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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
SPANISH REPORTER.
He Gould Collect News, Hut His Use
of English Wns Not
the hest,

According to the Spanish reporter,
the city's list of crimes and accidents
are on the decrease. But the city editor
suspects that yesterday was an off day
with the reporter. However, he is really
beginning to like this reporter, al
though he scarcely ever sees him. lie
usually sneaks into the Office like eat,
looks cautiously about, and then drops
his copy upon n desk or table and hur-
ries away as though he were glad to get
away alive.
The following is his report as turned
in last evening:
"Accident-The black man Eusebio
Ona Garcia suffered accidental bruises
on the left hand of grave character,
caused by the unloading of rails at
Regla.
Bull Escapes--A bull from the cattle
ward of Don Teodoro Cajigai escaped
yesterday badly damaged the seat of
the black man Federico Gonzalez who
was in the act of attentively watching
game Of baseball. The police sergeant,
Senior Baldomero Gargallo, killed the
bull with great skill, emptying his re-
volver into ii in order to prevent greater
disasters. The man whose seat was
hurt will not be able to sit down for
some time.
"Fight--They were detained and
taken to the Nivic by policeman No. Sc.
Don Jose Prieto and Don Jesus Rodri-
guez who were found lighting in the
public way. Both had several bumps
on the head which each respectively
had given the oNer.
'Disrespect-The gray man Francis
co Nogul was arrested for not respect
ing the police. He was seen making
faces at an officer of the law on the cor
ner when his back was turned
"Disobetlience-The colored lady
Amabelle Gugol was detained and taken
to the Nivac for refusing to live in the
Arsenal ward set apart for ladies of her
distinction.
Severe Fall-Finding himself work
ing on big piece of timber. Don Pablo
Prieto. on the Regia wharf he suddenly
fell damaging himself considera bly,.
He had been standing on the end of the
timber which he was saving off,
Times of Cuba
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
CHICAGO DOG BANKER.
Knows the valve of Dollar
and Is n True Mixer.

There is a dog belonging to Mr..
Frank Wright, of lib Cass street, Chi
cago. who is a veritable banker among
animals. He knows the value of money.
boards it like a miser and answers to
the name of Echo.
He is IA silver dog and also sly dog.
If he wore stockings it is certain that
he would keep his savings securely tied
up and hidden in an old one. As il is,
he utilities cracks between the floors
and walls, in bad weather, and during
the summer solstice plants his boards
here and there in the back yard and
iealously guards them with his beady
black eye for fear of possible onslaught
from those watchful felines on the
fence.
Echo is supposed to carry his ac-
count in his head, and his buried treas
ure in no way resemble that of Capt
Kidd's except in its ma gnitude.
The question may have arisen in the
mind of the reader: How does this
canine hero make his money to begin
with ,"
His method is unique and final, and
came to his consciousness about two
years ago, when he had just passed the
door of panpered puppyhopi. He is
greatly esteemed by his owner, and his
idiosyncrasy IS accepted as necessary
part of his makeup.
1t is sad to relate, but true, that Echo
does not earn his wage by the sweat
of his brow, but rather takes advan-
tage of the love his master bears him.
His system is to refuse meat or drink
unless he is paid in advance for his part
of the transaction.
For example, he loves coffee, but will
not touch it unless he is favored with
nickel. He drops the nickel in him
self, and after the cheerful clink at the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
GORILLA AS A PET.
Rare Intelligence md Affection
shown by the Little Creature
in an African Home.

"The incest pet that ever came to my
knowledge" said II woman who has
lived in Africa, was young gorilla,
the property of u merchant named
Jones. The mother of the baby gorilla
had been killed by the natives, and the
baby was offered for sale. Mr.. Jones
was greatly interested in gorillas and
bought this small specimen for a few
shilIings, and soon the baby was climb
ing all over him, IA habit these gorillas
have. Mr.. Jones soon found that his
small friend was too young TO eat, and
SO he hired native boy TO look after
the gorilla. To his delight, little Jenny,
as he named the gorilla, grew strong
and soon was able to sit at the table
with him and eat almost everything
set before her. Above all things she
was fond of bananas and jam. The
black boy developed Il very sweet tooth
himself and helped himself on the sly
10 the jam. Mr.. Jones inquired how 1t
came that the jam pot was always
empty, and of course poor Jenny got
the blame for it, because she could not
talk and defend herself. But she was
equal to the occasion. A few days later
she got hold of the boy waiter, when Mr..
Jones was present, and pulled him TO
the cupboard, and after it was opened
she pointed to the boy and to the jam
pot, which was empty again. So little
Jenny revenged herself on her accuser,
and her master trusted her more than
ever. He took her with him everywhere
possible. If he went away without her
she would search the whole place, and
if unsuccessful would continue her
search at the houses of the other Eu-
ropeans. She would look into every
room, even into the beds, for her mas
ter. If she did not find him, perhaps
somebody would tell her to go home,
that her master was there. She would
go back, and was overjoyed if she found
him. Everyone was attached to little
jenny. Mr.. Jones intended to take her
home with him to England after he had
her about two years. He was very busy
in the last few weeks and absent from
home a good deal. One can hardly inn
aoine his sorrow when, on his return
home from long business trip, he
found his little friend dead, either
starved or poisoned. N. Y. Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
Stop Coughing.

a well-known physician says that
there is nothing more irritating to a
cough than to cough" For some time
| had been so fully assured of this that
| recently determined, if possible, for
one minute at least, to lessen the num-
Der of coughs heard in certain ward
in the hospital of the institution. By
the promise of rewards and punish
ments ] succeeded in inducing them
simply to hold their breath when
tempted to cough, and in little while
] was myself surprised to see how some
of the children entirely recovered from
their disease. Constant coughing is
precisely like scratching a wound on
the outside of the body; so long as it
is done the wound will not heal. Let a
person when tempted to cough draw
a long breath and hold it until it warns
and soothes every ali cell, and some
benefit Will soon be received from the
process.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
AND IT WAS DIFFERENT.

IF you were not an heiress," he said,
as wind-up to his impassioned appeal
eff you hadn't hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, while [ am poor, the
case would be different. You would
know then that l loved you for yourself
alone"
Haven't you seen the evening pa
pers?" she calmly asked.
''No, darling"
"Better get one. My bank has busted
and l haven't got dollar. However, as
YOU love me for myself alone"
GAS | was saying, Miss French" he
interrupted, as he rose up, Il called to
see your father about that coalyard,
and will trespass no farther on your
valuable time. Thanks for your kind.
Eess-good evening""
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
FAREWELL FOREVER.
This Is the Regulation Way i'm Which
Parting Always Takes Place
Between Lovers.

cit is for the last time" she whis-
pered,
Dumbly, eyes told eyes that this was
che truth. Always inevitable, il had
come at last.
After tonight there was to be no fu-
ture in common.
As yet neither had said the word that
each was thinking of.
1T has been most sweet chapter in
our lives" said She with downcast eyes.
Il would not have missed it," replied
he, though we may never add
ITO be continued"
And a tear stole gently over her
cheek.
Each had fingered, lonth to turn over
the last torn leaf
Soon nothing would be left of what
had been all.
Alas. that the books of mems lives
should be written in the sand and that
the tides of the year leave not trace.
She stood beside him, her lips CULVER
ing with agony suffered for his sake.
His eyes were filled with plying tears
for the two broken lives their own.
Alas. for the happy, foolish, fugitive
hours they had spent in common.
Alas! for the nights Drumming with
happy silence under the stars. The
shaded lamp is burning out. The hour
has come. Words are poor things.
did | bring my stick?" And his
trembling hand reaches into shad-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
How 1t Impressed Her.

Evt,ything, even magnificent
church, must be regarded from the
point of view of the beholder. A Lon
doa paper says that two country girls,
who acted as if they might be enjoy
ing holiday from domestic service,
we're observed walking down the aisies
of st. paul's cathedral. Under the
great dome one of them stood and
gazed around her with an air of such
wonder that a spectator might we'll
suppose that she was awe-struck by
her solemn surroundings. But when
she spoke, the idea was dissipated.
'Oh, Sarah she exclaimed. "wouldn' I
this place take long time to sweep
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
Something About Gloves.

Hands need no longer look twice
kheir size in white gloves. for it has
been decreed in Paris that tan and
other tinted gloves in glace kid and
suede are eminentiy correct. This will
give the economical woman a chance
to wear clean gloves and not spend
oil her patrimony on gloves or pass
through the world with a lingering
odor of gasoline about her." says a
New York paper. OF course, variety, if
pleasant, is always welcome, but it is
doubtful if tinted gloves will prove a
benefit to the economical woman.
White glace kid gloves clean better
than tinted ones, as there is no dam
ger of their fading. The quickest way
to remove the odor of gasoline is by
heat. A ribbon, cleaned in this way,
will lose the odor if pressed with a
hot iron. Gloves may be hung near a
fire, care being taken, of course, that
they are entirely dry.-Detroit Free
Press
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
A LETTER FROM A CAT.
Dear Editor:

.oar Editor:
l hereby take
Ny pen in paw to say,
Can you explain a curious thing
found the other day?
There Is another little cat
Who sits behind a frame,
And looks so very much like me
You'd think we were the same.
1 try to make her play with me,
Yet when / new and call,
Thong | see her NEW in answer.
She makes no sound at all.
And to the dullest kitten
It's plain enough to see
That either / am hooking her,
Or she is hooking me.
1t makes no difference what play.
She seems TO know the game.
For every time l look around
see her do the same.
And yet no matter though creep
On tiptoe lest she hear
Or quickly dash behind the frame.
She's sure to disappear!
oliver HEREFORD, in ST. Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
KNOWING 4 GOOD THING.

He was a well-dressed man who came
into the smoker where dozen of us sat
talking politics, and he seemed AT Iirst
to want to join the discussion. He
changed his mind, however, and, hold
ing out a diamond ring, he said:
Gentlemen, find myself in a very
embarrassing position. Some one has
got my pocketbook in the depot at
Quincy, and am without dollar. VIII
anyone lend me $50 on this ring? You
needn't be judge of diamonds to know
that it is worth $780,"
The ring was passed around. 1t was
a cluster diamond of seven stones. The
man who received it first and passed it
on smiled in a knowing way as he said:
81 don't wear jewelry myself, and
therefore do not care to invest"
you don't mean to say you mistrust
the stones?" asked the owner Of the
ring.
"Oh, no, no."
But we all knew he lied when he said
so, and, as he looked like man who
knew real diamond from rhinestone,
the fate of the ring was settled. The
second man held it up to the light in a
knowing way and then passed it on
with the remark:
''If / had fifty to spare | should think
this good security, but Tn almost dead
broke myself"
The third man made longer inspec-
ton, but had nothing to say. 1t was
Iy;t u I,,+ N
sixth scarcely glanced at it. He looked
at the owner and said:
II have three or four diamond rings
at home which / have taken at one time
OR another to help people out of a hole,
and you can have them for ten cents
apiece if you will leave your address,"
do you mean to intimate that am
trying to play a game?"
"Oh, no."
"You seem to doubt the value of the
ring. If so, you are no judge of dia-
monds."
perhaps not"
The ring went around and was re-
turned, and the owner bowed sarcastic
ally to all hands and withdrew into
the rear car without a word Then
every one said he was fraud and a
beat and ought to be arrested. That
same evening 1 met the man in ST.
Louis hotel, and, noticing that he still
wore the ring, / asked him if he had
found no one to make Il loan on it.
81 won't have to let it go now" he
replied, "as / raised $40 on my pin"
THE stones look to me to be first
class"
"None better for the money, as any
jeweler will tell you. That was what
allied your crowd in the smoker
''And your pin?"
''It was piece of red glass with five
rhinestones around it, and a drummer
advanced me $40 on it so quick that he
tore the corner off a ten dollar bill in
getting it out!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
Friends and HospitaIity.

BY all means, then, young home
maker. get and keep friends, for that
life is bereft of all beauty and much
usefulness which is solitary; and, seri-
ously, it is not in my thought todiscour-
age hospitality. Give generously of
what YOU have to those who seek your
acquaintance. But as with ones in
come. so with ones home. Only n
Bpendthrift is generous in excess of his
income; and be it remembered a man or
a woman may be spendthrift of what
money cannot buy-the sacredness of
home.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18

Gen. Telfro was put up by the opposi-
ton to run against me. knew the gen
eral to be a good mana good man. sab,
but rather given to flights of oratory.
In some of these flights he was apt to
eXaggerate and make queer statements.
AS soon as l heard that he was NOM
mated L got into the saddle and rode
over to his plantation. He gave me a
hearty welcome and brought out the
con juice. At fitting moment drew
my pistols-drew my pistols, sab, and
laid them on the table between us and
said:
Gen. Teifro, in order that yo' may
make no mistake in this campaign,
please take out yo'r pencil and jot
down a few facts. was in II different
battles during the late wah."
The general put it down.
Il was wounded II different times.
That was duly recorded.
Il laid down my arms when | saw
that our cause was irrevocably lost,
and when the further shedding of my
blood would have no effect, and re-
turned to civil life to be nominated as
state senator"
The general hitched around in his
chair, but he made a note of the fact.
ITO be nominated as state senator,
sab, and to be elected by an over
whelming majority, sab, and to defend
my honah against all aspersions with
my life"
The general looked at me in ques-
tioning way, but ] was handling the
pistols, sah-handling the pistols and
glancing around to see if he had
marked off ten PAGES anywhere. sud-
denly felt one of his hands touch mine
in a kindly way, and looked down to find
glass of con juice in my fingers. He
had placed it there. He likewise
reached out his other hand for shake.
That Was Gen. Telfro, sab, and that
was Kurnel Bunker, sab, and Kurnel
Bunker had risen to the occasion and
assured his election. Yes, sab, he was
swept into the senate as the tidal wave
sweeps cork upon the beach, and it
is needless to add that he is still in
evidence
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
COULD NOT SERVE AS JUROR.
He Had Once Been the Victim OF CIR.
caEfstantial Evidence
Himself.

A good story is being told about a
Juror who was drawn for service in the
criminal court recently on murder
case. He was one of those men who
was willing to do his part as good cit
izen, but he had prejudice against cir
cumstantial evidence which was SO
strong he could not dispel it from his
mind. and it finally became necessary
to excuse him.
He answered the questions pus to
him by the prosecuting attorney TO
qualify, but when the attorney for the
defendant got down to where he asked
him if he would convict a person on cir
rumstantial evidence he hesitated.
why do you hesitate?" asked the
judge.
"Well, I'll be frank with you re-
piled the juror. Il don't believe in it"
If the evidence was so overwhelm-
ing that there could be no doubt of the
guilt of the prisoner wouldn't you vote
to convict"
NO"
"Why?"
Judge, can wsisper Ia you?"
"Yes."
There was a thrce-minute CONVERSE
ton between the judge and the juror,
at the conclusion of which the judge
smiled. and then he said: Juror, you
are excused"
The attorneys did not forget the in
cident. and at the end of the days ses-
sion they asked the judge what the
trouble was with Mr.. -, naming the
Juror who was excused.
The judge said the man told him he
was the owner of farm in Cheekto-
waga, and among his live stock was a
handsome pet calf One day while he
was out in the barnyard chopping at
fence with an AK this calf made u
break to get out of the yard. With the
AK still in his hand he ran after the
animal and caught him by the tail.
Just as he was dragging it back from an
opening in the fence member of his
family happened along, and, seeing
him with the AK in his hand, concluded
he was suffering with an attack of
senile dementia and in his fury was try
ing to hack the poor beast into veal cut
lets.
Judge, l was perfectly rational, and
protested that j was attempting moth
ing of the kind" said the juror, but
appearances were against me, and to
this day | am unable to convince my
family that | was not crazy and was not
trying to murder that calf. That's the
reason I'm against circumstantial evil
dence. '-Butfalo News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
Frozen Ox-Heart Cherries.

Two quarts of thoroughly ripe cher
ries mashed through sieve, one pint
of cream, two eggs beaten light, two
quarts milk, sugar to sweeten to taste.
Put in freezer and freeze same as ice
cream. If the freezer is too full leave
out a little of the qilk, as the freezer
should lack about three inches of being
full.-Chicago Evening News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
RICH MOUSE NEST.
The Rodents Were Particular and
slept on Nothing hut Railroad
Tickets and Greenbacks.

The other day the station agent in
Springfield, Mass, found out where all
his railroad tickets and some of his
money had been going to. For "A long
time he bad been missing these things,
and he was very much worried, and kept
"a very sharp lookout for the thief. In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
THEY HAD A VALUABLE NEST.

spite of all his watchfuness the tickets
kept on disappearing. Finally he came
in one morning and found little piece
OF gnawed ticket on the floor, and that
gave him new idea as to who the thief
might be.
After long search he found "a
mouses nest down under the ticket
case, and in ii was over thousand dol
lars worth OF railroad tickets and a
two-doliar bill, all of them gnawed into
little pieces. But he did not catch the
mica
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
Emperor and Senmstress.

4 German newspaper tells nice lit
tie story about IA poor seamstress of
Cologne and Kaiser Wilhelm. The
woman, finding her sewing machine out
of service, addressed a petition to him
pointing out that she sorely needed a
new one to help her to earn her living,
and few days later was greatly sur
prised to receive from the emperor q
brand-new machine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-18
vacant APARTMENTS In Italy.

They have a novel way in Italy of adj
vertising vacant Apartments. In place
of tho placard inscribed Rooms" ITO
let" or "Tc pe let" which adorns the
windows of English houses, white
cloth, about the size of a napkin, flut-
tiers from the easement, intimating to
the passer-by that the rooms can be
rented,
Rock Island Argus., 1899-09-22
He Made a Sale.

big down town department store
has n young man employed as rug
salesman who at times evinceS genius
in the highest degree.
ICsC the store there recently came n
Sol n Side society woman we'll known
for NERVOUSNESS and n tendency to
founder about in her topics of conver-
satiOn. She desired n rug of n certain
size. The young man got down two or
three to show her. In the middle of
his explanation as to quality and price
she turned away and began to examine
goods on n neighboring counter. Then
she went back to the young man and
wanted to look at some more rugs. He
started to spread one out, when she
wandered away again. When she re-
turned the third time, he had n stool
placed in an angle of the counter and
suggested that perhaps she would be
seated while he got the rug.
When she had taken her seat, he
spread the rug so that it effectually
blocked the angle and prevented her
escape. He held up the edge of the
rug farthest from her so she couldn't
walk over it, and so kept her penned
up while he explained how fine Il rug
it was. She made two or three at
tempts to get down, but with no sue
cess, and finally bought the rug to OBJ
tain her re}ease.-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-09-22
Obituary.

Roswell p. Patterson, a cousin of
A. c. Dart, of this city, and who had
many friends in Rock Island, died
yesterday at his home in Carbondale,
Pa.
DR.. Joseph De Silva is in jackson
Vile, ILL.,, on the sad mission of at
tending the funeral of his brother,
Victor De Silva, who died at Fort
Arthur, Tex, where he was engaged
in the real estate business. He was
3S years of age.
Final arrangements for the funeral
of George w. Platt, whose remains
will arrive from Denver tomorrow
morning, have been made. The body
will be taken from the train direct to
the vault in Chippiannock cemetery.
Funeral services will be held at the
grave at $3.50 Sunday afternoon.
The funeral of William j. Shea oc-
Cured from the home of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Shea, at 937 Twentieth
street, at 9 o'clock this morning to
St. Joseph's church, where requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father
Mackin. The pallbearers were:
Thomas Mcmahon, David Brown,
Charles Ginane, Frank j. Yerbury,
John Finnegan and John Doonan. In-
terment was at Calvary.