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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
THE FLAG IN MANILA.
How the stars and Stripes Is Sa.
Iuted by Public school Children
In the Philippines.

a signal is given by the principal OF
the school Every student or pupil
rises in his place. The flag is brought
forward TO the principal or teacher.
While it is being brought from the flag
the military salute is given, which is as
follows:
The right hand is uplifted palm
downward to line with the forehead
close to it. While thus standing with
the hand uplftcd and in the attitude OF
salute, all the pupils repeat together.
slowly and distinctly, the following
pledge:
II pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the republic for which il stands.
One nation indivisiblc, with liberty and
justice for all"
At the words MS pronounced in the
pledge "to my flag" each one extends
the right hand gracefully, palm down
ward, toward the flag until the end OF
the pledge of affirmation. Then all
hands drop to the side, The pupils, still
standing, all sing in unison the song,
"America:" MY country It's of thee"
In the primary departments, where
the children are very small, they are
taught to repeat instead Of the pledge
as given TO the older children;
II give my hand, my head, my heart
to my country; one country, one peo-
pie, one flag"
In some schools the salute is given in
silence as an act of reverence, unac-
companied by any pledge. At n signal.
as the flag reaches its station, the
right hand is raised, palm downward.
to a horizontal position against the
forehead and held there until the flag
is dipped and returned to n vertical po-
sition Then at n second signal the
hand is dropped to the side and the pu-
pill takes his seat.
Principals may adopt the silent sa-
lutte" for n daily exercise and tho
"pledge salute" for special occasions.
Manila Tribune.
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poses, including 100000 subscribed by
the city of Philadelphia.
A week or more before the conven-
ton assemblies, the sergeant-at-arms
has to be ON hand to instruct deputies
in their respective duties. Upon his
aides will fall the responsibility of Sc
1ecting the lesser employees, but should
any of them fail to perform their du-
ties the blame will be laid at the chiefs
door. To handle the crowds at Phil
adelphia will require two shifts of as
.sistants, one for the day, the other for
the night sessions, the total number
forming a good-sized army. There will
be 500 doorkeepers, 800 assistant SER
geants-at-arms, 500 ushers, $50 pages,
200 messengers and 200 ianitors and
housecleaners. The Philadelphia city
government will, in addition. furnish
500 police officers to assist in pIeserv-
ing order without and within the build
ing.
The supplying of badges is another
onerous task incumbent upon the SER
geant-at-arms. according to Mr.. Wis
well the delegates and alternates'
badges of this year are things of
beauty. They are medals, on one side
of which there appear the profiles of
Lincoln Grant and Mckinley. On the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
UNCLE SANS BLIND READERS.
The Attractions and Numerous Adj
vantnges to De Obtained in the
Pavilion of the Blind.

On the ground floor of the northwest
corner of the Congressional library at
Westinghouse the pavilion of the blind,
which is the first reading-room OF its
kind ever established in any public Ii
brary. In Woman's Home Companion
Abby &. Baker describes the beneiicent
department, saying:
after the establishment of the read
ing-room otheu attractions were added
Every afternoon, from October until
June, readings, interspersed once a
week with musicals, are given there
from half-past two until half-past
three o'clock This has proven TO be
most happy thought, and many of
the most distinguished people of the
country who live in Washington or
chance to be there have given a little
of their time in this manner to bright
en- the lives of the sightless hearers.
This was the beginning, but the rec
ord which is kept of the readings con-
tains many notable names. The blind
chaplain of the house frequently gives
an afternoon to the entertainment of
his companions in darkness, and they
always enjoy him. He has a softly
modulated, sweet voice, and he often
repeats poetry of a religious tone to
them.
The musicals occur every Wednes-
day, and while many of the professional
musicians have taken part in them the
are usually conducted by the blinL
themselves. The love Of music and the
gift of producing it seems to be one
of the compcnsating providences for
the sightlesS. A handsome grand pi-
ano has been donated for the benefit
of the sightless. Several of the butter
flies of society have learned the tedi-
Gus system of writing in New York
Point and Braille, and have volun-
teered to copy in it the leading maya
zine stories and articles, and place
them on the reading tables of the pa
vilion, where all of the sightless Wis
itors may have the pleasure of reading
them. In this manner one earnest
purposed young woman writes half
them in little volume which she calls
The Meteor but the result is more
than meteoric in the benefit it is to
its eager readers. Another young girl
gives an hour twice each week reading
music to the pianist, and it is aston
lshing the number of pieces the latter
commits in this way"
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rs NOT A SINECURE.
What It Means to Manage a Big
Political Gathering.
The Philadelphia and Kansas City
COnventions-Dutie That Have
to BE Performed by the Ser
geant-at-Arms.
Especial correspondence

M h political i''s"Ssf"s, 'Gs IS not not
child's play. 1t requires exec
Qtive ability of the highest order and
the exercise of unlimited patience anG
gracious courtesy. For these and other
reasons it is sometimes difficult for the
national committees of the two great
parties to find the right men to whom
may be safely intrusted the manage
ment of their conventions. The gener-
al impression that the chairman and
secretary of the national committee
are in charge of the convention is err
roneous. This duty devolves upon the
sergeant-at-arms, an official who Is
chosen by the national committee as
soon as the location Of the convention
has peen decided upon.
The sergeant-at-arms has sometimes
been called the general business man.
ager of a convention, and the title is
not as exaggerated as it might seem.
He is responsible for the proper ar
rangement of the convention hall, pro-
vides accommodations for delegates
and distinguished visitors, secures re-
duced fares for the public from rail-
road and steamship companies, at
tends to the demands of the press, has
absolute control over admissions and
doors, to say nothing of the ticklish
privilege of appointing about $50 as
sistants out of an army of perhaps
1000, the claims of each one of whom is
urged by some prominent politician.
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hall will answer every reasonable re-
quirement and will be especially con-
venient as far as committee and retir-
ing rooms are concerned.
The headquarters of the democratic
national committee will be in the mag
nifcent house of the Kansas City club,
non-partisan- organization, which
has placed all of its property and APP
purtenances at the disposal of Chair
man Jones and his colleagues. The
various candidates for the vice presi-
Dental nomination will have their
headquarters at the leading hotels.
Kansas City being a mu icipality Of
little more than 100000 people, fears
were entertained that it would be un-
able to take care of the thousands OF
visitors who usually follow national
conventions, but assurance has been
given to Col Martin that no one need
go without good food or comfortable
shelter. The local committee, some
weeks ago, divided the city into ~ dis
tricts, and each of these districts is di-
vided into 90 parts, and for each of the
subdivisions a precinct captain was APP
pointed for the purpose of ascertaining
how many visitors could be enter
tanned by private families. The result
of this canvass demonstrated beyond a
doubt the city's capacity for housing
and feeding more people than ever at
tended national convention.
Inquiry among the "elect" of both
parties discloses that the country at
large will take deeper interest in
the Kansas City convention than in
the republican gathering at Phila-
delphia.
THE Philadelphia convention" said
a member of the republican national
committee to the writer, will be in
the nature of ratification meeting.
President Mckinley's nomination is a
foregone conclusion, and the platform
has been constructed by the admins
tration's acts during the past three
years. Therefore the vice presidency
is all that is left for the delegates to
settle, and that will not be a difficult
task. The democrats, on the other
hand, will have two candidates for the
presidential nomination. I'm of the
opinion that Col. Bryan wll be NOM
mated on the first ballot; still Adj
miral Dewey is an uncertain quantity.
Should he be backed openly by Nc
Lean, his Ohio brother-in-law, and the
Cleveland element from the Atlantic
coast states, deadlock NAV result.
especially if the time-honored demo-
cratic two-thirds rule is not repealed.
Then, too, there promises to be some
fun over the platform. Trusts will be
made the keynote of the democratic
platform, and their regulation or ex-
tinction demanded in fiery language.
But the republicans will also advocate
control of capitalistic combinations;
and consequently the great issues be-
tween the parties will be the cur
rency and colonial questions. If there's
going to be any fun at all in this
years conventions, il will be at
Kansas City, over the money plank.
| think however, that unless Dewey
displays strength, of which there is
not now any evidence, both conven-
tions will be social gatherings Of
some magnitude, and nothing more"
G. w WEIppIERT
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
An OhherYInu Saint.

Sinking up to his mother one day,
Tommy said:
'Ma, haven't been gooo boy since
began going to Sunday scnool?'
Eyes, my lamb" replied the mother,
fondly.
"And you trust me now, don't you,
map"
Eyes darling"
"Then what makes you keep the
mince pie locked up in the pantry tho
same as ever?"-Collier's Weekly.
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Calm md Collected.

Oflicer-I understand that you and
Private Perkins were calm and col.
lected when the explosion occurred
at the powder magazine.
Pat-Well, sor, / was calm, but moor
Perkins was collected.--Tit-BitA
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17

When a burglar wants to break into
aPeruyian house he takes sponge and
walls, which are covered with only q
thin coating of mud, which easily dis
solves upon the application Of moist
ure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17
should De Rushed with Orders.

The Tailor-Mr. Isaacs, your son
owes me 5000"
Mr. Isaacs--My dear sir, II you do
peezness dot way, I'm SURPRISED dot you
baf any time to COLLECT bills.--Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-17

There are nearly 1000 stitches In a
pair Of hand-sewed boots.
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TAKING arrangements for big
wi political convention is not
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
CONVICT LEAPED TO DEATH.
PREFERRED WATERY GRAVE
TO CAPTURE.
Seeing Further Efforts to Escape
Futile, He Jumped Into the
Surging ChattahoOchee
River.

After having his arm shattered by a
rifle bullet, and after he was chased by
bloodhounds, Sam Barmore, AN escaped
convict from Chattahoochee camps
near Atlanta, threw himself into the
surging Chattahoochee river Anew
mornings ago and found death in
the water, rather than be captured by
the guards.
The tragedy occurred about half a
mile south of the brickyard at the riv-
err. and about o'clock in the morning.
News of the affair was sent immediate
ly to the city, and the coroner went at
once to the place to make arrange
ments for the holding of an Inquest.
Barmore had made dash for liberty
while being transferred with nine 9TH
er convicts from the camp at the brick
yard to clay pit near Iceville. he
was convicted burglar with five
wears TO serve and he decided that he
would risk his life in order to gain his
freedom. The guard quickly raised
his Winchester and called to the fugi-
tive to stop. There was no response,
the warning only serving to increase
! the convict's speed.
There was sharp report from the
guards rifle, followed by cry OF pain
as the fugitive's right arm dropped
limp by his side.
A second report from the rife fol-
lowed the first, and then Barmore dis
appeared in the thick underground
aDd was out of gunshOt.
The guard could not leave the other
convicts in his charge. He delivered
the nine to another guard at lceville
and then went back for bloodhOunds
! to chase Barmore.
The escaped convict was found
swinging to willow tree, undressed
and ready to take to the water when
all hope had fed.
AS soon as he saw that he was dis
covered, he leaped from the branches
of the tree into the swift current, and
never rose again. He must have
known that he could not swim with the
shattered arm hanging at his side, and
it is believed that he deliberately went
under the water to die.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
Beware of a Cough.

A cough is not disease but a sys-
tom. Consumption and bronchitis,
which are the most dangerous and ia
tai diseases, have for their first indI-
cation a persistent cough and if prop
erlv treated as soon as this cough APP
hears are easily cured. Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy has proven wonderfully
successful, and gained its wide reputa-
ton and extensive sale by its success
in curing the diseases which cause
oouoin0. If it is not beneficial it will
not cost YOU cent. For sale by Far
rar Garris, & Marshall.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
TRAPPING CUTWORMS.
How to Get Rid of These Enemies
of the Garden.

Cutworms develop in grass lands and
in spring cut off at the surface OF the
ground all manner of plants and even
climb the stems, says Professor j. B.
Smith. Cabbage, tomato, tobacco,
strawberry and other plants are some
times completely cleaned out by them.
Plow early IN fall and keep the land
thoroughly cultivated. If sod land is
plowed in spring cutworms will sup
port themselves for a few days on the
vegetation that has been turned I'M
der. but when fresh food is placed
within their reach they attack it at
once. After land has been prepared
for two or three days. or after corn or
nOtatoes have been cleared from a field
bv grass or clover thoroughly poisoned
with paris green, the hungry cut
worms will attack this green food and
will be killed off before corn or pota'
toes have sprouted. Even if the piles
of poisoned vegetation are pretty well
scattered, all the cutworms will hnd
one or the other of them in the course
of two orr three nights and the field
will be clean. Where growing plants
are set out this green bait trap is not
always satisfactory, unless it is put on
at least three or four days before the
setting. and in such cases a trap OF
poisoned bran is better. This consists
of one part by weight of paris green &c
twenty-five parts by weight OF wheat
bran. thoroughly mixed so that the
noison will be distributed to every par
ticle of bran. Sugar water should De
added until the mixture is thoroughly
moist and can be ladled out with q
spoon without dripping. A spoonful 70
every hill of tomatoes, melons, SWEEP
notatoes or the like will protect plants
because cutworms prefer bran and Will
FIJI themselves with it to their certain
destruction. Climbing cutworms Will
Sometimes ascend the trunks OF trees
in orchards and cut out the buds or
Young shoots. Where this is noticed
a sprinkling of poisoned bran around
the trunks OF the trees viii serve &c
DrOtact them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
Hogs DECLARED NOMINEE
STRICT EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE MEETS IN ALBANY.
BITE in the Recent Congressional
Primary Consolidated. The
Number POIled in
Each County

8rhe Albany Herald prints the fol-
wing account of the recent meeting,
y that city, of the democratic execu-
committee of the second congress
nal district.
he committee met for the purpose
consolidating the vote polled in the
" Feral counties of the district at the
Flmarg on the 18th inst, and to or
Rnlze for the next two years.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
zine democratic executive commit
r. Of the second congressional dis
Y lct met in this city at l. o'clock to-
bE
Ihls vas the first meeting of the
committee held under the new system
nominating the congressman by
popular vote or by what is known as,
" consolidated primary, and it was
pse'lng OF two committees-the old
'ualttee to canvass the returns from
III @Veraicounties of the district and
'zF'lafe the result, and the members
gu OIL the committee to serve for the
Az t|o- years, to organize. This
in'ulCCee meeting takes the place of
n ulSpenses with the district nomi-
A#Vlhg convention.
AoSV OF the members of the old
-'''' ''eee We're reelected in the pri-
ry o. the 18th inst, and qualified
\ the next two years.
mere was little for the committee
40 today There was 20 opposition
IonSFeSsman Griggs in the pri-
- anu Inc returns showed that he
received a very complimentary
s'' One TOTAL number in the district
nc adoption of the following consti-
~ 'iie formal action of the commit
! promulgating the nomination of
u ~ D. NJ. Griggs:
'"e executive committee, second
-gfessional district Of Georgia, hav-
y inns the 22nd day of May, 1900
r'lor the PURPOSE of consolidation
e democratic vote polled at the pri-
wy election held in the several
uAIles in the district on the 18th
OF May, 1900, in accordance and in
of the orders of the state
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

musllns, plques, long cloth, ETC., in
great variety. We are selling an. Sc
quality white India lawn for sc yd;
beautiful white pique worth 1899
to l5c for only 74c yd; nice quail
ity white dimity well worth 1910 for
only &C yd. Extra special /; One
lot fine sheer India lawns, about 600
yards, in lengths to 10 yards, most
of them worth 25c, soc and Soc yd,
go at l5c yard as long as they last.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

We. therefore do publish and declare
that the Honorable James NJ. 0flgs9
is the daily elected norninee OF the
democratic party of this district Ior
CONGRESSMAN for next term as above
stated. r. HOBBS, Chairman
The new executive committee did
not organize on account of not having
a quorum present until 2:30 O'Clock p
M, when, with p majority OF the couh-
ties of the district represented, Cap-
tain r. Hobbs was unanimously elecU-
ed Chairman for the next two years
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
PLAGUE is ON The INCREASE.
Many Cases Have Been Reported by Mail
from Manila,

Mail reports from .the Philippines
in the numbers of bubonic plague.
There were thirty-one cases in Manila
during January, forty-eight during
February and fifty-six during March.
During til the eth three et , months approx
discovered. The work of disinfecting
the houses was conducted so quietly
and Systematically that comparatively
little opposition was made by the res4
idents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
COLORADO MEN LYNCH NEGRO
SLAYER of Two Girls Is Killed by Furious
Mob.

PUEBLO, COL, May 23.-Calvin Kim
bleirn, who murdered two girls and
murdered two girls and fatally shot
his wife Saturday, was lynchod by a
mob here a few minutes after the
sheriff arrived from Denver with him
this morning.
The rope broke twice, but the third
attempt was successful, and the crowd
dispersed in an orderly manner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

executive committee and the formal or
der of this committee, find that the
following votes were polled in said
several counties, for the Honorable
lanes NJ. Griggs, to represent this
district in the congress of the United
States for the term commencing March
/. 1901. There being no opposlt'oh'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
ParasoIs and Umbrellas.

Just arr4yed-too late for opening
lovely line; big assortment of fan
CIV parasols in great variety Of styles.
Will sell 33B per cent. less than
elsewhere. Don't buy until you see
them. We are selling a nice black
gloria, natural handles, steel rods in
ladies and gents, 26 inch, worth $50
to 81 for only 49c as long as they
last.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
LOCUSTs ALTERED TIE LAEOSCAPt'
Animals Stood With Lowred Head in Storm
of Insects.

Areport comes from Troy, Berrlen
county, Michigan, that millions OF 10
Gusts alighted in that section SUNDAY
and devastated the land OF ala. 'esi,
tation. The Insects were yell0" anu
green, with long legs and big menus
The insects pelted everything 'neS
came in contact with. Animals ID .ne
fields stood with lowred heads taxing
the storm upon their backs and hanks
In two minutes the insects had SO pep,
pered vast area that its color &np
character we're entirely altefeu' II
an incredibly short time Inc lnse'U9
had eaten up every green thlng' ',U
after the grass and leaves were Ge-
youred in their hunger they ate the
bark of shrubs and trees. When they
arose from the soil or from any cIump
of trees the place they quilted hau !"
barren and wintry aspect.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
| aides NeCkWear.

| aides NeCkWear.
NiI] show the most exquisite Gre
ops in the way of dainty neck fix
/ Of the most delicate fabrics
limo fashion sheets justify their
l. f. liberal use. 25c up. See them.
Skirts.
H3ir line of wool, silk, mohair,
|ne, crash, skirts in New styles
f. never as low. Nice crash
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

skirtsworth SOC to coo for only 29c.
Papetries.
New line for us. We are show
inc an almost endless variety of the
celebrated Whiting box papers,
cards, tablets, envelopes, invitations,
and the price we guarantee to save
YOU fully so per cent. Fine linen
tablets loo, 3 for 25c. Boxtine linen
paper and envelopes sells everywhere
for 35c, only l5c. All the high nov
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
Nice Straw Sailors

for chdren worth % to 81 only Is cents Chd
nice White Pque Caps 10 cents three for 25cents. Don
mss seeiug this line.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the finest pills 1 ever used. D -
Moore, Millbrook, Ala. They quickly
cure all liver and bowel troubles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
Ladies' Waists
in tucked hemstched lace stripes and colors. zoe
75c and $1.00. Very cheap
Perfumery.

This is an important line wth;us Wecarry all the
best kinds every Odor and sell ct half the usual prices
10 buys nice bottle of perfume. rs cents buys gem
regular 80 rs goods We sell these goods ame
basis of margnsas all department. stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30
Hats, Caps and Sailors.

Our line complete Everything that is
manufactured Every shape and style Imaginable to ht
from the smallest child up. Mothers that have found it
hard to get something suitable for their little boys and
girls will be delighted here
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

chosen for our patrons. In allovers,
valencicnnes, mecklin, point We
Mise, chantilly, torchons, appliques,
spangle nets, etc.
Linens.
Pillow case, butcher, Irish, drawn
work scarfing, fancy fringed scarf
ing, scarfs, table damask, napkins,
silence cloth, etc. Many new things
here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

have the latest styles in gros-grain,
ribbon satin, ribbon leather, satin
plain and with ornaments, 49c and
up. Also lovely line pulley rings in
great variety of styles.
White Goods.
Sheer like mist and white like
natures bleach of the lily. Persian
lawns, India lawns, real linen lawns,
French batiste, organdies, dimities,
plain and dotted swisses, checked
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-05-30

positively be appreciated You
They simply beyond