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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-12-17
Nash & Nash. Attorneys.
Pub Dec. 3. 10, Il, q

order to Hear Petition For Final Settlement
IN PROBATE MANITowOC COUNTY COuRT.
! IN the Matter of the Estate of Mary Long
Deceased.
On reading and flingth petition of Emma
. Hcarn, ExecutriXoft the Estate of said deceased
for the adjustment and allowance of her admin
istration account (and the assignment of the
residue of said Estate To such other persons
~ are hv law entitled to the same):
II il ordered, that said account be examined
adj iustrd and allowed at "A general term of said
Court to be held at the office of the County
Judge in the city of ManitOwoc, in said County
ON TUESDAY, the 9th day of January, A d.,
1899
II il further ordered, that upon the adjust
mcnt and allowance of such account by this
Court as aforesaid, the residue of said Estate
be- by the further order and judgment of this
Court assigned to such persons as are by
law entitled to the same,
II is further ordered that notice of the time
and place Of examination and allowance of
such account, and os the assignment of the re
sidue of said Estate, be given to AL ersons in.
tcrrsted 10y publication Of this order for three
successive weeks before said day, in the Mani
towoC Pilot, weekly newspaper printed and
published at the City of Manitowoc and State
of y isCOusn.
Dated December 1908
BY the Court,
JOHN CHLOUPEk,
County Judge,
r. I. Kpllay
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IN PROBATE MANIT0wOC COUNTY Court.
In the Matterof the Estate of Adolph Click
deceased
NOTICE To cREDiTaps.
Letters OF administration on said Estate not
already administered having been issued to
Michael Sabel on the list day of December A. ID.
1908 and six months from and after said day be.
ing allowed and limited for creditors to pre-
sent their claims, OF which notice is hereby
given, and further that the undersigned will
on the first Tuesdays Of January, February and
March a. ID 1909 and on the last day of the
time so limited at the Probate Office IN the City
Of ManitowoC, in said County, examine and ad.
Just all such claims and demands so presented
and filed.
Dated December LIST. 1905
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
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MANlTOWOC MARKET.

The following are the current prices Of
the various articles of produce ~ report.
ed for The Pilot on Dec II, 1908.
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order To Hear Petition For Final Settlement
IN PROBATE-M ANITOwoC COUNTY Court
In the matter of the estate of Barbara
Drummer, Deceased.
on reading and filing the petition of Mary
Drummer, of the Estate of SAID deceased for
the adjustment and allowance OF her adj
ministration account land the assignment of
the residue Of said Estate to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled to the same):
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
adjusted and allowed at a special term Of said
Court to be held at the office of the County
Judge in the city of Manitowoc, in said county,
on Tuesday the 18th day of December A. d.,
1898
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjust
ment and allowance OF such account by this
Court as aforesaid the residue of said estate be,
10y the further order and judgment of this
Court assigned to such persons are by law
entitled 10 the same
II is further ordered that notice of the time
and place of examination and allowance of such
account. and of the assignment of the residue
of said estate, Doe given to all persons Interested
by publication of this order for three success
i've weeks before said day, in the Manitowoc
Pilot, a weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at the city of ManitowOc and state of Wis
cOnsin.
Dated December lst, OF.
BY the Court,
JOHN CHLOCPEK, County Judge.
r.. l.. Kelley, Attorney.
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Order for Proof of Will,

Healy & Joyce, Attorneys.
Pub. Dec. 3, 10, II.
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e. S. GROVE, Editor and Manager.
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money to be donated to
some charitable fund.-,
that the low A will skim
closer on the average of
the runs at the tempera-
lures of so, 90, 70, So and
90, and a cream of not
less than 2S per cent and
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Markham e Markham, Attorneys
Pub. Dec H. q 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-18
Beer Money and churches.

J -
In the eighteenth century there were
no temperance societies or bands Of
hope, nor Rechabites and blue ribbon
army. To be us drunk us lord" was
the height Of human felicity. 1t was
the age Of three bottle men," of con.
vivinl toasts. of drinking songs. Even
the church indirectly encouraged in
temperance. There were certain dis
tricts where ut Whitsuntide the church.
wardens We're accustomed to levy con-
tributions Of malt from the parishion-
ers. This was brewcd into strong ale
and sold In the church. The Whitsun-
tide topers had, however, a pious
method In their madness.
The money spent on the beer was
expended b. the churchwardens in
church maintenance, and the muddled
roistercrs no doubt believed them.
selves to lie pillars of tile church even
when, under the influence Of the alco-
hol, they rolled upon Its pavement.
They thought themselves supporters of
the church when they wanted "sup-
porting" themselves and deemed them
selves most sanity when they were
most soddened. Until as recently as
1927 (when the license was withdrawn
church and public house were COW
cred by one roof at Deepdalc. midway
between Derby and Nottingham. A
door that could be opened Mt will sery-
cd to separate the consecrated Interior
Of the church from the common tap
room. of the tavern!-C Chambers Jour
nal,
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II =. coxr1suxD.l-
Tn, ston. Of ,n,.mv,


In many italian cities there formerly
existed what was called "pietra din
fannie" or q stone of infamy for the
punishment OF bankrupts. In Venice
one stands rdlthc Church Of st.
Mark, and in Verona and Florence
they are near the old markets. On a
day In carnival week the old time Gus.
tom was to have oil traders who had
become bankrupt in the preceding
twelve months led to the stone, and
one by ono each stood on its center ia
hear the reading Of q report Of his bust.
ness failure and to endure the re-
proaches heaped on him by his creii,
tors. At the end OF q certain time each
bankrupt was partly undressed. and
three officers took hold Of his shoulders
and three others Of his knees and
raising him as high as they could
bumped him ON the stone deliberately
twelve times. "in honor Of the twelve
apostles" the creditors growing like
cocks while the humping proceeded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-18

The wig went out and gave place to
the natural hair. powered and pig
tailed. Us a result Of the movement
back to nature which accompanied and
preceded the French revolution. But
why did the; wig. come In? Some say
that Louis XIII. started the fashion
when he began to grow bald. the court
Initiating him out Of q desire to please
the monarch. Be that as 1t may, the
wig Caught on" as few articles Of
costume have ever done. and those who
have begun to despair of the mascu,
line leg ever being emanclpated from
the trouser may find comfort In the
fact that wigs prevailed for consid-
erably more than century in Eng
land, whereas trousers scarcely existed
hundred years ago. to say nothing Of
being the universal wear. London
News.
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line of empty sleeping rooms. 81 be-
lieve NJ. Durand already knows the
way about He may wish to explore my
trunks again." and &rmitage bowed
to the two men, who, with their wrists
tied behind them and n strap linking
them together, looked the least bit alb
surd.
Now, Claiborne, that foolish Oscar
has a, first aid kit of some sort that he
used on me couple of weeks ago. Dig
1t out of his simple cell back there
and we'll clear up this mess in my
shoulder. Twice on the same side,
but 1 believe they actually cracked n
bone this time"
He lay down on long bench, and
Claiborne cut off his coat.
I'D like to hold a little private exc
cution for this" growled the officer.
"A little lower and it would have
caught YOU in the heart"
Don't be spiteful! I'm as sound as
wheat. We have them down, and the
victory is ours. The great fun is to
come when the good Baron Won Mar
hof. gets here. If were dying 1 be-
ieve could hold on for that"
You're not going to die, thank God.
Just minute more until / pack this
shoulder with cotton. l can't do any
thing for that smashed bone, but Bled-
soc is the best surgeon in the army,
and he'll fix you up in jiffy."
"That will do now. must have on Al
coat when our honored guests arrive,
even If we omit one sleeve-yes,
guess we'll have to, though it does
seem Il bit affected. Dig out the bran
dy bottle from the cupboard there in
the corner and then kindly brush my
hair and straighten up the chairs bit
You might even toss n stick on the
fire. That potato sack you may care
to keep as a souvenir"
he quiet now! Remember, you are
my prisoner, Mr.. Armitage."
II am, am! But l will wager ten
courses at Sherry's the baron will he
glad to. let me off,"
He laughed softly and began repeat
Ing:
why, hear you, my masters, was
it for me to kill the heir apparent:
Should | turn upon the true prince:
Why, thou knowest / am as valiant as
Hercules, but beware instinct; the lion
will not touch the true prince. Instinct
is Il great matter. was Il coward OIL
instinct. shall think the better OF
myself and thee during my life: i fol
n valiant lion and thou for a true
prince"
Claiborne forced him to lie down OH
the bench and threw blanket over
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"eS 20 e"9"""9"! has contrived an
attempt against the noble ruler of our
nation. He is menace to the
throne
WHO is he?" demanded Marhof I'M
patiently, and his eyes and the eyes of
all fell upon Armitage.
II tell you we found him lurking
about in Europe, waiting his chance,
and we drove him away-drove him
here to watch him See these things
that sword-thosc orders! They be-
longed to the Archduke Karl. Look at
them and see that it Is true! tell you.
we have rendered Austria a high serv-
ice. One death, one death at Vienna,
and, this son of mailman would he
king! He Is Frederick Augustus. the
son of the Archduke Karl!'
The room was very still as the last
words rang out. The old ambassadors
gaze chung to Armitage. He stepped
nearer, the perspiration breaking out
upon his brow. and his lips tremhled
as he faltcred:
HE would lie king! He would he
king"
Then Armitage spoke sharply to Clai-
borne.
"l'hat will do. The gentleman may
retire now"
AS Claiborne thrust Chauvenet out
Of the room Armitage turned to the lit
lie company, smiling.
II am not Frederick Augustus. the
son of the Archduke Karl" he said
quietly, NOR did ever pretend that i
was except to lead those men on in
their conspiracy. The cigarette case
that caused SO much trouble at Mr..
Claiborne's supper party belongs to me.
Here 1t Is"
The old ambassador snatched 1t from
him eagerly.
This device, the falcon poised upon
a silver helmet! You have much to ex-
plain. monsieur"
at is. the coat of arms of the house
of Schonb,,rg. The case belonged to
Frederick Augustus. llarl's son. and
this sword was his. and these orders
and that cloak lying yonder-all were
his. They We're gifts from. his father.
And. believe me. my friends. ! came
by them honestly"
The baron bent over the table and
spilled the orders from their silver box
and scanned them eagerly The col
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suggest. however, that the presence
just now IL the West 1ndies Of the
cruiser sophia Margaret, flying the dag
Of Austria Hungary, may be -sugges-
tive"
He smiled ut the quick glance that
passed between the ambassador and
Judge Claiborne.
Then Baron von Marriott blurted out
the question that was uppermost in
the minds of all.
who are you, John Armitagc?"
And Armltagc answered. quite SIM
ply and In the quiet tone that he had
used throughout:
IL aM Frederick Augustus Won Stree
bel, the son OF your sister and OF the
Count Ferdinand Won Stroebei. The
archduke's son and were school fell
lows and playmates You remember
as well as a my fathers place near the
royal lands. The archduke talked much
of democracy and the new world and
used to joke about the divine right of
kings. Let me make my story short.
/ found out their plan OF flight and
/ FAIpIbGi away WbAu tuGth. ~ W0o W.
lieved that had been carried away
by gypsies."
YES, that Is true; 1t II all true! And
yom never saw your father-you never
went to liiln?"
II was only thirteen when ran
away with Enrl. When l appeared
before my father In Paris last year he
would have sent me away In anger II
1t had not l.cen that l knew matters
ut Importance to Austria al
why's Austrian
YES: that was quite like him." said
the ambassador. "Hc served his coun-
try with u passionate devotion. He
hated America. He distrusted the whole
democratic. idea. 1t was that which
pointed his anger against you-that
you should have chosen to live here"
''rhen when I saw him at Geneva
that last interview-he told me that
Karl's statement had been stolen and
he had his spies abroad looking for the
thieves He was very bitter against
me, 1t was only n few hours before he
was killed US part OF the Winkel-
ried conspiracy. He had given his life
for Austria. He told me never to zee
him ngain. never to claim my own
name. until, l had done something fol
4 Austria. And 4 went to vieunn and
knelt in the crowd at the funeral, and
no one knew me. aud 1t hurt me. oh. n
hurt me. to know that he had grieved
for me: that he had wanted son t.
carry on his work. while had grown
away from the whole idea Of such la
Dor as his. And now
He faltered. his hoarse voice broke
with stress Of feeling. and his pallo
dsepened.
ut was not my fault. 1t was reall!
not my fault ! did the best ! could
and. by GOD. I've got them In the room
there where they can't do any harm
And. Dick Claiborne. you are the fines
fellow In the world and the squares
and bravest. and want to take you
hand before 20 to sleep. for I'm sicl
yes. I'm sick-and sleepy. and you,
better haul down that tag over th
door. It's treason. i tell you. And !
you see Shirley. tell her I'm John Al
mitage: tell her I'm John Armitage
John Arm
The room and its figures rushed be
fore his eyes. and as he tried to stan,
erect his knees crumpled under him
and. before they could reach him b
sank. to the. floor. with q moan. AS the,
crowded about he stirred slightly
! sighed deeply and lay perfectly still.
4
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earn something about themysterious Armitag
rho plot agait ST Gha.les oilIs Is developing 1
By MEREDITH NIcHOL.sO.

earn something about themysterious Armitage
Tho plot agait st Charles oills Is developing in
alenna and Hungary. XX Shirley goes at
1ght to warn Armi.age that her brother is
trout to watch him. They meet at the old
bridge. and little later she returns home send
3ack ty Oscar. XXt-Oscar meets zlnai and
fights with him in the q aiborne sheepfold.
Armttage's man seizes a message carried by
the Servian and is himself caught by Dick. who
reads the message. Zmat escapes. The mes.
sage IS cablegram from Chanvenet to hi. VI
emma agent. reading simply. mot later than
Friday" Unseen by Claiborne, Arm'tage takes
Oscars place as a prisoner. Shirley tells Arm
itage the contents q the cablegram. and the
rledly with Oscar. Dick goes to the ILLS on q
mission from Won Marriott.
3lirley saves Chauvenet's life by explaining
nat neither he ror Armitag q is q government
nicer. XVl-Dick Claiborne learns from u
Montana senator that Armitage Is not an i'm.
poster and sends this information to Shirley,
the sees Armitage cnd zmai fight at her own
OK Aimitage in the shoulder The girl hides
Armitage 10 her fathers office as Mr., and Mrs
claiborne, accompanied by the austrian am
Assador. Baron Won MafhOf, enter the house
SVl1-The ambassador 10 worried by the weak
Ass Il the ew Austrian emperor. Charles
Louis and the danger TO his nation Involved in
he possible succ sssion Of Francis. Shirley dis
plays much interest 10 tho pcrils surrounding
Area taGe. XIV ll-Oscar is attacked by Una
and captures the Servian. Armitage sendl
.ami back to Chauvenet with note warnins
aim that his plans and those OF Durand. who Il
no on his way to An erica are known to theil
i.ten0ed victim In reply Chsuyenet threatenl
80 hill ArmitaGe. XlX-At the Austrian am
,assudor's request Dicx Claiborne is detailed t.
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MURDER OF Inc new emperOr;klNs, lS
not his son!"
''What! roared the baron.
ut is as have said. The faithlcss-
ness Of his wife and not madness drove
him into exile. He Intr,lsted that pa
per to me and swore me to carry it to
Vienna II Francis ever got too near
the throne. 1t Is certified by half q
dozen officials authorized to administer
oaths in Canada. though they. II
course. never knew, the contents of the
paper to which they swore him. He
oven carried 1t to New York aud swore
to 1t there before the consul general OF
Austria Hungary In that city. There
was certain grim humor in him: he
said he wished to have the atfidnvlti
bear the seal of his own country, ami
the consul general assumed that It was
document Of mere commercial sigDifi.
cance." =
The baron looked at the key: he
touched the silver box: his hand rested
for a moment on the sword
ut is marvellous story-it2is won
derful! Can it be. true-can 1t I've
true?" murmured the ambassador.
THE documents will be the best EVIL
dence. We can settle the matter IN
twentyfour hours" said Judge Clal-'
borne.
you will pardon me for seeming In
credulous, SIR" said the baron. "but II
is all SO extraordinary. And these
men. these prisoners'- h
t''They have pursued me under the
impression that'.l am Frederick An.
ggstus. Oddly enough. l. too. am Fred
,erick Augustus" and Armitage smiled
az was within few months Of his
age. and had little brush With
Chauvenet and Durand in Genoa In
which they captured my cigarette case
1T had belonged to Frederick. and the
archduke gave 1t to me-nnl my trou.
bles began. The emperor-king was old
and III. The disorders in Hungary
were to cloak the assassination of hia
successor. Then the Archduke Francis,
Ilarls reputed son, was to be installed
upon the throne"
"Yes; there .alas been q conspiracy.
"And therehayt1 been conspiraton!
Two of them afe ffely behind thai
door, and. soneHfM through my ef.
forts. their shtefa snkelried. shouid
now be under .:arSst in Vienna.
had reasons. beadss my pledge to
Archduke khrl, Ter taking an active
part in these arsaEs. A year ago
gave karl's Fepudlstaon of his second
son to Count sEeydafRnd Won Stroebel
the prime minister The statement
was stolen from Him for the Winkel-
ried conspiratprs 81 these men we now
have locked upsin!tlas house."
The ambassadors. eyes blazed with
excitement asgthsss Atatements fell one
by one from, .Arnisaas's lips. but Armi'
tage went ont as;
81 trust that my plan for handling
these men WIN meetawith your approx.
al They have, chahtered the George
w. Custis, a fsnIt Carrying steamer iy
ing at Morga4 bsE in Baltimore. ia
which they exnected'ito make OF after
they had finished with me. At one
time they had some idea of kidnapping
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e. e. c0w,l.Es,

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liver trouble Foley's Orino Laxatisc
will ccpre you permanently by stin.e-
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laxatives continually after taking Ori-
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Of pills and tablets.-Anders & Phil
ipps.
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him question"
Shirley, sitting farthest from Armi-
tage, folded her hands upon the long
table and looked toward the door into
which her brother vanished. Then
Jules Chauvenet stood before them all,
and as his eyes met hers for second
the color rose to his face, and he broke
out angrily:
'sThis is infamous! This is an out
rage! Baron Won Marhof. as an Aus
trian subject appeal to you for pro-
lection from this mani"
Monsieur, YOU shall have all the
protection Baron Won Marhof cares to
give you, but first wish to ask you u
question-just one. You followed me
20 America with the fixed purpose
OF killing ME. You sent Servian
assassin after me-a fellow with q
reputation for doing dirty work-and
he tried to stick knife into ME
on the deck of the King Edward. 1
shall not recite my subsequent expert
ences with him or with you and NJ.
iDurand. You announced ut Captain
Claiborne's table at the Army and
Navy club in Washington that was
IN impostor, and all the time, mon
sieur, you have really believed me to
be some one-some one in particular"
Armitage's eyes glittered, and his
voice faltered with Intensity as he ut
tered these last words Then he thrust
his hand into his coat pocket, stepped
back and concluded:
'.Who am 1, lnonsieur?"
Chauvenet shifted uneasily from one
foot to the other under the gaze of the
five people who waited for his answer
then lie screamed shrilly:
You are the devil-an impostor. Il
liar, II theft"
Baron Won Marriott leaped to his feet
and roared ut Chauvenet in English:
who is this man? Whom do you be
lleve him to be:"
snapped Claiborne.
II tell you began Chauvenet fierce
ly. y
who am II" asked Armitage again
81 don't know who you are
You do not! You certainly do not!
laughed Armitage. But whom hav,
YOU believed me to be, monsieur9
II thought
"Yes, you thought
Il thought there seemed reasons t
believe''-
"Yes. aud you believe it. Go on"
Chauvenet's eyes blinked for a mo
i ment as he considered the difficulties o
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Mother Earth.

When Junius Brutus and the sons of
Tarquin asked the famous Delphic or
acle who was to succeed Superbus on
the throne Of Rome they received for
an answer, HE who shall first kiss his
mother" AS the two princes were has
tening home to fulfil what they
thought was meant Brltus fell to the
earth and cried out, Thus do l kiss
thee, o Earth, the mother Of US air.
This is perhaps the earliest recorded
instance of the use Of the term Moth
er Earth" Exchange.
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his situation.
The presence Of
Baron Won Mar
hof sobered him.
America might
not, after all. be
so safe Il place
from which to
conduct an old
world conspira.
cy, and this In
cident must. If
possible, be turn
ed to his own nc.
count. He ad-
dressed the bar
OH in German:
This man is n
designing plot
ter. He is bent
upon mischief
II"
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rate, shnll never forget my delight
when, by return mail, Mr.. Cleveland
Illustrated by Will Jones

rate, shall never forget my delight
when, by return mall Mr.. Cleveland
wrote:
"'Dear slr-I have read your verses
with interest. They. appear to me very
deficient in. sense and substance
II sent sonnet Of sympathy to Ber-
nard Shaw on the failure of his play,
His House In Order or some such
title. Mr.. Shaw replied on.a post card
rs follows:
"Thank YOU very much for your SON
net, which seems at least sincere
II once ventured to address n ron
deau to Ellen Terry. In 1t / praised
her beauty passionately Miss TER,
sent me long and interesting note of
acknowledgment, in the course of
which she said.
81 noticed many faults and weak
nesscs In your ro:n!eau. which, howev-
or, made me laugh heartily. ~ Elk.
change.