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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
child Left Alone Burns to Death.

J0m Stefhns and Vile, Who reSNe nea"
Spider Lake, were invited out to spend
the evening, and it cost them the life
of their 3-year-old daughter and their
home. The child was left in the house
asleep and when the parents returned
they found the dwelling heap Of smok-
ing ruins and the little girl dead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Women can't drive nails. but when il
comes TO driving bargains she has the
Sterner sex beat block
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
Shooting in Three Lakes.

In Dinsler's saloon at Three Lakes,
Frank Schmidt shot George Villain in the
stomach, fatally wounding him. Villain
was intoxicated and had assaulted
Schmidt and came back, it is alleged, for
a second attack when the shooting occur
rod
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
Anpo;nts q Woman Regent.

Gov. La Toilette has appointed Mrs. Il.
Ray Stevens as the woman member of
the board of normal regents. Mrs Ste
vens was formerly county superintend-
ent of Dane County and was afterward
a teacher in the Milwaukee-Downer Col
lore
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
CHAPTER XIII

When the chief was alone he called in
his assistant
Where's Berry and Buck. Tell them
/ want them immediately"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

La Crosse Masonic Temple Dedicated.
The fine new Masonic temple recently
completed was dedicated in La Crosse.
There We're many Masons present from
adjoining cities and States. 4 banquet
was held in the evening, followed by a
ball. Grand Secretary w. w. Perry Of
Milwaukee was deputized grand master
and conducted the exercises Fred Ring
of La Crosse, deputy grand master, as
sisted. The POSTMASTER at the banquet
was w. +. Wolfe of La Crosse and those
replying to toasts were Most Worshipful
Grand Master Perry of Milwaukee. b. l..
Strouse of la Crosse, Otto Bodsshard
of La Crosse, Charles +. Whalen, past
grand master, of Madison, and w f..
Wolfe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST in BADGER
DOM.
Schools of the State Are in Good Con-
dition-Masonic Temple Dedicated at
La Crosse-State Wants Damages
from Railroad Two Boys sufFocated.

State Superintendent l.. ID. Harvey
biennial report. just issued, shows that
the schools of Wisconsin have made graf
flying progress and are in most salts
factory condition. The report shows that
there are now in the State 751 500 chill
dren between the ages og and 20, which
is an increase of 20.639 over 1899 and
1900, and the increase in the number be-
tween the ages of I and IA who attend
school for twelve. weeks or more is A.
0e4, the total now being 2S5, 1874. The
total of certificates granted TO teachers
was $3.50. which is decrease of 500
from the number in 1899 and 1900 The
average wages of male teachers has in
creased from S44.75 in 1885 to S50.93 in
1902. The average in 1901 was S4T99.
Female teachers now receive "a average
wage of $33 10. as compared with $.,S.20
in 1885 and S3267 in IDOL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
Profitahie Phiianthropr.

The standard Oil Company has again
raised the price of oil cent a gallon
The raise was due. as Rockefeller had
Just given S1.0l0.O00 to the University n
Chicago But the additional cent viii
provide 4 greater revenue than that do
mated by Rockefeller II Is estimated
that the rise OF cent a gallon viii mean
an increase nf S16.000.O00 in the annual
sales Of .sse rust
Plans are being made TO secure the es-
adjustment Of a State normal school AZ
Webb City. No. and TO use for The
school the building and grounds Of the
Webb City Baptist College, which re-
Gently suspended.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Ii doesn't matter If a woman isn't
pretty II she doesn't know she Is ugly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Any wor u who admits that her
shoes are b tight is inclined to be
masculine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

DIR. Salmon Of the bureau Of animal in
dustry is preparing to stamp out the fool
and mouth disease prevalent among New
England cattle, and urges that Congress
appropriate at least $500,00G to aid in
the work. The government, according 60
law, will pay 20 per cent of the vsl,;e OF
the infected animals slaughtered II is
believed that the disease germs were i'm
ported in hay from Europe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Long messages are being daily trans
mitted by wireless telegraphy between
the Washington navy yard and the naval
academy at Annapolis. Between these
stations, thirty miles apart, experiments
have been conducted for two months by q
board of naval officers, and the results
which have been obtained during the last
few weeks are highly satisfactory In
many respects.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

There will be no Populsts 10 the nexr
campaign. The party may be regarded
as extinct In 1896 the Populists carried
ten States, in 1900 they carried four. in
1902 none. There are three Popuiists
in the present Congress. hut in the forth
coming congressional directory two OK
them.drop that name and cal themselves
Democrats. Harris Of Kansas the lxzf
of the Populists in the Senate. does the
same. Senator's Jones and Stewart Of
Nevada, and Shafroth of Colorado, for
several years have been classed as ''sil-
verites." Two years ago the Senators re-
sumed their places in the Repcblitan
ranks. Shafroth this year calls himseW
Democrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The Pestoflice Department has Rpprav-
ed a model for new 5-cent stamp, which
it is hoped viii do much to wipe cut the
sectional feeling between the North and
South. The portrait of Lincoln occupies
the oval, while ON either side stand fe-
male figures representing the North and
South, each bearing an American Gag
and with hands clasped above the en-
Presidents head.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Mrs. Roosevelt received upward o. &
Thousand guests the other afternoon frot@
4 until e O'clock. This was the second
largest tea Of the season, and the guests
We're composed almost entirely of the
congressional contingent and resident so-
ciety. Mrs. Roosevelt, assisted by the
ladies of the cabinet. welcomed her com
pany in the east room, which was opened
officially for the first time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Paymaster General Bates of the army
says that $462 Sos was received from 10
600 regulars, on account Of the Soldiers
home dues, fines and forfeitures during
the last year the canteen law was in
force, while during the fiscal year, 1902,
since the abolishment Of the caRteen,
S632. 125 was collected from about 70000
enlisted men,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The fact that the United States is now
the leading money power Of the world,
with New York City as its financial
center, is shown beyond question by Con
troller of the Currency Ridgely in his
annual report. He figures the strength
of American banks Mt about $1,000
.o00. 600, Or about twice that Of thf Unit
eG SiEgdcm, and equal to the whole ot
Europe. Individual deposits have reach
ed the highest point on record, being
So, DOS. 273, S93.93 The number Of bank
ing associations has Increased ID SIX
years from BIB TO 1901.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

President Roosevelt has receiver FROM
Rev. Dr., Thomas II. Haggerty of ST
Louis walking stick made of wood
from tree on TIE battle-ground of Viii
son creek, a tree ON the Lookout Noun
tain field, trees at Gettysburg, frame ot
the Liberty, Bell, Grants log cabin, Sher-
mans house, the house in which Lee
surrendered, the Springfield home Of an
coin, the Moro Castle at Havana snS
the cruiser Christina Regina. sunk in
Manila bay. The ferrule was made Of
the iron of ears dumped into a creek by
Gen. Msrmaduke. Rev. Dr. Hsggerg
was chaplain in Sherman's army.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Twenty-Five women have been appoint
ed mail carriers in the rural free deIiv-
cry service through ignorance Of their
sex. Postmaster General Payne is said
to he opposed TO the appointment Of
women to such service, and an inycsfiga
ton win be made to learn whether they
are performing their duties satisfactorily
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

Efforts on the part of the friends dT
Brig. Gen. Jacob Ii. Smith to restore 10
duty the general whose acts in the Phil
ippines caused his enforced retirement.
are gradually crystallizing Into an 81
tempt to have President Roosevelt APP
point Gen. Smith 60 the next vacancy oa
the list of briga,lier generals. More ar
dent champions even so SO far rs to urge
that he be selected for the first vacancy
in the list of major generals, with the
understanding that he shall retire imme-
diately after having received a vindlca
ton. Pressure of the strongest sort is
being exerted upon the President.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The PostotIicc Department is to test
mail box electrically connected with an
enunciator in the main Office, tlFus testi
flying to the collectors faithfuiness. Aiss
boxes are to be equipped with a tele
phone, in order that the collector may
communicate with his chief when ueccs-
sary
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The annual report Of Commissioner ~
Indian Affairs Jones shows the total eoet
Of Indian schools has been So, 437, TSj, u
S13S per capitn. The plan Of withdraw
ing rations and making the Indians self
supporting is success Twelve Than
sand have been dropped from the ratios
roll
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The PostOfirs Department 5elie4
that the success Of the rural free deli
cry service warrants an appropriate,
Of SO, 6JG.O0O for the next year. an )
crease Of $5.0DU000 over the pvese
year,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

NJ women clerks whose husbands are
drawing salaries from the government
are hereafter ID BE- retained In the Posz-
Office Department. at Washington; ane
women clerks. whose husbands are not Ia
the service. but who are otherwise en-
played and able TO earn a living. viii
have their salaries cut TO $500. This i
ne policy Of Postmaster General Payne-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
CHAPTER XXI

When Martha Cole made her way to
the police headquarters, and inquired for
the chief of police, that officer presented
himself and inquired the nature of her
business.
That's for you to tell after I've told
my errand. Do you know Mr.. Grippe"
'Gripp -Grippv' said the chief. Il
think | do know who you mean. Who
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The War Department has ordered she
exchange Of fifteen Phiippine regiment.
with the same number 10 the United
sta.,s,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06

The ministers of Washington have
boycotted divorced people and me di
vorced man or woman who wishes II
take a second plunge into matrjmony
must conceal tile fact Of their former
marriage or have the knot tied in a Jus
tice shop.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

A.. .,-.- &o NFaa6e'n inquiry about his son:
s'I NAV assure you that your oausn'c'' - -
she sees him, will not consult you SDou' go
choice or VIII only do % In respect 70 'ne AN4N
~ decor.,m. he is truly very nne SoulS So.
+Iarosn the most agreeable in his conVerS8'1OA'
and manners Of any I ever knew no ieSS
-norkabIe for his intelligence and sweetness OF
&a,,rer~ It is agreed on all nanos In1N
he Is handsome; his features are good, his eye is
-. o,,v snr,rhtlv end expressive, but 1t LIZ fuii
20 h.ntgn,tv His attitude in sitting, Is, oy con-
,o,sseurs esteemed graceful, and ne mas
method of waving his hand that announces 'he
future orator" This was the ooy "no' O.
+vvnntv was killed in duel forced on him Dy
resentment of attacks on his fatheF. spa
nerr,its only one more quotation WHICH IAUs-
trates the wonderful insight OF Hamilton H0Ai'
in October 1889. when nothing was known III
America Of disorder in Paris, only that con-
st,tutionaI monarchy had been established WIN
LAFAYETTE at the head of the National Guaro'
he wrote to the marquis anticipating Ihe e'e
of the next four years as follows;
A, friend to mankind and to liberty, re-
Ioice in the efforts which you are MAKING "
bIish II, while / fear much 1or the uIoI
success Of the attempts, tor the Iats % ~ Jsn
esteem who engaged in it. and for ehe o4la- m
ger in case Of success, OF innovations ere@aSI1 49,
than will consist with the real felclty OF JuuI JI.
nation. If your Affairs sti4l go Wei' "hIn 10 IL.
reaches you, you will ask why this foreooolhS
Of evil. when all the appearances have been 80
much In your favor. will tell you: dread dis, s
agreements among those who are now unlteo
(which will be likely to be improved by the ao-
verse party) about the nature OF your constltu-
ton; / dread the vehement character OF your
people, whom fear you may hnd II more easy
to bring on than to keep within proper oounoS
after you have put them in motion. dread the
interested refractoriness of your MOBILES, VINO
cannot all be eratified, and who may be un"
1UIinp to submit to the requisite sacrifices
And I dread the reveries of your philosophic
politicians who appear in the moment 10 nave
great influence and who being mere epeculat1sts
NAV aim at more refinement than suits either
with human nature the composition OF your
nation.
No wonder Talleyrand gave this man first
place among the great men Of his epoch be-
cause spending his whole life in America he
"d!vined EuropeF
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

HaInlin Garland is about to start West to
spend the summer at his home IN West Salem.
Wis. He will go first to Michigan and Dakota,
and there deliver his lectures. The Joys Of the
Trail" and prairie Song and Western Story"
The latter traces in prose and verse the prairie
life Of thirty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

The compilation Of "Rusbdn's Comments on
Dante" to which Charles Eliot Norton has writ
ten an introduction, and which ts included in
Houghton, Mif1in & Co.'S list Of books on Dante
is the work Of George Putnam Huntington, the
author Of The Treasury Of the Psalter." The
collection Of the references in Ruskin was un-
dertaken by Mr.. Huntington for his own salts
faction in his Dante studies. On showing the
results of his work to Mr.. Norton, whose friend
he is, he was strongly urged to prepare the COM
pilation for publication THE Treasury OK the
Psalter," which was first issued in 1881 and
has since been revised Is an elaborate COM
mentary on the Psalms, setting forth their
meanings and connotations-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

Lespinasse and brief biographical notice are
to be found in Amelia Gere Masons Women
of the French Salons" which is issued by the
Century Company.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

Thomas Dixon, author Of ''The Leopard s
Spots" has received from the Governor OF
South Carolina, in tbs name Of the State. a
full set Of the Colonial Records" OF It's early
history "as a slight token OF appreciation Of
the work he is doing for the State
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

John Lane is issuing a novel by Wanda
wathen-Bartlett called 'The Gap in the Gar
den" "silas Marner'' has been added to the
reprints in the Pocket Library series
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

President Eliot's discussion OF the condition
and needs Of the public school system, More
Money for the Public Schools" is being pub
lished by Doubleday. Page & Co. The book is
described setting forth definitely construct
i've plan. and calling FOR greater expenditure.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28
Books and Publications.
THE
COMPLETE WRITINGS
WALT WHITMAN
CAMDEN EDITION

THIS. the FIRST COMPLETE and
also the DEFINITIVE edition, is
published under the editorial supervision OF
Whitman's literary executors, and includes
important photographed and critical ma
terial prepared by Professor Oscar l..
Triogs. of the University of Chicago. The
illustrations consist of series of interest
inp and valuable photogravure plates,
printed on genuine Japan vellum, the
larger portion of which have never before
been engraved.
From recent reviews of the Camden
edition.
London Ahenaeam
"An edition which is beautiful and
complete as any one could desire 1ncluoes q
valuable amount of notes and comments ootn
nv himself and by his friends and executors
The photography Of Whttman's wrlts VIII
ings and the index are nooels OIL ~ndI So So
things should be; in fact the Whole oooh
shows the careful completeness Whlch Is the
work of the enthusiast only.
"Whitnan deserves the splendid form IN
which he is here presented, a form on Whlcn
We NAV offer the house Of Putnam our
hearty congratulations
CHICAGO Epenfng PoSt
Unusually handsome volumes. perfect IN
letterpress, with forty illustrations repro
duced in photogravure.
* feature of note in this edition is the i'm
portart photographed and critical materlaI
prepared by Professor oscar LoHeA Altee0
of the University.
"The service performed by the puDllsneI,S
in presenting 80 complete and slightly an edl-
ton of the works of the most uniQue-anQ
shall we now fear to say tt?-the greatest
genius in American letters. is to be COM
mended.
New York Sun
''It would be a proud day for Walt Whit
man If he were alive and could see ms poems
in the fine dress Of the Camden Edition.
"a number Of poems omitted in other eol-
tions have been restored, or, ratner, aoueu.
There is difficulty about accepLlns
Whitman now. But there was a time Wneh
those who stood up for him found that tney
had their work cut ont for them, ana TOT
those who admire his manliness, his strength
his open-air breeziness, his unique person
ality this Is q pleasant sign that the man
has been accepted by those who were arralo
to accept him at first
ST. Lonks Giobe-D Democrat
"a Superb Edition of Whitman's Works.
Lovers of the most unique OF the An1erl-
can poets will be delighted with this beautl-
full dress which has been given to the WORKS
ing being the highest type Of the booKrnaK-
er's art The illustrations, OF which there
are q generous number, are from photograV-
Jlre plates on genuine Japanese Vellun- Inc
naper used Is of the best Stratford linen, ana
the type Is clear and beautiful"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

Doubleday, Page Co., the late Frank Nor
rjs's publishers announce for publication a
volume of his essays, under the title "Responsi-
hities of the Novelist, and Other Literary Es-
says" A new portrait OF Mr.. Norris will be
reproduced.
Alfred Sonnichsen has written book OF ad-
ventures at sea, which he calls Deep Sea Vaga-
bonds" and which is being prepared oy NC
ClUre Phillips & Co. Mr.. Sonnichsen Is a Dane,
though as he was born in San Francisco con-
suIate when his father held the positions there
of consul for Sweden, Norway and Denmark
there might be some technical question es to his
nationality He says himself Of the matter
that his Indifference equals his uncertainty. He
was five years old before he learned to speak
ENGLISH He lived In the Santa Cruz region,
which gave Bret Harte much Of his material,
and used the current Spanish tongue. After at
tending q Jesuit monastery he went to sea at
eighteen, sailing Nicaraguan bark, Don
Adolfo to Australia He has been sailing In
different seas more or less ever since This
book, which will be ready early in APRIL con-
stitutes a log Of his journeys since 1897.
We have heard Of jokes which failed OF their
effect unless accompanied by explanatory dia-
grams but there is joke in the current num-
her of THE Bookman" Git cannot be anything
else) which needs something more than dia-
gram. Indeed, without the aid Of X-rays we are
abashed and helpless in its presence. There Is
half tone in the magazine from a photograph OF
a full length statuette OF Thackeray. It looks
to US suspiciously like certain statuette Of the
novelist which we have always taken to be the
work of the late Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. but we
are not sure of anything when we look at this
half tone The legend under 1t escribes the
statuette to Sir Joshua Reynolds ana in the
table Of contents our attention is drawn to "the
Reynolds statuette." Do we dream. or do we
wander?
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

and foreign trees and shrubs found in the
region.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

In these days, when the true literary bonanza
is the historical novel, whose thousands OF copies
flourish one day like the grass Of the field, while
the next, II they may not be said to be cast into
the oven it is because nobody knows what does
become Of them is 1t not rather sensational to
set up another road to royalties? Yet only the
other day we were told by peaceable. conserva-
tive retainer OF publishing house that the most
solid success and satisfaction was probably to
be had out Of an arithmetic. mot every one
can write a good, interesting. breezy and yet
reliable arithmetic" he said. ''It takes true
knack You can't write an arithmetic every
year. either. Such a book never really shows
the fruit of the authors superior method until
one or two generations Of classes IN mathe-
mattcs have been able to hand down annotated
copies to their successors Ours Is reading
public, to be sure, and the public, one may say
without hesitation, does not read arithmetics-
But the literary aspirant should not overlook the
fact that we stand at the forefront Of the world
in the education Of youth. Some one has said
that the chief end of man, az we see It, is TO 80
to school, to fret at school, to leave school, and
to spend the remainder OF his days assuring his
juniors that his schooling was the happiest
period Of his life. We may be little hipped
on the subject, but al any rate we support
schools and endow universities throughout the
land. Think Of that army Of children, each one
drawing pen sketches in the margin Of an
arithmeticI You might almost speak Of the dis
position OF approved arithmetic as by COM
pulsory sales. The writing Of such q book is,
as say. not easy. and the opportunity Is not
common. But when 1t comes. 1t brings sturdy
little fortune in its train. An algebra Is good,
too, in its way. Yes: the territories are some
what different but a stirring imaginative al
zebra is almost as good"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

The Putnams have in preparation a work by
W. r. Roberts, which. from point OF view In
huenced strongly by Buddhistic thought. makes
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

A general account and explicit botanical
details of the native trees. shrubs and vines
of the northeastern part Of the country are fur
nished in H E. Psrkhurst's book on the SUBJ
3ect, called Trees, Shrubs and Vines in the
Northeastern United st4tes," which is issued
by Charles scribner's Sons There are over
$50 illustrations, and the aim has been to pro-
duce book which would be servtceabIe to the
general reader well as to the bctanist The
classification has been arranged with view 70
affording a reader without scientific knowledge
beyond that supplied in the Introductory ap-
paratus and without the aid Of instruments or
microscope the chance to identify the native
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

A reproduction of an old portrait of Mile. de
New-York tribune., 1903-03-28

"Mr. Frederick Simpson Coburn, the MUS
traitor, has acquitted himself with remark
able feeling and ability. Indeed ne IS one one
of the best illustrators of Poe we nave ever
encountered, and the list of artists VINO nave
attempted to express the poets strange IDEAS
is a long one."-N. 7. tribune.