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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
The Origin of Death.

Lecky, the historian, says geology
has conclusivelv disproved what was
once the universal belief concerning
the origin of death. That this fearful
calamity appeared in the universe on
account of the transgression of man;
that every pang that conyulses the
frame of any created being. every
passion or instinct or necessity that
contributes to the intliction of suffer-
ing is but the fruit of the disobedience
in paradise, was long believed with I'M
faltering assurance, and is even now
held by many who can not be regard
ed as altogether uneducated. And this
general proposition became a great
archetype. a center around which
countless congenital beliefs were
formed, Il first principle or measure
of probability guiding the predispo-
all death and all pain resulted from the
sin of Adam, it was natural TO
give every particular instance of
death or pain special signification;
and if these the greatest of terrestrial
imperfections were connected with the
history of man, it was natural TO be-
lieve that all minor evils were no less
so. But geology has now proved de-
cisively that a profound error turks in
these conclusions. 1t has proved that
countless ages before mau trod this
earth death ragged and reveled among
its occupants; that it so entered into
the original constitution of things that
the agony and infirmity it implies were
known as ut present when the masto-
don and the dinotherium were the rulers
of the world. To deny this is now i'm
possible; TO admit it is to abandon one
OF tie root doctrines of the past.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Dance of The Devil.

A fantastic orgy was witnessed Mt the
town of Loongi, the capital of Bullion,
west coast of Africa, Dy party OF
Off from the West India regiment
quartered at Sierra Leone. The peo-
pie Of Loongi are Mohammcdans, but
the dancing devil himself is relic OF
not long departed paganism, and so
also probably is the dance itself. 1t
takes place in the courtyard of the
chiefs premises. which is entered
through a circular hut. The scene
which presents itself TO ans one COM
ing suddenly out of the darkness into
the noise and glare is decidedly uncan-
ny.
In the center of circle which fills
the courtyard the devil. with an
orthodox tail, great crocodile's head,
and long grass, looking like hair, de-
pending from his body and legs. and
swayiug as he moves, leaps, beating
time with his feet to the beat of the
drums, while the women, two deep
wall a chant and strike their palms to-
gether in slow, rhythmical measure,
those i'll the front row bowing down be-
tween each beat.
The young men, in long robes and
caps, wall with the women. Both are
under vows, the dance being one of
their rites. They look tlazed to begin
with, hut gradually work themselves
into frenzy. and the black faces. the
monotonous wailing cry. the thrum-
ming of the drums. the rattle of the
claekers and the beat of the devils
feet as he springs up croucheS down
and swings about, make n scene to
shock the quiet moon and stars and
gladden. Gehenna.
North of Sierra Leone. Africa. is
Mohanlmedan. South Pagan and the
Southern people have this devil. When
peace is declared between two native
tribes the peace devil, who is fetish.
comes leapin@ into the town. but if he
stumbles or falls it is considered bad
omen and he is put 10 death for his
pains. His dress is sacred. but his
person is of no consequence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Painted by Natures Hand.

Pliny. a well-known writer of about
the time of Christ, mentions having
seen an agate the lines and markings
of which formed perfect picture of
Apollo and the nine muses.. Pliny
says that the little children recognized
it on sight. In this wonderful natural
picture. rs well rs in the artificial
drawings. Apollo was represented
seated in the midst of the muses., harp
in hand.
Majolus. another writer of high
standing, saw an agate in the collect
ion of n jeweler at Venice, which, when
polished, showed perfect picture of a
shepherd with crook in hand and
cloak thrown loosely over his shoulders.
In the Church of St. John, at Pisa,
Italy, there is piece of stone heavily
marked with red, blue. and yellow
spar, the lines representing an old man
with heavy white beard, with bell in
his hand seated beside small stream.
To the worshipers at St. Johns it is
known as the St. Anthony stone, the
picture upon it being a perfect like
ness of that saint, even TO the minor
details of tunic and bell.
IN IoO0 some quarfllnen Ill Italy
burst open a slab of marble, both sides
of which contained an image of st.
John the Baptist, covered with the
skin Of camel. Everything was true
to nature-a single exception, the saint
had only been provided with one leg
and foot. How. when, or upon what
pretext the Turks were allowed to gain
possession of the wonderful relic the
writer's authority fails to state; it only
adds that the miraculous production is
now in the Temple of St. Sophia at
Constantinople.
Directly after the great Johnstown
flood. some time during June at any
rate, d. S. Wingrove, superintendent
of the marbleyard at the penitentiary
at Baltimore, found slab of marble
with lines and veins which made a
perfect picture of the fated city of
Johnstown and the surrounding
country. The sky is plainly marked,
as are also the hills and mountains
surrounding the town. Piles upon
piles of ruins are marked, with
an occasional steeple or topping wall
overhanging the scene of awful de-
struction. Taken all in all, the scientists
consider it one of the most wonderful
natural formations ever found in
America.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Strength of a June-Bug.

A gentleman residing on the West
side noticed a very large June-bug fly
ing around his piazza, and proceeded
to capture it. He placed the captive
under heavy glass tumber which
rested on newspaper, expecting to
examine the insect little later in the
evening when he had leisure. On re-
turning to the table where he had
placed the bug. some half-hour later,
he found that it had moved the tum-
bier nearly foot by placing its head
against the side of the glass and push
ing it along. In order to be certain
that the glass had been moved by the
captive, he carefully marked its position
on the newspaper with pencil. and at
the expiration of another quarter of an
hour found that it had been moved
nearly five inches. AS the tumbler
weighed at least fifty times rs much as
the bug the ease with which it was
moved around on the paper was a
source of considerable astonishment.
The Juue-bug was less than IN inch in
length, and was restored to liberty in
view of the exhibition it had given of
its strength. The story is vouched for
by several witnesses who called in to
see the insect as it was pushing the
glass along. Rochester Union.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
UalmIy without one shadow or re-

'JalmIy without one SHADOW or re-
morse. l gazed at her lifeless form. l
began to deliberate as to the disposition
of the body. Ny flat was on Indiana
street; the river was but two or three
blocks away. / removed everything
from the dead woman's person which
could possibly betray her identity,
wrapped dark shawl about the slight
figure that had now become SO loath-
some to me, aud waited until near mid
night before setting out upon my
perilous trip.
Enough. l was successful. The
dark, swollen water near the Rush
street bridge covered my burden.
Where / went that night afterward
l do not know. The pale, grey morn
ing found me MANY miles from the
spot, exhausted from want of sleep.
"A terrible fascination drew me to
the morsue. and there, one day, l
found what | was searching for. l
also found Young physician your
self who seemed strangely curious.
Suspecting every one | followed him to
his office, and then returned to my
apartment, resolved to change my
home. Accidentally l met Mr.. Som
mers. He took pity upon me. as he
saw my feeble. nervous condition. and
constituted himself my guardian. By
this time the poison had made such in
roads upon my constitution that my
power of resisting was gone.
You know the rest. The fatal dis
ease baffled every effort. How crude
the wisdom of men. How many of
the tiUating bodies found in river or
lake and thought to be suicides have
back of them great tragedies like
mine.
Il would not live if l could. The
memory of that woman's treachery
would blacken every hour with evil
thoughts, and pass into anuihilation
gladly"
There is nothing more to be said. l,
Jared Etolmus. physician, make these
details public to show to the world
how closely we live side by side with
tragedies, caused by evil doing, result
ing in the most fearful insanity.
My notebook contains many life
stories, but few have interested me
more than the Mystery of the Morgue.
Chicago Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
The Daylight Waneth.

The daylight waneth and the night is near.
The rnsset leaf hangs restless on the tree,
The stubbled fields are brown, the meadows
sere
md brooding silence rests on hill and lea
listening silence that aFOuseth fear,
The winter cOmeth and tie night is near.
The morn with all its glory is passed away;
The flowers are deld aud scentless on the
void:
Tie birds are gone that cheered the fading
day;
The sheep are huddlcd in the sheltering
fold
They ioy not in the slant November ray.
The pleasures of morn are passed away.
A nipping frost sits in the V, iceless breeze;
The grieVing skies are clothed i'll ashy gray:
The stream flows under the autumnal trees
And sadly shows the sorFow of their decay,
There is no sound TO soothe. no sight to please,
The night is near and frost is in the breeze.
Day fadeth fast and clouds are in the sky:
Strange shadows fit like ghosts across the
wod:
With mostened locks the white moon rides
on high
Scattering her thin rays on the breezes cold.
] stand amid the sorrow and sigh
Ny life is chill aud clouds are in the sky.
d. j. DOnahue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
The Golden Chance Lost.

We had got through TO Silver City
by stage without adventure. and per-
haps I had more reason than any other
passenger to felicitate myself on the
fact, as | was CARRYING IS. 900 in green
backs for friend who was going into
business. The day after arriving a
strange man came to the Office and
asked if could have few minutes
private conversation. He looked like
prospector or silver finder, and took
him into the inner office where he
quietly sat down and began:
Il am no hand to beat around a
bush, but believe i'll coming straight to
tie point"
Well"
Well, you brought in $S 900 with
you yesterday,
Suppose l did?"
Il knew you were coming and for
three days | was posted to intercept
you. intended to hold up your stage
and take everything"
why didn't you do it?'
That's what I'm coming to. My
internal burro stumbled with me at Il
bad place and pitched me off, and for a
whole day | hardly moved rod. I'm
so sore lame now that ! can scarcely
get about"
'Well?n
The kernel of this thing is just
here. You were my meat. fair and
square. Them eight thousand was as
good rs in my own pocket. Owing to
circumstances beyond my control you
pulled through. 1t was Il stroke of luck.
| lost my animal and both of my re-
volyers. and am hurt besides. Are
you honorable enough to give me a
per cent on that money TO GO into busi-
ness again?"
He wanted 3 per cent. but l finally
GOT off with $50 and he bought Il re-
volver and some blankets with it and
went off and stopped stage and was
shot through the head.-N. Y. San.
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First pnhlication Dec. Is, l,9'.l

IflrSt p8htlCattou Dec. II, lNsf.l No Nv
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY CoUaT ron
- MANITowoc COUNTY. In Probate.
In the matter of tho estate of Michael Trainor.
deceased.
An Instrument in writing purportinE To be the
last will and testament of Michael rrainor de-
ceased late of the town Mantswoc Bapids, In
said county. having been delivered into said
court:
And Henry Malholland, Jr., of the city of Man
itowoc ia said county. having presented TO said
court has petition IN writing daily verified repre-
senting, among other things that said Michael
Traln9r died testate, at the town aforesaid, In
said county the month OF November 1880: that
said instrument is the last will of said deceased
and that said Henry Mulholland. Jr.. Is named
therein as executor. and praying that said IN
Strument be proven and admitted TO probate and
that letters testameatary be thereon issued to
aaid petitioner.
1t ! ordered: That said petition and the mat
tiers therein be heard, and proofs of said last
will and testament be taken. at n special term of
said county court To bc held at the probate Office
In the city Of Aanitowoc. on Tuesday, the 21th
day of January 1921. at II o'clock A. NJ.
And II is farther ordered: That notice of the
time and place OF said hearing be given by pub
iicatIon hereof for three successive weeks. once
each week. previous TO the time of said hearing
in the ManifoUoC Pilot weekly newspaper pub
Ished in said Manitowoc County.
Dated December 18th 1880.
BY the Court:
EMIL BAENSCH, County Judge.
SCaMITZ ( hIRwAS, Attys. janis
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lFirst publication Dec. -, lSgo.N No. 1l2
ltTATn OF NlSC0NSiN-CoyNTY COURT FOR
y MANIT0woC COUNTY. In Probate.
In the mattcrof the estate Of Elsabea Hlpkc,
deceased.
To all whom it may concern; Letters of ad-
lninistration ON said estate of Elsabel ilIpke.
late of the town of Schleswig, in the county and
state aforesaid. deceased, intestate having been
issued to Jacob Hiuke on the 22d day of Decem-
said day being allowed and limited for creditors
to present their CLAIMS for examination and al
lowance notice - hereby given that the court
above named viii, Il regular terms thereof TO he
held on the first Tuesday IL each of the months
of March and May, lS9l. and at a sp ,cial term
thereof to he held ON Tuesday JUue -, 1891. all
at the probate office in the city ef MaBitowoc
in said county, receive examine, and adjust all
CLAIMS and demands of all persons against said
deceased,
GDated December -. 1880
b the Court,
EMIL BAENSCH, Courty Judge.
ScHMIrZ 4 hIRwAS. Attys. ian22
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Fell Into a Cave.

John Shersmidt, while hunting on
Daniel Bakers farm. north of Spring
field O., stepped onto Il little knoll,
when the ground gave away and he
was precipitated into a cave eighteen
feet deep and twenty feet square. He
was imprisoned in it day. His cries
attracted the attention of passing
dog, whose strange demonstrations
brought people near by 10 the scene.
A pick. shovel. and lrowel, covered
with rust. were found in the cave. How
the, got there is a mystery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Throat Injury from Tobacco Smoke

Sir Morcll Mackenzie is authority for
the statement that most of the leading
actors suffer from relaxed condition
of the upper throat. brought on, he be-
lieves, entirely by smoking; but act
rcsses are rarely affected that way.
He has noticed the same thing in pub
lie speakers and clergymen. He says
that Tor delicate throat the usual
smoke-laden atmosphere of common
actual use of tobacco.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08
Farms for Sale III Door Go

fine farm Of 50 acres near Stokes post office,
having - acres cleared, balance hard wood tIm-
ber. and having frame house, log barn, and an
orchard on it, and distant one-half mile from a
post office, store and saloon, will be sold cheap
Have several other farms FOR sale. Apply
e. T.. Cody, Sturgeon Bay, Door Co., w
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rFORSEYAND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
a O nee in rJrrisOn's brick block, north ehd
"a Greet oclI y, d4nitowoc, Wisconsin ~ollsc-
o1s 1t1 npsly attended TO.
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TToPEEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
4 Ouce, in Toruson,s Brick BLOCK hlSh'h
street Nan .toVsoc, Wisconsin.
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There are said TO be 13. 900 different
kinds of postage stamps in the world.
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NASH & NASH.
/. d. MARKHAM,

+. TFORSETs AND COUSSELORS Al Law
"A . ice over FIRST National BANK Elahth d
soLl lactions promptIy attended 70.
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TERMS. TWO DOLLARS PER YEAE
| hianitowo,. Wis.
q FORREST.

TroRSEy ASD CoUNoELLoN AT LAW
4 y de.ln. .G4r4- 6toeS, ifst door III door
= 49, - I,,41l, JUICES o.I-c. oo1tA -I4Shth
5 eatI.5 .y1Sr.-Ts-5 VIZ. Collections promptly
attended TO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08

After all, the mild agencies
are the best. Perhaps they
work more slowly, but they
work surely. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are an Gctz0e
agency but qAnet and mild
They're sugar-coated, easy to
take, never shock nor derange
the system and half their pow
er is in the mild way in which
their work is done. Small
est, cheapest, easiest to take.
One a dose. Twenty-Five cents
a vial. Of all druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-01-08

Takes 1000 people to buy
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
at 80 cents a bottle, to make
up $500.
One failure to cure would
take the profit from 1000
sales.
Its makers profess to cure
cold in the head" and even
chronic catarrh, and if they
fail they pay $500 fer their
over-conhdence,-
Not in newspaper words
but in hard cash.! Think OF
what confidence it takes to
put that in the papers-and-
mean it.
Its makers believe in the
Remedy. Isn't it worth a
trial? Isn't any trial prefer
able to catarrh /?
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J. sCnAlTz, IN = : .
5yluITz & KIRWAN,
q e. SEDGWICk

4 TT02NEYS AZ Law OFFICE i,,isitS;Sac = fF5Sa :
- = - Iaayu
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" VI. RAHR'S SONS

DREWER AND MASTER. CORNER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South slde. Inc
ighest cash price paid for Barley.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-30

was completed CAPTAIN ELI FOSTER.
through which 100 northern soldiers
made their escape. OF these Foster and
fifty-seven others reached the Federal
lines. The captain was kept busy for
eight days and nine nights lodging his
pursuers. and when he got to his friends
Was nearly exhausted from hunger and
exposure.
On recuperating he returned to the
front and served until the end of the
struggle. He was long resident of
Chicago, aud for the last two years
acted as lecturer at Libby prison, which,
it will be remembered, was taken down
some time ago and transferred from
Richmond to the Illinois metropolis. 1t
was his duty to relate the history Of the
tunnel and tell how the escape was made.
One Of the prisoners who got away was
Colonel A. B. Streight, of Indianapolis.
He was quite a big man even then, got
stuck in the hole and had to be showed
through, losing considerable flesh and
clothes in the process. A few days be-
fore his death Captain Foster was show
ing the tunnel to some visitors and ex-
planned that only persons of medium
size could traverse it. Now, this man."
he continued. turning TO one of the
group, couldn't have gone through"
'But ! did," retorted the person indi-
Gated. who Glanced to be Colonel
Streight, land you helped boost me-"
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-30
MEETING OF CUSTER POST.

At the last meeting OF Custer Post,
CT. A. r., the ladies OF Custer Relief
Corps appeared with bounteous
lunch which was spread before the
veterans. The pretended object OF the
corps was TO surprise the post. but
the ladies turned il into "a surprise
for their president, Mrs. Alta Stewart.
IL being the twentieth anniversary of
her marriage, she was presented an
elegant silver fruit set. with appro-
pirate remarks. AT the meeting of the
post Captains Judd, Hydorn and Dap
per were appointed committee to
prepare resolutions on the deaths OF
Comrades Whitfield and Parker. and
Captains Hydorn, Nierdier and a. II.
Bartlett to prepare resolutions on the
death OF Comrade Chas. ID. Rose. At
the next m citing OF the post. Novemb r
IL. camp fire viii be- given. TO which
all ths posts OF the city will be i'm
vited. The Rev. Riley, OF Indiana.
whom the Wesleyan conference CEN
sured for being "A member OF the 6. 4.
r.. was present and made few re-
marks \ resolution was offered by
Capt. Fl. A. HydoTn. cordially welcom-
ing the comrade. which was cnthusi-
asticaliy adopted
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-30

W. o. Hughart, Jr., was in Saginaw
Yesterday.
Ed. Ware has gone to st. Louis on
business trip.
Miss Jennie Whetnore has returned
from Ypsilanti.
Miss Marguerite A. Firth il visiting
friends IN sturgls.
Mrs. Mary Strickland is visiting
friends ut st. Johns.
Mrs. George Mcintyre is spending a
few day, IN Muskegon.
Sc. Mcpherson and family left for
MadrOne, Cal. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs O. w. Knox, of Hart,
were IN the CITY yesterday.
Mrs. Emmett Wiseman, of Big Rap
ids, was IN the city yesterday.
Miss MoIlis Jewell has returned from
a weeks visit with friends in Ypsilsnti.
Mrs. r. III. Thomas and daughter
Fsnla will leave Monday for Ottawa,
Canals.
Norman 2. Cooper. of sturgls. Mich.
Is the guest Of ms brother at No. 2SS
Thomas street.
John W HslIaek, proprietor and edi-
tor Of the sparta Sentinel, was in the
city Yesterday.
Miss Nellie Rurnott has returned TO
Luther. having completed her studies
IN stenogrsphy.
Frank and George Sutton, of Ann
Arb0r. are visiting the family of Dr.
Collins III. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arth Wood, OF Els
worth avenue. have gone TO Battle
Greek to spend week.
Miss Jessie Stevenson, daughter Of
Postmaster Stevenson of Frul,poFt, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles Richard
son. Of No. 26 y0itsve.
Henry Smith. fruit grower and
market gardner Of Grand Rapids. rels-
tive OF r. Escott, m Ms rounds of the
state. stopped n Luther last week. Mr..
Smith runs the largest greenhouse n
the ste.-Luther Enterprise.