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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
EASILY TOLD.
He Gould Judge of the Passage OF
Time with the Greatest
Accuracy.

1t occurred ia Judge Lawlor's court few
policeman named Riley was on the wit.
ness stand relating the details of the trag-
edy. Said Mr.. Ferral, who was acting as
defendants counsel:
"How many minutes after the shooting
did the man die, Mr.. Riley"
Two minutes, sir" answered the witness
without the least hesitation.
you seem positive about the time" re-
marked Mr.. Ferral, with the air OF one who
has the upper hand. Now, I'm going to
test your ability to judge time. will hold
my watch here for two minutes. When you
think the time is up, say when"
The defendants counsel held the watch
on the witness and stood examining the hand
carefully. The policeman, however, did not
seem to be worried at all at the tax upon
his mental apparatus. He sat staring va
cantly about the room, and at the exact sec.
ond when the two minutes had expired,
remarked: "Now!" and smiled like tickled
sphinx.
Mr.. Ferral was staggered at the uncanny
accuracy of the witness, and Gen. Solomon,
who was prosecuting, was delighted pro-
portionately at his opponents discontinue.
He chuckled in a comfortable German way,
during the rest of the session. AT the noon
recess he called Riley to him, and, slapping
him on the shoulder, said
Officer Riley, you vass wonder! How
dit you do it, heinz"
g DO it," replied Riley, pointing to big
redwood clock on the opposite wall, why,
that was dead easy!"
Riley will be promoted-San Fran cisco
News Letter.
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LACK GOOD MANNERS.
New York Boys Who Never Give Up
Their Seats In Public Convey
to Ladies'.

Nine out of ten Of the boys and young
waited roads of New York are absolutely
void of good manners as are lot of
wild lndians-probably more so. 1t
is so seldom that one Of these will get
up and give lady seat that when
- does occur the event creates sur
prise.
Scores, yes hundreds of times, have
seen old and middle-agcd women
hang ON to a strap mile after mile,
while some unlocked whclp Of n boy
has sat in front Of her in stolid indif.
ference. Nor were these always loaf
crs or boys going to their worl-fully
as often the selfish fellow will be a
well-drcsscd schoolboy or one whose
manners otherwise will show de.
cent bringing up and good manner.
at home. They don't care, that's all
They have been taught it by somebody.
Time ana again have seen n mother
sit compncently with half-grown
boy or girl beside her while other WON.
en- stood up. Did she care? Did she
suggest To the boy that he should arise
and give his scat TO somo poor old
woman? Not a bit of II. She had paid
for that scat and meant TO keep il in
the family. In such eases have ALWAYS
hoped that she might be cIinging to
a strap the next time, while some
other mothers darling kicked his feet
against her dress and stared at her
In complaccnt scifshncss.
There /, probably not city in Amer
lea that can compare with New York
for the number Of street car hogs to
the square foot. This don't mean the
BOYS only, by long shot Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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DOESN'T ADMIRE THEM.
A Paper by Rev. Charles II. Park
hurst. of New York, on the Man.
Woman Of the Day.

There is quite respectable minori-
ty of women respectable from a nu-
merical standpoint at any rate) who
seem to regard it as a mistake on the
Lords part that they have been limit
ed to such narrow vacations as taking
care of the home, raising children and
initiating those children in the first
principles of life, learning and con-
duct 1t is one of the features of the
in revolt against the destiny to which
they are morally, mentally and physi-
ologically ordained They are trying
to do two things from which they are
by the very constitution of nature
prohibited. First, they are trying to
cease to be wor'en, and second, they
are attempting to be men.
The consequence is what might have
been anticipated. They fail of being
exactly anything just enough of
both to miss being very much of
either. | do not believe that, relative
" speaking, the number of these
hermaphroditic expcrimenters is
large, but the minority does not need
to be numerous in order to be much
in evidence.
1t is good Scripture and good CIV
ilization that a woman is intended 10
be mans helpmeet 1t is an old-fash-
toned idea, but it worked well so long
as it obtained. and we shall not be
willing to have it replaced by the
"ncw woman" fad until there is evil
dence that the innovation issues in a
better type of womanhood.
The hope of the world is the fami-
ly, and the hope of the family is first
of all in the distinct and exclusive
womanliness of the mother. If wom-
en- want to continue to retain the nat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
MOTIVES misunderstood.
How the UproariOus Hosiery of .
Swell Young Man Struck a
Hotel Clerk.

There is young business man who has
more hosiery than he knows what to do
with. He was quite recently on business
trip, and happened to stop for a couple of
days in Philadelphia. He wanted to get
some advertising, but he was not fixed to pay
for it, and he had read about the king OF
the dudes" and other freaks who manage to
get some brief notoriety because of their
antics. He had ten dollars to spare on a
scheme and he accordingly went to a bar
gain sale at which they had lot of last sum-
mer socks at so cents pair. He spent the
money on these things, and he went out Of
his way TO get the most outrageous combina-
tons of color and the most bizarre effects
that were in the place. He succeeded won
derfully. He had socks which made tho
asphalt sidewalks curl as they do under ex-
IRENE heat. His extremities fairly shrieked.
Then he spent the day in the corridor of the
hotel sitting in a conspicuous place showing
off the socks. He would wear pair for
about 20 minutes, go to his room, change,
and, coming down, show off another design
for about the same time. He did this for al
most ten hours, and naturally attracted
quite good deal of attention. That was
what he wanted, but he could not break into
the newspapers. The clerk when he was
paying his bill said
"You ought to patent that invention"
whats that" asked the sock man with
an antlcpatory smile, as he expected some
thing complimentary about his scheme.
Don't you DO that for cold feet pitts
burgh Daily News.
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From Washington
How a Little Boy Was Saved.

Washington, d. C.-"When our boy
was about 16 months old he broke out
with a rash which was thought to be
measles In few days he had a swell
ing on the left side of his neck and
it was decided to be humps. He was
given medical attendance for about
three weeks when the doctor said it
was scrofula and ordered salve. He
wanted to lance the sore, but | would
not let him, and continued giving him
medicine for about four months, when
the bunch broke in two places and be-
came a running sore. Three doctors
said it was scrofula, and each or
dered blood medicine. A neighbor
told me of n case somewhat like our
baby's which was cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla ! decided to give it to
my boy and in a short willie his health
improved and his neck healed so nice
ly that | stopped giving him the med
icine The sore broke out again, how
ever whereupon | again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished complete
cure" Mrs. NETTIE CHASE, AZ X St.,
N. 4.
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attending the vapor process. This diff
ficulty is nicely solved by the rapor
bag arrangement here illustrated. the
invention of Walter w, Bateman, of
Toledo, o. A receptacle to hold the
LIQUID or medicinal substances is fitted
with an alcohol lamp which supplies
the heat for the vaporization. Around
this pan is a flexible hood, into which
the head is thrust, through an opening.
and which is made to fit tightly around
the neck by means of buttoned flap
An air tube is provided which extends
outside the hood, through which air
is supplied for breathing purposes, the
breathing being done through the
mouth. the nasal passages being closed
with cotton. With this toilet vaporiz-
ing apparatus the indicated or other
vapors are collected and retained in
contact with the face. The whole de-
vice can ~ taken apart and compactly
stored away, this being one Of its mer.
itorious features. - Chicago Daily
News.
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WHERE GENIUS THRIvES.

tIe started To- write with a holder OF red
And a point that surely was gold,
And his paper was purple ana hheless IN
stead
OF the foolscap paper of old;
And his desk was treasure. from SILVER
stamp case
To pearl-laid paper-knife blade,
And the foot of his lamp was bronze
lions face,
While dragon encircled the shade.
He started to write. but he halted right
there;
He courted the muses. In vain.
His fingers plowed burrows through his
poetic hair
And a mountain seemed weighing his
brain.
Desperate, indeed, he smote the inkstand
And kicked the desk like mule
He swore that display had bridled his mana
And luxury made him fool
So he picked up his hat and went with a
leap
To the shop that trades for your dime,
And he bought cent pen and paper pad
cheap,
To scribblc his meter and rhyme;
Then up in a garrett minus collar and coat,
lie started the tide to commence;
And there on a table he wrote and he
wrote,
He wrot.. and he really wrote sense.
Chicago Daily News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
WHY AMERICANS WIN.
When They Climb Ladder They
Don't Require Anyone to
Hold 1t.

One of the many reasons why American
manufacturers are so successful competing
in foreign markets is to be found IN the
following episode which occurred recently:
An American manufacturer OF steam spe'
cialtes was visiting an English firm which
made similar goods. A certain article which
both firms made was under discussion.
what is your price on this thing" asked
the American.
"Well, in your money, about $40, replied
the Eng.ishman. what does it cost YOU.
"Tl deliver at your door all you want at
seven dollars apiece" said the American.
GLOW in the world do you do it?'
"Well, I'll illustrate" answered the Amer
lean. look out of that window and across
the stree. See that man painting sgn?
Eyes"
Hes on ladder, isn't he?"
Eyes"
"See that other man sitting on the side
walk holding the foot of the ladder!'
eyes"
"Now, in America we have ladders that
stand up by themselves-don't need man
to hold EN-. So, you see, in this instance
we divide your cost of labor exactly by
two"
Il see," remarked the Englishman.-Elec-
trical Review.
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HUMOROUS

81 hear O'Flannaghan is going to
prove an abb at his trial" whats
an alibi, Pat?" "Shure, and it's being
in two places at once. Fun.
Thorne-"Jaek Gladhand says he has
sworn off borrowing money" Bramblc
"He had to. All his friends have sworn
off lending him money.'-N. y. Jour
nal.
She Had Hint wouldn't marry
the best man on earth" Clare - Il
guess you wouldn't. He has promised
me he'll never marry again, even If
should die."--Phlladelphi Bulletin.
Little Johnny "Pa, our Sunday
School teacher says Enooh was trans
lated. l wonder what language he
was translated into?' Pa-"One of the
dead languages, | guess" - Boston
Transcript.
Grinder-"What! asleep atyour desk,
sir? and work so pressirg!" Meekly
Excuse me, sir; baby kept me awake
all night" Grinder--"Thiny you should
have brought it with you to the office"
Brooklyn Eagle.
81 think" said the friend of the fam
lily, that you ought to keep watch
on your SON" impossible" declared
the Disguised father. He'd exchange
it for a pawn ticket the first chance he
got.'-Philadelphia Press.
Poor old Snubbins has had hard
time of it. He has been sick for year,
his baby died last week, and the furni-
ture man has called in his parlor suit.
He told me his story this morning. He
was sad, Snubbins was, and his story
touched me deeply" How much dio
you ?"-Baltimore News.
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ural admiration Of the other sex they
will have to do it by taking care to
be women and nothing but women.
Also, if they wish to preserve the dis
tinctive quality and ineXpressible
delcacy of their sex, they will have
to do it by broadening, not by con
tracing, the distance that divides
their sex from the other.
/ venture to say that. thanks to the
noisy demonstrativeness of the mi
nority above mentioned, woman has
during the past 30 years become a
cheaper thing in mans esteem; and
it is as much due to that fact as
to any increasing baseness in mascu-
line character that among people in
higher as well as in lower social con-
ditions the relations between the
sexes are acquiring so much of indeli-
cacy, vulgarty and even of turpitude.
Chicago Democrat.
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womcn Who Seek Office.

Seeking prcferment in the club will
stultifv II woman's heart and brain
surely, but not more surely than the
pathetic scramble for social position
outside the clubs we so constantly see,
The matter is apparent to every on
locker in either case. The woman who
spends her thoughts and aspirations in
effort to pull herself into the upper
set" may gain her world, but she has
lost her soul in doing it. and the wom-
an who wastes her club privileges in eff
fort for office will have lost the good
her club might have given her and
gained little else than criticism and
contempt.-The Club Woman.
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SO | lay there and waited further de-
vclopmcnts. And | want to tell
you I've experienced pleasanter sen
sations than those of the next five
minutes when ! lay there wondering
what part Of my body the bullets we're
going TO strike and from which dircc-
ton to expect them. Finally | couldn't
stand it any longer, so | began to
crawl in the direction Tom had taken.
Keep quiet said Tom, when |
had reached him. 4 want to hear
what he is doing
"'But his friends. WHISPERED.
scarcely moving my lips. we must
be close to them
Dan said Tom, there's only one
Of him. that's plain. And further. cy-
crythiug goes TO show that he IS not
armed just keep quiet and wait
I'VE Law there for pcrhaps half an
hour. but there wasn't a sound from
the other end of tbo car / I,no,y that
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22

An old California recipe for soda bis
cult, dating from the days when bak-
ing powder was unknown. is still used
in many kitchens of the old residenters,
and with most admirable results. Given
experience and practice. the tiny,
spongy biscuit thus evolved are as
light as the proverbial feather A me-
dunn dough is mixed at night of sour
milk, flour and a pinch of salt. In the
morning this is rolled out on the mold
ing board, with just bit of flour to
keep it from sticking, and over the top
is sprinkied the tiniest bit of soda,
bearing in mind that the sourer the
milk the less soda used. Roll lightly
and fold over, Repeat three times, cut
into biscuit about the size of silver
dollar, and bake in a slower oven than
is required for baking powder biscuit
Washington Star.
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al took a good share Of my money |

II took a good share Of my money
and valuables and piled them in lit
tie heap on the floor. Then Tom fol-
lowed my example, under express or
ders from the voice and trying hard
to make a few one-dollar bills look
like a big roll. But all the time | kept
thinking that there was something
odd about the situation, though l
couldn't tell what it was. On such
occasions man doesn't think with
that brilliancy that the uninitiated
might expect. But the difficulty pre-
Scented itself after awhile.
Tom said !, under my breath,
this game looks queer. Why doesn't
one of them search us?
"'Sh-h-h!' said Tom; and | knew
he was thinking of the same thing.
"'Now, gents resumed the first
voice, when Tom had unloaded, there
amt room for all os us here. Being
as me and my friends were here first,
well have 10 ask you two to get Off
the train. Now, hurry, please; jump
straight out, and you probably won't
get hurt
I'VE were running at rs miles an
hour, so, of course, a jump was almost
certain death. But Tom was as cool
as ever. He muttered to me to keep
still and wait, and then he said
aloud:
what will you do if we refuse|
"Don't get gay, now answered the
voice. I'll shoot, and you know it.
"'Will Bill shoot, too?' asked Tom,
carelessly.
81 will that came Bills voice from
the front end of the car.
"'And Jim?'
"'You bet!' said the other voice up
forward.
az thought So said Tom under his
breath. Then he stretched out his
hand and caught mine like a wise as
though in a silent farewell.
"'Do as | tell you, now!' he whis-
pcred, and don't fail for your life.
Walk up to the edge of the patch
Of light as though you were
going to jump. When l pull your
arm dive into the dark end of the car,
fiat on the floor. Do you hear? Then
roll as far as you can; anywhere, but
keep still
"'All right, my friend he contin-
ued aloud, addressing the voice again.
You've got the drop on us; but let
me tell you this, distinctly: We've
both kept our guns, and if you didn't
have your friends with you we'd shoot
this game TO a finish Then before
any of them could speak in reply he
said to me: 'Good-by, old man; l
wish you luck At the same instant
he stepped to the edge Of the light
space and frightened his grip on my
hand.
NOW he said, be sure and roll,
and keep still
"With that he gave me pull that
sent me sprawling to the floor sew
eral feet beyond the doorway. lie
struck the floor near me almost at
the same moment, and we both rolled
in opposite directions.
Strange to say, no pistol shot fol
lowed us-at least | hadn't heard any
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To California Quickly and Comfort
ably

Via Chicago, Union Pacific and North;
Western Line. The Overland Limited"
leaves Chicago daily $50 p. NJ, arrives San
Francisco the afternoon OF third day, and
Los Angeles next morning. No change or
cars All meals in dining cars. Buffet,
smoking and library cars, with barber. The
best of everything" "The Pacific Express
leaves Chicago daily 1890 p. NJ, with first.
class and through tourist seepers to Califor-
MIA. Personally conducted excursions every
Thursday. All agents sell tickets via Chi
cago 4 North Western R'y. For full in.
formation and illustrated pamphlet apply to
w. b. Kniskern, % Fifth ave, Chicago, III.
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40 grow younger you have only to
sleep upon your back and avoid pill
lows" says physical culturist. Her
theory is that since during the day the
muscles of che face are inclined to
drop. we Should counteract the droop-
ing with the head on a level with the
body. This practice is warranted TO
do away with that arch enemy Of wom-
an. the wrinkle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
FOR THE COMPLEXION.
Vapor bag Arrangement Which IL
Easily Made and Taken Apart
without Trouble.

There is quite vogue among the fair
sex for medicated yapor baths for the
face, which are alleged to improve the
complexion, cleanse the skin. remove
blemishes and freckles and eradicate
cutaneous diseases in general. The diff
ficulty of this particular treatment has
been the Inconvenience and difficulty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
Three Robbers in a Car
The shoe Drummer Tells OF an Attempt 10
E-ve Money by Travelling Free.
THE subject was railroad fares and


travelling expenses in general.
"Wcll, for my part" said the shoe
drummer, costly as it is and il ;he
money came out of my own pocket,
] should always prefer to pay my
fare or walk. rather than try to beat
my way. / had little experience
once in riding cheap, and it was
enough TO last me the rest of my
life. It happened about two years
ago ! was stuck for Sunday in a
small junction town not far from
Buffalo, and there ! fell in with Tom
Collins, who's now in wholesale gro
cerics.
Dan said he, there's a big wreck
down the line. Shall we go and see
ftp
II was for il, OF course. So Tom
went down in the railroad yard and
fixed it with the conductor Of n
wrecking train that was about to
leave. Half an hour later we were in
the caboose jolting down the line on
a 5O-mi,c speed order. The wreck was
bad one Tom and | found all we
could do helping to get out the in
jurcd and looking up their property
with the detectives, and by the time
we got things into some kind of
shap" IL was six o'clock Then we
learned that the wreckcr wasn't TO re-
turn until midnight. There was n
passenger train due at nine, but that
was two hours late. | was just pre-
pairing to settle down in the station
and 20 TO sleep when along came Il
freight 'Lcts take IT, said Tom.
It's q cinch, All you have to do il
TO get into n box car and ride
This sounded reasonable. so once
more | stayed. The train was moving
slowly because of the wreck, and we
stood by the track aud watched for an
empty car. Pretty soon one came
along with the door open about n foot.
We dOg-trotted along beside it and
managed to increase the opening wide
enough to climb in, and very shortly
We were bowling toward home about
rs easily and ineXpcnsiycly as we
came. 1t was n warm night, so Tom
and sat down in the doorway with
our feet hanging outside. The car
was pitch-dark inside, and it
didn't ride just like a sleeper, either;
but we weren't making any com
plants We sat there smoking and
chatting for some distance. and Then
th. moon came IN and threw = match
Of lieht onto the car floor behind ne
T,m had INST started in to ouotc Soma
culooy ON tho Queen or Nigbt ,,hon
suddculv ont Of tbo dorl, rccceecs Of
the ear behind us There camc n voico.
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Important Letter.

y is one of the most important let
tera IN the alphabet. ANY man. unless
We u blind, cnn see through a window,
bat few men are able To sec through
a window. Chictso Daily News
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The doomed man had last request to
make pray do not tie my PARENTS he
implorcd. that | was hanged" What
shall we say killed you, them" we asked.
suSpcctng nothing. The dropsy; cried
the wretchcd fellow, with loud laugh
Detroit journal.
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The duke of Newcastle, one Of Eng
lands richest peers, owns London
newspaper and writes for it continu-
aIIA.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-20
OBITUARY NOTES,
ME-. Humans Funernl-Many Friends
Attend.

The funeral of the late Frank W.
Human took place yesterday after
noon at o'clock from his late home
SO Howe street. The services at the
house were conducted by the Rev. DR..
Lines Of ST Pauls church and were
attended by many sorrowing relatives
and friends. The casket was buried in
many beautiful floral offerings from
friends of the deceased. Elegant pieces
we're sent by the Pequot association
and the Pequot council. as well as from
other organizations.
The interment took place at the Ever
green cemetery, where DR.. Lines con-
Quoted the brief service of the Episco-
pal church. The bearers were as fol-
lows: Ellis B. Baker, Fred p Bradley,
Robert I. Foote, James II. Parish, Will