The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-02-03

Yesterday case came before one of the
courts. which turned upon the genuine
ness OF favorite brand of wine. What
do you suppose the Sherry drank in the
country is made Of? Read, ye wine drink
ers
An analysis of a Standard brand
showed that it was composed of forty
gallons Of potato spirit, 6fty-six GALLONS
OF water, four GALLONS of capillaire, and
ten gallons of grape juice This delect-
able mixture makes 40 dozen quarts
which sells in the market at S3S per doz-
en-. Rather proftabl business for
everybody. except the consumers-they
need stomachs glass-lined and backed
with fire. brick. The fact is, there is but
little actual wine imported, The Sher-
ries are adulterated with sulphuric acid,
and strengthened with alcohol. the Cham
pagnes are made of cider and alcohol.
Port is villainous decoction, and so on
through the list. Still the fastidiou,
drinker smacks his lips over his sulphu-
rlc acid, its price and it's foreign name
commencing it to him. Not one of them
can be induced to touch the real wine.
made from real grapes, grown in Amer
ca.
AN INCIDENT IN THE EXPERIENCE OF
AN ACTRESS.
Actresses, as rule. retain their mai
den names after they are married, the
reason being that having made their re-
putation before marriage, change of
name would be injurious. Out of this
practice very funny incident occurred
last Saturday night. A well-known ac-
tress, respectable woman, and the wife
OF an axcellent actor, is still known by
her maiden name, we will say, Agres
Morten. She had been filing an engage
ment In Phila ielphia, her husband at the
same time filling one in Providence
They were to meet ia New York. Satur-
day night. The lady arrived at 8 P. NJ,
and went to one Of our best hotels, the
proprietor of which knew her and her
husband. He was in the Office at
the time. and registered Ter name, Miss
Agnes Norton and assignee her a
room, AT IL P. NJ. the husband arrived
aud registering his name, "John Smith, ;"
looked over the register for the room as
signed his wife, and rushed thither as
any loving husband would who had been
separated from his wife two months.
Now all the hotels keap a watch in the
| halls to see that no improper characters
get into the rooms, and the watch in
this hall was an exceedingly conscien-
tious Irishma1. Seeing the man enter a
lady room, he went to the Office.
"Who is in 2l3?'
Miss Agnes Morton" answered the
clerk in charge.
"Whew. whistled the watchman," be
the mother Nv Moses, there's mon in
that ROOM
''Is there?' queried the clerk. who
| did not know the parties; ''we will see
about that"
And up they went. Rat-tat.
"What do you want?" from a n.ascu-
line voice within.
"We want you"
The door opened and a gentleman in
dsihabille half appeared in the doorway.
What are you doing in this room ?"
demanded the clerk. Il assigned 3l2
to you
Doing in this room? Why, l propose
to occupy it with my wife,
''Wife Too thin." replied the clerk.
1--WE want none of this here. Dress
yourself and get out. And tell the
lady to get on her duds and get out, too.
And be very quick about it.
But, man" said the embarrassed ac-
tor, that lady within Is my wife, and 1
am her husband
"Oh, bother" said the clerk. ct
know all about it. [ haven time to
waste on you. Miss Agnes Morton,"
John Smith"-it won't work. Get
out You ought to be ashamed of your
self.
By this time the lady got an idea of
the situation, and set up scream, the
husband relapsed into profanity, while
dressing himself, and the watchman went
off to answer call somewhere alse, The
husband got his clothes on aud reasoned
with the clerk. He told him that his
wife was an actress, that they were both
known to the proprietor. By the way
where was the proprietor?
'Gone to his home in Earlem."
Well. the upshot of it was that the
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