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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
SHOOTS WITH GREAT FORCE
Armor Plate Smashed by Ball from a
Thirteen-Inch Gun.

The thirteen-inch gun was fired at an
lS-inch Carnegie plate last week at In
dian Head To secure a comparison of the
damage created by its 1,100-pound pro-
jectilc and the S5O-pound shell Of the 12-
inch rifle, the object being to demon
strate that the new battleships should
be armed with the large guns. May l a
Hotter shell from the Pinch gun was
fired at the same plate that was used
to-day. with muzzIe velocity of 1926
feet per second. and a striking energy
Of p. S85 foot tons and had cracked the
plate from top to bottom but had de-
stroyed but one of it's twenty-six armor
bolts, the projectile penetrating ten
inches and then going to pieces, its
point welding into the plate. This shot
had been fired with a velocity CORES
ponding to the maximum striking veloci-
ty projcctilc from the 12-inch gun at
1900 yards range, which is estimated TO
be about the distance which would
probably be chosen by battleships in
action. The same conditions Of veloc-
ity at the 1900 yards distance were
observed with the 12-inch gun, the
initial velocity 10 its l,iGO-pound Wheel
or sterling solid steel shot being 1912
feet per second, or eighteen feet greater
than ia the case of the 12-inch gun, but
the striking energy reached the enor-
nous figure Of 2S,S00 foot tons. The shot
struck In the right half of the plate,
breaking it in four pieces, and buried
itself in the sandbank behind the plate
The test clearly demonstrated the SUI
perioIity Of the 13-inch gun over the 12-
inch weapon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
Speaking Nonsense of the Dead.

probably more nonsense is written
concerning deceased persons than upon
any other subject observes the New
York Christian Advocate (Meth). I'VE
read accounts of the most useful dis
tinguished,' 'honored,' and beloved cit
liens, whom we know to have been
financially dishonest, unkind to their
families, or Incorporate; and yet the
papers speak of them as models But
lhe most striking illustration recently
appearing is this: She was of a nerv-
Gus temperament and was easily moved
to anger, but she was also of a forgive
ing spirit and frequently retracted
hasty remark. This reminds US Of an
English drama that represents some
military man as having shot barmaid.
and satirically adds that the noble fell
low went down the next morning to see
Yer, and expressed a willingness to
overlook the whole matter. Speak moth
ing but good of the dead is a safe
maxim. but 1t does not require the at
tributing to them of qualities that the
whole community knows he or she did
not possess. One of our ministers-who
was afterward expelled for immortality
preaching at the funeral of a man Of
the most disreputable character, a com
mon drunkard, a miser, and profane.
delivered his usual closing exhortation
and called upon us so to live as to be
prepared to meet the old gentleman in
another world.'-something that every
one in the house, including his own fam
lily, hoped to avoid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
ELIAS WOODEN LEG.
Belle Price Takes 1t Of During Fight
and Is Fined With Her Friends.

The comic song, "All on Account of
Eliza" would have to be elongated 20
"AlI on Account of ELIAS Wooden
Leg" were it to detail the interesting
story of Eliza Mansfield and her little
wooden limb" In peppery war of
words several colored people poured
this tale into Justice Fosters ears at the
Harrison Street police station to-day,
says Chicago Post. Last Sunday morn
ing Eliza Mansfield. whose temper is as
violent as her skin is black, quarreled
with Belle Price in the yard back Of the
tenement at 5201 Armour avenue.
you black hussy, you better hadn't
tell me keep my engagement wild de
Clouds" shouted Eliza in dulcet tones.
You jes' shet yer mouf or you'll want
a doctor" was Miss Prices retort dis
courteous.
This was a challenge to battle, and
neither was lOath to fight, so the battle
began Miss Price brought some STRAIT
egg into play and executed an African
coup at the first move. She went at
Eliza hard and low; she tackled her and
threw her to the ground as easily as a
Yale haIfback would down a runner.
Then she grappled with Eliza and com
menced to unfasten her wooden leg. FL
nally she got it off and threw it into
a neighbOr's yard. Eliza called for help
and then the colored colony In the vi
cinity engaged in a general fight, which
resulted in battered heads. bruised
faces and wholesale arrests. Eliza, how
ever managed to hobble away from the
CORY scene and escaped without serious
injury. Her wooden leg was restored
to her and she had the satisfaction of
witnessing the discontinue Of her enc
mics, who were fined s25 each.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
HIS PORTRAIT IN HER ARMS.
Widow Schnitzer Ended Her Life to Be
with Her Dead Husband.

Mary SchnitZer, a lonely willow, took
her life in New York city the other
night Ito go to her husband" she wrote
to her mother and friends. She was SO
years old. She died hugging her hus-
bands portrait and smiling as happily
Us on the day they were married, four
teen years ago. There never was cou-
pie more truly one than they. Perhaps
the fact that the woman was childless
contributes to il. One baby came 10
them. but it died very youag. After
that they lived for each other only. He
was tin roofer doing a good business.
She made her home attractive to him.
1t is as CHEEKY as any one would wish
TO See any home, but the woman was
not CHEEKY. \ year ago her husband
sickened and after months OF suffering
he died at Christmas. She could hardly
be dragged away from his corpse. she
has spoken Of nothing but death since.
Her one desire was to Join her hus-
band. Once or twice she attempted sui
eide, but her courage failed Hr she
thought of her mother and sister.
week ago she made up her mind. She
spent the afternoon writing letters 10
her mother and friends bidding them
goodbye and telling them she was 60
ing to her husband. She mailed them
in the evening and locked herself in.
The neighbOrs did not see or hear her
after that The delivery Of the first mail
brought all her friends to her house out
of breath with excitement. They mount
ed the stairs and knocked at her door.
1t was locked, but they smelled leaking
gas and summoned help. Officer Hold
en- went up and burst in the 1oor. On
the bed. dressed in clean clothing, lay
Mrs. Schnitzer, hugging her husbar9 9
picture to her heart. She was dead. she
had stretched herself on what was to be
her bier and turned on the gas. Tbere
was smile on her lips as if she had
found in death her husband she could
rar live wit bnJt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
SIX KINDS OF A HOG.
Railroad Nuisances Which Come with
the Warm Weather.

THE car hog is more and more in
evidence every day" said car con-
ductor the other day to a New
York World man. The warm wealth
er developes traits that have been
dormant with the winter. / have
counted six different varieties of the
breed in a week l used TO be a raiser
of stock in more prosperous days and
I'm good judge. The most common
sort is that of the fellow who occupies
more room than he needs; never sees
that he could make room for anybody
and IS evidently the same when he is
al home. I'll bet he's the man who gets
the morning paper first, reads it TO him
self, gives no one else chance and
carries it down town in his pocket.
Then there's the fellow who crosses
his legs and when any one seeks to
pass simply turns his foot edgeways.
so that twice as much dirt is rubbed off
on woman's dress and he gets half
a shine for nothing. II a bigger man
stands still and glares at him he will
unfold his legs, but only then. This Is
the same animal who likes 10 stretch
cut IN cross seats on the IL and clean
his boots on the edge OF the seat.
The third of the species is less bold
than his brothers. He is the chap who,
when some one gets up, leaving a seat
vacant, although there's a tired woman
maybe next to him, plumps into the
vacant spot, for she has had her back
turned and the opportunity was-and
always is-in fact. never neglected by
him. The fourth sort is the rooster who
reads another mans paper over his
shoulder. I saw one the other day who
was so interested in one article that
he didn't see that the man who held
the paper was furtively and amusedly
regarding him. The fact was brought
TO his attention, however. by the paper
being pushed in front Of his face and
then withdrawn, and when he looked
up a dozen smiling faces made his turn
fairly sallow The fifth is really only
a pig. He's not grown. but thinks he
Is His nOSe-that'S not the word but
II will dds retrOusse, and the little
bristles under II are carefully cared
for. He like: to crowd close TO pretty
girl and stare at her with a yearning
look. If he sits opposite her his eyes
rarely wander from hers. I saw ore
young woman stare a the feet Of one
Of that sort for five minutes. He pulled
them back and fdgeted them about.
finally resting upon his tees. She kept
right on staring and he became very
uncomfortable. I'm told that's a sure
remedy He finally got out on the
platform. The last of the railroad
hogs I know, although there may be
others, is the one who opens his news
paper so as 10 shut out the view of
those on either side of him. II he'd
fold it down the center of the page
but, pshaw, he won't"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
a Dainty Room.

In a pretty country house lately fur
nished for a bride one of the sleeping
rooms is all in white and violet with
touches Of gold. The wall paper has a
white ground strewn with lunches Of
purple violets connected by delicate
gilt festoons. The rug is Of d messy
green with a purplish shadow The
woodwork is enameled white the furn-
iture is of white enamel with brass or
naments, the bedstead is Of brass, and
the window curtains, bed cover, bolster,
and little spreads and covers of white
organdy covered with purple violers
and green leaves. Yet the organdy
washes without fading, as everything
in so dainty room always should IN
less the owner is a millionaire, and even
than one would probably take more
pleasure in living in it if sure that it
could renew its beauty by contact with
sun and soap water, which always
seems so much cleaner a way Of being
clean than dry securing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
MARVELLOUS RESULTS

From letter written by Rev. J.
Gunderman, of DimOndale. Mich. we
are permitted to make this extract: #
have no hesitation recommending DR..
hmg's New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvellous in the case of
my wife. While l was pastor Of the
baptist Church at Rives Junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe, Terrible par
oNysms OF coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as II She could not survive them. A
TREND recommended DIR. Kings New
Discovery. 1t was quick in its work
aud highly satisfactory in results.
Trial bottles free at Henry Hinrich's
Drug Store. Regular size soc. and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
Bear Catching.

An original and unique device IS In
use with the EsGu'mauX for hunting
and killing the polar bear. Knowing
the bear To he fond of blubber, they
take a piece of it as large as a mans
fist, ana after letting it freeze, hollow
out the center sufficiently TO admit
strip of whaIebone GoiIed into a sp&ing.
This IS covered with more blubber, and
the whole gain frozen. Dressing them
selves to look like seals, the bears ia
vOrite food. the hunters take several OF
these frozen balls and start out When
2 bear is discovered they approach near
enough for him to sec them. AS he be-
gins to creep stealthily toward them
they slowly retreat, dropping a number
Of the balls in such way that the bear
in following them must surely come
upon the balls Bruin, seeing these
delicate morsels. swallows them whole,
and continues his stcalthy chase of the
supposed seals But he does not pro-
gress far before the blubber meltS and
releases the whalebOne springs. These
new works" in his internal economy
soon puts him in such agony that he
rolls and tumbles upon tbs ice and be-
comes an easy victim TO the weapons
OF the hunters
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
a COUNTRY LEGEND.
How the Buckets Were In the Maple
Sugar Bush

Once in the maple sugar days Of
man down into the sap bush as am
Dassador. with full power to ascertain
ana report how the sap was running.
Accordingly the Celtic hlred man, who
was an Irishman, went down into the
sap bush. Into each maple tree was
driven an iron Spite, and out through
the hollow shell Of this ran the sap.
falling drop by drop and sudden sushes
into the pals set beneath.
Click, slOp. the sugar maple drips,"
Gays the poet.
Now from some maple trees the sap
will run more copiously than from
others, and whether this is because the
first answer more joyously to the call
Of spring, or because the last are more
sCrupulouS about entering into a con-
Spiracy with the farmer to produce fine
Vermont sugar while growing in Ohio,
the naturalsts and moralists disagree;
but however this may be. the trees diff
the lriShman found 1t.
WAS you down 10 the bushY ia
quired the farmer.
"Oi was"
Flow be the buckets?'
We'll, sor some av the booklets be
only haIf-fulI, and some do be tree
quarters full but some av thin do be
full and some runuin over; on an aver
ngc, ! guess, they do be about all full"
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Why He Changed His Mind,

Some persons" said well-knowp
detective, Say it IS wrong to arrest a
man we know to be a criminal simply
because he Is apt to break the law I
had friend who was very strongly
opposed to this custom and who used
to talk a great deal about liberty, tho
pursuit of happiness and constitutional
rights. He was having his shoes black
ened at corner stand one day, when a
young fellow ran from the saloon on
the corner, grabbed my friends watch
and ran away with it. He learned that
the fellow was well-knOwn in tire neigh
borhood as a thief and that he had
been in prison several times. When my
friend came to me to have me try to
catch the thief and recover his watch
| told him l would do my best and
asked him if he did not think it would
not have been better had this we'll
known thief been locked up. so that he
could not be placed in temptations
way. He just looked at me and smiled,
but I know he has changed his mind,
and that he now believes that any man
who ever stole a shOestring should be
imprisoned for life. "-Ex.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-27
WALKING LEAVES.
How Current Superstition Had Its
Origin.

Almost everybody has heard Of the
wonderful walking leaves Of Australia
For a long time after the discovery OF
that island many people believed that
the leaves of a certain tree which
flourishes there could and did walk
about on the ground. The story arose
in this way. Some English sailors land
ed upon the coast one day, and, after
roaming until they were tired, they sat
down under a tree to rest themselves. a
gust Of wind came along and blew
shower of leaves from the tree, which,
after turning over and over in the air,
as leaves generally do, rested on the
ground. As It was midsummer ana
everything appeared quite green, the
circumstances puzzled the sailors con-
siderably; but their surprise was much
greater, as you may we'll suppose, when,
after a short time, they saw the leaves
crawling along the ground toward the
trunk of the tree. They at once ran to
their vessel, without stopping to exam
inc into the case at all, and set sail
from the land where everything seemed
to be bewitched. One Of the men said
he expected every moment 10 see the
trees set to and dance a jig" Suisse
quent explorations disclosed the fact
that these walking leaves are small
animals that live upon the trees. Their
bodies are very thin and fiat, their
wings forming large and leaf-like or
gaus When disturbed, their legs are
folded awy under their bodies, leaving
their shape exactly like a leaf, with its
stem and all complete. They are of
bright green color in summer, but grad
uaIly change in the fall, with the leaves,
to the brown of a frost vegetation.
When shaken from the tree they lie for
a few minutes upon the ground as
though dead, but soon begin to crawl
along toward the tree, which they as
cend again They rarely use their
wings. although pretty well supplied in
this respect.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals
Will he received for the improvement OF 18th
street between Clark and WOmrr streets in
the city of ManItOwOc, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of the city
clerk Of said city until Saturday June 49, 1895 at
10 O'Clock q. IN. in the city council rooms Mt
which time and place the Board of Public
Works will meet to open and consider said bids
Such bids m ust be made printed forms OF
contract with Sureties in double the amount of
such hid and no bids will bc considered unless
accompanied by contract duly executed with
sureties as prescribed 10y snch form. Such forms
of contract viii be furnished on application by
the city clerk 10 all persons desiring 10 bid Tho
right is reserved to reject anv or all bids Byor-
der of the Board OF Public Works. jun2T
Dated June -, 1885,.
ARTHUR REICHERT.
lilY Clerk.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MONDAY. June Il, 1895.

MONDAY, June II, 1898.
Communication of Smalley Mfg
Go to lay a feed pipe along 9th street
from river to York was referred to
committee on streets. That of Turn
Nerein for permission to use certain
streets for decorating purposes on oc-
casion Of the State Turn Fest. June
Is 81 was placed on file That of
Electric light Go. requesting that
some action be taken on electric light
question was referred to committee
on electric light.
\ sidewalk was ordered construct
ed along 10th street i'll front of block
2U9 Street commissioner was order
ed to give proper notice of such i'm
prOvement. Permission was given
Biegel \ Gusc to erect a building in
block 2l6, 18th street which would en-
croach on the sidewalk , feet, provid
ed that they will execute an agree
ment TO be drawn by the city attorney
that they are holding SAID sidewalk a.
q street and that they Will remove said
building at any time when public de
mand and necessity requires. Sedg-
wick nay. Report of city surveyor
on partial improvement Of 10Th street
between Hamilton and Marshall was
referred to 3rd and eth ward commit
tees. Reported grade for Main street
south Of Division was referred to com
mittee Of lst and Bid wards Bids for
erecting barn on cemetery were John
{. Ahreus, 1894, Frank {. Kelley $3.50
Contract was awarded to John G. All
rens as Kelley failed to make the re
qured deposit Ia the election of
justice of the peace for 3rd ward 10
till vacancy, T. W Wiebolt received
IL votes, J Schreihardt |. l.. West
phall and blank / Nicboldt was de
clared elected for unexpired term.
Matter Of over seeing ashington
Park was referred to south side ward
committee Street commissioner was
appointed commissioner of noXious
weeds Committee on electric fight
was empoweredto make arrangements
with Telephone Go. to place teIe-
phones in the council rooms and fire
station. Nay Stole. Applications
for license to sell liquor. with bonds.
No. to b were referred The mat
ter Of appropriating So ont of the
general fund IL be expended 10y the
committee on public improvement for
music and fire works July was re
ferred to a special committee consist
ing Of Aid. Erickson. Rechcygl and
PITT Nay Stole.
License for the sale of LIQUOR were
granted the following: T. Gerpheide,
Aug kaens. 10. Wilson, Chris Espen,
Nm. Witt. Jc krainik. Slovinska
Lipa Assn, Johu Peterik, Chas. Vie
holdt. Anton Schloeter, Louis Rank,
VIM Hover Geo Lamhries. ". Click
Fred Doerscher. Fred knop, 10. Nick
ell, John Sohiech, Geo Chandler.
Henry Borcherdt, Geo. Huwatschek.
A. Vida, Chas. McCulIey, Alois
kraus. john Kniepp, W. krainik,
Frank Swacina, Il. Rhode.
Committee on electric light was III
rectei to confer with L. L. Co. and
obtain new proposition both for pur
chasing the plant and for rental ana
report at the next meeting. Follow
ing claims were allowed and ordered
paid:
Aug. Dueuo, lahor north Io,h Str. sewer S4oo|
Aug paeno. repair water works Gem. ass
+. G. Ruersrattc, Com. Scry 900
}. Aude, OH bridge so
Rich. Iron Works, labor sewer a,3I
Adjourned.
ARTHUR REICHFRT. City CIark
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First publication June T. 1881 S341
SLTAGE OF WlSCONSlN-G0UNTY COURT FOR
- MANIrCwoC CoUNTT-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate NELL McCulIey,
deceased.
On reading and fling The petition Of Ma garet
u. NcCullry. admins, ratrIx of the estate of said
deceased for the adjustment and allowance of
her administration account land the assignment
OF the residue of said estate to such other per
sons as are by law entitled To the same):
ii Is ordered. that ~aId account be examined.
adjusted add allowed at a special term of said
court TO be- held at the office of the County Judge
IN the city of ManItuwoC. in said county,
Tuesday. the IGh day of July 4. D.. 1875 at 10
q, m. of that day.
l. i further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid. and at the time and place hereInbefore
designated therefor the residue of said estate be
by the further order and Judgment of this conrt
assigned to such persons AZ are by law entitled
tOthe same.
It'll further ordered, that notice of the Tina
aad place Of the examination and allowance of
such account, and Of Tie ass gru eat of The
cue of sand estate. be given 10 all persons inter-
e7'ed. by publication of tins order for three sue
cesslve weeks, before said day, IN the Manitowoc
Pilot, weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed n the city and county of ManItowoc and State
Of Wisconsin.
Dated June 10, 1893.
Bythe Court.
f. E.sNANSEAU, County Judge
Schmitz klrwan, Attys- jul4
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO THE END.
A Florida Girl Denies Men Even the
Privilege of Burying uer.

Florida Girl Denies Men Even the
Privilege of Burying uer.
Womans rights in Florida are not
believed by the averags northsrner TO
flourish says tha New York World.
The sunny south is supposed to pro
duce tender, clinSing Women. who like
the oak and vine figure and position:
But Miss Bertha Rose. who recently
died at Clermont. Fla. carried her idea
Of independence further than any other
suffragist on record. Miss Rose was
the organizer Of a wOman's club. The
chief doctrine of the organization was
that no member should ever ask any
man to do for her what she might do
for herself. Not long since the founder
of the club fell i'll and it soon became
apparent that she could not recover.
Thereupon the ardent "woman's-right-
er," faithful to her principles even IN
death, sent for the members of her
club and told them how 1t would crafty
her to know that even at her funeral
the teachings Of the club were observed
to the letter. The young women prom
ised to fulfill Miss Roses wishes and
when she died they performed all the
services usually attended 10 by an
undertaken. At the funeral the club
women acted as pallbearers. The
simple services at the church were
conducted by leaders of the club,
and at Oaklawn cemetery women's
hands lowered the coffin to its last
resting place. Then the grave was
filled with earth by the young women
and Miss Roses dying wish was full
filed. The Gully man who had anything
to do with the funeral was the driver
Of the hearSe