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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
ADJUSTMENTS OF ROYALTY.
Gar Has Hobby of Collecting Carl
cafures-Fads of Other Rulers

Czar Has Hobby of Collecting Carl
catures-Fads of other Rulers.
Nothing is so tiresome as routine.
and royalty's daily routine of ceremo-
MES pals, says the New York Herald
There Is Outlines no pleasure in recre-
alton, for even recreations are conduct
ed with pomp and restraint. Kings and
queens have their hobbies, and these
hobbies are out Of the ordinary, as wit
ness the following
The grand duke of Hesse is happy
when he can snatch a moment from af-
fairs to devote to embroidery. He is
skillful with the needle and his work
is said to be beautiful. He is particu-
larry clever in the arrangement of col.
ors. He is also devoted to music, dane.
ing and acting.
The car of Russia has a passion for
collecting caricatures Of himself and he
is having a room papered with pictures
in which he is the victim of the carica.
turist's pencil.
Il can sing as well as any of them, "
says. the czar, who has a fine tenor
voice, which it is his chief pleasure tc
use. my enemies say many harsh and
unkind things about me-" he once said
when in gay spirits he had been enter.
tanning party, land accuse me of be-
ing destitute of any accomplishments,
but / defy them to say that l cannot
sing as well as the best of them
Another royal tenor was King Oscar
of Sweden, who was the most musical
of monarchs. In his young days he
was regarded as possessing the most
accomplished voice In Europe, and he
could have made a success of it on the
stage.
Wholly unmusical was the late king
of Italy, on the other hand, and a story
was once told regarding his lack of ear
and voice for music. King Humberi
disliked to be reminded in any way
that the queen was growing old and he
had particular 2ntipathy to seeing
her wear glasses. Prince Victor de
scribed one of the domestic scenes
thus:
When papa saw the glasses going
up to mammals eyes he cried: Margher-
tia, put down those glasses t.! Mamma
did not obey. 'Margherita, If you don't
take off those glasses / shall sing And
mamma had such a dread of papa
false notes that she obeyed at once TO
save herself from torment"
The emperor of Germany always few
up at the sight of caricature of him
self A caricature room has been sug-
gested as a good way of taking a little
vanity out OF the gentleman He has
supplied the caricaturists of two CONT
nents with bread ever since he appeared
on the public stage.
All the caricatures published in Par
is and London of the emperor are col
lected and pasted in a book for his In
spection, as well as everything import
ant that is said about him in the for
eign press, be it pleasant or unpleas-
| ant, polite or cynical. In this respect
he is something like William l., who
made a careful collection of the most
ridiculous caricatures of himself print
ed in France from 1866 onward.
The present German emperor has a
positive craze for posing for the cam
era. A fad at present with him is the
biograph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
John Hays Rare Letters.

There have been few better letter
writer's than John Hay. He wrote more
nearly as he talked than any man l
have ever known, and as he could not
talk in dull or uninteresting way, so
he could not write duh letter. Some
day, when time shall have made it not
indiscreet to publish a compilation of
his letters, they should be given TO the
world They will prove to be not only
an intellectual delight, but an inestima-
bic contribution to the history of the
time in which he lived and in which
he bore so honorable and useful part
1t would be quite out of the question
to publish them now, for they relate
intimately TO men now living and TO
public affairs that are still in process
of evolution. Unlike many brilliant let
ter writer's, he did not write with the
obvious expectation that his letters
would be published. He let himself 90
freely, as was his wont in familiar con-
versauon. ana the consequence was
that he never wrote without saying
something that the recipient of the let
ter would most unwilhngly let die
Fron Joseph Bucklin Bishops ~
Friendship with John Hay" IN The
March Century.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01

It's enough to turn the head of the
most demure baby just to see the gay
things provided for its spring wardrobe.
From the new bonnets for infants,
which are really as gorgeous and elab-
crate as those prepared for its mamma
and big sister, down to the dear little
boots of colored and white kid, the
small child's spring toys are exceed
ingly festive.
There are dear little princess frocks
of sheer and-embroidered null. The
spring coats are airy and lovely crea
tons of swiss, embroidery and lace
In bonnets the gayest are of yellow
fancy straw, faced with shirrings OF
blue chiffon, and having punches of lit
tie pink roses laid on the brim. Some
of these infantile hats are large and
others are little close-fitting straw
hoods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
THE KINDLY MUZHIK.



However the correspondents may
disagree ON other things, those who
went through the recent Ianchurian
campaigns agree entirely in regard to
the kindness and good nature of the
Russian peasant soldier. TWO incidents
which Illustrate it are recorded by
Maurice Barring, who was the represen-
tative in the field of the London Morn
ing Post.
ION the retreat from Ta-shih-chiao,"
he says, Il arrived at Haichen at seven
in the evening, missed the train to
Liau-yang, and returning from the sta
ton, found the gates of the city closed.
Il went back to the deserted railway
station BALI dead with fatigue 1t be-
gan to rain. l fell on chair outside
the buffet. An official told me l must
not sleep on that anywhere else,
but not there. l lay down on the ground
of the platform, little farther up.
"A soldier had been watching the
proceedings He waited until l was
tlSlCCllg llICL biOuSll lis Wv II lAdLtillSf
lifted me up, put it under me, built a
small tent of mating over me, and
brought me a sack as a pillow. woke
up and protested against taking his be-
longings, but he insisted and made
himself comfortable with a greatcoat
and piece of mating. The next morn
ing" he concludes. che brought me a
cup of hot tea at dawn. l offered him
ruble. He refused it. l never saw
him again, but his little unremember-
ed act will never be forgotten by me-
Later, riding from Liau-yaug back to
Haichen, Mr.. Barring stopped for the
night at small guard station beside
the road-a station at which trains did
not stop.
"The soldier in charge of the sta
tion," he says, invited me in to sup
per. Five men partook. The senior
man, my host. apologized for the in
sufficiency of the meal, ana said it was
the best he had to offer. He went and
brought his last remaining delicacies.
some cucumber and two Jumps Of
sugar He put both bits of sugar In
my tea. l cannot give an adequate
idea of what a rarity and delicaey
sugar swas at that time at the front.
''He also found greater rarity.
small crystal of lemon extract, and
gave it to me- / never enjoyed meal
more. l asked my host if he had been
long time at this station. | thought
he would say week or so, but to my
surprise he said four years and half
''Then all at once 1 realized this
mans life, isolated in a plain in the
south of Manchuria, at n place where
trains never stopped. He made me a
comfortable bed and brought me, be-
fore l slept, another cup of tea and his
last crystal of lemon
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
Fashion Notes.

Those new belts of gray snakeskin
are just the thing to wear with gray
skirts.
New and particularly ferocious look
ing hatpins are twisted spiralIy like
a screw.
Some charmingly practical little
frocks are being made up out of the
thin silks.
The ARREST hair combs are big but
terfiies of real tortoise she'll, mounted
on two prongs.
In the way of jackets the prettiesi
thing is the embroidered lined Eton
with its small puffy sleeves.
The latest in wells is the ~flrtation,
three yards long. made of washable
chiffon and wondrously hand-painted on
the ends.
One of the advantages of the cor
selet skirt is that when the Jacket is
removed it is far more complete than
the usual skirt and blouse
The tailor gown will have sleeves
that viii not have much fullneSs and
will be very long and rather tight from
elbow to wrist. The sleeve viii not be
too severe.
Heavy linen parasols, embroidered by
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
Miscellaneous Mention.

The easiest way TO sprinkle clothes
is to use clean whisk broom that
should be kept for the purpose.
Cut-steel buttons may be polished
with powdered pumice stone, slightly
moistened and applied with soft
brush or cloth.
Materials that have become faded
and discolored are often restored by
being packed away in a dark closet or
chest. where no light can penetrate
Layers of tissue paper will aid in the
process.
To renovate Grape remove it from
the dress and sponge it either with
beer or diluted ammonia. The former
leaves an odor which takes rather long
er to evaporate, but placing it when
damp before a brisk fire facilitates
matters and restores the Grape appear
ance.
When furnishing house it is a good
plan to have the same kind of carpet
in all the bedrooms-one with a small
pattern is best. When the carpet be-
gins to wear or it is necessary to move
to another house the best parts of two
may be sewn together and the carpet
will be almost assgood as ever
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01

Violet may have abdicated momen-
tarily as the queen of spring colors,
but it has established a regency in
mauve, which is shown in a number
of most graceful hats for dressy wear
The design sketched here is modified
French sailor. with the crown partly
sunken into the graduated brim. The
mass of trimming is arranged at the
back of the hat. although a band of
shaded mauve ribbon borders the edge
Exquisite pansies in all the shades of
mauve and violet, with touches of vel
low, literally cover the back, where the
brim is pushed up very high.
Paris has smiled its approval upon
the small hat, and the small hat it
must be. There is no set rule gov
erning the correct shape, for one is at
liberty to twist the hat into any form
that meets the demand for original.
piquante beauty. All of the smart
shapes. lend themselves to delightful
trimming, the most of which is massed
at the back, where the brim is upturned
Ribbon is a smart trimming for hats
of all kinds, and on some of the late
models no less than ten yards are used
In rosettes and bows, effectively group
ed above and beneath the brim. with
out any supplementary trimming.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
Bank Omen - Hours a Dny

4 bank is to be opened May l at Forty.
fourth street and Fifth avenue, New
York, to be known as the Might and
Day bank" and as its name implies, it
will be open for business continually ex-
cept from midnight Saturday until mid.
night Sunday Prominent New York and
Philadelphia capitalists are interested,
and the capital is announced at 100000,
a surplus of 100000 and reserve of
100000. Oakleigh Thorne is to be the
president of this bank, and there will be
three shifts of employees. The idea of
the organizers is to consult the conven-
fence of the public, and especially of the
out-of-town customers. l. is believed that
large deposits will be made at night, be-
cause of many important transactions
which close after ordinary banking hours.
Also there are a large number of restau.
rants, theaters and other evening business
concerns which are expected to patronize
the bank. SO far as known this will be
the only bank in the world open night and
day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
GAIN IN EXPORTS.
Big Increase for First Eight Months
of Fiscal Year.

of Fiscal Year.
According to a bulletin issued by the
Department of Commerce and Labor, the
exports from the United States FOR the
first eighs months of the fiscal year 1906
are $190,000,000 in value in excess of
,hose of the corresponding months of
1908.
The imports for the eight months of
1906 are $T1 100000 greater than for the
corresponding period of 1905. The growth
in exports of manufactures has been S45,-
100000 and in agricultural products
$133, 100000 over the same period last
year.
The increase in exports of manufactures
occurs chiefly in cotton goods, iron aud
steel manufactures, cars and carriages.
manufactures of wood, mineral oils and
leather
The increase in exports OF agricultural
products occurc chiefly in wheat, wheat
-four, corn, osss and provisions. Wheat
and wheat feur exports increased about
$34 100000, corn nearly $20.000,009, oats
over 100000, and provisions s%3,o0e,
COO
On the import side all groups show an
increase except articles of food, which in
the eight months ended with February,
1906, amounted to only $1T1,000,000,
against $1S4 100000 for the same time
last year. Coffee shows Il fall of nearly
$12000,000 and sugar S5,000,000.
The most remarkable increase in the
imports, says the bulletin, occurs in man
ufacturers' materials, which show a total
gain of over $40,000000 for the eight
months of 1906 as compared with the
same period of 1905.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
Health and Beauty Hints.

A gargle of salt and water is rem
edy for an ordinary sore throat.
Avoid iced drinks at meal time, par
ticularly at the beginning of the meal.
Avoid over eating. OF the two evils,
it is better to eat too little than too
much.
Lettuce has a soothing effect on the
nerves. and is excellent for sufferers
from insomnia.
There is nothing more soothing in
cases of nervous restlessness than a
hot salt bath just before retiring
Lotion for softeDing the bathing wa.
ter: Four ounces of alcohol, one halt
ounce of ammonia, one dram of oil of
lavender.
The person who wishes to gain flesh
can never do so if she worries, is
harassed or permits her nerves to get
the better of her. If possible, nap
during the day is also very beneficial
A very simple method of reducing
superfuous flesh is to rub the affected
parts with alcohol several times a day.
BY exercise and dieting you should re-
duce your weight greatly in month.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
SELLS WORD AT ~ CENTS EACH.
Winston Churchill Receives VaIu-
able Legacy in His Fathers Life.

Winston Churchill Receives VaIu-
able Legacy in His Fathers Life.
Winston Churchill-the English one
ances to his account which are records
in their way, must now be credited
with another 1t seems that for his
recently published life Of his father,
Lord Randolph Churchill, the young
member Of Parliament received from
the Macmillans the biggest price ever
paid for a work of the kind. He got
s40,G down, with the additional agree
ment that half the profits on the book
should come to him after the publishers
have pocketed $4,000 as their share.
In other words, Churchill has been
paid at the rate of S1.25 a line, or
about u cents word, and If the
book sells as well as it is expected to
10, his words are likely to produce
twice that sum each.
AS it is, however, Lord Randolph's
brilliant son has got ahead of the great
John Morley, whose honorarium or
writing his life of Gladstone was sup
posedly the highest ever paid-for al
though Mr.. Morley got 10000 for his
work, It contained 1872 pages. while
ChurchilIs biography of his father is
composed of only 1856 Other biog-
raphers are nowhere. As for historians,
the record does not seem to he held
by any writer Of late years, but must
be credited to Lord Macaulay. whose
fee Of $4,000 for writing his History
Of England" has never been approach
ed. OF fiction writers Marie Corelli
probably still tops the list. for book
from her pen brings 100000 or more
nowadays, and Hall Game is not far
behind. -London Letter in Kansas City
Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01

hand. and having natural whitish wood
handles finished with linen cord and
tassels, will go very charmingly with
the linen suit.
Some good-looking lightweight wool
ens-checks of blue and black, blue
and green or brown and black-make
attractive morning shirt waists and as
attractive shirtwaist suit.
Stockings in all giddy hues of yell
low, red, green and buff are shown.
but most women cling to the useful and
becoming black stocking made in ele-
CANT and varied designs.
One of the white linen gowns for
southern wear has touches of mauve
linen on the little jacket, while on the
front of the skirt is embroidered a
spreading floral design in mauve.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
Marrying a Man to reform Him.


That love which is akin to pity is
responsible for some of the most I'M
happy alliances, and if a woman places
any value upon her future happiness
she will not undertake that most dis
heartening, dangerous and impossible
of tasks, the reformation of a man by
marriage.
How ofen one hears the remark: Per
haps when So-and-So is married he
will settle down and reform. 1t is a
popular fallacy, and the greatest mis-
take woman can make is that her
love will change mans nature from
bad to good, turn a drunkard into a
temperate man or make an idle one in
5ustrious.
The Gelusion is q very old one.
do not assert, says a woman writer
that a man of loose principles is abse
lutely irreclaimable under the influence
of good woman, but if l We're a girl
again, and dissolute lover for whom
cared came to me promising amend
ment and reform if only | would marry
him, would say: Come to me in
twelve months time with proofs of
reformation.
Frequently a girl, believing in an in
temperate lover as he believes in him
self, goes to the altar with him, and
the vows are spoken which bind them
together for better or worse. Perhaps
his past is not hopelessly bad, and his
love for the girl who has taken his
name is undeniably sincere. Yet against
the advice of parents and experienced
friends she marries him, filled with the
belief that her husbands weak or evil
past is closed forever, thanks to the
good.
For time his new-found happiness
keeps the husband true to his promise
but only for time. The novelty of
marriage wears off, and presently the
man to whom she has pledged her life
and happiness is slipping back into his
old courses imperceptibly at first, then
openly and for all the world to see.
1t is a terrible moment for the young
wife when her eyes are opened to the
futility of her great sacrifice.
Remonstrances, appeals to his better
nature, prove effectual for but a little
while longer The momentary stiffen-
ing of moral courage his marriage gave
him a few months ago is gone. At first
ashamed, he does his best to conceal
his weakness, but he speedily gets over
this stage. He feels that he has moth
ing to lose by his wife's disapproval
Of his behavior, and the love upon which
he once set so high a value has lost
the efficacy it possessed for him in the
counting days.
A young man addicted to betting will
promise his sweetheart that if she will
say yes" to his pleading he will shun
gambling henceforth. She consents, and
while her love is fresh and novel he
keeps his pledge. Then the old fever
gets possession of him again with the
advent of some big race. and the rest,
now that he has forfeited her esteem
follows
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
WAYS OF The HoRNamL.


n blF0 lnAI lmnrlSOnS HIS Mate
During the Brooding season.
A remarkable mode of incarceration
IS practiced by the hornbills, birds
with immense bills and horny crests,
which inhabit southern Asia, The Ma
layan islands and central and south
ern Africa. In most If not all species
the broeding female is walled up in
hollow tree and fed by her mate.
She remains confined in her prison
until the eggs are Matched, and In
some species until the young birds are
able to fs. Meanwhile the mother has
become temporarily incapable OF
flight, as she has molted, or at least
shed all her wing feathers, during her
captivity. But the male is indefatig-
able in providing for his family. and
is said to work so hard that he is re
duced almost to a skeleton at the end
Of the brooding season.
According to the theory of many ma
tiyeS, the female is imprisoned to pre-
vent her neglecting her duty of brood
ing, ana III Sne mas been lnra1thful or
negligent her mate closes the little
window of her cell and abandons her
to a painful death by suffocation. The
true story, perhaps, is this: The fe-
mails walls herself in so that she can
not fall from the nest after losing her
feathers and also to protect herself
from enemies. The building material
less poetical than the other, but it is
probably nearer the truth 1t is sup
porte,. by the statement that the fe
male llberates herself as soon as the
young birds are well grown, so that
her prison is less formidable than il
appears. -Scientific American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01

Keep a systematic account of all the
money you receive and spend. Be sure
to get receipts for all that you pay out
and file them in orderly fashion, alpha
betically and by date. Put each years
receipts carefully away when the new
year comes. How long you should keep
them will depend upon the statute of
limitations in your State-that is to
say, within what length of time suit
must be brought. In most States it is
six years for simple contract, oral
or written, but twenty years if seal
has been attached to a written con
tract. The statute "begius to run
from the time of the last payment on
a note or account. A new written prom
Use or acknowledgement of the particu-
lar contract, signed by the person who
is ''chargeable," will restore your rights
for another six years-Caroline ].
Cook, in Good Housekeeping
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-01
MARION'S BRIGADE
BY MAJOR j. H. ROBINSON

"Tewksbury, you have brought us agree
able news. Do you think the rumor is
perfectly true?"
Il know it is, kurnel: and everybody
knows 1t up our way. They say he's
scared e'enmost out of his wits, for he's
hearn mighty sight about you and
Tarleton."
eve shall have fine times, my lads,
now" added the colonel, after rejecting
moment. Eve can lay waste the whole
country, and we shall soon be numbered
by hundreds instead of by dozens, as
hithertofore. l want you to blaze the
news of Marion's retreat about as much
as possible; the news will bring us re-
cruits better than anything else"
While Cunningham was speaking, an
officer of rank approached, who proved
to be Major Carney.
Il thought I'd ride over and see you.
with few of my fellows" he said, ''and
learn how you are getting along, or if
there is anything new"
Il am glad you have come; we have
just received some capital news. The
Swamp Fox is retreatine towards North
Carolina replied Cunningham.
Eldad Tewksbury having eaten his
bread, now began to stroll about the
camp, and as he did not seem disposed
to answer any more questions, those who
had been listening TO his conversation and
smiling at his simplicity, turned their at
tention to other matters. Carney and
Cunningham entered a tent and convers-
ed confidentially upon matters of particu-
lar interest to both.
Since Marion has gone, and left us
to operate without fear, l see nothing to
prevent US from carrying out our former
plans In relation to those young women
said the major
But when we have caught the birds.
where shall we cage them for safe keep
ing?' inquired Cunningham.
March them to Blue House tavern,
and let them remain there for the pres
emit"
"A good idea, major. The fair rebels
shall be quartered there"
Suppose we put the hour at twelve
O'Clock, Cunningham? Well divide our
men, and while you go up to Adair's to
surprise and capture the gentle Mary. l
will do the same agreeable affair for the
fair Ruth Strickland" said Carney.
This subject was discussed in detail
for the next half hour by the two Off
GERS. When they left the tent they per-
ceived Eldad Tewksbury lying down with
in yard of it sleeping soundly.
Cunningham returned TO his tent: FL
dad Tewksbury arose, rubbed his ewes.
and walked away.
rs there tavern about these parts ?''
he asked of the FIRST man +. mat
He was Informed that the blue
House" was not far off, and the direc-
ton duly indicated. He stalked off, and
was seen no more at the encampment of
| the Bloody Scout"