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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
SABLE ISLAND PONIES.
fheir Names Are in Some Instahces
 Three Yards Long.


 Three Yards Long.
 The story of animal life on Sable island is strange. Roaming the sandy wastes aSe herds Of wild ponies guard cd by pae.iarchal stallions, says Ains- lees Magazine. These ponies resent mble the horses on the sculptures of Nine- 7eh, and approach the behelder# seem- lngly out of the framework of antiqui- ly. They are stoeky ana remarkable for their long names, which in in- Ftances have been known to grow to the length Of three yards These p0- nies are the remnant of 9 stock thought S9 have been left by some Portuguese dshefmeR--sP sPortingaIls" the old rec- ofds quaiuly call them-who touched at the islands on their fishing expedis ton at even an earlier date than ths Marquis de Ia Roche At one time there were from 400 to 500 wild ponies on the island, but their number has been de- creased by exportation, the severity of tie winters and, some people think, by the importation of improved, do- nestieated staHions, which have made the stock less hardy and consequently more susceptible to death from expos- are. There are now between eighty and 100 wild ponies and about thirty for domestic use. Mounted on ponies, the life savers gallop over the dunes and among the hillocks on their long patrols. and the lifeboats are drawn to he scenes of shipwreck by teams of five ponies, three at the shaft, and two leaders. Some of the ponies are sent to Halifax every year or two, and are sold at auction at an average prica of from s15 to SIS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
IS A THING OF HE PAST.
long Hotaed Steer Took Too Much spaee
 and Held Too Decided opInIons.


 and Held Too Decided Opinions
 Ten years from TOW the visitors at the stock yards in Chicago will look at the massive horns nearly six feet from tip to tip that hang over the doorways of offices and hardly be able to believe that they were taken from the head of "beef eritter. on the Texas ranges, and that hundreds oi thousands of cattle with such horn5 once ran half wild on Che ranches and plains of the Lone Star state. For the passing of the 1ong-horned, long legged uncertain coIored and still more dneertall tempered Texas steer is a thing of today, and i'll his place one finds stocldly built, red or roan ani- mal, with short, stubby horns, or no horns at all. The Texas steer of to- day is not properly descended from the Texas cattle of the past. He has sim ply supplanted the others on the ranges, and the former animal has either migrated farther south or has gone out into space and is no more. The improyement-as it most certainly is--has been brought about in many ways. The first great change came when the cattle man decided that car space that could be filled up by good, salable beef, was more profitable than that taken up hy the picturesque horns of the Texas steer, and began to dehorn the yearlings and young steers. More could be gotten into a car, as they could stand closer together. It was but step to then begin to improve the quality by crossing the cows with fine bred bulls, Durham, Hereford and Angus, and the Texas steer of 1900 will compare very favorably with the cat tie in Missouri. He has taken on weight, and will average 100 to 150 nounds heavier tban in former days
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
Nafinns as Merchants.

America sells three times as much e she buys; Germany buys over $780, a00.000 worth more every year than she sells: while Great Britain last year bought twice as much as she sold.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-22
forgot His Native Tongue

Andrew Lawson, Norwegian cooper was struck on the head by falling block while at work on one of the piers of the Atlantic Transport company, New York city, on Sept. 5, 189S He jay like one dead in St Vineent's hos pital for two months. His life was aesI wired of, but finally he rallied and regained part of his lost strength. Lawson is in normal condition in every sense, with the exception that he has forgotten all about his former life and companions, and has no remem- brance of his native tongue. Try as he will he cannot converse in the lan- guage that he learned in Norway. His wife is instrucing him as she does their -year-old boy. Lawson speaks the English language only imperfeetIy. The case has attracted the attention of scientists aud specialists
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Speaker Henderson Explains.

81 support Mr.. Mckinley and favor
his reelection because he is strictly fol-
lowing the ideas and policy of Alex
ander Hamilton"
Thus said David b. Henderson, the
republican speaker of the house of rep
resentative, in recent speech in Chi
cage.
The statement, however, was not
very instructive unless Mr.. Hender-
sons hearers knew what 'the ideas
and policy of Alexander Hamilton"
were.
1t will be of interest to both demo-
Gratis and republicans to learn 'the
ideas and policy of Alexander Hamil-
ton" which Mr.. Henderson says Mr..
Mckinley is strictly following"
Well, Mr.. Hamilton shall speak for
himself. On June Is, 1887, before the
Federal convention at Philadelphia,
Mr. Hamilton gave expression to his
'ideas and policy" in spesch in which
after advocating a constitutional pro-
vision firing the term Of office of The Presi-
dent for life, Mr.. Hamilton said
II believe the British government
forms the best model the world has
ever produced.
"All communities divide themselves
into the few and the many. The first
are the rich and well born, the others
the mass of the people.
"The people are turbulent and chang
ing They seldom Judge or determine
rightly. Give, therefore, the first class
distinct and permanent share in the
government.
"Notting b,it a fesrmanept body can check
he in,pudcnce Of Demccrca,. Their trbu-
leat and uncomfortable disposition requires
checks.
"It is admitted you cannot have a
good executive upon a democratic plan.
See the exeeileney of the British exeeu-
tive, Nothing short of such an exeeu-
tive can be efficient.
The voice of the people is said to be
the voice of God, but this maxim is not
true.
"A Democratic Gorernment Of The mass Of
The people can aeuer Be good.
The British executive is above temp
tation-he can have no distinct interest
from the public welfare. Nothing short
of such an executive can be efficient"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
To Republican Spell Binders !:

If you shall claim that the panic of 1898 and the res ult
ing period of hard times brought on by the Democratic
Party will you what caused the panic of 1873 and the
succeeding period Of hard times which Frustrated every
business interest in the country
When the panic of 1873 and during the FIVE
wears of hard times which followed it. had the gold
standard we had high protective tariff, and had the
Republican Party power if we maintain these three inst
utions may not expect similar panic in the future
If YOU shall say that the panic of 1898 caused by fear
of Democratic Free Trade what do you say the panic
of 1873 which when change in the tariff pro
posed
Did American workngmen have full dinner pail after
the panic of 1873
Did the Sherman law for the purchase of silver have any
thing to do w;th bringing the panic of 1898
These questions propounded in good faith for the pu
pose of getting your views upon them if you shall be dis
posed give them.
MANY VOTERS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Russians Testing Artldo.e for Hunger.


About the beginning of this cen
fury a distinguished French philan-
tihropist, A. Joux, advised poor people
to sleep as much as possible during the
winter months, as only thus would
they be able to live with any degree OF
comfort. This strange theory is now
being tested by many persons in Rus
STA, and, according to report which
has been issued, their almost com
plete abstinence from food mas prcdnc-
ed no harmful result. and has even
from their standpoint proved highly
beneficial. These people live at Tskow,
a. district south of St. Petersburg, and
the reason why they have adopted the
practice OF sleeping during the winter
is because for the last few years their
crops have been insufficient to provide
them with the necessary means Of sus-
tenance.
When the elders Of the district saw
That starvation stared the people n the
face. they advised them to make their
remaining stock Of food last as long as
possible and to go to sleep during the
winter. This suggestion was adopted
The members Of each family stretch
themselves on cots around the large
stove and slumber day and night. Once
in the twenty-four hours they get up
and refresh themselves with morsel
Of hard bread baked last autumn and a
drink Of water, after which they lie
down again and snore calmly.
Apparently some OF the poorest in
habitants of Pskow have been in the
habit of alternating for some years.
but the practice did not become gener-
al until recently, and 1t has only now
attracted tne attention OF philanthro-
pists and OF physicians. Medical men
& st. Petersburg have decided to In
vestigate the matter closely. as they
are especially anxious TO obtain ans
wers 10 two questions:-frst, does the
temperature Of persons who remain
torpid and who sleep for whole months
in this fashion undergo any change;
and second, in what other manner. II
any, does this mode Of living affect
persons physically and mentally?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Railway Farm Lands for Sale.

In Northern Wisconsin on the. North
Western Line. Low rates and easy
terms Of payments. About 400, 900 acres
Of choice farm lands Early buyers
will secure the advantage Of locations
on the many beautiful streams and
lakes, which abound with fish and fur
nish never ending and most excellent
water supply, both for family and for
stock.
Land is generally well timbered, the
soil fertile and easy of cultivation. Chi
cago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, Duluth, Superior, Ashland and
numerous other thriving cities furnish
good markets for farm produce.
For futher particulars address Geo.
w. Bell, Land Commissioner, Hudson,
Wis, or G. H. McRae, A. G. p A., ST.
Paul, Mimi. l-nIs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Onward Christian Soldiers.

If the present is Gods good time for
putting down Imperialism in the United
States, and recording the verdict of the
American people against the rule of
monopoly, Bryan will be elected. But
let US not get hysterical. 1t is his work,
He will accomplish it at the right time.
1t was our opponents, the monopolists,
who SAID, as to the issues of 1896, that
the election of that year settled them
forever. But it was Bryan who said
Nothing is ever settled until it is set
tied right" Many an effort to better
human conditions, has been defeated
for generations by the classes who were
prospecting at the expense of their fell
lows and has, nevertheless, won at last
The Kansas City platform and the Chi
cago platform stand as the most candid
and manly platforms adopted by any
national convention in this country
Are you not proud to be democrat aChen
your party speaks thus! But suppose you
are beaten this time. Win you return
to Cleveland and the trusts Will you
do that in order to regain an alienation
in office holding, so that the monopo-
lists may put you in office, turn and
turn about with the republicans, as
was done for sixteen years before 1896
Shame upon any democrat who would
be willing to do that Stand up for
right. Stand up for truth, and let the
offices go where they may, until they
can be obtained in war to the death
with the monopolies and trusts. Never
surrender. Stand by the Golden Rule,
the Declaration of Independence, and
the Constitution. Do you know that
you are doing your country more good
by standing fast and suffering defeat
than by winning as you did when the
trusts furnished you with campaign
funds? See what you did in 1896. You
did not elect your candidate but you so
frightened the republican party that it
dared not establish, and has not yet
dared to establish the gold standard.
This time you are fighting for the prin
ciple that governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed" Fight on, and let the enc
mics of the republican government know
that your fight is to be to the end, and
they may not dare to carry out their
new doctrine of imperialism. Onward
Christian Soldiers" says the good old
hymn. Is he not Christian Soldier
who insribes upon his banner do unto
others as We would that others should
do unto you?" He is fighting the same
old fight of the Waldenses 'In His
Name" Let him not despair for God
is with him. The world was not made
in a day, nor has any good reform come
to it without the slow painful evolution
which teaches men to cherish it when
obtained Nevertheless the world is
growing better slowly. 1t takes step
towardI Christ, and it takes another
backward, but the forward stride is
ever trifie the longer of the two.
Have patience Have courage. Keep
in mind that this is not your work, but
God working through you. He does
not fail He accomplishes His work
and makes it perfect in His own way
and in His own time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
ROBERT La TOILETTE.

The special train of Robert La Fol
lette did not reach Wausau at 7:30
o'clock as announced, but landed at the
Northwestern depot at 8:l5, where he
was met with carriages and the band
and a few of The rough riders. There
was supreme effort made by the chair
man of the county committee to make
this the great republican meeting of the
campaign, and the opera house was
filled as consequence. Mr.. La Fol
lette made the best republican speech
of the campaign. He was introduced
by Il. IL. johnson, and from the start
it was noticed that he was in very poor
voice, and he had to doctor it up all
through his speech. He spoke upon
expansion, protection, the money ques-
ton, and his pet hobby. the primary
election law. He succeeded in
strengthening the faith of every anti
expansionist in the house by reading
the reports of the commissioners which
showed the unending work on the
hands of the Government, but plead
that because of it's cost it was no rea-
son why we should withdraw At the
same time he said that the Manila
harbor should be ours on account of its
commercial Importance as it is
practically the gate to the orient and
that in the future, there prices would
be made under the American flag
rather than at Liverpool under the
British flag. In this brilliant prophecy
he emphasized the real motive for hold
ing Manila which was for selfish and
commercial reasons. 1t was devoid of
the broad spirit of humanity and patri
otism with which he sought to infuse
his speech from the beginning.
If Little Bob had been blessed by
Providence with eyes in the back of
his head, his speech would have lacked
much enthusiasm, for when he came
to the explanation OF his primary
election law, 1T seemed that many of
the stage chairs were not properly
upholstered if one were to Judge from
the restlessness of many during the
explanation.
The only supremely happy man on
the rostrum was r. II. johnson, for
here 1T was that he got even with the
machine crowd" and when he wasn't
busy pouring out water for the speaker,
he was cultivating 2x4 smile. Mr..
LaFollette spoke for about two hours.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Journal, get Your Gun.

VIII the Milwaukee Journal please
take notice of what follows:
The Chicago Chronicle recently said:
Ex-Secretary Olney, who is known as
a very conservative man and one who
is in a position to know whereof he
speaks, recently directed attention to
this fact. He stated that there might
be panic in case of Mr.. McKinley's de-
feat because those who are interested
in the success of the party and the pol
icy Tor which he stands know very we'll
how to produce a panic and make
money out of it.
Mr. Olney is not given to reckleSsness
or extravaganza of speech. When he
said that he spoke from knowledge of
what had happened. He knew what
happened after the election of Mr..
Cleveland in 1892 and who was to
blame He knew that the men who
could create panic in 1898 for pur-
pose could do the same from the same
motives in 1900.
About one year ago the WAUsAU
PILOT said exactly what Mr.. Olney
now says The Milwaukee Journal
saw fit to take exceptions and therefore
ensued discussion. What does the
Journal think now. Until quite re-
Gently it was a great admirer of Mr..
Olney. What does it think of him now?
The journal ought not to be any more
inclined to pursue its 1896 policy, as a
gold democrat, than the Chicago Chron-
icle, which was the founding of the gold
democratic party. The Chronicle has
discovered that there are greater dan
gers TO the country than bimetalism
So has Mr. Olney SO have the great
majority of gold democrats. The Jour,
nal loiters idly by the way side. Why
will it. in this, the greatest campaign
since 1860, fill its editorial columns with
schoolboy compositions on subjects
picked up at random in the works of
Bacon or Montesque? Why not take a
hand in the labor of the day? Why
fiddle to the muses. when empires quake
and human rights tremble in the bal
ance? Why struggle when the battle
is on? Journal, get your gun, get your
gun, get your gun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

SENATOR QUARLEs begged for votes
FOR La Toilette, begged for harmony in
the republican ranks. Remember, !"
he said, substantially, La Toilette was
the regular nominee of the state con-
vention-he is republican. All you
who were dissatisfied should remember
this-he was its regular nominee. =
Mr., QuarleS sang different tune when
he came to talk of William Jennings
Bryan, in his opinion he was popul;st
because q few diSgruntled ones like
Cleveland, Villas and Bragg opposed
him. Notwithstanding he was the regu-
lar nominee of the democratic conven-
ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

A GENTLEMAN of education, in speak
ing of AItgeld's great speech 3: the
Opera House last Friday evening, said:
Those who were fortunate enough to
hear Hon. John p Altgeld'S speech at
the Opera House Friday evening, Dc
tober 10, have great reason to congrat-
ulate themselves. For plain and i'm
pressive enunciation of basic principles
il has seldom been eQualled and never
surpassed in this state. The great aud
fence hung upon his words for two sol
id hours, aud took .intermisSion only TO
applaud the most thoroughly American
Grafton they had ever heard. One
could easily suppose that Daniel Web
ster, Henry Clay or Charles Sumner
were on the roStrum."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

The large boot and shoe mandatory
of Bently & Olmstead, of Des Moines,
wishing to bolster up the waning
hopes of the republicans, posted notices
saying that if Bryan is elected it will be
compelled to close business the day fol-
lowing the election j. K Laycock a
retired capitalist and former shoe
manufacturer, came forward and or
ganized a corporation, giving snames
and residences of members who stand
ready to start the manufacture and
sale of shoes just as soon as the news
comes of Bryan's election and they will
employ all the workmen of Bentley d
Olmstead at wages ten per cent higher
than they are now getting. The new
company will be capitalized fol 81 co.,
OOO The dastardly bluff was called in
good shape.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

THERE was quite laughable thing
happened in Kansas last Friday. The
National Republican Committee sent
out pamphlets in Kansas which were
intended for the east. The pamphlets
contain made-up lists of voters who
had Topped from Bryan to Mckinley
this year In the list were several
hundred from towns in Delaware
County, Kansas. There is no such
county or town in Kansas aud there
fore no such fiops occurred. 1t was a
corker.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

WILLIAM L. WILSON, of Virginia,
Postmaster General in President Cleve-
lands cabinet, and author of the Will
son tariff bill, died suddenly on Wednes-
day, at Louisville, KY. At the close of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration Mr..
Wilson was elected president of Wash
ington and Lee University
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

THE Republican campaign has be-
come negative proposition Mr..
Hanna says: There are no trusts" Mr.
Mckinley says There is no such thing
as Imperialism Mr. Reosegelt says:
81 am not afraid of militarsm, because
there isn't any 'militarism." Mr. Gage
says; There isn't any gold standard,
therefore the gold standard must not be
attacked Chorus of Republican spell
binders; Now you see it and now you
don't. "-Maysville Bulleten, MaySville
Ry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

THREE great historic documents are
proving stumbling blocks in the way of
Mckinley imperialism, remarks the
Grand Rapids Mich Democrat. The
Decalogue, which declares, Thou shalt
not steal the Sermon on the Mount,
which commands us to do to others as
we would have Others do unto US; and
the Declaration of Independence, which
declares that governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed" And a fourth great historic
document viii, one of these days, be
found similar stumbling block.-the
Federal constitutional aysville Bull
letin, Maysville. Ky.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

AT Ashland, last Thursd j evening,
Louis e. BohnIrich, while being es-
corted to the hall, was struck twice by
stones thrown by persons on the side
walks 1t was disreputable way Of
showing their political dislikcs. That
kind of campaigning will gain votes
for Mr. Bohmrich.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

HONEST wealth need not fear the
democrats. No honest industry, no
honest occupation, no honest man need
fear the success of the democratic par
ty. deny that the wealth producers
of this country are enjoying their share
of the governments's protection-Wil-
liam J. Bryan
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

10000 copies of Senator Beverages
speech, eonfessing republican policy as
to the New possessions We're printed
for campaign distribution. Afterwards
the republican national committee
thought better of il, and destroyed
them. Who paid for printing thems
1t is dollars to cents that they were
printed at government expense.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

Now if only every newspaper had an
editor who could write like this,
wouldn't political campaigns be just
fun2 The Emporia Gazette, Kansas
paper, says of the Indiana senator who
recently made a political address at
Emporia:
''FairkdpSs is q lovely character and
can doSotlesS crochet tides and do
drawn work, but he has n rubber tired
voice that can't be heard farther than
o mule can spit"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
HORSE SHOT.

A queer accident happened at Mer-
rill on Sunday afternoon. Omer Smith,
who clerks in the express Office in that
city, was out taking ride with his best
girl. They were out about four miles
from the city when a partridge was
seen just ahead of them. Mr. Smith
pulled out his revolver and fired at The
bird, but the shot lodged just behind
the ear of the horse which he was driv-
ing (Which, by the way, was very val
liable one) and the animal dropped
dead. Later the young couple secured
a ride home. Guess "Omer' will leave
his shooting iron at home when he goes
out riding after this.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23

THE ice trust in New York is now
up to Roosevelt and he is delaying mat
tiers until after election. Unless he
does not do something in the matter
before election. the people are promised
a sensation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
Tng repubIieans arc on DE run.


Via the North-W estern Line. With.
the new schednle effective Sunday,
September 30, the train equipped with
Free Reclining Chair Car and Coaches
to Milwaukee, leaving Wausau at 2;42
A. ". daily. arrives at Milwaukee at
$50 a. m. connecting with daily train
of Parlor Cars and Coaches leaving
Milwaukee at 8 a. M. arriving Chicago
Il:10 a. IN. This. with the service al
ready afforded by the North Western
Line, viii tend to the incfease its pop
ularity. o2-4w