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, 1878-02-15

The Petroleum trade of the coun.
try has attained to enormous pro
portions, and there is scarcely civ
ilized spot o. the face Of the habita
BILE globe to which this cheapest oI
all illuminators is not now shipped
There are now under engagement at
at New York, Philadelphia and Bal.
timore fully two hundred vessels tc
load Petroleum for various parts oI
tho world, II the shipping interest
has been depressed, the question
arises what would have beer its con
ditlon had not Petroleum taken rank
among our most prolific articles oI
eNportg Ii is estimated that 10000
oil wells have thus far been dug in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, al
an aggregate cost Of 1892, 100.
, 1878-02-15
THE RELIABE MAN.

OF all the qualities that combine
to form good character, there is not
one more important than reliability.
Most emphatically is this true of the
character or good business man.
The word itself embraces both truth
and honesty, and the reliable man
must necessarily be truthful aud
honest. We see so much all around
US that exhibits the absence of this
crowning quality that we are tempted
in our bilious moods, to deny its very
existence. Bat there are, neverthe.
less reliable men, men to be depend.
ed upon, to be trusted, in whom you
may repose confidence, whose word
is as good as their bond and whose
promise is performance. If any one
of you know such a man make him
your friend. You can only do so,
however, by assimilating his charac-
ter.
The reliable man is a man of good
judgment. He does not Jump at con-
clusions. He is not frivolous man.
He is thoughtful. He turns over a
subject in his mind and looks at it
all around. He is not a partial or
one-sided man. He sees through a
thing. He is apt to be very reti-
cent man. He does not have to talk
great deal. He is moderate man
not only in habits of body, but of
mind. He is not PASSIONATE man, if
so by nature, he has overcome it by
grace. He is sincere man, not a
plotter or schemer. He does not
promise raslily, What he says may
be relied on. He is a trustworthy
man. You feel safe with your pro
perty or the administration of your
affairs in his hands. He is a watch
full vigilant man. You feel secure
within his protection. He is a brave
man, for his conclusions are logical
ly deduced from the sure basis and
he does not fear to maintain them.
He is good man, for no one can
be thoroughly honest and truthful
without beng good. Is such quality
attainable? Most assuredIy so. 1t
is not born, it is made. Character
may be formed, of course then its
component parts may be nodded to
that formation.
, 1878-02-15
The Blessing Of Steam Power.

The aggregate steam-power in use
in the world is at present three and
one. half millions horse power en-
pIoyed in stationary engines, and ten
millions horsepower in locomotive
engines. This force is maintained
without the consumption Of animal
food, except by the miners who dig
the coal, and the force maintained in
their muscles is to the force generated
by the product of their labor about
| to l,0S0. This steam power is equal
to the working force of 25 millions
of horses, and one horse consumes
three times as much food as one man.
The steam'power, therefore, is
equivalent to the saving of food for
rs millions of human beings. Further,
three power looms, attended by one
man, produce rs pieces OF cotton
fabric, against four pieces produced
by one hand-loom, worked by one
man in the year 1900. A carpenters
planning machine does the work Of
twenty men.
, 1878-02-15
CHARACTER.

Character is so much more than
wealth or knowledge, fame, or pow.
er, that it is the measure of the man.
When man is placed in prominent
position of any sort whatever, we
saw at once, "What is he worth?"
not "What does he know" but what
sort of a man is he?" That is the
momentious question that involves
ALL All others are secondary.
Wealth, knowledge, fame and power,
are most desirable accessions for a
good man; but otherwise they add
strength in wrong direction. |
wonder if the young men and boys
in our land realize that character is
the most important capital in any
and all business transactions. If a
man of large business is looking for
a partner or employee, what does he
inquire first and most of all? An
honest man or boy. Wealth and
position, with this first requisite, will
be no detractlon, but nothing with
out it.
What pillars are to the building,
what the foundation is, and the cor.
ner stones thereof, so is a good char.
acter to man or woman, boy OF
girl. The wise man said, "A good
name is rather to be chosen than
riches" And he had no lack OF
wealth. Remember, boys-and il
harms none to remember-that what
you are is of infinite importance;
while what you have is finite in its
value; its end is the grave; while
the former will grow and enrich its
possessor through all ages Of immor.
tality. Strive for it as for your
life, for life is naught withoutit.
, 1878-02-15

Is BURNING ONES HOUSE ARSON ?-Is
the question recently considered by
the Main Supreme Court, and the
conclusion was reached that it was
NOT. The same view has been held
in other states, and in England, where
the otfense was based on common law
doctrine of arson. Under the com
mon law man may set fire to his
own property, or procure it done
for him, without being liable to pun,
ishment as an incendiary, provided
he does not harm his neighbor's
property as well.
, 1878-02-15

"l'm tired to DEATH" So you have
said very often, yet you are still
alive and well. ave not had a wink
Of sleep all night" And yet your
bed,fellow heard you snore many
times. | would not do it for the
world" Aud yet you have done
many things equally bad for penny.
1--WE were up to our knees in mSd!'
You know very we'll that the dirt
was not over your shoes.
, 1878-02-15

Financiers in New York antici.
pating the passage Of BANDS silver
bill in spite of the veto say the
measure will drive gold out of the
country entirely. Paper will become
a promise to pay silver, silver will
iall, aud the promise to pay in turn
wi sink in value, and lrightiul dis
aSters result.
, 1878-02-15

The poplar forests in the region ol
country north Of Lewiston, Maine
have been cut down for timber fol
the manufacturers Of paper. These
forests have been considered by the
farmers as worthless, great deal oI
the wood or lumber hardly paying
for the cutting and hauling, and now
1t brings high price.
, 1878-02-15

Tie largest mass of gold yet dis
covered in Nevads was found near
Osceola. IL weighed twenty.four
pounds and fifteen ounces, and con
tanned very little quartz. Its coin
value was not far from $4,000.
, 1878-02-15

Efforts are still Icing made in tho
South to raise funds for the erection
OF a monument in honor Of Gen. r..
L. Lee.
, 1878-02-15

The Legislature just organized in
Mississippi is the first one since the
war that has been entirely represent.
ed by white men.
, 1878-02-15

The National Republican says a
plan is ON foot to oust Sherman and
put IN Bristow as Secretary Of the
Treasury.
, 1878-02-15

The San Francisco daily Mail has
sunk into the journalistic grave.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
TIE Absence of Work.

Several facts have conspired during
the past few years to increase the num-
Der of men depending upon daily labor
for living. First among these was
the mastering out of men at the close
OF the war, and perhaps the second
most weighty reason is the continued
improvement in machinery, by whicha
very large amount of labor, heretofore
requiring many men to accomplish, is
now done in connection with machin-
cry by a very limited number of hands.
Many Of the men who are idle, would
be idle from choice. in any times, but
are under forced idlenesS now Num-
erous others are forced into state of
want were previously good
workers but now utterly demoraliZed.
Tne near future does not look favor
able and promises paying work for but
a small proportion Of able bodied labor
ers and mechanics who have families
dependent upon them.
A true pos ton to adopt, at this juno
ture, is that too many are depending
upon payment to be made to them out
of profits made upon the proceeds of
their handwork. While nearly every
branch of business prospered, it was
possible to pay employees out of the
profits, leaving fair share to the prin-
clpal, But of late there are no profits to
be appOrtiOned out to either, but on the
other hand, losing i'll business has
been tta rule in the case of the prin-
cipal, and many OF the heretofore III
dustrious workers have become tramps.
These men should be upon a piece of
land, even though it be Of limited eX-
tent, where every member of the fam
lily, old enough to do even the lightest
work, could contribute something to-
ward the common support. A large
portion of the idle men are foreigners,
drilled in their own country in habits
of industry and economy, and there is
no good reason why they could not earn
support, as is done in their own country
upon limited surface of good land.
Pretty much everything that supplies
the needs of the family, as well as many
Of the luXuries, could be grown at the
door, and while politicians are reaching
out for a mode to suppress idleness,
The only argument sought being the
cartridge and the bayonet. We believe
the mode limited at is the only one, es-
pecially while business is depressed,
and depression comes uncOmfortably
often, extending over much of the
period allotted ordinarily to man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Red Pine,

Among the many valuable timber
trees of the North is that known locally
rs req pine in the Canadian Domin-
ions, and through the northern and
northeastern States as Norway pine,
bJit~2tis entirely different from the tree
so-called in Europe. which is a kind Of
spruce; it is known in Canada as red
pine.
The tree is found rs far south as
WilkeSbarre, Pa, and in the Northwest
along with the Lambert pine. In
Maine and New Hampshire it is found
m!ngling with the forests of white and
other pines, and is remarkable for It's
tall trunk, sometimes 50 feet in height,
free of branches, and nearly Of uniform
size until it attains the height Of 80 feet
or more, and for its smooth reddish
bark. The leaves are in twOS, from long
sheathe, are five or six inches long and
free from the bristling rigid sharp
points that distinguish the pitch pine.
This tree may be distinguished at
distance by the greater size of the ter
minal bushes of the leaves. The wood
is white, tnged with straw color, and
rough, elastic and moderately strong
1t possesses clear, fine grain which
works up to good advantage, and when
dressed presents smooth, silky finish.
1t is not liable to shrink, split or warp,
much in seasoning, and, technically
speaking, stands well, which renders it
a choice and valuable wood for all me-
chanical and domestic purposes. 1t
attains height of so to l25 feet, and
diameter Of % to 80 inches, and is more
slender than the pitch pine, yielding
commercial timber in logs of 10 to IS
inches square, and from IS to 50 feet in
length. 1t is Of even growth, with a
tendency to slight curvature at the
butt. This pine is usually very solid
about the center of the log, and has but
little sap, and is therefore one Of the
most economical and profitable to the
manufacturer,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
The Horses Back.

The first thing, says the Michigan
/; gmer, TO notice IN judging horse,
so iar as lis back is concerned, is the
length OF it. A long back is weak
back, the world over, and III every in
stance. By superior excellence of
structure i'll other respects. the weak
ness Of the back may, in some meas
ure, be made up, but the horse can new
er De the horse he would Lave been,
hal his back been a shorter one A
horses back, if short, has strength,
and is a sure evidence that he can car
ry or drag heavy weight great dis
taUce and not tire; neither will two or
three seasons of turf experience break
hinl down if he is a speedy animal rs
in case with SO many long-backed
horses.
The Farmer observes, in regard TO
the length of stride in horse: 1T is
not, in any way, the result OF the back,
but the position of the pasterns, the
sloIe of the shoulders and the position
of the great bones of the hind legs.
There must be length somewhere, or
els the horse eaSnot stride far, but it
should be put in below and not above.
The length should be between the
shoulder joint and tie hams O, the
horse"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Farming in the Foothills.

Il correspondent of the San Francis
co Bulletin thus describes the life and
surroundings of the foothills farmer of
California.
1here is so little level ground that
gram and alfalfa fields are ridiculouslv
small. Hay forms a no small portion
OF the produce, however-most of the
wheat being cut and baled-and adds
10 The only too scanty income of the
mountain ranch. Near the larger
towns or the railroads, stove wood is
worth something, and helps to Gil the
niue mouths, one always finds most
plentiful III these out-of- the way places
Hogs are now engaging the attention
OF most of the SETTLERS. Iney are cne;rrs-a
ly fed and always find a ready market,
They run wild through the woods, liv-
ing IuXuriously ON roots and acorns,
often becoming dangerously savage.
Several quite extensive tracts of cour-
Try are dangerous to foot passengers
owing to the numbers of wild boars
encountered.
Ihe ilfe of the average foothill farm
er Ill the more retired districts is not
unlike that of the people in the moun-
talns of Tennessee and other Southern
States. lie reads newspaper a week
usually, and almost invariably sends
his children to school, but his house is
very poor and ill-fCrnished. His food
is plaln-butter and milk often absent
-DeefSteak very rare. His Clothes are
worn till they will wear no more and
he is untidy in both person and estate
Visitors are so few that no provision
is made for receiving them in cleanli-
ness or order. The more prosperous.
those with larger and more productive
farms. with water right of their own
lead pleasant life. Their income is
much more certain than almost anv
other class of citizens.
The titles to land are unsettled. ne
they are everywhere in California.
Large tracts that are not of sufficient
value to tempt the settler are FREQUENT
ly under fence and held by some ranch
er under the old California law in force
before the land was surveyed or MOTTO
ed by the General Government. Mucb
of 1t is mineral, or held to be so by the
department, which prevents the holders
from perfecting their titles and leaves
the best patches of their lands at the
mercy of Cinnamon or other small
miners, who cut away the fiat aIluvial
deposits as long as they can get water
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Setting Hens.

We always choose the evening. after
dark, says poultry raiser, as the best
time to set hens. If they are young
fowls you cannot be assured that they
will be steady sitters upon their first
attempt at this undertaking, however
earnest they may seem at the outset.
They should, therefore, be placed upon
artificial or valueiess eggs at the be-
ginning, say for three or four days, to
ascertain if they really mean business"
when they appear inclined to follow the
motherly instinct. If they stick to the
nest determinedly, then give them the
eggs you desire them TO hatch, and you
Il Je more successful, generally, tnan
if you neglect this kind Of trial at the
outset.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
4 Courtship or One Hour.

The Adrian Times says: In the Sec
ond ward Of this beautiful city there
resided last week middle-aged widow.
well preserved, and highly respectable.
In the country, short distance from
Adrian, at the same time lived a Wild
over, well preserved, little more than
middle age, wealthy farmer with all
the comforts of life except awife. One
day last week he drove to town an ele-
CANT span of horses, attached to hand
some carriage, and drove to the resi-
dence Of the widow in the second ward.
Widow and widower had never seen
each other. They were introduced,
went out for a drive together, returned
little after noon, took dinner, went
for another drive, and returned later
in the afternoon man ard wife. But a
little over an hours courtship sufficed.
They had never, before that day seen
Or written TO each other, but each
knew the others name, reputation and
desires through mutual friends. The
widower was wealthy and lonely, the
widow poor and hard-w0rking.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Live Stock.

The rapid increase during the last
few years in the exports of live stock
from the United States and Canada to
Great Britain, has developed from a
very humble beginning into an impor-
tant traffic. In the year 1878 the Unit
ed States shipped of live stock but thir-
ty-seyen cattle and one sheep, which
latter went over as pet, while Canada
II the same year shipped but sixty-two
head. In 1874 a single COW was export
ed from this country, with five sheep to
keep it company, while during that
year Canada did not send a single
sheep, but sent 273 head of cattle. IN
1867 the numbers 11,53S cattle and 49,
l2o sheep from the United States, and
1919 cattle and 10, ,275 sheep from Can
ada. The American shipments are
principally unloaded at Southampton,
while the cities of Glasgow and Liver
pool are the fayori.e ports for the CaD-
adiIn imports.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Ducks and Gees.

1t is a little odd, remarks an eX-
change, that in this country, where
every facility exists, so few ducks and
geese are raised. These are proyerh-
tally the most hardy and long lived of
all our poultry. In places where chol-
era, Group, etc., sweep off the fowls
and turkeys, geese and ducks, which
are not subject to these diseases,
should be tried. In densely populated
Great Britain and even III Belgium,
where one would suppose there was
little room, more geese are raised to
the square mile than in the United
Sta.es. In the interior ducks and geese
can be raised about as profitably rs
other kinds of poultry, and where dis
eases pu all, more profitaby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Public Shirt.

So long as an individual claims to ex-
ercise the privilege of grumbling and
fault-hnding at matters of public con-
Germ, and without any effort on his
part TO correct abuses, improve meth
ods Or to educate the people, says the
American CultivatOr: let him remem-
ber that, after all, society is but the
collection of individual interests,
bundle of separate hopes. desires and
industries tied tGgether by common
bond OF union, sympathy and public
zeal; all association of effort, impulse
and true eudeag0r, that is incomplete
in its organization and purpose so long
as single citizen fails to Join its ranks
labor for its progress, or perform his
part; inefficient iii It's practical work so
long as part of each community
hangs like dead weight upon the car
of progress. 1t is positive sin for
any man seliishly to lock himself up in
the shell &C his own exciusiveness. 1t
is duty every man owes to society to
lend helping hand III its direction,
and in its preservation. The flow and
value OF the river depend upon the
purity and supply at the fountain
head. The character, enterprise and
intelligence OF nation depend upon
the tone and spirit that actuates and
inspire the people Of quiet towns, bust
ing villages and crowded cities.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
The Counterfeit Quarter.

Four boys were standing under a
tree, looking at bad quarter which
the father Of one of the boys had taken
the day before. Father thinks it came
from the appleman, he bought apples
yesterday but he cannot be sure, for he
h''o SeFeIal oIHeIo- in his pocket-book.
IL IS good for nothing anvwav CO 10
gave it to Inc to play with"
''Y0u wouldn't catch my father los
ng money that way. He would shove
t off on some one. You could spend
that in half dozen ways if you liked.
Give it to me, Freddy, and will go
down 10 Aleck and get hatful OF
chestnut5 for it. You might as well,
it is of no use to you. If Aleck finds
it out, l will take it back and say, is 1t
bad?' If Aleck finds it out after he
gets it, he VIII pass it out to somebody,
so there'll not lie any harm done any
way"
"What of the next one who gets it?"
said Freddy,
"Oh, lie must pass it off as we do"
laughed Phillip; come let us try 1t any
way.n
Not I, PHIL said the other stoutly;
my father says it is stealing to pass
counterfeit money when you know it;
and very high crime. L don't mean
to begin that business, even in small
way. Come to think Of it, guess the
best thing l can do with it is t0 pitch it
into the mill-pond. L might lose it,
and somebody find and pass it. Get
some pebbles, boys, and let's see which
can pitch the farthest,"
SO the old counterfeit was buried in
the deep mill-pond, where it was never
likely to tempt any one TO dishonesty
or to make any one suffer loss by it
Means
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
The Old Home.

1t is not castle olden,
Standing in the sunlight golden,
Relic of the past,
With a deep moat m0ssed and hoary,
And a ray from bygone glory,
Der its ruin cast.
But mansion fair and pleasant,
known alike Of peer and peasant
For its kindly cheer
With its glades and leafy covers,
Ferny haunts of lettering lovers,
Andthe shy wild deer.
Crimson blossoms redly glowing
Pickering shadows O. er it throwing
Veil the ichen's stain;
Sunset CLEANS Of rose and amber,
Where the ivy tendrils Chamber,
Flush each easement pane.
Turks no ghost behind the arras,
Happy midnight dreams to harass
Wakes no Banshee's wall;
Tapestry, nor antique lumber,
Doth its sunny hail incumber,
Shield nor suit of mail.
Morning wakes its household noises
Busy footsteps, laughing voices,
As in days of yore;
Burn its warm hearth too, brightly,
Where the gay groups gather nightly,
Though it knows no more.
Hearts, by other loves supplanted;
Steps, that once its precints haunted,
Hushed by mount and sea;
Only my sad heart remembers
Flowery Junes and dark Decem bers,
Spent, old home, in thee!
Shadows pace the garden alleys,
Wander with me through the valleys,
Join my woodland walk;
And by the streamlets willow-shaded,
Where the song-bnds serenaded,
Parted lovers talk
Idly talking, idly dreaming,
With the sunlit waters cleaning
Golden at their feet.
While the fair-haired children plumber,
Rosy-mOuthed, with blue-eyed wonder,
Fruitage wild and sweet.
When I stretch my hands in greeting,
Each familiar name repeating.
Straightway from my sight.
Back to angel bowers they vanish,
Even as beams of morning Danish
Visions Of the night.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-10-17
Turning Stock to Pas..re.

I'll herbivorous animals, when first
tnr ed out on the succulent spring
grass, are liable to be severely purged;
says a writer in the Live Stock Journal
and if this is allowed to go on to excess
inflammation of the stomach and bowels,
or chronic securing Co dysentry, is not
an uncommon result. The secret of
preventing such untoward results con-
sists in making the transition from the
dry winter feeding to the aqueous
grass a slow and gradual process. No
stomach can bear an abrupt and eX-
treme change of aliment, and sudden
oYerlOaling with new and unwOnted
kind of food, without serious strain.
We should not, therefore, turn out
either horse, OK, or sheep with an
empty stomach. First give a good
feed Of grain or hay, and when the ap-
petite has been satisfied, turn out on
the young grass. Then, after two or
three hours picking at the gras5-for it
will not now be devoued in the raw
enOuS manner it otherwise would be
drive them back to their yards. and al
low the rest of the day for rumination
or digestion with access to their old
winter fare, should the pang5 of hum
ger return. Let the same be repeated
on the second day; after which the
grass should have made its way
through the alimentary canal, the d.
gestive organs should have become
accustomed 10 the altered stimulus,
aud the stock may be loft at nastnDo-
without uanger. One other precautiOn
should be observed: do not turn out
stock, and especially ruminants, on
the grass when still wet with dew or
rain. This precaution is especially
necessary in the case of red or white
clover