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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
TOOK EDWIN BOOTHS PART
Milton Royle's Humorous Story OF
How He Represented the Great
Tragedian.

| had the honor of taking Booths
place once and once only. 1t hap
pened in the city of Cheyenne. The
town had planned II grand public re-
ception TO the great tragedan; they
had provided military band from
the fort, and Il coach with six beautiful
white horses. Cheyennes beauty and
its chivary We're at the station for the
historic event. When the tlattering
news was broken to Booth he positive
ly refused the royal honors. The poor
manager was in a funk. OF course, 1t
was good business; it wouldn't do to
scarify local pride; but he was finally
induced by his star to send telegram
stating plainly that Mr.. Booth pos
itively refused to be made circus off,
] suspect that the manager didn't send
the telegram or that the local mana
ger lit his cigar with it, for when we
drew up to the station the royal hon
ors were in fragrant evidence. Booth
obdurately refused To leave his private
car. Suddenly he turned to me, put
his arm over my shoulder, and said:
"They want Edwin? Well, here he is.
Take him." | was clean shaven, and
tried, as all of us did, to look as much
like tragedian as | could; | wore
Il cape overcOat that proclaimed my
theatrical calling in every line. SO l
pulled down my soft hat, climbed into
the great eQuipage with the ladies of
the company, and was driven all over
the boulevards of Cheyenne to the I'M
mistakable qualification of the inhab-
itantS.
There he is" heard them say when
we reached the hotel. "No, that amt
Booth" Yes, it is; rode mp in the
siX-horse coach. That's Booth / es-
capped before there was Il riot or Il
lynchng and had the right To say ever
after that if hadn't played Hamlet |
had played the next thing to it'd
win Milton Royle, in Harper's Maya
zine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
The Yankee in Mexico.

Mexican politencSs, like Spanish po-
likeness. is of the perfprvid kind Thus,
one of the flowers of speech which The
law of courtesy commands n Mexican
host tn use when he welcomes n guest
is u phrase 10 the effect that his
humble house belongs not to him
self N all but wholly 10 his gucSt. and
that the latter may do with II what he
will.
once this phrase cost Mexican
some worry. He met an cutcrpri~jug
Yankee who was in McNico drumming
up business, and inviting him to his
home, told him that the house and
all its belongings were his
And the guest took the host ut his
word. lie had his baggage moved
from the hotel to the MeXican's man
sion, proceeded to occupy that man
sion rs his own, and after n few days
had passed generously notified the be-
wildered Mexican gentleman that the
latter might remain in the house for II
reasonable length Of time, couple
Of weeks, perhaps until he-thc Mex
lean gontleman--had found Il new
dwelling to his liking. And-imposSl-
bly,. but ii happcned-it took legal pro-
cccdings to Dust the Yankee uSurper
from the premises of the Mexican ca
hall"rO, who may surely be called Il
martyr to his national virtue of civlity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR PHRASE
How Swinging Round the Circle"
Gained Its Place in Ameri-
can Politics.

"As go round the circle" uttered
by President Johnson in II speech in
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1856, was the origin
of the familiar phrase of today, Swing
ing round the circle" aS applied to the
campaign tours of presidents. 1t was
David Locke, the Petroleum V. Nasty
of the Toledo Blade, who converted
the words OF Johnson into the Swing
ing Around the Circle" slogan.
Andrew johnson was in many re
speCtS n remarkable man, born and
reared in illiteracy, President John
! sons state papers are said to be
among the ablest executive documents
now on file at Washington. "l ct
says T. X. Burton In his life of John
Sherman, "JohnSon'S first message to
congress. in December 1868, was writ
ten by George Bancroft. and the origi-
nal manuscript Is at the Library Of
Congress.
1t was on August "a, 1866, that PrcSi-
dent Johnson, with Secretary Seward,
General Grant and Admiral Farragut,
left Washington for "A tour through the
| middle western states.
The oStcnsible object of the trip was
a participation in the dedication of Il
monument to stephen \. Douglas Mt
Chicago on September 6.
But the outing was plainly an cleo
tioncering movement ON the part of
the president, for the purpose of max
| ing votes for "my policy in the com
! ing fan election.
At all the principal cities along the
route through Pennsylvania, New York
and ohio, the president was received
by II majority of those present ut the
different outdoor receptions, with the
respect due his office.
If the president in his speeches had
shown some degree of moderation ana
! dignity in his language, the history 0f
this notable presidential journey would
not have been written in words of de,
| nunciation.
But Mr. Johnson did not try TO con
ccal either his prejudice or his tenn
! per. From New York 10 st. Louis the
| president petuantly showed his oppo-
Sition 10 the prevailing tone of public
! opinion throughout the northern states
ut the time, banded cpithetS with the
crowd, and exalted himself mt every
opportunity Secretary Seward also
made some speeches. But Grant and
/ Farragut, although frequently called
for, did not utter n word. Grant was
said To be thoroughly Disguised with
the president and rode in other ears
when he could do So.
Il felt" said Grant aftcrward that
il was like listening to n man AT his
own funeral
Although President Johnson made
many speeches. it was said that not
even once did he pronounce the name
of "LiuColn" in this entire trip. At
| Cleveland, on September 3. the presi-
dent did say that he was placed on II
ticket with distinguished individual,
who is now no more"
In the same speech occurred his ref
crcuce Ia the "Circlc"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Worlds Oldest Museum.

The museum in the city of Nara the
former capital of Japan is said 10 be
the oldest in the world. An the cX-
hihits, too, are equally ancient. or
rather more 50, for, sine" It's rouuda-
tion in A. y. 100 no addition has been
made 10 its collection
Or. otto kummcl, who tells us about
the queer old museum, is one of the
few Europeans who have been per
mittcd 10 visit it.. It's doors are opened
only once year, when special com
mittcc inSpcCts the collection. The
museum contains about three thousand
articles, which are said To be the most
beautiful pecimrns of decorative work
ever done ~ the human hand. Where
the greater part of these treasures
came from, nobody knows. Some came
from China, others from Korea. hut
most of them appear to have been
brought from II greater distance. They
hav" been in their present home for
more than eleven centuries. 50 ii is
40 wonder tuut their origin d, I'M
known -ChatterboX.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Seek Recruits in Small Cities.

Uncle Sans marine corps recently
opened recruiting stations In 40 small
cities from coast 10 coast. This action
was taken 20 meet the demands made
necessary by the recruitment of 5000
additional enlisted marines just au-
thorized. Recruiting activities of these
confined to large citiesth this new pro-
cedurc opens the door TO virgin recruit
ing fields This organization has al
ways been recruited To full authorized
strength, and marine corps officials are
confident Of filling their Increased
ranks IL one year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
A Delicate Subject.

Young Rawson had Just had his
first novel published, relates mem
Der of the Boston Authors club one
morning ne met an acquaintance of
tong standing, and after greetings
were exchanged the budding author
asked: "Nick. | value your opinion
highly particularly because | know 1t
is always a truthful one. Now, | want
you TO tell me candidly what YOU
think of my new book" The friend
was silent for moment. Then he
said: mo. no, don't ask me, Rawson.
Let us rclunin friends"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

She praises it highly as she has been
relieved of all these pains by its use.
Allmothers should know of this remedy,
and all young girls who suffer should
try it. Mrs. MATILDA KURTZwEG, 529
High St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion, should
take Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
If you know of any young wo-
man who is sick and needs help
full advice, ask her to write to tho
Lydia Il. pinkham Medicine Co,
Lynn, Mass. Only women will
receive her letter, and it will be
held III strictest confidence. -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

Mr. J. M. Sinclair. for four years
and was in a nervous STATE and very
much depressed The doctors medi.
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thankfulness as they cured me. Dia.
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con
stipation"
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box AZ
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo n. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc. per boX-Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Canning Season Prospers.

There was an Increase Of more than
80 per cent in the value of the canned
duced in the United States IN 1914 as
compared with the output in 1909,
Uncle Sans census figures show. The
value Of these products in 1914 was
S1S2. go 900. as compared with S1l9,.
10000 in 1909, IN increase Of ga per
cent in five years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Your Liver
Is Clogged Up
His Weather Eye?

Two ladies We're hurrying down the
street in Worcester in the rain, carry
ing their umbrellas low for protection.
In turning IA corner sharply the point
of one umbrella struck passerby
in the forehead.
Goodness" gasped the woman, "Ill
keep an eye out in the future"
Goodness - exclaimed the man.
you near had one out in the pres
cnt!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
No Speculator.

II see where a famous banker says
he has never learned how to read "a
stock ticker"
"Fancy that
mo wonder he's one of the most
highly respected financiers in the co,ln-
try. The impulse to trust man like
that with your hard earned money
must be almost irresistible"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Not Time for SIGHTSEEING.

Il don't think SO much of the Vel.
lowstonel !"
But you were there on your honey.
moon One must see II under favor.
able conditions to appreciate its beau.
ties Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

Inflammation of
the bladder. La.
ter | became so
much worse that
! consulted a
doctor, who said
that ! had Dia
betes and that
my heart was af-
fected. ! suffer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

pains IN ner
back and sides every
month and t h e "
would sometimes be
so bad that it would
seem like acute in
flamrnation of some
organ. She read
your advertisement
in the newspapers
and tried Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
= a hlo Cnp,np,,pJ
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. j. NJ. Sinclair of OHvehil,
Tenn, writes: Il strained my back.
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad baCkache and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Not a Qualification.

Any man who tries to dodge his
taxes has no business to banker after
Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

When a man and his wife are of one
mind it is doughnuts to fudge that the
wife does most of the thinking.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
In the Air.

"Bmcug weather, ch. Brown
81 should say not I've been bruccd
four times tudaN"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

Gold fields III northeastern Siberia
Tint have not been operated in ncarly
ten years have been rcapened.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
YOUNG WOMEN
MAY AVOID Pain
Need Only Trust to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, says Mrs. kurtzweg.

Buffalo, NY" My daughter, whose
picture is herewith, was much troubled
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19

Doctors now call laziucSS Il Symp
tom of disease
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
Growth Almost MushroomIike.

There has been an almost mush-
roomlike growth of the industries pro-
ducing dyestuffs, explosives, photo
graphic chemicals, and synthetic me-
dicinals, favors and perfumes from
prosaic coal-tar. And yet there is little
Of the mushroom about the spacious
factories and jungles of machinery
which have so swiftly appeared upon
the scene.
1.-TWO years ago n single firm made
aniIine on a small scale. while six com
panies produced artificial dyestul1s
from Intermediates imported from Eu-
rope.
To-day Is companies are manufac-
turing synthetic CarbOic acid and over
40 are producing aniline and other in
termediates. over so companies are
making cOal-tar dyes. The total mum
Der of operatives In his branch two
years ago was 400; now single cstab-
lishments employ 1000 workmen. In
1914 we made onc-tcnth Of the syn
thrtic culOrS consumed in the United
States by assembling" foreign semi
manufactured material. Today we pro-
duce thrce-quarters of the amount of
artificial cOlOrs normally required by
our textile, paper and other industries,
and every pound is made from Ameri-
can coal tar! The production is large
~ concentrated upon u few staple col
ors, used in great amounts. The va
riety Of shades available is, however,
being rapidly increased. A few years
viii see the American industry able
70 supply the great bulk of the domes-
tic demand both in quantity and in va
riety."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-19
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Just Think OF This Price

The old and reliable Arm &
sIlnlm"; Soda foil pound pack.
ages Al"ays retalls at Zoe. Our
special c,earan"r prlCe =
only %
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Reports from the Ruby district state that everybody in that section is en- toying good times.
 Reports from Tolstoi state that everybody in that camp is satisfied with the outlook and will remain
 Prof. Herschel Parker of Columbia University, New York, is reported to have struck pay on his placer claims in the Kahiltna country
 AS a result of the scarcity of herring around Forester island this season the king salmon fishing at that point was almost a complete failure.
 The Marconi Wireless Company has announced that it's Alaska station will meet the cut in rates by the govern ment cable, to become effective Oc- tober 1.
 The trial of Edward Krause for the murder of ]. o. Plunkett at or near Hobart bay last October, was com menced in the district court at Juneau this week.
 Captain C. J. Alexander, of the Hoo nah Packing Company, states that the cannery of that company in Icy Straits has put up more than 9OOOO cases of
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20
ITEMS GENERAL
 INTEREST

John Wadman and Charley Tryck arrived in Ruby recently, having walk ed over the trail from Anchorage in 23 days.
 Juneau and Douglas recently ex- perienced a potato famine, the stores having completely run out of that succulent vegetable.
 Duncan Stewart, while prospecting with Keystone drill on Kenai pen insula, brought to the surface some kind of hide in a state of perfect pre- servation.
 Harold Brown, of Portland, Oregon, while feeding fish into an iron chink at the Taku cannery had his right hand severed at the wrist by one of the knives of the machine.
 The Stefansson expedition is report ed to have discovered an immense field of native copper in the vicinity of the Copper Mine river, near Al bert island.
 Reports from the Koyukuk reaching Nome are to the effect that a renewal of optimism prevails there, due to the discovery of rich pay on the benches by Lars Gunderson.
 Ray D. Clark, operating a graphite mine near Nome, is working seven men and has already taken out 100 tons of graphite, which he is arrang- ing to ship to the outside.
 A petition is being circulated at Nome looking to the naming of a To- cation of a Pioneers home in that vicinity, and fayoring the Kougarok Hot Springs for the site.
 Haines growers have already con tracted for the delivery of 400 sacks of rutabagas to Seattle jobbers.
 The Douglas Island Labor Union gave a dance recently in union hall in honor of the visiting officials of the TreadweIl company.
 The body of little Phillip Andrews, the fiye-year-old hoy who was drowned in the Koyukuk, was found by natives after a search of eleven days
 The registration of the Juneau pub lie school to date is 333, of which
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20
SEWARD MERCHANTS TO
 FURNISH THE SUPPLIES.


 Contracts have been let to Seward business firms for no less than forty thousand dollars worts of supplies for the government railroad. Of this amount the big firm of Brown & flaw kins will supply the government with provisions that amount in value to about thirty-fiye thousand dollars. The Seward Commercial Company received q contract to supply over three thou sand dollars worth, and the Frye Bruhn company from its Seward branch will supply meats to the value of $2,2OO.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20
BIC DAMAGE SUIT FILED.

The Anchorage Labor Union has been sued for 5000 damages by Pet CT Boudreau, who was injured in the automobile races held there on the main street Labor Day. The case will come up the next term of the district court. The races were being held un- der the auspices of the Anchorage La bor Union, and the injured man has filed suit on the grounds that the de fendants had no right to use the streets Of the city for racing.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

The Seward city council has insti. tuted an innovation in the collection of the city taxes. Taxpayers are per mitted to make a payment of one-half their taxes in November and the re- mainder in February of next year.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

A. s. LeNeau. of Juneau, who has been mining during the past summer at Lituya bay, reports that the min CTS of that section are not taking out a grubstake.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

w. F. Skoog, a well known Juneau contractor, died there recently as the result of injuries received when runaway tram car crushed him against a donkey engine.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

A native of Juneau predicted recent ly that there would be three weeks of fine weather, but no one thought to get his definition of fine weather.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Isabel Amber Gilman, noted maga- zine writer, who has taught school at Rampant, Seldovia and other Alaska points, will spend the winter teaching school in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

First class cook and wife wishes position in camp or road house for winter. Apply this office. 20-6t
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Centennial Best Flour, $200 sack; $400 per 100 pounds The Blum, O'Neill Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20
REPUBLICAN, CLUB TO MEET.

A meeting of the Cordova Republl- can Club will be held at the city hall on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock A full attendance of the members is desired.
 THOS. s. SCOTT, Secretary.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

The boys of the Juneau high school ire forming an athletic association.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Carnation Milk $i.50 per case. The Blum, O'Nein Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Sugar declines; $85O per sack. The Blum, O'Ncill Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

Wanted - Girl to do general house work. Apply to T. s. Scott.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20
NOTICE.

l will not be responsible after this date for any indebtedness contracted by my wife, Mrs. N Nelson, of Old town, Alaska.
 N. NELSON. September 16, 1916. 3t
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

For Rent-House of five rooms. Ap- ply at Bank.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-20

FREE-UpOn application, three Fla nous Black Shells will be given free to prove their merit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
HOPE TO SETTLE
ROCK ISLAND SUIT
Negotiations Under Way for an
Agreement Out of Court.

Efforts are being made, with pros
poets Of success, 20 settle out of court
the S1.000,O00 suit against old directors
of the Rock Island. who were charged
with having lost approximately that
sum in negotiating the sale of the
Frisco system 90 b. T. Noakum and his
associates iu 1909. The directors named
in the suit were Daniel g. Reid Will
lam IT. Moore, Richard A. Jackson,
Francis /. Hine. Ogden Mills, William
n. Graham, Edward $. Moore and II. l..
Nudge.
The plan Of settlement contemplates
that these directors turn over 10 the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Company approximately $4,000 900. in
return for which they will receive %
similar amount OF the new 3 per cent
cumulative preferred stock proposed in
the plan of reorganization. In other
words, par will be paid by these men
for the stock.
Interests closely identified with the
reorganization proceedings said yester-
day that they were heartily In favor Of
compromising the litigation, which was
originally fled by y. ]. Amster, sa
chairman of the minority stockholders
committee i'm the Supreme Court on
February Q, LIB. September % Of the
same year Receiver Jacob VI. Dickin-
son. by order Of the Federal Court at
Chicago. took up the action.
The former directors were charged
with having unl8wfully diverted, "in
their own interest" the sum of 1900
600 from the treasury Of the railway
company into the treasury Of one of
the holding companies then existing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
NATHAN co. BUYS LAND
Adds TO Its Flushing Site as Result OF
City's Action.

Following action by the Board Of
Estimate yesterday approving OF a
change in the lines of Amity st..
Flushing, so as TO prevent IN the fut-
urc the extension Of the lines OF the
street through the proposed million
dollar plant Of the Nathan Manufact-
uring Company on Flushing Greek,
negotiations have been closed for the
purchase of the land by the Nathan
Company, the transaction involving
$115.5O0.
Edgar s. Fasset has transferred TO
the Nathan Company two plots, one at
the southwest corner of Amity and
Lawrence SITS, 100Xl25, and the other
fronting on Lawrence ST., Immediately
adjoining and extending 10 Grove St,
437xGS1. The recorded price for these
two plots was Sl13.500.
l. Bradford Prince has also con-
veycd to the Nathan Company an ad-
Joining plot. 96x4l5. north Of Grove
81. and west of Lawrence ST., and a
plot 25xlO0 on the north side Of Grove
81. west of Lawrence st. The recorded
consideration for these plots was
$4,000.