The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-01

son tkan.) Globe.
The Times enters a protest against
the present method Groton takes with
tramps, At present they are given a
loaf of bread and can Of salmon or
piece of cheese and directed to the
lookup, where they find the door open
to receive them. They build fire,
make themselves at home and go
whenever they like. If this continues
Groton will be the tramps' headquar-
ters and the village at their mercy
Groton (VtD Times.
The great controversy which now
agitates South Norwalk. Conn, over
the question whether a lobster swims
forward or backward recalls the ia
nous definition of lobster in GER
tain French dictionary-"a red fish
which swims backward" Six words,
containing three gross errors 1t is to
be hoped that the contestants Of South
Norwalk will not refer to that die.
tionary as an authority for settlement
of their dispute New York Tribune.
When Andrew Carnegie offered to
build seventy-eight libraries for New
York City on condition that the city
would provide the sites and books, 1t
was estimated that the municipality
would not have to spend more than
100000 to carry out its part Of the
contract. Controller Metz recently re.
hnG ,ly
secured tifty-five sites and in purchas-
Ing these has overrun the original esti.
mate. He figures that by the time the
city gets the remaining sites the cost
will be $3.3S7, 535.
1t has recently been discovered that
the leaves Of the fern plant which
grows almost anywhere, is an excel.
lent preservative for packing articles
of food. fruit and even meat. 1t is
said that on the Isle of Man fresh her.
rings are packed in ferns and arrive
on the market In as fresh a condition
as when they were shipped. A mum.
Der of experiments have demonstrated
| that potatoes packed in ferns keep
many months longer than those pack.
ed in straw. In fact potatoes packed
In fern leaves are as fresh In the
springtime as when they were first
dug in the fall.-Eternal Progress.
Prince Buelow once invited Herr
Won Holstein to dinner, telling him
that 1t was to meet the Emperor
But" replied Holstein, Il don't be
lieve that have dress coat at pres
ent. | will try, however, TO get one
made in time, and If | cant, perhaps
the Emperor will take me as | am
This, the Times says. was reported to
his Majesty, who said that Herr Won
Holstein was to appear in any garb he
pleased When the meeting took place
Holstein was in his usual frock coat
and the Emperor laughingly tapped
| him on the shoulder and said 81 see
the dress coat wasn't ready 1t doesn't
matter London Evening Standard
The Deutsche Theater Zeitung. OF
Berlin, relates that at recent dress
rehearsal in that city the bell had
sounded for an important scene when
the leading lady called excitcdly, Not
yet, Not yet, Walt" Inquiry on
the part of the stage manager revealed
the fact that the doorway through
which she was to enter was not broad
enough for her hat. Change the hat"
| commanded the stage manager
widen the door" answered the
actress. Both insisted on having their
way until the director cast his vote
( in favor of the actress and the stage
carpenter was instructed to change the
setting to admit without danger to
It or the wearer' the monster head
dress.
The official figures relative to peni
great decrease in the number Of
crimes During the years 1902, 1908
and 1904 the people Of both sexes
sent to jail were, respectively. GO .448
| Ga 403 and G3,425. In 1906 there were
only so, 443 persons incarcerated OF
whom S,537 were women. This shows
that alcoholism has greatly decreased
| in Chile. A law was put in force ir
1902 which had been strictly applied
to the inebriates who formed 55 pei
cent Of the total of prisoners. OF that
total, in 1906, so per cent were hit
crate individuals, 9S per cent belonged
/ to the Catholic religion and there wer,
/ 3,2l7 foreigners. mainly Peruvians ant
! Boliyians.
Famous poets make interesting wills
Brownings was written In his owl
/ beautiful hand with the initials OF al
the nouns substantive In capitals
after the olden use and the attestin,
witnesses were "a Tennyson" and IF
r. Palgrave," Matthew hrnold's, alst
referred to- was remarkable for It!
breyity A bakers dozen Of words
were deemed enough; II leave every
thing Of which | die possessed TO m,
wife, Frances Lucy" This, however
because no executor was appointed
had 20 be set aside for letters OF ad
| ministration bat tho result was tn,
.aiae These two famous wills form
With Shakespeares the most notabl,
| t.I0 nas hams ever handled hy prObat,