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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
To Girls Who've Graduated,

Well, girls, now that you have grad
uated, got your sheep-skins, and are no
longer merry, light-hearted, romping,
rosy-cheeked schoolgirls, don't sit down
and fold your pretty hands across your
laps and musingly say, What next?"
Your education in the great school of
life has just begun. You have just come
through the fowery garden of youth;
you have been walking upon moscow
cred paths of pleasure, studded here
and there with roses and eyergreens,
and just reached the foot of the hill of
life-a rough and rugged hill, scattered
with roses and flowers, under which
grow thorns and thistles. Upon the top
of that bill you can see the beautiful
gates ajar." Look up you'll never fall.
Be careful where you put your pretty
feet, lest in making the journey you
tread upon thistles and thorns instead
of flowers and roses. May your young
lives in the future be as happy as they
have been in the past, and when you
have reached the end of your journey,
may you present such credentials to
good old St. Peter as will make him
give you cordial welcome, and ON
commencement Day. may the Great
Instructor of us all give each one and
all of you the diploma of His grace-a
crown of glory.-LoatsUtlle Courier
Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

When dignified old Justices of the
Peace and staid old farmers of the
peaceful State of Vermont will turn out
en- masse to lynch man there must be
substantial reason for their belief in that
mans guilt. And that is what the citi-
zens of Rutland did. They dragged the
accused man half q mile over rough
road and then strung him up, He con-
fessed, and the tender-hearted, though
well-intentioned. sons of the everlasting
hills relented and let the culprit off with
a coat of tar and feathers.
''What will your wife wear at the ball,
Governcr?" said the millinery man of a
society paper to one of our ex-Gov-
ernors recently at fashionable water
ing-place. nMy wife is not going to the
ball, sir" Impossible, Governor. l
have telegraphed her name 70 my paper
as among the guests. Now (appealins-
ly), what would your wife wear if she
was going?'' Sir" replied the ex-
Governor in his austerest manner as he
turned on his heel. "since you have sent
my wife to the ball. dress her yourself. I"
And sure enough there was an elabor-
ate ''toilet" described next morning,
A lot of young men of Pittsburg went
bathing and were endeavoring to see
who of them could remain longest under
water One of them, George Stanley,
mounted high corner of barge and
remarking to his companions ''this is
going to be long dive" leaped head
foremost into the water When the wa
ter closed over him his friends began to
count the seconds. After they had
counted about two minutes they began
to feel uneasy, as he did not appear.
Search was then instituted for him, but
without avail. and he never came to the
surface again. He had truly taken q
long and bis last dive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
EarthWnrms.

Worms have no eyes, and are meas
urably Indifferent to light; yet they can
distinguish night from day, and after
some time by moderate light shining
continuously upon them They do not
much mind moderate. radiant heat,
but are sensitive to cold. They have no
sense of hearing, but are extremely
sensitive to vibrations in any solid OBJ
iect Worms in pots. which paid no
attention to the sound of piano, when
placed on the piano instantly drew into
their holes when the notes were struck.
Their whole body is sensitive to con-
tact, as of puff of air. Their sense of
smell is feeble. but responds fairly well
to the odor of the cabbage and onion,
or whatever they like, as was shown to
Mr.. Darwin by some very interesting
experiments. They are omniverous.
and swallow enormous quantities of
earth, out of which they extract any
digestible matter which it may contain,
consume decayed and fresh leaves and
vegetable matter, and raw, roasted and
decayed meat, but like raw fat best.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Never Heard of Him.

NJ Theirs interview with his old
peasant schoolmate was not more flat
tering than o. w. Holiness attempted
renewal of acquaintance with the Hav-
erhiu stove-dealer. Ill the Year Round
says that NJ. Theirs one day entered a
cottage near Cauterets, occupied by an
old man named Perelas and inquired if
he was not at the schools of the Trois
Freres with Theirs.
'sThiersi Thiersr' echoed the cake-sel-
Ter; Eyes, / remember him; very mis-
chievous boy"
WELL" said the great little man, 81
am he.''
The statesman's old schoolmate, not
at all disturbed, asked what he was do
ing.
..Well," said the president, ''rm do
ing nothing just now, but for long
time | was minister"
What sort of a minister the village
torsupposed he had been, was shown
by his replying
''Ah, you were Protestant, weren't
you?"
NJ. Theirs gave it up. Evidently his
old schoolmate had not read the pa
ners
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Very Ronch.


While enrapt with the superb sea
scenery during a recent visit to the
Bonita light, SAYS the San Francisco
Post, the writer beheld, seated on an
overhanging ledge. near athand, the fig
ure of middle-aged, corpulent citizen,
who was weeping bitterly into large
red silk handkerchief, and anon casting
sinister chances at the surging food be-
low. Taking our stand on one of this
bereaved party's outspread coat-tails, in
order to prevent the execution of any
suicidal intent. we Intercepted him as
to his grief.
do you know Jim Skinderson?" in
quired the weeper, sitting his sobs.
Think not"
"Well, you don't want to. He's just
about the meanest pup that ever walk
ed on legs. See that steamer way off
there, don't YOUR
'sOf course; what about it?''
'Well, my wife is on That boat, elop-
ing to Australia with that internal
strange this morning when Maria in
sisted on my taking an early start, and
coming way over here on the early boat
to have little picnic all by myself, and
enjoy the view. 1 say thought it q
little strange; but / didn't drop on the
scheme until just now the steamer pass
ed underneath, with Skinderson hug
ging Maria on the top deck, and both
of 'em kissin' their hands to me.
How's that for gall?''
"Well, that's pretty rough, for afact."
Rough" moaned the seagrass wild
over. Il call that rubbing it in do.
I'm in doubt whether to jump over
board, or 60 home and marry the cham
bermaid."
And placing a bowlder on his coat
tail to guard against accidents, we lent
him fresh kerchief, and left him alone
in his sorrow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
An Electric Ice Storm in the Wichita VAL
lev,

Texas is country of marvels. Won
derful things are constantly happening.
Strange stories are told and stranger
truths are developed. In June cloud,
little larger than mans hand passed
over the Big Wichita Valley, eighteen
miles north ofus. 1t fingered but a
moment, yet in that moment unheard-
of-things transpired. 1t did not hail,
but there dropped electric ice. Pieces
of ice five inches in diameter, fifteen
inches around, were hurled from the
upper realms, dashing upon the ground
like cannon balls from heavy artillery.
Dozens of pieces were gathered up and
weighed and found to run from fifteen
to twenty ounces. One piece broke
through the new pine shingles on Tom
Gees house, and descending went
through the pine ceiling over the sit
ting-room. At another house, Col.
Whaley's we believe, a piece struck the
stove-pipe projecting from the roof and
cut it off as smooth as could have been
done by an immense cleaver. A number
of sheep on Slime Brothers farm were
killed, and we have heard of few cat
tie having their legs broken. Fortunate
ly there were but one or two pieces to
the acre fell. Had they fallen in num-
bers like hailstones usually come the
entire district would have been one vast
ruin--a mingled heap of animal and
vegetable life gone out,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
REPRESENTATIVE Rarker's .Joke.

Hon. Lewis Barker, well-known as
one of the best pnblic speakers and wits
in Maine, was member of the Legis-
lature. OF course, he was conspicuous,
so too was his large black shaggy dog.
One day when Lew was addressing
the House, in the midst of a very excit-
ing debate Che was well under way pour
ing forth his smooth flowing but impas-
stoned sentences, the dog also rose in
the middle of the House, and looking
towards the Speaker, commenced Wig
orous bow-wowing in his big voice, COM
pletely drowning the silyery tones ofhis
master,
Lew" stopped, and called out to his
dog. "Down, sir! down! / have the
floor. 1t is against the rules for more
than one Barker to address the House
at one time"
The dog yielded the floor. and, Of
course, there was tremendous laughter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Queries in Regard to Extraordinary Pro
ducfa

There must also be limit to the de-
velopment of specialties for which cattle
are bred, IS the capacity for quantity OF
milk, quantity and quality of butter, and
also of cheese. 1t may be question
whether the limit of capacity has not
been already in some other directions
than in the production of beef. There
are soEne facts which seem to suggest
that it is possible that tho limit of ex-
ceIlence in butter combined with guam
tity may have been reached in the Chan
mel Island cattle. The butter from these
cattle has long been distinguished for
its extraordinary quality and its enor-
NOUS yields, but it has not been our OBJ
servation that the highest excellence has
appeared in the largest productions.
On the contrary, we have met with the
most delicious samples of butter from
cows giving not more than ten to fifteen
pounds per week. Whenever the yield
has reached. or appropriated, three
pounds per day. or much exceeded two
pounds, while it has kept up or increas-
ed in color and frmness, it has often dl-
minished in delicacy of flavor.
Since the flavor of butter varies with
the quality of food the cow consumes, it
is evident that it is derived from some
of the constituents of her food, that the
supply is limited. and that though bred
to the production of flavor, cow can
not exceed in her milk the flavor the
constituents of her food can produce. II
such constituents are fully availed of,
the amount of flavor must, at best, be
very small, and when applied to small
quantity of butter must be more intense
than when applied to a larger mass,
Butter is made up of different fats, hard.
soft, and volatile. The softer ones
abound in flavor, and are most easily
appropriated, and predominate in mod
crate yields. Hard fats are hard to di-
gest. There is none more difficult for
the human system to cope with than
stearine, the hardest of them all.
Stearine gives stiffness to butter-a quail
ity which merchants, for obvious rea-
sons, eulogize-but which, from its in
sipidity and difficult digestion, is the
most undesirable food constituent but
ter contains.-NdtionalL Lire Stock j
nal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Marrast's Polite Interruption.

Armand Marrast, who presided over
the deliberations of the French Cham
Der in 1848, once found p. m. about
to strike with an interminable speaker
in the tribune. who had been spouting
for three hours and not nearly made an
end Of bis weak, washy, everlasting
food. Everybody was hungry and in
despair, when suddenly q bright thought
struck Marrast and leaning forward he
interrupted the orator with:
II will remind the honorable gentle
man thai he is forget"
"Sif" said the orator, with . fero-
cious glare; Il invariably weighmy,,words
before uttering them, and SO I am
conf"
Permit me to conclude, SIR" rejoin.
ed the Speaker mildly; Il did not mean
to say that you had forgotten yourself,
but that you had forgotten usa'
Amid frantic burst of applause the
orator rushed from the tribune and the
Assembly adjourned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Raising Children,

Children should be set out in the
nursery at as early period in married
| life as is consistent with good taste
When very young they should be kept
| quiet, not too much exposed to the
light. 1t is usual to engage some old
and experienced expert to attend to this
and the direction in which the ''twig is
| inclined at this stage is generally the
ruin of the parents peace OF mind for
| two years.
Milk is said to be good for babes, but
| there are so many ''patent foods" now
sold at the drug stores that milk may as
well be done away with. Give the
child something that you don't know
any thing about, and it viii thrive
possibly.
Don't cross the child when it is small.
1t will take SO kindly TO having its own
way that it is really cruel to insist on
parental rights in the matter,
Learn the little coots to ''crow" as
early as possible. Take them in your
hands and toss them up as high as you
can, and jounce their digestive organs
all out of place. This is genuine '.raise"
of children.
As soon as possible put the green
baby into baby-carriage and push it
along the sidewalk, running into every
body with it, and gathering sdmiring
crowds at the crossing to worship 1T
This will give the little one some idea OF
the way of getting on in the world in
later years.
1t is good plan to hurry up child
in the matter of walking. The sooner
al, %bo hau nd
irrepressible he will be when he grows
up.
Just the moment the child lets 90 its
mothers apron-strings, plaintiff in the
neighbours front yard. This viii save
your own lawn, while the little fellow
digs up the turf and carries away the
lawn of the neighbor in his little red
wheelbarrow.
Train the child to appear in COM
pany. Urge him forward. There is
nothing like it. Visitors SO much adj
mire to have children climb and crawl
all over them in their gentle, prankish
way.
A good share of dirt makes child
grow. Soap and water is useful, how
ever, once week, to enable parents to
recognize their own children when they
call them in to dinner.
Let them have their own sweet way
always. They will retaliate IL the future
by rot letting you have yours; but what
matters that?
Never allow the neighbors' children
on your premises. The hateful things
will influence your own children for bad.
Allowing your children to play with the
neighbours children on their premises,
however, has salutary effect on those
benighted little frauds, and it is your
Christian duty to see that your children
Dlingle in this manner as much as pos
| sIble
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Dervisnh pasha's T,uck.

Deryisch Fasha, the representative of
the Sultan of Turkey, in Egypt, owes
his elevation to a lucky accident. A
few years ago, during the Bosnian in
surrection against the Porte, Dervisch,
then young captain, was sent 10 Sc
cure ferry-boat which was on the 9TH
err side of the river, and guarded by a
large force OF Bosnian sharpshooters.
He plunged into the river alone, swan
boldly across, cut the boat from its moor
ings and swan back with it, while the
insurgents bullets were whizzing about
his ears, This daring deed attracted the
attention of Omar Pasha, his superior
officer, and secured his rapid promo
ton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

The Laramie Times states that about
five miles to the southwest of Red But
ties and fifteen miles from Laramie there
in an immense deposit of kaolin. Col.
Downey and Sheriff Boswell, some years
since, discovered the deposit and locat-
ed claim on it. Tuesday Mr.. Boswell
and Mr.. Owen went out to the kaolin
and brought back with them several
fine specimens of it and sent them on
east. What they want it for or in what
manner they intend to use it they do
not state, but it is supposed they wish
to test its adaptability to the manufact-
ure of the finer kinds of pottery. Some
large blocks of kaolin will be cut and
sent on to the Denver exposition, and
add one more to Wyoming's exhibit Of
her mineral wealth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Mrs. Garhaldis Enrtnne.

A resident of Cleveland says: '.Mrs.
Garfield has $500, 900 in government
bonds, the result of the subscription.
Then her husbands life was insured for
$4,000. which she promptly received.
She also was paid the salary of the
President for the unoccupied first year,
amounting to about $4,000. That
makes $500, 900. does it notP Very we'll
Then add $4,000, the total value OF
Garfield's estate. That was the total
amount, all that he could accumulate
in life of fifty years. / suppose that
the income from this total of more than
S400,000will be perhaps Sl6, 700 a year.
So she is comfortable and can raise her
children well; but the loss of Garfield
was blow that will leave scar as long
as she lives"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
She Was Greatly Interested in the Sea
Lion

At the circus the other night. a young
married woman of the West side was
looking at the animals with her hus-
band. having left the baby at home with
the nurse. You know what ridiculous
noise the sea lions make. Well, the
sweet young mother listened to the noise
until she got nervous, and then she said
to her young husband:
II wonder, pet, why they don't put
some goose oil on that sea lions neck?"
He looked at her as though he would
eat her, and anybody would have done
the same, and asked:
"Why, darling, what should they put
goose oil on his neck forp"
She looked at him in q cunning, kiss
me-before-you-breathe sort of way,
and said:
Don't you notice what a croupy
cough the sea lion has got?''
The only thing he could do was to buy
her glass of red lemonade, and they
went into the circus tent to see the oxen.
Little Rock Gazette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
The Sentimental Editor.

A few evenings ago we saw lovely
illustration of the adage. Every cloud
has silver lining" The entire sky was
dull gray, almost leaden, save in the
northwest, where there was an oblong
bank of billowy clouds intensely black,
each having an edge of bright silver
that deepened into gold. Around tbs
clouds the last rays OF the sun rested in
indescribable beauty. To our mind,
ever ready to forget the practicalities Of
existence and grasp at its beautiful
fancies, the scene was typical of life and
death. The sky was life. the clouds
were the enormous sorrows that some
times darken it, the silver was the radi-
ant peace that God alone can give, and
the gold represented that happiness
merged into the perfect bliss of heaven,
while the sun but family pictured the
glorious brightness of the ''Sun of right
eousness'' that tuFnsth the light into
day and the shadows into night Cum
gniu0 (Gd) Clarion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

A FAIR ExCHANaE.-Wiu you OK
change a chronic case of Dyspepsia, or
agree to break up Bilious Temperament
to give your torpid Liver activity, and
thus strengthen your Digestion, regain
energy, comfort, health and spirits, all
for 75c2 A single bottle of ZoPEsA will
do this. A few doses surprise those
who try Zopesa. For Biliousness and
Dyspepsia in their many forms Zopesa
is a Panacea, and is warranted to cure
them. 1t acts speedily and pleasantly.
Try 10 cent sample of Robinson &
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

.'She was decked in Haunting Jewell
ry," says the Boston Transcript, "and
as she sat, occupying double seat in
the car, she looked the perfect picture
OF self-sufficiency, seifishness. and
cheek. a blnflooking gentleman, evil
IDENTIFY from the rural districts, halted
abreast of her seat, but she did not
deign to move. He gave her a search
ing glance, looked at the rings, and then
remarked to the nearest gentleman:
They wear 'em IN the snoot out in
Ohier.'e
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

The New Compound. its won
deEfuI affinity to the Digestive
Apparatus and the Liver; increaS-
ing the dissoIving Juices, reliev-
ing almost Instantly the dreadful
results ofDyypepSia, Indigestion
and the TORPID LIVER, makes
Zopesa an every day necessity In
every house.
1t acts gently and speedily in
BiliousneSS, CoStivenesS, Head
ache, Sick Headache, Distress aE
ter Eating; Wind on the Stomach,
Heartburn, Pains in the Side and
Back, Want ofAppetite. Want of
Energy Low Spirits, Foul Stom-
ach. It invigorates the Liver. cal.
ies off al surplus bile, regulates
the Bowels, and gives tone to tho
whole system.
Cut this out and take it to yOuf
Druggist and get q 10 cent Sample.
or large bottle for rs cents, and
tell your neighbOr about it.
SOLD BY ROBINSON & HINRICHS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
Columbus.


"A TRANSLATION FROM SCHLLER.1
The following lines, hitherto unpublished.
were written for Charles Sumner by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, and were read at the
Fourth of July exercises at Woodstock, Conn.,:
Steer. bold mariner, onl albeit wfuings der1de
thee
And the steersman drop idly his hand at the
helm;
Ever, ever to westward, there must the coast
be discovered.
II IT but lie distinct, luminous lie In tiny
mind.
III.
Trust to the God that leads thee, and follow
the sea that Is silent;
Did ii not exist, now would it rise from the
flood?
Nature with genius stands united in league
everlasting;
What is promised to one, surely the other
performs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

No CURE FOR CONSUMPTION There
is no cure for consumption, whether of
the lungs, bowels or kidneys; yet the
patient may be spared to long years of
life, ard the fatal termination kept from
approaching, if Browns Iron Bitters are
used. This medicine strengthens the
weakened parts, restores to healthy
action the impaired functions, and stops
all decay and wasting-away of the organs
affected. 1t is the best life giving medi-
cine ever invented, and thousands of
living witnesses stand ready to affirm
the truth of this assertion. A trial bottle
will convince you of it's merit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

A NEGRO fishing in the Ohio tied one
end of the line to his leg, 80 that he
might by no possibility lose his catch.
The next day a $50 pound negro lied
to 1OO-pound catfish was cast up by
the waters, and the Coroner was called
to sit on the case. After wrestling with
the problem for three days he threw up
the Job, remarking that no living man
could decide whether the fish drowned
the niger or the niger drowned the
Gel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17

A GERMAN-AMERIcAN citizen entered
drug store in Germantown, Pa, and
asked for something for mine teeth.
dey's much bad" The young man in
attendance sold him box of tooth
powder. The next day he excitedly told
the druggist that though he had swal-
lowed the whole of it at one dose it
hadn't done his toothache bit of good.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-08-17
ACoUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT

should be stopped. Neglect frequently results
In an IscURABLE LUNG DISEASE OR CONSUME
TON. BROWNS BRONCHIAL. r. ~ ARE
CERTAIN TO GIVE RELIEF IN ASTHMA. RRoS-
cHITIs, COUGHS, CATARRH. CONSERVATIVE AND
THROAT DISEASES. For thirty years the yrocb-
es nave been recommended by physicians. and
always give perfect satisfaction. Thev are not
new or uniried but having been tested by wide
and constant use for nearly an entire genera
Ton, they have attained well-merited RAM
among the few staple remedies of the sga
EobLIc SPEAKERS and SINGERS use them m
clear and strengthen the yorcr Sold a. s Ill. 70
y-Hvs cents Sox everywhere dec-16-sau