The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-08-09


friends had been few years older.
My ''lodger" was sent to prison to
mediate for some years.
IN ITALIAN'S RE4SON FOR COM
HITTING SUICIDE.
The city of Chicago was cremated be-
cause of the kick of Mrs. OIeary's COW,
Flat, has put himself in situation to be
cremated because of like celebration.
In the former case results were imne-
date and disastrous in the latter case
they were more remote, and had to be
helped along by pistol bullet, but were
indirectly, also, most disastrous to the
recipient.
The circumstances Of this most sim
gular suicide were as follows Martin
Cremetti was milk-boy Oh Robert
Jones' rancho, and, yesterday morning,
while engaged in his duties, he received
a kick from one of the COWS in the alb
domen, which prostrated him and in
ficted such serious injury as to necessi-
tate the mans retirement to his couch
adjoining the stables. He suffered in
tense pain, and Mrs. Jones administered
such remedies as were at command. AS
these proved of no avail in alleviating
mis- sufferings, physician was sent for.
In the meantime the family tried to
induce the unfortunate man to abandon
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house, where better accommodations
were to be had, and where he would be
handler to be caredfor. This he refused.
The attendance given him was as con-
stant as the case seemed to demand.
Some one was with him almost constant
ly. At p. m. Mr.. Jones' son, a boy of
some years, was left with him
short time while Mrs. Jones attended to
her household duties. In little while
he told the boy that his mother was call
ing him. Scarcely had the lad left the
place when the report of a pistol was
heard, and the attendants rushed in to
find that the wounded man was dead.
It seems that as soon as he was left
alone he penned q few words on paper
which was found under his head, took
his pistol, put the muzzle to the side of
his head, and sent a bullet crashing
through his brain. Of the note, which
was written in Italian, the following is a
translation
kill myself solely because I think there is
10 4ho
MARTIN CREMETT1.
The deceased was % years of age, and
very much respected by all who knew
him. His name would indicate an Ital-
ian origin, as would the note he left be-
hind, but his passport was found, show
ing that he came to this country from
Switzerland. = Virginia city Enter
prise.
SHORT lfEN IN TIE GERMAN 1RMY
The standard of height for the German
infantry is at present fixed at 1.57 me-
tres, or about 5 feet l. inches. A med
ical man, writing to German military
paper, points out that by thus sum-
marily rejecting all men who are below a
fixed height the state annually loses the
services of very large number of men
who would make excellent soldiers. A
short man, if well proportioned, will,
the writer argues, not only be able to
make as long marches and bear as much
fatigue as a taller man, but will even
excel the latter in power of endurance.
The length of pace and the "cadence y
which are employed with advantage by
the one may not, it is admitted, suit the
other; and a small man may not be able
to use with full effect the weapon carried
by his larger brother-in-arms. But let
short man march with a step suitable
to his stature, and let him be armed
with frelock somewhat shorter in the
stock, and the writer maintains that he
will be able to render excellent service.
Consequently, it is proposed that all
men who, being below the required
height, are now rejected shall, provided
always that in other respects they are
well developed, be embodied i'll a sep
arate corps-a corps which, it is prom
ised, will soon contain, SO far as phys
ical performances are concerned, the
elite of infantry regiments. II the
measure round his chest after expiration
is equal to half his height, and if the
chest is well formed and has sufficient
depth man, even though two or three
inches below the present standard for
the German army, VIII be able to dc
more work than many of the taller and
by no means so we'll I-proportioned men
serving in the infantry. In the other
arms il is admitted that certain stature
is essential. The m0En nted soldier must
have sufficient length of leg to enable
him to mount and sit his horse, and the
artilleryman must be tall enough to
enable him to work, to timber and un-
| timber his gun; but mere height is, it is
argued, IN no way necessary quahfica-
ton for man who has to fight on foot
on a modern field OF battle.
| A PARIS editor was recently sent tc
prison for two months and fined 2,OoC
francs for Insulting the army"