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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Even Banna Mipht Pause.

OF course, Mr.. Mckinley is for the
ship subsidy bill, and he is perhaps to
be commended for keeping quiet about
it. Explanation would be superfuous
and offensive. He will stand by his
managers even to the point of calling
an extraordinary session OF the new
Congress if Mr.. Hanna demands it, but
the case will not probably run TO that
extreme. If the bill does not get
through the present session of Congress
the converting of the new Congress to
give it further consideration would
bring about a popular collision that
even Mr.. Hanna might not care to have
in the face of the campaign in Ohio
next year-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
when Opportunity knocked.

Every other night they met
And gave mankind a rub.
The girls who hadn't t.e chance as yet
To give a beau the sntb;
And yet their sign in wc.ds OF Jet
Read: Bachelor Maidens' Club"
They swore by the solar system and
The Scorpio group Of stars
That man was only fit to stand
And drink at dozen bars
And they would never give their hand
To one that held cigars.
The leader wore q derby hat
And yellow square-cut coat
The secretary a red cravat
And a collar that pinched her throat;
While the treasurer looked 50 mannisl
that
She could have claimed vote.
There seems 10 have been a mishap
To the plans OF the maids antique;
The bachelor club has gone 10 rap
And the rooms are bare and bleak;
For II seems the president found chap
Who was making fifteen per week.
Chicago News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
sharks Delicate in Captivity

Sharks are rather delicate in captiv-
ity and it is difficult to keep them in
aquariums, observes the New York
Sun. Whatever care may be bestow-
ed upon them, they do not seem able
to stand confinement, however large
the tank or pool may be- In captivity
sharks swim round and round the tank,
nine times out of ten taking one course
and never reversing. A shark has
been known to keep its course for three
or four months without change, and,
except for food, never hating, so far as
it was observed. 1t would keep going
all day long, and would be found going
in the morning just the same. If food
was placed in its way, it would stop
for several minutes and eat, remaining
headed the same way. Presently it
would starton again in the same direc-
ton on its rounds, moving slowly IN
less disturbed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
WINTER WHEAT DOES WELL
Crop Report for December Is Decided
Iy Fayorab bic.


The climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau for December shows che
following general conditions Of nsnter
wheat
While the middle of December was
quite cold to the eastward of the Mis-
sisSippi, especially over the northern dis
tricts. the month as whole was mild
and generally dryer than usual, the tenn
peratdre being much above the average
over the northern districts to the west
ward of the upper Mississippi valley.
There was, however, decidedly more than
the average rainfall in the south Allan
tic and east gulf States and on the north
Pacific coast.
The winter wheat region has been prac-
tieally without snow protection through
OUT the month. but the crop has not been
subjected 70 marked extremes of temper
allure and is generally in promising eondi-
tion, especially over the western portions
of the winter wheat belt. There is quite
general complaint of injury by Hessian
fly, but the rayages of this pest seem
largely confined 10 the early sown wheat.
In western Kansas, the greater part of
Texas and Southern California winter
wheat has suffered from lack of moisture.
The following reports from Middle West
ern States are also given:
Missouri-Month remarkably pleasant
and exceptionally favorable for wheat;
aside from some damage by fly to early
sown in eastern and southern counties
the crop is in excellent condition.
Hlinois-Favorable weather for wheat,
which is generally in very good condi-
ton; there has been considerable damage
in the central and southern districts by
Hessian fly, though it is serious only in a
few localities; absence of snow covering
caused slight damage from freezing in
a few localities.
Observation-Disclosures mild and dry; rain
or snow needed; rye and wheat have
made some growth and look green; fly
injured some early sown; clover and tim
othy look well; tobacco stripping has be-
gun; corn most all crtbbed; much corn
fodder shredded; blowing and other farm
work well advanced.
Ohio-Reports on wheat variable, but
general condition only fair; weather fa-
yorable for growth except too dry in some
eastern and central counties; very little
snow protection; slight damage by freez
ing and thawing; injury by fly in early
seeded general; Of later sown there are
many healthy fields, but many with I'M
satisfactory stand.
Michigan-Lack of snow protection
with alternate freezing and thawing has
been detrimental to wheat, the general
condition of which is rather poor; CORE
spondents quite generally note the pres
ence of HnSSinn hv
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
STORM IN THE WEST.
Unprecedented Snowfall Buries the
Pacific Slope.

Pacific slope,
A terrific snow and windstorm swept
over the entire Pacific slope west of the
Rockies, in many places paralyzing all
lines of communication, causing great
property damage and burying large dis
tricts under unprecedented falls of snow.
Within forty miles of Reno, New, a
heavy passenger train was thrown from
the rails by the force of the wind. At
Yreka, Cal, seyenty-two inches of snow
fell in two days, and the precipitation in
many other sections has broken all rec
ords. Under the weight of snow build
ings have collapsed, trains have been in
definitely stalled and grave fears are en-
tertained for ranchers and farmers, while
the stock loss undoubtedly viii be large.
Many trains and snow plows are tied up
in the Siskyou Mountains, where eleven
feet of snow has fallen. Telegraph wires
are Frustrated. The Fort Jones and
Etna stage was stalled in the mountains.
The gale seems to have ragged not only
on the southern coast, but all along the
line from Santa Cruz to Cape Flattery.
The waves rolled mountain high at Fort
Ross. Old-timers report that it was the
worst storm ever known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
SETBACK FOR SUBSIDY BILL.
Senate Sends Shipping Measure to
Bottom of the Calendar

Senate Sends Shipping Measure TO
Bottom of the Calendar.
BY a maneuver the Senate sidetracEed
the ship subsidy bill Thursday and sent
it to the bottom Of the calendar. The
pressing emergency which in the judg-
ment Of the President and his friends re-
quires the immediate passage Of the ar
my reorganization bill caused that meas
ure to be taken up when the Senate met
at noon and its consideration was contin-
ued until . O'clock, when unanimous con
sent was asked by Senator Hawley
(Conn) chairman Of the military affairs
committee, that the subsidy bill be tenn.
porarily deposed and the army bill be
proceeded with. This was the opportu.
nifty which the opponents Of the subsidy
proposition were waiting for, and Sena.
tor Pettigrew Immediately objected Sen
ator Frye, who was in the chair, was
forced to rule that under the resolution
the subsidy bill was displaced and it went
to the bottom Of the list.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
THE AL8ATRoSS HARD TO KILL.
Remarkable Story Told by a British
Officer in the South Pacific.

Remarka BILE Story Told by British
officer in the South Pacific.
William j. Reed writes from New
Zealand that an alabatross was re-
Gently caught on the steamer Star of
New Zealand 1t was killed, as was
supposed, by being strangled and was
then wrapped in an ed meat cloth and
put in snow chest for refrigerating.
The body lay in this chest for ten Gays
at temperature varying from zero to
IS degrees Fahrenheit. Then one of
the sailors said he heard the bird max
ing a noise. Mr.. Coombs, the first en-
gineer, took the bird cut of the box
and down to the engine room, where it
moved its head opened its beak and
looked around with wide open eyes.
The lower part of the body and the
legs were frozen stiff. The bird was
then put out of its misery.
. Probably the most remarkable story
of an alabatross ever told was that of
a bird which was found dead on Sept.
%, 1897, on the beach near Freemantle
in South Australia. Around its neck
was fastened a small piece of tin upon
which had been scratched in French:
Thirteen shipwrecked men took ref
uge upon Crozet Islands on Oct. 4,
1887"
This remarkable information was at
once cabled by the governor of South
Australia to the French government,
which ordered the transport AIeurthe,
then in the Pacific, to proceed as fast
this vessel reached the islands it found
the camp of the shipwrec5ed men and
a note from them saying that they
numbered thirteen and We're the crew
of the three masted Tamaris, owned in
Bordeaux. Their ship had driven
ashore and gone to pieces and they had
lived there for some time on fish and
bird eggs They added that they had
just built 9 boat out of the wreckage
of the ship and were about to start for
Possession Island, hundred miles
away, where they thought they would,
very likely, be picked up by a whaler.
The Meurthe at once went to Pos
session Island, but no trace Of the men
could be found. Their little boat had
undoubtedly been swamped on the
journey over the stormy waters.
The winged messenger that had
borne to civilization the news of these
castaways had made a journey of over
two THOUSAND miles with few chances
to rest on the way This wonderful
fight will rank with the best of the
many stories that are told of the al
batross' remarkable powers and edur-
ance on the wings. Sailors believe the
''Man-o' -war- bro" sleeps on the wing
and naturalists tel us that its immense
wing bones are as long as its body and
that It is capable of flying feats that are
unequalled by any other bird.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Negroes with long Arms,

1t is stated that certain natives of
Dahomey now in Paris have longer
arms than any negroes ever measured.
The lower the race to which man be-
longs the longer is his arm-the nearer,
the Darwinians would say, is his kin
ship to the ape When standing up
right and reaching down with the mid
die finger the chimpanzee can touch its
knee, the orang its ankle and the glib
bon it's foot The average European
can touch only half way down his
thigh. The negro greatly excels the
European in this. 1t as often been re
marked that negro soldiers standing at
drill bring the middle finger top an
inch or two nearer the knee than the
white man can do. Negroes have often
been known TO touch the kneepan with
out bending.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
is ron saw. But ron will see C1a-cnser-.

as you say. But you will see C1arcnee--
II willard / will tell him ALL
"O-you may think me weak and child
ish, but cannot help my feelings in this.
Why / love Clarence SO much cannot
tell. But | do love hinl-with my whole
soul-and 1 cannot hide it,
1t was near night when the good priest
started to return to the city. He blessed
his friends, and assured them that they
might depend upon him for all he could
do. On the following morning Irene and
Cassandra washed their hands and faces
in a dark. browning liquid which Aanpa
had prepared from some roots, and then
assumed the garbs of the common mes
tho peasants. After this they mounted
the horses which they had bought of the
Indians, and bidding farewell 20 Xanpa
and his family. the trio were upon the
great road leading to the capital.
Ito be eontinued.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Time Wasted by Congress.

1t is the old story over again at Wash
ington. Congress has frittered away
the first third of the session and when
it reassembles after the Christmas re-
cess it will find itself very short of time
for the Indispensable legislative work
which must be performed in some fash
ion before the final adjournment. Much
of the waste of time is attributable to
the shipping subsidy bill. The OPP
ponents OF, this measure recognize from
the first that the only sure way to de-
feat Senator Hanna on the matter was
to crowd it off the track. They have
given proof of their Intention to do so
at any cost.-Boston Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Treaty Cannot Be Revived.

The treaty of 1850 has been out
grown by this country. 1t has been
violated in a notorious manner by
Great Britain by the establishment of
a colony in Honduras, and our govern
ment, through several administrations,
has held it to be imperative on that
account. 1t may be said that an at
tempt to revive this treaty in full force
and oppose its terms to the determine
ton of the American people in respect
to an isthmian canal at this time would
miserably fail. No administration,
however infected with Anglomania,
would venture to bow before Great
Britain in such an obsequious manner
Boston Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
NDNAPERs STILL AT LARGE.
Police Looking for Man Who May
Clear the Mvsterv

In spite of the reward of $4,000 Of
fered by e. A. Cudahy for the apprehen-
sion of the kidnapers of his son and the
efforts of hundreds of detectives, attract
ed by the large reward, the criminals. at
the time this is written, still remain at
liberty. There is a belief. however, that
if the police could lay their hands upon
q criminal character named Pat Grove,
a former employee of Mr.. Cudahy,
they would find one of the kidnapers.
Grove has number of hold-ups and
train robberies TO his credit and is ac.
counted one of the most daring men who
has deied justice in Nebraska. He is
missing from his accustomed haunts and
his relatives say they do not know where
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
LOSS BY GALVESTON FLOOD.
yaIue of Property Destroyed Is Esti.
mated at S17,05S,275.


mated at S17,05S,275.
The Galveston News publishes state.
ment Of the property losses in Galveston
by the storm Of Sept. s. The figures are
the result Of a thorough investigation and
are as accurate as it is possible TO com.
pute them under the circumstances. The
property loss aggregates S170JS,275, di.
yided as follows: Residence property and
contents destroyed, S., 10000: damage
to other residences and contents, $3.50,
600; church property, S500,000 municipal
property, 1896, 600; wharyes and shipping
facilities, $500 900; manufacturing plants
S5T9,1T5; county property, S242,JOO; pub
lie institutions, S15S,000: merca2hle
buildings, $780,, 200; merchandise in stock
1901 $50; State property, S1lO,GO,
United States government property, 50,
$4,000; railroads, telegraph. telephone,
etc, 100000; goods in transit, S41j,1J0.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
HANNA WIN GARRY His Point.


Senator Hanna is doggedly resolved
upon compelling the passage of this syn
dictate subsidy grab, in which he and
his friends of the monopoly cult are so
deeply interested: He did not antici-
pate any such vigorous resistance to his
will as has developed in the present
Congress. Such resistance has angered
him beyond measure. 1t will be char
acteristic Of the burly boss to saddle
the cost of an extra Congressional ses-
sion on the country rather than be
thwarted of his desire. And that Han
ma has the power to do as he is re-
ported to have threatened no one who
is familiar with the situation at Wash
ington will be inclined to doubt.-St
Louis Republic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Goinr BACK TO nark Are..

The announcement by the Philippine
commission that all laws shall be pro-
mulgated in English, that English shall
be the language of the schools, courts
and of the government generally takes
US back for a parallel 10 the Norman
conquest of England and the later one
of Ireland. The rule of the dark age
that the rulers and conquerers should
have tongue separate from and large
ly unknown TO the masses was one Of
the abuses which permitted oppres-
sion and kept UP enmity.-Pittsburg
Dispatch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Indinna,a On Outnnt.

The year 1900 has been the most pros
perous in the history Of oil development
In Indiana. The record Of the year 1896
was phenomenal. but it has easily been
surpassed during 1900, when 1928 oil
wells were drilled in the field, Of which
74O we're dry-that is. nonproduccrs.
The increase in the number Of complet.
ed wells over that OF 1890 was 40. The
cost Of the wells put down IN Indiana in
the last year was S4,740,S00, aud the
amount expended in drilling dry holes
was 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
The More Remarkable Condition.

An Ohio clergyman complains that
the Standard oil Company has defed
the Supreme Court of that State and
has not been punished. 1t would be
much more remarkable had the court
defed the company and escaped with
out punishment.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
c. Alonr Mithout Snhsidies,

Canadian and American vessels are
engaged in this international traffic.
Just as British and American vessels
are engaged in similar international!
commerce across the Atlantic. but there
has been no cry for subsidies 10 en-
able the American lake vessels 10 hold
their own in the competition. and the
bill before the Senate does not offer
them 81. The lake vessels contrive
to get &c. -retty wen by their own
efforts Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
German Law.

German law holds man to his bar
gain when he has agreed TO give up his
name. A young count. Finck Won
Flnckenstein, in order to marry girl
of whom his family disapproved. con
sented to change his name. and petit
toned the Emperor TO be allowed TO
call himself Stein instead. After Oh
tanning permission, however, be- Kept
on using his former name. and mas just
been fined for Illegal use of title OF
inability
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Interesting Condolences.

Possibly the campaign attitude of
BenjalEin Harrison had nothing to do
with the administration treatment OF
Major Russell Harrison, and possibly
the treatment of Major Russell Harri-
son has had nothing to do with the post
election attitude of his distinguished
father but condolences are always In
teresting Houston Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
AIIowance, Must Re Made.

The Republicans want to pledge this
country to a colonial system, but such
a system which does not recognize RAJ
cial differences and that laws suitable
for one people are not adapted for an
other must inevitably prove failure.
Great Britain has recognized that the
jury system. however well adapted to
England, will not do in India; and Rus
STA allows each of its subject races to
retain its customs, ideas and laws. The
United States will have to recognize
the same principe instead of declar-
ing the Cubans and Porto Ricans and
Filipinos incapable of self-government
because the Cuban elections are differ
ent from ours, because the Porto Rican
assembly does not follow the model of
an American legislature, or because the
Filipino has ideas Of his own about
politics. Orleans Times-Dcmo-
crat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
An Awkward Acrostic.

General Otis says the Filipino is filed
with "Pitiful, Rank, Unreasonable,
Nonsensical, Enervating Superstitions."
The Filipino, probably knowing Otis
war record, retorts with the contrac-
ton, You, too are full of Prunes."-
Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

4 threat from Mark Hanna of an ex-
ira session OF Congress If The ship sub
sidy bin should not be passed before
March next would scarcely shake the
resolution of the Senators whose con-
stituents. although Republican in poll
tics. are unalterably opposed 10 squan-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

The American steel trust pretends
that it needs protection against the
foreigner. 1t has the protection and
uses its power under the Dingley law
to maintain extortionate prices at home
while underselling all competitors
abroad. This is what protection does
for us.-Johnstown, Pa, Del.~ocrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

dering public money upon few urgent
an6 rapaeious ocean transportation
companies. Does the chief engineer of
the administration think that the Fed
eral Senate-the greatest legislative
body in the worlds a party caucus.
to be swayed at will be personal in
terests Philadelphia Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
Uncle Sam Heavily Handicapped.

N|ANN1~ NIlAII AAN4 ny AAdIIuINd pttIs
In maintaining standing army and
building a great navy, in imitation of
the European monarchies, it is well we
should consider that Europe pays no
such amounts in pensions as we do and
that income taxation, of which we have
none, supplies these monarchies with
enormous funds annualIy.-St. Louis
Post DISPATCH
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

A Baltimore court has condscated to
the State the skins of 2.Jo0 seagulls
Killed in violation of the law. The
skins were intended to adorn women's
hats
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
No Child Labor in Russia.

Russia absolutely forbids tie employ
ment of children under u years of age
in Industrial establishments. whether
conducted by the State CT bsiyate in
diyiduals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
cultivate the Independent Vote.

The Democracy needs not issues, but
standpoint. 1t must make true, in
telligent and worthy patriotism the
=mainspring of all its actions for the
nett four years. 1t should commend
itself to the independent American. He
is the man who is deciding elections
nowadays. He is giving his vote to the
party that is most sincere in it's atti-
tude toward the people; which does not
cater on the one hand to the mob nor
on the other to the trusts. 1t is not
necessary that the Democratic party
have deep and mysterious program
in order to achieve the support of the
independent-all the party needs TO do
is to suppress its jabberwocks and play
honest politics. The Republican party
is riding for a fall, but the Democrats
must nevertheless play square pelitics
to Minneapolis Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15
w., women samire - ,ren

what we admire most in them IS
loving appreciation of ourselves. Che
most admirable man is he who makes
q comfortable home for the woman
who loves HIM and who delights 70
make that home bright and CHEEKY for
lis sake. For after oil il matters lit
lie what sve admire IN men; it IS what
we love IN them that i the important
factor in the well-being OF the world.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

King Bacchus seems to have usurpet
Santa Claus IN Kentucky, and this i
unfortunate FOR the Blue Grass State
Christmas day. as the result Of drunk
en- rows. thirty persons were killed
throughout the commonwealth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

Gou,rnor Roosevelt has refused 10
grant an application for the extradifion
n JOHN D. Rockefeller and other Stand
ard 81 officials 70 Texas. He says he
viii al so. however. should il be shown
that they ueF, m Texas 81 the zine that
the alleged anti-trust iGw vioIaIions took
o+aep
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

Every time small boy gets a Whit
of the odor arising from the kitchen
he proceeds TO GET hungry
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

IRE Navy Department At Washington
mas .etfes from Capt g p. Long. Sery-
ing vita the marines IN China, in which
# S stated that TIE American marines
rere TIE first Is catcr Tie forbidden city.
TIE Americans. lie says. forced the
.ouf,a gate and entered ovel the protest
" Janaaese scn..ne.s.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

If unable to decide whether TO buy
or hire a horse. bear in mind that OF
two eyilsy you should choose the leased.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-15

VIM. Hilson. Dexter. No, stabbed hi
brother. George. through the heart, th'
victim faIlin. ~ lis mothers arms.