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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09

In some forms of disease certain
colOrless leaves. In some cases this
peculiarly Of growth extends to the
whole branch. In Il few cases it eX-
tends to the whole plant, but i'll such
is popular many Of our florists have
made attempts to reproduce these ac-
cidental abOrtiOns, but 50 far with.little
good result. Peter Henderson, one Of
our prominent florists and gardeners,
relates the following in connection with
this habit in the geranium: "a few
days ago being in the greenhouse Of
one of our well-known florists, he
showed me growing among a mass of
SmilaX foliage (MU'SjphyLlunl) a strong,
vigorous shoot of Il geranium with stem
and leaves as white as snow. | was
perfectly nonplnssed for afeW moments,
as on examining the root there was ap-
parentiy no shoot except the white one
but on scraping the soil off for a couple
Of inches, found the waggish owner
had trained a strong shoot, nearly six
feet high behind the screen of smilax,
which at once accounted for the healthy
condition of the white shoot The
plan was ingenious, and was done in
such way that, had the florist been
dishonesty disposed, he might readily
have found a purchaser, as his white
branch had nearly all the yigor Of the
green shoot. If we once detatch the
white shoot from the life sustaining
green portion, death to the white is
only question of time-and very short
time, too" The taste for foliage plants
is SO much on the increase that ii would
be worth a good fortune to any florist
who could succeed in propagating this
defect, and produce plant with white
or coiorless leaves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
GaIurnirl-

a thoughtful writer recommends to
every man especially in the Autumn of
his life to take to gardening, if he has
not already experienced its pleasures.
Of all occupations in the world it is the
one which best combines repose and
activity. 1t is not idleneSs; il is not
stagnation; and yet it is perfect quiet
ude. Like all things mortal it has its
failures and its disappointment, and
there are some things hard to under
stand. But it is never without its re-
wards, and perhaps if there We're moth
ing but successful cultivation the ag-
gregate enjoyment would be less. 1t
is better for the occasional shadows
that come over the scene. The discip-
line, too, is most salutary. 1t tries our
patience and it tries our faith. But
even in the worst Of seasons there is
far more to reward and encourage than
TO dishearten and disappoint. There
is no day of the year without something
to afford tranquil pleasure to the cul-
tivator of flowers, something on which
the mind may rest-rest with profit and
delight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
Men. Women and Furniture.

We maintain, too, says Clarence Cook
in Scribner, that, in reality, man has no
need Of furniture, and that everything
he does worth doing could be done
without these adjuncts. In the highest
stage of civilization men will not need
either bed, a table, a stool or a candle
stick-things which, just now, he con-
siders to be Of absolute necessity, but
which one people, the most refined, the
most intelligent and the most highly
civilized that has lived on this planet in
historic times, the japanese, to wit,
have shown can be perfectly we'll dis
pensed with. Indeed, in every age, the
more refined the race the less has 1t
thought furniture necessary, and 1t
might even be asserted, without much
fear Of contradiction, that a people that
need great deal of furniture to be
comfortable and happy is in a state, so
long as that need is felt, that can only
be termed barbarous. Man proper, man
in his highest condition of spiritual and
physical development, is absolutely In
dependent of furniture; sits on bis heels,
sleeps on the floor, eats with his fingers
from dishes made of gourds and leaves
Tor, if he prefers it, of wood eXquisitely
lacquered) placed on the ground; avoids
the necessity of candlesticks by using
lanterns or by going to bed early and
sleeping late, and writes on his wrist
bands. All the noblest art, the most
exquisite decorative design, all the i'm
mortal books, have come from people
or from individuals to whom things"
have been unnecessary or unknown
And, therefore, to insist that man is
distinguished from the lower animals
by having furniture is not to say a
handsome thing about him, but to der
ogate from his dignity. When we come
to clothes, however, we find the case a
different one. Clothes seem to 60 hand
in hand with mans development as
social being, and every high tide in CIV
ilization has been marked by great in
ventiveness, splendor and even luxury
IL dress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
Shaker Forms OF Worship.

a writer in an exchange gives the
following interesting account of visit
to one of the Shaker churches in Berk-
shire, Mass:
The church was large building with
a rounded roof. unmarked by a spire,
but distinguished by the long lines of
carriages, buggies and stage-coaches
standing in front, which had brought
worlds people Ike ourselves for miles
around. There were two doors, and we
ladies meekly entered the women's side
and took our seats upon benches among
the 200 or 800 spectators. The service
had already commenced, and this is
what we saw: a large hall with pol
ished hardwood floor, white-wasned
walls relieved by woodwork and win
dow-casings of light blue. In the CEN
tre OF the room stood a circle of about
thirty men and women, who sang hyIrns
in a sonorous and inspiring manner,
that reminded me of a camp-meeting.
Around them marched two long process
sionS, they waved their hands constant
ly from the centre; outward, in a sort
OF rythmic accordance with the music,
and their steps had bounding move
ment, which was the only approach l
saw to the sO-called dancing. The two
lines Of moving forms passed and re-
passed each other in winding figure
which was not ungraceful. Itreminded
me of youthful game called Thread
ing the Needle" The slight inclination
to laugh which 1 felt upon entering
passed away almost instantly, and was
succeeded by sort of weird fascination
as l watched them. AT the end of each
hymn they became motionless as stat
ueS, until the leader of the choir select
ed and pitched the next tune, when the
singing, the waving of hands, and the
mystic figures were resumed. After
SIX or seven hymns had been sung, the
ranks divided, leaving the sisters on
one side and the brethren on the other,
profanely suggesting an old-faShioned
'contra-dance," but l felt rebuked for
the levity of my thought, when sudden
ly all sank on their knees in silent
prayer. lis strange fact that no act
of worship anywhere is SO solemn as
this, no spoken words 50 eloquent, no
gorgeous ceremonial SO effective, and
the hush that falls upon Catholic cath
edral at the elevation Of the Host is not
more impressive than was the unbroken
g l,,+ l..,
house." with the rows of mo,ionless
figures kneeling upon the bare floor
This act of devotion accomplished they
rose and brought forward benches, then
seating themselves, spread their clean
handkerchiefs carefully over their knees
and with folded arms prepared to listen
to the sermon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
History Of Chocolate.

When Fernando Cortes went to
Mexico in search of gold, the first dis
coveE he made was chocolate. This
new substance was considered sort
OF wicked luxury, at least for monks.
who We're among the earliest TO adopt it,
but Who We're solemnly warned against
It's supposed peculiar effects.
Chocolate Tor, as the Mexicans call it,
fhoeotoHl is the popular name for the
seeds of the cocoa plant, in prepared
state, generally with sugar and cinna-
mon. The MeXicans improve the fla
| vor OF the inferior sorts of cocoa seeds
by bnrying them in the earth for a
month, and allowing them to ferment.
The nutritious quality of either cocoa
or chocolate is entirely owing to the oil
| or butter of cocoa which it contains.
| Coco4-nibs, the best form or taking this
produetion, are the seeds roughly crush
| ed. When the seed is crushed between
rollers, the result is fake cocoa. Com
mon cocoa is the seed reduced to paste
and pressed into cakes. The cheap
kinds of chocolate are said to be largely
adulterated with lard and saso and red
| iead-a pernlclOus mixture for healthy
stomachs; but what must it be for weak
stomachs craving for food at once nut
rltlous ndeasy of digestion? The "pat-
ent" chocolates are nothing more than
various modes of preparing the cocoa
seeds
The ladies of Mexico are so exces-
| slVely fond of chocolate that they not
only take it several times during the
day, but they occasionally have it
brought to them in church, and during
service. A cup of good chocolate may,
indeed, afford the drinker strength and
patience to undergo bad sermon. The
bishops opposed it for time, but they
at length closed their eyes to the prac-
tice. Spain welcomed the gift of choco-
late made her by Mexico with as much
enthusiasm as she did that of gold BY
Peru; the metal she soon squandered
but chocolate is still to be found in
abundance in the peninsula. 1t is an
especial favorite with ladies and monks,
and railways appears on occasions when
courtesy requires that refreshments
should be offered. The Spanish monks
sent presents of it to their brethren in
French monasteries: and Anne of Aus
tria, on her marriage with Louis XIII.
of France brOurht a Sunnlv Of chnco-
late from Spain, and it henceforth be-
came an established custom.
In the days of the Regency it was far
more commonly consumed than coffee.
for it was then taken as an agreeable
aliment, while coffee was still looked
upon as somewhat strange beverage
but certainly akin to luxury. In the
opinion of Linn9us it must have sur
passed all other nutritious preparations,
Or tfiJC naturalist wouIs1 hardly have
conferred upon it, as he did, the proud
name of HeoJrOmd-''fOod for the gods. =
The favorite drink of the Emperor Ma
pole0n was chOcd, a mixture of coffee
with milk and chocolate.
Invalids will do well to remember
that chocolate made with vanilla is in
digestible and injurious TO the nerves.
Indeed, there are few stomachs at all
that can bear chocolate as daily meal.
1t is a highly concentrated aliment, and
all such cease tC act nutritiously if
taken into daily use.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
lhe Value of T0ads.

The value of toadS as insect DESTROY
ers is not properly appreciated by our
farmers; in Europe they are better ap-
preciated, and in many parts of the
country, especially in France, they are
brought into the city market and sold
to vegetable gardeners and fruit raisers,
who build small shelters Of bricks in
various parts Of their grounds to shell
ter the toadS during the warm portion
of the day. One Of our exchanges GER
titles to their value as follows: Every
tidy housekeeper deteSts reaches, mice,
and other vermin about the house,
Two or three domestic toads will keep
the coast clear of these, and will be
found more desirable than a cat. The
toad has Il timid and retiring nature,
loving dark corners and shady places,
but with kind treatment will become
tame All that is necessary TO procure
their aid is to provide them with cool,
safe retreats by day, with convenient
access TO water, and they will go out at
night tc the performance of their noe
turnai duties without money and with
out price The average housewife no
doubt ,letestS mice, but she usually
holds the domestic toad" in still great
er detestation. We know that a single
toad in the cellar Will destroy large
number OF reaches. flies, and bugs, but
have never noticed the absence Of mice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
The Ch6icn.

A Quaker residing in Paris was
waited Oh by four of his workmen in
order to make their compliments, and
ask, according to the common custom,
for their New Years gifts. "Well,
my friends" said the Quaker, ''here
are your gifts; choose fifteen francs or
this bibleo Il don't know how to
read" said the first, so take the fifteen
francs" Il can read" said the second,
'but have pressing wants" He took
the fifteen francs. The third also made
the same choice. He now came to the
fourth, a young lad Of thirteen or
fourteen. The Quaker looked at him
with an air Of goodness, saying, "Wil
you too take these three pieces which
you may gain at any time by your labor
and industry" ''As you say the book
is good, | will take it and read from it
to my mother" replied the boy. He
took the bible, opened 1t, and found
between the leaves gold piece of forty
francs. The others hung down their
heads, while the Quaker quietly told
them that he was sorry they had not
made better choice.
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"Fight 1t Out,o

A story Is told of a daughter of a
prominent person now in the lecture
field which is peculiarly interesting and
suggestive Of unconscious wisdom. A
gentleman was invited to the lecturers
house to tea. Immediately on being
seated at the table the little girl aston
ished the family circle and guest by the
abrupt question:
"Where is your wife?'
Now the gentleman, having been re-
Gently separated from the partner of his
life, was taken SO completely by sur
prise that he stammered forth the
truth:
81 don't know"
Don't know!" replied the eaJuat ter
ribje. ''Why don'tyou know?n
Finding that the child persisted in
her interrogatories, despite the mild re-
proof of her parents, he concluded to
make clean breast Of the matter and
have it over at once. So he said with a
calmness which was the result of in
ward eXpletives:
''Well, we don't live together; we
think as we can't agree, we'd better
nOt.n
lie stifled groan as the child began
again, and darted an eXasperated look
at her parents. But the little torment
would not be Quieted, until she ex-
claimed:
Cant agreel Then why don't you
fight it out, as pa and ma do?"
vengeance is mine," laughingly re-
torted the visitor, after ''pa" and INA"
exchanged looks of holy horror, fol-
lowed 10y the inevitable roar.-Neao
Hdren Register.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
Bells.
We Americans have ut home little

We Americans have ut home little
opportunity to know the grand effects
produced 10y bells of Il large size, as they
roll forth their tones OF an indiscrlDable
dignity and soemnity-a deep bass to
ali the varied sounds OF city life. The
only large bells know of IN America
are-that on the city hall of New York.
said to weigh q coo pounds, and two al
Montreal, one upon the cathedral,
weighing some 10000 pounds, which is
the largest one ever cast in England,
unless the new bell for the parliament
clock be larger, the weight Of which L
have not seen. The largest bell in
England, except perhaps the one just
mentioned, was cast in 1915, for York
Minister, and weighs rather more than
q coo pounds. The most noted Of the
other English bells are the "Great
Tom" at Oxford, l7,000 pounds, that at
Lincoln, a little more than 1900
pounds and the principal one at st.
Paul's, little less than that. But the
bells on the continent of Europe far
surpasS those of Great Britain. At
Erfurt, in Germany is very famous
bell, weighing over 1900 pounds,
which was baptized by the name of
Susanne. and is distinguished for the
excellence Of its metal, having the lar
sest proportion of silver. 1t WAS cast
in 1897, while Columbus was still ex-
pl0ring the Antilles, and Martin Lu-
ther was still child at school. As |
stood by this noble bell I thought how
often a few years later, with his eX-
quisite sense of musical effects, must
the future reformer have listened de-
lighted with its deep tones, as he went
from house to house begging bread for
himself and his brother monks. And
what reeollections must lis voice have
awakened within him, when he stopped
at Erfurt and preached, While on his
way to " ormS; or toward the close of
MS life. when he came thither, the
great apostle, ho" ored and beloved by
Il third part of Christendom.-Ihdyer's
Lecture on Bells
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A PhiIOSOphic Tramp.

In the hip pocket Of an old vagrant,
pulled i'll by the police the other night,
says the Detroit Free Press, was men,
Orandum book full of his own writing
with pencil, and some of his philosophy
is good enough to be preserved. His
first paragraph reads:
~ '.Drinlrins bad whisky bccuu1o it is
offered free is like getting in the way
of bullets purchased by an enemy"
A second reads:
Honesty is the best policy, but some
folks are satisfied with second best. 1t
is hard to be honest on an empty stom-
ach."
A third reads:
"a dry plank under a rain-proof shed
is better than a featherbed in Jail, and
one isn't annoyed blythe Jailer bringing
III a square breakfast"
a fourth says:
Pay as you go. If you haven't any
thing to pay with don't go. If you are
forced to go, record every Indebtedness,
and lety your heirs settle the bills"
The fifth explains:
eve should have charity for ALL
When the winter winds blow cold and
drear we vags should pity the poor fel-
lows in India who are having red-hot
weather"
a sixth is recorded:
''Politeness costs nothing, but it is
not expected that you will wake man
up at midnight 70 ask permission to go
through his hen-house. 1t is more
courteous to let him enjoy his needed
repose."
The seventh and last was noted down
as follows:
when you pick up an apple-core do
not find fault because it isnot the apple
itself, but be satisfied with the grade of
descent. Do not be ashamed of your
occupation. We can not all be lords,
nor can we all be vagrants. AS | can
not be a lord should not lament at be-
ing Il vagrant. Be truthful and out
spoken. That is, tell 'em you are a
Chic go fire sufferer. Keep seasonable
hours, or some other vag will get your
plank first. Be hopeful, cheerful and
good-natured. Growing won't cure a
SOre-htel."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
VOLUME XIX.-NO. 4(

Mrs. West, though almost fainting
with terror, caught up Harry, and made
/ Norah and Bridget understand that
! Lofty and Mabel must also be snatched
out of bed; and Mr.. West, with John
! Thomas help, emptied tie water-pitch-
ers and the pals from the bathroom
close by. The little ones, hardly COM
pretending what had taken place, were
quickly tucked i'll mammals bed, and
the two servant girls ran back to help
fill the pals at taps. Itwas all done so
quickly that it hardly took as long as
| it has taken me to write about il.
! Mamma had been very courageous
until everything that she could do had
| been done, and then she felt her strength
leave her, and sank upon the floor
| Lofty and Mabel, after few Intellectual
| attempts to ask some questions, fell fast
asleep; but Harry had been more thor
| Oughly aroused, and now suddenly
| asked, Whats the matter, mamma?
why did you bring me into your room."
Receiving no immediate answer. he sat
up in bed, and began again: Il thought
l heard Dick singing" ''Ch! Harry!"
burst out mamma, through her tears,
''Dick's singing saued yoatr Uel" and
then she fell into such a passion of joy
ful weeping that she could say no more.
Harry did not know why he should cry,
but cry he did, in sympathy with man.
ma. Mamma, seeing this, tried to
compose herself, and coming to the
| bed, soothed and patted her darling boy
until he fell asleep.
Presently papa came III, and after
some more tears and prayers of heart
felt Thanksgiving, he took Harry up to
| the spare room, while mamma had her
two little daughters with her in her bed
all that long night. In the morning,
papa told his little children what ter
rible danger they had escaped; how God
had taken care Of them, ami how little
Dick was the one who had told mamma
that something WAS wrong. Then
mamma passed through the open fold
ing-doors into the day-nursery, and
went up to Dicks cage. As she opened
the door, out hoped little Dick upon
her finger, and the grateful mother
pressed her lips again ard again upon
his bright feathers. l can tell you,
Dick had an eXtra-big lump of sugar
that day; and they have loved him more
and more every day since.-EngliSh
Magazine.
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The Moons of Mars.

Mr.. George r. Gather. in recounting
the reasons given by Professor New
comb before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, at
Nashville, why the satellites of Mars
were not sooner discovered, makes the
suggestion that these satellites are of
recent origin, and says: This may be
groundleSS, yet it is but fair, if there
could be such a probability, let its
weight be ever so little or great in the
solution OF the question, it should be
stated for what ii is worth. But as a
reason, 1t IS OF greater Importance than
at first glance may be imagined; for if il
Is admitted as remotely probable rea-
son, ii suggests the profoundest prob
lem OF the age-that is, that the satel-
lite systems of the planets have been
supplied by the asteroidal belt of our
planetary scheme-a theory propound-
ed several years ago, and which since
has become solid conviction of my
mind, as careful Investigation of our
planetary structure has confirmed me
III this opinion"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-09
The Little Drummer Roy.

In the war between France and Eng
land previous to the Revolution an
English drummer, not more than fifteen
years of age, having wandered from
his camp too near the French lines,
was seized, and brought before the
French commander. On being asked
who he was by the general, he an
swered, "a drummer in the English
service" This not gaining credit a
drum was sent for, and he was desired
to beat couple of marches, which he
did. The Frenchman's suspicion being,
however, not quite removed, he asked
the drummer boy to beat retreat. "a
retreat, sir?" replied the brave little
fellow; Il don't know What that is"
This answer so pleased the French
officer that he released the little fellow,
and wrote to his general commencing
his spirited behavior.
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l4,GO,05S l6.Se3,9o e,252 ss4

This rate of increase (about 15t per
cent? would not hold good in the other
States, fer if the same average percent
age of increase We're applied to all the
States it would give US population Of
44,56i ,SSl for the year 1875, as against
IS, ,567 ,6l7 in 1870, and would carry the
population above $4,000, 900 in 1880,
which is hardly possible in view of the
fact that emigration has fallen off to a
half or third of what it was previous to
1874. The State which will exhibit the
greatest gain at the next census will
probably be Texas. The enormous size
of the State, and the quantity of its fer
tile land, have attracted vast swarn1s Of
Immigrants. We should not be greatly
surprised if Texas reaches fully 2,OOO,-
600 OF souls in 1880, making h9r the EN-
pire State OF the South, as she will
eventually be of the Union, if not di-
yided, as she ought to be, into at least
three States.
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Ladies', Skirts.

The present inordinate length of
ladies' skirts appears to have so great
ly excited the ire of the police of Leip-
sic that they have restored for their
suppression to the sumptuary laws of
the middle ages. A notice has ap-
peared in the Leipziger Tagblatt that
all persons whose dress is found trail
ing on any streets or foot paths within
the municipal boundaries of Leipsic
will be liable to be mulctured in PEN
alties varying from five to fifty marks
according to the extent of the skirt
we presume. Constables are instructed
to arrest, and conduct TO the nearest
police station, all offenders against this
regulation, and the names of the guilty
ones will be published at the end of
every week.