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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10
IT DOES NOT RAIN ALWAY.

\ Springfield gentleman who spent
summer in Europe lately, tells this
story of the Scotch climate. He had
been in the ''land O cakes" for nearly
two weeks, on special trout fishing
tour. The trout were magnificent, but
the weather was awful, it rained every
day and all day long. He was not
easily discouraged and fshed through
rain, minus shine 1t was growing Just
a trifie monotonous by the end of the
second week. The natives kept proph-
esying sunshine day after day, but he
had lost all faith in them. One day.
away up on the side Of a heathery hill.
where he had followed trout stream
almost to its source, he came across a
tiny, bare legged, killed highlander,
fishing with pin and worm. "Say,
bub," said the American, docs it rain
every day in this confounded country
of yours?' .,'Oh, Ma, sir" said the little
fellow with a laugh, ma, indeed, some
times it snaws."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

Anybody can have a light step who
will be at the pains to set the foot
down right. In that lies all the differ
ence betwixt a humping, Jumping
gait and the light tread that makes
people call you ''velvet footed" The
whole art and mystery lies in single
sentence. Put the ball of the feet
down first. throwing the weight upon
it and letting the heel come to the
floor a hun6reth part of a second after
Treading fiat footed-over all the sole
at once-the weight comes with a j II
that is about equally destructive to
quiet, to grace ana to the leather BY
stepping first on the ball. just back OF
the toes, its cushiony muscles act as a
spring and make of walking a double
pleasure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10
NEGROES CRUELTY DECEIVED.

About 100 colored men arrived at
New York Sunday from the Indian
territory on the way to Liberia, Africa
They were dressed in all sorts of fash
ions The police took them to mis-
sion to give them shelter from the
rain and something to eat George
Washington. a venerable negro. when
questioned. said they came from Red
Land in the Cherokee nation. 16 miles
from Fort Smith. Ark. Most of them
owned property and raised cotton. but
last summer the crop was Il failure
and they became dissatisfied. The
trip to Liberia had been discussed and
Rev. Mr. Hill, their pastor, consented
to go as their leader. Mr. Hill told
them it would cost Sl.500 to get to
New York and the steamship com
pany would give them free passage to
Africa. Many ofthem sold their homes
for almost nothing which was given
to Mr. Hill Rev Mr. He'll tells a sad
story of his peoples experience. He
said that some time ago he received a
circular from a man named Coppin
ger Of Washington, manager of the
American colonization society. The
circular stated that negroes could 60
TO Africa free Of charge after taking
the oath of allegiance to the African
government administered at New
York at the custom house. This they
found was untrue The pastor and
his people are now all without means
and bereft Of home and farms.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10
HE CARRIED A MUFF.

The other day a well dressed man
sat III a Boulevard car going up town.
The day was cold, the car was full and
the usual dIscomfOrtS of surface tran
sit were turned on. The man men
toned was observed of all observers.
He carried common black muff on
his knee. his hands thrust in either
end, and far away look in his eyes.
The ladies exchanged amused glances.
The gentlemen regarded the muff
with various degrees of wonder and
contempt.
"Newest style" suggested one gentle
man to another.
Yes; it's going to be a cold day to-
morrow. When you see the pigs
carrying straws''
That beats mer' came III a stage
whisper from across the way.
"Wonder If he wears corsets,' said
anorther
"What is it, anyhow ?"
Sorry [ forgot nay muff."
I'll steal my wife's sealskin sacqae
tonight"
Poor fellow. Somebody ought to
see him home safely
Amid these remarks the man with
the muf sat quietly looking out of the
window. He must have overheard
some OF them: he must have known
that he was the object of universal
curiosity and ridiclile but be gave no
sign. 1t appeared, however that he
was only collecting himself for some
tihal effort, for when he arose to leave
the car at Seventy second street he
suddenly confronted his fellow passen-
gers.
This is my wife's muff," he said
bluntly. "She left it on the bargain
counter. l had to go back and get it.
I'm taking it home. If you see any
thing funny in that I'm blamed if [
do"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10
MkNITOWOC. WIS. MARCH 10. 1892.
A MOTHERS LOVE.

Jackson, Mich, Special: The strang-
est wedding on record took place to-
day, and by it the aged bride secured
for her beloved crippled son an in
heritance of S1S0,000 which without
the wedding he could not legally have
claimed. William H. Plumb. aged q,
slim, lank and boyish in appearance,
was working on.the street at S1.25 per
| day. He was approached by saloon
keeper of his acquaintance who in
vited him into the saloon for drink.
At the bar young Plumb learned that
a woman named Mrs Amanda Bent
| ley was at the Stowell house, wanted
to get married so badly that she would
pay man 500 for becoming her hus-
band, and would not ask him to live
with her, as she was 70 years old.
That was desirable stipulation for
young Plumb. He is reckless fell
low and 500 was sufficient tempta-
ton. He said it was better than labor
ing on the streets. He met the old
lady's man of business, j. A. Dart, and
they secured license Justice Pal
mer tied the queer knot, and the 10
year-old bride handed him S3. She
and Dart spent money profusely IN ac
complishing their purpose, and prob
ably got rid of $500 in this city in two
days. Dart made all feel good by
paying for the champagne Immed
lately after the ceremony Mrs. Bent
ley, or Mrs Plumb, took the train for
Grand Rapids. Her home most of
the time is in Ridgetown. Canada
She is vigorous and well preserved
and talked about the necessity of her
marriage as follows:
My husband who died some years
ago, had been married before, and had
several children He left a will be
queathing me large share Of the
estate during my life There is a
clause in the document providing that
II L married again the property was
to revert to our only child, whois now
% years old. and a cripple. Should
die without marrying the will says
that the property is to be divided
among my husbands heirs. [ think
1t was his intention to have all that |
was left to me revert to our only child |
but he made mistake in writing his |
will, That is why [ enter into this
marriage By it the property reverts
at once to my son and he will not be
left helpless and in poverty at my
death which cannot be far away. [
assure you this step is exceedingly |
distasteful to me-the idea of buying
a husband. But | would do much |
more to protect my dear son, who is
disabled and incapacitated from earn
ing a living.
This marriage is the talk of the city. /
Foolish young Plumb thinks himself |
the horo Of the hour, and boasts in
loud tones OF his % year-old son.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

WASHINGTON. March 4.-Mr. ATutch
Ter, from the committee on approqria-
tions, reported to the house to day the
pension appropriation bill for the
fiscal year, ending June 30, 1893. The
bill appropriates S134, ,S25,0 ,066, being
S12, 239, ,484 less than the estimates and
S3S9.719 less than the appropriation
for the current fiscal year The num-
Der of pensioners on the roll has in
creased from 232,555 in 1879 to 676,
120 in 1871, and the amount disbursed
on the account of pensions has increas-
ed from S25, 5,493.7 742 in 1879 to S124.-
1851 in 1891. The amount appro-
priated for 1892 was S135,214,73
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

John Wolf, formerly locomotive fire
man, has begun suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore x Western railway. He alleges
tEat by reason OF an explosion of the
lubricating glass on an engine at Kan
kauna he lost the use of his right eye.
1t is claimed the company was neglig-
ent in allowing locomotive with a
defective lubricating glass to be used
upon the road. In addition to $4,000
damages he demands $3.50 for loss of
salary and the expenses incurred by
the treatment necessary to restore his
health after the accident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

\ poor miner discovered rich vein
of silver Sunday at Bachelor noun
tain near Creede Col The find has
already brought him an offer of 500,
900 i'll cash for his claim, which he re-
FUSES to accept. This poor man may
have become a millionaire in a minute.
Is it right?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

Hero is something reasonable, and
should interest Is all. DR.. Shoop's in
vestigations have shown that if the main
nerve Of the arm or leg be severed, or if
constant pressure be applied TO these
nerves, the muscles are paralyzed.
He has found that life and strength
depends on Terre poluer.
This IS why BLOOD Purifiers give only
temporary Tel'ef. Certain nerves, he has
found, control the action of the stomach,
liver, kidneys and all Internal organs.
fbY, SgiooD's Restorative is
stomach, liver and kidney cure, as il is
Jood and tonic to these nerves. It IS not q
"Neryino." Btead, meat, potatoes, ETC.,
are the blood makers, and when the digest
I've orgons are weak, the blood supply
must also be weak. When these nerves
are weak, these organs fan. Is it not rea-
sonable
This remedy prcreIts as well as cures dis
ease, as il sustains the proper nerve force.
/ It purIfies, a trial VIII convince you.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

Try DulIam's German Liniment for
Headache, To0iAache aud Neuralgia
cures IN minutes for % cts. at F. G.
Buerstutte' 27aug92
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

Try Dullam's Great German % cent
Cough Cure at T. G. Baerstatte. Drug
Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10
State Bank Of N2lit9T1G.

will bay auI sell Drafts on the principal
itiaS of the & uipn
VIII buy anl sell Dgafts on Great Britain
ireland, Norway. Denmark, OF the Continent of
Europe, - New I TorE rates AMI II sums to
suit the purchasers. VIII sell
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

per sail or sreaus ,,orn auu to any port in Eu
rope at New York rates
c. {. BARNES, President.
CHARLES LULING. Cashier,
GEO. -. iURNET Assistant Cash er
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-03-10

A. y. - HI @'~N4t'--+A+ - --'' 49,
SCHMITZ 4 KIBNAN,
4 TTORNEYS At LAW. OFFICE IN PosT
A OFFICE BUILDISG. North Eighth street,
M nitOwUc, " NIScU3@in. EaFlI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10
THE MUSIC OF NATURE.
As Heard in the Rain Drop, and the Loud
PealinS Thunder

The bass of thunder is considerable
lower than the lowest sound produced in
an orchestra Glow the zero Of music, we
may call 1t, at which all positive appre-
hens1On OF musical sound ceases, and our
senses are merely conscious OF roar In
observing the music Of thunder, our atten-
ton, however, may be most profitably di-
rected to the expression rather than to
the notes. The musical dlminuendo is
more perfectly represented by thunder
than by any other form Of sound in IA
ture. After the hTst clap is over. the ear
will pursue with pleasure the rolling away
and gradual fainting of the peal, until
at lnmeasurable distance it sinks INTO
silence.
The melody of rain dancing on the
stones, or pelting down in its first drops
on the dry soil of forest or a heath, is
species of sound which the art of music is
yet to initiate, If it would complete It's at
present very complete list of instruments.
The Mexicans had some rattles made of
very peculiar clay, with pips inside, which
were intended to represent this sound.
Certain tribes of the North American
Indians have been similarly fascinated by
the loud piash Of water, to the beauty of
which We have alluded before. They have
instruments constructed accordingly with
a view to reduce this sound. Large buf-
talo hides are filed with water and sewn
up n the manner of wine bags. Drum
sticks of cork, or with their heads covered
with a very fine gum. are welded by the
player, and the gentle and monotonous
plash Of water is produced by the drum
stick striking softly on the skin The
natives will sit and listen to these instru-
mants TOR hours.
Certain tribes on the Amazon have in
similar way been fascinated by the music
Of the waterfall. Musical Instruments
were found in use among them consisting
Of complicated mechanism by which
water was poured from one bowl into an
other, in imitation Of the cascade, and
then returned by the receiving bowl into
the vessel which had poured it; SO that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10
THE GIRLS POLY.
A Practtc al and Successful working-girIs'
Climb

Perhaps the most complete and practi-
GallT successful working girls club that
has yet been organized, is one that has
beer provided through the generosity of
a good man AMI his devoted wife. It is
in London, at the West End, in Langham
Place, just beyond Regent street, and ad-
joining the well-known Langhapa hotel,
Jt is commonly known as the "Girs'
Poly, to distinguish it from an institu-
ton with which it is closely allied, the
Young Mems Polytechnic institute, which
is universally known among young people
in London as the POLY" The more pre-
else name of the club in question is the
Young Women's Institut.."
The tees for institute membership are
very small-elghteen pence per quarter, or
i've shlillngs (1.25) per year. The estab
ilshment Is open In all its parts for the
benefit of the members, from 6 80 to 1000
In the evenings. The membership fee
gives free use of sitting-rooms, library,
reading and mushrooms, game-roams
recreation grounds, and numerous other
advantages, and also entities the fortunate
young women to admission at low tuition
rates to an immense range of classes and
entertainments.
The purely club features of the place
are highly priced by the girls. 1t is no
small thing for them to have bright.
cheerful establishment, that they regard
as their own, where they may resort in
the evenings, and in connection with
which they have access to so much that
is dlvertIng and instructive. 1t is need
less to emphasize the importance of such
privilege to anyone who knows how
the average young working men and
women Of our great cities are obliged
to live. In the refreshmentro the
member may procure her cup of tea and
light lunch, at cost decidedly less than
elsewhere. And for year or more past
there has been served in the capaclous
dining rooms an excellent and substan-
tlal dinner, IN courses, at sixpence. For
tourpence, very good but less bounti-
full dinner may be had by the more
economical young woman Of business
These privileges are, of course, limited
to menbers. The institute dining rooms
are vastly more pleasant than the chea Q
restaurants or lunch-rooms to which the
girls might otherwise be compelled to
resort, and the food at the institute is in
comparably better In quality and cheaper
IN price. All the Influences of the place
are home like, wholesome, and improv-
ing. There seems to be a tacit under.
standing among the young women who
meet In these agreeable quarters that
they must be on their best behavior
must 'llve up to their blue china" so to
speak.-Albert Shaw, In February Scrib-
ner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10
WHO PAYS THE TAX,
Point Which Free Traders DON'T See and
Won't Consider.

Representative Wike, of Illinois, pre-
sented a resolution in the house the other
day, which runs something like this:
Resoloed, That in the judgment of this
house, these truths are self evident, and
beyond the realm Of natioaal doubt or
honest disputation: That the tariff is a
tax, &c.
Of course, the democratic majority in
the house would like to vote on the affirm
ative, and thus settle the question to their
own liking, and bestow upon themselves
the immense satisfaction that the tariff is
tax. Very likely there is some truth in
the tax theory, but let US see who PAYS
this tax, and we will call as witness q
British Manufacturing company Of Brad
ford. Their testimony should be counted
unimpeachable, even by Representative
Wlke and the democratic majority In the
house. Here is the testimony of the
firm:
The firm of Edward T. Steel & Co.. has
issued circular with al engraving of it's
new American lnill, which the Mckinley
bill caused then, to transfer from Brad
f0rd, England, to- Bristol. Pa. In this
circular it states that the Mckinley tariff
made it impossible to longer manufacture
goods In England up to its former stand
ard, ard that it could only continue to
send them TO America by reducing the
quality and weight. It therefore trans
terred its plant from England to Bristol,
Pa, where the nanufactue of goods will
be carried on with the guarantee that they
will be up to their previous English
standard of weight, wealth and quality
without any advance in prices over former
rates of the same class of goods -
If the American consumer paid the tax,
Edward I. Steel & Co., would not have
been compelled to transfer their factory
from England to America, but this tax
falling on the foreign manufacturer, he
seeks to escape it by quitting England and
planting his large works in this country,
which is good thing to do. This is one
of the many beneficial results of the Nc.
Kinley tariff law-it brings more business
to the country, it does not increase the
price of goods. Probably if the tariff di
not give the American manufacturer the
advantage over the foreign manufacturer,
he could have been perfectly satisfied with
the ''tax" question
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10
LONDON, 1872-1891.

Since 1872 prices bave declined about
LOO per cent. The explanation is found in
the tact that the average number of sheep
as well as the average weight of fleece has
rapidly increased from year to year in all
the countries from which the London
market is supplied. In 1870 Australia
produced 134, 600, 900 pounds of wool, in
1890 265, 100000 pounds-an increase of
nearl y 100 per cent. During the same
time the production of the Argentine re-
public went from 167, 5000 to 295, 900,
900 per annum, while shat of Africa Ia
creased from 46,000,000 to $4,000, 600
pounds. Our own production in the
meantime spran2 from 154, 600 900 to 271.-
900, 900. Would it not be wonderful if
prices did not go down all over the worI d
under the pressure of this phenomenal ex-
pansion in wool production? And does
not the free traders charge that American
protection is the cause of it appear silly in
the light of these facts? The truth is that
the American wool Industry would have
been ruined during these years of falIsng
prices N tie world market were it not
for The protection aforded them by cur
tariff laws -prnss
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10

leeward, they were not long in reaching
nel, and pulling up under her, quickly got
all hands aboard and started to return to
the steamer. Then began one of the most
magnificent struggles | have ever seen.
Sometimes the life boat seemed making
ahsolutely no Roadway whatever, at sthers
she was lost sight Of entirely as she sank
into the trough OF the sea. Then, again,
you could see her standing almost station
airy for a moment on the crest of a big
wave and suddenly plunge downward on
the watery slope with the speed Of race
horse, Finally, after two hours OF almost
superhuman exertions on the part of the
eight brave fellows at the oars, she maj
aged to draw near enough to US to catch a
line and was slowly brought under the lee
quarter. AS il was absolutely impossible
FOR her tC come alongside, a whip was
rove through block on the end of the
main yard arm and lowered into the boat.
The men, after making the end of the line
fast under their arms, were quickly hoist.
ed aloft and lowered safely inboard. As
soon as all hands were on board, the
boats painter was cut and she quickly
drifted astern, capsized and sank. The
rescued men we're taken forward into the
forecastle and we'll cared fer by the crew.
The captain Of the wrecked bark was
taken below to the cabin and putting On
dry shift of clothes, came on deck again
and started to tell his story. He sud he
had esn at sea for thirty years, and being
a steady and temperate man had managed
to save quite sum of money. He had
gone out 70 San Francisco irst mate of the
American ship Harvester. Seeing the
Ocean Queen for sale there, he had
managed to buy her cheap and getting a
cargo Of grain, had set sail for Queens,
town. After quick and pleasant passage
around the Horn" she mad started on
her long course northward. All went
well until a couple Of days ago, when the
ship being caught aback in a squat, the
second mate who was a young man just
out of his apprenticeship, lost his GOODNESS
and self possession just at critical mo
ment when they were nee-oa mos. ana
before either the captain or the chief
officer could get on deck the fore and main
masts had gone by the board taking with
them the mizzen-topmast. They tried to
set the spanker and heave the ship to,
but the sea being very high and the ship
having nothing to steady her, strained
heavily and soon sprung leak. They
were on the point Of giving up all hope
when we hove in sight and rescued them.
"And nov every cent | owned, " continued
thirty long years, lies at the bottom Of the
ocean.
Upon the arrival Of our steamer at
Liverpool, the crew OF the life boat receiv-
ed a reward Of a sum Of money from the
board of trade and a medal from the Roy
al Humane society w. L. Alden, Jr
Iata TT g N
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-10
THE GREATN Gss OF Villas.
4 Democratic Senator IS a Presidential
Canu Ilate,


Cano Idate.
We are in0ebted to the Milwaukee SEN
tinel for this kindly mention of Mr.. Villas
as presidential possibility. His numerous
friends will be glad TO know that repub-
lican paper so prominent as the Sentinel
dares to speak so complimentary of the
shining light of Wisconsin democracy:
Why should not Senator Villas be count
ed among the presidential possibilities !?
He has not, to be sure, been fortunate in
his admirers, whose seeming object is
often to make him ridiculous by exagger-
ated and misdirected praise. But this in
cident ought not to make against his can
didacy, though it is likely to do so. A
calm, steady leok at Mr.. Villas, Iisinter-
ested endeavor to behold this statesman,
as IN himself ne really is, discloses some
remarkable qualities.
Mr.. Villas has ample means and gen.
erous education. Possibly lis education
has left him without that sensitive taste
which is the best result of a familiarity
with literature. Tt may be true that he is
disposed to initiate his style, which stands
but little In need Of imitation, with Ian
guage properly used of subjects no less
great than chaos and old night. Possibly
too, his riches have been gotten in man
her more creditable to his shrewhness
than to his scrupulous honor. But even
when these attachments have been made it
remains true that Mr.. Villas is rich, and
that he can read Latin.