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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
Maxim Has New Explosive Device.

Hudson Maxim. of the advisory
Secretary Daniels regarding n device
of his for timing the explosion OF tor
pedoes from aeroplanes. Details were
not made public. Mr.. Maxim will
see ordnance experts OF the navy to
arrange tests.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
20 DEATHS IN SCHOOL FIRE.
Child Stumbles in Deer and Vest.'ule
Is Blocked.

Twenty children. most Of them
girls TO II years old. lost their lives
in fire that destroyed st. Johns
Parochial school, at Peabody, Mass.
Several were severely hurt.
The COO children had entered their
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
Lost On War stJe.ly! !l!IIs fiimseif.

Richard II. Reid, stock broker ami
member Of the Consolidate4 Stock ex-
change, committed suicide by inhalina
gas in his Brooklyn home. Reid is
said to have lost heavily on war
stocks. and the exchange was inves-
tigating his alleged insolvency.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
HeadIess Body Fourd Or Railroad.

The headless body OF .iiss Sophia
McCallin, daughter of the late VIII
liam c. McCallin, f6tmer mayor q
Pittsburg was found on the PenufYl
vania Eailroad tracks ataR Roupt p
senesr atios, Within %
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
100000 Bfitons iE Army.

England has an ar!'.y "f ".HGH.OO0
trained men. lat IS Keeping III; fact
secret unit! size has completed hcl
preparations Cor tina! dive intended
20 ED the war, according IA Er;;i$lI
cit;z,ns WHO have reached W@Sningr
ton en- route to attend conventions il
the west.
-. HIv'..
When you Siaulnc: al: I" Il N'il'"..
that YOU are us niu;-.il nGt E"oi
grovcling eurthwOrm compared 10 Il
heavenly star like her you are only
telling her what she knew all the time.
Florida Times Union.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
Submarine F.4 to Go to Scrap Heap

The submarine F-4, which sank in
Honolulu hhrbor last March at a cost
Of twenty-one lives, is going to be
sent to the scrap heap, it is announc-
ed at the navy department..
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04

! ca the other hand, it is admitted
that ;northeast of Neuville st. Vast
the Germans were able to recapture
parts of lost trenches. but this ad-
vancesit is said, was Immediately
halted by fire from the supporting
trenches. The repulSe Of German at
tacks east Of the "Labyrinth" and
near SoucheZ is also reported.
Champagne continues to be the
zone of terrific fighting. the Germans
bombarding French positions on the
Butte de Tahure with extreme viO-
lence and earlier failing in four at
tempts to win back trenches near La
COurtine.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-11-04
!. FRENCH GAIN AND LOSE.
fing in West With Vary.
~ Results.

,im the Artois dis.
ohictsl reports is
Et6 war officer The
= |I!sss ma ds e Reis+ a /
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
To Amuse Children.

So much has been written regarding
entertainment for little folk on rainy
days one would suppose all had been
said. Not so, for little people will take
great delight in the following pastime,
which is SO easy that the mother will
feel we'll repaid:
Take an old magazine, on its pages
carefully paste cuttings, some news
illustrations, which make the book
quite attractive. Save the fairy and
other stories which are published in
the Sunday newspapers; ask a friend
or two to do the same; supply the
children with bunt-pointed scissors
and jar of paste. The result will be
many happy hours and an amusing as
well as instructive book.
OF course, blank book or scrap.
book is more substantial, but for econ
omy and pastime an old magazine
will answer.
Pictures from old calendars are
good as they usually picture some
noted spot about which mother or
nurse can readily weave some story
starting with the time-honored "once
upon time"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Russia Becomes Temperate.

The prohibition of selling brandy
In the government monopoly shops
was introduced throughout the Rus
sian empire fron the beginning Of
the war, on the day of mobilization,
and has now been In force for more
than eight months. One of the Rus
sian papers has made inquiries CON
corning the results OF this measure,
and has published some of the stats
tical data that were collected. The fol-
lowing list shows that the consump-
ton of vodka in the city of Moscow
in 1914 compared with the preceding
year: July, 6l2,6s6 gallons in 1913
and 1912 gallons in 1914: August
667926 gallons in 1913 and 23,373 gal
Ions in 1914; October, 707,6SS gallons
in 1913 and 2,9l3 gallons in 1914. nur-
ing the first three months vodka could
be obtained at the tirst-class restau-
rants for consumption in the same,
the selling OF vodka in bottles being
prohibited under heavy fine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
WITHIN GUNSHOT OF TRENT
Italian Troops Within Artillery Range
of Austrian City-Storms Hamper
Movement Of Guns.

Udine, Italy, Jun S.-A general Ital-
ian advance is taking place across the
lsonzo river from Caporetto to the sea.
a distance of about forty miles
The movement is one of importance
and hard fighting is taking place at
Gradisca, and in the vicinity of Udine.
Rome, June S.-Italian troops ad-
vancing into Austria by way of the
Adige valley are within artillery range
of Trent, according to dispatches from
Bologna, the present headquarters Of
the Italian general staff. Owing to
storms and the floods, as well as the
bad condition of the roads, the work
Of moving heavy artillery forward in
the mountainous district east of Lake
Garda has been greatly hampered. and
at some points has been found next to
impossible.
The battle in the valley Of the
lsonzo between Caporetto (karfreit
and Tolmein is still without definite
conclusion, both sides having been re-
enforced. Farther to the south the
Italians are also meeting with obsti-
nate resistance between Goriz and
Monfalcone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
BIG REWARD FOR INVENTIONS
British Government Is Encouraging
Ideas Tending to improve Devel-
opment of Army Equipment.

That there are handsome rewards
provements in guns and machinery is
shown in sums that have been paid in
fees to inventors at army ordnance
factories for the year ending March.
1914. No less than $4,000, for in
stance, was paid to Col. c. l.. Holden,
late superintendent Of the royal gun
and carriage factories, for various in
ventions and Improvements connected
with ordnance mountings, machine
tools, ETC., in addition to $500 paid on
another account; while 92,S50 was
paid to Mr.. w. T. Thomson, chemist
and manager, respectively, of the
Royal Gunpowder factory, for improve
ments in the manufacture Of nitro
cellulose and accompanying apparatus,
In addition to previous G1,150.
Smaller amounts, such as G25O to
Mr.. w. H. Turton, manager Of the
Royal Gun factory, for improved ma
chimes for the manufacture OF ord
nance; G100 to Mr.. w. Lambert for a
process for testing steel bullets; ELS
each to William Rogers and e. F. Pull,
lar for labor-saving and improved
tools for use at the Royal Carriage
and EGO to Assistant
Foreman S. Capon, Royal Gun Factory
FORCES, for improved muf1le for use in
FORCES, have also been paid.-Tit-Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
impossible
REVENUE SCANDAL is Barred
Search Being Made by U. S. Secret
Service for Missing Agent and
Some $2O,oO0,oOO.

Washington, June S.-By admission
at the treasury department that search
is being made by the secret service
for Knox Booth, division revenue agent
for Tennessee and Alabama. with head
quarters at Nashville, light was let
into what is declared to be a 100000
600 revenue scandal, extending
through three administrations.
Booth has been missing two weeks,
his disappearance being coincident. it
is said, with the arrest Of John l..
Caspar at Fort Smith, Ark, on a
charge of conspiring to defraud the
government.
Caspar is head of big distillery
that is said to have evaded payment of
a large part of it's taxes through al.
legged conspiracy with revenue officers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Liberia. Juries.

Based on verdicts by Mississippi ju.
ries Law Notes recommends that state
as place where money is easy. The
Dacus resulted In verdict for $500
to a prospective passenger because a
ticket agent said "d---n" to him;
while in Alabama. etc, Railroad com
pany VS.. Morris 1t appeared that a
liberal jury gave $4,000 to a white
woman who was compelled to ride a
short distance with three negroes. al
though the stingy court cut the yer.
dict to $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
SHOE TOKEN OF Subsection
Ancient Significance Of Custom Which
10 Now Looked Upon as
Merely q Joke.

As specially applied to weddings,
there is suspicion that the throwing
OF old shoes-or new slippers, for all
that-had at first significance which
would surely be most Objectionable to
twentieth-century brides. 1t seems to
have been a token of the complete
subsection Of the bride to her lord
and master. IN the East shoe or a
slipper was publicly borne at the head
of the bridal procession in indication
of the brides subsection, and at some
Jewish weddings the bridegroom used
to strike the bride a blow with his
shoe as sign that she was thereafter
to be submissive to his will Among
the HISTORIANS it was the custom for
the bridegroom to kick the bride, and
for her to remove from his foot the
shoe with which he had kicked her.
To this day there is a common Gus
tom in Russia for the bridegroom on
his wedding night to require the bride
to pull off his boots. In one OF them
Is a whip. and in the other gift. II
she pulls off first the one containing
the whip, she gets stroke from the
lash, and is to expect floggings there
after, but If the gift is first disclosed
her married life will be happy 1t is
related Of Martin Luther that once,
after performing the wedding cere-
mony for a couple, he took off the
!, a.. %. -, I'D
the brides pillow. as a sign that she
should in all things and at all times
be subservient to her husband.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Where Aristocrats Shine.

Your aristocrat is doubtless often
very Objectionable person and in a
Democratic country like this we affect
to turn up our noses at him and regard
him as a cumberer of the earth. Yet
it must be said for him that worthless
as he may be in peace, and contrary
as his claims of superiority may be
to all proper principles of natural
equality, he rarely, almost never, fails
to give good account of himself when
his country needs him in great crisis.
In the French revolution the old no.
bility of France showed the world that
they knew how to die if they did not
know how TO live. And the casualty
lists which are being published in
London now prove once more that
when it comes to courage and patriot
ism the 'aristocrat" is seldom found
in the rear. At the rate at which the
aristocrats are being killed at the
front in France and Belgium there will
be no lords and gentlemen" left in
Great Britain if the war lasts much
longer. If all the common" people
In England were doing as well, there
would be no criticism of English pa
triotism. In spite of their leanings to
democracy, American sympathizers
with the allies, in view OF the promi-
hence Of titled names on the honor
roll of the dead, might almost be in.
clined to wish that the entire British
nation was composed of aristocrats
today. Can 1t be true after all that
there is a real significance in the old
phrase-"blood will tell and no
blesse oblige baltimore Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
ONLY KEY TO GOOD LUCK
Self-Conquest Always the First Step
Leading to Real Success
In Life.

Is success "luck?" According to the
president of the great telegraph COM
pany, 1t depends upon what may be
called stimulated luck" l. e., the art
of taking prompt advantage of oppor-
tunities. The telegraph man says, for
instance, that he has conscientiously
kept himself in good condition Of body
and mind, so that when opportunity
came he would know 1t and be ready
adding: There have been great sick
men, but most great men have been
well. Edison is well. Probably none
Of the many victories of Roosevelts
career was harder won than his vic
tory over physical weakness" Certain
ly the victory over self is the initial
victory, says Golfers. He knew this
who wrote that the man who ruleth
his spirit is greater than he that TAX
eth city. After self-conquest, the
habit of industry is conquerable.
William Goblet, the self-made jour
nalist who came to America in the
early days and made a name for him.
self as Peter Porcupine," offers tes-
timony to this effect in his diary when
he writes at an inn: Weary of being
idle How few such days have spent
in my whole life" Goblet thus re-
cords another secret of his triumph
over circumstances:
Scores of gentlemen have at differ
ent times expressed to me their sur
prise that | was always in spirits, that
nothing pulled me down, and the truth
Is that, throughout nearly forty years
of troubles, losses and crosses, assailed
all the while by numerous and power
full enemies. E. and performing labors
greater than man ever before per-
formed; all those labors requiring
mental exertion of the highest order;
the truth is that throughout the whole
of this long time of troubles and labors
| have never known a single hour OF
real anxiety; the troubles have been
no troubles to me; | have not known
what lowness of spirits mean; | have
been more gay and felt less care than
any bachelor that ever lived. You are
always in spirits, Cobbett" To be
sure for why should | not? Poverty
l have always set at defiance, and |
could therefore. defy the temptation
Of riches"
We have defined worry as diseased
thought" Cobbett's mind was essen
TALLY free from this poison. Is not al
most every man whom we describe as
lucky equally free from it?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
TRAP 4 SUBMARINES
GERMAN SUBsEA CRAFT CAUGHT
IN NETS BY BRITISH.
Vessels Captured After Raid In Firth
of Tay-kept Entangled for
Slxty-Two Hours.

New York, June 8.-Four German
Of Tay, east coast of Scotland, in a
recent raid, according to officers of the
liner Cameronia, from Glasgow. These
craft made raid up the Firth, passed
under Tay bridge, the longest in the
world, and were caught on their return
in nets spread by the port authorities
The submarines were kept entangled
62 hours, after which they were al
lowed to come up. The crews were
exhausted, and surrendered immedi-
ately.
Petrograd, June S,-Naval activity
is developing in the Baltic Sea on
large scale, a Russian transport and
three German steamships having been
sunk The following statement on Bal
tic operations was given out by the
Ministry of Marines:
Reports from observation posts and
from our submarines watching the
coast reveal activity by the enemy,
especially the movements Of large
warships preceded by torpedo boats.
A squadron approached the entrance to
the Gulf of Riga on Thursday, but
withdrew upon perceiving our fleet.
Later the enemy sent out hydroaero-
planes, which attacked our ships.
These aerial attacks were without re-
suits, the projectiles missing their
mark
THE enemy repeated his attacks
on Friday, but these were frustrated
by our submarines. At the same time
in the Baltic Sea our transport Yeni-
sci was attacked by the German sub
marines and sunk, thirty-two men be-
ing saved.
Reports dated Sunday show that
three enemy steamships were sunk by
mines placed in the route of the
enemy and by attacks of our sub
marines"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
The tIeiqht of Atrociyy,

Il see the Germans are using gas
instead of SHOT and SHE'LL said Hark-
away. Gould anything be more afro
cious?"
"Oh, yes" said Dingleberry. 1T
would be more atrocious if after US
ing the gas they should fire a volley
of gas bills at their victims labeled
Please remit"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
M!KADO APPROVES JAP TREATY
House of Representatives by Large
Majority Rejects Resolution
Aimed at Minister Oura.

Tokyo, June S.-The emperor and
privy council gave approval to the new
treaties with China, negotiated as a
result Of the CONVERSIONS made by Chi
ma In accepting Japan ultimatum. The
treaties will be ratified.
The house of representatives reject
ed by vote Of 100 to 232 the resolu-
ton introduced by the opposition ex-
pressing lack Of confidence in Viscount
Kanetaka Oura, minister of the in.
terror.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
OuQht TO Specialize.

man charged with stealing $780,
600 worth of jewelry, in court ascribed
his downfall to that alliterative trim
ity Of allurements, "plnochle poker
and pool He might have expected
to fail in an attempt to qualify as an
expert in each of those lines. In
these days OF specialization no man
can hope to be a successful all
"rounder"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
TOO Sour.

Professor Copeland of Harvard, as
the story goes, reproved his students
for coming late to class.
This is class in English compost
tion,' he remarked with sarcasm, mot
an afternoon tea"
At the next meeting one girl was
twenty minutes late Professor Cope
land waited until she had taken her
seat Then he remarked bitingly;
How will you have your tea, Miss
Brown"
Without the lemon, please" Miss
Brown answered quite gently.-Chris-
tian Register
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
CAUGHT.

What pretty hat, Mrs. Pnkey
wore this evening"
Did you like it. dear?"
Yes, it was very becoming Why
don't you get hats like that?"
You mustn't blame me II | laugh,
John The hat you like is my hat
Mrs. Pinkey borrowed 1t this eve
ming. It's the $50 hat you called a
fright, "-Clevelan Plain Dealer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
HANDS LIKE VELVET
Kept So by Daily Use Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

On retiring soak hands in hot Cuti-
cura soapsuds, dry and rub the ONT
ment into the hands some minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This Is "one night treat
ment for red, rough. chapped and
sore hands" 1t works wonders.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address Cuticura, Dept.
KY, Boston. Sold everywh ere.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10

They're having a marked-down sale
OF shoes at Blanks"
Il thought they prided themselves
on never cutting prices"
who said anything about city
prices? Is the sizes they've marked
down"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
A Cinch.

MY big brother is printer" said
the boy who worked In a downtown
office
That's nuthin' to brag about" re-
torted his bosom friend.
Maybe It amt, but it's mighty
handy just the same. When l want
to go to ball game. get him to put
a death notice in the paper, 30 the
boss has got to believe I'm goin' to
a funeral"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
How Far One Can Hear Cannon.

The sound OF cannonading carries
much farther than that OF thunder
The limit of the carrying power Of
thunder is about fifteen miles, while
twice that number Of miles is not con.
sidered any great distance for the
sounds OF battle to travel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10

Sir Walter Scott, while travelling in
Ireland, was one day accosted by a
beggar. He felt he had nothing smaller
than a shilling with him. gave 1t to
the woman. with the words: You
must give me the change next time we
meet" Il will, sorr," replied the beg
gar, land may yer honor live till ye
get It,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
For Youth to Remember.

Sad will be the old age OF the youth
who forgets his fathers struggles, his
fathers thrift. his fathers God; and
let's the morrow take care OF itself.
The world owes no man living, but
every youth owes the world q life
Leslie's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Explained.

Hubby came home from a club with
his white waistcoat badly spotted.
How careless you are" said his
wife.
mot at ALL" he replied. you see,
they didn't have any menu cards, and
knew you'd want to know what we
had to eat"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10

London, June S.-The British steam
ship Star of the West has been sunk
by a German submarine off Peterhead.
Scotland All members of the crew
were saved The Star of the West
was small ship of 1877 tons, hailing
from Aberdeen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
WOMAN COULD Z
HARDLY STAND
Because of Terrible Back.
ache. Relieved by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Philadelphia, Pa. 81 suffered from
displacement and inflammation, and had

euCH pains In ID y
i'd e 8, and terrible
backache 80 that I
could hardly stand.
/ took six bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge t a b lie Com
pound, and now / can
do an y amount Of
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
a bit of trouble. I
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Ashamed of Them,

q see the Sayre baby cried with
loud protest when it was made
Christian"
We'll, when you see the way Chris
tians are acting just now in the world,
can you blame the baby"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Easily Seen,

Il don't believe Jacks new auto
mobile has been any pleasure to him !"
why do you think that"
"He hasn't been arrested once since
hes been running It."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Swiss Vote Bio War Tax.

Perne, Switzerland, June S,--A re.er.
endum of the Swiss nation has ap.
proved by a vote OF 435,O00 against
$4,000 special war taxation, yielding
about 60000.000 france {s12000,000j
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Styles.

BILL see the Atlanta convicts arc
no longer required to wear striped
clothing.
Jnl-Perhaps that's the reason some
OF the fashionable women are breaking
out in it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Another Voman's Case,

Providence, r. 1t cannot speak
too highly of your Vegetable Compound
as it has done wonders for me and I
would not be without it. | had dis
placement, bearing down, and hackache.
until could hardly stand and was thor
oughly run down when / took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
helped me and am in the best of health
at present. work in factory all day
long besides doing my homework so you
can see what it has done for me. give
you permission to publish my name and
speak of your Vegetable Compound to
many of my friends. Mrs. ABEL LAW
SON, 126 Lippitt St, Providence, RI
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10

When woman plans to do anything
out Of the beaten path she always
wonders what the neighbors will say
about 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Speaking Of War.

Church-Don't hear so much now CT
engagements of American women and
foreigners.
Gotham-The foreigners seem to
be kept pretty busy now with en-
gagemants among themselves"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
What II Does.

There's nothing like adversely to
bring man out"
Yes, out at the elbows"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Drink Denlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

Let out as much truth in as few
words as possible.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
Fiction.

What kind of fiction does Fleecer
write?"
Mainly promissory notes and | o
's."-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10

Troubles and thunderclouds usually
seem black in the distance, but grow
lighter as they approach.