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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21
I" One Better" in Jewels.

A WRITER in the Boston Gl0be, chatting
of trip to town from a suburban place,
gives the following glimpse into the pos
sibilities of feminine emulation: lone
day On the trip up, reading magazine,
my attention was attracted by the glitter
of gold bracelet, which, look where l
would, flashed before my eyes, and fur
tber scrutiny revealed the fact that the
young lady who wore it was particularly
anxious that l should be attracted by it.,
and, to further her design, began cutting
the leaves of her magazine with silver
fruit-knife. For the purpose of showing
her that l was not particularly daz-
zled in fact, that there was another such
in the world, l took a gold pencil from
my pocket and marked a passage in my
book, for my bracelet was equal to hers.
Observing that fact, she drew off her
left glove and carefully arranged her
veil, that ] might not fail to see the
heavily chased ring which encircled her
finger. could 60 her one better or SO
taking off my glove, / drew down the
blind, flashing a rare topaz and soli-
taire diamond before her appreciative
eyes She saw, and, quickly pulling of
her other glove, displayed splendid
cluster diamond and gigantic anne
thyst. | was slightly nonplused, but,
as she wore no earrings, felt that, after
all, was even with her. At that instant
she drew an elegant little watch from
her belt, which she studied attentively
two whole minutes, holding it up in full
view, then turned to me as if to say,
Well, go on | had done my best, and
could not answer her challenge, but
thought mournfully of my poor little
! locket in a drawer at home, with one side
all jammed in. When, at last, the ag-
gravating creature took a jewel-case
from her sachel, and held up lovely
coral set, turning it this way and that
to exhibit all its beauties, furtively glanc-
| ing ut me to be sure that l observed,
was utterly vanquished, completely rout
ed, and SO greatly absorbed in my book
! that / did not see thing"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

THE New York Herald has General
Washington Dispatches" They cannot
tell lie.
A KENTUCKY magistrate married two
brothers to two sisters at one fell swOop
the other day.
"THE rude forefathers Of the hamlet
are not known in Utah, but there are
often four rude mothers in family.
WHAT is that which lives in winter,
dies in summer, and always grows with
its roots upward? An icicle.
IT rs said that California has more than
hundred slumbering volcanoes, ready
to commence operations.
FORTY girls will run after snob with
a gold-headed cane where one will shy
up to fellow with sound horse sense.
A CONNECTICUT woman, aged ninety
writes for the local paper. dope she Is
rising young journalist ,.
1T Is propos ed to allow the inmates OF
Wetbersfeld Conn prison commuta-
tion for their ration of tobacco if they
will give it up.
THE Boston Journal is cut to the core
to think it costs more to mail paper to
a subscriber in Boston than to one in
San Francisco.
AUBURN, N. Y, hasn't a single bald
headed man among its citizens, and the
| Courier Journal infers that AuGurr
haired men are never bald-headed.
Those New York young women con
tinue to marry Dukes. An ourang
outang with a title wouldn't be safe
among them.
THE farmers in some parts of Connect
icut go to the adjoining towns and pa,
&14 per cord for barnyard manure fol
their farms.
! AN indianapolis woman has sued fol
| divorce because her husband made he
eat for her supper a large loaf of sou
bread she had set before him.
EDWARD FRoDsMAN, Mormon, o
Ogden, Utah, has been driven out o
town because he wanted to add his niece
| a girl of fourteen, to his collection o
wives.
! A VERMONT woman broke an omnibus
4 drivers nose at one blow, and she wa
! on her way to wa'er-cure establish
ment, and supposed to be in adying con
dltion at that.
! ALARMING news comes from Salem
Oregon, where debating society ha
" Rssoloed, That the public press of tn
United States is public nuisance, ant
ought to be abated."
THE New Jersey authorities are think
| ing about arresting the lady managers o
church fairs where lotteries have bee
run during the past month. They are al
liable under the State laws.
ABDUcTINe children ought to be er
couraged After awhile when the crol
of small boys had become exhauste
some oss the big boobies who fire off pis
tolls en Christmas might be taken.
BosToS is said tn have less brains tina
formerly; bat Boston explains tie ma
ter by saying that she has distribute
through the country all the brains tn
country has, and what can you expect?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

JANUARY 10, 1873.
CorroN.-Middling upland, 15Gl5lsc.
LIVE sTocB.-Beef Cattle-s1o. .0o912oO. Hogs
Dressed, ss.5oGs.6s,s; Live, $7.0oG7.25
Sheep-Llve, s5.50Gf.25.
BREApsruFFs.-Flour-Go to choice, s4 s50
$50; white wheat extra. S5.5Ol6Oo. wheat-No.
2Cbieago Sl.C9a1.12; No. Northwestern, 81 10
Gl12; No. Milwaukee spring, S112G1.14
Rye-Western~ and State, s399Sc. Barley
Si.4'Gl1.50 Corn-New MixedsW- estern, S7Gssc.
Osts-Mixed Western, 67Q69c.
Provisions Mess, S19. 906t20.O 90
Lard-Prime Steam, 14I14isc. Cheese - lag
l5Ac. =e..-
WooL-Common to extra, 43G65c.
-.-- CHICAGO.
LIVE STocs.-Beeves-Choi $5.75l6 25
good. s5.009-55 50; medium, $4s0G5.0O; butch
ers' stock, Sa.15G54.50; stock cattle, s27514 o.
Hogs-Live, good 10 choice. S6.65G7. 10; Dressed
S7.6o@7.s1. Sheep-Good to choice, s5.oOI57 as
PRovIsroSs.-Butter-Ch 3oG3Tc. EGGS
Fresh, 2i125c. Pork - Mess, $500
1S45. Lard-s s1340013.45. Cheese--New York
Factory, 151l5sc; Western Factory, 14xGI5c
BREApsruFFs.-Fiour-W Winter extra
s4.25G6.5O; Spring extra, S2751L75. Wheat
Spring, No. 2, sS1iGSs NC. Cern-No. 2 New, 81
066Ac. Oats-No. ., 52aG5s1sc. Rye-No. 9
s60s7c. Barley-No. = 81 .25GI.2s
rNooL--Iuo-wasneo. 4Jtbofcs neece, washed
40G4s:; fleece, unwashed, 20s6c.
LUMBER.-First Clear, s52.0o655.00; Second
Clear, Si600a5o.0o; Common Boards, s11 ooQ
1900; Fencing, s12.oo0l3.oo; a. Shingles
S5.eJ4I3.s5; Lath, So OalS2.2a
CINCINNATI.
BREADsruFFs. Flour 81 eOG5o5. Wheat
Red, $i.a4Gl .0s. Corr-New, ODTac. Rye
81. 1o0l.la. Oats-eod6Sc. Barey-s1 s7G1 q X
PRovIsIoss-Pork-s1s 750l90o. Lard-ls1,a a
14hc- ~
LIVE SrocK.-Beeves-Fair 10 choice, $50
G6.00. Hogs-Live, So 4aQS7.10
BREADsTUrFs.-F1our-XX Fail. s43saA 50
wheat-No. Red Fall, s1.07S1l.075i. Corn
No. Q New. 66xGeshc. Oats-No. 2, 571S7hc
Rye-No. /, si.olnG1.oe. Barley-No. 9, 8,
Gi.4o r. -
PROVISIONS s1s.eaH91s IS. Lard
MILWAUKEE
BKKApsrUrrs.-Flour-5p Xxx, s525G5. 50
whea,-Spring. No. 1, ssHGs3c; No. 2 sss
Gsssc. Corn-No. 2 62hGS3c Oats-No. 2. 5o,.
G5oac. Rye-No. /, a5HGsSc. Bsrley-No. 2
TOLEDO.
: BREApsrurrs. Wheat = Amber Michigan
81 CsIs G1.osa; No. Red, sl.074Gl-os. Corn
High Mixed, New, 70si0Dkc. oats-No. 2 ssh
G57c.
BREApsTrYrs.-Wheat, No. L Red, e111ha
lie; No. Red, Slsn5H3l.o6. Corn-New, a
G7sc. Oats-No. 1. 5sasoc-
DETROIT
BREApsTuFrs. .-Wheat-Extra, $1.13l4Gi .1s,S
Corn-se,iG ,iGToc- Osts-ssGssAc. Dressed Hog.
-$s15GS.so.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21
A CHASTITY Spectacle.

THE city of Bordeaux boasts of an ex-
traordinary and unique exhibition,
which, however, the rest of the world
will not greatly coyet. While certain
changes were being made in the ceme-
ry surrounding the old Church of st.
Michel, at the beginning of this century,
some graves were opened and the bodies
laid bare 1t was then discovered that,
by reason of the peculiarly antiseptic
nature of the earth IN which they were
buried. these bodies had been converted
into veritable mummies. They were,
therefore, hoisted out of their quiet
graves, carried into the crypt under the
belltower of the church, ranged upright
| in a CHASTITY line, and converted into
dumb show" for the editication OF the
gaping crowd. A slight fee procures the
privilege of gazing upon this grim spec
! tacle, and throngs of ipqulsitive sight
seers avail themselves of the opportu-
nifty. A cold -blooded fellow, with
candle fixed on the end of a stick. ac-
cording to the custom in wine-cellars,
acts the part of Snowman, and reveals
the interesting features of his exhibition
by rapping aid humping the bodies at
| various points to prove that they are
| perfectly sound, tough as leather, and
not in the least brittle-just as his com
rade in the meDagerie pokes up the
animals TO make them growl and give
spectators the full worth of their mon
| ey. Meanwhile he discourses on the
| character and condition of the wretched
mummies while they were in life, and
when each probably would have made
| him bitterly rue the insult of familiar
touch or word. "See here, gentlemen,
\ he rattles on with the utmost assurance,
tapping one of the bodies nearest him;
here is very tall man; see how power
| full his muscles must have been, ana
what excellent calves be has now! Ihe
next is the body OF young woman:
| Remark the excellent preservation OF
her chemise, though it was buried 4oO
years ago; and see! it is trimmed with
| lace! The next, gentlemen, is priest;
YOU can see his s0litane with the buttons
on it. These is a woman with dreadful
chasm in her breast she had cancer:
The next four are family poisoned
with mushrooms; observe the contor-
tons of their faces from the o0ltques they
suffered See next very old man with
his wig still awry upon his pate. Inc
next is very poor miserable that was
buried alive. See how his head is turned
to one side, and the body half turned
round in the frantic effort to get out OF
the coffin, with his mouth open and
gasning.n And so he goes on down the
line. compelling each piteous victim TO
/ turn to expose the gruesome secrets tnal
were hid in the asylum of the grave LOT
centuries to be mercilessly orageeu Ioi'h
at last for the amusement OF INC 'uis"i
multitude.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

A QUAINT old gentleman, in speaking
of the different ailotments of men, by
which some become useful citizens and
others worthless vagrants, by way of H.
lustration remarked SO one slab of
marble becomes useful doorstep while
another becomes lying tombstone"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

MEssRs. FLOOD AND O'BRIEN make the
most money out of the late rise in Neva-
da mining stock. Verify, "there is a
tide which, taken at the Flood, leads on
to fortune,n or, "O'Brieny deep, what
riches line thy depthsT
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

ONE of the greatest foes to the Hitter
ate, unthinking farmer is himself-his
lack of knowledge of businessmen
simply of producing crops, but of the
laws of commerce involved in the dis
posal of them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

A NEWSPAPER having said very
slender man asked friend what charac-
Ter he had better assume at the masquer,
ade, and was advised to chalk X ms Go,irs, neaa
Journal J1u s suggested as an Improvement
that be might braid his legs ana ap
pear as whip-lash.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

=" Oleomsrgarine," or beef butter, is
superseded now By the invention of a
French chemist. WHO makes butter by a
chemical process, without using any fatty
matter whatever,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

A New HAMPSHIRE boy does not dare
TO sass his mother until he is eighteen
years old, and even then he gets the door
open before saying much.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21

A KANSAS hypochondriac, meditatin;g
unon the death of dog-fancier IN his
neighborhood, gives vent to the mourn
full thought: "a Our great men are a.
petering out sort rapid like these times.
Whisky kills most on 'em' some 'umoles .s
overboard; and 'casionally one gets
hung ."-Brookiya Argus.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
Something for the Children.

One Of the greatest pleasures which
St. Nicholas brings to its readers, is
certainly the monthly chapters Of Miss
Alcott's story. This time we catch a
delightful glimpse Of the Eight Cou-
sins" at home and in the very midst Of
the confusion and riot produced by the
return Of their sailor-uncle.
In Mr.. Trowbridge's serial the Young
Surveyor is completely astonished by
finding his stolen horse when and where
he does. If ever there was an ingeni-
GUS horse-thief. the fellow who captured
"Snowfoot" was he!
Almost all boys and girls like narra-
tives Of wars and battles, and they will
find story Of this sort in the poem
called 1.-The War Of the Rats and
Mice," which is every whit as thrilling
in its way as the deeds of any favorite
hero from Richard Ceur-de-Lion to
Jack the Giant-Killer The illustra-
tions by Stephens are admirable; one
Of them true "battle-piece," repre-
senting tournament both exciting and
novel
As fer the rest of the number, we
have several excellent stories by Frank
R. Stockton, Amalie La Forge and
others. sketches of travel and science
with illustrations, an article by W. H.
Rideing on the Naval Academy at An
napolis. and-besides other good things
-ithe irrepressible Jack-in.the-Pulpit:
whose fun and jokes are always full OF
wisdom
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
" Stick to Your Bush. ;"

A rich man, in answer to the ques-
ton how he became so very successful,
recited the following story:
II will tell you how it was. One
day when was lad, party of boys
and girls were going to pick blackber-
ries. l wanted to 60 with them, but
was afraid father would not let me-
When 1 told him what was going on,
he at once gave me permission to 60
with them. I could hardly contain my
self. I rushed out into the kitchen,
got big basket, and asked mother for
luncheon. had the basket on my
arm, and was just going out the door
gate when my father called me back.
He took my hand and said in very
gentle voice, " Joseph, what are you
going to do?' To pick berries. I re-
piled. Then, Joseph, I want to tell
you one thing. 1t is this: : When you
find pretty good bush, do not leave it
to seek better one. The other boys
and girls will run about picking little
here and little there, wasting a great
deal Of time, and getting few berries.
l went and had capital time. But
it was just as my father said. No soon
er had one found good bush than he
called all the rest and they left their
several places and ran off to the newly
found treasure Not content more than
a minute or two in one place, they
rambled over the whole pasture, got
very tired, aud at night had very few
berries. My fathers words kept run
ming in my ears, and l stuck to my
bush.' When l had done with one l
found another and finished that; then
| took another. When night came l
had large basket of berries, more
than all the others put together, and
was not half SO tired as they were. l
went home happy. But when | en-
tered 1 found my father had been taken
ill. He looked at my basket full of ripe
blackberries, and said, "Well done.
Joseph Was I not right when | told
you to always stick to your bush ?"
He died few days after, and l had
to make my way in the world as best |
could. But my fathers words sank
deep into my mind. and1 never forgot
the experience of the blackberry, party
Il stuck to my bush When had
fair place, and was doing tolerably
we'll, I did not leave it and spend weeks
and months seeking one little better.
When other young men said, "Come
with US, and we will make fortune in
few weeks" I shook my head and
stuck to my BUSH Presently my en-
ployers offered to take me into business
with them. I staid with the old house
until the principals died, and then l
had everything wanted. The habit
of sticking to my business led people to
trust me, and gave me a character. I
owe all have and am to this motto
"Stick to your bush :"
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
MIDDIEoWN SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 6, 1876

When one speaks cross the other just meets it
with laugh.
And the 6r.t ones ready to give mp consider
able more than half.
Maybe you'll think me soft, Sir, a-talkin' in
this stylr,
But somehow it does me lots of good to tell it
once in while;
And do it for a compliment-'tis so that
you can see
That that there written agreement of yours
was just the maxim of me.
So make out your bill, Mr.. Lawyer: don't
stop short of an x;
Make it more if you want to, for | have got
the checks.
I'm richer than a National Bank, with all its
treasures told,
For I've got wife at home now that's worth
her weight in gold.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

And then in the mornin' I'll sell to tradin'
man | know
And kiss the child that was left to US, and
out in the world I'll go.
And one thing put in the papers; that first to
me didn't occur:
That when am dead at last she bring me
back to her;
And lay me under the naples planted years
ago,
When she and was happy, before we quar-
relied so.
And when she dies, wish that she would be
laid by me.
And lyin' together in silence, perhaps we will
agree;
And if ever we meet in heaven, | wouldn't
think it queer
If We loved each other the better because we
have quarreled here.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
Current Iiterature.
Scribner's Monthly for March.

Some one in New York writes as fol-
lows of Scribner for March:
Il suppose that after this March
| number Of Major Powelrs Colorado
papers is published the public will wake
up to the extraordinary interest Of the
series, both in story and illustration.
and will be looking up the back num-
bers. A more splendid feat has seldom
been described SO modestly and well,
by the hero himself In fact the pub
lie seem to be looking up the back
numbers of this volume Of Scribner al
ready. for the publishers are reprinting
some. and expect to be compelled to re-
print all the issues since the beginning
of the volume in November"
Dr. Hollands 'Story Of Sevenoaks'
may have something to do with this
unusual demand. This reaches its third
iustallmeut in the March number. and
the villain of the play is taken from the
quiet of Sevenoaks to the more turbid
and copgenial atmosphere Of the metro
polls, where it seems likely that he will
run a course not altogether unprece-
dented in the history Of successful "vul-
garians f"
Jules Verne's story has disappointed
a good many people, who did not know
it was written for young people The
Editors. by the way, have taken it in
hand, and are "condensing it. into
much more than its original interest.
Jules Verne condenses much better
than Emerson.
Speaking Of condensation. Mr.. Sted-
man has had to do not little Of that
in bis Victorian Poets;' the last Of
which interesting series appears in the
March Scribner. Stedman's opinion Of
Swinburne will astonish many persons
whose knowledge Of this author is like
a celebrated old lady's knowledge Of
Johnson's Dictionary.
How the Opera of Dante was
written" is not an essay, as some will
suppose; it is a story which contains
suggestion to which We beg leave to
call Verdis attention
Airy Lillian is fair sample Of
what may be called an occasion story.
and certainly throws a good deal OF
light upon rather obscure topic
In this number we have one Of the
promised papers by Albert Rhodes. who
this time gives an entertaining illus
trated sketch Of the famous fabulist La
Fontaine.
"Some Old Letters" are continued,
and besides their own interest, are re-
markabls as being accompanied BY
hitherto unpublished portrait Of Sir
Walter Scott, by the artist Newton,
once we'll known in America and Eng
land.
DR.. Robinson says some bright things
here about Dr.. Leonard Bacon and his
book, under the title of New England
and her Church"
Ameng the contributions is another
R. H. D. sketch, '.The Poetess of Clap
City''-you remember the lady, do you
not? and the poetry is supplied by
Samuel w. Dufield, j. G. SAKE, H.
4. Warner, G. f. Bates, g. P. La
throp, and Joaquin Miller.
The most noticeable features in the
Editorial departments are DR.. Hollands
papers on Criticism, and Preaching: a
summing up Of the Sex il El vu'
controversy, and new de rt In
the "Etchings" department, which is
much longer and more varied than ever
before.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

A TOUCHING PICTURE OF FATHER AND
SoN.-It sounds like the title Of one ei
the spelling-boek stories which we used
to read tbirty-five or forty years ago.
but it is nothing but simple, true tale.
Father and son live close by each other
in one of the towns in this vicinity.
The old man has big barn, and last
spring the young one bought all the
fancy fowls he could lay hands on and
ouartered them in his fathers barn.
He sold not an egg of the multitude
laid. but had them all hatched, except
what we're added, and the number OF
chickens was like the grass-hoppers
west of the Mississippi. They ate up
all the beans, until nothing but stalks
were left; they ate up the currants and
every green thing about the two houses
except the grass and the onions. The
old gentleman had trees of nice pears,
but the chickens got up earlier in the
morning than he, so that be has had
hardly taste of them. Even his ap-
Piles have suffered severely, and the
neighbors have wondered if it rained
chickens in that part Of the town. The
old man. had put in a half-dozen new
cellar windows week or two since,
and these insatiate fowls have eaten of
every particle of putty. He is in doubt
whether to take his son into paItner-
ship, or in the words of H. g. to say,
"Go West, young man. ."-Ne~bury-
port Herald.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
PErERsoN's MAGAZINE for March

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for March
more than maintains its supremacy.
The principal steel engraving repre-
sents little Italian shepherd, asleep
in the woods. with one of his own sheep
watching over him. and is the most
cunning picture imaginable. The dou-
ble-size colored steel fashion plate is Of
rare beauty. the ladies pretty. the
dresses the very latest, the whole un-
rivalled. As to the literary contents
they get better and better No other
lady's book has such brilliant corps
of contributors as Peterson" Take
it all in all. it is, as the publisher
claims, the best for its money in the
world. If you have not already sub
scribed for 1875, do so at once. The
price is but two dollars year, postage
free Specimens sent, gratis. if writ
ten for, to persons wishing to get up
clubs. Address, Charles j. Peterson,
306 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

A few days ago a very handsome
young lady entered dry goods store
and inquired for "beau." The polite
clerk threw himself back and remarked
he was at her service. "Yes, but I
want buff, not a green one" was the
reply The young man went on meas
uring goods Immediately.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

Only a woman's hair! Who has net,
some time in his life, picked such Q
golden thread from his best coat collar,
and felt his heart beat quicker for it
Or gazed upon tress laid away in
some nook, and not felt the influence
Of tender memories :? Only woman 4
hair! and yet we don't like it in q
biscuit.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

A Plainville clergyman insists that
he saw snake forty feet long and as
big round as barrel of whiskey. A
pretty good sized insect that. We have
no doubt that he saw it, but be un-
questionably saw the barrel of whiskey
before he saw the snake. 1t seems
more reasonable, somehow.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

At Woolford, Vermont. farmer put
the following notice in his field, eff
any mans or -woman's cows or oxen
gets 10 these here oats, his or her tail
will be cut off, as the case may be. /
am christian man and pay my taxes. ?"
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

Great days for jewelry stealers these
The Countess Of Morelle has had $10,-
600 worth taken from her dressing room
in her house at Virginia Water, Wind
sor, England.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

We are glad to announce that the
peaches have all been killed. It has
been observed that when the peaches
are all killed in January we have ex-
cellent crops in August.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06

OF the whole number Of children in
Massachusetts, it has been estimated
that oue-fifth are growing up in ignor-
ance.