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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-15

WINNlE'S TRIUMPH.


1G7 f was known as Thoughtful
l1l Tomkins" among his acQuaint-
ances; his intimates called him
at T." Thus does friendship assist
to longevity. And, because the sobri-
quet was not inappropriate, he felt en-
barrassingly out of place at the sub
urban ball, where he first met her She
seemed most bewilderingly beautiful to
the tall shy youth, as he leaned
against a pillar, his moist hands clasp
ed behind him. That night Cupid was
in form no second shaft was needed.
After weeks Of frultless searching he
met her again. With patience worthy
of the best of causes he had tried to
find her unaided But he only knew
her as the most beautiful girl in Lon
CON: so his quest was a trlfle difficult
AT length with many blusl.es. he
turned to the friend who had first in
PRODUCED them and promptly secured a
clue.
"Oh, she's in a teashop somewhere In
the city,
Then he began a course OF teas and
lunches extending over a wide area.
Faint. yet pursuing, he sat down on a
spring evening at one Of the familiar
species Of marble-topped tables, and
from behind him there approached the
whlte-capped veStal who served that
particular altar.
Yes, 1t was she; and he could only
gasp and stammer:
"Oh, Miss Bell. How delighted l
am to see you again, I've been won
dcring If l ever should. In fact, I've
been looking for you everywhere"
Have you, really? How nicew
Eyes, that's just how l feel. Good
heavens. l think you look better in
black than anything"
Don't be silly Shall get you some
teaT"
Tea? Oh. yes l hadn't thought of
that. or course, tea and toast"
Thus began an evolution in intimacy
that was both swift arl interesting to
the onlookers. and OF deep Importance
to at least one Of those CONCERNED.
Every evening he came and each time
stayed longer. But always and only
TO tea.
why don't you come to Iunch?" she
asked him one day.
"0h. | can't very WELL"
but 1t isn't far from your officer"
"Oh. no. quite near About five
minutes walk"
II suppose you like somewhere else
better? Tigers is only good enough
for tea? ! see"
Really, no; it's not that at all"
Il suppose you do have lunch?'
ooh, regularly"
well. come here. We have very
Nice joints and things, and this tabl'
kn't always full. That is. of course
af YOU care for me to wait on you"
Poor Tomkins! That look and piec'
of muffin nearly finished him. He haC
TO clasp her hand before he could re
ply.
winnie, you know It's not that"
well. why don't you Gomez"
And her smile defed him TO give {
sensible reason.
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Amnteur stntesmansIp.

It has been agreed by the admins.
tration that the Attorney General must
take an appeal to the Supreme Court
from the decision of Judge Humphrey,
declaring corporation officials cannot be
reached by the antitrust law. who have
given information to the Bureau OF
Corporations So far the trust-bust
Ing campaign Of President Roosevelt
has all ended in smoke and the trusts
and corporations are free to continue
their combinations in restraint of trade
to prevent competition and plumber the
consumers by charging unreasonable
prices for their products. President
Roosevelt has been about five years
trying to curb the trusts and the only
one disturbed so far has been the North
ern Securities Company Yet that cor
poration is still in existence and ITS
constituent companies, are one and all.
continuing much the same as they did
before proceedings were commenced
against them. What a travesty on gen
uine trust-busting.
11euiptIdilG SLdLeSuIPH lDfeiOiA lNls
breakdown of the Republican plan Of
dealing with the giant corporations
They advised that under the common
law such unlawful combinations could
be prosecuted. and the Supreme Courts
recent decision In the tobacco case
shows that the discriminating evidence
may be compelled from the unwilling
lips of trust magnates. But that adj
vice was not adopted by the admins
tration, perhaps, because it was rec
commended by Democrats, who would
thus share in the political advantage
that would accrue, but also because it
was not spectacular enough to fit the
strenuous mood of the President
If the decision OF the lower court
stands and the trust magnates and
their employees, who have given conf
dentiaIly to Commissioner Garfield or
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ground In q few minutes Thousands
were killed, and many other thousands
were left starving amid the ruins. The
city of Caloocha, in the Andes Of Ecua-
dor, and It's inhabitants were literally
swallowed up by a gaping mouth open
ed by volcanic forces, and a lake now
covers the spot where the city stood.
The cities of Ibra and Ottovalla shared
the same fate, not one Of their 10000
inhabitants escaping.
During this tremendous upheaval the
actions Of the sea were no less marvel
Gus than those of the earth. At africa
the sea retreated from the shore line
beyond the low tide water mark, car
rying with it five ships, which were in
the harbor, and then, returning In a
great tidal wave, dashed four OF the
ships to pieces on the coast and carried
the fifth, the American ship Wateree,
two miles inland. The tidal waves
created by this earthquake reached to
the shores of Australia, and caused
CONSERVATION on all the Islands of the
Pacific.
Great Area Is Lifted.
In 1922 an earthquake permanently
raised 100000 square miles Of land
from two TO seven feet The city of
Conception was destroyed in 1885 for
the fourth time, and 800 shocks were
felt within three weeks. In 1861 the
city of Mendoza. Argentine Republic.
was destroyed, and $4,000 persons were
killed.
The Mississippi Valley earthquake of
1S11-12. known as the New Madrid
earthquake, was characterized by the
great prolongation Of its phenomena.
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Political PofDourrI.

In Republican circles "the man with
the dough- is received with more con
sideration than "the man with the
muck rake"
1t Is the man with the whtewash
brush, and not the man with the rake,
who Is the dangerous factor in public
affairs. and who deserves il place in the
pillory.
The Republicans in Congress are di-
vided on every proposition that looks
towards reform, but they are all unit
ed on the pork bill" and for the old
flag and an appropriation.
Democrats are getting together on
the good old principles laid down by
Jefferson, and are united on the Jack
son and Tilden war cries Of "retrench-
ment and reform" and turn the ras-
Gals out"
Republican Senators seem to dread
to vote on the Smoot case, and many
Of them intend to repudlate the bargain
made with tire Mormon church by Per
ry Heath in 1900. which gave the Re
publicans the electoral vote of Utah
The Coal Trust magnates coolly in
form the public that If the miners are
allowed to have their way the price
Of coal will be raised S1.20 ton. This,
however, is only threat to try and
turn public opinion against the de-
mands Of the miners, and Brother Baer
will discover that the coal consumers
are long suffering now winter is over,
but it will be well for the trust not to
be too oppressive and domineering, or
the worm may turn.
After three years Of breathless haste
at Panama. including the making OF a
revolution on Washington time, which
Is some hours ahead Of Panama time,
no general plan for tIe construction Of
tbe canal has been devised There has
been some desultory digging and
great deal Of carefully considered "
ing in and about the isthmus and the
canal. but so far everything is up In
the air. the President having turned
over the job of deciding upon the type
Of canal TO Congress
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There is a man In Enfield. Conn,
who drives a carriage to and from the
station for the accommodation % Of
the public. He is exceedingly slow,
nearly always being a little behind
time One day he was engaged to carry
4 lady to a train which 1t was very i'm
portant she should catch. She watched
and waited. with hat and coat on, until
it was nearly train time. At last Mr..
C. drove up, hurrying not an atom.
The lady's husband few to the door.
and inpatiently shouted: whats the
use OF hurrying now? It's nearly train
time" WAL" drawled the immovable
hackman, eff your wife has her things
on and is ready to start reckon / can
git her most there"
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city of Messina, tremendous tidal
wave engulfng the greater portion Of
the city.
Among the earthquakes Of early date
In Italy was that Of A. d. SO. which
wrecked the cities of Pompeii and Her
culaneum, sixteen years before they
were buried under the ashes and lava
thrown out by Vesuvlus. The most
notable earthquake in Italy in the last
century, preceding the one which swept
over the northern part Of the country
In 1895 and caused tremendous dam
age, took place in 1s5! in the kingdom
OF Naples.
The earthquake which visited Lisbon.
Portugal, Nov. l, 1855, was one of the
most appalling and remarkable mani
festations in the history of modern
times Sixty thousand lives are be-
lieved to have been lost in six minutes.
1t was All Saints day, and the
churches We're filed with worshipers.
when the rumbling noise which invari-
ably precedes an earthquake was
heard. few moments passed, and
then came great shock which threw
down the greater portion of the city
before the people had chance to es-
cape from the buildings. The sea re-
tired. leaving the bar dry, and then
rushed back in wave fifty feet high.
engulfng part of the city permanently
to depth Of 600 feet The shock was
felt In the Alps and on the coast Of
Sweden. The waves OF the shock reach
ed as far north as Scotland.
South America has been subjected to
many severe earthquakes. The city OF
Caracas, Venezuela, was destroyed by
three shocks within minute In 1872
Quito, Ecuador. was almost obliterated
by an cart quake in 1859. The city of
Lima, Peru. and its harbor, Canao.
were destroyed by an earthquake in
1T46. The latest of the great seismic
upheavals in South America occurred
In 1868. on the western coast of the
mountain region OF the Andes from
Chile TO Ecuador, a distance of over
1000 miles.
This earthquake leyeled the cities OF
| AFRICA and Arequipa. Peru. to the
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Look here" he answered, you come
off early tomorrow night, don't your
Yes"
Meet me at the corner Of Chancery
Lane and let us go for a walk to-
gether? Do, Winnie" he continued in
whisper; then I'll tell you why
don't come to lunch"
She had never been to Hampstead
Heath before, and it had been specially
arranged for her to get a good impress
sion Of it that evening Who would
dream she was a waitress, thought
Tomkins as he stepped proudly along
at her side. trembling every time their
elbows touched? She seemed to his
Imagination a goddess In modern garb
escaped from the fragrant wood that
doomed before them In the spring twi-
| light.
II promised to tell you"
"Yes?"
ITO tell you-about-why, 1 mean, |
don't come to lunch!"
Don't If you had rather not, you
know 1t doesn't matter in the least. "
But want to. Shall we sit down? ~
I The kindly shadows yelled their rest
ing place and only the spring breeze
| heard.
i've always been queer fellow. l
believe he began, serious and shy
what some chaps call 'goody- goody ;
I'm not really, you know. I'm very
fond Of sport and do a lot of cycling
81 love cyclingw she interrupted.
I'm what they call fellow witt
notions. l suppose It's because l read
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HOUSE OF COMMONS CUSTOMS

Members Wear Their Hats Except
When They Are Standing.
| 1t is a curious custom that in parlla-
ment members can wear their hats
when they are seated on the benches,
| but when they rise from their seats,
whether to address the house or to
walk across the chamber, they must
uncover, says Harper's Weekly. A
new member usually gets somewhat
mixed up regarding this unusual Gus
tom and he is frequently greeted with
| shouts of Hat HAITI
Mr.. Gladstone never brought his hat
into the house. But there are certain
| occasions when a member is obliged
to put question of order to the chair
seated with his hat on. One evening
Mr.. Gladstone had to address the chair,
and forgetful Of the rule rose to his
feet instead of remaining seated
| with his hat on. A loud shout OF
order, order" from all parts of tbs
house forced him to his seat, and be
was obliged to put on his head the hat
| Of one of his lieutenants. The grand
old mans head was Of abnormal size
and the comical effect of the hat drew
! forth loud laughter.
AS every American visitor to the
| house of commons knows, strangers are
| only admitted on Introduction to the
/ strangers gallery. Women sit behind
a perforated screen at the opposite end
| of the house from the men If atten.
ton is drawn TO the fact chat the
strangers are espled," the galleries
must be cleared. In 1875 this auto
cratic power was slightly modified. and
| now resolution of the house to re-
move strangers is necessary. The occa,
| sion Of the change was when the prince
Of Wales (the present king) Was pres.
ent IN the strangers gallery, occupying,
a seat in the peers section @. it. Jo
| seph Biggar the well known Irish
member, to the amazement as well az
to the amusement of a crowded housa
Informed the speaker that he "espIed
| strangers" The strangers were i'm
mediately removed, including the fu
| ture king of England.
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good deal And l believe we don't
feed properly"
What do you mean?"
THAT isl mean-we ought to eat
more fruit and nuts and that sort of
thing. In fact I'm a vegetarian,
and"
But her silvery laugh cut short his
explanation.
"Oh, Jack, you silly boy Is that all?
What rubbish! But l am glad! was
afraid"
What? What were you afraid of,
WINNER"
Il was afraid-it was somone else"
ooh, Winnie! Someone else? Never -
His arm stole around her waist and
drew her toward him. Their hands
were tightly clasped And-yes, her
lips were perfect.
Next day she triumphantly placed
before him a full mans portion of
roast beef and Yorkshire" The cher
ished theory was exploded. Adam had
Observation-Disclosures Opinion.
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COAST QUAKE UNIQUE
FLAMES ADD AWFUL HORROR
TO DESTRUCTION.
NO Part of Globe Immune from
Earth's shocks-Some Portions,
However, Are More Liable to Sells
mio Disturbances than Others.

Among the great disasters recorded
in history there have been few in
which earthquake and ire have COM
bined to destroy life and property as
In San Francisco. Volcanic eruptions
have been frequent accomplishments OK
earthquakes, and, as in the recent ca
tastrophe around Naples, have been
responsible for great destruction, but
there is no parallel to be found for the
calamity which descended upon the
city of the Golden Gate There nature
worked with vengeance, first over
throwing the buildings and then max
inC futile the efforts of man to sub
due the flames which attacked the
ruined structures.
No portion of the globe, scientists
declare, Is absolutely immune from
earthquakes, but there are circum-
scrlbed regions In which the surface Is
liable to be shaken which are de-
scribed as earthquake areas" San
Francisco Is situated within one of
these areas, and has experienced nu-
merous shocks In the past sixty or
seventy years.
Italy has for ages been peculiarly
subject to these seismic disturbances,
Its recent experience in connection
with the eruption of Vesuvius being
one of scores occurring in the last cen
fury. japan, China, India and the
western coast of South America all
have been the scenes of appalling
earthquakes, hundreds Of thousands Of
human beings losing their lives
Compared with other countries, the
United States has suffered but little
from earthquakes. the most notable
disturbances OF the earth's surface oc-
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To refund these tariff taxes will be
an enormous saving to the home build
ers of San Francisco, and will open the
eyes of home builders everywhere to
the tax upon building homes.
The trusts and combines have such
firm control of the market for most
Of the materials that enter into build
ings thai they have increased prices
since the tariff bill was enacted fully
40 per cent on the average, and there
Is but little opportunity for compete
ton to keep them within reasonable
bounds. The materials that enter into
building are, in relation TO it, raw
materials, just as much as pig iron is
to a finished stove. The question to
be considered by voters in electing the
next Congress is whether they will vote
to reduce the tariff rates enough to in
duce foreign competition, unless the
trusts and combines lower their prices
to the level to prevent the foreign goods
from coming in and underselling them
If the tariff on building materials and
other necessities were necessary to
protect American workmen employed
at good living wages, the tariff taxpay-
ers-and that is everybody-would per-
haps bear it patiently until the plumber
ing system could be revised for the
benefit of all alike. But the tariff in
creased prices paid by the American
people should only be enough more than
the European prices to cover the differ
ence between wages there and here.
The transportation charges alone on
such heavy materials are enough pro
lection i'll themselves
The high cost of buildiL1 material
has so increased the cost of homes that
rents have advanced about % per cent
The farmer who builds a new house,
or barn, is compelled to pay about 40
per cent more for the materials so the
increased money invested is a clear loss
to him and the interest on the same is
virtually a yearly rent charge for liy-
ing in his own house.
There is no reason why this tariff
tax on building materials should be
continued for the government collection
from this cOurce is less than . per cent
Of the federal revenue. The standpat
argument that protection is needed to
protect American labor is, according
to their own theories, not applicable to
building materials, which are raw ma
terial to be manufactured by the work
men into buildings. The only reason,
therefore, for this tariff protection is
to enable the trusts to extOrt enormous
profits from every family, either in the
form of increased rent or as tax upon
homes.
The natural desire of everyone is to
own his own home, but the Republican
plan of protecting the trusts and com
bines decreases the opportunity of
large increasing number of people from
ever being home owners. The home is
the pedestal upon which Democratic
institutions must resi-, and to tax the
home unnecessarily is to clog the evo-
luton of the Commonwealth to its
highest development. SO let. us have
free homes, not only in San Francisco,
but everywhere, and not tax the many
for the benefit Of the few.
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Severe shocks occurred al short inter
walls for several months, and the entire
series of shocks covered a period of
about two years. As the country was
sparsely settled little Is known of the
distance to which the vibrations ex-
phenomena we're Of a most impressive
character. 1t Is related that alluvial
land was traversed by visible waves,
which rocked the forest trees to and
fro, uprooted some, and permanently
entangled the branches Of others. An
area between sixty and eighty miles
long and half as broad sunk from six
to ten feet below its former level.
The earthquake which devastated
Charleston, s. c., In September, 1886
was preceded by minor trenors, to
which little attention was paid by the
inhabitants Of the city. The disturb
ance covered a tract Of country extend
ing from the Atlantic coast to the Mis-
sissippi Valley, and from Alabama to
Lake Michigan. The principal shock
lasted about one minute. and other
shocks followed at intervals with grad
ually diminishing violence. A large
number of houses were thrown down,
and nearly every building in the city
was damaged. the loss being estimated
at millions OF dollars. For four days
the population camped out, afraid 20
risk their lives within walls that might
be shaken down.
OF recent earthquakes. that which
occurred In Italy last September
throughout Calabria and Sicily was
one of the worst The shock came on
Sept. s. a few MINUTES before 8 a. m.
and was of brief duration. In that brief
time 400 persons We're killed. about 600
were injured, and thousands were left
homeless and destitute.
Big Fires of History.
The great CONGREGATIONS of history,
recorded in the order of their import
ance. begin with the destruction of
London In 1912 aud the loss of thou
sands of lives. In 1866 London again
was burned. and thousands more of
lives were lost In 1T79 a conhagra-
ton In Constantinopls caused the
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Growth of the Southwest.

Southwestward the course of empire
IS taking its way. That regions expan-
sion is greater since 1900 than 1t was
prior thereto. Not only are Texas and
its two territorial neighbors on the
north keeping up their old gait. but
Arkansas. Arizona and New Mexico
are showing an increase not previously
touched
From the Chicago. ST Louis. Kansas
City and New Orleans gateways. by
way of the many railr ads which are
extending their operations either BY
lengthening their main lines or by an
oexing branches running in all direc-
tons, there is a vast thrush of PEG
pie these days into the section between
Missouri's and Kansas southerly Dor.
der and the Gulf OF Mexico and be.
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky
Mountains and the Rio Grande.-Metro-
politan.
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curing in 1S11-1S12 near the head of
the Mississippi delta, in Inyo Valley,
California, In 1872, and at Charleston,
S. c., in 1886. The earthquake at
Charleston destroyed a large number
Of bui. ,.ugs and killed twenty seven
persons outright others dying later
from injuries. Eight or ten villages To-
Gated in Inyo Valley were destroyed
and onetenth of the population was
killed. The New Madrid earthquake of
1S11-1Sl2 affected a dozen or more
counties In southern Missouri and
northern Alabama.
100000 Die I'm Quake.
Most disastrous of all earthquakes,
so far as authentic records show, was
that which occurred in Calabra, Italy,
in 1888, and which killed 100000 per-
sons. 1t originated in the center of
the province, and extending to the
eastern coast Of Sicily destroyed the
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sections showing the devastating
description
around the district and
The boundary of the district
to be
miles square
The Chicago
about of mile There 2100 territory
third
about midnight following buildings
placed
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modern anayze sentiment that frightens her
away from things not of the momen- I'D free from the
delicious fragrance exuded by motors. She cannot
plain this horror of the past and only attest that Ii
is fact In actual psychology like the horror of rural
solitude In boat Highland loch a steam launch
passed US, burning bad coal fair companion SD fed
the tainted breeze and rapurously exclaimed: How
nice! 1t smells like London" did not think 1t mice
at ALL and would rather have the galley of Donald
Dubh stealing out from behind island and heard the
march of the Glen Orchy the distant chaners
Romance is dead a doornai except In the besoms
of the aged
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SONG.

You watch my true Loves glances-
You whisper as you gaze,
And vow through old rOmances
No fairer presence strays;
In silence mil your rapture 10.
/ list with hidden glee,
For all Tie while,
Her swe "st smile
My darling .eeps for me.
You say her ,nice's brightness,
In tender 'ains aAoat,
Exc, Is in pl? ltive lightness
The wild BIRDS haunting note.
But. all, what were your praises
What would your wonder be,
II you could hear,
When none are near,
The songs she sings to me!
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