The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-23

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States agricultural display in the Exhibi-
ton was awarded diploma Of honor,
and the United States educational exhibit
a gold medal.
a fashion journal informs us that "a
pretty trimming for the bottom OF an
overdress is TO cut squares and fasten up
one edge of the square with tiny bow
of ribbon" That must be neat, and might
we suggest that the bottom of pair of
pants would look well done up in the
! same manneri
In 073 Europe underwent visitation
of grasshoppers far worse than that ex-
perienced here. They are referred to in
Spanish and Germany monastic archives,
and are described as having hidden the
sun VIII en- flying. After devastating
France they were supposed 10 have per-
ished In the Atlantic.
A chime of bells and a tower-cIock
have been placed in the Congregational
| Church at Norfolk, Conn, by one of its
members, the Hon. Robbins Battell The
| clock not only strikes the hour but each
quarter-hour, and upon different bells,
which accord so as to produce a success
sion of sweet sounds.
A cat bit Mrs. Crittenden of Middle
town, Conn, two years ago. She was
strangely i'll for time, and has since
| been almost helpless, her nervous system
| being thoroughly disarranged. She can
| not speak without stammering, and some
| of her symptoms are like those of hydro
| phobia i'll a mild form.
An individual in Tarascon, France, who
| gained his living by singing so-called
patriotic songs in the cafes and wine
| shops, has been condemned to a fort
nights imprisonment for crying out, FtUe
Ia GuHy0ttne! on the passing of a religious
| procession. He had already been con-
| demned fourteen times.
| The Vatican, much ncensed at the fire.,
quent revolutions in South America, has
decided to increase the Catholic Propa-
ganda and the number Of bishops in the
| South American States, with a view of
bringing religious influence to bear eff
fectively on the people and render them
more obedient to the law.
| Horny-handed son of a hod-carrier
| Qoq.) -"Share all the money equally, that's
what | say Wife Of same,-"And PLAT
would We do wild your share, Michael
O'Shaunessy?' "Spind it like brick, yc
ould fool" "And phat would you dc
thin?" "Share it all over agin av course;
hand me down that pipe"
| A Dublin woman was arrested for sim
ply setting bulldog upon her husband,
| aged eighty years, while he was sick in
bed, the animal injuring the man so bad
| ly that he was not expected to live. 1t
seems that woman can't have any fun
I -, II
There is no encouragement to keep cross
| dog in Dublin.
| One thousand members of seminaries
| and colleges are walters in the White
Mountain hotels, says the Danbury News.
Under their intelligent management the
| artless tripe becomes the prepared stom-
. ach of Illuminating animals" and the guile
| less hash loses itself in the mazes of "con-
| creted particles of the disordered elements
of yesterday"
A Sleeps front teeth the first year are
eight in number, appearing all OF a size.
| Second year two middle ones are shed out
| and replaced by two much larger than
the others. Third year two very small
ones appear-one on either side Of the
eight. At the end Of the fourth year there
are six large teeth. Six years all begin to
| show wear-nOt till then.
| A Chicago clergyman was aroused at
midnight last week to go and pray by the
| bedside Of dying man. On ascertaining
| list tho embellishments boines a di-oo.or
! IN gas company, he said 20 the messen-
ger: "Well, | don't know that there is
any use in my going; it'll just be waste
Of good praying; still, l suppose, it's my
| duty" and reluctantly accompanied him.
| Frank county, Vt, live county, con-
sisting Of fourteen towns, averaging six
miles square, only seventeen years ago
| could not boast Of a single thoroughbred
COW. Now she has about 900 thorough
bred COWS, with nearly all good grades
| for the balance. This is Il good record,
| when we consider that three quarters of
| the COWS in the State are either natives or
grades.
The great demand of the times appears
! 10 he girl who can saw wood. clean
| house, cook for a family of seven, take
| care Of the baby, wash and iron, ''answer
the door, fight flies, work fifteen hours
day, never get cross, never waste, spoil or
lose anything, never so out, never want
anything, have no company, and be hap
Ply, smiling, well dressed and contentcd
for $1.75 week.
Two scuIptors lately hau a quame- n
the forum Of Trojan in Rome, and agreed
to fight a duel in the locality known as
the Macao They blazed away at each
other with revovers, and both tumbled to
the earth with wounds in the legs Hav-
ing no seconds nor witnesses, they lay
there until some one passed from whom
they could ask assistance, and were then
carried home In the same carriage.
| A parent, who claimed the right to edu-
ate his own children. sent the following
communication to school board in Eng
land recently: Gentlemen: am at
loss to know why the chool Bord officer is
so DESTROYS to have my chiIder educated.
| 1t is my only wish to make them cholars.
There is plenty Of street Arabes to look
after without annoying me so much.
Yours and SO forth, The Gentleman
Chool Bord.n
Suppose" said an Iowa lawyer to a
witness he was trying to badger re-
fently, suppose l should tell you that
| could bring q dozen men Of your town
to this courtroom who would say they
would not believe you on oath, what
would you say?' And calmly the wit
ness made reply: Il would say you lied"
| A gentle smile ditfused itself all over the
courtroom, and the unrutfled witness
stepped down.
The late Erastus Smith, of Hartford.
Conn, used to be very neglectful of his
personal appearance, and wore a soiIed
coat very much the worse for wear. One
day, Mr.. Richard d. Hubbard, now Gov
ernor OF the State, met Mr.. Smith, wear
| ing beautiful rose in his buttonhole.
as not this rose beautiful one?" said
Mr.. Smith. Now, Mr.. Hubbard, can
you imagine where l got it," at might
have grown there" was the reply.
In the fight between express messenger
Smith and the six road agents, seventy
shots werS fired and nobody hurt. We