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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-09-21

The elections in Maine and
Vermont >howthat practically
all those who left the Demo-
cratic party In 90 have re-
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-09-21
BOOKS CLOSED.

find it necessary in order to give the best value for the
least money to adopt the cash system. l desire, however.
to say to my friends and customers that our busines, rela-
tons have been exceedingly pleasant and satisfactory to me-
but owing to my limited capital l am forced to run nv bust
ness on a strictly cash basis.
| am now buying nv Fall and Winter Stock. which viii
be the very latest and up-to-date STYLES on the market
Thanking you for your patronage, and hoping to see YOU
at the opening, | remain,
Very truly yours,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
BICYCLE FOR SOLDIERS.
The British Authorities Plan an In
ROvation In the Military
Service.

OF the So 100000 which the govern
ment purposes to spend in developing
the volunteers $250,000 will be spent,
at the rate of ten dollars a man, to
encourage each regiment to form a
company of bicyclists.
Lord Lansdowne, the secretary of
war, and George Wyndham, the par
liamentary secretary for the war Of
flee, both ride the wheel, and they
know from personal experience what
can be done with the machine on the
fine English roads. OF course they
do not expect the soldiers to use the
wheels on the South African plains
or in the Indian hill country, but
they aver that in assembling for home
defense and in concentrating at any
point on the coast battalions of BIZ
cyclists could transport themselves
and their arms and ammunition and
emergency rations with less fatigue
and with as much speed as though on
horseback
A volunteer trained to the use of
the bicycle. they claim. would have
at hand for instant use the means Of
reaching, by a direct road, a point OF
mobilization possibly 90 or so miles
distant. With bicycle it would be
as though a charger stood ready sad
died at the volunteers door.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
TOO MANY RATS.
They Ran Over Her Bed In n Happy
Manner All Night In Central
Africa.
od.t dIls
drunk -

At Kawimbe the rats in the house
were terrible at night, says "a White
Woman in Central Africa" They
raced about my room and scampered
over my bed in thoroughly happy
manner. l could not sleep at first;
but at last l got used to them. l
dropped off, only to wake up and find
a rat with his foot in my ear.
One night at another station, some
thing larger than rat dropped from
the rafters on my bed and awoke me.
L lighted candle and saw it was
lemur. They are lovely little ami
mails, and are covered with thick fur,
like chinchilla, and have beautiful
large round eyes
1t looked most fascinating, but, not
being sure what it would do next,
thought | would try TO send it out.
l opened the door which led onto the
veranda, and proceeded gently to
drive it out; but, alas! it objected to
going, and sprang straight ON to my
shoulder, gripping my arm with its
sharp little teeth, and refusing to let
go till l well pinched its tail. AS it
turned round to bite my hand /
tossed it out onto the veranda and
shut the door
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
FINDS A WORLD OF EYES.
tablish Garden of Eden Attracts
Many Women.

Evans Weed, of Newfeld, Conn,
who plans to transform his farm into
Garden of Eden, has sprung into
popularity in day with many MEM
bers of the fair sex who want to wed.
Mr.. Weed was little fearful that aft
er his Garden of Eden had been COM
pleted there would be no Eve to grace
it, but his doubts are now at rest
upon the point. He never dreamed
that Eve was such a common name
among women, but every mail brings
further evidence.
Letters addressed to Mr.. Weed in
feminine Handwriting have been pour
ing into the post Office at Stanford in
every mail for the last few days. One
letter was addressed: "Mr. Adam
Weed, formerly Evans Weed, Garden
of Eden, Stanford, Conn"
Another was addressed "To Adam,
Garden of Eden, from Eve" This let
ter was dated Van Clure Station, Va.
Mr.. Weed is thinking seriously OF
altering his original determination OF
waiting till the Garden of Eden is an
accomplished thing before contract.
ing for an Eve.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
THOUGHT LONGFELLOW LIVING
"Hiavatha" Visit Poets
Widow.

Kaboosa and Waban-nosa, two de-
scendants of Chief Bugwaiiine, of the
Oiihway Indians, visited Mrs. Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow and her two
daughters the other day at the poets
old home in Cambridge.
Some weeks ago the aged chief who
told Longfellow the legend of Hia-
watha and who regarded the poet as
his intimate friend made arrange
ments to come from his bone on the
northern shore of Lake Superior to
Boston to visit him, but just before
he was to start he enioined his grand
son and nephew to make the visit for
him, and they accordingly started. 1t
was not until they reached Boston by
way of Montreal that they learned
that Longfellow was dead, and their
grief was marked.
In company with Francis West the
artist, they drove to Cambridge and
were warmly received, They asked
to sit at the desk where "Hiawatha"
was written, and when they left they
invited Mrs. Longfellow and her
daughters to visit the tribe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
LITTLE DOLLMAKERS,
German Children Taught the Work
When Hardly More Than
Babies.

Over in Germany there are 5000 chill.
dren in one district alone who are EN-.
ployed to dress dolls and help in the
manufacture of various kinds of TOYS,
says the Philadelphia Record. All the
children who do this work are under 10
years of age. They are taught the art
of dressing doll at the tender age of
four. At the same time, according to
the compulsory education law. they are
obliged TO go to kindergarten school
for at least one year. and that term is
devoted to such things as makiL q dolls
and dressing them-doing everything.
il fact, except molding the heads, which
Is done by men expert ut the business.
After that the German children have
three or four years of study, when they
are allowed to go into the doll or toy
factories TO add to the daily income of
the family to the extent OF few cents
n day.
The children who go to the kinder
garten have lots of fun making clothes
for the dollies, and so fond do they get
of the little wax-faced creatures that
they are often sore at heart when the
matron comes around to collect them
all to be sent abroad
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05

OF whom are whites. OF the popu-
lation more than two-thirds reside in
the little city of jamestown, near
which is located the barracks for the
English garrison.
In jamestown there is a we'll
equipped hospital for the convenience
Of the people of the island and for
the seamen on passing vessels; mod
ern post Office is maintained; the
town is well lighted by street lamps;
has beautiful public gardens and sew
eral fountains; five churches, four
Episcopal, one Protestant Episcopal,
one Baptist and one Roman Catholic;
several public schools, and recently
founded museum. All parts of the is
land have telephone or Geographic
communication with jamestown.
In some ways st. Helena seems to
be one Of natures wonderlands.
Many bikes and masses of basaltic
rock seem to have been injected sub.
sequently to the last volcanic erup
ton Of the central crater on the is.
land, Among the more remarkable
instances are the ASS Ear and Lots
Wife, picturesque pinnacles standing
out on the southeast part of the
crater ridge, and the Chimney on the
coast TO the south Of Sandy bay.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
ACTIVITY IN PATENT OFFICE,
Very Large Increase In Inventions
Passed ana in Money
Receipts.

During the past three months the
patent office issued 735 more patents
than during the corresponding period
of the preceding year. II is said that
if this rate Of issue is maintained the
total number Of patents issued this
year viii be greater than that Of any
IL months in the history of the Office
If the ratio is maintained the mum
Der will reach 26,0GO. The issue of
trademarks, designs and prints has
also increased. The receipts of the
patent Office for January and Febru-
AIRY showed an increase Of 100000 over
the same months OF last year and if
the rate of increase is maintained the
total increase for this year will be
Si20.o00. The receipts of the Office
during the week ended Mach 10 were
$50. 900.
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was permitted 10 wander ut VIII
about the island and it was only at
night that n strict surveillance was
kept upon him, and then field Of
fcer Of the English army was de-
tailed to accompany him whenever he
desired to leave the governor gcner-
ais house, which had been set aside
for his use
The little island of st. Helena con-
tains about IS square miles. 1t is
situated almost midway between
Africa and South America in the
South Atlantic. To he exact II is
LAO miles from Il e African coast and
1900 miles from South America. The
island Is 800 mi les from Cape Town
and 1000 miles from England. 1t is
OF volcanic origin and il but a great
mass Of rocks and canyons On one
side these immense rocks rise In per-
pendicular cliffs to height OF from
500 to 900 feet direct from the wa
ter's edge, while on another, the
windward side, tho hrignt of the cliffs
increases to about 1000 feet.
Along the coast and extending in
land for mile or n little over, the is
land IL dry and barren, with nothing
to relieve the monotony Of the great
rocks but few prickly pear trees
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
CABLE CODE FOR PUBLIC.
An Abbreviated Form Perfected by
Military Authorities to Save
Heavy Expenses.

The military authorities have per-
fected n system to save expense of
cabling personal messages between
persons in this country and Porto Rico
and their relatives and friends in the
Philippines. An example of the sys-
TEN has been given in orders issued by
Gen. Otis, Mrs. Doe at Philadelphia de-
string to cable to her husband, Mai
Doe, at Mayaguez the following mes
sage:
Mai Doe, Mayaguez, Porto Rico: VIII
sail on Mcpherson September /. All are
well except Richard. MRS. DOE.
Mrs. Doe could go to the telegraph Of
fee, ask for n telegraph code book, and
file the message, which would read as
follows:
Signals, San Juan. Doe. Huldigung Me-
Pherson Perdepso Klinkaak Richard
This message being received by the
signal officer, who knows the wherea-
bouts of Maj. Doe, would be translated
and telegraphed to him at Mayaguez
Those wishing to avail themselves of
this system. and who are not known 10
the signal officer, can do so bv register
ing their names and addresses at the
proper Offices.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
NEW WRINKLE IN BEGGING.
An Exceedingly smooth individual
Who Finds Chicago Business
Men Easy Prey.

He came into the Office WITH stride
that one learns to expect in people of
consequence. 1t was easy to infer that
ne would not have tiptoed into the pres
ence of the president of the United
States, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
"Ah, Mr.. Jones?" he inquired, with q
Chesterfieldian bow.
That's my name" granted the man
at the desk, who made no pretcnsions
to style and whose time was worth
money.
Here is my card" said the stranger,
laying down slightly soiled paste
board.
81 am thinking of locating publish
ing plant here" he remarked, as he
helped himself to chair, land want
your advice on it,"
This was the beginning of it, and for
ten minutes the distinguished publish
er sat with his feet on the register and
expounded his plan for investing hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. He Incl
dentally smoked one of the editors 25-
| cent cigars. The stranger knew all the
old-timers in newspaperdom appar-
emily and his reminisc ences were not
SO very bad.
"Well, l mustn't keep you from your
work any longer" the visitor said at
last, as he rose to go. -er-Mr. Jones,
the fact is, ! am without small change
nothing less than 500 bill-have to
get out to the South side-can you
kindly loan me dime?"
Jones mechanically fished a dime
from his pocket, the stranger received
it with a bow and smile of thanks.
and hurried out.
"Well, II must be behind the
times" murmured Jones, as he looked
at the card. This is new wrinkle in
begging"
Mr.. Jones later found that eight of
his friends had contributed a dime the
same day under precisely similar con.
ditions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
.. oNowooo." nApoLaoa,s HOME AT 81. HELENA

During the early history OF the is
land the Dutch controlled it, although
it was first discovered by Joao a Por-
tuguesc navigator, in May, 1901.
The Dutch withdrew in 1851, and
the island was taken possession of by
the English East India company, who
used il rs n port of call for vessels
sailing around the Cape of Good
Hope. Twice once in 1865 and again
in 1914, the Dutch expelled the Eng
lish and attempted to again take pos
session of the island, but were un-
successful After the second trial the
English company were left unmolest-
ed until April, 1894, when the island
passed into the possession of the Eng
liSh crown,
Gen. tronjc will make the third IA
nous prisoner who has been confined
island At the time OF It's discovery
II was uninhabitcd, and it's first
known inhabilant was Fernandez Lo.
PEI, Il Portuguese OF good family who
preferred a solitary life on the is.
land 10 the prosecutions and mutila'
ton which he was suffering AZ home
and who WAS left there TO meet what.
ever fate hefell him in 1919. Then
came napoleon in October. 1915. and
now England adds 10 the fame OF an'
/ other OF her prisoners Of war by nsso
/ ciatinG his name with the illustrio
men who have preceded him
! DANIEL cLEvERToN,
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allrili9
DISQUALIFICATION March %, 1909 No -
CTATE OF WISCONSIN County Court FOR

DISQUALIFICATION March %, 1909 No. ~
CTATE OF WISCONSIN County CouRT FOR
- MANITowoC COUNTY.
In the matter of the estate Of John Nagle,
deceased In Probate.
An instrument in writing, purporting to be
the last will and testament of John Maggie
of Manitowoc, Wis, in said county, having
been delivered into said court:
And Thomas +. Torrison and Michael H.
Murphy of Mantowoc, in said county. having
presented to said court their petition in writing
duly verified representing among other things,
that said John Maggie died testate, at Manto-
voc in said county, the 2ist day OF March.
1850, that said instrument is the last will of taid
deceased and that they, said petitioners. Thomas
f. Torrison and Michael FL. Murphy are named
therein as executors, and praying that said
instrument be proven and admitted to probate
and that letters testamentary be thereon issued
to them
II is ordered That said petition and the mat
tiers therein be heard aud proofs of said last
will and testament be taken at special term
of said county court, to be held at the Probate
, Office In the city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday the
24th day of April 1900 at 20 o'clock A. NJ
And II IN further ordered: That notice of tie
time and place of said hearing be given by pub
LEGATION hereof for three successive weeks, once
each week, previous To the time of said hearing
in the Manitowoc Pilot newspaper published
| in said Manitowoc county
Dated March nth 1890
BY the court.
J. =. ANDERSON. County Judge.
Nash a. Nash. ATTORNEYS. aprill9
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
COAL MINES IN INDIA.
No Danger of Fire Damp Exists in
Any of the Principal Pits of
That Country.

Coal is widely distributed through
out India, except in Bombay and Sind,
the northwest provinces, and Oudh,
Rajputana and Mysore, where the
product is either scantily distributed
or entirely absent. The seams in Ben
gal and Assam are frequently from so
and 80 feet to as much as $50 feet in
thickness. The pits are often of con
siderable depth. At present the deep
est appears to be about roo feet. In
many cases the working of the seams
leads to the escape of little or no fire
damp, so that the miners are able to
work with naked lights. At the pres
ent time Bengal produces more than
three-fourths of the coal mined in In
dia. Indian coal varies much i'm COM
position and quality. Most of it is
quite suitable for ordinary purposes,
while some of the samples, e. g., GER
tain of these from Bengal and central
India, are of excellent quality, equal
to that of the best British Goals.
The fixed carbon of the Bengal coal
ranges between so and 60 per cent. an0
the calorifc value exceeds 6 900 caiories
equal to about ten British thermal
units-while the ash often does not
much exceed and in some instances
falls below ten per cent. and the sui
phur frequently present in but very
small proportion.
A great deal of the Bengal coal is
serviceable steam coal. Many samples
cake well and contain little sulphur,
and the coke is therefore suitable for
il.nI ,olf
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First publicatiop Mar X 1em, M

First Publication. Mar. ID, 1907 No. 80
N PROBATE MANITowoc COUNTY orRT
In %he matter of the estate of August Zeit-
Ter, deceased
On reading and filing the petition II Alwire
Zetler of the estate of said deceased for the adj
justment and allowance of her administration
account land the assignment of the residue of
said estate to such other persons as are by law
entitled to the sanlel:
1t is ordered, that said account be examined,
adjusted and allowed at a special term of said
court to be held at the Office of the County Judge
in the city of Manitowoc in said County, on
Tuesday, the 10Th day of April A. d. 1909
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjust
ment and allowance of such account by this
court as aforesaid, the residue of said estate be-
by the further order and judgement of this
court, assigned to such persons rs are by law
entitled to the same
1t is further ordered that notice OF the time
and place of examination and allowance of such
account and of the assignment of the residue of
said estate, be given to all persons interested
by publication of this order for three successive
weeks before said day in the Manitowoc Pilot
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city of ManitOwoc and state OF Wisconsin,
Dated, March 18th, 1900,
By the Court,
J. s. ANDERSON, Comfy Judge.
Schmitz & Kirwan Attorneys april B.
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and wire grass Inside this coast
zone, and extending for another half
mile or more inland. where hrirnt
Of from 400 10 500 feet is reached. one
may find such trees as the willow,
poplar, Scotch pine and bramhIe,
while he interior of the island COW
cripg u space of some three miles long
10y two miles wide Is covered with the
most luNuraut of vegetation. II is in
This portion of the island that Ma
poleou lived while q prisoner or the
island, and it Is here that Crouic viii
probably be kept Il prisoner
On his dcnthbcd Napoleon detected
bis final protest against the treat
ment hc had received from England
In that protest he said:
"On this inhospitablo island YOU
have fixed nay dwelling place OF the
least habitablc spot. that on which
the murdcrous tropical climate is
most severely felt"
Napoleon may have suffered Severe
~ from the climatic conditions of st.
Helena, bat the reputation which his
protest has given the island climate
Is hardly deserved. Large numbers OF
Europeans visit the Madeira aud ca.
nary islands annually for the benefit
of their health. and these are much
nearer the dreaded West African
coast than IL 81. Helena
In commenting upon the ndynu-
tages TO be gained by the laying 81 u
cable between ST Helena and Eng
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
NEED TELEGRAPH LINE.
New military Department of Alaska
Will Require Means of Commu-
nication Between Stations.

Gen. Greedy, chief signal officer, is
anxious to establish military tele
graph line connecting the headquarters
of the new department of Alaska at st.
Michaels with Fort Egbert, Cape Nome.
and other military stations in Alaska
1t will require about half million dol
lars to establish the system. The esti-
mates include 1000 miles of telegraph
at $3.50 per mile, 194 miles of submarine
cable at 5000 and 5h5 miles OF land cable
at 5000. Gen. Greedy in report to the
secretary of war says:
"The growing commercial impor-
lance of Alaska and the prospective fu-
ture of that country, as indicated by
the best experts, show conclusively that
a system of communication for this de-
partment should be undertaken at once
for the proper control and economical
administration of this district. 1t is
thought that the area can be controlled
with much smaller military force, and
therefore much more economically and
efficiently by proper system of com
munication between isolated forts.
''In making estimates, however, for
the lines herein requested difficulty is
experienced, due to the unusual con-
ditions which exist in this region. The
local high prices, the almost entire alb
sence of any kind of transportation in
the interior and the impracticability of
transporting and erecting poles over
a large portion Of this line make 1t
necessary to use in large measure es-
pecially adapted insulated wire, in some
sections laid directly upon the ground"
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First publication March %, 1900 No. p
CTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY Court FOR
- MANITowoc COUNTY. In probate
In the matter of the estate of Riley Olson,
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of r. w.
Burke, of the CITY of Mantowoc in said county,
representing among other things that Riley
Olson an inhabitant of said county, ON the
18th day of March. A. d. 1909 at the town
of Cato in said county died intestate, leaving
estate to be administered, and that the said
petitioner is the general guardian of the sole
heir of said deceased, and praying that the adj
ministration of said estate be to William Nor
gan, granted.
1t is ordered. that said petition be heard at &
special term of said county court to be held ON
Tuesday the 24th day of April. A. ID. 1890. at 10
o clock A. M, at the Office of the County Judge,
in the city of Manitowoc, in said county.
Ordered further that notice of the time and
place appointed, be given to all persons in
terested, by publication hereof for three weeks
successfully, prior to the said day of hearing in
the Manitowoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper, pub
lished at the City of Manitowoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc the 10Th day Of March,
A. d. 1900
BY the Court.
J S ANDERSON, County Judge.
Schmitz 81 Burke, Attys. aprill9
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Once armies We're guarded at night
by sentries pacing their rounds. Now,
in South Africa, the Beers stretch eiec-
trio wires around their camps, which,
when touched, set bells a-ringing at
headquarters. In brief it is a giant
system of burglar alarms TO guard an
army from surprise. There are few
more striking appliances Of science to
warfare than this.
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Island Of St. Helena as
a Place Of imprisonment
Gen Cronje the Third Famous Prisoner to Be
Confined Within Its Narrow Limits


land Rob. p. Pooley, the United States
I consul at jamestown, ST. Helena, says:
1.-THE cable will also doubtless be a
strong incentive to invalids to take
advantage of the delightful climate
of the island, where English is the
only language spoken, in preference
to foreign Madeira and the Canary is
lands"
The rainfall in the island is but
about 30 inches a year. mostly during
June to September. The mean an
nual temperature for jamestown is
but 70 degrees, and at Longwood,
where Napoleon lived. it is but '62
degrees. The death rate in the is
land is but LAO per thousand, includ-
ing the deaths of visiting invaids and
the deaths from calling ships.
The population OF the island is
about 1000 people, the great majority