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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

acres OF land open for settlement. This
land is nearly all in the northern part
of the state, near the Red Lake Indian
reservation, and is principally timber
land. On il are found pine, spruce, pop
lar. and nearly all Of the hard woods
common to the northern states. There
is, however, some excellent agricultur-
al land in the same section, the only
objection to which is the lack of trans
portation.
Michigan has sos 900 acres Of vacant
public land scattered throughout the
upper peninsula and the northern end
of the lower peninsula. That in the
upper peninsula is nearly all timber
land, but in the lower peninsula il is
principally agricultural land of fair
quality
+ Wisconsin contains $4,000 acres Of
unappropriatedpu public land, lying along
the northern tier of counties, nearly all
of which is covered with timber, both
pine and the harder woods.
Missouri has 445,00 acres of public
land in the southern and southeastern
parts of the state, principally in the
Ozark mountains. Much of 1t is suit
able for agricultural purposes, and
much of it is specially adapted to fruit
farming. But lack of needed trans
pcrtation prevents its settlement at the
present time.
Both of the Dakotas have large tracts
of public land still open for settlement.
In North Dakota there are 20,574.0
acres, or nearly as much inappropriate
ed land as has been appropriated by
settlers. But much of this land is prac-
tically useless without irrigation. There
is some excellent timber land still open
for settlement the only fault that can
be found with il being a lack of close
transportation lines. Nearly all of the
vacant land of the state is in the west
ern portion, the eastern portion, where
there is an abundance of water, being
well filled up soon after it was opened
to settlement.
South Dakota has 12.7S4,000 acres of
public land still open, but much of it
is arid and mountainous, and will be
is properly irrigated.
There are four of the southern states
In which there is public land open to
settlement. These states are Florida,
Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. In
Florida there are 1,757000 acres OF
public land still vacant, or nearly one
fifth of the entire land area of the state.
Much of it is swamps or timber, but oc-
casional small tracts OF fairly good
agricultural land is found in various
parts of the state About one-third of
the entire amount of public land in the
state is in the northwestern portion be-
tween Alabama and the Gulf of Mex
leo. While most of this is swamp or
timber land there is some that will bear
cultivation.
Alabama has 522, 900 acres of public
land scattered throughout the state in
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
DUMAS OUTDONE.
Chinese Novels Are Said to Reach
the Utmost Limit of EIab-
GRAFTON.

1t is a proof of the high degree Of
elaboration to which fiction literature
in China has been carried that most oil
their novels are thickly interspersed
with poems of all orders of merit,
No stronger evidence could be afford
ed of the fact that whatever they lack
it is not literary finish. If anything
they have this in excess.
These poems are introduced in va.
riety of ways. The hero sends one in
billet doux to the heroine, or he over.
hears her singing one, or perhaps a
poetic contest is struck up, the fine on
defeat being generally the compulsory
drinking of so many extra fagons OF
wine.
Wine drinking and versificatiop al
most invariably GO together in Chinese
novels. though whether they DO so in
real life we are unable to.say.
Above all things, every man who sets
up 10 be anything IN the way Of hero
in Chinese fiction must be prepared TO
extemporize by the ream in inimitable
poetry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

with irrigation canals the water is car
ried to these tracts they will become
valuable, and add much to the produc-
tive capacity of the country.
Absolutely correct figures as to the
possibilities of irrigation cannot be
given, but conservative estimates by
competent government officials place it
at close to 1O0.000.O0O. This estimate
takes into consideration financial as
well as engineering possibilities, and 1t
is expected that this amount of land
will be under cultivation within few
years.
What the future possibilities of the
western United States are no one can
even guess. With the discovery of new
water sources with the demand for adj
ditional agricultural territory, will
come stronger efforts to reclaim the
deserts of the western states, and the
time may come when all of this vast
TRACT Of desert land will be under cult
walton.
Of the public land open for settle
ment about l66. 100000 acres are timber
lands. Much of this is extremely val"
liable for the lumber which it will pro-
duce, and once cleared of the timber
the greater part of this territory now
covered with heavy timber will no
doubt be valuable for agricultural pur-
poses Of the remainder 374 ,000,0 900
acres are grazing lands, suitable for
stock raising. Much of this will un-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
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grown; more of it is suitable for graz
ing purposes chiefly; more is woodland
and forests, valuable chiefly for the tim
Der on it; another percentage is noun
famous and valuable only for the min
erals which it may contain, and very
large percentage is desert land, prac-
tically devoid of vegetation of any kind.
Irrigation possibilities may in time
make much of this desert land valuable
for both grazing and agricultural pur-
poses. Results of this kind are being
obtained each year in the western
states, but it is limited by the supply of
water obtainable, and the water supply
is insufficient to reclaim all of the land
of this character.
Much of this desert land contains all
of the elements of fertility excepting
water, and when the day comes when
-.
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Of which will in time be open to settle
ment as the Indians pass away.
Neither does this include any of the
vast area of Alaska or any of our new
possessions, in all of which there are
vast tracts of government land that
will some day be offered to colonists.
Taking in these the total of the public
domain of the United States would
amount to no less than 100000, 600
acres
But in addition TO the great total
there are some interesting figures in
connection with the public land of the
country. Without stopping to think OF
the subject or investigating il little
one would not imagine that there is a
state or territory in the United States
in which seyen-eighths of the land was
still United States property, yet such
is the case in Nevada, where there are
81 1855, 900 acres of land open to settle.
ment. Again in Idaho less than one
fifth of the territory has passed out of
the hands of the government, and there
are now 44,207, 900 acres of land there
which the government is willing to give
to settlers practically for the asking.
In Montana only about one-fourth of
the land of the state has ever passed
out of the hands Of the government. and
there are to-day in that state 1867, 900
acres still vacant.
So it goes throughout large number
of the western states, both north and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

doubtedly in time be divided into half
sections of 500 acres each for stock
farming and dairy purposes. But little
of il is now valuable for other agricul-
tural purposes than stock grazing, and
will probably never be valuable agricul-
tural land in general sense.
Much of this grazing land, while still
belonging to the government, is in use
at the present time, as the government
permits grazing on the public domain.
Should the greater part of this land
ever be appropriated, as it certainly
will be, il will practically put an end to
the vast herds of cattle now feeding
on the western plains, unless the land
is purchased from the settlers.
There are still other interesting fig
ures in connection with the public land
in the different states. In Kansas, for
instance, there is but two per cent. of
the total area of the state open for set
tlement al the present time. The num-
Der of acres is 100000 This land is
nearly all in the western end of the
state. and most of it is suitable for
grazing purposes only. What little
land there is that has not been appro-
priated in the eastern portion of the
state is of poor quality, unsuitable for
much Of any purpose.
In Minnesota there are still 5,T20. 900
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
JApAN'S PoETESS LAUREATE.
SeIsko. Seventy-Three Years Old,
HoIds the Race Against All
Ccmpe titors-

The Crowned poet 20 the court of
the mikado is woman. The post Is
equivalent to that of our poet laureate
but is much more difficult one TO fill
for the modern japanese are the most
merciless critics in all that concerns lit
erary matters. says the Chicago Trib-
une.
In spite of these disadvantages the
accomplished poetess contrives TO hold
her own successfully against all rivals
and the annual poem which she has
ready with commendable punctuality
for the new year is always looked for
ward TO by all those subjects of the
mikado' who make the smallest claim
to culture, and is often far more eager
ly discussed than a serious political
crisis would be in any other country.
"Seisko," for that is the poetess lau-
reates's name, is no longer a young
woman, having in fact reached the age
of 73. She is. however, in spite Of the
fact of her being herself little bit Of a
new woman, a friend to the new
tangled ideas and fashions. especially
in all that concerns dress. which have
recently been imported into Japan
from Europe, and her own costume is
decidedly old-fashoned. not TO say an
tiquated, in cut.
II Invariably consists of three under
garments of white silk, over which Is
worn dress OF the same material. but
violet in color richly embroidered in q
design Of landscapes and flowers, in va.
rious bright shades.
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TWO CENTS ENOUGH.
In 900 Years, at Compound Interest
Ii Would Pay on the
Debt.

An instance of the danger of a little
arithmetic has occurred at Birming-
ham. A far-seeing alderman objected
to building the council house upon
ground held only upon a 500 years lease
at the end of which land and buildings
birmingham buildings are. of course
durable) would belong to the ground
landlord, says Madame.
y learned mathematician thereupor
presented $50 to be accumulated al
compound interest to buy them back
again. IL seems. however. that $4Sg~
could safely be devoted to the present
purchase Of turtle soup for the corpora
ton; two cents would be sufficient sup
posing the interest. rent and money
had not been abolished meanwhile. ard
that the end of the world had not come,
Figures, we know. win prove any.
thing. The ancient Greeks showed
dramatically that a hare could never
pass tortoise, Suppose, they said, the
hare was ten times as fast. but the tor
toise had hundred yards start.
While the hare run the 100 yards the
tortoise would gain fresh start of ten
yards. While the hare cleared this off
his slower competitor would make q
yard. When pussy had passed the yard
the start would be one-tenth yard
similarly il would be reduced 10 one
hundredth, one thousandth, and so on
but it never vaniShes. ! wonder how
many of my readers can show where
the faIacy lies?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

IT UST think of farm of SIS, 1895, 900
acres. 1t is almost to- big to i'm
" agine anything like the extent
of it, and yet that is the size of Uncle
Sans garden patch which he is offer
ing to give away in small sections to
worthy applicants.
In other words, the public domain of
the United States, the land that is open
to settlement, amounts to the enor-
nous acreage of $40, 995, 900 acres. More
than 80 per cent. of the entire territory
OF the nation is still unclaimed by set
tiers and the title for this vast terri
tory still remains with the general gov
eminent. This is exclusive of the land
reserved for the Indians, for forests.
for reservoir sites, for military pur-
poses and for national parks. In all OF
these there are 145. 122, 900 acres, much
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
Honest Folks In Sweden.

In certain parts of Sweden, where the
most absolute confidence is reposed in
the honesty of the people, very in
formal postal system is in vogue. As
the mail steamer reaches landing
place man goes ashore with the let
tiers. which he places in an unlocked
box on the pier. Then the passer-by
who expects a letter opens the box,
turns over the letters and selects his
own, unquestioned by anyone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08
Three Ring Circus, Menagerie, Racing Carnival
and Congress of Nations.

A Complete Children's Menagerie,
Baby Elephants, Baby Lions and
The Only Pair of Living Nursing
Baby Tigers.
1000 Horses, Men Women and
Children.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

More Features Than Any Other Circus.
Read what the Pittsbug, pa. Leader,
May 10th says;
MAINS BIG CIRCUS yesterday was
voted the Best Ever Seen. The different
acts We're loudly applauded. The most
conspicuous being the SO Horse Act and
the Rough Riders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-08

south. The following table shows the
land open to settlement in each of the
states of the union. and the percentage
of the area of the entire country:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Shipping Business at the Various Island
Ports.

Collector General Stackable has re-
ceived reports from the deputy collec-
tors in the various island ports, show
ing the exports of sugar and other pro-
ducts, and the imports, for the month
of October.
Hilo leads with sugar exports
amounting to 1,336,6S1 pounds. valued
at $4S,491.7S and 95,714 pounds of coffee
valued at $5SS4.5S The imports at Hilo
during the month We're worth $3.50 693. "a
Kahulufs sugar exports amounted to
246,1S7 pounds, of which the value was
$9,507.36. The imports at this place
were $SS,63714.
The report from Mahukona and Ho-
noipu shows sugar exported to the eX-
tent of S99,977 pounds, valued at $780,
$500, and imports of goods valued at
$14, 95611.
The custom house at Paalau reports
the importation of goods worth $4,S12. %
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
A GOOD THING.

There's one good thing when they feel
dry
That business men cannot pass by,
For far and wide it's fame you hear,
They stop to drink of Rainier beer
On draught or in bottle at Criterion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
MEMORANDA.

The transports Leelanaw and Cone
maugh are being loaded with horses
and mules for Manila and will leave
together this afternoon or evening.
They are to stay by one another all the
way.
The Hawaiian Isles is rapidly rising
out of the water at Irmgard wharf her
cargo of coal being very quickly dis
charged by the Merchants Stevedore
Company.
The electrical hosting machine on
Brewers wharf is at work on the cargo
of the schooner Aloha today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
AT Make ISLAND.
PART I.

NOI HOBSON.
Dom Paul: well, whatever happens,
they'll never Hobsonize me."-The Chi
cago Daily News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
DEPARTING.

LEI AN 14Nb'
Friday, November Il.
Schr. Ada, Nelson, for Kauai.
Schr. .Hille Morris, for Oahu ports.
Schr. Kauikeaouli, for Hawaii
Stmr. Upolu Henningsen, for Hawaii.
Saturday, November IS.
Stmr. Kilohana, Thompson, for La
haina and Kaanapali, p. m.
u. S. transport Leelanaw, STORES,
for Manila; Horses and mules.
L. S. transport Conemaugh Roberts,
for Manila; horses and mules
Monday, November 20.
Stmr Noeau, Wyman, for Honokaa
and Kukuihaele II noon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
BAND CONCERTS

Captain Berger and the Government
band will give concerts this afternoon
and tomorrow, at Emma Square this
afternoon and Makee Island tomorrow.
The programs follow.
AT EMMA SQUARE.
March-"Illinois Battleship' .Yule
Overture-"La Dame Blanche" ........
'''''''.'. Observation-Disclosures. BOleldleu
Gavotte-"Dawn of Love" Bendix
SelectiOn-"I Martiri'' ........ DoniZetti
WaltZ-"A Toi' Waldteufel
Galop-"ThrOugh the Air" ........ Faust
"The Star Spangled Banner"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
TIME TABLE

sailing
a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
PASSENGERS.

Per stmr. Noeau, from Honokaa No
vembcr HI. LOuisson.
Per stmr James Makee, from Kappa
November 17.-Mr. Wegesend, Miss So
phie Schubert, deck passengers.
Per stmr. Mikahala, from Makaweli
November II: H. +. Fraye, Miss NJ
Knudsen, James Scott, wife and child
rem, Mrs. c. II. Dasher, Mr.. HALFWAY
% deck passengers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-18
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVING.

Friday November II.
Schr. Kawailani, from oahu ports.
Stmr. Mokolii, Sachs, from Molokai
November II.
Saturday, November IS.
Stmr James Makee, Tullet, from Ka-
paa, November II: 2 pkgs. sundries.
Stmr Noeau, Wyman, from Honokaa,
November II, 46 packages sundrles.
Stmr Mikahala, Thompson from Ma
kaweli, November II: So pkgs. furni-
ture, 2S pkgs. sundries.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
COTTON FUTURES.

NEW york.. August 31.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady; September, 5G2:
October .5.S": November $50; Decem-
her. 5.32: january, :.97; February,
March, G.0i; April. 600: May, 6.14; June
G.19.
Futures closed quiet; September, SEC
October. !.S2: November, 5.SG; De-:cnl-
bar. !91: January. 3.97: February, 600
March. Cos; April, COZ; May. Gil; June
G.15.
Spot closed quiet at l-16 decline. mia
ding uplandS, G"16; mddling gulf
6=1=lG. Sales, 1,o52 bales.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. August 31-Flour, firm
unchanged.
Wheat firmer; spot. month ana Sci,
tcmbcr, l02S; October, 1l7sGD72Is: De
ircmber, 74M 0N73.
Corn. firm: mixed, spot ana month
"GM mA: September and, October, MY q
": November or December. new or ola
%'M az: January, 1914 az; Southern
white. 39dnE.
Oats, firm; No. . white, 271402S.
Ryn. firm.
sugar. strong. unchanged. m
l'uttel firm. unchanged
cheese. steady, unchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
.eM0r, cnc,:

.. "a esataaogue OF a few things that are
not so" has been prepared nv 4he
Brookiyn Eagle. The following are in
cluded: 80. - :
The late William II. Vanderbilt never
sa ail ana no. no IMAM named Vanderbilt ever
sstlo' The public be damned"
ilhe late Henry Ward Beerher never
-- hot day
The late Chief Justice fancy never
ihuoIsett the proposition, tBlatsk n1e,,
nave NO rights which white AMEN are
Ihe late Roscoe Conkling never refer
the hillside or 1.-THE Tizard On thn mini ;;
The late Horace Greeley never said
referring to the American flag. Tea
down that Haunting lie.' or. referring
70 the Southern States, t'Erring Sis
tiers, depart in peace 4: j.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
| MI IRE SPARK S.

to a good man.
IT IS pei ter by far to suffer from in
Justlce tfGan to inflict It,
III ~ st y, the voice of conscience is to
reJ e, Vise authority of God
inc E*o rid is wide enough for you
sii 10 lor your brother also.
. Soem-r anial is not hard when it Is
F1s,cur5 ID for those we love.
uso natter how hard your lot rrltay be.
you g annot improve it by repining
W mo man can he said to have failed
WITT has kept his manhood whole i'm ali
eng ergencies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
SPORTING NOTES.

If Jim .5cffords beats Gus Rubin he
Will go after Jim .Ieffries.
Walter Camp says Jim Rodgers will
coach the Yale football team
II Goiumbla beats chamrock she Ni
go cup hunting in England next winner
Joe Choynski is To fight Joe Walcntt
twcnty-five rounds at the Lenox A. c.,
New York, October II.
Most Of the heavy weight pusilis,<
are coming from California Of In,
years. so,hctt, Jeffries. .Jefrords ans
Kennedy all hail from the coast
wv. a. Brady, in speaking of VIII CIR
ley, the English bantam. says: "He is
the cleverest little man evel. saw. Tic
IS wonderful puncher. Il game 'un ana
a flne ring general Jeffries thinks hc
IS a wonder and believes that he can
handily," t'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
ENGLISH EXTRAORDINARY

The following notice was ro.carta !,
posted by a Swedish ho keeper on an
lnd1ln reserva ton in Minnesota:
NUTFIt e.
TO all Ut may con,,crn according to
t en- laws 5 OF the 1n.it,n Reservation all
carri any intoksr .coted drinks o7, he
reservation. - ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
MARKET REPORTS
ssNEw YORK sTocK MARKET.

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 31.--Thcre were
N1asany items in the days news which
favored an advance in the prices Of
securities. They We're effective early
IN the day but proved powerless 20 sus-
tain prices at the higher level, and
gains, except in q few cases We're pref
ty generally wiped out before the close.
The Improvement in the tone OF Specu-
lative markets abroad gave an upward
impulse to prices at the opening. Lon
don bought quite freely OF securities
among the internationals.
After the orders for London account
had been executed in this market the
railroad stocks fell somewhat into the
Background and the industrials Were
brought forward. The leaders in this
group, especially the tobaccoS. We're
under rather severe pressure and show
ed sharp declines.
IMPROVED Latter.
Later there was some Improvement
on the strength of the showing made
by several railroads in July earnings.
Burlington was the leader with an in
crease in surplus after charges of over
100000. The Central of Georgia railroad
formed marked exception with :, di-
cline i'm net earnings Of nearly $4,000
compared with July last year. Lacka-
wanna was marked up on the settle
ment Of the dispute with the engineers
and there was some sympathetic
strength in the other cOllcrS.
Meanwhile the short interest in Col-
solidatcd Gas showed signs OF distress
and marked up the stock 81. extra di-
vidend. The bears We're inclined to
cover sympatheticnlly in the other in
dustrials, but realizing Continental
Tobacco preferred, on the first dividend
caused them TO decline again.
Steel and Wire failed to show any re-
Spouse to the admission Of the stocks
to the listed department Of the ex-
change.
In the late trading there was a gen
eral decline in Steel stocks which car
ried oft prices to the low point OF the
day.
There was Il slight hardening in the
railroads but the industrials We're at
tackled again in the final dealings. There
was no apparent resumption of oper-
ations by the oganzcd pools recently
active. The scarcity Of money was at
tributed to preparations for the regular
monthly settlements. But the New
York banks continue to lose cash to the
Sub treasury on account OF customs ana
internal revenue payments and there is
balance of shipments to the interior
over receipts.
Total sales of stocks to-day 10000
shares.
Gn1 .An.l iv,,r Of ply ~ :.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
fNsFIICAGO. August 3l.-Listless ami
burdened With heavy receipts the
wheat arket to-day moved slugsishly
withil half cent range and closed at
the ON u cents under yesterdays
last ~, 80. Corn. oats and provisions
followed the greater market, corn los
ing *, oats. Is, and provisions, 21%Gl71a
cents.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Opening High Low Clos.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01

THE CLIPPER. Alpine, made OF
rough felt. very drcssy. COlors are
mixed grey OF brown. Price $780,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01

RAILROAD. Flat top Fedora, very
popular for railroading. Colors, black
or brown. Price $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01

DUNLAP OR IlNON SHApED. Der.
hies. In black or brown. Price SOD.