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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
CREATING A WATERFALL.
Great Piece of Engine ering That Has
Been Accomplished at
Niagara.

When the waters of the Niagara
river were made to flow over turbines
to give electric power and light to the
city of Buffalo it was considered
great revolutionary feat of engineer
ing, says an account of "The Greatest
of Power Dams" in Lesle's Month
ly. But at Niagara the dam and the
fall were there from the beginning
The power was ready in the rough
it had only to be applied to the ma
chinery. When, however it was pro-
posed to utilize the speed and force
of the Hudson river and to turn them
into the power that lights towns, runs
street railways and vitalizes factory
plants the problem was different
one. The river was there, but the
fall had to be created, and to do this
it would be necessary to build one
of the largest dams ever constructed
a wall, in fact, 1,400 feet long and 1874
feet high, at certain points. No such
barrier, great or small, had ever been
placed across river of a volume and
flow equal to that of the Hudson just
above Glens Falls, N. Y, yet this has
now been successfully accomplished.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
COAL DEALER AND GROUNDING
Why a New Yorker Came to Adopt
Picture OF the Animal as an
Emblem,

At least one man in this city be-
lieves that if the ground hog sees his
shadow and goes back to his hole on
Candlemas day, February 2, there are
six weeks more of winter to come,
says the New York Tribune.
A few years ago, at this time of
year, a coal dealer was struggling
with the problem presented by big
stock of coal and an exceptionally
mild, open winter. He had about de.
cided that he had best wind up his
business and get out as whole as he
could, when friend advised him to
hold on.
"Wait until Candlemas day." said
the friend, "and then you can tell by
the ground hog whether or not there
will be cold weather enough to pull
you through"
So the dealer waited for the ground
hogs decision, and as Candlemas day
was bright and clear, prepared for
plentiful sales of coal for six weeks
of winter weather. The sign held
good prices.
In gratitude he adopted the ground
hog as his emblem, and its picture
appears on all his letterheads, and is
even painted on his carts. And il
one drops into his office he will find
man who has warm spot in his
heart for the ground hog.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
AGE OF CRIMINALITY.
When Criminal Responsibility Of
Children Begins In the Diff
ferent Countries.

With reference to New York 8 special
police court for childish offenders, it is
noteworthy that both British and
American law fix the same age of Grim
inality. In defiance of theology the
legal codes of all nations regard man
as sinless by birth. Before attaining Il
certain age he is regard ed as incapable
of crime.
In England and America this age is
seven years, and before this child
cannot be prosecuted. After his sew
enth birthday a child is accountable
for its deeds, but if under IA the pros
ecution must show that he was acting
with criminal intent. The same age Of
criminality is held in Rus STA and Portu-
gal. In France and Belgium child
must be eight years old before being
prosecuted. In Italy and Spain fur
Their year of grace is accorded.
In Norway, Greece, Austria, Dem
mark, Holland and Switzerland, says
the London Chronicle. the age is ten
The little German can play pranks with
impunity until IL years old, while In
Sweden no prosecution il allowed
when the offender is under 16.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26

Certain substances which are deadly
n their effects upon men can be taken
w the brute creation with impunity.
Horses can take large doses Of anti
nony, dogs of mercury, goats of to-
acco, mice of hemlock, and rabbits of
elladonna, without injury. On the
Their hand dogs and cats are much
more susceptible to the influence Of
hloroform than man, and are much
ooner killed by it. If this invaluable
naesthetic had been first tried upon
nimals, we should probably have never
njoyed it's blessings, as it would have
cen found to be so fatal that it's dis
overers would have been afraid TO
est its effects upon human beings. 1t
evident, then, that an experiment
pom an animal can never be the means
any certain deductions so far as
ban is concerned.-Family Doctor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
ONE-CLIENT LAWYERS.
Business Men OF To-day Want q
Lawyer.tO Work for Them
Alone.

The poverty of briefess barristers
is as proverbial as that of the church
mouse. 1t would not be an unnat-
ural mistake to consider a barrister
with only one client hardly better off
than one with none. But the modern
"one-clent lawyer" is usually a pros
porous individual, says Worlds Work
Said a man well known in the bust.
ness world some years ago to q
friend: 81 want young lawyer to
put down at desk beside mine. I'll
familiarize him with my affairs and
then | want him to keep me out Of
trouble" The counterpart of this
lawyer, whose duty it is to act as his
own clients ounce of prevention,
may be found in the office of many
large concerns. He is often connect.
ed with trust companies, banks,
banking houses, railroad and other
transportation companies and large
wholesale mercantile houses. When
a merchant found himself in a tangle
it was once the custom for him to
go to his lawyer for advice. The re.
suits were written "opinion" and
a fee. A business man to-day OBJ
tains a lawyer who shall work for
him alone. Again the field of the
general practitioner is narrowed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
SLEEPING ON A KONG.
Man In the Interior OF China Must
Sleep That Way or Not
Sleep at All.

China is a land without mattresses
or counterpanes. A bed, or kong, is
merely a broad wall of brick built
across the side of the room. On first
acquaintance it seems absolutely I'M
possible for an Anglo-Saxon, but n
man in the interior of China must
either sleep on a kong or not sleep at
all, says writer in Outing. | deter
mined that if the bricks would not
Weld to me | must yield to them, and,
as means of yielding gracefully,
| studied the sleeping methods of my
Chinese companions. | found that
their practice was to climb inside of
quilted sacks, called poosas, which
they tied and folded around them
selves, until row of men on kong
looked not unlike sealed envelopes
Whenever they rolled or turned over
in their sleep, their pookas rolled
with them; in whatever position they
happened to lie on the brick pile,
they could not escape the ameliorat
ing effect of their pookas. Obviously
!, too, must have pooka. From a
dealer in leather, in a town through
which we passed, | bought two goat
skins. | had them sewn together
with the hair side in. l devised a
system of strings by which ! could
tie myself in my appliance, and in
this way I succeeded in sleeping il
China.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
SNOWFALL GROWING LESS.
There Are Fewer storms In Colorado
Now Than in Former
Years.

That climatic conditions are chang
ing in many parts Of the country has
long been fact recognized by meteor
ologists. The memory of the oldest
inhabitants of Boulder county, Col,
does not recall time when the snow
on the mountains was as scarce as it
is now. At the head waters of the va
rious branches of Boulder creek here
tofore large beds of snow have lasted
all summer, but this year they have
dwindled into small ones, and where
there are usually small beds by the
hundreds in the latter part OF August
there is now no snow at all. Immense
basins are found at Jasper lake, Arap-
ahoe pass Arapahoe peak, Mount Au-
dubon, Longs peak and intervening
points.
These basins rise at such an angle
that the melting of the snow is grad
ual At the foot Of these basins are
lakes of various sizes, and in these
the creeks virtually take their rise.
There are in Boulder county many of
these lakes in usual seasons, fed by
hundreds of small streams, but now
the small streams are not running, be-
cause the snow banks have disappeared
and the consequence is many of the
lakes have disappeared. The glacier
in the "armchair," or Arapahoe peak,
is much smaller than it has been as
far as anyone knows.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
THE PROFESSIONAL ELEPHANT,
His Build and Gait Are Peculiarly
Adapted for Spectacular
Parades.

There can be no real procession
without an elephant; he was built
for professions. His gait is process
sional The old Sanskrit poets note
the grace Of the rhythmic sway, for
when they particularly compliment a
woman, they say: "She walks like
an elcphant"-"As the swan swims,"
says Everybody's Magazine.
In India first catch your elephant"
Is only a preliminary, for no is but
the foundation Of an architectural
structure, all except glittering eye
and rakish tail being covered. The
howdah, solid gold, silver gilt, or san.
DIAL carved rises in temple turrets;
he sways beneath gold-crusted, jew
eled robes; his harness studs are
disks of precious gems, his ears
fringed with pearls, his tus.,s gold
tipped. His anklet would liberate a
slave, his forehead moon light .
harem.
He Is massive as the rock temples
Of Karli. His rhythm the circling Of
the planets. His eye wrinkles with
the wisdom Of lost Lemuria.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
NEW SPECIES OF HORSE.
breed Discovered In Central Asia
That Differs from the Com
mon Kind.

Prof. Ewart has recently described
a new species of horse from the west
ern islands. Until recently it has been
the accepted theory that all living
horses belong to one and the same
species, and that all the breeds of
European horses were descendants of
domestic varieties from the orient.
The etchings found on the walls of
caves indicate that the horse may have
been domesticated in Europe before
the arrival of neolithic man, says a
London paper.
Horses, donkeys and zebras differ
markedly in that the two latter have
no callosities such as the horse pos
sesses.
The discovery of a new variety Of
small horse in central Asia by Col.
Przevasky will be remembered, and
now Prof. Ewart describes still an
other variety. 1t was a pony, not
dwarf horse, with no callosities on
the hind legs and resembling the wild
horse of central Asia in having only
short hairs on the upper part of the
tail.
AS the most typical specimen of the
new variety was found in an out-of-
the-way part Of Iceland there is no
chance that it is the result of cross
with the Przevasky horse, though it
was exactly of the color of the GEN.
trail Asian horse. Not having callosi-
ties, it agreed with the asses and ze-
bras, and, like them, it was highly spe-
cialized in the size, form of the head,
ears and under lip and in the position
of the ewes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
GOOD WESTERN ENGLISH.
Only Part of the United States That
Gives tn. ''R" Its Real
Value.

That which the rest of the country
accepts as the standard of correct pro-
nunciation, though seldom attaining
it, characte,izes the speech of the ma
jority of the people of the west. The
west is the only section that does not
badly misuuse r., says Leslie's Weekly.
1t is perhaps Incorrect to say the
east and south misuse r. They hardly
use it at all In the east and many
parts of the south r is, in effect, an
auxiliary vowel except at the begin
ming of words. 1t merely lengthens the
preceding vowel. Occasionally it re-
ceives a distinct vowel sound, that Of
Italian A.
In many parts of the south it is not
heard at all. While the Georgian says
"befoah," his Alabama neighbors say
'befo'," deposing r from its position
as a vowel, or vowel moditier.
In the west, r is sounded with an ap-
proxima ton of correctness. Yet even
the westerners do not give it its full
value, as do the Irish and Scotch. Their
strong enumeration of the letter sounds
harsh to us, yet the letter is intended to
be pronounced and its use differenti-
ates words liable to be confused by the
ear
The AngloSaxon seems to be doing
his best to depose r. Were it not for
the influence of the Irish and Scotch,
r would not be little more than a writ
ten letter, as silent as initial H in Span
ish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26

A young man who accompanied Prof.
Hilprecht on his recent expedition to
Nippur was showing some souvenirs of
his trip, reports the Philadelphia Rec
ord. There's one thing didn't bring
back with me, and that's Bagdad but
ton" he said. "Im just as well salts
fed that / didn't, too. A Bagdad but
ton? Well, I'll tell you about it.
Every person who goes to Bagdad and
stays there for six months is af-
ficted with peculiar boil that leaves
a scar about the size Of half dollar
1t may come on the face or on some
part Of the body, but it is bound to
come, II you stay there long enough
/ didn't. ! got out just as soon as
could. Children who are born in Bag
dad always come into the world with
this mark, which is known as the Bag.
dad button"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Al the Ball-Claude-"You dance
the two-step divinely. Who taught
your Maude-"My two step-sis'
ters."-N. Y. Mail and Express.
Jane Charley Snow dangerous
character? Why, he wouldn't look
at a woman" Lydia-"Not In the
street car, if he had a seat and she
didn't have one."--Boston Transcript
Mrs. Breezy with hammer)-
"There, I've hit the nail on the head
at last" Mr.. Breezy-"Why do you
put your finger in your MOUTH
Mrs. Breezy-"I'hat was the nail
hit."-London Tit-Bits.
Too Involved for Them.-"He sent
a copy of his dialect story down into
the country where he. studied the
dialect" "And did it make the ma
tives angry?" "Oh, no; they couldnt
understand it."-Chicagp Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
CORN-CQB SIDEWALKS.
Man from Iowa Tells of Novel
Scheme Adopted by Grain
Shipping Towns.

because of the cob-pipe industry
Missouri has the reputation of being
the greatest corn-cob state in the
union, but Iowa has got its southern
neighbor beat when it comes to put
ting cobs TO novel uses" said man
from Keokuk the other day, according
to Chicago paper. "Did you ever
hear of oorn-cob sidewalks? Never
did? Well, sir, | made II trip through
out a big part Of the state Of Iowa
recently, and | found several grain
shipping towns that had corn-cob side
walks.
an spite of what one would think
about it cobs make a pretty good
walk. They are a little rough at first,
but when the cohs become trampIed
down the walk is smooth. 1t is more
springy than a cinder path and wa
ter will not stand in little pools in
the low places.
"From some Of the little railroad
towns hundreds of thousands Of bush
els Of corn are shipped each year The
grain is shelled at the local elevators
and as there is little demand for the
cobs for fuel they are carried in a
spout to a place some distance from
the elevator and allowed to form in
huge pile. In order to get rid Of
them they are generally burned. A
year or two ago somebody discovered
that they made pretty good walk
and now they are being utilized in
many places"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
MAPS OF AMERICA.
Interesting Features OF tho Draw.
dngs of the Western Continent
In the Last Century.

An entertainment of much interest
from the standpoint of the anti
quarian was given recently at the
Marquette school, under the direc-
ton of Miss Fanny NJ. Bacon, the
principal the main feature of which
was the exhibition of ten old maps
of portions of the American CONT
nent. They are the property of Mr..
Sidney Clemenson, of Boston, who Sc
cured them while travelling in Aus
tralia from q French consul, and
were loaned to Miss Bacon, reports
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Eight of them were made by
Pownall, who came to America in 1853
as royal governor to the colonies of
Massachusetts,, New Jersey and
South Carolina in succession. He re-
turned to England in 1861 and OBJ
tanned seat in parliament. The last
part of his life was devoted to anti
quarian studies. These maps were
published in London in 1894.
The other two maps were published
in Paris in 1906. One of the English
maps gives the 10 original states;
one of the French maps shows II
stars and II states. None of the
English maps shows Washington or
st. Louis. The French map does.
There is no Chicago on either of the
maps. Cahokia and kaskaskia are
on all of the maps. One of the old
maps gives the United States and bor-
dering Spanish possessions, gives the
four old paths across the country
upper" middle" 'lower" and "old
trading path" One shows an old
wagon road, where the railroad now
goes through -Harper's Ferry. The
endless mountains in Pennsylvania
are shown, and the mountains in the
southwestern part of the old Unit
ed States" in which there is a gap
| for horses" One map shows that
| California is not an island The
| Gulf of California seemed to make
| old California an island until finally
| travelling to the head of. the gulf it
was discovered that California could
| be Preached by land" New Albion
| is shown on one of these maps, and
Mexico stretches north through the
present Omitted States" On another
map is marked "The French ascend
the River Missoury thus high" "And
the Mississippi unknown" "The Wa
bash, or st. jerome, according to the
| French"
Many other interesting relics were
added to the exhibition, one of them
being n copy of the first chapter OF
the city of ste. Genevieve, Mo, pub
lished at Kaskaskia, H., in 1912. II
belongs to the library of the late
Gen. Rozier, of that city. A pair
of slippers given by Pierre Laclede
to Miss Vale belongs to the same
collection. A poem on the capture
of Fort Kaskaskia in ITS, written by
Capt. St. Gem, of Ste. Genevieve, il
now owned by Miss Chauncey Glenn
ent, pupil who was in charge OF
the precious collection. Many of the
pupils assisted Miss Bacon in the en-
tertainment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
All Chronic Diseases.
CONSULTATION SACREDLY
CONFIDENTIAL.
Examination and Advice Free.
Doctor Secrlst will Come to
at the HOTEL WILLIAMS
Tuesday, March 3
And One Day Only in Every Four
Weeks Thereafter.

The doctor wonderful power Of dag
hosis, greatest of all gifts, enables him
TO determine the causes of obscure and
which effect certain. speedy and perma-
bent cures.
X RAY examination in appropriate
cases upon reasonable notice.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Many hundreds of sufferers pronounc-
Pd by other physicians rs hopelessly in
durable, have been restored to health by
DIR. 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
md attention in the French Hospitals to
Che study of
ALL SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN,
Ind has imported many special medi-
Zines and appliances necessary to effect
pertain cures in the worst cases of
Physical Weakness, Varicocele, Impo-
tency. Nervous Debility, etc.
taused by youthful errors, night losses,
general dissipation, improper treatment
ind neglect.
The doctor will forfeit $500 where a
ure is guaranteed and not effected.
KIDNEY and BLADDER disease
reated by new and eminently success
ul methods.
CATARRH in all its various forms;
positive, prompt and permanent cures
Ilways effected.
CLUB FEET. cross eyes and all other
eformities treated with special care
nd unfailing success.
NERVOUS DISEASES, Epilepsy and
iseases of the BLOOD AND SKIN al
Ways yield to the doctors modern meth
IDS of treatment.
PILES cured permanently without de.
ention from business and without the
lse of the knife.
LUNG TROUBLES receive careful
ttention, and are always treated sue
essfully, when not too long neglected.
DELAY IS DANGEROUS-Th
Who are chronically ailing should lose
10 time in consulting special physician
whose reputation for skill is 30 we'll and
widely known.
Special attention given to
DISEASES PECULIAR TO WOMEN.
No unnecessary exposure. No exam.
nation. No sacrifice Of modesty.
The doctor does not publish his pa
tents names except with their full con-
ent and approval. English, French
md German spoken. Address,
DIR. H. G. SECRIST,
Chicago and Milwaukee,
Address all mail to Milwaukee Offices,
\. E Cor. Wisconsin and E. Water
treets.
I'd Floor. over G. M & st. P. R'y City
Ticket Offices. Elevator at E. Water
t. Entrance, opposite PaDst Building
Established 1880.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
CONSUL TA10N EXAMINATION AND ADVICE FREE TO ALL At THE
Williams House, Thursday, Mar. 18TH.
Every Four Weeks Thereafter
Office hours from a IN to p.
The Beauty of It.-Mrs. Subbubs-

The Beauty of It.-Mrs. Subbubs-
ats bitter cold out tonight. It's
comfort To be in our warm home and
listen to the wind whistle" Mr.. Sub
bubs-"Yes; especially since it
doesn't attempt to whistle popular
airs. "-Philadelphia Press.
1t May BE the Reasonable you
know why all the world loves
lover2" us that conundrumP at
is" well, what's the answer"
Because he makes such a blooming
fool Of himself AID the world likes
to laugh. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Question He Asked.--Harry-
what did Kate say when you pro-
posed to her?" Frank-"She said:
Yes" Harry-"1'hen she is really
going to marry your Frauk-"Oh,
dear, no. What put that into your
head2 The question 1 asked was:
DO you prefer to remain single rath-
er than accept meP indianapolis
Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-02-26
WATCH SMALL AS A NICKEL.
Triumph Scored by American Work
men in Producing the Tiny
Tmepiece.

The smallest watch yet turned out
in this country has just been put on
the market, although few are on sale
vet. The new watch is the I've of a
6ye-cent piece, says a Chicago report.
The smallest watch which American
watch factories had hitherto succeed
ed in making had been as big as quar-
ter, so the new watch is looked upon as
marking a distinct advance in the in
dustry in this country, where watches
have only been made for a little more
than half century. Watchmakers
also regard it as indicating that the
time is not far distant when Ameri-
cans will soon overtake the old world s
watchmakers, the Swiss, in turning
out watches of minute size.
The Swiss still make watch small
er than the Americans, but the watch
Just put on the market here by both
the Waltham and the Elgin compa-
MES, the two largest matchmaking
concerns in this country, will have the
advantage over the Swiss watches that
all the other watches made here have
possessed, namely, that of being
turned out in quantity. Under Amer
lean methods the daily output in one
factory is $500 day.
The new watch is the result of
months of patient endeayor by the
watchmakers and machinists. For
every new sized watch designed new
machines have to be made, and as the
size of the watch is reduced, by so
much more must these machines be
made more delicate.