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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

MRS. j. y. STRAUSS when the sons of
God present themselves.
hope l haven't Il prejudice against
rich people. 1t would be natural
enough that a poor beggar like me
should be envious; but then l DO care
so little for the things that money can
buy in comparison with personal gifts,
some of which l have, that envy can
scarcely be laid to my door. How
ever, l do wish that people who con-
fuse money with greatness could be
made to see how foreign the two are
and how much cheaper the trappings
Of wealth make common people ap-
pear.
l think the most pitiful object in
nature is a stupid rich woman She is
always naughty and overbearing. glar-
ing about lest some person Of moder-
ate means might by some misfortune
have gotten into the circle. The mis-
fortune would be to the person of
moderate means, supposing said per-
son had Il few brains, and it is likely
he would have. There seems to have
been some impartialty-th money
has been given largely to mediocre
people and the brains scattered among
the poor devils.
| recently saw some very rich PEG
pie and examined them rather criti
cally. They We're too rich and great
to associate with any one, though
there were 800 people under the same
roof There were types Of mankind
galore, all sorts Of people, some Of
them nice, some bright, but the vast
majority Gncluding my very rich ones,
not bright Now these people dressed
very deliberately many times during
the day; they drove and rode out in
state, and l invariably detected them
glancing around to see If their gran
deur was duly appreciated
Was there no still, small voice TO
whisper to them that If the people
around them We're their interiors it
them, and do things to attract atten-
ton?
Is there any way by which men can
learn that greatness can only be at
tanned through simplicity, and that
people are only truly great when they
have renowned the pomps and vani-
ties and become simple-hearted broth
ers of men? l believe one Is justified
in being a trihe vain over certain
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
WINTER WEAKNESS
Or. Williams Pink Pills the Tonic
That Most People Need for
Blood and Nerves.

In winter the air Of the close rooms in
which we spend so much of the time
does not furnish enough oxygen TO tho
lungs to burn out the foul matter III the
blood. In the cold season we donot exer
else as much and the skin and kidneys do
not throw off the waste matter as freely
as usual. The system becomes overloaded
with poisonous matter, and too feeble
to throw it off Relief can be had only
through the use of a remedy that will
promptly and thoroughly purify and
strengthen the blood, and the one best
adapted for this purpose is the great
blood tonic known as Dr. Williams Pink
Pills.
They acted like magic in my case, ="
said Mrs. Clara L. Wilde, of No. 311
Farnsworth avenue, Detroit, Mich. II
was weak and thin and could not sleep
My stomach and nerves were ont of or
der. | can't describe how miserable |
really was ] dragged through six
months Of feebloness, growing weaker
all the time until finally hadn 'tstrcngth
enough to leave my bed
Then glad day came, the day when
I began to take Dr. Williams Pinl, Pills
They made me feel strong right away.
My appetite came back, took on flesh
and the color returned to my cheeks.
People wondered that these pills did for
Nle what the doctors couldn't do. l took
only six boxes and then | was perfectly
well If had not found this wonderful
remedy surely think that must hare
wasted to death. Believing firmly that
these pills saved my life by the strength
which they gave me at q critical mo.
ment, | unhesitutingly recommend them
to others"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain no
stimulant but give strength that lasts
They may be obtained at any drug
store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
In the Interests of His Client.

II was his first circuit, and. moderate
he had to defend his first client, who was
n bettcr-known than respected burglar.
In an interval he approached veteran
member of the bar and sought for ad-
vice.
And how long do you think l ought
to make my speech to the jury, sir?' he
finished up.
II should say about an hour said
the old hand.
"An hour. Why. thought ten minutes
would be ample. Why so long,
We'll" said his adviser. you see
they can't sentence him till you're fin
ishcd. and the longer You talk the longer
he'll be out of jai!"'-llustrat Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
KENOSHA GIRL VICTIM OF RUSE.
Answers to Theatrical Advertisement
but Two Men Rob Her.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 1.-Two men.
representing themselves to be theatrical
agents, bound and gagged and then
robbed Miss Grace Mikcls, college stu
dent Of Bloomington, H., Sunday, nc
cording to the woman's report to the POI
lice. 4 second victim, Miss Annie Me
Nnmnra OF Kcnosha. Wis, also made II
complaint against the men. The al
legged swindlcrs, by means Of advcr-
tscmcnts in newspapers, induced the
girls to come to Chicago to secure place
in theatrical chorus. Upon presenting
herself Miss Mikcls declares she was
seized and bound = a chair. Her rings
and purse, containing small amount OF
money, were taken. Miss Mcnamara
said she had pnid the men SO to secure
II position for her.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

pieces at one time. If she dons her
beautiful hair ornament, a spray OF
diamonds catching an osprey feather
she wears only a small pendant at her
throat. If she selects her necklace,
then simple feather or flower is in
her hair. When Mrs. Hay was in the
cabinet circle in Washington she wore
gems only on rare occasions, though
she has a fine collection.
1t would be tame world If all per
sons were alike, and there are some
marked contrasts to the good taste
before mentioned. At levcc in
Washington last winter it was Csti-
mated that gems worth several mil
lions of dollars were worn. Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt, who was a
guest of Mrs. Chauncey Dcpcw, was
blazing with diamonds. Her entire
bodice was covered with strings of
gems, stickpins held the black lace in
place: and Il crown adorned her hair.
She had a jewclcd fan, and one be.
holder ayerred he lad counted ten dia-
mond bracelets. Mrs. William l.. Ora
per of Massachusetts on the same
night wore jewels enough to tempt
footpad, but hers We're pearls, and
did not attract so much attention as
Mrs. Nanderbilts. Among the women
Of the diplomatic corps Nine. Icngel-
muller wears a great assortment OF
rubies and emeradS, ana not In the
evening but with her afternoon tot
lets. Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh, in the
days before her mourning, seldom APP
peared without n string of sapphres
twisted many times around her
throat. In few Instances do the
wealthy women use judgment in the
display of their gems. one observer
says they look like a jewelers. shop
window In the holiday season
1t Is most mems experience that
there IL little soothing power In n good
conscience at night, If the ncighbors
dog feels like barking
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
New London Jewelry.

Tiaras and collars are the most ey-
pensive ideas in the jewelers. catalogue
this winter. and the latest patterns in
which they are expressed are very beau
tiful and novel.
The Empire period influences round
crown of diamonds tipped with trembling
emeralds. with which a single green os-
trieh feather is destined to be- worn.
Green is Ndpolconic color. the reason
why emoralds are so fashionable this
winter. \ chaplet of bays il another
nodish ornament for the hnir, planned
after the scheme with which, portrnits
If NAPOLEON have made MS All familiar.
\ diadem Of Wild roses. ench petal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

trimmed and vened with rubies, is the
most exquisite contribution French
ieweier has made to this seasons pres
enis. The flowers are formed with great
skin. and are heavily epcrusted with
diamonds, to which the contrast of the
pigeons blood ruhes adds amazing bril-
lance. Each flower trcmbeR slightly.
hut quite sufficiently to make the stones
blaze with n thousand changing lights.
and to suggest June zcphyrs playing
among hlo~soming hedgorows
The new collars are of the most sup.
pie character The finest are like pieces
Of lace, III which stones take tho place
II tie usual flmy mesh of delicate
strings. tine collar represents broad
band of plant iiligrec, all closely sct
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
Clever Carlo.

MY dog always posts my letters
said the second-best story teller at the
club. II just hand him the letter and
say, Here, Rover. and he trots off 10
the post at once Well, yesterday when
| gave him one he dropped it ON the
floor. So took it up, and thinking
there must be something wrong. |
weighed it, and found that it was insult
iiciently stamped"
THAT reminds me of a dog | once had
named Carlo remarked the best story
teller, Carlo always posted my letters.
and one day when | gave him one 70
post like your Rover. he let it fall on
the floor. | thought that perhaps il was
iusutliciently stamped, but on weighing
il | found it was all right. So | gave il
tu Carlo again. hut again he dropped il
on the floor. Convinced now that there
must he something wrong, looked ut
the address aud found that | had mad
vcrtcutly addressed the letter To Mr..
John Smith, Esq.
M more dog stories were told az the
club that night,-Sketch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
His Lordshlp Climbed Down.

One Of the funniest bets on record was
that made at Brighton in October. 1898,
by Sir John Lade. who undertook to
carry Lord Cholmondelcy pronounced
as if it were Chumley-on his back twice
round the Steyne.
Sir John was a dwarf his lordship
was an enormous man; and the singular
wager attracted large number of
ladies.
ship declared himself ready.
But" protested his lordship.
Strip" said Sir John; Il engaged to
carry you, but not your clothes as well.
Come along! Don't disappoint the
ladies'"
But Lord Cholmondeley preferred to
lose his bet.-Illustratcd Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08


Most familiar of sights most homely of sounds greet
you stepping from the train at the Pacific Terminus
of the Panama Railway writes recent visitor to the
Of the great work. The road is up and gangs of
workmen, of all shades, from brown to black
digging and laughing, jabberng grooming their work
\ big notice stares you in the face, "Prohibido de
Pasar' the Spanish equivalent of mo thoroughfare"
You look upon hundred yards of fine paving high
way, and then stretch of mud and upturned road
far the eye see.
These are the men who performing OF the
chief works in the successful building of the canal
across the Isthmus of Panama. They laying down
its water mains, they completing a system of
modern in short they the tools of the
Isthman Canal Commission, slowly but surely convert
ing the plaguestricken Panama into healthy abode
for civilized white
You hear it said that nothing is being done the
Isthmus that progress is being made in the work of
excavation, that policy is formed to the ultimate
character Of the canal, that the United States govern
does If the canal is to be sea level or
locked With the exception Of the last indictment these
statements are wrong in every particular. The Ameri-
doing mighty work They have $4,000 men at
work the Ishmus 10000 Of these excavating the
canal
The work that is being done the Isthmus to-day
is follows:
% The building OF the terminal docks at Colon and
Panama.
ca Tie excavation of the canal from the "Boco" to
the Culebra Cut, distance of about twelve miles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
Sparta Couple Wreck Victims.

DURAN. ~ NJ, Feb. 5.-Alr aud
Mrs. Guy Wesley Of Sparta, Wis, and
thirteen others were injured, two of them
probably fatally, in the wreck OF an
ca stbound Chicago, Rock Island x Pa
cifc passenger train Two private cars
carrying members Of the Chicago Com
mercial association did not leave the
track and the occupants of these cars es.
capped with a shaking up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
ALL WOMEN NOT FOND OF GEMS
Mrs. Roosevelt Is NoticenbIy Incon-
spicuOuS In Dress.

whats the use of having a lot Of
at once?" demanded woman whose
husband had become wealthy sudden
ly. AS fact, 1t isn't only the newly
rich who delight in such ostentatious
display. Their supposedly we!lbred
sisters often offend good taste SINH
larly. Some sights in the boxes at the
opera are calculated to make the ju-
dicious grieve-or laugh But there
are women who do not care for such
barbaric show. For instance. Mrs.
Roosevelt owns some fine diamonds,
but seldom wears more than two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

[ ADlEc fynu are suffering from persisten.
~" Headache, Painful Arnstruation
Uterine Di~paccmrntS Pains in Back and feel
a. VI - were ImpuSS ble for you To endure YOUR
troubles and still be obliged to attend to your
household and social obligations, give the
Doctor call lie viii cure YOU 4 you trust Your
self 10 his cor". 4 great many have taken treat
went OF this Specialist, nd he can refer Ell To
those who he l"cn cu.ed by him
Thousands C red at home by correspcuaepca
Ite secrecy ia all profess onal dea ngs. l.5dress
d s-ccnt stamp for list OF ucstons ana pamphlet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
VARICOCELE.
Varicoceie lmpairs Vitality

want every m-A afflicted with Yar,.
cocele, Blood Poison, Nervo-Vital De.
bility, or allied troubles 10 come to my
office, where ] will explain to him my
method of curing these diseases. | in.
vite IN particular all men who have be.
come dissatisfied with treatment else.
where. | will explain to you why You
have not been cured and will demon.
strate to your entire satisfaction why
can cure you safely, quickly, and per.
manently. MY COUNSEL WILL
COST YOU NOTHING, BUT NY
CHARGES FOR A PERFECT CURE
WILL BE REASONABLE AND NOT
MORE THAN YOU WILL BE WILL,
ING TO PAY / Z THE BENEFITS
CONFERRED. WILL DO By YOU
As ! WOULD WANT YOU TO DO
BY ME II OUR CASES WERE
REVERSED.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

the most hopeless
Of all my wishes.
You C o u | d n t
make n man who
enjoys doing the
swell" thing be
fore the admiring
gaze Of the public
know that unless
Il man has brains
and real worth he
isn't to be counted
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

| Cure Nervous Debility, BIood
Poison, Rheumatism, Enlarged
Veins, FistuIa, Piles and Otner
Rectal Diseases, Kidney, Bad
der and Lingering Ailments.
MAKE NO CHARGE FOR CONsULTA.
TON. whether you take Treatment. Of not
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

ShNalier De MARITIME. marine painter
IA King Edward, has completed the ann
blfiou ct his life. He has Just complet-
ed, after twelve years work, y series
1T pictures illustrative OF the most Strik-
iug erisodcs IN the battles OF Trafalgar,
tie Nile aud Cape 81 Vincent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
Mount Vesuyius Is Busy

NAPLES. Feb. 5.--Mount Ncsuyius is
again in active eruption this morning.
Streams OF lava are pouring down the
southwestern side and the railway sta
ton Is threatened.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
SERVICES ARE SIMPLE,
King Christian of Denmark Lies in State
Amid Striking Scenes-Black
Absent from Room.

COPENHAGE,N, Feb. 5.-There was
an impressive memorial service over the,
body of King Christian in the garden
room of the palace last night. All the
members of the royal family were pres
ent, but otherwise the ceremony was
strictly private.
Extreme Simplicity in Last Rites.
a striking feature of the lying in state
and the abundant evidence of the low,
ing reverence of the members of the
royal family, who spend most of their
time in the room arranging the flowers
and disposing of newly arriving wreathS,
and floral designs. Two sentries of the
footguard, wearing old fashioned bus
bics, stand at the door.
The Kings four personal adjutants
ana lackey, remain on duty beside the
coffin until it is removed to its last rest
ing place within the gray walls of Ros-
kilde. The coffin lies in the middle Of
the room. 1t is covered with two Danish
flags and lies amid banks of the rarest
flowers and surrounded by wreaths, lilies,
pink and white roses, violets, lilies of
the valley and carnations.
On the coffin is the brass helmet with
its plume and the crossed sword and
scabbard worn by King Christian when
he was the captain of the Danish horse
guards, the standards of which regiment
are planted on either side of the head
thanking two enormous silver candelabra
from the collection of the Danish kings
ut Rosenberg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
VANITY OF RICHES.
Wealth often Makes Commences
of Its Owners More Noticeable.

one thing that l wish is for tlashy |
rich people to learn their real position
in the world of real things. This is |
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

Mayor Brand Nhitlock Of To,eda.
Ohio. has slammed the lid down al
boxing Sunday hasohall is also coming
summer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08

1t Is most mems experience that
there IL little soothing power In n good
conscience at night, If the neighbours
dog feels like barking.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
Kings Daughter Very III.

Denmark has again been plunged into
the deepest grief ny the announcement
that Princess Louise. the eldest daugh-
ter of King Frederick, is in most crit
ical condition with an attack of cerebro
spinal meningitis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-08
Black Absent from Room.

4 massive silver crucidx stands on a
white covered table, while palms and
ferns are arranged in the corners of the
room TO complete the picture of inn
pressivc simplicity. The absence of black
from the garden" room is noteworthy.
The red walls, gildcd window frames,
ana the multicolored flowers among
which the Kings favorite Magma
Charta" rose predominatcs, completely
remove the gloom of the usual DEATH
chamber. The whole grouping rather
suggests the glorious browning of an
honored life.
This note was also struck by the pray
ers and sermons III all the churches Ia
which King Christian was culogized not
so much as monarch but us IA splendid
pattern for every Christian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
ART or CHINESE IN STONE
Oriental Work Shown by Mcnolith
Figures Of Men and Animals on
Tomb Approaches.

The spirit Of purely Chinese arr
in stone is shown in work such as
the great monolith figures of an
imals and warriors which flank
the approach to the tombs of the
Ming dynasty and in the perfectly
plain structures designed for the
tombs of the present dynasty.
These are composed OF enor-
nous blocks ofstone brought with
infinite labor from distant quar-
ries over roads and bridges which
are hardly capable of sustaining
ordinary cart traffic and have al
ways to be specially prepared to
prevent the great weights causing
their collapse.
The same admiration for the
employment of huge blocks OF
stone is seen in the case of the
bridges over the rivers along the
coast of South Fukien, where the
stone slabs used in the construc
tion occasionally measure 60 feet
in length and are estimated to
weigh nearly 100 tons, and the
bridges themselves have a length
Of 1000 to 1000 yards.
In almost all cases where the
buildings are not of solid construc
ton the weight Of the blocks EN-
ployed has placed strain upon
the supports which the architects
skill was not competent to pro
vide against, and with the lapse Of
time the melancholy spectacle i
seen of slabs fallen from theiI
places and of noble and costly
structures approaching ruin. II
some cases the interdependenceo o.
| the arches leads to the same re
suit. One notable instance of thi'
occurred during Col. Gordon''
campaign against the Taipings
when to allow of the passage o
his small steamers it was neces
sary to make gap in a bridge 0
over 20 arches, and arch after arcl
collapsed Immediately after tn
| passage of his small hotilla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
AMERICAS FIRST COACH.
In l744 Stage Line Was Started to
Run Between New Brunswick
and Trenton, n. J.

AS public conveyances, or the
stage coach, has been in vogue in
England since 1910. the establish
mcnt of a similar convenience was
demanded in America many years
before the war for independence.
As early as 1744, therefore, a stage
line started TO run between New
Brunswick and Trenton. N. j., and,
by 1866, this route had been ex-
tended over from New York to
Philadelphia.
Moreover, as in England, so in
America-the advent of the stage
coach neoessitated marked i'm
provements in the highways,
while the building Of better roads
and turnpikes naturally created a
greater demand for more coaches,
and, what was more to the pur-
pose, lighter vehicles.
In III there we're but 3S con.
iyeyances of every description in
the city Of Philadelphia, but by
1894 their number had increased
to S27 more than two-thirds OF
which were comparatively light
vehicles--a condition which led
one Of the local papers to publish
most deprecatory article con
cerning the use of conveyances in
which it was stated that the Gus
tom Of riding was then being car
ried to such extravaganza that
"even farmers want carriages"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
ORIGIN OF BARBER's POLE
Real Truth Regarding Long Estab-
lished Custom Of the Tonsor-
ial Artists.

AS in the case of many other
simple things, the origin of the
BARRIERS pole has been attributed
to the most outlandish and far
fetched sources, among others
the association with the word
"pollv (headl, with which the bar
Der has chiefly to do, says the Phil
adelphia Inquirer. AS matter Of
simple history, however, ard not
so long ago, either, tie barber
had business with other parts OF
the body and performed certain
operations which are now re
stricted to the medical practition'
er, the chief of which was bleed
ing, and thereby hangs the present
tale.
The staff which every patient
about to undergo blood-lettinr
was given to hold in his or her
hand during the proceedings was
frequently, when not in use
placed outside the door, and sooI
became the recognized sign Of the
self-constituted phlebotomist's
profession. Now two long band
ages were used in the operation
one twisted around the arm be
fore bleeding and the other used
to bind afterward; these woulC
often be kept wound around th'
poll for convenience, so as to bt
ready at hand when needed, ant
so when in the course of of time (
permanent pole was planted out
side the barber's door it was fount
much handler to paint a represen
tation Of the two bandages (on'
white and the other blood-stained
upon it, and it was so done accord
ingly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
FRISCO SPECIAL RATES:

Twelfth annual convention Okla
hoMa Live Stock AS, n, Second an
nual Midland Live Stock Show,
Fourth annual sale Registered Stock
of Improved Breeders Association,
Roping Contest, Oklahoma City,
March 18th to r7th, tickets will be
sold March I2th to I6 inclusive
with final limit for return of March
roth at fare of one aud one third Oh
$1.65. Inquire Of agent.