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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21
Notes From st. Nazianz.

Last Thursday, Feb. 14th, Rev. Father
home here. Tie deceased was horn
Dec. ID, 1910, at Wuertenburg, Germany,
and was ordained rs priest of the Catho
| lie church on the 18th day of Dec, 1869.
He had charge of the st, Gregory's con
greeation for q years, and during his
stay in our midst had won many, many
friends, who with sorrow look upon his
early demise, His funeral, which took
place Saturday, Feb. IS, was the largest
ever held here which fact goes to show
that he was well known and highly re-
spected by all who knew him.
During the past few years the decedent
had lived a retired life because of his
suffering from an ailment affecting his
lower limbs the immediate cause of
his death was rs stated above, pneumo.
ina He was about sixty seven years
old at the time he was summoned from
earth.
Rev. Father Nuts long and faithful
service here has stamped his benign in
fiuence indelibly upon this community.
He was kind hearted approachable
man who numbered among the legions of
his friends all good men, irrespective of
creed or denomination, who had the
pleasure Of his acquaintance. He was
a man among men, a Kind friend, a
wise counselor, helpful neighbor, a
spiritual leader to his congregation
and tireless Christian worker. May
he rest in peace
Our midst his kindly face has left;
His friendly voice is hushed on earth;
Our people all now are bereft
Of his advice they fain have heard
Bat while his life on earth has ended
And his dust has TO dust returned,
His soul has to the blest assembled
To live the life his faith hath earned
So let us not bemoan his loss,
But profit by his Christian life;
And we shall give less thought to dross,
While onward onward we do strive
On Tuesday, March 5, Peter Weber of
this place will sell at public auction his
house and lot, cider mill, several cords
of wood, lumber, and many other ar
ticles. Frank Schad will act az auc-
tioneer.
Rev. Wolf of Neosho, Wis. was here
to attend the funeral of Rev F. A. MUTT.
Miss Josephine Kusterman arrived
home Saturday, after spending few
weeks at Milwaukee.
DR.. l.. +. German from Milwaukee
was u visitor here at j c. Kustermann s
sunday
Miss Rose Gutmann left for Appleton
to remain for some time.
A surprise party was given to Jos.
Gaerthoefner Tuesday evening, the oc-
casion being his birthday anniversary.
| Cinch was played and Albert Schnurr
won first and Ida Brey the BOBBY prize.
Friday evening, March LIST, Prof
Hewitt of Oshkosh and Supt. w Larson
will give educational lectures at the N.
W. Opera hall As both men are able
speakers, you can not afford to miss
this The lectures will be both interest.
ING and educating, Every one is
cordially invited.
Peter Koenig, Sr., had the misfortune
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21
Derivation of Spelling"

There Is some doubt as to the deri.
walton of the word spelling. 1t is
believed to be from the Anglo-Saxon
word spell" meaning discourse or
story. and the verb 'spellian, to de-
clare, relate, tell, as in spell. a
charm, and gospel" However. there
may have been some confusion with
spell" a slip Of wood, since such a
slip was used in old-time schools to
point to the letters of word, one
after another. In spelling them out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21
Notes From lander.

A. Heidman has started operating his
saw mill at Bolt
Mrs. Anton Strouf was visiting here
Sunday.
Auction at James Hol.y's place Feb.
9th.
A surprise card party was given on
Frank Elmer in honor of his birthday
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21

and cheeriuIness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
news. 4 the child urin-
atee too often if the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21

of being hurt in falling on the ice last
week one day He will be laid up for
several days.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause OF
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition OF the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fly f4z s:.=.:,.
sizes. You may have ss.! 4: !: :s:.i:slil
sample bottle by mail s. la}z41
free. also pamphlet tell Home of swaup Root.
ing all aboI:: it. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mlsta but remem :
Der the name. Swamp Root DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root, and the address
Blinghamton, n. Y, on every bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-21
Swamp-Root is soon real

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have Z
sample bottle by mai
free, also pamphlet tell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25

Foreign Resorts.
AUSTRIA, HUNGARY & SWITZERLAND.
BUDAPEST
% CD HOTEL nUnGARIA

firstClass Hotel with Panoramic View over the
Danube. livery modern comfort. Exclusive AMER
Can English patronage. CHARLES j. BUR0tR
Manager, formerly of Imperial Hotel, Vienna.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
Shot BROKER IN OFFICE.
MAN KILLS NEW
YORK BROKER.
Ihen Kills Himself--Rcfusal of Credit
Said to Be Cause of Double Trag.
edy.

New York, Dec 2O.-Jas. IT oil.
phant' senior member Of the stock ex-
change firm Of Jas. II. Oliphant & Co..
Is dying tonight from a bullet wound
inflicted at his office this afternoon
by Chas. "A. Geiger a customer from
Beaufort, S. c.. who after firing upon
Oliphant killed himself.
Inc men were closeted in Oil
phant's private Office at the time and
all that is known Of what Immediate
ly preceded the shooting was learned
from the lips of the dying broker.
Oliphant said that his refusal to ex-
tend further credit to Geiger caused
the tragedy. There is reason to be-
lieve however. Geiger had become,
mentally irresponsible. A note book
found upon his person contained COM
putations by which the writer annar.
emily had figured that he would be
worth $3,000.000 by Jan. 1, 1905. He
actually possessed so far as his per
i.
Geiger owed the Oliphant firm $4,000
and had been asked for a settlement
He called at their office today and af-
ter explaining that he could not meet
his obligation asked that the firm ad-
vance him sufficient credit to carry
5000 shares Of a certain stock until,
fhA Wi .l~
profit His proposition was refused
and the shooting followed.
The offices of Jas. H. Oliphant e.
Co., are at 20 Broad street in the GEN.
tire OF the financial district and the.
shooting caused sensation in the
street and temporarily interrupted the
business Of the curb traders, the
scene Of whose activities are over
looked from the big Office building.
Clerks who pushed their way into
Oliphants office when they heard
shots fired, stumbled over Ge,ger's
dead bo6y. He had shot himself in
the mouth ard again in the right
temple. A revolver was clutched in
the right hand. Oliphant had slipped
from his chair and lay half concealed
| under his desk. A bullet had entered
the stomach. The broker was still
conscious. At the hospital where the
operation Of laparotomy was perform
ed, it was found that the bullet had
sraHed the kidneys and lodged in the
| paCk. 1t was not removed.
Ohphants ante-mortem was supple
| mented by 4 statement from the bro
ker's partners. who included Oil
plants son, J. Norris Oliphant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
Cantata at the Gen. Sumter Memorial
Academy.

There will be a cantata, at the Gen.
Sumter Memorial Academy, as a part
of the Christmas celebration of this
school commencing at O'Clock y.
m., on Thursday, the Goth day of De-
cember
1t promises to be one of the finest
pieces of work that has ever been
done by this academy in the line of
celebrations and all who attend NAV
be sure of delightful entertainment.
Besides the music and recitations
that will furnish feast of soul from
the platform, there will be refresh
ments for the physical man" served
by the pupils of the academy.
Admission for adults, 25 cents;
children, Is cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
Appears 70 be Nd Hope For Entomb-
"a Miners-Oniy slx Bodies 50 Far
Recovered.

Jacobs Creek. Pa. Dec. 20-From
she Der mine Of the Pittsburs Coal
company. where a terrific explosion
Yesterday Imprisoned and almost be.
ond doubt killed every one Of the 200
y moro men who had entered the
hiAe for the day. only six bodies had
een bruoght TO the surface up to 10
Pollock tonight. Others have been To-
Gated and a propitious time Is await
"a for their removal to the temporary
unorgue.
Most OF the men. however. are still
hemmed In by heavy falls Of slate
end other roof formation. n mile and
- half and moro beyond the point tn
which the rescuers have penetrated
10 20 this time. There is stu flick
tr1ng hope that some OF them may yet
,no<l1ving. bus the disclosures of the
kn>ions 90 far made leave Mt
1ne - e9r. ~ hepss 1hsts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
WOULD ELEVATE THE BAR.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 19.-Wiscon-
sin brewers have declared themselves
ready to do all In their power to ele-
vate the saloon business OF this State.
The State association already is on
record "a favoring the closing of
dive. saloons. and the local associa-
tions now have passed resolutions
taking a similar stand and Offering
to cooperate with public officials In
an lendeavor to elevate the morals of
tht >ity. as well as of saloons.
Ucal brewers also declared them
selves in favor Of closing the saloons
from 1 o'clocksto s or 8 o'clock q. m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
AGREEMENT WITH RAILWAYS
MAY SETTLE TROUBLES IN THE
SOUTH,


Lower Rates and Mileage Books
Included in Aereement-Two
Roads Oppose.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-An agree
ment was reached at the Southern
railway offices here today that bids
fair to settle the whole controversy
between the railroads and Southern
states over passenger rates. The rail-
road was represented by President
Finley. Vice President Andrews and
General Counsel Thorn; the other side
by Gov. Glenn and ex-Gov. Aycock of
North Carolina.
The tentative agreement reached
on Dec. II was ratified and will hi.
come operative upon the approval Of
the legislatures of North and oSuth
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
bama. 1t will afford q lower rate for
passenger traffic than now charged in
most OF these states and Gov. Glenn
expects that there will be no difficulty
In securing the ratification in the diff
ferent legislatures.
The rates fixed are, for ordinary
tickets, 2 1-2 cents a mile; 2,0O0-mile
books. for he use of firms and their
employees to the number Of five per-
sons, at cents, interstate and inter-
changeable: 2,OOO-mile books for
family use, number limited, at 2
cents; 5OO-mile books at IA.
President Finley declined to discuss
the matter this evening. Gov. Glenn
and Gov. Aycock stated that the
Southern and Seaboard roads had
agreed to the compromise, but that
the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Louisville & Nashville will not prob
ably do so until forced to. They be-
!eve that the agreement is a decided
victory for the states concerned and
that 1T will be an advantage to all the
people Of the South, as well as to the
railroads. The Southern has agreed
to pay all costs incurred during the
recent litigation. The amount will
reach nearly $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25

me d1spensa,J trouble OF NORTH
augusta Is still on. Attorney Genera
Lyon holds that the town comet
cannot say where the Aiken count
board shall locate the jug. The Mort,
Augusta town council tried TO bloc,
the establishment of a disnenssry =,
their town by passing an ordjnapc.
preventing the location OF the i'm
within five hundred feet Of the tu,
business streets but the attorney gen
eral calls a halt on that.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
SUMTER. s. G, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER rs l4O7
Is little probability Of more bodies be-
Ing found tonight

- nttie prOoaDliity or more bodies be-
Ing found tonight.
Here and there one or more may
be found who had fallen during a
vain attempt to reach the exits, but
the almost universal belief is that
nearly all will be found In the leads
three miles from the mouth of the
mine. where they were working when
the explosion happened.
Rescue work has been halted. !.
vast amount of bratticing must be
done before II can proceed. The res
cueing parties $500 feet from the
main entrance have found conditions
such that to avert an additional dis
aster precautionary work must be
done. The poisonous gases must be
forced to sections beyond and addi-
tional air and ventilation. must be
provided for that section. 1t is not
believed that the great mass of bodies
viii be reached before late tomorrow
afternoon.
Conditions around about the mine
and in the little mining town are great
ly Improved. The men who yesterday
began a holiday by drinking and fus-
sing have sobered up and ceased their
carousing.
Probably more potent than all else
In this improved condition was the ar
rival from Kittaning of Rev. Father
J.awren~e A. Carroll. former rector of
st. Timothy's Catholic church here, of
which a majority Of the victims were
members. During the day he gave
spiritual consolation to the widows
and orphans and talked IT, the men
along lines 10 make them soaer and
reflective.
As to the number OF victims, esti-
mates vary from 175 20. $50. Coroner
A. G. winn OF Westmoreland county
said tonight after a careful investiga-
tien he was satisfied the number
would be between $50 AMI I9s. :
l~OssAou 6SuUtu, 10 years Ola, CraZc0
by the death in the mine Of his son
and other relatives, ended his own life
today by droAnIns in the river near
the mine. He was q widoNer and
leaves four small children.
Mrs. Carrino Delano was with great
difficulty restrained from committing
suicide today sha lest t-hsr -hus5and
and two sons In the disaster and In
quest Of the bodies was crossing the
river In the sky ferry" basket car
suspended from a cable. when she
tried to leap into the stream. The eff.
forts Of three men were required 10
restrain her.
President John Mitchell OF the Uni
ted Mine Workers Of America tele-
graphcd from Indianapolis authoriz-
ing district officials to draw on the ma.
t.onal treasury for $1,000 FOR families
Of victims.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25

oi'arP WliiidHlS OF MISSISSIPPI and Mr.
DeArmond Of Missouri, on the floor OF
the house Of representatives., he'd no
aftermath today so far as the princi =.
pals themselves were concerned but
friends of each travelled hack and
forth between the camps Of the min
ority leader and the leader of the
minority opposition, waving boughs
of peace. 1t is understood, however,
that they acted out Of their own
friendliness and Of their own volition
not by authorization of the combabt-
ants. o
Runnors of the likelihood Of chal-
lenge TO duel foated about the cor
ridors of the capitol today, but proved
purely fanciful Mr.. DeArmond's at
titude is stated to be this: He has no
mind either to persist in the quarrel
or to make the overtures toward a re-
conciliation. He feels that Mr. Williams
was the agressor in having intimated
that he was q falsifier and in having
struck gthe first blow and therefore that
peace overtures, If any there are to
be. should originate on Mr.. Williams
side OF the line.
Mr.. Williams is understood to be-
lieve himself to be in-the right. It is
contended in his behalf that he suf.
fered Mr.. DeArmond to question MS
truthfulness and sought to turn his
wrath aside; then suggested a less
public pl9ce to pursue the discussion
and when this was ignored neld him.
self IN check until Mr.. DeArmond had
second time cast at him the lie. For
the sake Of many things nc does not
desire to continue the unpleasantness,
neither does he feel that an amend is
due from him until the first plank to
bridge the breach has been laid down
by the gentleman from Missuori.
Notwithstanding the exact opposite
ness of these two views it is predicted
by common friends that the two dis
tinguished Democrats will vet CLASH
hands and covenant to forgive If not
to forget
In Mr.. Williams behalf II is ex-
planned today that his real reason for
resigning from the ways and means
committee was to make a place for
his colleague, Mr.. Bowers, on. the
b
COMMITTEES on appropriations; as, in
view of the fact that Mississippi's del
egation numbers only eight represn-
tatives he felt that to have two Mis-
sissipians on the two chief committees
OF the house would be bestowing too
much preferment on his own State.
Though the house was rot in ses-
sion Mr. DeArmond visited the foo,
today and sat for a while at his desl;
at work. He discouraged any invita-
ton to discuss his encounter with Mr
williams. The latter spent most OF
the day at his home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
FARM CROP ESTIMATES.
Acreage. Production and Value O.
Wheat, Corn and Oats.

Washington. Dec. 20.-TheF depart
ment OF agriculture today issued a re-
port giving final estimates OF acreage,
production and value OF farm crops.
showing winter wheat acreage to be
2s.is2.00o' production 4O9,442.00
bushels. value per bushel Of sa2
cents. Spring wheat acreage 17.07s,-
900; production 224.s46.OOO value So
cents.
Corn. acreage ss.931,0OO; produc-
tion 2.5s2.320.000: value 5l.T cents.
Oats. acreage 31.s37. 900; produc-
tion 74.443.0OO; value 44.3 cents.
The average weight per bushel is
shown by reports received by the de-
partment to be $50 pounds for spring
wheat, Cs.9 pounds for winter wheat
and 29.4 pounds for oats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
STILL ANOTHER NEW COUNTY.
Lake, City Now Ambitious tn Become
n County Seat.

Lake City, Dec. 2O.-The citizens of
Lake City met in mass meeting We'd
nesday in the auditorium Of the new
school building and organized an ef-
fort to establish a new county, with
Lake City as the county seat. After
being duly organized, with Hon. J..
H. Blackwell, ex-representative of
WILLIAMSBURG county, and mayor Of
Lake City, as permanent chairman,
and DR.. M. d. Nesmith, secretary,
various committees were elected. A
committee was appointed t. canvass
the house and see If there could be
enough funds raised to build the
court house and Jail, without asking
the new county to build them, and it
was soon learned that the money
could be raised by private subscrip-
ton, in Lake City to put up these
buildings. and ere the next 60 days
roll around 1t is expected a new coun-
ty will be assured, and those that SUBJ
scribed to this found will be called on
to put up the cash to erect these
buildings. 1t has been said that there
was only one thing that could get the
people Of Lake iCty to work together
and that was fire, but it can be said
that there is something else than can
get them together and that is to go
down in their pockets and shell out
the cash if necessary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
ANOTHER uInE DISASTER.
THIRD HORROR IN PENNsYL-
vANIA COAL NINE.
Over Two Hundreti Men Arc Enscmb-
% - Jacobs Creek, Pa.-Dcvotion
To Church Duty saved Many.

. SocooS creek fa.s Rec. l3.--An ex-
p1osion Of gas In the Darr minc of
ths Pittsburg Coal Company. located
here. today entombed between 200
and $50 miners and there - scarcely
. ray OF hope that single one Of
them viii be taken from the mines
alive. Partiary wrecked buildings In
the. vicinity OF the mines and the con-
dition Of the few bodies found early
'in the rescue work indicate an ek-
plcsion Of such terrific force that IL
eesns impossibie that any enc could
have survivsd1t All of the ia bodies
(ahel out up 70 this time are terribly
knuuIated and three OF them are
Aeadless. This IL the third mine dis
sincv tho first OF the mvnrn in
= Of bituminous coal underly-
IN fennsyivania and West
the Naomi mine,. near.
y. and the two mintes at
w. Va. In which the
lepions happened. ere In
let - the iocai workings.
htastrophe swells The. Inum-
l jo3 du1lIs5 mine Gas for
a ta,p . t<:xstn $50 ana 600.
tcday's disaster does not equal
~ even surpass In loss OF life and at
eeh1eut horrors Of the one in West
vIrginia - due to the devotion to
church duties Of considerabie num-
Der Of the miners. In observance of
the church festival many OF the 40
Aor more men regularly employed -.
he mine aid not 90 to work this
morning. Those who escaped
through hs reason are members Of
~ oreekg Catholic church and they
>s,psnded work to celebrate St. Mich
'elAs' day.
Az was me case at Monongah the
szpIosion followed q brief shutdown.
shs Dsrr mine having been closed
Tussday and Wednesday. II was 1850
O'clock when the tenth trip OF loaded
ears had been brought out 10 the tip
PIE and there came an awful rum
nslne sound. followed Immediately by
. loud report and Conclusion thai
shook nearby building. end was felt
within . radius OF several miles.
Ono rsmarkable feature 'of this dis
asesr 10 the almost complete absence
q narrowing scenes usually enacted
~ women friends and relatives OF the
votims. Conditions preventing of
10y secess 20 the mouth OF the mine
are partly responsible for this and
those In charge OF the work are doing
svrythins possible to keep the women
and children away. a."
All who approach are turned back
to their homes. aper being assured
that they can do absolutely nothing
TO hpnsht their loved ones. ana ina,
the company viii do everything poss,-
Bile 10 bring out the men. dead or
alive.
The blacksmith shop has been fitted
up ~ n temporary morsue and q
number Of physiclaas are In waiting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
REFUSES TO INDoRsE HUGHES.
Republican Committee Of New York
Lays Over Resolution.

New York, Dec. 1s.-By an almost
unanimous vote the Republican COM
mittee Of New York county tonight
refused to adopt resolution indors-
ing Governor Hughes for the Republi-
can presidentia! nomination.
When the resolution was offered a
motion was Immediately introduced
providing that the resolution 60 over
Decentralization at the next meeting
OF the committee in January.
This motion was adopted with n
shout that could be heard outside the
committee room.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25

Washington, Dec. 2O.--Yesterday's
physical encounter between Mr.. John
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25

Ten men, composing the crew Of
the schooner Augustus Welt. which
foundereGt off Cape Lookout, were
picked up by the Clyde steamer Mo-
hican and carried to Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25

Both Bclllgcrents Think They are
Right-Frlcnds Trying to Make
Peace and Talk of Duel Tanciful.