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How Balnac worked.

In twelve years Balzac wrote seven
ty-nine novels besides an abundance of
tales and newspaper articles. When in
full swing he led the life of a recluse,
refusing to see even his most intimate
friends. He usually went to bed at
o'clock, after a light dinner, and got
up at in the morning to resume writ
ing. At 6 he took his tub, lying in the
water one hour, after which he drank a
cup of coffee. Verdict, his editor, was
then admitted to bring proofs, take
away corrected ones and wrest, If pos
sible, fresh manuscript from him. From
8 he wrote till noon, when he break
tasted on two boiled eggs and some
bread. From / to he continued his
writing. For six weeks or so he would
keep this up; then ne would mysterious
ly disappear for months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

Countless men and women have per-
fshed in the deserts of the southwest
for lack of rain. Yet had they known
how to find it the water was there,
often so close that a shallow well
would have brought it, says the author
of THE Land of Little Rain" There
were numberless living things all about
them, night travelling creatures, whose
well worn trails would have led them
to it, The trails begin far back in the
scattering sands and hills and converge
In a one span broad, white, hard trod-
den way in the gully of the spring, and
why trails if there are no travellers in
that direction?
The land is SCARED by these thin, far
roadways of rabbits and what not of
furry folk that run in them Venture
to look for some seldom touched water
hole, and so long as the trails run with
your general direction you can be sure
you are right. But if they begin to
cross your path at never so slight an
angle to converge toward a point to
the left or right of your objective, no
matter what the map says or your
memory tells you, trust the trails. Their
makers know.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Her First staxe sneaeh

1t was at the mature age of three
that Mrs Kendal-then Madge Robert
son-made her first appearance on the
stage. The theater was the Maryle
bone, in London, then under the man
agement of her father, end the play
was "The Seven Poor Travellers" Her
part was that of blind child, and at
the rehearsals it had been impressed
upon her that she must keep her eyes
81 ut in order that the audience should
think she could not see. Under the
circumstances" says a writer, '.it need
hardly be said that the first thing she
did on going on the stage was to open
her eyes as widely as she could. Sit
ting in the front row of the pit, which
then correspondent to the boxes, Baby
Madge' saw a favorite servant who
had been allowed to go to the theater
In order to witness her debut For the
part the child had been provided with
new shoes. Proud of their possession
and with supreme disregard for the
eternal fitness of things, the little girl
stalked down to the footlights and adj
dressing the servant, said, Sarah, look
at my new shoesv"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Friend of Washington.

While many persons have known
Lincoln and Grant and a few were ac-
quainted with Washington and Lin
coin, so far as l am aware but one per-
son was ever born into this world who
knew the triumvirate of uncrowned
American kings. That individual was
Horace Binney, leader of the Philadel-
phia bar and among the foremost lead
ers of the profession throughout the
land, with whom l spent a memorable
hour in the year 1874. During that de-
lightful interview he stated that when
youth his home was near President
Washington's Philadelphia residence,
that he had met him almost daily fol
several years and that he frequently
held conversations with the general.
Mr.. Binney also mentioned the inter-
esting fact that he had been acquaint-
ed with every president of the United
States up to the time of Grant, dur
ing whose second administration he
passed away at the great age of nine
ty-five.-General James Grant Wilson
in Cornhill Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Value of Routine work.

Routine is blessed thing when some
thing ha opens to reduce the moral driv-
ing power which keeps us going, the
courage, purpose and good cheer that
give life present joy as well as mean
ing. 1t is good in moments of depres-
sion or WEAKNESS that there is a path
marked out ahead each day which men
follow because it is there; that there is
time which custom has set for them to
get up. to eat, to work, to rest, to read,
go to bed again. They move along the
grooves of habit and get all the benefit
of their Inheritance and their expert
ence. The general may quit the field
for a time if he chooses; the army has
its marching plan and knows what is
expected of it.-New York Mail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
The Lobster's Life.

HOLSTERS haunt rocks, just as rabbits
do woods or furZe brakes. They cam
not live without cover, and if there are
no holes in the rocks for them to re-
tire TO they burrow, just as a rabbit
does, in the earth and sea turf under
the water, and there sit, claws for
ward, ready to seize any intruder or to
haul in any morsel which the sea
washes into the hole. 1t is doubtful
whether Holsters remain awake all day
on the off chance of meal coming to
their door. More probably they sleep
off the fatigue of the previous nights
wanderings. But their antennae are
so sensitive that they warn them if
anything touches them or even stirs
the water. No electric bell could work
more instantaneously.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

WE couldn't arouse the American
public in behalf of the principles of our
own Declaration of Independence
which principles we are trampling
under foot by not asserting our inten
ton to give the Filipinos their in
dependence. Small wonder. We have
case of the sort right here; we are
ourselves slaves! Slaves not as Rienzis
audience ''to horde of petty tyrants,"
but to something worse, horde of
Brohdignagian Trusts. If we ever
gain our oaOn independence, we may
have time to consider that of our sub
jects 10000 miles away Besides our
own case is the worst of the two. Let
us simply stand shoulder to shoulder
with the president now. Bryan Demo
Gratis, Populists and fairminded re-
publicans'' such as our governor Bobby
and see how much charity can accom-
plish when it begins at home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

| tight with, and we didn't dare attack
the shore batteries in Cuba when we
were fighting Spain. We did destroy
Cervera's fleet. But if Cervera had
kept his fleet at home we would have
done nothing. Dewey destroyed the
| Spanish fleet at Manila bay, because
there was fleet there to destroy If
| instead of fleet the Spaniards had
built good shore batteries, mined the
| harbor and harbor entrance properly
and mounted modern guns there, our
fleet would have been as helpless
more helpless than Schley's immensely
better fleet was before Havana and
Santiago. What have Russian and
japanese war vessels done the present
war,-just sunk each other The fate
of the Russian war ships in Port Arthur
harbor show what little chance an
armed ship of war has against seige
guns mounted on land 1t took about
a day nd half to sink every one of
them
Ofcourse Japan could not have shipped
its troops to Corea if Russia held CON-
mand of the sea, and Japan being the
lnvader nav was necessity in that
case But had Corea belonged to Rus
sra and had the coast heen fortified by
Russia, neither Japan's navy or tn navy
of Great Britain could have awaited in
the landing Of troops and artillery.
They might have got some men and
light stuff on shore Al some uuforI flied
plare; for an enIlte r,tst cau n b, for
titled Bul there are very few places
on any coast here "A modern arin, with
al It. aPpilG CO. CT b la,eded, AID
those f. W places can be- fortified so thai
all The nayies in the world could cot
feet the landing of an army upon,
them.
Our navy could net do thing with
Mexico, nor with any of the little South
American republics because they have
no navies it could fight with
Yes, navy is fine toy,-a pretty
toy, and of course the time has been
when it could be used in fighting land
batteries But the day of that class of
artillery is past, and with it passed the
day of the navy except as an expensive
tow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

The Dissertation of Millions Tomb.
The body of the great poet Milton
was once on view az charge of three
pence head. 1t was in 1890, after a
little carousal, that two overseers and
q carpenter entered the Church of st.
Giles, Cripplegate, where Milton lay
buried, and, having discovered the
ieaden coffin which contained his body,
cut open its top with mallet and
chisel. When they disturbed the
shroud," Neve says, when telling the
story of the ghoulish deed, 1.-THE ribs
fell. Mr.. Fountain confessed that he
pulled hard at the teeth. which resist
ed until some one hit them with a
stone" Fountain secured all the fine
teeth in the upper jaw and generously
gave one to one of his accomplices. AL
together the scoundrels stole a rib
bone. ten teeth and several handfuls of
hair, and to crown the diabolical bust
ness the female gravedigger after
ward exhibited the body to any enc
willing to pay threepence for the spec
Westminster Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
The Ma w Toy.

A Milwaukee newspaper spreads out
its alarm over nearly two columns of
editorial, lest the United States should
not keep its navy up to first class size.
Now we are in the second class which
is about with France, and next to Great
Britain.
In modern war navy is an element
of weakness to such country as the
United States. We say this boldly,
fearlessly, and can maintain the state
ment against all corners.
Let us see: the United States can exist
without foreign commerce because
we can raise everything we need. 1t
might be fine thing to be able to carry
on foreign commerce in our ships dur
ing war, say with Germany. France
or Great Britain, under the protection
of navy superior to the power we were
fighting with, If Il didn't cost too much,
for there's no doubling commerce is a
good thing. But wars do not last for
ever and in fact do not last very long,
navy big enough to destroy our enemies
navy, we could get along for q few
years without the commerce. The fact
actually is that we could get along bet
ter without trading with any of those
European nations than any one of them
could get along without trading with
US, and there is the whole thing in a
uul shelf II they shut Us out We can
shut them out ,eithota a nGry Shore bat
teries and good systems of proteetio,
wnnld keep them "nl.
rn, long aud short If it is that all n
cav, j. good for in this age is to figh,
another navy, aud if we are fighting
With an enemy Who has 40 navy our
" j. ahsolutel, worthless Suppose
aa s -, Ia war even with Cubs
aha, moua our navy be good fer IN
that war; Cuba has no navy we could
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
The Missouri Is a Dusty River

The dust blows out of tie Missouri
river, asserted Bob Burdette TT is
the only river in the world where the
dust blows in one great column out of
the river bed. The catfish come up to
the surface to sneeze The Missouri
river is composed of six parts sand and
mud and four parts water. The natu-
raj color of the water is seal brown, but
when it rains for two or three days
and the river gets pretty wet it changes
to dark iron gray. A long rain will
make this river so thin that it can cas-
lily be poured from one vessel to anoth-
err like cocktail. When it is ordina-
rily dry, however, it has to be stirred
with stick before you can pour it out
of anything. kansas City Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Our ORIGINAL Troy Pnund.

In 1928, when Adams was president
of the United States, congress author
lied or appointed commission ito
bring to this country troy pound adj
justed to the British standard" When
the commission returned the president
received the package and broke the
seal in the presence of the distinguish
ed men of America. This original
weight standard is now in the mint at
Philadelphia and is not regarded as be-
ing of ideal accuracy by any means. 1t
is made of very poor quality of brass,
is rough in texture and hollow. Accord
ing to a law now in force, each state
is entitled to copy or duplicate of this
standard
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

They were discussing the couple in
the next fiat The husband is silent
and reserved, while the wife is gos-
sip and the most inveterate borrower.
Food of all kinds, articles of clothing,
money and everything that is capable
of being borrowed she endeavors to get
from the neighbors on one pretense or
another. Some surprise was express
ed that her husband should have cho-
sen her as a partner for life when a
little girl who was listening created
considerable amusement by exclaim-
ing:
Perhaps she borrowed him too
New York Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Burmese Golden Temple.

At Rangun, the capital of lower
Burma, is situated the famous pagoda
of Buddhist temple the whole. of the
exterior of which is one mass Of SHIN
mering gold. This generous coating Of
the metal is the result of years and
years of votive offerings to Buddha,
for devotees from all parts of the
world go TO Rangun and take packets
of gold leaf, which they place on the
pagOda.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Quaint Epitaph.

A good tombstone inscription to add
to your collection is given in a recent
book. 1t is said to be of seventeenth
century date and runs as follows:
Here lies the body of Thomas Woodhen,
The Kindest of Husbands, the best of men,
And directly under the inscription
the explanation, His name was Wood
cock, but that would not come in the
rhyme"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Good Renntatinn

A good reputation is a good invest
ment, but the only way of securing a
permanent investment of good reputa-
ton is by putting a good character at
interest. "a good name is rather to be
chosen than great riches" but it is
often easier to get a character that
shall be the basis of a good name. A
man may inherit his fathers riches,
but man cannot bequeath his charac-
ter to his favorite son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
shark,n nenth Inv nrowninr

While herring fishing in Dublin bay
on one occasion the steam trawler Roy
alist landed in its net a shark ten feet
in length and weighing nearly half a
ton. Paradoxical as it may appear, the
shark had met with his death by
drowning. The ropes had caught In
his gills. so injuring them as to rem
der them useless. The shark had evil
IDENTIFY been pursuing a big shoal of
herring and had driven them into the
net and could not himself escape
London Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Chamberlain Cough Remedy the
Mothers Favorite.

The soothing and healing properties
of this remedy, its pleasant taste and
prompt and permanent cures have made
is especially priced by mothers of small
children, for colds, Group and whooping
cough, as it always affords quick relief,
and as it contains no opium or other
harmful drug, it may be given as conf.
IDENTIFY TO baby as to an adult For
sale by all druggists.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
The Self Made Business.

yes" said the sgotistical person. 81
am proud of the fact that am self
made man; but. strange to say, never
have yet encountered a self made wo-
man."
''Oh. that's easily explained, rejoined
the auburn haired lady. lone glance
at self made man is enough to dis
gust woman with the self made bust
ness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

How diverse are the uses of the same
word, not the meanings but the uses.
Here, for example, Bryan in the Com
moner mentions Cleveland and Roose-
welt as 1.-TWO eminent men," And who
will deny that they are both eminent?
But in such vastly different respects
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

Dentist (who has pulled the wrong
tooth)--I see how l made the mistake.
l counted the molars from the back in
stead OF the front. You don't seem to
have cut your wisdom teeth vet, young
man. Groaning Patient-That's evil
dent from the choice I made OF den
tisti-Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

GEN LEW WALLACE died last
Wednesday morning at his home in
Crawfordville, Ind Gen Wallace's
name was known the world over He
was the author of Ben Hur," THE
Prince of india" "The Fair God" and
other works
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
"A soft Answer.n Etc.

Mrs. Busybody-Goodb dear Mrs,
Winsom. Before | go l think it is my
duty to tell you that your husband
was seen in very questionable place
Of entertainment last night. Mrs. Win
som-Really! Sorry to hear that! l
suppose that is where they went when
your husband called for him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Dimcuit Task.

Jack. dear. l do wish you would get
another photo taken
How often have told you l viii
notT
But why notT Then thoughtfuily
after pause, Are you afraid of being
asked to look pIeasantT'-Punch.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Filth In Tibet.

Tibet is not country where cleanli-
ness and godliness go hand in hand
Neither the men nor the women take
any care of their persons. They wear
their clothes very long without chang
ing, brushing or shaking them, keep
them on even at night, use them as
busters and towels and take them of
only when they drop off of themselves
They never wash their bodies and only
in quite exceptional cases wash their
faces and hands.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Life.

I'D like to show you a copy OF the
work I'm selling" said the agent. 1T
Is something that interests every hui
man being, How to Live a Hundred
Years"
I've no use for it, said Gayboy,
unless it tells how to live a hundred
years in ten years Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Her PlaHfnH.

'Well, wellp' exclaimed the old man.
"Mandy's learnin' to play real good.
Now, there's some sense in that there
piece she's playin'."
THAT amt Mandy" replied his wife.
tits the man tuning the piano. Phil
adelphia Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Taking Her at Her Word.

JoDes-Hows this, old man? 1
thought you and your wife were going
abroad on pleasure trip, and you're
taking your mother-in-law along. Smith
We'll, she's always saying, "See Paris
and die" so l thought I'd let her see
Paris
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

'They say that he has past" said
Miss Primly, and there was awe in her
voice. Well" said Miss Speedson, '-if
he has one he's going so fast now that
it will never overtake him" -Ex-
change.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A Moot Point.

1.-THE Mothers club is to discuss an
important question tomorrow after
noon."
'What is thatP'
as one justified in promising the
moon to a baby who cries for itT'-
Brooklyn Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

L ID HARVEY, who has been very mr.
gently pressed to become candidate
for superintendent of schools of the
state of Wisconsin has declined to enter
the race
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
rnhnnx Was Good.

I'm afraid. Johnny" said the Sun
day school teacher. rather sadly, that
/ shall never meet you in the better
land"
"Whya What have you been doin'
nowT'-Pick Me Up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Getting Sermons.

You look hopeful. What's going on?'
'The doctors have begun to issue bull
letins concerning the condition Of that
rich uncle of mine who has been hang
ing on for so ng.-Chicago Record
Herald
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

You must mark down your age in
this blank space" said the insurance
agent to the beautiful woman.
And she did She marked it down
from twenty eight to twenty-five
Cleveland Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Free Fiction.

Mrs MugginsDo you read much fic-
tionf Mrs Buggins- No: get all the
fiction / want listening to my hus-
bands reasons for coming home late.
Philadelphia Record
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

Spite Of all de bright sunshine in dis
WORT, some mems will go round hunt
In fer happiness wild a candle.-At-
lanta Constitution
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

JAY Cooke, one of the Oldest finan-
ciers of our country, died at his home in
Ogoutz, Pa on Thursday evening
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

THE republicans have placed in nom
ination for mayor of Chicago, John
Maynard Harlan
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m ausa,n pilot
TUESDAY FEB q, 1905

Pnh'ishsc Seakly ,n'i uttered ~ the Post 'f7 >
ct Wsusau az second class matter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
A StownxyaY.

On an ocean greyhound. "Great
Scott, what lot of food that man
eats"
''He must be what they call stow
away"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Mistaken.

Jack-I thought that the author Of
this book was famous for his keen I'M
Outstanding of women. Jane-Well, do
you doubt it? Jack-Of course. He
says that the heroine suffered in ST.
lence.-Kansas City Independent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

FoR SALE-Three driving horses for
sale at bargain. One three-year-old
one four-year-olG and one five-year-old
Enquire at GO Fulton street. If.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21

He-It's hard to keep a secret some
times. isn't il? She-I don't know.
I've never tried it.-lerroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Grips, In the Land of Tips

Hundreds of men who are fond of
sport are compelled, says the London
Mail, to refuse tempting invitations to
country houses because of the tipping
terror" which is in them.
Here is the little ''bill" which con-
fronts the English country house Wis
itor:
The coachman or chauffeur. 10
The butler who smiles at him.. 0
The man who Wallets him. ....... o
The head keeper who places" him.. / 0
The under keeper who looks at him. 10
Total ($ZO).................. o
The above items are based on a three
or four days shoot. For a fortnights
stay the figures would be nearly
trebled
In one large house a collection box
is placed in the room of each guest
Into this box the guest places a gen.
eral offering to indoor servants.
The hostess holds the keys of the
boxes, and these are opened at the end
of the season, when the contents are
divided equally among servants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Noisy Company.

Soarer-So your landlady objected to
Topnote and his chum singing duets in
your apartment? Roarer-Yes; she
told me my room was better than my
| company,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
soLICITs YOUR PATRONAGE,

Has safety deposit vault Boxes
for rent at So per year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
Contracted with Men.

One advantage about a pet dog is
that he never smiles sardonically when
a girl hits her thumb instead of the
tack when she's hanging a picture
Baltimore American.
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the race.