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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
WHY RUSSIA LACKS LEADERS.
Thinking Glasses Coerced by Those in
Power,

Thinking Classes Coerced by Those in
Power.
Russia possesses very few conspicu-
Gus and seemingly no great men at the
beginning of one of the most fateful
periods of her checkered history says
the Review of Reviews. At home, the
thinking and the working classes live
in continuous ferment of passive re-
sistance to the daily manifestation of
bureaucratic authority-a ferment
much too intense and widespread, it
would seem, to be amenable to the pal
iiative or coercive measures hitherto
employed against it with success.
Abroad, series of complications has
arisen which threatens to undermine
the paramount position occupied by
Russia in the hierarchy of nations for
over a decade; and as yet the men
capable of steering the ship of state
clear of both or either of these dan
gers have not come to the front. Dex-
ferrous and conscientious officials are,
indeed, numerous enough at the apex
of the social pyramid, but they are
mostly individuals to whom uniforms.
rank and decorations impart the APP
pearance of intellectual or admins
trative talents which many of them
in reality sadly lack.
From this striking fact. however, it
would be mistake to draw the infer
ence that there are no master spirits
among people of nearly 150,oo0,OO0.
There may be, undoubtedly there are,
many men of superior parts, possibly
more than one individual of real gent
us, who, under such circumstances as
prevail in the United States, France or
England, would be able and ready to
take the tide in the affairs of their
country at the flood. But in Russia, it
is affirmed, they are condemned to OBJ
security. The impersonal system of bu-
reaucracy acts, people complain, as a
scythe cutting off, as 1t were, the heads
of those who rise above the low level
of the average tshinovnik, or official
For the man who has not donned the
state uniform in his youth, and been
duly ground in the administrative MILL
even though he were Bismarck and a
Napoleon combined, there is no legal
avenue to power or influence. He is
condemned to inactivity and silence I'M
der pains and penalties which. during
the last few weeks are understood to
have been intensified. His whole duty
is to hearken and obey; his greatest
crime to criticise or oppose those whom
chance or seniority has placed at the
head of the administration. These are
plain facts which almost every Russian
will avow; whether the principles I'M
derlying them are sound or the reverse
is question which l am not now con-
cerned to discuss
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Complicated Leases.

The lease system in vogue in Indian
Territory is one of the most complex
that the officials have had to handle.
One of the most remarkable leases
yet seen is one which was fled for
record recently, in which the grantor
agrees to lease the land for FIVE years
for twenty-five cents per acre for each
year. The grantor further agrees 70
put the lessee In possession by a
stated time or forfeit So er acre
Another remarkable provision in this
lease is that the grantor agrees that
If any stone, gravel or slate is found
within ten feet Of the surface the en-
tire rental price ON such land will be
forfeited. Three Eases on the same
tract Of land we're filed for record.
One lease is for five years, one for
seven years and one for ninety-nine
years. All three leases are made by
the same parties and all are overlap
ping from date Of contract-Kansas
City Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
One Hundred Years AGO.

1t was currently reported in Spain
that war would be declared between
that country and The United States be-
cause Of the dispute about Louisiana.
The King of Naples agreed TO evac-
uate his fortresses, to be occupied by
French troops.
England aud Spain were on the
verge of war.
So extreme was the distress In Ma
drid occasioned by the scarcity Of pro-
visions tnat a royal order was issued
requiring inhabitants who had not re-
sided there for ten years to leave the
city.
Napoleon, approaching the power of
the press, not only in France but in
Holland, put its management under
the French police.
The government OF Switzerland
agreed with the French ambassador 10
transport out of Europe ali Insurgents
sentenced to Punishment and to place
In prison those condemned to contire.
ment
A repeal OF the export duty on lin
ems was resolved on by the British
House of Commons
The court of St Petersburg refused
to acknowledge Napoleon as Emperor
of France.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Electricity in treatment Of disease.

Recently an enlarged artery was
operated on by applying electricity in
ternally at the diseased point The
current was applied at the aorta the
main artery of the body, in order to
reduce an aneurism or enlargement,
which extended for some inches, and
was about three inches wide. A hol-
low porcelain needle was introduced
into the artery, and fifteen feet of fine
gold wire passed through the hollow
and allowed to coil up. The outside
end of the wire was connected to an
electric battery, and the circuit COM
pleted by metallic plate on the pa
TENTS back. A current of five MILL
amperes was sent through and gradu-
ally increased to fifteen; this was left
en- for an hour
The operation seems to have been
successful in attaining it's purpose,
which was to coagulate the blood at
the diseased point. The great danger
is that small pieces of the coagulated
blood may be carried into some of the
small arteries, clogging them and
causing death.
A somewhat similar application of
electricity was the restoring to life
Of an infant apparently born dead. At
birth there was a slight pulsation of
the heart, which grew fainter till
there was not a sign of life. Fifteen
minutes after birth the electric cur
rent was applied, and in fifteen min
utes more there were faint pulsations
of the heart. When the treatment
had been kept up about half an hour
the heart was beating and the infant
breathing normally.-Collier' Week
ly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
seventy.five Years 400.

Emperor William l. was married to
Princess Augusta of Saxe-W eimar
The battle of Oriva, in Turkey, was
won by Russians.
The Pope annulled all restrictions
and restored Jews as we'll as Chris
tians of all Protestant denominations
to the full enjoyment of their former
privileges.
A large body of Turkish cavalry and
infantry was defeated near Kuganoff,
with 600 killed.
The observatory at Cape of Good
Hope was completed.
The Stourbridge lion, the srst loco
motive run in the United States and
purchased in England, arrived in New
York.
The first boat race between Oxford
and Cambridge took place
The large new postoffice of London
was completed.
Spain appropriated many thousands
of dollars for the purchase of wild
beasts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
WATER POWER IN MEXICO.
Enormous Amount of Hydraulic Force
Going to Waste.

Enormous Amount of Hydraulic Force
Going to Waste.
Modern Mexico has often had occa-
sion to call attention to the fact that,
though fuel is very scarce in Mexico,
still the country is supplied with Al
abundance of power for the movement
of prime motors. We refer, of course,
to water power The construction Of
electric plants for the purpose of fur
nishing light and power has hardly be-
gun in proportion to the demand and
the water power available.
Mexico, which undoubtedly stands
In much greater need of electric power
than either France or Switzerland, on
account of the higher price of fuel, Is
supplied with an almost unlimited
amount of hydraulic force. In the cen
trail mesa of the republic, which aver
ages 5000 feet above sea level, rise 4
great number of rivers and streams
the Balsas, Lerma, Tamesi and Panuco
being but few Of the more import
ant. While no accurate estimate has
been made of the available water pow
er, it is probable that at least 1900
600 horse power are running to waste
at the height of the dry season. Less
than one-half of / per cent of this
amount, or say, 1900. is being util-
lied for motive power, including that
used directly by -four mills, and abb
sorbed by electric plants for transmits
sion to distant points. In the City OF
Mexico, under present conditions, it
probably costs at least $3.50 a year,
Mexican money. per horse power to
produce power from steam, and even
in the most favored districts. where
fuel is cheap, it will reach $125.
The coal barons of tie United States
are. perhaps, her nost solid aristoc-
racy. and those who get control of La
Huille Blauche'' (the white coaD OF
this country viii hold in the near fu-
ture a much more important position.
The power is here. on top of the
ground. 1t does cot have to be mind
or transported. 1t will carry itself with
but a wire to go on, and Mexico is q
country that offers many conditions
favorable to gigantic industrial enter
prises.-Modern Mexico.
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slightly h0aeyeomb-line effect upon its
fat surface.
Siks strewn with mauye orchids are
simply exquisite.
Sleeves widen and shorten as the
summer comes on.
The modern raincoat tips the scales
at less than one pound
Forget-me-nots are among the very
charming hat trimmings.
= small collar finishes the neck Of
many fashionable jackets.
The 1890 or French blouse is the latest
idea in black taffeta coats.
Net ruchings. very fine. are smarter
than those made Of chiffon.
Silver. especially antique. is among
the smart metals for buckles
Sleeves are as elaborate as ever and
sill bouffant below the elbow.
Embroidered muslin picture hats are
among the pretty lingerie hats.
Circular skirts. cut in three or more
sections. are & long the latest models.
Dots are becoming more and more
feature OF all light summer materials.
Paradise pluneS are a feature Of the
neE millinery and cherries hang tempt
lagEy from many delightful headpiecs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Fifty Years Ago.

Santa Anna proclaimed a general
amnesty on his birthday.
The town Of Worcester, Mass, was
almost entirely wiped out by fire, 1000
mechanics being thrown out of EN-
ployment.
Greytown, on the Mosquito coast,
Central America, was bombarded by
a United States man Of war in order
to obtain redress for an insult to the
American consul by the Spaniards.
The Turks made two attempts to
cross the Danube and retake two isl
ands which had been seized by the
Russians, but were repulsed.
The Mississippi institution for deaf
and dumb opened at jackson.
The Crystal palace. London, was
opened by Queen Victoria.
The Emperor and Empress of
France attended the first agricultural
exhibition ever held in Paris.
The Merrimac of Civil War fame
was launched at Charlestown navy
yard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

that authorize completely all absence of
establishment. But such waists always
are comparatively expensive, and this
season is no exception TO the rule. So
the trimmed waist, one at least orna-
mented at cuffs, collar and front, will
usually be more satisfactory. These can
be gotten up inexpensively, yet to be-
speak newness and stylishness. Econ
omising schemers will find detachable
trimmings an excellent medium, and the
prices of many of these are hardly con
siderable.
Needlework by itself or in combina-
ton with other decorations is very styl-
ish ornamentation for shirt waists and
wash dresses, and fortunate is the
skimper who has such a trick that she
readily can copy the many devices Of
fered as trimmings Their name is le-
gion. Rings are crossed with stitches
in color to contrast with the material.
or if the object is a very quiet trimming,
the stitches may harmonic or match.
Various sorts of stitchery are employed
to fill in such rings, too. French knots
are put TO this use. Cut work is to be
had in great many very pretty designs,
ali finely ornamental Little design sets
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
The scene was lighted by single cam

The scene was lighted by a single can.
die set between two balusters.
"Cornoiller," said Grandet to his game
keeper, have you your pistols with
your
mo, sir. What can there be to fear
for a keg Of coppersf Besides. we shall
get over the ground quickly"
rs the carriage strongly built?"
That's all right, mister. Why. what
is the weight Of few paltry barrels like
those Of yours? 1t would carry two or
three thousand Of the like of them"
Well" said Nanon, Il know there's
pretty well eighteen hundred weight
there. that there isr'
will you hold your tongue, Na-e-
You tell my wife that | have gone into
the country, and that shall be back to
dinner. Hurry up, Cornoiller; we must
be in Anglers before o o'clock"
The carriage started. Nanon bclted the
gateway. let the dog loose and lay down
and slept in spite of her bruised shout
der; and no one in the quarter had any
suspicion of Grandet's journey or az its
object. The worthy man was miracle
of circumspection. Nobody ever saw
penny lying about in that house full OF
gold. He had learned that morning from
the gossip on the quay that some vessels
were being fitted cut at Nantes, and that
in consequence gold was so scarce there
that it was worth double its ordinary
value, and spectators were buying it in
Anglers. The old cooper, by the simple
device of borrowing his tenants horse,
was prepared to sell his gold at Angers,
receiving in return an order upoa the
treasury for the sum destined for the
purchase of his consols, and an addition
in the shape of the premium paid on his
gold
MY father is going out" said Eu-
genie to herself. She had heard all that
had passed from the head of the stair
case.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

of embroidered linen constitute another
showing so extended and so varied as to
make choice bit difficult Embroider
ed dots are much nsad wei raised as is
the manner % most current embroidery.
Al manner of tricks are done with
sraids.' many of them resulting in gar
aiture of the most delicate and complex
nature This results from combining
with the braid knots or stitching showing
much iDccauity of design. There are
lucky women. Of course. who can work
out such trickery all for themselves. and
sO posses not only an inexpensive trim
mISS OF newest style. but one that they
are sure TO have all TO themselves until
someone copies il But that happy sit
uation is too much for most women TO
hope for. Let them be assured by the
immense variety OF trimmings 10 be had
in the shops and By the reasonabieness
Of price noticeable for the greater part
OF H.
The summer afternoon dresses OF
women provided with stylish vardrobes
ara remarkable for the novelties shown
in trimmings and the schemes for their
employment. 1t is hard for ordinary
shoppers 70 believe that all this ingenuity
and fine taste is hand-down from some
past generation or generations The un-
DERIVING main ideas msy ia great many
cases be echoes of the more or less dr.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
forty Years 400.

The national House of Representa-
tives voted to repeal the fugitive slave
law.
John Morgan, the raider, with $500
men inaugurated a raid into Kentucky
by sacking Mount Sterling and de-
stroying railways and bridges.
Congress passed a law prohibiting
dealing in gold futures.
General Burbridge with a troop of
union cavalry attacked Morgan ane
his raiders at Lexington, KY, and ul
tmately vanquished him.
Officers and men of the Russian feet
were entertained in Boston as the
city's guests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
thirty Years AGO.

The first reunion OF the National
Anti-Slayery League convened IL Chi
cago.
The University Of Cambridge, En-
gland, conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws upon James Russell
Lowell, the American poet.
The independent party Farmers and
workingmen) held its first Illinois
State convention at Springfield. SINH
lar conventions were held in other
States.
The national House Of Representa-
tives passed bin for the admission
of Colorado TO the Union. Two years
later Colorado became q State.
Fifteen thousand persons In farm
wagons, ON horses, and afoot formed
a parade at the Grange celebration at
Peru, Ind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

past, but designers and makers should
have much credit for their skillful mans
nef OF efeeting restoration. 1t would
be altogether cruel to insist that there
Is nothing whatever new under the sun,
and the fact is that in reviving some
'ot the fashions of seventy years ago.
Sbc up-to-date dressmaker adds quite as
much that is new as is taken from the
tyeene fancy. So the final test becomes
NOT TO discover what is new or trans
ferred from the middle of last century
or earlier, but 10 search out what Is
tasteful and beautiful. With regard to
the gowns of the accompanying pictures
tac search will not be arduous. Here,
in the initial. is a gown of biscuit wolfe
trimmed with self-bands corded with
brown velvet and set off with brown but
tons. First in the next sketch is a green
taffeta, its self bands covered with
fancy design in black silk cord, Next
this is a white organdie showing pink
lines and dots and trimmed freely with
pink ribbon rosettes. In full length in
and trimmed freely with pink ribbon ro-
settles, and last in this group is a gray
silk pongee trimmed with shirred bands.
Then in full length in the concluding
sketch is a white silk pongee trimmed
with embroidered straps of the goods.
Each Of these gowns would pass as fine
and new anywhere, vet none of them is
at all elaborate according to current
standards for afternoon dress-ups.
In house dresses the feature of en-
Enlistment that is away to the fore IL
the fancy collar. These are added to
simple gowns, or are simply placed up
on them. or they are made parts OF
dresses that are Of elaborate character.
MGR, often than not the handsome collar
is conspicuous feature of the gowns
oriIamentation. and not infrequently II
dominates the trimming of the get-up.
One or two examples are shown in to-
days concluding picture by the artist.
In both front and rear view is shown
one of heavy white silk embroidered
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
CHAPTER xI


A knock at the door announced the
arrival OF the des Grassins; their COM
Ing and exchange of greetings prevented
Cruchot senior from finishing a sentence.
Nor was he ill-pleased with this diver
sion: Grandet was looking sskance at
him already, and there was that about
the wen on the cooper's face which indi-
Gated that storm was brewing within
And on sober reflection il seemed to the
cautious notary that a president of a
court OF first instance was not exactly
the person to dispatch TO Paris, there TO
open negotiations with creditors, and TO
lend himself to a dubious transaction,
which. however you looked at il. hardly
squared with notions of strict honesty;
and not only SO, but he had particularly
noticed that goodman Grandet had shown
not the slightest inclination to disburse
anything whatever, and he trembled in
Etinctly at the thought of his nephew be
coming involved in such a business. he
took advantage of the entrance of the
des Grassins, took his nephew by the
arm, and drew him into the embrasure
OF the window.
lyon have gone quite as far as there
Is any need" he said. that is quite
enough or Such zeal; you are overereach-
ing yourself in your eagerness TO marry
the girl. You should not rush into n
thing open-mouthed: like a crow st a
walnut. Leave the steering OF the ship
to me for bit. and just shift your sails
according 10 the wind. Now is il a part
you ought 70 play, compromising your
dignity as magistrate, in such a.
BE broke of suddenly, for he heard NJ.
des GrasSins saying TO the old cooper
as he held out his hand:
"Grandet, we have heard Of the dread
ful misfortunes which have hefallen your
family-the ruin OF the firm Of Gull
iauane Grandet and your brothers death:
we Aave come to express our sympathy
with you In this sad calamity"
there Is only one misfortune the
notary interrupted at this point, the
AeasA Of the younger II. Grandst; and II
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Twenty Years AGO.

Samuel j. Tiiden, in letter to Chair
man Daniel Manning Of the New York
Democratic State Committee. declined
to become a candidate for the nomi-
nation for the Presidency offhe Unit
ed States.
Tammany Hall declared war on the
Presidential aspirations Of Grover
Cleveland, declaring that his election
would be the death of Tammany and
Of the Democratic party.
The Servian legation at Sofia, Bull
garia, was recalled. the initial act Of a
war which sealed the alliance OF Bull
garia and R0umanla.
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freely with white, and above this is a
white silk collar embroidered in blue,
this on a simple blue soft silk bodice.
On the jacket of the princess negligee
pictured in half length was collar of
white silk and gold cord embroidery,
the dress goods being white crepe de
cline. Flower designs are numerous in
the embroideries put on such collars, as
indeed. they are in all manner of trim
mings. Real or artificial, as permanent
trimmings or as temporary ornaments,
flowers are being used much more than is
usual. Faddish employment of them
will be much in evidence by midsum-
mer, but in the general fashion is much
that is in the best of taste
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len Years AGO.

Twenty-four thousand letters. CON
tanning checks Of 81 and upward, a
10 per cel:t dividend on worlds fair
stock, were mailed at the Chicago post
Office
Sir John CoIeridge. Lord Chief jus
tice Of England. the first to bear that
title, died in his 74th year.
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Fashion Notes.

Elaboration is the keynote of the sea-
son in dressdom.
Shoulder trimmings droop in pseudo
grandmamma style.
Nets printed in cloudy Dresden effects
are very attractive.
Daisies and buttercups are reappear-
ing as millinery blossoms.
Cleopatra is a glossy soft silk, really
most brilliant in its sheen, which has a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

Italy and Spain have fewer houses
in proportion to their popmlation than
any other country in the world: the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay lave
the most
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Immense.

This was the conversation that took
place between our little neighbor and
her teacher:
Irene are you going with mamma
across the oceanTi
Yes
Aren't you afraidy"
Nom. amt afraid Of anything.
i've been vaccinated Little Chroni-
Gle.
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MANY SHIRT WAISTS.
THEY ARE NOW SEEN in GREAT
VARIETY.
May Be as Plain or as FancifnI as You
Please-Thin Dresses for Summer Az
ternoon wear-OId Fashions Revived
and Embellished.

HIRT waists are
as plain or as fan
ciful as you like,
but on the average
they are more set
off than they have
been for several
summers. The re-
tirement from the
list of really fash
jonable sorts of the
severely pli n white
waists of last year
is one factor toward
the general appear
ance of greater
dressiness, and the
restored employ
ment Of eolors in
both goods and
trimmings makeS
toward the same
end. Shirt waist
styles are so diver
si6ed that it would
be a daring com
menter who laid
down positive nlusts
should be apparent
be preferred sort of
is the perfec-
That means an ac-
f cut fit and hang
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II q woman Is an elocut1onist. shs
can't hide n, but a man occasionalig
escapes under the title Of crates"