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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
The Doctrine Of Election

When the late Senator Vance was run.
ming for Congress he called on an old
colored man who had in early life served
the Vance family. Asked after his
health. the former servant replied
Mighty poly is this wor'l, but it's al
right over yander.'
do YOU believe in the doctrine Of cleo
tionE" asked Vance with great solem
nifty.
Its the doctrine of the Bible" an
swered the old man,
Uncle Ephraim, do You think I've
been electedT' asked Vance again.
"Massa Zeb, I'd lectle ruther yor
wouldn't draw that question. I'm toe
near de grade to tell lie, but de fac
am | ncber yet knowed nor hear tell o
no man bein' elected what wasn't a can
didate. Philadelphia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
A Burned Child.

Richard A. Ballinger, secretary of tn,
interior. tells of his first law case which
he had at Kankakee LII. II had hung
out my single a good while before my
came. He was a weak, meek being
whom three determined women had wed
dod in rapid succession, and he was
being tried for bigamy. AS all of tn,
wives appeared against him we lost the
case. and he got term of two years
but this did not seem to worry him
in fact. he seemed anxious for more
He was taken to the pcnitentary, and
lust before his term ended | got let
ter from him. DO you think the big
| amist asked anxiously, it will be safe foi
me to come ontE "-Grccn Bag.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Know the Facts

Moro people are buying over
lands than any other car There must
be some very strong reasons, and those
reasons will appeal to you.
We have two free books which
viii tell YOU the facts Every motor
car lover should read them. Cut cut
this coupon as a reminder to write
for these books to-day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Not Inch of Healthy skin Let.

My little son, a boy Of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doe
tors prescribed for him. but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any .more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good A.
the time | was induced to Try Cuti-
cura he was so bad that | had TO cut
his hair off and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandaEcs, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of
sores. The bandages used to stick TO
his skin and in removing them it used
TO take the skin off with them, aud
heartbreaking. | began to think THAT
he would never get we'll but after the
second application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment ! began TO see signs OF improve.
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up. His skin peeled off twenty
times, but it finally yielded to the
treatment Now ! can say that he is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is today twelve years or more Stree
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
114S Forty-eighth ST. Chicago H.,
Oct 9, 1909"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Lemon Crackers.

One-half pint Of sweet milk, one egg,
one and one-quarter cups of sugar, one.
half cup of lard, one-half tablespoonful
Of oil Of lemon. two tablespoonfus of
carbonate of ammonia, enough -four TO
make into a soft dough. Beat or knead
for twenty minutes, roll thin, cut out
and bake in a quick oven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
walnut Waters.

Beat two eggs until light, then add
bne-half pound light brown sugar that
has been rolled fine, onc.half pound
chopped nuts, three even tcaspoonfuls
Of flour, pinch of salt and one-ha'f
.easpoonful of baking powder. Drop
bake until light brown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Sauce for Chocolate Pudding.

Pour over the fire cup of milk and
a rounded tablespoonful of sugar. Mix
rounded tablespoonful of -four with
little milk and when the milk and
sugar boil stir this into It, Cook for
several minutes. stirring all the time,
take from the fire and add slowly the
beaten yolk Of an egg. Just before
ferving whlp in the stirfened white
with an eggbeater and add little
vanilla flavoring
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Dutch Apple Pudding.

One egg, one cup milk, one pint
-FOUR, two teaspoons baking powder,
two tablespoons butter, saltspoyn Of
salt Mix and spread dough one-half
Inch thick on buttered cake tin. Cut
pared and cored apples into Fights and
press into the dough. Sprinkle with
formulated sugar and bake Serve with
tream and sugar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
TW AIMS TIN HALO.
Andrew Carnegie Tells a Funny Story
in San Francisco.

When Andrew Carnegie was in San
Francisco. recently, the Chamber of
Commerce gave a banquet in his honor.
Carnegie added TO the good cheer by
telling a story that concerned himself
and Mark Twain.
MARX Twain and | are firm friends"
he said land write funny notes TO each
uther-that is. his notes are funny. Just
before | left New York went to see
him and be told me that he was having
great difficulty in getting any really good
Scotch work
Nov, have some that is eighty years
old | gave some To President Iarri-
son once. He had it with him on his
campaign. | think it had something to
do with the success of that campaign
Ii is good work SO | sent some to
Mark A few days afterward | slipped
on the street and wrenched my knee
When Clemens read about it, he said:
Poor Carnegie, he ought TO have sent me
all that work.
when he wrote to thank me for it,
his note was like this: If | had known
what YOU were going TO do when you
stood by my bedside, | would have pre-
scented you with my halo. 1t is good
halo: it is pure tin and ! paid the duty
on it when il came down
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
The Real Authoritv

"lre you going 10 take your motor
car out today
Il don't know answered Mr.. Chug-
gins in Il tone of slight embarrassment.
If You take 1t out, where will you
go?'
Il can't say positively"
How long would il take you 10 get
to Philadelphia"
look here, There's no use Of Ques-
tonin% me i'll that matter. I'm only the
proprietor of the car--not the chauf-
feur, Washington Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Peel the bananas and cut each one
into three pieces crosswise. Roll each
piece in beaten egg. then in cracker
dust, and when the coating has stiff
ened fry to a golden brown in hot fat
and send to the table on Il very hot
dish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
STRAIGHT Off the Line

Kahns-What became of Butt edu
Gated goat?
Labuls-iIe had TO dispose of it.
kahns-What was the trouble?
IabulS-The neighbors thought tn,
goat was learning too many human ac
compliShmcnts, and there was crisi,
when the animal began to take In wash
ing Chicago News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Wet two cups Of sugar with two
.ablespoonfuls of water and boil until
very thick. Stir in now a box Of seed
ed and picked-over raisins and when
.hese are well coated with the candy
pour the mixture into buttered thus
and mark off into bars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Out at First.

The hammock was built for two, but
she was occupying it alone.
Il have noticed" said the man on the
porch chair, that the prettiest girls al
ways marry the biggest fools"
Say no more. Mr.. Slowboy.' rcjoine,i
the fair maiden. II apprcci tie your
friendship. but ] can never be your
wife. Chicago News
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Double-Tr Difficulties.

an enthusiastic Grand Trunk man To a
Canadian Pacific man. We've got it
double-trackcd clear through to Chica-
go"
Huh" said the Canadian Pacific man
10 the Grand Trunk man, Il don't see
what you want with two tracks. Nuu
can't keep your trains on one Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Escnlloped Onions.

Peel six onions; boil in cold water
until tender; butter a shallow dish
and arrange the onions on it; add a
tup of milk and tablespoonful of but
Ter; sprinkle over scant half-cup Of
tracker crumbs: put pieces of butter
the size of a cherry on top Of each
onion; bake slowly about an hour.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Take one and onc-half cups OF bread
dough, one cup Of warm water, one cup
Of sugar one-halr cup of lard, one beat
en- egg. Mix into a soft dough. let 1t
raise until night. mold into rolls, place
In a pan at least two inches apart, and
teen minutes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Scu-I'oHm Candy.

Two cups of graduated sugar, half
cup of corn strip, half cup of cold
water, whites of two eggs. Boil the
strip, sugar and water until the mix
ture hardens when dropped into cold
water, then whip in the whites Of the
eggs and pour into creased pans to
cool
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
If You Are "A Tribe SensitIye

About the size Of your shoes. many pe0-
pie wear smaller shoes by using Aliens
Foot Ease. the Autiscptic Powder to
shake into the shoes. 1t cures Tired.
Swollen, Aching rect and gives rest and
comfort. Just the thing for breaking in
new shoes. Sold everyw here, 2Jc SAM
pie sent FREE. Address. Allen :. Ohm
sted LIE Roy, n y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
a Prehistoric Town.

While digging an irrigation ditch four
teen miles from Cochsc, Ariz,, Frank g..
Erwin uncarthed a number of utensils
and skeletons and then found wall
twenty feet long and tablets hearing re
markablc hieroglyphics. Work at the
place was stopped and the Smithsonian
institute notified of the discovery
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Then the Overland gives more for
the money than any other car in ex-
istcnCe. This Is due to our enormous
production ana our automatic ma-
chinery.
For $1,000 YOU can get a 21horss
power Overland with l02-inch
wheel base No other car Of such
size and power sells nearly so low.
For $3.50 You can get a 40horse
power Overland with ll2inch
wheel base. All prices include i've
lamps aud magnetic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Butter Cakes.

Make a dough as for quick biscuit,
roll out quarter of an inch thick. aut
In small rounds and roll out these un-
I'll thin as cookies. Prick with "A fork.
bake in quick oven and when done
butter well. Leave in the oven a min
ute and send to table
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
The Overland
The Simplest Car
The Overland osstsells all other cars largely
because Of its matchless simplicity.

The Overland hardly moro tnan
two years oid-haS become the sensa.
ton of mOtordom.
Four factories, employing 1000 men,
turn out lao Ovorlands daily to meet
the overwhelming demand
Texas takes 1900. Kansas 1000,
Iowa 1000, Nebraska 1850 all for this
seasons delivery So ii is in every
section where this remarkable car has
been known tor year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
tOconnut Candy.

Mix together two cups of powdered
sugar, four tablespOoufuls of cream. a
:easpoonful of vanilla flayoring and a
j-cent box of grated cocoanut. Press
he mixture hard into a square tin and
tut into squares.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

other waste. Weak
kidneys do not filter
off all the bad mat
ter. This is the
cause Of rheumatic
pains, backache and
Il ri n airy disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure weak kidneys.
J. p. Alexander,
$40 Ave. d, Council
Bluffs, Ia, says: Il
had backache, pain
full urinary disorders
and kidney ills from
the close of the war.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me in 1906 and
the benefit has been
permanent"
r e m e m b e + t h e
For sale by all deal.
urn Co., Buffalo, N. y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Frederick w Packard one of
1hc leaders in the Chicago Anti Cruelty
society. has declared her intention Of
tagging every abused horse i'll the bust
ness part of the city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Enough.

Mrs Gramercy is your opjn-
ion about the right of women 10 votcI
Mrs. Parks Its enough for mo to
know, my dear. that it is fashionable ,--
Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

relieves tired eyes, quickly cures eye
achss, iunamCd, sore, waterN or ulcer
atcd eyes. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo. n. y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

In the fashionable west end Of Lon
don the fair-haired and pink-Skinned
hostesses have discovered that black
wall paper offers an excellent back
ground for their charms
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
For Red, Itching Eyclids,

Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes
That Need Care Try Murine Eye Salve
Aseptic Tubes Trial Sizo-25c
ASK Your Druggist Or Write
Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Experiments with steam raising by
means Of peat have been made by the
Swedish railways on the southern line
hut they have turned out failure
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

AT - John Calvin wrote his "Insti-
tutes of Christian Religion" TopIady
Rock of Ages" Napoleon led his bril-
liant Italian campaign, and Eli Whitney
invented the cotton gin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

In Ireland, owing to Il lack of sun
light and heat peaches. grapes and to.
matoes must be grown and rIpeued under
glass. The prices are consequently al
most prohIhtury.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

In certain rural districts in European
countries the custom prevails If pub
'iclv celebrating the birthday Of the old
est lnhahitaut.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

An umbrella opened on the stage is
supposed to bring bad luck ana many
actors would hesitate about wearing
new shoes on the first night of the play
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Tour of the World

\ series Of 80 post cards in culorS will
hc mailed to any address upon receipt
Of L. cents in coin or stamps. Address
Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

After 212 years of growing ferry
facilities in New York city the decline
has started. owing to the increasing mum.
Der of bridges and subaqueous railways.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Or Ierce's Pellets, small sugar.
coated easy To take ms candy regulate
aud nvlEorate stomach. liver aud bow.
els and cure constipation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT IS guaranteed to cure any
case OF Itching, Blind. bleeding or Protrud din
Piles in to IA d. Us money refunded. 5GC
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

MRS NlNSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP f,r
children torthing, softons N" gums. reduces IN.
Examination. allays pain, cures wlud ysllc. -
cents a bottle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
k-Il-C IININIG ut

relieves cold IN the chest, neuralgia and
btchachc. Apply as directed. All dealers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
DAVIS PAINkIIIFIs

ms no substitute. No other remedy is effective
iof rheumatism. lumhago. stiffness neuralgia or
cold OF any sort Put up la 25c, 85c and JUc bottles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Sixty New Workers eagerly offered
20 sell from pint 70 a quart Of their
lWn life blood
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Only One CHROME QUININE"

That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUfNlNE. Look
ioT the signature OF +. W, GROVE. Used the
world over to Cure 4 Cold IN One Day. 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Foulards are coming in such lovely
shades and patterns, that it's no wonder
they are to be more than ever popular
this season. One of wistaria, figured
over with irregular dashes of white, is
shown here. 1t is designed for general
wear. A little hand embroidery on the
vest adds to its pttractiveness. The "ki-
mona or peasant type of shoulder
and sleeve-in-one, is again fashionable.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

No expert IS needed And the cost
OF upkeep is the smallest of any capay
bic car.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

DON'T NEGLECT THAT COTGU
II certainly racks your system and may run int,
something serious AHen's Lung RalSdm I'M cheCI
1t quickly and permanently For sa al all druggists
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

Bagdad aud Rnssurah are excellent
prospective markets tor mosof boats aud
IlpaNuTe rIult.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

MARYLAND FARM. $40 PER ACRE. i TO JOG
Level laud, Mind, healthfui climate
fNo crops per year, laaages. a. {. DRLW~
salisbury. Nd.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
WELL KIDNEYS KEEP
THE BODY WELL

When the kidneys do their duty, the
blood is filtered clear of uric acid and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

For 80 years Lydia u. Pinlham'S Vcgetabic
Compound has been the standard remedy Tor
female ills. No sick woman does JGSuco 10
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively frcm roots and herbs, ana
has thousands of cures 10 its credit.
nsesFJEYs Mrs. Piniham invites all sick women
En1skp TO wrt0 her for advice Shc has
guided thousands TO health free Of charge.
Address Mrs. pinikhanl, lynn, Mass
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
4. ". GLEASON.

NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, Send for testlmo.
malls free.
=. 7. CHENEY & co, Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31
Lave
You
cJi;Qd?

Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? We can
furnish positive proof that it has made many remarkable
cures after all other had failed
Women who suffering with some form of female
illness should consider this.
AS such evidence read these two unsolicited testimonial
letters. We guarantee they genuine and honest state
ments Of facts
CrcsSon Pa."Five I had bad fall and hurt
nwardly under doctors care TOR nine weeks
Vegetable Compound took it as directed,
Il stout, hearty woman. Mrs. Ella f. Alley
SrcSsoD Pa
Baird, WaSi,.-"t ago sick with kidney and
and female weakness The doctors
take Lydia r. PinIhams Vegetable
Compound Blood Purifier. completely cured of my
nearly sixty years oldMrs. Sarah Leighton.
Baird, wash
Evidence like the above is abundant showing that the
arrangements OF hcemac organism which breed all kinds
of miserable feelings and which ordinary practice does not
cure are the very disorders that give way to Lydia
Pinlham's Vegetable Compound.
Women who are afflicted with similar troubles, after
reading two such letters the above should be encouraged
to try this wonderfully helpful remedy.
the standard remedy I<GI9
will this medicine II
Made exclusively from roots ana herbs ana II IIA y II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-03-31

name-Doan's. For sale by all de;
ers. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, n.
so cents a box.
The Appeal., 1910-04-23
Famous New York Trees,

In front of Columbia university IL
brary are two English yews-- which
were brought from England in 1900
and set out in st. Johns park Later
they were removed to the Elgin botan-
ical gardens at Fiftieth street, which
were then part Of Columbia. In 1897
the trees were transplanted to Morn
ingside Heights. On the upper part
of the island near Spuyten Duyvil
stands the largest tulip tree on Man
haitian. 1t has diameter of 6A feet.
Near Fordham- square in the Bronx
is the Stenton willow, said to be 800
years old, and at the foot of Cypress
avenue are the two largest expresses
in the country. They stand on land
once part of the Gouverneur NORRIS
estate.-New York Sun.
The Appeal., 1910-04-23
Miss Eleanor Scars.

kept her on the road until she reeled
with dizziness. It was only their en-
phatic protests that kept her from
walking until she dropped.
They declare that her feat of cover
ing 66 miles in 20 hours is remarkable
enough for woman and a sufficient
proof Of her declaration that Newport
men are "mollycoddles" in comparl-
son to the women.
. Miss Sears is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick r. Sears of Boston
and has many athletic honors to her
credit. She plays polo better than
many men, swims, rides to hounds and
runs her own automobile.
The Appeal., 1910-04-23
Prize for Collectors.

There was recently sold at auc.
tion in Berlin the celebrated Lana col.
lection of antiquities and art objects,
Probably the most valuable of the
relics was bumper of hammered tin
which brought the top price at the
sale, something more than $4,000,
This piece has beeen known by con.
noiseurs the world over as the "Bres.
lau tin bumper" because it is SUD.
posed to have been made in that city,
1t dates from about the year 1900. and
is octagonal in shape, its sides having
scenes from the lives of evangelists
and other religious figures. 1t is one
of the finest specimens of hammered
metal extant.-Harper's Weekly.
The Appeal., 1910-04-23
Prize for Collectors.

There was recently sold at auc-
ton in Berlin the celebrated Lana col
lection of antiquities and art objects
Probably the most valuable of the
relics was bumper of hammered tin,
which brought the top price at the
sale, something more than $8,O00
This piece has beeen known by con-
noiseurs the world over as the "Bres-
lau tin bumper" because it is sup
posed to have been made in that city.
1t dates from about the year 1900, and
is octagonal. in shape, it's sides having
scenes from the lives of eyangelists
and other religious figures. tt is one
of the finest specimens of hammered
metal extant.- Weekly.
The Appeal., 1910-04-23
CONVICT IS INVENTOR
William Howard Perfects Airship
Model in Prison..
Sent to Nebraska Penitentiary for
Burglary He Turns His Cell Into
Workshop-ProbabIy Will
Be, ParoIed.

Lincoln, Neb.-From convict No.
1902 to inventor and capitalist, from
a narrow little cell in the Nebraska
state prison to the head of an air.
ship manufacturing plant in st. Louis
is likely for William Howard, an in.
mate Of the penitentiary near Lin.
coin, under a siX-year sentence for
burglary.
Howard, since he became an inmate
of the penitentiary, has perfected a
model of an airship which he is sure
will revolutionize air travel. The plans
are in st. Louis, and patents are to
be procured. He says:
Howard, of course, is not my real
name. That was the name under
which I was sentenced, and that it
will remain until am out of prison.
[ do not wish to give my right name
because it would be distressing to my
relatives and friends.
Il was born in Missouri, below St.
Louis, nearly forty years ago. Ma
chinery has been my hobby ever
since I have been old enough to un
derstand the use of tools. Ten years
ago took up the study of air navi
cation, and have been working on
the problems at intervals since. My
plan Is similar in some respects to
that of Count Zeppelin, but I be-
l1eve my model is an improvement
1t is an airship combining the prin
ctple of both the dirigible and aero
plane, but radically different from
that Of the Zeppelin creation. In
stead of being huge collapsible gas
bag for sustaining power, mine will
be rigid aluminium gas cylinder OF
chamber, large enough, of course, tc
correspond with the number of pas
sengers to be carried in the basket.
This gas chamber will contain just
enough gas to hold the ship in air
A system Of planes will act as the