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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
VERSATILITY OF AMERICA.
Our Artists Paint "Old Masters" and
'Imported" soap, wines, Etc,
Are Made Mt Home.

There are some articles which seem
ingly cannot be produced in America
but we must remember that Things
are not always what they seem, skim
milk masquerades as cream" as Gil
bert says. We are told that there are
artists here in New York, who are max
ing a good living painting some of
"the old masters" which bring large
prices at auction. Imported wines are
now made in California. the labels
alone being French. 1t is a very com
mon-place soap factory that cannot
turn out CASTLE soap, and Maine her
ring are shipped to France, and re-
turned as French sardines, says "Vest
Pocket Condolences" in Four-Track
News, Up in northern New York they
are making all manner Of imported
cheese, and down in Kentucky they are
turning out many successful brands of
Scotch whisky. Nor does this Yankee
ingenuity cease in It's endeavors to sup.
ply the demand for foreign goods. for
western manufacturers are making
maple sugar from ingredients that
never came within the shadow OF n
maple tree, and are actually buying
Vermont newspapers In which to wrap
the cakes so that the unsuspecting pur.
chaser will think he is buying genuine
Green Mountain maple sugar. The
land of wooden nutmegs Is no longer a
curiosity.
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NEWSBOYs GIVING CREDIT.
Compared with Capital Invested, the
Young Paper Merchants Extend
Large Amount.

Who is it in Chicago that extends
the largest amount of credit compared
with the capital invested in his call
ing? 1t isn't the banker. neither is it
the dry-goods merchant, nor the gro
Ger, nor the butcher. 1t is the news
boy. says the Chicago Chronicle.
He buys probably one dollars worth
of papers every day, and his custom
ers pay him if they have time, and if
they haven't he has to wait until some
other day.
when it comes to giving credit, us
newsboys has got all these million
aire guys skinned to DEATH" said
NANNY" Peters, who has regular
stand" at the Lexington avenue and
Sixty-Third street station of the
South Side elevated. II have a regular
line of customers who always buy
from me" he continued. lone day
last week l was laid up with cold.
The next day almost every one Of my
patrons stopped and wanted to know
where / had been. Some of err said
they had had to go to their offices
without any papers just because they
had intended to buy from me. You
see, l sometimes go up on the elevated
trains to scare up extra trade, and my
regular people expected to see me
after they got aboard. wasn't there
and neither was any other newsboy,
so they had to sit around all the way
downtown without reading anything
except the advertisements on the bill
boards. l felt pretty bad about it,
and made up my mind it would take
more'n a cold to keep me at home the
next time.
what about the credit? Well, if
you had been using your eyes since you
stood here you would have seen for
yourself. Only about three men in
every five pay for their papers. If |
see 'em coming on the run have the
paper they usually buy ready for them.
They grab it as they pass by and pay
me for it the next day or the next,
when they have both time and change.
If happen to forget, they remind me.
In all the time have stood here, which
is about two years, l have never lost
but six cents.
Sometimes a man will expect me
to trust him after he has bought from
me only three or four Jays. ! never
refuse. There isn't bank in Chicago
that gives the amount Of credit, com
pared to the amount of capital in
vested, that do. And there amt no
red tape about my dealings with my
customers, either. They don't have
to have rating with Dun or any let
ter of credit, or even an introduction.
They ask for credit and they get it
that's all there is to it.
you see that barrel there? Well,
when | go up on the L to sell papers l
usually leave six or eight copies Of
each of the dailies on top of the bar
rel There amt no one to watch 'em,
but / never lose any. A customer
comes along and takes a paper and
leaves the money for it il he has it.
If he hasn't he takes the paper just
the same and the next day tells me
that he owes me two cents. take his
word for it and his money at the same
time, although may never have seen
him before"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18
LANGUAGE OF THE TRANSVAAL
Its Crudities Crop Out In the Queer
Names Given to Towns and
Localities.

The Taal is not literary language.
1t is essentially sermo plebeius, a
degeneration from the mother Dutch.
Yet it is rugged and forcible as one
might expect from the lips OF rough,
uncultivated men, living practically in
isolation from civilized life and read
ing but one book-the Bible. Some of
their place-names, therefore, have a
certain homely picturesqueness, says
the Scottish American. Waschbank,
for example, is the common name
given to country covered with
white quartz, looking at a distance
like clothes stretched out to dry.
Zuurberg is the term applied to hilly
slopes covered with sour pasturage,
while Zoeteveld is the expressive term
given to open country where the grass
is sweet. Koudeveld (cold field) is APP
piled to any high region, while Bokke-
weld and Roggeveld respectively de-
note the suita bility of the soil for rails
ing aocks of goats and crops of rye.
Occasionally, however, the result is
for from pleasing. Stinkhoutboom is
another atrocity, and Sour Flats is yet
a third. 1t is not surprising that those
dwelling in the neiRhborhood have
now transformed the last named into
Balmoral, rushing wildly, as those
whocbange their names frequently do,
from the prosaic to the ma jestic
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According to Sir James Crichton
Browne the hand begins to lose its
suppleness when the individual is
about 40 years Of age. The scale of
wages in the button trade, for ex'
ample, is a good indication of this ten
dency of the hand to grow old so early
in life. At his very best in his prime
a skillful buttonmaker can make 6.24C
ivory buttons a day on his lathe. For
this he receives As shillings week
When the workman is 65 years of ag,
he can seldom make more than 20 shil.
lings, this providing that he still en-
joys sound health.-Science and In.
dnStrY.
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Maggie" said the housewife, Sc
verely, you don't seem TO have
breakfast on time any more"
mo, num-" replied the girl. Its
hard to wake up, but If you'd call
me, mum, could have 1t on time"
"But it's not my place to call you.
want to be called myself"
"Yis, num-" answered the girl,
solemnly; 81 know It, an II you'll
call me, mum, then I'll get up an
call you."-Chicago Post.
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OTH BOUND TRAINS,
ANN ARBOR RAILROAD

Passenger and Car Ferry Steamship Line,
BETWEEN
Manir0wOc, Wis. and Frankfort, Mich.
Where connection Is made with Ann Arbor
R.R. trains icf all points in Michigan,
the South and East.
BETw. FRANKFORT AND MANITOWOC
Leave Manitowoc daily, except Monday $50 a m
FROM KEWAUNEE TO MANITOWOC.
Lv Kewaunee Tues, Thurs.and Satur. B IN
Ar Manitowoc Tues. Thurs. and Satur. 8 m
CONDENSED SCHEDULE ANN ARBoR RAILROAD
TRAINS.
TRAIN No. L. TRAIN No.
Leave Frankfort 10: Gam EO m
Arrive Cadillac R:55 I'm ~ m
Ann Arbor S;35 pm l;S m
Toledo lO:OOpm LOOP m
Arrive Traverse City vic Pere Marqutte Rail
road lZ:p m . S:lo III
Arrive Detroit via Grand Trunk Railway
9:20pm ll'O am.
K. 8. LORD. AGENT,
Manitowoc Wis
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RAILWAY FARMLAND FREE

In Northern Wi sconsin on the North
Western Line. Low rates and easy
terms of payments. About 400, 900 acres
Of choice farm lands Early buyers will
secure the advantage of location on the
many beautiful streams and lakes
which abound with fish and furnish n
never ending and most excellent
water supply, both for family and for
stock
Land is generally well timbered, the
soil fertile and easy of cultivation. Chi
cago. Milwaukee, ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, Superior, Ashland and numer-
Gus other thriving cities furnish good
markets for farm produce.
For further particulars address Geo
w Bell. Land Commissioner, Hudson
Wis, or G.. n. McRea, A. g. p. A., st
Paul. MINI.
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AMISpLACED ADVERTISEMENT
II Brings All Kinds of Trouble Down
Upon IA Patient and Long-Sufer-
ing Housewife.

Mrs. wilkins wanted a servant girl.
Mr.. wilkins, whose pursuits are lit
erary, wrote something like this q.
Good girl for light housework; rea-
sonable wages; apply ATT Forty-fourth
street." and inserted the same in the
morning paper. That was at night.
The next morning at 6: Is the Will
kins doorbell rang. Mr.. wilkins,
scantily arrayed, answered the sum
mons and confronted large woman
with spectacles, relates the Portland
Oregonian.
"Where is the girl?" said the woman,
"You can search me-" Wilkins as
sured her.
Haven't you got a girl here?" pur-
sued the visitor.
NO" said wilkins. $40 you want
the job?"
"Me!" exclaimed the woman. well,
! guess not" And she tlounced angrily
down the steps.
At seven Mrs. wilkins rose and, go
ing to the kitchen, inserted her hands
in pancake dough.
"R-r-r-r~r-rlng,' SAID the bell.
Mrs. Wilkins went to the door,
"Are you the people who advertised
about girl?" asked "A smartly-dressed
young matron who had pressed the
button.
yes" said Mrs. wilkins. "Comc
around to the back door"
The woman looked surprised, but
presently stood looking into the
kitchen.
Now" she began, chow many after
its, and what do you know about cook
ing?"
1t was Mrs. wilkins turn to be sur
prised.
81 know enough about cooking, |
guess. madam" She said, tartly, "and
] do not think the afternoons ! want
off are any of your business. What
references have you got, and suppos-
ing you tell me something about your
self"
"Well," snapped the woman, "for a
servant if You aren't the nerviest, the
most self-suflicient thing if ever"
"L0ok here, madam" replied Mrs.
wilkins, "who are you calling sery-
anti"
"Well, | suppose you object to the
name, but ] want you to understand
that girls in my employ are servants.
want no ladies in my kitchen"
"Well, FOR goodness sake, whoever
wanted to be in your old kitchen?"
The woman outside looked puzzled.
"Didn't you advertise that you
wanted a placer" she asked.
Hardly. ! advertised that | wanted
a girl
The woman pulled copy Of the pa
per from her handbag and pointed at
the "small ad." columns. Then it was
that Mrs wilkins saw that her adver-
tisement had been placed in the "situa-
tions wanted" column. She didn't say
much just then, but when, after an
swering 80 calls at the door-bell and
confronting SO men and women who
looked her over with the air of an EN-
ployer, she locked the front door and
sped away to the house of neighbor,
with the baby in tow, she observed in
n strenuous undertone:
"Gracious! ! wish ! could get Tom
to swear for me just a littlel"
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PInR-PonH Dinner Parties.

The ping pong dinner party is the
latest thing. The guests come to din
ner; and after the feast, which is not
a very long one, they repair to the
drawing room to wait until the dinner
table is cleared They all come back
to the dining room, the net Is spread
and the ping-pong game begins.
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Summer Time Table.

To Milwaukee. .............-..... Ito
Berth included.
To Chicago...... ................ef 'V
Meals and berth included.
Leave Manitowoc, 1880 P. M. except
Saturday and Sunday. Sunday at s.OOA.
NJ
To Kewaunee, Algoma, Sturgeon Bay
and Green Bay ports Thursday, Satur-
day and Sunday at 700 P M, and We'd
nesday at 100 P, M.
Office and docks foot of 9Th stree
G. p. Houghton, Agent.
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To half a cup of melted butter add q
tablespoonful of glaze and beat to-
gether over the fire until hot; then add
two tablespooEiuls Of capers, salt and
pepper to taste and a tablespoonful
of essence of apchoyies.-W tor
Star,
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Very Likely.

Diggs-Gabriel won't be the only
rumpet-sounder at the final round
up.
Biggs-Why do you think he
won't?
"Bccause every self-made man will
insist on blowing his own horn
Chicago Daily News.
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Mot much in this Tie" compInined
the chronic kicker, mot much for
me, Everybody else ! know seems
to get along, but I'm left out in the
cold"
"Well that won't happen to you
in the life to come" remarked the
sly Mr.. Peppery.-Philadelphia Press
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The Very Limit,

Tom -Self-conscious, isn't he?
Harry The limit! lie hasn't yet
become aware of the existence ci
other people. Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-18

The city Of Toxic has 800 public
baths, where some 100000 persons
battle daily at cost of about one cent
each.
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WISCONSIN CENTRAL
RAILWNY0.
PASSENGER TRAINS,


Between Manitowoc
and
Collins, Hilbert juno
ton, Sherwood, Nee
nah, Menasha.
Stevens Point, Marsh
field, Chippewa Falls,
Eau Claire, st. Paul,
Minneapolis Hurley,
Ironwood Bessemer.
st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Ashland, Duluth and
Pacific coast points.
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac,
Milwaukee, Wauke-
sha, Chicago and
points East and South
All trains daily excel
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Leave Arrive
Manitowoc Manitowo'
$50 A. M. g;45 A. NJ.
3:l5 P. NJ. 700 P. M.
$50 A. M TOO P. M.
; 3:l5P. N 9:45 A. N.
| $50 A. M. 9:5 A. M.
I 3:l5 p. M. 200 T. M.
t Sunday.
T. FL VANpEGRIFT, hgt
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Chicago & North Western Railway.
NORTH BOUND

trains daily except Sunday. Trains NosS II al
and IL
No sill and making
Duluth, the Superiors and the
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
KILLED and INJURED
In SHOOTING AFFRAY

Buffalo. n. Y, March 26.-One man
was shot dead. one mortally wounded
and two others injured by bullets in a
shooting affray in front of Carline's
saloon. on Main street, this morning
The injured are Charles Clark, bar
tender. shot in the abdomen, will prob
ABLY die; Albert Morgan. of Blasdell,
shot in the leg, will live; Thomas Car
roll, shot through chin, will probably
live The dead man is an Italian, whose
American name is Joseph Moore. He
was shot three times. once in the head.
The police have under arrest several
witnesses. The police say that some
one of the injured men entered the sa-
loon and tried to hold up the bartend-
er. Someone drew a revolver and fired.
Then followed a general melee. Car
line alleges self-defense.
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
MEMBERS DISCUSS
COUNTY BRIDGES
Levy Court to Enter Them
in Book
REPAIRING HUNDRED PROPERTY
levy COuTImCn Do Not KHOw Count!
Structures From Those Of Hun
drCd Commissioners
REPAIRING HUNDRED PROPERTY

County and hundred bridges were
discussed by The members OF the Levy
Court at their meeting this morning
The members are not familiar with an
the bridges owned by the county, and
think there should be some way of as
certaining those which belong TO the
hundreds and are kept in repair by
the road commissioners. A number of
bridges have been put on the care of
the county of late, and il precautions
are not taken. the Levy Court will
soon have all the bridges In the coun-
ty to take care Of.
Several instances are known where
bridges which belonged TO the hun
drod several years ago. are now said
to be the property of the county, and
are kept in repair by the Levy Court.
Mr.. Willis said that he thought il
would be a good idea to keep a bridge
book. I'm which all county bridges
could be entered. There are now in
the neighborhood OF 500 bridges in
New Castle county, and if the Levy
Court has to take care of all OF Chem
it will cause the expenditure of large
amount of money. Unless some system
is adopted, the county will not be able
to tell What bridges it owns.
Mr.. Ewart said that he does not
know all the county bridges in his
district. and might be called upon tC
repair a bridge owned by the hundred
and not know the difference
Mr.. Willis said the law allows Tn,
county to supply bridges only fOl
streams which ebb and flow, and no
to every little ditch in the county.
Mr. Ewart said that a bridge ovel
the stream known as Calf Run ha'
been reported to him as being I'm nee'
of repairs. He understood that thu
west wall OF the structure was givin
way, and he did not know whether
belonged to the county.
Mr. Megginson had information tina
the Lebanon bridge. over Coffee ruI
i, also needed repairing and he did nc
know whether the county should do ih
i, work. as he thought it belonged to tn
hundred commissioners. IL was dc
cided to take uD the matter in a shor
time and settle the ownership O
bridges.
Mr.. Willis said that he would lik
to attend the meeting of tine Trustee
of the Poor at Farnhurst today, as h
understood that that body intended q
TASK for an extra appropriation. ii
thought it was due the county that th
trhstees. suTnislN.an itemi2e9 aeeoup
y ~ all thtig eSpEnditTos, sO.ahat..,tQ
'4Isc1y Court coHlA have nt9rmatia
whichsW0uld epable IL to cQnAder an
4 request in. an. Intelligent manner
\ It was decided TO adjourn the meet
ling until tomorrow morning. so ina
all the members who cared TO do S
could accompany him Mr.. Megginso
land Mr.. Ewart decided TO go.
II lanes. f. Porter, constable for New
port. gave bond for the faithful pei
b Torrance of his duty. Edward
81 Cranston and James IL. Polk becam
. his sureties.
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
MURDER MYSTERY
STARTLES CHESTER
Thomas II. Green, an Alleged Gam
bier, Found Dead in a
Poker Room

Chester, Pa. March 26.-Harvey
Green, former proprietor of the Della
ware house in this city was found
dead in a closet in the National Club
House, at Third street and Edgemont
avenue. last evening. One side of the
head was crushed in and the head and
neck were covered with blood. The
body was covered with an old Guilt.
The furniture in the club house was
lying about in great disorder, indi-
eating a struggle, with all of the evi'
dences of a drunken debauch. The
wounds on the head of Green were
evidently made some hours before the
discovery of the body.
The murder was disclosed by one
of the members of the club, who was
Obliged to gain entrance to the clut
room by force, as the door was bolted
Jack Lynch was found in the room IL
a drunken stupor. and he has beer
placed in custody by the police. The
room in which the murder occurred is
the police authorities say, notorious
poker Joint, and was conducted b.
Green.
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
WILL Have NEW
POWERHOUSE
City Railway to Have Plant
on BrandyWinO
WILL USE NEW MACHINERY
Plant in Vest Fifth Street Perhaps
Nav bc the Distributing Centre
Of The City

Another important change soon is 20 be
made by the Wilmington City Railway
Company by which all of the current
used by il will be- generated in one plant.
The change will do away with the
West Fifth street buildings and VIII
make the plant more compact The new
buildings, which it viii be necessary to
erect, will be- located ON the Brandywne
by the side OF those lately finished.
New machinery Of the duplicating type
will bc installed and il is probable that
not dynamo used In the Fifth street
plant will be used An of the latest pat-
ents will be installed which will decrease
the danger TO employees.
The plant ON Fifth street has been used
for lighting and commercial purposes and
as it is centrally located. il probably will
be used as a distributing station.
The Delaware avenue plant is being
dismantlcd and carpenters will be put to
work as soon as the machinery is taken
out, TO make alterations so that the build
! ing may be used as ear barn.
Ground will be- broken for the new
buildings in a few weeks and they prob.
ably will be ready for occupancy by next
fall.
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
ALLEGED LUMBER THIEVES
Three Men Held for RObbing a Contractor
Other Gases

Edward Dougherty, Daniel McGran-
merry and Thomas Kane were auaign-
ed in the City Court this morning,
charged with stealing lumber from A.
S. Reed and Brother Company. Nc
Creamery and Kane asked that their
case he continued until Saturday morn
ing. The request was granted. Dough-
erty insisted upon a hearing
John Reed, Of The firm, testified that
$125 worth Of old lumber had been
stolen from some old houses he was
tearing down in Ninth street, between
Church and Locust. He said he found
some of the lumber in DOugherty'f
house and the prisoners wife admit
ted the lumber came from Reeds
property. The case was continued un-
til Monday morning.
Thomas Emory. oolored, pleaded not
|guilty TO acting disOrderly. He wae
fined So and costs.
Cmbit Briggs, small cOlored boy
was committed TO the Ferris Industrial
School for being incorrigible.
George Jennings, colorcd, was fined
81 and costs for being drunk.
Evening journal., 1902-03-26
SCOTT CHURCH PEOPLE
KEENLY DISAPPOINTED
Wanted The Rev. J. ". EaSley Who Is
Very Popular There Returned
to That Charge

There is NOT n congregation In all the
length and breadth of the Wilmington
Methodist Conference which is more sur
prised and stirred hy the appointments
made by Bishop Joyce IN Crshcld yester-
day than that of Scott Church, this city
lt is believed that the bishop made the
change solely upon his own responsibility
and not upon the advice of the presiding
elder, and why hc should have removed
the Rev j. W. Easley from the pastOratc
there is more than the members of his
former flock can understand.
Mr.. Easley was sent 10 Scott Church
10y the Conference last year. previous 90
that being pastor of Brandywnc Church.
His pastOrate at Scott has been pariicu-
larly successful and he Is in high favor
with every membcr of the congregation
His myitatOnl To return was unanimous
and neither hc.nOr the church people had
any other idea but that his return was
assured
Presiding Elder Watt and the Rev. W
l.. :. Murray, who returned from Girls
field last night. found awaiting them
/ tempting sunncr In ST. pauls parsonage
/ which had been prepared by the Ladies'
! Aid Society. This marks the beginning
of Dr. Murrays seventh consecutive yea
NO ST. paurs
Both Wilmington and Newport Churc'
people are sorry to- lose the Rev AlOysiu
Green although his appointment 90 SnOl
llill, which is % fine unc, is very crafty
ing tO his friends The Rev. W q
Hurst. who succeeds Mr.. Green at New
port has closed q successful pastoratc q
| Odessa.
Another surprising change was the re
mOyal of the kcv. Frank T. Harris from
| Milford, where hc was popular and Whcr
me- was expected Go return. 10 is sai
that some of the Milford people sent
telegram Co Bishop Joyce. protcstini
against the assignment of the Roy. j.
Willis 20 Milford Chapel. but that it wa
! ignored. The Rev. ). NJ. Morgan sue
Goods ALr,.A $50 ~ .g.s @1n ~
EpFHl b sc'fsfsxsn Y ~ ,1tirE Wlh. tn
aIanohrbhn, dfe thg &6v,. .Rg. tifft
Smith dsits nastor DI Smirh j. one .
the, best Known ministers Of the Wi
mingiS 81 Conference. having been sen
several times as delegate TO the Gen
cral Conference andf last y0arwcht as
delegate 10 the Ecumenical Conference
i'm London.