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What is the Extreme Limit Of Human
life.

Can man reach and pass the age of
100 years! is a question concerning
which Psychologists have different opin-
ions. Button was the first one in France
to raise the question of the extreme
limit of human life. In his opinion,
man. becoming adult at 16, ought to
live six times that age, or to Sc years.
Having been called upon to account for
the phenomenal ages attributed by the
Bible to the patriar chs, he risked the
following as an explanation:
Before the flood the earth was less
solid, less compact than it is now. The
law of gravitation had acted for only
little time; the productions of the globe
had less consistency, and the body of
man, being more supple, was more sus-
ceptible of extensions. Being able to
grow for longer time it should, in
consequence, live for longer time
than now"
The German, Hensler, had suggest
ed on the same point that the ancients
did not divide TING as we do. Previous
to the age of Abraham, the year, among
some people of the East, was only three
months, or season; so that they had
year of Spring, one of Summer, one of
Fall and one of Winter. The year was
extended so as to consist of eight
months, after Abraham, and of twelve
months after Joseph. Voltaire rejected
che longevity assigned to the patriarchs
Of the Bible, but accepted without ques-
ton the stories of the great ages at
tanned by some men in India, where, he
says, lit is not rare to see old men of
100 years" The eminent French phys
iologist, Flourens, fixing the complete
development of man at 20 years, teaches
that he should live five times what it
takes him to become an adult. Ac-
cording to this author, the moment of a
complete development may be recog-
nized by the fact of the junction of the
bones with their apophyses. This juno
ton takes place in horses at years,
and the horse does not live beyond Is
years; with the OK at A years, and it
does not live over 20 years; with the cat
at Is months, and that animal rarely
lives over 10 years. When it is effected
at 20 years, he only exceptionally lives
beyond 100 years. The same phvsiolo-
gist admits, however, that human life
may be exceptionally prolonged under
certain conditions of comfort, sobriety,
freedom from care, regularity of habits,
and observ ance of the rules of hygiene;
and he terminates his interesting study
of the last point ode la longeUite htHnaa'ae)
with the aphorism, 'Man kills himself
rather than dies"
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WHAT THEY SAY ABoUT TT

Ness. Robinson d. Hin7ichs.-W take
this means of attesting our high opinion
of Hisarichs' american Corr, Cure. Our
opinion of its value in removing Cog7as
and Warts is based on the fact that we
have used it and have found that it will
do just what you claim for it. As cure
for Coysas and Warts it is deserving of
the highest praise. and we take pleasure
In recommending it to all who are afiict-
ed, knowing that it will effect cure in
every instance.
Yours respectfully,
Fl. d. SMALLEs, Justice of the Peace.
HUGH MoRaIsoN, Ci,y Marshal.
r. ID. SMART, County Judge.
G. FL. SCHMIDT. Editor Nord Westen.
FRED. HEINEMAN, City Clerk.
@. s. CANRIGHT. HENRY BURCHERDT.
A. ID. SMITH. Ell. kLINGHoLz, oil.
E. BRANDEIs. ROYAL SNIFFIN.
JOHN PITz. FRANK A. MILLER.
j. p. REINDL. VIM. RUN6E.
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how Tramps Work Their Racket In Cali
forpio

sab, my young friend, could you IA
yor me with the price of meal-just
plain, simple meal2'
He spoke In clear-cut tone and good
accent, and the reporter wondered,
somehow, why the grizzled, gnarled,
dirty and tobacco-matted beard the
voice sifted through did not stain and
impart to the tones some of its own un-
cleanliness.
.rm pioneer, sir, who has seen bet
ter days. All I want is meal and
some clothes-just simple, plain clothes
and then I'll go back uptown and 60
to writing. I'm not a lawyer by pro-
fession, but I'm very useful in a law
yer's office. I've been down on the wa
ter front for few days. and got seedyx
but was once Treasurer of Colusa
County, and had to pay out over $780,
600 on some unfortunate Endorsements.
That nearly ruined me. Twas in 1865.
I've been drinking some lately"
The late Treasurer of Colusa County
stopped to see how surprised the repor-
ter would be to hear that he, the ex-
Treasurer, had been drinking. But the
reporter only concluded that the slate
"" extended back to IS, when the I'M
fortunate pioneer was obliged to pay
out $500, 900 on friendly Endorsement.
The old tramp was one of the very
worst looking of the many bad speci-
mems on the water front, where he has
lived for years. Finding he had pa
tent listener, the vag continued, in
even sprightly tone: Il was back East
last year, and returned to look into
some Idaho mining speculations I have
on hand. / find, however, that, in my
absence they managed to get hold of
most OF my property, and I'll have a
pretty hard fight to recover the best
mines. If had ten cents-a plain, SIM
pie short Bit think l could brace up
and make a better fight for that proper
ty."
The vag was vermin-covered, blear-
eyed and whisky-bloated. Yet he spoke
in sprightly, hopeful tone that ire
sistibly gave the reporter an impression
that some one else was speaking, and
the vag only moving his lips.
you don't happen to have ten cents,
do your
sNo."
swell, so long" and the silver toned
vag shuffled feebly off.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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He Hadn't a Very Exalted Opinion of
Himself


When Bishop Whitaker was in Can
delaria, Nevada, recently, he took q
stroll in the outskirts of the camp with
party of ladies and godly gentlemen.
A man was seen laboriously turning a
windlass which hoisted from a shaft a
bucket filled with rock. The only thing
remarkable about the man at the wind
lass was his hat, the crown of which
was cut clean off, allowing the hot sun
to pour down upon perfectly bald
head, some waggish friends having rec
commended this arrangement as sure to
produce a crop Of hair. The Bishop
and his party stood watching the man
toiling and granting at his heavy labor
for several minutes, and then the kind
hearted clergyman spoke up with con-
Germ, and said:
MY friend, why don't you cover up
your head? This hot sun will affect your
BRAIN
brain, is it?;' cried the man, as he
gave the windlass another heavily-creak-
ing revolution.
''Begob, an if had any brains, dye
think I'd be here pullin' up this buck
etp''
The Bishop and his partly hastily re-
tired as the gentleman at the windlass
proceeded to express, between tugs and
grunts, in strong way, his opinion OF
men who had been born like himself
without brains. = Virginia (Nev.) Cbroas-
lie
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manitowof pilot.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1882.
A Woman With a Whim.


In hunting up the battle field OF
Jonesboro. says NJ. Quad, came across
the usual score of blind roads leading
one through the woods / came TO q
point where fence blocked further
progress. On the other side of the
fence was farmer hoeing corn,and af-
ter the usual talk about the weather /
asked:
''Say. colonel, is this the end of this
roadP'
This is the end"
S.Don't 60 any furtherP"
mot rod"
"And I've got to ride back?"
81 reckon so, but you'd better come
over to the house and have bite first"
Wont it put you to any trouble?"
tsNot a bit. Ride down into the scrub
and you'll find low spot where you
can jump the horse"
When had followed directions and
reached his side he continued:
Stranger, l want to post you in adj
vance. When the Yankees came down
here they ripped open our feather beds,
broke open our chests, smashed our
crockery and stole our chickens. new
er laid it up agin 'em, but my wife can't
forget it. When we reach the house
she'll take squint at We and ask if you
are from the North. You'll say yes,
and then she'll ask if you was in the
Yankee army. You'll say yes, and then
She Il oper on you and call you all sorts
of hard names. You won't pretend to
hear word, and she'll heave chairs and
boot-jacks and flat-irons at We and yell
at our four dogs to chaw We up. That's
whim of hers, you see, but she can't
hit We if you are good at lodging, and
the dogs dasn't bite anybody"
But l don't want to be greeted that
wav"
s'You never mind. It's only a within,
and after she has tired herself out jaw
ing and throwing and tearing around
she'll set to and cook the best dinner in
the State of Georgia. There was a chap
here from Chicago only last week, and
after he had lodged three chairs,
dozen sticks of wood and six milkpans
the old woman pulled him off the boss
and made him feel so much at home
that l reckon he may marry our oldest
gal this fall"
positively declined to take dinner
with him, and think hear him call
ing yet as l galloped away:
stranger, if We can't face one old
woman with whim now, don't reck-
on you bothered our folks very much
during the war;
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Annie Surratt,

Of Annie Surratt Baltimore CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
says: ''Annie Surratt, the poor girl
who suffered so terribly as to make her
old while yet young in years, lives near
her brother John. She is the wife of
Prof. Tonry, who is now the leading
chemist of Baltimore. After her mother
had been hanged. and her own mental
faculties were shattered by the agonies
she had undergone, the innocent girl
was ostracized and prosecuted to an ex-
tent that is disgrace to our so-called
Christian civilization. Years after,
when Mr.. Tonry-then a government
clerk-dared to marry her, he was dis
missed from Office for the offense. For
time they were very poor, but being
turned out Of the government grind
proved to be the making of him after
all. They are now prosperous enough
in q worldly point of view, but the once
hl;the and beautiful Annie is a wreck,
both mentally and physically, with hair
as white as the driven snow, though but
little more than 80 years of age She
never recovered from the shock of that
awful day, the last of her mothers life,
and is subject to fits of extreme ner-
vousness, bordering upon delirium."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

MEN In India who drive or care for
elephants are called mahouts. If there
are children in the family the elephant
shows great fondness for them, and are
really careful nurses. In that warm
climate it is no uncommon thing for
juckal or wolf to walk into hut when
the mother is away, or even when her
back is turned, and pick up and carry
off the baby. But if placed in the
elephants care she can go away feeling
perfectly safe, and the children enjoy
their huge playfellow. Sometimes a
number of elephants may be seen lying
down in the water, with their backs just
above the surface, making small island
on which the children play in great glee.
If one tumbles off the elephant fishes
him up with his trunk and puts him
back again.
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Champion No. 10.

The following testimonials are from
live farmers and who have given the
Champion practical test and know what
they are talking about:
LINCOLN, WIS, Dec. 10, 1881.
Nessrs. Snalley Manufacturing Go.
GENTs:-I bought one of your No. 10
Champion Wrought Beam Flows and can
say that / think it is the very best pillow
in market. / have tried a number of
''Brag" Chilled plows and was not satis-
fed with them. I can fully recommend
No. 10 Champion for all purposes, as the
lightest draft and most profitable pillow
for farmers to buy. JOHN B. MossART.
NEWTON, November %, 1881.
Aessrs. SD1aLiey Manufacturing Co.
GENTS In regard TO No. 10 Champion
Plow purchased of you this fall, would
say that I am well satisfied with it. 1t
does perfect work in both sod and stub
BILE land, is very light draft and easy to
handle. Altogether / consider it the best
pillow / have ever used.
CARL KREUGER.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
S. B. SHERWOOD,
GEN'L LAND AGENT.

Has for sale Farms and Lands in the Counties
of Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, Door &C.. Wis.
Also lots and houses in the City of Manitowo C
Wis.
Also. 5000 acres of good Pine Lands in
Marathon, Chippewa, Ashland, sc. counties Wis
Also, about 1900, 900 acres OF BurlinQ ton &
Mo. River Il. Il. Co.'S Lands in the Southern
part of the State of Iowa and the Southeastern
part of the State of Nebraska, on 10 years time
with six per cent interest. Persons wishing to
buy or sell Farms, Lands and Lots, or wanting
10 employ an agent in any business of land
matters, will please give me call, in person
or by letter, at the Williams House, Manit0woc
Wis. 9march16Iy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

Do Nor BE DECEIVED. In these times
of quack medicine advertisements every
where. it is truly gratifying to find one
remedy that is worthy of praise, and
which really does as recommended.
Electric Bitters we can vouch for as be-
ing true and reliable remedy, and one
that will do as recommended. They in
variably cure Stomach and Liver Com,
plants, Diseases of the Kidneys and
Urinary difficulties. We know whereof
we speak, and can readily say, give them
trial. Sold at fifty cents bottle, by
Robinson and Hinrichs.
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MOTHERS, MOTHERS! MOTHERS!

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF your
rest by sick child suffering and crying with
the excruciating pain of cutting teeth? If so,
go at once and get a bottle of MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. twill relieve the
poor little sufferer mmediately-depend upon
1t; there is no mistake about it. There is not a
mother on earth who has ever used it, who will
not tell you at once that it will regulate the
bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief
and health to the child, operating like magic
1t is perfectly safe to use in all cases. and pleas
ant to the taste, and is the pres -riplion of one
of the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States. Sold everywhere
Is cents a bottle. deo-lh-ss
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
A Plagua of Iaxals.

At the last princes garden party in
London the caprice of fashion was the
parasol. Some specimens were of great
value. There was plague of jewels on
the top OF one white one which dazzled
the eyes of the beholder The queen,
whose sight has been caught by the to-
PAGES and amethysts, encircled by rows
of seed pearls, with which it was adorn-
ed, turned away with manifest disap-
probation, and, like the angel in Moore
poem. '.neTer looked again"
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A SPLENDID Servant,

ssWhat sort of a servant have you
now?" inquired a lady of friend that
she was visiting.
''Oh. splendidr' she replied. Hes
q Chinaman, and is so methodical in his
habits that know just what he is do
ing at any hour in the day. He is now
probably putting away the dishes and
tidying up the kitchen. Come and see
if I'm right"
She led the way to the kitchen, quiet
ly opened the door, and, there, in the
middle of the floor sat John Chinaman
washing his feet in the dishpan.-Neao
York Commercial Advertiser.
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The Secret of Beauty.

The secret of Mrs. Langtry's beauty
is out, for the lady recently told an
American interviewer that she was the
only girl in family of seven children,
and shared the out-of-door sports of six
stout brothers. Noting this, the New
York Hour remarks: "Most American
ladies whose beauty has survived their
30th birthday can tell similar stories,
and so can few red-cheeked, bright
eyed women, who, though past three
score, are daily getting more enjoyment
and solid comfort out of life, at home
and abroad, than their over-indulged
daughters can ever hope to do"
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A COUGH. COLD SORE THROAT

A COUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT
should be stopped. Neglect frequently results
in an IScURABLE LUNG DISEASE OR CoNsUMP-
TIoN BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHES ARE
CERTAIN TO GIVE RELIEF IN ASTHMA, BRoN-
cHITIs. COUGHS, CATARRH. CONSERVATIVE AND
THROAT DISEASES For thirty years the Treca-
es have been recommended by physicians, and
always give perfect satisfaction. They are not
new or untried but having been tested by wide
and constant use for nearly an entire genera
ton. they have attained weIl-merited rank
among the few staple remedies of the age
PUBLIC SPEAKERS and SINGERS use them TO
clear and strengthen the VOICE. Sold at TWEEN
tv-dve cents box everywhere. dec-15-o2
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with an absolute certainty Of
curing you.
EOPESA from BraziI) cures
Dyspepsia and BiiioUsness. A.
single desc relieves; q sample
bottle convinces; q g5 cent
bottle cures
10 acts dirccC y upon the
Stomach, Liver, and Kidneys.
Cleansing, Correcting, Reg
ulating, Zopesa gives energy
and vim to the brain, Nerve.
and Muscle simply by work.
ing wonders upon the Diges-
ton. and giving activity TO
the Liver.
Cut this out, take it to any
dealer in medicines, and get
ct least one 10 cent bottle of
Xopesa, and tell your neigh Dor
how it acts. &c is warranted
TO cure Dyspepsia and Bill
iOuSnes
SOLD BY ROBINSON & HINRICHS
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A sr,N of e6O OoO was fornd l.

A SUM of 100000 was found last April
by JOHN, joiner, while taking down the
paneling of an old house In Dion,
France. The coin was put up in rolls
and wrapped in pieces of the Moniteor
published during the Reign of Terror.
With the money were certain scraps of
manuscript, showing it to belong to one
who was Mayor of Dion at that period.
His descendants, on hearing of the
discovery, brought an action against the
owner of the house and NJ. John to
recover the treasure, and the Court,
after duly investigating the claim, gave
Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.
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Two dressv widows past middle a

Two dressy widows past middle age
CHANGED to confront weeds in the aisle
of train car, both being in waiting for
a vacant seat. One at length being va
Gated, the forward dame patronislngly
pointed the other to it. The latter,
flushing angrily, responded indignant
": Take it yourself; I'm as young
as You are. ma am"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

The Rev. Mr. Green, of Raleigh, n.
c., recently immersed lao persons in 20
minutes.
OF the London swell il is said that he
never wears a straw hat. This is why
we see so many would-be swells suffer
ing under Derby hat in midsummer.
for it ''carn't be matter Of money, va
kuow.n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
An Error in the Revised Testament.

A correspondent of the New York
Mail and Express calls attention to a
typographical error in the revised New
Testament, L. Cor, iii, 5: ..What then
is Apollosp and what is Paul? Ministers
through whom We Lord believed, and
each as the gave to him." The word
Lord" it will be observed. is tlans-
posed from its proper place between
''the' and gave"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

AN eccentric Indiana veteran has
exacted a promise from his expectant
heirs to place him, seated in an easy
chair, in vault which shall afterward
be Dramatically sealed He evidently
wants to be ready to rise and shine
independent of the worm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

WOMEN are everywhere using and
recommending Parker's Ginger Tonic,
because they have learned from expert
ence that it speedily overcomes despon-
dency, Indigestion, pain or weakness IL
the back and kidneys, and other troubles
peculiar to the sex.--Honee Journal.
See adv. sep28
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AN agreeable Dressing for the hair,
that will stop its falling, has been long
sought for. Parker's Hair Balsam, dis
tinguished for its purity, fully supplies
this want. sep28
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RTTCKT ARNTCA SAT,VE

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re
funded. Price 25c per box. For sale
by Robinson & Hinrichs. 16marS3
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THE most obstinate cases of Catarrh
and Hay Fever are cured by the use of
Elys' Cream Balm, the only agreeable
remedy. Price so cents.
Apply into nostrils with little finger.
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IT sTIRs-The dormant energies by
aiding digestion and giving the Liver
new life. ZoPEsA (from BraziD cleanses
the system of all impurities. Try 10
cent sample.
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A REwARD-Of one dozen "TEABERRY'
to any one sending the best four line
rhyme on "TEABEREY" the remarkable
little gem for the Teeth and Breath.
Ask your druggist for address.
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The following is Punch's summary Of
the past English Summer:

Thirty-one days hath the month of May,
Most of them chilly and none of them gay.
.IuBe-less obnoxious by one day-has thirty,
Every one, more or less. dirty and squirty,
Thirty Plus one are the "whack" of July,
None of them sunny, and few of them dry.
Three months of gloom that each year
growetb glummer
That sums the sell that is called English
Summerl
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LAWYERS in Belgium are not allowed
to wear mustaches, which arc deemed
unprofessional.
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ETIQUETTE in Germany forbids the
carrying of parcels, no matter how
small, by gentleman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28

Hin Omaha editor has been sent to
jail for shooting at his city editor.
This comes of being poor marksman.
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NILE g0U
EXC
n Qlsn nf

q case OF
Dyspepsia or
BiIiOusneSs
fog cents?
1t is awfuIiy
unwiso TO
a@oniZ8 un-
dertheuHaIly
% IN g at S
arising from
Dyspepsia,
IndigeStio
iSOrdercd
Stonlacnaad
Liver, when
this C4er is
made to you
IN your own
homo I'm. all
- =. =,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-06-24

Iron buildings often burn. yet wooden
buildings may be made fre>proof and FREE
1nently are so built. This statement is worth
careful thought by all builders. 1t shows Tia,
an ,ncombnstible material is not needed for a
fire.proof building A slow burning build
ing is always better than the so.caIied iron
buildings. One OF tie means by which
wood may be made fire poof or slow-burn..
ing, is the exclusion of the air from il, as by
sbeathng with tin or covering with mortar.
For security, we should .have no iiues or
empty connection spaces in the walls, to cara
ry flames where il can not be reached by wa
ter, nor its exact position known. Floors are
fre>poof where the timbers are incased in
mortar and the ar spaces closed, or where
the floor is solid. A layer of mortar bet ween
double floor boards makes floor nearly fire.
proof from DC low, and in dwelling quite so
from. above. Is i, not possible to build wiih>
ont making every wall labyrinth of flues
lines, with finder, and giving the utmost protec
iion and draft to a fire that may once start in
,hems The danger Of dou Die wooden walls
is reduced one'half when the air spaces are
cut off from all connection with each other.