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Aston;shed Husband.

De Wolfe Hopper tells good story
about the domestic unhappiness of an
other actor. The hero of the joke was
a man who had married because the
woman had much money. although no
beauty Naturally, after the wedding
ceremony and the acquisition of the
brides financial resources. the hus-
band was never very attentive to her.
Another member of the company in
which the couple ere appearing was.
however, lar more appreciatiye of the
lady's charms. and proceeded to make
love to her In ar ardent but stealthy
manner. The grand finale came one
evening when the actor discovered
the other man kissing his wife. The
fond lover stood petrifed with fear.
and expected to be shot down the
next moment.
No such thing happened. The out
ragged husband only lifted his hands
toward the ceiling with gesture OF
intense surprise, and exclaimed:
"Merciful heavens! And he didn's
even have tot"
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MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, March 20, 1912.


Butter-Creamery, extras, 29c;
prints, soc; firsts, 24@25c; seconds,
21@24c; renovated, 2602Sc; dairy
fancy, 25c.
Cheese-American, full cream.
Twins, lie; daisies. new, II OF " G.;
Young Americas. 171a @18c; long
horns, 19c; Swiss. 15@171Ac.
ESSs-Current receipts fresh as
&c quality, 10 ole 1ac; recandled, ex-
tras, 216222c; seconds, Is a Ice
Live poultry-Fowls, 15c; roos-
tiers, Sc; springers, 15c.
Potatoes-Wiscons sacked, on
track, 1.07@112.
Hay-No, 1 timothy, 21.OO; clo-
yer, 1850; No. / prairie. 1850.
Wheat-No. l northern. HOO
1.12; No. 2 northern, 1.090
LILO "; No. 8 northern, 100.
Corn-No. 8, yellow, 67%c
Oats-No. 3, white, So Il C; stand
ard, 531ac.
Barley-W Wisconsin, 1928; No. 2,
1.29; No. 4, 1924.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 5000
6.S5; heifers, 4.1O@6.60; COWS,
4.6O@5.95; feeders, 415@4.6O;
calves, 6.75@8.0O.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 7.05
OTIS; fair to best light, $500
$50; pigs, 5.OO@5.9O.
Sheep-Lambs, 4.50@7.00; ewes,
4.25 $500.
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CHAPTER XxxVII.
At the Water-HoIe.

Up from the far. dim southwest
they rode slowly, silently, wearied
still by the exertions of the past night.
and burned by the fierce rays of the
desert sun. No wind OF sufficient force
had blown since Keith passed that
way, and they could easily follow the
hoof prints of his horse across the
sand waste. Bristoe was ahead. hat
brim dram low, scanning the horizon
line Increasingly. Somewhere out in
the midst of that mystery was hidden
tragedy, and he dreaded the knowl-
edge of its truth Behind him Fair
balm and Hope rode together, their Ups
long since grown silent, the man ever
glancing uneasily aside at her. the
girl dropping slightly in the saddle.
with pale face and heavy eyes. Five
ing rope fastened to the pommels OF
the two Bar X" mems saddles, were
punched together. and behind all came
Neb, his black face gIistening in the
| heat
Suddenly Bristoe drew rein, and
rose to the full length in the stirrups,
shading his eyes from the suns glare.
as he stared ahead Two motionless
black spects were visible-yet were
they motionless? or was it the heat
waves which seemed to yield them
movement? He drove in his spurs.
driving his startled horse to the
summit of low sand ridge, and again
halted, gazing intently forward He
was not mistaken-they were horses.
Knowing instantly what 1t meant
those riderless animals drifting dere-
lict in the heart OF the desert-nis
throat dry With fear, the scout
wheeled, and spurred back to his
party. quickly resolving on a course
of action. Hawley and Keith had
met: both had fallen, either dead or
wounded A moments delay now
might cost life; he would need Fair
balm. but he must keep the girl back.
if possible. But could he? She
Strengthened up In the saddle as he
came squirting toward them: her eyes
wide open. one hand clutching at her
throat
Doctor" he called as soon as he
was near enough, his horse circhng,
thar is somethin shown out yon.
der I'd like>ter take look at. an |
reckon you better so long. The mig.
ger kin com rP ahead yere with Miss
Waite"
She struck her horse. and he
plunged forward. bringing her face
to face with BriStoe
What is It? Tell me, what IS it?'
"Nothin' but a loose boss, Miss"
"A horse! here on the desert?''
looking about. her eyes dark with hor-
ror But how could that be? Could
could it be Captain Keith's?"
Bristoe cast an appealing glance at
Fairbain. hopping his face vigorously.
not knowing what to say. and the 9TH
er attempted TO turn the tide.
MOI likely-not likely at all--no
reason why 1t should be-probably
just a stray horse--you stay back
here, Miss Hope-Ben and win find
out. and let you know"
NO, I'm going" she cried. sitting a
sob in her throat. 1T would XIII me
TO wait here"
She was of before either might
raise hand or voice in protest. and
they could only urge their horses in
effort to overtake her. the three ra-
cling forward fetlock deep in sand.
Mounted upon a swifter animal Fair
balm forsed ahead; he could see the
two horses now plainly. their heads
uplifted. their reins dangling. With
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the rudy glow of fame flashing
across his face. He heard voices
family. and thus. little by little. con
seriousness asserted itself and memory
struggled back into his bewildered
brain The desert-the lonely leagues
of sand-his fingers gripped as II the
felt the stock OF a gun-yet that was
all over-he was not there--but ne
was somewhere-and alive, alive. II
hurt him to move. to breathe even
and after one effort to turn over. ne
lay perfectly still. staring up into the
black arch of sky, endeavoring 70
think, to Observation-Disclosures was ne!
How had he come there? Was HaW'
ley alive also? A face bent over MIN,
the features family visible in the flash
of freight His dull eyes lit up In
sudden recollection.
Doc! is that your"
Sure, old man." the pudgy fingers
feeling his pulse. the gray eyes twink
ling. Marrow squeak you had-go
ing to pull through all right. though
no sign of fever"
w mere AIN
AT the water-hole; sling you In
blanket. and get you into Larned to
morrow"
There was a moments silence
Keith finding it hard to speak.
"Hawley-?" he whispered at last.
"Oh. don't worry; you got him all
right. Say" his voice SOLDERING, may
be it was just as well you took that
job. If it had been me would have
been in bad
The wounded mans eyes questioned
Its a bad mix-up, Keith. Waite
never told us all of it, | reckon ne
didn't want her to know, and she
never shall, If | can help it. I've been
looking over some papers in his peck
et-he'd likely been after them this
trip-and his name amt Hawley. Hes
Bartlett Gale, Christie's father"
Keith could not seem to grasp the
thought, his eyes half-closed.
"Her-her father?" he questioned
weakly. DO you suppose he kneWT
mo: not at first, anyhow; not at
Sheridan He was too interested III
his scheme to even suspicion he had
actually stumbled onto the real girl.
think he Just found out"
A coyote howled somewhere In the
darkness, a melancholy chorus joining
in the with long drawn cadence. A
shadow swept into the radius of dane,
ing freight.
rs be conscious, Doctor?"
Fairbain drew back silently. and she
dropped on her knees at Keith's side
bending low to look into his face.
"Hope-Hope."
Yes, dear. and you are going to
live now-live for me-"
He found her hand, and held It,
clasped within his own. his eyes wide
open.
81 have never told you" he said.
softly, how much | love you"
She bent lower until her cheeB
touched his.
NO. Jack but you may now" e
THE END.
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1T REMINDED HIM or HOME
Big Gale at Sea Had No Terrors for
the Passenger From the Cy-
clone State.

A native of one of the most west
ern of the United States of America
was crossing the Atlantic in rough
weather.
One morning he went up on deck
when big gale was blowing Nobody
was in sight except the captain
Go below there!" shouted the cap
tain
The passenger looked around to see
TO whom he was talkin
You mean me?" he yelled back, IS
there was no one else in sight
"of course | do, Go below and
the captain came alongside.
We'll. I guess not, protested the
passenger. I'm up here TO see how
one of your mountain-high waves and
your terrific gales compare with what
we have at home in the way OF cy-
clones. This amt a patch TO what
I've seen out our way"
A big wave just then broke over the
deck. sweeping the speaker aft. They
picked him up with a broken leg, a
twisted shoulder and sprained wrist.
When he came to he saw the captain.
Captain" he said. feebly. that re
minded me of home, only it was =
sight wetter- Variety Life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
MUNICIPAL SPRING
PRIMARY RESULTS
Voters Choose Candidates in
Wisconsin Cities.
BADING WINS IN MILWAUKEE,
Beats Congressman Cary to ! in
Non-nartisan Contest for Mayor
atty Nomination-Mayor Siedel Is
Again Nominee of Socialists.

Milwaukee. - The non-partisan
ticket, headed by DIR. Gerhard A.
Bading for mayor, with Joseph P.
Carney for treasurer and Louis NJ.
Kotecki for comptroller, was nomi-
mated by vote of two to one at the
municipal primaries over the ticket
headed by Congressman William ].
Cary. With six precincts missing the
vote was, Bading, 25,375; Cary, a.
S5S. The socialist vote for Mayor
Seidel was 6,322-5, 1000 more than
in the primary two years ago. The
combined vote for Bading and Cary
shows majority of 23,411 over the
vote of Seidel, socialist, and Bading's
vote alone is 9,043 more than
Seidels. The total vote cast is near
$4,000.
Madison.-John B. Helm, former
superintendent of the city water
works department, was nominated
mayor on the democratic ticket He
defeated former Aid Schmedeman,
chairman of the democratic state
central committee, and Aid. James
P. Hyland. A. G. Kroncke was nom
mated for mayor on the republican
ticket without opposition.
Portage j. Downey, the pres
ent incumbent, and E. S. Baker, We're
nominated for mayor.
Rice Lake,. G. McClelland and
M. S. Hines were nominated for may
or and T. j. Tucker, Timothy Der
gan, Henry Wiz and George A.
Bairer for councilmen.
Menomonie. j. r. Matthews,
present incumbent, and Carl Pieper,
were nominated for mayor. Four
were nominated as councilmen out
of field of twelve
Superior.-F. J. Van Buren,, Clean
Government club candidate, and Jo-
seph S. Konkel, were nominated for
mayor over five other candidates in
the first primary under the commits
sion government
Janesville.-James A. Father and
James Cronin were chosen candi-
dates for mayor in the first primary
election under the new commission
form of government
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SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. VIrginlan. now a bor-
der plainsman. is looking for roaming war
parties OF savages He sees wagon team
at fun gallon pursued by men on ponies.
When Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ers have massacred two men and de-
parted He searches the victims finding
papers and locket with a womans por-
trait Keith is arrested al Carson CITY.
charged with the murder, his accuser De-
ing a ruffian named Black Bart. A negro
companion In his cell named Neb tells him
that ne knew the Keiths In Virginia Neo
says one OF the murdered men was John
Sibley. the other Gen Willis Waite. form
cry Confederate officer. The plainsmah
ana Neb escape, and later the fugltVes
come upon a caSin and find its occupant
70 De young gtTl whom keith tnlnks
Me saw al Carson CITY. The girl eXplaIhS
that she is In search of a brother. who
rau deserted from the army. and that
HIr. Hawley induced her to come 10 lIle
icy appears and Keith IN hiding recog
mes MIN as Black Bart. There Is yer
IInG oattle In thu darkered room IN WIZ VIII
heIth Is victor. Horses are APPROPRIATED
ana the girl who says that her name Is
rope; Joins in the escape. Keith explalsns
rs MS situation and the fugitiyes make .oI
me motel landlady. Miss Hope tells tna'
Tns Is the daughter of General Walte
rem and Neb drift into Sheridan, where
KeIth meets an old friend. DR.. FaITpain
KEITH meets the brother OF Hope ware
Shoer the assumed name of Fred WIZ
Ioughby. and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
Two Hope learns that Gen. Waite. VINO
was thought murdered, Is at Sheridan
ana goes there. where she Is mistaken Tor
christie Maclaire the Carson City singer
helth meets the real Christie Maclaire
ana finds that Black Bart has CONVINCED
ner That there is a mystery in her life
wHIch ne Is going TO turn TO her adVan-
tage. The Dlainsman tells Hope waite or
mer resemblance to Christie Maclaire
,Lhey decide that Fred Willoughby may
noid the key to the situation. Keith finds
the death of her brother Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
mas made to Christie Maclaire- Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer DR.. Fairbain is in love with
christie Maclaire and Keith induces him
10 detain her from the stage while Hope
goes TO the theater where she meets
black Bart, who. thus deceived tells
nope that General Waite has suspected
ms plans and that they must fly. Hope,
greatly alarmed. demurs. General Waite
appears and says Black Bart has stolen
papers from him regarding an inhert-
lance. Keith is informed that Christie
that she is the half sister of Hope. The
latter has been carried away by Black
Bart and his gang. DR.. Fairbaln avows
his love for Phyllis and she accepts him
kelth and his friends strike the trail of
Black Bart. They find Hope has been ia
Ken back To the old cabin. The wilderness
cabin is the scene OF a fight in which
Keith and his partners overcome their
outlaw enemies. Black Bart and the
plainsman meet In a duel for final ac-
counting
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Jew SCORED ON ARISTocRAT
lll-6red Remark Brought Discontinue
on Duke of Westminster and
His Companion.


friend of mine who is in Cairo
Just now told me a good story in a
recent letter of an old Jew of that
city who scored of the young duke of
Westminster and his inseparable COM
panion, Lord Rocksavage, when they
were there a few weeks ago. They
were buying some jewelry in the bazaar
there, and the duke remarked audibly
to his friend:
"The fool doesn't speak English OF
course" But the fool understood we'll
enough.
do you spik Italian?" he asked
them, to which they replied in the neg
ative.
do you spik Grik?"
No"
do you spik Turk?"
mo"
do you spik Russian"
mo"
me one time fool" said the old
man after a short but eloquent pause;
you five times fool" And the duke
and his friend retired discomfted.-
Exchange.
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Wisconsin News Briefs.

Madison.-Ihe university regents
have awarded contracts for the con-
struction of the following buildings:
Women's dormitory building, to the
Wisconsin Construction company.
Chippewa Falls, at something over
100000; construction of university
extension and home economics build
ing, to w. H. Grady & Co., Mime
apolis, something over $10O,0OO;
equipment of the new biology build
ing, ]. H. Findorff, Madison, for
about $4,000.
Madison-Instead of declaring
Assemblyman Ray ]. Nye's Office as
member of the assembly vacant, as
first reported, the Wisconsin supreme
court left the question open. 1t fail
ed to pass upon the constitutionality
of the two offices of grain commits
sioner and assemblyman. On all
other points the court was emphatic
in it's rulings in Nye's favor. From
present indication he will hold both
offices.
Washington, D. C.-Representa-
tive Davidson has offered an amend
ment to the river and harbor appro-
priation bill which provides for a
survey of the Fox river in Wisconsin.
with view to determining what re-
pairs or extension, if any, should be
made to the levee at Portage in the
interests of navigation and to pre-
vent injury to the government works
on Fox river
Chippewa Falls.-Lee Moore. %.
brakeman on the 500 line, was in
stantly killed at Auburndale while
attempting to make a flying switch
on an emigrant car.
Madison - According to Game
Warden Sholts carp SEEMING under
the supervision of the fish and game
department has been a financial sue
cess for the state as the state re-
ceived more for the fish since last
fall than it did during the preceding
year when commercial fishermen did
the work.
Manitowoc.-Joseph Holsen came
to town with an egg believed to be
the record for Wisconsin hens. The
egg measures Z Is inches in circum-
ference, endwise, and 80 inches
around, and weighs a quarter of
pound.
La Crosse That farming under
certain conditions is a public nuis-
anee, is the declaration residents in
an exclusive section of town, who
protest against the turning over of
vacant lots to the socialists for truck
gardens for workingInen, on the
ground that it will injure property.
They threaten tC secure an injunction
if the plan is carried out
Marinette. A revolver, which
William Lutier, aged 10, son of an
Iron Mountain homesteader, was
loading, was accidentally discharged,
killing James kutier, aged 4, who
was standing nearby.
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far greater in proportion than in New
York now. Though it is appalling
that there should be nearly quarter
million diseased school children. yet
the defects are Of minor things. while
formerly they were severe fhe seat
OF most of the trouble is SAID to be
malnutrition. but it is not nearly so
bad as in European cities OF the last
century That is. the new facts must
not cause undue pessimism. but ra,h
er the reverse. for they show that
though there is an immense proven
tire work ahead of Us. the progress
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Prepare for 1918 Highway Work.

Madison.-The Wisconsin high
way commission is doing preliminary
work to prepare for 1913 road con-
struction throughout the state. Let
tiers are being sent to town chair
men advising that it will be neces-
sary to vote tax at the town meet
ing on or before September 1, 1912,
if the towns expect to build road
or bridge under the state law in
1913. No state aid work voted the
coming spring can be built in 1912.
If bridge in county aystem must
be built this year, it is necessary to
do so under the county aid law
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Naturally.

Robert, al the age of twelve, was
much puzzled over one question In
his examination paper on civics. 1t
ran, IF the president, vice-president.
and all the members of the cabinet
should die, who would otficiate?" Rack
ing his brain in vain to remember the
order of succession. happy thought
came to him, and he wrote:
"The undertaken" -Woman's Home
Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Cold waIenma

A clergyman in a small town was
deploring the fact that none of the
couples that came in from the coun-
try to be married stopped at his house
for the purpose.
well, brother" said the man ad-
dressed, what can you expect with
that big sign on the tree there: Five
dollars fine for hitching here?"-
Youths Companion.
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No Cause for Great Alarm

less in rural districts, though still
present, and as the population Is now
largely urban. it is quite natural that
the proportion OF detectives shoulG
increase. though as matter of fact
there Is 20 evidence that 1T has. Big
cities are modern affairs and that is
why their phenomena are being dis
covered. but the accounts OF London
some centuries ago showed a deplor-
able number Of detectives, probably
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26

far northern sky there rose a black
speck. growing larger and larger; 9TH
ers came from the east and west, beat
ing the air with widely outspread
wings, great beaks stretched forward
Out from their nests of foulness the
desert scavengers were coming for
their spoil.
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Sad Excuse.

They were twitting a friend who
;tuttered, upon the fact that he had
never been married.
81 kn-kn-know, boys, that I've never
b-b-been married, but l was pre-pre-
pretty near it once"
How was that?" the inquired.
We'll, you see, / ask-ask-asked a
girl to hav-hav-have me, and she said
that she'd rather be ex * excused, and
was such a fo-fo-fool. ex-ex-excused
her."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
BOB" WINS NORTH DAKOTA
Primary Contest Between Roosevelt
and La Toilette Forces Results in
Victory to Wisconsin Senator.

Grand Falls, N. D.-The North Da-
kota presidential preference primary
has been carried by Robert M. La
Toilette of Wisconsin, by majority
of 200 votes. The fight was be-
tween La Toilette and Roosevelt
forces, the Taft men having deserted
the field.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26

made in a century or even half cen
fury has been enormous. Optimism
is in place. even If we are sure that
perfection is unattainable- Moreover.
our preventive work is rapidly becom-
ing more and more efficient now that
we are learning the exact conditions
and their auses.-American Medt
cine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Nav Estahllsh IndustriaI School.

Sheboygan.-At meeting of the
Business Mems association the mat
ter of the establishment of an in
dustrial school in Sheboygan was
considered. The preliminary step
was taken some time ago by the ap-
pointment of local industrial board
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Chicago. March 90 1919

Cattle-Beeves, 5.0O@S65; stock
ers and feeders, 4.00@6.1O; cows
and heifers, 2.90@6.60; calves,
5.75@825.
Hogs-Light, 6.7507.02; heavy,
SIS @7.10; rough, 6.65 @6.S5; pigs,
5.00@6.55.
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Taft Delegates Spent sle2.

Madisoa.-The personal campaign
committees of W. d. Hoard. o. Dav-
idson, G.. B. Hudnall and Emmanuel
Philipp certified to an expense of
s1s29O in the campaign as canii.
dates for Taft delegates-at-large.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Summer Wear.

Patrick worked for a VIGOROUSLY
stingy boss and lost no chance to
let the fact be known. Once a wag-
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked:
Pat, I hear your boss just gave
you brand-new suit of clothes"
NO. said Pat, only part-rt of a
suit
What part?"
THE sleeves iv the vestl"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Large Number of Defective School,
Children an Old Phenomenon.
New More Evident.

TIE enormous number of defective
school children should not alarm US
too greatly Bad as it all is, there is
plenty Of evidence that il IS en- old,
old phenomenon-as old indeed as
mGa himSelf-but now more evident
because there are more people. II Is
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Curative AGENT.

do you think an ice cold plunge is
good for people?"
WELL" replied the indolent person.
81 fell in while skating and must ad-
nit that the fright cured me of hic-
coughs"
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Lad Lcses soth Hands.

William LEM. aged IS
lost both hands when they were
drawn between the rolls of a ma
chine in the Kimberly-Clark COM
pany's paper mill at Kimberly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26
Lift ou1 JuguIar Vein.

Neenah.-At the Clark hospital
here, surgeons cut around and lifted
the jagalar vein out and removed
an abnor aal growth which momen-
tSrily threatened the life of Beulah
Sindahl, IA years cid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26

Neenah.-T'he Hardwood Products
company of Neenah viii provide all
the oak doors and the interior wood
work of the new state capitol build
Ing OF Utah.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-26

Neenah.-Although it had been ar
ranged to have Mrs. B. c. Guddsn
of Oshkosh give an address on wom-
ans suffrage, farmers and institute
workers at the annual roundup de-
clined to inject politics into farm
institutes and the invitation was re-
called.
Couderay.-Great oak and pine
timbers, nothing less than Is inches
square at the top end and up to as
feet long, with as much as 2,100
feet to a stick, are being loaded here
for the English government. which
win use them As ship timbers.