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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Domestic.

Astor House Corn Bread.-One quart
OF buttermilk, two eggs, one tablespoon
ful OF baking soda, two table spoontuls
Of melted butter, stir in meal until the
mixture is about az thick as buckwheat
batter. Bake in square tin pans, about
an inch thick, half an hour in hot oven.
Iced Apples-Pare and core the ap-
pies, fill with sugar adding very little
butter and cinnamon; bake till nearly
done, cool, pour off the juice, ice the top
and sides, and set into the oven long
enough to brown slightly; serve with
cream.
A nice stool can be made by taking
soap box, or any small sized box, from a
grocery store; fix lid Big mailing pieces
of leather on for hinges; fasten a piece in
front to lift it up; then cover it with
pieces of carpet tackled on with brass
headed nails; cut some pieces of old
quilts to pad the top, then cover with car
pet and trim around the lid with any old
cast-off fringe. This also makes con
venient piece Of furniture, useful for
keeping shoes in, out Of sight.
A good salve for burns, bruises, etc,
can be made by taking very strong lime
water and lard; boil some time; pour off
water; add more lime water; boil again
tillvery strong Of lime; some linseed oil
would be good addition to it.
When wet boots are taken off fill them
quite full with dry oats This grain has
a great fondness for damp, and will rap
idly absorb the least vestigc of it from the
wet leather As it quickly and complete
" takes up the moisture, it sweils and
fills the boot with tightly fitting last,
keeping its form good, and drying the
leather without hardening it.
Covers for earthen pots, knit from Ger
mantown yarn in colors to suit surround
usually seen at the shops. They are held
in place by a cord run through the top,
and tied With tassels.
Tablecloths should be but slightly
starched and folded lengthwise, after iron
ing quite dry on the right side, first down
the middle, then putting each sewage
edge to the center, pressing them down
on the right side; next placing the two
double parts, thus folded, together, and
then doubling the other way in the samf
manner
Ccmenting Metal to Glass.-Take two
parts Of finely powdered litharge, and one
part of fine white lead, mix Immediately,
and work up with boiled linsecd oil and
lac copal to a stiff dough; one part of CO.
pal and three Of oil, and enough litharge
and white lead added to give it the con-
sistency Of putty. The side to be cement
ed is covered with the putty and pressed
against the glass, the excess Of cement is
scraped off with knife or other suitable
instrument. The above will be found re-
liable, as it dries quickly and holds
firmly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Street Railroad i'm San Francisco.

San Francisco has one peculiar street
railroad. 1t is about a mile and a half
long, and runs in California street over
steep Mob Hill, place of handsome resi-
dences. The cost OF building it was $780,
600, and it has never paid a dividend, but
the owners do moi mind that The stranc-
er is astonished to see the cars moving
without any apparent motive power. Be-
tween the tracks is a continuous slit I'M
der which moves wire cable. An at
tachment of each car, operated by a lever
grips or lets go this cable as required, and
the cable is moved by powerful engine
underneath the street. The plan works
well, but is very costly. The cable must
be coated anew with tar every two DAYS,
as a protection against the rasping of the
car-clamps, and even then it wears out
completely in six months. The power re-
quired is equal to that of $50 horses. The
cars are luxurious, with floors only a foot
from the ground, and with seats divided
into spaces to prevent crowding. The
roadbed, too, is not of an ordinary kind
A trench was dug, four feet wide and four
feet deep, in which heavy v-shaped irons
were placed, ten feet apart, and on the
tops of these VS. the rails were laid and
firmly bolted. The cable and its appar-
tenances were placed in position. Then
the trench was filled with concrete, which
became as hard as stone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
A Monkey Story.

One of the best monkey stories we have
seen is contained in London Nature. A
brave, active, intelligent terrier, belonging
to lady, one day discovered monkey
belonging to an itinerant organ-grinder,
seated upon bank within the grounds,
and at once made dash for him. The
monkey, who was attired in jacket and
hat, awaited the onset with such undis-
turbed tranquility that the dog halted
within few feet of him to reconnoiter.
Both animals took long, steady stare at
each other, but the dog evidently was re-
covering from his surprise, and about to
make spring for the intruder. At this
critical juncture, the monkey, who had
remained perfectly quiet hitherto, raised
his paw and gracefully saluted by lifting
his hat. The effect was magical; the
dogs head and tail dropped, and he
sneaked off and entered the house, refus-
ing to leave it until he was satisfied that
his polite but mysterious friend guest had
departed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Food n la Dry Goods,

A dry goods clerk who was STAYING af-
fer ordering his dinner at q Washington
street restaurant INC other day, was re-
quested by the waiter to take charge for
minute while he stepped around the
corner. Before the waiter returned, bic.
hungry-tooking customer entered, en-
trenched himself behind the first table.
glared at the bill of fare, held upside
down, and savagely demanded what there
was to eat. The clerk saw that this was
an emergency that must be met, and. af
ter pinning on napkin, approached and
ran over the card after the manner Of the
counter:
Il shall be pleased said he, ''to show
you very stylish line. We have neat
article in tomato soups-we are opening a
new invoice of white fish-we can put I'm
superior quality of veal, or lamb with
mint sauce-and here, o, here is a lemon
pie that is all the rage, and
All the" put in the customer, catch
ing his breath. See here, young man. /
hail from Norwich, and can't stand so
much giltedge. You needn't put up snv
veal or open any fish around me. II YOU
have anything fit for square meal trot it
out, and if you haven't III"
What he would have done will never he
known, for at this iuneture the waiter
himself came in opportunity, and the
clerk dropped the napkin and retired in
short order to enjoy his own dinner, or
dering an extra cup q coffee to tranquil
lie his nerves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
The Cat as Substitute for the Carrier
Pigeon.

1t seems that tie Bclgians have formed
a society for the mental and moral i'm
provement of cats. Their first efforts has
been to train the cat to do the work OF
the carTier-pigeons. The most astute and
accomplished scientific person would have
his ideas of locality totally confused by
being tied up in a meal-bag and carried
twenty miles from home and let out in
strange neighborhood in the middle of the
night. This experiment has, however,
been repeatedly tried upon cats of only
average abilities, and the invariable re-
suit has been that the departed animal
has reappeared at his native kitchen-door
the next morning and calmly ignored the
whole affair. This wonderful skill in
travelling through unfamiliar regions with
out a guide-book or compass has sug-
gested the possibility of cats being used
AS special messengers. Recently thirty
seven cats residing in the City of Liegc
were taken in bags long distance into
the country. The animals were liberated
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon At Gas
the same afternoon one Of them reached
his home. His feline companions arrived
at Liege somewhat later; but it is under
stood that within twenty hours every
one had reached his home 1t is propos-
ed to establish at an early day, a regular
system of cat communication between
Liege and the neighboring village,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Spiritualism.

Maud E. Lord, Boston spiritualistic
medium of wide fame, disappeared from
her home several months ago, and it was
thought that she had been murdered. The
spirits gave no information as to her
whereabouts. She has just come into pub
lie view again in Quincy, Illinois, in con-
nection with very strange tragedy. She
went there to live with her mother, in
whose employ was E young and ignorant.
but pretty girl, named Agnes Mcdonald.
Mrs. Lord said that Agnes confessed
to her things seriously inculpating seven
monks of Roman Catholic institution in
the place. The girl repeated her state
ment to others, and a shocking scandal was
the result. The monks selected com
m1ttee of residents, Catholic and Protest
ant, to investigate, aud before this body
Agnes admitted that all she had said was
false. Other evidence cleared the monks,
who charge that Mrs. Lord instigated the
charge for the sake of notoriety. As for
Agnes, she has killed herself with arsenic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Recognizing the Army.

The joint commission appointed at the
last session of Congress to mature plan
! for the reorganization of the army have
made their report, in the shape of a care
full-drawn bill. The following is brief
! abstract Gifts salient features: The num-
ber of General officers is reduced to six,
the ranks of General and Lieutenant
General ceasing with the present incum-
bents, consisting of two Major Generals
and four Brigadier Generals. There are
now three MAJOR Generals and six Brig
adies. The Adjutant Generals Depart
ment and the Department of Inspection
are consolidated, with the reduction of
six officers in the two departments. Re-
! auctions of the number of officers are
made in the other staff departments also.
| The number of Chaplains is reduced by
! eight. In the future there are to be no
staff officers below the rank of Major.
! The cavalry regiments are reduced from
| ten to eight, the infantry from twenty
| five to sixteen, making a reduction of
nine regiments. The artillery regiments
| remain unchanged. In all, 1876 regimen
| tai officers are to be mustered out The
| regimental organization is to consist of
| four battalicns instead of ten companies,
Us now, of which battalions three are to
be differed and two manned. Each bat
talon is to consist of four companies.
The fourth battalion is to be neither of
ficered nor manned, and will be raised
only as authorized by Congress. For the
present the cavalry regiments will con-
tain three battalions fully manned. In
the artillery only two viii be. An infan-
try regiment will consist Of eighs COM
panies, and with the army at 5000 men
a regiment will be 80 strong. All bands
and details OF bands are abolished, as is
all extra-duty pay. Post traderships are
also prohibited, and the Commissary De
partment is required to supply all the
wants of the soldiers. The manufacture
of arms by the Ordnance Bureau is posi-
lively prohibited, and they are required
to purchase i'll open market. This will
practically stop the manufacture of arms
at the arsenals. No change is made in
the pay of officers, and slight increase
is made in that of non commissioned of
ticers. The retired list is opened, in
stead Of being limited By law, as is now
the case, to 400 officers. All General Of
ficers are to be retired at s., and officers
of lower grade at 81.
The officers mustered out are to receive
a years pay for every five years service,
where their record is good. Where It is
doubtful they viii receive one years ray
at the discretion of the President.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Electric Light.

The interest aroused by the application
of the electric light to social uses was
strikingly apparent, some time since, in
Sheffield, England, when nearly 10000
people gathered at the Brammall Lane
Grounds 10 witness football match by
means of the electric light The electric
light was thrown on the ground from four
lamps, thirty feet from the ground, and
the rays which were of great brilliancy,
lighted nearly the whole Of the ground,
and the players could be seen almost as
clearly as at MONDAY. When the light
was turned on the crowd cheered loudly,
and then watched the game with great
interest Some amusement was caused 10y
the brilliancy Of the light, which dazzled
the players somewhat, and caused some
strange blunders. Behind each goul was
placed portable engine, each of which
drove two dynamo-eectric machine, one
for each light The illuminating power
was equal to 5000 standard candles, and
the cost per hour for each light is seven
cents
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

One of DR.. Acland's sons, when little
boy, used to get divinity teaching from
Dean Bargon, then simply Mr.. Burgon.
The good clergyman, one Sunday, went
through the story of John the Baptist to
the child. He narrated with great dex
terity and ct length the details of the
prophets dress, and his habits in eating
ard drinking. Having tried to depict a
living portrait of the strangely clad as
celtic, he said, cheerfully; "And now, if
you met John the Baptist in the High,
would you know him?" The child
thought minute, and answered: ono,
| shouldn't know him; | should cut
him."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
1 Sick Senator.

The excessive corpulency of a certain
United States Senator has long been the
butt Ct editorial wit and spicy bon n7ots
from the pens Of Washington correspond
ents. Few persons have suspected that
his obesity was 4 disease, and liable to
prove fatal. Yet this is the sad fact. Ex
cassive fairness is not only a disease in
itself, but one liable to generate other
and more serious ones. Chemistry has
at last revealed a safe, sure, and reliable
remedy for this abnormal condition of
the system in Allan's Anti-Fat. Distin-
guished chemists have pronounced it not
only harmless but very beneficial to the
system, while remedying the diseased
condition. Sold by druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
4 True Gentleman.

81 beg your pardon, F" and with a smile
and touch of his hat. Harry Edmon
handed to an old man, against whom he
accidentally stumbled, the cane which he
had knocked from his hand. 81 hope l
did not hurt you. We were playing too
roughly"
''Not bit p said the old man, cheeri-
ly. Boys viii be boys, ana it's best
they should be. You didn't harm me. -
I'm glad to hear it," and lifting his
hat again, Harry turned to join the play
mates with whom he had been frolicking
at the time of the accident.
"What do you raise your hat to that
old fellow for?" asked his companion,
Charley Gray. He's only Giles the
huckster."
''That makes no difference" said Har-
ry. "The question is not whotber he is
a gentleman but whether I am one"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

A wee friend of orrj thinks herself
quite as smart as her brother, though
she has seen but her nth winter, while
while he is passing through his eighth.
He is doing his ''frst lessons" as a
primary" and the other day returned
from school not little pulled up with
knowledge. "1GIarion," he asked, in
that style which big brother assumes
when patronizing little sister, Marion,
do You know that the earth turns round?"
''Of tos I does" answered Marion, re-
senting the imputation of ignorance;
chats the reason tumbles ont of bed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

"Wouldst play me false? A, yes;
see it in thy furtive eye. how now, un-
hand me, viIlain' said a lady on the
Sudder street dummy the other day.
looking very hard at the young who sat
next to her. ''Great Caesar! I amt a
touching yer" said the young man. much
surprised. ''Sir?" 81 say 1 didn't do
nothing It's fearful crowded here, but
[ haven't laid hand on yer miss. con.
do be queit you rude thing! Can't you
see I'm just going owe, my part" and
the popular leading actor got off in a
huff.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
nlanitowoe pilot.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 80. 1879.
TOO much Talk.

Makart, the great Viennese painter, IS
even more taciturn than Won Moltke, the
man who is silent in seven languages. An
American who had been told that the best
way to get on friendly terms with the ar
list would be to play chess with him at
the cafe TO which he resorts nightly,
watched his opportunity and when Ma
kart's opponent rose slipped into the va
cant chair. At last his dream was about
to be realized; he was to spend an evening
in Makart's society. The painter signed
to him to play, and the game began and
went on with no other sound than the
moving of the pieces. At last the Ameri-
can made the winning move and exclaim-
ed; "Mate" Up rose Makart in disgust
and stalked out, saying angrily to friend
who asked why he left so early: 'Oh,
can't stand playing with chatterbox!'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
s CARD

To all who are suffering from the er-
rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss Of manhood,
&C., 7 will send a recipe that viii cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by missionary
in South America. Send q self addressed
envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH t. IsMAH,
Station ID, Bi6te House. NIe1o York City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
Didn't Know.

When Frederick Fredericns, middle
aged German, was asked in the Police
Court very lately, to state the age of his
son George, he replied:
Il dond know"
Don't know the age Of your own sonln
said his honor, IL surprise.
''Nein, und ouf you was in such a fix
Like vas dond know any more as l do.n
what fix is that?n
"By shimmeny, got seven those lid
die Yacops, ind dey COON to town 50 fast
like the daxes run up, it's all 1 can do to
puy brod und copper-toed shoes, without
l drooble my head Ply such voolish dings
huw old day vas. Vot you dinks ?"-Bsf.
faL0 Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

A widow, intending to succeed her
husband in the management Of an hotel,
advertised that ''she hotel which he kept
by the widow of the former landlord, Mr..
Brown, who diel last summer on new
and improved plan. j coroner's YER
dict reads thus: 1.-The deceased came to
his death by excessive drinking, produc-
ing apoplexy in the minds of the jury"
A country paper says: "a child was
run over by wagon three years old, and
cross-eyed, with pantalets on
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

\ remarkable competitive examination
was held at Otago, New Zealand, between
the five best Maori children in the native
school and an equal number of proficient
white children from the English school,
the subjects being arithmetic, geography,
writing, reading, and spelling. In arith-
metic the Maoris solved correctly twenty
two out Of thirty examples to the English
children's fourteen; in geography the ma
tives were also slightly ahead, and in wri-
ting they again carried off the palm.
They were badly beaten, however, in oral
and written spelling, and the committee
finally awarded equal marks to the two
sides.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

Ellie Wilton, the California actress, has
hurried back from Europe to California
on hearing of the death of Austin, the
wealthy broker, to whom she had written
letters that arrived after he died, and
which the administrators demand shall be
read in court. She says that she will pre-
vent publicity being given TO them at any
cost. 1t is said that she wears diamonds
formerly belonging tc Austin's wife, but
she refuses to give any information on
that subject.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

In letter dated Toronto, to an Eng
lish paper, signed Thomas Frost, many
years schoolmaster in England" we
read: "Brother Jonathan has paid over
S900,000,000 Of his national debt since the
war, and during the last five years over
500,Go0,000, while we have added s41,-
100000 to ours, and increased our taxa
ton 100000" The writer gives q
gloomy account of Canadian prospects.
This paragraph is supposed to be strict
news items.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

A boy in Sunday school proposed a
question to be answered the Sunday fol-
lowing: "How many letters does.the BIZ
BILE containln The answer was three
million five hundred and thirty thousand
three hundred and thirty The su-
perintendent said to James, as that
right" "No sir" was the prompt reply.
"Will you please tell US how many there
are them" 'sTwenty-six. sir"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
"Do, tell me Mamma" said thru

Do VoII HIC lIaIHIHd, stIU tlIt
year old Johnny, after sitting for some
time in a brown study over his little
brown hands, "who put the bones in my
fingers" "Why God put them in when
he made you, Johnny" said mamma with
a satisfied feeling of complacency, that
Johnny had asked one question she could
answer so easily. Johnny, after few
moments more of contemplation, muir
INJURED, did God have any more bones,
mamma2n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

Man with broken nose-''I want a man
arrested in the saloon around the corner
for pounding me-" Police Sergeant
"What kind of looking man was hcr'
Man W. B. MA Teller with baseball
moustache" p. S-"A baseball NOUS
tache! What do you mean by that2"
Man w. 3. N.-"Nine on side"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30
NOTICE.

To all whom IL may concern: All persons are
hereby cautioned against Trusting any one on my
account. shall pay ne debts which not con-
traeted by myself personally
DANIEL HAGGERTY.
Maple Grove, Oct. l, ISIS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-01-30

Railroad employees in the Southwest
formed Ring for stealing ire light, estab-
lished warehouse in Dallas, Tex, for the
reception and sale Of the plumber, and dur
ing four years did an extensive business,
their Tascality having only just been dis
closed.
The young Journalist cannot do better
than to avoid being funny. He ought
not to venture upon funny ground more
than once a week, at least. Tom Corwin,
a shrewd observer, who had been funny
all his life, earnestly advised his son to
she solemn
The anomalies of church establishments
arc well illustrated by the facts in regard
to the parish of Gairloch in Scotland
There the minister of the parish breaches
to three families, consisting of about a
dozen persons, and the Free Church min
lister to a congregation of 900.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-05

CABINET CURIosITIEs.-lt seems ~
though Rogers, Hayes Private Sec
retary, would become as infamous as
Babcock Of the Grant regime. On Sun.
day aweek a safe full of all sorts Of
odds aud ends, intended to be opened
one hundred years hence, was formerly
closed in Washington. 1t is called The
Centennial Safe,' and, if it can be kept
out Of the reach OF Dick Harrington,
will doubtless DO c great curiosity in
1879. Mr.. Hayes, we observe, depesi-
ted an autograph album in the safe as
bis own personal offering. The genial
Rogers deposited a photograph of His
Fraudulency, Mr.. Hayes, and General
Garfield sent in Cabinet Photograph
of genial Rogers. One hundred years
hence the favored citisens Of the Re-
public will gaze upon these relics with
vcneration. They may not be familiar
with the shameful theft of the Presi
dency, but when they contemplate the
kind, noble, virtuous face Of Rogers,
they will conclude that ii must have
been an era of Christianity and true
goodness which produced such com.
bination of human majesty and divini
ty. A hundred photographs Of Rogers
in this safe would have been q good
and safe investment