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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Five Men Control Grain Prices,

Testimony taken Tor the Congress
sinoal industrial commission in Chi
s.ago clearly establishes the fact that
i've men have been meeting and still
meet In Chicago every morning. and de-
eide what the farmer shall be paid for
his grain: that their purpose IS 10 main
tain the profits of tlansporters and
dealers II grain, no matter how low
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
RockcfelIer,s Method.

1t is said that the Standard Oil trust
with the sacrosanct Rockefeller as
chief conspirator, crippled and came
near wrecking the Globe National
Bank OF Boston in order to buy at a
sacrifice the copper shares which 1t
held. This is Rockefeller's method. He
acts on the theory that all his rob
berries wiz be justified if he only con-
tributes q part of the loot to some
church or college.-Louisville Courier
Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
CHANGE OF OUTLINE.
LENGTH, OVAL LINES AND
DROPPING EFFECTS.
These Are the Things Now Sought
After by the Fair Ones Who Devote
Themselves to Close Following of the
Fashions.
Now York correspondence:

USI as the new year
IS commencing, the
fashions have become
settled as to the char
acteristics of outline
that are to be cuiti-
waited. They consti-
tute a radical change,
and include length in
the line OF shoulder,
bust. skirt and sleeve,
oval lines in the face,
and dropping effects
in hair, scarfs and
draperies. L h j n K
what all this means.
L he grenadier-like
woman of a few sea-
sons ago is gone like
a mist. The perky
narSou of small whist
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Many Brewery Employees Die.

Five deaths have occurred recently
among the men employed in the varnish
room at the Miller brewery in Milwau-
kee. The deaths are all supposed to have
been due to shellac poisoning. John
Lemke, 10 years old. was working in the
brewery assisting in cleaning the big
beer watts with the use of shellac. He
complained of feeling sick when he re-
tired. He was heard grooming at l
o'clock in the morning and was found UNI
conscious He died an hour later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CpNClSELY
CONDENSED.
Package Explodes in Kenosha Post
office-Claims Ghost Appeared to
Him Brewery Employees Die Wreck
at Appleton General Store Destroyed.

peculiar accident occurred in the
kenosha postofice, which resulted in
Postmaster T. j. Burg being badly burn
ed about the face by an explosion of
powder. The mailing clerk was not i'll
the office at the time and the postmaster
had assumed the duties of canceling the
stamps and stamping the mail. While
going through with the work he found a
large, bulky package which was exceed
ingly hard TO stamp. He placed it ON a
piece of iron on the counter and brought
down the iron stamp with considerable
force. An explosion followed, in which
the stamp was blown from the postmas-
ter's hand and his face was filed with
powder and small pieces of copper. An
investigation showed that the package,
which was nlown to all parts of the room
by the force of the explosion, had con-
tanned number Of percussion caps and
the stamp had exploded one of them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

A. Webber's general store, residence
and storage shed at Fairfield were total
~ destroyed by fire. The loss is about
$1,000. partially insured. The postofiice
was III the store, and, while the mail
matter was saved all the records were
destroyed. The Modern Woodmen lost
their lodge equipments. Very little was
saved from either the store or the resi-
dnnpp
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

market prices may go: that as these
men represent and control all of the
means by which grain it sent from the
farm to the market their decision has
been and is final. And still Mark Han
ma says there are no trusts in the
country. Los Angeles Herald
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Our Filipino war news now reports
that 20 per cent" of So-and-So'S COM
mand was lost. This is the proper COM
mercial language of expansion" but
it does NOT hide the fact that lot of
brave boys are never coming home
New York World.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
nti.. Var Ediinrials

Gable communications with Manila
have cost the Federal government over
$4,000 during the past twelve
months. the monthly outlay for this
purpose having averaged more than
So. 900 or at the rate of nearly $1,000
a dav.-Chattanooga News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Mr.. Mckinley seems too busy listen
ing to the hum of industry and the
euiogies of the national committeeman
to hear those pointed questions adj
dressed TO him by the civil service re
formers Louisville Courier Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Divers in the British navy. before be
ing passed as proficient in their craft
have TO be able to work In twelve faith.
oms OF water for an hour. and twenty
fathoms for a quarter of an hour.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Fire Extinruisher.

A fire extinguisher which may easily
be made and kept stored in bottles
ready for use consists of three pounds
of salt and one and one half pounds of
sal ammoniac. dissolved in a gallon Of
water.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
shoe Wear.

A shoemaker says we wear away
quite two inches of shoe leather in a
year. A pair of boots that would last
a lifetime" would consequently have
TO be provided with soles from eight
TO nine feet thick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
the Wind Rloweth,

Mr. McKinley's fiopS. however are
so sudden that we may be pardonei for
expressing a doubt as 10 their Being
anything more than lacking to catch
the wind of political expediency.-
Pittshnrg Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Gold standard.

There is much rejoicing in Repub-
lican circles over the passing of the
currency bill by the House. but the
measure must now go to the Senate
and will suffer many changes. The
bill as it now stands cannot pass the
Senate and when it is amended may
be rejected by the House.
William ]. Bryan in a letter to the
New York Journal sets forth his oppo-
sition to the House bill in plain and
logical words. He points to the fact
that in 1896 the Republican party de-
clared for International bimetallism.
but now the mask is torn off and bra
zenly adopt the Wall street gold policy
without qualification.
As a matter of fact, in 1896 nine
tenths of the Republican party favored
bimetallism. The Democratic party
stood on the same ground. There was
no difference in the object sought and
the only contention was as to the meth
cd of securing it. According to the Re
publican platform. the followers of
Mckinley wished to secure the double
standard through international action,
while the Democrats favored independ-
ent action.
But the House bill settles the ques-
ton regardless of future contingencies
and fastens the yoke of gold on the
necks of the people. Already a gold
panic has swept over Wall street. The
Senate should go slow with the gold
bill The supply of gold from South
Africa has been cut off. The war in
the Transyaal has caused England to
become a purchaser of gold and be-
fore long there will be currency fam
inc which will end in tremendous panic
if the single gold standard is adopted.
Growth of Government by Injunction.
With miners union leader jailed in
Kansas for making a public speech in
alleged violation of an injunction, with
five strikers in Jail in Chicago for yio-
lating an injunction by committing
breach of the peace, and with the typo
graphical union of New York tied up
in their Sun strike with another injunc-
ton, government by injunction may be
regarded as chancery plant of vigor-
Gus growth, says the Public Let it
grow but a little more, and judicial pro-
ceedings may be greatly simplified.
Justices of the peace, grand juries and
petit juries in criminal cases. and even
penal laws. can then be abolished A
blanket injunction forbidding every
body's doing anything the judge thinks
improper will answer every purpose.
Offenders can then be punished sum
marily for contempt of court. This
may sound extrayagant, but it is not.
Many people would be astounded to
realize how far in this direction gov
ernment by Injunction has already
gone, BY gradual encroachment it has
knocked al the older precedents Unto
a cooked hat" and invested judges with
power to punish for crime without the
intervention of juries. Nor to punish
for crime only, but to prescribe the
crime to be punished. IN the Kansas
case the crime consisted in making a
public speech in a private hail. hired
for the purpose from its lawful owner,
and in which speech the judge himself
comedies that no disorderly words were
uttered or lawless suggestion made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Mus. BE Running short on Brains.

From the number of brains of the
Instruction already captured in the
Philippines the rebellion should not
have sense enough left to sight rifle
Detroit Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
s,ranoe Insect.

The insect known as the water boat
man has regular pair Of oars, his
legs being used as such. lie swims on
back, as in that position there Is Iesx
resistance to his progress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Carl Marquardt, aged 7G years, we'll
known German citizen of WATERFOWL,
disappeared from his home the other day
Later his dead body was found IN the
mill race. 1t is not known whether he
killed himself or met with an accident.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

III the reports of the Criminal Court
OF the state OF New York may be taken
as an index. it is safe to say that crime
is on the decrease In IN United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Ii is calculated that the shareholders
of the United Kingdom outnumber tht
railway employees by about 10000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Out of the forty-nine candidates who
took the recent examination for State
teachers certificates before the Board Of
Examiners only four succeeded in oh
obtained life certificates, these being Geo
Il. Hambrecht of Grand Rapids, Alvin
Il. Cook of Mill Creek and IL. w. Harris
of Ardoch, y. ID. a limited certificate
was granted Ralph @. Klotz. of Mount
Sterling. OF twenty-three who took the
examination for county superintendent
certificates only two passed; both were
women Mary ID. Miller of Rio and Jean
NJ. Wilson Of poynette
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Train Wreck at Appleton.

A wreck occurred at Appleton juno
ton which resulted in the injury of a
passenger, the destruction by fire of ca
boose, and badly damaged locomotive.
While climbing the grade heavy freight
train got stalled, whereupon the train
men cut the train in two and took part
Of it to the Junction. During their abb
scnce another train ran into the rear end
of the cars that were left behind. The
caboose was badly damaged, and immedi-
ately caught fire. Byron Parker, a fruit
commissioner of Michigan, was in the
caboose at the time of the accident, and
had his head and back quite seriously
injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

The goldfish IS a great coward. and
a tiny iish with the courage 70 attack
Il can frighten II almost to death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Ghost of Nelson Appeared.

The details of finding the supposed skcl-
eton Of Peter II. Nelson, leading to the
arrest of Eugene j. Buell. for murder,
were related by Buell's father-in-law, r.
ID. Boardman, on the witness stand at
Ashland. Boardman testified that three
weeks after Nelson's disappearance III
September, 1896, the ghost of Nelson
appeared to him and said: Il am killed,
and then vanished. He thereupon en-
gagged experienced Indian woodsmen to
search for Nelson's body, and it was
found nine months later
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Height of Gibraltar.
The height of the Rock of Gibraltar
is about l.431 feet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Average Averaxr

Average AvPT7ZF
popula- cost pr
tioH. caPifSs
state Hospital for Insane
Northern Hospital for Insane,
School for Deaf Delavan. i5s 5tE
School for Blind. GAINESVILLE. Si 1tS IS
Industrial School for Boys,
NaukeSha ..N....s-,..... .1ul ~ 10
State Prison, Waupun. sol ~ -
state Public SCHOOL, Sparta. 1863 u -
Home for Feeble Minded,
Chippewa Falls. ......-... $40 II o.
The large cost of the school for the
blind is due to the much larger pFopor
tionate number of teachers required.
there being 40 teachers, employees and
officers for the SO inmates. There arr
altogether 597 officers, employees and
teachers in these institutions, the FsEm
Der at each being: State hospital, Ia,
Northern hospital. 154: school for deaf,
As; school for blind, 40; industrial school,
30; State prison, 40; public schoci. ~;
home for feeble-mindcd, IS.
go
The Board of Control has issued cir
cular concerning the erection of adfi
tional county asylums for the chronic in
sane, stating that there is no present
necessity for granting permission to cOHH
i4cS iOT new NSNluuiS tildl tue- LuNS&
ought not, unless for very special reasons.
to authorize the building of another asy-
lum until at least a year hence. The
board is not ready TO Indicate now which
county should be preferred.
:-:-
The receipts of the State Insurance DE
partment for 1899 show an increase over
the previous year of S149,67376, nearly
two-thirds greater than during 1898 The
total receipts for the past year were
$3SS, 44S.19 These came from the fol
lowing sources: Taxes, 1912, 07S.T9;
compared with S145 4S776 in 1888; Ii
cense fees. $2S,600 agents certificates,
$2S,091; filing annual statements, SIS, Lao.
interest, S9,T13. 40; copies of statement.
S933.05; filing charters, 500; certificates
and seals, $14995: service of summons.
$40. OF the SIS, 600 collected for license
fees in 1899 $4,000 was for back taxes.
There are now 325 licensed insurance
companies doing business in the State, an
increase of eighteen companies during the
year
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
Clothing.

In this department we have made a special
effort We have gathered for this showing
from the markets of the country, greater,
better and pretter stock of goods than has
ever been shown here. The style, fit and
wearing qualities of our goods are too well
known to need any further telling. For in
stance, compare the way our Goats fit around
the collar, with those of any other store.
You'll find ours way ahead. Then our guar
antee goes with everything. If, you don't
like something, bring it back It's the way
we do business, and this store has grown and
grown until now it stands as one of Cecil
county's leading stores. The price deter
mines the grade, but at any price the fit and
honest wear are guaranteed.
BOYS CLOTHING boy who doesn't
like the way his clothes fit; the mother who
doesn't like the way they wear, and the father
who doesn't like the way they cost, all can
be satisfied here
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
FROST DID
LITTLE DAMAGE.

Peaches, Apples, Pears, Strawberries
Escape.-Had the Frost Come Two
Weeks Earlier They Would Have Been
Killed.
The frosts which visited this section dur
ing the past week caused the fruit growers,
truckers and farmers OF this peninsula con-
siderable worry, fearing that their crops
had been greatly damaged But they
heaved a sigh of relief this week when it
was evident that the frost had not wrought
the damage at first feared.
All growers unite in saying that small
fruit has had very narrow escape and,
considering the heavy frost it was almost
miraculous. Strawberries were saved by
the foliage alone and had the frost come
two weeks earlier there would have been
bus few alive to-day
a rigid examination was made by grow
ers this week, and it was found that straw
berries and other fruit remain unframed.
Strawberry blossoms form on the stem OF
the plant near the ground. They are thus
sheltered by the heavy leaves above them,
and the fact that the plants have put forth
dense foliage alone saved them. The heavy
frost badly damaged the leaves, many of
which have already shriveled up. This
will not in any way harm the crop, but
will rather benefit it.
Apples and pears appear to have been
slightly damaged, but the scarcity will be
so small as to be unnoticeable
Peach orchards were also given a rigid
examination, and the result shows that
they were not damaged in the slightest.
Peas, beans and other growing vegetables
were badly nipped by the frost, but the
frosted leaves will drop off and others grow,
as the stems are uninjured.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. Elm Kirk, of Sylmar, celebrated
his SEVENTEEN birthday the past week.
John Whalen has been appointed post
master at lakewood, vice V. H. Watts,
resigned.
The celebration of the sesqui- centen.
NAL of Forest Presbyterian Church, of Mid.
dletown, was held Sunday.
In a short time experts will commence
to re-survey the Delaware River. About
100000 will be expended in range lights.
The season at COLCHESTER will begin on
June 4th A number of improvements
have been made to the resort during the
past few months.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany is erecting its line from Middletown,
to Chesapeake City. The company has
completed its line to Rising Sun.
The Daughters of America, Of Chesa.
peake City, entertained a number Of their
friends at 'pie social" last Saturday
evening, in Franklin hall 1t was the
second anniversary of their organization.
Mccoy Eearsley living near lIockessin,
died early Friday morning, last week, o!
injuries he received on Thursday. He was
driving pair of horses to roller, when
the animals ran away. throwing him vic
lently to the ground.
The Maryland Democratic Editorial
Association will have their summer outing
on June 12sh, 18Th and 1ith. The com.
pany will number fifty persons, including
the editors and their wives, and they will
visit points of interest in Kent county.
While cunning near Turkey Point,
one day the past week, Robert L. Miller,
of Baltimore, killed ground hog, after
the animal was disabled by one of his doge.
1t is said that ground hog was never
before seen in the vicinity of Turkey Point
and il is believed the animal iloated down
the Susquehanna River this spring,
The fishing season along the Elk
North and Susquehanna Rivers is now
about at a close. Nearly all the floats and
hauling senea have "cut out" for the
season. The season has not been up to
those of several years past, and only few
made it as profitable. The pack of herring
and shad this year is estimated at about
$4,000 barrels, which is about one fourth
less than last year.
The trolley war at Dover broke out
afresh on Monday. Squire Bright sued Con
tractor Thomas Council, who proposed to
build a road between Milford and Dover
for the Delaware Electric Railway Com
pany, for 500 and the tools of the contrac-
tor were attached. Joseph II. Hancock,
of Philadelphia, President of the company,
replevined the tools Then Samuel Ped
away sued Hancock for services rendered.
The railway company met this with aft
davits of conspiracy against Bright and
Pedaway, and Magistrate Cooper held them
under bail for trial.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
Shoes.

You have heard of Worthington's Shoes.
Most OF you have worn them and incident
ally, wear them still The good news
spreads-one friend tells another, and we
have one more customer. This season the
showing at this store is fully up to the stand
ard, perhaps little above, if that were pos
sible.
LADIES SHOES are perhaps our largest
sellers. This year we are making shoe
under our own trademark. The "Bernhlda"
Ladies Shoe. The acme of perfection at
- the pair; absolutely the best ladies' shoe
made at the price-S2. We guarantee its
wear-you can see for yourself how it fits
| and looks. Correct shapes and little nearer
perfection than % will buy any place else
all styles-Bull Dog. Common Sense and
Opera Toes. Patent tips and tips of same.
Russell and Black. You wear them once
and you'll wear them always. Then here's
one that we control which is better. of course,
or we wouldn't ask more for it. at So You
people who have been buying your shoes in
the city and paying 81 or So for them, look
at this shoe. What you see about lift,
style and beauty-you know. What you
don't see-i. e., it's wearing qualities-we
guarantee. All other grades. ST. II %, Il. so,
SI75, in various styles.
MEMS SHOES.-Here we are strong, also.
Our SO line of mems goods in six styles Is
the usual $3.50 grade. Our Royal Calf ut So
is what you have been paying 81 for else
where. We absolutely guarantee these goods.
They must wear you long time; say, year,
or your money awaits you. Then they run
on down in price, 1915, $3.50, $500, 81. so,
SL25, etc. Anything you buy gives you the
worth of your money, or the goods are re-
turnable. Misses and Children's Shoes at
the usual values.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
West Nottingham Academy VS.. Jacob
Tome Institute.

A game of base bail was played at West
Nottingham Academy on Saturday last,
with the Jacob Tome Institute team of
Port Deposit The game was called in the
eight inning on account of rain which had
been falling nearly the entire game, and
which accounts for the large score, as good
pitching and fielding were an impossiblity
on account OF the wet grounds and ball.
The game was interesting however, as the
score was kept very close, Nottingham
only pushing ahead in the last two innings
by good batting. The score follows:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19

The Tome Institute has engaged the
services of Prof. Robert Funsday, of the
Norfolk Academy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
Dress Goods and
Trimmings,

We wish we could put samples in this "ad"
but we can't. We can, however, invite you
to our store and have you examine the styles
and hear the prices, which will be the better
way.
Agents for Standard Patterns and publica-
tons. The best in the world and the cheapest.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19

land the pennant, since Baltimore has no
team this year. There are, however, some
more players, and they hope to see that
team win.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
OueenSWare.

The usual Spring showing is here with an
additional 80 per cent. of goods. China,
Porcelain, Semi-Porcelain and GRANTEES. The
decorations are superb and the prices are
away below. Nine hundred pieces Just here.
One hundred pieces to the set Mt $685. worth
so. crate of Porcelain in open stock.
Buy anything you wish of it, price about 4
Off,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19

Inc base ball season
is now fully opened and
the "cranks" are watch
ing the results OF the
National League games
daily with great inter
est. The good game
which the Philadelphia
team has been putting
up this season is bring
ing pleasure to the
hearts of many Elkton
cranks, who are desir-
Gus to see that club
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19
VEST NOTTINGHAM. JACOB TOME INSTITUTE.
Totals. .23l721OG Totals. .1712l9 s 6
SCORE BY INNINGS

West Nottingham. 3 s 0 0 0 G-23
Jacob Tome Instituted l 9 0 0 3-17
Two-base hits-Fryer, Caldwell, Hughes.
First base on balls-On Caldwell 6 Wiley 2 ;
Hughes 3. Struck out-By Caldwell 7; by
Hughes 6. Umpire-Snyder.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-19

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