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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12

The policemen Of a certain precinct
are having a quieC laugh at the expense
of superior officer whose eccen .rici-
ties have often provoked much amuse-
ment among members Of the force and
his acquaintance.
Before the public lighting commits
sion sent in its estimates, printed slips
were sent 20 each of the stations, with
the request that they be returned with
the blanks properly filed out, desig-
mating the needs of the precinct in the
line of street illumination. The officer
aforementioned turned the slips over
to his day squad, with solemn instruc-
tions to make notes on the poorly
lighted districts and to report accord
ingly. OF course, the day squad had
no opportunity of observing the dark
places and reporting intelligently upon
them, so no slips were turned in.
well" remarked the officer, with n
complacent air, ~ guess our precinct is
pretty well lighted" and, as he 50 re-
ported to the commission, the limits
over which he has police jurisdiction
were ignored in the tes.-Detroit
Free Press,
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HUMOROUS.

Life and Death.-They are talking of
the climax of five-act realistic play.
He--"And that death in the fifth act"
She-"Oh, yes, that death-wasn't it
lifelike ?"-Figaro.
Not Fitted for -Visitor-"When
you are grown up, will you be doc
tor, like your father?" Bobby
Mercy, no! Why, l couldn't even kill
rabbit!"-Brooklyn Life.
"Has he got yacht?" mo, but he
has a revenue cutter that's a regular
clipper" you don't say!" Yes.
the scissors he cuts his coupons
with. "-Philadelphia Press.
He-"There are two periods in a
mans life when he never understands
woman" Indeed; and when are
they?" Before he is married and
afterward. collier Weekly.
A.-''Why do you write to your
fancee with a typewriter?' Bout
of precaution. She may have my
writing examined by those fellows
who can read the character from
handwriting ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Failed to Observation-Disclosures the
matter with Rashleigh?" absent
mindedness, that's ALL" Nonsense!
the mans cut and bruised frightful-
ly." Eyes. He tried to stop a runa-
way automobile by jumping in front
of it and waving his coat at it,
Philadelphia Press.
In the Kitchen. - Bridget - 'Yis,
mum, if Dim to go, Oh want two
weeks wages in advance. Ye prom
Used to give me two weeks notice,
an We broke yer contract" Mis-
tress-"You broke your contract to
begin with. You represented yourself
as cook."-Philadelp Press.
Il think the destruction of forests
is an evil which should be stopped
said the wise man. "Yes," replied his
daughter, "if it isn't, there soon will
be no suitable place for picnics.
There will be no trees from which to
hang hammocks and put up swings"
Philadelphia Item.
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Shopping in Scotland.

The Scotch have their own idea Of a
bargain day." and their view is not
without a touch of shrewdness. A Lon
don paper describes "a conversation be-
tween an English matron and Mr.. An
gus Mclver.
81 suppose, Mr.. McIver," said she,
that they have bargain days in Glas-
gow?"
Ma conscience, no! 1t wad ma do
avail"
Indeed" replied the lady. "Why,
thought bargain days would just suit
your people!"
"Weel, said he, that's JUST it, u
wad suit them over weel. If they had
bargain days, naebody wad buy ony-
thing on the ither days, We kent
Youths Companion.
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THE DESERTED HOUSE.

With sagging door and staring window
place,
And sunken roof, it stands among its
trees,
Befrended by the boughs that interlace
Metween it and the light ghost-footed
breeze.
Poor human nest, how desolately torn!
Yet in these ragged rooms young children
slept:
And on this floor all broken and forlorn
The baby with the sunshine daily crept
See where some older tom" and Susie
stood,
And marked their names a yard space
from the ground;
That little height, when all of sweet and
good
Within the narrow plot of home is found.
Such tiny sleepng-rooms, with space for
naught
Except place to dress, place to dream,
A book, little shelf, good might thought,
A childish treasure brought from field
or stream
Upon this curbstone, picking bit by bit
The grass that grew before the cottage
door,
The six-months baby sat examiningi 1t
AS one who mere had seen its like before.
Here by the window In her willow chair,
The mother sewed and sang a low re-
frain
Are those the patches from her piece-bag
there2
Nay, they are leaves that blew in with
the rain.
The leaves blow in, the moss is on the roof,
The squirrels bring their treas Tres from
the boughs,
The storm comes, and with dull, unhasten
ing hoof,
Into this partial shelter stray the cows.
All, come away! Some woman's youth lies
here,
Some mans fair childhood, dead but
wondrouS sweet;
Some heart this cot has sheltered holds it
dear
And fills it with old loves and joys COM
plete.
What right have we to pry or speculate?
The sun goes down, the darkness like a
pail
Encloseth ruined house and porch and gate,
And tender darkness broodeth over all.
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, in Youths Com
panion.
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How Polly Knew.

"befo'-de-war" matron was teach
ing one of the little darkies on her
plantation how to spell. The primer
she used was pictorial one, and over
each word was its accompanying pic
ture, and Polly glibly spelled COX, OK"
and box, box, etc. But the teacher
thought she was making too rapid
progress, so she put her hand over the
picture and sand; Polly, wat does
OK spell?" OK" answered Polly,
nimbly. How do you know that it
spells OK, Pc'ly%' "Seed his tail" re-
piled the apt foliy.-Argonaut.
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Mrs. Morey OF Coney Island, New
York, peddles milk, but she doesn't
keep a horse and wagon. Instead of
that she drives her COW around to the
houses of her customers, and while
they wait Mrs. Morey says, 80, Bess!"
TO the sleck-looking COW, and proceeds
to milk the desired quantity. In this
way each customer is assured that the
milk received is fresh and free from
adultoration. This custom of leading
the COW from door to door was COM
mon practice in this country many.
many years ago, and in parts of Europe
the mich cows or goats are still made
to serve in the place of the modern
milk wagon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12
HOMEMADE COMPASS.

YOU will have. to find some one who
has. At some other time may tell you
how you can magnetic your needle
without magnet TO magnetic the
compass needle, lay it upon a smooth
surface, and with one pole or end Of
the magnet stroke the steel from near
its middle to one end; and with the
other end or pole stroke the other end
OF the steel from the middle to the
other end This should be repeated
until the steel is thoroughly magnet
lied. If now the needle be balanced up
on its support it may dip q little. This
can be remedicd by breaking Off little
of the heavy end. Try different metals
on your needle, and see if all act upon
It in just the same Orange Judd
Farmer
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or file the small end, or handle, to q
sharp point. Then strike this punch
with hammer into the middle Of the
steel so as to make a little dent; then
give the steel little bend at this point
Now drive a nail through little block
of wood and sharpen the nail to long
point. You are now ready to balance
the steel on the standard, made of the
sharpened nail If the work has been
carefully done the steel will balance
nicely upon the point of the nail, as
shown in the drawing
Now comes an essential part Of the
proceedings, and not difficult part if
you have magnet. lfyou haven't one,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12
HABITS OF RACCCONS.
They Are Mischievous and Pretty
and Fond of Nuts and Fruits as
Well rs Fat Chickens.

A few years ago, in the top of q
large hollow tree in moist bit of
woods in northern Pennsylvania,
there lived a family of four young
raccoons. Their II sher, with feel
ing common to ali mothers, thought
these four, fluffy, frolicsome young
sters to be the finest babies in the
world. All went well with the little
fellows while they remained in the
hollow tree, under the care of their
wise old mother. As they grew older,
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o. ~ e2.e&p&e2e
s A MUSICAL HEART ;
By Ida Estella r. Smith. n:
sASaoAaMS,MSA.sMsAS

DHILEMON HARVENTIIAL had
lived three-score and ten years in
the quiet village of Aylesborough.
He was a man of unblemished char
acter, was known to be very wealthy
and lived in an unpretentious man
ner. He was a psychist, and his rath-
er peculiar religious views were the
cause of many heated arguments
among those of his friends whom he
considered it his duty to instruct in
the mysteries of his chosen faith.
He fully believed that when the time
should come for him to put on. inn
mortality" he would be received on
the next plane by q host of bright
spirits. AS he was charitable, owed
no man aught that he could not pay,
had kept the commandments and had
been as nearly as possible what the
world calls an upright man, he be
lieved that a reception of unusual
grandeur awaited him.
Notwithstanding this assurance, he
seemed to prefer deferring his jour
ney to the evergreen shore" as long
as possible, for real or imaginary
pain in the region of his heart one
day caused the good man to make a
rather hurried visit to physician of
his acquaintance.
DR.. Elwell was one among the list
of possible converts to his spiritual
istic doctrine, and as Philemon en-
tered his Office he Immediately cast
n1 l. IL I.
might, if possible, avoid the expected
lecture. But there was troubled
look on his old friends face that quite
disarmed him, and few moments
later DR.. Elwelfs head was pressed
against his side in a listening atti-
tude, As he listened, instead of hear
ing the heart-pulsations, as he ex-
pected, be heard music
He raised his head and looked about,
but could no longer hear it. Once
more he pressed his ear against Phile-
mons heart, and once more he heard
the same sweet strain. The music
sounded like the soft tones of his
own piano, as he had heard his daugh-
ter playing before leaving the house,
which stood about 90 yards distant
The doctor walked to the door and
listened, but heard no sound. He
looked toward the house, but there
was nothing unusual in that direction
BY the time the thoroughly puzzled
physician had listened, first at the
front, then at the back door of the
Office, alternately pressing his ear
against Philemon's side, he had
aroused the old mans curiosity.
anything peculiar about it, doc.
tor?"
"A little unusual, surely"
"Unusual?"
81 imagine l hear music'
"Well, doctor, believe there is to be
show in town. ] suppose they are
having a street parade"
The physician hesitated. If he ex-
planned he feared a lecture on the
supernatural. If he did not explain
he felt that he was deceiving an inno-
cent man.
Philemon continued: Il hope that
1t will not prove serious, though |
sumo tohoiacidDiS az IlHeS, ana
thought best not to neglect it."
Yes"
You seem undecided
II never had case of this kind
before! ! think there must be some
mistake, but | certainly hear music
every time ] press my ear to your
heart" he replied, half fearing an
explanation Of the mystery from his
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12

THERE is nothing of which we are
more sure than of that we see-yet
there is nothing in which we are
more easily deceived. Anyone would de-
eide In a moment that the lcft-hand figure
inclosing a dog is the smaller of the two
in the picture-but 1t isn't Both Of these
are exactly the same size, as measure
ment will prove Why do we think that one
Is larger than the other? Because the top
and bottom lines of tho left-hand figure
run toward each other on the right, and
this makes the figure seem smaller than
the one next TO 1t, although a compass
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12

will prove that they are of precisely the
same size. Now, Ii the two pictures of the
fat man and the lean man are observed.
everyone viii say that the lean man is
the taller of the two, but they are really
exactly the same height. The reason OF
this deception IS that tho stout man, be-
cause OF the breadth Of his figure, seems
shorter. This explains the very common
phrase, thin and tan" the thinness con-
tributing to the impression of height Tho
Importance of proportion for beauty either
in person or in art, is demonstrated by this
eXample.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
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however, they felt desire to see
the big world outside, and, according
ly, fell into the habit of taking long
rambles by night.
1t was while returning home early
one morning from one of these ram
bles that the prettiest one of the lot
came face to face with bright-eyed
boy of aoout IA. For a moment both
were too frightened to move; but the
boy soon recovered and made a pris-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12
HOMEMADE COMPASS.
How to Put Together Toy Which
Affords Amusement as Wen as
Instruction.

Get a piece of a handspring to 4
watch, from three to five inches long,
1t can be Strengthened by passing re-
peatedly between the thumb and finger
If held firmly. Now, if you have moth
ing better, take an old file and grind
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-12
An Anectionnte wasp.

Lubbock, who was recently raised tc
the peerage, is his fondness for live
insects as pests. lie once made a fa
vorite of wasp he caught in Spain
and the insect grew so fond OF him
rhat it would lie still in his hand to bt
strokcd.
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peruetunI Youfh.

Youngest Daughter-How old shall
| be Oh my next birthday. mamma?
Mamma-That depends on your older
sisters, my dear.-N. Y. World.
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IIIk One Ikerret.

Judge-So the prisoner hit you on
the head with brick, did he?
McGinty--Yis, yer honor.
"But it seems he didn't quite kin you,
anyway"
mo, bad cess to him; but it's wishin
he had Oh do be-"
"Why do you wish that?"
"Begory, thin Oh would have seen the
schoundrel hanged for murther."-
Chicago Evening News.
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You Can Know Too Much.

Too much information sometimes
makes n fool of man.-Chicago Daily
News.
The sun., 1900-03-13
SCHOOL BOARD FINANCES.
Treasurer Bartram's Report for the
Month of February.

The report OF Treasurer Bartram OF the
Board Of Education for February is as
follows: Receipts, to balance fund for
new buildings, etc, 4l.15; fund for
current expenses, $9,050s4. Appropria-
tion from City Council, current ex-
penses, $i2 ,9200l amount received from
Union National Bank, $6,936.80, intere 3
on deposits, Union National Bank,
$l7.31; amount received from school No.
q, sale Of old books, 20 cents.
Expenditures, by salaries paid teach
ers, sl2 ,20l 0S; salaries paid officers and
janitora, ST., 1920; amount paid for new
buidinga, $5,936.So; amount paid for
heating, appropriation, etc., new build
ings, 81 600; books ard stationery,
1927 IS; furniture, ,$l4l So; manual train
ing supplies, SS3 09; repairs, $42l.92
supplies for supervisor, 1923; treasurer
Tree library, $55S.38; miscellaneous
Sl27 G6; balance, fund for new buildings
Si4l.l5; balance, fund for current ex
penses, ST ,O36.77.
The sun., 1900-03-13
AT THE DEBS CONVENTION.

From tbe Indianapolis Press.
Richwein's Hall, in which the Social
lists assembled, was decorated with nags
and banners, with here and there a
motto in bold, black letters. over the
entrance to the hall was large German
flag, and the chairman's platform was
covered with canopy of flags, with a
handsome portrait OF Karl Marx In the
center and the inscription over IT.. FRO
letaries OF all countries united" lo
one side was the motto, "The emancl-
patton of the working class must
be the work of the working class It
SELF"
The delegates were not, as rule, the
types OF Socialists pictured in netlon
| There was a noticeable absence OF lonk
hair and heavy boards. For the mos
part, the visitors were young men, IN
tellgent looking and we'll dressed. There
was a seriousness, All intense expires
sion, in every face that marked the mel
( for what they are-enthusiasts, dreamerE
and thinkers, with one purpose in life
Eugene Y. Debs, the leader OF them all
sat in the hall most OF the day, listen
ing attentively to everything tina
was said, and gazing earnestly abou
him at his fellow workers in the cause 9
labor.
The smell OF cooking was waited vi
the broad stairway from the rooms OF thu
tenants on the floor below; the clouds
that gathered in the spring skies dark
ened the hall and cast sDmber light OF
the faces of the men.
The sun., 1900-03-13
$500 Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halps Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprletors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il
monias.
Address, f. J. CHENEY, 4 CO.,
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, 0
Halls Family Pills are The best.
The sun., 1900-03-13
TAYLOR HAS SPENT ALL.
Fgom a Louisville Dispatc.

From Louisville Dispatch.
During the campaign and since the
election Governor TAYLOR has been put
TO such expense that his private re.
sources are exhausted. In his fight every
cent he had in the world vas expended,
and then came the sacrifice of the home
Of himself his wife and their seven
children, only one Of whom is boy. To
not even his most intimate friends did
the Governor intimate how much he was
in need Of assistance. One OF his friends
guessed the truth and offers OF assistance
were made. Governor Taylor, though
appreciating the motive, refused them
with determination there was no mis-.
taking, and they we're net repeated. He
would not even accept Loan.
Recently, however, drafts have beer
sent anonymously to Mrs, Taylor frem
women all over the State, several huud
red dollars having gone from Louisville
la addition to this movement is on foot
here to provide q ha'ne in Crescent Hill,
a suburb Of Il ulisyi,.c, for the Taylora
As this money i sent to Mrs. Taylor i
The sun., 1900-03-13
STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

Andrew Carnegie has declined to
give the Dover Library financial assis-
tance.
John M. Futcher has been elected
tax collector for Lewes and Rehoboth
hundred.
Samuel Moliston is suspected of hav-
ing participated in the burglary at Levy's
distillery at Dover.
At the meeting OF the School Princi-
pals Association, Saturday, uniform
curriculum was discussed
Thomas M. Smith, who has been ap-
pointed labor statistician for Maryland,
was born near Greenwood.
Georgetown VI. P. Circuit has invited
the Rev. q. Edwin Brown to return as
pastor next conference year.
Register Causey of Sussex county has
granted letters of administration on the
estate of Alexander Hellens to DIR. Will
liam 7. Sudler.
Seaford Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, cele-
brated its sixth anniversary last night.
The Revs. r. X. Stephenson and j. w.
Fogle made addresses.
Wesley Sunday school at Dover cele-
brated it's missionary anniversary Sum
day. The collection, $351.25, was 500
more than the amount received on Mis-
sionary Day last year.
The Sussex County Levy Court has
elected bfidgetendera as follows: Wat
son w. Moore, for Laurel; Hezekiah
Smith, for Bethel; Silas Hynson, for
Cedar Creek, and Nathaniel Sharp, for
Broadkiin.
The Georgetown municipal election
resulted as follows: Alderman, Charles
i. Moore; councilmen, Joseph T.Adams,
Dir. Thomas Robinson, w. F. Tnnneil,
William w. Rawlins and William j.
Thoroughgood; assessor, John Barr
treasurer. William H. Wilson. The
Council has elected Joseph I. Adam;
president and DR.. Thomas Robinson
secretary,
The Sussex county Levy Court has
elected constables as follows: James r
Parvis, for North West Fork hundred
Thomas M. Marvel and Luke Postles
for Cedar Greek; Faank E. johnson anc
Arthur johnson, for Lewes and Reho
both; w. ]. Culver, G. /. Phillips anC
X. S. Beach, for Little Creek; P. 0
Downs and j. T.. ]. Rogers, for Days
boro, and John NJ. Franklin, for IndiaI
River.
The sun., 1900-03-13
AN URGENT REFORM
FOR GEORGETOWN

FsyTa the Georgetown Delaware, Democrat.
iTfse sad news reached us of another
very disastrous fire in Laurel early
Thursday morning, an account OF
which will be found elsewhere in this
sssue.
That unfortunate town has so often
suffered in this way during the last few
years that it ia not possible for the fires
TO have been accidental, but incendiar-
iam is suspected to have caused many Of
them. In this last instance flames were
discovered in several places at one time,
showing that it was not caused by acci-
dent, but by design.
The authorities there should make
every effort to discover the perpetrators
of the dastardly act and bring them to
Justice.
Our town has received another warn
ing that should be needed before it is toe
late. The night watchman and the small
engine are good enough in their way and
have heretofore prevented fires IRON
spreading 20 any great extent, but the
zine will come when they VIII be Of little
avail The rate OF insurance OH propert,
living en- East Market street between thu
Publlc Square aud the Railroad, is aimos
prohibtury, and many oi the owner
prefer nOl 10 lllfule " iliNlHS ~ ph.
such large sum. Tor protection. fhe.
would rather cary their own risks am
say the premiums charged wnnid IN
few years pay any loss they are likely t
sustain. We Have repeatedly urge
waterworks and lite engine for til
town, but the people turn deaf ear
all arguments and will do nothing {
save their homes from the flames.
Let few active citizens take til
matter in hand and tart movemel
among the people that will prove SUI
cessful All recognize that it should
done and all that is wanted is that son
persons should be active longh to {
among the people and BY proper organ
zation and effort persuade them % raj
the requrad sum. Not. only VIII 1t
molcy weA spent, so far as decrease
The sun., 1900-03-13
Eomale Collector ! Nraud.

At the meeting OF the Preachers Asso-
ciasion yesterday it was reported chat a
woman claiming to be working in the
interests Of Epworth NJ. L. Church, was
soliciting donations Of money from cti-
zens for the alleged purpose OF defraying
the expenses Of entertaining. the minis,
ters WHO will attend the conference held
in this city. Rev. Francis Burgette
Short, pastor Of Epwolth Church, was
present at the meeting and declared the
woman to be fraud, and said that nc
ne tfoai lis church had been author
4 4 ID collect money ter such q pur
,ose.
The sun., 1900-03-13
AGAINST SPIRIT OF THE LAW
Iom the Georgetown Union Republican.

FROM the Georgetown Union Republican.
If the Union Republican party was IN
she minority today in Delaware, its con-
tinued existence would be crime. 1t
would have no earthly right to maintain
its organization or to continue its con-
tentions for single instant. 1t would
be wrong from top to bottom-wrong to
She National Republican party and its
great purposes, wrong to the hopes and
aspirations Of every Republican in our
State. No excuse could be made that
would justify it. II, on the other hand,
il is in the majority, no reason could
justify a deliberate abandonment o.
their constitutional Republican right tc
control. To do this would be likew ise =
crime, crime against their courage, theil
self respect and against the spirit Of law
and OF the Constitution.