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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

The word box" has a great many
different meanings. Here are some OF
its uses as a noun substantive: First, a
case OF any size or material. akin to
pyx, from pyxus. the box tree; second.
the drivers seat on a carriage. which
often has a lid covering a receptacle
for small parcels; third. a present. es-
peciaIly a gift at Christmas time;
fourth. inclosed seats I'm a theater or i'm
a court of justice: fifth. box drain;
sixth. snug private house. as a shoot.
ing box: seventh. a cylindrical hollow
iron in wheels in which the axle runs:
eighth. trough for cutting miters in
carpentry: ninth. the space between
the blackboard and sternpost of boat:
tenth. an awkward possuon-e. e.. Gin
the wrong box" eleventh. the box tree;
twelfth, the COX iron OF a laundress.
Box Is used also as a verb (thir-
teenthl. to fight with fists or gloves;
fourteenth. TO 90 over the points Of the
compass In order. describing its divi-
sions; fifteenth. to strike with open
hand upon the ear; sixteenth, to cause
vessel TO turn on her keel, TO box
haul Other uses also are consequent
uDn1 rn@A~
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
Russia and Lanan-

Assuming that in the solution of the
questions at issue between Russia and
Japan, common sense will dictate the
final outcome, there is no probability of
war. Both nations have had severe ex-
periences as to the results of war. Rus
sia had long and terribly expensive
war with Turkey, as result of which
Russia drove the Turks out of the greater
portion of the European possessions,
aud completely conquered Turkey in
Asia. That vas little over twenty years
ago. But, at the end, the other Euro
pean powers forbade Russia from re-
tanning any of her conquests, and the
European provinces she had conquered
were erected into independent govern
menIs, while Turkey in Asia was re-
stored to Turkey with guaranty by
Great Britain that she would protect
the Christians there Russia was too
much crippled by the war to resist this
disposition of her conquests. She got
nothing And the way the Armenian
Christians have been protected by Great
Britain is by word. Japan had sim
liar experience after her recent defeat
of China. The Eurol IN powers inter.
vened aud forbade Japan from taking
any of the legitimate fruits of her
victory. With the recent experience
Russia and Japan could not reasonably
expect to gain anything by war no mat
ter which OF them won ont in the
struggle. They would cripple each
other, and then the other nations would
dictate the terms of peace, and the dis
position of the territory in dispute.
While recent history has taught rs that
craftsmanship is not always founded
upon common sense, the foolishness of
war between Russia and Japan is so
patent that we refuse to believe they
will fight each other. Of course, it goes
without saying that they will each insist
upon driving the best possible bargain.
But when it comes to point where
each is convinced that the other will
not make further concessions the
negotiations will end in a peaceful
settlement, if the respective parties are
not such complete fools that they refuse
to learn the lessons of experience.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
xntIauity of MASKS.

Masks are OF very ancient origin. In
a tomb 5000 years old at Mycenn DR..
Schliemann found Two bodies with
faces covered by masks of gold. One
" the masks represented the hend OF
a lion. Among ancient Greeks the lion
mask was a sign Of distinction. With
the Peruvians OF old 1t was mark Of
royal lineage. In a grave Of consid-
cradle antiquity in Peru silver mask
was found on the head Of a mummy.
The mummy OF a prince who lived in
the reign of Rameses H., discovered in
q small vault at Memphis. in Egypt,
had mask of gold leaf over the face.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
"Sunday Folks"

When DR.. John Cairns went from
Scotland to Ireland for rest and travel
In 1864 he was at once delighted by
discovering from the guides who
showed him about that most Of the
landed gentry were Sunday folks"
That's fine CASTLE" he would say.
pointing to big house set like a crown
on some rocky hill.
"Yis, sorr." said his guide. "'Tis Sir
John O'Connor's," or, "'1'is Sir Rory
O'More's." He always added. Hes a
Sundah mon"
At last DR.. Cairns grew curious.
what is a Sunday MANI" he asked.
"Well, sorr, it do be mon thot has
so many writs out ag'in him for debt
that he stays shut up tight in his house
all the week and only comes out on
Sundah, when the law protects him"
DR.. Cairns opinion of the landed gen.
try underwent change.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Alice Gross, pupil of the ungraded
room returned to school Monday morn
in and is again taking up the work of
the fifth grade.
Artia Smith, who has been visiting in
Mayviiie, Michigan, during the holidays
returned to school Monday morning
Alex Anderson and William Broetz-
man entered the seventh grade last
week.
Ruth Schuyler, of the sixth grade has
left school on account of moving from
the city.
The entire Lincoln school building
was fumigated Friday night and Satur-
day The air smells quite fresh now.
The pupils of the sixth grade, room
B, had test in arithmetic and spelling.
Walter Kroening and Dewitt Rams
deli, pupils of the seventh grade, have
Withdrawn from school.
The boys of the sixth and seventh
grades are making tool racks in the
carpenter shop.
The monthly reports were given out
yesterday. Two weeks more till the
end of the Semester)
Carl Joyda, pupil of the ungraded
room, entered the sixth grade room b,
of this school.
Oscar Zochart and Alvina Gwidt of
the seventh grade returned TO school
Monday morning after several days of
illness.
Henry Erdman, from the German
school has entered the second grade of
orr school.
Miss Bryant, teacher in the Wash
ington school visited the sixth grades
IN this school last Thursday.
Saturday and Mo~day the committee
appointed by the common council were
inspecting the Lincoln school to see if
it was FIRE proof They will recon-
mend few changes beiag made.
Myrtle Bepedict, scholar of South
Dssota has entered the second grsd,-
of our school.
A fire drill was given "Wednesday
morning 81 the Lincoln school The
entire building vas vacated in less than
three minutes.
Last week, Friday Mr.. johnson asked
the boss of the carpenter shop of the
seventh grade what they wanted to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

IT seems to be the understanding
among the faithful in the republi can
camp, that w. ID. Conner, of Marsh
field, is to be the candidate for congress
of the Tenth Congressional district. 1t
is desire that he succeed Web. Brown.
For years it has been the custom of the
republicans to dole out this honor to
prominent lumbermen who had the
wealth to make the canvass. Such Glen
as Thad Pound, Isaac Stephenson, Nj.
IL. McCord, Alexander Stewart and
Web. Brown. While all were good
business men, and fairly good workers
such as might be expected from any
progressive business man. The demo-
Gratis have sent Geo. w. Cate and Thos.
j. Lynch, the former would have, un-
doubtedly, won national reputation if
he could have remained a few years, for
he was in his prime and man of great
ability. The republican party of this
district should change its tactics and
instead of looking up men who just
want the honor, pick out men in their
party who have great ability, and who
would let the country know that there is
such a state as Wisconsin on the map
This was the case when Edward S.
Bragg, Robert LaFollette, were in con-
gress and we now have several very
prominent men from Wisconsin in the
halls of congress, viz: j. w Babcock,
f. S. Minor and j. J. jenkins The re-
publicans have in the valley such men
as s. H. Alban, of Rhinelander, rs able
and pure man as the state affords and
a finished orator; at Wausau there is
n. A. Hurley, an able attorney and
orator; in Wood county there is Charles
NJ. Webb, who has the reputation of
being one of the ablest circuit judges of
Wisconsin. There are very able men
in other parts of the district, but as the
Wisconsin river valley is the only sec
ton from which the republicans have
cared 10 take its congressional timber,
for years, tits not necessary TO mention
tcem. As many of the republicans are
Of The opinion that Congressman Brown
is not again seeking the nomination,
Why not shift of to some of the gentle
rAen mentioned aboves Even if the
counties outside OF the valley. should
Join hands they could not prevent Villas,
Oneida, Lincoln. Marathon and Wood
counties from making THAR own shoies
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
hatred for everything that is Northern.
He was great general and was wound
ed eight times on the field of battle.
The New York Sun CoDgra fuIa ties
Women Upon Their Progress

The New York Sun 10 extending its
congratulations to the Club Womep,"
says: The Club Woman has good rea-
son for exultation over the progress
made BY women in every direction dur
ing the last half century This move
ment began when few women, among
whom the late Elizabeth Cady Stanton
was most prominent, held the first Wo-
mans Rights Convention at Seneca
Falls, N. Y, in July, 1913 1t was an
humble beginning, amid general deris-
ion, in which women themselves par
ticipate almost unanimously, yet since
then legislation concerning women and
their personal and properly tights has
undergone complete rerolu ion, and
their attitude toward social aud indus
trial life has changed s;a:,iiicallys The few
women on the stage at the Seneca Falls
convention were ridiculed and lam
pooned IS unsexed monsters. Now
women are frequent speakers at public
meetings They have entered into
N'St AVdt uVu ~ OtsSolou dDu III To Utmost
every industry, even into some from
which they would seem to be debarred
by physical weakness.
when the first Woman's Rights con
vention was held in 1913 the employ
ment OF women was almost wholly AS
domestic servants and a school teachers.
The Seneca Falls convention of IS4S
protested amid general derision.
against the exclusion of women from
nearly all profitable employments, and
against the scanty remuneration she re-
ceives from those she is permitted to
follow. All colleges are closed against
her, said this famous protest, all the
avenues to wealth and distinctions; and
the accusation was justified
I'VE congratulate all womanhood on
the remarkable progress which has been
made in the emancipation of woman
from the restraints, social and legal,
which bound them at the time when Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton began her agitation
IN their behalf less than fifty-six years
ago. So far as women are concerned
the whole face of American society has
changed, and the change has been for
the better, for both men and women.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Cora Allen entered school on
Monday, and will study continuously
for about two months when she will
again return to her school.
The spirit of sociability is again
around and will materialize this time in
a sleigh ride planned for the latter part
of the week.
Quite number of students from the
Business College visited us on Friday
Miss l1eubner responded to an invita-
ton to give poetic selection.
The outlining of work in arithmetic,
geography and history for the educa-
tional exhibit will be continued until
finished. Even though none of the
work is inspected b. visitors through a
spirit of inquiry, approval or disap-
proval, students can truly say that
much has been gained from an effort to
do work neatly, accurately , and system
atically
The Misses Bessey, German, st Mary
and Marsh all Of the class of 1903. were
visitors at the school during the past
week. They were Invited to relate some
of their experiences in the field at the
Literary meeting society on Friday
Mr. Doty Of the state department in
spected the Training school on Friday
morning. In IA short talk he showed
himself to be strong advocate of an
elementary education, stable enough to
support most liberal higher education
He thought that the school life of a
child should be marked by periods of
general rejoicing over things really
time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
The "second samson"

Richard Joy, who died May Is, 1742,
at the age of sixty-seven and is buried
in the ST. Peters churchyard isle of
Thanet, Kent. England, was known
throughout Europe as the "Kentish
Hercules" or the Second Samson"
When but youth OF seventeen years
he was invited TO London by the king
to give an exhibition in remarkable
feats Of strength. Among the feats
of his more mature years were those of
breaking with his hands and feet a
rope with tensile strength Of thirty
five hundredweight and the lifting OF
2,200 pounds. The following is a copy
OF his epitaph:
Herculeau hero. famed for strength,
At last lies here. his breadth and length.
See how the mighty man is fallen'
To death the strong and weak are all one
The same Judgment doth befali
Goliath great and David small
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
NEWS STAND CHANGED HANDS.

j. L. Rohdc. who has handled the
daily papers in this city for a good
many years, has sold out his subscrip-
ton lists to McGregor & Prinz who will
conduct the news stand hereafter from
their store on Scott street MIR. Prinz
who is conducting the business 10 Wan
sau, has had a good deal of experience
in this line having conducted a similar
institution in Iowa. H. assured a
PILOT reporter that he will aim TO give
quick and accurate service The bust
ness has grown to such proportions that
it requires more time and attention
than Mr.. Rohde can spare from his
regular stationery business.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, the last of
the great Confederate commanders,
died Saturday evening at ten O'Clock
at mis- winter home near Miami, Fla
During his last moments he was deliri-
Gus and talked of the Appomattox cam
paign, he being commander of the Con-
federateS' Second army corps at the
time OF Lees surrender. After the
latter event Gen. Gordon fastened to
cement the broken ties severed b. the
war, aud contributed largely in uniting
the bonds of friendship between the
North and South. He was three times
governor of Georgia anS elected To ne
L 5 Sende q like number of times.
Gen. Gordon was most remarkable
m "a and was universally loved by the
people of the S,,u,h, while wi the North
he was not lacking in tlis respect
He was q very brilliant orator and
two years ago was listened ~ by Wan
sau citizens when he deliy .rsd a lee
ture in the opera house on the sub
ject The Rise aud Fall of the Con-
feracy That lecture stamped him as
n most magnamiuouS man-in fact far
above the average Sontherner whose
memory of the war still sngenders
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

ABOUT 100 Wisconsin people met at
the club rooms of the Hotel Dewey Wash
ington, d. c., Saturday night, and or
gsniZed the Wisconsin Assn. of the
District of Columbia, purely social or
gaIization. Bylaws were adopted and
the following officers were elected
President II. A. Taylor, Madison; vice
President II. A. Parkinson, Columbus,
and Louis A. Pradt, Wausau; secretary,
S. r. Jacobs, Whitewater; treasurer, c.
H. Becker, Kenosha; executive com
mittee, B. w. Beebe of Broadhead, Ben
jamin w Holman of Beloit, G. j. Sum-
ner of Delavan, T. ". Brahany of Mil
waukee and Morris E. Sabin of Kenosha.
Speeches were made by President lay
Tor, Gen. Earl Nj Rogers of Viroqua, w.
w. Holman. Representatives Often,
Stafford, Weisse, and others
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

SENATOR PLATT thinks there are evil
dences that the democratic party "mav
return to sane and dangerous policy :"
Platt explained that he referred to the
Tammany banquet, and the indications
there given that our party would sur
render to the Cleveland faction. Sena-
tor Lodge, on the other hand says that
he thinks Cleveland would be the easiest
man to beat that the democrats could
find in the country. Senator Platt is
guided by ancient story is think
ing of the conditions that existed when
Cleveland was elected, and before he
went back on his party and adopted the
republican policy. Senator Lodge is
guided, in forming his conclusion, by
existing conditions. There are several
millions of democratic voters who
helped elect Cleveland that would now
vote for Roosevelt, if Cleveland were
his opponent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

make during this term in the carpenter
work aud he also let them mark their
standing in manual training for the
past month
The gymnasium of tbs school was
opened Monday, ard three upper grades
started playing basket BALL The boys
laying Monday and Wednesday after
school and the girls playing Tuesday
and Friday
Annetta Justesen was detained from
school on account of her mothers i'll
ness last week.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

The following is a Dakota papers
account of cyclone "A southeastern
wind hurled tumble weeds and Russian
thistles through the air at 80 mile
gait, and the gait went too Many
stoves were drawn out of the chimneys,
the strong wind blew in at the mouth
of bottle and tore the bottom out.
Nebraska wagon tracks passed over the
town by thousands The strain on the
wire fences was so great that staples
were drawn out on the north side of
he posts. A kerosene barrel standing
in front of grocery store was sucked
out of the bunghole and turned inside
out like lady's slipper The dirt flew
from posthole in the hillside and left
the hole sticking out of the ground two
feet, with no dirt around it."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

MISS RUTH CLEVELAND, oldest daugh-
ter of Grover Cleveland, ex.president of
the United States, died last Thursday
Miss Cleveland was the first child born
to President in the Whitehouse The
death of Miss Cleveland came very I'M
expectedly. She was suffering from a
mild attack of diphtheria, but the inn
mediate cause of her death, physicians
state, was weakening heart action. She
was 10 years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

Some years ago one man bet another
that he could not move an ordinary
brick tied TO the end OF a cord two or
three miles long. A straight and level
road just outside Chichester, n Y,
was selected for the trial. The brick.
was not moved, and the man lost his
bet for a large amount 1t was stated
by some one present that the brick. al
though weighing only seven pounds.
would from a distance of two or three
miles represent dead weight OF near
IY q ton
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
A witty Scot

At an auction sale in a Scotland viii
lage the auetioneer was trying TO sell
a number OF domestic utensils, includ-
ing a porridge pot. AS usual he was
making a great fuss. Finishing, his
keen eye caught well known worthy,
the beadle. standing at the back of the
crowd. and he shouted out:
''Maister McTavish. make an offer for
this pot! Why. it would make splen-
did kirk belll'
AYE" replied the beadle, IF your
tongue was in itT'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
John Bupyan.

The bill of indictment preferred
against John Bunyan ran thus: John
Bunyan hath devilishly and pernicious-
~ abstained from coming to church to
hear divine service and is common
upholder OF several unlawful meetings
and conventcles, to the disturbance
and distraction of the good subjects
of this kingdom, contrary to the laws
of our sovereign lord the king" He
was convicted and imprisoned twelve
years and six months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

In his "reminiscences General Gordon
tells a characteristic anecdote Of an &C.
centric southern divine, the Rev. Rob-
ert j. Breckenridge, who was one of the
most eloquent and fervid not to say
bitter advocates of the Union cause.
His trenchant pen and flashing tongue
spared neither blood relatives nor min
listers nor members of the church, not
even those of the same faith with him.
self, provided he regarded them as un-
true to the Union. On his deathbed
his family and soEle of his church
members were gathered around him.
They were most anxious that he should
be reconciled to all men and especially
to a southern sympathizer Of his own
church, DIR. Stuart Robinson of Ken
lucky, before he died. and they asked
him, Brother Breckenridge. have you
forgiven all your enemies?" "Oh, yes;
certainly | have" well, Brother
Breckenridge, have you forgiven our
brother, DR.. Stuart Robinson Ger
tainly | have. Didn't l just tell you
that | had forgiven all my enemiesY
''But, Brother Breckenridge when you
meet Brother Stuart Robinson in heav-
en- do you feel that you can greet him
as all the redeemed ought to greet one
another" Don't bother me with such
questions. Stuart Robinson will never
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
NEXT NUMBER POSTPONED.

The entertainment course committee
Of the Y. NJ. c. A has r. ceived letter
from the Honorable c. b Lands, of
Indiana, stating that owing TO import.
ant duties in congress II is impossible
for him TO ill bis engagement here on
January 18th He viii, however, be
with us in either the month Of March
or April, the exact date to be announced
later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

The PILOT is in receipt of copy of
the Fond du Lac Daily Commonwealth.
1t is an edition of twelve pages printed
on its new Cox Duplex Perfecting Press
which was installed Jan. 1st, 1904 The
Commonwealth was started in 1852 and
is one of the old timers. 1t is certainly
a credit to the city of Fond du Lac.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
His slippers.

A preacher admonished the men in
his congregation not to let their desire
for "siippered easy keep them from
church on Sunday morning A young
man went home and inquired for his
'slipperedees His slippers have been
known by that name ever since-Bos-
ton Christian Register
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

"Why did you let him get away
from your Numbered the chief.
..He-er-took a mean advantage of
me-" replied the green detective. He
ran across the grass iii the park, and
"WellF'
"well. there was a sign there. Keep
OF the Grass Philadelphia Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

"Ah." she sighed, ''the great men are
all dead"
But the beautiful women are not"
he answered.
Then she looked soulfully up into his
eyes and told him she had said it just
to be contrary and not because she
thought ii for a moment.-Household
Ledger
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
A Prisoner il Hei own House.


Mrs W Fl. Layha, of 1901 Agnes Ave,
Kansas City, Mo, has for several years
been troubled with severe hoarseness
aud at times hard cough which she
says, Would keep me in doors for days
was prescribed for by physicians with
no noticeable results. A friend gave me
part of bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy with instructions to closely fol-
low the direction and | wish to state
that after the first day could notice
decided change for the better, and at
this time after using it for two weeks,
have no hesitation in saying realize
that am entirely cured" For sale by
all leading druggist
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

WILLIAM H TAFT, former governor
of the Philippines has been appointed
secretary of war to succeed Mr.. Root.
L. E. Wright has been appointed COVER
nor of the Philippines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
girsi publication Jan u last Feb. 10.
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
state - Wisconsin IT, uir court, Marathon
Gonht1-
JoHK r. BEKgn. Plaintiff }
HAEHIEI d. BAEfR, DESCENDANT
Tn. s'e - Wisconsin to tie ssid defendant.
Ynu ara hereby summoned to appear within
twenty DAYS after seryire ~ this summons,
exclusive ~ the day Of service and defsud the
ahoVs entitled action N the cuurt sf,rs said and
in case ~ your faiurt o. de-, judgment will
be r. ndeF.d against yoa accord TO the de-
msnd Of the C. mpiaint, Which C., IN laint is tiled
ia tia, iea If the CLERK ~ fhe eirt ait court for
Ma athOn county, Wisconsin.
a.. IL. MANSON.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p O. Address, Weussu Marathon comfy. is
cors