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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
TOO ROUGH FOR HIM
SOUTHERN NEGRO QUITS THE
MOVING PICTURE GAME.
Hanging and Fire In Jail Altogether
Too Realistic for Darkey Who
Takes Place of Alleged
Picture Actor.

A negro In a southern county seat
town had been condemned to die. The
day of the hanging came and RastusI
was taken to the scaffold in the court
house yard. The hood was slipped
over his head and the moose adjusted,
Just as the sheriff was about to
spring the trap a cry of "Fire!" was
heard, and smoke was seen coming
from the courthouse windows. The;
officials and spectators, forgettingl
their task, rushed to help fight the;
blaze. Anyway, Rastus was tied and!
could not escape without aid.
During the fire another negro wan
dered into the courthouse yard and
passed the scaffold. He thought he
recognized a familiar form standing
on it and proceeded to find out.
Hello dar! Is dat you, Rastus?"
Use Rastus."
What you all doin' on dat plat,
form?"
Use a movin' picture actor now
Sam"
"a movin' picture actor?"
"Yas. sab; a regular movin' picture
actor"
as movin' picture actin hard work,
Rastus,"
TITS softer dan eatin' watermelon
all day long"
'Is you paid well?"
Gets five dollars every day for
workin' hour or two"
"Rastus, you all is friend of mine,
isn't you, ALP"
81 sure is, SAM"
Den if the white folks what run dis
movin' picture actor business wants
another actor you tell 'em about me,
Rastus"
"You can come on up here and take
my job right now, Sam. Use tired of
movin' picture actin for today. Be-
sides. l got to spend the money Use
made already"
Sam mounted the steps and released
Rastus from his bonds. Rastus in
for hanging. Then he skipped. A few
minutes later the sheriff returned. He
saw negro standing patiently on the
scaffold. Without further ado he
sprung the trap.
Fortunately for Sam the rope was
old and broke under the sudden strain.
1t rolled Sam into the dust of the
courthouse yard. He wrenched his
hands loose and jerked the hood from
his head. Then, rolling his eyes
around and rubbing his neck, he said:
you all white folks can take back
your old job. You all's too rough"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
(:ured nv a Bullet

Private Redmond Of the First Colo
RADIO volunteers, once on duty at Ma
Mia, was the star sufferer Of the
English Army corps. Nothing in the
way of treatment did him any good,
and he realized sadly that he could
never be even a noncommissioned Of
ficer, because he could not give the
simplest words of command without
suffering. He was brave and eff
cient soldier, and always first in the
firing line.
At the battle of Marquis Redmond
was shot in the mouth. The Mauser
bullet passed downward and came out
at the nape Of the neck.
He was taken to the hospital, where
he recovered rapidly, and all that
could be seen of the wound was a lit
tie scar about his upper lip where the
bullet entered But the remarkable
thing about the affair was when he
left the hospital he was cured Of his
habit of suffering How it happened
neither he nor the doctors can ex-
plain, but he was so joyous over the
fact that he blessed the bullet that
brought him relief.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Live as in Olden Times.

In eastern Palestine and Arabia are
to be found the most picturesque race
in the East, those strange. nomadic
tribes, the Bedouins.
Their mode of life has not greatly
changed since Biblical times. and to-
day they steal cattle and camels. and
their young men steal wives, as was
their wont in Old Testament days.
Indeed, the purloining of cattle and
camels is considered lawful among
them. and the more tribe or an in
dividual can enrich himself in this
manner the more their prowess comes
to be recognized,
These people, however, who live by
thieving and move by stealth. are inva-
ribly hospitality itself to the stranger
within their gates.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
(THE END.)
Gems That Rrounht Misery.

The history of diamonds and the
many other preciouJ stones, ruby, tur-
quoise emerald, opal, topaz, sapphire,
chrysolite, sardonyx, amethyst, nearly
all of which are mentioned in the
Scriptures, goes far back of historic
times, and is lost in maze of religion,
superstition and legend. 1t has been
intermingled with intrigue, politics
and diplomacy; murders galore: scan
dals unnumbered; imprisonments and
beheadings. The story of the Ola
mond Necklace" which, possible limo.
Gently on her part, smirched the fame
of Marie Antoinette was one of the
factors in agitation that led to the
great French revolution. The Bastile
opened to several of the actors in the
scandal, one of them Cardinal de Ro-
han, who was arrested in his robes in
the midst of his court. Cagliostro, the
famous magician swindler, was anoth-
er of the Bastile prisoners, and Coun-
tess Lamotte-Valois of royal lineage,
who was the chief conspirator, for pc
cuniary gain, escaped from the prison
to London, where she died in penury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Scissors.

scissors, whose ruined cathedral
now takes rank with Reims, has re-
ligious and a military history unpar-
aIleled among French towns. More
than one great abbey took root in the
town, but the greatest O all was that
of ST. Medard, whose abbot in the
thirteenth century, lorded it over 220
villages, with innumerable manors and
vassals. st. Medard drew IN 1880
over 100000 pilgrims to the famous
shrine One or two OF the early kings
of France are buried in what remains
of the crypt Of the old abbey. Every
war that France has suffered from
has visited Scissors with intense Sc
verify. sacking and bombardment fol-
lowing fast and following faster. A
century ago. in 1914. the town was
twice captured by the allies and re
taken by the French, to become, in
the following year. cockpit 70. the
contending armies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
CHAPTER XIX.
Sunset.

Il do not wish to seem selfish. Oil
yer, but sit little nearer the window,
where l can see you whenever open
my eyes. Twelve years is long time
to make up. and l have such little
while in which to do it,
Oliver moved. The moisture sprang
to his eyes as he did so. He had caught
a glimpse of the face on the pillow
and the changes made in a week were
very apparent. Always erect, his ia
Their had lowered above them then
even in his establishment, but he
looked now as though twenty years,
instead of few days, had passed over
his stately head and bowed his in
comparable figure. And not that
alone. His expression was different.
Had Oliver not seen him in his old
likeness for that one terrible half-hour,
he would not know these features, so
sunken, yet so eloquent with the peace
of one for whom all struggle is over,
and the haven of his long rest near.
Had he been able at this moment to
look beyond the fences which his fear
had reared, he would have seen at
either gate a silent figure guarding the
walk, and recalled, perhaps, the hor-
ror of other days when at the contem-
plation of such a prospect, his spirit
recoiled upon itself in unimaginable
horror and revolt And yet, who
knows! Life's passions fade when the
heart is at peace. And Archibald Os-
trander's heart was at peace. Why,
his next words will show.
"Oliver"-his voice was low but
very distinct, never have a secret:
never hide within your bosom a
thought you fear the world to know. II
you've done wrong-if you have dis
obeyed the law either of God or man
seek not to hide what can never be
hidden so long as God reigns or men
make laws. l have suffered, as few
men have suffered and kept their rea-
son intact. Now that my wickedness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
NOT AN IMPRESSIVE MONARCH
Napoleon III, In Appearance, Left
Much to Be Desired, According
to John Hay.

Short and stocky, he moves with
a queer, sidelong gait, like a equity
crab; a man so wooden looking that
you would expect his voice to come
rasping out like a watchman's rattle.
A complexion like crude tallow-
marked for death. whenever death
wants him-to be taken some time
in half an hour. or left. neglected by
the skeleton king, for years, perhaps.
If properly coddled. The mustache
and imperial which the world knows.
but ragged and bristly, concealing the
mouth entirely. is moving a little ner-
vously as the lips twitch. Eyes sleep
lily watchful-furtive. stealthy, rather
ignoble, like servants looking out OF
dirty windows and saying nobody at
home" and lying as they say it. And
withal a wonderful phlegm- He stands
there as still and impassive as If
carved in oak for a ships fgurehead-
He looks not unlike one of those
rude. inartistic statues His legs are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Hiking Best Grippe Killer.

The epidemic of influenza that has
been troubling the city for nearly a
month continued last week, according
to a mortality bulletin issued yester-
day by the board of health. The state
ment says there were 35 deaths in the
city last week from this cause, or 20
more than the number for single
week of 1914.
Deputy Health Commissioner EN-
erson says the best way to avoid catch
ing influenza is to walk a mile in the
open air twice a day. 1t will add ten
years to a persons life, the doctor
asserts.
The number of deaths reported dur
ing the week Jas Its, compared with
1866 in the corresponding week of
1914, the death rate increasing from
1853 to 1898 per 1000 of population.
Despite the epidemic of influenza
the death rate for The first 16 weeks
of the year, 1866, is 81 below the
mortality for a similar period of 1914.
New York Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

last tear he was ever to shed glitter
ing in his fading eye.
God is good" came from the bed;
then the solemnity of death settled
over the room.
The soft footballs overhead ceased
The long hush had brought the two
women to the door where they stood
sobbing. Oliver was on his knees be-
side the bed, his head buried in his
arms. On the face so near him there
rested a ray from the westering sun;
but the glitter was gone from the eye
and the unrest from the heart. No
more weary vigils in room dedi-
Gated to remose and lf-punishment.
No more weary circling of the house
in the dark lane whose fences barred
out the hurrying figure within from
every eye but that of heaven. Peace
for him; and for Reuther and oliver.
hope!
(THE END)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
GOOD AND EVIL IN EXERCISE
Stair Climbing, Done In the proper
Way, May Be Beneficial or May
Be Made Injurious.

Climbing stairs always has oeen
thought to be very injurious TO
woman. yet in many cases, II II Is
rightly done. it may be Of real benent
and gradually strengthen the heart
and shoulders instead of doing actu-
ally the reverse. Mount the stairs
slowly with the body erect, the head
and chest high, and allow the leg
muscles TO do the work. Try this for
a week. instead of the old way OF
bending the back and depressing the
chest. and see how it improves the
general carriage
A physical culture exercise that is
unrivaled for giving one an erect and
graceful carriage, Strengthening the
shoulders and making them as level
as those of West Point cadet is done
by this same stair climbing, only in
this case. with the arms hanging at
full length, the hands should be
clasped behind the back. with the I'm
gers inte<l2ceQ and the hands turned
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

worthy of it. | only ask that you VIII
not let pride or any other evil pas
sion stand in the way of the happi
ness l see in the future for you.
cannot take from you the shame of my
crime and long deception, but spare
me this final sorrow! There is moth
ing to part you from Reuther now
Alike unhappy in your parentage. you
can start on equal terms, and love
will do the rest. Say that you win
marry her, Oliver. and let me see her
smile before | die"
Marry her? Oh. father. win such
an angel marry me?"
NO. but such woman might"
Oliver came near. and stopped over
his fathers bed.
Father, if love and attention to my
profession can make a success of the
life you prize, they shall have their
opportunity"
The father smiled. If it fell to 9TH
ers to remember him as he appeared
in his mysterious prime. to Oliver it
was given to recall him as he looked
then with the light on his face and the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
KIM Charles Mace

During the late Lord Peel's tenure
of the speakership he was informed
that the mace ordered out of the
house by Cromwell had been discov-
cred in Jamaica. On inquiry the
information proved to be false, but
it was found that Jamaica at one
time possessed mace presented by
Charles II, which, like the earlier
maces used at Westminster, has van
ished. In 1877 Jamaica was over
whelmed by an earthquake, and among
many public buildings ingulfed at Port
Royal was parliament house. With
the wreck disappeared King Charles
mace.-London Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

Rabbits on Laysan island, the we'll
known Hawaiian bird reservation,
have multiplied to such an extent
since they were introduced a few
years ago as to threaten the existence
of the island vegetation. AS this re-
suit would jeopardize bird colonies,
which need shade, especially during
the nesting season, an expedition
which recently visited the island de-
stroyed about 5000 rabbits, or one
third Of The total colony.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Kid RAISING for Gloves.

Before the war the peasants of
many little village made a living by
raising kid to supply the gloves for
which France has long been famous.
The perfection of the skins is consid-
cred by the French manufacturers to
be the keynote of the perfect glove.
Their method is to have one work
man handle the prepared kid from
the time it is brought in until the
gloves which are shaped from that kid
are entirely finished
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Spain Fixes Price of Flour.

Ell impartial, one of the leading
dailies of Madrid, states this morning
that the government has sold $4,000
metric tons of Argentine wheat to
flour mills at 355 pesetas per ton
>(about $65.50 per short ton at today's
exchange, 81 equaling 4.92 pesetas).
Liberal credit has been given and the
mills have agreed not to raise the
present price of -four, which is ATT
pesetas per metric ton (about sS8
per short ton at today's exchanged.
1t is noted that wheat is converted
into flour at a selling price of the
latter that is an increase of "a 1-3
per cent over purchase price of the
former.-Consul Robertson Honey,
Madrid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

would mean the discovery of my Sc
cret- And this fence was built.
This should have been enough. But
guilt has terrors unknown to limo.
cence. One day 1 caught a small boy
peering through an inf1nitesimal crack
in the fence. and, remembering the
window grilled with iron with which
Bella had replaced the cheerful case
ment in my den of punishment, l real.
lied how easily an opening might be
made between the boards for the con-
Venience Of curious eye anxious to
penetrate the mystery of my seclusion.
And so 1t came about that the inner
fence was put up. This settled my po-
sition in the town. No more visits.
All social life was over. 1t was meet
l was satisfied at last. l could now
give my whole mind to my one remain
ing duty. l lived only while on the
bench
March 5, 1898.
There is a dream which comes to
me often-a vision which often see.
1t Is that of two broken and irregu-
lar walls standing apart against a
background of roseate sky. Between
these walls the figures of a woman
and child, turning about to go.
The bridge l never see, nor the face
of the man who died for my sin; but
this 1 see always-the gaunt ruins of
Spencer's Folly and the figure of a
woman leading away little child.
That woman lives. know now who
she Is. Her testimony was uttered be-
fore me in court and was not one to
rouse my apprehensions. My crime
was unwitnessed by her, and for years
she has been stranger to this town.
But l have a superstitious horror of
seeing her again, while believing that
the day will come when l shall do SO.
When this occurs-when | look I'D and
find her in my path, shah know that
my sin has found me out and that the
end is near.
1909
o shade of Algernon Etheridge, un-
forgetting and unforgiving! The wom-
an has appeared! She stood in this
room today. Verify. years are moth
ing with God.
Added later.
I thought l knew what awaited me
If my hour ever came But who can
understand the ways of Providence or
where the finger of retributive justice
will point. 1t is divers name and not
mine which has become the sport Of
calumny. divers! Could the irony
of life go further! Oliver's!
There is nothing against him, and
such folly must soon die out; but to
see doubt in Mrs. Scoville's eyes is
may have to show her divers &C
count of that long forgotten night Of
crime in Spencer's Folly. 1t is naively
written and reveals clean, If reticent,
nature but that its effect may be
unQuestionable I will insert a few
lines to cover any possible misinter-
probation of his manner and conduct.
There is an open space. and our hand
writings were always strangely alike.
Only our e's differed. and will be
careful with the els.
Her confidence must be restored at
all hazards.
My last foolish attempt has undone
me. Nothing remains now but that
sacrifice of self which should have
been made. twelve years ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
He Knew.

A teacher in a children's institution
was giving the geography class a les
son on the cattle ranches. She spoke
of their beef all coming from the
West, and, wishing to test the chill
dren's observation, she asked:
And what else comes 10 us from
these ranches?'
This was a poser. She looked at
her shoes. but no one took the hint
She tried again:
What do we get from the cattle
besides beef"
One boy eagerly raised his hand.
81 know what it is, it's tripe." he
announced triumphantly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

/ want to tell the readers Of your
paper how to send flowers to friends
during the winter. writes a contribu-
tor to the Los Angeles Express.
take very small potatoes. bore some
holes in them. and insert about two
stems to a potato. Roses and orange
blossoms can be sent very nicely in
this way and viii keep their fragrance
as we'll as freshness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
IS nearly back to back as possible.

as nearly back to back as possible.
Then, standing very erect. mount
the stairs slowly, and before half the
ascent is made every cell in the lungs
will have been expanded many times
These exercises are excellent for any.
one whose heart is in good condition.
but when this organ is in a diseased
state it is well to avoid stair climbing
whenever possible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Daily TIhounht.

Silence is the ambrosial night in the
intercourse of friends, in which their
sincerity is recruited and takes deep
er root The language of friends
is not words. but meanings It is an
intelligence above language.-Thoreau
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
As Compared.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what is
the difference between fame and no
toriety?
Paw-About the same, son, as the
difference between the odor of rose
and limburger cheese.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what is
the difference between a smart man
and a wise one?
Paw-A smart man, son, is one who
is able to catch on, while a wise one
knows when TO let go.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Mean Thinu,

Patience-I don't think Will is at all
observing.
Patrice-You don't?
mo, l don't"
well, l do. Why, he said the other
night you had twice as much color on
one cheek as on the other"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Rye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated Hyelidsi No Smarting-
by mail Free. Murine Rye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Eiffino Kind

What instruments have that con-
vict prison band?"
81 suppose mostly bass violins and
cell-ohs."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08
Drink Denlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

With some men life is but hog
path leading to the cemetery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

A woman is always saying that her
ambition exceeds her strength.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

too short, his body too long. He
never looks well but on throne or
on a horse. as kings ought.-From the
Diary of John Hay, Edited by W. K
Thayer for Harper's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-08

W. N. IT,, MILWAUKEE, NO. 2s-1s15.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13
P.S.--To Out-of,
Town Buyers !

To every out Of town buyer who can
show return trip ticket. we will pay
railroad fare IL your pArohasse amount
to $40 or more, and you live within fifty
miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
TURN LITTLE THEATRE
INTO MOVIE HOUSE
Former Home of Uplift Drama
to Open June 81 With High
class Pictures.

And still they comel The Little Theatre,
home Of the dramatic upllft-where the
nine muses. rubbed elbows in an artistic
endeavor to elevate the stage at so much
per seat, where the hoi polioi seldom
ventured and highbrow plays ruled-The
Little Theatre is going in for the
"movles"l
Shaw and 1bsen and strlndbers are to
be replaced by Mary Plckford and the SD
episode Of THE Exploits of the Hazards
Of the Mystery Of Helen Elaine Pauline
Chaplin" No longer will literature die
tate In profundity No longer will cpl
grammatlc aphorisms rule supreme.
A screen is to replace mummery. The
silent drama will oust the speaking. The
mysticism Of Ibsen and Strindberg must
give way to the art OF cinematography.
The whrr of the projecting machine will
resound throughout the sacred precincts
where once Ralph Herr appeared in that
immortal epic, Monsieur Poiret." Shades
Of j. ]. Jex!
The Little Theatre will be metamor-
phoscd into photoplay house on Mon
day, June 2l n date which will go down
in dramatic history even as that of Wa
terloo and July 4 and the day on which
your vacation begins, and llnger in your
Mr.. J. A. Levy formerly man
ager of the Philadelphia office Of the
World Film Corporation, will be the man
nger. Mr. Levy believes that there is
room in this city for an exclusive photo
play house, catering to men and women
and children who seldom view motion
pictures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
HOTEL ARRIVALS

| GRBBN's.--Mr. and Mrs. John Harold New.
ark, N. J.' Howard s. Birdsall. Barnesat,
n. J.
coNTINENTAB.-Mr and NIrs William Bu-
Pa; Robert Ellis, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
DooNER's.-A l.. Naoke, Easton. Pa; VIII
liam Paterson, Clearfield, Pa.
NEW BINGHAM.-D. NJ. Guthrie, Williams
port, Pa; J. B. Agre. Camden, N. j.; Mt.
and Mrs Howard, Brldgeton. n. J.
Armour, Brldgeton, n. ].
wINDsOR-Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Smith. Har-
rlsburg, Pa. z. l. Reeves, Trenton, n. j."
Paul 4. Good, Rverton, n. j.
vENDIG-Mr. and Mrs H.. J. Hutchinson
Pittsburgh, Pa; H. u. Davis, Altoona Pa,
ADELPHIA-H, L. Gillespie. Y. s.. N. Mr.
and Mrs. " s, Mcdowell, State College. Pa; ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. stackhouse, Trenton
ST. JAMEs-Robert schaefer, Newark, N. j.;
Mrs. T. A. Shoemaker, Bcefonte, Pa.
WALTON-J. NJ. Mccormick, Pittsburgh, Pal
the Rev a. x. Turner Orangevile, RAJ
George L.. Lucas. New York,
Gross, Harrlsburs, Pa Dr.
w 3. Henderson, Philiipsburg, Pa.
COLONNADE-E. S. Sneltz Lancaster, Pa.
w. b. Slater. Scranton. Pa
RITTENHOUsE 49, Edmund Leigh, Baltimore.
Nd. Mrs w. c. Adams. Toledo o.
VUE-STRATFORD-R II. Pratt, Wash
iinnSston p Cd t0J i w. gn,;S Buckley a. WashWi9s.
pin, Newport, r. l.; Miss Louisa TuTpin.
Newport, n. L.; Miss Evelyn Turpin. New
port, II. I.
RITZ z-CARLTCN-Mrs william G. slade, New
York Mr.. and Mrs William NJ. Cromlle,
Wis; Mr. and Mrs Ralph N. Comfort. New
York; Mr.. and Mrs, George w. Wghtman,
Boston, Mass.