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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
new RULES IN
P. 0. DEPARTMENT.

People who use the mails will do well
to post themselves on anew order issued
by the post Office department that eff
fects mutilated or defective stamps and
to obviate having their letters held up
for postage.
A new order has gone into effect and
should be noted by all who are users of
Uncle Sam service of getting messages
transported from place to place. BY
the terms of the new order the postage
stamp which is in any way defaced is
now worthless and will not be accepted
in pay for the transmission of q letter,
Should corner be torn off. no matter
in what way it cannot be used All
letters or packages bearing such stamps
will be held at the postoffice for two
weeks for recovery and at the end of
that period if not claimed, they will be
sent to the dead letter Office at the head
of the district in which they are mailed
and from there sent to the general dead
letter Office at Washington.
For some time it has been the custom
Of the stamp cancelling clerks at the
postotfice to pass up a stamp where there
has been a small part missing. This
has come to the notice of the head of
the department and an order has been
| issued for the rejection of these letters.
If they happen to get by the cancelling
clerk the one who throws the mail is
held responsible and if the letters are
sent out charge will be made back
against the office from which The letters
are sent.
| 1t is said the government has got next
to scheme which has been tried in
| places where the stamps which have
| been cancelled on the extreme edge
have been removed from letter and
the cancelled part torn or cut out and
then the stamp used again. 1t is to pre-.
vent such plans as this that the new
order has been issued stopping the use
of stamps which are in any way defac-
ed, If a stamp is torn and a part is
missing these should be taken back tC
the postof1ice and turned in in the same
| manner rs the unused stamped envel
opes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

ward, The seats are sometimes put in
by men when no children are around
and they are put down to make them
convenient for grown ups The desk
ought to project over the seat two or
three inches
Another matter that has made the
seating bad il the almost universal Gus.
tom of placing big seats in the back
part of the room, then smaller ones in
front. The arrangement makes several
seats in the room uncomfortable, IA the
desk is too low for the seat behind it.
What is wanted in this matter is to get
the seats of the same size in n row ~
much IA possible. Another suggestion
that might be given here is that when.
ever new desks are purchased, let them
be single desks
The equipment of the school will be
taken up in another article
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
BARGE SINKS OFF HARB0R.

The barge A. A. Carpenter loaded
with stone sank while lying close to the
South shore arm of the new harbor pier
on Friday night of last week. The
Carpenter" had cargo of 700 tons of
stone which was being unloaded into
the break water. The barge was the
property of Adolph Greene of Green
Bay and is sunk in about twenty feet of
water toward the shore from the break
water Work has been directed toward
removing as much as possible OF the
stone and placing it in the cribs of the
pier and it is probable that the barge
can be raised after the stone has been
removed from it. This is the second
cargo of stone consigned to the Great
Lakes Company from Sturgeon Bay
which has been lost in transit The
boat and cargo were valued at about
$4,000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
INDIAN WOMAN GOT THE BEAR
Prodded Him Out with Her Scissors,
Then TomahaWked- Him.

AS for that grit of mountaineering
Indian women-which has been cele-
brated in wel-known book, there Is
q story in Fur News which is good
evidence Of their physical courage.
A dealer in skins tells Of squaw
who was walking along on her snow
shoes one day when her small boy
saw bear curled up under the snow
in his winter sleep. She could not kill
him where she was, so she lashed a
pair of scissors to saping, prodded
him out and smashed his head In with
her tomahawk as he emerged.
Il gave her ten dollars for the skim
writes the dealer, 80 it was not bad
mornings work. Another ingenious
piece of hunting that l remember was
accomplished by an Indian who found
two moose in a yard-that Is, the
snow clearing which the animals
make when the frosts are breaking
up and the snow is too sharp and brit
tie for their comfort.
"He crept up and got the female
with his tomahawk. The male was
driven to fury and it was unsafe TO ap-
proach him. The stroke OF hoof
would put the Indian out Of business
in close order.
Having no gun, he improvised a
bow and arrow from the trees, stuck a
sharp file into the point of the arrow,
made bowstring with the laces of his
moccasns and shot the beast through
the heart"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
MARRIED..

The marriage of Miss Leila Fechter
to Mr.. Reinhardt Rahr was quietly sol
emuized at noon today at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Fechter, on South Eighth street in the
presence of the members of the two
families. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Machmiller
The house was attractively decorated
in pink and white roses. smilax and
cut flowers.
The bride wore beautiful gown of
lace over white silk. She is a young
lady of charming qualities and a leader
in society The groom is son of VIM
Rahr, ST., and is associated with his
father in business.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs
Rahr left for Milwaukee whence they
will go to Manitowish where they will
spend a few weeks. The young couple
will reside in this city on corner Sixth
and Marshal streets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
Justice Mas a Qinlomat.

When Jim" Watson of Indiana was
practicing law in Winchester he had a
case before a local judge involving the
ownership of pig. Testimony was
submitted and the justice reserved
decision.
The Justice was candidate for
mayor Of the town, and Watson and
the opposing counsel thought they
saw an opportunity for a little fun.
See here, Judge" said Watson,
meeting the justice on the street one
day unless | get Judgment in my
favor in that pig case I'm going to OPP
pose your election as mayor" Oppos-
ing counsel met the justice and talked
in the same strain.
A couple of days later they went to-
gether to the Justices Office He was
out, but his docket lay open. Opposite
the pig case was the entry: Dis
agreed"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
TIE Delicious "Burqoo."

There are few men living to-day
who know how to make a genuine
burgoO. There are those who have
had the smell of the big wood fire
I'm their nostrils, the sights and odors
from the big kettle boiling away on
top of the fire, who would give much
TO again experience the ecstasy of the
breath-cooled first spoonfuls or feel
upon their tongues the savory taste of
It's satisfying mixture of meats, vege-
tables spices and condiments. How
was it made? Well, you take half a
dozen chickens, a portion OF beef, ba-
con, veal, pork, all varieties of wild
game available, put them in a 40-gal-
Ion kettle Then add potatoes, celery,
cabbage parsnips, onions-oh, any
thing from the garden. Put in herbs
and spices, salt and pepper. Boil for
from "a to SO hours. The proportions
of each ingredient? Alas. That's the
secret!-kansas City Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
SHE HAD PLAN ALL HER OWN
Mrs. Schmidt's Method Of Solving the
Servant Question"

We'll, Mrs. Rosenberg, you should
the-air woman to another last even
ing on West Callowhil street There
was all my lovely dishes and my cut
glass punch bowl broken. broken in a
thousand pieces. She had dropped
the whole tray. There she was, look
ing at me, with all my lovely china on
the floor. Ach Gott 1t was awful!
could hardly get my breath. | was so
mad and SO excited. | just looked at
her, and what do you think | said,
Mrs. Rosenberg, what do you think |
said to her?'
"Oh, oh, oh, ! cant imagine, Mrs.
Schmidt. What did you say? What
did you say?"
Not one word. Not one single word
She thought was going to scold her;
but | never opened my mouth. And
| never do, Mrs. Rosenberg, no matter
what she breaks or what She does
Why, she has broken more than $2G
worth of china, cut glass and furni
ture and burned up some or my best
underclothes when she irons. Every
washday she lets some OF my fine
things blow off the roof or forgets to
bring them down and hey are stolen
but never say one word TO her. That
is the way keep her All my friends
have trouble with their maids and are
always changing, but Minna stays
with uB. If | let her see l was mac
and scolded her all the time, | would
be sitting on q chair in an employ
ment agency trying TO get maids. No
ma am, keep your mouth shut is III,
plan, and you can keep your serv
ants"
Amt It the truth?' said Mrs
Rosenberg, admiringly.- Philadelphia
Ledger
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
REAL ORIGIN OF UMBRELLA.
Defoe Credited with Its Introduction
Into England.

In recent controversy in England
regarding the origin of the umbrella
and Defoe's knowledge Of that now
universal article Of wearing apparel"
a London writer says this knowledge
may have been acquired in Spain,
which he visited on business, his line
being Spanish and Portuguese goods
long before he wrote Robinson Cru
soc" 1t is noteworthy that John Mac
donald, a footman, mentions in his
autobiography that he brought his
own silk umbrella from Spain, and
was denounced by the hackney coach
men of London as a Frenchman when
he took his walks abroad with it. De-
foe makes Crusoe explain that he has
seen umbrellas made in the Brazils,
where they are useful in the great
heats which are there" and adds, as
new point, that he found his UNI
brella "as well for the rains as the
heats"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
IMPROVED new FACTORY SITE.

The Manitowoc Steam Boiler Works
Company which has been recently reor-
ganized and which is now at last per
manently under the control and man
agement of the Dry Dock Company OF
this city, has begun the work of improv-
ing the vacant lots being used rs fac
tory site for the company on Quay
Street. The work of erecting large
new coke and coal shed on the property
has been begun and the Office has al.
ready been moved to the block East OF
its former location and an additional
story is being added to it, The balance
of the work of improvement contemplat-
ed by the Manitowoc Company will be
carried forward as rapidly as conditions
will permit The improvement of the
alley which the company dedicated TO
the city at the time that the portion OF
South Seventh Street which intersects
the company's property was vacated has
already been begun and the alley Will
be fit for public use in very short time.
The new concern will, when completed,
be one of the largest concerns IN the
city and will be one of the largest steam
boiler works in the state outside OF
Milwaukee. Those who have watched
its growth and development from the
time it was started few years back tc
the present time and who know the en-
ergy and uniform success of the present
management will have no doubt as to
the prosperity of the plant in the fu.
ture
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
CoIorinu Straw Hats,

Some persons take lot OF pleas
ure and no little pride said he, in
coloring a meerschaum pipe, and l
was thinking the other day what an
awful blow 1t would be to the hat
dealers If it got to be fad to color
straw hat You know In the course
OF summer the average man will use
at least two, and some men three,
straws. They change them only when
they get very black and after one
cleaning has taken the vitality out
of the hat.
Men don't like a dirty hat only be-
cause it shows that they have had
1t long time. However, suppose 1t
was the fashion 70 color them. Men
would admire the hat as it was chang
ing from a delicate brown to fair
black, and the older the hat the better" )"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
MARQUETTE CLUB COMING,

The Republicans of the city and coun.
ty plan reception to the Marquette
Club of Chicago to take place tomorrow
morning at the Turner Opera House in
this city which will be in the nature of
the opening of the Republican campaign
in this county. The Marquette Club is
the largest republican organization of
it's kind in the West and it has planned
an excursion on the steamer Theodore
Roosevelt leaving Chicago on Thurs.
day and visiting the principal lake ports
on both sides of Lake Michigan during
its trip. II arrives in Manitowoc Friday
morning at seven o'clock and leaves
here at one oclock for Muskegon. About
three hundred members of the club, to-
gether with band of forty pieces, and
number of speakers of national repu-
tation will accompany the club on sti
trip Among the speakers are Governor
Deneen, Congressman Foss of Chicago
and several other speakers of national
reputation.
An executive committee composed of
A. }. TOrrison, Max Rahr, 4 W. Gray
aud {. f.. Brady has been named by the
local republicans to arrange for the
reception to be rendered the club and
the details of the arrangement are about
completed. The principal meeting of
the occasion occurs at the Turner hall
at ten o'clock and at this meeting
speeches will be made by the visiting
speakers in which the issues OF the
campaign will be treated from re-
| publican standpoint.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
LOCAL CASES TO Be TAX
EN- UP BY COMMISSION

On Sept 18th the Wisconsin Railroad
Commission will take up for considera
tion the question of valuation OF the
property of the Manitowoc Electric
Light Company and also the question OF
rates charged by this company and on
Sept 10Th the valuation of the property
of the Manitowoc Gas Company and the
application for authority to increase the
rates on gas. This WORK is being done
along the line of the work mapped out
for the commission by the last legisla'
ture and the results of it will be OF par
ticular interest to the people of this city.
The companies will probably be repre-
sented at the hearings and the City At
torney will appear at each for the City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
Wouldn't interfere.

"As a matter of fact" said the man
who was looking for an argument
"every mans life is his own Now, If
took notion 10 commit suicide
me-"
Don't you think for minute that
would" answered the cool-natured
party as he meandered on his way.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
BREWERS MEET AT TWO RIVERS

On Thursday afternoon of last week
the brewers who are members OF the
East Wisconsin Brewers Association
met at the Hotel Hamilton in Two Riv'
ers. Among those present were repre-
sentatives of the brewing interests OF
Menasha, Appleton, Manitowoc, She
boygan, Kaukauna, Green Bay, Mishl
cot and Two Rivers. The proceedings
OF the meeting were not made public
and little is known as to the reasons foi
it being called or the subjects discuss
ed. The Association meets at least once
every three months to take up matters
pertaining to the business interests OF
the brewing industries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
t1SES ALMOST $1,000.

Mrs. Fred Rous, the wife of farmer
residing near Branch, lost almost $1,000
which she was carrying in purse dur
ing ride from the city to her home
last week. The money was lost some
where between the city of Manitowoc
aud Four Corners, about four miles
northwest of here Immediately upon
its being missed, Mr.. and Mrs, Rous re-
traced the road over which they had
Travelled home, but were unable TO find
anything of the missing money and SO
far as known it has not been found or
returned to them as yet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLM
ERS MEETING

A special meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Manitowoc Seating Co, will he
held at the Office of the Manitowoc Land
&Fuel Co. on Quay St in the City of
Manitowoc Wisconsin at 10 o'clock A.
NJ Saturday Sept. l2th, 1903, for tn
purpose of dissolving said Company and
transacting such other business as may
properly come before the meeting
THOS. l.. TORRISON Pres't
NJ II MURPHY Sec'y.
Dated at Manitowoc Sept lst 1908
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
DEMOCRATS ATTENTION.

A call has been issued for meeting
Of the Democratic County Committee to
be held at the Gerpheide Block South
Sth Street, next Saturday at 80 ?. M.
The Democrats active in promoting the
welfare of the party, are requested to
attend this meeting, at which steps will
be taken to determine upon such action
rs may be deemed best during the
campaign this fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
FARM FOR SALE

A fine improved farm of l20 acres 50
acres in section 6, town of Ceuterville
and 40 acres in section /, town of Meeme,
(the Morris farul. Land lies perfect
rich soil. Good house, barn aud gran.
airy. A good bargain for some man.
For particulars call on or write to
JOS. KNox
tf Cleveland K. L. d. No T. Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
A Sure-enough knocker.

j. c. Goodwin of keidsville. N. c.,
SAYS "Bucklen's Arnica Salve is q sure
enough knocker for ulcers. A bad one
came on my leg last summer, but that
wonderful salye knocked it ont in few
rounds. Not even scar remained
Guaranteed for piles. so,ss, burns etc.
25c. at Henry Hinrichs drug store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
PaCis Gets ACQUISITION.

The American telephone girl has
been transplanted to Paris, and ac-
cording to reports she has lost none OF
the qualities which distinguish her in
this country, but is quite AS ready to
break in upon her own private con
versation to oblge a customer Of the
telephone at any time, and her re
plies to irate and disobliging people
asking for connections are Of the same
temperate and high-class English she
employs at home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
DIED

Mrs Joseph Willott, Sr., an old resi-
dent OF the city, died Sunday morning
aged so years She had been in poor
health for some time and her death was
not unexpected. She WAS born in Eng.
land where she grew to womanhood and
was married in lS47 to Joseph Willott
They immigrated to this country in 1867
and settled at Manitowoc in 1872 where
the family have since resided. She is
survived by her husband and six chill
dren. The children are William and
Joseph of this city, Samuel of Two
Rivers, Mrs. Samuel Bates of Capron,
H., Mrs. Andrew Smith of Appleton,
and Mrs. Berlin Sniffin of tins city. The
deceased was devoted wife and low.
ing mother and was held in esteem by a
large circle of friends. The funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon from the
home on North Fifth street. luterment
was at Evergreen cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
Psychology In Clothes.

DR.. Thomas Claye Shaw Of London
speaking on the subject Of the special
psychology Of women, says that there
is a psychology in clothes. 1t is use
less to say that they dress as they
do to please other women or please
men. They dress simply because they
have to in their own way and to their
own satisfaction The psychology OF
dress is that it appears to make you
be what you profess to be.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

William Green, resident of the city
all his life, died suddenly Wednesday
afternoon from an attack of apoplexy
suffered while at work on the Odd Eel.
lows building at Sth and Chicago
streets. Mr.. Green never regained con
sciousness and died twenty minutes af.
ter being taken to his home on Division
and Eleventh streets He was 80 years
brother, Walter Green, in business for
twenty years, His death was u painful
shock to his family and friends A
widow and five children survive. The
funeral will be held Saturday at , p, M.
from the home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

Mrs. Martha Whitney, aged 50 years,
died at o'clock this morning. Deceased
was born at New Brunswick and was
married there. The family moved to
Calls, Maine and in 1859 came to Man.
itowoc For 10 years they resided al
Manitowoc Rapids and then moved tc
the city Her husband was a Civil War
veteran and was with Sherman on bis
march to the sea.
While on his way home from Mobile,
Ala, he died at Memphis, Tenn, in
1865 Mrs Whitney was a life long
member of st, Paul's NJ. E. church and
q woman whose charitable and sympa.
thetic interests in her friends made her
beloved by all who knew her. Deceased
is survived by three children, Ackney
and Floyd of this city and Mrs. Geo
Hill of Amigo. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

Mrs Louis Eikos, aged % years, died
at her home on Fair street Saturday
evening, after "a lingering illness She
is survived by husband and two small
children, her mother Mrs. j. Schroeder,
three brothers and two sisters. Her
maiden name was Miss Hattie Schroe-
der and she was formerly an operator in
the local telephone exchange. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

Rev. Matthias Welben died at the
Holy Family hospital Saturday, where
he had made his home the past four
years. He was "A years of age. He was
born in Germany and came to this
country in 1869 and had charge OF st.
Luke's church at Two Rivers for nine
years. After leaving Two Rivers he
had charge of the parishes at Francis
Creek, New Franklin and Sherwood.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning
from the Catholic church at Silver Lake.
Interment was in the Catholic cemetery
there He was member of the local
branch of the Catholic Knights of Wis
consin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10

Another matter that has TO do with
the childs physical well being is the
eating. In many cases the seats are
too far apart The child must bend for
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-08-29
WHERE RURAL HIGHWAYS COMPETE
WITH THE RAILROADS.

America Lays g,-pd rnads any country
which the ~un si,inrs. but. having laid
them. Is apparently of shc belief that tn"
WORK H. will aud finally done. Not I'm
France Thai country has bstter rtaaala, not
because sh~y put down h~ttrr but be-
causr they arc cared for better Tho
Vicious financial vitality at that country r~sts
fairly and sauarriy ON her incompatible sys-
tenn of perfect highway. They arc rivals of
tho railroads aai by tho far~rraching plans
81 maintenance employed they k~~p the rail.
road iin~s I'm ehrsh and prevent tho inaugu.
ration Of ~sc~s~is- freight rat~sy-occo OF
Public Roads. 4. = Department of AEvirui.
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