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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
REPORT ~ PLAGUE CASES
Five Deaths From lnfantiIe Paralysis
Have Occurred in Wisconsin
Since First of July.

Madison - A new case of infantile
paralysis has been reported to the
state board of health from the city Of
Manitowoc. Two suspected cases were
also reported from Augusta. With
these three cases, the total number in
Wisconsin since July l has been forty
two, with five deaths.
DR.. C. A. Harper, secretary of the
state board of health, has gone to
Washington, to attend the national
conference called for the purpose of
adopting means for wiping out the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis which
prevails in different parts of the coun-
try.
Following the funeral of Leonard
Nordness, 6 months old, the first vic
tim of infantile paralysis at Sun Prai-
RE, two new cases of the dread disease
were discovered in that city. The
health authorities of the village and
the state have quarantined the houses
where the sick children are residing
and have taken other precautions to
prevent further spread of the disease.
At Shawano William Jung, 27 years
old, died of infantile paralysis, accord
ing to the verdict of physicians. One
other case is reported in the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
BLIND PLEAD WITH INVENTOR
Liquefied Radium Helps to Restore
Sieht-May Be "Great
Discovery.

More than six thousand blind per-
sons, by deputy or directly through the
mails, have besieged Ethan l. Dodds.
the Pittsburgh inventor of radium
screen "eyes," pleading piteously with
him to restore their sight.
Mr.. Dodds. with the aid of liquefed
radium, did succeed some months ago
in improving if not restoring the vision
of man who suffered a peculiar visual
ailment that had made him blind. Talk
ing of that achievement, the inventor,
who already had spent two fortunes
experimenting along that line, said
he'd give all he could ever hope to pos
sess in this world if he could only
promise sight to few of the blind who
had thus appealed to him. But, as yet,
he was ''only on the edge of great
discovery" and could not, without
many added qualities, hope to apply it
in any general way to the restoration
of sight.
Now Mr.. Dodds has received from
sightless sufferers more than six thou
sand pathetic appeals; some of them
accompanied by signed checks in blank,
saying: Fill out for any amount you
choose, if you can give me back my
eyes. "-Pittsburgh Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
NEW YORK IN THE TROPICS?
Gulf Stream Some Day May Warm
the Icy Waters of the
North.

Some day the Gulf stream may
smash back the icy water of the Lab
rador drift and make New York as
warm as European and Asiatic cities
OF the same latitude. 1t may even
come to pass, as Father Odenbach of
Cleveland suggests. that these parts
will be tropical. True, the Jesuit sci
enlist treasures us by saying that a
great swerving of the Gulf stream is
improbable, but even the slim posi-
bility fills the imagination with exotic
pictures. Orange groves in northern
New Jersey. coffee plantations in place
OF Suffolk county cabbage patches
rubber forests in Connecticut, alliga-
tors devouring canal-boat captains in
Newton creek and anacondas asleep
in Westchester jungles-it would all
be worth while living 20 see.
But the time is not yet. This
months heat is only natural. And in
August, when a seeming simoonecomes
upon US, do not misjudge the Gulf
stream. The hot air will be from the
great wind stream that rises in the
campaign textbooks and flows until a
Monday evening in November, the New
York Sun observes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Recruits Ready to [ cave

Camp Douglas Members of Troop
B and infantrymen of the Wisconsin
National guard stationed at Camp
Douglas are awaiting the word to en-
train for Camp Wilson, San Antonio,
Tex. Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway said
he believed all remaining guardsmen
at Camp Douglas would leave very
soon. Our application has been
placed with Maj. Gen. Berry, chief Of
ficer of the central department. and
from what we can learn, favorable &C
ton will be taken upon it. l believe
our departure now awaits only the ar
rangement by the quartermaster's Of
fee at Washington for our transporta-
ton" Guards at Camp Douglas num-
Der 214.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Too Much TO Believe.

THE late Bishop Hare" said Sioux
Falls physician, used. very reason
ably, to impute skepticism to misun-
Outstanding.
He once told me about a Philadel-
phia business man of skeptical ten
denotes, who said to him:
MY dear Mr. Hare; do not re-
fuse 10 believe the story of the ark.
can accept the arks enormous size.
its odd shape and the vast number Of
animals it contained, but when l am
asked, my dear doctor, to believe that
the children of Israel carried this I'M
wfeldy thing for forty years in the will
derness-well, there Pm bound to say
my faith breaks down. Living
Church.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Jane Settled Him.

Jane" said her mistress. "you real
~ will have to put stop to the visits
of your follower"
Eyes, l must, ma'ar," replied Jane.
"But you have said that before" ex-
postulated her mistress, land there it's
ended
I'm sure I've done my best, ma'am, "
said Jane; ''it isn't easy. But I'll try
and settle him on my next Thursday
out"
Her next Thursday out came and
went. Her follower also came and
went with Jane), and Jane eventu-
ally returned in a radiant mood.
"I've settled him this time, ma'am p
she exclaimed breathlessly.
Her mistress was delighted. But in
the hour of victory one should be gen.
erous to the fallen foes, so she ex-
pressed hope that Jane had not been
too hard on the young man.
Hard on him !" cried Jane. mo,
ma'am, that l wasn't. I've just mar
ried him, and leave at the end of the
MONTH"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
PosTscRlPTs

Work has been begun in Egypt upon
a project for draining and retaining
II 100000 acres Of land, one of the
greatest and costliest tasks of the
kind ever attempted.
! The worlds largest artificial harbor,
1866 acres in area and % feet deep, is
planned for Rotterdam.
/ Adjustable pontoonS, intended to
make any small boat unsuitable, have
been patented in England by an Aus
itralian.
: Paper circular saws have been in
vented which are said to work better
lin fine woods than steel ones.
Rubber bands encircle new bowling
lpins to deaden their noise as they are
knocked down in alleys.
| A machine which adds, subtracts or
fnultiplies numbers having no more
than eight figures, yet which is small
lenough to be carried in a mans
pocket, has been invented.
The possibility of charging storage
batteries by exposing them to sun
light is advanced by a German scien-
fist who has charged experimental
batteries with ultraviolet rays.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
CAN ?AIGN EXPENSES FILED
Candidates for Governor Make State
ments on Money Paid Out in
Primary Contest.

Madison-Former Gov. F. E. Mccoy
ern of Milwaukee, candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor at
the. September primary, filed a report
in the Office of the secretary of state
declaring that he had spent $4,000 for
campaign purposes up to Aug. II. His
campaign committee filed report de-
claring that it had spent s1,76021 and
owed in unpaid bills, S55.12.
w. H. Hatton of New London, an
other candidate for the republican
nomination for governor, said that he
spent S9.169.37. Gov. E. L. Philip of
Milwaukee, who is seeking renomina-
ton on the republican ticket, said he
had spent only $63.89. Burt Williams
of Ashland, candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor, spent
1892.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

The French wine harvest Of 1915
amounted to 19,1O0,790 hectoliters,
compared with 56,134.15S hectoliters in
1914.
A new hand operated pump for the
use of GLACIERS applies putty to both
sides of sash partition at once, there
by saving nearly one-half the labor in
mounting glass.
A Washington inventor has patent
ed a machine for numbering photo
graphic plates and films by the trans
mission of light through transparent
figures arranged on opaque strips.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

A homely girl is always pretty in the
eyes of the man in love with her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
,T0ps ORCHESTRA OVER BET
.,,,.or Called to Telephone to Lis
-, 70 Wa1ner's IRA La" lmita.
ton of Music.

Ernest IluSsar, director of the Hun
.,tsD Orchestra at the McAlpin roof
Eden was called from his platform
he telephone the other night.
4ay." he heard, you've got to de-
Fs q wager. Ira Ia, ira lala, ira
friend bets 500 that's from
fF.w. ! say it isn't. Ira Ia, ira
BIZ"
Really broke in the musician. Il
rnt waste my time"
Just a minute. Ira la, pom pom,
b aIa. Get mcT
he musician had become interest
X Sounds something like LOrsque
6G des FolIeS Amours.' But that
gts lala ira. ira la lala-"
That's IT, exactly came the voice
bon the other end of the wire. 81
VIA The $lOO. Thanks so much.
New York Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Busy hospital.

Few hospitals in civilized lands CEN
equal the record Of the hospital for
eye troubles carried on by II. T. Hol-
land OF Shikarpur, India. In ons
month, 700 operations, largely for cat
aract, were performed in this institu-
ton. Seven hundred outpatients are
sometimes treated in a single day. The
Seth Hiranand of Shikarpur, native
ruler, has left to the hospital legacy
amounting to about $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
nRiler RehlIka

The prince of Wales has endeared
inseit to the British soldiers fighting
D the trenches.
There is story about a regiment
|nt the prince recently reviewed. A
solder in this regiment was noted
Equally for his bravery and his untidi-
ls2 The prince talked to him for a
sV ninStes and the man in his confu-
q could Stammer nothing but Your
|he ishneSS,' yes, your rile Ugh
le&' NO, your rile fghneSs."
At the end of the Interview the
l'lce said, with a good-natured glance
! the soldiers Announcements disor-
'fed as usual:
Very good, my man, very good but,
y Iujufe, please, net so much of the
de lshneSs and a little more of the
|pN clay
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
One Twin Too Many.

With the coming of the twins the en-
tire household arrangements were sad
ly disorganized. Master Bobby and
Miss Dorothy were relegated to the
background, where they moped and
sulked.
Bobby, more militant than his sister,
was scouting through the upper halls
one morning when he discovered the
twins being prepared for their bath.
Having in mind the fate of several lit
ters of kittens within his knowledge,
he rushed to the head Of the stairs,
and, reckoning his sister, cried in a
hoarse whisper:
'Dottie, come on up, quick! They're
goin' to drown one of 'em!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
a Hard 70 sui.

The Neodesha Sun found this story
in an Oregon paper. A man went into
q business house and stated that his
wife had made up her mind TO go back
to western Kansas, Back there" he
explained, ''sbe used to sit around and
sigh for a tubful of good, soft rain
water in which to wash the clothes
and it became so tiresome / moved to
Oregon. We have been here two
months and now she has all the rain
water she can use and wants to move
back to Kansas to get the clothes
dried. Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Hammers.

The famous hammers of history,
among warriors and saints, are Pierre
daily, hammer of heretics, who pre-
sided over the council which con-
demned John Huss (1350-1425); Judas
Asmonaeus (Maccabeus), the Hebrew
warrior (B. c. 166-136); st. Angus
tine, ''hammer of heresies" (395-430) ;
John Faber, who wrote a book, Ham
mer of Heretics" (1470-1541) st. Hi
larry (350-368), the hammer of the
Arians. and, most generally so named,
Charles >Martel (6S9-74D .-Philadel.
phia Evening Ledger.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
DANISH PlMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and Cheaply by Using Cuticurs
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti-
cura Ointment on end of finger and
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then battle with hot water and Cuti-
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring, but is effective at any time.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Farm Loan HEARING for Madison

Madison-The newly created federal
farm loan board will hold hearing at
Madison on Aug. 26 for the purpose
of securing information on which it
will divide the country into twelve
farm loan districts under the new ru-
raj credit law and determine the loca-
ton of a federal loan bank in each.
There are to be twelve other hearings
held in other cities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

Col. John P. Joachim, Col. Wilbur M.
Lee and Col. Randolph A. Richards,
commanding the First, Second and
Third regiments, respectively, all had
the same to say about the march to
Leon Springs. They were satisfied, but
not particularly overjoyed, because
they believe Wisconsin troops are al
ways supposed to make a good show
ing and little thing like long
march is nothing extraordinary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
kennsha Fifth CITY

Kenosha-Kenosha is the fifth city
in the state, according to the figures
shown by the school censis, which was
Just completed This census gives the
city a population in excess of SO. $50.
and there are now 1904 children of
school age in the city, the increase for
the year being 1,194.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

Men are praying that it doesn't rain.
Sleeping IN shelter tents is not pleas
ant IN ideal weather and men COM
plain OF the intense heat for the can
vases provide little ventilation. Most
OF the tents are pitched on the side of
a slope and with the hard condition of
the ground heavy rain would pour
into the little tents and drench the
occupants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
DR.. BARNSDALE TO RECOVER
School Teacher Who Shot Superior
Physician Will Probably Face
Charge of Assault.

Superior = Assault with deadly
weapon is expected to be the most Sc
rious charge which will be lodged
against Miss Helen Stewart, the school
teacher of this city who shot DR.. John
G. Barnsdale. 1t now seems likely that
Mr. Barnsdale will recover.
Miss Stewart is under close guard
at the home of Sheriff Commiskey,
who before his election lived next door
to the Stewart home. Because Of this
close family friendship she has not
been confined to Jail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
High Pay.

A Buffalo man stopped newsboy in
New York, saying: "See here, son.
want to find the Blank National bank.
I'll give you half a dollar if you direct
me to it, With a grin, the boy re-
piled, "All right, come along" and he
led the man to. a building half block
away. The man paid the promised fee,
remarking, however: "That was half
a dollar easily earned" "Sure!" re-
sponded the lad. But you mustn't
fergit that bank directors is paid high
In Moo Yawk. "-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Hospital Corps Gets Test.


The First Field Hospital company of
Wisconsin, accompanied by two from
Illinois and one from the regular army,
will make a march which will be prob
ably the only one of it's kind ever made
in peace times. They will go to Lam
das park at New Braunsfels, handling
equipment on the theory that 1000 pa
tents are being treated.
The test, which will be severe one,
is planned to familiarize the men with
their equipment and give, them an idea
of what they would have to do in. ac-
tive service.
The hospital quota will be that as
signed in active service to an army di-
vision of more than 10000 men, and
the problems to be worked out will be
caring for the sick and wounded from
such a body during times of actual
fighting, while on the march two days
to the park, one day at the park and
two days returning. The wounded will
be treated after the tents are pitched
at Landas park.
Fire 10000 Shells in Three Days.
The Wisconsin soldier boys are
pouring good United States bullets into
the hills around Leon Springs at the
rate of $4,000 day. During the first
three days that the Badgers were on
the government shooting range, $4,000
rounds of ammunition were consumed.
The members of the Wisconsin brig
ade, who complained of the heat in
Camp Wilson, have real cause for
kicking now At the Springs, the
tents have been pitched on surface
of rock, which sends up heat waves
all day and night, too. With the mer-
curry near the 100 mark and straw
sacks for beds, some of the boys are
getting little sleep these nights.
Making Wierd Collection.
Lieut.. Carl Brosius of Company F,
First infantry, is making collection
of the wild things around Leon
Springs. He has large ant eater, or
armadilla, a scorpion and baby tar
antula, and a five-foot adder. He killed
the snake and is drying its skin.
The tarantula and scorpion furnish
ed amusement fora number of officers
and men when they put up a fight to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

Chippewa Falls - Ten women in
mates of the asylum for the feeble
minded located here, were sterilized
several days ago according to official
announcement, the operations being
regarded as having been highly sue
cessfdl. Arrangements have been com
pleted for additional operations of {
similar character at an early date.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Good Rule on Lies journey.

GOOD nuts OF EIEc's JouFHey.
Let every dawn of morning be to you
as the beginning of life. and every
setting sun be to you as its close; then
let every one of these short lives leave
some sure record of some kindly
thing done for others, some goodly
strength or knowledge gained for your
selveS.-John RuSkin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
RuiI Kills AGED Man.

independence - When Lawrence
Kinsella, 50, retired farmer, went to
his sons barn to feed the cattle for the
first time in twenty years. he was IA
tally gored by a bull. He died few
hours after his son rescued him from
the animal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Comb for Torch.

Using her celluloid comb
for a torch, one of the girls in sail
ing party on the yacht Wave sum-
moned tug to pull the schooner Hall
from reef, where it went aground 1t
was on the way to Marinette with
cargo of cedar poles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Old Settler Dies.

Askeaton = Herman Vande Hey, 79
years old, one of the earliest settlers
of the town of Holland, is dead. He
was one of the colony that came over
from Holland with Father Van den
Brook in 1848, and has been a con-
cleared.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
.,,rn oF EPILEPSY.

|rm CURED OF EPILEPSY ,1 -.
- many doctors but they tod me Re
. tris 9, r5,,s case. 7 had sometimes ID
2: a'5 5sr. and 3 weeks apart as a
.l.I Isan I-3 friend Of nine told me about out
Ia ssIerfgl tres-rento and l went
y. n' zee YOU and began your treatment nr
to, 70 ~ aver year since I had a poor poo
nI' Nv r'[ cured Of epilepsy and l can
! a.. all much in favor of your treat
~ u ioc that someone may be m
2 n nOr re1iing my testimony to take
r. .. ., and find relief as L haye'
,l,- '.5.snedJ Martin Halvorsen.
y y , ~ raceived a letter from Mr.. hal
We .- .isr d-re Of Aug. eth, 1916, stating
"a -. ..tIJ free from attacks.
: ..otrs- On epilepsy with scores OF
% ,ooe..' from prominent people
' lsa mon request. Address
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Plan New Concrete Roadway.

Beloit-Beloit, Rockford and James
vile business men will hold a confer
ence in this city to take the first defin-
lite steps to outline a plan for con-
tinuous concrete highway, fourteen
feet wide, from Rockford to Beloit to
GAINESVILLE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
u. w. Grants $50 peorees

Madison-Graduate and undergradu-
ate degrees to the number of 119 were
granted at the close of the 1916 sum-
mer session, at meeting of the re-
gents of the University of Wisconsin.
With the $50 degrees granted in June,
the total number of those who received
degrees this summer is 969.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Seek Teacher,s Discharge.

Monroe-The Monroe school board
believes that Prof. E. N. Hawks, man
ual training teacher, can be of better
service in the local schools than as
sergeant in Company H, First Wis.
consin infantry, at Camp Wilson.
Therefore pressure is being brought to
bear to secure his discharge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
InteIIioent Comment.

Mr.. Smith-What do you think of
this? They say in some parts where
our trops are it is a hundred and
more in the shade.
Mrs. Smith-Dear me! Would you
suppose it was so much hotter than in
the sun?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Wants La Toilette Honored.

Madison-M. B. Oldrich has offered
the city a large tract of land for park
purposes at a figure below the market
value if the city will improve the prop
erty and name the park after Senator
r. NJ. La Toilette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
White SLAYER Asks Pardon.

La Crosse-Friends of Or" r. Ira
Wis Allen, sentenced here in 1912 to
twelve years at Waupun for violation
of the Mann white slave act, have ap-
piled to the state board of control for
a pardon for Allen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
browns While Fishinu.

Eau Claire = The 6-year-old son of
Edward Kohnke, plumber, fell off an
icehouse chute at Half Moon Lake
while fishing. The body was recovered
in 20 minutes and doctors worked over
him three hours with a lungmotor
without success.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Pastnr,s Wife Dies

Kenosha-Mrs. Mary Louise Ander-
son, "A years old, wife of Rev. David
R. Anderson, pastor of the Bristol
Congregational church in this county,
died suddenly following an attack. of
apoplexy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Plan Orchestra Concerts.

Neenah-In connection with the
Twin City band, the municipal musical
organization that has been fostered by
this city and Menasha, Director F. /.
Jebe will organize a symphony orches-
ira for winter concert work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Profitable Mourning.

A Long Island man has Iequested a
fee of So for sitting with corpse.
That would make it almost as profit
able, but hardly as pleas ant, as having
a streak of luck while Sitting up
with a sick friend"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Pickle Outlook Good.

Marinette - The picking stations
along the line of the Milwaukee road
in Marinette county have been opened
for the season and field inspections
show that the crop is in fine condition
and the yield heavy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22

Empty cartridges are carefully col
lected after each rifle practice under
rule laid down By officers. Each out
ut gathers all of the empty shells and
an invoice then determines to a GER
ta1nty whether all of the company's al
,lotment have been used. AS a matter
OF safety it prevents any charged car
tridges from being carried back into
camp.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
On the Border.

81 hear the evidence against Bill
Bronco for killing two Greasers was
conclusive. What verdict did the jury
bring in?"
mot guilty, with a handsomely start
ed subscription list for testimonial
to Bill''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Makes Crude Potash.

Amigo = Twenty-eight barrels of
crude potash have been made at the
plant of the Amigo Potash company
Each barrel weighs between 500 and
600 pounds. The total output has been
22.400 pounds.