The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-06-07
A STRIKE FOR LIBERTY.

l INC WOUlu tuiDh I'LL iSuofaut, UIutd
fellow like Rathsack would not care much
for liberty; that habit would soon give
confinement all the pleasures his exist
ence would crave. The fact that his ap
petite for whiskey on former occasion
was stronger than his love of freedom,
would strengthen the belief that salts.
faction of his animal wants would fill the
measure of his desire. But his last at
tempt shows that even an animal, for
Rathsack is nothing more, pines for the
free air and sunshine.
Lately he managed to tear up one of
! his blankets and from it made an excel
| lent rope. This was to be used to lower
| himself from the hole which he had
partially drilled through the wall. He
set to work with chisel made from his
| iron bedstead. The interior of the cell
is lined with boards, and little window
| which lights the cell swings on hinges.
Just at the edge of this window, George
| began the work of making way for
liberty" He worked sideways from the
embrasure, the board casing concealing
the growing aperture from those who
might visit his cell. The wall is double
and the pieces of brick were dropped be-
tween the walls and concealed in other
places.
Mrs. Bibinger noticed that when she
was busy with some work that occasioned
noise, constant tapping was going on
somewhere in the building. She called
the sheriff's attention to it on Sunday
| night. He directed her to run the sew
| ing machine while he went out and list
ened. He soon located the tapping and
| went directly to Rathsack's cell. He
found him lying unconcernedly on his
bed, and when the sheriff said "you
rascal, you are trying to get out again. %
George answered in his exceedingly
modest style that he was not. An exam
ination of the cell revealed the cause of
the tapping. When George found he
was discovered he CRASHED his teeth and
cursed his luck that did not give him
two hours more. The sheriff put him in
irons Immediately as he didn't want to
take any more chances with the slippery
| George.
Rathsack has grown quite heavy dur
ing his incarceration. He was found
lying on a bed, his ankles encased in
| shackles and chained to the floor. He
still makes an attempt at humility, but
there Is suppressed volcano of malig-
| nifty in his mechanical smile and the
quietness of tone he assumes but poorly
conceals the intense anger it is plain he
feels. His last attempt, failure and the
precautions taken to prevent further al
tempts has reused the devil il him,
though he tries to disguise it by soft
words and sanctimonious smiles.
"Do YOU not find it risky to trust
newspaper men with any considerable
amount of goods without payment before
delivery ?" was asked Mr.. Taylor, travel
ing salesman of the Butler Paper Co.
one day last week, in The Pilot Office.
"By no means, was the answer. "Why
do you think so2"
Publishers are SO systematically
cheated that it seems they should uncon-
sciously fall into the habit of cheating
others. Besides some find it impossible
to meet their obligations, owing to the
impossibility of collecting what is due
them. Here, for instance, are three
notifications from postm asters to stop
the papers sent to the subscribers named
who have been taking it for the last five
years without paying one cent. A sharp
notice sent these delinquents has touched
their pride but not their conscience
They have stopped the paper but seem
to forget that SO are due. It is only
natural that dealing with such persons
the publisher should form habit of not
paying"
"Well, the fraternity have joked so
much about their insolvency that those
who have no dealings with them think
they are rather scaly customers. But
the fact is, there is no class of business
men on whom so little is lost in the way
OF bad debts, as on newspaper men,
During the year L sold $4,000 worth of
paper, all to printing offices, and the en-
tive loss was $3.50. heard the proprie-
tor of large type foundery say lately,
that last year he did not lose one cent in
bad debts, although his sales were heavy
and considerable credit given. Some
times publisher is unable to meet his
bills when due, but it is because he can't
collect what is due him. Give him an
extension and he will pay just as soon as
his circumstances will permit. There
are very few publishers in my territory
whom 1 would hesitate to trust for any
amount they may ask
Rev. E. E. CLoUGH, Sparta, Wis,
Presiding Elder La Crosse District,
Wisconsin Conference, M. e. Church,
says: 81 ought to write concerning the
benefits received from Coles G arbolisalve.
From the army l inherited many dis
abilities, among which was itching piles.
While suffering severely was given a
box of Carbolisalve by friend, who had
been benefited by it. It gave me almost
instantaneous relief, and since then I