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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
Our ImDerfeCt Senses.

The human frame is acknowledged to
be wonderful piece of mechanism.
The Psalmist admired it, but it puzzled
him. If he had been a scientist he
would have been able to give physiologi-
cal reasons for the opinion that there
is not one perfect man-no, not one.
Scarcely a perfect woman. It's known
that two people do not see the same
thing alike, and consequently they de-
scribe it differently. They do not hear
the same statement alike, and they
always repeat it with variations. OF
all witnesses the eye is the least trust
worthy. 1t appears to be the most
subject to delusions There is a
reason for this. No two persons have
ewes alike. The two eyes in one head
are seldom alike; if they match in
color they are different in form, differ
ent in focus. Not one eye in ten
millions is in a normal, perfect con-
dition. The focus is either behind the
retina or in front of it, and the eye
is either nenr-sighted or far-sighted.
What can be expected of such an i'm
perfect organ in the way of correct
observation?
ear. 1t is at best q crooked organ, and
nearly everything that passes through
1t gets a twist. And these two defec-
tive machines are allied with probably
the most deceitful little member that
ever was-the, tongue. The effort of
the tongue to put into sound and
speech the so-called impressions OBJ
tanned through the complicated me-
chanism of the eye and the ear is a
ludicrous failure. Any one who is
familiar with a court of justice or
neighborhood talk knows that. And
owing to the sympathy of one part of
the body with another, the thumb and
the fore and middle fingers (Which hold
the pen) become infected. The sub
stitution of the intlexible stylagraphic
pen for the flowing quill and the
sntlexble steel it was thought would
tend to remedy this defect. Charles
Datlley Hd1neT.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
A Remark able Discovery.

A natural curiosity that bids fair to
outrival the famous Mammoth cave Of
Kentucky has just been discovered on
the farm of John Davis, who resides
six miles east of Jacksbo Campbell
county, Tenn. This cave, Judging
from reports, 'takes the cake" and
promises to pan out q satisfactory dish
for the curiosity seekers.
Only one chamber has been ex.
plored thus far, and that only partly.
in which prehistoric mummies, with
sandals on their feet, in excellent
state of preservation, have been found,
some petritied, others preserved by the
salt of the cave.
The walls of the chamber are deco
rated with paintings of extinct or inn
aginary animals. A large stream
abounds with blind fish. A portion of
the chamber contains pieces of
crucibles and indications of fine work
in metal.
Mr.. Davis has captured a species of
jackal or red fox, and the cave seems
to be alive with both animal and veoe-
table life Crickets as large as Eng
lish sparrows hop or leisurely walk off
when alarmed, and rats as large as
jack-rabbits run about III semi-domes-
ticated recognition. Footprints of ex-
quisite mold are well defined in the
hardened mud, and miniature forests
along the banks of the river are clothed
in snow-white foliage and sensitive
flowers. (Ien1e.) Cor C;s-
c51l7sdIJ EnQuirer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
SiOuan Folk Lore.

The rabbit has a singed spot on the
back of his neck, because when Ma
shchin-ge. the rabbit, caught the sun in
trap, the latter being scorched the
hair on the former as he stopped to cut
the bow-string forming the trap. The
buzzard owes his bare head and neck
to the behavior of his mythical ances-
tor, when caught by Ishtinike. Snow
was made by U-sni, the Male Winter.
who puffed several times into the air
when he left his lodge. The winters
are not so cold now because the Male
Winter was killed by the rabbit Thun-
ders are now found in the sky because
banished there by the chiefs son (when
he sought for the snake woman), who
told them to cool the earth (by sending
rain) when men needed it. The sun is
now in the sky because he quarreled
with the moon when both were cn
earth; so they determined to separate
and to 60 to the upper world. The
moon is woman who carries water
kettle on her left arm. CThe Kansas
say there is a man in the moon, whose
abdomen is so large because he ate so
many turkeys when he came down to
earth.) Gravel and stone have been
found all over the world since Ties
stones-to-his-ankles pushed over huge
rock which oyershadowed a village.
Wind was made by huge serpents when
they open their mouths. Rain was
made by the big turtle, as told in the
story of the rabbit and the muskrat, of
which have only the Otto version.
Earthquakes were caused by the yell
ing of the rabbit as he went to deprive
the grasshopper of tobacco.
A1ztiO,l0ru
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
A Queer Disease,

Attention has lately been drawn to
disease met in Siberia, known to the
Russians by the name of ''Miryachit." ="
The person affected seems compelled
to initiate anything he hears or sees,
and an interesting account is given of
steward, who was reduced to per-
feet state of misery by his inability to
avoid initiating everything he heard or
saw. One day the captain of the
steamer, running up to him, suddenly
clasping his hands at the same time,
accidentally slipped, and fell hard on
the deck. Without having been
touched, the steward instantly clapped
his hands and shouted; then, in help
less imitation, he too fell as hard and
almost precisely in the same manner
and position as the captain. This
disease has been met with in Java,
where it is known as '.Lata.h In the
case of a female servant who had the
same irresistible tendency to initiate,
one day at dessert her mistress, wish
ing to exhibit this popularity, and
catching the woman's eye suddenly
reached across the table, and, seizing
large French plum, made pretense to
swallow it whole. The woman rushed
at the dish and put plum in her
mouth. aud, after severe choking and
semi-asphyXia, succeeded in swallow
ing it, but her mistress never tried the
experiment again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
An Unwelcome Guest.

Lightning plays strange freaks, and
there are people who tell of seeing,
during thunder-storms, balls of blue
ire rlcocheting along the street or
playing hide-and-seek among trees or
buildings, but it is seldom that it takes
a notion to skip into hotel corridor
and have lots of fun chasing the guests
around, as it did at the Southern last
night Those persons who were awake
will remember q particularly loud and
startling thunder-clap shortly after the
storm began. Just at this time most
of the guests at the Southern had re-
tired, and the last frequenter was think
ing seriously of home, but some half
dozen gentlemen were still sitting in
group near the cigar-stand, discussing
politics, and the few employees on duty
were lolling around, preparing to pass
the night as easily as possible. The
group of gentlemen were facing east,
and near by one of the bell-boys was
standing. Suddenly there was an. ex-
clamation OF surprise, and each man
started ana shrunk back as if he had
received a powerful electric shock,
while the bell-boy threw his hands to
his face, staggered, and nearly fell.
'Did you see that? came from near
ly every member of the group in a
breath A ball of brilliant and livid
blue light had shot through the open
doorway of the Fourth street entrance
OF the hotel, and passing along the
ceiling suddenly dropped at right angles
to the floor and disappeared. As the
ball of light struck the floor there was
sharp ring rs if piece of metal had
struck the flagstones, which was follow
ed by the thunder. The flash of light
was noticed by everyone in the corridor,
and the policeman on the beat, who was
standing outside the door, was blinded
by the glare. The spot were the ball
started toward the floor was, apparent
ly, where the electric light was swing
ing, and this was borne out by the
fact that the globe of the light was
cracked and triangular hole had been
broken in the bottom of 1t. On the
floor, this morning, was found a small
piece of twisted bronze, which could
not be accounted for, as it had not been
tore from anything in the hotel as far
as could be seen. 1t is supposed that
the flash was brought into the hotel bv
the electric-light wire, or coming in
was attracted by it and was thus pre-
vented from tackIing the guests. AS
the hotel is built entirely of iron and
stone, it probably got very tired wrest-
ling with it, and concluded to dis
appear. The flash is described as vivid
and binding, accompanied by per-
ceptible shock on those in the corridor.
81. Louis Post Uisglntcb.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
Deceived by "A Mocking Bird.

III q secOnd-stOry window of a dwell
ing ii Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, around
the corner from the Fatbush avenue
depot of the Long Island railroad, and
overlooking the watering places for
the horses on ex-Deacon Richardson's s
Seventh and Fifth avenue ear lines,
hangs talented mocking bird in cage.
1t pipes all day and keeps it up late at
night. Regular passengers on the
horse-cars have learned to look for the
birds notes. 1t whistles like master
ing rain, clucks Ike hen with her
brood, and squeaks like hurt chicken.
OF late it has learned to initiate the
whistles which conductors on the open
horSe-cars use.
To the grief of the hostler with the
water pals, the bird succeeds 10 per-
lection in deceiving the horses The
water supply is kept in three pals on
a low bench placed between the tracks.
To save time both of the horses are
watered simultaneously by two men
who hold the full pals of water to the
horses mouths. When the horses
thirst is satisfied the conductor sounds
the whistle twice, and the driver
loosens the brake. Then the horses
start Now, while yet the horses
noses are in the waterpails the bird
sounds two whistles.
The horses, taken by surprise, and
expecting the whip if they delay, tip
the pals of water over the hostlers
with their noses and plunge forward.
OF course they can not 90 ahead, for the
brake is on, and they are held back to
finish their drink, but the air assumes
blue tiuge, owning to the picturesque
profanity of the driver and hostlers. -
NeW York SaR
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
Two Clever Collies.

1t you should visit Central Park some
tlne morning you might see young Shep,
the collie that is being trained to take
the place of old Shep, the eighteen
year-old veteran. at his lessons. He
is never whipped, not even when he
does wrong or makes mistakes, be-
cause that breaks the spirit of u collie.
as, indeed, of any other kind of dog,
and shepherd dog must of all things
be brave. When he doesn't carry out
an order correctly, or in such way
that the sheep can understand him,
old Shep is sent with the same order
and Shep Junior is made to keep still
and watch him until it is executed.
his first lesson is simply to guard hat
or coat or stick thrown upon the
grass by the Shepherd, and he is left
out with it sometimes until late in the
evening to show him the Importance
of fidelity, the very first essential in q
shepherd dog. Next ne is taught to
gather the sheep, 10 take them to the
right, then to the left After this he is
sent on the trail of a lost sheep, with
instructions to bring it back slowly
The most important lesson, and one
young Shep has not yet learned, is that
ofgoing among the flock and finding out
If any OF them are missing. This, as
may be imagined. is by no means an
easy task with flock of eightv-two
ewes and sixty-nine lambs. But old
Shep can do it, for he knows every
member of the flock, though to the
ordinary observer they all look almost
exactly alike. Indeed, old Shep can,
if his master, the shepherd, is not mis-
taken, perform feat more wonderful
than this. The shepherd says that
Shep, when uncertain whether some of
the flock have not strayed up the bride
path on their way home, while he was
busy in keeping troublesome bows
away, will take his stand at the gate
of the fold and touch each sheep with
his forc-paw as it passes in. At such
times he has the air of q farmer count
ing his cattle as they come home at
night, and he wears an expression as
if his mind were occupied with an in
tricate sum i'll addition. Whether he
is really counting the sheep or not can
not be said positively; but he has been
known, after noting each sheep as it
passed, to rush off up the bridle-path
and return with straggler. This does
much to prove that the Shepherds
assertion that. old Shep can count the
sheep is possibly not far from the
truth.-Fr07,1 ..OJd Shop and Central
Park Sheep" 6y Fra,abjln H. North, IN
ST. Nicholas for AWglsst.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
Game PeddIers OF India.

Among the incidents of life in Cen
tral India are the visits of peddlets of
live game. They are miserable, un-
kempt jewellers in the jungle, and a
whole family will 90 peddling together
bearing on their shaggy heads large
round baskets. Inside quails and part
ridges are fiuttering about, the former
piping their complaining notes, and
outside may be splendid peacock and
two.or three pea-hens, monkey, a
couple OF crow pheasants, large blue
and salmon colored kingfsher, some
Jungle fowl, cocks and hens, and per-
haps an iguana two feet long. All the
birds will have their eyes stitched up,
according to the brutal Indian custom,
and will sit placidly in utter darkness
on the top of the basket, hungry and
thirsty, for the poor things will never
eat nor drink when thus treated. The
woman, moreover, may have a basket
of painting. palpitating hares, and her
child--a wild-looking gypsy imp-a
young jackal in her arms. The prices
are low; but the buyer, at any rate,
would get the worst of the bargain,
since the taste of the flesh of the most
eatable animal would be spoiled by this
kind of treatment. Nevertheless these
junglers learn nothing. but persist. ac-
cording to their ancient notions. in
keeping alive as long as possible, any
wounded or shared animals that may
come into their possession.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
How She Saved the Interest,

A woman's vanity is at times her
protector A New York correspondent
tells an incident of the panic in the
metropolis:
L am told how one lady saved her
interest on her deposit in the Second
National Bank at the time of the brief
run on 1t a month ago. She drew a
check and went with her brother to
wnen the brother TeachH5Sa tiieI the IpHay1ntgHl
teller the drawer Of the check was some
distance away. The paying teller made
some inquiries of the presenter of the
check, probably to gain time, and
among other things asked him to de-
scribe the lady whom he claimed had
given him the check. He did so, and
the teller, doubtless to gain more time,
turned to the clerk who keeps such
records and asked for the booked de-
scription of Mrs.. 1t happened
that the lady at this moment was very
near the clerk and heard him read the
books records of her gifts of person:
Eat brunette, about 40, with gray bangs
and wart on her nose" In RAGE
she rushed to her brother and indie-
nantly drew him away, declaring she
would not deal with such nasty bank
officers" The check was not paid,
and her interest goes on uninterrupted
ly, as the run amounted to nothing.
Eno's defalcation being made good,
her vanity saved her considerable in
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
An Early Nriting-Paper.

Many centuries before Christ, Numa
left writings upon the papyrus, whence
our name, paper, is derived. This
plant, which was revered as sacred by
the Old Egyptians, grows abundantly
IN shallow streams and marshes in uD-
per Egypt and Syria. Bruce found it
growing in the River Jordan, and
noticed curious fact, that it ALWAYS
presented the sharp, angular side OF
It's pear-shapcd stem to the swift cur
rent The stem is eight or ten feet
high, two inches in diameter. and
crowned with a fringe of hair-like
leaves, which circle blossom of slender
spikeletS. Beneath the brown sheath
which envelops the root-stalk of this
dark-green plant lie other sheathes
which are very transparent. These.
when split into thin leaves and dried in
the sun, We're glued together, and
formed the roll of papyrus, on which
many OF the ancient writings have
come down to us. This paper was
both flexible and durable. Specimens
trom Pompeii can be seen in the
museum at Naples. In the fifth century
g4tGREad g4tGREadRap Rapssffl ssffldP dPf EhHiGb paRg yaFiettia9s ri ttia9s
commerce of nations. It's use continued
until about seven or eight centuries
ago.-frOn '.Paper: Us origin and
HtSt0ry," by ChGS. E. Bolton, in 81.
NicbOtIS for AuguSt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
A Mexican Tragedy of Long Ago.

High up in canyon, about 60 miles
frsm Monterey, the traveller on the
ferro carril sees the ruins OF an ancient
casa" whose crumbling walls are
usually mistaken for one of the numer-
Gus Notifications left in Gen Taylor's
wake. But this ghostly place has
sadder history. 1t was the scene of a
midnight tragedy, the actors of which
If stories be true-still prowl about
the premises, though their bodies have
been dust for 81 hundred years. The
history. in brief, is this: A high-spirit-
ed Spaniard lived there, who Inherited.
all the jealousy, suspicion, and bad,
blood of his race. His beautiful wife
discarded another suitor to marry him,
and the Tilted lover determined on
revenge. He acted the part of Iago.
and caused Othello's ear to be filled
with cunning tales of his own invon-
tion. Jealousy once reused in southern
blood knows no bounds but death. The
infuriated husband carefully devised
his plans, feigned business in Mon
terey, but caused fleet horses to be-
stationed every few miles along the
road. During the silent watches OF
the night he returned, murdered his
wife in her bed, and by dint of hard
riding accomplished the 100 miles be-
fore daylight. Being found in
Monterey in the morning. nobody sus-
pected him Of the crime till, long after
ward, discovering the plot and his
wite's innocence, he plunged his dag
ger into the enemy's heart and then
into his own. The orphaned children
were taken to Saltillo and cared Tor bv
the church, and the descendants of the
actors in this "o'er-true tale" to-day
represents one of the most prominent
families in Coahuila. The deserted casa
sun stands as monument to the poor
Desdemona, and the venturesome who
have visited it assert that . woman ip
white" may be seen fluttering about
the moldy halls in the moonlight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
AN EDITOR'S TPOURIE

Theron p. keator, Editor of HI.
Wayne, Ind, Gazette, writes: "For
the past five years have always used DT.
Kings New Discovery, for coughs of
most severe character, as well as for
those of milder type. 1t never falls
to effect o speedy cure. My friends to
whom have recommended it speaks Of
1t in the same high terms. Having been
cared 10y 1t OF every cough l have had
for five years, 1 consider it the only re-
liable aud sure cure for Coughs, Colds,
ETC., Call at Robinson q Hinii ;h's
Drug Store and get Free Trial Bottle
Large Size SI00 2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

WHOLE cities and villages in Algeria
made OF adobe sun-lried brick have melt
cd away under the uncensiDg rain of the
past winter. The French garrisons and
Arabs had to take to their tents, for their
houses became mass of soft mud which
fell to pieces. But the great desert of
Sahara is reported to have bloomed into
meadows and blossomed Ike the rose
under the influence of the prolonged and
uncommon rains.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

If i wcvs possible 90 set before you
all. the wonderful eur.s OF hneuIuatism
and Seur t'gin clade by ArHIoPlIoRos
yoI would 'i"t despair of vour own case
til! vou had given 1t Speed, ana fair
tri~l lt II iue reIns,iy of oi.u who ex
peiin'ehJed iof long time on himself
TO hnA -Jmoti ng which wuulti master
rheumatism. lie did not succeed till
be struck ATHLoPHoRos. Not satisfied
with his own case az test, he tried it on
others TIL satisfied that Srett speciflc
was at last swiihin his grasp. Very pro.
perly it took the title ArHLoPHoRos--
champion remedy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
HOW HE Gotta POSITION.

81 applied for position in banking
house in Wall street six months ago, and
although l proved my competency, they
would not take me. l had been down on
my luck and looked old and shabby. Au
idea struck ne, got up anew growth of
hair with Parker's Hair Balsam, raised
decent suit Of clothes, applied again, and
they took me in minute" So writes
clerk with s., Geo salary. The moral is
plain. Parkers Hair Balsam gives a
person new face.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

A whiting Yankee has cut, with q
iack-knife. from a single pine block, a
large, self-like group of figures repre-
senting span of horses attached to q
carriage, in which are two men. 1t is
the most wonderful piece of carving
ever seen in New Haven, and is true
to life. He has been at work for
months on it. Even the spokes of the
wheels are perfect. and the wheels re-
volve on their axles freely. The har-
ness is complete in every detail, and
can be moved on the horses. Several
months more will be required to per-
feet the group in minor details. 1t is
viewed by many people daily.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
Made to be Painted, Not to be Kissed.

MADE to be pniEted'-a Millias might give
A fortune to steady that exquisite face
The face is a fortuRe-a Lawrence might live
Anew in each line Of that figures still
grace.
The pose is perfection, model each limb,
From the delicate foot TO the classical
head;
But the almond-blue eyes, with their smiling,
look dim,
And lips TO be loved want trifle more red.
Statuesque! No. Psyche, let's say, in re-
pose
A Psyche whose Cupid beseeches in vain
We sigh as the nightingale sisbs to the rose
That declines OTIS averreL TO give signs
back again,
II the wind shook the rose2 Then shower
would fall
OF sweet-seenIed petals to gather who list;
II sigh shook my Psyche? She'd yawn that
is all,
She's made to be painted, and not to be
kissed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

Compared with the Vendome Col
ume in Paris, the Bartholdi statue is
higher by a few feet Compared with
the largest statue of which the height
is known. it is twice as high, the stat
ue in question being that of St. Charles
Borromeo, on the banks of Lake Mag
giore. The height of the Colossus of
Rhodes is supposed to have been 120
feet, or thirty feet less than the height
of Bartholt.Is work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

Blasting paper is 4 recent Austrian
invention. 1t is described as being un-
sized or ordinary blotting paper, coat
ed with n mixture of prussiate of pot
ash, charcoal, saltpeter, potassium,
chlorate and wheat starch. On its be-
ing dried it is cut into strips which are
rolled out into CARTRIDGES.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21

THERE Is popularity in camel's bair
which IS worthy of scientific investigation.
1t continues to grow after ii is cnt of.
While attached to the animal it grows IN
len5th, end when cut It grows III value.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
WILLIAMS HOUSE.

ID. SMITH, PROPRIETOR, CORNER OF
"A. Eighth and Franklin streets Mantnwoc.
4 tirst-class American Hotel, centrally located,
offers every inducement to the travelling public.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-21
K. X. PAINE, II. D.,

UOEEOPAIEIC PHYSICIAN, SURG EON
III and Accoucheur, late resident Physician at
me Hahnemann Hospital. Chicago has pe.man-
emily located at Manituwoc. Ullice, on Ballalo
strects, west of Rands store.
,, ,I>,,. s 10 9 A. N,
oifiO" 'i''' TO , and TO 7. NJ.
Diseases of the eve and ear treated