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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Feature Of Swiss Funerals.

The mourning urn IS 4 feature OF
Swiss funerals. When the death notice
IS published. there Is appended to It a
pies Tor sympathy which states that the
mourning urn VIII be On exhibition a. 4
gIvea hour on a certain day, 4 black
table covered with a black cloth upon
which rests 4 black urn Is set forth
in iron, Of the afflicted hoISa. Into this
the friends Of the mourning family crop
their b,ack-bordered cards. the intimate
friends iRScrib;ug & few words OF srmpa-
thy, Oaly men ever g 70 the church
yard. and they mus, make the journey
on foot, no matter what the dlS-sncs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

been representing Hawaii at the Pan
American Exposition. To be sure, the
young women are as brown as Cuban
perfectos, but they are said to be good
looking. Miss Davidson, who lives in
Honolulu, gives assurance that the
agricultural attractions of the country
are quite as alluring as the feminine
charms, and that fortunes as well as
wives await ambitious foreigners.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
CHANCE TO GET A WIFE.

Where Beautiful Women Are in the
Greatest Plenty.
The Hawaiian Islands are full of
beautiful women-from an island stand
point-who are waiting and willing to
become the wives of ambitious young
Americans who go to Hawaii to make
their fortunes. Such is the declara-
ton of Miss Rose Davidson, who has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
4 superabundance of InteIIect

HAS your country any really great
thinkersF asked the tourist skepti-
cally.
Too many OF EN-" answered the
Kansas agriculturist. Every once in a
while we run across a man that's mas
querading as q farm hand. but WIZ
doesn't want to do a thing but think
washington Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

William Mcfarland, a well-knOwn Ash
land citizen, was slugged and robbed on
Il public thoroughfare by three men. He
was taken to a hospital and may die.
The robbers secured $1,000. Three sus-
poets, two of whom confessed, have been
held for trial
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Senior yieuna I, No Nor.

The State Department is advised o:
the death Of Senior Don Carlos Morla
Vicuna. minister from Chile 70 the Unit
ed States. He died at Buffalo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
American Wine as Good as Any.

Many Americans learned at Paris for
the first time that we produce wines in
some grades equal to the best imported
varieties.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

G. Z. TOney was crushed 70 death by
a car IN mine az Crndup. Ala He was
a farmer. and had gone into the mine t.
see his brother, a miner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
Lumber CAPACITY OF California

Timber experts tell Us that California
alone has a capacity Of lumber in her
standing forests Of over 100.00O,OOo Gu
bic feet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27
There is consternat

There is CONSERVATION in department
circles over the discovery that govern
ment clerks working regular office hours
in the departments we've drawing double
salaries By doing night work at the cen
sus office. To expedite census reports
Director Merriam has been employing
two sets Of clerks. and in violation Of
law clerks have been working double
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

The pressure upon the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue from banking institu-
tions for the return of checks turned in
under the provisions Of the act repeating
the stamp tax is growing so strong that
in self-defense he has been compelled to
issue an appeal for time to apply to Con
gress for relief. 1t appears that the cost
Of engraving, printing and binding the
checks issued under the war revenue tax
law was so great that the banks, as a
matter Of economy, are demanding that
the checks, after the stamps have been
redeemed, be returned for further use.
1t is represented th0t the stamps inn
printed upon them can be cancelled and
great saving worked. The commissioner
of internal revenue is without authority
to act and requests that he be given time
to 90 to Congress for relief.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

John Reagan. who fell from the top Of
a house at Fort Worth. Tex, and disIo-
Gated his neck, is still alive at St. Jo-
seph Hospital aud may recover.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

We Saa't know what is meant by ar
tisSx ~-znperament unless it means
that Tue girl having it picks out a
switch that matches her hair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

a novel plan has been suggested by
Washington real estate agent who Is at
tempting to interest the diplomatic repre-
sentatiyes located at Washington in a
scheme which he is advancing to con
struct upon a convenient site a number
of residences to be- used by the diplomats
as homes. At present comparatively few
governments own legation buildings in
Washington. and the agent is receiving
some support among the diplomats in his
argument that it would be advisable for
many reasons for the ambassadors and
ministers to be located upon Legation
square.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

when a woman hears OF another wo-
mans age. she inyOluntarily does job
Of subtracting. with her own age as the
figure
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

The l2-year-olI daughter Of J. NJ. Ri
wins, Of SDringtown, Tex. died from lock.
jaw. caused By sticking a pin in her foot
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

July exports We're larger than in July
of any previous year. and the imports
were larger than those Of July in any
year since 1895. The figures Of the for
eign commerce Of the United States dur
ing the month Of July show total i'm
ports of the month. S72, S97. 0S7, total ex-
ports. S1O9.031 1873; excess Of exports
over imports, S3G,134.071, or considera-
bly, more than S1,OO0.0OO per day. =
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

War Department officials are deter
mined to interfere with the traffic in chill
lren which has been going on in certain
parts of the Philippines, constituting one
of the gravest problems with which army
officers in that section have to deal. Re-
ports received at the War Department
say the traffic is confined to the natives
in the departments Of Mndanao and Jo-
10. The traffic comes as a result Of the
improvidence Of the people, and families
who are bitten by famine do not hesitate
to seek relief by the sale Of their chill
dren. Maj. J. $. Petit, First Infantry,
formerly colonel of the Thirtyfrst Vol
unteer Infantry, the commander of the
Second District in that department, says,
however, that he has about broken up
the traffic, which has been going on in
children of the Tirenarya, degenerate
race south of Cattabado.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

Sugar planters Of Hawaii have lately
used efforts to secure modification Of
the japanese edict 50 that men from that
country may be allowed to 60 TO Hawaii.
Assistant Secretary Taylor tod thu Japa-
nese minister recently that desirable
japanese persons will be allowed to 20
Hawaii freely, provided that they do not
20 under contract, either verbal or writ
ten, as labOrers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

4 handful Of common sense is worth
a bushel Of the other kind
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

The business portion Of Mercer. NO,
was burned Only one store was left
Standing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

The United States will claim about
$4,000, the amount of an insurance poll
cy on the life Of the late Capt. Howgate.
who embezzled thousands of dollars from
the United States while Chief Signal Of
dcer and which policy was kept up for
twenty years by his daughter, Ida, who
never believed he was dead. Howgate
died in Washington last June. Miss How
gate spent about $500 in this practical,
as we'll as loving, work. Recently she
asked for powers of administration on
the estate. The power has been granted.
The court will allow her the $500 but it
is understood the government will take
the rest. Miss Howgate must give bond
for $4,000, to guarantee the faithful per
Torrance of her duties as administrative.
If she had not kept the policy alive she
could have saved the $500 in some other
way and the government would not have
received a cent. 1t is alleged that this
insurance policy is all the property left
by Capt. Howgate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-27

While the census officials are investi-
eating the cases of clerks who are en-
ployed in another department as well as
that branch, some of the War Depart
ment employees would be glad to see at
tcntion called to favoritism which per-
mits certain army officers on the retired
list to draw two salaries, one from the
military pay roll and the other as an
employe of the civilian branch of the
government. One such officer is re-
tired captain, who was transferred from
the active list on account of disability.
He receives $500 year from the gov
eminent as retired army officer. render
ing no service whatever for this salary,
and he gets nearly as much from the pen
sion office, where he discharges every
day. to the satisfaction of the Commits
sioner of Pensions, the clericl, duties de-
volving upon him, despite the fact that
he was deemed incapacitated for active
duty in the army. Another case of dual
employment is that of an officer, retired
with the rank of major, and who has
been employed as civil engineer by the
corps of engineers.
-
Even the President of the United
States is not paid in advance. Probably
in view Of the fact that the United
States Treasurer believes he earns his
salary, the Chief Executive does not
have to wait until the first and middle
of each month to receive it. as govern
ment employees do. The President is the
only official of the United States govern
ment who is paid on a direct Individual
warrant from the Treasury Department.
Each month in the year President Nc
Kinley receives by mail warrant COW
ering the money he has canned as his
salary. The Treasury officials divide the
salary into four quarters of $4,000 each,
and under the law could not under any
circumstances exceed that, but they pay
the President practically the same salary
every month in the year, no matter
whether the month is a long or shot one.
For two months of each quarter the
Presidents check is drawn for S4,166.67,
but the other month sees the check re-
iuced to ST. 1866.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08
HARRINGTON

The annual Town Election of
Harrington took place last Satur-
day, and resulted as follows
Alderman-James w. Smith.
Assessors. Luther Shaw.
Treasurer-Zadoc L. Fleming.
Commissioners-John w. Rich
ards, Thomas ] Smith, M. r.
Adams, William H. Graham, and
j. P. Cordray.
After the new council ORGANIZED.
]. w. Parvis was reelected for the
thirteenth year as police and super
visor of the streets.
-Four gentlemen came here from
Baltimore to appraise the property
of Isaac Robinson, the bankrupt
Gamer. They completed their
work and went home with an in
ventory of everything of any value.
There is a possibility of the bust
ness starting up again; but a small
probability that it will.
The Teutonia Medicine Company
have been giving show all this
week in Harrington's Hall. They
have had good audiences, and put
up fair show.
Fire consumed all of George
Waldman's saw mill and basket fac
tory at FELTON, last Tuesday after
noon at ?. 80 clock. The fire had
Its origin from spark thrown out
by an engine passing, and the loss
Is $4,000. No insurance.
Vim. c. Wright has fitted up a
handsome Office in the rooms for
merly occupied by Isaac Robinson
as an office.
Richard Dale, former freight agent
here, and we'll known to most Del.
awareans who travel up and down
the peninsula, is very low from
droPsy and his death would not be
surprising at any hour.
The new shirt factory will start
up III few days. The new gaso.
line engine IS ready, the betting all
complete, and Mr.. Hoffecker, the
manager, IS preparing to make his
home here permanently.
Mr.. Ev. Reese will start carpen.
tiers at work to finish his large res
idence by April Ist. Work was
discontinued two months ago be.
cause of bad weather.
There are lots of items of inter
est, had time to fix them up fol
publication, and if our school teach.
ers would give me their news q
public interest; the ministers will
their marriages and church news
and the undertakers the deaths.
could fill column and more eacl
week ofgood live Harrington news
but my business prevents me hunt
ing them up. G. w. H.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08
PENINSULAR NEWS,

Thieves have been at work at
Newark this week.
The ladies of Middletown are
making a determined effort to open
a public library there.
The recently-elected officials at
the New Castle County Court
House went on duty Friday.
TIE ladies ofSt. Thomas; Churh
of Newark. will hold an old Maids
Convention" in the College oratory
some time this month.
A mad dog rushed through Dover
on SUI day, biting several other
dogs, incluGi lg a valuable bird dog
belonging to Harry Mcdaniel.
Lincoln's Birthday, February II
is now a legal holiday in Delaware
the Senate having Thursday passed
the House bill by a vote of IA to ;
George Carson, living on North
street, Dover, has a sow which
gave birth last week to II pigs.
This is unusual and at this time ~
of the pigs are still living.
Salisbury Collins, aged about 50
years, one day the past week, while
cutting wood near Concord, was
struck on the head by falling tree
and died from the effects on Sat
urday.
Samuel Harris, colored, who re-
Gently fell 40 feet at the works of
the diamond State Steel Co., in
New Castle has recovered from his
injuries and is now able to be
about.
Trustees of the New Castle
County Workhouse have made ar
engagements to complete the build
ing at Greenbank, as the Lew
Court has been instructed by the
Legislature to make the neces-
sary loan of $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08

Not in recent years have the
ducks been 50 plentiful on the Del
aware as within the past few days.
Robert Megginson, chief clerk for
the New Castle trolley lines, shot "a
ducks. They are feeding along
the flats and in shore.
A committee representing sew
eral patriotic societies is receiving
plans and bids for a memorial to
be erected on the site of the bat
tie of COoch's Bridge, on Septem-
Der 3, I777. Chief Justice Charles
B. Lore is the chairman of the
committee.
The Kent County Protective As
sociation has offered a reward of
$40 for the arrest and conviction
of persons stealing poultry from
Manlove Hayes and D. M. Wilson,
of Dover; and a further reward OF
$40 for the arrest and conviction of
persons stealing from any other
member of the Association.
Before Laurel had water works,
a gentleman of that town had a
building insured for 81, 900, fol
which he paid $50 for one year. A
few weeks ago the same man hac
the same building i'll thesame place,
insured in the same company, fol
the same amount of money 900
and his premium was 5000.
The State Board of Agriculture
has employed Prof. Wesley Webb
of Dover, to take charge Of all in
spection work of orchards and nur
series; and also to have charge o
the main office, which will be il
Dover. The first and most press
ing matter is to get the San Jos,
scale under complete control. Ac
tive work to eradicate peach vel
lows will be undertaken as soon a
the season opens.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08
FROM FREDERICK.

Miss Minnie Bethards met with
a most unfortunate accident last
Saturday afternoon. With her
gloves on her hands, she was wash
ing them i'll gasoline in a basin. In
passing by hot stove, the gasoline
ignited and burned the gloves from
her hands before the flames could
be extinguished. She was also
slightly burned about the face and
hair. Fortunately her father came
home at the time, and taking off his
coat sm0thered the fire out. Her
hands were badly burned. DR.. B.
Downes is doing everything posi-
bic to alleviate her suffering and
her many young friends are anx-
ious to have her out again. She is
doing as we'll as can be expected.
Mr.. Cornelius Stevenson has the
lumber hauled for the purpose OF
rebuilding his residence. It will
be enlarged by the addition of sew
eral rooms, and when completed be
handsome home.
The Missionary Anniversary OF
the M E. Sunday School was held
last Sunday evening. The choir
rendered several special selections.
There were Rotations by Priscilla
Hardesty and Priscilla George, and
recitation and solo by Warren Pat
terson. The infant class is the ban
Der class for this year, having con-
tributed the largest amount to the
missionary cause.
The Epworth League business
Injecting will be held this evening,
and all members are requested to be
present.
At the town election last Mon
day, Mr.. Thomas Dickerson wa.
elected commissioner to succeed
Mr.. William P. Davis, also Mr.
Joseph S. Clark, who succeeds him.
self Mr.. James Bethards was ap.
pointed town bailiff, but at thi.
writing am unable to ascertain i
he will serve in that capacity.
A notice is up to the effect tina
Mr.. H. A. Reik will sell his can
merry at public sale March roth.
Grip, neuralgia and pneumonia
have been prevalent this winter.
Measles are around again in tn,
country. DR.. B. Downes is attend
ing the Laramore family about two
miles from town, Of which eight o
them had measles and several after
ward took pneumonia. We do no
. think there are a dozen children il
town who did not have the measle.
during last years epidemic. w,
are hoping nothing of a contagiou
nature will break out among tn,
children, as it seriously affects tn,
school examinations.
Captain James Boone IS visitin,
his family.
Mrs. Annie H. Lord IS visitinl
: her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Elliott, o
= Seaford.
Misses Sallie and Carrie Kirl
spent Tuesday in Dover, the guest
of Mrs. Fannie Wheatley.
Mr.. Charles Sheppard, of Phila
delphia, was a Frederick visitor las
" -
nOvurae & J.. XXT;1,,,;,,o
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08
HOUSTON ITEMS.

Elias Simpson loaded five cars
with hickory spoke timber here this
week for New Jersey parties.
Mr.. Kinney, whose saw mill is
located near here, has started up
and is preparing to ship lumber on
a large scale.
Mr.. Charles Phillips class social
was a decided success on February
Goth. Netting $50.
R. Graham's Sunday School
class will give an entertainment
Tuesday evening, March Ig. Prof
Hall Anderson, wishing to show
his appreciation of our methods to
liquidate the Sunday School debt,
has kindly secured the consent of
the NJ. E. Orchestra of Milford, of
which he is a member, to come out
and favor us with their choice or
chestral music. There will be
other features to make up the pro-
gram by our local musicians. The
public school children will sing
under the instruction of Prof An
derson, some choice selections.
Don t forget the date, friends; come
out and enjoy the special features.
Admission, Ioc.
Our stave mill is working at pres
ent with reduced force, owing to
the breaking of a saw which is be-
ing repaired by Disston & Son 5 fac
tory at Taconey, Pa.
Mr.. Tolbert Dickerson, a farmer
between Staytonsville and Farm
ington, died of pneumonia Sunday
and was buried Tuesday at Will
Evansville. Rev Smith officiating.
/ Mr.. Dickerson recently lost his wife.
Ben Goodwin had to kill his horse
a few days ago, as it showed signs
of rabies.
lack Johnson IS Sons & Co., are
contracting for the growing Of peas
Quite a number of farmers are Sc
curing their seed peas for planting
Protracted services have beer
held at Williamsville for several
weeks. Quite an interest has beer
aroused. We understand that the
Rev. G. P. Smith will be assigned
to some other place the coming
conference. Mr.. Smith has beef
a faithful worker during his thre,
years pastOrate here, and will leav,
us with the kindliest feelings from
. us all. We hope he will be equally
, successful in winning friends anC
souls wherever he may be placed
Joe Vineyard is home from Bry1
Mawr recuperating.
Eddie Smith spent a portion o
last week with his parents here.
> Mr.. George Carey and wife, 0
: Pottstown, Pa. Mr.. Eaton and wifi
5 Of Wilmington, and Mr.. L. H. Viii
! son and daughter, Mrs. Holston, O
Georgetown, were among Houston
relatives this week.
Mr.. w. S. Kinney was in Phila
delphia several days last week
Charles Armour is in Philadel
' phia on business this week.
g Mr.. Charles Howard, of Frank
$ ford, has been spending the wee
!, with H. w. Pusey.
!. Miss Minnie Hammond is visit
: ing her sister Mrs. Burt Donovan
I Of Selbyville. X.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08

in his inaugural address, in his an
nual and special messages to Con
gress, or in speeches delivered at
different times, nearly all of which
are prepared and thought out in
advance.
Washington and the country
will suffer a distinct loss in the
retirement of Assistant Secretary
VanderIip from his post as second
in cammand at the Treasury De
partmeot. Mr.. Vanderlip came
into it four years ago as private
secretary to Mr.. Gage, making a
serious pecuniary loss in order to
do so. A few months later he was
/ promoted to first assistant, a post
that he has filled with eminent
credit to himself. A successful
newspaper man is almost always
competent to fill any other position
in life, Mr.. Vanderlip adding one
more to the long list of examples.
He expects to spend several
months in European travel, upon
his return taking the presidency Of
an important Western corporation
The successor to Mr.. VanderliI
will be Milton E. Allies, of Sydney
Ohio, who is now Mr.. Cages pri
vate secretary, and has served il
that position since Mr.. VanderliI
was promoted. Mr.. Allies came
into the department in 1883 as al
assistant messenger and has worked
his way up to his present position
by his ability and efficiency.
The steady growth in the expor
tation of manufactures and the ex
tent of this prosperity to all bran
ches of manufacturing lines is illus
trated by table just compiled by
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
which shows the exports, articl
by article, of all the leading man
ufactures which have been sen
: abroad during the calendar yea
1900, and comparing the figures 0
that year with two preceding year:
In list of 40 articles, 81 show al
| increase in 1900 as compared wit
1899, and i'll nearly all of the
cases where a decrease is show
the conditions are exceptional. L
manufactures cotton, for instance
l there is drop in exports of abou
S $4,000, 900, but this is due chief
to the war conditions i'll Chin
which is now our largest purchase
of cotton goods. In bicycles ther
is fall of SI,5oo,ooo, but this
due to the general subsistence i
bicycle popularity the world owe
In the expectation of malt liquor
there is slight decrease. also i
r starch, marble, soaps, and fertil
e zers. In all the other cases in til
: 40 principal classes of expectation
4 of manufactures an increase
a shown, and in many cases a 1are
S increase.
Milford chronicle., 1901-03-08
S1.so Versus s1rn %

Messrs. WoOten q Co., Prong, North Caro-.
lima says: One of our customers,a prominent
man in this community, suffered with liver
complaint. He consulted several physicians,
but they fai'el to benefit him. We prevailed
upon him to try the Ramon Pills and Pellets.
He soon bought more and is now a well and
hearty man and has gained in flesh. He says
he pills saved his life and the six boxes cost
only sl.5O, while his trip to New York to
the doctors, cost him sl5OOO For sale
NnmersleY, Milford, Del.