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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
THE BORROWED Baby
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on ED pulled his cap down over his
ears and drew on his mittens.
He hoped he would not have
very far to go. He was out to borrow
a baby, and although he was rather
particular as to what kind he wanted
ne did not anticipate any difficulty in
finding one.
de did rather wish it was summer
for he remembered that he had seen
q lot of babies in the park in the warm
weather, and it would have been easy
work to borrow one OF these. Now, he
Thought, he would have to go to some
house and ask for one.
He had heard the nurse say that if
the baby had lived his pretty step
mother might have rallied, but as it
was they had very little hope of saw
ing her life.
Ted had not cared particularly for
the baby, but he loved his new sweet
mother very much; he had been with
out one long time and to be little
boy without mothe very sad.
So he reasoned that If 1t was on ac-
count of the loss of the baby his moth
er might die-he would go out and
borrow one for her, so that she could
get well.
Luck was surely with him, for he
had not gone very far when he saw
woman come out of a house with a
baby in her arms. She stood as If I'M
certain which way to go. She was not
a very nice woman, Ted thought. but
the baby looked nice, so he stepped up
TO her and said: please, ma'am, could
4 borrow your baby for a while"
Lord love it, what's this?' said the
woman, and sat down IN the steps
Eyer want to borrow the baby, do
yer"
yes, please, ma'am, 1 need baby
very much"
'Ho, no, ha, ha! If that don't beat
the Dutch! Yer need a baby-well,
don't. l was just wondering what
place I'd better take this one to-the
'sylum or the station house. Its moth
er lodged in my house, and she went
to the hospital and died" well, she
said, half to herself, IF it wouldn't
be an easy thing to get rid of this
kid to give it to that other one. Here"
she said suddenly to Ted, take the
baby and run along with It," And she
hurried into the house and shut the
door.
"Here, nurse, I've brought baby for
her so she won't die" said Ted when
ne marched home very tired, but very
happy at his success.
When the nurse heard his whole
story she took Ted in her arms, to-
gether with the borrowed baby" and,
with a mingling of smiles and tears,
said, 'I'll try IT,"
She dressed the baby in the pretty
clothes of the little one that was gone
and took it upstairs to the sick wom-
an. With sigh of content the invalid
clasped it to her and went to sleep-a
quiet, deep sleep which spoke of re-
covery.
AZ 'spose, father" said Ted one day,
when his mother was pronounced out
OF danger, II 'spose it's time to return
the baby" He looked troubled as he
said it, for the baby had won a large
place in his heart.
NO" said his father. 81 think, Ted
II think wen keep your borrowed
baby'-fOreverp'- Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
ElHSKP
so OE9
AZ FAIRS

Benjamin F. Stevens of Boston has
been president of an insurance company
fifty years.
John d. Long, once Secretary of the
Navy, is the senior Ex-Governor of Mas
sachusetts.
Senator Plat of Connecticut belongs
to the dime novel reading class of Unit
ed States Senators.
Joseph W. J. Lee of Maryland, Unit
ed States consul general at Panama, is
only 81 years old.
Rear Admiral James FL. Sands will
assume command at the United States
naval academy in June or July.
Because Gov Stokes of New Jersey.
who is bachelor, has taken to wearing
a tall hat his early marriage is predict
ed.
Secretary Taft will deliver an address
on the Philippines before the National
Geographical Society at Washington.
President Roosevelt has been chosen
an honorary member of the New York
League of Former German University
Students.
United States Senator-elect George S.
Nixon of Nevada, now many times mill
ionaire. was telegraph operator twenty
six yea,s ago.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee's brother who is
twelve years older than he and fought
in the Confederate army. is intensely
proud Of his younger relative.
a portrait of President Roosevelt. be-
ing painted by Otto Won Krumhaar, will
be placed in the State capitol at Albany.
There is no more attentive and patien.
listener in the Senate than Senator Cor
man, and he has no objection whatever
to being used as an oratorical target
Joseph Little. publisher. once Congress-
man and vice president of the New York
board of education. has gone to Europe
for his first vacation in half a century.
Congressman Scott in his Kansas
newspaper calls attention to the fact that
there is no provision of law for certi-
ficate of election being issued TO the
President and Vice President. They read
about the election in the newspapers.
William J. Hammer, an electrical en-
gineer of New York. has placed instru-
ments in his house and can summon
servant by wireless telegrapby from any
part of his residence.
The French government has bestowed
the decoration Palmes Academiques upon
Miss Frances Johnston Of Washington.
ID. C. But one other American woman
has been honored in this way.
Andrew Carnegie has given the Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute Of Troy. n.
Y. $4,000 to rebuild the main build
ing DESTROYED hy FIRE last lime Az g
usual with Carnegie gifts, the new build
ing win be called in honor Of the donor.
Carnegie hall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
FATHER HAS AN AWAKENING.
Finds the Ways of To-day Are Not
Those of Forty Years Ago,

Those of Forty Years Ago.
Unlike the man who shirks all re-
sponsibility in shaping his sons career,
there is occasionally one who causes
just as much trouble by an overdose of
parental interest. A case In point is of
a successful business man, who made
large fortune in well-esta blished bust
ness, which he hoped his son would
take UP at the proper age.
In the meantime the son was sent to
college, where he became muchsattach-
ed to the profession he had elected to
study. But after his graduation the
son, much against his inclination, was
persuaded to enter his fathers bust
ness. The elder man had worked up
from a poor boy and believed that
young married people should exercise
something like the rigid economy that
had started his fortunes forty years
ago.
The son married a young woman
who knew nothing of work and didn't
want TO learn and they set up a mod
est home with one servant This was
too much for the father, who remon-
strated with them for their extrava-
gance. He said that they were begin
ming wrong and by way of teaching
them to get along on small amount
of money he reduced his sons salary
to sum that would not allow the
luxury of a servant.
The son said nothing, but not long
after that the father found a note on
his desk in which he said that ne had
accepted a position in his profession
that would enable him to live the way
he wished to and that he had moved
bag and baggage to city III the East.
The elder man realized that the meth
DDS of forty years ago are not those of
to-day. But it was too late.-Detroit
Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
SLUMP IN NAY WHEAT.
Wall Street Syndicate Meets with De.
feat and Loses Millions.

Amid scenes Of the most frenzied ex-
citement known in the Chicago wheat
pit since the great Letter deal collapsed
a few years ago. what is known as the
May wheat deal" went to pieces Satur-
day. The losses on the bull campaign
run up into the millions. May wheat
broke liz cents Saturday and the days
close found the Gates holdings turned
over TO ,he Armours for liquidation, and
The rotund manipulation out of pocket
thereon something like $2,J00,000 There
was another slump of S cents Monday.
and still the bears hammered the price in
victorious glee The losses have been
enormous, but the bull crowd, composed
of John w. Gates as leader and coterie
of Wall street multimillionaires and one
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
YESTERDAY.

ship of Today watch you sail
Across the lessening hours to me.
What storm can those brave wings assail.
What tempest toss that peaceful sea !?
Al happy things you seem to bring,
A cargo of long-sought desires.
Aebirth of joy, glad songs of spring.
! And subtle hints of hidden fires.
1et stand | silent and apart,
Unwelcoming your fair array,
With eyes turned toward you, but with
+ heart
Still with the Ship of Yesterday
Century.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

Monies. He be-
gan his academic
career at Notre
Dame University
at South Bend,
Ind, and com
pleted it at
Georgetown Uni
versity, II e a +
Washington. He
took postgraduate
courses at Chica-
go University and
at Johns Hopkins
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

she went to the young mining camp
of Cripple Creek and soon her quick
insight and exceptional ability drew
good trade among mining men. She
was quick to grasp details and her re-
tentive mind absorbed the rudimentS
of mining usage that later proved of
snestimable value to her. Her fore
sight told her that possibilities in the
incipient gold district Were great and
she bought stocks. These rapidly rose
in value and soon she had a bank ac-
count of sufficient size to enable her
to buy property. Then sne organized
stock companies To-day she is the
principal owner of some of the most
valuable mining properties in the dis
trict and her wealth is conservatively
estimated at over S1.000,000
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Prof. Henry Miers says there is no
knowledge of the depths to which the
South African diamond mines may be
worked. The deeper they so the richer
they are.
Like his predecessor, Carroll r.
Wright, the new labor commissioner,
Charles T. Neill. is an expert in eco
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

and had served for
twenty six years
cOnsecutiyely / II
the United States
Senate. His death
was the outcome Of
a second attack Of
pneumonia. II O
was rs years old
and a hard win
ter's work a t
Washington had so
weakened his 9th
erwise robust ply
- 4I.A l. .l4.H
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

ana since 1893 CHARLES p. NELL.
had been professor of economics at
the Catholic University at Washing
ton. He was assistant recorder of the
anthracite coal strike commission, hav-
ing been chosen at the recommends
ton of President John Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers.
-
Jeremiah Barber, a New York police
man, inherited 5000, I'D from an uncle
IN California and before the day was
over 100000 from another uncle in Eng
land.
-
Mrs. Donald Mclean, of New York.
the new president of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, probably has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

We want hospitals, conyaescent homes institutions for
the blind and crippled Our MANNED the increase
but rich persist in making provision only strong
and most Intelligent If half the money sunk in libraries
In recent devoted the proper housing and
cation of fortunes footballs should probably see how
nature compensates the seemingly unfortunate
Learning the brightest jewel in the casket of man
kind but it is not all Tales of diseased and bril-
ant minds stud the pages of history yet refuse to be-
heve that they together neglect the body and de-
stroy the brain by commencing operations mental
instead of the physical faculties.
know way to revive dying interest among the char
liable 1t is to wander foot through the Sums fast
ing. and be given library seat instead of dinnAr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
OTHER NOTIONS OF DIR. osLER's

Tax on Bachelors Recommended and an
Export Duty on Canadian Girls.
DR.. William Osler, according to the
Canadian Practitioner. addressed the
Canadian Club of Toronto on Dec. 20,
says the New York Medical Journal.
The reception to DR.. Osler by the 400
members who were present was most
enthusiastic.
Prof. Osler, who was introduced as
one who had become the first physi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

-
The real name Of Maarten Martens.
a weIl-known novelist, is Van de Poor
ten-Schwartz.
:-:
Congressman Reeder Of Kansas-"Irri-
CATION Bills a most feryent Reptib-
lican. His father j. sturdy Democrat.
and the two discuss politics hotiy. bur
the old man is intensely proud Of his
son.
-.
The Seligrnan family Of New York Is
to erect free home for children at Ba-
lersdorf, Bavaria. in memory Of the faith
er and mother Of the first seligmans
Who came 10 the United Kingdom.
Capt. Robert Marshall, popular Eng
fish writer 81 plays, IS tall. soIdierly, ath-
letic, and 40.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
RussIA's GREATEST IRouBlE.
BY Rabbi EMF 6. Hjrxcb

In the word graft is contained a
large measure of the explanation of
the present situation in Russia. That
little, weak. pitiable figure on the Rus
sian throne, the Gar. is puppet In the
hands of the grand ducal clique. That
CLIQUE, which lives off graft, with a
nation at its mercy and as its prey, will
fight to the last ditch to remain in com
plete power, and it will stay in power
as long as the army remains loyal.
While the Cossacks are blindly devoted
to the imperial family and probably
will do as commanded by their supe-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

would be adjunct to the Internal regions with the
choice for happiness the side of hades lest in sea-
son. smile when tears might be encouraged to come
laugh for the really funny things that continually han
pening all these make life better worth lvngfor your
self and for all about you.
1t has been observed that, while occasional lester
has been known to regret his habit of fun-maknC no
serious has been to regret his
But this is for the reason that no idiot
regret his diocy-you can't miss what Won
have never had The really significant is since we
do not live for ourselves alone that others regret the So
rous mans seriousness, while everybody welcomes the
humorous mans humor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

the ID. A. r. Her campaign for the
presidency was made on an 'Ameri-
can" platform. Mrs. Mclean was
born in Maryland.
-
Maxim Gorky, so it is said, has been
offered $150,000 for the English rights
to his next novel.
-
Nansen, the arctic explorer, though not
a politician, is frequently mentioned for
prime minister of Norway in case that
country breaks with Sweden.
-
Daniel Murray, once an assistant in
the library of Congress, is preparing an
historical review of the exploits of ne
groes and persons of mixed blood in lit
erature and other fields.
-
Senator Olivlle II. Plat, who died at
his home in Washington, Conn. recent
" was n I0Mmaker of tbp old school
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02


freedom lies IN refusal the army at large to
continue obedient
Discomfort has been spreading In Russia long time
has resulted naturally. Russia anachronism 1t
Is country founded originally agricultural basis
with the people whole settled country at large
Then came the attempt of Russia modern inventions
TO the old system On the agricultural came rail
roads, factories and the other agents of machinery
Financial Minister De We Russia tried to become
an industrial state and while something has been accom-
phed yet to make Russia produce benefits to the whole
country under factory system the should have
flexible constitution. The constitution Russia is not
flexible and the right about freely is denied
Its people Unrest has followed
fact that there is of education and the head Of
the department of enlightenment has the duty
ing that the people not enlightened While there are
excellent universities the real spirit university
lacking for the students denied the right Of free
thought and free speech. Only fragment the
trained intellect of the country has been able field
for itself. The clergy the ignorant and it
been said the most immoral of all clergy church
has not proved attractive for and trained
inelects The press offers outlet for it muzzled
although few of the trained minds absorbed
by the government Here they merely have become part
of the governmental machine.
Thus the intellectual there is no place in
Russia for them, and they accordingly eruption
autocracy modified by assassination. 1t is the
bureaucracy which has prevented all attempts granting
reforms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

made more speech
es on the subject
of patriotism than
any living woman.
She has spoken in
schools and at cell
ebrations in half
the States of the
Union, and has
been active in 9TH
or ways in patriot
ic G d Il n tito n al
work. She is a
charter member Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

of Cripple Creek,
Colo. Ten years
ago Miss O'Brien
lived in Lake City,
Colo. She began
the study of stenog-
raphy and thought
that Whatever slice
she carved out of
fortunes " h e e |
must be made with
her fingers. On the
advice IF u friend
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

slque tndl ne coulu SENAIOk PLAIT.
rot withstand the disease. t
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Gov Frazier of Tennessee who will
be the successor Of the late United
States Senator Bate. had the remarkable
experience OF being chosen Governor
from private life.
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A memorial to Edward Rowland Sill.
a poet of some repute, has been unveiled
at Oakland, Cal.
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Capt. Leonard Of the marine eorps
will sail for his new post as attache Of
the United States legation at Pekin
April /.
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Miss Anna Blocker was the only
woman saved from the wreck of the
steamship Elbe. which was lost sey-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
a WOMAN HAS A RIGHT 10 BE AN OLD MAID.
by Ellen Thorneycroff Fowler

There IS growing tendency among the girls
of the present day not to marry. In our grand
mothers time every woman considered spinster
hood unacitigated calamity; but nowadays
many women deliberately prefer to remain single
And there is much to be said in favor of the single
life, with its independence and its freedom from
anxiety and responsibility. 1t has fewer joys than
the married state, but also fewer cares And
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
HUMOR AS A HELP TO LIVING,
BY Wallace Rice.

Life, 1T has been observed occasionally, is a
pretty serious matter If mankind were COM
PEELED to go on living and do nothing else If there
were nothing in the world but earning the money
needful for necessaries, it would be more serious
than 1T is. If there were not smile or a laugh
behind most things that men and do, if
childhood had not the laughing habit formed be-
fore life becomes deadly serious the world
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

Stringer-There was a time when I
lived at the rate Of $4,000 a year.
swallogs-Indeed. And now long dill
you keep it up? Stringer-Oh. about
80 seeonds.-Chicag 20 News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
That Was Different.

Mrs. TittlA-Vhat beautiful world
it must aave been when there were
only Adam and Eve In il. There was
nobody TO say nasty things about them.
Mrs. Tattle-B But then. they had no
body TO talk about.
Mrs. TittIe-Well. l guess. after all.
the world has improved since their
Boston Transcript
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

eral years ago with
800 souls on board.
She displayed great
heroism at tie
time. Her solicitor
has gone bankrupt.
and at the age Of
% she is penniless
and broken in
health owing TO
her wreck suffer
iugs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

single woman has far better time than she had
before owing to her increased liberty and freedom
theless this present reaction against marriage
together good thing
1t is all right for woman with position Of
her own she afford to please herself but there are
numberless daughters of middle class COM
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
THE SCANDAL OF CHARITY.
BY SIR William TreIyor.

How IS it. 1 was asked the other day, that in
a country where charity occupies quarter of
our news columns, and is being constantly prac-
uced, thousands are the verge of starvation !?
Men give to-day as they never gave before. but
the benehcence is lost. The intention is laudabie:
the act alas, is suicidal. The ranks of the de-
serving poor are being sweed nowadays by rank
imOOSfOrS and they nsrhn nthn - n
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

II you want to see your absurditIes
illustrated. have a 3-year-old child In
the house a few days
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02
E:aicuInns Man.
Look Before You shoot.

The true sportsman may s< eG@Aed
!. IS one who looks before be shoots
Amateur SPORTSMAN.
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From stenographer to Million
aire in ten years is the story of the
romantic rise of Miss Mollie O'Brien,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

A polished gentleman isn't neces-
sariIy q smooth article.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

bow, the stern and the waterllne have
been heavily armored with steel plates.
The living spaces will be comfortable
but very simply finished. and the ship
will be lighted both by electricity and
oil lamps.
The vessel has all the qualities of
shape which will insure her lifting un-
der heavy ice pressures. She will have
the raking steam and ramming quail
ties of the largest Scotch whalers and
power greater than the most powerful
ocean-going tug in New York harbor.
Peary believes he has the ablest ship
ever built for polar work.
Ridiculous Man.
IF your Dorcas society really wants
70 accomplish a good deal OF work
why don't you buy a sewing machine?"
be asked
why" she asked. in surprise.
Because one machine could do as
much as half a dozen women. at
least"
Nonsense. A sewing machine can't
gossip. '7-Philadelp Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-02

Some men die hard and others are
dead easy.
The Press., 1905-06-21
.1mnrnrnntn anrrarr.

In one of the most fashionable res taurants in Paris a mans life was saved through the skill and quickness of one of the guests. It appears that q man, with three friends, was dining at one of the small tables when a piece of meat lodged in his throat and he found 1t impossible to get rid of 1t. His friends in alarm slapped him on the back, but the unfortunate man became black in the face and fell to the floor. A surgeon from the German hospital, who happened to be dining in the cafe, pushed his way through the crowd. He saw at once that the man was dying and that if prompt meas ures were not taken he would quickly succumb. He ordered one of the wait CTS to bring him a small funnel such as is used in bottling wine and then, without a moments hesitation, took out a sharp knife, cut the mans throat, removed the piece of meat and-the waiter having returned-Quickly ln- serted the funnel in the opening. The man was then hastily conveyed to the hospital. where a silver tube was in- serted in the place of the funnel. and Q few hours later he was pronounced out of danger.