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ments of the idle rich who worship at
pleasures shrine and who contribute
nothing for the good of the comnuni-
ties in which they live. Their fathers
and grandfathers, mayhap, were pic,
neers of Industry, men of genius and
perseverance, who did something for
the good of mankind. But the wealth
which they accumulated and left be-
hind has passed into the hands of ig.
norant and unworthy scions, spend
thrifts and, in some cases, moral mon
sters. The lives of how many of these
gilded young men and women are filed
with shameful debauchery which it
takes something like the Molineux case
to bring to light.
The Senator who has poken in such
plain and undiplomatic language con-
corning the ultra-rich is one of the
foremost scholars of America, man of
polish and the intimate friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt He lives at Nahant.
is a lawyer by profession, but prefers
to follow literary pursuits for live
lihood. He was member of the House
of Representatives for four terms before
becoming a Senator.
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no-to expostulate hesitated. and was
lost. Hand in hand the lovers fed
swiftly down the graveled walk. As
the defiers of authority vanished
through the gate, portly form rose
warily from the further side of the
grape arbor, FASTENED to the fence that
bounded Lawyer Reeds lawn. and
whistled shEilly.
The Colonel was setting up the chess
men as his old friend joined him in the
library. They've gone to the minis
tersr he gasped. Don't that beat all
the rapid transit You ever heard OFF,"
THANK the Lord it came out all
right" said John Reed Il don't be
iieye l could have kept it up another
week"
The newly welded pair paused on
the familiar threshold. and stared in
utter bewilderment at the two erst-
while bitter enemies placidly playing
chess. Father" called Billie, you
here?"
"Howdy do. Billie" remarked the
Colonel. rising affably. Been getting
married? Your father just came over
to congratulate you. Lila-' The
Colonel's voice turned husky all at
once. and he opened wide his arms.
Come here, grille" he cried. tits all
rightr and in a second his daughters
head was resting on his shoulder and
her arms were around his neek.--Farm
and Fireside.
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BILLIONS IN THE FARM.


Agriculture Is Conspicuous n Indus
trial Progress.
"In the industrial ra5gress made by
the United States during recent years
there has been nc more conspicuous fea-
ture than the growth of agriculture"
says Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson in his annual report to the Presi-
dent. He gives figures, mainly taken
from the last census, to prove his state
ment
The amount of fixed capital invested in
agriculture is about $20,000,000 900, or
four times the amount invested in manu-
features. More than half of the people
of the United States live on farms, and
more than a third of all the people en-
gagged in gainful occupations work on
farms, In one year the products of
American farms have reached an aggre-
gate value of nearly $5.0e0,000000.
American brains applied to American
farms is what is causing the volume Of
our farm exports to continue steadily on
the increase, according to the Secretary,
and he sees the greatest hope for the
future. THE science of agriculture" he
says, 'is in rudimentary stages in all
lands. The education of produr ers from
the field, so long neglected, has recensly
been undertaken in earnest in the Unit
ed States. Our government is doing more
for the farmer than all other nations
combined. Results are justifyinS expen-
ditures, and the future will still further
show the value of science applied to the
farm"
Secretary Wilson's display of the work
of his department during the past year
is almost bewildering, so many fields of
investigation does it describe. 1t makes
volume Of 121 pages, and there is hard
" page that does not report on at least
two or three different enterprises under
taken in the search for facts that viii
enable agriculture to be more successful
ly carried on.
One method of aiding the farmers
which the Secretary is most anxio-S to
avail himself of is the distribution of
daily weather forecasts through all the
rural free delivery postal routes. OF the
10000 routes the department has been
able to send forecasts over only 1,U00.
but the service has been so appreciated
that an appropriation of 100000 is ask
ed to extend it.
One of the recommendations Of the re-
port favors an Appalachian forest re-
serve. Mr. Wilson makes the startling
statement that the denudation of the
mountain slopes has caused floods that
for the twelve months ending April last
caused damage Of $lS000,000. He
saws further that water power with an
aggregate annual rental of 20,0OO.0O0 is
being destroyed. that the land on the
mountain slopes is being washed away
more in single year now than in ten
centuries while the forests stood. and that
the soil swept down is clogging the Ohio.
Tennessee and Mississippi rivers in
way that viii be most injurious to navi-
CATION. He earnestly urges the creation
and preservation of forests on the noun
taing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16

TO a woman. so il was through her
father only that Miss Mitchell became
proficient in her life work.
She was the discoverer of new
comet known to the world of science as
Maria Mitchell's comet. A few years
before this Frederick VI, King of Den.
mark had offered a geld medal to the
first dlscoverer of teleScropic comet
and this medal was afterward bestowed
upon Miss Mitchell by Frederick VII.
Aftec her discovery Miss Mitchell was
elected to membership In tile American
Academy of Arts and Sciences and was
liOnized wherever she went
The Mitchell house at Nantucket was
built in lT90 and during the last 81
years has been occupied by some mem.
Der of the Mitchell family. The lower
part OF the building viii be used as a
museum and the upper story for lit
erary and astronomical purposes. Miss
Muchelrs scientific library was left by
VIII 20 her brother. Prof. Henry Mitch
ell. but he will turn this over as sir.
In his sisters name. TO the library 10
BE- founded In the old homestead.
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THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNclSELY
CONDENSED.
Bold Robber Counts Suicide at Mill
waukee-Given Ten Years for Wife
Murder-GrcenfieId Farmer Dies in
Chicago-Shot by His consin.

One of the boldest robheries MiIwaH-
kee has known for some time was COM
mitted the other night and was followed
by the drowning of the robber in the lake.
About IL O'Clock masked man stepped
into the notion store of Mrs. William
Lille, III Menominee street, and pre-
senting revolver intimidated her while
he robbed the cash drawer of 81. A half
hour later the same man entered the sa-
loon CT Paul Rehm, 255 Wisconsin street.
The pisce was filed with loungers. Lev
cling his gun the robber ordered all TO
hold up their hands. The hands went UP
promptly, and the robber went to the
cash register and took from it $l26. Put
ting this in his pocket, he backed out of
the door. Policemen were called and
followed the man TO where he had taken
a boat and put out into the bay. Float
ing in the water near by his body was
found 1t is not known whether he slip
ped and fell or committed suicide. The
latter Is the theory of the police. The
body Las been identified as James Shea,
an old-time thief. He came from New
York, and had long list Of crimes 10
his record
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16

According to the report Of county sup
erintendents twenty-five Kansas counties
have no negro sch Dol children within their
borders.
The Comptroller Of the Currency kas
authorized the AIya National DSnk o.
Alva, o. T.. to begin business sTirh a
capital Of $4,000
Larger shipments of beef 10 Eugland
from South America have tended recent
II 10 keep down the price Of beef shipped
from the United States.
Charity Virgins. mother Of Blind
Tom the negro musician, is dead in
Birmingham. Ala. Of dropsy Of the heart.
She was 100 years Of age
At New berg. Ore. the depot was brok-
en- into by burglar and the safe robbed
of an express package for the Chshalis
Valley Milling Company, which contain
ed $1.lS0.
A Youngstown. Ohio. dispatch SAYS
James Rose. aged -. colored. fatally
shot his 17-year-old wife. He then walk
ed to bis fathers house. told Of the deed
and blew out his own brains. He was
jealous.
Charles Y. Her5iiska. United States
consul At CaElao. Peru. has rendered lis
resignation and il has been accepted Ar-
Herdiiska Is unwilling 10 expose bis fam
lis to the climatic change involved in
taking then from Ohio 70 Peru
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PORTABLE SCHOOLHOUSE IN PRACTICAL USE.
EXTERIOR OF A PORTABLE SCHOOL HOUSE IN ST LOUIS.

of
building
the idea
will familiar school
weHas schooIte teach
frequently
So instead going their home they have their home brought them In
impossible these portable buildings have done much toward the relief OF
the
portable school buildings Paris Then the idea
which adopted the portable school house the plan
within
portable school houses of the du
catio nal facilities
worlds
them school building
neghborhood
of building
of
enable the school
anywhe
to
school reached
of 26x36
in
in
all sections inside
dxiths
with The
off by the teacher The building about
is which
regular attendance interfed with
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16
Decadence of Piracy,

Yo-ho-ho for the long ago..
When pirates were men of soul;
When muscle and might
Were the things for fight
And death was the blaekleg's goal
Sing me lays of the good old days
When thief was proud of his calling.
Then pause to reflect
What a state of neglect
Ger the piracy trade is falling.
Gone are the dash and the broadsword
slash
OF jolly bold robbers of yore.
Our thief of today
Has a sanctifed way
And faints at the sight of gore.
Weep for the times when good old crimes
Are hedged about with propriety,
When pirates elect
A mask of respect
And move in the best society.
Newark News.
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OUR FIRST WOMAN ASTRONOMER

Birthplace of Marin Mitchell to BE
Preserved to Her Memory.
The birthplace of Maria Mitchell, the
first woman astronomer in America.
where all her early years were spent
and her first observations made in Nan
tucket. Mass. is to be preserved by
Yassar alumnae. Vassar incidentally.
was the first woman's college to intro
duce astronomy In its curriculum Miss
Mitchell went there as professor of as
tronolny and director of the obserya-
tory in 1865, remaining until her death,
twenty-three years later. Harvard Col
lege ait the time had no telescope better
than shat used by Miss Mitchell's faith
er in his Nantucket home. Nowhere
was tuition in this science then open
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16
OVER THE HILLS.

Where IS the valley of perfect rest?'
Over the hills. my dear.
The dew falls bright on the daisy's breast
The dawn is cloudless, the dark is best,
THEREIN the valley of perfect rest,
Over the hills. my dear.
The summer is long and the winter u
brief
Over the bills, my dear.
The grain climbs swift TO the g9iaen
sheaf,
There are Iaure.s and crowns for tie
blows of grief.
Nhere the tears of the years find sweet
relief
'Oqer the hills, my dear
But 1ong the journey aud dim the way
Over the hills, my dear.
And / hold your hand. and bid you stay
E'or one dream more in life's sad to-day;
@lben-drift from my life. like dream,
away
Ovec the hills. my dear.
Atlanta Constitution.
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InrincihIe Kansas.

devastation of Kansas by grasshop-
pers. The insects still flourish out
there. but are no longer regarded as
pests. They are actually encouraged
to multiply. The farmers have discov-
cred that turkeys VIII thrive and grow
fat on iiet of grasshopaers- To-day
thousands OF turkeys are owned in the
western part of Kansas. The fowls
live almost exclusively an a diet OF
grasshoppers, and each bird Is sid to
be abb to consume between pint and
quart OF the insects every day
Utica Press.
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even to the brains of the dullest and
most vapid of the creatures who are
dawdllng away their lives in the midst
of luxuries and extravagaDces pur-
chased with inherited wealth. 1t it
these living sponges, the shallow,
heartless, aimless men and women in
marble palaces who constitute the
greatest menace to our existing social
order, and whose ways of life are the
deepest reproach that lies against Chris
tian civilization. Worthy of more re-
spect is Zulu savage than rich de-
generate who finds no better use for
his money than the indulgence Of his
vices and vanities.'
Severe, indeed, are these arraign-
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'BEll1Qr7G775

.Chicago-Cattle common 10 prime.
$a4c to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades.
Sg25 10 $3.50. sheep fair to choice 81 90
to $;s.T5; wheat, No. 2 red, T2c to T;,c;
cCun, No. 2, SIC A. ;4c oats. No. 2. 2iG
10 Doc; rye. No. Z, 47c 10 4Sc: hay. tim,
otSy, $3.50 to $f3.59; prairie, sG.02 70
$lk.50: butter, eyioice creamery 24c to
2SS; eggs, fresh.e22 to 24c; potatoes,
4Qss 10 4Sc per bnshe.
~. Louis-Cattle $3.50 10 s5.OO: hogs.
$3.50 to $6.25; sheep, $3.50 TO $3.50:
WHEAT, No. 2, zoe 10 Tic: corr, No. 2,
al ID 45c; oats, no. 2. 31c 10 33c; rye,
Nd 2, 47c to 4Sc.
Tncinnati-Cattie, $3.50 10 $50;
hogs, 800 to $6.35; sheep $3.50 TO
SSk.5: wheat, No. 2. TGc TO TIE: corn. No.
aii1ed, SIC TO 57c; oats. No. z mixed.
23E I'd &c: rye. No. 2. SIC to 5;b..
Deirolt--Cattie. $3.50 to $685. hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $50 70 1850:
wheat, No. 2. 7SA to roc; corr. No. 3
yellow, Acc to 50.; oats, No. 3 white,
&c to 34c: rye. Nc. 2, Sic to BE
Miiwaukee-Wheat. No 2 northern.
73c tc roc. corn. No. 3, 53c 10 bic; oats,
No, 2 white. 32c TO 34c: rye, Ne. l. Soc
to SIC; barley. No. 2, 64c TO 65es pork.
mess. $lo.lb.
Toledo-wheat. No. mixed. 76c to
TTe; corn. No. mixed. 42c to 4:Se; osts,
No. 2 mixed. 31c4 10 33c; clover seed.
prime, $500. I
Indiana poIis-C atfie. shipping. 800 to
Sa.0o; hogs, choice light. 800 ID So i5:
sheep, common to prime. $3.50 10 $3.50:
wheat. No. 2. Tic TO re; CORR No. 2
white. 42c 10 43cs oats. No. :. white.
BE to 33c.
B1ffAiO-CattIe, choice shipping steers.
81. 80 TO $500: hogs. fair TO prime. 500
TO $40; sheep, fair to choice. ssj.25 30
1915; lambs, COMMON TO choice. $500 10
s5.es.
New York-CatsIe 800 ID $50,
hoes. $500 10 500: sheep. 800 TO
Sc. wheax, No. Erred. TIC To 7iss corn.
No.H2. sc to 64ca oats, No. 2 wh.rs.
Bee We BIC: butter. creamery. 2.Jc vD 2sc:
egg. western. Pc to 27c.
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ChiCdQO

/
70 trade As a change from the wet
and gloomy weather Of the preceding
week It was very welcome, aud the effect
was seen in a general livening up in
business, especially noticeable in those re-
tail trade lines where demand had been
slow and business dragging. Complaints
of the slow movement of winter goods,
of dizziness and a lack of inclination TO
buy, on the part of the public were more
or less general. 1t needed only the FIRST
retll sign of winter to effect a change.
Merchants report sales in the past few
days of large volume, and The immedi-
ate outlook for good trade very encourag-
ing
The holiday trade last year was the
largest the country had ever known. but
there is reason to believe n new record
will be made, for the same conditions that
made the people liberal buyers Mt that
time are ruling to-day, Ii is not only
that the people have money, but they are
filed with the spirit of prosperity that
pervades the entire land, and at holiday
time are willing to spend more literally.
During the week the Minneapolis ele-
vators took into store 1,S63,a51 bushels
of grain, the largest increase of any week
this season, which brings the total stock
there up to 0,52s946. This gain in
wheat stocks is nothing in itself and not
more than nItapolis should gain in any
week at this 'ime. while me present
stocks are light and well under the NV
erage at this time. The rush II wheat TO
the head of the lakes has now ceased and
receipts at Minneapolis should show
still further inerpnse
There is a scarcity Of labor in tho
West Every I've Of industry needs inen
and there is bsundless opportunity for
employment. Tse wage raising tendency
that marked thepast fortnight continues
aud more railroads have posted announce
ments of advanees. The only thing ap-
preaching n serEoa= labor question is in
Chicago territor7. where the conductors
and trainmen 4te impatient aud have
announced theirfintention Of requesting
an increase ia wages if II be not granted
voluntarily very soon. But the best OF
good feeling exiJs between the men and
the railroads anu the chances are all in
favor Of the granting of any Reasonable
request the men tnay make.
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= v-7 Aside from the Interrupt
| heT IOIA. ton to rerail trade in wins
- tar sroods ~ ,oa-v v,,>;nsa

ASlOe from the iNTerFuug
NeV IOlA. ton to rerail trade in wins
- ter goods at Macy points
by unseas.uate weather, business activ-
ity continues in excess of previous years.
and il is lsrohable that al the postponed
trade will be made up. now that low
temperature has become general While
the warmest November 90 record at the
East affected sale of clothiag it helped to
restore the fuel equilibrium. Manufac-
! turing plants are well engaged. and an
evidence of the successful season is
found in much larger Fall River divi-
dends. The foregoing is from the Week
" Trade Review of Il. G Dun 4 Co. liz
continues;
The course of commodity prices is
shown by Dun's index number. which
was 500, 449 on Dec. l. against S99T 70
ON Nov. and $101.37S on Dec /. 1901.
| Higher prices for dairy and garden pro-
ducts account for the rise during Noyem
Der, but it is particularly gratifying to
the consumer that the present level is
nearly / per cent lower than at the cor
responding date last year This change
is also in food stuffs, whore the cost Of
living was abnormally expended by short
crops in 1901.
Irregularity is reported in TIE iron and
steel market, most departments having
much business, while few are seeking
new orders and seem disposed 20 make
slight concessions Stability is naturally
most conspicuous in those divisions where
in cases of extreme pressure and high
premiums for early delivery the imports
that have been attracted hiiher have
demorallzing influence. In view of tho
scarcity of coke it is not easy for domes-
tic producers TO meet this foreign compe-
tition, and when any material reduction
is made 1t may be found that foreign
concerns also will cut prices. Thus far.
however, only slight tendency is noted
in the direction of cheaper iron, and in
such products as steel rails and structural
material the consumer cannot hope for
early concessions. As it is well known
that much business is held back by high
prices, there is no prospect of dizziness
In the near future Any decided reduc-
tion of quotations would bring out these
postponed orders. Consequently the only
disturbing feature in this industry con-
tinues to be the inadequate supply OF
fuel, and even the most sanguine do not
anticipate return of normal conditions
ASASAN ing
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 49,, as against 1S2
last week and 237 in this week last year.
Bradstreet's Grain Figures.
Bradstreet's weekly repois gives grain
figures as follows:
Wheat. including -four, exports for the
week ending Dee. aggregate 5.70A, 40
bushels, against 4,179,6S3 bushels last
week, 4,604.S46 in this week last year
and 3,432, 159 in 1900 Wheat exports
since July ] aggregate ll6,746, 449 bush
els. against 132, 423,5T2 last season and
81, do, 426 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate .l5t. 503 BUSH
els, against 255.174 last week, 1862, S4A
last year and 5.371,377 in 1900. For the
fiscal year exports are 3,S5S,900 bushels.
against 19,5l6661 last season and 3d.
O52, 93S in 1900.
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would Turn the Tables.

"Yas." said Mrs. TruIirural. my
Silas got plum tired o. being gol-
bricked and buncoed every time he
went t town.
Did he fool them?'
Not 'xactly. but he tried ter. Jes'
as tn train wuz leavin' a man IN tn
station sold him a book. How 20 De
tect a Confidence Came"
Was It any goods'
NO; why. when 81 got out his
glasses an opened tn book he found
tibet an the pages were blank ''-Phila-
deIpbia Inquirer.
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Worse OF After His Second Trial

Thomas Goodwin of Lost Lake, con-
victed of attempting to kill his wife May
20. 1900, by drowning her in a WELL las
sentenced to States prison for ten years
by Judge Dunwiddie of Juneau. This is
the maximum penalty, and in passing
sentence the judge stated that he could
not conceive of more heinous crime of
that nature. Goodwin was convicted of
the offense one year ago mad given a term
of five years in prison, but the Supreme
Court granted new trial
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Shot bv His Cousin.

The testimony given at the coroner's
inquest does not agree with the first Ie-
ports of the accidental shooting of young
Ernest Schruder at Wautoma. hsenry
Litz, the cousin, testified at the inquest
that he accidentally shot his cousin. They
were a short distance apart when a rab-
bit was started and in swinging about to
get shot Litz's foot slipped and the
hammer of the gun, which was partially
raised, slipped out from under his thumb,
discharging, the contents striking Schra-
der in the side. The jury found in ac-
cordance with these facts
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Greenfield Farmer Kiiled in Chicago.

Julius Teske, former resident OF
Portage, but lately a resident of Green
field, was found dead il bed in a room
ing house in Chicago. He disappeared
from his farm about a week before.
Death was the result of asphyxiation
from gas, and relatives do not credit the
theory of suicide, but claim his death was
an accident. He leaves widow and ten
children. -
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school OF n Empress.

The Empress Dowager of China In
tends establishing girls school in the
palace at Picking. Ten daughters OF
princes win be the students A female
teacher viii instruct them In English.
The reason Is that the empress needs
Interpreters when entertaining thu
wives OF foreign ministers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-16
Girl Is Electrocnted.

Crossed electric wires caused the death
of Miss Ollie Oaks, IL of Oshkosh.
Miss Oaks stood on an iron register as
she turned on the switch to the mean
descent lights at her home. Instantly
there was binding fash and the girl
sank to the floor dead During a storm
the wires of the Oshkosh Electric Light
and Power Company became crossed and
the full current of the potential light wire
passed through the young womans body.
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Shot in Wage Dispute.

Michael Cahill of Eau Claire, retired
farmer, shot his hired man, Alexander
Smith, with a revolver in a dispute over
wages. Smith was carrying away two
bushels of corn, which he claimed was
part of his pay. The bullet went through
Smiths right arm. No arrest. Cahill
has some fame as noet.
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Tenspot-You should have seen the
pair Harker held last night
Tray thought he had given up
poker since his marriage.
Tenspot-He has. He was holding his
twins.
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Cases I'D smallnox.

Smallpox. SIS officially reported in the
United States from June - to Sept
). lS0a. amoanss to 5.O21 cases. with
SI7 deaths For the corresponding pc
Rod in 1901 there were S5S4 cases.
with 81 deaths
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The Exception.

The Adrnirer --.The fringe Of magno-
has beyond the lagoon There *
something poetic about the word
fringe
The Poet-Yes, except when 1t refers
70 trousers
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The air after q heavy rainfall Is
usually very clear, owing TO the fact
that the rain in falling has carried with
it most of the dust and impurities Of
the atmosphere