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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
DETECT THE MINT THIEVES.
Japanese Use the X-Rays to Catch
Employees Who Conceal Coins in
Their StOmachs.

A firm in Philadelphia has recently
sold to the Japanese government one
of their X-ray machines for a novel
purpose, reports the New York Post.
The representatives of Japan who
placed the order said that in the
governmental minis a great many
gold dollars are coined and there has
been considerable loss through dis.
honest employees swallowing the small
coins and thus taking them out of
the minis. There has been no way
of preventing this until clever Off
cial suggested the use of the X-rays,
and the machine was ordered at
once.
1t is not proposed to put every en-
ploye to the test when leaving the
mints, but he will be searched by cleo.
tricity from time to time, uneXpect
eddy, and any one of the employees
may be called up at any time to un.
dergo the test. 1t is believed that
the fear of detection will prevent the
stealing, at least in the form now
used. 1t is suggested that machine
might be used with profit in the
South African diamond fields to make
the black laborers honest. The field
for X-rays in this direction seems to
be large.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
POWERFUL CHINESE MEDICINES
One Dose Of n Celestial Compound
Can Safely he Warranted to
XIII or Cure.

81 have always heard that Chinese
medicines are very powerful" said
the city salesman, but | never had
any idea what a tremendous effect
they were capable of producing on the
system till l saw a Doyers street
Chinaman take pill the other day,
and then l realized that one dose of
a celestial compound can safely be
warranted to kill or cure" says New
York exchange. "Neyer in my born
days did l see such pill. How on
earth the fellow ever got it down is
a mystery. 1t was fully as big as a
pigeons egg, and, so the patient told
me afterward, fearfully bitter. Upon
inquiry | found that that was Il fair
sample of most Chinese remedies. No
matter what the nature of the med
icine, it is generally made up into
enormous pills, whose naturally bad
taste is modified by nothing but a
little licorice. These pills are inclosed
in wax capsules which preserve them
from the air and keep them from
being broken to pieces before their
time. Aside from the pills the only
remedies used by orthodox Chinese
in New York are medicinal oil
which they rub on the temples to
cure headache, and liquid made by
boiling down the leaves, stems, seedsand
roots of certain plants in quantity
of drinking water. According to my
Doyers street authority, this fluid
medicine is even worse than the pills,
for it has to be cooked till it is al.
most like sirup and drunk scalding
hot"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
SEEK A LOST SHIPS GOLD.
American Adventures on n Hazard
GUS Quest on New Zealand's
Coast.

An American schooner lately ar
rived in New Zealand with a party
who propose to search for long-lost
treasure. Nearly 40 years have passed
since the ship General Grant left Aus
tralia for London with a cargo of gold
and wool At one of the Auckland is
lands, near New Zealand, she met with
a frightful fate. She was sucked into
a sort of colossal cave, but it is possible
she might have got out if huge wave
had not lifted her so high that the
masts, striking the roof, were driven
through her bottom. Through the
openings thus made the water rushed
in and she speedily sank. Only one
sailor and two children were saved.
After some months on the island
they were picked up by passing
steamer and taken to New Zealand.
Several attempts have been made to
recover the large quantity of gold
that went down in the General Grant,
but they were all failures. 1t remains
to be seen whether the American adj
venturers will be more successful. II
they should recover the gold is it their
property? That seems a nice legal
point.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
Williams House, Thursday, Jan. 22nd.
Every Four Weeks Thereafter
Office hours from IN p. m.
proximity of the models.

proximity OF the models.
A frst-class Shetland pony COM
mands market price of 500 to $3.50.
They are readily broken to harness,
and are immensely popular and very
reliable as kind Of animated toy.
But very few Of those that are actual-
ly raised in the Shetland isles for the
British market are destined to become
pets Of children in rich homes. The
majority are sold to work in the coal
mines. In that case the smaller they
are the larger price they demand. and
in the life to which they are doomed
they never again see the light of day.
The most beautiful of all the ponies
at the Shetland ranch in Greater New
York is called Dewey, in honor of the
admiral. He is sorrel in color, with
finely shaped name, and over his fore
head bang of hair that would make
fine pompadour. He has all the Dig
nifty Of a. grown-up in his bearing; fine,
shapely legs, but so delicate as to seem
out of keeping with utility, and he
looks more tike an imported Christ as
toy than a living creature. The farm
itself is place of resort for number
of little people from town, and when
on Saturdays they make an excursion
to the Bronx, il is Dewey who is al
lowed to give them a horse back ride
up and down the road.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
POLAR BEARS EASILY TAKEN.
with the Modern Repeating Rife the
Great Animals Are Killed
Without Danger.

The animal par excellence, which
the hunter, the amateur Arctic tray
eler and the young explorer hopes
and dreams of killing, is the polar
bear, writes Com. Robert +. Peary,
in Leslie's Monthly. The reason for
this is the magnificent trophy which
the great white skin makes. This
feeling was no less strong centuries
ago than it is now, for we read that
one of the early Icelandic sea rovers
to Greenland quarreled with and
killed his bosom companion because
he had slain large bear, instead OF
leaving that honor to his chief. With
the modern repeating rifle the bear
stands no chance against the hunter,
no matter under what conditions they
may meet, and if he is hunted in the
native way with the assistance of
dogs, there is hardly more excite
ment than in killing musk-oxen, ex-
cept for the wild, helteriskelter dash
over the ice to oyertake the animal
after the dogs strike the hot scent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
A Sound SIceper.

Paul Kruger, in his memoirs, tells
the story of a secretary whom he pun
ished for being drunk, by tying him
to wagon wheel. During the night
5000 Kaflirs and about 1000 Xulus Mt
tackled the Boer camp and were not
driven off till daybreak. The secre-
tary slept so soundly that he noticed
nothing of the fight, and the next day,
when he at last awoke, he looked
around in astonishmcnt and asked:
"Have you people been fighting during
the night?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
A CHICAGO "QUICK LUNCH"

Where can we get quick lunch?"
asked one of the official stenographers
of the National Civic Federation who
came on from Chicago to report the
proceedings of the executive commit
tee of the industrial department of
that organization, reports the New
York Times.
Before the reporter to whom the
question was addressed could tell of
the neighboring "beef-and" places
which met his idea of quick lunch, !"
the Chicago stem ographer asked how
far it was to IS, mentioning place
where New Yorker would not 90 I'M
less he had several dollars to spare for
luncheon and couple of hours to de-
vote to gustatory delights.
The stenographers compromised on
one of the best downtown restaur-
ants.
I'VE had good, quick lunch" said
one of the stenographers on their re-
turn. "And it only took us an hour"
DO you call that quick lunch in
Chicago?' asked the reporter. ANY
thing over Is minutes we call a dinner
in New York"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
PONY RANCH IN NEW YORK.
Where shapely LMtIe Shst1ands Of
the Rich Are Cared For During
the Winter.

A pony ranch is one of the attrac-
tons which the Bronx brought to New
York city, or rather which the city ac-
quired by growing out to it, for IT. has
been in existence ON little reserya-
ton Of its own for the past IL years.
Hundreds Of ponies have been bred on
the Simpson farm, as the place is
called after the owned and have been
sold TO circus managers and to indul-
gent parents who regard them as cap
ital playfellows for the children. New
4ork's pony ranch IL located in the
very shadow of the convent whose
walls shelter the weary society woman
who seeks peace and rest after a hard
season. Every motormani in the Bronx
knows where the Shetland pony ranch
is, for the South Boulevard cars pass
the fields and stables Of the establish
ment, says the Times.
There are about Is Shetland ponies
there for shelter and care during this
winter. Their tiny hoof prints are in
the roads in the vicinity, and they are
u constant delight to the neighbor-
hood children, who feed them with
scraps from their lunch baskets on
their way home from school. The po-
MES are also popular as models for
feminine art students who go there to
sketch. They are such friendly little
creatures and have such an abundance
of curiosity that the Office of art critic
suits their tastes better than that of
mere model, for they gather about the
artist in a circle, completely surround
ing her, as if they were SO many lambs
and she their shepherdess.
While it is pleasant to be on such
friendly terms with the ponies, it is
something of hindrance when it
comes to sketching. The ponies nib
BILE the flowers on her hat examine her
shoes, and threaten to take samples
of her shoulders as well as her sketch
book. Perspective that is so essential
to artistic effect is denied by the close
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
uberculous Orchids.

Science, in its memorable search for
things hidden, has at last directed the
eye of suspicion upon the orchid. NJ.
Noel Bernard, French scientist, after
painstakng research into the abstruse
question of tuberculosis in plants, pro.
nouuced the whole orchideous family
to be purely the product of vegetable
Infection" According to M. Bernardo
theory all orchids are, in their norma,
condition, infected in thoroughly de-
fined manner, and the cultiva ton of
the finest varieties is only possible III
dercertain conditions of infection from
their earliest development. The next
question for determination is as to
the relation between vegetable and
human observation-disclosures eng.
land) Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
All Chronic Diseases.
Doctor Secrist will Come to
ManitOwOc at the HOTEL WILLIAMS
Tuesday, Jan 20.
And One Day Only in Every Four
Weeks Thereafter.

The doctor wonderful power of dag
nosis, greatest of all gifts, enables him
to determine the causes of obscure and
chronic ailments, and to apply remedies
which effect certain, speedy and perma-
nent cures.
X RAY examination in appropriate
cases upon reasonable notice.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Many hundl eds of sufferers pronounc-
ed by other physicians rs hopelessly in
durable, have been restored to health by
DR.. Secrist.
Letters of Endorsement from many
prominent clergymen and hundreds of
grateful patients are on file in his office
The doctor has devoted much time
and attention in the French Hospitals to
the study of
ALL SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN,
and has imported many special medi-
cines and appliances necessary to effect
certain cures in the worst cases of
Physical Weakness, Varicocele Impo-
tency, Nervous Debility, etc.
caused by youthful errors, night losses,
general dissipation, improper treatment
and neglect.
The doctor will forfeit $500 where a
cure is guaranteed and not effected.
KIDNEY and BLADDER disease
treated by new and eminently success
full methods.
CATARRH in all its various forms
positive, prompt and permanent cures
always effected.
CLUB FEET, cross eyes and all other
deformities treated with special care
and unfailing success.
NERVOUS DISEASES, Epilepsy and
diseases of the BLOOD AND SKIN al
ways yield to the doctors modern meth
DDS of treatment.
PILES cured permanently without de.
tention from business and without the
use of the knife.
LUNG TROUBLES receive careful
attention, and are always treated sue
cessfully, when not too long neglected
DELAY rs DANGEROUS-T
who are chronically ailing should lose
no time in consulting special physician
whose reputation for skill is 80 we'll and
widely known.
Special attention given to
DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
No unnecessary exposure. No exam
ination. No sacrifice of modesty.
Phe doctor does not publish his pa
tients names except with their full con-
sent and approval English, French
and German spoken. Address,
DIR. H. c. SECRIST,
Chicago and Milwaukee.
Address all mail to Milwaukee Offices,
N. E Cor. Wisconsin and E. Water
Streets
I'd Floor, over G. M & st. P. R'y City
Ticket Offices. Elevator at E. Wnter
st. Entrance opposite Pabst Building.
Established 1880
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
AN ARISTOCRATIC TUBER.
ern Star" Ia One of the Fairy
Tales OF Finance.

The romance of potatoes is but i'm
perfectly understood by the majority
of those who eat them every day.
Nor do they usually occur to the
Spectator as basis of operation
Yet the history Of the variety known
as 'The Northern Star" is one of
the fairy tales of finance. 1t was
brought out last year, says a Lon
don paper, by grower in Markinch,
In Fifeshire, who parted with a few
tons at the extraordinary price Of
G1,210 a ton. To this rate, which
works out at about ten shillings a
pound, he religiously adhered. At
this rate two pounds were purchased
by firm of dealers belonging to
Bardney, near Lincoln. From these
two pounds they have this year
grown 1870 pounds, and are SO pleased
with the result that they have
bought quantity more at the rate
of $500 a ton. Two other growers,
Mr.. Kline, of Manham-le-Fen, and
Mr.. Blades, of Epworth, purchased
ton at the same figure, and have
paid more for subsequent consign-
ments. After this the story of the
King Edward VII. potato, which be-
gan to sell at C ~ los. a ton and
rose to $40, seems quite tame,
though it would have been sufficient
ly remarkable under any other cir
cumStanceS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

The antiseptic shaving saloon is the
latest achievement in hygienic science.
says Tit-Bits. The victim is seated in
an enameled iron chair, with his neck
and shoulders developed in rubber
pad that has been dipped in an anti
septic solution. Previously the razor,
soap dish, and brush have been steril-
lied by half an hours hard boiling.
Nothing is allowed to touch the face
that has not been either sterilized or
disinfected antiseptically. Even the
finger tips of the operator are dipped
in solution. Taps are turned by the
foot, and the drawers where towels
are kept are microbe-proof.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

Sexton Mark McTigue has had
charge of the village cemetery in
Kokomo, Ind, for 40 years, and in that
time has dug with his own hands some
5000 graves. lie was born in Ireland
"A years ago, and came to this country
when boy. lie believes that he holds
the worlds record in the number OF
interments and years Of service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
A NEW UNIVERSITY.
Will Depart Somewhat from
Lines of Other Schools.

A number of capitalists of eastern
Indiana, among whom are George f.
McCulloch, president of the Union
Traction company, and Walter A.
Bell, state senator, incorporated the
Palmer university, which is to be
located at Muncie.
The articles state that the object
of the incorporators is "to give espe-
cial emphasis to the matchless truth
Of God, of Christ, of psychology, of
Christian ethics, and all to the peer
less end of bringing the students into
harmony with the divine administra-
ton of the immutable laws of their
being, and thus develop the creature
man into symmetrical manhood
that will meet the approval of his
Creator, God"
The teachers of the university will
represent a departure from the lines
of other institutions in intoxicating
the theories of evolutionary develop
ment, mental, race, or, in other
words, that man is a creature of law;
but the teachings must nevertheless
be emphatically Christian, yet non
UNCONVENTIONAL and nonsectarian.
GOD, Christ, Manhood" is the
motto of the institution, and char
acter, not human theology, is made
the test OF its fellowship. Equal
privileges are to bs accorded to males
and females. The control is vested
in IL trustees, eight of whom form
quorum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
MEXICO MAKING STRIDES.
Our Southwestern Neishbor Is Rap
idly Taking On the irkness
of America.

DR.. Charles Amezcua, of the City Of
Mexico, who is gentleman of scien-
tifc atta inments, told a Washington
reporter 40 much impressed he was
with the beauty of Washington and
with the surprising beauty of its au-
tumnal days.
There is one thing" said he, that
probably great many Of your readers
do not know, and that is how rapidly
the republic of Mexico is becoming
Americanized. Our people know of the
tremendous progress of our great sis
ter across the Rio Grande, and while
they realize that there is yet an cnor-
nous gulf that separates the one from
the other, still the United States is an
inspiration and an incentive. We re-
joice in seeing the United States take
precedence of the old-world monarch
les, and do not doubt it will eclipse
them all.
"With such an object lesson before
us it is no wonder that Mexico is Like
wise making rapid strides along the
road that leads to national greatness.
The country is awake, wide awake, and
everybody seems imbued with the idea
of glorious destiny. We are praying,
also, that Gen. Diaz may have his life
prolonged for at least ten more years,
because he is really the one great fac
tor in our Advancement, and as long as
he lives no one fears but that all will
go well with our country"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
NET-FISHING IN THE LAKES.
tured for tho Markets of
the Country.

Practically all commercial fishing in
fresh waters is carried on by the use
Of nets, whether a rowboat or an up
to-date tug is employed. The gill net is
the handiest and is mach used in Lake
Erie. This forms fence on the bottom
of the lake about six feet high and any
where from 500 feet to several miles
long. These nets are made of thin cord
end can be slowed away in very small
compass, says the Buffalo Express. A
fish will swim against the fence of net
ting, get its head caught in the mesh.
and will stay there until taken out by
the fishermen. The nets are kept in
position in the water by lead sinkers
on the bottom and cork bobs on top.
The entire net is also anchored secure
ly, while the spot is marked by a buoy.
Gill nets often come in sections 300
feet long, and are fastened together in
gangs. Fishing tugs often set gang
thatiS over four miles long. Each boat
is equipped with two gangs.
Pound nets, whose use in New York
waters is prohibited, are used in Ohio
and Canadian waters. They form large
receptacles in the water into which
fish find their way and are prevented
from getting out by a trap-like ar
rangement at the entrance. Game fish
are often caught in pound nets. Then
there are also smaller trap nets, fyke
nets, and many other varieties, some
of which are peculiar to different To-
calities.
Some commercial fishing is carried
on by the use of set lines for surgeons,
etc, but such means are not extern
sively employed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
FOUR-POUND GEM FOR POPE.
Catholics Preparing to Give His Holi-
ness the Largest Topaz In
the World.

Catholics in every part of the world
are preparing to show their devotion
and fidelity to Pope Leo XIII. at the
end of the celebration of his silver
jubilee next April by presenting to
him an almost priceless jewel. This is
topaz weighing nearly four pounds,
the largest in the world. 1t is now in
the hands of skilled workmen in Rome,
where it is being richly carved.
The jewel will contain when finished
a representation of the papal arms and
OF Christ breaking bread. Notice on
this subject will be displayed in a | the
Roman Catholic churches in the coun-
try.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
BUTTERFLY buns.

Millions Of butterflies are eaten
every year by the Australian nborig-
ines. The insects congregate in vast
quantities on the rocks of the Bugong
mountains and the natives secure
them by hndling fires of damp wood
and thus sufrocating them. They then
are gathered in baskets, baked, sifted
to remove the wings, and finally
pressed into cakes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

The business most in evidence in
Client is that of the breweries. In a
population less than 100000 there are
more than 100 establishments, large
and small. Notwithstanding this com
petition, American enterprise has en-
tered the field.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
Not q New Discovery.

Nine. Duse says she met in Chicago
the most beautiful girl she has ever
seen. Nine. Duse is not original,
says the Chicago Record-Herald, in
this discovery. however.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

The new president of Hayti is IS
years old. 1t is evident, says the Chi
cago RecordI Herald, that the young
men have not as yet assumed charge
in Hayti
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

Twelve couples recently celebrated
their golden wedding together at Now
Vinodo in Croatia Fifty years ago
"a couples were married at the same
time and in the case of half of these
both husband and wife are still living.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
The suItan'a Declaration.

At reception of the patrarchs Of
ConStantinople recently the sultan
declared that he will make no dis
unction between Christians and No
hamnedsnS-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
LO n Il ms San Il ed Sfrcctu

Each year about $4,000 is expended
in sprinkling the streets of London
with sand, to prevent horses from slip
ping.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
Huue smokestack

The smokestack Of the ocean steam
er Cedio is so large that trolley cars
could pass through 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15
Jews May Hold Land,

Permission TO acquire land has just
been granted to the Jews in Russia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-15

WHAT Or. KUTCHIN
DOES NOT 90.

SSsS wv WI
He does not fright.
en- people into doctor
Ing by holding up q
plea OF aspeedy death
before their eyes. He
loes not urge the sick
TO take treatment
when he knows them
10 be incurable, Nei-
Their does he by false
pretenses hold the
sick under his care
month after month
while doing them no
good.
He does not per-
suade helpless ,n-
CurableS to doctor
out the last month OF
their lives, or give up
their last dime for
medicine.
He does not take
patients under a so
called falseguarantee
pretending to charge
only for medicine and
taking " h ate err
amount he can get,
or make the object Of
his life to extortmon-
ey from the sick.