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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
BLACK Coats.

An English clergyman, rather pom
pous of manner, according to Spare
Moments was fond Of chatting with a
witty chimney sweep.
Once, when the minister returned
from his summer holidays, he happened
to meet his youthful acquaintance, who
seemed to have been at work.
Where have you been?" asked thu
clergyman.
Sweeping the chimneys at the vicar.
age" was the boys answer.
How many chimneys are there, and
how much do you get for each?" was
the next question.
The sweep said there were twenty
chlmneys, and that he was paid shil-
ling apiece.
The clergyman, after thinking a mo-
ment, looked at the sweep in apparent
establishment. You have earned a
great deal of money in little time"
he remarked solemnly, wondering,
probably, what the sooty fellow would
reply.
yes" said the sweep, throwing his
bag over his shoulder as he started
away, 'we who wear black coats get
our money very easilyp
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Giles. In the case of an automobile am
bulance, for instance. it is capable OF
greater sustained speed than horse
vehicle, and when the destination Is
reached no care has to be paid 70 the
steaming horse. so that both surgeon
and driver can devote their attendance
to the injured person. Accidents To am
balances are of frequent occurrence.
owing to their speed and their riSht OF
way. but electric vehicles can be stop
ped In their length. Every second is Of
Importance TO an injured person. and
speed and ease OF riding viii updoubt-
eddy soon make them q great fsvorite
among hospital authorities. Another
feature OF interest is the lower cost of
maintenance. An ambulance Is usual
ly idle twenty or more hours out of
the twenty -four. and this gives ample
time for charging the batteries. There
is no time lost in hitching N. and the
stable may be in the hospital proper,
without the dangers of stable cdors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

without losing the lustcr. Robes ready
for making up come in these materials.
They are generously elaborated with tuck
ing, Insertions and tlounces Of lace and
are very dainty, They are so far from
expensive that even if they do not look
Just like it" after the tub, they should
wear long enough to pay for themselves
before they need washing. One Of these
cottons in corn color was the foundation
of the third gown of these four, triple
skirt of all-oyer embroidered linen com
ing over it. With this went bolero OF
black taffeta and a corn colored lawn
front.
Taffeta is returning to general favor
both as a dress goods and as a material
to combine with other stuff Because OF
the fashionableness of black and white
combinations, a deal of it is black. The
last dress in this group was black taffeta.
appliqued deliberately with pink flowers
and green leaves. Yoke and collar were
green silk stenciled to show white be-
meath and outlined with crystal embroid-
cry. Sash and rosettes were white silk
null. This should prove that black taf
feta is in good company. If more eyi
dence is needed, consider the combina-
tons made between taffeta and lawn or
muslins.
Convrigbt 1000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

lions which are reproduced from the
Scientific American. The town of
Akron, Ohio, claims the distinction of
having constructed the first automo-
bile patrol wagon, while the ambulance
will run on the streets of New York,
having been built for st. Vincents
Hospital Of that city. Both vehicles
are propelled by electricity, the cur
rent in each case being supplied by
storage batteries. The patrol wagon
has an accumulation of forty cells by
means of which a maximum speed of
twenty miles an hour can be attained
while in the ambulance the current is
supplied by forty-four cells. which
give maximum speed of thirteen
miles an hour The cost of the am
bulance is nos given but that of the
patrol wagon was about $1,000.
There are many reasons why me-
chanical power is better than horse
power for the propulsion of such vehi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
NOVEL AUTOMOBILES.
Propelled Ambulance an
Patrol Wauou

Electrically Propelled Ambulance and
Patrol Wagon.
The predictions about the passing of
the horse and the universal employ
ment of the automobile are slow of full
fillment, but signs are not lacking that
the change is gradually coming about
and that the horseless carriage is sure
ly, If slowly. supplanting its equine
competitor in the struggle which can
only end In the survival of the fittest,
Motor. cabs and carriages are on the
increase and seem to be giving good
satisfaction wherever they have been
introduced; automobile fire engines
have been employed for some time and
mechanical power has been used to
propel various other heavy vehicles;
and now we have an automobile hos
pital ambulance and an automobile po-
lice patron wagon. The first vehicles
of this kind that have been built are
shown in the accompanying illustra-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

A blind man picked out his dead wife
in the New York morgue a few days
ago by his delicate sense Of touch. says
an exchange. Two women, both of the
same name, and both of whom died in
Bellevue, were taken TO the dead house
at about the same time. When the
morgue keeper caught the blind mans
right hand and guided it to an upturn-
ed face, he said. mo, no; that's not my
Nary The drawer was closed and
the next one was pulled out. The
sightless man laid down his stick this
time and used both hands. His face
was TRANSPORTED as the tips of his
fingers rested on the sharp-set, cold
features. MARY" he whispered, u
have found you. dearl How thin you
face has grown! How cold you are
Mary-how coldr' The blind man had
made no mistake. The dead woman
had been his wife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Henry Van Deter of Little Chr&a went
TO Neenah and got very drunk He went
TO the restaurant kept by his divorced
wife on Wisconsin avenue aud mounted
guard at the door When his wife came
out the old man grabbed hold of her and,
pressing revolver to her temple. at
tempted to fire. The weapon, cheap af-
fair of 3Scaliber. missed fire. He next
tried to shoot her in the side. but the
revolver again caught. thus saving Mrs.
Van Deter from possible death. Mrs.
Van Deter broke from the old mans
grasp. and he was soon captured and
locked up. Later he was taken before a
justice and was fined $40 and costs or
thirty days in the workhouse. At the end
of his sentence he will be arrested on a
charge of attempting murder.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

To which Mr.. Bangs Immediately sat
down and penned the following an
swer:
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your es-
teemed favor of the = inst, and in re-
ply would say that my regular rate
for after-dinner speeches is $500 per
speech. / have not as yet, however,
opened up this line OF goods in the
West, and as / am anxious to secure
custom in that part of the country, |
will offer you special terms, namely,
$3.50 for such an address as you de-
scribe, the amount to be sent as soon
as shipment is made. If the terms pro
posed are satisfactory, kindly let me
know at once, but in that case would
request you not to mention the matter
to Chauncey Depew or Gen. Horace
Porter, as l should not like them to
know that | am cutting rates. Truly
yours,
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS"
This letter was duly sent, and on the
day when it reached its destination Mr.
Bangs received the following telegram:
Your letter just received. If Chaun-
cey Depew's speeches are written by
you, then don't want one New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Meaning Of wisconsin.

Wisconsin is commonly thought TO
come from the Indian name of that riv
er. Wees kon san. 1t means the gath
ering of the waters. referring to the
fact that at the source of that river
many branches pour their waters to-
gether, but after that there are no i'm
portant branches in it'd entire length.
The early French softened it 10 0uiS-
eonsln. An attempt was made to put
back the k in place of the c. but the
Legislature refused to make the
change. A. Gaudin says that Wiscon-
sis comes from a word that means
''musk-rat house" But he says he has
not found two Indians TO agree on the
meaning Of the word.-Sheboygan Fails
News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Fined Cor violating Game Law

After making every effort possible TO
prevent public trial, Jackson /. Case.
postmaster Of Racine, went to kenosha
and surrendered himself TO the authorities
to answer to charge OF violating the
State game laws by killing twelve jack
snipe on the morning of April II. The
farmer who had made the complaint ac
companied Mr.. Case to the city and Of
fered to withdraw the complaint, but
Justice Slater and District Attorney
Buckmaster declared that the prosecution
must go on and then the well-known poll
tieian entered plea of guilty and was
fined $40 and costs. The fine was paid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
THE FIRST cRANocAlLo.


Grandmother called the farmer. and
there came
Out through the vine-wreathed porch a
blushiRg dame.
Surprised and eager at the strange new
name.
The clock within rang forth the chime for
eight.
A message? Read it quick how can you
wait?''
Her husband. smiling, leaned upon the
the gate.
At arms length holding in his trembling
hand
The crisp white sheet, while the writing
scanned,
Then read once more, with voice almost
unnamed:
Thy granddaughter salutes thee. baby
Bell"
Mother and child. thank God. are doing
WE'LL"
A moments silence on the proud twain
FELL
She broke it soon. Grandfather, con-
What, mef" the good man cried. lifting
his hat
'Grandfather'-me2 hadn't thought of
that"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
six Periods of Growth.

Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not as tall as those born in sum
mer and spring months, and the
growth of children is much more rapid
from March till August The extremi-
ties grow rapidly up to the sixteenth
year, then there is a slow growth till
the thirtieth year. The legs chiefly
grow between the tenth and seven,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
wanted 70 XIII wife and Himself,

DR. Leo Breitzmann, a well-known ply
stefan of Grafton, caused considerable
excitement at Neenah by brandishing a
large butcher knife and threatening to Kill
his wife and himself He had been drink
ing heavily and was placed under arrest
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
DIR. Breitzmann and his wife, from whom
he has separated, quarreled over the pos
session of their 9-year-oid daughter, and
heavily
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Prizes for Rahiea

There is a society with over 300 mem
bers in Riga, Russia, each Of whom
pays 3 rubies every time a cilild Is born
to one of the other members, while the
one who has the child gets from 300 to
7J0 rubles. according to the number OF
payments he has made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Closes $50, 200 Land Deal.

The Chippewa Copper Mining Com
pany has just closed a $4,000 deal at
West Superior. The company has pur-
chased for that price 1.2S0 acres of land
on the copper range in Douglas County,
the land adjoining the 160 ages upon
which the present 200-foot shaft has been
dug. Ordinarily the land there would not
be worth over one-twentieth of the
amount paid, but the fine copper showing
there raised the price.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

teenth years. Comparing the general
results, 1t appears that there are sir
periods of growth The first extends
up 10 the sixth or eighth year, aud Il
one OF very rapid growth the second
period, from eleven to fourteen years,
growth Is slow; the third period, from
sixteen to seventeen; the fourth period
shows slow growth up to the age OF
thirty for height, up TO fifty for chest
girth; the fifth period is one Of rest
from thirty to fifty years; TIE sixth
period is characterized by a decrease in
all dimensions of the body
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Tb;ef Cantured nv q Woman,

A tramp was caught while robbing the
safe in the Junction Hotel ut WATERFOWL.
The safe had been left open few mo-
ments and the thief entered the building
and was abstracting the cash, about $500,
when he was discovered by Mrs. Bathorn,
wife of the proprietor. She caught the
man and held him until her husband ar
rived. The fellow was taken to the jail.
He is evidently a tramp. He had part
ner watching on the outside.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
How to Win a Wife.

81 DON'T know how to answer ypu.
Your news is very hard for laa to
bear. | feel angry, Herman"
Herman Clayton, himself the picture
of sorrowful amazement, looked at his
uncle in silence as the old man spoke
with angry yehemence.
He was a tall, staIwart young maa
OF "a, with fresh, handsome face, now
deeply clouded His uncle was not
over 80, but an appearance Of i'll health
made him seem much older. His usual
pallor crept once more over his flushed,
excited face before he spoke again 10
Herman, and his angry voice was gen.
tie as he said:
Il was hasty. Herman, hurt and sur
prised. Tell me, now. how did it hap
pcup
II scarcely know how to tell you
sir" replied Herman respectfully.
Where did you meet this girlg"
miss Gordon" said Herman, was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

new get-ups. Waist measure is large
Actual belt Iae is not only longer be-
cause of the dip in front. but the size
allowed the waist is greater than ever be-
fore in the history of modern fashions. A
large importer of costly gowns is author
ity for the statement that the average inn
ported model dress of the present season
allowed waist measure of twenty-six
inches. Skirts are long, spreading Mt
the feet in front, trailing at the back.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Mining Fever in Kickapoo Valley,

The mining excitement in and about
La Crosse and on down through the
Kickapoo valley is constantly on the in
crease Companies are being formed to
develop the several properties on which
mineral has already been discovered.
There is on exhibition in TIA Crosse a
quantity of ore taken from the mine Of
Dillon Bros, just mile and half from
Avalanche, in Vernon County. The stuff
was sent TO a Denver assayist, who found
the sample to contain minerals as fol-
lows: Gold, So per ton; silver, so cents;
copper, $135.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
looccc~oo3cNoc>oNoNocNocNoc
! NEWS FROM
! OUR COLONIES.
<cCNoN0NoNocCN

Senator Albert ] Beveridge of In
diana, who made a tour of the Philip
pines last year while the first volunteer
regiments were camping on the trail OF
the insurgents. pays very Mandatory
tribute to the character of the meD com
posing the invading army Writing in the
Philadelphia Post, he says: The Ameri-
can soldier looks the master; his face il
the face Of nobility: his stride is the
stride of a prince. In the Philippines, in
China, in Japan, he looks the lord Of the
land. He has fine loftincss OF con
duet. He goes every place. All doors
open before him. He abSorbs everything.
He has the spirit of acquisitive inquisi
tiveness. In Japan, every street of every
port at which he touches is full CT him.
The shops are infested by him. He in
spects the palaces with the curiosity ce
intelligence. He wanders among the
temples of the ancient gods, modern
Omar meditating new Rubaiyat At
the giant tombs of the dethroned ShO-
guns he sits and muses. on the ceaseless
tide of time which changes all and finally
Submergcs all. He is a learner at first
hand. No printed books or papers for
him when the book of the world is be-
fore him. Ne painted map for him when
the chart of the earth itself is beneath
his feet. No dry nor fanciful account for
him of the strange peoples OF humanity's
first homes when he may see and know
and absorb the spirit of those peoples
themselves"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Came Rack Id Rangs.

A good story, of which JOHN Ken
drick Bangs. the humorist, is she hero
has lately leaked out. Some time agc
Mr.. Bangs received the following let
ter from city in one of the Pacific
States:
"air. John *. Bangs:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
MODES ARE DIVERSE.
THE APRIL FASHIONS SHOW FEW
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
Outright Marks of Ncwness Are Few,
but There Are Few Points Charac-
istic of New Get-Ups that Will Be
Found by Inspection.
New York correspondence:

ARELY do fash
ions late in April
show so few com
mon characteristics
as they are now. A
look of perfect
freshness counts
for more than 1t us
ually does. there
fore, since there are
SO few other out
right marks of new
ness. Still, a care
ful in $ p e c ii o n
makes clear a few
points characters
tic of nearly all
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

What has become of the old-fash;on-
ed girl who used to accept Invitations
as follows: Miss Smiths compliments
to Mr.. Jones, and she would be pleased
TO accept bis kind inyitations"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Dear Sir-I have been asked to re
spond &c a toast ut our Board of
Trades annual dinner next month, and
| write to inquire what would be your
lowest terms for preparing a good,
rafting, funny speech for me to de-
liver on that occasion. A prompt reply
will oblige. Yours very truly,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
Not Mans Life.

"Such double life as his is not alto
gether manly"
.So. the life he leads at home is no
more than dogs life!-Detroit Jour
nal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

You would be surprised II you knew
hcw your friends talk about you be-
hind your back
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

where the wife is the better half.
Xxi IS the husbands"
.'Pe-s,s he is what Is meant by the
submerged tenthw-Detroit Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

The first patent was issued TO Samuel
Hopkins in 1890 for making pot or
pearl ashes"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.

Defective Revolver Prevents Murder
Tramp Attempts to Rob Hotel Safe
Postmaster Pays Fine Kickapoo
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

The division OF customs and insular
affairs of the War Department has given
out comparative statement Of receipts
at the customs port of Manila during the
years 1893 10 1897. inclusive, with the re.
ceipts of the port in 1899. Also receipts
named comprised tonnage, taxes, import
duties, export duties, fines. seizures, etc.
The receipts by years were: I'm 1898, ST..
109,540; 1894, $2,3S5, 269: 1895, $2,2Gs.-
234; 1896. $2,421 ,532; 1897 S2,9l6,S70;
1899, Sc, S25, 100
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

A Manila correspondent 81 the Army
and Navy Journal states that the ef-
feet Of the climate Is very evident In the
amount OF sickness among the officers
as well As the rank and file Of the army
and navy. Scarcely day passes that
new name Is not added to the list of those
who have broken down from tropical SER
vice. The hospitals are flied with neIi-
The good health which WIS so long fes-
tare Of the feet has ceased to be-" The
correspondent also says that fifteen
months IS too long period for unaecli-
mated officers 10 serve In the Philippine
NafeTs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

The Cuban company, Of which Sir VIII
liam Van Horne is president has secur-
ed options upon all Of the railways in
Cuba. Gen. Samuel Thomas Of New
York, who is one OF the directors. made
hasty trip TO London, where the roads
are owned, and returned yesterday with
the options in his pocket The Sagua
railroad will cost the syndicate $1,000
600, the Caibarien railroad $2.000,000,
the Sayiniala road $4,000 coo, the Glen
fuegos $2,500,000 and the Jucaro line
$S,0O0000. II is the intention OF the
syndicate to purchase. consolidate and ex-
tend these railroads over the entire ISL
and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

A beated war story comes from Ponce,
Porto Rico. and is told by Lieut.. Juan
Arato of the Spanish engineers. when
the war broke out" said the lieutenant,
I'VE found that our supply Of ammunition
of all sorts was very low Some was new
and some old; some was black and some
brown; some was oldfashioned and some
was smokeless and mysterious. There
was one lot of brown smokeleSS powder
which was marked, Use with care! Very
powerful! Keep cool and dry and TO il
was attached a legend that 1t had burst a
Krupp field gun. / determined to try it.
/ employed small charge in a gun, and
10 my surprise ii refused TO 80 off. My
gunners were very much disguised, and
one of them said Bah, this is no good
for war. I'll use it for cooking our sup
per- We all jumped as he threw dou-
bic handful into n small camp fire. Judge
of our feelings when we saw the tire go
out L afterward learned that powder
of this sort deteriorates with age, and
that long before this case was opened it
was as harmless as wet sand"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

1t is stated that In three months un-
der the American plan the school attend.
ance in Cuba has been raised from 1000
to $4,000 pupils, with 1000 teachers. Al
though English is taught, the teachers
employed are Cubans. No local school
taxes are raised The school expenses,
which ii Is expected viii this year reach
100000, are paid from the island
treasury The teachers wages are high
err than those paid in the United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

A correspondent asserts that as a place
for a permanent investment Guam has
possibilities aside from that Of cable
station, and is unriyaled. Its soil is rich,
well watered, and is abundant 10 tropical
products. Guam has other advantage
a delightful climate, q good-natiired pop
ulation, and-an American flag.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

A shipment Of 81 $50, 100 for the pay
ment Of soldiers IN the Philippines left
the New York subtreasury the other day.
There was 100000 in gold coin, packed
in wooden boxes, each containing so,
600, and a number OF cases containing
bills.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Plague returns from Manila for Jan
uary, February and March snow that ~
COO houses were examined during the
three months, 1,472 disinfected, and 1865
drains cleansed. The deaths from me
disease in January were 80, IN February
As, and in March SO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Porto Rico IS one vast pooriicnse and
there are opportunities for charity at ey-
cry step. We're $4,000 TO be expended
Immediately fer medicine and medical aid
it would possibly save the lives Of 5000
people. At one time the Government con
sidered the feasibility Of assigning ply
stefan TO each town al an aggregate cost
OF $4,000 per year bnt the funds for
such an outlay are not available.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

Captain G. E. Rogers of Hayward, a
prominent lumberman and a member
during the rebellion of the famous Iron
brigade. died in Eau Claire, aged 81
WAYS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

n DON'T know how to answer ynu.
] Your news is very hard fer l2s to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

The North American Trust Company
has purchased nearly 81 600 900 Of Ha-
ycna frst mortgage bonds.