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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

The first law of Congress fixing rates
of postage went into effect on June /,
1892, witch rates as follows:
Not exceeding 80 miles, cents.
Over 30 and not exceeding 60 miles,
cents.
over 60 and not exceeding 100 miles,
10 cents.
over 100 and not exceeding $50 miles,
1212 cents.
Over 100 and not exceeding 200 miles,
Is cents.
Over 200 ard not exceeding $50 miles,
IT cents.
Over $50 and not exceeding $50 miles,
20 cents.
Over $50 and not exceeding $50
miles, % cents.
Over $50 miles, % cents.
1t would seem that postmasters of
that day must have been greatly per-
picked in adjusting the rates on each
letter under such diversified schedule
as the above. The weight limit was
one ounce (single), but a single letter
was a single sheet; two sheets double;
three sheets triple; four sheets quad
ripple letter, even if the whole four did
not exceed an ounce.-New York Trib-
unp
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

are often planned, like the carriage
gowns, for adaptation to later use. and
these sho,v a tendency to dark and solid
colors for the body of the dress. Browns,
dull and very dark reds, dull and very
dark blues, gray that is almost lead color,
black and duh green's seem to be the
range. Flat trimming prevails, a sure
sign that it is expected for winter, and
this trimming is often in brilliant con-
trast to the body of the dress. Bands Of
brilliantly checked or plaided silk, heavy
cord of gay color wound with thread that
contrasts, and bands of Persian embroid
cry are all used. The trimming is usual
ly applied, but on the more expensive and
elaborate gowns it is embroidered. Many
of these inter-SeaSon dresses are made
with half-sleeves, which means that the
velvet or silk sleeve intended to take the
place later of the light sleeve now used
will be fashionable.
Following these rules to the letter
doesn't involve any somberneSs or lack
of originality. Brief description of the
three dresses that remain of those the
artist put here will give proof of this.
Havana brown ladies' cloth was the ma
terial of the first, but bands of Persian
embroidery set it off gaily enough, and
a collar of white silk embroidered with
vari-colored beads topped it very richly.
Similarly, dark blue broadcloth was the
basis of the next gown sketched, but it
was embroidered all over with silver
cording, and bands of red and white silk
edged with narrow black velvet trimmed
it freely. In the concluding example,
sage green cloth was the dress goods,
heavy gilt cord wound with white silk
thread furnishing the trimming. This
was the least elaborate of the trio, but
there was no suggestion of undue sober
ness about it. Tricks of trimming will
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
CelestiaIs Eat Burdock Leaf.

What is even regarded as a vile weed
can, with little stretch of Imagination
delicious vegetable. This is especially
tic case with the common burdoek,
lappa major. Schoolboys all know 1t
from gathering the burrs and compress
ing them into ball, they being held
together by the curved points of the
floral involucre. This is all they know
about it. 1t is difficult to see anything
more to be despised in the burdock leaf
than in the leaf of the rhubarb. Ii APP
pears that it is largely used in China
for food. But it is stated that If the
stalks be cut down before the flowers
expand and then be boiled, the taste is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

James Newly, aged II years, of Buena
Vista had his left arm jerked off by a
threshing machine.
The Tisch Mills brewery was destroyed
by fire and the entire contents lost. The
loss is $4,000. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
An infant son Of MIR. and Mrs. Oscar
Dressler was found dead in its cot at Be
lott. The babe was apparently well three
hours before.
Richard Rex Babbitt of Williamsburg,
Mich, son Of the superintendent of the
Michigan State fish hatchery, near that
place, tried to commit suicide in Mari
nette. He was apparently little un-
balanced mentally.
Burglars entered the store of g. y.
Schults at Colby and carried off lot
of underwear, clothing and shoes. The
goods taken were of the very best quail
ity People sleeping in rooms over the
store heard the men as they were leav-
ing
Parlem Semple has brought suit for
s., 900 damages against w j. Hay. the
Oshkosh banker. Mr.. Hay was recently
fined in the municipal court for assault
and battery upon the person of Mr.. Sem
pie Mr. Semple now demands damages
for the assault.
Oscar Hanson, youth of u years,
was drowned while playing near the logs
and boom of the Pope Lumber Company
at Ashland
Gus Zierke of Wilton was attacked by
a man in q gray suit and ordered TO throw
up his hands or he would be shot. He
whipped up his horses and escaped. The
man fired several shots at him.
AT Sheboygan Falls, Charles ]. Her
Der. son of Mrs. Barbara Herber, hanged
himself with clothes line in the wood
she'd while the other members of the
family were away from home. He was
q years old.
William Emery, a baggageman on one
of the Omaha trains, was instantly kill
ed while making a coupling at Ashland.
He fell just in time to allow his head TO
be caught by the bumpers
J. Kirchner OF Fountain City, contrac-
tor and owner OF the famous Kirchner
feet, has purchased Janet Island. just
south Of Chimney Rock on the SIissis-
SiQp4. AuI the SUN u StOO
The store of c. E. Ellis at Windsor
was burglarized. The safe vas blown
open and the thieves got away with $500
cash and about the same amount in Sc
curities The thieves went out from Mad
ison and returned on a handear. which
was found ditched beside the track
Isaac y Delphi OF Milwaukee has Sc
cured a pension OF So per month. He
served on the auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul
in the Spanish-American wsr and was in
jnred in the knee. He has just secured
an appointment at Washington as a re-
suit OF competitive examination
Veterinary Surgeon Hemmy o. New
London, in examining a horse supposed
to BE- sick. found two large sponges
about four inches in diameter, located
about eight inches up the animals nose,
one in each nostrils They had been there
ever q week and were placed there BY a
farmer 10 conceal the fact that the ami
NAL was suffering from wheezes. 50 a.
to make q successful horse trade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

just as well as not sit down wnfie per
main on duty balf day at a time,
but those performing work over cattle
must constantly walk about, so they
are kept on duty only two hours at
time, the men laboring in two alternat-
ing shifts. In the cattle slaughtering de-
partment one man does all of the actual
inspecting, but second official puts the
purple stamps on the beeves.
The layman would at once vote the
job of the cattle inspector most I'M
pleasant. In a long, yellow, oil coat the
inspector tramps about in blood an
inch or two deep, up and down the long
line of men who are doing various feat
ures in the dressing Of the cattle. He
can't sit down or stand still as can the
inspectors in the hog departments. Too
many important things are done or ex-
posures made at different places, SO in
order to see it all he must keep con-
stantly on the move. Cattle are not
handled and showed out of the way as
quickly as hogs, so there is time enough
for one man to walk here and there and
see the skinning, the fat that is soon re-
moved after the killing, the viseera, the
exterior of the carcass, the interior, etc.
No workman dares remove any part of
the carcass from where it was taken
out until after it has been examined by
the inspector and passed as satisfac-
tory. The vital organs and the intes-
tines may then be thrown to the differ
ent places where they properly belong.
When the cattle inspector finds sus-
picious beef he tags it in the same way
as the hog inspector does a porker, and
it is run off into a sidetrack, where it
is held to await final examination. The
half beeves which are passed as all
right are rolled on down the line to the
point where their dressing is completed
and here stands the stamper with his
rubber stamp and linked pad ready to
affix purple oval stamp about three
inches long, in which are letters half
an inch high. At three different points
on the abdominal and chest walls, an
terror to the hind quarter, this official
places his stamp, the three sections
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Loug-Spun Sidewalk Case Decided
Kenosha Gets No Street Railway
Irish Heir Missing Organize Against
Horse Thieves-Two Miners in Danger.


After FIVE years of courts and juries,
the celebrated Parker sidewalk case is at
an end, with the village of Galesville
triumphant. The case was begun about
FIVE years ago, when NJ b. Parker,
property owner, moved his fence some
twelve feet into the street and built a
sidewalk accordingly. Parker claimed
that this was the correct line of the
street, basing his claim upon resuryey,
but none of the other property owners
in the block agreed with him, but never
theless the jog in the street remained for
nearly year. Then the street commits
sioner, upon order of the village board,
removed the fence and sidewalk back to
their old position. Parker brought suit
for damages and succeeded in recovering
a nominal sum, and Immediately replaced
his fence and walk in the street. The
village commenced second action
against Parker, which in due time got
into the Circuit Court. and Mr.. Parker
again succeeded in annulling the pro-
ceedings upon technicality. A thisi
action was commenced last spring in a
justice court, which gave a judgment for
the village. Parker appealed to the Cir
cult Court and again met with an adj
verse decision. An appeal to the SUI
preme Court was taken, and in an opin-
ion handed down the judgment of the
Circuit Court was affirmed. The case
has cost the village over $1,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

burgh, Earl Of Kent and Earl of Ulster.
An attempt was made on March II,
1868, In New South Wales to assassin
ate him. The assassin, C'Farrell, was
executed the following April. In 1874
the Prince was married to the Grand
Duchess Marie AIexandrorna, the only
daughter Of Gar Alexander III. The
ceremony took place at st. Petersburg
with great pomp. In 1893 the Prince,
on the death of the Duke Of Saxe-tD-
burg and Gotta, succeeded TO the duchy
and took the oath Of loyalty In the
presence Of Emperos William. He held
the rank Of general III the German
army The children Of the Duke are:
Marie, born Oct. 20, 1875; Vic
torla, born Nov %. 1876; Alexandra.
born Sept. !, 1878, and Beatrice, born
April 20, 1884. All except Beatrice are
married..
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

Der that net jacket, a pair of lace top
sleeves or other accessories may be ad-
justed satisfactorily to several different
dresses. The number of these features
to be employed is unusual, and the ay-
erage of novelty in them is Ugh. That
means that they are the output of the
best ingenuity that concerns itself with
dress.
While many of them are as elaborate
and as delicate as the trimmings of sum-
mer, the tendency to avoid fuffiness in
bodice arrangements is marked. Shaped
fichus of heavy net embroidered and laid
over silk are among the pretty schemes.
The fchu slips low to show the yoke of
the bodice, or to show the top of the
bodice in yoke effect. Its ends cross fiat
on the bust, passing to fasten at the
back, or they hang loose and fiat in front
il. tab fashion These tabs are IN great
favor. Odd little jackets are short in
the Lack, and slant to narrowing tabs in
of these Jackets" do not extend above
the bust line. An example of this sort
appears above. 1t was white satin COW
cred with heavy embroidered black silk
net, Rouge red was the color of the
DOQlCe 10 WHICH lllS WIS applied,
black velvet giving crush collar and big
bow. Jackets similar to this are short
in front and long in back where hip
pieces are made to suggest close outline
about the upper part of the skirt. Then
skirt yokes are slashed here and there
that the fullness of the skirt may escape.
Cuffs, round collars, collarless yokes,
stomachers, oyerdresses and sleeves are
among the accessories offered. The ma
terials employed in these embellishments
are almost as varied as the forms given
to them. The newer ollss are net, either
black or white, bead EIesh, lawn, taffeta
of any color ana weaves of narrow rib
bon.
Carriage dresses'e;,re especially attrac-
tive just now, because driving is; favor
lite diversion with fsshionables. The cur
rent carriage dresses often seem planned
with the idea of being put to theater or
informal dinner use in the city during the
winter. Light weight cloth, silks, espe-
cially the new panne surahs, and silk
nets embroidered with raised dots or de-
signs look suitable now, yet present moth
ing so summary in effect that they must
be debarred from later service. Three
carriage gowns that reflected this kind
of scheming appear here. At the left sp-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

stamped being the three into which the
half of the body of beef is divided for
transportation to the butcher.
In the cooling room, when the outside
of the beef is more thoroughly dried.
the same stamp is placed on the hind
quarter, making altogether four stamps
which are placed on each half of a
beef. Besides ~. S. Inspection on the
stamp there are letter and two num-
bers, one number being Immediately at
the side of the letter and the other be-
tween two stars which are at the be-
ginning and end of ~. s. Inspection.
which curves about the oval. By these
figures and the letter on the meat the
department officials can tell if they are
ever called on to do so what inspector
passed the meat, in what abattoir II
ws pled and the day upon which it
Wa pled. So, in case any dealer re-
Gel Ia piece of the stamped meat and
ella ID it was not good he could re-
turf to the stock yards and the gov
ernI int officials would trace the trou-
BILE Ick to the very beginning.
In. lection of the Strengthening Of ami
mah was established by the govern
men Ia 1891, and since the year of the
foun ing of the great plan it has grown
and burished and spread like the ira
ditto iAi green bay tree. Constantly in
creaaihg appropriations for its mainten-
ance and support and increase of scope
have been made by Congress and all the
hopes and expectations Of the promot-
ers of the scheme have been realized.
The burden Of inspection is operated
under the government department OF
agriculture.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
Can,t Find the Heir.

Where is Patrick Fagen? This is the
question that is puzzling the police of
Kenosha and other cities in southern
Wisconsin. Fagen two months ago was
simply a plain Irish workman, but to-day
the knowledge of his whereabouts would
be worth a great deal to several attor-
neys in Chicago, who are seeking to set
tie large estate in Ireland to which the
missing workman is one of the two sur
viving heirs. A little over eight months
ago Fagen drifted into Kenosha, weary
and footsore. He was without clothing
and food and, after being about the city
for several days. he secured work at one
of the factories. He was faithful
workman until two months ago, when he
suddenly disappeared, and since that
time no trace of him can be found.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

pears a fawn colored b-oadcioth. the box
pIeated skirt trimmed with bands Of vel
low lace insertion and gilt cording. The
bolero, besides trimming 10 match the
skirt, had lace rufiing for its edges and
for the sailor collar. Beneath il was a
white taffeta bodice. The second Of these
gowns was an electric blue panne surah.
Heavy black and white silk cord was its
trimming. dotted white net furnishing the
bishop sleeves. Last comes a gown ef
black silk net embroidered with dots snd
narrow bands in nile green chenille. Its
black velvet belt bad long sash ends en-
broidered in gilt. Double bertha and
haif-sleeves we're heavy cream lace over
green silk. tucked green silk giving yoke
and collar.
Transition season dresses now worn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

At that moment the wire is not seal
ed. but its presence bearing the yellow
card signifies that the carcass is to be
placed to one side for further examina-
ton. For removing this wire and card
the United States laws prescribe a
heavy fine and Imprisonment.
Carcasses Examined Twice.
Further down the line of moving
porkers is the second United States in
spector. The first inspector has neither
the time nor the opportunity for doing
more than to inspect that viscera of the
animal. The hog has not yet been split
in twain and he could not possibly see
the interior conditions of the carcass,
but before the swine have been pushed
down as far as the second Inspector
each one has been chopped into halves
by the sharp cleavers in the hands of
the workmen. This official gives the
inner cavities an examination and also
carefully inspects the outer skin. Red
spots on the hide or granular tubercles
sticking to the abdominal or chest walls
are the most common evidences of dis
ease found by this inspector. The red
spots indicate cholera and the tubercles
are evidence of tuberculosis. or con-
sumption. The official goes through
the same tagging as was referred to
above. unless the carcass was one that
had already been tagged by the first in
spector.
The yellow-carded hogs are run off on
side track and all of them kept to-
gether until after they can be visited
by the inspectors after the killing day
is over. Each carcass is then given a
more thorough examination than was
possible at the time when they were
passing rapidly in front of the inspec-
tors. If it is found that the pork bears
evidence that it is impregnated with
disease to an extent that would render
its use in the least dangerous, condem-
nation is then completed. The two ends
of the wire which was passed through
the flesh by the inspector are pulled to-
gether, the loose end is imbedded in a
slot in the piece of lead attached to the
other end and with pinchers the lead is
pressed over the wire. Thus the final
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

Few people have even the least
knowledge of the great work done by
the national government in inspecting
the killing of cattle, hogs and sheep at
the Chicago stock yards. This inspec-
ton is being carried on in the stock
yards of forty-eight other cities in the
United States, but it is operated on a
far greater sale in Chicago than at any
other point. Such a sharp watch for
diseased and Objectionable animals is
maintained that it is practically an I'M
possibility for unfit meat, designed for
interstate or export shipment, to leave
the inspected slaughter houses at the
yards. Every animal killed receives
two or three inspections and when a
diseased one is found the carcass is
guarded as carefully as box of jew
elry until it is completely destroyed, as
far as edible purposes are concerned.
Two kinds of inspection are given
every beef, hog or sheep that goes out
Of the yards as being fit to eat. These
examinations are antemortem and post
mortem. Sometimes the first one alone
is sufficient to bar ont animals and they
never get as far as the slaughtering
pens. The antemortem inspection, of
course, takes place ION the hoof' and
is conducted just before the animals
are driven onto the scales to be weighed
for purchase by the packer from the
stockman. The inspector examines
each animal as 1t is driven forward to-
ward the platform of the scales. ANY
animal that is evidently affected with
disease or is emaciated is ordered cut
out. The packer, of course, declines to
buy an animal which the inspector has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

The yearly expenses OF the Sultan
have been estimated at no less sum
than $30,OOO,OO0. OF this $7,500.OO0
alone is spent on the clothing OF the
women and 100000 on the sultan's
own wardrobe. Nearly $500. 900 is
swallowed up by presents, $5,000.OO0
goes for pocket money and still anoth-
er 5000. 600 for the table 1t seems i'm
credible that so much money can pos
sfbIy be spent In year by one man,
but when 1t Is remembered that some
1900 people live within the palace
walIs-live iuxuriously and dress ex~
pensively at the cost OF the Sivil LIST
lit appears little more compreSensi-
BILE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09

relished equally with asparagus. The
leaves, when young, are boiled and eat
en- as we eat spinach. In Japan ii is in
universal use. Thousands of acres are
devoted 20 its culture. But in this case
the root is the object II requires deep
soil to get the roots to the best advan-
tage. The common name 10 China Is
gobbo-a name. however. which need
not replace our common one oil burdock.
-Meehan's Monthly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
E,ranoration from rrees-

Some curious facts concerning uees
have been discovered. A single oak
of good size is said to lift 123 tons of
water during the months it is in leaf.
This moisture is evaporated and rises
TO form rain clouds. From this esti-
mate OF the labor of a single oak we
can gain some idea OF the immense
force which the forests exert in equal
izing the evaporation ana precipitation
and preventing periods of inundation
and drouth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
PRINCE ALFRED.

Duke of Saxe-CoburR and Gotha, Who
Died Recently.
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who died
recently, was the younger brother OF
the Prince of Wales He was born at
Windsor Castle on Aug. G, 1914, was
prepared for the navy and entered that
service as a cadet in 1858. He served
at various foreign stations and became
fond of his profession Of sailor. In 1862
the Prince was offered the throne OF
Greece, but declined. In that same
year he was created Duke of Edin-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
Rice and Population,

In deciding whether China's popula-
ton is dense or sparse it ought to be
remembered that the country produces
rice. Countries which produce rice
yield at least two crops a year. Coun-
tries which produce corn. on the other
hand. only yield one crop a year.
Therefore. approximately to its extent,
a country which produces rice ought
TO support at least twice as large a
population as country which pro-
duces corn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
Blasts Kenosha,s Hopes.

Hopes for the construction of street
railway in Kenosha were blasted when
the case of Mary Hale Allen VS.. Messrs.
Haynes, Claussen and Arnold of Chicago
was terminated by the judge declaring in
active the franchise for the road recently
granted by the Common Council of the
city. The decision created excitement,
as it is now stated that the company
will make no further efforts to build the
road. The Judge decided against the rail-
way company on account of the fact that
the Mayor had not approved one of the
bonds presented by the company. Pend
ing the appeal of the case all work on
the proposed road was stopped
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
,rande Adams, ,rountain Homo

Miss Maude Adams, in addition to her
well known Long Island farm. has q
cottage in the Catskills in restricted
little village and in the most inacces-
sible part of the village. To this house
she goes for the thorough rest needed
after a winters exhausting work and
to be gained in the seciusion of her
mountain retreat Her own room Is
sixty feet long. to permit rehesrsals
when desirable
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-09
Farmers to- Organize.

Horse thieves are operating in Kenosha
County again and during a recent night
some one entered the stable of Jay Bar
ley, in the town of Somers, and led away
a valuable trotting horse. The case has
been reported to the police and a reward
of $50 has been offered for the arrest of
the thieves. The farmers of the county
have decided to organize a Farmers Pro
tective Association in the county and
make an effort to rid the county of the
prevailing crime