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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
900 Singers and $500 Visitors in
kieI Village.
fRIERSAENGERBuND WINS THE KEY.
The Finest Fest Ever Held in This Part
OF the Country.
TWO RIVERS GETS IT NEXT YEAR.
4 Most Enjoyable Time Was Spent by the
Villagers as Well as BY Those
They Entertained
NO RIVERS GETS IT NEXT YEAR.

The Saengerfe,t held at Kiel last sat
urday and Sunday was the most success
ful event which mas been given il this
county and the city of Manitowoc
came off the best. contributing the larg-
est number Of singers to the fest. The
Frier Saengerbund Of this city, con uct-
ed by Prof. Kaiser won the Ike. watch
indicates that in chorus singing il
achieved the highest triumph
Il is estimated that about 600 singers
We're present and the concert tool: place
on Saturday night, when the old Ger
man songs full Of melody and power
were rendered before an audience of 5000
persons. Prof. Kaiser had the choruses
under charge and welded the baton
Among the cities represented at the
fest We're Manitowoc, the societies going
from this city being the FREEZER Saenger-
bund the Concordia the Harmonic and
the Glee club then Two Rivers sent its
singers SO did Chiffon, Plymouth. KEEL
and Shob3vgau \ Chicago singing so-
ciety which annually Joins the fest in
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
JAMES L. HEMpTON
SECURES A RETRiAL
OF MURDER CASE.

James L. Hempton, WHO'S serving a
life sentence at Waupun for the murder
Of his wife has been granted new trial
by the Supreme court. The law firm
of Sedwick. Sedwick and Schmidt made
the appeal. Hampton was arrested
July q, 1898, charged with the murder
Of his wife. His defence was insanity
and also, that the act was not premedi-
tated. The case was tried at the June
term of court in 1899. The jury found
him sane and he was arraigned to plead
to the charge against him The trial
followed on the plea Of not guilty and
Hampton was convicted of murder in
the first degree
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He Will Oppose G. G. Sedgwick
For School Board.
LIVELY MEETING PROMISED ON MONDAY.
Both Candidates are Well Known on the
NOrthSide.
BOTH SIDES WORKING FOR THEIR MEN.
The Doctor has Been Talked of for More
Than a Year Past 1t is an After
math of Evans Muss.

DR.. J. F. Pritchard is slated as Il can
didate in opposition 10 Ct. &. Sedgwlck
as a member Of the Northside School
board. The election comes off next
Monday night, and Il lively meeting Is
expected Dr. Pritchard has been talk
ed of for position on the board for the
past year but has only lately consented
to allow his name to be used in connec-
ton with the office.
The retiring member Of the board, g.
G. Sedgwick seeks reelection at the
hands of the district He has been con
nected with school work for number
of years. He was one of the members
Ct the board at the time the Evans row
was precipitated, when the parents IN
the district demanded the retention OF
Mr.. Evans.
1t is claimed that strenuous efforts
will be made to secure election by the
friends of each of the candidates, but
just who will get the prize seems as yet
uncertain.
The other members of the board who
do not retire are H. L. Markham, who
was appointed to succeed Oscar Alter.
and Thomas E. TorTison.
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CONFIRMATION SERVICE
AT ST. B0NlEACE ON
SUNDAY MORNING

The children of the parish of st, Boui-
face who have been under instructions
for the past six weeks will be confirmed
by Archbishop Katzer in the church,
after high mass next Sunday. The cere-
monies will be quite elaborate and there
is to be Il procession of the contirmants
from the school house to the church
The archbishop in his canonical robes
will be pontifcally present during the
celebration of the high mass. Special
music by an augmented choir will be
sung.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
BAR ASSOCIATION
WILL PICNIC OUT
AT ENGLISH LAKE,

The county Bar association will picnic
ont at English Lake on Saturday, the
members of the legal profession being
taken to the resort from this city in
buses. This is the first time that such
a picnic has been held in the county.
The association, however, has only eX'
listed for the past few months \ very
enjoyable time is anticipated by the at.
tCrneys.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
LIBRARIAN Won BRIESEN
Submits Her Figures on Circulation for
Past Week.

Miss Won Briesen, librarian Of the
Manitowoc public library submits her fig
ures, showing the circulation statistics
fol the past week ending June % They
are General, ,; philosophy, q religion,
o. sociology, 4 natural science ?; useful
arts 3; fine arts7, history, ?; travel :
biography, :; literature, AZ; Philology,
0. Total 454
OF these 80 We're German, ) Polish, 5
Bohemian, Norwegian and 0 French.
Daily average was -.
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A Full Complement from Mantle
tOwOC for Camp Douglas.
THE COMPANY IS UP TO TOP NOTCH.
SlKty.Fye Men and Three Officers are
Now Enrolled.
INSPECTION SHORTLY TO TAKE PLACE.
Capt. ChynOweth of the United States Ar
my Will Come TO the City and In.
Spect the Boys.
SPEcTI0N SHORTLY TO TAKE PLACE.

Company H., the ManitowOc coming
ent Of Wisconsin National Guard Is now
up to its full capacity, having 80 men
and three officers, and yet 50 popular is
the military idea in the minds of the
young men that several young fellows
are waiting an opportunity Of joining it,
and have applications in, ready TO step
in to the first vacancies The boys are
now in full training for inspection, pre-
paratory to making ready for the annu-
al encampmeut which takes place at
Camp Douglas in August The Mantle
Voc guardsmen will leave the city on
August B
The inspection will likely take place
the week after next. Capt. Chynoweth,
formerly had chage OF the cadets ut Ma
Olson. The captain is United States
army officer and Is considered a very
competent inspector, and the boys are
looking forward to q rigid inspection,
but they expect to pass his scrutiny II
flying colors. The company drills quite
frequently, the next one beng on 20
night
Every man in the company has signi.
fed his willingness to 90 to camp in Ju-
ly, and this will be the first time since
the organization If the national guard
that the full complement Of men has
been taken to camp. Capt Norman
Knuison will be in c large of the men
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27

NanitOw0C Dairy Board.

At The meeting d the Dairy Board,
Wednesday, June %, the following off
ers were made:
100 boxes Daisiesi210 boxes Twins 1870
boxes V A.
Sales reported today: 100 boxes Twins
m SIC, 100 boxes Twins a. Sc, 1000 boxes
y. 4 "a 9lc; 1000 boxes Daisies % 1ic.
Sales same week last year: $50 Boxes
Twins "a Sgc 1000 boxes Y. A. q, 9tc.
300 boxes Daisies 20 &c; 700 boxes Dais.
les a de.
EMIL TEITGGN, Sec'y.
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NORTHSlDE GRADUATES
WILL HAVE AN
INNINGS TONIGHT.

The graduating exercises Of the North
side High school will take place tonight
at the Opera house on the North side
Dr.. Z. G. Updike Of Madison will be
here to address the graduates. \ large
audience is expected and the interior Of
the building will be prettily arranged,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
A DOUBLE TRACK
BEING LAID TO
CALUMET SIDING

The Chicago & Northwestern is being
improved by an additional track which
III course Of construction between the
depot and Calumet. The yard facilities
of the railroad, while extensive have
hardly been adequate for the enormous
business being doue, hence some addi-
tional room will be acquired at the
Calumet siding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27
= Christian Science.

The Christian Science society holds
service SUNDAY at 1890 A. NJ. and 1:45
Z NJ. Subject for next Sundays lesson
is Christian Silence. Sunday school
meets at 1l:15, A NJ Wednesday eve
ming service at $ o'clock Reading room
is open Tuesday and Thursday from . TO
4 p NJ Frazier hall. York street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth. All are in
vited
Laziuess is the father of prejudice an
ignorance is the mother.
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FEATURES WILL
BE INTRODUCED AT
ALUMNI BANQUET.

The First ward alumni banquet Will
take place on Friday evening in the
Turner Opera house. 1t is expected TO
be the largest in the history of the asso-
citation, and Prof. Viebahn of Water
town, Wis, will make an address. The
programme follows:
pROGRAr1r1E.
POSTMASTER. Richard Il. Buerstatte
George Groffman, R. t. Buerstatte,
John Topic and A. c. Schroeder.
Toast THE Alumni
Miss Mayme Mcmahon
Toast, The First Ward School Twenty
five Years Ago
Prof c. F. Viebahn of Watertown
Toast, Possibilities,
Prof. Daniel Laughlin
Vocal SELECTION. $50. Ladies Chorus
After the banquet n new feature OF
the annual entertainment will be intro
duced. The members will proceed to
the election Of officers by ballot, three
tickets being placed in the field. Can
didateS will b. introduced by speeches
the same as at political meeting.
TICKET No, l.
Adelbert c. Schmidt President.
Mrs Aug. te-Eice-president.
Frank Hoffman Secretary.
Miss Lucy Fechter Treasurer.
To be placed in nomination by Stephen
McMahon; seconding speech by j. c..
Schmidtman.
No. ,
w r. Klingholz- President.
Miss Jean Acknowledgements.
Miss Title Kuuz Secretary,
Mrs. w G. Kemper Treasurer.
To be placed in nomination by Judge
Emil Baensch; secondiIg speech by Au-
gust Schuette,
No 3.
Chas Fechter President.
Ernst Wagnec Vice-president.
Joseph Biegel- Secretary.
d. b Bleser Treasurer.
To be placed in nomination by Albert
H. Schmidt seconding speech by Fred
Schuette.
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CIRCUIT COURT
VILE CLOSE FOR THE
TERM TOMORROW

Circuit court will close tomorrow and on
Monday, Judge Kirwan will open court in
Fond du Lac This is the seventh consec-
cutive week the judge has been ON the
bench, and il is more than likely that
the Fond du Lac term will consume
more than months time The jury in
the case Of Peter Myszewski against the
Flint d Pere Marquette Railroad com
pany, in which dyssewski sued for So
900 damages brought in a verdict award
ing the plaintiff 5000. Myszewski was
permanently injured aboul a year ago
by falling through an open hatch on the
F. & D. N. Steamer No. , while she
was in port loading grain. A }.
Schmitz had the case in charge.
The case Of friedrich Zarnoth who SUI
ell the town of Rockland to pay the eX-
penses of his son who was injured, fell
through There was no cause for action.
The case of Julius Buerstatte who SUI
ed the city for 1923 for damages to
property was settled by stipulation
Buerstatte will receive 1913.
VIII give Dance-A dance will be
Il. L
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Goes to Appleton Peter Kornely

MUGS " NPp'e'oh 'let hoIuely
who has been solicitor with Guttman
and Svacina insurance agents, has re-
signed his position and will remove with
his family 10 Appleton, where he will
have charge Of the office Of the Outa-
game County Abstract Co.
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Takes Charge OF the Columbus

Capt. Robert Smith, Of West Superior
has arrived in the city to take out the
Christopher Columbus, which viii leave
port Monday night
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REPORT OF COUNTY SUPERlN
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

N''ItS AoL ~ ptlA''t Va L'hl NCdAN'
Jacoba Klingholz.
Second Grade Valid throughout the
county for a period of two years,
Antoinette Schroeder Hugo Mueller,
Otto Drews, Willie Eugel II. J. West
gate, +. c Mittnacht Matilda Nieuaber
Hermus Beseau Charles Reineck, John
Shambeau, Ella Stephenson, Sophia
Jens,
Third Grade Valid throughout the
county for Il period Of one year Ave-
age - per cent. or over.
Alma Halberg. John Wilhelm, 2. II.
Guhin, David Fitzgerald, Ella Jaeckel
Ida Schneider, w A. Tomek, H. f.
Mason Nellie G. Walsh
Average 10per cent. or over and less
than i5per cent
Anna O. Muench, Clarence Niquette,
otto Eugel F. c. Brick Anna Cavan-
augh Alice Finch, Mary A. Conway,
Bridget ODea Mary McKeough, Cath
crime NJ. Doolau. William Birkle, Win
ME Meany Catherine McNulty, John
Egan, Albert Wagenkuecht, Carrie Hud
SON Ernst Fehrmu Paula Nielsen,
Mamie Laughlin p J. Liuane otto
kreiman. Dele Lawrence Agnes laugh
er. Charles Bauch Mrs Hannah Lorigau,
Rose Stauos Liza Pingel, William Smuz,
Leoua Wagner Ella Roethke
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The Mauitowoc Seating Co. The
schoouers Bert Barnes and Linerla, load
ed with hardwood timber came into
port this week and discharged the cargo,
consigned to the Manitowoc Seating Co.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27

Mrs. Carl Endress died on Tuesday
afternoon at the family home. State
and Fifth streets. She was born at Fried
enstadt. Wuertcnburg, Germany, Feb
ruary 20. 1921 and came to America III
1s54 with her husband, having been
married July y Of the same year. The
family Immediately took up their resi-
dence here, remaining one year and
then locating at Two Rivers where they
resided until 1888, Five children were
born, four Of whom survive
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SOME NEW BABIES IN TOWN.
k1T INK

\ new boy arrived at the home Of
William Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs August Otto, town Of
Newton, are parents of new girl
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THOSE WHO ARE INDlSP0SED.
~N~11~~11N~N

Andrew Erickson is confnd 10 his
home by serious attack of illness.
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Gets Promotion Agent Chas Scott,
at Two Rivers left for Port Washington
where he will take charge Of the q. &
n w r. X. station Frank Merrill, Of
Aniwa takes his place
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Two Rivers Team Won A score Of
to tells the story Of defect which
Manitowoc suffered Oh the diamond at
Two Rivers sunday
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Deaths of q Week.

4 long illness which caused painful
suffering TO William Rank well known
resident of the city, terminated early
Sunday morning with his death, which
occurred at the Holy Family Hospital
Deceased was IS years Of age and ma
tive Of Germany.
At the advanced age Of 81 years, Mat
thias Wild, who for more than fifty
years had been residence Of the town
Of Manitowoc died Thursday, at the
home Of his daughter Mrs. JOS ocher-
er.
Mr.. Frank Drkman died at her home
South Main street last week, She was Il
native of Germany, born - years ago,
and had resided here since the early
fifticS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-27

Two Rivers Wants Gas The citizens
of Two Rivers want the Manitowoc Gas
light Co., to extend its mains to Two
Rivers. This will be done when 800
subscribers are guranteel.
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VIII give Dance-A dance will be
given at the Westside Turner hall on
July q, under the direction Of Mathew
Zinghseims.
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below the waist line at the back and
becoming decidedly longer in front;
again it is so short that it shows the
top of the wide cOrsclct belt. In silk
or satin the material is tucked, finely
or widely, in groups or continuously,
plain silk or satin not being employed.
\ picture is given of a girls costume
of lettuce green wolfe. The skirt is or
namentcd with five bands of green vel
vet and a line of putiingS Of lettuce
green mOussclinc de sole. The bodice
Of green mousscline de sole puifcd
horizontally all over, and there is Il
short, open bolcro of wolfe trimmed
with green velvet and having n collar
of guipure. The high collar and the
belt are of green velvet. The sleeves
have n short puff Of volt" at tie top.
below which they are plated. forming
another Iul ut the elbow 'Ihc lower
part is Of iuiicd green mouSSrinc Dc
sole. and there are cuffs of green vel
vet. Tie hat is of yellow straw and is
trimmed with a knot of green velvet
and two argus feathers.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
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functions, pastel blue, ivory, rose, red,
delicate green and all Fashionable
light shades are employed. There are
also tailor made jackets of pcau de
sole and bolcros Of taffeta such as
have been worn.
The illustration shows Il costume of
silver gray cloth The skirt has n cir
cular tlounce around the foot edged
with silver embroidered galloon, and it
is mounted at the back in three box
plaits, connected at the top by lacings
of silver cord with metal tips The
bolero is bordered with galloon and
ornamentel with silver buttons and
has n round tab in front The sleeves
are plain ana have a band Of galloon
and silver lav!u-s Of cords at the
wrist Tha collar and little plastrons
are Of silk The loqUat is OF cloth like
the gown, WrinIlcd and drapcl undor
tabs OF embroidered velvet and is orua-
mentcd with two quilts. The holero
may be worn open, the shawl rcvcrs
being faced with plated silk y vest
decorated with gailoon is then display.
ed. JUDO CHOLLET.
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WEST JERSEY & sEAsHoRE RAILROAD.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.

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LEAVE PHILADELPHIA,

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FOR NEW YORK.

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$40 y. VI. daily. pittsburg. Chicago.
Cincinnati. Louisville and st. Louis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

BY Hubert NJ Skinner.
The colossal Portuguese empire was so
sudden in its rise, so shadowy in it's ma
ture, and so silent in it's fall that the
world has all but forgotten it, and. his
tory accords to it very little space and
attention. Yet Portugal once owned
fully half of Sou America, about all
OF Africa SOU of the equator ana
what is now British India, together with
important groups of islands That is
1t owned them so far as any European
power might be said to own sucn terri
tories In an age when boundaries of
hlnterlands were not drawn and
when colonial dominion meant simnlv-
sphere of influence" directed from
coast settlements
II the Portuguese empire has vanish
ed like dream, so has the greatest
book ever written by a Portuguese au-
thor-a book which fascinated the read
ing world of all Europe, and which
reigned supreme for ages in the field of
romantic literature. This was the great
story of "Amadis de Gaul" the one per-
feet embodiment of the romance of chiy-
airy Inc French possess the story in
an alleged translation. The Spanish
have 1t in the beautiful Castilian of Mon
talvo. The English have it-after a
tashlon-in the doubtful style of Southey.
But where, o where, is the original?
as the quest of the Holy Grail. 1t would
seem that the earth had opened and
swallowed it. Probably TINS is exactly
what occurred, for there were copies of
it in Lisbon when that city was de-
stroyed in the awful earthquake of 1855.
win 1t ever again come to light? If so,
1t will settle some interesting problems.
and clear up one of the most singular
mysteries in the history of literature
book ba
age of printing-sometime in the four
teenth century, ny Vaseo Lobeira That
writer probably took for the basis of
his story some of the very old legends
of the Welsh, the descendants of the
ancient Britons, whose folklore goes
back to the time of the Trojan war
If there ever was a real Amadis (of
which there is much doubt. &c probably
lived in the first century of the Chris
tan era But where was the "Gaul'
of the story? 1t is believed to have been
Wales.
Lovers of tobacco will remember that
only few months since, King Edward
was ''El Principe de Gales Che Prince Of
WaleS) of the cigar boxes. Gales was
changed to Wales through the substitu-
ton of w for G by the Anglo-Saxons, in
their crude attempts to pronounce the
word; 1t is still the correct word for
Wales in Spanish. The French trans
lator assumed, of course, the "GauP'
meant France in the middle ages; and
he worked over the story, extending it
to several times it's original length. The
Spanish version, also, is made an in
tensely chivalric story, fitted in most
things to the time of the crusaders The
Amadis of the story is a type of perfect
manhood, the knightly son of king of
"Gaul." He traverses Europe and
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The Hamlet of Edwin Booth.

Through his Hamlet Edwin Booth made
upon the whole his deepest and surest
impression. says Henry A. Clapp in the
October Atlantic. In his performance OF
the part there was retained to the last
consciously and deliberately more of the
formality and precision of
style than he permitted himself in other
representations and the effect was some
times that of artifice. But Mr.. Booth
elected to represent Hamlet in a style
far less familiar and more remote from
ordinary life than he used for any other
character in his large repertory. 1t was
not that his Hamlet was all in one key;
that it's moods were not many and di-
verse; that the actor did not finely dis
eliminate between the son, the prince
the courtier, the friend, the lover, the
true. 1t was as full of delicate and just
differences as one could wish. But
through its prevailing quality, made con-
stantly prominent by the tragedian's
methods certain definite and necessary
results were reached. Hamlet differs
from Shakespeare's other tragic heroes
both in his supernatural experience and
in his unique spiritual constitution.
To Hamlet, by the condi-
tons of his life and his SOUL is given
the largest opportunity for choice and
the smallest power of choosing =
After all, there is a fine fitness in that
closenesss OF association between Edwin
Booth and Hamlet the Dane which is to
abide as long as the man and his art
and his life are remembered In his
largereSs and sweetness, his rare deli
cacy and sensibility, he was nobly hui
man to the core, after the pattern of the
most human of all the creations of the
poet. Like the melancholy prince. he
was required to drink the bitter water
of affection and to hold his peace when
his heart was almost breaking and in
it's extraordinary depth and reserve, his
soul even as Hamlet's and as Millions
WAS like star and dwelt apart