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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Paid the Doctor TO Come Rack

A physician in Scott County, Kansas,
recently moved to another part of the
State because he could not make both
ends meet in his practice, but his ser
vices were so badly needed in the old
field that the citizens circulated a peti-
ton asking the county commissioners
to appropriate bonus OF $500 annually
to the doctor on condition that he
should return. The commissioners
made the appropriation. and the doctor
has gone back to his former home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Gold of the Baltic Sea, as amber is
often called. is found in various places
on the globe, but nowhere in such
abundance as on the shores of the Bal
tic from Mcneil to Danzig, and there
principally on the coast of the oblong
piece of land jutting ont into the sea
between the kurische and the Trische
Half. 1t is, in fact. vegetable prod
uct. fossil gum of coniferous tree,
and from time immemorial it has been
used as a jewel by many a fair lady.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
a Standard OiI Smile.

Mr.. E. S. Taylor of Chicago would
welcome the Beers. He says:
"The diplomatic part of the work of
the ENJOYS at Washington has been
done. They have been turned down
with cold, sinister, Standard Oil
kind of smile and are through with
that part of it. 1t is ours now to vel
come them as Americans should"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

The manager Of the electrical expo
sition In Philadelphia asked Mr.. Edison
to send on Photographic cylinder set
ting forth some OF his latest ideas of
electrical interest. Mr.. Edison COM
piled in his own way. The message
was as follows:
MY Dear Marks-You ask me to send
you q photographic cylinder for your
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Bile, and the selling OF cloth shrunk ready
for making is established. What is the
consequence? Why. the smaller tailors
have taken to making up material women
bring to them. while if they supply the
material they will turn out a to-order cos
tune, and by either method their output
will compare favorably with that OF
swagger tailors whose prices in the past
have been prohibitively high. Further
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Railroading sisty Year. Apo.

Among the curiosities in the new rail.
road museum at Dresden is a proclama-
ton printed in 1889 warning passengers
that trunks cannot be forwarded unless
they are brought to the station at least
an hour before the departure OF the
train.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
LOW-PRICED TAILORS
PEOPLE OF MODERATE MEANS
NOW OBTAIN THEM.
Time Was When Those Only Could
Wear That Style Who Were Able to
Pay Big Money or Run Big Bills
Gotham Gossip.
New York correspondence:

ICH folk no longer
have severe tailor
fashions exclusive
~ to themselves,
Time was when the
woman who dress
ed in these styles
was she who could
e i t h er pay big
money or run big
bills. The past win
ter changed this.
Now the fashions
are settled, the
straight front is no
longer an expert
ment, reliable pat
farms ara Oh{aipa
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Oivorces in Europesn Cit,e.

Copenhagen's divorce rate is higher
than that of aay other European city
57a per 10000 marriages per year. The
figures for Paris are ST.. for Berlin S02,
for Yienna 100. for Buda-Pesth forty
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

The Province Of Quebec requires the
barber. first Of all. to be himself q
healthy subject free from sransmissi-
BILE affections. Then he must pass an
examination in dssinfection.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
sHREwD STRATEGY OF TOM CAT
Formed an Offensive and Defensive Al

Formed an Offensive and Defensive Al
lance with Three Dogs.
1t was not his size or his beauty
which made him remarkable, though
his possession of these attributes of fe-
line superiority easily made him prom
inent among the cats of the neighbor-
hood with whom he waged unrelenting
warfare, but the fact is that he pos
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
fs,lIecrinn OF Head.

A French professor is said TO be tho
owner of a collection of 900 heads. rep
resenong the various races of people
on the globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

eve are going to make all we can
out of it"-General Grosvenor of Ohio
in Congress,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Dignity may stoop to conquer. bus it
never grovels In the dust
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

A gratuitous falsehood is probably
one that gives itself away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

a Dinner or NIUE and Axle Grease.
The following is an incident OF the
siege Of Ladysmith narrated by Sir
William MaeCormac: IAN officer re-
lated an incident which will serve to
illustrate the lengths to which things
had gone as regards food A shell fell
into the mule lines one afternoon, kill
ing one mule. In spite of other shells
following the first one in rapid success
sion, so as to make occupation of the
spot very dangerous, the men In the vi
entity made rush at the mule like so
many rayenous creatures, cutting or
the flesh with their clasp knives in
great chunks. They then in safer quar-
tiers built fires, toasted the meat and
swallowed it at once. TO make them
more palatable the men fried their bis
cults in the axle grease provided for the
carts. The want Of fatty foods and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

then these minute growths are care
fully extracted. They are so small 1T
takes many thousands OF them to ell
a teacup, but when sufficient number
are collected they are put in mortar
and ground into a fine -four, which is
subsequently mixed with the ginger
jelly and rubbed down to smooth
paste. That sent me was about the
consistency of cream cheese, and it
had peculiar aromatic taste that was
rather pleasant 1t is one of the queer
semi-confections that the Chinese like
to nibble Mt between courses. and as
it costs $40 an ounce it Is literally
worth alriost its weight in gold. L
have eaten little of the preparation.
but / don't think I'm apt to acquire a
taste for IT,"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
A Western Girls Story.

IS 81 FRAIDr' 1 cried out with a
LS laugh. Why on earth should
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Senatorial Comment

No member of Congress from Yer
mont for the past fifty years has
done more for the interests of his
constituents than William W. Grout.
While many of the professional poll
ticians are blowing for Dillingham;,
the farmers, almost to man, are
for Grout. They recognize and ap-
preciate the work he has done for
them since he has been in Congress-
Jericho Press.
1t is not an opportune time to send
to the United States senate an un-
tried man, or a man unacquainted
with the congressional routine and
with the members of congress. 1t is
a time when the republican admins
tration needs the heartiest coopera-
ton of congress; the aid OF tried sup.
porters who in an emergency can do
prompt and efficient work not only
on the floor, but in committee and
among the members personally.
Such a man is General Grout, and
no man can be as efficient without
experience and acquaintance. Yer
mont will send two new men to con-
gress this year. She ought at least
to retain two experienced members of
her delegation Woodstock Stand
ard.
There could hardly be more fiat
footed contradiction of all the dis
paraging lies which have been circu-
lated regarding Gen. w. w. CIRCUITS
career in Congress for the past 16
years than the compilations of his
doings from the official records of the
National House which has been
made, and published in pamphlet
form. The peculiar force of this doc
ument lies in the fact that it is a
plain unvarnished statement Of
events, without fringe or embellish-
ment and those-if there are any
who have been mised into believing
any of the libels that have been
heaped upon Gen Grout during this
campaign, or lave given credence to
the SlurS that have been cast upon
his career by men who could find no
other campaign ammunition, can
now understand why it has all slip
ped off Gen. Grout and his friends
like water off a ducks back. The
records show what he has done and
all the venom and all the despera-
ton in the world cannot change
them. The Grout forces could afford
to be complacent under these show
ers of misdirected energy and they
have been entirely so. Now the
voters know why. This pamphlet is
worth reading, particularly so in
view of all that has been said and
printed Island Pond Herald.
Fuller caucus returns from different
parts of the state sustain the Re-
formers judgment Tuesday on the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

on in the same article in this language :
1--WE are not bit surprised that certain
Vermont papers have compared favor
ably the eloquence OF Grout with the
efforts OF Morrill, and Edmunds. But
the oleomargarine bill did not become a
law. Grout supported it: There is the
hitch" Now then, friend French, the
laugh comes in right here. The oleomar-
garine bill of 1886 did become law,
and is law today.
How can l laugh when l find this
kind OF false statement in the same issue
of paper that accuses me of trying Ito
fool the farmers" | cannot laugh out
loud with you at these pleasantries. No,
l cannot laugh. The best can do is to
grin-and bear it.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM ". CIRCUIT.
August 20, 1900
P.S. Since writing the above l find in
your forecast of the caucus in your town
another joke. 1t is in the same issue and
as follows:
"There ought to be one decided element
of strength in Mr.. Fits candidacy. 1t
is very we'll understood that when zen.
Grout was here recently he appealed to
his friends to defeat the nomination OF
Mr.. Fits, whatever else might be done.
1t now remains to be seen whether the
voters of Brattleboro care to have their
action dictated from the outside in this
way"
Nor am l willing to be Laughed out of
court" by this squib, which is absolutely
false. have made no request whatever
as to Fits candidacy. In fact | did not
know that he was the candidate of the
Dillingham; cause till learned it in The
Phoenix. And hope the voters of Brat
tleboro will not be prejudiced by the
falsehood that am trying to dictate"
to them. Friend French, you ought to
hold in check your imagination. 1t is
liable to spoil your reputation as fair
man.
w. w. G.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
That State Printing Contrac,

The action Of the state commiss;o,
on printing in letting the contract tor
greater part of the state printina
parties outside the state, is deserts
the severe censure it is receiving
only cusefor not giving the state W
and paying the money to Vermont NJ
ers and publishers is that thew r. y
slightly underbid in the matter Of n,
There is no danger, however. thai
state will gain in the operation, as
sure to lose as much in quality as it 81
in price. This outside firm is not DE-
business for it's health, and there
many ways to cheaper in stock W,
etc.
The idea that Vermont printers can
do the state printing as we'll as an {
side concern, is an insult to the intelIo
printers of the state.
The first business of the next leo;
ture should be to amend the law So +
only bids by Vermont printers will
considered for the state printing.-rBf
Telegram.
The awarding of the state printing
an Albany. N. Y. concern has raise
hornets nest of indignant protest
the hgurative insects are buzzing alb
the ears of the commissioners in de
eddy angry manner. The Free Press
the Montpelier Waterman, the lead
Dillingham; organs, receive a gener
slice of the work but the remainder Q
out of the state.-[ Burlington Earth
There is much feeling over the maj
and the effect on the chances OF exc
Dillingham; will be far from what
friends desire according to some of
parties interviewed on the question.
1t is said that the matter has b
taken up by the union men and altoget
the commissioners have succeeded
creating serious trouble for themse
= Montpelier Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Where CIRCUITS Strength Lies.

Let the Dillingham; papers make
note that these three northeastern
counties are practically solid for
General Grout with two other can
didates living within them, both
good men. This shows what his
neighbors think of him, the measure
of him that those have who know
him best.
Then make note of the fact that
in Calais, a town in Dillingham;
home county, on a ballot instructing
the nominee for the House there were
As voters for Grout and only II for
Dillingham;, and Grout candidates
were nominated in four" other towns
with a fight in three or fouA more,
and yet Windham county is raving
over him. Far away Windham
county, in its heaven-born wisdom,
knows good thing when those near
by can't see it.
Dillingham; is strongest where he is
least known. Grout is strongest
where he is best known. This makes
the difference between the two men.
Thoughtful men are asking why this
is so. The longer they study on it
the more they will be inclined to vote
for Grout.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
A Dillingham; SomerSauIt.

Governor Dillingham; is out with a
letter denying that he had received
anything from the oleomargarine
trust towards his campaign ex-
penses. Well, no one believed he had.
The people take but little interest in
that part of his letter; but they do
want to know what he will do with
the Grout bill, which is sure to be in
the senate next winter. He SAYS he
will support it, but whoever will
read his letter will see that this
declaration comes from him like
drawing eye teeth.
How can he expect that people
will believe that he is very much in
earnest in saying this when they re-
member that he opposed the Parker
bill in 1884 because it was unconsti-
tutional! The two bills are alike in
principle, both propose to tax. If
the Parker bill was unconstitutional,
so is the Grout bill. And yet he says
he will support it, but says not
word in explanation of his constitu-
tional argument in 1884. He really
lodges the question, something he
has quite reputation for doing in
both public and private life.
His denial of the campaign fund
story is satisfactory. But when be
says he will support the Grout bill
now, while in 1884 he opposed one
exactly like it in principle on consti-
tutional grounds, without explain
ing his change of position, it is not
satisfactory. The people will want
to know why he turns this somer-
sault. If he had convictions in 1884
when he opposed this same doctrine,
what has become of them? If he is
satisfied he was then mistaken, let
him say so; otherwise the people
will conclude that he had no convic-
tons then and has none now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
Current Press Comment.

The state board of health has been
awarded grand prize at the Paris Ex-
position. Was it for its skill in diagnos-
ing small pox ?-[Swanton Currier.
Vermont marble has come off with fly
ing colors at the Paris exposition. The
triumph Of Yankee manufactures in Eu-
ropean markets has become an old story
To beat Italy in her marbles is new. The
next step Tor Vermont to do, now that
she has demonstrated that her marble
resources rival the classic quarries of the
old world is to encourage native artists
to develop more pronounced school of
American sculpture and marble design.
Rutland is looking tor new industries.
We need them and we are bound to get
them in time. We do not have much
trouble in obtaining votes to relieve con.
GERS OF taxation proposing to estsblish
manufacturing plants here. There is nc
reason why we should not go a steI
farther and lay the foundation for g
school OF sculpture and decoration here
We have at our door the choicest statu
airy marble and many varieties OF decor
ative marble. With raw material a
hand, it ought not to be difficult to de
velop the artistic power to work it III
into objects of beauty and usefulness
Rutland Herald.
At democratic state convention helt
at Montpelier, the democrats of Yer
mont once adopted as an article of thei
political faith the subjoined ringing anc
patriotic resolution on the subject o
expansion:
Resolved, That in opposing the mar
row and timid policy which, had it pre-
vailed, would have limited the UniteC
States of America to the territory O
Massachusetts, Connecticut and tn
Providence Plantations, the democratic
party has wisely favored the enlarge
ment OF the domain OF freedom; and tina
we are in favor OF the acquisition of an,
territory on this continent or the island
; adjacent thereto, whenever it can b
done consistently with the rights c
other nations and the honor of on
own"
J 1t is proper to say that the Democrat
: convention in Vermont which adopte
: this plank was held not this year or las
year, but as long ago as seven years befor
( the Hon. William ]. Bryan was bort
} The chairman of the committee on resC
: lutions reporting the expansionist plan
. was that brilliant son of Vermont an
c man of wit and sense, the late John Coz
r Trey SAKE.
t If there are any democrats in Vernon
= today, who had rather see the mario
r and timid policy prevail, they are fort
: seven years behind their grandfather
t the Vermont democrats of 1883 Ne
York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
A Sample Statement.

The tactics of the partisans of Gen.
Grout in the matter appears to be to
split the republican vote, and prevent au
election, if they cannot have an out-and-
out Grout man. Burlington Free
Press.
The above choice bit of political litera-
ture is sample of the spirit o! unfairness
with which the Free Press has carried on
the canvas in behalf of its senatorial
candidate. Nothing could be farther
from the truth that what to the Buring-
ton contemporary, appears to be-" 1t
is very vivid imagination that can con-
jure up such startling things as appear
from time to time in the space which the
Free Press devotes to Mr.. Dillingham; S
cause. There is not the slightest at
tempt at Splitting" on the part of the
Grout men in st. Johnsbury. Neither
Gen. Grout nor his friends object to the
election OF a Ross preventative, and nc
move has been made to prevent such
election. The division of sentiment over
the question of next member of the
house from this place is something for
which the Grout element here can not be
held responsible.
The Free Press can guess again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

meagre returns then at hand, that
the Dillinghamites are a good ways
vet from having Grout licked. They
also support our predictions all along
that when the small towns came to
be heard from they would show diff
ferently than the county conventions
which gave Dillingham; certainly a
strong majority and possibly two
thirds of the Senate. So far as heard
from Dillingham; appears to be some
what ahead in the caucus results,
but hardly two-thirds of the towns
report definitely and probably a
fourth of the whole number have
boiling candidates, and some have
either the Grout or Dillingham; ele-
ments working in cahoot with the
Democrats, so that it is impossible
to make any intelligent prediction
or to say any more than that it ap-
pears yet to be anybody's fight.
The most remarkable development
is CIRCUITS capture of four towns in
Dillingham's own county of Wash
ington. So far as our advices go the
latter has got nothing from CIRCUITS
county and except few scattering
votes-only first choice" probably
for Ross and Prouty the whole north
east section of the state remains
solid for Grout, as it always has
BEEN Brattleboro Reformer.
A few of the state press undertake
to depreciate the services OF Hon.
W. w. Grout in congress, with the
hope of defeating his candidacy for
the senate. 1t would seem that if
Gen. Grout lacked the qualifications
of a statesman and a worthy and
capable representative of the peoples
interest, it would have been discov-
cred long before this. We do not
hesitate in saying that in his seven.
teen years OF services in the lower
house of congress he has been faith
full to his constituents and true to
their interests. The farmer must or
should appreciate these facts above
all others, for he has worked inces-
sanity for their particular benefit.
All will concede that the Vermont
farmer has hard enough time making
the ends meet and that Vermont is
largely an agricultural state. Since
his first advent as a member of the
house he has labored-for a time
almost single handed-for the pas
sage Of law that would control the
product of the oleomargarine factor
les, and thus protect the butter in
terest which in Vermont is especially
important. Gen. Grout has labored
earnestly in the interest of his state
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29
To Vermont Voters.

On Tuesday next Vermont will
register it's vote for the state ticket
and this will be an index to the en-
dorsement of the national admins
tration. 1t is therefore important
that the state ticket receive the
heartiest support from all who be-
lieve in the splendid record of the Nc
Kinley administration, and we hope
that in the anticipated excitement
over the representative question no
one will forget to vote the state
ticket. The situation has been so
splendidly expressed by the Brattle-
boro Phoenix that we rest the case
here, as the lawyers say, and com
mend to the attention of our readers
their graphic and convincing presen.
tation of the matter:
The issues now are identical with thost
four years ago, with our policy in tn,
Philippines added to them. The Bryan
platform presents these four leading
issues
l. Free coinage of silver 16 to l Thi
is the main issue OF the platform, and i
as badly and urgently stated as it wa
four years ago.
.. The overthrow OF the gold currenc
law enacted by congress last winter.
ha nT he no.
tariff law, which has given every ma
employment, and brought to the Who'll
country unexampled prosperity.
+. The overthrow OF our present polio
in the Philippines, and the needless pre-
longation of the costly and bloody n
bellion in those islands.
These are the issues, and Mr.. Brya
has declared that, if elected, he will in
mediately convene congress in extra Sc
sion to put them in practical operation
Every Vermonter knows what tn
would mean in the way of business d.
preston and financial upheaval.
1t is the duty of every Vermont repul
lican to be ready to meet these ISSUE
with his ballot on the 4th day Of Septen
Der. He cannot put off its performanc
until November
Think this over with yourself Ia
about it with your neighbor. Make t
your mind first of all that you are goir
TO cast your own vote, and cast it RICH
Then make up your mind that you a
going to use your individual influence tc
the good of your country, ard do all thi
you can to have your own neighbo
hood, your own school district, yor
own village and town, record their We
dict on the right side, and in terms TIL
admit Of no doubt of their meaning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

Chairman Allen of the republican
state committee should ask the
Albany printing syndicate who were
awarded the contract for state print
ing as against Vermont concerns for
a generous contribution to the ex.
pensts of the state campaign. A
contract around $4,000 ought to
be worth something, according to
Mark Hanna's ideas of political
ethics.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-29

and his constituents, and in No
stance has he betrayed the cop6d,
reposed in him. The farmers Of
state know his worth, and +
should see to it that their Sew,
town representatives are men ,
will favor the election of Gen. G.,
to the United States senate.
thus secure a tried and true frien,
that body. Now is the time to "
for your own interests.-TPopIt
Journal.