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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
"a Small Timber Merchant"

1t is quite common for men and
women TO represent themselves rs OF
more Importance than they really are
4 small tradesman calls himself mer-
chant, and the hair-dresseT is profess
soT of the tOnsorial art. An English
journal tells the following incident, in
illustration of this human trait, where
in the pathetic and the comical are GU
riously mingled:
Many years ago, when Lucifer-match-
es were yet unknown, and the finder
box, with It's flint and steel, formed the
only domestic instrument for obtaining
light, a little old man used to walk
about in one of the suburbs of London,
holding in his hand a fam-shaped bunch
of matches. made Of splinters Of resin
Gus pine wood, tipped with birthstone.
lie never offered his goods, except by
a silent gesture, nor did he make them
an excuse for asking charity, as many
others were in The habit OF doing. The
good-natured seryant-giris WHO saw
him pass their windows would run up
from the area with smile and half
penny, ana call ont, Master, some tim
ber." but they never spoke Of matches.
''Tnnber.madam: the old man would
say. Yes, madam" and, with grave
face and courteous bow, would take
their money and supply their want
1t was reported that the old gentle
man had seen better days; perhaps he
lad ut some former time dealt in pine
logs. and carried on businesson large
scale; now he called himself a small
timber merchant" and if any one adj
dressed him as the match man, or
asked him for half-pennyWorth OF
brimstoneS. he would take 40 notice Of
the speaker, but turn away i'll disgust
as if ii were impossible for him to have
any dealings with such a customer.
OF course. the poor old man was
crazy, and those who knew him humor-
ed and pitied him.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
THE PRICE OF
SUMNER GOODS GREATLY REDUCED!

Tn order to CLOSE OUT OUR SUMMER STOCK. we
HAVE MARKED DOWN a great many SEASON ABLE
GOODS such as LADIES' sACQUES, sHAWLs, LINEN
SUITS. PARASOLS, &C.. 50 low that whoever can make
use of anything in that line can get GOOD BARGAIN,
as we do not want to carry over any such Goods if LOW
PRICES will move them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
The Largest OF Land Animals.

In the American Journal of Science
and Arts, Professor Marsh describes
the largest land animal yet known to
have existed on the globe. Its name is
Altantosaurus immanis The thigh
bone OF this creature is over eight feet
long. with Il thickness ut the larger end
of twenty-five inches, though the bone
has no true head. \ comparison of
this bone with the femur of a crocko-
die, would indicate that the fossil sau-
rian, if of similar proportions, had to-
tai length of 1l5 feet. That the reptile
was 100 feet long when alive. is at least
probable. The other bones of this an
mal t!lat have been found are proper
tionally gigantic; caudel vertebra has
a transverse diameter of more than IS
inches. All the bones of this reptile
yet discovered, are in the Yale College
Museum. They are from the Upper
Jurassic of Colorado.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
4flanitowot pilot.
THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1878.
The Bells.
ny T. p. READ.

Out Of the little bclfry near
a bell, with accents loud and clear,
Poured its pious peal abroad,
To turn the thoughts of men to God.
Far and wide through the valley round
Sailed the silver wings of sound;
Like n flock Of doves rung out,
Wheeling joyfuliy about,
Flashing from their pinions bright
A sense Of quiet and delight
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18

II IS stated in a German paper that
the purity Of milk may he tested by
the following very simple method: \
well-pOlished knitting-needle is dipped
into 4 deep vessel of milk and immidi-
ately withdrawn in IN upright position;
when, if the sample be pure, some of
the fluid will be found 10 adhere to it.
while such is not the case if water has
been added to the milk, even in the
smallest proportions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18

y nephew of the poet Keats has re-
turned TO his home in Louisville,
whence lie disappeared thirteen years
ago. Meantime he has inherited a for
tune, but us the courts have declared
him dead it is possible that lie may not
get it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18

Servant looks into the breakfast-room
and says: Please, ma am. there's a
beggar woman in the kitchen wants
something 10 eat" Give her the wa
;er iii which the eggs were boiled this
morning, Bridget, it's quite nutritious
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
lie lutlrrStnI,,L

You are my bette noir, said the
printers devils Sweetheart, when he
became Xhttle too forward.
~ hat is Il bette noir?" asked he.
''Bete noir, she answered, "means a
black devil always hanging round
The young man pondered 4 good
while before he answered, very thought
fully:
All, yes, l understand; l am your
ink-you-bus,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18

Two eX-judges had a street fight IN
Raleigh, y. c., the other day, about a
newspaper article written 10y one and
attacking the other.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18

There is less real difference between
the great and little of human life than
most of us are apt to imagine. The
chase of butterflies is rs important and
perhaps rs wise III the child as The vain
chase after wealth, power and distinc-
ton in the adult. Possibly the angels
in the spheres above regard most of our
occupations ami amusements as we do
the sports and paStimes of children.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
One Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred years ago not pound OF
coal, nor cubic foot of illuminating gas
had been burned in this country. No
iren stoves were used, and ne contrivance
economising heat employed until Or.
Franklin invented the iron framed fire.
place, which still bears his name. AL
the cooking and warming in town and
country were done with the aid of fire
kindled in a brick oven or on the hearth.
Pine knots or tallow candles furnished
the light for the long winter nights, and
sanded floors supplied the place of rugs
and carpets. The water used for house
hold purposes was drawn from deep wells
by the creaking sweep. No form of
pump was used in this country so far as
we can learn, until after the commence
ment of the present century. There
were no friction matches made in those
early days, by the aid of which a fire
could be easily kindled; and If the FIRE
went out upon the hearth over night,
and the finder was damp so that the
sparks would not eaten, the alternative
was presented of wandering through the
snow mile or so to borrow OF neigh
bor Only one room in any house was
warm, unless some OF the family were
Ill. In all the rest the temperature was
at zero many nights in the winter.
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Sort Biscuit One quart sweet milk,
half cup of butter, two tablespoonfuls
baking powder, salt flour for stiff batter.
GRAHAM GENE. = Two eggs, one cup
of sour milk, one teaspoonful soda, salt,
one cup graham -four; have the irons
hot.
SCOTCH CAKE.-One pound of brown
sugar, one pound -four, half pouno
butter, two eggs, one teaspoonful CHINA
mon; roll very thin and bake
APAQUINIMIEs" -l olks OF two eggs,
one pint -four, one half pint milk, two
teaspoonfuls butter, a little salt; roll
very thin, and bake.
Transparent PIE.-Three eggs, two
tablespoonfuls sugar, one teacupful thick
sweet cream. two tablespoonfuls Jelly
one of butter. Bake with one crust.
BREAKFAST CooKIEs-One cup of
brown sugar, one egg, half cup butter,
wo tablesPoonfuls sour cream, half tea
spoonful soda, nutmeg, salt, mix soft.
Fee BREAD.-One pint of milk, two
eggs. butter size of an egg, one-half cup
ful of sugar, three teaspoonfuls of sea
foam, -four enough TO make a batter
bake. This makes one loaf.
WAFFLEs.--One pint sweet milk, four
eggs, one large cupful cold rice or hons
my, a little salt, -four to make a stiff
batter, baking powder in the proportion
of three teaspeonfuls to quart of -four.
FRENCH LOAF CAKE-Two and a
half cups sugar, one and half cups but
ter, one cup raisins, one cup warm milk,
i've cups sifted -four, three eggs, half
wineglass wine, little nutmeg. small
teaspoonfnl of saleratus. Mix butter
and sugar to cream, add part of -four
and yolks of eggs, then the other part Of
-four and whites of eggs.
S0ET GINGERBREAD.-Stir two tea
spoonfuls of soda and enc tablespoonful
of ginger into one cnpfuI of good New
Orleans molassess. and let it stand until
it foams up well then add one-third
cup of butter and one cup warm water.
10 which one teaspoonsul of cream tartar
has been dissolved; add two and one
hall cups of -four, and bake.
The G. IL. \. SrHrE CAKE-one and
half cups sugar, half cup butter, two
thirds of cup OF sweet milk, two eggs,
spices of all kinds, salt, raisins or cur
rants one cup, two cups flour, two tea
spoons of baking powder.
BuTTERMILK MUFFINs.- One quart
buttermilk, two eggs, butter the size of
an egg, two fat spoonfuls soda mixed in
alittie water, or one spoonful saleratus,
two teasPoonfuls Falt, Hour to make
thick batter Bake in rings in hot
oven
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
Damp Cotton.

From al exchange : An old question
between American cotton planters and
British buyers and manufacturers has
been revived at meeting of the COM
mittee of the Cotton Spinners' associa-
ton recently held at Manchester The
English papers say that great complaints
have been made of the unusually damp
condition of the American cotton de-
iyered to the consumer. The shrinkage
has been found TO amount to an average
Of seven per cent, Memphis appearing
TO be the worst of sll the cotton ports in
respect to this grievance Planters and
cotton brokers in the United states must
be prepared to receive what is called San
earnest remonstfance," which will be
addressed TO them in order to give it
stronger official and important character,
through the American chamber of COM
merce, the United Cotton Association.
and the Liverpool Cotton Brokers
association Moreover, Lancashire spin-
uers will be required Is report weekly to
the Manchester committee all cases Of
damp Gotten that come under their
notice. The Pail Mall Gazette SAYS:
:" II the Americans damp unmanu.
fzetured cotton with view OF increasing
its weight their conduct is inexeusable
What would be thought of British firms
who adopted artificial means Tor increas-
ing the weight of manufacted cotton
goods; such. for instance, as heavy
sizing II We were guilty OF trade tricks
Of this description we should be ashamed
to looh any other nation in the face
The conclusive answer to this is that il
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

Investigators of natural science hsFe &c
monstrated beyond controversy, that tnrou X ~
out the animal kingdom the survlVsl q ~ s .as
fittest" Is the only law that yOuchsaies ai,il
and perpetuity. Does not the same prime ~. ~
govern The commercial prosperity OF Dl.,u
An inferior cannot supercede a snpe' s ~
article. Illustrative of this principle are 'le
family medicines of Z. Y. Pierce, NJ. p.' u
Buffalo, \. y. BY reason OF superior nieilh
they have outrivaled all other medicinsS
Their sale in the United States alone exc 81
one million dollars per annum, wDhe sas
amount exported foOts up to several hunu'sl
thousand more. No business could grow 20
such gigantic proportions and rest upon anl
other basis than that of merit. 1t IS Sal q
say that no medicine or combination OF LIEU
icines VET discovered equals or can coull'sft
with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dlscol efy
for the cure Of coughs, colds, and eli puilio-
parry and blood affections. III the bowers p,
constipated and liver sluggish, his Pieasse
PUrgatlve Pellets VIII give prompt iei.ei
while his EavOrite Prescription viii POSITIVE
ly, per ectly and permanently cure tios'
Weaknesses and dragging sensaiioni
peculiar to females. La the Peoples common
Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated y ofI
of nearly one thousand pages, the Doctor AZ
fully discusset the principles thas unaern'
health and sickness. Price $50, post-pdla
Adapted to old and young, single and hias
ried. Address r. Y. Pierce, NJ D, Morldi
Dispensary and Invalid's Hotel, Buffalo n.
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GuSIl.

Surplus emotisz, emotion eutreaehing
the circumstances that evok it; emotion
sought, as iuxas, for its own sake, and
delighting in its own obtrusive manifest
ation-emotion severed from conduct,
and often homogeneous with it-so we
may describe that sort OF sentimentalisnl
which Is tersely, if not elegantly, termed
gush. No small part of our modern
literature IS stepped In this element.
The great founder and patron and model
of the sentimentalists in liter ture was
John James Rousseau. He is the grand
apostle of gush, and raised it TO the rank
OF a fine art. Burke, in his Reflections
on the French Revolution" reports a
conversation which he had with Hume,
who Informed M that he had been
informed by Rousseau himself what were
his literary aim and method. Rousseau
said that in order to interest the public,
the marvellous must be produced. The
old mythology was dead; the interests
in magieians, fairies, giants and heroes
Of romance was gone and nothing was
left for writer but to display the mar
velous in life, in manners, in characters,
and in extraordinary situations, giving
rise to new and unlooked-for strokes IN
politics and morals Jean Jacques was
an expert practitioner apon this theory.
lie wrote about his own feelings In such
a way - TO make the world lthe world
of tue eighteenth century, weep He
recorded his offsnses sgainst morality and
decenry n such rnsuuer that he drew
to himself the sympathy that was
due to saint or martyr. He
wrote beautifully about Christ and
the Christian religion lie wrote
upon education, and sent his
own children to The founding hosIatsl as
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

A Texas correspondent of the Southern
Farmer says:
If had cotton field taken prisoner
by the Bermuda grass while 1 wss trying
to prevent it, l would value it more
highly than any cotton field in Texas. A
hundred acres Of cotton does not yield
but very little after the expense of tillsge
and gathering is paid; but ! do know
that field of Bermuda needs no cultiva-
tion and no gathering that cannot readily
be done by flock of sheep or herd of
cows and calves. The rain and sunshine
does not cost cent. 1t makes the grass
grow, and the cows and calves do not
charge anything for gathering it. There
is really clear profit from the grass
crop, but on the cotton side of the ques-
ton there is not enough left, after pay
ing expenses, to talk about.
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FARM AND HOME.


Scotch Method Of Nlnteung Roots
Mr.. Crozier practices with great sue
cess the Scotch method OF preserving
root crops in winter, which ne thus
describes: A dry spot being selected
where no water will stand in winter,
space Is marked ont six feet in width,
and of any length required; this bed IS
excavated ten to twelve inches deep, and
the soil is thrown out on the bank. The
roots, either mangels, turnips, carrots, or
potatoes. are built up evenly to s sharp
point about FIVE or six feet in height, so
that the roots form almost an equal sided
triangle, six feet on the sides. This bed
of roots is then matched over with four
inches of straw, after which the earth Is
banked over the whole, about one foot in
thickness. This covering of earth and
straw is sufficient to keep out any degree
of frost that we have in this latitude
though we rarely have it much below
zero, in colder or warmer sections. Judg-
ment must be used to increase or lessen
the covering. Vents, or chimneys, made
by three inch drain pipe, or anything OF
similar size, are placed every six or eight
feet along the top of the pit, resting on
the roots, so that the moisture generated
may escape. In extreme cold weather,
these vents, or chimneys, should be closed
up, as the cold might be severe enough to
get down to the roots. Pits, so con-
structed, rarely fail TO preserve roots
perfectly, until late in spring, and are in
every respect preferable to root cellars.
For no matter how cold the weather may
be. they are easily got at; the end once
opened, the soil forms frozen arch over
the pit. Mr.. Crozier says he has
practiced this plan for years on his farm
at Northport, L. l., some of bis pits
containing hundreds of tons of mangels,
etc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

4 firm in New York seems unfamiliar wlt
the London story OF the man who offered 4
sell real guIneas at a tr.he, but could find 2
buyers. Geo. p. Rowell d CO.,-the +" New
paper Advertising Bureau" propose Tor oh
hundred % doliars, 10 put ten Ing -
tisement in some thirty srThdard -
to slid e it into q Thousand other weekHslfesi
Do they expectpeople 20 take the offer Any
one acquainted with the high rates d these
standard weeklies can see chat Che Ting is
ridiculous Roweu & Co., must know very
well that acceptances OF the offer would be SO
many items TO charge to profit and loss We
retract our insinuatiOn about their ignorance
of that London story. They probablyknow j.
too well and are shrewd enough, 10y taxing 81
vantage of that human trait At whichh he story
hits, TO make q stroke Tor fame as men OF
startling liberality, and 90 the same tine run
no risk OF pecuuiarY lose.
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The Gre,.Ies Discovery q ths

The Gre,sTes Discovery q she age
IS DR.. Tobias celebrated Vsnetia Eminent :
80 years before the public, and WARMED 70 cure
Disrrhea, Dysentery. Collie. and Spas, taken IN
terually and Group, Chronic RheuAtisTl- soie
Threats, Cuts Bruises, old sores, an Pains IN the
Limbs. Back and Chest. externally II has never
failed. O family viii ever he withqt II after once
giving II a fair trlai. Price, 50 ctsD TOBIAS
VENETIAN HORSE lIEIMkH 7, Pint Bottles
at One Dollar IS warranted superiorD Sgy otneT o!
no PAY, Tor TIE cure of corr Crs~s bstses. oid
Sores, etc. sold by al Druggists. Depoti0 Park
Narr T.rk
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WILBoFTs FEVER AND AGUETOSIC.
"A certain, safe and speedy cure fg al dis
eases Of miasmatic origin. Ii cures IN few
Chill and Fever, Bilious Fever Dumb Chills,
Pernicious Fever, CoDgestive Chls, sun
Pains, aud all diseases Of similar chracter.
Enlarged Spleens are reduced rs il " magic,
aud sun Pains are conquered with mrvelous
rapidity. WHEELOCg, FINLAY Il TO-, Pro
prietoEs, New Orleans. For sale byill drug>
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

THE Alexandria, Temeraire, and Mon
arch, ironclads of the British navy
have been provided with electric nsn's
which brilliantly illuminate the sea
around them. By this means the Hp'
preach of torpedees may be detected
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
The Electric Light in chi.asse.

u t4&CtAEAG aASAAA~1Sst5sf-
Professor Barrett and Mr.. f. G.. Scrib.
ner last night again conducted the ex-
periments with the electro-dynamic light,
at the North Side water works. The at
mospheTe YVES thick, and consequently
rather unfavorable, still the experiments
we're perfectly satisfactory. For four
nights the sky has been illuminated bv
this stick of carbon, and reports came in
from all Quarters of the distance to which
the ray mas penetrated. An engineer on
the Northwestern road, Madison division
yesterday said that nineteen miles from
the city, on Tuesday night, the raw han
psned to strike the locality in which he
was with food of light about as bri0b,
as day. The gentlemen Experimenting
say there is one difficulty which thew
encounter-that Of utilizing the lioht
How they are confident of the candla.s
utility in lighting city. Some claim
that there would be one great obstacle 70
the scheme found in the difficulty to oh
tain lofty elevations. Messrs. Barrett spd
scribner bold that 8 lofty elevation i
rather detriment than otherwise. At
present the cost of lighting this city with
gas is something like 500, 00e per annum
By placing candle on each Of the thirt,,
alarm towers, they say night would h
almost turned into day. And this conld
be done at cost OF some $50, GOO a vsar
For machinery and apparatus some sea.
600 would he required. Thus the 6rs,
year, after paying for all necessary 81
tingr, salaries, etc, a saving would h
effected of sS50,0O0-a big thing for the I
OF those in the CITY gov
eminent of an economic turn Cliesso
inter Ocean.
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The dry goods house Of 3. E. hwees, rs
ChesinutSt., PbiIa, rs receiving Ordtrs for their
celebrated brand OF Black Cashmre, "Drap
D'Ete Cachmire." These goods '1scently in.
troduced, - are very popular, andhe best i'm
ported, Prices 5Uc. to 81 Sampls sent free
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A"e e. lean H Eahioiis at "a Fsris-

BY Cattle 10 the Associated Press
The display of scales by Fairbanks K Co.,
\ ew York. i very grand, and creditable TO
Ia exhibitors, showing the advancement
made by them over those of any other Amer
lean or foreign manufacturers, and reflects
great credit on American Workmanship. The
exhibit Surpasses AL others in merit at the
Paris Worlds fair.
Mason x Hanlin, who TOOK the first medal
for their cabinet organs at the Exposition IN
1867. and have won the highest honors at
every worlds exhibition since, are here in
eompetition with fine lot OF organs Several
other American makers exhibif, bat lev II
any OF them will venture 70 compete.
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The attention of heads of families is re-
specially invited 70 the Superior qslitv, in
1t is entirely free from adulteration Of any
kind, and every package contains absolute
full weight. Consumers should bea in min Il
the fact that q strictly pure, full wight bak-
ing powder although il costs a little more
than the adulterated, cheap, liShtFeight or
bulk powders, is by Tar the CHEAPEST, both in
purse and health.
Mothers Motner- J MOlners +! : Cont fail 10
procure Mrs. " inslow's Soothing Syrup for all
diseases incident 10 the period OF ee thing in
children. IL relieves the child flOmpaln. cures
wind collie, regulates the bowels and by giving
relief and health TO the child, givssrest TO the
mother. IL is an old ana wet-tns1 emedy
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A BAD man with some good quant'ss
keeps the devil happy month - "a
time.
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M0MnU DE made. A rentswauted for fheiilu--
NilW II, ira edFamii3 iinra dfhe ar1est PAGER
UAO ~ ~ in he t--.2i taier ses- ~ PAGES lreu-
tful oHs- elQ aui go roinos Tree I" cacI
subscriber. UulF ~ r if ufhs. Our a. uufH arc
ayerag from - 70 80 subscribers each daily One
agent hat ust reported takr over tulfcrf herr
in three days. Takes - sight Wi rVcrgbod5 Larg-
est commission vi w. agcui-. Terms free Agents
plete outfit of chr PIE peers etc. elc
tree TO those who send .lceuts az once % pay thr
postage on II. Nothing else viii nay GA 70 we'll
ADDRESS a. True a CO., August Maine.
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il notorious fact that especially in the
eastern market, British cotton goods are
outrageously and regularly weighed and
loaded with dyes and chemicals.
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED,

PuLnONA T. certain remedy i1r the rrGF az
CONSUmPMiON aud al tis' asss Of the Lungs
aud Threat, Try u and ba convinced Frico one
Dollar per bottle az Druggists ty the rropris
tor on receipt of price paIuph let containnR Fau-
able advice 20 OlisuTnDffys .uiany certificates ~
ACTUAL CUBES and fun directions fer u-ing with each
bottle. or scnt nee &, any address. OSCAR q. MO-
SIS. I. lurllandl EIrNlI- NJ VOL