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The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
WITH TRAGEDY IN his MIND
Husband Dashed Home in Response
to Telephone Call to Find His
Worst Fears Were Groundless.

Smithson said a thunderstorm al.
ways reminded him Of this absurd In
cident In his early married life. He
said 1t happened when their first baby
was only two months old, SO he might
be pardoned II his solicitude exceeded
his sober judgment. He was at his
office one afternoon when n terrific
thunderstorm broke which crashed
enough to frighten anyone, so when
the phone rang and his wife's voice
tremendously asked: George. dear.
can you come home right away" he
said, yes quickly, nor paused TO
question. but frantic with misgivings.
grabbed his hat and almost ran
through town to his home.
Arriving all breathless, he found his
wife awaiting him on the porch, her
face the very picture Of distress
Rushing up to her he said anxious
ly: why, darling, what's the mat
teri"
Much to his surprise came this re-
ply: "Oh. George, dear, we have
moths'"-Kansas City Star.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
EARTH'S MOST LONELY SPOTS
Islands Where Communication With
the Great World 10 at Rare In
tervaIs-Tristan da cunha.

Though scientific progress has made
II possible to do double journey be-
tween England and America in fort.
night, there remain many islands with
which II takes years to communicate.
on the Scottish coast are the
groups OF islands known as the He
brides, Orkneys and Shetlands. OF
these the most isolated island is st.
kilda, some three miles long and two
miles broad The inhabitants lead
lives of great loneliness, for it takes
month to get to the next island,
and the sea often makes any com
munication with st. Kilda impossible
for months.
The group Of eight Phoenix islands
in the Pacific has total population of
only 158, while another little bit of
the British empire is Tanning island.
This is landing place for the Pacific
submarine cable, and usually there
are about one hundred people In the
place.
The loneliest of all parts Of British
territory is the Island of Tristan Da
Cunha in the South Atlantic, which
is also the smallest inhabited island
In the empire. 1t Is 1900 miles from
land, has population of "a Scottish
Americans, and the inhabitants get
news of the outer world usually once
every two years.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
A Good Shot.

A San Franciscan, who had been
hunting in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe
without bagging any game, came upon
mountaineer who was feeding a
Gagged wildcat he had caught the day
before.
How much will you take for that
beast?" he asked
The captor said S., and the money
was paid over.
Now" said the Nimrod, "tie one
end of strong cord to that tree and
another to the cats neck. and then
open the door OF the cage"
This was finally accomplished and
the fierce animal stood straining at It's
tether.
The sportsman. who was watching
the exercises from the interior of the
cabin, leveled his rife across the win
dow sill, took careful aim and blazed
away. The wildcat gave a joyful yell
and disappeared in the forest The
bullet had cut the rope.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

Of white with cross-bars of rose-col.
ored satin and dresden roses woven
In Is designed for wear with white
summer gowns. 1t is finished with q
large fiat bow and fastened at the
back. The ends of this girdle are
stayed with bones to which the hooks
and eyes are sewed. The bow is ad.
1usted near the top OF the girdle and
pinned loosely to the dress with the
aim always in view Of avoiding a stifi
effect.
The second girdle is In wide white
taffeta ribbon with q broad stripe OF
black satin near each edge. This 10
finished and fastened at the ends with
bones and hooks and eyes. The fss
tening Is concealed under two short
hanging loops Of the ribbon. These
black-and-white girdles Of wide ribbon,
or made Of silk, are worn with all
white gowns.
The third belt is designed for wear
with tailored dresses or skirts and
blouses, and is made Of white suede
leather bound with black. 1t fasteni
with buckle covered with leather and
10 finished with single bias end.
JULIA BorToMLEY.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
USE OF SIL0S BY DAIRYMEN
Greatest Argument In Favor of EnsjI
age ls In Cheapness Of Pro-
ductlon of Feed Per Ton.

silage must be fed In conjunction
with other feeds, dry feed and grain
If therefore the farmer is dairyman
or owns a quantity of live stock, or is
raising beef cattle for market, he
should have both silage and hay on
his farm. The use of the silo with
owners OF dairy cattle has lately in.
creased enormously. 1t is an impor.
tant adjunct to the general feeding. II
has been clearly demonstrated that
silage promotes milk flow, but the
greatest argument in favor Of its use
lies In the cheapness of production
per ton, and the ability to store and
secure palatable, nutritious food under
weather that might seriously injure
hay or dry, fodder.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
NEIGHBORS AID EACH OTHER
Cooperation Should Include Ways and
Means Of Getting More Profits
From the Farm.

1t is worth great deal to have
neighbors who are willing to exchange
hopeful greetings and when assistance
and encouragement are needed to help
cheerfully. This is test OF good eiti-
zenship and II is an indication Of
desirable community in which to To-
cate.
No community can be progressive
and the individual members of So
ciety be contented and happy without
neighborly feeling of mutual help
and cooperative enterprise. Country
life is different from city life In that
there is an Independent sentiment ex-
isting In the country because In SO
far as food production is concerned
each can take care of himself better
than the town man, who is more de-
pendent upon others. Yet in the rural
community the prosperity, health and
social intercourse OF all are mutually
interviewer so closely that cooperation
80 ~eiai. toudiiy tutIt IL more
visiting, more personal interest, more
obligation resting upon country people
than upon those who live In cities and
towns. Rural people are neighborly,
not because 1t is profitable but be.
cause 1t seems duty. This is com.
mendable, but cooperation should in
clude ways and means of getting more
profits from the farm. Cooperative
selling Is very essential.
There are many ways in which the
cost of production may be reduced by
cooperation. Just as members of the
corporations and partnership firms
must associate themselves together
and each give up certain points of in
diyiduality. 80 should organizations
OF farmers form such associations and
combine their resources In money and
Intellect to surmount difficulties in
producing and selling their products.
In buying and selling much is gained
In cooperative enterprise, and from
this sentiment the community is ele-
waited In better schools, better roads
and general social and moral tone
which Is sure to follow.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Farmers Educational
m and Cooperative
Ill Union Of America
Matters y Especial Momentto
J the Progressive AgricuIturist

Cheap" money and high earning
power go hand In hand.
Speaking OF eliminations, why not
eliminate the store bill?
A good fellow to everybody is usu-
ally nobody's real friend.
After ALL II Is what you get out OF
The farm that tells whether or not you
are real farmer.
A moderately sizable stomach ache
ls not too much to pay for all the
watermelon you can eat
While II is not always true that q
'obin makes spring, it often happens
that a lark makes jail sentence.
Many boys life on the farm is a
tragedy and due entirely to the igno-
rance of the people who control him
Boys are like trees. Trained and
cultivated they will grow into useful
ness, but neglected they run to waste.
The advantage of the party line
phone is that when talking over
family affairs one is always assured
an audience.
During harvest the corner store
discussion Of the best way to save the
crop is an excellent example OF how
to waste time.
When you are allowing yourself to
drift with the wind you may not know
where you are going. but every one
else can guess.
The weeds growing Justify along
the fence may be good evidence of
the fertility Of your farm. but what
about the kind Of farming?
1t takes some men long time to
learn that they have wasted enough
energy and brains on things that do
not count to build up a good farm.
No farm machinery Is fool proof.
That is to say, nothing is made that
will long Withstand exposure to rain
and sun. Natures lesson is always
plain. but 1t is seldom learned by the
lazy and the foolish.
No man knows what is ahead of to-
day or what Is just around the corner.
The only thing for US to do is to step
where we can see clearly and be pre-
pared to meet with confidence and
courage the obstacles which may arise
tomorrow.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

IN SPITE Of the changing styles
i there are gowns which are designed
along lines that remain and are ac-
ceptable for several seasons. In de-
signing party gown 1t is matter Of
good judgment to select conservative
models In order that dress which
receives no hard service may outlast
single season or be easily remodeled
This is more especially true when
high-priced fabrics are chosen.
A very pretty gown, designed for
dinner dress or for parties, is shown
In the picture. and has an advantage
In that 1t is suitable to both youthful
and older wearers. A glance at the
model convinces one that 1t might
have been worn at any season for
several years without clashing with
the prevailing fashions.
The model pictured is brilliant de-
sign made up Of rose-colored satin in
the skirt and underbodice and draped
with silk mousseline in the same color
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Feeding Geese and cosIinos.

Old geese do not need any feeding II
they have free range, unless 1t ir a lit.
tie corn once day during most of the
year. In cold weather In winter they
should be housed and fed lightly on
grain. A pound Is very nice, but not
necessity. A tub set in the ground
makes a good water container for
geese. In watering goslings give them
a dish 80 arranged that they can get
their bills In and no more
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

The skirt is slightly draped, its grace
full folds hanging from the waist line
with some fullness arranged in the
seam at the center front. 1t is full
enough for dancing.
There Is short underbodice Of the
satin with a rich design embroidered
In self color with silk floss. The over
drapery OF silk mousseline could hard
ly be simpler. 1t Is gathered into
some fullness over the shoulder and
top OF the sleeves. which are cut in
one. The mousseline Is caught up In
two places at the back and falls to q
long point at the left side in front,
where 1t is weighted with fancy tas-
sci in deep rose color. The sleeve
amounts only to short drapery at the
top OF the arm, supported by a short
undersleeve of satin and finished with
a medallion Of embroidery. A girdle
OF wide moire silk matching the tassel
in shade completes the gown.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

THE management OF the waist line
! In the matter of belts and girdles.
is left very much to the fancy OF the
Individual this season. These range
from narrow belts, OF which there are
few. to the widest Of girdles, of which
there are many. OF the latter the ma
tority fasten at the back. But fasten-
Ings at the side or at the middle front
are used wherever the effect is more
desirable than fastening at the back.
AS to the sash ends. some girdles are
finished with one or two falling from
q knot.
The favorite adjustment Of the wide
girdle is in q position In which It ex-
tends from an inch or 90 above the
normal waist line to six or eight inches
below. 1t is adjusted rather loosely.
or has that appearance. although the
Eirdle ID bone or fastened to sup
port to hold It In the proper place. 1t
IL closed with hooks and eyes. Some
Of the long sashes of very wide soft
ribbon are wound about the figure and
pinned into position.
Three girdles are shown here which
are typical of those favored at pres
snt In the hrst . wide tafleta ribbon
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Sheep a Desirable Addition

The sheep farm is notable for the
absence of weeds. the condition OF
the fences. and the general neatness
Of appearance. Sheep make the soil
more fertile, furnish two sources OF
income. wool and mutton: and are
usually associated with the best sys-
tenn Of farming In every country.
Sheep form desirable addition to the
stock on the farm; more farmers
should raise them.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
The Stomach's Function

The teacher was examining the class
in physiology.
Mary, you tell us" she asked, what
is the function of the stomach"
"'rhe function of the stomach" the
little girl answered, is to hold up the
petticoat."
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
A loyal Friend.

A section foreman on southern
railway heard the following conver-
sation between two of his dusky La
borers:
Jim, you bettah come here an hep
me rs talkin' up fer you"
"How's dat?"
"W'y. dis here man say you amt fit
for de dawgs, an ah tole him yes you
is!''-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Comfortable Saddle Pad.

A pigskin saddle pad or a cloth one
is preferable to heavy felt one at
any season Of the, year. but more
especially In the hot days OF summer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Poor Showing.

"How's your boy getting on In col
lege?"
Not well. They batted him out OF
the box In the third inning the other
day"
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Disease Rstards Growth.

Experts tell Us that cattle, hogs.
sheep and poultry grow only twenty.
five days out Of each month because
OF disease.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
la Kind.

The fate Of war seems to hang BY
hair"
Yes, q Belgian hare. 30 to speak. :
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
Profitable Flow Of MIX.

To maintain large, uniform and
profitable now Of milk requires liberal
and uniform feeding.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

The people who are satisfied to put
1t OF till tomorrow generally put II
o6 indefinitely.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27

II you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At al
good grocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27
SeIf-Preservation.

Government Investigator - What
made you burn your books?
Railroad PresideDt-The motto OF
our road is safety first. Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15

in way the dangers that confront
our country. l have point ID out how
relief may be obtained. await the
call of those who need me- More
cannot. say at this time. My own
modesty forbids that should obtrude
my ideas on the administrative heaos
of the various departments of our
government. AS student, philoso-
pher and statesman, as one whose
view of passing events is not o0scured
by being LOO close nor influenced by
the piffie of a fawning crowd of syco-
plants, know that / have the only
correct solution for all these difficul-
ties, but what that solution is | can
not say antil the proper time ar
riyes.''
Then with lofty wave of his hand
the colorlel intimated that the inter-
view WIS at an end.
As the reporter of the - there
insert the name of your paper reluc-
family FASTENED from the presence of
this great man, he felt that he had
been accorded a wonderful privilege
10 having been permitted to listen to
his inspiring words, in having associ-
ated for few moments with this
man of lofty ideals. The conviction
was forced upon the scribe that as
long as this country possessed men of
such ability, such profound knowl-
edge, such disinterested patriotism,
such a wonderful grasp OF domestic
and international questions, We need
not fear-providing we did not re-
main wilfully blind.
NoTE-Papers using this interview
are asked to mail marked copies to
the executive departments at Wash
ington and Madison.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
A FEW DoN'Ts.

There are many dangers connected
with the Christmas tree. When
lighted with candles it is nothing
more than big torch. Cotton should
not be used to represent snow.
Don't leave the lighted tree I'M
watched.
Don't put cotton beneath the tree
to make the carpet look like snow
covered ground.
Don't let children touch the tree.
Don't use festoons of ordinary tissue
paper or cotton batting on tree.
Don't use ornaments made of cellu.
loid.
Don't remove presents from the
tree until the candles are all extin-
guished.
Don't permit a draft of air to sway
the branches of the tree while candles
are lighted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
FEDERATION WORK.

This Tuesday evening there will be
a meeting at the city hall, of the
Federation of Charities to take into
consideration what best to do con-
corning the many complaints of non-
support of families, by men who are
perfectly able to take care of their
homes If disposed. to do SO.
The secretary reports the donations
Tor the poor on Christmas day ade-
quate to take care of all.
Miss Moneys force worked all day
yesterday for the Federation, making
various garments for the poor.
The Federation find it very hard to
secure UNDERGO othing for the poor.
While much Las been given still not
enough to supply the demand.
The secretary also wishes to call
attention to the people of our city to
the fact that there are many people,
who are not asking charity, who want
work and are anxious to get some
thing to do so as to be able to sup
port their families.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
LONG HAVE SOUGHT IT
to Observation-Disclosures Saturday
Dec. 26th.

On Thursday, December nth,
Superintendent Ober of the Milwau.
kee Road, and A. G. Schmidt, secre-
tary of the Wausau Advancement
association, were notified by the Mil
waukee road that their persistence
had finally been awarded and the
Company decided to put a through
traid on the Valley Division, leaving
Chicago at 6:25 at night, arriving
at Wausau at 1850 a. m. and going
through to Minocqua and return
ing through WauSau at 1850 p. M.
The new service will commence Sat
urday, Dec. Goth. The new train will
be modern electric lighted one,
and in every respect the equal TO any
of the main line trains on this Divi..
sion, and about year ago the matter
was taken up with the railroad COM
pany through the Wausau Advance.
ment Association, and the subject
was very thoroughly discussed between
the officials of the road and Secretary
Schmidt. The result of the confer
ence was that both parties realized
that train like the one asked for,
and finally granted, would not be 6.
paying proposition for the company,
but it was finally decided to grant
this favor to the Valley Division in
the same spirit in which the pioneers
in railroad work undertook to build
the line, realizing that it might take
a long time before actual profits would
result.
All cities in the Valley Division
feel greatly pleased with the change
and will appreciate their Christmas
present from the Milwaukee road.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
WAUSAU MARKET.

The following are the current retail
prices of the various articles of pro-
duce as reported for the PILOT on
Dec. %, 1914
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
INTERVIEW WITH COL. H. 0. TAIR.
otlcaIIy yours,
H. O. TAR.


A staff correspondent of the
there insert. the name of your paper
had the extreme good fortune to Sc
cure an interview with that distin-
guished citizen, statesman and pa
triot, Col. HI. O. Tair, upon whose de-
cisions so much is pending for the
welfare or woe of our country and of
the whole civilized world.
Despite the fact that the colonel is
extremely busy, awaiting expected
communications from President Will
son, the goverpor-elect of this state
and the ambassadors of the principal
countries of Europe, seeking advice
from this oracle, the great man laid
aside those grave matters of state up
on which he had been pondering and
grasped the correspondents hand.
Here your correspondent must di-
gress to draw pen picture of this
eminent statesman and patriot. One
glance at his magnificent figure, at
his grave and thoughtful countenance,
at that massive brow which gives
evidence of his great mentality, of
those piercing eyes that seem to read
the innermost thoughts of your soul,
Kitchener and all the other fellows
who are at present so much in the
limelight, appear as mere pigmies.
Added to this the colonel was be-
comingly arrayed in new II. q b.
S. So suit of clothes, had had his
ample locks recently barbered, and
with his natural bearing of dignity
would attract the admiration and at
| tention of all beholders. The stamp
of the scholar and statesman are in
delibly affixed to him.
ST am torn between conflicting
emotions" said this wonderful man
in reply TO query of your correspon-
dent. "The nation needs me and my
state requires my services. 1t is
hard to decide between the two, but
where duty leads me there will l 60,
regardless of whether it is Madison
or Washington"
"But, colonel" interjected the
| representative of the - there
insert the name of your paper ''ii
has been noised about that you were
about to go TO Washington in Response
TO an urgent invitation from thu
president requesting you TO accept
a position in his cabinet, which would
leave Mr.. Bryan free to pursue BIZ
role of a Chautauqua educator anC
also relieve the educator in the presi
Dental chair of many embarrassment
due to his lack of knowledge of prac
tical affairs; but, revered sire, SHOULD
you accept this call to duty what i
to become of our state for which yol
have done so much in the past y
The strong countenance of th
colonel showed that this question ha'
visibly affected him. and your CORES
pondent had suspicion that he coult
hear suppressed tears in the voic
of the great statesman as he replied
"Where duty calls me there will
be found. There will be no laggin
on my part. My time and service
are at the disposal of my countr
whether / go 10 Washington or t
Madison depends upon circumstance
over which / have no control. Shout
a telegram come from president Wi
SON first, / will enlist with hin
Should the goyernor-elecs hasten her
from the festivities at Sauk, or sun
mon me to Milwaukee To aid him
outlining 3 comprehensive plan Il
the redemption Of this state, accon
psnying the same with the proml,
of an appointment to some substal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-15
COL. FL. @. TAIR
HESITATES.
Between Duty to State and Nation
This Paper Secures an Exclusive
Interview.
EDITOR PILOT:

EDITOR PILOT:
Feeling under some obligations to
you for favors extended in the past,
/ am enclosing you an advance copy
of an interview with myself and
which it is my purpose to forward 70
the metropolitan press, with permits
sion to use at any time before year
from date. In this way / afford you
an opportunity to get a scoop" on
the Chicago Tribune and other papers
which have stolen my ideas. You
will find that the interview is writ
ten in particularly enhancing man.
ner and in much better style than the
interviews written by such men as
Cobb, Blythe and that ilk, for the
reason that you can depend upon it
that the interviewed (myself) will
not endeavor to repudiate any of the
sentiments expressed.
Periodically yours,
III, O. TAR
Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS
Lion 1heater

The program of Mutual Movies" at
 the Lion for this change is a head
 liner. The three reel Flying A fea-
 ture. The Lost Treasure" contains
 thrills and excitement enough for
 half d dozen picture. being a story
 dealing with outlaws who cleverlv
 manage to extract from an express office four bars of gold from a large consignment, after fixing it the night before by gaining access to the office Mabels Bare Escape" is the funniest picture ever shown on a screen and 1 the two half grown bear cubs used | in. the making of it are screamingIv funny themselves. Tomorrow's one day program is headed by the Domino feature, 70 Mimi San." Japanese subject with Japs in the leading roles.
 Twins and d Stepmother," d Than hauser number, is thoroughly lika- Die little picture. featuring the beau- i tiful Fairbanks twins. Another Key stone comedy, Little Billy's Strate- ! gy, featuring the famous four-vear- | old comedian in some of his lovable play is the closer of this bill of thorough excellence