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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13

1t is becoming understood that death
Is often-S not always--a gradual pro-
cess, cells or tissues remaining alive for
hours or even days after the organism as
whole is dead. Professor Herring points
out that this Is especially noticeable in
some of the lower animals. The action
of ciliated cells from the gills of clam
or the traChea of dead frog may be OBJ
served for a long time under the micro
scope, and when supplied with nutrient
solution cells from frogs brain have
been kept alive for more than week.
Hearts Of animals often move long after
removal from the body. The heart OF
frog will beat for hours, and that of a
turtle or snake sometimes for week.
knowledge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
AVAILABILITY OF PRECEDENT
Innocent Man Convicted of Murder
and Executed Loses Life
Insurance.

A case recently decided by the United
cult illustrates what to layman will
appear an extreme instance of fidelity
to precedent and infdelity to justice
and common sense man ny the name
Of Burt was carrying insurance on his
life for the benefit, we presume, of his
family. A murder was committed. Burt
was suspected of being the murderer;
the evidence convinced jury of his
guilt, and he was convicted and hanged
for 1t, reports the Philadelphia Press.
According to the decisions, when man
Is executed for crime no insurance can
be collected on his life. This is prob
ably fair enough in the case Of ordinary
murderers, but Burt was not an ordinary
murderer. In fact, after-discovered evil
dence showed that he was not a murder
er at all, but had been convicted under
mistake. The members of his family
were no doubt gratfed to establish his
innocence, and they thought under the
circumstances they might be entitled to
his life insurance. But the United States
circuit court OF appeals refuses to de-
part from the preceedents and its de-
cision as reported In Case and Comment
is as follows
"The innocence of an insured who was
executed after conviction of a capital
crime does not change the rule that In
surance cannot be recovered upon the
life Of a person who was executed for
crime, even If the policy makes no pro-
vision for forfeiture on that account"
A man who obeys the law does his
full duty by the state and denies himself
that he may leave sufficient insurance to
support his family after his death may,
under a false accusation of murder, for
felt his life. This is hard, but under
this decision his family loses also,
through no fault Of his or theirs, the pro-
vision his affection and forethought had,
he believed, secured for them. This also
is hard, but it is gratifying to know that
the precedents are sustained and that
things established are not disturbed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
New York Man Saved from suffocation
In Telephone Booth Just
In Time.

James Calhoun, an agent Of a chill
dren's society, nearly suffocated recent
ly In sound-proof telephone booth in
d New York police court lie had been
summoned to the telephone 10 answer
a call from the society rooms, and when
be entered the booth be closed the door
after him. The lock f. broken, and
when the agent tried 10 get out he could
not. II was ~ minutes before he con
ceiyed the idea Of calling up The oper-
ator al police headqHarttrs and when
he did 70 ard asked hat he police ser
geant In the court be- notified Of his
predicament several court officers tried
TO get the door Of the booth open, but
their efforts were ID vain. AT last a
locksmith was secured and the door
opened after Mr. Calhoun had been i'm
prisoned nearly an hour He was -
Ing On the floor Of the booth. and when
the door Of the booth was opened he
vas unconscious. lie was blue In the
face from want 81 air, and 1t took Is
minutes TO bring him 10 bis senses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
PILOTS FOR THE YUKON.
Rive, Men of the Mississippi a nd Mis-
souri, Desert Those Rivers
for Alaska.

To meet the demand for competent
pilots on the Yukon in Alaska the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri have lost many
of their experienced river men, says
recent report
The first attempts to navigate the
Yukon failed because the oceangoing
vessels and their crews were not
adapted for such service. 1t was not
until men were taken from the Missis
sippi and Missouri that the Yukon be-
came a real highway into the gold
fields
| The Mississippi river men found
nothing difficult in the problems Of the
Yukon. They found deeper water and
steadier current. Under their direc-
tons boats adapted to the business
were constructed. The boats required
greater power, because the Yukon cur
rent is stronger than that of the Mis-
sissippi.
, The first pilots found themselves
able from the start to handle boats by
I day without difficulty, and after lit
! tie experience had familiarized them
with the stream they did just as well
at night During the open season the
nights are longest and on the lower
stretches Of the river 1t is never really
dark during the midsummer months.
Year by year more and more river
men were drawn away to Alaska, till
now there is an immense traffic on the
Yukon. 1t may be, indeed, that more
steamboats, ply it's waters than are
found on the Mississippi above ST.
Louis, and there are many times the
number on the Missouri, which is we'll
nigh abandoned. The best evidence
of the skill of these river men Is that
though the ocean pilots could not
handle boats on it, there has not been
single serious accident since the
Mississippi men went.
Each steamboat runs between St.
Michaels and Dawson City, 1000 miles,
making four round trips the season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
THE BIKER AND HIS LION.
Wheelman In Africa hS. an aS-@sA'
ture with n Fortunate
Conclusion.

On a mellow moonlight evening cy-
clist was riding along lonely road in
the northern part of Mashonaland. AS
he rode, enjoying the somber beauty
of the African evening, he suddenly be-
came conscious of soft, stealthy tread
on the road behind him, relates the
Philadelphia Ledger. 1t seemed like the
tog-trot of some heavy, cushion-footed
animal following him. Turning round,
he was scared very badly to find himself
looking into the glaring eyes OF huge
lion. The puzzled animal acted very
strangely, now raising his head, now
lowering it, and all the time shifting
the air In a most perplexed manner.
Here was a surprise for the lion. He
could not make out what kind OF an AMI
nal it was that could roll, walk and sit
still all at the same time-an animal
with a red eye on each side and a
brighter one in front. He hesitated to
pounce upon such an outlandish being
a being whose blood smelled so oily
No cyclist since the Romans invented
wheels ever "scorched" with more hon
est and single mindedness Of purpose.
But, although he pedaled and pedaled,
although he perspired and painted, his
effort to get away did not seem to place
any more territory between him and
the lion, for that animal, like Mark
Twain's coyote, kept up his annoying,
calm trot and never seemed to tire.
The poor rider was finally so exhaust
ed from terror and exertion that he de-
sided to have the matter over with
right away. Suddenly slowing down,
he Jumped from his wheel and, facing
abruptly about, thrust the brilliant
headlight full into the face OF the lion.
This was too much for the beast. 1t
was this fright that broke the lions
nerve, for at this fresh evidence OF mys-
terry on the part Of the strange rider
animal, who broke himself into halves
and then cast his big eye in any direc-
ton he pleased, the monarch OF the for
est turned tail and, with wild rush,
retreated in very hyenalike manner
into the jungle, evidently thanking his
stars for his miraculous escape from
that awful being. Thereupon the bicy-
clist, with new strength returning and
deyoutly blessing his acetylene lamp,
pedaled his way to civilization.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
REBUKING CURIOSITY.
Stranger in Town Resents Intrusion
on His Privacy in Clever
Manner.

The other day mysterious stranger
appeared in Omerschans, small town
in Holland, and remained five days
without the inhabitants finding out his
name, where he came from, or his bust
ness. Even the beerhouse loafers were
bafled in their attempts to extract some
definite information and the entire town
lay awake at nights worrying over the
matter. At last the general agitation
grew to such a pitch that someone vol
unteered to interview the stranger on
behalf of the public veal. Approaching
the taciturn visitor, the interviewer re-
marked:
Fine day, sir?"
as, eh?" said the stranger, obviously,
"Going to stay long in these parts"'
Gust two days, two hours and 81 min
utes longer" replied the other consult
ing his watch and time table.
"Then-may I-er-ahem.-may
ask what your business is?" persisted
the man, as the crowd gathered up
closer.
"Well, | don't wish 1t generally
known" replied the stranger, confden-
TALLY, "but I'm a Russian nihilist."
You don't mean it," gasped the in
terviewer
Fact" replied the man, mournfully.
"But-er-what brings you here?''
asked the inquitive questioner.
We'll you see, | was captured in st.
Petersburg last month, and-you know
how severe that government is on the
nihilists, don't your"
ooh, yes-of course; go on!"
well, they sentenced me to 20 years
In Siberia or a week in Omerschans, and
| was fool enough to choose Omers-
chans"
And with heavy sigh the man drifted
In to dinner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
KHEDIVE A FIREMAN.
Young Ruler of Egypt Shovels Coal
on an Engine.
Insists on "Working His Passage"
and Presents Be2rimed APP
pearance at the End of
His Journey.

His highness, the Khedive Abbas
Him, recently arrived in Paris from
London, and the way of his return was
unconventional and interesting.
At Calais he expressed wish to ride
to Amiens on The engine. There was a
moments CONSERVATION, but every OBJ
lection was soon overruled, and pres
emily, swathed in long, gray oyercoat
and with a black and White check cap
on his head, he climbed up in the en-
gine's cab.
In mock alarm, he asked whether he
would have to drive the train alone.
Then, Shall | look like that when /
arrive?" he asked, pointing to the driy-
er. "You will probably look a great
deal worse, monsieur" was the answer
The express started 20 minutes after
schedule time
The young ruler Of Egypt insisted
on working his passage, and he was
asked to shovel coal, which he did with
a will, the engineer chatting the
monsieur" OF whose identity he had
not the TenOleSL nOtlOn.
Out Of curiosity, his highness leaned
out from the cab, when the wind
whipped off his black and white check
cap and whired it into space.
Into Amiens the great train rushed,
after a trip of 105 miles without
single stoppage, and in those l05 miles
had been made up a good eight min
utes of the delay In starting, Often the
train ran at 60 miles an hour and over,
or twice the speed of Egypts fastest
train.
At TIE station a little group Of Of
ficials In full evening dress had gath
cred opposite the door Of the special
state saloon provided for the khedive,
and there was surprise when he could
not be found there. Then down Ahe
platform a very dirty man in long
oyercoat came hurrying He wore no
cap, and his straight black hair was
all disheveled, while the white teeth
and the white-rimmed eyes, little
bloodshot, laughed out of the dirtiest
face the khedive had ever worn.
He shook hands with the gentlemen
in evening dress and clambered into
the state carriage, while the crowd,
which had realized what the khediye
had done, Cheered Justify.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13

The number of Americans who may
enter the Transyaal or Orange River
Colony Is limited to 80 a month, and
each must have a permit, the blank
any British consul And, too an afii-
dayit must me made that the applicant
has sufficient means to support him
self and family after arriving. Con-
sideration of such applications is often
delayed for weeks, and those who grow
impatient and arrive In advance of
their permit are generally given the
option of leaving the next day or i'm
prisonment for six months, with fine
OF S2.433.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
INSURANCE FOR HORSES.
System I'm Operation In Bavaria I'm
der Auspices of Local Cow
ernments.

In Bavaria they insure cattle and
horses, as well as men and women.
Life and fire insurance there is con-
Quoted under the auspices of the local
governments. There has been such a
thing as insurance against hail. too.
for about 20 years. The horse insur-
ance system went into effect On No
vember l, 1900. and is result of
previous experiments with cattle, says
the New York Tribune.
consular report from Munich says
that statement OF accounts has just
been made, from which these facts are
cleaned:
Of Bavaria awakens the deepest inter-
est among horse owners, and is fur
thered by the state and the townships.
1t has already overcome the initial diff
ticulties and developed SO surprisingly
mat it may be reckoned as one of the
greatest of horse insurance institu-
tons. Like all other Bavarian govern
mental insurance, it rests upon the
foundation of unions. These unions
embrace entire districts as subdi-
visions. There are now 1893 combined
unions, with 34,748 hol ses, and an in
surance capital Of %, 666, $40 marks ($6,-
822,636). This remarkable success Is
due to the cooperation of the Bavarian
government and influential people IL
terested in horse breeding.
The officers of the Royal Chamber
of Insurance assist in the founding of
the unions, and are detailed to sug-
gest and supervise the conduct of the
business of the unions, but without an
attempt to participate in their man
agement. A paper of instruction from
the skillful pen of the director of the
royal stud, Mr.. Schwarzmaier, is pub
lished by the Royal Chamber of Insur-
ance and gratuitously circulated
among the various unions.
"Bavarian governmental horse in
surance is not exclusively for the bene
fit of agricultural interests, but is an
institution for city as we'll as country
people. 1t extends to all regions where
horses are bred, and counts many of
the cities of Bavaria In its unions"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
AN UNSUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
Theory to Bring About Pence,
Hut II Fails to work.

Army officers at Washington are tell
ing with great elce the story Of a broth
er in the Philippines. It seems that he
conceived a theory which, had II proved
successful, wOuld soon have ended all
trouble in the islands, reduced the army
there TO a handful Of men and, in fact,
thrown doubt upon the usefulness Of an
army anywhere at any time. He OBJ
tained the consent OF his superiors to
penetrate the interior Of the island Of
Luzon, taking with him only a cOrpo-
rails guard OF soldiers, but supplement-
ing these with his wife and three small
children.
THE sight Of helpless women and
children" he said, will be Of incstIma-
BILE value in subduing the savage la
drones and carabao robbers It will ap-
peal to all that is manly in them. Peace
and quiet will eusue, bOlOes and spears
will be beaten into rice hooks and the
insurgents and Americans viii lie down
together"
When shortly after the arrival Of
the officer at his post Gen. Davis re-
ceiyed telegram urging him frantical-
~ 10 send troops al once, the reinforce
ments were dispatched, but Davis com
mented; Il reckon one Of the little
girls Is H."
Ever since then the officer In ques-
tion has been content TO leave his fam
lily in garrison town, while he him
self does not 20 anywhere unaccompa-
MED by a company Of troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
American Grit.

I'm used to being drowned" writes
a Kansas City merchant, but 1t is
crowding the mourners to have the
price Of beef rise because the Missouri
river does" That humorous stream,
which now takes away your farm in
the night and transfers 1t to your
neighbor, now annexes his holdings
to your own, now overfiows you alto
gether, is good symbol OF American
fortune. Bury the dead get new
suit OF clothes on credit, and to work
again. Every body's Magazine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
a iIipI Ifi~n Mefuuhnr

This world IL but neeting show !"
remarked the austere citizen.
! suppose 81, answered Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes And the taxpayer 10
the man who pays his money At the box
Office and takes whatever the managers
choose TO give him. Washington star
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
AakinR Too Much.

Housekeeper-I'll give you a good
meal If you'll light the fire in the
stove for me.
Weary Willie-All right, lady.
VERY well. Here's Ratchet. Just
chop some OF that wood out there"
"Oh, see here, lady. thought 1t was
a gas stove you had! Goodday!"--
Philadelphia Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
Talking shop.

Dolly So Simpkius the cashierof the
bant proposed to you last night?
Polly-Ies, aud | promised to marry
him
Did he ask your fathers permits
siou?'
Yes, he said he would ask papa to in
dorse my promissory note Baltimore
Herald
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13
Frozen Cherries.

Make syrup with one quart Of water
and one pint of sugar. Boil ten minutes.
and add one quart OF sweet pitted cher
ries rubbed through a colander. Let 1t
get cool, then turn into the freezer and
turn slowly until firm. Repack the
freezer, and let stand Ia cold place
until time to serye.-COuntry Gentle
man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13

All German soldiers must learn to
swim. Some Of them are SO expert that,
with their clothing on their heads and
carrying guns and ammunition, they
can swim streams several hundred
yards wide.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-05
: Women Use Stub Pens.

1t was the young mans first day in
the department store, and when he
sorted out the pens to be distributed
among the public writing desks he Sc
lected fine and medium nibs. The old
hand. who superintended the job. told
him to put them all back in the box and
to pick out stubs instead. Depart
ment store letter writers are mostly
women" he said, 'and nine out of ten
women use stub pen these days. 1t
is almost impossible to get them to
write with any other kind. Every once
in a while a new man comes along to
do the work you are doing this morn
ing, and he, not being up to the tricks
of shoppers, scaters an assortment of
fine-pointed pens over the writing
tables. The women writers raise no
Aend of a row over a mistake Of that
kind and insist upon being supplied
with the favorite stubs. New York
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-05
The Loss of Life In 1902.

The loss of human life in 1902 apart
from the ordinary ravages of disease,
was greater than it has been in any
year for considerable period 1t is
estimated that the deaths caused by
the volcanic eruptions in the West In
dies numbered about $4,000, and thou
sands more deaths resulted from a
like cause in other parts of the world
War added something like $4,000 to
$4,000 to the list of the fatalities, the
greatest losses Of this character being
the Transvaal, China, Africa and Ven
ezuela. Deaths from epidemics aggre-
gated about 3S5,000, which is estimat
ed as nearly $4,000 more than in the
preceding year, while shipwrecks ac-
count for 4200 of the accidental deaths,
Or nearly double those from that cause
In 1901. Suicide figures a grand total
of 1921. The number of deaths caused
by murder and accidents of various
kinds will foot up large aggregate,
which cannot be approximately esti.
mated.-Nashville Banner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-05
Stocks and Belts To Match.

A very new idea for stock and belt
Is to have both fashioned of white
cloth, with an appliqued design in
white suede leather applied in medal
lions, which are then outlined with
small gold beads. Transparent collars
are still as popular as ever. A stun
ming one has the usual pint in front,
high at the sides and back sloping into
a comfortable curve at the throat. 1t
is made of filet net as a foundation; on
this is sewed appliques of pale blue
embroidery spangled with turquoise
beads. The entire collar is boned top
and bottom. The smartest belts are
the snakeskin ones with gilt harness
buckle. Good all round stocks, very
neat and pretty to wear with themorn-
ing snirtwaist, are the black peau de
sole and four-in-hands made up in the
shops to sell for dollar. A linen
turnover completes the trim appear
ance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-05
Kitchener Brooked No Failure.

The gift of overcoming apparently
insufficient difficulties which the sir
dar's officers possessed in such a
marked degree was very largely due to
the unbending severity with which he
treated all failures, whether high or
low were responsible for them. A
thing was ordered: it had to be done,
and consequently it was done; no eX-
cuses prevailed for an instant. So
when an officer lost a Nile steamer
through the stupidity of a subordinate
he was q ruined man; when the wires
failed to connect X. with his base at a
critical moment the young officer in
charge lost all the fruits of his long
and meritorious labors. If no chief
ever acknowledged more fully and gen.
erously good work well done, no one
also was ever more unforgiving of fall
ure, to no matter what cause the fail
ure might be due. Once in the hot
test moment of blazing Soudan SUM
mer incautiously reported that u. had
got sunstoke, and therefore could not
execute some order. ''Sunstroke! h.
replied: what does he mean by hav-
ing sunstroke; send him down to Cairo
at once" However, d. being friend
of mine, wired to warn him that he
was under delusion and was quite
well, and the order was carried out,
and nothing more heard of the matter,
while poor d. lived to get himself
handsomely killed before Mafeking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-05
Britisher Shrinking In Size.

The London Express fears that the
physical standard of the Britishers is
on the decline. 1t says: Out of every
five men who offer themselves for the
army only two become effective SOL
diers.
AS the medicinal reflections for the
army are an indication of the general
physical condition of the would-be re-
cruits these figures show an alarming
deterioration of the national physique.
In a single year $4,000 men were re-
jected at sight, and another thousand
were discharged with only few
weeks service, while up to one, two,
and three years service the discharges
for reasons of unfitness were numer-
Gus.
One Of the causes for this state of
things is the crowding of men in the
towns, and another is the want of
nutriment and attention in childhood
among the lower classes.
From observations taken at military
hospitals Sir Frederick Maurice be-
lieves that the scanty and improper
feeding of infants induces heart and
lung trouble and inferior physique,
and that early marriages and mater.
nal neglect are fruitful causes of fiat
feet, bowed legs and similar physi-
cal defects.