The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-05-20
Jostings.


Our merchant, live in hopes of an early
revival of trade.
A lost child was the excitement on Wed
nesday evening.
Croquet playing has commenced in ear
nest in Man itowoc.
The voice Of the tightening rod man is
again heard in the land.
The dredge is at present in the dry dock
for the purpose of repairs.
The Ahnapee Record has a unique way of
budding together its locals.
Book beer has taken the place Of buck
beer. but what's in name
Capt Guyles has just received two cargoes
of lumber for his lumber yard.
Anna Dickinson has lecture on "Dry
Rotn How old is Anna, by the way2
The fashionable thing to do nowadays is
to send relief to the Oshkosh sufferers.
Manitowoc ought to have good base bali
club Who will take the initiative step in the
matter2
This is the time when naughty boy insist
upon going near the water when they want
to swim.
Gardening is trife backward owing to
causes over Viii ch the average mortal has no
control.
Attention is called to the statement Of the
First National Bank published in another
column.
Last Monday was general holiday among
the Germans. Most of the schools in the
city we're closed.
The public library should be literally
patronized by all of our citizens. See list of
new books just received.
Glance over our we'll filled advertising COL
umns, and see where the best inducements
are offered to purchasers.
The alarm of fire last evening was caused
by a small blaze in the factory OF ii. Greve
Co. II was easily put out.
Occasions make great men. Who ever
would have heard of Judge Nelson had it
not been for thi. Beecher businessl
We have abundant facilitie. for turning
out good jobwerk. We invite the attention
Of our business men to this fact.
| A humorous apothecary in Boston exposes
| case Of soap in his show-window with the
pertinent inscription: Cheaper than dirt. f"
| The latest theme for jokers is the census.
| The most solemn subjects are not exempt
from the attacks Of these hungry witseek k
ers.
The Norwegians of Madison celebrated
the si1ty-frst anniversary of the indepen-
dence of Norway by an immense picnic on
the I7;h inst.
Locals are scarce this week Next week
if the town does not do better we shall have
to draw upon our Imagination. The PILor
must be filed.
Treasurer Spinner seems to be frequent
visitor at the Windiate House. The sigma
ture looks worse than it does on the bank
notes, if possible.
We notice that winter wheat is doing fine
ly on some farms out in the country, and
crop prospects seem good if ever warm
weather sets in in earnest.
| Coming from an unmarried man the fol.
lowing advice sounds triBe mournful:
Count your children and have your figures
ready as a man will be round soon taking the
census Chronicle.
An exchange remarks that ''the backbone
Of winter is broken, but its tail vags yet.
occasionally" Over this way, surgeons are
in doubt in regard to the vertebral disaster
mentioned by our cotempOrary.
Now that our milliners have got on their
spring stock of goods, there will be some
incentive for preachers to get up good ser.
mons. The appreciativeness of lady with
a new bonnet on is preverbial.
lady correspondent of the Milwaukee
.Ne,cs writing from Lake Mills, ''to.ses up he,
window to the soft May wind, and turns her
cheek to ITS kiss" We have always regarded
Lake Mills as q model town bat what shall
we say to such doings.
The great question now gitatfng the mind,
Of our sarans 10 whether Barbara Frietchi,
is myth or a woman. Following the illus
trious examples set him, John G. White
has made statement, in which he declare
: bis belief In the old lady to Be mistaken.
We hope cur business men viii not 20 on
, Of town 10 get their wsrk done until the
have exanised our styles and prices. Wit
e new type and gsed paper, We guarantee
geod job u work. Send in your orders fe
} hr-Assds. ssrds, &C., and see what ~ CO
de.