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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
rapan ha. 1887: Rom an Catholics.

Japan las oo,oS- hOm al ShtuOiCSs
Hartwell, Gf.., was the scene of q
"horse-swapping convention" recently.
The Moravian church in Greenland
has transferred its work to the Luther
an Danish church.
The salaries paid in the Chicago high
schools annually average $3.50 for each
pupil taught in them.
At Cornell university the percentage
of college graduates in the professional
schools is the largest in their history.
Harvard's library has been enriched
with Count Paul Rants collection of
books relating to the crusades and the
history of the Latin east.
New York has a school in connection
with the fire department, where fire.
men are taught to scale buildings, catch
dummies and handle furniture.
In 1853 81 out of every.1 900 marriages
in England and Wales were performed
by Roman Catholic priests. In 1897 the
number had decreased to Al in every
1000.
Six new brotherhood banks under the
auspices of the Salvation Army have
recently been opened in India for the
purpose of lending money to poor vii
layers at low rate of interest.
DR.. Joseph Parker, of the City Tenn
pie, London, said the other day that il
every curate were saint, if every dean
were beyond reproach and if archbish-
ops were in point of excellence almost
archangels, he should still be a strong
Protestant evangelical dissenter.
Macaulay declared in the house OF
commons that if anyone would search
the Oxford calendar or the Cambridge
calendar for the past 500 years. he
would dud that the men who had been
frsS in the competition of the schools
had been first in the competition OF
life.
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The latest use to which bicycles have
been applied is tiger hunting. A paper
published in British India gives an ac-
count of this startling innovation. A
pig, ii appears, was carried away by
tiger from a coffee estate in Castle
wood, in the state of Johore. 1.-The news
having been sent to Johore," runs the
report, 1.-THE sultan's truckers were out
ON bicycles by midday and located the
tiger in some low shrub within half a
mile of the shed. The sultan himself
rode out at four o'clock, and after
short beat of half an hour a large tiger
was driven out of the shrub and fell to
one well-placed shot by the sultan
through the tigers forehead"
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share of the plumber, and the pirates

share of the plumber, and the pirates
are not molested. Occasionally the pro-
yincial government makes a show of
putting stop to it, by sending an OFF,
cial, with soldiers, to the chief GEN.
ter of piracy. But due notice is served
when he is coming, and by the time he
arrives the leaders are conspicuous for
their absence. The less guilty or in
nocent people of the neighborhood are
caught and beaten, or Squeezed" the
official and his train go back enriched,
and piracy is soon worse than ever. This
makes transportation by sea very haz-
ardous.
All these impediments to traffic
would be disposed of at once, by the
opening of these ports to steamers;
and the advantages following would
be very great. The pirates would then
have to quit their robbery. They could
not overhaul a steamboat.
River navigation in China is carried
on with great industry, if not skill.
Not only do they use the larger streams,
but the small ones, full of shallow rap
ids over which the boat must be al
most carried by sheer muscle, are used
for freight transportation and passen-
gers. These boats for shallow streams
are made with round bottoms and ends,
20 to 80 feet long, and are pushed by
poles, carried and dragged up the
streams, and float down.
1t is a life of miserable brute labor
that these poor boatmen live. A harder
lot can scarcely be imagined. Yet these
little streams must be used until roads
are built for carts end trains. AS long a.
the only competition is the shoulders Of
men, even this laborious uSe of naviga-
ton is the cheapest to be had.
Canals are more numerous in China
than in any other country in the world,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-11
INDEBTED TO PEACOCK.
GeOmetrical Figures Suggested by
the Spreading of the Birds
Beautiful Train.

1t is highly probable that our ancient
and honored friend Mr.. Euclid discov-
cred his ideas of geometry by inspect
ing the outspread tail of a strutting
peacock Ancient and honorable as are
the problems of Euclid, it is practically
certain that the peacock had been on
earth many moons before the father
of cubes, squares, angles and parallelo-
grams dawned upon the world. This
being so, and the tail presenting such
a dazzling combination of geometrical
figures-indeed, they might be used for
the fashioning of beautiful mosaic
ii is quite reasonable TO suppose the old
Greek caught his inspiration from the
proud bird.
With such a statement as beginning
for story, it is well to back it up with
evidence. Only the best evidence is adj
missible, as one knows who has read
Mr.. Greenleaf on this branch of the
law-that is, if the best can be procured.
If it cannot cause must be shown that is
satisfactory to the judge. In the pres
ent case the best evidence is ocular and
fortunately it is at hand. Plats and
charts play most important parts in
jurisprudence. Maps often determine
the value of a case made, for geometry
and trigonometry determine TO the
fraction of an inch the boundaries of
tract of land.
Herewith is presented in evidence an
exact reproduction of the widespread
tail of peacock. 1t is apparent to any
body that the contention is based on
reason and probability. Gaze at the in
tricate figures which are formed by the
$50 feathers Pretty nearly every thing
that Euclid discovered can be traced
there. 1t is unfortunate that the bril-
liant plumage of this train-the real
tail lies under it and supports it when
in the natural position-cannot be add
ed TO the picture. But he who has
acquaintance with any peacock in full
plumage may judge for himself just
how much the Greek savant was in
debted to the handsome train for his
train o. ideas.-Chicago Chronicle.
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ONCE LIVED IN SOUTH AMERICA.

man he will not think the word so hard
to master after all. From having found
remains of the glyptodon in the Pleisto-
Gene deposits the scientific men know
that the great animal was living just
before the human species came into ex-
istence.
At the Cincinnati museum of natural
history in Broadway there is lifesize
cast or restoration of the remains of
the glyptodon, and a very wonderful
thing it is, and something well worth
seeing. The picture gives an idea of its
appearance, but it should be seen to be
appreciated. The shell of the arma-
dillo, it will be remembered, is made
up of buckler-like plates, so that when
he wishes to decline himself to company
he can roll himself up and present moth
ing but his hard shell to the world. The
glyptodon, however, differs from the
armadillo in that his shell, or carapace,
is composed of one solid piece, and a
very big piece it is. Indeed, if it was
turned over the shell would make a very
nice bathtub, large and deep enough
for several little boys to swim in. The
facial portion of the skull is very short;
the limbs are very strong and the feet
are short and broad, resembling, exter-
nally, those of the elephant or the tor
toise.
There are many entertaining things
to be seen at the museum of natural his
tory, both for the student and the
casual observer, and the cast of the
glyptodon skeleton is not among the
least Observation-Disclosures CONNER
cial Tribune
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Battles and Itnin.

II is curious fact--well known, how
ever, to weather eXperts-that heavy
firing will generally cause rain, even
though the sky was clear beforehand.
At Waterloo rain came down in tor
rents. So II did In several of the big bat
ties of the civil war-Gettysburg, for
example. The tremendous conclusion
shakes the little globules OF water
which are always present inyisioly In
the atmosphere together, and so brings
them DOWN. 7. Sun.
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RIDING HOME.

"My feet's tired" said little Richard,
When walking out one day,
you'll have to carry me, papa,
All the rest of the way"
"Why. you're too big to be carried"
Said papa. where's your pride?
If you can't walk any farther
Just take my cane and ride
30 the steed Dick mounted quickly
And galloped off with glee.
"Riding is eastern walking,
I'll soon get home" said he
-Lida c. Tulloch. in Youths Companion
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II dropped in to tell yon." said the
smart little mar. that don't propose
to pay for the paper you've been send
ing me for the last Eve years. You
can keep on serding bills long after
I'm dead and gone II you think II
-olth while"
"No." said the editor. quietly, I'VE
can't afford to print your bills on as
bestos." -Philadelphis Press
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-11

In China hens are employed to hatch
fish eggs. These are sealed in an egg
shell and placed under the unsuspect-
ing hen for few days. The contents
low pool, where they can bask In the
sunshine until the minnows are strong
enough to be turned into lake or
river,
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Dishonesty Needs ABILITY.

1t requires extraordinary ability TO
enable any man to be probably and
safely dishonorable.- Daily
News.
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Life Is n Rnce.

Life is race: the goal Is round the bend; |
Blest he whose legs hold out unto the end
Chicago Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
The Wrong Leg.

A well-known Archbishop of Dublin
was, toward the end of his life. af
ficted by his absence of mind. that led
often to startling developments. The
most devout of men, the best of hus-
bands, he figured in one anecdote that
might have got less well-known
pietist into trouble. 1t was at a din
ner given by the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. In the midst of the dinner
the company was startled by seeing
the Archbishop rise from his seat
looking pale and agitated, and CRYING.
1T has come, it has comet" what
has come, your Grace?" eagerly cried
half dozen voices from different parts
OF the table. What I have been ex-
pecting for some years-a stroke of
paralysis" solemnly answered the
Archbishop. Il have been pinchinp
myself for the past two minutes. and
find my leg entirely without sensa-
ton" Pardon me, my dear Archbisb-
OPP said the hostess, looking up "a
him with quizzical smile, "payson
me for contradicting you, but il is me
that you have been pinching."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
Mixed the Babies Un.

ST. Joseph Mo) correspondence 81.
Louis Globe-Democrat: Mrs Frances
hraut thinks she cared for and hurled
anoeher woman's child. Her own
child she believes, is alive but she
is rs, unable to learn its whereabouts
NE story involves Simon Stern. SUI
por ln'enuent OF charities; Mrs. Eddy,
1onouctress of a maternal home and
DaDy farm, and Mrs. Alsup who
thlnks she is the mother Of tba ohiId
whose funeral expenses were naid NV
Mrs. Kraut Mrs. Kraut had vory
pretty girl baby, which she left Tom
porarily. She alleges the infant Wa.
sold to strangers, and when e,gbt
months later, she called for her he h,,
sne was given another, which soon
aieu' Mrs. Kraut in court will en-
ueavor to prove her charges
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
gTS HEART MADE BAD
MURDERER'S YEAkS- 00N
OF VENGEANCE.
In a Dramatic Statement Made TO NJ
porter Carmelo Giaclnto Tells for the
First Time why He shot low"
Antonio Shiavelli.

Carmelo Giacinto, prisoner IN jan
at Long Island City, charged with lne
murder of Antonio Schiavelli, has Du'
one object in life. Giacinto fired four
revolver bullets into the body oil
schiavelli, in Astoria, where the muir
dered man had gone for a short walk
with his wife.
When questioned by the police ON
Gals about the motive of his crime
Giacinto remained grimly silent. But
to a reporter, who understands ana
speaks Italian, he gladly, almost eager
ly. told this remarkable story;
Fourteen years ago l came to TINS
country from Messina Signor, every
thing looked bright to me. am CAD
inet-maker and came to work at my
trade. | went to board with the Schla-
vellis. They were from my native
town. It was a great mistake.
I'm one month-ah, was young ana
strong then; not as you see me today
Il got good job. | was only thirty
six years old; | am more than hfty
now. Soon l grew tired of living alone.
I wanted some one to talk to, some one
to love. l thought that if I could get
a good wife my happiness would be
complete.
"In the Schiavelli family were four
brothers. One is dead now. l killed
him.
Zone day one of the Schiavellis
showed me a photograph. 1t was a
pretty Italian girl-oh, how beautiful!
That girls beauty was devils gift to
cause all this trouble. Schiavelli told
me she was in Italy; she would come
if would marry her. The girls face
pleased me, and when the Schiavellis
praised her l was their victim. l paid
her passage to this country. She came
a month later. She went to live with
the Schiavellis, who had moved to
One Hundred and Forty first street.
did not go with them
when l heard that she had come
l called at the Schiavelli's house. But
no, signor, l could not see her. l was
turned from her home. l became en-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
why Changes Are Needed

Change of scene, change OIL , O.'is
ton and frequent changes IN la u mis-
ings and diet are all important 30. :" b
season, and the time OF rest n rsen
secured from these changes e' W., srn.
an expensive outing, or the 'i'us sorde
mer vacation, has not been an 4 c,i
No woman who has ever t ianrs r.
conceive of the rest and piea1 .a sOt
sulting from change Oh gil lsihls y
Make such changes as are po sttor d
rearrangins rooms in the ilia' stc D.
furniture, pictures, ornaments as tbe e.,
something, anything, to reS ,s,onotopI,
and brain from dead-leVei rl0 Of b.
It is said that marked caS' oJbapslI
somnia have been cured by ' nnotbsr,
from one sleeping-room TO ,,. ~ BET
The wise woman will also gn' as ps.
family dietary as compie'e''p ittsburs
sible as the seasons change
Dispatch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20

ragged. raved. Then the four broth
ers set upon me and threw me out
into the street. Seelerati!
For weeks 1 bore the taunts of nv
countrymen. They would point me
out when 1 appeared on the street.
They would call out, 'Ecco Antonio
Pasinoh (There's Antonio the Don
key) These jeers from my own peo-
pie almost drove me mad But when
heard that the brothers had offered
to marry the girl-all of them, Signore.
all four-and that she had accepted
Giuseppe, the eldest, l was almost in
sane.
The time is long, long! About
seven yc ars ago l was out walking one
evening, l happened to hear a loud
laugh, and there behind me I saw
the four Schiayelli brothers. They had
ruined my life. l could stand it no
longer l had only one object in view
one purpose in life-to wipe them off
the earth. I drew revolver and fred
point blank at them. The miserahler
| missed my aim. For this I was sent
to Blackwell's Island for six months
THAT sentence only added to NV
rage. " my
Il came out of jail. came hack r.
New York to hunt I'D NV enemies
They had disappeared. I think sig.
more, they knew what 1 would do
They were afraid of Carmelo siv
years | wandered about aimlesslv NV
only object was to find them Tbat
Sunday l happened to go to Astoria
as well there as any other place-snd
met one Of the brothers face to face
lie was not the one who had mar
ried my intended wife. But no matter.
ne was as guilty as the rest. and 7 shot
MIN down. When laid eyes upon hin,
my mind was ON fire. For a time was
llAe one In dream. Something
SEEMED 10 tell me to shoot, and I shot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
He Hadn't Shown on.

J, me recent death of Nine. Aubernor
oe NerVilie In Paris recalls a renlv
once made to her by Dumas fills VIII
inc AV' enJoy certain kind of lioniz-
ing Al dinner at Nine. Aubernon,s
one evening ne sat next to a certain
seneral' who was Disconnected NV IN
ma mas emily manner. why do Won M,
tell the general some of vonr u,, ~
S So 81 asked the hostess in a whis.
per. Mon Dieu, madam" replied IN
m mas IN his most ingenious tona
., everyone to his trade-I was waitins
lor him to fire off a cannon" s
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
Lord and Minister.

The Scottish Leader says that the
former Lord Elphinstone's parish min
lister was very scatter-brained tbeo-
Logan, and in his sermons often knew
not the end from the beginning. Ono
Sunday his Lordship, in his customary
sleeping, gave vent to an unmistalr.
able snore. This was too much for
the minister, who stopped and cried.
"Waken, my Lord Elphinstone," A
grunt followed and then his lordship
answered: I'm no sleepin', minister :.
"But ye are sleepin'. 1 wager We ain.
ma ken what said last" exclaimed the
pastor. "ou, ay," returned the naor
"Ye said, 'Waken, my Lord Elnbin.
stone.'" "Ay, ay," said the minister
"But wager We dinna ken what 7
said last afore that" "Tuts." renIiaS
the nobleman, promptly. 'Tu wager
ye dinna ken yerself"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
MARRIED IN HASTE
gus Couple U"itod In Very os,., :.
In Pittsburg. "a

couple Unitod In Very Omit.
IN Pi'tsburg.
a wedding ceremony w..
recently in the office Of a, @S conduca
liam Watson, East street 'D, n W.T.
at a lightning express rate "V ~. SD,
contracting parties were II. Inc ha
per- a negro, and Hattie An.u sy b.
same race. The event was WIZ q III
expected even by the hrIda "~Olly uR
the result of an impulse ws;os uut va
the groom as he was in tha suuei
delivering a load Of coal IN ' s act
borhood. Barber, who is . '4 ~ lesa-
and his girl had pledged tbo Ss'aa'el
ana gone through all the form NM" you
1t Is customary to attach to 40 Sad
rage engagement. Some day. 81 na''
marriage license was nroc,'. asO u'
the groom wanted to see his wo' al'
tie clearer at the financial enS ~ HE
having the knot tied. Yesterdaa V'iOs
ing ne began the delivery Of co. IoIl'
~ IL was a good day for bushes. ' "a,
ne caught onto few dimes oytra ~ rn'
sum total of his catch was 81 o. n lH
vey's last job for the day was ~ ~. lar
livery of a load of coal in tbo , ,-1 ~
OF Squire Watson's Office ua ''aq
driving leisurely along East .,,. w.
when he spied his fiancee gavl, ' .'
ping along the sidewalk. Sbs IVY y,
just stepped out to buy some asr, 10y
things" for the lady who emnI1 Sp',
her. This is what she told u. ,s~
when he hailed her with COCOA
ening, girl; right glad to soc vo.,
Harvey had a dollar to spare ana 4.
maxim through life had been new, i
let a good chance go by. He as,S
Hattie how much time she bod 4.
spare and was told: Just fifteen nj,
utes." Just about the same NJ,
here" said Harvey. He then s,,S
her to go to Squire Watson's of1cp ,ri
nave the wedding take place at onv
Miss Allen didn't object. Harvey SAM
out, Gee, whoa, hoa," and the team
was up against hitching post IN,
horses were tied and then the GONNA
fairly rushed into the squire's Office n
get themselves hitched. Come to gs
married, squire" announced h,
groom. Here's the license. Pleas
hurry up. l haven't any time IA
spare. This girl has to get back IA
cook supper, and l have coal to le,u
right away" The prospective groom
with coalbegrimed fingers, fshed ont
ten dimes from his fob pocket and
laid the money on the counter
Here is the fee, squire. didn't a.
pect this little matter was going to
happen or l would have had the coin
all in one piece" he said. Constable
John Holman was impressed as a wit.
ness, and the twain were made one
See you down at the house tomG.
row." was the grooms parting SALUTE
and he went to deliver the coal, and
she hurried away to get the supper
things. "-Pittsburg Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
PICKED UP THE PIN.
And Has Had Nothing but Bad LUX
Ever Since.

Ever Since.
"These homely old superstitions va
have all heard since childhood are
very mysterious things" said the re-
cording secretary of the New Orleans
Ananias club to the New Orleans
Times Democrat man. Take the one
for instance, about finding pins. Last
week a friend of mine, who is rather
portly, saw a pin lying on the side
walk. He didn't want to pick It Up
but was afraid to pass it for fear OF DAD
luck, so he stopped over, slowly aAl
painfully. AS he did so he busted !
pair of 50 silk suspenders and ripped )
pair of 50 trousers. At the same uns
his Sc gold eyeglasses fell OH anu
smashed all to pieces, but he got Wv
pin and rose up suddenly, being maa
just in time to bring the back Oh nD
head in contact with a piece OIL scaA'
thing which a carpenter was carr!mS
along the pavement The concusslvl
raised a bump as big as goose ~
and knocked off his new white alpl'
hat, which rolled into the gutter als
was ruined. Nevertheless, ne Sau
hung onto the pin and stuck II ans u,
the lapel of his coat In taking Oh w
garment at his office he scratched Hl ~,
self on the back of the hand WIN J..
point, and a couple of days la'si
flammation set in. You see' Tue W. ~,
founded pin was brass and plOO' 4,
covered with germs. Anyhow, 81, y
hand swelled up until it looked n Inv \
ham, and he hasn't been aDle " ,, ~,
yet. AS he happens to be DoO ,i., nnt
the thing has already knocked him , n,
of a weeks work and may lose l 1oa,nf
job. The worst Of it is, ne r .0,rd
dare to throw away the pin iol ~. sor,I.
having bad luck. These oia Sup rsr,
tions are certainly very curious
curious indeed"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20

the secretary of the English embassy
in Paris, to leave the party. There
followed an ugly row, but the yacht
Immediately turned into Copenhagen
and Mrs. Lee was put ashore with all
her trunks and valises. Mrs. Lee is
the American social arbltress in Paris.
1t is limited that this is not the first
time she has been the heroine of sim
liar episodes. While many commend
the position taken by the countess
there are many who believe that the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
ANNA GOULD'S ALL

The American colony in Paris Is
oreatlv excited over the report that
5rring the recent cruise Of the Castel-
Ianes on the steam yacht Valhalla
Count Bonl de Castellane became
60 manifestly attentive toward Mrs
Austin Lee and she so rashly capriei-
ous and authoritative about the yacht
that the countess (who was Anna
could, upon the advice of the other
Guests. finally requested the wife OF