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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
He BeIabored the Bed With Tremen-
dous Vigor, Exclaiming "You Dread.
full Child"

conversational ornaments Of our home.
"As Mrs. Horace Dunkelberg says" or,
las said to Mr.. Horace Dunkelberg,"
were phrases calculated to establish
our social standing. 1 supposed that
the world was peopled by JOneses, Lin
coins, HUMPHREYS and Dunkelbergs,
but mostly by Dunkelbergs. These lat
fer were very rich people who lived in
Canton village.
know, now, how dearly Aunt Deel
loved her brother and me. l must have
been a great trial TO that woman Of
forty unused to the pranks of chill
dren and the tender offices of a moth
err. Naturally j turned from her to
my Uncle Peabody as a refuge and a
help in time of trouble, with increasing
fondneSs. He had no knitting or sew
ing to do and when Uncle Peabody sat
in the house he gave all his time to
me and we weathered many storm
together as we sat silently in his ia
vorite corner, of an evening. when |
always went to sleep in his arms.
was seven years old when Uncle
Peabody gave me the watermelon
seeds. / put one of them in my mouth
and bit it.
1T appears to me there's an awful
draft BLOWN down your throat" said
Uncle Peabody. You amt no busi-
ness eatin' a melon seed"
"Why?" was my query.
"'Cause it was made TO put in the
ground. Didn't you know it was alive?"
"Alivew l exclaimed.
Alive" said he. I'll show We"
He put number of the seeds in
the ground and covered them. and
said that part of the garden should
be mine. l watched it every day and
bv and by two vines came up. One
sickened and died in dry weather. IN
Gle Peabody said that l must water
the other every day. / did IL faith
fully and the vine throve.
1t was hard work, ! thought, TO go
down into the garden. night and morn
inc, with my little pail full OF water.
but uncle said that l should get my
pay when the melon was ripe | had
also TO keep the wood-box full and
feed the chickens. They were odious
tasks. When / asked Aunt Deel what
| should get for doing them she an
swered quickly:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
USE OF FUR FOR TRIMMING
Stylish Decoration Figures Conspicu-
ousiy on Majority of Winter
Suits and Wraps.

Almost every suit or wrap this win
ter has it's bit of fur trimming. In
some instances the fur trimming forms
almost half the garment. A lovely
wrap recently seen was of henna red
velours with an enormous beaver col
lar which when opened formed a cape
effect. A deep band of the beaver
trimmed the coat at the lower part,
extending up one-third of the coat
length.
The accompanying hat was of
beaver decorated with feather orna-
ment of henna red.
Jaunty little Elton coats of fur often
complete a costume of cloth. An ex-
ample is a costume of soft, warm wool
velours, which has almost the warmth
of wrap which may be made COM
Portable enough for even average win
ter weather by the addition of a smart
little coat of fur. Narrow bands of
the fur could be used to trim the frock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

one thing that sudden revelation of
the heart of childhood had lifted my
aunt's out of the cold storage of a
puritanic spirit, and warmed it into
new life and opened its door for me.
In the afternoon she sent me over
| to Wills to borrow a little tea
stopped for a few minutes to play
with Henry Wills-a boy not quite
year older than 1. While playing
there 1 discovered a piece Of the
rind of my melon in the dooryard. On
that piece of rind I saw the cross
which | had made one day with my
thumb-nail. 1t was intended to in
| dictate that the melon was solely and
wholly mine. felt a flush of anger.
II hate you." said as approached
him.
81 hate you," he answered.
You're snake - said
We now stood, face to face and
breast to breast, like a pair of young
ROSTERS. He gave me a shove and
told me to go home. l gave him a
shove and told him wouldn't.
pushed up close to him again and
we glared into each others eyes.
| Suddenly he spat In my face. /
gave him a scratch on the forehead
with my finger-nails. Then we fell
upon each other and rolled on the
i ground and hit and scratched with
| feline ferocity.
Mrs. Wills ran out of the house and
parted US. Our blood was hot, and
leaking through the skin of our faces
Q little.
"He pitched on me-" Henry ex-
| planned.
/ couldn't speak.
$50 right home-this minute-you
brat I" said Mrs. Willis In anger.
Here's your tea. Don't you ever come
here again."
1 took the tea and started down the
road weeping. What n bitter day
! that was for met l dreaded to face
my aunt and uncle. Coming through
the grove down by our gate l met
Uncle Peabody. With the keen in
sight of the father OF the prodigal son
he had seen me coming "a long way
off, and shouted:
well, here We bel was kind o.
worried, Bub."
Then his eye caught the look of de-
| lection in my gait and figure. He hur-
ried toward me. He stopped as
came sObbing to his feet.
'Why, what's the matter?" he asked
gently, as he took the tea cup from
my hand, and sat down upon his heels.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Fur Sets.

American women have learned to
value neckwear as a distinctive item
in the wardrobe. Paris taught them
this. But they have not yet learned
the value of these Observation-Disclosures
sets, the winter "fxings" that render
the same service to simple costume
that beautiful neckwear accessories do
in summer time. Several Of the cap
muf-and-collar sets are Of sealskin.
One cannot help suspecting that many
a good sealskin coat of, say, three sea-
sons ago style, has been cut up to
make a smart three-piece set for this
winter. Most of the seal sets have
scarves or stoles instead Of a round
collar. and the fur scarf is worn with
ends pulled down under seal belt to
match.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
SOME MODES OF THE MOMENT
Most Decided Changes in Newest Gre
atoms Are Presented in Collar
Arrangements.

One of the modes of the moment Is
the curious assembling of different
fabrics for the fashioning of one gar
ment Thus a black satin afternoon
frock has been richly trimmed with
soft white Angora cloth, and this in
turn has been thickly beaded with Jet.
The frock shows criSs-cross of the
beaded white Angora forming a trim
ming for the narrow skirt, a curious
belt arrangement, not straight around
the waist, but higher at one side and
slanting diagonally across the front of
the skirt. The sleeves are long and
tight, ornamented at the waist with
the white fuzzy stuff and the beads,
and the neck is high and finished with
one of the new very high collars made
of the white material, one end being
left long like a scarf, thrown over one
shoulder and finished with a long jet
taSsel.
The most decided changes in any of
the newest creations are presented in
the collar arrangements. Very high
collars with thrown ends appear on
many frocks. Often they are knotted
on the neck of the dress, a heavy silk
thread of bright and beautiful color
being used.
This sort of collar appears ON blue
coat dress. The collar is of Belgian
blue, knitted round and round, so that
sort of small yoke is formed at the
top of the waist, narrowing into high
collar which ends in a throw at one
side. Touches of the blue threads have
been knitted at intervals across the
front of the bodice to brighten it, and
long sash is knitted at one side of
the skirt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
New Surgical Battle Formation.

The French Aid Society for Wound
ed Soldiers (Soclete Franchise de Sc
cours aux Blesses Militaires) has de-
vised new type of surgical arnbu-
lance which meets the needs arising
during active military operations. This
ambulance can be advanced and
moved back quickly, being essentially
different from those In use for some
months. Furthermore, it enables the
surgeons 10 render speedy, immediate
and complete service to patients with
extensive wounds of the thOrax. abdo-
men or head. II consists of a number
OF large tents, one serving as sale
de triage. second for local admins
tration. another for preparing the
wounded for operation, a fourth for
photography; an operating tent. con-
nected with the sterilizer capion.
which contains two autoclaves. and.
finally, the disqualification or ward
tents. For transport, the whole out
fit is carried in two camiOns or trucks
and two trailers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14


Keep out O. that old parlor. Ye might
as well go into cage o. wolves. How
be l goin' to make ye remember it?"
II don't know" / whimpered and be-
gan to cry out in fearful anticipation.
He set me in chair, picked up one
of his old carpet-slippers and began to
| thump the bed with 1t. He belabored
the bed with tremendous vigor. Mean
while he looked at me and exclaimed:
you dreadful childr'
knew that my sins were response
Bile for this violence. 1t frightened me
and my cries increased.
! The door at the bottom of the stairs
opened suddenly.
Aunt Deel called:
Don't lose your temper, Peabody. /
think you've gone fur 'nough-ayes!
Uncle Peabody stopped and blew as
if he were very tired and then caught
look in his face that treasured me.
| He called back to her: Il wouldn't
"a cared so much If it hadn't "a been
the what-not and them Minervy flow
ers. When boy tips over a what-not
he's goin it purity strong"
| well, don't be too severe You'd
better come now and git me a pail o.
water-ayes, 1 think We had"
Uncle Peabody did lot of sneezing
and coughing with his big, red hand
kerchief over his face and l was not
! old enough then to understand it. He
kissed me and took my little hand in
his big hard one and led me down the
stairs.
| l dreamed that night that long-leg-
| ged what-not, with wax wreath in its
hands, chased me around the house
and caught and bit me on the neck. l
called for help and uncle came and
found me on the floor and put me back
in bed again.
For long time l thought that the
way man punished boy was by
humping his bed. knew that women
had a different and less satisfactory
method, for / remembered that my
mother had spanked me and Aunt Deel
had a way of giving my hands and
head kind of watermelon thump with
the middle finger of her right hand and
with curious look in her eyes. Uncle
Peabody used to call it q "snaptious
look" Almost always he whacked the
bed with his slipper. There were ex-
ceptions, however, and, by and by,
came to know in each case the desti-
nation of the slipper, for if I had done
anything which really afflicted my con-
science that strip of leather seemed to
know the truth, and found it's way to
my person.
Aunt Deel toiled necessarily. She
washed and scrubbed and polished and
busted and sewed and knit from morn
ing until night. She lived in mortal
fear that company would come and
find her unprepared-Alma Jones or
Jabez Lincoln and his wife, or Ben and
Mary Humphries. or "Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Dunkel0erg." These were the
people of whom she talked when the
neighbors came i'll and when she was
not talking of the Bayneses observed
that she always said "Mr. and Mrs.
Horace DUnkelberg." They were the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
IN HONOR OF DR.. VAN DYKE
Costly Organ Installed by Grateful AS
sociates in Church of Which Noted
Man Was Pastor.

A new pipe organ has been installed
in the Brick Presbyterian church, Fifth
avenue and Thirty-seventh street. New
York, 'in gratitude for the ministry of
Henry Van Dyke" Doctor Van Dyke,
who was until recently American am
more than twenty years pastor of this
church.
The new organ, which Is one of the
most complete and is today perhaps
the most modern church organ In the
United States, is a four-manual instru-
ment of 100 stops and 5000 pipes, with
electric action. 1t is really combina-
ton of six organs-great organ, swell
organ. choir organ, solo organ and
echo organ The installation includes
also a set of chimes. The echo organ
and chimes will be placed above the
ceiling at the rear of the church, over
the apse. The other parts of the COM
bination. are inclosed, each in its own
swell box, and all in one general swell
box, placed in the choir gallery over
the front entrance 20 the church.
Though the new organ is considerably
larger than the one which it replaces,
no architectural change is evident,
much of the instrument being con-
G. aIed behind the walls. T. NJ. Skin
ner of Boston is the builder of the new
organ, which has been under construc-
ton since the summer of 1917.
It is understood that the organ cost
in the neighborhood Of SS5.OOO- The
fund was contributed by members or
the congregation as tribute TO their
old pastor, under whose leadership the
worship of the Brick church was great
ly enriched and beautified.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
CHANGE IN POSY FAvORITES
Roses, chrysanthemums and Carna-
tions Are Given Preference Over
Beautiful Cameliias.

Camellias are wonderfully beautiful
flowers, but recently fashion has de-
manded roses, chrysanthemums and
carnations to the exclusion of camel
las, and florists bow TO fashion for
purely financial reasons.
Camellias are excellent plants for
the cool greenhouse. Once they were
the aristocrats of flowers in America,
occupying the position that orchids do
now. They are no less beautiful now
than then and there Is no reason why
amateurs should not grow them.
Blooming, as they do in the late au-
tump, winter and early spring, they
supply bloom at a time when flowers
are scarce.
With little care camellias can be
grown In the window garden where
the temperature is not too high and
the atmosphere not too dry.
Camellias need a cool, moist place
where the temperature does not go
over 80 or 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and
fresh air should be admitted as often
as possible without lowering the tenn
perature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
THE AUTHOR.
BOOK ONE
Which Is the Story of the Candle
and the Compass.
CHAPTER I.
The Melon Harvest.

once upon time L ON HSu q HStCI
melon. 1 say once because L never did
Il again. When / got through owning
that melon / never wanted another.
The time was 1881; l was boy OF
seven and the melon was the first of
all my harvests.
l didn't know much about myself
those days except the fact that my
name was Bart BayneS and, further,
that l was an orphan who owned a
watermelon and little spotted hen
and lived on RattlerOad il neighbor-
hood called Lickitysplit. l lived with
my Aunt Deel and my Uncle Peabody
Baynes on a farm. They were brother
and sister-he about thirty-eight and
she a little beyond the far-distant goal
of forty.
Ny father and mother died in a
scourge of diphtheria that swept the
neighborhood when l was boy of
five.
A few days after l arrived in the
home of my aunt and uncle l slyly en-
tered the parlor and climbed the what
not TO examine some white flowers on
it's top shelf and tipped the whole
thing over, scattering its burden of
albums, wax flowers and seashells
on the floor. My aunt came running
on her tiptOes and exclaimed: mercy |!
Come right out o. here this minute
you pest!'
/ took some rather long steps going
out, which were due to the 4act that
aunt Deel had hold of my hand. While
L sat weeping she went back into the
uarlor and began to pick up things.
my wreath! my WREATH 1 heard
I,er moaning.
How well L remember that little as
semblage of flower ghosts in wax
They had no more right to associate
with human beings than the ghosts Of
table. Uncle Peabody used to call
them the 'Minervy flowers" because
they were present from his Aunt
Minerva. When Aunt Deel returned
to the kitchen where l sat-a sorrow
ag little refugee hunched up in cor
ner-she said: an have to tell your
Uncle Peabody-ayes! !"
"Oh please don't tell my Uncle Pea
body" I walled.
Ayes I'll have 10 tell him." she
answered firmly.
For the first time l looked for him
with dread at the window and when
he came hid in a closet and heard
that solemn and penetrating note in
her voice as she said:
Il guess you'll have TO take that boy
away-ayes -
what now?" he asked.
"My stars! he sneaked into the par
lor and tipped over the what-not and
smashed that beautiful wax wreath :"
Jerusalem fOur-corners !" he ex-
claimed. "rll have to-"
He stopped as he was won't to do on
the threshold of strong opinions and
momentous resolutions.
The rest Of the conversation was
drowned in my own cries and Uncle
Peabody came and lifted me tenderly
and carried me upstairs.
He sat down with me on his lap and
hushed my cries. Then he said very
gently:
"Now, Bub, you and me have got TO
be careful. What-nots and albums
and wax flowers ana haircloth sofys
are the most dangerous critters in st.
Lawrence county. They're purity saw
ace Keep your eye peeled. You can't
toll what minute they'll jump on We.
More boys have been dragged away
md tore to pieces by EN- than by all
,hs hears and panthers in the woods
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
FEWFnEAkSTYLES
Dignity and Simplicity in Both
Line and Color.
veIvets Much in Evidence for Indoor
Gowns as Well as for the
Street Frock.

1t is interesting to note that there
are few freak styles in women's wear
ing apparel or absurd creations to
catch the attention this season, but
rather determined effort to express
dignity and simplicity, both in line
and color.
The street frocks and suits, says a
fashion writer, are of somber, neutral
tone, and often trimmed with fur in
harmonizing or contrasting tint. The
fur forms the collar and cuffs, and
when used on the skirt or tunic is
generally put on in patches.
Take, for instance, smart street
frock of beaver color duvetyn with
its patches of beaver, trimming the
panels that hang from the waistline
at the back and front. The cuffs and
high collar are alse of the beaver.
The lower part of the bodice is inset
with square of embroidery in brown
and dull gold thread. Directly at the
front and back underneath the two
fur-trimmed panels is a larger panel
with cord tucking.
Another extremely smart frock is
of brown velveteen, trimmed with nu-
tria. The model is made with a long
tunic, which is slit at the sides and
trimmed at the edges with nutria. The
tunic is set on to loose-fitting back,
which is drawn in slightly at the waist
line with a sash, which encircleS the
waist, crossing at the front and loosely
at the back, the ends being finished
with tassels. The large collar, cuffs
and the draped toque are of nutria.
Velvets are being used more and
more for indoor gowns, as well as for
the street frock. Many beautiful din.
ner gowns are fashioned from velvet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

in the softest and most supple of
weaves. These lovely velvets drape,
but do not crush, rare attribute in
any fabric of this nature.
Often georgette crepe or chiffon is
used iii combination with the velvet.
The crepe or chiffon, for instance, may
form the sleeves and part of the bodice
while the velvet is used as part Of
the bodice and skirt. Or the crepe
may form an overtime, as in the case
of one lovely model, and the underskirt
of velvet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
cravats of Ribbons.

Many Paris waists show cravats
with streaming ends made of two-inch
wide ribbon tied tightly around the
throat and left to hang at the back.
These ribbon cravats are used also to
tie in the wide chiffon wells still popu-
lar. They are usually of contrasting
color and have picoted edges.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Smart Costume.

A smart three-piece costume Of cloth
was noted at an exclusive shop. There
was large separate cape to be worn
with or without slim little one-piece
frOck Of the same material. The cape
was made with a military collar of
beaver and a Understanding band of
beaver formed the frock collar. The
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Pressure of Water.

The pressure of water per square
inch is .433 pounds per foot of head.
4 fathom being feet, the pressure
per square inch at fathoms would
be 1899 pounds, at 10 fathoms 25-9S
pounds. at 10 fathoms 1897 pounds.
and at 20 fathoms, 5196 pounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
.Ius+ w;s,in,

4 little boy was visiting one day
in a home where a woman was baking
a cake. While she was beating the
chocolate icing. III looked up at her
wistfully.' and said. Il wis some of
that chocolate would splash up in my
face"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Merely a Superstition.

There is no kind or a rod, or instru-
ment, which will locate minerals in the
earth with any degree Of certainty.
Sometimes a.bed of iron ore viii affect
the magnetic needle of a compass. or
OF a surveying instrument, but there
is nothing that viii locate the precious
metals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
GoodIisome Herbs.

/ pluck up the goodIisome herbs OF
sentences by pruning, eat them by
reading, digest them by Husing. and
lay them up at length in tie high seat
of memory-by gathering them togeth-
er.-Queen Elizabeth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
ne WERHPH Watson Z. Coleman, Wash
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They Were All on Hand.

Patience Some wedding, wasn't it?
rarire-It certainly was. You see,
Peggy had six men for ushers and she
ami been engaged to every one of
.lrm 40 some time or another.
Pa,nuce-Odd, wasn't it2
pmrire-Yes, and she wouldn't let
The orsanist play MendelssOhn's "Wed-
t1g March
Patieuce-No?
Patrice-No, 10. She had him play
-llJiI, Hail. the Gangs All Here" =
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

rs5iriDe for woman's ailments I ever
saw Mrs. SARA SHAW, r. No. l,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit Of this
,,s5icjne and wrote this letter in order
Eat other suffering women may find
rgIief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
.borld not drag along from day to day
gitEout giving this famous root and
S4r5 remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
able Compound, trial. For special
,ITi.a in regard to such ailments write
foIvdiaE. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Wsss. The result of its forty years
gTperience IS at your service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Different Aprons.

There is infinite variety of aprons;
they are either of chiffon embroidered
like the front of the corSage, which
continues in two points around the
waist, or else they are made with
fichu to match, so as to connect with
the waist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

Barton meets the famous
Dunkelbergs, including little
goIden-haired Sally, whose pref
ty face and fine clothes fascinate
the boy, whose few years have
been spent in quite another
world. The next instalIment
tells of some other interesting
persons with whom Barton be-
comes acquainted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
IIses for Ribbon

Ribbon is used extensively on mid
season frocks. One interesting meth
cd is its application in various forms
on the underskirts Of evening gowns
Of transparent materials.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
Tassels.

Sometimes the only trimming on a
velvet frock is a bit of bead embroid-
cry, with a dependent tassel. This is
usually placed at one side of the front,
low down on the bodice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

SO weak at uIneS i
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and as I had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
aartoinlxy fha bae%
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

cape and frock alike had shallow
round yoke. The body of the cape and
the skirt of the frock were trimmed
with narrow material bands. A smart
little turban of the beaver accompan-
led the cape and frock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14
UPSET STOMACH
PAPE'S DIAPEPsIN AT ONCE ENDS
SoURNESS, GASES, AcIDlTY,
INDIGESTION.

Undigested food! Jumps of pain ;
Seiching gas, acids and sOurness. When
Jour stomach is all upset, here is in
slant relief-NO waiting!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-14

A motorcycle with a sidecar on each
side is an Indiana motor,yeiist's idea.