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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
A Queer Race.

THE queerest race l ever heard of,
said Mai. Wetherill in the Colonnade
to Philadelphia Press reporter. Twas
proposed at Devon inn few years ago
by one of the guests, an Italian noble
man, Count Montglas. A crowd of us
were talking about horses one day on
the veranda. and Montglas offered to
wager that he could successfully run
any active pig in Chester county
against any horse there, and beat the
horse, over twenty-five yards course.
As was natural, we roared at the idea,
but the count persisted that he could
do so, and then we supposed there was
some catch in the wager and nobody
took it.
After awhile Montglas and l were
left alone on the yeranda, aud he told
me that he was sincere in the bet, and
explained how it was that pig could
outrun horse over twenty-five yards.
Of course it takes a horse long time
to get under way. and it was on this
alone that the count placed his faith.
He would have the course decided
upon, and over it would scatter line
of corn, at the end placing Il big double
handful. Then he would release the
PIC, and the latter would start along,
eating the corn as he went, until reach
ing the end, where he would find the
double handful. Later on that day the
process would be repeated and the pig
would move hurriedly, eat along the
scattered kernels, in an endeavor to
reach the pile, twenty-five yards away.
The next day considerably less corn
would be scattered over the course,
but the double handful would still be
placed at the end. Within week
only very few grains would mark the
line to the capital prize. and on being
releazed the pig would start off at
breakneck speed in his greediness to
get the latter. Well" continued the
major, ION the day of the race there
would be no corn ut all scattered on
the course, but piggy would be squirm-
ing and wriggling to get off toward the
pile When all would he ready the
word COT would b. giYen; the pig
would be freed, and away he'd start as
if shot from a cannon. By the time
the horse could get fairly under way
the pig would be half over the course,
| Just tearing himself almost apart to
reach that handful of grain. You see
Montglas didn't count on the pigs legs,
but ON his appetite"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

Editor pilot der Christliche Bot
chafer" Che Christian Messenger,) the
church paper of the Evangelical Associ-
ton" published in Cleveland, Ohio, has
the following interesting Item
at would probably afford the new
Governor of Wisconsin, Mr.. Geo. w.
Peck, a somewhat doubtful satisfaction,
If he shonld pass through the streets of
our city at this time, and notice at every
street corner the unseemly placards, IL
Illustrating his intellectual monstrosities.
1t is Packs BAD Boy" which is Just
now passing over the theatrical boards"
for the advertisement of which large carl
catures showing the different scenes have
been posted up everywhere The boys,
OF course, are grouped together before
these pictures, smiling at the indecent
tricks, which "Peck's Bad Bow" played
upon his father and which are of a char
acter they never .dreamt of. Just for
Joke they tell each other, that the man
who invented such doubtful pranks, is at
present Governor of Wisconsin. Of
course, the whole thing is supposed to be
SIMPLY comical story, displaying the
good humor Of its author; but it is a
humor, that will lead comparatively in
nocent youths down the road of moral
obstruction. How thinking person can
laugh at snch an outrage. is almost be-
yond comprehension. Surely, there is
no Joy IN heaven about Peck's Bad Boy
N.Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

EUROPE has now had seven weeks OF ex
tremely cold weather. Many of the poor
er people in England have been found
frozen in their beds. The coasts OF Hol-
land, Belgium and Germany are blocked
with ice. Several vessels in the sea north
of Germany have been crushed with ice
and the crews saved with difficulty.
People have been thrown out of employ
ment because of the severity of the
weather and are suffering for the neces-
saries of life. In northern Italy, where
snow is comparatively unknown there
have been heavy snow-falls and as the
people are wholly unprepared for this
kind of weather there Is much suffering.
Even Northern Africa has been visited
with snow and the severest weather in its
history.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
Oda Items From Everywhere.

Vulcan is said to have been the in
ventor of lamps.
The Romans etched their public
records on brass.
On the dried skin of serpents were
once written the Had and Odyssey.
There are now 1000 900 men in
Europe ready to be called into the field.
From the remoteSt times men Saluted
the. sun, moon, and stars bv kissing
the hand.
Fire has been worshiped rs divinity
The PlatonistS confounded it with the
heavens and considered it as the divine
intelligence.
Baltimore's last bank failure was in
1o37-tifty-three years ago. No city
in the country has such record as
that.
The pumicestone was a writing ma
terial of the ancients; they used it to-
smooth the roughness of the parch-
ment or to sharpen their reeds.
The speech of Claudius, engraved on
plates of bronze, is yet preserved in
the town-hall of Lyons France. 1t
was discovered in 1928 on the heights
of St. Sebastian above the town.
The most ancient mode of writing
was on bricks, tiles. and ovster-shells
and on tables of stone; afterward on
plates of various materials, on ivory,
on barks of trees, on leaves of trees.
Ere the invention of recording events
by writing, trees were planted. rude
affairs erected, or heaps of stone to
serve as memorials of past events.
Hercules probably could not write
when he fixed his famous pillars.
Among historic rings is one said to
be Shakspeare's signet. Upon the seal,
entwined with true-lovers knot, are
the initials w. S. 1t was lost before
his death, and found many years after
by laborer's wife near Stratford
Churchyard. This is the only authentic
piece of his personal property known to
be in existence.
1t takes %, 900 bonnets a year to
cover the heads of the female soldiers
in the Salvation Army The army has
property amounting to more than So
600, 600 IN the various countries where
it is established.
Some one with fondness for statistics
has discovered that the average man
drinks Us hogsheads of liquids during
the course of his lifetime.
A well in Stanwood. Wash, eighty
three feet deep, sucks in air with
roaring noise that can be heard for 100
yards and the next day expels the air
with terrific force.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

THE Indian outbreak is destined to do
some good in calling attention to the
management of Indian affairs though it
will be at fearful cost to the Indians who
are the parties wronged. People have
received many of their ideas of Indians
and the barbarities of which they are
guilty from the notions originated
through the perusal of dime novels. The
Indian is cruel and merciless while on
the war path. But he is no less blood
thirsty and discriminating in slaught-
age, sex or youth is spared by those who
fight the Indians. The slaughter at
Wounded Knee Creek could not have
been more barbarous had the Indians
been successful. Women weeping over
the dead bodies of their husbands were
ruthlessly shot down and starving child
rem had their piteous cries stilled in death.
Had this been the work of Indians there
would be an indignant demand for their
determination.
1t must never be forgotten that the In
dams are provoked to outbreaks by the
dishonesty of Indian agents It is no ar
gument to urge that the Indian is emit
tied to nothing from the government.
The rations he receives are given in pay
ment of the lands he surrendered and as
he has performed his part of the contract
the government should not evade It's.
There has b9en no effort made to civilize
the Indians. They have been steadily
pushed away from clvilizing influences.
When We stop and think of the mission
airy work being done in Asia and Africa
1t is impossible to suppress wonder at
the means employed, or rather means
neglected, in dealing with the Indians.
The missionary in Africa does not offer
the bread of life with one hand while u.s.
ing the other TO despoil the savage. The
African savage is not asked to weigh the
word of the gospel in scale with the
avarice and dishonest practice of those
who preach it.
1t is time that some measure of Justice
be done the Indians. Their extermina-
ton is neither necessary or in harmony
with the ideas of justice which civilized
people should entertain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
Black Milk.

Robert Hansborou9h of the firm of
Crowley. marlborough & Co., leather
dealers, of Chillicothe o., is the pos
SCISSOR of natural curiosity in the
shape of cow which gives black
milk. She is on Mr.. Hansborough' s
model farm. situated a few miles out
of town, and can be seen ut any time
grazing in his pasture, and at milking
time her singular yield will be shown
any one desiring to behold it. OF
mixed breed, jersey and Durham,
with a strain of Ayrshire. she was
calved on the farm and was the second
born to her mother, whose milk pre-
scented no popularity and whose first
calf hcifer. too. still gives an alum
dance of natural tirted milk.
Molie, as she is called, is n pretty
little COW, with nothing unusual in her
appearance, and has borne already five
Young, which have thriven we'll on her
black milk. 1t produces fair amount
of cream, which is tri1e lighter in
color. and which, when churned.
makes butter resembling coal tar, but
as palatable as though of golden yell
low.
Mr.. Hansborough says that at first
they were afraid to drink or use her
milk in any way, but, overcoming
their prejudice, now enjoy it as any
other.
He has received numbers of offers
for her, both from the proprietors OF
museums and stockmen, but declined
them from hopes that she will yet
transmit her popularity to some of her
progeny. Chemists in Richmond and
Washington have analysed the milk,
both fresh and when made into butter,
but declare that they can detect moth
ing to account for its sable color, but
attribute it to some unique colorins
pigment in the corpuscles of her blood.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
Mexico's Marvellous Beverage.

Gen George A. Sheridan gives his
experience with Mexican pulque, as re-
ported in the n. Y Press:
'In the Hoffman House cafe couple
| of evenings ago Il party of gentlemen
were discussing the national beverages
of various nations. when one of them
asked: Have yon ever tried Mexical
pulqucg The word has the sound of
'pulky.' and there was a moments
silence. until Gen. George A. Sheridan.
the politician. orator. lecturer and
wit, replied: Well. YOU can just bet
your sweet life that | have tried
pulque, and don't want any more of it
in mine He went on in this strain:
i tried that tiger in his native Jungle.
| found him in his lair in the City of
Mexico when | was down there five
years ago. OF course | had numerous
American acquaintance there, and
they wanted to be kind to me, and we
went into one of their places of resort.
and | was duly asked what | would
have, with the suggestion that should
try pulque. 1t is the common Mexican
beverage. as they told me- and very
delightful. | tried it. The taste was
not pleasant on the first round but the
effect was delightful. | took another,
and to my surprise the effect was just
the same. That is to say, | felt not
the slightest degree greater stimulation
or eXhilaration than after | had taken
the first drink of it.
| separated from these friends and
met others who treated me with the
same consideration and kindness. |
took more pulque. But it did not
seem to intoXicate me or raise me
above a certain even degree of stimula-
ton, and | said to myself, this is tho
most marvellous beverage l have run
across. When | met other friends |
tried more pulque. In all, by mid
night, think | tested ten or twelve
glasses of the Mexican beverage. When
| went to bed | was feeling splendid,
but not in the slightest degree intoxi-
Gated. woke up about o'clock the
next day, and pledge you my word
that if | know anything about my con-
dition | was as tight as a club man
after spree. Ididn't know where |
was or what | was doing. 1t was
three days before recovered my senses
enough to know that was in the City
of Mexico. You can bet your sweet
life that | want no more pulque in
mine. ~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
First publication Dec. S5, 1s9o) No. ],

first publication Dec 35 1901 No. 1Oa
SIATE OF WlSCONSIN,-IN PROBATE MANI
y Towoc COUNTY COURT.
III the matter of the estate of Frank Nennig,
deceased
On reading and filing the petition J D. Schnei-
der administrator with the will annexed of the es-
tate of Frank Nernig late of said county deceased
setting forth the amount of personal estate that
has come to his hands and the dispostio thereof.
the amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased and description of all the real estate of
which said deceased died seized situated in the
county OF ManItowoc in said state excepting the
land occupied by said deceased at the time of his
death and PRIOR thereto ar his homestead and the
condition and value of the respective portions
thereof; and praying that license be to him grant
ed TO sell all of the real estate particularly and
fully described in said petition and it appearing
by sand petition, that there not sufficient per-
sonal estate in the hands o said J ID. Schneider
as such administrator to pay said debts that it is
necessary IN order TO pay the same to sell in
cumber all of SAID real estate described in said
petition and 1t appearing 10 the court that IL is
necessary to sell or mortgage said real estate II
is therefore ordered that safd petition be heard
at special term OF said court to be held in and
for SAID county on Tuesday. the 9th day of Japd-
airy, A. d., 1891, at o O'Clock A. NJ. at the Uro-
bate office IN the city of ManItowoc, in said
county, and that all persons interested in aid
estate then and there appear before said court to
show cause (If any there bel why license should
not be granted to said j. d. Schneider as such
of Frank Nennig deceased to sell said real es ate
according to the prayer of said petition.
And II Is further odered that a copy of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing in the Mani
towoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mamtowoc. said county, and per-
sonally served on all persons interested in said
esta;e residing in said county at least twenty
days before said day of hearing.
Dated at Manitowoc, the I'D day of December.
A. d., 1890.
By the Court,
SCHMITZ & KIRwAS. Attys ian29
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
x. 7. 4.

HE GAINESVILLE Recorder announces
that the editor of The Pilot is personal
enemy of State Supt. Wells. Up to
the time of the nomination of Mr.. Wells
not only were the two personal friends
but joint advocates of the Bennett law.
When Mr.. Wells was made secretary of
the State Teachers Association the editor
OF this paper was chairman Of the COM
mttee on nominations and it was through
his efforts the nomination was made.
Does this look like personal enmity ?
Mr.. Wells In some of his newspaper CON-
municatiors last fall relative to the indip-
mites he suffered in Manitowoc, did not
hesitate to publish the fact that he had
the recommendation of this personal
enemy"
Mr.. Wells could not honorably have
accepted nomination on platform not
IN consonance with his views, and par
ticularly not for an Office the duties of
which were belittled and it's purpose i'm
pugned by the utterances of those who
acted as opponents of the educational
plank In the democratic platform. It
may be good politics to revolutionize the
whole system of public education so as to
bring it in harmony with Mr.. Wells
changed views. There may be people
who believe that the verdict of the peo-
pie last fall on educational matters should
be accepted generally by educators, and
nothing said or done which might be dis
pleasing to Mr. Wells. But there always
will be nonconformists and the guardians
of the newly indicted state officers must
bear with them and their foibles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

SENATOR Nash of Two Rivers, a newspa.
per man himself, has a plan devised fol-
foreign advertising which it is to be hoped
he will present at the coming meeting OF
the Wisconsin Press Association. Brief.
ly stated it is fixing a standard of rates
for advertising and then the employment
of state agent who shall take the place
of advertising agents. He is to receive
his pay from the commission allowed
agents and if this is not sufficient an adj
ditional percentage. The plan is good
one and will do justice to all.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

A TREMENDOUS storm took place alor g
the New England coast on Sunday last.
The Ice IN the Housatonic was broken up
and 1t was swept over farms and roads.
The roads in the neighborhood of the
rlver Will be impossible until spring as
they are covered by tons of ice. The
water reached its highest level along the
Maine coast. On the Massachusetts
coast the tides were the highest ever
known. A large amount of property was
destroyed, wharves were broken down
AMI railroads torn up. At Reading the
ScLuylkill river was nine feet above low
water mark
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

CONGRESS might with some reason en-
acted some legislation which would make
uniform the qualifications of voters in the
various states of electors of congressman
and presidential electors. The several
states now fix these qualifications and as
a result the qualifications differ material
ly In the several states. In Minnesota,
for instance, an alien becomes voter aft
er four months residence and declara-
ton of intention to become a citizen of
the U. S. While in Wisconsin one years
residence is required. In turn Wiscon-
sin grants the right of suffrage after a
shorter residence than any of the New
England states. The qualifications
should be uniform with respect to rights
OF suffrage In elections in which the en-
tire country have direct interest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

The state Legislature is now organized.
J. j. Hogan of La Crosse elected speaker
of the assembly, and George Forth chief
clerk. In the democratic caucus Hogan
had 30 votes, keough, 20, Winans, 9.
Watson, 6. The first formal ballot gave
Hogan 81. Forth was nominated by ac-
clamation. Patrick Whalan of Depere
was chosen sergeant-at-arms. Fred Horn
was chosen president pro tenn OF the SEN
ate and John p. Hume of MarshfieId was
chosen chief clerk. John 4. Barney was
elected sergeant-at-arms. The chairman
ship of the committee on judiciary went
to Senator Kennedy Of Appleton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

THERE is starvation In London as well
as Ireland. Fully 100000 men are with
out employment in London and the ex-
IRENE and unusual cold in England this
winter renders their condition truly pitt
full. The conditions are unusually favor
able to the professional labor agltators
and there is great fear that mobs will
sack the city.
In Ireland the suffering is idespread
and severe, and the aid given il III the in
terests of the tory party. Many tenants
who deposited their rents with third
parties pursuant to the plan of campaign,
are now abandoned because of the fac
ton disturbances among the Irish ma
tionalists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

JOHN l.. SULLIVAN went on a glorious
drunk at Milwaukee Oh Saturday night
last and was put to bed by friends. He
started in on Friday night after his per-
Torrance on the stage. The great, big
brute and ruffan should not be permit
ted to run at large. He will find every
where lot OF fools who will deem it an
honor to get drunk with him, and even
some people who will go to the extent of
fishing for quarrel with him, SO that
they may say they "had set-to with
Sullivan"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

PETHERICK of The Milwaukee Journal
has been appointed official proof reader
at Madison. Petterck is a newspaper
mystery. He knows everything that gees
on without being in any way obtrusive
He is philosopher in his thought, in
dustrious to the extent OF being hustler
and indifferent to everything except the
business on hand. 1t is probable that
Pe.herick will also act as legislative re-
porter for The Jou nal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

The Bennett law democrats are look.
ing with some anxiety for the amnesty
proclamation which Peck's good nature
may prompt him to issue. In the mean.
time their position is accurately describ,
ed by the old Snowman who had repre-.
sentation of Daniel in the lions den
Here's Dan1" he said; you will notice
he doesn't give a darn for the lions
And then by way of supplemental COM
ment added, "an' the lions don't give a
darn for Danl either"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

THE young German emperor is doing
many things to keep his name in peoples
mouths and everything thus far has been
marked with good sense. When he re-
tired Bismarck people thought he had
ruined himself, but when the Iron Chan
cellor was gone new man of blood and
iron appeared in the person of the young
emperor His demand that curricula of
schools and colleges be changed so as to
include more science and German history
and less of dead languages created con-
sternation, but the mandate is being
obeyed. Now he has plan for the dis
armament of Europe which will soon be
promulgated. If he succeeds in carrying
out this plan he will be public benefac-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

PARNELL was greeted with an immense
crowd at Limerick on Sunday last. He
addressed 10000 people and reiterated
his statements regarding the conference
with Gladstone. first published in his
manifesto. He says that he acquainted
Justin McCarty with what the manifesto
vas to contain and that he has good rea.
son to believe the facts were communion
ted to Mr.. Gladstone; but nothing was
said then of breach of confidence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15
First publication Ian. & 1891 !

! = ut y iiT. e. II ~ Z
IN PROBATE-MANITowoc COUNTY CoURT.
L In the matter of the estate of Adolf Gustav
johnson. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of ohm Gun
derson, of Manitowoc Rapids in said county.
representing among other things that Adolf G
Johnson late of Manitowoc Rapids on the 18th
day of April. A. d, 1870 at Manitowoc Rapids
died intestate. leaving goods chat.els and estate
within this state, and that SAID petitioner is a
credi .or of said deceased. and praying that ad-
granted, it is ordered that said petition be heard
before this court, on Tuesday the 3rd day of Feb
rnary. A. D.. 1891 at 10 o'clock A. at my Office
in said county.
Ordered futher, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons IN
terested. by publishing copy of this order for
three successive weeks prior to said day Of hear
ing. in the Manitowoc Pilot weekly newspaper
published at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated a. Maaitowoc, the 3lst day of December
A. D., 1890
jan2s EMIL BAENSCH, County Judge.
J. ID. MARKHAM, Attys
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-15

THE Appleton Crescent says the editor
of this paper is an enemy of the paroch-
ial and private schools. This is wholly
untrue. He believes in defending the
character of instruction the public school
gives against the assaults of those who
are intent upon substituting as the chief
medium of communicating instruction
some language other than English.