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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

An assistant Is introduced, laid on an
ottoman and then sent OF into a hyp-
motto trance? This part Of the feat, 1t
may be explained, IL the dramatic
leading up," necessary feature In
every sensational conjuring trick. The
performer takes an ordinary fan and
fans the body while 1t rises slowly
about four feet in the air, where 1t
mysteriously remains for any length of
time desired. A large solid steel hoop
is given for examination, and after the
audience Is satisfied as to its genuine
ness 1t Is passed over the body from
head to feet, behind the body and over
it again, at once dlspell!ng the idea Of
wires or any other tangible support
used, the body, as 1t were, journeying
through the hoop each time 1t Will be
noticed that the cranked bar Is the
soul Of the illusion.
Houdini, the "Handcufr King" who,
by the way, is an American. has aston
ished even the police by the rapldity
and ease with which he sheds hand
cuffs with which he allows himself to
be fettered Handouts are supplied
with spring locks, and can only be open
ened by means Of key. AS matter
! of fact. Houdini relieves himself Of his
| bracelets" by using keys which he Sc
crets about his clothing. The costume
In which he performs is provided with
| Of IL
| for the purpose, and so arranged that
he Is able to place his hand upon some
one or other of them IN whatever posi-
ton he may be. No matter how he
may be burdened with bis steel letters,
Houdini finds way to dexteriously
withdraw key, Insert it in the locks
| and release his bonds.
One Of the big" sensational feats
which was used by Hermann, among
others was De Kolta and Maskelynes
| illusion, called BLACK Art; or, the Ma
hatmas Outdone." The paraphernalia
| for this act Is considerable, but the
success Of the performance rests upon
the histrionic ability and the dexterlty
Of the performers. The stage Is all
hung in black. Special exposed foot
lights and stdelights prevent one peer
ing into the mystic darkness beyond.
Furniture and human beings are pro
duced and vanished at word, and a
lady is "decapltated." An assistant,
dressed in black velvet and wearing
| black gloves and q black hood. is In the
| apartment all the time. When chair
is to be produced he quickly whisks off
the black velvet cover which had con
cealed 1t, and, behold, white chair
is in plain view. Throughout the scene
the performer is attired in white.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
PERFUMES OF QUEENS.
Czarina Said to Spend $4,000 a Year
on Scents-Wilhelmina Baths

During her recent visit to Paris Mar
gherita, the Queen poWaEor Of Italy
made extensive purchase, of perfumes,
aud the papers reveal that her iayurlte
ESSENCE is violet This has brought out
q discussion of the perfumes used by
the queens of Europe.
1t is alleged that the tHurina spends
in Paris no less than 10000 trnncs an-
uunlly ON perfumes, creams, soaps amt
toilet waters Violet is her tayoriie also,
and large quantities Of il are pnt up ~
lusks especially for her.
She is 50 fond of perfumes in general.
towcycr. that her roolus are daily
Sprinklcd with essences of elder. jas
mine, uarcissus or tlboroSc. Sometimes
the atmosphere Is So charged with scent
us tu be almost .utulerable to other peu-
pie entering the apartments.
For the preparation of the tzarlna :
toilet waters viulctS are especially
| plucked between , aud { O'Clock in the
evening because In her opinion that j,
/ the hour when the plants give forth the
most exquisite odors.
! Queen Alexandra of England is ad
dictcd to the csS-houCuet, the formula
/ for which ms used 10y the English roya
i family is said To hc secret, handle,
/ down from father 10 sou since 1899. I'll,
component, are said TO be musk, AIN
horgriS ruSewutcr violet, jasmine, orang
flower ANA lavender,
patca Wlbotuina III the Netherland
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Useful Teeth.

Many different reasons are assigned
by people for their unwllllngness to
submit to the extraction Of teeth. But
it was no fear of pain which was up
permost In the mind of Miss Mehitable
Lamson of WilloWby, when told by the
dentist that she would be much benc-
flied by the loss Of two Of her promi-
nent teeth.
you say they can't be flled," she
said, In evident distress, land you
couldn't get any others in for me for
more'n a fortnightW
The dentist admitted, reluctantly,
that 1t was so.
"Well, then, | suppose I'll have to
get on as best | can" and Miss Mehit-
able seated herself In the torture-chair.
But / don't see how ! shall make out.
Here am, chambermald to the Willow
by Inn during the summer, and It's
chock full of folks, with lots o tran
slents coming and going and those arr
my pillow case teeth"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Meat Supply of Paris.

The last year for Which complete sta
tistics concerning the meat supply of
Paris have been published is 1903. From
the reports of that year it appears that
.61 OF cattle. 274.39O calves and 2.O47.-
10 sheep were slaughtered ut the city
abattors and produced 156OO7,S5O kilo-
grams Tor 327 ,G16,4SJ pounds) of meat,
of ~.uch 123.712,1S0 Kilograms (259,-
T9J.GIS pounds) were consumed in Par
is, and 32.292 900 Kilograms exported.
SOM of the choicest of French beef
goes to England, where the fllets and
other prime cuts are in demand for
clubs, hotels and the best class of res
taurants. During the same year there
were killed oS250S hogs, which yielded
1861 $50 Kilograms (5S,0SO. 435
pounds) of pork. and 29,37O horses.
which furnished 1906 $50 Kilograms Tor
Q5.341 500 pounds of meat. I'll of
which was consumed in Pnris
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
ORINOCO SHARES BLAME.
Port Captain Says She Didn't Heed Sig
nals-0ther Authorities, However,
Blame Kaiser Wilhelm.

CHERBOURG, Nov. 2i.-Accordng
to the report submitted to the captain
of the port by the commander of the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. damaged in col
ision with the British steamer Orinoco,
November y. the German vessel sig.
nailed twice to the Orinoco to keep to
starboard. The Orinoco did not re.
spond and almost Immediately afterward
crashed into the German steamers star.
board bow.
Notwithstanding this report the au.
thorities here, although no official dec
sion has been rendered. look upon the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse as having
been at fault, as she was going at a
rate of IS knots an hour whereas the
Orinoco was only steaminG three knots
and it was the formers duty to keep
clear of the latter.
Besides, the captain of the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse is blamed for dis.
charging his pilot before the vessel was
clear Of the harbor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
ROOT SOUNDS A WARNING
Says Few Realize Seriousness of japanese
Agitation on Coast-Canal
Is Discussed

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 24-Sccretary
Root sounded a warning in his address
before the Cincinnati Commercial club
here last night, when he spoke of the
present agitation of the japanese on the
Pacific coast. lie said that few realized
the seriousness of it, and that he feared
if it went on trade on the coast would
be seriously impaired.
A plea was made again for increased
commercial and social relations with
Latin America, and the speaker urged
that the project of a united commercial
club journey to the isthmus be carried
out so that business men Of tho United
States could learn for themselves the
actual conditions so far as digging the
big ditch is concerned.
1t was also predicted by Secretary
Root that the canal would be completed
within ten wears.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

Marvels Of invention in these times
are looked upon as matters Of fact. The
announcement Of the discovery of the
X-ray ten years ago was indeed at first
viewed with some incredulity: but
when the proof was quickly produced,
the world was ready to believe any
thing. Wireless telegraphy was accept
ed as matter Of course wireless tel
ephopy Is now expected speedily to be
made available. There is almost moth
ing too extravagant to he impossible
for science, so far as the average man
Is concerned. Yet while these views
are held Of science, the ordinary person
attending an exhibition Of conjuring
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
First American Zoo.

Long before the present geological gar.
dens on the west bank of the Schuylkill
river were dreamed of there existed in
Germantown large collection of wild
animals. 1t was more than a hundred
years ago that Charles Wilson Peale.
the famous American artist and founder
OF the Academy of the Fine Arts, began
to organize his ZOO on the extensive
grounds surrounding the Peale home
stead in Germantown.
From 1873 until 1896. the date Of his
death. peale kept adding to his collcc-
ton. and his interest in wild animals
was the real stimulus which led to the
establishment of the present zoo. To
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
NEW "YELLOW DOG"
IN The ROCKIES.
Former Interior Department Official Sail
to Be the Controlling
Factor

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. ii
Rumors are circulating here that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, which
includes in its directorate many of the
leading iinanciers of the country, had Il
yellow dog" fund for use in securing
favor from public officials.
Some more or less tangible charges
have been made. rs Il result Of which it
develops that the matter long has been
the theme of interior department gossip
Like Insurance Fund
The yellow dog" in this case is al
legged to provide favors for officials. who
by n proper attitude of compln isance
and amity. prove themselves worthy of
the consideration of the great western
corporation. 1t is not essentially differ
emf, il is declared. from the yellow dog
funds of the great Insurance companies,
used for the payment of shady expenses
relating to the devious business of secur
ing favor from public officials.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company
is a power in Colorado politics and is
alleged likewise to be one of the pow.
ers in certain bureaus of the interior de-
partmcnt. The rumOrS III connect ion
with it are of particular interest just
now in view of the recent exposures OF
land graft in far western states
WHICH Is uenHHullE lllt dtltlliipn VI HIEh
department officials and the interstate
commerce commission. There is some
talk Of congressional investigation.
Everybody Knows of It,"
An anonymous interior department of
fetal. when asked what this particular
yellow dog" fund was alleged to exist
for is quoted ms saying:
Oh, it's something that everybody here
knows about, but nobody knows very spe.
cihcally about II. There is general un'
Outstanding that people who are In n posi-.
ton to bcfricnd the Colorado Fuel company
in connection with Its relations to the gov.
ernment-and these are mighty extensive
are able TO take trips ana enjoy themselves
through the courtesies of the company and
the yellow dog" There may be no fire;
there certainly has been a good deal Of
smoke.
Former Official Involved.
The yellow dog" fund is said to be
under the control of Il former official of
the interior department, who IS alleged
TO be extremely useful because of his
familiarity with people and affairs that
Are concerned with the management of
the public domain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
TO PROTECT INDIAN LANDS.
Senate Committee Receives Resolutions
Also Asking Reform.

BARTLESNILLE, l. r., Nov III
The Senate Indian committee expects to
finish its work here Monday when it
win leave Immediately for Washington
Today resolutions drawn up by business
men and citizens Of Bartlcsyillc aud
nearby territory was presented to the
committee. They favor the prohibiting
of any individual or corporation from
Leasing or controlling more than $500
acres of oil or gas lands in the thcruke"
nation: request that the rule requiring
oil and gas lessees to make financial
showngs before the approval of leases
can be- obtained, he abolished, asserting
that it is working a great hardship on
the small producer and Indian lessor,
and opposing the general removal of re
strictions on Indian lands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
VARICOCELE.
Naricoceie Impairs Vitality

want every man afflicted with Varl.
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 MY
CHARGES FOR a PERFECT CURE
WILL BE REASONABLE AND NOT
MORE THAN YOU WILL BIZ WILL.
ING TO PAY ~ i THE BENEFITS
CONFERRED. WILL DO Bl YOU
As l WOULD WANT YOU TO DO
By ME If OUR CASES WERE
REVERSED.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
A Bold Step.

To overcome tho well-grounded t.nu
reasonable objections of the moro intel
ligent to the use of secret, medicinal com
pounds, DR.. r. Y. Pierce, Of Buffalo, n.
Y, some time ago, decided to make bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers of put-up medicines for do
nestle use, and so has published broad
cast and openly to the whole world, full
and complete list Of all the ingredients
entering insSthe composition of his widely
celebrated GedicMes. Thus he has taken
his numers1s PATRONS and patients into
his full (OnfNnce. Thus too he has re-
neutrality-suspicious. from among secret
nostrTp<of doubtful merits, and made
themLfemedies Of KnolDn Composition.
BY this bold step Dr. Pierce has shown
thai bls lQrmulas are Of such eAXcelIeUce
thai be Is not -atrald to subject ITEM %
Not only does the wrapper Of every bottle
of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
famous medicine for weak stomach, torpid
liver or biliousness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located, have printed upon it, In
pain English. a full and complete list Of all
the ingredients composing IT, but a small
book has been compiled from numerous
standard medical works. OF all the different
schools OF practice. containing very numer-
Gus extracts from the writings OF leading
practitioners OF medicine, endorsing IN the
dent contained in Dr. Pierce's medicines
One OF these little books will be mailed free
to any one sending address on postal card or
by letter. to DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo. n Y.
and requesting the same. From this little
book 1t will be learned that DR.. Pierce's med
tcines contain no alcohol. narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious agents
and that they are made from native medici-
nal roots Of great value; also that some Of
the most valuable ingredients contained in
DR.. Pierce's Favorlte Prescription for weak
nervous, over-worked. rundown" nervous
and debilitated women. were employed. long
years ago. by the Indians for similar ailments
affecting their sdnaws.. In fact. one OF the
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the composition Of DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scrtption was known to the Indians as
"Sduaw-Weed." Our knowledge Of the uses
OF not a few Of our most valuable native. me-
dicinal plants was gained from the Indians.
AS made up by improved and exact pro-
cesses. the "Favorlte Prescription is a most
efficient remedy for regulating all the wom-
anly functions correcting displacements. as
prolapsus. anteversion and retorversion.
overcoming painful periods. toning up the
nerves and bringing about perfect state OF
health Sold by all dealers In medicines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
THE SWAN SONG OF BONI.

=,
20 INTO ~ boulevard 10 get ~ creme ue
mrhj
~ EdI'ou H'I' ne up ana say iou maven l
D, got II cent
~ nlnu'"'HU NJ ~ u'Sh She lhrl anu E''Eit
outs INTO ~ boulevard ana 10 mysrIt say l.
o, us Houy zls and Hony Eat ana
hnlIE 80 HW,''r. ......, :,
but TWAS Hailk YOU Monsieur Ioi'p'c'
Mh'h ~ countess usru 10 pay.
Nn'h n" countess uSgd I" pay Ni'"
b'u ~ countess usru 10 pay .., !,
when ~ comntGss us"d tn INV
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-Won-
derful Cure by Cuticura.

Last year | suffered with tremen-
dous itching on my back, which grew
worse and worse, until 1t spread over
the whole body, and only my face and
hands were free For four months or
so | suffered torrents, and | had to
scratch, scratch, scratch, until | bled.
At night when | went to bed things
GOT worse, and had at times to get
up and scratch my body all over, until
l was as sore as could be, and until
/ suffered excruciating pains. They
told me that | was suffering from
eczema. Then l made up my mind
that | would use the Cuticura Rene
dies. used them according to in
structions, and very soon indeed | was
greatly relieved. l continued until
well. and now | am ready to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to any
one. Mrs. Mary Metzger, Sweetwater,
Okla, June 81 1905"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Kaiser a Match Maker.

A curious instance of the active part
the Kaiser takes in arranging the mar
riages Of relatives and friends is record
ed. A personal aide de-camp of his ma
esty was very much depressed 10y the
lady Of his choice giving him a refusal.
The same afternoon the Kaiser drove TO
the house Of the young lady, the daugh-
ter of a wealthy Berlin banker, and
pleaded the cause Of his aide-de-camp
with such eoquence that the marriage
took place month later.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
EVOLUTION OF THE LION OF THE HOUR

all the rest away from the trouh. A man
suggested that the steers be dehorucd.
Cruelty to Animals objected. but it was
finally shown that the practice was
beneficial to the animals themselves. We
do not wish to iniure the railroads or to
take one 10-cent piece away from them
that is rghtfully theirs but we do wish
to dehorn them 80 that all of MS may
have an equal chance Mt the trough of
prosperity"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

with knives secreted in their sleeves.
Those who have seen Kellar's dexterous
performance may form their own ideas
as to whether or not he achieves his
results in this way.
A master magician like Kellar usual
ly improves upon the tricks he adopts.
Thus Kellar's automaton Psyche" Is
not Identical with Maskelyne's, which
has been explained, although not be-
yond dispute. Kempelen's automaton
chess player, which caused a sensation
I'm Europe in the eighteenth century.
was of very difficult construction. An
expose of Kempelen's masterpiece show
ed that it was operated by man who
was skillfully concealed in the machine
The present-day PSYCHE" is under no
such suspicion, being merely product
Of mechanical ingenuity and thorough
knowledge of psychlcs.
deviation and Flight.
In adopting the celebrated "levlta
ton" myste Kellar has also introduced
improvements. 1t Is q very surprising
feat, and as first used by Kellar may
be explained by the diagram shown
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Island Cities.

There are other cities besides Venice
built ON islands. Amsterdam aud Cheat
are both on small islands, Amsterdam
coming the nearest to Venice in the
number Of islands and bridges Venice
is built on lis small islands, connected
by 37S bridges; Amsterdam on nearly
TOO islands, connected by almost 800
bridges. Client stands ON twenty-six
Islands joined By 2T0 bridges Tit Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
UNCLE SAM WILL PRINT STAMPS.
Postmaster General Turns Down Lower
Bids for Business Reasons.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Nov. III
Postma 5tcr General tortelyou today
awarded to the bureau of engraving aud
printing of the treasury department the
contract for furnishing stamps for four
years beginning February |, 1907. The
American Bank Note company of New
York bid SIT 900 lower per year but
Mr.. Corteyou was convinced that this
amount would be more than Offset by the
loss on the machinery OF the postage
stamp plant in the bureau.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Dehorn the Railroads.
Inquirer,

Col. W. A. Harris, who is running for
governor Of Kansas. used in a speech re.
Gently an apt western expression 10 de-
scribe railway rate regulation. "dehorn-
ing the railroads" lie said: An Of You
WHO have raised cattle know that years
are there wns much trouble because or
the long horns Of the stetts. one old
fractions bossy steer would keep nearl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's Verdict in Immigrant Trair
Wreck Is Given Out-Total
Dead, Sixty-one.

VALPARAISO, Ind. Nov. 2i-Cor-
oner Carson today rendered his verdict
on the recent wreck of the immigrant
train on the Baltimore x Ohio at Wood
vile. 4 list of names and ages of sixty
one dead is given Frank Galnaeur, en-
lineer of the first section of the imm-
grant train; Samuel j. Mostc, conductor
Of the freight train. and Daniel Wood
ward, head brakeman of the freight
train, are held responsible for the wreck.
The railroad company was not cen
sured. All three men have been ar
rested
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

rest was broken at night, and the pas
sages of the kidney secretionS were too
frequent and contained sediment.
Three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me in 1897, and for the past nine
years | have been free from kidney
complaint and backache,"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-M ilburn Co.. Buffalo. y. y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
His Only Hope.

Slnnlck-Isn't 1t ridiculous how some
fellows get the habit Of talking to
themselves?
Knox--O! don't know. That habit
might do you some good. You'd stand
a chance. then, of hearing something
good about yourself occasionally.-Phll-
adelphla Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Race Try-out Is Deadly.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. 81
Ernest -. Keller Of New York, formerly
of Lansing, Mich, demonstrators and pro-
fcssional driver of racin" automobiles,
was killed, and Henry Luton OF Col.
wyn, Pa, was dangerously hurt III coli
lision Friday while trying out racing
cars for today's Quaker City Motor cup
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

| Cure Nervous Debility, Blood
Poison, Rheumatism, Enlarged
Veins, Fistula, Piles and Other
Rectal Diseases, Kidney, BIad.
der and Lingering Ailments.
MAKE NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTA.
TON, whether you take Treatment. or not
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29

far and wide, lav-
Ing already married
some 1,4O0 couples.
Ten years az ne
was Deputy County
Treasurer. AT that
time" said Justice
Law, II was suffer-
ing from an annoy
ing kidney trouble.
Nv back achcd. my
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
Wisconsin Gets in Second.

CHICAGO, H., Nov 2i-Nchraska
won the third annual cross country run
OF the western colleges here today. Wis
consin was second and Chicago third.
The distance about five miles was COY.
cred ia 70 minutes and seconds,