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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
PRETTY LAUNDRY GIRL IND HER WORK !


doing away with the ununiform and
time-taking process Of sprinkling.
\ machine that is dainty in detail
is now used to round the corners of
collars. Other machines finish the
edges, still others crease the bands, but
the office of this one is simply to mois-
ten and round the corners, because il
makes collar more comfortable and
wears better
There is late invention-a button
hole stretcher-a continuance 70 mois-
ten the buttonholes and stud-eyelets
of shirts, so that they are not SO stiff
and will open more easily.
A shirt goes through 4 tremendously
careful process in its bathing. No
more so than cuff, though, or a collar.
Different attendants or Inasseuses
watch them through the various stages,
then a doctor inspectress takes them
in hand in the end to look them critic
ally over and see that they are sound
and beautiful in every particular
Serious thought is being expended
by laundrymen ON one of their most
active machines. 1t seems that 1t is
suffering from an unfortunate christen-
ing. In this ease the philosophy of
there being nothing in a name is in
clined to be overthrown. O1e almost
wonders if-the exaggerated ideas of the
ordinary housewife as TO the de,druc-
tive ability of laundries might not be
due to that dreadful name "mangle !"
1t is quite shocking to have her clothes
mangled she doesn't attempt to I'm.
derstand that it means they are care
fully steamed into smoothness on the
most comfy Of great padded rollers.
She only knows it doesn't sound noce
Family washing is a growing work
ut the laundries. Linen bags. also
washed weekly, take the clothes TO
and fro. -Four cents n pound is the
usual rate. All fiat pieces, towels nap
kins. handkerchiefs. table cloths, bed
spreads, and sheets are ironed i'll the
steam rollers. coming out as white and
smooth as when new. The other pieces
are sent home rough dried. The price
for the usual family washing at this
rate is about 81 or $1.25.
The method for receiving and sort
ing is not the least interesting detail in
these washing concerns. The sorters
are Gagged in painted white iattice-work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Corrupting Influences of Protection.
Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison has a
most excellent article in the Free
Trade Almanac for 1903. from which
the following is a part:
~ system built on fallacies has its
root in corruption, and it's fruit bears
evidence of its parentage. From I'M
truths to misuse and misappropriation
of revenues, to grants of privileges for
favors received and expected, TO COR
ruption of public and private morals,
the step is easy and inevitable. To
which public sentiment has reached
one has only to observe the indiffer-
ence and derision which meet the re-
former who breaches ethics in poll
tics. It is tacitly taken for granted
that politics, TO be practical, must be
impure. Expediency is the gospel Of
the hour, and principles are consider
ed academic and irrelevant
Corruption. having exploited the
people through the tariff, next seeks
TO tax them further by domestic mo-
nopoly Trusts are the instruments.
The tariff enables them to escape for
eign competition and more easily to
throttle competition at home. The
machinery Of government becomes at
length subordinated to the representa-
tiyes of selfish combinations. They
dictate laws, hold in subsection uni
versity, press and pulpit. instigate for
eign aggression, encourage war, and
put imperialism and militarism in the
place of a government of the people,
for the people, and by the people
The protective tariff is yiper's nest
Unless it is destroyed, the United
States will be democracy only i'm
name"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Best for the workinrman.

Lewis Nixon. shipbuilder and poll
tician, is a level-headed gentleman,
whose views on the relations between
capital and labor, as expressed at the
National Civic Federation meeting, re-
ceived merited attention Mr. Nixon
delivered this characteristic opinion,
among others: Il don't believe in Civ
ing the men what they may not want.
II one wishes to give something, a Ii
brary or what not, figure it out and
give it to the men in Increased wages
and shorter hoHrs." Employees Will be
pleased with Mr.. Nixon's advocacy OF
their cause. He has voiced arguments
made by organized labor in dozen
different lines-AIbany IN. NJ Argus
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
station with Ethel. and a cheering mob

station with Ethel. and cheering mob
followed.
He got her into her own house as
soon as he could, and there in the par
Tor he faced her, red with shame.
Ethel" said he, = love you, and
And l love you" she answered,
''but I'm only silly girl. and I'll never
be anything else. l haven't the mind
your wife should have"
Don't! DOn'tr' he groaned. ETHEL,
can't act this lie before you. / have
only been lucky idiot in this affair,
as in that other in London"
"Luckp' she cried. Gould luck tell
you that the robber carried black bag
instead of brown one"
Child! Child! l saw itF' moaned
Green. 81 was sitting on a rock just
at the back of the judges house when
those two thieves came out through
the yard. | heard one of them say
that they had time 10 walk to Chart
ham and catch the 40 train to Lon
dom
Jack" she cried, you're a bigger
man than thought you were. You're
wonderp' and she flung her arms
around his neck.-ILdianapolis Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
The MISSING Requirement,

with all her ults," signs the hen
pecked husband, 1 love her still" ~
All, some touch of the olden glamour
of love has been waited in upon bis
aching heart!
The witchery of affection once again
is manifesting itself.
What an inspiration. To hear him
declare thus, after all that he has
endured. But listen-he speaks fur.
Their:
Il love her STILL" he signs again
"But the trouble is she never is still. y
Baltimore American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Pigmy CameIs of Persia.

The western part of Persia is inhab-
tied by a species of camel which is the
pigmy of its kind. These camels are
snow white. and are on that account
almost worshipped by the people. The
Shah presented the municipality of
Berlin with two of these little Won
ders. The larger Is twenty-seven
inches high and weighs sixty-one
pounds. The other is four inches less,
but the weight is not given.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Hapnier Dav Coming.

Every student of tariffs, at home or
abroad, must recognize that the ques-
ton is complex. This complexity is
much increased by the variable inter
hsts of peoples. as divided nationally
and as divided industrially. 1t is pleas
ant to believe that the foremost coun-
tries of the world are growing into
closer union and that it is becoming
safer rs time passes to remove artifi-
cial barriers between them. 1t viii be
4 glad day when these barriers can be
swept away altogether, for the ex-
penses of government are largely in
volved in maintaining them.-Sioux
City Journal (Rep-l-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Not an Edifrinv Spectacle.

The spectacle of the two great mill
tary and naval powers of Europe at
tempting to bully little South Ameri-
can republic, weakened by revolutions.
into paying claims that have not been,
adiudicated and violating international
law and usages in sinking naval YES
sells before war was declared and bonn
bardirS forts on half an, hours notice
is not an edifying exhibition of high
eultivas son.-New York World
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
The Socialists Tendency.

The people are coming to believe that
organized capital seems to have little
sense CT responsibility and il seeking.
to avoid this Charybdis of irresponsi-
BILE capital they are dashing toward the
Scylla of socialism. The tendency is,
not to be mistaken, and in awakening
to the seriousness of the situation men
cannot afford to blind themselves to
the true causes.-Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Thev Are Cbeek Nv TowI

Legislation is in the absolute control.
of the Republican leaders Nothing.
goes without their consent. Hence the
suspicion that the anthracite duty was.
imposed and viii be retained with.
their approval The COZ magnates
publicly reproach the p. icians- for
their efforts to end the strike, but evil
IDENTITY in private they hold amicable
relations with the Republican leaders.
Philadelphia Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Economics that Come High.

Certainly the object lesson furnished
by this rise of prices (by the Standard
oil Company ought to be sufficient 10
open the eyes of all persons to the ex
IRENE thinness of the plea that the
great monopolist combinations serve
the pSplic by the economics which they
introduce in production OF what ben
eft are these economics to the public
If the price is not regulated by cost OF
production. as it is under a regime
of effective competition. but solely by
what the traffic will bear2'- Balti
more News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Faithful to the Monopolies.

Faithful TO the MOnOpoIiess
The party which now controls Con-
gress is fully committed to the policy
of artificial prices. In spite of the pro
tests of a minority it insists on stand
ing by the present law and frowning
down all "tinkering" with it. In franz
ing that law the powerful interests got
all they wanted. and what they wanted
was n law to shelter monopoly. 9th
erwise expressed, they wanted author
ity to maintain artificial prices. HAY
ing done what they could in that direc-
ton by law they accomplished the rest
by combination so as to throttle compe-
tition at home.-Louisville Courier
Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
The oLD-FAsHioNED FIRE.

TO steam heat the cities aspire
As they SILVER and shake in the cold
But give me the old-fashioned fire
The round, rosy backlog of old;
The warmth and the light
Of its fame. leaping bright
The drowsy-heads huddled around it at
night!
Ia the darkness the winter wind signing
Made the fame take a ruddier glow
The sparks up the broad chimney 1y-
ing
Like witch-eyes that cleaned in the
snowi
Oh, the warmth and the light
Of those red flames so bright,
And the comfort and Joy of the wild
winter night
Bar better that friendly old fire
Than buildings of simmering steam,
Nith never flame to admire.
and never a beautiful dream
oh, the love and the light
Where those flames danced so
bright,
And the old-fashioned joy of the cid
fashioned night.
Atlanta Constitution
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Ping-Pong

AS regards service, pinS-pong Is
about TO have its rules radically alter
co tn England. and probably the same
rules will follow here In future the
server shall play the bali on TO bis
own court, making II bounce once
thereon. thence over the net 10 his
opponents court. Ih;s Is expected
TO obvlate all 1he difficulties hitherto
experienced by umpires in deciding
whether a particular service Is irreg-
Mar. II viii also put a. check ON ex-
treuiely fast service.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Meu and Salaries.

John Mitchell. president OF the min
ers' union gets $500 per year, while
Mr.. Schwab, president of the steel
trust, is credited with, receiving $1,000
600 per annum. Considering the re-
spective results achieved by the two
men it looks as if the steel trust might
do well to hire Mitchell at Schwabs
salary. though one could not consclen-
tiously advise the miners to hire
Schwab even at Mitehell's salary
Chicago Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
MARCoNrs WIRELESS STATION,

Where the Inventor Has Been Com
Quoting Experiments.
The wireless telegraph station at
Table Head, Glace Bay, near Sidney,
n. s., where Mr.. Mareonl has been con-
Quoting experiments with a view to
proving the possibility of sending mes
sages across the Atlantic, is altogether
different from those originally erected
for his first tests. At Signal Hill, New
foundland, where Marconi succeeded in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
- Pepsion RiIl. Per Minute.

The record the House Of Representa-
tives made one day last week in pass
ing TIA private pension bills in thirty
nine minutes is not one TO be proud Of.
AT this rate almost five pension bills
a minute were passed. or nue every
twelve seconds. No machine rum By
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

A vase cut from single emerald has
been preserved In a cathedral In Genoa.
italy, coo years 1t is the largest gem
Of the kind in the world. the dimen.
siona being diameter. twelve and half
INCHES, height, i've ana three-quarter
INCHES. Every precaution is used TO
insure safe keeping. Several locks
must be openel to reach II. and the
key Of each loci. IS in the possession Of
a different man
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Scotland cannot very much longer be
quoted as a model in the matter Of
Sunday observance; and surely :, Is a
profound pity [. I Scotland should
suffer itself to be robbed Of its price
less b erltage The Presbyterian.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Clustered Diamonds.

Rodrick-I held Il hand of diamonds
last night that won me a fortune.
Van Albert-You must be getting
adept at poker
Rodrick-WhO said anything about
poker. This was the hand of an heiress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Anong the wilder tribes Of the ca

Among the wilder tribes of the eau
easus every child is taught TO use the
dagger almost as soon as it can walk
The children first learn TO stab water
without making a splash ah1 by in
cessant practice acquire an exNraordi-
nary command over the weap03L
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

A man feels blue with trDGiile, red
with rage, white with fear yellow
with envy, and green with JEALOUSY
Baltimore American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

4
WNW cultured and enlightened meth
DDS eff the day, is indeed a
science. There is more than the usual
difference between the wrong and the
right way in this seemingly common
place functions additional evidence of
the power of education. The best exam
Piles of modern laundries wOHld seem
to have reached a limit of perfection
in the way of Improvement. But laun-
drymen are a cheerful, enthusiastic
lot, who do not pause at little pleasur-
able booming on their own account,
and they say nothing has been done in
comparison with what wiz be accom-
plished in the next few years They
should know. But unenligttened beings
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

a French writer states that Of every
100. 900 men of the army or naval pro-
fessi0n 1919 become hopeless lunatics-
Among mechanics the number is only
Gs per 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Organ grinders in Vienna are not al
lowed to play in the morning or even
ing-only between midday and sun
set.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

People who sell newspapers in the
streets OF Moscow are compelled to sp-
pear in uniform
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

the swiftest electric motor could posi-
bly, exceed the speed the House attains
in adding to the list of pensioners or
increasing the rates of pensions. The
saving Inventions legislative Edison
does not arise TO invent a pensionome-
ter which will save the House trouble
by converting applications into pen
sions while the applicant waits.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Coal Barons as Labor Importers.
President Gompers' latest sensation
is in his testimony before the coal
strike commission charging the opera
tors with importing ignorant cheap
labor with a view to reducing the cost
of mining. In this he is unquestion-
ably right. Just as soon as it became
apparent in the coal districts that labor
was getting the upper hand the pur-
pose of holding it down" was served
by these importations Low wages here
was high to them and they worked on
the minimum scale until the influence
of the American standard of living had
seized upon them. This was the signal
for another importation, and thus the
game has been kept uH.-Detroi. Free
Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Lawyers have no excu 2 for going
hungry. as the statutes have lots OF
provEions IN them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17
Bank Of Commerce
Success of One of the City's Youngest
Financial Institutions

Among the substantial banking ln-
suuuons of Guthrie, is The Bank of
Commerce Il began business Janu.
ary %, Of lhe present year and from
the very outset The Bank Of Commerce
won favor Since fhe opening of its
doors It has showed an unprecedented
popularity On September 14th last
j. w McNeal bought Mr. Dolcater's
Interests in this institution and was
elected president The present Off.
GERS of the bank are J. W. McNeal.
president; A. l. Cockum. vice presi-
dent; VIM s. Stiles, cashier
The various called statements OF
the Bank Of Commerce show thai its
growth has been healthy and rapid
On March 9th last the item Of loans
aud securities showed up In .he sum
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

of sif5G2 81 while the deposits show
ed S77 4tG25; on June l0th the loans
ana securities were increased 25 per
cent while The deposits ran 20 the
amount OF SaJ00OO0; on Nov 7lh
the loans and securities amounted TO
Sl48805.30 while the deposits aggre-
gated sl7C852ll For a bank less
than one year OLD tbs is a marvellous
growth. which merely exemplnes
The confidence placed IN its directors
and officers by the public Each Of
hcer Of this bank has been resi-
dent OF Oklahoma ever since the ter
ritory was opened 20 settlement and
all are personally known to every set
tier In Logan county. The present life
and character Of the bank officials Is
(Continuel on page 16)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

As the thermometer indicates the
rise and fall in the temperature Of
the day and season. so the banks in
dioate the depression or buoyancy or
the business Of the city The banking
and commercial interest Of a place is
mutual, one being dependent upon the
other The human system may quite
.aptly be cited as an appropriate
simile to illustrate the bank and the
city The bank may be likened unto
The heart. and the cash which conunu.
ally flows F4cH and forth between the
bank and the people, unto tie blood
that circihates through every artery.
and each pulsation thus keeps alive
the human body which would other
wise become inanimate and dead
There is a continual current of cash
flowing from the banks through all of
the arteries of trade day in and day
out which is their sustenance and
support. just as the blood from the
neart constitutes the vitality OF the
human frame The Capitol National
Bank is one of the great hearts Of the
commercial industrial, manufacturing
and agricultural bodies Of this city
and of Oklahoma. What a history of
success is connecteu with the instltu.
tion. which has been fostered with
conservatism and built up by the
acumen and ability OF management
that deserves to rank with the lead
ing financial element of the south
The Capitol National Bank was or.
sanized March II, 1892 by e. d. Nix,
J Oldham, II L. Smith, NJ. l.. Tur.
Iner and Geo A. Metcalf The officers
at the date of organization were: Geo,
A. Metcalf, president, and NJ. L. Tur-
ner, cashier
on January Sth 1895. the following
directors were elected Geo. E. Bin.
ingsley. Geo A. Metcalf c. r. Brooks
H. L. smith and NJ L. Turner. on
March -, 1895. NJ. l.. Turner was
elected president and Goo. E. Billings
ley cashier
On January 20, 1896. the following
directors were elected A. G. Brewer
NJ l.. Turner Geo A. Metcalf. Chas
( Z Bnlingsley, Geo r. Billngsley
Geo r. Blingsley was made presi
dent and Chas. E Billngsley. assist
ant cashier on April 2lst of the same
year w f, Hodges, now of Stlu
water was elected cashier on Janu
ary 18th. Chas. r Billingsley was
made cashier and C NJ Bosworth, as
sistant cashier on November 27th
After good growth Mr. c. e
Billingsley became the head of tn,
Capitol National Bank as president
while Fred c. Dolcater and VIM. S
Stiles were made cashier and assist
ant cashier respectively On Janu
AIRY 4. 1902. the designations Of T. c
/ Dolcater as cashier, and VIM S. stile.
as assistant cashier, wore received
and j H. Edmondson was installed
as cashier and p. s., Briggs as assist
ant cashier In August. 1902 upon th.
resignation OF j. H. Edmondson, G. a
Nelson was elected cashier, who 81
at the present time discharglng the
duties Of his position, ably assisted b,
r S Briggs
The capital stock OF the Capito
National Bank remained at S50.000O
from the date of organization unit
Jan. 1, 1902, at which time It was rails
ed to $l00,00O00, and the surplus froH
100000 TO $2O.OOOO0 The CORE
spondents Of this institution are "a
Mechanics National Bank. ST. Louis
: Mo; city National Bank Kanaa
, ICty, Mo- and the Hanover Nationa
} Bank. New York City
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

give instructions to his agents in each
of these districts. He says that it re-
quires at least two months for q man
to become proficient in the use Of this
form of criminal Identification.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
An hEyptian Story.
Here is a strange story from Egypt:
Taha Ali and Ahmed Hamad carried
on the business of butchers in partner
ship. Taha Ali informed Ahmed Ha-
mad that a sum Of money belonging to
the partnership which had been left
with him had been stolen. Ahmed Ha-
mad did not believe the story and &C.
cused Tabs Ali of theft. They decided
to refer the matter to a fakir who had
settled in the n~eighborhood, to be tried
by a system of ordeal. The two men
accordingly went to the fakir. He cop
led some passages from certain reli-
g1ous books in his possession upon a
native writing board with European
copying ink, washed off the writing
with water into a bowl, dipped some
bread and water into the water and di-
vided the bread and water between the
two disputants, telling them that the
one who was in the wrong would be-
come very i'll. After eating the bread
and drinking the water the two dispu-
tants went away. Taha Ali was short
ly afterward seized with violent pains
and, returning to the fakir, confessed
that he had stolen the money. His con-
d1tion became rapidly worse, and he
died a few hours later. The medical
examination disclosed no sign of poi
soning.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-25

Here is Tennyson's own account to
Mr.. James Knowles, editor Of the Nine
tenth Century, of how he was offered
and accepted the laureateship: 1.-THE
night before I was asked to take the
laureateship, which was offered to me
through Prince Albert's liking for my
In Memoriam,' l dreamed be came to
me and kissed me on the cheek. l said
in my dream, Very kind, but very Ger
man. In the morning the letter about
the laureateship was brought to me
and laid upon my bed. l thought about
it through the day, but could not make
up my mind whether to take it or re-
fuse it, and at the last l wrote two let
ters. one accepting and one declining.
and threw them on the table and set
tied to decide which l would send after
my dinner and bottle of port"