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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
A Long Time.

In the service Of a certain committee
of the Senate, the chairman Of which
is q Southern Senator, says Harper's
Weekly, is a certain capable young
stenographer and typewriter, in addi-
ton to the clerk Of the committee. One
day the chairman, missing the very ca
pable stenographer, inquired of the
clerk where he was.
"He is not here to-day, SIR respond
ed the clerk. His father is dead"
Some days later the chairman again
asked for the missing e1nploye, only to
receive the same reply from the clerk
"He is not here to-day, sir. His faith
er is dead"
The chairman said nothing, but look
ed very Interested
A full week thereafter the head Of
the committee for the third time in
quired as to the whereabouts OF tie
stenographer. In the reply the clerk
began the usual announcement:
"He is not here today. His"
evil you kindly advise me-" inter
r1pted the chairman with alarming
suavity, whether that young man in
tends to stay away from his duties all
the time his father is deadY
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
PLATINUM is CHEAPER.
Much 20 the Relief of Makers of Jew
ely and Electrical Supplies.

Platinum, which bounded up in
price several times last year and kept
on the upward movement the first
three months of this year, began two
weeks ago a turn the other way, and
since then has fallen 81 an ounce, go
ing down from $3S to s34. Refners
say that there is a likelihood of a
further decline.
The makers of diamond jewelry,
Photographic, dental and electric sup
plies are breathing easier. 1t was
said several months ago that the Rus
Sian government, which controls the
mines in the Ural mountains, where
most of the platinum is found. was
restricting the output. The chemists
have sought substitutes, but found
none that proved satisfactory.
Some manufacturing jewellers have
been experimenting with silver alloys
to face diamonds, but the results are
said to have been unsatisfactory. The
color of silver in superior to that of
platinum in making the brilliants
shine, but the silver tarnishes.-New
York Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
Foes ON THE ATLANTIC.
The Mischief Which the Modern Mari
ner Most breads.

The Mischief Which the Modern MARI
ner Most breads.
The greatest perils to which trans
atlantic steamships are now exposed
do not result from storms. Those yes
sells are 80 stanch that they can stand
any weather, though their passengers
may not be able to do SO. The dang
ers which the experienced navigator
most breads are those which result
from the presence Of icebergs and
from fog. When the weather is clear
the former can be discovered, and 1t
is largely because a fog may hide
an iceberg that 1t Is dreaded. A fog
may also conceal vessel approaching
from the opposite direction, but there
Is comparatively little chance of col
lision nowadays, because where fogs
are most common outbound and in
bound steamships usually follow diff
ferent paths.
Besides the relationship between
fogs and icebergs already mentioned,
there is another The former are
brought down from the western coast
of Greenland by a marine current
which follows the Labrador coast,
skirts Newfoundland and then swerves
westward and southwestward Ice
bergs are seldom or never observed
very much to the southwark of New
foundland, for the Gulf. Stream melts
them in that vicinity. Now, where
these two currents meet there is an
encounter of warm, moist air borne
gently northward from the ocean with
the chill waters of the polar current.
1t is the resulting condensation of
vapor which makes the fog.
SO far as the water alone Is con-
cerned. pretty sharp contrasts of tere-
perature exist in winter as well as
summer. The prevailing direction of
the wind in cold weather, however, is
different from that of the warm sea-
son. 1t comes from the north or north.
west, is chilly, and carries little vapor.
In summer the wind comes from the
south most of the time Again, even
If fog did have a chance to form in
winter. 1t would not last long, for there
are frequent changes in the direction
81 the wind at that season, whereas
in summer the air is more stagnant,
and a fog once developed might then
stay in one spot for days at time
New York Tribune
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
DESERT MINERS ETIQUETTE.
Never Ask Where Mans Claims OF
Secret Water Holes Are.

Never ask man anything about
his mine; he won't tell you if you do.
It isn't etiquette to ask such questions
on the desert"
Thus spoke J. Heineman, late of Beat
ty, an old timer in Death Valley and
the desert
you see, when one miner meets
another on the desert they stop, talk
and pass pleasantries. One will ask
the other how he's getting along and
he will say good or hard luck but
that's about ALL Neither asks for de-
tails or where the other has his claims
located. If any man wants you 60
know hell tell you without being ask
ed If not he won't tell you if you do
ask.
The fact is that if man has a
great body of low grade ore that he
must have force of men to work and
ship to the smelters he must record it.
But If he has a rich spot with free
gold easily handled 1t is not neces-
sary, and many times one doesn't care
to have the world know about it AID
everybody coming to dig all around.
1t often leads to troubles and htiga-
ton, jumping and all that sort of
thing.
IF property is in the mountains
it is more necessary to record it for
It is easier found. A man can be fol-
lowed in the mountains but never out
on the desert. / would like to see the
man who could follow me on the des-
ert if / don't want him to. I'll give
him chase that Will make him very
sick of his job. OF course in such
cases a claim is never left unguarded
if any one should stumble upon it by
accident In such case possession will
be nine points of the law.
This is so not only about mines
but Also about private secret water
holes. You know some of these give
so little water that once known to
the general public they would be of
no use to those who went to big trou-
bic finding them, or to any one else
very soon, 50 they never tell. Let
one who has such place hidden find
one in need he will share his water,
and, if necessary, ne will go and
bring back supply, but the other
fellow doesn't know where it comes
from. That's the finders secret.
f-Of course there are public water
ing places, especially along the stage
routes. Some wells have been dug
by individuals or companies who sell
water. Lots OF money has been ex.
pended IN this way. The water prob
lem is indeed serious one on the
desert.
"At some of the camps water is
hauled by team and sells for as high
as SO a barrel People who don't
know think that is a terrible price.
but it really leaves a very small profit
for the long haul and the time lost
and feed of teams. Often much Of the
water with which one starts is used
up by the horses. Los Angeles
Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

peared on the scene, every girl present
would have shown a deeper interest In
life.
On Monday, the beginning of my Sec
ond week of vacation, was sitting on
the veranda reading, In truth, making
an attempt TO read, or to become inter
ested In a book, while all the time
was longing for stroll on the white
and glIstenlng sands. But as there is
surely no pleasure in meandering alone,
l disconsolately. almost gaplngly, turn
ed TO my book
had just managed TO become inter-
ested In the beautiful heroine of the
book. when a carriage stopped, and,
imagine my surprise young and ex-
tremely handsome fellow jumped out.
Hy heart began 70 beat fast at the ex-
hilarating sight. but slowed down very
suddenly, when he calamity assisted a
most beautiful young woman 10 alight.
Married, of course some of the
girls whispered, and 1. greatly disap-
polnteS. retired to my room.
However. l decided to look my best
AT the supper table. so l donned what
imagined TO be my most becoming
gown. which happened to be a soft
shade of pink. and although l am not
vain. which may appear contradictory
because say it myself, l am positive
that murmur of admiration went
around the room as l entered.
At supper. the young man and his
pretty wife CHANGED to sit opposite me
at the table. BY his conversation and
table manners he appeared TO be a
most charming fellow.
caught him once or twice intently
studying my face. and began TO pity his
pretty. young wife. can't account for
it that he. at that moment. made the
impression upon me of being mere
fiirt
The following morning. the girls were
In a fiutter OF excitement: the hotel
manager had promised to introduce the
handsome young man But girls" !
suggested. '.he is married man.
what difference" laughed the girls
and All reureQ 10 IiStE NooltS WnerS
they prinked for fully an hour.
may as well acknowledge that II
took me also about an hour 10 adorr
my personality with the best I could
select from my by no means rich, but
rather meager, wardrobe. Richard st
Clair was duly introduced TO us ons
and all.
And whore is your wife, pray tell 2
baked one Of the girls
--oh. oh, my wife, she Is out with a.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

old college chum of hers, college class
laate of mine," he stammered.
Fair, but fickle," whispered one of
the girls.
That night, at the hotel dance, I had
at least one partner, and let me say it
at once, that he was a divine waltzer
but, strange to say, his wife was not
present.
We girls began to think it rather
queer that Mr.. ST. Clair had failed to
introduce to us his wife, and decided
that the next one who happened to be
with him should mention it to him.
Who can imagine my establishment,
when the evening after the dance, Mr..
St Clair invited me to go with him for
a moonlight row. 1t was then that l
began to think that. perhaps, / had en-
couraged him too much and at once /
resolved to treat him in the future with
cold and studied indifference.
why, Mr.. st. Clair" l said, "you
cannot expect me to accept your invi-
tation in the absence of your sweet
pdA gOul NA4Os w ncIe Is sue 1t
is somewhat surprising that you neglect
her that way. People are beginning to
make remarks about it."
We'll, Miss Courtleigh," he replied.
with an amused smile on his handsome
face, my wife shall surely accompany
u.s. l should like very much that you
became intimately acquainted with
her." and, somewhat smilingly, he add.
ed, with an expression on his face
which 1, at the time, could not define
you will undoubtedly like her then
even better than now"
In the evening he brought his wife
with him, and{ after an introduction
she Impressed me as being the dearest
girl l had ever met.
AS we parted for the night, Mrs. St
| Clair, with a mlschievous twinkle in
her eyes, remarked, BE good to nv
| husband, dear"
l fell asleep that night bordering
over the peculiar remark of Mrs. st
| Clair.
The following morning she sent down
word that she was suffering from a Sc
we're headache, and that we girls were
to do the best we could to amuse her
| dear Richard.
Strange to say, Mr. ST. Clair did not
seem at all worried about his sick wife
and laughed and talked as If her being
| Ill were of little or no consequence to
| him.
That evening we all sat on the veran-
da with Mr.. St Clair in our midst
On a sudden. however. silence fell
upon every one of us, as by the light
of the moon we beheld two figures, one
a woman. the other man, and the
mans words were waited on US the
soft evening breeze.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

WILLIAM H. TAFT. indeed forbidden TO do so, but ex-
peeted to enter the countrs service Now we do not
want and could possibly have, governing class
here But if it is fact that considerable number or
young Americans nowadays annually leaving college
of whom necessity does not require that they should
give their time to bread-wlnning is it not also TACT
that the loud of public opinion should require OF
those young that they consider whether their coun
try does not need them? oh, may talk of culture
and books serving the country by being good
citizen That is very WELL But good citizens need TO
know where their polling place Is and need to feel the
obligation to jury duty and need to be acquainted
with the affairs the municipality and the country and
need to offer themselves for definite work in the munich
pates the state in the dependencies II they peieVe
that they could Go that work well.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

coal breakers: anguor and backwardDess of the little
street trader the failing vision of the tenement house
worker and of the feet and spine traced to the
exactons of factory labor during period that
should be given to study rest and play.
report in New York City, following the state
ment that many thousand children backward, re-
yeaed the fact that of $4,000 children examined
10000 have defective vision But want to know
more than this Why do 10000 children out of 100000
children defective vision? Were they born of sub
normal parents? Are their ruined by bending over
piece of home work in miserably lighted tenement?
That you must continue year after year to turn the
of phllanthropc gifts from their channel
attempts the evils that afct little children
through oppression ignorance neglect is article in
of pesimism to which refuse to subscribe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
THE SKIN FAMINE.
Long Gloves Have Caused a Great
Shortage United States Consul
RAnor@c


Consul c. P. H. Mason, of Grenoble.
furnishes review of the business OF
that French district for 1906. The fol-
lowing paragraphs are taken from the
consuls report:
The total value of merchandise ex-
ported to the United States through
Grenoble in the year ended December
81. 1906, was S3,13S.246, an increase
of S1.354 900 over 1905. The principal
articles of export to the United States
were kid gloves and walnuts. These
two aggregated s2,562,S12 last year.
OF kid gloves the value was s1,s56,472.
which is nearly equal to one-half of
the edtire value of kid gloves import
cd from France during that year.
'"The kid glove industry, of which
Grenoble is the center, has been mark
ed by unwonted activity. For several
years prior to 1905 there had been a
gradual decline in the demand, If not
In the use, of ladies' kid gloves in the
United States. This was largely due
to the growing outdoor use, especially
in the warmer season, of the so-called
fabric gloves gloves made of Isle
thread, silk, etc., and which had been
greatly improved both in design and
finish. Fashion then decreed a shorter
sleeve to the woman's dress, both for
indoor and outdoor wear, and there
followed, and still continues, the reign
of the long kid gloves. White was at
first the prevailing color, but later the
preference was given to black and
what is known as the tan shade.
Gloves in these colors, from moderate
to extreme lengths, have gone forward
as never before to the United States.
This demand has put an unwonted
strain upon the skin markets, and
not only France, but all other kid pro-
ducing countries, have been ransacked
to find the coveted material, the more
so because the longer gloves call for
skins of double length, or two skins
put together, In place of one skin Of
ordinary length. In consequence the
prices of kid and lamb skins have
tended steadily upward, until there has
been almost a panic in the skin mar
ket.
This naturally has accrued to the
greater profit of the skin merchants,
skin gatherers and growers. The larg-
er manufacturers who were fortunate
enough to have full stocks on hand
have also profited. 1t has been hard
est on the smaller manufacturers,
who have been forced to buy their
skins at current rates to meet prev
ious contracts or hold their custom
ers. Retail prices of gloves have
necessarily advanced, but not in pro-
portion to the rise in prices of skins.
These within year have doubled and
even more than doubled. And this
condition of things has only been
Intensified by the use of skins for 9TH
er purposes than gloves, and by the
dearth of material in the worlds
leather market, pushing the price of
all kinds of leather up notch by
notch"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
"HIS WIFE"
!


Life Is often very tedious at sum-
mer hotel where, day after day, one sits
llstlessly on the veranda waiting for
something exciting to happen; and such
was my case. had been at the hotel
a week, and that week l had reason to
consider as dead Loss in my life; for
not a solitary thing did 1 do, but eat
my meals, feel tired and sleep.
I, however, was not the only idler
there; for there were several girls be-
sides me, who were doing nothing but
eat. drink and sleep, and, like me, in
full expectation for something exciting
to happen.
Perhaps you will think 1t strange that
a crowd of girls should have no fun !;
but what we all longed for was an ami
mating power in the shape of a being
that we are wont TO call man; and
really believe that. If man had ap-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
cocks NAV Crow in Ark, ,sas

Police Judge Ratterree today dis
missed complaint filed by Charles
P. Harnwell against Gus Cans and
others who were charged with keep
ing Growing chickens in their yards.
Harnwell asked that the defendant
be enjoined from keeping the chick
ems as they disturbed his slumbers
in the early morning. Judge Ratter-
rec denied the injunction, stating that
the other qualities possessed by the
chickens more than made up for their
Growing proclivities. = Little Rock
correspondence st. Louis Republic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

ing report has 1t women were bulled around
in the past settles down quietly and proceeds to be
her faithful slave There is nothing he refuses to do
for her.
He is not always patient and is Just likely to swear
during performance of unpleasant tasks not but
insists upon doing than half of lifes burdens II
he doesn't he's a back number, that's all.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

care you happier now that you own
your own home?" asked the sollcitous
friend.
"Of course" answered Mr. Meekton,
"there is a proud satisfaction In hav-
ing my own place. But occasionally
can't help longing for the time when
my wife kicked TO the landlord for re-
pairs instead of com.ug to me"-Wash-
ington Star
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
A Bad Example.

''The railways are sometimes very
inconsiderate toward the public"
Yes answered Miss Cayenne, "but
think Of the bad example the public
sets them. There is nothing that ex-
ceeds the selhshness and inconsidera-
ton to be found among a lot Of people
travelling on the cars."-Washingtou
Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
Deflnition of "Republican. .

What is a Republican? A Republic
can is a denatured democrat, an OPP
portunist, one who does not believe in
the strict construction of the Federal
Constitution, yet clings in a vague, in
definite way to the theory of govern
ment by the people.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
The Chief Trouble.

at is a sad fact" said the Stats
tician, chat the ordinary waste OF
food in an English middle-class fam
ily would be sufficient TO maintain
wholly a French family Of similar
station"
True" said the epicure. "And it
is also a gratifying fact that the aver
age French family couldn't be hired
to eat it after it had been cooked by
the average English middle-ciass fam
lily, so that, after all, IT is not wasted
as far as France is concerned -
Harper's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
TESTING His Flies.

Donald, who was fisher. started TO
dress his own fly hooks He was met
by crony one day. who said:
Il hear we've begun to dress yer ain
hooks moo, DonaT Is that true
Its a that" answered Donald.
AN can yer put them up anything
material like2" inquired the crony.
Il dinna ken for that" replied DON
aid, but there was a spider ran AVA
wi two o. them yesterday. "-Minneapo-
lis Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

SO beautiful when bestowed upon representing
helpless infant
No disgusting sight has to my eyes
than presented by the spectacle of girl onding ca
ressng kissing these pseudo animals 1t Is
shame upon the American people that it will suffer
development of the instinct of motherhood its future
women be arrested for fad for these bundles hor
ridness the most harmful and repusive fakes
ever perpetrated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

In his recent speech at Pittsburg
Governor ClImmins of Iowa said: 1T
see1ns to me that we have gone mad in
our zeal for the seller and have aban-
doned the buyer to the tender nercies
of monopoly. combination, and greed. =
he was talking as Republican to Re
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
On the River.

'Y suppose he clasped you in bis
arms when the canoe upset"
'sNo; quite the opposite"
@Quite the opposite|
"Yes: the canoe upset when he clasp
ed me In bis arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
Al Regular Rates.

Miss Matilda Owens hung on the
arm Of the editor Of the Laneville
Bugle, to whom she had been engaged
for three years, and endeavored to turn
his gaze toward the sky.
Just notice the moon, William -
she said, in a melting voice.
AT the usual rates, Matilda, shall
be happy TO do so,' he replied
Never judge woman's brilliancy by
the lightness of her hair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
TEDDY BEAR NENACES NATION.
By Rev. Father M. q. Esp,

Race suicide the gravest danger which con-
fronts this nation to-day is being fostered
and encouraged by the fad for supplanting the
good old dolls of our childhood with the horri-
bic monstrosity known as the TEDDY bear"
The very instincts of motherhood In growing
girl are bluTted and oftentimss destroyed If the
child is allowed to lavish upon an unnatural
toy of this character the loving care which Is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
RICH YOUNG MEN NEEDED IN POLITICS
BY Secretary w. II. Tai

II there is any one thing upon
which 1 feel strongly, 1t is the sub
ject of the duty of the wealthy and
educated young man to his country.
1t has many times been remarked
that much of England's administra-
tive success in municipal and in i'm
perial affairs has been due to the ex-
istence in England of a class free
by birth from the need to labor, and,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

puolicanS We" meant the Republican
party. He told the truth, and nothing
but the truth, yet not the whole truth.
His party Is standing pat on it's an.
cienf infamous policy of projecting the
few at the expense OF the many.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13
CHILD LABOR MUST GO.
By Owen K. Lovejoy.

IN tracing the relation of child labor to the
various problems in the field of philanthropy
we are led to record the following facts
against it: 1t is a menace to the physical
we'll being Of It's victims. We cite the wreck
ing OF the nervous system in young girls who
spend the years OF adolescence bent over sew
ing machines run at lightning speed; bronchial
and pulmonary affections of the child of the