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MAKING PIANOS or PAPER.

Fine Specimens from French Fac.
tories which Equal Any in the
Market
All manner OF articles In place Of
wood have been used In the manufac.
ture Of pianos. Perhaps thege'sd. { .sth
ture OF pianos. Perhaps the most sue.
cessful of nll these Is paper, OF which
many pianos OF exquisite tonh and np.
pearnnce have been made. The Duke
of Deyonshire has one OF the finest
specimens OF the paper plano. this be-.
Ing of French make, ana decorated
most Ornntcly with pictures by well.
known French artists. Tho Duke
gave JOO gulneas for this. mainly nc
doubt, ON account OF the Ornnmcnta.
tion.
! suppose that you know that pianos
for very hot and very cold climate
oil instruments for export, ln fact
have 90 be specially made. and In this
direction all manner Of experiments
have been tried.
Among others, a sort OF cellul0so
one factor In which IL actually com.
mon molasscs, from which sugar Il
made, Is employed ana a composition
mndc from the chemical treatment of
gutia-Irrcha and leather pulp has been
tried. Ivory planes are hy no can,
tried, Ivory planos are iy no mean.
uncommon, and the dowager Countess
az Dudley has n magnificent carved
specimen. Pianos of ivory are,
might say made every ys,a in htaa
bcrs, but chiefly for Indian prince,
and rich Spanish Americans. Man,
pianos OF solid silver have heOc mhdc-
II deed. one was only lEtoiy complete,
boy a london firm for 'he nlznm o
liyderabad-nnd piano cascs have a
Vaaous times been made Of bronze.
species Of aluminium glass, porcelain
aud, IN combination, m0thor-of-pcarl
-LCndon Answers.
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hs n .noss or isss NJ n disad santaes
lie must hnvc stood n fun mlnut
Ike this; sore temptation for me
ffe. and I believe I should have killef
him stone dead had ! done 40. tlnv
Inc satisfied himself. apparently, tha
things were all right, he walked Jet
surely down 10 his prey, and again
utierlng n loud roar, stood facing me
This time dld not hesitate, but. pull
ing both barrels nearly simultaneously
put both charges into his chest; nnt
She great beast fell forward nlmOs
without a Eronn. For n few moments
he lay absolutely motlonless; thor
there were some convulaive move
ments OF the hinder limbs. and Al
was Ms stlll Ms u had been before he
had made his appearance Percy So
lous in Detroit Free Press.
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A week or two ago o paragraph APP
peared IN several OF the London papers
giving an account OF ON accident that
had occurred IN Sloane street. A wom-
an riding upon bicycle had. according
30 this. come into collision with an
omnibus and "ihe lady lost her head q"
Al once the report became current that
a woman had been dccapltatol ia
sloane street and this week several OF
the papers declare that terrible ac-
,ldenis have recently occurred bat the
bicycle manufacturers have hrlbod the
soroners 20 suppress The reports OF the
Inquest These papers specially DC.
mand o. report OF the inquest upon the
lady who lost her head"i
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roundlngs adapting themselves 30 adj
mlubly 20 each other, that was
almost up 90 him before ] was aware
Of his proximity. However he was
Wide awake enough, nnd the lnstnst
he know had fecn him he started
up and bounded away, giving me no
time, In my nervous condition 10 get
n good shot. / fired. certainly, but ~
soon ns ! touched the trigger ! knew
I had mlsscd-pcrhaps Il was all the
bettcr for me that | dld so-and tie
next moment he was out Of sight
thcr, / came upon the lalf-consumcd
carcass of hartebcest, evidently
Ing toward the veldt Here then was
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the unusual conduct OF leopard. lie
was cutting all sorts of capcrs, no one
time plOwlng along the ground with
his head, at another rearing upright
aud tearing az his throat with his fore
paws. All this was curious, but u wnn
my opportunity, nnd ! lost no time Ia
putng a couple of bullets into him,
the second Of which laid him out rice
~ without giving me- the trouble which
usually falls 10 my lot when iackling
these great cats. ON proceeding 10 in-
vestigate the reason FOR his strange
performance, my wonder ceased. II
appeared that he had tackled a porcu-
pine with moro gusto than discretion
aud one ~ the iatter's quilts had goi-
ten inserted under the root of his
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A glass tombstone stands In but ono
place In the United states, and that Is
lu tie cemetery overlooking tho city
OF kitiannlng. Pa. II has but re-
Gently been set up there over tho
grave Of Nrs Elizabeth Pepper OF
Ford city, by her son, Matthias Pep.
per The kltiannlng cemetery pos.
sesses many natural and artificial
beauties 10 has been handsomely
laid out with winding walks, stately
trocs and ornamental monuments,
Not ono Of tho piles Of marble and
granite attracts 80 much attention as
the piece Of polished glass, with i's
clear inscription. which stands on q
gcnilu slope falling slowly from tho
hilltop. Go into any old grave yard
whore stones were erected more than
100 years ago, and IL viii be- found tc
be the exception whore all the letter.
ing on the monuments can bo made
out Tho stone has erumblcd and tho
outline has been oblltcrntod No
effect q produced 10y weather on glass.
Tho Pepper monument Is made OF
plate glass ono inch thick, foot and
a half wido and four fec, hiFh. II
stands In a mortIse cut Into cube OF
sandstone. Tho top Of the glass u
arched. The lettering on II Is made
by the "sand blast" process. and 4,
distinct This does not seem out ol
place In u kittannlng cemetery.
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A Chicago man lent his wheel the
other day 10 a Eirl wearing a pair OF
bloomers Instead OF returning. az she
promised, the bloomer-girl sped away
tDi the owner OF the wheel had a Ions
chase before be- recovered his property.
rhus 4 d seen that homelineas Of dfesa
b no indication OF honesty.
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~ is announced ne DAYTON. Ohio. that
burial permits viii be- refused where
deaths have occurred under Christian
science treatment II might boz more
satisfactory 20 the patient 20 prevent
sleh treatment and give him therefore
some chance 10 live.
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There o. an accumulation OF evidence
that tho war o. over. Jen Davis nephew
was shot and mortally wounded az
Paris. KY because be refused 20 trus,
a man for q drink OF whisky.
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tongue ana was working deeper and
deeper an the time. The torture tho
poor animal endured must have been
awful. and | don't imagine Il could
have survived. No dead "Porky" APP
peared 10 be around, 20 thanking him
In bis absence. / took tba beautiful
skin Of the leopard.
on the following day ] was laid up
uFfI an attack % fever, which kept
me idle for some time. My two boys,
however, attended asslduOusly 10 my
seeds. and IN due course l got about
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Atlantic steamship comrn'cs have adj
yancea ihc transportation rates on gold
hut this viii not prevent any Of our
tourists from returning home az the
time they expected.
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Rudyard Kipllng is now quarrelllng
giih his broiher-in-law. II would ray
The public either % hire a man for Mr.
Kipllng's exclusive use when he wishes
10 quarrel or 10 send the young man
4 specialist on dyspepsia.
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MrH. Pussy Toddles. the Mississippi
lady constable. doubtless knows enough
about furniture 10 throw 81 out when
duty calls her 20 that distressing task.
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a Chiciso asronaut fcll 500 feet from
bis balloon in an accident. landed on @
railroad track. and escaped Injury.
Some iayorlio sons would like 20 learn
that trick and @ railroad track would
D. q AnLinnIn landIng nlaca.
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pepio and maiariai IN a most remarkable
manner. Neno showed the writer a largo
collection OF sworn testlmonlals 81 very
best medical skill IN the country had
failed. During tho last ten years Dr.
ysno has delivered q number oi power.
Tonight for the last time In Phoenix
Hall In one Of his charity lectures for
the bsnent Of The poor Of the city, when
The cures performed IN the city Ry' By Vs.
nos medicines have caused much talk
sn9ns .ss ~ ssea ,ss ag qGg chss cSnps
been crippled for a long time and had
hobhlod about on a cane aud for ave
wssE ssd vss een II se,pa sarE,9 g gSin Gs
the pain instantly and Il has not re-
turned. Doctors could not cure him, ana
Sos fSs5 sgT ysSss Sosa es ss5 suffered HS
now we'll. walking about without pain,
sleeps well end gaininE strength. This
IA tust a. renresenied above Ngny ethsr
cures have been made that Wee conaid-
cred incurnble BY the local doctors
s.si viESogs S5g ony EvATixs sslene ars shuf 1ss
nently cures malaria (chilla and feverl
and thoroughly cures catarrh, conatipa.
nsrysa on sn ei"ars ~ BRAN inv,gs5rsttss i,stts ,hs
stomach and purlnes the blood. leaving
no ~ enccta. This medicine has for -
frsat germ DESTROYER aud blood purinef,
1VESos ELEcTRIc. FLUID WIN cur,
the worst and most desperate eases ot
rheumatism. paralysis, sclatiea. neural
ella ana ali aches and pains No home
should be without these medicines. They
r ssia , AZ sSgseat 20 9snt' 20 sase, snes e, ~
tive Syrup aud Veho'a Electric Fluid f0F
Sir NJ MAcKENzIE's cATARRTI
cUilE relioyea In 8 minutes. ioc. AZ drus
stores.
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Spain Processes the utmost for tho
United states This rather reminds one
of the whipped schoolboy who comes TO
school the next day with an apple for
the teacher
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Bcloit Kan has hon that laid an
egg on one side Of whose shell appears
the dial OF q clock in raised characters.
She Us probably getting ready 10 strike
FOR having % lay eggs on tick
The Eddy current., 1896-06-11

Jupiter pluvlus seems 20 have a
grudge against the new woman. as he
loosod q terrific cloudburst over Bloom.
cr lWisl last week.
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a Chicago elevator with hve passen-
gers fell four stories As the passen-
gers were nil politicians no one was
huif
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Water has never been thought much
~ IN Kew York but. when the power
o. Niagara is turned on the Gothamltos
may begin 20 think there Is something
In o..
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The opera singer az Albany who test
cd her lung power by yelling in the
ear Of a blk 50 BERNARD dog deserved
10 be bitten; but probably the animal
regretted bis precipitation moment
later
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The report that Americans had
"shellcd % town BOO cuba" proves 10
have been exaggerated. There was only
one American and he used only three
shells.
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AIany oneer Thlnr..

Georgia has no end Of queer things,
says the Macon Telegraph. There Is
nov discoyercd within b boundaries
n dog that uses tho telephone. The
dog Is tho property OF Mr.. Richard
Howard Of Columbus. and answers 20
the name Of 'lRosco." One day latoly
Roscoe was at home when Mr.. Howard
called mp some ono there and told them
20 put the receiver 10 Roscoe's ear.
When they Gid 70 Mr.. Howard saidi
"Roscoo, come 20 the stable; there arc
some rats 10 kill. The dog instantly
recognized the voice Of his master and,
eyincing the greatest pleasure,
hastcncd 70 get out % 60 20 him al
the stables whore he willingly per-
formed the duty required.
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Uncle sam admIres Shakespeare Il g.
true bat be- De- not ready 20 accept the
English bard as a substitute for Jimmy
Monroe.
The Eddy current., 1896-06-11

10 Cghaus were as well supplied with
nrms and ammunition aa iho span.ards,
The Spanish army would bc driven
from tho island before three months
pass.
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nr Han believes that parrots have a
future existence. lf monkeys also SUR
viye the earth lie are wo 10 suppose
that the parrots and the monkeys have
the same kind OF a time they OCCASION
ally hANn hnrnl
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The Indiana pscnchcr who refuses n
leave ln response 10 the request Uf a
portion ot Dts congregation appears to
De- lacking OF a Christian resignation.
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it VIII not surprise Newspaper read
frs 20 learn that the new lady lawyer
In New York ia "a rapid ahd easy talk
frH
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Woman will not thank the pclrco
City paper that prints her an angle
when lt means angel
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Tho announcement that Peru, Ind.
has Two common councils viii naturally
bring condolences from all quarters.
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u you are thinking OF studying music do
uot fail 20 send for the Prospectus of tho Ncw
England Conservatory OF Music " Boston.
This will acquaini you with the greatest aud
most perfect School Of Music, Omtory and
Modern Languages In America. Tic best Is
alwaTs the cheapest in the end and the charge.
are low when itS advantages over other similar
schools are considered
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Persia mont become I've issue an.
~ The shah was dead.
The Eddy current., 1896-06-11

Diamonds are trnmps ln the Trans
vaai and Dom Paul appears TO have q
royal nush
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Nothing like a mortgage 70 make
a mau prompt In paying bic debia.
The Eddy current., 1896-06-11

George Monco Smith. soli-mads
scotchman, who recently died worth
over ti5. 900. 900. had more than scv-
cnty stores IN London for tho sale Of
lamp oil. kitchen brushes. and other
requisites for housekeeping. lie left
81, 500, 900 10 bo divided among bis
employees.
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VEhO INTERVIEWED
AT DALLAS, TEXAS.
How He Performs Extraordinary Cures
of Paralysis, Rheumatiam, Catarsh,
MaiHria, Dyspepsia and Many
other Diseases.


The annex cut isa fair
representation of nF.
Neno, n man who IA fa-
nous on two continents
ana has caused a great
deal u stir IN Texas,
particularly IN Fort
worth and Dallas, whore
he has performed some
pf the most refHnrknhla
cures ever heard of in
this section OF the coun-
Try, lie ~ n man of
medium height, with q
keen, piercing eye, black
hair ana clean fhaYen
face, and dresses iiko tho
ancient Hritnn, fro m
which country he halls.
lie ia president OF the
Neno DruH Company, q
legally chartered conn
panyi who mnnufactuFe
Neno'n Electric Fluid
ana Neno'a Curative
Syrup, two famous sBSdi-
clnea that mako par
alytic and rheumatic
cripplcH walk, and cure
the weak. nervous. dVa-
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II you owe the nddlor fair and square.
pay him. and don't grumble.
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Except in tho little differences IN
crankinoss, all men are exactly alike.
The Eddy current., 1896-06-11

When a man puts on another suit,
men sayi New, or cleanei up"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-01-02

TIE talk of arrnIng the lake marine to
repel invasion in case of war with Great
Britaln.goes merrily on. Captain Davis OF
the Andy Johnson says that nearly all
the lake boats with little Strengthening
could be made to do GOOD service. The
car ferries would make splendid gun
boats, he SAYS. and those Of the f. & P.
NJ. line could be used without much
Strengthening. The manager Of the
Goodrich line says they have nine boats,
and that the steamer Virginia could do
fast work. Ii Captain Shines could be
placed on deck with his winter toggeIy
on, every blasted Rritlsher would run
from the sight OF him as they would from
the redoubtable Captain Kidd.
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MARINE,

The f. & P. NJ. No. 5 came into port
Saturday night with -four fveinches thick
on her deck. Barrels had burst owing
to the storm. She was on her way from
| Milwaukee to Ludlngton.
The engineers of tho war department
are beginning to give some attention to
the constant lowering of the lake level,
1t is not improbable that something may
be done by the government to prevent
still further reduction of the lake level by
the Chicago canal.
Burger Il Burger have no reason to
complain of hard times this winter. They
have all the work they can handle.
The schooner Puritan owned by Sey-
Bros. of Manistee, Mich. was burned on
Tuesday last. She was valued at $4,000.
Congressman Cook on Tuesday last
| presented the memorial signed by the
mayor, city council and 400 citizens of
Manitowoc asking for the Improvement
| of the harbor. The Sentinel correspond
ent says the memorial is strong one and
that Congressman Cook and Cooper will
make every effort to have it carefully con-
sldered at the earliest practicable mo-
ment:
| It seems that the scheme to dam the
Great Lakes is taken seriously. Senator
Brice has introduced bill looking to the
prosecution of this work. From present
appearances nothing will stop the move
ment until test will prove its impractI-
cability.
Lake men who have had opportunities
of forming a judgment pronounce the
| breakwater at this place failure. Even
with northeast storm the waves are not
sufficiently diverted to prevent them from
rolling 10, while with a southeast storm
current is created which makes
entrance more difficult than before tie
breakwater was built. It is altogether
too close to the harbor piers to be of any
service. 1t is a little unfortunate for us
that when the government engineers
took notion to experiment with break
wafer close to the harbor piers, they
should have selecte3. the Manitowcc
horbor as the subject.
The following is a reorganization Of the
business done 10 the harbor during the
year last past; also the report for 1894
These, are official being furnished by
Deputy Collector Hinrichs.
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manltomot pilot
CITY AND COUNTY
THURSDAY. jan. ,, 1890.

Frank WIllinger has leased his saloo
THIS is the day which will test new
resolutions.
The weather took on a wintery aspect
on Monday last.
CIRCUIT court for Manitowoc county
opens on the l4th instant,
The month of December 1895 had
more than Its share Of cloudy weather.
DAN BLEsER Is now able to be around
again, though he had a severe time of 1t
The town treasurer of Cooperstown
paid ia $500 to the county treasurer on
Tue4day last.
Ice boating and skating by aid of sails.
form the chief amusement of the young
people these days.
A Christmas tree was one OF the attrac
lions at the Norwegian Lutheran church
on Second Christmas.
Circumstances prevented the issuance
OF the supplement containing the pro-
ceedings of the County Board this week.
1t will be ISSUED next week.
ABOUT 20 Masons were present at relig
Ioue services at St. James church on Sun
day evening last Mr.. Grays sermon on
that occasion was both elegant and ap-
ropriate.
The dance given by the Marine Eugi-
ueers' Beneficial Association on Saturday
evening January Is, will be pleasant
one as have been all given by that as
sociation.
PETER MARX, an nsane man from tbs
town OF Liberty, who for some time has
been an inmate of the Northern asylum
was brought to the county asylum al
this place tdis week.
The Uncle Toms Cabin troupe which
played at the Opera House on Saturday
night last had a very large house. Mr.
Hostility says the managers were thu
most gentlemanly he ever death with.
THE Humane Society will meet at the
city council rooms this Thursday eve
ning at 7 o'clock P. NJ. sharp to consider
the reduction of membership dues an
to transact other important business.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-01-02

Nor few who read what Mr.. Robert
Rowls, of Hollands. Va, has to say below,
will remember their own experience
under like circumstances: Last winter
l had In grippe which left me in low
state of health. I tried numerous rene
dies. none of which did me any good, IN
til | was induced to try a bottle Of Cham
berialn's Cough Remedy. The first bottle
o. it SO far relieved me that was enabled
to attend to my work, and the second
bottle effected cnTe." For sale at %
and 50 cents per bottle by Henry Hinrichs
Druggist. jan3O
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RAILROAD NOTES.

HE Z. d 2. NJ. railway company has
finally let the contract for the steel car
| ferry which is to run to this place IN
| connection with the Wisconsin Central.
As was predicted in The Pilot some
| weeks ego, the boat will be built by f.
| w. Wheeler & Co. OF West Bay City,
Mich. No particulars are yet given out
regarding the vessel, but this much Is
| known, she will be one OF the finest
| vessels of her kind. II is understood she
Is to be ready for service by the first OF
| next August.
The dredge discontinued work on the
| slip on Monday last. A large quantity
| OF dredSeG clay on the dock is awaiting
removal. Work on the cemetery cut
| Was discontinued on Saturday last. LII s
| lob is not yet complete and work on It
will be resumed ea-ly in the spring.
Work Oh the deep cut is still in progress.
There is now no doubt that this job will
be completed within the contract time.
There Is a small portion of the line near
Hilbert Junction which is not yet graded,
Attorney Gill of the Wisconsin Central
was IN the city on Monday fixing up
matters with reference to the second
railway bridge which crosses the river
near the plant of the Manitowoc Glue
Factory. Matters were adjusted amicably
so that new there will be no legal impeoi-
ments IN the way when the time for
putting IN the bridge arrives.
The bridge and culvert contractors Oh
the new line have about concluded tier
work. 1t will be wholly completed by
the 18th. These parties lave only had
the piling to put in for the large bridges.
Some of the culverts are as large and gs
expensive, almost, as any OF the bridges.
There are to be nine bridges in all.
The railroad company will have every
thing prepared to set to work just as
soon as conditions are favorable in the
spring. Railroad ties are being pur-
chased and will soon be delivered.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-01-02
First publication Dec 5, 1851

First publication Dec g. 1891 No tn
IN ROBATE-HANITowoo COUNTY CoURT
L In the matter of the estate of Knud Thomp-
son, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of Mike
hoffman executor of the estate of said dec-as-
ed for the adjustment and allowance of his ad-
mlnlstratlon account land the assignment of the
residue OF said estate to such other persons as are
b. law entitled to the same):
IL Is ordered, that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at general term of said
court 70 be held at the office of the County Judge
II the city of Manitownc, in said county on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January A. D.. 1885
II Is further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid, the residue of said estate be- by the
farther order and judgment of this conrt assign
ed such persons as are by law entitled to to the
same.
1t II, further ordered, that notice of the time
ana place OF the examination and allowance of
such account and of the assignment of the resi-
due OF said estate be given to all persons inter-
ested by pa bhcation of thls order for three suc
cesslve weeks before said day. in the Manitowoc
Pilot, weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at the city and county of Manitowoc and State
of Wisconsin.
Dated Dec. 4th 1895. d
BY the Court.
j. 4. ANDERSON, County judge
q. o. z. H. Sedgwick, Attys. for Petitioner,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-01-02

SINCE Uncle Wood and John Schuette
have forgone dancing there is no longer
any fun in the ball at which these two
worthless came out strong. Sylvester Eve
was their day" Uncle Wood was the
more graceful dancer, but John "contin-
ued longer on the wing" And then when
TIE dance was over, the two became the
center of a merry throIg. Now things
are changed. John Is figuring away on
volts and ohms and other heathenisb
things and negiecting the culture of his
feet, while Uncle Wood Is withdrawing
himself more and more from social pleas
ures. Neither is as young as be used to
be but there was far more fun ID both be-
fore they put off childish things.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-01-02

The treasurer of Schleswig has already
turned over $4,000 to the county treasur-
er. Schleswig always pays in large Jumps
and never asks for an extension of time.
The treasurer of Kossuth has also con-
tributed to the county treasurer. Treas
urer Goedjen is as happy as bird IN
spring because of the good condition of
the treasury.