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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

might not be as high as his master ana
bowed his head to the floor as he received
the command. He then crawled out on his
knees or heels to get what was wanted.
Queer Ceremonies.
Everywhere throughout Djokjakarta
these ceremonies of master and servant
hold good. Every native official has an UNI
brella carried over him as he moves about,
and the streets are fun Of these process
sions of mobiles and slaves. A noble is not
supposed TO do anything. He viii not
carry anything in his hand, and serV-
ant must go along to carry the lead pencil
or the paper OF a high mucS-a-muck OF a
scribe. When a noble calls upon one of
the Dutch officials he is not supposed to
wear his official cap and he leaves it outside
in the hands of his servant. The servant
often puts it on while waiting, but to show
that he wears it only as a slave he turns
the visor of the cap TO the back of his
head instead of the front.
In the United States when a great man
comes into a house or hall the audience
out of respect rise up; in Djokjakarta as 4
mark of respect they squat down. This
squatting position is called the doook. AS
have said before, it is not considered hU-
initiating by the people, and they do II as
a matter OF course. The kiss of reverence
is always on the insrep or sole of the foot
or on the knee, as have described in the
case of the young prince.
A to the people crawling along on their
heels squattng, this is done by the lower
classes in the presence of the chief and
always by the chiefs when in the prcscl4ce
of the sultan. When the sultan arSt got
his European carriage the servants were
Mortified to find that the seat of the coach
man was higher UP than that Of his HlaIes-
ty. This would never do with a u2tl-e
coachman, so at first a foreigner was en-
ployed to drive the sultans outfit in order
that this matter of etiquette might be
somewhat provided for.
The rank of man can be told by his
umbrella. Only the sultan and the resi-
dent governors have golden umbrellas car
ried over them. The queen and princes can
have yellow umbrellas, and the move dis
tant relatives of the royal family and the
concubines have the right to carry white
umbrellas. The mobiles have green unnrel-
las and red umbrellas, and some Of the
lowest officials carry umbrellas Of black.
These umbrellas are not like ours. They
are much larger and are borne Oh poles
from ten to fifteen feet high, seldom fac
ing the sun. FRANK G.. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

high. black stove pipe caps on their heads.
There were servants about them and as Of
ten one Of the officials required anything
a servant crawled in STOPPING low that he
might not be as high as his master ana
bowed his head to the floor as he received
the command. He then crawled out on his
knees or heels to get what was wanted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
ANTS FELL IN SHOWERS.
Singular Phenomenon That WA
Lately Witnessed in the City
of Brussels.

From time to time we hear of show
ers of blood, of pollen, of caterpillars,
and now NJ. A. de Longree, member
of the Astronomical Society of France,
tells of a shower of ants which fell re-
Gently at Brussels.
NJ. de Longree resides in that city,
and therefore he had ample opportu-
nifty for observing this curious phe-
nomenon. 1t was four o'clock in the
afternoon. he says, when the ants be-
gan to fall, and the weather was very
warm. the sun being brilliant and the
sky clear.
\ great cloud of small black-winged
ants, interspersed among which were
some gigantic black ants, measuring
from five to seven millimeters in
length, spread quickly over the city
and its suburbs, and in a few minutes
the gigantic ants were swarming over
the pavements and the small ones were
falling on the garments Of pedestrians.
and even entering their mouths and
L.ses.
For two hours the insects remained
II h city, causing everyone to won.
de- how they came there. It is sup
ped hat they were brought thither
If a storm, which started in neigh.
be".nG district, the assumption being
tat the tempestuous wind tore NJ
eGtire nests of ants from the ground
a0d carried them along in its course.
I re only objection to this theory is
tar there was no sign of storm IN
Trusse,' when the insects appeared,
Naturalists, however. insist that in nc
other way can this singular phenome-
non be explained.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

He aimed. The teeth of the dog were
in the hem of the girls gown when he
fired. The dog fell, rolling over. An
incisor had entered the eye, penetrat-
ing the crazed brain.
When, moment later, the other
girls of the picnic party approached,
they found a big, handsome farmer,
without upper teeth, holding a girls
head upon his knee and gently bath
ing it with a bandanna handkerchief
wet with the water of Singing river.
Her eyes were open, and the express
sion of them was such that even he
could understand, although he was
far as yet from a full appreciation of
the happiness that had come to him.
He arose presently and assisted her
to her feet. MAY get my horse and
take you home?" he asked. Yes"
she replied; II will wait here for you"
For an instant he stood seemingly
bewildered; then he PASSED rapidly to-
wards the road. A. the carcass Of the
dog he paused. looking back. The girl
smiled. He leaned over. patting the
poor, NANCY thing upon the head, and
went on again,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
The man who boasts of being cynie
is not very dangerous
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas,
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all his stages. and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being II constitu.
tional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is tax.
EN- internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surface of the sys-
tenn thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
ana assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith IL,
its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that Ii
fails to cure. Send for list of testimoni.
ais
Address, E. J. CHENEY s Co. Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists &c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
Health and Beauty.

Poor complexion is usually the result
OF torpid liver or irregular action of
the bowels Unless natures refuse is
carried off it will surely ca Sc impure
blood Pimples boils and other erup.
tons follow. This il natures method
of throwing of the poisons which the
bowls failed to remove. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are world famous for
remedying THIS condition They stimu-
late the liver and promote regular and
healthy action Of the bowel, but never
cause gripping. cramps or distress. Safe
pill-, +. G. Duerstatte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
RIGHTS OF MEN OF SCIENCE
In Germany They Give Way Only to
Members of the Royal
Family.

The street railways of Berlin have
recently been fitting their lines with
electricity, following years in the
wake of those of the United States
The directors of the reichsanStalt
the imperial physical and technical
institute of Germany, feared that the
proximity of trolley wires with the
magnetic field which would be set
up at the passage of every car might
interfere with their experiments and
they made representations to that
effect to the government In Ger.
many science is esteemed only second
to royalty and the government be.
ing all-powerful the street railroads
were ordered not to place any trolley
wires within kilometer (fve-eighths
of a mile) of the reichsanstalt.
AS a result, and oddly enough it
is to an American, the trolley lines
of Charlottenburg when they APP
proach the imperial mausoleum, the
emperor's memorial church and the
sanstalt-royalty and science
are run underground and the cars are
compelled to cover the intervals by
means Of power drawn from storage
batteries. Asphalt pavements have
also replaced the old cobblestones in
the streets around the reichsanstalt
to prevent the jar of trucks from in
Euerciag the delicate instruments in
the buildings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

AMaine concern, after nearly year
of experimenting, has finally succeed
ed in producing kippered herring
which have stood the test of the
market, and the success of new
Maine industry seems assured. There
is every indication that, like the sue
sfIl imitation of the French sar-
dine, the Maine packers will put upon
the market kippered herring to com
pete successfully with the Scotch
and English brands which have here
tofore monopolized the market. The
herring used are found in great
abundance. They are too large for
sardines and in fact useless for anv
merchantable purpose. The supply
is almost unlimited The Maine kip
pered herring are put up in a pack
age of the same shape as the i'm
ported and the article itself so far
as novice can see, Is fully equal to
the Scotch or English pack.-N. Y.
Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

her, perhaps hundred feet, was a
logan ugly, yellow beast with the
glare of madness in his eyes and the
froth of madness dripping from his
swapping jaws.
The girl saw James, and involuntari-
" she extended leY arms towards him.
The gesture hanished The last vestige
of se.f-curSciousn from the man.
He forgot everyt hing except that she,
the idol of his dreams, was in dam
ger. But he did not move. Other men
would have dashed to meet her in an
abortive attempt at rescue. They
would have cried out; but he was
silent.
Quickly he dropped the stock of his
gun to the bridge, and rammed in a
double charge of powder. Time was
precious-merciful heaven, how pre-
cious it was He had no shot. There
were no pebbles in the dusty road.
And leap by leap the dog was gain
ing upon the girl whose strength was
nearly spent. What could ne do?
A certain writer, accepted as an au'
'hciltS ~ q 'i4'tJoA POI '.'iA VI 'iL' ~
ilized world, has stated that only when
a crisis confronts him does a man
bring forth the best qualities which
are within him; a crisis is the only real
test of character. And in this crisis
the character of James MurcIisoa vas
proven good.
Let it be understood that not even
bis nearest friend was aware that
James Murchison's upper teeth We're
false. He had guarded the truth as
carefully as he had guarded his love.
He was mach less handsome when his
teeth were not in place. But he did
not hesitate now to wrench the set
from his mouth and put his foot upon
it, breaking the worries from their set
ting. He poured them into the gun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
4 Queer Trade Drawer.

By very simple means a Philadel-
phia merchant attracted more at
tention to his store than any amount
of placard advertising would have
gained for it. A great Maltese cat
was tied to eight yards of rope and
was fastened in the marble doorway.
ing its liberty thus restricted, and
throughout each afternoon crowds OF
persons flocked about the door. The
drawer among them did puss the HON.
age of pat on the head, while more
timid souls felt sure the animal was
fierce and kept at safe distance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
FLOWERS ATTRACT INSECTS.
Not by Their Hr Ght CoIors So Much
as by 1heir stores of
sweets,

Much interesting information in re-
gard to the attraction which flowers
possess for insects is contained in a
paper by Prof. +, Plateau, of Client,
which is published by the Entomo-
logical society of Belgium.
He arrived some time ago at the con:
clusion that insects are but little at
tracted by bright colors, and he is now
confirmed in this opinion by expert
ments, which show that brightly col.
ored stuffs and scintillating metallic
objects placed among the leaves of
flowers have only a slight attractive
ness for insects. In regard to the
conStancy of insects in visiting in.
Nariably the same species of flowers
on the same flight, he says that GER
.ain species of Bombus are very in.
constant; that the megachle and
coelioXys are less so, and that the
honey bee and anthidium manicatum
are remarkably constant.
The habit of constancy he attrib.
utes to the insects desire to save la
Dor. The syrphidac (hover fies), he
points out, show a considerable ten
dency to be attracted by bright col
ors, whether of flowers or of mani
mate objects, and to this quality, and
not to any aesthetic sense, is to be
attributed their habit of lowering over
flowers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
NEW VOGUE IN POSTAL CARD
Now Used for Personal Me.soues
Bearing Picture of Sender's
Residence.

Postal cards are coming to be con-
sidered good form. Whereas, they
were formerly admissible only as a
means for dispatching an order to n
tradesman, they may now be used for
the transmission of personal mes
sages. The stipulation, however. is
that they must bear reproduction Of
ones house, says the New York World.
ms promises to make the fashion
an exclusive one. Anybody can con
suit heraldic expert and have his
family insignia discovered and trans
ferred to his note paper. But not
everybody lives in a mansion that
would form desirable decoration for
a postal card. In any case the suburb
an resident will, it is plain, have the
advantage.
Now that the use of the camera has
become universal, nothing is easier
than to secure pretty country view,
and any stationer can have such n
view reproduced at Il trifing cost on
cards of size suitable to be sent by
post.
IL VIII be no uncommon thing for
Jones. whC has taken house in New
Jersey. to acquaint his friends with
its charms, not by lengthy descrip-
tions, but by sending them post cards
adorned with its picture.
The size of the picture need only be
restricted by that Of the card. Postal
authorities now allow cards of very
fair proportions to pass rs post cards.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
A. J. Smell wanted to attend party,

A. j Smell wanted to attend party,
but was afraid to do so on account of
pains in his stomach which be feared
would grow worse He says, II was
telling my troubles to u lady friend,
who said: Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy will put you
in condition for the party. bought a
bottle and take pleasure in stating that
two doses cured me and enabled me to
have good time at the party Mr..
Smell is resident of Summer Hill, n.
y. This remedy is for sale by Hem y
Hinrichs druggist
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
Sensitive Canada.

An Engllshman VINO wants to earn
the corGiai dislike CT Canada las
only to refer to the dominion as
"Our Lady of the Shows" or some
thing like that. People ac. oss the
border are very touchy on the sub
.iect. The London Times recently
offended by speaking of the climatic
conditions of Canada as such that
emigrants from England "preferred
to go to the temperate zones" mean
ing the United States. And even Mr..
Gladstone had the impression that
Canada was a land of perpetual ice
and snow. just now the Canadians
are down on Arthur Wing Pinero,
who, in his new play Iris" refers
to Canada as that genteel Siberia"
phrase not calculated to earn more
popularity than Kipling's poetic title.
Capt. Bernier and some other Cana
dams believe that the north pole is
properly a part of the dominion, so
that any degree of cold can be at
tributed to Canada. But at the same
time it seems not to be appreciated,
if indeed it is known by many Eng
lishmen, that the populous part of
Canada lies below the fftieth paral-
lei, or below the southernmost point
of England. Montreal, Quebec and
Toronto are five or six degrees south
of London, and are considerably
south of Paris as we'll
(Mass.) Republican.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
A Singular Discovery.

An Ottawa correspondent writes
that intelligence has been r. ceived
from the Yukon of strange discovery
that the language Of the Nulato In
dams who live within he arctic circle
and that of the Apaches Of New Mexico
and Arizona are the same. The facts
have come to light through the return
to Dawson City of Father John Rene,
project apostolic of the Roman Cath
Ollie church in Alaska, from .~urne y
to the fathers working among the
aboriginal tribes of the Lower Yukon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Recent investigat made by the
of agriculture show that
mushrooms are about equal to pota-
toes in the element of nutrition that
goes to make flesh and blood but
that, on the other hand, they do not
hold much of the fuel stuff required
to keep the body machine running.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Tsed by The ladies Of fashion all over
the world, Its without doubt the great
test beautifer ever offered the American
women. 3jc. Made only by Madison
Medicine Co f. G. Buerstatte
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12
worlds National Indebtedness.

The worlds national indebtedness
is estimated at 1,201, 749, 274-ten
times as much as the worlds national
Gebtg5 amounted to at the close of
TIT Napoleonic wars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Susan The Pimples. 'ore aud black
heads are danger signals Tai g ROCKY
Mountain Tea, you'll give farewell re.
ception to your troubles. CSC, F. c.
Bucrstatte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Hewitt Do you think this suit o.
mine too loud?
Jewe't Why, my boy, that suit
would make ~ good selection for your
graphophone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Lots of married people in the world
pose ~ danger signals to those who are
siugle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-12

Women argue in the same way they
get off a street car.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
Case Pending in Supreme Court
Recalls Past Litigation.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City, Mo. April N:.The case
of State ex rel. Miller. County Collector OF
Cooper County VS.. The NJ. X. & 7. Ry. Co.
and the Boonville Bridge Company was ar
gued before the Supreme Court In banc sat
urday by Judge W. NJ. Williams represent
ing the Collector, and Honorable George r.
L. Jackson. general attorney OF the katy "
recover the water tax" Of 70 per cent on the
sl09 valuation. levied by the city OF BOON
willie for the years 1898, 1894 and 1885, upon the
Boonville Bridge and the NJ, n. q y: hs:
The lower court sustained the tax. anu 1le
defendants have appealed from that Joos
ment.
What lends public Importance to the case
is the fact that it opens up Il question OF
Missouri constitutional law which mas Ii pee,,
considered settled, after the famous legal
conflicts in the case of state eX rel ~
lumbia and Water Co. vs. City or LaIla, !; /;
wherein the meaning of Sections II ana L.
Of Article 10 was, after much consiaefa'io"'
Mr. Jackson. in his brief and argument,
seeks to overthrow the Lamar case. casS .
well-known to the bar OF the state anu am.
which will be remembered for the interes.
aroused by the decision at the tlme II .saS Mas
rendered q few years ago. The contehtip. ~ -
of the defendants in this case IS that liz .,le
ordinance authorizing the water TAX snouiA ,.,n
have been submitted to vote OF the peop,e; sIo,;
The case of Fulkerson VS.. IyleI' t,nnl t,Or,
Ruchnnan County, was dismissed on stipu-
laton Of the parties. ,.o.o,,o from
In the case of Hymes vs.. Breteiie, lroLt uit
st. Louis city. motion to dismiss !ne ,s,,ae WI
of error was filed. with snsses'l'ii III 'pp'
Court in banc concluded It's call. anu au
iourned to Tuesday. May q. l9vl. a. orin.
date II is expected that nuInpei VI 'P
ions will be delivered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
ST. LOUIS TO HAVE
ANOTHER INDUSTRY,
Estimates, Plans and Specifica-
tions for Big Cotton Mill
Have Been Prepared.

Negotiations for the erection of large
cotton mill in st. Louis for the manu-
facture Of Gotten batting. cotton twines
and probably different grades OF, cotton
goods are under way.
Estimates, plans and specifications for
the mill and machinery have been prepared.
and some of the interested parties are now
looking at the latest improved machinery,
with the idea of securing that best adapted
70; their purpose.
Several st. Louisans and a number Of
Southern capitalists are interested in the
enterprise. and they have ample means to
make success of the venture.
Henry A. Diamant. president Of the st.
Louis Commission Company. who has
charge OF the arrangements, said the pro-
motors chose st. Louis as location be-
cause Of the excellent shipping facilities.
Cotton can be shipped by the growers from
the fields by river. direct to st. Louis at
such low rates that manufacturers here
will be able to compete with Eastern and
Southern manufacturers for the Western
trade. The mill will be equipped with the
latest improved modern machinery. and
will manufacture the class of gooos best
suited to the wants of the trade In ST.
Louis territory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BILL IS KILLED.
Lower House of Illinois Legisla-
ture WithhOlds the VOt-
ing Privilege.
aEpUR.Ic S.I:cIAI-

EEPUB.IC srECIAI.
Springfield, ILL.,. April N.-The House Sat
urday morning killed Abbott's woman-suf-
frage bill The bill was intended to grant
to women the right to vote. and to partic.
ipate in town meetings and elections. anu
to vote for certain town officers. When 1t
came up on second reading Mr.. Bundy
moved to strike out the enacting clause.
and made a speech against the bill. saying
that experience had proven that most wom-
en- did not care for the elective franchise.
Member Allen supported the bill In a
speech, and Members Tippit and Gray op'
posed the measure.
Mr. Bundys motion to strike out the en-
acting clause Of the bill was carried.
Mr. johnson Of Rock Island offered
resolution of coincidence on the death OF
W. c. Cleveland. member OF the Ihirty,
third General Assembly from Rock Island
County. 1t was adopted by rising vote.
The following bills were passed:
Appropriatins s2,5OO to repair the Appel
late Court building at Mount Vernon.
houses under the supervision Of the Rail-
read and Warehouse Commission; 49,.
Hunter of Winnebago: Prescribing the
method of settling claims against County
mutual fire insurance companies.
Riess's: Providing for the sale OF iahos
for delinquent drainage taxes. .,s-
Rankin of Warren. authorizing asses
ment. life and accident insurance companies,
to change their plan of business. Inls OIL,
is designed TO apply only to the Farmers.
Galesburs and the Illinois Bankers Life
Insurance Company Of Monmouth, which
desire to create reserve funds.
The bill introduced by the Committee on
Fish and Game. declaring 1t unlaw1ul 70
kill. catch or take any fish for any purpose
within 400 feet below any dam between
April Is and June To-
CRAFTS bill to establish uniform system
of public accounting. auditing and report
ing under the administration OF the AUDITOR
Of State was placed upon it's passage. Be
fore the roll call was completed 1t became
evident that the bill could not pass. owing
to the absence of quorum. The roll call
therefore was suspended and further con-
sideration of the bill postponed until next
Tuesday.
bili provitiing for the location of the Illinois
State Colony for Epileptics at Notchclin, in
Jersey County. was advanced to the order
of second reading.
C.olenan's Senate bill. providing that only
State taxes shall be extended on tine assess
ment fixed by the State Board of Equalfza-
ton and that all other taxes shall he sx-
tended on the assessment made by the
Eoard of Review, was also advanced to Sec
crd reading in the House.
Brenholt's Senate bill. authorizing Nota-
ries Public to acknowledge mortgages was
advanced to third reading.