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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
The Story of Florence Nightingale.

When Florence Nightingale, was
very little girl, and living in Derby
shire, England, everybody was struck
with her thoughtfulness for people and
animals. She even made friends with
the shy squirrels. When persons were
ill she would help nurse them, saving
nice things from her own meals for
them.
There lived near the village an old
shepherd named Roger, who had ia
vorite sheep dog called Cap. This
dog was the old mans only compan-
ion, and helped in looking after the
flock by day and kept him company by
night. Cap was a very sensible dog,
and kept the sheep in such good order
that he saved his master deal of
trouble.
One day Florence was riding out
with friend, and saw the shepherd
giving the sheep their night feed; but
Cap was not there, and the sheep knew
it, for they were scampering about in
all directions. Florence and her friend
stopped to ask Roger why he was SO
sad, and what had become of his
dog.
"Oh," he replied, Gap will never
be of anv more use to me; I'll have to
hang him poor fellow! us soon as l go
home tonight.
Hang him. said Florence. ''Oh,
Roger! how wicked of you. What has
poor old Cap done?"
He has done nothing" replied Rog-
er, "but he; will never be of any more
use to me, and / cannot afford to keep
him. One of the mischievous school
boys threw a stone at him yesterday,
and broke one of his legs" And the
old shepherd wiped away the tears
which filled his eyes. Poor Cap!" he
said, 'he was as knowing as human
being"
But are you sure his leg is broken?"
asked Florence.
"Oh, yes. miss, it is broken, sure
enough; he has not put his foot on the
ground since"
Then Florence and her friend rode
on. but the next day Florence returned
with physician, and the old dog.
whose ease had been regarded as hope
less, was soon restored to health and
usefulness.-Youth's Temperance Ban
fer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
kerrected.

When Mary Ann Dollinger got the skule daown
thar on Injun Bay
was glad, i. like to see gal maxim her
honest way.
/ heerd some talk in the village abaout her
tyin' high.
Tew high for the busy farmer folks with chores
But paid no sorter attention ter all the talk
Onteil
She came in her reglar boardin' raound ter
visit with us spell.
Ny Jakt an her had been cronies ever since
they could walk,
An it tux me aback TO hear her kerrectin' him
in his talk.
Jake amt no hand at grammer though he
haint his beat for work;
But sez ter myself. Look Out, my gal, yer
afoolin' with a Turk
Jake bore it wonderful patient an said, in a
mOurnful way.
He p'sumed he was behindhand with the doin's
AT lDiun Bay.
/ remember once he was askin' fer some o. my
lnjun buns.
An she said he should alus say, them air."
std o them is' the ones
Wal Mary Ann KEEP at him stiddy, mornin an
cyenin' long,
Tell he dassent open his mouth fer fear O.
talkin' wrong.
One day was pickin' currents daown by the
old ounce tree,
When i Ieerd Jake's voice a-sayin', BE ye
willin ter marry me?
An Mary Ann kerrectn'-"Air We willin
ycou sh'd say.
Our Jake he put his foot daown, in plum de-
cided way,
mo wmmen folks is a-goin' ter be rearrangin'
me;
Hereafter says craps them is i calk' late
an 1 be-"
Ef folks don't like my talk then they needn't
hark ter what say;
But / amt a-gon' ter take no sass from folks
from Injun Bay;
ask you free and final, BE ye goin' ter marry
meT"
An Marry Ann sez, tremblin yet anxious-like,
Il bei'
Florence E. Pyatt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
SAYS CRAVlTATION DOES IT.
A Remarkable Clock that is said to Go
without Winding.

T. G.. Farrer, watch maker has in
vented one of the most peculiar clocks
of the nineteenth century. 1t consists
of a plate glass dial suspended from
the ceiling, and all the parts of it that
are visible are the two hands, the pivot
upon which they swing, and the dial.
1t is marked .'Gravitation Clock" and
not one person in 1000 who passes it
has the faintest idea that it is the most
ingenious device of the century Many
clocks with glass dials have the works
of watch as their motive power, but
this clock has no motive power that is
visible.
Mr.. Farrer worked on the invention
for six years before he succeeded in
perfecting it, He alleges that the only
motive power is the gravitation of the
earth, and that the clock will run on
forever without winding, The only
imperfection is that it loses from four
to five minutes a day by the friction of
the hands on the pivot, and, therefore,
the hands require to be regulated once
in twenty-four hours.
He showed reporter something
about the way the clock worked.
When the hands pointed to quarter
past Mr.. Farrer caught hold of them
together, and sent them twirling
around the dial, like the winder OF a
wheel of fortune. After oscillating un-
til the momentum had been overcome
the hour hand and the minute hand re-
sumed their respective and proper po-
sitions. still marking the correct time.
At Loo he did something still more re-
markable. He slipped the minute hand
off he pivot and laid it on the counter.
At the end of six minutes he re-
placed it and sent it whirling around
the dial. When it came to rest it set
tied at the right place, twenty-six min
utes past l o'clock.
The hands are of tin and are hollow,
and perfectly balanced on the pivot.
Mr.. Farrer says they are moved by the
grayitation of the earth. but it puzzles
the spectator to account for the power
that rail- them after they reach $50.
All kinds of theories are afloat to ac-
count for this. Some people say that
the hollow hands are filed with fluids
of different densities that overcome the
gravitation of the earth when the hands
reach that point. But Mr.. Farrcr
keeps his secret, and rejoices over the
mystifcation of the beholder. He in
sists that electricity is not the motive
power.-Fresmo Republican.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
THE CONGO SAVACES.
Herbert Wards Account of the Horrible
Human Sacrifice.

The victim is placed on block of
wood, with his lie gs stretched out stiff
in front of him. Beside each ankle a
small stake is driven firmly into the
ground. the same at the knees and at
the sides, running up under the arm
pits. These are then firmly bound
together by cords, securing the body
rigidlv in its position, His head is then
placed in a kind of cage formed by a
ring of cane fastened round the neck
with numerous strings attached to it
which are drawn up over the head and
tied together in 4 loop. A plant
young sapling is now stuck in the
ground about twelve feet from the vic
tim and bent over toward him until the
extreme end is caught in the loop, and
all the strings round the ring drawn
taut and the neck stretched stiff by the
strain.
The executioner then makes his ap-
pearance, escorted by the young men
and women of the village, each holding
over him palm-leaf fan. forming a
kind of canopy. On reaching the vic
tim they fall back and leave him there
alone. He wears cap formed of large
black cocks tails; his face is blackened
with charcoal down to his neck; his
hands and arms are also blackened up
to the elbows, and the same with his
legs down to the knees. Around his
loins he wears several wildcat skins.
Standing in front of his victim, he
makes at first two or three feints with
his knife. to get the proper swing.
Then deliberately bending down and
taking piece of chalk, put there for
the purpose, he draws a thin line
around the neck, and putting little
fine sand on his hand so as to get a
good grip, with one quick blow of his
knife. sewers the head from the trunk.
Until just before the execution the
whole village is wild in expectation of
the event. Group of dancers are to be
seen, drummers at work. and every
kind of musical intrument 10 add to
the tumult. The head. after being
severed, is jerked up in the air by the
released tension of the pole.
Then. upon the sight of the blood
their vilest and most inhuman passions
are aroused. They act like wild beasts,
clutch at the head. smear each other in
the face with the blood. and a general
scrimmage always ensues. resulting.
more often than not, fatally.-Scribner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
HIS WEB BESlECED BY A TOAD.
Persistent Attack and Courageous Defence
The Toad's Vegetable Ally.

A story copied into the Sun reminds
me of a still more striking instance OF
the toad's indomitable pluck than any
thing / have ever seen in print which
was observed in my boyhood at the
door of a farmhouse in Fairfax county,
Va. The doorsteps were cut from the
trunk Of large e,and a large spider
had spun strong web IN cosey
corner near the ground. between the
rounding curve of the block and the
side of the log house. The grass had
been worn from space four or five
feet wide about the entrance to the
dwelling, leaving exposed patch of
hard reddish soil. There were locust
trees around the house, and punches Of
plantain leaves grew rankly in the thin
grass of the lawn.
1t was late on drowsy summer af-
ternoon. The spider was basking in
the sun waiting for flies. when valor'
Gus young toad appeared on the scene,
hopping directly toward the spiders
citadel. As the enemy appeared in
sight the spider seemed to swell in size
and put on his war paint, for, whereas
he was dull in color before, he now be.
cdillc all dDlOW Will UIuIldut HttcS.
The toad advanced boldly to the invest.
ment of the castle, halting for a second
or two below, and leisurely surveying
the field. When these observations
had been taken, he leaped up half a
dozen times in quick succession at the
enemy. and then rapidly retreated to
the nearest tuft of plaintain leaves,
from when he nipped two or three
pieces and swallowed them. Returning
to the attack, the same series of opera
tions were repeated many times, until
the spider had spent all his venom, it
is supposed and the web was broken
down and the brave defender was dead.
1t was nearly dark before the combat
closed. Nothing could exceed the
courage of the defence unless it was the
consistency of the attack. l would not
venture to guess how many times the
toad got dose of virus from the spider,
and can account for his resort to the
plantain leaves only on the supposition
that the courageous little " '-ior there
found a sufficient antidote for the spid-
er's poison But throughout the whole
of the lengthy contest it was the gamest
assault on an intrenched enemy | ever
witnessed. Besides this it afforded an
example of pertinacity on the part of
the despised toad which fully parallels
the heroic quality of the spider. made
familiar to us in youth by the story of
the Bruce encouraged to renewed
effort by the example of one OF these
Ettls insects.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
Two Dogs That Got Mixed.

Meeting a gentleman the other day
the Boston transcripts Listener re-
marked that he had seen his bulldog
Bluff with him lately, and asked what
had become of him. Well" said he,
sit is the sad outcome of that singular
Mccarthy business" What do you
mean?" asked the Listener, Why"
said he. ''have you never heard of that?
Well, l will tell you. Down on the
corner below our house there lived the
widow Mccarthy, and she had dog that
looked so much like mine that we could
never tell them apart. They were
singularly alike, even to the left
handed twist in the tail. Well, we
mixed the dogs up SO often that they
ended by mixing each other up. Our
dog would see Mrs. Mccarthy go
ing down the street and would sup
pose that he was her dog and would
take after her. When she got home
her dog, seeing the other one follow
ing her, would suppose he must have
made a mistake. and that he was our
dog, and then he would come right
over to our house. That would settle
them for day or so, and then some
dCCluchl "ouii S"itSu Ou again
and then they would all be at sea once
more" We'll how did it come out?"
Chats what l am going to tell you.
AT last somebody poisoned Mrs. Me-
Carthy's dog. And as by this time
neither dog had any guide to 60 by but
the conduct of the other our poor dog
was at perfect loss to know whom he
belonged to, and he vibrated so con-
stantly from one opinion to the other,
and from one house to the other, and
lived in such state of continual vexa-
ton that it preyed on his reason. We
were afraid that he was going mad,
and we had to shoot him. Poor old
Grip! He deserved better fate"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
A Prolific AuthOress.

Mary Kate Dallas is woman who
has written 5000 short stories. Her
hair is white and curls in rings about
her forehead. but her face is fresh and
youthful, and her figure. in its black
silk frock. trim.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
Pies in Yankeeland.

A citizen at Taunton, Mass, SAYS
that he knows woman who for sever
al years made from LOCO to !, 200 pies
year for a family of three persons,
and one member has eaten more than
twU-thirds of them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
Better Late Than Never.

A former Marion county CIV. Va.)
man now residing in Iowa has returned
to Fairmont family a book he bor-
rowed over forty years ago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13

A flight of locusls believed 10 have
covered 1000 square mi Is recently
crossed the Red sea from the African
shore.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
VIM, RA4R'S SONS,

DREWER AND dALSCER, CORN ER SlXTh
d and Wa-hin Jron streets, South side. Ihe
highest cash price paid for Barley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-13
ID MARKHAM,

A TToRNEY AED COUNSELLOR AT Law,
n Oflce, il I9rgtscn's Brick Block, Ei&hth
street, Man tCT;3t. Wisconsin.
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r s LuIlIANN. NJ. D.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
Residence Of Jt. T. Simon, Hancock street,
near the court house, 2Tanitow0c, Wis. del5
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A TrORNzEs 80 1JJNSELORS AT LAW
"A Oaice over Elest N2tioall Bank, E]-aih ;.
Collections promptly ttehCsu TO-
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4. A. FORREST,

+. TToREEY AND COUNSELLOR LAW.
"A Once Ia sarU-. BOOK, -lrsJ uoOr, ia door
teading To County judges ONCE, oOuJh Eighth
street dtu!tcw0 fIs. Collections promptly
attended u. JulZU
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18
New Business Locals.

Strong purgatye medicines are fast giving
Red Cioud Liver Berries. They cure Dys-
pcpoiu, BllollSneSs and Indigestion. Trial
package fce at Cobom'S drug store.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18

iicd Cloud Liver Bcrrics.-Clcansc the
stomach and bowels. Promote healthy action
and sweet SecretionS. Correct the Bile and
cure Biliousness Trial package free at Col
horns drug store.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18
GENER ITEN :.
acknowledgment Tie Fort Scot

Acknowledgements The Fort Scott
tKansaaD .NonHm issued II splendid an
nual, copy of which comes to the
JOURNAL from James II. Jctfiics,
manager Of the .)ctfries Supply Co.. Of
that city. This company is engaged
in wholesaling builders materials, and
evidently do alargc business. The Uon-
H9r gives Mr.. JetfmeS' Kansas bicg-
raphy, and ii is very creditable to him.
He is Il son of Jabcz .jeifries, Of Frost
burg.
y great big copy Of the Minneapolis
Minn.) Times, detailing and illustrating
wonderful growth Of that city is also
on our table. The wrapper bore the
bold characters of J. W. Nash, Il gen
tleman who never forgets the JOUR-
NAL when there is anything good go
ing. Like Mr.. .Jcflries, he is IL Frost
burg boy from away back, and like
''Abram Jasper, of Nirginny above
proof, old line and tax paid"
The Baltimore Sms'S Almanac for
1890 is a valuable book. Like the SIM,
it grows up with the country-larger
and more comprehensive every year.
Persomdi.-,John G. Wilson, son Of
John Wilson, of the coal firm Of
Black, Sheridan & Wilson, is critically
i'll with IL grippe at his home in Baltl-
more. Mr.. Wilson, who is but Is
years old, is II student of Princeton
college, and stood at the head Of the
freshman's class Of 1887.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18
Every Home should Have 1t

always convenient to call Il physician for
every little alment. Having Red Flag Oil
in the house you have Il physician always at
hand. 1t Kills Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Burns Bruises and all Aches and Pains. Price
- cents There are few things in this life Of
which we may be certain but this is one of
them, Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure
has no equal for Coughs, Colds and Consump-
ton. Price y cents. AT /. c. Lambert's Drug
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18
COUNTY NEHS.

appointments The following road
SUI crvisors are among those appointed
by the county commissioners last
Saturday:
District No. S-Charlcs f. Dayton, P. NJ.
Dayton, otto Bake Alton C. Duckworth.
District No. 9-Wm. Somcrville, John +.
Ross and VIM. II. Miller.
District No lO-John Pickin and George
Layman.
District No ll-John Myers and David T.
Davis.
District No. I2-William Lewis, Wesley
Loar John Mcfarland VIM. Barnes, John
Kirby and Peter Cain.
District No l3-W. W. Porter, Peter Kim
mel, George Wilhelm, owen Crump, Albert
Logsdon and Alexander Pratt.
District No. l5-Iohn Lynch, - Richie,
Alexander Davis and John 6. Jacobs.
Legislature Roads-First diyision-H. Her
gott, $40; second-David 7. Davies, sl22;
third-Wiiliam Lewis, $3.50; fourth-David
Robinson, $3.50, ifth--James Stevenson, $500;
sixth-Iohn r. Walker, 5000.
Natioum TuyppjEe-First division-Jacob
Geriach, $500; second-John Locber, 500 ;
third-Adam Krause, 500; fourth-L. NJ.
Gorsuch $3.50 tifth-Jamcs Jones, $50.
-Westernport-John 7. Craw-
ford.
Barton-Charlcs +. Sulliban.
OrpIans Court,-At the session
Friday of last week
Frank c. and Annie Bcall, executors of
Nelson Bcall deceased, settled their third ac-
count.
Annie Ecal cxecutrix of Nelson Bcall, de
ceased, renowned as cNcutriX under will of
said deceased.
Tuesday Of this week
The last will and testament of William
lIaddock, deceased, was flied for probate and
record.
Ercritics. Cumberland local item
"And the villain still pursues her
NJ. William Staples, quite i'll for
several days, is recovering.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-18
Business Locals.

WHEN You visit Baltimore stop at the
Maitby House, where will be found first
class accommodations at very low rates.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-09
HOMEsTAKE's GREAT WORK.
Kirkendall's Horse Trots Two Very r.
Miles,

Kirkendalrs Horse Trots Two Very r.
Miles.
Tho following report Of race at Stock
ton, California, last week, taken from the
Breeder and Eportsmau, will be read With
interest by the many admirers Of Kirken-
dali & Laferty's speedy trotter. who did
some good work on the Montana circuit this
summer:
1.-The last event on the card was very OK
citing, and was enjoyed by all the speota-
tors. 1t was for purse of $1,000, for the
230 class of trotters, the only two putting
in an appearance being Mr.. Sallbury's
Homestake, who has lately arrivS from
the Montana and Oregon circuit, where he
has won a large majority of the races in
which he started; his only competitor was
Percy Williams Beaury Nc, who has made
a name for himself this year throughout
hang around pool box for the purpose Of
getting good thing we're not 10th to put
up $50 for Mr.. Williams entry. while
homestake found lots of supporters
who we're willing to risk $40
on his chances of winning. On
the very first attempt the word was given,
Beaury Nc having the pole, and he took the
lead almost Immediately, being good two
lengths in advance as they passed from the
first turn into the backstretch. At the half
mile post the gap had been diminished a
tritie, Homestake sticking like a porous
plaster. In swinging into the upper turn.
Beaury Nc made most disastrous break.
and before he settled Homestake was a
dozen lengths in front. The driver Of
Beaury Nc made q squirt for the heat, but
without success, as his horse second time
went into the air, and Homestake had no
trouble in winning in 2:24, Beaury being al
most u half dozen lengths in the rear.
For the second heat the betting changed
but very little, $50 still being bid for Bea1ry
Nc. while Homestake sold readily for S25.
After scoring twice the word was given,
Homestake having trifie the best Of the
sendof. He trotted down the straight and
into the turn at very fast gait, entering
the back stretch fully length to the good.
Notwithstanding that the pace was a very
hot one, Beaury Nc. chung to the leader,
and us they passed into the home stretch it
the two horses. At this point both of the
drivers called on their charges. and without
skip or break they passed under the
WIRE, Homestake winning by two
lengths. When the time was hung
out 2:l7I, those who had been supporting
the Stockton horse at once endeavored to
hedge, and Homestake was made a
attempt the word was given and
Homestake again took the lead, at the
quarter pole being length in front of his
opponent: these same relative positions
were maintained around the upper turn and
into the homestretch, there being no per
ceptible difference between them. Mo
Dowell called on Homestake, and calamity
the son of Gibralter responded, comming
under the wire winner by two lengths in
2:1SL,'
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-09
ask FOR AN AcQU|TTAL.
Tuohy's Lawyers Think the State
Has Made No Case Against
Him.
The Court Has the Case Under
Amusement and May De-
eide To-Day.
The Injunction in the Telephone Pole Case
Decentralization Wins in the
Supreme Court.

NJ. Z. Hays, the states principal witness
in the case of Patrick j. Tuohy was on the
stand all the forenoon in the district court
yesterday. In the afternoon the county
attorney and his associate from Seattle
weres confronted with motion from the
defense for al order directing the jury to
acquit the defendant. The jury were sent
out of the room while the court listened
until after five o'clock to the arguments on
the motion.
HAYS told in his cross-examination that
he had been brought here from Chicago by
railroad detective named Murray. Hays
said that Murray compelled him to come
here by threatening to get him indicted and
having a requisition issued to bring him to
Helena. He testified that Tuohy came to
him in April of last year and asked if the wit
ness could not furnish HIM some coal. He
replied by saying that he was not in a position
to do it but could refer Tuohy
to some one and sent him to
Fennel, tie engineer of the yard en-
CINE. and Marker, the foreman of the en-
CINE. On July IA, 1889, Hays took his engine
with some cars out to the stock yards. He
passed Tuohy's private switch at 1890 and
there were no cars on it. When he returned
at about four O'Clock in the afternoon there
we're two empty coal cars standing ON the
switch. After this he went to Tuohy and
asked him to divide. He said that Tuohy
refused but told him to get an order from
Fennel and Marker and he would give him
some money. Hays got the order and tes-
tilted that Tuohy gave him $40. On the
cross-examination Judge Mcconnell and
William Wallace, Jr., who represent the de-
PENDANT, directed their efforts in an attempt
to impeach the witness.
The state also had Frank Hanscom,
the Northern Pacific yard clerk, on the
stand, who testified that he saw two cars of
coal on Tuohy's switch. He was asked if
the railroad company did not frequently
use private tracks when crowded. He an
swered that it never did to his knowledge.
w. G. Davie, the assistant fuel agent of the
company, testified to the value of the coal
and its character.
The state finished the presentation of its
case with these witnesses yesterday, after
which the defense asked the court for the
order directing the jury to find verdict
for Tuohy. Judge Hunt has taken the ques-
ton under Amusement, and may decide the
question to-day. The defendants council
think that the county attorneys indict-
ment does not fit the case presented by the
evidence which the state has introduced,
hence, they ask that he be acquitted.