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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16
North Carolina.

The election in North Carolina was
for IL Presidential electors and Con-
gressmen. The Legislature, on which
will devolve the election of successor
to United States Senator Marion But
Ter, Populist, was chosen at the Au-
gust election and is largely Democrat
ic. A Democratic primary was also
held to nominate a Senator, the candi-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16

When you hear man say that IL,
is but dream tread on his corns and
You will wake him up to the fact that
Il is real---Chjcago News
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16
Connecticut.

Connecticut in the election decided
that her electoral vote of should be
placed in the Mckinley column; the
entire Republican State ticket was
elected, and General Assembly over
whelmingly Republican was chosen.
The plurality for Mckinley, with
practically all of the returns In, is
fixed 1T about $4,000. The surprise of
the day was occasioned by the fact
that the Republican State ticket fol-
lowed closely the figures OF the Presi-
Dental contest and was elected by plu-
ralities of over 21,000.
Vermont.
Ira r. Allen, of Fair Haven, chair
man of the Republican State Commit
tee. announced that McKinley's plu-
rality in the State will reach $4,000,
based upon the returns received.
massachusetts,.
President Mckinley has carried Mas
sachusetts by about $4,000 plurality, a
reduction of nearly 100000 from that
Of four years ago.
While the total vote for Governor
was somewhat behind that given the
national candidate, w. M. Crane was
reelected by a somewhat larger plu-
rality than that received by President
Mckinley.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16
Tennessee.

Bailey United States Senator to sue
coed Horace Chiffon.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16

The latest returns show that McKm-
lev has carried rs States and Bryan II.
The President has again been sue
cessful in every State which he won in
1896 except Kentucky, which has re-
turned to the Democratic column. In
addition, he has carried Kansas, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyom-
ing. which declared for Bryan in 1896.
His electoral vote is 292 and Bryan's
is 155; McKinley's plurality, 121 as
compared with 95 in 1896.
McKinley's estimated plurality of
the popular vote is 1921. His plu-
rality in 1896 was 1854.
New York.
In Greater New York the Democrat
ic majority was inadequate to coun-
terbalance that furnished by the up
State counties for the Republican ma
tional ticket.
Bryan carried every borough of the
greater city with the exception Of
Brooklyn, which gave the Republican
ticket majority Of 2400. Below the
Bronx majority of about $1,000 was
given for Bryan, while the State out
side the greater city gave to Mckinley
from 10000 TO 100000, assuring him
a net majority in this State Of not less
than 10000.
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., Republican
candidate for Governor, fell behind his
ticket nearly $4,000 votes, being cut in
those districts where the sentiment
against machine politics is the strong
est. Notwithstanding this loss. he will
still have safe majority and will be
tho next Governor of New York.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16
Illinois,.

Mckinley has carried Illinois by a
large majority. His plurality will
probably be 100000.
Samuel Alschuler, Democratic can.
didate for Governor, is probably
beaten by a close vote. He ran far
ahead of his ticket.
The surprise of politicians is the
enormous vote cast for Mckinley in
Chicago. which Chairman Jones,
Mayor Harrison and others had claim
ed to be Democratic. The total vote
OF this city was: Mckinley, 180,970;
Bryan, 1854; Woolley, 1886; Debs,
6O22; Barker, 1879; Maloney, 295; Ellis,
80. McKinley's plurality, S446.
There is a great likelihood that the
Republicans will lose four Congress
men, including William Lorimer, the
Republican boss of Cook county.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-16
M'KINLEY AND ROOSEVELT ELECTED.
StandadDearers Of the Republican Party viii Have a Big
Majority in the Electoral College,
IMMENSE VOTE POLLED THROUGHOUT The COUNTRY.

New York. illinois, Indiana Ohio and Maryland in the Republican
CoIumn-West Virginia, Delaware and Nebraska Too
New Jersey South Dakota, Michigan and Other States
Which Were Strongly Contested Cast Their Votes Against
the Democratic Nominees.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24

blue and white pique. McrceflZed stuus
are in such great favor that they are
available for all grades Of summer dress
ing, gowns exact grade depending
largely on the amount and nature of It's
trimmings. Perhaps the most genuinely
simple of all the inelaborate wash dresses
are ffand in linens. Many Of these are
made with shirt waist bodices for morn
ing wear.
ChaIlies have about their usual amount
of trimmings. A delicate gray challie
comes at the left of the first group. Skirt
banding of gilt soutache. a belt Of corn
coIored panne surah with long embroid-
cred ends, and deep hamburg yoke and
collar were its trimmings.
Summer silks are made up without
more of highly wrought effects than cot
tons show. Simmer wash pongee is as
useful as linen and far more graceful
than linen. To-day's initial picture shows
a gown in natural colored silk pongee,
with finish of rufles and bands of the
goods stitched in white Rows of fine
tucks were another feature. Bands Of
trimming for dresses of this material
should be Of white il they do not match
the goods. Many pongee skirts trimmed
with white Dands are worn Win SHIT
waists that have needlework collars and
cuffs Lawn that is made dainty with
needlework and lace is freely used as
trimming for summer silks. A dress with
round waist drawn in full at the belt has
a low round neck trimmed with needle
work collar. under sleeves 70 match ap-
pearing below silk elbow sleeves. A dress
OF dainty printed wash silk in any pretty
eoicr may have 6chu with which the
shoulders are more or less covered and q
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Sheen Grub in sur, ,,er.

In midsummer the sheep grub causes
much suffering to sheep, The animals
huddle together, with their noses to the
ground for protection against the CAD
fly, the parent Of the grub. The fly aims
to deposit her eggs in the nostrils Of
the sheep. If she succeeds in so doing
the eggs soon hatch, the worms attach
Ing themselves to the sinuseS of the
nose by means of hooks, and live upon
mucus secretions of the irritated sur
faces to which they cling. When fully
grown they work their way down
through the narrow openings by which
they entered and cause pain to the ami
mails. The grubs fall to the ground,
where they burrow, become chrysal-
ides, and develop into gadfiies in about
two months. The difficulty of handling
sheep is an obstacle, but the usual pre-
ventive is to daub wood tar On the
noses of the sheep. Pillow furrow in
the pasture, and repeat by loosening it
after every rain, as the sheep will keep
their noses in the soft earth as a pro-
lection. A teaspoonful of coal tar and
twenty drops of carbolic acid, well
mixed with pint of wood tar Ito give
the odor, will be an Improvement on
the remedy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
STYLISH SUMNER DREss-UPs.

dress does not cost a great deal, anu on
a pretty girl, or even on a halfway pref
ty one, is very dainty. White, blue-dot-
ted white and all shades of rose are styl-
ish selections Skirts may clear, and
are often made nearly ankle length. over
dresses are few, and there is never any
draping of them. A white lawn dress
made with deep Spanish founce of ham
burg had waist with insertions to
match the skirts hamburg. The waist
was simple in outline, and had a piece OF
wide hamburg fitted into a belt, the
scrolled edge coming TO under the arms.
This belt may be adjusted to make the
bodice more elaborate, the edges OF ham,
burg crossing in front under rosettft of
the embroidery. A belt Of this sort may
be used with different dresses.
Gowns of mercerized cotton are trim
med with insertions of inexpensive lace.
The bodice may be made to cross in sur
plice fashion, showing the throat. A very
pretty style of bodice is the sailor waist
with rolling collar. In the opening may
be set a sailor dicky, with or without
collar. This design may be simple and
sailor-like, or it may be elaborated a bit
with lace and needlework. Many dresses
of these fabrics are finished prettily in
tailor fashion The artist shows one in
the middle of her first large picture This
was an ox-blood cotton finished with bias
bands of the goods stitched in white
Reyers and rundown collar were striped
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
TRAVELS OF THE JIeegR.
This Industrious Little Flea Is Circun
navigating the World,

This Industrious Little Flea Is Circum-
navigating the World.
The very small species of the flea,
commonly known as the jigger, whose
native home is tropical and subtrop-
zeal America, set out in 1872 to cir
cumnavigate the world and has now
half completed his journey, says a
writer in the New York Sun. His ar
rival in India and Madagascar is al
most simultaneously reported. On lis
conquering way he has badly fright
ened many barbarous tribes by his pro.
pensity to bore through the skin and
find Judgment under it, and many viii
lagos and sometimes whole districts
were abandoned by the natives during
his journey across Africa.
In September. 1872, a sailing vessel
from Brazil dumped quantity of sand
ballast on the beach at Ambriz, a little
south of the Congo. This event has
historic Importance from the fact that
the jigger crossed the ocean in this
sand, and it Is believed to have seen
his first introduction to foreign terri
tory. His rate of advance across Africa
depended upon the means Of transport
tation at hand, for the jigger will not
hop when he may ride. 1t was thir-
teen years before he struck tie cara
van route to Stanley Pool ard then he
journeyed quickly and comfortably with
the porters in the freight service TO
that starting point of the upper Congo
steamers, which carried him halfway
across Africa. Twenty years after his
arrival in Africa the jigger appeared
on the shores of Victoria Nyanza, and
six years later he was hopping along
the sands Of Zanzibar Island.
The jigger was thus established in
1898 at the busy mart whence many
vessels sail for the East Indies and
Oceanica. 1t was predicted that be
would soon invade India. and sure
enough his arrival at Bombay. whittier
he had been brought by coolies return
| ing from Africa, is now reported. LIE
/ Tour du Monde says be may be ex
peeted in French Indio-China at any
| time, and that he will evidently N
wade the whole of Southern Asia, ant
( letters from NOSSi Re. in Northwest
Madagascar. report his advent there
and on the adjoining islands, where he
is fourishing and multiplying IN III,
sandy soil.
We may next expect to hear of this
! persevering and successful traveller
among the Pacific Islands, and all re
I gions in or near the tropics seem des
tined to make his acquaintance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
THE BRIDGE.
'What is his bridge to heaveng' they

~What is his bridge to heayen?" they
cried.
And the warriors held their breath,
As the grizzled king of hundred fights
Went down to the river Of death.
'What is his bridge to heaven?" they
cried,
'1s it Fashioned with buckles and
spears,
And girdled strong with the iron blades
OF the battles of bygone years?
~And what are the voices he hears in his
dreams?
Are they the clamors of fight,
Or the echoes of splendid victories that
come
As he stands by the river at night2"
'Nay, nay" and they stand by in wonder
and awe,
Foi 81 that he builds on there
Are withered blossoms. a baby's shoe
And the lock of a woman's hair.
And the only voice he hears in bis
dreams,
AS the world dies out in his ears,
Are an old loye-ballad, baby's laugh,
And the sob of dead wife's tears.
-Pearson's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24

Never buy old stock, especially horses,
even for a song. They are usually
worthless. One out of ten, perhaps, is
worth his feed, but not more. There is
no sale for him and you must let him
die gu your hands. If you make h!m
pull through one cropping season you
are hone the better of, as you must
buy another and be out his price and
feed. A young horse, if he does not
| increase in value, holds his own and
may be sold at cost or few dollars
advance. and the years work IS free.
Ola cows are just as poor property II
you are not prepared TO feed them cot
ton-seed .hulls, meal and chops TO fat
ten and sell to the butcher. But you
must buy them for a song. because it
takes more time and feed for an old
than q young cow 10 fatten.-W. f.
Adams, De Witt County. Texas. in
Farmers Voice
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
shirt waist. in Arrics

Helen Caddick, one of the few white
women who have ventured into the
heart of Africa, mas recently written
about her trip from Zambesi TO the
great lakes-a trip for pleasure.
The cotton blouses or waists which
she wore were washed and ''ironed'' by
her native hoy" and the process was
extraordinary.
The laundryman first spread a mat
or the ground. Next the clothes to BE-
'.ironed'' were placed on it and smooth
ed out as wen as possible. Then. plac
ing a towel or some large cloth over
the garment. he rubbed his feet bach
and forth over 1t until he thought Il
wss smooth enough.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24

Then, too, he had not then begun to CO.
operate to fuse himself into guilds,
and unions, and leagues The indiyid-
ual developed slowly and fully. He
followed his own chosen path. Now,
the essential duty set before him is to
keep step with some body Of men, to
be one Of a majority to sink himself
in the mass. There xas space in thai
calm, leisurely life for the full growth
of personality. Hence, if girl had a
call to any kind of mental work she
followed 1t quietly and steadily. She
studied Greek or mathematics or liter
allure, because Nature had fitted her
for that especial study, while now the
brains of ali girls whose parents de,
eide to give them a college education
are packed with the same quantities Of
the same knowledge. Ladies' Home
Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
PROPHETS OF RAIN.

Squeaky shoes squeak louder than
usual when a storm is coming.
A new moon falling between and
S a. M. in the summer means rain.
Every fisherman knows that fish bite
better just before a shower than at any
other time.
A new moon falling between 10 a. m.
and II M in summer time means very
showery weather.
The pimpernel flower closes at the
near approach of rain, thus furnishing
a sign of coming storm.
A halo around the moon in this part
of the world is a sure indication OF
foul weather within forty-eight hours.
Whistling winds, which give a shrill
sound through the cracks and crannies
of building, generally indicate cooler
weather.
The new moon falling between S and
10 a. N. in the winter time means cold
rain if the wind is from the west or
southwest, sAld snow if from the east.
When chickens dress their feathers.
expressing oil from their oil bags with
their bills and distributing it over the
plumage. rain is almost certain within
few hours.
Ducks are more than usually noisy
on the approach of a storm, and their
loud quacking is considered by farm
ers TO be an almost unfailing sign OF
rainy weather.
Peacocks generally scream vocifer-
ousIy when n change of weather is
impending. In the countries where
these birds are native the sign is re
garded as unfailing.
When dogs refuse their food the
chances are for q rain. It often hap
aens that a storm is foretold by dogs
seeking long-ieaved grass and chewing
and swallowing the blades.
When distant hills, mountains OF
buildings seem near at hand. the sign
is for rain. the air being full of mois.
ture causes these objects TO appear
nearer than at other times.
Sized or calendered paper Is q good
barometer. When e is stiff the
weather will be fair; when it is limp
and bends easily without cracking it il
| full of moisture, and there will be rain
Many wild birds Indicate by q
change OF the tone OF their voices the
nearness Of rain. The blackbird, fol
instance, whose voice is usually soft
utters shriIl cry when a storm is i'm
pending.
The song of the locust is louder
when bad weather Is imminent thar
Ii other times In the rural districts
1 Ais sign is regarded as exceedingly
| favorable for change of weather FOL
/ the worse.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Raising Clover Seed.

TO grow good clover seed it should
not be left until all the seed his ripen-
ed before cutting, as thus much of
the best seed, that from the earliest
and largest blossoms, will rattle out
and be lost. Much of that which seems
to be only partially ripened will germi-
nate quite as well and bring as vigor-
Gus plants as the ripest seed. Handle
and cure the clover just as if it was to
be made into hay excepting cutting it
later, and the straw will be good hay
after it is threshed, not quite as good
as the early cut hay, but quite as good
as any late-cut hay for horses or cat
tie. 1t is thought the best method of
growing clover seed, to cut the first
crop of clover for hay, as early as it is
fit, and let the second crop grow and
ripen seed. Some go so far as TO say
that the seed from the first crop is not
as good as that from the second crop or
rowen, but we think the real advant-
age is getting the crops of hay, and
perhaps there may be better weather
for curing the seed at the late moving
than in June.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24

sash to match. both being of needle wori0-
sometimes with overdress and deep yoke
of lawn.
Piazza and garden dresses are where
the dressmaker gets in her fine work at
celebrating. All the dainty materials are
employed and while a slillfUl user of in
expensive stuffs can produce admirable
results, her taskgMil be difficult, for wom-
en- Of means do no.. spare outlay in these
get-ups. Lace robes are. perhaps. the
most expensive of the lot Their cost
depends, Of course, on the variety Of lace
used, and great beauty and big price
ordinarily go together The gown remain
ing in this first group was a white all
over duchesse over white taffeta. The
jacket fronts were of heavier lace, A
large knot of chiffon was put at the right
side of the bodice There are not a few
aii-overs that are washable and almost rs
beautiful as some of the laces. Then
there are materials elaborated by tuck
ing and inserted lace figures that come by
the yard, and nets embroidered with
wash ribbon. These make up into lovely
garden and piazza dresses, their beauty
beng by no means always in proportion
to their price. Organizes. light summer
silks. lawns and the like are ali EN-
ployed
Lovely garden gowns are planned to
show neck draped with a low drawn
hchu. A pretty woman never looks pref
tier than when under a becoming hat,
with bare throat and d hint of shoulder
showing. Garden dresses are made, too,
with long trains all fluff of frills. The
soft material permits their being held up
without loss of grace, and they are sup
posed to drag on the smooth lawn with
cut damage Long scarfs, flying sash
ends and dainty streamers are features Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Towering Plants.

The fruit stalks of Towering plants
should be cut as soon as the flowers
fail. 1t is an exhaustive process to the
plants to bear fruit or seeds. Some
plants that flower the first year, such
as Chinese pinks, snap-dragons, ETC..
can be made to flower the second year
if not allowed to go beyond the flower
ing stage. The pansy. witch is famil-
lar to all, will continue TO produce flow
ers provided the flowers are cut as
often as they appear. If allowed to
produce seed the plant ceases to pro-
duce flowers. The plant has accom-
plished its work when it has produced
seed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
A New Garden Insect.

A new injurious garden insect is de-
scribed by the Agricultural Depart
ment as a lima-bean borer. The grub
enters the stalk of the lima bean, form
ing a gall of an inch or more in length,
and causing considerable damage in
some sections. The remedy suggested
where this pest proves troublesome is,
after the crop is gathered, to harrow
the ground, thus exposing the larvae
to the elements, and then blowing
deeply in the spring, which treatment
has been found very effective against
the squash-vine borer. The treatment,
however, is more preventive than rene
dial, but in small patches or garden
rows Of limas the insect can be kept in
check by trimming the terminal vines
where infected, and the larvae in the
lower portions Of the stems can be re-
moved by cutting longitudinalIy, with
out serious injury to the stem itself.
The presence of the borer is indicated
By an emulation of excrement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Secs Father Killed.

Jacob Kolf, an elderly man employed
by the city OF Oshkosh in the department
of public works, was instantly killed
while walking on the tracks of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad. He was
going TO his home from work and car
ried a shovel and hoe on his shoulder. A
switch engine approached from behind
and he stepped to another track to avoid
the approaching engine. He did not OBJ
serve that the engine had just made a
flying switch" and box car was APP
preaching him on the track on which he
was walking. Before he was aware Of
his danger the car struck him, killing him
instantly. He was thrown a distance of
about thirty feet His daughter Barbara
Kolf witnessed her fathers terrible
death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Material for the Dust Ran.

Whatever the material used may be
IL should always be dry and fine, says
American Gardening. Dirt is excel
lent. but the habit of placing dirt in a
box for the hens without Sitting it, or
removing the small stones and gravel,
is not a go0d one. The dirt should pc
so fine that it will fly in every direc-
don. When the hen dusts herself it is
not for the purpose of wallowing in 1t,
but to- throw the dust over her body;
hence if the material used is not dry
and fire il will be of but little service
to the hens. Ashes are often used but
there is difference between those pro-
duced from wood and those from coal
They should be sifted fine, and either
kind may be used in dry weather.
Should wet spell come on, however,
avoid those from wood. as the contact
With water renders them injurious to
the skin, owing to their caustic. aka
line properties.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
Depth of Cultivation.

Whether cultivation should be deep
or shallow is a matter that has been
discussed for many years. 1t is claim
ed that deep cultivation destroys the
surface roots of plants, and if the top
soil is loosened and the weeds destroy
ed 1t is sufficient The advocates of deep
cultivation believe that if the ground is
loosened to the depth of inches it in
creases the porosity of the soil and al
lows the air and water to penetrate
more freely. 1t is probably well. how
ever, to stir the ground to a greater
depth before rain and shallow after
a rain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
will make good winter fecA for them.
Should vermin be kept away from them
there viii be little trouble with them.
Harness Hacking.


The great English harness blacking
is made as follows: Three ounces Of
turpentine and two ounces Of white
wax are dissolved together lyer slow
fire. Then add one ounce of ivory black
and one drachm Of indigo. well pulver-
lied aud mixed together When the
wax and the turpentine are dissolved,
add the ivory black and indigo, and stir
till cold. Apply very thin. Wash after
ward, anG you viii have beautiful
polish. This backing keeps the leather
soft. 1t is excellent for buggy tops and
harness. Old harness, when hard. will
be benefited by washing it in warm
water, and, when nearly dry, greasing
it with neats-foot oil.