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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
A PUNCTURED ARGUMENT.
Farmers Can Buy More with Their
Than They Could
Four Years Ago.

The calamity press has lately copied
advances in prices on articles that
farmers buy. The democrats are using
the list in an attempt to show That the
farmers pay the cost of prosperity.
OF course there is nothing in this
when the statements are analysed. 1t
is true that there has been advance
in certain articles, cleverly picked out
by the democrats to urge their point,
but in no instance has the advance been
as great as the advance in price of what
the farmer has to sell. In other words,
the farmer is able to buy more with
what he produces than he was four
years ago, and he has the certainty of
a first-class home market for every
thing that he can possibly produce.
Let us analyze these statements of
the democracy.
If the Wilson bill was such a good
thing for the people, it seems to us
they should compare the 1900 with the
90 prices, and in all cases average
prices should be the rule. The demo-
Gratis say:
"St0ves have increased 80 per cent"
Corn has advanced so per cent. and
wages 40 per cent.
wages have increased from four to
five dollars" Mules have advanced
$25 to $50. mails have doubled in
price" Wool has trebled in price
since 90.
"Fourteen-inch plows that sold for
ten dollars now sell for $14." Before sill
yer was struck down it took 1923 to buy
that pillow.
"Ropes that sold for five cents per
pound now sell for Is cents" Sheep
that sold in '96 for $3.50 now sell for
four dollars.
Binder Irvine which cost seven cents
in 80 now sells for II cents" Poultry
that sold for four cents in 90 now sells
for eight cents.
Barb wire has doubled in price"
So has the Missouri mule; so has the
raw material from which wire is made.
Hoes, rakes, shovels and all such
articles have gone up 40 per cent." Old
iron from which these articles are made
has advanced $50 per cent.
"Cultivators have increased three to
four dollars" So have horses advanced
SIS to $25.
Common stove pipe which sold for
ten cents now costs 20 cents" Hops
which sold for seven cents now brings
a ready sale at 16 cents.
Bolts and rods have gone up Is per
cent" Flax has gone up 100 per cent.
Since 1897 there has been a general
upward movement of commodities in
this country, and this was the cry on
the part of the silverites in 1896: "Give
US free silver and prices will advance
all along the line"
Statistics furnished by Bradstreet
upon the basis of 100 staple articles in
common use in this country shows that
the average prices of these are now at
the highest level known for years, and
there has been a steady advance with
an increase of 80 per cent. over the
prices of July. 1896.
1t is a notable feature of this advance
that, whereas American farm and
manufactured products have advanced,
so has the price of labor, the prices of
many staple articles in general use
have declined.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
C~ONTRASTED WITH MEXICO.
LabOrers in the Free Silver Republic
Unable to Buy Pro-
visions.

Free silver and its effects are best
seen in contrast with conditions that
prevail at FL Paso, Tex. Il. f. Camp
bell, who was one of the few repub-
licans ever elected mayor of Ell Paso,
supplies these comparative prices,
which show how labor fares under
free silver. 1t must be remembered
that the Mexican prices are given in
Mexican MONEY!:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Prosperity for Swine Raisers.

Live hogs were worth $3.50 and s3.7O
in the Chicago stock yards in July,
1896. The price on October 3, 1900, was
$3.50 and $500. The farmer is paid
S1.9O per hundred more for his choice
hogs than he was in 1896, when the dem
ocrats were in control of the national
policy.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Iron Production Doubles.

The production of iron, always a re-
liable trade barometer, has doubled
since 1894, when free trade ruled the
country. In that year we produced
6,637,388 tons. In 1899 the furnaces
turned out 13, 1920, 7O3 tons. Who would
go back to the old scheme?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12

The Railway Employees and Teleg-
raphers'P oliticalleague has announced
that the organization will drop the
nonpartisan feature and will support
Mckinley and Roosevelt. 1t is expect
ed that the organization will reach a
membership of 100000 before election
day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
THE BOGY.
Size of Our Large Standing Army"
of Which the Demo-
Gratis Rant.

Our Large standing army" of which
the democracy is in such a state of fear
consists of $4,000 men. Switzerland
keeps nearly 2h times as many in her
standing army of AS. 900 men, and be-
sides has 361, 900 men in reserve.
The United States proportionately
has the smallest army in the world.
The ratio of soldiers'to total population
is shown by the following:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Tar. Dingley Tar.
ee Wool.) (Protection.)
What say the wool producers?
Carlisle Supports Mckinley.

Hon. john G. Carlisle, who was Sec
rotary of the treasury under President
Cleveland, and was speaker of the ma
tional house of representatives, has be-
come the president of the Lawyers
Sound Money club, of New York. The
club will support the reelection of Pres
ident Mckinley.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Farmers' Gain and Loss,

Farmers lost S4,23s, OC0, 900 in the
value of their crops in the years 1893
81 under Tree trade, or more than
enough to pay the national debt
twice over. The gain in value from
1897 to 1899 under the Mckinley tariff
was Sc, 355, 0OO, 900.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12

The Mexican labOrer receiving such
small wages is unable to buy little
if any provisions. In the words of the
late Mexican minister Romero, she
will live on ten and twenty cents a day
Of course. he will have his little patch
of corn, beans and chiles planted near
his hut, and these form the largest
part of his bill of fare three times
a day for 800 days in the year. Five
or ten dollars per year will clothe
him, except perhaps his hat, and for
that he will, if he can get the money.
pay from five to twenty dollars"
Farmers know that with laborers
living in that manner the home mar
ket will be cut off. Free silver means
a condition of distress among the
working people of this country never
before known. AS long as the farm
er knows the city ~wage-earners are
satisfied, he knows that there will be
good prices for all farm products.
And that is why the farmers of this
country are with the Mckinley admin
iStratiOn.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Hay Imports DwindIe.

We imported 3o2,652 ton of hay
in 1896 under the Cleveland regime.
In 1899 the imports were 1882 tons.
That is the difference between protec-
ton and free trade.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
Kansas Has Good Times,

The deposits in the state banks of
Kansas on December "a, 1895. were
&c. 100, 1918. The deposits in the same
banks on June 3, 1899, were $33, sos, 1O1.
Kansas, under the Mckinley admins
tration, has paid its debts and hes
money 10 lend.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
REMEMBER!

1.-THE democratic party stands where
it did in 1896 on the money question:
William J.. Bryan, at GAINESVILLE, O.,
September 4.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-10-12
BRYAN FOR FREE WOOL.
Figures Which Answer the Demo-
cratic Candidates Bold
Declaration.

at IS immeterial, in my judgment, wheth-
er the sheep growers receive any benefit
from the tariff or not. am for free
wool."-W. J. Bryan, in Congress-.
The sheep raiser can answer Mr..
Bryan's argument by quoting these
Gn1raS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
A. w. TREvITT, P. Nj.

o. w. Sayner keeps right on adding
to his fine buildings at his beautiful
summer resort at Plum Lake. He has
just completed one of the finest cottages
that can be found at any of the lakes
north of Wausau. The cottage cost in
the neighborhood of 81 200 and has as
handsome furnishings as can be found
in any $500 day house in Wisconsin.
There are at this resort Just now, Fed
eral Judge William c. Hook and fam
lily; Mr.. and Mrs. Senator Quarles;
County Attorney j. A. johnson and
wife, of Cook county, H., and DIR. and
Mrs. w. Kempster, of Milwaukee.
Mr.. Fred Zentner, of this city, moved
his household effects last Saturday to
Manitowoc, and on Monday his family
took the train for that city where they
will reside in the future. Amigo peo-
pie are 10th to lose such good citizens,
but what we lose is Manitowoc's gain.
MIR. Zentner has been elected cashier
of the First National Bank of Mantle
woe. over which he viii assume imme
date supervision. He viii continue to
guard the splendid business which he
has been the means of securing for the
Amigo National Bank. This will neces-
state frequent visits among his many
friends here.-Antigo Republican.
A very pleasant. family reunion was
held at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P Bailey last week. This is the first
time in several years that all have been
together. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs E. S. Bailey, of Vesper, Wis,
L. J. Norton and daughter, Claire, Of
Napa, Cal. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. h
Ramsdell, Of Boyd. Wis, MIR and Mrs
Il. S. Bailey and Miss Claire Norton
viii remain for short visit.
Curtis, the six-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. g. Femfrey has been very
sick for week past with summer COM
plant He is improving at present
writing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
CITY NOTES.

There is small pox at Washburn, Wis.
"Wausau Pharmacy" is the name of
the drug store, Paff block.
DR.. Rich, dentlst, over American ex-
press office on Scott street.
The board of education sold the
foundry school last evening to IL. l..
Mumm.
Prof. Karl Mathe will speak upon the
violin and its music at the Reuter- con-
cert tomorrow evening.
Ploughing up is being done on Grant
ST., preparatory TO putting In the new
curling and other improvements.
The summer school of the Business
University closed last Friday. The
University proper will open Sept. 4th.
The young people of the Christian
Endeavor of Wausau, will give a con-
cert in the Kelly chapel next Friday
evening.
The board of education voted to open
the city schools on the 10th day of Sep
TENDER, instead of the third as was
intended.
Ballots are gwen at Callies free with
all twenty-five cent cash purchases for
the four hundred dollar piano contest.
For particulars call at the store.
A picnic was held at the Kelly Mis-
siou of the Presbyterian church last
Tuesday, in the chapel grove. Rev.
Carrier and Neil Campbell delivered
addresses.
Perfect womanhood depends on per-
feet health Natures rarest gift OF
physical beauty cones to all who use
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c. Ask your
druggist, W. w. Albers.
A brief history of the Presbyterian
church and of its several missions has
lately been published and is quite fully
illustrated, giving pictures of the old
and new church and all the different
chapels.
Mrs. Werhahn received letter from
her husband, Rev +. c. II. Werhahn,
Yesterday, from Paris, stating that he
starts from Hamburg for the United
States on Saturday August 18th. Mrs
Werhahn will meet him in Chicago and
from there they viii go to Kansas on s
brief visit.
Officers and members of ArbutuS
Lodge No. Is; You are hereby notified
that there will be a special meeting OF
Arbutus Lodge at l. D. o. +. hall, thi:
Tuesday evening, August 18th, for the
transaction of important business. Re
freshments will be served after meeting
LOUISE MUELLER, Sec.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The teachers institute opened yester-
day morning with an enrolment of
about forty which has been steadily in
creasing until this noon it reached
fifty-fve. Most of those in attendance
nave had experience as teachers, and
are doing good, earnest work. The in
stitute is conducted by j. w. Livingston
of Stevens Point and Miss Bohrer of the
Marathon Co. Training School. Ses-
sions are from 8 to u in the morn
ing and to 4 in the afternoon. The
work will continue for two weeks, after
which the usual examination will take
place. With students who are earnest
and such teachers as Mr. Livingston
and Miss Bohrer, the institute will
prove a success
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Picked up by Our Reporter Since the
Last Issue of the Pilot.
PROBATE COURT.

PROBATE COURT.
In re Henry Mclean, deceased.
Claims filed.
In re guardianship of Bertha Man
thei Petition for guardian, etc. filed.
In re VIM. Hannah, deceased. Decree
allowing will, ETC., filed.
In re guardianship of Anna Borch
ardt, nee Langhoff General release of
ward to guardianship filed.
In re d. Boehm, deceased. Vouchers
filed.
In re guardianship of Edward La
Mere. General release of ward to
guardianship filed.
In re Frederick Lemke, deceased,
petition for certificate of title, ETC.,
filed.
In re Oscar Bergquist, deceased. No
tice of sale of real estate, ETC., issued.
August 4, 1900, VIM. Grams COM
mitted to Northern Hospital for Insane.
He was taken down by the sheriff
In re Fred Draeger, deceased. Claim
filed
In re S. H. Patchin, deceased. Ger
tificate of descent issued.
In re Leonhard Hall, deceased. Proof
of publication of notice to creditors
filed.
In re guardianship of Albert Cramer
ct al. Discharge OF guardianship, etc,
issued.
In re VIM. Kutchenreiter, deceased.
Final account, etc, filed.
IL re Frank Mathie, deceased. Peti-
ton for administrator, etc., filed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
John Petrowski to Paulena Went
land, both of Cassel.
Baltus Haskins, of Ashland, to Ella
b. Loveland, of Spencer
Herman Griggel, of Hamburg, to
Minnie Semran, of Stettin.
Willis kirkpatrick, of city, to Anna
Weitzwicker, of Knowlton.
Chas. II. Roberts to Harriet Krebseck
both of Marathon City.
Gustav Z. Luedtke, OF Willowhole
Texas, to Meta Kurth, of city
Theodore Plautz, of Berlin, to Alvina
Radtke, of Texas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
Railway Farm Lands for Sale.

In Northern Wisconsin on the North
Western Line. Low rates and easy
terms ofpayments. About 400, 900 acres
of choice farm lands. Early buyers
will secure the advantage of locations
on the many beautiful streams and
lakes, which abound with fish and fur
nish never ending and most excellent
water supply, both for family and for
stock.
Land is generally well timbered, the
soil fertile and easy of cultivation. Chi
cago, Milwaukee, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, Duluth, Superior, Ashland and
numerous other thriving cities furnish
good markets for farm produce.
For futher particulars address Geo.
w Bell, Land Commissioner, Hudson,
Wis, or G. II. McRae, A. G. p. A., St.
Paul, Mimi. l-nl3.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14

Mrs Staples will receive pupils for
vocal instruction. tt
The cost of the recent entertainment
for the editors was $667.7S, all of which
has been paid
DIR. Turbln, the eminent German Spe-
cialist and surgeon, will be at Bells
House, Sept. IL.
The valuation of the city for 1900, as
fixed by the assessors, is $3,546, 749, or
500, 900 more than last year.
Mrs. III. K. McEachron entertains
her friends at musical this Tuesday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Hudd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Albers will enter
tain their friends ut dancing party at
Fraternity hall this Tuesday evening
The Maccabee ladies and their friends
held a very enjoyable picnic last week
at Werles park. About fifty were in
attendance.
For up-to-date colors and strictly pure
paint, call on o. C. Callies, the leading
paint and oil dealer of the city, 313
Jackson St.
Charles Voight, of the town of Ham
burg, died last Friday and was buried
Sunday. Deceased was eighty-one
years of age and was born in Germany.
Will Lavigne, eleven years of age,
son of George Lavigne of Schotield,
died last Friday after an illness of about
one week. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon.
If you will take glance at the pro-
gramme for tomorrow evening you will
make up your mind to go to the concert.
1t will be the grandest entertainment
you ever listened to.
Miss Bohrer will talk to the institute
next Friday afternoon about her recent
trip to Yellowstone Park. The talk
will, without doubt, be interesting to
all who have the good fortune to hear it,
The committee on public property,
consisting of chairman Herman Ram
thum, H. l.. Wheeler, Mike Bowe, j. j
Rrichl and III. NJ Kronenwetter, held a
meeting yesterday, at the court house
and county Jail.
| WANTED.-Board and lodging in q
private family, by young lady from
abroad, who expects to attend the
Wausau Business University Refer
ence given. Address "B' in care o.
the PILoT, this city.
While Walter Flieth is absent abroad
he will write up his trip in series O
letters for the National Magazines" a
many in the city are subscribers for tina
magazine they have an opportunity o
reading these letters.
Last Thursday being the birthday o
Charles Young, he decided to celebrate
the event by inviting Heinemann'
clerks to dance that evening, at hi
home in Heights. The party went on
in one of Dan Healy's rigs, returnin!
early the next morning. The dane
twas held on platform out doors, cak
! and lemonade were served, and tn
guests report most delightful time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
PECKS LETTER.
He Gives Ex-Attorney General Lots
of Advice.

The readers of the PILOT know all
about how the country bull stopped w.
III. Mylreas automobile. Old friends
throughout the state have had lots of
fun with Henry" about the affair, and
Ex-Governor Geo w. Peck has written
the following, which will be appreciated
by all:
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, Aug. 4, 1900.
MY DEAR MYLREA Mrs. Peck and
/ have read of your terrible experience
with the bull, and sympathize with
you both, deeply. In discussing the
matter as to what / would have done
in your place. / am sure / have con-
WINGED my wife that / am a brave
man. have told her / should have
changed ends with the vehicle, sud-
denly, raised red flag, and when the
bull charged into the hind axletree /
should have exploded the kerosene
tank and had roast beef, rare done,
with the hair on. IF / was in your
place | would arrange a gatling gun
on the dash board, loaded with rock
salt, and the next bull would get killed
aud sailed at one discharge, and you
would have corned beef plenty. Then
you might take along some empty
cans and q soldering iron and can a lot
of embaImed beef. | would put set
of steer horns on the bow of the vebi-
Gle and couple of mule hind legs on
behind, so it would hook or kick, as
the case might be. You may have to
turn that COMPOUNDED automobile into
an incubator after all. Mrs. Peck joins
me in love to you all, but we are anx.
| ious as to what you will do next.
| Yours, GEO. w. PECK.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
FAIR NOTES.
The ladies of st. Elizabeth's society
win furnish meals during the fair.

=
Peter Clifford is trying to borrow a
yoke of oxen for the reunion. He
wants a pair like those he took LIST
premium with in 1868.
Clerks of school districts where the
children have not received tickets for
the county fair are requested tonotify
L. K. Wright, Sec'y, stating the num-
Der of children.
The plan to make the last day of the
fair old settlers day meets with general
approval. The pioneers all promise to
turn out, form an association and have
an old fashioned reunion.
Prof. r. A. Moore, of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture, will make an
exhibit from the college, showing the
work of the college. He will have
tent in which exhibits will be placed.
The peace and Guiet of Yankee
town" is liable to be sadly destroyed
between now and fair time. ID. l..
Plumer, member of the old Wausau
Cornet Band, has promised Gustav
Mueller to get his lip in trim to play
the horn, at the old settlers reunion.
Fred Reitbrock, who has fine farm
near Athens, has notified the secretary
to reserve stalls for fifteen head OF
cattle. These are all full blood Guern-
seys and Short Horns, with the excep-
ton of two Jersey cows which are
greedes. He will also exhibit Shrop-
shire sheep
The exhibitors at the first fair in 1868
were B. F. Fitch, Mrs. Kate Thayer,
David Hollinger, Joseph Barnard, b. u.
Plumer, John Nutter, L. Butterfield,
Chas. Hoefinger, M. DeCoursey, VIM.
V. Lamereaux, Mrs. w. w. DeVoe, w.
w. DeVoe, Henry Miller, Conrad Edee,
B. L. Single, Mrs. Thos. Youles, Mrs.
Henry Dern, August Kickbusch, A. w.
Schmidt, Jacob Schwartz, VIM. Schwaf,
N. c. Clapp, Peter Steltz, Chris. Kipke,
VIM. thinner, Aug. Zastrow, Henry
Paff, VIM. Kennedy, Mrs. w. G. Silver
thorn, Mrs. Hugh McIndoe, Daniel Lii
lie, Jacob Paff, VIM. friedrich, Chas. b.
Clarke, Gottlieb Wendorf, Frank Wart-
man, John Artus, o. Oorquin, Peter
Clifford, A. McPhail, Z. Lemma, JAS.
Kemp, Mrs. Thos. Single, Mrs. j.
Noiseaux, Mrs. Louis Taller, w. ID.
McIndoe, B. B. Dickey, Thomas Green.
These first exhibitors are sadly
thinned out and each year the survivors
are fewer. How appropriate it is that
they should get together once year
and renew old acquaintance. There
will be chance for them all to meet
on the old level the last day of the fair,
Friday, Sept. 7th.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
BADLY SCARED
The Friends of VIM. Wilson Imagined
That He Was Lost.

There was quite an uproar in Wausau
on Saturday afternoon and evening, all
because BILLY" Wilson had not re
turned from black berrying at the time
he said he would. A number OF his
friends had discussed the matter all day
and came to the conclusion that if he
did not come home on the evening train
crowd would 60 in search of him. So
it was arranged, and soon several hum
dred men had promised to 60 out. Dan
McNaughton was to see that the switch
engine was in readiness on Sunday
morning to haul down all the box cars
that could be filed with men. But
when the $50 train came in at the N.
w. depot, off stepped Uncle Bill, as
sound as dollar, with several baskets
of berries. 1t seems the. Mr.. Wilson
left home Friday morning for Ringle,
where he intended to spend the day in
the berry patch at that place, but there
were none there to speak of, so he went
on to Clayton Here he staid all night
and went to work in the morning filling
his baskets with berries, which he found
in plenty. He was nearly persuaded
to 60 to Let Wyatt's place and spend
Sunday So near did he come to doing
it that he had started with Let. then
looking down and discovering that his
trousers had been badly torn by the
berry bushes, he changed his mind and
told Let that he thought he had better
go home and get change of clothing.
Really, the tear in his pants saved the
crowd from going down and securing
the country about Ringle. As he
stepped off at the depot, he received
quite an ovation and was greatly sur
prised at the thought that he, Billy
Wilson, could get lost. He admitted
that there was such thing as being
overcome by heat, but no such thing as
his ever getting lost, even if placed ia
the worst tamnrack swamp that can De
found in Wisconsin. Well, all are glad
that "Billy" turned up, o. X.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14

Using matter. Even free advertising
should be truthful, and representing,
as was done in a picture in the Sunday
Sentinel three weeks ago, tina: the l20
ducks shot by John Barnes and Frances
Colman in North Dakota last fall, we're
the result of four days hunt on the
Big Rice north of Heafford Junction, is
a kind OF lying that will not pay in the
end. If the Advancement Association
has anything 20 do with the putting of
the duck hunting in this section, they
should see that tle truth is told or
that it is stopped altogether.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14
COMING.

The Winninger Bros. and their re-
fined company of entertainers will
exhibit in Wausau for period of three
nights, commencing Monday, August
10th, on the market square. They come
to us well recommended by the press
and public of our large surrounding
cities. An entertainment strictly NOR
al and refined. Admission, children,
10 cents; adults, 20 cents. Look for
small hills