Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-03

raids. prisoners hanged or shot. and
slaves held for the market. Many
skeleton has been unearthed. One can
hear shrieks of the victims and see
ghosts rise up from the corners, as he
tries to coDjure the dark crimes and
tragedies which have here been enacted
The Marshall house looks just as ii did
when Col. Ellsworth of the New York
Zouaves hauled down the rebel flag
from the staff and was shot by the land
lord who, in turn, received his death
wound at the hands of Seargent
Brownell, in '6l Arlington, home of
the Lees, confiscated for national
cemetery, is gloriously fair; 10000 or
more soldiers and sailors lie buried
there, but Lee, the ilIustrious owner,
does not rest there. He fought for his
country, as he believed. and we are far
enouga removed from the bigotry of
those times to recognize that Lee was
great American. A huge wrought
steel anchor, weighing tons, taken
from the Maine in Havana harbor, is
placed as a monument near the group
of 800 or more mounds that designate
the last resting places of those who went
down on that staunch vessel.
The skies smiled serenely upon us,
the flame of a sugar maple or climbing
ivy shot up among the more sober
brown of the oaks and yellow of the
poplars, now and then black walnut
dropped to the ground and nature was
splendid in her autumnal robes, as we
rushed over the rails of the Pennsyl-
vania to the city of brotherly love.
Philadelphia is our third largest city,
yet it is marked by such moderation,
Difference and politeness that the tourist
would never guess it's size. One does
not see pitifui poverty as in Chicago
and New York. Surface cars are in
use exclusively. Cramps ship yards,
the Baldwin locomotive works, the u
S. mint, Independ- ice ball, Girard
college and Fairmont park are of alb
sorbing interest.
A young girl said that she had no
birthplace because she was the daughter
of Methodist minister. Among the
forces that are molding our humanity
and helping to make the term "Ameri-
can" stand for what is decent and noble,
there is none more potent than religion,
even if ministers are ''on the wing and
some folks don't go to church. We
spent five days at the Universalist Gen
eral convention, great religious con-
clave, where harmony of purpose,
serenity of temper amid discussion and
unity with enthusiasm upon missionary
endeavor, were pronounced. The re-
ports show healthy growth and the
erection of many costly churches, as
well as increase of permanent funds.
The denomination contributes more to
the cause of education. than any other.
in proportion to its numbers and
wealth. The call from western and
southern cities is greater than can be
met and S20, 900 additional was pledged
from the floor of the convention for the |
coming year. We came away filled to
overflowing with the feast of truth,
sharing the optimism that pervaded all |
hearts, and uplifted in grace of soul
through communion with Gods spirit |
And now we approach New York.
What vast kaleidoscope pictures greet
the eye Mile after mile of wharves and |
shipping, sailing vessels, steamships,
ferries, tugs, the threaten
ing black hulls and scarlet tunnels of |
ocean liners looming prominently at
intervals. Manhattan extending, like |
an index finger, into the bay; the bat
terry at the point, now turned into an
aquarium SKY scrapers sharply out
lined against the blue the new Singer |
building 40 stories high and ts.llest office
structure upon earth; the spire of o,d
Trinity standing guard over the busi-
ness district, once thought tall but now
hidden among edifices that extend an |
eighth of mile into cloudland the |
World building with its dome of bronze,
CIC. uOA . di z LlC uOpdl tilicub SLOIcS, tue |
bridges that span the East river and |
bind New York and Brooklyn as with |
the marriage ring, Plymouth church.
where Beecher swayed his audiences in
behalf of freedom, the State house |
where Washington was inaugurated,
the first milestone in old New Amster-
dam, the grave of Hamilton, Wall |
street, Fifth avenue, the Hudson boule- |
ward with Grants imposing tomb, Cen
tral park with the Natural History and |
museums, the Ghetto |
which Roosevelt and Refs changed to
an attractive park, and much besides.
New York has dignity of its own, as
much rush as is met with in the West,
and more determination. 1t is the
busiest mart aud most resistless city in
the New World.
At length we are speeding along the
American Rhine. past the Palisades.
the Highlands, West Point and the Cat
skills. There are castles upon the
mountains and beauty scenes painted
in yellow and brown. Night lowers his |
curtain and we travellers retire to dream
of home.
Hoopeston, ILL.,. Nov Is.
B. B. GIBBS
800 Peward @1OO