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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
COSTLIEST IN WORLD.
The CrnIie In which Each First-BOrH
Son of Marlborough House
Is Rocked.

There is exhibited in the drawing
room AT Marlborough house the won
derful golden cradle in which each first
born son Of the house of Mari thorough
Is rocked during his infancy, says AIMS
lees Magazine. In this cradle, which
is perhaps the most beautiful and costly
thing of lis kind in the world. the pres.
ent little marquis Of BIandford was
placed on his christening day, when he
bad been given the name of John Albert
Edward William Churchill. The little
heir, by the way, is named for three
weil-known persons: John, for the
great duke; Albert Edward, for the
prince of Wales, one of his godfathers.
and william. for his grandfather and
godfather. William X. Vanderbilt
The two children are very closely
guarded In the nursery. which consists
Of the most charming suite of rooms
in the palace. Here the young duchess,
who is most proud and devoted
mother. spend, much of her time wit h
her babies. When they go out in their
blue and white perambulatOrs for. cX-
ercise they are wheeled about in what
Is known as the Kitchen gardens"
among the fruits and vegetables, for
except on show days the kitchen gar
dens are not delivered over To tourists
for inspection. Thus the two little
lords may hold high carnival without
fear or public intrusion and snapshoot-
.rs. On her days they are wheeled
the $50 acres Of private grounds, which
are walled Off from Benheim park.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
ATTENDING THE WOUNDED
Modern Provisions for Trea tmcnt of
Sufferers on the Field
of Battle,

Never have the arrangements for
dealing with the wounded been in so
thoroughly satisfactory a condition as
they are to-day says the Church Fam
lily Newspaper. During an engage
mept. and as the troops advance, the
wouIded are sought out as quickly as
may he possible, their wounds TEN
porarily dressed, fractures temporar-
lily splinted and any other first aid
given that may he necessary. Each
soldier carries with him "A small first
aid" equipment in his tunic, so that he
may bandage himself or temporarily
arrest bleeding, or give such help to a
wounded comnde. After first aid" is
rendered the wounded are borne on
comfortable litters to the dressing
places" which are sheltered spots a
short distance behind the line of bat
tle-usually in the rear of the artillery
Here they are examined by the sur
geons; hemorrhage is securely arrest
ed bullets which can be easily and
quickly removed are taken away; for
eign bodies and splinters of bone or
shell, ii loose, are removed; limbs so
secured as to render transport to the
field hospital easy and comfortable,
and anything else done which can be
done with ease and rapidly. No big
operation is done at these spots except
in the case of limbs so shattered as to
require immediate amputation. The
a, tho I'M r,la.ac: ri n
only what is absolutely necessary, and
then the wounded are made comfort
able in specially constructed ambulance
wagons and transported to the field
hospital.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
SAT NEXT TO GRANT.
And There Ii Reason to Believe
She Boasts About Ii to
This Day.

Visitors 10 Washington viii probably
remember an old secondhand book
dealer. who on nice days sits in front
0f his shop, on the north side Of Penn
sylvania avenue, just opposite the Peace
monument, says the New York Herald.
lie is as much "A part Of Washington as
is the white house, and he numbers
among his friends many Of those prom
inent in national affairs. lie tells many
amusing STORIES Of the statesmen Of the
days just following the civil war. He
relates one story IN hich he and Pres
dent Grant figured rather promi-
Eently.
The old booksel had received a
ticket for theatrical performance. He
went early and took his seat In tn"
parquet. Soon "A family consisting OF
a husband and wife and several grown
up daughters took the seats to his right
\ little later n man came and sal On
his left, next the aisle The old book
seller is blind in The left eye and did
not pay any attention to the man on
his left. At the end OF the first act the
lady on his right leaned over and asked
him If the stranger were not President
Grant. Sure CROUCH, it was, and the
lady was so informed.
81 reckon maybe You kin see mite
better from this chair where In
sittin'," the old gentleman remarked.
and If YOU think you'd rather change
with me I'm willing"
second invitation was not required,
And ! didn't have to change only witt
the woman, but with her hun family.
and thought they'd push me out H.
the aisle. But I'll bet rhat TO this day
the woman tells Of the time when she
selIer adds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
YOUR PROPER WEIGHT.
Prof. Huxley Tells How the Normal
Mans AvoirdupOis should
He Distributed.

Prof. Huxley gave the following
table of what a full-grown man should
weigh. and how his weight should be
divided:
Weight, 1874 pounds. made up thus:
Muscles and their appurtenances, g.
pounds; skeleton, - pounds; skin, 1917
pounds fat, rs pounds; brain,
pounds; thoracic viscera, 3h pounds;
blood which would drain from body, I
pounds.
This man ought to consume per
diem: Lean beefsteak, 5000 grains
bread, 5000 grains; milk 1000 grains:
potatoes, 5000 grains; butter, coo
grains; water. 22,900 grains.
His heart should beat Is times min
ute. and he should breathe 10 times "a
minute. In "A hours he would vitiate
1850 cubic feet of pure air 10 the extent
of 1 per cent; IA man, therefore. of the
weight mentioned ought to have 800
feet Of well ventilated space.
He would throw off by the skin Is
ounces of water, 300 grains of solid
matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid
every "a hours, and his total loss dur
ing the "a hours would be six pounds Of
water, and little over two pounds of
other matter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
CATS CAN SWIM.
An Old Fisherman Relates a Relfa bic
story In illustration of
That Fact.

Gan cats swim?'' was asked of an old
fisherman. according to New York
exchange.
why. certainly" was the reply, land
that reminds me of eat that ! once
tried to drown that swan ashore.
Surely there must have been hundreds
or thousands Of people who have
drowned eats in the same way. but new
ertheless this was an experience of my
own. We had a cat that we wanted TO
get rid of, and as humane way as any
to kill it was by drowning. So put a
couple OF bricks in the bottom of an old
grain sack and put in the cat, and tied
the bag up carefully and securely and
walked down to the end Of big wharf
and stood there and swung the bag
with the cat and the bricks in it round
like sling until | could give il a good
momentum and then let it 90 and
slung il out to fall and sink in the wa
ter, | should say 90 feet away.
II supposed, of course. that that was
the last of the cat. but the next morn
ing the first thing saw when / went
out of the house was the cat sitting on
the veranda.
IL suppose the bag had a weak spot
in it somewhere, the bricks were heavy
and sharp-cornered and swinging the
bag round that way started it more.
and the cat was desperate: and with
the bag that way ii scratched and tore
its way out and got TO the wharf and
clawed its way up and came ashore.
"Can cat swim? Why. sure!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
RAILROADS BUILT IN 1900.
About 1880 Miles of Track Laid In
the lenr-Best Record
since $500.

The Railway Age has made a can
vass of the country in regard to the
building of new railroads during the
past year, and finds that about $500
miles have been added in that time.
This is the greatest amount OF new rail-
road that has been built in any one year
since 1890 when 5,G10 miles were com
pleted. Scarcity of labor and the great
increase in prices for rails and other
supplies is believed 20 have had a mate
rial effect in keeping down the new
mileage. and the coming year will with
out doubt see continuation Of building.
Iowa stands al the head of the list o.
states in its figures for new mileage
with SIS miles TO its credit, although
the previous ten years had seen little or
no additions made TO its railroads. A
notable fact about the railroad build
ing of the year Is that there hns been
comparatively little building by new
companies, while a number of the older
roads have made important extensions.
As examples. the Chicago g. North
western has built 357b miles; the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, 9s miles;
the Northern Pacific, 95 miles in the
United States and 20 miles in Canada;
miles; the Atchison, Topeka g. Santa
Fe. 100 miles; the Illinois Central, 1870
miles; the Burlington system. so miles;
the Louisville d Nashville. - miles (;
the Seaboard Air Line, over 100 miles;
the Great Northern, "a miles. and the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, 1862 miles.
During 1899 Massachusetts had the
lowest record of new trackage, the
number OF miles being only 400.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

in the drying and purifying of linen
and has succeeded in convincing most
of its customers that the notion is n
good one The air about 100 feet above
the house tops is particularly good for
linen, say the proprietor, and they
a ,cordingly send for shirts and collars
for a balloon trip. Bamboo frames are
attached 20 a captive balloon, and the
linen. rough dry" is fixed to the
frames and sails away in the air. TIE
balloon makes six ascents daily. and an
extra charge is made for each article
that undergoes the treatment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
The Malaria Mosquito.

According to the ohserN atious Of Mai.
Ronald Ross in India the germs Of
malaria are borne, not hN the ordinary
hrlndlcd or gray mosquito, but by his
cousin the spottcd.wingeG mosquito.
Maj Ross was recently sent 10 he west
coa", of Africa to investigate the
sources Of malaria there and he re-
ports that, as in India, the spotted
winged mosquito IS the agent through
which the disease is spread, Italian
Investigators have also shown that
mosquitoes convey the germs OF ma
laria into the blood OF human beings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
THE BIBLE FOR STYLE.
Author of "Crutse OF the CncheIOt"
Tells Where He Learned
to Write.

Frank L. Bullen. whose stories of the
sea have won him great fame, never
had proper education. He was poor
boy. and his youth was spent in toll.
Asked to what source he owed his pow
er of writing, he answered: "The
source of my style, as you are pleased
to term it, is the Bible. | began read
ing that earlier than ! can remember:
! am a. years of age. Is years of which
| spent at sea, climbing up from cabin
boy to chief mate, and have read the
Bible through from cover to cover 25
times. You cannot quote me the first
half of any verse but what | will be
able to give you the second half. Moth
ing has taken hold of my heart and soul
like the Bible. used to preach in the
open air, and sometimes. when | felt
| had no words of my own, | would re-
cite a whole chapter by memory from
Isaiah or job or one of the Gospels.
The Bible and John Bunyon have really
formed my style But then there's the
Inspiration of the sea! What colors in
sky and water! Dip your pen in those,
and you can't fail to be picturesque
and interesting"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

Prof. Haddeu read paper on the
customs aud characteristics of fairly
typical tribe of Australia, the Iari.
kama, of Cape York, North Queens.
land. Among the peculiar customs
noted was that children must take the
"iand" or country" Of their mother,
that wife must be taken from another
country, and that all who belong to the
same place are regarded as brothers
and sisters. Six Narikanna men we're
measured, with average height five feet
four inches. A lad was initiated by the
men of the elan into which he must
subsequently marry. He was anointed
with bush medicine" in the groin,
chest and temples to make him grow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
DUNRAVEN'S SECOND ERROR.
His suspiciOns Were Once More
Aroused Regarding Excess
OF ballast

The earl of Dunravcn is Il tory of the
most militant, shcllback type. and al
the same time he ruined his reputation
in America by his charges against the
yacht Defender, which afterward he
was unable Ia suDstantiate. he serious.
~ impaired his popularity over here.
says the Philadelphia Post. English
men object to fellow countryman
making an exhibition Of himself, and
the general impression there II that his
i'rdship acted foolishly. Only the other
day Lord DunrHNcn received gentle
reminder that his faluous charges
against American yachtsmeu were not
forgotten 10y any means, lie Is one of
the rcactiOuarS members Of he London
schooIboard. If ouly citizens of the
United States knew how Luudoncrs
have 10 fight for popular education
against thick-hradcd toryism they
would not wonder at the ignorance and
drunkenness that are met with in the
poorer quarters Of the mighty metrop-
oils. DuuraNrn was hauling board
schOulmuster over the cun's for being
~ he claimed. the worse for liquor, and
on Investigation it turned ont hat the
charge was quite unfoundcd John
'ohb, quite a character in his way, and
also member of the school board, in
making a report 81 the matter, wound
1t mp IN he following words: IN fact.
ibis case turns out to be Il second occa-
sion on which the noble lord mistaken.
~ believed gentleman to have taken
on an unjust amour Of ballast"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

AFTER doctors failed to cure me of
pneumonia ! used one Minute Cough
Cure and three bottles of it cured me. 1t
cured my grand children of the worst
cases, - writes Jno. Berry Loganton, Pa.
II is the only harmless remedy that gives
immediate results. Cures coughs, colds,
Group and throat and lung troubles II
prevents consumption, Children always
like it. Mothers endorse it. Henry Hin
riChs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

The total force sent ont 10 South Az.
rica Is the largest number OF British
troops ever put into the field AT one
time. At Waterloo Wellington was in
command Of $1,000 soldiers, while in
the Crimcan war only 25.noo were er.
gagged IN any single battle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
o,upf gtlpt.
nLno4..--.l.4BRUARY, /, 1900.

here have been various answers to
conundrum: Why is ship called
2 We think the proper answer is;
,ause she is handsomest when she is
i rugged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
TO STOP A COLD.

After exposure or when you feel cold
coming on, take a dose Of FoIey's Honey
and Tar IL never fails to stop n cold in
time, Take nothing else Henry Hin.
rlCh-. fcb22
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

fuddy-l want to get acquainted with
Morkins, but ! hardly know how to 90
about it, he's such queer fish. "
buddy A queer fish. Ell? Why DON
Won drop him a line?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

In TOXIC there are seven crcnlatorics
and the cost Of cremation is 50 low that
several of the old-style undertaker4 have
been forced ont Of business.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

! HAD dyspepsia for years No medi.
cine wac - effective A. Bodoi Dyspepsia
cure II gave immediate relief Two
bottles produced marvellous results
writes l. II Warren. Albany. Wis 1t
digests what You eat and cannot fail 10
cure. Henry IIinrichs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

Ida Sometimes few lines will cause
q woman no end Of worry
May Yes; especially if they happen
10 he in her face.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

There are no textile mills OF any i'm
poriauce in the Transyanl, and, in con
sequence. large quantities Of oottons
and woulens have To be imported
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
ucah. Ky, writes

...- .ucah. Ky, writes
Sc Of kidney disease
d. Jest physciansin south
o.. treated me without sue
d. - induced to try FoIey's Kid
.-. The first bottle gave iinmedi-
g.. lief and three bottles cured me per
.tanently. | gladly recommend this
wonderful remedy. Henry Hinrichs.
fcb22
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
STOOD DEATH OFF

. B. Munday, lawyer of Henrietta
X. once fooled a gave-digger. He
:: MY brother was very low with
slarial fever and jaundice. Ipersuad
g.. him to try Electric Bitters. and he
S - soon much better. but continued
rir use until he was wholly cured.
sure Electric Bitters saved his life
is remedy expels malaria, kills disease
'rs and purifies the blood aids diges-
Irar, kidneys and bowels,
dyspepsia. nervous
...... rlnbles, female com
.a,. So. 1'r A., health. Only SOC
%, .. l.l, drug store. feb22
u,I 81. 'tson q chicken cannot
.... lswor Tommy.
.,. lam. ] never saw
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

FATAL delays are caused by cNpcri-
menting with cough aud cold cures Fo-
!ey's Honey and Tar win preycutacold
from resulting in PNEUMONIA. Hen
rs Hinrichs fcb22
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

English Spawn L;mmcnt removes All
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps ond Blcm-
.m. fau Aorscs Blood Spayins Curbs,
.svcrney Ring Bone. STILES
swollen Throats Coughs
40 10y the uSc of one bottle
.,........., ,hr most wonderful Blemish
static Druggist Mauruwuc. Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
Champerlain's Eye and Skin olntrae

." 1n""Ho""l for Eczema, letter, 81,
: .a- ... lead, Sore Nipples oInpl"
lD.. "nl Files, Burns Frost ~,
{. 30 ,'cs and Granuiatcd Eve lid
gists at % cent Ici ooN.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

Pens 30 the number Of 500 900 are
used throughout the world every day in
the week
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01

Photographer Look pleasant please
Sitter Cant | live IN 4 boarding
house
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
CroCkery.

This department will
be a great saving TO
our customers as all
the goods have been
bought at the old
price.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-01
Dry Goods & Notions

We have more than six
teen different dep'ments.
Many of these depart
ments have goods which
will soon be out of season
and these we will close
ont at IL reduced price.
R, Il. OLP. Prop.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-13
ROBERTS ADVANCE DELAYED
He Needs Horses and His Men Need Heavy
Clothing

He Needs Horses and His Men Need Heavy
Clothing
London, April 9.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Morning Pcst, tel
egraphing Fiday. says:
No anxiety need be felt as to the
security of Bloemfontein. although the
enemy succeed in destroying telegraph
ic communication and even in cutting
the railway for brief period.
a number of civilians, including La
dy Bentinck and Lady Edward Cecil,
who arrived here recently from Cape
Town, left to-day in compliance with n
general order issued by the authori-
ties"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily News, telegraphing Friday, says:
owing to n lack of horses, aud to the
suffering of the men from pneumonia,
due TO thin clothing, Lord Roberts has
decided not to make n big move until
the troops are provided with thicker un-
iforms"
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Times, telegraphing Friday, says:
"The Beers now stretch in thin line
from Sannas Post on the south to a
point east Of Jagersfontein. The rail
way stations are amply protected, but
their defense necessitatcs heavy patrol
ling work.
THE question of protecting the SIR
rendered Free Staters is being solved
by their reception into the military
camps. Many are fiocking here, but it
is reported that the farms westward of
the capital are tenanted by women on
ly, the men having re-joined the Boer
commanders"
The American scout, Burnham, testi-
fies to the terrific pace with which the
Boer commanders cover the ground,
and the ease with which they move
their guns.
The Beers are displaying increased
activity in Natal, but there is no sign
that General Butler is moving.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-13
DEwEY's CHICAGO TRIP.
Admirars visit VIII he Exclusively of
Social Character


Washington, ID. c., April 9.-Mr. w.
h. Conkey and Mr.. ]. NJ. Glenn of Chi
cago, arrived here to-day and made
arrangements for an interview with
Admiral Dewey tomorrow, at which
plans will be submitted for approval
with reference to his entertainment by
the city of Chicago on the second an
niversary of the battle of Manila.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will leave
here on the 29th in a special train over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. On
the evening of the Both splendid
ball will be given at the Auditorium in
his honor. and on the following day
there will be n parade. in which the
governors of all the states In the Union
have been invited to participate. No
politics are to figure In rhe celebration.
The Baltimore x Ohio railroad, when
it placed its special train at the admir-
ais disposal several days ago Informed
him that 1t could arrange so he could
travel through Ohio and Indiana in the
daytime If he desired to make any
speeches. but Admiral Dewey replied
that politics had nothing to do with
the trip and that he was not going on
q campaign tour.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-13

Just before the dam broke and have pof
been accounted for since. 1t Ia gem
orally believed that all of them were
swept away.
Austin, Tex, April S.-The Increased
volume Of water which came down the
river last night undermined the power.
house at the dam mt 1 80 o'clock a. M.
and 1t fell into the river, carving with
1t 100000 worth of machinery.
Fully 10000 people gathered at the
dam and power house stationed north
OF this city 10 witness the ruins Of the
plant which cost the city one and three.
quarters millions of dollars few years
ago. Inc waters of the Colorado river
were still plunging and fonming around
the wreck, eating away the big pile Of
granite which once formed the dam, as
though 1t was nothing more than chalk.
rock. So herce was the current that
great powders were carried half mile
from the dam. being rolled over and
over by the turbulent tide.
The country tributary to the Colo.
rauo river, all the way down its course
Is being inundated, and while 1t is be-
neved the worst Is over, the loss as es.
timated tonight will exceed SO 200. 900.
counting Austin as the largest loser.
Fortunately the list of drowned, accord
ing to reports up to tonight, is limited
to those reported in the Associated
Press dispatches last night. as it seems
the only drownings reported were when
the dam broke and caught the victims
unawares.
A mass meeting of citizens has been
called for tomorrow. in order that
some steps may be taken to relieve the
situation.