The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-05
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ht EIS pdpNic ait IoItSi " AUNT thst
the Prince of Wales is anything but a model
husband. His conduct IS often scandalous.
The moral courage that will fac, obloquy in
a good cause is & much rarer gift than the
bodily "aloT that will confront death in Il bad
one.
Va"ity is our dearest weakness In more
senses than one; a man will sacrifice every
thing and starve out all othc. inclinations, to
keep alive that one.
Give the devil his due" says the New York
Herald. Yes, yes, but better stil, have no
dealing with that party at ALL then there will
be nothing due him.
The highest point outward things can bring
Us to Is the contentment of the mind, with
which no estate can be poor, without which all
estates will he n.iser.,ble.
The misery of young man who courts q
spark ng fashionable belle and loses her, Is
only excclled by the misery of tho man who
courts her and wins her.
Most persons are particularly spiteful against
these foibles i'll others which they themselves
have. They remind us Of monkey scratching
aud grinning at the mimic monkey in he glass
Never seek to be intrustcd with your friends
keep it, you may be liable in thousand con-
ttngencies TO the suspicion Of having betrayed
Il.
GrasshoppCrs are animal barOmeters 1t has
been observed that rain invariably occurs
within half an hour after a sudden descent
OF swarm from the upper regions to the
ground.
Heroes arc a pt to reason curiously. Nelson
told Lord Holland that he often felt pain in
the arm he had lost, which added the gallant
warrior, lis clear proof Of the Immortality
of the soul, and sets the question completely ct
rest"
Maycnce, OH the Rhine. now so famous as
Germ II stronghold and for its Notifications,
was the locality of a Ron an fort before Christ
came upon the globe, say 2000 years ago. 1t
hes q population of abou: 6009O ST the present
time.
The restored column of Vendome lately sur
mounted by the statue of the first Napoleon.
was first erected in $50 to commemorate the
famous French campaign Of 1866 the bronze
bass-reiefs being composed Of captured Aus
tgiau CannCns.
Berlin was a fishing hamlet in 1872 One
hundred years later it became city, and fifty
years after il was surrounded by a wall. To
day it has population of nearly one million
souls and is the great German capital and
royal residence OF Kaiser William.
James III. looks contem ptible to our modern
eyes deserving young and beautiful wife for
ugly mistressess. u cart find what he sees to
admire in me. said Catherine Seedly; certainly
as not for my beatty, and as to my wit he has
Tot enough TO see that nave any"
The church of San Marco. which stands as a
monument of the ancient magnifcence of
Venice. Is over a thousand years old, 1t Is
unique in lis architecture, which Forsyth de-
sclibes as neither Greek nor Gothic nor Das-
ilical nor Saracenic. but a fortuitous tumble
OF all
Josh Billings says: II am willing to rock the
baby while .wimnIeu folks are boiling soap;
am ready TO cut ra.,s 10 work into rag car
pets' they kan keep me hunting hens eggs or
picking green ourrants; or I will even dip
candies or core apples for sasS, but I won't
ehurn.
Watches worn by students and others in
technical laboratories are often rendered use
less by being magnetiZed by the magnets used
In such places. Magnets kept in the house
often create equal mischief by being laid near
watches, and much time and expense al soIae-
W iit -4Lt lIcu pCIOlt lucy
can be made to work.
Curcuios may best be fought by inelosing
the plum or other fruit trees infested-cher~
RIGS. peaches, etc, with chicken yard fence,
and colonizing flock of chickens within. Then,
after the fruit IS set. by SIT Lit shaking of the
trees early every morning, while the insects
are still inactive, they will drop of and become
N easy prey to their ready enemies beneath.
Accustom yourself to think vigorously
Mental capital, like pecuniary, to be worth
anything, must be well inveSted-must be
rightly adjusted and applied, and to this end,
careful, deep and intense thought is necessary
If great results are looked for There Is no
such thing as standing still In this world.
Change is the eternal law OF nature.
Last June Western farmer turne, 100 sboats
averaging IL pounds each, into a twenty-scre
clover field, kept them there four months and
the first Of October they averaged weight of
80 pounds cacn, gain OF nearly so pounds
Of pork to each acre of clover, besides the land
was well7iresscd with hog manure Its we /
known that hogs fed on clover duriaS the
summer months are in fine condition TO finish
of with corn In the Fall.