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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
City Fathers Of Memphis Solve a Hard Problem

married man or police officer. II he
cant. or won't, he's liable to a fine
of 81 TO $50.
ITS all nonsense" said some OF
the surly ones at first. They cant
collect the tax. either" But Jim
Rawlings and ] A. Reichman, origina
tors Of tho idea. showed them.
In less than two days time several
of the most prominent attorneys ana
business men in the city had been
arrested on warrants sworn out by
the wholesale. They were hauled be
fore a police Judge and fined double
the amount of the tax. Soon every
body was paying cheerfully.
Statistics in the hands of the Mem
phis health officers had showed that
great many infants died every sum
mer through the lack of fresh air and
pure milk.
The solution of this problem was a
baby sanitarium. The clubhouse OF
the tri-state fair was contlscated.
Money. lots of it, was spent in screen.
ing, cleaning. decorating and furnish.
Ing the pretty building.
Once upon time the broad yeran-
das of this structure held the bril-
liant crowds that fiocked to Memphis
from all over the nation to see the
races.
But now the women of fashion have
given way to the trained nurse. The
thoroughbreds have disappeared be
fore a herd of Holsteins and Jerseys
The French poodles and toy dogs are
no more, for the babies have come
into their own. The racehorse mer
vanished, and the doctors took thell
places.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
MOTHER SEES SONS DROWN
HOPE Tied Around Victims Waists as
Precaution Fails to Save
Their Lives.

GAINESVILLE Mrs. Fred Stiff. Albany.
Green county, saw her two little sons.
Frederick, s years old, and Rudolpb. .
years old, drown in the Sugar river
near here after she had tied ropes
around their waists and then to her
own and allowed them to go wading.
While the mother was laughing at
their antics, the children suddenly
stepped on ledge simultaneously and
disappeared into deep water.
Inc frantic mother drew the two
boys to shore, but they were uncon.
scious. She roHed two miles to the
village in desperate attempt to get
medical aid, but the efforts of physi-
clans proved uravaiIing, as both chill
dren had been dead half an hour. TIE
mother is in serious condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
SACRED PLACE OF M0SLEMS
Mosque Which is Alleged to Contain
the Tomb Of Jonah Visited by
Many Pilgrims.

The site of Nineveh is ALMOST per-
factly level But adjoining the west
ern wall are two huge mounds conceal
ing the palaces of the greatest kings
of Assyria. The lower or southern
mound is occupied by mosque and a
village OF considerable size. It's name
is Nebi Yunus, or the Prophet Jonah,
for i'll the mosque is the tomb III which
Jonah is said to have been buried.
The age of the tomb is uncertain, yet
probably it dates from long after the
Hebrew prophets time. However. the
place is now sacred, so sacred that
pilgrims visit it from afar.
l rode up the steep, narrow streets
of the village to the mosque, and to
the amazement of the natives / dts
mounted and entered the mosque
yard. A crowd of excited men quickly
surrounded me. TO a priest | ex-
planned that / had come to see the
grave of Jonah, and with motion OF
the hand / made it understood that he
would be rewarded. Removing my
shoes, l followed the priest through
a dark passageway. There he point
ed to wall and said that the tomb
was just beyond / wished to enter
the prayer room from which the tomb
itself might be seen, but the place was
considered too sacred for my profane
feet. However the few Christians
who nave been permitted to see the
tomb may look only through small
window into dark chamber in which
cloth-coVered mound is scarcely dis
cernible. 1t is said that no Moslem,
even, will enter the inner shrine
Christian Herald
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Art Tanned the Tigers.

privileged few may have seen
the interesting sight OF a sculptor
making his studies and models from
life for the statues of the two tigers
which guard the entrance to Nassau
hall at Princeton. The studies were
made for the most part in the animal
houses near the arsenal in Central
park, New York. At first consider
able prodding by the keepers was
necessary to induce the geological
samples to come forward when the
sculptor wanted them. After a time.
however-that is upon the sculptors
solemn word-the beasts got so that
when they saw him set up his stand,
they came forward of their own ac-
cord and lay crouched, as he wished
The tigers had learned to pose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
BADGER VALUATION
SHOWS INCREASE
TAXABLE PROPERTY IN 1913.
s2.s9s, 1877, 7o5; 1924, 6so,416
IN 1912.
ADVANCE IN REAL ESTATE
milwaukee, County Leads in Assessed
Wealth and Shows Gain of S34,2f4,
12o-Oane County Shows Decrease
on Personal Property

Madison. Taxable property in Wis
consin, real and personal, has in
creased in value as compared with the
state assessment of 1912 in the sum
OF SLOT, 557, 289, according to the as
sessment made public by the state tax
commission. The total value exed for
all property for the year 1913 is 81
9Ss,lS7.7O5, as against 1884! $50, Ale
for the previous year.
A great proportion OF this Increase
comes on real estate which for the
present year is assessed at s2,464.0
100, as compared with S2,3Gs, 301 ,611
Tor 1917, an increase of $155, 1913, 095.
Personal property for 1913 is assessed
at sS34.O92,9s9, as against S5a3,32S, S05
for the previous year, an Increase of
S764.194.
AS nearly as may be this assessment
shows the real increase in value of the
property, particularly of real estate,
In the state, for it is made from year
| to year on the same basis. and while
the standard OF valuation used may be
arbitrary in some cases it is supposed
to be the same each year.
The fact that not only Dane county
/ put several others as well show a fall
ing off in the valuation OF personal
property is due to the fact assessors
or incomes, as supervisors Of assess
ment have had invoices of merchant
and manufacturers stocks upon which
10 base assessments. This is the first
year that these invoices have been
available and this fact has made it
possible for assessors to get more near
~ at the facts and as consequence,
in many districts the valuations have
/ been lowered. Heretofore these as
sessments Of merchants and manufac-
turers' stocks have been arbitrary. as
assessor had no means of Knowing or
learning the facts.
Milwaukee county shows the largest
valuation, being assessed for the pres
ent year at $5S2,S1S,247 for all prop
erty, of which s451, 394, $50 il for real
estate and $131, 423,987 for personal
property. This is an increase for Mil
wankee county of $34214,12S for all
property.
Dane county's assessment for the
present year is $147,397, 453, as COM
pared with s136,600,74l FOR the year
previous, an increase of $10,7e6.712
The assessment of personal property
in Dane county shows a decrease OF
$61764I.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
GOVERNOR NAMES MAxFlELO
To Succeed Fifeid as Municipal Judge
Of Rock County-Other
Appointments Made.

Madison.-9ioy. McGovern appoint
I'd Attorney Harry L. Maxfiei5 Of
GAINESVILLE as judge of the Municipal
court OF Rock county to succeed Judge
Charles l.. Fifield, who was appointed
county judge to succeed Judge John
Sayle, deceased Mr. Maxfield will
hold the Office until April. The salary
is $4,000 per year
Gov. McGoyern appointed State For
ester e. NJ Griffith of Madison as a
member of the state park board to
succeed l.. c. Coleman of La Crosse.
resigned, whose term expires March l..
1915, and Victor l. Minahan of Green
Bay to succeed T. E. Birmingham of
Madison for term ending March /,
1917.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
BASS FOR WISCONSIN LAKES
supply is Brought From Siouohs
Along the Mississippi
River.

Madison.-A car load of black bass
hngerlings, arrived in Madison from
the Mississippi river for distribution
IN the Madison lakes.
These fish are the result Of the
work of rescuers along the sloughs and
oayous of the Mississippi where they
are landlocked when the waters of
the river reccde and the work of
rescue is for the purpose of saving
the hsh from death and restore them
to waters where they may live and
grow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Bachelors and Matrons.

A dilettante told me YESTERDAY: 'ss
prefer black and white sketches by q
clever artist to his finished Ds.nE-
ings They leave more to my magma
tion-which is better traveller than
any painters brush" For the same
reason. the bachelor interests matrons
more than married men do. He, too.
Is unfinished; and every woman likes
TO imagine what she might have made
OF him-or what she may.--Rens
Laidlaw in Smart Set.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

One of those stop, look and listen
political orators was holding forth in
g local hall. His theme was. The
Danger That Confronts Us" and the
handbills announced that his revela-
tons would strike terror to the soul
of every patriot" A young couple.
evidently lost or strayed from Berea.
stopped in front of the hall. read the
announcement. found out that no adj
mission fee was charged and timidly
entered The spellbinder talked loud
ard fast lie recited strings OF fig
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

his club. That made the driver mad.
For that, I'll run YOU into the curb, :"
he said, and he turned the machine.
The car ran into the sidewalk, and in
ventories OF the damage made after
the wreck showed the following: One
policeman's finger nail missing: two
knees belonging to policeman badly
skinned and bruised; one Henry
Smith at large; one marathon runner
bound for the land where no police
men grow.
When Policeman Dees recovered
composure after the wreck he heard
Henry say good night as he turned
the corner into Dexter avenue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Municipality Not Respon.ibI.

A man driving along a street ia a
North Carolina town was struck by a
baseball, receiving injuries from which
he died. On the trial of suit for dam
ages against the municipality it was
proved that the village boys had played
In the streets for two years without in
reference. The supreme court af.
firmed a judgment of non-suit on the
ground that the municipality was not
responsible for the negligence of its
officials, whether or not there was az
ordinance preventing ball playing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Authors Judgment at Fault.

The first edition of Brown;ng'e
Pauline" was sold at auction for
81, 400. yet not only did Browning re-
ceiVe nothing for 1t originally. but
he would have Withdrawn It from
print had it been possible. Yet so
highly did Rossetti think of this dez.
pissed masterpiece that, not being able
TO find a copy elsewhere, he went To
the British museum library and spent
several laborious days copying II wore
for word
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

For short hike, it is not likely that
you will carry much more than a
package OF lunch, unless you add a
tin plate. knife and fork and tin cup.
fhen the matter of packing is not
important. But il you take small
outfit along, it will be necessary to
pack carefully in order TO get every
thing in, and make the load carry cas-
liy. The weight must be evenly ball
anced, by careful distribution of
heaYy things, and solid and pointed
articles must be placed in the front
OF the knapsack so they will not rub
against yea and wear hole in your
back"
(Copyright. 1912. BY A Neely UalD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

delightfully."- plain little dress is
shown here. The blouse closes sur
plice fashion and is trimmed with seal
laped edges and novelty buttons. Col
lar and cuffs are of a contrasting col
or and the long Russian waist is con-
fined with soft pretty sash of striped
silk. There Is a panel effect front
and back on the short skirt. A set-in
sleeve is shown which may be either
long or short.
The girls dress pattern (6336) is
CT in sizes 6 to II years. Medium
size requires 22s yards of Sc inch ma
terial with Il yard of contrasting
goods.
To procure this pattern send 10 centH
70 Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly and bo
sure TO give sig and number OF pattern.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Effect Of Music on Animals.

A unique mu5ical experience has
been conducted recently In France.
1t was resolved to institute concerts
for animals for the purpose OF obserV.
ing the effects OF music upon them.
The results OF the observations made
established the fact that disconnected
tones on stringed instruments created
no effect upon horses beyond causing
some Of the animals to manifest signs
of Impotence, but when a melody was
played the horses turned toward the
players, pricked up their ears and
showed plainly the pleasure they eype-
rienced
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Col. saIsmsn Appointed.

Aadison.-ShOrtly before retiring
from Office, former Ad1t Gen. C. r.
Boardman appointed Col. John c..
SALESMAN of Madison as assistant adj
jutant general at salary of $500
a year; Capt. Earl S. Driver of Mad
ison as secretary to the adjutant gen.
eral at $1,000 year and Capt. Chas.
K. Williams of Camp Douglas as quar-.
termaster general at $4,000 a year.
These salaries are from $500 to $500
higher than the old salaries of these
offices
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Oshkosh ne Mathison Boat com.
pany's plant was burned. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 Nearly COM
pleted and stored boats were among
the contents. Adjoining buildings
claimed attention of the fire depart
men; and the street car power house
was saved a;ser much difficulty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
FI.minos Built up English Town.

Rochdale, England. laid the foun-
dalton of its prosperity in the reign
of Edward III, when a body OF Elem
ish emigrants took up their abode
there and introduced their craft as
clothiers. Rochdale. in the time Of
Queen Elizabeth, had become so Ia
nous for it's wooden manufacturers
that the ~aulnager," the official ap-
pointed by the queen to measure all
wooden cloth made for sale, had TO
appoint a special deputy there to keep
pace with fits manufacture and see
that the crown was not robbed Of its
dues
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
When He Saw Perfection.

A pastor recently met one of hin
elders and stanchest friends.
Good morning., you old sinner"
said the pastor pleasantly, with tho
familiarity of friend.
I'm no sinner" was the reply. 'Fm
perfection"
Perfection" replied the minister.
We'll, I've always desired to see per
fsction, but now that see it have
no desire TO attain unto it."-New
York Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
EarIY nans q cIaarmakina.

At one time In the early history OF
this country cigarmaking was an inns
portant industry In Germany and large
quantities OF German made cigars
came to the United States. The hrss
separate tabulation OF cigar imports
was in 1904. and in that year 1000. Goa
were brought into the United States
nearly all Of them coming from the
West Indies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

~ things have come 10 pass since
the Fourteenth precinct police sta.
ton, colloquially yclept the Collin
wood station, was located near lit
tie clump OF woods at Hayden and
1darose avenues, in a nice secluded
spot, where burglars, tramps and 9th
err marauders could not easily find it
and say harsh things to the policemen,
but the last straw" has arrived
A great army of emigrant Melano-
plus Spretus, with several regiments
of Malar onlus Femur Rubrum, num-
bering 90 10000 by the estimates of
Sergeants Bachelor and O'Hara,
took possession of the station and the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

ures, used words six feet long and
giibly chartered about unearned In
crement, economic deteTminism and
things like that Finally the rural
stranger leaned over and whispered
70 his companion: Mary. are ron a.
payin' attention to this here lecture -
As good as / kin" she answered
meeSIv. Are you skeered?" I'm
skesAre1 as much az kin understand :"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Fire DESTROYS Graf,

Maiden Rockville threshine
grain al Ausust Fechner's farm. fire
started in grain stack and all the
stack, barn, lay and separator. belong.
ing TO the nunkard colony. burned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Good Money for Ioos.

fardeeville.-A procession OF fifteen
wagons, each bearing load of hogs,
all owned by William Kruger, stopped
at q. T. Lynch's, Mr. Lynch bought
the lS9 hogs, weighing 27.170 pounds.
for S2.1S6.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Prints state Game laws.

Madison.-The state game warden
is receiving many inquiries for copies
Of the state game laws and is having
an edition Of $4,000 printed Copies
viii be sent TO county clerks for dis
tribution or may be secured direct
from the state game warden.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Tow,a Bury hatnh..

bayfield,. Vt get together meet
ing of well known business men OF
Bayfield, and Washburn it was decided
TO forget the past, bury the Ratchet
and phil togcther for the good of both
towns
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Sells Bio Cow.

Sparta.-What is thought to be the
largest COW ever brought TO Sparta
was purchased from the Joseph
Weiner farm. The animal was Dur
ham and tipped the scales at 1850
pounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

ShsSano.-The sum of SS5,250 VIII
be expended for highways in this
county next year. The city of Shawano
has asked for $1,000 and other towns
from S400 80 $500 More than S95.000
has been expended this year
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Racine.-Dr. 5. H. Young OF Elkhorn
was elected president, and DIR. M. d.
De Wire. of Sharon, secretary and
treasurer of the Second District Med.
ical society. which held its conven-
ton here, The next convention VIII
be held at EIkhorn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
STATES WISCONSIN
FACES BANKRUPTCY
REASURER JOHNSON SUGGESTS
CONFERENCE TO HEAD OFF
ANY DISASTER.
EXPENSES MILLION A MONTH
New Revenues From Taxes Will Not
Be Available Until Next February
and March--ony s1,5oo,ooo on
Hand Now.

Madison.-That something must be
done to save the state from bankrupt
cy which threatens before the end of
the year Is evident from the fact that
state Treasurer Henry Johnson sound
ed note of warning and called upon
the state officials and heads of depart.
ments to come together and discuss
Inc situation.
To those who have kept themselves
informed upon the financial condition
of the state this action by the treas.
urer is not a surprise. In fact, it Is
but an echo of a previous warning
made to the legislature by the same
official when ne gave notice at the
time the lawmakers were in session of
what was likely to occur unless some
thing was done to ward off the i'm
pending danger The legislature. how
ever, failed to heed the warming, and
now State Treasurer Johnson feels
called upon to bring those in authority
together to see if something cannot be
done 10 at least soften the situation.
Mr.. Johnson said that the running
departments are approximately ST.,
100000 per month, based upon the
record OF the year ending June 80,
1913. For the present year of course
the expenses will be somewhat. if not
very materially greater These facts
appear in the figures shown for the
year ending June 10, 1913. when the
Nh
S16,S89.524.74. OF this amount there
was returned to the counties for one
purpose or another $4,191, 096.1S, which
shows that the actual running ex.
penses of the state for that period
we're $12,798. 428.5S, or little better
than a million a month
On Sept. there was in the treasury
little more than s1,5O0,O0O useable
funds as follows:
General funds .........$1 1893 80
University fund . 93,45913
School fund .... 236, 800 "a
Normal school fund ..... 6.545.15
Total ..-............ l,6O5, 949.02
or course. there are other and nu.
merons small funds, but they are not
available for current expenses. Until
the taxes levied in November are
paid into the treasury, which will be
next February or March, there will be
no appreciable addition to these funds,
and it is from them that the expenses
of the government must be paid 1t
takes no mathematical prodigy to dis.
Germ that at the rate of a million
month, million and half dollars will
last but month and half-then
what?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Choose Missouri Pastor

Superior, Rev. (. H. Gelyin.
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church at Warrensburg, Mo-, has been
rendered call by the members of the
Hammond Avenue Presbyterian
church of this city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Madison. The attorney general has
held that s, master plumber dealing in
plumbing material must take out a
master plumbers license and another
as contracting plumber.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Neenah-During August in Winnie
bago county forty-two marriage L.
cenSes we're issued. For the CORE
spending month last year th.rty-sevsx
were Issued
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Masonry liam A Neddy OF Du-
inth' traVe .ing salesman. was arrest
ed here on The charge of securing
money unde" false pretenses. He rep
resented himself as the solicitor for
the Curtis Publishing Company
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Easily Explained.

What's happened to dis
turb the friendship between Nupop
and Cutup2 Each one says the other
is an intolerable bore" Barrett
''Nupop's recently become the father
Of a frst-born and Cutup's just had
4 surgical operation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

The old-fashioned little girl who
used to, be told that there was wild
bear in the blackberry patch now has
grown daughter who doesn't believe
that ice cream makes freekles.-Da
laz News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Pioneers Injuries Are Fatal

FonG du Lac.--Mrs. William Bovee.
So years old. WHO injured her hip il.
fall at her home al Stockbriase.
where she had lived for the last forty
FIVE years died of her injury,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Kindly Scheme.

What shall we do with these ola
army sabers? The government caR'k
sell en-"
Scatter EN- over the various han
tlefields for tourists to pick mp"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Live Wire Kifls Two.

Grafton. Martin Malbraith. Thieas-
vile. and Frank Matte. telephone
dnemeR. were instantly killed when
they came in contact with live wira
carrying $500 volts
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
TO Avoid Rust.

To avoid using hooks and eyes that
IN rust. test them with magnet.
II they can be drawn b. the magnet
they contain steel ana should not be
wsed on anything that requires laun-
iering.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
Married Forty Years.

Marinette.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. A.
Woods, claiming to be the oldest mar
ried couple in the twin cities, have
just celebrated the fortieth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

JRnesville- The women of James
vile have organized a civic club with
several hundred membership. which
viii include the majority of the mem
bers Of TIE various women'S clubs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16
cuItivsse vice with the Smile.

THE voice with the smile wins
Thug runs sign in telephone ex-
change where many persons work
lts usefulness IS not confined to tele-
phone operators.-Youth's Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-16

Rscine.-T5e three-year-old son of
MIR. and Mrs. Anton Jansen of Kansas
vile, Racine county. swallowed hick-
DRY nut which lodged in his windpipe
and he died while being taken by train
to q hospital