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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
DR.. JOHNSON'S PALFREY.
when He Wrote About Eating 1t He
Did Not Mean That He Dined
ON Horse.

DR.. johnson in his journal mentions
the interesting fact that be had on
certain day had ''paifrey for dinner"
SAYS Notes and Queries. Now, these
words have caused not little trouble
to the critics, and for this reason, that
they know not what palfrey really is.
1t has been suggested that palfrey is
clerical error made by the doctor him
self for pastry. But the doctor wrote so
legibly. and there is so much difference
between the words palirey and pastry
that this position is not al all tenable.
Palfrey is defined in Johnson's cele-
brated dictionary as "a small horse fit
for ladies'" and some have thought that
the doctor (wbose feats as a trencher-
man were notorious) may have broken
record on the day in question and dis
posed of a small horse. All these and
other conjectures are wrong, and we
will proceed to give the correct expla-
nation.
The word palfrey (sometimes pam
frey by the interchange of and MI is
still in use among the rustics of Scot
land and the north of Ireland. and
means young cabbages when they first
come to table in the spring Such cab
bages have not begun 10 CLOSE" or be-
come solid in the center. They are gen
orally spoken of as early pamfrey" and
are considered luxury. DR.. johnson
probably Kicked up the word from his
old friend Boswell or from some other
Scotch acquaintance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
THE GRANDEES OF SPAIN.
They Cannot Stand Being Accused of
SnObbishness md Have Other
Peculi8rities.

A writer for Blackwood's Magazine
is interested in the curious habits of
the grandees of Spain. According to
this magazine, the Spanish nobility at
the capital cannot be accused of being
snobs, masters and servants living to-
gether in a state of familiarity that
the writer finds amazing. lie says:
Zone day at dinner my host, Marquis
-, told US in a perfectly natural man
rer that when the conductor came to
collect the fares on the train that morn
ing he had refused to take his. SAYING
that it was already paid. The marquis.
looking about to find his friend. dis
covered Manuel. his valet. on the plat
form smiling and making signs to him
that he had paid the masters fare
Later the writer was crossing The At
lantic on Spanish steamer with a
duke and his valet de chambre. They
both travelled tirst-class, ate at the
same table and offered each other
cigaYs. Their staterooms were alike in
every particular. Continuing. the ar
t:cle SAYS that there is nothing Span
iards hold in such horror as reading.
especially the women. Printed paper is
intimately connected in their minds
with the loss of the soul and eternal
nishment."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
TRANSLATION TOO LITERAL.
A German Students La z h able Trans-
latioR of a Bible o.ota-
ton,

A Chicago man who has just returned
from Z "Trip abroad that combined sew
eral months of professional study with
n number of weeks of sightseeing tells
a funny story of a German medical
student who was Unfortunately proud
of his knowledge of the English Ian
guage. 1t occurred during a recitation
hour in well-known college in Berlin
and the lesson had just been inter
rupted by the arrival of several promi-
rent Germans accompanying a dis
tinguished American traveller The pro-
fessor in charge of the recitation saw
his opportunity to please the noted
visitor and Immediately proposed to his
linguistic pupil to translate a verse of
the German Bible into English The
guest expressed his anticipatory pleas
ure, the Bible was opened. a verse
chosen at random and the proud stu
dent stood up ard assumed an int
portant air.
The lines selected were from the
story of the apostles sleep in the Gar
den of Gethsemane, The spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak" which
the medical student treated in the free
and easy manner of The ghost indeed
ls ready. but the meat 10 MOOT"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
STAMPS OF $4,000 KINDS.
Many of Them Are Only Gotten Up
to Annoy Enthusiastie
Collectors.

The largest postage stamp ever is
sued measures four inches by two
inches, and was the old United States
tive-cent stamp for packages Of news
papers.
The quarter-shilling stamp of Neck
lenburg Schwerin, issued in 1856. is the
smallest postage stamp ever issued. be-
ing less than one-fourth the size of the
ordinary stamp. says Tit-Bits.
There are 10000 different kinds of
postage stamps issued in the various
countries of the world. Some of these
are made only for collectors by coun-
tries wishing TO make money easily.
The French colony of Obock. for in
stance, issued no fewer than 200 varie
ties; this overdone philatelic spot being
administered by a governor and eight
functionaries and the capital being Il
village of huts.
The credit of originating that method
of stamp issues belongs to the secre-
tary of an engraving company, who
bound himself for period of ten years
10 supply yearly. Tree of charge, post
age stamps to the different govern
ments of South and Central America
differs in design, and any surplus stock
at the end of the year belong to the
company, which also retains the dies
and plates for the production of re-
prints
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

GouvERNEUR, N. Y Jan. 6.-At the
Pelican Point ranch, Utah, in 1895, three
young tpen we're shot one night in their
ranch house. The stepfather OF one OF
the boys, named Haynes, who had had
trouble with the men, was convicted on
circumstautial evidence and sentenced to
be hanged, bnt the sentence was CON-
muted to life imprisonment.
A short time after the crime George
w. Wright left that locality, finally drift
ing to Fresh Water. Col. He was a grs-
dnste OF the Kalamazoo Law College.
He soon became prominent, bearing the
sobriquet of''kIng of Fresh Water" One
morning a man with whom Wright was
at odds was found shot TO pieces in his
cabin. Wright assisted in The coroner's
inquest and wrote out the verdict of
murder by person unknown" Later
Wright became involved in questionable
shop deal and after being arrested
jumped bis bail and fed. He visited his
wife at her parents home here and then
disappeared. She now admits that
Wright killed the three young men in
Utah, and to night left for Utah 10 charge
or Sheriff Storrs TO clear Haynes of the
crime be stands convicted OF.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

ONLY those having official relations
with the Goodrich company realize how
much 1t contributes TO the prosperity OF
the city. As transportation company
alone, with the splendid service it offers.
II Is blessing 10 tie city. When it is
known that every cent which the Good.
rich company takes at this port is spent
here, hno that heavy drafts are made
upon tho general office, in addition to
what is earneu here, to meet expenses
incurred SanltowoC, some idea Of the
value OF the company as a local iustltn-
tlon may ia had
For the year lN9S Agent Canrlght drew
from the general office the sum of 3d.
% 10 paN expenses incurred here This
was 10 addition TO what WAS earned by
the company here. This does not take
mo account any large Jobs, such rs have
been doue by Burger Il Burger, the
Building Supply Company and the ma
chine shops Nor does 1t include what is
PAID during the year to the stores,
butcher shops, bakeries, dairymep, ice
men etc. The pay roll of the Goodrich
company at this place almost equals that
oil the Manlt0woc Seating company. The
number OF families, residents of the CITY.
who earn livelihood through the Good
rlch company. Is very large The Com
pany spentSIO,OUO here last year IN build
ing lis new warehouse, cold storage etc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
BEATS THE KLONDIKE.

Mr.. A q. Thomas, of MarysvilIe. Tex. :,
has found more valuable discovery than
has yet been made ID the Klondlke. For
years hs suffered untold agony from con
cumpIon, accompanied by hemorrhagee
and was absolutely cured by DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds, He declares that gold is of
little value in comparison with this mar
velors cure; would have it, even If it cost
a hundred dollars bottle. Asthma,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung affec-
tons are poslti.ely cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Trial
bottles free at 81. Hinrichs' Drug Store.
Regular size SOC and 81 90.
Guaranteed or price refunded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
WHY GO TO PORTO RICO AND
CTJBA2

We hear a great deal of talk nowadays
relative to the many possibilities and
openings offered settlers il our new pos
sessions. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
Ipplnes. distance lends eucbantnent
to the view" end for this reason we over
look the fact that good deal of our own
country Is still undeveloped Take the
State OF Wisconsin. There are the usands
OF acres OF hardwood farming Ian is in
Northern Wisconsin adjacent to the Wis
consin Central Lines, where a poor man
can make good living and, Ia time, &C.
cumulate savings. Here be can bring up
bis family and live in peace and comfort
IN civilized country.
MANUFACTURERS AND INVESTOR
Is also offered rich Inducements in this
section OF the state, as the plentItude OF
iron ore deposits, beds of clay, kaolin
andmarl, as we'll as the immense forests
or hardwood timber, make it advantage
GUS TO locate various industries. Trans
portation facilities are Of the best, the
Wisconsin Central lines touching all the
principal cities of Northern Wisconsin,
thus offering quick and cheap transit to
the larger markets. Those interested,
can obtain complete information, pamph.
lets, mape. ETC., by applying to W. 81.
KIllen, Deputy Land Industrial Commits
sIoner, Colby & Abbot Bldg, Milwaukee,
Wis.
q. F. Whitcomb. GEM. Mgr, Burton
johnson. g. z. A., Jas. @. Pond, Gent.
Pass- ACT, Milwaukee. VIA.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
THE ENTRY INTO PONCE.
Entbusiastic Reception of Gen. Miles
and His Troops by the
Natives.

Late in the day Gen. Miles and Gen.
Wilson, in full dress uniform and beau
tiful white gloves, received the homage
of Ponce from the balcony of the
alcaide's palace, writes Richard Hard
ing Davis, in Scribner's. They made
very fine appearance. but as no men 60
nshaven in Porto Rico except priests,
the populace were greatly disturbed to
fad that it was Gen. Miles and not Gen.
Wilson who was the commanding OF
ticer of our army. HE should have
been an chbishop,' they said, but
later he convinced them that the mus
tache does not make the soldier. Moth
ing could have been more enthusiastic
or more successful that their open air
reception. The fire companies paraded
III their honor, and ran over three of
their own men, which gave the local
Red Cross people a grand chance 10 APP
pear on the scene. each man wearing
four red crosses, to carry away the
wounded. This created some confusion,
as the firemen preferred to walk, but
the Red Cross people were adamant and
bore them off on Stretchers, whether
they would or 10. The only thing want
ing 10 complete the picture was an
American flag. 1t was only detail, but
the populace seemed to miss it. 1t was
about the only article with which the
expedition was not upplied. Frantic
cabling to Washington repaired the
loss. and within q week flags were sent
all over the island and raised upon the
roofs Of many city hall. Ponce itself
held more foreign flags than we had
ever seen. Judging from their number
one would have thought hat the popu-
lation was composed entirely of Eng
fish, Germans. French and Swiss, and
members of the Red Cross society.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

j, l.. Fulton as assignee vs. Henry s.
Gtolz, Jr.
Jacob Kafks vs. etephen Bergel ct al.
William n. HAmmel vs Albert Mandt.
Jere @. Lehmkuhl and W. F. Dicke vs.
Johanna N. Suckern.
Charles Dueno, j. A. Berkedal, Anton
Trochtell, Hiram Smith, Royal Snlffin,
Peter Zarnik, P. J. Pierce, VIM. Carle,
VIM. Menge, vs. The County OF Manito-
voc.
Henrietta Arndt vs. Malinde Tagge ct al
Max Rahr Va HoratIo Truman defend
ant, Joseph Villas, William Rahr and Fred
Schuette. garnlshees.
Margaret Arndt VS. Malinde Tagee.
Simon Maz9ne!Z VA Frederick Maza
metz.
John Nagle vs. D. 8. Kavanaugh ct al.
Wm. @. drown vs Lillian III Brown.
Louis Kupz and Daniel B Biessr. Pet
er Schwarizenbart, H. G. Albrecht, Ksth-
crime keppler, vs Chicago & Northwerst
ern R. R. Go.
George G. Sedawick VS. Rose A. Ed
wards and J. l.. Edwards.
Jacob Kafka VS. Stephen Bergel and
Mary Ber9el his wife, and Anna Bergel,
Joseph Rergel, Frank Bergel. Stephen
Bergel, Rosy Bergel and Mary Bergel, in
fsnts.
Joseph AUermiler vs. c. & n. W. r, r.
Go.
Minnie Dallman vs. William Dsllman
LAW FOR COURT.
Henry Sto.zs ct al ys The Manitowoc
Terminal Co. ct al
CRIMINAL CASES.
State of Wisconsin vs Jas. l.. Hampton.
State OF Wisconsin vs John Tempke.
State OF Wisconsin Va John Frtsch and
John Dwye-.
State OF Wisconsin VS. William O'Heal q.
Forgery.
State OF Wisconsin vs Fred Jockman.
Assault and Battery.
State of Wisconsin VS. Anton Kolens-
chek. Bastardy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
FREE PILLS.

Send your address to 81. E. Bucklen
4 Co, Chicago, and get a free sample
box OF DIR. Kings Nsw Life Pills. A trial
will convince OF their merits These
pills are easy in action and are particu
larl effective in the cure of Constipa
ton and Sick Headache. For Malaria
and Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every Geieterious sub
stance and to be purely vegetable They
do not weaken by their action, but, by
giving tone to the stomach and bowels,
greatly invIgorats the system. Regular
size 25c. per box. Sold by 81. hinriche,
Druggist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
CHAIRMAN MAEkTZ ON COrNTy
PRINTING
REEDsvILLE, Via. Jan 9Th 1900

hkkosVILLR, Via. Jan. 9th. 1899.
desire 10 answer the slanderous re-
ports msoe against me by the Manitowoc
Citizen where il says. "a frand 800 90
taxpayers. Ihe county printing let tn
pay political favors. The COS, 10 ,bo
county no object with Chairman uoe-,z y
When the Citizen said that il did no.
mean 10 tell the truth. and who, IL .ave
that Chairman Maertz planned q schsua
TO double the pay to be received bv his
friend, the Pilot. and shut ont the Rsnnb.
lican papers II speaks an omen lie A. IN
the resolution itself the Citizen a,tbar
wanted to say another lie or did not oct
the correct reading OF the same The
resolution was drawn and sdontad m
good faith but certainly not in favor ~
newspapers. The COMMITTEES ,onorad The
bids OF the German papers becansa thew
asked double the amount allowad hv low
for the publishing of such procaadinos
The bid of the Citizen was IGNORED he
cause OF its not having a general circnia
ton IN this county. 1 asked Mr. q "
Roberts, the manager of said name, tn
furnish the committee list Of snhscr;h-
ers residing 10 Manitowoc comfy Mr.
G. w. Roberts SAID he would not do that
and be further said that no newsnaner
Publisher would show his list OF snbscrib
ers. The committee let the contract tn
the Pilot, but not because of it's being a
political friend of mine ard not to nav
political fa-ors as do no. owe any, Bnt
1t Was awarded to said paper because of
/ having the largest general circulation
the county, as shown by it's list of sub
scribers which the Pilot did not decline
10 show the committee. Mr. Schafiand
and myself were not doing political fav.
ors to any one, but looked for the best
interest OF the people at large.
As to what the Nord Weston SAVE re-
gardlng the publishing Of the proceedings
OF the county board: When he saws that
he wanted 90 ceuts per folio for publish
ing and 6O cents per folio for translating
When he further says that the proceed
ings of the County Board will only be
printed in English because Maertz and
Schatfiand said SO aud that the German
tax payers OF this county must learn to
read English if they wish to know what
Is done with their money, I would say
this is just because Maertz and Schaff-
land are not IN favor of trusts, nor of
paying the German papers four tunes AS
much for the publishing OF said proceed
lDgs rs they received heretofore. The
committee was forced to the painful de-
cisIon not to have said proceedings pub
llshed IN German as done heretofore.
What would the tax payers say il the
printing had been let to the Nord Weston
at 81 20 per folio when the German pap
ers published the same last year for 80
cente per folio?
Yours Truly,
w. g. MAERTZ
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
A RED MANS DRINK.
Red Ink Is FavOrite Beverage
Among the Indians of In
dian IerritOry

Nigilant as the deputy marshals are
in Indian territory, and drastic as the
application of the prohibition law by
the courts may be, several kinds of in
toxication safely defy all statutory pro-
visions. Amazing quantities of Jamaica
ginger are consumed in the territory.
The stores handle ginger as a legiti
mate drug. \ teaspoonful will cause
choking and coughing for several min
utes III throat unaccustomed to swal-
lowing the powerful stuff. But there
are men in the territory who drink two
or three bottles a day with apparent
satisfaction to their educated stomachs.
More Jamaica ginger is sold in the In
dian territory than in half a dozen
states where whisky selling is licensed.
Red ink is Another avorite territory
tlpple. This is not nickname Tor
something else. The ordinary red ink
which the bookstores of the states sell
for writing purposes is a beverage in
parts OF this country. The ink drinker
of cultivated tastes will buy bottles by
the half dozen At time and swallow
the contents with relish. Essences
which sell else" here for f1avoring pur-
poses are drinks under this civilization.
nything which has a basis of alcohol
is in demand IntoXication is craved
and the stomach of the Indian terri
tory drinker does not quarrel with the
form in which ii comes Wood alcohol.
accounted poison in most parts of the
country, is consumed in con Sidpra bIe
quantities. The peddlers buy il in Okla
homa. dilute it with water. and sell it by
the pint on this side of the line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
DOESN'T LIKE SUFFRAGE.
A Woman Says Ii Remin de- Her Of
Driving When She Was
Child.

Two women were discussing the
question of women casting votes
equally with men. One was rather
young and pretty, with an air that
spoke plainly of her always having
her own way. The other was middle
aged, comely and genial. Said the
young one: There is no use talking,
women will never have equal suffrage
as long as they persist in staying a:
home as they do. Why don't they get
out and register? The men have
given them the chance of voting for
school trustees and one thing leads to
another. What they ought to do is to
call great rally and embrace the priv
ilges they have offered them. 1t is a
great thing to deal in the affairs of the
state, even if they are merely educa-
tional I voted"
Men always put in good school
trustees" said the elder woman.
"And | helped them do it,"
"The privileges allotted woman in
the matter of voting in this state re-
mind me Of when / was little girl and
lived on the farm. My father used to
take me with him to town whenever he
went, because I was fond of the horses
and cried if he left me at home. And I
thought ] ought to be allowed TO drive.
so he humored me by letting me take
hold of the ends Of the lines and cluck
to the horses, deriving as much Joy
from it as If his strong hands were not
guiding and directing the horses ahead
of mine. But I thought 1 was driving
and making things go my way. That is
what women voting for school trus-
tees reminds me Of
And the young woman did not say a
word, for there was nothing to be said
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

EVANSVILLE, Wis. Jan. 6.-This city
lays claim to a man who hasn't partaken
OF single bit of nourishment :or the
past thirty five DAYS. His name is A. ID.
Hendrickson and he is suffering from the
result of a stroke Of paralysis which he
suffered on December l. Nothing bnt
water has passed bis lips, aud, although
there is 20 immediate danger of dying as
the result of starvation, he is fast failing.
Mr.. HendrIckson is a man we'll known
throughout the state and for sixteen
years WAS superintendent OF the state in
dustrIal school at Waukesha.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
RELIEFIN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder OILS
eases relieved in six hours by the "Neg
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remdy is great surprise on
account OF it's exceeding promptness IN
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pss-
sages in male or female. 1t relievesr
pentiop Of water and pain In passing 1t
almost Immediately. If You want quick
relief and cnre this is your only remedy.
Sold ~ F. G. Buerststte. Druggist, Mani
towoc. Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12
THE BANANA PLANTER.
In Honduras He Is a Creature W hose
PhiIOsophic Calm Is Never
Disturbed.

"The small banana planter of Hon
duras is the happiest creature on
earth" said a local shipper, reports the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, and
nothing ever removes him from his
philosophic calm. The frightful hur-
ricane which ragged along the Hondu-
rian coast on the LIST of the month alb
solutely destroyed scores of pianta-
tons. The trees were plucked out OF
the earth like blades of grass. the
fragile buildings were blown into kind
ling wood. ana nothing whatever left
TO tell the tale. Happening anywhere
else, such Il disaster would have been
a tragedy Of the first order. and meant
incaloulabl suffering, but nature is
very Kind to her children on the banana
coast All that is necessary L reha bill
tate the rayaged plantations is to stick
few clippings in the ground and wait
for them TO take root and bear. The
work is usually divided between the
PLANTER and his wife.-she sets out the
clippings and he does the waiting.
Some lime during the year, if he is not
too tired. he may rebuild his residence.
This is done by tying native rope
around four suitable trees and laying
cane stalks crossways over the top
Other cane stalks are now and then
used for sides, but they are really I'M
necessary. as the Honduranian conoep-
ton of priracy is very vague, and there
is never anything to steal. SO, as
matter of fact, the hurricane was much
less calamitous than it appeared to
those who are unfamiliar with naive
conditions. The principal loss which it
entaileG was in damage TO the present
banana crop, and the fruit grows with
such rapiGity that three months ought
TO completely repair it. Meantime, the
planter does quantities of resting and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

MANITowoC's nickname, Clipper City"
Ie figuring IN court. The Msnitowoc Pea
Packing Company has been using the
words Clipper CITY" as brand for its
goods. An injunction WAS served upon
the company by be William Mensen &
Sons company of Baltimore, the latter
alleging that the word "Chpper"is it's pat
ent trademark. The ManItowoc com
pany says 1t is name applied to this
city frequently and Is used for that rea-
son. Judge jenkins on Thursday took
under Amusement a motion TO yacate the
Injunction
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-01-12

MARINKTTE, Wis, Jan. 6-N. G. Will
son, Chicago travelling man, was knock
ed down and robbed OF $40 last night.
The highwaymen met Wilson Oh the
lower bridge, between Marlnette and
Menominee, in the early evening. Will
son was dazed by the blow and was IN
able to cry for help, although there were
several men within calling distance.