The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-08
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

a. A''"Aiy my Ni'NH' va '"N
giant ocean liner Lusitania, controlled
by master clock in the charthouse.
The River Polk flows into a cave in
the side of a mountain, and completely
disappears, at Adelsburg, near Trieste.
An airgun of large size, working on
the principle of the pneumatic hammer
has been devised for killing animals In
a humane manner
Eau de cologne, invented by Johann
Maria Ferina over two hundred years
ago, is composed of oils of neroli, cit
ron, bersamot, grange and rosemary.
An Englishman mas invented bicycle
for the blind. In reality, it is mu!-
ticycle. carrying twelve riders, led by
a seeing person, who does the steer
ing.
According to the delegates to the ma
tional opticians convention in Philadel-
phia. women's eyes are weaker than
mems. and more of the fair sex wear
glasses.
The French Ministry is drafting a
bill To make 4 standard karat for
weighing precious stones, fixed Mt 200
milligrams. and prohibiting the word
for any other weight
Miss Ross Becker has been appointed
a claim agent and United States pen
sion attorney in Missouri. She has
been known for years as one OF the
most successful women in ST Louis,
being a notary public and an tnsur-
ance agent,
Miss Ruby Abrams, who was recently
graduated at the head of the art class
in Cooper Institute, is deaf, and until
few years ago was also dumb. She
has been an art student ever since she
was graduated AT the head of ner class
six years ago ut the Institute for IN"
Improved instruction OF Deaf MutcS.
She has the record of having won four
prizes during her art course.
Consul General ltobcrt j. Wynnc
makes the report that the returns oI
shipping and tonnage OF the Suez cana
exhibits an all round increase, TIE fig
ures for the last year showing an IN
crease OF l,2S2 $50 TONS as compared
with that Of 1906, and an increase of
! .594 800 over 1905 Receipts during
1907 showed an increase. OF Sl,31I,H
as compared with 1906.
The boring OF an artesian well is not
an easy task. The well of Grcnelle
(Francel required from Dec. "A, 1893
to Feb. %, 1S41 for completion. The
one at Passay Of the same depth took
only two years to make Our engineers
now count upon one year in which To
complete the well OF Maisons Laflitte
This well is already at depth of 400
meters. 1t VIII go 10 n depth of 800
meters De Dion Bouton Journal.
Mrs. Phoebe Rideout. of California,
Is the latest recruit 10 the ranks of the
women bank presidents. Mrs. Rideout
has lust been elected to succeed her
late husband as the president of the
bank at Drovlllc, Cal. and also rs pres
idcut of the banks at Marysvillc and
Gridlcy. The aggregate capital Of the
three institutions is said to be more
don, wife of the city attorney of San
Francisco, has been elected president OF
the Union Savings Bank ut Modesto.
Miss Esther Y. HaSsen, of Washing
ton, is to be the chief hospital nurs"
Of the navy. She Is n graduate of the
New Haven Training School for Nurses
Philadelphia, on the hospital ship Re
lief and on the Isthmus of Panama
Her appointment will make her head OF
the corps of women nurses in the naval
hospitals here and abroad, but not on
ships of war The corps of naval
nurses will number eventually more
than fifty and will have an organiza-
ton similar to that of the army women
nurses.
The production of American gems
more tnan doubled last year. according
value for 1907 being $i7l 800, while In
the preceding year the total was sos
900. The total production Of sapphires
| In the United States last year was val
ued at 5000, 800 Tourmallne Is second
In Importance and IS placed ut SS4, l2O
Among other important gems produced
were chrysoprase, to the value OF $40.
600; california;, $4,000; turquoise,
500, $40; spodumene gems (kunzItc and
! hiddenitc), Sl4 500; yarclte, utahlitc
and amttrice $500; rose quartz, beryl,
! aauamarine and garnet, each over SO,
| 900.
Old-time barristers In England did
/ not openly receive fees for their serv-
/ ices. An early method OF collecting
/ fees was the pocket which In medieval
| times n barrister used to have placed
! in the bnck OF his gown. Into which the
/ solicitor would surrepttlously slip the
! fee. The pocket has long since dlsap-
pea red, but the services OF n barrlster
are stil supposed to be honorary. and
by the unwritten yet despotic law OF
the profession he must not sue for ais
! fec. He has, however some compensa
ton In being permitted to demand casl
In advance, and when once brlefed IN
"A case etiquette allows him 10 poke,
the honorarium whether he Is able t.
appear for his client or not
Women postal clerks in Norway have