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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

The total number Of Catholic mis-
sionaries, according to German theo-
logical review. is 6, 700.
Nine Presidents and ex-Presidents
OF the United States have died since
Lincoln's first election.
The Rutland (Vt.) Herald boasts a
subscriber who has read that paper
regularly for ninety years.
President Lincoln appointed five Su-
prame Court Judges, Grant four. Hayes
two, Garfield one, and Arthur two.
Ex-senator Gordon, OF Georgia, is
said to have LIST on Wall street half
million made in legitimate railroad
enterprises.
There seems to be trustworthy evil
dence to the fact that boiled celery
not the raw stems-is 4 preventive
of rheumatism.
General Washington was very proud
of his coach horses, and had them
carefully @roomed. Before using them
on special occasions be had their teeth
picked and washed and their hoofs pol
ished aud vanished. The shoes were
solid silver.
The venom Of the bee is acid and to
neutralle its effects Al :tlaaii should
be used when possible. Finccut smok-
ing tobacco is said to be a good reme-
dy. 4 pinch OF it moistened aud APP
piled to the wound like sponge gives
relief in five or ten minutes.
The latest trick ascribed to a head
waiter in a summer hotel is that of
seating new guests at table where
the waiter is under instructions to
work very badly, SO that they viii be
certain to ask for a transfer to another
table, and pay the Incidental tribute.
The stories as to who is Mrs. Lang
try's most favored admirer do not
agree. Gebhard is in London, and the
newspapers there say he is still in the
train OF Mrs. Langtry, rivaled only by
Charles Coghlan, the actor formerly
engaged in this country, but now in
the Liiy's company.
An English cutler now makes what
he calls Il tisherman's knife, which
weighs less than pound, and is car
ried at the belt. yet contains a gatf,
scissors, weighing scale mp to twenty
pounds, large and small blade, a screw
driver and Tile, long diSgorger and
tile, a tin opener, Corkscrew, GIN
let, an eight-inch measure, tweezers
and pricker.
In a basement of the Treasury De-
partment At Washington there was re-
Gently discovered q fine portrait of
George Washington, but there are no
indications as to how it came where it
was found or by whom it was painted.
1t has much OF Stuart's style, but diff
fers materially in finish, the coloring
being less tlorid and softer. For the
present it has been hung III the office
OF the Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury.
The Garfield Monument, by Hap
pcrsberger, for san Francisco, viii
have u pedestal decorated with bas-
reiiefs. One shows q caual-b0 rest
ing on Sprigs OF laurel and palm and
American flags, with an eagle above.
Another shows an eagle, swords, and
flags; q third represents the taking of
the oath OF office. \ figure OF Column
bia il tears viii crouch at the base of
the monument.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03


Some years ago, the soft clam OF the
Eastern coast was introduced into the
Bay OF San Francisco. where il tLroye.
and has now increased exceedingly.
The Pacific coast has returned the
compliment by sending its little round
clans, which are much like our little
necks, to be planted in the Atlantic.
The United States Fish Commission
agents started in their car from Puget
Sound with 5000 CLANS packed in Wet
sand; and, after much difficulty, sue
ceeded III saving about 500. which are
planted in the beach at Woods Hole.
Mass.
Clara Louisa kellogg tells the fol-
lowing story u 4 costly breastpin she
wears: 1T was given to me by the
Duke of Newcastle in 1868. Ii was
during the Brighton races that the
Duke Of Newcastle invited mother and
myself 10 be the guests of his family
at the races. In the invitation he said
that he had been losing quite heavily.
and jokingiy wrote that ii came it
might change his luck. we went. and
that very day the Duke won $50.
and ne had this pin made in commem-
Grafton OF the event, with the picture
OF The winning horse ana rider, with
MS eolorS, and presented it TO me-"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
The fEoan;n4 # Zusi:aar.

''Zultikar" has a meaning not with
out significance at the present moment
The Times says the pass Was named
after Zu-al-fakar, the sword OF Mo-
hammed which passed into the posses
sion OF Ali, the great saint of Shiahs,
and which was the sure giver OF VIC
tory" But this docs not explain what
the name of the sword of Ali signifies
The Arabic Zu-uL-tUkHr means lord
OF the backbone. The frontier-line
at present claimed by Russia follows
for some miles the crest of the ridge
which commands the Zullikar pass on
the southeast; so that Russia wishes
really 10 be .'lord Of the back one,"
and leave only the name OF the thing
to the ameer. The currency in Hyder-
abad (Deccan), which bears an i'm
press OF the sword OF Ali, is called Zw5-
Takari. There is certain fitness in
STYLING 1.-The sinews of war equally
with an implement of warfare, the
''lord of the back bone"-a sure siver
OF victory.-St. Jantes's Gusette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
WHAT SPORTING MEN RELY ON.

When Lewis Il Redmond, the South
Carolina mnonahiuer, Cornered, after for
eight years Gliding the government
officials, was asked to surrender, lie
exclaimed:
Never, to men who fire at my back -
Before lie was taken, FIVE bullets had
gone clear through him, bat strange to
relate, he got we'll, ~ the hands of q rude
backwoods nurse.
By the way, if Garfield lad been il the
hands Of & backwooGs nurse, be might
have lived. a heap OF volunteer testl-
mOny against The lnfallibilty of the
physicians has been accumulating OF late,
and people are encouraged to DO their
own dCctoring more aud more. 1t IS
cheaper and quite as certain.
Bel, re Detective Cartin of Buffalo
caught Tom Ballard he covered him
with his revolver, Tom saw the point
and tnmbied
Joe G1ss was Covered few weeks
ago aud ne tumbled, and so did Dau
Mace. Death fetched EN-" with that
dreaded apcn-kidaey disease. Bus
they should have been lively and drawn
frs.. They could easily have disarmed
the monster had they covered him with
that dead shot-Warner's safe cure,
which drawn promptly, always takes the
prey. Ii IS doubtless true that sporting
men dread this enemy more than auy
m.shap OF their profession, and presum-
ably this explains Why they as a rule are
so partial 10 that celebrated dead shot. =
Redmond WAS right No man should
surrender when attacked in the back.
lie should "draw', face about and pro
coed 10 the defense, for sUch attacks. so
common among ali classes, will fetch p
man every time unless covered" l,y that
wonderfully successful dead shot. =
Sp0rts3aan's -Nc1Cs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
The Art Of Getting Vigorous

Is comprised in one very simple piece of adj
vice. improve digestion. No elaborate system
of dietetics is needed. If you lack vigor, use
Systematically lhat pleasant promoter Of it,
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. If you take this
hint, AMI do not commit any excuses, there is
no reason why you should not gain in strength,
appetite and weight. Hosts of whilom in
vaiids are to-day building a foundation for
years of vigorous health with this sound and
thorough renovator OF dilapidated physique
and failing energy. Dyspepsia is eradica;ed
by it, and the constitution fortified against
disorders TO which. if il were exposed, il must
surely succumb-notably malarial feve
rheumatism, inactivity of the kidneys and
bladder. nervousness and their various symp-
toms, disappear when it is used with per
sistency, net abandoned after brief and
irregular trial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Father, Mother, and xarss Sisters Deed.

father, Mother, an1 $lree Sisters Dead.
Dir. David CIaypOol, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedaryille, Cumberland
Co, 4. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were so weak raised blood. Nobody
thought | could i've Ny work shiP-
smithing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and | was rapidly going
70 the grave. While in this condition l
commenced using MishieT's Herb bitter-,
aud it saved my life. Because it was 80
difficult to get it in this little place, and
had improved SO much, stopped taxing il
for time, and the result is that ! hage
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds M ii.
nothing else does, and | must have
dozen bottles at once. Use this comm
nication as you please, and if any one wants
10 be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and ! viii make affidavit 70 II, for !
owe my life to Mishler's Herb Bittecs.
: The secret Of the almost invariable raiigi
and cure of consumption, dysentery. a.ar-
rhpa, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney ana
liver complaints, when Mishier's Herb
Bitters is used, is that it contains simple
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver
and through them strengthens and invieor-
ate5 the whole system. Purely vegetable
il its composition; prepared by a regular
physician; standard medicinal prepare
lion; endorsed by physicians and drug
lists. These are four strong points IN favor
af Mishler's Herb Bitters. MishieE's Herb
&itters issold by ali druggists. Price $3.50
per large bottle bottles for $500.
Ask your druggist for EiIsRLFE's HERB Brr-z.l.a.
If ne does rot keep it, DO not take ANYTHING else hcs
send a 10. - card to NTSgIEE HERD B1ETER5 Co,
Is CONNIE e Street Philadelphia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
AN ANSWER WANTED

Can any one bring US a case of Kidney
or Liver complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say they can
not, as thousands of cases already per,
manently cured and who are daily re,
commencing Electric Bitters, will prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Weak Back,
or any urinary complaint quickly cured.
They purify the blood, regulate the
bowels, and act directly on the diseased
parts. Every bottle guaranteed. Foi
sale at soc. bottle by II. Hinrichs. l
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

Stevens Point has a natural curiosity in
the shape of pig with five feet. While
the pig has i've feet, all in perfect condi.
ton, it has but.four legs-the fifth, or ex.
ira foot, projecting outward from the an
kle of the left fore limb, and is now be-
tween two and three inches long.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

An undertaken at Shamokin, Pa.
says that it is usual there for certificates
OF marriage and baptism to be buried
with The dead. friends regarding it as
unlucky to retain the documents above
grcund.-Ba.t3aVra 4mericaR.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

T. C. Buerstatte and E. Hinrichs WISH
it known that they guarantee Acker's Dvs-
pepsin Tablets to be the best remedy for
indigestion ever made; they always re-
lieve headache.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

F. c. Buerstatte and II. Hinrichs
guarantee positive relief for any cough,
cold, Group or lung complaint by using
Acker's English Remedy, or will refund
the money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

Barbed wire fences are much complain
ed of by tanners and hide dealers, on the
ground that they inhict the severest in
juries upon hides-injuries not easily
discovered until il is too late.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
The aore Of the Nation.

Collects offensive OdOrS at once Complete
cure of W OrSt chronic cases. also uueQualcd as
gargle for Diptheria, Sore Throat. Foul Breath
SOC.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
PreEtx- yUy-, 81

Cures Piles or HemCrrhoids. Itching, Pro
truding. bleeding. Internal or other. Interna
and External Remedy IN each package. Sure
cure, soc. Druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
EeS-Buss. Flies

Quick, complete cure, all Kidney. Bladder and
Urinary Diseases. Scalding. Irritation, Stone.
Gravel, Catarrh OF the Bladder. 81, Druggists
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Thin Peop1s.

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats. mice, goph-
ers, chipmunks, cleared out 10y Rough on
Rats" l5c.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

LADIES shoes from 81. 90 upward; call
and see them, at Haukohls, South Side.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
"Rcueh On Germs"

Palpitatiou. Dropsical Swellings. Dizziness,
Indigestion. Headache, SleepIeSsneSS cured by
Nv ellis Health Remover"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

If Won are railing, broken. worn ont and Gcr-
vous. use wells Health Remover" 81. Drug
glSJS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Rough On Pain

wells Health Remover restores health end
vlgCr, cures Dyspepsia. Headache, Nervous
ness. Debility. 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Mothers

a
Cures cholera, collie, cramps. diarrhoea. aches
pans, sprainS, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism
2lc Rough on Pain Pastors l5c.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
IRouen On Gatarrla.

Trough on Itch" cures humors. eruptions
ring-worm. letter, salt rhcum, frosted feet
chiilbainS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Catarrl Of the R1a5ae-

Children, slow i'll development, puny, scrawn!
and delicate, use wells Health Remover
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
'Rcueh o. Itch

Ladies who would retain freshness and Vi
vacity, don't fail 70 try Neiis' Health Renew er
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
-BuEhl-Paikz"

Ask for Wells Rough on COINS" l5c. Quick
complete cure. Hard az sat corns, " arts, bun
ions
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Rough On Piles.

II you are losing your grip on life. try Wells
Health Remover" Goes direct To the weak sp0
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

Rough on Rats" clears them out, alsc
Beetles, Ants
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Water Bugs. Foache

Singing, irritation. inflammation, ali Kidney
and Urinary complaints, cured 10y "Buchu
paiba." 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03

Heart FaiS s,


Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants. bed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-03
Horses for Sale.

The celebrated French Stallion, Trojan.
The HambetOnian Stallion, Bradley"
Sixteen 40 others of Ill ages.
Cheap for cash. or time will be given on APP
proved security. Will exchange entire lot for
MantowOc real estate. c. {. BARNES.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-29
South London.



What MIR. Richard Green has aptly called "the
Making of England" has had its fun place and share
IN THIS southern quarter OF riparian London now, az
some would call II, so squad and commonplace
others have been tempted somewhat bitterly to say
about IT, SO neglected and forlorn. Men and women
have lived there who have shone as luiuinares in
the armament OF the nations heroes IL is hardly
an exaggerations to say that Southwark vies even
with Westminster In the wealth Of Its associations,
SaSons conquered England, Battersca Lambeth, New
inRton, Remington, Bermondsey, and Rotherhithe
formed one vast lagoon, broken only by little rises
which became the eyes and 'hthes,' the islands
and landing rises " OF later settlements. From the
Dulwicn hills to the river was unbroken forest and
morass one Of the most laborous works OF the Ro-
man settlers was probably the embankment of the
lower channel of the Thames and the Lea ltwas (as
MIR. Green suggests) on ground thus gained from the
swamp across the river at Southwark that dwellings
clustered, whose number aud wealth leave hardly q
doubt that they were already linked by bridge with
the mother city, preceded, perhaps, by rope or
chain ferry Five centuries pass, and in the great
struggle between Goodwin and Edward the Confess
sor 1odwin and his sons lie at Southwark, presently
TO be driven FRONT 1t. Twenty-Five years later,and VIII
liam OF Normandy, flushed with his victory at Hast
ings, gives southwark to the flames in his march on
London. Southwark rises from its ashes, and for
turtles TO come is the highway of 1.-The traffic from
Europe to the metropolis Kings and queens, great
princes and naughty ambassadors, warriors on their
way to battle pilgrims on their pyramids OF devotion,
brides for royal cspousals bishops for the trials
which were presently to send them to the stake,
have alternately made Southwark splendid, gloomy,
and famous. On the river bank the bishops OF both
Winchester and Rochester once had their great
town houses, the sites now covered-hardly orna-
mented-by warehouses and markets. At Ber-
mondsey rose the walls of q stately abbey. st.
Mary Ouvry, DIETER known by its modern name
of st. Saviour Sonthwark,) under whose roof sleeps
all that is mortal of ancelot Andrews still rears
her graceful beauty silently but earnestly appealing
to the Churchmen OF our modern time TO make her
once more the nursing mother of the toiling thou
sands, and to restore to her her old beauty IL she
cannot recover her collegiate dignity and her de-
spoiled wealth. Chaucer, Cover, and Shakespeare,
the Black Prince and Henry the SIXTH Sir Thomas
WYATT and Jack Cudp, Gardiner and RiJllpv with
host of lesser names, redeem London south of the
Thames from the baseness of an obscure past.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-29
The Nasal, u Curious African Tribe.


A more remarkable or unique race does not exist
on the continent of Authenticated, might safely
say IN the two hemisphcres.. In their physique
manners and customs, and religious beliefs they arc
distinct alike from the true negroes and from the Gala
anu Somali. They are the most magnhcently mod
eled savages have seen or even read OF. Beautifully
proportioned, they are characterized by the smooth
and rounded outline of the Apollo type, rarely show
ing the knoited and brawny muscles of the true
athlete The women are very decently dressed In
bu.lock's hide. They wear, by way of ornament,
from twenty to thirty pounds of thick iron wire
great assortment OF beads and iron chains. The
men wear only small kidskin garment round the
ample dimensions among the married men. The
most remarkable distinctions characterize the
various epochs in the life-hisory of the Nasal.
The boys and girls up to a certain age live
with their parents, and feed upon cnrdled milk,
meat, and grain. Az the aye of twelve with The
girls, and from twelve to fourteen years with the
boys, they are sent from the married mems kraa to
one In which there only young unmarried men and
women. There they live till they are married. At
this stage the men are warriors, and their sole occu-
patton is cattlc-lifting abroad and amusing them
selves at home. The young women attend to the
household duties. both sexes are on the strictes
diet. Absolutely nothing hut meat and milk passes
their lips. Spirits and beer, tobacco, or vegetable
they in their notions that they will not even eat the
meat of any wild animal. Moreover, the meat and
one is their sole diet, 10 be followed by the other
an WIFI ossss. .ss s$ S; $s Vim s
necessary salts In eating meat they always retire
to the forest in small parties, accompanied by a
young woman. SO pleasant does the Nasal war
ror lind this life that he seldom marries till he has
passed the prime of life and begins TO find his
strength decline. The great war.spear and heavy
buffalOhide shield, the sword and the knobkerIy,
| are then laid aside For month he dons the dress
of an unmarried woman, and then becomes q staid
and respectable member of Nasal society. lie goes
more to war, but devOtes himself to the rearing
OF a brood OF young warriors. Ills diet changes
with his mode Of life and he may indulge In veReta-
n t,u
| tobacco At death the body IL simply thrown ont TO
the hycnaH and the vultures.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-29
The True Story or" DR.. SEWER"

Being urged to narrate tho circumstances attend
ing the conception and writing OF his story, DIR.
envy last evening, MIR. Cable replied substantially:
"Thc characters, that Is, the principal ones, and
the main incidents OF the work are true. One after
noon, as was passing the orce OF my family ply
stefan, he called me In and said he wanted TO tell me
q true story, Not needing my protest that was
busy, he seated me, and reclining on his lounge, re-
lated the story of the people cal! John and Mary
Richling.
1.-The story OF their trials affected me deeply, and
story. This read to my faiher-in-law on condition
that he should not tell It, The recital OF the facts
story's sympathetic strength wrote the novel;"
"What was the story IN bref?n
"Simpy this; John Richling u do not know his
real name, for he never revealed ~ had married a
dainty, sweet pretty little woman In Milwaukee.
He was from Kentucky. They appeared In New Or
leans an .at s Te re- s,,ey Pr Seyer h,s' saw
helped her through several sleges OF illness, Her
husband was searching for position, and al this
Mary was found by the doctor In the charity hospital
Debtors had sold the bed from under her, and this
was all that was efi Tor her me doctor asked her
replied, mo, he could not do so.' Shortly afierward
John became AN inmate OF the hospital and remained
there for few weeks. ON his recovery, Mary,b by
Milwaukee. The doctor watched over John III he
finally got place with q baker named Rich,
Immense value to his employer, who died.
leaving him In charge. John finally, sickened
anu came lHlO tue iiilus dRdln' lt
To send for Mary, but the doctor dlssuaded him. A
daughter was born to Mary In Milwaukee, and John.
as he lay dying, handed picture OF his daughter 10
the doctor, saying: This is my baby whom have
never seen Marys picture do not need, AZ have
1t always in my heart Thus he died, refusing
bring reproach on his family, who had failed to treat
him us they should Now, somewhere up here are
this little woman and her daughter, II they are not
dead. They are AZ dear TO me as II they were my
own children. Now, as l talk OF them, my heart
rises In my throat and tears come unbidden TO my
eyes. Mary would he about forty years old, and I
come TO her eyes that Will help TO reveal her TO me