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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

tesv and frsukness, combined with p'ofes
siona! intelligence" said Nj Wolf, be-
ceuse we wero strangers you did not
think It necessary to treat US with distrnst
or GOODNESS. You saw we were really in
terested in acqaainting ourselves with
your works. and you did not ask US, be-
fore extending to us your civllities, what
letters of introduction we brought ! GU
measured us by the spirit we showed, and
not by the dignities we could have exhiO-
ted
The mechanic visited s.. Petersburg,
and soon aferward. rcmovei bis whole es-
tablishment there Ee nad imperial or
ders for as many locomotive engines as he
could construct He rose rapid y to opu-
Ience. He hes lately returned to bis own
country. and is still receiving large orders
from his Russian workshops. All of his
prosperity grew out of bis unselfsh civility
to two strangers, one of whom WAS the Sc
cret agent of the Gear Of Russia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

Walking IN the county one morning in
early sprng time, we sea'ei ours1lf 70 rest
on large stone hear an orchard gate
NeTy soon We observed large man hang
ing to the topmoSt lmhS of small apple
tree. with ore hand, While with the other
ne was cutting on tW;gS and hrnorhe>.-
we naoe ma, gooh mo n'hg lie an.
"ered cheertnity; and we ventured to
hut that the Tree he had climbed bore II
heavy burden. Yes he said, 9 the
trees all need pruning but | can only at
tend 10 fc" o. them. lhe othorS would
mol Graf ny ,e'-at'
VI. ,'"n YOU ."''"n your sa" 10 A
-"'@' N'"." o" '.'e @'""n,' ana rune such
nus = mos, 'F4"' II we asked,
" t''' l 'e'.a.e' ne a'sNerei that
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
Thrilling AdyentEIre---An En-
counter with EsquifRlaIix Dogs.

The following extract from DR.. HAYES
:. Arctic Boat JourneY" will be read with
interest at the present time, when the
writer's proposed Polar Expedition is one
of the topics Of the day:
The dogs were fastened by their long
traces, each team being tied to separate
stake They were howline pifeously-
Having been exposed to all the fury of the
storm with no ability to run about, they
had grown cold, aud, as their masters
tod us, having had nothing to eat during
thirty SIX hours, they must have been saw
agely hungry. One Of them had already y
eaten his trace; but we came out, fcrtu-
uately, at the proper moment to preven
al attack upon the sedSes.
"Leaving the hunters to look after their
teams, | returned to the hut. The blind
ing snow which battered my face made
me insensible to every thing except the idea
Of getting out of it; and thinking of no
danger | was in the act of STOPPING to en-
ter the doorway, when a sudden noise be
hind me caused me to look around. and
there, close TO my heels, was the whole
pack of thirteen hungry dogs, snarling,
swapping, and showing their sharp teeth,
like drove of ravenous wolves. It was
fortunate that | had got down upon nv
kuees, or they would have been upon my
back.
Ia fact so imretuous was their attack,
that one of them had already sprung when
| faced round. | caught him on my arm
I l. i Il
ers were for a moment intimidated by the
suddenness of my movement, and at seeing
the summary manner in which their lead
er had been dealt with and they were in
the act of sneaking away, when they per
ceiyed that WAS powerless to do them any
harm, having nothing in my hand.
Again they assumed the offensive; they
were all around me; an instant more and
| should be torn in pieces. l had faced
death in several shapes before, but never
had | felt as then my blood fairly cur
died in my veins. Death down in the red
throats OF pack Of woltish dogs had some
thing about it peruiarv v unpleasant. Con
ing for spring | had not even time to
holoo for bel p; to run would be the read
lest meSns of brag the wretches upon me.
My eye swept round the group, and caught
something lying half buried in the snow,
about ten feet distant. Quick as flash
sprang, as | never sprang before or since.
over the back of huge fellow who stood
before and the next instant was whiri-
ing about me ;he lash of long whip, cut
ting to right and left. The dogs retreated
before my blows aud the fury Of MY onset
aud then sulieniy skuiked behind the ocks
The whip had clearly saved my life; there
was nothing else within nv reach and it
had been dropped there quite accidental
" by KaIutunah as lie went down to the
sedges.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

The GREAT FIRE IN LONDON OF 1866.
dickens gives the following description
Of the great London fire, which occurred
upon windy night, Sept 81 1866:
" 1t broke out in bakers shop near
London Bridge, on the spot where tho
Monument now stands as a remembrance
of those raging flames. 1t spread and
spread, and burned and burned for three
days. The nights were lighter than tho
DAYS in the day time there was an i'm
mense cloud of smoke, and in the MI sht-
time there was great tower of fire mount
ing up into the sky, which lighted up the
whole country landscape for ten miles
round.
Showers of hot ashes rose into the air
and fell on distant places; flying sparks
carried the contiagration to great distances,
and kinGled it in twenty new spot. at n
time, church steeples fell down with tre-
mendous crashes houses crumbed into
cinder by the hundred and the thousand
The summer had been intensely hot and drv,
the streets were very narrow, and the hou-
ses mostly built of wood and plaster
Nothing could stop the tremendous fire
but the want Of more houses to burn nor
did it stop until the whole way from the
Tower TO Temple Bar was desert, com
posed Of the ashes of Thirteen thousand
houses and eighty churches.
This was terrible visitation at the time,
and occasioned great loss and suffering 10
the two hundred thousand burnt out peo-
pie, who were obliged to lie in the fields
under the open night sky, or in hastily
made huts of mud and straw, while the
lanes and roads were rendered impossible
by carts which had been broken down as
they tried to save their goods. But the
fire was great blessing to the city after
wards, for it arose from its ruins very
much improved-buit more regularly,
wider, cleanIy y, and therefore much more
healthy"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
THE PAgsGV.


When l was young, AMI fond Of noise,
And wore my frs gray homespan jacket,
And fought stout battles with the boys,
Aadf.led ms fathers house with racket,
Oar well beloved pastor del,
And lef; behind him scores Of weepers-
Stout pillars Of the church, long tried,
rs vel! as lesser props-and sIeepers.
lie was patriarch, wise and gray,
One CT me o!3 time Christian scholars,
Who cheered afiiction's weary way.
And gave tn oppressed advicc-and dol
lars
The matrons' love for linn, at last,
SubImed almost 10 veneration,
For he'd baptised one half the past,
And ali the present generation.
Outside the church, the good man held
a comprehensive supervision,
And giiage quidnuncs were compelled
To bow betcre his calm decision.
Though party strife ,o;ght rage aud swell
Or skep,ics raise some knotty question,
There came no storm lie couid nos qn-il,
10 doubt 100 grave for his digestion,
Go remember well the scene
When, all the congre CATION seated,
lie closed the book with reverent mien.
Aud twice the pregnant text repeated ;
And then, as influenced from above,
His heart with holy themes expanding,
Appealed to faith sud Christian love,
a 5 well as human understanding.
On Wednesday nights he always made
To US a quiet, pastoral visit;
So when the bell lis touch betrayed,
My mother never asked, "Who is it q
But wheeling out tie easy chair,
With It's inviting arms of leather,
She laid his pipe, with thoughtful care,
And steel tobacco box together.
Those genial times were mellow ripe,
When folks were not inclined to bicker
If ministers enjoyed a pipe
And slipped a social glass Of liquor;
So while bis cheerful features glowed,
And smoke wre;,tiI5 circIed to the cell
inr,
His tax in streams of wisdom flowed,
Like waters from fount of healing
We Lowell the man, revered him too
AS who did rot that ever knew him
His pety and kindnes drew,
With cords Of love, all classes to him.
His praise by men need not be Tipped,
To make our sogrowing hearts beat fast
For memory holds a secret crypt,
Wherein is shrned our sainted pastor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
Col. Bowie i'm NlissSSSspt.

An old Mississipian furnishes the follow.
ing to the WoodviIe Miss) Rrpubican
"The famous fight, in which forty OF
more gentlemen were engaged, in 1928,
is still remembered in NatciIez. Col. jim
Bowie, the famous fighter and inventor Of
The knife which bears his name, used to
spend great deal of his time in Natchez
He was challenged by gentleman of Al
eXandria, La, whose friends, to the mum
Der Of twenty or more, accompanied him
to Natchez, to see fair play, knowing that
Bowie was Il desperate man, and had bis
f.iendS about him. All parties went up
on the field Tie combatan's took their
places in the centre, separated from their
friends III the rear far enough not to en-
danger them with balls. Behold the bat
tie array thus: Twenty armed Louisan-
ians, fifty yards behind their champions
and his seconds and surgeons, and oppo-
site them. as far behind Bowie and his sec
onIs and surgeons, twenty armed Missis
sipians Behold the heights of Natchez,
thronge'l with spectators, and steamer
in the river, rounded to, its decks black
with passengers, watching with deep in
tereSt the scene!
The plan Of the fight was to exchange
shots twice with pistols and to close with
knives, Bowie being armed with his own
terrible weapons. At the first fire both
parties escaped. At the second the Louis
ianisn was too quick, and took advantage
of Bowie, who waited for the word At
this, Rowie's second cried foul play" aud
shot the Louisianian dead. The second
of he latter instantly killed the slayer OF
his principal. Bowie drove his knife into
this man. The surgeons now crossed
blades, while with loud battle cries came
on the two parties of friends, the light of
battle in their eyes. In moment the
party was eng ged in fearful conflict
Dirks, pistols and knives were usel with
fatal effect, until one party drove The 9th.
er from the field. DO not know how ma
ny were killed end wounded in all, but i,
Mas dreadful slaughter. Bowie fought
like lion, but fell, covered with wounds
-Four months he fingered at the Mansion
House before be fully recovered"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
How the States got Named.

Main was so called as early as 1858
from Ma. in France, of which Henrietta
Malla was at that time proprietor. New
Hampshire was the name given to the
territory conveyed by the Plymouth com
pany to Captain John Mason, By patent
November I, 1719, with reference to the
in Hampshire, England. Vermont was
so called by the inhabitants in their decIa-
ration of independence, January Is, 1176.
from the French words Uerd, green, and
mont, mountain. Massachuset was ma
med after tribe of Indians in the neigh
borhood of Boston. The tribe is thought
to have derived its name from the blue
Il Ger Williams, "th4t Mass achusetts was
called from tno %Iue Hills" Rhode Island
was so called in 1914, in reference to the
Island of Rhodes, in the Mediterranean
New York was so called in reference to
the Duke Of G0ik and Albany, to whom
this territory was granted. Pennsylvania
was named in 1851, after William Penn.
Delaware was so called in l102 from the
Delaware Bay, on which it lies and which
received its name from Lord de La Ware,
who died in this bay. Maryland was so
called in honor of Henrietta Maria, Queen
Of Charles l.. in his patent to Lord Balti-
more. June 80, 1882 Carolina was SO
called by the French in 1865, in honor of
King Charles TX. of France Virginia
was 50 called in 1898. after Elizabeth who
was :he Virgin Queen" of England =
Georgia was so called in 1862, in honor
of King George IL. Alabama WAS so
called in 1916, from lis principal river
Mississippi was SO called in 1900 from It's
western boundary. Mississippi is said to
denote the whole river, that is the river
formed by the union Of many. Louisiana
was so called in honor of Louis NV. Of
France. Tennessee was SO called in 1890
from its principal river. The word Ten
nes>ee is said to signify curved SPOON
Kentucky was so called in 1880 from its
principal river. The word siguihes river
of men. Indiana was 50 called in 1902,
from lis southern boundary. Missouri was
SO called in 1914, from its principal boun-
Diary Michigan was SO called in 1902,
from the lake on which it borders. Ar
kansas was SO called in 1919, from lis
IIlnclpal river. Florida was SO called by
Juan Ponce De Leon, 1851, because it was
disooverei on Easter SunJay--in Spanish.
"2ucuS I2oridr.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

CAPTAIN JARvIs-The late naval ex-
plot at Vera Cruz is likely to make some
men famous. Calamity as all the officers
concerned behaved upon the occasion, vet
the whole responsibility of their action
rests with the officer in Chief-Captain
Jarvis. Now, who is he? lie was one Of
those unfortunate gentlemen who fell un
der the ban of the notorious "court of in
quiry," which sat, several years ago, at
Washington, and, in secret conclave, re-
tired and cashiered men, who were given
no hearing in their defense, and some Of
whom were better than the members of
that star chamber tribunal. Captain Jar,
Wis, who was restored to service, has Just
proved how valuable sailor, commander
and patriot the navy and the country
would have lost if the sentence which de-
privcd him of bis commission had notbeeu
reversed. Long ago, when in the Mediter
ranetn, it was said Of him by the commo
dore on :hat station, that when he wanted
any order executed With special prompt
ness precision and energy, he always call
ed on jarvis, and that opinion of the man
is now signaIly confirmed by the events
which have just transpired in the gulf
Lieutenant Turner, who performed his
part in the affair with great vigor and dis
cretion, is deserving Of all just praise !;
but we should remember, in according
honors in this matter, that the chef merit
lies with him who took the responsibility :;
and who would have borne all the disgrace
if he had erred in judgment or failed in
action.-Phitaiclphia Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
Where and what are savoy
and Nice?

The mooted question of the annexation
Of France to the Sandman possessions,
Savoy and Nice, naturally draws the at
tention of the American reader to that por-
ton of Northern Italy. The duchy Of Sa-
voy borders upon France and Switzerland
aud is about the size of Connecticut. 1t
abounds in the most magnificent mountain
scenery of Europe and the earth is SO com
pletely wrinkled up, that we wonder that
man can there find foo,hold. Mount
Blanc, so often place by the popular mind
in Switzerland, is the eliminating point
Of Savoy 1t is country rich in mineral
ore and its fertile slopes afford abundant
pasturage to herds, and some of its valleys
contain luxuriant vineyards. The duchy
of Savoy contains more than six hundred
thousand inhabitants, nearly all of whom
speak bastard French and Italian, besides
jaw breaking patois of their own. Cham
berry, the capital, is well built city, in a
most picturesque situation. 1t was here
that Joseph de Maistre, the celebrated
diplomatist, and Vavies de Maistre, the
equally celebrated author, (of "A journey
Around my Chamber" &c., were born
1t was in Chambery, also, that our own
eountryman, Joel Barlow. wrote his famous
lines on " Tasty Pudding" The Savoy
ards have been noted, in time past, for
their bigotry, ignorance, and certain
naivete and simplicity Of character. Since
the constitution of Carlo Albert, Savoy
and the Savoy ards are much changed =
Railways are pushing through the A ps !;
the telegraphic wires stretch over once in,
accessible mountsin passes the press Free
unless in times of war, has had wider
influence, because ten years Of a better
system Of education has prepared the way
for its amelorating mission.
The country of Nice is a very small por-
ton of the Kingdom of Sardinia, compre
hended between the maritime Alps and the
Mediterranean, and between the rivers Var
and Andover. 1t is but little large than
the State of Rhode Island, and has $50,
900 inhabitants.
Sheltered as it is by the maritime Alps
on the North and East, it enjoys climate
almost like that of Naples. Its chief city,
Nizza, or Nice, is the great resort of
wealthy Englishmen, Russians, Americans
and Germans, who 60 thi,her in winter to
seek a refuge from the cold blasts of the
North. There are vast hotels and board
ing houses, containing more comfort and
elegance than similar establishments in
other parts of Italy; and also gardens,
"!ere lie rose and the myrtle bloom by
the side of the lemon and orange.
The river Var, the present limit between
Nice and France. is neither new boun-
Diary, nor was it decided upon since the
Christian Era. The river Var was tixe
in the first time Of the Roman Emperor
Augustus, as the boundary Of Italy on the
North. AS we mentioned in former ar
ticle, Nice and Savoy have both been parts
of The French Republic. and when the
French Republic was proclaimed in 1S4S,
there was an immediate overture made for
the annexation Of this portion Of the an
cient House of Savoy; but Chas. Albert
rejected with promptitude the suggestions
of the poetic statesman. Lamartine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

LIVING NEAR TO GoD.-One day little
girl about five years old, heard preacher
of certain denomination praying most
Justify, till the roof rang with the strength
of his supr.Icaiions Turning to her
mother, aud Decking the maternal ear
down to speaking distance, she whis~
peIed;
Mother, dom, you think that if lie
lived nearer to God he wouldn't have to
talk so loud =
Such question is worth a volume on
" Elocution in prayer"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

A WoMAv LIvEs AND Z FUSES FooD
hCRGSG SPAc< OF FoRrY DAYs.-The
Catbykic Telegraph, of Cincinnati, says
there is At the present time in the ST. Ma
rvs Hospital, at the corner of Liun and
Bets streets a German lady, who refuses,
and has refused for the past eight wears.
during the qnadrange~imaI fast or lent.
any food, except now and then little cof
fee passed through her teeth All this
lime she is unable TO utter a word. On
Friday. especially Good Friday, she suffers
dreadfliy. Certainly this is a phenome-
non worthy the scientific investigation Of
the Heal faculty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
Eg At the funeral Of a child in Ac

Ey~ At The funeral Of a child in Aca-
puIco. Mexico, the body was dressed mag.
nifciently, crowned with roses, and the
table upon which it was laid wa covered
with flowers. The table was carried
through the streets with the child on it {;
three or four men and boys walked in
front firing rockets, and the military band
followed playing the gayest music. Re
garding the death of children as merely
their translation to an angelic existence,
such an event among these people is an
occasion Of rejoicing, rather than mourn
ing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

EJ- Jones" That's fine horse you're
leading, Patrick. He carries his head
well"
Pat" That's true. An it's grand
tail that he carries behind him"
Jones" Behind him! Don't every
thing thai carries tail, carry it behind I"
Pat" No, yer houor."
Jones'" No what don't Z"
Pat" A cint, shure, carries its tail on
one side, and its head on the other"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
GE The Cleveland Herald relates {

story of an old darkey, who to all appear
ances, died on Sunday night Of last week.
Preparations were made for his funeral
but while the procession WAS on its way TO
the grave, the horse attached to the wagon
containing the coffin, took fright, upset
the wagon and threw the coffin out. The
shock broke it open and the mourners were
surpri-ed and alarmed to see the darkey
himself arrive from the ruins alive He is
still living and likely to live for some time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

The Poor LONDON SEWING Girls
The sGirtmakers Of Loudon are more pow
erty stricken than even those of New
York. The London Weekly Times says
Young milIiners and dressmakers are
condemned to sixteen, seventeen or eight,
cen hours of toll out of the twenty four,
IN each day and night. Their work is
carried on in crowded, unventilated rooms
where their frames are kept bent at their
labor until their eyes ache and their limbs
refuse to perform their duty. They have
short and painful life aud AN eariv grave.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

GENTLEMEN OF the jury said an Ar
kansas lawyer, would YOU set rat trap
to catch bear would you make fools
Of yourselves by endeavoring to spear a
buffalo with knitting neede' No gen
tlemen, am sure you would not. Then
how can you be guilty of the gross absur-
dity of finding my client guilty of man
slaughter for taking the life Of roman'"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04

The Spaniards, since thcir invasion Of
Morocco, have been almost uniformly suc-
cessful. Recently they have obt.ined
possession of the city Of Tetuan-one Of
the most important towns in Morocco
The Spaniards are wild with joy--as it
now looks like permanent conquest Of
Morocco BY Spain
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-04
~ A Company chartered by the last

Ep- 4 Company Chartered by the last
Legislature Of Tennessee is about putting
in operation at Memphis factory for the
extraction OF oil from cotton seed-con-
verting into the gold of commerce that
which, but few years ago, was trouble
some surp!usase of the Southern planta-
ton. The present capacity of the works
is 500 gallons per day. Enterprise in this
direction promises to develop an inpor-
tant source Of wealth.