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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
THE MAKING OF LACE.
Reported to Have Been Taught Ma
tives of Paraguay by Mission
aries Two Centuries Ago.

United States Consul Ruffin, at
state department in regard to lace
making in Paraguay. THE art of
making lace by hand" he says, re-
ports the Washington Star, sis well
developed in Paraguay. 1t was taught
the natives 200 years ago by the mis-
sionaries, and has been transmitted
from generation to generation, till it
is now quite general throughout the
republic. Some towns are devoted to
making certain kind of lace. In
one town of 5000 or 5000 inhabitants
almost all the women and children,
and many of the men, make lace col
larettes, handkerchiefs and ladies'
ties. Another town makes lace EN-
broidery, and others drawn thread
work, such as center pieces, tray
mats, lea cloths, doilies, etc.
The designs used in making the
lace are taken from the curious webs
of the semi-tropical spiders that are
SO numerous. On this account 1t Is
called 'nanduti,' an Indian name
which means spider web. This in
dustry may be of service TO American
trade. There is scarcely dealer III
Paraguay who would not purchase
American goods If it were not so
difficult to get draft on the United
States. This is due to the fact that
nearly all the exports go to Europe
"Some of the principal lace makers
however, have agreed to give the
benefit of ell their drafts on the
United States for the faciIitation OF
trade. If American importers and
dealers in hand made lace and drawn
thread work should take up their
product"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
HUNTING FAMILY HISTORY.
Member of the Penn Family Wants
to Know II He lis Related to
Sir william.

The search for ancestors Is not en-
tirely confined to the new rich and
socially ambitious, says the New
York Tribune. Witness this letter to
the Historical society of Philadel-
phia: 81 am trying to find out all
the Information | kan bout Sir Will
liam Penn and his descendants thar
us to be writing in my fathers fam
ley but tina have ben lost by sum
means. l wonto pruve my relashen-
ship to the Penn II it can be dun. I
wos told II / would write to you I
could find out all | wonted to know
so IL ] can get eney Information of
his sons or grandsons | should Xix
weary much to learn Of them and ~
you could I'll me If you new of eney
OF his money or realastate that
hasent ben Gland by his descend
ents or his sons descendants and so
on. Samuel IL. Penn, Brookville,
N u
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
A DRINK FOR A WINK.
Surprise in a Prohibition Penn
sylvAnia Town.

Percy Marshall, an actor of consid-
cradle renown in England, was re-
Gently in this country on profess
sional tour and Glanced to be thrown
into Pennsylvania town where the
prohibition idea. was predominant.
Disliking the idea of drinking in his
bedroom, as If he were a half-re-
formed drunkard stealing an UNI
guarded opportunity, and finding
that the proprietor of the hotel in
which he was staying would on no
account allow him to take refresh
ment in the ordinary civilized way,
Mr.. Marshall walked out into the
street to see if it really could be true
that there was no place where the
restriction did not operate, relates
an eastern exchange.
In his walk he met a member of
the company who had been there be-
fore" II know what you are look
Ing for" said the "old hand" slyly,
"a whisky and soda!" Mr.. Marshall
nodded. WELL" said the other, IF
you go to that drug store at the cor
ner OF the street and execute very
emphatic wink while you ask for
cocoa wine you will get whisky and
soda ct most excellent quality and
dimensions" Mr.. Marshall thought
at first that a joke was being played
upon him, but it was hot day, and
the thing was worth risking, and
into the drug store he went, where
he followed his friends instructions
to the letter. Almost folding up one
side of his face in the performance
of wink, he asked for the cocoa
wine and was Immediately rewarded
with one of the largest whisky and
sodas he had ever tackled. Which
just shows that there must be
good deal of winking done by the
authorities as well.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
HOUSES OF GRASS.
HabftntiOns OF Indians in Southern
Oklah oma Made Of Sod Cut
from the Prairie.

The grass houses formerly built by
the Wichita Indians of southern Ok
lahoma are exceedingly interesting,
says the Chicago Daily News. The
grass is gathered early in the spring,
when 1t is yet fresh. The sod cut
ting usually takes place immediately
after a rain, the sod being removed
to thickness of about eight inches.
Buffalo grass sod Is the only kind
that will answer the purpose of the
builder. He commences to lay the
foundation as does the stone mason,
digging away the earth to depth
of about one foot. The grass por-
ton of the chunks of sod is laid to
the outside, and the house Is built to
a height of IL to Is feet, in the form
of a pointed dome. There Is no hole
in the top for the smoke to pass out,
the latter being carried away
through pipe outside of the hut.
The door is usually in the south, and
there are no windows. Through each
tuft of sod is run a willow reed
string, and these strings are bound
clear around the structure. The
grass remains green, and will grow If
there is plenty of rain. 1t is not at
all uncommon to see the sides OF
these grass houses turn green as
spring approaches, just as do the
pastures near them. The houses are
very warm in winter and cool in
summer. They never leak.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
HOUSE PROOF AGAINST GERMS
Ing the Way for n Thoroughly
Hygienic Structure.

A germ-proof house is the latest
addition to the hygienic terrors of
life. 1t is not yet actually in exist
ence, but medical congresses are bus
lily and even hopefully paving the
way for it's advent, says the London
Chronicle. When it arrives and we
are all thoroughly scientific and I'M
comfortable, our homes will be sin
gle-storied, without stairs, built on
gravel soil, destitute of cellars, with
concrete and blocks of earthenware
pierced for ventilation" placed I'M
der the floor, and the ordinary bricks
will be superseded by glazed and
tightly-fitting hygienic bricks" The
roof will be tiled, not slated, and the
windows will reach from top to bot
tom of the walls. The dining table
will be of polished mahogany, the
chairs cushionless or stuffed with
medicated wool. The walls ought to
be made of cement that takes a
high polish, can be stained to any
color and washed frequently. Cur
tains and draperies of all kinds will
be abolished; pictures will be per-
mitted only when let into the cement
wall; for artistic touches we shall be
depending on plants of the india
rubber and eucalyptus type" In no
room will there be corners to harbor
dust and bacteria, and the skirting
will always curve into the hardwood
parquet floors instead of striking
them at right angles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
WEALTHIEST ROYAL FAMILY.
ReignIng House of Russia Has LarE-
est Estates and Incomes Among
All the Rulers.

The Russian reigning house has, 1t
is said, greater wealth than that of
any other royal family in the world.
In Rev. II. n. Hutchinson's Living
Rulers Of Mankind" it is said that the
minimum revenue the car derives
from the crown and state domains is
estimated at 1880 GOO year. More
that 40 members of the imperial farm
lily not in the direct line of succession
draw revenues from landed estates
set aside for that purpose by Emper-
or Paul l. To these estates Is given
the name Of the imperial appanages;
they cover over an area OF 100000
acres, larger than Scotland, and the
total income derived from them is $780,
100000. Before the emancipation of
the serfs $4,000 peasants were at
tached to these vast estates, and were
in a sense the property of their own
ers.
Another item of the vast wealth of
the imperial family, we are further
told, is the quantity of jewels its mem
bers possess.
The Russians love gems. Serfs have
toiled to fashion these wondrous jew
els; emirs and shahs, the vassals of
the czar, have laid them at his feet.
The English ambassadors daughter
said laughing, that when Alexander
LII. presented the various grand
duchesses, ladies Of the imperial fam
lily, with most costly jewels on the oc-
casion of his coronation they thought
nothing of the gifts, but tossed them
plentifully supplied with pearls and
diamonds a fresh necklace or tiara
was a thing of small account.-Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
descent OF KING EDWARD.
Great Britain Has Many
Branches,

Tho following genealogy of the
kings and queens of England was
written during the reign of Queen
Victoria, and by prefacing it with
Edward VII, who was the son of
Victoria" says a London paper, the
reader will have the genealogy COM
plete to William the Conqueror: Vic
toria, who was the niece of William
w., who was the brother of George
w., who was the son of George I'LL,
who was the grandson of George H.,
who was the son of George l., who
was the cousin of Anne, who was the
sister-in-law of William Ill, who was
the son-in-law of james H., who was
the brother of Charles H., who was
the son of Charles l., who was the
son of James l., who was the cousin
of Elizabeth, who was the half-sister
of Mary, who was the half-sister of
Edward W., who was the son of
Henry VIII, who was the son of
Henry VII, who was the cousin of
Richard ILL.,, who was the uncle of Ed
ward v, who was the son of Edward
w., who was the cousin of Henry VI,
who was the son of Henry ", who
was the son of Henry ", who was
the cousin of Richard H.. who was
the grandson of Edward Ill, who
was the son of Edward H., who was
the son Of Edward l., who was the
son of Henry Ill, who was the son of
John, who was the brother of Rich
ard l., who was the son of Henry H.,
who was the cousin of Stephen, who
was the cousin of Henry l., who was
the brother of William Rufus, who
was the son of William the Con-
queror, who was the son of his
mother
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
WAS SOMETHING OF A FALL.
ChicaEOan Mt Niagara Gives His At
tentive Guide IA Taste of
Western HumOr

There is a practical joker in Chi
cago who deserves to be classed with
the doctor in Mark Twain's 'Innocents
Abroad" The doctors conversation
with the guide in relation to the mum
my is hardly more amusing than this
mans conversation with guide in re-
lation to Niagara falls, says the Brook
Ign Eagle. He recently made his first
trip to the falls, and a guide that he
hired was trying to impress him with
their magnitude.
"Grand!" suggested the guide.
"Great!" acquiesced the Chicagoan,
stolidly
Magnificent" persisted the guide,
disappointed at the lack of enthusi-
asm.
Finer than the bear trap da m in the
drainage canal" admitted the Chi
cagoan.
The guide looked to see if he was
joking, but there was never u smile.
The Chicagoan seemed to be interest
ed, but not at all impressed.
millions Of gallons a minute" ex-
planned the guide.
"How many in day?" asked the Chi
:agoan.
"Oh, billions and billions" said the
guide.
The Chicagoan looked across and
down and up, as if gauging the flow,
and then turned away disinterestedly.
runs all night, too, ! suppose" he
remarked, nonchalently.
The guide was dazed and he had not
recovered when the Chicagoan left.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
STORING WATER FOR CROPS.
by the Geological Survey In
California.

The state of California is particu-
tarly alive to the value latent in its
cunning streams. This is largely due
20 the object lesson presented in the
remarkable increase in land values
|ind productice capacity of sections
|where the water supply has been in
.elligently utilized, says the Washing
ION Star. Several thousand dollars
Ewere raised by private subscription
,or a thorough investigation of the
supply to be obtained from certain wa
tershe eds in the state, and the subscrib-
ing organizations made application to
the photographic branch of the United
States geological survey for careful
measurements of flow and other in
|vestigations relative to the existing
conditions Of forestry and topography
upon three typical watersheds.
AS a result of these studies, con-
ducted by ]. B. Lippincott, hydro
grapher Of the geological survey in
california, 1t was found pc. sible to OBJ
tain an annual output Of nearly ESQ.,
200 acre-feet of water, or enough to
|cover annually an area Of that ex-
tent to depth of one foot the esti-
mated cost of installed capacity being
about So per acre-foot. The water
could be obtained from storage reser-
voirs and from pumping plants to be
operated electrically by power gener-
|ated by the neighboring streams.
1t is believed that the addition to
the resources OF the state of this
amount of water for irrigation pur-
poses would be sufficient to support an
additional 100000 people, and would
add in farm values fully $40, 900 to the
taxable property of the state, irrespec-
tive of the increase in town and city
property which would of necessity fol-
How.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
RIGHTS OF NAVAJO WOMAN.
She Alone, of All Indian Squaws, En-
Joys a Position OF Great Social
Independence.

The Navajo woman, who has made
her tribe the most famous of all liv-
ing Indian races by means of her great
and excellent invention, the Navajo
blanket, occupies a social position of
great independence. Her property
rights are carefully respected. She
owns much Of the wealth of the tribe,
and her children belong to her alone.
A woman may have hundreds Of sheep
when she marries, and not one be-
comes the property of her hus band.
Descent Is traced through the female
line. 1t is survival of the primitive
matriarchate. says n western writer.
The Nava 10 woman has no perma-
nent home. The progress of the tribe
has been greatly impeded by its dark
superstition that every death is caused
directly by Chinde, the devil, and that
evil spirits linger about the dead body.
The house is never occupied again
The corpse is buried in the floor, and
the house pulled down over 1t, and a
Navajo would freeze before he would
make a fire upon the logs Of one of
these deserted heaps. So the Navajo
hogan" is a poor, temporary affair.
a mere circular hut OF logs and stones,
with a hole in the roof for the smoke
and a blanket for the door In the
summer the Navajo woman loves to
move into brush "wickyup," made of
greasewod boughs. There she sets
up her loom in the shadow of tn,
rocks, and lives in the open air II sum
mar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
Size of Great Britain.

Great Britain is only half as big as
Sumatra, and double the size OF New
foundland. 1t stands fifth In point Of
size in the list OF the worlds islands.
England, without Wales, is almost iden-
teal in point of size with Roumania.
1t is less than one-quarter as big as
France or Germany. The whole Brit
ish isles only occupy the one-sixteenth-
hundredth part of the surface of the
globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14

The title of doctor was invented in
the twelfth century, and conveyed for
the first time upon Inerious, of the
University Of Bologna, states the Met
aphysical Magazine. The first doctor
of medicine was Guilelmo Cord e MO.
who received the honor from the Col.
lege Of Aosti, also in Italy, In 1920.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14

Capt. Courrant, of the schooner Cos
sip, reported at Gloucester, Mass, the
other day catch of $4,000 pounds of
fresh fish. This is the biggest catch
ever reported, so the Gloucester ex-
perts say.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14

Two rowing rustics outside the win
ter gardens, London, were overheard
recently discussing the word ping
pong" that appeared in the windows.
After long puzzling as to the meaning
and how it tasted, they finally decided
to go in and call for pot on ut" to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
Railways Into Mexico.

Four railway lines now connect Mex
leo with the United States. In 1880
there was only one railway in Mexico,
leading from the capital to Vera Cruz.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
where lie Finished.

1t is not generally known that the
body of Fred Archer, the famous Eng
l..n jockey, is buried within 200 yards
Of the winning post for the Cambridge
shire
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
German Trade In south America

Thirty years ago the trade coming
to ports of Peru, Chilli and Bolivia was.
monopolized by the British, and few
American houses. To-day the Ger
mans have 9 monopoly in many
branches.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
A Russian ReIi0ioua Iuw

No Russian is allowed to return to
his native country If he has while away
changed his religion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-14
20" nicrce Of the World

of the worlds com.
al ! ale or three times
u years ago.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-01

According to American medicine,
the disinfeetion Of paper money
should attract the attention of hygien-
lists. When patients with smallpox or
other contagious diseases are quaran
tined, they must purchase and pay for
food, etc, and it is certain that bills
sent by them may be carriers of con
tagion.
1t is almost impossible for the
larger banks to carry out thorough
disinfection on money with the pres
ent devices, and for the small stores
and working men it is more difficult.
A simple. cheap and effective disinfec-
ton device is highly desirable. Banks
may lessen the danger by returning to
Washington for redemption notes that
are not only badly soiled and dam
aged, but that are slightly so. 1t
would be we'll If the English system OF
redemption were also in use in our
country. Our government should be
more liberal to banks in this respect.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-01

Homer wrote of the long-haired
Greeks by way of honorable distinc-
ton. Subsequently the Athenian
cavalry aud all Lacedaemonian sol
diery wore long hair. The Parthians
and ancient Persians wore long, flow
ing hair. The Franks and ancient
Teutons considered long hair a mark
of high birth. The Goths looked on
long hair as a mark of honor and on
short hair as a mark OF thralldom;
so did the Gauls. for which reason Jul
Illus Caesar, when he %subdued them,
Obliged them to cut their hair short
in token Of submission. In England
Judges. the speaker of the House OF
Commons. and at one time the bish-
ops. wore long hair, while criminals
and paupers wore short hair. On the
other hand, Jewish priests during
their time Of service had their hair
cut once a fortnight, and Roman
slaves wore their hair and boards
long, but shaved off their heads when
m%anumitted. Sailors who escaped
from shipwreck shaved their heads as
IL manumltted from the sea. In Eze-
kiel WI there is mention of a bar
ber's razor" with instructions to "thou
son of man to cause it to pass upon
tnine head ana upon thy beard"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-01

Consumption is considered a con-
tagious disease by surgeons Of the ma
jority Of the big steamship lines Of the
East, and passengers afflicted with
tuberculosis and who are anxious TO
cross the water should be certain Of
passage on the line over which they
buy their ticket before leaving home.
A few weeks ago Christian and Axel
Heiden purchased tickets at the Bur
iington office for Norway. When they
reached New York and presented them
selves for examination before the
ships surgeon. they We're refused pass
age because Christian Heiden was O.
sufferer from consumption. The sur
geon told them that it was a conta-
gious disease, and that he could not
admit them to the vessel. Several 9TH
er lines were tried, but with the same
result. Finally the men secured pass
age on the Lake Superior, one Of the
boats of the Beaver line. The surgeon
Of this line stated that the case of
Heiden did not come lnder the health
regulation.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-01

sufficient vitality, an operation for
ovarian troubles. E05 a very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. 1, however, was
advised to try Lydia 10. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Sam
alive Wash; l did so, fortunately
for me. Before a month had passed L
felt that my general health had inn
proved in three months more 1 was
cured, and 1 have been in perfect
health since. 1 did not lose an engage
ment or miss a meal.
Your Vegetable Compound is GER
tainly wonderful, and we'll worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. 1
always speak highly of it, and you
will admit 1 have good reason to do
so."-MRs. G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit If aboOs testimonial is not genuine.
The fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
entirely confidential.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-01

n S a spring medicine Peruna is a
the blood t rough digestion, and
gives tone to the whole system by increas-
ing the nutritive valu of the food.
"Spring fever" as it is sometimes called,
which prod ces a tired out, sleepy feel
ing, and inability to do much mental or
physical work, is the result of a sluggish
digestion.
The great popularity that Peruna has
is due to the fact hat in all such cases
it at once correct digestive derange-
ments and enriches the blood by purifying
this very important source of that vital
fluid.
Ms. j. e. Finn, SO East High Street
Buffalo, N. Y, writes:
"a few years ago I had to give up
social life entirely, as my health was
completely broken down. The doctor