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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Napoleon Had Nine Lives.

The surrender of Napoleon to the
captain of the Bellerophon, when that
event became known in England, was
discredited by many, for at least eight
times previously he had been reported
dead. The list of his deaths published
in a contemporary journal is interest
ing. He lost the first of his nine lives
in a battle on the Dnieper where he
received five mortal wounds, and ex-
PRED as he gave his sword to Prince
KutusOff." Later he was twice drown
ed, once while crossing the Mosqua"
and again in Moscow, where he lost
his way and fell into a reservoir"
During the retreat from Moscow he
was suffOcated in his tent and few
days later buried 5000 fathoms deep
in a fall of snow. Finally he reached
Paris, where his exasperated subjects
Immediately lynched him. These were
some of the many fables concerning
Napoleon which found their way into
the newspapers a century agO.-West-
minister Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

A nail is a common article Of manu-
facture which is turned out by thou
sands every hour in the factory and is
always absent in every household
when it is most needed. Every house
is full Of nails. The walls bristle with
them. The floors and ceilings are full
of them. But if you need one to drive
into a wall or to help dispatch a box
going by express you might as well
look for a gold nugget in an ash heap.
When by some miracle a nail permits
itself to be discovered it is always
crooked. The art of placing it on your
wifes best mahogany table and
Strengthening it out with a poker in
place of the hammer you cannot locate
is an art yet in its infancy. Some cen
turtles hence it may reach a develop
ment hitherto undreamed of.-Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Have you ever heard shrapnel by any
chance? No? Well, it sounds as much
as anything else like a winter gale
bowling through the branches of a pine
tree. 1t is a moan, a groan, a Shrek
and a wall rolled into one, and when
the explosion comes it sounds as
though some one had touched off a
stick of dynamite under Il grand piano,
and it is not particularly cheering to
know that the ones you hear do not
harm you and that it is the ones you
do not have time to hear that send
you to the cemetery-E. Alexander
Powell in Scribner's.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

A REPORT to the commission says
that the Standard Brewing Co. of
Scranton, Pa, paid fine of $40, 0OO
as punishment for false billing.
The company was indicted on
counts alleging that it shipped beer
in barrels from its brewery at
Scranton to its branch at Bling
hamton, N. Y, on false weights.
1t was accused of billing its ship
ments as consisting of barrels, half
barrels and quarters enough to
have the whole shipment show a
weight slightly in excess of the car
load minimum of %, 900, when, as a
matter of fact, the weight was
$4,000 pounds. The effect was to
beat the published rate by about
$l5 per car.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

One end Of the apple bears the name
of basin" and contains the remnants
Of the blossom, sometimes called the
eye Of the fruit. This part Of the ap-
pie is deep in some varieties and shall
low and open in others. This is the
weakest point in the whole apple as
concerns the question Of the keeping
quality of the fruit. If the basin is
shallow and the canal to the core firm
ly closed there IS much less likelihood
Of the fruit decaying than when it IS
deep, and the evident opening connects
face.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

The lacebark tree grows in the West
Indies. 1t is a lofty Tree, with oval,
smooth leaves and white flowers. 1t
is remarkable for the tenacity Of its
inner bark and the readiness with
which the inner bark may be separated
after maceratior in water-intO lay
ers resembling lace. \ governor Of
Jamaica is said to have presented to
Charles II. a cravat. frill and rufFies
made of it,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON, the
famous negro educator, died in
Tuskegee, Ala, on Sunday, Nov.
II. He was born as a slave in 1883
He founded the Tuskegee institute
in 1888, where hundreds of negroes
were educated and turned into use
full citizens. Mr.. Washington spoke
in this city several years ago and in
the midst of his lecture at the opera
house collapsed, and only for the
assistance of some of our citizens
present, he would have fallen from
the r0Strum.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

In the New York Medical Record DR..
S. A. KnOpf of New York advocates a
liberal use of water in the prevention
and cure of tuberculosis. He advances
Il plea for public baths for old and
young and also for swimming pools in
connection with the schools. He holds
that a glass Of clear, cool water taken
half an hour before meals is the best
appetizer and Stimulant for the gastric
secretionS and that this is a gospel to
be spread and practiced a little more
freely by the medical profession. He
says: 1.-The money a municipality In
vests in public baths, floating baths,
seaside baths and swimming pools will
give splendid returns in the saving Of
lives, directly and Observation-Disclosures
ly, by making people clean physically
and morally. by preventing disease
through the cultivation of cleanliness
and by making the people more vigor-
Gus and thus resistant to the invasion
OF disease; directly, by teaching every
future citizen, man or woman, how to
swim and to save his life in the event
of accident"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
A Reconstructed Man Costs $500

With exhibitions and catalogues of
artificial limbs now brought to notice
one gets To calculating the cost of a
reconstructed man. Seemingly a little
more than 500 would suffice. A pair
of artificial legs costs about $50 and a
pair Of arms about 500. Ears, with
drums. etc, cost $40 each; eyes $50 a
pair, and so on. Without heart and
brain a man is worth about 500.
With them-the price might change
London Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Both explorer and hunter, it seems
have overlooked wonderfully prom
Using spot in BorneO. Practically the
whole of the island is an unknown
jungle and game of all kinds, both big
and little. abounds on every hand.
Twenty miles inland from Sandakan,
the largest coast settlement, are ma
tiveS who have never seen White
man. They live. as did their forbears,
by the spear and the blowpipe. Ele-
plant, rhinoceros, wild boar, buffalo
bear, panther. tiger. iguana, anteater,
sloth and armadillo are plentiful Few
whites are resident on the iSland.-De-
troit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

AGAIN, what is all this talk on
preparedness about? Who is afraid
now? Have we, as people, been
guilty of some grave misdeed? Is
it possible that we are going to act
upon the suggestion of a guilty con-
science? If this country has COM
mitted a wrong for which it is ex-
pecting punishment, let us face the
situation as men and right the
wrong as christian people. To meet
the charge with powder and shot is
barbarian, is unbecoming a great
nation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
FURS.

Mr. A. F. Davis of the Truesdell
Fur Coat Co. of Berlin, is very much
pleased with the amount of work he
is getting from Wausau ladies and
the ladies are more than pleased
with the work, and the price. Let
him look your furs over, and quote
you prices on new furs. At Hotel
Bells every Friday. 2w adv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Mouths on the Bias.

"Of course it's nice to have a beau
tiful voice, but I'm glad / don't sing, y
said a pretty woman as she applauded
after the soprano solo at a Broadway
restaurant. Yes, I'm fond Of music,
but that is sufficient. If 1 could be
tempted to sing, what would happen
to my good looks? 1 think it is not
silly for a woman to wish to look well
all the time. A woman never looks
pretty or beautiful when she sings.
She invariably twists her mouth to one
side and makes her face appear crook
ed. l have keenly observed the last
ten singers l have heard, and every
one of them opened her mouth on a
bias haven't the slightest idea why
they do it unless the muscles of one
side of the face are stronger than the
other. There is something disturbing
about a pretty woman deliberately
making herself a fright by stretching
her mouth in song."-New York Letter
in Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Many of the celebrities and salu-
brities of the high school took part
in the spelling match, held last Thurs
day afternoon. The contestants, as a
whole, showed a remarkable amount
of spelling ability. Very few mis-
takes occurred on the words given in
the spelling lists which the students
had been given. Occurred was one
of the exceptions, as also was "Cae-
sar" the last named word being
spelled "C-a-e-z-a-r'' by one of the
younger students, conscientious"
cemetery ''chauffer," and Others,
took their toll.
Last Friday, much attention was
attracted by this prOverb, at is bet
ter to be struck by an old maid
than never to be struck at all, "
appeared on the black board in room
O. Then in room V, we found this
one, ga woman's smile is like page
of shorthand. 1t may mean any
thing"
The students interested in debat-
ing are trying hard to find out Wheth-
er they are in favor of giving the
Philippines their independence or
not, i. e. to decide whether they wish
to be on the affirmative or negative
side of the question.
Earl Olson, (better known as "Ole'O
sole member of the "And-sO-forth
Glass;" the name popularity applied to
those taking post graduate work, is
in the hospital, having an operation
on broken collar-bone. Accept mot
except our sympathies, cole"
The Lyceum program last Friday
was "Rily" program.
The first number was a sketch of
the life of Riley by Clyde Smith.
Then followed one of his poems;
''There is Ever Song Somewhere
| by Nina Beck
MyrOn Duncan then gave an essay
on how Riley spent his last birthday
Next followed very pretty song,
"When the Frost is on the Pumpkin
by several small boys and girls.
Then followed
"The Raggedy Man.
Edith Afford
| Our Hird Girl. Observation-Disclosures.
.GOldeS KiSche
Jamesy. ........... Elvira Balassa
Edna CheIlis
! The Real Orphan Annie. .........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Emil KrOenins
Song-Little Orphan Annie. ......
Small company of singers
Buds Fairy Tale. &C.. Irmgard Gieslel
All together it was one of the most
pleasing and entertaining programs
given thus far, this year.
The foot ball team went to Osh
kosh last Saturday. it was defeated
by a score of 36 to 0. It-was wei
played game and hard fought. laugh
er and HarGlett played the best games
for Wausau.
The second team went to MOsine'
Saturday, where it easily won TIT
game by a score Of so to 0. The play
ing of Holman featured.
Miss Elvira Balassa, one of thu
most popular and talented youns
ladies of the Senior class, left Mon
day, (Nov. 10y for San Antonio, Texas
Everyone regrets this very much, a.
her loss is felt keenly in all phases o
the high school work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

SENATOR LAWRENCE Y. SHERMAN
of Illinois, who has the presidential
bee in his bonnet, has developed in
to common scold. He finds that he
must jump on everything that
President Wilson has done in and
out of office. 1t can hardly be said
that he has more than common,
ordinary ability. No, he is too small
potato for presidential timber.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

IT is proposed to build a Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Madison on
University Ave-. as place of wor-
ship and school of religion for the
students of the University. The
plan is to raise $3.50, 900 from the
Methodist alumni. The sum of
$50, 900 was raised in Madison in six
days towards the fund. 800, 900
will cover the church and site,
$4,000 for a building for classes in
religion and 100000 endowment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
PERSONALS.

William thinner went to Grand
Rapids yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. f. E. Hutchins
spent Sunday at Nation.
Miss Eleanor Benson spent Satur-
day and Sunday at Nation.
j. P. Young of Waupaca, was in
the city Monday, on visit with his
family and friends.
Mrs. S. M. B. Smith went TO
Crandon this morning for visit and
will be home Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. E. P German will
60 to Madison Friday to attend the
Wisconsin Minnesota game.
&C. H. Curtis of Clinton, Iowa,
visited in the city on Thursday,
guest of his brother, G. S. Curtis.
M. B. Ford, who has been at Phil
lips for the past two years, returned
to Wausau on Saturday and will re-
main here.
Mrs. Herman Voelker of Sheboy-
gan is visiting relatives and friends
in the city. She will return to her
home Saturday.
Mrs. W. c. Gilbert of Grand Rap
ids, Mimi, arrived in the city
Wednesday and is guest at the G.
S. Gilbert home.
Mrs. Susan Single has returned
home from Sac City, Ia, where she
enjoyed pleasant visit of five weeks
with relatives and friends.
| Mrs. j. P. Ford returned home
this morning from months visit to
Moline, ILL.,, Davenport, Iowa, Chica-
go, Milwaukee, Madison and Green
Bay.
Mrs. Adelaide Hazen and Mrs. W.
H. Merrill, of Portland, Maine, who
have been guests of Rev. and Mrs. w.
H. Gould, departed Wednesday for
their home.
Mrs. L. A. Spencer, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Heinemann, will
leave this evening for her home in
Middleton, Ohio.
Mrs. John S. Hayes of George
town, British Guiana, South America,
arrived in Wausau Saturday morning
and is a guest at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. J. A. Underwood.
Mrs. Theo. Helling of st. Louis,
Mo-, arrived in this city yesterday
for {. weeks visit with relatives and
friends. She is the guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Helling.
Mrs. John Mehl, Jr., and Mrs
Charles Genslein of Milwaukee and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Folch, arrived last
evening to attend the funeral of their
father, Anton Mehl. Their husbands
will arrive tomorrow.
Misses Leona Ruder, Paula
Komers and Agnes Laut went to APP
pleton Friday noon to visit their Sis
tiers, who are students in Lawrence
| tlIO dlSO dOlCIluCO CIlC IOOU-
ball game between Lawrence college
and Ripon college. They returned
home last evening.
DIR. r. w. Jones and son, Robert,
and parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Jones, who were expected home from
the east the latter part of the past
week, were unable to return to the
city on account of Dr. Jones son
being taken i'll with the measles.
They are expected home tomorrow.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Alexander
and daughter, Miss Ruth, will depart
on Wednesday, the 24th, for California
where they will spend the winter.
They will 60 directly to Berkeley,
where their son Ben, is attending the
university and from there, accompan-
panied by Ben, will take a trip to
Honolulu. Later they will spend
some time in Pasadena They ex
peCt to return home in April.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Young people nowadays aren't sat
isfed to begin life as their parents
did"
Indeed not. My own daughter in
sists on having a living room three
feet longer than ours and a sleeping
porch. which we haven't got yet
Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Paintings That Last.

One Of the great problems that pre-
sents itself to the modern painter is to
keep his canvas from cracking when it
ages. Many of the most priced of the
old masterpieces have been marred be-
cause their creators did not understand
the art of insuring them against time
and weathering. A careful inVestig&-
ton of those that have come down in
tact shows that in some cases the
sheet of paint is remarkably thin, so
thin, indeed, that the texture of the
canvas can be clearly seen through the
face of the picture. Further expert
menting shows that the life of a pic
ture is inversely proportional to the
thickness of its color layers. Canvas
contracts with moisture and cold, and
paint generally is affected in the same
way. If the paint layer is too thick it
gives way, and the cracking is the re-
suit All of the old paintings that have
come to us uncracked are painted very
thin. This was the method of such
early masters as Van Dyck, Raphael
and his pupils-Atlanta Constitution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Nothing to Be Said.

Judge-YOu admit, then. that you
stole the loaf of bread? Woman Pris-
oner-Yes, your honor. Judge-What
have you to say for yourself? Woman
Nothing, your honor. If it was lace
or jewelry I might plead kleptOmania,
but we can't try that when it's bread.
Chicago Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Emble11s.

There is no recognized emblem for
progress. although a hand holding a
torch has sometimes been used as a
symbol for il. The early Christians
used a closed book as an emblem for
knowledge" and an open book for
perfect knowledge" The OWL the
bird of Minerva. goddess of wisdom.
was the symbol Of wisdom among the
Greeks. A perfect circle is sometimes
used as symbol for unity.-New York
Tunes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
First publication Nov 10. last Nov. ~.
Notice OF Final Settlement and As
signment.

state Of Wisconsin. County Court for Mara
thOn COunty.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
OF the county court TO be held In and for said
county, at the court house IN the city Of Wan
sau, in said county. on the second Tuesday,
(being the 14th day. Of December. A. ID. 1915. at
10 o'clock a. m. the following matters will be
heard and considered;
The application Of Minnie KOebke. eXecu-
tFix Of the win Of William KOebke Jr.. late OF
the city Of Wausau. in said county, deceased.
for the examination and allow ance OF her
final account Of her administration, and for
the assignment Of the residue Of the estate OF
William koebke. Jr., deceased. 70 such other
persons as are by law entitled TO the same.
Dated November IL, 1915.
By order OF the court
R. F.. HOCHTRIT,
JOHN p. FORD, Register in Probate
Attorney for EXecutrix.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Gov. Philip has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation desig-
mating Thursday, the 25th day of
November, the day to render up
thanks and to eat turkey.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Somethinu on Him.

You haven't got anything on my
husband" said the woman in the drug
store
"Oh. yes I have" replied the drug
gist; hes wearing q porous plaster he
hasn't paid me for yet" - Yonkers
Statesman
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
Loakinn Mel..

Bigson-How well you're looking this
morning. JigsOn, Jigson-Yes; 1 never
looked better in my life. I'm looking
for q man who owes me $40.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
WAUSAU MARKET.

The following are the current retail
prices of the various articles of pro-
duce as reported for the PILOT on
Nov. 10. 1915:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Hubby (at breakfast)-Tve got bad
head this morning. Wife-I'm sorry,
dear. do hope you'll be able TO shake
1t off.-Boston Transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
In the Station.

81 want to take a train 10 New
York"
But, my dear sir. we pay our en-
gineers to do that"-Baltimore Amer
tran
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

The scandal monger is the submarine
OF the human race.-Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16

Ex-PREsIDENT TAFT, while he is
favoring Elihu Root, for the presi-
dency. thinks President Wilson will
win out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-16
OFFICIAL CITYAHD COUETTPAPER.

Published weekly and entered at the Post
! Ofice at Wausau as second class matter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
New York TacRles Wage
Problem For Women and
Thinks S6IS Too Little

New York, Jan. 16.-Not content with
the troubles which come to him natur-
ally, father KnickerbOcl1er is now es-
saying to decide the extremely diff
cult question as to what should be the
minimum wage for women. That is,
he has set out to determine just what
sum of money is necessary a week to
enable a woman worker to live de-
Gently so that legislation may be
framed to bring about this end.
Figures already submitted vary all
the way from Sc to $25 a week, with all
sorts of suggestions for sums between
these two extremes. In spite of the in
vestigatiOn of the various social work
ers who can tell just how to live on
% cents day. Sc is generally accepted
as an impossible minimum. But that
an individual, whether man or woman.
cannot decenly keep soul and body
together on less than S25 week, seems
to be equally fallaCiOus.
The majority of suggestions seem to
run between 50 and SIS a week, and
it has also been suggested that in
stead of blanket legislation for the
whole state, separate commissions in
different districts work out a mini
mum wage adapted to tie conditions
existing in each district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
..MAnE IN Ell PAsO.v

E'MADE IN Ell PASO."
Home industries are collection agen-
cies operated in the interest Of all the
people.