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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Insane.

The official report of the commission
examining into tbs sanity of John
Schrank, charged with attempting to
Kill Theodore Roosevelt, which was
filed with Judge August G. Backus,
Milwaukee, on Friday at 10 a. M,
finds Schrank insane. The report of
the commission is:
"After an exhaustive examination
of John Schrank, we, the commission
appointed by you for the purpose,
have arrived at the following conclu-
sion:
81. John Schrank is suffering from
insane delusions, grandlose in charac-
acter, and of the systematized variety.
SO. In our opinion he is insane at
the present time.
SO. On account of the connection
existing between his delusions and
the act with which he stands charged,
we are of the opinion that he is I'M
able to confer intelligently with coun-
sci or to conduct his defense. Richard
Dewey, NJ D., chairman; William T
Becker, M. D., ID. w. Harrington, M.
d., Frank Studley, NJ. D., w. f.
Wegge, NJ. D., Commission.
He will be sent to the Northern
Hospital at Oshkosh.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
MARRIED AND DIDN'T KNOW IT
New Indian Agent Got Into Predlca.
ment Through Ignorance Of
Native Custom.

On the old Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton, in South Dakota. they still
laugh over the peculiar predicament
into which a new Indian agent once
got himself.
The agent, an unqualified tender
foot" was inspecting an Indian school.
Noticing that as soon as he entered
the room every girl present brought
her hair forward over her face, he
asked the teacher to tell them to
throw 1t back SO that he might see
their faces. But this they refused to
do, until, after much urging, one girl
did finally uncover her face.
After school was over, the agent
wondered at the strange actions of the
girl who had uncovered her face. She
followed him to his house, entered
after him, and set about getting his
dinner. AS he spoke no Sioux, and
she no English, he could get no ex-
PLANTATION from her.
Finally, to his relief, the teacher
rode up. Shaking with laughter, he
asked the agent how he liked his new
wife! Then the latter understood
what he had done. In certain tribes
Of the Sioux Indians ell a man needs
do In order to get wife Is to induce
a girl to uncover her face. The agent
had proposed in the usual way-and
been accepted.
In vain did the agent plead that he
already had a wife In the east: there
was only one way to get out of it.
It cost him the equivalent Of fourteen
ponies to persuade the Indian girls
father to take her back again.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Parcels Post Rates Jan. Isk.

The following is summary of the
provisions of the new parcels post law
which becomes effective Jan. l.
Any article is mailable if not over
II pounds in weight or more than 70
inches in length and girth combined,
or likely to injure the mails of postal
equipment or employees.
Flat rate of one cent per ounce up
to four ounces regardless of distance.
Above four ounces, rates are by the
pound or fraction thereof, and vary
ing with distance.
The first column below gives the
cost for the first pound or fractional
part thereof, the second column gives
the additional pound and the third
column gives the cost for the maxi
mum or IL pounds thai may be sent
by parcel post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
CARNEGIE PENSTOgS.
Provision Officially Made by Cor
poraffon for Annual Allowance
of $4,000 UncondifionaIIy.

Future former presidents of the
United States are to be pensioned in
the sum of s25, 900 each annually by
action of the Carnegie corporation of
New York on Thursday. The official
announcement covering the matter
follows:
Provision has been made through
this corporation for pension for each
future former president or his widow,
unmarried, of s25, 600 a year, as long
as these remain unprovided for by
the nation, that they may be able to
spend the latter part of their lives
deyoting their unique knowledge
gained of public affairs to the public
good free from pecuniary cares. These
pensions will be promptly offered to
the former president or their widows,
SO that no application will be required
from them''
The announcement followed the
second annual meeting of the corpor-
alton held at the residence of Andrew
Carnegie here and attended by the
corporations eight trustees.
Five of these eight trustees are the
the heads of the five institutions
which Mr.. Carnegie has founded-the
Carnegie endowment for information
al peace, Elihu Root, president; the
Carnegie foundation for the advance
ment of teaching, Henry S. Pritchett,
president; the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, Robert S. Woodward,
president; Carnegie hero fund COM
mission, Pittsburg, Charles L. Taylor,
president; Carnegie institute of Pitts
burg, William M. Frew, president.
The successors of these five men be-
come ex-officio trustees of the Carne-
gle corporation of New York. In ad-
dition there are three life trustees
Andrew Carnegie, Robert A. Franks
and James Bertram.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BETSY
When Col. J. J. Aston Jeopardized
His Yacht and Passengers
for Dog.

Some years ago Col. J. ]. Astor and
his yacht Nourmt aal and his son.
Vincent, were reported lost at sea,
the New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Times-Star recalls. Every
one got excited about it-especially
in New York newspaper Offices. It
was New York newspaper, you may
remember, which ran this headline
over the story OF the wreck of the
Titanic: "Col. John Jacob Aston Lost
at Sea; Two Thousand Others Also
Drowned"
The Astor part Of the headline was
in very large pink letters and the
rest was comparatively modest type.
When the Nourmahal was reported
lost the papers began to talk about
sending out searching expeditions.
The government dispatched a cruiser
to search for Astor. Now Richard
Barry tells the story Of that episode
for the first time. "Astor was very
fond of his pet dog" says Barry. 1.-THE
pet dog hated the sea. The second
day out on the cruise the dog began
to nope. kstor told the captain Of
the yacht to point her nose for shore.
I'll take Betsy of and give her a
rum said the master Of millions.
They landed that day on the
Caroline shore and Betsy got b5r run.
But one run wasn't enough for her.
Each day, All they voyeged south,
Betsy was taken on land to stretch
her legs Finally they were on the
Honduras coast, and Betsy began to
howl for frolic. The captain pro
tested that the coast line was INSULT
ciently charted. and that the Nournla-
bal was In canger of being wrecked II
he was obliged to run in too near.
"rNo matter said Aston. Betsy
isn't happy
$50 they put In, and shelved the
Nourmahal on q rock, and every one
north of Panama became violently ex-
cited because 1t wasn't possible to
hear from the Astors, and 1t cost the
yacht owner a good many dollars to
get her OF. But he didn't care. He
was fond Of Betsy-and Betsy had
her run"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Pensio1inQ Presidents.

Andrew Carnegie proposes to pension
the ex-presidents of the United States.
Do men who have achieved the high
est Office within the gift of the people
of the foremost nation on earth want
to be the beneiciaries of private
charity? Does the greatest nation on
earth wish it?
Mr.. Carnegie's gift without doubt
is intended as an act of patriotism.
But is it consistent with the spirit of
American institutions, of American
liberty, with American ideals? Is it
not more in line with SO many recent
large gifts by American moneymakers
who gather huge fortunes through the
power of governmental favor, business
schemes, monopolistic might even the
oppression of those below them in the
commercial and industrial scale, and
then distribute that wealth spectac-
ularly?
Mr.. Carnegie has given many gen.
erous gifts which were well received
even when acceptance was accom-
panied by public suggestion that a
larger payroll to his workers would
have done more good But this offer
to pension from his private fortune
the highest officials of the nation is
humiliating.
What to do with our ex-presidents
is not vital question. They solve it
themselves as men. And the people
ask not private charity and patron
izing of the nation through whose
tariff favor the Carnegie millions
were largely accumulated, but justice
and right treatment form the begin
ming of the industrial scale to the
highest end. The nation is greater
than any man it has created and
above the charity of its creature.
And presidents who win their place
as leaders of men, are still leaders and
men when they become ex presidents.
Milwaukee News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
5rownins's disappointment.

Robert Browning's great hopes ior
his son were not fulfilled. One of the
poets disappointmsnts was the rejec-
ton of statue by PEN" sent to the
academy In the '89s.
Though Pen Browning's statue was
rejected, two or three pictures paint
ed in Belgium, clever In a hard, real
istic technique, but very far from
beautiful, were hung at the academy.
Browning was sensitiveiy anxious
abort tie reputation of these works.
On one occasion, when he was show
ing his sons pictures on a studio Sun
day, he said to friend who mentally
noted the saying with its rather
strained modesty: you see, people
expect so much from him because he
had clever mother" One Of the pic
lures. by the way, represented an ex-
ceediEgly large pig. There was no
kind ct impression about It. 1t was a
pis seen through no temperament at
all.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Mrs. R. E. Parcher and sister,
Mrs. A. B. Filter, will depart about
the middle of December for Los An
geles, CAL, where they expect to
spend the winter. The early part of
spring they will go to Anarcortes,
Wash, to visit their brother, Charles
Single and family.
p. O. Means of this city, II. c..
Head and brother, Walter Head of
Amigo, G. II. Baker of Ashland, JUS
tin Means of Edgar, and George
Cramer of Marathon, returned from
Blue Bill lake, last evening, where
they hao been on a hunting trip.
Each one Of the party secured a deer.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph e. Davies of
Madison, came to the city Saturday
evening to visit Mr.. and Mrs. G. K.
Gooding. The ladies are sisters. Mr..
Davies is member of the Democrat
ic National committee, representing
Wisconsin. He departed last even
ing for Chicago, Mrs. Davies remained
until this morning.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Som Hralnt Hotels.

The hotel .n4. stands out most
prominently "a my recollection liz one
in IQuicue, where, even while you are
sitting at the dining tables, vendors
come in from the streets to sell you
food. At this same hotel they have
two charges for baths-eight shillings
IL you insist on clean water and about
four shillings IL you are willing to take
second turn at the tub.
Another instance Of quaint hotel
is In tho town OF Africa, in Peru. Here
they ara using at the present time the
hull Of an old american man-of-war,
which was taken inland by great tt
dal wave many years ago and has
since been fitted up as hotel and is
in great 6smand.--Philadelphia In
Quirer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Cloves maIr Source Of Income.

Nine-tenths cs the worlds supply
OF cloves comes from the island of
Zanzibar. a British protectorate, on
the east coast of Africa. The gov
eminent receives as q tax one bale
out Of each five. AS many as 100000
bales have been produced In a season.
The industry, which has long been
the salvation of the little island, with
its scant population. really had it's be-
ginning In 1850. when an Arab plant
ed zoo shrubs. Said Burgash, sultan
OF the island. saw the commercial
possibilities of the plant and caused
cloves to be set out By his people. A
cyclone In 1871 devastated the island
and uprooted the trees, but within a
short time the sultan had them re-
placed. Since then the industry has
grown steadily.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
NotbInq H>~.

Il Fee" said BiIdns, that a French
scientist has discovered a method for
STAYING OF old age" ~
We'll, what of TT" demanded VII
kins- There's nothing new In that
A man can stave of old age BY jump
ing OF the Eiftel tower; or dropping
a lighted match In powder barrel
while sitting on IT: or By rocking the
boat whsn he's ont on thu water; or
tr riding over Niagara falls sitting
astride "a log. Those French scientists
make me tired with their hullabaloo
oyer nothing. Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
TImeTeIIInc Made Easv.

Though comparatively few of the
natives OF Turkey own watches, yet
they have an ingenious way of approx
imating the time. and some Of them
hit 1t with considerable accuracy.
They locate two cardinal points Of the
compass. and then. holding their
hands together In such manner that
the forenngers point upward and In
opposite directions. they observe the
shadow cast In the morning or eve
ming At certain known hours one Anger
or the other WIN point directly ut the
sun A comparison OF the two shad-
ows VIII dstsrmins the hour1 be
tween.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

POLITICAL campaign material trans
mitted free Of postage through the
mails accounted, according to the
post office department records, for
the postal deficit for the fiscal year
ending June 80. An account of ranked
mail forwarded shows that postage at
the ordinary rate on this matter
would have Melted the government
nearly $40, 100000. About So, 230, 900
of this would have been paid on poll
tical documents. During the year
30, 240,O00 pieces of franked mail,
weighing 51,377, 900 pounds, were ham
led. This was 3.8 per cent. of the
total weight of all domestic mail
carried.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
DIED YESTERDAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Mathie were
called to Appleton last Friday, by the
serious illness of Mrs. Mathie's father,
I. ". Briggs, necessitating an opera
tion which was performed on that
afternoon. He is doing as well as
can be hoped for at this writing
LATER.-Word reaches here that
Mr.. Briggs passed away yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Mathie's
daughters, the Misses Elizabeth and
Cosnelia, depart this afternoon to at
tend the funeral
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
GOVERNOR SPEAKS FOR COOPER
ALTON.
C0mmendS Methods of White
Plague Campaigners and En-
d0rSes Christmas Seal Sale.

Governor McGovern in letter to
the Wisconsin tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, in which he urges the peo-
pie of Wisconsin to generously sup
port the Red Cross Christmas seal
campaign, heartily endorses the plan
of extending the campaign against
other contagious and preventable dis
eases.
His letter, which is one OF many re-
ceived by the association, is offered
as a logical expression OF the argu-
ment for expansion. The following
is from his letter:
"Your association has my hearty
approval in the contemplated enlarge
ment of the scope of its work. The
vigorous campaign carried on for
years against tuberculosis has edu-
Gated the people in the necessity for
wholesome living as well as curative
treatment. Many of the lessons
learned in the prevention and cure of
tuberculosis can be advantageously
applied in the warfare against all
contagious diseases. In fact, there
is conclusive evidence that the gen.
eral public health has been materially
benefited by your work in checking
the ravages of tuberculosis.
| take plesure in recommending
your association to the confidence and
liberality of our people. Your en-
larged purpose will, without doubt,
strengthen the appeal and, as con-
sequence, add appreciably to the sale
of Red Cross sealS.'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

AT first, republican papers were
sent into fit of nervous prostration
because it was said that Bryan was
going to Bermuda to consult with
President-elect Wilson. Now that he
never intended going those papers
must feel pretty cheap.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

AFTER March 4th President Taft
will enter into the practice of law in
his home town, Cincinnati. 1t is ex-
pected that he will take his son
Robert Taft into partnership. The
latter will graduate from Yale next
June.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Rural route and

The postmaster general may make
provision for indemnity, insurance
and collection on delivery, with addi-
tional charges for such service, and
may with the consent of the inter-
state commerce commission after in
yestigation, modify rates, weights
and zone distances when experience
has demonstrated the need therefor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

LAST week the PILOT by an error was
made to say that woman's suffrage
was defeated in Wisconsin by 12,246.
The figures should have read 90, 246.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

700 Taial size free Velvet Cream for
the hands to ladies who call on Chill
drens' Day; be sure to come. Wiech-
mann's Pharmacy. advertisement
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Very truly yours,

FRANCIS E. MCGoIERN, Governor"
The sale of seals will begin Nov.
Doth. Local managers have been ar
ranged for in practically every COM
munity in the state, and plans have
been laid for selling one million seals
in Wisconsin.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-19
SUMMARY OF MOTOR
c RACES YESTERDAY

New Jersey Club Race, Amateur (hve
miles)-Won by Carl Siegelbach, Newark
second, Henry Weber, New Brunswick.
Class B., Professional three miles,
First heat won by Albert Carlson, Provi-
dence. r.. l.: second, F. A. King. Den
YER: third, william Brown; time, I'm
Is 2-5s. Second heat three niles won by
West. Newark; third George Hamilton;
time, Pm. Is lis. Final -four miles, Won
by Johnny King; second, William Brown;
third. Carlson; time, 3m. IL 2-5s;
Class A, Professional two miies)-rlrst
second, Ray Peck. Los Angeles; third; l..
Flickenstein. Denver; time, I'm. 25s. Sec
ond heat two miles, won by Enoie
Hasha: second, Ray Peck; third, l. FLICK
enstetn: time. In; 2 los; t sncond 't9 Rey
Peck; third, l.. F~nckenstein; time, I'm.
90 Match Race. Professional five miles)-.
Second heat. etween Johnny King. OF
Newark. and Frank King. Denver; Won
nv Johnny King; time. 3m. IS 1-Ss. First
heat was run Saturday and won by
Motordrome Sweepstakes elimination.
No. 6, three and three-fourths milesl.
Between Albert Carlson and L.. Fhcken-
stein: won bv Flickenstein; time, I'm.
Classes A and B. Professional tfree-for-
all. six miles. handicapl-Won by Eddie
Hasha. scratch: time. 3m. DIS.
professional Running tive miles. hanoi
can race)-Won by Billy Queal. scratch
second. Karl Heminen qm. 4Os1 third; !.
Gowan (2m. 15s.l: fourth. Al Reines 1m
2os.}. Time. 26m; 1ss. u..
No q. Australian pursuit style)-Between
Albert Carlson and L. Flickenstein: won
b,, L. Flickenstein: time. 2m. 46 S-os.
distance, three and three-fourths miles
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-19
PLATT AND BEN ADAMS
TIE FOR HIGH JUMP RECORD

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.3The stand
ing high jump mark at which Piatt
Adams won that event in the recent
Olympic games was equaled by both
Platt and his brother, Benjamin.
while several other fine performances
by Olympic competitors were made at
the annual track and field contests
of the Eccentric Firemen at Celtic
Park yesterday. The Adams broth
ers both cleared the bar at ) feet 4
inches and tossed a coin for medals.
Pat Mcdonald. Irish-American A
c., the Olympic worlds champion.
won the tweIve-pound shot-p1it han
dicap from scratch, both hands, with
90 feet Ia inches. His right hard
put was "a feet ga inches and his
left hand effort A feet 101a inches.
This was the first time the 12-pouud
shot was used for competition with
two hands in this country. McDop-
AIDS put establishes an American roc
ord.
Matt McGrath, l. A. A, the worlds
champion hammer thrower, threw thu
16-pound hammer, with unlimited run
and follow, 100 feet, but it will not
stand as a new record. as there was
no steel tape on the grounds. The
worlds record for this style is l7s
feet. made by John J. Flanagan three
years ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-19
Start F~in1ISWing
Around Northern Circuit
Open Series Today with George S~tallings's Buffalo
Outfit and Will Move on to Rochester, Toronto
and Montreal--Bengals Will Be Away from
Home Grounds for Two Weeks.

gers grounder. scoring Charley. The
other run was Tailed In the ninth
on singles by Yeager and Cunning
ham, with an error by Seymour
sandwiched in.
Carroll lasted two innings for the
Royals. Taylor relieved him in the
third after the first two Bengal play
ers had hit safely, and in the six
innings which the dummy" worked
he was pelted for ten hits and scored
upon six times. Prince Gaskell was
opposed by Lefty Mattern in the
second issue. The Royals got one
over in the first. Connolly, the first
man up, singled. Hanford forced him,
but Yeager singled, putting Charley
on third. from where he scored on
Cunningham's sacrifice fly to Col
Inns. With one down in the sixth
Fournier singled and stole second.
Cunningham walked. McTigue famed.
and then on a hit-and-run play Pur-
tell dropped a Texas Lacquer to right
centre, on which both unner scored.
The Bengals were unable to get
Mattern in trouble until the eighth,
when he blew up and passed Smith
and Kirkpatrick. McTigue then went
on the mound and he wild pitched
Smith over with Newark's first run.
In the ninth after Willie thinner
man doubled and reached third on
an out, McTigue SEN him owe with
another wild pitch.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-19
[From a star Correspondent.

BUFFALO, Aug. 19.-Manager Joe
McGinnity and his band of ,Bengals
piled out of the train here today a
tired outfit after their double-header
of yesterday and the all-night trip
here. It is the last trip of the Ben
gals around the northern end of the
circuit and will keep the McGinnity
crew away from home for two weeks.
1t is probable that the Iron Man
will take the mound himself IN this
afternoons battle, the first clash of
the series, while Jameson seems to be
the most likely selection for Buffalo.
The Buffalo team has taken a slight
brace lately and are likely to give
Newark a hard battle in the series
here, but McGinnity is confident OF
better than an even break. !.
The Stallfngs tribe are going faster
than at any time this season, and are
only twenty-three points behind New
ark. and Stallings figures that a
cleanup in the series will put his
team in fourth place for the final
dash of the season.
McGinnity figures the same way.
and as a result the series promises
to be a hard-fought one.
The first game was a cinch for the
Tigers. the two runs scored on
Dent being gifts. One of them came
in the sixth, when Hanford doubled
and Eddie Zimmerman booted Yea