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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
WHAT TO SELL TO CHINAMAN
CelestiaIs Will Not Buy Some Things
Regarded as Necessities, Says
Commercial Attache.

An American commercial attache in
China reminds the manufacturer at
home that the Asiatic demand for
Western articles is still somewhat
primitive.
For example, the Chinaman is a
liberal purchaser of American barb
wire. He likes the locks we make.
Files from the United States sell well
and one American firm holds a mOnOp-
oily on scoop shOvels. But the razors
made here have no attraction, for the
Chinaman is cOntented with the clum-
sy instrument the Local blacksmith
hammers out of file Trying to sell
him doOrknobs and electrical bells is
TO waste time and breath. Chinese ag-
riculture gets along with the farm i'm
plements devised centuries ago and
cannot even understand the mechan-
ism of American farm machinery.
Nails, bolts and nuts have a ready
market, being simple, yet when 1t
comes to knives, the product of high
skill and workmanship, China is per-
fectly satisfied with the cheap stuff
sent out from Europe.
The commercial invasion of the far
East can be successful only if the
character of the people of the East is
given careful consideration, says the
Toledo Blade. The American mer-
chant does not try to sell section hands
fountain pens. The American manu-
acturers will lose money who seek an
outlet in China for articles that SIM
pie people look upon as luxuries or
TOYS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Soap.

Soap is excellent as means of get
ting the face clean or correcting coarse
language in the young, but it has it's
drawbacks. 1t cannot always be de.
pended upon. A cake of soap that has
been in the family long enough to
seem tame and harmless will some
times run amuck in the bathroom and
lead one to the brink of nervous break
down. Starting from q given point a
cake of soap, if slightly provoked,
will dash about, leaping from place to
place in wild flight till the pursuer
swoons in exhaustion. The cake of
soap peeks out from a safe place un-
der the tub to smoker maliciously. If
you recover and have the spirit to re-
sumo the chase you will have a gay
time in bagging the soap, even though
you have it cornered The soap is
clever. 1t will not make a move till
you have seized it, and then it will
slip a few inches away. After several
of your grabs the soap will estimate
neatly with a quick eye just the
length of your arm and then it will set
tie down a few inches beyond your
reach. In this case your only move
is to get a long stick and have the
soap out with q few sweeps. If you
are only human you will probably beat
1t to death with any blunt instrument
at hand. And then go and get another
piece of sOap.-Illinois State Register.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
BADGER FARMERS
DOING THEIR BIT
PLAN TO HELP NATION DURING
WAR BY PLANTING MOST
NECESSARY CROPS.
PREPARE FOR NEXT SEASON
Many Letters Asking Advice Received
BY Agricultural coIleee-Do More
in Present Emergency Than
Most People Imagine.

Madison-The college of agriculture
of the university announces that more
is being done by Wisconsin farmers to
aid this country in its war emergency
than most people imagine. 1t is de.
clared that already farmers are pre-
pairing to increase the productiveness
of their farms next year
1t is said that never before has the
agricultural department received so
many letters asking advice as to what
crops to put in to benefit the nation
This has been especially true since
the United States department of agri-
culture sent out a bulletin declaring
that there must be an increase in
acreage.
Many letters are being received
from farmers describing the character
of the soil on the farms, and asking
what acreage will be the best for
wheat. The wheat acreage in Wiscon-
sin was greatly increased this year
and it is believed the farmers will meet
the demands of the government as re-
CARDS wheat acreage next year.
The university is planning to keep
up its inspection of the farm situation
and to give all the aid which farmers
may desire. 1t is expected that, by
early in September, figures can be
given as to the value of the Wiscon-'
sin crops this year. 1t is stated that
more was produced in Wisconsin this
year than ever before.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Lioht a Fire Without Matches.

How to light fire without matches
is an important part of the training
given to United States Marines at
Port Royal, S. c. The primitive flint
and steel, used long ago by our fore
fathers, and the old wooden fric-
ton" method borrowed from the In
dams have been revived, so that the
sea soldiers may dispense with
matches when dampness renders them
useless.
United States Marines in the tropics
can start fire almost instantly by
using hollow piece of bamboo. This
is done by Sitting the bamboo. stuff
ing il with dry moss, and drawing a
stick to and fro across it as a violinist
uses his bow. These reSourceful
worldwide soldiers are expected to
find a substitute for the useful bam-
boo in France.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
WILL VIEW WISCONSIN PLAN
Representative of Federal Labor De-
partment to Check 10 on
Badger Child Labor.

Madison-Chairman George P. Ham
brecht of the industrial commission
received letter from the federal gov.
eminent advising him that the certif-
Gates of age given under the child la.
Dor law of Wisconsin would be ac.
cepted by the federal government dur
ing the next six months.
Commissioner Hambrecht went to
Washington some time ago and pre-
sented the plan to be used in Wiscon-
sin for determining the age under the
child labor law and asked as to
whether this proof would not be ac-
cepted under the federal child labor
act. The letter says that during the
next six months a representative of
the federal labor department will come
to Wisconsin to ascertain how tie
Wisconsin age permit plan is working
out
Hitherto permits have been required
up to 16 years of age. Under the new
law permits must be secured for chill
dren under IL years of age unless en-
Sloyed on farms, or in domestic serv-
ice in cities in which there are no vo-
cational schools.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
CHILD DIES IN A CUPBOARD
Trapped by Spring Lock on Door Lad
rs Suffocated = Sister Rescued
BY Searching Party.

Beloit-The spirit of adventure
caused the death of 5-year-old Willie
Yandry of Clinton, and nearly result.
ed in like ending for his 3-year-old
sister, Beatrice. The children were
found after a search lasting twenty
four hours, in an old deserted farm
house, imprisoned by spring lock in
small cupboard. The boy had suffo.
Gated.
The youngsters were missed from
their home at supper time and every
foot of territory for miles around had
been traversed before one of the farm
hands accidentally kicked the cup
board and knocked open the DOOR
There were evidence that the boy
had struggled bravely to free himself
and his little sister from their impris-
onment before he succumbed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
HAD WASTED THEIR LIVES
Good SaddIers Spoiled to Make Law
yers, Opinion of Sir Douglas
Haig on Seeing Work.

The fact that Sir Douglas Haig at
tanned his fifty-sixth birthday recent
ly brings to mind a story told of him
a short while back.
Sir Douglas is a soldier first, last
and all the time, regarding all other
professions as of quite negligible i'm
portance, a trait in his character which
lends point to the anecdote.
He was, it appears, inspecting a
cavalry troop, and was particularly
struck with the neat way in which re
pairs had been made in some of the
saddles.
''Very good work." he remarked to
the troop sergeant major. "Who did
it?"
1.-Two of my troopers. sir" was the
reply.
You're fortunate to have two such
expert saddlers in your troop" said
Haig.
''As a matter of fact, sir" was the
reply, they're not saddlers, in civil
life being lawyers"
well" calculated Sir Douglas, chow
men who can do work like that could
have wasted their lives over law ]
can't imaginer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
WAS PRISONER IN A CROCK
Boys Plight Analogous to That Of
Many Whose Heads Are Stuck
Fast in Worries.

An earthenware crock which a boy,
head as a helmet slipped down and
stuck fast. The boy made a rec
ord resignation from the police force,
and his m1ffled bowls attracted
prompt attention.
His alarmed mother tugged at the
crock until the boys face was sorely
bruised; then excited neighbors took
turns until his neck was pain
| fully twisted
| Meanwhile the bowling boy was suf-
| fering terrifying visions, of lifelong i'm
prisonment, as secure as in a dungeon,
and of his head from year to year
| growing larger and tighter in the
crock. The poor boys trouble shut
him in from all the rest of the world
with an improving Imagination. But
that is only what anyone's trouble Of
any sort is apt to do for one, OBJ
serves the Christian Herald.
/ The mother, the father, who had
been sent for, and a half hundred
neighbors, who had invited themselves
under the delusion that curiosity is
! sympathy, finally settled down to SOL
| emn cOnclave and decided that, since
the crock had slipped on it must be
| possible for it to be slipped off again,
but that only skillful surgeon could
perform the delicate operation,
A delegation was on it's way with
the boy to a surgeons Office, when a
resourceful motorman, seeing the stu
alton, smashed the crock with his con-
| trOller handle.
Thus, by the simplest of processes,
the boys trouble was suddenly ended.
And it is by equally simple and di-
rect processes that most of the trou-
bles of most of us may be ended.
| With our heads stuck fast in wor-
ries, we rack our brains over a thou
sand roundabout ways of slipping
them Off-and the harder we tug at
them the more they hurt-but we
overlook the simple expedient of
smashing the crock.
Like the lad, we see terrifying vi
siOns of the future; we suffer our
feelings to be cruells lacerated and
our bodies to be twisted and torn in
mental anguish and despair; we run
here and there for sympathy and ad
vice and help; and it does not occur
to us how easy it is just to break the
crock.
Most of the crooks that seem to slip
down over our heads are merely mag
mary, anyway. They require no street
car controller handles to smash them.
All they call for is a mental con-
trOlier handle.
Did it ever occur to you that most
Of our troubles come, as this lads
did, through trying to appear what
we aren't?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
MISS LUSK HELD FOR TRIAL
Farmer Waukesha High School Teach
err Charged With Staying Mrs.
Roberts Is Given Hearing.

Waukesha = Following a days pre-
liminary examination during the
course of which four witnesses testi-
fed, Miss Grace Lusk, former Wau-
kesha high school teacher, was bound
over to the December term of the cir
cult court without bail to stand trial
for the murder of Mrs. Mary Newman
Roberts, wife of DR.. David Roberts, at
the home of Miss Blanca Mills, June
81. Miss Lusk was removed to the
county Jail, where she will remain I'M
til the trial
The hearing brought out no unusual
developments. much to the disap-
pointment of large throng which
crowded the court room. Miss Lusk
was accompanied by her attorneys,
Henry Lockney of this city, j. N. Clan
cy of Stoughton, her father, DR.. A. P.
Lusk, and two nurses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Of Course They Would.

Election time was drawing near and
an enthusiastic politician was address
ing his constituents in a frenzied
speech. Not a few of his assertions
reduced TO cold thought, were diamet.
rically opposed to one another, but
each proposal was received with ap-
plause. A judge turned to his com
panion and said: This reminds me of
the Irish leader who was cheering his
men on to battle. min" said he, Eye
are on the verge of battle, an I want
TO ask We before We start, will yez
fight or will yez run?'
1--WE WILL" came chorus of eager
replies.
(which will yez do?" says he.
eve will not" says they.
aha, thank We, me min," says he,
Il thought We would. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
CHANGES AT FAIR GROUNDS
Many Improvements BEING Made to
Buildings and Drainage System.
Exhibit Best In Years.

Milwaukee-When crowds gather at
the great Wisconsin state fair. Sept.
10 to Is, many pleasant surprises
await them in the way of improve
lnents.
The fair itself, its entertainment
features and its racing programs will
be by far the best Of its sixty-seven
years of history, but that isn't all.
This year new $4,000 poultry build
ing has been built.
At the cost of $4,000 a new water
and drainage system has been in
stalled. one creek having been placed
in concrete fiume 900 feet long and
being entirely invisible.
Drainage has been SO planned that
there is solid ground upon which 20
900 automobiles can be parked free
of charge.
Next year the mammoth concrete
stand will be given another $4,000
section. There will be a seating capac-
ity at popular prices for 1880 persons
this year
The state fair is planned this year
to be of greater than usual educational
value along its many lines of inspira-
tional work, and the entertainment
features will not only be numerous,
but of the highest class.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
siberia's Resources unrlvaled.

Siberia is believed to be destined
one day TO become the richest country
in the world, for it has a natural
wealth so diversified and as yet almost
untouched, that it has no rival in
the old world. Before the war ST.
IBERIA was producing from 100000 to
100000 tons of flour year. AS a
grazing country 1t has no limits, and
it exports large quantities of leather.
tallow and butter. Its forests are al
most inexhaustible, and it supplies
furS to all the world Its mineral
wealth can only be guessed at, for
the greater part of the country has
never been prospected. But there are
several enormous deposits of oil.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
MAI. GEN. PARKER
TO LEAD BADGERS
DIVISION COMMANDER HAS REP.
UTATION OF BEING MAN
OF ACTION.
KNOWN IN ARMY AS LONG JIM
Was Colonel of Volunteer Regiment in
the Philippines and His Rise Has
Been Rapid Troops to
Travel in Large Units.

Camp Douglas = Maj. Gen. James
Parker, who will command the Elev-
enth division composed of Michigan
and Wisconsin troops, is known in the
army as Long Jim" because his legs
are lengthy and none too straight.
President Wilson has promoted him
from the rank of brigadier general to
major general, and he will join the
Badger state troops at Camp MacAr-
thur, Waco, Tex.
Col. E. n. Jones, mastering officer
here, knows Gen. Parker intimately,
and Gen. Charles p. Boardman has
met him on several occasions. He is
described as tall, rangy and soft spo-
ken. He is striking in appearance, and
has the reputation of being a man of
action. He was colonel of volunteer
regiment in the Philippines, and his
rise has been rapid.
Under his command, the Eleventh di-
vision may be subject to experiments
during the encampment in Waco. His
record shows that he is man of ideas,
and is not timid about experimenting
to improve the efficiency of his COM
mand, although he may see little that
needs changing in the Wisconsin
troops that will come to him
1t seems almost certain that when
the guardsmen move from here that
they will be sent to Waco by regi-
ments, although no announcement to
this effect has been made. Any at
tempt to move all the units would tie
up more equipment than any railroad
could probably spare.
The soldiers travel one man to a
seat, which gives some idea of the
number of cars that would be neces-
sary if Uncle Sam asked that about
$4,000 men be moved in a day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
WOMAN GIVES SEVEN TO U. S.
Mother of Nine Sons, Seven of Whom
Are of Draft Age - Three Are
Already in Service.

Monroe - Mrs Magdalena Miller of
Monroe, a sturdy American woman of
Swiss descent, is doing more than a
bit in helping the United States
make the world safe for democracy.
She is the mother of nine sons, sew
en- of whom are of draft age and three
of whom are already members of Co.
H of the Wisconsin National guard.
The youngest is now a clerk in a
store. He is too young for the draft.
Three of the next four are members
of Co. H, the fifth, John, being a SER
geant; the seventh, Ernest G., is a,
corporal in the eight, Fred is private
Of the others, Robert, the oldest, is a
member of the orchestra at the Ma
tional Soldiers home, Milwaukee; Carl
is married and lives at Madison, S. D.;
Edward is located at jamestown, N
D.; William is a farmer at Orangeville.
Robert is 80 years old, the only one
that is too old for, the draft.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Slam on Mother.

Phoebe was bored. In all the six
long years of her life she had never
spent such a miserable day. Circum'
stances at last grew too strong for her,
and she cried. She was one of those
who do not often cry, but who when
they do make no secret of it. In short
Phoebe nearly lifted the nursery. cell
ing off.
Upstairs came Phoebe's mother, al
ready dressed In her smartest clothes
ready to have tea with a friend.
"Why, what's the matter, PhoebeY
she asked.
Phoebe standing hopelessly in the
middle of the nursery only howled the
louder, and refused to see anything
cheerful about life.
"Just look, Phoebe, at that ugly lit
tie face in the looking glass?"
Phoebe Immediately became interest
ed and stopped crying.
(which one, mamma" she asked
Parsons Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
ARE SUBJECT TO STATE LAW
Judge Rules That a Guardsman Not in
Actual Service Not immune
from Criminal Arrest.

Madison-In an opinion to John
Roberts, district attorney at Grand
Rapids, in the case of soldiers of a
National Guard company arrested on
a criminal charge few days prior to
the mobilization of the command at
Camp Douglas, Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Walter Drew holds that it is
quite clear that member of the Ma
tional Guard when not in actual serv-
Ice and under the control and custody
of the commanding officer, is not in
any wise immune from criminal arrest
in this state" The attorney for the
defendent soldier had pleaded the jul
risdiction of the justice of the peace
The attorney general is of the opinion
that the justice has full jurisdiction in
This matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
MURDERED BY RATCHET PLAN
Body of Italian, Literally Hacked to
Pieces, Found in Lonely Spot on
Outskirts of Racine,

Racine - Taken to a deserted spot
near the north end of Horlick's park,
Giuseppe Starteri, about rs years old,
Chicago Heights, H., was murdered
by four men.
Apparently he was thrown to the
ground and while held there one of the
men used a Ratchet, found by the po-
lice, to commit the murder. The mans
head was almost severed from the
body by Ratchet cuts just below the
chin and again a few inches lower.
The skull was crushed in three
places and the murderers had even
chopped away fingers from both hands
and had attempted to sever the arms
at the wrists. The Ratchet used was
found near the body
People heard the cries of the victim
and summoned the police, but they
found only the body, the murderers
having escaped In the pockets of the
clothing were found letter addressed
to Starteri at Chicago Heights and his
registration card issued in Cook coun-
ty on June 5.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Furnish Jobs for MANY.

Madison-The free employment Off
ces of the state have been doing a
much larger business during the last
few months than ever before, accord
ing to statistics made public by the
state industrial commission Employ
ers' orders show an increase of nearly
% per cent over last year, but what is
most remarkable is that the applica-
lions for work have increased even
more. During July, 1917, 6.387 work
men applied for work at the four free
employment Offices which are con-
Quoted by the industrial commission at
Milwaukee; Superior. Oshkosh and La
Crosse, as against 4,047 during July,
1916.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
A Temperance lesson

Newton Newkirk, who has been
amusing newspaper readers for num-
Der of years by chronicling the doings
of rural folks in the Bingville Bugle,
studies local color in the Maine VII
lagos during his vacation periods.
On one of the trips he formed the
acquaintance of an old resident who
had the reputation of being inordinate-
ly fond of cider.
Uncle Hez presented sorry spec
tacle when Newt met him in the road
one day.
what has happened to you?" in
quired the writer.
Il wuz up t. Sim Spradin's and
drank couple O. dippers O. hard
cider"
81 see"
"On my way back here crossed the
bridge over Gander creek"
"Uh-huh ="
"And just as I reached the middle
of the bridge / heard a splash?
'What made the splash?"
"Well, there was a man fiounderin'
about in the water, and when looked
around TO see who it wuz, derned if it
wuzn't me."-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Deep Diamond Drill Hole.

OF the three or four American dia-
mond drill holes exceeding half mile
in depth, the deepest by LOO feet is
the one recently completed in Sussex
county, New York. The depth of 1920
feet was reached in 20 months. The
core removed was two inches in diane
ter TO a depth of 1000 feet, and one
and two-thirds inches further down.
The drill rods, necessary weighed more
than Is tons, eight hours having been
necessary to remove and replace them
when the perfectly perpendicular bore
was within a few feet of completion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Rules on Compensation Act.

Madison-The attorney general has
advised the state industrial commits
sion that an employer who prior to
the passage of the new workmen's
compensation law, chapter 624, laws of
1917, filed a notice that he did not
elect to come under the provisions of
the compensation law does not have
to file another notice since the pass
age of the new law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28

Men," promptly answered Johnny.
Correct" said the teacher. "And
what is the plural of 'babyY"
Twins" was the unexpected reply.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Hold Girl in Mems Clothes.

Waukesha-Florence Sabo, II, pref
ty Chicago high school girl, was taken
of 500 line passenger train here aft
er the conductor had wired ahead that
young woman masquerading as a
man was on his train. She screamed
and kicked and said she was going to
several years her senior, whom her
parents had picked
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Parental Confidence.

$50 your boy Josh is in the armyT
EYES," replied Mrs. Corntossel; "and
we're mighty proud of him."
Suppose something happens to
him.
well. we haven't thought much
about that. Wher Josh gets into a
mix-up he most invariably amt the
one that something happens to-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Can Not Identity Woman.

Kenosha = After following every
clew that presented itself, Kenosha
officials have given up hope of solving
the mystery attending the identity of
the gray haired woman whose body
was found in the lake here a short
time ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
Pursued = Policeman.

'They tell me you have been arrest
ed for speeding"
"YeS," replied Mr.. Chuggins. "And
It was due TO my kindness of heart. ]
tried to overtake man ON a motor.
cycle to warn him that he was violat.
ing the law"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
MANY BADGERS Enlist in NAVY.


Milwaukee-Enlist now if you want
to get into the Navy is the warning of
Lieutenant Commander John w.
Schoenfeld, in charge of Navy recruit
ing in Wisconsin. The Navy is rapidly
reaching its war strength of 100000
men. More than 1900 Wisconsin boys
have enlisted since war was declared.