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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Misunderstood.

Brown said: II changed from low
TO high"
Said Jones: THAT you've a car is
news"
Brown said: The deuce q car have
I; I'm speaking not of gears but shoes"
Boston Evening transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influ-
enCed by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some of the best tonics
known. combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists T5c. Testimonials free.
f. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
air Wsrrino

Gill see it is said by scientists
that Mesopotamia may. by the applica-
ton OF modern agriculture. be made
into another Garden of Eden.
Bill-Well. / do hope if there are
any Elks over there that the Bills"
will let the apples alone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Convenient Wrist Match

At can't understand why the public
make such a joke of the wrist watch,
said the knut to the hardened sinner.
am sure it's a great convenience"
Eyes. With the old kind of watch !
always had to unbuttOn my coat and
fish in every one of my waistcoat
pockets for it. Now I have to unbut-
ton my coat, fish in every one of my
waistcOat pockets, discover that the
watch isn't there. push up my sleeve,
and look at it. A great convenience -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
The Benion Variety,

"We must get rid of political pull ="
"We can't" rejoined Senator Sor-
ghum. Moreover, political pull may
be eminently desirable. If the honest
man Diogenes was looking for had
been discovered, he would immediate
ly have had all kinds of political pull"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Judging by Appearances.

Dat tree has been struck three times
by lightnin'. boss" said Sanl.
Impossible. Sam. Lightning never
strikes twice in the same place. you
know"
well, say, boss. the thing what
struck it yesterday bears a strikin'
'semblance to what struck il before"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
To Determine Ones Vocabulary.

To find what is a persons vocabu-
larry one multiplies the number of
words correctly defined by $50. Thus
a child of eight should be able TO define
20 of these words. and eight times $50
makes 5000. indicating that he knows
$500 words A child of ten should
define 80 words, giving 800 as the
number of his vocabulary; at twelve
the number is 20 and the vocabulary
200; at fourteen it is 90 and 1900.
The average adult can define So OF
them and hss vocabulary of 11,T00.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

the vast army organization Of the gov
eminent had transportation. tents and
clothing.
Students of the war in Europe viii
PROBABLY notice that General Luden>
dorh is the second military man in
Germany. He is the quartermaster
and ne is the man who has been sec
ond only TO Hindenburg in such sue
cesses as have come to the German
arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Wanted Some JOY Left.

Sarah, who has heard a good deal
Of late about the days on which we
may not use the different articles of
diet, came downstairs a few mornings
ago and addressed her mother with
this inquiry: please, mamma, what
less day is this? 1 hope it's not sweet
less"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Everx PI-nt = Mod

Every plant IS weed that grows
where not desired and some of our
most valuable plants. among them
the tomato and he white potato. were
once considered weeds and of nc value.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Il can understand why a girl wears
those short skirts"
''1t's the style"
"Of course, bus 1 can't understand
why a girl wearing a short skirt win
alse wear those awful striped stock
ngs. That cant be the style. too
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

women." Mrs. JOHN KoPPELMAsyN, R.
No. 1, Mclean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, has been restoring women of
America to health for more than forty
years and it will well pay any woman
who suffers from displacements, in
fammation, liberation, Irregularities,
bacliache, headaches, nervousness or
'the blues" to give this successful
remedy trial.
For special suggestions in regard to
your ailment write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Nearly two years ago men having
knowledge of military affairs believed
that the quartermaster's department
would break down if it had to attempt
to handle the multitude of duties
which would be placed upon it in case
of real war. An effort was made at
that time to incorporate in the army
appropriation bill provision which
would virtually have established a di-
rector of munitions and which would
have also provided for a reOrganiza-
ton of the Quartermasters depart
ment in time of war. Senator Cham
berlain secured such amendments in
the army bill, but they were lost in
conference with the house.
The present quartermaster's depart
ment not only includes the responsible
duties of furnishing transportation.
tents. equipage and clothing for troops,
but few years ago the commiSSary
and pay departments were consolidate
ed with it, which Overburdens any one
department. This consolidation has
been made since the Spanish war.
Even during the Spanish war the quar-
termaster's department was almost a
failure, as anyone who will take the
pains TO look up the records of that
time can learn.
The success of the Union cause in
the Civil war was due largely to the
superior qualities of General Meigs.
There was quartermaster general
who understood his duties and per-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Embryo Candidates.

Fifteen Seattle (Wash.) business
men are studying public speaking at
the state university. Their purpose is
not to develop oratory, but rather to
help train themselves to take part in
the effective participation of public af-
fairs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Gentle Sow for Breeding.

No SOW should be used for breed.
ing unless she is gentle. If she is not
gentle, do not go near her for sew
eral days after narrowing in order to
avoid getting excited. Worry and ex.
element are not good for the SOW.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Its Class

The Professor-K'ssing is very un-
sanitary practice.
The Glri-But then very few, pro
lessor. do il for their health.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
NEGLECTED. Theme

"No poet ever yet produced An Ode
to the Landlord
"And yet they've mostly owed him
more or less."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Secondhand Bricks" Go Same Way.

Visitor-I sent you some suggestions
telling you how to make your paper
more interesting. Have you carried
out any of my ideas?
Editor-Did you meet the Office boy
with the waste basket as you came up
stairs?
ViSitOr-Yes, yes, did.
Editor-Well, he was carrying out
your ideas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
PERUNA-The Greatest
Human Vitalizer -

Mr.. VIM. A. Hartman, 2171s South
Iecond St. Muskogee, Okla, writes:
During the winters of 1897 and
1898, was so badly afflicted with
catarrh of the head and thought
must surely die from it. After try
ing many doctors and all other
recommended remedies made known
to me, was induced to use Peruna.
/ was cured entirely by using twelve
bottles Of Peruna and one bottle of
Manalin.
Since that time, I have never been
without Peruna. ] use it for colds
and as a general tonic during Spring
and Fall months and find it the
greatest human vitalizer"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Wasting Manure

The farmer who allows the best part
of his stable manure to leak out into
the creek has little reason to complain
Of poor crops due to the scarcity of
fertilizers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Senator Ashurst of Arizona says
that his state is lacking snow and that
not enough moisture has fallen to in
sure sufficient water supply. This
sounded strange in view of the fact
that the whole eastern part of the
United States was pretty much buried
under snow at that time. Senator
Ashurst says that they have kept the
records in Arizona for a long time and
for the first time in 200 years there
was no snow at Christmas time on tie
San Francisco peaks. These mountains
are in Arizona about 400 miles from
Santa Fe and are $4,000 feet high. and
their usually snowcapped peaks are
visible for many miles in every direc-
ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Also diuh.Prieed Feed

Along with the high prices farmers
are now realizing for their live stock
comes the high-priced feed necessary
10 make the stock ready for market.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Coal Is Cheapest

Coal is pretty expensive. but at thar
IT is cheaper for warming up drinking
water for the stock than corn anu oats
or oil meal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
UNCLE SAM WOULD
Be QUITE s|fiMPED
PROPOSALS TO PAY LOSSES DUE
TO THE SHUTTING DOWN OF
PLANTS NOT FAVORED.
CIVIL WAR CLAIMS PENDING
Galleries Hugely Enjoyed the Political
Debate in the Senate and Were
Stern!y Rebuked for Their Demon
STATIONS.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Observation-Disclosures to reimburse
corporations and individuals for losses
sustained by reason of shutting down
plants or stopping work due to the or
der of the fuel administration are not
looked upon with favor, although bills
for this purpose have been introduced
in congress. Those who know anything
about claims against the government
are staggered as they contemplate the
result of legislation to pay for any such
claimed to have occurred on account of
the recent order. What list of claims
there would be! And what d big bu-
reau it would take to examine these
claims and sift the real from the spuri-
Gus. Nearly every person in the United
States who had any business or was
employed in any capacity could make a
claim for loss sustained on the days
designated by the fuel administration.
Following the Civil war congress was
overwhelmed with claims for losses of
property and now, % years after the
close of that war, there are still thou
sands of~war claims pending. Millions
OF people vet unborn would not live to
see the end of the claims presented on
account Of that fuel order if con-
gress should give sanction to a proposal
that those who suffered loss should be
reimbursed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
skim Milk Helms Pins

Skim milk is Of great assistance in
growing and fattening pigs, particular
" during the first few months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

TO q III
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as it
has done me more
good than all the
doctors medicine.
Since taking it !
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. My hus-
band and / both
praise your med
icine tn all sufarinO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Mean lntin1ation.

81 was so embarrassed by the occur
tenance."
You needn't have been. No such
luck"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

The Comeups boast about the num-
Der of limousines which drive up to
their DOORS"
Humps! We had full coal cart
driven up to ours"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Her Father-"My dughter Is bar
boring a Crouch" Her Uncle-"So7
Why don't YOU kick him outT"-Yale
Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Difficult Matter

Have you economized?-
Il don't know. have ried. but when
go without things 1 ike find that
all the articles that can be substituted
for them cost Just about as much
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
The Retort Feminine

She-What do you suppose Harold
meant my sending me those flowers?
Also She-He probably meant TO i'm
ply that you were a dead one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

while the superior adult who can de-
fine 10 has vocabulary of 1880
words
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Net Injurious to sows.

ButtermiIk and skim Eiiik are not In
furious TO brood soxs-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Fitting In.

That was certainly a marriage of
convenience"
How SOP"
'He can manage an automobile to
perfection, and she couldn't manage
to keep a chauffeur"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

oCdSOLI. I LIeoC POWNCIo
are easy and pleasant to take and excel
lent results are accomplished by their
use. Used by Mothers for .7T years
Sold by Druggists everywhere, IS cents
Trial package FREE. Address,
THE MOTHER GRAY CO., lie Roy. N. Y
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Republicans are making a great eff
fort to get together. While it is true
that the split which occurred in 1912
was healed to some extent in 1916. it
is also fact that the ProgresSives did
not give any guarantees that they
would remain with the party. II is
also true that even Theodore ROOSe-
welt was not able to bring all of the
Bull Moose back into the Republican
fold, and the colonel himself did not
entirely abandon the Progressive par
ty. 1t has been known ever since the
campaign closed in 1916 that the col
onel has been feeling absolutely sure
there would have been a different re-
suit if he had been the nominee in
stead of Hughes.
Echoes of the recent visit of Colonel
Roosevelt TO Washington are heard
about the national capital and it APP
pears that the sO-called "Old Guard
made rather strenuous overtures to-
ward party harmony. Colonel ROOse-
welt seemed to be very much at home
with the men who did so much to de-
feat him in 1912, and also to prevent
his nomination by the Republicans in
1916. One of the reports which circu-
lated after ROOosevelt's visit was 10
the effect that the Republicans will
start with q wide-Open convention in
1920, allowing anybody to be candi-
date, which, of course, includes the
colonel if he desires to go before the
convention; but they desire an under
standing with him that he will sup
port the nominee of the convention If
he himself should be defeated.
The idea of the "Old Guard" is that
Roosevelt can be defeated in the con-
vention for the nomination and that
they will then be assured of the RoOse-
welt support for the ticket after it is
named.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
To ALL WOMEN
WHO ARE ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean, Neb.-"I want to recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Piles Cured In S to IA DAYS
Riches.

DaN9
Druggists -efund money IL PAZO OINTMENT fails
70 cure Itching Blind, Bleeding Protrudng Piles
First application gives relief. &c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Eyonor+an. - ANo.hnra

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
HOME GARDEN PLAN
Make Every Backyard Furnish
Fresh Vegetables for the
Family Table.
SANDY LOAN IS PREFERRED
AS Attention Is Usually Given in
spare Moments, Locate as Near
House at Possible-Drainaae
of Prime Importance.
Prepared by the united States nenart-


Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
1t is impossible to make an accurate
estimate of the value of the vegetables
which may be grown in home gardens
III the South, but it is safe to say that
Well-kept garden will yield a return
eight or ten times as great as the re-
turn from an equal area devoted to
cotton or to other general farm crops.
VI even greater Importance than the
money value of the products of the
garden is the satisfaction of having a
bountiful supply of vegetables close
at hand where they can be secured at
moments notice
Location of Garden.
In selecting the location for a home
vegetable garden the question of prox-
unity to the house should be given first
consideration. AS the work of caring
Tor the garden is usually done in
spare time, the location selected should
be as near the house as possible. The
slope and type of soil should be the
next considerations slope to the
south or southeast is usually prefer
able, because here the soil warns I'D
early in the spring, which permits
early planting and stimulates the early
growth of crops. Practically any type
OF soil can be used for the garden, but
sandy loan is to be preferred.
Good drainage is of prime import
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Senator BOrah of Idaho caused some
CONSERVATION in his party when he
took position antagOnistic TO the
majority of the Republicans regarding
the conduct of the war so far as Secre
tary Baker was concerned. Borah was
also one of the Republicans who did
not vote to condemn the fuel order of
Doctor Garfield. He explains his pO-
SitiOn by saying that the management
of the war is with the national admin
istratiOn and not with the congress.
Furthermore congress, having passed
laws giving the president and those
to whom he might delegate it all the
power that he is now exercising, has
no reason to complain when that pow
er is used. No matter how drastic ii
may be, congress has forfeited it's
right to make complaint.
Borah also says that congress ia its
last session recognized that the presi-
dent was solely vested with the re-
sponsibility of conducting the war and
that, having voted him all authority
he wanted for war purposes, it is idle
to attempt to curb the administration
by trying to legislate authority away
from those whom the president has Sc
lected to carry on the war. The Idaho
senator takes the position that CON
gress must stand by what it has done,
which means standing by the admins
tration in what it is doing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26
Mother Gray's Powders
Benefit Many Children

Thousands of Moth
ers have found MOTHER
GRAY'S SWEET POW.
DERS an excellent rem
edy for children COM
planning of Headaches,
Colds. Constip alton.
Feverishness. Stomach
Troubles and Bowel Ir-
regularities from which
children suffer at this
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-26

Missouri is 100 years old.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
Repair Ship Mysterious.

The manufacture Of large part Of
machinery to replace anything broken
Is almost impossible in the limited
space Of the battleship's machine
shops. But wondrous feats are per
formed in the repair ships that nc.
company fleets on stations remote
|, from dock facilities. states n British
war correspondent.
The repair ship is huge floating
smithy and machine shop packed with
everything that the wit of man can
concentrate into the space for treat
ing wounded battleships, These ships
employ some of the best artificers
from our naval dockyards and are
scattered in every quarter in which
the British feet is stationed remote
from dock facilities. The Boche has
nothing like them and 1t has been
stated that no inquisitive Boche has
ever been allowed to intrude his nose
aboard one to investigate its mysteries
and take the Information to his EN-
ployers Of how the strange feats per
formed by the repair ship are effected
The repair ship is the abode of secrets
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
LUNGS OF GERMAN
U-BOAT men BURST
Shot Like Torpedo From Sunken
Craft 12O Feet Below
the Suface.

London.-HarrOwing details of the
destruction of one of the largest and
more recently constructed German
submarines are given in a dispatch
from neutral correspondent. This
submarine was one of the last to leave
Zeebrugge before the entrance to the
harbor was blocked by British forces
on April "a.
The U-bOat struck mine, and out
Of the Grew of 40 only two survived on
reaching the surface after a terrible
struggle with death for an hour and
u half, 20 fathoms below the surface.
Some of the crew committed suicide,
having lost all hope of leaving the boat
alive.
The only chance of escaping was to
force open the coming tower and the
forward matches and trust to the com.
preston Of air In one part of the YES
sci to force each man like a torpedo
to the surface. The air pressure In
the submarine had become so high that
a great majority of the Germans could
not keep their mouths closed.
The compressed air shot them to
the surface and hardly had they
reached the sea level when the air
pressure burst their lungs and about
twenty Of them sank like stones. The
survivors described the yells of the
men, when the end came, as the most
horrible noise they had ever heard.
The attention of n British trawlel
was attracted and 1t hastened to the
rescue. The condition of the survivor.
showed that their experiences In thu
submarine had been Of dreadful
| character.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
WAR HELPED ZINC INDUSTRY
Remarkable Impetus Given to the
Mining and Refining Of the
Mineral in Japan.

The high-water mark in the devel-
opment of zinc mining and refining In
Japan has been reached since the out
break of the present war. Zinc was
first mined in commercial way in
1897, but even as late at 1911 the out
put was still only about 10000 tons.
The refining of the ores was not start
ed on large scale until 1914. The
rising quotations of the metal in all
markets gave the industry great inn
petus in Japan, so that in 1915 21.OOO
tons of refined goods and in 1916 49,
600 tons We're produced. 1t Is esti-
mated that the production in 1917 to-
tailed some $4,000 tons. 1t is said
that the refneries can produce as
high as 100000 tons year, but as
this takes some 250,00O tons of zinc
ore the problem before Japan Is to
obtain 100000 tons of ore In foreign
markets, as only $4,000 tons are mined
in Japan In the past Japan has bought
ore from China, Australia and Russia.
the greater part Of the ore. however
coming from Australia. 1t has been
reported that Great Britain plans a re-
finery in Australia in order to produce
zinc in that portion of her empire. II
true. this. it is said, may force Japan
to seek her raw material In some other
market. ...~-~ ,.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
Rldss Well At Nlnety.ssve.

Jockeys, no matter what their age,
are generally referred to by those not
closely tn touch with racing as "the
boy on Soand-So." bpt stable lad"
still going well at ninetylfve is GER
tainay hard to beat. There is one, as
shown by the following clipping from
the London Sportsman of recent date ::
"One of the brightest and most alert
OF the lads riding horses around the
paddock at Windsor prior to their
races was old Faulkner, the GRANDPA
ther of the steeplechnse Jockey of that
name. He is ninety-fve years old. His
memory is Of the best and so is his
hearing. He has been connected with
horses all his life and many a tale OF
the turf he can tell
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
Sailor invents Fire Escape,

One Of the boys aboard our navy's
tieet has invented fire escape which
Is similar to the ripe ladders used
aboard ships. His principal object
was to provide a collapsible fire es.
cape which could be compactly and
conveniently arranged at the window
Of dwelling. 1t consists Of con-
tainer hinged to the sill In such
manner that by opening the window
and folding the contatner on its hinge
the metal ladder may be unfolded
and dropped. When this operation Is
gone through. means is automat-
lcally provided whereby the ladder is
held at distance from the walls Of
the building. The advantage of such
precaution is obvious.