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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
FIRE EXTiNGUISHER AVERTS
SERIOUS CONFEDERATION

If ever a fire extinguisher proved
successful and a veritable blessing to
the Lemmer Hardware company as
well as the whole village, that was the
case Sunday night during the heavy
thunder storm.
At about half past nine Sunday even
ing there was a sharp flash of light
ming followed by a sudden loud crash
of thunder indicating that the light
ming had struck somewhere in the
neighborhood. 1t had struck the tin
roof on the east side of Lemmer's hard
ware store and followed the gas pipe
connecting the engine room of their
electric light plant with the gasoline
tank outside. The tank holds about
thirty gallons of gasoline and was
about two thirds full at the time it
was struck. 1t is surrounded by a
brick wall and the top is covered with
a cement cap. The lightning tore off
one corner of this brick encasement
and threw off the cement cap thus
exposing the gasoline. A fame of
about twelve to fifteen feet high shot
up into the air, which fortunately was
observed Immediately by Mr.. Len
Lemmer's boy MARCEL. Fortunately
Mr.. Lemmer had presence of mind
enough to remember fire extinguish-
er in their store which had remained
in their store unused ever since they
bought the store of Mr.. Lehman ABOUT
thirteen years ago. Mr.. Ant. Lemmer
seized the eXtinguisher, which is of
the Harden No. 1 variety, and poured
some of its contents upon the blaze
and to his immense satisfaction saw
the blaze dying out and absolutely ex-
tinguished in half a minute. The tank
was all enveloped in the flame,
and the Lemmer brothers think
that if the fire had not been so prompt
ly eXtinguished the solder on the tank
might soon have become melted in
some places and an explosion might
have followed. And if the building
had caught fire while such a strong
wind was blowing from the south,
there is no telling what the result
would have been. So we all have
reason to be thankful that the Lemmer
brothers had this fire extinguisher
on hand and knew how to use it.
Would it not seem a good thing if
everybody had some of these useful
modern fire extinguishers on his
premises Narration Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Today is always the best day to
clean up?
Fresh air, food, rest-these three
combat tuberculosis?
The u S. Public Health Service has
reduced typhoid fever so per cent in
some communities?
Overeating, constipation. lack of ex-
ercise, foul air eye strain may pro-
duce headache?
Polluted drinking water causes many
deaths?
An efficient health officer is a good
community investment?
Bad teeth handicap children?
insufficient sleep endangers health
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
INVENTORYING BABY STOCK

Taking part in the arrangements for
local celebration of Baby Week has
put an irritating question mark in the
minds of many Wisconsin people.
Learning that New Zealand has cut
low infant death rate in two and i'm
mediately saved the lives and health
of many hundreds of babies, Wiscon-
sin people have been impelled to ask
themselves and one mother what could
we do to make conditions better for
our babies. If New York with it's
difficult tenement house and ignorant,
un-American immigrant problems,
could reduce its infant death rate 80
per cent in five years perhaps we
ought to take stock, also, and action
if action is demanded.
That Is big thing to have accom-
plished if it never goes any further.
But it is going further. Already citi
zens throughout Wisconsin have sent
to the Extension division of the Health
Instruction bureau, for assistance in
studying and interpreting the facts
contained in the file of death certifi
Gates in the Office of the local health
departments. More will follow just
as surely as day follows night. Death
certificates are taking on a new ap-
pearance No longer are they a mere
chronicle of misery, suffering, and
death. They contain knowledge, and
knowledge saves life. Like losses in
business, loss of life properly studied
may point the way to success.
The study of the infant mortality
has proceeded. indicates that we have
different problem in many respects
than have the larger cities which led
off in the movement to save baby lives.
We find, for example, in many cities
that more babies die in fall and winter
months than do in hot summer wealth
er. Indeed, deaths and births in Wis
eonsin fall together. The months
which have a high number of births
have a high number of deaths and
here we shall probably find the crux
| Of the whole matter.
DIR. Dorothy Reed Mendenhall of
Madison, has perhaps been the investi-
gator most vigorous and outspoken
in setting forth the fact that too many
babies die during or shortly after
birth. She holds that these babies
haven't had a fair chance, that they've
been blighted by conditions affecting
the mother and by improper and in
sufficient care during birth.
The loss of babies in the homes OF
poor industrial city people who have
to struggle against poverty as to re-
/ ouire prospective mothers 10 work
| in factories almost to the day of con-
finement is no new thing. But that
| similar losses occur in prosperous
| wisconsin cities and rural communi-
ties that have no industrial woman
problem is startling and more signifi-
cant than many have realized. The
further the study is pushed as to why
these women and their babies should
die in so great q proportion, the clear
er becomes the fact that ignorance
concerning the care of mothers and
babies is too common in s great en-
lightened state like Wisconsin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
Monday, October 8, 1882.

Chilli Averill will soon have tele-
phone in his new meat market.
E. L. Bump has lately purchased a
new horse and carriage and seems to
take good deal of solid comfort.
Sam Quaw had a beauty of a colt
at the fair; it is between five and six
months old and weighs CTS pounds.
Judge Marchettti is going to have
a fine residence on Grand avenue. Op-
erations have commenced on the same.
From the proceedings of the M. E.
conference of this, the Waupaca dis
trict, we learn that c. L. Logan is
appointed to fill the NJ. E. pulpit in
this city in place of Rev. Sanford.
Supt Greene has been making it
lively for the applicants at his fall
xaminations-so some of the prettiest
schoolma ans report.
AS we go to press we learn that H.
C. Mead, banker, at Waupaca, was
murdered yesterday, or found dead in
his bank, in the morning. He was
killed with shot gun and the bank
robbed. Murderer supposed to have
come up this way.
Last week we failed to announce
the fact that John R. Babcock, one of
Wausau's old stand-bys, now of Mer-
rill, has been joined in the bonds of
wedlock to Miss Josie O'Nie1.
Mike Coughlin says he has hopes
that his dog Jeff" will hereafter
refrain from swearing during church
services, as he did the other evening
at the Episcopal church, contempOr-
aneously with jabbing at a flea that
had commenced mining on his hind
leg. Mike partly excuses "Jeff's"
lack of self control, however, on the
ground that he had got to feeling
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16

At RipOn, June IA, 15 and 1e-Ar.
rangements Now Completed.

What promises to be one of the
greatest gatherings of old veterans
held in the state for many years, will
be that of the fiftieth annual G. A. R.,
which is to be held in Ripon, on the
14th, 18th and 18th days of June. 1t
is expected that there will be $50
visitors in attendance and arrange
ments have been made to have them
quartered in Ripon college dormitories
and in the summer hotels at Green
Lake. The street decorations are to
be unusually elaborate and as this
feature is in charge of H. l.. Mumm
of this city, the work is assured as
being well and artistically done. The
program arranged is as follows:
June H., Reception and registra-
tion of visitors. Concert by the Mil
waukee Drum corps. Open meeting
of the w. r. c. Open meeting of the
Ladies of the G. A. R. Daughters of
Veterans drill. Reception and balls,
Sons of Veterans. Symphony con-
cert.
June Is. Address of welcome, May
or L. w. Thayer. Airship flights,
morning and afternoon, Frank Kas-
tory. Grand parade of patriotic So
cieties, reviewed by Governor Philip
and Commander Montfort. Unfurling
of the Living Flag, 500 children. Joint
meeting of the G. A. R., their auxil-
iaries-Sons of Veterans, Daughters
of Veterans, Ladies of the G. A r., and
Daughters of the G. A. R. Music will
be furnished during the day by two
bands and the Milwaukee Drum corps.
Symphony concert.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CUREp

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the disc ased portion OF the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness. and that Is By
constitutional remedies. Deafness IS caused
By an infizmed condition Of the mucous
lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inf AIMED yOg have q rambling sound
or imperfect hearing. and when IL Is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. and unless the
Inflammation can be taken ont and this tube
restored TO its normal condition. hearing win
be destroyed forever; nine cases ont Of ten
are caused BIZ Catarrh. which is nothing but
an fnfiAnled condition Of the mucous surfaces
We VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
send for circulars. free.
FL CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold By Druggists &c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
ANNUAL MEETING

The fifth annual meeting of the
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance
company eonvenes at the company's
Offices in this city on Friday. May ls.
at 10 o'clock a. m Six directors are
to be chosen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16

Mrs.S. A. Sherman, an old citizen OF
Stevens Point. died on Friday morn
ing. She had lived in Portage county
for over q half century, and was 80
years of age.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

spoon in his mouth. This inventor saw the light
OF day first in a South Dakota village. He spent
some of his childhood at Evanston, another small
town. He received his common school and high
school education at Paw Paw, Mich, which is nc
metropolis. He has had to paddle his own tinan,
cial canoe and help the folks" besides. He has
been denied opportunity and has forced his own
pathway.
Does he expect riches to come Immediately?
This is his point of view:
Il expect to get royalties later. My invention
has to prove its worth first. If wealth comes. it
will be the reward for toll and Encouragement. |
certainty don't expect to sit around and wait for
money to be dropped into my hat.
Let me pay a tribute to two men who have
stood by me and helped to make this a~eroplane in.
vention possible. One is Prof. Philip Fox of Dear,
born observatory. The other is Prof. Henry Crew
of the physics department at Northwestern. Mr..
Fox helped me with my experiments as much as
one man could help another. AS for Mr.. Crew
the training l got under him in learning to analyze
things is priceless.
This analytic training has taught me to sit
down with a vagrant idea and pursue it to first
principles-to get to the heart of every PROPOSE
ton"
Mr.. Russell's first money-making invention was
an electric blanket. This device looks like an
ordinary bed comforter. Its stufing, however, is
interviewer with fine wires incased in asbestos.
Connected with an ordinary light socket the blan-
ket develops considerable heat-enough, say, to
keep an outdoor sleeper comfortable when the
mercury is huddled at the bottom Of the tube
Other inventions are an aero-fan, said to be an
Improvement on ordinary coolbreeze makers; an
electric heating pad, similar in principle of con-
struction to the blanket, and a thermostat for
controlling electric heat.
What promises to be another important inven-
ton, however, is an rApid-fre
gun. Mr.. Russell has been working at odd times
on this idea for several months. The principle is
the expulsion of missiles from a gun without the
use of explosive material, he says, and expert.
ments with workshop models have been highly
gratifying.
1T may be years, though, before | perfect it."
the young man smiles. Il have the idea fixed in
mind and It is a matter of developing the idea.
Someone else may produce a successful gun of
this type before l do. | have a gun that will shoot
all right, but it isn't ready for the war market
by a long shot"
And just to show you that a rising young inven-
tor is an ordinary human being like the rest of
us, here's one on Mr.. Russell: He didn't want the
photographer to take his picture as he stood with
his sleeves rolled up before a work bench be-
cause he thought that the dense growth of black
hair on his arms would show when the picture
appeared in the paper. Furthermore. he was
very careful to fix the knot of his four-inhand
tie "tust so" before he said. IAN ready"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS
Haphazard Method Will Never Get the
Results That Are to Be
Desired.

Avoid ~haphazard planting OF trees
and shrubs. Many planters make the
mistake of thinking that the chief
thing is to get certain trees or shUrbs
on to the lawn. This is a great mis-
take, wen at the first, and the mis-
take grows more apparent as the years
go by and the different things become
of various sizes till there is a yer
liable chaos in the arrangement, with
little and big things in~termingled.
The house should have an absolutely
clear lawn in front of it except in
cases where native trees have been
left in the clearing away of the ar
boreal growths. The fact that such
trees are already in existence when
the house was built is often a reason
for keeping them. But when tbs
builder has a clear field in the first no
tree should be allowed to stand in
front of the house. The desire should
be to produce a picture, with the trees
and shrubs arranged along the sides
of the lawn, with the tallest growing
trees and shrubs farthest back. Such
an arrangement greatly increases the
appearance of -spaciousness, for the
eye naturally uses the things nearest
as a measure of distances. This is OF
Importance when the area that can 10
devoted to o-Tnamentation is rather
limited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
WARD A NATURAL HUMORIST
famous Artemus Had No Need to
Force His Mind When He Chose
to Be Funny.

One of the village women who knew
Artemus Ward. the dry New England
humorist of a generation past, is re-
sponsible for the following.
"Artemus was always funny, ever
in his ordinary talk. He bought a
house hear New York, at Yonkers, and
invited his mother to go to visit him.
'Artemus,' she said. if | do go some
time how shall | know your house?
oh, you'll know it by the cupola and
the mortgage that are on it, he told
her."
Another contemporary of Ward tells
how on one occasion when he got
strapped" he went up to a man he
knew and said, IF it's not too much
out of place l wish you'd lend me some
money"
The man vas willing and handed
over what Artemus said he needed and
then asked when he'd pay it back.
Well" Artemus answered, 'Ill be
pretty busy on Resurrection day; let's
call it the day after" .
But the greatest joke he ever per-
petrated," this same friend continues,
was the will he made over in Eng.
land. He called in all the nobility to
witness it and disposed of his property
as If he were a millionaire. Really he
didn't have a darn cent?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

down, Roger" he said. Il always
knew that you would turn up some
day. But my boy-you should have
trusted me-"
Il don't understand" said Roger.
What do people think"
They think" said Flynn. that you
were killed in the San Jose railroad
wreck twelve years ago. that you are
buried beneath the mountain torrent"
The words revived Rogers mem
Dry. He recalled now the disaster.
Three cars had fallen through the bro
ken bridge into the stream. He had
been in the smoker. he had crawled.
agonizing, through the debris into the
underground and tainted. That was
all that he knew.
Listen, Mr.. Flynn. | want to tell
you my story" he began, and told It.
The old man listened incredulously,
laid his hands on Rogers shoulders
and looked keenly into his yes
Il love Lucy" said Roger, but
where does my duty lie? How about
Marian?"
She is alive. She is provided for"
said Flynn.
My fortune?"
Much of it was lost after your
death. But your wife did not suffer-"
Il must see her"
Roger, take an old mans advice.
You arc a bigamist, but an involuntary
one. You have not sinned in the eyes
of God. AS ! am your lawyer. | say,
claim what you can and stay. AS a
man, say go-go at once"
Il owe a duty to my wife"
A voice was heard in the outer Of
fice-the hard voice of a worldly wom-
an. 1t was Marian's! Roger caught
a glimpse of her through the doorway
The old lawyer motioned impercepti.
bly, to a screen, and Roger darted be.
hind it, just as Marian came though
the doorway.
Well, Mr.. Flynn, how about those
papers?' she demanded, and the tones
of her voice made Roger SILVER with
unhappy ~recollections.
1T Is all arranged. Mrs. Williams"
dHSWeTeu Jne lawyer.
Roger stared through the flimsy
screen; he felt his heart beating mad.
ly; he could hardly restrain himself
from leaving his hiding place.
MY first husband was a-happy
release" said the woman icily. my
second was a bankrupt. When | am
free | shall do better for myself"
Quite So" said Flynn. "The de-
cree will become absolute next month,
and then. By the way, Mrs. VIII
liams, what name do you intend to
take. That of your first husband?"
Heaven forbid" she answered..
laughing, as she went out. When she
had gone Roger stepped from behind
the screen.
Il am sorry" said the old man
warmly. Nov. Mr.. Latham, you must
choose. OF course, you can legally
claim your fortune. what is left of it,
and-and-"
Roger gripped his hand.
Il hav1 chosen" he answered quiet
ly. "Good-by, Mr.. Flynn. 1t was true.
am a-er-happy release. And I'm
going to catch the next train for
home"
Copyright, 1916, by W. c.. Chapmanl
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Correct Child In Private.

Ipstead of perpetually nagging at the
boys and girls, learn to put it in
writing" If it is very personal, it
is often well to put a real wax seal
on the envelope, or otherwise secure
1t from the public, to show that the
matter is strictly private, belonging
only to your two loving selves. ad.
vises a writer in Mothers Magazine.
There is no surer way OF establish
ing confidence. No n can doubt
that the kind little word of advice or
suggestion will have more effect than
if couched in a hasty or petulant
phrase of faultfinding, with do" or
Don't" for a beginning.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

~MM0
o|OW~S
FOR CHILD WELFARE EXHIBIT
Work Issued by the Federal Depart
ment Of Labor is Of Value to
Every Community.

"Child-Welfare Exhibits" is the
title Of a bulletin issued by the chit
dren's bureau of the federal depart
ment of labor. This has been pre-
pared in reply to the many inquiries
received by the bureau about exhibits.
and single copies may be had for the
asking. The bulletin will give those
who expect to observe the nationwide
Baby week G March, or those who
are planning a baby show, a children's
health conference, or any kind Of CHI
dren's exhibit the benefit of expert aS-
vice and practical experience in sue
cessful exhibit work.
The bulletin is full of suggestions
for communities of all sizes. Il de-
scribes effective small exhibits Of one
or another phase of child problems
1t defines a "child-welfare exhibitT in
the title of which the name OF the city
or state appears as a "well-rounded
presentation of the whole question or
the welfare of the community's Chill
dren,' and sounds a warning against.
undertaking such a general exhibit
without the cooperation of all the so
cial agencies of the community.
The results of child-welfare exhibits
are emphasized. "A new factory in
spector in Kansas City, a housing in
spector in Louisville, a S25, 900 school
building in a %congested district or
Northampton, increased sewer onn
lions in Easthampton where the ice
supply of the town was menaced, ara
types of results which have been Sc
cured in practically every community
that has devoted sufficient time and
thought to the planning of a child-veL
fare exhibit. In cities where no OF
ganized combination of social ageE-
cies exists to interpret and carry out
the legislative program suggested by
an exhibit, the exhibit organization it.
self is often a first step to such 4
combination
The bulletin includes a complete liSt
of all child-welfare exhibits owned by
state departments, January l, 1915.
and a copy of the record blank used
by the Children's Health Conference
of the children's bureau.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Trees AIonn Roadwavs.

The habit of planting fruit and nut
trees by the roadside has long pre-
vailed in parts of Europe. 1t should
be cultivated in the United Statea
Hickory and walnut trees are an
healthful as elms, and a great dead
more useful. Salem's streets have
been planted with hundreds of wal
nut trees. Those set out along Nc
Minnville's pavements years ago villa
produce a ton and a half of nuts this
season.-Portland Oregonian.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
DE Happy
Release

By GEORGE

His wife's kiss was still on his lips,
the happy laughter of his child rang
in his ears. He sat at the door of the
cottage and looked about him.
Roger Latham was one of the most
prosperous settlers in the Western
valley. He had gone there a dozen
years before, had taken out a claim,
had made the wilderness to blossom.
Now he was a well-to-do man. and in
a few years would be a rich one.
He was married to the sweetest
woman in the world. His life was
idyllic. He could wish for no better
fortune.
Only he was totally ignorant Of
anything that had happened during
those twelve years, except during the
last two weeks. He had had to be
told ever his name. his wife's and
child's. And, though he had picked
HIS way cautiously, so hat they only
thought his strangeness was the re-
suit of the buggy accident two weeks
before, he found himself confronted
with a past. long since forgotten.
In this part his name was Roger
Latham, but everything else seemed
different. He had left college five
years. He was married to a society
woman, and unhappily married. Often
he had planned to leave her and go
West, letting her keep his fathers for
tune, which he had inherited. He had
known that it was his money she had
always coveted, not himself. Yet he
had tried to live on with her, in the
hope that some day they would come
together.
He recalled the misery of those
years, when life, for all his wealth.
seemed hopeless. He had been on
the point of throwing up everything
n going to Oregon. And after that
there was complete Darkness.
He had awakened to feel Lucy's
lips upon his own, to heal his child
calling him. She told him that he
had been injured in a buggy accident.
The doctor smiled at his lapse of
memory and told him that it would
come back to him. But the memory
that had returned was that OF some
life of long age, in which he seemed
another man.
During those two weeks of silent
misery he studied everything minute