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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
TAUGHT HIM A TRICK.
A Tricky Dealer in Fruit Pays Dear
ly for Il Lesson in Sorting
His Berries.

"Fairest side to Boston," suggested
a young man who stood watching the
proprietor Of a downtown fruit stand
who was engaged in repacking a case
Of Strawberries, placing the small and
decayed ones III the bottom of the
boxes, the large and luscious ones on
top, says the Chicago Chronicle.
I'VE have to dc that, young fellow"
was the reply. Everybody expects
to be cheated little and l hate to dis
appoint them"
Come, now," said the loiterer, as he
approached the stand. Il worked last
season IN a South Water street store
and can show you a trick that will
double your profits"
Il don't see how 1T can be done, for
I'm pretty close figurer myself. What
do you want for the pointer?"
IN take a box of berries. The secret
Is this: You want to grade your fruit. -
The young man emptied six boxes
upon the stand and rapidly filled one
of them, selecting the larger berries
"Out of 24-box case you can get four
boxes that you can sell for ten cents
each. See2"
And how will dispose of the other
20 boxes?"
You'll have to consult a peddler on
that point; it's out Of my line. I'll
take these" and the dispenser of
South Water street secrets seized the
box of selected fruit and hurried
around the corner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
ABSENT-MINDED.
Man from Ohio Cordially Greets
His Worst Enemy and For
gets His Own Name

"One of the most amusing displays
of Observation-Disclosures that have ever
come to my notice." said Mr.. Clifton A.
f. Merritt at Wizards hotel. reports
the Washington Post. occurred near
the register, talking to a gentleman
from Ohio, when a stranger, who had
evidently just arrived in the bus
stepped up TO the counter, and, think
ing that he had recognized the Ohio
man as an old friend, excitedly offered
his hand and expressed in ong-tlrawn-
out sentences his JOY and pleasure q:
seeing him again. The Ohio man al
lowed him 20 finish his story. and then
calmly told him that he was not the
man he took him for, but his worst
enemy.
THE newcomer was so overcome
with chagrin that he could not say a
word. He turned to the register
which the clerk had pushed toward
him, and, picking up the pen, wrote:
New Matamoras, O. The clerk twisted
the book around, and, about to as
sign the gentleman to room, said:
What is the name, please" The man
pointed to the register. Is that your
name" queTicd the clerk Well. I
wrote it, didn't r. Yes said the clerk.
but 1 think you have cot your town
mixed up III your name The new
conner glanced at the book again.
picked up the pen, looked around help
lessly from clerk to the man who had
so disconcertedh him, scratched his head.
jabbed the pen into the Ink a half
dozen times, and finally laid 1t down
IN despair, saying: 1t will have to go
at that"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
THEY NEVER RISE.
Such Is ~; id to BE the Way with the
Dead Victims of Lake Su-
Derier.

Another very interesting and very
sad thing about Lake Superior is that
It never gives up its dead. says the Min
neapClis Tribune. Whoever cncOun-
ters terrible disaster-happily infre-
quent in the tourist seasOn-aud goes
down in the angry. beautiful blue wa
terS never comes up again. From those
earliest days when the daring French
yoyagers in their trim birch-bar ca
noes skirtcd the picturesque shores of
this noble but relentless lake down 10
this present moment those who have
met their deaths in mid-Superior still
lie at the stonc-paved bottom. 1t may
be that. so very cold is tae water, some
Of the bodies may have been preserved
through the centuries. Sometimes
not far from the shore. the bodies of
people who have been wrecked from
ftaling smaclls or from pleasure boats
Oyertaken by cruel squalI have been
recovered. but only after the most
heroic efforts with drag-net or by
the diver. Once on a trip down the
lakes | met a clergyman who, as we
passed a point OF land some miles be-
fore entering the narrowing of the
lake at the 500, pointed out the place
where the ill-fated AlgOma went down
on the reef some eight years ago, and
as he looked he said, slowly: Il was
at the funeral of one man who went
down with her, and the only reason
that his body is not at the bottom to-
day with the other 3S that were lost
IS because it was caught in the timbers
of the vessel and could not sink"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
BABY'S PICTURE.
This Photographer Has ~ Unique
Methu.; of Making Doing NAM
Happy.

An enterprising photographer has
lately completed system by which
his pictures of babies have become ia
nous. He has discarded all the ia
miliar eNpedIents OF his profession to
persuade very young children 10 sub
init to the camera, and his scheme has
been completely successful. One part
of his gallery has been fitted up like a
nursery. Around the room at con
venient points are situated cameras.
and these are in charge of his assist
ants, says Tit-Bits.
The photogra pher devotes his at
tention to the baby. He tries all the
toys in turn. gets on as intimate terms
as possible with the baby after such
short acquaintance, and gradually
lures the unsuspecting infant into
looking his best. When pose and en-
preston are satisfactory he gives a
signal to one of his assistants at the
cameras and the trick is done. Moth
ers bring their babies from all quar-
ters to this tactful photographer. It
would be a difficult matter to find anv
child who would not. after ten min
utes' session with toys, exhibit some
expression that his parents would be
proud of. The artist catches that eX-
preston, and Is many other agreeable
ones IS possible.
The final delight comes to Tie moth
er when she receives the proofs. not
sent as proofs usually are. but mount
ed on large piece OF cardboard. which
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

They were telling anecdotes of
great lawyers, and John S. Price told
them this one:
Rufus ChOate was at one time en-
gagged in a case with Hebrew attor-
ney who IS not unknown to fame. The
case being satisfactorily settled the
Semitic gentleman approached Mr..
Choate with the proposition that they
might as we'll make the bill 81 900 and
he would try to collect it.
''All right said Choate. "but leave
the bill with me-"
Don't you think that l better try
to collect it?" said the colleague. Il
suppose there'll be kick"
'Never mind that" answered
Choate. Leave it with me-"
The great lawyer took the bill,
changed the total to $4,000 and sent
it to the client. In day or two he
got back a check for the amount. His
friend put in an appearance and
Choate remarked to him that he could
have his share of the proceeds. He
drew his check for $1,000 and passed
it over.
Il made it IS, ,OOO," he said careless
ly. The Hebrew looked at him with
establishment and admiration mixed
Then he said slowly:
Friend Choate. almost though per
suadest me to become a Christian"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
TEACHES BIRDS TO SING.
How Young Canaries Are Taught POp-
ular Airs by Means of
Music Box.

An interesting and successful eXpe-
riment with canary birds has been per-
formed by a gentleman living in the
vicinity of Twenty-frst and Vine
streets, reports the Philadelphia Rec
ord. This gentleman takes a dilet-
tante interest in the breeding of these
song birds. As soon as the young birds
are hatched he takes them and puts
them apart In room where he has
placed a small music box that initiates
the tone of u canary and is constantly
playing the same piece. Here he keeps
them by themselves, allowing them to
hear only the tone of the music box, so
that the young birds, accustomed to
hear the same air played continually
by degrees become masters of il and
sing it alone. All that is necessary to
start them when they are silent is to
whistle the airs and the birds will i'm
mediately join in. He has already
taught quite a number of young birds
to sing and is now engaged in teach
ing three young ones the air Coming
Through the Rye" Although they are
only seven weeks old they sing the air
very clearly, and in two more months
they will have it quite perfect. The
gentleman does not teach the birds
with a professional object, but as
pleasure and a pastime, and takes
much pleasure in showing his wonder
full pets TO lis friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
PROSPERITY.

A mans condition depends almost
entirely upon himself. Luck is but
small factor to most men in attain
lLg wealth. Industry, perseverance
and good judgment make the founda
ton upon which man builds well.
The first start in life of many of our
great men has been upon farm. OPP
portunities are as good at present as
they have been in the past. Fine
hardwood farming lands in Northern
Wisconsin adjacent to the Wisconsin
central Lines are still to be had at
very reasonable figures and on easy
terms. Build home of your own
and be happy.
THE WONDERFUL DEPOSITS
of iron ore, clay. kaolin and mari, to-
sether with the large hardwood tim
Der tracts in Northern Wisconsin offer
extraordinary Inducements for the To-
cation of manufacturing plants The
NlscOnsln Central Lines run through
some of the richest localities in the
state and afford the manufacturer ex.
cellent facilities for reaching the mar
ket quickly and at reasonable rates.
Interested parties can obtain illustrat-
ed pamphlets and pIaps, as well s
detailed information by addressing
w. II. killen, Industrial and Deputy
Land Commissioner, Colby and Abbot
Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
H. f. Whitcomb, Gen'l Mgr,
Burton johnson g. f A.
J. &. Pond, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
SPANISH HATRED.
To Manifest II, Pigs Decorated with
American Flags and Tor
tured for sport.

Rev. Edward A. Steiner, pastor of
the First Congregational church of
Springfield, O., who is at present trav-
cling abroad, was in Spain the last
week of June, and he sends the follow
ing account Of his visit, says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer:
Il had glimpse of Spain last week
which was enough to give me the hor-
rors. Hunger, dirt, pride and fleas in
equal proportions, a grand empire on
the eve Of a great catastrophe. The
hatred of America is intense. The pigs
are decorated with American flags and
tortured as they pass through the
streets. One was nearly killed by my
side, and the brute who did 1t didn't
know that the genuine Yankee was so
near. The people are hopeless and
helpless, the most of them clamoring
for peace. The high-sounding dis
patches from Madrid are deceiving,
there Is nothing here, absolutely moth
ing which looks like power; all is de-
spair.
"a Yankee warship at any of the
harbors would frighten every Span
lard to death. The rest Of Europe, as
far as l have seen it. is not much Inter
ested in the war. There is much severe
criticism of America, that such big
nation should go to war with such a
little one, and On the whole found the
people totally ignorant as to the
causes and the progress Of the war.
The newspapers bring a few meager
dispatches, mostly from Madrid. but
even these are favorable to America.
and the end of the war and the col
lapse of Spain do not seem to be far
away 1t was my privilege to meet
some literary men in Spain, who, of
course, were intensely patriotic, but
broadminded enough to see the mis-
takes Of their o,,-,, Deop]e,,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
MARINE ARCHITECTS.
The Most Skilled Are Unable to Find
Their Way to Protect Ocean Lin
ers from Disaster.

The cleverest marine architects have
been unable to devise scheme to pro-
tect the stoutest single screw liners, hit
hard amidships or therea bouts, from
disaster. Every steamship that has
been struck far from land by even so
modest craft as a coal laden schooner
has gone down, sometimes without the
loss of a soul, as was the case of the
Oregon, off Fire Island, on March Ii
1896, and sometimes with more than
threeQuarters of all on board, saws the
New York Sun.
The Vile du Havre, of the French
line, was run down almost in the same
way as La Bourgogne met disaster.
The iron British ship Loeb Earn hit the
Vile du Havre in fog in midocean OF
November %, 1873. almost cutting her
in two. She foundered. and only 23O ott
of 317 persons aboard were saved. The
steamship Geiser. of the Thingvalla
line, was hit, off Sable island in a fog
on August 13, 1883, by the Thingvalla. 4
sister ship, and 73 passengers and 33 or
her crew were lost. The North German
Lloyd steamship Elbe foundered in the
North sea after being rammed by the
little British steamship Crathie on
January 80. 1895.
Only the steamships that collide
head on have hope of salvation. They
are protected by the collision bulk
heads. \ blow astern or at any point
just forward or abaft midships is usu-
ally mortal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

The doctor may be good aid man,
but even so, medical examinations
and the local application" treatment
are abhorrent to every modest woman.
They are embarrassing gotten useless.
They should not be submitted to un.
til everything else has been tried. In
nine cases out of ten, there is no rea-
son for them In nine cases out of
ten, the doctor isn't competent to
treat female diseases. They make
branch of medicine by themselves.
They are distinct from other ailments.
They cen be properly understood and
treated only by one who has had
years of actual practice and expert
ence in this particular line. This is
true of DIR. r. V Pierce, chief consult
ing physician CT the Invalid's Hotel
and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N.
Y. DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, a remedy for ali arrangements
of the reproductive organs of women.
has been in actual use for more than
thirty years. 1t cures every form of
"female weakness"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
Science Effects Wonders.

According to Natural Science, Dr.
Olsen, of Norway, has learned by
studying habits of microbes. to make
cheese backward. He keeps a stock
Of the microbes of various cheeses. and
out of bowl of milk makes Gorgon-
zola, Stilton or Camembert, as re-
quired. This threatens a serious blow
to the British farmer, for it is obvious
that DR.. Olsen has only to follow the
tracks of his microbes little further
back to produce the milk that makes
the cheese and the COW that makes the
milk. Then the British farmer will sit
idly on gate watching DR.. Olsen with
a cage full of microbes turning a field
of grass into choice Shorthorns and
Attorneys.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
An Exodus of Rats,

The North China Herald says that
curious phenomenon was witnessed re-
Gently at daybreak upon the opening
Of the Ch'angmen gate of Soochow.
Some 1000 or more rats of all sizes
were seen to file out of the gates, show
ing no fear of the country people who
were fockng to sell their market
produce in the city. There is much ex-
citement, amounting almost to pam
ic, therefore, in Soochow, and a dire
fate is prophesied to the city, it being
remembered that a similar exodus
happened in the sos, just prior to the
fall of the city into the hands of the
TAPPING rebels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

English Spawn Llnment removes
All Hard, Soft Or Calloused Lunlps
and Blemisles from horses, Blood
Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney
Ring Bone. Stiles, Sprains, all Swo.
len Throays, Coughs, etc. Save $50
by the use of ope bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sold by f. G. Buerstatte
Druggist, Manitowoc. Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by its quick cures and children
may take it in large quantities with
out the least danger. 1t has won for
itself the best reputation of any prep
aration used to day for colds, Group,
tickling in the throat or obstinate
coughs. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

More than twenty million free sam
Piles of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye
have been distributed ky the manu-
facturers What better proof Of their
confidence in it's merits do you want
1t cures, piles, burns, scalds, sores, in
the shortest space of time. Henry
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

According to London reports, England
has demanded that Ii Hung Chang be
stripped of his new dignlties aud will
hold the forts OF lien Tein until this Is
done. Being already stripped of his pea.
cock feathers, his yellow coat, etc, this
request, il complied With, may prevent
LII Hang appearing in public AT all.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
Names of Army Officers.

A correspondent of the London
Spectator calls attention to the fact
that out of random list of 81 Off
GERS in the American army and navy
there are three German names, one
Italian, one French and one Dutch.
All the rest are unquestionably Brit
feh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale of any Salve in the world.
This fact and its merit has led dishori.
est people to attempt to counterfeit it,
LoOd ont for the man who attempts
to deceive you when you call for De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve the great
pile cure. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Truth wears well. People have
learned that DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are reliable little pills for reg
ulatlng the bowels, curing constipa
ton and sick headache. They don't
gripe. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

For broken surfaces, sores, insect
bites, burns. skin diseases and espec-
lally piles there is one reliable remedy,
Dew tits Witch Hazel Salve. When
you call for DeWltt's don't accept
counterfeits or frauds. You will not
be disappointed with DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Does your wife do much fancy
work?' Fancy work? She won't
even let a porous plaster come into
the house without crocheting red
border around it and running yel-
low ribbon through the holes"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

"Do you remember said Miss An
cient to Colonel Crabtree, how, when
you were young man, you proposed
to me, and | rejected you" 1T IS
one Of the happiest recollections Of
my life" sad the colonel, with an air
of gallantry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

karls Clover Root Tea is a pleas
ant laxative. Regulates the bowels,
purifes the blood Clears the CON-
plexion. Easy to make. and pleasant
to take. 25 cts Sold by Oscar An
ter. %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

There are hazards in the game of
golf, are there 10?
Hazards. Well [ should say SO.
Why, no less than three marriage
engagements were announced after
the last match.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
4 Princess In Jail.

Princess Eleonora of Sayn-Wittgen-
stein, one of the mediatize semirayol
German families, has been sentenced
to months Imprisonment in Jail and
500 marks fine for spreading SANDER
Gus rumors about her brOther-in-laN,
Count Konigsmark. which brought
about his divorce. The sentence has
been affirmed OF appeal.
Puerto Hfco's rank .l Philippines.
Puerto Rico ranks fourth in the
Greater Antilles, having first place,
however, in density Of population and
general prosperity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

A commercial traveller who occupied
the same car with Clergyman asked
him If he had ever heard that in Paris.
as often as priest was hanged,
donkey was hanged at the same time.
The victim of the joke replied in his
blandest manner, We'll. then, let us
both be thankful that we are not in
Paris"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
Japan,s Sacred City.

Kioto, Japan, formerly regarded as
the sacred city Of the mikado, is be-
ing thoroughly westernized, having
adopted the overhead trolley and cleo
.ric lighting.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Cure that Cough with Shiloh's
Cure. The best Cough Cure. Re
lieves Group promptly. One million
bottles sold last year. 40 doses for
25cts. Sold by Oscar Alter. %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat yields to One Minute Cough
Cure Harmless in effect, touches the
right spot, reliable and iust what is
wanted 1t acts at once. Henry Hin
richs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

For Constipation take karfs Clover
Root Tea, the great Blood Purifier
Cures Headache, Nervousness, Erup'
tions on the face, and makes the head
clear as bell. Sold by Oscar Alter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

When you call for Dewitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the great pile cure, don't
accept any thing else. Don't be talk
ed into accepting substitute, for
piles, for sores, for burns. Henry
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Be Not Deceived! A Cough, Hoarse
ness or Group are not to be tritied
with. 4 dose in time of ShilOh's
Cure will save you much trouble
Sold by Oscar Alter. %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Ladies, Take the Best. If you are
troubled with Constipation, Sallow
Skin, and a Tired ceiling, take Karl's
Glover Tea, it is pleasant to take.
Sold by Oscar Alter. 20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

The finest complexions in the world
are said to be in the Bermudas. This
is accounted for by the fact that the
inhabitants live chiefly on onions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Earthenware sleepers, the invention
of a Japanese, were recently expert
mented with to a considerable degree
Of success at Shimbasi station.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

You invite disappointment when
you experiment De Wits Little
Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thor
ough little pills. They cure constlpa
ton and sick headache just as sure as
you take them Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

In some parts of Central and South
Africa a single freely gives enough
light to illuminate whole room.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
I + MULHOLLAND, M ID

Practice limited to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Ihroat
Office hours:
9to II a m, to 1 u. m., I to ) 2. M
Office over MendHk Y Mulholland s
N. SIN Str. Manitowoc, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Though the French are the greatest
mushroom eaters ia the world, cases
of poisoning very rarely occur owing
to the fact that almost all the mush-
rooms eaten are raised.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Dyspepsia Cured. Shiloh's Nitallz
er Immediately relieves Sour Stomach,
Coming up of Food Distress, and is
the great kidney and liver remedy
Sold by Oscar Alter. 20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Tiny shoes intended for dogs are
made and sold in London. They
are only worn indoors, and are to pro
tect polished floors from scratches.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

Rubies have been found in large
Granties in the Cowee Valley of North
Carolina.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

:. Texas will have no timber in fifteen
years if the present rate of cutting,
1,00O,000,000 feet year. continues.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01
" /. CONWAY. VI. D.

~ L. SC-' W - -
Physician and Surgeon. Office South
Sth Street, opposite Schuette's store,
Residence 5l9 \. Gtb street. IeIe-
phone lob.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-01

London has 1864 policemen, or 10
to every one Of its 6SS square miles.
Sixty per cent. OF them do night duty.