The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-04-18
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the sense or smell. lney rely entirely
upon their sight when in quest of food. +
An old Greek law prevented the hus-
band of a divorced woman from marry
ing a woman younger than the discard (
ed wife
The United States now furnishes more .
than half the hardware imported by
Mexico. Only few years ago Ger
many had nearly all of this trade
Prof. Bailey. of Missouri is said TO |
have obtained more than 1000 types OF
pumpkins by crossing the flowers OF
one kind with the pollen of another.
No woman has ever entered the mon
asterv of St. Honorat, which is located
on an island near Cannes, France. The
monastery was established 1,4OO years
ago.
Tobacco has the power of relaxing
the muscular system to marked de-
gree, and advantage has been taken of
this property, both in medicine and
surgery.
At the dances of one of the wealthiest
hostesses in London printed cards are
hung on the walls with these words en-
graved on them-"No introductions are
needed"
The costliest fur is that of the sea
otter A single skin of this animal,
sold last year in London, brought the
enormous sum of 81, 100. 1t was feet
long by 2 feet wide.
1t is proposed in Kansas to adopt the
! plan of sub-irrigation as far as practi-
cal. One acre of land properly irri-
gated in that drought-cursed state
Should be worth twenty not irrigated.
The United States pension disburse-
ments in Maine amount to 8 apiece for
every man, woman and child in the
state, and pension checks form about
the only currency in certain remote set
| Elements
Mobile, Ala, recently had before its
| mayor two organ grinders charged with
disorderly conduct in allowing their
| monkeys to bite four children. Suits
for damages will be entered against
| them III court.
| Kansas is getting to be great can
| ming state. The Garnett canning fac
tory made two months run last fall,
| putting up 800, 900 cans of tomatoes, and
other Vegetables and fruits in proper
tomato quantities.
AT a recent congress in India, where
| nine languages were spoken by dele
| gates, the discussions were carried on
in English. A proposition has been
brought forward lately to make English
the missionary language OF the world.
In Florence, Italy, the Salvation army
has done great work. 1t has pitched
its tents in the Palazzo Rinucini, famous
as the esplanade surrounding the house
owned by the Medici. The work of the
army has the cordial aid of the munich
pal authorities.
The oldest known specimen of the
vine tree in the world is at Hildera-
helm, Hanover. 1t was planted more
than LOCO years ago by Charlemagne
in commemoration of visit made by
him to the ambassador of the Caliph
Haroun al Raschid.
Pittsburg papers report that during
the year 1894 the number of persons
killed in that county by steam cars was
16l, and by cable and electric cars 80.
The figures in other large centers of
population in this country would not be
much more favorable.
At Pensbar, near Durham, England,
John Smith, a preacher, while in the
middle of delivering a special mission
airy sermon, suddenly reeled backward
and expired. Exactly forty years ago
another preacher, also named John
Smith, died as suddenly in the same
pulpit.
There is a symbolic significance in
the watch chain ornament formed of
two boar's tusks bound together in cres-
cent shape with piece OF gold or sill
yer. This or any other figure of two
prongs, a horseshoe, for example. or a
pair of open shears, is believed to keep
off witches
Reports from Gibraltar say that ow-
ing to threatening reyOlts the One-eyed
elder brother of the sultan of Morocco
has been walled up in his prison at
Widah. The door and windows of his
| cell have been blocked up. leaving only
a small opening through which food is
passed him.
1t is a criminal offense in Maine to
salt and pepper your own fields with
| poison, no matter what your intent.
The Bucksport municipal court has
fined Eben Bridges $50 and costs for
spreading over his land poison that was
designed, he said, for foxes, but killed
a neighbor's hounds.
This country imports annually from
France about 220, 900 pounds of edible
| snails. They come to this country
alive, rolled up after their natural fash
| ion. Only the finest are exported to
| the United States. and they are worth,
at the place of expectation, from S460
to about 81 50 per 1000
Football playing is not only esteemed
an excellent advertisement for a college.
but some preparatory schools are said
to have gone to the length of enticing
good players from rival schools by the
offer OF free tuition. This means a good
deal, since tuition in fashionable pre-
paratory school costs a pretty sum.
Flora is the name of a white mule
which belongs to Alexander TAYLOR,
near Mona Springs, Maco county,
Texas. Flora is 81 years Old, has made |
thirty-four crops is in good health, live |
ly as cricket and will make the trip |
from home to town and return. sixteen |
miles, as quick as any OF her kind not
half her aye.
Upon the far western plains the ante
lope, few years ago SO familiar IA light |
to the traveller by rail or wagon, has
now almost wholly disappeared. In Col
oradO, Texas and western Kansas, shy
bands numbering from two or three to
half dozen antelope are sometimes
sighted, where fifteen years ago the
herds were many and large.
Sportsmen who have never seen a
moose will be interested in the dimen-
sions of one recently killed near the
Ebeeme lakes in northern Maine. The
animal measured feet high at the
shoulders and his body was . feet long.
The measurement from his nose to his
hind feet was 10 feet. The spread of
his horns was feet and inches.
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