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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-02-03

have opened new Meat Market. on York street,
where shall keep constantly on hand all kinds OF
fresh meats By fair dealing and just weight hope
to receive share ofyour patronage
jun2e-l2m JOHN PITT.
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Hes a Brick. .

Very few of the thousands who use the
above slang term, says an exchange, knows
its origin or its primitive sisnifcance-ae
cording to which it is grand thing to say
of a man, "IIe is a brick" The word
used in its original intent implies all that
is brave, patriotic and loyal. Plutarch, in
his Life of Agesiaus, King of Sparta,
gives us the meaning of the quaint and
familiar expression. On certain occa-
sion an ambassador from Epirus, on d.
plomatic mission, was shown by the king
over his capital. The ambassador knew
of the monarch's fame-knew that though
nominally only King of Sparta, he was
ruler of Greece-and he had looked to see
massive walls rearing aloft their embat-
tied towers for the defence of the city, but
he found nothing of the kind. He mar
yelled much at this, and spoke of it to the
King. "Sire," he said, Il have visited
most of the principal towns, and find no
walls reared for defence. Why is this ?'
"Indeed, Sir Ambassador" replied Age
silaus, thou cans't not have looked care
fully. Come with me tomorrow morning
and viii show you the walls of Sparta. F"
Accordingly, on the following morning
the King led his guest out upon the plain
where his army was drawn up in full ar
ray, and pointing proudly to the patriot
host, he said :-"There thou beholdest
the walls of Sparta-10,000 men, aud
every man brick.
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Love, Honor and Obey.

On the whole married women, that Is,
real women, prefer being ruled to ruling.
1t is natural to women to seek advice. 1t
is scarcely in her nature to go speeehlessly
on doing what she has to do without aid
or counsel. Almost any one of our sex
is happier if she can stalk things over
with some man upon whose direction she
relies; and in married life most wives do,
even in the smallest things, what che
likes, and fancy they like it themselves.
Since independence has become the
fashion, and strong-minded women have
sneered at their more gentle sisters, their
is great affectation of despising the opln-
ion of the gentlemen, but it is all sheer
pretense. Almost every wife chooses her
gloves and her ribbons Of the tint her hus-
band admires, and the man she loves almost
invariably gives her his political opinions,
and biasses even her religious views. Her
speech, her dress, her manner change un-
der his influence. What he desires to do
she does, in nine cases out OF ten. The
tenth case we find in the divorce courts.
You may rule your wife as you please,
good married reader, if you love and pet
her enough. Naughtiness and taulthnding
alone will make her resentful. And, you,
dear girls, remember that it will be we'll to
choose husband good and noble and up
right, SO you may obey him to your hearts
content without losing your own self re-
spect; for you will obey him if you love
him; and if he be low and mean you will
sink to his level slowly and surely in course
of years.-Jenaie Jltne.
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Mor0cco is enclosed BY the MediteFra-
mean, Algeria. the desert Of Sahara, aud
the Atlantic, and is inhabited by Il mon
rrel population Of about SOC, 900 souls.
The asriculturists are mostly Arabs and
Shelloohs, dwelling on the rich plains; they
are poor cultivators, aud are taxed TO death.
The wild Bcrber tribes, in a chronic state
Of revolt, occupy the perilops heights and
passes of the Atlas chain. The MoOrs,
the Jews, aud the blacks crowd themselves
into the towns aud villages. From the
blacks the bulk of the emperors army Is
recruited. The Moors, descended prlnei-
paly from the Moors driven out Of Spain
by Ferdinand and Isabella, are degener-
ate race, contaminated by intermarriages
with the Arabs; the Jews are precisely
what they were in Europe in the Middle
Ages-,hrifty, crafty, prosecuted, uneom-
planning, taking it out of their oppressors
in the way of profits. Neither their lot
nor their nature has been changed by ex-
lie. The notable towns are Morocco, the
capital, El.Araish, Tatilet, Agadir, Mega
dorc, Fez, and Tangier. They are all
ground into dust under the heel of the en-
peror. Tangier, the outer preached wall
of Islamism, IS regarded with particular
disfavor, her commerce harassed, and her
trade strangled by whimsical restrictions.
No man there dares own himself rich; it
suspected of secreted wealth, be is tortured
until he reveals the hiding place; then both
his head aud his money are removed.
The emperor's idea of taxation Is the sim
plest possible he takes what he wants,
there is 10 appeal He alters weights,
measures, and prices at will; the multipll-
cation table goes down before him. The
sword, the cord, the bastinado, and the
branding iron are ever ready to enforce his
caprice. 1t is no hyperbole when the court
poet assures this monster that he holds
life and death in the hollow of his hand.
He is the only full-blown despot whose
dominions lie contiguous to civilization.
The Gar of all the Russias is not so much
his own MASTER the Sultan at Constantl-
nople is not so absolute. The great despot
breeds host of lesser ones, and it is these
that bleed Morocco numerically. The
nomadic tribes have their sheik, the cities
their cadi, the provinces their pasha-and
the head devil at Fez has them ALL
Harper's Magazine.
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VOL. XVI.-NO. 36.
The Carver.

The editor of the New York Times in
disquisition on dinners takes the part of
"the carver" in this way:
The misery of habitual carving can
hardly be exaggerated. The man who
comes home tired from his days work, sits
down to dinner, needs a quiet and easy
meal. Instead of having this, he is COM
PEELED to undergo the labor of carving and
to postpone his personal dinner until his
appetite has vanished 1t is no small la
Dor to carve for family, say of six per-
SONS. The joints of spring chicken are
apparently made of combination of stee |
and India rubber, and can neither be cut
or dragged apart; while the roast beef,
toughened by long years of service in the
shape of au OK, requires more strength of
wrist on the part of the carver than would
suffice to saw a twelve-inch log. When
at last the work of carving is done, the
delicate and difficult duty of "helping"
begins. There can be no peace of mind
for the man who helps his family or oc-
casional guest to any food except soup or
oysters, both of which can be accurately
and fairly divided. In the case of chick
en- he can never give satisfaction. There
is no rule in this matter which can be fol-
lowed, beyond that of giving the chicken
legs to the boys. To ask people what
part Of a chicken they prefer is simply
madness. Either everybody will tell me
the truth and demand the best cut, in
which case all but one will be exaspcrated
by failing to have their wishes grati6ed,
or everybody will reply, "Any part" at
makes no difference" or words to the
same mendacious and aggravating effect.
Of course when the man who says "It
makes no difference" is helped to any
thing but the breast he becomes the enc
my of the carver for life, and nothing can
disabuse him of the impression that he
has been wantonly insulted. 1t is far bet
ter boldly to help people without making
any pretense of consulting their wishes.
They will regard the carver as rude and
careless host; but they will acquit him of
any intention to press open Insults on his
guests.
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A Durable Whitewash.

An article in the Scientific American
says The so-called White House stuccO
wash is no better than any ordinary white
wash. No brick wall that ever is intended
to be painted should be whitewashed. All
washes absorb water, and in damp weather
lose their color.
The best wash that | have ever heard
of is made as follows s:-For one barrel of
color wash-half bushel white lime, 3
pecks hydraulic cement, 10 pounds umber,
10 pounds ocher, l pound Venetian red,
quarter pound lampblack.
Slake the lime; cut the lsmpblack with
vinegar; mix we'll together; add the ce-
ment, and fill the barrel with water. Let
it stand twelve hours before using, and
stir frequently while putting it on.
This is not white, but of light stone
color, without the unpleasant glare of
white. The color may be changed by ad-
ding more or less of the coIors named, or
other colors This wash covers well, need
ing only one coat, and is superior to any
thing known, excepting oil paint.
l have known rough board barn wash
ed with this to look well for five years, and
even longer, without renewing.
The cement hardens, but on rough
surface will not scale.
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The Need of Economy.

Ii the mistress of the household is in-
elined to be extravagapt in her exPendi-
lures, her servants, who are quick imita-
tors. will soon follow her example, and
make sad waste Of the materials put into
their hands The improvident class, from
which our help mostly come, soon learn
the lessons taught BY such example and
become careless of the property Of the en-
plover. even when they have no thought
Of appropriating anything to their own
use. But such lessons, it should be re-
membered, make our employees, OF both
sexes, totally unit to manage home OF
their own, or save enough, when family
cares come upon them, to keep them from
the poorhouse. How many Of US have
seen what wretched, incompetent creatures
those girls become after marriage who have
lived in wealthy families, with a great
abundance to work with aud no caution
from their employer to use 1t diseretely
and with true economy. They are in
capable of making the most of their small
possessions. If they had been taught
economy, and how best to manage their
own earnings, they could help their hard
working husbands to build up little COM
Portable homes for themselves, and rear
and educate their children with such care
that they might become among our most
influential citizens. But unless those
wealthy ladies with whom they took their
first lessons were those who feel the true
responsibility of their positions and the
guidance they owe to their servants, when
the uptutored damsels marry they drift as
helplessly as rudderless ship in storm,
and year by year sink down into the deep
er poverty and wretehedness, ending, per
haps, in pauper's grave-ruined for life
by the extravagant habits learned before
marriage.
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Ghiugs Abroad.
At a Horse Race.

A party of Americans travelling in
England were invited to the Goodwood
races, and this is what they saw during au
intermissiou
After the great Goodwood stakes there
was an intermisson for luncheon of three
quarters Of an hour, and many Of the oc-
cupants of the grand stand came back to
their coaches, where elaborate arrange
ments had been going on for an hour or
more for the meal. In the coach next to
us the liyeried coachman and footmen had
given up their places on the top to two or
three walters, who, under the supervision
of majestic butler, were as busy as bees
preparing a gorgeous banquet, most tanta-
iizins and inviting to US, who, in our in-
experience, had neglected to bring any
provender but our baskets Of delicious
fruit
A table was laid on tie top Of the
coach, and joints and pates, salads and
tarts were laid out in tempting protusioni
while champagne aud elaret cup seemed
to be poured out in inexhausliblc quanti-
ties. After a while the family party made
its appearance, evidently creme de Ia creme:
tue mother very handsome aud portly; the
papa disnitied and aristocratic; the daugh.
ters pretty aud eoquetlish, each conveyed
by attentive cavaliers, who seemed delight
ed to partake Of the feast. And they all
ate
Then came to our notice the trail Of the
serpent, then We saw the black cloud which
overshadowed and dimmed the whole glory
Of the scene. As at these races more than
anywhere else-cxcept, perhaps, in the
very interior Of some Of the palaces to
which We had been admitted-were we
struck by the luxury and grandeur and
eBjovmen. Of the rich aud noble, so, more
than anywhere else. were We painfully
wounded by the sight Of the uuu,tcrable
destituliou aud degradation Of the poor.
Now that the feastiHg aud revelry had be
gun. out from the hedges aud from under
the carriages crept q crowd Of iueXpyeSsi-
blv ragged aud miserable wretehes, beg
eing aud crinring and crouching 70 the
servants for a crust Of bread or 4 fragment
Of meat. armed with booked sticks, with
which they pulled ogt from under the
wheels bare bones, from which they sucked
the marrow. or backs Of crabs, from which
they drained few drops Of juice, ,--angri-
Iv, almost ferocioasly, resentiug rofusals Of
food, aud making ones heart ache, oHo :
throat swell. ones eyes hll, 20 look a, them
then, a. &, docs to remember them now
Ah. Euglaud Is 20 an American the
jewel o; the world,--loycliesi iu is green
hills aud jelis, its secluded homes, its ex-
quisii, "haguts Of auciea; Peace. most
interesting 10 its realization Of historian :
drama and poets supernatural vision, bat
while upoa the most unobservani and su-
pcrhcial glance these horrible contrasts be-
tween enormous wealth aud stjees poverty
are so piljlessly thrust, 10 one can wish to
dweu there, OF to share It's l1vcliuess aud
It's wealth The unsolvel problem Of car
iag for the poor nowhere seems 50 iusola.
bic as 10 the land Of Merry .Easlaad,
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any feeling but that Of thanktuiness Tor
our preservation from a fearful death, and
after the peril of the last hour or two, 1t
seemed small matter to wait patiently for
the coming of the relief boats that we knew
were sure to arrive before many hours
were past.
Though som, miles from any large city,
We knew that the burning steamer must
have been seen from the farm houses scat
tered sparsely along the river bank, and
that from these notices of the disaster
would be sent to the nearest town.
Aud 50 it was.
Before nightfall several small steam
boats arrived, and after that but few
hours elapsed before we found ourselves
safely at home, aud our adventurous wed
ding trip at an end.
But its results we're not ended 10y any
means. The terrible nervous strain had
endured, combined with the severe burns
on my face aud hands threw me PROSTATE
on bed of sickness,
When l was able to report for duty
again. two weeks later, l learned that a
noble gift from the Mobilias S grateful pas
seucers-no less a sum than two thousand
dollars-lay in the bank awaiting my or
der
Not only this, but the steamboat com
pany had voted me a gold medal and the
appointment of pilot Of the finest steamer
of their line.
Years have gone by since my brave wife
and | had so nearly journeyed out Of the
world on our wedding trip. From pilot |
have come to be captain aud part owner OF
one of those beautiful floating palaces that
used so to excite my envy; but never do
pass, without sickeuing shudder, the
little island where the Mobilia won the
stakes in the last raee-a race OF fire
against steam, Of life agains. death.
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Mineral Wool.

Mineral wool or silicate cotton is one of
those curious aud unexpected inventions
arising from the ever increasing efforts of
modern science to utilize the waste mate
rial Of industry. 1t was first nanufactur-
ed in large quantities in one Of the large
gun factories of Krupp, in Essen, large
town Of Prussia, on the Rhine, where such
immense quantities of mineral refuse or
"slag" had accumulated year after year
that how to get rid of it became a serious
problem. 1t had formed quite respectable
sized mountains when some one conceived
the idea of experimenting with it, and
found by the action of hot air and jets Of
steam under the pressure of three or four
atmospheres, blown upon the Stag when
nearly at white heat, it became trans
formed into light, coherent, spongy SUBJ
stance, something between wool and grey
cotton wadding in appearance and capable
of being purified so as to become as white
as wool. 1t is, of course, perfectly incom-
bustible. 1t is also a bad conductor of
heat, and relatively cheap; about a cent
and half pound OF about i've dollars a
cubic yard. 1t viii probably become
cheaper as the supply increases.
Its uses are many and varied. 1t makes
excellent coverings for forcing beds, wraps
for water pipes and faucets to protect from
frost. In building it is especially valuable
Placed between the outer and inner sur
faces Of walls it is most excellent pro-
lection against the cold of winter and the
heat of summer; while for the stufhng of
partition walls and floors it is the most
effective deadener of sound yet discovered.
1t is lighter and less expensive than most
substances used for this purpose, and has
the great advantage of being inaccessible
to mice as well as preventing the spread
Of flames in case Of fire. 1t is not water
proof but is made so when required, by
coating it under heat with bituminous or
resinous matter. The demand for this
material is increasing but its manufacture
in this country is controlled by parties who
hold patents thereon.-Iadastrial Ne,es,
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The name of the Deity is spelled with
four letters in almost every known language
1t is in Latin, Deus; Greek, Zeus; Hebrew
Adon; Syrian, Adad; Arabian, ALA; Persi
an, Syra; Tartarian, Idga; Egyptian, Aumn
or Zeut; East Indian, Esgi or Zeni; Japa-
nese, Zain; Turkish, Addi; Scandinavian,
Odin; Wallachian, Zene; Crotian, Dega:
Dalmatian, Rogt; Tyrrhenian, Eher; Ftu
urian, Chur; Morgarian, Desc; Swedish
Codd; Irish, Dich; German, GOtt; French,
Dieu; Spanish, Dios; Peruvian, Lian.
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Select AOetrg.
A sUMMBR-DAY IDYL.

- " III LINZ n L IL = Alt
7. MORNING.
Morn on the mountains wide and far
His rosy wealth is tlinging-
And droWsy mists from gorse and brier
Their upward flight are wlnslng.
Come. friend, the lark is in the sky,
The golden hours are fleeing:
The cloudleSS eyes of youth and hope
Are surely best for seeing.
There is a glamour in the glens.
Where rustic bells are Ginning;
The glowing hills beyond the teuS
May yield prize in climbing.
Wen journey on by food and field;
Wen run and laugh together;
And love and truth shall be our stay
Through clear and cloudy weather.
II. NOON.
Here let US linger Tor awhile
The green leaves clustering o 'er US;
The lay of life is soft and sweet
When bird-throats swell the chorus.
The zephyr woOS the pensive brook
That steals by broomy cover;
The mated finch on blooms Of spray
Pipes 10 his nes.ed lover.
Ambition seeks the upland path:
Wealth c0re-worn tancieS follows;
But love is found in humble ways,
Mid green and peaceful billoWs-
o eyes that dr9op with tender grace!
o lius that bloom for kissing
Iflove wear truth upon her face,
This is her hour of blessing.
III EVENING
'Tis sweet 70 stray by violet hooks
When birds their mates are calling,
And sweet, sweet is the voice Of love
When evening dews are falling.
oh, helpful hands that fsin would rest,
Rest sweet. nor dream Of sorrow;
Think yOu the heart that loved to-d@y
VIII love you less tomorrow,
The flowers that shine about our feet
slept safe in winters keeping,
And awoke to-day 10 fragrant life
More sweeuy for their opening
What though We find the changeful sun
His weary charge furSlklng,
Wen lay US down in hopeful rest
And dream of.brightcr waking,
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The weight of barrel of flour is based
upon the English unit of weight known as a
"stone." There are fourteen pounds in
stone and fourteen stones in barrel OF
-four. That is why barrel of -four weighs
1876 pounds.
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The earliest scene Of the immersion was
la the jordan That rushing river, the
T one riycF of Palestine, found a. last is it
purpose Although 40 details arc given
F u The external parts oi the ecrem0ay, a
I Iigiy no;ioa may be formed 0i the tFansac-
ton by the scene which now takes place
at the bathing Of the pilgrims a, Easter
Their approach 20 the spot IS by night.
Z Above Is the bright Paschal moon, before
them moves , bright aare Of torches, on
each side huge Uatchfres break the dark
( ness of the night and act IS bcacons for
( thc successive dcsccnts OF the mad The
san breaks over the eastern hills as the
head Of The cayaleade reaches the backs Of
The Jordan. The sacred river rushes throuhh
It's lhickcs Of ,amarisk, poplar, willow and
asuus-cast0rs with rapid cadies, aud oi
,urbii, yellow color, ike the Tibcr At
Rome, aad, about as broad. They dis.
mount, aud set 70 work 10 perform their
bath, most 10 the open space, some further
up amongst the ihickcts; some plunging in
naked, most, however, with white dresses,
which they bring with them, aud which
having been 80 used, are kept for their
winding sheets Most Of the bathers keep
within the shelter Of the bank, where the
water Is about four feet in depth, though
With bottom Of very deep mud. The
I Copiic pilgrims are eurioas.y distinguished
f from the res. by the boldncss wi,h which
I they dart into the main earreat, striking
I the water after their fashioa alternately
with their two arms and playing with the
+ cddles, which hurry them down aud across
{ as if they were in the catsraets Of their own
I Nile; crashing through the thick boughs
/ Of the jungle which on the eastern bank
Of the stream intercept their progress, and
/ recrOssing the river higher up, where they
can wade, assisted by long poles which
they have cut from the opposite thickets.
Ii Is remarkable, considering the mixed
assemblage Of men aud women in such a
scene, that there is SO little appearance Of
levity or indecorum. \ primitive domes-
tic character perYades in singular form
the whole transaction. The families who
have come on their single mule or camel
now battle together with the utmost gray-
ity, the father receiving from the mother
the infant, which has been brought TO re-
eeiye the one immersion which will suffice
for the rest of its life, aud thus, by Gu
rious economy Of resources, save It from
the expense and danger Of a future pill
grimaee in after years. la about two
hours the shores are cleared; with the same
/ quiet they remount their camels and horses,
! II I.F,.o H. noon I,y b.at has sat in
are again encampcd on the upper plain OF
Jericho Once more they may be seen at
the dead Of night; the drum again wakes
them for their homeward march. The
torches again 90 on before; behind follows
the vast multitude, mounted, passing IN
profound silence over thot silent plain 50
Silent that but for the tinkling Of the
drum, its departure would hardly be per
ceptible.
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TREADING WArER.-Thc Indians on
the Missouri River, when they have oeea-
sion to traverse that impetuous stream, in-
variably tread water just as the dog treads
it. The natives of Joanna, an island on
the coast of Madagascar, yOnng persons oi
both sexes walk the water carrying fruit
and vegetables to ships becalmed, or it
may be lying-to in the otiing miles away
Some Croomen whose canoe upset before
my eyes in the seaway on the coast OF
Africa walked the water, to the safe keep
ing of their lives, with the utmost facilityi
and | witnessed negro children on other
occasions doing so at very tender age.
At Madras, watching their opportunity,
messengers, with letters secured in an oil
skin cap, plunge into the boiling surf, and
make their way, treading the water, to the
vessels outside, through a sea in which an
ordinary European boat will not live AT
the Cape of Good Hope men used to pro-
ceed to the vessels in the of6ng through
the mountain pillows, treading the water
as they went with the utmost security