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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-25


vestlgati9n as you all have. |
took 1T as we had Il book keeper
and superintendent. had the
utmost confidence in their keep-
ing it straight and | never sus-
pected such thing. Now | am
only one of the board you know.
If that is an error l had never
discovered it,"
Capt. E. H. Westfeld, former
captain of the guard, was the
only witness examined in the after
noon. His business, he stated,
was to carry out orders. He said
there was pool table at the peni.
tentiary to offer inducements for
the guards to remain there. The
table has been there three wears
and was brought from the asylum.
There was furniture made at the
penltentiary by Lavalle, n con-
vict. Chairman Cunningham had
obtained book case, Mr.. Garrls
Il washstand, book case and other
things, MIR. d. H. Tompkins a
book case Mr.. Hardy a table and
Colonel Neal furniture, a book
case, a bed and other things but
he could not say they were paid
for. The board of directors have
been entertained at the peniten-
tlary free. During the past six
yearsthere have been more visitors
than at any time prior to that.
The directors occupy rooms there
when here and so do visitors free.
Governor Ellerbe has got coal
and wood there the past two
winters but there is only one
entry OF any payment, $240 The
coal is furnished the governor at
actual cost and wood at a small
profit He thought this had been
done for six years.
Coal and wood we're always
free for Superintendent Neal since
Westfeld has been captain of the
guards. The superintendent has
received wood and coal free at
his home during the past three
years: The superintendent has
also gotten his lard, kerosene,
hams, sugar, soap, vegetables,
milk and butter from the penis
tentiary, and there is no credit
for them, and the book shows that
they have not been paid for.
Convict labor has been furnish
ed free at tho governors mansion,
and also at Colonel Meals house.
Captain Westfeld said it was
customary for the superintendent
to get free his wood and coal and
vegetables, milk and butter. The
getting of other provisions has
only started in the last three
years. He charged them on his
commissary books, but the ac
count for hams, kerosene, sugar,
etc. does not seem to have been
transferred to the peniten tiarv
accounts.
The penitentiary also furnished
Colonel Neal with horse free.
which is customary. There was
a steam laundry at the peniten>
tiary at which Colonel Neal's and
Governor EIlerbe's family wash =
ing has been done for three yea rs
and nothing had been paid for it.
The steam laundry is three years
old. No charge had been made
for family washing for Colonel
Neal or Governor Ellsrbe. 1t was
said last year there were about
$50 hams, some of which we're
fed to the guards. Colonel Neal
got hams but there is no record
of his HAVING Maid FOR tba,, nou
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
AMONG FARMERS.

The dates fixed for the Wisconsin State
Fair are Sept. 10, II, II, ID and II.
State lands were sold at Madison on
Wednesday of last week They brought
LEST than one dollar Per acre. The sales
We're light.
Joseph Nrany of Kossuth sells quite a
number of pumpkins in Manitowoc. If
one of his customers is looking well 10
invariably says, see what them pump
kins can do"
Saturday last was not particularly
remarkable in this city for the presence
of farmers. The holiday trade now
covers long period and the business
day before Christmas is no longer live
ly one
L, j. Conway of Meme was a caller
ut The Pilot Office on Friday last Mr..
Conway has one of the finest barns III
the county indeed there are few in the
state which equal it, 1t is 40xl20 feet
and built without regard to cost.
NJ Halverson of Valders was in the
city on Friday. He made Tom Windi-
ate 5 acquaintance and the two at once
disagreed on the question of horses. This
made Tom happy as there is nothing he
enjoys more than contradiction
George Garry of Liberty is something
of a turkey raiser rs wall as Mr. Ham
mond One of the turkeys which he sold
here on Friday reached the unusual
weight of 2ll pounds. Fred Schuette
bought it as II Christmas gift for himself
The programmes for the farmers in
stirutes to be held in this county have
been issued by Supt McKerrow. That
at Mishicott to be held January $40,
will he under the direction of Mr. Arnold
That at School Hill, January 1l-12, will
be under the management of Mr.. Thorp,
that ut Cleveland, January 1l-l2 will be
conducted by Mr.. Bradley. There will
be evening sessions at each institute the
programme to be taken by local talent
Subjects for the evening session are not
given in the programmes issued, except
| for Cleveland. There Mr. Baensch will
speak on Farming. There will be de
bate on the question Resolved that
Agriculture is the Noblest of all Occu-
pations. Affirmative, Chas. Groth. John
F. Walters. Negative, Albert Mill Al
bert Kielsmeir
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
STUDENTS AT HOME.

Frank Seidl of the Milwaukee Normal
School is spending his vacation in the
city.
Miss Landreth who is attending col
lege in Ohio, is spending her vacation in
the city.
Miss Bibinger of the Milwaukee Nor
NAL School is enjoying her vacation in
Manitowoc.
Miss Anna Muth who is attending the
Oshkosh Normal school, is at home for
the holidays.
Robert Tegen who is attending the
Illinois State University, is spending his
vacation here,
Charles Kirwan, who is taking the law
course at the State University is home
for the holidays.
Alice and Francis Nash, students at
Lawrence University, are spending their
vacation in the city.
Harry Richards, student at Racine
college, is spending the holidays with
his parents in the city
Misses Agnes and Marie Mulholland,
students at St. Clara Academy are home
for the holiday season.
Misses Mollie and Grace Pritchard,
students at the Chambersburg College,
are home for the holidays
Ted Jones, who is student at the
State University is enjoying his vacation
among Manitowoc friends
Charles Stangel of Mishicott who is
making record as student at the State
University is home for the holidays
Stephen and Joseph Mcmahon stu
dents at the Milwaukee Normal are
spending the holiday season in the city.
August Dusold and JOS Stockinger
both students at st. Francis Seminary,
Milwaukee, are home for the holidays
Harold Eggers of Two Rivers and
Frank Hoffman of Centerville are also
home from the University.
Oscar Larson and Nellie Nelson, both
students at the Oshkosh Normal School,
are spending their vacation with rela
tives in Cato.
Francis Murphy and P H. Kelley,
both students at the University, We're
sighted in company and are yokefellows
in the mention of their being home for
the holidays.
Edith Hubbard Gretchen Staudt -
Klingholz and - Goedjen stud
ents at Milwaukee Normal School are
spending their vacation in the city.
The city is ''chock full of students.
Among those from the State University
are Ralph Plumb, Fred Buerstatte. G. j.
Hejda, c. W. Hejda, Edgar Miller Paul
Schuette, Will Schmidt Harry Kelley,
Arthur Wyssman, Power Conway. Mary
Pelishek, Solomon Huebner, H Luhman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
NOTES FROM MISHICOTT.

Father Witt is spending IA few days
here
August Halberg spent Sunday in Man
itowoc.
John Backhaus is the happy father of
a little girl
Miss Lizzie Martens of Kellnersville
is visiting here.
Jos. Langenkamp spent several days
here with friends.
John Wuellner of Manitowocis spend
ing the holidays at home.
Hermus Besau and Chas. Cratic spent
their Christmas in Manitowoc.
Gus Halverson and sister Dora are
spending the holidys in Northern Michi-
gan
Matt Federspiel, student Of Milwau-
kee Medical College is at home for the
vacation.
George Martens who is in the employ
of the Wis. Telephone Co. is spending
the holidays at home.
The Misses Lille and Marguerite Hoff-
man students at st. Katherines Acad-
envy, Racine are guests of Rev Father
Bourgmeyer.
While coming down Redecker's hill
with d load of bricks the end board fell
ont and Otto Schmidt fell between the
horses and was quite seriously injured
by falling bricks. AT present he is und-
er care of DR., Karnopp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28

George Kennedy left on Tuesday for
I Crandon where he has horses working
in the lumher woods. George drove team
III that section in the olden TINT
Dr. Tim Egan of Sturgeon Bay let his
patients hustle for themselves during
the holidays and came to Manitowoc to
hear his brother John talk Norwegian.
Mr. Eugene Smalley arrived in the
city on Saturday last, Mr.. Smalley in
tends TO make Kansas City his home
and will move there soon with his fami
~.
! Will Nash was in the city ON Friday
/ Will resembles Dom Paul the celebrated
! President of the Transvaal III build and
| feature He is just as obstinate, too. as
the Hollander.
Captain Tim Kelley reached home on
Saturday last, having laid up his boat
at Milwaukee. The prosperous season
has made the captain almost las young
as he used to be,
DR.. J. A. Krainik of Milwaukee could
eat turkey elsewhere but he preferred to
do it in Manitowoc this Christmas, and
finds it has a better flavor for being eat
Ell among friends,
FIR Pankratz of Sturgeon Bay thought
he could digest Christmas dinner bet
ter in Manitowoc than in the city where
he does business and so he came down
and ate a hearty meal.
Henry Doolan who is at work with
the Allis Works in Milwaukee, and VIII
Doolan, who is with the Eggers Veneer
Works at Two Rivers spent their vaca-
ton here with relatives.
Mayor Haney of Algoma was in the
city for few days this week having come
here to spend Christmas. Mr.. Haney finds
many friends here and when he leaves it
seems like going from home.
Captain and Mrs. Larson left on Sat
urday last for Sioux Falls, S. Dakota to
visit Mr. and Mrs. q, H. Kiland. The
captain will feel lost in being so far
away from large body of water.
Charles Sweeting, Assistant Dairy and
Food Commissioner was in the city on
Tuesday. not on official business, but on
his way back to Madison after having
spent Christmas with his people.
Gus Guttmann, with Koehler q Hin
richs, one of the Manitowoc boys who
make St. Paul pleasant for Manitowoc
people, finds Manitowoca pleasant place
to revisit during the holiday season.
E. r. Doe who has had charge of the
erection of the elevator at this place
completed his work last week and left
for Iowa where he will superintend the
erection of several small elevators. Dur
ing his stay in the city Mr. Doe has
made many friends who regret he cannot
reside here permanently,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
GENTLEMEN CF THE ROAD RESI-.
DENTS OF MANITOWOC.

Only few short years ago the travel
/ ing man who was a resident of Mantle
woo was regarded as a curiosity. The
! travelling man was known as drum
mer' in those days, but the term was
distasteful and it was dropped. Travel
! ing statesmen are people OF large re-
source and they usually can accomplish
anything they set out to do. They are
credited with an unlimited amount of
cheek, but this is requisite of their
| business and is non-effective without
brains. They are good fellows when you
know them, but curt to those who wish to
force acquaintance unless there is bust
ness Or worth back oft They are walk
ing time tables and cyclopedias of infor.
nation.
! Manitowoc has a number Of this class
of gentry and as they receive good wages
and do not limit themselves or their
families to the necessities, they are a
very desirable class of residents. The
following is a list of those who live here
and the houses they travel for.
For Plumb & Nelson, Wholesale Gro
ceries, Manitowoc, John Dedrick, VIM.
Nelson, Ed Thompson, George Albee.
Plano Manufacturing Co., Chicago,
VIM. Venzlaff state agent
Johnston Bros. Factory, Milwaukee,
j. S. Egan.
Deter Baking Powder Company, Mil
waukee, w. II. Breuer.
Rand & Roemer Hardware Company
Manitowoc, Joseph Sladky.
Manitowoc Seating Company, Mantle
woo, A. G. Miller.
! c. j. Lang, Manitowoc, Mr.. Orderbeck.
American Manufacturing Co, Sheboy-
gan, Jos. J. Schneider.
Vollrath Company Sheboygan, A.
Strattman.
Sixta & Sons, Manitowoc, Arthur
Koepke.
Richter & Sons, Manitowoc, Max Rich
| ter.
Milwaukee Bag Company, Joseph E.
Schwab.
Phoenix Company, Sheboygan, Ed
Nogt.
Benz. Allen & Co., jewelers. Chicago,
| Edward Filholm.
The Pfuegradt Company, Milwaukee,,
! Theodore Torrison
Madison Seed Company, Manitowoc,
George l.. Born and occasionally. Charles
Kunz and NJ. c. Madison.
Hanson Wagon Works, Manitowoc,
Adolph Hanson
The Plano and the Champion Compan
les, Joseph Weinfurther.
The Smalley Manufacturing Company
employ two travelling men but neither
reside in the city.
The Aluminium Novelty Works alsc
has man on the road, but The Pilot is
unable to learn his name
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
OSLO DUINGS.

Oslo has class of people who do not
permit business demands to destroy so
cial culture. They have societies which
give both intellectual culture and social
pleasure Their Christmas festivities
We're such this year as to make it pleas
ure to be oke of the community.
They began by having Il Christmas
tree at the school house on Friday even
ing There We're a large number pres
ent AMI everything passed off most pleas
an ly
On Saturday evening the Jerpin Har-
mony Society held its last meeting of the
season at the home of Mr.. Knut johnson.
There We're over 100 guests present and
the cordiality of the greeting was prom
Use of the pleasure in store for the guests.
The house was brilliantly illuminated
and the brilliant lights left no doubt Us
to what home was to do the honors of
the evening. The bill of fare was an
English Christmas supper Nothing was
left undone TO make it pleasant for the
guests and all went home with words of
praise for their generous entertainers.
On Tuesday the Society presented the
congregation with furnace for the
church On the whole it was an unus-
ually pleasant holiday season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28

HENRY HINRICHS Druggist guaran-
tees every bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and viii refund the money to
any one who is not satisfied after using
two-thirds of the contents. This is the
best remedy in the world for la grippe,
coughs, colds, Group and whooping cough
and is pleasant and safe to take 1t pre-
vents any tendency Of a cold to result in
pneumonia. feb32
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons i'll
the blood, backache, nervousness head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feel
ing. But there's no need to feel like that.
J. w. Gardner OF Idaville, Ind, says:
Electric Bitters are just the thing for a
man when he don't care whether he lives
or dies 1t gave me new strength and
good appetite. can now eat anything
and have new lease on life. Only 30
cents, at Henry Hinrichs' drug store.
Every. bottle guaranteed. dec.2S
ERNST G.. PFLiNGSToN was this week
appointed postmaster Of Larabee III
place Of Wenzel Charvat who resigned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
Compare the .
COAL

Comparison is friend of ours. Comparisons not
odious to the firm who sells the right coal It's the
"other fellow who hates them. Comparison with
any coal mined proves our brand to be unsurpassed.
They're standard gold dollars. Then service
dry screen coal; dirt; prompt delivery; courteous
drivers; coal perfection. Worth trying isn't it.
yards. THE J. q. JOHNSON co. offices.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28

25c under shirts .15c
Soc under shirts. .19c
SOC under shirts 35c
S1.0O all wool over shirts. +. .75c
81. 40 all wool over shirts S1.00
SOC Boys Sweaters 49,. $50
SOC Mems Sweaters, ...... SOC
S1.00 Duck Coats .75c
S1.40 Duck Coats. j.. ..S1.00
SOC Silk Muff1ers. .35c
75c Silk Muff1ers. ........5 SOC
S1.00 Silk Mufflers .... .75c
Soc all wool Il Hose. .. PC
45c 4" y .......5 $50
SOC German Socks. ...... soc
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28

81 90 :. 75c
S1.O0 g. LIS fancy cake plates
or Salad Dishes ..........75c
S1.O0 & LIS fancy water sets SIC
$500 fancy albums. .4S
5000 fancy albums. 1898
No. 9 nickel plate tea kettles 69c
45c skates 35c
S1.00 q Sis skates ........75c
soc corSetS. .......... $500. &c
4Sc corsets ........ SOC
Special for Friday and Saturday.
IA bars Ajax soap. 25c
Is bars Daisy soap. ....... 25c
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-12-28
STORE.
EDWARD HARRIS, Proprietor.

Special clearing sale of odds and ends and below
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES,

The New York Tribune, in speaking of
the famous war letters written to the
New York Evening Post by Captain
Harry l.. Wells, whose Illustrated lecture,
The War in the Philippines" is now at
tracing SO much attention, V W.
reprint some salient passages from the
New York Evening Posts special CORE
spondent from Manila, setting forth the
aims of the insurgents and the methods
pursued by them for the attainment
thereof. We are glad TO do this, as we
have been hitherto. to quote from the
same correspondence. because we con-
slider these letters to be among the most
valuable contributions to current history
and to current information concerning
the Philippine stands and their inhabi-
tants. The writer is evidently a man of
cultured intelligence, shrewd ObSerya-
ton and sound judgment. His letters are
pervaded with a spirit of soberness and
truth OF these war letters of Captain
Wells the Post itself says: Our corre-
spondent's letters bear i~ndisputable evil
dence of judicial fairness adequate
knowledge in every sentence. We have
faith in his intelligence and integrity,
and firm confidence in his ability to tell
what he believes to be the truth without
fear or favor These letters gave Cap
tain Wells a national reputation as an
authority on the Philippines and the war.
and are sufficient evidence of the value
of his lecture on the subject, illustrated
as it is with genuine views of battles
and campaign life, taken on the field
while in actual campaign. Capt. Wells
will lecture at the Grand next Thursday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02
INDIAN MAGIC.

LongmanS Magazines: The following
story of Indian magic was told me by the
person to whom it was told by the late
Lord Lytton. l give it in my own
words, for the excellent though humil-
iating reason that I have mislaid the
MSS. When in India Lord Lytton often
sought out c%onjurers, but never saw any
but the usual feats, such as the mango
tree trick and the basket trick. The
method in each case is known, or, at all
events, plausible explanations haVe been
given by Mr.. Maskelyn and other experts.
On one occasion Lord Lytton liked some
thing in the looks of the %conjurer who
was performing in the open space before
his house. After the ordinary exhibition
his lordship asked the magician if he
could not do something more out of the
common way. The maj said he would
try, and asked for a ring, which Lord
Lytton gave him. He then requested an
officer to take in either hand a handful
of seeds-one sort was sesame. The name
of the other sort my informant did not
know. Holding these seeds, n hav-
ing the ring between his finger and
thumb, the officer was to go to
a we'll in the corner of the COM
pound. He was to dispose of the
seeds in a certain way-I think on
the low wall aroun the well, into the
! depths of which he was to throw the
ring. All this was done, n then the
mage asked Lord Lytton where he would
like the ring to reappear. He answered
"in his dispatch box of which the key
| was attached to his watch chain, or at
all events he had it with him on the
spot. The dispatch box was brought out.
Lord Lytton opened it and there was the
ring. This trick would be easy if the
British officer was a confederate of the
juggler's, and if he possessed a duplicate
| key to the dispatch box. In that case he
would not throw the ring into the we'll,
but would take it into the house, open the
box and insert the rng. But this ex-
! PLANTATION involves enormous Improbable
ties, while it is unlikely, again, that the
j c%onjurer managed to insert a duplicate
ring into the dispatch box beforehand.
Lord Lytton then asked the juggler il he
could repeat the trick. He answered in
the Affirmative, and a lady lent another
ring. Another officer took it, with the
seeds as before, and dropped the ring
into the we'll. The countenance of the
juggler altered in the pause which fol-
lowed. Something, he said, had gone
wrong, and he seemed agitated. Turning
to the second officer he asked: did you
arrange the seeds as 1 q your" mo-"
said the officer, Il thought that was all
nonsense. and I threw them away" h
juggler seemed Mortified. do you think
l do this by MYSELF" he said, and, pack
ing up, he departed.
last the lady's ring was brought to the
surface. That ring, at least, had cer-
tainly been in the water. But had the
first ring been as faithfully consigned
to the depths? Experts will be of various
opinions as to that-yet the hypothesis
of confederacy and of a duplicate key to
the dispatch box is difficult.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02
A BIG PRICE FOR STIRRUPS.

A pair of iron stirrups were sold for
$4,000 at the Forman sale in London.
They We're made for Matthias Corvinus.
king of Hungary, n are partly plated
with silver, parcel gilt n chased, each
of the outer sides having an exquisite
border of translucent cloisonne enamel
on gold six inches high end six inches
wide. The work is Italian. of the end OF
the fifteenth or the beginning Of the
sixteenth century.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02

When Ed Corrigan went to his hotel in
san francisco the other night the clerk
informed nm that Il woman was waiting
iuf nm IN the reception room, and that
she mad been there nearly two hours.
Inc noted horseman repaired to the room
|.aion, and there met q midd!e-aged wom-
|SAr not elegantly dressed, and her with
|pfed race indicated hat she had done
Inuch hard work. She introduced herself
by saying that she was a dressmaker
ANA by her hands supported an invalid
husband. As she earned only 81 .25 a day
" cost every cent to support them. Then
she went on to say that she attended the
1hlcaso races several years ago and won
some money, and she believed she could
fFpeat her successes here. She was sure
~ success If Mr.. Corrigan would give her
a. padSe and mark her programme daily
ffer friends had told her that he was a
warm. bis-hearted gentleman, ana would
De liable to assist her. Mr.. COrrigan lis
tened attentively to her story without ut
terins a word, but after she finished he
replied: My advice to you, my lear wo-
man. is to keen away from those races.
You cannot afford to take a chance of
losing 50 or $40. for that means a whole
lot of hard work. Then those bookmak
ers out there are looking for just such
people as you and me. They get their
living off people like us. No, you stick
to your work., but if l can help you in
any other way let me know
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

The following is a list of letters adj
Vertlsed at Butte, Mont, for the week
ending November 90, 1899:
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-02

Mauntner. 1t was Colonel Kuser's race
an the way. and he finished in 1923 As,
Alhanlo IN 4:32 3-5, Wilburn NJ. in 4:341s
and Reddy in 4:46. ACCORDING ia the E,n-
forean method, every horse in this race
gets an official record. and for that rea-
son kuser, Athanio and Wilburn M. are
an entitled to rank ahead of any Amer
,'an performer in the list Of t~rotters that
nave taken marks at two miles. The best
record ever made at two miles in a race
III the United States stands to the credit
OF -1onette. by Monon, and is A:45. The
Jenna track is a good one. built on
american plans. and thrown up at the
turns lhe same way = n OF our fast
tracks.