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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
The judgement of the stecrage.

In recounting the plans which take
the Italian home from America with
his hard-earned savings, writer IN
Harper's Magazine tells a little story
of the steerage, as the ship sighted
the first islands of the Bay of Ma
pies. AS the ship drew near the city
of golden lights she heard a woman's
soft voice from the upper deck say
ing. Beautiful. beautiful! What q
wondrous world God has nader
Then the voice of woman In the
steerage said to her son, 10, there,
Luigi. II is not q cloud; 1t is the
smoke just above vesuvius, and our
village is just beyond
Are there electric cars there?" ask
ed the boy.
"No, but fruits, most wonderful
fruits" replied the mother.
"I don't know anybody there" said
the boy.
"But the fruits win all be ripe the
mother replied.
The steamship drew nearer to the
city: the signals had been answered
the pilot had come aboard to take II
70 anchorage. 1t YVES an old ship
and many, many times had sailed
froz, the port with the decks swarm
ing with emigrants bound for the
Western land. Was it bringing back
as good as 1t had taken awayf
"Its a great country" said Anto-
Mo, at my elbow.
Italy? Yes, beautiful country
I replied
81 was thinking OF the Unlteo
States" said Antonio.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
LOCK TYPE APPROVED
| BY BOARD OF EXPERTS
Engineers Declare There Is No Oc-
casion for Changing the Plan
of the Panama Ditch.
AL CRITICISMS ARE ANSWERED
Cost of Waterway Placed at $50
Millions-Can Be Completed
In 1915 or Earlier.

Transmitting to Congress the unani-
nous report of the engineers who visit
ed Panama with Taft which indorses
the Gatm dam and the lock system,
President Roosevelt characteristically
declared in the accompanying message
that any attack hereafter made upon
the present plan for building the
Isthmian Canal must be regarded as
lin reality merely an attack upon the
policy of building any canal at ALL
President Roosevelt, in his message
prefacing the report, said that the
document shows in clearest fashion
that the Congress was wise in the posi-
ton it took, and that it would be an
inexcusable folly to change from the
proposed lock canal to sea-level
canal.
''As to the Gatun dam ITSELF" he
said, they show that not only is the
dam safe, but that ON the whole the
plan already adopted would make it
needlessly high and strong, and ac-
cordingly they recommend that the
height be reduced by twenty feet,
which change in the plans | have ac-
cordingly directed" The engineers re-
port that as the Gatun earth dam was
the central point of discussion they
gave 1t. under instructions from Mr..
Taft, First consideration in the light
of all new evidence" and they add
that ''the type of dam now under con-
struetion is one which meets with our
unanimous approval"
Their estimate of the complete cost
of the canal is $360.0O0,0O0. They say
it is incorrect to state that the orig
inal estimate of cost was $140,0O0000
as this did not include sanitation and
zone government"
Commentator is expressed at the
present condition of the work. In
their opinion 1.-The work is well or
ganized aud is being conducted ener-
getically and we'll"
1--WE see no reason" they add, why
the canal should not be completed, as
estimated by the chief engineer, by
January 1, 1915 in fact, it seems that
somewhat earlier completion is prob
able If all goes WELL"
Considering the cost and the time
of construction of a sea-level canal as
compared with the lock type, they told
that most of the factors which have
operated to increase the cost of the
lock canal would operate with similar
effect to increase the cost of the sea-
level canal, and at the present time
there are additional factors of even
greater Importance TO he considered
as affecting the time of completion and
cost of a sea-level canal"
Replying to the criticism that 1.-THE
canal region is liable to earthquake
shocks and that a sea-level canal
would be less subject to injury by
earthquakes than lock canal" they
assert that dams and locks are struc-
lures of great stability and little sub
ject to damage by earthquake shocks. -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
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Kaiser and King.

Berlin's spontaneous enthusiasm at the
visit of King Edward appears to have
suffered from hostbite.- Washington
Post.
Bill and Ed have slobbered over each
other again, but the hammering in their
navy yards goes merrily on.-Detroit
News.
Heavy firing off Mole st. Nicholas
Or was it King Edward and Emperor
Wilhelm kissing each other?-Toledo
Blade.
1t is expensive entertaining King Ed
ward, but it is cheaper than fighting
That should console the commercial Ger.
mans.-Providence Bulletin.
The King of England is having a de-
lightful time in Berlin as the guest of his
loving nephew, the Emperor. And the
British Parliament has just authorized
the building of six more battle ships OF
the Dreadnought type.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
The Great American woman.

The Great American Woman.
A French literary woman and so
biologist studying the big cities OF
America tells us that our civilization
will be the best the world has ever
seen, because of the influence of the
American woman on our educational
system and our club life.
1t is always pleasant to hear nice
things about ones own, and the Ameri-
can man is more easily and surely fiat
tered by praise of his wife and daugh-
tiers than by any other method. OF
course we know that the American
woman is the finest of her sex, but
it is not every day that her European
sister will admit it.
The Europear man has always
known her superiority, and the num-
Der of American wives in European
homes is proof of his good judgment.
On the other hand. it Is an encourag-
ing sign Of growing appreciation of
the American man that a real, titled
aristocrat from the old world has
found the man of her heart in Balti-
more.
Who knows but one of these days
we shall have princesses and duchesses
and all that sort of thing in our best
society, keeping up the drawing room
while the plain American husband pro
duces the shekels to do the keeping
A vast amount of American money has
gone to Europe with American brides,
and it Is no more than fair that a
foreign title or two should come to
this country to even up.
Earls and dukes bolster up their
family fortunes with American wives
and money, so why shouldn't European
ladies Of title take husbands from our
great American nobility to maintain
them in dignity suitable to thei- rank
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Nonsense verses.


Miss Marcella had cat,
The cat she had a Teller,
Their backyard concerts so annoyed,
Ma made Marcella sell her.
Miss Lena weighed an awful lot
Pudgy you should have seen her
But her new gown, striped up and down
Seemed to make Lena leaner.
Louise pair of bottles bought,
Though they were number threes,
They pinched, and so she changed then
for
A pair that gave Loo ease.
Miss Roxana wed q man
Whose cognomen was Hanna.
Their babe was named for grandma 80
Roxana now rocks Anna.
Hepsizah is a mannish girl,
Kitty's more like her ma,
With bonny Kate I'm deep in love,
But as for Hepzi-Bah.
Boston Transcript.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Revised estimates of the loss caused by
the fire at Princeton. y. j.. place the fig
ures between $4,000 and $4,000. Ten
frame buildings were destroyed.
The Oregon Senate passed a bill pro-
viding that any candidate who signs a
pledge to support certain bills shall be
disqualified from holding Office he seeks.
James r. Scheuer. u years old. OF New
York. plunged from the deck Of the Old
Dominion liner Princess Anne. en- route
TO Norfolk. Va. and was lost lie was in
i'll health.
Creditors Of the PilIsbury- yashburn
Flour Mills Company at Minneapolis will
form a company with S2.000.DOO capital
foi twenty years.
4 broken flange was the cause OF the
wreck of tile Oregon express on the Union
Pacific Railroad. near Dana. Wyo.. In
which one person was killed and thirty
acre injured
Frank Hazerman. the saIina (Kan.)
banker. who year and bali ago walk
ed from salina to Kansas City. win &C
company Frank Bristow. a son of Sena-
tor-elect Bristow. in walking from New
Orleans TO Mobile. Ala.
President Roosevelt ANNOUNCE ed at the
dinner given in connection with the chill
dIen's conference al Washington that be
would send a message 10 Congress advo-
eating federal chidrens bureau.
a committee Of the New York State
Bar Association approved a plan TO
.,,a,d she eorrgratfcu laws "a sItuvv ,.arn
uanies 10 issue shares of stock without
assignment thereto OF euy value in money.
Senator Thomas c. Platt. through coun-
sci in the New York Supreme Court. re-
nounced ali responsibility for personal
debts contracted by Mrs. Lillian Jnneway
Plaza from whom he was SEPARATED In
1905 and sought TO have rever sed judg-
merit Of S2.471.GO against hin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

perfectly clear. Dry In the sun If
possible. When well dried, comb with
dull, coarse tooth comb. Shun brushes
as you would pestilence. 1t is brushes
and fine combs that drag the
nair out root and branch. That
is all. Try It and be convinced.
PIT piece OF white soap in wide bot
lie. fill with warm water and let stand
I'LL ready to wash the hair, then I'LL
up again and let stand till next time
and the Jelly" is always ready.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Taft Mt Panama.

The Culebra cut and the Gatun dam
are on their best behavior.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Taft has tackled up the Don't
Worry sign over the Panama Canal
Baltimore Sun.
The Panama idea is that all the dams
are safe after being tested by Mr.. Taft's
standing on them.-Indianapolis Star.
The sea-level canal party has made q
long. game fight, but Taft sat on its
hopes at Panama and fattened them out
entireIy.-Cleveland Leader.
One throbbing problem at least has
been decided by Mr.. Taft's visit to Pan
anna. There are no corns upon tie toe
of the Gatun dam.-W Washington Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Forgetting the Maine.

The argument in favor of raising the
wreck Of the Maine in Havana harbor
loses none of its force with the passing
years. but the delay grows more scanda-
lous.-Boston Herald.
Maybe we are not remembering the
Maine az much as we ought to-Balti-
more Sun.
As the Maine is harbor obstruction,
Havana can't help remembering it,
Springfield Republican.
The Spaniards speak of the Maine just
as if it were Americas skeleton in the
mud.-Augusta Chronicle.
The earthquake in Spain was probably
the agitation in this country for raising
the Maine.-Atlanta Journal.
There lies the dismembered Maine. .
begins a Congressman. dramatically. All
right--re-member the Maine--Cleveland
Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

as displayed In Vancouver have FORM
ed the theme Of many traveller
rhapsody. but Ii appears thar tnere
arr people who do not appreciate
them. One such woman. born and
bred In Vancouver, recently visited in
New York.
at must be wonderful TO have ilved
and grown up in sach place. said
q New Yorker who had Travelled round
the world
why, / don't krow." said the ma
tive of Vancouver. without enthust-
asm. We've Just got the mountains
and the sea-that's all"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

Even the rich had to live on the
meagrest diet and to take into their
menu things that till then only the
trapper in the virgin forests was sup
posed to eat. l leave 1t to you to
imagine what kind of meals were
served in the small restaurants and
boarding houses.
Moreover, everybody had to submit
to the strictest orders. People stood In
file before the butcher and baker shops
to wait for their turns. Each house
hold was furnished with a card from
the municipality, authorizing the bear
er to buy certain amount of meat
and bread The cook, the housewife,
the young girl, the little child (men
never go shopping in France), were
posted for hours before the shops IL
rain and snow, with wet feet, SILVER
Ing with cold The unfortunate ones
enaured without a murmur these hard
ships. Women throughout the time OF
the siege were setting an example OF
courage and self-abnegation not always
followed by men.
ut was sad and touching spec
tacle, these long files Of women, nearly
all dressed In black, grouped before tina
doors Of the dealers, watched by the
national guard, with whom they at first
were laughing and chatting, till the
sufferings from the cold had silenced
the laugh and sometimes brought forth
the tears.
"But In spite Of all precautions the
stores one by one were exhausted, the
provisions, put in too late before the
siege, were used UP, and while the
babies, deprived Of milk, died In great
numbers, or, fed on sweet wine and
bread, pinned slowly away, the big peo
ple tried to find new resources to pro-
long their lives"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
The Kitchen Girl.

Rev. DR.. William Y. Chapman Of
Newark, \. J., thinks that the uplift
movement should be extended to the
kitchen girls. There is no one" he
declares, Il sympathize with so much
as the woman who serves thingF upon
d,saes and then has to wash the dishes
again. 1t IL the most thankless job on
he planet"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

A waste paper basket should form
part of every nursery equipment. Chill.
dren should be taught to put into it all
scraps of paper. cuttings from dolls
dressmaking and any other little odds
and ends that would otherwise litter
the nursery floor
1t will teach them an excellent les
son in tidiness and BE good training
especially for the girls. for the day
when each will have a home of her
own.
While children are young it is com
paratiyely easy to teach them to be
tidy, but the lesson is hard to learn in
later life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

The girl who pulls roses to pieces as
she talks is the creation of men nov
elists who do not share the feminine
love Of flowers. They might as well
represent her as idly pinching the
baby as she spoke" Marguerite and
her daisy are true 70 life; most WON
en- would pull anything on earth to
pieces to know If the right man loves
them; but they need the motive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

A German physician declares that
red haired persons are more suscept-
bic to consumption than dark-haired
people. Some other types, like Scandi-
navians. who, as a rule, are blonde.
when transplanted from the healthy
agricultural sections Of their native
country to the congested districts OF
large cities, offer less resistance to con-
sumption than do native born citizens.
Many blondes. however, have remark
able powers of resistance against con-
sumption. while many brunetGes offer
relatively little resisting power TIts,
he says. is due TO racial susceptibility
and change In environment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Les. sentimental Fiction.

Anyone who follows the development
of modern fiction will have noticed the
general decline of love-interest, says
the Book Monthly. Life has not only
become less leisurely, but also more sci
entific and more serious Love scenes
are not only cut down. they have been
transferred from the drawing room to
the motor car or the aeroplane, and the
ness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
woman Cemmerciai Judge.

pon't forget her name. Mme- Gle
meme Jusscline Is the first woman
ever elected IN any public Office In
France. She was put up as represen
tative OF her profession as dressnak
er. and she II Is who viii now decide
In the trade disputes. Her title is com
mercial judge. Strange TO say, Nine
Jusseline has been elected entirely By
men, Stop. though: perhaps IL would
have been stranger IL she had oeer
chosen by her own sex. She regards
her election AZ ian almost historic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
A WIFE. Tribute.

II miss Mr.. Blaine. cannot bear
the orderly array Of my life. I miss
the envelopes In the gravy, the bespat-
tered table linen, the uncertainty of
the meals, for you know he always
starts out on his constitutional when
he hears them taking in dinner. |
miss his unvarying attention and as
constant neglect. From the Letters of
Mrs. James G.. Blaine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

For the first time on record a wom-
an is to receive a Lloyd's medal for
saving life at sea. The woman is
Miss Kate Gilmour, stew21dess Of the
Sardinia, destroyed by fire at Malta.
Miss Gilmour refused to leave the ship
until all the women and children had
been rescued. and her coolness and
courage contributed to the saving of
many lives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Practice Proved Theory.

So many women have been willing
to become school directors in Philadel-
phia, and those who have had an op.
portunity have done such good work.
that the cause of woman suffrage has
gained more, Philadelphians say. than
many years of preaching and teaching
would have accomplished.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

Nearly 10000 Is 10 be paid to the
relatives Of persons killed in the Iroquois
Theater FIRE. Chicago. or TO persons who
were injured in that disaste, as a result
OF a settlement made by the George A,
Fuller Construction Company. which
built the Inflated playhouse, and is one
of me defendants in pending litigation for
damages.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
For Falling Hair.

First rub some common kerosene
into the scalp, then lather it well with
soap jelly (made by melting soap),
then sprinkle water on, still working
the lather until it's like the pictures
you see advertising shaving soap. Then
rinse, rinse until the water runs off
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
To Hang handkerchief. I'm WIN.

To Hang Handkerchief In Winter
A good way to save yourself and
handkerchiefs in freezing weather is
to get line long enough for the
amount you have to wash, pin hand
kerchiefs on line while In the laundry.
carry line to yard and hang on hooks
When dry take line from hooks, carry
to laundry and remove clothespins The
result will be found extremely pleas
irO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

handing a higher standard of living
and that they will recognize only one
standard Of morality for both sexes
Men may rebel, but they will have to
come to 1t finally IL they hope to live
happy ever after.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
CHAPTER V


That night the young man of the Cara
van had curious dreams, and throughout
them all moved like a presiding fairy,
Matt OF Aberglyn. Sometimes he was
wandering on stormy shores, watching the
wrecks of mighty srgosies: again, he was
in mysterious caverns underneath the
ground. searching for and finding buried
treasure; still again, he was standing on
the decks of storm-tossed vessels, while
the breakers Numbered close at hand. and
the bale fires burned on lonely headlands
But at all times, and in ell places, Matt
was his companion.
And, curiously enough, Matt in his
dream was very different to the Matt OF
waking reality taller and brighter-in
fact, as beautifu as a vision can be; so
that his spirit was full of a strange SEN
sation of love and pity, and the touch Of
t,- warm little hand disturbed his spir..
wi>a mysterious joy. So vivid did this
foolish dream become at last that he
found himself seated on a sunny rock by
the sea, By MATHS side: and he was talk
ing to her like a lover. with his arm
around her waist and she turned to him
with her great eyes fixed or his. and kiss
ed him over and over again, so passion
ately that he swokel
1t was blowing hard, and the rain was
pelting furiously on the roof OF the Cara
van. He tried to go to sleep again, but
the face OF Matt Gas he had seen II In
his dreamy kept him for a long time
awake.
"Now. young man." he sud TO himself.
'this is idiotic. In the first place. Matt
Is child. not a young woman; in the
second place, she Is q vulgar little thing,
not young lady; In the third place. you
ought to be ashamed Of yourself fSr think
ing Of sentiment at all In Hucn :. connec-
ton. Is Jour brain softenfag. yo:ngster;
or are yor lsboring under the mslign In
fuence Of William Jonesi The kiss you
gave TO this unsophisticated daughter Of
the desert was paternal, or say. amicable :
1t wcs a very nice kiss, but 1t has no right
10 make you dream OF stuf and nom
nanse."
But the influence of the dream was over
him. and IN that half-sleering. hslf-wak-
ing state, he felt like boy in love. He
found himself calculating the age Of his
own friend Let him see II was fifteen
years since. In her own 6gyIratiye express
sion, she come ashore" and the question
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

A woman may shock man to his
soul by doing something which out
RACES his Idea Of honor; but the aver
age man who revealed his business
methods to his wife might infiict equal
wounds on her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02
Educating the Men.

In the United States. where women
are probably freer than in any other
part of the world. the divorce records
show that they are the accusers in
three-fourths of the suits filed. This
means, of course. that women are de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

Tom-whirly must be making an
awful lot OF money.
Dick-I should Sly he Is ! sctu-
ally believe he Is making more than
bis wife can spend.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

EVEN. for it Is something to be proud
of to be the first woman in France to
hold such a position. boston Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

The New York Board Of Aldermen
passed an ordinance barring children IN
der 10 from moving picture shows unless
accompanied By parents Or guardians
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-02

The touch OF the right hand Is gen
orally more sensitive than the left
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-31
MAKING PLANS
FOR CONVENTION
NATIONAL Wool Growers Ar
ranging for Meeting in
Ogden.
(speeIaI 10 10 Herald-RepubIican.l

Especial to The Herald epublican.)
Ogden, Aug a0.-Prcsident T. w. Good
ing, Secretary George 5. Walker and Di-
rector Tim Kenney Of the National Wool
growers association are spending the
day in the city comforting with the gov
eminent board of arrangements for the
national convention of the association,
which viii be held in Ogden January Is,
is and Il, These gentlemen hail from
Idaho and are great admirers of ogden.
They are pleased with arrangements
that have been made Both President
GOOding and Secretary Walker say the
Ogden convention promises to be the lar
gest and most interesting in the history
Of the association and mat the sheep ex-
hibit will be the greatest ever given.
Every sheep raising state in the Union
will be represented with pure blood stock,
and there will also be sheep on exhibit
ton from Canada and Mexico.
The National WOolgrowers' association
has an actual membership of 5000 and an
associate membership of $4,000 and the
attendance at the Ogden convention, it Is
said by those who have the matter IN
hand, Will be larger than at any preVlouc
convention.
According to Mr. Walkers idea, Ogden
is the most centrally located and the best
city IN the intCrmOuntain region tor
sheep convention. It's railroad facilities
are unsurpassed and the people are ready
to make things go. Plenty of money has
been subscribed by the business men and
wOOlgrowers Of the city to detray all the
expenses and hang up the largest purses
for the sheep exhibit ever given
President GOoding says there is no ques-
ton in his mind that the sheepmen, dur
ing the three days convention, will spend
not less than $1,000 1t is calculated that
the attendance at the convention will not
be less than l 600 and likely will reach the
1908 mark