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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
The Paris Detectiren.

The Paris detective has a great
reputation for tracking down the crimi-
nal. He has achieved that distinction,
first, by his native wit and resource;
secondly, by the extended use he
makes of the informer, who may be
of the criminal class himself. NJ
merous are his DISCUSSES. One day he
has the clothes as well as the speech
and manners of a voyou, the next he
Is ON the race course, his accent chang
ed as well as his outward appearance
"a chic monsieur-engaged in watch
ing the doingS of turf syndicate. AS
an instance of the modern methods of
the Paris Surete, one may mention the
half dozen motor cars which it possess
es and which are always at the dis
position Of the force to proceed at once
to the scene of a tragedy or robbery.
The other day the automobile was used
with effect in a case of burglary of a
chateau at Versailles The police had
news that the burglars themselves
were mounted in an automobile They
gave chase, proceeding by side roads,
until they came up with the offenders,
who were promptly arrested and their
motor car run off to La Fourriere, the
police pound Of Paris, where is gath
cred together the lost, stolen or strayed
Of the domestic animal world, as well
as the oldest assortment of police
trophies. Worlds Work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

THE plan to create an interstate COM
merce, court says Washington cores
pondent, to act as court of appeals
from the interstate commerce COM
mission seems to meet with favorable
comment. The principal feature of
the present day discussion is not in
regard to determinations, but the broad
proposition that the railways are charg-
ing too much for transportation. The
latest plans for courts to determine
questions regarding reasonable rates
are receiving serious consideration in
quarters where it will count for much
in the final hearings on the subject here.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin
was quoted here as being opposed to
the suggestion of additional courts for
interstate commerce questions He
contends that the suggestion means
delay only.
up to the present time," said Mr..
Cooper, II am in favor of authorizing
the interstate commerce commission to
fix rates. This right of fixing rates is
purely legislative function, and can
not be delegated by congress to a Judge.
The railroads must understand that
they will be forced to choose between
government regulation and government
ownership, and if they are wise they
will hurry to accept the former instead
of waiting to be forced into the latter "
1.-The right to regulate rates." said
Senator QuarleS, as an administrative
function, and as such should be per-
formed by federal commission rather
than by court The railroad mana
gers have changed their opinions
rapidly and are now assisting the presi-
dent in his efforts to provide means for
giving relief to the shippers of the
country
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
SAUERHERING -LAURISCH.

The following is taken from the Free
Press of Mankato Mimi, of the date of
December 2lst and tells of the marriage
of two well known people of our city:
''The marriage of Miss Magdalina
Laurisch and DR.. Douglas Sauerhering
took place at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. John Laurisch, in Dan
vile, at five o'clock yesterday after
noon Judge w. F. Hughes of this city
performed the ceremony in the
presence of small gathering of the re-
latives. Frank Laurisch, and Miss
Teresa Laurisch, brother and sister of
the bride, attended the couple.
"After the ceremony fine wedding
supper was served. The bride and
groom took the evening train for Wau-
sau, Wis, where they will make their
home
The groom is prominent physician
of Wausau and is highly respected
The bride was reared in Danville, and
is charming lady. She has been a
nurse and has practieed that pro-
fession in Pittsburg, New York and
Wausau. The best wishes of all will
accompany the couple through life"
1t tells the whole story in nut shell
The DIR. has held high place in medi-
cal circles in this city and state for
over twenty years. Mrs. Sauerhering
is well known to many in Wausau,
having held the position of head nurse
in the Riverside hospital, and is very
highly esteemed by all of her acquaint-
ances. The best wishes of all go with
them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
Thrashing TroIIope.

During Anthony Trollope's early
days in the postoffice 1t was the GUS
tom for the junior clerks to take turns
in the waiting room to answer ques-
lions. One day, when Trollope was
on duty, young woman came to make
some complaint, and she went away
much displeased and upset by what
she considered to be the gross rude
ness with which she had been treated
by him.
Next day, Trollope being again on
waiting room duty, two stalwart young
men appeared, and, having ascertain
ed that they were in the company Of
the clerk who had been in attendance
there Oh the previous day, they shut
tie door and proceeded to give A. L.
a most severe thrashing. The pair to-
gether completely overpowered the fu-
ture novelist, whom they informed,
when they had sufficiently chastised
him, that this was punishment for his
insolence to the young woman who
had called at the office on the previous
day and who was their sister.-West-
minister Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
Thernihn,t nhaerve.

Gentlemen, We dinna use your fax
ulties of obsairvation," said the old
Scotch professor, addressing his class.
Here he pushed forward gallipot con-
tanning chemical compound Of ex-
eeedingly offensive smell.
when l was a student" he contin-
ued, II used my sense of taste, sac. "
And with that he dipped his finger into
the gallipot and put his finger into his
mouth. "Taste it, gentlemen; taste 1t, /"
said the professor, "an6 exercise your
perceptiye faculties"
The gallipot was pushed toward the
reluctant class. One by one the stu
dents resolutely dipped finger into
the abominable concoction and with
many a wry face sucked the abomlna-
ton from their fingers.
Gentlemen, gentlemen" said the pro-
lessor, 81 must repeat that We dinna
use your faculties Of obsairvation, for
If We had looked mair closely at what
/ was daein' the moo ye would haze
obsairved that the finger which l put
into ma mooth was nae the finger that
/ dipped into the gallipotr'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
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Early Christian Carsings.

Cursing, it may be observed, contin-
ued in full vigor in Christian times, Of
ten harmonizing i'll with our modern
notions of Christianity. Some are al
most horrible in their ferocity, as when
the violator of the tomb is told that
''he will be accursed of God forever
or that 'he will give account to God,
who will judge the quick and the
dead" There is one which perhaps
will rather provoke a smile. The Of
fender is threatened with the curse
of all the fathers of the Nicene coun-
ell. ''He that throws rubbish in this
inclosure," the inscription runs, "has
the anathema from the 318 fathers as
an enemy Of God"
Sidney Smith once alluded to forty
parson power-of preaching if we re-
member aright-but the anathematiZ-
ing ability Of 318 Nicene Gathers is a
much more appalling idea, and there
is 3 ludicrous contrast between this
terrible but vague penalty and the very
prosaic and familiar offense.-Macmil-
lan's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
. crxpt,c Aaverti.ement.

The most successful az the great at
vertising merchants of the United
States was the vender Of commodity
known as plantation Bitters." He de
vised an enigmatic line, ST. 1860.
X" which appeared simultaneously
In every American newspaper and Pc
riodical of any size and also on the
walls Of innumerabIe barns. fences and
trees. One day all the rocks or the Nj
agara falls were covered with the
same mystic sign. Forest trees along
the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad
We're hewn down to afford the passen-
gers a glimpse Of the same announce
ment emblazoned in letters 400 feet
high on the mountain side. What did
the cabalistic announcement convey
Not until the proprietor had made his
fortune did be condescend TO explain.
sS.T. 1860. X. meant Started Trade
in 1860 with Ten Dollars"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
The .1,lustrioun Hybrid.

George Sand, or Nine. Dudevant, the
famous French woman writer, scandal
lied her literary friends by wearing
mems clothes. "A long gray overcoat,"
she herself says she wore, "a wooden
tie and-and-a pair of boots" These
boots were her Joy. Il longed to sleep
with them. On their little iron shod
heels l was firm on my feet and trotted
from one end of Paris to the other"
She also smoked In public, cigarettes
even cigars-so that her teeth were
much discolored. 1t was this outward
mannishness that won for her the
title of Industrious Hybrid" How
ever, her hands were beautifully fem
mime. 1T was" says one who knew
her, SO delicate hand, all grace, tact,
firmness and f1exibility. One could not
dream of a more perfect combination
of the French working class woman's
and the aristocratic or royal lady's
ha,id." 1t will be recalled that George
Sand boosted, ''The blood of kings is
mixed in my veins with the blood OF
the poor and lowly.r She was, as she
termed it, .'astride" of the two classes,
the peasantry and the aristocTacy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

Rev. w. f. Dugan, pastor Stewart
Memorial U. P. church, San Francisco,
Cal, says
The Sign of the Cross is God
send to the stage and the world. am
enthusiastic over the introduction of
such PLAYS upon the stage. II Christian
people would patronize such pieces in
ferior plays would be driven off the
stage. The subject of my sermon sun
day evening viii be Voices from the
Cross. As subdivision l shall speak
of your play as one OF the voices and
recommend it to the public"
The demand for seats for the appear
ance here of THE Sign of the Cross
is Ear above anything seen here during
the present season and the Grand opera
house viii be filled with a magnificent
audience next Saturday evening, Dec,
81, goes without saying.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
Matasa1a gi1nt.
TUESDAY, DEC. q, 1904.
Published weekly and entered at the Post Offics
at Waussu as second class matter.
The SItua ton.

The situation, with reference as to
who will control in the coming legisla-
ture of Wisconsin, is looked into by a
Chicago Record Herald reporter, who
writes from Milwaukee as follows:
with the session of the legislature but
a few weeks away everyone is as much
at sea as to who is to be United States
senator and how the senate is to be or
ganized as they were six weeks ago.
The organization will in measure in
fluence the other question. The caucus
of administration senator's at Madison a
week ago failed entirely of its effect for
the reason that but sixteen senators at
tended and it takes seventeen for a ma
iority. Furthermore, it is by no means
certain that all those who attended will
support any cut and dried program
when it comes to the make up of COM
mittees, which are usually selected by a
caucus of the senators of the majority
party. This year, however, the republi-
cans are divided between LaFollette
men and stalwarts, the former having
thirteen certain and the latter eleven,
with four claimed by both sides. The
administration forces expected to or
ganiZe the senate, as seventeen of the
senators we're elected as being of that
wing of the party. The trouble comes
from its being found that all will not
stay put" when it comes to implicit
obedience to the administration plans
regarding the distribution of the COM
mittees and the senate offices. The four
men over whom there is controversy are
Froemming, of Milwaukee; Wilcox, of
Appleton; Stevens, of Oshkosh and San
born, of Ashland 1t is safe to say that
these four senators will support the rate
bill, and measures which enter into the
platform, but in organization of the
senate and the election of a United
States senator they may or may not be
with the administration. Two of these
senators will undoubtedly balk at the
plan of disciprnImg stalwart senators,
who in most cases happen 70 be old
members, and under the traditions, en-
titled to place on such comm;ttees as
they choose, Senator Hatton and Senator
Stout will also hesitate to assist in APP
plying the knife to their old associates.
"The organization question may again
cause trouble when it comes to the cleo
ton of United States senator, through
friction engendered in caucus, and the
disputes over committee selections"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
SONS OF VETERANS.

1t is expected that camp of Sons of
Veterans win be organized in Wausau
next Thursday evening The following
letter has been mailed to all who have
signed the roll, which is in itself self
explanatory:
WAUsAU, Wis, Dec. %, 1904
DEAR SHIN replying to a letter
directed by me to F. H. B. Mcdowell,
Commander, Sons of Veterans, Division
of Wisconsin, the division commander
writes, interalia:
81 would request that the fee for
membership be fixed at $500 which
will carry with it membership to the
Sons of Veterans Dead Benefit associa-
ton. As soon as a sufficient number
have signed the role, call meeting of
the signers collect the membership fees,
let them decide upon their officers, and
return the application with the charter
fee of $500 to me. will then detail
a mastering officer to muster the
camp"
As there is sufficient number of
signers, would call a meeting of Sons
of Veterans at my office, No. 312 Wash
ington ST., Wausau, for Thursday even
ing, December GOTH, at 7:30 o'clock, at
which time you are to choose and elect
the following officers: Commander,
Senior Vice-commander, Junior Vice
commander, 3 delegates to camp council
and necessary delegates to the division
encampment. Also the commander
elect has to appoint a secretary and
treasurer at that time, and you will
have to decide upon a name for the
camp.
If you know of any other sons of
veterans, please have them come to
this meeting, and they can sign the
role here, and in this way become a
charter member of your organization
Trusting that there will be good
attendance, and that all will be pre-
pared with their membership fees, l
remain, CARL III. MUELLER,
On behalf of the committee of Cutler
Post No. 90, q. A. r., Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
NEW YEARS DAY.

Next Sunday will be the first day of
the New Year, 1905, and the old year
will be OF the past, with all of its pleas
ures and IS SORROWS. While Wausau
aud its people have e. eyed their full
share of prosperity, still, there is much
that points to q great year for Wausau
during 1905. Many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars will go into new build
ings and the inaugurating of new insti-
buttons. This means continued pros
perity in business way to our people.
May health, prosperity and happiness
attend you all is the wish of the Pmor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

When, many years ago, gold was
first discovered In Australia the ex-
element caused has probably never
been equaled in history. Offices were
deserted, ships were left to rot at an
Choir by their crews. the prisons were
left unguarded by the rardens, the
streets unpatrolled by the police Men
in high official positions had to act as
BOOTS" and grooms for themselves.
In Geelong there was left only one
servttor He had lost his wooden leg
and could not comfortably decamp.
Everybody was gold hungry. Men
slept in open streets, IN tubs and
boxes, in tents and bare Of cover en-
tirely. Convicts robbed and slaughter
ed. Hnlks were bursting with their
loads of prisoners. 1t was rather a
bad time while it lasted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

A West Indian sea captain was asked
by his wife to look at some pianos
while he was in New York, with view
to buying her one. He wrote home as
follows:
81 saw one that 1 thought would
suit you-black walnut hull, strong
bulkheads, strengthened fore and aft
with iron frame, lined with white
wood and maple. Rigging steel wire,
double on the ratlines and whipped
wire on the lower stays and heavier
cordage Delaying pins of steel and
well driven home Length of taffrail
over all, six feet one inch; breadth Of
beam, thirty eight inches; depth Of
hold, fourteen inches. Hatches can be
battened down against ten-year-old
boys or can be clewed up and sheeted
home for a first class instrumental
cyclone"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
The FIRST Atlantic Cable,

The original 1858 cable weighed nine
ty-three pounds per mile and had con-
ductor Of seven copper wires Of TWEEN
ty-two and half gauge; price of deep
sea wire per mile. $500; price of spun
yarn and iron wire per mile, $265; cost
percha, SIS per mile; total cost per
mile, $4S5. AT 1885 per mile the total
cost OF the $500 miles of Seep sea wire
was $1,212, 500 To this add twenty
five miles of 'shore end" wire, costing
S1,450 per mile, and we find that the
first ocean cable. exclusive of instru-
ments, cost 81, 250,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
sn,ppinx an Elephant

An elephant Is without doubt the
most difficult passenger to load OF any
in the world 1t is rarely that the best
OF them can be induced 10 walk aboard
a ship as did the traditional pair OF
elephants who boarded the ark- To
overcome their objection thw are
usually first coaxed or forced TO enter
great wooden boxes. when they are
securely fastened and the entire out
at is hoisted with derrick to the level
Of the deck and swung aboard
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
How . Porcupine Fight. a snake.

A man who witnessed a fight be-
tween a porcupine and blacksnake
thus describes the battle: 81 came upon
the scene just as the hedgehog began
the attack upon the snake, which was
lying stretched out on the road asleep.
The hog advanced cautiously upon the
reptile and seized its tail in its mouth,
giving it a sharp bite. Then he quick
ly withdrew a few feet and, rolling
himself into a compact, spiny ball,
awaited developments. The snake
upon being thus rudely awakened
turned in fury upon his antagonist,
striking the hog again and again with
its fangs. The willy hedgehog, secure
ly intrenched within its spiny armor,
remained perfectly motionless all the
while, allowing the snake to keep up
the attack At every stroke the jaws
of the snake would become filed with
the spines until at last, exhausted and
bleeding from dozens of wounds caus-
ed by the needlelike spines of the hog,
the snake gave up the battle. This
was evidently what the hedgehog was
waiting for, as he Immediately proceed
ed to roll over the snake again and
again until he had completely disem-
boweled his victim"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
The Eye Of a JeIlxash.

The eye of jellyfsh is so primitive
that we can hardly say whether 1t sees
or feels-that is, when a floating jelly
fish begins to sink below the surface
of the water as the shadow Of an ad.
vancing ship falls upon it it is Iroba-
bly, affected by the sensation Of dark
ness, but perhaps the pressure Of the
onrushing wave has something to do
with IT
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
LAND OFFICES DISCONTINUED

A dispatch from Washington, ID. c.,
says that fourteen land offices in the
North Western states, including Wis
consin, will be abandoned soon because
the public domain has become limited
Also that the land Office at Eau Claire
has been listed for Discrimination. Its
business will go to the Wausau office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

Foster and children will return to Wan
sau for brief stay.
Arthur McEachron came M from
Milwaukee to spend the holidays with
his parents.
Miss Mary Boiler, of Poynette, is
home on visit with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Fred Boiler.
james Silverthorn arrived home
from st Louis for the holidays on Sun
day. He will return on Saturday.
Miss Helen Becker, who is attend
ing the state normal school at Oshkosh,
is home on visit until after the holi-
days.
Robert Buss earle down from
Parish, Wis, to spend Christmas at his
home in this city. He will return to
his work this evening.
Sheriff Chellis departed this morn
ing for Waupun, accompanying E. o.
Voyer to the state prison, where the
latter will begin serving sentence today.
Mrs. I'll. E. McEachron and daugh-
ter, Miss DeEtte, will depart for Cali
fornia in about two weeks anG will
spend the balance of the winter on the
coast
Miss Stella Braeger and Miss Amy
Brazette are home for the holidays from
March Rapids, where they are engaged
In teaching school this winter. On
their return they will occupy the new
school house that is being built there.
G-John Lamont departed this morn
ing for Milwaukee for the purpose Of
attending the annual state meeting OF
| the Wisconsin Teachers association,
where tomorrow he will read a paper
entitled, Compensation of Rural
| Teachers"
VIM. Homrig, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Homrig, of Edgar, arrived in the
city Saturday from Buffalo, N. Y. He
visited here over Sunday with friends
and on Monday went to Edgar to visit
his parents. He is steam boat engi
neer, employed on the great lakes.
Among those who arrived home
Saturday from the State university tC
spend the holidays were: Walter anC
Ed. German, Emil Breitkreutz, Roscoe
Young, Ed. Mumm, Herman Kell, FREQ
Heinemann and Stanley Latshaw, ant
the Misses Marion Ryan and Althes
Young.
i Miss Alice johnson who for severa
months past has been confned in the
Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, arrived
home Saturday morning much i'm
! proved in health. She was accom-
panied home by DIR. Smith and wife
who are guests of the latter's mother
| Mrs. t. Smith
VIM. Schmidt, who formerly haC
charge of w. w. Albers' west side store
returned to the city Saturday from
Milwaukee, where he has spent the pas
four months. He will remain here un
til the first of the year, when he'goes t.
Stevens Point to assume charge of MIR
Albers' store there.
-Robt. Ziebell, wife and child
and his brothers, Otto and Frank
arrived home from Milwaukee Satur
day for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A E
Ziebell. The three are employed with
the Dewey wholesale grocery of Mil
waukee, Otto and Robert as statesmen
and Frank as a stenographer in the
office.
Il. l.. Hauser, of Calcutta, India
is in the city. Mr. Hauser has visited
Wausau only once before in thirty
years and finds many changes. Thirty
years ago he was on the lecture plat
form and delivered lecture here or
India. He is now selling tea and each
year visits the markets of Bombay and
Calcutta and buys his stock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

The following are examples OF eight
syllable words in the English language:
Anthropomentamorp antisuper-
naturalism, anticonstitutionalist, anlIy-
drohepsiterion, atromathematcian, in
comprehensibility, NATURALIZATION,
syncategorematical. unconstitutionali-
~. unfntelligibility Observation-Disclosures
and vicissituc:Sal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
A Mean AarantaRe.

''Mr Skinner" said the family ply
sician. Il must positively refuse TO IN
dertake to cure you unless you promise
solemnly 10 obey me-
II solemnly promise" replied the
sick man.
VERY well Now. first Of ali, give me
your check in full for my last BILL
Philadelphia Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27
FOREST LODGE, NO. $50, r.&A.M.

Forest Lodge, No $50. F. & A NJ.
elected officers last Wednesday evening
as follows:
W. Nj. p. Stone.
S. W.-Dr Paul Riebe.
j. WIN. WaterhouSe.
Treas. A H. Groate
Seer N Larner.
Trustee for years.. P. Stone.
The sale OF BLUE Ribbon -four ex-
ceeds that of any other brands at the
stores of Max +. Boehm. il6-d
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

Unless one has something to look for
ward to It is difficult to i've. Wher
the Joy Of looking forward Is gone the
xest Of life GIBBS and falls. The days
are eTil and we have no pleasure IL
them unless on times horizon some
bright day burns like a star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

when q persons woolgather1ng that
means he's lazy, doesn't it pa"
Not necessarily. my soRs. He may
be gathering the wool on fhg lambs IN
Wall street. ~ Philadelphia Ledger.