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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

easily, it was found to be made fast to
something. Recourse was had to the
steam capstan, and by its means the
wire was pulled up, when the end of
it was found to be securely hitched
round the screw Of motor boat The
boat was about "a feet long, but the
name was undercipherable. The engines
were quite intact, and she did not an
pear to have been down so very long.
She has evidently been sunk in a COLI
sion and was very badly holcd on the
starboard side. The engines were made
by Brookes of Lowestoft. and were
eventually transferred to the customs
mouse at Portland Tor custody pending
nquries.-Strand Magazine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
PREACH REVOLT IN INDIA.
Political Agitators Are Urging Natives
to Unite and Become Independent

CALCUTTA, July 2.-Thcrc is ut
present n rccrudcscencc of political cx-
element in eastern Bengal, and meet
Ings to express sympathy with natives
who have been depUrted are Of almost
daily occurrence. Arabindo Chose one
of the most prominent of the Indian
agitators, is travelling through the coun-
try i'll the interests of an anti gOycrn-
ment campaign lie is preaching that
the fiat of God has gone out to the
Indian nation to unite. TO be free and
to be great"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
CROP BELOW NORM AL,

WASHINGTON. ID. G., July .
The condition of the cotton crop in the
United States averaged 7iS per cent.
Of normal June %, according TO report
today by the department of agriculture.
This average is against 81 May -.
On June % year ago the condition was
So. Two years ago the condition was
II. The average condition June % for
ten ypars is SOS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
CAN SELL hBEERETTES"
This Kind of Beverage Goes in Tennes-
see and Men Arrested Are Dis
charged from Custody.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July THE
first case for the violation of the state
wide prohibition law here came up be
fore Judge Hart Of the criminal court
today. He decided that there was not
sufficient evidence adduced to hold the
men arrested yesterday for selling what
is known as "becrctte' or near beer"
The prisoners were released.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
Trusted Convict Escanes

MARQUETTE. Mich. July 2-[Spe-
cial. With only six weeks yet 10 serve
Of sentence of four years for larceny,
George Monroe. nged IS, trusted con
Wet at Marquette prison, disappeared
from the pcnitentiary farm last evening
lie is believed to be hiding ia the woods
His recapturc viii probably mean new
sentence Of several years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
PATHOLOGICAL DIVORCE PLEAS.
By Edward AISwOrfh Ross.

1t Is erroneous to suppose that the expana-
M ton and Of the drift toward divorce is to
W. be found in legislation. Twenty years ago
MI | Prof Wilcox, the basis Of the most rigid
| ~ | Investigations declared: The immediate,
| direct and measurable influence of legislation
II is subsidiary, unimportant almost impercepti-
IN | BILE" DR.. Dixie the secretary Of the National
60 League for the Protection of the Family, said
The direct influence OF lax laws in producing the great
increase of divorce in the last forty years is relatively
small" Moreover, the tendency of legislation for the
last twenty has been decidedly the direction
greater sringency.
The falling grip Of the legal institution need not en-.
tail corresponding abandonment Of the hallowed ideal
OF marriage as lifelong union II the iron clamp be
loosed 1t does not follow that the sken cord is weaker
Although In thrtyeight years the divorce has
become three times frequent, there is little to show
that couples are taking the VOWS Of wedock with any
other desire or expectation than union till death
Nor can we conclude that wronged spouses less
faithful than formerly to this ideal. The loveless
couples Of the good old tines appear to have been
held together by public opinion religious ordinance ig
norance CT remedy, the expense of divorce the
wifes economic heplessness rather than by heroic
fidelity to ideal.
In nineteen out of twenty the marriage pur-
ports to be shattered by fragrant wrong, such
adultery, cruelty, drunkenness desertion, Imprisonment
for crime neglect to provide. Nevertheless, the
growth OF divorce cannot be taken sign of in
creasng depravty the part Of husbands wives.
Often the cause that figures in the record is
for deep-seated irritant. Physicians declare
many marital troubles have their roots in the pahoo
of and do not argue moral fault the part Of
either spouse.-The Century
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

head for the second time, and thinking
quickly, that your looks couldn't be
improved, because they are perfect as
they are, and that hers couldn't be i'm
proved because no amount of work could
make her pretty"
And the freight tickered knowingly
as she sighed great sigh of content
ment and relief. while he drew a deep
breath.-Tit- Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
FORTY BURIED ALIVE
WORKMEN CAUGHT IN LANDSLIDE
IN ENGLAND
Accident Occurs at Work Connected With
New Dock at Newport, Mon
mouthshire.

NEWPORT, MonmouthShire, Eng
land, July "A landslide occurred here
this afternoon at the works connected
with the INV docks, and as result
forty men were buried alive The first
reports of the casualties placed the mum
Der at 100 men.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
Good Reason Why.

The Woman Hater-Can you ey.
plain why it IS that woman hardly
ever thanks a man for giving her his
seat in a street car? The Man Halter
Easily. sir, 1t Is because she hardly
ever gets the Brooklyn Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

RICHARD f. SLOAN, the new gov
ernor of Arizona, was born in Prehe
county, O., June 30, 1897. After grad
uating from Monmouth college in 1877
he attended the Cincinnati law school
and completed his course there in 1881.
being admitted to the bar the same year.
He began the practice of law in Pres
colt, Ariz. He identified himself with
the Republican party and took an active
interest in the public affairs Of the ter
rltory. Previous TO his appointment to
the governorship by President Taft he
had served for many years as an asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court of
Arizona.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
Lowered the Record

HANCOCK. Mich, July Especial. IAN
tiiCal inspection II the life saving corps
thc Portage Lake ship canal was made
his week by Inspector j -. Camden OF
hicago In a practice drll line was shot
yer II boat and man sent out In three
niuutes, lowering the Great Lakes record
y one minute.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

Two women in the town of New Cas-.
tie Ind. dubbed together and purchased
u small vacuum house cleaner at $50 and
are now earning good pin money in that
way They rent it out TO neighbors at
~ a day for cleaning houses and house
furnishings. boy being employed M
small charge TO operate the simple ma.
chine. There are cheaper vacuum clean.
ers ON the market. but they bought n
good make. which has paid big returns
on their investment Of S15 each.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
A Strange Catch.

During some firing exercises off ST.
Adams head by two men-of-war, the
wire by which the target was being
towed parted The targets were picked
up, but, instead of the wire coming in
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
The American Navy Has Proved its
Efficiency.

A writer who claims to be n British
marine officer, criticises merchant mn
rine conditions in the United States. in
the foreign trade, and states that Amer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

You can't always tell by the price
mark. Radium is rated about the
highest Of all minerals, and it accom-
pllshes the least OF any.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08

horse and rider upon which depends the success and
the life, of the performer.
The the trapeze is at all disturbed at be-
ing high in the air. the higher up he is the more
security he feels that in of accident will have
time enough instinctvely to twist his body into the
right position for falling into the What worries
him is the fear some unsupported weakness in
his apparatus.
The animal trainer is afraid of an accidental
scratch from goodnatured but blood poisoning claw
than Of any actual conflict with angry animal more
than that he has real affection his animals and
dislikes the stern necessity Of furnishing them The
very clown Is not so much pleased by the laughter of
his audience disturbed by the thought that it quite
fails to appreciate the time and he has expended
in working out the details of his humorous contribution
The Atlantic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
REAL DANGERS OF THE CIRCUS.
BY Ralph Bergengren.

The individual point of view of the per
former toward his work is full of surprises
Rarely, If ever, is he worried over the things
that the audience imagines make him uneasy
and never about his own equipment of
nerve, muscle and judgment. The bareback
rider worries about his horse, for the slight
est deviation from the animals customary
course and gait ruin a harmony between
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
MAI. GEORGE WASuINGTON
SlH IOSErM uOOKEK. lhn (.

SIR JOSEPH HOOKER. the IN
NOUS botauist was born June 30. 1917.
in Suffolk, England and was educated
at the University of Glasgow. At the
age Of = he accompanied the famous
expedition If Sir James Clark Ross.
fitted out by the British government for
the purpose of investigating the php-
uomcua of terrestrial magnetism i'm the
Anthracite seas. In 1916 he was APP
pointed botnnist to the Geological Sur
vey Of Great Britain. The following
year Or. Hooker undertook y journey
TO India 10 investigate the ilora of Il
hitherto uneNplorcd region Of the Hima.
layHs. Similar trips of exploration were
made by him TO Bengal, Syria, Palestine
Morocco aud the Greater Atlas, ana ta
California and the Rocky Mountain re.
gion of America The result Of these
researches were n number of superb
volumes on the botany of the various re
gionS visited
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
HOW TO SOLVE THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
By Brig. Gen. x. D. Pratt

by BTT9. UeH. K. u. Pratt
9 For number of years l had charge Of
I'll some Of the strongest Indian chiefs, held as
| prisoners of war, part Of the time shackled
and handcuffed. l myself revolted against our
| system, but did not desert the people l re-
moved the shackles and adopted the kindliest
system Of treatment possible in prison life
and endeavored in every way to heal the
y wounds and make them worthy self-respect.
n by giving to them education and Industrial use
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
Hes dying" was the brief response.

filled them with the hope that, instead of bent
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-01

The Alamo gas, gasoline and distillate en-
gnes invite your closest scrutiny. Mechan-
ically and from an engineering STANDPOINT
this machine Is perfect Every ounce OF
material that goes into it Is tested and tried
until we know that it is absolutely the best
for it's purpose. The Alamo engine is easy
to operate It's mechanism is simple and
any bright boy can run one. 1t will do
great deal of work with very small amount
of fuel The mixed of the Alamo engine adj
mits of no waste of fuel. The gasoline Is
drawn from the spray cup passes through
the fine slots in the spray plug The gaso-
line is sprayed and thoroughly mixed with
air before being introduced into the cylin-
der. It's as simple as A B G. Every charge
is a perfect mixture and every perfect mix
ture is the source Of large power. The
greatest amount of power and the smallest
amount of fuel is used in the Alamo engine.
Remember your air costs nothing. Your
fuel, if distilled ON your own farm, will cost
you nothing and you have at a moments
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your work. More than this, there is not one
single thing that you do on your farm which
requires either horse power or man power
that we can't do better in less time and less
cost than you are doing now.
Remember, we do it at less COST in less
time and better than you are doing 1t now.
We can prove this statement.
Make us prove it. We will send the book
free.
These books cost lot of money. We will
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Our Mr.. Woodward has just returned from
a week spent with the Southern Pacific
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-01

demonstration train throughout the Will
annette Valley. We lighted this train
through it's entire trip with an Alamo Gaso-
line Engine.
We have exhibited our "ALAMO" engines
at several of the local fairs At the recent
state fair held in Salem we took with the
"ALAMO" engines all the prizes, which
were as follows
First prize on easiest starting en-
CINE.
First prize on best portable engine.
First prize on best deep we'll pump
ing outfit.
First prize on best centrifugal pump
outfit.
First prize on best electric lighting
outfit.
First prize on best gasoline engine
exhibition.
These awards were all duplicated at
Pendleton and Walla Walla, and were only
made after actual demonstration of the en-
gines, and all other standard makes of en-
gines were represented.
If you will tell us the exact use to which
you wish to put an engine, we will be
pleased to furnish you absolutely free OF
cost what information we can concerning
the necessary horsepower. We have had
a great deal of experience in making install
lations of all sizes, and no doubt can be OF
assistance to you.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-01

If you knew that you could do twice the
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knew that you could make twice the money
with the same amount Of effort; wouldn't
you do it?
If you knew that you could run your farm
and do all the work on the farm far better
than you are doing it now; if you knew you
could do all Of this without any of its drudg-
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IF YOU could do twice the work with half
the effort and make twice the money with
none of the present drudgery, wouldn't you
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If your surroundings could be made more
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We can make farm life easier, we can cut
out the drudgery, we can pump your water,
churn your cream and spray your trees and
do all of this easily and far more completely
than you are doing it now and the material
and the power for the doing of all this is
absolutely free to you. The rotting apples
in the orchard, the culls Of every descrip-
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table contains vast amount Of crude alco
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and made into power, tremendous power,
and this power will serve you and serve you
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Send for it today.
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The Washington times., 1909-09-01
HURNANE FLAYS
HUGHEY JENNINGS
Veteran Baseball Writer Ac-
cuseS Tiger Leader of
Crafty Management.

Tim Murnane, veteran baseball critic.
with the Boston club. says OF the pre-
vaiiing methods in Detroit.
"Spiking is not alone a long sui with
the Tigers, 1 am told. but Hugh Jen-
nings has been caught working the Old
game of ringing in balls lacking the
proper trademark and signature Of
President Johnson. all going TO show
that Sir Hugh is at his old Baltimore
tricks. and thereby lowering the stand
ard OF baseball as supposed to be called
for in the American League. Question
able methods never helped a sport, al
though they have at times helped ordi-
nary clubs 80 AXE the hOnOrs.
y n viii blame the Tigers for
making an aggressive fight for the
games, as they fully realize that they
must head or the East with a com
handing lead for the next trip 20 win
this season. It's up to the American
League president TO see that clean-cut
methods alone are used, and his ufnpircs
should be the judges. Let us have clean
baseball and a real American League
champion club, o a counterfeit com
binatiOn."
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
WILL BET $1,000
JEFF WON'T FIGHT
Johnson Issues This State
ment in Long Talk About
Proposed Mill.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept. L.
doesn't intend 10 fight me. and
III bet $1,000 I an right said Jack
Johnson today.
"Jeffrles will return 10 this country
with bands playing. and he'll work the
theatrical game overtime. He may sign
articles and appoint a date for the fight.
but, mark me. when the times comes
there viii be an accident or a doctors
certificate showing ne is unable 10
fight"
johnson said IL this forecast should
prove wrong. ne would apologize to JEFF
fries. johnson also said he would not
20 south offthe Mason and Dixon line
to fight and would oppose accepting the
offer to fight I'm Oklahoma. He said
he wanted 10 Eight near a large city
where he could ave all the protection
the law afforded TO show he IS a better
man than Jenries.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
WOLGAST TO BOX
MURPHY TONIGHT
Rugged WeSterner Meets
Gotham Pride Before Pitts
burg Fight Club.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Sept. L-One OF the
l~iveliest fights between lightweights
seen in the East for some time is prom
ised tonight, when Ad Wolgast. the Mil
waUkee scrapper, and Harlem Tommy
Murphy get together in a six-round
bout.
IL Will be the first opportunity the
Eastern fans have had to see Wolgast In
action. although Murphy is we'll known
and has shown some good fights. II Will
also he WoiEast's first appearance IN
the ring. since he bested Battling Mel
son i'm ten rounds on the coast
The men are to weigh 133 pounds ring
side. Wolgast, who is really only a
teatherweiGlt, tipped the scales at 12l
late yesterday. Murphy weighed 132.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
MUNSEY RUN
FOR VACATION TRIP
Philadelphia AutoiSt Thinks
Tour the Very Thing
for Sport.

John J. Loughran. of Philadelphia,
who has entered a REQ roadster in
the Frank a. Munsey reliability con
test, viii make the run as a vacation
trip.
h REQ ne will drive is by no means
a new car, but il is a true and tried
one. As a non-contestant Mr.. Lough-
ran participated in last years Glidden
tour.
He has already done 10000 miles
In his car. Edward A. L~Oughran and
James Hastings viii accompany Mr..
L~oughIan on the MUnsey tour.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
KLINE LOSES
ON FOUL TACTICS
Big Mackey Is Given Decision at
End of Six-ROund
Bout.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept Biz Mack
ey, Of Cleveland, defeated Patsy Kline.
OF Newark. in a slashing six-round bout
at the Douglass a. G. last night.
Kline gave one Of the dirtiest exhibi-
tons OF fighting eve seen IN a ring in
this city. He did everything except bite
and kick, and on two different occasions
hat foul.
Mackey had the better of the first two
rounds. and was leading I'm the third.
when Kline hit him low. putting him
down for the count Of eight. This punch
seemed TO take the fight out Of Mackey,
and Kline had things his own way dur
ing the rest OF the round.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
CONTEST
FOR TITLE TODAY
Brentwood and Agriculture
Will Play for Leadership
in Section A.

A real BALI game should happen this
afternoon. when Brentwood plays Agri-
culture out at National Park. The two
teams are now tie for the leadership In
Section A. and the winner this afternoon
VIII play with The ParkvieW team,
champions Of Section 3, for the cham
pionship Of the city.
From the outset of the amateur series
Brentwood and Agriculture have been
the popular choices for first place. and
as each has won one game from the
other, the game this afternoon will be
Q rubber contest. besides deciding the
Section a leader
In all probability Sanders win do tire
twtriing for the Agriculture team. and
either Gray Or Balzer for the Capital
City leaEuers. A record crowd IS ex-
pected out 20 see the crucial game.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
CLARENCE FORBES
RENTERS ARENA
Chicago Fighter Returns to Life,
But Is Badly
Beaten.
Beaten.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept Clarence
Forbes. the Chicago boxer ~re-entered
the ring last night with frankie White,
OF Chicago. as his opponent. and al
though he stripped in fabby condition. he
stayed through eight rounds. taking
considerable punishment about the face
and body. White was given the deci-
sion.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
NOVICE SURPRISES
BURKE Al BOSTON
Graduate From Amateur Ranks
Wins Decision Over Veteran
Boxer.

BOSTON. Sept. SAILOR Burke. OF
New York, was defeated in the main
Of twelve round at the Armory
\. a. last evening. by Jim Finn. OF
this city, "A recent graduate of the anna
teur ranks, and a comparative novice.
Burke put up q poor contest and was
very much surprised when he did not
win in a few rounds
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
AFTER
FREDERICK PITCHER
Eastern League Club Opens Nego-
tiations for Successful
YOungSter.

FREDERICK, Sept. Pitcher Charles
Miller. who has been pitching sensa-
tiOual bali Tor the Frederick team this
wear. received a telegram from Secrp-
tarv Moses y. Frank today 10 come
20 Baltimore at once that an agreement
might be reached whereby Frederick
would lose its star twirler in case he
would join Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
BLOOD POVERTY
AN ANAEMIC CONDITION
OF THE SYSTEM

We all know that when the circulation becomes poisoned from
any cause, it is manifested in some outward disorder or disease.
but do we always understand that many of the ordinary ailments
of life are simply the result of blood poverty?
Normal, healthy blood contains millions of tiny red corpuscles;
these are constantly forming in the system by the extraction of nutri-
ment from the food We eat. The minute gObues are then taken up
by the circulation and used in supplying nOurShment and healthful
growth to every portion Of the body. The brain is enabled to perform
its work by constantly feeding upon the blood, the nerves supply us
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
TO o IN GOTHAM.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Jack Fitz-
gerald, Of this city. and jim Savage, arc
20 box ten rounds at the Lopgacre Club.
New York city. tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
NOTED WALKER DEAD.

CAMBRIDGE, England. Sept. The
death IS announced Of Charles RowelI.
ated so many worlds records In
America.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
Games Today.

Pittsburg al Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn
St. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1909-09-01
Standing Of the Cuba
EATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays ResuIta

Chicago, ?: New York. 0.
Pittsburg, :. Boston. .
Philadelphia. IL st. Louis. s.
Cincinnati, g; Brooklyn, &