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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-07
DROPS DEAD FROM HAPPINESS.
10y Over Perfecting Water Tank Irven-
ton Proves Too Great.

STERLING, H., oct. 1.-Charlcs w.
blackburn dropped dead and the corOn-
ers jury returned verdict that death
was due to happiness, the result Of Mr..
Blackburn having just completed a pat.
cnt watering tank after three years OF
labor
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Car Wheels Crush Foot

La CROSSE, Wis. Oct. 1.-fspe-
cial. l-Carl Nartinson Of Preston, MINI.
host his balance or was pushed from o
street car and his right foot was 30
badly crushed under the wheels that Il
was necessary 10 amputate 1t.
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Wisconsin Doctor Injured.

SPOKANE. Wash, Oct lin n
head-on collision between two Great
Northern passenger trains at Trinidad,
Wash, DR.. w. j, Cox, of Superior, Wis,
was injured probably fatally. His skull
was crushed.
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And Modern Science Still Triumphs.
DO you believe surgery can ward
off old age?"
oh yes. Frequently the patient
dies under an operation. "--Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
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New Y. M. c. A. PHYSICAL Director.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Oct. IL Special, !
The Oshkosh y. NJ. G. \. is to have n
new physical director, Il. j. Rogers of
kcnosha, coming 10 this city. He will
bc here about October 10.
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Married at Waukegan.

WAUkEGAN. H.. Oct III Special. |
Robert j. Zinn and Myrtle NJ. Vabels,
both of Milwaukee, were married here
Thursday.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
Wen Done Ma..acbu.ett..

A year ago Eben Draper, multimil-
lionaire machinery manufacturer, d.
rector of the cotton trust and head of
the Home Market Club, through which
New England mill bosses fight for
high tariff, was elected governor OF
the Republican State of Massachusetts
by plurality of more than 10000
votes. Tuesday he was reelected by a
scant 5000 The campaign was waged
on tariff lines, Mr.. Draper Standing by
the Aldrich-Taft tariff, while his op-
ponent denounced it. The tariff ques-
tion was not clouded by any other is
sue.
If President Taft has allowed him
self to be deceived by the Vests hos
pitality into believing the Aldrich tar
iff satisfactory to the agricultural
population of the West, the result OF
the Massachusetts election will be an
eye-opener.
When the home stronghold of tariff
barons, in spite of the coercion of thou
sands OF mill hands into voting for
the Republican candidate, registers
its protest in such unmistakable fash
ion, there can be no doubt of what
the West will do.
The tariff will be the big issue in
the congressional election. Central
banks and savings banks will be en-
tirely overshadowed.
Either Aldrichism or the Republi-
can party must be sacrificed. and from
present indications the Aldrich con-
tingent will succeed in making a
scapegoat of the party.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
work of Democratic mayors.


The remarkable reduction in the Re
publican vote in strong Republican
districts proves that Judge Gaynor en-
joyed the confidence of the people and
was really the fusion favorite for the
chief magistracy. In Brooklyn nom
inal Republican majorities were con.
syerted to pluralities for Gaynor, and
the Woodruff Republican machine is
left without one elective office.
Only one Republican secured bor-
ough presidency, and, although fusion
claims a majority against Gaynor in
the board Of estimates, the Democrats
are really in control.
New York has clearly expressed its
preference for an administration which
will permit fair degree of latitude
in enforcement of the liquor law and
laws concerning Sunday amusements.
This Is to be expected of any large
city which, like New York, makes a
bid for enormous tourist traffic the
year around.
The charges of graft and extrava-
gance evidently carried little weight.
New York may not secure value for
more than 60 per cent of its annual
outlay. What city does? But 1t is
perfectly plain that the largest city
in the United States prefers Demo
cratic rule, with which it is thorough
ly familiar, to Republican or fusion
government, with which 1t has made a
few most unsatisfactory experiments.
Chicago Journal.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
HOW TO SELECT 4 TURKEY.

Get Young Bird from Vermont II
You Can-Thc Best Pumpkin.
Just because the Presidents turkey
comes from Rhode Island don't jump to
the conclusion that Little Rhody turkey
is the only kind-to buy" said Center
markctman the other day. "Of course it
sounds well to say that your bird is
cousin to the Presidents bird, but just
as good turkeys come from Vermont and
Michigan as from Rhode Island.
ITO tell the truth, the majority of
Thanksgiving birds are raised in those
two States and are sent to Rhode Island
lust before Thanksgiving to be fattened.
They could be fattened just as we'll at
home, but Rhode Island reputation is
worth cents pound more.
IF you're wise, though, you'll ask for
a Vermont turkey, for then you'll get a
bird just as good, just as fat as the
Rhode Island grand, but you won't be
taxed for the Rhode Island reputation.
Another thing. Don't shy so at
frozen turkey. have eaten turkeys that
have been frozen for months, and YOU
could not tell but what they were fresh
turkeys.
And don't insist on your turkey being
too fat, if you want a young, tender
bird. 1t is too early in the season for a
young turkey to be fat. The proper thing
to ask for is young tom turkey.
If the clerk is very anxious that you
take fat turkey, get suspicious. Re
member, too, that pretty looking bird
is not alwayssthe tenderest Often dis
reputable specimen is the sweetest and
tenderest. And, of all things, be sure to
get on the good side of the clerk.
"If you want the best Thanksgiving
pumpkin pie you ever tasted buy the
small pumpkin of exceedingly reddish
color. Run your hand over it to see If it
is fine grained. The big yellow pumpkins
look beautiful, but the small red ones
have them beaten mile for flavor.
'Now, If this pie is made properly,
with the pumpkin about seven-eighths of
an inch thick, with little spice, and baked
so that notified yellow and brown glaze
appears across the top, pop it into the
refrigerator as soon as it has cooled
little and let it freeze. Let it freeze stiff,
and you'll have the most delicious pie you
ever tasted" d."-Washingto Post.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

The Decennia1 .sEnumeratiOn.n
By strict construction of the Consti-
tuition of the United States there Is
logic in the contention, advanced in a
recent communication to the Repub-
lie, that Congress has no right to pass
such census law as that now in eff
feet or to require the citizen to answer
such irrelevant questions as were
asked by the enumerators in taking
the census of 1900.
The sole purpose of the decennial
census or enumeration required by the
Constitution Is to ascertain the popu-
lation of each of the States as basis
upon which to apportion direct taxes
and representation in Congress among
them. In order to give to the United
States a genuinely popular govern
ment the. enumeration of the people
is required in order that political
power may be justly redistributed
among the States every ten years in
proportion to the numbers of their in
habitants.
In recent census acts this funda-
mental aim is partly lost sight of in
provisions for the collection of all
sorts OF vital, industrial. social and
other statistics which have nothing
whatever to do with the apportion-
ment of direct taxes or representation
in Congress. The danger is that the
multiplicity of duties imposed upon
the enumerators hampers them in their
most important work, which is to find
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

Tommy, you mustn't eat SO much. Ev-
erybody will be calling you little ''glut-
ton" Do you know what that is? Tom
MY suppose it's big glutton's little
boy. Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Snowe-'Liza, yoh wanter tell de
Lawd dat yoh monty grateful for dis
Thanksgivin' Day. Liza-Ah done told
Him, nanny, an it seem ter me dat He
say: Don't mention it, chile, dis amt
muffin ter wot yoh gwine ter git avn
Christmas. Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Neebud-You should not blame
me, John; followed the directions of
the recipe book. l left the turkey in the
oven four hours. John (trying to be ten
der)-But was the oven hot, dearest?
Mrs. Neebud-Oh, you are so cruel, John
How can you expect me to think of ev-
erything ?-Smart Set.
Johnny-Pa, what is tact? Wise Pa
Tact, Johnny, is knowing how to do
things without appearing to be doing
them. For instance, asked Mr.. Arid
man to Thanksgiving dinner, and Incl
dentally l remarked that your mother
would entertain US on the piano. Mr..
Aridman said he was SO sorry he couldn't
come.-Boston Transcript.
my patrons" said the marketman to
Mr.. Meddergrass, complain that those
last turkeys l sold them, and which /
got from you, had pronounced gamy
favor" IT'S them fool boys o mine,''
laughed Mr.. Meddergrass, slapping his
thigh. 'sTheir nav told 'em not to play
seven-up any more, an it made 'em so
II, La.
an mixed it with the turkey feed."-
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
An Explanation.
Decline of Thanksgiving.

There has been for several years past
rapid decadence in the observance in
this country of sentimental holidays, both
secular and religious. The secular OBJ
servance of Labor day, Decoration day,
the 22d of February and the Fourth Of
July and the religious observance Of
Thanksgiving day, Christmas and Easter
have declined constantly for long time,
but in most marked manner for the last
ten years. There has been no disposition
to abandon these days as holidays, but
they have been gradually turned into days
of recreation and sport.
Some Of the elderly people regard this
change with pain. When the veterans Of
the Civil War see Decoration day devoted
to races, football and picnics they heave
land Christians see the way in which
Thanksgiving day is prostituted to the
same amusements they consider it nothing
less than desecration.
In the case of Thanksgiving day, which
has such tender social and religious -asso-
Citations, who can blame the patriarchs
for shifting on their breasts when they
see what it has come to? At this time Of
the year their minds wander back to the
neat little village in which they were
born. They recall not only the bounteous
feast that was spread, but the loving
family reunion, with its joyful and its
sadder notes. They hear the tolling of
the bell for the hour of worship, they see
the little church crowded with -devout
worshipers and they hear the long and
earnest thanksgiving sermon. 1t has all
vanished like the baseless fabric of a vis-
ion and left not rack behind. How can
they be anything but sad?
While younger people may not be able
to regard the change in the light of sacri-
lege, nobody can well doubt that society
and human nature are the poorer for the
desuetude of these sentimental holidays.
The feelings of patriotism inspired by
some of them, the flial and fraternal af-
fection kept alive by others and the relig-
ious sentiments aroused by others consti-
tute distinct loss. The substitution Of
various sports and day Of dissipation is
a bitter mockery of the elevated enjoy
ments which used to mark these occasions.
Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

AHhhAssASlnS rum
The drop-stitch cranberry pie will soon
be in our midst.-Chicago Tribune.
Nose Yallerby-Have some corn? Tur-
key-No, thank you-unless you offer it
to me with both hands Puck.
why are you crying, my little man?'
"Oh, boo-hoo-hoo! Mas stuffing the
Thanksgiving turkey with health food."-
Judge.
The Dog-Feeling pretty blue? The
Turkey-You needn't talk. I'd rather be
stuffed than sausage, any day.-Smart
Set.
Mr.. Turkey-The farmers wife said l
was getting fat. Mrs. Turkey-How vul-
gar! She calls it "embonpoint'' in her.
self.-Puck.
Wiilie-This is an up-to-date turkey,
papa. Papa-In what way, Willie?
Willie-Why, it has drumless drum-sticks.
New York Times.
First Turkey-Poor Gobbler took sick
and died last night. Second Turkey
How sad! In few more.days he might
have given up his life for his country
Harper's Bazaar.
"Died from eatin' too much turkey
was what they told Brother Dickey of u
late brother. Goodness gracious !" he
exclaimed; "heaven on earth,-en heaven
ahead er him" ATLANTA Constitution.
Il am very sorry, Victor, to think you
We're such glutton. Are you not sorry
yourself that you ate SO MUCH turkey?
Yes, mother, cause / hadn't any room
left for the mince pie."-Harper's Bazaar
First Turkey--Gobber is pretty slick
article. Second Turkey-What is he UP
to now? First Turkey-Stole package
of breakfast food and eats some every
morning to develop his muscles.-Judge
Mickey-Say, Jimmie, does yer s'pose
dere reely is folks wot has dinner like
dis ev'ry day? Jimmie-Naw. If dey
eat like dis ev'ry day, wot would dey dc
when dey wanted ter blow deirselves?-
Brooklyn Life.
Papa Cat the Thanksgiving dinner)-
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

"Will you please carve the turkey, Mr.
Grizzly?' asked the landlady.
Mr.. Grizzly, malevolent scowl showing
on his forehead, picked up the carving
knife as warrior seizes the sword ant
attacked the fowl. Slice after slice oi
the juicy white meat fell away Us though
it were snow yielding to the breath ol
early spring. Joints came apart as easily
as child's block-house is knocked down
Mr.. Grizzly began to puff and pant. A
strange look of bewilderment came into
his eyes.
The cranberry sauce came on the table
1t was perfect. 1t did not, as had been
expected, have the thickness and stringi
ness of glue. Mr.. Grizzly was breathing
hard And so it went through all the
dinner, and when at last he failed tc
find hair pin and two or three marbles
in the mince pie, he turned white as q
sheet and fell to the floor. Physicians
were summoned and labored over him fo1
hours. When at last he returned to con.
sciousness, he muttered:
Fourteen years in boarding house.
and heaven at last !"-Judge.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
rED's STORY OF rHANKso1v1No

III
We had all sat down to dinner on that glad
Thanksgiving Day
There were uncles, aunts and cousins who
had come from far away
But before he carved the turkey grandpa
turned to little Ted;
can you tell us why we celebrate Thanks
giving DayT' he said.
Now Ted was only six, but he knew the
story well,
And he drew himself up. proudly, for twas
one he loved to tell
"rhe Pilgrims wished to worship God the
way that they thought best,
But the king said they must 60 to church
along with all the rest.
80 they fled across the ocean and they
came right over here;
Twas just as cold as could be-twas the
winter of the year;
And our country then was different, and
of course there was no dock,
So the whole one hundred Of 'em had to
land on Plymouth Rock.
ut was such hard, cold winter that they
died OF thick and fast,
But finally 1t was over and the spring had
come at last;
And when the Pilgrims gathered in their
harvest In the fall,
They felt SO very happy, they were thank
"And they thought they'd set apart a day in
which to praise and pray,
And they also had feasting which they
called Thanksgiving Day.
And thar Is why we keep 1t when our
crops are gathered in,
Because we. too, are thankful to have filled
each loft and bin.
"And I'm thankful to the Pilgrims because
they made the day,
For like a good big dinner and time to
romp and play"
And when our Ted had finished, THAT was
well told" grandpa said,
And the aunts and uncles shouted, Heres
three cheers for little Ted! !"
st Nicholas
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

"Oh, Auntie Nell, tell us really and
truly true story about Thanksgiving
when you were little girl" And lit
tie Beulah climbed into my lap, while
1 have Moore and Johnny clustered
about my chair.
"a really and truly true story of
Thanksgiving when was a little girl"
/ repeated I'm not sure, children,
that Thanksgiving then was very much
different than it is now to you little
men and women"
"Oh, yes, auntie, I'm quite sure 1t
must have been," began Moore, in the
dear little important way of his. You
see you lived in the country on farm,
while we"-with note of regret in his
tone-"have always lived in the city,"
"And farm is so much nicer!" add
ed lima
"All right, my dears, then here goes
for story of how we spent Thanks
giving on the farm. For more than a
week before Thanksgiving the house
took on the most delicious odors, and
we children-you know there were
seven of us-went shifting around and
peering into every mysteriously cover
ed pot and pan. There was stewing
of pumpkin and chopping Of mince
meat, boiling of cider, and don't
know what all, not to mention huge
fruit cake already baked and stored
away in big crock in the cellar. AT
las. after oh! such long time of wait
Ing, came the day. For you see, chill
dren, not only did it bring us such
feast of good things to eat; but host
of uncles and aunts and city cousins
little folks, just like you. Just think
Of the fun we would have!"
"Oho. how I wish we had cousins
living on farm" said Johnny, re-
gretfully.
We'll, as soon as breakfast was over
out we would tumble into the snow, for
1t seems to me can scarcely remem-
ber Thanksgiving without snow"
Then your grandpa would harness
the horses and drive to the station for
the company. How anxiously we
watched the road for their return, and
what shout from both sides when
they drove in sight.
Then the chatter and frolic COM
menced and was kept up until the din
ner bell rang. In a great big kitchen
was a long table set"
.In the Kitchen" interrupted lima,
with amazement in her blue ewes who
ever hoard Of eating n Tbanl,s.,,,;ns
dinner in the kitchen?"
Yes. indeed, Miss Dainty, in the
kitchen"
Farm houses then were not always
Luilt with dining-rooms, but the kitch-
en- was very large and bright
There, extending the whole length,
stood the table. literally loodad and
what do Won s,,nnose was the centar-
piece?n
.Pwetty aouarsn ,;snoa po,,,,,
"a nile of frnit /" sboutad Iohnnv
I shool. NV head
"Neitber." said "br+ tho +i,ia.t
.souealer, exnect yo,, oh;Idran a,,er
saw"
The look of blank amazemen+ which
greeted this announcement c,,sed mo
to burst into a hearty ,o,at
You ignorant little tbingsn .x
claimed. don't Won know ,vhot
.suuealer, isq Whv a nig +o ha s,,ra
There in the center of tha t,h1e ~, a
little roasted mig with n h,;pbt rod ON
pie in its mouth"
- The tif.lren gave n scream of do.
light.
oh oh-oh! How cute IT must have
been"
But didn't Npu have no turkey"
broke in Johnnie Who had never stud
led grammar.
"Of course we had turkey, and cram
berries, and"
"Thweet potatoes?" inquired Beulah,
anxiously.
Christmas"
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
Work That Counts,


There is always work enough to do
on the farm. but at some seasons
things do not press quite as hard as
they do at others. These periods of
relaxation may well be employed in
something which will make the farm
better.
On our farm for number of years,
after the stress of haying and harvest
ing was over, We turned our attention
to clearing up piece of land which
had grown up to small timber and
brush. When we came on the place,
now some twenty years ago, we-found
this piece of land SO densely grown
up with briars and small trees that
1t was with difficulty that the cattle
could get through 1t. 1t furnished lit
tie in the way of feed.
This stuff we cut off slick and clean
saving the trunks of the little trees
up for wood and piling the brush
nicely. With an old bush scythe we
moved the briars off close to the
ground and heaped them, too, with the
brush piles. Later, after the danger
from fire running was over, we burned
these heaps and drew the wood away.
You have no idea what a change this
made in that field. The white clover
came in everywhere white and NICE
The sheep and cows have had that
part of the pasture as their favorite
stamping ground ever since.
While there may not be such fields
on every. farm, nevertheless there is
always some such job that may be
done to improve the place. 1t may
be some bit of swamp to drain or a
ditch to put down. Whatever 1t is, do
it we'll, and it surely will add many
dollars to the value of the farm
Agricultural Epitomist.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17

welded in vain effort to bring these
recalcitrants into line. The "insurg.
ents' are not afraid of new party
alignments. They welcome them, If
necessary, in battle for principles.
Republicanism and Democracy, as
interpreted by the wielders of party
whips, will be swallowed up in the
new alignment of the forces of re-
action and progress. Voters will heed
principles rather than party labels.
And they stand ready, throughout the
West and Middle West. to teach East
ern mill bosses the lesson of their
lives.
Democracy's opportunity lies in pre-
scnting clean candidates to the people.
If these candidates number "insurg-
ent" Republicans among their support
ers, 1t will be one of the fortunes Of
war American consumers must get
hearing, and it is immaterial which
party may claim the representatives
they choose to get it.
Thus the tariff issue, so far from
being Settled" as Speaker Cannon
and others claim, is really in the in
fancy of It's true vitality.
1t is the one overshadowing issue
that bids fair to make ducks and
brakes of party organizations. 1t will
scourge the apostles of special privi-
lege. 1t will put them on the defen-
sive, where they belong.
There is nothing sacred in party
machinery after 1t has ceased to be an
agency for the dissemination of party
principles.
And the party that forgets what 1t
was created for-to represent the peo-
ple-courts Inevitable doom.-Chicago
Journal.
= The Result in New York.
Judge Gaynor's selection as Mayor
of Greater New York for the next four
years demonstrates that the taxpayers
A. IL T. ~
Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-17
Little wlllie,, Thnnkfu,ne,..

Little Willie's Thnnkfulness.
In Sunday school last Sunday our teacher
says to me:
"And are you thankful, wlllle3 You surely
ought to be-"
And when l told her Eyes, maam," she
says: "That's right, my dear;
Now tell us why you're thankful, SO all the
class may hear"
couldn't seem to hardly remember what
to say,
But still knew blame well was thankful,
anyway;
And all the class was waitin', and remem-
But didn't like to tell till the teacher spoke
again.
I asst her to excuse me; she kept on urgin',
"And you mustn't tell no fbbers, cause
God'll know, you know;'
50 told her was thankful-fer that's the
truth, you see
Cause pas got rheumatlzzum, and can't
chase after me-
IS. z. Kiser.