Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-12-29
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NEW YEARS.


TOAST FOR THE NEW YEAR
To the true Pioneers of Progress-to
the men with chain and sextant. drill
and shield, hoist and riveter-burrow-
ing through mountains, spinning,
spiderlike, across dizzy chasms-mak.
ing the world smaller and Man larger
A Happy New Year and Many of
En-!
To the Gentleman Adventurers-tO the
men who tempt the vengeance of the
upper air. dare the sunless dangers of
deep seas, track to their secret lairs the
wild beasts of disease ard pestilence-
risking their own lives that the life of
Man may be made safe
A Happy New Year and Many of
EN-.
10 the Poets and dreamers of the
Present-to the men who harness the
tides, bride the west wind, put yoke
about the neck of the glaciers, drive the
sun and moon embarrassing the
forces of nature toll that Man may
enjoy
A Happy New Year and Many of
'Emi
To the Masters of the Future-to tn e
lnen who know, to men in earnest-re-
joicing in their knowledge aud their
strength, looking with clear eyes,
unafraid. into the face of fate-crowned
with the high happiness of work well
done
Emu H. M. Hyde.
Now comes the observance of the
birth of the new year and then rest
from holiday life. The Methodist
churches and some lodges will have
watchnight services on next Thursday
evening to usher in the youngster,
1909, and at midnight church bells will
clang and for five minutes there will be
din of fire arms There will be
numerous dances, parties and social
features that evening and some of the
observances on Jan LIST will be similar
to those OF Christmas day.
1t will be a time when good resolu-
tons are made--to be broken some
time between then and the following
year. 1t will be time when the water
wagon will start on its annual tour
from Goodresolutionville and pink
elephants and blue spiders will HE
themselves to retreats In making up
your set of resolutions the PILOT would
suggest that you include few of the
following bad habits, in forsweariug
The list is made upso as to be adaptable
to either sex Drinking intoxicants,
voting the republican ticket, using
tobacco, wearing Merry Widow hats,
misusing wife or husband, being con-
ceited, keeping late hours, wearing red
neck ties, growing mustache, telling
fibs, attending rummage sales wearing
loud socks, spurning the alarm clocks
call, marrying, Sinking WORT, reading
yellow novels, believing isa stories,
parting hair in the middle, playing
bridge whist, asking for more pay, Cos
siplng. chewing gum, stopping in front
of a moving automobile, keeping a
barking dog, giving to the poor or tax
ing from the rich, talking politics, CIV
ing advice to others less in need of it
than yourself. These and many others
might be included.
Occasionally a man or woman is
found who religiously keeps New
Years resolution and place is reserved
for them in the fiai. of Fame. bus there
are lots of empty inches there.
One evening in the early 90's young
cor sie, engaged. met at social func-
ton given in Wa1sau home on New
Years eve. The bride-to-be had only
one objection to her intended spouse,
viz, that he drank intoxicants. He was
not aware that she knew it, She fixed
resolution contest so he would lose.
He did not suspect the plot. He said be
never touched a drop in his life,
though she knew he was deceiving her
when he said it. Il know you dom
drink she breathed into his ear from
the depths of coy corner, 'bnt wan
| to be sure that you never will The
young mans habit met It's Waterloo il
the trick of stacked DECK" and Z
little later at the coroner's inquest hi:
wife tearfully remarked that her hus
bands taste for liquor had entirely fed
The good lady is now living in far of
I city. but the trick played in that Wan
sau home on the evening referred to nj
doubt is brought back to her mind witt
every recurring New Years eve.