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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25
LEAP-YEAR BIRTHDAYS.
Unique Society In BerlIn, Germany,
to Hold a BIR Celeb ra tiOn
In 1904.

Herr Monteur, "A wealthy resident of
Berlin, is over 70 years old, but will
celebrate his eighteenth birthday on
February 80, 1904 He is president Of
the Berlin society of leap year chill
dren, the one organization Of its kind
in the world. The members have had
no birthday celebration for eight
years, the extra February day having
been omitted In 1900 according to the
rules of the reformed calendar. There
fore the society is planning great
celebration on February 20, 1904. A
committee of arrangements is already
t work, and something extra ordinary
may be expected, as on account of the
society's curious origin many prom
inent persons have interested them
selves in the matter, reports London
paper.
The month Of February in 1886, by
the way, was even more interesting
than that which will be marked by the
unique Berlin celebration. 1t had no
full moon, and in that was the most re-
markable in the worlds history, for
never before had such thing occurred.
January of that year had two full
moons and so had March, but Feb
ruary had none. How extraordinary
this event was may be judged from the
fact that according TO the compute
ton of astronomers 1t will not occur
again for 100000 years.
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pRIMEVAL NORTH AMERICA.
Population Spread Northward as the
Ice Belt Receded, as Indicated
by signs Of Progress.

The primeval people of both North
and South America originated from a
civilization of high degree which oc-
cupied the subequatorial belt some
10 900 years ago while the glacial sheet
was still on, says Harper's Magazine.
Population spread northward as the
ice receded. Routes of exodus diverg-
ing from the central point of departure
are plainly marked by ruins and rec
ords. The subsequent settlements in
Mexico. Arizona, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, Utah and California indicate the
successive stages of advance, as well
as the persistent struggle to maintain
the ancient civilization against re-
version and catastrophes of nature.
The varying architecture of the valleys,
cliffs and mesas is an Ineligible ex-
preston of the exigencies which slim
ulated the builders. The gradual dis
tribution of population over the high
er ATTITUDES in after years was supple
mented by accretions from Europe and
northern Asia centuries before the
coming of Columbus. Wars and re-
prisals were the natural and inevitable
results of a mixed and degenerating
population with different dialects. The
mounds which cover the mid-conti-
mental areas, isolated and in groups,
tell the story thereof. The Corean i'm
migration of the year 544, historically
cited, which led to the founding Of
the Mexican empire in 1928. was but an
incidental contribution to the growing
population Of North America. So, ALSO
were the very much earlier migrations
from Central America across the Gulf
| of Mexico.
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Take Care of the Stomach

The man or woman whose digestion
is perfect and whose stomach performs
its every function is never sick. Kodol
cleanses, purifes and sweetens the
stomach and cures positively and perm
anently all stomach troubles, indigest-
ion and dyspepsia 1t is the wonderful
reconstructive tonic that is making so
many sick people well and weak people
strong by conveying to their bodies all
of the nourishment in the food they eat
Rev. J. II. Holiday, of Holiday,
Miss writes. Kodol has cured me-
consider it the best remedy | ever used
for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. l
was given up by physicians. Kodol
saved my life. Take it after meals
Schmidt Bros and G. A Groffman.
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NEW SPORT WITH A BULL.
An Innovation Of the Arena which
IL Not Well Received by the
People Of spain.

Weary Of ordinary bull-fghts, some
young mel in Madrid recently invented
novel sport, reports London paper,
Procuring a wild bull. they managed
to saddle and bride 1t in the same man
ner az horse and then drove II out
into a large arena. where popular
jockey was waiting with the intention
Of trying to mount the infuriated ami
NAL
The seats around the arena were
filed with spectators, and great was
the excitement as the Jockey APP
preached the bull and dexterously en-
deavored to vault on it's back. For n
few minutes the animal foiled him
successfully, but finally the jockey got
into TIE saddle and then there was a
Wild race around the arena.
Unfortunately, one OF the girths
broke Just az the bull was beginning
to grow tired and the Jockey was
thrown to the ground.
Az the officials who have charge Of
the bull-fghts have expressed their
disapprovel of this novel sport, 1t Is
scarcely likely that II will become pop
ular in Madrid.
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THE FADING GLACIERS.
Who Has Been Making Obser-
vatIens Among the Alps.

A well-known Swiss naturalist, III. M.
Correvon, writes from Arolla, Canton
Valais, reports the Paris Messenger.
1.-THE glaciers seem to be fading into
the shadows of their former selves,
real skeletons encircled by their white
or black moraines. They are diminish
ing everywhere.
II remember in July, 1886, Prof. F.
A. Forel, the famous expert in geology,
took us to a glorious Ice grotto which
he had discovered 20 minutes walk
away from the hotel at Arolla. We
were able to walk there without diff
fculty as in an ice corridor. Now not
only has the grotto disappeared, but
it takes an hour and quarter to reach
the glacier from the hotel.
During the first days of October rs
years ago l traversed with two guides
the glacier of Bersol from Zermatt to
Arolla; it then reached deep down into
the valley, nearly touching the gla-
cier of Arolla. To-day we mounted up
to 500 meters within the Pass of Ber-
tol without any difficulty.
M. AnZeoug, who has stayed at
Arolla every summer since 1860, be-
lieves firmly that the glaciers which
separate this territory from Italy will
disappear as the years go by, and that
the cattle of the Valasian peasants
will be sent to market to Aosta (Italy)
across the passes which are now COW
cred with ice.
1.-THE one curious advantage in this
diminution of the glaciers is that the
moraines of Arolla are now producing
veritable forests, the seeds of which
must have been blown up by the wind
from the valley.
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BUNDLES IN WASHINGTON.
hey May he Taken Into the Treas
ury Building, But May Noa BE
Taken Out.

Among all the departments in wash
ngton the most strict is the treasury.
citizen may carry anything that he
lkes into the treasury building, but
vhen he undertakes to carry anything
bulky out of the building he is apt to
let into trouble If he does not explain
With readiness, says the New York
Nail end Express.
A visitor to Washington the other day
ar1ied a fairly large package into the
building. Nobody said word to him
lbout 1t when he was going in, but
when he started out with the package
he was held up, made to open it, and
% explain all about himself and his
business.
The good sense of the rule is appar-
ent. At the capitol 1t is against the
Jules to carry any sort of bundle into
;he building. The fear is that somebody
will carry in a bomb. The rule was
hever enforced vigorously until the SEN
BITE took up the Sherman repeal bill. AT
that time the public mind became SO
Influenced against the delay in the SEN
BITE that violence was feared, and the
|rule was put into active operation and
continued for some years.
Then it dropped out of sight until the
Spanish war excitement came on, VIII en-
t was again enforced, and it is still
Enforced rather strongly, although
|during the last session of congress a
few cameras were allowed in the build
fnp
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The state department is to indulge
itself with new great seal of the
United States, as the old one is so worn
that 1t will not make a clean-cut i'm.
preston on the documents it Is used
on. Congress appropriated $1,000 to
have a new seal cut; but the old de.
sign. of course, will be followed faith
fully. Only three seals have been
formed since the formation of the gov.
eminent, they having been made In
1882, 1S41 and 1888, respectively.
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One morning not long ago there was
an odd sight In the eastern section Of
the city of Reading, Pa. The lid Of a
large kettle, containing several thou
sand stockings, at local dye works,
was lifted off under too heavy press
ure of steam, and the hosiery scat
tered in every direction. Stockings
hung from trees and telegraph wires,
and neighboring roofs were Uttered
with them. Several employees jumped
from upper windows during the ex-
element.
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JUROR HAD RED HAIR.
And II esented X emark of Fresh Law
yer by Refusing to Come to
an Agreement

1t behooves lawyer to be careful
of what he says while arguing before
jury. John C. Kinnear, practition-
err in New York, realizes this fact thor
oughly, says the Albany Argus, and all
because of a remark he made not long
ago in the Yorkville municipal court.
He appeared on behalf of another law
yer who was suing a corporation for
$500 for services alleged to have been
performed. The evidence adduced
made out quite strong case for the
plaintiff, whose counsel made telling
speech. He reviewed the facts in clev-
er fashion, and toward the close of his
remarks said that the corporation
would have paid but for the fact that
"red- headed lobster of a junior partner
had objected, and thus precipitated
legal proceedings. The court rebuked
Mr.. Kinnear for using such language
and the lawyer apologized. But he had
done tire mischief, All the jurymen
but one Uttered, and he had red hair.
The Judge delivered his charge strong
" in favor Of the plaintiff and the
jury retired. Everybody expected YER
lict in few minutes, but in couple
of hours words reached the court
that there, was no prospect Of an agree
ment. With one exception the fury
was agreed on verdict for plaintiff.
The exception was the red-headed
man, who said: Perhaps the lawyer
thinks it's smart to call people red
headed Holsters. don't" The court
finally discharged the jury and Lawyer
Kinnear is still digesting the lesson.
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ARGENTINE CATTLE.
May he Largely Purchased by Great
Britain to RestOck the Pastures
of south Africa.

1t may be said that Great Britain will
naturally favor her own colonies in
making such purchases of cattle to re-
stock the South African pasture lands,
and, other things being equal, this
would be natural, says the Buenos
Ayres Herald. But Canadian and New
Zealand beef brings better price in
the British market than Argentine,
and this because in those colonies more
attention has been given to the breed
ing of cattle for prime beef, and in con-
sequence both Canada and New Zea-
land, and the United States as prob
able bidder, are not likely to offer
their stock as cheaply as will the Ar
gentine estanciero. and this difference
in price is likely to secure for this
country a generous slice, at least, of
the business. Where else in the
world can the requisite number of cat
tie be found at such PRICES as can be
made here? We believe it safe to state
that Argentina stands alone and in a
commanding position in this respect;
at least, we have good reason for the
hope that is in us that in this direction
lies prompt, large and profitable bust
ness for is. Great Britain will be-
come buyer of hundreds of thousands
of cattle for the South African plains
in making purchases of such magni-
tude. That Argentine cattle at Argen-
tine prices and Argentine proximity
to the ports of discharge will be favor
ably looked upon seems to be reason
able, hence our belief and that of the
market in general that the signing Of
peace means an especial good of great
magnitude to this country.
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An enterprising rural artist in Geor-
gia says In an encouragement 20 the
public: ~ will paint your house, your
old barn, or your portrait on short no.
tice. Also, will give lessons on piano,
IL you have one"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-25

An original exhibition is being con.
Quoted in Paris, at which hair that
formerly matched the pates of dis
tnguished people Is being sold.
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Polo Goes Back 10 II. C. Days.
Polo is probably the oldest OF ath-
letic sports. 1t has been traced to 900
Il, G..
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scrawled on the rest OF the surface
The fashion spread rapidly and the Pill.
lar boxes became full OF these mis-.
slves. which. from their shape. gave
the unfortunate postmen and post.
office officials an enormous amount OF
trouble At last the authorities were
forced to Intervene. and Il is now con.
trary 70 the regulations TO use the lit,
tic globes OF eelluloid for postal pur-
poses.
Writing paper, or. indeed, paper OF
any kind, is usually at a premium
among soldiers on active service. Many
very curious substitutes have arrived
from our army In South Africa. One
OF the commonest has been mealie
leaves. "Mealies" is the South African
name for maize. Round the make cob
grows number OF strong enveloping
sheaths which, when dry, turn to a
pale yellow color and can then be writ
ten upon.
After ColenSo there was found
grasped in the Stiffened hands of a
dead soldier a piece OF leather with a
dying message scrawled upon It with
a stump of pencil 1t was layer of
the sole OF the dead mans boot, which
had probably been looSened with much
marching. and which he had contrived
to rip OF. II safely reached the poor
fellows family In England.
From the Philippines. too. some curl
Gus letters have been received by the
friends of American soldiers, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. One OF the most inge
nlous was piece Of native bamboo
about foot long, on which an address
had been carved with penknife. The
letter was inside this hollow tube, and
held there by wooden pins at each
end. The writer explained that he had
found 1t impossible to get an envelope
or to find any gum to make one. so he
| had recourse to this eNpedient
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FIRE-PRooF RAILWAY CARS.
What Prussian Government Officials
Seek to Accomplish.

What Prussian Government officials
Seek to Accomplish.
The managers of American railways
might, to their own great advantage
as well as to that of their patrons, take
a leaf out of the book of the govern
ment railway control of Prussia.
These officials have ordered that ex-
periments should be made looking to-
ward the substitution upon the 10000
miles of railroads which they operate
IF non-combustible cars for the more
or less infammable boxes in which the
public are now transported from place
to place The steel trucks are, of
course, already. comparatively safe
from destruction by fire, but the con-
struction of the superstructure of these
coaches has always been of such ma
ture as to be something Of menace to
the travellers safety. The walls and
floors and general trim of passenger
cars have ordinarily been constructed
of woods thatsare peculiarly indamma-
BILE, and the use of oils in their clean
sing and decoration has intensified the
danger. The Prussian experiments, in
recognition of these facts, are to be
made in the direction of making floors
and walls of materials chemically
treated so as to make them non-com-
bustible, and of the construction of
seats stuffed with fire-proof cocoanut
fiber and having asbestos coverings.
1t is an important step and in the
right direction; and in a country like
our own, where there is so much more
travel and comparatively greater
duty for conserving the security of the
travelling public over more than 10000
miles of road bed, it would seem as If
it would be a wise precedent for the
railway authorities to follow. AS a
rule our railways are exceptionally
well managed; and the traveller in the
United States gets vast amount of
comfort and convenience at a very
slight personal risk, but the further
step toward the making Of fire-proof
coaches would serve to reduce that
risk to a minimum which would
amount almost to its total extinction
Harper's Weekly.
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Madame Isabella Ellen Baveas, Life
Governor Grand Lodge Of Free Masons
OF England, In letter from Hotel Sara
toga, Chicago. H., says;
"This Summer while travelling
contracted q most persistent and an-
noying cold. My head ached, my eyes
and nose seemed constantly running,
my lungs were sore and lost my APP
petite. health and good spirits. Doc.
tors prescribed for me all manner OF
pills and powders, but all to no pur-
pose.
~ advised with a druggist and he
spoke so highly OF q medicine called
Peruna, that he induced me 20 try my
first bottle Of patent medicine. How
ever, Il proved such help to me that
soon purchased another bottle and
kept on until was entirely well. ."..s
Madame Isabella Ellen Baveas.
Summer colds require prompt treat
ment. They are always grave, and
sometimes dangerous. The prompt.
ness and surety with which Peruna
acts In these cases has saved many
lives. A large dose Of Peruna should
be taken at the first appearance Of a
cold in summer, followed by small and
oft repeated doses. There is no other
remedy that medical science can furn.
ism, so reliable and quick in its action
rs Peruna.
Address The Peruna Medicine Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio, for free book
entitled Summer Catarrh," which
treats of the catarrhal diseases peculiar
to summer.
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"DoWN EAST" NAMES.

Odd Designations of Various Persons
in the State of Maine.
There Is in the northern part of Pts.
cataquis County most estimahle fam
lily, which consists OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Ossian Calligan and their seven chill.
dren. Three of the children are girls,
and the remaining four, naturally
enough, are boys. The boys were chris.
tened Matthew. Mark, Luke and John.
while the daughters rejoice In the
names of Faith, Hope and Charity,
They are said to be among the most
attractive young women in that section
of the State. There Is another Maine
family which also deserves mention in
this connection. They originally came
from Virginia, and settled in the north
western part of Hancock County soon
after the war. Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus
Black are negroes of the darkest possi.
BILE shade, and their five children are
named as follows: Abraham Lincoln
Black, Harriet Beecher Stowe Black,
Hannibal Hamlin Black, Julia Ward
Howe Black, and Ulysses Grant Black.
All of the family are still living, but
the father and mother and Harriet are
the only ones who now reside in Maine,
Among others are 4. Hogg, a well
known groceryman in the western part
of the State, and A. Bird Cough, a
prosperous Bar Harbor groceryman.
Neal & Pray was formerly a well
known undertaking firm in one of the
towns along the coast, while l. G. Spar
row is even now In the ice cream busi-
ness over east. Cassens Cassens Cas-
sens is to-day one Of Rockland's most
respected citizens. Forty years ago
Larky Sharky was one of the best
known men in Bangor. Clog OgesOn
and Oakum Snivy are both enterprls.
ing farmers in New Sweden. The list
might even now be continued almost
indefinitely. And there are still many
towns to be heard from.-Kennebec,
Me-, Journal.
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Vagaries of Memory.

What is remembered depends, of
course, much on individual tempera-
ment or intellectual tendency, but the
incidents are always in the nature of
milestones, Thousands of competent
persons can never recollect a date, even
when the day was of Importance to
themselves or when, as, for instance,
when preparing for examination, they
had specially tried to remember ac-
curately.
An enormous number of people are
embarrassed through life by difficult
ty in recollecting faces, yet kings, po-
licemen and artists rarely or never for
get one. The present writer has
reached the age when the difficulty of
recalling names quickly becomes an
noying, yet he never forgets the num-
Der Of house or shop if he has once
heard or seen it. The broad truth is.
says the London Spectator, that mem
ory Is almost as individual possession
as character and that the historian
when quoting personal testimony must
make up his own mind whether he Is
listening to Herodotus or to Mr.. -.
Every reader can fill in the blank.
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Keens Kisses for Royalty.

Many comments were made because
the German Emperor kissed Prince
Henry when the latter returned from
his recent visit to this country. As a
matter of fact, although Emperor Will
lam is the greater kisser of men among
the sovereigns of the world, he is also
a hearty handshaker and the freest
of all monarchs in this particular. In
deed, he and the King of Italy are the
only supreme rulers who shake hands
at all with other than brother sover-
eigns.
The Kaiser reserves his kisses for
royalty exclusively. When he visits a
monarch or receives a visit from one
he salutes him with six kisses-three
on either cheek This sometimes be-
fore crowd of thousands of onlookers,
not to mention a regiment or SO of sol
diers.
But the war lord will shake hands
with almost anyone. He has a grip
that is famous among his subjects, too.
and the favor of his hand grasp Is not
assiduously sought by those who have
had some experience with it. His
Majesty has a big, strong hand, with
muscles like iron. They have been
cultivated by many years of sword ex-
ercise. His handshake Is one that Is
not soon forgotten, and when he greets
visitor with handshake they say
at court, His Majesty has made an
other lasting impression"
This grip, 1t is only fair to say, he
reserves for strong men. For the op-
posite sex he has hand that is as
soft as velvet and courtesy that is
elegant.
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How to Get q Sample.

If you are particular about the spices
you use and want to try the brand
which is par excellence, send us two
2-cent stamps with the name of your
grocer, and we will send you by mail q
10 cent tin OF Monopole White Pepper
or Cayenne or Ginger or other variety
you may select. We only want you TO
try them, for that will make you know
their strentgh and pungency and purity
better than anything else. Address
Wadhams & Kerr Bros, Portland,
Oregon.
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BY The PINe.PoNa PosT.

Little Ball Fad and Other Strange
Ways of Sending Letters.
Liverpool postmen have recently been
in a state bordering on distraction.
Some foolish person in that city inaug-
urated new fashion of using ping
pong balls as postcards. The balls
were stamped, an address written un-
der the stamp and the message
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The Cabbase Cure.

Cabbage is an old cure for drunken
ness. The Egyptians ate it boiled be-
fore their other food if they intended to
drink wine after dinner, and some Of
the remedies sold as preventative OF
intoxication On the continent are said
to contain cabbage seed.
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MIR. Youngthing-- How In the world
did you come to deposit that money in
the bank instead Of buying that auto
mobile coat you wantedf
Mrs. (trlumphantlyl-why, read
in this mornings paper that the inter.
est had been reduced from four per cent
20 thFeel--Puck.