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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

in the world fought with an equal valor
for three days until the peach orchard
and the wheatfield and the valley OF
death at the foot of Little Round Top
and the encircling meadows of Gettys-
burg were piled with dead and dyed
with heroic blood, has been told too often
for me to repeat. But not so with the
guide who drives your carryall about the
battlefield. At stated periods he alights
from his perch, removes his quid, clears
his throat, strikes an elOcutionary atti-
tude and for bad five or ten minutes
does his best to spoil a breathless story
with eloquent phrases borrowed from
professional lecturers and tiresOme de-
tails that irritate and obscure. Pick
ett's charge is reserved for the last, but
he is so loaded with it that he lets out
sections thereof at each set narration,
so that there is something Of the flavor
of repetition about mis- final burst at the
Bloody Angle-marked by bronze
soldier with dubbed musket. There
is an inaccuracy too in his closing
words: And now that was the last
charge on this eventful battlefield" as
witness his bill presented shortly after.
But perhaps it is best to have the pat
tering, inane guide with you in going
about the scene of the battle of Gettys-
burg-else the crowding thoughts of
the glory and horror of that deadly
grapple and the pathos of the graves
of the dead defenders of our country
that fill the beautiful cemetary on the
hill, might well be overpowering.
Yours,
LOUIS A. PRADT.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

THE OBSERVER.
AN INTRODUCTION.
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Ladies and gentlemen, let me make
YOU acquainted with the Observer, a
quiet, easy going sort of chap, who
on account of his extraordinary mod
esty, has heretofore refrained from
raising his voice. But he has lately
been induced to overcome that defect
and in the future he hopes to give the
good natured public the benefit of his
observations on whatever subject he
may choose. Please do not think that
the Observer wishes to be classed
among the army of Critics who, shielded
by that title, are generous with their
abuse. The poor fellows own house is
so covered with glass that he has no
wish to be throwing stones promiscu-
ously. Indeed the Observer makes no
pretentions whatever He is not even
a Philosopher. Just see how modest he
is But whenever he expresses himself,
it is not our friend, the editor, or anyone
but the Observer himself who is talking.
So if by chance he should tread on
someone's toes, he alone is to blame. At
present, however, he expects to hurt no
one, for his remarks and opinions
promise to be only the most cheerful.
Even if he should occasionally descend
to verse, please bear him no i'll will, for
it will be of such a poor order that a
roast its If will be wasted So with
these few words of warning the OBJ
server trusts himself to the mercy of you
all
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
The InSUIar Cases

The prevailing and dissenting opin-
ions ia the sO-called "Insular Cases
have been published in pamphlet form
by the West Publishing Co. of St. Paul,
and we have enjoyed our first OppOr-
tunity to read them all through. Such
reading confirms our first impression
that the court had rendered in these
cases two conflicting opinions. Indeed
eight of the nine judges of the court
agree that such is the case, as will APP
pear from the following quotations from
the written opinions of the justices as
published.
Justice Gray, in the De Lima case
says: 81 am compelled to dissent from
this case, 1t appears to me irrecOncil-
able with the opinion of the majority of
the justices in the case this day decided
of Downes VS.. Bidwell."
The same statement substantially is
made by Justices McKenna, ShiraS aid
White at the Outset of their dissent
ing opinion in the DE Lima case.
So then we have four justices-Gray,
McKenna, ShiraS and White saying in
the De Lima case that the majority
opinion in that case conflicts with the
majority opinion in the case of DOwnes
VS.. Bidwell.
In the latter case Chief Justice Fuller
and Justices Harlan, Brewer and Peck
ham unite in dissenting opinion where
it is also asserted that the opinion of
the majority in that case is inconsistent
with the opinion of the majority in the
DE Lima case. Justice Harlan saying
How Porto Rico can be domestic
territory of the United States as dis
tinctly held in De Lima VS.. Bidwell,
and yet, as now held, not embraced
by the words throughout the United
States, is more than | can understand"
Justice Browns vote was the one
which enabled the court to be divided
against itself as he was with the major
ity in both cases.
So it was justices against in the
De Lima case that the constitution pro-
hibited the duty against Porto Rican
goods because Porto Rico was a part of
the territory of the United States and
5 against in the Downes case that
Congress could impose such tariff not
outstanding the constitution; and S
against that the two decisions multi
fled each other. Justice Brown seems
to be the only member of the court who
thinks that the cases can be recOnciled
one with the other.
And this is the court over which
Marshall once presided
And this court, against 4, in the
DowneS case, expressly diSregardS and
holds for naught the opinions of the
same court delivered by such a man as
Marshall -
This result follows from abuse of the
power of appointment of Federal
Judges. The elective system would
bring better results. The constitution
ought TO be amended, the present court
abolished and new court elected by
the people, the judges of which shall
not hold their offices for life, but for 5
term of not more than six years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

cit is better late than never" And
it is better to do or say the right thing
early than late. So, although Ameri-
can newspapers, that were so blind as
to take the part of Great Britain in her
war against the Beers, have now come
tardily to admit that Kitchener is an
English edition of the infamous Wey-
Ter, it is a shame, nevertheless, that
these same American newspapers have
waited to condemn Kitchener's recon
centrado camps in South Africa, until
the evidence of the horrid barbarity of
those camps became so overwhelming
that the respectable part of the British
public has been aroused to protest
against it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

The section crew just had time to jump
and get out of the way when the engine
struck the hand car and reduced it to
kindling wood. Pat felt badly about
the mishap but still much put out. He
had to make a report to the roadmaSter
and he did it in the following brief but
characteristic style:
"MR ROADMASTER:-
The id Brokaw train ran into our
car and broke the water pail"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. S. N. Wilson, d. d. pastor.
Preaching at 1890 m, and 80 D m, Sunday
Sunday School at II m
Ups G + meeting at $50 pm
Intermediate Y 2 G Z meeting, $50 p IN
Junior p s e meeting at 500 D m
Sunday school at west side chapel every Sum-
day at 800 o clock.
Sunday school at the Hull Memorial Chapel
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
evening at $780,
Prayer meeting will be held Wednesday even
ing at 1880 instead of Thursday account of
commencement.
In the morning there are plenty of free seats
for strangers and all seats free in the evening.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

Congressman Henry Sherman Boutell
has been selected by the state commits
sion to deliver the Grafton at the dedi.
cation of the Illinois building at the
Pan-American exposition July g. 1t is
not certain whether Governor Yates
will be present at the dedication of the
building Rev. Wilbur o. Carrier OF
Chicago will deliver the prayer at the
dedicatOry exerciseS.-ChicagO Chron-
iola
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

The Milwaukee Free Press is forget
sing that its mission is to boom La Fol
lette and, fguratively speaking jump
upon Pfister and his crowd To devote
all of its editorial space to Bryan seems
to be INSTRUCTED effort Keep your
wind for Pister, Bryan is out of your
reach.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
METHODIST,

Rev. Frank A. Pease, pastor.
Preaching ct 1880 m, and 7:45 m, Sunday.
Sunday School at IL o'clock.
Mission Sunday School, GIG Lincoln Ave-, (of
9Th street, 2:S0 p m
West Side Mission in Markstrum's store, D. m.
Epworth League, Sunday at Gas p. IN.
The Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs. Geo.
Hart on Wednesday afternoon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
CHURCH NOTES.

BAPTIST,
Rev. Adam Fawcett. Pastor.
Sunday School, 1145
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:30.
Mission Sunday School on the West Side at s
o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Young peoples meeting at 6:45 p N.
PRAYER meeting from to s.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

Have you heard of the big sale now
going on at Seim Bros. Goods sold
lower than at auction prices
For SALE.-A very fine office desk;
cherry, roll top. Call at the PIor office
for information.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

Rev. Albert Tilgner, pastor.
Preaching at $3.50 m and 7:8epm
Sunday School at IL m
Prayer meeting at 1880 Thursday evening.
Women's missionary Society meets on the first
Wednesday of each month. 1''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
Y. M O. A.

n. Campbell, Secretary.
Gospel meeting for men, at 4 d m. Sunday
Special singing. '"'
Bible reading Tuesday at S:SOp. m.
Bible class for ladies meets in the ASSOCIATE on
parlors every Monday afternoon at 4:l5 shaTp.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

BETWEEN the two factions of the re-
publican party in Wisconsin the old
soldier is being treated rather stability.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
@at1satt Di1nt.
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1901.
Capital. 100000.
Surplus. $25, 900.

p Iblished weekly and entered at the Post Office
atWsusau as second class matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
Rev. W. j. Cordick, Rector.
Holy Communion at 1880 q. m.
Mathis and Sermon at 80 a. m.
Sunday-schOol and Rector's bible class, at u m,
No evening services during July and August.
The music at these services lie rendered by a
vested choir of 20 voices.
Friday: Holy Communion at 1870 a. m.
Choir rehearsal Saturday evening at Z: 80.
Weekly cake sale on Saturdays, at French's
st. Faiths Guild meets at the rectory every
Friday afternoon.
8 st. Martha's Guild will meet with Mrs. j. p.
Briggs on Wednesday afternoon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
LOUIE PRADT,

LOUIE PRADT.
Louie Pradt, man OF wit.
Tired of Wausau, out he lit.
His side winning in the race.
Louie sought an easy place.
Found an office mighty fat,
Did Louie Pradt.
Down in Washington we hear
They hold Louie very dear.
Being on the inside ring,
They come to him with everything.
Something's buzzing round his hat,
0 Louie Pradt
Can ii be ambition gay
Has carried Louie Pradt away:
Can it be that he is bent
On someday being PRESIDENT
Better get right over that!
Louie Pradt!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

GA ST oEIA.
Bears the AIhs Kind You HAYS Always Bought
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

The Ladies' Aid Society will meet in the
church on Wednesday afternoon '''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
GERMAN M. k. CHITRCU

Rev. H: f. Mueller Pastor.
Preaching 1875 a. m. and Z 80 d, m. Sunday.
Sunday School at 900 a. m,
Friday 1880 p. m. - '1' anu
Junior League on Saturday at ll:l5 am.
days '
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

FIf'ST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
Sunday Service II a. m.
Children Sunday School loom.
wednesday evening meeting 7:45.
Heading rooms open daily from to 4 d. M, also
tuesday and Friday from 1880 to o'clock D. m
Up stairs,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02
UNIYERsALIsT.
ST. JOHNS CHURCH,

The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with Mrs
Chas. Livingston on Wednesday afternoon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

In these modern days when sooth-
sayers and fakirs in general are telling
your character or reading your future
by the hand, the chin, the nose and the
ear, the Observer thinks that many
other ways could be found. Did you
ever think that cyclists reveal their
character more easily than other men ?
See how &. D. Jones rides. You could
tell at Il glance that he is a busy lawyer,
full of life and nervous energy. And
what faithful man he is-he rides sum-
mer and winter. Notice how charac-
teristically John Manson and ex-Mayor
Anderson ride, and Billy Davenport and
any number of others. But the best
example of all is Hon. Neal Brown. To
see him sedately cruising up the street,
a stranger would almost take him for a
bishop.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02

"Now that l have a pig and a COW my
neighbors bid me good morrow. BENZ.
Franklin. Moral, buy lotin Johnson's
addition and begin to be looked up to.
This advice is for the young man who
fools away money enough every year to
buy good lot. The man who invests
wisely in most any town eventually be-
comes independent by the natural
growth in population and consequent
advance in values of real estate. Wau-
sau has natural advantages which
doubly ensures the investor. The small
sum of $l5 or $50 makes the first years
payment on lot in Johnson's addition.
Be there at the opening sale, July 4th,
9 to ~ A. NJ.
Pat McGrath, who is in charge of
section crew on the st. Paul road in
this city, started out yesterday morn
ing with four men on hand car, going
north. Everything went all right until
the curve in the northeast part of the
city had been rounded, when they came
face to face with the Brokaw train.
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THE ABSENT MINDED FAIRY GODMOTHER.

''Oh, please change those dreadful robbers into something quickv cried Mary Emma. Her fairy godmother looked very severely at don't they change?" asked Mary Emma, and then she looked around and saw that her fairy godmother had changed herself into q bicycle by mistake.
 "Oh, dear mer' said the bicycle. What ever shall I do now? I must have used the wrong magic formula, and now those horrid robbers will steal me-" The robbers all un- clenched their teeth and said, At last!" They were just about to steal the bicycle, when Mary Emma jumped on 1t and rode off as fast as she could ride. The robbers ran after her, called to her to stop, but she kept on. Mary Emma did not know how to ride bicycle, but you know this was a fairy godmother bicycle, and so, of course, 1t could keep itself right side up.
 Mary Emma soon rode the bicycle out of the forest, and then 1t wanted to stop and rest a while, for it said it was not used to being bicycle and was completely tired out
 "Nensense!' said Mary Emma. "The idea of bicycle getting tiredl I never heard of such thingi" and she rode on faster than ever. Just as the bicycle was getting so very tired that it did not know what to do, they crossed a little bridge over run. ming brook. You all know that when any
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thing that has been enchanted crosses run ming brook it turns back to its former shape at once. We'll, as soon as they had crossed this brook the bicycle changed back again, and Mary Emma found herself on the back of her fairy godmother's neck "Get off the back of my neck at once!" cried the fairy godmother, grossly, for she was very tired from being a bicycle. You ought to be ashamed of yourself-a great, big girl like you sitting on the back of an old lady like me! Sit on the back of your own neck, if you want to!'' Mary Emma got down at once. Then they found that they were hun gry. They sat down by the side of the road and began to eat the lunch that Mary Emma had in her basket.
 They ate and rested and rested and ate until the lunch was all gone. Then Mary Emma said: 'Why don't you change this lunch basket into coach, so we can get in and ride? I don't like this walking about while am making my fortune." The fairy godmother said that she would do that be- fore Mary Emma could spell Jack Robin son" backward in German, and then she laughed so hard at Mary Emma while she was trying to spell Jack Robinson that way that she very absent -mindedly forgot what she was about, and at the same time that she turned the lunch basket into coach she turned herself and Mary Emma into two splendid coach horses. Mary Emma
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was very angry when she found herself har- messed to the coach and helping her fairy godmother draw 1t along the road. Now, just see what you've done," she cried. "I do declare you ought to keep your wits about you more. How are we ever going to get out of this?'' Just then the Prince of that country and a lot of courtiers came along riding on oxen, for there were no horses in that country.
 When the Prince saw the two splendid horses drawing this superb coach along the road he was delighted. He had never seen any horses before but he had seen pictures of them in his natural history book, and so, of course, he knew what they were at once. He got in the coach and drove the horses all | the way to hls father's palace. The horses were just as angry as they could be, and they told the Prince he was no gentleman to make ladies draw him along the road in a coach. like that The Prince said they must not dare to talk that way to a real prince and that they were not ladies, anyway, but only horses, and that if they didn't behave themselves and trot along nicely, he would hit them. with his whip.
 "Oh, just you wait till we cross running brook, and if don't change you into last years mihke pie you may have my gold spectacles' said the fairy godmother. The Prince thought that perhaps there might be something in that, so he drove them over roads that did not cross running brooks.
 When they came to the palace the King. the Princes father, was as pleased as he could be, and said that the Prince was inst the dearest boy that ever lived. You can have the coach," he said, "but send the horses to my stable ana give them some oats"
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Oats, indeed!" said Mary Emma "I'll have you understand never ate an oat in my life, and, what is more, am not going to any old stable, either"
 Then, as soon as they were unharnessed from the coach she and her fairy godmother started to run, but just as they had gone a few steps they crossed water pipe full of running water that led to the palace, and they immediately turned into their proper shapes again. Then the King was furious.
 What do you mean" he shouted, ''by changing yourselves into something else when you are the only horses have? never heard of such conduct. Change yourself back into horses again at oncei
 ''I will do no such thing" said the fairy godmother. If you think am going to live in a stable and eat oats, you are very much mistaken"
 'Seize them and cast them into the deepest dungeon!" cried the King to his army. The army got ready to seize them, and then Mary Emma and her fairy godmother were frightened almost to death.
 ''I guess maybe we had better change back to horses after al," said the fairy god mother.
 'I guess maybe we had" said Mary Emma. So just as the army was about to seize them, the fairy godmother waved her wand, but she did it so absent -mindedly that instead
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trying that. If a fairy godmother with a sugar loaf hat and a long wand does not appear as soon as you have winked your left foot three times, then you haven't any.
 e Well, one day Mary Emma decided that she was old enough to go out and seek her fortune, so on she went. She had on her very best frock, nice lunch in her basket, and she felt sure she was going to find a every nice fortune indeed. She left her mother stoning cherries on the back porch and walked on and on and on, until she had gone farther than she had ever gone before After a while she entered a deep forest. She had been quite hot and cross in the sun, but 1t was delightfully."- cool in the forest under ing ones fortune was just heaps of fun.
 Mary Emma was going along singing at the top of her voice. when all at once she turned a corner of the forest and there were three robbers lying in wait for her. Myl But she was frightened! She winked her left foot B three times just as hard as ever she could, and her fairy godmother appeared rubbing her eyes and looking very cross, for she had just been taking nice nap when she ihad been so suddenly awakened. The rob- bers were just about to rob Mary Emma of her lunch basket when her fairy godmother appeared, but as soon as they saw her they all stepped back few paces, clenched their teeth and said, "Foiled."
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Of course, you all know that very great many years ago all good children had fairy godmothers. Even If you don't know It, 1t must be so, for so very many people who write about things say so, and people who write about things know every single thing there is to know, especially me.
 In those days of which l write one little < girl named Mary Emma had fairy god mother who was very absent-minded. In deed, she was so absent-minded at times that she forgot she was a fairy godmother at all. and so instead of helping Mary Emma make her fortune, as, of course, she should have done, she just stayed at home and kept house just like any one else. In fact, if 1t had not been for Mary Emma herself, the fairy godmother might have forgotten that she had a goddaughter, but every once and while Mary Emma would wink her left foot three times, which would immediately summon the fairy godmother to her side.
 Mary Emma did not want anything at all, but she was a very far-seeing little girl, and she knew that some time she might want something, and if her fairy godmother did not have some practice, she might forget what 1t meant when Mary Emma winked her left foot three times, and never come at all! By the way, you can always tell whether IT not you have a fairy godmother by just
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can get enough for few pennies at ans- drug store. Half pint is more than enough for your trick. You can get the piece of glass from any old broken pane you can find. A piece three inches long and narrow enough to enter the tumbler at its widest part will do.
 Fill the tumbler with the lime water and bring it into the room where your friends are assembled. Place 1t upon the table be- fore them where they can all see it, but do not allow any of them to taste It. Tell your friends that the magic properties of your breath will change the water into milk, and then breath frequently into the tumbler, stirring 1t constantly with the piece of glass. The perfectly transparent lime water will assume a milky hue, and then as you keep breathing into 1t will finally grow white, closely resembling skinned milk, amid the applause of your friends.
 Now, you can explain that your magic breath being combined with the water in the glass wlll in few minutes, produce chalk. Let the tumbler remain perfectly quiet for time while you and your com panions play some other game, and upon looking at it later you will find that layer of real chalk has been deposited In the bot tom of the glass.