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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25
S. B. SHERWOOD,
GEN'L LAND AGENT.

Has for sale Farms and Lands in the Counties
OF ManItowoc, Calumet Brown, Door &C, Wis.
Also lots and houses in the City of Mauitowoc
Wis.
Also. 5000 ae-~a- of good Pine Lands in
Marathon, Chippewa, Ashland, 60. ,cOunticSWiS
Mo. River r. r. Cos Lands in the Southern
part of the State of Iowa and the Southeastern
part of the State of Nebraska, on 10 years time
with six per cent interest. Persons wishing TO
buy or sell Farms Lands and Lots or wanting
to employ an agent in any business of land
matters, VIII please give me call, in person
or by letter, at the Williams House, ManitOwoc
Wis. 9march1Gly
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

A minister having preached against
social abnormities to his congregation,
was, a few days after waited upon by
a committee, presenting him sat Of
resolutions not very supplementary.
to say the least. Looking over the
string Of abuses, each beginning with
whereas" and the names of the COM
mittee signed at the end, he remarked:
"Where asses like these draw up reso-
buttons, whereases like these must be
expected"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

a hoy five years of age having sto-
len can of milk, his mother took him
to task with moral suasion, and wound
up her discourse by saying, What in
the world were you going TO do with
the milk"
L was going to steal 2 dog to drink
it !" was the crushing rep.y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

The natural pearl banks of Ceylon
are threatened with rivals by the estab-
lishment OF artificial beds, where the
breeding and rearing of pearl-bearing
oysters may be carried on like any or
binary occupation. Such, at least, is
the prospect opened up by the expert
ments of Lieut.. Marriott OF the French
navy, who has proved that this species
of bivalve will both produce pearls and
reproduce its species quite as well in
captivity as in the open sea.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25
Wealthy men OF san Francisco,

There are over forty men in San
Francisco whose fortunes exceed S4,-
00o, eco each. There are Is many more
whose wealth IS from S1,G00,000 to So
o00,o each. None Of these fortunes
were inherited, but were acquired by
business and speculative operations,
and all within a period of twenty-five
years. None of the millio2aiIeS have
passed the prime of life, and they are
all just as eager in their pursuit for
riches as those who enjoy no reputation
for opulence. The passion for great
wealth in California is unprecedented.
Sharon, whose fabulous wealth reads
like the story of Monte Cristo, arrived
in Sacramento city in 1919, when it was
a tent town, and laid the basis for his
fortune III q small grocery on X street.
-o-
The young couple glided deity
through the giddy dance. Their coun-
tenances beamed with the light of love
and pleasure. She seemed to move in
= dellrlous ecstasy-when, crash! they
came into collision with an elderly pair,
Who seemed 10 have taken lessons in
dancing late IN life. The young maid
fell; tendeTly her partner assisted her
10 rise, and poured a stream of condol-
ence and apology into her ear. Oh, il
doesn't much natter she said las
had my new eardinai-sriped stockings
on
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25
Dr.JAMES
Lock Hospital,
CORNER
Washington
AZ Frank din.

Chartered 10y the
state of Illinois
tor the express
purpose of giving
immediate relief
in all cases OF pri-
waite, chronic and
1,rin.rN niADu.na
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25
THE PRICE OF
SUMMER GOODS GREATLY REDUCED.

In order to CLOSE OUT OUR SUMMER STOCK. we
HAVE MARKED DOWN great many SEASONABLE
GOODS, such as LADIES' SACQUES, sHAWLs, LINEN
SUITS, PARAS0IS &C., SO low that whoever can make
use of anything in that line can get GOOD BARGAIN
as we do not want to carry any SUCH Goods if LOW
PRICES will move them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

lie all then acomphntcu forms. 1t - we'll known
that Dr. James has stood at the head of the profess
sion for the past 30 years. Age and experience
allmportant. Seminal Weakness night losses by
dreams, pimples on the face lost manhood. pos
itively be cured. Ladies' wanting the most delicate
attention, call or write. Pleasant home for patients
A book for the million. Marriage Guide, which
tells you all about these diseases-who shOuld
marry-why MOTTO cents to pay postage. DR.
James has 80 rooms and parlor. You enc but
the doctor Office hours, 9 A. NJ. To I 7. NJ Sundays,
10 to II All hn sines. sfricflN confidential
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

Conscience is a clock, which in one
man strikes aloud and gives warning,
in another the hand points silently to
the figure but strikes not; meantime,
hours pass away, and death hastens,
and after death comes judgement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

"yes, Sir" yelled a preacher in a
Dakota church, one Sunday morning."
there's more lying and swearing and
stealing and general deviltry to the
square inch in this here town than n
all the rest of the American country"
and then the congregation got up and
dumped the preacher out Of the win
dow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

Emily, how do you do?" "I'm
very well, Julia; celebrated my wooden
wedding, last week." You? Why, l
didn't know you were married. How
did you celebrate?" "By marrying a
blockhead."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

A YOUNG man on being asked by his
sweetheart why the continued flow of so
many rivers into the sea did not fill up
the sea and make it run over, replied,
why, it's the sponges, my dear. .
"What have the sponges to do with it?''
she asked. To which he responded,
"Why, the sea is full of sponges, way
down at the bottom, aud they suck up
the waterfront you see?
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14
D,'OlIeries IN ADVERTISING.

The following drol advertisements,
culled from variety Of sources, may
amuse our readers: On the fence of
graveyard Pennsylvania grocer in
scribed in large white letters, use
Jones' bottled ale if you would keep out
of here" A firm in the "statuary line"
state that "those who buy tombstones OF
us look with pride and satisfaction upon
the graves of their friends" What Eng
fish schoolmaster would announce the
termination of vacation thus: Flush
ing Institute. Dear Boys Trouble be-
gins on Sept. 1872" The following is
the advertisement of an accomplished
editor: Sensational, distressing details
of revolving murders and shocking sui
cides respectfully solicited. Bible class
presentations and ministerial donation
parties will be done with promptness
and despatch. Reports of Sunday-school
anniversaries guaranteed. The local
editor will cheerfully walk seventeen
miles after Sunday-school to report a
prize-fght. Funerals and other melan-
choly occasions written up in manner
to challenge admiration. Horse-raees
reported in the highest style of the re-
Dortorial art. Domestic broils and con-
iugal felicities sought out with untiring
avidity. Police court proceedings and
sermons reported in manner well cal
culatcd to astonish the prisoner, magis-
trate and preacher" The sharpness"
of some of these Yankee advertisements
is very amusing. Many of our readers
must have heard of the New York mer-
chant who left his space blank with the
exception of this note, in very small
type. at the bottom-"This space was
sold to A. Z. Brennan & Co, but as
their business is sufficiently brisk al
ready, they decline to use it. "A cor.
respondent wants to know what kind OF
broom the young lady in the novel
used when she swept back the ringlets
from her classic brow. We don't know
and shouldn't answer if We did We
only undertake to answer queries of a
practical and useful character. If our
correspondent. who we presume is gen
ltlcman. had asked who was the best and
most popular halter in the city, We
would have promptly and unhesitating
lv answered. ]. II. Chsri of Broad-valk.
Chambers JouTT'sL
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14

ficient means Of defence, without hs;,
armed, as they are, with the te,ihls
suction-cups.
These have serrated edge, like TN,
of u hand-saw, and are used for anchor,
as well rs to secure prey. They elm,
with the greatest tenacity, it being ca
sier to tear away an arm than force N.
animal from its hold. The two lonn
arms lock themselves together and with
united strength are most efficient organs
for catching prey.
The suction-cups on the long arms
are slightly stalked. The beak or inv
is provided with rows of terrible teeth
and even the "tongue is covered On The
upper part by a thick horny bed, bris-
Ting in the centre with series Of 10
curving teeth, while it's edge is ARMED
with three other erect teeth, which ap
slender and hooked" lwiet
.c Michelet tells us how the large dol.
phins dispose ofa'the cuttle-fsh. H.
stys: .iq,. ,.....,,..,,....,l. .,,,
"These lords Of creation are so deli
cate in their tastes that they eat only
the head and arms, which are both ten
der and easy of digestion. They reiec.
the hard parts, and especially the after
part of the body. The, coast Royan,
for example, is covered with thousands
of these mutilated cuttle-fash-"
The ink of the cuttle-fish, when dried,
is used in water-color painting, and Is
known by the name of "seipa." II is
indestructible. It's properties were wen
known to the aneients, and it was used
by them as ink.
q Surely truth is stranger than fiction
when such creatures as these arise from
the deep. IRA B. ROBERTS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14

hoarse. and quick, the sure index 70 F"
shot in the lungs. 49,.
"He's goin'," said the Sheriff. mopping
the blood from a bad cut in his forehead
with his sleeve. "Great snakes! what a
fight he made!" r,.,... ... l.r
Heres the pony, Sheriff. b..
One of the men led the pack'pony'
which during the entire fight had been
quietly grazing at a little distance on
up to the group. With a quick jerk he
dragged of the tattered blanket when
covered the pack.
There were few camp utensils, some
provisions, and b,lging sort OF double
bao thrown over the fronts of the PAN
nier With an effort he pulled this OIL
but its weight tore it from his hands,
and it fell with metallic crash. As 1t
struck the earth its seams burst. The
queer-shaped sack was simply an ola
pair of pants with the legs tied up ana
its contents rolled, iingling and spark
ling, over the short grass, cascade OF
minted gold. .,,..r.
Before the ring of the precious metal
had died away, the group about the dead
man and the wounded boy parted With
an exclamation of startled surprise. The
boy had suddenly struggled to his feet
He stood swinging dizzily to and fro Tor
an instant, and then, snatching revolv-
er from the belt of the amazed soldier
who stood beside him, fired point blank
at one of his captors directly in front OF
him. ..'r '.-
The man fell dead, and his murderer
with the smoking pistol still in his hand
tottered forward step and sank in a
heap on the corpse OF his companion
with his face upon its breast and one
arm about its neck. ,.-..
Strange! Well, however that may be
80 far, the strangest part is to come yet
Of course you have suspected all along
that the handsome boy was a woman.
Well, he wasn't and what was more, the
pair, far from being the train robbers
we're rcc'a worthy Texan drover and his son.
who had sold out their beasts at North
Platte and were on their way home with
the money. They had $1,000 in coin
with them, and probably fancied thai
our party were the very robbers 1ol
whom we mistook them. The boys had
the laugh on the Sheriff for manga long
day after. For once his Wanted acute
ness. had failed him.
What was done to him? Why, great
Scott, stranger, what do you suppose
Are we not all liable to mistakes?
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14
SLEEP.

.'Coa bless the man that first invented nlecp!
70 Sancha Psnsa said, and 40 say !; E-
And bless him also that he did not keep
His great discoyery to himself; or try
To make it-as the lucky fellow might
A close monopoly by patent nght!
yes-blc.s the man who first invented sleep!
II really can't avoid the iterationE
hut blast the man, with curses loud ana deep
Whatc'er the rascsl's name, or age. OF sta'oh'
Who first invented, and went rouna Sa'''"k'
THAT artificial cutoff early rising.'i : g.
"Rise with the lark and with the lark to bed,
Observes some solemn, sentimental owl
Maxims like these are very cheaPly snn,
lint ere YOU make yourself q fool or fowl,
PRAY lust inquire about their rise-and fail,
And whether larks have amy beds at all
The time for honest folks TO be ased,
Is in the morning. II reason right;
And he who cannot keep his precious head
Upon his pillow till 1t is fairy light,
And no enjoy his forty morning winks,
lis up-to knavery or else--he drinks!
Thomson. who sung about the Seasons, said,
II was a glorious thing to rise in season; I'd
But then he said it-lying-in his bed
At ten o'clock, A. M-the very reason
He wrote so charminglys. The simple fact is,
His preaching wasn't sanctioned by his prac-
ticc, ri iFVHI. ChlJiI '
IT'S doubtless, well TO be sometimes awake,
Awake 10 duty and TO truth, q. -
But when alas! q nice review we take
Of.our best deeds and days, we find, IN sooth,
The hours that leave the slightest cause 10 weep
Arc those we passed in childhood, or asleep!
It's beautiful to leave the world awhile
For the soft visions of tho gentle night; .,
And free, at Inst from mortal caro- ana g'nie'
T.. .,,.ot ron I'm cOzily shut IN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14
Truth Stranger than Fiction.
Typo Nevada Sun.

A rather romantic case Of findings
lost heir has just come to our knovl-
edge, which verifies the old adage Of
"Truth is stranger than Fiction" In
the wear 1858, there lived in Grayson
county, Texas, a man named----Burns,
who was the father of two children, boys,
one of them only few weeks old when
the mother died, leaving the two infants
motherless. Mr.. Burns, hearing Won
derful stories of the extraordinary riches
of the then new Ell Dorado, Californis,
concluded to try his fortune in the land
of gold. Gathering together his Lares
and Penates, and his other household
goods, he started across the plains, tax
ing his two baby orphans, in wagon
train. But he was destined never to
see the goal of his hopes, the balmy
cline and golden sands of the gentle
Pacific. He sickened and died on the
wearisome journey overland, leaving
the lisping infants fatherless as we'll as
motherless, the youngest only nine
months old. Tender hands cared Tor
their youthful wants, however, and they
were taken to California, where they
were reared and grew to manhood amid
the orange groves and vine-clad hills on
the shores of the beautiful sunset sea I"
the west. On reaching manhood's es-
tate they began to do business for them
selves. Imbued with the spirit OF spec
ulation they brought herd OF Cattle
from California to this State (Nevada),
The youngest, Fielding G. Burns nov
lives at Troy, where he has ca''e
ranch. The elder brother lives IN WEB
nemucca. Now comes the strangea
part of the story. A few days since e.
G. Burns received a letter from Shef-
man, Texas, stating that the two bro'h-
ers were the legal owners OF large g
tate in Texas. 1t seems that the eiaei
Burns was the owner of two consleeef"
BILE tracts of land in Texas, ON one %
which large portion of the city I"
Sherman now stands. The other tf.''
has become very valuable, through 'i''
settling up Of the country and IS n''
worth $50 per acre. The lawyer fA'
long been aware that this large tor'un'
awaited an owner, but could not diseo'
er the heirs, being ignorant OF MI
Burns death on the plains. 10 iahA'
a long story short, however, a man "ho
herded sheep for the brothers sIs''"
down into Texas, and meeting the i''
yer told him about the Burns brofhei,
and who they we're. Becoming s"'fS'''"
from the herder's story that they VIC"
the true heirs, he wrote to Them an" =
transpires that his surrnise is corr''-
Until this letter came the brothers wa
unaware of the fact that their fa'ne
owned this property. Now 'nA'
heirs are found, nothing remains ~
done beyond proving their ideh'
which can easily be done in ''S
California, where they we're -,
Speedy steps will be taken to 90 -.
and claim the property. We cOne
late the heirs on their accession
tune.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-12-14
THE SHERIFF,S MISTIKE.

"Thar's strangers" said the Sheriff,
suddenly setting down his tin-cup OF
regulation whisky untouched, and shut
fling to the door. "@a 81" t''' =
The Sheriff was safe man to believe.
though how he made out anything in the
binding glare of evening sunlight that
flooded the level prairie west of Buffalo
Station no one but professor of optics
could have told. The old man had the
eye of an eagle.
1.-TWO on 'em, with pack-pony," he
added; and just then sudden sunset
shadow swept across the lonely waste,
and we saw them too. 81.
They were about quarter OF a mile
away, heading for the station and its
single combination building of store,
dining-room and frcight-house. They
came on at an easy gait, driving their
pack-pony before them. As they near
ed us We could note the signs OF hard
travel about them. From their dust
sown clothing and their loose seats in
the saddle, as well as the jaded canter OF
their ponies, everything in their appear
ance spoke of long ride, and Il weary
one.
They crossed the track and drew up
in the shade of the station, one OF them
only replying to the Sheriff's CHEEKY
hail with a curt nod. He dismounted
stiffly, addressed few words to his com
panion, who remained in the saddle with
one leg crossed over tho bow, and n mo-
ment later his gaunt, buckskin-and-frieze
CARRIED figure vanished in the cool shad-
ow of the store.
"A likely boy" said the Sheriff, who
had been cycling his companion intcntly.
They mought be Texican drovcrs-an'
then agin they moughtent.
He added the latter sentence reflect
lively, never relaxing the scrutiny of the
mounted stranger. That person was a
likely boy" indeed. Afoot he might
have stood nearly six feet on his bare
soles. His swarthy face, handsome as a
gypsy girls, and delicatcly shaped and
set as any lady's, was framed with Il
shock of tangled, wayy hair, of whose
black, glossy glory any court dame might
have been proud; and his eyes, full,
black, and lustrous as those of a race
horse, flashed under the finely-penciled
brows. The hand which rested lazily OH
his knee was large, and i'll perfect keep.
ing with his well-knit figure, but in
shape clean cut and handsome as wo'
mans.
was still scrutinizinG this somewhat
singular apparition with more than or
binary curiosity, when the Sheriff turn
I'd suddenly on me.
"whar's yer pony, Tom?' he asked
In the shed!'
"Saddlcd?'
With loose girth-yes."
The sogcrs is in the Hundred Hor
Gulch.- he went on, speaking rapidly
Slide forred an bring EN- up. Ma!
the big wolf of Devils Run devour m,
IL them amt two Of our men,
knew the sheriff too well to hesitate
or question further. As l girted m!
pony in the she'd, n shadow Aoated acros
the doorway and was gone. When
rode out the two strangers were canter
ing of to the southvard, pointing 70
the Republican River. and as ] gave my
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04
"REMINISCENCES.
Simon Cameron Gives His Recollec-
fions of Important Events.

Simon Cameron Gives His Rec0llec-
fions of Important Events.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The Times reports a
long interview with Simon Cameron, in which
be gives interesting personal recollectiOns.
Among other things he says he protested to
Grant against Summers removal from the Sem
ate foreign affairs committee, and was deter
mined to oppose it, when he heard Schu1z in
his speech denounce him (Cameron) as unfit to
succeed Sumper.
Indignant at this, Cameron says he remained
silent. Cameron says he had no idea of being
in the Lincoln Cabinet until offered the Treas
ury Department, which he accepted. Lincoln,
then TO find place for Chase, wanted Cameron
TO take the attorney generalship, but Cameron
declined and agreed to take the War Depart
meut.
Cameron says be held it from the first that
the rebellion would be long continued and urg-
ed call Of half million men, but Seward and
Lincoln thought 75 900 sufficient Afterwards
he urged the arming of negroes, and finding
the idea too advanced for the time he retired
from the Cabinet.
Subsequently, Cameron says, be was called
TO meet number of Republicans at Washing
ton about the question of impeachng Lincoln,
discussed on the ground that Lincoln was NOT
pushing the war vigorously. Cameron strong
ly condemned this movement and it was drop
ped. He says be held that after the battle Of
Gettysbnrg the disorganized rebel army should
have been crushed by Meade. Lincoln he Id
the same views.
Cameron says Lincoln was much troubled
about reelection, and that he told the Presi.
dent how Jackson, who was under pledge not
to run for second term, avoided this pledge
by failing back on letter written from
the pennsylvania legislature, urging him to
continue in office until his war on the United
states bank had been concluded.
Lincoln asked if Cameron could not get such
letter for him, and Cameron states he secured
letter for Lincoln at Harrisburg. Cameron
declares he had no intimation of his sons ap-
pointment to a position in Grants cabinet I'm.
I'll after 1t had been made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4.
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Death of Rev. G. Il. Knowlton.
CAMDEN, June Brew G. e. Knowlton Of
Rockport, who attempted suicide Friday died
yesterday, being unconscious all the time.
Fire in Belfast.
BELFAST, June 3.-Farm house of Horace
Park, ont of the city proper, was burned this
morning. Cause, defective chimney. Loss
$500: insurance $500.
Portland, saco &c Portsmouth, Railroad
Meeting.
PORTSMOUTH, June 3.-The annual meeting
OF the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth railroad
was held today. The report of the directors
was accepted without debate and the following
directors were unanimously reelected: Alfred
p. Rockwell, S. Lothrop Thorndike, w. e. Y.
Hackett, Samuel c. Lawrence, George p.
King, George E. B. Jackson and John B.
Brown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-04
THE IRON CLAD DISASTER
How the Aecfdeu, Came Abou,

"VW tHt AecIdent Cnme About.
LONDON, June 3.-The Times prints a dia-
gram giving the first intslligible explanation of
the iron clad disaster. It shows that the
steaming along in parallel lines close together,
The Wilhelm was on the left hand or to the
seward and slightly ahead. Two merchant
men were standing across the course from the
right to left. Both iron clads ported their
The order was then signalled to "starboard
helm which the Grosser Kurfust obeyed, re-
Stunning her former course, while the Koenig
Wilhelm continued to port helm. This brought
the vessels directly in contact.