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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

stecdS drawing their chariots: words
Of hatterT, too, from those campbell
lows of the great in society, in poll
tics, or in war. Jealousies. heart
burnings, hatreds, trivial worries and
sorrows of gloomiest depths-all have
swayed their victims here as in every
other walk Of life.
Along this way tramped the Roman
legions setting forth to battle, and by
1t they returned, with trumpet peals
OF victory drowning the groans OF
their prisoners. Throngs of merry
people have passed back and forth in
joyous pastime along this favorite re-
sort of a pleasant afternoon in that
time so long ago, and their merriment
has been suddenly hushed as they
drew aside to let pass some grief
stricken group slowly bearing a loved
one to the last resting place of the
dead
1t is because of our unchanging
emotional nature that such thoughts
as these fill the minds Of most per-
sons who travel over the old road, put
ting them strangely in touch with the
life of the past
But the rule does not always hold
good. Even the Appian way some
times fails to attract, as the recent ex-
perience of Roman guide with a
party from Chicago will show.
The Chicago embarrassing Of
the parents and two grown-up chill
dren-was under the leadership of a
264-pound mamma, who fancied she
knew a lot about her rights and privi-
leges as a lady of leisure and lucre.
Papa, who had piled up the Doodle in
ways known only to the pork inter
ests, was merely a convenience. Nam
ma did all the bargaining. Papa set
tied the bills without a murmur, and
never had good time unless he could
induce the others to go on while he
remained at a hotel for a few days
on the plea Of being extremely bill
ious. my dear. Stomach way Off
must be doctored up at once" Poor
man!
When mamma engaged Pietro to
show them the sights of Rome he sug-
gested a trip over the Via Appia,
launching forth in a vOluble descrip-
ton Of the many fine ruins of superb
tombs to be seen along its course
But are there no persons living
along this-this Wee-ah Ah-pee-ah"
queried mamma. visions Of a fine boule-
ward and crowds of admiring people
gazing at herself and jewels filing her
mind as she cOmplacently viewed what
she could see of the lavish display Of
respondent gems bedecking her am
pie figure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
GREAT APPIAN WAY.
AROMAN ROAD WHICH ABOUNDS
I'M ROMANCE.
Soldiers and Slaves, Mourncrs and
Pleasure-Seekers, Idlers, Busy Trad
ers aud Lovers, All These Have
Travelled Its Paved Surface.

Some things remain unchanged
throughout the ages while others are
merely transitory despite an appear
snce of the greatest durability Love
and hate, joy and sorrow, are the same
to-day as they were when man first
discovered he was a creature with
powerful emotions Ln-e,the brook in
the poem, they go on forever, regard
less Of mans coming and going. The
things man has built with his hands,
on the contrary, no matter how great,
have almost invariably crunbled to
dust with the passing Of time, leaving
scarcely a trace of their existence.
On the plains of Asia Minor, along
the valley of the Nile in Egypt, and
in other Of the older inhabited parts
of the earth, there have at different
periods in the remote past sprung into
existence through one cause or an
other great cities, each filled with its
busting throngs of people intent on
doing the many things that go to make
up urban life. To-day, there scarce re-
mains of these one stone upon another
to mark the place of their being. All
have persisted. Wood and stone, brick
and mortar, have fallen into decay;
and of the many homes that once shell
tered happy families, of the imposing
piles that housed the multifarious
branches of trade, and of the magnifi-
cent structures erected to crafty
mans desire for suitable places in
which to worship, nothing remains in
most Instances except few half
buried fragments. In place of these
dead cities of the past there are other
and fairer ones thickly dotting the sur
face Of the earth, but they are all the
result Of those never-dying emotions
constantly squirting man to activity.
This constancy of the human emo
tons is a key that unlocks the treas
ure house of all romances of the
past. Because of it the lover of to-day
can fully appreciate the hopes and
fears that troubled the hearts of 9TH
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
MRS. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.

Foremost Parlinmentarian Among the
Women of America.
Some women reach high position In
official society by virtue of their hus.
bands superior gifts and adroitness in
politics. They may grace the places
which they occupy and make their
homes favorite spots with the great
men of the land; but the fact remains
that it was the husbands who brought
them to elevated social station. Occa-
slonally however, there is to be found
in official prominence a man in whose
upward progress the wife has kept
step with him, contributing ability,
tact and even genius which has had a
marked influence upon the career OF
the husband Without her he might
have gained but mediocre distinction,
despite the possession of talent; but by
their combined effort public favor and
eminence were attainable. What his
own merit could not have accomplish
ed he achieves by a fortunate domes-
tic partnership.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, Vice
President of the United States, does
not shine by the reflected light of his
gifted wife. He gained his place as
leader of the bar of Indiana by virtue
of native genius, finished education,
industrious habits and q wealth of &C
cumulated learning. This was the lad
der by which he climbed to the United
States Senate and later to the Vice
Presidency. Had his domestic rela-
tons been different, however there
might have been such interference
with his progress that success would
have been impossible. The influence
of home affairs has been a stumbling
block to many q man; not because of
wifely improperly, but because Of a
timidity on her part, a shrinking from
public observation, a tremulous disin-
clination to be in the front rank. Un-
der such restraint the husband has
been kept from the station which his
merits deserved. Because he has
wife who seconded his efforts. who
appreciated his gifts and the touch OF
whose hand meant push and not pull,
Mr. Fairbanks has long been much
enYied man. --- --s.se a.. -~-'--. ~, 80
Cornelia Cole was the daughter OF
Judge Philander Cole of Ohio, and
when young Fairbanks was a student
at the Wesleyan University she was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

Oh, promise me that some day you and
Will take our love together to some sky
Where we can be alone and faith renew
And find the hollows where those flow
ers grew.
Those first sweet violets of early spring
That come in whispers, thrill us both,
and sing
OF love unspeakable that is to be.
Oh, promise me. Oh, promise NE!
hand,
The most unworthy in this lonely land,
And let me sit beside you, in your eyes
Seeing the vision of our Paradise,
Hearing Gods message while the organ
rolls
It's mighty music 70 orr very souls
No life less perfect thqn life with thee.
Oh. promise me. Oh, promise me!
Jessie Bartlett was born shortly be-
fore the Civil War on a farm at Nor
ris, Ill. AS a girl she had a pleasing
contralto voice and nature had endow-
ed her with beauty Of face and form.
She studied music in Chicago and sang
in church choirs. When the Pinafore
craze swept the country she was one
Of the Chicago choir singers who join
ed q troupe of which VIII J. Davis
was manager. She played the part Of
Little Buttercup. Before the tour end
ed she was the wife of the manager
Soon after thin Adelina Patti made
tour of the coantry and she engaged
Mrs. Davis to play giebel in Faust"
She next joined the Cartoons. after
ward was with the American Opera
Company and finally joined the Bos-
tonians. whose prima donna she was
for many yearg She had been a sue
cess as Carmen and FatinitZa, but it
| was as Allen-a-Dale in robin Hood"
| that she made herself a queen OF light
opera. Her pure contraltO, matchess
figure and the dazzling brlliancy Of
her jewels and gowns will long be
remembered. She played other parts
| including Dolores in The Serenade."
tier last appearance was in "Erminie,"
| with Francis Wilson. She had saved
money and owned splendid farm,
| WillOwdale, near Crown Point. Ind,
! where she passed much of her time in
! full enjoyment of rural delights She
! Will be remembered with Adelaide
| Phillips and Anna Louise Cary as one
| of the greatest of contraltos.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
PIGMIEs OF THE GREAT FOREST
African DWarfs Are of An Extremely
Low Order of Intelligence.


Low Order of Intelligence.
The London Telegraph prints an
interesting interview between Reu-
ter's representative and Col J. J.
Harrison relative to Col. Harrison's
experience with the pigmies of the
Great Forest in Africa. The Colonel
says of them:
They are of an extremely low or
der of intelligence. They possess no
idea of Supreme Being. Their aver
age height is from feet to feet 31s
inches, and as rule the women are
taller than the men. The women have
also better physical development. The
men seem to me to be starved to
prevalence of a terrible cough, due
perhaps to the dampness of the at
mosphere.
"A striking Characteristic is their
extraordinary silence; they will sit
for hours without uttering a word.
They are namadic, and their only
wealth is in spears. The number Of
spears determines the number of
wives these people can afford. They
are practically nude. The women's
only clothing is a few leaves, while
the mems attire consists of a scrap
of skin round the waist. Their per-
sonal belongings consist of a poisoned
spear or two and an old clay cooking
pot. The women carry their infants
slung across their sides.
"They are fearless hunters, and will
boldly attack an elephant by plant
ing a poisoned spear in the brute.
They are also very warlke, and only
a short while before my arrival they
had looted a Belgian caravan and
killed seventeen porters. There were
no white men with the caravan, and
the native soldiers bolted. They eat
like animals, even gnawing the bones
of their prey. When an animal is
caught they cut it mp skin and all and
put it in the cooking-pot.
Life in the forest is dreary in the
extreme 1t is always twilight, the
sun never penetrates through the
dense foliage, and for nine months
of the year it pOurs with rain"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

co-editor with him of the college
paper. A mutual appreciation led to
marriage, which has been most
happy. Step by step the young lawyer
went upward; year after year the wife
grew in womanly sweetness. The five
children-fOur boys and a girI-who
blessed the home in Indianapolis re
ceived their full share of maternal
affection and attention. But the am
bition of the wife, the yearning for
mental growth and the desire for lead
ership were not drowned in the cares
Of motherhood. She took part in club
life She watched politics. She studied
parliamentary law, and when she
finally came TO the presidency of one
Of the foremost societies of women In
the world-the Daughters of the
American Revolutlon-so splendid was
her equipment that she was at once
hailed as a queen among women For
several years she was at the head of
this organization.
While Mr.. Fairbanks will ackuowl-
edge the helpful influence of his wife
upon his political fortunes, Mrs. Fair
banks will checrfully accord to him
the credit Of training her in parlia-
mentary science.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
MOTHERHOOD.

i wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging at their
gown;
Or that the footsteps, when the days are
wet,
Are ever black enough to make them
frOwn.
If l could find little muddy boot,
A cap or jacket on my chamber floor,
III could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear it patter in my home once
more;
IF | could mend a broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the
sky,
There is no woman In Gods world could
say
She was more blissfully content than
But an! the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by a shining head;
My singing birding from its nest has
flown!
The little boy I used to love Is dead.
But now it seems surprising strange tc
me
That while bore the badge of mother
hood
Il did not kiss more oft and tenderly
My little child, who brought me only
good
Mary Clemmer Ames.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

dogs! Poor old Rosie only had two,
SO we called them the twins, and
they've taken every prize down I'M
der; and he was purple.
And then he went to the front door,
and in stalked two huge British bull
dogs.
They had been settled at Hardcastle
House for some little time, for Eric
had been ordered to throw up his
clerkship, which he did with alacrity
when Maisie heard sounds Of mirth
proceeding from the day nursery, and
quietly went upstairs.
She found her first-born on the knee
of Lord Hardcastle, and Lord Hard
castle was giving the irst-born a writ
ing lesson!-The Gentlewoman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

No, no.! hastily exclaimed Pietro,
with a deprecatory wave of the hands
and shrug of the shoulders that
would have expressed volumes to any
one else. mo, these people been dead
one-two tousand years, madam: but
the tombs-ruins agnifque-ah-h-hP
his eyes were rolling in an ecstacy of
delight
"Humph! Dead ones are unappre-
clative," cut in the practical mamma.
with another glance at her jewels.
Never mind this-this old graveyard
take us around in the city"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

into the hearts OF
the American peo-
pie. AS long as the
world has lovers
her sweetest rendi'
ton, "Oh, Promise
Me-" will endure,
and its sentiment
will pilot many
souls as they EN-.
bark on a broader
sea Of life than
they have known
before.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

England is so honey-combed with
railways that in spite of her relative
" small territory there are one-tenth
as many miles of track in England az
in America.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
JESSE BARTLETT DAVIS.

Her "Oh, Promise Me-" viii Endure
Till Lovers Are No More.
Jessie Bartlett Davis, the charming
| exponent of light opera, who died in
Chicago recently, had sung her way
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20


Ever notice that the number Of
women who are supporting their hus-
bands is increasing?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20

The deepest gold mine in the world
is at Bendigo, in Australia
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07

near the Cullen's station, there is a veritable swarm of operators and prospectors running over that section in seach of mines to purchase and the such condition to be in evidence is due to the building of the new railroad that starts to the Colorado river from the main line of the $. F. & P. near Congress Junction. An average Of six big freight teams are daily trans porting freight from Congress Junction and Congress to the Quartszite sec tion and other points near by, and all the little towns that have sprung up there is every conceivable line of business agoing. At Quartszite alone six saloons are in full blast, and more are to be started.
 Men eager to make locations of land are also swarming over that section, and in the vicinity of where the rail road will cross the Colorado river, several hundred locations have been made, the reason for such being that at that point there will be large city as soon as the railroad is built to that point. The land at this particular To- cality is desirable for agricultural purposes, and it will be in addition to that nearby point to ship from to the many mines that are gradually coming into prominence. Besides the new town on the river will have water communications for many months in the year.
 The laying of track below Congress Junction to the west continues at a lively pace, and as the road gets nearer to the Cullen valley only the more active are the mines becoming. There is every belief that the section to be traversed by this road will be active in especially mining. Every indication at the present time warrants this opinion.
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07
SHOT BY PLAYMATE
VIII Van Horn Sends Bullet Into Head of
 Charles Coon

The following article was received by the News few days since, with request for publication. It is from the Fresno Republican of October IS. MT. Coon, father of the unfortunate young man, was formerly resident of Williams.
 Early Sunday morning Charles Coon, who lives with his father, A. s. Coon, on the latter's vineyard in Arizona colony about four miles from town, went over to Supervisor Bull lard's place to visit schuolmate, who resides there, named Will Van Horn.
 The two boys went upstairs and the Van Horn boy produced 2 calibre rifle which he owned, and as usually the case Coon began to examine it. He passed it back to Van Horn and in some unaccountable way it was dis charged and young oon sank to the floor mortally wounded
 The people in the house heard the shot and rushed up stairs. Young Van Horn was prostrated and it was some time before he could be queted.
 Dr. Dunn was called by telephone and when he arrived he made hur- ried examination, and said that the wound was mortal and that the patient could live but few days the most.
 Young Coon was made as comfort able as possible and yesterday after noon was removed to the Burnett san tarium, where he now lies in coma tose condition, having hardly spoken since he was shot.
 The ball entered at the side of the nose, passed through the head to the back of the skull, where it now is. If the patient rallies sufficiently he will be operated upon this afternoon, but it is doubtful if he will survive the ordeal. - Williams News.
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07
CLUB HOUSE FOR EXPOSITION
Club House for Secret Societies Win be Erected at Lewis and Clark Centennial.

A handsome Temple of Fraternity will be erected at the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland, by the secret societies of the country. The building will serve as a meeting place and club house for the thousands of members of the fraternal orders that will visit the fair.
 The sum of s35, 900 will be expended in erecting the structure, and $l9, l30 of this has already been raised. of the sum raised, SlO,O0 has been pledged by the Associated Fraternities of America; other large contributors being the American Guild, the Order of Washington, the Ladies of the Maccabees, the Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Knights and Ladies of Honor.
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07
Coming Section of Yavapsl.

There is every indication that the western part of Yavapai county, is on the eve of what may be ligitimately termed boom Beginning at the Black Rock district since the running of a preliminary line Of survey from Wickenburg to the rown King mine, many mining engineers are looking that field over, and several sales are practically negotiated Recent devel opment work on many claims in that region and especially so in the hills adjacent to the Hassayampa has term mated satisfactorily, and more activ- ity is said to be prevailing than at any time in the past.
 From the Congress country late ar rivals say that beginning at point
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07
FIasstaf Telephone Company.

The following statement of the re- ceipts and expenditurs of the Flagstaff Mutual Telephone compady for the quarter ending December 3l, 1904, by C. H. Mckinney, Manager:
The Coconino sun., 1905-01-07

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-06
Don'ts for Husbands.

Don't forget that woman likes low
tokens as we'll after as before marriage
Don't be unreasonably jealous. 1t be
Titles you in the eyes of your wife.
Don't think that you are the only
man who works.
Don't raise your hat to lady friends
and not to your wife, when you meet
her in the street.
Don't leave your wife at home wher
you 90 out to enjoy yourself. :.
Don't compare your wife's household
management with that of your mother
Remember that the latter had far more
experience.
Don't sigh over what might have been
make the best Of what it is.
Don't kill the love of devoted
woman by so-called innocent flirtatiOns
Don't forget that your wife has righ'
to regular allowance which she car
call her own.
Don't sneer at your wife's FIRST failures
Rather should you show an appreciation
of her efforts to please you.
Don't forget that your wife has
birthday. A small present, accompanied
by kiss and loving word, is quite as
much appreciated as costly gift.
Don't forget that your wife needs
recreation at times, just as much as
yourself.
Don't think that your wife can run
the house on five dollars per week, while
you keep quite as much for your OWE
pocket.
Don't get out of temper if breakfast is
fraction of a minute late. An over.
clouded morning denotes stormy day.
Don't interfere in household matters.
That is your wife's department, and you
know little or nothing about it.
Don't neglect to take an interest in
your wife's dress, and above all, allow
her sufficient money to dress according
to your stati0n.-Ex.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-06
Evening Amusements.

A pleasant way for party of young
people to entertain themselves at an in
formal gathering is for them to try to
distinguish each other by seeing the eyes
alone. Pin shawl across the doorway
about five feet from the. floor. Cut two
holes in large sheet of wrapping paper
Tor newspaper will answer the same
purpose), which will show the eyes dis,
sinctly, but will not expose any other
part Of the face.
If any one present possesses a talent
for drawing. the paper which is to serve
as mask could be decorated with a
mouth and nose, put on with brush
dipped in India ink. This would add
to the grotesque appearance which the
shawl, surmounted by the mask, will
present. Eyebrows might also be paint
ed.
When the paper is pinned above the
shawl, the company should be divided
into two parties, one to remain in the
room as spectators and guessers, and the
other to 20 "behind the scenes" (Other.
wise the shawD as performers. If there
are over half-a- dozen of the latter line
should be formed; the one at the head
stands behind the mask, SO that his eyes
are distinctly seen by those in the room,
and another of the performers asks:
"Who owns the eyes9"
If a correct response is given the
performers clap their hands. Then the
one who has taken his turn goes to the
foot of the line, and number two takes
his or her place behind the screen. After
time the parties change places, and
the fun is renewed.-Ex.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-06
An ApimAl Story Fer
Little Folks
The Innocent Elephant

Jumbo was SO innocent. so guileieis
and unsuspecting that If you told him
his tail was on in front he would get
mixed and be tempted to believe It
He was also absentminded.
"Why," said the monkey, the Other
day I told him that he was a fire Ell
CINE and that his trunk was the hose
and he never knew the difference ana
souirted water all over the place til
the keeper came and poun!ed him."
Lets have some fun with him now
suggested the parrot.
"By the way" said Jumbo absently
"who is that peculiar looking fellow
with the straw sticking out Of his chin
by the post therei"
"Why, that's a Hey, Rube.'" sale
the parrot.
"a hay Rube" asked Jumbo.
eyes, q Hey, Rube.' If you'd beer
in the circus longer you'd have known
what Hey, Rube,' Is"
as it good to eatf" queried the In
nocent one.
"Most assuredly," said the monkey.