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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25
GEISLER R-pLUESS.

Miss Mollie Geisler and Herman
Pluess, we'll known young people of
the City, Tuesday accepted lifes most
solemn obligation the marriage VOW
and at IA pretty wedding at the German
Lutheran church, were made one. The
ceremony was followed by reception
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Geisler, South Eigh-
teenth Street Mr.. and Mrs Pluess will
reside on South Twelfth street in this
city and have the well wishes of many
friends
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

The Wisconsin University regents
have elected NJ Il. Cooley of the uni,
versity of Michigan as dean Of the en-
gineering school. Harry s. Richards of
the Iowa university becomes dean of
the law college to succeed Gen. l.. f..
Bryant, who becomes professor OF prac.
tice and pleading Other minor chang
Oh in the faculty have been made, and
Profs Carlyle and Cheney have resigned.
The budget for the next year places the
cost Of running the university at $3.50,
0lO, of which sl2s 900 is appropriated to
the agricultural college.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

The annual convention of the Wis
consin Krieger Verein was held at She
boygan this week and local veterans at
tended. This organization is made up
Of the veterans Of the German wars
who are now residents of the United
States In the State there are twenty
seven branch organizations having a
membership of 1868 Max Hottelet of
Milwaukee. was elected president of the
order. The 1904 convention will be
held at Appleton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25
Silver Jubilee OF A Priest

Rev. Father NJ J. Taugher, OF St.
Joseph's Catholic church at Fond du
Lac. Yesterday celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary Of his ordination to
the priesthood and the congratula.
tions OF many Manitowoc friends WAS
rendered him. Rev Tsugher is q Mani
towoc County man, son Of Michael
Taugher Of Meeme.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25
Gibson Couple Wed Here

Miss Emma Hostack and Herman
Rehbein, prominent young people Of
Gibson, were married in the city, yes
terday and the event was celebrated
with reception and dance at Gibson
last evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Rehbein
will make their home in Gibson where
the groom is prosperous young farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25
Injured I'm Fall From Wheels.

John Pitz, Jr., met with a serious ac-
cident yesterday while riding bicycle
on the city streets. He WAS thrown
from the wheel and in the fall sustained
a fracture Of the collar bone The in
jured man is son OF John Pitz, the
York Street butcher.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25
LIBR RARIAN HAYS.
Submits Her Figures on Circulation for
Past Week.

Miss Florence Hays librarian of the
Manitowoc public library submits fig
ures, showing the circulation statistics
foi the past week ending June 20 They
are general, o; philosophy, /; religion
0; sociology, / natural science 5; useful
arts, ? fine arts, history II; travel. &
biography, 8, Literature 20, Fiction 29i
Philology,0 Foreign books 5S. Total
40
OF the foreign books A were German,
6, Norwegian 2 Polish, Bohem-
ian; French; Daily average was SO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Miss Mary Hayes, well known lady
of Maple Grove died early in the week
and the funeral WAS held Wednesday
from St. Mary's church.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Drs. c. w. Seehase and O. G.. Wern
ecke, dentists. P,rlors in Wernecke &
SchEiitz Block #
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Mrs. Jonn Burns, pioneer a. Osman
died Tuesday. at an advanced age.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Modern dentistry at Ernst Seeger's
dental parlors North Eighth street
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Dr. Ernst Seeger, Dentist over Walter
Greens store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

New bicycles at Rummele's so.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Save money on bicycles at Rummele's s
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-25

Frederick Koln, resident of Two
Rivers since 1864, died Sunday. He
was native of Germany, born Decem-
ber 1, 1881 and came to America in 1861
An aged wife survives.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
WASN'T A BIRD

Major Waller of the United
States marine corps tells a good
story illustrating the wit of one of
the marines under his command in
Samar. This particular marine
was an Irishman, who never failed
to have an apt reply ready for
any occasion. The marines were
cutting their way through some
very tough underground which
called into play all of the athletic
training of the Americans. The
marine in his endeavors to get
through the underground had been
executing n series of evolutions
never met with under any other
conditions. Finally, as there were
suspicious noises ahead, Major
Waller ordered him to climb a tree
and see if he could make out any,
thing ahead. This order was COM
piled with, but not without a
protest.
Il don't mind enlisting for a
Rocky mountain goat" protested
the marine, "but I'll be dumbed if l
thought | was enlisting for bird. 4"
But he flew up the tree as readily
as if he had had wings, and was
soon down again to report what he
had seen in his flying trip.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
MExico'S CURRENCY.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 22.-From
official sources it is learned that
Mexico soon will have a stable dol
lar fixed at non-fuctuating value
of so cents. 1t is said that Mexico's
fpanciers will never permit silver
to oe secondary in the Republic.
They will allow it to be the coin
of the real money at a fixed ratio.
Within six months Enrique C.
Creel, who, in CONJUNCTION with Sec
retary of Finance Limantour con-
troll finances OF Mexico, is expected
to bring this about.
OF all the silver producedIi in Mex
leo 98 per cent is now in Asia and
the total amount OF silver now in
the Republic will not exceed $780,
100000. Silver is being boarded in
Mexico today as was gold in the
days of the gold standard. AS re-
suit of assurances of stable currency
for Mexico, more foreign capita! is
being invested there and more will
be placed there within the next few
months.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27

hat with flaming red band around
it. The conductor disapproved OF
him audibly, saying among other
things: Them dudes makes me
tired" He watched his passenger
get off at the British consulate, but
refused to modify his opinion when
Uniformed that the tall man was Sir
Michael Herbert, King Edwards
ambassador to the United States.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
NOTICE.
Office of Co. Clerk OF

Office of Co. Clerk OF
Cameron Co., Texas,
Brownsville, Tex, May 16, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners Court of Cameron
county will convene and sit as a
Board of Equalization on the Sth
day of June, 1908, at the court
house in the City of Brownsville, to
receive for inspection, equalization
and approval all of the assessment
lists and books of the assessor of
taxes of said county for the year
1903.
By order of the Commissioners
Court of Cameron county.
JOSEPH WEBB.
Co. Clerk and ex-officio
Clerk of Com court of
Cameron Co., Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
AN OBJECT LESSON

The following story, which is 60
ing the rounds of the press, fur
nishes an object lesson to many
young man who has an insane de-
sire to leave the old farm:
"The son of a very wealthy Amer
lean, having graduated from COL
lege, went to Paris to study art.
He worked hard in the Paris studios
for three years, One day he made
up his mind that he would never
be a great artist, and that he would
rather be successful farmer than
a fairly successful farmer than
fairly successful painter. Now
although still a young mamie
has model farm, covering 10000
acres, in Illinois. He knows every
foot of it, what it should produce
and sees that it produces every
thing it should. He has built a
magnificent house, in which not an
ornament jars the finest taste. He
goes to Europe every winter and
studies European methods of scien-
tific farming and cattle raising. He
is developing the land as his fathers
did before him. He employs scores
of men: he helps the small farmer
about him; he is likely to be great
factor in the development of the
state during the next few years.
And this is the story of the young
American who works for the love of
it, and who is great success be-
cause, anxious to do things he knew
when he had not found his work"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
FOR SALE.

At Point Isabel, house and lot,
including all outhouses. House in
good order and situated on the
high bluff east of lighthouse, best
residence location.
For particulars apply to
Mrs. NJ. BAKER,
Point Isabel, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
THE TIRESOME DUDE.

A tall, slim man boarded street
car IN Washington wearing a rather
nashy looking get-up, consisting of
checked suit, tan shoes and straw
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-27
THE MOSSER HOUSE,
ALICE, TEXAS.

The best hotel in Alice is again
open to republic. Equipped to give
first-class accommodations to the
travelling public. Electric buttons
in all rooms and a frst-class chef
in the kitchen.
L.G. COLLINS, Proprietor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
Facing to the Front.

1--WE had an explosion near our
school building the other day." said
the professor, land l was greatly en-
terested in the bearing of children
under the unusual excitement. OF
a group of boys nearest the scene of
trouble all scurried away except two
One of these faced, in a daZed, me-
chanical way, toward the smoke.
brought his heels together and stood
in the position of a soldier. straight
and stolid, awaiting developments.
The other boy threw himself fiat
on the ground, and with head slightly
raised watched unexcitedly the tur-
moil about the scene of the explosion.
Il knew both boys well and their
fathers before them. Going out from
Nashville along the Murfreesboro
pike on the Goth of December, 1862,
our brigrade, part of Rosecrans' army,
moving on Stone river, came suddenly
on the rear guard of the enemy. Our
company was marching at the time in
two ranks in the middle of the white
road, while other companies and bat
talions were in order of battle on
either side of the road. AS the ad-
vance. we were pressing forward, not
anticipating any serious resistance,
WQ0n we SAW Ou d ilSc III 1IOul VI us,
and beyond our skirmishers and
vid,sttes, the flash of brass field guns,
going into position
"a minute later three cannon balls
struck in quick succession on the road
not three feet to the left of the center
of our company as it halted in two
rank formation, extending back along
the pike. Every one was taken by
surprise by the suddenness and vici-
BUSINESS of the attack. but not a man
moved. The man nearest the spots
where the shots struck the hard,
macadamized road, anG whose face
and clothes were covered with the
dust and gravel thrown up, looked
neither to the right nor the left, but,
Strengthening his figure. stood at at
tention, facing sGuarely to the front.
The next shot might strike him and it
might come in an instant. but instinc-
lively he faced the danger, whatever
it was.
1.-The colonel, not twenty feet away,
noticed the bearing of the men with
a CLEAN of pride in his eyes, and then
said in a matter of fact way They
have your range, men, Move off the
road before they fire again The
men moved deliberately to the line of
fence on the roadside and a minute
later three more cannon balls were
planted just where the company had
stood, and again my stolid man faced
There they go. They have skedad-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
Rear Admiral BaIch.

Rear Admiral George B. Balch, u s.
N, retired, who enjoys the distinction
of being the oldest living flag officer OF
Uncle Sans navy since the death OF
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge,
ST., quietly observed his SD birthday
at his home at Baltimore recently.
Despite his years and full 46 years
of the most arduous and active service
in the navy before his retirement, 20
years ago, Admiral Balch enjoys most
excellent health, is quite active and
rugged, and bids fair to live many
years yet to enjoy the honors OF his
distinguished position.
He was several times superintendent
of the naval academy and directed the
education of hundreds of the present
officers of the navy. His last duty as
commandant at the academy was as
recent as 1879S1.
He was thoroughly up-to-date in the
advancement of naval ships and war
fare, having not only seen but been
quite a factor in the change to the
modern methods and fighting ships,
having kept abreast of the times,
sometimes in advance, and thorough
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

annual hafvests to a land where fam
inc has been intermittent from time
immemOrial.
The conditions requiring the Nile
dam were very special, existing no
where else to such an extent. The
Nile rises from December to March
annually, flooding a certain portion OF
it's valley, leaving after it's subsistence
a deposit of fertilizing mud This
flooded portion is practically all there
is of habitable Egypt, the only excep-
lions being some land irrigated from
canals, that are small and rather prim-
tive.
When the Nile rises to a certain
height it will be a good year in Egypt;
failing this height, it will be poor
year. The poor years, years of de-
ficient flow, are fairly numerous, and
this fact has prompted engineers for
the past sixty centuries to devise ways
of controlling the Notwithstanding
the excessive flow of some years in or
der to have water available in the dry
season, and storing up water in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

The locks are each 260 feet long and
80 feet wide, permitting the passage
up ne river in safety of consider
able vessel Each of the two upper
gates is made strong enough to sus-
tain the pressure of the water, even
If the other gates were wrecked. The
gates are peculiar in opening like
coach-house doors, hanging from the
top on rollers.
The plan of using this great bar
rage, or dam, is to leave the sluices
open during the floods, allowing the
red fertilizing mud to flow on and be
deposited on the lowlands. At a suit
able time the sluices will be closed in
order to catch some of the food and
then the normal low water flow of the
river will slowly fill up the basin
above the barrage. The water will be
let down, beginning, say, in May,
throughout the year in larger and
larger amounts, filling the irrigating
canals and providing for water until
the floods begin again in December.
The cost of the dam was $1O,OOO.-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

delicacies He usually has $4,000 OF
them feeding in vast park which is
surrounded by wall about two feet
six inches high.
In consequence of the escape OF
many giddy snails, sort of ledge was
put on the top, projecting an inch or
two on the inside, so that the snail
crawling up the straight wall would
meet with an obstacle. Still the slim
creatures managed to get away, and
were found securing the open country
with all the joyous abandon of &C.
quired freedom.
After patient research, and this is
the part of the story which is to be
most unfeignedly believed, it was
found that one accommodating snail
would place himself like a swallows
nest under the ledge, while all those
who were DESTROYS of escaping crawled
over his shell, and thus reached the
edge of the ledge-and liberty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
plants Act as Lightning Rod.

Science, as everyone knows, is very
often the interpreter of legend, as of
ten almost as it is the destroyer of
myth and superstition. A notable in
stance of this happy fate has just been
discovered by the Garden in relation
to the humble and familiar wild flow
err, the stonecrop (sedum tectorum)
flower which is known in the lake
region as the thunder flower and at
Arras as fieur de tonnerre- In the
pages of the Pharmaceutical Journal
our contemporary has discovered the
following interesting explanation OF
this ordinary name: Two pharmacists,
it is related. were once walking to-
gether when they stopped to admire a
fine profusion of the stonecrop on the
roof and the outbuildings of a prim-
tive farmhouse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

The Youngest Soldier.
The Chicago American publishes the
following letter from a veteran:
I am a reader OF your paper and in
last Saturdays issue 1 saw a story en-
titled Youngest Soldier of the Civil
War While this soldier NAV have
enlisted younger than l did, / believe
| am entitled to the distinction of be-
ing the youngest soldier of the civil
war The article claims this soldier
enlisted when twelve years nine
months and two days old, in 1861. as
a drummer boy. We had many very
young drummer boys On the rolls
you would find me enrolled at nineteen
years old, but this is an assumed age
My correct age was fourteen years.
was born JAM 10, 1850; enlisted Feb.
p, 1864, and served until the close of
the war. Now, who is the youngest
soldier? l enlisted in Company G.
Forty-ninth Ohio Infantry, rs a pri-
vate and carried a musket until the
war was over Henry Wise.
Company G. Forty-ninth Ohio Volun-
teer Infantry. First Brigade, Thi-4
Division. Fourth Army Corps
Alma Mich
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
THE GREAT NILE DAM.
Its Designers and Engineers Now Satisfied
cess of Their Plans.

Now that it is an assured fact that
the Nile dam will do the work which
Its designers and engineers intended,
3 description of its construction and
the benefits which it will confer on the
country of Egypt is interesting read
Ing. 1t is certain that the land will
enter upon a new phase of prosperity
with the present year. The completion
of the dam adds a small principality
to it's cultivated area, and assures the
blessing of perennial irrigation to
Egypt as a whole, assuring bountiful
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

In the dam just completed there
are 40 sluices, % feet high and 6 feet
6 inches wide, and 40 more about half
that height, all closed by heavy gates,
SO adjusted that they can be moved
by hand, even against great pressures
of water. There was also built sys-
tenn of four locks, providing for navi-
cation, and much ingenuity was ex-
penoed on the gates of these locks,
particularly the upper ones, where the
pressure of the 1000. 100000 tons of
stored water is sustained.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
Mooney Won at Last.

Mooney stood shamefacedly in the
dock, casting furtive glances at the
justice, who eyed him sternly.
ftWeH, Mooney, you are accused of
beating your wife. What have you
to say why you shouldn't be pun
ished?"
who says / beat her, sir?"
'She herself testifes to it."
WHAT The old lady herself don't
deny it, Well, then, I'll pay wild
pleasure, for I'll be hanged If it isn't
the first time in all our rows that
she's owned up to coming out second
besti"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
(d IlllPfhe
PRAYER for Comrades.

Prayer for Comrades.
God give them luck Cor strength so often
fai1s)-
Luck to dodge death-burst shell ana
flying hoof;
God make their hands swift In the WORK
that comes,
Their tunics bul1et-proof.
When the smoke puffs along the fronting
steep.
When the guns wheel and doubt rides
down the line,
Let the high courage of our race call up
These belted friends of mine
And when lights out" has sounded
through the camp
Bring them, in sleep, the peace they
used to know;
Let them forget, It'll dawn, the weary
march,
The hunger and the foe
The Criterion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
Too Realistic a Name.

Since three men have hanged them
selves in Gibbet lane, Halesowen,
Worcestershire. England, it has been
decided to change the name CT the
thororghfare
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

lean years. to have it in the dry sea-
son-thus making the Nile an even
source of fertility, year by year.
The time-honored methods were to
direct the water during the flood sea-
SON into basins inclosed by embank-
ments, from which led canals to the
cultivated lands These were poorly
made. were continually being silted up
and then cleared by forced labor-a
continual source of misery and rebel
Eor among the fellaheen or peasant>y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14
of the Complete Sue

acres to the cultivated area of Egypt,
to add over $12,OOO.OO a year to the
revenue of the province and to pay
for itself in the first good year.
The illustrations show the extent of
the country which the dam will effect
and the masonry work used in it's con-
struction.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

Self-Sacrificinq Snail.
A scientific paper gravely tells of
a snail cultivator on a large scale
who provides the market with these
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-14

0O0- At one point it is 130 feet from
the bottom to the top of the dam, and
much of it was built in a deep trench
blasted out of the bed of the river.
There are $50 steel sluices through the
structure. Over 100000 sandbags
were used in the false work of prepar-
alton for the main structure, and a cof-
fer dam, remarkable in itself for heavy
construction, was built merely to pave
the way for the dam proper.
The dam is expected to add 3OO, 900
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-02-17
Brisht's
Disease
Is Positively Durable.

interview~ith the pioneer manufacturer. N
epa"i"lhg' president of tho Spsuldins Saw
Company, San Francisco
Owe are told member OF your family u,a
cured OF a case that the doctors pronounced
Brigat's Disease, although 1t is believed 10 h.
incurablei
A--That is 90 rect.
0mpont you think the facts ought to b,
A.--Yes nit viii help anvope sIss 10, m
say tha, cure was effected
e"n say physicians Ind diagnosed the
case as brighis Disease
80 stisssi ers,is 40 They told us the condition
Mss critical, ,hen my brother who had beer
neipGa oy me , ulton Compound, told us OF ii
Q-WAs II l,uE before a ohansa was notea ,
- lev weeks the improvement was
y niaradn sra9 The sleep was better and ere was
rsarn.', fsN TO health, although IL was
manent N' 'i ePo'
9-know of eny other easess
about II. 'N'N ''"'e'
o-Were tn any failurest
- Know OF none where It was taken in
9 Can you recall any Indy dual cures,
A.Seyeral told an Eugl sh acquaintepce
so%s, sooa. ~ ne began TO mend end ultimately re.
,.,,s eJtefss, , aud took supply OF the Compound
win nun on hi return 10 England / consider
y a cure for Bright's Disease when taken in
time IL ough not to bo permitted 10 die with
Us nged diseoyerer, and / am glad 10 see busI.
ass' men are going 10 perpetuate II
medical works agree thAt Bright's Disease
shu Diabetes are ineurable but IA per cent an,
positively recovering under the Fulton com.
pouuus common forms OF kidney complaint
NM pns fheumatl n oner bnt short resistance
nriee, , ~ Tor tha Brights Disease and sf SO Tor
tne .d Dlaoetic ompound John Fulton co
,es',, ~ montsomt St, san Francisco sole com.
pou.naers p.s fr' tests made for patients. De-
scriptive pamphlet mailed free.
". s. wIDERFElT. Sole Ao,n,