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character take hold, it will be but a shor

character take hold, it will be but short
step quickly taken TO more complicated
schemes of bunchiness.
The sudden change from sheath fitted
hips to the bulk of pleats is startling,
and a good many women will recall with
regret the grace of the simpler outline.
The long sweep of the pleated skirt, how
ever, adds an effect of height and grace
that makes one almost forgive their
weight, and another point in their favor
is the considerable variety in which they
are put forward. At present the skirt is
correct that is dominated by pleating. In
short time fashionables may settle on
some one form of the many now offered
to the exclusion of the rest. Plainly the
extra weight involved is not to count
strongly againA the fashion. Proof Of
this lies in the fact that one of the forms
that seems likely to win general approval
has the pleats finished with band trim
ming. Velvet is used as trimming and
satin folds are seen on some models.
Though the trimming adds appreciably
to the skirts weight. the newness of the
fancy has an attractiveness that seems
to oyerbalance the fault.
As to sleeves, few lightweight cloth
gowns show the unrslieved shoulder seam
of the sleeve, but these are exceptions
As rule a spread of collar or reEer
extends over the seam, or the shoulder
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONcISELY
CONDENSED.
Day and Night on water-Logged yes-
seI-Promoter Found Dead Farmer
Nearly Killed by Hired Man Victim
of Hunting Accident Kills Himself.

Waterlogged and sunk almost to the
water line, the small fruit schooner Win
ME Weaver was discovered two miles off
shore by the lookout of the Kenosha life
saving station. The life-saving crew
went to the rescue and succeeded in
bringing the baat aud its crew of two
men into the harbor When sighted the
boat had flying as signal of extreme
distress the Stars and Stripes at half
mast, union down She could not have
remained afoat two hours longer. Cap
tain Robert Kerwin. the owner and skip,
per of the little schooner, tells a thrill
ing tale of day and night of peril. The
boat sprung leak when in midlake and
the water ran into her as through a
sieve. The pumps were manned BY the
captain and his only assistant. Benjamin
Drinkwater, and for twenty-four hours,
without rest or nourishment of any kind,
they fought for their lives against the
element
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Charles Rice of New London had his
foot crushed while at work in Meikle-
john & Hotten's MILL
Beloit now has a modern theater W.
A. Wilson has just completed $1,000 re-
pairs on the old house.
Rev r. f. Roberts resigned as pastor
of the Welsh Presbyterian Church in Ra-
cine, to take effect Dec. i.
Two hold-up artists tackled ragman
in the south end of La Crosse, and after
assaulting him ran away with his horse
and wagon.
William Dunn attempted suicide at Ra-
cine by taking carbolic acid. Physicians
were called in time to save his life. Dunn
is married man with two children.
The New Richmond Roller Mills Com
pany's plant was bought by the North
ern Grain Company. The elevators will
be operated by new owners this season.
While playing wish matches the cloth
ing of MuTc!la, the 6-year-Old daughter
caught FIRE and she was so badly burned
about the hands and breast tts't she died.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
roads Ashland division engineer corps
has just completed the survey OF a
branch from Pelican lake northeast TO
Crandon.
Carl Bruhn, night operator at the
Northwestern Railroad C0mpany's
switch tower north Of Fond du Lac. was
run down by a Wisconsin Central pas
senger train. He was badly injured.
August Koepke. aged GO years. hung
himself in the barn Of the Crescent
from his second wife year ago and since
then has been drinking and respondent
The S-year-old son Of Otto Matson OF
Deerfeld. in trying to jump upon his
fathers wagon. got caught in the sp0kes
Of the hind Wheel and crushed his knee.
A geyser was discovered on Paul
Themes fa.sn. near Mukwa, while a
party OF men We're boring for water 1t
throws a stream of water ia the air to
the height of thirty two feet.
A big deal in land was consummated
recently when the Rice Lake Lumber
Company disposed Of 5000 acres Of land
in Washburn and Sawyer counties TO an
kowa syndicate. The lands are unculti-
waited and were purchased for the pur-
pose of opening them to colonization The
consideration was S57 900.
Theodore Hard. workman az a saw
mill in Iron River. is suffering from
badly fractured jaw reg broken in two
places and other bruises received By fall
ing 100 feet He was working on A
scafolding on slab burner at the mill
when q part gave way AID let him fall to
the earth
The wreck Of the nor-h-bound passen-
ger at Appleton was caused By an open
switch. which had been turned few
minutes before the train was due. by
two children. buy and a girl, BY the
l..Ine OF Coekayne AS both the chill
dren are under 10 years Of age it is be-
lieved that they cannot be convicted on
4 criminal charge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Attacked by a Madman.

Charles Oestrich. farmer living sew
en- miles southwest of Amigo, was nearly
killed by being struck on the head with
an ak in the hands of his hired man.
He was asleep and awoke to find the
hired man about to strike him with the
ak. The man had already hacked him
in the back of the head in four places
aud once on the left arm. There il no
cause for the deed, as the men were good
friends 1t is supposed that the hired
man was taken with fit Of temporary
insanity The victim will recover
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
M'kINLEY's 20 COMMISSIONS
Enormous Sums Spent to Provid,
Eaxnrifes with Pafrnnaue

Enormous Sums Spent to Provide
Fayorites with Patronage.
First Philippine Commission (after
battle of ManiIal, $4,000.
Second Philippine Commission Den-
by, Worchester and Schurman), S117,-
500.
Peace Commission, S222, 931.
w. J. Calhoun. Special Commissioner.
$1,000.
Bimetallic Commission, $4,000.
Algo- Army Commission, S150000.
/ Samoan Commission, $4,000
Queens Jubilee Commission, $50, 900.
Special Paris Exposition Commission,
$4,000.
Reciprocity Commission, $4,000.
Joint High Commission with Canada,
$4,000.
Cuba and Porto Rico Evacuation
Commission, $4,000.
Hague Peace Commission, So. 900.
Hawaiian Commission, $4,000.
Isthmian Canal Commission, 81 ,OO0,-
600.
Insulsr Commission. $4,000.
1
Industrial Commission Qabor) per
year $150O00.
Charles Hamlin, Special Commission
er to Janan, $4,000.
John ". Foster, Special Commissions
CT, $30,n0O.
| Robert P. Porter, Special Commits
| sioner to Porto Rico and Cuba, $50 600.
/ Statistics which show the enormous
amounts of money expended on COM
missions of various kinds since the in
auguration of President Mckinley.
The above is = partial list and does
not include the new Philippine COM
mission known as the Taft commission.
The postal commission and California
debris commission are also omitted,
likewise the Mississippi River and the
District of Columbia commissions, as
they are under continuing statutes.
1t is impossible to give the exact ex-
| penses of these commissions, except as
to the Paris commission and the second
| Philippine commission They are
charged up on the books of the Treas
ury Department to National Defense
and Emergency"
In the receipts and disbursements for
the year 1899 appear the following:
Under the head of national defense
in the War Department, charged to
miscellany, is an item of $S,SS9.291.
Under the head of emergency, in mis-
cellany, is charged $3,00o,000.
Navy miscellaneous. under the item
of national defense, $S,197,701.
Under the head of emergency in the
Navy Department, S3,S56, 263.
These items are put in a, lump AID
the purpose of such expenditures is not
named
The books themselves show these ex-
penditures to be UNUSUAL and extraordi-
nary, and they are the only large ex-
penditures which are not itemized.
In these items are contained the ex-
penses of the various commissions, and
1t seems impossible to learn of what
these lump sums consist. All of the
expenses given are estimated, except
those of the peace commission and the
second Philippine commission.
Applying the rate of cost known to
exist as to these two commissions, it
will be seen that the estimates of the
other commissions, while based only
upon estimates. are probably too low
rather than too high.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Let the tiger once taste human blood
and it will hunt no game but man. I'M
perialists obey the same law OF devel-
opment. Caesar did not set out with
the design of subvert,ng the Roman re-
public. Napoleon did not think of a
censulship for life until he had made
away with the directory He did not
think of crown until he lad become
first consul, Mckinley did not reach
out for his Chinese province until he
had his Porto Rico and his Philippines.
Give him China and he will east eyes
on Afrlca.--New York Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Lester A. Rose, secretary of the Valley
Advancement Association and well
known as a promoter throughout Wis
consin, died suddenly in a room above the
Weber & Mclaughlin restaurant in East
Water street, Milwaukee. A bottle of
strychnine tablets was found in one of
Mr. Roses pockets and it was stated by
his friends that he was in the habit of
taking the tablets in order to strengthen
his heart action. He was an active pro-
moter and newspaper man for seventeen
years and until recently was associated
with Edgar I. Wheelock in the publica-
ton of the Wausau Daily Record.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Through the efficacy of the words
Faith, Hope and Success" and some
hypnotism and confidence work, Prof.
H. Ball, a fortune teller and clairvoy-
ant, cleaned up about $1,000 in Oshkosh
in week. His clients put sums of
money into envelopes marked, Faith,
Hope, Success, with the assurance that
in given time through Balls influence,
the money would be doubled. When the
envelopes were opened only waste paper
was found in them. Ball has departed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Jack Atkinson, a Marinette veteran
made a very daring stop of runaway
horse and practically saved the lives OF
two human beings. The nurse girl en-
ployed by Charles Goodman, wealthy
Iumberman, was out driving with Mr.
Goodman's little child. She lost the lines
and the horse broke into wild gallop
Atkinson, at the risk of his life, made
a leap for the bride. and, though drag
ged some distance, brought the madden,
ed animal to stop. The runaway oc-
Cured on a torn-up street, making the
situation more critical
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

1t is the essence of hypocrisy for the
Republican party, in view of its pres
ent record TO condemn negro disfran-
chisement in the South as long as it is
riding roughshod over the political
rights of the inhabitants of the islands
acquired from Spain. 1t overthrow the
government of the Hawaiians and re-
duced the natives TO a condition of po-
litical servitude. 1t is waging war upcn
the Filipinos for the purpose of extin-
gushing their liberties and preventing
them from realizing their political as
pirations. Baltimore Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Death Rather thau Divorce.

Frederick Haedrich, aged 80 years,
committed suicide at his home in Fond
du Lac by hanging himself in bis wood
shed. He is a masonry contractor and
was summoned TO go into court and make
answer to divorce proceedings recently
instituted by his wife, whom he drove
from home a few weeks ago. The hour
for him to appear was 10 o'clock and it
was a few minutes after that time, it is
thought, that he hanged himself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Iniured Man Rims himself.

Nicholas Bettinger, who lives at 593
Park street, Milwaukee, and Herman
Brandt, 17-yeai-old boy employed with
Bettinger in the Plankinton packing
house, were shooting in the town Of
Brookfeld Brandt's gun was accident
ally discharged and the shot inflicted up
on Bettinger a wound so distressing that
life was no longer worth living to him,
though the injury was not fatal. Bettin-
ger begged Brandt TO kill him and put
an end to his misery. When Brandt
refused Bettinger drew lis own revolver
and put a bullet through his brain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

pleat down the back Of the bodice under
which the belt passes is a favorite design
and supplies a pretty spring below the
belt line. The first picture here presents
this idea in its simplest form as carried
out in striped French flannel, a white
taffeta sailor collar embroidered with gilt
cord being the greatest departure from
entire demurity Should designs of this
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

companied by their wives, the army and
navy were conspicuously represented.
Dr. Parker Morgan, of New York, Off
ciated at the ceremony, which occurred
at the home of Abner Mckinley. The
decorations We're elaborate and room
full Of presents were received.
-.--s-
Members Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union throughout the coun-
try have been expressing their sympathy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

The Democratic party has not the
millions OF dollars with which the
trusts have filled the slush fund in Mr..
Hanna's hands TO pay for distributing
literature and sending hired spellhind-
ers to every county and city in the
Union. Its orators and writers viii
labor for the love of the cause and the
triumph of il win be their reward
Kansas City Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Mc,<iulev ami the Ham;i,o, Ia,

AS he Is Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives. whatever Mr.. Henderson
says of American politics may as well
he noted. Mr.. Henderson wants TO
elect 10 the Presidency man wlo mot
only breaches the doctrines of Alexan-
der Hamilton. but. like Mckinley. acts
them" As Hamilton declared the Brit.
ish government the best model the
world has ever produced. the Ameri.
can voter may easily Judge for himself
as to what is the paramount issue now.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Imperialism Past and Present.

Imperialism first destroyed the Ro-
man republic and then ruined Rome.
Imperialism killed two republics in
France and is waiting its opportunity
to assassinate a third. Imperialism is
a menace TO the American republic as
ii was the destroyer of the great re-
publics of ancient and modern Europe.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

high a position in
the ranks of or
ganized labor. He
is essentially a
Sc | f-m a d e man.
Born in b r a i d.
wood, H., in 1869,
Mr.. Mitchell was
left an orphan at
an early age, his
mother having died
when he was =
years old, and his
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for M o { h e ~
Thompson, whose
husband, ] II d Z e
Thompson, died at
his home in Hills
boro, Ohio, a week
or two ago. Judge
Thompson was one
Of the leading jur-
lists Of Ohio, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

State Hay the re-
spons ibility Of
State Department
affairs rested on
the shoulders OF
Assistant Secretary
Adee. Mr.. Adee is
regarded as one OF
the best informed
men in Washington
on matters pertain
ing TO our foreign
relations. His deaf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
Slow hus steadr saneeze.

The price of sugar has been raised
almost a cent pound since May 80.
in eight different advances. The only
thing that can be said in favor Of the
trast is that it has apparently tried TO
break the bad news gently Boston
Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

cloth was the fabric of the 6rst suit.
white and red striped silk bodice with
lace yoke and collar coming beneath its
bolero. All the jackets edges were
stitched in red. The other simple gown
was dark blue cashmere, the skirt, yoke
and bodice banded with silYe-l soutache.
The top of the bodice was ivory white
lace outlined with black floss. Consid-
GRAFTON of this third gown will show how
strong is the contrast between the two
grades. 1t was pale gray pastel cloth
over rose pins silk, the former cut away
at the knees. Ivory lace appeared in
bands and bolero. The silk gave the bod
ice. and narrow black velvet was applied
IN bands and bows as the artist has IN
dicated The variety possible in such
dresses Is practically unlimited.
Naturally there are great many COM
promise costumes that present features
of both schools. Transparent and semi
transparent silk or light wool materials
are laid in tiny pleats. showing the silk
foundation dress charmingiy. as the pleats
change in line. Rows of insertion, through
the openings of which the under material
shows, make an elaboration at once sim
pie IN outline and dainty III appearance.
The second dress in the concluding pic
ture was on this general order. 1t was
sketched in pale blue grenadine over lem
on silk, bands of gray lace insertion being
let in as Indicated The shoulder collar
was white satin embroidered witk pink
roses and foliage. There is a decided
fancy for shoulder collars Of tafeta or
satin of a color contrasting with the
dress. These cape collars are hand en-
broidered, and it is considered best that
they should not seem to be made to
match the dress. White satin embroid-
cred in natural colored currants or cher
ries makes a becoming collar. Black sat
in is almost as dressy, and, of course, is
far more useful
1t is safe to prophesy that the all-oyer
lace gown will be worn all the winter for
dressy occasions. Many new effects in
all-over nets are shown. The tendency
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
WORLDS FINANCIAL HUB.
New York Foreign Loans Amount e
a2fs,OOO, 900 This Year.

That New York Is now the financial
center Of the world IL shown by the fol-
lowing foreign loans which city bankers
have made during the year 1900: Feb. %.
Russian transsiherian loan, $4,000, 600:
March o, British consul loans. $4,000
900; March 16, loan 70 Bank Of France.
SIS .OOO. 600: June 3. Mexican refunding
loan. s1I5. 600: Aug. 4, British ok
cheauer loan, SIS. O00. 600: Sept IA. Ger
man loan, $2O.0OO.00O. Total. s218000.-
O00
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

I'VE hold these truths to be seif.evi-
dent. that all men are created equal,
except the Fliainos and Porto Ricans :"
Declaration Of Independence As
amended ny Mckinley. -Grand Rapids
Democrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
HEAVY SKIRTS AGAIN
FASHlONABLES AWAIT THEIR Elk
PECTED COMING.
Their Long Sweep Gives an Effect of
Height and Grace to the Figure
Costumes Are Either Very Plain or
Wrought with Great EIaborateness.

ERCILESS jade
that she is, Dame
Fashion is going
to put her follow
ers into heavy
skirts again. A
large proportion
Of the new skirt
models are pleat-
! ed, ACCORDION, kilt
or BIO KIP | e a t.
These skirts drag,
a d d j n g several
pounds IN the
weight of the ex-
ira length, and
many are supplied
with an especial
pleat or pleating
at the back. A
good many of the
more striking fall
dresses are being
made with bodices
that show below
the belt. Al bOx-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

q pfuuiiutHt dAN
wealthy resident of
California, w a $
killed while resist
ing the robbers
The train left Den
yer early in the
evening east bound
and at a place cali
ed Limon Junction
I, two men got on
A b out midnight.
when the train was
going at full speed,
the men drew their
ravolvarS and or
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

M0IHEK IHOMF5Oss his WIDOW, Mrs
Eliza j. Thompson, is known all over the
world as the mother Of that organization.
The judge was an honorary member OF
the national organization, and often lent
his influence to the work which Mrs.
Thompson started.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

father being acei- JOHN MITCHELL.
dentally killed when he was 6 years. At
ID the boy was compelled TO enter the
mines at Braidwood and work for his
living. His career as an official Of the
miners organization began in 1895. The
miners convention elected him president
in 1899 and 1900 by overwhelming ma
jorities. John Mitchell is believed in by
the miners and members of organized
labor generally for his calm, judicial
manner of conducting the affairs OF his
organization at critical times, and for
his untiring devotion to the men he
serves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

a stylish combination. The jacket may
be of taffesa. and should be Incl TO
match the embroidery.
Copyright 1900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

Gov. Joseph d. Savers, of Texas, who
has general supervision OF the move
ments throughout The country for the
relief of the sufferers in the big storm,
is Mississippian who removed to Texas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
ellhR gg!qlfs

One Of the boldest hold-ups In the his
tory Of the West took place recently near
Huge. Colo, in which William J.. Fay,
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dered the conductor to lead the way
through the coaches ami wake the sleep
ing passengers one at a time. One Of the
passengers, William j. Fay, would not
submit so easily to being robbed, and
drawing his revolver fired at the men.
The shot was returned, and Mr. Fay fell
dead, a bullet entering his mouth and
passing through his head. The bandits
were recently run down by posse and
both Of them killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

the use Of an ear trumpet in converse
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

The wedding of Miss Mabel Mckinley
and DR.. Hermanus Ludwig Baer at
Somerset, Pa, was one of the most bril-
liant social functions ever witnessed in
this country. In addition to the pres
ence of the President and Mrs McKin-
ley and the members Of the Cabinet. ac-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

John Mitchell, president Of the United
Mine Workers of America, at 81 years
of age is the youngest man holding so
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

nnrinr Az lin u secretary Of
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as child. He was educated in that
State, fought in the Confederate army,
and was several times wounded, studied
law, and in 1878 was elected Lieutenant
Governor. He is 50 years old.
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Hypocriticai Condemnation.

An hundred hands fling up reply
An hundred voices answer. Pie
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FriIIs of Fashion.

Copyright. 1900.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-04-07

their surplus fund they would be
great deal better off. An assess
ment of less than So per I,ooc
would have saved the Charter Oak
Life Insurance company from fail
ure and saved its stockholders
millions of money that were other
wise squandered in the long wind
ing up of its affairs. The Charter
Oak had its reserve and its surplus.
The surplus vanished, the reserve
became impaired and bankruptcy
followed, whereas if it had levied
a single assessment of s. per thous-
and it could have survived bad
management and shrinkage in
values, and continued its career of
usefulness to its policy holders
Columbian Herald.