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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-30
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
ATHENS ITEMS.
Athens Record

AtIeIlS record.
Miss Josie Braun. who has been
visiting at Boyd. returned home last
week
William Moritz departed this life
last Sunday at the age of seyenty-four
years
Andrew KreutZer returned from his
school last Friday to spend the holi-
days at home.
Miss Florence Schlega returned
Wednesday from Chicago, where she
has been visiting.
w. L. Erbach, vile and family left
Saturday to spend Christmas with
relatives in Milwaukee.
The Fromm Brothers of Hamburg.
who have for some time been raising
foxes as side line, are now advertis-
ing for live minks.
Last Sunday Otto Adams had the
misfortune to shoot himself i'm the
right arm with % caliber rifle. He
had his hand over the muzzle and set
the stock down on the ground little
too hard and the shock discharged it.
The bullet entered his arm at the
wrist. coming out at the elbow, lodg-
ing his coat sleeve.
MARATHON ITEMS
Marathon Times.
Otto L&ngenhahn went to Wausau
on business Monday.
Phillip Menzner transacted busi-
ness at the county seat Tuesday.
Mrs. j. Stahl and Mrs A. Hemmer-
ich were Wausau visitors Wednes-
| day.
Village President Aug. Ritger re-
turned to Wausau Monday to resume
his seat on the jury.
Mrs. Aug. Erdmann and daughter
Laura of the town of Stettin went
to Wausau Monday to give Santa
Claus orders.
Herman Borchardt and Ed. Gohdes
OF the town or Hamburg, were in
town Tuesday and from here also
visited our suburb, Wausau.
Miss Lydia Strege who is teaching
in the town of Stettin went to Wau-
sau, Wednesday, to spend the Christ
| mas vacation with her folks.
Ed. Wenzel, who fractured his foot
few weeks ago, is recovering nicely
from his injuries and will soon be
able TO walk without crutches.
Mrs. Jos. Lang, ST., of Cassel visi-
ted over Sunday with her son Joseph
at st. Mary's hospital at Wausau.
About four weeks ago, he fractured
leg and is now taking treatment for
the same at the hospital.
Miss Hattie Buss of Wausau, who
is teaching school in the town of
Berlin, boarded the train here yester-
day morning to spend her Christmas
vacation at home.
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INSTALLATION.

On Saturday, Dec. 27th, st. Johns
Day, the officers of Forest Lodge No.
100, f. & A. NJ, were installed by G.
B. Bird, acting Grand Master and w.
w. Albers, acting Grand Marshall, viz:
w. Mp. j. Hopp.
S. We. d. Widmer.
j.. VIZ. E. Bump.
Treas. H. Grout.
Sec'y-R. N. Larner.
S. oh. L. Crandall.
] D.-Alfred Zimmerman.
S. SC. A. Cowee.
Chaplaip--Rev III. j. Evans.
There. II. Nelson.
Richard Bolz evidently thought he
had permission to "tote' a gun-a
concealed one. He found out differ
ent when arrested and brought before
Judge MarchGtti, Friday. A fine OF
$4,000 and costs was assessed against
him, amounting to S23.00 He forked
over the amount and after which he
was allowed to depart for other
scenes.
Country shoppers by train loads
auto, carriage and wagon loads cap
tured the city during the last few
days before Christmas and swarmed
into the stores-that is majority of
them-and were heartily met by the
proprietors, managers and clerks and
their wants were courteously, prompt
ly and generally satisfactorily at
tended to-
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Yost of MOST
nee spent Christmas in Wausau with
relatives.
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EDGAR ITEMS.
Edgar News.

Edgar News.
Joe Strobe of Wausau was here the
past week visiting friends.
Mr.. Lester Means and Misses Ruth
Means and Comedian Kress arrived
here Saturday from Waukesha.
where they are attending Carroll
College. They will spend their Christ
mas vacation here with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Seim and children
spent Christmas at the home of rela-
tives at Wausau.
Mrs. Fl. A. Vedder and children
departed Wednesday morning for
Reedsburg, where she will visit her
parents through Christmas.
Mrs. Robert Werner entertained
her mother, Mrs. VIM. Hewitt of
Wausau over Sunday.
Last Saturday afternoon about four
O'Clock, Philip Morein, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morein n4et with a very
serious accident, when he was thrown
to the ground, as his team ran away.
He was hauling load of bolts to the
excelsior factory, when one of the
posts in front of the load broke.
MOsINEE ITEMS.
Mosinee Times
J. II. Yost and wife we're Wausau
visitors last Friday.
Mrs. L. A. Bernier spent Monday at
Wausau.
II. Powers and wife were among
those from here who attended the
funeral of the late f. II. Norman at
Wausau Saturday.
e. A. Bernier and wife were Grand
Rapids callers Saturday, spending
the day there with Mr.. Bernier's
aged mother.
q. q. Knoller of Dancy, was here
Sunday to attend the funeral of the
late Edgar E. LaDu.
The Misses Pearl Kanter. Ethel
LaMere, Hazel and Anna Hoard and
Clara Barry did shopping at Wausau
Monday.
Mr.. Karl Mathie, of Wausau, de-
livered an address at st. James
Episcopal church last Sunday even
ing that was replete with valuable
and timely suggestions tending to-
wards civic unity in the matter of
amusements for yonng and old. His
subject was 1.-The Relation of the
Church and School to Amusement"
&. A. Bernier, who has not been in
the best of health the past year, was
taken very seriously Ill yesterday
afternoon and at this writing his con-
dition is reported as very critical.
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Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
treasurer OF the city of Wausau. that the tax
roll for said city for the year. 1913. is i'm my
hands for collection. and that the taxes
charged therein are payable at my Office at
any time prior to or on the thirty-irst day of
January 1914.
Dated this 18th day OF December. 1918.
HENRY JUKRs
City Treasurer.
Office in new city hall Once hours from 8
TO IL a. m. and from ! to ID. m. Tuesdays
and Saturdays. also from to y. m dl6-3t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-30

Fire broke out yesterday morning
in boys shack" on the east end of
klckbusch street Friday morning
The fire department No. l responded.
Total obstruction of the resort was
the result, much to the satisfaction of
the neighborhood.
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C. NJ. & ST. PAUL RAILWAY.

en-. ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
Pass train No 1. ". daily, except
SUNDAY -. -, .......,-..... ZOO a. m.
Pass. train No. 9, s. daily. except
sunday -. lu.ou III
sunday : =. .. 800. $50 M
Pass. train No. ). n. daily. except
SUNDAY. ..->...... S:26 d. m.
Pass train No D. N Sundays only l:OS y. m.
Pass train No. %. s. SUNDAYS only 80 ID. m.
Close connections are made with 1880 a m.
train for all points in Southern Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois,
Tickets on sale and baggage checked to des-
tination H 5. LUTz. Agent.
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From SiIlS TO Shingles

we can supply at once any kind of
lumber that goes inta a house. For
the outside or inside we have tr =
proper timber. planking and trim.
All thoroughly seasoned, too. Not
the green stuff thatscauses so much
trouble and later expense. Let's
get together.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-30

California Woman Seriously Alarmed
"a short time ago / contracted a
severe cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me great deal of annoy
ance i would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs were so sore and
infiamed / began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended
CHARACTERISTICS Cough Remedy, saying
she had used it for years. ] bought
bottle and it relieved my cough the
first night, and in week l was rid
of the cold and soreness of my lungs"
writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtelle,
Cal. For sale by all dealers.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
Growing Demand for Dynamite
How Explosive Is Manufactured.
By c. PATRICK.
By c. PATRICK.

Some Of the men engaged In this work have
been at It for a great many years Many OF
them graduated from the old Pennsylvania
oil fields. where nitrogiycerinhT was ordinarily
made right on the spot and used for the blast
ing Of oil wells.
1t is necessary to keep the temperature
within a range Of few degrees. and for this
purpose the cooling coils are operated ip
connection with a refrigenating plant. CON-
pressed air coil and chemical agitator or
steerer. The last two are used only for emer-
ature should rise suddenly, the operator
would shut of the flow OF giycerin into the
acid bath and start up his agitator or air
coil. as the case might be.
For illustration. a serious explosion oC-
CURED in one Of the buildings in a large
powder plant some years ago des stroying the
electric wiring so that the chemical agitator
was stopped. The same accident put out of
commission the pump which delivered cold
brine to the man who was making this partic-
ular lot Of nItrogiycerin He had nothing
left but his compressed air.
Quick as a fash he shut Off the supply Of
giycerin. Turning on the compressed air.
he faced almost certain death. unfinchingIy
holding his post before . 600 pounds Of nitro
glycerin, the temperature rising every sec
oDd nearer the exploding point He stuck to
his task until the temperature had sufi-
ciently receded so that the charge could be
saved and safely stored awav for the next
days consumption.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
An Extravapant Wife.

d" Huh" grunted the unsuccessful ma n.
you're simply prejudlced because OF the
success you yourself have achieved. don't
believe that marriage alone is the answer
I'll grant you this. though. that when both
man and woman are Of the right caliber then
their marriage IS apt TO make the man more
successful than he would have been other
wise. But marriage can work just as disas-
trously for a man as II can work successfully
for him. You remember Charlie Jerome?"
Sure" replied the manufacturer. some
what startled. But haven't thought o:
him for five years. What's become Of
Charlie? He had fine contracting business
here and when he moved to Bernetown every
one thought that he would do better than
ever, and what little heard Of him after he
got there seemed to indicate that he was
doing even better than his friends thought
he would"
The unsuccessful man smiled grimly. He
was doing fine" said the unsuccessful man.
until he married. He thought he'd got hold
Of a woman OF the right caliber. but he found
that he hadn't. She spent money faster than
he could make Il, and then" He paused
dramatically.
What theu?" questioned the successful
man.
Why, theh-weIl, I met him outside this
building just before came up here. Hewas
looking mighty seedy and he said he hadn't
eaten anything all day and he was going to
try to get a job as foreman for some con-
tractor around here and Say, do 1 look
particularly prosperous?"
No" replied the successful man slowly.
" no, you most certainly do not"
Well anyhow. looked good to him. be-
cause he told me how well was looking and
borrowed dime from me to get somethIngto
eat"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

- YNAMITE is the combination that
grew out of the discovery made by
Alfred B. Nobel. responsible for the
Nobel prize He 10 was who first made
practical use Of nitroglyoerln.
Nitrogiycerin Is product made out OF the
chemical combination Of nitric acid and COM
mon ordinary glycerin. Some Of the more
stable parts of the glycerin are displaced by
the nitro. which Is an exceedingly feeble
binder. Chemically speaking. nitro does not
unite strongly with anything; neither does 1t
mold strongly anything in its grasp, any
thing with which Il does not unite.
The consequence is that the things with
which IL does unite are things that can be
easily disassociated. so easily that change
OF temperature within rather moderate ex-
temss-eveD so slight thing as a blow, par
ttcularly a glanclng blow@will break up
this combination into various gases and into
heat
Following the discovery Of ntroglycerin,
It's use Was discontinued for some little time
because Of the fact that It was 50 dangerous
to handle Finally. however. it was discoy-
cred that by uniting nitroglyceran with other
materials which would absorb Il. and make
what might be called a cushion, II could be
produced fairly safe for use. II is not soluble
in water and when properly made will last
for an indefinite period.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
Character of Explosives.

SO that the layman may understand a lit
tie more fully the character OF explosives
IL may be stated that with the process of
nature 1t happens to be a fact that chemical
ly speaking, everything resolves itself into
the more stable compounds. By that mean
compounds which will resist the action Of
all natural forces; in other words. resolve
themselves into a condition where they will
be more permanent than they were in their
original state. Precious metals. for instance
are to my mind the result Of conditions which
have changed things for q great many hun
dreds OF years. You realize that gold. for
one thing. Is attacked by almost no condition
Of nature or OF its forces. Hence II is a most
valuable COMMODITY
Man has found by experiment that he can,
by displacing certain parts Of various ma
terials. make them less stable instead OF
more. 1t is along this line that explosive in
v,ntors have worked, and In nitrogiy ycerin
they have produced a substance which
changes from a liquid to a gaseous form on
slight prOvocation. The mere rising OF tenn
persture from normal to 400 degrees Fahren-
heit will cause nitroglycer.n to change into
4 gaSe form and to occupy a volume some
thing like 10000 times its original volume.
The work value of an explosive is measured
by the ratio existing between the voIume
occupied by the original substance and the
amount OF gas formed, together with the heat
evolved. which expands the gases already
formed and creates still more pressure in the
same way that a gasoline engine operates
ia an ordinary automobile
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

great limitations. the limitations not uu-
common among men. Lacking the accom-
plishments. perhaps, which come through
long exercise In one line of endeavCr. some
men weakly and tamcIy submit to the lack
rather than urge themselves on against ell
odds.
The strong stimulus of family to sup
port has carried millions of men. and women
too, through a period OF great lack OF OK
perience in what they undertook to do. to
the period of accomplished efficiency
Something like this inner stimulus OF love
is what every man needs TO keep him up to
the intenser life OF which he is capable.
A man needs to possess an enormous inner
stimulus often to carry himself through
hours of what would otherwise be dreary ef-
fort. Such stimulus frees those hours OF
any dreary weariness they might otherwise
have. and it often takes a strong stimulus
to do it.
1t is only rather the undisciplined and
those without more than the slightest spark
of inner stimulus who lind IT easier to do the
same sort of thing for another than it is to
do 1t for themselves. Such people. feeling
inertIy the stimulus Of the modern spirit in
things seek the noisy stimulus of the rough
est music. the most extravagant dancing, the.
highest speed, the most spectacular cIothes
They are intoxicated.
Men have always sought false stimuli.
Poets and musicians have sought such, wish
ing to emancipate their minds. and not
having the inner power to do it-strong deter
mination and great desire-they have sought
the method that always ends in deteriora-
tion and dissipation. They have tried to
trick thought to come to them in some high
expression of itself. They have tried to
make something take the place OF a spirit
working for itself. in its own power and
strength.
Our delight In work, our Joy in accomplish
ment, are the stimulants which best carry US
forward. Being stimulated. everything about
US, man. woman. child. stick. stock, and
stone, gives us pleasure or delight We are
living up to things
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
Safety Precautions for Workmen

The nitroglycerin ready. it is mixed with
various absorbents, each of which has a ten
dency to add its title bit to the general ez-
plosive and to increase its force
The work is carried on in small buildings
each one OF which is surrounded by earth
mounds connected with small tramways
Cars are drawn by mule power. The houses
never contain more than two men each In
some cases the representative manufacture
employ what is called the block system This
system warns the workmen that there al
ways Is one man in the building. and until
the signal Is lowered no one else is to enter
This signal service is 10 minimize the pos
sible chances of personal injury to the en-
ployes.
The finished dynamite then is packed by
hand in tubular cartons and packed in cases.
nifty pounds to the case, each stick weighing
one-han pound. II then is shipped out by
regular freight all over the country under
conditions that are imposed by rulings Ct
the interstate commerce commission.
The use OF dynamite is becoming mere and
more extensive. The United States steel
company IS the largest user OF high eNplo-
sives in the world. Little can be accom-
pfished in the metal line without the us OK
explosives.
Dynamite factories usua.Iy are located n
the wilderness. The class Of men employed
arc, in a measure. men who are single be-
cause the employers select them. They are.
as a general rule, men who are inclined to
care but little for consequences. at least to
themselves. They usually are boarded right
at the factory. They are a good natured. dare
devil sort. Who seem to take il a. a matter
OF course when one Of their number slips into
eternity.
\ good factory Will turn IUt about S'.JVU
pounds of dynamite a day. This is rstailed
for from Il to 10 cents I pound.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

moves to New York. say from Texas. find
out all can from him by a personal call. tell
about the church and invite him to attend. T
90 not stop there. but ask some Of my con-
gregat!on from the state OF the stranger 20
call on him and extend a friendly hand
keep a record OF ali calls made by my
self and by my parshioners, and by this
method know Just where the work with
the stranger within our gates is by referring
TO my index. Then have follow I'D calls
Just as a business maahas
found that from the unusualness Of
the stunt the advertising of a church on n
bill board would attract people to my church
have had bill boards advertising the ad-
Nartages and services Of my church along
riverside drive for the last three years.
In the church itself have made changes.
! think am the first minister in New York
City to employ q brass band for the Sunday
evening services. That was & novel stunt to
New Workers and the church was crowded
The moving picture films are one of the
greatest attractions Of the age. 1 found
could use them to advantage in getting n
large audience for my Sunday night talks.
Always and ever let people know they are
listening to Gods word and that il is a church
they are in. This is just what the shrewd
business man does, he concentrates on get
ting people interested in his work or his ar
tcle and then concentrates further to have
them see that it is to their advantage to buy
from him or to engage him. That is all am
doing. get people to come and listen to me
by methods a little out OF the ordinary and
then make them realize the gospel is the
greatest thing in the world for their comfort
and guidance"
DIR. Reisner began his work OF advertising
and using unusual methods in Denver. His
work there was so successful that he was
called to New York City. Since he took charge
B few years ago the church attendance has
jumped SO much that he now breaches to ca
pacity audiences both winter and summer
and the membership of his congregation has
grown several hundred per cent.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
Stimulus for the Strong Man
Comes from Within Himself.

By c. S. MADDOCKS.

~HERE is a strong feeling in this pres
ent day world that the most wonder
full things are the most possible things
and that the impossible is what to eX-
pect. The impossible polar regions
have been explored. The impossible feats,
one after another, have continued to null
tiply since Field laid the cable.
The soberest representatives of American
life find our era terribly tumultuOus, but
even the most conservative Of them are ac-
commodating themselves to this fact instead
OF resisting it. Recent years have been dis
tinguished by harder thinking, prompter act
ing, but especially has II been said of them
that they have brought to the surface a
myriad OF surging currents Of human de-
sire and necessity and passion
There Is no stimulus to tumultuOUs ac-
ton like strong human desire. Necessity.
too, drives men on relentlessly; but desire.
which amounts TO a passion, drives faster
and harder and more intensely. 1t has been
exceptional stimulus that has produced the
marvels of the hour. 1t is exceptional and
self generated stimulus that men need in this
day and hour to keep up with the demands
of the time.
All this means that we have new ideals,
almost terrible ideals OF success and effort,
ideals which disturb men with their tumul-
tuous new demands. But are the, so ter
rible after all? Is it so terrible to feel things
to your depth, to be moved to your height
and to your utmost breadth? No and yes,
for it is terrible when men cannot direct and
utilize even their weak emotions, and much
more terrible is 1t when those motions are
strong as emotions OF today are tending
more and more to be. Real living today Is a
complex thing.
1t has always required strong effort to ac-
complish much in the world. and there is
nothing carries a man through such efort
but some strong stimulus. Deep emotions
stirred UP by something like wars alarms or
the most determined convictions make such
a stimulus These stimuli grow with exer-
else, like the power Of expression in man.
II takes a mighty stimulus to overcome
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28
Marriage as Business Boost;
How Wife Can Make or Break.
Ry FRANK II. WILLIAMSON.
By FRANK H

~HE successful young manufacturer
looked up into the careworn, prema-
turely aged face OF the unsuccessful
man. The manufacturer looked sleek
and well kept and young.
DO you know what's the matter with
your" he asked
Il can't seem TO get ahead" replied the
other. III I knew what wss the matter.
maybe could get somewhere sooner
"Iu tell you what's the matter" said
the manufacturer, " and because We are old
friends and because we went through school
together and never had ight you'll not
take offense at what I'm going to say
Now, the trouble with you. my friend.
is that you didn't marry at the right age,
and you haven't remed:ed matters by still be-
ing a bachelor
The other ha-ed up at this.
That's all right for you 10 talk" de-
clared the unsuccessful man. when you've
got a wife that's one IN a thousand. II
could have gotten as capable. Intelligent q
girl as you married. I might have gone and
done likewise
That's simply STUFF. ." replied the manufsc-
turer. There were plenty OF other girls you
could have had who were tust as good as my
wife. You're "a years old, the same age that
I am. and I've got eight years start Of you
on the road TO success. because l married
eight years ago. and you didn't