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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

DANCY.
Mrs. Phillips and little son, Foster, of
Milwaukee, has been visiting Miss Ella
Marched the past week.
L. Wafer sold his farm recently and
moved to Stevens Point, where, we I'M
derstand, he has engaged in business.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. G. Knoller returned
home the first of the week after few
days visit with the formers mother and
brother at Green Bay and Depere.
Miss Julia Clark, of Schofield, was a
welcome caller here Saturday. Miss
Clark was railroad agent at this place
for some time, and has many friends
here who are always pleased to see her.
S. A. Smith disposed of his farm near
this place short time ago and pur
chased one from John Prain, near
Mosinee. Mr. Smith and family moved
to their newly acquired home the last
of the week
Harvesting is now the order of the
day and crops throughout this section
on the whole look very promising. A
drive through the country from this
place in any direction now gives one
the impression that the farmers are on
prosperity street. New buildings are
going up and all kinds of improve
ments going on.
Thomas Altenburg and family, who
left this place few years ago for West
Va, in which state Mr.. Altenburg held
a very good position in the oil regions,
returned here the first of the week, in
tending to make this place their per-
manent home Their many friends
here extend to them a most cordial
welcome back.
j. T. Harmon, civil engineer from
Peoria, H., has been at this place the
past week looking after the prelimin-
airy work relative to the drainage of the
marsh recently purchased by Illinois
parties. Mr. Harmon in company with
G. e. Knoller, of this place, and DIR. w
N Daniels, of Mosinee, went down to
Daily Friday to inspect draining which
is being done on large tract of marsh
at that place.
j. I Lake and family have the sym.
pathy of the community, in their recent
bereavement, they having lost their
oldest son, Barney, by drowning. The
family lives near the Wisconsin river,
and the boy crossed the river to bring
the cows home, and in some way met
his death. He was bright boy of II
years and sad loss to his parents.
The funeral was held Thursday morn
ing and burial took place from Catholic
church at junction City, Rev. j. Cara
officiating.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

A young minister IN the course of an
eloquent sermon on the pomps and
vanities of the world staggered his con-
gregation by exclaiming:
"Here am l standing here preaching
to you with only half a shirt on my
back, while you sit there covered with
gewgaws and other baubleS."
The next day parcel containing sew
eral brand new shirts was left at his
house by one of his hearers, kind
hearted old lady. Meeting the donor
few days afterward, he thanked her ex-
ceedingly, but expressed much surprise
at receiving such an unexpected gift.
"Oh," said the lady you mentioned
In your sermon on Sunday that you
had only half a shirt on your back"
Cutie true" added his reverence,
"but you seem to forget the other half
was In nt."-London Tit-Bits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
WIRE FENCES AND LIGHTNING.
Ground Wires Will Prevent Animals
From Being Struck

The great annual loss of stock
through lightning has caused some in
genius suggestions for mitigating the
danger. Here is one which we think
might possibly bear fruit. AZ any rate
1t would do no harm to try it; 1T has
been suggested that if farmers would
take the trouble to run ground wires,
at intervals along their barbed wire
fences they might often prevent annoy
ing losses of live stock from the effects
OF lightning. 1t is noticeable fact
that every season one hears of many
cases where live stock has been killed
by lightning while standing near a
wire fence. Often there are trees
along the edge of the field in close prox-
unity to these feuces, and when il com.
mences to rain the horses and cattle or
other stock naturally seek to get under
shelter of the foliage. Then when light.
ming strikes, the bolt is apt to run along
the fence wires, sometimes for many
rods, and if the stock is too close to the
NNANN VIZ "hAtiAio al Wei y llluit 10 yet
shock which may prove fatal. Near
ly every farmer knows of cases of this
kind and has wondered at the 'freakish-
ness of the lightning 1t is claimed,
however, that if the owners of wire
fences would run wire from the top
OF every eighth or tenth post aud sink
the lower end in the ground deep
enough So it will always be in moist
earth, it would be possible to avoid
practically all accidents of this char
acter. The fence wire is n natural
conductor for lightning, but if there
were ground wires at short intervals,
the electricity would run to earth at
the first opportunity and its power for
damage be thereby dissipated. The
plan is certainly simple enough and AS
it requires no great expense, it would
probably be worth while to give it a
trial, especially around fields where
lightning has bothered and where live
stock is apt to be pastured during the
seasons storm period. Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
TAKEN WITH CRAMPS.

VIM. kirmse, member of the bridge
gang working near Littleport was taken
suddenly i'll Thursday night with
cramps and kind of cholera. His
case was so severe that he had TO have
the members of the crew wait upon
him and MIR. Clifford was called aud
consulted. He told them he had a
medicine in the form of Chamherlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
that he thought would help him out
and accordingly several doses were adj
ministered with Tie result that the fell
low was able to be around next day.
The incident speaks quite highly of Mr..
Gifforrs medicines Elkader Iowa,
argus This remedy never fails. Keep
it in your home, it may save life For
sale by all leading druggists
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

They tell good story of Charles A.
Dana - how Dana once summoned a
boy reporter and said, Tomorrow you
write up the yacht race"
But" said the lad. Il don't know
how; I'm a Nebraskan. l only came
here last night, sir. and | havec't 50
much as seen New York harbor yet AS
for yachts-why, l never saw yacht
in my life!"
"Just the reason i sent for you, my
boy, You'll write story that people
can read, you'll picture the thing;
you'll write with enthusiasm because
it's all new to you"
Sane logic! The poetry of the sea has
always been written by landsmen; it
always will be- The baf,ack room bal
lads are best sung by gentle civilian.
The inside of anything is clearest seen
by an erstwhile outsider. Mr.. Bryce.
not Mr.. Lodge. writes THE American
Commonwealth" Emerson. not Car
lyle, writes English Traits "-Rollin
Lynde HART in Atlantic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
FLOWER AND TREE.

Powdered sulphur applied daily is a
good remedy for mildew on rosebushes
Plants may be grown in comparative
iy small pots by applying weak solu-
ton OF guano.
Oregon Is said to have a white sun
flower which grows wild In some local
tiles in the valleys Of the Blue noun
tains
Cress is the quickest growing of
plants Under perfect conditions it will
flower and seed within eight days Of
planting.
A northern aspect for the orchard
gives a colder and later soil and TO
tards the Dlossoming until q later pc
Rod. thus lessening the danger from
spring frosts.
II for no other reason than its habit
OF late blooming. the saliva deserves q
place In every garden Nothing can be
more splendid than a well grown bed
OF SALIVA in early autumn.
The finest house plants grow where
the temperature does not get above 20
degrees nor lower than 90 degrees.
But most Of US would think we were
freezing TO death in rooms OF the best
temperature for plants. g degrees.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

SENATOR A. L. KREUTzER of Wausau
was in the city yesterday on legal bust
ness.
81 have not been south of the dead
line since the legislature adjourned" he
said, land therefore do not know much
about politics The dead line is any
where south of Oshkosh. guess there
is not much politics in the air at pres
ent, except what the governor is try
ing to inject into our religion as ac-
CURED at camp meetings.
He seems to have usurped the pull
pit of privilege of saying things because
it is not considered correct to contra.
dict preacher. If he was speaking as
a lawyer he would probably be more
careful what he asserted. milwaukee
Sentinel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Uaamsaaa gi1nt.
TUESDAY. AUGUST II, 1903.
ublished weekly and entered at the Post Office
at Waussu as SECOND class matter.
A Way to rect Together.

Some newspaper reporter has cred
tied our esteemed fellow townsman,
Hon Neal Brown, with saying that the
way for democrats to get together is to
get together; adapting to the democrat
ic situation the suggestion of Horace
Greeley, once on time, that the way
to resume specie payments was to
resume specie payments. Horace
Greeley's advice, however, had mean
ing. There was, at the time, much dis
cussion as to whether it would not be
wise to prepare gradually for resump-
ton. Greeley meant that the proper
way was to resume at once
We do not know whether Mr. Brown
said or did not say that the way for
democrats to get together is to get to-
gether. If Grover Cleveland had said
it, we would not think it strange, for
he is very much of a platitudinarian
and no one is surprised when old Gro
yer gets off some oracular nonsense
Mr. Brown is usually the reverse. He
not only does not deal in high sound
ing nonsense himself, but neither has
he any patience with those who do. If
Mr.. Brown used the expression re-
ferred to he is brainy enough to have
fully realized that it meant nothing,
and he must have said it for that very
reason, and for purpose.
One of Dickens characters was much
afflicted by inability to sneeze when
he wanted to. The way to sneeze in
his case would have. been to sneeze. 1t
would not have helped him to tell him
so. But, all the same, it was true that
there was no other way. If he couldn't
do it that way he couldn't do it at all.
1t is simply impossible to snaeze with
out sneeziDg, and 50 the only way to
sneeze is to sneeze.
But when democrats talk about get
ting together" they do. not exactly
mean that. 1t is very easy matter to
get together. The democrats got to-
gether in national conventions in 1896
and 1900, without any difficulty. What
is meant probably is staying together
after they get together. The Eastern
democrats understand very well how to
"get together" with the party al con-
ventions, but they also know too Wei
how to get" They get together
with the party in conventions, and
then they get" and help the republi-
cans.
There seems to be only one way OF
staying together. Let the democrats
wait until after the republican conven-
ton is held. Then adopt the republi-
can platform, and tell the Eastern
democrats to select the candidate.
The way to bite off your head is to
turn half somersault with your mouth
and snap your teeth together hard. In
other words the way to bite off your
head is to bite it off. 1t seems hardly
possible, and yet we have done it
twice, and we can do it again. Just
stand back few PAGES, and watch the
loquacious Eastern mouth of the dem
ocratic party bite off its own head.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
BEET SUGAR.
1t Was Born of Frances Isolation
During the NapoIeonic Wars.

1t Was Born of Frances Iso1atf0n
During the Napoleonic Wars.
Sugar as an article of food was not
known to the ancients. Mankind has
always exhib;leS the greatest fondness
for sweets, and from the earliest times
the demand was supplied by honey.
The royal psalmist sets up honey and
the honeycomb as the highest standard
of material sweetness. A land flowing
with milk and honey was the picture
drawn by the most ancient poets to de-
scribe an earthly paradise. Romans of
the last days of the republic, and sub
seQuently of the time of the empire,
who were at the same time the most
luxurious epicures and the grossest
feeders the world ever knew and
spared neither money nor exertion to
secure every delicacy possible for their
tables, had no knowledge of sugar, out
robbed the bees to obtain sweets for
their famous honey cakes and other
confectionery.
Sugar was made in india and Arabia
in the earliest times, but 1t was not
Drought INTO Europe untll Ine lnVA-
sions of the Mohammedans into the
countries around the Mediterranean
sea, in the seventeenth century. The
Moors cultivated the cane In the coun-
tries of north Africa, and they intro
duced 1t into Spain. The Spaniards.
about 1910, planted sugar canes in their
West Indian possessions, whence 1t
spread through Spanish America and
into the French province Of Louisiana.
The cane was the original source of
sugar, and so remained up to the time
of the Napoleonic wars in Europe. The
ports of France were so closely block
AIDED by the British fleets that 1t was
impossible to secure sugar from any
tropical countries, and Napoleon as
sembled the chemists in France and
commissioned them to discover some
means of making sugar out of material
found in the country, at the same time
offering large reward. This proceed
ing resulted in the production of sugar
from the beet.-New Orleans Picayune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
The Persian Crows Beak.

There is a weapon known as the
"crow's leak" which was formerly
much in Use among men Of rank in
Persia and north India. IT was horse
mans weapon and consisted Of a broad
curved dagger blade fixed at right an
giles to shaft, pickax fashion. The
shaft incloses a dagger. unscrewing at
the butt end. This concealed dagger is
q very common feature of Indian arms
and especially of the battle axes Of
Persia
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
DAVID GARRlCk.
The Great Actors Art and HIS Wife's
Rudied Feelings.

Ruled Feelings.
Mrs. Garrick's admiration of her hus
bands dramatic talents was intense
and on his great nights she would hang
over her box, next the stage, in rap
turous delight The one flaw in her
idol, she claimed, was a taste for low
life, for which she blamed him greatly,
insisting that he loved better to play
Scrub to low lived audience than one
of his superior characters before an
audience of taste.
On one particular occasion. she was
In her box in the theater when Gar
rick's impersonation of Richard Ill.
was applauded to the echo. In that
day farce followed the tragedy of the
evening, and as Mrs. Garrick rose to
leave before it her husband came to
the box to say he had some business In
the greenroom which would detain him,
SO most unwiliingly the lady was
obliged to acquiesce and remain
through the closing entertainment
This proved to be a comical series Of
laundering adventures which had be-
fallen a countryman who had left his
farm to see London and on his return
gave his neighbors an account Of the
wonders he had met.
This Characterization was received
with such pe9Is of applause that Mrs.
Garrick, ever'zealous of her husbands
fame, began to think it rivaled those
lately lavished on Richard III. Her
feelings were nearly worked up to fe-
yer heat when she was attracted by
the frantic efforts of her little spaniel
dog to overlap the balcony that sepa-
rated him from the stage, whar she
Immediately became aware o. The truth
that the actor was Garrick and ex-
claimed, Strange that dog should
know his master when the woman who
loved him best in the world could not
pierce his disguise"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
WIN He should Learn spanish.

One of the most brilliant series Of
the Gobelin tapestries represents the
surprising adventures of Don Quixote.
Louis XIV. had q great affection for
the doughty chevalier. One day he
said to a great gentleman of his court:
do you know Spanish
mo. sire" said the other.
"Ah, it is great pity"
The seigneur. thinking. at the least
the king was going to offer him the
Enthusiastically at Madrid. put him
self with extraordinary zeal to the
mastery Of Spanish In few weel.s
he came back to his royal master and
with conquenor's air, said:
"Your majessy. have learaed Span
ism"
my compliments. said Louis Read
.Don Quixote' in Spanish. 1t Is much
finer than In French"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Gracefully Tnrned.

Disraeli's resourceful wit enabled
hiln 70 play the courtier at all times
and to give--as I'm an instance which
the London Daily Chronicle recalls-a
complimentary turn even to satire
Soon after he had received his title
and had become the Earl Of Beancons-
field an old peer greeted the new peer
one day and asked him how he felt.
Beaconsfield was just walking away
from the house Of lords. but his
thought seems TO have been In the
house of commons. for he said:
Il feel as if were dead and buried"
The old peer looked aghast-
And" Beaccnsfeld continued. with
scarcely a pause. land in the land of
the blessed
The old peer smiled again and loved
Beaconsfield forever after.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

BY report gotten up for the use of
certain member of the county board the
following figures are found in reference
to this eountyS insane for the past
eight years and a half, the period
covered being from Jan. LIST, 1895. to
July of the present year: The total
number of insane patients committed
to the Northern hospital from Marathon
county for that period is l5s divided by
years as follows: 1895, 10; 90, Is; 81, 3;
ss, IA, so, 20; 80, %; 81, IS; -, 80; '9s,
II. OF these, seven have been dis
charged as permanently cured, thirty
seven have been transferred to other
hospitals and fifteen have died Quite
few have been discharged, whs were
later returned and are now inmates of
the county asylum. In some eases
patients have been returned as many as
three times.
A meeting of the officers of the HUI
name society has been called for to-
night.
"A Texas Steer drew out large sized
audience at the opera house last night.
1t is one of the best af Hoyt's plays.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Pope Plus X.

We have new pope and from all
accounts the cardinals have chosen
wisely. They have selected strong,
vigorous man, one who is known to
haze been in harmony of thought
with Pope Leo. He has no political
entanglemeats but is on friendly
terms with all branches of the church.
From him continuance of the policy
of Pope Leo may be expected. His
vigor bespeaks long and useful life
at the head of the church. That he
owes his elevation somewhat to that
influence of Cardinal Gibbons should
be source of congratulation to Am
orleans and Catholics, for itwill mean a
continuance of the liberal policy of
Pope Leo towards this country, and
an extension of American influence
in the affairs of the Vatican.
1t is probably far better that
Cardinal Sarto, who had made no eff
fort to secure the place, should be-
come pope, than that one of the
prominent candidates should have
been chosen. He will have little diff
iiculty in drawing all churchmen
about him, but one of the others
might have found it a troublesome
task to have secured united and IN
stinted support. The new pope will
be able to devote his entire energy to
the advancement of the church and
humanity, feeling that his colleagues
are giving loyal support to his eff
forts. Long life Pope Plus Nl-Fond-
du Lac Reporter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Wealth In LapIand.

What the buffalo was to the Indian
the reindeer is to the Lapps. At the
present day the wealth of Lapp is
calculated in reindeer Thus, when the
people speak of mans estate they
say, "He is worth so many deer"
Those who have only fifty or sixty
head are poor servants, and their deer
are put with those of their ''betters."
To have any kind of social standing in
Lapland one should possess at least 500
of these animals. A Lapp is considered
" ell off when he is the happy owner Of
rot less THAI 1000 reindeer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
A Couple of Bulls.

In General Moore's command was an
Irish soldier who, having been asked
If the Hollanders were a hospitable
people, Immediately replied: ''They are
that; too much so. Oh was in the hosh-
pital all the tonne OF was there"
This criticism is quite on par with
that of the Englishman who objected
to the French because he said the stu
pid idiots couldn't understand their
own language when he spoke 1t to
them
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vindicated Their victim.

Bjornson was once asked by friend
upon what occasion in his life he had
taken the greatest pleasure in know
ing that he was poet. 1T was when
a delegation from the Right came to
my house in Christiania," he answered,
land smashed all the windows. Be-
cause when they had thus attacked me
and were starting for home again they
felt that they ought to sing something,
and so they began to sing, Yes, we
love this land of ours They couldn't
do anything else. They had to sing the
song Of tie man whom they had at
tackled"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
1.-THE Passing OF wal Street,

Last Tuesday the Wausau Pilot con-
tanned an editorial 1.-The Passing of
Wall Street." setting forth reasons for
its belief that the lesson of the recent
doings in Wall street is that the street
no longer controls the business of the
country. Two days later the same idea
was put forth by Wisconsin bankers at
their annual meeting in Milwaukee,
and announced in large head lines in
the Milwaukee Sentinel wall Street
No Longer Controls" Panic in
stocks does not effect financial condi-
zion in the Northwest" ID. L. Cuboce,
st. Paul banker, describes the situa-
ton aptly, saying: There was time
when lightning would strike Wall street.
aud the thunder would scare everybody
in the country. 1t is different now"
The PILOT is glad to have its opinions
on this important subject sustained by
such experts, as gathered at Milwaukee
last week. 1t is indeed happy day for
our western country if we can validity
claim that we are free from Wall street.
1t is almost too good to believe, and yet
the recent evidences all tend very
strongly to support this belief
But if we are out of the woods now,
we should not forget the lessons of ex-
perience. There are other woods.
And Wall street will not willingly sur
render the power it has held. Already
we are confronted with what will put
us into the worst wild cat mania of
speculation the world ever saw if we
do not stand firm against it. The
asset currency" scheme is what we
refer to. That might be good thing
for spectators and stock gamblers.
But legitimate business could not live
in the same country with it very long.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

LIEUTENANT GENERAL NELSON A.
MINIS commanding the army, retired
from active service at noon last Satur-
day, having reached the age limit, 81
years. On that occasion he issued the
following address: The lieutenant
general has faith that under all cir
cumstances the army win maintain its
high character, and that its future viii
be as honorable and glorious as has
been its history in the past. His earn
est soiicitdde and best wishes will ever
follow the fortunes of the army"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
A Hot Prophecy.

Herbert-Did you get what ycu want
ed yesterday
Didn't even get what de
served
HERBERT Youth hardly get that In
this world. you know. / should think
you'd want to stave II or as long as
possibIe.-Boston Transcript
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
TIE belle and Her Dress.

Once upon a time there was a ia
nous belle who made frequent visits to
her dressmaker and stayed quite long
each time because she was particular
about the fit Of her gowns, and the
Inodiste desired to please her.
They would cut and fit and shape
and work to bring every line and curve
into proper relation. so that the effect
would be artistic and pleasing to the
eye.
Moral-Matters Of form are often the
important matters.-New York Herald.