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v. n. c. STRENGTH
TO Be 10000 MEN
REORGANIZATION BILL AS PASS
ED BY CONGRESS lNCREAS-
Es STATE MILITIA.
PRESENT NUMBER IS $500
Wisconsin Guard Will Be About
TrebIed Under New Law and
Annual Cost Will Be Pro-
portionateIy Increased.

Madison-Under the new army re-
organization law, the Hay-Chamber-
lain bill as passed by congress, the
Wisconsin National Guard will be in
creased from 5000 men, the present
strength, to approximately 10000 men
and the annual cost will be proper
tionately greater, reaching well above
100000
Such was the view expressed by
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway of the Wis
consin National guard, but he said no
definite statement could be made I'M
til the president has given directions
for the organization of the militia I'M
der the new law How many organi-
cations will be added depends alto
gether upon the action taken by the
federal authorities and that can not
be foretold.
Under the law passed by the last
legislature there is appropriated $780,
900 for the support of the militia and
under it the various organizations
have been greatly strengthened, so
that now when the boys go into camp
next August there will be $500 men
gathered at Camp Douglas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
DADDY'S EVENING.
klEAIR TALE -
L MARY GRAHAM BONNER /
eNoMg Has PIG SCHOOL.

"a little Gnome named Ships
thought he would like to start a
School. The Pupils he wanted were
the Pigs.
so one fine day he went to all the
Pigpens in the neighborhood and
talked to the Mother and Daddy Pigs.
"'Now you know he said. you sure
ly want your Children to know some
thing besides how to dig in the mud
well, said Mrs. Fatty Pig (she
was named that because she was the
latest Pig in the country around), L
don't know that l care whether my
Children know anything or not If
they don't know anything, they don't
know they're missing things-andl
then they never have TO worry or hur-l
ry or scurry.'
you see Mrs. Fatty Pig was so fat,l
all she wanted to do was to lie
around and eat and sleep.
80 Ships asked Mrs. Fatty's Pigs
Husband what he thought about it.
and all Mr.. Fatty Pig did was to grunti
at everything Ships said.
But when he began to talk to few
of the younger Pigs they quite liked
the idea of going to School each day,
and as the Mothers and Daddies didn't
mind at all one way or the other. the
very next morning all the young Pigs
arrived at Ships School.
THE Schoolhouse was an old Tree
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row is coming, and you're so tired
now that you can hardly stand"
And you?" said, with sudden so
licitude. You must be very tired.
You have worked hard and nobIy. |
am proud of you, Maud"
Not half so proud as | am of you,
nor with half the reason" she an
sWered, looking me straight in the
eyes for moment with an expression
in her own and a dancing, tremulous
light which had not seen before and
which gave me pang of quick de-
light know not why. for | did not
understand it. Then she dropped her
eyes, to lift them again, laughing.
If our friends could see us now"
she said. Look at US. Have you
ever paused for moment to con-
slider our appearance?"
Yes, have considered yours, fire.
quently," l answered, puzzling over
what | had seen in her eyes and puz-
zled by her sudden change of subject.
Mercy" she cried. And what do
l look like, pray?"
A scarecrow, I'm afraid" replied.
Just glance at your Graggled skirts,
for instance. Look at those three
cornered tears. And such a waist!
1t would not require a Sherlock
Holmes to deduce that you have been
cooking over a campfire, to say moth.
ing of trying out seal blubber. And
to cap it all, that capt. And all that
is the woman who wrote "A Kiss En-.
dured.'"
She made me an elaborate and state
ly c1rtsy,. and said. las for you
sir"
And yet, through the five minutes
OF banter which followed, there was a
serious something underneath the fun
which | could not but relate to the
strange and heeting expression | had
caught in her eyes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
FAIRIES IN cHlLD'S ROOM
Grownups Make Mistake When They
Laugh at the Little Ones
Imagination.

II is certain, of course. that II any
one of US. however dull, came into the
child's playroom and found standing
there beside him tall and simmer
ing figure of fairylike, miraculous
beauty, decked in shining iris and
frosty, glistening gold-it is quite GER
tain we would step softly, with aston
ishnent; would gaze mutely with
amazement and watch with wonder.
Laura Spencer Porter writes in the
Mothers Magazine. Not one Of US. |
am very sure. would dismiss the whole
happening as a piece OF nonsense, or
something merely amusing. Yet, how
often. when we so into the child s
playroom presence even moro won
derflg is there beside him, far more
fairylike, far more amazing. far more
marvellous colored. far more richly en-
dowed than any fairy Whatsoever
the Imagination. q presence which has
been with man, granting his desires,
since the world began. and whose pow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
POWER HOUSE FIRE
TIES UP Ia CROSSE
LIGHTNING STRIKES ELECTRIC
PLANT CAUSING A LOSS
OF $4,000.
FACTORIES ARE SHUT DOWN
Street Car and Telephone Service Is
Demoralized - Numerous Rail-
road Washouts Are Caused
by Storm.

La Crosse - The lighting plant Of
the Wisconsin Minnesota Light &
Power company was completely de-
stroyed by fire during one of the worst
electrical storms OF the year. The loss
will amount to $4,000, fully covered
by insurance. All factories and bust
ness houses depending on electrical
power have been forced to close.
Street car and telegraph service was
completely demoralized. Newspapers
were obliged to issue in abbreviated
form. Owing to the heavy rain which
fell, numerous washouts of the rail
roads were reported by telephone. The
lighting company has recently COM
pleted a new plant and a transfer was
to have been made in a few days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
MANY RECEIVE DEGREES
Knights of Columbus Initiate Seventy
five Candidates in Presence of
Large State Gathering.

Milwaukee-A class of seventy-five
candidates received the first, second
and third degrees in the Milwaukee
Pere Marquette council, Knights of
Columbus, in the new lodge hall at
Fifteenth street and Grand avenue.
Several hundred local knights and a
large number of knights from various
sections of the state attended.
The first degree was exemplifid by
the following officers of the local
Hardgroye and the Rev. A. B C. Dunn
council: Past Grand knight ]. G.
of Eau Claire.
The third degree was eXemplified by
the following team from the various
Chicago councils: James Donahoe,
district deputy of Illinois; John e.
Maloney, Henry Lynch. Thomas Con-
nelly, James Clark, John Burke, Will
liam Sheehan, Emmett Monahan, Ber-
nard ]. Coens and Thomas Hough.
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His Free Hand Went to My Throat.

lottery as he came down the port side
of the cabin. At the break of the
poop he reeled, raised one hand to
his eyes with the familiar brushing
gesture and fell down the steps-still
on his feet-to the main deck, across
which he staggered, falling and fling
ing out his arms for support. He re-
gained his balance by the steerage
companionway and stood there dizzily
for a space, when he suddenly crum-
pied up and collapsed, his legs bend
ing under him as he sank to the deck.
zone of his attacks" l whispered to
Maud
She nodded her head; and l could
see sympathy warm in her eyes.
We went up to him, but he seemed
unconscious, breathing spasmodically.
She took charge of him, lifting his
head to keep the blood out of it and
dispatching me for a pillow. l also
brought blankets, and we made him
comfortable. took his pulse. 1t beat
steadily and strong, and was quite
normal. This puzzled me. ] became
suspicious.
What if he should be feigning
this?" l asked, still holding his wrist
Maud shook her head and there was
reproof in her eyes. But just then the
wrist | held leaped from my hand,
and the hand clasped like a steel
about my wrist. l cried aloud in aw-
full fear, wild inarticulate cry; and
l caught one glimpse of his face. ma
lignant and triumphant. as lis other
hand comprised my body and was
drawn down to him in terrible grip.
My wrist was released, but his other
arm, passed around my back, held
both my arms so that ! could not
move. His free hand went to my throat
and in that moment knew the bitter
est foretaste of death earned by one
own idiocy.
My face was against his chest and
could not see, but 1 heard Maud turn
and run swiftly along the deck. Ev'
erything was happening quickly.
had not yet had glimmering of un'
consciousness, and it seemed that an
interminable period of time was laps
ing before l heard her feet flying
back. And Just then felt the whole
man sink under me.
Maud's footsteps were very near as
his hand fluttered for the last time
and my throat was released. l rolled
of and over to the deck on my back,
gasping and blinking in the sunshine,
Maud was pale but composed-my
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06

| eyes had gone instantly to her face
and she was looking at me with min
| gled alarm and relief A heavy seal
club in her hand caught my eyes, and
at that moment she followed my gaze
down to it. The club dropped from
her hand as though it had suddenly
stung her, and at the same moment
my heart surged with a great joy.
| Truly she was my woman my mate
woman, fighting with me and for me
as the mate of caveman would have
fought. all the primitive in her
aroused. forgetful of her culture. hard
under the softening civilization of the
only life she had ever known.
Dear woman!" cried. scrambling
to my feet
The next moment she was in my
arms, weeping convulsively on my
shoulder while l clasped her close.
| looked down at the brown glory of her
hair, glinting gems in the sunshine far
more precious to me than those in
the treasure chests of kings And
bent my head and kissed her hair
softly, so softly that she did not know.
Then sober thought came to me.
| After all, she was only a woman, cry
| ing her relief, now that the danger
was past, in the arms of her protector
or of the one who had been endan-
| gered. Had l been father or brother,
the situation would have been in no
wise different. Besides, time and
place were not meet, and wished to
earn better right to declare my love.
So once again l softly kissed her hair
as l felt her receding from my clasp.
1T was a real attack this time"
said; another shock like the one that
made him blind. He feigned at first,
and in doing so brought it on"
Maud was already rearranging his
pillow.
NO" l said, mot yet. Now that
have him helpless, helpless he shall
remain. From this day we live in the
cabin. Wolf Larsen shall live in the
steerage."
! / caught him under the shoulders
and dragged him to the companion
way At my direction Maud fetched
rope. Placing this under his Shout
ders, l balanced him across the
threshold and lowered him down the
/ steps to the floor. | could not lift him
| directly into a bunk, but with Maud's
| help | lifted first his shoulders and
head, then his body, balanced him
across the edge and rolled him into a
! lower bunk.
But this was not to be all. ! recol.
| lected the handouts in his stateroom,
which he preferred to use on sailors
| instead of the ancient and clumsy
ship irons So, when we left him, he
| lay handcuffed hand and foot For
the first time in many days l breathed
| freely. 1 felt strangely light as 1
came on deck, as though weight had
been lifted from my shoulders. felt,
also that Maud and had drawn more
closely together. And l wondered if
she, too, felt it, as we walked along
the deck side by side to where the
stalled foremost hung in the shears.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
ANTI-sALOON BODY MEETS
Board of Trustees Choose Officers and
Committeeman at Annual Con-
Vention in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-At the annual meeting
of the board of trustees of the Wiscon-
sin Anti-Saloon League, held at the
Y. M. c. A. building, the following Off
GERS and committeeman were chosen:
Pres, Rev w. O. Carrier, Waukesha;
vice presidents-Fa J c. Hogan,
Oshkosh; Prof. A. W. Burr, Beloit;
Rev H. B. Kildah, Milwaukee; Rev. E.
A. Cutler, Milwaukee; secretary and
treasurer, Rev. Henry Colman, Mil
waukee; state superintendent, Rev. ].
S. Lean, Milwaukee. Headquarters
committee-Revs. w. o. Carrier, Hen
ry Colman, c. w. Schlueter, F. Sven
son, G. Huppert, F. A. Hayward, H.
D. Davies. Legislative committee -
Revs. E. G.. Updike, L. Gilmore, L. H.
Keller and Hon. John T. Baker, all of
Madison; Rev. J. S. Lean, Milwaukee.
National trustees-Revs. w. O, Car
rier, J. s. Lean, David Bogue; alter
nate, Rev. S. J. Erffmeyer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
WILL PROBE SAILORS DEATH
Coroner Starts investigation That
May Lead to Murder Charge in
Death of Robert Herman.

Sheboygan - Information given to
Coroner Van Eanten by fireman on
the Lake Shore Stone company's
steamer Hennenin has started an in
vestigation that may lead to a MUIR
der charge on the death of Robert
Herman, who was found drowned in
the Sheboygan river few days ago.
The fireman on the Eennepin reported
that just before he and Herman re-
turned to the boat on the night of
May II he saw Herman change a $40
bill and put the money in his pocket.
When Herman's body was found there
was only s1.20 in the pockets. The
fireman saw Herman go aboard the
boat and states that he was crazed
with drink when he saw him on board.
Whether Herman fell or was pushed
overheard is the problem the coroner
is now trying to solve.
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of mis- arms, and he know that so
long as his resistance is passive 1
cannot shoot him.
There must be some way" she con-
tended. Let me think
There is one way" said grimly.
She waited.
l picked up a seal club.
1T won't kill him." l said. "And
before he could recover I'd have him
bound hard and fast"
She shook her head with shudder.
NO, not that. There must be some
less brutal way. Let us wait"
But we did not have to wait long,
and the problem solved itself. In the
morning, after several trials, found
the point of balance in the foremost
and attached my hosting tackle few
feet above it. At the end of an hour
the single and double blocks came to-
gether at the top of the shears. |
could hoist no more And yet the
mast was not swung entirely inboard.
The butt rested against the outside of
the port rail, while the top of the mast
overhung the water far beyond the
starboard rail. My shears were too
short. All my work had been for
nothing. But no longer despaired in
the old way. l was acquiring more
confidence in myself and more conf
dence in the possibilities of wind
lasses. shears and hosting tackles.
There was a way in which it could be
done and it remained for me to find
that way.
While | was considering the prob
lem, Wolf Larsen came on deck We
noticed something strange about him
at once. The indecisiveness, or fee
bleness, of his movements was mo- e
pronounced. His walk was actually
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Give Generously to Charity.

Il see before me people sitting in
fatnesS, people who want for nothing.
This was part Of one speakers appeal
at Carnegie hall. New York. for money
to help Jewish war victims. The first
response. says a newspaper report,
came from one who could not be so
described. a little woman in a fad
ed hat walked 20 the speakers feet.
laid down a dollar IN, and fed" This
was followed by contributions amount
ing in all to 100000. The greatest
applause was aroused by man who
gave $3.50, half his weeks salary. An
other man gave $4,000; he was
matched at the other end of the scale
by a man who contributed nickel. his
csrfare homs-an he had.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
WOMAN THREATENS PASTOR
Mother of Seven Confesses She Wrote
Black Hand Letters to the Rev.
r. S. Inoraham.

Fond du Lac-Fond du Lac police
announced that they have the written
confession of Mrs. Julia Rueckert that
she wrote two black hand letters re-
ceived by the Rev. r. S. Ingraham, dis
trict superintendent of the Fond du
Lac District of the Methodist church,
millionaire pastor, noted for his chart
ties.
The first letter was mailed on Feb.
16, was signed Gun Handlers, and
demanded $500, according to the con
fession. The letter demanded that the
money in ten and twenty dollar bills
be planted by DR.. Ingraham in the
street car station at Lakeside park,
the police say. In the second letter
$4,000 was asked. According to the
police the mystery was solved by a
detective agency using a decoy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06

Among the most difficult things
which taxidermists have to do is max
ing glass eyes for the animals they
mount. These eyes are made of glass.
hollow within and open at the back.
so that the inner surface may be paint
ed any color. No two animals eyes
are alike. and 1t requires a great deal
of skill and practice before a man In
competent to paint the eyes quickly.
lions eye. for example. is large and
bnownish-blaek. while the iris IL
chrome yellow. but streaked in such
peculiar fashion that il is an extreme
ly difficult thing to initiate it well.
The eye Of giraffe is still more diff
fcult as that animal has q brownish.
black eye with peculiar purplish
sheen. very hard to initiate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN DIES
Charles r. PIoeger, Bank President
and Head of Fair Association,
Victim of Pneumonia.

Seymour - Former Assemblyman
Charles T. Ploeger died here, follow
ing an illness of about ten days. He
had been i'll with pneumonia and while
his condition was known to be serious
it was thought up to the last that he
would survive.
Mr. Ploeger, who had just served his
first term in the legislature, was one
of the leading men in this part of
Seymour State bank, president of the
Seymour Fair association and presi-
dent of the Farmers Insurance com
pany. He was As years old and is
survived by wife and two children.
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WAR NURSE 1O1 YEARS OLD
Served as Nurse During the Civil War.
Was Personally Acquainted
With Gen. Grant.

Racine--Mrs. Harriet Stewart Har-
rington recently celebrated her one
hundred and first birthday at her
farm home on the Milmine road near
Racine. She was born in Ohio in 1915.
Her mother was the daughter of a
Cherokee Indian chief. During the
civil war she served as an army nurse
and was personally acquainted with
Gen. Grant. 1t is recorded that while
in the service she sold a piano and
other personal effects to purchase
medicine and drugs. She is in splen-
did health and up to short time since
had performed her own household du-
ties. She has just completed book
narrating her life's history.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-06
CHAPTER Xxx.
The next day we did no work.

Inc next day we did no work.
In the morning following we had
breakfast and were at work by day
light. There was no wind, the tide
was high, and the schooner fioated.
Casting off the shore lines, l kedged
her out by main strength, lowered
the big starboard anchor, giving plen-
ty of slack; and by afternoon | was
at work on the windlass.
Three days | worked on that wind
lass. Least of all things was | a
mechanic, ard in that time | accom-
plished what an ordinary machinist
would have done in as many hours.
had to learn my tools to begin with,
and every simple mechanical prin-
ciple which such a man would have
at his finger ends | had likewise to
learn. And at the end of three days
had windlass which worked clum-
silly. 1t never gave the satisfaction the
old windlass had given. but it worked
and made my work possible.
In half day l got the two topmasts
aboard and the shears rugged and
guyed as before. And that night |
slept on board and on deck beside my
work. Maud, who refused to stay
alone ashore, slept in the forecastle.
Wolf Larsen had sat about, listening
to my repairing the windlass and talk
ing with Maud and me upon indiffer-
ent subjects. No reference was made
on either side to the destruction of
the shears; nor did he say anything
further about my leaving his ship
alone But still had feared him, blind
and helpless and listening, always
listening, and never let his strong
arms get within reach Of me while
| worked.
On this night, sleeping under my be-
loved shears, | was aroused by his
footsteps on the deck. 1t was a star
light night, and could see the bulk of
him dimly as he moved about. / rolled
out of my blankets and cr.pt noiseless-
ly after him in my stocking feet He
had armed himself with a draw-knife
from the tool locker. and with this he
prepared to cut across the throat-hal-
yards had again rugged to the shears
He felt the halyards with his hands
and discovered that l had not made
them fast. This would not do for a
draw-knife. so he laid hold of the run
ming part, hove taut, and made fast
Then he prepared to saw across with
the drawknife.
81 wouldn't, If l were you," l said
quietly.
He heard. the click of my pistol and
laughed.
Hello, Hump" he said. II knew
you were here all the time. You can't
fool my ears"
That's lie, Wolf Larsen" I said.
just as quietly as before. However,
I am aching for a CHARGE to kill you.
so go ahead and cut"
You have the chance always" he
sneered.
Go ahead and cut" l threatened
ominously.
I'D rather disappoint you," he
laughed, and turned on his heel and
went aft.
Something must be done, Hum
phrey," Maud said. next morning,
when I told her of the nights oe-
currence. IF he has liberty. he may
do anything. He may sink the vessel,
or set fire to it. There is no telling
what he may do. We must make him
a prisoner"
But how?" l asked, with helpless
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''SS HAVE HEATING METHOD
' Intelligent Insects Xeeps
-sratere II Hives Comfort.
''s m Winter Weather.

ss-,...'e I71o.fs his reputation for
,s $50 ~ 'l7o-saoa, the winter months
S.. IS during the summer. Being
n ~. .',.s Z, co,3. the bee must turn
,s- -S S'.oay for warmth. Commu-
,,ss '..,a IN bees is so highly devel.
60 '-s s,e7'-s Of food and caring
s,,@ ~ ''-2S IS also the basis for the
rs .-..-s systso. /, was found bv ex,
,s- '2at oc.y the shell is COM
,a.,.- as Is formed by.one to sew.
~ 49,, .S 2. bees all solidly arranged
e,s,,-.I 1ssis inward. their hairs
~ ,,- This management is per.
i &c, 5, .e2ass7ya"oa of the heat with.
e ,.-.. Tor an Occe sIonaI sbiftins
~ r-. NE bees forming the sheil
e,ss ~. 81, within the she'll strange
rs1 Il, s,rs ,aa, the heat i. ssnsr.
Az AN, ~ When We are cold. HT The ap nass
L. s.ss loosely within the s - Us -
S O. space for many