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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
The Belle of Chatham Square.

Swate Mollie Malone was a girl among girls.
Wild eyes like black diamonds an smooth
raven hair
Fixed up in bewiIderin'. heart-tanglin' curls-
De belle of de old Chatham square.
Her teeth were like glitterin' mother-o' pearl,
Her cheeks like the roses her throat like tn
Wild her nose just wee little bit out o. curl,
Which but adds to ones beauty you know.
She worked in cloak-house just over de way,
An she looked so bewitchin', SO bright, an
so sweet,
As she walked trough the Bow'ry at each
day,
She'd enchant every lad on de street.
Young Mickey ORourke drove an East Broad
way car.
An he loved pretty Mollie wild all of his
heart:
He called her his jewel. his bright mornin'
An he said her bright glance was loves dar:.
An Moliie thought Mickey a broth of Il boy.
An wore on her finger the ring that he gave;
She swore no black cloud should ere darken
their joy
But, alas for poor Mickey! Old Alderman
Finn
Saw Molie one evenn' in Paradise park.
She tiirted a little-'twas surely no sin
In "A corner secluded and dark.
The alderman offered sweet Mollie his hand.
An swore dat he'd make her as rich as o
queen;
Dat he d buy her de finest turnout in de land,
An such Jewels as niver was seen.
Mollie wayePed moment; she thought of poor
Mike.
An den of the adermans promises grand;
Den she smiled an she blushed (who would
not do de likcD
An gave the rich suitOr her hand.
When Mike heard the news, lie was near kilt
wild grief
But he soon dried his tears and wed Kate
pOnohue:
While MolIie now dwels IN a style past belief
In Il mansion on Fift avenoO,
N. Y. Evening Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
Pillows Made of Love Letters.

The latest device of girlhood is a
fancy for stulling pillows with their old
love letters. There is one thing about
the contents of these pillows that can
be depended upon with marked de-
gree of certainty-they are sure to he
soft. Now. the question naturally
arises, must the pillows be stuffed with
letters from single person. or may
missives from John and Jack and AL
gernon be tumbled promiscuously in
together? Is it test of loyalty that
when once a girl rea ly falls in love, or
thinks she does, she discard from her
pillow all the letters save those of the
object Of her deepest affection? And
how does marriage affect the fate of
the pillow? Do husbands enjoy hav-
ing their wives faces buried in a mass
of soft nothings that other men have
written to them? And what dreams
may come. and what skinny, fiat little
pillows some poor girls must have; but
how nice it is for the men to reflect
that their adored ones slumoer softly
on their words of love.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
A Youthful Brigadier.

The senior igadier-Gencral of the
Army Is the youngest general in the
service Nelson a. Miles. He. though
the length of time he has been in the
army. compared with others of his
rank, so short Il time that it isn't ac-
cording to custom TO say it, but he is a
character" after ala noble charac-
ter. If the old saying, '.man is the
architect of his fortune" was ever ver-
fed, it has been so in the career of
Nelson A. Miles. A Bostonian, but not
OF the Beacon street aristocracy, he
started as beardless youth during the
war of the rebellion, and before the
fGzz on his face needed the application
of a razor he was commanding "A
brigade, and at the close of the war,
or during the terrible conflicts just pre-
ceding the. interview under the famous
apple tree OF AppomattoX, Paddy
Miles's boy as he was affectonately
called. commanded as Major-GeneraE
the Second Division of the Second army
corps, Hancocks fighting corps.
Kansas Tttu Globe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
The Philosophy Of an Infidel.

A most remarkable deathbed scene
The hero of it was young professor
at the university there. He was man
of great brilliancy and learning. His
lectures concerning the inner life of
the soul were famous among the
students. who visited them in crowds.
He was regarded by his fellow profess
sors in the philosophical faculty as the
coming man in the department of
psychology. Socially, also, he was
man of considerable prominence. He
had married into wealthy family, and
took every opportunity to get for his
wife and three children all the pleasure
which the gay Austrian Capital affords.
At the theater. on the promenade. and
at the great court balls he was one of
the most familiar figures.
Four years ago he fell i'll of an in
durable disease and his physician
warned him that only radical change
from his gay mode of life could hinder
for short time the progress of the
malady. The young professor an
swered quietly that he would die as a
philosopher should die, without an eff
fort to defer his last day. He ate,
drank. studied, lcctured, and danced
exactly as he did before the doctor
warned him. A few weeks ago he lay
down on bis deathbed. He read the
same books and talked of the same
frivolous amusements as usual up to
one evening recently. AtS o'clock the
doctor then told him that he would die
within few hours. The young pro-
fessor discussed many topics. entirely
foreign to the subject of his fast-ap-
preaching death, with his wife till mid
night.
Il feel well, very WELL" he said to
her finally, so well that would like
to drink bottle of champagne with
you before l 90. Kiss me-for / may
go while you are away-and then have
the wine put on ice.n His wife obeyed.
A few minutes later he took the bottle
from the servants hand, poured out
wine for his wife and himself emptied
his glass to her health, flung it to the
floor, and dropped back to his pillow.
dead
The Vienna dailies, which have a
constitutional prejudice against print
ing the full name of any man of high
social standing. mention the hero of
this strange scene only as Herr Prof.
P. He was an intidel.-N. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
Shaking Hands With a Lion.

In recent English autobiography,
"reminiscences of Il Literary and Cler-
ical Life the author mentions one of
his exploits as a schoolboy. A travel
ing managerie once came to town, and
gave IAN evening performance, redol-
ent with gas and orange peel, and the
schoolboy was there.
The menagerie was especially famous
for its lions. They We're indeed noble
beasts, but crowded together in travel
ing vans, where their discomfort was
not likely to improve their tempers.
All round the vans ran rope-chain to
keep everybody at reasonable dis
tance from the claws and beaks of the
wild animals. l managed to smuggle
myself under this rope undetected by
the keepers.
A magnificent old lion lay stretched
at full length. with one paw outside his
den. A sudden thought struck me
that it would be fine thing to shake
hands with that lion. 1t was by no
means the sort of thing to be done
every day. 1t would place me in a
proud position among the boys of the
town.
In moment / laid my hand on the
top of the outstretched paw. 1t was
soft and somewhat yelvety, and the
lion lay perfectly still, appearing not to
mind me in the least.
1t is not unlikely that l might
have gone on to complete the opera
ton of hand-shaking, but all at once ]
felt the cut of a whip across my face.
/ started back with the pain and
looked round. AT that instant the
keeper came up and spoke to me very
civilly. He was very sorry to have
hurt me, he said, but in all probability
the lion would have torn my hand off,
and this was the only way of making
me start back.
l did not feel SO grateful to the man
at that moment as / have done ever
since.-Youth's Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
What Made Mark Twain Happy.

saw Mark Twain and Elsie Leslie
walking down Broadway the other
afternoon, says the n. I. Star, and
they attracted great deal of atten-
ton. Since the production of his piece.
''The Prince and the Pauper," at the
Broadway theater, Twain has been a
very happy man. As he told an
audience few nights ago, it has been
his great object to have the book
dramatized. | met him at an uptown
hotel, and | never knew him to be in
a happier mood, save on one occasion.
That was at Newport one summer
several years ago. He had very gay
bathing suit. He caused sensation
that season by his bathing suit. 1t was
the most gorgeous affair probably ever
seen at a watering place. Joseph s
coat of many colors could not compare
with it. The author had his wife and
little boy with him that season, and
the bringing up of his son was source
of great worI'iment to him. The boy
was full -blooded little chap, high
spirited, and prone to pranks. His
father believed in severe treatment
when occasion required, but the lads
mother would never listen to it. The
author and his wife had many animat-
ed talks over their son. but it was no
use-Mark was not allowed to admins
ter punishment of any sort to his off,
spring.
One morning met him on the hotel
piazza, promenading up and down,
and laughing as though his heart would
break.
What is the matter?" asked.
''Oh, OH" he said in his quaint way,
'she has gone and done it"
Then he laughed louder than ever.
He told me that his wife had arisen
that morning and discovered that her
son had taken dress, and, after tear
ing it into shreds, had utilized it as a
kite-tail.
'.And for the first time in his life
that boy of mine" said he. ''was given
q spanking. He got the worst spank
| ing that ! cSar saw boy get"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
EInbalning.

Our present methods of embaiming
are so superior to those of the ancient
Egyptians that a modern embalmer
might leave a human body so per-
feet that after 5000 years. says the
Lancet, mot lineament need be want
ing for Identification that would not
satisfy even the contemporary of the
dead person. The mummies unrolled
nowadays are dried up out of recog-
nition. Bat the embaiming process is
liable to go out of use before the ad-
vaneing practice of cremation
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
A Sagacious Elephant.

A Bombay paper relates an incident
Illustrative of the sagacity of the ele-
phant. A battering train had to cross
the sandy bed of river which at the
time contained but a shallow stream of
water. An artilleryman who was
seated on the timbrel of one of the
guns accidently fell off and would have
been run over by the wheels had not
the elephant. which was stationed be-
hind the gun, instantly. without any
warning from its keeper lifted up the
wheel with its trunk. and kept it sus-
pended till the carriage had passed
clear of him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
How He Got Rid of 1t.

Milton Houser of the vicinity of
Shenandoah, Pa, bent his head to
drink from brook, when he felt a
lizard pass his lips. and quick as
thought closed his teeth upon it. Then
he tried To extract it by grasping its
tail, but finding it too slippery aud oh
serving that it was making toward
his throat he bit the reptile in two.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
Farms f)1 Sale indoor CO

A fine farm of 80 acres near Stokes post ohce,
having - acres cleared. balance hard wood TIM
her and having a frame house, log barn ana an
orchard on it. and distant one-hi.lf mile from a
post Office store and saloon, will be sold cheap
Terms: One half down, balance on time.
Have several other farms for sale. Apply
e. Z. Cody Sturgeon Bay, Door Co. W .
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27

FroRNEYANp COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n > iic. in Forrisou's brick block, north enc
tn Street utiI g, MIattowoc, Wisconsin, C1ii&c
ols ttIIn ply attended to.
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N SII 4 ASH
i D VI RNuAM .

. rFORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
"A o hoc over First National Bank, Eighth
Collections promptly attended to.
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lVM. RAHR'S SONS,

DREWER AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
- and Washington streets, South side. Inc
CHEST cash price pa for Barley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27

A TrORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n D.i3e, in TorrIson's Brick Block, Eighth
rect. Man togoc. Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27

Tro2NEY AND COUNSELLORAT LAW.
n UIlce in CaruS' Block, nrst hJog, in door
/. l-liny 10 County judges oiiice, South Eighth
street Manitcwo {, VII. Collections promptly
xttended 10 JULIO
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HEEFISr. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER-
sons i;lnck. Corner South Eighth aud 0nay
Strcrts Nauitowoc, Wis. Prompt attention VIII
b given to all work entrusted 20 me. aPr-'-SI
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MICHAEL NGawAN
.'s- S''-' 80 - - W =
SCaMITL Il KIR WAN,
CT. G.. SEDGWICK,

TrORNEYS Al LAW. OFFICE IN FRANZ :
WI-cnu.ip lmayil
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4. S. LUHMANN, NJ. D.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office AT
Residence nj Dr. u. Simon, Hancock street,
n AZ the court horse. tftuitort,,., Me. dcl5
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
An Irrevocable Decision.

He (rejecteD Would you marry
me if | had 800, 000?"
She-'No, George, not even for that
sum. ."-Iime
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
Little EvslyA's Funny Drean.

From the St. Louis Republican,
 "What funny dream I've had," said lit- tie Evelyn, looming late to the breakfast ta- ble. All eyes turned at once to her happy, glowing face. Whenever Evelyn talked something mysterious was likely to be the subject.
 "well," said her mamma, "and what was the dream about, Something nice, no doubt, by your looks."
 'Tt was nothing but seed, but that seed was the prettiest thing in the world and was alive. Some one came and carried 1t of. It trembled and wondered where 1t was going to be taken. At last 1t came to . garden, and 1t was set on the ground. A man dug hole down in the earth and took up the lovely seed to put it into 1t. But the seed cried piteously: The hole Is dark and don't want to be left there alone. No, not
 "'Don't bs afraid, said he softly. Some day you will be glad.'"
 Here the little story teller paused and sighed. Shaking back her curls, shs went on: Ut was sad time, very sad for the poor seed. But there 1t lay long time under the ice and snow and slept. When spring came the seed was warm. It wasn't hurt a bit, and right over 1t, too, sprouted a green thing. It got up higher and higher, all fresh and beautiful. And what do you think, mammal There came out lots and lots of new seeds just like the one buriedl The little seed was delighted and said, How silly was to be afraid of such nice resting place. If hadn't been put in the ground l should never have enjoyed this light with all these pleasant mates.'
 "Now, mamma, I gues the reason l dreamed such a funny dream Is what you told me of dear little brothers grave. You remember how loud I cried and disturbed everybodyi But you hushed me, mamma, by whispering very softly: Don't cry, dear, you're going to see little brother again resur. rection morning."
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
EtmanI1aI.

The Opening strong and High-De.
 cllnes Caused by Large Realixasions-
 AtchisOn and ChicaGo Gas Leaders'
 in the Active Stocks-The Close Ac-
 tive. r-vx,o
 Railroad bonds were rather heavy in tone. and while many Issues are higher than Saturday there are several important declines, while ip great majority of the issues traded in show only insguif cant changes for the day. The Texas Pacific sec onds the Atchson issues, the Reading fours and the Atlantic and Paoidc incomes were again the active features and the days transactions amount ed to $2a44 ,ooo St. Paul. H. and D. Ts rose 2A to 127; Milwaukee and Northern 6's of 1890 1z6 to 11ssS asd Equitable Gas firsts to 9oM. st. Paul consols lost 115 at 12S; Tort Worth and Denver irsts to l0s; Omaha and St. Louis frsts to s66 St. Joe and Grand Island seconds to 48 Se. Louis Arkansas and Texas Trust receipts 1s at 9a4. and Western Union Ayes to 10i
 Stocks opened strong and higher. but large real izstsns caused material declines In some stocks. Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred, Texas Pacific, Oregon Transcontnental and some special ties were conspicuous for strength. while in the early portion of the day Pacific Mail | was weak Among the usually active stocks Atchi' son and Chicago Gas were the leaders of tho down. | ward movement, but both with Pacific Mall recov- cred the greater portion of the losses in the final rally. The most conspicuous movement of the day was the sudden and sharp rise fa Colorado Coal from 51A to 54, though all of the improvement could not be held and the stock sasg ed away with the rest of the list though 1t retained some of the | gain.
 | The coal stocks wore comparatively neglected
 with the exception of Reading, The aspect of the
 money market grew more favorable toward the
 close and this induced considerable covering of shorts and more buying in the last hour, the
 market finally closing active and strong at some
 thing better than The lowest prices of the day.
 Closing prices reported over the private wires of BUNNELL & SCRANTON. Bankers and Brokers:
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
Tn Evergreen Cemetery.

Another new and beautiful monument has bsen erected in Evergreen cemetery. It ii on Western avenue and near Winthrop ave. nue, and people passing along the avenue ai that point stop to view its beauty and artis. tic proportions. It Is erected by MT. and Nrs. O. T. Townsend of Henry street to the memory of their son and only child, tho late Charles E. T. Townsend, who died May IT, 1888, and who was young man exceptionally esteemed and beloved and whose memory ia warmly cherished and honored by . large list of personal friends and associates. Hs evidenced admirable traits of character. He wss well started in the grain and feed bust ness on Charles street when he met with ar accident which caused internal injuries, oi which he died: The monument, which was designed and erected by Thomas Philips ! Son of this oity, is one of the most artistic in the cemetery and Is of considerable sixe It Is . saroophagus and tho bottom bas' and ' the total height of of th, monument is about nine feet. Resting upoI
 the bottom base is heavily moulded bas'
 bearing the name "Townsend." This is sur
 mounted by heavy polished base bearing
 the inscription "Charles Edwin Trowbridge only child of Charles T. and Adella J. Barnes Townsend; died August IT, 1888; aged 21 years." Above this is heavily moulded cal which ia In turn surmounted by . beautiful which is of the finest white Italian marble from CarrarA. It is beautiful and fitting smblematio adornment. The remainder ol the monument Is of cream-white fine granit, contrasting we'll with the marble. The mon ument faces Western avenue. The dropping face of the statue and It's beautiful, ,chastenee expression are remarked by all.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
STATE C0RnRsFoNDKNoE oE
FarningtOn.
A SorAsLE socrAsLE EVENT AND ITS succE

A NOTABLE SoCIABLE EVENT AND ITS sUCCkSS. pd Ss village ssi on Friday evening. last The hail was enos .osaSs Portsr's aud Mrs, Dow's schools attended en masse Anna Anna Barbour. S Mae Csrrinston Miilie and Ruth essa ee .s:a4sa ass csSss fsyo s9d boS Of Ts ms Ssy asn sasns Mss Alice &eK..s was tn. director st ths the '%H Misses xnns Barbour lsur. Jones. Maggie Cay Sadie grumap AFnss S Rs' .s and si'a bs Badger the prDcpis Des feature si the evening playing the melodies to perfection, wearing red Mother Goose ns as priste b.sI.lief foI oul yilaGe bsliss grouped i.sss ss sss.y oSs tss. hss ps:s E dc @ Sd t nss. ing Losd7 was by Mr. Alexis Bartlett, representing .s sf S. is sa9gsT %.sin.sios but sss Is.: .l %hs tout sS ssssTss Ss s .Es:a' Es:a sss hi gave ssssss the a.S Audience and was one m of of the best attractions Master Julius Covles, @ "LittIe Boy Blue" and Harold Gay. .:
 
 character of tho "old Woman in the shoe.n This sass niss ass ssS ths .rss family $stsony grace and disciplins; Then came little Don and %How % sweet" MTSe little dears" could be heard in sas % if S. Ss .TSn Ton ths RIpszs y yg sPSss,ins ss 5l wth @ repsstsd % az nsmssr ot times also. Our Post@sstsr s pssfsSsies sss ~ish H.s11 oo.iss ss pasen @ D. NJ: Hs.'Iis .s Sss S5s .A.. oi as;a ss1 s;s his sids which go dsconcsrted him that he feii
 Misses Hattie Cowiss. Mac Burlington and Millie E: s%saE ESPi rushing in tc kiss them l made , them cry and run p. Jack sprat, MT. Martin Cowles and Miss Florence
 .s w Ss ta s.ts :i. . e 'hs and & scteG ner part sracefuliy Littis Miss Mufett hsr cute sscs to evsds the Spider MP asn Augustus Cowles and Miss Lena Porter, in the barrow and spiring her cut. Miss Jessie Rlce and MT. VIII Porter, also in the "Beggsr Scene. l" were Mr Erastus Gay closed the evenings perform ance as "Jssk Horner eating Christmas Pfc. '' and the house insisted upon repetition of his ban quet.
 Anna Barbeur's sole on tho comb. It hardly seems possible that one could he 50 proficient with such Alter the performance ice cream and cake were served h the lower hall, under the management of Miss Kate Dening and asBistants. Hrs. Charles | Mhitman and Mia Nary Lswi., Mis- Aiice McKean, Mr. Alexis Bartlett and Mr. E. F. Denaing rendered valuable assistance Miss Gay toward the success of this affair." It is not at all unlikely that the | tertainment will be repeated in the course of a week by urgent request.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-20
Bringing ThlDgs to . Focus TTrom the pittsbur1 CrouiclN1


 Theophilus James Bunker had been the s'stsady company" of Miss Ethalinda De Wiggs for long time.
 Tuesday night had found him at the De Wiggs domicile as regularly as Tuesday night arrived, and every one knows that Tuesday night comes on strict schedule time.
 He arrived at 8 and he left 10:3O, and he had been doing this for years without once asking the fair Ethalinda if she would be his, or if he could be hers. These dilatory tactics were regarded with disfavor by Ethalinda, while the girls parents hoped that each succeeding Tuesday night would report something decisive.
 But it didn't.
 No succeeding Tuesday night ever seemed to succeed.
 "It isn't right" said Mrs. De Wiggs to her daughter. "The constant attentions of MT. HuEker discourage other young men, who no doubt, think you are engaged. I really think you ought to bring him to the point.
 "So do I" assented Ethalinda, sbut how ana going to do itF" "You must hint to him in some way that unless he really means to marry you he had better cease calling on you." Ethalinda resolved that she would ,and she was full of that resolve last night whom Mir. Hunker called. She had determine to siege the first opportunity the conversation offered for the planting of an effective hint, and If no opportunity offered she had resolved to man. ufacture ono to order. Fortune favored her, however, and 1t was unnecessary for her to 70 into the opportuni- ty-making industry. Mir. Hunter had been much interested in the operations of the license court, and on previous Tuesday evenings he had dropped opinions which would have been invaluable to the judges could they have had the benefit of them. Last night after discussing the weather and the the baseball outlook, Mr. Hunker remark cd:
 "Well, Ltndy, the license court is over at last"
 "Yes. Thsophilus James," the girl replied, and close observer could have detected without the aid of . chemical analysis, that her tone would assay 5000 pounds of deter imitation to the ton. "Yes, the license court is over, but the marriage license court is still wide open" There was no mistaking her meaning, and MT. Hunker did not pretend to. | He looked at her . moment or two in a sur. prised sort of way, and then, recovering his l sslf-possession, he remarked, n he clasped Ethalinda to his bosom, and imprinted . thrss-ply kiss ou her lips "Im glad you mentioned 1t, my love. I'll get one tomorrow"
 "Oh, you needn't be In such hurry, after waiting SO leng," replied Ethaliada, "I shal | need little time to prepare. We'll have il | the first Thursday in June." And they will, unless Ar. Hunker dies ol | abscopds.