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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
IKE DIGGES' STACK OF BLUES
Failed to Win Because He Had 10
Chips to FinGer-Died In
HayIOfi.

"AN gamblers are superstitious, re-
ligiously superstitious," said one Of
the old ones, who sticks to the business
even in New York Have YOU eves
no-ice how a gambler thumbs and fin
gers his chips when he is al a faro ia
bic? An old sport wouldn't play faro
If he couldn't play with his chips.
knew Of suicide that happened in
gambling house in my town good
many years ago, and il was on account
of what | am talking about. Ike
Digges was his name, aL3 he used to
drive a stage. Ee was clean gone on
faro. One night after he came in from
long trip he got $40 worth of blue
chips, and rything was coming his
way, when somehow Ike lost his grip
on his chips and they fell to the floor.
until the last card was cut Of the box.
and then he saw he had lost. lie never
stopped 10 pick up his chips, but went
out to the barn, ard about an hour
later one Of the hands came in, and.
after buying a stack, asked in a sort OF
funny way what the house had done
to Ike Diggcs. The dealer said moth
ing and asked why.
"'KiiIed himself in the hayloft lit
tie bit ago said the harn hand. Eut
nobody paid any attention to it until
the next day, when the dealer said he
noticed Ike turn pale under the gills'
afEer he'd knocked his chips from the
layout"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
APPROPRIATED HIS CLOTHES
But the Soldiers Gave Them BACK
and Cheered for the Young
Correspondent.

Here is one to the credit of Richard
Harding Davis. After the battle a
heavy travelling bag or trunk was found
with no owner at hand to claim II, says
O Nashville American correspondent.
Several negroes Of the Tenth cavalry
regulars opened it and found variety
of fancy shirts, trousers, stockings and
such like. These they Immediately con-
fscated and began to bedeck them
selves with.
Shortly after Richard Harding Davis
came upon the scene from another part
of the field. He saw he had been de-
spoiled, but entered no complaint. An
officer Of the regiment, however, began
to make inquiries. He asked where
the clothes came from and was told.
Turning to Mr.. Davis he inquired:
Are these your clothes?" Mr.. Davis
bowed in the affirmative. Then, men,
YOU should be doubly ashamed of your
conduct. You not only did wrong in
opening the trunk at all, but you have
made q brave man your victim. When
we were fired upon from ambush by
the Spaniards Davis here was right in
front of our column pointing out the
Spaniards for US to shoot at. a sol
der was shot down by his side. He
picked up the gun and began firing i'm
mediately. He has just returned from
the pursuit. Take off those garments.
Mr. Davis, in behalf of my soldiers, l
apologize for their thoughtless con-
duct"
There was cheer given for Richard
Harding Davis, which the big, broad
shouldered war correspondent ac-
knowledged with smile, and the in
Cident was ended.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
SNOBBISHNESS.
One Meets 1t Everywhere-NotC Con-
fined to Any One Set
of People.

A lady living in an questionable
street invited a gentleman of leisurely
life to her home, because in her sim
plicity she thought he seemed lonely,
says an exchange. He came and at the
close of the evening remarked to her:
Il had no idea l should meet so many
distinguished people at your house his
voice unconsciously emphasizing the
pronoun. In little book, about Peo-
pie" Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells gives the
following instance of a lack of good
manners:
"Snobbishness is not confined to one
set of people. Emphasized by fashion
or literary pretensions, it spreads from
village to city. 1t exists in sardine fac
tories and in palatial mansions; it is
met with at picnics and dances, as well
Is at dinners or conyersat ton parties.
The links are close.
'One of Boston's oldest families gave
reception. Two scions of other old
families attended, to whom the host
said: I'll introduce you to those ladies
opposite and he moved toward them.
"'Excuse u.s. said one of the men,
the ladies are of peasant style of
beauty; it is hardly worth while
The host bowed low in recognition
of their far-seeing power, adding: Yes,
they are my nieces from the country,
but will not trouble you
mo apology would he receive, though
one was eagerly offered"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
COWARDLY SPANIARDS.
The DispicabIe Conduct OF the Wig
caya's Crew at the Battle
of Santiago.

The contrast between the two nations
stands out very clearly in connection
with the Nizcaya, says Ira Nelson Hollis
IL the Atlantic. The torpedo boat Erics-
son ran close alongside of her and sent
a small boat to take off all that We're
alive of her crew. A few boats from the
Iowa assisted. The Vizcaya was on fire
fore and aft; the ammunition on board
was exploding, and the guns that had
been left loaded were going off one after
another in the intense heat, to say moth
ing Of the proximity of the shore. The
position of the little craft has been de
scribCd as pcrilous in the extreme. Our
men risked their lives repeatedly to
help their fallen enemy; but no sooner
were the SpaniaTds transferred to the
deck of the Ericsson than they urged
immediate withdrawal without regard
to their comrades who had been left
behind. To the honor of our navy,
Lieut. Ushur remained until every liv-
ing being had been rescued from the
burning ship. y similar scene was en-
acted around the two torpedo boat de-
strOycTs. 1t was a case of mad panic
on the on" side, and of perfect GOODNESS
on the other. One officer Of the Viz
caya aftcrward stated on board the
Iowa that they were obliged to close the
gun ports on the disengaged side of the
ship. to prevent the men from iumpinc
overheard rather than face the Ameri-
can gun fire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
CRIMES OF COOLIES.
The Low-Lived hcnsoIs Are as Cum
ming rs Foxes and as Cow
ardIy as Wolves.

They are queer crowd. these coolies.
whether on land or sea. says the Lud-
gate Magazine. Cunning as foxes and
cowardly as wolves, they resemble the
pariah dogs of their own cities in point
of inability to hunt any prey save in
packs. l heard of an instance where
a gang of them, employed as navyies
in the cutting Of railway, killed their
overseer with shovels and fled into ,he
bush. Nobody was ever hanged for the
crime, because some 40 of them were in
it-and that would have been rather a
large consignment to condemn. even
in the far east, where human life is so
cheap.
There are 100000 Chinese in Bang
kok alone. and they do not appeal to
ones cordial emOtiOns-yery much the
contrary. And should this catch the
eye of any intending visitor to the far
east. | would urge upon him the un-
wisdom Of venturing to spend night
on a Chinese junk without so much as
Il revolver TO defend himself with. Oc-
casionally European is discovered by
the marine police floating on the wa
ter with his throat cut. In such a case
il is highly probable that he had been
foolhardy, as l was. But different peo-
pie are born to different ends, and the
Chinese contempt of the European is
frequently justified by facts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
PCETESS ON COMPLEXION.
She Says That Love and Sorrow Only
Intensity the beauty of
Women.

4 poetess of passion has written an
says the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. She does not call it that and she
Gevotes nearly all her space to complex
ions. Of figures or hair or dress or ideas
she says not a word. She says women
co not paint or calcimine their faces i'll
this enlightened age, but they do work
over them and think about them and
spend money on them. They do not tell
the men of their acquaintance the brand
of cold cream OF the make of loofah they
employ, because men are prejudiced
beings and cannot conceive of virtue
and pearl powder in the same person.
Man thinks soapand water sufficient cos
metics for any woman. The poetess of
passion flouts him; she says there are
scores of excellent persons of the fem
ipine persuasion who never use soap on
their faces. One of the most beautiful
women she knew at 60 had pink and
white skin, the result of bathing in hot
milk, and never having used soap.
The observing writer goes on to say
that the popular idea that amiable, un-
feeling. Unconditional women alone can
retain their youthful compilations is a
fallacy. Love and sorrow intensity in
stead of spelling beauty, she says. 1t is
only the lower and meaner passions,
like envy and spite and ill-temper, which
mar the face beyond repair, and the
poetess believes in skin tonics and skin
food, massage and all the other scien-
tific aids to beauty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
BUSY BRITISH SEIPYARD.
That at Elw:cIS is said TO be the Big
Eest One in the Worid-Ships
Under Way.

The capacity of Eiwick yacd in Eng.
land is greater than that OK any other
in the world Among the vessels at
present in evidence al EHNick are the
OUiggins, Chilean warskips, just com
pleted; General Baqmedana. Chilean
training ship. on the stocks, will be
launched III about fosr weeks; Hal
Tien and H&i-Chi, protected cruisers,
built to the order of China, sister ships.
completed, moored il river; Takasago.
japanese cruiser, near complete; AS
sama. japanese armored cruiser. 9,7C0
tons, nearly complete; Tokima. Jap
anese armored cruiser, sister ship to
above; unnamed cruiser, preparing for
Japan, not quite laid down; Tordensk-
iold. Norwegian battIesEip, waiting TO
be delivered; Albany. cruiser built for
Brazil. but bought by United States,
now plating, launched in three months;
Don Carlos l., Portuguese protected
cruiser, just launched; Pactolus. third
class British cruiser, built o admiralty
design, ready in about & month: tor
pedo boat destroyer OF large size, to 90
30 knots, not ordered, will be com
pleted before the end of the year, and
if not previously bought, will 90 into
stock; another torpedo destroyer. same
size as above, but fitted with Parsons
turbines, TO go 80 knots. to be finished
this year; unnamed cruiser, 4,300 tons.
TO be launched shortly, not ordered;
large frst-class battleship, unnamed.
Is, 100 tons. being built for the Japan
csc navy. This will be the biggest bat
tleship yet constructed, will have a
phenomenal speed, and. notwithstand
ing her great size, will pass through
the SueZ canal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
The Possibilities Developed In the
Extreme North in Late
Years.

The close of the century discloses for
the first time in the worlds history
practical purpose to develop the re-
sources of the Arctic circle, says Les
lies Weekly. The discovery of gold in
the Klondike has sent a flood of immi-
grants into territory which was sup
posed to be almost uninhabitable. And
now scientists of Great Britain are max
ing careful investigation of enormous
deposits of iron ore. some distance from
Stockholm, Sweden, within the area in
cluded in the Arctic circle. These new
ore fields are apparently of limitless
extent and of the greatest possible
value to the iron industry of Great
Britain, which is rapidly finding itself
unable to compete with the cheap prod
ucts Of American ore. These Swedish
deposits are said to be among the most
valuable ever discovered on either con-
tinent.
Following the discovery of gold in
Alaska, this may be taken as an indica-
ton that the mineral wealth of the
Arctic regions may ultimately lead to
the establishment of large population
IN those parts of the world nearest the
north pole, which have hitherto been
little explored, because of their inhos-
pitable climate. An ingenious philoso-
pher has outlined the theory that the
precious metals of the world will be
found in greatest abundance in the
Arctic regions, because, when the world
was a motion mass, revolving on its
axis, the tendency of all metals was,
naturally, toward the axis or the poles,
and that when the plastic mass solidi-
fed the gold and silver were concen-
trated near the poles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
A LITTLE HASTY.
Abnut DuryiEg the Dead, But
II Didn't Prove So.

One night Chaplain Jones, of the
Texas, heard volley firing on the Cuban
coast, which was being guarded by the
Dlockading squadron, and was told
that marines were being landed from
the Marblehead. The next morning,
says the Buffalo Express. Capt. Nc
Gala came alongside of the Texas in
his launch and announced that four CT
his men had been killed and that there
was still fighting. Chaplain Jones
then approached Capt. Philip and said
that he would like to 60 ashore andloo
after the wounded and read the sery-
ices for the dead. Capt. Philip gave in
slant permission, and the chaplain pre-
pared to go ashore with a boatload of
marines that was in charge of young
lieutenant. AS the worthy chaplain
clambered over the side of the Texas
the lieutenant looked up from the boat
and called out:
Where are you going?"
''Lieutenant," replied the chaplain,
II am going to bury the dead"
For goodness sake give us n chance
to get killed first" -ejoined the Of
ficer.
"Lieutenant, I am going to bury the
dead that have already fallen" re-
sponded the chaplain, whereupon the
lieutenant quickly replied:
Il beg your pardon, chaplain, was
100 hasty."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
TALLEST IN THE MORNING.
By Evening Most People Have Shrunk
Half an lnch--How Men Get
Into the Army.

THE singular fact that people are
about half an inch taller in the morning
than they are in the afternoon has en-
abled many fellow to slip into the
army" said an officer who has seen q
good deal of recruiting service. Time
and again when the examinations were
Icing conducted at tolerably early
hour men have been passed in my pres
ence who were barely up to the regula-
ton height, in fact, they were under
il a shade, and the thickness of card
board would have resulted in throwing
them out. l am perfectly confident
hat If these same men had been re-
measured just before taps in the ever
ing they would have fallen so far short
that they would never by any possibil-
ity have been accepted. l have heard
II said that a man can put nearly an
irch in his height by staying in bed
fer a couple Of days andmeanwhile TAX
irg several hot baths. but have never
seen the thing tried. The average morn
ing and evening variation have found
hy a good deal of experimenting on
myself and others TO be little less than
half an inch"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
A DESERTED CITY.
Tale of the Dissolution of One of the
StranGcst Towns on This
Continent.

In Nevada county, Cal, repose the
remains of one of the strangest towns
on this continent. Meadow Lake is the
American Pompeii, whose entombing
lava is the summit snow storms, which
sometimes bury it 25 feet deep on a
level, and whose annual exhuming is
brought about by the summer sun, says
the New York Herald.
1t was in the summer OF 1865 that the
name Meadow Lake was formally given
to the town, previously called Excel
sior and Summit City. Until 1858 moth
ing had been done in the way of pros
pectilg that particular locality.
Henry Hartly, an Englishman, who
visited the vicinity in June, 1868, in
search of game and Glanced to discover
fragments of gold. impaired his discov-
cry to his friends. \ company was
formed and soon after other companies
and the building OF a city was started.
With the close of the fall of 1865
the new city contained about $50
houses completed and number of 9th
ers in course of construction. Then all
hopes were blasted. The adventurers
awoke 10 the sad reality that, though
there was plenty of gold in Meadow
LalC, it was so combined with some
substance unknown to the metallur-
gists that it was effectually locked
from the hand of man.
All dreams. the black art. science
and metallurgy were set at naught.
One after another, as they abandoned
hope, the disappointed gold seekers
turned their backs on Meadow Lake
and went down the mountain.
More than $4,000, coo had been poured
into that bottomless abyss of California
known as dead work" to pay for mills,
roads, buildings and mining.
For years the solitary inhabitant of
Meadow Lake was Hartly, the English
man who was mainly responsible for
the existence of the town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

Almost every man in america has
some digestive trouble. When meet.
ing the greeting usually is,"Well, how
are your" That develops health talk.
The man who has no bowel or stom-
ach tronble is almost a curiosity. The
trouble is men take no care of them
selves. They eat as though they had
copper stomachs and bowels of brass.
By and by overworked nature rebels.
Then comes headaches, nervousness,
bad blood, liver and kidney tronbles.
DIR. Fierce's Pleasant Pellets fn1 1nish
help for constipation and torpid liver,
sick and bilious headache, dizziness,
sour stomach, loss of appetite, indl-
gestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings
''heartburD," pain and distress after
eating, and kindred deraneements Of
the liver, stomach and bowel. Ac-
cept no substitute.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Poor Druxs EOfSfed on Janop

Inferior and. adulterated drugs have
teen introduced into Japan in such
large quantities that a law had to be
enacted to the effect that all drugs
landed in japan must be inspected at
the government Laboratories before be-
ing offered for sale.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Gladstone epr.

Mr.. Gladstone. during the delivery of
one of his great orations concerning
the Bulgarian atrocities was so car
ried away by his feelings that tears
coursed down his cheeks, and the flow
of his eloquence was arrested for few
minutes so that he might recover bis
composure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Durable Cloth of old Evxnf

The cloth of the Egyptians was So
good that, though it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings for
mummies, the Arabs of to-day can wear
1t. 1t is all Of linen. the ancient Egyp-
tians considering wool unclean.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Cut His Name on MOrro's Cannon.

While the Yale was anchored off
Moro castle. after the surrender of
Santiago. sailor by the name Of Nc
Lean. to illustrate his patriotism. rowed
ashore, climbed to the top of the grand
old structure, and filed his name good
and deep in the tormost of the an
rient guns which point out to the sea.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

Truth wears well. People h'v'
learned that DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are reliable little pills for reg
ulat1ng the bowels. cnring constipa
ton and sick headache They don't
grire. Henri Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

You invite disappointment when
YOU experiment De Wits Little
Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thor
orgh little pills. They cure consnpa
tic n and sick headacne jnst as sure as
You take them. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Women Scarce in Egypt.

Egypt is the only country in the
world where there are more men than
women. Tie male sex In the domin-
Ion Of the khedfve exceeds the feminine
by 1eO. 600
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
JGps Look Much Alike,

The japanese are curiously alike
physically. Recent measurements
taken of infantry regiment showed no
variation except two inches in height
or 20 pounds in weight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

When yon call for Dewitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the great pile cure. don't
accept any thing else. Don. be talk
ed into accepting a substitute, for
piles. for sores, for burns. Henry
HiDrichS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

karls Clover Root Tea. for Consti-
patton it's the Best and if after using
it you don't say so, return the package
and get your money. Sold by Oscar
Alter. "a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

, For Constipation take Karl's Clover
Root Tea. the great Blood Purifier
Cures Headache, Nervousness, Erup.
tons on the face, and makes the head
clear AS a bell. Sold by Oscar Alter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

Shiloh's CONSUMPTION Cure cures
where others fail 1t is the Leading
Cough Cure. and no home should be
without it. Pleasaat to take and goes
right tothe spot. Sold 10y Oscar Al
ter, u
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Composed by Royalty.

Frederick the Great composed the
"Marche Real" the national anthem of
Spain, and Pedro I. of Brazil, the
"Hymno Constitutional" the national
air of Portugal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

If time is money one ought to re-
alize more on a cheap watch at Il
pawnshop
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat yields to One Minute Cough
Cure. Harmless in effect. toncnes the
right spot, reliable and just what is
wanted. 1t acts at once. Henry Hin
richs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

For CONSTIPATION take Karl's Clover
Root Tea, the great Blood Purifier
Cures Headache, Nervousness. Erup-
tons on the face. and makes the head
clear as bell. Sold by Oscar Alter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Russia.s New Fortified HnrbOr

Russia Is going to turn the harbor Of
Lfbau. on the Baltic, near Riga, into a
nTst-ciass naval station and fortress.
The port will be closed to merchantmen
and foreigners. for whom the harbor Of
Nindau is being fitted up
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
Dr. Bulls
Sss & :S@ssyx 8. % {: ~: S:ss: zss; Cough
by CrouP or Whooping- SVruD.
cough. 1t never fails to
cure throat and lung troubles. Price Is cts.

II man refuses to see his errors he
Is playing against himself with loaded
Dice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

Stop that Cough! Take warning
1t may lead to Consumption. A 25c
bottle of Sbiloh's Cure may save your
life. Sold by Oscar Alter "a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

If you want 10 borrow trouble you
will always find people willing to lend
it without security.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

WHAT DIR \. +. SALTER SAYS.
RufrALo. y. Y.-Gents From my
personal knowledge, gained in ohsery
ing the effect of your Shiloh's Care il
casas of advanced Consumption, | am
prepared to say it is the most remark
able Remedy that has ever been
brought to my attention. Sold hy
Oscar Alter. Il
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

If the teacher fogs girl pnpil he
hits miss; if the gill lodges she
mis- 3es hit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24

If a man has one little vice it hides
lots of big virtues from the eyes of his
neighbOrs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-24
PASSENGER TRAINS,
(,D4FT Np-t

7
Gong Wet.
Leave Nunit0voc ........ 40 a. m. 2:55 y. IN.
MctH-ha ~ ............... :i5 - i:i5 "
Ns-s,Nh ......... uh = 500 :
Arrive Ashland ...........b;ii o. IN. 7:l5 a. m
81. paul .... !. .-- :1J = ~.l5
81 NEueagoitR. ..-.. 500 - $50
500 A. m train out ot ManItuwoc makes C"sr-
py,,tinn at Nceuah ~ 100 4. IN. with tram ior
psl,i.psh Fond du La, and other points sou5l
tfu. giving Manltayvnc 'eupie a chance to =" {,
Oshkosh a9d Ford tiu Lac the same day Z,
"a tram also makes connection at Neenah at il
., IN. for south.
Gong Fast
iaave Nnn"ppons.... ....7:2o q. m. 100 Z. n
'- Gt Paul .... ...,....SdlU = I:+H :.
Ashland .--... $40 721 :
Naen.i..... ...........- Tsp. IN a:nj a. N
MpUuEhq .... ........... A.'3 IIo =
Arrive NuuItoIoc ......-... i.la =" Pt9
1ura m train ont af Nepuut gets connection
from North and South 81; 7uH 4, NJ. ";i5 E, N
tiptu zets connection frpm &"uth Al $40 =. m.
". Il VANDEGRIFF. Az.