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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
COMPOSITION OF METEORS.
other Worlds Are Com
stituted.

The meteors that flash across the sky
at certain yearly periods usually burn
out in the upper air, but occasionally
meteoric mass lasts long enough to
reach the earth. On fell on May IS,
1900 at Felix, Ala. Meteors were seen
on the occasion referred to and sundry
explosions were heard, whilei later on
mass of mcteoric substances weigh
ing seven pounds was discovered inn
bedded in soft soil. This meteOrite was
analysed and found to be built up of
such minerals as Divine, augite, trio
lite, nickel-iron and graphite carbon.
The dark color of the Felix stone IL
stated to be due to the presence in fair
amount OF the last-named substance.
The interest attaching to meteorites.
of course, centers around the fact that
they enable us to obtain glimpses of
the composition Of other worlds than
ours. Astronomy is well agreed on
the unity of chemical composition
which marks the orbs, and even the sim
pie fact that it is hydrogen gas which
blazes in the sun and gives us our light
and heat is testimony to this fact
Meteoric iron and carbon similarly dis.
play links between these erratic bodies
and our own earth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
ALBUM OF FRENCH PRINTS.
On I'm New York PubIis Library Con-
tains Portraits of Men Who
Helped America.

The reception of the French delega-
ton that came to this country for the
unwilling of the Rochambeau monu-
ment adds interest to fine album pre-
sented to the print department of the
New York public library not long ago
by William f. Havemeyer, reports the
New York Sun. 1t consists of 126 por-
traits of French personages, both civil
and military, who actively or sympa-
thetically contributed to the success
of the war against England for Ameri-
can independence. This collection was
formed by Partisan amateur inter
ested in Americana, and dem onstrated
the enthusiasm which was evinced for
American liberty by different classes
of French society.
The prints are carefully mounted,
and each one is accompanied by bio
graphical note in manuscript, giving
the reasons for its presence in the al
bum. Many of the portraits are con-
temporary engravings, some are litho-
graphs. Special attention should be
made of the allegories on the declara-
tion of war and the defeat of the Eng
lish; the portraits of Louis XVI, Suf-
fren, Menou and Necker printed in col
ors; a proof before letters of Chof-
fard's portrait of Admiral Rossel; n
first state of Vangelisti's ''Du Coued-
ic," with Reims instead of Rennes, and
some very rare physionotrace por-
traits. The table of contents shows a
remarkable list Of names of French
men connected with our war for indie
pendence. and while, as indicated, re-
cent occurrences call special attention
to this gift, It's historical and national
value and interest must obviously be
permanent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
IN THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
Many Things Were Lacking That Are
Now Considered Necesuary
for Comfort,

People who talk of the good old times
should read these facts compiled by
Popular Mechanics. In the good old
times:
There was not public library in the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was import
ed from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as prison.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Virginia contained a fifth of the
whole population of the country.
A man who jeered at the preacher
or criticised the sermon was fined.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
A day laborer considered himself
well paid with two shillings day.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing in New York and Bos-
ton.
Trousers were fastened with pegs or
laces.
The church collection was taken in)a
bag at the end of pole, with bell
attached to arouse the sleepy contrib
utOrS,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

Human bodies buried in limestone
countries are often turned to solid
stone by the limewater which pene-
trates the graves. In other soils there
are elements which sometimes so en-
balm the buried dead as to preserve
form and features unchanged. Many
such cases are on record. Robert
Burns body was disinterred in 1915 to
be removed to a new tomb. To the sur
prise of all his friends the features
were found to be as perfect as at
burial. When the body of John IIamp-
den, the famous English patriot and
leader, was disinterred by Lord Nugent
200 years after burial the form and
features were as unchanged as If the
corpse had been recently laid in the
grave.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
THE M'KINLEY DEATH COT.
Disappearance of the Bed Upon
Which the Assassi mated Presi-
dent Bresthed His Last.

Although various people in New
York, Boston, Chicago and other cities
say they have the cot on which Presi-
dent Mckinley died, they are all alike
in error, states the New York Sun.
According to Francis Amy, of the
Pan-American exposition, two cots ex-
actly alike were in the Milburn home
for the use of the wounded president.
After Mr.. Mckinley died one of them
was sent to DR.. Matthew ID. Mann, one
of the physicians in attendance. The
other was replaced among the cots
owned by the exposition company.
Both were originally taken from the
hospital at the exposition.
"There has been some talk" says
Mr.. Amy, "as to whether the second
cot should be sent to the Buffalo His
torical society. 1t seemed to be the
feeling that it should not be preserved
as the cot upon which the president
died, but should lose its identity and
be put with the other hospital cots and
sold with them, regardless OF its use
during the presidents illness.
"That was done. The cot was placed
with the others. It's identity was lost.
No one knows who has it now. The
cots were sold to persons and institu-
lions in different parts of the country.
81 cannot tell whether Mr.. Mckinley
died on the cot which went to DR..
Mann OF on the other one"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
PAYS THE FARMERS WELL.
The Importance of Fruit and Vegr-
table Raising Is Increasing
Every Year.

Gardeners and fruit growers, espe-
cially those residing near the larger
cities Of the country, have been enjoy
ing protita Die business of late years
and the demand for their products is
still on the increase. says the Chicago
Chronicle. The handling of these ar
ticles, too, has developed and is great
business enterprise, commanding mil
lions of dollars Of capital. Already
North America is the greatest fruit
growing country in the world, prac-
ticing the most scientific and progress
sive methods. The hower-growing in
terest Is itself an important source Of
national wealth. Where once we grew
tomatoes in an amateurish way as a
garden product, we now grow them in
blocks Of hundreds Of acres. SO great
have become the horticultural inter
ests in this country that departments
of horticulture have been established
even in many small as well as the
large schools. The generation TO come
will see the different branches OF hor-
ticulture, each in itself n department
of the institution. The extent 10
which these special industries are sin
gled out and emphasized measures the
increasing Importance of agriculture
as u whole.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

One of the clever little tricks Of the
day is the conversion of a circular into
a personal communication. The very
latest device Is to have the circular in
the usual facsimile Of typewriter type,
printed on dampened paper. The effect
delights the heart Of the most expert
artist in public deception, says the New
York Press. The slight moistening
blurs the ink ever SIS slightly and leaves
the sheet trifie uneven of surface,
thus giving it the appearance of having
been especially dictated for the re-
cipient and put through the Office copy
ing press. A two-cent stamp completes
the little fraud, which harms nobody
and may catch customer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
Protect Private Property.

Belgian cities are liable for all dam
age done to private property by riot
ers, and BRUSSELS has accordingly been
ordered by the court to pay $4,000 for
windows smashed during the riots Of
1899. The rioting last spring was
much more serious. and larger bill
Mill have to be met by the city.-Lon-
Ion News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
STOPPING A STONE WALL.
An Illustrative Instance of the Slow
ness of Congress in Getting
Into Action

The work Of preparing all measures
is done in secret, and no one person or
leader, and no party, is responsible
for what Is done or left undone. The
country does not know why this item
is inserted in an appropriation bill,
why that economy has been practiced,
or what is the reason for some bit of
extravaganza, writes II. L. Nelson, in
Century. Sometimes the committee
demonstrates that evenlit might be en-
lightened by discussion and criticism,
and perhaps the letting in of light
would show that advantage might fol-
low II congress and its committee
should leave to the discretion of ex-
ecutive and administrative officers
some Of the details of expenditure. !
have been told Of a "breast-high stone
wall" at West Point, for example.
Years waxed and waned while superin-
tendents pleaded for $4,000 for the
construction Of "breast-high stone
wall" on the road leading from the
wharf to the plane, the road running
along the edge of precipice. AT last
congress moved. and the 100000 wall
was built. Having moved, it was now
impossible for it to stop, so 1t went
on year after year appropriating s20,-
900 each year for "breast-high stone
wall" until "breast-high stone walls"
became a drug at the military acadr
envy. They ran around the post, and
threatened to choke it up. Superin-
tendents beggedcongress to shut them
Off and finally succeeded
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
REFLECTION ON THE JUDGE.
How an UIta Pdous Lawyer Drew
Upon Himself the Wrath of
Justice Gray.

Justice Gray, of the United States
supreme court, who has just retired,
had long experience on the bench
before going to Washington. Many
years ago, when he was a member Of
the supreme court of Massachusetts,
relates Washington exchange, he had
an amusing experience with a certain
Boston lawyer, an exceedingly pious
man with a taste for evangeliZation,
who had his letterheads printed with
a verse from Scripture in large type
following the name and address. On
one occasion, having to make an ex-
parte preliminary argument before
Justice Gray in chambers, in which it
would be necessary to discuss certain
parts of his clients case which he
desired not to make generally public
until the trial, he wrote the Judge a
note asking that he be allowed an OPP
portunity to speak to him in private.
He was somewhat chagrined when his
note came back to him with scrawl
across the bottom: Request denied,
with a suggestion from the court that
counsel base future petitions on a
more appropriate citation"
For moment he could not make out
the meaning of this, as he was not
aware that he had quoted any law, but
glancing up the page he discovered that
he had written his page on letter
head bearing this text:
aye are bought with a price"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
NEVER TRUST A HORSE.
Conclusion of ian who Has Ira I n e d
and Studied the Animals for
Years.

have spent much Of long life in
the observation of horses. l have
reared them, broken them, trained
them, ridden them. and driven them
in every form from the pillow to the
four-in-hand. The result Of these
years of study is summed up in one
sentence, SAYS writer In Harper's
Weekly. I believe the horse to be part
maniac and part idiot. Every horse at
some time in his life develops into a
homcadal maniac. l believe any man
who trusts himself or his family to
the power Of a horse, stronger than
himself to be lacking in common sense
and wholly devoid Of ordinary pru-
dence. ! have driven one commonplace
horse every other day for six years
over the same road, and then had him
go crazy and try to kill himself and
me because leaf fluttered down in
front Of him. ! have known scores
of horses, apparently creatures of rou-
line, go wild and insane over equal
ly regular and recurring phenomena.
No amount of observation can tell
when the brute will break out. One
mare took two generations Of children
to school over the same quiet road, and
hen in her ninetee tn year went crazy
because rooster crowed alongside the
road. She killed two of the children.
If any man can tell me Of one good rea-
son why man should trust horse
should be glad to know.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
STORY OF A MODERN RUTH.
PennsyIvanaa Girl Working as
q Farm Hand.

The Ruth of biblical fame and COM
mendation has most admirable coun-
terpart in eastern Pennsylvania, her
home being at Myerstown. This mod
ern daughter of Naomi is named Mary
Swanger and she can perform not only
all the duties of the house, but she has
an unconquerable delight In working
in the harvest field and performing
other labors which belong properly to
farm hands, reports an eastern ex-
change.
Miss Swanger is visiting at the home
of Samuel Phillips, the proprietor of a
large stock farm near Lebanon. 1t
is frequent sight to see her assist
ing in the harvest field and doing
other manual labor about the place.
Miss Swanger declares that she does
the work, not from necessity, but from
choice. She believes that all women
should do outdoor work of this charac-
ter for their own physical develop
ment, and that if they did, the Amer
lean women would be stronger and hap
pier.
Suiting her belief to action, Miss
Swanger has performed two feats
which the neighbors consider marvel
GUS. One of these was to shovel 1900
bushels of corn into "a shelter with on
interval of but IS minutes for rest.
The other was to unload Is wagon
loads of grain in the sheaf and pitch
it into the loft Of Mr.. Phillips barn.
Miss Swanger is a highly educated
young woman, and her feats are the
talk of the neighborhood
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
TIL BOUND TRAINS
ANN ARBOR RAILROAD

Passenger and Car Ferry Steamship Line,
BETWEEN -.
Manitowoc, Wis. and Frankfort, Mich.
Where connection is made with Ann Arbor
R.R. trains for all points in Michigan,
the South and East.
BETW. FRANKFORT AND MANITOWOC
Leave Manitowoc daily, except Monday 8: a IN
FROM KEWAUNEE TO MANITOWOC.
Lv. Kewaunee Tues, Thurs. and Satur. m
Ar Manitowoc Tues, Thurs and Satur. a IN
CONDENSED SCHEDULE ANN ARBoR RAILROAD
TRANS
TRAIN No. 1. TRAIN No. 8
Leave Frankfort l0:l0am 1880 p m
Arrive Cadillac 1855 pm 10:l5 IN
" Ann Arbor 8;35 pm 11:30 a IN
" Toledo 1000 pm 100 p IN
Arrive Traverse City via Pere Marquette Rail
road 12:40 pm 9:l0 p m
Arrive Detroit via Grand Trunk Railway
9:20pm ll'6 m.
e. s. LORD, AGENT,
Manitowoc Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

To Milwaukee. ...................T .75
Berth included.
To Chicago. ...............$4. W
Meals and berth included.
Leave Manitowoc, 1880 P. M. except
Saturday and Sunday. Sunday at S.OOA.
M.
To Kewaunee, Algoma Sturgeon Bay
and Green Bay ports Thursday, Satur-
day and Sunday at 700 P. M, and Wed
nesday at 100 P, M.
Office and docks foot of 9Th stree
G.. P. Houghton, Agent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
WISCONSIN CENTRAL
RAIEWY0.
PASSENGER TRAINS

Leave Arrive
Manitowoc Manitowot
$50 A. NJ. 9:45 A. M.
1915 p. M. 700 z. M.
$50 A. M 7:0o p. M.
; 3:l5 P. N 0:45 A. NJ.
$50 A. M. 9:45 4. N.
+ 1915 p. M. 200 +. Nj.
t Sunday.
2. III VANUEGRIFT, Agt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

Be good, but don't be too coed, or you
will be a white elephant on your friends
hands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

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 excep
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

1t takes twopeople to make quarrel:
but dozen or more generally take a
hand in it before it is patched up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
Chicago & North Western Railway.
NORTH BOUND

Sunday Trains No.s3 IL
making connection
sill making
Duluth the Superiors and the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-01

Twenty-Five cargoes of wheat have arrived
on the English coast since yesterday.
Liverpool Close-Wheat, 1Md lower than
Thursday; corn, 1a@5sd lower.
st. Louis receipts wheat, 1853 Lbu last
year, 63,9S7 bu.
MISUNDERSTANDING special doing. Trade
very light.
Verhoen from Milmine: The fine rains and
fine weather have made the bulls afraid and
the outside markets act heavy. There is no
trading here and no indications Of export
trade.
New York to Whallon, Case & Co: Now
we await the government crop report Of next
week. We imagine conditions of winter wheat
will be reflected in the market before report
comes out. The market should become much
broader on any assurance of a good crop
The cash business in wheat in Chicago. was
10000 blu No. ? hard and 10000 bu oats. Sea-
board exporters bought $4,000 blu wheat, "a
600 cor nand $4,000 oats
Chicago to Stephens: In looking over
Thursdays market find wheat broke about
cents per blu here after Liverpool closed,
So that as compared with Wednesdays close
Liverpool has gone down less than we have
Broomhall cabled: Selling by large opera
tors caused the opening decline in Liverpool
OF "a this morning, and later market 'eased
off A@1sd on the predictions of further heavy
arrivals off coast. Corn opened unchanged,
but later the nearby options eased off Ad i'll
sympathy with the, weakness in wheat and
from lack OF support.
Illinois state report says there has been an
improvement in condition of wheat during
Moro !. 3 =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-01
THE CASH TRADE
Flax LOwer-COrn and Oats Dull
Millstuffs Lower.


FLAX-The market turned weaker to- day,
sympathy with weaker turn in the Duluth
option. Receipts were extremely light No.
l seed sold at $1.73 for a part car, but 81. 721a
was about the best obtainable for ordinary
lots. Receipts here were 3 cars, against II
last year, and shipments IL cars Duluth had
10 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis-Ca s1.7s
to arrive Sl.73; April $1.73; May, $173A. Du-
lut n $l:a2; on track. SLIP; to arrive,
corn. Without the Chicago option for a
guide, traders used yesterdays close as the
basis. No. sold at 53c and no grade at
the same figure. No. yellow corn closed
at 54@56c. Receipts. cars; shipments, 5
cars.
oATs-A quiet market ruled in oats. Re-
cepts were light No. 3 white oats closed
at 40@41c Receipts, cars; shipments, 4
cars.
FEED AND MEAL-coarse corn meal
No. feed. s22; No. 3 feed, s2s; granulated
corn. meal in cotton sacks, at the rate Of 81. so
per barrel. :" -. -
MILLSTUFFS-The market is weaker and
lower all around. Bran In bulk is quoted
at $l2 per ton; bulk shorts, $12 flour mid
dlings, s14; red dog, s15.75@1e; feed in 2OO-I
sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 10O-lb sacks
Sl.5O per ton additional Shipments, 1865
tons. ....t. -
RYE-No business was reported in rye. No.
closed at o5c. Receipts, car; shipments,
BARLEY-Barley was dull. Feed grades,
624O6C; mailing grades, 57@64c. Receipts, 1
cars, shipments, cars. so.
ia aAAYIUPland fancy, ,$7.50@s; upland, choice,
ss5S timotiy ch metana SSS medium
choice, s4@4.5o. Receipts, Sc tons shipments
16 tons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-01
HARDLY A FLUCTUATIONI in MAY WHEAT TO-DAY
Dullest Market for Long Time
May Held Stationary Around
the zoe Level.
NO BUSINESS DONE IN CHICAGO
Receipts Here Very Lisht-.rhe
Worlds Visible Decreased
by 100000 Blu.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, April l.
Wheat was dead to-day. 1t is long time
since there has been so dull and neglected
market, and such a narrow price range. The
predominant feeling was one of tlrmness, but
for the first two hours there scarcely
enough business 10 move the market a frac-'
ton either way. This extreme dullness came
from the fact that Chicago closed for
election day. and traders in all the other
markets were slow to take the initiative,
without having Chicago to guide upon. Vague
rumors have been floating around of late Of
the activity of the Gates following in corn,
and the possibility OF a squeeze In the May
corn option has been suggested. Wheat has
been breaking away from the coarse grain
influence of late and has acted more indie
pendently than for long time. Still there
has been a continued bear market in wheat
for weeks, and many are inclined to look for
natural reaction soon even II it be but
temporary Bear arguments have been plen5
uTul and the market has responded to them
with sharp declines. How much OF short
interest there is outstanding is uncertain
but it is believed here that there q good
many shorts Anything at all bullsh should
have more effect now than when the market
was on a higher level and liquidation was on.
A furry in corn might start a rally in wheat
Hence the extreme cautiousness about
mitnent on the short side OF, for that matter,
on the long side either, until the Chicago
crowd show their hand.
Liverpool opened after the Easter holidays
with decline Of 7sd, and was i'd lower on
later advtces. Receipts in the northwest
were very light Minneapolis getting only Il
cars Bradstreets figures showed decrease
OF 100000 bu in the worlds visible supply
while on this date last year there was an in
crease OF 431, 900 bu. The amount on passage
aud in Europe increased by 100000 blu, but
the quantity east of the Rockies fell Oft by
1874. 900 Blu.
The closing of Chicago and poor wire service
cut off much Of the statistical matter, and
reports Of clearances, primary receipts and
other items were incomplete and unreliable
The market closed at 6s7s@70c for May. July
closed at 717aQ711lc: September 701&c. In
Minneapolis there were II cars. against 1870
last year, and Duluth had 102, against 1852.
With only II cars in the days receipts,
there was naturally quiet cash business.
birmness ruled and the light offerings helped
little. Some No. l northern sold at 11ac
over May. No. sold at 695s@7Oc off the ia
Dles. and No. to come out Of elevator
brought 69Ac. No. 8 had a. range Of 6S1a@
6shc, the bulk Of it going at, CSC. Rejected
sold from Csc to eS1zc: no grade from 64c to
SIC,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-01
a I. GOOD run OF HOGS
Receipts Are Liberal but Common
in Quality.
MARKET WAS STRONG AT Sc UP
Butcher Cattle strong Others Higher
Neals Are %. Cents
Lower.
MARKET WAS STRONG AT SC vi

South St Paul. Mimi, April 1.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stock yards to-day:
Cattle, 1.725; calves. 525; hogs, 300; sheep,