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Insects in Their Flight.

1t is an opinion generally entertain
ed that the noise produced by insects,
such rs the gadfly and bee, during
their flight arises from the vibration
or rapid motion of their wings Such
n suppOsition is extremely plausible at
first sight. We see the animal moving
through the air; we know that the
wings are in state of rapid motion.
and we also know that it is natural for
a body rapidly vibrating to cause a
sound. But, like many other hypoth-
eses which owe their origin to the evil
dence of the senses alone, this appears
to be erroneous.
This subject has been investigated
with much ingenuity and the conclu-
sioo arrived at is very different from
the common belief. 1t has been found
that the wings have no part in the
formation of the sound. for the hum of
the insect continues even when its
wings are entirely cut away. The part
of the insect by which alone the sound
is produced is the breast or thorax. In
two-winged insects this consists simply
of cavity covered by the membrane,
which exhibits on its surface various
elevations and depreSsions. but is never
theless perfectly continuous. To this
hollow case are attached different sets
of muscles, which serve for the motions
of the legs and wings and are capable
of contracting the cavity in various
directions. In the cavity of the in
sect's thorax there are two very small
holes, which let air out or in as the
wings rise or fall
There is, therefore, connected with
the motion of the wings constant
proportionally rapid and intense
breathing and this breathing is the
true cause of the sound. 1t is the
etfiux and influx of the air which pro-
duces the buzz or hum which we hear,
just rs the current of air draws music
from the 1Eolian harp when forced at
short intervals through the small holes
OF the sound board, or by mechanism
similar to that of the mouth in whist
ling.
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An Oyer-ZeaiOus Minister.

Rev Samuel G. Smith, of ST. Paul,
is noted not only for pulpit oratory but
for practical works. He holds, it is
said, that one atom of practical Christ
ianity is worth world of mere piety.
He is ever ready to step out of the pull
pit and take hand in the enforcement
of the laws. He is himself keen in the
use of ridicule and as keenly sensitive
to its shafts when it is turned upon
him. He is. therefore. ever on the
alert to being victimized in any way
The following joke concerning him is
going the rounds:
Some time before w. P. Murray
ceased to be city attorney, DR.. Smith
happened in upon him one afternoon,
leading boy of II years by the hand.
MIR. Murray, | want you to have
-, who keeps saloon down here on
Fourth street, arrested. He gave this
boy a drink"
We'll! ahem!n was the first charac-
teristic utterance of Mr.. Murray, with
winking. Il twitch OF two of the head
and brush or so of the hand over the
head and face. What time we're YOU
in that saloon-lad?" guizzed the at
torney.
jest KEN out a minnit ago" replied
the boy modestly.
Hum; yes, yes! How did you come
to 60 in?"
Don know, Jes happened to-"
Gave you a drink. did they?"
.'Yaas."
Aud the boy wiped his nose with an
upward stroke of the palm of his hand,
while DR.. Smith looked on with an ex-
preston of satisfaction. Mr.. Murray
scratched his head Il minute and pro-
ceeded.
"Ahem; well, what did they give you
to drink"
Glass of water" replied the youth,
calmly.
why didn't you tell me that?n
shouted the divine, turning very red
in the face.
You didn't ask me, sIr," returned
the youth. Pioneer Press.
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Let's reason together.

Here's a firm, one of the
largest the country over, the
world over; it has grown, step
by step, through the years to
greatness it sells patent
medicines ugh!
That's enough -
Wait a little
This firm pays the news
papers good money (expen-
sive work, this advertising }
to tell the people that they
have faith in what they sell,
SO nzueh taath that if they can't
benefit or cure they don't want
your money. Their guarantee
is not indefinite and relative,
but aetfuzte and adsolute-if
the medicine doesn't help,
your money IS "oN call.
Suppose every sick man
and every feeble woman tried
these medicines and found
them worthless, who would be
the loser, you or they?
The medicines are Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery," for blood diseases,
and his Favorite Prescrip-
tion," for woman's peculiar ills.
If they help toward health,
they cost SI.oo a bottle
each! If they don't, they
e0St n0thzng 7
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Courage of Tigers and Lions.

The Bengal tiger has more courage
than the lion. according to q show
MAJ, who states that the matter was
tested in this manner: I'VE placed a
shooting-cracker in the respective
cages aud fired the fuses. As soon as
the fuses began to burn they attracted
the attention of both animals. but in
widely different manner. The lion
drew into corner and watched the
proceedings with a distrustful and un-
easr eye. The tiger, on the contrary,
adranced to the burning fuse with a
tirT step and unfliuching gaze. On
reaching the cracker he took his paw
anu began to roll it over the floor, and
when it exploded beneath his very
nose lie did not finch. but continued
his examination antil perfectly salts
fled The lion betrayed great fear
when he heard the report of the explo
sion aud for quite time could not be
coa,ed out of his den"
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One Wuman'S Sad Case.

An eminent lawyer of this city has
been in consultation for a year past
with Il very wealthy and childlcss
widow who asked him to draw up her
last will and testament. She cannot
make up her mind rs to how she shall
bcqueath her millions. She suffers
grievous tortures all the time in striv-
ing TO reach satisfactory determine
tion of the question. She has changed
her mind from time to time, again and
again, in regard to one bequest after
another. She has no relative TO whom
she is devoted; there is no great scheme
that she is desirous of promoting; there
is no charitable institution in which
she takes any interest. But she feels
that she must make some disposition
OF her property while it is under her
control, and breads the prospect of
lea-ing it TO be wrangled over after
death. Her case is sad one.-N. J..
,SHy
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Preparing the Mail.

In cities and large towns the letters
are gathered from the boxes by the
carriers and taken To the central Office
or to designated branch stations. In
smaller places they are mailed directly
ut the office. If the office is large
enough to require Il number of clerks,
one is detailed for the work of getting
the mail ready for despatch, and is
called the mailing clerk. The table at
which he works is called the mailing
table, and is raised so high from the
floor that he can work comfortably at
it while standing. The back edge is
usually a few inches the higher, SO that
the top will incline toward the person
at work; and into the table is set, SO as
to be even with the top, large piece
Of rubber an inch or more in thickness.
On the table beside this lie the cancel
ing stamp and ink pad. The Govern
ment requires that the stamp be of
metal, and the ink black and indelible,
but this rule is sometimes broken in
small country offices by the use of rub
ber stamps and colored inks. The
Government furnishes all necessary
stamps and ink, and the only excuse
for not following the rule is that where
there are few letters the rubber stamp
and common ink may be more conve-
nient. The penalty for removing the
cancellation from L stamp and using
the stamp again, is Imprisonment for
from six months to three years, or a
fine from 500 to $500.
The letters and postal cards taken
from the box are arranged in piles, all
right side up; and the mailing clerk.
placing pile of them on the table in
/ froRt OF him, cancels them with almost
incredible rapidity, sliding each piece.
before he strikes it, upon the rubber in
the table thus securing a good impress
sion of the stamp. and Il slight rebound
! to aid the next stroke.-Mdr Benfet, IN
! ST. Nicholas
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STATE OF WISCONSIN -CoUNp COURT roE
- MANITowoC COUNTY. In Probate
In the matter Of the estate of Carl Nernecke.
senior. deceased
On reading and filing the petition Of Frederick
RcInhardt executurot the last will and tesla
meut and of the estate of said deceased for the
adjustment and allowance of his administration
account laad the assignment of the residue of
said estate to such other parsons Il are by law
entitled to the same:
1t Is ordered. that said account be examined.
adjusted and allowed az special term of said
court 70 he held al the Office of the county Judge
In the city Of AanltnwuC. IN SAID county on Tues
day, the ll.h day Of April, 4. d.. 1891, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon.
1t i further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance Of such account by this court as
aforesaid, and Il the time and place hereiuhefore
designated therefor the residue OF slld estate be-
by the further order and Judgment of this court
assigned to such persons a. are by law entitled
to the same.
Ii Is further ordered. that notice Of the time
and place of examination and allowance of such
account, and uf the residue ot said estate be
given to aIi persons interested, by publication of
this order for three successive weeks before said
day In the NanItowoc Pilot, weekly newspaper
printed aud published at the city aai comfy of
Manitownr and State of Wisconsin.
Dated March ,. 1891.
By the Court
EMIL BAENSCII, County judge.
Schmitz < kIrSan. Attys. AprIl2
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A Wise Neighbor.

Small Boy-"Mamma, may | go skat-
ing on the lake?'
Fond Mamma-'N dear You are
too careless with your precious little
life"
%. I'll come back safe. Just ask our
new neighbor. He'll tell you YOU
needn't be afraid on my account"
We'll. declare! What does he know
about it?"
l don't know; but he said only yester-
dav. | wasn't born to be drowned"-
Good NetcS.
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Overcome by the Honor.

An amusing story is told of Arch
duke Eugene of Austria, while on 4
visit recently to small hamlet in Hun
gary. Feeling the necessity for 4
shave. as ordinary mortals at times are
wont to do, the prince had the man
ager of the little hotel ut which he WAS
staying send for the best barber in the
town. Oyerjoyed at the privilege of
shaving 4 member of the imperial
family. the kni ght of the strop arrayed
himself in all his Sunday iinery and
went to the hotel. Although some
what tinid. he succeeded in placing
his imperial highneSs in the chair and
covering his face an iech deep with
lather. Eut at this poiut his Dalgetty
spirit forsook him. and. razor in hand,
he began TO tremhc. as the traditional
aspen leaf. Your imperial hiyhness, :"
he mustered courage to say. 'the honor
of shaving YOU has so excited me that
| am unable TO proceed with my work. :"
Ashamed of his failure. the poor fellow
rushed from the room. The arch
duke laughed heartily. but was OBJ
liged to remain in his uncomfortable
position until Il more courageous col
league arrived TO complete the un-
finished shave.
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A Necessary Formality.

The Judge Officer Grady. please
arrest Lawyer Cases attention"
Grady-"Yes, sor, av You'll please
make out tn warrant. Spare No
nientS.
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How well preserved Lord Bawn-
bawSt is-is he not Il great swell?'
'oh, yes! (With a burst of conf
dencc:J Do YOU know when he ar
rived he was obliged to pay duty on
himself rs work of art Br0okiyn
JJE,
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A TTORNEY AND CoUSs ELOH Al LAW,
"A Onee, IN EoruSyu $ EElck Block, Eighth
stree. Man toy o.. Wisconsin.
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NM. RAHR'S SONS,

DREWER AND MALSTER, CORNE SIXTH
ID aud Washington streets, South side. The
ighest cash price pa 4 for Barley.
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Farms for Sale in Door Go

A fine farm Of 50 acres near Stokes post Office,
having - acres cleared, balance hard wood I M
ber and having frame house, log barn. and an
orchard on it, and distant one-half mile from a
post oifice. store and saloon viii be sold cheap
Terms: one half down. balance on time.
Have several other farms for sale. Apply
q. z. Cody, Sturgeon Bag, Door Co, W
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
TERMS, TWO DOLLARS PER YEA
nOCrOR ". G. KEHPER,
AanItowot. Wis.
q A FORREST I

Tr0RNEY AND COCS SELLOKAT LAW.
4 O.acu ia J4ruz. BlycS. ilfsI Esof II door
: -t,,e,ff ,,4auiy judges oliee, south eighth
f.4ir.yy6 VIZ Collections promptly
o+randadro Jut2y
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PHYSICIAN AID SURGEON. OFFICE AT
1 Re-iIeuce Of Dr. II. imon, Hancock street
ear the court house. HanitowOc, Wis. del5
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ITyRNEIo Al 4AH. JFFIcA - rKASz :
V1-.,,D,-fr .m4y4i
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First National Bank Of ManitOVOC.

Will buy AMI sell Drafts on the principal
tiles Of the Union.
Will buy auI sell Drafts on Great Britain,
ireland, Norway, Denmark. or the Continent of
Europe, ~ New York rates and in sums TO
suit the purchasers. viii sell
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A DESERVING OBJECT.
THE CHARITY BALL TO Be HIIr HELD
OK DECEMBER TIE
FIRST.
As THE PROCEEDS WILL he DE-
VOTED TO TUE ERECTION or A
HOSPITAL IT OUGHT 70 BE
LITERALLY PATRoNgzED.

ACharity Ball will be held at the Cen
trail Opera House Tuesday, December
LIST, the proceeds to be turned over 60
the Hospital fund. The committee on
arrangements are Mrs. w. Newton
Lynch. Chairman, Mrs. Dir. McSherry,
Mrs. James Frazer, Mrs. Katherine
Buckles and Mrs. w. H. Fl. Flick.
Miss Eva Albmtis and committee have
charge of the decorations, and Miss
Name Cunningham, Mrs. Boyd Faux
ner, Mrs. Sencindiver, Miss Wiltshire
and others will serve an elegant and
inviting supper. The tickets will be
$500 couple, including supper. Late
trains will run to Hagerstown and
Winchester, and President Kennedy,
of the G. V. r. r., has kindly offered
to donate 20 per cent. of the proceeds
from the excursion tickets to the Hos
pital fund. The round trip from Win
chester will be 70 cents, tickets good
returning the next day and the Hagers-
town tickets will be go cents. 500
invitations will be issued taking in
the valley from Chambersburg to Har-
per's Ferry and Winchester.
The object is certainly a very deserv-
ing one and commands the support OF
our psople. 1t is proposed to have 0
hospital here where those entitled tt
treatment can be cared for. AS is wei
known there are good many railroad
men employed on the railways passing
, through and centuring here who woult
appreciate having hospital wher
they could be properly cared for, AM
receive necessary medical and surgi
| cal attention. The The M M. NJ M M. & I. &c
has offered y very desirable lot with
frontage of 100 feet and depth of 20
! feet. An institution of this kind !
needed here and the patrons of tn
ball will know that the money derivet
will be properly appropriated.
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hidden from view by the foliage an or
chestra, composed of E. Harry Thomp-
son, first violin; Prof. Brockenshire,
flute; Harry Smith, cornet; Daniel
Henry, trombone; and Ed S. Beall,
piano. discoursed sweet music during
the evening.
At each plate neatly printed and
emblematic menu card was placed.
When the guests had finished partak-
ing of the feast they arose in body
and sang one of the fraternity odes to
the tune Ware" At the conclusion
of the banquet there were impomptu
remarks by Hon. o. S. Long, Clerk of
the Court Of Appeals of Charleston,
Grand Master elect Louis M. Tavener,
Hon. George W. Feidt and Col. Cecil
Us. Spates. The orators all spoke IN
the highest ferns II tie manner III
which they had been entertained by
the Martinsburg lodges, and expressed
a wish that they would soon again
have another gathering of the Grand
lodge in this city. Charleston is Sc
lected as the place for holding the next
annual gathering. The most of the
Masons left for their homes on the late
trains. They considered that they had
been carefully looked after by the re-
ception committee, composed of P. H
Sayles, George w. Feidt, J. F. Thomp-
son, D. W. Shaffer, Capt. E. G.. Bart
lett and Bruce Capper.
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IN 4 BAD SCRAPE.
THE COUNTY PHYSICIAN OF CUM
BERLAND WILL nave TO
EXPLAIN.
HE is CHARGED WITH HAVING RE
MOVED THE STITCHES FROM A
WOUND BECAUSE HE DrDNoT
GET HIS FEE.

CUMBERLAND, MD., November H.
DR.. w. j. Craigen, a practicing physi-
clan IN this city, has gotten into bad
scrape. He is county physician and
pension examiner, and heretofore has
been pretty well thought Of On Mon
day morning Frank Latin was walk
ing along the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road tracks, when he fell into cattle
guard, cutting fearful cash in his
leg. Friends carried him to the office
of DIR. Craigen. The doctor examined
the wound, and, after dressing it, put
several stitches in it, and then asked
for his pay, which was 81. The men
were surprised, as they thought, he be-
ing the county physician. there would
be no charges. The doctor said if they
did nos pay him he would undo his
work. They insisted they were penni-
less. and the doctor cut the stitches,
thus undoing his work. DIR. Craigen
said that he did not intend to do that
kind of work for nothing. The facts
in the case leaked out, but, owing to
Craigen's popularity, people were dis
posed to take anotherview of it. FIN
ally the whole town began to talk
about the affair, and Mayor Blackis-
tone determined an investigation. He
had an interview with DR.. Craigen,
and the latter admitted that he had
removed the stitches in the wound OF
the injured nah, giving as his reason
that the fee os5s2 had not been paid.
General Raumy the commissionerofpen
sions, under whom DR.. Craigen holds
office as pension examiner. heard o.
the ease: and telegsaphed Mayor
Blackstone for confirmation of the re
port The mayor telegraphed bach
that DR.. Craigen had told him of his
action, and why he did it. 1t is said
the mayor will at once call the atten-
ton of the states attorney to the mat
ter. DR.. Craigen is the physician in
charge of the jail, almshouse and
insane asylum, and is also member
of the United States pension board OF
examining physicians for this district.
A demand for the removal of DR..
Craigen from the Offices he holds is
likely to be Nude DR.. Craigen pub
fishes card this evening, in which he
defends himself. Ee says he did the
right thing, and defesan investigation.
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ington the following year, and since
then has rested from all but self inn
posed employment. Mr.. Whitman, it
is understood, is provided with re-
sources ample for his simple needs
Recently a friendly visit from Sir Ed
win Arnold gave him welcome sur
prise.
Walter Whitmah is native of Long
Island, N. Y. HI was born at West
Hills, on March 81 ! 1919 His business
was that of printer When his brother
was wounded in THE civil war he pro-
cured an appointment as nurse, in
which capacity n + served at Washing
ton and in Virginia from 1862 to 1865
During the ensuing nine years he hello
clerkship at TIE Federal capital.
Whitman's asterpiece, his "Leave
of Grass wa FIRST published in 1856
1t was receiv! with little but advers
criticism and continued to be subjec
of depreciation, much of it of frivo
lous sort. until Ralph Waldo Emerson
followed by other eminent writer's, bot
1sA Americas hal fsssi "a, pointed out it
peculiar ekcsIlencies Leaves of Grass
has beenI fepublished several time
and commands steady sale. Whit
man hab contributed occasionally t.
newspaAer and periodicals. His un
convent onal, picturesque style is thu
apt expression of the strong originality
Of the stuthor.
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An Intoxicated Father Very Nearly Sac
rifices the Life Of His Child.

A young II year old girl was fright
fully injured as the intersection of
West King street aad the Winchester
pike last evening about six o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon her father, James
Butts, who lives near the foot of the
mountain, came to this city with a load
of lumber for Mr.. John Fits. While
here he INDUCED pretty ereely and
when he started for home sith his four
horse team he was considerably under
the influence of liquor. He turned
from West King street onto the pike
very carelessly and his young daughter,
who was ON the wagon, was crushed
between the rubber bar and the tele-
phone pole. But for the presence Of
Mr.. A. S. Poisal and Mr.. WILDER Nor
ris the hfe of the child would no doubt
have been sacrificed, as the drunken
father was incapable Of realizing the
situation.
Mr.. Morris grabbed the heads of the
horses and backed them while Mr..
Poisal released the child from her per-
ilous position. She was at once taken
to the store of Mr.. Luke Burdette
where it was found that her limbs had
been terribly lacerated and the flesh
literally torn from the bones in several
places. Through the kindness of Mrs.
w. II. Kantner the child was removed
to her home on the opposite side Of the
street and DR.. j. b. Snodgrass sum
moncd. Owing to the loss Of blood
the child was suffering from serious
nervous prostration, but it was found
upon examination that no bones had
been broken. The intoxicated father
insisted upon taking the girl home
with him, but was not permitted 30 do
SO. He was advised to return home
and notify his wife Of the accident and
have her come here at once. The
child is still at the home Of Mrs. Kant
ner.
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Washington Making Grand Preparations
For Next Years Event.
lSnecial to The WoRInl

WASHINGTON, November 12.-The
National Council of Administration Of
the &. 4. r. met here this afternoon.
There were present General John
Palmer, commander in chief Adju-
tan|t General Fred Phisterer, Col. Ray
mopd, Col. R. F. Knapp, Col. H. l..
Luther, Col. James R. Miner, Col.
w. H. DIN and Col. Geo. w. Blodgett.
Fixing the date of the encampment
is one of the first things to be done.
The West wants the meeting to take
place at about the middle of Septem-
Der, while General Palmer prefers the
first week in October.
The council will be IN. session again
tomorrow, when the time will probably
be fixed.
"We are going to have great en-
campment," said General Palmer
"The Washington encampment is go
ing to eclipse all others. Thousands
of our members have not seen Wash
ington since the war, and they will
come in great force to take advantage
of what would. for many of them, be
the last opportunity of their lives to
see the capital Of the nation they saved.
No other city could awake the same
enthusiasm none could offer so many
patriotic inducements. When we meet
here. there will be greater assembly
of Union veterans than has been
known since the close of the war;"
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Defeats of the Anti-Lottery Faction BY
900 In the City Primaries.

New ORLEANS, Nov. IA primary
election was held in this city to-day to
select delegates to the Democratic
State Convention. The election was
one Of the most exciting and hotly con-
tested ever held here and turned on
the lottery issue. The anti-lottery
Democrats, who are opposed to the
recharter of the lottery company, put
full ticket in the field. The other
faction, in favor Of submitting the lot
terry question to popular vote, carried
the city by majority of more than
Ii 900, the largest majority vote ever
polled here. They carried all the IL
wards, and elected the l30 delegates.
1t is considered q severe blow to the
anti-lottery party.