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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

Jessie, and they all thought that a
fine idea.
So six little bundles wrapped In It's
sue paper with long strings attached
were tied on the door handle of the
little girls house, and Marion rang the
bell. And before they could scamper
away the door opened, and there stood
the little girls mother smiling down
at them.
please don't run away" she called.
"Polly wants to see YOU
So six bashfully smiling little girls
trooped into the sunny front room
where little lame Polly sat in an arm
chair by the window. There was a
red geranium blooming in a pot, and Il
canary was singing in a cage over
head.
Then Mrs. Ray brought in the bunch
and they all watched Polly while she
opened them, and each one cried, 'Mer-
ry Christmas, Polly, dear.' when she
opened their package, and when she
found the bedstead they all cried
merry ChriStmasr' together with one
voice. Polly was so happy that she
cried over her dear little presents, and
then Mrs. Ray said that Polly had
| something for them-She had watched
them going past each day and wanted
to know them so much. Then Mrs. Ray
brought out for Christmas gifts for the
| girls six of the dearest kittens, each
one with a bow of red ribbon around
its neck. There were three black ones
and three gray ones, and there was one
white one left, which was to be Polly's
own.
And when Christmas was over the
little girls formed a sewing club. They
called it the Kitten club, and they met
each time at POlly's house; and then a
wonderful thing happened A great
doctor came to see Polly, and he said
that he could make her well.
$50 can slide downhill next Christ.
mas?" she asked.
YES" he laughed. 81 promise that
you viii be able to slide downhill next
Christmas"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The winners of the senior preliminary
contest have been announced. Miss
Margaret Schwankel, whose reading was
"Mother and Poet" and Miss Kathryn
Geier, who gave echo and the Fairy"
are the two girls who, with Miss Jeanette
Nequette, will represent the senior
Evelyn Roloff and Lenore Schultz are
Grace Frederick, Marie Pedigo and
sophomore class. The date of the con-
test has not yet been determined.
Wednesday noon, Mr.. H. Berger adj
dressed the school on "The Red Cross
Drive" and made plea for the war saw
ing stamps, explaining their purpose and
their advantages as an investment.
Wednesday evening the usual series of
pictures were shown, the program being
on EGYPT in the Time of Moses"
Egypt and Up the Nile" and GA Trip
to the Soudan" were the subjects of the
pictures. There was also a 3-reel patri
! otto picture shown on "When the Call
Came"
Wednesday evening the iater-class
tournament was played. The members
of the different classes took sides in the
''Y" gym and cheered on their teams
with ''yellS," etc. The first game was
between the freshmen and sophomore
teams, the score ending 2510 in favor of
the sophomores. The second game was
| played by the seniors and juniors, the
juniors defeating the seniors 17-14. The
last game was played between the losers,
the seniors winning over the freshmen
| by a score of 1917, thus bringing the
| seniors in third place.
Thursday the Latin club held a meet
ing and the following program was given:
''Extravagance of the American
People" .......... Orville Fehlhaber
Roman Amusements. Angelina Biller
| Extravaganza of the Romans. -.
....................E Esther Fehlhaber
! 'The Watch of the Old Gods.
...................J Josephine Coates
D. c. Everest gave short talk before
| the students on "The Red Cross Work
and Their Present Drive" The talk
was very interesting and received much
| applause.
Friday evening the first basket ball
game of the season was played with the
Edgar high school team, resulting in a
big victory for our high school team,
the game ending SAIL. A preliminary
game was played by the juniors and
Sophomores for the championship of the
inter-clasS tournament, the final score
being 1873, giving the championship to
the juniors. A game will probably be
played later for second place between
the seniors and Sophomores.
| n
classes the latter part of the week owing
TO the death of her mother.
The high school closed Friday after
noon for its usual Christmas vacation
Sessions will not be resumed until Jan. Z.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Home Of Poets.

It is q strange fact that although
Kilmarnock is a very prosaic looking
factory town-the most commonplace
In the region-it is the home of mum
bers Of poets. Perhaps the rhythm o.
the shuttles In the great weaving mill,
Is productive OK poetic measures.
At the Burns monument In Ayr yor
may see the wedding ring of Jean Ar
mour and the Bible Burns gave tc
Highland Mary. and you may WALL
across the very field where Burns
turned up a daisy with his pillow, and
turned 1t into a lyric
But to try to recreate a personality
by looking at books and rings ane
even houses, or by following the foot
steps of the great man, is really g
hopeless task. The spirit of Burnt
lives rather In the homely wit of tn,
Ayrshire people, In their ways of nv
ing and thinking. which are not much
changed since his day. And it lives
even more wildly In the Ayrshire
country side. landscape lyrical ane
nomelike. with fits velvety fields ane
whispering streams its bonnie bank
and braes."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Prohibition Amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn

The senate, by vote of AZ to 8,
concurred Tuesday in the joint reso-
luton adopted by the house, provid-
ing for vote by the states on the
nation wide prohibition amendments
to the constitution. Immediately the
resolution was sent to the secretary
of state, who will notify the secre-
taries of the various states of its
adoption.
AS concurred in by the senate, the
resolution was changed from the form
in which the senate adopted it last
summer, when the time allowed the
necessary ratification by three-fourths
of the states to make it operative,
was fixed at six years.
In the resolution, as adopted by the
house and concurred in on Tuesday by
the senate, the time limit is extend
ed to seven years.
Agreement was reached on Tuesday
by the house rules committee to re
port rule to vote on the woman suf-
frage amendment on Jan. 10. This
date was fixed as the result Of a COM
promise between the judiciary COM
mittee and the woman suffrage COM
mittee. Hearings will be held by the
suffrage committee beginning Jan. 3.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
MARATHON COUNTY COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE


The regular meeting of the COUNTY
Council of Defense was held on Tues
day evening, Dec. IS.
Circulars from the State Council of
Defense were read and discussed, one
in particular with reference to cases
of disloyalty. Cases of disloyalty,
says the state council, should be
promptly reported to the state body
at Madison, but only facts" and not
"hearsay" are wanted. When a case
of disloyalty is reported verbatim quo
tation from the mans speech should
be given and affidavits whenever pos
sible.
The state council says: Our daily
mail contains letters, some of them
unfC rtunately anonymous, which re-
port cases of disloyalty, sedition and
treason. Investigation discloses that
the majority of these are based on
mere hearsay and have no foundation
in fact. You will readily understand
that the legally constituted authori-
ties of the government cannot pro-
coed in matters of this sort without
basis of fact on which to stand. 1t
is the duty of every member of every
out disloyalty and sedition wherever
he may discover it or the conditions
which might promote its growth
Mrs. A. H. Reid, who has been
member of the council since its
organization, representing the wom-
ems clubs, presented her resignation
for the reason that she is deeply en-
gagged in church and charity work,
which takes up the time at her dis
posal. 1t was with much regret that
her resignation was accepted. She
has given much time and has been
very faithful and tireless worker
Mrs. w. H. Nablo was placed at the
head of the womens work
Adj. Gen. Orlando Holway sent in
a request to the council to assist
in paying the purchase price for
bugle corps equipment for the 341st
Infantry regiment at Camp Grant,
consisting of the men selected from
forty Wisconsin counties, which in
clude Marathon county. The cost as
pro-rated amounted to $4,000 and it
was voted to pay this amount, as the
courty's share.
The wood question was discussed.
The president made a statement to
the effect that a committee from the
city council including the mayor, and
also one fror' the council of defense
had partially entered into a contract
with the B. Heinemann Lumber COM
pany for the entire cut of it's saw
mill in this city. That the company
could get more for its cut if sold to
parties outside of the city. 1t was
the opinion of the council of defense
that the contract should be entered
into and the wood kept at home and
distributed among our people. The
matter was lett with the president
and the wood committee to act as in
their opinion seemed best.
The question of raising all the crops
possible in the city and county was
discussed and it was the opinion of
all present that vacant pieces of land
should be secured and given out to
those who will cultivate the same, ar
rangements made for seed, ETC., and a
campaign to this end started early.
The council will hold it's next meet
ing in two weeks, and may be de-
layed a few days on account of the
holidays. The secretary was instruct
ed to give notice of the day of meet
ing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
The Brewing Industry

AS a result of the action of con-
gress in adopting the prohibition
amendment and voting to submit it to
the states for ratification, the brew
ing industry of Wisconsin will be a
thing of the past in four or five years.
This is the view expressed by Rep
resentative Lenroot. He further
thinks that nothing will prevent the
ratification of the proposed amend
ments by three-fourths of the state
The prohibition drive is now to be
made in state legislatures and as
Wisconsin is to have a special ses-
sion soon, move will be made to
have the ratification made then and
at succeeding sessions until it is rat
flied.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
ARMY NOTES

A mensor's label on an envelope
does not imply that the writer or the
addressee is under suspicion, but that
it's examination is thought necessary
in safeguarding the governments in
terests. Under authority OF the trad
ing with-the-enemy act censorship Of
international mail has been estab-
lished by the postmaster general. The
work will be conducted at New York,
the Canal zone, Porto Rico, and other
places where it may be necessary.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of
lands in the Unitetd States, hitherto
untitled, may be placed under Guilt
walton during 1918. An inquiry by the
approximately 100000 acres on vari-
Gus reclamation projects and an area
of Indian lands almost as large are
susceptible of cultivation.
Proposals to save coal by closing
schools in Northern and Central states
during January and February have
not been met with favor by the Fuel
Administration.
Total acceptances of recruits for the
army December 10, numbered more
than 14,300-the largest number &C
copied in one day ,in the history of the
country.
There has been a heavy slump in
the demand for grapefruit since pow
dered sugar for sweetening is often
unobtainable.
The number of men now being
served by American Red Cross can
teens in France is more than $4,000
day.
Gasoline production in the United
States has increased from 35,000,000
to 100000 barrels year since 1914.
Discarded civilian clothing of Ma
tional army soldiers will be shipped
to Belgian for relief of sufferers there,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

Miss Helen Coates came up from
Chicago today to spend the holidays
at home.
Mrs. Paul Griswold of Houston,
Texas, daughter of John Ringle, ST.,
is visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Frenzel and fam
lily are in the city to spend the
holidays with relatives and friends.
-Lieutenants Newman Bells, Chas.
Gilbert, Wade Norman and Bert Gift
ford will depart for the east on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest SERVER and
daughter, Miss Bessie, of Merrill, are
holiday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Gilbert.
Miss Ida Marquardt, departed
Thursday for Minneapolis to visit her
sister, Mrs. B. F. Kirchoff. She will
be absent for two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Phillips and
son, Junior, departed Friday evening
for Chicago, where they will spend the
holidays with relatives and friends.
Frank Rowley and Wellington
Nicolls, who are in the U. S. service,
were unable to return home and are
spending Christmas with an uncle of
the latter, near Washington, d. c.
Karl Schmidt, who was not ex-
pected to be at home from Camp
Custer, Battle Creek, Mich, until the
26th, surprised his relatives and
friends by reaching here on Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Mary Strupp departed
Thursday for Minneapolis to visit with
relatives and friends, leaving there
again on Saturday for Thief River
Falls, to spend the holidays with her
son, Eugene ]. Strupp, and family.
F. o. Kellogg and VIM. LeRoux
returned last Wednesday from Mil
waukee, where they attended a state
Overland distribution meeting. Green
Bay, Milwaukee and Madison were
represented. They report a very sue
cessful meeting.
John and Adolph Winninger, de-
parted this morning for Appleton,
where the Jno. Winninger Co. will
show the coming week. They had
been visiting with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Franz Winninger, in this
city a few days the past week.
Mark Gearhart, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. V. Gearhart of this city, is
now stationed at Des Moines, Iowa,
in the U. S. service. He found living
there. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell.
Hugh Campbell and Mark, were boy
hood friends living in the same block
in this city.
Rev. d. ]. Williams attended a
meeting of the trustees Of Carroll
college last Tuesday of which he is
a member. The trustees met to con-
slider the application of Prof. Hough-
ton, of Waynesburg college, Pa, for
president of Carroll Rev. Williams
returned home on Thursday.
Senator w. w. Albers leaves for
Philadelphia this evening, to attend
the eleventh annual meeting Of the
American association for labor legis-
Iation, where the subject of social
insurance will be discussed. Mr..
Albers is chairman of the legislative
committee in attendance from this
state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
As BY Your Mother!

And for your country, boy, and for
that Flag, never a dream but OF
serving her as she bids you, even
though the service carry you through
a thousand hells. No matter what
happened to you, no matter who fiat
tiers you or who abuses you, never
look at another flag, never let night
pass but you pray God to bless that
Flag. Remember, boy, that behind
officers and governments, and people
even, there is the Country Herself;
Your Country, and that you belong
to Her as you belong to your own
mother. Stand by Her, boy, as you
would stand by your mother.-Edward
Everett Hale.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
SHORT ITEMS

Miss Dorothy Wheeler's condition
has been much worse the past few
days.
| The collection for the Armenian
fund taken up at the First Universal
list church on Sunday amounted to
$126.5O.
The Marathon County Granite Co.
is closed down for few days taking
inventory. Work will be resumed
about Thursday.
Roy Sampson has entered the avia-
ton department of the U. S. govern
ment and will leave for a training
school in about three weeks.
At the skat tournament held at
Dahlke & LaPier's yesterday after
noon, F. j. Gaetzman, Otto Heinrich
and E. G. Kretlow were the first three
| prize winners.
Rev. Oswald Hensel of Saginaw
Mich, who was recently called to fill
the pastorate of the Evangelical Luz
| theran Salem's church in this city, has
entered upon his new duties. Rev
| Hensel is also attending to the spirit
ual needs of st. Johns congregation
at Mosinee.
The Red Cross mass meeting at the
| opera house last Wednesday was
| largely attended. There were several
reels of war pictures and an address
| by e. ii. Powell, who has been in the
war in France, and gave a splendid
| account of conditions over the sea
also an eloquent talk by FIR. Rev. E. P
O'Toole.
Our merchants report an excellent
| business during the holiday season.
but gifts were purchased more along
| the lines of usefulness. Christmas
| buying commenced as early as Dec
| lst, and grew in proportions until
the night before Christmas, when il
reached its climax.
Nos. and were called out We'd
nesday to quench a fire in the cabi-
net shop of Richard Luedtke, 627
Scott street, in the afternoon. The
origin of the fire has not as yet been
|
the stock and furniture in the build
ing, upon which estimation has been
delayed.
One of the great undertakings of
the government is to take food sur
vey of the entire country, which is to
| be done through missionaries sent
to every line of business and espec-
| Tally to grocers, hotels, restaurants,
etc, and reports must be given of all
supplies of food on hand amounting
| to over $3.50.
George Schreier, who has been man
| ager and salesman for Anton Kryshak,
has been secured to manage the Union
Delivery system for the Wausau Ser
vice company 1t is proposed that
after Jan. LIST only two deliveries each
| day will be made. People will get
good service if orders are in early
Notice will be given to the public
when orders shall be in the stores
for quick service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Through,

nrouqh. RurtoDS awoka
with shrieks of delight to play with
their toys while Bobby Taylor wouldn't
believe that Santa Claus had actually
passed him by until his father said he
was afraid that Santa had thought
Bobby didn't need any new toys. Be
sides, he and Laura had been selfish.
Just then there came a ring at the
doorbell, and in came Jimmy aud Sadie,
the first carrying a pair of roller skates
in one hand and pair of ice skates in
the other. Sadie was holding two love
ly dolls.
'Merry Christmas, air. cried Jimmy.
"See, Bobby, Santa Claus brought me
two pairs of skates just like yOursv'
Bobby hung his head. 81 didn't get
any skates at ALL" he confessed.
Jimmy drew a long breath and hel6
out both hands.
I'm more used to going without
things" he said simply. "One pair is
enough for me, Bobby; you take one"
Bobby began to cry at his playmate's
generosity, and Laura did the same,
for Sadie had offered her one of her
two dolls.
Mr.. Taylor smiled at his wife. Il be-
heve they have learned their lesson, -
he whispered, and she nodded and
opened the doors into the parlor.
The children screamed with joyful
surprise. There in the middle of the
room was a big, beautiful tree, laden
with tOvS and Gifts of i. avor-- SORT
There were presents for the Burton
children and one for Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
ton. 1t was slip of pink paper in an
envelope, and Mrs. Burton cried over
1t, and Mr.. Burton and Mr.. Taylor
shook hands very hard. Bobby whis-
pered it was a check, which was just
the same as money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
Stomach Trouble and Constipation

Those who are afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following: 81 have never
found anything so good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Chamber
lain's Tablets. 1 have used them off
and on now for the past two years.
They not only regulate the action of
the bowels but stimulate the liver and
keep ones body in a healthy condi-
tion," writes Mrs. Benjamin Hooper,
Auburn. N. Y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

Chamberlain's Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles. bill
tousness and constipation and have
met with much success in the treat
ment OF those diseases. PeonIe who
have suffered for years with stomach
trouble and have been unable to OBJ
tam any permanent relief, have been
completely cured by the use of these
tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets are al
20 OF great value for biliousness.
chronic constipation may be perma-
nently cured by taking Chamberlain
Iaoiets and observing the plain print
ca directions with each bottle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

was covered deep with snoW-colu,
crisp, sparkling snow.
Six little girls with six little sleds
coasted down Petty's hill for the last
time that day. There were Marion and
Jessie and Gladys and Natalie, Airline
and Abigail. They went to school to-
gether and came home together, and
they had been having fun lately sew
ing-making things for Christmas gifts.
Funny things they were, too, made by
clumsy little fingers; but, oh, how much
they would be treasured by father and
mother, brothers and sisters who re-
ceived them, for SO much love goes
into the making of gifts!
So the six little friends who had
been sewing for an hour since school,
was out were now enjoying their
coasting On the little hill.
At the foot Of the hill was little
snug cottage where the little lame
girl lived. They did not know he1
name, for she had only lived there a
little while, but they could see her
crutches standing by the window and
watch her pale face looking wistfully
out at them as they trooped past hap
PLY.
Today Marion had smiled and waved
her hand, and the little girl had smiled
back so sweetly and waved her hand
and in her hand were bright knitting
needles and something that was small
and red.
"She must be very lonesome there, .
sighed Marion.
Lets make her something pretty
for Christmas" cried Jessie, and this
was such happy thought that the
six all ran scrambling and sliding
down the hill in hurry to get home
and make something for the new little
girl in the window.
ut would be terrible to forget her, u
they told their mothers.
So six pairs of busy hands stitched
and sewed some dolls clothes for the
little lame girl. And somebody's
brother made a little dolls bedstead
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

Representative John f. Miller, who
has recently returned from France
opened his batteries on snobbery in
the American ranks. He said he had
seen private soldiers backing the
shoes of their officers. The officer
who would demand such duties from
his soldiers should be stripped of his
officers uniform and sent home, or
better still, be made to serve in the
private ranks. Snobbery has no place
in America, nor should it have in
our armies. A snob is usually the
fellow who commands respect at
home or abroad, and needs to be
kicked to the rear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25

Col John Hicks of Oshkosh, died in
San Antonio, Texas, last Thursday,
Dec. 20, of heart trouble. He was
the owner of the Oshkosh North
western, one of the most widely circu-
lated papers of northern and central
Wisconsin. He was 50 years of age and
commenced his newspaper work on
the Oshkosh Northwestern when
twenty years of age. He obtained
an education through his own efforts
at Lawrence college.