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The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11

continent and furnish pie to every
man, woman and child in the United
States.
The story Of the actual performance
Of the pie machine is truly wonderful.
In fact two machines are necessary.
In the first the crust is produced.
Instead of pie pans, mOlds like waffle
irons are used TO form the crust. -
the mOlds pass along on an endless
chain, they move lever at one end
which permits the pie dough to enter
the pans. shaped something like waffle
irons. and they then pass between two
sets of burners which take the place OF
the oven. OF course before the dough
is released the irons are heated to the
proper temperature. The dough is con-
tanned in a huge tank above the ma
chine. n feed pipe running down, and
by means Of Il piston. Just enough
dough is forced down to fill one of the
mOlds as it passes under the pipe.
The strokes Of the piston are so regu-
lated as to be timed with the arrival
Of each pan under the pipe. As soon as
the crust is baked they are removed
10y an attendant who stands at one end
Of the machine. These crusts are then
al lIdllStA bl IL ldl ~ pun w LiNu - lbNNA
up by another attendant who places
the crusts in the second machine.
Filling by the Ton.
This is also of the endless chain type
with two vast watts at one end, one Of
which contains the lemon filling and
the other the meringue. By carefully
regulated ratchets the filling and the
meringue are fed alternately. The
pies then pass on to an overhead
burner which gives the top of the
meringuc a rich brown. The pie, thus
completed, is passed out from under
the baker and is ready for disposal by
the American pie eater.
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ways used a couple of eggs and a
lemon TO each pie and so the Pittsburg
baker would use 100000 lemons. and
14.4OO,OO0 eggs. Laying these 100000
pies out in one long row, we would
have n distance of about 1,022 miles
from the first pie in the row to the last.
\ reckless chauffeur in an up-to-date
automobile, travelling at a rate of 20
miles an hour, including necessary
stops. could make the journey across
these pies in a little less than three
dayS,
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Always Room for Good Ones.

Most discouraging Of all the obstacles
to the girl seeking her living is the
constantly repeated falsehood that the
occupations open to the average female
intelligence are overcrowded. Thirty
years ago the same statement was
made to almost every female applicant
for employment as bookkeeper clerk
agent, stenographer, saleswoman, etc.
At that time less than one per cent. or
all the women wage earners were en-
ployed In clerical positions. In twenty
years the percentage of women in this
class increased to five per cent. of the
total employed, while the figures of the
last census promise a still more en-
couraging advance. 1t is further
shown that in the last decade of the
10th century the number of woman
bookkeepers in the United States In
creased by about 50,000 the number OF
woman clerks by over 10000, the mum
Der of saleswomen BY over 100000, the
The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11
With Bowed Head and Humbly

They know he will return to the
presence Of his royal master, the Car,
If he has already reached st. Peters
burg with bowed head, regretting that
he has been unable to serve his mas
ter in a more worthy manner, and
praying, with the hunted countenance
of a criminal, that he be forgiven for
having performed so poor service.
He will protest that if there can be
found any act of his ow7 worthy OF
favorable comment that tn&t act is due
wholly to having obeyed the royal VIII
and having properly interpreted the
royal purpose. He will conclude that
act of humiliation by begging forgive
ness of his august master for his short,
comings. No menial in America could
NAV the part of humility so earnestly
as will the distinguished diplomat M
Witte.
'The attitude of statesmen OF monar,
chical governments toward their roya
masters is one that cannot be under
stood by Americans and is known only
tn those who have been in close toucf
with them abroad" said high officia
of the State Department in comment
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Filling by the Ton.
A RUG FIT FOR 4 KING.
Shah's Gift to Edward of a Wonder.
full Product from the Eastern
Hand Looms.

Never outside fairyland has been
seen such wonderful carpet as that
which King Edward received the
other day as a present from the Shah
of Persia-a token of his appreciation
of the affectionate hospitality extended
to him on the occasion of his last visit
to England.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11
WITTE In RUSSIA
RETURN OF THIS SUCCESSFUL
DLELOAIAT NOT 4 MARCH
OF TRIUMPH.
Despicable Manner in Which Divine
Royalty is Won't to Accept Valu-
able Services of Subjects
Charles E. Kern.

There is pathos in the attitude of the
great Russian statesman, M. Witte,
largely to whose diplomacy the Car
owes the favorable conclusion of the
war with Japan, in his presentation in
person to his majesty, Of a report on
the details of whose historic meetings
at Portsmouth which were so managed
as to "save the face" of Russia, as
they say in the far East. 1t is difficult
for an American to understand the ma
ture of this meeting between Car and
subject, and although we as a people
cannot admire NJ. Whites braggadocio,
we must in fact feel sorry for man
who returns to his country after ac-
complishing so much in her behalf and
finds it at once necessary to plan an
intrigue in order to prevent effacement.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11

Only those who have been within
the charmed circle of the court at st.
Petersburg can imagine the conditions
influencing this interview between the
Gar and his representative who has
carried off the honors of the diplomatic
game that has recently been played to
determine the terms on which peace
could be concluded between Russia and
Japan.
The American imagines the Russian
statesman and diplomat returning to
the presence Of the Car with form
erect and countenance beaming with
lust pride in having performed serv-
ice for which he would naturally ex-
pect to be received with honor. But
those who have been at the Imperial
Court of Russia know that no such
scene is enacted upon the return OF
M. Witte,
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to the will of his master, the Gar.
Expectations That He Would Fail.

The return of M. Witte to st. Pc
tersburg also has a special interest
because, as is fully understood in The
inner circles of the Diplomatic Corps
at Washington, his appointment as a
peace commissioner to represent the
Car was given him not for his benefit
but was brought about by his enemies,
who expected that his failure to effect
a successful peace negotiation would
be his permanent political undoing. 1t
was NJ. Witte who opposed the war and
favored its conclusion long before peace
was arranged. He was detested by the
military party, and the intrigues of the
Russian court placed him in an un-
comfortable position before the Car.
1t was argued that if he could be sent
on the impossible mission of making
peace when the entire court was con-
vinced that the attitude of Japan would
make the peace conference failure, he
would return discredited and forced for
the first time in his career to approve
the continuance Of the war, which was
desired by certain of the court digni-
taries up to the time peace was de-
clared.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11
FORTY PIES A MINUTE.
PTTTSBURG MAN INVENTSA 4 Ma
CHINE TO MAKE PIES BY
THE MILLION.
Annual Output Would Reach Half
Across the Continent. - Would |
Drive Mother Out OF BUSINESS.

"Pies like mother used TO make :"
Is that possible? And yet it is learned
by dispatches from Pittsburg that a
man there can make such appetiZing
delicacics at Il rate of twenty-four
thousand pies in ten hours, or forty in
a minute through the aid Of a machine
which he has just perfected. If the
machine can do what is claimed for it
and turn out good wholesome pies
there should be enough to go around
The Breckenridge news., 1905-10-11
SENATOR MARTIN.

er, stopping at the national capital, who
has all his life been familiar with the
practical methods of political nomina-
lions and elections. Martin Can draw
q check or two more and then close up
his book because Virginia is not
close State; but suppose it were, and
that Senator Martin was now obliged
to meet a Republican antagonist, able
to give him the fight for the election
that Governor Montague gave him for
the nomination, so that he had to spend
S11 500 additional-a total of $23 600.
This would leave him $1,000 of salary
for his full time of six years of SER
vice.
Might Have Cost Thirty Thousand.
"Nay, more. Virginia is State where
campaigning is rather primitive. Mon
ey still has a good value in most OF
the sections. There is not the holding
I'D and bleeding of candidates at every
turn that there is in some of the more
closely contested States, so that 1t is
entirely conceivable that Senator Mar
tin might have legitimately expended
more than his entire 100000 in order to
be reelected; a man, too, OF character
and ability, who has served his State
so we'll in the Senate that people might
have thought he could have had the
denomination for the asking, If 1t was
not actually forced upon him.
But the case is typical, although it
may not be usual. Politics are every
where getting to be very expensive
where two men want the same place.
| have seen the increase in cost grow
and grow What I hear asked now
among thinking men is, what is the
effect upon our national legislation
when 1t would appear that only wealthy
men can think of running for election
and where there can be no contest for
the honor by any but the wealthy. Is
the situation telling upon our public
affairs? and If so. what is the remedy:
what can we do about it?'
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Still Working for his Downfall.

Now that the good fortune and the
artful diplomacy of NJ. Witte have con-
fused his enemies he is no better loved
by them than he was when they con-
spired to intrust him with a mission
they believed he could not successfully
perform. 1t is learned at Washington
that even now those same enemies are
planning future traps for the eminent
statesman who has been favored by the
god of fortune. When he appears be-
fore his august master in the ira
ditional attitude of slave there will
be many of his enemies to endeavor
to persuade the Gar that the formal
words of self depreciation which he
must utter to conform to court eti-
quette are in fact only plain truth
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17

SHINE, as frisky as a lark, and have
worked yourself up into quite a style"
Hiram" remarked Matilda at the
breakfast table, one morning several
weeks later, Brother Humps addressed
the missionary meeting last night. His
discourse was most eloquent and
touching. On our way home he asked
me to marry him, and I-ah-I con-
sented.''
Hiram grinned.
Il went to Lottie Coles whist party
last night and if we didn' lave live
ly time! After we got tired playing
cards, and the rest of the crowd went
home, asked her to marry me, and
Observation-Disclosures
Well" said Matilda IN resigned
tone, II don't see but what for dear
Solon's sake l shall be obliged to ac-
cept that detestable Lottie for sister,
ip-iaw, but everybody knows she is
after you for your property
Yes" returned Hiram, land I sup
pose to please my darling Lottie l
shall have to look upon old Humps as
one of the family. The blamed old
hypocrite, he never earned an honest
dollar in his life, but he knows about
your $4,000 Uncle Jonas left you and
is scheming to get it."
Hiram Bassett,'' and Matilda
abruptly left the table and ambled to-
wards the door, ''you are-a-a
wretchv'
Matilda Bassett," bawled Hiram,
as his sisters angular figure disap-
peared from view, you are al
foolp'-Indianapo Sur.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17
City without Taxes.

In the Black Forest of Germany is
the little city of Freudenstadt, with
about seven thousand inhabitants, a
busy industrial place with iron and
chemical works of some Importance.
Small as it is, Freudenstadt is a
full-fedged city, with mayor, alder
men, half dozen policemen and a
fire engine. The public business is con-
Quoted on an economical basis, and
the total expenses do not exceed TWEEN
ty-four thousand dollars in a year.
Freudenstadt has the distinction of
being the only city in Germany, and
perhaps in the world, which does not
tax the citizens a shilling for munich
pal expenses The yearly net revenue
from the public property covers all the
expenditure.
This property consists of about six
thousand acres of fine forest, which,
being managed under the best forestry
methods, is a permanent source of in
come. One or more trees are planted
for every one that. is cut down. No
tree is cut till it can yield the maxi
mum profit.
After deducting all the expenses of
the industry the annual profit to the
acre is about five dollars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17

fred Belt, diamonds, London, $500, 00O,-
600; ]. B. Robinson, gold and dia-
monds, London, $400,000,000; j. D.
Rockefeller, oil, New York, $250,OO0,-
900; w. w. Astor, land, London, $780,
100000; Prince Demidof, land, St
Petersburg. S200,00O,O00; Andrew Car
negie, steel, New York, $125. 200, 600;
w. *. Vanderbilt railroads, New York,
$100,000,000; William Rockefeller, oil,
New York, S1O0,00O,O0O; j. J. Astor
land, New York, $75,0O0,000; Lord
Rothschild, money lending, London,
$75, 100000; Duke of Westminster,
land, London, S75,O00,000; J. Pierponr
Morgan, banking, New York, $4,000
coo; Lord Iveagh, beer, Dublin, S70,-
100000; Sonora Isidora Cousino, mines
and railroads, Chile, $70,00O,000; NJ
Heine, silk, Paris, S70,00O,000; Baron
Alphonse Rothschild. money lending,
Paris, S70,0O0O0O; Baron Nathaniel
Rothschild. money lending, Vienna,
SIC, 100000; Archduke Frederick of
Austria, land, Vienna, $70,000,000;
George ]. Gould, railroads, New York,
S70,OO0O00; Mrs. Hetty Green, bank
ing. New York, $50, 100000; James II.
Smith, banking, New York, $4,000
600; Duke of Devonshire, land London,
$4,000 900; Duke of Bedford, land,
London, S5O,000,OO0; Henry o. Have
meyer, sugar, New York, $50000,000;
John Smith. mines, Mexico. S45,000,-
600; Claus Spreckles, sugar, San Fran
cisco, $40,O0O,000; Archbishop Conn,
land, Vienna, S4o,0Oo,O00; Russell Sage,
money lending, New York. S25.O00.0O
Sir Thomas Upton, groceries, London,
So, 0OO, 600.
Mr.. Burnley places Americas John
D. Rockefeller third in the list and
gives first and second class respective
" to Alfred Belt and J. b. Robinson.
There is but little doubt that the ar
rangement made by Mr.. Burnley is
wrong. The visible assets Of Mr.. Rock
efeller clearly entitle him to the pri-
macy among millionaires If the great
est fortune outside Of America is estd-
mated at only 5O0,OO0,oOO But the
purchasing power of money In Europe
is greater than it is in America, and
consequently it takes less Of it to make
big showing there than here. In
England John d. Rockefeller would be
rated In a class by himself
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17

duty. Just think how often a fire.
man is called upon to enter build
ing full of dense smoke, to rescue
some person who has already been
overcome, and the wonder is that ne
is not supplied with some protection
for his own life. There does not seem
to be any reason why he should not,
for instance, wear an apparatus like
the one shown in the illustration. He
could then with absolute safety to
himself enter any burning building,
with an added chance of saving any
lives that might be endangered. The
upper portion is made in the form of
a hood or mask of air-tight and fire
proof fabric, to be placed over the
head of the wearer, with glass clos
ures for openings for the eyes. There
is also a cap opposite the mouth. which
closes against air from without, but
opens for the discharge of eXhaled air
which has been breathed. Reservoirs
which contain compressed air or oxy-
gen for sustaining life are attached
to the back of the wearer by straps,
and connected by tube to the back Of
the hood, with valves for regulating
the supply. The compressed air can
thus be readily supplied from the res
ervoirs to the interior of the hood, to
be breathed by the .wearer. After en-
tering a building filed with smoke
fireman using this apparatus could re-
main for some time, while his hands
and arms would be free.
Charles E. Chaplin, of Berkeley, Cal,
is the patentee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17
DIAMOND ENGRAVING.
Experts in That Line Can Do Very
Artistic Work

Diamonds can be engraved in artis-
tic manner This development of the
diamond cutting art brings into exist
ence a rev class of jewelry, for
which Considerable demand is ex-
pected. 1t was long believed that
the diamond could not be engraved
with, safe or satisfactory results. A
few stones roughly engraved were
found in India and diamond was
exhibited at the Paris Exposition in
1878 on which . portrait of the King
OF Holland was scratched But the
work was imperfect ard the stones
were rather depofished than en-.
graved.
Some of the finest specimens of en-
craving on diamonds are the work of
M. Bordinet, a Paris jeweler. One is
a scarfpin representing a yataghan,
of which the blade is a slender dia,
mond and the handle ruby. An
other is large circular stone on
which pansy with its foliage is en-.
graVed. In another case the design
is knife made with two diamonds
An elaborate piece of work is a BIZ
cycle, of which the wheels are two
circular diamonds. The spol1es are
represented by lines engraved On the
diamonds. A smallshole is pierced at
each axle. Another diamond is carv-
ed like fish, A handsome brooch
is a scarabaeus, surrounded by sap
phires and brilliants.
The most remarkable is a ring
made of one diamond, the interior sur
face being polished and the exterior
deliberately engraved. Other exam
pies are brooches representing flies
of which the wings are thin engraved
diamonds, the two diamonds engrav-
ed with armorial bearings, the i'm
perial arms of Russia beng used in
one instance ON shirt and cuff buttons.
Formerly it was only possible to
produce the polish on fiat surfaces,
but M. Bordinet has been able to
do this on concave portions, as on
the body and tail OF FISH and the
interior OF ring. His tools produce
not only straight lines. as in the
wheel, the racquet and the flies
wings, but a free modelling, as in the
pansy, the Russian arms and the scar
abaeus. He has invented these tools
himself and intends that his son alona
shall have the use of them. They.
are exceedingly delicate and difficult
to handle. He has spent thirty-frse
years bringing them to perfection.
1t is comparatively but few years
since it was possible to pierce holes
in diamonds. This feat made pos
sible the placing of diamonds on
string, alternating with pearls. This
work now is done generally in dia-
mond cutting tablishments.-Chi
go Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17
The senefit Of Fairy Tales.

It is very reasonable to argue that
no creation of human fancy could last
as fairy tales have lasted through no
one knows how many hundreds and
thousands Of years unless it was very
good. For that which is not good and
not sound must surely die, and only
that which is good and sound shall
last through the grinding Of the ages.
SO / believe that parents should fill
their children's imaginations full of
fairy tales if they would make those
imaginations strong and healthy. As
for that man or woman who has not
these bright and joyous things of fancy
flying like golden bees through the
dim recesses Of his memc-T, l can
only say that I ttInR his OF her pa
rents must have been neglectful Of the
earlier training Of their child, and that
am sorry for that poor soul who
has lost so much pleasure out of its
life.-Howard Pyle in Book News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17
His Collection of orr Kids.

One of the stories John Burroughs,
the aged naturalist, loves 10 tell has
to do with friend of his named Orr.
On one of his trips Mr.. Burroughs hap
pened to be in the town where Mr..
Orr lives. Meeting aim in the street
Mr.. Burroughs insisted that his friend
should accompany him to the hotel for
luncheon. AS they were eating, Mr..
Burroughs inquired il his friend was
not interested in any speciality.
II think said the naturalist, every
man ought to have collection of
some kind. 1t adds zest to life"
"Oh, yes,r said his friend. Il have
quite a collection. | am interested in
flowers. Come home with me and l II
show inem to YOU"
AS they approached the Orr home
six fine. healthy children. playing on
the lawn, ran to meet their father.
These" said Mr.. Orr, with a
twinkle in his eye. form my collection
OF orchids. Art they grand speci-
mems ?',-New York Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-17
LEAKAGE FROM CHURCHES.
Depressing Conditions Reported fror
All Parts of the Country

Depressing Conditions Reported from
All Parts of the Country.
Statistics furnished by a New York
correspondent to the Baptist Standard
shows that in two of the five burroughs
of that city Protestant Christianity has
lost ground, numerically speaking, dur
ing the last year. Another New York
pastor was reported recently to have
said in public address that in four
blocks comprising city square over
1900 people were found who had for
merly been church members, but who
do not now even attend church sery-
ices. The Standard comments on this
unpleasant reading"
These depressing conditions are not
peculiar to New York, for pastors and
Christian workers in all parts of the
county have much the same story to
tell. Not only is there no general and
widespread spiritual awakening, but
the church loses each year by DISCRETION
many of those who have been broughti
into its membership. Almost every
city parish has within its boundaries
as many people who have formerly
been identified with church work and
are now divorced from it as there are
members in good standing in the
churches of the neighborhood If the
time-honored doctrine of the final per-
severance of the saints is true, either
multitude of unsaved people have
been brought into our churches, or men
and women can go long way in in
difference to Christian work and wor-
ship without endangering their eternal
welfare.
Men and women who have been
church members, and, IN many cases,
active workers, are disassociating them
selves from organized Christianity, and
in such numbers as may well compel
the solicitous attention of those who
desire the perpetuity and growth of
the church. The numbers reported in
the annual minutes of our associations
as dropped" or excluded" represent
but fraction of the real loss. Almost
every church carries on its list of
members those who have gone out