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, 1896-12-24

r ARAMIE DIVISION No. 2, U. r., X. of P.
- Meets second and fourth Thursday eve-
ming In each month at the armory In X. of
7. hall.
A.. Il. POPE, Captain.
GEO. DEFoREsT. s. K.C
, 1896-12-24
FOR SALE.

A six and oue-half horse power engine
and boiler, in good condition. Apply
at this Office.
, 1896-12-24

DAMON LODGE NO. 3, X. OF P.-Meets
- every Friday evening at X. Of P. hall,
Balch block, Second street.
W. A. JONES, G. O.
P J. GosDEN. X. OF X. and s.
, 1896-12-24

Eighteen days are required to make
the journey between the isle of Tenerife
and New York.
, 1896-12-24
SECRET

TACTJ LOYAL ORANGE LODGE NO
80. Meets first and third Saturda !
evenings In each month In |. o. o. +. hall.
Mn. Hicks. W. NJ.
c.. +. GOLDEN Secretary.
, 1896-12-24
GRANT ON CUBA.

The present Cuban situation is not
materially different from that which
existed in 1873. There was then, as
there is now, a revolution in progress.
with the chances apparently against
Spain; and there was the same clamor
that is at present heard for the recog-
milton of the independence of the ISL
and by our government. Grant was
subject at length in his annual mes
sage. His personal sympathy was
with Cuba, there is good reason to be-
lieve, but he did not allow it to blind
him to the legal and practical aspects
OF the matter; and certainly he was as
competent as II man of his period to
decide the question of what constitutes
a military condition emitting a people
in arms to recognition either of bellig,
erency or of Independence. He held
that the circumstances did not justify
recognition in either respect. and
pointed out very clearly and forciblv
the grounds upon which he rested his
conclusion. 1t is evident that Cleve-
land had this document before him and
was largely guided by it when writing
that portion of his recent message
which relates to Cuba. He cites the
the same points and presents the same
arguments, generally speaking, thai
are to be found in Grants message. and
thus his position is backed in a way
that especially commends it to the so,
Der consideration of the people.
1t was true in 1875, as it is in 1896,
that he efforts Of Spain to vindicate
her authority in Cuba had proved
aborive, and thai the avs of civilized
warfare and the just demands of hui,
manity were being disregarded. Grant
admitted all this. but contended that,
justifying the policy of recognition on
our part. The creation of a new state
, is a fact he said. and not a thing to
be assumed or imagined. There must
pe d real government, ne maintained,
competent to execute internal laws and
to perform international duties. In
such cases. his message ran, other
nations deal simply with an actually
existing condition OF things, and rec
Ognize as n of the power of the earth
that body polite, which possessing the
necessary elements, has in fact become
a new power" There was no govern.
ment of that kind in Cuba at that time.
and there is no government of that kind
there now The insurgents have made
and are making a gallant fight,
with ample provocation, and
it is to be hoped they
will succeed: but they have not yet, as
Grant said in 1875, possessed them
selves of a single seaport whence they
may send forth their flag, nor have
they any mean of communicating
with foreign powers except through
the military lines of their adversaries.'
Their alleged government has. no To-
f1l b1hiHp and a representative &C
by the United States
able to find it. Under such
certainly becomes a great
fbe government like ours
nutiOusly and temneratelv
, 1896-12-24

~ EN- CITY LIZ DGE NO. 10. A. o. q. W.
" Meets second and -four tn Monday even
ings In I. o. o. +. hall.
WV HICKS, n ".
F.. d. STAFFORD, Recorder.
, 1896-12-24

r ARAMIE LODGE NO. 9, |. c. o. F.-Meets
every Tuesday evening in l. O. o. F. hall.
corner Second and Garfield streets.
EDWARD FARRELL, N. G
G. c. PIITMAN.S Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

r AIDES AID NO. as l.. of V.-Meets Sc cOnd
II and fourth Friday evenings Of each
month In |. o. o. +. hall.
Mrs. SADIE PITTMAN President
Miss Lulu BELTS. Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

MUSTER POST NO. 1. G. A. R.-Meets sec
" ond and fourth Monday evenings in each
month In q. A. X. hall. corner Second and
Garfield streets. E. q. HOLIDAY, P O.
G. W. SPALDIN0, Adjutant.
, 1896-12-24

WASHINGTON CAMP NO. 1, p. o. s. of A.,
w meets second and fourth Wednesday
evenings in G. A. X. hall.
CHARLES YUND, Pres
J A. COKEFAIR. Il. s.
, 1896-12-24

A LBANY LODGE NO. Z. 10. G. F.-Meets
"A every Wednesday evening in /. O. o. F.
hall. GUS JOHNSON, n. G.
JOHN N%eTrELER, Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

To CUBE A GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo QuInine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t
tabs 10 cure. 3se
, 1896-12-24

W7AsATCH TRIBE NO. 2. l.. Q. OF r. M
w Meets every Friday evening in !. o.
O.. +. hall. JOE SCHOLL. S.
F.. T. BELLY. @ of 4.
, 1896-12-24

A LPHA CHAPTER NO. I, 0. E Sheets
"a on the first Tuesday evening Of each
month in Masonic hall.
Mrs. WIN. RIGGS. W.. N
Mrs. H.. L.. PASCAL, Recorder.
, 1896-12-24

. W. BAXTER, JR.. LOBGE NO. q. b. Of
". 3. X. T.-Meets first and third 0atur-
day evenings and second and fourth Saturday
afternoons In zach month in 1. o u. J. hall.
g. gTnOuP. Masese.
, 1896-12-24

n EN- OF THE ROCKIES LODGE NO. Is,
VI @. l. A. TO the b. Of L. E.-Meets 6rst
and third Thursday afternoons In zach
month in g. A B. hall.
MRS. q. r. GARDNER, President.
MRS. J. W. COsrIN, Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

pLACK HILLS LODGE NO. SO, B. of l.. F.
D Meets first and third Friday evenings
in A. o. U. W. hall.
G. L.. DEUEL.. Master.
G.F DECKELMAN. Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

rHoRNBURGH CAMP NO. 2, 3. Of Y
1 Meets second and fourth Friday-eveu-
tngs in e6ch mont in 10. o. r. hall.
vICrOR.COKEHAIR, Captain.
e. T. BELLE. First Sergeant
, 1896-12-24

T EBANON CHAPTER NC. 3, Il. A. NJ.
II Meets on the second Wednesday evening
In each month in Masonic hall.
NJ. c.. JAHREN. Il. p.
J. E. GATES. Recorder.
, 1896-12-24

r ARAMIE LODGE NO. 4, A. u. O.. ".
~ Meets every Monday evening In A.. Q o.
W. hall. corner Second and Garfield ST. eets.
NJ. J. CALLAHAN, n. W..
c. W. BUssARD, Recorder.
, 1896-12-24

WYOMING E~NCAMPMENT NO. 1. l. o.
w o. F.-Meets first and third Thursday
evening OF each month In l. o. Q. F. hall.
ALBERT ROsIN. C.P.
E. T. BELTz. Scribe.
, 1896-12-24

On the banks of Cooper's creek, about
four miles FROM Camden. N. j.. two
very large white oaks stood. The prop
erty was once owned by MIR. Kay, who
named them for his two daughters.
These trees survived the family SO long
that the writer was unable to learn the
names given them, and the trees seem
to be. the only memorial Of the family.
One was Frustrated by a strong wind
about two years ego. The one still
standing measures 20 feet in circumfer.
ence, in height about IS feet, and the
branches extend from the trunk about
So feet each way. The fallen one was
II feet in circumference, and ZIG fence
posts were cut from the branches. We
think the practice Of planting and nam
ing trees as memorials All estimable one,
and a tablet giving the date Of planting
should be attached. -Rodolfus Bing-
ham, Camden, N. ].
The attaching Of the names Of friends
to trees is q pleasant practice. This can
be done either by planting a tree espe-
cially for the person or by associating
the name with one already growing.
The Herne Of Shakespeare did not plant
the oak, but Herne's oak is just as ia.
NOUS as il it had been planted for him
or BY him. 1t is to be regretted that the
name Of the lady who was associated
with this grand old oak cannot now be
given. sCertainly it would add matepi-
ally to its interest. A white oak is a
pleasure in itself. -Meehan's Monthly.
, 1896-12-24

TUSTER CORPS NO 20. W. r. Objects
- 6rst end third Monday evenings in each
month in g. A. X. hall.
Mrs. MARIE BAILLIE, President.
Mrs. ADA lien, Secretary
, 1896-12-24

EMMANUEL COMMANDERY NO. 2, X. T.
L Meets on the second Tuesday evening In
each month in Masonic hall.
Ut. HOLIDAY, f. O..
J. +. GATES. Recorder.
, 1896-12-24

e Rank, X. OF p. Meets In K. of p. hall
". f. CHAPLIN, President.
P.O 9. RAUNER. Secretary. :
, 1896-12-24

r ARAMIE REBEKAH LODGE NC. 1. I. o.
o. F.-Meets second and fourth Thurs
day evenings In each month in l. o. q. F.hall.
Mrs. D. MCCULLAGH. N G.
MRS. GUS JOHNSON, Secretary.
, 1896-12-24

r ARAMIE LODGE NO. 3. A. F. and A. Nj
IL Meets first and third Monday evening
In each month In Masonic Hall. Balch block
Second street. e. W. RAN W.. M.
J. II. uAYFORD. Secretary.
, 1896-12-24
y Of delivering messages

" of delivering messages
compared with the mod
Ne, illustrates the old tedi-
Of breaking" colds CON-
their almost instantaneous
One Minute Cough Cure. Chas.
iStttele.
, 1896-12-24

TERMION TFMPLENO.1, R~athboneSisters
Il Meets first and third Thursday evening
In X. OF p. Hall. Mrs. CONVERSE, M. {. O.
Mrs. GEO. STIRLING. NJ. of K.
, 1896-12-24

Daily Republican soc per month.
, 1896-12-24

pOCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION NO. 10a,
N B. OF L.. E.-Meets every Saturday even
ing in G. A. r. hall.
WI. NorrAal. Chief Engineer.
G. W. DEFOREsr. First Assistant
, 1896-12-24

Daily Republican 5oc PER meath.
, 1896-12-24

T3fO fcpI dC-
by the United States
able to find it. Under such
certainly becomes a great
pie government like ours
rtiously and temporarily
definite results before
h.-Globe-D Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
OLDEST KNOWN BIRD.
Prof. r. G. SeeIey Teus ot 1t IN q Recent
PuhIict ton.

BuDllcdticH
The Solenhofen slate Of BAVARIA y
writes Prof. II. G.. Seely - his recent
little volume, The StoT- 4 the Earth
in Past Ages" makes known runner
pus insects and other forms OF torres
trial life of this period, including the
oldest known bird.
"A bird is known by its feathers;
though there is no reason why the COW
ering to the skin should not hc as vari-
able in this group Of animals rs among
reptiles or mammals. 1t IS, therefore,
remarkable that the oldcst-known
bird, the archaeopteryN. has feathers as
we'll developed as in the existing repre-.
sentatives of the class and similarly ar
ranged The animal is an elegant,
slender bird, which is chiefly remark
able for showing teeth in the jaws.
About ~. short and cOuicai, occur on
each side OF the upper jaw.
The bird WAS larger than the robin
in its body and had 4 tail Of which
| there was Il bony core some siXiEches m
length. The wings were quite as well
developed as the legs and there are
| some evidences that the former could
be applied to the ground as arc the fore
| legs of quadrupeds, although the fcath-
Frs show the wings to have been con
structed on the same plan as the birds
| of to-day.
THE Solenhofen stone, in which sc
| many of the remains of fishes, reptiles
| and insects are found, is the same rs
| tbat Dc.6 for lithoUTl ir uIIrr10Sne
being of exceeding close texture and
| of remarkable smoothness when pre-
| pared for its work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
HE SAT ON THE 8AEY.
New York Lawyer Forgot That He Was
Proud PaDl,


MIR. D. is an extensive real estate
owner in one OF the suburbs of New
York, says the New York Times. He
is also an insurance agent and general
adviser on matters OF law and equity
anQ. in addition TO all this, hc is the
proud father of 4 three-weckS-oId baby.
Tho other day Mrs. d took the
little treasure into the parlor and, after
a half hours cooiUg, lullcd it 10 sleep.
Theu she laid the child on sofa With
a pillow at its feet, darkened the room
and went about her household dm,les,
just Us any good housewife would. All
this Sime Mr.. D was busy in .ne
garden. Presently neighbor hap
pened along and stopped for Mr.. D 5
opinion on law matter and was invited
into the darkened parlor. The vis-
itor went straight for the sofa. lie
could see the pillow, but did not OBJ
serve the child. He was adjusting he
pillow to make Il nice comfortable seat,
but Mr.. D. insisted that hc should
sit in the big armchair, a So!t Of seat
of honor for all guests. He acqu.csced
and Mr.. D. took his seat on the pill
low.
About this time Mrs. D., whose
maternal instinct had asserted itscf,
peeped in to see how baby slept. She
saw her husband &ttiug where she had
left the child As She asked in an
alarmed tone where the baby was a
mufficd cry came from beneath the Pill
low and Mr.. D. jumped up. He tad
been sitting on the precious little thing
and the timely arrival of his wife prob,
ably saved the child's life. \ few iao'
ments more and it would have hCcu rnf-
focated. Lucky for the child that
did not sit on it." remarked The visitor
who is a man of generous proportions
The child is all right now, bat Mr.. D.
does not take his clients into the parlor
any more.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
THE ANTS TALKED.
How a Naturalist Proved They Conversed
with Each Other.

with Each Other.
1t is becoming the general belief
among naturaliSts that all living crea-
lures have some communication with
each other, at least to the extent OF
making their wants, fears, etc, known
to others of their species. A writer on
ants recently investigated the matter
as far as those interesting little insects
are concerned. He saw a drove of
ants of a small black variety, which
were apparently moving to new quar-
ters, those going in a certain direction
all carrying eggs or sick and helpless
relatives, while those moving in the
opposite direction appeared to have
just deposited their burdens and to be
returning for another load of ''house-
hold effects"
They were probably pretty wei
along with their work, judging by
the leisurely way in which they
would frequently put their heads
together, as though chatting about
their new quarters, or some other
question in the paturalist's mind
whether they were really talking or
not, he hit on the eXpedient Of murder
ing one of their number to see if the
others would run and tell what had
happened. He says: THE eyewitness
es of the murder FASTENED away and
laid their heads together with every ant
they met, whercupon all would turn
and scamper away. No more
ants passed along that path during the
1av"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
LONGS TO BE A SLAVE.
Southern Negro Who Wants TO Go Into
Bondage Again.

Some of the letters that Mayor
Thacher gets are curiosities in their
way. People from cut of town who
wish to find out anything in the city of
Albany invariably write letters to the
mayor. 1t doesn't make any difference
what the information desired relates to,
the mayor, they think, ought to know,
says the Albany Argus.
y letter was received from a negro
away down south, who, Mr.. Monahan
says, has been dead for 30 years-not
literally corpse, but deceased so far as
his grip on hustling, progressive nine
teenth century life was concerned. This
man Believes that slavery is still an in
stitution in this great land, and is igno-
rant Of the glorious fact that the mas
ter's whip hasn't cracked for 80 years.
He never heard of the presidents Proc
lamation, never knew that the north
had whipped the south, and that a mil
lion lives had been sacrificed to free the
slave. In his letter to the mayor this
colored man asked to be brought north
and sold back into slavery. There is
no question that he found it impossible
20 live in the south, and longcd again for
the irresponsibility from sclf-support
of slavery days, which he thought still
nouriShed in the south
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
TOBACCO IN .yit.LS.
Curious Directions Left by the King of
Smokers.

tHrious Directions Left by the King of
Smokers.
KlaeS, the merchan of Rotterdam,
was called the king of the smokers,
from his devotion to the gentle weed,
and he had a right regal funeral. BY
the terms of his will, every smoker who
chose to attend it was presented with
ten pounds of tobacco and two Dutch
pipes, ON which were engraved tho
name, arms and date of the deccase Of
the testator. All his guests were in
vited to be careful to keep their pipes
alight during the funeral ceremonies,
and to empty their ashes into his grave.
His oak coffin was lined with the cedar
of his old Havana cigar boxes, and a
packet of old Dutch tobacco was placed
at the foot of his coffin. His favorite
pipe was laid by his side along with
box of matches, as well as flint and
steel and some tinder, as he had eX
pressed an opinion that there was 10
knowing what might happen" Some
anh-tohacconists of the period seem to
have wickedly remarked that these pre-
cautions about procuring light would
be found superfuous.
The courts recently set aside clause
In the will of an anti-tobacco leaguer
in Ireland. This gentleman had a
prejudice against smoking, perhaps be-
cause it made him sick, and inserted
this paragraph in his last testament:
II have told my sons, John, Richard
and Samuel, that if they indulge in the
habit they would forfeit 6 500 each,
10 be divided among their sisters, and
should they at any time begin this habit,
their sisters may sue them each for
$500" (
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
ELECTRICITY IN THE CAMPAIGN.
The Former Glories of the Torch Fade
Before Modern Inventions

The old torchlight OF other cam
paigns has been reIcgated to obscuEity-
The political parades of 1896 will blaze
with electricity, for the trolley wire can
furnish the power.
In all its history the west side OF
Chicago never witnessed q pageant like.
that Of the other evening when the
street railway employees marched
through the streets and in their paths
carried a mighty blanket OF white
FIRE The ingenuity of Mr.. Ye;lics' ciec-
trician had worked u wonderful change.
in street pageantry. 1t is claimed that
Chicago never saw the ike of the mag
nifcent display.
The great parade comprised nearly
1000 of the West side systems grip
men, conductors and barn men. In
the van came chariot of tTanscendent
magpificence. It's sides blazed with
stars, into which the rays Of n thou
sand candle power had been poured.
Above the stars two great flags wrought
in colored lamps flashed in the night.
At the front and rear of this wonder
full chariot great refectors threw
streams of light into the faces OF the
astonished and delighted crowds that
lined the route of the procession. From
the center of the vehicle arose the troll
ley pole to touch the laden wire above.
From the rear of the wagon two wires
stretched for three blocks, upheld at
Intervals of ten feet by cross bars on
standards fixed in either end. These
inverted Us were carried by tire march
ing men. On every one of the cross
bars were fixed a half dozen incan-
descent lamps of 32-candle power each.
The electricity was carried to the lamps
through the two wires at either side Of
the cross bar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
UP-TO-DATE BURGLAR.
Freaks into Safes with Machinery and
Saves Time.

saves i1Islc.
The modern burglar is adopting mod
crn appliances. The jimmy bids fair to
become relic of the past before long.
y recent burglary in France illustrates
this fact, says the New, York Journal.
\ gang of ingenious cracksmen en-
tered bankers Office armed with Il
steel saw of the newest construction
and a handy little gas engine. There
was no need for the exercise of muscle,
Tor vas there any necessity for a good
strong wrist at tlsc saw as there Was
at one time in the annals of famous rob-
berries.
The little engine was started, the
aaI" put in the proper place, and the
connection. made. Seating this mselvcs
aercnely upon n couple Of chairs near at
hand, these modern burglars watched
the true and rapid work Of their appli-
GnceS.
The big safe might have resisted for
hours the force Of human hands. but
! the saw. impeIlcd hy tn, engine" it,
could not stand against. 1t promptly
yielded up its contents of over $4,000
worth of gold and bonds. and in quar-
ter of the time it would have taken to
have committed the robbery under The
| old conditions the burglars were we'll
out Of the building with heir i,oOty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
Matchmaking In Sweden.

Sweden has the oldest and largest
match factory in the world. Matches
were made there long before the old,
roughly trimmed splinter of wood
tipped with sulphur was discarded with
the tinder boxes for which they were
used. In 25 years the export trade of
Sweden in modern matches increased
to 1,0O0,000 boxes n year. Some of the
machinesfo making the matches which
we use in these days make 200 revolu-
tions a minute each and turn out about
100000 boxes annually. Altogether
there are in Europe about $4,000 fac
tories, and they yearlyproduce matches
valued at $50, ,000, 900
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29
WHIMS OF MUSICIANS s.
Idiosyncrasies of the Men Who Mads
Harmony in the Past.

Harmony in the Past
l am tickled to know that Wagner
was an exact and expensive dresser, and
that Beethoven was a sloyen, with An
old coat and slippers trodden down at
the heels, says a writer in the Con-
temporary Review. 1t interests me to
hear that Paganini always carried
shirt in his fiddle case, because he per-
spired so profusely over his solos that
he had to change between the parts if
he played twice. / even care TO learn
that Mendelssohn was a perfect child
about pastry, which he could never re-
sist, and which he always ate especial
ly cherry pie) and which always dis
agreed with him; that Schumann in
jured his third finger by tying it back
to his wrist with a string, because he
hoped to make it more supple-it end
ed, however, IN his almost losing the
use of it; that Bulow got up in the night
to play over passages which he thought
he was likely to play inaccurately at
his prodigious recitais.
When Thalberg was at the height of
his fame he wouldn't even carry an
umbrella, for fear of it cramping the
muscles of his hand; Malibran loved
rothing so much as romping with
Moscheles' children on the floor;
Paganini was so stingy that he would
stand up under shelter in the rain and
keep a whole opera house full wait
ing sooner than call cab. Prof. Ella
told me he found him one day crouch
ing under the Arcade in Regent street,
and that he gave this artless cXplana-
ton: Hackney coaches" he said, in
London were so eXpensive!" and this
when he had doubled the prices at the
opera house where he played and was
rolling in money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29

The new disk steamship, the inven-
ton Of NJ. Bazin, was launched at st.
Denis dockyard. Admiral Coulombeaud,
who has a high repute among French
naval authorities, is said to be firD'
believer in the possibilities of this new
invention, and he has computed that
only one-twenty-eighth Of the power re.
quircd to drive an ordinary boat is need
cd for Il Bazin craft of the same size and
speed The diskboat of NJ. Bazin is
by no means the first attempt to apply
the roller principle to navigation, but
heretofore the rollers have been made
10 perform the duty of paddle-wheels,
or propellers; in the new boat they are
merely devices to overcome friction, and
the report of N. Bazin's experiments in
dicate that he has been markedly suc'
ceSsful
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-29

The church, in the person of the'wite
of the bishop of Winchester, has taken
to. cycling, says the Lady's Pictorial.
Rev. E. Husband, by the way, the we'll
known vicar of ST. Michaels, Folkstone,
preached a special sermon to cyclists
recently, in which he not only followed
some of the old divines by seeing no
harm in taking n punning text-'"They
toll not, neither do they spin!"-but
further remarked he firmly believed
that, had veIocipedes been in existence
in ancient days, the sacred writings
would have contained approving refer
ences to them. 1t may interest the ex-
cellent vicar to know that in a country
church of which l have heard cyclist
figures in a stained glass window.