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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-06-16
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CHILDISH LACK OF COMMON SENSE.
Grasshoppers, Pigs and Cows Formally
Tried for Murder.

To prove that the human family of
three or -four centuries ago had a child
iSh want of common sense. and that
they were bound by an absurd deyo-
ton to forms and customs. we need
but refer to few of the remarkable
animal trials of the sixteenth century
One of the most celebrated of these
was case tried in Savoy in 1913. when
a suit was brought, in the name of the
people, against the grasshoppers, which
were then ravaging the country. A
LAWYER was found to undertake the de-
fense of the insects, and the records,
which are still accessible to-day. prove
that he exhausted his ingenuity in
pleading their cause,
Seeing that they could do nothing
better, and that the grasshoppers were
fast laying waste the country, the
magistrates agreed to formally deed
them a large tract of country on con-
dition that they would leave the re-
mainder untouched. The lawyer took
the proposition under advisement and
spent several days looking over the
proposed Canaan of his clients. He
finally returned to court and declared
iHdI HIS CIlcubS COlli nOl accept tU6
proposal, because the land offered them
was an abandoned and sterile tract,
producing little or nothing suited to
their uses and sustenance."
The court decided the case against
the grasshoppers, however, and they
were "ordered and commanded" to
remove forthwith to the district set
apart for them. They must have re-
fused to obey the mandates of the
court, for the records tell of great
famine in Savoy that year caused bv
the ceaseless warfare of the grass
jumpers against everything that God
made green"
Hundreds of court records in France,
Spain, Holland, Italy and Austria
prove that animals were tried for all
sorts of great and petty crimes up to
within the last hundred years.
In 1892 a COW was tried for murder
Ct Poitonf, France, and five years later
a pig, which had killed a child in the
streets of Menlan, was thrown into
prison, tried, and finally strangled in
the market-place.
Any one who has access to library
containing sets of Meliott's Remark
able Trials" can prove that the above
specimens are not fanciful Sketches
st. Louis RcpubHc
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Origin of billiards.

In speaking of the billiard match be-
tween Jabob Schaefer. champion. and
George F. Slosson. in New York citv,
the Illustrated american SAYS:
who invented billiards? Nobody
knows, but lots of people have their
theories. Some writers attribute its
origin to the Chinese; others will tell
YOU that the crusaders discovered the
game in the East and introduced it in
to christian Europe; then France claims
that certain French artist, named
Henrique de Vigne, who lived in Paris
in the DAYS of Charles X, invented
the game: while England. Spain and
Italy also lay claim to having been
the birthplace of the man who first
discovered the beauties of the board Of
green cloth. The probabilities are
that no one invented the game. Like
ToRy. it 'growed' into its present
shape, However, it would appear
that, If any country has right to
claim the honor of its invention France
has the strongest, for most of the
terms used in the game, as well as the
word billiards itself, are of French
origin.
The late William Shakespeare hal a
weakness for anaehronisms, so that
the fact that he makes Cleopatra pro-
pose game of billiards is no proof
that her majesty Of Egypt ever in
dulged III the game. 1t is rather
difficult TO imagine the fine beauty
chalking her cue; almost as difficult To
imagine Mare Antony acting as 3
| marker"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-06-16

LIKE A GOOD .CONUNDRUM
is life, because everybody must give
it up! But you needn't be in a hurry
about it. Life is worth the living! To
prolong it, is worth your untiring
effort! Don't give up without calling
to your rescue that grand old family
medicine: DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Many a worn out,
exhausted body has it made over
good as newt 1t strengthens. builds
up, invigorates, assisting nature, and
not violating it. Cures liver disease,
indigestion, and all bloodtain,s and
humors, Sure and lasting benefit
guaranteed, OF money refunded. All
druggists.
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Rccollections That DO Not Always In
spire with Happiness.

Much has been written concerning
| the pleasures of memory, but no one,
it seems. has cared to present the
other side OF the subject. But there
is another side to it.
Remembering when you are half
way to the opera that you have left
your box ticket at home upon your
| dressing-table, and at the same time
| recOllecting that the overture was
what you wished especially to hear, is
an incident not calculated to add to
the pleasures of memory. After you
have sent bouquet to your lady love
with a note intimatiHg that the flowers
! were the finest that could be pur-
chased, but that you cared not cent
for expenses, it adds nothing to your
| pleasure to remember that the florists
card or which was written "25 cents,
collect" was thoughtlessly permitted
to accompany the bouquet.
When tired papa who has walked
3,169 times around the room with 4
restless baby finally quiets the child
and is himself just about to drift away
into bewitching dreamland he derives
no happiness from the suddenly en-
gendered recollection that he forgot
to lock the hall door and to put the cat
out.
When a bachelor getting out of bed
on cold morning decides to keep on
his nightrobe till the room gets warmer
and then thoughtlessly hurries away
to breakfast, where people smile slyly
and significantly. it does not add to his
JOY to remember that he did not make
the change in the apparel he contem-
plated.
When We are telling some man of
the grand and brilliant schemes we
are working whereby we are coming
money SO fast that we scarcely know
what to do with it it is a real source
of annoyance, rather than pleasure, to
call to mind the fact that we are ow-
ing him "tiver" which we borrowed
of him a long time ago, but which we
cannot pay because we have not got
that much ready cash tosour name.
The pleasures IF memory? Bah!
They are al poetic myth. The mis-
cries of mamorl come nearer hitting
the bull's-eye of truth. We remember
too much and ut the most inopportune
times. Let us bury the past and 90
away and forget where we made the
grave.
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Princes on the Downward Grade.

Italian princes are decidedly on the
downward grade. Of Prince horgh-
ese's bankruptcy ! have already
spoken. He Is at the present moment
in an Austrian lunatic asylum. Prince
Odescalchi has likewise experienced
such heavy losses in real-estate specu-
lations that in order to make both
ends meet he has actually been forced
to fit up the ground floor of his superb
palace at Rome as a wineroom, where
Hungarian wines are sold, both whole
sale and retail, by beautiful Hungarian
girls arrayed in their national dress.
Another Prince Odescalchi the broth
er of the one above referred to. has
started a kind of Coney Island ut Lad
ispoli. which bids fair "a prove a great
financial success Prince Seiarra of
the great Colonna family has attempt
ed to exc out q subsistence by means
of somewhat scMrilous newspaper.
which has recently come to grief and
landed him in the bankruptcy court.
These are only a few of the many
members of the old patrician families
of Rome who have fallan from their
high estate N. I. Recorller-
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dlgnIned bride and retain those prince
ly estates?" she asked.
Yes, darling. | prefer you with
love IN a cottage to the wealthiest wo.
man with all the estate in the world,"
Rash statement. young man"
1T is true. Do not torture me long
er, Estelle. Can you not love me a
little?"
NO
Then you do not love me?"
I'm afraid | do"
"Do not mock me- Estelle."
Il am not mocking you, Hugh" in a
very sweet voice.
Then You do love me little?"
"No, not little, but very much"
He would have caught her TO his
breast, but she eluded his arms, cry
ing:
"Oh, there's Uncle Cranston" and
she rushed forward to greet the little
lawyer, who had approached them un-
seen.
at is useless for me to ignore facts"
said Mr.. Cranston pleasantly. Il did
not mean to overhear your converse
ton, but | arrived unexpectedly and
thought I'd hunt up my sprite here
and surprise her. / see you under
stand each other pretty clearly"
Yes sir, said Hugh bravely; Il have
decided to enjoy love in a cottage with
this dear girl rather than keep the es-
tate with Miss Wayne"
Love in a cottage. Oh. that's too
good."
And Mr.. Cranston broke into a
hearty laugh, i'll which the girl finally
joined him.
"Will you have the goodness to ex-
plain what amuses you so much in my
statement" asked Hugh, not little
nettled.
Pardon me, Colewood But, real
ly, you are the victim of your own
blunder."
"Blunder? l don't understand you,
sir" returned Hugh.
"Of course not and the lawyer
laughed again. This sprite, whom
you took to be the unimportant little
cousin, is in reality the Ethel Wavne
referred to in your aunt's will. | did
not tell YOU that there were two Ethels,
so while she was driving YOU over here
you jumped to the conclusion that
Miss Wayne at the house was the
Ethel.
You see | have been told all about
your amusing mistake. Ethel would
not explain her real identity with the
girl whom your aunt had selected for
you, and, as the other ladies believed
you knew, you have remained the VIC
tim of your own mistake"
Six months later the condition in
Miss ColeWood's will was cheerfully
obeyed. - Gibson, in Boston Gl0bc.
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At the Musical.

The cat on his fiddle thrummed hey-diddle-
diddie.
In measure delightfully."- gay:
And three little kittens waved wildly their
mittens.
And murmured: How well he does playl"
While Puss stamped his boots, thump, thump,
on the floor.
As delicate hint that they'd like some more.
The Pussy who fell down that horrible well
Arrived, rather damp, toward the end
With Pussy Cat New dres sed in petticoat new
4 nj PuSS from the corner. her friend
Only one sent regrcts-''Sadly grieved to have
been
At London detained by mouse and the
Queen"
Caroline Evans in ST Nicholas
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Elizabeth.

know a little lady-such very stately daniel
She's queen Of all the lassies, and EliZabeth g
her name.
| also know damsel made to romp with end
careSs:
So keep welcome ready for my darling lit
tie BesS.
And mother shows me working, just as quiet
a mouse,
\ pleasant little girl named Beth the helper
of the house.
And sister shows me Lizzie, who goes with her
to school,
Who sometimes gets lesson, and sometimes
breaks a rule.
I'm acquainted with another child I'd rather
never see:
For this young girl named Betsey, is as cross
rs she can be.
Now, would you ever guess il? These five are
but the same
Kaleidoscope lassie. And Elizabeth : her
name.
Amos II. Wells in ST Nicholas
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lFir.t notification June >. 1sga.l

IN CIRCUIT rCOURT-M ANIrowoc COUNTY.
hall and James Munhall her husband, defend
ants.
by virtue of and pursuant to jud ,ment of
foreclosure and order of sale made IN the above
entitled action at a special term of the above
named court held at the court house IN the city
and county of Shehoycan, Wisconsin. on the list
dav of April A. D.. is9l. which Judgment was
rendered on the 2lst day of April, A H.. lo5l,
shall expose for sale and sell 20 the highest ard
best bidder at the sherIH'S office IN the court
house in the city and county of Manltowoc, Wis
consln, on the 18th day of Jniy, A. D. lr93 at ten
o'clock IN the forenoon OF that day all the here
matter described real estate directed by sad
judgment to be sold ia satisfy the amount aoiudG-
od TO the plaintiff for principal. interest ana
costs, tozwit: The North half N. 'z1of the North
west quaJter u. W. i OF section No. ten ll0l
IN township Ne. nineteen tIa} North of range No.
twenty-two l225 East IL MauItowoc county. Wis
consil.
Dated May Slst, 4. d. lS92.
JOHN B0LEN,
Sheriff of Manitowoc County.
Nash i Nash, Plaintiffs Attys. July Ii
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Miss Pinkerly-"Do you know where
l can get some cast off neckties for a
quilt?" Mrs. Bingo-"Ask Mr.. King
ly. was out shopping with his wife
yesterday and she bought him lot"
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A REMEDY FOR THE GRIPPE
COTTGH

A remedy recommended for patients
afflicted with the grippe is Kemp's
Balsam, which is especially adapted
to diseases of the throat and lungs.
Do not wait for the first symptoms of
the disease, but get bottle and keep
il on hand for use the moment it is
needed If neglected the grippe has
a tendency to bring on pneumonia.
All druggists sell the Balsam.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-06-16

Pessimist- ''TheKoran for bids wine.
but permits several wives, knowing
well that no sober man would marry
more than one"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-06-16

A western theatre which had been
temporarily closed, announces that it
will shortly reopen with Mile Fly
away, the celebrated danseuse, newly
painted and decorated.
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In the first families of Philadel-
phia' it continues to be gastronomic
boast that they have always paid 81 a
pound for butter
WHAT MEMORY SOMETIMES DOES.
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Topic of morning service, "The Comeli
ness of Zion"
Endeayor Topic June goth, ''Promise Nee;
ing" Matt. II:2S; Ps. S2:IS.
Mid-week Prayer Meeting topic, "The
Man, Christ Jesus
Children's Day exercises will be held in
the church at 7:3o, Sabbath evening and
will consist of a varied and pleasing program.
A list of new books has just been added
to the S. S. library.
Several of our young people are talking OF
taking a trip to New York in July to attend
the Eleventh Annual Convention Of the V
?. S. c. +.
Tickets to New York in July can be ey-
tended TO Aug. 18th.
The Sabbath school has given a library OF
fifty volumes to the-Cato 5. S.
Let there be general attendance of par
ents and friends of the children on Sabbath
One hundred and seventy four Y. ?. 5. c.
+. Societies were enrolled last week. The
Christian Endeavor tide continues to rise.
Wise men have oftrn said: ''lnterest the
young people, convince them, and you have
won the world within generation" That,
in nutshell, is what the Christian Endeav-
or movement seems to be doing. - CEeyeIana
Leaaer.
he Young people OF the CnuFCneS OF MIL
waukee, Wis, recently held an enthusiastic
meeting al the Tabernacle church. a strong
and inspiring address was given by John II.
Chapman, Pres. of the ChiCagoC. L. Union
A grand excursion to the New York Con
vention of Christian Endeavors is TO leave
Milwaukee July 9Th, stopping half day at
Niagara Falls and reaching New York
Thursday at A. NJ. About four handred
will 90 on this special train, and be quarter
ed together at the Marlborough Hotel dur
ing the Convention.
The S. S. Mission Board of the Pres
Church has organized in the past four years
4, 600 Sabbath Schools.
Rev. John McNiel, late of London, will
assist Moody and Sankey services in Chicago
during the Worlds Fair.
Bishop Phillip Brooks has administered
the rite of confirmation to 2,IS4 persons
during the last seven months.
There are nine million children and young
people in our country still unreached by the
Sabbath School.
choice thought to live by.-''Don't talk
OF what you are going to do. Do it."-W
1L HlHt.
OF all thy promises. O. Christ,
This sometimes seems the best,
Come to me, ye that labor,
And will give you rest
We have gone forth to work among
Thy busy servants, Lord
Oh. pleas ant were the merry songs
We sang with sweet accord.
But night &C mes after the l. ng day
And we by care oppressed,
Come to thee, Master, in the dark,
And ask for leave to rest.
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LANES FAMILY MErIcINE Moves THE
BOWELS.
Zach day Most people need to use it
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7 RMS, Two DOLLARS Pm YEAR.
q 4 FORREST.

TTORNEY AND C0UNSELLOR AT La"
A once in Carus' Block. first floor. ~ door
leading 10 county judges Office South Eighth
street Manitowoc, WIS. Collections promptly
attended 10. jui20
+ scuNfTZ MICHAEL KIRwAN.
SCHMITZ * KIRWAN,
TTORNEYS 1T LAW. OFFICE ~ POST
n OFFiCE BUILDING. North Eighth street
n nitaWoc Wf.rz,usiu may1l
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G.. G.. SFDGWICK.
TTORNET ND tDgS~,st.}.; n Ia" !.
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sth street bridge. II tlitnwpa. Wisconsin Col
lections promptly ATTENDED 70.
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NASH x NASH,
TPoREEFS AND COUNsELORs At Law
n OHra aver First National Bank. Eighth
Street. 4 Ilestibns PrBmpdy.jtteu i'l tn.
J. D. MARhliAM.
A TTDRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
a Ollie il Torrison's Brick Block, Eighth
Street MInitOwJc, Wisconsin.
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Y. P. S. G.. E..
Y. P. S. G. E.
"FOR CHRIST AND THE CHURCH."
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Cor. State and Eighth Streets.
Rev. @. II. CHAPLIN, Pastor.
SERVICES.

Sabbath Services. 1890 A. NJ. &7:5oP P. NJ.
Sabbath School ol............c:oo 200 P. NJ.
Y. P. 5. c. L. Every Monday Eve. 1880
Church Prayer Meeting every Thursday.
1880 p. NJ.
Ladies Prayer Meeting every Wednesday,
500 P NJ.
Woman's Missionary Society last Wedncs-
day in each month, 200 P. NJ.
Sacrament of the Lords Supper, the first
Sabbath in January, July, October and on
Easter Sunday.
Preparatory Service, preceding Thursday
Evening, 7:5o P. NJ.
Ladies Society, first Tuesday in each
month.
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DIR. G. f. WHITE.

nENTIST. Whites Block South side opp Jsite
IL Schuatie- -.osa. All work d dJIa thoroughly
and warranted satisfactory, Teeth extracted
without paia. Charges very moderate.
L. 5. LUHMANN. NJ D..
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PHYSICIAN NNDJ-URGEoN- OFFICE AT
4 Residence ot Dr. n. SiIg sI II tGagcl street,
near the court house, N4ntDHoc, vi. deI5
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Sheriff of Manitowoc County.
Nash j Nash, Plaintiffs AttSs. July Ii
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60 the Readers Of the free Press.
The FREE Press tenders its thanks many for
their patronage during the year wishes Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year, many returns of the
same.
To our business and others col
would again call their wide and in
creasng circulation of both the daily weekly which is now
larger than that of any other paper Minnesota and
To the readers of the WEEKLY Press those who
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III i.
4-E;'a'
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-28
studebaker on Good Roads.

In letter to General Roy Stone, of
New York, that disciple of good roads,
Glenn Studebaker, has this to say anent
government and state action on the sub
ject:
Yours of the 23d and also of the 27th
were duly received. was indeed glad
to find that while the interest which l
felt in the general improvement of conn
try roads is widely shared throughout
the nation, you were also of the opinion
with myself that the initiative of this
work should be taken by the national
government. From several sources l
learn that efforts are being made to stir
up state Legislators with view of secur-
ing state aid for country bodybuilding.
But believe that it would be mistake
TO inaugurate the movement in this way.
State aid will undoubtedly need TO be
invoked for action supplemental to ma
tional action on the subject. In other
words, it probably would not be practi-
cable for the general government to I'M
dertake this work solely at government
expense, even if it were admissible to do
this, SO far as its being a tax upon the
general government is concerned.
1t would be inexpedient, for the reason
that if neighborhoods wanting better
roads have nothing to do but importune
the general government for them q
most intolerable pressure would be
brought to bear upon congress for such
roads from all parts of the country. If,
however, the work is undertaken under
the direction and supervision, let us say,
of the war department, the government
consenting to bear one-half of the ex-
pense. the remainder of the expense re-
quired TO be borne either by the state,
the county or the neighborhood where
the road is desired. or ali three together,
then the situation is siinplifed. But |
believe it would be a great mistake to
undertake it through the states sepa-
rately. We ought to have good roads all
over the Union. and there should be sys-
tenn in their construction and assurance
that the methods adopted are the best
known to science. 1t is deplorable that
roadmaking in this country should be
so far behind the age. Railroad build
ing is reduced to an exact science. and
everywhere the most approved methods
are adopted in the construction of these
avenues Of travel. But country road
building is the same old abortive pro-
cedure that it was fifty or hundred
years ago.
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what q Good Road Costs.

Professor Lewis M. Haspt, director of
the civil engineering courses at the
University of Pennsylvania, says that a
good average road, through rolling
country, should never cost over $1,000 a
mile and frequently not over $1,000
And the expenditure pays. To pull one
ton on macadam costs just one-half as
much as on hard dirt and one-fourth as
much as ON sand. 1t is estimated that
in England improved roads have made
it possible for three horses to do the
work formerly done by four. thus saw
ing S100.0O0,000 annually. 1t is also
stated that with improved roads the
farm produce of Illinois could be hauled
for $4,000. GOO per annum less than now,
and that $3.50, 0O0. 900 would be added to
She value of the farms.