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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-15
pAIsELL's SPEECHES.

At Tullyron to-day Mr.. Parnell cd
dressed meeting OF 500 persons. His
speech was brief and was mainly rope,
tition OF utterances in previous speeches
1t was delivered amid running com.
mentary OF cries such as "Down with
Judas Healy," 70 hell with Hennessey
the Zllu King" From Tullyron, Mr..
Parnelf and his friends drove 10 Fresh.
ford, where Mr.. Parnel will address
another meeting, referring during his
speech, TO the seceders as miserable
gutter sparrows," whom he had pushed
out OF obscurity and given a better
chance than he gave himself.
After winning in Kilkenny, he said he
would 60 to every quarter OF Ireland and
ask the support OF the people. A re.
gathering OF his opponents interrupted
Pdrnell with shouts OF "to he'll with the
adulterer."
Mr.. Parnell closed his days work with
an address at Urlingford, where he will
spend the night.
The anli-PArnell faction held meet.
ing to-day at Tippcrary, at which about
1000 pefsons were present. kilograms
were read from Msssrs. Healy and Sex.
ton, both OF whom apologizsd for not
attending. Mr.. Davitt teIesraphed: !:
Impossible to leave Kilkenney. The
fate OF Home Rule depends upon the
struggle here"
Canon Cahills taking the chair was
the signal for band of fifty Parnellites
to start cheering ior their leader. This
was responded to by the anti-Pernell
men. and cheering was kept up by the
two factions for fully an hour, making it
impossible for the speakers TO bo heard.
Stones were thrown and sticks used
freely, and serious conflict was ayerted
only by the final withdrawal Of the Par
nelliteo.
Speeches vera made and reaolutio
was carried in support OF Mr.. Mccarthy
and his followers.
WITH K1TTIE.
The anti.Parnellile leaders say they
arc satisfied with their progress at Xii.
kenney. They will have fifteen mem.
bers OF Parliament delivering addresses
to electors tomorrow,
In his speech at Kilkenny, Mr.. Hesly
said: "Parnell wanted to make men
like Dillon, O'B.ien and Sexton holo.
caust on the altar OF his lusts.'
Mr.. Healy asked whore had he (Par.
nelll been the last five years2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-15

n steamship NewS, r. -
New YoRE, Dec. li.-Arriyed, steamer
Traye, Bremen; Italia, Mediterranean
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Said TO De 1870 Years Old.

The oldest man in the world is a
citizen of Rogota, in the Republic of
San Salvador.
The new Methuselah declares that he
is $50 years old. and it would seem he
flatters himself FOR his neighbors give
the assurance that he is older than he
SAYS lie is.
He is half-brccl named Michael
Soils. whose existence was revealed to
Dr. Louis Hernandez by one of the old
est planters in the locality, who as a
child knew Soils as centenarian.
They have found in the year 1712 his
signature among those of persons who
contributed to the building of Fran
ciscan convent which exists near San
Sebastian
His skin is like parchment his long
hair, of the whitencsS of snow, ,envelops
his head like turban. and his look is so
keen that it made II disagrceable i'm
preston on the Doctor.
Interrogated by the Doctor. he
answered complaisantly that his great
age was due to his regular mode of liv-
ing, and to his never giving up to any
excess of any sort whatever.
Il never eat but once day." said he
''but | never use any but the strongest
and most nourishing foods. My meals
last a half hour; for [ believe it is i'm
possible to eat more in that time than
the body can digest in twenty -four
hours. / fast the first and fifteenth day
of each month, and on those davS |
drink rs much water as can bear. /
always let my food become cold before
| touch it, 1t is to these things that l
attribute my great age" - Union
Li6erate of Quebec.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Death to the Crow.

The American agricultural depart
ment has been making careful inquiry
as TO the food of crows, and the result.
rs set forth in the report by Walter b.
Barrows, is likely to surprise those who
have always contended that these birds
do very much more good than HARM
1t is not disputed that they destroy in
furious insects. that they are enemies
of mice and other rodents, and that
they are occasionally valuable as scav-
angers; but these services are slight in
which they are responsible. The ia-
jury done by them to Indian corn.
wheat, rye, oats, and other cereals IS
enormous. According to one observer
the crow eats corn from ten minutes
after planting ut the blades are three
inches high and more than score of
other observers testify that he not only
pulls up the young plants, but digs up
the newly sown seed. His depreda-
tions extend to potatoes, beans. pea
nuts, cherries, straw berries, raspber-
rieS. and biackberries, and he widely
distributes certain poisonous plants,
the seeds of which are improved rather
than impaired by passage through his
digestive organs. As if all this were
not enough it is shown that the crow
eats beneficial insects and that he
makes himself most formidable nuis-
ance by destroying the eggs and young
both of domesticated fowls and wild
birds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Gaul and TeUtOn.

A friend who has just returned from
Paris tells Inc Il characteristic anecdotc
says the critic During the recent cx-
position there was little railroad. five
miles in length. running around the
grounds. The track ran in and out
among the trees and buildings. and so
near them that n passengers head or
arm thrust out of the window was in
danger of being knocked OF. To pre-
vent accidents Qf this sort warnings
were printed on large posters and
tackled up at intervals of few yards
along the entire track. They are print
cd in almost every known language,
including Asiatic and African tongues.
shorthand and volapuk. Ny friend
counted over thirty languages and dia-
lects. You wouid have supposed that
none was omitted in such II list. But
there was one omission. and very i'm
portant one Not II single word of
warning was printed in German. Some
one said to the manager of the road:
ut looks as though you don't care
whether the Germans got their heads
and arms Knocked off or not" He
smiled quiet smile, and replied lit
does look that way, sure enough"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
YOUTH UNDER THE Ak.
Remarkable Nerve Exhibited By the
YoNigest Victim of the GuiiIotine.


THAT man has recently witnessed
rare and infrequent sight, said well
known man-about-town to New York
Journal reporter on Broadway. point
ing to foreign-looking man who was
Just going into the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The reporter approached the gentle
man, who gave his name as George
Herbillon, well known Partisan jour-
nalist. He left Paris about ten days
ago.
Yes; have witnessed strange
sight, and one don't care about seeing
again. he said. with strong foreign
accent.
He then related the incident. He
had seen the guillotining. about two
weeks ago, at Paris. of the youngest
person who had fallen a victim to the
grim ak in Paris since the French Rev
olutlon.
1t was boy of Is who had suffered
the awful punishment. His name was
Georges Henri Kaps. He had murder
ed his sweetheart in May last. At the
trial for this crime it was shown that
young. beardless kaps, at the age of IA,
had assassinated an old man in IA dark
side street.
When arrested for this last murder,
boy though he was, he threatened his
guards with death.
Il have seen many persons ole,
said NJ Herbllou. Il was in the com
mune in n and at the executions after
it, but / never saw anytl ing SO distress
ing as the end of this young murderer.
He was only Il boy fit still for q
mothers caressing." went on Nj. Her.
billion, but he displayed the most re.
markable nerve during the trial and
greeted the verdict of death with Il
smile"
When the officials came in to the
prison to announce that his hour had
come lie showed no fear, though till that
moment he had expected a accumulation
of sentence.
He dressed himself with out assist
ance. When a priest approached he
motioned him to leave with wave oil
his little hands.
Afterward he gayly skipped to his
place in the sad procession for tho
guillotine.
When he arrived at the place of the
Ak he glanced curiously at the few
spectators. Catching SlSnt OF lnG
deadwagon that was soon to carry
away his life!ess body he smiled visibly.
Standing beneath the glittering
knife. the priest extended the cruciiix
to the boys lips, but he turned aside
his head.
The victims manner was SO naive
that a movement of pity made mur-
mur in the little thrOnU us the cXecu-
TONERS forced him back and laid his
neck in the fatal groove,
''As he lay for IL second before the
blade dropped" said Mr.. Herbillon,
81 caught lingering smile upon his
lips.
''Thcn turned away he said, '.and
the sound OF the falling knife was
heard. The boy died more like. my
idea of a Christian martyr than any one
| ever saw die.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Artificial Lightning in War.

''This is the age of patent new inven.
tions for killing bodies and for saving
souls" is what Byron wrote nearly a
century ago. There is man over in
Trenton who comes forward today
with scheme for killing bodies which,
he thinks, when duly patented, will
revolutionize modern warfare. Unless
he is in error the plan will certainly
serve to put an end to battles, because
the inventor will by this ingenious de.
vice kill whole armies in day. The
mans name is Grinnell. He is a Jersey
man and feels little anxious to know
what the effect of his plan will be be.
fore getting patent on it. He wants
it used only in case it would put an end
to wars. The Jerseyman, you will see.
is kind-hearted destroyer. His in-
vention resides in the power to pro-
duce lightning by artificial means.
BY the use of IA small dynamo Grinncil
has already killed the flies in 2Ox2t
room, and by little work in perfecting
his scheme he expects TO be able to Kill
an army any fair day in the week. The
act of wholesale destruction will have
to be suspended Oh wet days.-N. Y.
Letter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
An Interesting Time in Maine.

The skunk is mighty. He always is
for that matter but just now he rules
three or four villages in the vicinity of
Bangor with an irresistible and odorif
erous rule. Hampden has been over
ridden of late with herd of active and
strong-breathed skunks who have made
things interesting for folks who yentured
out at night. A whole prayer-meetino
was demoralized by them recently
when the worshipers We're returning
home That was the only nice thing
about it. Had the attack been made
on the way to prayer-meeting it is
doubtful if the exhortations would have
been delivered in the same spirit of
good will and peace. They might have
been more earnest and fervent though.
The up-river towns have had similar
experience. A fellow and his girl 60
ing to ball met skunk and didn't
90. The fellow swore and the girl
cried, and then they went home and
put their clothes in pickle. The skunk
can be spared. He is unnice. Bangor
Netcs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
The Hien and Women of Brazil.

The Flumeneases, us the people of
Rio are called, are in some ways polite
and we'll bred. in others rude and vul-
gar. The men have a coar e habit of
rudely staring at every lady who passes
by. and crowd on Il street corner will
never give way to let ladies pass
through. If two or more Brazilians
meet on the sidewalk and stop to talk
they coolly obstruct the pavement and
expect passers-by to take to the road
way. The tram-carS are not fit for =
lady to ride in-the men all smoke. and
usually villainous tobacco.
The Brazilian women are not pretty,
and in the presence of gentlemen are
usually SHY. AT Il reception or soiree
the gentlemen gather in knots and talk
politics at the top of their voices. and
the ladies sit about and talk-I know
not what, for if gentleman comes
near they Instantly stop short.
The men of native birth, as a rule,
are low of stature and slender But
there are Brazilians OF girth and COM
manding presence. The Brazilian wo-
men are dark and not comparable to
our Northern beauties. They make
SOOu notHeTS, tnouSu falnef lnuulSent,
but social usages allow them no liberty
and their days are monotonous and
without excitement. Their daughters
are taught French. Music is natural
gift. They can embroider little, but
the world and what goes on it is a
sealed book to them. Until they are
married they are never alone in Il gem
tleman'S company. A Young man can
not call often and manifest any particu-
lar preference for a yorng lady with
out being asked if his intentions are
serious. The mother has scarcely
more liberty than the daughter Her
place is at home. and, be it said to the
Brazilians' credit the husbands, as a
rule, are domestic in their habits.
Their evenings are spent at home or at
places of amusement with their wives
aud children.-RtO JaneirO Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
At the Ball.

She stands tonight as fair 3s any dream,
All in her sheen of snowy satin drest;
The thousand lam upon her beauty gleam
md on the fragrant lilies at her breast.
Ny lilies,-that brought h T hours ago
And begged that she would wear for my
sake.
And all my being burned with joyous glow
To see her fairy hands my blossoms take.
The throng of swains abjectlv crowd around
And sue for her regard with eager gaze;
And yet not one of them, trow, has found
The blessed prize for which he fond Y priys
On speeds the dance: and II stand apart
And watch my queen whose love my rivals
crave:
And as | feel It's ! who have her heart,
l gioat upon the lilies that gave.
The dancers pause; i start, in mad surprise.
4 flush illumines her rounded cheek and
throat
She's pinnng there, before my very eyes,
One Of my lilies on her partners coat.
A curse upon the maid who thus can strike
This blow in this, my happiest of hours.
And curse the day squanderod giliN-ii6e,
Ten dollars on that wretched bunch OF
flowers
Chicago Times
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
What Tickled q Hoos;cr.

One day was riding along high
way in Indiana when | came upon q
pile of bedding and articles of crockery
and hardware in front of farm house,
and seated on the horse block was 4
corpulent old man with a very red face
Naturally enough asked him what mad
happened, and he went off into laughter
which lasted full minute before he
could reply.
Them duds belong to Ben and
Mary
"But who are Ben and Mary?"
'Ben's my-my-ha! ha! ha! I've
laffed till I'm almost dead. Ben's my
son, and Mary is his-ha! ha! ha! =
wife,
But who tumbled those things out
there?'
Il did,"
And where are Ben and Nary?"
She's gone home and he's broke for
the woods. Stranger. excuse me. but
I'd have to laff if there was corpse in
anything-ha! ha! ha!'
And he yelled and whooped until he
could have been heard half a mile.
When he sobered up little asked:
rs there joke in this somewhere?"
is there? Whoop 1 should say
there was! Go into the house and
You'll find the woman nigh dead with
laffing."
We'll. what is it?n
You see. Ben got married about
three months ago. Purity good boy.
but inclined to be tricky. He married
a purity fair gal, but she's dreffully am
bilious. They cum home to live and
about month ago wanted me n the old
woman to deed over the farm to them
and be taken keer of the rest of our
lire3. We didn't like the idea, but
they hung to it, and so last week /
made out a deed and handed it over.
1t wasn't s deed describin' this farm.
but some other farm, though it all
looked reg'lar nuff."
''You doubted their faith, ehp"
Il kinder did, and so-ha! ha! hal
Say, stranger, don't think hard of me,
but I've got to laff or bust. Just
tickles me way back to my shoulder
bladcs."
lie went off into another fit and
~hen he got his breath again he con
tinued:
This mornin' was the sixth day
since they got the deed, AS soon as
breakfast was over Ben said they'd
concluded to get along without our
valued company, and suggested that as
it was nine miles to the poorhouse we
make an early start. He intended to
turn us smack out doors without a
dollar. but he got left told him he'd
better look into the deed bic, and he
went to town and diskivered the trick
had played. You orter seen Them
two when they come back! Why, why
And he laughed again until 1 had 10
pat him on the back to prevent catas-
trophe.
They were the humblest, down.
troddenest, used-upest, gone-to-pieces
pair you ever sot eyes on. Ben got a
plug of terbacker and hoss pistil and
eft for the woods, and Mary tied wet
towel around her head and hoofed it fur
her fathers house. I've brought out
their duds and piled 'em up here, and
if they don't send fur 'em before noon
they kin 60 to the dogs"
We'll, they deserve it."
Yes, they do, but it was a narrer
escape fur me. If that deed had been
all right men the old woman would be
paupers to-day. But it wasn't all
right and -and-''
And | had driven at least half a mile
before | lost the sounds of his laughter.
". \. Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Houses Made OF Iron.

Iron is rapidly increasing in its use
for houses You can buy complete
iron house at tlc manufacturer and
have it sent anywhere III pieces. A
large number of iron villas have been
sent from England to the Riviera and
put up there upon p!ats Of land par-
chased or leased, with the provision
that when the lease expires the house
can be taken away. 4 comfortable
house can readily be built i'll Il month.
Tie price of Il room measuring 20Xl3
feet is about $3.50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
A Hand Expedition.

The Lewiston Journal says a Maine
constable had hard experience the
other day. He went out after a gang
of poachers, and was not only cor
daily received by them but was in
vited TO accompany them on Il hunting
expedition. The reason for so much
cordiality was not apparent until the
officer found that his late companions
had managed to leave him alone on an
uninhabited island. where they kept
him for two days and nights.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
A Message.


How lite the left hand knoweth
The deeds that are done by ;he right,
How little the night time ehOwcth
Ills SOrrOwful -h2dcs to tie light!
low few of the hearts that are broken
Bctray TO the breaker their grie:
How mnDy harsh words that are spoken
Are the crushed sCu's only relief.
Alas. FOR the childish giadness
We never may know again:
End alas, ard alas. for the sadness
That broOds like q spirit of pain.
Like some spirit of pain, that will hover
still nearer when sunlight is iied.
Until youth, and youth last Changeful lover
Grow Old, and grow cold as the dead.
It is strange that the hands that might lead US
To heaven. refuse us their hold;
That the dear lips that whisper God speed
US"
Are the lips that are first TO grow cold!
Rut We. we are nearer the dawDing,
just there is the heavenly light.
And how Ike the glorious morning
Knows the sorlOwful shades of the night,
Lola MARSHALL Dean i'll the Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Old Chairs.

Two chairs that have been handed
down four generations 60 to help out
on the furniture used in the late Abram
Simpsons house in Colemaa Mich
The oldest one was bought IL Boston.
Mass. in 1749, and has now reached the
ripe old age of 140 years. ThtS also
have a -four barrel in the i,oase ti!at
was bought in New York III 1899, has
been in twelve different States, aud is
good fo- tu-elva more.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13

BE SILENT" cried Olive springing
to her feet so suddenly that Miss Jane
Darlington started backward and tunl-
bled with more precipitation than grace
over Il square ottoman. How dare
You utter such slanderous falsehoods?
and To me, of ALI other persons in the
world. who owe everything to her low
ing care, her more than maternal kind
ness, | despise myself for standing
here to listen To it.''
And she swept away with the royal
face of princess. her cheeks dyed ear
mine and her eyes glittering like
wrathful stars.
Straight as IN arrow she went to the
suite of apartments occupied Jointly by
herself and her young step-nI. ther at
the Crown hotel, summer resort of
some celebrity among the mountains
that wall in the blue waters of Cum
berland lake.t
The door was open, the soft August
breeze blew the muslin window dra-
peries to and fro, and piece of en-
broiderv lay on the table with the nee
die Yet sticking in its folds and the
thimble beside it. All the tokens of Il
recent presence were there, but the
room was empty.
''She has taken her book down to the
little Woodland SPRING" said Olive to
herself: and she ran down the cool, Sc
cludcd path. where intermingled sun
shine and shadow made Il moving
checker-work ut her feet, calling,
Mamma. where are YOU mamma?r rs
che went.
But no answer came. The wood
land spring hubbled out in cool drops
over the ferns that shadowed its pool,
the birds sang overhead, and that was
all.
"Oh, dear!" said Olive to herself, :"
''where can she be?n
She wandered along farther down
the glen, swinging her nat hy its strings
as she walked, her footsteps falling
noiseiesSly on the velvet turf, until sud-
ly she paused. stricken TO the heart as if
Il Darbed arrow had pierced her quiver-
ing flesh.
For, hidden away By the leafy covert
of trcmuous birches and white pines.
upon the moss-covered trunk OF Il fall
en- tree sat Mrs. Ogilvie, in her deep
mourning robes. her face turned wiSt-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13

YroRNEY AND COUNSELOR At LAW,
n Ofce In Torrisou's brick block, north end
TIA -ateet bridge, ltAnitowoc, Wisconsin, Soilec-
oas - npJty attended to.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
Don't Pull Ont Superauous Hair.

Young Pade,ford OF Fhiiadal3hia.
who was ut Newport last summer. ba~
met with Il Curious and perhaps fatal
experience. Some time AFRO he dis
covered small tuft OF hair growing
on his neck which seemed to have nc
relation with the hair of his head
Last week a barber whom be patron
lied suggested that he should take the
tuit of hair out by the roots, and Padel-
ford told him 80 20 a..ead. The bar
Der performed the operation, and
Padeliorl is said 20 be lyiag now ut the
point OF death from an attack of bGoc
poisoning which the operation has in
duced.-N. i. EOrtd.
At the Indian cemetery on Indian
Hill, near Portland. Conn. the e.oihcr
day, John K. Lewis dug up redman
whose grave was libcrtily provided
with culinary utensils There were
several bottles, an iron kettle with Il
copper iadle, brass kettle and two
Dutch mugs The human remains.
whicf were Il skull and Il dozen very
fine teeth, were evidently those OF
a great chief; but what business the
Dutch mugs bad in the grave is IA mys-
tery to every one.
The custom OF putting housemaids
into livel,, which is common enough
in Eng!a ii, is beginning to be adopted
in New York. Tne costume, or UNI
form, consists of a skirt OF dark livery
Goth blue, green or brown, with plain
front aad broad pieats at the back; :,
waistcoat of the same cloth, with fine
cro5swise lines of red braid aud IA coat
cut away in front and covering the
alps. Metal livery buttons are used
on the coat and waistcoai. 4 snail
white cap, stiff white collar AMI cuif,
and a white cravat complete the .utire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13
NASH & NASH,
]. D. MARKHAM, ,

a TTORNEY5 ANDCOUNSELORS AT LAW
"A 0Hce over First National Bank, EIgath .
Collections promptly attended to.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-02-13

Afaefarm ot - acres near Stokes post o.ice,
hayiag - acres cleared, balance hard wood tim-
ber a-,a aa.yin-, framN house. log barn, and an
orchard on it. and distant ore-halt mite from
posi- o.ii.a. store and saloon, viii be sold cheap
FERNS. Oar Asslf 3ow1, baiaHse On u.Ge.
Have several other farms for sale. Apply
e. L. Ciiy. Stargcon Bay, Door Co., F"