Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-29

Albert Price, living at 121 n. Ninth
Ave, died Wednesday evening OF
tuberculosis, at the age of forty-one
years. Deceased has been unable to dc
any labor for the past nine months and
has gradually wasted away. The con.
dition of the family during part of this
time has been anything but the best
and the wife has been obliged to seek
financial aid from the town of Weston
at times, the family having been resi-
dents of that town up to last summer
Mr.. Price had always been hard
working, honorable man, independent
of his neighbors so far as the fruits of his
labors were concerned, and it grieved
him sorely to be brought to condition
where he had to accept the help OF
others. Besides his wife, he leaves five
small children, the youngest being born
late last summer. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon from the Pres.
/ byterian church, with brief services at
the home, About fifty members of the
Equitable Fraternal Union, in which
order deceased carried an insurance
policy for 50 900, attended the funeral
in body.
The flag postage stamp, which has
been in use for about six months, will
soon be superseded by new design
known as the shield postage stamp,
In the new design, the central figure is
Washington of the Stuart type, similar
in general way to the portrait upon
the stamps now in use The lines of
the engraving are, however, not quite
so close together, and the bureau ex-
perts assert that in regular use the red
ink will not be so apt to fill up the shad-
| ing and produce ''e effect that have
made the current stamp Objectionable.
The frame or background of the design
is shield the lower part having been
flattened so as to permit its conformity
to the stamp. The upper third of the
design comprises the blue field with
stars in white. Instead of thirteen
STARS, bHS 1ebtcIS Ouilcu oJdUeS Oh
America" may be seen. The name
Washington" date of birth and death
and the value in letters are similar to
those in the current stamps. The
distinguishing. features between the
present stamp and the new design
lie in the improved photograph of
Washington. The abandonment of the
flag and substitution cf shield. .--Ex.
4 stranger appeared at the tailor shop
of Louis Leak, Wednesday evening, aud
while the proprietor was busy with
customer and had his back turned, the
fellow concealed bolt of cloth beneath
his coat and walked out This fact was
not known until some time later when
the bar tender of the @ p saloon came
into Mr.. Leaks place, and after asking
the latter if he had missed any goods,
stated that there was at that time a
fellow in the saloon with bolt of cloth
which he was offering for sale at $3.50.
The result was that Mr. Leak went to
the saloon, recognized the fellow,
called for the police but the fellow was
later seen going down jackson street.
MIR. Leak gave chase and in a struggle
with the stranger got back his goods.
The Herald last week, in describing the
wind-up of the affair, said, Then Mr..
Leak went back aud picked up his
cloth, and another piece, which it was
learned later he had stolen from
Nablos tailor shop" Louis denies the
charge
The Agricultural school will open
again next Monday, Jan. 4th. Com
mencing next month the new stereopti-
con, lately purchased by the school, will
be placed in competent hands and
taken out through the county for the
purpose of advertising the school. The
stereopticon is of a new design, burning
different gases than sss ordinarily used
and is one of the finest on the market.
For long time past the faculty of the
school has been preparing views. in
anticipation of the purchase of this
machine, which illustrates the work
being accomplished On dates which
will be advertised in advance, town halls
will be opened and the pictures shown
to the public, lecture being given at
the same time. This plan has been
adopted by the school in Dunn county
and is bringing good results.
The company interpreting Hart and
Callahan's new domestic comedy.
Slaves of the Mine" has been selected
to fit the characters, and is a capable one
embracing such well known people as
Frederick Reynolds, Jos. s. Kettler, J.
q. Gibson, W b Daily, Howard Bran
don, Alice Hamilton, and the Eagle
Qnartette; the latter Of whom are mem
bers of the order Of the Eagles
The scenery is all carried, aud is by j .
5 Fox and Dodd Ackermau, of New
York The explosion Of the mine is ex-
aetIy such an incident as recently oc-
cured near Johnstown and gives one a
vivid idea Of the perils which environ
the heroic miner A Pittsburg paper
said this was so realistic, one coutd
breathe the odors of the coal Slaves
of the Mine viii appear at the opera
house, "Wednesday, Dec. 30. Prices 25-S5-
80 and 3 cents
FoR sALE-A .arm Of $50 aeres-40
acres under plow. small home and harm
Timber for fuel. seven miles from Wan
sau. ~ miles from store and school
Will exchange in part for small prop
erty in Wausau Particulars and price
at NATIONAL LAND Co.
/ o-13ff. Rhodes Block. Wausau.