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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
Solve the Ciphers Used by Yeggmen

whether there has been an actual re-
duction in their numbers; for expe-
rience goes to show that waves OF
crime seem to sweep the country after
intervals of varying length.
The 'yeggmen" are especially feared
because of their recklessness regard.
ing the sacrifice of human life. OF 1t.
sell, handling the soup" Is danger
Gus business. The explosion Is men
ace to anyone in the building, and oft
en- the robbers must make a running
fight of 1t TO make a getaway with
the swag"
This specially of highwaymanry has
been discussed at several meetings OF
the International Association of Pc
lice Chiefs. Everything new in the
form OF ciphers or other methods APP
piled by the 'yeggs" learned by one
police authority is Immediately passed
on to his fellows elsewhere. II one
such crime is committed at one place.
no one can foretell where the next
will occur
The name is OF gypsy origin, and
among gypsies indicates clever thief
so the 'yegg" is a wandering thief.
generally hobo" AS late as twenty
years ago one tramp meeting another
and desiring to be sure of his identity
as n professional tramp. saluted him.
"Ho, Beau" 1t was the password es-
tablishing at once a confidential part
nership on n basis approaching out
lawry. The "yeggs" generally are
tramps. though not all tramps are
"yeggs."
They work in bands of from four to
six men The disappearing member
of the group is sent ahead to the
town where a robbery is planned. He
Is called gay cat" in the lingo of
this choice fraternity. disappearing
either as a salesman or beggar he
reconnoters the bank or post office,
ascertains about the police protection,
learns how the place Is lighted and
gathers information about freight train
schedules. the location of hand cars,
or of places where horses can be
stolen to assist In escaping A dark
night, usually in the season when the
nights are longest. Is selected.
After the robbery. horses, stolen
teams hand cars or the trucks OF
freight trains are used for the escape.
Usually the gang breaks up, one going
one way and the other another, rem.
devious for a later date having been
agreed upon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
A September Luncheon.

This Is such a glorious month, One
feels that 1t Is just good to be alive,
and to be permitted to help others
plan for happy tunes Is certainly a
delight and privilege much appre-
ciated by the editor of this depart
ment. | am asked to give again this
lovely luncheon and put 1t in early SO
that all those who may entertain soon
may have it. ! quote entire:
"A hostess who returned from a
summer abroad gave this pretty az
fair, the place cards bearing this ap-
propriate verse:
Oh, Sweet Sweet September thy first breezes
Thu, dry leafs rustic and the squirrels
laughter,
The cool fresh air whence health and
And promise of exceeding Joy hereafter.
"The cards were decorated with
tracery in gold. studded with blue
dots, supposed to be sapphires, the
birth stone for this month The ia
Bile was bare, with a wonderful set Of
blue doilies and centerpiece done by
eyed Susans, now in their prime, were
the only flowers in evidence and they
fairly made the rooms blaze with COR
geous colorings -'concentrated sun
shine some one has aptly called
them.
The piece de resistance was what
the hostess called scrapple and was SO
delicious she had to give the recipe,
which follows; One pound Of round
steak, one pound of fresh pork, put
through the chopper, boiled until done
and enough water left to take up corn
meal to the mush consistency. Mold
In Ian over night. Slice thin, dip
In cornmeal and fry in hot lard or
bacon grease. The platter was gar
nished with parsley and deviled eggs
Then there were escalloped toma-
toes and green peppers in ramakin,
and individual peach shortcake was
the dessert.
A novel feature was that four guests
out of the eight were born in Septem-
ber"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
|INfTG1IeS o1TZM
ia SItulGN .~

Beaded belts and bags are to be
worn.
Satins are predicted as the favorite
fall fabric.
Chains are superseding leather
straps for handbag handles.
Young girls are wearing great num-
bers of frills and jabots.
Many foulard and pongee suits are
made in Russian blouse style.
Paris declares that transparent
sleeves are to be ruling feature. /
Lingerie and tailored waists of white,
seem about equally In favor.
Tailor made suits of silk and satin,
are the fad of the hour in Paris.
Embroidered nets are fashionable,
and colored net waists have been seen
for some time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

ct iE Leavenworth Overland Spe-
cial" is palatiAl Pullman car
which runs every now and then from
Washington TO certain rest cure
out west with a stone wall around IT
The tours are personally conducted
and are rapidly becoming famous
Every once in awhile your Uncle
sam runs across certain persons who.
ne believes. are leading too active
existence. rest cure Is what they
iced Uncle Sam takes charge OF them
nd sends them. after certain legal
tornalities, such as a trial and yer
lict are complied with, out to Leaven
worth to recuperate.
With Uncle Samuel there is no class
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

TROUBLED by the inroads the dis
/ ease Is making In some Of the
eastern states at the present time.
the government has ordered an inves-
tigation into tho epidemic of infan-
tile paralysis. New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Massachusetts. New Jersey.
and the city of Washington. D. c..
have felt tho disease the heaviest
this year, and the scores Of deaths
that have occurred among the little
ones of that district has caused Uncle
Sam TO take some action.
DR. Wyman Of the Public Health
and Marine hospital service. Is the
leader In the investigation. and he
made the announcement this week
that he believes the disease to be both
infectious and contagious. Although
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
SACHET OF SWEET CLOVER
Easily Gathered, and Equal in At
tractive Scent to Any Flower
That Is Grown.

With the fields full Of flowers that
give most delicate scents when prop
erly dried, there is no reason why
every woman should not have sachets
to use in chests OF drawers, etc, to
give delicate perfume to clothing
In gathering clover enormous guam
titles should be picked, because it
shrinks when dried. and ii is impossi-
BILE to have too much when the supply
to draw from is endless.
There is no difficulty for a novice in
growing things to distinguish sweet
clover, 70 it grows tall and rank,
with thick stems, on which are small
leaves.
At the top are the flowers. very tiny
white blossoms grouped together in a
long spike.
The leaves as we'll as the flowers
are sweet when dried. but the thick
stems should be rejected. The best
way to gather 1t Is to cut down great
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
A Motley Musical Party.


A young hostess gave this very orig!
inal party. which was such a success
that 1t has been the talk of the town
ever since. She invited her guests to.
come, each bringing a musical instruI
ment and dressed in a costume to
match. She wore a Grecian costume
OF pure white, with her hair In Psyche
knot with gold bands and she carried
a either. The other young girl In the
family dressed as a darkey with the
gayest kind Of costume; she was
accompanied by her best boy. VINO
was a giddy young colored swain, end
they carried a banjo and guitar. Then
there was an Italian beggar girl with
accordion, Spanish gypsy with her
tambourine Scotch lad and lassie
with bagpipes, dear little Dutch
couple in real wooden shoes with,
flutes, and three ch.ms went as ltali
ian street players with harp, violins,
etc The best of all was when man
with a hand organ and monkey APP
peared. One of the men had hired him
for the occasion. OF course he only
stayed a few moments, but went away
with the monkeys pockets filled with
coppers and a good lunch in basket
The ices were served in shape of mu1
steal instruments and the favors were
all candy boxes in the same shape,
filled with delicious small bon-bonsI
The hostess awarded prizes for the,
different costumes, which were Judged
by older members of the family who
surveyed the guests as they passed I'M
a line before them. The father OF
the house remarked that he had new
or enjoyed a musical medley more.
MADAME MERRI
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
Curtain Shrinksue.

In making curtains of Swiss or any
other material that win shrink. buy
a half yard more than the desired
length. When making the heading TO
put the rod through turn the extra
length over on the front of the Cur.
tain, hem with a narrow hem When
gathered on the rod it makes a val.
ence ruffle which is attractive When
the curtains are washed let out the
heading and If there is any shrirkaga
the extra length may be USED to
lengthen the curtain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
Shakespeare PARTY.

A club devoted to Shakespeare as
we'll as cards issued the following in
vitation which was responded to with
alacrity by all the members.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith
Greeting:
Lend thy serious hearing to what I
shall unfold. Hamlet
''Sir land LADY,, you are very welcome to
our house
IT must appear in other ways than words
Therefore. l scant this breathing cour-
tesy."
Merchant of Venice
Say, what abrdgement
Have you for this evening"
Midsummer Nights Dream.
whist will be the pastime-passlng ex-
Eellent flaming Of the Shrew.
tIf your love do not persuade you to
pet not my letter"
Merchant Of Venice
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brown
April twenty-frst. at eight o'clock
The prizes were all suggestive of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
A Wise Old Owl,

In her trim little bathing suit she
sat on the white sand
81 adore intelligence she cried.
so do IT, said he "All the same.
though, beauty and intellect never go
together"
And do you think me tntellectual7"
she faltered.
NO. he confessed, frankly.
With a faint blush she murmured.
"Flatterer,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

Stalks, using for the purpose a sharp
knife rather than pair of scissors.
Care should be taken not to uproot
the plant, for there is no need of ex.
terminating it.
There ~ never any difficulty in 10.
caung clover camp, for the grass
grows always close together In great
proiusion, and It is to be found all
over tae country
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

so dizzy my wife had to lead me. After
trying everything else, l began with
Doan's Kidney Pills and was soon
helGsd. Continued use cured me-"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 30 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, \. 7.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

the immortal bard consisting of a
framed sepia print of Shakespeare. a
stein with picture of Falstaff and
cup of sack; framed photographs of
Stradford-on-Avon scenes. and a,
charming print of Romeo and Juliet!
The hostess called the roll and each
member responded by giving Shaks-
peare quotation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

THE first is sailor blouse cut in
the Magyar style. 1t is in navy
blue delaine, with white spots,
and has cuffs and collar of striped
silk. The singlet is of plain white
silk, bound with navy blue, and de-
vice embroidered in silk A blue
sailors knot is tied below collar in
front Materials required: l yard As
Inches wide, " yard striped silk.
The second would look well in Al
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

IiAO hibaOy . a. Y tio
ordered. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick
kidneys.
S. f. Vaughan, COL
e. South St, lola.
Kan, says: Diabetes
had set in and | ex-
pected to live but a
short time. Kidney
secretions we're milky
white and back pains
were terrible. l was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

most any blouse material. 1t has the
sleeves cut in with sides of blouse
the join is hidden under the wide tuck
that is taken from shoulder to waist
both back and front A wide box pleat
is made down center of front, and is
edged with buttons. Three tucks are
made on each sleeve, which are finish
ed with frills to match that at neck.
Materials required; IL yard Al
inches wide, dozen buttons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELT.

The kidney secretions tell II disease
Is lurking in the system. Too frequent
or scanty urination, discolored urine,
lack of control. at night indicate that
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases, 1t il thoroughly cured by
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor.
tie family laxative.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

New guimpes are Of the simplest
order. sheer. untrimmed, unob,rusiye
and shallow
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

Best men are nodded out of faults.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

Sanitary care of the feeding boxes
for the show animals should be care
fully studied. for the neglect will oft.
en- cause a fastidious appetite instead
OF a healthy robust one. and many a
time IN animal is blamed for being a
delicate feeder. and often ailing. when
in reality the fault is with the man
agement In not having attended to
these two things
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01

To produce milk economically we
should use the roughage of our farms
wherever it is possible, for by so do
ing we not only save the labor of haul
ing bulky material, but will also build
up the fertility of our land.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-01
MISUNDERSTANDING

I'M R24XIl3I-R-4 r42863rI5
LII 2eth year Able faculty. Modern equipment
flTMAN NHONTHAAp bookkeeping Arithmetic ON.
mereisi Law, Peumsu.hip Graduates placed send for
onHlos ieI C Mcdonald SIT n Matthews Bldg MlWsusss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
The Origin Of Grocer.

Grocer appears in Holinshed's Chron.
icle, 1850. as "grosser." and in other
medieval records it is sometimes writ
ten "engrosser" and was applied tc
the spicers and pepperers who were
wholesale dealers in various spices
that is. who dealt en- gros-in large
quantities. as distinguished from IRE.
orators" who were retail dealers The
Grocers' company first adopted the
word grocer in 1873. when the spicers
and pepperers allied themselves into a
single corporation. London Express.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEET
(C0ntinued from page II

istration of delegates. Promptly az
three o'clock Mrs. Young mounted the
rostrum and called the meeting to Or
der.
The first number on the program was
a piano solo by Mr.. Carl Peterson OF
Bismarck. Mr.. Peterson was especial
ly fortunate in his selection OF NIT
steal number and his rendition was ex-
ccllent. He was the recipient of much
hearty applause. Following this num-
Der, DR.. A. Lincoln Shute, pastor of
the McCabe M. E. church, delivered
the invocation.
Gen. E. A. Williams, president of
the board of city commissioners, then
stepped forward and in few we'll chos-
en- words bid the members of the feder-
alton, who represented 'the highest in
telligence and beauty OF the state" a
hearty welcome to the capital city.
"The city appreciates" said the gen.
eral, "the fact that it has been selected
by this body as the place for the erec-
ton Of the statue of Sakakawea. 1t
will stand for years to come as me-
mortal to the brave Indian woman who
piloted Lewis and Clark on their west
ward journey, and as a memorial to
the women and children of this state
who made this monument possible"
Mrs. Charles w. Harris extended a
welcome to the federation in behalf of
the four affiliated women's clubs of
Bismarck. She emphasized the fact
that the federation gathering was sand
WICKED in between a religious and an
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
FRANKS OF CUPID.
Celebrated Men Who Married Thor
Domestic Servants

Many celebrated men have married
their domestic servants. Sir Henry
parkes, premier of New South Wales
is an example. One night when dining
at friends house he was struck by
the appearance Of servant girl who
waited upon the table and persuaded
his host to allow her to enter his EN-.
ploy. This she did and for short
time held the position Of cook In Sir
Henry's household. Then be made her
Lady Parkes.
But more illustrious than this is the
case of Peter the Great. One day he
was dining at the house of Prince Men.
shikoff. He noticed one of the servant
maids particularly, and, though she
was not handsome, she caught his fan.
cy. Her name, the prince told the
cZar, was Martha. She had been a
servant in the house Of a Lutheran
minister Of Maricnburg. and when that
city was captured by the troops Of
Russia she had been taken prisoner
by General Bauer, who had passed
her over to the prince, whose servant
she was. The count politely made q
present of her to the car, who even
tually married her.
William Goblet. the great writer,
when he was only twenty-one years Of
age, one morning CHANGED to see bux
ON servant girl busily engaged in
washing the family linen. The girl
was pretty, so Goblet spoke to her,
learned her name and the same even
Ing called upon her parents and said
be would like to marry their daughter
The parents of the girl informed the
young man that they had no objec
tons to him as their son-in-law, but
that he would have to wait until their
daughter was Of a manageable age.
Five years later Goblet. true to his
early love, married her.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
A WEIRD INCIDENT.
Chopin's Funeral March Was Inspired
bv Skeleton

Late one summers afternoon, said
Ziem, Chopin and sat talking in my
studio. In one corner of the room
| stood q piano and in another the COM
| plete skeleton of man with q large
white cloth thrown, ghostlike, about it.
noticed that now and again Chopin's
gaze would wander, and from my
knowledge Of the man l knew that his
thoughts were far away from me and
his surroundings More than that, l
knew that he was composing.
Presently he rose from his seat with
out word, walked over to the skele
ton and removed the cloth He then
carried it to the piano and, seating
himself, took the hideous object upon
his knees-a strange picture of life and
death.
Then, drawing the white cloth round
himself and the skeleton, he laid the
latter's fingers over his own and began
to play. There was no hesitation in
the slow, measured flow Of sound
which he and the skeleton conjured
up AS TIE uluSlC S"clIeu III u lOuucI
strain l closed my eyes, for there was
something weird in that picture of
man and skeleton seated at the piano,
with the shadows of evening deepen.
ing around them and the ever swelling
and ever softening music filling the air
with mystery. And l knew l was lis.
tening to a composition which would
live forever.
The music ceased, and when looked
up the piano chair was empty, and on
the floor lay Chopin's unconscious
form, and beside him, smashed all to
pieces was the skeleton priced SO
much. The great composer had swoon
ed, but his march was found
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
column after column Of their letters
have appeared in the newspapers Of
Boston and New York.

Bowman. Oct 11.-An unfortunate
accident happened at the Bowman
county fair on Friday afternoon. Miss
Ruby Irons, daughter of County Treas
urer Frank T. Irons. was riding a
horse in the ladies' relay race, and
after making one round Of the track,
she saddled her second horse, and
soon after mounting, the girth broke,
loosening the saddle and the young
lady was thrown to the ground and
rendered unconscious. She soon re-
gained consciousness and was I'M
mediately taken to her home and at
tended by a physician. who found that
both bones of the right arm were
broken, and protruded through the
flesh. Miss Irons was otherwise badly
bruised, but by Sunday it was decid-
ed she was able to travel, so accom-
panied by her parents and Dr. A. A.
Whittemore, she left for the Mayo
hospital at Rochester. Mimi, where
an X-ray photograph of the arm will
be made, to make sure that the bones
are in their proper place. 1t being
a compound fracture caused the
parents considerable alarm lest blood
poison should set in.
Miss Irons is considered one of the
best lady riders in the state, and has
the sympathy of all. The people
showed their sympathy ina substan-
tial manner, by making up purse of
about $400 the day after the accident.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
An Empira Sold at Auction.

The Roman empire was once sold to
the highest bidder On the death Of
Pertinax in 1913 the Praetorian guards
put up the empire for sale by auction,
and after an animated competition be-
tween Sulpician and Julian it was
knocked down to the latter for $3.50
drachmas. The Romans held auctions
Of various kinds, the proceedings be-
ing much the same in all cases. The
auctio sub hasta, which was sale Of
plumber, was held under spear stuck
In the ground. The magister auctionis,
or auctioneer, was chosen from among
the argentarii, or money changers. and
his assistants were the cashiers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-12
RIDING ACCIDENT AND
TRICK HORSE features
Of bowman co. FAIR

Bowman County Pioneer:-At the
Bowman County Fair this year, Dr.
d. b. Boyd, who has ranch near
Harding, S. D., exhibited his edu
Gated horse. King Pharaoh. When he
advertises King as horse that
thinks and has reasoning powers, he
certainly does not exaggerate the mat
tier, for that animal does things no
other horse ever done. and he will
do them for any one. Told to pick out
does It; or the smallest child, he is
there with the goods. He adds and
subtracts and can read letters printed
on the blackboard. Tell him to get a
cloth by writing the color of the
cloth on the blackboard, and he i'm
mediately goes and gets it and places
it where ever you tell him. He has
been exhibited from coast to coast
and from the Gulf of Mexico to the
Canadian border, and the fame of the
horse has spread until DR.. Boyd has
had propositions to take the animal
to Paris and London. This he will
probably do when he has his business
affairs arranged that he can take the
trip. The dam of Pharaoh was an
Indian pony. the sire an Arabian. He
is ten years DID, so the chances are
that he has many years before him
in which to demonstrate to the public
that there is at least one horse that
can reason. This statement about
horse being able to reason has caused
a great deal of discussion among the
most learned men in the east, and