The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-03-04
MEME.

Chris Jung has just returned from
Minnesota, and states that for two
months past there has been excellent
sleighing in that state.
Edward Newhouse has just recovered
from his recent illness. Mr.. Newhouse
is one of the most enterprising bushes
men in Sheboygan county. He runs by
far the best country store. and is always
ready to meet the demands of numerous
customers.
Rev. Father Taugher, of Oak Greek,
spent last week in the scenes of his child
hood, and on last Sunday, during the
absence of the pastor, he preached a
very eloquent and impressive sermon to
his hearers.
MIR. Klokno, the enterprising cheese
maker of this place, purchased large
number of rennets in Manitowoc last
week. The people of this locality be-
heve it is more remunerative to subject
the Tactic fluid to the co-agulating infu-
ences of the rennet, than to waste temper
and muscle by violently assaulting it with
a churndasher.
Hubert Rock, formerly we'll known in
educational circles, but now engaged in
selling machinery, put up at P. Martins
last Friday.
A young man, living not a thousand
miles away, developed the idea of late
that the abandonment of his present
vocation, for the sake of becoming initia-
ted into the art of dressmaking, would
be the turning period of his life. He
accordingly made application for admit
tanoe into the fitting room of an estab,
lishment in order to become acquainted
with the eccentricities of fashion; but he
was spurned from the door for fear that
he might attempt to revolutionize fashion
by beginning a crusade on the extrava-
gance of women.
Mr.. M. Corners, an old and respected
citizen of Liberty, died at his home on
last week, and his remains were deposit
ed in Meme.
A real genuine italian "artist," who
understood the business" staid at the
Manitowoc House last night. and this
morning went out to call on the unwary.
He attempted to paint coil portraits" of
the landlord and wife; he sketched them
first with lead pencil on a sheet of
foolscap with ali the rapidity that a
stenographer would record the testim-
ony of witness. This being done he
applied the coloring with all the alacrit.y
of Raphael, and in few hours he had
the great oil paintings ready. They
looked as much like the originals as
Cetswayo does like Gen. Grant. Though
as an artist he is an imposror, he posses
ses some admirable traits; for he agreed
to paint the whole family for a nights
lodging. He can undoubtedly go with
out food as long as any of the carnivor-
Gus family, for during his entire stay
here he took neither food nor drink, but
Toasted upon the sweIls of music which
he drew with impunity from mouth
organ.
Some persons who seem to be nonsen-
sitive to anything detoga5ory to them
selves persist in sending portraits, as
nearly as ugly themselves as it is possible
to obtain, to test the temperament of a
few who possess the virtue of Job. To
such persons we would say: abandon
your vicious practice and send nothing
beneath the cover of an envelope more
hideous than yourselves. The addresses
put on several envelopes bearing these
nuisances show want of selfrespect on
the part of the sender. If we had
mortal enemy on earth we could show
him no greater disrespect than to send
him valentine.
The teachers read with complaceney
the discussions Of the state certificate
question, and after seeing the writer of
communicated" articles in behalf of
Normal School graduates relinquish his
grasp of the pen Immediately after
initiating himself and promising to fur
ther ventilate the subject, they invariably
come to the conclusion that the writer is
a representative of some Normal School,
and after all his drill in composition" is
vanquished by the ''selfmade". men.
Such persons, like auctioneers' goods, do
well enough until they are used, and
little wearing depriyes them of their lus,
ter. When graduation at a Normal
School, shall be the only means of OBJ
tanning state certificate, Wisconsin's
educational corps will be swelled to i'm
mense proportions by persons highly
theoretical, but in whom ability to venti-
late the subjects they attempt to teach,
or ability to maintain their gravity will
be found wanting.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.