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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

Ing woman, her tears came slowly as
rule and then came hard She rath-
er prided herself upon her stoicism
but In this instance the great depths
OF her nature had been undermined
and the fountains thereof were fain
to break forth
How long she lay there, warmth
I coming gradually to her under the d.
rect rays OF the sun, she did not know,
and it was strange thing that
caused her to arise. 1t grew suddenly
dark over her head She looked up
and a rim of frightful black. dense
clouds had suddenly blotted out the
sun The clouds were lined with gold
and silver and the long rays shot
from behind the somber blind over
the yet uncovered portions of the
heaven, but the clouds moved with
the irresistible swiftness and steadi.
ness OF a great deluge. The wall OF
them lowered above her head while
they extended steadily and rapidly
, the hour. her thoughts flew down the
| canon to the camp. She must hasten
! there. She looked for her watch
which she had lifted from the grass
and which she had not yet put on.
The grizzly had stepped upon it. it
was ifretrievably ruined. She judged
from her last glimpse OF the sun that
it must now be early afternoon. She
! rose to her feet and staggered with
weakness; she had eaten nothing
since morning. and the nervous shock
and strain through which she had
gone had reduced her to a pitiable
condition
Her luncheon had fortunately es-
caped unframed. In a big pocket of
der short skirt there was a small
flask OF whiskey, which her Uncle
Robert had required her to take with
her. She felt sick and faint, but she
knew that she must eat If she was to
make the journey, difficult as it might
prove. back to the camp. She forced
herself to take the first mouthful OF
bread and meat she had brought with
her, but when she mad tasted she
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
CHAPTER v.

The Bear, the Man and the Flood.
The water was deep enough To re-
ceive her dive and the pool was long
enough to enable her to swim a few
strokes The first chill OF the icy wa
ter was soon lost in the vigorous mo,
lions in which she INDUCED. but no
more human form. however hardy and
Injured. could long endure that frigid
bath. Reluctantly, yet with the knowl-
edge that she must go. after one more
sweeping dive and a few magnificent
strokes, she raised her head from the
water tapping her white shoulders and
shaking her face clear from the drops
of crystal, faced the shore. 1t was no
longer untenanted. she was no longer
alone.
What she saw startled and alarmed
her beyond measure. Planted on her
clothes, looking straight at her. hav-
ing come upon her In absolute ST.
lence. nothing having given her the
least warning of his approach, and
now gazing at her with red. hungry,
evil. vicious eyes, the eyes OF the
covetous filled with the cruel lust OF
desire and carnal possession, and yet
with CLINT OF surprise in them. too.
as If he did not know quite what to
make of the white ioveliness of this
unwonted apparition flashing so sud-
denly at him out of the water. this
strange invader of the domain OF
which ne was sole master and lord
paramount, stood a great. monstrous,
frightful looking grizzly bear Ursus
Horribilis. indeed.
He was an aged monarch of the
mountains. reddish brown in color
originally, but now hoary dirty
His body was massive and
hurly. his legs short, dark colored and
immensely powerful. His broad square
head moved restlessly. His fanged
mouth opened and a low hoarse growl
came from the red cavern OF his
throat He was an old and terrible
monster who had tasted the blood OF
man and who would not hesitate to
attack without provocation. especially
anything at once so harmless and so
Whitley inviting as the girl in the
pool
The girl forgot the chill OF the water
In the horror of that moment Alone.
naked. defenseless. lost in the noun
tains. with the most powerful. san
culinary and ferocious beast of the
continent In front of her, she could
neither fight nor fly; she could only
wait his pleasure. He snuffed at her
clothing a moment and stood with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
United States Does Not Make Ire
mendousiy Good Showing In
Worlds Financial Column.

For ell its Wanted wealth the Unit
ed States in so far as per capita ratio
goes, does not make such a tremen-
dously good showing in the worlds
financial column The wealth In the
United States In 1910 was estimated
at 1925, 900 100000. by far the greatest
amount credited in bulk to any one
country. Yet the per capita wealth
was only s1,359 Great Britain in 1909
was worth SIS, 725, 100000. each person,
according to the census. thus getting
s1.e72. France, with 100000. 900 In
1910, had a per capita wealth OF
5000: Germany had $50, 500. 900. 600.
with a per capita Of $1,000. Russia's
total wealth was $50 200. 100000, but
its enormous population dragged the
per capita down to $500. while Swift
zerland, with a total wealth OF only
So. 03O. 000, 600. has per capita rating
of 1856. The per capita division in
sweden amounts to y402 out Of total
OF s2.1e7. 900 900. Switzerland. in the
last few years. made a 20 per cent
gain in national wealth. The average
ner CAPITA wealth in the % cantons
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

youred that was small thing. but
that she should be so outraged in her
modesty was uncomfortable. She wished
the hunter had not come. She sunk
lower in the water for moment fam
to hide in its crystal clarity and rear
lied as she did how frightfuliy cold
she was. Yet, although she troze
where she was and persisted with cold
she could not go out on the bank 10
dress, and it would avail her little,
she saw swiftly. since the huge mon
ster had fallen a dead heap on her
clothes
Now all this, although it takes min
utes to tell, had happened in but
few seconds. Seconds sometimes in
clude hours. even lifetime. in their
brief composition. She thought it
would be just as well for her to sink
down and die in the water, when q
sudden splashing below her caused
her to look down the stream.
She was so agitated that she could
make out little except that there was
a man crossing below her and making
directly toward the body OF the bear.
He was a tall black bearded man, she
saw he carried a rifle, he looked Meth
er to the right nor to the left, he did
not bestow glance upon her. She
could have cried aloud in thanksgiving
for his apparent obliviousness to her
as she crouched aow neck deep mr. the
benumbing cold. The man stepped on
the bank, shook himself like a great
dog might have done and marched
over to the bear. He uprooted small
nearby pine, with the ease Of Her
cules-and she had time to mark and
marvel at it In spite OF everything
and then with that % ever he I'M
concernedly and easi'v heaved the
body of the monster lion OFF sher
clothing. She was to learn later what
a feat of strength it was to move that
inert carcass weighing much more
than half ton.
Thereafter he dropped the pine tree
by the side of the dead grizzly and
without a backward look tramped
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eIlipse OF her imagination. Another
moment or two and all coherency OF
thought would be gone. The grizzly
still unsettled and uneasy before her
awful glance, but not deferred by it.
turned its great head sideways a lit
tie to escape the direct immobile
stare brought his sharp clawed foot
down heavily and lurched forward
Scarcely had a minute elapsed in
which all this happened. That huge
threatening heave of the great body
toward her relieved the tension She
found voice at last Although 1t was
absolutely futile. she realized as she
cried. her released lips framed the
loud appeal
'Relpi for Gods sake"
Although she knew she cried but
dropping pines, the rushing river. the
distant heaven, the appeal went forth
accompanied by the mightiest con-
Duration known to man.
For Gods sake, help"
How dare poor humanity so plead.
the doubter cries. What is it to God
If one suffers, another bleeds. another
dies? What answer could come out of
that silent sky? Sometimes the Lord
speaks with the loud voice of mems
fashioning, instead of in that still
whisper which is his own, and the
sound of which we fail to catch be-
cause of our own ignoble babble
RI har 10
with a roar in her nervous frightened
ear like a clap of thunder. Ere the
first echo of it died away, it was sue
ceeded by another and another and
another. echoing. rolling. reverberat-
ing among the rocks in ever diminish
ing but long drawn out peals.
On the instant the bear rose to his
feet. swayed slightly and struck as at
an imaginary enemy with his weigbty
paws. hoarse. frightful gathering
roar burst from his red slavering jaws.
then he hrched side ways and fell
forward, fighting the air madly for a
moment, and lay still
With staring eyes that missed no
detail. she saw that the brute had
been shot in the head and shoulder
three times and that he was appar-
emily dead The revuIsion that came
over her was bewildering; she swayed
again. this time not from the thrust
of the water. but with sick faintness.
The tension suddenly taken OF, I'm
strung. the loose bow OF her spirit
quiyered helplessly; the arrow OF her
life almost fell into the stream.
And then a new and more appalling
terror swept over her. Some man had
fired that shot. Actaeon had spied
upon Diana With this sudden revela-
ton of her shame, the red blood beat
to the white surface in spite of the
chill water. The anguish Of that mo-
ment was greater than before. She
could be killed, torn to pieces. de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
Gone to Stay.

Booth Harrington was telling stor-
les to group of college graduates in
New York club. when one of the
party suddenly inquired: What has
become of Davis?"
lie has gone out of town on bust
ness for a few days, guess" re-
piled another of the party.
He has gone for long WHILE" OBJ
served Mr. Harrington, with a smile
Davis is one of those men who leave
unmistakable evidence of their pur-
poses. Whenever Davis goes away to
stay a long period be takes with him
an old mouth organ, which he loves
dearly to play while he occasionally
nibblos at gingerbread. l have made
an investigation of Davis room, and
have found that the mouth organ dis
appeared with him. The presence or alb
sence of that instrument Is enough to
tell me what Davis plans are"
The party learned soon after that
Davis had left for Wisconsin to re-
side permanently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23


Edward d. Easton, one of the big
gest manufacturers of talking ma
chimes in the world, has an idea that
everybody is as much interested in
grand opera as he is. He gives week
ly concerts at his home and makes
all his servants. who represent vari-
Gus nationahties, listen to them. Once
a Swedish housemaid gave signs OF
intense satisfaction at the hearing a
particularly loud and shrill record by
the great soprano, Lima Cavalier.
$50 you like that?" asked Mr.. Eas-
ton, all pulled up because his grand
opera had made such hit.
"Ay t'ink it bane grand" replied
Alma. 1T sound to me Just lax de
way de Ireesh cook she cry las, when
hossban' die" Popular Magazine.
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down the canon; her bloody sweater
still lay on the ground with other
things or which she was needless. 1t
had grown colder. but she realized
that the climb down the canon would
put her stagnant blood In circulation
and all would be we'll
Before she began the descent OF the
pass, she cast one long glance back
ward whittier the man had gone.
Whence came he. who was he. what
had he seen, where was he now? She
thanked God for his interference in
one breath and hate1 him for his
presence in the other
The whole sky was now black with
drifting clouds, lightning flashed above
her head, muttered peals of thunder.
terriically ominous, rocked through
the silent hills. The noise was low
and subdued, but almost continuous.
With singular and uneasy feeling
that she was being observed. she
started down the canon, plunging des-
perately through the trees, leaping the
brook from side to side where 1t mar
rowed, seeking ever the easiest way.
She struggled on, painting with sud
den inexpitcable terror almost as bad
as that which had overwhelmed her
an hour b efore-and growing more
intense every moment. to such tragic
pass had the day and its happenings
brought her.
Poor girl. awful experience really
was to be hers that day The tates
sported with her-bodily fear, out
ragged modesty. mental anguish and
now the terror of the storm.
The clouds seemed to sink lower.
Until they almost closed about her.
Locg gray ghostly arms reached out
toward her 1t grow darker and dark
er in the depths OF the canon. She
screamed sloud-in vain
(TO BE CONTINUEDO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
Bruce and the Spider

stance so picturesque and illustrating
so aptly the perseverance and pa
thence OF the national hero under des-
perate difficulties.
NO: nothing is heard of this adyen-
ture till long after Bruce and his
comrades had passed away. and then
it makes it's appearance in company
with such trash as the miraculous ap-
pearaace Of the arm bone Of St FL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

swiftly and steadily up the canon
through the trees. turning at the point
of it and was instantly lost to sight
His gentle and generous purpose were
obvious even to the frightened. agt-
tated, excited girl.
The woman watched him until he
disappeared, a few seconds longer,
the water and stepped out upon the
shore. Her sweater which the bear
had dragged forward in its advance,
lay on top of the rest of her clothes.
covered with blood. She threw it aside
and with nervous, frantic energy, wet,
cold, though she was, she jerked on
in some fashion enough clothes to
cover her nakedness and then with
more leisurely order and with aeces-
sary care she got the rest of her ap-
parel in its accustomed place upon her
body. and then when 1t was all over
she sank down prone and PROSTATE
upon the grass by the carcass o. the
now harmless monster which had so
nearly caused her undoing, and shiv-
cred. cried and sobbed as if her heart
would break.
She was chilled to the bone by her
motionless sojourn, albeit 1t had been
for scarcely more than a minute in
that icy water, and yet the blood
rushed to her brow and face. to every
hidden part of her In waves as she
thought of it. 1t was a good thing
that she cried: she was not weep
across the sky toward the other side
of the canon and the mountain wall
A storm was brewing such as she
had never seen. such as she had no
experience to enable her to realize It's
malign possibilities. Nay. it was now
at hand. She had no clew, however.
of what was toward, how terrible a
danger overshadowed her. Frightened
but unconscious of all the menace OF
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

Apparently the little sreside story
about Bruce and the spider is in the
category OF fables. So eminent an an
shorty as Sir Herbert Maxwell says in
Robert the Bruce:"
What is the evidence to be found
In support of it? Not in the writings
OF Barbour. Fordun or Wyntoun. those
most nearly contemporary with Bruce
and least likely to suppress q csrcum-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
&zuenz
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia E. Pinkhaln's Vegetable Compound.

TIE acaange of life" is a most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. AT this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. It
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
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Wealth of the Nations

ranges from s1,SS5 in Geneva to $279
in Tessin. Switzerland thus stands
very high 1'he population In 1921
was 1,sS5,229, so that in 80 years
time 1t has not doubled France, II
will be noted, stands at the head of
the nations with a per capita wealth
of s2.070. That the United States.
with fits enormous total, does not rank
higher is because of the rapidly In
creasing population. France, on the
contrary. has reported diminishing
or at the most very slowly increas-
ing population. so that the money adj
vance has become greater than the
birth rate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland, a frank, free and I'M
spoiled young Philadelphia girl, Is taken
10 the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong.
Aaitland's protege. falls in love with her
His persistent wooing thrills the girl. but
she hesitates. and Armstrong goes east
On business without a definite answer.
Enid hears the story OF a mining engi-
neer. Newbold. whose wife fell off cliff
and was so seriously hurt that he was
ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help. Kirkby. the old guide who tells the
story, gives Enid a package OF letters
which he says were found on the dead
woman's body. She reads the letters ana
at Kirkby's request keeps them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

AS times go on We have the Swo re-
suits to be anticipated. Men reach
the point-usually early In life-where
business or politics absorbs their
whole. attention. and they have little
time, strength or interest left for the
broader culture and the amenities of
life. while women are prone to be too
much preoccupied with these things
to the injury of the home-not, per
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
Absorb Water Through the skin.

Experiments have been made with
frogs which tend to show that those
rapidly absorb water through
the pores of the skin. Emphasis is
laid by certain authorities upon the
fact that frogs never take water by
the mouth. On being exposed for sew
eral hours to dry air some frogs ex-
perimented with lost IA per cent Of
their weight, but this was nearly all
regained within "a hours when they
were placed in a dish containing wa
ter only one centimeter In depth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
Men and Women

hans. in its smooth running. for IN
the average American home the
wheels of it's machinery do usually
run smoothly. though at great expense
and ID the injury of the home spirit
II the two could be averaged we
should more nearly approach the ideal
Men need more relaxation. more rest.
more variety. especially as they ao-
vance In life. Women need more con-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
subject Of Prime Importance.

Weather is the one topic of CONVEX
sation that never grows out of date.
We are almost as nearly at the mercy
of the sunshine, the rain and the snow
storm as we were a century age.
Therefore We always scan the sky
when we get up in the morning. 1t il
almost instructive, even with the city
dweller. No farmer fails to take a
long look at the sky when he first
rises, for on the weather viii depend
his activities during the day.
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needed no further incentive, she ate
to the last crumb; she thought this
was the time she needed stimulants,
too, and mingling the cold water from
the brook with little of the ardent
spirit from the flask, she drank. Some
of the chill had worn off, some OF the
fatigue had gone.
She rose to her feet and started
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23
And the Simplest.

Deputation OF Creditors-We've
come to tell you that We are quite
willing to make as easy an arrange
ment with you as possible
Debtor-The easiest arrangement
you could make would be all to 90
away again -
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He Couldn't Guess.

When ! marry" said the girl, Il
am not going to marry a man who
drinks. smokes. plays cards or who
belongs TO club Still. want him
to have a good time"
Where" re asked.-Ladies' Home
Journal
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may have looked on some bright Eden
morning. A few steps forward and
this nymph of the woods, this naiad of
the mountains, plunged into the clear,
cold waters of the pool-a water
sprite and her fountain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

ceutration, more definiteness Il their
work. and especially more interest and
a different kind OF ideal in their home
making. -Mrs n. d. Hills in the
American Woman and Her Home.
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ian on the eve of Bannockburn, and
worthy of just about as much consid-
Grafton"
So goes another Of the generated
legends of childhood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

It's practically impossible for a man
10 form an impartial opinion of him
self
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-23

Many a man is dissatisfied with his
lot because it Is too near his neigh
boris.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-05-21
Byron and -ris Mother.

How different Byru's character milht h1to been 1T hc had had a diff, fcrrnt mother, \ worse parent for such 8 child can hardly be imagined. Although at times iudulCent to excess, her temper bordCrcd on insanity. She rarely passed a week without an out burst of hy>tcrlrll rage. One day after loadfrc her child with abusive cpnhctS she mockmEly called him "a lame brat" N' this outrageous taunt a fearful light ram0 Into the Child's eyes. but h. surpassed his mother in self control For a moment his lips 0uivcrcd and his face whj'cncd. Then very slowly hr soukr these five short words, "I va~ lorn so. mother" and turned from 'hn woman. who dared not follow him Yet Byron loved her. and after SNc was found dead hr was found wCcrinc iu inc dark beside her HEn'oss form. John l. Stohdard
The daily Alaskan., 1912-05-21
Mns.c and Arrstite.

Tho majority or tho great musical composers had apnN'jtcS on an equal ity with their talents. It Is told of Handel that when nc dIn"l alone at a restaurant he a'w0,S took thc rrccau tfou to orfr~ tho neal for ,hrro Once on asking. "I~ d. timer rrtty| at a restaurant. or a tavern. aS |, was then called. where n" was l,lo known. he cot tho rnuly "NS >nnu 0s tNo com. rauy comes" anal a~ton>Nrl 'hr waiter Ny sraru- himself v"I 'hn remark. "Dcn bring mp tNn ,inn,r. rw dc c'm- pauy." The appetite or Haydn was vet more yovacmu> llr Jc'igh'rd In d,nGuc aluur and always tui>hrd the meal ordered Cur five 'rrSnU~
The daily Alaskan., 1912-05-21
D, You Krow v.r.: . Foo,andsr IsI

D. You Krow VI. Fomander Is1
 What ls , pou....r. Originally 1t v#> a ui,iut of 70. .l3. ir sulrS anCes, carried ahut ro. .,-,.. '.'r' bud smells, but hl tHr ra. r.r %. tnr sixteenth century it hai vr.,.l rr.n the case In which supa 1,.. -.:'.. nr Gr dorizerS were carr,l t...-. . s.~ hriur usual
 ly shaped like w.#". or apples and having four. five or ~.N div;S.ons opcn. ing ont on hines from the center, The word k derived from the old French pome-amhcr Siunifying amber apple, amber here bring used in the sense of amhcrGri> and not the amber of which beads and rhr mOuthPieces of pipes are made The pomanders In the days of Henry WI and Elizabeth of Enrland were r, d' of gold. ivory. glass. silver nr e""i "I and were gen orally hung Grr# >Hr,t .hainS Their contents varied vt'nN hut uISk, lav- cndrr. ro>r~. arrhr~ riS rV.mrgS. cloves, mace and >torlN vrr, r1uug the most usual ingredients New York World,