The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-06-07


dozen years younger than he really is.
EIgtty-three members of the Ma
tional House of Representatives were
Union soldiers, and almost all of them
are entitled to wear the Grand Army
button. The leading Grand Army
State, as represented in Congress, Is
Kansas, all of her seven Representa-
tives being members of the order.
General Lew Wallace, the author of
ben Hur," is said to be distressingly
absent-minded. He has been known
when at breakfast to put two heaping
teaspoonfuls of sugar on soft-boiled
egg, and then, almost before the laugh
ing had died away, to salt his coffee
with great deliberation.
The Colorado Historical Society, I'M
der the championship of DR.. Bancroft,
its president, is making an effort for
the preservation of the Aztec ruins
found in the State. These ruins abound
in Southwestern Colorado, and are of
great interest to students of Ameri-
can antiquities and to sightseers as
well.
Congressman William L. Scott told
friend some time ago that the only
use he had for eating was to give him
a chance to smoke cigar afterwards.
This is strikingly like an expression
attributed to the late President Bu-
chanan, who said he liked glass of
whisky because it made the ice-water
taste so good.
The editor of the Paris Petit Journal,
which has the largest circulation in
the world, says that among the stories
sent him the most Objectionable on ac-
count of their morality are generally
the work of young girls. The paper
pays five cents line for short stories
and has a circulation of 100000 a
day.
The actress Lolita attributes her
youthful spirits in a great part to her
invariable habit of taking a nap be-
tween 3 and 6 every afternoon. She
usually rises at 9 o'clock, and, no mat
ter how busy she may be or how much
there is to do during the day, she al
ways manages to set aside three hours
for the customary sleep.
In some of the ''east-shore" counties
of Maryland, where many primitive
ways still prevail oysters pass as cur
rent money. One town has a weekly
newspaper, large per cent of the
subscriptions to which are paid in oys-
tiers. The editor and his family make
away with 200 or 800 bushels a year
received in that way.
A seal ring, with a watch set in
room of the seal, is the latest thing
oUt in jewelry. The timekeeper is a
marvel of delicate workmanship, and
really triumph of the jewellers art.
1t is tritle larger than the ordinary
cameo or signet for ladies' wear, but
not large enough to be clumsy or &
look out of place on delicate hand.
The Washed Indians, of Nevada,
have found new amusement. They
pit their squaws against one another
in prize fights. No rules are observed,
and hair-pulling, scratching, fighting
and kicking are permitted. The sport
seems to have the same fascination for
the untutored sayages that pugilism
has for civilized white men.
A mound that was opened near Par
is, KY. recently, contained three skel-
etons. The remains lay with their
feet tapping together around a small
circle. Pieces of mica and large war
club were also found. There was a
large oak tree growing from the CEN
ter of the mound. showing that the
place must have been used as burial
ground hundreds of years ago.
Old Philip Winebiddle. the founder
of the Winebiddle estate in East Lib
erty, Pa, bought 100 acres of land
where the city of Erie. now stands 60
years ago, and paid $500 for it. AL
most before the ink was dry on the
papers he made up his mind that he
had been swindled, but 80 years later
the land could not be bought for 81
900, 900, and it is now worth So, O0O,-
900.
a lady living at Findlay, O., threw
out IN the yard a quantity of canned
pears which had fermented, and a
flock of chickens helped themselves,
and soon after became intoxicated.
Their antics were ridiculous in the ex-
treme. The rooster had naturally inn
bibed the most, and had three fights
and got used up. He and one of the
hens became so stupefed that they be-
came helpless.
Among some articles of rare old
Persian art recently sold at auction in
Liverpool were some exquisite en-
worked in gold and silver thread on
an arabesque pattern on a sky blue
ground; another showing a pale citron
ground worked with gold thread; while
third was so rich and gorgeous as to
have the appearance of being entirely
of two shades of gold.
Near a corner OF the Parthenon, at
Athens, large head of male statue
has been brought to light. 1t is made
of porous stone, exhibits traces of bril-
liant coloring, and is stated to be more
ancient than anything yet discovered
on the Acropolis, and quite unique
1t is believed to be the head of Fri
ton, and to belong to scrpent-like
body, ending in the tail of a fish dis
covered few days since.
A recent analysis of the population
of Kansas reveals the fact that Mis-
souri, has contributed almost twice as
many people to that commonwealth AS
any State in the Union. Ohio has sent
20, 6S3 emigrants to Kansas, while Mis-
souri,, which is the only State that ex-
ceeds that number, furnishes 1856, 725.
The New Euglanders in the State
number 1872. Tie total number of
persons of foreign births is 60,21S.
Some one has discovered that $50 of
the islands in the great lakes were
originally named Hog Island. That
was probably to give Us all a chance to
feel honored, Detroit Free Press.
A process has been discovered for
producing photographs on metal.