Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-03
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Japan was 'fraid.-Indianapol News
When it comes to sudden changes
Wall street is a close second TO the
weather. Baltimore Morning Herald.
Gen. Freddie" Funston ought to have
anticipated the frost he got in Nome,
Alaska is cold country.-W Washington
Times.
The concerC Of the powers win proba-
ply not be IIoved to do anything until
"Hiawaths is Observation-Disclosures
Times-Star.
Can Senator Morgan talk as long in
favor of the Nicaragua route as he spoke
against the Panama route ?-Cincinnat
Times-Star
Mr.. Carnegie predicts that England
and America will eventually be one ma
ton, but fails to tell us which one
Washington Post.
The Sultaa is thankful for the breath
ing spell afforded by Manchuria being
temporarily forced into the limelight.-
Washington Post.
If we have really loaned Russia $780,
100000. it is now obvious why Russia is
so positive we will not go to war with
hcA--DOSlOH AuNSTllSeT.
Parson Dowie has invaded New York,
but Wall street being too dead to skin,
the game is probably hardly worth the
candle.-Los Angeles Times.
King Edward is not the only royal
mixer. The Russian car and the Ital-
ian king are reaching out for his lau-
rels.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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garian war seems to be working shorter
hours. Is the press agent taking va
cation?-St. Louis Republic.
Secretary Wilson thinks that foot and
mouth disease has been eradicated. Wait
till the big campaign gets fairly started
next year.-Minneapoli Times.
The powers of Europe are evidently
preparing for a grand concert, at which
the menu served after he performance
will be Turkey-St. Louis Star.
King Peter of Servia has promoted the
assassin who placed him on the throne
but it isn't clear whether he was grateful
or merely afraid.-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
1t is characteristic of Russian methods
that the discredited Governor of Kieff
has been allowed to retire through Ill
health-to a higher office.-New York
Sun.
China is patiently waiting for the
conclusion of the Russia-Japan negotia
lions before deciding whether she will
buy fireworks or Washington
Post.
The flying machine may arrive, but il
will be a long time before passengers
cease to regard the parachute as its most
important attachment. = Washington
Star
What pity that the eighty insurgents
who are reported to have repulsed 2,00C
Turks couldn't have been present to de
fend the pass at Thermopylae!-B
Globe.
Rumors are renewed that President
Roosevelt carries a gun. But even that
won't renew his popularity in certain
Southern circles.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
Our national treasury surplus is an
awful temptation to combines that need
the money. The ship subsidy bill is
showing signs of life again.-Minneapo
lis Times.
OF course. if the iron workers like a
man of't.e Sam Parks stripe, why, then,
doubtless Sam Parks is about the sort of
man that the iron workers like.-Kansas
City Journal.
Hon Dave Hill ought to restrain his
tendency to take up the role of Jere-
miah This is no time for lamentations
but for lamming the other fellows.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Even though the government scientists
prove that people eat too much, it will
be difficult task to effect a reformation
unless hard times return.-Portland
Evening Telegram.
The Sultan of Turkey has levied
heavy war tax. Thought the old bird
hadn't even a pluckable pin feather; but
Abdul knows how to use tweezers.--At-
lanta Constitution.
Oh, horrors! We spend more on chew
ing gum than on missionsl All, but by
keeping some jaws busy, otherwise than
in talk, we do the best kind of mission
work.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Premier Balfour is finding that it's
harder to run cabinet of diverse opin-
ions than it is for right-handed man
to play golf with left-handed clubs.-Se-
attic Post Intelligencer.
At any rate, Uncle Andy Carnegie
wasn't so blamed anxious to die poor
that he accepted United States Steel
preferred" instead of first mortgage
bonds-Augusta Chronicle.
If the Gar suppresses race persecu-
ton in the Sultan's dominions who will
do the same in the Cars empire? 1t is
very inconvenient. this living in glass
houses.-St Louis Dispatch.
The Turkish outbreaks mad massacres
are taken very seriously by people who
do not pause to reflect that murder and
carnage are to Turkey what golf and ten
mis- are to America. Judge.
Here's Arthur Chamberlain saying
that his business would be ruined il
Joseph Chamberlain tariff ideas were to
be adopted Arthur and Joseph are
brothers.-Detroit News Tribune.
1t is stated that bridge whist is suffer
ing from a decline in popular favor.
Perhaps the bridge sharps have succeed
ed in harvesting all the other fellows
money.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Paris statistician has figured out
that the Car of Russia receives as
wages SS1 a minute But it is proba-
bly, worth that to put in twenty-four
hours day side-stepping nihilists.-Au-
gusta Chronicle.
When we read that the western stock
men have organized $1,000. 900 corpora
ton to fight the beef trust we don't care,
because we know that whatever happens
the consumer will be gored
phia Public Ledger.
Mayor HarrisOn's announcement that
there are grafters in the Chicago City
Hall will not make anybody's eyes bulge.
Genuine surprise will come when City
Hall is discovered which is without graft
ers.-Kansas City Journal
There IS a strong probability of
war between Spanish Honduras and Mic
aragua. We wouldn't advise the United
States to begin on earthworks in the lat
.ay country rill the unpleagantness is