The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14
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The Parisiaus speak of Ward Nc
Allister as the author of 400 books.
The Turkish government is consid-
ering designs for a bridge across the
Bosphorus to connect Asia ami Europe
OF all the kings of European count
rics the steadiest opponent 10 capital
punishment has been The king of the
Belgians.
Dried toadStools pushed into bleed
ing uostril will stop the hemorrage.
They are also said 10 make excellent
pipeligiiters.
A New Haven physician no refused
to attend IN urgent case on the ground
that he had previous engagement has
been fined $40.
A novel written by IIaytan negro
has made its appearance in Paris. and
is said to Show considerable ability and
great originality.
The University of Pennsylvania is
American history us one of the depart
ments OF the institution.
Joe Chandler Harris Uncle Remus. :"
now sixty years of are. is Il great
pedestrian. and is said 10 have walked
thirty-six miles in one day recently.
A Young woman in Gcnesee County.
Michigan, who had obtained 81, 200 in
a breach of promise suit. has reward
oil her chief witness by marrying him.
The Poncho Springs in Colorado are
all on the sides of Il mountain. and hot
and cold water flows from the ground
ia places not more than three inches
apart.
William Winter has dedicated his
forthcoming book of verses. Gray
DAYS and Gold" to Augusta DAILY,
remembering Il friendship of many
Years"
A fifteen-year- old boy has just died
in Brooklyn of too rapid growth. At
inches tail. but did not weigh 100
pounds.
Sands Carpenter is Port Huron
character. ninety years old. He sup
ports himself on $50 Il year and one of
his eccentricties is to chew tea as lie
would tobacco.
An important gastrouomic question
has arisen in Baltimore. Shall the size
of the guests mouths be taken into
consideration when raw oysters are
served at dinner?
A picture by Peter Meets. an old
Dutch master. has been stolen from the
Detroit Art Museum. 1t represented
ha mi Of oh nd
valued at SO, 600.
There is nothing which will squelch
an oil-fed fire in lis incipicncy more
quickly and effcctually than sand-and
there are no afterclaps III the way of
water damage either.
A Scotch terrier is reguer dead
head on the West Shore Railroad, and
will only ride on iirst-class train. He
spends his whole time travelling and is
well liked by railroad men.
A japanese has Invented flying
machine which it is claimed can be pro-
PEELED at the rate of ten miles an no ur.
1t has six wings like those of bird,
which are moved by Il wheel.
Some thirsty people of Steubenville,
Ohio, got into saIoonkeeper' celier,
bored hole through the ceiling into a
barrel of whisky. took what they want
ed and allowed the rest to go to waste.
The negroes Of Terrell County,
Georgia. are steadily increasing in
prosperity and acquiring real estate,
for which they have an especial liking.
They own some of the best farms in the
county.
An Oregon man claims 10 have
hen that has established a nest in the
center Of his flower garden in the most
conspicuous part of his front yard and
deposits an egg regularly every day
except Sunday.
In England in the seventeenth cen
fury, there was Il renowned han@man.
named Derrick who erected oibbets
and attended executions by hanging.
Hence a machine. with ropes for hoist
ing, took his name.
Many explosions in Touring mills
are said to have been caused be cleo
tricity generated BY belts. Even ordi-
nary belts are found to generate sutli
GENTLY strong currents TO perform the
common experiments for which electric
machines are Ised.
A relic of Marshal Nev. Napoleon's
famous general, in the shape of Il brass
bound rosewood jewel or toilet box. is
IN the possession of 4 Lancaster drug
gist. Its history is said to have been
automatically established.
A parrot in Atlanta, Ga. devoured
IN little less than six weeks two
horses, two men, six dogs and whole
forest of trees. In other words, he ate
painting representing those objects,
and is now looking around for some
thing else to satisfy his artistic appe-
tite.
Curious persons may like to test the
accuracy of some observations by an
Austrian physician. He asserts that
persons stung by bees are exempt for
several months from the effects of
further singing, protection being
afforded in the same manner that
vaccination protects from smallpox.
Many names of materials in common
use have queer origins. Nickel was
hrst obtained rs metal from Germany
over century ago but the ore had
been previously known to the miners
as kupfernickel or Old Nick's copper.
because, although it looked like copper
ore. they could obtain no copper from
ii.
A Roman doctor has discovered in
many of the skulls found in Etruscan
tombs. as we'll as in those de.
posted in various museums. interest
ing specimens of ancient dentistry
work and artificial teeth. Some of these
skulls date as far back rs the sixth CEN
fury before Christ, proving that dent
istry is not modern art
A gun to fire under water has been
invented. and one for the United States
ship Destroyer is in course of con-
struction at Bethlehem, Pa This cx-
perimental gun is to be thirty-Six feet
long and throw projectile twenty
five feet in length. containing 400
pounds of nitro-gly cerine, 1000 feet
the water.
A Russian physician has found that