The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-16
MISSING LINKS.
OF the 11,000 900 square miles OF
Africa only $500, 600 remain in the
hands of the native rulers.

OF the IL, 600 900 square miles Of
Africa only $500. 600 remain in the
hands of the native rulers.
Forty wears ago New York man
marked quarter and put it into cir
culation. 1t has just returned to him.
In the last three years Annie Besant
has fed no less than 120. 600 school
| children in the Tower Hamlets division.
A man run over by train at Lam
caster. Pa, exclaimed: If / am go
ing to die give me q chew of tobacco
first"
An Albany tobacconist scatters his
garden well with tobacco stems, which.
he says makes an excellent manure.
1t also kills noxiouS insects.
1t is thought there will soon be hosts
of American tourists in Japan since
the trip from New York to Yokohama
can now be made in fifteen days.
A nino-foot shark in the harbor OF
Charleston bit ut dead horse float
ing on the water and bit off IA piece of
meat estimated to weigh l50 pounds.
In Charleston. S. c., where the
population is about equally divided
between whites and blacks. there are
two deaths of blacks to one of whites.
A woman in Flint. Mich, adver-
tises for position As housekeeper
and says in her advertisement that an
offer of marriage will be given atten-
ton.
In the case of man who killed
himself recently. an English jury rem
dered verdict that the deceased
committed suicide at the instigation
of the devil"
A letter of George Washington dated
MAY 2. 1776. aud addressed to Colonel
George Clinton, sold for $50 and an.
other. written from Valley Forge,
May %. 177S. brought $S8.
In Winnipeg they ask $40 foot less
for corner lot than for an inside one,
because it costs so much more to clear
off the snow in winter around corner
lots that people don't prefer them.
The new census shows that Phla-
delphia is the greatest manufacturing
city in this country. exceeding New
York. The value of Philadelphia's an.
nual manufacture is 500, 000.O 900
Charles Tappan, who built the fa-
nous New York Tombs prison. is still
living in that city at the age OF 95 He
has seen the metropolis grow from
town of less than 100. 900 inhabitants.
Queen Victoria is getting tired of
being made show for the general
public and has given orders that here
after the regulations limiting presen-
tations at court shall be strictly en-
forced.
The remains of William Innes.
which two years ago were buried ut
Corunna, Ind, when exhumed the
other day were found to have become
petritied. increasing in weight from
l75 pounds to 500.
"Old Archie" horse belonging to
Martin Kendall, of Upton. ind, is
dead at the age of "a years In the
fall of 1862 he went to the front with
his owner. and served Uncle Sam until
the close of the war.
The largest flowing well in the
world has been struck two miles west
of Huron. S. ID. The well is 935 feet
deep, but will be put to depth of L.
600 feet, if possible. The flow is esti-
mated at 10000 gallons per mirutc.
A Philadelphia paper. in describing
Il New York preacher. said: He is
like an auger; takes hold right away,
cuts all the time and quits when he is
through. 1t might have added that
such a preacher never borcs his hear
erS.
The late Prince Jerome Napoleon.
for various reasons, always refused to
be presented to eX-Premier Crispi. of
Italy. By Il strange decree of fate
Crispi was one of the two witnesses to
the official announcement of the
Princes death.
A book on social etiquette. as APP
piled to New York City. says that Il
fashionable man must have ut least
eight oyercoats. As to whether he
changes eight times in eight days or
wears the eight all at once is question
not touched upon.
General Butler lives on scale that
most milionaires would regard as ex-
travgant. keeping up establishments
IN Washington. Boston and Lowell.
Despite the belief to the contrary. he
is remarkably generous man. and
gives away more money than do many
people who have regulations for phil
In a house on Farnham street in
Lawrence are number of interesting
felics OF an oid-time Bostonian with
several years records of the Boston
fost Office. The latter date back to
loc2, aud show the curious fact that
lhen ten letters received in single
lay was good mail. while on some !
lays but one incoming letter was re-
corded
Browning, il is said. during the last
ears OF his life, made as much as $16.- |
1oo year out of his poems. Mr.. |
o"lhourne has for many years past |
made an average income of So, 900 per
rear out of his poems. while Lord |
lennyson. it is said, has for at least |
wenty years past been drawing an in
come of more than $50, 900 a year
rom his muse
FIVE boys were arrested by the
police in Boston the other day on a
harge of breaking into a CARPENTER
mop and stealing $1.50 in coppers.
they used the carpenters tools in the
hop to try to break open the safe.
When the police made an examination
1 the premises they found book en-
tiled How to Break Saren which
ad been left in the shop by the boy
urglars.
One of the obligations assumed by
lrs. Lawrence Barrett some time aoo
'as that of paying off the debt upon
ne Cohasset Catholic Church. The
'oston Journal announces that it will
e met by that lady. although at the
me OF its assumption Mr.. Barrett's
respects seemed far brighter than
ne result warranted The Barrett
yelling and grounds at Cohasset are
Iiered for sale at $50. 00O which is
nd to be far below the original cost.
Bishop Williams recently wrote, in
sply to Il young Hartford man about
be married: Il regret, sir. that it
without my nrnvInoa 70 orIo,, |