The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A PITCHED BATILE-A fight between
two tars
Docs beat dentists. They insert natural
teeth.
FAT men do not seek greatness-it is
thrust upon them.
a POLICY of life insurance creates an
estate at Cnce, which cannot be taken from
your wife. Insure in the Mutual Life, of
Chicago.
AN ingenious youth in the oil regions
lately hire hands to commence boring
The foreman asked "what kind of a well
he wanted to put down." meaning with
large easing or small "Well," was the
reply, Il guess you'd better sock down a
hundred barrel we'll; that's as high as they
run now, amt it?"
TIRE young men, not long ago, called
at beer-saloon in New Albany, Ind, for
a drink. The keeper of the establishment
told them to drink quick, as his daughter,
up stairs, was dying He added, "She
| will soon be dead, and you can call again
| in short time" While the party was
drinking the girl died.
SIft w ilds 40 YOU tlnk Ue NOSE
useful OBJ de PLANETS, de sun or de moon ?"
We'll, Samoa, | tink de moon orter take
de first rank in dat ar tickler." "Why do
you tink so, Cuffee?" "Well, tell you ;
kase she shines by night, when we want
light, and the sun shines by day, when we
don'tr
AMERICAN readers are often amused
with the names of Chinese. To them Ii
Pc Tai and Chy Lung look very funny.
But perhaps it is only in the way we print
it. Suppose some of our own were given
thus: Da Wis and Gree Ley, Schuy Ler
Col Fax and Val Ian Dig Ham.-Meto
T07k Times
ONCE when Marshal McMahon was col,
onel of regiment, he had an alteration
with a suJaItern and threatened him for
disobedieLce of orders. The officer drew
pistol but fortunately the cap snapped
Mcmahon instantaneOusly ordered him to
be confined IN the guard-roOm for fifteen
days-tor having his arms out of order.
THE punishment for drunkenness among
the Passamaquoddy Indians in the sum
mer is to strip the victim, bind him hand
and foot, and place him on the ground
where he is exposed to the bite Of black
flies and mosquitoes, in which position he
is kept until he repents Some of the of
Tenders have been known TO endure the
punishment for twenty four hours.
THE following inscription can be seen
on white gravestone in an old cemetery
at Newmarket, New Hampshire:
HEARE
Boiy OF Is
S1AH HvnT
dyd INnE
We %: 9S a
GE Is.
TRUTHFUL JAMES, made so familiar by
He appears in John Phpnix's sketch of
the return of the Collector from Stockton.
Squibob quotes statement of one cap
tain j B" familiarly known as
" Truthful James" and in the postscript to
the narrative he remarks that Truthful
James" comes to inform him that the Col
lector did not arrive. The queer cbarac-
ter who rises to explain at Bret Harte's
instigation, had name to live in the early
days of California, and long before his
present manager had any use for him
Truthful James" is revival and not an
original production.
A COUNTRY merchant who wanted two
tailor,s tail irons, several years ago, ordered
troved it and wrote this one: " Please send
me two tailors geese" Upon reflection
he DESTROYED this one also, for fear he
-horld receive live geese. he thought
- the matter till he was very much
rr;e.' ~ and at last, in moment OF des-
wolti wiz, he seized his pen and wrote the
Pps1Ian;ng PeIa,,GnI ,vhich was duly, posted
ioiio"lnsIs itlE oro. 80: Please send me one
.o;1or's MeSsis, Goose o and, hang it, send me an
otherp' r ,oetic Justice
10 renorted from town in Creg"-'' IL, ~,
morning Young man called uPo- '-il ~
nditor Of the only paper in the county, Gi.s
oellad nermissiOn to look at the bound mes
Of that naner for 1869. 1t was granted
While the editor was in bed waiting I'll
bic wife could wash his shirt, that young
man carried away the file, nor was II eve
oeen again. until his lawyer offered IL IL
evidence during the trial OF an action 10
s5 600 damages, for an alleged libel, Whici
that Young man brought against Una
editor It is gratifying to learn tnat IN
, nIsintiff recovered 64 cents damages al
!, was arrested by the editor on charge
stealing books, convicted, and sentence
to the penetentiary for seven years: II II
now masticates mush and molasses III u
npnal institution aforesaid Let thOse WI
would not share his fate, prontpy HIS {
! ample. o,r
o R.rHrR remarkable case OF cerebr
e affection has occurred at Somervllle, Mas
n lad named Dickinson suddenly olsd
l. peared from his home. Two GAYS sl'ei
}. returned in an exhausted condition. !
e stated that after indulging IN vlgoro
n nlav % with other boys, and with his DO
n baated he went into the water to sWi
d The next day he went to school, 1eeli
ii and studied hard. In the afternoon
O.. vent for walk, and remembers noun
I'd more until he found himself IN Manch
n ter N. II. When his senses had retuf,
is he he started homeward, and walked all
if, wav, HIS shoes and stockings were ". W
ds ont He is now in 8 serious condlt
ed from fatigue and fever. The danger
do bathing when heated should induce g
ch caution.
ten The Reindeer and his Travels
NJ. W. VIZ know that domestic ANIMALS
les. often compelled to take long lour9a;eIy'
his his obedience to the will of man but dld
are ever know that whole companies OF
1ur nIs are sometimes compelled to take !
ey. wearisome Journeys because OF Ihe IL.
he tions of animals? The reinaeer, III