The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-08-06
GLEANINGS.

| The membership of. the Grand Army
/ of the Republic is 500, GEO.
There are four foundries in New
York City at which large bronze stat
ues cen Ue cast.
| Coffee without sugar. after rising in
! the morning. is regarded as an effectu-
| al remedy for chilis. fever and disor-
| ders incident to malaria.
1t is estimated that within a radius
of fifteen miles of New York there are
| 600 lawn-tennis clubs, with combined
membership exceeding 20, 600.
New England manufactures 100, 000,-
600 pairs of boots and shoes annually.
The city of Lynn alone last season
turned out product worth $50, OOO,-
| 900.
Five generations of one family from
a patriarch one hundred years old
down to the granddaughter,
aged three years, were recently repre-
scented in a photograph taken by an
Indianapolis photographer.
1t may be interesting to know that
there are three political parties in ia
pan, the Juitos. who are in favor of a
republic, the Kokentos, who are I'M
perialists, and the Kaishintos, whose
general principle is to be ''agin the
government.
In Arizona and Northern Mexico eX-
periments are making with the castor
bean for the manufacture of oil. The
estimates give 1.500 plants to the acre,
which produce 600 pounds, worth $50.
An oil factory is contemplated at Tue
son, A. T., provided sufficient beans
! can be contracted for
President Seeley has announced a
remarkable ten years OF Smiths college
existence. Beginning with IA students,
the college now has $40 on its rolls;
and during the ten years there has
been recorded but one death among
the students and graduates, that death
resulting from an accident by drown
ing.
The Berlin aquarium has at last ac-
complished the difficult feat of show
ing school of live herring in its salt
water basin. These fish are so delicate
that when caught in their native ele-
ment even moments exposure to the
air will kill them. They had, there
fore, to be caught under water and be
carefully transported from the sea-
board.
One of the peculiar incidents grow
ing out Of the trial of Cluverius for the
murder of Miss Madison was the dis
covery that the French word claviers
has for one of its meanings "key-
chains" 1t will be remembered that
the name Cluverius was invariably
pronounced Claviers by the people
from that section of the country, and
that the finding of the watch-key was
an important link in the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence that led to his
conviction.
Miss Roundabout lives in the coun-
try, and her fathers farm extending
over several miles, part of it is rented
to colored families, who also live on it.
As rule, they are all thrifty people,
but one family amuses as well as an
noys the landlady's daughter by its
shiftlessness. Not long since, when
eggs were very scarce, one of the chill
dren came to her and asked if she
would please lend mother nine eggs TO
make up dozen.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were driven into very old APP
pie tree near Clyde, n. Y, that for
years had been nearly barren. Last
year it was filled with large fine APP
pies, and now the blossoms are plenti-
ful enough to warrant a good supply
OF fruit. The owner believes that the
spikes restored to the tree its original
prolific qualities, and is now trying the
experiment on other trees in his or
chard. He is likely to be grievously
disappointed
Could our grandmothers but see the
giided roses and golden rosebuds which
adorn the fashionable headgear they
would, indeed, think things had
changed. In their time, gold, tinsel
and spangles were considered sacred to
the stage, and it was thought the very
acme of bad taste to wear such things
in broad daylight. Nowadays span
giles appear on street dresses, glitter
on the aigrettes with which bonnets
are trimmed, and as for the tinsel, only
a very small portion of summer bon
nets are without it.
Miss Helen Gardner is to the female
world what Ingersoll is to the male
creation. She is a feminine infidel who
is going around lecturing women, tell
ing them reasons why they should not
believe in a God. She is described as
being very pretty little woman. with
dark hair and eyes, and very white be-
ringed hands. There is one serious
defect in Miss Gardeners oratory which
destroys the effect of her rhetoric, and
will doubtless cripple her efforts to de-
stroy the Creator of the universe. She
talks through her nose.
A statement is credited to Supt.
Brown, of the Geological gardens in
. Philadelphia, that man came to him
all the way from Nebraska to purchase
Il buffalo, the gardens containing a fine
herd. The would-be purchaser, who
proved unsuccessful in his mission,
said it was serious matter, adding:
Il must get some kind of a buffalo to
take back to Nebraska with me, for
there is a whole tribe of Indians wait
ING to celebrate their national medicine
dance around him. There amt buff
falo to be got in the West, and 1 have
come East especially to get one"
A Queer Prescription.
Gen. Hunts father was one of the
homellest men IN Washington, says a
writer in the Pittsburg Times. He was
physician. After he had practiced
his profession for a time he married a
Miss Ringold. one of the handsomest
young ladies in all of Maryland. This
story of the marriage has been told me
by an old Washingtonian: Zone time
| was visiting Gen. Jackson's family
when he was an occupant of the white
house. During my stay l was taken
seriously i'll, and the general called on
DR.. Hunt to attend me. When he
came into my room, where l was con-
fined to my bed. President Jackson
came with him. The two thought l
was asleep, and not wishing to disturb
me, they sat before the fire and began
a conversation. | heard the general
say: Hunt, how did you ever happen
to marry Miss Ringold?' "
. IN tell YOU said the physician.
When she was attending boardin O.