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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
MARATHON COUNTY COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE

The Marathon County Council of
Defense met in regular session last
Tuesday evening at the court house.
Miss Mary Brady, who is here in
the interests of food conservation and
had been assigned to a territory in
Guiding Marathon county, applied to
the Council for permission to order
1000 Polish circulars to be used in
this county to better enable her to
get in touch with those who speak
that language. 1t was granted.
An important communication was
read from the State Council of De-
tense, relative to Organization. 3"
Food Production" Food Conserva-
ton" Cooperation" Labor" and
Child Welfare"
1t was the opinion that a more
thorough organization should be per-
fected in the county for aggressive
work and it was voted to invite in a
few from the county, adjacent to the
CITY, to discuss the situation, at the
next meeting of the Council.
A. V. Gearhart, who is at the head
of ''War Garden Work." stated that
this work was fully under way; that
much vacant land had been secured,
which was to be fertilized, pIowed
and parceled out and the outlook was
fully as good if not better than last
year.
A. G. Burg, who attended the agri-
cultural meeting held at Eau Claire
recently, gave an interesting account
of the meeting and the information,
which he received about seed corn
and wheat; that the right kind of seed
can be secured now, if the farmers
will avail themselves of the opportun-
ity.
S. B. TObey, who is in charge of en-
rolling young men for farm work
stated that the organization of last
year had been continued and enlarged
upon and that at present over 100
boys had enrolled for the coming sea-
son.
In the matter of food conservation
the marketing of potatoes, enrolment
agents for the Public Service Reserve
liberty loan and war contributions
stimulating patriotism, child welfare
and other activities mentioned in the
circular, it was the opinion that all
were being well taken care of.
H. G. Flieth suggested that cir
cular be sent out to every farmer in
the county, relative to seed corn and
wheat, farm labor, ETC., and to urge
an increased acreage of production
this year. 1t was voted that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to draft
and send out such a circular. A. G.
Burg, H. G. Flieth and S. B. Tobey
were appointed as such committee.
o. P. Rabbit, food administrator
and E. A. Dunn, fuel administrator
were made members of the Council
A. V. Gearhart and Robert Hochtritt
made brief talks on the necessity of
raising more poultry in the city and
county. The Central Wisconsin Poul-
try association was making a cam
paign to this end it was stated and that
all who desired to enter into this
work can get assistance and informa-
ton from the association
1t was voted that Max Meyer, a
speaker of note, be secured to give
series of addresses in this county
and city if possible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
ASSIST Is REMARKABLE CITY
Shows How Influence of One Man
With an Idea Can Persist Through
the Centuries.

A remarkable city is Assist, show
ing how the influence of a man with
an idea can persist down the changing
centuries. 1t is seven hundred years
and more since st. Francis lived and
died here, anu yet today Assist is lit
tie besides the city of st. Francis. His
name lends it whatever fame and i'm
portance it may have, and something
of his kindly spirit seems to hang
about it still.
Assist is bare little italian hill
town, built of dull stone, with narrow,
winding rocky streets, looking out over
one of the faireSt prospects in all
Italy. Here st. Francis was born of
rich parents, here he led an idle,
spendthrift youth, and here he was
suddenly seized with the idea of uni
versal brotherhood and the necessity
for poverty. Here he founded the
Franciscan order, praying that it's dis
tinctive sign might be "never to pos
sess anything under the sun and to
have no means of living save by beg
ging."
He carried out his rule ip strictest
practice, living in a hut of reeds built
where now stands the church of st.
Mary Of the Angels. He felt a great
love for all things created, so that he
hailed the sun as his brother and
preached to the fishes. All of these in
cidents in his career and many 9TH
ers are set forth in noble frescoes by
Giotto in the franciscan church at
Assist.
In Assist, too, is the tomb of st.
Francis, in little chapel of the Fran
ciscan monastery. The tomb is sur
rounded by beautiful marbles and rich
work in beaten bronze. The world
has loved st. Francis, but apparent
ly it has never understood him. Else
ii would not in all reverence have
surrounded his vault with the rich
luxury Of beauty against which his
whole life and all his teachings were
but one great protest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
PERSONALS

DIR. L. NJ. Willard was in Merrill,
on Sunday.
Walter Curtis is in Chicago today
on business.
Mr.. Hanson of Hatley, visited in
the city yesterday.
Miss Clara Chadek has returned
from a business trip to Chicago.
H. P. Larson of Virocqua visited
his daughter, Miss Myrtle, over Sun
Gay.
A. P. Woodson departed the past
week for San Diego, Calf, to join
his family.
Mrs. Robert Koenig and Mrs. Gus.
Koenig of Edgar, visited in the city
OH Monday.
Francis Taylor of the Merrill Iron
Works, was business visitor in Wau-
sau yesterday.
Mrs. w. H. Thorn and daughter,
Betty, departed today for. Madison, to
visit relatives.
Leo. Walters of this city, who is a
member of Company G, has arrived
safely in France.
Mrs. J. Farrer of Phillips has been
the guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Pettric and family.
w. H. Bissell, who had been in
Washington, d. c.. on business re-
turned to the city on Thursday.
Harvey Scholfield was in Chicago,
last Wednesday and Thursday, attend
ing a meeting of box manufacturers.
e. A. Gooding attended meeting
of the boxmakers, held in Chicago,
the past week. He returned home on
Thursday.
Mrs. M. A. Hurley, who has been
spending the winter in California, is
expected to return to the city this
evening.
-Nels. Christianson of Phelps, Wis,
came to the city Saturday to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Carolina Hanson.
He returned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. McCrossen,
who were in attendance at the funeral
of L. E. Thayer, returned to their
home in st. Paul, last night.
Miss Edith Cramer of this city,
and Mrs. ]. Farrer of Phillips, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Schram in Merrill, over Sunday.
Miss Blanche McCombs and Miss
Rose Johnson, spent Sunday in Mer-
rill. They accompanied Miss Ida
Johnson home, who was here on Sat
urday.
Miss Schultz and Ben Wegner
went to Merrill Saturday evening and
spent Sunday at the home of the
former, returning to Wausau Sunday
evening.
H. T. Ravlin, proprietor of the
Journal job printing office of Rosholt,
was in the city yesterday on business
and found time to make this Office a
pleasant call.
Karl Mathie of Chicago, was in
the city on Monday. In the evening
he departed for st. Cloud, Mimi, from
where he will go up into North Da-
kota, to deliver several patriotic
speeches.
-Stanislaus Hlava, better known as
RED" spent Sunday in Tomahawk,
going to that place with the Eagles
from this city. He also visited Mer-
rill for a few minutes on his return
trip Sunday evening. Red" reports
a big time while at Tomahawk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
HE BLAzED NEWSPAPER TRAIL
Young Ohio Printer Established In
dianapoIs' First News Dissemina-
tor in 1922, in Log Cabin.

The first newspaper published in
Indianapolis was the Indianapolis Ga
zette started in January, 1922, by Ma
thaniel Bolton, a young printer who
came from Ohio. He was born at
Chillicothe, once an Indian town, and
later for few years the capital of
Ohio. He learned the printers trade
there and moved to indianapolis a
year after the capital was located
there. In reminiscent address many
years later he said:
"The Gazette was established in
buckeye log cabin of but one room,
part of which was occupied for fam
lily residence. 1t was printed on new
type. The ink was put on with balls
made of dressed deer skin stuffed with
wool. The balls. when out of use,
were kept soft by the application of
raccoon oil. There was no post office
nearer than Connersville, distance of
60 miles; but a private mail was es-
tablished and a person employed to go
TO ConnerSville every four weeks to
bring the letters and newspapers. In
February, 1923, the presidents mes
sage, delivered in December, 1872,
came to hand and was published in
the two or three succeeding numbers
of the Gazette. During the year 1922
United States mail was established,
and in a short time we had our mail
from the East every two weeks, unless
detained by high waters" A year
after starting the Gazette Mr.. Bolton
became a mail carrier. In his reminis-
cent address he says:
In 1923, having received a contract
from the postmaster general, pro-
ceeded with the first United States
mail north of Indianapolis to the then
recently deserted village Of Anderson
town. A post Office on the route was
established at the home of William
Connor, four miles south of Mobiles
vile, and there was another post Office
at Strawtown, a prairie of consider
able magnitude. where many remains
of the Indian village that had been To-
Gated there we're still standing"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
HOME SUNSHINE

The Children's play is all-import-
ant: Please, mothers, think twice be-
fore you interfere with it. | have
seen little girl and boy logged up in
fashion indescribable, ready for a
grand ride, chair horses, inverted box
for a buggy. The grille with her
doll seats herself beside the little boy,
who gathers up the lines in manly
fashion, when bark! an imperative
call comes from the next room; quick
ly their wraps are thrown aside, and
they hasten out for they are obedient
children. The trifing tasks are soon
completed, and the little ones return,
but with down-cast looks, and in half
hearted fashion. The "trip to town"
has not been forbidden; but being so
rudely interrupted, simply can not be
resumed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
Didn't Win by His Teeth.

A Philadelphia dentist had the nerve
to publish a picture of Washington
with this statement underneath:
Our first president owed his won
derful health to sound teeth"
l assume that the dentist knows more
about teeth than he knows about his
tory, writes a correspondent in the
Philadelphia Ledger. Washington's
teeth were his one physical defect.
They amounted almost to a facial
blemish, when he smiled, and one sour
critic of our first president who knew
him well said the reason he so rarely
laughed was his dislike to showing the
ravageS of decay in his mouth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
JOSEPH E. DAVIS
Democrat Candidate for Z. S. Senate

Mr. Davis stated that he became a
candidate only upon the urgings of
many leaders of the party in Wiscon-
sin. His call he states, was sup
plimented by the call of a committee
of representative non-partisan bust
ness men. He also stated that the
leaders of the democratic party offered
to the republican party weeks ago,
a plan of fushion which would insure
the return to the senate of some man
who would certainly sustain his coun-
try in all things. This otier was re-
jected and there remained nothing to
do but make party nominations.
"All that l am shall be devoted to
the one purpose of leaving nothing
undone that | can do to place the
state of my birth and the state of my
home, irrevocably and irrefutably
back of the President of the United
States, in this, the greatest war of
history. Whether the nominee be
myself or my opponent 1 pledge
every waking hour to the aid and
furtherance of this call"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

l once sat chatting with my neigh
Dor in her kitchen, when her little
boy of five came in quietly from his
play, and going to the wood box, took
out some smooth, bright red sticks
that had found their way into it; and
was making for the door. "Why,
johnnie, what are you going to do?"
queried the mother, but the little man
only hung his head and made no ans
wer. l ventured to say, LET him
go, he has need of them" GO on
them" said the mother not unkindly.
A little later as l passed through
the back yard, encountered our little
man with play mate. "See our boat, "
he exclaimed, pointing proudly to an
old bath tub, on each side of which
were arranged those sticks in perfect
order, and a good imitation of oars
they were. l could not help thinking
of how little show of authority on
the part of the mother would have
spelled disaster here, instead of sue
cess. J.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
A Polarity Indicator.

An ordinary potato may be used to
tell which is the positive and which is
the negative terminal of circuit. In
sert the two current-carrying wires in
to the freshly-cut surface. A green
stain, due to dissolved copper, indi-
Gates the positive wire. If both wires
are surrounded by dark-colored stains
the current is alternating. If you
haven't potato handy, place both ter
minals in water. Bubbles will collect
at the end of the negative wire. If the
water is in metal vessel be very care
full not to let the wire touch the metal
or a short circuit will be formed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

tended. The pail bearers W ere Walter
Reinke, Harry lander, Harry Ziebell,
Harold Blair, Elmer and Frank Me
now.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

William Berney of the town of
Price, Langlade county, died at the
county hospital here Saturday after
noon. Paralysis was given as the
cause. He was fifty-four years Of age.
Frank Ferry of Bryant, Wis, came
here and accompanied the remains to
Bryant for burial today.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Mrs. John Schuder of the town of
Texas, died at st. Mary's hospital Sun
day morning at $3.50 o'clock, after an
illness of six weeks. The deceased
was native of Germany and fifty
eight years of age. The remains have
been taken to Hammond, Ind, and
the funeral will be held on Thurs
day, and burial made at that place.
Surviving are her husband, also one
brother, Jacob Wolf of Hammond, Ind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Thomas Frederickson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernhard Frederickson of
Elderon, died at st. Marys hospital
here, early Friday morning, follow
ing an illness of one week with per-
itonitis. Thomas was eleven years Of
age. The remains were taken to the
family home in Elderon Satur ay
morning and funeral services were
held this afternoon at that place, Rev.
c. Hoel of lola, Wis, officiating. Bur-
ial was made in the cemetery at New
Hope, Wis. Surviving besides his par
ents are three sisters and brother.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-06
MARION COUNTY DINING
HALL ASSOCIATION

Wednesday morning in the Office
of Mr. Clarence Camp. county food
administrator, a meeting OF the rep
resentatives of the Oca1a hotels and
boarding houses was held.
Mr.. c. w Hunter, the hotel repre-
sentative on the food administration
bureau, presided at this meeting
which was a very informal one.
These representatives organized
themselves into the Marion County
Dining Hall Association, the objects
of which are % work in harmony
with the food administration, espe
cialiy in regards to its policies gov
erning hotels, boarding houses and
restaurants and to see that all the
rulings upder this head are rigidly
observed in this city and county
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-06

In times of national peril the
Bleases and the LaFollettes are at a
tremendous discount. 1t is then that
the nation looks to the Schwabs, the
Hurleys, the Ryans and those sue
cessful in all the great undertakings,
The war has given a real lesson to
our people and one that ought to
soak in to the souls of cur people.
What a Juror the appointment of
such men would have created a few
years ago when the Bleases and the
Tom Watsons and the LaFollottes
held the ear of so many of our fell
low citizens.
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PRACTICALLY EVERY COUNTY
NOT ALREADY RELEASED FROM
TICK FEVER QUARANTINE HAS
MADE APPROPRIATIONS FOR
BUILDING DIPPING WATTS.

The following is taken from Sun
days Times Union:
1.-THE cattle fever ticks have been
digging in to the hides of Florida
cattle for years, causing millions of
dollars in loss to the owners annual
~, but now the people are digging
in to eradicate the cattle ticks by
building dipping watts in which to dip
the tick infested cattle
r, W, Storrs, secretary Of the Flor
ida State Live Stock Association. said
yesterday to a Times-Cnion represen-
tative:
The report of Or. Nighbert for
progress of the work during July
showed 745 dipping watts in use and
he called particular attention to the
increase in number of voluntary cat,
tie dippings in counties during the
month.
practically every county not al
roaGy released from tick fever quar-
antine in Florida, has made appro-
priations in this years budget for
building dipping watts, and when the
final report is made, we expect every
county to be included in the free or
working area.
The building of a dipping vat is
somewhat similar to digging a trench
in the warfare against the huns, ex-
cept that it does not require so much
digging for each trench. The exca,I
walton is about thirty feet long and
just deep enough so that man cam
stand upright and not be seen by the
enemy
The trench is not so wide as army
trenches should be as it is not desired
that there shall be the cattle to turn
around in the vat. The walls are usu-
ally made of cement although some
ether materials can be used
THE ticks get their Waterloo when
the animal on which they are feasting
dives into the vat, filed with arseni,
cal solution. The ticks may not die
as the poison has to be
absorbed by them, but they are imme-
diately put into about the same con-
dition as soldiers poisoned by mus,
tard gas.
This is done without injury to the
cattle, which begins to take a new in,
terest in life as soon IS they are re-
lieved of the blood sucking parasites.
While the allied soldiers are car
rying on and making encouraging
Gains along the battle front. the Flor,
ida cattle owners on many sectors are
also carrying on and killing millions
of the cattle ticks by dipping the cat.
lie voluntarily in the trenches known
locally as dipping vats," he conclud1
ed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-06

VINO are your children's friends?
rms is a matter of great Importance.
Boys and girls should no more be az.
posed to associations with evil COM
panions than they should be exposed
70 germs of the deadliest diseases.
And children should be taught respect
ana poiiteness. II lie a sad truth
tnat a polite child is almost a curios.
lty now. A child who fails in respect
is always defective in love for parents
and wise sage says the modern idea
that children should be spanked
where nature meant for them TO be
spanked-is responsible for the pree-
ent conditions.
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MISS FARMER RETURNS

Miss Farmer a most capable and
experienced buyer and millinery ex
pert is expected home today from
purchasing tour in the north where
she has been busy for the past two
weeks in selecting the fall and winter
goods for the Afreck Millinery Par
lors. Quite a lot Of the new goods
have already arrived and are now be
ing prepared for display and the man
agement expects to have one Of the
best selections that has ever beer
shown in Ocala.
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Miss Elsie n. Eroward is Bride Of
Naval MAJ in Auashin0+on. D. c.

Naval Man in Washington, D. :.
The marriage of Miss Elsie HOr
tense Broward will be heard with in
terest by Floridians when they re
member that she is the daughter OF
the late Napoleon B. Broward and
Mrs. Broward Details Of the wed
ding are given in the Times-Union
and are as follows:
The marriage of Miss Elsie Hor-
tense Broward, daughter of the late
Governor Napoleon B. Broward and
Mrs. Broward,, and Assistant Paymas-
ter Allan Mason Dumas, u. S. ~, r.
R., took place Saturday afternoon,
August 81, in the Church of the Cove,
nant, Washiniton, D. c.
Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of The
Church, performed the ceremony in
the presence of the brides mother,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dumas Of
Lowell, Mass, parents Of the bride
pr00m.
The bride wore travelling salt
of blue broadcloth trimmed with fur
and a black velvet hat
Paymaster and Mrs. Dumas left
immediately after the ceremony for
a wedding trip to the White noun.
tains, and on their return will reside
at 1911 Rhode Island avenue, north
west, Washington, D. c.
The bride is a charming young 80,
man and has spent the greater por-
ton of her life in Jacksonville For
the past two years she has been at
tending George Washington univer-
sity in Washington, and recently re.
ceived an appointment as assistant
to the secretary to General Carmack,
head Of the British war mission in
the United States.
Mr. Dumas is a graduate of Harvard
college, and before entering the ser
vice was in business with his father
in Lowell. For some time he has been
stationed in Washington, D. c., under
Admiral MCGOWAN.
Much cordial interest centers in
the marriage and the young people
have the congratulations and good
wishes of wide circle of friends here
and elsewhere.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-06

Mr.. j. J. Gerig has on exhibition
at his drug store a splendid picture
of the members of the artillery class
of August, 1918, at Fortress Monroe.
Among them and clearly discenrable
are the familiar features of Alfred
Green, one of Ocala's efficient and de-
pendabIe boys, also a graduate of the
University of Florida. The picture
is in view of the soda fountain and
has attracted a great deal of cordial
interest, especially to the host of
friends of Mr.. Green.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-06

Mr., ny, how the average republican
congressman and the average republi-
can editor are wishing that the presi-
dent may make an Observation-Disclosures.
The golden estimation in which the
president is held is bitter pill for
them to swallow and then to think
that these golden opportunities are
flowing in from nearly all the nations
of the earth and is of daily occurrence
ia CALLING. The colonel is given to
biting his lip daily.
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NOTICE OF CATTLE nl2.----~.'-
PING ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that at thu
general election to be held November
5th, 1918, there will be submitted to
the voters of Marion county the ques-
ton whether compulsory systematic
tick eradication work or compulsory
dipping of cattle shall be carried on
in Marion county, Florida, in accord
ance with the provisions of Chapter
7345, Laws of Florida, approved June
9th, 1917.
Done by order of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of said County.
P. Fl. NUGEE
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omorroW

My life has reached the sunset way;
Mid the twilight shadows deep,
The tender love of my Fathers voice
Is lulling my soul to sleep;
My empty arms are hungering
For the forms once sheltering there
But the Father has taken them all
away
They need a kindlier cars
One night when my life was young
and strong
l was Grooming a lullaby
10 my Sweet wee tot, three summers
old,
When the baby began to cry
For the dollies my netherlands had
made
And / soothed her childish sorrow
With the words, Your babies are put
away;
You may have them again tomor
row."
And now as ! travel the sunset road
Mid the twilight soft and deep,
While my empty arms are starving
For the forms once hushed to sleep
My Father in love bends over me
Ar ID there's hope instead of sorrow
Aese He says, Your babies are safe
with me;
You may have them again tomor
row."
Selected.
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The Spoilers are still at work in
Russia. Lenine and Trotzky have
agreed for Russia to pay Germany's
claims against the revolutionary party
for her losses. Fine business for the
buccaneers!