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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
coNJURING BIRDS.
Trick Sparrows Of Hongkong and One
of Their Feats.

Trick sparrows Of Hongkong and One
of Their Feats.
The famous Chinese conjuring birds
are Java sparrows. At street corners
In Hongkong sedate old Chinese may
be seen putting the birds through their
tricks for the benefit of strangers.
Each birdcage has a sliding door,
and just outside this is pack of little
cardcases. each containing a picture
and a small pot holding half a dozen
grains of rice
When the stranger, pursuant to the
suggestion of the owner, hands over
the necessary coin this is placed with
the pack Of cards at the cage door
Then the owner will undo the fasten-
Ing Of the door. The bird, eying the
coin, then the cards, then the coin
again, as II he thought his perform
ance too cheaply valued, descends
from his perch, opens the door with
his beak, hops outside, draws a card
from the pack and passes it to his
master. He receives in reward one
grain of rice.
The man takes the little picture
from the case received from the bird
and hands it to the stranger to inspect
He then returns it to the case, accom-.
panied by the tiniest fiat slip of BAN
boo, and shuffles the case up with the
rest of the pack. The bird descends
and selects a case, and the stranger
opens 1t. to find the identical one CON
tanning the bamboo.
How can this be accounted for? The
only possible way of explaining is
that the bamboo slip is slightly scent.
d.--Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
c0AxING SLEEP.
Simply a Question Of Will Power and
Self Suggestion.


Ordinarily we do not sleep by acct
dent or haphazard. We simply resolve
to sleep, and self suggestion plays a
great part In the production of sleep.
We 60 through a variety Of actions,
all suggestive Of a change from our
normal waking condition. We I'M
dress; we place ourselves In a COM
Portable position; we close our eyes;
sleep, and the result is--sleep.
One Of the. great preventives of sleep
Ia the fear Of not sleeping, but writer
In Harper's Bazaar says that once this
fear is broken down we sleep anyhow.
The insomnia worries about his In
somnia. and this very worry deepens
the mischief; hence the sufferer should
suggest to himself again and again,
"If I sleep, well; II l don't sleep,
will at least gain rest by keeping my
mind calm and my body relaxed"
In a word, our chances OF getting
sleep increase II we assume the ex-
ternai physical attitude which CORE
spends to sleep II we relax every
muscle and let II stay relaxed, II we
breathe lightly and regularly, II we
call up the imagination of a sleeping
person and talk and think sleep to
ourselves. repeating silently and in a
quiet, dreamy fashion such a formula
as this:
There is no reason why I should
not sleep. Therefore L can sleep.
Therefore VIII sleep. My mind Is at
peace. Sleep is coming. am getting
sleepy. I am about to sleep. l am
asleep"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
Rouah on the Pianos.

Once in the company of President
Diaz spent few nights In the Mex
lean earthquake zone as the guest of
the governor Of the state. As a meas
ure of precaution the plaster ceilings
or our sleeping rooms had been re-
placed with strips Of matched board
ing IF trembler should come In the
night, senor," remarked my host as he
was bidding me good night, wait for
nothing, but make straight for the pa
ito. 1 think these boards will hold un-
til you get from under cover" And
that evening, when l took the COVER
nor's wife out to dinner, she had re-
marked sadly: I'VE are so Denighted
here In the hot lands. 1t is impossible
even to have music, for no sooner do /
have my grand piano tuned than an
earthquake comes along and tips 1t
over."'-E. Alexander Powell, f. Il. G..
g.. In Everybody's.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04

History Is made by one set Of men
and written by another.
The character Of the written history
depends upon the politics Of the his
forian-
Most histories are written many
years after the history was made. In
these circumstances no one can step
forward and dispute the historian
History IL studied at school and for
gotten at home
We are told to Judge the future By
the past, and after we read the bis
tories we are as badly muddled as
ever
some Statesmen make history. but
most Of them make speeches.-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
FREAKS OF MATURE.
Two Queer Rock Formations on the
Island of St Helena.

Two Queer Rock Formations on the
Island Of St. Helena.
There are at least two queer freaks
Of nature on the island Of st. Helena
or, rather, four, for one of them is a
group Of three figures = known the
world over as the Devils Nose" and
"Lot and His Daughters" Any one
who is able to study the island as it Is
and not run wild over the Napoleonic
legends which have clustered about
that ''seabound rock since the days
when the Little Corporal was housed
there In his living grave win find much
that Will repay for investigation, time
and study.
The aueerest OF the natural forma-
lions are the oddities above alluded to.
The first of these initiative forms is
rocky promontory which has been
known by names which signify Old
Nick's nasal projection since May %,
1902, when Juan Castella and his men
sighted the island just in time to see
the devil disappear beneath the waves
In the best harbor, leaving his nose as
a reminder of what might happen
should the venturesome Spaniard seek
to take possession of his Satanic mai
esty's favorite haunts.
lot and His Daughters" are three
conical rocks which can only be con-
jured into representing man and two
women by a strong play of the imag-
| inatiOn. According to the views of
some writer's they are weather worn
statues Of colossal size, probably the
work Of some aborigines of the island.
Their gigantic size, however, would
seem to preclude this idea. When or
by whom they were dubbed LOT and
His Daughters" no authority has ven
tured to say.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04

First Publication June 6-last 27.
Notice to Creditors.
State of Wisconsin, County Court for Mara
thon County: In Probate
Notice is hereby given that the time I'M to.
and including the first Tuesday of January,
1911 is hereby allowed to creditors of Jessie
Walker. deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance Also that all
claims so presented. will be examined and ad-
justed at regular term of said County Court
to be held at the Court House in the City of
Wausau on the first Tuesday of November,
1911 and the first Tuesday of January. 1912.
Dated May 81, 1911
By the Court
CLYDE l.. WARREN, County Judge.
G. I'll. Mcdonald. Attorney for Administrator
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
First publication June 20, last July H.
Notice to Creditors.

State of Wisconsin, County Court for Mara
thon County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that the time r,n Il,
and including the first Tuesday of Jannarv
1912. is hereby allowed to creditors of Mary r
Gendre, deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance Also that All
claims so presented; will be examined and
adjusted at regular term of said county
OF Wausau on the first Tuesday OF January
1912 GU u"i
Dated June 20. 1911
By the court.
CLYDE L. WARREN, County Judee
REGNER & RINGLE. Attorneys.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
Origin of .he Opera.

The opera, like nearly everything
else interesting In the world of mind,
had its origin in ancient Athens. The
earliest librettos were by Sophocles
and Aeschylus. such as the "Abamem-
non" and "Antigone," band Of flutes
and Tyres constituting the orchestra,
the dialogues being unsteady declaim-
ed and the choruses sung to the best
music Of the time. Thus do we have
the germ Of all later developments In
the line Of opera
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
First publication June 81. last July IL.
Notice OF Final Settlement and As
signment.

state OF Wisconsin, County Court for Mara
thon County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at sneeial tarp,
of the county court to be held In and for said
county, at the court house in the city of Wan
sau. IN said county, on the fourth Tuesday.
O'Clock a. M, the following matters will be
head and conSidered:
The application of Adolphine Mueller. exec
utrix OF the will of John F. Mueller. late of
the city of Wausau. in said county. deceased
for the examination and allowances of her
final account of her administration. and for
the assignment OF the residue of the estate OF
John f. Mueller deceased to snch other mar
sons as are by law entitled to the same
Dated June 81, 1911
By order of the court.
Henry Miller. CLYDE L. WARREN,
County Judge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
NEW LIGHT FOR
BIBLE STUDENTS
Two Great BdbyIOnS and Two
Great CdptiVitlss.
The MYSTIC AND THE LITERAL
Pastor Russell Sees Type and Antitype
Between Babylon of Old and Mystic
Babylon and Between the Captivity
of SIeshly Israel and the Captivity of
Spiritual Israel-Address at Seattle.

Seattle, w ash. {,
July 2.-Bible Stu
dents and the pub
lie in great nuin-
bers heard Pastor
Russell here today.
We report one of
his discourses on
the 1.-TWO Baby
lons"-one Literal
and the other Mys-
teal. He took no
specific text, but
relied wholly upon
Ribla taStimonv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
- First publication June 6-last 27.)
Notice to Creditors.
State of Wisconsin. GO. Court for Marathon

o0'''0 VI " IoSOEistIIt NU OOuFt TOT MAFafh0n
County: In probate.
Notice Is hereby given that the time mn n
and including the first Tuesday of Decen1he a.
1911. is hereby allowed to creditors of Francis
Parrett' deceased to present their claims for
examination and allowance. Also thai ~. III,
claims so presented. will be examined and al
justed at a regular term OF said County Cont
to be held at the court honse in the citv ~
Wausau on the first Tuesday of 0ecena3o ~
1911 and on the first Tuesday of January 1913
Dated June 8, 1911 - ''i-'
By the Court
Henry Miller. 'uuse
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
King OF Fishermen.

The king of all fishermen has come
forward with a proof of his high honor
and story to match it, George
Smith, Sr., of Snithfeld was out fish
ing last Wednesday when suddenly his
line and pole were nearly pulled from
his hands. After he had regained his
composure and line he found that his
"sure-all hook had evidently been de-
voured by some big fish. He went
home much grieved and didn't pass a
very comfortable night A few days
later he made up his mind that he
would go to that same spot and try
his luck again. After he had been
fishing a little while he felt another
grab on his line and soor pulled in
a monstrous pickerel After getting
home he found that the fish had that
"sure-all" hook inside of him. When
weighed the pickerel tipped the scales
at five pounds. This is the biggest
pickerel that has been caught from
North pond for several years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
NORR|DGEWOCK TO BUY
ENGINE
At Meeting Monday Vote Carried II
I24 to $4,000 Appropriated.

Norridgewock had another town
meeting Monday which was called to
see about fire protection for the town.
1t was somewhat different from the
one the week before and everything
was done in an orderly way. The vote
cast was in favor of buying the auto
mobile fire engine by 1874 to 81 votes,
and $1,000 was appropriated for the
same This vote was unexpected on
the part of those opposing the engine
and who had advocated a hydrant sys-
TEN. A committee consisting of w. f.
Brown, William Bracket, and Harry
Everett was chosen to look after the
matter, they being men who are used
TO repairing automobiles. The engine
has already arrived and the only thing
necessary to prove its success is a
fire. 1t is believed that a hydrant
system will eventually follow as there
are now only two towns the size of
Norridgewock and outside of that
town, Scion and North Arson, that
have not a hydrant system for fire
protection. The moderator at the
meeting was William Longley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at tho Somerset
Registry of Deeds:
Skowhegan. John \. Waller to Guy
E. Waller; Emma Z. Barnes to Her
bert Gullifcr. Ernest c. Butler to
jeremiah Hampton
Fairfield George \. Coole to A. a.
Randell.
Norrdeewock Dora De1oll to Ell
bridge J. B. Bruce; A. W. Denlap ct
al TO \. Il. Latimer; Amos Holt to
Levi Ham.
Pittsfeld. Nancie Leighton to
Charles H. Leighton; George H.
Hamilton ct al to Lucy \. Burton;
stephen Larrabee TO Fannie T. Ell
bridge.
Cornyille: Ivanella Palmer ct al to
Manley d. Holt.
Arson. Flora G. Collins to Marion
T. Hoyey; Grace S. French to Charles
w. Montgomery; Asa NJ. Gilman to Ida
NJ. Gilman.
St Adams; George II. Mellesh to
Carl Randlctt rNo parcels
Lexington: Miilicent f. Benedict 10
Frank E. Trip.
Concord: Thomas ). WHitiuz =
Lenora A. Sands.
Madison Kate 4. Clark To Charles
-.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
A. ii. Yeaton's War Relic.

a. II. Yeaton, the grandson of a
Revolutionary soldier and one of the
most ardent Democrats of Skowhegan
has "A most interesting relic of the
presidential campaign of 1910. 1t is
made of brass, about the size of an old
fashioned penny, with a hole near one
edge to permit its use as a watch
charm On one side is the super
scription Martin Van Buren,, Born
Dec. 1852 with picture of the then
president On the other side is the
motto Weighed in the balance and
found wanting" with the picture of
pair of scales labelled Wing in one
pan and Democrat in the other. The
Wing end OF the balance is the lighter,
and every time that Mr. Yeaton looks
at the token, he cherishes the thought
that history repeats itself
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
GENIUS OF SCHUBERT.
Whatever the Great Composer Fell
Flowed Forth In Music.

Whatever the Great Composer Felt
Flowed Forth In Music.
Whenever Schubert happened to turn
over the leaves of volume of poetry,
verses that pleased him would be-
come clothed in melody. They would
sing themselves In his mind with SUI
peru accompaniment, noble In rhythm
and rich in harmonies. If paper hap
pened to he within reach the song
would ut once be written down.
One July evening in 1926, after a
long walk. the composer strolled into
a beer garden and found friend sit
ting at table with n volume of Shake
speare Shubert picked up the book
and read The song in "Cymbeline,"
"Hark. Hark. the Lark The beautiful
melody. with its accompaniment, as
we now have 1t instantly flashed upon
him. and he wrote 1t down on the spot
upon slaves hastily scrawled across
the back of bill of fare. In the course
of the same evening he set to@music
the drinking song in Antony and
Cleopatra" and the verses who Is
Sylvia" in Two Gentlemen of We
roma"
And all this exquisiteness came from
the son of cook and poor mechanic,
whose chief delight as baby was to
pick out melodies on rusty old piano
In his fathefs shop and whose acme
of human bliss was reached when he
was taken to a neighboring joiner's to
try his infant hands on fine new in
strument. lie was a charity pupil IN
the Imperial School of Music. but nei-
Their its orphan asylum atmosphere.
the two meals day nor the ice cold
piano with the ice cold instruction
dampened the little Francs ardor.
sic.-New York World.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
BENEFICIAL RESULTS Of
PROHIBITION
Divorce Record in Somerset Continues
TO Show improvement Under En-
fOrcement.

Divorces for gross and confirmed
habits of intoXication are still on the
wane in Somerset County, according
to the figures which the clerk of
courts finished recording Monday. Out
of a total of forty-one DEGREES granted
during the two terms of the Supreme
Judicial court here this year, but
three were for the cause above men
toned. The percentage of rum" di-
yorces has fallen from 81 in 1904 when
the present era of enforcement be-
gan, to 7, or one-half the proportion
for the state at large. According to
figures compiled by Professor Robert
]. Sprague last year, 1889 divorces
were granted in Maine from 1902 to
1906 inclusive, and SOC, or IA per cent
were for gross and confirmed habits of
intoxication. The record for Somer-
set county is as follows:
Whole No. For Per
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
Canvas Currency,

Banknotes appear In much the same
form throughout the world and have
always done so except in China, where
the earliest note was made of canvas,
some six centuries before the Christian
era. 1t was more like a tablecloth
than banknote, its length being
about two meters, or six feet six inch
es, This form of note was not very
convenient when large sums were con-
cerned, 50 later the note was printed
on parchment, and all other forms of
money were suppressed. One emperor
issued notes representing more than
three thousand millions. But the mon
ey was never popular, and gradually
the notes were retired.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
COUGHING AT NIGHT.

Means loss of sleep which is bad for
everyone. f'oleys Honey and Tar Com
pound stops the cought at once, relieves
the tickling and dryness in the throat
and heals the innamed membranes. Pre-
vents cold developing into bronchitis
or pneumonia. Keep always In the
house. Refuse substitutes For sale by
all druggists.
For coughing, dryness and tickling In
the throat, hoarseness and all coughs
and colds take FoIey's Honey and Tar
Compound. Contins no opiates. For
sale by all druggists
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
RAISING WILD BOARS.
Blaine =. FileS Formerly OF Skowhe.
gan Has introduced Them at
augusta.

Blaine 5 Niles has introduced to
Augusta drove Of a dozen yearling
German wild bears. similar TO those
that have been raised at Corbin Park,
y II. These boars are now quartered
II the farm OF Charles A Knowles Of
Nj. Vernon avenue. Il is proposed by
Mr.. Niles to Try the experiment OF
raising the German bears in this state.
The flesh of these wild bears is con-
sidered a delieacy in the New York
market and commands a price consid-
erabiy in excess OF that paid fer AM
arican pork. They will weigh between
100 and 500 pounds when full grown.
The most improved method of raising
he animals is to enclose a piece Of
woods with heavy wire fence so that
they cannot get out and allow them
the free range Of a considerable ter
ritory. They will secure all the nuts
that have fallen from the trees and
With their burroWine turn up the soil
as thoroughly as if it had been done
$ plough.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
What IN Old tpple Tree Can Do.

Miss Clara Archer of Fairfield Cen
ter has demonstrated what an old
apple tree will do. From one that she
has in her back yard she has raised
% bushels and for several years it has
averaged from l. to -. This tree
was set our over 30 years age.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
New Books at Good Will.

The Good viii library at Good VIII
farm has been presented with 1000
new books, the donor being L. F.
Boardman of Bangor. They consist
largely of agricultural subjects and
have been placed in the science de-
partment
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
A MAIL CARRIERS LOAD

Seems heavier when he has a weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred Ouch
rem. Mail Carrier at Atchison, Kas.,
saws: I have been bothered with kid
ney and bladder trouble and had q
severe pain across my back Whenever
carried a heavy load of mail, my kid
ney trouble increased. Some time ago,
started taking Foley kidney Pills
and since taking them I have gotten
entirely rid of all my kidney trouble
and am as sound now as ever" For
sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

| am pleased to recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as the best
thing | know of and safest remedy for
coughs, colds and bronchial trouble, 3"
writes Mrs. l.. b. Arnold of Denver,
Colo I'VE have used it repeatedly
and it has never failed to give relief %
For sale by G. r. Fogg
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

The longest span of telegraph wire
In the United States is across a
Pennsylvania river, having a length
OF $500 feet between the supporting
masts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

The only thing that seems to cost
more than following somebody else's
advice is following your own judg-
ment.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

Big men don't ever have to say SO;
they act 1t.
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Subscribe for Names Newsiest
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Whole No. For
DEGREES. Intoxication. Cen

For two terms OF court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-08

There is nothing new under the sun.
Every few years there is a revival OF
antique bead work in some form or 9TH
err. The craze for antiques of all de-
scrlption, has brought to light many
an old samples and reticule laid away
s for years IN some bureau drawer. The
women who have antique bags, either
crocheted or made with cross-stitch,
are not so fortunate as would at first
appear. sad to say, the silk used In
the old beadwork usually rots and the
bag falls to pieces with the least care
less handling, Indeed, the woman who
] has the patience aud eyesight sutIi'
clehtly strong to copy the old bag, is
farbetter off. Any one with the above
two requirements and some taste, can
duplicate the helriooms. The pouch
like bag isrealY old, having been In use
over a hundred years ago. Others are
allsmodern work, with the exception OF
Indian beadwork card cases. A few
years ago, every one had a bead loom
and was making belts and purses after
tthe fashion OF some of the Indians.
The beads used were large and coarse,
anu while effective, would not bear
close inspection. The crocheted bags
are beautiful, but extremely hard to
follow given instructions, and the en-.
tire number OF beads must be strung
before the work is commenced. More
over fairly heavy silk must be used
for crocheting and, consequently, a
larger bead must be used to carry the
silk, so the work necessarily cannot
besso fine as that done on canvas. The
ffFst thing to buy in starting bag is
good design. II you have none
among the embroidery books usually
possessed by every woman, you can
purchase designs in the needlework de.
partment OF any store where beads and
material for cross.stitch work are sold
+ The designs are always blocked of In
Little figures and usually divided into
larger squares OF 10 blocks each. When
YOU have decided on your design and
have purchased the canvas of the prop
err weaves for the beads you intend
/ using, count out your design, the mum
Der OF tiny blocks in the length and
Gin the width OF the bag you wish 10
make, that is, for one side at time. 1t
isas well to start on a purse for the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-08
REMAINS
OF MARTHA WlLpERMAN WERE
INFERRED IN. WOODLAND GEM.
ETERY.

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Martha Wilderman, widow OF
Robert Wilderman whose remains
were brought here on Saturday from
Mlddlebourne, Tyler county, where her
death occurred the day previous were
held on Sunday afternoon from the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. L. j.
West, on Locust avenue. Services
were conducted by Rev. H. c. Howard
pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, assisted by Rev. w. ]. Eddy
pastor of the First Baptist church
Interment was made in Woodlawn
cemetery by Undertaken R. L. Gun
bingham.
The remains were accompanied
here BY Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Sellers and
by Mrs. L. ]. West. the latter having
been in MihdlebOurne for several days
before her mothers death.