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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
WHAT WE OWE TIC SOCIETY

WHAT WE OWE TC SOCIETY.
come of The Pretty I,hits Lies That al
of L, Tr:;.
For example, in dec.MinE au invita-
lion that we would net urler amy cir
.umstances accept, are we privileged to
say that We deeply regret hat pre-
,ious engagement prevents the pleas
2ra. etc? asks HarpeT's Bazaar. When
we have been greatly tCsed and have
20 expressed OurselVC5 10 various per-
sons in the company, should we say TO
The host and hostess. even if it be the
custom, that we are indebted to them
tor a very delightful evening? Is it
cutie the thikg, if We have asked our
ompanion who that very plain woman
GEy be, and are presented TO her lew
moments later by Mr.. Jones as his
wife, to declare that we had been
wondering who that very pretty woman
WIS? Does our conscience feel easy
We We remember th9t after being
compelled to listen 10 a sonata, very Il!
performed, which we pronounced eN-
c-ac.ating, we have deliberately walked
- % The performer ana praised him
H. auplrlatiyes? Is our cqEanlmlty not
: lit disturbed when We say TO our
....Ga, Don't introduc1 me to that
=" ana the next minute, while shak-
iag his hand, repeat the formula,
charmed to meet you?" These and
aumLeIlCss other hypOCrisies and false
hoods are almost the current coin OF
social speech. Consequently they are
not considered what they really are and
En ~ no objects to them IS regarded as
c,lr Gcrupulous, severely Puritanic.
| 'What would you have us say? some
| cue may ask. Tell the brutal truth
| ,.lI be unpardonably rude II 1t be
urged that rudencss be preferred 10 lack
CI yeT@city. It may be claimed that
SHcA Ecti0Es really deceive nobody;
| that society does not expect any one TO
| be truthful and that no harm IS done.
| II 50. tho admission is sufficiently dam
! ~ II society TO give color to what
| c,aics say of it. Is it indeed a miser-
| able sham, a mere dance of death, a
! g.a:e Il corruption under Z polished
| surface? Society is nothing of the KIND
| Icic. whatever it may have been at
some Of the courts OF old world. Here
y,e need rot say what We do not believe,
LaI HcCI We contradict what we have
jest spoken in order to be polite Po-
I litrness consists in sUDpressing lima
turyj comments in the first place, not
| IL ssac! ting the contrary afterward. 1t
is possible to be reasonably sincere,
even in society, if We will strictly carry
oUt our unwritten compact TO be agree
| able-at least to try. and in the fur
tlrG@Lce Of this object amiability will
| BE- . great help.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
How tho Earth LOSES IiInn.

The explanation of Lord Kelvin'f
estimate that the setback" OF the
earth in its daily rotation round its axis
amounts to twenty-five seconds per cen
fury, is reported to be that such retar-
dation is owing to the friction caused
by the tides. the latter acting rs n
brake and such action is calculated. ac-.
cording to the same authority to Be
equal in weight to some 100000 tons
applied on the equator. Other causes,
ne says, have also to be taken into &C
count. as. for example. the increase in
the size of the earth, due to the falling
on it of meteoric dust, which, if depoH-
tied at the rate of one foot III 1000
years. would produce the observed re
tardation by itself. Further, such
phenomenon as the annual growth and
melting Of snow and ice at the poles,
by abstracting water from the other
parts of the ocean. introduces irregular
tiles into the problem, the abstraction
accelerating the eaTth's motion and thc
melting. by restoring the water, retard-
ing it.-Boston Journal of Commerce.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
SOUVENIRS OF A RAID.
safes Left In the street b. the james
Gang.


safes Left In the street b. the james
Gang.
The writer was sitting IL front Of one
of the stores at Parkyille, NO, smoking
a very bad cigar of local origin and con-
versing with the merchant who had
sold it, says the Washington Star. 1t
was about o'clock in the afternoon,
and many of the country people were
coming into town. 4 country girl of
the region came cantering up on bare
back horse and slid off on what was a
unique sort OF horseback.
1t was nothing more or less than an
old rusty safe of considerable size. 1t
had apparently lain there for years,
and when examined disclosed a sus-
picious-looking hole in one side, clearly
the work of explosives. At this point
the attention Of the investigator from
tie east was called to two other safes.
similarly exploded. and also lying on
their sides in the street and doing duty
as hOrse-bloCks.
How about these safes?"
"Nuthin' much of story" remarked
the Parkyille merchant. Them safes
have laid right thar where you all see
en- since '73. They wuz dragged out
th-rc and busted by Quantrell and Jess
ana F-aaG James and the Younger
bro:h 4iJn@ with the rest of Guam
trc.E. ~. They came chargin' down
the So. oR" dag in June, and TUX the
town F., -1Uut a minute and a half, and
thea lclt fer them safes. Money wuz
mighty popular with Quantrell and the
James boys, and they usually went arteT
all they heard of.
'IGu much did they get from the
safes"
Il dunno how much they got from
them on t'Gthcr side Of the street" said
the Ilrnyilie man. They hunted
So .SU0 out'n riiHc." And here he pointed
sadly at tn safe nearest to him, the one
on which Tie young rustic had just
alightcd
Was at yOHrs?" was asked.
Yes" he answered Il KEEP store
then right whar | do now and just a!
DO now"
why haven't you removed the
safes?"
What's the use?" observed the Park
vile man. They amt in nobody''
way and they do fust-rate for boss
blocks. 'Nuther thing-we amt get N
carts nor tackle strong enough to move
'em, nohow; so we jest let them go a
they lay, as they say in faro"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
An iGC-rntriC Heart.

4 man whose heart has in the past
twenty months Travelled from the left
side OF his body is patient in the Ala
media, Cal, county infrmary, and his
case is greatly interesting the physi-
clans. The patient is Frederick Mo-
ran. 80 years old. He had no trouble
OF any kind with his heart, until
twelve months ago, when it began to
work toward TIE right side of his body.
The physicians say his heart is now at
the extreme of the right side of his
body. He has suffered great pain since
the trouble began. but is now almost
well apparently. The superintendent
of the intirmary says that this is only
the third case Of the kind he ever heard
Of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
Enlcranns of Fat SlnaiX.

Pat Sheedy, whose plan TO establish
a new Monte Carlo at Cairo was tele-
graphed from Kew York last week, IS
something of an epiSrammatist. In de-
failing his plan to the reporter he said
that the invalids who 20 to Cairo are
looking around for some mental diver
sion. There is no finer thing to divert
the mind than gr.lblinG. It makes
people forsat ,h"r other troubles" He
was once asked how it was that, if he
played square game, he could al
ways find people he could beat. My
boy" he replied, there's sucker born
every minute, and" lie added. retiec-
lively. Sometimes twins" On ;,apIE-
er occasion he watched the bubEl.s rise
in the wine he was drinking. - glass
.: wine" he presently observed,
'-a.ll.ca 4 poor Irishman feel like rich
Jew"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
DPRrth of InInlspr.

A serious dearth of lumber is reported
by the sawmills on the gulf coast. The
rivers in Alabama, Georgia, Mis%tsaip
pi are so low that no logs have bee
f1oated down since August. The streams
are filled with tree logs. \ four foe.
rise would release the situation. IN,
lumbermen Of the states mentioned and
those of Texas. Arkansas and Missouri;
will meet in Birmingham Jan. and
adopt a price list. advancing lumber
materially.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
The Onlv Drug Store.

An authority on such matters says
that there is only one drug store in this
country. and that one is located on
Fifth avenue. New York. No patent
medicines or proprietary articles are
in stock. for it is d prescription plant
pure and simple. and is patronized by
the leading physicians. All their ana
lying is done there, and ten clerks are
kept busy filling prescriptions. The
man who runs this genuine drug s tore
nets about S25. 600 year. Some other
drug stores here. however, make more
than that out OF the sale OF liquors
alone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
JULIE LINDSTED

Republican Congressional Convention
Notice is hereby given that a convention of the
will be held In the city of Fond On lac Wiscnu,
sin, on the 18th day of March. A. -. IS,Ri. at one
O'Clock III the afternoon of that day, for the pur-
To Ia Republican National Convention to be held
at st. Louis, ON the 10Th day day OF June lssi
and for the transaction of such other business AZ
may properly come before the convention.
Each rn,,rfy in soil SiytL Di-+r,.t III l., M,
titled To one delegate for every two hundred aud
fifty l25Ol Republican votes east at the last
Presidential election. and one for each major
fraction thereof.
The representation of the severed counties will
bc as follows: Calumet four. Fond du Lac seven
teen, Green Lake SIX. Nanitcwoc nine. Marquette
four, Waushara eight, Winncbago twanty-uno.
Oshkosh Wis, Feb. 1st, A. d. INai
I5y order of the Congressional Committee.
j. II. DAVIDSON, Chairman.
VIM. Rockhon, Member, Mauitowoc County
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
THE WISE MAN.

keeps up the repairs of his house to make
it last long and look well. The Healthy
man keeps up the repairs Of bis body by
promptly treating all Slight Ailments,
that he may live Long, Healthy and Hap
ply. Physicians say the majority OF ALL
ments arise from the Liver. A trial will
convince anyone that DR.. Rays Liver-I
is the most pleasant, harmless and effic-
lent Liver medicine on the market. Sam
pies free.
BEroRE long it Will be possible to put
in full DAYS work without the aid of
artificial light.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORA DO,

is now attracting attention in all parts
of the world, on account of tie marvellous
discoveries Of gold which have been made
in that vicinity. The North-W Western
Llne, with its unrivaled equipment of
solid vestlbuled trains of palace sleeping
care, dining care, and free reclining char
cars, daily between Chicago and Colorado,
offers the best of facilities for reaching
Cripple Creek. For tickets and full in
formation apply to agents Chicago &
North Western Railway. 2t
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

First publication Jan. 2i 1851 NO6
1 n PROBATE-M ANITOwuC COUNTY COURT.
L In the matter Of the estate of Wolfgang
Munich and KateriHa Munich, deceased.
On reading and filing thepctIuOn of George II.
Huwacek administrator of the estate of said de
ceased for the adjustment and allowance Of his
administration account (and the assignment of
the residue of said estate to such other persons rs
are by law entitled to the Samcl
1t is ordered that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at a special term of SAID
court to be held al the Office of the county Judge
IN the city of Manltowoc, in said county, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of February. 4. ID. 1876.
II Is further ordered that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by thus court as
aforesaid, the residue Of said estate be, by the
further order and Judgment Of this court assign
ed to such persons are by law entitled to the
same.
1t Is further ordered that notice Of the time and
place of examination and allowance Of such ac-
count and of the assignment of the residue of
said estate be given TO all persons Interested, by
publication of this order for three successive
weeks before said dayin the ManItowoc Pilot,
weekly newspaper printed and published 1T the
city Of ManItOwoC and state of Wisconsin.
Dated ManitOwoc WIS. Jan. i, 1886.
by the Court,
!. $ ANDERSON, County Judge.
Markham il Markham attorneys. Febl3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

A movement is going forward III Phil
adelphia to restore independence square
to its condition of a hundred years ago
and through recent act OF the legis-
lature the city is at liberty TO proceed
to work This will require the removal
OF some costly buildings that have been
permitted TO intrude on the historic
square, but the citizens, almost with
out exception. favor their condemna-
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
RnyInr Am Grimm Rnat

Some time ago an American launch
company sold TO the Grand Duke Alex
ander Of Russia az electric launch of
the same type as that provided fer the
United States man of-war New York.
The ear of Russia has seen the boat.
and being greatly pleased with it has
commissioned the Russian embassy at
Washington to buy for MIN another
Ike il at a cost of about 81 900
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
VIII Please Smokers.

Professor Hajak Of Vienna has de
clared that smokers are less liable 10
diphtheria and other throat diseases
than nonsmokers in the ratio of enc to
twenty-eight. The learned Dr. Schif.
also gives us to understand that smok
ing is always positively forbidden il
meteorological laboratories. because il
is known to hinder the development Of
the bacteria.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

CINCINNATI, Feb. THE chain of evil
dence is being more tightly bound about
the Fort Thomas murderers. The ad-
mission OF participation In various phases
of the crime by Scott Jackson aud Alonzo
NJ. WallIng continue, and piece by piece
the police are learning all the facts which
led to Pearl Bryan's death and decaplta-
ton. Toward midnight Walling made
statement to d reporter that Pearl Bryan
Jackson. who, he says, administered a
hypodermic injection Of either prusslc
acid or arsenic and cocaine and then cut
her head off 10 Oaffie Identification.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

Nervous Debility, in either sex,
however induced, speedily, thoroughly
and permanently cured. Address,
with 10 cents in stamps for reply and
book of particulars, Worlds Dispen
sary Medical Association, GG3 Main
St, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
There are great many people who are
quite willing to have their neighbors sub
scribe TO popular loan.
u" Hrfer in IIItty's Foot

Dnn day Merlin ran away barefooted
10 the luctIeberry bushes at the foot
Of The garden. He came back crying,
with IN ugly brier in one CT his little
fat feet He was a brave little hero and
a needle. A half-hour later he was
found examining the claws in his kit
tvs feet; sad expression rested on the
Thoughtful little face as he carried his
pet to his mamma, saying:
Poor -bier-feet; mamma, fix
it.''-New Orleans Picayune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
CURE FOR HEADACHE

A remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best 1t effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted to pro
cure a bottle, and give this remedy a
fair trial. In cases Of habitual consti-
patton Electric Bitters cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use Of this medi-
cine Try it once Large bottles only
soc at Henry HinriCh's Drug Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
BAEy,CmN CnLoCPEE


First publication Jan 30 1861 No.
IN PROBATE MANITowUU COUNTY COURT
/ In the matter of the estate OF Tim Dill
Ion, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Joseph
LeschEe administrator Of the estate of said de-
ceased for the adjustment and allowance of his
administration account land the assignment of
the residue of said Estate to such other persons
as are by law entitled to the samoj:
1t is ordered that said account be examined.
adjusted and allowed at a special term Of said
Court to be held at the office OF .hc County judge
in the city Of ManitOwOc, III said county. on
Tuesday, the 18th day of February A. D., 1895
1t Is further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid, the residue Of said estate be, 10y the
further order and judgment Of tins court, as
signed to such persons as are by law entitled to
the same.
1t Is further ordered that notice Of the time
and place of examination and allowance Of
such account and of the assignment of the
sIdue OF said estate, be given To all persons inter
ested, BY publication Of this order for three
successive weeks, before said DAY, in the haui-
towoc PIlOta weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at the City of ManItoWoc and state Of
Wisconsin
Dated January p, 1926.
BY the Court;
febZo j. :. ANDERSON County Judge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS
LIFE.

Mr.. CT. Caillouette, Druggist, Pew
ersville, Ill, says: To DR.. Kings New
Discovery / owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the ply,
sicians for miles about, but to no avail
and was given mp and told [ could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discov
cry in my store | sent for bottle and
began its use and from its first dose
began to get better, and after using
three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight IN gold. We
won't keep store or house without it
Get a free trial bottle at Henry Hin
rich's Drnp Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
Forests Being Converted Iuto Paper

Some idea of the rate at which Maine
forests are being converted into paper
is had from the fact that three mills IL
Penobscot county turn out train loaG
of pulp a day, consisting usually o.
from seventeen to twenty car loads.
There are pulp mills at four other
places in Penobscot county.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
The Sumber of DrunlSards.

l stated TWO years ago that there were
approximately 100000 persons who
use spirits 10 excess in the United
States. BY excess | meant all persons
who drank to intoXicati0n continuously
or at long intervals. These figures were
reached from a study of the statistics
of persons arrested for intoXication in
the lower courts; also the general opln-
ion of persons with u wide acquaintance
among business men, who assert that
less than per cent of all drinking men
come under legal notice. OF course
wide differences OF opinion will prevail
until some accurate statistics are made
Two attempts 10 make census OF
drinking men III eastern towns revealed
many difficulties and the intensely
morbid desire to conceal the drinking
customs OF people Both Of these cen
susgs indicated one drinking man to
every eight persons and produced a
strong conviction that this was a very
low proportion. There are many rea-
sons for believeing that the estimate
Of 800 600 persons who use spirits to
excess i'll this country is minimum
rather than maximum statement
Quarterly Journal of inebricty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

First publication Jan. 80. 1861 No.
IN PROBATE MAEITowoC COUNTY COURT.
L In the matter Of the estate Of Joseph Upper
deceased.
To all whom it may concern: Letters tcsta-
mentary on said estate Of Joseph Emperor, late
of the town Of Cato in said county. deceased
testate having been issued to Joseph Iippercr
on the 18th day of January, A. ID. 1896 and six
months from and after said day being allowed
for examination ana allowance notice is hereby
given that said county court will nj regular
terms thereof to be held on the first Tuesday IN
each Of the months of March and June 1886 ana
at q special term thereof TO be held on Tuesday
July =, 1896 at the probate Office in the city OF
Manitowoc in said county receive examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against said deceased.
Dated January y, 1886
Us. ANDERSON County Judge
SchmitZ & kirwGn attorneys, feb27
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

BRISTOL, Conn, Feb. Three men
were killed by the fall of the Pequannuck
river bridge during the great storm last.
night. The bodies OF the victims were re-
covered to-day. There were twenty-one
men on the bridge when It. went dow
and seven are still missing. The survivors
sustained painful bruises but none of
them were seriously hurt,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

A young man in Lowell, Mass, troubl-
ed for years with constant succession Of
DOLLS on his neck, was completely cured
by taking only three bottles of Ayers
Sarsaparila. Another result of the
treatment was greatly improved digestion
with increased avoIrdupols.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
4 sOut Ira mpG

\ tramp called at house and with
tears in his eyes asked the lady if she
could let him have a dollar, and of
course she refused him. He at once be-
San TO wiring his hands and moan, "Oh
dear, oh dear, | shall have to do it,
Fearing he premeditated suicide or
something of the kind, she at last gave
him the dollar, asking him at the same
time what it was he would have to do
if he did not get the dollar"
oh, work, work." was his smilinc
reply
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
PRAIRIE du CAIEx. Wis.

PRAIRIE du CAIES. Wis, Feb. IL John
Groenert, aged 47, drowned to-day in a
tifty-barrel beer cask in Schuman ( Men
gee brewery. He has attended to the
beer IN the cellar for the past twenty
years. He was seen about p. m , but
when called for supper he did not re-
spond. Search was made and he was
found FLOATING IN the beer. He is sup
posed to have fallen IN. He leaves d wife
and five children.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. Secretary
Carlisle has sent a recommendation to
the house that $4,000 be appropriated
for the purchase IN Siberia and trauspor-
tation to Alaska OF reindeer. One com
pany has offered TO deliver | 300 head at
$50 each. the commissioner says the
work of providing the new food supply
should be fastened.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

FRANKFNRT, Ky, Feb. Gov. Bradley
denied to-day the reports about his
having contemplated calling out thestate
militia to suppress the threatened dis
turbance in the Legislature. growing ont
of a contest for the election of a United
States senator. Gov. Bradley says this
proposition was discussed 10 the Joint
Republican caucus last night, bnt he had
not been consulted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. T. The famous
Indian fighter, Gen, John Gibbon, died
at his home in this city last night rs the
result of an attack Of pneumonia which
was contracted as ne was about 10 leave
for Milwaukee to attend Il reunion of the
Loyal Legion. He is survived by a wife,
q son and one daughter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13

SoMERSILLE. y. J., Feb. 7.-Bound-
brook last night experienced the most
dreadful calamity in its existence, 1t
was swept by both fire and food. The
water from the Raritan river ran
through the streets of the village and
at 3 o'clock this morning the water
was nearly ten feet high in the main
street of the town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-13
Cigar BOX Cedar Scarce.

There is said to be a scarcity of Cuban
cedar for cigar boxes since the out
break of the revolution in that coun-
try good substitute, and one often
used, however, is cumber wood, which
is dyed to the proper color.