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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

WITH rural free delivery installed
farmers, where the system is established
will have all the mail facilities city peo-
pile have. Each farmer furnishes a post
Office box into which he places such mail
as he wants forwarded. This mail is
taken out by the carrier who also de-
posits in the box such mail matter as he
may have for the farmer if the dog per-
mits him so to do The carrier is sup
piled with horse and buggy and makes
a daily visit to all the tenanted houses in
his district He sells postage stamps and
cashes money orders, IN short does reg
ular postotfice business. The tendency
will be toward the abolition of fourth
class postoffices. A rural free delivery
will soon be established in Manitowoc.
When it's advantages are known there
will be general demand for it.
Carl Casson who has charge of rural
delivery, and Congressman Davidson e, :
pected to be here on Monday last to con
fer with Postmaster Kress as to the lay
! ing out of the route. Their coming was
postponed for some reason and they will
not now be here for two weeks One thing
is ouite certain, aroute will be establish
ed in this city.
There is opposition to rural free deliv-
cry by some people in every district
which is to be served. This is notably
the case with village storekeepers who
generally are likewise postmasters. Free
delivery of mail would cause discon-
tinuance OF most of the fourth class of
fees though the Importance of the one
which will have distributing functions
will be increased. When'people do not
call for their mail the village grocer loses
trade He claims that rural free deliv-
cry by wiping ont the small postoffices
creates a trust and Injuries the business
institutions of the country. This is I'M
questionably true but the people will be
more apt to commend it for the conven-
fence it offers them than condemn it for
its Capitalization tendencies. The farmer
has his post Office at his door in Il box
furnished him by the department OF
course the young to,ks will miss the trip
ito the post office but the old man
Won I regret this
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
SHOT HIMSELF.

Hans Hanson, travelling salesman
for Joseph Wolf q Co. of Chicago, com
mitted suicide on Monday, it is believed,
by shooting himself through the mouth.
The bullet passed through the brain and
fractured the skull at the back of the
head but did not pass through. The
body was found right near where Sill
yer Creek flows into the lake. Alois
Krause was walking down the beach to
look over his property there on Thurs
day and discovered the body.
The right hand grasped revolver one
chamber of which was discharged. The
face was badly eaten by maggots and
the beard was loose in spots where the
flesh had been eaten away. In his peck
ct was found a postal card addressed tC
side was written;
Cause, Madness and fear of lunatic
asylum. HANS HANSON.
There We're no valuables except d gold
ring and the revolver He had a con
tract in one of his pockets with the firm
of Joseph Wolf & Co., made last July.
He received So 800 salary per year and
legitimate travelling expenses.
He put up at the Northwestern House
on Saturday night. Mr. Borcherdt no
ticed something peculiar about him. On
Sunday he asked for a loan of one dollar
with which to telegraph his house for
funds He left his watch and overcoat
and said he would go back on the boat.
Mr. Borcherit was not wholly satisfied
with his appearance and sought police
man to whom he gave description of
Hanson and requested that he look out
for him.
Mrs. Hanson telegraphed that the body
be placed in $50 casket and shipped to
her at Cincinnati Hansen was II liquor
agent and was well known to the trade
in this city. He was about 40 years old
and is spoken well of by the travelling
men who knew him
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
DEATH OF CHRIS SCHROEDER

Chris Schroeder of this died on Sun
day morning, his death resulting from
injuries received on the Thursday pre-,
ceding. He had hitched up his horse
after dinner to go to his work Just as
he was entering his buggy little dog
nipped the horses heels causing him to
start up. The dog was encouraged to
persist by the horses running. Mr..
Schroeder did not have the lines at first
and so had no control Of the horse. He
was thrown out of the buggy near the
curb and fell ON his head and shoulders.
His injuries We're painful but were not
thought serious. He breathed with diff
ticulty but only to the extent to be ex-
pected from a heavy fall A little puffy
swelling developed ON his neck and
breast, but not to an extent to cause any
alarm. On Saturday morning it had al
most entirely disappeared In the after
noon it again developed and grew worse.
The swelling extended down his breast
and sides ON his neck and head. The
pulse became irregular and the action of
the heart weak The theory of the doc
tors is that the wrench he received caus-
ed a break between the cartilage rings
of the trachea, at first very small but it
became enlarged by coughing and thus
allowed air to escape under the tissues
and thus affected the nerves Of the heart,
causing it TO cease its functions
Mr. Schroeder was q man OF sterling
character, one of the kind who make our
best citizens He was industrious. in
telligent and gave his whole attention
to his own business never meddling with
the affairs of Others. He was a robust
man for his years and his face was an
index of manliness
Nj. Schroeder was born in Buelow,
Mecklenburg, August II, 1881 and came
TO this country December 1856, coming
at once to Manitowoc where he resided
until the time of lis death He was for
81 years employed by the Goodrich com.
pany superintendent of carpenters and
enjoyed the utmost confidence o. his EN-
ployers His wife and three sons survive
him. Henry, Charles and John.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
DEWEY AT HOME.

Admiral Dewey arrived in New York
early on Tuesday morning with the
flagship Olympia He was two days in
advance of time. But he says he has
made ii rule of his life to be ahead
days rather than late hours His unex-
pected arrival caused sensation. But
no change will be made in the festivities
arranged Cor. The remainder OF the
week will be spent III New York III pay
ing honor to the distinguished admiral.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
WISCONSIN DIAMONDS.

The n Y Journal is trying to start a
diamond sensation for Wisconsin. Some
months ago The Pilot mentioned the
fact that Wisconsin University profess
or was making an investigation OF the
Kettle Range with view of discovering
the habitat of the diamonds which have
been found in the drift. 1t is unques
tionable that diamonds have been found
in the range, but by no means in such
numbers as to create a sensation. The
purpose of the professor was to trace the
path taken by the diamonds when they
were transported by the glacier and thus
find the diamond mines, as it is unques
tionable there are diamond mines some
where i'll the path of the glacier.
But the n Y Journal makes it appear
that diamonds are being plowed up by
farmers as a regular thing and that un
told wealth is here simply for the dig
ging. If the state was less accessible
we would have rush of adventurefs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION

Removes everything III sight; So do
drastic mineral pills, bn; both are mighty
dangerous, No need TO dynamite your
body when DR. Kings New Life Pills do
the work SO easily and perfectly. Cures
Headache, Constipation Only % cents
at Henry Hinrich's Drug Store. sep2s
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

MONROE LAWRENCE of this city had
a dog which he claimed was enticed
away by Richard Kurth, and he brought
suit to recover possession of the animal
The dog became valuable after changing
ownership and Lawrence estimated his
loss at 800 The matter was settled out
of court but the terms We're private, so
that the value of the dog is not made
n1blic
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

Mrs. PLINY PIERCE of Manitowoc RAJ
pids is quite sick She is quite advanced
in years having long past the allotted
span being now in her 92nd year. Her
life has always been apleasant one, most
ly all her children living near her so that
the old home seemed to undergo no
change
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

JOHN BOEHM went out to Manitowoc
Rapids on Tuesday of last week to oppose
high license at the election held in that
town on that day. Isaac Halverson fav-
ored high license and Boehm assaulted
him. He was arrested for his vigorous
manner of electioneering and was fined
81 and costs, the total amounting to
1898
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

THE Oshkosh Times in speaking of the
rumored extension of the Illinois Cen
trail, recalls that 10. years ago the people
of Oshkosh sought to induce this road to
extend its line making Oshkosh lie on its
route But the people of the city We're
informed that if they built that road,
the Central Company would equip and
operate it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

POLICEMAN SMITH who has been in
poor health for four years has blossomed
out with such signs of vigor that he
would be taken on football team. He
SAYS he doesn't know what cured him
and he doesn't care, but he's happy and
saws his appetite will bankrupt him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

LICENSE on 191 dogs has been paid
thus far Chief Pierce has issued a no
tice to the effect thatall dog owners who
have not paid by September 30 will be
sued. There is no escape as the chief
means business Whose keeps a dog
for the annoyance of his neighbor must
pay for the fun he has had at his neigh
boris expense.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

Mas. T. ! MILLER AID Mis- Blese7
entertained le~ge perry .lie afternoon
at the 70 i7ence Of the former.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

EDWARD JOHNSON and George Ortiz
passed the physical examination requir-
ed for enlistment in the army and were
accepted as soldiers and attached to the
45th regiment at Fort Smelling. Ortiz
was in the Spanish-American war and
formerly resided in Cooperstown. John
son is Manitowoc boy, son of John
Johnson
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

POLICEMAN Hi Smith good looks and
improved health were in anticipation of
some pleasing event He has a house
full of boys but neer Il girl among them
until Tuesday night when IL little girl ar
rived. Hi is just capering with delight
and can hardly restrain himself from is
suing whoop when on duty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28

Bob. ScHILLING is to speak in Manito-
woo tonight on municipal ownership
There are many men Of national reputa-
ton who are by no means as interesting
to hear as Schilling is. OF course he is
an agitator, sort OF walking delegate in
here to discuss the gas question and to
show how foolish it is to give franchises
He will prove interesting 90 his audience
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
GIVING THE WORD OF COM
 MAND.

Jack M, famous Nottingham shire sportsman,at one time command ed company of the Nottingham ml- litia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
PIGEONS OF LONDON.

Of all the common sights of London none is more interesting than it's pl- geons, which bring a suggestion of old-World stateliness into the turmoil of the city. There is a particular flock for most all the big buildings of Lon- don, and they are to be found all oyer the city. A curious fact observed ia that the birds on the east side of a huge building have nothing to do with those on the west side, while the bird residents of the north and south sides keep quite as much to themselves.
 The birds live glorious life, for everybody pets them. The judges of the law courts feed the pigeons. not seraps, but gratn and such things as birds like. Dozens of clerks in the law yers' offices scatter food for the birds daily in Kings Bench walk. while the keeper of coffee house religiously brings bits of broken bread for his feathered friends.
 One of the prettiest sights is to see the pigeons which live on the British museum. There are half dozen read CTS who make practice of feeding the birds and the pigeons will abandon strangers who come with full hands for their old friends. even when they appear without food The cabmen are great friends of the pigeons, which seem to realize these men are good friends to cultivate, for rarely Is there one who will not scatter a handful of grain from the horses nosebags.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
TARANTULA HAWK.
A Wasp That Kills and Eats the Female
 TarantuIa.


 Low down on the Rio Grande river, said a man from Texas, where the sands are heated almost red hot with the sun, there grow the biggest centipedes. the biggest rattlesnakes and biggest tarantulas in the world If you can look at one of these taran- tuIas when he is pinned fast to a board with the naturalist's thin steel pin, and you are sure that he is good and dead and can not spring at you and shoot his poison into you, he forms an in teresting subject to study. They are Notwithstanding, hairy things, with eight legs and eight eyes. Their col- ors are dark brown and black. The female tarantula is said to be a tickle spouse and to have a summary way, all her own, of getting rid of her con- sort when she is tired of him. She Woos and Weds all right, assumes the entire care and support of the family. The first matrimonial jar she has she turns to and kills her husband. Not content with killing him, she eats him. s stronger of the two; they are sim ply gigantic for spiders. I have seen those that measured six inches be- tween the stretch of their legs. They are the terror of man and beast. But there is one little animal of the insect family that wicked Mrs. Tarantula stands in as much dread of as a man stands in dread of her, and that is big wasp that in Texas is known by the name of the tarantula hawk. The tarantula hawk has an exceedingly bad opinion of the tarantula. It will fly around over the head of the taran- tula, make lightning-like dive down, get good clutch of the monster spi- der, fly away home with him, then all the tarantula hawk family sit down to sup. The tarantula hawk will not hurt men, On the contrary, it is blessing, and you never hear of a western man harming one of them. It is said that these Rio Grande cattle rangers are indebted for the tarantula hawk to ap old New England professor, who, while down in that country in pursuit of his studies as a naturalist, was stung by one of these monster spiders and nearly died, and would certainly have died had it not been for the whis- ky flask of his guide. In that country where rattlesnakes, tarantulas and are so big and so plentiful, no rancher leaves his house without his whisky flask. Shortly after the old professor lett that part of the country the rancher received a small box of these tarantula hawks with in- structions what to do with them. He turned the big wasps loose, they in and multiplied, and now they are holding their own against their enemy the tarantula. ."-New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
WITH THE FUN MAKER.

Every time doctor collects a fee be ldds 10 his ill-gotten gains.
 If you see man walking out of the house with an umbrella under his arm, that doesn't mean storm. necessarily, Crimsonbeak-Wen. if it's my umbrella he's walking out with, it does
 Questionable Guest-Waiter, I am in a great hurry and would like to know what there is that you would require the least time to bring me? Waiter Well, l dunno, sir, unless it might be y'or bill, sir
 And what do you call the little 5Tctler that the doctor left last week at your house?' inquired Johnnys teacher as the small boy appeared at Sunday school We hain't give him any reg'lar name yet. Pa calls him little pink bunch of yel1,% was the re-, sponse.
 Father" said the boy who was look. ing pensively at the sunshine and lux ,uiant foliage which told of approach ing June, What is H?" Where do you suppose General Funston would be today if his father had punished him so that he was afraid to go in swimming?"
 The following note was recently re- eeived by an employer from an absent workman. "Honored Sir; am sorry to say 1 cannot say when I shall be well enough to be able to come back to work. The doctor says I have in- formation of the left lung which I hope will meet with your approval"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
 Oueer Headdresses.

Reports from London state that qt the opera one night recently Lady Henry Bentinck wore great punches of peach blossoms on either side of her head, after the manner of the Geisha,' while all American woman had her head covered with masses of mauye orchids. Lady Algernon Gordon-Len- nox wore an immense headdress of feathers and chiffon, with a big jeweled snake going around the back of her hair. and Mrs Carl Meyer wore striking head structure composed of jeweled rings, while Mrs. Heofa Will Hams wore around her head two or three rows of roses of various shades. and another woman wore violets from the back of her neck to her forehead. These remarkable headdresses may ba the natural sequence to the earlier re. port that nearly dG the fashionable women of Londaa were wearing enor- nous wigs. These wigs were made necessary, it was said, by the fact that the womens hair was falling out so thickly that a general epidemic of bald hess was feared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
We'll Full of PetroIanm.

Some time ago the water of a well not many miles from Berlin began to taste of petroleum. Though cleaned repeatedly, 1t got worse, and at latest accounts 75 per cent of the liquid was petroleum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
Waste of Good Material.

See the destructive value of little things; the last straw broke the cam els back" ''Yes; why didn't some body keep it to tickle the elephant with ?'-Detroit Free Press,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
 Tdlers and Wnrl,ers.

do not know which is most won derful and most sad-the sight of the idlers who do nothing, or of the work CTS who enjoy nothing but working for themselves. Both are enslaved. They have given their hearts away to the world, a sordid boon. Both have the worlds reward-the idler his pleasure, the worker his success, and both have also the spiritual punishment-losso of the true use of life. and the inward joyIessness which darkens their de- elining years.--Rev. stopford Brooke
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

When be was pulled out-presenting most pitiable appearance, however, he could not help joining in the laugh ter he evoked, or acknowledging that the men had only acted in obedience to 0rders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02
Governed by Circumstances.

MT. Binkley-Parson, do you con- sider "darn" a swear word? Parson Goodhue-Well, 1t all depends on what you really mean when you say it.-ChI- cago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

Determined not to be seoIded again for want of implicit obedience, and ma- lieiously enjoying their captains Iudi- erous dilemma, the men bore solidly down upon him, forcing him through the brambles, ard as he fell splash into the mud, with the bayonets within an inch of his nose, he at last shouted, Halt! Halt!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

To see how they obeyed him. he placed himself a few yards in advance facing the men, and trusting in his running powers to get out of their @ay. "eharge!" he thundered, and shey did charge. M. still facing them, retreated at sharp trot. quite forgetful that behind him was ouiek- set brambly hedge shielding a ditch until he felt the blaekthorn bayonets proding Rim behind. The troop came swiftly on, and in the anxiety of the moment Jack forgot the proper word, though he shouted "Stop!e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

One day Jack lost his temper woe fully. Do it again." he roared and don't stop till give the word of com mand, Go on for ever till I say halt and keep your line"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

Now, his men, like many others of their class, were not what, in military parlance, is called steady, and when acvancing with fixed bayonets, it was no uncommon thing for some of them, anticipating the word Halt" to stop in the middle of their charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-02

Fire Brick. Lime, Cement Plaster. etc.
 A. Brewster & Son.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-06
MERCENARY VOLUNTEERS
Will Institute Leg al Proceedings Against
State of Mississippi

Chicago, ILL.,, November 5.-More than
three hundred former members of the Sec
ond and Third Mississippi volunteers, who
enlisted from Chicago, held meeting to-
day in the Unity building. law firm of
this city claims to have discovered an old
statute of Mississippi which grants boun-
ty of sixty dollars to every soldier who re-
cruits in its regiment and who is not resi-
dent of the state
Accordingly the volunteers have organi-
zed for the purpose of instituting proceed
ings against the state for the paymen OF
the money alleged to be due them. 1t Is
said that several hundred Chieagoans vol
unteered to fill up MississippPs quota, and
were in service from July, 1898, to April,
1899. Col. ]. f. Power, secretary of state
of Mississippi has declared in a letter to
the attorneys who are handling the case
that the claims are unfounded and will not
be paid AS soon as the necessary papers
can be prepared a formal demand will be
made and if that is not granted suit will
be brought.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-06
THIS WINTERS
PARIS HATS

New York, November 3.z-With the OPEN.
ing of the horse show society resumes its
sway In the city, so one may feel reasona-
bly, certain that by November IA everyone
Who is anyone will be back in New York
ready for the social whirl of the winter
season. For years the annual horse show
has played this dual part IN New York
life. First. 1t has been the horse show, and
this, of course, means the greatest horse
show of the year, but, as a secondary and
incidental fact, it has also marked the
passing of the summer girl. With the tan
still lingering on her fair cheeks she hur-
ries back to town from seaside or from
tine mountains to take her proper position
In society in time for the first great func-
ton of the season. 1t Is then that she abb
solves herself from all the frivolousness of
the beach or country, and as she sits in her
box at the show, cold in her regal beauty,
one would never imagine that those fea-
lures of frigid solemnity could ever have
Wreathered themselves into the melting
sweetness of a summer girls smile.
The fifteenth annual horse show, which
is to open on the 18th, will be no exception
to the rule. Society is already pluming it
self for the event, the boxes have been dis
posed of to the most representative men,
bers of the exclusive set and there is no
doubt that the 400 will be out in force to
be looked at and admired Fortunately
for the common herd, however, the social
400 will not be the only attraction. The
equine 400 will also be on exhibition, and
those who attend the show for the purpose
of examining the thoroughbreds will have
an opportunity to see some of the bluest-
blooded trotters, jumpers and hackneys on
this continent, for an examination of the
entries proves that some great horses have
been entered contestants for the $4,000
that have been offered as prizes by the as
ISOLATION.
1t must not be imagined, however, that
society's part in the horse show is entirely
an ornamental one. While the event Is un-
questionably an established feature of the