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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-18

telling that a man should wear no
clothes. Therefore you will see it fol-
lows that the South Seas never existed;
and if they did, or do exist, 1 for one
dare mt believe in them just now. You
have broken the peace of an ordered
household and set two folks who are
gypsies by birth or Inheritance long
ing to take ship again and get out.
I'm return please to accept as an
example my sober and continent verses
CBarrack Room Ballads,D which have
nothing to do with rowing and royster-
ing or racketing on far-away beaches.
Yours hungrily, admiringly and up
settedly. Rudyard Kipling"
1t is thus the fond author casts his
bread even though it be but a crust,
upon the waters, and it sometimes re-
turns to him. not water-logged, but
spread thick with honey.
In the book of "Barrack Room Bal
lads" he sent me 1 find these lines
quoted upon the titlepage:
I ploughed the land with Horses
But my Heart was i'll at ease,
For the old seafaring men
Came TO me now and then.
With their Sa gas of the Seas.
That Kipling dearly loved Naulakha
goes without saying. 1t was a house
builded to his taste and planted upon
a height of his own choosing. Togeth-
er we climbed the wooded slopes about
the place-he and she and I, and some
times the delightfully."- oldfashioned lit
tie daughter, his eldest who died un-
known to him while he himself lay at
deaths door, and all the world was
hoping and praying for his recovery;
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-18

prefer to. You must not mind if we
90; we have to in order to retain the
respect of our British bred servants"
And then Kipling, under his breath:
L wish 1 need nt!"
They went abroad presently; they
were always going or coming, having,
as he said, the go-fever." Bye and
oye came a letter from England. the
last l shall take the liberty of quoting.
Is 1t not the letter of one in perfect
health and spirits, and whose heart is
IN the right place?
We had an excursion the other dav
as Wild as anything in a dream. Went
down seward through a fiat and fat
tea country, and suddenly found our
selves in the middle of Macbeth's
pasted heath, half heather, half burn
ed grass, with a low mist rolling IN
from the sea, and an enchanted castle
pobblng in and out of the haze. and
somewhere out to the seward H. NJ
. murderer creeping to and fro and
firing titanic guns.
:EngIand's fine land, if she would
only stop raining thrice a week. The
wet and the damp make me want to
De back in Vermont When shall we
see you in that place."
Alas. Never again, for it has passed
into other hands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-18

We lay among the tall grass and talk
ed and dreamed and schemed, with
that glorious summer sky above US and
the
| Sunshine on the hills asleep"
I was piloted through the house by
host and hostess, and perhaps the hap
piest hour of all was that We passed in
quite the most delightful attic it was
ever my privilege to explore. It was
the whole top of the house, lit by
sunny gable windows, and had a GER
tain gothic atmosphere that added a
romantic charm. Many odds and ends
We're there, though the house was not
an old one, but the object that first
| caught my eye and caused me to return
to it again and again, as if the smell
| of its fascination Wee not to be resist
ed, was an old desk black with age
and no doubt rheuma tic in every Joint.
It's lid was a solid panel. but curved
in the fashion of a roll-top desk. A
cross the length of it, cut deep in large
letters such as schoolboys love to
carve, was this legend:
loft was 1 weary when I tofled at
thee"
So sang the galley slave in a fault
less verse: and so. in the hour of tri-
umph, Rudyard Kipling graved upon
the cover of the desk at which he won
his fame.
It was with real regret that I turned
away from that BungaIow-ft is built
on the East Indian plan-and the
Bungalow life we led there to-
gether for a few days. They said
to me when I arrived: you are,
not to dress for dinner-unless you
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-18

First Robin: "Our neighbors won't
speak to u.s.
Second Robin: why not? ''
Why, they have nest made of real
curled hair while ours is only common
straw"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-18

We lay among the tall grass and talk
ed and dreamed and schemed, with
that glorious summer sky above US and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
DANCY.

DANCY.
Miss Ella Marched visited friends in
Stevens Point over Sunday.
The Misses Johanna and Rosie King
were Stevens Point visitors couple of
days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Dickey are the
happy parents of little daughter, who
arrived at their home couple of weeks
ago.
DR.. Ii. l.. Rosenberg one of Wausau's
leading and most successful physicians,
was professional caller in this village
Tuesday.
g. e. Knoller attended the Foresters'
banquet at Grand Rapids Tuesday
evening, going down with the Wausau
delegation.
ID. IL. Corlett transacted business in
Stevens Point couple of days the past
week. With MIR. Corlett's large stock
farm near this place, together with his
loan and other property interests to
look after, keeps him pretty busy
man.
Mrs. Frank hampton one of Dancy's
oldest residents, is quite ill., suffering
from a severe cold. DIR. Daniels, of
Mosinee, is attending physician. Mrs.
hampton has many friends all through
this locality who hope for her speedy
recovery.
Mrs. d. H. Corlett and Mrs. George
Knoller were at Mosinee Washington s
birthday in attendance at a whist party
given to the members of the Two Hour
Literary club and few other friends
at the home of the president of the club,
Mrs Richard Powers. The ladies re.
port Mrs. Powers model entertainer
and that they enjoyed one of the most
pleasant times of the season.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
I'VE TWO HOUR CLUB"

Mrs. Richard Powers, entertained
Eye Two Hour Club and other lady
guests Wednesday afternoon, Feb. %,
from 8 to 5 o'clock at her pleasant
home in Mosinee. The colonial cos
tunes worn, were quaint and beautiful.
Caps and kerchiefs rare were greatly
in evidence. Mrs. Powers received in
a dainty costume of We olden time. The
rooms were tastefully decorated with
flags from the extreme size down to
tiny ones; bunting draped the walls,
festeoned and caught with cherries.
After the reception, cards were i'm
mediately introduced and whist was
played. The happy voices and pleasant
laughter of these pretty ladies, repre-
senting the long ago, echoing through
the house made one wonder why this
game was called whist. The first prize
reproduced the stump of that famous
cherry tree, filled with confectionery
and decorated with tiny Ratchet, with
these prophetic words inscribed, 81 did
not tell lie," was won by Mrs. G.
Blair, of Mosinee. The consolation
prize by Mrs. Geo. Knoller, of Dancy.
The refreshments were delicious, con-
sisting of assorted sandwiches, angel
food and loaf cake, escalloped oysters.
salad, pickles, ice cream surrounded
with cherries, big and red that might
have tempted the eye of anyone, and
coffee. Then followed an hour of
social converse. AS this happy coterie
of ladies were about leaving for their
respective homes, they were invited to
a veritable cherry tree where each had
the pleasure of picking bunch of cher
ries as future reminder of the delight
full evening. Mrs. Powers was highly
complimented and congratulated on
her extreme social hospitality and tact,
as hostess.
AS one enjoys, these delightful hours,
Then wonder, If we can work again
In office, kitchen, school room or den.
Why is not life all sunny bowers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28

Like all other shops in Japan, a shoe
shop opens broad side to the street
1t seems misnomer to call it shoe
shop, a place where you can only buy
sandals or clogs, things we are not ac-
customed to call shoes. They ere foot
gear anyway.
There is low platform in front, upon
which the customer sits and drinks tea
while making his or her purchases. the
shepkeeper meanwhile squatting on
his. heels and discussing the news of
the, day.
The sandals worn by the rickshaw
coolies are called warafi. They are
woven of rice straw and are sold for
half cent pair. They are made In
the country villages, and the foreigner
watches the weaving with amused In
tereSt
The prehensile big toe of a Japanese
is cf great assistance, as it is used for
catching and holding the straws, leav-
ing the hands free to weave.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Wausau wants the state capital 1t
has not made strong fight for the
buildings but if they are moved it wants
them located there. The question has
been agitated locally, although it has
not been aired in the state generally.
Why shouldn't we have it if they are
going to abandon Madison" was the
query of G. A. Martin at the Hotel Pts
ter Geographically we are the center
OF the state. We have scenery unriv-
allied anywhere in Wisconsin. We can
furnish a commanding location there
that in point of scenic entertainments is
unsurpassed in Wisconsin. We have
granite which could be used for the
buildings in place of marble Our
granite is the finest in the country, and
1T took the medal at the Columbian ex-
position. We did not make display
at st. Louis, because the quarries are
behind in their orders, but it is the best
granite in the world for monuments
and buildings. 1t dresses better and
wears better than other GRANTEES. We
have two railroads, the Northwestern
and the st. Paul, while the Wisconsin
Central, twenty-five miles away, stands
ready to build into Wausau at a
moments notice, if there is an excuse
for immediate action. We have one
very fine hotel, and we have tie capital,
energy and public spirit to put up 9th
ers, if we find they are needed. If we
can't get it and it is moved from Madi-
son, would like to see Milwaukee get
the capital. Milwaukee Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Room A had tests Friday in all sub
jects.
Report cards were given out Monday
noon.
Some of the rooms had program
last Tuesday afternoon.
The girls played basket ball Friday
on account of the holiday Wednesday.
Albert Ebersold has withdrawn from
school and started at the German
school.
The pump, which regulates the heat
in the rooms, dislikes the river water
as much as the people, for it refuses to
act.
May Holub and Florence Moeller
played the piano marches last week.
Mae played in the morning and Florence
in the afternoon.
Several of our girls have withdrawn
from the basket ball team. New girls
will fill their places. Reorganization of
teams will take place and new captains
elected.
The children of the upper grades
visited the wreck which occurred near
the fair grounds last Tuesday. 1t cer-
tainly was sight worth seeing. We
now have some idea of the damage done
by mistakes and how they 60 at it to
clear the track. Mr.. johnson took a
picture of the remains.
Twenty-Five boys had snow ball
battle one night after school last week.
One side charged the other and drove
them off the school grounds into the
street. The fight, however, was brought
to a sudden ending by snow ball GO
ing through a so cent glass. The boys
declared that it was worth two cents to
be in the fight and the next day the bill
was paid.
The Junior and Seniors Junior basket
and indoor base ball teams played in
the gymnasium of the Lincoln last
Saturday. The score for the base ball
game was "a to 9 in favor of the Y. M.
&. A. The basket ball scores were 10 to
10 in favor of the Y. M. c. A. and IL to
ls in favor of the Lincoln team. Mr..
Murray, Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Pitts
were the officials.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
A Queer People.

Herr Eberhard van Schkopp, who ex-
plored the interior of the Kamaruns
district in western Africa, gave an in
terest1ng account of the native tribe
called the Bakoko They are, he
thought, of Semitic origin and, having
lived in the Kameruns district only
about 200 years. are called strangers
by other natives.S They govern by
means of council Of elders,Y whose
duty it is to judge offenders guilty or
guiltless. If guiltless they are set free.
II guilty they are put to death, this
being the only form of punishment
known there.
According TO the gravity of the
crime. the manner of execution varies
and may be simple or complicated. y
Simple" execution means being
thrown to the crocodiles. "Complicat-
ed" execution consists of being fas-
tened to tree and left to be eaten by
casual visitors, such as lions and tigers,
or being tortured until death comes.
Cannibalism is practiced by the Ba-
kokos. not because they especially care
for the flavor of the meat, but because
they feel that by eating every particle
Of an enemy they are subjecting him to
the greatest indignity conceivable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
Last sunday on That ship.


"As a lad almost" said an old sea cap
tain, Il became second mate of a Nova
Scotia sailing vessel bound from Liver
pool to the provinces. 1t was on a
Saturday that we left port, and the fol-
lowing morning the tug which had
placed us to windward off Holyhead
left us.
"We were making ready for the trip
across the north Atlantic, but our
minds were diverted from work by see
Ing the skipper place blackboard upon
the break of the poop upon which was
written Sunday The skipper, thor
ough typ, of the seaman, called all
hands aft. He said: L want you to
know what is on that board. For you
fellows who can't read 1 will spell it.
Then deliberately he said: Sunday!
You understand it, don't you? Then
he gave the word to throw the board
into the sea. Over it went, and as 1t
took the waves he said, You all know
that was Sunday, don't your Yes
answered the men. Well he continu-
ed, that will be the last Sunday you
will see on this ship And it was
Baltimore Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
Genius at Her Feet

Mrs. Yorke, wife of the dean of Wor-
cester, once described an incident Of
her acquaintance with Thackeray. She
happened, she said, to be sitting one
evening between Thackeray and Jacob
Omnium, whose build was even more
gigantic than Thackeray's own. Con-
versation, from some cause unknown,
was languishing, when Thackeray turn
ed to hei. and said, Mrs. Yorke why are
you sc silent?" 81 am overwhelmed
by the greatness of you two" she re-
piled, glancing right and left at their
massive frames Thereupon, moved by
common impulse, Thackeray and Jacob
slid from their chairs and sat on the
ground at her feet, "as slight token
of homage to one whose wit equaled
her beauty"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
An Impossible Condition.

An artist, speaking of the blunders
women writers make. said: Il remem-
Der that 1 once had to illustrate fer q
small publication a woman's story
about brave and amorous Texs q
cowboy. He loved fair maiden,
whom one day he lifted up before dim
TO the front of his saddle, AID they
kissed and rode away.
poor. unfortunate ladylove! To
readers who have seen a Texan sad
die no explanation is needed. 1t comes
up in front to pommel. AS for sit
ting ON that peak, would as soon sit
on the point OF spear. especially II
the horse were to gallop. l wouldn't
ask puppy dog to sit on that saddle
horn, much less any girl who loved
me."-Pearson's.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL NOTES.

Stock work will be closed up in few
days; the class has had a very profit
able course this winter in such work.
Thursday and Friday the school will
be closed on account of the instructor
going to Milwaukee to attend an educa-
tioEal meeting.
A consignment of tree pruning uten-
sils has been received and next week
practical demonstration in tree pruning
and grating will be given the students.
The De Layalle Cream Separator Co.
has presented the school with separa-
tor. The school is already in posses
sion of milk tester, and five weeks
course will be given in the elements of
dairy work.
Three days next eek Miss Emma
Conley, instructor in the domestic
science department, will go to Eau
Claire to speak before the roundup of
farmers institutes. On the evening of
Tuesday, March 9TH, she will make an
address on "Why Girls Should Study
Domestic Science" Thursday after
noon she viii speak on the Relation of
Food to Health" She makes these adj
dresses ut the invitation of Supt. Geo.
Mckerrow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
An Ancient highland Custom.

In the western highlands of Scotland
an ancient custom suggestive of the
preChristian days is still in force
When child is born all the old women
of the neighborhood meet in the house
and place a straw rope around the
child'S neck. At the same time they
chant curious charm, which is sup
posed to ward off fairies and evil spir-
its. So great an Importance do the in
habitants attach 60 this ceremony that
they believe it would be tempting
Of Providence" to neglect it. When any
one dies the relatives dig the grave,
taking the greatest possible care to re-
move every stone from the mold
Stones in the grave interfere it is said,
with the rest of the dead. Also they
are particular to cut the turf which is
to cover the mound in one piece, as
otherwise they believe water would get
into the grave and make the body un-
comfortable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28

THE Stalwarts have already COM
menced to make arrangements for the
formation of the next gubernatorial
campaign and for thorough state or
ganization. An attempt is being made
to have Frank Bentley, of Baraboo,
head the movement. An interview
was had by Milwaukee Journal re-
porter with Atty. F. X. Bodden, who
said:
81 have just received letter from
MIR. Rosenberg of Wausau looking to-
ward the furtherance of the plan. The
plan is 70 start in Immediately to form
county and city branches at all points.
Mr.. Rosenberg was the delegate
who was selected at the opera house
convention to take Mr.. Payne's place
on the national committee, but who lat
er withdrew. He is conservative and
does not want to head the movement,
but would rather have the leadership
placed with Frank Bently, of Baraboo.
"All the movement lacks now is a
leader. There is as much enthusiasm
as there was before election"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
High Thinking and old Age.

That mental power helps to keep the
body strong and to preserve it from
decay cannot be doubted. The longest
lived men and women have been, as
rule, those who have attained great
mental and moral development They
have lived on higher plane than 9TH
er men, in q serene upper region, above
the jar, tumult and fret that weaken
most lives. 1t was at the age of sew
enty-f1ve that the Count de Tressan
recomposed his old chivalric romances
and wrote history of the progress of
the human mind. Herbert Spencer,
one of the deepest thinkers and hard
est workers of his day, passed away
at the age Of eighty three. William
Matthews In Saturday Evening Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
The Hornet. STING

The female hornet has a rapid fire
armament with recoverable projec-
tile. 1t uses il for both attack and de-
Tense and with remarkable aim and
efficiency. The first stroke OF a hornet
is as penetrating as an electric shock
At the base Of its sharp sting there Is
a sac containing poison which. when
injected into the substance OF It's enc
my. causes pain. swelling and discom-
fort, facts to which most persons are
able TO testify by experience. Should
the injection be upon the end OF the
thumb or nose or upon the tongue there
Is danger from it Strong ammonia
applied to the wound Is the best anti
dote.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
@ausa1a gi1nt.
TUESDAY, FEB. Is, 1905.
Published weekly and entered at tn 10 Post Office
at Wausau as second class msGter.
SENATon Nv OUARLEs has bee

SENATOR j. V. QUARLEs has been
appointed United States district Judge,
eastern Wisconsin, to succeed Judge
William II. Seaman, who takes step
higher as circuit Judge, seventh judicial
circuit WISCONSIN, illinois and Indi-
ana.) While Senator Quarles is dis
qualified, for the reason that during
his term of office as u. S. senator he
voted for bill to increase the salaries
of district judges, and this disqualifies
him according to law, from accepting
the office during his term, as his term
ends on the fourth of March, the presi-
dent has decided TO make the appoint
ment after that date Senator LaFol-
lette, if he assumes his seat, on March
4th, can, if he chooses, make Mr..
Quarles lot of trouble and perhaps
eventually defeat him, but it is not
thought that he will use his power to
that end
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Parlin gave
the school very interesting talk on
Washington.
Three members of the school board
met the junior AS and senior BIS
Tuesday afternoon and discussed what
they should do for the seniors as fare
well. 1t is reported they decided to
have good old time and regular
blow out"
Friday afternoon the following lyce-
um program was rendered:
Esssy-The Power of Music. Sadie Rosenberg
EsSay-Making of Lead Pencils -. Harry Weik
Deelamatiou-The Governors Last Levee.,
.s.............. 1855. Gwendoline Curran
Essay-A Social Settlement. ..... -. Selma Paff
EsSay-A Total Eclipse of the sun. Claude Frost
Reconsideration Dscosta -. Walter Lemke
Music-Niolin Solo -. ...... Arthur Lamotte
Essay-The Battle of Gettysburg. George YELLOW
Debate-Resolved that raore thorough text
book work and less reference book work will
bring better results in the wausau high school.
Affirmative Negative
Karl Kraatz win Boles
Clinton Bismarck Meinhart Koenig
George McNaughton acted as presi-
dent The debate was decided in favor
of the affirmative. Judges were o.
Peterson, Iona Niekerson and Neuton
Martin. Miss Rogers acted as critic.
About thirty boss have been getting
out for track work, and MIR. Hansen has
great hopes for victory at Appleton in
the spring, judging from the material
that reports for work three times
week. In about three or four weeks an
indoor track meet will be held at the
high school building. The events will
be potato race, pole vault, high jump,
broad jump and sho. put. This win be
the first indoor meet ever held under
the auspices of the high school and ITS
results will be watched closely
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
Excess and Deficiency.

Error and evil are located in deficien-
cy or excess. Even excess in virtue Is
evil, an excess of humility being alb
jectness; of courage, rashness; of pru-
dence, cowardice; of patience, indiffer-
ence; of economy, parsimony; of gener-
osity, waste; of Difference, obsequious-
ness. And so also an excess of learn
ing is pedantry; of ease, Incidence; Of
comfort, self indulgence; of zeal, ia
naticism. Right and justice are found
in moderat ton, in the golden mean, in
the true balance, between OVERRIDING
and underdoing, going too fast and too
Showroom Balance: The Fundamen-
tai Verify" by Orlando j. Smith.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28
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