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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
THE WAR AND WHEAT.
Explanation of the Rise in Price Does
Not Fully Explain.

explanation of the kise in Price Does
Not Fully Explain.
In the speculative market the price of
May wheat reached $1.09 on account of
the war in the East, as market reports
say. This explanation does not explain,
however, as fully as it might, for May
wheat is not actually on the market, and
demand for it is not real but merely
speculative. Before May wheat is mar
keted the war may be over and the ac-
tual demand for it may be only ordinary.
Consequently the war in the East has
very little TO do with the present price
of May wheat; it is being used as pre-
text for raising the price, or, to put it
another way, it is being employed by
those who want to run the price up, they
taking the risk of the price they bet on.
So far as the consumer Is concerned
tho war might as well actually increase
the price of wheat, for the price fixed in
the speculative market is made the basis
of trade. For instance, the speculative
price of wheat has already resulted in
an advance of IS cents = barrel In the
price of -four, Notwithstanding the wheat
from which the flour is made was pur-
chased at the price prevailing long be-
this 70 cents increase has been demanded
of the consumer without a single barrel
Of flour having been shipped to either of
the belligerents in this Eastern war, so
far as the government reports show. This
is the way a fictitious price on the specu-
lative market affects the consumer
The only way in which this war can
legitimately affect the price of wheat is
for it to be prolonged till both Russia
and Japan exhaust their supplies, which
will be for some years When these
countries begin to fall short at home they
will buy abroad and not till then, be-
cause of the risk of con6scation of each
others orders. Besides, Russia will buy
very little of this country so long as her
people entertain the resentment they now
have against Americans, and Japan re-
quires foodstuffs that can better be sup
piled by China. When one gets down to
hard facts there is very little ground for
expecting very much trade on account of
this war, certainly not $2,000,O00.O00
worth as one paper predicts though the
war last years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
CLOUDS OF GREAT EXTENT.

They Are Frequently Eight Miles Long
and One and Two Miles High.
Scientists have recently been meas
ur1ng the dimensions of the clouds and
have arrived at some rather startling
conclusions. The dimensions of single
clouds, as far as the area covered by
their base is concerned, vary, as any
one can see, from the cloud the size of
mans hand to that which covers the
entire visible heavens. but the height
of clouds can be observed more defin-
itely and can be estimated with con-
vincing accuracy, and it is this height
thrt largely determines their contents
ana characteristics.
A great, cumulous thunderhead, tow
ering up on the horizon like @ huge,
flamboyant iceberg, is often higher
than the highest Alps would be if
they Wee piled on top of the Hima-
layas. II is not unusual for these
clouds to measure five, six or even
eight miles from their fiat, dark base,
lowering a mile or two above the
world, to their rounded, glistening
summit, splendid in the sunlight And
in these eight miles the changes of
temperature are as great as those over
many thousand miles of the earth's
surface.
These clouds contain strata of tenn
perature, mar ow belts of freezing cold
alternating with large distances Of
rainy mist and frozen snow and ice
from snow particle that falls from
the upper strata and is frozen hard
in the freezing belt and coated with
added ice In the wet belt, are often
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15

tary aptitude. no military instruction.
Her present army nominally Of 1000
men, is deservedly a laughing stock
and an object Of proper ridicule when
1t is not an object of dread. Her sol
diers, poorly equipped and badly paid,
instead of being body for protection,
become a band of desperadoes, Of
which the Emperor, the court and the
people are desperately afraid. The
Koreans are not towards, but they are
spirit-broken. resembling In this re-
spect the fellaheen Of Egypt. Corrup-
ton and intrigue have dwarfed even
such tardy growth as has come to since
the Western powers opened a way into
her ports and interior. Her salvation
for the future depends upon the insti-
tuition of wise government at home and
the neutralizing of ambitious projects
OF other nations abroad. She Is de-
signed by nature to be buffer state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
KOREA AND ITS PEOPLE.
country Has Never Recovered fro
Invasion of the Japanese.

country Has Never Recovered from
Invasion of the Japanese.
The people of Korea are not Japan
csc, and they are not Chinese, says ].
Sloat Fassett, in the Review of Re
views. They are Monaghan. and have
a polysyllabic language with phonet.
1c alphabet. They have a recorded his
tory, of disputed authenticity, which
claims for them continuous existence
as a Korean people of about 5000
years, the earlier part of which of
course is shrouded in the mists of ira
d1tion and fable. AS early as three
centuries ago. the Koreans had made
great progress in the arts. They built
ships 200 feet long and covered them
with plates Of iron, the iron being
hammered into small plates and fas-
tened by small spikes driven into the
wood. They made woven fabrics and
were very skillful in metal work, in
the fashioning of Jewels and in the
manufacture Of pottery. They We're
far in advance of their Japanese
neighbors, to whom they have taught
the arts of metal working. pottery
making and silk weaving. Three cen
turtles ago, Japan overran the country
and devastated it, transferred whole
colonies of artisans to Japan, and
broke down forever the military power
OF Korea. Korea has produced but
little literature. Korean students have
been largely devoted to Chinese au-
thors. The native literature consists
largely of descriptions of scenery and
folklore.
The people of Korea may be de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Great Damage Has Been Wrought
and Several Drowned.

From all parts of the country come
reports that the annual spring floods
are raging. In some sections-princi-
pally In the East, where tke snowfall
has been the greatest Ia years-many
have been drowned. vast amount OF
damage has been done, the danger from
rising water and ice gorges is increasing
and hundreds OF lives are imperiled.
In Pennsylvania 30-foot food swept
down the north branch Of the SusQue-
hanna. Thousands OF people fed from
their homes to the mountains, while
many others were caught before they
conld escape. The railroads and the
mines are submerged and every town
along the river between Wilkesbarre and
Sunbury is inundated. 1t is expected that
there may have been heavy loss Of life
in the farming districts, where the foods
came without the least warning. The
Susquehanna river between Wilkesbarre
and Sunbury, a distance Of sixty-four
miles. is now one solid mass of ice. An
Ice gorge three miles north Of Wilkes
barre is threatening serious damage.
At Burwood and Westmoor the resi-
dents were compelled to leave their
homes in boats The railroad track a,
Catawissa has been washed away. At
Middleton the suffering is greater than
in any other portion of the flooded re-
gion. The Borough Council has sub
scribed $500 for the relief OF the food
sufferers and the Y. NJ G. A. building
has been transformed into a temporary
hospital.
At Harrisburg the situation in the
flooded region is critical and the people
are preparing for the worst. In the
Delaware valley rain fell in torrents and
unless the weather should get suddenly
colder one Of the most destructive floods
In the history of the valley Is predicted.
Half a million dollars win not cover the
damage done by the food in the vicinity
of Allentown. 1t was the worst expert
enced in fifty years, though it ragged for
only twelve hours.
From all over the eastern section Of
Pennsylvania come reports of danger
from the foods. Already the damage is
enormous. York, Reading, Allentown,
Bloomsbury, Pottsyille, Rupert Lehigh-
ton and Sunbury are among the cities
that have suffered worst. Loss of life is
reported at many points.
Floods menace cities and towns in
every section of the East swept by the
recent storm Trenton has flood that
height of the water. At Rochester the
Genesee river has risen at an alarming
rate. At Schenectady the city authori.
ties have been dynamiting the Ice in the
hope of breaking the gorge.
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I'D better be going" he said.

I'D better be going" he said.
so soon?" she asked.
MY temper is getting the best OF
me-" he growled.
He pulled on his coat and picked I'D
his hat. Then he turned to the girl
by the fire.
"Awfully pleasant afternoon Of it, y
he babbled, formally.
when shall l see you again?' she
said.
81 don't know" he replied. "Im
going away"
"Away?" There was bit of dis
may in her voice.
Foolish she chided. ''You don't
know what he looks like. You don't
even know his name"
'Tll find him. and-and choke him.
be said, tersely.
She burst into a peal of laughter.
Tommy. you idiot, you mustn't-er
choke yourself. 1t would be suicide
you know"
1t was the turning point of his life.
He embraced it stupidity.
"Huhp' he gasped, and stood star
ing at her flushed cheeks and down
cast eyes.
1t was dark when he finally left.
The sleet still came down in long,
slanting lines and the wind howled
dolefully.
Ripping weather" said Vrail, as
he stood at the door turning up his
coat collar.
isn't it?" said the girl-Indianapo
lis Sun.
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parents and the dignity of family, has
q stronger hold than any other form
Of religion. Buddhism has always had
a languishing existence among them.
There is a widespread belief among the
people in witches. In spirits and in
devils. There are relics Of fetichism.
The costumes OF the men and the
women do not differ widely from those
in use thousands of years ago. The
universal costume Is cotton cloth.
bIeached and unbleached. In winter
this is padded with short staple cotton
which grows in Korea and is carded
into pads for the purpose Of quilting
the clothing OF the people. Their head
gear is remarkably varied in form.
They have a different form or differ
ent kind OF hat for almost every sta
ton n life. AL the unmarried men in
Korea are called boys and wear their
hair In braIds down their backs. Mar
rage may take place at any age from
Il upward and when a boy is married
he Is a man Tbs women OF Korea
have no legal status. A man may have
one wife and her children are his le-
Ultimate heirs. but Korean may hove
as many concubines as he may have
the ability or the disposition to sup
port.
The position Of Korea is unique. She
is the youngest OF the nations to come
into diplomatic relations with the
Western world Her treaties with the
United States and England were made
In 1852: with Germsny In 1883. with
Russia and Italy IN 1881; In France In
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
RATS MADE BED OF MONEY.
When the Nest Was Found the Miss
ina Bills Were All Intact.

A short time ago Mrs. Mike HulleT,
who keeps a grocery store at the cor
ner of Eighth and Elm streets, hid
away where she could easily find it
SIG in bills for use at time when
necessity or desire required 1t. She
thought of thieves. but not Of the TO
dent description, and was therefore
quite particular In selecting a hid
ing place. A few days later she
thought she would take look at her
hidden treasure, with the view of as
surfing herself that the money was
where she had hidden it, but on
going to the place her surprise can
easily be imagined when, On placing
her hand where the money ought TO
have beez, she discovered that It was
gone.
Matters remained in that condition
up to few days ago. when. hearing
a rat travelling around the house, the
idea struck her that rats were the
real purlolners Of her money. Going
TO work with vim. she was not long
In ripping up two or three planks
from the floor Of ore of the rooms OF
the house. and. instituting a close
search, wal greatly elated TO find that
rodents had actually stolen the
money, packed it away and made
cosy hey Of II, for there IL was be
fore her eyes. Every bill was found
intact. not q dollar missing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
~oo~NN0~~

Last year Kentucky railroads increas-
ed their mileage 1874 miles, making a
total of 3, 1S9 miles.
An official OF the Wisconsin Central
says that road has business for far more
ears than can be furnished.
New York Central earned ~ per
cent on its 49,, 100000 outstanding
stock during the calendar year 1908.
Mr. w. II. Bancroft has been APP
pointed general manager of the Union
Pacific, with headquarters at Omaha,
Neb.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
will add buffet sleeping ears to the equip
ment of the night express trains between
Pittsburg and Rochester. ~. Y.
A most remarkable showing is made
by the Nashville Chattanooga and st.
Louis. A remarkable growth in earn
ings and in prosperity has been achieved.
The Texas railroad commission has is
sued orders reducing the passenger fare
for children on railroads in that State
from cents per mile to IA cents per
mile.
One result of the new railroad line in
Canada is to abolish half-rate tickets for
clergymen, which heretofore have been
universal on the railroads of the Do
minion.
The health authorities of Texas have
ordeTss that all sleeping cars passing
through the State be disinfected. This
rule viii make it necessary for passen-
gers on through aleepers to change cars
in Texas.
A railroad from Milan to Yarese. bsilt
as a steam railroad, has been for some
time worked experimentally By electric
itv. The result has been so favorable
that twenty-one additional motor cars
are 10 be built for il in Milan. 41d it is
said that the time for the run of forty
miles will ne only forty Eve minutes.
A bill Is being urged In Congress cali
ing for survey with a view to the con
struction Of the long-talked-of canal be
tween the waters Of the st. Johns river,
in Florida. and the Gulf Of Mexico.
The total railway mileage in operation
in the United States in 1902 was 203, 132
miles. against 166. 703 miles in 1890. g..
30 miles in 1880, 1922 miles in 1870,
so 626 miles in 1880. and 9,021 miles in
1850.
Mr.. E T. Waite, formerly chief OF
motive power OF the New York Central.
has returned from Europe, where he
went TO make careful study Of electrical
development in Germany. France and
Belgium
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
Rent Paid Dol Peppercorna.

A pepper mill is uiece of silver not
often seen on tables nowadays. English
housekeepers, however. still use the
pepper mill, and American silyersmiths
sometimes keep 1t to meet the demands
Of old-fasbioned families who prefer
to grind their own pepper rather than
risk the chances OF adulteradon. The
pepper mill dates back to the time
when pepper was a scarce commodity
and was always ground at the table
from the peppercS=Rs. Pepper was 50
valuable in those dayN that rents were
often paid in peppercorns, and the high
prices they brought were among the
incentives that induced explorers TO
brave the dangers Of the unknown
deep. II a short passage could be dis
covered to the Indies, It was agreed
by all that a wealth Of pepper could
be easily brought to Europe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
{sAl$S;:.Is Sc
The News y

Now let the rest of the canal problems
be worked out with pick and spade.
This war appears to be contest be-
tween the long name and the short name.
Evidently 1904 will be known in more
places than one as the year of the Bis
fire.
Russia feels that it could use an I'M
limited quantity of summer in its bust
ness.
If the Japs are mere imtators Russia
doubtless thinks they are initiating I'm
Gle Sam.
Russia may be suffering from an over
production of grand dukes, as titles do
not win battles.
Japan is like the measles, in that Rus
STA never knows where it is going to
break ont next
Hastily constructed breastworks of
Russian names would hopelessIy confuse
the bravest enemy.
Some war correspondents are wonders
when it comes to predicting battle after
it has happened.
Judging from the photographs, nothing
short of a jar would introduce civiliza-
ton into Korea.
Judging from the way the Gar is send
ing grand dukes to the front he feels that
he can spare a few.
If Patti does not care to sing any more
her Experience in this country should
enable her to practice law.
Unless the Russians hurry more war
ships east what viii the japanese navy
do for exercise during the coming SUM
mer?
Perhaps Santo Domingo figures that II
is another japan because il is an island.
but we shall break it speedily OF that
way OF thinking.
If the famous and popular Gen. Kuro-
patkin is wise he win bear in mind what
once happened TO the equally famous and
popular Gen. Butler.
Evidently in the books on strategy
that Japan has been reading it is not in
sisted that the enemy shall be notified
three weeks in advance Of proposed
attack.
1t viii be observed that the great and
good cousins OF the Car are Offering him
moral support, excep. those whose in
terests lie In seeing his forces driven our
OF the East
Japan certainly needs q few OF the
finishing touches of civilization, as il APP
pears TO be more anxious to win battles
than to have the correspondents send out
brilliant accounts OF its operations
II. as his wife declares in her petition
for divorce, Chicago man moved 10
times in seven years the city should lock
him up and charge him for rent Of the
streets. 1t Is al right 10 move once a
year, but no man should make q eontin-
nous business OF il without franchise
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
HISTORY OF THE ANCHOR.
Various improvements That Have
Seen Made IN its Shape.


The ships anchors in general use
up to the beginning of the last cen
fury consisted of a long, round iron
shank, having two comparatively
short straight arms or fiukes, inclin-
ed to the shank at an angle Of about
10 degrees, and meeting it in q some
~hat sharp point at the crown. In
large anchors the bulky wooden stock
was built up of several pieces, hoped
together, the whole taperlng outward
TO the ends, especially on the aft or
cable side. About the beginning of
the last century clerk in the Ply
mouth naval yard Pering. by name
suggested certain improvements. the
most important of which was making
the arms curved instead of straight.
At first sight this simple change NAV
seem of little value but consideration
Will show that this is not the case.
The holding power of an anchor de-
Ponds ON two principe. conditions.
namely, the extent of useful holding
surface and the amount of vertical
penetration. The latter quality is
necessary on account of the nature of
ordinary sea bottoms, the surface lay
ers of which are generally less tena-
cious and resisting than is the ground
short distance below.
In the year 1921 chain anchors be-
gan to supersede the hempen ones.
with the result that the long-shaped
anchors hitherto in vogue were no
longer necessary. and anchors with
shorter shanks and with heavier and
stronger crowns gradually came into
use. In consequence of these changes
a commission was appointed in the
year 1888 to inquire into the holding
power of anchors, and a principal re-
suit of its labors was the adoption of
the so-called admiralty pattern anchor,
which continued to be in use in the
navy up TO the year 1860 The inven-
ton of the steam hammer, in 1892.
made the welding of heavy masses
of iron comparatively easy and re-
liable process, SO that from this time
onward the strength of anchors fully
kept pace with that of the chain
cables, which had come into general
use.
A number of patents for anchors
were taken out prior to the greaS ex-
hibition of 1851, and, public atteu-
ton having been called to the models
there shown. in the following year a
committee was appointed by the ad-
to report on the qualifications
of anchors of the various kinds. Prac-
teal trials were then instituted, and,
as a result, Trotman's anchor be-
ing second on the list. Some of the
tests 20 which the anchors were sub
mitted were of undoubted value, such,
for instance, as facility for sweep
ING" Nowadays, however at all
events for deep sea ships in shallow
harbors. it is considered an advan-
tage for an anchor to offer as little
distractions as possible above ground.
Science Siftings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
RUSH BATTLEsHlPs TO EUROPE.
Big United States Fleet to Be Sent
Racing Across the Atlantic.

Big United States Fleet to Be Sent
Racing Across the Atlantic.
Plans have been completed for putting
the crack ships of the American navy
through an endurance test. such as no
warship of any ration has ever been sub
jected to- Immediately after target
practice at Pensacola bay, about April
10, the battleship squadron of the North
Atlantic feet. with several cruisers,
without being given any time for over
hauling or repairs in a navy yard, will
be rushed acroSs the Atlantic and into
the Mediterranean at lively speed. They
will visit Trieste, Villafranche and Lis
bon and will seturn early in August,
again racing across. They viii then be
dry docked asG prepared for the joint
maneuvers next winter
The battleship squadron is composed
of the Kearsarge, Alabama, Maine, Mis-
souri,, Massachusetts and Illinois. The
only ship that may not make the trip is
the Massachusetts. The Iowa, which is
undergoing repairs, will be sent along
if she can be made ready. The cruiser
Olympia and the new cruiser Cleveland
will accompany the battleships, as will
the Des Moines and the Denver, if they
are finished in time The fleet will be
in command of Rear Admiral Barker.
The four cruisers will be left behind
when the battleships start home and will
constitute the European squadron, with
Rear Admiral Coghlan in command, with
the Olympia as his flagship.
The battleships viii try to beat the
record recently made by Rear 4tdmiral
Evans on his practice cruise from the
Philippines to Hawaii, when his battle
ships covered the distance at twelve
and three-quarters knots an hour and
established a new naval record.
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1886; with Austria Hungary In 1892.
She has no well-established postal ia
cilities or means of transportation and
communication. She has only one short
railroad. while others are projected,
and only few miles of telegraph
lines, and these mostly controlled by
foreigners. The means of transporta-
ticn Of men and goods is man back,
pony back, COW back, by means of Sc
dan chairs and by two wheeled. clumsy
bull carts. She manufactures feebly