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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
AN ECCENTRIC INVENTOR.
Worked TN Secret for Thirty-Ftve
Years on Perpetual Motion
Machine.

The sale of the effects of the late
Jesse Horn, an eccentric farmer living
in the Flatwoods district. will doubt
less attract a very large crowd of the
curious, says Rome (Ga.) correspond
ent of the st. Louis Republic. Among
the things listed for the sale is enc per-
petual motion machine. For 35 yt.rs
Horn worked every spare moment on
his machine, often working feveriShly
far into the night. He guarded his Sc
cret and his machine zealously, keeping
it in stout clubhouse. the key to which
was never out of his sight for an in
slant. Not even a member of the fam
lily was ever permitted to gaze on the
precious work OF his brain, and he died
with the secret locked in his heart. But
the machine is advertised TO sell al
public cutlery, and large number will
be attracted TO the sale.
Floyd has another eccentric old fell
low. who was for years imbued with the
idea that he could invent a flying ma
chine His name is Poole, and his men
tai equipoise is not of the best. One day
Poole rot the machine fixed to his lik
ing, and, after bidding his wife and
children solemn farewell, crawled out
on the roof of his cabin from the sum
NIT of which he announced that he was
going to fly to Heaven. He launched
himself outward, but, instead of sail.
ing off like bird Poole and his ma
chine came to terra firma like a lump O,
lead. As a consequence of his fool
hardness. Poole was laid up for three
months with broken leg and Other
damages. 1t is only necessary to men
ton flying machine" in Poole's pres
ence now 10 send him into towering
rage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
4 Princes Dilemma

The German emperor likes to study
the characters of his group of small
sons, and to that end has given them a
room next to the one used for business
purposes for himself. \ certain great
scientific man, having on one occasion
IN interview with the emperor, left his
hat in the adjoining yestibule. There
the little brothers discovered it: and
the crown prince, explaining TO the
younger ones tina, papa sometimes
sat on his opera hat and it came out all
right again, proceeded to give d prac-
teal Illustration % this statement, to
the ruin of the beaver. The emperor's
door suddenly opened, and papa" and
the professor appeared. Like manly
little fellow, the crown prince owned
up, apologized to the laughing profess
sor and went off to buy for the old gen.
tleman a new hat with his small pocket
money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
SPICE OF LIFE IN MAINE.
Variety Of Queer Sayings and Odd
DOinas Recently Noted in the
Suarise state.

One day lately the entire summer col,
my of the island of Monhegan turned
)ut and helped the fishermen dress
md salt 80 barrels of mackere..
Il has been hard year for the fisher
men, for, on account of lack of bait and
'ood fishes, the cod fishery has been a
complete failure. and the unexpected
taking Of the 50 barrels of mackerel
created great excitement along shore.
The fish were small and the weat her
warm, so that they had to be dressed
and packed at.once or they would spoil
So many men had gone away to the
mainland looking for employment that
here were not enough left to care for
he mackerei. The summer boarders
volunteered their services, and men and
women were soon standing about the
tories and splitting tables, dressed IN
,heir oldest clothes and working with
right and main 10 help the fishermen.
Ncll-known men and women of New
York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia
md Kansas City all piled the splitting
knife and the "gibber," and at sunset
the last mackerel had been saited and
$500 saved for the fishermen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
CAMEL RACES.
Tests of Speed Between Them En-
thuse the Lovers of Sport in
Far-OG Algeria.

Camel races are held regularly in the
south Of Algeria, where valuable Nrizes
are offered for the encouragement OF
the breed of racers, and as much inter.
est is taken in their preparation anG
performance as in that of race horses at
Latonia. The racing camels are the re-
suit of very careful breeding through
many generations. and in size, temper
and appearance they are so different
from the ordinary beast of burden that
they might almost be considered a diff
ferent race of animals. Perhaps the
most conspicuous characteristic of the
ordinary camel is its extreme slowness.
Nothing on earth will ever induce it to
hurry. A $50 note will buy very fair
specimen, but for mehari, or racing
camel, five or ten times that sum is re-
quired to effect purchase. The racer,
however. can be depended on for nine
or ten miles an hour, and kept up for 16
or Il hours almost without stop. The
pace in camel's race is generally fast
and furious at the beginning, when all
the animals are together and seem to
realize that a contest is in progress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
AN ELEPHANT IN BATTLE.
The Faithful Animal Stood SfaEchly
Beside His Dead Master for
Three Days.

An.old elephant taken into battle on
the plains of India was standard
bearer and carried on his huge back the
royal ensign, the rallying point of the
Poona host. At the beginning of the
fight he lost his master. The ''mahoot,"
or driver, had just given the word TO
halt, when he received a fatal wound
and fell to the ground, where he lay
under a heap of s,ain. The ebedient ele-
plant stood still while the battle
closed around him, and the standard
he carried. He never stirred foot, re-
fusing to advance or retire, as the con-
fict became hotter and fiercer, until
the Mahrattas, seeing the standard still
flying steadily in its place, refused to
believe that they were being beaten
and rallied again and again around the
colors. And all this while, amid the din
of battle, the patient animal stood
straining its ears to catch the sound of
that voice it would never hear again.
At length the tide of conquest left the
field deserted. The Mahrattas swept
on in pursuit of the flying foe, but the
elephant, like rock, stood there, with
the dead and dying around, and the en-
sign waving in its place. For three days
and nights it remained where its master
had given the command to halt. No
bride or threat could move II. They
then sent to a village 100 miles away
and brought the mahoot's little son.
The noble hero seemed then to remem-
Der how the driver had sometimes given
his authority to the little child, and inn
medistely, with all the shattered trap
pings clinging as he went, paced quiet
~ and slowly away.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
GET In ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

This applies to two classes of people
Those who are interested for the purpose
of investment or speculation, and those
who for any reason desire to change their
business locations.
To any person IN either class the new
towns located and owned by the Chicago
a. Northwestern Railway Company
along its newt lines of railroad now being
constructed offer the most tempting in
ducements.
Prices of lots in these towns are still
absolutely or the ground floor, and are
sure winners either for investors or lc-
caters.
The North Western also owns nearly
one-half million acres of spluudid tim
Der land adapted 20 general farming,
which is for sale at very low prices.
Write for information to
j. f. CLEVELAND,
Land Commissioner
Chicago a. North Western Railway Com
pany, Chicago. 2t9
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
he SMOKES "FOURFERSo NOW
The Man Who Had to Give Up
Twenty Cent Cigars and
DOesn't Complain.

Il remember" said the man of fallen
fortunes" according to the New York
Sun, "and not with regret, for | always
look on life cheerfully, the time
smoked imported cigars, at 90 cents
apiece, and when the idea | would ever
have to smoke cheaper ones did not en-
ter my mind. But circumstances
changed, and after avn lie | found
would have to give them up for a time,
get back to them again. So, just tenn
porarily, dropped down to ten-centers,
and they were not so bad.
Il found j could get pretty good
sort of cigar for ten cents. The time
came when the ten-center was as far
beyond me as the 20-center had been,
for instead of mending my fortunes
continued 10 fail. Then | took to FIVE
centers and discovered it was possible
to buy very good cigar for that price.
So bought my good five-centers, for
got the taste of the tep-centers and 90
centers, and was satisfied. 1t never oc
Cured to me that | could get below
that, but did. dropped to the stogies,
three for five, and good make, too. ]
liked the stogies. ! smoked them for a
time, and then-it seemed as though
ways of adapting myself TO the situa-
ton opened to me as my fortunes de-
cined. found a place where they sold
four good cigars for five cents,
and that's what i am smoking now,
four for five.
IF were to compare these with the
20-centers, it would Ice to the disadvan-
tage of these, no doubt, but have come
down to the four-for-fve gradually,
and so | don't note the difference. |
could, of course, be more economical
still by smoking pipe; but prefer
cigar, and / smoke the fourfers cheer
fully, never doubling that | shall in
due time climb back again to the fra
grant Havanas."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
NATIVITY PUZZLES LAWYER.
8orn on "a Spanish Vessel En-. erinE
New York Harbor and of Mixed
Percentage, u Citizen of WHAT

"What | want to know" he said, as
he took q seat in the lawyers office, re-
iates the Chicago Tribune, lis my true
nativity. / was born on board Span
ish vessel after it had passed the
Narrows in New York harbor, before
the vessel landed. My father was born
in Ireland, reared in England, became
citizen of the United States, then re-
turned TO London and married my
mother, who was born on British soil
Of French parents.
while they were on the way to
America iii a German ship the vessel
foundered in midocean and my parents
on board the Spanish vessel, where, as
| have said, | was born. Now, am l Il
citizen Of"
After moment of reflection the law
yer said: SIN these cases we invaria-
bly, get retainer of $500"
Kindly give me Il receipt for it, was
the reply of the prospective client, as he
passed over a bin of that denomina-
ton.
The full fee for the service will be
$1,000" was the nervous suggestion Of
the lawyer.
just draw up a contract at once, and
| will give in addition a sufficient bond
rs guarantee of my ability to pay"
But | am going to be busy for the
next 2Ha years, said the lawyer, in des-
peration, land as my friend across the
nall makes 4 specially of that business
,ou had better take the case to him.
No charge for the advice as to where
Won may get the hest Seryice."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
Secession In Brnyil.

A movement is said to be on foot
among the people Of the state of ANA
zonas TO secede from Brazil and estab-
lish separate republic. Amazouas Is
said TO be the only state in Brazil which
has any money, and its inhabitants
have grown tired of shouldering the
financial burdens of the whole republic
But before making such a venture they
should read up history in order TO learn
that secession movements do not pay.
In their case il probably would not pay
even should il succeed. Because il is
the biggest nation in South America
Brazil is one Of the strongest, and were
it to'be broken up into petty states none
of those states would possess strength
to live in the international contest for
the Survival of the fittest."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
PERHAPS NOT FRAGRANT.
How Some Onions That Had Gone to
Seed Created Mild
Sensation.

a bicycling party eyas pursuing its
Jeisurely way ~long delightful coun-
try road the other day, when it came to
/ particularly well-kept kitchen gar
Zen. A patch OF most interesting grow
ing things ran beside the fence for a
distance of 40 feet. There were innu-
merable stalks bearing aloft globes of
20 different exquisite shades of gray
sh green and grayish purple, which
we're so striking that the party dis
mounted with one accord, says the
Philadelphia American:
How decorative!" said one of the
nen.
What lovely color!" said one of the
girls.
They would do to paint" said the
artist.
Won't you please tell us what those
beautiful things are?' asked the girl.
The gardener glanced around in
amazement, and then simply said:
Which?"
why. these things growing along The
fence here. never saw anything like
,ihem'
A plying smile spread slowly over
the gardeners features.
"Them2" he answered with a chuckle.
''Them's onions gone 10 seed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
USED BY BRITISH SOLDIERS
IN AFRICA.

Capt. c. g. Dennison is well known
ali over Africa as commander Of the for
ces that captured the famous rebel Cali
she. Under date of Nov. A. 1887, from
Vryburg Bechuanaland, he writes: BE
fore starting on the last campaign !
bought large quanity of Chamberlain :
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which | used myself when troubled with
bowel complaint, and had given to my
men, and in every case it proved most
beneficial For sale by Henry Hinrichs
druggist nov.30.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
CREATED A DEPARTMENT.
The Wide-AwaLc Youth Took Ii Upon
Himself to watch the Rfv-
ers and Wells.

One of Detroit's wealthiest men has
big farm out in the state and runs it
on business principles says the Free
Press of that city. He has a nephew,
with plenty of money, but no ambition.
The uncle called this young man into
the Office and told him he would do well
to get away for time from his present
associations.
why not go out to my farm for
awhile and take charge of one of the
departments"
departments?
"Yes. | have a man at the head of the
farming department, one in charge of
the dairy, head stableman, a chief
gardener and so on. Every man makes
regular reports; there is bookkeeper,
and | know to a cent how things are
going. Try it. You'll have a change;
it will be healthy; you'll acquire reg
ular habits and may become interested
in the business
The novelty of the thing attracted
the young man and he went.
I'm the water board" the nephew
telegraphed within a few days.
The uncle replied, asking an explara-
ton.
Il look after the water supply" came
by return mail. "If the river or wells
run dry I'll notify you at once. Mean
time I'm a political machine. Every
man on the place is pledged to vote as
direct. They think that because I'm
the governors nephew I'm the boss,
with power TO promote or advance
The uncle is out at the farm now,
wrestling with the situation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
A COSTLY DRESS.
To BE Composed Exclusively Of Pre-
cious stones and PrecioSs
Metals.

Of course II comes from Parasitic
home of strangely extrayagant ideas. a
young lady of noble family is deter
mined TO get up a costume far more
gorgeous than any ever before worn by
women. She is now having the designs
made according to her notions. She
was acquainted with the theory that
added brilliancyis given TO jewels by the
sheen Of healthy skin, having Otter
noticed the fact that diamonds anC
pearls fash most brightly on shining
necks and shoulders. She has, there
fore, given orders for an entire costume
10 be made of nothing but precious
stones and precious metals, says the
New York Herald.
The pearls, diamonds and rubies are
to be so set that they will be in imme-
diate contact with the wearer's skin
The lower part of the costume win be
almost solid. the gold and silver being
Beaten very thin, so as to be extremely
pliable and light. The arms, hands, feet
neck and shoulders are to be almost
covered with loops of pearls, stars OF
diamonds, and rings of all kinds. The
breast viii shine with stars and ores
cents of rubies, emeralds and diamonds
The rest of the body will be covered
with pl;able bands of woven gold, on
which jewels will glisten like dew
drops.
Many of the brilliants will be pur
chased in the rough and cut into the
shapes which best accord with the places
in which they are TO be set. That the
costume when finished will cost large
fortune goes without saying.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
Slightly Mixed.

4 little girl of six or seven years. who
has a German father ano a Hindoo
mother, and who hears very little Eng
lisa in the home, was looking for her
little brother, who had strayed away.
A neighbor asked her how long the lit
lie boy had been gone, and she. said:
He has been gone already till yet"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
An Architects Symbolic .Iest.

According 20 the Evenement, the
architect of the new palace of the
reichstag has given evidence of orig
nality in the symbols he has devised for
he aye" and NO" Hobbies, says the
London Globe. Above the door of the
Aye" lobby there is a mosaique in
wood representing leaping sheep, and
bove the NO" door is a cabbage.
finally above the reporters door is a
luck ("canard') AN emblem which has
he same significance at Berlin as "a
arts and in London.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
Mems Names for Women.

II some parts of the island of Sa-
moa mems names are common among
the women, for, if baby girl is born
Immediately after the death of broth
err. it is supposed that the spirit has
simply been transferred from one child
to the other, and the newcomer is con-
demned TO take the same baptismal
aame,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
BRAVE EXPLORERS.

Like Stanley and Livingstone, found
it harder to- overcome Malaria, Fever and
Ague. and Typhoid disease germs thar
savage cannibals; but thousands have
found that Electric Bitters are a wonder
ful cure for all malarial diseases. II YOU
have chills with fever, aches in back OF
neck andhhead and tired worn-out feel
ing, a trial will convince you OF their
merit. w A. Null of Webb, ] H., writes:
My children suffered for more than a
year with chills and fever: then two bot
files of Electric Bitters cured them. On.
~ 80 cents. Try them. Guaranteed
Sold by Henry Hinrichs Druggist, no50.
More than 5000 persons are buried
annually in the paupers cemetery OF
Berlin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

DR.. w. WIXoN, Italy Hill, n. ", says,
- heartily recommend One Minute
Cough Cure 1t gave my wife immed-
late relief in suffocating asthma Pleas
AIT to take. Never fails to quickly cure
all coughs, colds, throat and lung trou-
bles. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

DR. II. Fl. HADEN, Summit, Ala, says,
Il think Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is splen-
did medicine. prescribe it. and my con
fidenoe III it grows with continued use. y
1t digests what you eat and quickly cures
dyspepsia and Indigestion. H. Hinrichs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

The Oldest living member of the New
York Stock exchange is William Alex
ander, who was elected in 1874.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

The most wretched looking sight we
know anything about Is an unsuccessful
agent
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
B-DR. Kr1cH.n is NO STRANGER IN THIS COUNTY
WHAT DR.. KUTCHlN
DOES NOT 90,

| he does not fright.
on people into doctor
ing by holding up q
pea of q speedy death
before their eyes. He
| loeS nor urge the sick
20 take treatment
when he knows them
TO be incurable, Nei-
Their does he by false
| pretonses hold the
sicl. under his care
month after month
while doing them no
good.
He does not per-
su2de helpless IN.
lcurableS to doctor
cut the last month of
their lives, or give up
their last dime for
lnedicine.
He does not take
patients under G so
called falsoguarcntee
pretending TO charge
only for medicine end
taking VIII q tie vCr
emount he can get,
or make the object Of
his life to cXtortmon.
cy from the sick.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

Almost any woman can make her hus-
band tremble by merely saying that she
Just heard something about him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

The average wages of domestic ser.
van5 in London is 81. So week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

Electricity is suggested as a substitute
for the guillotine in France
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

1t is hoped the Lord understands the
boys; very few people in this world
seem to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

Of the population of Paris live Gu char
'ity, with a tendency toward crime
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
~. have long thought
it my duty to write
you a few lines to let
you know what Dr..

Perce's Favorite Prescription has done for me, "
writes Mrs. Euphemia Falconer, of Trent,
Muskegon Co, Mich Il am twenty seven
years old have been married ten years. l am
the mother of four children. My first two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

DdDlSS NCIC Slll-
born, and 1 suf-
fered everything
but death. My
friends all
thought l could
never recover. !
was reduced TO
% poun d s
w h en- ! w a :
I ee months
along for my
I bird child, l
was taken with
hemorrhage or
A 90 ding and
came near hav-
pg a miscarriage
from fe m a | c
weakness. For
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

two months was under the care of our doctor,
but getting weaker all the time until one
day ! sert and got three bottles of FavoTtc
Prescription and one bottle of Pellets i'm
proved so fast, l continued to take your medi
cine until baby was born, and he is healthy and
all right. He is four years old. My baby girl Is
two years old. My health has been good ever
since. / now weigh los pounds and when he
gin to feel badly take Favorite Prescription
which always helps me ! always tell my neigh
bors what helps me and good many have taken
your Favorite Prescription with good results. "
The Favorite Prescription {" has cured
more women than all other medicines for
women combined. 1t is the only prcpara-
ton of its sort devised by regularly grad
uated physician-a skilled and experienced
specialist in the diseases of women.
Other medicines are sometimes sold on
the plea that they are lust as good as the
Favorite Prescription. Don't believe it.
Don't be imposed upon. Counterfeits are
never as good as the ge6uine
Over $50, 900 women have endorsed 4" Fa-
vorite Prescription They say there is
nothing just as good and they know
Would you rather have the say-so of one
dealer who makes an extra profit on the
substitute, than the pyovabke words of
$50, COO women whose only object in recon
mending the Favorite Prescription = |:
their lesire to help their suffering sisters
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

Chicago a. North Western Railway Com.
pany, Chicago. 2t9
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CHRONIC DISEASES.
EXAMINATIONS FREE TC AL.

The Doctor treats Eao acuSc diseases. hui
makos speclcity of chronic ana iong-standinc
diseases. CaSo5 glvon uD by Other GocSorS end