The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-14

suited to supply the waste OF the frame
incident TO manual labor; and is not only
the most convenient and economical food
for the negro laborer, but IS preferred by
him to any other kind Of meat.
PENNSYLVANIA has enacted law to take
effect on the first of January, 1879, COM
pelling all unused lands held by specula-
tors, corporations and Others TO be brought
into cultivation, or the same will be taxed
mo:e he2yily, or be sold by the State.
One of those Sunday-school teachers
who are always DESTROYS of drawing out
the ideas of children asked her class
what they supposed Daniel said when he
wa. placed in the lions den. One Of her
scholars, who has q practical turn of
mind. answered, ''Good-by! I'm gonar.''
George Elliot at home is described by
an American visitor as a person of an in
tensely feminine nature, and IN no sense
masculine. Also, as being possessed of
remarkable deiberation of manner, and
OF being greatly indifferent to fashion and
frivolity IN dress.
4 British farmer by the name of nc
Kinley, has this year performed the Her
culean task of collecting and planting 500
varieties Of potatoes, and it is thought
this great assortment viii afford excellent
opportunity TO correct much of the exist.
ing potato nomenclature.
As the area of unimproved woodland in
Connecticut has been increasing for many
years, it IS proposed to utilize it by stock
ing it with deer, purchasing one hundred
to begin with, with private capital, and
merely asking the Legislature to pass a
ls"T to protect them for the next ten years.
The most elevated mine in the world Is
probably the Moose Mine in Colorado,
which is situated nearly on the highest
point of the South Park range. The min
ers' houses are being built into the noun
tain at the mouth OF the mine, considera-
Sly over $4,000 feet above the level Of the
sea.
"Awasps' nest containing $4,000 cells"
and the greatest of these sells is to
sit down on the nest under the mistaken
impression that all the wasps have gone
to the seaside or somewhere on a visit. a
single wasp loafng in the back kitchen
will give the sitter a warm reception
And no doubt married one would treat
him in the same manner.
When the brave Corporal Caithness was
asked, after the battle OF Waterloo, if he
we're not afraid, he replied. afraid
why, I was in a tie battles O the PENN
l1su!a." And having it explained that
the question merely related to a fear of
,osing The day, he sa.d-"Na, Ma, didna
rear that; was only afraid we should be
y killed before we had time to win IL"
cit is hard" said a gentleman to Gene
raj Crook, "that men and officers should
be sent out to be killed by the Indians,
| when all the trouble has been brought
about by thieving agents" "That is not
the hardest thing" replied the general.
~ harder thing is to lie forced to kill the
Indians when they are clearly in the
right"
James L. Clark, Oshkosh, Wis, employs
$50 hands in the manufacture of matches,
and consumes annually 70 tons of brim-
stone, 81 tons OF phosphorus, and 80 tons
Of glue, besides 100000 feet of lumber.
For boxing and putting up the matches
he uses 200 tons of straw board and paper,
and pays the government $500, 900 a year
for revenue stamps.
Repairs are in progress on the old forti-
fcations at Quebec, and the Workmcn en-
gagged on them found an interesting relic
Of the stormy past. A cannon ball was
discovered imbedded in the wall, that was
lodged there we know not when; but GER
tainly during some Of the numerous as
since its walls stood up for defence round
| about Il.
Ithas been practically decided by Third
Assistant Postmaster General HaZen to
extend the registry system to third-class
mail matter. This change will become
feature Of the regular postal system. Cen
HaZen says the department at present re.
allies profit on the registry Of ti1st-cl&ss
matter, and he sees no reason why the
registry of third-class matter should not
also be made profitable.
Scene, station-house on the Stirling and
Dunierm line; enter elderly gentleman N
a hurry Gent (to facetiOus porter
us the train in.' Pogter-"Is it Tainin'2
| No" (Qld gent sits down for half IN
hour; porter proceeds 10 close station.)
Gent (again)-''Is the train in yet2n Por-
ter gazing stcadiastIy al the old gentle,
man3--,.1,G. is not rainin' yet, nor is it
coin to rain Old gent tlu IA furry
THE train, I asked if the train was inw
Porter-'sOh, the train! Ii was in three
quarters of an hour syne." CTabeau
vivant)
Never fear, young man, never fal,er
says the Burlington Hawlleye: p.oas .or.
ward with living courage burning IN yoW
heart; there's room at the top" 10.
$50, five stories beyond the elevator,
ight under the tin roof, thermon~ter t29
a cool place, no fire escape, TO bed, no
..ater in the pitcher only one towel and
o soap, and the only window in the
aom opening into a dark hall. Yes,
oung man, there's always room at tile
up, and the dusticr you are, and the
iaore weary and travel-worn you look, the
more absolutely certain Is the clerk to
send you there.