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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
TALL WOMEN ARE SCARCE.
Singular IL citations Drought Out by
nm Advertisement for Young
Women six Feet High.

The Professional Woman's league,
of New York city, brought out some
curious facts regarding the physical
proportions of women. The league
advertised for 80 young women six feet
tall to act as. policemen" at the wom-
ans exhibition in Madison Square gar
den last October. Most Of the women
who applied fell fully SIX inches below
the required standard, and nota single
one has so far qualified. One applicant
stood six feet high, but she was built
so much like a tape measure that the
secretary declined to furnish her with
a mace. Another came forward with
the argument that, while she was only
five feet tall, her lateral proportions
were vast enough to make her an OBJ
ject of terror to wrongdoers at the ex-
hibition. OF the other applicants the
secretary said: Most of them are thin
as shad and shaped like hop-poles-
awkward, ungainly, sour-faced. 1t
does not seem to agree with most wom-
en- to be six feet tall. They get weedy
and are nervous from being stared at
so much" Have you any idea what a
six-foot woman looks like? Well, she
is as tall, relatively, as a seven-foot
man. Give her a pair of high-heeled
boots and a picture hat and she can
get n Job in any dime museum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
CHINESE GIRLS STRATEGY.
BY Dcceiving Her Lovers She Kept
Large Army Constantly mt
Her Call.

The recurrence of disturbances in
southern China, reported in the tel
egraph dispatches, make interesting
some details of the personality of
Lao Kuan Yin, the beautiful wOm-
an Boxer, who, during the first trou-
bles, acted as a sort of Chinese Joan
of Arc. She rallied to her standard
large number of well-known des-
peradoes, until her followers num-
bered something like 10000 fighting
men, reports the Detroit Free Press.
She held the chiefs of these forces
faithful to her by making love to
them and permitting them, as many
as six at time, each to fancy that
he was the chosen one. Soon, how
ever, her duplicity was revealed, and
when she showed special favor to the
youngest and handsomest of the six,
the five Others, driven mad by jeal-
ously, passed their swords into the
favored ones body. The rivals then
began to fight among themselves,
with the result that three of them
were killed. Next morning one of
the remaining chiefs, being old and
hideous to look upon, packed up his
goods and chattels and departed. He
took away with him nearly all the
troops, and practically the whole of
the ammunition. Lao Kuan Yin now
found herself with one lover and
very few followers, and when the
government troops appeared on the
scene went into hiding.
She is now again in power, and has
more troops at her disposal, but she
has learned wisdom, and contents
herself with one lover.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
MEN WHO DO AND DON'T.
The Kind Who Accomplish Some
thing In Life and Hcw They
Set About 1t.

Men, after all, are, and always will
be, of two hnds-the men who ac-
complish and the men who don't. The
other day there was an important
conference at the Office of one of the
biggest men in American finance. 1t
began early in the morning, and at
noon it was not concluded. Promptly
at half past IL the clerks went out
to lunch. The financier apoiogized to
one of his stenographers for keeping
him ten minutes after the regular
hour-indeed, if it had occurred often
the stenographer would have indig-
nantly sought another position. He
did not, however, apologize to the
other seven or eight millionaires who
sat about his desk until well after
seven o'clock, with no thought of
luncheon or dinner. These men were
willing to make the sacrifice which
success demands, says the Cosmopoli-
tan. There is no dearth of openings
for the man who will fit himself to
accomplish. The fact is that the de-
velopment Of business has been moro
rapid than the development of men,
and to-day there is a greater need of
men Of the right sort than ever, and
every great business is looking for
them
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
AMERICAN TRADE CRITICISED.
The Absolute Necessity of Sending
the Hest Mbte-ini AbroadIs
shown.

1t is necessary to repeat the warm
ings previously given to American
manufacturers for foreign markets
against the folly Of supplying any
thing except the best materials in the
early and critical periods of their
trade 10 European and other custom
ers. Every failure or shortening,
for whatever cause, is seized upon and
exploited for the general discredit of
the American trade. The London pa
pers constantly print complaints IN
regard TO such matters, such as one
which originated from the manager
OF the Assam Railway company. He
says that four American locomotives
which were received less than four
years ago require new crown plates.
lie adds that the makers Of the loco
motives ought to pay the cost OF re-
pairs, as failure after such a short
space OF time could only be due to
carelessness in design. This moves a
writer in the London Times TO express
the hope that the Indian Railway
company will learn some day that the
loweSt-priced engine is not necessarily
the cheapest
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
ROUNDED HORN WITH HOBOS.
Remarkable Voyage of Sailing Ves-
sci with "a Crew of Twenty
Green Hands.

The ship Erskine M. Phelps arrived
at Honolulu recently from Norfolk,
Va, having broken all previous rec
ords for sailing vessel from a north
Atlantic port. She made the trip in
81 days. She ''round the Horn
from SO south in the Atlantic to 50
south in the PacifiC-in IL days,
whereas the usual time is twice that.
What added to the interest of the
voyage was that when the Phelps was
well to sea the captain discovered
that nearly every man of his crew
had shipped under false pretenses.
Only one man in the 90 before the
mast was a sailor. The rest were
just plain "hobos" who had palmed
themselves off as sailors. The result
was that the captain an mates had
to take turns at the wheel and do
most Of the work aloft.
In terrible squall off Cape Horn,
saws the New York Mail and Express,
when the safety of the ship hung in
the balance and all hands were called
to save the ship, only six men came
on deck, the Others were lying be-
low half dead with terror and sea-
sickness. Nevertheless the Phelps
broke the record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
USE OF FALSE TEETH.
The Enormous and Ever Increasing
Output of Manufacturers I'm the
United states.

Probably not less than 2,000. 900 arti-
, fetal teeth are manufactured in this
country each year, and still the out
put goes on increasing, states the New
York Times. Never before was such
great care manifested for teeth as has
been exhibited during the past five
years. In this respect Americans LEAD.
the world, not even the fastidiou,
French excelling the people of the
United States in their solicitude for
the preservation of natural teeth and
in their application Of the arts Of den
tai science when substitutes have 20
be provided for natures moiars.
Englishmen are VIGOROUSLY care
less about their teeth, although In late
years great progress has been made,
in this matter.
A prominent dentist OF New York
declares that nearly every patient
with a mouthful of decayed teeth Is a
foreigner. They let things drift" he
says, land come only when pain drives
them here. Anne rioans, and especial
ly southerners, hasten to their dentist
Immediately they detect even tho
slightest signs of coming trouble, and
the result is that there are by far
more Saved" teeth In this country
than in any other. Englishmen and
Irishmen are remarkably apathetio
about their molars, and will go about
for years with hopelessly decayed
taeth -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
SUPPOSED RELIC OF ALLOUEz.
Bronze Sun-Dia1 ana Compass Found
on Green bay shore of His
torfc Value.

In January of this year two hunt
dian village on the southeast shore
of Green Bay, Wis.,, just above Point
Sable, combined sun dial and com.
pass of bronze, evidently Of great
age
Mr.. Reuben G. Thwaites, in his I've.
cent volume on Father Marquette
thinks that this instrument may
have belonged to Father Claude Jean
Allouez or some of his assistants at
the Green Bay mission. This was the
second Jesuit mission. The first was
at Lapointe on Lake Superior, where
Marquette went in the autumn Of
1869 10 succeed Allouez.
The bronze compass and sun dial
contains rudely engraved upon Ii the
latitude and longitude of several of
the principal forts, missions and 9TH
er settlements in New France The
spelling and other photographic pc
culiarities are of the seventeenth CEN
fury.
Allouez says in his journal that he
went to reform settlement of six
French fur traders who were NAL
treating the Indians. During the
winter of 16G9-7O he visited along the
shore of the bay at various Indian
villages. The village where the in
strument was found was probably
one of them, and the instrument may
be relic OF Allouez, Marquette's
predecessor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
WAGES IN FORMOSA.
The Highest Pay for skilled Labor
Does Not Come Up TO One
Dollar n Day.

The people of Formosa have just
become up to date enough to have
n railroad Of their own, and de-
tailed report OF It's construction has
been forwarded to the stockholders,
many of whom are Frenchmen and
Englishmen, says n London paper.
The rails are English; the locomo-
tives are English and Americana; the
bridge works and girders are Ameri-
can, and the rolling stock Is native
built on American trucks. The labor
employed was Formosan and Japan
ese, but the work was done under the
direction OF French, English and
American engineers. The rate OF
wages paid per day to the machinists
and laborers furnish an interesting
contrast between the value put upon
work in the occident and orient. The
Jap, on an average received one-third
more than the Formosan, and the day
was Of ten hours. Here is the sched-
ule OF the highest rates paid: Car
penters, 62 cents, sawyers, 81 cents;
masons and plasterers, 80 cents;
roofers, 90 cents; coolies, 81 cents;
workmen on scaffolding, SO cents;
navvies, AZ cents; painters, 90 cents;
blaclsmiths, 70 cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
Size of Great Britain.

Great Britain is only half as big
as Sumatra and double the size of
Newfoundland. 1t stands fifth in
point of size in the list of the worlds
islands. England, without Wales, is
almost identical in point Of size with
Roumania. 1t Is less than one-quar-
ter as big as France or Germany.
The whole British isles only occupy
the one-sixteenth hundredth part of
the surface of the globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
JOINING THE FRENCH LEGION.
No Questions Asked or Proofs Of
Identity Required of Stranger
Applicants.

1t Is well-known that no questions
are asked of persons wishing to join
the French Foreign Legion, and that
no proofs of identity are required.
AS a matter of fact, there have been
cases of Frenchmen volunteering for
service in the legion, which is re-
served for foreign subjects, under o
false name and nationality, says q
London paper. A certain delay, never.
theless, occurs between the applica-
ton and its acceptance, and there
appears to be belief current among
the working classes that in order to
hasten the necessary formalities it is
sufficient to get locked up, it being
supposed that the police authorities
take the matter in hand and push it
forward. A. bricklayer named AL
phonse Pade has found out to his
foundation. September IS he called
at one of the Paris police stations
and requested the inspector on duty
to arrest him for vagrancy. The re.
quest being refused, Pade smashed a
window and this had the desired eff
feet. In the police conrt he said that
he had acted in this way in order to
be admitted into the foreign legion
more rapidly, as he could get no
work in Paris. The judge asked how
long an interval was required to con-
clude the formalities, and on being
informed that the average was one
month, sent Pade to prison for that
firna
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
CHANCE FOR YOUNGER SONS.
The Very Laaest Idem Is THAT They
May Take Up the Occupation
of Chauffeur.

What an amazing world is this mod
ern world of ours! l have been read
ing again the letters of Horace Wal
pole, in which it is easy to see that the
only professions possible for young
man of family were politics, the army
and the navy, says writer in Country
Life.
How we have changed all that in a
little over century. What is
there, nowadays that our golden youth
think derogatory? Certainly not turn
ing actor, going on the stock exchange,
taking photographs, running hotel.
Now that the war is over, the very
latest idea for useless younger sons is
that they shall take up the occupation
of chauffeur. At the first blush this
seems an excellent idea. Charming for
miladi, for instance, to have an agree
able young man of good family at her
elbow every day driving her motor
car, instead of John, silent and obse-
quious, on the box of carriage.
Indeed, know one gentleman chauf-
feur who has a remarkable good time.
He has little cottage all to himself
on the estate, and when the family are
short of an amusing man they ask him
up to the hall to dinner.
But at present this new profession
for younger sons is certainly more
dangerous than the army. Very rarely,
in any recent accident, has the driver
escaped being killed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
saueichinG n bore.

as coneeited and insufTerabe bore was
a byword, was once attempting to impress
a group OF men as being a society pet What
a hospitablc fellow Blank is, he said, nam
ing one of New Yory's cleverest men; Il
dropped in on him the other night, and he
and his wife fairly insisted that ! stay for
dinner Such time as had getting away
Why, when | started 10 leave, they came
right out in the hall and backed up against
the front door" After you'd gggone
outy' sarcastically inquired one OF his
wearied listeners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
WaStefuI Trriganf O N /.

Attention has lately been directed
to the wasteful methods OF irrigation
in use in our southwest. Measure
ments have shown that only az per
cent. of the water in the canals
reaches the fields, the rest being lost
In transit through seepage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
CnnI In EranrA

1t is only within the last so years
that coal has been mined on a large
scale in France. In 1760 the output
was only 100000 tons. In 1s43 1t was
barely 100000 tons. Last year 1t
was 80, 100000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25

In Berlin restaurants oysters cost
from so to rs cents per dozen. They
are small and of inferior quality.
Cooked oysters are never seen on
German tables.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-12-25
Gnn.e Eat for HITTER.

AS n substitute for butter, both at
table and in the kitchen, goose fat Is
largely used in Germany.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
BRAIN.FooD NONSENSE

Another ridiculous food fad ha
been branded by the most compe-
tent authorities. They have dis
PEELED the silly notion that one Kind
Of food is needed for BRAN, another
FOR muscles, and still another for
bones. A correct diet will not not
nourish a particular part Of che body
but Il viii sustain every other part.
Yet, however good your food may
be it's nutriment is destroyed by in-
digestion or dyspepsia. You must
prepare for their appearance or pre-
vent their coming by taking regular
doses Of Green's August Flower, the
favorite medicine OF the healthy
millions. A few doses aids diges-
tion, stimulates the liver to healthy
action, purifies the blood, and makes
you feel bouyant and vigorous. You
can get Dr. q. q. Green's reliable
remedies at Wilson~Jenkins Drug
Co.'S store. Get Green's Special AL
manac. diff
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.
ON THE BILL
Senators Foraker and McIaurin SPEAK
AgainS 'he Measure and senator
Teller for it-Cuban Reel.
prosl,y Before House.

Washington. April 1.-THE Chinese
exclusion bill occupied the attention
OF the senate throughout Monday. SEN
ators Foraker OF Ohio and MeLaurin
Of South Carolina making extended
speeches In opposition Mr.. Foraker
contended that the pending measure
was yiolatlye Of our treaty with China
and was calculated 70 prevent our
commercial expansion In the far east.
While strongly supporting the policy
OF the government 10 exclude Chinese
laborcfa. the Ohio senator maintainen.
that this could be best accomplished
by an extension OF the present law.
holding that the drastic provisions OF
the pending bill would cut on our
trade with China. and thus wreck the
cotton industry OF the south.
Mr.. Teller briefly responded to Mr..
Foraker. urging that the right to alb
rogate treaties was fully recognized.
Mr.. Lodge o. Massachusetts, gave no.
tice OF An amendment striking out the
much discussed clause prohibiting the
employment OF Chinese sailors on Am
erican vessels
Interest In the Cuban reciprocity
debate In the house seems 70 be wan
Ing, judging by the attendance on the !
noOr Monday. but the earncstness OF
the speeches on both sides OF the ques- |
lion Increased rather than decreased. |
That the Republican opponents OF the
bill are determined 90 prolong the /
struggle as much as possible was made /
Monday by their refusal to 4
allow speeches 10 be printed in the re-
'ord The speakers Monday were /
Messrs. Mccall OF Massachusetts, and 4
Brantley OF Georgia. for the measure.
md Messrs Robertson OF Louisiana
md Stevens OF Minnesota. against Il.
Iir. Robinson OF Indiana. oppotpd Gu
,an annexation. on the ground that
I would threaten the welfare OF the
american wage earners.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
B.sksam WIN Rs.,.. ooa.ol,a..,o.

Louisville. April i5.-The Post say.
Governor J. c. W. Beckham was ask
ed II he would take any action 10 pre-
vent the absorption Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad by the Southern
road II such attempt was made. He
said:
Il have considered this matter. hui
am not ready TO state at this time
what steps ! will take My action
will be governed by law Of this state
in this connection and II is well known
what this law is"
This law forhids consolidation of
railroad, telegraph. telephone. bridge
~ common carrier companies having
parallel or competing lines.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
RIOTS IN BELGIUM.
Police aud Militia Succeeded so far 10
Dsmsadisg ordsr.


Brussels. April l5.-ln consequence
OF disorders the pupils Of several com
munal schools have been dismissed
and the premises utilized as barracks
for troops
All factories and mines at Morlan-
welz velase and Mabille have beei
closed.
Socialist Disturbances occurred
Monday night at Namuri. A mob
sioaed the police. who charged with
drawn swords. subsequently a force
OF sendarmes scattered the rioters.
The strike Is steadily extending in
both this city and suburbs, and espe-
cislly at Molenbeek. where a number
Of large factories have stopped work
Military and police have adopted more
stringent measures TO preserve order.
The burgomaster has refused social
lists request 70 be allowed 70 follow
their own devices IN burylng socialists
killed during Saturdays riots. Orders
have been issued Tor a procession TO
be heid at c in the morning without
bands or funeral emblems Otherwise
inierment must be carried out at
night
II Is estimated the strikers In Char
lerOi dlstricf nov number "a 600
There are frequent parades there. but
the town generally Is peaceful in ac-
cordanee with advice Of strike leaders.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
Two R.,iroad. for oLmulr,. -

Okmulgee. I. T.. April l5.-The cere.
mony OF breaking ground for the
Ozark Central railroad took place here
Monday and marks an Important
epoch in the history OF Okmulgee At
. o'clock the commercial club. headed
by President McLagan and Mr.. Dexter.
followed by the band. citizens In car
riages and a string Of 200 mules and
scrapers proceeded 20 the depot
grounds. and after music and speeches
by Mayor Johnson and Senator MUIR
ply. Mr. Dexter proceeded tO turn the
first sod. This makes two railroads
for okmulgce and the choctaw has also
located here and will begin 10 throw
dirt next week.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
KANSAS CITY BOYCOTT.
stock Yards Not Ys, Affected by Enor,.
of Comm s.ion Men.

of Commission Men.
Kansas City. April 1.-THE boycott
started by Kansas City live stock com
mission men. who last week urged
their customers to ship to other mar
kets. has had no appreciable effect on
receipts here. except possibly in the
case OF sheep,
Arrivals OF cattle amounted TO 50Oc
head against e4O0 last week while re
cfsts Of hogs were 1000 against sOOC
on last Tuesday. But 500 sheep were
received compared with 1900 a week
ago. However. as receipts OF sheer
generally are variable. this may not
indicate anything.
II Is said members OF Stock Yards
company are considering the question
OF bringing injunction proceedings
against commission men TO force them
TO call on the boycott.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
AUSTIN BUDGET.
Rsreaas Agent Alter Liqnss violsters 10
Local Option Caaati.s.

Local Option Counties.
Austin. Tex. April i5.-State revenue
agent ]. ID Cunningham. is now going
after violators OF the local option law
In local option counties. lie has dis
covered that a number Of liquor dealers
have taken out licenses from internal
revenue department. 10 carry on a
liqucr business IN local option pre-
eincts- There are 60 counties who have
state local option. and Cunningham
has written to tax collectors instruct
ing them to fully investigate the mat.
ter and report at once.
Governor Sayers this morning ap-
pointed Chas. o. Hall to be commission.
er OF deeds az Baltimore.
General quarantine against vessels
entering Texas ports from Infected
ports. take effect to-day. State health
officer Tabor has taken up headquar-
tiers at Galveston.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
Iasr.... In Pension. Recommended.

Washington, April l5.-The senate
committee on pensions has ordered a
favorable report on bills granting In.
creases OF pensions to soldiers who
have lost arms. legs or feet The Ia.
crease will be SIS per month each and
will increase the annual pension ap-
preparation bill 81 300. 600
The committee also ordered a favor.
able report on a bill increasing from
$50 to $40 per month the pension OF
those who are totally deaf This will
increase the pension list S3S.000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16

The Orphans Home OF the odd Eel.
lows Of Oklahoma has been located AZ
Checotah. o. T.
The mother. two daughters and a
son have been arrested in Grand Ra.
plds. Mich. for the murder OF the
husband and father.
Governor Yates OF Illinois has ap-
pealed 10 the people OF hts state to
raise $1,000 600 for the Beers.
Bird shannon. S years old. fell un-
der wheels OF wagon at TlshomlnEo.
l. T.. and was killed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-16
Knlinr N.nr Dig s.nar.

Big Sandy. Tex. April 15.-Lin
Howell an employe OF the Cotton Belt
railroad az this place. was shot and In.
stantly killed Monday evening about
two miles north Of Big Sandy at the
sand pit. while loading sand ]. A
Willlngham, also an employe OF the
railroad company. was the only eve
witness TO the homicide. Walter Finch
surrendered TO officers and is nov
held for examination.