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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
ANDY "CALLED" THE BANKER
Old Chicago Policeman Refuses to
.'kowtow" to Bank Official and
Gives His Reasons.

1t was a blistering hot afternoon,
and Lieut.. Andy Rohan, of the Cen
trail police, was in his most inditler-
ent mood. His feet were cooked up
ON his desk, his hat rested on the back
of his head, and between his lips was
half-smoked, unlighted cigar A
sleepy silence hung over police head
quarters, broken only by the buzzing
of flies, relates the Chicago Inter
Ocean
"Where can ! find the officer in
charged asked a voice from the door
leading into Andy's room. The ques-
toner was a MISUNDERSTANDING
middle-aged nan, whose clothes were
of the latest cut and whose highly pol
ished patent-leathe shoes looked
strange against the dusty floor of the
hallway.
az am Lieut. Rohan," answered
Andy, grufiy, What do you want?"
81 am Mr.. Hathaway of the Corn
Exchange national bank. / came over
here to identify those forgers," said
the visitor, advancing into the room.
His tone was dignified, impressive; his
looks indicated that he expected Lieut..
Eohan to get up and get him chair.
But Andy did not move.
us there anyone around here who
knows your" he asked.
The visitor shook his head.
did you bring anyone along to
identify your"
The visitor began to look indignant.
Certainly not" he said 81 am
Charles A. Hathaway, Of the Corn Ex-
change national bank. Why should |
bring anyone with me?"
Here Andy sat up straight in his
chair. The look of WEAKNESS. and ex-
haustion was gone from his rugged
face
"And why shouldn't you?" he
roared. "IIow do | know you are
Charles Hathaway Of the tum-te-t um
bank. You fellows make me tired.
You come over here and expect us to
kowtow to YOU the minute you show
your face. What happens when go
to the bank? Does anyone run to get
me chair? No, sir | am at once
told that the president does not know
me and that | must trot out and find
some responsible person to identify
me- The same rule il TO hold good
here in the future. When you bring
me some man whom know and who
knows you and is willing to say you're
all right. wen talk business. Good
day until then
Mr. Hathaway bowed with great
dignity and slowly left the room.
Silence again reigned in police head
quarters.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
WORLDS BIGGEST HARVESTER
Big Machine Cuts a Thirty-Six Foot
Swath and Completes All the
Processes.

What is said to be the largest auto
mobile in the world, and the largest
combined harvester as well, is now at
work on big ranch in central Cali
iornia, where it is being used in cut
ting 10000 acres of barley, reports the
Los Angeles (Cal.) Herald.
The big machine consists of trac-
ton engine capable of hauling rs tons,
and which takes the place of 60 horses;
a header or moving machine, which
cuts a swath SO feet, and thrashing
machine, all complete. The thrashing
machine and header are run by 30
horse power engine, entirely separate
from the traction machine, save that
they both get steam from the same
boiler.
The apparatus moves over the
ground at different speeds, according
to the thickness of the crop, while all
the time the header and thrasher are
going at full speed, whether the grain
be thick or thin.
The average speed made is 31a miles
an hour and 100 acres a day can be
thrashed by the machine.
The drive wheels of this monster
traction engine are eight feet in diam
eter and have tires AS inches wide, on
which are ridges ~ inches high.
Eight men are employed on the
thrasher. Half a minute after the
header starts to work the thrashed
grain begins TO fall into the sacks at
the other side from where it is cut,
while the straw falls into cart be-
hind.
The heads are carried away from the
header by draper, or moving belt, AZ
inches wide. They are carried through
a colander, which breaks the beard
from the barley and shells it at the
same time, then by narrow belt
through two cleaners, and finally to a
bin, from which it is sacked. The sacks
are sewed and set aside as fast as
filed.
When - sacks have been filed they
are allowed to slide off the cart on
which they are stacked to the ground
Likewise when the straw cart is full 1t
is dumped.
This giant automobile is sc feet long
and half as wide, weighing over 100
tons.
1t uses oil as fuel, necessitatilg the
use of four horses to haul oil and the
water for the boiler as it travels
around large areas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
SEA POWER OF THE NATIONS.
Great Changes Have Beaa Made I'm
Some, but England Is sim
I'm the Lead,

In a review of the sea power of
the great nations the Naval Annual
shows that in the ten years from
1892 to 1902 these changes have oc-
Cured:
/. Russia, Germany and the United
States have all become the owners
OF as many battleships as France,
which ten years ago was in that re-
spect second only to Great Britain.
2. Japan's navy has been created
and, for Asiatic purposes, is united
with Great Britasns.
3. The British and Japanese navies
together number AZ armorclads of
the first -class-three more than the
combined total of Russian, French
and German warships of that class.
4. France has made armored cruis-
ers the prime feature of her new
construction and will shortly count
Is OF them.
5. Great Britain has well main
tanned her lead over her two most
probable adversaries and now counts
20 first-class battleships ready for
action, against II for France and
Russia combined.
Assuming that the United States
does not join 1t the Naval Annual
concludes that no combination of
naval powers could be made strong
enough to destroy British sea power.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
HAMMOCK SWINGING AN ART.
Pointers Regarding Correct Attf.
tudcs and Poses for the Dainty
summer Gir1

The art of swinging gracefully in
n hammock is acquired. 1t does not
come naturally. 1t is on "A par with
learning to ride II bicycle or rowing
IA boat. 1t takes considerable prac-
tice, much presence of mind and skill
to become proficient. Awkward posi-
tions are easily taken while reclining
or sitting In hammocks and the most
graceful may fall far short while
in one of these most treacherous,
though comfortable, adjuncts to a
summer outing.
TO make n pretty picture young
woman should perch lightly on the
edge of the swing and poise herself
easily. The only true way TO re
cline ID to cross the feet gracefully
and allow her skirt to hang freely
over the edge. The most trying or
deal for the hammock girl is that of
alighting from the swing This ~ al.
ways IN embarrassing moment, but
quickness and little dexterity will
extricate the young woman from the
trying position.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
THE GIRLS OF CASHMERE.
Are Willingly Sold by Their Parents
and Are Carried to the funjab
In India.

The girls of Cashmere in former
times were sold and carried away to
the Punt ab in India. They commanded
u large price, and parents in moderate
circumstances for centuries past have
been in the habit of parting with their
daughters to place themselves IN
easier circumstances, and the daugh-
tiers have generally been quite willing
to escape from life of penury and
labor to one of opulence and ease, says
the Philadelphia Enquirer.
A laboring man IN this part of In
dia cannot earn over two or three dol
lars month, while many receive for
their daughters as high as thousand
dollars. There are some cases where
$4,000 were paid, but the usual price
has been from 800 to $500.
The practice became so common, as
we'll as so damaging, that severe
law was enacted prohibiting anyone
from removing any woman from the
country; but it is said that the bust
ness goes on now as 1T has done Tor
hundreds of years, and to that prac-
tice may be charged the fact that the
women of Cashmere are not as beauti-
full as they once were.
The process of taking all the beauti-
full girls away, leaving only the ordi-
nary and ugly ones to continue the
race, has lowered the standard of
beauty. Most of the women and girls
perform field labor as much az the
men, and their dress is of the coarsest
and plainest materials, consisting OF
n garment like night gown, made OF
white cotton. There is no effort to
have it fit.
The condition of women in Cashmere
is "A very sad one, but one from which
there does not seem to be any present
escape. 1t is constant struggle To
live. without the least hope OF any ac-
emulation or of ever seeing better
days.
The men only receive about five
cents day and the women generally
about three cents, and that will pro-
vide only the coarsest food.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
COURT DRESS ABROAD.
Americans of Former Times Were Not
Too Democratic to Conform
to Customs.

1t is interesting to note that the
American ENJOYS to the coronation
wore court dress to the few formal
functions given in honor of the spe-
cial embassies in London before the
king was stricken down. And that
this fact created very little COM
ment on this side of the water,
where the subject of court dress has
often been the subject of violent
storms. 1t was the general custom
with the early American diplomats
to wear court dress, and John
Quincy Adams, when secretary of
state, wrote to the ministers abroad
commencing the use of the uniform
worn by the mission of Client, which
consisted of blue coat embroidered
in gold, white breeches, white silk
stockings, gold knee and shoe buck
les, a small cooked hat with black
cockade, and sword, says the Wash
ington Post.
In Jackson's administration this
garb was changed for a simpler and
cheaper suit; black coat with gold
star on each side of the collar, black
or white breeches, a three-cornered
chapeaubras with black cockade, and
a gold eagle and steel-mounted
sword with white scabbard. This
costume, however, was not insisted
upon and not generally adopted, for
even in that day a sentiment against
court dress had appeared and dur
ing Pierce's administration the sec
rotary of state, Mr.. Marcy, issued a
circular recommending the appear
anee of the United States ministers
at court in the simple dress of an
American citizen. To this innova-
tion serious objections were raised
at the various capitals. The Swed-
ish king refused to receive the
American minister, Mr.. Schroeder, at
court except in court dress conforms
able to established custom, although
he consented to receive him privately
or in audience for business in what
ever dress his government might
prescribe.
The American minister at Berlin
was informed that his majesty would
not receive him save in proper cos
tune, and Mr.. Buchanan, when min
lister to England was not allowed to
enter the diplomatic gallery of par
lament because he refused to adopt
court dress. II. S. Sanford, charge
d'atfaires at Paris, resigned his post
because his chief would not uphold
him in having presented himself at
court without court dress, and every
where in Europe dissension followed
the receipt of the famous Marcy cir
cular, which was oftener disregarded
than obeyed.
This inspired congress to pass n
resolution in 1867 forbidding ANY
uniform or official dress not previ-
ously authorized by congress" Since
court dress is neither uniform or
| official costume, this act should not
have prevented the diplomats from
adopting court dress if they listed.
but until lately they remained faith
full to the simple dress suit and ac-
copied with as much grace as pos
sible the amusement the garb in
spired and the irony it provoked.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
WAYS OF THE WOODcHUCK.
Peculiarities of the turnover Whick
Appear In His Manner of Living
and Working.

Perhaps no wild mammal is more
familiar to country people than the
woodchuck says a writer in Country
Life in America. Every hillside and
meadow il dotted with the small piles
of earth which mark the doorway to
his home. The woodchuck prefers q
hillside or knoll in which to dig his
hole, for here he can easily make the
end of his den higher than the begin
ming, thus avoiding the danger of be-
ing drowned out. What could be more
unlike in general appearance than a
woodchuck and SQUIRREL Yet they
are cousins, both belonging to the
sare family of mammals. The trim
body, sharp claws and agility of the
squirrels make it possible for them
to lead an arboreal life, jumping reck-
lessly from branch to branch, while
the tlabby form and short legs of the
woodchuck better adapt him for dig
ging than for running or climbing.
The nature of the food of the wood
chuck is such that he cannot lay up
stores as the chipmunks do, nor is 1t
of such kind that it can be obtained
during the winter. The case of this
creature during the winter seems TO
be, therefore, one of "sleep long and
soundly or starve." During the win
ter's sleep or hibernktion life proc
esses go on very slowly. Bre(hing is
reduced and the heart beats become
so slow and feeble that they cannot
be felt. They come from their win
ter's sleep about March in New York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
When in need of FOOTWEAR
don't forget to visit
j. F. Dunke'S
shoe store at III N. 9Th ST. The
same OI0 stand.
RAILWAY FARM LAND 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 u
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.
ous other thriving cities furnish good
markets for farm produce.
For further particulars address Geo
w. Bell, Land Commissioner. Hudson.
Wis. or G. a. MeRea, A. G.. PA, st
Paul, Mimi.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY
Canada, Hut Its Day of Power
Is Over.

Time was when the Hudson Bay
company was the most powerful cor
poration on the American continent.
The company is still in existence, and
it's shareholders are growing rich,
but not at as rapid pace as former
ly, reports an eastern exchange. In
terest in the company has recently
been revived by the report of div
idend and bonus of $3.50 per share
at the last meeting of the corpora
ton in London. There was time,
not so very far away, when this com
pany was the greatest, if not the rich
est, in the world; that is, its opera
tions covered a wider field than any
other; it's employees were more
numerous, and it did more to develop
it's territory and preserve peace
among the wild denizens than
was done by statesmen and armies.
1t owned Canada, or most OF 1t, and
carried to its great storehouse the
pelts of the beaver, otter, mink and
other fur-bearing animals that were
brought to its forts by the Indians,
while it placated the Indians by this
insurance of market and by occa-
sional distributions Of guns, powder,
blankets, -four and kicksaws for per-
sonal adornment.
But the Hudson Bay company Is
forced to retire before an advancing
civilization. The Indian is growing
canny. He is wearing trousers and
entertains hankerings for pie. More
over, he has been so Industrious in
the hunt that with the help of white
visitors he has killed off most of the
fur-bearing animals, exterminated
the buffalo, is taking the salmon out
of the rivers, and is putting himself
and the company out of business.
The company has been obliged to go
into all sorts of side issues, such as
the selling of real estate and the
maintenance of crossroads groceries,
and has abandoned it's posts along
what was recently the frontier. 1t
must in time disintegrate, and the
enormous territory that it possessed
will pass, is now passing, into the
hands of farmers, lumbermen, min
ers and independent tradesmen. #
did great deal for Canada, and
blazed the way for its ultimate oc-
cupancy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
FARO SAVED A MANS LIFE.
How PennsyIvanda Judge wonSIO,-
900 and Divided 1t with De-
spondent Friend.

"The other day when l was in
Philadelphia" said New York man,
according to the Sun, II was
told how one of their million
aires. Peter 4. b. Widener, walked
the streets of Philadelphia all
night once with $4,000 in his
pocket, wondering how he was go
ing to invest it SO as to double it.
Now, I'll tell you a story of another
man who walked all night.
"a judge of a county court in the
upper end of my state came to town
to play faro. His name was Ber-
tram. He never played cards at
home. but he used to come to my
town and go up against it for a
week at stretch. He was usually
winner.
"The night l have in mind Judge
Bertram met an old friend who had
been running down at the heel tinan-
cially until he looked like cripple,
He frescoed his story up pretty well
to the Judge, who was peculiar
combination. When Bertram was
winner at faro he would divide his
pile with any friend, but he would
let the same friend starve before he
would help him until he had shaken
the bank, as he put 1T when he won.
His unfortunate friend told him that
he was going to jump into the river
that night unless he got some help.
The faro bank was on the upper
floor of a building that stood facing
the river. Bertram said to the run
down man:
80 You go down to the levee and
walk up and down until | give you
a signal that have made winning.
If | shake the bank you'll get some
OF the dust. If you don't see the
signal jump into the river. You are
no good without money, anyway. ="
at was bargain and they sep
nrated, the Judge to win or lose, his
friend to win or die. All night the
Judge won and lost alternately.
Sometimes he had stacks of reds and
blues so high that they cast shnd-
ow on the dealers box; sometimes
he had few measley whites on a
card which looked like poor rela-
ton.
Meantime the man on the river
front was walking, looking at the
dark flow of the water like the poor
unfortunate In Hoods Bridge of
Sighs,' anon glancing up at the win
dows of the gambling room, A ter
rife thunderstorm broke over the
town and still the man walked
along the river front until he was
drenched to the marrow in his shiv.
ering bones.
"In the gray of the morning, with
sheets of rain still falling upon the
scene, Judge Bertram left the game
a $4,000 winner, and walked down
to the river front, where his impecu-
| NOUS friend was shivering.
az expected to find you in the
river said the judge. L didn't sig
nal because | made it all in heap
"If 1t hadn't been for the re in
said his friend,I might have jumped,
but l said to myself What's the
use; you are already wet through,
and if the rain keeps on youll drown
on iand.'
"The judge called hack and the
| two drove to the best hotel in town
and had breakfast. They left town
together. A year later they owned
one of the biggest cattle ranches in
Colorado.
at was the judges last game, and
| 1t was the last time his friend ever
did any walking. Bertram Is dead,
but his partner has interests
stretching across the continent in
Hawaii and Japan"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
Summer Time Table.

To Milwaukee. ...................$ l.15
Berth included.
To Chicago. 49,. ................$4'o PAW
Meals and berth included.
Leave Manitowoc, 1880 z. 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 2. 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, 1902-09-11

Undoubtedly the penguins live on
the edge of the ice pack in winter
time. A curious proof of this is that
during a heavy gale in the bay near
Cape Adair, the ice field broke up sud-
derly and the foes drifted northwards
into the ocean, carrying off one of my
sledge dogs. We naturally looked
upon the dog as lost, but week later
the sea was frozen as far as the eye
could reach, and three months after.
wards that dog returned to camp from
over the ice, and he was fat! Now,
three dogs can kill seal, but one dog
cannot; and this dog had evidently
been living on penguins out at sea
at the edge Of the ice pack. c,
+. Borchgrevink, in Leslie's Monthly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11

There were 1,O71 strikes during
1901 in Germany involving al .220
persons, MS against ACE strikes of
29s, $40 persons in 1900. In 200 eases
In 1901 the strikes were successful.
In 2s5 cases they were partially sue
cessful, and in 57l eases they failed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
4 Queer fIIr,I.

Sidney Smith described the or
nithorhynchus paradoxus as quad
ruped as large rs cat, with the eyes,
bill and feet of duck, an eccentric
kind of bird bitten with the ambi-
ton Of being quadruped.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
An Expensive Taste.

Just my luck" said chronic grum-
bier, who was looking over the mar
kets. Corn is going to be dollar q
bushel."
'Haye you sold short?" asked
friend.
mo, but ! have just learned to like
corn bread.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-11
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS.
ANN ARBOR RAILROAD

Passenger and Car Ferry Steamship Line,
:. BETWEEN -.
ManitOw0c, 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 81 a m
FROM KEWAUNEE TO MANITOWOC.
Lv Kewaunee Tues, Thursand Satur. IN
Ar Manitow oc Tues, Thurs. and Satur. IN
CONDENSED SCHEDULE ANN ARBoR RAILROAD
TRAINS.
TRAIN No 4. TRAIN No.
Leave Frankfort Wl0a m l:0 IN
Arrive Cadillac R55 m i0:i6 IN
Ann Arbor S;35 p IN il:U III
Toledo 1000 m 100 p m
Arrive Traverse City via Pere Marqutte Rail
road l2:p IN S:lo p III
Arrive Detroit via Grand Trunk Railway
920pm VI 81 Il M
E. s. LORD, AGENT,
Manitowoc Wis
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WISCONSIN CENTRAL
RAILWNYCO.
PASSENGER TRAINS.

PASSENGER TRAINS.
tween Manitowoc Leave Arrive
| and Manitowoc ManitowoC
| Inns, Hilbert juno $50 A. M. 9:45 A. Nj.
IN, Sherwood, Nee
b, Menasha. , 1915 P. M. 700 T. M.
Iveps Point, Marsh
d. Chippewa Falls,
n Claire, st. Paul, $50 A. Nj TOO L. Nj.
lneapolis Hurley,
ynvood Bessemer.
PAU, Minneapolis,
hlanu, Duluth and 3:l5 p, III S:45 A. NJ.
[,iic coast points.
|lkosh, Fond du Lac,
twaukee, Wauke- $50 M 9:45 A. Nj.
|, Chicago and 3:l5 Z. M. 1900 L. M.
(nts East and South
! II trains daily except Sunday
w. II VANDERBILT, Agt
The Washington times., 1902-03-28
SBLF-DBNIAL WEEK
FOR SALVATION ARMY
Effort to Be Made to Raise
Much Needed Funds.
Principal Meetings to Be Held in the
Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue
Prominent Speakers Coming

The Salvation Army is preparing for a
special series of meetings to be held from
April 6 to 13. The period will be known as
self denial week." and call for par
ticipation in it has just been issued by
Gen. William Booth. the commander.
The principal meetings will be held at
the Salvation Army Hall on Pennsylvania
Avenue, between Ninth and Tenth Streets
northwest, where preparations for the
event have already been made.
The hail has been deliberately decorated
with American flags and bunting. while
the walls are adorned with numerous Sal
walton Army posters.
Some of the best speakers in the organi-
zation will be in Washington for the
event.
An earnest effort will be made to raise
funds for the army. the finances Of which
are now said to be low. General Booth
has recently addressed letters to the Sal
walton Army all over the country, calling
attention to the fact that the work of the
army is being handicapped for lack Of
funds.
There are many calls made upon the
organization. said the commander in his
letter, for which there is no money.
William B. Sewers will conduct the
meetings in Washington