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On HyrDn's Island.

once more powerful syndicate IS
trying to purchase Petite Ile," the
pretty little island and chateau in
Lake Geneva, the New York Herald
says. The object is to start in swift
erland a gambling resort on the lines
Of Monte Carlo.
But the figure is high and the Swiss
authorities are opposed to the scheme.
a wealthy Partisan artist Is the owner,
and he Is so pleased with his beauty
spot that 1t would require a big mag
net of gold to displace him Several
similar attempts have been frustrated
by the SWISS government, which de-
slres to keep Switzerland free from the
undesirable and often TRACE associa-
tons of the famous resort Of south
ern France
On this petite He" Byron wrote
part Of The Prisoner OF Chilon." It
lies opposite Montreaux. the resort of
thousands OF wealthy Americans every
year, and would without doubt soon
rival Monte Carlo If the syndicate got
started in the Swiss casino business.
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at he from
had
been
he the The thought the situation
said
o to the
North Side Branch the Y M A They speak German
maybe they get you job till your uncle comes back
The spoke German French but English
his looked hopeless happened that only
North Side branch to be the lookout capable
of Switzerland had been set to work and had secured boarding place
German family After some three months his uncle wrote for him and
he his position held
nothing his
help him Then promise Of substantial raise settled the
he to
There youth who held
than
he
and in little he had congenial
former salary Two of his friends who night
yIewrng within
Y school, leading
number of bundle
earning long enough to mt himself
DRAWN
" at an excellent salary and has added his income by designing
erecting number Of buildings
in the night school practically
English He wanted be architect and
could his
marhip English
alton had the
A
boy who had
him IN school by dnt of much
necessary for him Immediately
stany required The boy
he could fiji it, for the
and would help while
and told the night school
the udmn of his craft he
dughng for great manufacturing plant and is
although he is barely past the voting
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MaxiIns and MOttOs.

Other things besides events repeat
themselves in history. Even our fads
and fancies find prototypes in far
countries and times. The mania for
Illuminated texts and quotations which
runs riot in these days is nothing new
nor distinctive. When the English
mission of 1904 forced its way to the
forbidden city of Lhasa and laid bare
the mysteries Of inner Tibet, they
found that the native taste for illu-
minated mottos had been established
for centuries Lieut.-Col. l.. Austine
Waddell tells Of the custom In his
book on the expedition.
The Grand Lamas spell, "Om mani
padme Hum! Hail. the Jewel Is the
Lotus Flower!-is carved everywhere
on the rocks. Inserted stone tablets
and plastered posters bearing pious
sentences and texts in ornamental lib
etan letters are all along the way, to
improve the minds of passing readers.
These are mostly maXims of a moral
kind. Some OF these are as follows
Speech should float forth freely like
a bird in the sky. and be clothed in
charming dress like goddess"
Speech should be bold as a lion
soft as gentle hare, impressive as
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
Let Your Boy Be an Indian.

OF all the delights ot hOy'S heart
camping is til" dearest aud most natural
This desire to "camp ont is sure tn be
q real Unborn longing of every normal
huy between the age, Of 10 and H.
years, says the boliucutur for January
r tnn saving" stage U the develop.
uncut ut the boy. when hr would rather
br j Wad iml0u ur . cly"-dwcilrr than
the greatest statesman ON this earth.
Looking out ut my window uu Christ
mas Hyruu-. upon hearing uu especially
loud tumUlI | brheld siGht that should
INSPIRE amy Que to become Interested u
hoy Hir Across the street. among the
tsIl weeds of a vacant lut, there moved
ii terrifying baud of wild Indians" uuW
steaBtalE stalking the uusu- pyrtus
puletace, which In this cusr wa, "a
stray cat, now emitting bloud,curdHug
WursWhoap as the baud made % fierce
dash upon its victim
oue small urchIu had received cheap
imitation Indian SUIT for Christmas
present, aud with the gay coiorrd head.
dress deuptlug his present authority rs
big chief, he had immediately collected
motley band Of admirn- followers He
would not have changed places with AMY
other person on earth except ta become
the real Indian himself What I'M on.
partunty WAS mere offered fur tau work
iuE ont of home-direcied act vity,
Til. growing hay IL hrimmlug over
constant action III he i awake and
still, lie is Ill, fur he has million nerves
anl muscles - keep hlW moripg. not
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
THAT OLD OAKEN BUCKET.
War Is Wnged on the Romantic
UtensiI and It's Companions.

Since the germ theory got us in its
grip the romance of the old oaken
bucket, the moss-Covered bucket" with
Its companion, the rustic gourd or old
tin dipper, has waned. AS a pic
turesque decoration of the farm yard
the moss-covered bucket is very good,
but the enlightened grown-up, with a
knowledge Of hygiene, finds his enthu-
siasm for its use. in common with
every passer-by, decidedly disturbed,
says the New Idea Womans Magazine.
And so 1t is with the tin bucket of
the schoolroom, with the dipper drop
ped back into it after each drink>r's
thirst Is quenched. War Is being
waged on that bucket and on the COM
mon dipper or drinking cup in all
public places. 1t Is a campaign Of edu-
cation and the purpose is to prevent
disease and to minimize the slaughter
Of the ignorant
The danger that turks In the COM
mon drinking cup is silent, unseen and
frequently unsupported, and therefore
has long been ignored. But with the
public conscience awakening to the
dangers Of infection from tuberculosis
and other diseases and it's mind stirred
to the possibilities Of prevention the
outcry against the public drinking cup
"a source OF many evils-is newt
able. Within years time-even in
six months-there has been a tremend-
on hn too
The boards of health Of three different
states-kansas. Michigan and Missis-
sippt-have passed ordinances abolish
ing public cups. The New Jersey
board has asked railway companies
whose trains pass through the state to
use individual cups. The New York
state board Of health has passed a
resolution condemning public drinking
cups. Various cities have forbidden
the use Of common drinking utensils
in schools and public places.
The manufacture of paraflln paper
cups that sell for penny has helped
to solve the problem of providing
| hygienically for the thirst OF the pub
| lie.
In many department stores and bust
ness places In the large Cities and on
the trains OF several railway lines
these cups have recently been intro
! duced They come in automatic ven.
| ders that operate In the same way as
the chewing gum and chocolate ma
chimes.
In few years we will doubtless
look upon the common drinking cur
as a symbol Of barbarism and when
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Fish Eating Ponies.

The Shetland peasants, as soon as
the cold comes on. turn their ponies
out to shift for themselves" said a
horse dealer. con those high. rocky.
barren islands, amid the powerful and
cold winds OF winter, the ponies live
on heather and seawced, and It Is indu-
bitable that in their hunger they even
scour the wild coast for dead fish. It
Is this life Of exposure that gives the
Shetland pony his shaggy coat, What
gives him his kind and gentle dis
position is the fact hat he Is brought
up with the dogs and children-ona
might almost say in the house
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
NO IMMEDIATE
VERDICT IN THE
BALLINGER CASE
CHANCES FOR REPORT AT PRESENT
SESSION OF CONGRESS ARE
REMOTE.
PROBERS MEET AND ADJOURN,
Congressional Committee Holds Executive
Meeting, but No Conclusions
Are Reached.
PROBERS MEET AND ADJOURN
TAKE UP CASE NEXT SATURDAY

WASHINGTON. d. c., June IS
The chances of verdict" from the Bal
Hnger -Pinchot investigating committee
during the present session of Congress
are remote The committee held meet
}ng today behind closed doors but it was
announced at its conclusion that no ac-
zion had been taken and that an adjourn
lnent had been taken until next Saturday
VIXEN the ease would be discussed fur
thar.
i was learned that there were no OK
prassions of opinion rs to the merits OF
the. case. Several OF the members had
not read the briefs submitted 10y the at
torueys ami therefore We're not prepared
to- begin prepur; ton of report.
The committees has authority 10 meet
during the reresS of Congress AMI IL is
possible that the report will he completed
and given 10 the public during the sum-
mer Or fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
WHEN WIDOWS PREFER TO WE'D.
French Statistics Raise Questions
Which Are Hard to Answer.


Which Are Hard to Answer.
The French have been compiling
some statistics as TO the ages at which
women most frequently seek husbands.
The figures as published show that
widows Of 20 or younger and those OF
30 or over are as ready for another
husband as the maiden for her first
one. But between the ages of 20 and
30 the desire for a successor to the
departed one appears to be lacking
Just what is responsible for this
state Of affairs cold facts and figures
fail to show" says the Washington
Herald. commenting on this phenome-
non. 1T Is not question of mathe.
mates, but of heart pulsations, and as
yet no machine or instrument has
been invented which can keep account
of Cupid and his wiles 1t is need
less to go deeply into these figures,
but 1t is possible that between the
ages Of 20 and 80 the widow Is so
charming and SO attractive that her
suitors are so numerous she Is I'M
able to decide which one to favor.
Then, again, 1t Is possible that she Is
content with her station, whereas pre-
vlous to 20 she Is so young as to feel
the necessity for some protector; while
after the age of 80 she Is eager to
wed lest she be left without life
companion owing to her advancing
wars"
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SENDS $4,000 BY MAIL,
Unnamed Donor of Sum tor Lawrence
College Dormitory Does Not
Even Register Package.

APPLETON, Wis, June is Spr-
ciall Five thousand dollur. IN cold
cash, comprising ten 500 bills curclcsSly
wrapped in II package open at one end
and labeled pictures" was received by
Mrs. Samuel Plautz Friday aud an en-
to be used as part of the SlI.uuO nrces-
sary for the erection of a boys dormtory
at Lawrence college, The package was
unregistered and unprotected in every
way, and it is believed horn that the
identity Of the sender is known II is
believed that this Is the most valuable
package ever sent unregistered through
the mail in Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
BOY HANGS HIMSELF.
Fourteen Year-0ld Lad Hears Of Murder
Verdict and Commits Suicide in
Bathroom

ROCHESTER,. Pa, June lS.-Frank
karbau, a li-ycar-old son Of Anton kar.
ban. came home with news Of verdict
of first degree murder in the case If G..
f. Hickman, who had been on trini for
wife murder. After asking mnny qucs
tlous about the penalty, ana being told
that ii probably would bc hanging. tho
lad ran up stairs and NJ supper time bis
sister found him hanging Ia a pipe iii
the bathroom. His belt was drawn
tight around his neck.
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-o.O-
Our Women Laborers.

The Industries which emuloy most
women are usually those aiiurdlu2 cheap
and unSklIrd varieties of work. In these
industries the process whereby women
are dIsplaclug men advances rapidly to-
ward completion. This has been eX-
pressed cuucrrtniy lay the | uitel States
census, which showed ut its last taking,
in 1900. that the number OF women work
crS in the ujted States had increased
- per cent in the precelius decade:
aud that where in 1850 one woman ina
SIX has been hrcudWinuer. Iu 1870 one
woman IN cyviS IN, earned ha~ ",yn Iiv-
ing. In certain small industrial settle
mentS practically the whole yUuug f.
male population j. employed in one or
two mills | have worked in factories
where the only men IN the building were
the superintendent. engineer and mechan-
les. Little girls We're employed even to
carry the bohbtn trays. weighing ten
pounds eaeh-oftcu loaded with TWO or
three trays AT a time. This increase
applies most largely 10 actually creative
work the making aud manufacturing Of
material thlDgS-aud NOT To the yarities
Of employ u'rnt which we have hong ac-
rrpivI I~ Women teaching. office
aud store work, domestic service
Yet loo the face of these facts. the
truth remains that women are earning
their bread hy performing the SaIue du-
ties aH did THOR grJudWnthprS, WHO, in
return for the spinning, baking and pIs-
serving which they contributed tu Tie
household, received their own hoWe and
home comforts. The only difference is
that today this work is not beng done
under the vuWau'S own roof and for her
family ulnue. hu' the same hands are
busy with the same duties under a great
collective roof known ar factory and
the 3gnniciurie~ are without number or
name. Florence Sawille. n llarpcr's
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
WILL FIGHT PACKERS
Missouri Attorney General Seeks to Dust
Five Meat Companies from
the State

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- Jun" is
Two petitions seeking to Gust five meat
packing companies from Missouri will Ice
filed III the supreme court by Attorney
General Major Monday. tn" Armour
Packing company, Swift * Company,
and Morris 4 Company, WILL he charged
with violating the antitrust law and con.
SpIracy. The Hammond Packing com.
pauy and the st. Louis Dressed Beef and
Provision company will bc charged with
seeking TO control tho business in Mis-
souri, as subsidiary companies of the Ma
tipual Packing company
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a serpent, pointed as an arrow, and
| evenly balanced like a scepter held
| in the middle"
The Ten Faults-Want Of faith,
disrepescl for teachers, unpleasant CON
duct, covetousness, talking too much,
laughing at another's misfortune,
using abusive language, getting angry
with old people, robbing and pilfer-
ing"
The Roots Of Quarrels are three,
namely: Yes (assertion) what doubt
ing sarcasm), and you (abuse)."
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FEUDlSTS IN BATTLE.
Two Men Mortally Wounded and Two
Others Hurt in Kentucky-Eleven
in Fight

DANNlLLE. NY, June ~ Tive men
Wrie morta:!y wounded AVID two others
dangerously hurt in a fight ut Carriers.
VILE Girard county, According 10 the re.
ports that reached here eleven men took
part in tho battle which was wagod with
clubs, knives aud guns. Link Lake and
Christopher WuOlvcn are said to have
been mortally hurt. Leonard Van Win.
klc and Curtis Wo0lven are seriously
wounded All others who participated in
the fight received bruises Of some sort.
\ grudge between the Wo"Iyous and
Van Wrinkle Is said 10 have been the
underlying cause of the fraCus.
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Although Harte tried TO steer the
claquers they insisted upon appauding
and laughing in the wrong places, which
may or may not have been intended as
a joke on Twain; but at last the audi
ence, which began to catch on To the
unique style Of the man and to apprcci-
ate his quantity whimsical utteranccs
overwhelmed the claque and had things
its own way.
An old timer who attended the leo
ture says Of the effect Of Twain upon hls
first audience: His slow drawI, tie
anxious and perturbed expression of his
yisage, the apparently painful effort
with which he framed his sentences and
above all the surprise that spread over
his face when the audience roared with
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to go in a body to the old Mechanics
hail. where Twain was to deliver him
self, and form a big claque that would,
insure the success Of the affair
Mark wrote his own handbils. which
set the town agog with anticipation
One particularly inviting phrase printed
ut the bottom Of the announcement was
The Trouble VIII Begin at p m
The hall was crowded and the cIaque
was uproarious when Clemens appeared
upon the platform. The lecture was De.
lvcred with manifest effort in 4 slow
deliberate drawing manner, and the lec-
turer paid no heed whatever to the in
considerate demands o. Faster. faster,
We can't stay here all night" and other
urgent calls
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
MOUNTAIN PREACHERS
In DUEL WITH KNIVES
Kentucky Ministers Fight, One Dying
from Wound While Other Is
Now i'll Iall.

LEXINGTON, NY, June lS-A sp"-
cial from Williamsburg, Ky, says that
Rev Robert Hanover aud Rev. Isaac
Perry, well known mountain preachers
who had been holding rival meetings,
fought duel with knives III the Rock
creek Baptist church., Whitley county,
Friday. Nanover's throat being cut from
ear to ear. lie died in "A short time.
The trouble grew ont of charges against
Nanover, which were being trled in the
church when the fight occurred. Minis
ter Perry and his brother, Blaine, are
in jail at Williamsburg.
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JUSTICE HARLAN MAY RETIRE.
Agreement, II Is Said, Gives Son Place
in Commerce Court.

WASHlNGTON, -, G., ,IGuv is
james :. Harlan, now member ut tho
Interstate commerce commission and q
son Of Justice james Marshall Harlan
brought forward today as 81 candidate
for judge Of the commerce court created
by the railroad bill, which will heromr IA
law within a few days. The understand
ing here is that If James =. Harlan is
appointed to the commerce court IL will
be hy virtue of a deal hy which the yener-
able Justice Harlan viii retire from the
supreme bench
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-23
MARK TWAIN'S FIRST LECTURE.
With the South Seas as Subject Il,
Had a Howling Success.

In an account of Mark Twain's life
in San Francisco Bailey Willard includes
the story of the humorist's first appear
ance on the lecture platform. 1t was
after Twain had spent SIX months in the
South Seas.
lie prepared a lecture" the writer
says in the Bookman. giving il most ex-
travagant account Of what he had seen
among the islands. When Bret Harte
and some other Of his friends were told
of his platform intention they agreed
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that feeling has been established much
will have been done toward decreasing
disease
Those pioneers who are now provid-
Ing individual drinking cups for the
public are doing a broadly human
ltarian thing Of very positive benefit.
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A Miracle in the
Cure of a Backward Child.

Within the last decade. the movepont
IN the public schools throughout the
country To help the so-caled "defectiro'
or "backward' child has taken great
strides. This movement has spread all
over the country. In an article in the
June Hamptuu's. Rheta thide norr has
this - say IN regard To the results uc-
compIlshed in one city:
I'm the city OF Cincinnati Il. special
class under the supervision OF Miss
Louise y. Doll has made some astonIsh-
InS records. Here is one OF Miss Dolls
extreme eases:
"A lG-ycar-od boy named August had
entered school in September of mat year
for the first time in his life. Until lac
WAS : years old lie had suffered from
lufantlie paralysis. All day the boy sat
IA the classroom doing nothing. He had
some idea OF number work, but Inc could
neither read nor write After few
muutuS III the ordinary grade he was
transferred To Miss nulI's special class.
his muscles that it was deemed impOS-
SIhle 10 teach him to write. Ills hands
fell of the desk whenever he attempted
Ia form a letter. After the first attempt.
Miss Doll saw the hupclcsancss Oi trying
10 cpmiine the Cluld's efforts to Il small
area. Instead of keeping him at his
desk. She sent him 10 tine blackboard.
Here. where there was plenty of space
Tor the afflicted lad TO move around. he
gained better control of his muscles and
greater confidence in himself In spite
of many twists and jerks, hp. actually
learned within a day to write simple
words. Constant encouragement and
commentator oycrcamc his chronic de
preston of spirits. Within week Avt,
gust had learned to read 80 we'll that an
advanced reading book was given him
Spelling he mastered quickly, and in
arithmetic he progressed rapidly.
ny means of simple. gymnastics,
August improved vastly in control of
his limbs At the close of the school
year he WAS able to walk almost straight
ami without any fear Of falling"
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seesaw that can be used by an adult
and child and can be adjusted to make
their weights equalize each other. An
upright post rises from a firm base
Pivoted to swing on this post are hor-
izonta bars with seats on their outer
ends and handles by which the user
may hold on. The horizontal bars are
made in two parts, slidably mounted
so that one side Of the seesaw can be
made different lengths, thus adding to
the weight Of the person who sits on
the long end. The whole structure is
strongly built and works easily and
there is no danger Of a breaking board
or of children losing their balance on
it as they have rests for their feet
when in the air and handle to grip.
Such a device will be found a popular
one for private or public Fairgrounds.
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RAIN AND HAIL FALL.
Madison (Wis) Experiences Heavy Pre-
cipltation Following Long Dry Spell.

MADISON, Wis, June IS Special
Tho dry season ~ this section was
broken shortly before noon by thunder
storm in which the PRECIPITATION was
heavy, including small amount Of hail.
The rain, it IL said, will be Of great
benefit TO crops IN this vicinity and it Is
not believed that the hail will ID any
serious damage
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INVENTS A NEW SEESAW.
Can De Adjusted for Use by Chill
dren Of UNEQUAL Weight

One of the most popular forms of
amusement among small children is
the seesaw, but up to the present time
this exercise could only be INDUCED tn
by children Of equal weight A Viz
ginia man, however, has invented q
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While purchases Of equipment have
already been quite heavy since the tirNt
of January il is anticipated that addi-
toual urlprs FOR about y 0Oo ears viii
hc placed within the neNt two or three
months The most interesting develop
mcnt iii this line II the placing OF con-
tracts for, 5000 ears hy the Baltimore n
Ohio raiiroad Additional car orders have
neen placed within few days aggre-
eating f@0p
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a woman thinks she is calm and
self-controlled If fault found with her
preacher in her presence doesn't Jar
Q hairpin loose.
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1t is expected that the new coal mine
near Melbourne, which now yields i've
hundred tons day viii be able next
year to supply all the requirements Of
the Victorian state railways.
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Mr.. Kadley-How mannish she is
Miss Bright-Isn't she, though? Mr.
Kadley-Yes, and the funny part Of
1t Is she thinks people admire her for
being so She doesn't seem to see
that people are merely laughing at
her. Miss Bright Yes, she's manni5h
even to that extent Catholic stand
ard and Times.
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Don't be encouraged by a fools
promise.