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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-01-05
J. LLOYD JONES IS DEAD.
Referee in PankruTtoy Expires
Suddenly in Milwaukee.
LAWYER AND SOLDIER.
Deceased Took an Interest in Matters
Concerning the Grand Army ard
the Masonic Order.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 90 Spccial.l
ID. Lloyd Jones, referee III bankruptcy,
prominent lawyer Of Wisconsin; vet
cram Of the Civil war; member Of the
Military order of the Loyal Legion and Of
he Grand Army Of the Republic, died
suddenly at 1870 o'clock on Thursday
evening at his residence, G12 Ilackctt
avenue.
His Death Was Unexpected.
As Mr.. Jones was at his Office in the
government building and about the city
IN Thursday, his death came as a shock
% his friends. During the day he seemed
o be in the full enjoyment of health He
lad made no complaint of sickness. lie
eft his office late in the afternoon and
went home where he spent the evening.
70 friends at his Office on Thursday after
aeon he referred to n recent trip to Madi-
son. whore he went in company with
Grand Secretary w. w. Perry Of the
VI Isonlc bodies, TO present a past masters
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Portrait Buttons.

Portrait buttons for campaign pur-
poses are no new thing. Exactly the
same method Of conveying the express
sion Of political admiration was in
force in the days Of Queen Anne. At
the time Of the famous sermon by DR..
Sacheverell, when party passion reach
ed high pitch, the custom was origi-
mated Of using coat buttons adorned
with caricatures, portraits of the much
discussed doctor and similar decora-
tons. Nor was the fancy confined to
buttons. Gentlemen sealed their letters
with similar designs, and a little later
they were to be found on the backs Of
playing cards and even on women's
fans. DR.. Sacheyerell's head, again,
was made use Of to ornament tobacco
shoppers, crockery and similar articles.
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MARKS OF ILLNESS ON NAILS


1 Row Accident and Great Mental An.
/ guish Are Also indicated.
One who makes a closes study of
finger nails will find many curious
things about them to excite his won
der and interest" says an expert on
| such matters, but none more SO than
the stories OF physical condition told ID
| their growth. III sstl.
/ You know that the nail of person
| In good health grows at the rate OF
about one-sixteenth Of an inch each
week slightly more than many au-
thorities believe but during Illness or
after an accident or during times Of
mental depression this growth is not
only affected and retarded SO far as
its length is concerned, but also as re-
CARDS its thickness. The very slight
est illness will thus leave an indelible
mark on the nails which may be read
lily detected as the nail grows out. II
one has sudden attack, such as acute
rheumatisms which sends the temper
allure bounding upward to 1O4 or 1O5
within the space Of two or three hours,
1t will be found on the nails, indicating
the difference in thickness OF growth
between the time when health was en-
joyed and the thin growth Of the Ill pc.
Rod. M
IF the illness is one that comes grad
ually, like typhoid fever, for example,
instead of ridge a gentle incline
will appear on the nails. Should one
have an arm broken the thick ridge
can be seen only on the fingers Of the
one hand, but in all cases of general
sickness the ridge or slope appears on
the fingers Of both hands: When one
has passed through period Of extreme
excitement or mental depression, the
fact will be imprinted on the nails Ell
ther with an abrupt edge or a gentle
slope, according to the acuteness Of
the mental influence.
I'm no instance can the marks Of ILL.,
ness, accident or mental condition be
clearly seen on the nail until after the
growth has carried the line beyond the
white or half moon portion Of it, but
week or two subsequent to any Of these
things the ridge or slope may be found
on the nails. usually readily visible to
the eyes. but IL not the mark may be
found by running the tip Of the finger
down any Of the nails. "St. Louis
0lobe-D Democrat.
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RICE TABLE.
The Principal Dish at the Midday
Meal I'm JavR.

The Principal Dish at the Midday
Meal I'm Java.
In Java, as in most really warm coun-
tries, it is customary to rise early and
to take cup Of tea or coffee, together
with q biscuit and some fruit, imme-
diately on leaving ones bed. This is
followed by more substantial break
fast, but the first really serious meal is
served at half past IL o'clock and is
the equivalent Of the French "dejeuner
a la fourchette" or the Anglo Indian
tifin. This meal is called rice table
"rystafe P'-from the principal dish, a
very elaborate curry, in the preparation
Of which the Malay cooks are especial
ly skillful.
The popularity Of the rice table con-
sfsts in the number and variety Of
dishes presented. From these dishes
the guest has to select the materials
which, together with the rice upon the
soup plate before him, are to consti-
tute his curry. It is also as well to
know beforehand that one is not re-
quired to lunch solely on curry, but
SAASAS IAAS AASO IdOlS ~ SuCCcSuC1 ny
courses Of ordinary luncheon dishes.
It is case, therefore, Of "embarras de
richesses."
The second danger is that Of making
up ones curry mot wisely, but too
wei" and leaving neither appetite
nor capacity for the beefsteak or for
any Of the other solid dishes which
subsequently appear and which under
these circumstances only produce a
feeling Of mingled horror and conster-
nation. 1t Is then that one suddenly
realizes that the rice table is merely q
sort Of tremendous ''hors d'oeuvre." q
There are two dangers to be avoided.
In the first place. it is quite possible,
In spite of the number of the dishes
presented singly, to say nothing Of an
octagonal tray containing separate
chutney In each of its nine compart-
ments, to get no lunch at all, for moth
ing is easier than after saying .'nein'
to a succession Of frivolous compounds
to dismiss the one solid and palatable
dish. Pearson's. 81
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slxillful Porto Rtcana.

The natives Of Porto Rico fashion a
variety of useful and ornamental arti-
cles by hand from the palm leaves,
gourds, cocoanuts and other products
Of the island. They are skillful in weav-
ing hammocks, hats similar to pana-
ma hats. and great variety Of bas-
kets. Canes. paper knives and other
articles are carved out Of the native
woods, some Of which show curious
and strikingly ornamental markings.
The senoras and senoritas OF Porto
Rico are especially skillful with the
needle and produce considerable guam
dty of fine drawn work and laces.
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STRANGE CHECKS.
Tho Odd Assortment Collected by
One Bank Clerk.

Tho Odd Assortment Collected by
One Bank Clerk.
A torn linen collar, piece Of lath, a
cuff and half dozen other odd OBJ
jects hung above the bank clerks desk.
"My collection Of queer checks" the
young man said. '.Each Of those things
Is check. Each was duly honored.
Each has story.
81 have been collecting queer checks
for three years. That piece of lath
started me. A western bank honored
the lath for $780, 1t was made out as
check by the owner Of sawmill, who
was out at the plant with his son, thir-
ty miles from any house, and totally
without paper, let alone check book.
The money was needed tofpay off the
hands. The sawmiller wrote on the
lath just what q check correctly drawn
has on it, and he sent his son in to the
bank to get the money and to explain.
The lath check was honored after some
discussion among the banks officers.
''The cuff check was drawn by an
actor who had become slightly intoxi-
Gated, got into fight and been arrest
ed. He was treated cavalierly In his
cell. They wouldn't give him any pa
per, and he hrfbed a boy to take the
check to a bank. The boy got the
money. and with it the actor paid his
fine. Otherwise he'd have been jailed
for ten days. Thus the cuff check may
be said to have saved man from pris-
on.
"The check written on that linen col
Lar won bet Of SIS. A man bet q wo-
man that check made on collar
would be cashed, and Of course he won
his bet. y
| "Your bank, if you carry a good ac-
count, will honor the most; freaky
checks you can draw up. In such mon
key business, though, 1t won't encour.
age you" Chicago Chronicle.
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A Ffsh's Appetite.

4 singular instance Of tenacity In the
digestion of fish is reported from Shelf
Geld. England. The fish, which was a
Ting four feet long, had what appear
ed to be an abnormally hard liver. But
the cutting up process revealed some
thing far stranger. The supposed hard
liver turned out to be nothing else but
a piece of stout netting, over two yards
long and fourteen inches wide. which
had been pressed into the form Of q
football. How this great mass OF in.
<ligestible material came to be swal.
EssEed by the creature is mystery,
and the suggestion that the fish caught
In the tolls of fsherman's net solved
the problem Of how to escape by de.
vouring his prison walls Is not consid.
cred scientifically practicable.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Do you always keep an appointment
or just claim to? -

Do you always keep an appointment
or just claim to?
A woman always thinks her dress
maker keeps half the goods.
Nine-tenths of the things people quar-
rel over do not make any difference
one way or the other.
When the doctor says to you, "Old
man, I'm sorry, but you can't live an
hour" how will you take it?
A boy is old enough to be welcome
In the neighbor girls parlor long be-
fore his sister thinks he is old enough
ITO sit In the parlor at home.
Had the old fashioned children act
ed like the present generation there
would have been no children. Their
parents would have beaten them to
death.
Every one has his vanity card to
play. The preacher gets man into
che fold by telling him Of the great
Influence he has upon others.-Atchi-
zaOn Globe
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Ewes Annie

A botanical friend showed me not
long since what he said was the APP
pie that must have tempted Eve In
what was surely tropical fruit gar
den. It was little bit Of an oriental
crab. about third Of an inch In d.
ameter, and, Of course, it was bitterly
sour! My philosoph friend point
ed out that, Of course, the fruits In
Eden were the natural 'twIld'' fruits,
and he was wondering whether the fan
OF mankind would not have been ac-
CELEBRATED IL the attracting tree had
been hung with fair crop Of the
tempting golden or crimson varieties Of
today Country Life In America.
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REvEALE 60 ii { TRUTH.

How the Facts IN a VIII Forgery
Case Were drought Out.
ia his capacity as judge Lord Bramp-
ton always. insisted on the imperative
demand that every case should be In
vestigated in its minutest details up
on small points the great issue Of a
case depends. AS exemplifying this
Lord Brampton cites a curious case
that came before him on the western
circuit:
"a solicitor was charged with forg-
ing the viii Of a lady, which devised
to him a considerable amount of her
property but as the case proceeded it
became clear to me that the will was
signed after the lady's death and then
with dry pen held in the hand Of the
deceased by the accused himself while
he guided it over a signature which he
had craftily forged. a woman was
present when this was done, and as
she had attested the execution OF the
will she was necessary witness for
the prisoner, ana in examination In
chief she was very clear indeed that 1t
was by the hand of the deceased that
! the will was signed and that she her
self had geen the deceased sign it.
Suspicion only existed as to what the
real facts were until this woman went
into the box and then scene highly
dramatic. occurred in her cross exami-
nation. After getting an admission
that the will was signed in the bed,
with the prisoner near by. the woman
was asked: 5S
"'Did be put the pen into hershand?
ss7a g Yes 3
@.And assist her while she signed the
will?
81 eyes.
How did he assist herY
BY raising her in the bed and sup
porting her when he had raised her.
"'Did he guide her hand?'
emo.
Did he touch her hand at all?'
I think he did just touch her hand
"sWhen he did touch her hand was
she dead?'
Eat this last question the woman
turned terribly pale, was seen to fall.
ter and fell in swoon on the ground
and SO revealed the truth, which she
had come to deny."-London Mail.
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ROAD I, 900 YEARS OLD.

( Scenes Along One OF the Most An.
Client Highways In the World.
e he road from HONS to Hama runs
almost due north, a straight white line
cutting across the green fields. It Ii
one OF the oldest routes in the world
Caravans have been passing along il
(. Cor at least 5000 years, just as we
asaw them long strings Of slow NOV.
dnss camels with their bright colored
bags of wheat.
One could almost imagine that Pha.
raoh was again calling down the corn
or Klamath to I'LL his granaries against
the seven years Of famine. But even
here the old things are passing. Just
4 Beyond the long line Of camels was a
longer line of feliah women, their dirty
Glue robes killed above their knees,
carrying upon their shoulders baskets
OF earth and stone for the roadbed Of
the new French railway.
The carriage road is French, too, and
. very good road it is. Some men were
repairing it with most ingenious
roller. It was great round stone,
drawn by two oxen and having its
axle prolonged by twenty foot pole,
mt the end Of which barelegged Arab
was fastened to balance the whole af-
fair. If the stone had toppled over
the picture of the Arab dangling at the
top of the slender Flagstaff would have
been worth4watching.
All along the ride we were reminded
OF the past. 1t is fertile soil. but the
very wheatfelds are different from
Surs. Only few yards in width, they
sare often of tremendous length. hes
atate to commit myself to figures, but
st is certain that thesthin, green fields
would stretch away in the distance I'M
til lost over some little elevation. At
one place the road was cut through a
hill honeycombed with rock tombs
which the haj said were Jewish.
Every now and then we passed tell,
or great hemispherical mound, built up
of the rubbish Of a dozen ruined towns,
for even as late as Roman times this
was a well cultivated and populous
country. There is now no lumber
available for building purposes, and in
a number of villages the houses are all
built with conical roofs of stone.
Where the rock happens to be Of a
reddish tinge the houses remind one Of
nothing SO much as collection Of In
dian wigwams. Where the stone is
white, as at Tell ct Biseh, it glitters
and sparkles like fairy city cut out
OF loaf sugar.-Scribner's Magazine.
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Think sfrairhf,.

It would be impossible for a lawyer
to make reputation in his profession
while continually thinking about medi-
cine or engineering. he must think
about law and must study and become
thoroughly imbued with its principles.
II IS unscientific to expect to attain
excellence or ability enough to gain
distinction in any particular line while
holding the mind upon and continually
contemplating something radically diff
ferent. Success. Il Y
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Lo1ers, Hearts.

& How old is the emblem Of lovers
heart? In the days before metals were
used weapons made Of stone were
formed by prehistoric men, Among
the most notable Of such ancient weap-
ems are number Of beautifully chip
ped arrowheads which have been taken
TO be the work Of fairies and have
Gherefore been used as charms from
very remote times. In Scotland they
Aze called "elf bolts" and they are SO
shaped that when the central projec-
zion is broken of the semblance Of a
dover's heart remains. ~ London An
fszyrnrs w. 81 IKE sFa
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Tlae Opposfte way.

He was Rhodes scholar at oxford.
He had come from Germany and was
receiving his first lessons In rowing.
Back water" said the coach. The
German did not understand. The coach
explained that 1t meant to use his oar
"in the opposite way" and the Rhodes
man followed instructions to the letter
as nearly as he understood. He lifted
hts oar from the rowlock and put the
handle into the water.
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sign Of tIao Gambler.

X When you see man excessively
ahmed up. new overcoat, new hat,
trousers painfully creased shoes that
reflect images OF the surroundings;
when You see him enter car. throw
the tail Of his coat up his back before
dropping into seat. stretch out his
legs. jerk up his trousers and begin to
clean his nails. it is safe to bet 81. O00.-
600 he Is q successful gambler New
York Press. ~ 533
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ALREADY Supplied.

a Swedish girl just arrived from the
old country attended evening service at
q Duluth church. The minister, seeing
she was q stranger, shook hands with
her at the close Of the meeting and
said he would find pleasure In calling
upon her soon, Whereupon the girl.
sblushing, hung her head and bashfully
murmured. Tsank You, but Az have q
fella.n s53 83s
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!. W /. cider.

Where cider is used from the cask, to
Ceyent spelling in the partly empty
.<Rsk pour upon the cider a quart Of
some tasteless oil, such as olive or pea
rnst oil. The oil win form a thin film
ION the surface Of the cider and prevent
eaccess of the acetic and putrefactiye
ssiszaents always present In the air.
aS0ufnsEn Farm Magazine.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-13

B It's a great satisfaction to-
smoke an Imola cigar, SC. It's
d greater satisfaction to know
you can always get another ex-I
sactly like it. The Isnola never
varies and no one who s sYnok-
ed it wants III to. For sale by !:
A. III. Bell e Co. Reuter- q
Dawson, Ed. Richardso Al. 81.
Sprague, and Chas. ]. B. Turner.
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For Annateur Thespiana.

Knoll hear you're getting up an
amateur theatrical club. woody
Yes. and now were looking for good
motto for the club. What would you
suggest? Knox What's the matter
With Think twice before you act77,
Philadelphia Press. ST.
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As Alyvaya..

What IS your occupation, may /
ask 7" inquired the passenger with the
skullcap.
snap maker" said the passenger Ia
the long linen ulster.
ssPubl fisher, eh ~
No; soldier. =, Chicago Tribune.
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A Hard TaaYr

y Midget The fat lady says she had q
hard time making both ends meet.
Glasseater Was she In debt when she
said that? Midget No. she was trying
20 put on her bell. Chicago News.
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Tzis Lack Changed.

John, ]" she said reproachf fully as be
came home at 2 a. M, tyou have been
out again. 3
No. my dear. pom honor. This time
4 was In $1 II
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AI,ss.1,f,,, frilasa .

The Groom can't See that check
your father placed among the wedding
presents The Bride Papa Ii SO alb
isentminded! He lit his cigar with 1t.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-13
10 Choice rra tI,e 1atter.

s And what did Jane say about me3',
y ssyveli, I'd just ais soon tell you. Jane
,agald she thought you were strictly hon
s1ssEE.'s "a
That's nice OF Jane."
Il eyes She said you didn't know
enough to be anything else. Cleye-
aana Plain Dealer.
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J. ..slsI,a.e We fo nreaa.

'llgEOw, then. said Mrs. Polk after
dinner, how shall dress FOR the thea
Ger this evening "
- time TO see part o4 the first act,
dEsarv aeplled her husband mildly.
Exchange. s5i
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Oblivion Is the dover that grows
b0st on graves. George Sand.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-13

Our enemies are our outward con-
sciences Shakespeare.
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SIN 4 rs IN ND.

One quarter, ne Z 157. 6s. Unim.
proved, Price 81, 40. One.third cash,
balance to suit purchaser. Splendid
quarter and the best bargain lii the
county.
John Daeley, Il
222tf Devils LAX q. N. ID
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The Coloneps Waterloo.

Colonel John M. Fuller. of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Water
loo, from Liver and Kidney trouble.
In recent letter, he says: 81 was
nearly dead, of these complaints,
and, although tried my family doc
tor, he did me no good SO l got SOC
bottle of your Electric Bitters, which
cured me. consider them the best
medicine on earth. and thank God
who gave you the knowledge to make
Them" Sold, and guaranteed tc
cure, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and
Kidney disease, by all druggists al
SOC bottle.
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II Tue coue that caused Or. Eran,xlin
% glance sharply at his ouostioner.
Inc scrutiny satisfied him. for the look
OF suspicion that had been stiffened
Dy the strenuous times faded into his
nabftual benevolence.
recall none SUCH" he answered
grayely. What name did 1t bear9-
1T bore no name.~ The tone shool,
now with confusion OF apprehension.
fear that Is all the move reason
that I could not have forgot it. These
are troublous days, sir, and faith not
always to be relied upon. To whom
did you intrust this documentY'
Something like fear had come into
the others eyes. and DIR. Franklin for
the first time noted with concern his
agitation and pallor.
TO young lady Of Virginia.
Il am sorry. sir, deeply sorry" said
the old man, "but no such packet has
been put into my hands at any time
Poor young manw sighed the moth.
eriy woman a few minutes later as she
set the table for supper. What think
you could have been In 1t, father? he
looked as If it had meant life or death
to him."
Armand walked slowly through sew.
eral side streets to the Red Lion tav-
ern, on sassafras street, one of the less
pretentious inns. Here in dim parlor
on the ground floor waited the occu.
pant OF the fine coach which had reused
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thesspleen of Joseph Galloway. His hat
was flung on chair, and he strobe up
and down, his mustachios bristling
with Impotence.
AS Armand entered he embraced him
effusively in the French fashion.
"All goes WELL" he cried. II have
been discreet and have done all you in
structed. The congress has named
three members to receive you tomorrow
at l o'clock. Ventrebleul With the
Declaration hanging fire you may be-
lieve how eager they are. have
brought your clothes too Nom de
Dieuv he exclaimed, holding Armand's
arms affectionately. ITO know you
were In British prison! Thank God
you escaped their clutches, and just in
the nick Of time too. You shall tell me
about it one day." lH
"Pliarnep' Armand broke in upon the
others chatter. "Pliarnel The letter!
have not got it"
''Not got it?' Pliarne repeated in
amazed surprise
mo. l sent 1t here to Philadelphia to
Dr. Franklin. l did not tell you this,
since l expected to find it here. Well, l