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VOTING PLACES IN PRUSSIA.
Beer Halls Are Generally Chosen for
the Purpose of Holding
ElectIOns.

The practice in Prussian cities re-
garding the selection Of voting places
is in direct contradiction to American
usage, says Municipal Affairs. Instead
of closing all places where intoNicants
are sold on election day, it il precisely
the best-known and most popular beer
lokals that are chooses for the purpose
of holding elections. The halls which
are commonly maintained in such
places to be used for all sorts of social
gatherings are seldom occupied during
the day, and as they are well known in
the neighborhood they form ideal
places for holding an election.
Liquors are not sold In the room IL
which the voting takes place, but may
be freely drunk there. Indeed, it is q
does not have capacious krug on the
table before him. frcm which he occa-
sionally quenches his thirst while the
tedious process of balloting is going on e.
4 very considerable economy is effected
by holding elections In such places, as
rent is ether not charged at all or else
is fixed at a nominal sum by the pro-
prietor. who expects 10 be reimbursed
through the purchases of those who
visit the polls. Any unusual amount
Of drunkenness on election days. or at
least during city elections. which are
seldom attended by excitement of any
sort, Is unknown.
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EXHIBIT BY THE NEGRO.
Il VIII Have q Place I'm the United
States Sociological Depart
ment mt Paris.

Under the auspices of the United
States government, the American negro
is to have distinctive exhibit at the
Paris exposition. Thomas j. Galloway,
of Washington, a prominent colored
man, has been appointed to prepare
this exhibit.
A limited space has been set aside
in the United States exhibit in sociol-
ogy for this feature. 1t is aimed to
show that "the people of African
descent in America are civilized, Chris
tanned possessors of vast education
al privileges. They are owners of per-
haps half billion dollars worth of
property. They are engaged in every
industry and pursuit common to white
Americans, and universally accredited
with rapid progress. America can
therefore furnish Europe with much
evidence of the negro's value as a la
borer, a producer and a citizen. that
the statecraft of the old world will be
wiser in the shaping of its African pol
icies."
The leading colored intercolonial
institutions of the United States are
arranging for creditable exhibits.
There are more than dozen other
features of the negro exhibit under
way.
Every New England state will be
called upon to contribute toward the
exhibit
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ing, which is discernible best on clear,
dark night.
The history of Mayor is far more ter
rble than that Of Taal, and the date of
It's eruptions that have carried destruc-
ton with them comes down TO much
closer time. The first eruption Of which
there is any authentic account was in
1869, which destroyed the towns OF
Cogsaua and Malinao, as well as sew
eral small villages, and devastated
property for radius of 20 miles around
It. The eruption lasted for n period
of two months, during which lava and
ashes were thrown out necessarily.
The next serious eruption occurred
in 1914, AT which time five towns were
destroyed, and it is estimated that more
than 1000 persols were killed by the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-25
ESCAPE GIVING TIPS.
There Are Many Men Who Shun Their
Regular BARRIERS In Christi
mas Season.

''Say, / want to tell you something
that is dead straight" said Schneider,
the calculating barber, according to the
Philadelphia record, as he hurried his
razor over the face of one of his VIC
tins. You notice this crowd here
waiting to get shaved-well, you will
be surprised when | tell you that there
are only two of my regular customers
among the entire men there. What does
that mean? Well, not that there has
been an influx into town or that the
eight men have just moved into the
neighborhoCd. 1t simply means that
that double quartet is made up of men
who are regular customers at other
barber shops, but who have come here
to get out of giving Christmas presents
in those shops. Say, are you on?
"Oh, you'd be surprised at the num-
Der of people who every year perform
the change-of-barbershop act. We
don't do any more business here, as for
every strange customer who comes to
us regular customer goes to strange
shop at this season of giving.
When they again get back to their reg
ular shops after Christmas is over they
carelessly remark that they have been
out of town. Ssh, don't talk so loud,
for | don't want any of my oncea-year
customers to hear you; they might go
somewhere else next year. Next gent"
with emphasis on the gent, the individ-
ual being one of the strangers.
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OFFICIAL BATHTUBS.
From This Account We Learn How
the Legislators Indulge In
Their AbIutiOns.

Away down in the basement of the
and mysterious passages of this sub
terranean section, are located the con-
gressional bathrooms, where the states
men cleanse their cuticles at the ex-
pense of Uncle Sam. There are about
Is tubs on the house side, and when
congress is in session they are patron
lied at all hours of the day. The rep
resentatives who take their periodic
tubbings in the capitol bathrooms are
not bound by any particular hour or
rule of bathing. They start in at any
hour of the day (or night, if the house
sits late), and are scrubbed and rubbed
down by strong-armed attendants a.
government expense. The fact that
the tubs are almost constantly occupied
indicates the extent TO which the priv
ilege of a free bath is appreciated. In
many of the hotels of the city patron
lied by congressman a charge is made
for the use of the bath, and the thrifty
representative can get around this eX-
pense by making his additions at the
capitol, says the Washington Star.
In both the senate and house wings
of the capitol there are barber shops,
where statesmen are shaved. and hair
tones, perfumes and soaps furnished
by the government, so that if one has a
mind to, the usual expenses of the bar
Der shop can be avoided.
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A member Of one of the great polit-
zeal clubs Of London recently lost his
umbrella and put mp notice in the
hall requesting 1.-THE nobleman" who
had taken il to return it when he had
done with II. The committee. in due
course. desired to he Informed why he
had ascribed its possession to peer.
The member blandly referred them TO
the rule which said that the club was
composed OF "noblemen and gentle
men" and added that no gentleman
would have taken his umbrella
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REFLECTIONS OF AN ARTIST.
Pictures of n Poor Quality Are Often
the Nucleus to n Fine Col
lection.

"Many nucleus 10 fine art collec-
ton has been laid IN few pictures of
poor quality" said a well-known art
connoisseur to Washington Star re-
porter. whenever a man comes 10 my
studio, looks over the pictures and buys
the canvas that really pleases him. he
| continued, 81 am fairly well satisfied
that he is destined TO make a Aotable
collection If he has the necessary
means, no matter what bad taste or
lack of taste he shows in his first selec-
tons. 1t is only the man who has no
confidence in his own judgment, and
who buys only what Others tell him are
good, for whom | have no hope. The
fact is a picture is an educator and the
les il is sure, sooner or later, to dis
cover its faults and its fine points. no
matter how blind they were to them at
first and no matter what flimsy trick
of the artist they were attracted by.
"Try it yourself if you doubt the
truth of this assertion. You may know
nothing of art. Buy a picture that
pleases you, hang it where you can see
il daily and look at ii frequently. You
will need no instruction to learn wheth
er it has merit or is filled with defects
Many an art collector has been edu-
Gated in this way. BY and by the daub
is replaced by better picture, and the
novice instinctively becomes a compe
tent judge of what is meritorious or bad
in art"
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WINE FROM APPLES.
1t Is Made So CIeverly as to Deceive
Even the Most Knowing
Experts.

Science has lately made it possible to
obtain good wine from the apple. which
has always been devoted to sparkling
cider. Experts have been deceived in
sherry, madeira and sauterne which
came from apple juice instead of grapes.
Juice from the apple is fermented
with yeasts of different kinds brought
from the grape-growing districts of Eu
rope to this country. For instance, the
flavor of sherry is due not to the grape,
but to the infntesimal fungus germs
that cause its fermentation. The Amer
lean companies import these germs
from the district in Spain where they
flourish, inoculate the apple juice and
obtain a fine wine. The same process
is followed with other varieties of WINE.
These yeasts are obtained from the
sediment in The watts of Europe. They
are easily propagated. and the only
difficulty is TO separate the different
kinds. As the quality of wine depends
on these fungi winemakers have usual
~ left to chance the kind of wine they
produce. depending on the organisms
which float in the air and attach them
selves TO the grapes. The yeasts are
sold bottled. and are much in demand.
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WANT THE TERMS KILLED.
Why Women Prefer Their Plumage
for the Decoration of Their
Headgenr.

AS a. result of causes too mysterious
for the mind of man to comprehend.
fashion claimed the terms for her own,
says Bird Lore.
Up and down the coast word went
forth that sea swallows, or summer
gulls," were worth ten cents each, and
the miiliner's agent was there to con-
firm the report.
1t was in June when the baymen
were idle and, unrestrained by law,
they FASTENED to the beaches in keen
competition to destroy the birds which
were nesting there.
Never, in this country, at least, has
there been such slaughter of birds. A
Cobb's island (Va.) bayman, whose
conscience, even at this late date, urged
him to a confession of shame for his
part in the proceedings, told me recent
ly that in a single day of that memoir
able season 1,400 terms were killed on
Cobb's island alone, and 10000 are said
to have been there shot during the
summer. The destruction at other ia
vorable places was proportionately
great.
Two seasons of this work were suf
ficient to sweep the terms from all their
more accessible resorts, the only sur
vivors being residents of few .unin-
habited islands.
What will be the result? Is there no
appeal from fashions decree. Woman
alone can answer these questions, and
the case is so clear she cannot shirk
the possibility of replying.
Aigrettes are decorative, quilts diff
cult to identify, neither bespeak death,
and ignorance may lead the most hu-
name woman into wearing either. But
with the tern no such excuse exists,
and the woman who places its always
disgustingly mutilated body on her
bonnet does so in deliberate defiance
of the laws of humanity and good
taste.
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BOSTON'S BOHEMIA.
1t Is Several Times More VirtuOus
Than Boston Society, Says
This Writer.

Here Tin Pinckney street, is the free.
dom Of the Latin quarter, with but 8
small amount of its license" writeL
Margaret Allston, in "Her Boston Ex-
periences," in Ladies' Home Journal.
Human nature bears a close family
resemblance all over the world when
Judged by communities with similar
earmarks, but in America individuals
merely pose as Bohemans; they sell
dom come up Tor DOWN to the simon
pure article of foreign cities. America
is eminently a respectable country,
well washed morally. and with consd-
cradle respect for the neighbors' opin-
ion. Americans become Bobemianized
in Paris. but seldom IN Boston. where
the spook OF Cotton Mather and other
standards of responsibility still bold
sway with groar and a ghostly shud-
der al a mishap. in truth. this Bos ton
Bohemia stands for good spirits and in
nocent unconveniionaity. ard is sew.
eral times more viriuous than Boston
society. no matter bow prrteuiinuslv
and tlambovuullv the little coua'rv
'rics O fispr, - is virtue
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streets confounded and thuDderstruck,
clamoring for confession during the
eight days that the calamity was Wis
ible.
Such has been the history of Taal.
To-day it is a picturesque burning
mountain rising from the center OF a
lake the waters of which are warmed
by its eternal fires.
Mayor volcano is situated in the
southern extremity of the island of Lu-
zon, in the province of Albay, and is
often called Albay volcano. 1t is re-
markabe not alone for its terrible his
tory but for the perfection Of its comic
form as well.
Perpendicular walls OF lava have
formed on the slopes all around the
mountain, and these prevent anyone
reaching the crater, which is situated
at the extreme peak, and is between
5000 and 1000 feet high. From this
crater a constant. stream of fire is pour
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falling lava and rocks. At this time
the eruption came without any previous
warning, and the people were unable
to seek shelter before the terrible
streams of lava were upon them.
The next disastrous eruption oc-
Cured in 1883, and, though ii continued
but for one night, II resulted in the
death Of more than dozen people and
the destruction Of great amount of
property. But year before the guns
of Admiral Dewey's ships placed the
islands IN the hands of the United
ably as terrible an eruption as has been
recorded in the history Of the volcano.
This eruption occurred in May, 1897,
and showers of ashes and lava fell like
rain for distance of 90 miles around
the mountain, II carried destruction
to thousands of dollars worth of prop
crty, and more than 400 people were
swept away in the streams OF burning
lava
OF the other two volcanoes in the
islands TO which any special interest at
iachrs the Cannuan volcano, in the is
Iand Of Ncgros, is in eruption only oc-
"aslonnlly and has never done any great
amount Of damage OF the one IN the
island Of Cnmiguin the most interest
ing thing about il Is It's origin. With.
out any previous warning OF any kind
the mountain rose suddenly from the
center Of the great plain IN which 1t is
situated In 1872. and 10 he rn'tFes II T.
the one great vouCer OF The world,
BEENHskU EttsT'H.
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TOM THUMB AND TIE QUEEN.
The Diminufive General Tried to
Back Out of Her Presence,
But Failed.

The American minister, Hon. Edward
Everett, was very kind to his country
men, and it was at his house that Mr.
Barnum met certain Mr.. Murray,
master of the queens household, says
st. Nicholas. On the day following one
of the queens life guards appeared be-
fore Mr.. Barnum with note contain
ing an invitation from the queen to
Gen. Tom Thumb and his guardian, Mr..
Barnum, to appear at Buckingham pal
ace on a specified evening.
In retiring from the royal prese nee,
Mr.. Barnum attempted to follow The
example set by the lord in waiting by
backing out. The gallery was of great
length. and the gentlemen with long
strides made rapid progress; but Tom
Thumbs short legs left him far benin d
or before. Seeing that he was losing
ground. he turned and ran few steps,
then resumed the process of backing"
Again losing ground, he repeated the
performance, to the great amusement
of the royal spectators. The queen
soon sent another summons, and the
general, with his guardian, made sec
ond visit to the palace, being received
in the yellow drawing room.
A third visit was soon paid to Buck
ingham palace, and this time the
queens uncle, Leopold, king of the
Belgians, was present and was greatly
amused, asking many questions; and
Queen Victoria, desiring the general to
sing, inquired what song he preferred
Yankee Doodle" was the prompt re-
ply. All present laughed heartily, and
her majesty said: That is very pref
ty song, general; sing it, if you please"
and he did
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or the capital city It's situation in the
center of large lake adds much To its
picturesquencss, and is one of the
sights that but few visitors 10 the is
lands fail TO visit.
While the history Of Taai is not so
bad as that Of Mayor, it is yet terrible
enough 10 have laid several towns in
ruins, and TO have kept the people Of
the island Of Luzon, and especially
those of Manila, in terror for severa!
months at one time, Taal has been in
An active state from time immemoLial,
and "A number OF serious eruptions have
taken place from il, OF these the first
Of historical importance was in l64l,
when much damage was done, accord
ing 10 the native accounts. In 1907 and
In l7l6 the volcano was again in erup-
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too, vomiting fire and stones, but 90
serious damage was done to the sur
rounding country. Probably the most
Interesting Of the cruptious. although
resulting in no particular damage, was
that Of 1881, when the entire lake in
which the volcano is situated was agi-
tated, and from which three tall coli
umns Of earth and sand arose within Il
few days and then suhsided into the
form of an island, Of which the active
volcano ~ now the center. AZ that time
laai gioricd IN an impressive cune-
form peak rising to considerable
height, but an eruption that occurred
IN l740 destroyed This and left the crater
disclosed as II is now shown In the ac-
companSiug engraving.
one Of the parish priests Of the neigh
bOrhooG at that time describes the
eruption Of iT40 in a manuscript which
- preserved In Manila. or /, he says:
Daylight came and DIS
closed TO view an immense column Of
smoke gushing from The summit Of the
volcano. aud here and there from its
,ides smaller streams rose ike plumes."
The last eruption Of importance oc-
CURED in 1884 when the stones, lava,
ashes and waves OF the lake utterly de.
stroyed the towns Of Taal, Tauauap.
SAILS and Lipa and seriously damaged
Eu,ayan. - miles away. At'this time
ciBGerh were carried as far as MANILA.
aud according 20 one writer, the people
10 the capital diucd with lighted can
dleh q, midday and walked about the
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The Bicycle Among the Hindus.

In an article, "A Hindu Home" in the
December number of the Nineteenth
Century, Hon. j. ID. Rees tells how lat
the sixth mile We meet the raj mount
ed not on an elephant, but on a BIZ
cycle. and but that an attendant with
a broad gold sash over his shoulder
runs in front and another behind, you
might almost take him for common
clay on bike" Arrived at the palace.
he finds that the rani is. from do
mestie point of view, monarch of all
he surveys, and her Brahmin husband
bears the same relation to her that the
late prince consort bore TO Queen Vic
toria. The rani tells Mr.. Rees that
after breakfast "you can ride my sons
bicycle in the courtyard, and my lit
tie boy, aged five, will ride his tricycle.,
and when | get a bicycle for my big
daughter the party will be complete"
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PRACTICALLY all of the Philippine
islands are Of volcanic origin, and

nRACTICALLY all Of the Philippine
islands are Of volcanic origin, and
i there are on the Islands to-day a
number of interesting volcanic noun
taius which have in time past brought
death and destruction to the territory
surrounding them.
OF these volcanic mountains four are
of particular interest. Two Of these,
both located on the island of Luzon,
are in constant eruption, but only at
times become dangerous TO the sur
rounding country. OF the other two
one is located in the island Of Negros
and is in eruption occasionally, and
the other is in the island Of Camiguin.
This last mountain suddenly arose
from the plain in which il is located
in 1872 and scattered destruction about
IL for many miles.
Taal volcano is almost within sight
OF Manila being located in the center
Of Bomhon lake. but "a miles due south
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Armored trains, which are taking
such an important part in the present
campaign. usually consist Of power
ful engine, three iron tracks, a water
tank and a passenger car. The sides
are raised six feet, with three quarter
inch boiler plates. and perforated with
horizontal Sits for the accommodation
Of rifles and Maxims. Each vehicle is
capable Of holding so or 60 men easily
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BY the Court
J. y. ANDERSON, County Judge
Adolph S. Chloupek Attorney, febl

First publication Jan 4, 1909 No. /
IN PROBATE ANITowoc COUNTY Court.
In the matter Of the estate of John Gene
fels deceased.
To all whom it may concern Letters of adj
mnistration on said estate having been issued
to John Cenefels on the 26th day of December
A. ID. 1899 and six months from after said day
being allowed and limited for creditors to pre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance. notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed will Oh the first Tuesday of July 1890 at the
probate Office in the city of Manitowoc, in said
and demands IF all pe rsons against said deceas-
ed.
Dated Dec. 2sth 1899
J. S. ANDERSON, County Judge
Schmitz and Burke Attorneys. febl
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A Canudiao has designed a water cy-
Gle which offers little resistance TO the
water, the floats which support the pre-
pcIling mechanism being composed of
two long cylinders OF small diameter.
with the ends brought TO point to de
crease the resistance.
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First publication Jan, IL, 1907 n

FlfSt puDllcatlOn Jan. ii, l4U.) No. y
GTATE OF ISCONSIN-MANITowoc COUNTY
~ COURT In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of William Stelt-
ger Sen, deceased. intestate.
On reading and filing the petition of John w.
"teltzer, of Mishicott in said county. represent
ing among other things that VIM, Steltzer, sen.
an inhabitant of said county, on the 18th day of
June, A. d. 1891 at Mshicott died intestate,
leaving estate to be administered, that Anna
Steltzer, the sole administrator of said estate,
heretofore appointed died leaving said estate
unsettled and that said petitioner is a son of
said deceased and praying that administration
of said estate not already administered be to
Hermann Stein granted.
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard at
general term of said county court to be held on
Tuesday, the 9Th day Of February, A. ID. 1900, at
10 oclock A. NJ. at the office of the county judge
in the city of Manitowoc, in said county.
Ordered further that notice of the time and
place so appointed, be given to all persons in
terested, by publication hereof for three weeks
successivelN, prior to said day of hearing in the
Manitowoc Pilot, weekly newspaper publish
I'd at Nanitowoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 9th day of January,
A ID. 1900.
By the Court.
j. 5. ANDERSON, County Judge.
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