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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
WASHING in the PhjIippipes.

81 am glad to get back home" said
the bronzed young soldier because
I'll be able to get some washing done
now. They don't understand washing
In the Philippines. They don't pre-
tend TO get the dirt out of your clothes.
the water Is salty--sou3e them In, lift
them out, lay them on a board and
pound them full OF holes and break
all the buttons with big stones that
they hold in each hand TO conclude,
they smooth them out with = stick"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
The Touch That Heals.

Is the touch of Bucken's Arnlca Salve.
It's the happiest combination Of Arnica
flowers and healing balsams ever com
pounded. No matter how old the sore
or ulcer is, this Salve Will cure it. For
bnrns, scalds, cuts wounds or piles, it's
an absolute cure Guaranteed by Henry
Henrichs druggist. 25c.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
Grown Timid,

so you contend that watered stocks
and mergers constitute a public bene-
fit" said one commuter Il don't ex.
actly," answered the other But |
don't think it's best to interfere with
the great financers, as the first thing
some Of them think OF when they are
annoyed is putting UP the price 70
tho consumer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
"No Good on Earth"

Insurance Agent-Possibly madam,
you might like 20 insure your hus-
bands life. Mrs Grogan-Insure me
husbands life, is it, Faith, big fool
I'd be to insure his life. He's no good
on earth at all, at all His life ain't
worth sixpence to mel illustrated
Bits
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
FOR SALE

12O acres dairy farm; large barn and
house, drilled we'll with wind mill, good
orchard, 60 acres improved, 40 in pas
ture and 90 timber land. A good bar.
gain. Write to owner.
E. f. GILMAN,
10 Cadott, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05

The marriage of Miss Rose Martha
Schuette to DIR. Chas. Babcock of Mil.
waukee was quietly 4olemnized at
O'Clock today at the home Of the brides
father, Mr.. John Schuette on N. nth
street, in the presence of relatives and
few intimate friends Judge Chloupek
officiating.
The house was most attractively dec
GRATED in roses, peonie4 and potted plants.
In the parlor where the ceremony was
performed palms were banked in the
corners of the room with clusters Of
roses introduced in relief
The bride is an accomplished young
lady, possessed Of charming qualities,
aud has Il large circle Of real friends
She is graduate from the First Ward
School and also from Milwaukee Downer
College The groom is successful
dentist at Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs
i}ahcock left on the o'clock train for
Milwaukee whence they will go on an
extended honeymoon trip in the east.
The PILOT tenders congratulations.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
MARRIED..

Miss Winifred Richards, and Mr..
John Barnes of Forrest City, Arkansas,
We're married at G3O o'clock Wednes.
day evening at the home of the bride =
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Richards
n 7th street. Rev. Rogers of Fond du
Lac performed the ceremony. The
bride is charming young lady who is
highly esteemed by her large circle Of
acquaintances. She received number
of beautiful presents Mr. and Mrs
Barnes departed last night on u honey
moon trip in the east They will reside
at Forrest City, Arkansas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-05
MUM MBFR 9
DIED

Edward Conway, former resident
of this city died at his home in Milwau.
kee Sunday, aged 73 years. He had
been in poor health for some time. He
was born in Ireland and immigrated to
this country in 1850, settling in Chicago
He came to Manitowoc in 1870 and en-
gagged in buying grain. Fifteen years
ago he removed to Milwaukee. He was
well and favorably known in this city
and county. He belonged to the Catho.
lie Knights of Wisconsin, being MEM
ber of the Mantowoc branch % years.
He Is survived by widow, one son,
Lawrence and one daughter, Miss
Anna. The funeral took place Tuesday
at Milwaukee, interment at Calvary.
Chas. Drumm, an old resident of this
city, died at the Holy Family Hospital
Tuesday night. He was n car repairer
for the Northwestern road for several
years. a wife and two children sur
vive him. The funeral will take place
Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock from the
residence on south fourteenth street,
interment at Evergreen cemetery.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04
CANNON CRACKERS

Let him go. 1t is part of boys
education.
1t does seem to the small boy that
he should have one day to spend un-
hampered by rules and regulations.
What does your boy care II you
did only have one bunch OF nrecrack-
ers for the entire Fourth when you
were boy? He knows that the world
was slow and sleepy then anyway.
One reason why this country has
a population OF nearly S0.0O0,O00 is
that SO many glorious Fourths have
been rainy.
A Chinaman invented the hrecrack-
er, but IT was some other fool who
made the FIRST toy pistol
II there had been cannon crackers
when George Washington was a little
boy. this country might never have
had a father.
As usual, we start in the day after
determined TO have q sane Fourth
next time. and henceforth TO use no
other.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

The Indians we're delighted at my
pantomime Of war medicine. told
them that whoever took that medicine
could never be killed In war. but that
! was afraid they would Join forces
with the Sioux and fight against me
II / gave them that dose. ] knew
them to be the greatest foes Of the
coaxed into giving away my wonder
full charm.
After much persuasion ] finally
agreed to do II, but bargained that
It must not be taken In the presence
of others. 1t was SO powerful that
no novice could take the white mans
medicine with others watching him.
OF course that made hit with the
Indians at once, and there were many
volunteers to be number one
selected the chief He walked into
my tent, and began my mysterious
passes at him. In the meantime
had two quart bottles before me. One
contained water and the other am.
monia. made him understand that
at the end Of my speech, when ] clap.
ped my hands. he was to take deep
breath and inhale the war medicine
as soon as | removed the glass stop
per. ! don't believe motion was lost
on the Indian; they are good imita-
tors. ! gave three war whoops and
made my extemporsneous speech.
Then clapped my hands, pulled the
cork. and thrust the ammonia under
the chiefs nose. He took a long.
deep breath as directed, and fell back.
ward as one dead.
When he revived there we're tears
rolling down his cheeks, and ex
pected to have no more fun tha'
Fourth, but here | had not reckone
on the Indians sense Of humor
That chief went out and was
dumb as an oyster about his tres
ment. and so close did they keep
secret that every Indian in the car
came into that tent slngly AMI tc
his war medicine without 9 nurmur.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

a great idea, but l think this is carry
ing il too far, as the little boy said
when he went over the top OF the
house on the handle of a sky-rocket.
"We had a very quiet time at home
on the Fourth, John, with the exception
of our parlor, which took fire when
your enthusiastic cousin, Randolph,
tried to make some Japanese lanterns
by setting fire to the lace curtains.
"The firemen put out the fire and
most of our furniture.
Your cousin was also much put out
when | spanked him.
1--WE hope to recover from the ex-
citement before the next Fourth, but
your aunt hopes that somebody Will
soon invent new style of noise which
will not be SO full of eoncussion. Yours
with love. UNCLE PETER"
Copyright 1905 by G. W. Dillingham; Col
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

the cat lost seven of its lives. and the
glorious cause of freedom got send
off that could be heard 19 miles.
'We all missed you, John, but may
be II is better you were not at home
on the Fourth. because the doctor is
occupying your room so that he can
be near the wounded-otherwise we
are all we'll
Il think, John, that when freedom
was first invented by George Washing
ton the idea was to make 1t something
quiet and modest which he could keep
about the house and which he could
look at once in while without getting
nervous prostration.
But George forgot to leave full in
structions, and nowadays when the
birthday OF freedom rolls around the
impulsiye American public wakes up
at daylight, shoves up the window and
begins to hurl torpedoes at the house
next door, because a noise in the air
is worth two noises on the quiet.
we had a very quiet Fourth at
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

our forefathers had suspected that
their great-grandchildren would make
such an internal racket on the Fourth
OF July they would have waited for a
snowstorm on the 18th OF January be-
fore signing their John Hancocks, be-
cause then 1t would be too cold to ex-
plode firecrackers under your neigh
boris eyebrows when he least ex-
poets 1t.
I'VE had nice, quiet time at home
on the Fourth, John. with the excep-
tion that little Oscar Maddy, who lives
next door, presented me with a roman
candle which joined me between the
third button ON my waist-coat and the
solar plexus.
Il acknowledged the receipt by fall
Ing off the front step and barking my
shoulder.
"You should always remember, John,
that the Fourth is the day when your
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

with the firecrackers cheering him on
Liberty. John, is the only real thing
IN this world for a nation, but just
why the glorious cause OF freedom
should be slapped in the face with an
Imitation Of the bombardment OF Port
Arthur is something which l must
have misconstrued.
I'VE had very quiet time here at
home on the Fourth, John. with the
exception that another interesting
cousin Of yours. my young namesake
Peter Grant, tied a giant firecracker
20 the cats tail. and the cat went to
the kitchen to have her explosion.
1T took two hours and seven neigh
bors to get your good old Aunt Maggie
cut Of the refrigerator, which was the
place selected for her by the catastro-
phe.
"The stove lost all the supper II
contained: little Peter Grant lost two
eyebrows and his Buster Brown hair;
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04
By Gen. Charles A. Woodruff.

What promised to be the dreariest
Fourth of July in my life ended in be-
ing one of the most amusing. ! was
sent to the Indian country on Milk
river, Montana, to deliver some annu-
tiles, and had to wait several weeks
for the Indians to come in from their
hunting expedition.
The Assiniboine Indians came strag-
Cling into camp one by one, and
hung around my camp with undis-
guised curiosity. had headache,
and took a quart bottle Of ammonia
from my medicine chest and shifted
at the cork. / knew how to mystify
the Indians, and did couple of side
steps, rolled my eyes, jerked my body,
and pointed my finger to the cardinal
points before taking the dose.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

John, with the exception that your
second cousin. Randolph, tried to ex-
plode toy cannon and removed the
apex Of his thumb and about half Of
the diningroom window.
1T may be necessary to celebrate
the birth OF freedom by bursting forth
Into noise, but my idea, John, Is that
Old Glory would like It much better
II we we're more subdued and kept
our children on the earth instead OF
letting them 60 up In the air in small
fragments.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

A Chinaman invented the hrecrack.
er, but IL was some other fool who
made the first toy pistol.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04
Two
Fourth Of July
Stories
Hy een. William R. Smarter.

BY Gen. William r. Shafter.
Wholesome enthusiasm, whether
fred by the battery of words or gun
powder, is bound to create courage
and stir our brave men to greater
deeds OF valor. feel that we cannot
celebrate too much for the glorifica-
ton Of the greatest day in the his
tory of our union When ! was a lit
tie boy looked forward to the Fourth
of July with all of the pleasarable an
ticipation OF childhood, and saved my
pennies from Christmas time to Inde-
pendence day to buy the wherewithal
for the fitting and noisy celebration.
/ think, however, my most exciting
Fourth was in the Cuban campaign of
1898. The morning after the Santiago
battle an orderly brought me pa
per containing original doggerel in
seven heroic verses They were en-
titled: "Phat Gen. Shafter Wint At
ther," and the first stanza began:
Now, when Gen. Toral, Spanish
dago,
Met Gen Shafter at Santiago,
Sez Gen. Toral to Gen. Shafter.
BE jabbers, old man. now phaa are
yez AFTER?
And Gen Shafter SEE: 'Phat dyez
think?'
And gave him the slyest sort of
wink
I'll get phat I'm after seq Gen.
Shafter."
think that the Fourth of 1898 was
the only celebration ] ever took part
in that inspired the muse, for which !
am grateful.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

the exception u
your second cous-
In. Hector, who
p a tri otically at
tached himself to
a hot-air balloon,
and when last seen
was lowering over
Erie, P a., a n d
making signs for
his parents not to
wait supper for
him.
M Ost OF o u T
n e I & h b ors for
miles in every d.
rectIon have sons
and dau G hters
missing, but what
could they expect
when q child will
try to put a pound
of powder in four
inches of gaspipe
and then light the
result W t h a
match?
EaFTfbn Eattrth Ia
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

I'VE had a very
quiet tim e at
home, John. on the
Fourth, with the
exception OF your
distant relative,
Uncle Joseph Car.
berry. Uncle Joe
annexed about six
mint juleps and
then went TO sleep
on the front porch
with five packs OF
nrecrackers In his
coat pocket.
Full of the spirit
Of liberty, your in
teresting cousin,
Randolph, set fire
TO your uncle's
pocket, and when
last seen your I'm
Gle Joe was rush
ing over hill and
dale In the gen.
eral direction Of
Hartford. Conn.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

Let him go. 1t is a part of boys
education.
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

patriotic vol I C e
should climb out
OF your thorax and
make the welkin
ring, but 1t isn't
really necessary to
get up a row be-
tween a stick OF
dynamite and a
keg of giant pow
der TO prove that
you love the cause
OF liberty.
you will find
that some Of our
best citizens-men
who love liberty
with an everlast-
ing love--are hid
ing In the cellar
with both hands
over their ears
from July Sd to
July 5th.
we had a nice,
quiet time at home
nm tho EOurth
The Cimarron news and press., 1907-07-04

UNCLE PETER
passed the Fourth
of July at his old
home in Ohio. |
must show you a
letter he wrote me
9 few days after
that noisy event:
Dear John: We
had a nice, quiet
tim Q on tn e
Fourth, with the
exception of my
ankle, which was
somewhat disl O.
Gated because my
foot stepped on an
infant bombshell,
which same ex-
ploded for my ben
eft.
Il like the idea
OF the Fourth with
the exception Of
the noise.
II believe that II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
CLOSE MATCH IN
HER MITAGE PL AY
Team D Defeats G i'll Eighteen
Hole Play by Two
Points.

Golf at the Hermitage Club yester-
day proved very interes ting, as q cpn-
test between teams G and d was the
feature. In the game OF n week ago
these teams proved to be uneven
ly matched. owing to the handicap as
|signed the players of team D. Almost
|nll the men Of this team are; begin
ners at the game and the adjus ting
of handcaps for them has, therefore,
been a puzzle to the committee, The
REIMBURSEMENT was made. and the result
OF yesterdays play was very satisfac-
tory. Team D won by two strokes
in eighteen holes play. tho score bo-
Ing $40 strokes for u team and Ca
strokes for G team.
a Net Scores OF Players.
Below are The net scores OF the play
ers in both teams:
Team C-Wins u. Wilson, 100;
Charles r, Guy, So; Charles u. Bor-
den, g0i ohm Leary.S so; DIR. II. c.
Woodward, IS; u. III Antrim, IS !; j. L.
Anderson, 03. Total, 622
Team On. ID. Slls, S8;f DIR. w, S.
Campbell. 90: Jackson Guy, 90 IL. III,
Blair, So; Douglas Gall, IS; George ID.
Morgan, 81; II. M. Cannon, 02, Total,
I'here were tel, players Who did not
Icomplete their scores therefore, heir
cards NJ ere not turned In.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
ert Fulton's picture and the clermon,
will be reproduced.
Orders for Marine Review.

u TuiloH . piStuie anu tHe SiSi iiou
will be reproduced.
Orders for Marine Review.
These are the orders for the marin,
review:
The parade is organized as follows
and when formed in single column will
be in the following order:
Jamestown. OH Dominion Steamship
Company; Essex. Merchants and Min.
ers' Transportation Company; G. w
Clyde, Clyde Line; Augusta. Chesapeake
Line; Norfolk, Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company; Maryland. New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk: Mt
Desert, Captain ". II. Hancock: Com
modore Maury, Virginia Navy; one yes.
sci. Virginia Navy; Neuse, Norfolk and
Southern Railway; Comet, Norfolk and
Southern Railway; Philip. Norfolk and
Ohio Railway; tug, Southern Railway
tug, Southern Railway: tug. Atlantic
Coast Line: tug, Lambert's Point Tow.
ing Company; tug, Lambert's Point
Towing Company; tug. I4ambert's Poln,
Towing Company; A. j. Hudson, Hud-
son Brothers; A. B. Covington. Hud-
son Brothers: Mascot. Hudson Brothers
w. w. Graham, Hudson Brothers
steam barge Whaleback. White Oak
Coal Company; tug and car float, New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk.
The vessels will form on line APP
proNimately east northeast between
Old Point and Thimble Light in the
order given above. the Jamestown be-
ing abreast of and about 500 yards off
the light near Fortress Monroe.
The vessels will be in their desig-
mated positions by 12:45 P. M.
The parade will begin to move
promptly at P. NJ. and will proceed
at six knots IN southwesterly direc-
ton. passing bell buoy No. 2 on the
port hand. Distance between vessels
will be 400 yards. After passing the
United States ship Brooklyn. the re-
viewing ship each vessel will con-
tinue on It's course until abreast the
Miantonomoh; then with an easy port
helm, make a long turn and proceed
toward Old, Point and dispense, be-
ing careful to keep clear Of the line
OF march.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
Mr.. UMLAUF NOT
FOR LOCAL OPT|ON
Clay Ward Councilman Only
Desires Restriction and Few
er Saloons.

Indica lions point clearly to some re-
form with reference to the liquor bus
iness In Richmond, and 1t may or may
rot be that the Dabney substitute. pro-
viding for $50 saloons, exclusive Of
hotels and fiat license of $500, VIII
have the satisfying effect. II some
Tightening up" measure is not adopted
by the Council. however, no one need
be surprised at an early call for local
option fight, though Councilman Um-
lauf. who fathered the move, which was
defeated. for liz saloons. including no.
tells and a license of $1,000. declares
that he will not press the local option
Issue. Indeed, the Clay Ward repre-
sentative said yesterday that he ia
vored regulation, but not local option,
for Richmond.
81 am not in favor OF local option
IT, Cities" he said. 1.-THE remark that
made at the committee meeting last
night was not based on anything def-
Mite I said that If this measure Of
mine did not pass through the Council,
the local option question would surely
follow. And believe that to be true.
ut Is the public trend. There are too
many barrooms here, and the better
classes are realizing that something
must be done to restrict them. I based
my remark upon interviews and con-
versations with citizens In all classes.
Wants Only Restriction.
"The deduction I draw Is that we
must have restriction. as set forth in
my ordinance or subject the city to
a local option election.
"T am q temperance man, but not a
faddist am not working In conjunc-
ton with any society or body OF peo-
Pile interested in. temperance or local
option. but we are all working along
for the restriction of the liquor traffic"
Mr.. pInlauf declared that he was not
a candidate for Mayor, and that the
movement was started by his enemies
with the view OF injurng him. He
said that he was Indifferent concerning
his recollection to the Council, and that
IL the people did not want him they
need not vote for his return.
Tho Dabney substitute will come up
at the regular October meeting of the
Council and Will probably provoke q
prolonged. If not q bitter, discussion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
a Most Valuable Agent.

The glycerne employed in DR.. Perce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which it extracts from native
medicinal roots and holds in solution
much better than alcohol would. 1t also
possesses medicinal properties OF Its own,
being q yaluabl deniulcent, nutritive,
antiseptlc and antiterment. It adds
greatly to the efficacy OF the Black Cherry
bark, B!oodroot, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained in
aGolden Medical Discovery " in subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all of which
these agents are recommended by stand
ard edicalauthorites.
In all cases where there is q wasting
away of flesh, loss Of appetite, with weak
ston1 ath, as In the early stages OF con-
sumdtibn there can be no dcu BIT that gly-
cerine facts as a valuable nutrttiye and
aids Mo Golden Seal root. Stone root,
$Quee6,s robt and Black Cherrybark in
prom dAng digestion and building up the
hesh n6(strength, controlling the cough
and br!nkhg about h healthy ndhyss eo,RdItion
not be eA1octp1 towork miracles. twill
not cure Vnsum ptlon except In Its earlier
stages. twill cure very severe QpSl.. Il
mute, han9;dN, e hlonIc coughs. -brQlclllal
aud lary4EeAl -tro4hlea~aqd- clIQnlc sore
tGQgf Ell6 boa rsenels In acutecoughs
! It Is not so ef(ectlve. n tho lingering
even when accom- panied by bleeding from
lungs, that it has performed Its most
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, NJ. D., Of Benz
nett Med. College, Chicago, says OF ely.
cerine:
49, va6 eYt1nntltv NJ tina nprOyido (Nt