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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28

Like the modern cowboy yell OF the
western troops in the Cuban campaign,
the warCrics and slogans Of the ancient
Irish clans often had much effect in in.
spring fear in the enemy and courage
and enthusiasm in the command The
simplest and most frequent Of old Erin 8
warcries was "Fairc, fairel" signifying
watch" or "loOk ont" 1t was a pre-
cautionary signal and was commonly
written "Farrah." From it the modern
"hurrah' is supposed to have been de-
rived. Another cry was "a buaidh +"
which meant "to the victory. 1t was
pronounced taboo" and followed the
name Of the clan or leader, according
10 circumstances, like "O'Neill aboo, !"
or "Clann COnail aboo. Frequently
"a huaidh" Is construed incorrectly in
modern English to mean "forever.
That translation applies to ego brath,
but not "a buaidh. - The famous Irish
cry Of Flag an bealachl' meaning
"clear the way, scared the spunk out
Of the French soldiery in the pennsular
war
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28
A Great Sensation

There was big sensation in Lees
vile Ind. when w H. Brown Of that
place, who was expected to die, had his
life saved by DR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. He writes II had
insufferable agonies from Asthma, but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief and soon thereafter effected a
complete cure. Similar cures Of Con
sumption, Pneumonia Bronchitis and
Grip are numerous, It's the peerless
remedy for all throat and lung troubles.
Price jOc, and ST. o. Guaranteed by
Henry Henrichs Druggist Trial bot
ties free Is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28
NAPOLEON AMONG ANIMALS.
Com n der Of 1900 Men Who Daily
Put to Death Thousands OF
FOsd Animals.

Imagine a procession of 10000 cat
tie, marching two by two, in line
Is miles long; let 10000 sheep follow
them, bleating along 12 miles of
road; after them drive 16 miles Of
hogs, $4,000 strong; then let 10000
fowls bring up the rear, clucking and
quacking and gobbling, over a space
of six miles; and in this whole cara
van, stretching for nearly so miles
and requiring two days to pass a
given point, you will see the animals
devoted to death in the packing
houses of Swift & Co. in a single day,
says the Cosmopolitan, Surely a
Buddhist would think that the head
of that establishment had much to
answer for. Never before in the
worlds history was massacre of
the innocents organized on such a
stupendous scale or with such scien-
tific system.
The commander of the army of 90
600 men engaged in this work earned
his first penny picking cranberries
in swamp on Cape Cod more than
so years ago. 1t was at Sycamore,
on that historic peninsula, that son
was born to the house of Swift on
June "a, 1899, and named Gustavus
Franklin. A few years later, when
the boy was not picking cranberries,
he drove hogs along the cape. 1t
was like Napoleon exercising his in
FAINT armies at school.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28
HAS A GHOUL-PROOF TOMB.
body OF aPennsylynnin Man incased
in a Steel ShrOud That
Has Lock.

The body of John NJ. Pursel, of Will
| Transport, Pa, lies intombed in a
"ghoul-proof" vault which he himself
| designed and built two years ago, says
the Philadelphia North American.
For 80 years this man had been
haunted by an ever-present dread of
premature burial. Latterly there had
been added to this horror at The
thought of grave robbers and the
dissertation of the tomb.
He read over and over again the
CHASTITY tales of Edgar Allen Poe that
dealt with this grewsome subject.
Accounts IN the daily papers OF body
snatching," such as recently Mortified
the citizens of Indiana, when the re-
mains Of many young women were TAX
en- from the cemeteries to be sold for
dissection, seemed to fascinate him.
In his conversation he dwelt continu-
ously upon such dreadful themes.
But it was not in talk and appre-
hension alone that Pursels dread ex-
pressed itself He set his inventive
mind to work devising some practical
means whereby his tomb might be rem
dered inviolate and the danger OF
suffocation in his coffin be minimized.
And at last he devised a most perfect
apparatus for the reception OF his own
body and those OF the four relatives
nearest to him in linship
The vault stands in Grandview GENE
terry; its front Of solid masonry care
fully laid up and cemented. 1t juts out
prominently from the hillside, which
rises up behind it crowned with forest
trees that look tall against the sky
line. The five receptacles for the dead
are In n row about three feet above
the ground, each having an opening
some two feet in diameter. These com
partments are lined with solid plates
Of east iron and each extends back
nine feet into the hillside. Iron pipes,
which terminate in a central venti-
lator above, run from each OF the com
partments, insuring ventilation. Any
moisture that might in the course Of
time accumulate upon the metal is
carried off by carefully planned sys-
TEN Of drainage pipes.
Instead of a coffin, Mr.. Purseps body
was wrapped in a metal shroud-re-
posing upon mattress and pillow.
The air circulating through the com
partment is not excluded by It, and
should the occupant after burial re-
turn to life it would allow perfect free
dom to the members of his body.
Mr. Purcel's body was placed in the
central compartment. 1t was the work
Of a few moments TO apply the steel
head to the vault and bolt and seal it
so that it could not be removed by any
normal force.
This head Is circular, and is In two
sections, one within the other. The
inner part Is fastened TO the outer by
means Of combination lock, which
is not visible from the outside.
Should the inmate revive Ne could, by
turning the knob which works the
combination, loosen the inner part
from the outer and gain his freedom at
once.
A few years ago PuTcel visited n
crematory and would Nave arranged
for the burning Of his body after
death, but his wife and family OBJ
jected. Then he conceived this novel
tomb, which, with the aid of his son
Thomas he afterwards built.
Purcell was 70 years old when he
died Of apoplexy after the third
stroke.
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The sympathy existing between this
mother and son is one Of the most beau
tiful traits in Oliver S personal history.
They loved each other with passionate
affection that no time or change lessen
ed, and when he arrived at the summit
Of his power, though she was then mp
ward Of 90 years Of age, he appointed
her royal apartments in Whitehall and
visited her every day
Noble quantity says, "She occasion
ally yet offered the Protector advice,
which he always heard with great at
tention, but acted as he judged proper -
1t Is pleasant TO think that this fine old
lady died happily before her son power
began TO wane. 1t Is pleasant TO think
Of the great Protector knecling TO re-
ceive her dying blessing and Of her last
smiling words to him and his children,
"a good night, dearsl'
There is yet portrait Of her at
Hinchinbrookc, which shows us hand
some woman, with face full Of char
actcr and rather melancholy express
sion. Her dress IL that of a gentlewOm-
an Cf the time-a white satin hood, a
pearl necklace and ncckerchief edged
with rich lace The mantle IL Of green
satin edged with gold lace and fastened
with jewolcd clasp Amelia Barr in
Harpcr's Magazine For April
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-05-28
FOUNDATIONS THREATENED.
From This Account There May he
Trouble Ahead for New YOrk's
Skyacrapers.

"The skyscrapers in New York have
a new peril to contend with" declared
an official of the building department
recently, reports the Washington
Star. "When the new underground
railroad system for the metropolis was
proposed there was much conjecture as
to whether or not the foundations Of
the big buildings along the various
routes would be affected by the eXca-
vations and the subsequent vibration
of the trains. 1t was so soon pointed
out, however, that with the employ
ment of modern principles Of construc-
ton there was little to fear on such a
score.
but now an unlooked-for condition
has arisen. In building the foundations
for the skyscrapers piles are driven
deep into the ground until they are
well under water. Then concrete is
placed on top of the piles to form
base for the granite block on which
the steel pillar will rest. 1t has been
found in several instances that the
opening of the underground tunnel has
resulted in the draining of the water
from a number Of these pile founda-
tions, thus threatening their destruc-
ton. So long as the piles remain coy
cred with water they will be preserved
for an unlimited time. The problem
now before the owners Of the big
buildings is to find a way to keep the
piling wet It is probable some sys-
tenn Of pumping water into the founda-
lions will be adopted, as there is little
prospect Of the tunnel drain being
stopped. The problems Of the mod
ern city are many and varied"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

men aboard. The crabbers earn fully the
wages of skilled mechanics in their own
region and no Industrious and SOBER crab
Der need long be any ones hired man. Tor
the waters are free to him and he can
easily save enough out of his earnings 10
buy a boat and the necessary outfit.
The Chesapeake crab packer may nave
an office ashore, but always has "a little
house ana yard out in the shadows or the
BAY The house is to receive the newly
caught crabs. The yard is "A lightly Pile q
Enclosure where hard shell crabs brought
in by the fishermen are placed IN order
that they may shed their shells ard tLus
rake themselves ready for market i ne
crabs thus Gagged are placed in fiat Stated
frames whence they can not escape, ana
immersed in the waters of the pied in
closure. From day to day the slated
frames are examined in order that the
packer may know what crabs have shed
their shells Those which have are taken
out for packing and shipment and the
others are returned to the water. 1t may
be anywhere from month to a day be-
fore a captive crab sheds his shell.
The soft shell crabs graded accord
ing to size packed in the familiar shallow
crates with. plenty of damp seaweed and
shipped north by the thousands and teEs
of thousands. Shallow draft steamboats,
which come down into these waters from
Baltimore call at the LITTLE crab-packing
stations and carry away the laden crates
Others are sent in sailing craft to the
mainland for shipment by rail. The Ches-
apeake soft shell crabs are known in the
ma rkets of a hundred cities as far west as
Denver and as far north Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
GLORIOUS WEATHER.
Seaside Visitors Enjoy Indian Sum-

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, November ID, 1908.
Never in the recollection of the Oldest in
habitant has Atlantic City enjoyed such
glorious weather during the past three
or four days. The days are brilliant with
sunshine. but the most remarkable part of
it is that the air is as crisp, dry and brac-
ing as the atmosphere of the Rocky noun
tain region, at the same time retaining the
peculiar soothing effect that constitutes
the chief value of selshore air
Yachting is still in favor as a diversion,
although golf at the Country Club and
music and gossip at the Casino have an
equal number of devotees. The sportsmen
are in their glory. The quail and rabbit
season opened in the middle of the week
and some enormous bags have been
brought in. Both the gunners and game
wardens report that game is more planti-
full this year than for decade. y great
many ducks are also being bagged, and a
few wild geese.
Capt John L. Young awarded a contract
during the week for the reconstruction of
the ocean pier which partially de-
stroyed during the great storm early in De-
toher. The pier VIII be rebuilt on steel
caissons filled with cement and supported
with steel sirders. At the ocean end of
the structure will be an immense l., eX-
tending southerly distance of over SEQ
feet and thence back toward the shore a
distance of over 100 feet. Within this
space will be suspended the great nets in
which are caught the marine monsters tina:
have made this pier especially famous.
The Hotel Agnew, of the largest and
most sumptuous hotels on the island, will
be sold at auction in short time
means of settling a long standing dispute
between the owners of the property. A COM
mttee representing the Shriners spent part
of the week in this city arranging for the
national conclave, which is to be held here.
and which will be attended by over 10000
delegates and their friends. 1t was Is
sisted in its work in arranging for hotel
accommodations by Mayor Stoy. dele
ga of the National Car Builders Asso-
citation was here during the week n
similar mission. The one obstacle that it
will have to overcome is the securing of
large exhibition hail. One of the piers will
probably be used for this purpose.
Capt. O. G. Dodge, u. S. navy is a guest
at the Hotel st. Charles. Capt William
II. Nauman and Lieut.. E. II. Dunn, L. S.
navy, are at the Hotel Dunlop Mrs. AL
vim Hunscker, member of the St Louis
worlds fair commission, from Pennsylva-
MIA, is at Haddon Hall. Six bridal couples
registered at the Wiltshire during the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

of first-night audiences and the unprepareI
speeches of unwilling and incoherent stars ?
Wherefore does not the penal code provide
for justice to the sidewalk ticket hawkers
who set upon unoffending folk as they APP
proach the doors? When will owners and
builders adopt ordinary methods of intro
ducing fresh air into their play houses and
approved ideas of eXpelling the fumes of
red fire that strangle the helpless behold
ers of spectacles?
Designers OF our newer palaces of dra-
matte pleasure, it is true. have done away
with the supporting balcony pillars which
have often made converts to the cause of
his satanic majesty. and sundry other
nuisances are found TO be eliminated in the
fierce strife of competition. Yet there Is
still ample room for Improvement along the
lines named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

from his love He did not care for the sea,
Mr.. Stuart continued. bat lived his spare
moments IN the woods. and 1t was on one
of the spots he loved that he breathed his
last. MIR Stuart described the scene in New
Hampshire al the time Of Mr.. Cages sud
den death. and asserted that had he lived
two days more he would have reached the
thirty third anniversary of his appointment
as teacher in the District public schools.
Souvenir Program.
After a quartet had sung Lead, Kindly
Light" a benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Louis Stern, pastor of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation. One of the features
of the meeting was the appropriate and at
tractice program prepared for the occasion.
The program was a black, stiff paper leaf
let, on the outside cover of which was
printed:
IN MEMORIAM
NATHANIEL PARKER GAGE.
1S}S-1903.'
On the inside cover was an excellent PIC
ture of Mr.. Gage and opposite, printed in
black borders on white paper were the va
rious numbers of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
SOFT SHELL CRABS.
One of the Profitable Forms Of Fishing
in the Chesapeake Bay.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Soft she'll crabs are becoming more plen-
tifu in local markets though they are still
small and the price is high. Part of the
supply comes from Jersey waters but the
whole country east of the Mississippi gets
most of it's soft shell crabs from the lower
part of the CheSa peake. The warm and
shallow sounds and inlets of the bay fairly
swarm with crabs from the middle of May
to the middle of September. and from ,2OO
to / $50 boats and from 500 to 1900 men
are engaged in catching crabs for market
Fully 500 grabbing boats hail from the
little amphibious port of Crisfield,. Md,
and there are other shipping points all up
and down the bay in both Maryland and
Virginia waters.
Grabbing has been reduced to science
in the Chesapeake. and it is one of the
most profitable forms of fishing. The fish
ermen usually own their boats and outfits.
ard even those who work for wages are
paid in proportion to the catch The shall
lows of the bay are whitened all day long
by the slowly cruising crabbers. Some
fishermen use lines. but the drag is most
commonly used 1t Is light iron cage or
scoop which is cast overheard as the boat
cruises in water from two to four feet
deep. Dragging over the grassy bottom
the scoop takes up crabs. mud and grass
From time to time 1t is drawn up and I'M
loaded. When the season opens. about
the first week of May, a boat does well to
the season. In July and August. however.
a catch of GOO crabs day is not unusual
The sight OF the grabbing feet going
out at sunrise and returning about sunset
Chesapeake. The boats are usually the
"bug-eye," long. narrow and sfanch. some
with small cabins, others without. and all
with centerboards. Each has at least two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

During the past week we
have received several new
shipments OF evening, recep-
ton, carriage and boudolr
footwear, and also a consign
ment of mems and womens
riding, hunting and shooting
boots. Many Of these are
extreme novelties, and we in
vitc YOUR inspection, believ-
ing that you will agree with
us that they are the hand
soonest effects ever shown.
Look to this store for nov
city footwear Of every sort.
We aim to show every
necessary foot covering.
Nurses footwear, buffers
footwear, coachmen's boots,
etc, etc, and this is the only
store showing such in this
city.
We are prepared to fill
mail orders promptly.
b. Rich's Sons,
Ten-one F-Cor. 10th St.
1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
whose advice to teacher and pupil alike
could be depended upon.
Building Named for Mr.. Gage.

The High School chorus sang Like as
Father Pitieth His Children and Mr.. Mac
farland announced that the District COM
missioners had decided to name a school
building for Mr. Gage, and introduced Mr.
J. Ormond Wilson, a school trustee from
1868 to 1869 and superintendent of the pub
lie schools from 1870 to 1885. to read the
official order naming the school in lie Droit
Park the N. P. Gage building. Mrs. Nellie
Wilson Shir-Cliff then sang II Know that
My Redeemer Liveth." and Mr.. Alexander
L. Stuart, superintendent of the public
schools of the District. spoke of Mr.. Gage
as comrade and friend as well as an edu-
Gator
Mr.. Stuart and Mr.. Gage were appointed
teachers in the public schools at exactly
the same hour of the same day. and worked
together for many years teachers and
as supervisors. MIR. Stuart said he dis
paraged no one when he said that Mr.. Gage
was the best and most influential teacher in
the District, and when he made this state
ment. he said, he measured Mr.. Gage
against no mean adversaries. Mr.. Stuart
told of Mr.. Cages love of nature and of
their long walks in the country together.
The dead man, he said, was a lover of the
woods and the fields. and even the most
tempting inducements could not wean him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
Needed Theater Reforms.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Acclaim greeted the decision of theat-
rical managers to abolish the nuisance of
reading election returns to election night
audiences. This, it seems is a trivial mat
ter. We can offer more valuable policies
for Immediate action. Why do we have our
feet crushed by the weight of moving bodies
both before between and during the acts?
Why are chair backs slammed down by
the ushers so as to drown the most strident
stage voices? Why must we suffer the ex-
travagant and undiscriminating approval
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
MI. Stanley Browns Tribute.


DIR. Bischoff played The Lost Chord"
as an organ solo al the conclusion of Mr..
Muirs address and then Mr.. Joseph Stan
ley-Brown of New York was Introduced.
Mr.. Stanley-Brown isha native of Wash
ington and was pupil in the first school
MIR. Gage ever taught in the District He
said that before he attempted to speak
or Mr.. Gage as teacher he wanted to
direct the attention of, his hearers to the
condition OF the school system of the
District just prior to Mr.-GageS arrival
He spoke OF the tumble-down buildings
that were used as school buildings and
which the speaker attended at that time
was situated at the corner of 14th and p
streets northwest, and he said that at re-
cess the children were accustomed to
playing in the cornfields across the street
from the school. The rod was holding
sway at that time as the best adjunct to
education, and Mr.. Stanley-B Brown de-
scrlbed the beating of a pupil he had
witnessed when he first went to school
here. He then described the changes that
were made and of the revolution of the
free school system in the District
Then came Mr.. Gage The speaker re-
ferred to his first day at school after the
coming OF the new Yankee" teacher,
about whom something had been heard
during the vacation period. He was an
entirely different kind of a man from the
teachers the pupils had been accustomed
to see behind the desk, and his methods
were entirely different. He became more
than teacher, said the speaker; he was
q friend OF the truest kind and man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

The s'Kapok'' Resilient Mattress.
We sole agents for this famous Mattress 1t is better
curled hair those who
using that it is the comfortable the
world 1t soft and springy, and guaranteed
hard 1t especially recommended sufferers from
it is absolutely onabsorbent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
Going Back.

From Town Topics.
Cora-"Kipling must be a very difficult
writer to initiate
Merritt-'1t would seem so, my dear: of
late he doesn't appear to be able to initiate
himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
elf they're Rich's Shoes
they're proper"
en=One F-COr. 10th.

The continued pleasant
weather is but a forerunner
of the cold, damp days to
come when watertight foot
wear is absolutely necessary
to those who brave the ele-
ments.
The prejudice of women
against heavy footwear no
longer exists, because heavy
shoes are now made which
have all the principles of
grace and elegance minus
the clumsy appearance OF
the fashions of old.
Rich's heavy footwear
have striking distinctive
ness in style and ably fulfill
the requirements of water
tight built shoes. The most
complete assortment south
of New York to be found on
the first floor.
And all that we say about
the women's heavy footwear
is applicable to the mems
the greatest stock Of shoes
shown in this city-all with
that exclusiveness of style
which particular dressers ap-
preciate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

why do they call high hats stovepipes.
pop?'
Because they are put up about election
time, my son.'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington times., 1903-06-28
NATIONAL BANKS
AND THEIR RESOURCES

The resources and liabilities of the
1888 national banks in the United States
at the close Of business June Q were
S. 2s6, ,935. .lO616.
This is shown by the abstract Of re-
ports completed yesterday by the Comm
troller Of the Currency. Il shows the
capital stock, $743.5O6. .O4s; surplus fund.
S559,C53. 429.5S; loans and discounts.
S5'4l5 GAS. .15L0l; overdrafts, S27.258.-
1885; amount of national bank notes
outstanding. $359. .261 .1o9; undivided prof
It's, less expenses and taxes paid. s1S3 -
lsO.lO19o; dividends unpaid, Sl.541.-
S9S.25: individual deposits. s.. 200 993
50s.22; United States deposits. $139. .3s5. -
3t18l; deposits of United States dis
bursting officers. $7.717.11l Al: bonds bor-
rowed, $40 ,3O7 ,6s3.05; percentage to dc
posits OF cash on hand, redemption fund
ana due from reserve agents. 26.34; per
centage Of legal reserve to deposits.
22.09.