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CENTURY PLANTS USES.
Produces Drink, Fibre, Needles and
Paper-Flourishes in Mexico.

Produces Drink, Fibre, Needles and
Paper-Flourishes in Mexico.
One day recently l visited Hor-
ticultural Hail. Wandering around
among the plants, my eyes rested
upon a century" or agave, plant.
thought how beautiful they must
look in Mexico, the country par ex-
cellence for the production of the
plant. Many countries produce
wealth as the result Of labor, but
few have so many and varied prod
ucts that have but to be taken from
the hand of Nature as has Mexico.
In the United States we use the
century plant as an ornament; it is
often seen in the front yards of resi-
dences; there are quite a number in
different parts of Philadelphia.
1t is called a century plant because
it blooms so seldom. In Mexico IL
blooms when the plant is from four
to five years old. There are between
h5O and zoe different species. The
ancient Aztecs knew the uses of the
plant centuries aso, the leaves being
utilized for roofing their houses; the
fibre for weaving. Paper was made
from the pulp of the leaves, which
resembles papyrus. Rare and an
Gent Mexican manuscript was writ
ten on it. The Aztecs used the juice
for a drink. which is the pulque OF
to-day. the national drink OF Mexico.
Just as the agave, or century
plant, is about to bloom the flower
is cut out, leaving a large cavity,
into which the sweet sap which has
been stored up in the leaves ex-
u6es Then a man called a pulque
collector. or gatherer, collects the
san and puts it in large pigskin
bag. After fermentation this sap be-
comes pulque, aud contains from Q
to 8 per cent. of alcohol
Another drink, distilled from the
roots mescal, or teuuila, not unlike
Scotch whiskey, is very intoxicating.
There are many plantations near
the City of Mexico cultivating the
plant solely for the production Of
puluue. Irvine, rope and thread are
produced from its fibre, and needles
from the fine tips of the leaves.
some of the best hammocks, mats
and other articles are product of
the henequen, or sisal, hemp, an
other species of the plant.
The leaves are gathered, and, with
ont any treatment whatever, are fed
in the machine at one end, in their
green and srrculent condition, and
automatically scratched and degum-
med and delivered at the other end
of the machine, entirely free from
stain tangle or waste.
The greener and juicier the leaves
the easier is the extraction of the
threads. The fibre is dried in the
sun, which bleaches it ready for
shipment. Lots of century plants
grow in California and in most tropi-
cal countries, but they flourish no
where else as in Mexico-Philadel-
phia Record.
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in a way and he was liked. Nobody
could help liking Jimmy. He had lit
tie to say for himself, but he had a won
derfully ready smile and an equally
ready sympathy for anybody's trou-
bles. He was careless with his money,
too, it may be remarked. He didn't
have a great deal, but what he had any
body could get away from him. He was
what is known as an easy mark"
In the course of a few years he haG.
one Of the great happinesses of his
life. He met the princess. She vas
the only daughter Of his employer and
was young and beautiful. Jimmy open
ed the door for her as she came in one
day and she smiled graciously at him
as a princess should, and ten minutes
after that Jimmy had won her blush
ing acknowledgment of her love for
him and her fathers consent to their
union. The same old partnership fol-
lowed, of course. Just then Tammit.
the chief clerk, touched him on the
shoulder ard said: IF you've got
those Invoices ready, Mr.. Traut. I'll
take EN-"
Fer two years that happiness lasted
and then the princess married Albert
p. Wrenshaw of Wrenshaw & Biddles.
Perhaps that ought to have cured jim
my, but it didn't.
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Gov Carter Of Hawaii has resumed the
discharge of his official duties. He Eays
he will not resign.
New York master painters viii attempt
to break the painters strike by adopting
the "open shop" plan.
Emperor William bestowed the Grand
Cross of the Red Eagle on Gen. Roca,
the former president of Argentina.
The corner stone of the Garibaldi pan
theon, to commemorate the Italian lib
orators stay at Concord, S. L, was laid
the other day.
David Rankin, Jr. of st. Louis said
the other day he would give 100000
TO establish an industrial school in his
city.
A double operation was performed on
Mrs. Robert Edeson, known on the stage
as Ellen Berg, in New York. Her condi-
ton is satisfactory.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the noted au-
thor, passed her eighty-seventh birthday
at her home in Boston in good health
and surrounded by her children.
Maxim Gorky said the other day at
Philadelphia that be soon would return
to Russia, though he admitted that he
would likely be sent to jail again.
The Aero Club of Paris has issued an
appeal TO the public to found a prize Of
100000 as a reward for the aeronaut
who shall invent practical, Siderable
balloon.
BY the explosion Of locomotive boiler
on the Goodyear lumber road at Medix
De-
killed, Engineer Herman Miller fatally
injured and Brakeman Frank Howard
seriously hurt.
Clarence Cary, a New York lawyer,
arrived from Liverpool, suffering from
apoplexy. He had gone TO England TO
bring home the body Of his son, who was
accidentally shot, and was stricken On
The voyage home.
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HOPE FOR BIG EATERS.
These Famous Old Men Always In.
duIged in Good Square Meals.

The man with good appetite has
a hard time nowadays. All the fad
dists are shouting that he eats too
much.
If ne doesn't jump at the chance
of fasting 40 days he is snubbed And
if he doesn't joyously cut out two
of his quondam three meals a day
he is scorned.
But once in long while he does
get little comfort A writer in
Truth gave him hope recently by tell
ing about famous old men who had
been hearty eaters.
There was Victor Hugo, who, in
the very stronghold of French chefs,
kept an Irish cook who herself at
tended to her master at table She
hated messes and grayies, and if she
thought dish unwholesome she re-
fused to let him partake of it.
She had her reward in the hearth
ness with which he ate of her roast
and boiled viands-such as leg Of
mutton, rib of beef. ham, CANNON
of Wiltshire bacon and greens, a
dish one hardly ever tastes in
France.
She and Nine Drouet, the tactful
friend and secretary OF Victor Hugo
through the latter part of his literary
career, were agreed in satisfying to
the full his fondness for early Spring
vegetables and new potatoes. As he
insisted on them being passed around
the table, which was spread for
many disciples, admirers, hangers-on,
they must have cost him a small
fortune.
Asparagus, which cost 25 cents and
more a stalk, was often served, HUI
go always taking a generous help
ing and then calling for more. He
arranged the stalks circularly on his
plate, with the points downward like
the spokes of a wheel, and placed
the sauce in the middle in round
space left vacant for it. This ar
rangement was always symetrical.
He disliked to see a broken point,
talked while eating, and ate. one
might have thought, enough for two
or three laborers.
All the sons of Louis Philippe
were BONES fourchettes, and, with
out being tipplers, were fond of the
high-class French vintages. Two of
them-Nemours and Joinville-ex-
ceeded the four score limit of age.
Aumale attained his 10th year. The
Due de Montpensier lived only to
the age of IS, but his early death has
been attributed to his habit of shar-
ing the chocolate made for the Ouch
esS.
She required half kilo of choco-
late for each person at the petit de-
jeuner, with toast allowed 10 cooI
in a toast rack which she buttered
thickly herself
The Princess Clementine, now the
only surviving child of Louis Phil
ippe, has all her life been a hearty
eater, without, however, Bourbon ex-
cess. She is now Sc.
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CALL OF THE STREAM.

It's pretty tough to have to work
AT driving nails or writing,
To be obliged to stay in town
When little fish are biting.
The man whose nerves are out of whacl
Whose brain is in a tangle,
Should polish up his fishing rod
And find a place to angle.
Work, though it modest is and light,
Is really quite appalling
Ii one is glued right down to it
When little fish are calling
One feels like throwing up his hands
And taking for vocation
A job of fishing all the time
On one lifelong vacation.
When figures run around the page
And make his head grow dizzy
He wants wor,r way to join the gang
And with tn inc get busy.
And SO he FIRE and stews around
And every ,lr keeps wishing
That he could tuck the blasted books
And put his ime in fishing.
And so he mo-rs about the place
An air detected wearing;
Quite savagely he kicks the cat
And does some quiet swearing.
IL he is crossed in little things
He growls and feels like fighting,
For who could labor and keep sweet
When little fish are biting?
--Brockton Enterprise
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MICHAEL pAyIr,

MICHAEL DAVITT. by his correction
With the Fenian brotherhood. In 1870
he was convicted of treason and fell
ony and sentenced to fifteen years inn
prisonment. He was released, however,
on ticket-of-leave in 1877 Two years
later, with Charles Stewart Parnell,
Davitt founded the Irish Land League.
He began an extremely vigorous cam
paign for Irish independence, and in
that same year was arrested for Sedi
ton. The case against him was not
pushed to trial and Davitt came to the
United States to organize the auxiliary
land league of the United States. On
his return he was again arrested, and
in 1881 was sentenced back to penal
servitude. from which he was not re-
leased till May, 1882. His work for
thc Irish Land League brought him into
trouble again, and in 1888 he was again
imprisoned for seditious language. Da-
witt was first elected to Parliament in
1882 while a prisoner in the Portland
convict prison. but was disqualified by
special vote of the House of Commons
for non-expiration Of sentence for trea-
sonfelony. He was again elected and.
unseated in 1892. He was returned the
same year, but resigned in 1898, owing
to bankruptcy proceedings. In 1895 he
again took seat in the house. After the
outbreak of the Transyaal war in 1899
Dayitt made a climax to the fruitless
opposition of the Irish members by
again rendering his resignation as a
protest against the governments policy.
-
Frank d. Millet, the we'll known war
correspondent and mural painter, is now
said to be designing series of war med
ais for the federal government.
-
Senator Joseph Ralph Burton, in
whose case the United States Supreme
Court rendered a decision unfolding
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eramonhone lest Of Voice.

A Young lady from Australia has
lust won a singing scholarship in
London under novel circumstances.
From her colonial home she sent to
a well-known professor in London a
record" of her voice, with the re
quest that he would test il on a
gramophone and inform her whether
he thought its qualities sufficiently
good to justify her in taking so long
a journey for an examination for q
scholarship. The professor listened
to the record" was duly impressed
with the possibilities Of the voice
and wrote to say he thons she
might try. Encouraged by his re-
port, she reached England just IN time
for the examination, and was one OF
two successful candidates CIT Of 100
competitors-Pan Mall Gazette.
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Thoroughly Cooked.

There were some things the man who
had fought In Cuba bore with COM
posture, and some which reused his
wrath.
Its wonder such a lot of raw re-
cruits did such good work, somebody
said in his hearing one day
Look here" said the soldier. AZ
ter a mans baked IL that heat for
couple O. days, he isn't so raw as you
seem to think :"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

of Canaan, Conn, and first became con-
spicuous in temperance work in 1879.
As chairman of the w. c. Z. u. com
mittee to put in practice her plan for
compulsory scientific temperance educa-
ton. she carried the fight into every
state and territory. and achieved a not
able victory. Her work having attract
ed the attention of European investi-
gators. Mrs. Hunt was, in 1908, called
to the anti-alcoholic congress at Bre-
men, and subsequently her course of
study was introduced into the army and
navy schools of Great Britain by the
English war department. She was the
widow Of Leander B. Hunt, who had
been prominent manufacturer at East
Douglas, Mass.
F. Augustus Heinze, who it is said,
will succeed Senator Clark as Mon
tana's mouthpiece in the upper house
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

At last Jimmy married. If \ y.
Traut was not really the princess, she
was at least a mighty capable woman
and did wonders with Jimmy's small
salary. 1t was certainly wonder that
she could make it stretch to the needs
of that family, for 1t got to be siza-
BILE family in time. She was rather in
tolerant of Jimmys dreaming-his
Speculations on the convenience. for in
stance, of a tablecloth that whenever
spread instantly covered itself with a
square meal, adjusted in size to the ap-
petiteS of any number of persons who
should sit around it; or a carpet that
would solve the question of family
transportation TO Michigan for the an
nuai Two weeks vacation. 1t was non
sense. But for all that Jimmy Toasted
royalty on the rare yiands Of the magic
tablecloth and voyaged on the carpet.
not only to Michigan but to all the
Spice islands, distant Adens and Tom
TiddleT's grounds of which he had ever
heard or read; and the children Toasted
NAtAi AAA-li anu JNuAASSC b with nlAl.
People used to say. Jimmy Traut
must have a hard time of it. 1t did
look little that way to a superficial
observer. Up in the morning early.
down to the mill that ground him.
Work, work! Day in and day out. rain
or shine. wet or dry. and for recon-
pense shabby clothing. scanty fare and
the bare, mean shelter that he called
home. And YET when The doctor told
him that there wasn't any chance. jim
my said, Il hate to so, doctor; life has
been very sweet to me-"
A little later he said, IF had three
wishes" and smiled.
He didn't say any more, but the
smile never left his face. 1t was there
when they tiptoed up TO look at him
through the little oval of glass -Chica-
20 Daily News.
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dumbness that lays hold upon naturally tmld people
misunderstood
Then there the person who suffers from absent mind
enes They persste1ty misunderstood and accused
friends, saying the wrong things
and making all sorts of mistakes They meet people and
forget speak them, they forget names they
answer one friends letter and write to another twice
succession They get thinking about something and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

senior senator from SENATOR BURTON.
Kansas the last four years, and since
the campaign of 1876 had been one of
the orators of the Republican party.
He is an Indianian by birth, 30 years Of
age. and for three terms was a mem
Der of the Kansas legislature. Burton
made an aggressive fight against con-
victiOn, the indictments having been
found faulty twice, and ON TECHNICAL
ties a new trial was granted by the
Supreme Court after he was first con.
victed in 1904 At that time, besides
the jail penalty, he was sentenced to
pay fine of $500, precisely the
amount he is said to have received
from the st. Louis concern involved in
his downfall.
-:
1t is said that ]. NJ. Barrie, the novel
list, never writes more than two hours a
day and is a slow worker.
-
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt who was known
throughout the civilized world as the
originator of instruction in the public
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but also a substantial gain, Sound character and de-
serving influence in public life the part of any
must be based honest and a strict accountability
not only public but to self What need just at
this moment a baptism Of self respect baptism that
will enable to stand hg in the public respect IN
spite Of almighty dollar. We look to the coming
from our universities maintain the high quality of pub
lie service IN the universities alone indie
pendence " education.
This is time for iDdscriminate criticism of in
public life Rest assured that the machinery ready for
operation by the government will handle these matters
however questionable, in exacting manner Let the
men who have done wrong be Identified and punished.
and the honest CO. his reputation unsuled and
with the added good will and strengthening such
deserves in the confidence of the public.
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A Story About the Rainbow.

The Indians have lovely thought
about the rainbow. They love flowers
even as we do. The roses, lilies,
pansies and goldenrod they hate to
see leave. When they see a rainbow
they fancy that in the lovely colors
spanning the sky all the wild flowers,
lilies. violets, etc, and the moss of
the woods are still living and bios
soming anew in the heavens.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26
riminn the Iinhtninn

Recent efforts TO measure the dura-
tor of flashes of lightning seem to
show that It is often as brief as one
forty-thousandth part of a second. A
flash lasting the fftieth part of a sec
ond is considered about the extreme
duration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

the ruling of the
United States Cir
cult Court at st.
L outs sentencing
Burton to fine and
Imprisonment for
illegally represent
ing a st. Louis
concern before the
government depart
ments, has been the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26
JIMMY The DREAMER
RIMM'S "Gobllns" began 1t


a RIMM'S "Goblins" began 1t for
W1 Jimmy Traut-Grimm's and The
~ Arabian NIGHTS" OF course there
were other fairy stories Jimmy got
hold of where magic finder boxes, rings,
lamps and the like brought treasure and
consequent happiness to their lucky pos
SCISSORS.
Jimmy used to dream over these de-
Iightful happenings by the hour in his
childhood, and he found 1t a great com
fort. When he was struggling with his
home lessons that tangled themselves
up hopelessly in his puzzled brain it
was so sweet to imagine some beneficent
brownie or other appearing unexpected
ly to wave wand and cause the ex-
asperating examples to arrange them
selves in neat and correct solution on
the tear-blistered paper before him and
to picture the subsequent surprise and
fiattering concentrations of his teach
er. Or when circus day was approach
ing and he was bemoaning the parsi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26
A Matter of Taste.

Can any little Dsy," asked the new
teacher, tell me the difference between
q lake and an ocean,
Il can" replied Edward, whose wis
dom had been learned from experience.
Lakes are much pleasanter TO swallow
when you fall In"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26
MISUNDERSTANDING.
BY Juliet v. Sfranss.

Our attitude toward other people
is so frequently mistaken. often
hear people accused of haughtiness
who are quite the reverse, and it is
quite the common thing for peoples
entire mode Of living to be misin-
terpreted by their neighbors. Timid
people often suffer the charge Of hau-
teur. There are many people to
whose lips the pleasant and familiar
word they would like to speak SIM
ply will not come 1t is not dignity
thnT holds IL hnnI, Il L. a dnrril nR
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

mining engineer, with T. AUGUSTUS HEINZ
out capital. and by means of NapoleO-
mic craft and luck has piled up an inn
mense fortune. Born in Brooklyn in
1869 he was graduated from the Poly
technic Institute of his native city and
from the School of Mines OF Columbia
University. Study in Germany COM
pleted his education and in 1856 he
went to Montana equipped with scien-
tific knowledge which in a few years
made him master of half the Site. His
financial interests led him to enter into
politics.
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Father.

81 suppose l ought to ask your faith
er for your handTp
well, yes; it might please him, and
1t can't do any hut. OF course It
wouldn't be at all necessary if mother
were home Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

"He introduced the bill in the Iegis.
lature. you know"
'The bill What biHY
"Why, the bill. Before bis time the
grafters were mostly reckless fellows
and used checks. Puck.
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schools on the evil
effects of stimulants
and narcotics on the
human system. died
recently at Boston.
Mrs. Hunt had been
since 1880 world SUI
perintendent of sci
9 n tt fl C temperance
instruction for the
SYoman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Sbn was n native
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Poor sport.

Small Boy-Boo-hoo! Boo-hoo!
Sympathetic observer-What's the
matter. sonny?
Small Boy-I've EFT my apple all up
and they wasn't any worm ~ it,
Kansas City Times.
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the Jawb0ne, due to
an attack of inhu-
enza. Mr.. Davitt
was one of the
most prominent fig
ures in Irish poll
tics for over a
third of a century.
He was born in
1916, but it was not
until 1865 that he
attained prominence
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

VI NOAl- 90, flS a. Z
suit of a peace com
pact between the two
rival magnates, is
noted for the bitter
fight he has Carried
on for the last five
years against tn z
Amalgl mated Cop
per interests. He
went into the North
west as a struggling
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Cleopatra was idly dangling her feet
In the Nile.
eff that messenger boy doesn't find
Antony I'll a-nile-ate him"
Conyulsed, she munched another
choeolate.-M Milwaukee Sentinel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

1t is told Of Herbert Spencer that when
cut for a drive from time 10 time he would
have his carriage stopped, no matter if in
a crowded London street, till he had felt
his pulse. If it was regular the drive
continued; if Dot, he went directly home.
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DESPERATION OF AMERICAN LIFE.
By CharIes Il. hughes

Where shall we look for emancipation If not
to the college halls? The American spirit Is to
make good, to ''go higher" at almost any cost
any hazard. I could almost lken 1t to @ hun
bred yard dash Sor wealth and position. We
want less Of the desperation witnessed when
men seek to rush through quintennial or
decennial to some great achievement which will
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-26

DE only time dat some men shows
patience" said Uncle Eben. SIS when
dey's waitin' fob de fish to bite. -
Washington Star.
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OF all the modern writer's, Sir Walter
Scott has the largest place in that gigan-
tic work, the British Iauseum catalogue.
Scott has a lager number of entries I'M
der his name than any other author save
SHAKESPEARE, who has two volumes de-
voted exclusively to him.
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He came 10 the city. He did not at
all intend to stay there. He would
merely remain long enough to make a
fortune and then return to dazzle ev-
erybody with his splendor and munifi-
cence for the rest OF his days. Ii jim
my's dreams had come true poverty
would have been abolished in that little
village of his, l can tell you.
But the dreams didn't seem to come
true. Jimmy wasn't much more than
an errand boy at first and 1t was rath-
er rough shedding for him. The boss
didn't call him in and after telling him
that be had observed with qualification
the evident devotion to the business he.
Jimmy. had displayed. make him a jun
Tor partner. The only time the young
man was called into the sacred pres
ence during his first year was when he
was informed that the next time he
took an hour and a half TO 60 from
Market street to State street and back
he would be fired.
He rose 20 his clerkship, for, in spite
OF his dreaming, be could and did work