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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04


Hath opened not the door.
A poor seamstress who works hard
and whose daughter is in a department
store said to me the other day: 81
promised to give my girl a birthday
present. That day rolls around soon
Now what do you suppose she wants
me to give her? You never in the
world could guess, so I'll tell you.
have been limiting to her that my poor
purse might allow her nice. suitable
pair Of everyday shoes, that she could
go to work in and look decent instead
OF shabbily, as she does now. She
turned from me with a dissatisfied look
and asked quickly: Mother, won't you
please grant my greatest wish? long
for a few paint brushes and materials
to try with Wasn't | angry to hear
such a foolish request, and we poor
as church mice? Soundly | upbraided
her mind must be affected. She must
imagine she was living in an air castle
of gold! Nothing ! said daunted her
nor changed her longing in the least.
She became so downCast it worried me
night and day Finally | saw my way
out of the difficulty which my kind
heart had brought about. | will give
my girl the money-three dollars
which viii. be her gift from me. She
will have a perfect right to spend it as
CHI T,lo I mill
any more about it. | concluded"
The purse was empty when the
three dollars was left beside the alarm
clock on her table. For days afte.
mother and daughter, after their hours
of toll, as to what was done with the
amount. The girl still wore shabby
shoes and a shabbier dress Her
cheeks were little paler showing un.
mistakably that she had remained up
long past midnight. She was up at the
first streak of dawn. long before others
were astir, and out Of the house,
threading her way on a mission OF
heart interest to her. She did not
ulluQ lut ldoh VI al lOl tlO hCdhS
parcel she carried. which she put safe
ly in her room. She had a better ap-
petite than ever before, and it was
easy to see that a new ambition lent
buoyancy to the workers steps.
Circumstances were against her
when her mother upbraided the young
toiler for idling money and her time
away with paint boxes, which she had
at once bought and studied over in
doors and out.
Art became her calling Her talent
was one of success. a gift She had
free rein to mold her future talents
despite her early hardships of being
kept back in tolls beaten track. Proud
was that poor mother that her girl had
made her own way in the world to for
tunes top round.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

To look ones best and feel ones
best is to enjoy an inside bath each
morning to flush from the system the
previous days waste, sour fermenta-
lions and poisonous toxins before it is
absorbed into the blood. Just as coal,
when it burns, leaves behind certain
amount OF incombustible material in
the form of ashes, so the food and
drink taken each day leave in the ali
mentary organs a certain amount of
indigestible material, which if not
eliminated, form toxins and poisons
which are then sucked into the blood
through the very ducts which are in
tended to suck in only nourishment to
sustain the body.
If you want to see the glow of
healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see
your skin get clearer and clearer, you
are told to drink every morning upon
arising, a glass of hot water with a
teaspoonful of limestone phosphate
in it, which is 4 harmless means of
washing the waste material and toxins
from, the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels, thus cleansing, sweetening and
purifying the entire elementary tract,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Soft Lights.

No one can appreciate the wonder
full effect of soft light from shaded
candles given to a room until one has
seen a room lighted in such a man.
ner. Many women hesitate to buy
candles because they cannot afford to
buy the kind of shade that will look
best in the room in which the candles
are to be used By closely examin-
ing a ready-made shade and by fol-
lowing directions any woman who can
WELD a needle should be able to make
suitable shades. At any needlework
store foundations for the shade can
be bought already made or can be
made to order. Having purchased the
foundations, it is next necessary to
measure them TO find out how much
material will be needed to cover them,
and the covering of them will be
found a most interesting and easy
process. One thing to remember is
that neatness is essential to the
beauty of each shade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

clasp to her bosom, too? The asylums
and orphanages are full of them. 1t
would be a blessing for some waif and
stray TO find home and a heart that
loved
Childless wives breach the subject
to their husbands of adopting a baby
very hesitatingly. Where one will
lend his ear with patience to the
scheme, a hundred will crush her bud
ding hopes with one blow. She may
coax and plead, but in this instance
her cajolery seldom accomplishes the
longed-for result. Such men, as a rule,
sigh to hear childish laughter. see a
sunny little face, listen to the patter
OF baby feet and lisping tongue in
their silent home If they were given
offspring of their own, no men would
or could rejoice more. but-bringing
up another mans child has it's grave
disadvantages.
AS babies all human beings are
sweet. lovable and innocent, but who
can tell what the years ahead may
bring forth? If little or nothing is
known Of the parents of the waif.
sheltered at the founding home. Ger
tain amount of risk is taken in bring
ing him into ones home and heart.
All the tender love and bright home
surroundings have little weight OF
influence with the la1 who inherits ten
denotes he will never be able to over
come
Where one returns love for love and
gratitude, another will prove to be
thankless, unloving, with a longing
to break away to mingle with those
more cOngenial. The wren will still be
wren, though yoC clothe him in the
plumage of the bird of paradise.
To give homeless lad a roof and
the care of loyal benefactors is a
noble experiment. If no tie binds the
lad is free agent to stay or go as
he wills, but, if adopted, links are
forged which cannot be easily snapped
asunder even though he should prove
Enthusiastically. While nine waits out
of ten repay a thousandfold, in love-
the devotion lavished on them by fos
ter parents, the tenth child grows up
so much of torment that those who
have taken unto themselves the re-
sponsibility of rearing him wish from
the depths of their hearts that they
had not rushed into the folly of adopt
ing the baby instead of taking time
to observe him expand from the baby
to the child and into the lad ere they
took the irrevocable step.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
GIRL STUDENTS ARE KILLED
Struck by Train Near
Baraboo.

Baraboo - Miss Lola B. Whitmore,
aged q, of Utica, N. Y, and Miss Car
oline Duror, aged q, of New York
graduates of the geology department
of Chicago university, who have been
visiting near Baraboo, were killed in
stantly by a Northwestern train
three miles south of here while walk
ing along the tracks. The accident
occurred on short curve of the
track, where there is an abrupt rock
cliff on one side and Devils Lake on
the other. Both bodies We're hurled
into the lake, a distance of fifteen
feet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
UNION GROVE HAS
AN $4,000 BLAZE
FIRE IN RACINE COUNTY VILLAGE
WIPES OUT TWO BUSINESS
BLOCKS.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED
Masinoc Temple, Telephone Office and
Many Other Buildings Destroyed.
Grocery Concern at
Chippewa Falls.

Racine-Two business blocks in the
village of Union Grove burned to the
ground, entailing a loss of $4,000,
only partially covered by insurance.
The Masinoc hall, the telephone Of
fee drug store, clothing store,
meat market and the newspaper and.
printing Office of the Union Grove En-
terprise, owned by J C. Colby, burned.
John t. Cuttings lost his entire IL
brary along with his office furniture.
Union Grove is fourteen miles west of
Racine and has a population of 700.
The fire started in the hardware
store of Edward Swantz and gained
rapid Roadway before it was discov-
cred. 1t was not checked until it had
destroyed the entire west side of the
village, including the business district.
The burned area extends a distance of
two blocks along the main thorough
fare of the town
The fire department led by Fire
Marshal Poland and aided by the en-
tire population of the town, made a
desperate fight to check the flames
and it was only after the hardest kind
OF work that the eastern, or residence
section, of the town was saved.
Bad Blaze at Chippewa Falls.
Chippewa Falls-A fire, entailing a
loss of 100000, so per cent of which
is covered by insurance destroyed the
building and stock of the Chippewa
Valley Mercantile company, whole
sale grocery concern. The building
occupied a quarter of a block and was
three stories high Work on a new
building of larger proportions will be
begun Immediately. The fire ragged
seven hours
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
BIG MEETING is PLANNED
German American Alliance of the
State Will Gather at MarshfieId
on July IS and 10.

Grand Rapids-Preparat for the
entertainment of the German Ameri-
can alliance of the state, which is to
gather in Marshfeld July Is and 16,
are under way and the meeting prom
were elected as follows: Peter Web
err, president; Anton Meidl, secretary,
and Albert Wenzel, treasurer. A big
all day picnic has been arranged for
the last day, and the committee in
charge will be William Wenzel, Jake
krasin and Herman Reich.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

before putting more food into the stona-
ach.
Girls and women with sallow skins.
liver spots, pimples or pallid complex
ions, also those who wake up with Il
coated tongue, bad taste, nasty breath.
others who are bothered with head
aches, bilious spells, acid stomach or
constipation should begin this phos-
plated hot water drinking and are as
sured of very pronounced results in
one or two weeks.
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
plate costs very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to demonstrate
that just as soap and hot water
cleanses, purifies and freshens the skin
on the outside, so hot water and lime
stone phosphate act on the inside or
gans. We must always consider that
internal sanitation is vastly more i'm
portant than outside cleanliness, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, while the
bowel pores do.
Women who desire to enhance the
beauty of their complexion should just
try this for week and notice results.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
PAYS 100 Per Cent Dividend.

La Crosse-The National bank of
La Crosse has announced stock div
idend of 100 per cent. The bank has
a capitalization of S250,000 and each
share holder will receive two shares
in place of one, without further cost
to him. The new stock will be paid
for out of the banks surplus of $780,
600 and a surplus of $15O,000 will re-
main. The bank still has undivided
profits of $4,000. George w. Burton,
a classmate of former President Taft,
is president of the bank.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
nv THE SPRING

Now Is the time to bring to your aid
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
lin tablet or liquid FORM. This won
derful remedy helps to restore stom-
ach to it's natural health and strength
and to secure proper flow Of the di-
gestive juices. good appetite and full
digestion Of the food you eat. It in
vigorates the liver, regulates the bow
els and purifies and enriches the blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is absolutely free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. It's ingredients print
ed on wrapper You can be certain 1t
is a true bIood.maker. tissue-buiIder,
and a restorative nerve tonic and that
it viii produce no evil after-effeet.
Thousands probably many Of your
neighbors-are willing TO recommend
Golden Medical Discovery" because
il has made them stronger in body.
brain and nerve.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Tn Rebuild Oshkosh Normal.

Oshkosh-As soon as arrangements
can be made that portion of the Osh-
kosh State Normal school destroyed
bv fire will be rebuilt. Work will be
started on that portion before the new
building. This was given out by Dun
can McGregor. Platteville, president
of the board of normal regents. who
arrived here to look over the situation
with President Keith. Mr.. McGregor
believed there would be ample funds
10 start reconstruction. The loss on
the buildings recently burned is be-
tween 100000 and 100000. The
school has 500 students and regular
sessions are being held in Oshkosh
churches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

-, sealed IN a row on the porch of an
~. inn. with their chairs
-tfel back some old cronies were 60
as on about unlucky days. After all
$50 gwen what they considered their
- --,-''' DAYS. a quiet old chap at one
Ind spoke up.
,. Nd ]" tell ya ma unlucky days. Aa's
~. ,'- ''' III ma time that it's unlucky
~ 'e struck WI leetening on a Mon
,4.' 'r te hs clrrhed wiz a circular
h.. VI d Ines lay. or te tumble over
an 3D." Wednesday. or te be run
~. %! q n.'t.r car On a Thursday;
~. ..--s-H note on a Friday: or
az, '. .a e' "14 dog on a Saturday,
s-. - -'' now, 10, dinner on the Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
ARE MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
keWaskum Couple Observe Their
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Were Born in Prussia.

Kewaskum - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Miritz of this city celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of their wedding re-
Gently. They were married at Wau-
kesha in 1866
Mr.. Miritz was born in 1884 in Stor-
senberg, Prussia, and has been a res
ident of this community since 1864.
He served in the civil war for three
years. Mrs. Miritz was born in 1847
in Pommerian, Prussia.
The following children are still liv-
ing: Oscar of Fond du Lac, Charles
of the town of West Bend; Hattie, of
Highland Park, ILL.,; Amelia, Mrs. H.
A. Kochner, of Milwaukee; Julia, Mrs.
A.. Broden, of Racine; Alma, Mrs.
Paul Huntzinger, of Waupun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Polite Man.

Landlady-I hate to remind you OF
your board bin
Mr.. Slowpay-DOnt mention it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Gets Seven Year Sentence.

Kenosha 49, Tony Sampson was SEN
fenced to seven years for burglary in
the municipal court here. He con-
fessed to entering three stores in Ke-
nosha. Sampson came to this country
sixteen years ago and in that time has
had three indeterminate sentences
passed on him and the one definite
sentence of seven years in Waupun.
He has served some fourteen years in
penal institutions in Illinois and Min
nesota
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Pryino Cow Storms Trench

Thor Skongaard may work with a
periscope when he is digging here
after.
He was plying pick and shovel in an
excavation at Thirty-ffth and Lyndale
avenues N, when a large object
lurched to the edge Of the hole and
dropped in.
1t was a COW.
She stuck so tight that it took two
fire companies to hoist her out and
release the workman.
Skongaard resumed his labors.-
Minneapolis Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
UxlY Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles. the
prescription othine-double strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce or othine-double
strength-from your druggist and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even tha worst freckes
have begun TO disappear while the lighter
have vanished entirely II is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
BE to ask for the double strength
othine, this Is sold under guarantee Of
money back IL II fails to remove freckles.-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
The Word Stunt"

A stunt" is a feat or performance
striking for the strength or skill re
quiTed for its accomplishment: hence
il has come 10 mean any real feat
The word has made is way into both
Webster and the New Standard die
tionary. but neither states its origin
Webster suggests a comparison with
the old word stint" which means "a
task" Ii is interesting to note that
obsolete provincial English had a
word stunt which meant dull" or
stupid"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
FLOODS 0vERSTATE
CAUSE HEAVY LOSS
LARGE AREA DELUGED BY HIGH
WATER CAUSED BY RECENT
RAINFALL.
TWO MEN KNOWN DROWNED
Green, Lafayette, Grant and Iowa
Counties Suffer Most-Damaoe
to Property in State
Will Be Heavy.

Milwaukee - One man has been
drowned, hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property has been
damaged or destroyed and train traf-
fic throughout the western and south
western part of Wisconsin blocked as
a result of floods.
l.. A. Kelly of Mineral Point was
drowned with his team, when he at
tempted to cross the Pecatonica river.
A companion escaped.
The exact amount of the damage
cannot be determined at this time.
Rivers, bursting from their beds. have
swept over the surrounding country,
inundating miles of farm lands caus-
ing big losses on livestock farms in
the richest sections of the state.
In Darlington the Pecatonica river
left its bed and swept through the city
carrying away all of the property of
the Darlington Lumber company and
flooding the lower floors of the hotels
and business houses.
Miles Of railroad track have been
swept away or buried under six to
has been stopped on the main line of
the Milwaukee road taking in James
vile, Mineral Point, Monroe and
Platteville
The flood was general in many sec
tons of Green, Lafayette, Grant and
Iowa counties.
In the vicinity of Platteville reports
4
zinc mines will be compelled to sus-
pend operations on account of inunda-
tiOns.
Both east and west of Monroe the
lowlands have been transformed into
a vast lake, aggregating in width
about fifty miles.
The food is severe between Gala
mine and Mineral Point, distance of
ten miles. At Fond du Lac an ice
jam at the bridges of the 500 line and
Milwaukee road has caused the wa
ters of the river to back up, flooding
the surrounding country. Dynamite
was resorted to, but the jam remains
unbrOken.
Drowned Near South Wayne.
South Wayne - William Orr, 20
years old, drowned near South Wayne
while walking along the right-of-way
of the Milwaukee railroad, which was
covered with water as a result of the
flood which swept southwestern Wis
consin. With a friend, Orr was on
the way from Dill to South Wayne.
AS they attempted to cross the trestle
at the junction of the Illinois Central
and Milwaukee roads, they were
washed into the water, and before
help could arrive Orr drowned. His
companion managed to reach safety
unassisted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Believe in prenaredness

Superior-The harbor committee Of
the superior Commercial club began
10 plan improvements necessary to
make Superior a port Of entry for
ocean-goiag ships when the Weiland
canal opens. which i expected 70 be
in two years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because Of
dandruff and eczema a shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth-
ing, especially if shampoo is preceded
by a gentle application Of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
8oston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
TOOLS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.

For thew alone have need of sorrow,
And they alone are poor,
For whom in life Loves holy angel
Hath opened not the door
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
DR.. w. p. McGovern Dies.

Cedarburg-Dr. William P Meow
ern, an old resident here, died, follow
ing an illness due to rheumatism The
deceased was born Oct. IA, 1858 The
survivors include two daughters,
Frances and Catherine; three broth
ers, DR., P. H. McGovern, Dr. John J.
McGovern, and former Gov Frances
E. McGovern, all of Milwaukee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

BRIDAL SECRETS.

Oh, night. did you say
My love had grown false to me?
That her VOWS like breath passed away.
As the blossoms fan from a tree?
Was it the wind said, Thy love is gomez"
False wind. thou vert never truei
The whip poor-will plants for the dawn.
Poor soul. was your love false, too?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
BACKACHE AND KIDNEYS
Dear NJ. Editor


For the benefit Of others. / gladly
give this statement regarding the
merits Of "Anuric." Am nearly &c
years Of age. I suffered from back
ache. weak back, rheumatism, and
could not control the excretion Of the
kidneys. I can safely say that "An-
uric" the new discovery Of DR.. Pierce,
Of InvaIids' Hotel. Buffalo. n. Y, has
done me more real good than anything
have ever taken for these ailments.
signed-Mrs. n. ". Flint.
NoTE:-A new remedy. called AN
uric has been discovered by DR..
Pierce. II cures backache, headache
and the darling pains and aches Of
rheumatism. kidney and bladder
troubles. This "Anuric" is 81 times
more potent than lithia. and dissolyes
uric acid. as hot water does sugar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

be a bit foolish, it S
during those days
the bridal couple
are Willing away
their honeymoon
at some fashion
able summer re-
sort. OF course,
the happy bride
groom is all devo-
ton, and is de-
lighted to spend
e V cry moment
possible with his
bride, but, even
the best of men
Will FIR a m e u p
some sort of an
excuse to get off
alone now and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Couldn't Evade "sneciaIv

lancashire man who has a hen
iOOSt near the railway was complain
lug to a friend about having some
Oh the birds killed by passing trains.
Tia should hang EN- a timetable
Up IN the hoose, and then they could
00A when tn trains We're booked
10 come past, said the friend.
timetable be hanged" said the
.ler They know weel enough when
10 ordinary trains II pass. When
Ae We he'd one killed it's allus bin
w. special London Tit-Bits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

Madison - The state bank commits
s;onar issued q charter TO the Peoples
SOC hank of Prairie du Sac Capital
s+ork IS $4,000 lncorporatOrs are
NJ Fred Al5ertus. Joseph B, Rasatz.
II P. Accola, John N. Schmidt and
Edward W Gruber-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Neck Broken by Fall.

Oeonomowoc-William Sunderman,
aged about 90 years, was found dead
in a shed at the Cconomowoc Lumber
company's yards. his neck being
broken. 1t is thought he was Climb
ING into the loft to sleep and fell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Airshins 70 Entertain YES.

Ripon-Visitors to the Grand Army
encsmnment al Ripon June IA TO 10
win be entertained by airship hi.hts-
The amusement committee has closed
a contract with Frank kastory OF en-
eago. for two daily flights during the
encampment-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Value Plant at s1e,6t7.

Nenasha-The railroad commission
has placed a valuation of S19,617 on
the equipment of the Wisconsin Trae-
tion. Light, Heat. and Power COM
many to be purchased by tie city of
MenaSha-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
Neenah Woman, Aged 81, Dead.

Neenah - Mrs. Lucy Bartlett Blair,
one of the oldest residents in this sec
ton of the state, died here at the age
of "a years. Mrs. Blair had been a
continuous resident ~ Wisconsin
since 1856 She had been blind for
twenty years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
OPIUM HABIT TREATED
The Remedy.

Would you like some tonic on your
hair?" asked the barber. I've got
something here that will positively
stop it from coming out"
i don't believe it, said the man in
tn, chair. The only thing that will
stop my hair from coming out is di-
vorce."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04
To Be Expected.

Here is a story about a man who
bought a manufactured old master
under the impression it was gen
uine Van Dyke"
oh, that story has whiskers on it.