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Permanent Pastures.

EX-State Senator Charles +. Mickey,
of Michigan. in an address before a
Farmers Institute at Tecumseh, on
"Permanelft Pastures and How to
Manage Them said that for about
twelve years he had devoted himself to
maintaining permanent pastures. II
the soil was adapted to it, there would
be little trouble in securing permanent
paSturage. Clay lands We're the best,
but mixed soils might be made to do
well. The land should be well prepared
and good varieties Of seeds should be
planted. The fields might be moved
for two or three years and grlZed, but
not too close. In ten or twelve years
one might have permanent pasture of
the highest excellence. the natural
grasses having been superseded by the
cultivated kinds The gain was a long
ar pasturing season and a grass Of bet
ter fattening qualities. He preferred
land that was natural pasture. and
would not ploW it. except for leyesing
rough places. Itw0uld take about three
acres to a steer, according 10 the eXpe-
rience Of the BudInngS, Of New York,
but Mr.. Mickey thought two acres, or
two and one-half acres sufficient. Low
lands, no matter how low, must beun
derdrained ltmade the pasture sweet
cr, but the flats, il underdrained well,
were equal 10 HIGH and rolling land.
Draining was a matter Of Judgment.
and no specific rules could be laid
down
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Arabian MaXInS.

An Englishman travelling in Arabia
gives the following as the maxims
which influence the arab in rearing the
horses for which the country is so
famed: Let your colt be domesticated
and live with you from his tenderest
age, and when horse he will be simple,
dOcile. faithful and Injured to hardship
and fatigue. Do not beat your horses,
nor speak to them in a loud tone of
voice; do not get angry with them, but
kindly reprove their faults; they will do
better thereafter, for they understand
the language of man and its meaning.
If you have a long days journey before
you, spare your horse at the start; let
him frequently walk to recover his
wind. Continue this until he has
Sweated and dried three times, and you
may ask Of him whatever you please,
he will not leave you in difficulty. OBJ
serve your horse when he is drinking
at brook. If in bringing down his
head he remains square. without bend
ing his limbs, he possesses sterling
qualities, and all parts of his body are
built symmetrically. -Four things he
must have broad-front, chest, loins and
limbs; four things long-neck, chest,
forearm and Group; four things szort
-pasterns, back, ears and tail" The
same writer asserts that the best Ara
bian stations have Il remarkable ability
to transmit all these traits to their de-
scendants, and that the maxim, 1.-The
blood follows the SIRE" is the corner
stone of Arabian horse breeding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Conduct In Case of Fire.

The following directions for conduct
in case Of fire are issued by the British
ROYAL Society for the Protection OF
Life from Fire:
Every householder should make each
person in his house acquainted Wlththe
best means Of escape, whether the IRE
breaks out at the top or at the bottom
Inmates at the first alarm should en-
dcayor calmly TO reflect what means OF
escape there are in the house. Ii III bed
al the time. wrap themselves III Dlah-
ket or bedside carpet, open neither
windows nor doors more than nacessa-
~; shut every door after them. This
is most important to observe.
In the midst Of smoke it is compare
lively clear toward the ground: cnnse-
qucntly progress through smoke can be
made on the hands and knees. a SILK
handkerchief, worsted stocking, or
other flannel substance. wetted and
drawn across the face. permits free
breathing, and excludes to a great ex-
tent the smoke from the lungs. y wet
sponge is hike t!llCdtIUuS.
In the event OF being unable to escape
either by the street door or the roof, the
persons in danger should Immediately
make their way to the front-room win
dow, taking care to close the door after
them, and those who have charge Of the
household should ascertain that every
individual is there assembled.
Persons thus circumstanced are en-
treated not 10 precinitate themselves
from the window while there remains
the least possibility Of assistance, ana
even in the last extremity plain rope
is invaluable. or recourse may be had to
joining sheets or blankets together,
fastening one end to the bed-post or
other furniture. This viii enable one
person to lower all the others separate
", and the last may let himself down
with comparatively little risk. Select
A window over the doorway rather than
over the area.
DO not give vent to the fire by break
ing into the house unnecessarily from
without or if an inmate by opening the
windows or doors. Make a point of
shutting every door after you as you go
through the house. For this purpose
doors inclosing the staircase are very
useful.
Upon discovering yourself on fire, re,
fleet that your greatest danger arises
from drafts to flames, and from their
rising upward. Throw yourself on the
ground and roll over on the fame-if
possible, on the rug or loose drugget,
which drag under you. The table
cover, a mans coat, anything Of the
kind at hand, will serve your purpose,
Scream for assistance, ring the bell,
but do not run out of the room or re-
main i'll al upright position.
Persons especially exposed to the risk
of their dresses taking fire, should adopt
the precaution of having all linen and
cotton washed in a weak solution of
chloride of zinc, alum OF tungstate of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Language of the Finger Ring.

If a gentleman wants a wife, ne wears
n ring on the first finger of his left
hand.
If engaged, he wears it on the second
finger.
Ii married, he wears it on the third
finger.
If he never intends tomarry he wears
it on the fourth OF little finger.
When 4 lady is not engaged, she
wears hoop or diamond on her first
finger.
If engaged, she wears it upon her
second finger.
If married, she wears her wedding
ring upon the third finger.
III she intends to remain a maid, she
wears her ring upon the fourth finger.
Thus by few simple tokens the pas.
sion of love is expressed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Let BygOnes Be Bygop3s.

Let hygones be bygones; if bygones were
clouled
By aught rnat occdsioned pang Of regret,
Oh, let them in darkest oblivion be shrouded:
lis wise ana tits kind 10 forgive and fmget.
Let byeoncs Dc bygones, and good be eI-
tracted
From i'll over which it IS folly to fret;
The wlsest Of mortals have foolishly acted
The kindest are those who forgive and forget.
Let byeones be bygones; your heart will be
lighter.
When kindness of yours with reception has
met;
The flame of your love will be purer and
brighter
If, Godlike, you strive 10 forgive and forget.
Let byaones be bygones; Oh, purge out the
leavcH
OF malice. and try an example to set
To others. who, craving the mercy Of heaven,
Are sadly too slow to forgive and forget
Let hygones be bygones; remember how
deeply
TO heavens forbcarance we all arc in debt;
They value Gods infinite goodness too chcaply
Who heed not the precept Forgive and for
GET
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Insects generally must lead joyful
life. Think what it must he to lodge
in lily, Imagine palace of ivory or
or pearl, with pillars of silver and
capitals of gold, ali exhaling such a
perfume rs never arose fTom human
censor! Fancy. again, the fan of tuck
ing yourself up for the night i'll the
folds of rose, rocked 10 sleep by tile
gentle sighs of a summer air, and moth
ing to do when YOU awake but TO wash
yourself in dew-drop and fall to and
eat your bedeiOthesl
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Prof. Loomis' experiments in the
mountain regions of West Virginia, re.
suited in the successful transmission of
messages through elevated currents or
strata of the atmosphere, by means Of
kites having strings Of copper wire and
elevated ten miles apart. Ne believes
this plan Of telegraphing capable of be-
ing turned 10 commercial account. The
cheapneSs and simplicity of the means
employed would certainly counterbal-
ance Very many disadvantages.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Weights and Measures,

From a very readable article in the
Engineer and Mining Journal favoring
the metric system Of weights and mea-
sures, about which so much has been
written and said of late, we c0ndense
the following curious but truthful sum-
mary OF the uncertainty and variety Of
the bulk measures used in this country
in trade:
In a copper works, ore is measured
and paid for by the ton Of 1852 pounds,
from the mines through the mill, till it
comes out of the jigs, when suddenly it
is transformed into a ton Of 2,240
pounds, which is the ton of the smelt-
ing furnaces and of the teamsters.
When shipped, this ton again ghTinks
to one Of 1000 pounds. AT the iron
works there is a still greater variety of
tons; and even connecting railroads adj
Just their freight to 2.2i0 tb. or 1900 b.
per ton, as their own standard may be.
in delivering from one to the other.
"And in ORDER" remarks our contem-
porary, ''tO maintain the beautiful SYM
metTy of our system, they, of course,
rarely, if ever, state what kind Of a ton
is used in either case" Coal is mined
and paid for by tons Of various weights
from 5000 to 1000 lbs. 1t is sold b!
tons running from 2,2l0 lbs. all the wa,
down to 1900 lbs, Large purchasers
can buy tons of 2,2i0 TBS, but purchas-
ers from the same company's retail yard
find the ton weighs never more than
1000 TBS, if that. 1t is sold by bushels
Of 76 lbs, so tbs., barrels" ''hogs-
heads, ""Ioais,n and other "standardsn
-'the weights of which, continues ths
article in question, depend originally
on the fancy Of the indiyidual, and sub
SeQuently on immemorial custom.'n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
A GERMAN jury returned n verdict SO

A GERMAN jury returned a verdict so
directly in opposition to the evidence
that il has excited much comment, being
regarded as indicating hostility TO the
.~deat Of Erlangcn SHOT
dead, in duel with pistols, !.
ant of the Sixth Rifles. The cause of
the duel was the conduct of the officer to
the student while the latter was serving
as oue-year volunteer. The evidence
was complete, but in reply to the ques-
ton, Did the prisoner kill the Lieu
tenant the jury answered no." and
the verdict was received with applause.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Hops are now worth at the outside
only beggarly ten cents pound, and
one would think that while they are of
such little value, the bestoWal of much
ingenuity in aduiIerating them would
scarcely be profitable, But In Sweden
we are told the business OF s0phistioat-
ing hops is carried on in large way.
The bitter principle is first extracted
either by brewing OF in the form of eX-
tract of hops. The refuse hops are then
reyamred by being saturated with tine
ture Of absintha, CT NORWOOD, are
dried. faced, and sold TO un=Uspecting
brewers as a superior article, their in
creased bitterness finding them ready
purchasers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

A composition for tsnpering may be
formed of rosin, II parts; whale oil, II
parts; FulyeIized charcoal, part; tai
low, ! part. In using, very small tools
should be dipped in this mixture the
same as in water, then polish and draw
the temper as usual. Large tools should
be dipped, then heated UP again, and
temper as usual. This composition viii
also restore burnt STEEL as good as new.
With small tools dup once; if large dip
two or three times; no hammerins IS rs
QuiIfI
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

There are but fifteen coal-producing
countries in the world, and the entire
annual product is about 2iO,O00, 900
tons. OF this, 49,, 600, 600 tons, or over
one-half, is from the English mines,
and about 50,0O0.OU0 from American
mines. In 1901 the production of Eng
liSh coal was but II 900 900 tons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

A curious headstone stands in the old
burying ground at Newport, Il, l.,
which chronicles the death Of son and
daughter of William and Desire Trip,
''also his Wife's arm" amputatel Feb.
70, l756. i representation of the sew
cred member is cut upon the stone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Kentucky now comes TO the front, I'M
blushing. with a story of the growth of
huma,. hair on doll. There is a tenn
porary dearth qf snake stories ut pres
ent, owing to the great less Gf whisky
III the Louisville fire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

The late Sir George Rose, the distin-
guished English lawyer, was overtaken
by a friend in the street one day who
said to him: II thought it was you,
walking 50 fast" "Ah! You know
the rose by the stalk" was the rejoin-
der
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

The Australian colonies show III ex-
traordinary love OF botany. The botan-
zeal gardens are delightful feature of
ali the great cities, and no amount Of
money is grudged TO bring them To per-
lection.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

A deserted Ute squaw, grieved by
the heartlessness OF the Indian who
had only a few months previously taken
her to his WigWam, drowned herself.
Before her suicide she formally and
deliberately cursed him. The Indian
belief is that such curse is potent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
shoot Jolly as she nleS,
Aul squelch the wretched typos as they rise

The Mayor Of a neighboring town In
Illinois was dragged into a temperance
meeting and made to deliver speech.
He said that, as the executive of the
city, he intended to see the laws en-
forced. Then they tried to persuade
him to sign the pledge, but he refused,
saying that he loved freedom too well
to do so.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

The seven wonders of the world were
the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging
Gardens at Babylon. the Temple of Di-
aua, the Statue of Jupiter at Athens,
the MausQleum, the Colossus at Rhodes
and the Pharos of Alexandria,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Facility of communication is having
great effect on the people of British
Lniia. Those who never went ten
miles from their native villages now go
all over the country, and their minds
become liheralized and freed from pre-.
judice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

Forty prominent citizens of Lexing-
ton, Ky, all married men, have been
indicted by tie Fayette county Grand
Jury for card playlng.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

"Digby, will you take some 81 his
buttef?@ Thank you. ma am, he;ong
TO the temperance society-can; take
anything strong" replied Digby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11
Old Nails.

II have taken sixteen nails out OF this
foot, besides those that held on the
shoe" So said a young man after pre-
pairing foot of a new customers horse
for shoe. That particular foot came
TO the shop with tWenty-fOur nails. \
sufficient number surely to do consider
able harm to the foot, not to speak of
the danger of q nail striking one of
them in driving, and being turned in
wards. Even the rust of so many
nails crowded into such a small space
would have serious effect on a piece
of wood that was exposed to dampness,
and could not fail to injure living horn.
But this happened a round dozen Of
years ago, and upwards of three thou
sand miles from Toronto, and of itself
would be scarcely worth mention. Re-
Gently put myself into the possession
of a foot that was no longer Of any use
to its owner, in which foot there are
thirteen nails. Allowing eight for the
number left by its last shoe, there are
five still remaining as memorials of the
previous shoes. They stand in pairs,
like ill-arranged teeth, and along with
the foot, would form an excellent SUBJ
lect for leCtuTe.-IOrOntO Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

A Western justice of the peace re,
Gently sent a tramp to Jail on the
grounds, not that he was known to have
done anything wrong, but that. he had
the wild, haggard look of a man who
was about to start a newspaper. How
much misery would be spared the hui
man race if all justices of the peace
would thus
''ShOot folly as she flies,
ATzJ Euuplch the wrptchcd tvnoS az theV riSr :,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-11

- al til't '''ui t'4ti't' II - Ntli hHu"H
that Dr. James las stood at the head of the profess
SION for the past ~ years. Age and experience are
aIl-impOrtaut. Seminal Weakness, night losses by
dreams pimpleS on the face, lost manhood, pos
iGyeiy be cured. Ladies wanting the most delicate
attention call write Pleasant home for patients.
\ book for the million. Marriage Guide which
tells yOu all abUGt these discases--who should
Inarry-Nhy nUt-lD cents TO pay postage. DR.
James has 50 rooms aud parl0r. You enc but
the doctor Office hours Q a. VI. to =. 81 Sundays,
IL II A VI Lm.inn., afIictlN rnnhlnntiaI.
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Dr.JAMES
Lock Hospital,
CORNER
washington
~ franklin.

tiialleith ny the
state of Illinois
or the express
purpose of giving
immediate relief
IA all cases oipri-
waite, chronic. and
urinary diseases
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
Jackson County Fair.

In pursuance of call made by the
President of the Jackson County Ag-
ricultuul and Mechanical Associa-
ton, the following officers were pres
ent:
President, L. II. RAIDER; Vice Presi-
dents, A. f. Parsons, L. w. Brown
and j. r. King; Secretary, W. I.
Greer; Treasurer, John II. Riley;
Directors, Thomas Coleman, Jona-
than Chase and r. Swan.
The meeting was called to order
by the President, and the following
business transacted:
4. Ordered, That the Fair be held
upon the grounds Of John NJ. Greer,
near Ripley, and upon the same 10
cations the Fair was held upon last
year.
Ordered, That the Fair be held on
Ithe I'd, Sd and 4th days of October
next.
Ordered, That an admittance fec
of 10 cents be charged each and ev.
cry person on foot over y years Of
age, who may be admitted upon the
Fair grounds, also fee of SO cents
for admitting horse aud rider; also n
f-5o-vutft5 -atlrnittiug single
horse and vehicle with driver; also a
fee Of rs cents for admitting two
horse vehicle with driver; also u fee
of s100 for admitting four horse We.
'hicle with driver, and ten cents for
each additional passenger.
Ordered, That a committee of five
be appointed to prepare the grounds
and buildings to be used for the Fair.
The President appointed Jonathan
Chase, B. h, Cunningham, A. T,
Parsons, John II. Riley and A. d.
Hopkins, as said committee.
Ordered, That each of the officers
jof this organization be and the same
are hereby appointed u committee of
Ione to solicit contributions to aid in
defaying the expenses Of preparing
suitable buildings, &C., for the exhi.
lbltlOn, ana that SAID committee are
requested to report their success in
procuring said contributions to the
Secretary, on the Goth day ofSeptem-
Der next.
Ordered, That the proceedings of
this meeting be sent to each of our
county papers, with the request that
they publish the same.
Ordered, That this meeting adj
journ until called by the President.
+. H. RAIDER, Pres't.
W. T. GREER, Scc'y,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
Resolutions Passed by theTeacll-
ers' Institute held at Raleigh

RESOLUTIONS Passed by theTeach.
ers' Institute held at Raleigh
@. III.
WHEREAS, Education is one of the
paramount and vital interests OF our
Young and rising State, and the In
stitutes for Teachers, held under the
benefaction of the benevolent and
liberal Peabody, powerful and etti-
Gent fundamentally to give impet-
us and success to the great object Of
raising up competent, we'll trained
teachers to instruct the youth Of our
County and State, and having had
the privilege of u five day'ssession OF
a Peabody Institute, held at our Court
House, under the skillful direction
and consumate instruction OF Prof.
w. ]. Kenny; therefore,
Resolrei 1st, That the thanks OF the
people of Raleigh are due, and are
now given to the State Superintend-
ent for locating Peabody Institute
at this place.
RcsOlred, ID, That we are under
great obligations to Prof. w. j. Ken,
ny for his intelligent, courteous and
efficient course US the director and
instructor of the members of Raleigh
county Teachers Institute, and ten.
der him our due appreciation and
thanks for his inestimable services,
and itisourdesire that he attend any
subsequent session held ut this place.
Resolred, 3,d, That our gratitude is
due to Rev. DR.. Sears, the Agent for
the Peabody Fund, for his liberal con-
tribution Of Il portion of that fund to
our State and its several counties.
Resolved, 4th, That the members Of
this Institute do give their grateful
thanks to the citizens of Raleigh G..
H., and vicinity, for the interest they
have manifested in the success of this
session of the Institute.
ReSo'rol, That the foregoing reso-
lutions be published in the Mountain
Herald, and that other popers in the
Bird District be requested to copy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-14
FrightCnl Railroad Disaster.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE Fast
Line on tho Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
& St. Louis Railroad, which left this
city at 1l:47 last night, met with a
terrible accident ut a point one and
a half miles west of Mingo junction,
Ohio The train was composed of
two sleepers, one hotel car, one bag
gage, two postal cars, and two coach,
es, the latter being occupied by emil
grants. AT 1 o'clock A. NJ, at the
point named, the Fast Line, which
was twenty minutes behind time,
and runningat the rate of forty miles
an hour, collided with a freight train,
and the entire train, except the no.
tel cars and sleepers, we're thrown
from the track and fearfully wrecked.
Eleven or twelve persons are report
ed killed, and fifteen to twenty seri.
ously wounded. No names yet re-.
ceived, All the passengers in the
sleepers escaped without serious in.
jury, the loss of life being confined
to those in the forward cars, occupied
by postal clerks and cmigrants.
| Later accounts from the scene give
a horrible description of the dead, dy.
ing and mangled human forms min.
gled with the wreck. Fifteen were
killed and fifty wounded, many sori.
ously. Among the killed we notice
the name of Augustus Andrews, pos.
tai clerk, and son Of Rev. Andrews,
of Clarksburg, W. Va. The cause of
the accident is attributed TO the
freight conductors watch having
stopped, causing him TO run on the
passenger trains time,