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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
OUR AlMANACS.
The Tables in Them Are Made by a Blind


Man.
Il had rather novel experience last
year in the matter of gathering tables
showing the rise and setting of the sun,
the changes of the moon, high and low
tides, etc." said publisher to a Wash
ington Star man. But L am fixed for
tins year. In my experience as n pub
Usher I had printed about everything
that L thought could be printed. Final
ly, an advertising concern wanted me
to get out an almanac for them. They
furnished all the copy for the almanac
except the almanac itself-that is, the
tables. l supposed | would have no diff
ficulty in getting them, but l soon
found out that / was mistaken NV de-
sire was to get the tables correct, and
to have them prepared in an authorita-
tive way. After interviewing some of
the experts in Washington / found that
they were all disinclined to take any
outside work. Finally one of them con-
sented to do il, and he did it, charg
ing me $500 for the calculations-S2
for each month. / am about having a
similar work done this year, and came
here for that purpose, but | learned that
oil the calculations for the various
patent medicine and many other al
MANAGES are made by Il blind man in
Pittsburgh, Pa, an amateur ma ihema
tician and astronomer of considerable
local reputation. l sent for the tables
and have received them. He charged
me exactly six dollars, II so cents for
each month. l understand that the
actual work is done by his children,
who write from his dictation. He tells
me that he has supplied the same tables
for about 100 different almanacs for
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
ROCHEFORT TIE LAST.
Only Surviving Member of the Govern
ment OF Natural Defense.

Only Surviving Member of the Govern
ment OF Natural Defense
Owing to the death of Emmanuel
Arago, NJ. Henri Rochefort now remains
the only surviving member of the gov
eminent of national defense, consti-
tuted on the fall of the empire in Sep
TENDER, 1870, says Il Paris correspondent
of the London Telegraph. The famous
pamphleteer comments on the subject
to-day in a half-mournful, half-jestinS
tone and compares himself to The
Last of the Abencerages," in allusion
to the work of that name by Chateau
BRAND. They are all gone" says NJ.
Rochefort, picard, Gambetta, Jules
Ferry, Jules Favre, Eugene Peletan,
CremieuX, Glais-Bizoin, Jules Simon,
Gen. Trochu and now Arago. l have
had the chance to see them all disap-
pear, the young and the old, for Gam
beta and Ferry were my juniors. AM
bition killed some of them before their
time and old age finished off the rest"
Another feature in connection with NJ.
Rochefort's survival is the fact that the
persons whose colleague he was for a,
very brief period did their best to have
him condemned, Jules Simon, however,
being an exception. Emmanuel Arago,
a friend of Rochefort's family, was even
one of those who wanted the editor of
the Laterne to be transported to New
Caledonia. Some of the same colleagues
also had him condemned in 1889 with
Gen. Boulanger in their capacities as
senators or deputies. AS to his COLI
ncction with the defense government,
NJ. Rochefort says that he left the post
as soon as he could, for there was too
much talk and too little action.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
a GREAT HUNTING OUTFIT.
The Extensive Rctinue of the Khan

Inc EAtensfte iNcIihuc OF the hhan OF
Tartary.
The emperor hath two barons who
are own brothers, one called Baian,
and the other Mirgan; and these are
styled Ohinuchi (or Cunichi), which IS
as much as to say: The Keepers of the
Mastiff Dogs" Each of these brothers
hath 10000 men under his orders; each
body Of 10000 being dressed alike, the
one in red and the other in blue, ana
whenever they accompany the khan to
the chase, they wear their livery, i'll
order 10 be recognized. Out of each
body of 10000 there are 1000 men who
are each in charge of one or more
great mastiffs, SO that the whole num-
Der of these is very large. And when
the prince goes a-hnnting one of those
barons, with his 10000 men and some
thing like 5000 dogs, goes towards the
right, whilst the other goes towards
the left with his party in like manner.
They move along, all abreast of one
another, so that the whole line extends
over n full days journey, and no an
imal can escape them. Truly it is n
glorious sight to see the working of the
dogs and the huntsmen on such an oc-
casion! And as the khan rides a-fowl-
ing across the plains you Will see these
big hounds coming tearing up, one
pack after bear, another pack after
stag, or some other beast, as it may hap,
and running the game down, now on
this side, now on that, so that it is
really a most delightful sport and
spectacle.
The two brothers l have mentioned,
writes Noah Brooks in st. Nicholas,
are bound by the tenure of their office
TO supply the khan court from Octo-
Der to the end of March with 1000
head of game daily, whether of beasts
or birds, and not counting quails; and
also with fish to the best of their abil-
ity, allowing fish enough for three
persons to reckon as equal to one head
of game.
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The town of Mentone, in the south of
France, has long been a resort for CON
sumptives. Latterly, it is reported,
they have failed to derive much benefit
from stay in its borders, and the num-
Der of such visits is greatly reduced.
at is claimed that the soil of the neigh
borhood has become impregnated with
germs, and that instead of giving re-
lief to sufferers it is now the last place
on earth to which they should resort
1t is even stated that the natives of the
locality, who once presented such a
vigorous and hardy appearance, have
acquired the look of invalids them
selves, and that disease is now req
nant where the best of health once pre-
vailed. The decline OF Mentone as a
health resort is cited az conclusive
proof of the germ theory of disease"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
BARBER SHOP ON WHEELS.
This Man Uses n Tricycle. to Get Custom
from Farmers.

from Farmers.
No Odder use has been found for the
bicycle than that to which it has been
put by a barber, August Lehman, of
Gravesend, Long island, says the New
York Press. Before he learned to ride
a wheel he made comfortable living
by driving around the scattered villages
of Long island shaving the farmers W no
could not spare time to travel TO the
neishboring towns to lie shaved 1t
occurred to Lehman that a more de-
slrable way of visiting his patrons than
by the old horse and buggy could be
found by constructing n tricycle. out
fit. The plan has worked well. The
barber's chair, which is getting to be
a familiar sight on Long island, runs
on three wheels and in the center of the
machine is the saddle on which Leib-
man perchcs when he pedals abroad on
shaving and hair cutting tours
The advantage of the new outfit is
that it costs next to nothing when com
pared with the expense of keeping a
horse. Before he adopted the tricycle.
system of travel Lehman was forced to
coniine his shaving and hair cutting
efforts TO farmsteads far removed from
the red and white pole of the village
barber. Now he boldly rides into the
territory of his rivals, for the novelty
of being shaved in a tricycle. BARRIERS
chair has attracted custom from the
regular shops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11

First publication Jan. Dist, 1871 No Z.
l,TATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY COUHT FuR
- MANITowoC toUNrY. In probate,
In the matter of the estate of Mary Paul. Annie
Paui, Arthur Paul, Ellen Paul and Lily laul,
minors, heirs at law al Michael Fltzccrald late
of said county, deceased.
Letters of guardianship on the estate of the
| minors above named having been issued 10y this
court to }, Mcmahon, of the town of Meemc,
| IN said county, on the 18th day of December. \.
ID, 1896; and Ann Fitzgerald n creditor Of said
minors, having by verified petition duly applied
To thIs court to receive, examine and adjust hii
claims OF all persons against said minors:
1t Is ordered, that six mouths from and aft e.
tins date he, aud are hereby allow e1 and limited
for the creditors of said minora Ia present
their claims for examination and allowance, Ia
this court
Ordered further that the CLAIMS and demands
OF all persons against SAID minors ne received
examined and adjusted hy this court at regular
terms thereof, to be held at tie office of the
county Judge, in the city of MaItowoc. III said
county, on the first Tuesday in each of the nj lbs
of February and June 1897, and 1T a spec al
term Of said court TO be held on tuesday, July
q, A, ID 1897, and that notice of the time and
place at which said claims ard demands may be
presented, examined and adjusted as afoI esa Id
publication of n copy Of tins order for four
weeks excessively in the Manitowoc Pilot a
weekly newspaper published at the city of Mani
towoc, in said county; the first publication to be
within httecn days after The date of tins order.
Dated January ~, 1897.
I5y the CouT;.
j. g. AN DEKSOh, County Judge.
Schmtz Il kirwan fehl.
Guardian s Attys:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
Burnt by Eoentgen Rays

\ curious instance of the effects Of
Roentgen rays on the skin is reported
ia the Deutsche Medicintsche Woch-
enschrift. \ 13-year-old boy was ex-
posed naked for As minutes to very
powerful apparatus to have his picture
taken. \ fortnight later a circular red
spot appeared on his abdomen above
the navel. 1t grew and broke out into
small itching blisters. After six weeks
the irritation ended, but She discolora-
ton had spread over the whole abdo-
men. The skin then scaled off, and after
awhile resumed it's normal condition.
The process was precisely the same rs
in Il case of severe sunburn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
MUSTACHES IN FAVOR.
But a Few Decades Ago They Were I'm
popular.

popular.
in the 60 years | have lived in New
York." said an octogenarian to re-
porter of the New York Mail and En-
press, Il have never seen such varia-
ton in the styles of wearing the mus
tache. Why, it seems that everybody
trains and crops them as an advertise
ment for their various professions. The
broker, the banker, the sport, the bust
ness man, etc, seem to adopt styles of
their own.
Talking of mustaches reminds of the
time when Consul Glidon came to New
York from Egypt in 1887 wearing a big
black, dropping mustache He was
looked upon as curiosity, and it was
some years later before the mustache
was generally adopted. When | was a
boy the mustache was looked upon as
vulgar and monstrous and unbecoming
4 gentleman
II have often heard ny father talk
abont the introduction of the first mus
tache in New York. A gentleman re-
turned from Europe, SO the story goes,
in 1916. \ scrubby-looking mustache
adorned his upper lip. The citizens
were stricken dumb He was ridiculed,
criticised and spurned, and was finally
compelled to shave it off in despair"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
Elk In wyoming.

Thirty thousand.elk are .wintering in
the Jackson's Hole country of Wy
oming, according to the estimate of the
game warden, who says that in one
herd which he saw the other morning
there were $1,000 Of them, stretching
over a distance of six miles. The sight,
he said, surpassed anything he had ever
seen and utterly amazed him. The elks'
trail over the snow was like flint ice.
he said, So hard had the snow been
packed down The animals are seen
by thousands any morning, moving
along the Snake river from the Great
swamp TO the eros Nentre hills, and at
night the wafs of the calves straying
from their mothers NAV be heard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
TiRESCME ClD-TiMGRS.
Phrases and Lzp-essions icu Wish Ho
Ji-:is lear Nc s-orc.

Phrases and IMPRESSIONS Icu Wish You
Hight .icaI Nc s3o,c.
Were you b1I Il sensitive as TO the
effects upon he intellect and nerves OF
achestIuts? Then you were born out
of your time. This is the age of chest
nuts" cLSci;cs ;,.e New York Herald.
Ardeu,ly, al in vain. do you wish
that every rose you see might indeed
lie 1.-THE last rose OF summer" so weary
are you Of hearing them declare it
Make remark about 4 name and they
arc painting 10 put the question:
What's in a name?" with an air OF
conscious and original wit. 1t seems
as if to their constitution Il suppressed
quotation were as dangerous as sup
pressed govt, and were they to enter
Il darkened room with companion
without n reference TO darkness Wis
lille" the quotation might<trike inward
with fatal effect.
Speak of an object of beauty and they
must throw out of their system A thing
of beauty is n JOY forever" like a rash
that it would be dangerous to suppress.
Should you mention any sight or sound
seen or heard a little way off they will
trip up your last words by reminding
YOU that distance lends cnchantment
to the view If they call al your house
but seldom they will infailibly assert
that their visits are like those of the
angels ''few and far between" ii they
come often, that they return to You
like a bad penny" Is the practice OF
quotation, then, to be rulhlessly sup
pressed without pity, without eNcep-
ton? Certainly not. There are some
quotations which are not merely per
Missile but Indispensable, and which
we feel we could no more do without in
writing and conversation than we could
get en- without shillings and siXpences
in commerce.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
AN INDIAN LEGEND.
How the Mojaves Explain the Division
10

AAO" ehC ."olavSs plsAih inc Ots-eion Oa
the Races.
The mystery surrounding the origin
of the Indian race is greatly enhanced
by listening to some of the quaint leg
ends, says the Los Angeles Herald. Here
is one of them, related by the older
men of the Mojave tribe:
''At the time of the Mojavc, the white
man, the negro, and all other people
lived together with their god, Mule
velia, whose mother was the earth. and
whose father the heaven.
They were all supplied with food,
clothing, and many iuXuries. Besides
these they had tools and all kinds of i'm
plenents and machinery Ia work with.
Everything was manufactured. and
especially matches.
One day Mulevelia died, and all the
people, excepting the Mojaves, fed, aft
er lootng the camps of everything ley
could lay their hands on. not even lcav-
ing match.
Here was Il pretty state of affairs.
and the dead god awaiting cremation!
There seemed TO lie 10 ether aitciEa-
tive than to dispatch n messenger fD.
spark from one Of the brilliant lu-
minaries Of the upper region, AMI a coy
otc was sent TO II star for some fire.
after long time he returned with
out success, and 50 hungry that he
tried to eat up the dead god.
"Mastauho, the man, sat by rubin"
willow sticks together, ard produced
fire. which they used in burning UP
MuleveI;a.
After the cremation, which took
place somewhere near Fort Mojavc, the
mountains at the foot of the canyon
parted and the Colorado flowed through
and swept the ashes away.
"Mastanhc now became chief and di-
vided the Indians into tribes and gave
them their ailotmcuts of land
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! lflrst publication January n, 1891 No.s
SlAIE OF WlSCONSIN-CoUNrY CouRT FOR
~ MANITowOO COUNTY In probate.
IN the matter of the estate of Friedrich PANT
lati deceased.
An INSTRUMENT in writing, purporting To be
me last VIII and testament of Friedrich PANT
iaH or Town of CooperstO own in sal q county hays
ing been delivered into said court
ana Albert GruetZmacher of Town of Mont
pelier oil hewaunee county hayin,; presented Ia
sad court a petition inwriting, duly verified,
frledrick PantZlafi died testate, at Town of
tooperstown. IN said county, on the 18th day of
August 1874 that sand instrument is the last will
OF said deceased and that Albert Guatzmacher
IL named therein rs executor, and pT yiug that
said instrument be proven and admitted to Pro-
bate ana that letters testementiry Ira thereon
issued to Albert GuetZmacher.
IL is ordered that sad petition and the matters
therein be heard, and proofs of said last will and
testament be taken, AT special term of said conn
~ court to be held at the probate office in the
ely OF Manltowoc, on Tuesday, the 18TH day of
February 1891, at 10 o'clock 4. NJ,
And it is further ordered that notice of the
time and place OF SAID hearing be given by pub
hcation hereof for three successive weeks. once
each week, previous to the time of SAID hearing
IN the Manitowoc PILOT newspaper published
IN said Manitowoc county.
Dated January 18th, 1891.
by the Court:
j. S.ANDERSON County Judge
Schmitz kIrwan Attorney. febll
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
OLD PEOPLE

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
tiers. This medicine does not stimu-
late and contains no whiskey nor
other intoxicant, but acts as tonic
and alternative. 1t acts mildly on
the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the organs,
thereby aiding Nature in the perform
ance of the functions. Electric Bit
tiers is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old people find it just
exactly what they need. Price fifty
cents and S1.OO per bottle at Henry
Hinrichs Drug Store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11

First publication Jan. II, 1881 No. t
l N PROBATE MANITowOo COUN1yCOuB1
/ In the matter of the estate of Joseph Sieyer,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Anna
Sievert. now Anna Mrotek executrx of the
estate of SAID deceased, for the adjustment and
allowance of her administration account and
for the construction Of the last will and tesla
IN cnt of Joseph Sieyert deceased. land the assign
IN ent of the residue of said estate to huch other
persons as are by law entitled 10 the samel'
1t IL ordered. that said account be examined,
adj usted and allowed and that the said last WI IL
and testament be construed and the true and
correct meaning thereof be ascertained al "a regu-
lar term of said court To be held at the office of
the County Judge in the City Of ManitoWoc, in
said county, on Tuesday, the 10Th day of February
A. ID. 1897.
1t is further ordered that upon the adjustment
afore said. the residue of said estate be, 10y the
further order and judgment of this court,
signed 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
account. and of the assignmcnt of the residue of
said estate and conctrHcton of said last will and
testament be given to all persons interested, by
publication of this order for three succe, siye
weeks, before said day, in the Manitowoc Plot
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city OF Manitowoc and State Of Wisconsin.
Dated, January H. 1891
by the Conrt.
j. S. ANDERSON County Ju dye
3. Schmitz Attorney. feb ~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
Wen MeanI.

American wheelmen travelling alone
in Europe have many queer experiences.
a young man who was bicycling in
southern France was pushing his wheel
up a steep hill when he overlook a
peasant with a donkey cart who was
RAPIDLY becoming stalled, though the
little donkey WAS doing his best. The
benevolent wheelman, putting his left
hand against the back Of the cart and
guiding his wheel with the other, pushed
SD hard that the donkey taking fresh
courage, pulled his load up to the top
successfully. The summit reached, the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene-
factor 1T was very good of you, mon
sieur," he said; Il should never in the
world have got NJ the Hill with only one
donkey!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
Mhere the Money Went.

The vicar of a rural parish who had
waXed eloquent on the subject of for
elgn missions one Sunday was sur
prlsed on entering the village shop
during the week TO be greeted with
marked GOODNESS by the worthy dame
who kept it. On seeking TO know the
cause, the good woman produced a coin
from drawer, and, throwing it down
before The vicar. exclaimed: II marked
that holy crown and put it in the plate
last Sunday, and mere it is hackagain in
my shop. / kADwed we'll them mig
gers never got the money"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-02-11
Trying His Own Medicine.

The average age of doctors is much
higher than that of any other calling
it is no less than Sc. Their great pull
consists, no doubt, in their opportuni-
ties of observing what treatment is
most efficacicus with their patients A
certain physician is said by James
Pawn to have let this particular eat out
Of the bag to one to whom he was pay
ing marked attention. Il am very
much interested in your case" he said,
because / have the same complaint
myself; and il this medicine really does
ron good shall try it."
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APPLETON. Wis, Feb. 5.-Frank
Lupton, a Is -year-old lad who was re
Gently released from the county jail
after months confinement for lar,
ceny, was arrested last night charged
with having obstructed the Lake
Shore railroad tracks Some of the
section men claim to have seen him
piling stones on the track near the
county asylum and no damage was
done as the men Immediately remov-
ed the stones. The boy was commit
ted this morning III default of 800
bail to appear before the circuit court
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FACTORY WAGES IN RUSSIA.
Barely Sufficient To Keep Soul and Body
YogCt her.

bdrciy SuiucieHt 90 tcHp Soul anu b6ety
Together.
As for the Distribution Of wages, the
Cay of woman amCuntS to threC-qu2r-
ters of that of Il man, that of a BOY or
girl of IL to II years to one-haif, that of
a child under II years, to one third OF Il
grown mans wages. says the Catholic
World. The advantage arising for the
factories from womeE's ard children S
wages is such that no humanitarian at
tempts have been as yet able to solve
that harassiEg problem in any civilized
country. But as the wages of working
men in Russia are absolutely reduced to
a minimum and scarcely sufficient to
keep soul and body together for more
than 10 hours toll it is a cruel AMI
gross INJUSTICE to cut working women's
wages by Il third, since the first neces-
sarics Of life are alike in men and Wom-
en- regardless of sex. The monthly
wages of an adult laborer. man or wom-
an. in England are 2h U24.05 per
cent?, in America I is (319.14 per cent. 4,
times greater than the wages of = like
laborer in the Moscow factories. Since,
however, the GhfatiOn OF working tlnfe
in the three countries is different, Mr.
DCmentieif has reduced the COMPARE
son Of wages per hour and come TO the
conclusion that wages in England are
by 284.5 per cent, in Massachusetts by
423 per cent. higher than those in the
Moscow factories. If we make good
allowance for the higher cost Of living
in Amcrica-which, however, is to be
understood cum gramO sails, only the
Injuries Of life being dearer here, not
the necessaries, like meat, -four, bread,
still no comparison can be drawn be-
tween the mode Of living of an Ameri-
can and a Russian laborer.