The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-08-30

Rochester, n. Y. is said to have p
new public park at cost of 100000.
Rev. Dr. j. ID. Fulton, of New York,
saws he found in Wisconsin thirty-acre
beer garden, in which every Sunday
10000 people gather.
Bishop Williams, of Connecticut. is
reported as saying that the Pilgrim
Fathers fell upon their knees and then
upon the aborigines.
Men who can swim easily elsewhere
are often drowned in the lakes of Wyo-
ming Territory, where a high altitude
reduces the buoyancy of the water.
The Portland Oregoniara says that
persons accustomed to the climate OF
Oregon no more expect rain there insum-
mer than they look for dry weather in
winter.
The Davenport Brothers were once
noted as Spiritualist mediums. One
died few years ago, and the other re-
tired from business; but now the survi-
vor has started out again. He will
travel in a gorgeously painted car.
The Cunard Steamship Company has
contracted with the Clyde firm of John
Eldred & Co. for two steamers of 5000
tons for f600,00 being the largest
price ever quoted. They are to do
nineteen knots an hour and accomplish
the Atlantic passage in six days.
A poisonous gas hole among the stall
actite caves in the Yosemite is called
Stygian Cave Bids drop dead flying
over the mouth, and small animals en-
tering perish at once. 1t is filled with
crystalline pendants of deep emerald
hue.
General Thomas E. Eckert, the real
executive officer Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, is an Ohio man,
who began at the bottom of the ladder,
and was once on a country newspaper.
His countenance is of a boyish cast and
his address pleasing.
Munk Murphy, brakeman, with
claim to eccentricity, has established it
by riding into Boston coiled up on the
truck under car, to win bet that he
could not steal a passage. Lacking a
flag to wave in token of victory, he took
off his shirt and flung it to the breeze.
There are now in England and Wales
between 300,0 and 100000 women
WIlO DOSStSS lLlc IL duCUiSC-lilflI 10 w Say
one woman to every seven men. More
than 10S, 900 women possess, as house,
holders, the municipal franchise. The
number of women landowners in Eng
land and Wales is 81, 800.
The consumption of coffee in this
country in 1882 was S.25 pounds for
each person, and of tea, 1.46 pounds.
In 1879 the French used only 3. on pounds
per capita, and the English but SO of a
pound; but the people of the Neither
lands consumed 1890, those of Belgium
913, those of Norway S.73 and those of
Cape Colony 7.72.
A report that there are no state lands
for sale in Florida is contradicted. 1t ap-
pears that there are from 100000 to
10000 acres of swamp lands subject
to sale to actual settlers. These lands
have been granted to railroads, but I'M
til the law granting them has been COM
piled with by the companies they are
still for sale.
The famous ''Sun Cholera Mixture"
is said to be an excellent remedy for
ordinary summer complaints, but will
probably not do to depend on in case of
Asiatic cholera. 1t is as follows: Equal
parts of tincture and opium, red pep
per, rhubarb, pepperminta camphor.
Dose, five to twenty drops in three or
four teaspoonfulls of water.
Father Bosco, famous Italian Cath
Ole missionary is now in Paris. He has
erected Summaries which contain so, 600
poor boys He furnishes 600 priests
every year to the church. Over 20, 600
priests educated by him.are now preach
ing in various parts of the world. He
is almost blind and very feeble. In
manner he is child-like, simple and
gentle.
Speaking of Henry Rochefort, q
writer from France SAYS: ''Au odd face
is his long, thin, eager, cranky; no
beard except a light mustache and goa
tee; an eye like the headlight OF a loco
motive, the white showing all around;
a high brow and turbulent grayish hair,
tumbling in cataracts over his ears and
rising in q geyser on top"
A Charleston church steeple finds it.
self suddenly in commercial demand.
The owners of few tug boats in the
harbor learned that an incoming bark
could be sighted from its summit while
yet afar of. Business prospered with
them, while their rivals, despite indus
trious cruising of the bar, could get no
vessels. At last the secret of the look
out was discovered and now the steeple
is to rent to the highest bidder.
The inhabitants of Rugby, Tenn,
seem to have acquired the American
power of invention. One of them says
that he was out in thunder storm,
wheeling a wheelbarrow, when there
suddenly descended u ball of fire. When
his dazzled eyes could see there was
nothing left OF the wheelbarrow or its
load but twisted tire.
A citizen of Boston, whom the Ga
actte of that city does not name. but
loosely describes as - well-known GEN
tleman,' has made three wills during
the last twenty years, appointing three
different sorts of eXecutors-nine in all
One after another every one has in some
way or another shown himself unwor-
thy of an important trust, and the tes-
tator now finds it necessary TO select
fourth set of executors.