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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

\ III NEW EuSIdUQ WITH dIl n6T
hallowed memories and traditions
the movement for industrial upI
lift should find expression among
the descendants (of the men
whose sacrifices and achievements
contributed SO much to the establish1
ment of political independence and
religious freedom on this continents
While the problem of labor is one af1
tfecting all sections of our country and
all the countries of the world, yet we
may look to the east, to the men OF
New England, for voice that, like
that of the immortal Revere, shall
/ warn us of our danger and point the
way to safety.
X There are at this time many aspects
of the labor question that deserve and
demand immediate consideration; not
the least of these being the revision of
our laws so as to make them compati-
BILE with the changes in our social and
Industrial life that have followed the
| momentous development of machinery
and methods of production.
| Wage earners must take the initia-
tive in any movement calculated to
promote their own interests or to pro-
| tect them against the evils which have
grown out of the combination and con-
solidation of capital; they must be
| both courageous and patient, agrees
siye yet prudent; they must build
their organizations on sound founda-
tions and conduct them on business
lines, and it is highly important to the
security of the wage-earners and the
safety of society that women workers
shall be organized, and thus protected
against the demoralizing influences
that have always attended overwork,
excessive hours and under-nutrition.
Tie eXhortation of Wendell Philips
cannot be too strongly emphasized:
Organize and stand together! Let the
nation hear united demand from the
laboring voice"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

BIRMINGHAM, ALAN otwithstand-
~ ing the fact that the United States
Constitution declares that 10 one shall
be imprisoned for debt, the effort. IS
sometimes made to use the police
court es collecting agency, generally
by a creditor preferring a charge of
obtaining goods by false pretences or
embezzlement. OF course this doesn't
always work with the judge, and 1t
generally results in the prosecutor
being taxed with the costs.
There was a reversal of this pro-
cedure the other day at the police
court when Elsie Allen, a tall gaunt
negro woman of forbidding aspect, was
arraigned on a charge of disorderly
conduct based on her efforts to collect
a debt of 20 cents.
The old woman acted as her own
attorney In the case and in the ability
to ask rambling questions easily came
up to any of the distinguished prac-
titioners that daily haunt the city
forum. Not only that. she did what
a lawyer rarely does in the police
court-she cleared the defendant,
thereby setting aside the familiar ad-
age that "he Cor she) who is his Cor
herr own attorney has a fool for q
client"
The principal witness against the
amiable Elsie was a Xanthic colored
maiden of elephantine proportions
named Molly Maybray Molly's state
ment was to the effect that she had
purchased 20 cents worth of peaches
from the angular Elsie, and that she
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
nk'4M@N1<4.
Protecting Children.

Forty-four states have adopted an
age limit for the employment of chill
dren. The limit in some states is still
pitifully low. but the organizations Of
labor that have wrested an age limit
from unwilling legislatures will soon
force the limit higher
Forty-two states have set maximum
hours for working week for children.
Thirteen states have boiler inspec-
ton laws.
Thirty-seyen states order seats pro
vided for female employees.
Seventeen states make provision for
protection of employees engaged on
construction of buildings.
Fourteen states officially inspect
bakery shops.
Forty-eight states and the District
of Columbia have laws conserving
wages, making it possible to secure
wages due, by mechanics liens" thus
making wages preferred claims. These
liens in some instances are attached
to the property itself, in others TO
chattles or to designated funds.
Thirty-f1ve states have established
bureaus of labor statistics.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

RKNNIE, the municipal elephant, the
AVA other day rescued Mrs. Jennie
Plau, 1888 Paris avenue, from three
hoodlums in the Brookside Park
woods. Minnie dispersed the young
men and nearly caught one OF them
in an exciting chase down the side of
one of the peaks that rise across Big
Creek opposite the Fulton road en-
trance.
Mrs Plau is the wife of Paul Plau,
Minnie's keeper. She had taken her
young son, Arthur, eight years old, to
the park to accompany Minnie and
her husband on their morning walk
before the visitors began to throng the
meadows and woods.
Minnie is becoming very sure-foot-
ed and climbs hills like goat. Plau
says. On the morning of the ad-
venture he had taken on high path,
fringed with bushes, that runs near
the edge of the cliff Mrs Plau and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

ner at cards. was facing it. ! saw him
once look hard over my shoulder. so
I turned round and looked also. The
blind was UP and the window shut.
but / could just make out the bushes
On the lawn, and 1t seemed to me for
moment that saw something NOV
ing among them. l couldn't even say
Il it were man or animal, but l Just
thought there was something there.
When ! asked him what he was look
ing at, he told me that he had the
same feeling That is all that ] can
sa-."
"tria you not investigate"
M: the matter passed as unim-
aortant."
You left them, then. without any
,remonititS of evil?"
None at all"
q am not clear how you came to
hear the news so early this morning"
Il am an early riser, and generally
lake a walk before breakfast. This
morning l had hardly started when
The doctor In his carriage overlook
me. He told me that old Mrs. Por.
Ter had sent boy down with an ur-
gent message. / sprang in beside him
and we drove on. When We got there
We looked into that dreadful room,
The candles and the fire must have
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

glimpse through the closed window Of
a horribly-contorted, grinning face
glaring out at us. Those staring eyes
and crashing teeth flashed past us
like a dreadful vision.
my brothers" cried Mortimer
Tregennis, white to his lips They
are taking them to Helston."
We looked with horror after the
black carriage, numbering it's way.
Then we turned our steps towards
this ill-omened house in which they
had met their strange fate.
1t was large and bright dwelling,
rather villa than cottage, with a
considerable garden which was al
ready, in that Cornish air. well filed
with spring flowers. Towards this
garden the window of the sitting-room
fronted. and from it, according to
Mortimer Tregennis, must have come
that thing of evil which had by sheer
horror in a single instant blasted
their minds. Holmes walked slowly
and thoughtfully among the flower
pots and along the path before we en-
USreQ the porch. 90 dDSOTDeU was ne
in his thoughts, l remember, that he
stumbled over the watering-pot upset
its contents, and deluged both our
feet and the garden path. Inside the
house We were met by the elderly
Cornish housekeeper, Mrs. Porter,
who, with the aid of young girl,
looked after the wants Of the family.
She readily answered all Holmes
questions. She had heard nothing in
the night. Her employers had all
been in excellent spirits lately, and
she had never known them more
cheerful and prosperous. She had
tainted with horror upon entering the
room in the morning and seeing that
dreadful company round the table.
She had, when she recovered, thrown
open the window to let the morning
air in, and had run down to the lane,
whence she sent farm lad for the
doctor. The lady was on her bed up
stairs, If we cared to see her 1t took
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

One day well-known politician was
entoying a chat with friend at no
tel when a strange young man came
up and said:
~can | see you for moment. Mr..
Dash?"
certainly" said Mr.. Dash. rising
The young man led him across the
room and seemed to have something
,mnortant to say to him. Arrived In
a corner. the stranger whispered IN
the politicians ear;
AZ am OF the staff OF an evening
naner. and / should Ike you to tell
me what you think of the situation In
the east"
Mr.. Dash looked little 2uSzied al
first. then he said:
Follow me-
Leading the way, he walked through
the reading.room. through passage
into the dining-room, and drawing ms
visitor into the corner behind the hat
rack he whispered:
u really don't know anything about
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ole To Labor
by WILBUR D. NESBIT

by WILBUR D. NESBIT
Majestic JSyre that shapes the scUrld,
Betokened by the smoke-lU,Yatbs eurled
Against the Sly
Contonnd the Lnlki
That roaring, rafting meter truck
Makes so mncb noise eannot think
IsConld drTUe a stronger man to drink
TIER, it has passed.
AgainSt the sky
Like TO a.,fag that floats on bigh
Ind leads Ua5t, uneonquered hast
To meet--
(OA! THgiqe up the ghosfi
Who's making all thai yaekst? Hey?
Same carpenters at atvrk, yoH say.
Wel, hosU can anybody so,It<?
Ii sounds like bursting dynamite.
Majesti1 fire. lUhosf silent strength
Maktf nlsO the desert place at length,
Ind builA eur 1oali-
Great gnnsi Thai 5oundi
Why do those boileymakers pouad?
HJars tie ink right off my pen.
Ind bon that .torrman yelH and ba1oAt
Vel, here 1ts gO:)
-And builds our q0aH
ind leads cur htgAatays fair and gtyaigbt
F,0m fity ga1e to city gate.
1t tMus ouy DRAWINGS int DEEDS;
TIE fntu,t' g,sat demands it beeds
Ind BY its might
(W'haf? Bless my souli
1Hy're dumping in THE suinter' coal.
Majestic force at our Command
Fore ef the Itrong and byauny band,
Of sineaUs tense and sfout as steel,
Of shoulders tVide--
(My sfnses reel
1T this last 1oiM and rauc0us blnr
Of sound, aUild steam ,1Usterl
There, lis s5ut off,
Of shoulders 1UfdS,
Of faith that hbOrs eagey-eyed,
Of Sweating br01t--
Kv-mashi Bmgi Bangl
Dodgast that ldud t,ack-laying gang!
LET'S auind this up.
OF ssUeating brosor-
MOyht tSrre, that soiH not 6o1v.
(What'sthaf2 Oh, 1uAyfau fyOuktpshH;
What? Can pay that plumber bill2
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Man and His Ways

nish blossoms at a time when they
are scarce and costly. Mere green
house heat and moisture falling to
yield the desired results. they have
successfully tried warm baths and
ether vapors to shorten the hibernat-
ing period of bulbs. From Germany
comes a description of the latest plan,
devised by man named Weber. BY
sticking a needle into the base of q
bud he las caused it to unfold two or
three weeks ahead OF Its fellows. Still
more time WAS gained by injecting
water into the buds, Not content with
water, a physician has tried injections
of water with 10 per cent. of alcohol.
BY this means he succeeded in gain
ing ten days In the baSding of OAK
twigs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Cueues and Hair SUNNY.

Consul General Anderson, stationed
1t Hongkong, has recently taken pains
70 correct the widespread impression
that the growing tendency on the part
Of Chinamen to dispense with their
queues will have the effect of making
false hair cheap. 1t appears that the
queues when cut are never sold, but
are always preserved for burial with
the owner Mr. Anderson says that
this is a. absolute rule throughout
South China, as well as in all other
parts OF the country from which he
has been able to secure information
on the subject
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

torney for the society then pleaded
that all animals experienced pain and
that the chef was guilty of cruelty.
The defense argued that the charge
fell because the lobster is not an ami
NAL Then the same argument that
caused the adjournment of court
week ago arose and the magistrate
threw his hands up In despair.
IT'S too much for me-" he said.
III hold the defendant In 800 bonds
and let the court decide the matter.
When the action OF the court was
announced. several fights occurred in
various saloons where wagers had
been placed on the outcome of the
case. In the meantime the defense is
planning to make bitter fight and to
carry the case mp as high as it will
80. provided judgment Is rendered
against the chef.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
A Colossal Scheme.

The great highway OF the commerce
OF the future will be the Pacific OCEAN.
Mighty capitalists throughout the
world are putting their heads together
to erect the most colossal system for
wireless teleg7aphy in the world The
system contemplates the linking to-
gether of all points along the western
coast of America from BeriiIg sea to
the Straits OF Magellan, and spanning
the isles of the ocean, to link with this
chain the whole easterly shore of
Asia. running on down to the Straits
Settlements. The contemplated sys-
TEN win cost in the aggregate many
millions of dollars
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
THE WAY OUT
Charge of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

All ambitious but delicate girl, after
falling to go through school on &C
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace Of health.
From infancy" she says, Il have
not been strong. Being ambitious 10
learn at any cost finally got to the
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies OF account OF nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
MY food did not agree with me,
grew thin and Respondent. | could not
enjoy the simplest social affair for
suffered constantly from nervousness
in spite of all sorts OF medicines.
"1'his wretched condition continued
until was twenty-five, when became
interested in the letters Of those who
had cases like mine and who were get
ting well by eating Grape-Nuts.
II had little faith but procured
boz and after the first dish / expe-
rienced peculiar satisfied feeling
that had never gained from any ordi-
nary food. | slept and rested better
that night and in few days began to
grow stronger.
81 had q new feeling and peace and
restfulness. In a few weeks, to my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
nesg left me and life became bright
and hopeful. I resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
OF course using Grape-Nuts every
day. II is now four years since be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, am thu mis-
tress Of happy home, and the old
weakness has never returned" Mare
given by the Postum Co. Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, The Road to MELVILLE" in nkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, t..s, and fun OF human
interest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
CHE
ADVENTURE
or TIE
DEVILS FOOT
(Continued.)


ASK what you like, Mr.. Holmes .
said he, eagerly. ut is bad thing to
speak of, but l will answer you the
truth"
Tell me about last night"
Well, Mr.. Holmes, supped there,
as the vicar has said, and my elder
brother George proposed game or
whist afterwards. We sat down about
nine o'clock. Il was a quarter-past
Ten when / moved 10 go. ] left them
all round the table, as merry as could
be-"
who let you out?"
Mrs. Porter had gone to bed, so
let myself oft / shut the hall door
behind me. The window of the room
in which they sat was closed. but the
blind was not drawn down. There
was no change in door or window this
norm g, nor any reason to think that
any stranger had been to the house.
Yet there they sat, driven clean mad
with terror, and Brenda lying dead OF
fright, with her head hanging over the
arm OF the chair. I'll never get the
sight of that room out of my mind so
long as ! live"
"The facts, as you state them, are
certainly most remarkable" said
Holmes. 81 take it that you have no
theory yourself which can in any way
account for them?"
ITS devilish, Mr. Holmes; devil
lsh!" cried Mortimer Tregennis. 1T
is not Of this world Something has
come into that room which has dashed
the light of reason from their minds.
What human continuance could do
that?"
81 fear" said Holmes, that II the
matter Is beyond humanity it is GER
tainly beyond me. Yet we must ex-
haust all natural explanations before
we fall back upon such a theory as
this. AS to yourself, Mr.. Tregennis,
take 1t you were divided in some way
from your family. since they lived to-
gether and you had rooms apart?"
THAT is so, Mr. Holmes, though
the matter is past and done with. We
were family of, tin-miners at Red
ruth, out we sold out our venture to a
company, and so retired with enough
10 keep us. / won't deny that there
was some feeling about the division of
The money and it stood between us for
a time, but it was all forgiven and for
gotten, and we were the best Of
friends together"
Looking back at the evening which
you spent together, does anything
stand out in your memory as throw
Ing any possible light upon the trag-
edy? Think carefully, Mr.. Tregennis,
for any clue which can help me-"
There is nothing at all, sir"
''Your people were in their usual
spirits?"
Never better"
Were they nervous people? Did
they ever show any apprehension of
coming danger?"
Nothing of the kind"
"You have nothing to add, then,
which could assist me?"
Mortimer Tregennis considered
earnestly for a moment.
There is one thing occurs to me-
said he at last. "As we sat at the
able my back was to the window, and
my brother George, he being my part
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
ShyIock's Insistency Beaten by a Black Portia

intended to pay TOR them sometime
before the winter holidays According
to Molly's testimony, Shylock was not
more insistent for his pound of flesh
than was Elsie for her two dimes, the
aforesaid insistency resulting In an at
tack on the fairy form OF the corpu-
lent Molly.
do you want to question the wit
ness?" asked the judge at the conclu-
sion of the statement OF Molly
Does ali want to ak any questions"
snorted Elsie. In course ali does.
Didn't ali gin 20 dat basket er
peaches fur 20 cents?"
"Ah reckon So"
did yo' pay me dem two dimes
when ah axed yo' fur 'em like er
lady?"
LAX er LADY, Yo' said If ah didn't
pay yo' would frow er brick at ma
head"
did yo' gin me dat changs?"
"Ah done tole yo' ah didn't have no
money"
"Yo' amt payed me tweH yet. is
yof"
mo"
Oar yo' is" ssid Elsie, triumphant
ly addressing me Caledonian on the
bench.
do you want to ask any more ques-
tions?" asked Judge Douglas.
mo questions? What mo- ques-
lions does yo' want me ter az? All
knows muffin erbout dis yere cote.
ali nevah has bin in Jail"
THAT will do" commented his honor.
you are discharged, but you must not
undertake to collect any debt by such.
forceful methods"
Elsie glared at the judge a moment
and said:
''Ah bet ali gets dat 20 cents befo'
dat yaller niger is er day older"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Couldn't Happen to Them.

Mike got a job moving some kegs
of powder, and, to the alarm OF his
foreman. was discovered smoking at
his work
"Je-ru-sa-lem!" exclaimed the fore
man. do you know what happened
when a man smoked at this job some
years ago? There was an explosion
that blew up dozen men,
THAT couldn't happen here" re-
turned Mike calmly.
why not?"
"Cause there's only you and me-"
was the reply. "-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
orphanaaes in Turkey.

There are % orphanages in the
Turkish empire, conducted by Ameri-
cans, enrolling 5000 inmates. In con-
nection with these orphanages an In
dustrial work has sprung up which
gives employment to over 10000 peo-
pie in addition to the orphans. The
work is largely done by the widows
and orphans and includes rug and
lace-making, various Forms of en-
broidery, and other domestic work.
The product of these institutions find
a market abroad.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
onenlnn un Lhasa.

Lhasa, which is the capital of
Tibet, for generations was known as
the Forbidden City, because OF it's
political and religious exclusiveness.
In 1904 British armed expedition
opened the mysterious old city. Pre-
vious to that time practically every
European traveller had been stopped
population is Lhasa is about $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
wonderful Sarah 5ernhardt.

Sarah Bernhard often has said 1t is
her enthusiasm and continued interest
In life and work to which she ascribes
her youthful appearance. Now she
has q new enthusiasm-the moving
oictures. For years she refused TO
pose before the moving picture cam
era. Then she gave her consent and
acted Camille" before long string
NJ film recently in Paris. She could
hardly restrain her eagerness to see
the finished pictures, and when they
we're shown to her she insisted the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

w,o,a nlav be repeated seyeiai times
Edmond Rostand accompanies her to
The exhibition, and when shi nad de-
Iirh,edly watched the films run on sew
aral times size turned to him with all
the enthusiasm of chorus girl, say
ing. Now, what next is tneie ior me
70 doSs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Debt Collection.

No doubt the world does owe all OF
us debt, but the question OF collec-
ton is one which does not seem to be
in a fair way to be settled. 1t is a
lamentable fact that there viii never
again lie such brilliant truths and
witticisins spoken as those which were
given I'd the world By the ancierts
Still, there is balm in rejecting that
they were born before we were ane
naturally had the first chance
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

an article on The Child THAT Is Dit
ferens." in the Century. These chill
dren, approxim ately one-third OF all
children under fourteen wears of age
cannot keep up with the ordinary
school curriculum whioh is devised to
meet tile needs OF perfectly healthy
norma, average, wen fed, well cared
fo- youngsters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Polar ExnIor,tlon.

North polar exploration had attract.
ed the attention of adventurous and
ambitious men for nearly 400 years
before Peary reached the top of the
world. Search for the south pole has
always proved less attractive, and only
during the last 140 years aHp explor.
ers turned their attention toward the
goal recently reached by Amundsen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Flirting with Fame.

WY do you insist on nibbling
around that hook?" said the wise
ash. You know the danger" Yes"
replied the little fellow; ~but we ali
have d certain appetite for glory. I
am willing to take a chance for the
sake of being described to that mans
friends as the big fish that got away"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

Il was very happy" said the profess
sor, when, after years of wooing she
finally said Yes"
But why did you break the engage
ment SO soon after?" asked his friend.
Man, it was she that dissolved it."
Really" said his friend. "How did
that happen?"
1T was due to my accursed absent
mindedness. When, a few days later,
called at her home, again asked her
to marry me-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

The woman who cares for a clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath.
will find Paxtine Antiseptic joy for
ever. At druggists, Csc box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03
Share Your Good Times.

Share your good times if you can.
Il takes only a little while to read a
story to child. it takes only little
EFFORT TO draw the less popular girl
into your own gay circle. You will
be surprised to see what good fun
even quite elderly people can be I'M
der the stimulation of being wanted
BY the croxd-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-03

events IN the In
dustrial develop
ment of our coun-
try and the pro-
gressive N We.
ments of her peo-
pie. 1t Is the spe-
cial occasion when
wage-earners re-
view the history
and struggles of
the past, that.
like milestoness
m ark the on
ward march to
higher conditions
of life and labor.
Particularly is 1t
appropriate that