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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Hard Knocks Necessary.

Only experience-hard, trying and
disappointing experience-can make a
business man. Such a career involves
industry, faithfulness to duty. the well
coming instead of Sinking response
bility. 1t will require self-reliance.
Judgment of men. and the capacity for
seeing things. Above all, it will de-
mand truth. square dealing and in
terity Of character
Integrity is. after ALL the greatest
power in the business world In these
days Of graft and exaggerated reports
of graft is sometimes seems as if all
business were crooked and all men
dishonest. Such conclusion, how
ever, would be hasty and unwarrant-
ed, and would be a great handicap t.
any young man who aspired to finan-
cial success. The revelations of moral
obliquity on the part of men in high
positions do not prove that the great
solid middle class of business Is dis.
honest They prove that no matter
how rich or influential man NAV be
his sin will surely find him out. The
moral sense of the great majority still
revolts at dishonesty and the great
mass Of business is still transacted on
perfectly straight basis, the basis
of simple honesty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
LAWS INJUSTICE MADE PLAIN
Farmers Grievance Was That Story
Once Accepted Should Not
Remain Good.

A story is being told at the expense
of an old English farmer who was
recently called upon 10 explain why
he had failed to take out license for
q favorite fox terrier dog. les mob
but puppy" the defendant remarked,
In response to question as to the
animals age. Yes, yes! So you say
But how old Is he?" "Oh, weel. |
couldE' tell to bit," was the reply.
Il never was much goodNat remember
Ing dates, but 'e's nobbut puppy"
On the other hand, 1t was maintained
that the animal in question was a
very, very old-fashioned puppy, and
the magistrate inflicted the usual fine.
Shortly afterward the farmer was met
by friend who wanted to know how
lie had Jared at the police court.
~Nobbut middlin'," was the reply
did they fine your" Yes" respond
ed the victim; IAN 'ang me if | can
Understand it! Last year an the year
afore that told the same tale about
the same dog, an it wor allus good
enough afore! Who's been tamperin'
wi the l2w sin last Year,"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
The Ace to Retire

The question Of the retiring age is
an important matter to business and
professional men, though not perhaps
OF the same Importance to the com.
munity. But, indeed, it might well he
asked by those adopting a high moral
and social standard-ought a man IN
retire at all? Ought he to give up work
so long as he is perfectly ht for its
performance? The question cannot he
answered offhand No man has a right
TO deny benefits to his fellows. bur -
man is not always the best Judge ~
how far the benefits that he can sun-
ply cannot be supplied equally well by
Others. Those who know themselves
in any real sense may be trusted not
to retire with undue haste or to post
pone retirement TO an unnecessarr
date. But It is the greatest possible
mistake to suppose that the man who
retires, whether from the feeling that
his course is run or from the desire
- be1eflN By leisure at the close q,
his life, las necessarily chosen the
best path for himself The accessory
circumstances vary so immensely
that where the cause is right for one
man it is certainly wrong for anotheT
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Wesleyan University Professor
Sees Hope in Observance of
Christian Religion.
QUOTES From JOHN LAL0R
"oniy Effective Remedy for Present
Decentralization Must Be a Moral
reinstatement as True To-
day as It Was Sixty
Years Ago.

The Industrial world sadly needs
transformation. Nothing less can make
it what ii ought 10 be. Nothing less
can cure the many Ills. industrial as
we'll as the broadly social ones. from
which it is suffering now. Row pitt
those mechanical schemes of educa-
ton, arbitration. labor legislation or
organization. taxation. public control
and all the rest, Some little good
each may do; and so each should be
| advanced till the transformation
! comes. But, with them all and with
out the moral transformation, most
will still remain to be done; and with
out any of them but the transforms
ton, most will be done
1t is now SO years since John Lalor
published his forgotten book, Money
and Morals" In it he said: THE
pretension, however, that the indus
trial arrangements to which England
is liable may be cured either by leg
islation or by any changes in our
social mechanism, must be condemned
In the same sentence with the nos
| trum of the quack. The source of the
! disorder lies in the highest, that is, In
the moral nature Of man. which, II II
is not raised and ennobled In proper
| ton to the advance which he makes
in wealth and intelligence, must CON
! tinually produce more and more fear
| full varieties of disorganization. The
| effective remedy, therefore, can be
only moral one. 1t must be some
thing which shall touch the deepest
sources of moral life in the nation,
which shall make high thoughts and
| generous aims more common. and
shall subordinate the all-engrossing
I passion for wealth to the nobier inspfra
tons of the soul. Whether there be
any such remedy, and how 1t can
come into action. must remain for
after consideration. Here it must suf
ice to mark the fact that the fearful
social ills of which the delineation
has been attempted may possibly be
checked but are not to be averted. by
any ingenuity of legislation"
There were words of great wisdom
then, and they are none the less wise
now, But is there any possibility oil
such remedy as Lalor hints at?
believe that there is. unless God is
Impotent in the social world which
he has brought into being. The rem
edy, in the business relations which
have mostly engaged our attention as
In all other social relations, can be
found only in transformation of so
ciai morals, of social standards and
social practices. And the world has
no evidence that such a transforma
ton can come except unde. the super
natural sanctions of religion. But the
Christian religion. unless it is to be
rejected as impracticable. may be ouI
hope. 1t can change this dark world
Into an abode OF life bright and fair
beyond our present highest concep
TONS There has never been another
social force as powerful as religious
conviction and faith.-From a recent
address in the First Presbyterian
church, Hartford, by Prof Willard
also mayor of Middletown, Conn.
on Christi. nifty in Modern Industrial
Life"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Nebraska woman's Good Work

Miss Evelyn Brodstone, a young Ne
braska woman. who probably com
mands the largest salary paid to any
woman in Europe, rose to her pres
ent position from country stenog-
rapher at 81 week She is secre-
tary of a great cold-storage house in
London, with branches in every part of
the world, and directs its foreign bust
ness. Fifteen years ago she went to
Chicago and entered the company's
office in that city as a stenographer.
Her rise has been steady! Recently she
left London for China to straighten out
the affairs Of one of the largest con
Germs in the Chinese empire. She is
about thirty years old, and on her re-
turn from China will retire on an an.
nuity sufficiently large to keep her
in independence for life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Why He Couldn't Sit Down.

Harry. aged six. is an orphan; but
an indulgent grandmother and kind
maiden aunt have taken care of him.
The first pair of knickerbockers were
secured recently. and it was proud
moment for the boy when his aunt
put them on him on Sunday morning
and he was permitted TO go to church
with his gram mother. Naturally
maiden aunts kpow very little about
the arrangement of knickerbockers.
and there was a suspicious fullness in
front and an equally mystifying tight
ness in the back to be observed, as
the little chap trudged happily along.
In church Harry sat down, but did
not appear comfortable and stood up.
Harry, sit down." whispered his
grandmother. He obediently climbed
back on the seat, but soon slipped on
again. Harry, you must sit down"
Grandma, l can't. My pants is chok-
ing me-" She looked more closely
than her dim sight had before permit
ted, and discovered the new little
knickerbockers were on hind side be-
fore. Harry stood up during the re-
mainder Of the service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
CURING SOCIAL EVILS
SAID BY GREAT MEN.

Every CONQUEST, every step forward
in knowledge. is the outcome of cour.
age. of hardness towards oneself, OF
cleanliness towards oneself. - Fried
rich Nietzsche.
1t astonishes me more than any
thing else to see the rest of the world
astonlshed at its helplessness.-Pas-
cal
The circle of ideas in which art
moves and has its being is a narrow
one.-Romain ROLAND.
Fire is savage. and go, even after
all these centuries. are we, at heart
Max Beerbohm.
That day which makes a man Q
slave robs him of half his value
Homer
The sensitive have their unctions as
wen as their wounds. - Frederick
Niven
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
"And Aqaln My brethren. .

A certain small girl, YEARLY listen
ing to a long sermon by a renowned
cleric who had an odd habit OF draw
ing in his breath with curious whis-
tie. whispered to her mother that she
wanted to go home. The mother, ex-
pecting the discourse to end momen-
tarily, refused permission. The third
time this happened the mother muir
INJURED in the child's ear that the
preacher would soon stop now. But
the child. nervous and despalring. an
swefed her in a high falsetto:
No, mother, be is not going to
stop | thought so now for three
times, but he has gone and blowed
himself up again."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
a. HOld-Up
An Oppressive Trust.

Before the Coffee Roasters' Association, in ses-
sion at Chicago on Thursday, Thomas ]. Webb,
of Chicago, charged that there is in existence a
coffee combine which is ''the most monstrous i'm
position in the history of human commerce"
There is very slight exaggeration about this
statement. 1t comes very close to being literally
true There is a coffee combine in Brazil, from
which country comes the bulk of Tire coffee used
in the United States, which is backed by the gov
eminent of Brazil and financed by it, which COM.
pels American consumers, as Mr.. Webb said, Ito
pay famine prices for coffee when no famine
exists"
The worst thing about this is that the consum-
ers of the United States have been compelled to
put up the money through which this combine,
to further cinch them, has been made effective.
There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon
all coffee entering the United States. Those taxes
were denounced as an imposition upon the people;
as taxing the poor mans breakfast table, and the
like. The taxes were removed. Immediately
thereafter Brazil imposed an export duty upon
coffee up to the full amount of the former customs
taxes in this country. The revenue which for
mery went into the treasury of the United States
was diverted to the treasury of Brazil. The poor
mans breakfast coffee continued to cost him the
came old price.
But this was only the commencement. The
''valorzation' plan was evolved in Brazil.
Through this plan the governm snt, using the rev.
enues derived from the export duties for the pur-
poses, takes all of the surplus crop in season Of
large yields and holds it off the market, thus
keeping the supply down to the demands Of the
market and permitting the planters to receive a
much higher price than they would otherwise
have DONE
The United States consumes more Brazilian cof-
fee than does the rest of the world. We are the
best customers of Brazil and Brazil buys little
from u.s. Now Brazil is promoting, financing and
maintaining trust designed, and working effect
lively for the purpose to compel American con-
sumers to pay an exorh:Gant price for the coffee
they use What 3 the remedy2-SeattIe Post-IH-
tsUigeueer-N oc 10 1911.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
For the Young Man of TODAY

Il think | could succeed as well now
As in the past 1t seems TO me that
the conditions of today are even more
favorable TO success than when | was
a boy. There are better facilities for
doing business. and more business to
be done. Information in the shape OF
books and newspapers is now in the
reach of all. and the young man has
two opportunities where he formerly
had one"-John Wanamaker.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Ii Is Industry That Wins

est position. He was steady, indus
trious and used his brains. He was
promoted and he made good on every
round of the ladder he climbed he
had no boosters and didn't carry a
sackful of horseshoes about with him
to bring luck. His booster was his In
dustry and honesty. and his good luck
signet his clean hands and Gear
head. But Old Bill Shiftless star DIS
h1ek there in the old rut and sayS:
He was lucky. that's all Nothing to
it. The lucky boys. the ones who had
golden spoons IN their mouths IN
those old days, have long since fallen
by the wayside. Luck is the idle
dream OF the shiftless and lazy-a
UtopIsn shore far IN the distance. to
reach which requires the rays from
Aladdin's lamp to light the way Real
luck is merely industry. honesty and
decency. You can see it shining -&so
arc lights around you every day"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Saw No Difference.

People who seek books from the flc-
ton section make some funny
breaks" says a librarian of the Libra
ry of Congress. 81 have made note of
number Of these, but none of them
amused me more than the request Of
6 sour-looking spinster
she sternly demanded of me copy
Of The Recollections of Liar | told
her that l didn't know it, but that
could give her The Recollections Of
a Married Man.
That will do said she acidly. Its
practically the same thing. "-Lippin.
colts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Few Sentences Concerning So-caIIed
Luck" That Are Worth Reading
and Remembering.

The Santa Fe railway had an audi
tor 70 appoint the other day TO sue
ceec a man who had just died and W.
W Strickland was given the place,
says the Osborne Farmer ITO the
average reader this is merely news
item, but it is quite a story to Us. for
we were raised in the same town and
attended, taa same school and were II
the same classes with viii Strickland
Has Strickland risen 10 his present
position by mere luck? We can re
member well when ne was barefoot
and ragged boy on the streets OF Pea
body, for we we're barefoot ana ragged
with him We can recall the time
when a silent procession wended It's
way northeast and he was left alone
in the woTid-father and mother both
gone He listened to the howl OF the
wolf out in the road-the same volt
thai kept US awake He went 70 woTk
In lie Santa Fe depot a. the very Tow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
IN AGONY WITH ITCHING

about four years ago broke out
with sores on my arms like boils. At
ter two months they were all over my
body, some coming, and some going
away. In about six months the Doils
quit, but my arms, neck and body
broke out with an itching, burning
rash. 1t would burn and itch, and
come out in pimples like grains OF
wheat. l was in terrible condition; ;
| could not sleep or rest. Parts of my
flesh were raw, and l could scarcely
bear my clothes on. l could not lie
in bed in any position and rest In
about year the sores extended down
to my feet. Then l suffered agony
with the burning, itching sores.
could hardly walk and for a long time
could not put on socks.
"All this time I was trying every
thing could hear of, and had the skill
Of three doctors. They said it was
eczema. got no benefit from all
this. | was nearly worn out, and had
given up in despair of ever being cured
when 1 was advised by a friend to try
Cuticura Remedies. l purchased Cuti.
cura Soap, Ointment, and Resolyent,
and used exactly as directed | used
the CuticuTa Remedies constantly for
four months, and nothing else, and was
perfectly cured. 1t is now year, AIG
| have not had the least bit since. |
am ready to praise the CUticura Rem
edies at any time. (Signed) E. L.
Cate, Exile, KY, Nov 10, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold by druggists and dealers
everywhere, a sample Of each, with 80
page book, will be mailed free on
application to "Cuticura," Dept. L.
Boston
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

The pkrenologist was examining the
bumps on Sambo's head.
Curiosity and acquitiveness abnor-
mally large"
Sambo rolled his eyeballs and
showed two rows of white ivory.
'Imitativeness, casualty and consci-
entiousness small; which with your
weak mouth indicates"
Don yu be so shu bout me hab-
bin a weak mouf. | kin crack nuts
in ma teef"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Self-EvIdept.

Louis " Parker, the playwright, has
a ready wit, as was demonstrated at a
supper party the other night Par
ker's neighbor. famous actress. nod
ded toward a pretty girl at the next
table and said: Don't you think
she's awfully young to wear such de-
collete gown" Well" said Mr.. Par
ker, she certainly is a stripping
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

An old negro preacher, says the At.
lantia Constitution, gave as his text:
DE tree is known by its fruit, an it's
des impossible to shake de possum
down"
After the benediction an old broth er
said to him:
81 never knowed befo' dat sich a text
wuz in de Bible
Well" admitted the preacher, ut
amt set down dat way. / throwed in
de possum to hit de intelligence of my
congregation"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
WALKING for Nerves.

The nerves suffer from want of pure
oxygen. They run like netw ork all
through the skin and when they are
overweight the skin is apt to be dry
and colorless. Walking is an excellent
tonic for the nerves. 1t gives them
strength to control themselves.
If one has means or leisure, there
are plenty of other more enjoyable ex-
ercises. But few forms are so bene-
fetal as the regular daily jaunt of four
or five miles for obtaining a good COM
plexion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Opportunities for Success.

Il have many times been asked IT,
in my opinion, the young man of today
had as good chance to make his mark
in the business world as did his
elders. My answer is, Never since
our Pilgrim Fathers landed on the
shores OF Plymouth were the oppor.
tunities for the young mans success
greater than they are today. II is for
him to determine whether he will be
a success or not" Stephen A.
Knight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Good Appearance Counts

IF you have twenty-five dollars, and
want job, it is better to spend TWEEN
ty for clothes. four dollars for shoes
and the rest for a shave, a haircut and
a clean collar, and walk to the place.
than go with the money in the pock.
cts of a dingy III. H Vreelaud
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
THE ToILERS.

All day the toilers sigh for rest
Nor find 1t anywhere.
The sun sinks in the darkling west.
And they forget their care:
Tired hands are folded on each breast:
The Lord hath heard their prayer!
Through all our lives we pray for rest.
Nor find 1t anywhere.
Then comes the night. with balmy breast
And soothes us unaware.
l wonder much-and is il Death,
Or but an answered prayer.
Carlyle Mckinley.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
A Fright.

Lady" said Meandering Mike,
would you lend me cake of soap?"
DO you mean to tell me you want
soap?"
'Yes'm. Me partners got de hic-
cups an / want to scare him."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Innredients of Life.

The ingredients of health and long
life are great temperance, open air.
easy labor and little care.-Philip Sid
ney.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Keep Grip on Life.

TO daily with your purpose. TO half
Will. to hang forever in the balance is
to lose your grip on Iife."-Crison
SWEET Marden.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

You will notice that the man wEo is
always talking about how hard he
had to work when he was young is
usually behind with his work now
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

The trouble with good bit OF re-
form is that it is badly in need of re-
forming.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinge softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinlne Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL 10 fails 70 cure e. w.
GROVES signature is on each box. &c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

Even the high flyer has TO come
down to earth sooner or later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

The fellow who is out for the dus
doesn't always cleanup a fortune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

True Nov as When First Said.
Keep thy shop ard thy shop viii
keep thee Franklin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Wanted nMllIn suppIles.

Il see that you deal in mill sup
plies"
Yes"
We'll. I'd like to buy a pair OF
boxing gloves"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23
Ma Doubt About II.

And every good husband, no doubt.
is sure that he is married to one of the
twenty worlds greatest women.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-23

PRINTED STRAIGHT ACROSS. NEAR TIE BOTTOM. AND IN
THE clRcLE,nEAs THE TOP OF EVERY PAcKAcE.oF THE
GENUINE oiE SIZE ONLY. FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING
DRUGGISTS REGULAR PRICE soc PER BOTTLE
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
FOREST DALE WANTS
LIGHT FROM COUNTY
Requested, and Will Be Grant
ed if Village Does Not
Join City.

The county commissioners yesterday
received a petition from residents OF
Forest Dale living west Of Ninth East
street. asking that their streets be light
ed and sprlnkled by the county.
Commissioners Burton and Carlson
went into the matter In detail with J. w
Summerhays. the chairman Of the COM
mittee which presented the petition, and
at the conclusion OF tho conference said
that they were willing to give the suburb
the desired assistance provided that the
village Is not taken into the city in ac-
cordance with a petition now pending
before that body.
1t was decided that a system Of ninety
lamps should be installed. OF 80 CANDLE
power each Temporarily, fourteen lamps
will be installed.
The city commission originally received
q petition from the suburb seeking an
nexation- The proposition was fought by
a number OF residents OF the section unc
the whole thing laid on the table. I.atei
a section OF the residents living cast OF
Ninth East street presented O. separate
petition seeking annexation. That petl-
tion is now under consideration by the
commission. The matter OF assuming
water bonds to the amount Of 100000 ha:
been one OF tho things in the way o
annexa tion. the city commission hesi'
tatlng about assuming the obligation.