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Evening journal., 1890-03-18
A new BUSINESS METHOD

S. II. Baynard has adopted a new plan that
IS now prevailing In western cities. whereby
the opportunity IN given to procure 3 good
watch for very low price, through the
agency Of cooperative clubs This plan Is as
follows: Clubs are composed of forty mem-
bers. who pay one dollar fee, which payment
goes TO the originator OF the plan. When the
club is formed they mutually agree to purchase
forty watches for the sum OF seven hundred
and siNty-five dollars. Each week thereafter
the members meet, and each pays one dollar,
at which time number is drawn. which en-
titles the owner of such number 10 select and
and receive his watch similar 20 the old plan
Of watch clubs with le exception that upon
the drawing Of a numner further payment Of
that number cease. The remaining members
lezs one ehch week. continue their payments
and drawing for thirty weeks. when all pay
ments cease and the remaining ten members
receive their watches.
The wstches so distributed are gold. filled
case. made by James Boss, with either an Ell
gin, Waltham, Springfield OF Hampden move,
ment. such as are sold all over our city foI
thirty-five dollars and which are fully war
ranted 20 give satisfaction Clubs are now
forming and drawings will commence Tues
day evening. March IS. For further informa
tion and examination Of the watches call at
Evening journal., 1890-03-18
RANKING AND F1NANo1AL.
CAPITAL, S5OO,0OO.
THE EQUITABLE
Guarantee and Trust Company,
NorthWest CORNER Ninth and Market Sta.
WILMINGTON. DEL.

Deposits OF money received on interast
Rents and income collected and remitted for
moderate charge and estates of every de-
acription carefully managed.
This company acts as executor, adminfstre-
tor and guardian and receives and exeou eAa
trusts OF every description from the courta
corporations and individuals and acts a.
agent for the registration and transfer OK
loans and stocks OF corporations and in tha
payment of coupons OF registered interest OF
dividends.
This company also guarantees the validity.
performance and effect OF any contract, be-
comes surety on bail bonds and courts and
officials are directed TO accept II "a SOLE
surety In all cases.
Executors administrators or trustees OF ss-
tatee and ladies unaccustomed to thetraR
action of business will find this companx
convenient depository for money
charge.
For further Information, call at the ofice
send for q circular.
WILLIAM BUSH. President
PRESTON LEA, Vice President
OTHO NOWLAND,
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How to Catch Turtles.

Il want small shotgun that don't
use up much ammunition, said mid
dle-aged man to 4 Kearny street dealer
in firearms.
''Jaybirds bothering your orchard?''
ing his wares.
No. l am turtle hunter. Get
turtles and terrapins for the market,
you know"
Shoot turtles with shotgun?" ex-
claimed the astonished dealer. dropping
fowling-piece on his pet corn, which
brought forth howl of pain.
No, not exactly" answered the tur-
tie hunter. Its just this way: I've
hunted the shell-backs for many wears.
and have got little wrinkle of my
own that every body don't know of. /
used to go for 'em with a scoop-net, like
city folks catch butterflies with. but
now | use set-net. OF course | have
to bait it. My net is shaped like a
wingdam, on the tiy-trap principle. |
bait it with javbirds. robins. sparrows
and such small birds. The turtles
crawl up the wings of ..ie net to feed,
and when they start to crawl out
they're catched, see? The Frenchmen
in the restaurants in Sacramento.
Stockton and this city pay me good
prices for the critters. ship 'em-the
turtles. | mean-in crates. IRE caught
turtles in all of the rivers in the coun-
try, and Travelled some. too. Eve
fiShed for turtles in the Yuba all the
way from its mouth to Siskivou coun-
try. FL take this gun. So long
San Francisco Examiner.
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IN PURSUIT OF SNAKES.
A Collectors Hunt After a Rather Ugly
Looking Reptile.

There is popular prejudice against
even the most harmless snakes, and
few people would carry the collectors
rage 50 far as to attempt the capture of
| an ugly-lOOking reptile with the bare
hands. But the born naturalist like
the born sportsman, does not mind any
slight risk when his blood is up. In
Sherman +. Denton's incidents of a
Collectors Rambles" is the following
account of an incident belonging to his
stay in Australia:
Snakes were rather numerous, and
one day, while walking in the thick
scrub, | came across large, light
brown one, coiled upon the ground.
He was by far the largest specimen l
had ever seen at large, and was proba-
bly, ten or twelve feet long, and as
thick as a mans leg at the knee.
| thought ut first | would shoot him
in the head with light charge of shot,
and carry home his skin. Then l con-
sidered that, if taken alive, he would
be worth five times as much.
Feeling about in my pocket and game
bag. at last found a leather strap with
buckle. l drew the strap through
the buckle. making moose, and thus
armed, started cautiously toward his
snakeship, intending to put the moose
over his head.
AS soon as | came near, he partly I'M
coiled, opened his mouth very wide,
thereby disclosing his sharp teeth, and,
kissing spitefully, struck at me. /
lodged behind Il small tree, and, lean
ing out as far as dared, tried several
times TO moose him. He was very saw
age, and looked powerful enough to
crush me in his folds. At this iunct-
ure my courage was at rather low
ebb.
After had leased him for some
time, he suddenly decided to leave my
company, and started off at full speed
| caught up my gun and went after
him, and, by hard running through the
scrub, managed to head him off, He
stopped. coiled up again, and again |
tried the moose. He was equal to the
occasion, putting his head under his
coils in very sulky manner; but as
soon as l reached out, and caught him
by the tail he pulled away with great
force and started off once more.
This time he took refuge under a
fallen e;and before could head him
off, he was gliding down the hole of
some wild beast, which was partly con-
cealed by the dead branches. | reached
the spot just as the last two or three
feet were going down, and seizing his
tail with both hands, hung on desper-
atelv.
With my feet braced against limb
OF a tree, | pulled till the tail cracked
and snapped, as if it would break
asuGtier. Sometimes he pulled me
within few inches of the hole, and
then | would brace up on the limb and
drag him half way out.
AT last grew so tired that l had to
let 60 my hold and, with many regrets,
saw the last few inches of the tail
disappear beneath the ground.
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The Invention of Scan.

More than two thousand wears AGO
the Gauls were combining the ashes
of the beech tree with goats fat and
making soap, says an exchange. When
Marius Claudius Marcellus was hasten
ing southwark over the Flamnian wav.
laden with spoils wrested from the
hands of Viridomar, the Gallo king
lying dead by tha banks of the Pc, his
followers were bringing with them a
knowledge of the method of making
soap. The awful rain of burning ashes
which fell upon Pompeii in 20. buried
with palaces and statues) the humble
shop of 4 soap-maker, and in several
other cities of Italy the business had
even then footing.
In the eighth century there were
many soap manufacturers in Italy and
Spain. and 500 years later the Picnic
ians carried the business into France,
and established the first factories in
Marseilles. Prior TO the invention of
soap, fullers' earth was largely used
for cleaning purposes. and the Juice of
certain plants served similar purpose.
The earth was spread upon cloth.
stamped in with the feet, and subse-
quently removed by securing. 1t was
also used in baths, and as late even as
the eighteenth century was employed
by the Romans in that way.
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A FOXY THIEF TRAPPED.
lie Pleaded Somnambuiism, and Being
from Chicago, Got Free.

We had been stopping at hotel at
Des Moines for two or three days when
two men arrived by the same train.
Ore was drummer for New YORK
iewelry house and the other apparent
IL country parson of meek and lowly
WAYS. That was the way we sized him
up; but the drummer, being naturally
suspicious of all men, contended that
the supposed parson was some thief
after his valise of valuable samples.
To convince him to the contrary, took
the opportunity to introduce myself to
the other man and draw him out, and
he presented me with a card on which
was printed his name. Rev. Joseph
Smith," and he claimed to hail from a
town about twenty miles away. His
congregation had planned some church
entertainment, and he had come up to
buy some needed tixings. That's all
there was to it. except he hoped and
trusted that | was not walking in the
broad way which leadeth TO destruction
and his offer to come to my room and
kneel with me in prayer. | was per-
fectiv satisfied that he was all wool
and a yard wide, and returned TO so
report.
The drummer had his own ideas.
however. He took his sample case to
lis room, but afterward slyly changed
it to another Then he vacated his
room for one across the hall, and in
the vacated room. Just in front of the
bed, set a fox trap. He wanted bear
trap, but couldn't get one in town.
When all was ready we went to bed,
four or five of Us having rooms down
the hall from the parsons. As we
passed his door we heard the good man
reading aloud from his Bible; | felt
like knocking on his door and apollo.
giving for the pigheadedness of the
drummer.
About midnight there was a sudden
yell, followed by the clanking of chains,
which aroused every one of us, and as
soon as we could turn out we discov-
cred that the parson had been caught
in the fox trap. He had stepped his
right foot into the jaws, and was sit
ting OH the bed and staring into va
cancy when we found him. He had
the cheek to declare that he was walk
ing in his sleep and seemed much
grieved when we asked him how it
was that he had unlocked the door with
a skeleton key. In the morning when
arraigned in court, his plea was SOM
nambulism, and what did the Court do
but order him turned loose! In doing
30 His Honor explained:
About ten years ago | was found in
mans barn saddling and bridling his
5000 horse. 1t was case of somnam-
bulism on my part, but they wickedly
forced me to pay $500 to settle the
case. then determined never to do
any one like injustice, and the pris
oner is honorably discharged.
Half Il day later it transpired that
the good man. was noted Chicago
thief, but he had cheesed the racket
and was otf.-N. Y. San.
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What Bacteria Are.

The great ajority of these micro
scopic plants are what botanists call
bacteria, the smallest form of vegetable
life. So small are they that it would
take, III some cases, as many as fifteen
thousand of them arranged in row to
extend an inch. They have different
forms, some being round, some oval,
some rod-shaped, and others much the
shape of Il corkscrew. or spiral. In all
cases they are so small that one needs
powerful microscope to study them,
and in no case can we perceive them
singly with the naked eye. When
countless millions of them are grouped
together i'll mass, or colony, we can
see them about as we are able to see at
great distance an approaching army,
of which we are unable to distinguish a
single soldier.
We have said that these bacteria
move about; and this is true of most of
them, although there are some which
do not appear to move at all, but re-
main fixed where they find a good feed
ing-place. Those that have motion be-
have in very peculiar manner; some
wobble about in one place without
moving forward in the least; other dart
hither and thither, back and forth, at
an apparently furious rate, rocking and
twirling about, and turning hundred
somersaults as they move along.
Bacteria multiply very rapidly, and
they do this in a strange way. A single
one breaks itself in two; then each
half grows to be as large as the first.
Then these. in turn. divide m arain
and so on, until from a single one we
have many thousands in Il short time.
To give you the figures, such as they
are, single one can multiply at so
enormous a rate that in forty-eight
hours it can produce something like
$50, 900, 600, 600 of bacteria. Great con-
sequences follow this enormous increase
of bacteria; for while one which is so
small in itself can do little, the vast
army resulting from the multiplication
OF one is able TO accomplish much
Prot. Frederick ID. Chester, IN st.
Nicholas.
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All medical authorities agree that ca
tarrh is no more nor less than an infiaui
nation of the lining membrane of the
nasal air passages Nasal ca'arrh aud All
catarrh and all catarrhal affections Of tie
bead are not diseases of the blood ara
snch. No conscientious physician eyer
attempts to do so. 1t is held by emin-
ent medical men that sooner or latter a
specific will be found for every disease
from which humanity suffers. The facts
Justify us in assuming that for catarrh
at least positive cure already exists in
E.y's Cream Balm. 20
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The hair around lions neck is his
name protection.
A Farmer at the Play.

In his autobiography Joseph JEFF
ferson recalls many ludicrous incidents
of his stage experience. said South
ern admirer OF the actor ut the Hoff-
man House to Il \. Y. Tri5une man
one day but among them all | have
seen no allusion to something that
happened in Atlanta. Ga. on the night
of JetferSon'S first appearance there as
Rip Van Wrinkle. DeGive's Opera
House was packed from footlight TO
ventilators by an audience that came
from all parts of the State. There was
not squatting room in the aisles nor
standing room in the lobby. | never
saw an audience so attentive. They
drank in the play through their eyes
and ears rs if they had been athirSt
for months. And | reckon they had
for something in the dramatic line.
Southerners are very emotional, You
know, and there was much weeping in
the house during the scene where Rip
and his wife have their little set-to
which ends in his being driven out the
back door into the dark and storm.
The lightning lightened and the thun-
der Numbered. and the countrvmen in
tHc aiultHO' >Sttu up 10 WITCH H.
just rs Rip opened the door there was
binding flash followed by deafen-
ing roll and rumble. and he turned
back for an instant in 4 last silent APP
peal to his wife. That look was too
much for Il lank farmer in the bal
cony. Springing up in his seat. high
above the sea of heads around him,
shouted with all his voice:
Don't 90, Rip, don't go!'
Jefferson must have heard that veil
and the blubbering that followed it,
for he seemed to pause again before he
plunged into the bowling darkness.
The farmer took on terribly. attract
ing the attention and sympathy of the
whole house. He refused to be COM
forted, and finally got up and left the
place, crying like a baby. l learned
afterward who the BOBBY was. He
had ridden horseback through the
rain for ninety miles TO see that per-
formance.
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FIRST publication Feb. -, 1S9O.) No. Il
COUNTY COUkr-ToA MANiTowoc CoUSTY
" In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Hulda Voigt, de
ceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Charles
Helms of said county general guardian, of the
minor children and heirs al law of said deceased,
representing among other things that Huldi
Voigt, late of r@id county, the 4th day of
August, A. D.. 1889 at the city of ManitowOc, in
said county, died intestate leaving goods, chat
tells and estate within this state. and that said
petitioner Is the general guardian of the minor
children of said deceased and makes said petit
ton in their behalf, - their SAID guardian, and
praying that administration of said Estate be to
said Charles Helms granted 1t j. ordered that
said petition be heard before this court special
term thereof to be held Tuesday the 18th day
of March, 4. D.. 1870, at ID O'Clock 4, H., at the
Office of the County Judge, in the city of Manito-
voc. in said county.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased, AID all persons in
terested. b. publishing copy of this order for
three successive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in the MaUitoyoc Pilot. q weekly newspaper
published at said city in SAID county.
Dated at MauitowUc. Wis. the 18Th day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1872.
BY the Court,
maria EMIL BAENSCH, County Judge,
SCHMITZ & kIRwAT, Attys.
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For One Climate Only,

Look ut this coat.' he exclaimed.
as he entered the store of a dealer on
Michigan avenue the other day.
My frcndt. yhas something wrong
with dot coat?9
Il should remark! You warranted
it fast color, and see how it has faded!'
Hem. | warranted it. did I?''
You did"
How long ago vhas dot?"
-Four weeks ago-the day before l
went to Toledo"
''Ho, no! You hat been to Toledo.
eh,''
''Yes-just got back"
Dot settles der case und lets me
Oudt. Dot coat vhas warranted for
Detroit climate, und if YOU go to Tole-
tio you must take yoLr STANCES on
shrinking and fading".'-DetroH Free
Press.
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EUPEPSY.

This what you ought to have. in fact,
you must have it. to fully enjoy life.
Thousands ale searching for it daily and
mourning because they find it not
Thousands upon thousands of dollars are
spent annually by our people in the hope
that they may attain this boon Aud yet
it may be had by all. We guarantee
that Electric Bitters if used according TO
directions aud the Use persisted in. viii
bring you Good Digestion a0d Dust ths,
demon Dyspepsia and insta!! instead
Eupepsy. We recommend Electric b.
tiers for Dyspepsia aud all disea ses of
Liver, Stomach and K'dnoys. Sold AT
soc. and 81 90 per bottle by H. Hinrichs
Druggist.
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ADMINTSTRAT1R,S SALE.

(tlfst pubIlcat on Feb II Io!U.) No. II
TN COUNTY COURT,-MANITowcC COUNTY
/ In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John Gabriel. de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby givar. that by virtue and in
pursuance OF an order of license, made in said
matter on the 18th day of Febria y i. D.. 1890.
by the county court of said courts the undersgn-
ed, Anna Gabriei adm Illustrator of the estate of
John Gabriil ]. deceased. wili. on Tuesday. the
the forenoon of sii day. at TIE Office of the
county judge, IN the city of ha1itowoc. in said
county offer for s'tle at public ve due the follow
ing described lands. to-git: The southeast GUAR
ter of the southeast qaarte OF elton number
u. township NJ. Il north. of range No. q east.
and south half of south west quarter of the FORTH
east quarter and the north half OF northeast
quarter of southeast quarter. all il section Il,
town y, ranca -. IN the ant. Manitowoc,
Wisconsin. The terms of sale cash.
Dated at Mauitoroc the llth q ~ of February
:. d. 1851. (H1r-:i An GAehti l..
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First publication Feb. 20, 1890.

First publication Feb. ~, 1S.U-) No.1
IN PROBArE-MAN COUNTY COURT.
l In the matter of the estate of Lars Nelson
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of John
Tollefson executor of the estate of said de-
ceased for the adjustment ard allowance of his
administration account land the assignment of
the residue of said estate to such other persons
as are by law entitled to the same:
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at a special term of said
court to he held at the office of the county judge
in the city of Mantowoc. in said county, on
Tuesday the 18th day of March, A. d. 1884,
1t is futher ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance OF such account by this court as
aforesaid, the residue of said estate be, by the
further order and judgment of this court, as
signed to such persons as are by law entitled TO
the same.
1t futher ordered that notice of the time and
place of examination and allowance of such &C
count, and of the assignment of the residue of
said estate. be given to all persons Interested by
publication of this order for three successive
weeks, before said day, in the Manitowoc Pilot,
weekly newspaper printed and published at the
city of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin
Dated, February 18th. 1889.
BY the Court.
13mar EMIL BAENSCH. County Judge.
J. S. ANDERSON, Atty.
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TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given. that we have this day
taken John Schroeder as our partner in the
wooden ware factory heretofore carried on by the
undersigned at this place under the firm name of
lander 4 Wilkens and which is at this day succeed
ed by the new firm of Carl lander 4 Co.
LANDER & WILKENs.
ALI accounts and Indebtedness OF the firm of
lander & Wilkens aforesaid have been trans
ferred to and viii be collected by the firm of
Carl lander 4 Co. aforesaid and all liabilities
and obligations of said firm of lander & Wilkens
have been assumed and will be paid and dis
charged by the said firm of lander Il Co.
Manitowoc, Wis. February a. 1890.
CARL LANDER
HENRY WILKENs
JOHN SCHROEDER.
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A SCRAP OF PAPER SAVES HER
TJEE

It was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption.
told by physicians that she was incurable
and could only live short time; she
read of DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
got sample bottle; it helped her, she
bought a large bottle, it helped her more
bought another and grew better fast.
continued its use and is now strong,
healthy, rosy, plump, weighing l4O
pounds For fuller particulars send
10 ". FL. Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith
Trial bottles of this wonderful Discovery
Free at H. Hinrichs' Drugstore.
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RJ,AJR SAYS J1v~ III, RIGHT

Mr.. S. o. Blair Chicago says: "W =
conld not keep house without you,
Clarke's Extract of Fax Skin and Cougi,
Cure. We have uced both foi numerous
troubles especially for our child. We
recommend the Cough Cure to every
family having children. We used it for
Whooping Cough with remarkably quick
and satisfactory results. aud use 1t fol
any and every cough the family may
have" Only one size large bottle.
Price 81. If You want the best toilet
soap get Carke's Flax Soap. % cents
Ask J, E. Barnstein, Druggist, for these
preparations.
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Entitled to = Seat.

| was al Il morning. wedding few
days ago with Ver5 pretty and dash
fused the man who WAS Oh that day to
we'd another. rs she moved up the
aisle an usher stepped her and said:
'Paldon me; are you 4 member of the
fanliiy?n
Ne she ansv cred, Il am not; but"
she added give ,e a good seat for /
aight have oeen. ~ l. Ira.a.
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VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE

OF the American peop are troul l,C
with a most annoying troublesome and
disagreeable disease called sc s'arrh'
1t ia not necessary to be SO troubled L
is demonstrated beyond question tina
Clarke's Extract of Flax (PapilIon) Ca
tarrh Cure Immediately relieves anc
permanently cures Catarrh. A thorongt
and fair trial will convince you. Us,
Clarke's Flax Soap for the Skin. Ca
tarrh Cure 81 90. Soap 25cts. At j. E
Barnstein's Drug Store.
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The Oldest living criminal in the Unit
ed States is John Mount, of Covington
Ky. He was good one in his days
He is now nearly ninety years of age
and fifty six years of his life have bee,
spent in various penitentlaries in th,
United States.