The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-12-20
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lea expend 100000 annually for
paint and powder for their faces
1t is reported that much of the cod
liver oil of Russia is adulterated with
liquid paraffine. in some cases as much
as 80 per cent.
A sort of Knights of Labor has been
started in London called the Amalga-
mated Society of General Laborers. 1t
is composed of every description of la
borers in the metropolis.
Emperor William is said to be an in
veterate smoker of cigarettes, smok-
ing even at meals, between the courses.
He Gates but little and seldom drinks
wine, but takes quantities of tea.
The name of the White House is de-
rived from the fact Of the Virginia
freestone, of which it is built, being
painted white to conceal the discolor-
alton caused by smoke and weather.
A herd of swine got drunk eating
grape pomace on ranch in Marin
county, California, and after fighting
among themselves for some time, a big
boar attacked an Italian, tearing him
in fearful manner.
David Haley, of Dedham, Mass, has
brindle dog that can climb a tree.
He can get piece of paper pinned on
the trunk of large tree at the height
of twenty feet. He has been offered
$50 for him, but he won't accept.
Editor H. C. Bunner, of Puck, who,
besides the graceful verse he has writ
ten. is the author of several successful
novels, is 81 years old. Fred Opper,
one of the chief cartOOnists of the pa
per, is 20, and has salary Of $4,000.
Twenty-one apples picked by New
Holland, Pa. farmer, completely filled
a half-bushel measure. The smallest
weighed exactly one pound, and the
largest one pound five ounces. The
entire lot tipped the scales at twen-
ty-four pounds.
A Chester policeman who under
took to confscate a flock of geese
which he found running at large was
tercely attacked by one of the number
"a cumberland finally fled, leaving
the pugnacious bird and its compan-
| ions to roam at will.
An ingenious inventor has devised O
new screw-half nail and half screw;
| two blows of the hammer, two turns of
the screw-driver, and it is in. Its
holding power in white pine is said to
be 332 pounds. against 29S pounds, the
holding power of the present screw.
Bierstadt, the artist, in his New
York studio is putting the finishing
| touches to a mammoth canvas on
| which no figures appear except abort
| gines and buffaloes. 1t is picture OF
a hunt, and is saidto contain the forms
of thousands of the American bison.
The German military authorities
| have experimental successfully with
night attacks by the aid of electric
| light. The beam of the light is re-
| fiected from a mirror 200 yards dis
tant from the lamp, SO that that the
enemy cannot tell where the battery
| is
The longest through car service OF
any railroad line in the world is said
to be on the Southern Pacific Road,
between New Orleans aud San Fran
cisco, 2,495 miles. The fastest through
train on this road Is timed at rs hours,
% minutes, or at the rate of twenty
one miles an hour.
A Sheboygan county, Michigan, girl
made a leap year call on her lover, a
tender on draw bridge, local paper
states. and. after bidding him final
good night, she left him. Before she
got off the bridge it began to close and
she was caught and squeezed. Hel
only recorded exclamation was: mot
another one, Bob"
A curious ferryboatis building for the
River Clyde at Glasgow. Instead OF
requiring movable landing stages OF
bridges to meet the rise and fall of the
tide, the deck of the boat itself will be
movable, carried on six hydraulic ele.
vators, by which it can be raised OF
lowered. The boat will be double.
ender, 100 feet long, of fifty-fve feet
beam and twelve feet six inches
draught.
David Jennings is the latest perpet-
ual motion lunatic. He lives in Lyons,
N. Y, and commenced with youth,
health and fortune twenty years ago
to develop his insane idea. He has
| spent his intellect. lis youth and $780,
600, and is precisely as near making
something out of nothing as he was
when he started. He finds it easy to
come very near it, as the boy did to
finding his hat.
A suit at law at Moscow, and various
| Investigations, disclose that tea is be-
! ing shamefully adulterated. OF forty
four samples which were officially an
| alyzed, four consisted of mixture of
tea and certain kind af grass. four OF
the grass alone, and five of tea which
had already once been used. In Mos
cow the police have found a number
of barrels of sweepings intended for
admixture with tea.
A New Orleans lady sent half dozen
designs to one of the big cotton print
mills at Fall River for approval, and
some weeks later they were sent back
to her refused. Shortly afterward she
saw the identical designs on some cal
leo just received in New Orleans from
the mill. and wrote an indignant let
ter to the mill owners demanding an
| explanation. In return she received a
handsome check for her work.
Joseph Jeiferson's winter home in
Louisiana, jefferson island, is superb
hill crowned with great forest trees w.
ing on trembling prairie of semi
marsh and with fine lake, called Lake
Pevnier for its outer margin. On this
island. which contains 1000 acres of
land, was formerly an orchard of fine
oranges. Here Mr.. Jefferson plays at
raising fine cattle. He has something
over two thousand head and few
blooded horses.
There is well-known lady in this
county who has enjoyed perfect health
since the earthquake of two years ago,
says the Washington Gazette. For
| several years up to that time her health
had been declining, and she was quite
feeble. The physicians said that the
trouble was that she never perspired
When the great earthquake occurred
she was considerably frightened. and
In a few moments the perspiration
came freely from every pore. She be-
gan to improve from that moment, and
soon eDtiraly repnined har healfh