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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
Bees in September.

Examine every colony of bees during
the present month SO that you may know
exactly its condition; more than this,
after you do know it, if it needs help,
give 1t. Some bee-keepers are like the
1rishman who, when told to examine a
drain and see why the water did not run
through it, spent a whole day in uncover
ing and recovering it, reporting that it
was all full of trash, 50 no water got
through. As the stoppage still continu-
ed, Pat was asked why he did not clean
it out. He replied, "Sre / was only
told to see what the matter was, and /
soon found out that. ''zs'5
In almost all cases there is an easy
remedy for any trouble with the bees if
it is ascertained this month. If colony
has not sufficient stores it may now be
fed; while if you wait until later there
trouble in doing it. If liquid honey or
syrup Is fed, do it with caution, for al
though bees are not much disposed to
rob now as in spring, yet if a colony is
left unguarded it is liable to be /" cleaned
out" speedily. ss
When many hives are kept it is always
easy to exchange full frames for empty
combs, between hives, and thus help
both -
If any colony is found to be queenless
now, and yen have no queen to give it,
you had better unite it with some other
one that will bear to have its number of
bees increased, or if you have two hives
that are weak in numbers or stores, put
them together, remembering good strong
colonies are the only ones that pay at
this TIME ~, tho yaar
1t is not difficult to unite two colonies.
We do it in this way: Remove both
hives to some place where strange bees
will not interfere, or else do it towards
night when bees are in their hives.
Smoke both colonies so as to alarm them
thoroughly Have an empty hive near;
open both the hives, and take first a
frame from enc, and then from the other.
and put into the new hive. Select the
best store combs, and all the brood from
both, ami arrange them in the new hive
until it is full. Then close up the hive
except on the entrance Take the re-
naming frame from both hives and
brush all the bees from the combs to-
gether before the entrance of the new.
They will run in at once and all mingle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
A Little OFF on Quotations.
From the Boston Herald

A hoary, wicked-loekingo old tramp who
has been foraging around Cambridge the
past two months was pulled last Tues
day for stealing and eating bucket of
paste. belonging to paper-hanger. He
gave his name as Elah Gabalus, and he
said to the officer who arrested him and
was taking him to the station, 'Tll be
cussed eff ] shan't be glad when git
somewhere SOS / shan't be hungry all
the time. wasn't brought up ter steal
my mother allus teached me when | was
young to be 'onest. l learnt the minis
ter's trade fore / was twenty-one wears
old, but | could make more money goin'
goin mackerilin' than j could preachin'
I've been kicked all round the world, and
have allus had hard luck Well, peace
on earth an good will to men will come
bamby,s and the lion and the-cow shall
lie down together, and the failing and
young goats and little child shall chew
hay like er OK, and calf shall lead them
and y Then the policeman said
&" If you can't repeat Scripter any bet
tern than tibet you had better get some
BODY to tel ye." And the poor old
malefsctor was yanked into station III.
and locked up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
Printing Tobacco.

The common practice of printing" or
stripping off the bottom leaves of the to-
bacco plant, is, in our opinion, time and
labor thrown away, and should be aban-
doned entirely. The printing leaves are
generally matured, or nearly so. before
stripped off, and would draw no more
substance from the plant by remaining.
In other words, when the leaves are
stripped of, the stalk is left to bleed and
suffer more exhaustion than it would by
allowing them to remain. Again, if left
on they protect the upper leaves from
dirt and weather heat, and ten good
leaves are made when only seven or eight
are the result from printing, after giving
two or three to the Tugs. Nomatter how
much printing is done, at least two bot
tom leaves become weather beaten, and
make only Tugs.
We would suggest as the better plan
that in blowing and killing all the leaves
possible be covered with dirt. leaving
them to rot off and fertilize the hill.
Then, if ten leaves are wanted, top off
fourteen, and, when ripe, cut the stalk
above the weather-beaten or trashy Tugs,
and the result will be ten leaves of clean,
rich, heavy tobacco. There is no more
werming and not so much suckering to
be done as when primed high and topped
to ten leaves.
Another reason for this theory: The
only object in printing tobacco high is to
protect the bottom leaves from weather
beat, leaving only ten to be fed and ma
tured from the stalk. Every one who
has noticed the growth of tobacco and
seen the plant in bloom, has observed
that all the leaves do not receive the
same nourishment. The first or ground
leaves never grow large, and if left on
the plants soon decay. About the fourth
or sixth leaves spread to full size, and
the plant tapers from that up, like a
sugar loaf until, until the last is not half
so large as mans hand. Then, the OBJ
ject of topping is to force the substance
into the remaining leaves, giving size
and body. Frequently we have seen to-
bacco PINNED and topped 50 high that the
top leaves could not mature, and are
only fit for Tugs, the substance of the
plant having been exhausted in that
which was primed off and thrown away.
There is certain height and a given
number of leaves according to the
strength of the land) which the stalk
will mature, whether any be broken off
or not, and all that are primed off below
that mark is SO much tobacco and labor
lost. The planter should be a judge of
the proper height of a plant for topping
if not, then he shonld experiment and
learn the true nature of the weed, We
think, however, the bud should be taken
out above the fourteenth. or sixteenth
leaf.-T'obocc0 Leaf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

= The case of Mrs. Angeline Smith, of
Marlboro Mas, is an interesting one for
surgeons. In 1874 her nephew assaulted
her with an axe, crushing in her skull
and terribly lacerating her scalp. Her
death was deemed certain, hut she is
still alive. The scalp wound was
drawn together by ligatures over the
broken skull, but it did not heal.
Pieces of exfoliated bone which had been
shattered by the blows were constantly
working out, leaving the brain exposed
50 that its sptllsatious could be plainly
seen, and there was a constant suppura-
ton directly on the brain which, ii was
supposed. must produce death within
very short time. To-day, however,
Mrs. Smith is as lhearty,s robust and
able-bodied a woman .in--appear-
ance as any in the town. Still
she has a gaping wound on her
head. The exfoliation of bone goes on
continually, and the suppuration never
ceases; but this does not prevent her
from keeping house, doing her own work
and getting time to do pretty good
business at her trade of sewing bonnet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
Bravery Rewarded.

An act of heroism by which the lives
OF three persons were saved from i'm
pending death, and which occurred near
Elmira, n. Y, recently, has just found
Its way into the papers of that city. As
Mrs. Charles j. Landon child and nurse
We're returning to Elmira from visit to
the family of "Mark Twain" (Mr.
Clemens) at Quarry Farm, the horse
took fright and rushed madly down a
steep hill. At a critical point in the
road, John f. Lewis, a colored man. who
was ascending the hill with loaded
team, appeared, and at the risk
of his own life sprang and caught
the flying steed by the bits and sue
ceeded in stopping him. Had in not
been for his interposition, the occupants
OF the carriage probably would have
been killed. The humane act of Mr..
Lewis was not suffered to pass unreward-
Ell. He owns a small farm on which
there was mortgage of S4O0. The gem
teman holding the claim, Mr.. Z. w.
Crane, at once gave him receipt in full
for the amount; Mark Twain " gave
him 500 and a full set of his works: Mr..
}. ID. F. Slee, $25, and the husband of
the rescued lady presented him with
81 200 cash, making the entire amount
about $l.500. -r-s5s.f s.e..
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.


Along the wayside and up the hills
The golden-roG flames in the sun;
, The blue-eyed gentian mods good-by
To the sad little brooks that run;
And so Summers done, said /,
summers donei ~
In following woods the chestnut drops; .
The squirrel gets galore,
Though bright-eyed lads and little maids
Rob him OF half his store;
Aud so Summers DER, said ],
Summer'sso'Ht .H7R.t @
The maple in theswamp begins f@
q To Haunt in gold and red,
And in the elm the fre-biri's nest
swings empty overhead;
And so summers dead, said /,
Summers dead.
The barberrs hangs her Jewels opt
And guards them with q thorn;
The merry farmer boys cut down
The poor old dried-up corn;
And so Summers gone, said |,
Summers gone!
The swallows and the bobolinks
Are gone this many day, +z aHa
But in the mornings still you hear.
The scofding, staggering jay.
And SO summers away, said /,
Summers away!
\ wonderful glory fills the air,
And big and bright is the sun;
4 loving hand for the whole brown earth
A garment OF beauty has spun;
But Tor all that, Summers done, said /, -
Summers done,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
SUNDAY ON THE HILLTOP
BY Nm. c, oASSKTT.

Only ten miles from the city,
And am lifted away
Ia the nesce that passeth knowing,
And the light that Is not DAY
All alone on the hilltop,
Nothing but God and me!
And the spring-time's resurrection,
Far shinings OF the sea.
The rivers laugh in the valley,
Hills dreaming of their past,
And all things silently opening
Opening into the Vast.
Eternities past and future
Seem clinging 10 all see,
And things immortal cluster
Around my Blended knee.
That pebble is older than Adam;
Secrets il hath TO tell;
These rocks-they cry out history,
Could but listen well.
g. That pool knows the ocean-ieehng
OF Storm and mo0n-led tide;
The sun finds its east and west therein,
And the stars find room to glide.
That lichen's crinkled circle
Still creeps with the Life Divine,
Where the Holy Spirit loiterea
On its way to this face OF mine
on its way TO the shining faces
Where angel lives are led,
Where | am the lichen's circle
That creeps with tiny tread.
] can hear those vinlets' chorus
To the sky's benediction above;
And we all are together lying
On the bosom OF Infinite Love.
!, am part Of the poem;
OF its every sight and sound
For my heart beats inward rhymings
To the Sabbath that lies around
Oh, the peace at the heart of nature,
Oh, the light that is not OF day!
Why seek ii afar for ever,
When it cannot be lifted away?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

- From the Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise.
They were telling hunting stories in
c street saloon night or two since, and
after seTeral persons had given in their
experience an old chap who appeared to
be a stranger in, town took the floor.
Said he: Thar is power O game down
to Humboldt Sink-ducks, geese, and
sieh-but in some respectsit is onpleas-
ant down thar. got about the wust
fooled / ever was in nay life the fust time
] camped down thar. l was on hunt,
and had little round tent that stuck
up in -shadder of bunch of willers.
At night [ eurled up in this tent-just
room enough for me-calkerlatin' to git
up bright and airly next mornin' 10 try
my luck on the ducks and geese Thar
seemed to be considerable muskeeters
about, so when i got into my tent |
pinned up the slit that made the
door in SIGH way so as to
keep 'en out Next mornin'
woke UP, and finding it still dark
took another nap. I'slepta good while,
and when / woke up it was still dark.
Took another nap and woke up. Still
dark. | thought daylight would never
come: | tried to sleep, but only dozed
off aQttle at times. 1t seemed the long
est night I ever saw.-Finally conclud-
ed to see what time 1t vas, anyhow. So
| struck a match and looked at my
watch. 1t was 10 minutes of O'clock.
This beat me. / concluded I'd take a
look outside an see if thar was emmy sign
of daylight comm. 1unpinned my tent
and on pullin' open the door. black
mass of somethin that seemed alive fell
on the ground; blaze of light the same
time strikin' my eyes and nearly blindin'
me. Bein' kinder frightened l rushed
out, an thar I saw, all over my tent,
and kiverin' it to the depth af bout four
inches, a regular mass of muskeeters. |
looked at the sun and saw thst my
watch was right. 1t was o'clock in
the afternoon. Gentlemen, | never was
so fooled afore in all my life regardin'
the time o'day-all along o'them air
muskeeters, and it wasn't the reg lar
mr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

A PETERSBURG (Va.) paper chronicles
the advent of a new tobacco bug.
Wherever their bills perforate the leaf it
at once wits and dies. These bugs are
about the size of an ordinary chinch
bug, and have a small bill, similar to
that seen on the mosquito, only it is
longer. When bruised the bug emits an
odor similar to that Of the cninch bug.
while its color is of dark red. 1t is
said to be very tenacious of life, and is
found in large numbers in some localities
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
The Latest Fashion for Ladies.

Our attention has recently been called
to the Ra,Ttah lfdtelosSe Clooklngs some
thing entirely new in the way of heavy,
thick, warm, wooden goods, specially adapted
now approaching. These goods are the
handsom st, and most stylish ever seen, and
so far as price IS concerned, are miracle of
cheapncss. They are intended for cloaks,
sacques, dolmans, circulars and jackets, for
both ladies and children, and are to be
found at all the leading dry goods stores in
the country. Be particular to ask for the
RnlStnu CInnLinns and take no nthers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27
1t Is a WeH.Known Fact

that many groeers sell DooLEY's YEAST
POWDER at the same price they do the
cheap, inferior kinds, and, as they pay more
for it, make less money; hence they never
sell it unless the purchaser demands, and
insists on having it. They keep it out Of
sight, and urge customers TO take the COM
mon kinds because they are more profitable
Good, pure articles have a value, and cannot
be sold as low as those that are adulterated
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

| HAVE sold Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for about three years. ! keep all
cough remedies that are considered standard
in this section. None sell so well as the
" Universal" My customers speak uni
formly in its favor. [ can refer any who
may inquire, to those who have been cured
of the most severe chronic coughs. 1t is
said also to be unfailing in all eases of Group.
5. F. MASON, Webster, Y. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-27

If you feel dull, drowsy, debitated have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite, aud
tongue coated you suffering from TORPID liver or
bilousness," and nothing will cure you So speedily
and permanently as to take SIMMONS LIVER Rev
LA TOR or MrDICIEr p
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From the Christian Union.
THE LILIES BY The STEEPLE.

BY ANNETTE J.. NOBLE.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29
MORGAN,

Eds Tel.-The strawberry festival at the
hall, last night, for the benefit Of the NJ.
E. church was q success-receipts $50.
A match game of base ball is advertised
for Saturday, with notice to turn out and
see game played on Murphy principles.
''Eunice," from here, in his last, says
that there is to be no celebration of the
fourth. He is mistaken. We had our
fourth" last week-or rather Pifer did,
and let off all his fireworks at once, and
came near having a larger job on hand
than contracted for; but few pals of
water saved US this time.
We do not like the daily Herald as well
in its new form-it looks as though il WAS
failing. The Leader gives better satisfae-
tion of the two, now.
The quarterly examination of our bank
was made yesterday, by Geo. II. Wood
worth and H. J. Covel: Loans, ninety-six
thousand; deposits, thirty-six thousand; a
three per cent. dividend, and good sum
placed to surplus. 1t appears to be well
managed and in a prosperous condition.
An engraving machine. that is Yankee
all over, is now run by J. C. Knowlton,
ieweler, and the many neat jobs, at low
prices. attests his proficiency in lettering
on metal.
Two inches of rain has fallen here during
the past two days, and now farmers cry
''holdp'
Candidates begin to make their presence
felt, and of course We shall vote for all of
them.
A large number went from here to the
mass temperance meeting at your place, on
Sunday last.
A large attendance at the temperance
mass meeting at East Trumbull to-day.
Mr.. Davis, our landlord, is keeping first
class hotel. The only question is, can we
give him patronage enough so that he can
continue his present style of running his
house.
Butter is worth 12c; eggs l2c; cheese 12c;
sugar 12c, or threabouts. Q.
Morgan, June q, 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29
PJFTH RANGE.

Eds Tel.-The play of "Jessie Brown,
or the relief of Lucknow, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Windsor, by the Windsor Social ORA
matte Club, on the 18th, was perfect sue
cess. and sll who witnessed the first recital
of the same, pronounce the last more
complete and satisfactory performance
than the first.
The Sons of Temperance of Hartsgrove,
gave an exhibition at Town Hall on Friday
evening last, consisting of plays, declama-
tions, recitatiOns, essays, songs, music,
&C., which was appreciated by good au-
dience, all feeling well paid for turning
out.
There was quite white frost on the low
land at Windsor Corners on Saturday
morning, cutting vegetation in some places
also on the swamp land west of Harris
grove.
The Murphy temperance movement IN
Trumbull loses none of its interest. The
ball is still rolling on. On Saturday eve
ming rousing meeting was held at the
Disciple church, addressed by Master ClApp
of Union Grange, Thompson, who, by the
way, is power at speech making, especial
ly on the subject of temperance. A Muir
phy mass meeting is to be held in the
grove at East Trumbull on Wednesday
next-a basket picnic, with dance.
Fifth Range, June 25, 1877. FIR.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29
New Lyme HsIOry-AgaIn.

Eds. Te.-The historian regretted very
much that l had not given my objections
to his history. Iwould be glad to give
them in detail. but it would be asking too
much Of the editor, for the reason there
ara so many in his work that it would re-
ouire a review of the whole book. pro-
test that II starts off with an error in say
inc that Samuel G. Peck was sent TO view
tbe land. when he had swapped his farm
for unknown land, and went at his own
exuense to see what he had traded for. He
had his pick of Traey's land in number 8.
He originated the whole plan Of emigrs-
ton. When follow down to pages As and
49, and find that a young man that had
lived and grown up within half mile Of
our family had been so terribly torn by q
bear, and none of our neighbors ever hear
ing of it, / am astOnished, and really be-
gin to think / have been a crying baby all
these years. Not content with that and
many other ridiculous stories, he must
stride away to Kinsmsn to tell whoPping
big hog and snake story. l think such
things are more disgusting than anything
that and my associates did at the meet
ing in '76, by objecting to his history. All
[ ask is a truthful history; that l would
be glad to have. Perhaps more some other
time. SAMUEL G. PECK 'K'
Rome, June 25, 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29
June 18th, 1877.
HARTSGROvE.

Eds. Tel.-War has finally been declsr-
ed in this quiet little township. do not
mean by our old and hitherto respected
neighbor who whipped his step-mOther the
other day, so numerically, but a real
Mountain Meadow massacre war of ex-
termination against the potato beetle, and
if they do not send to headquarters soon
for new recruits, their dominion here will
soon be endsd-evsry man woman and child
are cup and at um," as the old Duke said
to his guards at Waterloo-indeed. our en-
emies seem to be confounded at the first
onset, and falling supinely upon their
backs, silently beg for quarters.
And now, by your permission, we wish
to say word on the financial question,
which is not shrouded in eternal mystery
like the source of the nile-but is accessi-
bic to every thinking mind, both in the
town and the country. When the Hon.
John Sherman, at Rock Greek, laid down
his premises on this question, it was soon
evident that there was fog in the dis
tance, which gradually arose until it near
ly envelopsd the speaker and the entire au-
dience. This was not for want of ability
in the speaker, who is among our strong
men, and in possession of talents that
would grace Victoria's court. But the
trouble was in his premises, which had a
screw loose. When was boy, became
tangled over this syllogism-"An birds
have feathers; the pigeon has feathers
therefore the pigeon is bird" Secretary
Boutwell, followed, and when he came to
the silver question, he saw the dilemma
and substantially passed it by,
We see with pleasure by the last issue Of
the New York Times, that Secretary Sher-
man and the President are both getting
more light, and they can now see that
there is nothing unphilosophioal, illegal OF
impolitic in restoring silver to its old and
honorable position as legal tender.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-29

Miss Agnes McGiffert graduated from
the lngham Seminary at Leroy, N. T., and
returned to her home last week.
1t is with regret that the pupils and
friends Of Miss Crooker are called to give
up long and well tried teacher from one Of
the departments Of our union schools. The
best wishes and congratulations from all go
with her in the new department of eOnnts-
bSGt tte, upon which she has entered.
Mr.. Dwight Crowell, of jefferson, the
candidate for nomination for the Office of
Clerk of the Supreme Court is a gentleman
fully qualified for the position and we hope
he will receive the nomination. Mr.. Gro
well has for some time past been in the
County Auditors Office, at jefferson, and
any person who has had any business or ae-
quaintance with him, cannot fail to have
noticed his willing and gentlemanly man
ners. A more popular and capable candi-
date is not to be found.