Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-22
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the increased consumption of malt liquors
having been so rapid during the last forty
years. In 1860, when the population of
the country was 81 100000, we consumed
only about 100000 barrels of beer, or
an average of one barrel to every sixteen
people. In 1870, with a population of
3S,S00,0 900, we consumed 6,574.617 bar
rels of beer, or an average of about one
barrel to every six people In 1880 the
population had increased 80 per cent, but
the consumption of beer was doubled, and
80, $50, 1888 people consumed 13,347.111
barrels of beer. In 1890 the consumption
of beer had doubled again, reaching a to-
tai Of 1851 ,944 barrels, while the popu-
lation had increased only 24 per cent TO
1862, $50. In 1895, when, according to
the estimates of the bureau of statistics,
we had 65,0OO,O00 people, we consumed
33,561, All barrels of beer or about one
barrel for every two persons in the whole
community, and in 1899, with 10000. 900
people, we consumed 36,5S1. ia barrels
of beer. Thus the population has increas-
ed 20 per cent and the consumption of
beer 1900 per cent. The increase in the
manufacture of whisky has not been so
rapid. In fact, more whisky was pro-
duced in the United States in 1864 than
in 1899, the total in the former year be-
ing 1925, 1893 gallons, and in 1899 So
1852 gallons.
The wardrobe that the Misses Morton.
daughters of former Vice. President Nor
ton, have had made in Paris cost a for
tune. No gown in the trousseau of Miss
Edith cost under $50 without duty. and
many of the gowns cost 81 900 each. For
the price of one wardrobe or trOusseau
man would have considered himself
rich twenty-five years ago. and the price
of one hat would have clothed family
for a year.
\ man has obtained a permit to erect
a temporary shed in Park Row. New
York in which he will place a voting ma
chine to be tested. Every one passing
will be invited to go in and try the ma
chine by depositing a ballot for Presi-
dent Of the United States. This will test
the machine, and at the same time yield
straw vote on the presidency in the
neighborhood of Park Row
An oil burner to supply fuel to warships
last week. and is said to have been
success. The patentee will try to sell
The burner to the United Sta,es Gov
eminent. The new arrangement is said
to generate steam quicker than coal and
there is no dirt in its use.
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4 resident of the town of Waterloo. \.
D.. sent a two-cent postage stamp in a
letter to Mayor Carter Harrison of Chi
cago a few days ago. with a request that
he forward by return mail city directory
Of Chicago, as the writer intends going
there in the summer and desires to visit
the principal places.
49,
Natural-born citizens are citizens born
within the territory of the United States
There was a discussion of the eligibility
of a person for the presidency who was
born Of American parents in a foreign
land when Speaker Crisp Of Georgia, who
was born of American parents temporar
lily residing in England. was proposed as
a candidate for the presidency. and the
general trend Of opinion was that such
a person. being fully recognized as a citi-
zen Of the United States and being eligi-
bic 10 other offices. is eligible to the
presidency.
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The Board Of Health Of Independence.
Kan, recently purchased patent fumi-
eating apparatus. and the thing was tried
for the first time last week in a house
which had been occupied by smallpox
patient. It exploded and blew a hole
through the roof, hnt the heal:h officers
are satisfied that the disease germs were
killed by the shock.
There was time once when mothers
folks used 70 send provisions 70 the starv-
ing ones in Oklahoma In this year
of our Lord Qklahomans are preparing
a corn train to ship to the famine suffer
ers Of India.
Spinster G0ggin Of Chicago recently
gave 10 a listening world several reasons
why she had never married. with con-
ciusion in which there was scarcely inis-
taxable intimatiou that she had never
had a proposal The press took kindly
to Miss Goggih and pushed along her
effusion as good thing Naw she is re-
eeiving bundle o. about ten proposals
a day-
The building operations undertaken
during the irSt three months 81 this rear
IN New York amounted IS SlG.000.00G. 1
q against SIS. 100000 fov the correspond
ing period last year.