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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
CROPS DAMAGED BY SAND
Recent Winds in Western Wisconsin
Cause Loss Estimated at Many
Thousands of Dollars.

La Crosse-Sand storms of the past
few days have done many thousands
of dollars of damage to crops in west
ern Wisconsin and southern Minneso-
ia, according to an estimate made by
7. H. Campion, president of the La
Crosse county agricultural school.
The greatest loss is on French isl
and, the truck farming district which
supplies La Crosse, and in the farm
ing country north of Onalaska. Al
falfa, grain and peas growing on
sandy soils were blown off sleek and
clean. Hundreds of acres of alfalfa,
pease and grain will have to be re-
planted.
On the prairie between Galesville
and Trempealeau, drifts of sand have
piled up two feet deep over large sec
tions of valuable farming land. Oats,
which showed a sturdy growth, was
whipped off by the whirling sand as
if cut by knife. Similar damage is
reported over a wide area around
Sparta and Tomah, in Monroe, jack
son and Juneau counties. In Vernon
county, besides the damage done to
crops, a number of buildings were
damaged.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
INDUSTRIAL BOARD
WILL ENFORCE LAW
ISSUES NOTICE TO PEA GAMERS
EXPLAINING RECENT
DECISION.
AFFECTS WOmAN WORKERS
Ten Hours Limit Placed on Single
Daylight Labor Is Limited
to Eight Hours by
Commission.

MISUNDERSTANDING the Wisconsin
supreme courts decision on the law
limiting hours of labor of women, the
Wisconsin industrial commission gave
notice to the eighty pea Gamers of
Wisconsin that they must operate
their factories without permitting
women to work in excess of the linn
its laid down in the law.
Justice Rosenberry's opinion has
made it impossible for the Gamers TO
operate on the extended limitation of
women's hours which they have en-
joyed since the legislature of 1913
made provision for them. This pro-
vision. according to Justice Rosen-
berrys opinion. is unconstitutional
and can not be continued
The commissions letter says that
women may be employed not to eX-
coed tfty-fve hours in any one week
and not to exceed ten hours in any
one day. This schedule is limited by
the following: Between the hours of
8 p. m. and a. m. women may be
employed not more than eight hours
in any one night and not more than
forty eight hours in any one week"
Besides restricting the operations of
the proprietors, the Rosenberg opin-
ion does away with the extra pay for
merly earned by women employees who
under the former orders were paid
time and half for overtime. Women
in the pea canneries are paid about 10
cents per hour on the average. The
customary scale runs from cents to
Is cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
TURNER'S REFLECT WITCH
Milwaukee Instructor Is Chosen Pres
ident of Wisconsin Ath-
letic Association.

Kenosha - George Witch, superin-
tendent of gymnastics in the Milwau,
kee public schools, was reelected
president of the Wisconsin American
Athletic association at the annual
convention held here.
Other officers named were. Second
speaker, w. Fernholz, Milwaukee;
secretary, Max A. Mack, Milwaukee,
and treasurer, Max Hoffman, Milwau-
kee. Herman Waizenegger Of the
Milwaukee Turnverein, was named as
state instructor. 1t was expected that
TIE state convention would take some
actioc in regard to war problems, but
every resolution in regard to such &C
ton was lost before II reached the
floor of the committee
New Holstein was selected as the
place for the next convention. Milwau-
kee, Sheboygan, Madison, Menomonie,
New Holstein, Mayville, Monroe and
Kenosha societies were represented
by delegations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
HOW NERVES CONTROL HABIT
System Must Be Trained to Follow
CaIed-For Motions Along a
Certain Path.

Those who think a habit is just
something you remember-that is, is
purely a mental proposition, are mis-
taken. Habit is a question of mechan-
les as much as the smooth drawing
of piston rod.
Habit is the action of nerve mo-
tons along a beaten path. A muscle
somewhere in the body contracts and
a nerve moves because it cannot help
it, and so on until the process is
complete, and the thing we call habit
is done.
There are as many of these paths
in the nervous system as there are
habits. The impression which ore
nerve center receives awakens another
and the whole path of the action is
travelled over.
The first time the action is per-
formed the nerve centers do not awak-
en- their successors readily. For
this reason some things are hard to
learn. Everything that employs a
great many nerve centers is hard to
learn, because the path must be worn,
the nerve centers trained to act in
sequence. Once they are trained the
habit is formed. The second call upon
them is easier than the first, the third
easier than the second, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
PAID FOR HIS OFFlCIOUSNESS
Display of Little, Brief Authority"
Cost the Good Citizen Just One
Five-DolIar Bill.

A few days ago an oficious gentle
man, who is a member of one Of the
pestiferous property owners associa-
tions over in Queens. was walking by
home near where he lives when he
heard sounds OF a domestic quarrel
within. Officer" he exclaimed excit-
edly, when he found a uniformed rep
resentative of the law. ENTER at once
and stop that disturbance. This is q
respectable neighborhood." L have
no power to enter home" said the
officer. You'll have to get warrant
or a summons" Nothing OF the
kind" exclaimed the irate citizen.
swelling with importance. I order
YOU 10 stop that trouble. / guess you
don't know who l am am the vice
chairman OF the Property Owners as
ISOLATION. You'll stop that trouble or
I'll report you" Still the policeman
was not impressed and the citizen
pIucked out q notebook and proceeded
to take down the cops number. Now.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23

States possessed by the federal
trade commission show that, exclusive
of banking, railroad and public utility
corporations, there are about 100000
business corporations in the country.
says the Worlds Work. OF these more
than 100000 have no net income what
ever; 10000 more make less than
$4,000 a year, while only the 10000 re-
naming make $4,000 or more. Turning
from net income to gross volume OF
business done by these $4,000 corpora
tions, one-third have sales of less than
100000 a year, another third sell from
100000 tc $250,000, while less than
5000 do a gross business of a million
dollars a year or more, and of these
only 642 industrial and mercantile cor
porations do an annual business OF
over 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
TWO CASHIERS BOUND OVER
Officials of Oconomowoc National
Bank Are Charged With Misap-
preparation of $4,000.

Oconomowoc - Playing the stock
market in Chicago to disadvantage,
according to federal officials. has land
ed Cashier Charles d. Probert and AS
sistant Cashier Ernst c. Theobald of
the First National Bank of Oconomo-
woo in the tolls of the government to
face charge of misrepresentation of
between $4,000 and $1,000
When taken before Commissioner
Bloodgood at Milwaukee both men
waived examination. Trobert's bail
was fixed at $4,000 and that of Theo-
bald at $4,000, both being immediate
ly furnished.
The bank employees were arrested at
their work as the elimination of an in
vestigation of some weeks by United
States District Attorney Sawyer and
and National Bank Examiner R. L.
Hopkins. The bank officials knew of
the shortage, which was met before
the active prosecution
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
MANY EGGS IN HATCHERiES
Large Number of Pike and Musky
Minnows Will Be Distributed
This Summer.

Madison-Two hundred million fish
eggs taken from the mother fish and
all fortified and ready for Matching
is the report brought back from the
north country by Chairman James
Nevin Of the conservation commission
who returned from the Chain O.
Lakes country where he had been SUI
pervising the work of taking pike eggs
for the Wisconsin hatcheries.
Of the big collection 19S, 100000 are
of pike spawn and the remainder mus
kellonge.
Mr.. Nevin said that these eggs have
been distributed to the hatcheries at
Minocqua, Spooner, Madison and Osh-
kosh where they will hatch in the
course Of ten days or so.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL BURNS
Fire of Unknown Origin Causes $40,-
900 Loss-AII School Fec
ords Are Destroyed.

Oshkosh-The high school at Berlin,
built in 1902, at a cost of s45, 900, was
destroyed by fire.
The fire started in the manual train
ing room and may have been caused
by spontaneous combustion. All the
school records were destroyed. The
training school west of the burned
structure was saved. Insurance was
small and the loss above insurance
may reach $4,000. Much new equip
ment had recently beeR installed in
the manual training department.
The city will rebuild at once, issu-
ing bonds to cover the expense. Glass
work will continue in churches and
other buildings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
CHAPTER XVI.

awoke, oppressed by a mysterious
sensation. There seemed something
missing in my environment. But the
mystery and oppressiveness vanished
after the first few seconds of waking,
when | identified the missing some
thing as the wind. When / had
dressed and opened the door, | heard
the waves still tapping on the beach,
garrulously attesting the fury of the
night. l had slept late. and l stepped
outside with sudden energy, bent upon
making up lost time as befitted a
dweller on Endeavor island.
And when outside, l stopped short.
| believed my eyes without question,
and yet was for the moment stunned
by what they disclosed to me. There,
on the beach, not fifty feet away, bow
on, dismasted, was black-hulled YES
sell Masts and boom5, tangled with
shrouds, sheets, and rent canvas, were
rubbing gently alongside. could
have rubbed my eyes as | looked.
There was the homemade galley we
had built, the familiar break of the
poop, the low yacht-cabin scarcely
rising above the rail. 1t was the
/ Ghost
1t came upon me suddenly, s
strange, that nothing moved aboard.
Wearied from the night of struggle
and wreck, all hands were yet asleep.
Maud and 1 might yet escape. l would
call her and start. My hand was lift
ed at her door to knock, when l recol-
lected the smallness of the island.
We could never hide ourselves upon
it. There was nothing for US but the
wide raw ocean. I thought of our snug
little huts, our supplies of meat and
oil and moss and firewood, and l knew
that we could never survive the Wintrv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
1dEAL-TIME CONSCIENCE.
What Do the Children DRINK

There are times when mother or
father feeds the youngsters something
that they know children should not
have. Perhaps it is some rich dessert
but more often 1t is tea or coffee.
1t is better to have some delicious.
hot food-drink that you can take your
self and feed to your children, con-
scious that it will help and strength
en-, but never hurt them.
A Yorkstate lady says: Il used
coffee many years in spite Of the con-
viction that 1t injured my nervous sys-
tenn and produced my nervous head
aches. While visiting friend / was
served with Postum and determined
to get a package and try 1t myself.
The result was all that could be de-
sired-a delicious, finely favored, rich
ly colored beverage. Since quit cof-
fee, Postum has worked wonders for
me.
my husband, who had suffered from
kidney trouble when drinking coffee,
quit the coffee and took up Postum
with me and since drinking Postum hs
has felt stronger and better, with no
indication Of kidney trouble.
you may be sure find It great
comfort to have a warm drink at
meals that l can give my children.
with a clear conscience that it Will
help and not hurt them as coffee or
tea would"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pkgs.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. S0c
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
MAY REORGAN|ZE
WISCONSIN MILITIA
WITH NEW ARMY BILL IN SIGHT
CHANGES ARE NEG
ESSARY.
ADD TWO NEW REGIMENTS
In Territory Where Large Armories
Exist Steps Will Be Taken to Add
Another Company - Many
Promotions to Be Made.

Appleton-If the National Guard is
Increased to 425,000, Wisconsin will
have at least two more regiments.
While nothing has been given out
from the adjutant generals office, it
appears certain that if that increase
is made the Wisconsin Guard will be
entirely reorganized, so that regiments
can be concentrated in more of a
unit than they now are.
The increase will mean promotion
for many officers. Two more regi-
ments means ten new field colonies
and majors, meaning that ten captains
will be promoted.
What territory will be tapped to pro-
vide for the increase is a gamble. 1t
is probable that, wherever large arm
cries exist and there is belief that
another company can be raised, steps
will be taken for an increase.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
After the War.

Somebody reports having seen late
ly in the Bots de Boulogne ia sad sort
of place in these days and little fire.
uuented) the Beau Brummei of box
ers. George Carpenter. He was wear
ing his uniform of dark blue with the
emblem of the French flying corps on
his sleeve, and he was walking with
another soldier on brief leave like him
self. The person who encountered the
famous George learned from Carpen-
tiers own lips that he expected after
the war 10 give up boxing and devote
himself to aviation and-moying pic
lures A French paper chronicles this
important bit of news. but feels bound
to add that the hero's intentions re-
main for the present intentions only.
For where is the man who can say
what he viii do after this war?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
Quite So.

Mr.. Harry Tate, who is to appear in
the new revue at the London Hippo
drome, can be as witty off the stage
as he is on; but there was one occa-
sion at least when he met his match.
Seeing a number of small boys bus
lily engaged in asking one another rid
dies, Mr.. Tate thought he would give
them a poser.
Going up to one of the lads he
asked:
What time is it when the clock
strikes thirteen?"
Time it was taken to the clock
makers to be mended," answered the
urchin promptly.-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
PICK MEN FOR WEST POINT
Three From Wisconsin Regiments
Will Take Examinations to
Military Academy.

Madison - Three members of the
Wisconsin National Guard have been
recommended for West Point where
they will have an opportunity to be-
come officers in the regular army.
The men selected will be examined at
Fort Sheridan on June g.
Following are the men named and
the regiment they represent: Lever
EFT Yonder, Whitewater, corporal,
Company c, First infantry; Alfred
w. Pingel, Appleton, corporal, Com
pany G, Second infantry; Alexander
L. Nicol, Sparta, sergeant, Company
l., Third infantry.
If the men pass the examination at
Fort Sheridan they will enter West
Point this fall and it is expected that
each year the three regiments will
have an opportunity to SEND man to
the military academy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
His Trout Was Eeathered.

Frank Flock of Lycoming, Pa, went
fishing for trout along the Little Gap"
run and caught large pheasant.
He is not likely to get into trouble
with the state game authorities, as the
incident was the fault of the bird. AS
he was tramping along the stream,
Flock, unknown to himself, scared up
a flock Of pheasants. He was in the
act of casting his line, when fright
ened pheasant flew ahead of him, just
in time to be caught in the wing by
the trout hook.
The bird flew into the woods with
the broken line and escaped
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23

Walk over and examine those Ian
yards, he said, pointing to where the
mizzen rigging should have been.
They have been cut with a knife"
| exclaimed.
net quite" he laughed. 1t was
neater JOB. Look again.
looked. The lanyards had been al
most severed, with just enough left to
hold the shrouds till some severe
strain should be put upon them.
"Cooky did that" he laughed again.
Il know, though / didn't spot him at
it. Kind of evened up the score a
Bit
Good for Mugridgei" / cried.
Yes, that's what 1 thought when
everything went over the side. Only
l said it on the other side of my
mouth"
But what were you doing while all
this was going on?" l asked.
My best, you may De sure, which
wasn't much under the circum-
stances"
turned to re-examine Thomas
Mugridge's work.
Il guess I'll sit down and take the
sunshine" l heard Wolf Larsen say
| ing.
There was a hint, just slight hint,
of physical feebleness in his voice,
and it was so strange that / looked
| quickly at him. His hand was sweep
| ing nervously across his face, as
| though he were brushing away cob
webs. l was puzzled. The whole
thing was so unlike the Wolf Larsen
had known.
| How are your headaches?" asked
They still trouble me-" was his an
swer. 81 think l have one coming
on now"
He slipped down from his sitting
posture till he lay on the deck. Then
he rolled over on his side, his head
resting on the biceps of the under
arm, the forearm shielding his eyes
| from the sun. l stood regarding him
wonderingly.
''Now's your chance, Hump" he said.
Il don't understand" l lied, for l
thoroughly understood.
"Oh, nothing" he added softly, as
if he were browsing; only you've cot
me where you want me-"
No, l haven't" l retorted; ''for
want you few thousand miles away
from here"
He chuckled, and thereafter spoke
no more. He. did not stir as l passed
by him and went down into the cabin.
1 lifted the trap in the floor, but for
| some moments gazed obviously into
the darkness of the laZaretto beneath.
l hesitated to descend. What if his
| lying down were ruse? Pretty, in
deed, to be caught there like rat.
| crept softly up the companiOnway
and peeped at him. He was lying
as l had left him. Again | went be-
low; but before l dropped into the
! lazaretto | took the precaution of cast
| ing down the door in advance. AT
| least there would be no lid to the trap.
But it was all needless. l regained
the cabin With a store of jams, sea-
biscuits, canned meats, and such
things-all l could carry-and re-
| placed the trap door,
CTO BE CONTINUED
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23

sea and the great storms which were
to come.
And then, in flash, the better solu-
tion came to me. All hands were
asleep. Why not creep aboard the
Ghost-well l knew the way to Wolf
Larsen's bunk-and kill him in his
sleep? After that-weIl. We would
see. But with him dead there was
time and space in which to prepare to
do other things: and besides, what
ever new situation arose, it could not
possibly be worse than the present
one.
My knife was at my hip. l returned
to my hut for the shotgun, made sure
it was loaded, and went down to the
Ghost. With some difficulty, and at
the expense of q wetting to the waist,
| climbed aboard. The forecastle scut-
tie was open. 1 paused to listen for
the breathing of the men, but there
was no breathing. l cautiously de-
scended the ladder. The place had
the empty and musty feel and smell
usual TO a dwelling no longer inhab-
tied. everywhere was thlck litter
of the worthless forecastle dunnage
of a long voyage. l noted that the
boats were missing. The steerage
told the same tale as the forecastle.
The hunters had packed their belong
ings with similar haste. The Ghost
was deserted.
The reaction from my fear, and the
knowledge that the terrible deed
had come to do was no longer neces-
sary. made me boyish and eager.
sprsng up the break OF the poop, and
saw-Wolt Larsen. What Of my i'm
petus and the stunning surprise.
clattered three or four steps along the
deck before | could stop myself. He
was standing in the companionway,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
"8s8 RICH IN LEGENDS
.'' decorative Purposes, How
"'', t Is Nc Use in Worlds
Economy.

80, ,--,5, used for pipe stems. is a sub
l,.. ----' -as 1.>appoiuted countless
So '-e -1-'s2-s believed it pos
49, q s.-- There have been many
So. 2a7se,e- With it. and it was
s.s % have mysterious proper.
s.-..- ---.-s has come Of it all. 1t
&c. las so-, Of negative cleo
,s-s '-''1 IS developed when a
Ia. v he substance is rubbed. but
~, al. /, 5 the same PROPERTY
n. - ,-s .a' Of a ca, possesses when
h 80 he wrong way on a cold
~ l.-,'s' comb passed over a hu.
u ..- -,. esreet4l,y on a cold. dry
~ The same amount Of cleo.
NJ y. seyo2t being ornamental n, NJ ia =
3 Is S.-27s1'ocs stone. as it were,
as ~ Of 10 use to tn the = World ~Tis'
l. ~, ,'.'s, in an exchange. ' -
- ~ Greeks believed il cana
Il II, =, tears Of the sisters Of q P PS,ne
es,s -. sep; into the sea, and nd tS 1ag
'sHi1ed into amber. How.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
Wisconsin Surgeons Hold Meet.

Milwaukee-Dr. Charles H. Lemon
was elected president of the Wiscon-
sin Surgical association at it's annual
meeting here. G. w. Mott, Racine, was
chosen first vice-president; second
vice-president, R. H. Jackson, Madi-
son; third vice-president, Karl Doege,
Marshfield; fourth vice-president, d.
]. Hayes; secretary-treasurer, Daniel
HopkinsOn, Milwaukee; regent, J. F.
Pember, GAINESVILLE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
.Good miami. Humphrev.a she sal

Good night, Humphrey" she said.
This use of our given names had
come quite as a matter of course, and
was as unprecedented as it was nat
ural. In that moment l could have
put my arms around her and drawn
her to me. | should certainly have
done so out in that world to which we
belonged. AS it was, the situation
stopped there in the only way it could;
but l was left alone III my little hut,
glowing warmly through and through
with a pleasant satisfaction; and
knew that a tie, or a tacit something,
existed between us which had not ex-
listed before.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
French Colonial Possessions.

The French possession of Indo-China
comprises the colony of Cochin-China,
the protectorates of Cambodia, AMMAN,
Tonkin and Laos, and the territory of
Kwong- Chow-Wan, leased from China
an area embracing approximately
$4,000 square miles. The population
is estimated at 100000. of which
about $4,000 are Europeans, the rest
being natives, savage tribesmen, Chi
nese, Malays, and Hindoos. The prin-
cipal city as well as the principal port
of entry is Saigon, Cochin-China.
There are now 1878 miles Of railroad
operated in Indo-Chira-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
Fly Poison Kills More Children
Than All Other PoisOns Combined
For Safety's Sake, Use -

Is there in your home, anywhere
within baby's reach, a saucer of
arsenic poisoned paper floating in
water, or can with a sweetened
poisoned wickf
During 1915. % cases of fly poisoning
were reported from IL states; in 1914. IS
cases from IL states. Fly poison Halls more
children than all other p0sS0NS combined.
Yet fly poison still Is left unguarded
except In the homes where mothers have
learned that the safe. SHse. nos-p0iSosSss.
efficient ly catcher and destroyer Is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
HEAL SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, Burn and Disfigure by
Using Cutlcura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Rashes.
ecZemas, pimples, dandruff and sore
hands yield to treatment with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Relief is immedi-
ate and healment, in most cases, COM
plete, speedy and permanent.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.