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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
MEN IN HALL BEDROOMS.

Impelrd with steps unceasing to pursue
Some fleeing good, that mocks me with
the view;
That, like the circle bounding earth and
skies,
Allures from far, yet as I follow flies
When your pity is aroused by the
lonely bachelor, who infers that he
has a dreary life of it and is unutter-
ably lonely in the comfortable hall
room of boarding house, size up his
situation in this wise: A man is sell
dom or never bachelor save by his
own free will. He has lodged Cupid
whenever he has seen him approach
ing with his arrow pointed toward him.
Ii he showed an inclination to be pleas
ant toward women, there would be
plenty of doors thrown open to him to
dine or pass the evening.
The rosy freight glow and pleas
ant woman sitting opposite him has
had no charm for him or his heart
would have been warmed toward such
home picture, which many a woman
whom he has met has probably uncon-
sciously suggested. He has knowingly,
aye, willingly, passed by opportunities
Modest women can do no more than
to smile at him with their bright eyes
when they meet him and extend him
an invitation to call. They would
willingly get up just such appetiZing
dishes as he would like if he were to
be at their table. No one knows bet
ter than the single man that no mat
ter where he would choose to dine.
whether it be at restaurants or hotels,
he is expected to select what he wants
with dispatch and make no delay in
getting through with as little time as
possible. There's hungry crowd of
people ready to dine standing in line
waiting for his place. No one bids
him welcome as he enters or expresses
the hope that he will soon come again
when he takes his departure.
He goes out into the storm with no
one to care whether he has an UNI
brella or what becomes of him. How
different had he been dining with
some sweet woman who was interest
ed in his welfare. How gratifying to
know that there was no undue haste
and that he could take time to enjoy
the wholesome. appetizing home cook
ing set before him. Who but woman
interested in him woulA be anxious to
know if he were pleased with his din
ner or not, glad to have him linger as
long as he would at the table?
Every single man understands both
sides of the picture. He knows better
than you can tell him that his loneli-
ness is selfinflicted He who gives
himself up to day dreaming over the
happiness of others and his own dis
comforts should remember that he is
the architect of his own good or ILL
fortune. Even that hall bedroom with
a wife beside him to love him would
be changed from cold and gloom to
a veritable coy paradise. Two can
live with economy with but little more
expense than will keep one, with no
regrets, the joy of loving being theirs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
ELDERLY MAN "oFFIcE BOY"
New Yorker Who Has Tried Scheme
More Than Satisfied With
Results Achieved.

A Broadway business man was talk
ing to friend who was looking for
good office boy.
"Cut out the boys" be said with
confidence, "and get an old man who
is willing to work for less than a
mans wages. l began it about year
ago and / never did better thing.
Il got the suggestion from man
not in business, but physician. He
had ordered some article or other
which had not come promptly and he
came in person to see about 1t. |
told him, which was true, that had
been bothered so by changing my Of
fee boys that l couldn't get it to him.
Then he blew OUT at me and asked
me why l didn't get an old man to do
office boy work and / wouldn't have
any more bother.
ut looked so different at first that
/ laughed at him, but he insisted so
that it was the only cure that / con-
cluded / would try it. l knew of an
old chap, honest and living with his
son, doing small jobs and helping all
he could for his keep, and / asked him
how he would like to be Office boy for
me. He laughed just as l did at first,
but l insisted on his trying it and he
agreed to come and do the best he
could but wouldn't guarantee that he
would be satisfactory.
He came the next day and though
he was bit slow at first he was al
ways ready and willing and in week
or so l was so we'll satisfied with him
that l wouldn't have traded him for
all the boys / had been bothered with
for five years. He isn't perfect, nor
is anybody, for that matter, but he is
reliable and honest, never soldiers on
me, doesn't smoke cigarettes or read
dime novels, isn't fresh around the
store, is always polite and is always
on time.
Il pay him 81 week and he is glad
enough to get it, and he isn't so old
but that he is good for at least ten
years of duty, which will also be ten
years of comfort for me and the entire
store. l don't say that any old man
will be as satisfactory as this one, but
l do say that nine-tenths of the old
fellows win make better office boys
than the average we have to put up
with.
"Try an old man for an office boy
and see if you can do any worse than
you have been doing. Several of my
friends arc doing II and Gu far thew
are all pleased with the change"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

The coziness of home life is so ap
pealing and woman's influence so com
peiling, a man cannot resist love
words springing to his lips, asking hei
to leave her happy home for one of his
making. Ere the winter evenings
have passed they have named the Joy.
full day. The lover who wends his
way to your tireside on winter eve
nings is worth cultivating. He may
not take his girl to many balls. the
aters, or dances, but he should not
be censured for this. He is learning
the stay-at-home habit, which a won.
an may thank heaven for when she is
his wife. Her cheerful freside has
saved him from roaming about with
careless male companions or staying
at clubs far into the wee sma' hours.
Winter betrothals are said to be
lucky Philosophers of old pinned
their faith te it. So why should we
doubt it? Unfortunate is he who has
no sweetheart to while away the win
ter evenings with A man does not
need advice when he has got that far
along.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
F;RocK FOR THE AFTERNOON
Simplicity in Design, Rather Than
Grandeur, Is the Keynote of the
Present Seasons Styles.

No grand toilettes have been de-
signed; this year there viii be no need
for them, but for social functions that
may taAa place. for the little reunions
and intimate dinner parties. there are
the most delicious little dresses, with
no trains and with transparent ratSer
than decollete corsages. Black and
white are employed in daring con-
trast. or. as in the case Of a heavily
jefted black lace yelling. white There
is infinite variety in coats in cloth and
satin and brocade. often Of oriental
c0loring. all very full and loose at the
back and held across the waist in
front by a broad band. For the
Riviera season white coats lined with
bi,sck satin will be much worn, and
what al first glance seem 10 be we'll
cut coats Most OF the colors are SOM
Der and such as may be easily worn
without being 'voyants and con.
trast in color is introduced by pipings
and cunning embroidery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
Real DAUGHTER Of the REGIMENT.

Our regiment has adopted a two
year-old Turkish girl baby" writes a
Cossack who is serving with the Rus.
sian advance into the Turkish Cauca
sus. He explains: During our for.
ward movement last week one of our
men found in farm house this baby.
which had been abandoned by her fee
ing parents. The starving little crea-
ture was cleaned, clothed and fed, and
then taken to the staff quarters. In
the Greek church of the village of Bar
dus the founding was christened ac-
cording to the rites of the Orthodox
church, the commander of the regi-
ment acting as godfather and Princess
Gelovanna, a Red Cross nurse and
wife of a member of the duma, as god
mother. The child was named Alexan-
dra Donskaia, after the name of the
regiment. The officers and men of the
regiment subscribed monthly amounts
sufficient to pay for rearing and edu-
eating their regimental daughter"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
Burglar Phones for Police.

Shot in the shoulder while in the
act of robbing the Glenbrock Conn
station of the New Haven road, Elias
Treadwell, with long criminal record,
was forced at pistol point TO summon
the police to arrest himself. Tread
well is in the Stamford hospital.
Robert A. Gourley, station agent at
Glenbrock, has been sleeping in the
ticket office for a long time to pro-
tect the property against burglars. He
was asleep when Treadwell, forcing
window. entered the waiting room.
The noise awakened Mr.. Gourley, who
ordered Treadwell to surrender. When
he attempted to fee Mr.. Gourley fired
at him. Treadwell fell Mr. Gourley
then made him arise and call the DO
lice on the phone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
How Birds Eoqs Are Marked.

Even the same kind of bird often
lays eggs that show a great difference
in their marking And often this is
true of the same individual bird At
least one long, infertile egg is included
in the clutch of a house sparrow, be-
sides several eggs that are of dark
er or lighter shade than the others
One may find a dozen clutches that
contain some one type quite different
from the rest.
The tree sparrow also lays one al
ways different from the others In the
clutch. Some birds always lay an I'M
colored egg, such as the golden eagle,
osprey and others. Some birds eggs
vary much more than others in color
and markings. A result of experience
shows that the following are among
the common birds that lay eggs which
vary considerably: Robin, linnet,
rock, skylarlz, cuckoo, hawk and
snipe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

man when he calls. If after repeated
visits, he should take it upon himself
to make too ardent love to her the
mother tells her how she must behave
to subdue his impetuosity; what she
must do if ne Insists upon holding her
hand when he bids her good-by at the
door
The timidity of such girl increases
under such tutelage. She is always
in terror lest she will not say OF do
the right things. She has not the abil-
ity to decide in critical moment what
is the right course to pursue. She has
not had an opportunity to talk it over
with mother.
There's another class of girls who
take quite different viewpoint as to
their heart affairs and what is best
for them. They argue that they can
discriminate as to what young men
should be their associates, and as to
those whom they should turn down,
the delicacy of the courtship preced-
ing the marriage proposal; how to act
Droperly-not too cold nor yet too
bold; when to speak, when to remain
silent; just how to touch the silver
cord that will win for herself hus-
band.
Who shall say which is best for any
one mother to do-coach her daughter
or depend upon her to rely upon her
own experience to guide her She
knows how she won her heart mate.
She has heard her husband discourse
on this subject from a mans point
of view, while he laughed and told
her of the stories he had snapped
with other men. This gives a woman
Insight into a mans character which
she could not otherwise possess.
The experienced mother unerringly
divines a mans intentions as to
whether he is on marriage intent, or
only fooling time away The inexpe-
rienced daughter can simply guess.
She learns too late, if she has been
entertaining a tickle lover, when he
gives her up without ado and HES to
a new sweetheart. Summing up the
situation, it would seem that if a girl
is old enough and sensible enough to
have beau, the reins should be put
in her hands for guiding him. 1t is
she who will have to live with him if
they wed. A word of motherly coun-
sci now and then if she is in doubt,
should be sought, appreciated and ac-
cepted. Lovemaking is not always the
same. Each case is law unto itself.
Much depends upon the lover. Most
men are honest and true in lovemak-
ing. They uphold innocence and pur-
ity in women, the rosebloom which
jewels existence. Rascals in winning
hearts are few and far between, moth
ers find.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
MEANT TO FILL THE POCKET
Small Work-case That viii Cost Lit
tie and Make One of the Most
acceptable Gifts.

This well-arranged and compact lit
tie case for holding a small pair of
scissors, needles and the contents of
a reel of cotton wound upon a card,
would form an excellent little present.
The size of the case will be deter
mined, more or less, by the size of the
scissors it contains, and when intend
ed as gift it should be furnished with
a small pair of nail-scissors, as they
can, of course, be used for other pur-
poses, too. 1t may be carried out with
a remnant of any strong material and
lined with sateen and bound at the
edges, where indicated, with narrow
ribbon.
1t can be cut out entirely in one
piece, and that portion which forms
the pocket for the cotton folded up
wards and sewn down at the sides. The
portion on which the scissors rest is
stiffened with a piece of card sewed in
between the cover and the lining.
The pocket for the scissors is made
of soft wash-leather, and into it the
points of the scissors should fit fairly
tight Bands of elastic are sewn on
to the side flaps, under which packets
of needles can be slipped in, in the
manner shown.
To close the case, the sioes and low
er flap are folded on to the center and
5then the upper flap folds downwards
and is secured to the back of the lower
flap with a snap fastener, and one can
possibly be cut from an old glove and
used for this purpose. The small
sketch on the right shows the case
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

Americans are the greatest newspa-
per readers in the world. The daily
papers in the United States number
2,472, the weeklies 1929, and the
monthly and other publications bring
the total up to 22,S06. The combined
circulation of these is about 100000,
or enough to provide daily paper, a
weekly paper and a monthly magazine
for every family in the country. There
is a newspaper to every 400 of the
American population; in Great Britain
there is one to every 400; in France,
one to every $500. and in Germany,
one to every 1900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
SHAWANO WOMAN
VICTIM OF STOMACH
Mrs. Herbert Hare Galns Every Day
After Taking Wonderful
Remedy.

Mrs. Herbert Hare of Shawano.
Wis, was victim Of stomach and di.
gestive ailments. She tried many rem
edies and sought relief in many ways.
At last she decided to try Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy. The swift results
astonished her. She wrote:
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Ing. your remedy and tonic. Shall con-
.inue 20 lake ii until / am sure am
IN permanent good health Enclosed
find an order for a dozen and a half
bottles for my suffering friends, for !
know it will cure them"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per.
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stomach and around the heart Get one
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On an absolute guaranteed not salts.
factory money Will be returned.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20


collar of curious design. And of course
the same holds true of blouses and
shirt waists, writes Idalia de Villiers
in the Boston Globe.
l have sketched this week a collar
of this order. Here you have a pic
turesque arrangement in white mus
lin, which has been carefully stiff
ened with starch. There are no artifi-
cial supports in this collar.
1t remains in correct position if
properly dealt with by the laundress
This style of collar is specially suit
able for morning shirt waists, and it
would give good results if combined
with mauve or pale blue muslin.
Nine. Cheruit has this season intro
duced a novel and effective combina-
ton of unexpected materials, silk voile
and white liner 4 home dress recent
ly created by this admirable artist
was made of Bordeaux-red silk wolfe
ceinture and square collar of sailor
outline.
All uHeAp6Cleu lOuCu Vi bldCh Was
introduced on the smart little waist
coat and there were ball buttons made
of old-rose quartz. the shoe buckles
being made to match.
The dull rose quartz buttons looked
charming on tho deep red voile and
then the pure white collar and cein-
ture supplied a touch of studied sim
plicity which was full of charm. have
seen white linen combined with heavy
blue wolfe and fine serge chez Beer,
also in Redfern's showrooms
Indeed, | am of the opinion that
dress linen is going to play an i'm
portant role in the world of fashion
this summer, in vivid colors as well
as in white.
A new and very practical dress
trimming consists of a ceinture, col
lar, etc, made of printed silk, which
has been carefully outlined with fine
gold threads and partly filled in with
very tiny porcelain beads.
This style of embroidery is very cas-
lily achieved at home by clever
fingers, and the loveliest things can be
made of it. Now that sleeveless bo-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
Low ROUND TRIP FARES TO
CALIFORNIA; EXPOSITIONS
AND THE PACIFIC COAST

Low, round trip fares are now In
effect via the Scenic Highway of ths
Northern Pacific Ry. to CALIFORNIA; En-
positions via the North Pacific Coast.
These tickets permit liberal stop-overs
and enable thu tourist to include both
Exposila5ns as well as a stop-over at
Yellowstone National Park via Gardi-
ner Gateway
II you VIII advise when you will plan
your western trip, will be pleased to
quote rates, send copy Of our hand
some Expeditions folder as well as
Yellowstone National Park and travel
literature, and assist you in any way
possible in planning your 1915 vaca-
ton trip. A. NJ. Cleland, General Pas
senger Agent, SIT Northern Pacific
Ry., St Paul, Minnesota.-.Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
cHECKERBo6Rn HOSE A FAD
Idea Comes From Paris and Seems to
Be Taken Up by the Women
of America.

Owing to the craze for black and
white check ideas, Paris has advanced
hosiery of black and white check de-
sign in Isle thread and in silk. The
squares are rather small and go excel.
iy with the checked trotteur or the
nIIe frock of shepherd plaid in taffeta
or louisine.
To complete the stockings, there
are low shoes or white kid, with
black vamps laced on the outside of
the ankle. Like nearly all the fash
ionable footwear of the spring season
these shoes are cut high in Oxford
effect and show a diamond tip of the
patent leather.
Patent leather is likewise employed
to tip high and low shoes of cham
payne or putty-color kid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
TWiliuht Sleen for Monkey.

Bridget is to re given the twilight
sleep" treatment. She is a royal Mar
mosst monkey, and the best in the
land is none too good for her, accord
ing to the Huntington CIV. Va) po-
lice officials, who have had Bridget
for pet for a year. She has re-
placed the inevitable station house
cat She is about to become a moth
er, and everything is in preparation
for the operation. Bridget and her
royal consort, Joe /, a majestic ap-
pearing Simian, were presented to
the police last year by a carnival
company. Since they have been at
the station there has been a great
decrease in intoxication in Hunting.
ton, as on several occasions occupants
of cells saw monkeys"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

feet and what did do was by great
effort could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and Rad steady headache.
after taking the second bottle no
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. / continued its use until it
made new woman of me, and now /
can hardly realize that ] am able to do
so much as l do. Whenever 1 know any
woman in need of good medicine
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 3146 N. Tulip ST., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? 1t
will pay you to do so. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

lover for them is
equally divj6ed.
There ars ener-
getic mothers of
backward, bash
full daughters, who
take their love af-
fairs in hand from
start to finish.
They decide what
young men shall
be introduced to
them, and draw a
sharp line as to
those whom they
consider undesir-
able. S u C h a
mother coaches
her daughter as to
how she shall en-
terrain the young
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
SIMPLE, DAINTY PEN-WIPER
W,a Look Well on Any Library
Table.

The charming and useful little pen
wiper shown in our sketch is simple
to make and dainty and neat in ap-
pearance. 1t is circular in shape and
measures 21s inches in diameter The
top of the pen-wiper is made of piece
of thick crimson cloth fir she'd off at
the edge with a buttonl Jle-stitching,
worked in gold silk
The under part of the pen-wiper is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
American Lumber for Japanese.

The prospects of selling lumber to
the Japanese are discussed in a re
port entitled American Lumber for
the japanese" recently issued by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. The report was prepared by
Commercial Agent Franklin II.
Smith. who is making an investigation
OF the lumber market in the far East
and Australasia. The trade with
Japan at present amounts to an ex-
change of American softwoods. chief
ly Douglas fir. for japanese hard
woods, principally oak. Copies of the
report can be purchased for FIVE cents
each from the superintendent of docu-
ments. government printing office.
Washington II is designated Special
Agents Series No. "a.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

An amusing incident occurred be-
fore the troopships containing the
New Zealand expeditionary force left
the dominion. One sportive soldier
handed a visitor ships biscuit. duly
addressed and marked ION active
service" and asked if he thought he
could get it through the post office.
The visitor took the biscuit and smil-
ingly remarked that if anyone could
get it through he thought he could.
1t happened to be the New Zealand
postmaster general
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

Her lips were so near
That what else could I do?
You'll be angrX, l fear,
But her lips were so near
Well, 1 can't make it clear
Or explain il to you
But her lips were so near
That what else could / do?
If it's a stormy winter night, the
woman who is expecting her would-be
sutton to pay her call is fearful lest
he will not venture out. This fear
shows how little most women under
stand the heart of man.
The worse the evening the more a
man longs for the warmth, comfort,
and companionship of some nice, pleas
ant woman in her coy parlor. His
boarding place offers little or no at
traction; his room is cherries. Books
do not warm his heart, but the gentle
clasp of woman's hand in his has
that effect. The glow of the freight.
easy, comfy chairs have a. delightful.
cheering influence over him. 1t gives
him a taste of home life, no matter
how much OF a rover he is inclined to
be. Even the plainest of women will
look fair to him as he watches her
homelike, domesticated feminine WAYS.
Although he may have dined late,
he accepts with pleasure the tasty lit
tie spread she has prepared for him
II may be only sandwiches or crackers
and cheese, some homemade cake, and
a cup of tea; but they taste like am
brosia to the world-weary man who
dimes at club. restaurant, or boarding
place He wishes from the depth of
his heart that the hands of the clock
would not go round SO fast those coy
winter evenings.
II he does oyerslsy by half an hour
or so the proper hour for leaving, who
can blame him? 1t is hard for man
10 tear himself away from warmth and
genial companionship that is slowly
but surely resolving itself iato the one
great love of mans life to go forth
and face the cold and the storm 1t is
no wonder that winter evenings draw
beaux to women's sides; that constant
ly being together each heart should
feel the irresistible charm of the 9TH
er.