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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-10


cordia Singing Society of which Mr.,
Koehler was MEMBER sang at the
grave.
MIR. Koehler is survived by a widow
aud FIVE children Mrs Emil Baensch,
Mrs. Whitman, and Mrs. Thorval Tori
son of this city, Mrs. F. w. DAIMLER
and George w, Koehler of St Paul.
John A. Koehler WAS native of
Altwerp near Stettip, province Of
Pomerania, Germany. He was born
Dec. 20, 1928 and at an early age was
apprenticed rs midshipman to a Ger
man sailing vessel While still a young
man he came to America and for
while settled down. His love of the
sea however led him to continue the
life of sailer. first on the ocean and
later on the great lakes. In 1857 he
married Miss Friedricka Kanzier who
survives him.
Mr.. Koehler was we'll known to the
commercial interests of this city and
for years and up to 1889 he conducted
general store here. Even after retir-
ing he remained active and was accus-
toned to take great deal of exercise
in the shape OF walking. Besides being
connected with the Concordia Singing
Society he was member Of the local
branch of the Odd Fellows.
| 0eorge Hagen.
George Hagen, so years OF age, well
known resident Of the South Side died
very Unexpectedly at his home on
Franklin street last Saturday afternoon.
While he had bsen suffering from q
weak heart for some time he had been
in apparently excellent health and spi
rits on the day of his death. He is sur
vived by widow and seven children
Otto j.. William, Hugo j., Clasina aud
Ida J., of this city; Gerhardt, Of Chica
go; and Mrs J. Sand, of Sheboygan.
The funeral took place at the house
Tuesday afternoon at 30 clock, the Rev
Mr. Zenk officiating The services at
Evergreen cemetery were under the
auspices of the l. O. .. +. The family
and friends were much touched at the
many and beautiful floral tributes pre-
sented Those present from out Of
town were: G. G. Hagen, Chicago; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kressman, Chicago; and
Mrs. Sand, Sheboygan.
Mr.. Hagen was born at Eversaal
Rhine Province, Germany, April 81,
1898 He came to this country in 1851
and was one of the pioneers in this sec
tiOn Of the country He was at one
time associated with the Roeffs and Ha
gen brewing firm. Later he became II
ship carpenter and continued rs such
until his retirement from active busi-
ness. fifteen years ago He has been street
commissioner OF the city during three
terms. His wife, whom he married in
1862, WAS Miss Augusta Klimmer.
Mrs. Ounder Benson.
Mrs Gnnder Benson aged 73 years,
the wife of Officer Benson, Of the Police
squad, passed away Tuesday morning
at about o'clock after n prolonged
illness. She had been feeling better
Tuesday and was sitting in an arm
chair when she suddenly became faint.
|
She was Immediately put to bed whore
she breathed her last within u short
time.
Mrs Benson was born in Norway in
| 1880. She married her husband in 1857
and in 1888 the couple came to America.
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Fritz Schnell, AGED 46 years, II well
known farmer Of Liberty, died Thurs
day last ut 1890 p. NJ, from lung fever.
He leaves besides mother and a
widow. two sons, Louis, who will run
the farm. and Arvin, who has been at
tending the Business College ut Mani
towoc The funeral took place Monday
morning Rev. Mr.. Zenk officiating.
VIM. Welk, Jr.
William, the infant son of VIM Welk
of Twenty Second street and Western
Avenue, died Monday Of brain fever
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-10
INSPECTION OF
BARLEY WILL
BENEFIT FARMER
Merchants Claim That the New
System Gives a Better Price
for the Better Grades.
IS IMPARTlALLY CONDUCTED.
Movement However Has Been Started
Among Dissatisfied Growers to Boy
colt the Beer of two of The
Signers of The Agreement

Beginning Saturday, November :. 1873, all
barley delivered 10y farmers 70 Manitowoc
market will be inspected and graded ard
bought according to grade This inspection
will be done at no cost to the farmer He will
be given an inspection certificate showing the
grade and quality OF his barley and every
farmer with barley for sale will be required to
have his load inspected. Prices paid to be de-
termined from quality Of the barley as shown
by inspection. Inspectors will be located as
follows North side, Corner 9th and Chicago
streets. South side, corner Washington and
Main streets.
m. Rahr Sons Co
North ru Grain Co
II my Esch.
SChuette Bros Co.
o. TOrrison Co.
Sam Hall
kuuz, Bleser & Co
ManitcwOc Mailing Co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
World Personals.

Mr. Snead cox. who IS TO write =
biography ~ Cardinal Vaughan. finds
that rho Cardinal kept a fuiI dia-~ Tbs
is habit useful - b.eg1s2hers u-t INK
some 20 uost tusy men Probably few
men 90 Tho worl1 az prominent ~ vas
Cardinal vaughan write daily 10 Their lit-
tie books
Nj Kesr Hardie who has just feen
suffering froTn appendiciti s. apparent
lv the sole 'TeG republican i- fhe Hrs7-
ish parliament. Al ieast 81 was ihe criy
member wno voted mo upru tle ai-
dress q canrra tuiati9- m 10 NATION g1-
IN TIRE occasion % tha marriage ~ tte
present Prime q SVaies-
The lase : T. Vandaru Vae fhe SCR -
Marx N8udarr district rorrrgl.s 81. orer ta-
the Netherlands state E-ofte-lss. DIR
u-s-I u-o@t - MS ffc .1 F.re I~ Faa-
dams -Eogl snn1rn 81 paris gained .-s
cree great vogue hecsuse every oa
tcaE T. for granted fhat tfe book Wa
rs SIR Rielsr6 Haale whe - r.
fsqa and uss - sa zu-s1al deGr ir
the Erou hoth ne te fe-ls a-l E.1a1cr
TIE fact taaf George = McCle Nas
h1~- 81 Dresden 81 has's.v
some 7rrsrEs 60 rT-eue hr iirF
fo~ election 80 5saf Tr uef
10 ease q ra- f~- strsG - H-fr
Scan uare1ts 81 lstlrzl-h1-u ~.tlzea
zffafa fhe reacf-a ~ fte cw fatle1-
Ear there sre nas3 flts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

neighbours horse and gave sixteen ounces
to the pound Honesty nowadays concerns almost en-.
tirely that indeterminate matter, graft
We have long since learned that corporations have nc
souls but expect them have responsible audi
When however the treasurer of ecclesiastical
organization books in order that they not
be investigated clearly that the children OF light
are still not so wise children this generation
The representative of business corporation rich
without needing burn his books. purchasing agent
regularly wins large while playing poker with q
salesman his wife unexpectedly finds checks in her
mail Members Of a commission of the government who
placed in such positions enable them to buy
land price satisfactory Indians but really below
price dealers The officers of great
poratons whose stocks listed buy sell according
their knowledge the prospects dividend Are thes
men dishonest?
The difficulty in answering such question lies very
deep too deep, in fact for any 10
Corporations themselves decide right
their employees exploit their business connections
The thing wish to call attention is that it is
great mistake think that because these investigations
going the bottom dropped the national
morality The fact that matters being investi
gated that been indicted argues
trary. AS a whole the republic is honest is deter
mined honesty in its officials. may be confused
by the moral problems arising from the methods
of conducting business but its bewilderment is but
momentary. We have rascals but have jails
we'll and later before have settled
all questions of moral casusty the rasca and the jals
will meet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
THE NATIONS LEGISLATORS.

Dispatches tell many anecdotes of con-
gressrnen and senators in Washington
Some are doubtless true and others are as
truly doubtful. The following are few
Of both kinds:
JGIin Sharp Williams. of Mississippi
the newly elected leader of the Democrats
in the house of representa- tives, was ask
ed how he would keep the Democrats in
line if they should become obstreper-
Gus.
Easiest thing in the world Mr.. VIII
liams replied Il shall be prepared for
any emergency like justice of the peace
down in my country when he was called
on by a gathering of citizens who had it
in mind to hang a man without due
process of law.
THE Justice who was told of the gath
ering.> and was asked 10 come down and
see what he could do. He appeared with
a copy Of the statutes of Mississippi I'M
der ore arm and repeating rifle under
the other
Gentlemen, he said. I am the ser
want of the people | can apply the law
of the great state of Mississippi TO this
case or I can help you shoot the culprit
just as you elect.
Representative p P Campbell. the rep-
resentative from Kansas. knows great
deal of agriculture and other Kansas in
dustries When he came to Washington
the other day he saw a fire engine go
tearing down the street. He knew about
the fire engine, but hook-and-ladder
truck followed.
Look at those horses running away
with those drunken painters" shouted
the Kansan to a colleague.
Il see, said Col Ike" Hill. the Dem
ocratic whip. that there is a lot of
bowling over in New York because them
reform fellers didn't get in l tell you.
gentlemen. reform never succeeds itself.
It's like introducing the Ten Command
ments into a gambling house. As soon
as you establish the principles you break
up the business"
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Bunau-Varilla from the
new republic of Panama. is at Willard 5.
\ page was given a telegram tonight
and instructed to find the minister.
Envy Yuxtry-Ord nary an Minister
Plenty Poten-S hary NJ. Philippe Buno
Vanilla" shouted the youngster, walk
ing through the crowded lobby
THAT names long enough TO reach
across the Isthmus itself, said Represen-
tative Jacob Rupert
Representative Fred Lands was ex-
HldAillLS 10 Il group u NIOHl ne l4du
been introduced by his brother, Repre-
sentative Charles Lands. how he happen
ed to come to congress.
Il was cut Of a job and there wasn't
anything else left for me-. he said.
An old friend walked into the room of
the committee on appropriations in the
house today and said to Uncle joe
Cannon, who was there waiting to be
surprised by the news that he had been
elected speaker: Il came in to pay my
last farewell to Joe Cannon"
What's the matter?" asked Cannon.
Going away or going to die?'
Neither, but in a few minutes it will
pe Speaker Cannon. and l am afraid
that will be the end of Uncle Joe. "
Don't you believe it," Cannon replied,
warmly. ''Of course I'll be the speaker
when L am in there, but thereH be
plenty of times when I'll be plain Joe
Cannon"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
Odd Medical Items,

London physicians give the advice.
equally applicable in New York. that
consumptives should pay particular at
tention To getting out into the open air
Immediately after a rain. Rain-washed
air is much purer than that which floats
above a dry city. The first gushing down
pour of rain after a dry spell IS muddy
with impurities washed out of the air.
In Vienna twenty people are now living
without stomachs. The case Of the late
Col. Mike" Murphy in New York is
no longer exceptional. In a stomachless
state one has to eat early and often. In
Col Murphys case also the absence OF
the important If not necessary organ
caused extreme emaciation and undoUbt-
eddy fastened death.
The latest returns from France arc that
births exceeded deaths in 1852 By $3.50.
OF course a small margin Of national
growth. few years ago France was
actually dying. the death-rate exceeding
the births. The difference has been made
not by an Increase Of births. however.
but by preventing deaths from being SO
numerous France like other modern
countries, is reducing her death-rate. But
France is far beL.nd other European ma
tons in natural increase. When the pop
ulation Of France increases by 70 inhabl-
tants. in Germany it increases By ~ IN
Belgium by fGq. IN Great Britain by 10
and IN Italy BY 10 And the rate ~ ex-
cess Of births over deaths ia proportion
TO population il expressed by the decimal
co.
The London Journal Of Tropical Medi-
cine describes the Paraguayan drink
mate" as a stimu!ant Tor unusual strain
Of labor The leaves are infused lke tea
and drunk through metal tube though
II can be taken with milk ard sugar
South American wood-cutters win work
upon Il hve or SIX hours before break
fast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
A THREATENED KANSAS SCANDAL.

"a United States district judge for Kansas and
should be made without the selection of man against
whom there are serious charges rejecting his per
sonal character habits the Topeka Herald
in referring the fact that charges threatened to
be filed with president against of the cand
dates for Hooks place. Well should say most
tainly No should be either appointed elected to
against serious charges rest charges
of any character Corrupt crooked incompetent
persons fill judicial position either wisely or
honestly Personally candidate for judgeshp should
not only pure individual but of the wisest Of his
profession When to the films of public Of
fee the first question that ought to be asked by the
voters booding of extravaganza is
has he lived reproachable life and is he conscientious
Especially should these rules be applied to not only
judges but to representatives every kind including
not only congressman but legislators city council
men.
Theodore Roosevelt who would rather right than be
president has entertained hattering touching the
genuineness and capacity Republican leaders.
His associations with Justice Brewer Joseph Brisow,
Eugene and Thomas Ryan have tended to strengthen
his Republicans. So it will be all around
unfortunate scramble for Hooks place the
want capacity be before the president
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
WHOSE THE FAULT?

No defense of vice is possible but the following head
lines in a Topeka paper lead one wonder if the
who tempts another is really wholly to blame when the
other yields:
Poker games roulette wheels and craps used
60 extort money the public said the first pyramid
Some places are vertabe fortresses" says the next
line.
Now if vice is fortified that policeman not
eager play cannot find entrance the gambling
place so fortified said money from the public?
If a wants to gamble and seeks roulette wheel
guarded closely the public is the fault of the
who operates the wheel or is it the fault the
who plays it?
Ii both equally guilty then the charge of exorting
money from the public is Unless is kid
mapped against his will dragged gambling resort
at point of a gun forced to place his money on
chance roll he is not subject extortion
This tendency to cast the blame for gambling drink
ing and other vices upon the vender rather upon
the actor is dangerous, that it enables the young
blame their own weakness upon the other party
To unload the child upon the of the legislature
and to easy because the oons forbidden liquor
selling gambling devices and cigarette selling is to wake
later learn that the parental every child
be delegated to the statute book
1t will be much safer condition when parents and
upon neighbor. well blame the pawnbroker for the
watch the vender of vice for the fall of the
purchaser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
WHAT DOWIE is LIKE.

Dowies abuse of the newspaper men in New York
provOkes this retort from the American:
"Dowie, in seeking a metropolitan triumph has but
pillored himself Il is that he has message TO
humanity that he is posturing believing pretender
that he is without intellect eloquence wit or
for anything his gorifcation as the leader of
band of human msfs that would follow any leader who
cared to shout orders to them 1t is that he has
business ability which is not talent com
bned with the cunning and eontery of the professional
fraud
"A course-grained low-minded. shamebere money
greedy adventurer playing minute the der
wish the next the foulmouhed furious backguard-hat
is Dowie and all there is to Dowie New York has
dered and laughed and finally been overcome with dis
gust in which there is and be mingled pity except
for the dupes Of gross and rapacious an mpostor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
Useless QuarreIirc.

Useless quarreiing The habit is the
worst enemy If the human race. In
Chicago, the Jews are IN a fierce quarrel
over Kosher meat One rabbi SAYS the
meat sold in certain shops is Kosher.
while another rabbi says the meat is
not Kosher. IS a result Of the quar-
rel the Jewish shops have been closed
OF course ii doesn't make the slightest
difference whether the meat is Kosher or
not Millions OF people live c0ntented
and useful lives without SO much as
knowing what the Word Kosher means
But the quarrel goes on just the same
ard finally somebody VII get hurt
Useless quaTrelilgi How much Of il
there is III the cord How much IN
happiness 1t brings 70 mankind TO say
nothing CT the murders and suicides that
result from IL.
Useless quarreIing' Ever think q the
folly OF it, = man who IS always look
ing for useless quarrel. IS not q gen
t.enan. he IS not WORTHY citizen. he IS
rotten all the way through
Do you engage BE- useless quarTels2
Ever occur 10 sou that these useless
quarreis injure your health ruln your
temper. and that ever tine ycu en-
-ace IN a useless quarrel yuu run the
-isk - being disgraced or hurtt For
a man Who is foolish enough 70 engage
IN useless quarrel. IS foolish enough
10 pick Up . Ratchet and hit you Wita T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
TIE QUESTION OF CORPORATE HONESTY

During the last few months we have been passing
through orgy Of Investigation Labor unions mission
ery societies. public institutions city councils depart
nents CT federal government all have been probed L
has been a miniature millennium for the cynic and
Black Friday for the optnist- And wen it might be
If democracy is to continue it must have some other goa
than investigating committee
These scandals. says a writer in The Worlds Though,
which light present rather different prob
from scandals in the past Almost without exception
they arise relations Of individuals corpora
tons that really gives significance TO them
Evidently We need of commandments. In an
age of corporations honesty has be simple
ching it was when its demands were satisfied if man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN.

The north star has always been looked upon a fit
ting type Of solitude. But it has long been known to
scientists that it does not have sit alone 1t has
companion, your eyes strong enough it. Yet
this companion faint to those best equipped with
fine powers Of vision is really great world perhaps
more powerful than our own great sun.
passing judgment things in the universe we must
forget that visions always limited. The
north star has companion accordings to established
discoveries in science When you stargazng look
and see if you find it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
ANOTHER cANUCk SCARED.

The Halifax Nova SCOTIA Chronicle calls for the pur-
chase Greenland by Canada that the Americans may
get it from Denmark and flank Canada the north
east. The Chronicle that the Americans bought
the northwest solely for the purpose annoying
and lessening the value Of territory. But Great
Britain offered Alaska by Russia prior the sale of
territory United States is seen that
mistake have bought of the great gold
yielding regions of the earth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
THE YANKEE HOG WANTS FREE HIDES.

The New Engander is accredited with acuteness In a
dicker is without rival He is coseised withal and
is always on the lookout for the main chance. These
characteristics combined often result in making hog
of the Yankee Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, is a
typical blueDely England is and has been prosper
ing under Republican protection There is nothing pro-
duced by the factories of England that is
tected by high tariff The agricultural West has few
productions possible of protection One of the few things
is hides Cattle constitute one, if not the principal
source the wealth of the West Cattle grown
every farm, on every ranch found every range
every mountain in every from the Mississippi
river the Pacific Senator Lodge, Republican
protectionis Massachusetts in behalf in the inter
of his hoggish constituency had the gall in
place the United day before yesterday
and introduce a bill putting hides the free list.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
AMMUNITION FOR THE ENEMY

The Usage Chronicle speaking of the condemnation
which Governor Bailey is receiving at the hands Of the
Topeka and Kansas City papers. says:
you might think it hard matter to get up the edi-
torial populst in times of prosperity,
when Coxey armies thing of the past and the crime
of 10 has been apparently forgotten But it isn't The
average Pop editor take pair of shears and copy
of the Topeka Capital and Kansas City Journal dish
up page of stuff quite satisfactory their readers
And most Of them are doing that very thing,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
LET VANITY ADORN.

Let Vanity adorn the marble tomb
With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons Of renown
In the deep dungeon of some gothic dome,
Where night and desolation frown.
Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down,
Where green grassy turf is all crave,
With here and there violet bestrown.
Fast by brook fountains mUrmuring wave;
And many evening shine sweety my grave
-Beattie
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OUGHT % Haxe Il.

tFron he ChlclE0 Posi-I
I think ! an emitted 70 q medal" b.
said
For what
WHY. In sure caa write uoet-T.
but never tried. and N not E1l1s To-
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France beside The caStle2
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Henry Brereton Marriott Watson, who has called
American club women anarchists and degenerates of
dangerous and abnormal type is English writer and
novelist He born in Australia educated in New
Zealand and went TO England in 1885,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

We put faith in the charges against Justice Pol
locks moral character The fight him be traced
TO his decision the Odd Fellows Home estate in
Franklin county
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Representative LitJlefeld of Maine, has introduced
the first antianarchst bill the session His bill pro-
des the death penalty for assassination of the president
vice president any accredited foreign minister
bassador
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The contentious among the Republican leaders OF
Kansas is bordering the disgraceful. It's Kilkenny
fight inspired by into which vile being
injected in allopathic proportions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The Duke of Roxburghe, who married the rich New
York girl to his erumbling fortunes. Is all
through the mpertnence and nQusitiveness" of the
American newspapers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Kansas City is raising $4,000 by subscription to main
tain lobby in Washington this winter for the
ing of millondoar appropriation protect the tracks
of the railroads in the bottom from foods
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Cuba that she has been assigned section OF the
American should hurry up ard recognize the indie
pendence Of Panama only the powers that she
is on deck.