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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
EiGE-G-ERt! COkES.

GGc hSst.:; -Hi>::i 'shat Summons Help
ia E:;sr Of Eire-
IN article in St. Nicholas. in speak
inc Of New York fire-alarm boxes, says:
Mis- box forms part of Il lamp post,
the pest beng 50 constructed that the
box is inserted in the middle. The box
is painted "a bright red and the lamp
AT night shows o red light, thus making
il easily d:scernible either by day or
night. tn" wires from the box are con-
vcycd down through the center of the
lost to c0nduits buried in the street
and thence on TO fire headquarters.
White letters on a red pane of glass
in the lamp over the box give direc-
tions how 10 send an alarm. The same
direction in raised letters are found
On the face of the box. If we turn the
large brass handle on the ouside as
far as it will go, loud gong will ring
inside. This is not the alarm. but sim
ply n warning bell to notify the police
man on the beat that the box is be-
ing opened and to prevent the sending
in of malicious or false alarms of fire,
al offense that is punishable in New
fork state by fine of S1Oo and one years
Imprisonment. Turning this handle as
far as it will go opens the outer door
ard we find inside another door, with
n slot at the left hand side, and at the
top of this slot hook projecting. By
pulling down this hook once and re-
leasing it we set at work certain clock
work mechanism inside, and this sends
in the alarm.
When the first officer arriving at a
fire discovers that it is of enough
Importance to warrant his sending for
reinforcements he opens this inner
door with key and sends in second
third. fourth, fifth or sixth alarm, as
the case may be, or call for any spe'
cial apparatus that he may need. The
| inspectors of boxes can also carry on
conversation in the Morse alphabet
with the operator at headquarters or
| this key and sounder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
Small Wars In Africa.

Africa continues TO be the scene Of
small wars, incident to the extension
of civilization among savage peoples.
In the western Soudan military expedi-
ton, sert out by the Royal Niger COM
pany o.~punish the eniir of Nupe for
raiding its territory for slaves, has
routed a force of 10000 natives and oc-
cupied the capital city, Bida. The king
of Berlin, whose country is in the same
region, recently massacred an English
trade expedition; and the British gov
ernment has sent six war vessels to the
coast of Benin and will follow them
with a military expedition. The form
or operation has a certain diplomatic
interest, because it is in territory where
the French and British spheres of in
fluence" touch each other.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
SIGNALING FROM MARS.
Possibility of Communications frol

the Planet.
ANY citizen who is tired of mundane
concerns, and wants to fix his mind on
something higher, is invited to consider
the allegation of Sir Francis Galton,
made in the London Fortnightly Re
view, that some one on Mars is signalling
TO earth. The information seems not
as yet to be very genertlly confirmed
by astronomical observers, but Sir
Francis is quoted as authority for the
report that in one of the European OBJ
servatories an apparatus has been de-
yised for recording the Martian flashes,
and that the record shows that three
signals and no more are made, and that
they differ, rs all fiash-light signals do,
in the length of the flashes and of the
intervals between, so that if we had the
key they might read like telegraphic
messages.
Of course this is not yarn to be swal-
lowed whole, but the association of the
name of Sir Francis Cation with it is
enough to entitle it to consideration.
There seems to be no intrinsic impossi-
bility of our having relations with peo-
pie in Mars. 1t sounds preposterous, of
course, but, like other marvels, it
seems preposterous chiefly because it is
unusual. We have to nudge ourselves
from time to time in this age of swift
surprises, and remind ourselves that
nothing that is new to US can possibly
be more marvellous than many things
that have grown familiar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
THE AGE OF ThE PEARL.
Probably the Oldest Precious Stone
known to the Ancients.

Probably the Oldest Precious stone
known to the Ancients.
The pearl is the one gem that comes
to us perfect from the hand of nature,
and to this its great antiquity as 3
gem is largely due, says the Popular
Science Monthly. Precious stones
whose beauty and brilliancy depend on
polishing and cutting would naturally
be discovered and utilized. The discov-
cry of the diamond probably dates
within historic times. Though known
earlier, it was not generally included
among the gem treasures of royalty
even as late as the seventh century. The
modern cutting of diamonds in regular
facets was invented as recently as 145G.
Indeed, it is quite probable that the
pearl was the first gem known and
treasured by prehistoric man-since
the search for food must have been me
first occupation of the earliest race
and the shining pearl would thus have
been discovered in river mussels il not
in marine oysters. Certain it is that
the Old Testament and the ancient writ
ten history allude to pearls, and that
remoter evidence is found on the tombs
and excavated cities in still earlier
cras. The Egyptians, Babylonians and
Assyrians held the pearl in an esteem
gerging on reverence
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Although very busy man, DR.. r.
" Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y, has found
time in which to write great book
of over one thousand pages entitled.
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser. in Plain English, or Medicine
Simplifed. Few books printed in the
English language have reached SC
great sale as has this popular work.
over 6S0,000 copies having been sold
at $3.50 each. The profits on this
enormous sale having repaid its auth
or for the groat amount of labor and
money expended on its production he
has now decided to giUe d1cay, obso
lutely free, 100000 copies Of this valu
able book, the recipient onlv being
required to mail TO the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. of Buf-
fa,o, n. Y, of which be is president,
twenty one CD one cent stamps, to
cover cost of mailing only, and the
book will be sent postpaid. 1t is a
veritable medical library, complete in
one volume. 1t contains zoos large
pages, and over 800 illustrations, some
of them in colors. The Free Edition
is precisely the same as that sold at
Sl.50 except only that the books are
bound in strong manila paper covers,
instead of cloth. 1t is not often that
onr readers have an opportunity to
obtain valuable book Oh snch gener-
Gus terms, and we predict that few
will miss awaiting themselves of tie
unusual and liberal offer TO which we
have called their attention.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
HUGE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
Harp Made in an Open Lot-Why 1t
Was Constructed.

Harp Made ia an Open Lot-Why 1t
Was Constructed.
The most gigantic harp ever con-
structed, as far as the record goes, was
that made by Veritan, the provost OF
Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland, In 1887,
says the st. Louis Republic. That was
long while ago, but the fame of NJ.
Veritan's gigantic harp was such that
it is still occasionally mentioned by
writers ON the rare and the wonderful,
just as the sea serpent, bloody rain,
live mastodon, etc, are. NJ. Veritan's
colossal musical instrument was 500
feet in length, and, on that account,
was constructed in an open lot instead
of in a harp factory. 1t was most SIM
pie in construction, consisting OF Is
wires strung tightly between two poles.
These wires were of different sizes, the
largest being one-sixth of an inch in
diameter and the smallest oce-twelfth
of an inch. They were stretched north
and south and inclined in such a man
ner as to form an angle of from 20 to
so degrees with the horizon. This queer
instrument was not intended as am ex-
aggerated toy, but was constructed for
the express purpose of forete.ling
changes in the weather, which were
calculated by Prof. Veritsn according
to the different tones tie instrument
mafta when the wind was blowing
through a.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
AN AWFUL DISAPPOiNTMEN
He Declared 1t the Worst Sell He
Ever Had.


He Declared 1t the Worst Sell He
Ever Had.
One Sunday morning a poor man,
dressed in his best, having trudged all
the way from Boston, entered the
church at Newburyport and took seat
near the pulpit, says the New York Re-
corder. Presently the service began
and the preacher had not been speaking
long before the visitor from Boston be-
gan to show signs of excitement. AS
the sermon proceeded his body swayed
backward and forward, his eyes gilt
tered strangely and at length he fell
in fit on the floor. Two deacons of
the church carried him outside, laid
him down on the church green, unfast-
ened his collar and dashed water upon
him, while he writhed and rolled on the
earth.
At last the man recovered his senses
and was asked what allied him. ooh,
such powerful preaching!" said he. II
had heard before of men going into fits
under Whitfield's preaching, but never
supposed it would double me up So"
But" said one of the deacons, that
was not Mr.. Whitfield preaching, but
only nearby minister substituting for
him this morning"
At this point the Boston man be-
came mad clear through.
What" said he. "Have l walked so
miles, spoiled my best suit of clothes
and had fits, and never heard Mr.. Whit
field after all? Well. I'll be gOldarn eCa
if that isn't the worst sell ever had.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
LIS AUTOGRAPH.
1t Was About to De Csed as q Pre-.
scriptiOn for Grip.

1t Was About to De Used as q Pre-
scriptiOn for Grip.
A Coventry young Lady who collects
autographs is the envy of her feminine
acquaintances, says an exchange. She
has secured the signature of the famous
Lii Hung Chang. The quaint inscription
might be anything else, so far as the i'm
preston which it conveys to the Anglo
Saxon eye is concerned, but its authen-
ITCHY is indisputable.
She had been suffering from influenza
and the physician had left her pre-
scription. Her mother, after the doc
tors departure, picked up a piece Of
paper and was almost out of the room
when a cry of anguish arrested her.
"Be careful!" pleaded the daughter.
"What are you going to do with that %
"Are you delirious?" was the re-
sponse.
mo; don't you see what you are
handling in that careless way? It's
Ii Hung Chang's autograph"
Her mother looked at it carefully,
laid it down, and with q grave counte-
nance said:
"My dear girl, you don't know what
narrow escape you have had. There
is no telling what combination of drugs
might have been doing deadly work
if you had not spoken. didn't notice
the writing on the autograph carefully,
or 1 might not have made the mistake;
but I was just about to send it to the
chemist to have it made up"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
NO USE FOR UNDER1AKERS.
Expected Corpse Travelled In the
Same Train with His Coffin.

Expected Corpse Travelled In the
Same Train with His Coffin.
Robert Richmond, young man from
St. Louis, was taken sick at Maria, a
small town 400 miles west of here on
the Southern Pacific railroad, says 4
San Antonio correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Record. He grew rapidly
worse and became unconscious, and his
attending physician telegraphed the
patients parents in ST. Louis that their
son was dying.
The parents wired instructions for
the body to be embalmed and shipped
to St. Louis. There is no embalmer
and undertaken nearer than San An
tonic and telegram was sent there for
one. The young man was still alive,
but his physician was positive that he
would be dead in a few hours.
The San Antonio undertaken arrived
at Maria next morning and found the
young man still alive. He waited 36
hours and Richmond showed signs of
improvement.
The undertaken left with the coffin for
San Antonio and Richmond was brought
there on the same train, arriving at
night. The trip did so much good that
he will leave the hospital in few days
a we'll man
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
Kept Quiet Ever After.

It has been stated that a bank burglar
can so heat the walls of safe with an
electric current as to be able to get in
eide without waiting more than few
minutes. Certain laboratory expert
ments lend some sanction to such no.
ton, but electrical journals pooh-pooh
it. It is much easier to talk about steal
ing electricity from live trolley and
lighting wires than it is to do it - that
is, with safety. The Electrical Engi-
neer, after pointing out some other diff
culties in the way of such operations,
remarks that "men can take and have
taken the current from supply mains,
even more than is required for melting
through safes, though N numerous in
stances the parties maintained perfect
silence about it ever afterward."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
The Only Execution.

The Punxsutawney Spirit tells of an
old gentleman in Jefferson county, Pa,
who had worn the judicial ermine of an
associate judge for ten years. One day
he was asked by an old acquaintance
if he had ever been consulted by the
court while on the bench. "Never but
once said the judge. only once in
ten years!" exclaimed the friend. at
must have been very important case"
"Oh, no." replied the ex-associate, ''it
was not question of vital Importance.
1t was one day when The court had been
in session about ten hours, and 1 had
sat there and dreamed and dozed, and
scarcely realized what was going on.
During a luli in the proceedings, just be
fore court adjourned, his honor turned
to me and said in sort of sympathetic
way: Isn't that seat pretty hard ?
/ admitted that it was, and that was
the only time in ten years that the
court ever asked my opinion about any
thing"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

when I saw that Tommie was absorb
ing rather too much of her attention
/ felt at first that size was but leading
him on. and then / began to have
some grave suspicious, which. in the
light of subsequent experience, may
indeed have been founded OF mere
jealousy Yes, will say that I was
jealous If Tommie at times had the
better, there were other days when
seemed to be more in her favor Once ]
accused him of using my batteries, OF
not playing fair, when oe retorted
that L had known him long enough to
trust him.
From that moment l felt that il
was not fair test case. just want
ed to win.
Now, one day the climax of the sit
uation was reached in this wise. /
heard she had gone wheeling by her
self. [ prepared to follow when who
should appear but Tommie.
1 was thinking of following, hem.
SO was I, he said.
It's fair to leave it to the wheels,
said Tommie quietly. The one that
overtakes her first.
'All right, 1 said,
Up hill and down hill we scorched
now | before e-now Iommie. But
he drew away from me, unit! in sheer
spite at my luck and him, 1 gave it
up, dismounted. and wandered drea
rily enough into the wood and threw
myself down; and then fell to laugh
ing When l heard voices-hers and
Tommie's. 1 declare l coldn't avoid
hearing them.
"Ah, 1 have been chasing a thief, he
was saying.
viii you never stop teasing me +?
she cried. That remark seemed to
snow that he had been playing far
after all.
@Will you keep my heart which
you stole-'
That's very silly speech, she said
l thought SO too. Besides, it was a
wheel, she added.
mo, it was the other essential to a
mans comfort.
"Well, if you'll have it so, she said.
AS for me, l turned away. They
didn't notice me. In the evening l
ventured to syy to her:
Ah, I've been congratulatlng Tom
mie
He told you? she said, turning very
red.
All. yes, l fibbed You know l
thought you thought him-well-
rather disagreeable
did-at first. But-you know ]
believe that was the reason l thought
so much about him that She paus
ed in confusion.
Then it's true that you can make
more of an impression on a girl by
being disagreeabIe to her than by fiat :
tering her,
Oh, l don't know. she said
L don't believe she did,
Now don't think that l am still
nursing broken heart. I am too old
bachelor not to know there are many
good fish in the sea.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Thirty years is long time to fight
so painful trouble as piles, but ia
cob Mitchell, of Unionviile, Pa, sUrug-
gled that long before he tried De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which per
manently cnred him. 1t is equally
effective in eczema and all skin af-
fections. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

When the Spring time comes, "gen-
tie ANNIE" like all other sensible per
SONS, will cleanse the liver and reno
vate the system with DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. famous little pills for
the liver and stomach all the year
round. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

First publicat on Apr. 5. 1S97.) No.SI
GrATE OF FWISCONSlN-CoUNrY COURT FOR
- MASITowOC CouSTT. In Probate
In the matter of the estate of William Carey
deceased.
To all whom ii may concern: Letters tesla
mentary on said estate of William Carey, late of
the town of franklin. In said county, deceased,
testate. having been issued to Patrick CahilI
of said county on the seventh day of April. 4:
D., 1897 and six months from and after said day
being allowed and limited for creditors to pres
mt their claims for examination and allowance,
notice is hereby given that said couTt will at
regular terms thereof to be held on the first
Tuesday IN each of the months of June and Sep
tember, 1897, and at special term to be held on
Tuesday October Il, 1897 at thei Probate Office
in the cIty of Manitowoc In said county, receive
examine aud adjust all claims, and demands of
all persons against said deceased.
Dated Apri Z. 1897.
BY the Court
j. 5. ANDERSON. County Judge.
Michael klrwan, Attorney. mays
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in a few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles
may receive immediate relief and be
permanently cured by One Minute
Cough Cure. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

It should be made matter of pub
lie knowledge that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve will speedily cure piles
of the longest standing. 1t is the
household favor1te for burns. scalds,
cuts, bruises and sores of all kinds.
Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

The Tourists Suggestion: "a great
many people sleep between these
walls said the guide" showing the Wis
itor through the ancient English
church where the noble families were
inferred 'Same way in our country"
replied the visitor. "Why don't they
get better preacher?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Mrs.C K. Ihorp, of Washington, Ind.
wife of former mayor of that city, held
up at the point of a revolver a Young
man who had slapped her son, and fore
ing him to kneeI in the street, she horse
whipped him i'll the face until blood was
drawn. Then she lectured him
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

When a cold is contracted, cure 1t
at once. One Minute Cough Cure
will set you on the road to recovery
in a minute. 1t will cure pneumonia
bronchitis. Group and all forms of.
lung and throat troubles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

STATE OF WISCONSIN -CIRoUIr CouRT-
- MANITowoC COUNTY.
George Sylvester and Frederick Scheiber.
Plaintiffs, vs. John Maczynski. John Kramer
and sophie Kramer, his wife Defendants
JUDGEMENT of FORECLOSURE and SALE
by yir, ne OF and pursuant To Judgment of
said Circuit Court III the above entitled action.
which was entered and docketed on the 18th iay
Of October. A. d., 1895 shall expose for sale and
sell AT public auction, at the front door of the
Court House IN the city of Manitowoc, Manito-
Voc Comfy, Wisconsin, on the Sth day OF Nav.
A. d., 1871, at the hour of nine o'clock A. 81. OF
sad day, all the following described mortgaged
premises, or so much thereof may be neCes-
sary 70 raise the amount de To the plaintiffs for
principal, interest and costs. together with the
disbursements of sale and solicitors fees. towlt
Lots numbered three (S) aud folr ca in Block
numbered three hundred tS00) in the City ot
Manitowoc, county of Manitowoc and Slate OF
Wisconsin.
Dated March 18th A. D., 1897.
CHRIST MUT9
Sheriff Manitowoa Coz. Wisconsin
Sylvester, Schelber, Riley 4 OIfu.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Milwaukee. Wisconsin. mayt
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
CHuDREN'S NIGHTLY HABITS

DIR E. DETCHos's ANTI DIURErIc-May
be worth to you more than 800 If you
have child who soils bedding from in-
confluence of water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. II arrests The
trouble at once. 81. Sold by +. c..
Buerstatte, druggist, ManitowOc, VIE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Canton does not exhibit good bust
ness judgment in offering $4,000 bonus
for boiler factory. It could get a
season of Wagnerian opera for less.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

Now the bacillus which causes bald
ness has been located by French sa-
want, DR.. Sabourand, and vaccination
for loss of hair may be next in order.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
The Aristocratic Horse.

A Welsh law of the middle ages for
babe the horse to be used in plowing,
this agricultural occupation being per
formed by the aid of donkeys and oxen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
A "Gun. in a Cheese.

The Strand is responsible for the
statement that a great, big six-shooter
was recently found in an American
cheese imported by an English firm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

The Crown Prince of Corea has got
himself kidnapped. 1t is to be hoped
this is no indication that he intends to
go on the stage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

{ II the arbitration treaty ever energies
from the American senate, it bids fan
to look more like product OF war
than of peace.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15

1t is said that the people of the
United States smoke 115,O0O tons OF
tobacco every year. Nobody has
attempted to weigh the cigarettes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
Severa' s Blood Purifier.

makes the blood pure and rich, gives
new energy to the weak, cures all
Blood and Skin diseases.
Price $1.0O.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
ABOVE
all llnlments known to the public
SBVBRA'S ST. GOTHARD'S OIL

ranks the highest in the relief of pain, in
the cure of Rheumatism and Neuralgia,
and IN strengthening weak muscles, price
so cents. For sale at o. A. Alters.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-15
.,oSI'--

Mr.. Jos. Richter, Sr. Cologne, Min,
writes: II lost that itching and the
depression entirely. After having
taken two bottles of SEvERA's BLOOD
PURIFIER I feel perfectly we'll and
shall recommend this excellent rem
adv tn avarv snfferar"