The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-02

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would put his steel-pointed, heavily re-
inforced PROV to the test, and so he
ordered full speed ahead and the
katathdin rammed the derelict amid
ships The shock Of the impact
threw most of the crew of the war
vessel to the deck, but no one was
hurt while the lumber ship was cut
+, almost in two. The Katahdin backed
out and in a few moments the derelict
filled and sank. Most of her lumber
load. which was largely on deck, float
ed on the surface of the sea, but the
! planks and the logs were separated
and none of them was of sufficient
size or weight to be In Itself a menace
to navigation.
This Is the season for the distribu'
ton OF free vegetable and flower seeds
by members Of congress. Every men,
Der Is given a certain number Of seed
packages for distribution among his
| constituents There is a belief gen
orally throughout the country that
members of congress who represent
crowded city districts have no use for
these seeds and this belief was we'll
based few years ago. but matters
have changed completely.
Gardens In the Cities.
Within the last three or four years
the social settlement workers In the
great cities have been instructing the
tenement dwelers In the value OF max
Ing their little crowded homes as at
tractive as possible. Health and
morals are improved by pleasant sur
roundings according to the view of
the Socialists The result has been
that in thousands of the tenements Of
New York City, Chicago and other big
cities there are indoor gardens In win
ter and outdoor gardens In summer
It is true that these gardens are
| limited in size, but on hundreds Of
back porches and on the window
lodges of the tenement districts OF
New York green boxes appear In the
spring and summer season and each
box contains growing geraniums, pan
sizes and other flowers. Some Of the
tenement jewellers manage to raise
vegetables on the roofs and on the
back porchcs,
Each senator and representative IS
allowed n certain number of govern
ment publications free for distribution
among his constituents, 1t happens
that occasionally there is great de
mand from one district for n certain
publication, demand which eXhauStB
quickly the supply of the member rep.
resenting the district Then comes a
series of exchanges, the member VINO
wants publications exchanging garden
seeds for them with some other mem.
Der who prefers seeds to the printed
matter. This sort of bartering goes
on constantly and by carrying It on
judiciously. each member is able to
meet the particular requirements OF
his district
Famous Names at West Point
The next class which enters the
United States Military academy Will
be the largest in the history OF the
institution, according to the war de
partment reports. In June there vii.
enter the cadet camp as "pIebes,
which is the West Point name fol-
freshmen, one hundred and nifty young
men, representing every state and ter
ritory in the union,
Among the candidates is boy nam
ed Robert T.. Lee, There have been
several Lees, all belonging to the
same family. in attendance at Nes'
Point since the day Of the hrst KIDD
ert e Lee, who afterward became the
chief general of the Confederate army
The boy who will enter the govern
ment school in June is, however, tho
first Robert f. Lee TO become "A ca
Diet since the great soldier of THAI
name reported at West Point eighty
six wears ago Robert +. Lee grad.
atod at the head Of his class.
"Stonewall's Grandson Cadet.
The grandson of Thomas J. C'Stone
wall'0 Jackson is now cadet at
West Point. His mother was daugh
ter of the Confederate commander
! The boys name Is Thomas Jonathan
jackson Christian He was appointed
to the military academy by Presi'
dent Roosevelt who In appointing him
wrote a letter to the widow OF stone
wall" jackson saying that he was
proud of the opportunity to appoint
her grandson and the grandson OF the
great Confederate colder to cadet
ship at the United States military
academy.
Elliott Woods ia the superintond
ent of the capitol TO Mr. Woods
falls the duty Of making such changes
as are necessary in the great nation
al legislative halls lie Is responsible
for the lighting. the ventilation, the
hanging Of pictures and for the com
fort and convenience of senators and
members and in fact for everything
which pertains TO the great structure
on the hill
Just AT present the superintendent
is introducing uniform lighting fix
lures. In most of the rooms OF sen
ators and representatives In the cap
itol proper the office buildings being
disrcgarded. there were installed
years ago brass fixtures for lighting
purposes. They never have been sat
isfactory and they have been regard
ed by persons with an artistic sense
as being extremely ugly In some
cases silver and crystal chandeliers nj
! ready have been installed
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