The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
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A volume that will always bring tears
to your eyes-a volume Of smoke
Fresh finds nuggets are reported
from the newly discovered fields in South
Africa.
Tim told, Mr.. Paine, that you are
hard drinker. Not bit" cried Paine;
.'nO man ever drank easier"
a woman in Chestertown, Md, fell
down and died at sight Of the dead body
of her son, who hal been killed by an ac-
cident.
Two young women in Carthage, Mo-
(the local calls them "ladies'0, cowhided
their uncle IN the street because he had
criticised their conduct.
A company of mulattoes is giving light
operas and burlesques in the West, and
the performances in Chicago are praised
by the newspaper critics.
"Father, what kind of horses are those
that are ridden by the horse marines!"
"Really, my son, l don't know, unless it
be that they are bay mares.n
do they ring two bells for school?"
asked father Of his ten-year old daugh-
ter, who attends high school. mo, pa !;
they ring the same bell twice." she re-
piled.
The largest exporters of -four from San
Francisco are the Chinese firms there.
In two weeks one firm shipped at least
10000 bbls to their relocating friends in
China.
A boy lately died at ST. Gall, in France,
in consequence Of swallowing over dozen
stones OF prures. They were found clus-
tered in one spot in his intestines after
death.
Father Martin refused to permit mil
itary company in uniform to enter the
Roman Catholic Church in Branford,
Conn, to attend the funeral service of a
cOmrade.
Little boy: Mamma, what relation is
auntie's new baby TO me?" Mamma:
"Your first cousin, dear" Little boy:
''Well, ma, who is my last cousin?" Ma
collapses.l
Boston street car conductors have been
caught using q fraudulent bell punch
which looked and rang like the genuine
article, but made no hole in the slip of
cardboard.
Business-like wife-"I'm sure YOU
charge too much for your pictures, nay
love, beautiful as they are. If you We're
to ask a quarter Of the price, you would
sell twice as many
Puck says that nothing tries the pa
tence Of a man more than to be sitting in
the room with pretty girl and be COM
PEELED to listen to her brother giving a
history of a base ball club"
Mrs. Partington SAYS the only way to
prevent steamboat explosions is to make
the engineers bile the water on shore. In
her opinion all the Dustin is done by
cookln' the steam on board.
An exchange says: "Prof. Peters la s
got his mark in on another new planet.
When the Professor discovers a planet he
simply marks it and turns it loose. Next
year he will discover it again"
A seaside belle left her bathing-shoes
hanging out Of her hotel window TO dry,
and the next day the local paper an
nounced that such a hotel had put up
new awnings Of unique design"
Robert Bronson owned property worth
a half million twelve years ago. Lately
he was buried in the Potter's Field of
Terre Haute, Ind. Disastrous speculation
led him to poverty and dependency.
The Russian Government has forbidden
several ladies who have gained medical
diplomas to practice IN the province of
Novgorod. Russian women doctors are
usually very advanced in political ideas
A chamois, with red eyes, white horns
and hoofs, and a snow-white fleece, is
among the curiosities of the Zooplastic
museum at Soleure. 1t is the second
specimen found in the Alps in thirty
wears.
A Roman editor has been fined and i'm
prisoncd for having falsely accused Prince
Paul Borghese, duke of Sulmony, of ac-
cOmplishing for improper motives the
flight of nun from the hospital Of Santo
Spirito.
Necessity has no law--Parson (stern-
ly): How could you come TO church TO
be married to man IN such state as
that? Bride (weeping): 1t was not my
fault, sir. l never can get him to come
when he's sober2
Kissing the baby may result in deform-
ing its nose and bringing on near-sighted-
ness. The safest plan is not to kiss baby
of the feminine persuasion until it attains
the age of 16 years. The cartilage of the
nose is much stronger then.
A man was crushed by heavy wagon
in Aurora, New, and left writing in ag-
ony. His companion, reasoning that he
could not recover and that it would be
merciful to end his suffering, deliberately
shot him through the heart.
Jones, the man who was tarrcd and
feathered in Reno, Cal, spends most i
his time reading the hotel registers in San
Francisco. He carries two loaded rcyol-
vers, and will talk with nobody. 1t is
surmised that he is insane.
A lady entering horse-car observed an
elderly gentleman rise. She said to him:
Don't rise, beg of you; l much prefer
you should keep your seat, sir" Il should
be very happy to accommodate you, mad
@.n, but l want 10 get out here"
Russia is comp, IA 10 &C nomize in
many quarters, - "a result Of the war.
Among other Entertainments the funds al
nually allotted for ll' construction of the
University of Sib"ri9. #nd for the repair
OF Siberian post roal are withheld.
Good at a bargain. Doting mother:
YES, shall be happy to give you the
wages you ask; but shall expect YOU to
love the dear children Nurse: II
shall be very happy to do so, maam; but,
OF courSe-that would be an extra"
OF the sixth annual international subsi-
dy 10 the Gothard railway, Italy pays five
millions and a half, Germany and Swift
eriand the balance. According TO latest
estimates the great tunnel will be COM
pleted toward the end OF next year.
On the site of the lacustrine village
near Estavaycr, laid bare by the lowering
OF the waters of the Lake of Neuchate,
have been found amber ornaments be-
longing TO the age of stone, and beauti-
tul golden buckle Of the age Of bronze.
The Holly system of heating houses
ilh steam sent through street mains has
cen established in Springfield, Mass,
where a gas company has bought the