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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09
THE LONGEST WORD.

The longest word in the English
language Is not smiles" although
there is a mile between its first and
last letters, Is mile s. One Of the hap
piest words. however, is health; real,
rugged, robust. rousing, red faced
health. There is neither been nor
blessing like il Yet thousands have
lost it and it stays lost This need not
he. Myriads have regained their
health by using DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. An invaluable
remedy for consumption OF lung scrof
ula, bronchitis, asthma. cough, heart
disease, fever and ague, intermittent
fever, dropsy and many other diseases
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

i story l. told on Russell Sage to
The effect that a lady went to him n
feg, dnys -" With Il subscription book
and ashrd lis assistance for . worthy
charity hr. Sage took the book. ran
quickly through the list Of names. and
saw that Mrs. Russell Sage was down
for so, SO he promptly took his pen in
band nEd put Mr.. and before Mrs
Russell Sage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09
0rfmth,r III. uru.aii3U upplyJo
c. Z. 9 An RIGHT. Agent
Making the f;Ibio Tbeir own-innoeent
nF Novels.


l have in my minds eye two old per
sons the bees ! ever knew. the best
ever hope to know. says a writer i'm
BlackWood's magazine No one would
perhaps actually call them readers
They never see even the out Idle Of n
novel have indeed heard them quote
..LotPair." ana ! think "Pickwick'
which 10 me is evidence of the tremen-
dous rage there must once have been
fer these two works of fiction. Once
and again too line from Shakespeare
may fall from their lips But on the
whole. they are not what the world
would calI readers" Probably thoy
could not distinguish the "Thauatop-
sig" from the "Thanatophidia" if one
mentioned "Dodo" in their presence
their minds would in al likelihood re
vert to archaeological ornithology; if
one spoke Of Tho Heavenly Twins"
they would correct him and politely
ask il il was not The Hebrew Twins"
that was meant a recent work. which
| believe. deals With Jacob and Esau
Yet these dea1 old people read as few
people read. They read chiefly but one
book ana this is the bible; but they
have made that book their own as n6t
even. venture to say. has Mr.. Glad
stone made Homer his own. l think
| speaE the simple truth when I say
they rarely have need to consult !. con
cordance. SO extreme a decree of spe-
cialism is NOT suited, of course to the
general 7 merely cite this as an eX-
ample Of tie efficacy Of following the
rule to make ones own that which one
reads And fortunately this rule is
elastic. since it permits-nay necessi-
tatcs a choice of what is at once with
in ones capacities and consouant with
ones iucliuaticnS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

The whole life of Jesus was beauti-
ful. ani such life as only divine be-
ing could live His miracles were those
which only God could perform, and in
them while in the mortal flesh of man,
he proved he was at the saIi9 time
Godfrey. George I. Mahony.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Small in size. but great III results
DeWitt's Little Early Risers act gent
ly but thoroughly, curing indigestion
dyspepsia and constipation. Small
pill, safe pill, best pill. Henry Hin
riclS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Persons who have coughing spell
every night. on account Of tickling
sensation IN the throat, may overcome
it at once hy dose of One Minute
Cough Cure Henry Hlnrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

L. f. Anthony, Tx Postmaster of Prom
lse City, Iowa, says: Il bought one bot
tie of Mystic Cure. for Rheumatism and
took two doses of it did more good then
any medicine ! ever took Sold ny F. G
Buerstatte, DTuggis:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09
Not So Strange.

First Writer-That article OF yours,
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction" is
a hummer. Bound to attract attention.
Where did you get the facts?
Second Writer-Made 'em uphill
waukee Illustrated News
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

cil1nLarlain,s Eye and Skin Oint4g17.,
l. uncgGll'yd Tor Eczema. letter salt
!:hrun., Said iiyld, Sore Nipples, Chappcd
Hands, Itching i.i-s, HumS Fr >t Bites,
Chronic Sore fyes ami GranHiatei Eye ids
t"T sale by druggists 1t - cents per box
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Pass the good word along the line.
Piles can be quickly cured without an
operation by simply applying DeWitts
" itch Hazel Salve. Henry Hinrich.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

If woman does not grow fat as she
grows old, it is surface indication
that her temper Is not all that de
voted husband could wish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

English SPAWN Liniment removes
All Hard, Soft or Calloused Humps
ard Blemishes from horses. Blood
Spavins, Cuibs, Spliuts, Sweeney
Ring Bone, STILES, Sprains, all Swol
len Throats, Coughs. etc Save $50
by the use Of one bottle. aIranted
the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sold by + G. Buerstattp.
Druggist. Manit0w0c. Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Wake mp, Jacob, day is breakingr
so said DeWitt's Little Early Risers
to the man who had taken them to
arouse his sluggish liver. Henry
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

How few OF rs ever enter plea that
we We're Joking when caught doing
something good.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

An agent is good enough to make
sales, but the wise man does his own
buying.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09
Henry Hinrichs. druggist.

Love ceases to laugh at locksmiths
after it has been married awhile, and
fails to find the Eeyhole when it comes
home late
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Only single man can indulge an
molested in the luxury Of wearing a
dirty shirt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

The only patient that could be re
lied on to obey the doctor Is the one
for whom stimulants have been pre-
scribed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09

Be careful where you step, and tho
man who follows you will not STUMBLE
so much
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-09
WHOLE NO. 1864.
SktGER BROS Il MILLER, DENTISTS
South Eighth Street
Manitowoc. Wiscons;n

Local Anaesthetics used for
painless extraction of teeth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

in conjunction, because, as the French
say, they swear a each other"
It would seem almost unnecessary to
say that only women with titles should
wear coronets. and then the coronet
which their rank acc Jrds them the right
to wear. but some American women have
made themselves ridiculous all over the
world by calmly ignoring this fact 1t is
estimated that there are fifty free-born
American women, all of them married to
American men, who are decorated upon
gala occasions with the insignia of
rank to which they have not the shadow
of a claim
OF course. American girls who marry
foreign robiemen have the right to wear
coronets galore.
The sacred emblem OF our Saviour's
agony should also be forever tabooed as
an ornament. The cross of Bethlehem.
made up of diamonds and fastened on a
WoHans breast at feast or ball. shows
most pitiable ignorance of the eternal
dtress of things; yet we have all seen
the cross, that most sacred of all out
ward forms. made a sacrilige of in this
way.
ments made IN the form of beasts or
reptiles. A woman was seen the other
night at the opera with toad made OF
enamel with ruby eyes, at her throat, a
diamond lizard across her breast and
fearful little pig of emeTalds and dia-
1nonds dangling at her chatelaine. Why
should a sweet woman select pigs and
lizards and toads, when there are stars
and hearts and true-1ove knots and flow
ers, all so beautifully made, with or with
out Jewels, and so fitting for her adorn>
Inent?
There are few women who do not hon
estIy love gems, and a clever man will
not forget that the girl who was Sc
proud and happy in the possession OF her
diamond engagement ring remains the
ak md WI o.
perience a thrill of joy in a gift of like
nature which nothing more useful or
substantial can duplicate.
A ring is an emblem of fidelity, and
has always been symbolicaI; indeed, the
word synbolum, for long time, meant
ring The circle signifies eternity, and
the golden band has for ages been the
outward sign of an endless bond Of love
or power. The marriage ring may be
traced back to Tertullian, and probably
came into the Christian religion from
Roman usage. The Virgin Mary is rep
resented in RaphaeFs beautiful picture
10 SposaIiz;o'' literally THE Es-
pousaP') with Joseph placing the ring on
the third finger of the right hand. The
confusion as to the hand is explained by
the statement that the espousal ring was
placed during the ceremony on each fin
ger of the right hand, and finally upon
the third finger of the left.
The French custom. which still pre-
walls, Of making the double alliance or
gimmal ring for the wedding ring is an
extremely pretty one. This ring is con-
structed of double hoops, which play
within one another like the links of a
chain. Each hoop has one fiat and one
convened side, and each is twisted once
around. The twist in each is made to
correspond with that of its counterpart,
SO that on bringing together the fat sur
faces, these unite in one ring. 1t was the
custom. and may still be, for the lovers
to have their names inscribed. one on
either part-with appropriate posies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

ELLEN TERRx,s GOWNS.

Three Exquisite Robes Worn Tly the
beautiful Queen Guinevere.
In the first act of liking Arthur is shown
he great hall of CameIot. in which the
queen makes known her love to Lancelot
Here Miss Terry wears a long robe from the
shoulders, so splendidly embroidered that it
scrapes the floor with metallic rustIines
A band of jewel blue, sewn with gems, goes
down each side the front of this, the gar
ment being held in place by clasps at the
shoulders. For the rest, this royal cloak.
which is worked in great gilt and silver
rings, is so tenderly hued, that it is difficult
to tell where pink and brown begin and
yellow ends.
The second act of the play shows the
queens maying, and here instead of court
formality, love and youth are enchantingIy
eostumed
In this woodland scene Guinevere appears
crowned with flowers, and gowned in a short
WASTED frock Of bright emerald green silk
lusterless and soft as WOOL The sleeves of
this are also small, though wrinkling over
the arms like a glove. At the bust the bod
ice opens low over the same delicate gauze
cnemisette Of the first act, the short waist
line coming Immediately under.
In the last prison scene Miss Terry wears
a costume of white silk richly worked in
dim gold and with floating angel sleeves
marvel of picture elegance and charm, but
not exactly the thing for a repentant Guine-
we're,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
THE sYLPH-LTHE WOMAN.
When I'hfnneSs Ceases to BE a Virtue
She Should DraDe.

When I'hfnness Ceases to BE Virtue
She Should DraDe.
Thin women should dress to conceal their
angles and to keep their bones in the back
ground. Plain bodices which permit the
collar bones to reveal their presence, tight
sleeves which announce the existence of
sharp elbows and backs calling attention 20
conspicuous shoulder blades are all TO be
avoided.
In order to give herself the appearance
Of gracious roundness of figure, the thin
woman should have skirts that fare els
much fashion will permit. Scant skirts
make her look like an exclamation point.
She should wear bodices shirred at the neck
and at the waist, allowing fullness over the
bust. The sleeves should be full to q point
below the elbow in order to avoid a display
Of sharpness at that crucial point. If wrist
bones are prominent, long cuffs or frills
of lace should help to conceal the painful
fact. Collars should not be plain, but they
should be gathered or laid in folds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
ETIQUETTE OF JEWELS
When and Where They Can
Be Properly Worn.
BUT MANY WOMEN BLUNDER
They Should Never BE Used for
Street Wear-On All CeremO-
NOUS Occasions They Are Proper
The Abuse of COrOnets.

NEW YORK, Foreigners are
sometimes inclined to poke fun at the
American woman and her jewelry- It $
sad, but true. that very often she de-
serves the ridicule aimed at her because
Of her determine ton to wear diamonds
and other SNOWY gems upon all occasions
without regard to the rules of etiquette
governing the matter
Tt is conceded by all authorities IhaI
articles of adornInent consisting OF or
containing Jewels or precious stones
should never be worn in the street Elk
ception is made in favor of rings, when
may be worn at all times, because OF the
sentiment supposed to be inseparaoie
from them, for according to the old
rhyme
without a sentiment, a ring
Is but a sair and senseless thing"
s watch, of course. is also excepted.
but, properly speaking, watch IS not
carried as an adornment or for mere
decoration.
The woman who wishes to adopt cor
rect form in dress, Will never wear any
but the simplest little pin to fasten her
gown at the throat during the morning
hours and on the street. If possible, par
icularly If she wears tailor-made cos
tune, she will choose a small silver PIN
rather than gold one.
For ceremonious visits a visiting cos
tune is, of course, de rigueur. and with
this a silver pin would be inappropriate
A pretty and ornamental one OF gold ;
proper, or of gold and enamel. but even
then it should have useful purpose, 1t
should fasten some part of the toilet
The enamelled and gold wreaths of myr-
tie or of forget-me-nots are extremely
pretty for these simple pins. So are the
true-love knots, or a flower of enamel
upon gold, but without the an-preVaIllnS
diamond dewdrop or centre.
For dinner a woman may wear the
richest gems, it being understood that
the function is a ceremonious one, and
that she shall wear low gown. Should
she dine in a more democratic way, ana
the men of the family do not wear even
ing dress she naturally will wear high
gown, or one possibly open little az
the throat. She may wear pin with
a single gem under these circumstances.
hut it is much better form not to make
any display of jewels except the occasion
be one of ceremony.
For balls operas or entertainments OF
CORRESPONDING splendor. a woman, when
she is not herself the hostess, may wear
aDy number of well-chosen jewels; it is
quite correct 10 be sumptuous in this par
ticular, bat well to remember that jewels,
Ike flowers, harmonic or do not har-
rnonize, and that emeralds and tur-
ouoises, for example. may not be worn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
THE SENSIBLE WIFE.
She Does Not Get Herself Associated
With Shabbiness and Debts.

She Does Not Get Herself Associated
With Shabbfness and Debts.
Another way of getting oneself unpleas-
antly associated is TO introduce painful top
les, like bills and depleted wardrooes, a.
improper times" says a woman writer IN
the Washington 'tStar," discussing the sub
iect of chow to manage a husband Men
are creatures of moods. and have. as a re-
suit their amiable and unamiable periods
The unamiable epoch, according to my re-
searches, is, with the most OF them, early
in the morning, and yet that is the very
time that untactful woman with her hair
quite probably in curl papers, takes to pre-
fer her monetary claims, thereby getting
herself confused in his mind with house
rent, gas bills, shabby cloaks and other dis
tasteful things; whereas, had she possessed
her soul in patience till that night after din
ner, and then stated her wants with rose
in her hair, she would quite as fully have
achieved her purpose, and at the same time
have maintained her reputation with him as
wingless angle. I think it is Scripture,
isn't it, which says there is a time and
place for all things? At all events, the say
ing is true as Scripture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

A daring man thus has his malicious. little
fling at the lady. who brings up his children
daughter TO bear with his dreadful tempe
rather than disturb the peace: Truly tbs
the mother-in-law in the following impassion-
ed words:
Thou hast made her leap as a locust.
The glory of her snorting is terrible
She DaWeth the valley and rejoiceth in
strength.
She goeth forth to meet armed men.
She mocketh at fear and is not 0iSmayed.
She swalloweth the ground with ferceness
and rage.
Neither standeth she still at the voice OF
reasoning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
This Singular "Evergreer'' Is Found /
in the Newest YeIvefs.


in the Newest Velvefs.
The very latest material for autumn and
winter bIouses is satin velvet or silk plush,
printed in Oriental designs, which have
richness and a beauty unattainable in fou-
lard or nuns yelling, so fashionable during
the summer. 1t is almost impossible to
render by words to the mind what the eye
discovers in this delightful new fabric
The Persian designs, where blue and gray
predominant, are most distingue. the pine
being reproduced in evry size and tone. In
one of those designs where the pattern is
picked out in crimson, and enc overlays the
other, a stripe of the cream ground, edged
with a fretted blue line. is most effective.
In others the fan tail of the peacock is re-
produced with its own exquisite colorings,
shaded with violet on a red ground with
green traceries. This may sound gaudy,
but it does not look so; on the contrary,
such is the innate knowledge of the use
and happy blending of brilliant hues by the
Orientals, that it is agreeable. not startling,
to the eye There is softness, however, in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
DO NOT GIVE ADVICE.
She May Regret Her Actions, but
Won't Take Your Advice.

Won't Take Your Advice.
Sometimes it is the wise words of an in
FAINT that impress us more than those care
fully thought cut by the sage. Therefore,
this morning We quote the words of the
most innocent Of mothers who has in charge
a beautiful daughter. 81 will not interfere
with ner marriage. though do not exactly
approve of the man she has chosen. Every
one has to abide by the fate they make for
themselves. I would have preferred some
one else, but her heart has decided for her
and Cupid, after ell, is the best judge.
Mothers, sisters, friends, take this lesson to
heart. You Will never be thanked if you
interfere, and no matter whether q mar
ri-ge turns out well or i'll, the adviser, the
third party, is seldom considered. Advice in
business may go-in love 1t does not count
Remember this and save yourself time and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
A UNIQUE IDEA.

An Army of Imitation Street FUl<irs
mt Church Fair.
a peddler procession was the great lea
ture of a recent church fair in a neigh
boring city. The participants, men and
women, both, with a few children, had
secured articles of all sorts; some to De
sold outright, others upon a corlni ssion-
With these, and grotesquely dressed they
marched III procession through the hall
where the fair was held, crying wares and
inviting custom. There were tin-peddiers,
household necessities, and imitators of the
street fakirs who were witty and attracted
many who wished TO buy from them for the
sake of the fun produced by traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Blotting pads are rev made from POROUS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
The Tin de steele Row.

The bow is fashions fad. How long 1t will
reign in the feminine heart remains to be
seen. Time only can prove that. Gentle wom-
an has cast her own fair form before its
shrine. and her lingerie, her hosiery, her gar
ters. her shoes, her gowns. her millinery. her
neckwear, her fans, flowers, bon bons her
muff her Darasol. every accessory within and
every accessory without-everything seen and
everything unseen-all, all decorated with
this recent fad of fashion, and the power be-
hind fashions throne dares not predict where
it NAV end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
THOSE DEAR DE REszKEs.
When the Opera Girl Is Not Adorini
Them Thex Go Hunting.

when the Opera Girl Is Not AdOr1nE
Them They Go Hunting.
Prosperous opera singers make themselves
splendid homes, as Nine. PATHS Welsh
palace may show. The palm, however,
must be given to the two De Reszke broth
ers, whose estate at Borovno in Russian
Poland is fit fer a monarch. The estate
covers 16, 600 acres, and includes magnifi-
cent forests for hunting, besides the stock
farm, where the tenor, Jean, rears racers,
naming the horses after his favorite operat-
ic characters. The quaint stone castle dates
back to Louis X, and is mixture Of
French and Russian architecture, with a
most stately banqueting hall. ri. Jean de
Reszke spends his holiday time in riding
and hunting, and keeps a keen eye on his
racers, the most promising showing their
PAGES before the castle every morning after
breakfast. In the afternoon ne studies his
new parts for the coming season, with his
sister playing his accompaniment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

the designs carried out in different tones of
the same color, such as peacock-blue, sage
green, and even reds, into which ANAL
gamating shades of blue and plum are clev
erIy introduced, that one must admire even
while wondering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

collection of over 100 Saxon and Merovin-
gian coins found at CrossdaIe, in Hampshire.
in 1925 recently sold in London in one
block for 50 $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
ny SWEETHEART.

MORNING.
She is a Quaker-in her quiet gown
Her words demurely spoken and eyes cast
down;
busy little housewife, dainty and complete
Softly moving round with quiet, slippered
feet.
AFTERNOON.
She is a lady-carefUlly dressed
A charming. thoughtful hostess self-cona-
posed, possessed,
Fascinating, she pours out five O'Clock tea
And talks of Huxley to young Jones-or love,
perhaps, with
EVENING.
she is a beautv-in her evening silk
Eyes shining brightly, shoulders like milk:
Full Of dash and banter, capricious as queen,
Dancing like fairy on a moonlit green.
NIGHT.
She is an angel-in her robes of white
And the stars shine on her through The
quiet night
Guarding her peaceful slumber-nor disturb
ing them.
With thoughts Of one unworthy to kiss her
garments hem.
Polly King in Vogue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Tramps in Holland are put in cistern which
has pump in the bottom. Water is turned
in sufhcie 1T volume to keep them pumping
briskly to keep from drowning. One dose is
generally sufficient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

annoyance by keeping to yourself anv wise
remarks that you think the occasion requires
or your own conscience demands.