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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-11
II Promises to Be of Un-
usual Interest.
THE TRACK TEAM ENTRIES
Victorious Varsity Relay Team to
Give Exhibition.
BOXING AND WRESTLING BOUTS.

The indoor athletic meet at Brown
University Saturday evening promises TO
be- an affair of unusual interest The
sntries are coming In rapidly and VIII
close tomorrow noon. The officials are:
Starter, Professor j. +. Hill; judges,
Professor n. +. Davis, Fred Iennsy.
Dave FuItz; timers, L. +. Hull, Robert
Fuller, Fred Murphy: clerk, Le Baron
Colt; assistant clerk, Nathan A. TUFTS
The msmb bsrs of the track team have
entered the various events, including the
15-yard dash, potato race and; relay races
There will La no shot put or high Jump.
The Varsity relay team. which won at
the recent meet in Boston. will give al
exhibition race. The principal interest
will centre in the apparatus work. ihers
will be two squads, one led by Instructor
Bullard and ihs other by Rauschen bnck;
On the horizontal bar an exhibition Will
be given by Rauscnenback, 4. h. Guild,
Pratt, Estes, w. Smith, Grim, brown,
Gilmore and Arminaton.
Those who will perform on the parallel
bar ara Bullard, Troy, Pratt Grim.
Guild, Estes. Pratt ana Gilmore. lhere
will also be toxing and wrestling. Ihe
public will be admitted.
The library has received an interesting
printed program of the day from William
Ieete Stone, "a well known graduate OF
the class of 1853 Mr. stone was city edi-
tor of the New York Journal OF Com
merce. ls60-63, also editor Of the College
Review from 1870 -.
H. shows how the college life of today
differs from that time. IL Is now on ex-
hIbiiion:
LIST Rise, 5. n. M: I'd. Toilet and devo-
tional exercises till $50 a. M: Bird.
walking or otner exercises till a. m; 4tn,
look over algebra till 7:30 .. M: 9th,
breakfast till 8 "A. IN; 9th, chapel exeI
cises till $3.50 q. M. 9TH, review algebra
till Gals n. IN. sth recitation In mathe-
MATES till 10 "a. M; 9th, recitation In
Livy Till III a. m: 10th, review Creek TIL
IL :45 a. m. 1ith, recitation in Homer
till l2:45 a. M; 18th, cinner till ll:l5
p. m. 18th. Reading or recitation till
p. III. litb, prepare lesson Livy till y.
m. 18th, exercise till Il d. M; l6tb, tea
till &: 80 p. M. 18th, rsadingsof recitation
till p. m. 1stb, prepare recitation Ho-
mer till 9:20 p. m; 18th, devotional ex-
ercises till 10 y. III. 20sb, vac. f[s
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-01-20
SURROUNDING COUNTRY
Small poX has broken out in Racine.

Small pox has broken out in Racine
The Oshkosh Times has been sold to a
stock company. w. &. Jenkins, until
recently editor of The Green Bay Advo-
cate, Will be editor.
The mile of the Land 4 lumber com
Iany at Eland Junction were destroyed
10y fire on Thursday night last, causing
loss of $1,000 The fire Is supposed to
have been set by tramps.
Seven gold hunters of Chippewa coun-
~ have perfected arrangements to visit
Alaska In search for gold. They are &C.
Ing INTO the Copper river country and
prospect along that stream to Its head
waters.
Edward Miller, q young farmer who
lives near Mannette, Is 10 precarlous
condition resulting from an accident. He
was chopplng wood when limb of a tree
struck HIM and fractured his skull. He
lay unconscious for some time after the
accident aud was nearly frozen to death.
An operation similar to that performed
IL Zurich, Switzerland. was performed at
Milwaukee, on Friday last by Doctors
/ Hanswltz and Farnum. They took ont
the stomach of Mrs Bastiou and connect
Ell the lntestlnes. The woman had can
Ger OF toe stomach which bad extended
to the surrounding membrane and 81 e
died four hours after the operation.
y cid sular accident occurred on log
glng road at place called Nash. IN nor
thern Wisconsin on Saturday. An engine
/ became disabled on a down grade aro
. coilIded with second engine which wss
standing on the track with steam up but
no one aboard, The shock opened tie
lever and the engine started down the
track, inside the half mile In half min
ute and lesped into the bay.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-01-20
NOTES FROM MESHiCOTT.

Aug. Drews is having well drilled.
MIR. Ed. Ref is doing the job.
Mr.. John Tisch left tuesday for
Milwaukee where he will remain.
Scheuer's Brewing Co, is hard at
work making ice They have pur
chased an ice pillow.
A pleasant gathering of friendsFtook
place at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Mic Trossen last Friday in honor OF
the birthday of their daughter, Miss
Rose.
The writer OF The Chronicle article
on The Decadence of The Common
Schools" has evidently mistaken his
vocation. The higher branches" are
about as necessary to the average citi
zen as II Is for the average carpenter
to know that "a square is rectangle
whose sides are equal"
A joint debate has been arranged
between the pupils of it Dist No. /,
81. Crate, teacher) and the pupils of
the village school. Subject, "Resolv
ed that capital punishment is wrong
The affirmative will be taken by VII
lie Samz, Eliza Beaugniet and Clar
ence Niquette, in behalf of Dist. No.
4, while the negative will he repre-
scented by Melvin Halverson, Robin
Moore and George Levenhagen. The
debate will take place at the school
house next Monday. Jan a, in this
village, and will no doubt be- a warm
one as each side will be working fol
the honor of their respective schools
The members Of the Excelsior Lit
erary Society of our public school have
arranged pleasant little entertain
ment for their parents and relatives
on the occasion of Lincoln's birthday
Prin. +. +. Carr of the Two Rivers
High School has consented to deliver
lecture on the evening of that day
The subject of the lecture will be
abraham Lincoln" and the friends
and patrons of the school will be at
forded a rare treat, Mr.. Carr will
speak al the school house The at
fair Will be semi public being intend
eel chiefly for the patrons of the school
and others living IN the district. The
limited capacity of the school room
makes 1t necessary to limit the invita-
tons to residents OF this school dis
trict
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GENERAL NEWS.

The government has purchased 800
reindeer IN Norway for use in bringing
assistance to the Klondkers.
A party of eighteen men and women
arrived lately at Victoria from Dawson
City on the steamer Corona, hwagIng
with them 100000 in dust and nuggets.
A fight occurred between two bands of
negroes at Sandy Fork, Ky. on Friday
last. Eight of the men were killed. The
row was ever game Of cards in a gam
bling resort.
Benjamin Butter worth OF Ohio, com
missioner Of pensions, died at Thomas
vile. Ga, on Sunday. He had been a
congressman for several terms from an
Ohio district.
The supreme court Of the United States
has handed down q decision that life IN
5urauce companies need not pay the pol
icy Oh the life Of n man insured whc Dom
mitted suicide while sane.
A shooting affair took place at a dance
near Little Rock, Ark, on Saturday last
There were SIX engaged In il, three broth
ers named Phillips on one sIue and three
! named Ray on the other. Two were
killed and two fatally I'M ured.
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ED. HARRIS, Prop

First publication Dec %. iSg.
NAE or Wis.,, NSlN.C"UNIY Court For
- MASIIOWo &c COUNTY. In probate
way. deceased
Order to hear petition for sale of lands.
. or readiTg and tillng the petition of Patrick J.
I oEwHy administrator of SAID estate. setting
forth the amount of peiS nal estate that has come
10 hlo hands, and the disposition thereof, the
names and places of residence of the heirs of said
dec ased, designating those that are MINORS
the amount of the debts outstaGdin g against eaid
deceased, al description of all the real estate
al Which sand dec eased di,d sei9ed and the con
dlu'n ana value Of The TespeCtN portions there
or era praying that license bee to said admins
traitor granted to sell all Of the real estate de-
7CTlhed IN sand petition al whereof SAID decea--
ed dIei seIzsd tow't: the Fast Half of the South
west Quarter Of the South West Quarter tE. }, Of
;. W. = of ) W, b of Section II. and the East
i:alf of the North West Quarter II. a, of n W
-. of Section Is, all in Township l.. north of
ltanSe - east, situated in MamtOwuc comfy,
Wisconsin, and containing one hundred acres Of
lauu more or less, tor the purpore of paying SAID
debts and expenses Of administration; aud II an
pearlng 10y said petition. that there is not snti
cIent personal estate IN the hands of said admin
lslrator to pay sand debts and expenses, and that
II Is necessary IN order To pay the same. To sell
All of said real estate; IT Is therefore red that
said petition he heard pt a 81 ecIaI I, . Il Tins
Court, to be hedon Tuesday. the 18th da, Z Jan
nary, A, D., ISIS AT 10 O'Clock \. NJ. al H. office
OF the County Judge, in the city of Manirowuc.
in SAID county.
And IT is further ordered that a cory of this
order shall be published for three successive
weeks pror to said day of hearlng.in The Mann
'oWoc iiiot, n weekly newspaper. printed and
published at the city of ManItowuC,t II said C0un-
". ana that a copy hereof be personally served
on all perSons inter, sted III SAID estate residing
IN SAID county, and on the attorney of each per
son who has appeared IN the Iroceo dirgs herein.
IN the same manner notices and paperR are,
served IN the Circuit Court at least wenty daSs.
before SAID day of hearing
Dated Dec ember Is, 1897.
BY the Court.
J, $ ANDERSON Comfy i pJ,r "a
mlchae hlrWan attorney. jau -,
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NOTES FROM CENTERVILLE.

Mr.. Gottlieb Mill spent a few days
in Manitowoc last week on legal bust
ness.
The birthday of Alfred keune was
celebrated at the band rooms last
Thursday evening.
The creamery companies and the
saloon keepers are all busy this week
getting IL their ice.
4 rattle and dance will be held at
Mills Hall, Jan. 10Th, under the man
agement Of Allie krause.
A bus load of our young people took
a drive TO Silver Lake last Sunday
and report having had splendid time.
Fred Kestley is still sick at the
home of his parents but is SO much
better that he expects soon to leave
again for Chicago.
There Is talk among our teachers
Of petltlonlng the county superintend
! ent TO include Centeryille as one of
the places for holding the course of
/ instruction examination. We will
have from our town probably between
twenty and thirty candidates for ii
/ plOmas.
The Centeryille Debating Club and
| Literary Society will hold its next
meeting on the evening Of Jan 18th
at Mr.. John kassa's school in Saxon
district. The program will consist Of
musical and literary exercises and a
debate on the Cuban question. The
public is cordially invited to attend
1t seems to me that the common
school question would in great
measure settle itself if some under
standing could be reached between
the friends of the common schools
and those Interested III parochlal
schools, For instance since people In
| our enlightened country DO not like to
be coerced by law In doing good things
why could we not come to a friendly
understanding between ourselves and
arrange it something like this: Let
pupils be received by onr parochial
schools only after they have completed
the common school course, or in eX-
ceptional cases where they have for
some valid reasons failed to do 50
This could hardly work an injustice to
anybody but would on the contrary
be the means Of much good. 1t would
increase the efficiency of orr common
schools which certaihly are not God
less for every teacher will endeavOr to
make not only intellectual but moral
giants Of his or her pupils, and the
pupils will then, from the training
they have already received be more
able to grasp and appreciate the broad
principle of their religion as taught in
their respective parochial schools, |
do not offer the above plan as the only
solution Of one great phase of the
common school question. There are no
doubt other solutions equally as good
If no. better. Then why can we not
meet on some common ground and
decide upon a solution There Ger
tainly is no sense in considering our
public school system the enemy of
christianity, neither is it plausible that
the interest of parochlal schools and
common schools are antagonistic. Let
US take into consideration the inter
e5ts Of those whom we are serving
and talk it over.
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IHF last decade Of the Nineteenth cen
tdry has given birth TO some peculiar 20
itcal ideas and conditions of retrogreE-
sion. These conditions have developed
with greatest rapidIty and TO greater ma
turIty IN Germany and IN the United
States, thHn elsewhere. Indeed they
mas be SAID 10 he confined TO these two
countries. Unified Ge. many gave prom
Ise OF increased progress toward a system
Of government favorable toIndivldual ex-
pansDn. The Increased loyalty toward
the empire made the adoption of new pol
Icies easy. But the Young emperor made
use OF that very loyalty 60 establish an
absolute monarchy and to limit the pow
ers Of the people. The glory OF the new
empire centers IN him. What Germany
won by craftsmanship and the iron hand
OF war, has become personal possession
Of the emperor.
1t Is not singular that the German PEG
pie submit tamely to tho pretensIons of
this naughty aud jomineerlng young
monarch. In monarchies the crown and
the government are Indivislble, more
than complementary rs they are almost
identical. The emperor has u6ed the
loyalty ot his people as an instrument
with which To deprive them of their hb
erty. When the awakening comes, i
Will be a shock to absCutism and will
bring with II a clear discrimination be
tween the prerogatlves of the crown ana
the functions Of government. Obstacles
IN the way Of progress are often such
that they cannot be removed without the
Increased momentum which comes from
the rush secured by taking few back.
ward steps. The history Of civilization
furnishes abundant proof of this.
Party ebsolntism IS no less apparent ir
American politics than kiugly dominance
In German atfaire. The wave has rear, d
It's crest simultaneously in both coun.
tries, but Is ia Germany so in the Unit
ed s ates, only to break and result in a
larger measure of Independence to the
Individual
The type of craftsmanship which this
condition Of party absolutlsm has deyel
oped Is of the inferior kind IT. wants 6
revival OF the past, lt decrles progress
Protection demands isolation. 50 &c
modern theories of finance Mountain
ranges fixed boundaries in olden times
As these no longer prevent intercourse
among nations, barriers are to he raised
by law. But these are certain t. be
swept away by the indignant action OF
the people when their real purpose is
comprehendad. 1t Is always darkes;
before dav
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-01-20
NOTES From MAPLE GROVE.

There IS excellent sleighing in this
part Of the county.
Miss Nellie Hickey returned home
from Chicago last week
Mrs. Dan Hussey. Miss Mary O'Niel
and Mrs. kathrine Driscoll returned
from Nebraska last week,
Mr.. Frank Mulvaney visited Maple
Grove last week on business connect
ed with the OBrien trial.
Mrs Floyd, an aunt of J. p. Watt
died last week and W; S inferred in the
Maple Grove cemetery. Saturday.
The Waysida Literary Society will
/ hold its next meeting on Saturday
evening A debate will be held, the
subject being 'Resolved that Labor
Unions and Strikes, are on the whole,
| injurious to mankind"
The teachers meeting at Cato or
| Saturday last was a saccess. about
thirty five teachers being present.
Mr.. d. Nj LoughliD. Miss Josephine
Burke and Supt. +. II. Smith of Man
! itOwOc were among those present
Supt. Smith presented the subject
american Civilization" Miss Mamie
LoughlIn being absent The next
meeting will be held at the Branch.
In attendance q; least Judging from
the reports in The Pilot. our section
holds first place. Let as strive to
maintain this honor
A joint debate between the Way
side Literary Society and the Brillion
Library Association will be held on
Friday evening. Jan. Is The ques
ton is: ''Resolved that the Annexa
ton of Hawaii wonId be beneficial to
| the United States" The affirmative
will be supported by the Brillion de
haters, Z. G. Fuller. DIR. l. n Nc
Comb and w. v McMulleD. The
| negative by the Wavside debatere. NJ.
NJ. Gnhin, 2. T. Linane and Miss
Alice Monahan. The program will
| also include q song by Froesh Bros.
recitation by Mamie Guhin, a song by
Matt Monahan and three other mem
hers furnished by toe Brillion society.
The meeting viii be held in the l. O.
o. f. hall at Brillion and promises to
be an interesting oae.
Mr. Playfair. an old and respected
resident of Franklin died on the even
ing of Saturday last. Mr. Playfair
was the earliest settler of what is now
Franklin. and was preceded by a
very few in what formerly constituted
| the town of Maple Grove i. e. Cato.
Rockland, Franklin ana Maple Grove.
His home was the objective point of
the early settlers of this section and
many can testify to his kindness in
these pioneer days when the sight of
human being was, itself q treat.
Mr.. Playfair was an intelligent, thrift
ty farmer and often amused the yonr :
people by telling "reminiscences of tie
early days. His death is a reminder
to us that the early settlers who con
verted a wilderness inta cultivated
prosperous community are rapidly
passing away. Are we not neglecting
| an opportunity that viii soon cease to
exist, to collect data regarding the ad
venturous manner of living and troub
les of the pioneer days, which would
form an interesting chapter in lie
history ofour county,
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CATARRH CANNOT BE CURHD

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as
they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitu
tIonal disease. and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is not quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physi-
Clans IN this country for years. and is
p regular prescription. It is compos-
ed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly upon the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials. free.
+ }. CHENEY Il CO, Props,
Toledo, 0
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-01-20
NOTES FROM KELLNERSyHIE.

;. Mr.. Joseph Cheney is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Decker of Franklin is still, on
the sick list.
Mr.. Joseph kellner our chairman
is visiting relatives UP north.
Vacations are over, and teachers
and pupils are again busy at work
st. Jos. school will give a fine en-
tertalnment IN kellner's Hall in the
near future
A two year old son of Mr., and Mrs.
Chas. Muench died on Monday. Both
funerals will take place from St. Jos.
church.
A petition praying for a daily mail
Is being circulated in our village. 1t
Is largely signed by our citizens. The
mail now comes tri weekly.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Kop
lltausky of Taus scalded its hands
severely on Thursday and after intense
suffering died on Sunday.
Mr.. Jos. kohlbeck and Miss Josie
1ohanek were announced in St. JOS.
church last Sunday. The wedding
will take place February the 1st.
Our pedagogues L. Ledvina and
Miss A. Muench attended the Teach
ers' Meeting at Cato on Saturday last
| They report successful meeting.
| Died on Saturday. Annie Yohanek
aged about rs years She was buried
from St Jos. Church on Monday
Rev. Just performed The funeral rites
ENIGMA.
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The county committee Is given al

The county committee is given al
most exclusive control of caucuses.
Its powers and duties are;
~ To determine day and place
where convention and caucnsas are to
he held
o. The number of delegates to
which each town and ward is entitled.
81 To furnish blank tickets for
use at meetings which are preliminary
to the caucus.
a. 1t Is made the duty Of the
chairman Of the county committee to
call a preliminary meeting in each
town, village and ward at which dele
gates to be voted for are proposed.
The blank tickets mentioned in 81
are intended for this preliminary
meeting.
o. 1t is the duty of the secretary
OF the county committee to have print
ed these names III the order in which
they are drawn from the ballot box al
the preliminary meeting and furnish
each caucus with tickets so printed
aud done mp in sealed packages. The
voting at caucus is practically the
same as at an election.
80 1t is the duty of the chairman
Of the county committee to publish
through two newspapers in the coun-
ty advocating the principles of the
party, notices of these preliminary
meetings. caucuses and conventions
As to the modus operandi:
~ The preliminary meetings are
to be held four days prior TO the eau
cuseS.
~ The conventions are to be helC
not more than three days after The
caucuses.
81 The caucuses are to be held IL
the precinct election booth nedres
| the center OF the caucus district. Thu
evidently has application only t.
cities
az 1t is made the duties of cities
towns and villages to construct booths
to furnish the necessary furniture
ballot boxes, heat and light for eau
Gus purposes. This as regards booth:
hardly has application to towns II
this county. though the wording o
the law is very Ambiguous.
(5) Each board of registry mus
furnish 6 copies Of the printed regis
try list of electors to the chairman o
each committee. This, very likely
does not apply to towns as no regis
tration of eiectors is required in towns
90 The chairman, who Is the lOca
member Of the county committee, thu
secretary, who is member of Tia
town committee ana the three inspec
tors, act as officers of the caucus. Thu
inspectors act as tellers. The ballot
ing ana canvassing at the caucus, a
SAID before, are very similar 20 wha
they are at elections.
There is a caucns law which vii
make people hustle if they desire t.
make legal nominations. There i
not much time to prepare either. IL
all probability county committees a
at present constituted are legally
| qualified to do the initial work as tn
law would otherwise be retroactiv,
and without giving opportunity 70
compliance with it. There are bu
few committees in the state who's
personnel is made mp of membe
from each town. word and village il
the county.