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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

Woman Who Trap old Soldiers FOL
Their Pensions

The large colony Of women who have
gone TO Halowell and Gardner, Me-.
20 prey upon the inmates Of the soldiers
home at this place are in a state Of
panic over the recent suggestion of
Pension Commissioner Evans. who has
recommended to congress that DO pen
sions be granted the widows of soldiers
who are married hereafter. says the
New York Sun.
Many veterans who live at the home
are trapped into maH'iage every year by
women who seek the SIP month pen
sion which VIII come to them on the
death of their husbands. Most of these
women have had regulations and no
character. Having led gay lives in the
cities until their beauty is gone. they
seek marriage with the old soldiers for
the sole purpose of inheriting pensions.
After capturing husbands most of the
women 90 back to the cities and cause
no more trouble until death carries off
the veterans and the widows pensions
may be obtained.
There are a dozen places near the
home. all of which do a thriving bust
ness by Turing the veterans inside and
filling them up with liquor until they
fall an easy prey TO the women who
are waiting for husbands. In case q
man refuses to drink and shows resist
ance he is quieted with a club. or any
thing else that comes handy. Last
spring an inmate Of the home was killed
in free fight in one of these dens.
Commissioner Evans declaration
strikes at the root of the evil. and is
causing the women to rcdouble THEN.
efforts. Unless they get husbands bn-
fore congress meets. they fear Their
prospects Of pensions viii fade. New
women are coming here from Boston
and New York. and the dives are wide
open. 4 man who wears Grand Arm y
badge can stay drunk for month ara
never spend a cent. The local police arc
making efforts to close the places. hrr
as fast as one is shut up Others ar
started. and the business goes on a.
briSklV as ever.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
WHENCE CAME THE AMERICAN
INDIANS?

Mqor JchH II PoreH in the February
Forum.
We now know that all all our tribes
vera primitlvely z1Othelstic; that Is, they
Uorshipped beast gods, which beast gods
were the prlmordial animals pro
genitJrs aud prototypes of existing amin
ais. The gods of each tribe were the.
particular animals OF he habitat of that
tribe. True they all wor shipped the
heavenly bodies; but they supposed them
to he the primitive animals transported
20 the zenith world. They all aorshipped
certain animals Of the nadir world.-the
underground beasts. Thus they assign
ed the birds to the heaven; the badgers.
mOles and other burrowing ANIMALS to the
nadir; and the other animals TO the four
cardinal regions. Their progenitors or
prototypes are still believed 10 Inhablt
these dlsGant regi0na, and such birds and
beasts as are nov found here to have
come from these regions as their print
tive homes.
Inus, ali the American Indians have a
cosmology OF regions and a theology o.
animal gods; bnt the tribes differ from
district to district III the personages Of
their pantheon. The gods are always
organized as tribe; but the chief of tbe
tribe Is now this, now that. myth'c Der
SOnaQe. Among the Ute it IS .SHiHdudr:
and among the Fam it IS the sun. Among
those tribes that have made the creates
progress 10 culture there seems to be !;
tendency to exaIt celestial parsonagee.
and to adopt a philosophy which Singh
larly resembles that of our Aryan FORE
fathers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
TURQUOISE AND SAPPHIRE.
Some Points of Difference Between
the Two beautiful Gems.

Some one has recently sent an inquiry
in reference to the turquoise and the
sapphire, knowing only that both were
blue gems but unable to state the diff
ference te'ween them, says the New
Orleans Time Democrat. The sapphire
is a transparent gem, like the ruby,
topaz and others. 1t is blue, and next
in hardness t. the diamond The sap
phire is pure crystallized alumina The
turquoise is a hydrated phosphate of
alumina. IL is also blue, like piece of
sky, but is opaque, and comes mainly
from the mountains of Persia. That
indefinable property, like the water"
of diamond, or the luster of pearl.
is in a turquoise called the Eat In the
middle ages many superStitiOns were
attached to it, and virtues ascribed to
it. 1t was said to strengthen the SIGHT
to save the bones in fall, to pale IL the
possessor was sick or died, but to re-
cover its color when another owner
took II. Most extraordinary fancy Of
all, it was asserted that when sus.
pended by a string it was capable of cor
rectly striking the hours in some mvs-
FERROUS way on the inside of a glass.
Some very beautiful specimens of tur-
quoise can be seen III the National muse
UNI at Washington, both singlv and also
incrusted on Persian boxes and bowls,
as ornaments
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
Tale of the sea.

Two American captains were recent
y relating their experiences on differ
ent voyages. Cue OF item told the fol
lowing story: About one y. N. on
March my ship was proceeding under
full sail when a cloud about the size
Of a mans hand was observed on the
horizon. 1t came on. and as it neared
the ship we discovered that it was COM
posed of locusts. They settled on the
sails and you couldn't see a bit of canvas
for them When they flew away there
was not n stitch of canvas left on the
yards "Ah," said the other captain.
Il can quite believe that. for at about
$3.50 p. IN. on March my vessel was
proceeding under full sail when we OBJ
served small cloud on the horizon.
As it approached the ship we discovered
that it was a cloud Of locuSts, and as
they passed our vessel we saw that
every man Jack of them had a pair of
No. l canvas trousers on"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
HORSE THAT KNEW IT'S DUTY,
When His Master Was Sick He Got
ON rs Well without Him.

\ remarkable display of animal sa-
gacity was given the other day in Ken
sington by the horse driven by old IIar-
ry IindIe, an itinerant coal dealer, says
the Philadelphia Record. Harry has
been small dealer for years, and many
d bucket of coal he sells to customers
Of 20 years standing. Hector" the
Old bay horse, has been owned oy
Harry for several years, and although
he is old and lame, the animal serves
his master well. Last week, while out
with load of coal, Harry was taken
sick, and, leaving his siX-year-old grand
son on the wagon, he went into a
friends house to rest. Now, Hector
evidently got tired of waiting, for when
Harry, who had become very sick. came
out with his friend TO be driven home.
the team was gone Late that afternoon
the grandson came h4me with an empty
wagon, and explained that Hector had
gone over the regular route. and that
the people who had been waiting for
their coal came out and took what they
wanted ana PAID tcr /. Harry became
very i'll, and was confined to his bed for
over week, but the supply of coal
never stopped, as Harry's Oldest son
would load the wagon before going 10
work, and the team would be sent out
in charge of the little boy. 1t has been
proven since that old Hector never
missed customer, and ne is now
pointed out as a remarkable horse
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
HOUSEHOLD GODS.

The ancient Greeks believed that
the Penates were the gods who at
tended to the welfare and prosperity
Of the family They were worshiped
as household gods in every home
The household god of to-day is DR.,
Kings New Discovery. For con
sumption, coughs. colds and and for
all affection Of Throat, Chest and
Lungs it is invaluable. 1t has been
tried for quarter Of a century and is
guaranteed 10 cure, or money return
ed. No household should be without
this good angel It is pleasant to
take and 4 safe and sule remedy for
old and young. Free trial bottles at
Henry Hinrichs' Drug Store. Regu-
lar size soc and Sl00.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
RIisEE' IN S,EN EtNs %.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder QIs-
eases relieved in six hours by the me y
Great South American Kidney Cure. "
Lhls new remdy Is a great surprise OF
account OF Its exceeding promptness IN
relieving pam in the bladder, kidney D
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages IN male or female. 1t relieves : :
pention OF water and pain IN passing Il
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cnre this is your only remedy
Sold +" :. G. Buerstatte. Druggist, Mani.
toECa, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
VAN AND Won.
The Real Significance of the D0t.i
and German Prefi&cs Explained.

The Real Sign iiirEHc1 of the D01.. :
and German PreiiAes Ex.,ia!n,,ii.
1t is common mistake of those VIII
speak only English to suppose that tn,
prefix wan" before Dutch nam.
signifies nobility. In the low coun-
tries''-that is, in the kingdoms of tht
Netherlands and of lgium-"vau'
has no particular meaning. Name
with wan" are TO be read on shops
as well as on the doors Of the most arts
tocratic mansions. The humbiest per.
sons have them as we'll as the most ex
allied, and a great number Of the very
Oldest families are without il.
But in Germany won" implies NO
bility, and all persons who bc,ong IL
the nobility preliex won" to their fam
lily names without any exception. Per
sons who do not belong to the nobility
cannot have the right 10 put won" Gt-
fore their names. \ man who j,
knighted for some reason, however. has
the same right 10 put won" before hi
family name as person Of ancient no
bility. For instance, when Alexander
humboldt was knigLtcd he became
Alexander Won Humboldt. All his de-
scendants, male and female, take the
pretieX.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
mOOMSHlNERS LII COuRI.
A Georgia Judge Has Seven Weeks O,
Nnnnstliu c nncl.c 4 ~, W., :, o..

Noonshine Docket at - S,es, a Day
Nearly 1000 mooESbinerS viii have
been tried during this term OF the
United States court when Judge New
man finishes with the criminal docket
OF the present sitting, reports the At
lanta Constitution. This is a record
that proves beyond all possible doubt
that the mOonshine business is not
dead in Georgia by long ways The
old bands of whitecaPpers and the des-
perate gangs of outlaw mConshiners
who once ruled north Georgia have
been wiped out, but the festive moon
sinner still plies his occupation in the
wilds Of the Georgia mountains. For
days Judge Newman has been trying
moonshinerS at the rate of % dav
This viii continue for five weeks longer
before the moonshine docket is fin
ished. The aggregated sentences of the
moonshiners Will make something less
than a century. The cost of furnishing
the moonshiners is quite heavy. Some
OF them are given sentences of six
months in Jail. This means six months
with plenty TO eat and nothing to do,
with the government paving for every
thing. The moOnslAiners are frequently
fined, but nearly always they take the
pauper's oath and avoid payment.
An average Of one-half of the moon
sinners put on trial are convicted. The
daily convictions average from eight 10
fourteen. Fulton county gets the larg-
est number of the government board
ers. The jail here IS kept full nearly all
the time. Every county in the northern
district that has a good Jail is given a
proportion Of the sentenced moonshin-
~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
NO JAPANESE RECIPROCITY,
They VIII Discover Our Secrets But
We Can't Theirs

They VIII Discover Our Secret. Rut
We Can't Theirs.
There is not a word to be said against
a policy that affords educational facil-
ties to all, regardless of nationality.
religion or race. says Arthur's Mag
azlne. But the japanese enter our fac
tories and workshops, and when they
have mastered the secrets return to
their native shores and found factories
to compete with our own All honor
ard praise to those little Japs who viii
contentedly bear exile and dissimu,ate
the Unborn contempt in which they hold
us. that they may contribute TO the
prosperity of their beloved Dai Nippo1.
But what would be said Of our manu-
facturers. who, while zealously guard
ing the secrets of their inventions from
their competitors by patents, expose
these results of their ingenuity TO spies
whom no sense of honor or gratitude
Will deter from using them 10 their own
advantage.
There is no reciprocity to be had from
Japanese. Let any American. even
though armed with letters Of introduce
ton from the secretary of state, or
even from the chief executive himself.
proceed TO Japan ard attempt to dis
cover the secrets of their lacquer or any
ether industry peculiar to Japan. He
would uniformly meet with a decided
if courteous 'dekimasen;' it can't be
done. No. the Japanese are only and
perfectly willing TO profit by our good
nature, which, in their eyes, is moth
ing but stupendous folly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
AN UNEMPLOYED COUNTRY.
no Traveller Ever Succeeded ia Gross
ing Fis;i,ct's Frontier

no ira .ctcr Ever Succeeded liz Gross
ing 'fisiitet's Frontier.
The immense territory Of Thibet is
almost completely surrounded by noun
tain ranges of appalling magnitude.
which, especially along the southern.
western and northern frontiers, con
stitute formidable barriers agaiLs-
iugress. From the Pamir plateau. H.
the extreme west, says the Boston.
Transcript, ('the worlds backbone'y
radiate the great natural rampaIt-
which shut out India on the one hand
and the Tartar countries Of Eokharu
and Turkestan on the other. No A>i-
attic or western conqueror has eve.
dared TO penetrate this mountain WORD
and even Genphis Kahn. the scuurge OF
Asia, whose ravages extended from
Picking in Che east TO Moscow i'm tIs
west, was obliged when invading north.
ern India TO take the circuiIous r0ut,.
via kashghar and Afghanistan, instead
of crossing Thibet Secure on the.
lofty plateau and practically isolated
from the rest of the world the pconlr
of Thibet have remained mndisturheC
for ages. and have developed charaC-
teristics for which we would vainlr
search in any race Of the globe. The
Chinese conquest" has not prodncct
the slightest change in their mode g.
life or exercised any appreciate in
fuence upon their peculiar culture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

Love Is not love that alters when il aIte-atio,
finds ->'N-i
That is one of the sublirnest lines in all
literature. II is the final definition Of love
by the world greatest reader of the human
mind, = Shakespeare. Nearly all women
VINO truly love love n this sublime wav.
Men seldom do
Noman's most glorious endowment is
the power TO awaken and hold the pure
ana honest love OF i worthy man Wfer,
she loses II and still loves on. no one in
the wide world can know the heart apouv
she enduTeS. The woman who suffers
from weakness and arrangement of Her
special womanly organism soon loses tra
power 10 sway the heart Of A man. Her
general health suffers and She loses bar
good looks her attractiveuess. her anna
pl!ity and her power and prestige as 4
woman. llr K. \. Pierce. Of Buffalo Y Y
with the assistance of his staff Of able nv,
slciarS, has prescribed f0r many thousand.
OF women He has devised a perfect ard
sSiehihc remedy for woreu'S ailments II
Is known as d.. Pierce's Fav0rIts Presrr;-,-
non II i positive specific for all weak
nesses, diseases. disorders. disbursements
irregularities, and facilitating drains ne.
cuLaT 70 women II purifeS. regulates
strengthens and heals. Medicine dealers
sell Il, and no honest dealer will advise
you TO accept a substitute that he may
make a little larger profit
was afflicted with kidney trouble AND
rave always had torpid liver" writes MIS- !,
STosswhie OF Duffau, Erath Co Texas When
commenced Your medicine I wsS not aI,Is =,
STAND on my feet. l used one bottle OF Or
fterce Favorlte Prescription and Ave viais Of
ms Pleasant Pellets | am now well | had
the treatment; but in ten days was able 70
walk everywhere"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
An AEeCt;onnte Family

The French minister of foreign af-
fairs, it is said. asked the king of Siam
why he did not leave his foreign minis
ter at home to take charge of things.
Because ne is my brother" returned
Chulaiongkorn, with grim smile; Il
should probably have found him on my
throne when got back to Siam" But
you e your other brother with YOU"
"1es. but his nature is even less benev-
olent, He would not only have seized
my throne, but cut off my head as
quickly as | returned" You all seem
on excellent terms together" exclaimed
the astonished Frenchman. Exactly"
said the king, land as | like to be on
good terms with them, 1 always take
them along"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

An Irish laborer, having oversight
himself one morning, and in his hurry
to get to work en- time put his trous-
ers On hind side before. arrived at the
building on which he was working a
little late, and hurriedIy assembled the
ladder, When about half way up he
slipped and fell to the ground. \
crowd of fellow laborers soon assem-
bled and at once began 10 shout. He's
dead. He's deadr' But Mike, looking
over him carefully and turning him
around. said, in a solemn tone: NO
he's not dead, but he got bad twblst.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

FOND DU Lac, Wis, Jan. &c. "
Reyes of the town Of Empire has estab
lshed p "ec~rd which it Is safe to say will
not be beaten for some time to come. He
hauled TO the city a distance of five miles
4 load of barley containing 200 bags OF
over 100 pounds each. Gross weight OF
load including sleigh, bags and grain
was 23,SO0 pounds. The net weight OF
the barley was 22,l00 pounds, making
40 bushels. The barley was sold to the
Fond du Lac Malt & Grain company
netting NJ. Keyes Sl56.91. Only one
span of horses was used
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2S.--A dispatch from
Chez Foo gives details of the assassin
alton Of alderman sailor named Schultz
belonging to the cruiser Kaiser, while
on outpost duty at Tsimo, the extreme
German outpost in hia Chou bay.
The crime, which was committed by
the Chinese rah5la Monday, was not
discovered until three men Of the cor
poraIs guard were making the rounds
III ORDER to relieve the sentries. Then
Schultz was discovered, his head hay
ing been severed from his body.
The relieving guard was directly
afterwards attacked by 100 natives
and after stubborn fight, it is rum
ored, all the sailors were killed Twelve
natives were killed 10 the lighting.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
+. {. bJERSTA1'IE, Druggist
Cor. Sth and Jay streets.

English Spawn L1nlment removes
All Hard, Soft or Calloused humps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney
Ring Bone. Stiles, Sprains, all Swoi
len Throats, Coughs, etc. Save S5D
by the use of one bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful Blelnish Cure
ever known. Sold by L. c. BUeratatte
Druggist, Nanitowoc. Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

PRESIDENT Abbot's letter Will have
an assuring effect upon Manitowoc
people who feared the outcome of the
sale Of the Wisconsin Central road.
The Wisconsin, Central lines are made
up of number Of companies which
will eventually consolidate, nc doubt.
and thus save expense.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

New YORK, Jan. z5.-H. Maitland
Kerzey, formerly agent of the White
Star line, who is now the head OF a
KIondike mining syndicate composed
of well known European capitalists,
was arrested last night in suit for
$1,000 damages brought by Julia
Gleason. his former cook. The arrest
tooa place in the Corridors of the
Waldorf Astoria hotel where Mr. ker-
sey had gone to attend the Manufac
turer's association banquet. Mr.. ker
sey gave bail il $1,000 cash and took
part ia the dinner without further in
terruption. Tue allegation is that
Mr. kersey attempted to kiss his
cook and that because she prevented
him he slapped her ID the face. He
denies this.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

GREAT FAILS. Mont. Jan. 27.-Mrs.
Minnie Cnshmau. white woman and
teacher in the Fort Shaw schools, vas
clandestinaly married to Garrett White,
fn'l biooded PIegan Indian at Du-
pnyer Yesterday. The bride is daugh
ter OF G. 9. Bateman. chaplain Of the
United States armv at Fort BelkrGo
and formerly of Fort Assinnaboine.
She Ia handsome brunette, 26 years old.
mre. Cnshman, by former marriage has
q daughter years old. She has desert
Ell her post and with her husband has
gone east on a wedding tour
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

ST.. JOSEPH, Mich, Jan, 27.-The
Lake Michigan X Lake Superior
Transportation company's steamer,
City of Duluth, which struck the bar
outside the harbor piers and went
ashore during a gale last night, has
broken in two in the center and the
wreck is pounding badly.
The life saving crew saved the crew
consisting Of about twenty five and
the few passengers aboard, by bring
ing them ashore ia the brooches buoy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

CIScINNATJ, Jan. % Mystery sur
rounds the killing Of Christian Klein
president Of the Cinclnuati Flour aud
Feed company, at his Dil last plight,
Klein has long been very promlDent
resident Of the city and has been quite
wealthy, though his business was placed
10 the hands of the sheriff yesterday
Klein was shot on the bridge of the mill
and it was at first thought that he had
committed suicide, but his r!fed pocket
book Is evidence OF robbery, which follow
ed murder, probably.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

A committee from Chiffon was in
the city last week learning something
from the experience Aianitow0c people
HAD in caring for its visitors on tie
occasion Of the Saeueerfost last year.
The singers Il eet at Chiffon this year
and Will be right royalty entertained
hy the people Of the ho,pltable little
city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

CHICAGO, IL. Jan. 2S.-At the Luet-
CERT wife murder trial this afternoon
John Burns attempted to secure ad-
mission to the court room to attend
the trial. He was refused and drew
two revolvers and a knife. Deputy
Sheriff Albrecht knocked the Enife
from his hard. Excitement prevailed,
women screaming and bailitfs rush
ing about IN the crowd. Burns. VINO
was intoxicated, was locked up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

HAVANA, Jan. 27.-At noon to. day
Llent. Col. BeuedIctC. with tie Spanish
Relna battalion. surprised near Tapaste
ihIs province the camp of the insurgaanr
brlSadler General Nest0r Ararguren.
hlihng Arangnren ard four privatee. cap
'nrnG five OF the insurgents. snd wound
ipG others who maie their escape.
ibe body Of Big. Geu. ATaugureu vas
nr"n&ht by tram "a Havana tins after
roou. Afterilen:ihcation it was seat to
the morgue.
bng. Arsngnren was evidently about
~ years, fair complexion with blonde
bhlr and small moustacbe The body.
which shows two bullet wounds. one in
ne head and one IL the right leo il
dressed IN cashnefe trousers. gray wnai-
go coat. yellow shoaa and galrers COM
DgrGtIveiy new.
1t Is said that the CATERS and the yes
onrH heicCEeG - Lieut.. Col. .Toaarin
ku'Z. the aide camp nf Cant Gen. Blanco
who having gone last December 10 Arap-
gurens camp with terms of surrender,
was eNe"':ted 81 Ararguren O. with his
approval.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03
Greatest of Known Farccs

The greatest force known to science
is that produced by the contraction and
expansion of metals, resulting from he
action of heat and cold.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-03

The storekeepers of London are in
arms over the visit of the prince of
Wales, their best patron. to a large de-
partment store this week The heir ap-
parent carefully inspected the establish
ment and made numerous purchases.