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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-08-02
FOR COUNTY SUPT. OF SCHOOLS

hereby make formal announce
ment Of my candidacy for the office
OF CountySuperintendent Of Schools,
subject to the approval of the Re-
publican electors of the county, at
the Primary election to be held on
the 10th day Of September. 1912.
w. R. Nichols
Lopez, WASH, June "a, 1912.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-08-02
WEST SOUND

Miss Marie Foge, who is camping
in a tent in A. M. Chalmers or
chard, fell off the dock in front of
his place into about twenty feet of
water. Her sister, who was with
her, held out a pole which Miss
Foge managed to grasp as she was
going down for the third time.
Some men. who saw the accident,
hurried to the rescue. and taking
the pole. dragged her into shallow
water. What. for moment,
threatened to be a tragedy was
turned into a laughable affair.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-08-02

A vast amount Of i'll health Is due
to impaired digestion. When the
stomach fails to perform its func-
tons properly the whole system BE-
comes deranged. A few dos Of
Chamberlain's Tablets y III you
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
CHILDREN A RECENT FIND
Not Before the Nineteenth Century
Were They Truthfuiy Portrayed
In Literature.

Children were only found yesterday,
Before the nineteenth century the
child mind and the child heart were
not supposed to have enough in them
to interest the majestic adult It is
true that you find delightful baby In
Homer; that in Virgil there is the
prettiest glimpse of a little girl, and up
and down in the classics you may
meet half dozen other pleasant
shadows of children. But they are
only shadows, only at the most charm
Ing pictures. They give you much
as II they were painting or sculpture
for in children's bodies art has always
had interest enough--only what a
child looks like, the pretty weakness,
the instinct for play, the naive ges-
ture and movement. Not till the re
turn to nature" not till the spirit OF
romance moved on the waters at the
end of the eighteenth century, do you
find poets beginning to tell OF the
thought and faith In child'S mind,
the mysteries of the child's heart, the
fancies that are dreams and the fan
cies that are visions. You may think
that they have gone too far, that they
read into childhood the iabortous phil
osophizing and sometimes the labored
sentimentality of the adult. But no
one who loves children will deny that
the best of the children in nineteenth
century books have a far richer real
ity, far fuller life than any that were
born in early works. And some of
the best are In Dickens.-London Tel
egraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Good Old Eni,Ilsh Custom.

There was an oldfashioned custom
on the English road. which 1 suspect
Is now obsolete, or practiced only by
the vulgar. journeys OF length being
made on horseback, and, OF course by
brief stages. 1t was usual always to
make halt on the Sunday in some
town where the traveller Right attend
divine service and his horse have the
benefit OF the day of rest, the institu-
ton Of which Is as humane to our brute
laborers as profitable to ourselves. A
counterpart TO this decent practice,
and remnant Of old English hospital
ity, was, that the landlord OF prin-
cipal inn laid aside his character OF a
publican on the seventh day. and in-
vited the guests vhc CHANGED to be
within his walls to take a part OF his
family beef and pudding. This invi-
tation was usually complied with by
all whose distinguished rank did not
induce them to think compliance de-
rogation; and the proposal OF bottle
OF vine after dinner, to drink the land
iord's health, was the only recon-
pense ever offered or accepted--Sir
Walter Scotk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
An Indian Day.

In the dew-bespangled sunrise, while
the air was caressingly cool, we went
forth to ride along the river bank
and beside fields of yellow mustard or
dun stubble; then, on our return to
the Swallowed tents, bath, breakfast,
and the days occupations; then again,
In the swift dusk of evening, when fur
tive jackals rent the twilight stiffness
with wailing and demoniac laughter,
Or the silver bark of little foxes
echoed over the mist-veiled rice-helds,
white under the moon, we gathered in
comfortable deck chairs In great,
dim aisle of the mango grove, while
the tents shone orange in the lamp
light, to tell sad stories of the deaths
Of kinds, or listen to the Police Chota
Sahib, who had pretty, sentimental
tenor, singing 1.-THE Long Indian
Day."-Charles Johnston, in the At
lantic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21

several pleasing selections before and
after to contest and during intermls-
sion, the audience was entertained
by several delightful selections from
the girls glee club.
Miss Marvin will represent THIS
district in the state contest which is
to be held in Deiavan Friday evening.
Miss Marvin exhibited considerable
elocutionary talent and can be de-
pended upon to make strong show
ing in the contest Friday.
Friday evening the district oratori-
cal contest will be held here AID an
interesting program has been ar
ranged. Wausau viii have two repre-
sentatives in this contest, Albert
Mohr and Carmi Vaughan, who we're
the winners of the league contest
Both of these speakers have consider
able oratorical ability and can be
counted upon to make strong show
ing Friday evening.
The annual exhibit of the work OF
the children of the public schools
of the city which was held at the
high school Friday and Saturday was
one of exceptional merit. In the
lower corridor and in the different
rooms could be seen the work of the
pupils in the different studies taught
in the schools and all proved to be
very attractive and excellent.
I'm the domestic science rooms the
exhibits spoke credit for both teach
ers and pupils in excellence of the
work. In the gymnasium the manual
training exhibit called forth much
praise and the furniture exhibit
showed great skill in workmanship
on the part of the pupils.
Thursday evening the members of
the 1911 foot ball team were very pleas
antly entertained at banquet given
them by Supt. Tobey at his home.
After the banquet the evening was
spent in various entertainments and
all present voted it as very delight
full and enjoyably spent evening.
A one-minute test in typewriting
was given to all commercial pupils
Wednesday.
A tennis tournament has been or
ganized under the direction of Mr..
Borsack and a schedule has been ar
ranged. Tennis is proving to be
very popular sport at the high school
and the tournament should prove to
be great success.
This week will be the last week of
regular school work for the seniors
and their exams will commence Sat
urday and continue on Monday and
Tuesday.
Work on t!Ie class opera ana class
play is being pushed on rapidly ana
the characters are handling their
parts in fine shape. Rehearsals are
being held nearly every evening and
the costumes are being ordered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
PREDECESSORS OF CAPT. LUX
Colonel saussier, General Zurlinden
and Others Have Escaped From
Prisons In Germany.

About a dozen precedents for the
escape of Captain Lux from his Ger
man prison can be found In the his
tory of the Franco-German war, and
a large proportion Of the heroes Of
them lived to become famous.
A notable case was that OF General
(then colonel) Saussier, ultimately
commaDder-in-chief of the French
army, who was detained at Grandens.
in the extreme east of Prussia. 1t is
said that be put his bolster to bed In
stead Of himself, hid in an obscure
corner OF the fortress until nightfall,
and then, having obtained a dis
gufse by the help of his orderly, was
allowed to walk out of the main
prison gate.
He crossed the frontier to Poland
and returned to France by way Of
Austria and italy.
General zurlinden was another pris-
oner who got out Of his prison at
Glogan in Silesia, on Christmas eve.
He made his way in disguise through
Berlin, Frankfort and Karlsruhe to
Basel, a feast which was not difficult
for him. as, being an Alsatian, he
spoke German quite as we'll as his
jailers.
Thirdly, we may note the expert
ences of M. Paul Deroulede, who es-
capped from Breslau, and it Is piquant
to recall that that vehement anti
Semitic did not disdain to disguise
himself as Polish Jew. He was very
nearly betrayed by a peasant whom
he had bribed to guide him into Bo-
hemia; but he drew his knife with a
ferocious gesture and the peasant
changed his mind, with the result
that M. Deroulede saw the final fights
OF the war as sub-lieutenant of Tur-
cos.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
GREAT NORTHERN LIFE
INSURANCE 60.
Annual Meeting Held at the company's
Offices in This City on Saturday.

The third annual meeting of tie
Great Northern Insurance Company
was held in this city on Saturday
afternoon, May 18th, in the offices OF
the company. Reports we're read and
the usual routine business transacted,
all of which showed that with the
company's excellent financial condi-
ton and phenomenal growth, it is
destined to become one of the great
institutions of Wisconsin. The in
surance written and in force amounts
to nearly s3,000,0O0. The following
directors were elected for the COM
ing year:
Hon. Alexander Stewart, Wausau.
4. 2. Hixon, La Crosse.
f. Hon. Neal Brown, +"
Hon. S. A. Cook, Neenah.
Walter Alexander, /"
George A. Whiting, t"
Hon. Cyrus @. Yawkey, +"
Hon. w. E. Brown, Rhinelander.
B. Heinemann, Wausau.
Hon. w. Fl. Mylrea, g
L. M. Alexander, Milwaukee.
Chas. j. Winton, Minneapolis.
B. f. Wilson, Wausau.
B. f. Mcmillan, Mcmillan.
L. N. Arson, Merrill.
Hon. G. d. Jones, Wausau.
Hon. William A. Fricke, I"
John D. Ross, Oak Park.
W. H. Bissell, Wausau.
@. S. Curtis, 1"
Jacob Mortenson, Oak Park.
). Nj. Quaw, Wausau.
G. S. Gilbert,
II. G. Flieth,
E. G. Zimmerman,
w. c. Landon,
f. j. Sensenbrenner, Neenah.
The board of directors met in an
nual session and elected the follow
ing officers:
President-Neal Brown.
e-Presidents-C. c. Yawkey, w.
H. Mylrea, VIM. A. Fricke.
Secretary F. Wilson.
Treasurer-C. S. Gilbert.
General Manager VIM. A. Fricke.
Asst. Treas. HI. G. Flieth.
Asst Sec.-J. A. Sullivan.
Med. Dir.-Dr. A. B. Rosenberg.
General CounSel-Neal Brown.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Walter Alexander B. Heinemann
G. G. Yawkey G. d. Jones
Neal Brown B. f. Wilson
Charles 5. Gilbert w. II. Mylrea
G. S. Curtis
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Kh1W Hin ANp LOVED HIM
Or. Courtenay, Mufilated Veteran OF
the Confederate Army, as He Was
In Tippah.

DR.. Courtenay entered the Confeder-
ate army as a surgeon, and after the
surrender found himself without home,
family, or fortune. His right coat
sleeve dangled empty; the hand that
had saved so many lives could not
save itself. 1t had been amputated
after Gettysburg, and the story goes
that Lee himself-the name Is always
pronounced slowly and reverently in
Tippah-had said, II wish could give
my hand to save yours, doctor" An
other loss, equally grave, but less
conspicuous, was that of his left lung.
1t was this trouble that had brought
him TO Tippah's mild climate, for near
ly 20 years he had lived there alone in
his three-room cottage, riding out ev-
cry day TO his little farm, five miles
from town, and reading and smoking
far into the night. His library was
the wonder of Tippah. Books In FIVE
languages lined the walls of his house
all in the cheapest bindings, for the
doctor was poor; but, as he used TO
say, 1t was the meat in the nut he
cared for, not the shell outside He
never practiced medicine, except oc-
casionally among persons too poor to
pay for medical advice, or, more ire
quently, In serious cases when called
In consultation. Il was known that
be had never taken a fee in Tippah.
Every one believed implicitly IL his
skill. II was a common thing to hear
1t said, after death, Nothing could
have saved him; DIR. Courtenay said
so."-Lilian Kirk Hammond in the
Atlantic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Trout fishing is reported as being
at its best just at present, many local
lovers of the sport reporting some
very nice catches during the past
week.
Planting is being done under diff
culties this spring; potatoes and corn
will undoubtedly be later crop than
usual, owing to the superfuous
amount of rain.
Lucille Dale Burnett, the one year
and seventeen days old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt S. Burnett, re-
siding at 312 Mcclellan street, died
Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock of
pneumonia The funeral was held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home, the Rev. Father Grant ofilciat-
ing.
Many owners Of cottages at the
northern lakes are preparing TO occupy
their places for the summer. In
about two or three weeks, the weather
being favorable, the alternating from
the city to the summer resorts win
commence and viii be kept up
throughout the hot weather sea-
son. Wausau viii furnish large
contingent of the dwellers among the
lakes this summer.
On account Of the ," se medical
convention to be held mere Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday OF this
week the local members of the Mara
thon County Medical society have de-
cided to request the public not to
make any calls for them between the
hours Of $50 a. m. and noon, and 1 $50
and 400 p. M, and also dur
ing the evenings OF those days,
unless very urgent case should
arise. This request Is made to allow
the doctors TO attend the meetings OF
the contention.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21

A Shakespearean enthusiast with
much leisure time on his hands and
regular mania for statistics has dis
covered that the plays Of Shake
speare contain 106,007 lines and S14,-
780 words. Hamlet" is the longest
play, with 1880 lines. and the Com
edy of Errors" the shortest, with LIT
lines. Altogether the plays contains
1,277 characters, of which 157 are fe-
males.
The longest part is that Of Hamlet,
who has II, $40 words to deliver. The
part with the longest word in It is
that of Costard In Loves Labor's
Lost" who tells Moth that he is mot
SO long by the head as honorifcabili'
tudinitatibus."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
For Matchmaking Kelly Road in Viii
lage Of Schogield.

Bids will be received at the office of
village clerk, in village OF Schofield,
until May 18th, at 3 o'clock p. M,
1912, for building rock bottom road
Is it. wide and 10 inches deep, a dis
lance of 1926 it,, commencing at a
point where the c., M. & ST. p. R. r.
tracks crosses said read, and to con-
tinue west /, 525 TT. TO intersect plank
ing at top of what is known as Wen
DORIS hill, said road to be constructed
to established grade before rock is
placed, and rock to be rolled with
steam roller, if not obtainable to be
rolled with horse roller, said rock to be
surfaced with 3 inches of gravel OBJ
tainable at village gravel pit free of
charge, SUBJECT to hauling by con-
tractor Said gravel to be rolled down
with steam or horse roller, same road
bed to have three crossing points 20
TT. wide, said points to be determined
upon at time work is commenced.
SAID rock 10 De DullC GROWING at least
inches higher in center than at out
side.
Each bid must be accompanied
with certified check of $500, payable
to village of Schofeld, the check of
the successful bidder to be forfeited
to the village of Schofeld in case he
fails or refuses to enter into contract
in accordance with the terms of the
bid.
The village of Schofeld reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY the Village Board of Village of
Schofield.
FRANK B. FULLMER, President.
HENRY Holt, JR., Clerk.
Dated MAY I. 1912.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
CLASS A.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY,

At a special meeting of Marathon
County Soldiers Relief Commission
held last Wednesday, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, God, in his infinite
wisdom has seen fit 70 remove
from our midst Mrs. Mary
Swope, wife of Leander SWope,
esteemed secretary of the Marathon
County Soldiers Relief commission;
therefore be it
Resolved, that we, members
of the Marathon County Soldiers
Relief commission, express our
sympathy and manifest our regret
of the irreparable loss Mr. Swope and
his family have ST stained, by the adop-
ton of these resolutions; and be it
further
Resolved, that the president of
the Commission arrange for the de-
livery of a copy these resolutions to our
bereayed colleague, and direct that
they be spread ON the official record of
the commission and published.
HERMAN GERNDT.
CARPER FENHAUs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Advice From Kindly Busy Body.

"Oh, myl Your house has an odor
Of burning milk. Don't you know how
to avoid that?'' asked the Il. B. B.
Il didn't think 1t was so terrible.
I'm sure. Everybody has accidents OF
that kind said the woman she was
visiting rather irritably.
Now it's all right, Of course, don't
mind 1t, my dear, but next time just
sprinkle some salt on the stove at
once after the milk Is spilled and you
win avoid that unpleasant odor."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
AN OPPORTUNITY.

! have ten acres Of land joining
Forest Park addition ON the south
where there is splendid view Of the
city. ! win sell these acre lots for
$4,000 an acre. That means six city
lots for $4,000. If you are wise. and
can look month ahead, you win get
an acre now. #. O. CROKER,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
T.uubIe Forecast.

Ny wife says women ought to
vote" said Mr.. Meekton.
well, have you any obiection!"
No. But there's going to be e ter
rible row II the women OF our COM
munity get the vote and then try to
vote Tor anybody except her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
THE sHARPSHOOTERs.

Following is the score made by the
members of the Sharpshooter's society,
who participated in the weekly prac-
tice shoot last Sunday:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
independence
And An Orchard

The Bayfield, Peninsula offers
you these, and you viii find no.
where in the world so promising
a horticultural opportunity as
THE Frost Proof Fruit Dis
trict." Land for the commercial
apple orchards is becoming scarce
Land on tbs peninsula is mount
ingin value by leaps and bounds
, as the opportunities are becom-
ing known. Here is a chance for
a nice, clean living: a steady GER
tain income, and a constantly in
creasing land value that will
make you Independent in few
years. For a small investment
at low price and on easy terms.
Then carefully consider our prop
osition, which is your oppor-
tunity.
For particulars write or call
on w. r. Ross, or A. G. Schmidt,
|, Ritter s. Deutsch Bldg, Wau-
sau, Wisconsin. Phone 1853.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21
Only a Few Days
Left
Arrange to Take Advantage of It
READ OUR OFFER

For two weeks, commencing Friday May 10, 1912, ana
ending the euenng of May rs, 1912 will offer the follow
ing inducements the people buying land in addition
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21

FIRST Every married who buys lot from
will give him three years to pay for it. small
payment down. and the balance in monthly payments 1t
who buys should die before he gets the lot paid for
will give his widow paid up deed without any fur
Their payments. Any single who buys now and gets
married before his land is paid for will have the
clause attached his contract the married This
is every bit as good life insurance policy. 1t
when father makes his first payment the mother is
of home Every wife should insist her husband buying
lot from u.s. she will be of home for herself and
little ones.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-21


will give away lot to the people who buy they IN
turn dispose Of it they think best Remember this
offer lasts only two weeks. Our addition is in the city
limits north the bank of the Wis. river and oppo
site Forest Park Addition. We have half mile
of river frontage and wide strip of land along the river
that has been put into park for the of the property
holders in the addition. You go up the west side
of the river UP the east side to Mr. Crocker cottage
and he will take you in launch, and give you
trip up the river which is all clear of booms and logs
There is better fishing between Wausau and Heights
than there at most of the lakes the northern part OF
the state. Any wanting to buy cannot find better
location in the city. The land is level floor and has
rich soil, and there stunlps or brush piles
We honestly believe that if you would look over all
the additions in the city, that you will decide with that
is the best The prices from SIS to $3.50 per lot
Some of these lots regular city lots 90 100 feet and
half lots. Come and pick out lot on the
river front before they all gone. Mr. Croker be
found the addition every day. and every Wednesday and
Saturday evenings until 7:3O Everybody knows the
street line will go Brokaw in the future, and
then the lots will double in value Do not wait but come
while they cheap. This is of the best ways
money and to make money Invest your money in
two of lots. Payments so small that you
will not miss the money and the land cannot burn
away. See
We have several very desirable city and acre lots in
Maple Hill and Forest Park additions the east side OF
the Wisconsin river, located the Wausau Street Rail
road Companys proposed line to Brokaw These lots Will
be all sold within very short time 1t generally under
stood that this will be the best residence district the
CITY, covered with beautiful trees of all kinds and sur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-28

ue $3.50, price 95c.
The Regatta waists with the
new Robuspierre collar, all
over embroidery fronts, short
sleeves, with turned back
cuffs, value $1.75, during Re-
gatta week, sec.
On our bargain counter will be
found a lot of silk waists, also
embroidered ingeries. that
formerly sold rom $295 to
$500, for regatta week these
have been reduced to S1.98.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-28

Scalloped, embroidered, edging on collar and
cuffs, in self and contrasting shades, trim
med with silk regatta ties and crochet but
tons $11.5q value at s7.95.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-08
BOY KILLED WITH
q RIFLE
Folsom in Gloom Over Acci-
dental Self Destruction Of
Youth Whose Funeral o.
ours on July Fourth.

gspecinI coFscspoBdenco 20 IfsraiiI.l
F0lSoIn, y. A.. July 6.--FOisom IL
IN mourning because OF the doplor-
able death OF little Frank Roblnaon,
AGED ten years. who accidentally shot
and killed himself with a 20 cailbcr
target rifle on July I. The little TEL
low Was on hts way 10 the home OF
Mrs Mcdonald. an aged widow 20 do
some chores and thought Il would BE-
tno TO tnko tho gun along and per-
haps shoot rabbit.
His parents were unaware OF his
Intention. M they never allowed tho
younger children to have tne weapon
and thought Il was hid from them.
This body OF the boy was discovered
later with q bullet through hts heart.
tho position Of the gun showing plain
" how the tragedy had occurred. The
funeFal WIS held July 4. this being
tie second funeral 70 occur on that
date IN the past three years.
Tho people OF FOLSOM went 10 Des
Moines, Pine Forest and Oak Canyon
20 celebrate the Fourth. AZ the lat
ter place picnic was given In honor
Of Mira Gum OF Corpus Christi, Texas
A herd OF buffalo from Goodnight,
Texas. h expected 10 pass through
here on the seventh, presumably go
ing 20 the Buffalo Jones ranch In
this state.