The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-13
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


ty-nVe pounCS, Dut lnat or horse is
about half that amount
1t is anticipated that the anti-opium
crusade in China will be the means OF
opening up a new market for Ameri-
can tobacco.
On Jan. l Canada was sheltering S.,
25S Orientals. including 1929 Chinese,
l5,4S4 japanese, and 5,171 Indians.
Canada has made British subjects OF
7,442 Orientals,
An automatic burglar alarm has just
been invented in Russia by Lieutenant
Colonel Tufaev and 4 Mr.. Domanov-
sky. The signal consists OF 300 shots
fired automatically.
In a recent lecture delivered before
the Royal Society of Arts. Leon Caster
advances the opinion that ultraviolet
rays from indoor electric lamps are in
furious to health. He advises the use
Of bulbs which obstruct these rays.
\ new test for asrertaining the hard
ness of metals has been proposed by
w. |. Ballentine. \ disk of metal is
attached to the lower side Of Il drop
weight. which falls on an anvil. The
anvil carries pin on its upper side
which rests in contact with the piece
of metal to be tested. The dminution
in thickness of the disk is the measure
of hardness
Some citizens Of Buffalo have pro
/ - . ,,t.,, ,s,1
government. sort of boom bureau"
to do in an Official way work which
the Chamber of Commerce now does,
\ bill offered In the Legislature by Sen
ator Hill OF Erie County to carry into
effect the suggestion would establish Il
municipal department Of commerce and
industry. one Of the schemes to boost
the city If the bill becomes a law is to
expend 100000 i'm five equal annual
installments in advertising the special
advantages of Buffalo.
King Alfonso is, perhaps, the young
est monarch who was ever selected TO
arbitrate on an international dispute,
which in the present ease is the differ
/ CilNt btlNt'li i-Al-I t||'A anu wa AlltA'lN
with regard to the Walfsch bay terri
/ tory. The late King of Swedcn-by
/ reason of his age, his phlosophic mind
and his aloofneSs from the wrangle OF
| international politics was repeatedly
/ called upon to act as arbitrator, but it
was his maiesty's iurists who did the
1 judicial work for him No one expects
4 King Alfonso himself TO study the
question now submitted TO him with a
pot Of strong tea ut his side and cold
/ bandages round his head.
"On a recent Sunday morning | con
Quoted service in an asylum. On my
way to the institution wondered
whether my fluffy fearless ChOristrr of
/ last winter, robin, would attend. |
had missed him hitherto. and feared
some mischance had befalcn. TO my
delight. there he was on the upper bar
of the window sash. Just little down
from the top and as we began TO sing
down he darted to the floor In front
Of the reading desk and poured forth
his silver treble With throbbiuc joy
On the giving out Of the text he re.
turned to his perch, ana remained 81
lent till the parting paraphrase brought
him back once more 10 render with full
heart his gladstone song. The Scots
man.
one of the most curious instances
of longevity is found in Miss Louisa
/ Coutonay'S Notes of an OCtogCnarian.
A witness in will case in which Bel
lendcn-Ker. the great English convey.
ANGER. was engaged was asked if he
had any brothers or sisters. He re
Piled that he had had one brother who
died 100 years ago. The court cX.
pressed incredulitv. and documentary
| evidence was produced in support OF
1 the statement This showed that the
witness father, who married first at
the age of 10. had a son who died IN
infancy The father married again nj
the age Of 70, and had a son who lived
to appear in the witness box at the
age Of o., and made the above start
g., ling statement.
An aluring invitation is given FOX
this summer to the tenement dwcllers
Of Chicago by the great world of "out
of doors" 1t comes through the hos
pitality of the Mccormick branch OF
the International Harvester Company
and board Of enthusiastic assistants
and takes the form OF city farm,
laid out and ready for planting ant
scientific tending by those who other
wise might spend their time over wash
tubs. Ninety acres have Just been Civ
en- for the purpose by the harvester
company on the recommendation OF
their social welfare adviser. G. "
Price The ground lies between l2tl
and 18th streets 1t will make the
largest farm Of the sort in the United
States
An expedition left Llanduduo. De
.ganwy. and Pcnmaenmawr yesterday
afternoon with the object Of tracing
e possible, the submerged palace Of
Llys Helig. Il Welsh chicftain of tn,
sixth century. The palace Is said t
be visible at very low tides AT poiu'
midway between penmaonmawr anC
Grcat Ormcs Head but it cannot bt
said that yesterdays search established
It's existence, The exploring party wa!
divided into two sections. one OF which
laid bare what looked like an old wall
while the other claimed TO have trnceC