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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28

The sardine fisheries have supported
many families for generations. The chief
supply originally came from off Sardinia,
whence they take their name, but for
long time they were mainly caught on
the coast of Brittany. Sardines are unus-
ually abundant in French waters this sea.
son, and the catch will be larger than in
any previous year. A sardine feet con-
sists of vessels from eight to ten tons each,
with crew of from six to twelve persons,
and goes six to nine miles from land. The
bait, consisting of eggs and fish, cut up.
is scattered on the water. The sardines
are taken with gill nets. A few are salt
ed on board, but the bulk are carried on
shore The heads are cut of, and they
are we'll washed and sprinkled with salt.
After drying, they are arranged in frames,
~ almost perpendicular rows, and i'm
mersed again and again in the best boiling
olive oil. When sufficiently cured they
are packed in the small tin boxes by
women and children, after which men I'LL
the boxes up with fresh oil and solder
them tight. The work is not complete,
however, for before fit for the table tie
fish require cooking. To this end they
IRE placed in a covered kettle and boiled
for half an hour to an hour, according TO
their size After drying labelling, and
placing in wooden cases they are ready
tor shipment The American sardlne, or
menhaden. is taken in large quantities, or
the coast of New Jersey, and put up In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
Tins Kit,

1t surprised the sinners and newsboys
around the post-office the other day to
see 'Limpy Tim" come among them in q
quiet way, and to hear him say:
'Boys, want to sell my kit. Here
two brushes, hull box of blacking, Q
good stout box, and the outfit goes for
two shillings"
''Goin' away, Tim?" queried one.
"Not 'zactly, boys, but 1 want quar-
ter the awfullest kind just now"
'Goin' on 'scursion?" asked another
"Not to-day, but l must have a quar-
ter he answered.
One of the lads passed over the change
and took the kit, and Tim walked straia ht
to the counting-room of a daily paper
put down his money, and said:
i guess kin write it if you'll give ME
a pencil"
tn slow-moving fingers he wrote a
death notice. 1t went into the paper al
most as he wrote it, but you might not
have seen it. He wrote:
"Died-Litul Ted-of scarlet fever;
aged three yeres. Funeral tomorrow,
gon up to Hevin; left one bruther"
'Was it your brother?" asked the cash
ier.
Tim tried 10 brace up, but he couldn't.
The big tears came up, his chin quivered,
and he pointed to the notice on the coun-
ter, and gasped:
IL had to sell my kit to do it, b.
but he had his arms aroun my neck when
he d-died!"
He hurried away home, but the news
went to the boys, and they gathered in
group and talked. Tim had not been
home an hour before bare-footed boy
left the kit on the door step, and in the
box was bouquet of flowers which had
been purchased in the market by pennies
contributed by the crowd of ragged but
bighearted urchins. Did God ever make
heart which would not respond if the
right chord was touchedT"-Free Press.
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Good Compilations.

In writing of Madam Rachel and her
victims, the London Medical Examiner
takes occasion to point out the Stiffness of
those women who think that there is any
artificial method of preserving the beauty
of the complexion by enamelling and such
like processes. 1t says that the complex
ion is dependent on the quality and guam
tity of the blood in the skin, and the con-
dition of the cells of the skin through
which the blood is seen. The way to
ensure having proper quantity of healthy
blood in the skin is to rise early, to be
much in the open air, especially during
the hours Of sunlight to avoid overhead
ed, ertifcially lighted, unventilated rooms,
and to retire early to rest. TO keep the
cells which protect the skin in a natural
state, all that is necessary is to wash the
surface of the body with soap and water
only, or, in the case of some delicate skins
which the alkali Of most soaps irritates,
with water alone. Whoever will attend
to these directions will do ell that can be
done to preserve, as all ought to try and
preserve, their skin in the most healthy
md therefore, beautiful condition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
Idle Labor and the Public Lands.

One of the best means of aiding the
working people to better times is to place
them on the idle lands of the West. tits
vain to say that these lands are already
open IN one hundred and sixty acre farms
TO &il who are willing to cultivate them;
what is wanted is tie means of getting
there as well, says the Lowell Sun. The
persons most in need of the land are those
who cannot hope to reach it if left to
their own resources. A man out of work,
even a single man, is in most cases una
bic to leave his present locality, except on
foot, much less travel couple of thou
sand miles, pay entrance fees on a govern
meHt lot, build a habitation, buy stock
and tools, and support himself till tie
harvesting of his crop. The . ing is a
tantalizing impossibility.
The larger the mans family, the great
er to him is the distance TO the land, and
the fewer are his chances of reaching ii.
The more likely, too, is he to become q
public burden during his enforced idle
ness. 1t is quite different thing with the
man who can buy his ticket and 90 where
he pleases, putting up at hotels on the
way. lie smiles at the distance and
thinks it nothing; in fact, he is of the
class of citizens who do not want the
land, and considers the man who talks of
going to it very foolish indeed. Why not
live here and prosper2 He may be do
ing well; may be drawing dividends out
Of stock left him by a relative, and he
knows nothing of discomfort.
Even the few mechanics who have
been fortunate enough to keep in steady
work and out of debt do not comprehend
how helpless is the poor man who has no
earning. He feels dependent; has no
heart to look around him, and is often in
his weakness fam to toady to the man
who can keep him from the almshouse
or from crime with dollar or a DAYS
work. He feels as if he were sentenced
to walk upon the sea, expecting to sink at
the slightest motion. Such is the condi
ton OF many honest mechanics and labor
ers to-day in our eastern cities, who
would hail such a measure as we hint at
with the Joy Of liberated slaves. They
are tied down with the bonds of poverty,
and NOPE hopelesslv about the public
streets, the gall Of their condition embit-
tering life and destroying their manIi-
ness.
This is no rhetoric; we have spoken
with these honest, depressed souls, and
know what we are talking about. W.
want them put on the public domain, SO
long used to fatten Understanding capi
tai, and there employ their willing hands
in building up homes for themselves, pro-
ducing food for others and adding wealth
and strength to the nation. They have a
first right to it; corporations and specu-
!&tors have long since had their share.
Workingmen. think this thing over
among yourselves. Even you who do
aot calculate to turn farmers would be
bettered by having less idle labor around
looking for your places. 1t will benefit
all men who labor or depend on labor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28

G.P. Sanderson, the officer in charge of
the English elephant-catching establish
ment in Mysorc, says that elephants travel
in herds and in strict Indian file. When
calf is born, the herd remains with the
mother two days; the calf is then abe to
march and can cross rivers and climb hills
with the assistance of its dam. They are
fine swimmers. Mr.. Sanderson says that
a herd of seventy-nine which he sent
across the country had the Ganges and
several of its large tidal branches to cross.
In the longest swim they were six hours
without touching bottom. After a rest
on a sand bank they completed the swim
in three more. Not one was lost. Twice
around an elephants foot is said to be his
height, and generally this measurement IS
correct. There size is generally exagge-
rated. Tne largest Mr.. Sanderson ever
saw was nine feet ten inches high at the
shoulder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
A well-to-do undertaken of San Francis,

A well-to-do undertaken of San Francis.
CO owned small house and lot in a block
that was coveted by one of the Pacific
coast million&ires, who had built palace
there and wanted all the contingent land
for garden. He succeeded in getting all
except the undertaker's property, which
projected into the very heart of his
gro inds and which its owner would not
part with at what the millionaire consid-
cred fair price. The latter, therefore,
erected a high fence, said to be the lofti-
est in America, enclosing the obstinate
undertakers property on three sides, and
depriving it almost entirely Of sunshine.
The undertaken trained vines to grow up
the wooden walls, and stood it coolly for
year or two. Now, at last, his patience
mas given out. a few weeks ago he had
ais house removed bodily to another part
OF the city, and obstinate as ever, is about
TO put up a very tower of Babel. The
style of the proposed building, it is said,
will be plain and substantial for the first
five stories, but the remainder Of the tow
ering edifice, after rising above the fence,
will present commingling of renaissance,
Gothic, and Babylonian architecture, sur
mounted with section of Chinese pagoda.
He declines to say to what uses he pro-
poses putting this remarkable edifice; but
it is believed that the first and paramount
use will be to torment the hitherto trium-
| phant millionaire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
Iridescent Glass.

Tie lustrous, metallic-looking glass, of
iridescent quality, which has created SO
great sensation of late, is, itappears from
the English patent of Mr.. Thomas w.
Webb, produced in the following manner:
Chloride of tin, or tin salt, is burnt in a
furnace, and the glass having an affinity
for it, when hot, receives the fumes, and
so at once a iridescent surface is pro-
duoed. TO give greater depth to the color
or tints, nitrate of barium and strontium
is used in small proportions. By this
patent the glass is not re-heated, but the
iridescence is produced during the manip-
alation of the article when in the hands
OF the blower, and while on the punty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
President Washburn of Robert College,

President Washburn of Robert College,
Constantinople, writes to the Independent
that thus far the result of the fall of Tur
key has been chaos. "Many parts Of the
country" he says, "are in ruins-the towns
burned, the inhabitants massacred or
catered. Everywhere the population
has been reduced to poverty, and all bus
mess has long been at a standstill. In
many provinces civil war is still raging
between the different nationalities, and all
civil government has long since disap-
peared. The Central Government at Con-
stantinople is in much the same condition.
The Sultan trembles for his life, the trea-
sury is empty and bankrupt the old sys
tenn of government has come to an end,
and those in power do not see what is to
take its place" DIR. Washburn thinks
that the territory annexed to other coun-
tries will rapidly improve under good
government; but Asiatic Turkey will only
slowly rise in civilization, even should
England exert herself to influence re-
FORMS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28

We came across boy the other day,
who was Wheeling home a load of salmon
and oyster cans, tig and almond and raj
sin boxes, and empty wine bottles. Gu
rious to know what use the lad could put
them to We made direct inquiry. 60
ing to throw them into our back yard"
replied the boy. "But what do you use
en- for2" "It's trick of the family
grinned the lad. "How trick" "Weli,
yer see," continued the boy, as he moist
ened his hands before resuming his hold
of the barrow, "we're going to have some
visitors from the country. We mayn't
nave too much to eat, but if they see these
ans and bottles and boxes, they'll think
we've had listers, champagne, figs, and
sich like, till we've got tired of 'em, and
are living on bread and taters for q
healthy change" We felt like a man
who had received a new idea.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
Some Sweet Smelling Toilet uibte

Diamond Tooth IOWder.-freclpltat
chalk, 3 pounds; powdered myrrh, 4
ounces; powdered sugar, pound; pow
dered white CASTLE soap, s ounces; Oil Of
wintergreen, sufficient.
Portugal Cologne.-Oil of orange peel,
s ounces; oil of lemon, 2 ounces; oil of
bergamot, ounce; oil of rose two drops,
alcohol, / gallon.
Heliotrope Sachet Powder.-Powdered
orris root, 1 pound; vanilla beans, 4
ounces; benzoin, ounce; musk, 5 grains:
civet IS grains; oil of rose, 10 drops; oil
of bitter almonds, 10 drops.
Musk Sachet Powder.-Powdered orris
root, 21S pounds; grain musk, 30 grains
oil of rose, 80 grains.
Whites Eau de Cologne.-Oil of berga-
mot, 1 ounce; oil Of lemon, 2 ounces; oil
of orange, 2 ounces; oil of rosemary,
ounce; Oil of neroh, drachms; oil OF
rose geranium, drachms; oil of Glove, 2
ounces; extract of musk, ounce; orang
flower water, pint; alcohol, / gallon.
French Lavender Water.-Alcohol, s
gallons; oil of lavender, 16 ounces; oil of
bergamot, s ounces; oil Of lemon, 4
ounces; oil of Glove, ounce: oil Of rose,
ounce; extract of musk, 8 ounces; ex
tract of ambergris, ounces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
The two Messrs. s., father and son 4

The two Messrs. s., father and son dis
tinguished lawyers of Boston, are noted
for quick temper and quick wit. They
rarely meet without an amicable passage
at arms. Last week young S. was max
ing a call at the paternal manson, when
a cur of his fathers attacked him, and
received kick which sent him bowling
down the staircase. The noise brought
out the old man from his lair, and the
following colloquy ensued: S. Senior
What did you kick my dog fori" S.
Junior-"He bit me-" S. Senio-"He
didn't bite YOU" S. Junior-'1 didn't
kick him."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28

Quite recently distinguished French
chemist has performed series of expert
ments which seem to show most conclu-
sively that plants do absorb nitrogen di-
rectIy from the air by means both of their
leaves and roots, under certain electric
conditions of the atmosphere and soil
which conuadicts the theory announced
by Liebig "that plants though deluged in
= sea of nitrogen were not able to appro-
pirate any of it directly" Thus Is ex-
pIoded another scientific fact"
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My Flowers.
BY MAUDE SUTTON.

The wind In the chimney roareth loud,
While from each dark and murky cloud
The snow fakes fall. and slistening shroui
The earth.
The rose geranium's perfume
Pervades my lonely. quiet room,
How contrasts with its summer boom
The snow.
Beneath its glossy leaves arise
The modest yiolet's azure eyes,
That bring sweet thoughts of sunny skies
So blue.
Deguiled by your sweet breath, my flowers,
1 seem again in fragrant bowers,
Willing away the dreamy hours
Once more
! stroll along, but not alone,
Ny Lulie's hand is in my own,
Again her soft and tender tone
/ hear.
o what a loud and fearful blastl
Ny pleasant reverie is past,
The snow is falling thick and fast
without.
Closed are my Lulie's eyes so bright,
Her rosy cheeks are marble white,
The wind sweeps Ger her grave tonight.
All, mel
My flowers, you, glad eyes never weep,
Although the cold SHOWS round me creep,
> hit of summer still you keep
For me.
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1t is estimated by British authorize
that one-halt their stock of sheep is annu-
ally slaughtered tor food, numbering 4
least 1000, 900 head. This gives an al
nual supply of 1000, 100000 pounds
mutton through the home supply, in ad
ditiou to which 100000 imported ami
mails give 90. 000,0G0 pounds more.
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NINnIArE HOUSE.

n WINpIATE, PROPRIETOR, YORK 81
| This drst-ciass House j. in excellent cond
don and the Proprietor is confident that he ca
give perfect satisfaction TO The travelling puOlc.
Bus viii always be ready 10 take travellers To all
from the boats. \ GooD LIVERY STABLE - kei
in connection with the House.
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A nice young man arraigncd for steal
rs watch plead guilty and said that,
,aving been i'll, the doctor told him to
axe something, which he did The
Judge asked him why he took watch.
Why, l thought if natmo had time, It
would work cure.
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FRED SEEGER,

nPFPRS TO ms FRIENDS MD TIE PUB
| lie generally, choice selection .; Frrsl
IIaTts Sh1uIagrs. Sau~aEe-, faliow and Lard q
m. Is'y.-t rates Mrkct on Commercial street
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To all whom il mas concern: Al persons al
her by cautiuEcd against trusting any one on n
account / shall pay uu deDts which ace not co
tractcd by myself personally.
DANIEL uhGGERTY.
Ng.Y.1.. 4 -pyrg, tt.f I
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MRS. F.. KERN,

WORK STREET, MANITOWOC, WIS, DEAL
er in Dry Goods, Groceries, trockcry, fanG,
Goods. Glass ware, Boots ad shoes. Ready mad'
Clothing, Paper HanElngs Hats; caps; 10y - M M
Kerosene oil and Lam =. SC, Sc. y share oi pub
IL patronage is solicited
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TT a. hEUSs. PROPRIETOR, CORNE
~, Ei.hth ind Franklin streets. Manifown,
This house las recently been enlarged and rci'
ui~hed. ana offers every Iudatcmeut o. The lrDNt
ing pu8lic.
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The average yearly prices of mess pork
in Cincinnati, and the highest and lowest
monthly average prices, as shown by the
weekly quotations of the Cincinnati Price
Current for thirty-two years, were as fol
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! SAENERSON,

MANUFACTURERS DDEALERIN BOOTS
NJ Shoes. Leather &C, sc. shop on Eufal'
street near the corner OF Eighth Repalrin-
neafls and promptly executed
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~rORTHWENTFRN HOUSE E.FRANNLIN AN
y Ntuth streets. MauiroWoc. Travellers vi
here find tine best accommodations, Sample room
attached.
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r,AShONABLE TAILOR, HAS REMONEI.
L TO Buffalo Street, TWO doors West OF b. X
T. II. Rand Hardware Store. All work Warrantc.
well done and 90 II.
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IsRENvER AND MALSTER. CORNER SMITH
ID aud Washington streets. South side. The
highest cash price paid Tor Barley.
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pR-rCnARD. VI. D

,lFICE. IL SHERMAE'S BRICK BLOCA
u NOuh Eighth street hauitowoc, Wis.
,,-,,, IN. Z 8 To 9 \. ".
otf11L Iioth - s TO : and 10 +. NJ.
Residence, on Srh street, opposite }. E. Platt .
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CHARLES HOVER.

1tARL PANGBURN. EIGHTH ST. SOUTi
side WORK guarantceda> good as anybody :
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NEAEIIALL HOUSE.


y f. ANrI~DEL. PRGPHGc OR, BROAl
u l.lv and Michigan SITS. Milwaukee v il.
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TAR. a. j. PATCHEN, DENTIST. OFEICl
i'm sherman building, on Sth street, Man
tUE0C, Wis.
.tt-Ierth nxtcacted without pain.
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n EEr1,ENu0FEEN

- ZENAE. PROPRIETOR, CORNER BCF
/ taloana Main 81. North side
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FRANZ & TREAT,
j D MARKHA

TTORTEY AND COUNs ELOR AT Law
y Cffee. corner 81 oth and Quay streets, Mau
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r p LAX f,

DIzYsICIAN AND SURGEON, TENDERS
his professional services 10 the people OF the
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Il. X PAINE Il D ,

EsIpEECE CORNER BUFFALO & Mn
Il streets. Mau.uwoc. Nis.
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

Maple Grove Oct. /, le'H-
Decorah-posten., 1878-04-17
Faa aoniirmntiousenaen.
t9almdsneds 1875

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6aano
Paa 9isens % DneIingens 5opeb.
Wens for BAN be hinge, pompee |
Aanb,
beiesIeO' msb "SO". boao be lopsb. -
Teb Cub sr bo Pastsu f%ornpst, for Ct
Sig Serbens, at brpbes | 9ipet.
Gan Ieoe ben fjGrIisen paa beres
Bel.
Gan, Tom bar 5ouutteIien sipet.
8 Dag. bu bill minSes mar Sdnrei
er graat,
Raor Sinben al Sorscr er bIesnet,
Raar Roesaneens Sfp ooer eipei
CT eaa't,
Raar 6aubet / @rapen or iesnet
Com GruubiefieI finar bu pan ling.
bommens 9ei,
90 tdIbsr bens glif tiet tilbaes.
On piSnsr ON SOrser oe SfuifeIier a,
glen run ON Ip.telies Gage.
Sra moOerIist Siem saur ben hinge
M no.
Sra miIoe og i~rofaite 60noer.
90 itiues-et 9iu-meIcm 9erben 20
Cub,
SIan6i Gutter ban enbnu al fienber.
Sub trsits BAN, bar ban fra 6iem=
met al meo
Ct aanosIist 9ioiensire taset.-
Gr ban 81 / bulge ReHneiters Sab.
8 gompsbeb bleusu opornset.
Ibi geroen or onb! Gag bens sulb
fnsre Net,
Bag lotfenoe Smil itaar Ell 6riiter.
CUB bebre os, Ranseu falot tiolig
/ bet,
Som MI meo en- 9ipsenseI tputer.
ga, gsrSen CT OnS, % oens Euu9er
ipn Gift,
Rens Changer I Stepet fig ruler.
Suart funne DC sipe bit Sierte ct
8ift,
Som aISris bill IGses tilfuloe!
Sa Ssr6en sr onb % NistjsnOsIiens
5rs
SeIlt iptrer pan llngoommens Seie.
SastaIeIien Iurer, Tom StiGr unoer So
Stiult peo ben llitplbises 9eie.
Sa 8erben aIene ei onb or, men tolb,
lltiGrIig ben tiot os ~iraitsbsr,
90 mber bens lane Seresninsers
Stiolb
On itielenbe 8inoeIpit mposr.
De iti9rmenbs 6GnSer, iom biemme
bIep raft,
De parme og trelienbe gliffe,
Som bandit big til 6iemmet meo mo;
berli9 Uiaet,
Dem mgoer, benz meoer on life.
0u eaar blanbt Ell 8eroen, ism baant
paa big ieer,
Oh eaar, men meo Wismob paa
&inoen,
5orbi bu bin barnIiee 9rsm life
meer
8 eibets OmiumIiug sjenfiuber.
3u farbes omfrine paa ben piIolom,
me 50,
90 Stormen bin 9iosbaab fori elger.
Dit 5riiteb er tiot fun en- 8lippefuIo 2,
Smsipet al fraaoenbe Sslser.
Wien boloer on trofait fun Yagten
meb Cub,
Bar trbs 81 bin 8aab blir forIoret.
90 brsoer eub Staten i'm Stormpins
&c ub,
89r trpg !-tbi bin Sub boiler 8cret!
81. s..