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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

In a murder trial before western
court, the prisoner was able to account
for thewhole time, except five minutes,
on the eveing when the crime was
committed. His counsel argued that
it would be impossible for him to have
killed the man. under the circumstan
ces. in so brief a period, and on that
plea largely based his defense, the
other testimony being strongly
against his client When the prose
cutting attorney replied, he id::'"How
long a time really is five minutes =?
Let us see. Will his honor command
absolute silence. in the courtroom. for
that space?" The judge graciously
complied There was clock on the
wall. Every eye in the court room
was fixed upon it. as the pendulum
licked off the seconds. There was
breathless silence. The keen witted
counsel waited until the tired andi-
ence gave a sigh Of relief at the close
of the period, and then asked. quiet
": Gould he not have struck one
fatal blow IN all that time2" The
prisoner was found guilty, and, as it
was proved afterward, justly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
Crabs that Reap and Now.

One kind of crab has been found in
great plumbers on table lands /. 900 feet
above, the sea level, and MANY miles
away from any considerable body of
water: This strange crab is a native OF
HlndGstan, where, i'll one province. at
least, and perhaps in others, the Young
grass fairly swarms with them. They
buIroW III the ground. They can run
with considerable swiftness, even when
carrying in the long claws, which serve
for both arms and hands, a bundle of
grass or young rice stalks as bio. and
sometimes even bigger, than them
selves.
Nature Is very generous with all her
Children, giving to each one Just the
powers and faculties which it needs to
enable it TO provide for all its wants.
80 this humble inhabitant of the table
lands of India is provided with cap
ltal moving machine in the shape of a
par OF remarkably sharp and strong
pInceEs. 10 harvest his abundant crops.
the cGmical-iooking creature assumes a
sort Oj sitting posture, so that he can
use his pincer- TO advantage He works
very faDidiy, using one pair of claws to
N'I "lN' "HolucI 10 Dlllu MS SnedVeS at
the same time. As soon as he has
gathered all he can carry he scuttles off
with /. in funny side-wise fashion, and
with gin air of solemn importance that
Is very amusing contrast to his clumsy
motion and queer shape.
But the human inhabitants of the
district preferred by this queer little
moves and reaper do not find him at
all amusing. They say that one of
these crabs will destroy any amount of
young grass and rice in one year, which
If allowed to reach perfection would
keep i iaboring man in health and
strength during that time.-DenUer Re
publican.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
THEY LET THE ROOSTER STAY.
He Was annoying, but as Fair-minded
Men They Couldn't Do Otherwise.

Chairman Tom Carter of the repub-
lican national committee tells of an in
cident which shows that Your true Viz
gipia gentIeman's love for cock fighting
has not lost It's edge since the days
when Lord FairfaN's fighting cocks held
high carnival
One night. while Mr.. Carter was on
his way TO a meeting OF the republican
national committee at Louisville, the
train stopped NJ small town in Viz
ginia. and typical Virginia planter of
the old school boarded the sleeper. He
carried a well-loaded meal BAG i'll one
hand and carpet bag in the other. lie
was careful to see that the meal BAG
was placed under his berth. bat allowed
the porter to place the carpet bag in
the end of the car after he had passed a
bottle of corn whisky around the circle
of gentlemen i'll the smoking room.
At 10 o'clock the passengers were
asleep in their berths, but the first rays
of light were hardly shooting over the
hills when all were awakened by loud
"cockalorum" in the car. The passen-
gers showed their heads out between
the curtains. the porter was aroused
from his nap in the smoking room, and
the train CONDUCTOR with eyes half shut,
made his appearance in the passage
way.
Whats going on i'll here, anyway"
asked the conductor.
Il reckon that's the hailvlula'h of my
black and red Spanish, sab, " replied the
Virginia gentleman from between the
curtains.
Black and red Spanish what?"
My black and red Spanish game
cock. sab, undah my berth"
Well get him out of here damned
quick. and into the baggage car. This
train is no cock pit, said the conductor.
No. sab. That cock stays right heah
with his ownah."
You get that rooster into the bag
gage car, or you will both get off the
train"
'.No, sab. You can 20 to the bag
gage cah if you wish. but that black
and red Spanish stays with me"
BY this time all of the passengers in
the ear were yelling to the conductors:
That's right. You're right. Put EN-
out We can't sleep
Then the Virginia gentleman got out
Of his berth and said:
"Gentiemen, / appeal to You as gen
tIcmen to let that black and red Span
ISL STAY with me. | nearly sunk the
plantation on that last main at Maiah
Gordon's place, an this black and red
Spanish must win back fOh me tomor-
row night. appeal to you as gentle
men to let this cock stay with me till he
gets his spurs on in the pit at the ma
jah's place"
The conductor turned out to be a
fair-mindcd man. and. at the solcita-
ton OF few fair-minded passengers, he
left the black and red Spanish to finish
his morning salutatiun.
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LITTLE 30 PEEP

had lost her sheep and couldn't tell
where to find them" So the old
nursery rhyme says, and it goes on to
bid her leave them alone, and they'll
come home and bring their tails be
hind them" All this may be true Of
lost sheep, but if you have lost your
health. you cannot afford to leave that
alone. 1t Will not come back of its
own accord. Some people brag that
they never bother about colds. They
''let them go the way they came"
Alas, too often the victims go to a
consumptive's grave. Remember that
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
removes eruptions, blotches, pimples,
ulcers. scrofulous humors and inciDi-
ent consumption which is simply scro-
fula of the lungs 1t enriches the
blood, making it pure and the system
new.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
OLD CUSTOMS STILL OBSERVED.
Conservative PhiiadeiphianS Not Vet In
ocuiated with lin de steele Manners

The old time darby butler and the
Weil-scrubbed spoticssly white marble
doorsteps used in old days to he the al
most universal adiuncts of well-kept
establishment in Philadelphia. Even
now, among the old conservative peo-
pie, the ancient landmarks still exist.
according to the \. Y IrijuHc. At
certain houses the matutnal maid can
yet be seen at an impossibly early hour
with her pail and scrubbing brush, eff
facing the marks OF the previous DAYS
travel on her mistress beloved door
steps. and polishing up the brass
knOcker on the big white door. which
an hour or so later will be opened bv an
old butler i'll white waistcoat-an
amiable functionary who converses af-
fably with his master as he helps him
ON with his coat, and comes out on the
step to watch him walk away.
1t Is like going back several decades
to stop at Mrs. 4. s" exclaimed a New
orHer who recently returned from a
visit to the Quaker city. Everything
Is so precise and well-Ordcred, and So
stiff and wonderfully clean. Every
chair has had its accustomed place for
years, and the routine of the house is
like clOckWork. All the servants are
colorcd. and from George Washington
Curtis, the butler. down to Picnic. the
kitchen maid, all are as black as the ace
OF spades. The maids all wear huge
white aprons, with wide, stiff strings.
and snow-White turbans: and as for
George Washington Curtis. he is alto
gethcr the most magnificent gentleman
OF my acquaintance. Having lived
since his boyhyod in what he considers
the "luSt families of the country" he
has lofty scorn Of modern fashions.
and he ignores all the latest expressions
entirely.
Is Mrs. A. in the drawing-room?' |
asked the first morning of my arrival.
Miss Sally (Mr>. A am in de par
Tor he answered rebukingly. De
young ladies. dey take de drawing les
sons upstairs in de schoolroom.
Let me help YOU wifi dem puffs
missy. he said one day when | was
vainIy striving to poke my bio sleeves
into the armholes of my Jacket. 1
likes to see de young ladies Wit dere
wings all a-spreadin'-dey looks like de
angels, shuah. he concluded. with an
elaborate bow and beaming counter
ance. He was very quick to resent any
criticism of the existing order Of things
in the establishment. One day after
having had to hurry away from an
agreeable tea to reach home in time for
the 6 O'Clock dinner | was rash enough !
TO observe, when he opened the door
for me and cautioned me tomake haste.
How early you dine here, At home |
we never have dinner before 7:30 or s. |
why, dat's jist ike de pore folks
supper; does your poor pa have to work |
so late?' was his quick and resentful re- |
ply"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
\ Big Sewer.

philadelphia is going to give the
world! an excellent object lesson in sewer
building" said Francis Heslop of Pitts
burg to a St. Louis Globc- Democrat
man. They are building large sewer
on piles, and if they succeed in their
undertaking, which is to cost 81, 500, 900.
they Vill have done great deal toward
solving very difficult problem. This
new sewer runs along the bed of the
Aramtngo canal, which is too soft to
hold the great weight. To get over this
difficulty piles of yellow pine twelve
INCHES square are to be driven down to
rock bottom about three feet apart. At
the top of them a heavy plank floor will
be placed, and on this nine-foot sewer
will be built
TIE undertaking has been discussed
by engineers throughout the state, and
opinions differ very much as to the re-
suit of the undertaking. which in
several features appears to be daring
in the extreme. In this age of engineer
ing advancement it is absurd to say
anything is impossible and the men in
charge of this singular work are likely
to be able to convince the world that
after all there is something new under
the sun"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
NHns9n TneTegS grey :;:Hast:vn ..rEDs.,.
VENICE BUILT IN A SWAMP.
The City of Gondolas Founded as a Refuge
From savage Northern Invaders.

The City of Venice is approached
from behind by a railroad constructed
over q stretch of swamp which is not
very ynllke the near approach to several
New jersey coast towns There is a
tritie more water and not so much grass.
but. according to Il writer in the Phila-
delphia telegraph, the ride into the city
is anything but a subject for chapter
of tiHe romance. Out beyond this
swamp was another swamp which vas
a little higher 1t had been out of the
water. longer and had caught enough of
seawead. sand shells and sediment 10
be fit Cor birds To nest on. There was
one island called the Rialto. which was
rcallytquite secure, and around this one
there WaS said to be about seventy-tive
or eighty other islands which to-day are
occupied by the city of Venice. Some
of these were originally not islands al
all. 3here were mere high places in "A
great bog, which, by the cutting OF chan
uels and by artificial means. were con-
vertcG into more or less tit places for the
erection of building.
Without consulting history, one could
almos; guess that such an unfavorable
Sijbt ITO lili> " - not Stltctttl us tIc size
FOR /. &ity ont of free choice: and. indeed,
ii >.not. Venice was started during
the iii;h and sixth centuries The in
habitants of Padua and a few more
north Roman cities, chased out by the
Huns; the Goths, and other tribes of
baTbai'ians, took refuge there in an
Adriaiic lagoon. The savages of Asia
had no boats, so that the settlement was
very safe, and, leading an Independent
life p.ospered by itself during the mid
die ages ut Il surprising rate. 1t was a
monstgous work to make the city secure
from she sea. Ship loads of stone were
brought from other coasts. Dams and
canals were built at great cost, and the
residents finally got enough of dry land
abOutt them TO feel moderately safe. 1t
was SILL, however, difficult thing to
find foundations for the houses, especial
ly as many of the rich men desired to
put up heavy marble palaces, and it
frequently costs more in Venice to-day
to sinll the rocks and plies for house
than is does toput on the superstructure.
Few cities have ever been built under
greater difficulties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
When She Should Say No.

She should refuse him when she knows
his habits to be Incorporate. saws the
\. \. ddrcrtiScr, for there can be no
unhappicr fate than marriage with a
druukard She should refuse him when
there Is any hereditary disease in the
family. such as consumption or insanity.
which would in all probability show it
sell and cause infinite misery in after
years. She should refuse him when she
sees he Is III the habit of associatinp with
bad companions, who may lead him in
to a gambling, drinking and card play
inc. She should refuse him when she
knows him to be that despicahle thing.
Il male tlirt: she should reflect that a.s
he mas treated other girls 50 he NAV
treat herself and no woman cares to lay
herself open 10 such treatment. She
should refuse him when she feels She has
no love 10 give him, and not marry. as
many girls do, for a home. No mar
riage can be truly happy without love
to swceten the bonds. She should re-
fuse him when he is proposing to her
for her money or from pique. 4 girl
can generally distinguish real love from
feigned. and even il She cares for him
should not accept him until convinced
his motives are disintercsted. She
should not refuse him when she really
cares for him. and knows him to be a
steady, faithful man. who will make her
happy and not cause her hearthreaks.
which, perhaps. one of her more bril-
liant lovers mipht have done
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
THE YANKEE Girl.

now utiItIlAt anu mirthtul The lI-At of heI
eye.
Like star gianciug ont grom the blue sky;
And Lightly and freely her dark tresses play
Ger brow and bosom as lovely as they
The Yankee girl IS not always blest
with abundant health. There are IN
fortunately hundreds of Yankee girls
and matrons who are dragging out an
existence They suffer from ailments
peculiar to their sex. Life is burden.
Where can they obtain relief? The
question is not hard to answer. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
bring the brilliant and mirthful hight
back to their eyes and the blush of
health to their cheeks. 1t cures all
irregularities, weaknesses, nervous
and general debility, spasms st. vi
tus's Dance, and kindred ailments.
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tIrst pnblication June ~. I.al-

list publication June y, l-gl
SlAIE OF WlSCONSiN-t'IRCUIT CoCEy r1n
- MASITOWOC COUNTY.
Carl BuenZow and Fredericka Bupn2oyy his yvifa
plaintiffs. VI. Minnie Engel and Minnie FnyeI M
administrators of the estate of has Fnral dncaos
ed and Valentine EnEel and Clara Engel, infants
and surviving heirs of Nhas. Engel deceased and
Robert Engel and Ella Tomascheski formeriv
Ella Engel, daughter of Chas, Ergel deceased
defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtuc Of and
pursuant to Judgment of foreclosure and order
OF sale made AID entered in the above entitled
actions the 18th day of June A y 1874
the Undersigned as sheriff Of the county of Mani
towoc, will sell at public auction to the highest
and best bidder. for cash the shern's office in
the court house IN the city ana county of MapitD.-
voc, Wisconsin on the eleventh day of August A
ID 1891 at - o clock in the forenoon of that dav
to pay the amount adjadgcd to the plaintiffs for
principal, interest taxes and cos s the premises
described IN sand Judgment us fol uws to-wit:
The north one half of the south west quarter of
the south west quarter, less on. and one half
acres IN the sputn west corner thereof for de-
scflpto on sec decd and the north west quarter of
the south west quarter, all in section number
eighteen (lS) township number tv.enty-one en-
north Of range number twenty-foIr l2p east In
NgultOWoC county and state Of " isconsin IN all
htfy-elght (1S and onc-half acres of land more
or less according to government survey.
Dated ManItOwOc Wis, June Is H. d. 1891
WILLIAM STEPHANI
Sheriff of ManitowOc Coun4y
Is lac Srdlte, fIaihtUs ATTY. apg9
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 26.-The
Chicago train was an hour late to
night, but when it arrived at IL
O'Clock, Eugene Debs' father, mother,
two sisters and a dozen other relatives
and friends We're at the depot to vel
come him home There were perhaps
fifty other persons present, but no
demonstration was made by his rail
road friends. Debs and his father
kissed each passionately and then the
tall president Of the A. r. [. took his
mother in his arms and held her in
close embrace a minute. Debs and his
brother went into the depot restaurant
to get lunch. While there, a big rail
roader came up to Debs and reached
out his hand. Debs took it and the
railroader held him in a tight grasp.
lie said, ''Debs, | went out on this
strike because you ordered me to.
Now Eve lost my job" L didn't order
you out" replied Deb3. Yes YOU
did the other retorted, angrily No,
l didn't" Yes you did SAID the
man. with an oath, and with that the
rallroader struck at him. Debs lodged
the blow. Theodore interfered, as did
Others, and Eugene returned to the
car
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
n Pheasant Fellow Traveller.

Stories about Martial Bourdin. the
anarchist who was killed in London are
coming out. He used to tell the fol-
lowing himself: One dav he wa, riding
in bus down Fleet street. The
vehicle was crowded. and Boug,lin held
in his hand 4 bomb. Opposite sat an
elderly lady. Unable TO reach his
pocket for the fare Bourd!n apologetical-
y laid the bomb in the old ladTs Ian
With the old lady, however IGNORANCE
was bliss.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
Volcano That Spouts Pure Water

Oneof the greatest natural curiosi-
ties in:Central America is the Volcano
de Aqua, or water volcano, which is
situated IN Guatemala, about twenty
I'VE miles southwest of the capital. It's
apex If IA, 40 feet above the level of
the sea, and cultivated fields and forest
trees extend almost to its summit. 1t
occasionally vents forth torrents of
pure, cold water In 1869 an "erup-
ton" Of this kind inundated the north
ern valley and destroyed a whole vii
lage situated on the side of the peak
81. L0&iS Republic.
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A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.

d. ". Fuller. of Canajoharie, \. l.,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results followed its use; that he would
not be without it, if procurable. Ct.
A. Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, n. Y.
says that DR.. Kings New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy;
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
to do all that is claimed for it. Why
not try a remedy so long tested. Trial
bottles free at Henry Hinrich's Drug
Store. Regular size SOC. and S1.00
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

FIFIELD, Wis July 27.-Flve hundred
women and children from Phillips are in
the woods here without food or shelter,
and as the supplies are very short here a
requlsltlon on Ashland was made. What
ever happens there is bound to be great
suffering among the unfortunate. They
cannot escape from the binding. sitting
smoke that travels through the forests
and openings, and this together with their
agony of mind, makes their condition
most pitiful.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
THE FASTIINE TO DENVER.

Solid vestlhuled trains. free reclin-
ing chair cars, palace sleeping cars and
luxurious dining cars are run between
Chicago and Denver daily via the Chi
cago, Union Pacific X North Western
Line To secure the advantages of
fast time and luxurious Accommodations
purchase tickets via this route. For
detailed information apply to Agents
Chicago 4 North Western R'v.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
LOW RATES TO ST. PAUL

On account of the Annual Convention
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of America, the Northwestern Line will
sell excursion tickets to St. Paul Mimi.
and return at half rates one fare for the
round trip; tickets on sale July 30 and 81
good for return passage unul August G..
1884. inclusive. For tickets and fall in
formation apply to agents Chicago &
North Western Ky. 2taue2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
a Tyo-Hcaded Partridge

{. W. Dimick Of this city has a full.
grown partridge with two perfect heads.
The tlrd Is female Of average size,
put OF unusually fine piumage, brilliant.
and full OF color. Both heads are per-
feet. The bird evidently ate with both
bills. for both are equally developed,
and the taEidermist who did the mount.
ing reported ihat it had tao ;esophaci
leading into one cr0p.-Boston Tran.
Scrl-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

WAsHBURS, Wis, July 81 Mason. a
small town south on the Omaha line,
caught fire at o'clock The White River
Lumber company's mill with 4O,O00,0UO
feet of lumber in the yards was destroy
ed and at o'clock the latest report re-
celved here says the entire town was
threatened. The bridge across the White
River at Mason is burned. Railroad Off
Gals say the loss at Mason is fully 81 ,000,-
coo with S250,00O insurance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

OSHKOSH, Wis, July q. Trainmen on
the Chicago a Northwestern road brought
to the city last evening the report Of the
fatal explosion OF a boiler at Newcassel,
a small station south OF Fond du Lac
The accident occurred at $40 IL the flour
mill OF Yancy & Dyer. Louis Dyer, aged
l. years, employed us fireman, was terri
by scalded and will die The explosion
was a terrific one and the bollerroo was
completely demolished.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

AMIGO Wis, July %. a United States
detective secured kit Of connterfeitin :
utensils Yesterday that was secreted 10 4
log cabin about twenty miles east Of this
place IN a dense forest. where a party la
been engaged III making spurious silve
dollars. All of the gang have left, bu
the Ct, teCElNt scared MINES az q photo
graphs Of tie conlteTfGteIs, and their ar
rest vii nrnMnhLN follow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
lFirst nEE licntinn .Iulr 10 IlIl

Uirst pub llcation July ~. I!i) No a
IN PROBATE M,NTTowoC C0I,NTy C,tpr
L In the matter of the estate of Geo rcs Pank-
ratZ. deceased
10 all whom 1t may concern: LETTERS tesla.
mentary on said estate having been issued TO
John kellGer and Philippine Pankratz on the
lSth day OF June. A. d., 1891, and six months
from and after sad day being allowed ana limit
cd Tor credtor To present their claims for ex.
animation aud allowance notice is hereby given
tnat The undersigned will, ON the third tn esdays
Of September and December 1894 al The probate
office in the city of Manitowoc in SAID coanfy
receive, examine, and adjust all claims AMI de-
mands OF all persons against said deceased
Dated July TO- rs
by the Court
f. +. MANSEAU. County Jud asa
Raensch K ChloupeS Auys, auEIt;
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BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE,

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rh9um,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
Perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
price 70 cents per box. q Jan. 90
For Sale by Henry H1nrichs.
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BELGRADE July 81 Earthquake
shocks have been felt in Macedonia.
Old Servia and Eastern Bulgaria
Many houses at Narna, Bulgaria, hav
been damaged and a number Of PEG
pie killed as a result OF the shocks.