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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Substitution of &c" for the Letter 20"
Caused Nebraska Man Much
Trouble.

The substitution Of the lower case
letter &c" for the letter 20" in an ad-
vertisement in the Sioux City, Omaha
and local newspapers has caused John
c. Trothers, a grain merchant at
Neigh, Neb., all kinds OF trouble.
Trothers, wishing to replenish his
supply of oats, concluded to advertise
Writing his advertisement on type
writer, he manifolded it and sent cop
les to the newspapers as follows:
Wanted on track at
Neigh, 1000 bushels Of cats. VIII pay
highest market price"
Not noticing the error. he awaited
results, which came sooner than he
expected Within week cats of ali
kinds and descriptions commenced 20
arrive, consigned TO Trothers Some
were sent prepaid. and others collect.
They came from the east, the west, the
north and the south.
The agent Of the Northwestern road
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
CH|C'S SLICK TRICK
VETERAN PITCHER SHOWS NEW
SYSTEM IN SALESMAN
SHIP.
SUDDEN DEMAND FOR PRIMES
Artie Hoffman as "kidder"-Over-
all Tells Of Mordecai Browns Duck
Hunting Experience - McGraw
Pays Compliment to Needham.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

Chic Fraser, the veteran pitcher who
retired from the major leagues rather
under pressure. then came back last
season and pitched better ball than he
has in years, lives at Park Ridge, Ill.
Last summer he showed the natives a
new method of craftsmanship.
1t happened that Bill Kabow, the
Park Ridge grocer, got stuck on lot
of prunes, $50 pounds of them. He ac-
cepted them and when he opened the
boxes he found about the most dried
up, shriveled, juiceless, worm eaten,
dusty lot of prunes ever unloaded.
Even the boarding house keepers SHE'D
at them at less than cost price, and
Fraser dropped in at the grocery one
morning, sampled the cheese, ate some
crackers, fshed a couple of pickles out
of the barrel and drew glass Of cider
before he noticed his friend Bill was in
mourning. His inquiries brought out
the story of the prunes Chic climbed
onto a barrel, polished an apple and
said:
'Bill, how much will you give me to
sell those prunes?"
Give you half what you get" said
the Respondent Bill
Tell you what TO do" said Chic.
You lend me about a dozen of those
fresh pickerel five or six nice fresh
black bass, and pound of those
until tell you, and raise the price four
cents pound"
Shortly afterward Fraser, armed
with fishpole and a package, disap-
peared toward the Des PLANES river,
and not long after that Kabows deliv-
cry wagon driver passed and dropped
the fish. At noon Fraser appeared in
the main street of Park Ridge with a
string Of beautiful bass and pickerel,
one of the bass a four-pounder, and he
exhibited them all along the street be-
fore he slipped them in the back way
at kabows. That afternoon every bus
mess house in Park Ridge closed and
half the men went fishing-without
catching thing. The next day Fraser
came through town with another big
string of fish, and when questioned as
TO where he caught them acted SO mys-
teriously that spies were set to watch
him.
Friday morning Fraser went fishing
again and slipped away from the curl
GUS followers, after dropping several
hints that 1t was all in the new bait
he had discovered. He flshed quietly
for a time, then stuck his pole into the
bank, crawled back into the shade of a
tree and pretended to sleep. Within fif-
teen minutes a couple of rival anglers
crept stealthily along the bank, pulled
in Fraser's line and found all three
hooks baited with prunes. Before Sat
urday noon Kabow had sold out the
entire stock of bait prunes, and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
SOLONS TO HEAR ROOSEVELT
Invitation to Deliver Address Before
Wisconsin Legislature Accepted
by Former Pre- sdent

MadisOn.--Theodore Roosevelt. on
April 10, will deliver at least one
and probably two speeches, here.
President Van Hise of the University
of Wisconsin, and Speaker Ingram
of the assembly, by means of tele-
grams, have secured the consent of
the former president to visit Madi-
son on his way to New York from
the Pacific coast.
The present plans include a speech
to the legislature in the assembly
chamber, to which only special guests
of the members will be invited. After
the speech in the assembly the for
mer president is expected to be con
veyed to the university gymnasium
where he will find thousand stu
dents and townspeople to hear him
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
From "The Blue Bird"

In Maeterlinck's Blue Bird" little
Tyltyl goes to some far-off heavenly
place to learn that love abides with
him at home. There he meets Mother
Love He says he wishes to stay with
her always, where she looks so beau
tiful to him. She answers: But It's
just the same thing; am down be
low, We are all down below.
You have come up here only TO real
ize and to learn, once for all, how &c
see me when you see me down be
low. DO you understand, Tyl
tyl. dear? You believe your
self in heaven; but heaven is wher
ever you and kiss each other.
There are not two mothers, and yol
have no other. Every chic
has only one; and It is always the
same one and always the most beau
tiful, but you have to know her anC
to know how to look.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Willing to Tell Il.

The check which the comely young
German handed in at the window OF a
Walnut street savings fund bank the
other day was made payable TO Crotch
en- Schmidt, and she had endorsed 1t
simply Gretchen Smith. The man at
the receiving teller's window called her
back just as she was turning away to
rectify the mistake.
You don't deposit this quite this
way" he explained. See, you have
forgotten the H."
The young woman looked at her
check and blushed a rosy red.
"Ach, so l haf." she murmured, and
wrote hurriedly:
Age %"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
BOTH HAD KNOWN HAPPINESS
actly Alike, That Was All
tho Difference.

They were riding into town in a
subway train these two married men,
says the New York Times. One
seemed occupied with his own
thoughts, the other was engrossed in
his copy of the Evening Piffle. from
which he eventually glanced with a
superior smile. Il always read what
Betsy Bustuff has to say in her 'Twi-
light Twaddle' column" he said She
generally hits US off pretty well, but
she isn't always right. Now, this eve
ming, she gets on the subject of elope-
ments. She says Opponents never
turn out happily. | don't agree with
her" Neither do l, said the man
who had been occupied with his own
thoughts. Il am glad to hear you say
It," exclaimed the Evening Piffieite. Il
eloped with my wife. and I've been
happy ever since" $50 have | ever
since some fellow eloped with mine,
remarked the other. Betsy Bumstuf
is away Off
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Wanted Oats and Said Cats

became alarmed. He was being swamp
ed by cats and wired the superintend
ent for instructions. That official, not
knowing what else to do, wired back
Release all cats not accepted"
Still cats continued to arrive. ant
still Trothers refused to accept the fe
lines, but his troubles did not enc
there. Boys about town had learned
that he was in the market for cats
They commenced to catch the stray
and take them to his place OF busj
ness.
Some days last week he refused a,
many as 500 cats brought in by boys
and three and four times as many com
ing in by rail
1t is estimated that fully 5000 cati
have been shipped into Neigh, ant
the end is not yet.-New York World
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

When n person has become discouraged
through years OF failure 10 find cure,
and finally, perhaps. gives UP trying. It
is small wonder that hs becomes skcp-
teal. And yet TO all who have con
thing more"
We wish you would try Or. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, a laxative tonic that has
been used for generation. Thousands
are using It. surely some OF your friends
among the number You can buy It OF
any druggist at Atty cents and ono dol
lar a bottle. but better stlll. send your
name and address to Or. Caldwell for a
FREQ sample bottle. Ho will send you
enough to convince you OF Its merits and
then If you like IL you can buy it OF your
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
A Deep Pennsylvania Shaft.

The deepest shaft in the bituminous
coal field in Pennsylvania, according to
the report Of Col Henry c. Demming
consulting geologist. mineralogist and
chemist, is operated by the Maryland
Coal company at St Michael, abou,
two and one-half miles south OF
South Fork, on the Dunlo branch OF
the Pennsylvania railroad
At the Maryland companys opera
tion the hoist shaft is 697 feet deep
and the air shaft is 671 feet. Within
ten miles east Of this point is the
highest mountain peak in the state,
Blue Knob
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

lshed testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent Of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out Of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands Of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it Is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia L. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia Il. Pinkham's S0-page
Text Book. 1t Is not q book for
general distribution, as 1t Is too
expensive. 1t IS free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
If . sf,5s s5S. T a.s Thompsons Eye Wafer
FREE SAMPLE OF LAXATIVE
CURED THEIR CONSTIPATION

druggist Mr. j ] Petty NJ Tnionvill,,
Mo, Mr.. George ". Zimmerman Of Har-
risburg, Pa, and many others OF both
sexes and In all parts OF the country FIRST
used a sample bottle and now have II
regularly In tho house.
You will learn to do away with salts.
waters and cathartics for these are but
temporary reliefs while Dr. CaldwelIs
Syrup pepsin Is guaranteed to cure per-
mancntly 1t will train your stomach and
bowel muscles so that they will DO their
work again naturally without outside aid
cast aside your skepticism and try syrup
fepsin
For tho free sample address Or W r..
Caldwell, FOL Caldwell building. Month
cello, III.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
DISTE MPER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
as well az dogs cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 900
bottles sold last year $50 and 300. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co, Spec
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Loses Hands in Saving Wife.

Menasha r. Matthew Mueller VIII
lose the use of both hands for life
as the result Of injuries sustained
when he extinguished flames from a
kerosene explosion which had set
fire to his wife's clothing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Doubts.

The Stranger-Are you quite sure
that that was a marriage license you
gave me last month?
The Official--Of course, What's
the matter?
The Stranger-Well. I've lived a
dogs life ever since Sketch
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Boys injury Kills Father.

Bloomer At the sight Of his
eight-year-old sons leg being cut of
by a steam wood saw, Joseph Roth
bauer, a farmer near here, dropped
dead Of heart failure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Explained.

Now they claim that the human
body contains sulphur"
I'm what amount9"
"Oh, in varying quantities"
We'll, that may account for some
girls making better matches than
others"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Hurt by Fall Into Open Grave.

Eau Claire. as he was about
to lower coffin box into a grave.
John McGue, sexton of the Catholic
cemetery, was caught by gust of
wind and fell into the open grave,
sustaining serious injuries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
The WIN.

How long are you going to stay
In Monte Carlo"
six days"
why exactly six days.
Because I've only brought six cos
tunes with me-"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

man can freely talk
Of her private i'll
ness to a woman /;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the men of
America which has
never been broken.
Never has she pub
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
FREE
ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A wo-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Oh ppeWa Falls Ex- Mayor Dies.

Chippewa Falls.-City Attorney
John A. Anderson, formerly county
Judge and mayor of this city, is dead
of anaemia after an illness of three
weeks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
True to Her Nature.

Maud-Did you hear the news?
Madge has eloped.
Jack-Madge always was a Eighty
sort of girl
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

The Mani think you are the
worst-looking tramp I have ever seen.
The Tramp-It's only in the pres
ence of such uncommon good looks
that | looks so bad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

Shortly after her marriage n woman
packs her ideals away in moth balls
and pays no more attention to them
until she becomes widow
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Doubtful.

What Is your boy learning at col
lege?"
Il don't know | can only tell yo,
what he is studying"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

How easy it is for the people who
are down on excitement In religion to
fire all their gasoline at a baseball
game
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

For a disordered liver take Garfield Tea
the Herb laxative. All druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

headaches, nervous and dizzy spells | was
restless at night and In the morning arose so
tired as to be almost unable TO do my house.
work The kidney secretions were unnat.
ural ana gave mo great deal of trouble
one day ! suddenly fell to the floor whero /
lay for a long time unconscious. Three doc
tors who treated me diagnosed my case as
paralysis and said they could do nothing for
me. AS a last resort | began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and was permanently cured. |
am stronger than before in many years and
In perfect condition
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

II must have been spinster who
said that some widows wear heavy
wells to conceal their JOY
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

The busiest thing In the world is
idle curiosity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
SHAKE INTO yOUR SHOES

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptic powder for Tired
aching, swollen. nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort. Makes walking a delight. Sold every here,
Nc. Don't accept any substitute. For FBHH
sample address Allen 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

Yesterday is certain; tomorrow, un
certain; today. half and half
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE."
That is LAXATIVE BRQMQ QUlSINE Look for
the signature Of ". W. GROVE. Used the World
over 70 Cure a Cold in Que Day. 2bc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

swarms of fishermen were lining the
river banks-but Fraser was absent
What's the matter, Chic" asked
one angler, Amt you goin fishin' no
more?"
Nope" said Fraser. Caught all the
suckers | want"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Colds and Chills Bring kidney Ills

March and nlsofc
the Yout lErnevt tired
the of cold Dns Kidney
endpev enldf
kidneys leter vdcnceco yoak?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Take Me Out! Take Me Out!"

and another one struck him squarely in
the chest, knocking him down. He
jumped up just as big one whizzed
past his ear.
According to Overall Brown was Yell
ing:
Take me out, take me out
Overall reached his fellow pitcher
and helped him up. Brownie was
dazed
What's the natter" asked Over.
all
"Whew," said Brown, with sigh OF
relief, Il thought the Athletics were
hitting them past me again, they were
going so fast"
Tom Needham is an expert at both
the national games, and If he could
catch as we'll at baseball as he can at
the other he would be the star of the
country. His average on filling
straights in the middle is $40, from
which the average of his other catches
may be judged. John McGraW paid
Needham the highest compliment he
ever received. Thereby hangs this tale.
The New York club had been on the
road for weeks. and Needham was
catching every other game of ball, and
everything possible in the poker game.
The team returned for long stay at
the Polo grounds and a young recruit
from the west joined them for try
out. The youth was extremely quiet
and retiring, and seldom had word to
say to anyone Several of the old play.
ers tried to get friendly with him, but
could not penetrate his reserve. one
day one of the players called McGraw
aside.
Say, Mack" he whispered, There's
something wrong with that kid"
What's wrong with him?' snapped
McGraw.
Il think he's bit crazy" volun.
teered the player.
What makes you think so?" de
manded McGraw
Well" the player hesitated, I've
been trying to talk to him for a week
and all he'll say is Good, 'That'S
good.
He amt crazy" snorted McGraw
He's been playing poker with Need
ham"
Copyright 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

Artie Holman of the Cubs Is con-
slant "kidder' in quiet. droll way,
and he never loses an opportunity to
slip over something on an opponent.
In one of the games between New York
and Chicago last season Holman sud,
denly began to converse with Larry
Doyle-which was unusual, as they had
wasted a couple of years growing at
each other On this day Holman start
ed out with smile and as he passed
Doyle called: How are you hitting
them, Prudential?"
All right" replied Doyle suspi
fiously.
Nice stop you made, Prudential
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

remarked Hoffman. as he passed Doyl.
the next inning. You played 1t perfect
ly."
Doyle felt cheered, but stil' suspi
cious.
That's the way to hit EN-, Pruden
tial," said Holman after the next IN
ming. Il don't see why you're not in
the 300 class all the time
After the sixth inning Doyle stopped
Hoffman Say, Artie," he asked, what
makes you keep calling me Pruden'
tial?"
Because you're as solid as the Rock
of Gibraltar-your head, | mean said
Holman, proceeding to center field.
Mordecai Brown is spending the win.
ter in California with Orval Overall,
and since he became acclimated he has
become one of the great hunters of
the valley, but his first experience duck
shooting, as related by Overall, was
fearful.
Brown had hunted duck around Terre
Haute, where an average of two day
was considered lucky, and the Califor.
MIA kind Of duck hunting, where the
sprig and mallard and teal are SO
thick one almost can kill them with
clubs, is entirely new to him.
Overall took him to the shooting
grounds of the Visalia gun club and
stationed Brown at the most advan
tageous point for good shooting, leav'
ing him there. About ten minutes later
fight of sprig came in, according to
Brown, just 100000 of them coming
straight at him at mile a minute clip
He raised his gun to shoot just as big
sprig few against it. knocked it out OF
his hands, carromed off Browns head
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
CONVINCING PROOF FROM GRATEFUL USERS
TEN YEARS OF SUFFERING.
asst to Perfect Health. by Doan's Kidney Pill

Mrs Narcissa Waggoner Cartervile H. r. F. D. No .
For years terribly with backaches
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-05
COunCiImen Josh The Woman Mayor
Mrs. Wilson Spends An Hour Getting the Meeting
 Legally Adjourned

Hunnewell, Kan, July 5-Although she has the support of Gov. stubbs, Mrs. Ella Wilson, the new Mayor, hasn't yet conquered her obstinate councilmen. |
 The council met Monday night for the first time since April 1, when Mrs. Wilson assumed office. The results were the acceptance of the resigna- tion of W. l.. Lewis, the councilman who said he couldn't fight a woman" and the order of repairs for the town pump.
 It was an embarrassing evening for the woman Mayor and once or twice she seemed on the verge of tears.
 All five members of the Council were there. They had to be under threats of action by the Governor. Mrs. Wilson appointed Mrs. E. E. Hil- ton clerk and asked the Council to confirm the appointment. A motion was made and seconded, but all five members voted it down.
 Well I'll just keep on appointing her at every meeting. I don't propose to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-05
POINTS OF INTEREST.
E. H. Dillon & Co.

1105 Main St. are showing an exten- sive line of white shirt waists also long coats priced at one-half what similar goods cost elsewhere.
 The Big Clothes Sale.
 The big event in clothing for which hundreds wait every year, is announc- ed to open tomorrow at Meigs 6. Co.'S big store. It is the annual July clearance sale, and the way people always flock to this sale is the best evidence in the world that big bar gains are the rule. The two great factors which make this sale so suc- cessful are the simplest known to the business world, namely, actual reduc- tions and unusual values. Mems suits, shoes, shirts, hosiery and neck wear-a comprehensive offering of wears at such tempting prices that there's no resisting them In the women's speciality shop adjoining there are bargain wonders that will bring women from miles around. Tailored suits, summer dresses, coats, waists, petticoats, wash dresses are all in- cluoed in a clearance movement which will continue until every reminder of the present season has been carried away by delightful purchasers.