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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
An Ape's SuperstitiOh.

Chief Titan, the authenticated orang-
outang at the ZOO, is very supersti-
tious and his convictions with regard
to sraws are not limited to the mere
fact that they tell how the wind blows
The chief believes that chewing straw
with certain supernatural qualities will
bring his dinner hour around before l
o'clock, the regular time, and he daily
tries to put this theory into practice.
From the among the heaps of straw in
his cage he selects with great care the
longest and straightest. and, after hav-
Ing placed il in his mouth, he goes to
the glass front of the cage, ard, shad-
ing his eyes with his hand, peers 20 the
right and left in search of the keeper
with his dinner. II the keeper is not IN
sight the chief throws the straw away
as net possessing sufficient charm"
and selects another This perfor nance
is repeated over and owes with the ut
most gravity until the meal arrives
Philadelphia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
DEPLORABLE.
Condition OF Hundreds of People Made
Homeless by Fire.

Condition OF Hundreds of People Made
Homeless by Fire.
Our Odessa correspondent writes:
Nearly 200 Jews, rendered homeless
and destitute by the terrible cophagra-
ton at Brest-Litovsk, have arrived in
this city, where they have received
every attention and succOr from the
Hebrew Benevolent association, says
London Daily News. 1t is now a3cer-
tanned that the total number of lives
lost Is 1877, but the search for the
missing rs not yet complete. The town
OF Brest-Litovsk consisted Of sixty-four
blocks, and of these forty-nfne. or about
800 houses, have been destroyed.
The refugees hers relate the follow
ing tragic incident, which shows with
what fearful and sweeping rapidity the
flames rushed through the wooden
built houses: The magistrate of the
second district was driving from one
part of the town to another, the flames
roaring behind him. The coachman
put his horses to gallop, but, notwith-
standing this, they were caught up at
street corner and burned to death
magistrate, coachman and horses. One
poor, half-demented creature among
the refugees tells how her sister, who
escaped the flames, went to seek for her
only son and his three children. They
were found burned to death. The poor
woman lost her reason and Is now in
an asylum for the insane. Both Jews
and Christians in this city have shown
the most unstinted generosity and SYM
patty by sending large stores of pro-
visions and other requisites to Brest-
Litovsk, the railway company carrying
everything free"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
4 Somna mbulistic Rider

Miss Mary Smiley, daughter of Theo-
dore Smiley, who lives near Ferguson
vile, N. Y, is somnambulist and has
had some queer adventures in her ca
reer as sleep-walker. Last week Miss
Smilesss father presented her with a
bicycle on her fifteenth birthday, and
also his consent to don a bloomer cos
tune, The young lady spent consider
able time last week in practice, and
after a five-mile ride the other day re-
tired at night greatly fatigued. Shortly
after midnight Mr.. Smiley was awak-
ened by hearing some one pass out OF
the front door and down the walk
Looking out of the window the farmer
saw his daughter, arrayed in her bicy-
Gle suit, mounting her wheel for a spin
down the road. After taking quite a
ride she returned to the house and was
awakened by a douche of cold water
She was much astonished BY her es-
capade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
BEFORE A SCHOOL JUSTICE.
The Bride Didn't Work and Her Con-
fession Was Failure.

Tho Bride Didn't Work and Her Con-
fession Was a Failure.
Something dreadful had happend at
the Queenviile district school. May
Greene, the belle of the village, had
smuggled her Sunday sash out of the
bureau, and "unbeknownst to her
mother" had worn II to school. Her
triumph, however, was shortlived. She
had hung the sash most carefully on a
out, at recess, for good romp. On her
return she was dismayed to And that it
had been cut in two pieces. Every
scholar was carefully questioned, but
no one, Of course, knew anything about
1t. The teacher accordingly announced
that when the afternoon session should
open she would lay all lessons aside
and hold court Of investigation. She
herself would be the judge. May
Greene should be the plaintiff, and
svery scholar in turn should come up
into witness box, rugged up for the oc-
casion, and tell exactly what he knew
about the matter. She also said that if
any one would confess his wrongdoing
before the opening of court he would
be pardoned and all proceedings
stopped.
Two guilty boys, discarded beaux of
the gay eequette, were now pale with
dismay. They had told untruths when
privately questioned, and now they
feared that they would not be able to
brave them out before the awful court
ordeal-especially since it had begun
to be whispered around that they
knew more Of the matter than had at
first appeared. They, therefore hit
upon the following eXpedient The
youngest child In the school, little An
ME Cork, was the pet of the county. II
she now could only be induced to con-
fess to the cutting of the sash, surely
she would be pardoned on account Of
her popularity She was therefore be-
set by the guilty youngsters, who, by
dint of Are threats and large brides,
and by urging confession upon her as
a duty, finally secured her bewildered
consent Ito confess"
When the afternoon bel lrang the
scholars came in promptly, looking
askance at the awful witnessbox and
at the mutf1ated fnery floating out
from the teachers desk. The judi was
about to open court when in came the
criminals triumphaEtly leading the in
nocent child between them. They in
formed the judge that Annie Cork had
come to confess, and offciously placing
her in the witness-box, they withdrew
to their seats The child's helpless at
tituder was too much for the tender
hearted judge, who took her by the
hand and said gently: We'll, dear,
have you really come to confess
"Yeth," she faltered, oppressed by
the earnest stiffness In the room; but,
gaining courage from the judges kind
ly manner, "Yeth, teacher-I'th come
to confeth-I'th come to confetti that |
didn't do t."-Philadelphia Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
4 Small Negro Girl Preaching.

Washington Pest. / phenomenal g.
year-old negro girl preacher ia inter
esting Society Hill, S. c. For a week
the child has conducted a series of re-
-iyai meetings, and the effect of her
preaching is said TO be wonderful. She
Is without education. and developed
her strange powers not more than ten
days ago. At first she preached only
10 the negroes, but now white people
ars flocking to hear her, and the whole
country round about Is in great excite
ment. She quotes Scripture by the
chapter, uses good language, and shows
amazing insight into the frailties Of
humanity. A number of conversions
are reported from her work,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
n new Loom YIcKer.

Some important advantages are
claimed for newly-devised loom picker
lately brought forward, which consists
of light malleable iron shell or frame,
possessing the strength and durability
essential to this important feature 0f
weaving machinery. The body being
one rigid piece of metal, there is no tear
ing out of rivets around the eye or
bursting Of the portion which slides
along the spindles; the rawhide bushing
IN the sleeves cannot come loose, and il
wears very slowly. and, on its giving
gut, can be renewed at small cost and
with slight trouble-so, too, with the
cushion. With each replacement of any
bit OF rawhidA. one has picker as good
as new, while under the old system 4
single defect necessitates the throwing
aside the whole picker. The additional
weight does not exceed two ounces. too
small TO perceptibly affect the working
Of the loom; and, in order 10 secure
hghtpess. the eye Of the picker is made
xeuch larger than IS required, and
0feeeA vsA a ra~A+de strip, copper
ftvetsd to the metal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
WAR OF ROSES.
The Fortune Drove the Pastor from
the Pulpit.

The Perfume Drove the Pastor from
the Pulpit.
A young clergyman frsm Boston
preached IL little Jersey town on last
s,nday Everything vas made as fes-
eavp as possible for the visitor. The
members Of the congregation turned
sat in their best clothes, and the
church was deliberately decorated with
flowers, the pulpit being mass Of
June roses.
But in spite of all these efforts, when
the visiting clergyman entered the
pulpit he looked about him with dis
may Almost instantaneously he gave
vent to a series of emphatic sneeZes.
Then stepped down from the pulpit
and. reckoning TO neighboring elder,
Whisperingly confessed that he could
not proceed with the services unless
the roses were removed. Il have rose
cold he added by way of explanation
There was nothing for il but to diveSt
the church OF al its foral trimmings,
after which the minister re-entered the
pulsk and the services proceeded.-Ex
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
WHITTIER's FIRST POETRY.
One Boyish Poem Gained Him Gsrri-
SEMI ErIendsfip.

sens Friendship.
After he had made the acquaintance
Of Burns poems. Whinier began to
Sribble rhymes of his own on his slate
1t school, and in the evening about the
family hearth. One of his boyish stan
.as fingered in the memory Of an elder
sister:
And must l always swing the nail,
And help TO fill the milking-pail?
! wish to go away to school,
do not wish 20 be fool.
With practice, he began to be holder,
and he wrote copies of verses On every
lay events, and also little ballads. One
Of these, written when he was seven
teen, his eldest sister liked SO well that
she sent it 70 the weekly paper Of New
buryport, the Free Press, then recently
started by William Lloyd Garrison.
She did this without telling her
brother, and no one was more surprised
then he when he opened the paper and
found his own verses in The Poets
Corner"
He was aiding his father TO mend a
stone wall by the roadside as the post
| man passed on horseback and tossed
| the paper to the young man. His heart
stood still moment when he saw his
| own verses" says a biographer. such
| delight as his comes only once in the
| lifetime of any akpirant TO literary
| fame. His father at last called to him
TO put up the paper and keep at work.
The editor Of the Free Press was only
| three years older than the poet, al
| though far more mature. He did more
for the young man than merely print
these boyish verses, for he went to
| Whittier's father and urged the need
Of giving the youth a little better edu-
| cation. To do this was not possible
then; but two years later, when Whit
| tier was nineteen, an academy was
started at Haverhill, and here he at
| tended, even writing few stanZas to
be sung at the opening exercises. He
| studied at Haverhill for two terms, and
by making slippers, by keeping books
and by teaching school, he earned the
little money needed to pay his way. Al
Haverhill he was able to read the works
of many authors hitherto unknown 70
him, and he also wrote for the local
papers much prose and verse.-Ex.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
Married In jail.

Tennessee papers are telling of a ro-
mantle marriage at Memphis few days
ago, where, in order to be safe from the
interference of the Directing father of
the bride, the couple were married in
the county Jail. the jailer being a friend
of the bridegroom. and agreeing to keep
the troublesome parent outside until all
was over. But the point about the
case that is apt to strike a nonresident
of Tennessee as most notable-it is
merely mentioned incidently there's
that prisoner awaiting trial for as
sault and battery acted as best man.
going from the jail to the county court
with the jailer to get the license; sup
porting the bridegroom during the cere-
mony in the jailer's parlor; giving
away the bride, and performing other
functions that might seem strange in a.
Hisoner not SO fav@abiy situated as
one in d Tennessee Jail.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

SAcKsoN. Miss, Aug, 1t Dabney
Marshall. Fl. Coleman and T. t. Fox,
we're sentenced TO day TO imprison
ment for life in the penitentiary here
for the murder on Aug. I, OF r. T.
Dinkins, a man highly connected in
this state, and eonsm Of Bishop G
B. Galloway. The murder grew ont
Of q story Dinkins is said to have cir
cuiated about Marshall rejecting on
his character. Marshall was member
of the state Legislature, and his com
panions in the murder were wellknoNn
ia this state. The sentence is regar
ded as a triumph of law over violence
and of quick justice, even for Missis
sippi, there being an interval of exact
ly one week between the shooting and
tue sentence to-day
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
DID YOU EVPR

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles? If net, get bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be peculiarly adapt
ed to the relief and cure of all Female
Complaints, exerting a wonderful di-
rect influence III giving strength and
tone to the organs If you have loss
OF Appetite, Constipation, Headache.
Painting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleep
less, Excitable, Melancholy or troub-
led with Dizzy Spells, Electric Btters
IS the best medicine you need. Health
and Strength are guaranteed by its
use. Large bottles only SOC. at Henry
Hinrich's Drug Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
Potato Puff,

Potato puff is delicious with ereamed
chicken. To one pint of hot mashed
potato add one teaspoonful of salt, one
tablespoonful Of pepper, half that guam
tity of celery salt, and hot milk enough
to moisten well. Whea partly cool add
the yelks Of two eggs beaten we'll and
then put in the whites beaten stiff
Bake ten minutes in a hot oven and
IT comes out ia golden brown mcrin-
que that Delmonico might envy. That
is an especially good way 10 serve old
potatoes that have to be cut up a good
deal In parIng them
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
Author of Ben Hur'' on BIOomers

Gen. Lew Wallace says the future of
the bicycle depends Oh the woman rid
ers. IF the use of wheels were con-
fined to the men, he says, "the fad
might spend itself in season. But
when the women take hold of the BIZ
cycle its future is secure" Gen. Wal
lace believes bicycle racing will event
ually supersede horse racing, but never
of course chariot racing of the Ben Hur
kind. Ladies who ride will be inter-
ested to know that Gen. Wallace is an
enthusiastic advocate Of the fair cycler.
and that he approves of boomers.
about which there Is nothing immod-
est, it being merely their present oddly
of appearance that now excites COM
ment. Why, in the Tyrol the women
wear skirts coming just below the knee,
and no one, not even an entire strang-
err looks askance."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

MARINETTE, Wis. Aug. 15.-John
Tauch, q mill hand in the employ Of
the Isaac Stephenson county, shot his
wife twice this evening, and then ran
into an adjoining field and fired two
bullets into his own temple Mrs
Tauch Is not dangerously wounded,
the shots having taken effect in her
hand and arm. Physicians called to
attend Tauch say he cannot possibly
live. Tauch and his wife had been
married four months, but were I'M
able to agree, and about two weeks
ago MIS- Tauch brought suit for di-
vorce. The act of Tauch in shooting
her is supposed TO have grown out OF
The bringing of this suit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
UNDER SUSPICION.
But He Had Decent Streak About
Him.

But He Had Decent StreaE About
Him.
was or a Sixth avenue elevated
train the other day when woman with
big satchel to carry asked for the
New Haven boat, writes NJ. Quad in
Detroit Free Press. | offered my ser
vices TO pilot her for five or six blocks
and take care of the satchel. and, after
looking me over with critical eye,
she said:
Young man. you don't hook so very
innocent. but I rh1nk I'll trust you and
take the chances"
l saw that she feared / would bolt
with the satchel, and therefore took It
slow and did not get foot ahead Of
her. When We arrived at the steam
boat dock she took out dime and ex-
tended it to me with the remark:
1T wasn't much of walk, but I'm
not one of the stingy sort. hope you'll
make good use OF it"
Thanks, ma am, but ! can't take
your money! replied.
Then what did you come along for p
Just to do you a favor
Il don't believe it! faint at all
naturalr'
We'll, you see, brought you here all
| right and refuse your money
Yes, see it, and I'm summed if
kin make out whether you intended TO
pick my pocket or run away with my
satchel. Young man, you orter quit
your evil ways and behave yourself
Yes, I'm thinking of it," replied.
That's right-keep right on thinkin'
and If you ever come up to Connecticut
inquire for Mrs. Daniel Williams, and
II it's about noontime I'll ask you to sit
down to dinner I'm obleeged, even if
you did intend to rob me, and if ever
hear of your being hung I'll tell folks
you had a decent streak about you arter
| all"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
Guest Cards of Delft.

Guest cards of Holland Delft are
among the latest novelties for the table
Ihe cards are in odd shapes, showing
the conventional delft scenes. The
name is written on white space at
ehe bottom of the card, and may be
easily rubbed of when the luncheon
OF dinner is over. This fact makes
them rather an economical investment,
as they may be USED any number of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

CRY Oh MEXICO, Aug, 1G.- Ell Diario
de Hogan, a Liberal organ, asserts
that the Clerical party is continually
gaining ground and that in Rome
they dream of sending a papal nunciC
here, practically abrogatng the re
form laws directed against the clergy
aad government the country by ALI
tnCe with the civil government The
weli-EuCwn Catholic daily Of Paris.
The Uuiyere, says that the sending
here of Mgr. Satolli would complete
the work of paclfcraion and he would
joyfully give his support to Gov. Gen
Diaz. FL Diario de Hogan warns the
Liberals 10 be on their guard against
the schemes Of the Vatican for annnl-
ling all that has been gained in past
struggles against ecclesiastical despo-
tlsm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
He Had walked 96.3SG Miles.

One Of the famous umbrella members,
Stephen Boaler, died last night in the
almshouse, says a Williamsport. Pa,
special He was so years old. and his
father is 81. They were known as
Moody and Sankey," and had a route
covering Lycoming, Union, Snyder.
Mifiin, Juniata. Perry, and Dauphin
counties. which they travsrsed. They
have walked 9s.360 miles In 80 years in
plying their vocation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
Got the Mother Out of the Way,

In Frankfort-on-the-M Main a young
woman OF Is fell in love with one of her
leighbors. but the mother of the young
nan offered a stout resistance 20 their
!nion. Then the young lady denounced
1er intended mother-in-law for speak
ng disrespectfully of Emperor William.
Tresding on imperial toes is danger
gus in Germany, so the old lady was
arrested, and pending her trial the
Eoung man and the young woman got
married
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
TOOTHBRUSH FOR A PRESENT.
Permissible Now That Mrs. cleveland
Has Set the Example.

Permissible Now That Mrs. Cleveland
Has Set the Example.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Richard
Watson Glider are fast and firm friends.
They are so intimate, indeed, that they
call each other by their Christian
names, says the New York Recorder.
When Mrs. Glider was about to go
abroad Mrs. Cleveland expressed deep
regret at the parting, which would
necessarily be long, and said that she
would be pleased If Mrs. Glider would
accept from her a souvenir of her af-
lection. Mrs. Glider would be pleased
Of course, to receive from Mrs. Cleve-
land any souvenir OF affection. Mrs.
Cleveland said the souvenir would not
be very expensive, because she could
not afford any rich and costly gift, but
that it would be something real nice,
and worth keeping, and such gift as
would bring Mrs. Cleveland constantly
to the mind of Mrs. Glider. On the day
Of her departure Mrs Glider received
an deliberately tied-up package, which
she opened with instructive apprehen
sion that it was the beautiful and ap-
pirate souvenir from Mrs. Cleveland.
She was not mistaken. On opening the
box she discovered that it contained a
silver tooth brush. Rather queer sort
of souvenir, but certainly one that
would bring Mrs. Cleyeland frequently
10 the mind of Mrs. Glider if the latter
should make practical use Of the gift.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

NEW LONDON, Wis, Aug l6-This
morning about 7 o'clock Osborn Wor
den and number Of young friend,
went out on a fishing excursion five
miles below this city. Young Worden
lad gun lying n the bottom of the
boat. He started to raise it up by
the nuzzle. The hammer caught Oh
brace IN the bottom and discharged
it. The ball lodged in his left breast
He was brought home this afternoon
and will probably recover.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
One of the Commandments Ruined.


DR.. S. A Binion, an Psychologist
while visiting the Boston public library
discovered that there is a command
ment missing from the decaiogue as in
scribed on the walls. The Ten Com
mandments are supposed TO be in
.cribed In Hebrew characters on the
tables of stone which the great law
giver holds. but DR.. Binion discovered
that one of the letters in the command
nent Thou shalt not steal" has been
repeated and the proper character
omitted The result was that there is
no meaning to the commandment as
inscribed, and there is little doubt that
now the attention of the library author
tiles has been called to the matter, the
defect will be remedied.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

tFITst pubucaUOn August -, l-g51 No. a
- MANITcwsC CUUNTY. Ia Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Law r.1co j. Con
way deceased.
To all whom IL may concern; Letters tt-ta-
mentary on SAID esta,e having herr issued to
Rose Mary Conway and nthrr- on the i3th day Of
August. A. d., 1895. and six months from and
after SAID day being allowed and iin i ed for
tlon and allowance, notice II hereby given that
the court eboYe ngmGd Will, at regular terms
thereof to be held on the first TnCe5lay IN each
Of the months OF September ard Degcmhcr lsg5,
and at special term 10 be held ON Tnes day.
February Is 1885 all at the gr0bata office in she
city of ManitGwOc, in said county. receive. ex.
anime and adjust all claims and demands II AL
persons against said deceased,
Dated August II, 1895.
BY the Court,
J., ANDERSON, County Judga.
Schmiiz hirwar, Attys. seq II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 16,-Dairy and
Food Commissioner Adams and his
assistants are iubilant, this evening,
with a victory IN their first case to
test the law prohibiting the sale OF
oleomargarine colored to resemble
oatter. even when sold as oleomargar-
me. The case went to the jury this
afternoon on tie second trial, a disa-
greemeDt having resulted from the
first, and within five minutes, a yer
Dict OF gIliltN WIS retnrned.