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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
AR Ships.

While we believe there are many
great discoveries and inventions vet TO
be made, and are ever ready To listen
with interest To the tales IF 1.-THE wig
ard . we must acknowledge that the
air ship in any sort of balloon form is
the one thing upon which we draw the
line, aud say fudge" "A balloon of
any sort, even a balloon that is named
air ship, made by Dumoat or anyone
else, can never be steered and propelled
successfully against the wind, until we
come to topsy-turvey land. 4 balloon,
though it be called an ''air ship could
never be made useful or practical as a
carrier of passengers or freight even
if the navigator thereof had the power
to make the wind blow whittier he
wished The air ship is simply an un-
imaginable thing framed on any plan
other than that which shall be devised
TO run the coming submarine boat.
namely propelling fans underneath to
force the air ship up and keep il up as
the submarine boat is forced down and
kept down,and like fans To- s;eer, propel,
and balance it properly, in the air.
That an air ship SO made is possibility
we believe, but that ii will ever become
a thing of common use we nave not the
slightest reason To expect. We do not
expect il because; In the first place the
navigating of such a craft successfully
through the air would require such
natural alertneSs aud activity and such
experiences and training that very
few men could learn it and very
few of these would try TO learn it and
very few of such as tried would survive
the trial And in the seroad place. if
such a craft were invented. and the
handling of it on its trial trips were
q thing so sipPie that an ordinary child
could do j, the invention would be
practically dseleSS, for men have al
ready solved the problem of iocomo-
ton and transportation by other means
which are being constantly improved
upGn. aud which answer the purpose
better than could be done by the most
perfect air ship that can be imagined
When we say an air ship would be u.s.
less we take INTO consideration the fact
that one capable of being successfully
managed. and of carrying couple IF
paSSenge and few hundred pounds
Of dynamite might be dangerous ia war.
War is generally useless, and worse
than useless, but il air ships ever be-
come engines of war all civilized na-
tiOnS viii have them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
He Cornered TtIden.

Samuel J. 1ilden had a touch of hui
NOR. at times querulous in its tone, and
at other times he could be funny with
out meaning to be. He was an expert
judge of wines, and his cellar was
choicely stocked. When dining out,
however. he had little way of meas
uring by the taste of his guest and or
dering accordingly. Colonel John +.
Fellows noted this trait and once
when dining with Mr.. Tilden saw that.
as usual. the Sage of Greystone had
ordered a small bottle of an ordinary
brand for his plate and a very choice
vintage Cor himself. Mr.. Tilden was
called Ay from the table for mo-
ment nd the colonel deftly shifted
the bottles. When Tilden lifted his
pint to pour out the wine, his eye
quickly noted the difference. but he
got out of the difficulty nicely. Here,
waiter" he said. you have made a
mistake in my wine. | want the same
kind Colonel Fellows has. New York
World
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
GREWsoME RELICS.
Pathetic Memorials OF the Ill Fated
City of Pompeif.

Pathetic Memorials OF the Ill Fated
City of Pompeif.
In the museum at Pompaii are pre-
served the most horrid end pathetic
relies of tle last days of the i'll fated
city. Early "a 1868 the workmen who
were helping to unearth an immense
palace struck into a cavity in the lava,
the nature of which, of course. was a
mystery. Without breaking further
into it they poured plaster of paris
down the crevices that were already
opened, and as soon as the plaster had
hardened the crust of lava was care
fully removed, and, 10. the form of a
human being in his last struggles was
revealed! The outlines and form of
the person were perfectly preserved,
showing plainly that he had been bur-
led in boiling lava, which had hard
ened q Oout him. The intervening 1880
years and the heat of the lava besides
had reduced the body to a handful of
dust, but the lava had left cast nat
ural as life.
Since that time several bodies have
been reproduced, one of them with the
features so perfectly preserved as to
show the expression of the face. In
some of the plaster casts parts of the
skeleton are imbedded. Two female
casts which are clasped in each others
arms have been called THE Mother
and Daughter" Persons who have
seen this group say that there is moth
ing in all Pompeii more touching than
the utter despair depicted upon the
face of the mother"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
TANNING SCHOOL ITEMS
EDITED BY MISS LOIS Rrssrr.

Mr.. Lemmer, student of the first
years class gave Us very interesting
talk, Tuesday on his experiences in
teaching the past two years.
Miss Jessie Jones is confined to her
home with an attack of typhoid fever.
Miss Cora Allen has been sick the
past week but is now back in school,
Miss Elsie Miller, II student of last
year, paid US visit Wednesday, we
hope to see her back in school.
Miss Dora Kowsky, of Athens, was
called home Friday on account of the
death of her father
Mr. Pearson has been teaching in
Miss Cady's room for the past week.
Miss Lena Henrick and Miss Ada
Miller taught in the Misses Walter
rooms the latter part of last week.
Some beautiful May baskets filled
with arbutus and anemones were proof
that the Training school students were
out during the evening of May lst
Erwin Marchetti who has been very
i'll during the past week is reported
better and we hope will soon be at
school again.
The Misses Gibcke, Taplin and Ben
son gave us some very interesting talks
upon country schools, their merits and
dement's, at the meeting of the Literary
society on Friday
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06

The large man had just bought so
poritic black cigar and was inserting il
in the cutter.
Don't do THAR exclaimed the tall
man of cadaverous feature.
Good gracious, why not?" demand
ed the large fellow
"You wait here with me for five min
utes, and you'll see why not"
A man came up and bought cigar.
He wetted the mouth end slightly, pre-
it in the cutter, lighted it and walked
off.
did you see that?" asked the ca
daverous man. did you see his color
and hollow cheeks? If he isn't in the
last stages of consumption, | don't
want cent. Can't you just imagine
the tubercle bugs in that cigar cutter?'
he said triumphantly.
The large man didn't say anything,
but he looked anxious.
In the cslrse of five minutes as
many customers bought cigars, and
three Of them wetted the mouth end
before they used the cutter.
Guess III buy an individual cut
ter" said the large man as the pair at
last moved out of the shop.-New York
Mail and Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
FIND A BODY.

Recently maid in the employ Of j.
w. Clifford. of Stevens Point, father OF
Mrs A. M. Fox, formerly of this city,
while at work in the attic of the house
discovered through the cracks of the
floor queer looking box. Removing
the same she found the lid unfastened
and lifted off when she found
bundle. :Unwrapping the cloth which
proved to be chemise, she was hor.-
fled 10 find the body of babe partly
decomp, sed and plrtly dried up that
had the appearance of having lain there
for years. How the child came there
has not been explained nor perhaps the
story win never b. come public
The house was originally built and
was occupied for long time by ID.
Lloyd Jones, now referee in bankrupt
cy living in Milwaukee; it was then
leased and occupied for few years by
A. r. Horn, a division superintendent
of the Wisconsin Central Ry., and was
later purchased by Mr. Clifford. The
residence is one of the most palatial in
Stevens Point, and the prominence of
the parties who have always occupied
it lends corresponding interest to the
matter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
sHRovE TUESDAY JOKES.
Peculiar Ideas of HumOr Possessed
by Two French Kings.

by Two French Kings.
In alS countries where Lent is kept
except in Russia, whore Ash We1nes-
day is not observed -Shrove Tuesday,
the last day before this beginning of the
penitential season, has been given over
to Mornings, sports and practical
jokes. In both England and Scotland,
in which latter place the day is known
as Fastens cen, it was in times past a
great holiday for the apprentices and
working classes generally.
A grewsome joke was played by
Louis NJ. one Shrove Tuesday when at
night he ordered his guards to rouse
the sleeping villagers near and bring
them 20 the castle. From-a lmost ev-
cry tree in the surrounding wood, it is
said. dead body dangled, and to the
music of his fiddlers Louis compelled
the villagers to take a gibbeted corpse
for partner and dance before it till
morning. Those who had husbands
sweethearts or relatives among the
dead We're forced to have them for
partners.
Later Charles X enjoyed a practical
joke at Shrovetide that was less grird
in its character, secretly giving ten of
the most s.1illful pickpockets in Paris
full leave to steal whatever they could
without being found out at the carni-
val ball. Louis himself enjoyed their
dexterity and the dismay of those
who missed their jewels. swords. gir-
dies and other valuables.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
WAUSAU A BIDDER.

While there is no immediate danger
of Milwaukee losing to Wausau the
title of premier convention city of the
United States, it will not be best 10
ignore the bid of the latter municipality
for the good will of the executive conn
mittee of Wisconsin Teachers associa-
ton. That committee decides upon a
place for holding the next annual con
veLtion of the association. at which
time the semi.ceutennial Of the organ
ization will be celebrated, and it is
more than probable that the attendance
ce at tho convention will break all pre-
vions records.
Competition of this character is diff.
cult to meet. We're ii not for the fact
that that city at the Falls of the Big
Bull cannot well afford TO keep open
house all of the time on the terms Offer
ed to the teachers association, Milwau-
kee would be called upon 10 look to her
laurels. As it is, if Wausau secures
the convention for which she is now
bidding it viii be some months, if not
years, before her people will again en-
ter the market as bidder for an event
of this character.
Meanwhile the cities in the same class
with Wausau are called upon to watch
her progress in matters of this kind
and take note of the advertising she Sc
cures. Municipal progress depends
largely upon cooperation and unselfish
devotion to the common good on the
part of all citizens In this respect
Wausau has long held position very
near the head of the column among Wis
consin cities, and at the rate she is now
travelling it will be a difficult matter to
keep her from leading her class.
While it goes without saying that
Wausau cannot furnish hotel accommo-
dations for the teachers who will attend
the coming convention, the people of
that city are hospitable and public spir-
tied. On occasions like the one under
consideration the homes of Wausau
citizens are thrown open to guests, who
are not only entertained as if they were
old friends, but that entertainment is
proffered freely and gratuitously In
this way delegates to conventions OF
teachers in the past have found that
their sojourn ia that city was both
pleasant and inexpensive milwaukee,
| Sentinel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
PERSONALS.

# B. Tyndaii, Of Merrill, spent yes
terday in Wansau.
IF. NJ. Litlleiohn, of Merrill, was in
the city yesterday.
III. IL. Foster is at home from Il e
South for Il few days.
Mrs. Agnes B. Murray went to
Manitowoc on Saturday.
Burr Jones was in Waukegan the
first part of the past week.
Sol. Heinemann, of Milwaukee.
spent Sunday in Wausau visiting rela-
tives
Miss Minnie Bishop, of Chicago. is
visiting for u few days with Mrs. Paul
Moeller
Gus. Ringle, president of the Ringie
Lumber Co. at hawkins, is in the city
on visit
-Wm Jai,ey. of Tower, MINI, Wis
tied at the home of his father in this
city last week.
Miss Mae Barnum departed for
Lake Shishe bogema, Saturday, on Wis
it to her parents.
Capt Henry Boyer, of Merrill,
deputy internal revenue collector, was
a Wausau visitor yesterday.
RI. w. PiDder and Hans Weik de-
parted yesterday for the Evergreen
where they will fish for trout until
Friday.
DR.. and Mrs p A. Riebe were in
Milwaukee several days last week,
called there by the serious illness of the
formers mother.
Mrs r. Ledger, of Milwaukee,
Mrs. Fehland, Mrs Genrich and Mrs.
f. Ledger, of Merrill, spent Thursday
with their friend Mrs. Paul Moeller.
Joe Kuechler, who will act as adj
vance agent this season for Winuinger
Brothers railroad shows. departed yes
terday for Tomahawk where the com
| any open the season.
VIM. Allen returned home Thursday
noon after being absent from the city for
over six months. He has spent the win
ter in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana
and Alabama looking over timber lands
for Wausau parties On his way home
he visited at Manitowoc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06

THE republicans are telling some
very plain truths about each other just
now Just read the following from the
Neillsville republican WHICH has always
been considered one of the rankest re-
publican organs in the state.
The state tax commission, after a
long investigation, found that the rail
road corporations were escaping nearly
one million dollars of taxes yearly
But in order to be very conservative it
cut the figures in two and recommended
to the legislature an increase in railroad
taxes of S60n, 600. Judge Jacques, who
has been writing a continued story on
taxation concludes thatthe tax commits
siOn's recommendation should be rec
ognized by the next legislature but
that the figures should again be cut in
two and placed at about $500, 900. Now
if the Stalwarts should again control
the legislature and such bill were in
trOdVced, the committee to which it was
referred would want to be conservative
and another division would make it
$780, 600. Then the legislature wouldn't
want to adopt the report of the COM
mittee without amendment and it would
be conservative to take half of it or S75,
600 There are some ''populists" and
radicals" in this state who insist that if
The railroads are escaping taxes at the
rate of 81 100000 yearly they ought to
be made to pay 600, 600 or more every
year. But these poor deluded beings
do not understand how necessary it is
to preserve the Republicanparty's repu-
tation for conservatism.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
1907 Democratic Presidents.

Every once in while some republi-
can announces that the democratic par
ty owes great debt to Grover Cleve-
land, as the only man who has led the
party to national victory since 1860
Doubtless some republicans say this
who have paid little attention to mat
tiers political, except to vote and shout
with their party, and who assume
thoughtlessly, that Grover Cleveland
was democrat. Other republicans
say it because they are foxy, and know
better than 10 believe he is demo
crat but know that he served their in
terests well and that is all they care
for. Other republicans say it because
they never understood and never will
understand that political party stands
or can stand for, or mean, anything but
offices for hungry office seekers. The
fact is that Mr. Cleveland never pre-
tended to oppose any republican policy
except that Of tariff favoritishn. mis-
called protection" He gave utterance
to some wordy commonplace on that
subject, but didn't really mean it for he
used his power as dispenser of offices
to kill off all effort of democrats to
bring about tariff refrom during his
second term. Mr. Cleveland belongs to a
school of politicians who believe that
one party is as good as another, but it is
good thing for the county to have two,
the outs aud the ''ins;" the outs
to watch the 'ins;p that it is conven-
lent to have platforms and declarations
Of issues between the parties, in order
to have something to talk about As to
actually doing things, that is another
thing. The least done the better.
There are agreat many politicians of
that school. They comprise all the
chiefs of the so called "reorganizers'o Of
the democratic party. They stand for
leaving things as they are except to put
democrats in the offices. In other
words they really stand for nothing of
substance. The political God of the
members of this school, whether they
label themselves democrat" or ''re-
publican is Mammon. They have
creed, and they guard it with great
jealousy, but it is not creed that
divides them politically, for they all be-
lieve it,
Now let us make suggestion to those
democrats who take stock in the say
ing that the democratic party has won
the presidency twice since 1860, both
times with MIR. Cleveland as standard
bearer. There is a way that we might
if successful elect 1861 presidents all at
once. Let US elect Mr. Watterson of
Kentucky, Watterson is never of the
same political opinion for two consecu-
tive days He might accidentally be a
democrat for an occasional day, during
the four years. And he would be pretty
sure of being everything else once in
while. Shall we eject those 1861 presi-
dents all in one and make up for lost
ti1ep
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
CANADIAN JUBILEE SINGERS.

The concert at the Grand opera
house Friday night by the Canadian
Jubilee Singers promises a rare must
cal treat. The company is composed
of ten artists. They present a varied
program including male quartette, a
mixed quartette, fine soprano, basso,
baratone and trombone soloists, They
are descendants of ex-slaves who made
their escape from slavery and went to
Canada via the underground railway !"
Don't fail to hear them Admission 50
cents, reserved seats 10 cents extra
Reserved seats can be secured at the
Wausau Music House, Thursday morn
ing at O'Clock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
An Early Press Agent.

Though absurd wagers, often incon-
veniencing other people, are now
sometimes made, they are not so prev
alent as in the eighteenth and early
part of the nineteenth centuries. The
absurdity of a wager made by some
persons in 1749 is only equaled by the
credulity of the multitude. On Jan.
16 of that year, according to wide
spread announcements, person would
play on walking cane at the Hay
market theater the music of every in
strument, get into a quart bottle and
while there sing several songs, at the
same time permitting any spectator
to handle the bottle. The theater could
hold but a small proportion of the i'm
mense crowd. but the performer did
not appear. Some person behind the
curtain announced that if the audience
would remain there until the next
morning instead of going into quart
bottle he would get into a pint one.
But, though the multitude had faith
in the quart, the pint bottle was too
much a riot ensued, and the interior
of the theater was destroyed.-London
Chroniele
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
origin of the word "Cuba.v


Cuba is the name by which the is
land was originally known to the Luz
cayan Indians, who were with Column
bus when he discovered it. One of it's
villages or cities was called by them
Cubanacan, and it is reported that
from the similarity of sounds Colum-
bus. still supposing himself to be on
the coast of Asia. imagined that this
must be a city of Kublai Khan, the
Tartar sovereign celebrated by Marco
Polo. The survival of the original
name for Cuba is a remarkable in
stance of persistence. as the island has
been baptized and rebaptized many
times since its European discovery
Columbus first called it Juana in honor
of Prince John, the son of Ferdinand
and Isabella. After Ferdinand's death
it was called in his memory Fernan-
dina. Subsequently this name was
changed to Santiago, after st. James,
the patron saint of Spain. Still later
it was named Ave Maria, in honor of
the Virgin Mary. But none of these
names held. and the Indian name is
still preserved Literary Era.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06

''Auti-imperialists in the senate de-
termined TO leave no Stoue unturned in
their efforts to diseredit the adminisrra-
ton and beSmirch the army, have Sc
cured the passage of resolution re-
queSting the immediate recall of Major
Gardener so that he may be able to
testify before the Philippine commits
sion. milwaukee Sentinel, May 3.
Well, Well We did not know the
Anti'S were strong enough in the SEN
ate to secure the passage of resolu,
ton. Is il not just possible that there
were some republican senator's who had
a hand in passing that resolution, not
10 beSmirch the army, but TO prevent
any further beSmirehing of the Ameri-
can people, by those who have dis
graced the army, the flag, aud their
country by their barbarities Besides
what IS the sense, even from the Seuti-
nefS stand point, in attempting conceal
ment now, when the whole world knows
what has been done there Let us
have the whole truth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
A FINE ENTERTAIN MENT.

The Chicago Opera Company APP
peared at the opera house in this place
Wednesday evening and presented the
three act opera, "The Music Halter +"
The singing of the various members of
the company was highly enjoyed by
those who heard it, The piece presents
good plot and the parts of the Coun-
tess, by Mable Baker, talented con
tralto; Leonora, by Christine Yorty,
soprano, and Alfred, young com
poser, by Dir. Mensden, renowned
tenor, were exceptionally strong and
well rendered The work of the vocal
quartet was also very highly appre-
ciated What Cheer Reporter,
AT the opera house Saturday evening,
May 10th. Prices %, 35, 90 and 70 cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
The White Pine.

The Ute pine is distinetively a
northern zee. The native distribution
of the tree was from Newfoundland
on the east TO Lake Winnipeg on the
west and thence TO the southern bound
aries of Wisconsin. Michigan. Penn
sylvania. New Jersey and Connecticut.
The white pine belt also followed the
Appalachian range as far to the south
as Georgia. The best growth Of the
tree was in Maine and the British ter
ritory east OF the state. along the St
Lawrence river. in New Hampshire,
Vermont. northern New York. Michi-
gan. Wisconsin. Minnesota and cen
tral Pennsylvania
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06
Music In a BARRIERS shop.

If we go from the gentleman's par
Tor 10 the barbet's shop of the six
reenth century, We tind unmistakable
evidences of the popularity of music.
People would seem to have had more
time in those days than now and do
not appear to lave minded waiting as
much as brisker moderns, and so the
barber provided means to amuse those
who were waiting their turn. For this
purpose he had the virginals in one
corner. the virginia. being a stringed
instrument. the precursor Of our piano,
in which by pressing keys like cur pi-
ano keys the strings were struck not
by hammtf. as in our piano. but by a
quill or elastic piece of wood. of leath-
er or of metal. A virgipal of Eliza
beth's time is still preserved in the
South Kensington museum in Eng
land.-Lippincott's