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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
AN INVENTIVE NEGRO.
His Taller. Displayed I'm the Building of q
Steamboat in Liberia.

Some amusing descriptions have
been written about the homemade
steamboat that plies on the st. Pauls
of the mechanical genius who knocked
the boat together out of material that
was never intended for steamboat.
His name is Irons. and he used to be
a slave in South Carolina A while
ago he made up his mind that it was
high time there was steamboat ply
ing on the st. Paul's River between
Monrovia and the first rapids. He Sc
cured the engine of an abandoned
sugar-cane crusher and went to work
to build his steamer He took canoe
fifty feet long and ripped it from stem
to stern with saw. He placed the
halves nine feet apart, ribbed and
planked them. aud before long the hull
was ready for the machinery. Hardly
any two pieces of the machinery were
ever together before. He had to make
a score of things before he could in-
duce that engine to turn a paddle
wheel. He picked up bits of iron
shafting and SO on here and there, and
with the aid of blacksmith shop
Knocked them into shape SO that they
would work smoothly together. He
made pair of paddle-wheels, built a
deck house, secured an old steam
whistle. fitted up rudder wheel,
launched his creation, and was ready
for business.
This man was once an illiterate slave
on cotton plantation, but inventive
talent was born in him. His side-wheel
steamer is not conspicuous for speed or
beauty, but she is serviceable, and is
noteworthy as the first steamboat ever
built in Africa. and probably the first
that was ever built out of picked-up
material. One of Liberals disadvan-
tages is the fact that the former slaves,
who compose her citizens. are most of
them poor, not only in purse but also
in intellectual equipments. But she
has her men of mark like DR.. Blyden,
who would be respected anywhere for
their attachments and ability; and she
has reason to be proud of such man
as Irons. who was known for his re-
markable inventive and mechanical
talent long before he built Liberals
FIRST steamboat Y. Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
A Di9nifled Sleepin9-Car Porter.

A gentleman who was travelling on
asleeping-car. and who was to alight
at about 3 in the morning, says the
Boston Courier, gave the porter ex-
plicit directions to wake him at the
proper time, and went to sleep. About
midnight the porter came and aroused
him.
Excuse me, sah." the porter said,
but | forgut WHARF you's goin' to get
off,
The passenger, not much pleased Mt
this interruption. repeated his direc-
tons, and then again addressed himself
to sleep. He slept until few minutes
of the arrival of the train at the point
where he was to stop. when he fortu-
nately awoke. Looking at his watch
he discovered that he had barely time
to get dressed, and he scrambled into
his clothes with CELEBRITY which saved
him from missing his station. all the
time saying to himself things concern
ing the porter which were by no means
complimentary to that individual
As the train drew into the station,
where 1t made stop Of only moment.
the gentleman hurried out of the car.
anu as ne ulu so ne passed the porter
sound asleep on seat in the smoking
room. With u poke of his valise the
passenger awakened him.
Il say" he demanded, why didn't
you call me as told you to? l came
very near sleeping over"
The porter drew himself up with
sleepy dignity. suppressing a yawn,
and rubbing his ewes omen.
'On dis car" he returned with the
air of one who has been grossly in.
suited. ''dar ant none of the passen-
gers lowed to wake up the porter. an
you'll have to wait till dis individual
wakes up of himself before you can
get answered"
With perfect GOODNESS he laid him.
self down again. and the passenger
hurried out of the car without waiting
20 continue the conversation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
FAST MATCH MAKING,
a Machine that Cuts Out Ten Millions OF
Them Every Day.

The operation of making matches
from pine log may be divided into
four heads, namely.
Preparing the splints. dipping the
matches. box making. and filing
When the timber is brought into the
cutting room of the factory it is seized
upon by a gang of men who place it
before circular saw. where it is cut
into blocks fifteen inches long, which
is the length of seven matches. 1t is
then freed Of its bark and taken to the
turning la.he, where. by means of
special form of iixed cutting band run
mug its entire length. continuous
tool, the thickness of the match is cut
off.
As the block revoives and decreases
in diameter the knife advances and
band of veneer of uniform thickness is
obtained. As the veneer rolls off the
knife it is met by eight small knives
which cut it into seven separate bands,
each the size of match. By this one
operation seven long ribbons of wood.
each the length and thickness of
match, are obtained. These are then
broken into pieces six feet long, the
knotty parts removed. and they are
then fed into Il machine which looks
and acts like Il straw chopper, which
cuts them into single matches. The
machine eats l50 bands ut the same
time. and mechanical device pushes
them forward the thickness of a match
ut each stroke of the cutter. This
little machine. with its one sharp knife.
can cut over 10. 900 900 matches dav.
From the cutting room the splints
are taken tC The dry room. where they
are placed in revolving drums. which
absorb all the moisture the splints may
contain. They are then prepared for
the dipping process. which is very
important operation, Us each splint
must have sufficient space to be fully
coated. and yet not placed so close to
the others rs to cause the mixture to
clot the heads of the other splintS. To
do this they are placed under an in
geniouSlv constructed machine which
seems to work with human intelligence.
and are caught up and placed closely.
but ut regular intervals. in dipping
frame. These frames contain forty
four movable laihs, and between each
lath the machine places. with clock
work regularity, fifty splints. making
over 1000 in each frame.
The heads of the splnts are all of the
same level. and single attendant ut
each machine can place over 1000. 600
spl!ntS IN the frame per day. The dip
ping vat is 4 stove of masonry which
contains three square pans. The first
pan Is for heating the splintS, so they
Will absorb the mixture; the second
contains molfpn ma T.. fiji M II, ,,bioh ,Lo
points are dipped, and in the third they
are coated with igniting composition.
Over 5000 matches can be dipped bv
skilful workman in one day After the
dipping process the matches are dried
while still in the frames. aud are then
taken TO the packing room, where they
are put into the boxes by haud.-
The Foodtcorker.s
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
Fl .EEFRfG ri TDEPy

This remedy is b+cominy 81 we'll
known aud 50 oopn'ar IA to Iced no
special mention. All who luve used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise.-A pnrer medicine does not
exist aud it is guaranteed to do nil that
is claimed Electric Bltters will cure
all diseases Of the Liver and Kilneys,
will remove Pnples. Boils, Salt Rhenm
and o. her Affections caused by impure
blood Will drive Malarinl from the
sy tenn aud pre- vent as well as cure all
Ma arial fevers For cure of Headache.
Cnnstipation and Ind eestior try Eiec-
tic Bitters- Eptire s,tisiac'inn guarau
zee !. or lnen.y ieiun led -Plict- 80. and
81. 90 per bottle at Ii. Hinrichs' Drug
Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
The American Nomad.

A curious outgrowth of the rivalries
of American cities is the practice that
obtains % generally of offering bonuses
and pecuniarv inducements to manu-
facturers to move their plants. After
fire that burned down a part of
sewing machine factory the other day
the owners received Sd many proposals
from aspiring cities that wanted to take
them in that they were obliged to
publish a notice to the effect that only
q small part of their works had been
burned. and that they were not open
to proposals for adoption. Any fac
tory or established business employing
labor can have its choice nowadays
from long list of cities; new and old.
any of which will give it site for
factory. pay the expenses of moving.
and perhaps contribute substantially
toward the construction of Il new build
ing. People who own land or not en-
gagged in business in cities realize that
it pays them to have their cities grow.
and they are willing to hire desirable
Inhabitants to come to them. They
rely upon getting their money back in
the increased value of land or the
general increase in business. The re-
suit is that the migratory disposition
already so pronounced in these days is
intensified, and it has become familiar
thing not merely for individuals to
move but for great aggregations of
workingmen to shift the scene of their
activities from one city to another,
sometimes thousands of miles away.
Time was when where the average
man found himself living there he con-
tinued to live, unless circumstances of
exceptional urgency impelled him to
change his residence. 1t is different
now. Transportation has become so
cheap. and travel SO easy. that the
ties of locality sit very lightly on the
average American. and the fact that
you find him settled this year in New
York or Pennsylvania affords you a
very uncertain basis for expecting to
find him next year in the same place.
When you hear him again. if he hasn't
moved to Texas, or Tacoma, or South
ern California. or Maine. or North
Dakota. you feel that he must have had
some exceptionally good reasons for
staying at home. Men used to wag
their heads and croak about the inabil-
ity of rolling stones to gather moss.
We have changed all that. Moss is at
discount and there is a premium upon
rolling.-From "1He Point Of Vieao," IN
Scribner
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
A LIFE PRESERVER

thrown to you in the sea of troubles that
threatens to engulf you ladies in it's
danger fraught waves, so to speak, and
one that will float you over their threat
ening crests with perfect safety, is found
in DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
You make dangerous mistake if you do
not seize and make use of it, if you are
afflicted with any of those distressing all
ments peculiar to your sex, styled ''fe
male complaints" for it is a guaranteed
cure for each and every ill of that kind.
The only medicine sold by druggists,
under a positive guarantee from the
manufacturers, of satisfaction in every
case. or money refunded. Read guar
antee on bottle wrapper.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
A Lesson in Language.

ooh. yum. yum" cried Miss Annex,
as Miss Harvard. her chum. laid a bag
of Seckel pairs before her. Carefully
laying aside her tolu and tossing her
Plato into a corner she seized one of
eie fruit and began munching. And
why, dear" she said. with the usual
Yankee recklessness of pronunciation.
why do you suppose they call these
delightful pears Sickel pears?"
.Oh. you dear little gooser ex-
claimed Miss Harvard. What makes
you ask such u silly question. stupid?
It's because they gather 'om with "a
-what-you-call-um-sickle. my dear,
of course. Yum, yum. Chicago
Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
Dante.

A committee is now investigating at
Rayenna the precise locality where the
urn containing the bones of Dante was
in 1910. Previously the same commit
tee discovered in convent Il painting
by Giotto. containing portrait of
Dante, the only really authentic portrait
of him known. 1t is soon to be repro
duced aud will change the accepted
notion of Dante's looks decidedly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
BUCKLEN,s ARNICAsALyE.

TIE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores. letter. Chapped Hands
Chilblaius, Corus, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cnres Piles, or no
pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box 81 Jan. 80
FOR SALE BY Henry llinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
First publication Sept. q. 1907 No 6d
Executors Sale of Real Estate.
No W

IN COUNTY COURT CoUNTY-IS
j PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate and of the last will
and testament of Mary II. Whelan. deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that by virtue and in pur-
suance of order of lieense made, in said matter
on the sd day OF September, A. D., 1890, by the
county court of said county, the undersigned ~
executor of the estte and of the last will and
testament Of Mary Il. Mhelan. late of the town of
Fran Kiln. IN said county deceased. will. Satur-
day the 18th day at October. A. ID. 1890, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon Of suid day. at the office
OF the county Judge in the city of ManitOwoc. in
raid county offer for SALE at public vendue all the
right. title and interest whereof said deceased
died seized, in and to the following described
lands to-wif The Nortl, East quarter of the
South East quarter, IN. f. a OF 3. K. n and the
North Half Of the South East quarter of the
South East quarter, On. =. of s. 4. y Of a. Z. ~.
al in Section Eighteen tis) OF Township Twenty
f1D). north Of Range Twenty two. tz) east in the
county Of ManitOwoc and State of Wisconsin.
containing about sixty acres of land, more less
according 10 government survey,
Terms Of sale will be made known at the time
and place Of sale.
Dated Mt Manitowoc, Wis. the 2Sd day of Sep
TENDER A. D., 1880.
MICHAEL DooLAN,
Executor of the last will and testament and ct
the estate of Mary X. Whelan. deceased, testate.
SCHMITz KIRwAN, Attys. octl6
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A CUREOR NO PAY.

is guaranteed to those who use DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
cold in the head, or for bronchial or throat
affections, or consumption (Which lie lung
scrofula) if taken in time and given fair
trial. Money promptly returned if it
does not cure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23

IT IS estimated that the hop crop in
the immediate vicinity of Stevens Point,
including the towns of Stockton, Sharon
and Plover, will bring fully S75, 900 this
year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23

THE latest invention in door locks is
one which cannot be opened from the
outside by pliers or skeleton key if it
is locked on the inside.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23

A PEARL GRAY postal card smaller than
the present Que will be made for the use
of women. and the present size will con.
tinuc TO be made
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23

PRESIDENT WOODRUFF, of the Mormon
church, issued an official manifesto for.
bidding polygamous marriages in the
future
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23
A WONDER WORKER.

Mr. Frank Huffman, II young man OF
BurlInp ton, Ohio, 81 at-S that he has been
under the care at two prominent physi-
Clans, aid used their treatment untli he
was not able. tai get around, They pro-
uoiiEced hIs case tn he Consumption AID
incnrsbie He was persuaded TO try DIR.
Kings New Discuvrry for Consumption,
Cong hs aid Colds and at that time was
resting. Ee fonud, before be lad used
half Il Il dnl.ar hottie, that h" WIS mnch
better; be continued to use it aud is to-
day Ell 'yinr good health. IF yo,s have
any Throat. Lung or Chest Trouble Try
it. We guarantee satisfaction. Trial
bottle free at II. Hinrichs' Drng Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-23

The committee revising the Freshly
terrain Confession of Faith will not make
public the re- ults Of It's labor urtil com
pleted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
FOLLOWING THE HOUNDS AT NEWPORT.

Newport. r. l.. Aug. IL ,,pcciah.-At least 800 per
SOILS saw the FOX hunt This afternoon. The meet
was al Coddingon Point Carriages Of all descriptions
drove into large field the shore, and te!r occu
pant. had an excellent opportunity - see The starr
and good part If the There was large field o.
followers but the number was soon reduced TO less
than tx. The country stin. and the ncly walls
PLAYED havoc with the legs Of several Of the horses
Tie pack ran i've and onehalf miles withh uIrE
minutes and they met with several checks, all OF Whl'h
wow, ,,icllv worked ND Those who went 70 the hunt
in carriages saw nearly all the rn, and three time uc
hounds crossed Tie road, and made matters lively for
even, ,odv. one rider was thrown but moi Injured
Wr..r- V,.- Kc.uochan. Havcmcycr. stewart. bow
d,ln. v. -. and baldwin were the only ones who
rode J. wa considered the most AHc'''-I"I
run OF con.
Tic 3D.. .c.pd occurrence in society TO-DAY was q
large luuoh-ou and musicale. gwen by Mp. W. g.
V.Llfury Tie prominent cOttsCCr- were plc-"nt To
night there Wa, largely attended dance AT the casino"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
THREE MEN KILLED BY 4 COLLISION Or TRAINS

Rochester. Aug II (~pecal.-Two freight trans
were IN collision Fishers station fourteen ini'c-
cast of Rochester on Tic Auburn branch Of the Central
road this afternoon. ono the regular train. 10.
A. and the other was extra coal train from Tan
andnigia The regular train was running on ~ own
time but through a misunderstanding Of the orders
the extra wa, not held at Fishers and the trains met
on a switch one mile east Of the station. j. IN en-
zinc, were wrecked and fifteen cars with their con
tent were demolished. The engineer Of me r. 'ular
Train Jesse 3. Darcy. % Eoc hester Wa ln-l ulF
Wa' found under hi cnp.ac. with Doth legs cut of
ana win iujure- Oh the head which proved ilt 10
fainci a fracture Of the ,lWl H. va, brought 10
he CITY Hospital aud his lie !. dc'rard Of. II Wa
IA. fr.t trp over the road. lie had taken ~" place
90 omc Of The strikers. tn" bods % Engineer Miller,
Of the special train was found under nj engine j.;
~, "bt I9arrlcd almost beyond recognition. lis
hcdy was burned almost 10 "a Gap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
NOTES or TIE STAGE.

Mckee Rankin began the third week OF his engage
nent at the Bjou Theatre last night, and large
audience witnessed his Interpretation Of the French
Canadian farmer in The Canuck.' The advent Of
cool wea her has stimulated the demand for selt~ aNd
Il is probable that MIR Rdnkiu's engagement VIII be
extended for a considerable period
The sale OF seats for the first week Of Miss Fay
Templeton's engagement at the Fourteenth street
Theatre in Hendrix Hudson" will begin this morn
inG. She viii make her temperance at that house
next Monday night During the coming season J. +.
Mcguire will have charge Of the box Offices o. bCti
the DiiOu and Fourteenth street Theatres, Win an
assistant in each.
The sale OF seats for sol smith Russclls engage
Tent in Boucicaulrs new play, The Tale %. a
Coat" Days Theatre. bean vest grday morning.
AID large number Of places for the hr7t night, next
Thursday, were disposed d.
The second week Of The Red In s1r7 at Palmer''
Theatre with Miss Marie Tempest in the leading
part, began ausplci0usy last night. the house being
little more Than comfortably filed.
Miss Ros.na Nokes making unusually anbIt .ols
preparations for her coming season. She has secured
the rights OF The silver She'll three act comedy
from tho author. sidney Gruudy. The uiay was suc
ccssful In England but has never been seen here
Miss Nokess par was played in England by Mis-, AMY
EoSele, and Is a character % mixed brlchtue,, and
sentiment which Miss NOkcs j. 80 well able 10 Dor
In addition 70 The Silver Shlala@ Mis-. Vt.cs
has added two or three pieces 10 hor rcperty
OF them being by Clyde Fitch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
GIVING A READING POR CHARITY

Ellcnville, " y. Aug. IL tSpecaD.-On the broad
top Of Herrnbut Mountain. fcw miles from here, f.,
Rulbcrf,7 tho summer headquarters OF All saints
COnvalescent Home for Men and BOYS Of East
one hundred and twcnticth-St. Good work IS dono
there by the Brothers Of Nazareth laymen who de
vote thor lives 10 the care Of Me inmates Ol the
home and to prayer. Readings were given Herrulut
House this afternoon for the Home by Mrs. Hrrriet
Otis Dellenbaugh, who has lately come % tie noun
tain. The affair was a decided success.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs r. /.
Henry Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Reald. Pail Kudlich,
Mr. and Mrs. lie Clear and Hrs. Henry j. Raymond Of
Eew-Iork; Mrs. r. e.. IIaitshCrn, Of Providence,
X. l., 10 whose generous interest the HCmc owes
much; Mrs. Is. Bufium Isaac Luton and Miss Lena
Luton. Of tie same city tho Misses .medlcy and
Miss Yarnall, OF Philadelphia: Mrs. and MISS shpiey
o. Baltimore Harold SIMPLIFY, Of johns Hopkins
University the Misses Monsoon, Of baItmorG Ms;
:. ;. Kcinc, Of ROeeV.llc, y. j.: MISS lthls'Y, 81
Newark; the Misses Craze and virginia Haley, 0l
Woodsde y. j.: T. :. DcenbtUeh. the aidst o.
Nonnt Vernon, n. y; and many other guests ron
heshborng cottages and hotels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
ODDS AND ENDS or Politics.
DFvOCP ATTIC PLANS IN ILLINOIS.

Chicago, Aug. IL (SpeciaD.-Every EFFORT OF the
Illinois Democracy this fall will be directed 70 tle
capture Of the General Assembly. The OBJECT Is not
50 much the election OF General John NJ. Palmer 10
the United states Senatorship to control the re
dstfcting Of the state The census renders II clear
that the population Of the State will not reach 4ooO'-
900 aud that II will probably be only about 3oooOOo
Cook County will have close on 100000. This
will give Cook County sixteen of the fifty one senate
districts which will be represented by sixteen senator's
and forty eight members Of the House Cook County
Will also he entitled to SIX Of the twenty one membeiS
Of Congress The General Assembly to be chosen TINS
fall will rrdiStrct the state The Democrats thcIeloro
will aim at securing majority in both branches oil
the General Assembly. The chances are against theh
In the Senate a. sixteen of the twenty six hodover
Senators Republicans. But they VIII Try hafu 10
overcome the majority. Failing In thH they Wiz
try 10 capture the House that they may clctit'
terms 10 the Republicans. The idea VIII be 70 MAKE
a. many Democratic Senate and Congres>ional DISTRICTS
as possible. In this scheme the Democr1tlc bosses
will he sustained by the corporate monop, lies, inc
telephone and trusts. which fear hostile cgSlal1
They will be supported by the gamblers trust "hth
wants a revision of the Pool law Ihey VIII also NC
supported by the liquor men, who want m0dhca'loh
of the DrimShOp act.