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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Stanza, asking her to fill out the last
line. The verse ran:
ut might have been" are saddest words
In world of woe and love and strife:
For thee, these are the gladdest words:
The StanZa was returned the follow
ing day with this line: Eyes, dear, l
now will be your WIFE,"
One of the most peculiar valentines
on record was the one sent year ago
by Allen Straw of Pittsburgh to Louise
ROvayer of Erie. 1t was nothing more
or less than large roll of white silk,
bearing the words: "This is for a
wedding dress. Please valentine me
with a yes" The silken valentine
was effective
On Valentines day three years age
two men sent their sweethearts rail-
another man sent his lady love trunk
tied with white ribbons and strewn
inside with rice.
John Thomas Ray of Omaha won a
young woman living in st. Louis.
Rays valentine took the form of a
big red apple, to the stem of which he
had attached a card reading: Love
me and a world of happiness shall be
yours. Love me not, and all that you
will have will be this apple. 1t is big
and red and pretty, but 1t will not
last any more than will the semihappi.
ness you believe you are enjoying
while single"
The popular jigsaw puzzles were
used as valentines by several wOOers
last year. One man, named Shaw, Of
Atlanta, sent one to his sweetheart
in the same city and with it the lines i:
1--WE puzzled my brain to guess your
answer. Won't you put me in shape
again with a 'Yes'?" The girl sent the
valentine puzzle back with a note that
read: 81 do not want this puzzle. I'll
give you myself. I have been a puz-
zle, I admit; but I'm going to solve
myself for you"
Another man, Stanley Lemoyne of
Denver. sent one of the puzzles as a
valentine to Rhea Knowles of the
same town, with the note: ""This will
help pass away the dull hours for you
in case you refuse to marry me-" The
girl married him.
Odd valentines, these, indeed; but
Odder still the valentine sent in 1906
by Reynolds Touhey of New York to
May Lindstrom of Brooklyn, valen-
tine that succeeded in leading the lat
ter to the altar. TOuhey's valentine
was Dresden doll baby, and attached
to it was card reading: Imagine
having nothing more real than this all
your life 1.-THE Sunday Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
Was Solely Self-Educated.

Thomas Lincoln. Abe's father, had
little use for book learning" When
Abe began 10 show that Unsuitable de
sire for knowledge which characterized
him throughout life his father COM
planned that he was wasting time"
meaning that he should employ the
time occupied in study to various du-
ties about the farm. Ii is certain that
Abe could not write-and possibly
could not read-when his Srepmother
came To take charge of the Lincoln
home. She it was who foStered the
boys desire to learn. and she managed
to have him and his sister attend
school, such as it was. Abraham Lin
coins school days added together
would not make a year in the aggre-
gate. But his reading consisted of
everything in print that he could lay
hands on, and in this way he picked
up a fair education.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
RAiSINS and WINE
important Products of the Fa-
nous Malaga District.
Vines Not Trained on Arbors, but
Pruned to Form Bushes Cover
ing About One Square

The two principal varieties of grapes
grown in the Malaga district are the
muscatel and the Pedro Ximen. Rails
ms and wine are both made here from
the muscatel and wine from the Pedro
Ximen, observes correspondent.
The vines are not trained on arbors.
but are pruned to form bushes that
cover an area of about one square yard
at harvest time. The vines are set out
in rows ten feet apart. During the
spring and summer they are carefully
cultivated and sprayed with sHphate
Or copper to destroy insects. The
s.apes begin to ripen about the first or
August. LaborerS with large nat
baskets or trays gather the fruit. 1t
is not all cut out at one time. but the
held is gone over periodically and only
the ripe clusters are cut from the vine
with scissors.
The raisins produced near Malaga
are not treated with sulphur. I've, or
Oil, as is the practice in other parts
or Spain. In or near the grape field
there is thrown up IN earth terrace
inclined toward the setting sun. This
is divided into sections about ten yards
long and twelve yards wide, around
which low brick or stone wall is
built, TO protect the raisins and to sup
port the canvas stretched over them
at night or during inclement weather.
The object of this slanting surface is
to keep the sun constantly shining
upon it. The bottoms of the drying
beds are covered with fine gravel to
retain the heat.
Immediately after being gathered,
the grapes are spread out on the beds
for exposure to the burning sun. At
nightfall the raisins are covered with
canvas TO protect the fruit from the
heavy dew, and. as stated, the canvas
is also spread over them in the event
of rain. There is rarely any rain in
this section during May, June, July,
August and September. During the
process of drying the grapes that re-
main green or become spoiled are care
fully removed, and the clusters are
turned from time to time in order that
they may color uniformly. The drying
process takes about three weeks, so
that the first raisins of the season are
ready for packing about the end of
August. Heaviest shipments go for
ward in September.
Before packing the raisins are sort
ed and graded. After small and i'm
perfect raisins have been cut off the
clusters are laid in boxes lined with
white paper and containing usually %
or % pounds of fruit. Good fruit which
has become detached from clusters
through shaking and raisins cut from
small and irregular clusters are sepa-
rated from the rejected fruit and are
also packed for shipment. The boxes
of raisins are then brought to Malaga
| by the growers for disposal to the ship
pers and dealers. The prices realized
vary considerably according to the
| qualify of the fruit and the quantity
of the crop, also according to the con-
| dition of the industry in the other
! countries where raisins are produced
and the general demand in the world
markets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
Amer1cu's
Mar1yr2d
PreSident

1SO9-Born In Hardin county, Ken
lucky, February 19. He was de-
scended from Quaker family.
which had emaigrGted from Vtr-
gifsiG about 1880.
1816-Removed Nth his family
from Kentucky to Indiana.
18SO-RemoUed to Illinois, where
during the neat fen gears he fol-
Iowed Uarious occupations, incIud-
ing those of a farm laborer, q
merchant and surveyor.
1864 omitted to the bar and be-
gan the practice Of Ian IN Spring
field.
1S4@-SerUed as captain and aft
erwGrd as private in the Black
Hank WGr.
1S44-EEected to the Illinois legts-
lature as Wing and served eight
gears.
1847-EIected to congress on the
Wing ticket.
1858-As Republican candidate for
the United States senate he en-
gagged IN series Of joint debates
throughout Illinois NTH the DEM
ocratic candidate, Stephen 4.
Douglas.
186O-Elected president of the Unit
ed States on the Republican ticket,
the disunion Of the Democratic
party giving him an easy victory.
1861-On April Is, two days after
the fall Of Fort Sumter, he issued
cali for $4,000 counters, and
the control Of events passed from
the cabinet to the camp.
1861-AprI 10, proclaimed block
ade Of Southern ports.
1S69-September &c, issued a proc.
lamation emancipating all slave.
IN states or parts OF states, Which
should be in rebellion on Janu
arg I. 1868.
1S64-Re-elected president by til.
Republican party, defeating Geo
B. Mcclellan, candidate of tn,
Democratic party.
1S65-Entered Richmond Nth tn,
Federal army on April !, tux
days after that city had been
evacuated By the Confederates.
1S65-ShOt by John Wilkes BootE
on April II, and died The fOIIow
ing day. Buried at Springfield
III.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
LATER he was picked up by a federal

Later he was picked up by federal
ambulance corps and placed on a
stretcher He believed himself to be
dying, and, oh, how terrible not to
be able to bid his mother good-by
Mother" he cried. "Oh, mother"
A tall, spare man in citizens APP
parel heard the wall and directed the
carrier to put down the stretcher and,
kneeling beside it, asked tenderly:
What can do for you, my boy?"
you are a Yankee. You will do
nothing for me. l wish to send
message to my mother, but it will
never reach her."
'Give me your message, and prom
Use you that l will send it for you"
The next morning Mrs. Fitz Hugh
heard of the battle and knew that her
son had been in it. While she was
wondering what might have been his
fate a man rode up to her and gave
her message stating that it had
come by flag of truce.
Starting for the front at once, the
anxious mother succeeded in bringing
her boy home. He lowered for some
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
what Can Do for You, My Bcy?"

time between life and death, then be-
gan slowly to recover. Not long after
this Richmond was evacuated by the
Confederates. and President Lincoln
went down there from Washington.
When he was riding through the street
on which the Fitz Hughs lived Allan
was propped up in an easy chair on pill
lows, and his mother pointed out Mr..
Lincoln to him.
"Oh, mother!" exclaimed the boy.
"What is 1t, Allan?"
He's the man who comforted me
when | was carried off that dreadful
battlefield, and he sent you my mes
sage"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
They "Et" SaIIle.

They were all present-the regis
trant, his wife, his parents, his mother
in-Iaw, the children and two neighbors.
They had come to the place on the
QUESTIONABLE where the number of live
stock on the farm must be listed.
Lets see," unused the registrant,
1--WE ct Clara, didn't WEI"
"No," his wife insisted, tive butch
cred Clara and sold her. Sallie was
the one we ~"
The official making out the ques-
,onnaire began to suspecT wholesale
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

murder until he learned that all Of
the animals on the farm were named.
Clara and Sallie were hogs.
One man, when asked which branch
of the service he preferred, was
thoughtful for a moment. Then he
smiled because the difficulty had been
solved.
81 guess I'll go into the home
guards" he announced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
The Gift of Gratitude.

Gratitude is capacity, and like all
capacities 1t can be expanded; il is a
faculty. and like all faculties it can
be trained; ii is an instinct, and like
all instincts II can be developed; II
is a plant, and like all plants it can
be cultivated; ii is a gift, and like all
gifts it can be lost. 1t can become at
rophied through diSuSe; it can be ex-
tinguiShed by abuse. BY wrong hab-
Its of thinking and feeling, We can
gradually strangle it. BY heedlessness
and hurry We can harden and deaden
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
SAVINGS of Lincoln

No man is good enough to govern
another man without that others con-
SEM.
The Lord prefers communicating
people. That is why he made so many
of them.
If danger ever reaches us. ii must
spring up amongst US. 1t cannot come
from abroad.
1 have been driven many times 10
my knees 10y the overwhelming convie-
ton that / had nowhere else to 90.
Probability that We may fail in the
struggle ought not 10 deter us from
support of cause we deem to be Just.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
Fer the Sake of Others.

Let us be brave for the sake of the
timid. Let us lead the way in for the
sake of those who will never lead but
are ready at once 10 follow. II one
speaks the word of truth that ought
now TO be spoken, there are many
others waiting TO speak IL after you.
Be first TO stand for the right today,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

and you win be surprised how n,any
others will then stand with you. Give
up some habit that is bringing III TO
others. and many will give it up after
you who have not courage TO be first
in the effort-Christian Work and
Evangelist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
II is an issue Which can
only be tried By .war and de
cided BY Uictory.-Lincoln.

the heart The fine tempers of the
soul are built up only by effort. If
we wish right dispositions we must
work for them.-CharleS E. jefferson.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Green Bay-Retail grocers and
butches will inaugurate a program
for restricting deliveries TO two day
to one family, and requiring a settle
ment OF accounts every fifte1n days
beginning Feb /.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
Hope Hard in Hand With Faith.

Hope goes hand in hand with faith
Ii knows no encouragement and con-
yerts every seeming barrier into a
stepping-stons to higher things.--E
V. H
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Every man is said to haze
has peculiar ambition. Wheth-
err 1t be true or not, I can Say
for one. that hare no other
so great as that of being truly
esteemed of my FELLOW men,
by rendering myself worthy
Of their eSteem.-Lincoln.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Billion-Don't you think, sir, thar
you are rather impudent to ask me
for the hand Of my daughter, even if
it is Valentines day?
Brokely-Y-e-s, sir, and / wouldn't
have done it if she hadn't positively
refused to ask you herself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
Costa Rica,s Coffee Exports.

Official statistics of Costa RIca's
coffee exports for the past season
show shipments totaling 27,044,5 $50
pounds gross-1O,OS9,63 pounds less
than during 1876 OF BeneficiadO
or full milled coffee PATH, 135 pounds
were exported, and 2,295,415 pounds
of the Programme (parchmenD grade,
these quantities being respectively
91.51 per cent and $40 per cent of the
total The United States took 1915
per cent of the shipments, the United
Kingdom 40.14 per cent, and Panama
the bulk of the remainder. Some cOf-
fee was sent to France, Italy, Spain
and Chile. The province of San Jose
supplied 1884 per cent of the exports,
Heredia 1882 per cent, Carriage 1922
per cent, and Alajuela 1898 per cent.
The estimated value Of the coffee ex-
ported was S,12S, 4S9 colonies. Cat nor
NAL exchange the colon Is worth
SO. 1853; exchange now fiuctuating)
The 1917-18 crop is placed at 10000.
600 pounds, but the season is not n
enough advanced to make any definite
estimate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Rhinelander - The body of Peter
Bigelow, SO years old, was found on
the floor of his room with his throat
slashed with a razor. Bigelow had
been suffering from nervous trouble
He had just returned from Milwaukee
where he was receiving treatment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Menasha-Two hundred members of
the Catholic Central societies will en-
ter campaign to raise more money
Tor the Knights of Columbus war
fund. Postmaster John Schreibeis
heads the committee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Eau Claire - The First Congrega-
uonal church, $4,000 edifce, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t is supposed the
fire started from an overheated fur
mace The Community house adjoin-
ing, $4,000 memorial to the late
Mrs, 0. H. Ingram. was barely saved
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
PFoyerb.

Whatever is, is in its causes just
Dryden.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Piles Cured in 6 to II Days
Druggists refund money IL PAZ0 OINTMENT faila
TO cure Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protrudng Piles
First application gives relief. 0c.
There is something within men that
reSDOndS TO the truth
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison-Gov. Philip appointed w.
K. Coffin of Eau Claire a member of
the state board of normal school re-
gents for term ending on the first
Monday in February, 1923. Mr.. Coffin
succeeds Emet Koran The position
searries no compensation other than
expense allowance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Monroe-In an effort to save fuel.
Monroe business men have agreed as
a patriotic move to shorten business
hours Practically every business
man in the city attended meeting at
which it was decided to conserve the
supply of coal in this manner
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Kenosha - Daniel Miller, 20 years
old, and former resident of Kenosha,
died at the Marine hospital at Annap-
oils He was in the navy for more
than thirty years and retired five years
ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Oconomowoc - Rev. Daniel Wood
ward of Omro, has accepted the cali
to the Congregational pastorate at
Oconomowoc, and took up his duties
here Feb /. Rev. Mr.. Woodward was
at one time warden of the state peni-
Tertiary at Waupun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Brentwood Olson, Mime
apolis, formerly of Brentwood, fell
down an elevator shaft in Minneapolis
breaking both knee caps, one in four
places, and fracturing his right wrist.
His jaw was broken in two places. He
is well known throughout this section
of the state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Menasha-One of the lightest votes
ever polled here characterized the spe-
cial primary in which P. V. Lawson
and Thomas Grimes opposed each
other for election to the assembly to
fill the unexpired term of William
Armenian. Lawson led with 230 to
1877 for Grimes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison - Erwin Sachse, 10, She
boygan was unanimously elected pres
ident of the Commerce club of the
University of Wisconsin. Herbert
Baker, 10, GAINESVILLE, o., was elected
secretary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison-The Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company has the right
to issue sickness and health policies,
according to an opinion from Attorney
General Spencer Haven to Insurance
Commissioner M. J. Cleary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison-The University of Wiscon-
sin military department will offer a
course in military training to students
during the summer session of 1918.
The course will be optional, and no
uniforms will be required.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Manitowoc = Otto Kahlenberg, 80
years old, one of the earliest settlers
of Two Rivers, is dead. Mr. Kahlen-
berg settled there with his sister when
he was Is years old. He was a civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof
Louis Kahlenberg of the state uni
versity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Beloit-Benedict E. Anderson, who
registered at Racine, was arrested in
this city as a deserter, having failed,
it is claimed, to respond to the call in
the draft. He was turned over to the
commander of Camp Grant. Anderson
says he did not mean to avoid the law
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Maiden Rock - Ed. Prichard, 10
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Prichard, probably will lose his right
arm, as a result of having it drawn
into the machinery of his fathers mill,
which he was repairing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Green Bay-The service flag of Mrs
Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
stars. Three of her four sons are in
the army, showing the Oneida In.
dams, particularly the Denney family
are patriotic and loyal to the nation.
The proud mother was presented with
a service flag by B. L. Parker, chair
man of the legal advisory board in
Brown county.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Marinette-M arinettes first COM
missioned officer to go overseas is
Steven Townsend, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ID. Townsend. He was born in this
city and was graduated from the Mar
inette High school few years ago,
being prominent in athletics.
Reedsburg - G.. w. Davies. county
superintendent of schools received an
appointment as agricultural agent for
Sank county. His appointment comes
from the state council of defense and
his salary will be $1,000.
Madison - The Special Service of
the University to the War;" a compre-
hensive article contributed by eleven
| professors in the University of Wis
consin and addressed to the alumni
will be the feature of the February
number of the Wisconsin Alumni
magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

La Crosse-Helen of Troy, a 2-year-
old Duroc SOW, was sold for $1,650 at
auction, the price being one of the
highest ever paid for a pig. Four of
her sons brought $500 and five daugh-
tiers were bid in for $1,010.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Marinette-The spring convention of
the Federated Women's clubs of the
Ninth district will be held in Mari
nette. This was decided at a meeting
of the woman's clubs of this district
at Goodman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

This is my idea of a valentine,
Practical, indeed, but true.
II you'll write your name in ii,
It will be a valentine for two.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison-The food supply in some
Wisconsin cities and towns is practi-
cally exhausted as result of the
freight car famine. The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars of
food and coal to Watertown, Waterloo,
Sun Prairie and Marshall to relieve
the situation there
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Neenah - William Quinn, a high
school boy in the wireless service, has
landed safely at an Atlantic port after
trip to South America. Young Quinn
also has brother, Cornelius Quinn,
who is in the wireless service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Green Bay-Matthews Faster, 26
years DID, member of the city fire de-
partment, committed suicide here in a
saloon. He leaves wife and child.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Two Rivers-The Hamilton Manu-
featuring company was awarded sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company of Dayton, o., for aero
plane parts, which they are manufac-
turing for the Government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

La Crosse-James Gibson and G.
Dyken have left for Vancouver bar
racks to join the spruce production de-
partment of the aviation corps. Both
have been employed by the Milwaukee
railroad here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12

Madison - Between 1000 and 5000
drafted men of the United States army
will be stationed on the campus of the
University of Wisconsin this spring,
according to word received here from
the war department. A barracks will
be constructed on the campus for the
men, who will do special work in the
university laboratories and experiment
stations.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10
The Camel in War.
(Brooklyn Eagle.)

In the country where camels live
they have been used in battle from
very early times. In his Egyptian
campaign Napoleon decided in 1898
to create regiment mounted on
dromedaries, to consist of two squad :
rons of four companies each. The
soldiers were to be selected from the
infantry, to wear distinctive uniforms.
and to be armed with the weapons of
the infantry, plus a very long lance
The soldiers were to be mounted IN
dromedares of superior speed and en-
durance, The animals seem to have
peen easy to train, and no difficulty
was experienced in accustoming them
TO the drum and the bugle. This corps
reached a strength of about 600 men
and appears to have been valuable as
military force. The dromedary
corps remained in existence about two
and one-half years. Subsequently
similar troops were raised in Algeria
and also in India. Troops mounted on
eamels have been used effectively in
The British campaign in Palestine