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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
A Fish Story.

Brown had returned from a fishing
expedition, and after partaking of
most welcome dinner was relating
some of his fishing experiences.
Last year" he said, while fishing
for pike / dropped half a sovereign.
| went to the same place this year,
and after my line had been cast 4
few minutes / felt terrific pull.
Eventually landed fine pike which
had swallowed the hook and on cut
ting it open to release the hook, to
my amazement"-
"Ah," said his friends, you fond
a half-soverign2"
"Oh, no. replied Brown, q found
nine shillings, sixpence in silver and
threepence in copper"
ssWen, what became of the other
threepence?" quired his friends.
Il suppose the pike paid to go
through the lock with it, Unanswered
Brown.-Tatler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

ITO illustrate the damage done by
the hail some weeks ago." said prom
inent Cedar Township farmer the other
day, there were two wheat fields about
a quarter of mile apart In my neigh
borhood. Before the hail the prospects
were shout even, but one thresbed out
seven bushels per acre and tie other
seyenteen-showing that tie hall cut
the crop ten bushels per acre In the
field over which 1t passed Columbia
Statesman
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

"sllck Pete seens to have got next
to that young dude" said the first
bunko man. "but wonder what's the
use"
@Oh, there must be eomethin' IN IT.
replied the other, "for Pete don't waste
his time
"WeIl, anyhow It looks as II be was
tryin' to do somethln' foolish Phila-
delphia Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

Mother, may go out to swim?"
Yes, my darling daughter.
Hang your clothes on hickory limb:
But don't go near the water
Gre naturally concludes that the
daughter will learn very little of the
art of swimming If she obeys the COM
Iland of her mother, for water always
has been regarded as Indispensable to
swimming. 1t is not so any more. A
contrivance has been invented which
does away with the necessity of Mary
Ann going into the water when she
wants to swim, and it even renders 1t
unnecessary for her to hang her clothes
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

In the days subsequent to its mon.
astic history many persons of literary
fame were tenants of the tower,
among the Ephraim Chambers, orr
inator of the modern cyclopadia;
Speaker Onslow of the Georgian era,
Woodfall, the printer Of the "Junius"
letters; the famous publisher Mr..
Newberry (whose children's books
are so well known), and also Oliver
Goldsmith. Islington was rural SUI
burb, with pleasant country lanes,
in which Charles Lamb dwelt and
where he accomplished the feat Of tir-
ing out dog in persistent walk.
Westminster Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
Expected Fi,sb.

Yes" said the prospa i've purchas-
er. Il always select an automobile
by its motors"
But don,t you pay any attention to
its anish?'' aSked the salesman. who
had been showing the upholstering
and brass trimmings.
oh, no. All Of my automobiles gem
orally finish up in tree or in a hay
stack Chicago News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

your friend, Miss Passay, has be-
come quite chummy with Miss New
combe. / don't suppose there's much
difference In their ages"
81 can't answer for Miss Newcombe,
but there sen't any difference In Miss
Passay's age. She has been q for the
past ten years, to my knowledge. -
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

This poet" said Tess. speaks OF
spoondrlft on the bosom Of the wa
ters.' l suppose 'spooa-drift' IS n naati-
cal term
Il fancy" said jess. that .spcan-
drift means when ron are out in
boat alone with him ana Just drift
ng.'+Philadelphia Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
On Cuard

Eyes, sleep Ia the garage now and
the chauffeur sleeps in the house,
Whats that forT'
THE chauffeur is troubled With In
sornnia and the midnight rides he took
In my car In order to pass away the
time were altogether too extensive
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

on hickory limb. She can so swim
ming with her clothes on In brief,
it is an apparatus to teach in schools
and at home the movements Of swim
ming From stout wooden frame
hangs series Of sings, one broad one
for the body and two narrow ones for
the ankles. From bands the pupils
swings, and makes the leg and arm mo-
tons Of swimming. The leg sings are
balanced on weights and pulleys so as
to allow OF q compromising motion. The
invention is German, and is meeting
with great popularity in gymnasiums
and physical culture schools.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
sArr1ERs AND BEAR AT PICNIC.
Boys Start War of AnnihsIatien
Amour Snakex-Capxure Cab

Among Snakex--Capsure Cub.
BOYS at 3 picnic at Greeley. Pa, re-
Gently had rare fun, says the New York
World. Much Of IL was due 70 the fact
that there has not been such drought
in Pike County Tor fifteen years. The
Delaware looks Ike lost river. the
beds Of the smaller streams are dry.
The picnic was held st Rattlesnake
creek, In which 80 little water remains
that It does not hide the powders on
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
Lltsrary Tenants Of IsIlne.0n Tower.

Literary Tenants OF IsIington Tower.
The Marquis Of Northampton, who
owns Canonbury tower in Islington,
is going to restore that ancient relic
now enconpressed BIZ London
streets. It is all that's left of the
priory Of the canons OF St Bartholo-
new. which once stood in the midst
Of a "pleasaunce as they used to call
such private parks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

The value Of settlers effects taken
into Canada by American immigrants
in 1906 fiscal year vas s1,15S 3S3
against only SLIPS BY British i'm
migrants and only s6,244 by all other
immigrants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

There are a good many reasons why
a woman is never on time, and among
them Is one that no man ever recog-
rizes-that she has great deal to do.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
WATCH FOR THE BLIND.

Novel Tfmepiece Enables Blind to
Tell Hour by Sense of Touch.
Timepieces for the use of the blind
are made in several forms, but all are
expensive. A recent invention of George
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

when a man does a creditable thing,
neople say he didn't do It; but he IL
often accused OF doing discredItabie
things he didn't do.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

THAT summer resort proprietor Ia a
sharp one, Isn't her
Il should say so. fell Off the DOCK
and he charged me for an extra bath"
Cleveland Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

Say what you please about hospisaL
ity, there are an awful lot OF people
who. when asked Il they have company.
say: mo. thank goodness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

How a woman with mean husband
regrets that she didn't, as girl, show
greater appreciation Of her father. !.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

service by personal service that lift the
manin
should physical
OF this
important functions
AS there
which inclined
civilization older
We fail
pace for the comm in
life has the
wrought
atwhat he conside the greatn
making the workman bonds
machine it
artificial methods
thanth n he S
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
From CameIs to yaks.

Arrived at Kurgah, the travellers
were on Chinese territory, and the
ponies were exchanged for camels. for
horse transport is useless In the bed
of the rushing Karakash River, which
had to be forded many times during the
four days they followed Its course. The
Sanju Pass, 10000 feet, had to be sur
mounted, and this neeessltated a change
Of the baggage from camels to yaks,
for only the latter patient beast can
climb its steep and dangerous ascents.
Chinese Turkestan, says the travel
er. is a Grvert indeed. but his route lay
through succession of the most de-
lightful and refreshing GASES, where
milk, cream and honey, vegetables and
the finest fruit in the world. are OBJ
talnable almost for the asking"
At height of only 1000 feet, accord
ing to Mr.. Fraser. travel is easy and
pleasant compared with the toll and
hardship Of the mountainous regions
passed. The travellers rested at Kash-
gar, and then plunged into the noun
tains once more, crossing the Alai range
by the Terek Pass, 1900 feet. and
then finding themselves in Russian ter
ritory. There were still 200 miles of
caravan travelling before the travellers
reached the Transcaspian railroad at
Ahdijan, whence they were sped to As
kabad. s town on the Persian border.
Meshed. the famous city OF pilgrim
ages. was reached after crossing noun
tain passes of the comparatively low
level OF 1000 feet.
Caught I'm n Blizzard.
While crossing Persian pass at an
elevation of 10000 feet the explorers
were caught in blizzard. but they es-
capped without even a frostbite, and
continued TO the tomb OF Omar at Nal
shapur Finally the route took them
to Baku, where the adventurous part
OF the journey ended. In the course
of the tour across unknown Asia they
Travelled about $500 miles on various
primitive modes OF transport and about
500 on foot, to say nothing OF the count
less miles covered by railroad and By
carriages.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15


handens These rubbed rapidly against the
rather cheerful chirrup.
longhorned grasshoppe who proved quite philosophical
of
but imitation of their hrun which the
brought
chorus by the whole One OF the maes was
captive liberty
mandolin into weea Madam rylus new
to Certainly
and that by Of
this
speech evolved
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
W # eg
The Rural School
as a Social Centre
BY President K. l.. Butterfield, Massa-
chusetts a gricuIturaI College.

chool muston
a
the aim
sHEE
Consequently vocational
its
school the
in
the
OF
children The
institutions
and of subjects of general
vintore
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

Somehow blooded dog always re-
minds u u boy dressed up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
@ @ q
The Music Language
Of the Air
By H. Q. McCook.

strduaton The insect music
thus caused The organs
produce built the principle of the
mandolin In other words they the result OF regu
friction
for example the sbohornea grasshopper or true
feldnoteS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
Zaz9I1h c>6ufnaAsr Guseesr Mo\
R1M 9M tho Wa<azz a1d Re1eHae.r
ITO I1lsf Lh<xzx,e end
.NIUscCWaAe Ae11uo IN tie GAabe

blue glacier and lofty snow fields at
forded by this scene is surely one OF
the wonders of the world"
Peak Five Miles High.
Heights Of mountains In the Hima
laya region, where they are the great
est in the world, are difficult to com
prehend by those who have never beer
SO fortunate as to climb, or attempt tc
climb, these immense elevations. But
a fair idea of the height of Kinchin.
junga may be had by the simple state
ment that, could the mountain be laid
on its side, and It's base placed at Del
aware avenue, its summit would be
found to be at Goth street, or within a
few hundred feet of five miles
The traveller found another marvel
Gus country in the regions stretching
north from Slmla, where official India
spends the summers, 1000 miles west
of Sikkin. From the summer capital
of india" he says "the foothills of the
great backbone Of mountain lie tum-
bled In lnextricable confusion and
scored at intervals by the sources of
the famous rivers that give its name
to the Punjab. The first encountered
Is the Sutlej, rising In the distant
mountains OF Tibet and racing through
dark gorges until it debouches in the
plains 300 miles below the point where
we crossed. Over the Jaolewri Pass.
10000 feet, we cross into the lovely
valley of Kulu, which lies about 1000
feet above the sea- Then over the Ro-
tang Pass, 1850 feet, into Lahoul, a
country bare and desolate beyond be-
lief, and at no point lower than TO-
600 feet. Crossing the Shingo Pass,
$1,000 feet, we are In the most rugged
Of all Hlmalayan countries, Zanskar,
where we cross four passes of over
10000 feet above sea level before de-
scending into the valley Of the Indus
and reaching the ancient and curious
town Of Leh, 1880 feet"
Travel Through CIoudIand.
Here it seems that the voyagers have
hardly made a beginning, for immedi-
ately north Of Leh lies the Khardung
Pass, 1880 feet, quickly followed by
drop to 10000 feet, and then another
rise to the Saser Pass, $4,000 feet.
Between these two" says Mr.. Fra
ser, I'VE engage a large caravan of
ponies to carry the baggage, for In
fourteen days travel there will be no
habitations, no food for man or beast
nor even fuel by the way. Everything
must be carried except water, of which,
alas, there Is too much in this sum
mer season, when the hot sun daily at
tacks the eternal SHOWS that flank the
route. From the top of the Saser we
drop into the valley of the Shyok Riv-
er, 1900 feet, where great glaciers
poke their shouts across the valleys
and choke up the passes. Through a
long, deep gorge we slowly and labor
lousy climb to the Depsang plain, q
great stretch of smooth gravel beds, IT.
600 feet above the sea, and over which
we take a day to craveL
Beyond Depsang we rise to the
lofty Karakorum Pass, 1850 feet. and
in three days later cross the Suget
Pass, 1900 feet, after which we drop
down to 1900 feet. and once more en-
counter human beings and some vege-
tatfon "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

always they
with
which eliminated
al
that while motives
motives make II
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

United states AtCOrney-GeneraI EdSfrrnOIl
authority resides the soemny estab
shed the mode and manner their will is to be
made known and deiberation
decided with certain powers and
with other All pow
lorrsn the CnnStit
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

Meyer, described
in La Nature, may
be said to be eff
fectlve, 1t being
pos s bl e for a
sightless person to
tell the time with
in one minute by
the sense Of touch.
We read
THE hours are
Indicated by NOV
H. A-AA-A Is, -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

BLIND MAN NA1CH. able buttons IN re-
lief on the dial. A strong pointer shows
the minutes. The blind person passes
his fingers over the dial; the button in
dicating the hour he finds to be de-
pressed, while the position of the hand
gives the minutes. The buttons are
held by circular plate beneath the
dial, which has at one point on its cir
conference notch into which the but
tons drop, one after the other, as the
plate revolves with the movement Of
the works This plate, in fact, serves
instead of the ordinary hour hand of
a watch. To avoid an undue loss Of
motive force due to the necessity Of
rotating the plate, the inventor has fur
nished it with little spring Of its own.
so that. although controlled in its ro-
tary movement by the machinery of the
watch, It's weight does not affect the
main moyement"-Literary Digest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
Church Shuns Poor.

Bishop Henry G. Potter, of New York
HERE aragnment of the church time
up Of less favored and women down in the gutter.
generation mechanical devices and the
of the workman however clever and
results trend afraid Of The
io-S- -stst .innal tnyir tha habit and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
| e. @
Emphasize the
Glories Of Peace
BY President Schaeffer. National
Educational A ssOCiatiOn.

HE greatest problem of the century
girl the girl takes the study of
gradually conviction that everything great
belongs the other The boy apt to form sim
ideals the
teaching subject The of admas and generals the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15


victories they
which they engged constitute very large
exhibit
and national strength seems to me that our textbooks
In other words history should be taught from more rational
of soldier of
glory emphasize the victories
the of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15
Leaders Must Respect
The Constitution

81 Ex- United States Attorney-C4enera1 Earnao
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

An old negro in small Georgia
town had helped himself to some Of a
white neighbors chickens. The owner
traced the theft to him. however. and
brought him to task.
Look here, Uncle Nose" he said;
Il don't mind the chickens SO much--
| would have given you one If you
asked for it--but I don't like to see an
old man commit a sin like that. What
are you gong to do at the judgment
day, when we appear before the Lord,
and those chickens are brought up as
evidence against you~
"Yo low dem chickens gwine be
dar, Marse wrsuG" the cd mar asked.
"They certain, viii wns the an
swer, given with great IL apressigeness.
~Den," Uncle Nose said, an gwine
say, Is desc hyah yo' chickens. Marae
Wlll7 an yoll say, Vas. an ah'Il say,
All right. sab, yo' take emit - Har.
per's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Senator Beveridge Of Indiana went
up into Wisconsin to fish and com
mune with nature, with no companion
but his guide. who was cook in the
camp also, says the Washington Star.
The senator is not a good fisherman.
He was out one morning trying to get
some trout and making a poor fist OF
It, when another boat came along and
the fishermen In It began a conversa-
ton. They talked on general topics
for a time, and the stranger finally
asked:
rs your man good cookl"
''TIs Is" broke in the Beveridgs
guide, as he looked scornfully at the
senatyr ; g. - -. :. seyeel she is-When be
hs 5 kalthlpE - cook.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
EAGLE cHATTERs HIS TEETH.
U. S. Consul Says Pan-Amerlcan Rail
way is Only Dream.

Our former consul to Para grows
almost hysterical when any one says
'Pan-American." He coruscates puns.
he even provides the American eagle
with teeth.
The great "Pan-American railway"
is a beautifully taking conception, he
sareastically exclaims in Golfers. The
American eagle shivers In every pin
feather and his teeth chatter with de-
light at the mere suggestion.
But however glorious this may be
for the great American eagle, when
The average American citizen proposes
to send his own private "ten-dollar
eagles" a-railroading. especially a-pan-
railroading, he wants to know how 1t
Is going to pan out and where the
pan" Is going to dump after the
scoop" is made and where the eagle
is going to light when he comes
down.
Except on extensive plans the rule
of railroad building is to follow the
water courses. where nature has al
ready done all the necessary grad
Ing.
The Pan-American railway dreameI
proposes to shove a railway more than
5000 miles lengthwlse through noun
Iains from Panama to Patagonia, cut
ting at right angles every valley and
nill AOr thousands of miles. through a
nearly uninhabited region the great
er part OF the distance. 1t is perfectly
safe to predict that no railroad viii
be built along that route very soon.
A continuous line of railway me,
some time in the far distant future b.
IN operation from New York to Bue
nos Ayres, but it will never be useC
for carrying through freight between
those points. AS long as half al
ounce Of coal can be made to move I
ton of cargo a mile on the open oceai
no born Yankee is going to send hi
freight by rail to the Amazon yalle'
or to Rio or to Buenos Ayres.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Albert Baker and Charles Yeager
Of Reading, Pa. have returned from q
two days hunting trip in the vicinity
Of Fritztown. They shot rabbits, red
squirrels, a polecat, hawk and a red
fox. The hawk measured four feet,
ten inches from tip to tip Of wings.
Baker, who shot the bird, had most
exciting experience. He only wound
ed It. and when he went to obtain It
the bird attacked lin and sank Ita
claws into his face shoulders and
hands. Baker fought the bird Tor IS
minutes before he succeeded In killing
It. The hawk was flying across q
field when he shot Il It IS one Of the
largest birds Of its species caught
in this section FOR some time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
on re WESTERN RAILROADS
Big Locomotives Smoothly Overcome
Some Remarkable Grades.

That the cost Of operation Of one Of
the big western limited trains IS an
enormous item aiay be coniectured
from the fact that In the 2.so9-mile
run from Lake Michigan to the Pacific
coast these heavy trains must sar-
mount an altitude Of nearly 1900 feet,
from a height Of 5S6 feet above sea
level to Chicago. the initial point. This
climb may be realized when it is
learned that the Pennsylvania rail-
road In crossing the Alleghanies has
to ascend not more than 1000 feet
from an altitude of 700 feet at Pitts
burg, and almost every one knows
what the grade is on the famous
Horseshoe curve When the trans
continental train reaches Los Angeles
It has descended to bare 266 feet
above the level of the Pacific. Small
wonder it is then that the eye Of the
eonnoisseur in mechanics gazes in ad-
miration upon the monster locomo-
tives OF the latest Pacific type turned
out by the Baldwin shops for the
draught Of these heavy trains across
the Rockies and the Sierras; and
even the amateur in railroading can
see from the observation car as the
train speeds along that the roadbed
Is perfect, the grades and curves as
easy as they could possibly be made,
the ballasting all that could possibly
be desired and the locomotion as even
as though the train were propelled
along a CLASSY surface smooth as a
tranquil pond.
Yet the 2,309 miles from Chicago
to Los Angeles are covered with an
average Of about S5 miles to the hour
OF course this comparison suffers with
the so miles per hour maintained by
the 1S-hour trains Of the Pennsylvania
and Lake Shore railroads between
New York and Chicago, but 1t must
be remembered that these roads have
reached the utmost perfection In rail
road equipment Their right Of way
for long distance is occupied BY
four tracks and none of 1t by less thar
two; that the distance on which th'
speed Is maintained is approximate!
but 900 miles, against the 1900 miles
Of transcontinental roadway undei
discussion, and OF the 1900 miles b.
this route only ASS of it is double
tracked.
But they are learning fast how t
railroad in the west.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
SCORED ONE ON COUNSEL.
Lawyer Proved Himself Weak on
Forming Impressions.


veteran member OF the Baltimore
bar tells Of an amusing cross examina-
tion in a court Of that city. The wit
ness had seemed disposed to dodge
the question Of counsel for the de-
fense.
Sir" admonished the counsel stern
ly, you need not state your impress
sions. We want facts. We are quite
competent to form our own impress
sions. Now. sir. answer me cate
gorically,"
From that time on he could get little
more than yes" and mo" from the
witness. Presently counsel asked:
"You say that you live next door to
the defendant2p
Yes"
ITO the north OF him?"
mo"
ITO the south?"
NO"
well. to the east. then2"
mo"
"Ah!' exclaimed the lawyer sarcas.
tically, I'VE are likely at last to get
down to the one real fact. Sou live
to the west of him. do you not?"
mo"
How is that. sir?" the astonished
attorney asked. You say you live
next door 20 him, yet he lives neither
to the north. south, east, or west Of
you. What do you mean by that, slrt~
Whereupon the witness 'eame back"
4 thought perhaps you were compe-
tent to form the impression that we
live in a fat" said the witness calmly.
but / see must inform you that he
lives the next door above me-"