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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

Thank God" He felt strong hands
lift him to his feet. He chung to him
who had helped him. swaying like a
drunkard, wits a-swirl in the brain
thus roughly awakened from semi.
hypnosis.
Here" said Labertouche's voice,
take my hand and follow. We're in
for 1t now!"
He caught Amber's hand and
dragged him, yielding and unquestion-
ing, rapidly through chaotic rush OF
unseen bodies.
The firing had electrified the tense
strung audience. With a pandemo.
mum of shrieks, oaths, shouts, orders
unheard and commands UNDECIDED, q
concerted rush was made from every
quarter to the spot where the doomed
man had been kneeling. No man could
have said where he stood or whittier
he ran-save one, perhaps. That one
was at Ambers side and had laid his
course beforehand aud knew that both
their lives depended upon his stick
ing to 1t without deviation. To him q
rush Of hundred feet in a direct
line meant salvation. the least devia
ton from It, death.
He was now recovering rapidly and
able to appreciate that they stood q
good chance of winning away; for the
natives were all converging toward the
center Of the cavern, and apparently
none needed them. Nevertheless La
bertouche. releasing him, put revol
yer in his hand.
Don't hesitate to shoot II anyone
comes this way!" he said. I've got tc
get this door open and
He broke OF with an ejaculation Of
gratitude; for while he had been speak
Ing his fingers busily cropping in the
convolutions OF the sculptured pedes
tai had encountered what he sought
and now he pulled out an iron bar two
feet or so in length and as thick as
woman's wrist. Inserting this n
socket, as one familiar with the
trick, he put his weight upon It; 9
carved sandstone slab slid back silent
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
His Christmas Check.

AL Ryan. the hospitabie flint glass
worker OF Lockport, N. Y, and former
ly organizer OF the socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory
YES" said AL. my uncle out In
Tiffln is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me check
for 500 Just as little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made all around.
AL added
Eyes. he certainly is a fine old fel-
low. In the postscript OF his letter
containing the check. he said:
"'Dear AL. If you manage to get this
check cashed. please send me 81. I
need pair of shoes. Tho Coming
Nation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

and az there was no process for an.
nulling an absolute decree for divorce.
even to meet such remarkable case.
It became necessary. through the 1u-
diciaI error, for the man OF law to re-
marry his spouse without delay. and
this he did
A somewhat similar error was com
mitted in the English Court OF Chan'
Gerry. There had been litigation
over some property, which was held
by one man and claimed by another
OF the same name. In svadins some
order 81 the court the holder c: the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Queer Blunders in Courts

name OF an advocate who had been
arguing petition for the name OF the
petitioner himself. and in granting and
signing the decree OF dissolution OF
marriage Of the petitioner unwi.t,np,y
substituted the advocates name for
the petitioners. and thus divorced the
lnwyer from his wife instead Of grant.
ing the praysd.for release OF the adyo
Gates client. As the lawyer had no
desire for separation from his wife
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

property had committed . contempt,
and on this being called to the at.
tention OF the Judge an order issued
for the sumnoning, not Of the guilty
party. but OF the claimant OF the same
surname, and the order, very 80
we're one. was actually In execution
before the error was discovered.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
French Judge Divorces PetltIoner'i
lswysr--slmllar Error Made by
Magistrate In England.

Somo years ago, II Is said. a legal
b,undcr Of a most extraordinary char.
acter was committed In one OF the d..
yorce courts In Paris. BY some mis-
apprehension on the part OF the presid-
ing Judge. whose papers and mind had
IN. confused he actually mistook the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
The OLD Love Possible.

Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay. at q gar
den party at Hampstead. praised the
working girl.
How much nobler." she said. ITO
work than to marry for money.
know a pretty girl who gave up good
position to marry a man Of sixty-eight
"T am marrying for love- she told
her chum.
"'And the old fellow. said the
chum. disgustedly. is worth $1,000
000!'
Eyes, was the reply. It's the
$7,000,00O I'm in love with"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Works Both Ways.

Takes us some time to train a
girl" said the telephone manager.
And then you lose a lot of gira
through marriage"
Yes; but things even up. A lot o.
girls get bred Of their husbands and
come back to us. Louisville Courier.
Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
proved at a144.ss1 of Sir Henry Itch.

proved at R144.6s1 of Sir Henry Itch
borne. Of Tichborne Park. Hants. over
whose succession to the Tichborne %
tates and title the famous Tichborns
case was fought A curious provision
in the will is that in which Sir Hrnry
desired tbr. the family custom shorA
lie continued Of distributing small
silver ccin to every person present At
the funeral OF member OF the fam.
fly. one coin for every year OF age OF
deceased. The cGatom also includes
she distribution Of 81 quart4rn loaref
70 the nesor Of the A.ntriCt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Not Exactkv.

ConductOr-Did you get out and
sketch your legs when we stopped at
the junction.
Passenger--Well, not exactly. I
went into the dining car and had them
pulled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER XIX.
Rutton's DAUGHTER,

In darkness the blacker for the sud.
den disappearance of the light, some
body stumbled over Amber-stumbled
and swore in good English. The Vir.
ginian sat up, crying out as weakly as
a child: "Labertouche!" A voice said
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Stunu!

Customer-Look hove! You said
that horse you sold me wan fast.
Dealer-No, ] didn't.
Customer-You said your man
drove the horse to Dorking, % miles.
and you went by train, and the horse
got there before you did.
Dealer-Yes; but I didn't start TIL
two days after.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

Johnny-"Grandpa. do lions 60 ID
heaven?" Grandpa--"No. Johnny
Johnny-"Well. do minister's" Grand
pa-"Why, OF course. Why do you
ask?" Johnny-"Well. suppose lion
eats a minister ?'-Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Dangers Of Aero Meets

FFiepd-Are you never frightened
when you make Hight2
Ayiator--I had one good scare. Some
one told me the money they were put.
aing up for the exhibition was coun.
ssrfeft Boston Herald
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

and / went to the
store to get q bottle
Of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Negotiable
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have It.
he said 1t was no
good and wanted me
TO try something
else, but knowing
al. about 1t l In
sisted and finally
got It. and / am 10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Old cus,om MAINTAINED.

One OF the peculiarities OF the avsr.
age Englshman Is that he loves to
parpetuate the quaint custome OF his
iorefathsrs. The will has tnst hesa
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
or Course he Cried.

Jimmy! What on earth are you
crying about now"
Tommy Jones dreamed last night
that he had whole pie to eat an ]
didn't"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
Striking.

"Iiow does my fiance strike you.
father"
Usually for about SO"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

When a woman calls for her hus-
band to come here minute he
knows she has two hours job for
him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but 1t Paid

Chicago, TILT suffered from fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28

NO MORE ASTHMA
ftop It, Learn how. Send 1t once for health chart
booklet and EREE TRIAL. Scientific constitutional
treatment. Wonderful cures. HENRI MILLAR
REMEDY CO.. 52l 80. e. ST.. Tacoma, Wssh.
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What Chance Has Her

(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
BOW TO SPECIAL INTERESTS
Recent Developments Have Shown
How the Republican Party 10
"lnfiuencsd.s

The influence Of special interests on
legislation at Washington has been a
matter Of speculation. and still Is. al
though recent developments show that
II extends much farther than has been
suspected These developments have
resulted from Democratic investiga-
tion of departmental affairs, and to
the Democratic majority Of the house
belongs the credit
The Aldrich tariff law, for instance,
was manifestly framed to promote the
welfare Of special interests wherever
possible so to do. as has been indi.
Gated by the effect OF that law on
business and on the cost Of living.
One Of its provisions related to the
importation Of scrap iron largely con-
sumed by the iron and steel mills Of
New England. This provision was
literally Interpreted by an assistant
secretary; Of the treasury end his In
depreciation was questioned Investi-
CATION developed the fact that he con.
suited Senator Aldrich before render,
Ing his decision which was in favor
of the New England mills. The same
Investigation disclosed the additional
fact that another assistant secretary
was an Aldrich appointee, as well as
an employe OF the Aldrich monetary
commission. drawing two salaries con-
trary to law.
Thus Senator Aldrich not only de-
cided an important revenue question
In favor of the interests that he
served In the senate. and still con.
tinues to serve. but also controls I'm
portRat officials in the treasury de-
partment In furtherance of his none.
tary plana. All Of which means that
special interests not only frame legis-
lation but supervise execution OF
laws.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
Gates and CarneQIe,

John W, Gates is always entertain.
ting. but he has never been so enter
tanning since az he was q dozen years
ago when he told the story Of bis
career to New York newspaper, In
cluding his enormous profits on barbod
wire and his management OF O con.
gressionai election in Missouri for the
election Of Republican congressman
IN order 70 save the duties on wire
and other steel products. though out
side OF business he purports to be q
Democrat.
Mr.. Gates was almost as Interesting
when he told the committee that Is
investigating the steel trust that Car.
negie was "demoraliring" the steel
business by doing q competitive bust
ness. In order to stop his competi-.
ton Moore and Frick paid him o mil
lion for an option on his business.
but were unable to raise the neces-
sary money and lost what they paid
for the option. Later Carnegie showed
a disposition to "demoralize" the tube
business by establishing large tube
factory, and then J. p. Morgan. Gates,
Schwab and few others organized
the Stcsl corporation. buying out Car
negie with bond ISSUE The combi.
nation has been highly successful be-
cause It stopped the decentralization"
to which Carnegie Is addicted; It
stopped all competition between steel
companies whose producing capacity
was more than half that of the entire
country.
Profits In excess of the amount that
would look well in dividends have
been invested In extending and re-
newing the plant. SO that the watered
stock is coming to represent actual
value, but value Contributed by the
customers, and not the shareholders.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
Silos For Missouri.

The Agricultural Experiment
Station at Columbia, Mo-, has
just issued two new silo bulletins.
They are: Circular No. 48, "The
Plastered or Gurler Silo," and
Circular No. 40, "The Reinforced
Concrete Silo."
The Gurler silo is especially
adapted to those sections of Mis-
souri, where there is still a supply
of native lumber. II is cheap,
fully a. lasting as a wood silo,
and preserves its contents as we'll
as any more expensive structure.
The reinforced concrete silo is
built Of solid concrete with iron
rods or strands of wire running
through the walls to prevent
cracking. 1t is adapted to any
section OF the country where sand
and gravel or crushed rock may
be obtained, and on account Of
its great durability it is probably
the cheapest of all silos in the
long run,
Anyone desiring information in
regard 10 the details Of building
either the plastered or the solid
concrete silo should write for these
bulletins. They may be obtained
free of charge by addressing F.
B. Mumford, Director. Columbia,
Missouri.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
FirtS Dollars for n CaIlon
OF Apples.

The Missouri State Board OF
Horticulture is offering a cash
prize of 5000 to the boy that will
select and send in the best hall
peck of apples Of any variety.
The money win be given to pay
the expenses Of attending one
term Of the Short Course in the
College of Agriculture at Column
bia this fall. From the gallon Of
sppies sent the committee in
charge viii pick out the best FIVE
specimens, enough to make up
one plate.
The contest is open to all boys
! in Missouri between the ages Of
sixteen and twenty years who
have never attended an agri~ ul-
turai school or been connected
with an Experiment Station. The
apples may be taken from any
orchard but a paper must be writ
ten setting forth why he chose
the pariety he did, and what treat
ment the trees have received in
the way of cultivation, spraying,
pruning, etc. Two neighbors
must bear witness that the fruit
was actually selected by the boy
that sends it in.
Tho apples must be sent by
prepaid express to ProfessorJ. C.
Whitten, Professor Of Horticul-
ture,, Columbia, Mo-, not later
than October 10Th. The prize
will be awarded before the Goth.
Fruit will be kept in cold storage,
free, and later exhibited at fruit
shows and expositions which may
be held BY the Board of Horticul.
ture. Each plate viii be exhibi-
ted under the name and address
of the owner and all except tie
plate that won the scholarship
win be eligible to any prize that
may be offered. By this plan
everyone is practically assured of
winning a cash prize though he
failed to land the scholarship.
The $4,000 prize will be suffi.
cient to pay all necessary ex-
penses Of attending the first term
of the Short Course which opens
November 1st, and continues for
eight weeks.
For full information about the
Short Winter Course write to the
College of Agriculture, Columbia,
Missouri.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11

A farmer named Mart Wheat
stabbed and killed Benton Smith, "a
saw mill worker at Leeper on
Monday, July II. Smith and
Wheat's father-in -law had a fight
because Smith had fenced up q
spring at which Wheat's cattle
got water. Smith was Instantly
killed being cut three times.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
Agriculture for Women.

One of the new courses Of studv
offered by the Missouri College oi
Agriculture is a four years, course
for women. leading 10 the dsorae
Of Bachelor Of seience in Aori.
culture. This course is intenda5
to eiye 10 women. not onlv :
knowledge of home eoon ,m;os
but a tboropob training IN thoss
farm practices in which women
are nartioularlv interested. Tbs
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11

We don't think Roosevelt's part in
the expansion Of the steel trust by
the acquisition Of the Tennessee cor
poration 80 very wicked; but II was
Ubiquitous from the point OF view he
promulgated and emphasized as pres
idept
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleanedfrom Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Observation-Disclosures
The Ssdslia State Fair is set for
Sept. 80 to Oct. 80.
Tom Ezall of near Bloomfield
had q large barn to burn last week.
Barn and contents valued at 90, :
200
Scratch Williams is the name OF
. pitcher on the Macon baseball
team. de is eglled "Itch" for
short.
The cotton crop Of Stoddard
county last year realized about
$500, 900 for the cotton raisers of
that county.
Russell Baker, boy t6 years
old who dropped off at Essex from
q wild west show, is in Jail at
Bloomfield, on the charge of rob-
bing t 9 Iron Mountain depot at
Essex of q bunch OF tickets.
Ajail break was made at Bloom
field last Saturday week and Mort
Yellowstone, charged with assault
with attempt to kill; Walter Ryan
carrying concealed weapons, and
Charley Sisnker charged with as
sault, were the three who escaped.
Charles Rasssil, young man of
Sikeston, was killed in st Louis
last week by being stabbed by
negro. The young man was OPP
sratinga moving picture machine
at nieklsodeon in st. Louis and
had started home about IL o'iock
at night, when, he encountered
the negro quarreling with an old
white man. Russel interfsrred
in favor OF the white man, and
mst with the fate described above.
The negro has not been appre-
bonded.
Charleston Enterprise. - The
mail clerks on the Belmont branch
of the Iron Mountain leave the
train at this place in the evening
and then go on duty in the morn.
ing. From this place TO Column
bus, Kys all mail 10 put up In
closed pouches. Seven hours
constitutes Q mail clerks days
work and the government COM
pels them to get off here to save
theover time pay they would draw
II they went on TO Columbus, KY.
The government is getting very
economical and trying to make
the shortage BY cutting down the
pay OF all employees.
Henry v. vincet, ., farmer liv-
ing near Thompkins school house
in Dunklin county lost his entire
wheat crop by fire, about four
o'clock Monday afternoon July "a
The wheat had been stacked near
the threshing outfit, which had
Just started up and turned
out IS bushels when a spark
from the engine set the stack on
fire. The crew fought .he fire
but were unable to extinguish 1t.
After all the hard labor of sowing
and harvesting fine wheat crop
10 loose IL all but Is bushels
wbichis exactly the amount of
seed he used II is very unfortu-
pate, indeed.
The following story is told on.
two of Ironton's Roosevsltian
families. One Of the many child
rem ofthe A. family was lost on the
Fourth Of July and not missed
untilthe morning VI the fifth when
bis place at the breakfast table
was discovered to be empty. The
younger members Of the family
started out 20 hunt for him and
found him at the home Of Mr.. B..
who has so many that he had not
noticed the extra boy present un-
til they sat down at breakfast and
found they had more children
than chairs. Mr.. A. had 60 many
children he hAdn'tnoticed the ex-
tFa one. -Iroaton Enterprise.
- 81. -. - ~
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
The Tariff on Wool,

Free traders don't like the reduced
and reasonable Democratic wool tariff
bill. But the free traders are a small
minority In this country. and cannot
expect to dominate legislation. Free
wool would not only cripple the rev.
enues OF the government. but drive
many thousands OF growers into the
Republican ranks. And just now the
Democratic leaders are pursuing
statesmanliks instead of suicidal poi.
icies. and demonstrating their capac.
ity for prudent administration. Troy
IN. ~ Daily Press.
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11

,sssssssssSsssssssSsssSsss$
James H. Hills, probably the
best known citizen of the McFall
neighborhood, died at his home
northwest Of town last Sunday,
July 22nd, after an Illness OF sew
eral weeks in his sixty ninthyear-
Mr.. Hills came into state wide
prominence on account Of his po-
liticsl affiliations. He was a rad
ical Populist he was one of the
most aggress and prominent
speakers and adherents to the
cause. He was that party's nomi-
nee for q number OF offices among
them being for the governorship.
He conducted an unique cam
paign which added to his fame as
a Populist. He was always filled
to overflowing with his theories,
could relate anecdotes which kept
his audience in an uproar, and
during his campaign over the
state played his old fiddle" and
sang songs in an inimitable
manner.
X. G. Star: The state board of
agriculture is attempting to de-
wise q Plan whereby the soil of
worn out farms may he materially
enriched at nominal cost by the
use OF the dust and offall cleaned
by the street sweepers Of the met
ropolitan cities, The board will
ask the cooperation Of the rail-
roads. The plan as proposed will
be to have the cities load the
street accumulation into cars az
II 10 taken up and haul IL to the
small-towns where the farmers
may drive In with their wagons
and transfer It to the surface OF
the land. This class Of fertilizer
is said to possess qualities OF sup
erlative richness and sufficient
amount of II is believed will make
poor land doubly productive.
j. W. Stewart, the man who
had habit Of praying in public,
shouting at revivals and pious
pretender, who killed his wife
last April, was found guilty.
OF murder in the second degree,
Saturday, and his punishment
fixed at ten years hard labor in
the state penitentiary. One mid
night In April, last, Stewart ran
his wife from their bedroom by
pointing and swapping a gun at
her. running her into field near
the house and knocked her in the
head with the gun barrel. Later
on he returned to the body and
cut her throat with a pocket knife.
then returned to the house. stab.
bed himself In the breast, cut his
own throat and was almost dead
when neighbors went to the house
next morning.
"A dry spell always calls forth
stories of droughs Of the past"
says the Excelsior Springs Call.
SIN 1908 there was little rain and
1901 stands out as rsinless year.
The grass burned up, the bugs
died and the inside walls OF the
houses were almost hot enough
|toblsze cases ofspoatansous com.
tustion being most frequent. An
exchange tells Of an old newspa-
per Of 1864 which stated that
there had been no rain for 15|
months.
Dexter is to vote on q PROPOSE.
tion in August TO issue bonds in
the sum Of $1,000 for the pur-
pose Of purchasing and improv-
ing the Christian Church college
building for the public high
school.
The Frisco improvements ork|
At Cape Girardeau win begin soon.
The cost Of this will be about
si00, 900 aud most Of Il will be-
done BY local contractors,
Ripley County democrat., 1911-08-11
sismarek's New Year Eve.

Bismarck was not without supersti.
ton, and this always was noticeable
on the eve OF the new year. From
nine o'clock that night until after mid.
night he would not take water ia any
circumstances from glass. 1t was an
ancient tradition in the chancellor's
family that any one who set tho leg.
end at defiance would pass through
a serious Illness. II another tradition
Is true. The observance OF the family
legend must have been sore trouble
TO the iron chancellor. for the Paris
contemporary from which we take The
foregoing says that Bismarck not only
loved war. but beer and wines. escs.
cially French wines. He was not
averse to punch and groe, but ON New
Years eve srog was under the ban.
for Il contains water.