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He Found the Leak.


The mans gas bill amounted to from
SO to $12 a month, and he was very
much worried about it. ut seems to
me there must be a leak somewhere,
and it is probably in the gas range,
he said to his wife, and then he went
downtown, and during the course of
the day mentioned the matter to a
friend in the Office with him, says the
Baltimore News.
Funny thing" said the friend; II
have range e1acdy like yours, and
our family is Just about the same in
number, but my gas bill is only from
So to 81 a month. Ask your Scook
about your stove perhaps she can
throw some light on the subject"
When the man went home that
evening he sent for the cook and pro-
ceeded to catechise her about kitchen
matters.
"How does the gas stove do, Ma
ria 2" he asked.
"Hit does very well, suh," responded
her on whom all his hopes of an early
breakfast were placed.
''Do you think there is any leak in
the pipes in the kitchen?"
"'Deed / don know, subj" responded
the cook. 81 dom know a thing about
desc here new-fangled things. All I
do tub dat stove is tub light hit in the
mawnin' when go downstairs an to
tu'n hit off at night when goes tub
bald. Those is the onliest times evan
touches HIT
And so the head of the house found
the leak. And he expects his gas bill
to be much less this month than it was
last, because he instructed Maria.
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Political Notes.

William ]. Bryan's whirlwind tour re-
calls his two presidential campaigns.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary Of the
Treasury, opened the Republican cam
pajgn in Ogdensburg, y. Y.
The Montana Supreme Court has de-
eided that the anti-trus- Republican and
Democratic tickets, nominated by the So
called Heinze factions. should be exclud-
Cd from the ballot.
A statement emanates from RepubH-
can national headquarters in New York
claiming go electoral votes as safely
Republican, ani chasing thirfy-fve cleo
foral votes as doubtful. but probably Re-
publican.
David b. Hill. s9eakinx in Indianapo-
lis, beEttles President Roosevelt as a
military hero" and says his defeat would
benefit the country
Henry g. Davis made eight speeches
ia his tour Of West Virginia Monday.
the principal meetings being in Charles
ton. Hinton and Roaceverte.
William J. Bryan spoke in six Indiana
towns Monday, giving sharp answer To
charges II ;nc0nsistency in his Philippine
policy. made By Senator Beveridge.
William Il. Hearst William Suizer,
Charles A. Towne aud Robert Baker,
four nominees for Congress. were IN
dorsed By the Peoples party Of New
York Ia meeting u New York City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
Feminine Comment.

Every interesting woman is spoil
ed child. The rose must know that it
Is lovely.
There's many a woman with soul
among the stars who gets a terrible
Jolt when the cook leaves.
Be pretty, youthful and happy while
you can There's plenty of time COM
ing for old age and cat maps.
Big, worthless ambitions often unfit
us for attending TO the little ncSies ones
that we might easily realize.
When your dearest enemy refers tc
you as that woman" you can know
there's nothing left for her to say.
We often wonder why some of these
devoted followers of changing fashions
do not claim that the stars are out Of
date.
1t seems as if some women say snip
py things so that YOU can have the
pleasure of remembering, while they
have the pleasure of forgetting.
You have all met those poor. unhap-
py, far-sighted souls. who never enjoy
the flowers of summer because they
are so busy worrying about the ice of
winter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

The lasting qualities of new carpets
will be increased if the ends of each
breadth are properly stayed before
sewing the breadths together. Use a
fine. short darning needle and stout lin
en- thread, begin at the edge, take three
stitches straight down into the
breadth, as if you were going to darn
It. then the same number of stitches
back in a slanting direction to the
edge. bringing the thread over it and
running the needle through the carpet
from the under side. Repeat this COM
bination darning and overcasting
across the breadth and fasten the
thread very securely. Finished in this
way the semi-annual beating will have
no bad effects on the ends Of the car
pet. as is usually the case when they
are simply overcast, or, worse vet, left
unfinished
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
The Sea SCOurge
CHAPTER XXI.-(Continued. ]

CHATTER AAl.-tCOntlnued
During the supper the buccaneer msde
but little conversation, for his mind vas
100 heavily burdened with other affeirs
than those he could converse of there,
and as soon as he had done he left the
room, leaving burlington alone with
Paul and Mary. As soon az he was fairly
gone the dark man said, while a faint
smile worked upon his lectures:
"Paul-and you, too, LADY, fear you
have not yet forgiven me for the part
seemingly played against you. 1t was
not for your i'll that 1 did that thing.
meant to hep you, and you may yer
know that l have done you no harm.
Has there been a mana stranger-here
yetr'
"Yes. Last night one came"
Did he give his name?"
He said it was James Fox"
Where is he now?'
Gone up to Garonne's."
Did You notice that man particu-
larly, Paul?"
"Ay, / did," uttered the youth. with
energy, land J know | have seen him
before. Who is he? burlington. l dc
put confidence in you once more. Now
show me that | do not misplace it, by
telling me truly who that man is, for
am sure that you know him"
Il will make you one answer" return
ed Buffo, in serious tone. land thai
shall be final on that point. James Fox
has reposed confidence in me. and l viii
not violate it. He shall tell you ere lone
all you would know, and at the same
time he will tell you OF me. Now, if you
would trust those who would save you,
show it by asking no more questions
Trust me, and yet show it not. Let Mar
Laroon think you hate me, for the more
he thinks that the more easily 1 car
work"
Paul and Mary gazed into the face Of
the speaker, and then they looked a
each other. and though each seemed only
intent upon discovering what emotion.
he other manifested, yet they both show
ed by their looks that they were ready
TO trust the strange man.
At this moment Otehewa entered the
room. She caught the strangers eye
md she came near dropping the tray sht
carried in her hands. Both Paul anC
Mary noticed her emotion, but they no
ticed it not so deeply as did the maj
himself who had caused it. Slowly the
Indian girl drew nearer, and as she Sc
her tray down close by where Burning
ton was seated, she gazed fxedly int
his face. never minding the look he CAV,
her in return. a shade rested on hel
face-a shade half of doubt and hal
anxiety; but it soon passed away, ant
then look of strange satisfaction tool
its place.
In the meantime the negroes had re
turned. Mari Laroon met them in
court. and asked them if they had f
Warda. But hardly had he aske a,
question when he noticed dark mas
upon one Of the saddles. He went III
TO it, and ne saw the grim, CHASTITY fea
lures of the Indian guide, all covered
with dirt and gore.
In a few words from the negroes ht
learned all; and he knew that now h
must have a more dangerous enemy thar
before.
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Linonln,s Inangural Hat.


When Lincoln was inaugurated the
first time there was one little incident
that impressed those who saw it. The
President-elect came forward on the
platform prepared at the east front of
the capitol, with his natural awkward
ness increased by the m0mentous cir
cumstances of the occasion and by
gorgeous wardrobe in which 1T was
evident he felt exceedingly uncomfort-
able The stiff dress coat, waistcoat
and pantaloons of black broadcioth
were enough of themselves to disturb
his mental and physical equanimity,
but to these We're added other incum-
brances in the shape of brand-new
silk hat and a ponderous gold-headed
cane.
The cane he managed to put away
in corner, but the disposition of the
hat perplexed him greatly. 1t was too
good to throw away, too fine, as he
thought, to rest upon the rough
boards, so, for a minute at least, poor
Lincoln stood there in the gaze of the
assembled thousands, grasping the hat
desperately p seeking in vain for a
safe place t. de- osit it. Douglas, who
sat Immediately in the rear, saw the
embarrassment of his rival and, rising,
took the shining beaver and held it
during the delivery Of the inaugural
address.
Probably had Stephen A. Douglas
been told, five years before, that he
was destined to hold the hat of Abra
ham Lincoln while that individual was
appearing for the first time as Presi-
dent of the United States, the Little
Giant would have laughed at the
very idea.-Chicago News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
EOur KS.

A few weeks before last Christmas
the German Empress, says writer in
Everybody's Magazine, was conversing
at a reception in the Berlin palace with
a baroness whose husband is very rich.
The baroness asked the empress what
things in the world she liked best.
Your majesty. excuse my question"
the baroness added, ''but it would be
great honor if l could do something to
please you"
The empress smiled in her motherly
way.
MY DEAR" she replied, sit would not
be possible for you to give me the
things l like best. for l already have
them"
Indeed, your majesty" said the bar
oness. MAY l make bold to ask what
they are?'
Il can tell you very readily, said
the empress. There are four things
/ prefer to all others, and they all
begin with * They are my kaiser,
my kinder, my kirche and my kuche."
This may be translated, my king.
my kids my kirk and my kitchen"
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then she laid down another cushion upon
which to place old Hagar's head. She
dared not leave the beldam in the chair
for fear she should get uneasy before
morning and tumble out and perhaps thus
wake up. The bag was little else but
skin and bone and 0tehewa easily plac-
ed her on the floor.
This done, the girl put out the lights
and then made her way noiselessly back
to the chamber of her mistress. From
that moment Mary possessed the love Of
one who would at any moment have sac
riiced life itself at that loves call.
Now. my sweet lady," she said, you
may sleep in peace"
But you will not leave me?" said
Mary, timidly.
Not if you wish it 9th .rwise."
Mary threw her arms about the neck
of the faithful creature kissing her dark
cheek. You are my sister. Otehewa-
my sister, and so | will ever love and
bless you"
Now Otehewa wept such tears as size
had not wept before for years; and from
that moment her life was devoted to the
benefit of the noble, generous being whom
she called mistress
Go be continued,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
White furs are to be in favor.

White furs are to be in favor
In the new dress shoes cloth uppers
are seen.
New raincoas shown are almost in
visible check.
Dainty fall and winter hats are
made of chenille.
Fur coats ere made with vests of
embroidered cloth.
Changeable silks are much in eyi-
| dence in the seasons showings.
Brims of one color and crowns of an
other are noted in the new hats.
New silk waists have round yokes
embroidered with pompadour flowers.
! New shades in taffeta silk are shown,
fer it is said taffeta will be popular
for winter costumes.
Black hats are shown either trimmed
with bright green coque plumes or
with vivid orange ones.
In the dull glaze-fnished patterns
now so modish are shown vases of VIC
let color, new departure
A new velvet is mirrored. but the
pressing is done at irregular intervals
and at some distance apart.
Velvet coats will be worn with
| cloth skirts of similar color. These
coats will have shaped skirts and will
be deliberately trimmed.
Kid belts, especially those in black
or white, are to retain their popularity.
Any buckle may be worn with them.
but the harness buckle is considered
the smartest.
Veilings are more elaborate than in
summer, many of them being embroid-
cred in floral designs, printed :. dainty
colors like the chiffons and mousselines
for evening gowns.
Novelties in velvets include clever
imitation of furs and almost every fur
| is reproduced as nearly as may be in
these. These are for millinery use and
browns and grays are especially desir-
able for drapel chapeaus.
Drop skirts and petticoats are no
wider at the bottom than heretofore
but the founcings are put on fuller and
/ the boning or Insertion of canvas gives
the necessary expansion at the bottom
There is not the slightest danger of
crinoline or hoopskirts
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
More Readinei Les Band.

'"The apparent apathy throughout The
country is remarkable said Chairman
Taggart. of the Democratic national
committee, ''and in no previous campaign
to my memory has there been less ex-
element at this stage Of the canvass.
This does not mean, however, that the
people are not interested in the cam
paign. for their interest is as deep as
ever, but it does not express itself in the
old way.
Nowadays people read a good deal,
make up their minds how they are going
to vote. and then 90 to the polls without
the aid of a brass band. So far we have
sent out tons Of literature throughout
the country, and the campaign document
appears to have taken the place OF the
brass band and the torchlight process
sion -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

The uniform 1ignity, urbanity and
large mindedness which mark the man
ner and mind of Lord Avebury We're
under discussion. and some one won
dered how he did il"
THAT is Lord Avesbury's secret,
said some one else.
Not exactly a secret" another SAID,
sor. rather. an open one. For ne has
been heard to, say that he watches
over and manages himself as If he
were somebody elsa rule OF conduct
that most Of us could follow with
profit to ourselves and benefit to 9th
49,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
FEAT OF BALDWIN Balloon,
Experts Believe Machine Can Easily
BE Mad,, Fully Dirigible.

e. pCEtS bSAiNNS 4idCuiuS Nali tasty
BE Mads Fully Dirigible.
The Arrow, Captain Thomas 5. Bald
wins airship. which Tuesday sailed over
the worlds fair grounds and portions of
the city Of st. Louis. landing in corn
field near Cahokia, H.. is entered in the
Sl00,030 contest for dirigible balloons.
\. Il. Knabanschue. who piloted the ma
chine, is a Toledo (Ohio) electrical engi-
neer, 27 years old. He said he had per.
feet control Of his ship until his engine
went dead over the manufacturing build
ing at the worlds fair grounds. Prom
that point, continued Mr.. Knabauschue,
II must acknowledge that | and the ma
chine were at the mercy of the ten-mile
breeze in which we had become embraced
and until the landing was safely made
over in Illinois a higher power than mere
machinery stood between me and destruc.
ton"
Experts believe the Baldwin balloon
will be completely dirgible as soon as
slight corrections in its mechanism are
made. 1t is cigar shaped. Of Japanese
silk, fifty-four feet in length and seven
teen feet in diameter and requires S,000
cubic feet of gas to initiate IL, The frame
attachment is thirty feet in length II
carries a double cylinder, scven-horse-
power gasoline engine. making 1000 reyo-
lutions a minute, to drive the propellers.
One of the chief new features is an ar
rangement whereby the ship is pulled
through air, instead Of being pushed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
coy Corner.


When woman cannot have the
luxury of ar entire room for herself
1t is at least fair for her to have a
corner of the family sitting room or
her own bedroom set apart for her
own special use. A coy nook, with
her favOrite books within reach, COM
Portable lounging chair and perhaps a
little table-at any rate, a place for
her fancy work or writing materials
all this is very delightful and not alto
gether impossible for a small outlay Of
money and brains. Where there is a
bow window or a corner turret the
rest is easily arranged.
Perhaps the most satisfactory cor
ner may be evolved where the win
dows meet at right angles, as in the
sketch. Here the curtains hang from
a variance that follows the angles of
the corner, the low shelves are filed
with books, while the top of the book
case is a stand for plants in quaint
Dutch or Trentham ware pots. If the
shelves are to contain anything but
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Princess Maud occasionally appeared
in public as Miss Mills" when stay
ing with friends, and thus at garden
parties, etc, she escaped any special
attention, and enjoyed herself as an
ordinary gentlewoman. Royal Ell
quette sometimes becomes very irk-
some to high-spirited young princesses,
and one of Princess Maud's young
cousins of Connaught, in bemoaning
the fact to an elderly gentleman,
friend or their parents, remarked;
But motherkins says we can forget
sometimes we are princesses and only
remember we are ladies'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
Fad for Smart Girls.

The girls looked upon as leaders Of
the younger contingent Of the smart
set now greet and farewell en- mill
talre. Instead of recognizing a friend
BY bowling in the old-dme conventions
al way. they give sharp, short mill
tary salute. 1t is the newest fad
brought back to town from the coun-
try and the shore. and il is well 10 say
right here that the awkward. self-con-
scious girl should not attempt it. To
be at all success. the military salute
must be done gracefully and in an of
hand. natural manner - Woman's
Home Companion.
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rmirrntion from Ireland.

The labors of the Irish Anti-Emigra-
ton society. an organization formed last
year. do not appear to have been attend
ed with much success. The emigration
from the south and west OF Ireland. from
which the overflow chiefly takes place,
has shown no sign OF diminishing In
1900 the emigration through the port OF
Cork to the United States amounted to
%, 1O5: in 1901. 22,450; in 1902. %, 40,
and 1903, 23.412. For the eight months
of the present year the figures are 1882.
while for the corresponding eight months
or last year the retdrn was 1850.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Princess Charles of Denmark the
King OF EHgland's versatile and live
ly youngest daughter. adds spinning to
tie list Of her many accomplishments.
She is good spinner, and this Is BY
no means her only handicraft. for she
is an adept at wood csirving and book
binding. as well as being a clever
photographer. Before Aer marriage
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
Men that Mothers Make.


Show me that boy who nightly bows at
mothers knee to pray;
Who wears her golden precepts in his
heart;
Who lays his hand in hers and seeks her
counsel day by day;
Whose path in life from hers lies not
apart,
And thus his future I'll descry:
His name in honor will climb high
Show me that youth whose good right
arm encircles mothers form:
Whose lips fear not to kiss her faded
cheek;
Who lives for her; to shield her and pro-
tect her from all harm.
Who comforts her when she is old and
weak;
And in the coming years / see
s. man for all eternity.
Show me that man whose life is pure;
that man who claims success;
Show me that man who treads the
ways of fame;
That man whose deeds adorn the name
Of truth and uprightness
Whose soul knows not the furnished
blush of shame,
And in his glory thus arrayed
Behold a man that mother made.
EXCHANGE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
DO Test the Purity Of MIX.

A German paper gives a test for
watered milk, which is simplicity It
self. A well-polished knitting needle il
dipped into a deep vessel OF milk and
Immediately withdrawn IL an upright
position. If the sample Is pure some Of
the fluid will hang to the needle. but
If water mas keen added 10 the milk.
even in small proportions. the fluid VIII
not adhere to the needle.
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Rich Women and Their Fortunes.
s125.ooo.ooO
10 Waternroof C1oth.

Take Of powdered alum and sugar
OF lead each half an ounce and stir
them into a gallon of water, and when
the mixture is clear pour IF the upper
liquid. immense the cloth in this for
twenty-four hours, then drain and
press it. The cloth viii be uninjured
in color and texture and will stand
any amount Of rain to which you are
likely to be exposed.
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Mr.. Newlywed tsolicitouslyl-And
how do you get along with the butcher,
love7
Mrs. Newlywed-Oh. splendldly. He
is such a generous man. Mortimer.
When l order a four-pound roast he
always sends one weighing six or
seven.-B Brooklyn Eagle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Suit OF dark blue etamine. with trim
ming of green and blue plaid taffeta-
Skirt has FIVE cores and is plated, the
pIaits stitched at top. and there are
two deep tucks and hem bordered with
the plaid. giving triple-skirt effect.
TIE waist, cut low, and pointed sur
pIice fashion, has tucks on either side,
and the sleeves have stitched pIaits
which extend &c the neck and are fin
ished with points and buttons. Tucks
at bottom from the cuff anda are pointed
with buttons over second cun OF the
plaid. Chemisettes and stock Of green
tafeta folds A good model for mo-
hair or serge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

That the fashions for millinery are
divided into two distinct classes is in
aicated by the following from Illus
trated Bits:
AIRS. Spenders-I wonder what viii
no the popular styles in hats this sea-
song
Mr.. Spenders-My dear. women's
hats win be divided into two styles
this season. as usual: the style You
don't like. and the style / can't af-
ford.
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cru
Of
lapels threequarter
stylish
calling
This olive broadcoh visiting toilette deliberately trimmed
S
a
sweeping the only decoration.
Of
pompadour silk
ediths
a medalions of
of
paradise its trimming Philadelphia
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books they might have small curtains
to correspond with the other draperies.
Such a corner is indeed conducive to
a lazy afternoon or a pleasant hour to
be spent among ones favorite authors
and flowers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

How to Clean Willow Furniture.
Willow furniture may be cleaned
with salt and water. applied with q
Ssi6 naiIbrush.
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RUSSIA VERY SORRY.
MAKES APOLOGY FOR NORTH
SEA TRAGEDY.

Expresses Regret and Promises Conn
pensation for Attack of warsbips on
British Fishing Observation-Disclosures
Fleets Mobilize.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

l. A bronze glace silk has
a shirred yoke. lace stock and
dark green tie; ecru lace in
cuffs. Panel front in skirt, 4
two gathered ruff1es below the Z
knee and three at the bottom
OF the skirt. Brown beaver
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

When some men try TO sAicit, all
they get is cancellation ~ business on
hand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01

Peop.S 40 Olame others are APP %
praise themselves.
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Stella-How does Jack make love?
Behaved, should define it as IN
skiIleo labor.