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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
a W0MANS FALSEHOOD.

''The afternoon post, if you please
ma amr'
Mrs. Caryngton stretched out one
languid, jewelled hand for the letters
Then she leaned back in the depths of 6
great easy-chair, a petite figure in hel
azure, satin-lined neglige, and read the
address on each with drowsy, ennuied
eyes. A pretty little piece of pink and
white humanity, with fair loose hair
and eyes blue and innocent as baby's
''Ahn
She caught her breath with a quick
gasp as she turned the last letter upper.
most. A Misunderstanding letter enough
square, thick, white, addressed in q firm
masculine hand to Miss Vivian Grant.
ley" But Mrs. Caryngton recognized
the handwriting with a sudden sharp
pain at her heart.
She sat there, quite motionless, hold.
ing that fateful letter in one jewelled
hand, blind to the chill March sunshine
that crept in through the windows in
long, shining glances-blind to the wealth
and luxury around her-blind to al
save the superscription on the envelope
she held This she turned owe" -
oTe's- a.. ,---. "niur, sparEiin@ nanuS.
She started suddenly. and looked oi
the bright fire in the CRATE; then back
again to the letter she held, shrank,
paused, opened it, and with face from
which every trace of color had faded,
read:
"MY DARLrNG:-I have heard, with such
sorrow for you. how things have changed. But
only for little while, love- Such princess
as mine must not hive longer in disguise.
Thursday at the old trysting-place. After that
after tbat-oh, my dearest, how exultant
feel as write the woris.-I will never leave
my wife again!
And the letter was signed ''Philir
Deane.h
Mrs. Caryngton's hands fell nerveless
and trembling, but she read and re-read
the earnest words. Then she laughed
the low, bitter laugh of a desperate
woman.
Her lover, and I love him so!''
A moment more and the letter, which
swayed the destiny of two lives. drifteo
up the chimney a shrivelled, blackened
shred.
Then. snatching up the rest of hel
correspondence, she passed from the
room.
At door in an upper corridor she
paused, turned the handle rapidly ano
passed in.
| At table in the centre of the school
room sat a slender, black-eyed figure
with weary head bowed on tired, out
stretched arms.
"A letter for you. Miss Grantleyr'
VIVIAN Grantley sprang to her feet. {
/ great hunger in her wistful, girlisf
| eyes. ohe caught the missive eagerly
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
A Lake on Fire,

1t is said that from one of the chief
naphtha wells of Russia the liquid shoots
up as from a fountain, and has formed
a lake four miles long and one and a
quarter wide. Its depth is, however,
only two feet. This enormous surface
of infiammable liquid recently became
ignited, and presented an imposing
spectacle, the thick black clouds of
smoke being lighted up by the lurid
glare of the central column of flame,
which rose to great height. The
smoke and heat were such as to render
nearer approach than one thousand
yards distance impracticable. Suitable
means for extinguishing the fire were
not at hand, and it was feared that the
confagration would spread underground
in such manner as to cause an explo-
sion. This supposition led many in
habitants of the immediate vicinity to
remove to safer distance. The guam
tity of naphtha on fire was estimated at
four and half million cubic feet. The
trees and buildings within three miles
distance were covered with thick SCOT,
and this unpleasant deposit appeared
on persons clothes, and even on the
food in the adjacent houses. Not only
was the naphtha itself burning, but the
earth which was saturated with it was
ments, founded at great expense for the
development of the trade in the article,
were DESTROYED,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
lur New Treaty With Oorea.

Thdreaty between the United States
and torea, recently negotiated, will
bring is into commercial relations with
a pealiar people. Corea is the last
seni-dvilized State which has resisted
all aH.mpts at intercourse on the part
of fQeigners. Twelve years ago enter
prisng Americans tried to gain access
to tie country, were led into a conflict
withthe Coreans, and. having an insult
fcielt force, were repulsed. Since then
no effort of any consequence has been
mab to pull down the wall of exclu-
siveaess surrounding the isles until the
latenegotiations were undertaken. Lit
tie il known of the manners, customs or
religion of these people. A king rules
over them, but they enjoy large meas
ure Of liberty in the matter of local gov
er-nnaant. The village communities are
as IN aad by deliberative body. chosen
said TO be an arlStOcracy OF Dlrtn, or
recognized superior class. Education
is widely disseminated; most of the Co
reaus can write and understand the
Chinese characters. They seem to be
peaceaoly disposed, and do not on or
dinary occasions carry arms. Their
lands are thoroughly TILED, every scrap
of ground being under cultivation.
Most of the population is gathered In
small villages or towns. The chief men
of the village wear white robes, long
and flowing like the Japanese kimono,
and girt in at the waist. Loose, broad
trousers of the same are tied in below
the knee; while socks or buskins, and
pointed, turned-up shoes, complete the
costume. The hair is long, and is gath
cred up into a small knot upon the
crown. The houses are built of wood,
with sliding doors and windows, like
those of the Japanese. The women are
carefully hidden away from the eyes OF
strangers. The only domestic animals
are pigs and dogs, The native liquor
is akin to the koumiss of the Tartar
tribes. White is the hue of mourning
in Corea as in China. The repression
of outward symptoms OF admiration is
regarded as essentisl to good manners.
The Coreans are courteous but reserved,
and have heretofore firmly refused to
CRAFTY the curiosity of strangers who
| sought to investigate their social and
| political institutions. 1t will not be
| long, however, before we shall know
| all about tn EN-. When the inquisitive
Yankee once sets foot in any country,
and has right to be there, he travels
fast, his eyes take in everything, he ap,
| plies pump" to the inhabitants, and
| information is bound to come. We may
| in few months, be almost as familiar
| with Gorean affairs as with Kalakaua'
little kingdom in the sea- Cincinnati
| Times Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
A Happy Neighborhood

"Mr. Jones'" began Smith the other
morning as they met at the corner to
wait for the car, sis it positively neceS-
sary that your son must play the ac-
Gordon until midnight for six nights a
week?'
mot at all, Mr.. Smith," was the
prompt reply. Not any more neces-
sary than it is for your daughter and her
beaux to sit OIL the front steps seven
nights per week and keep us awake un-
til l o'clock in the morning"
''My daughter, sir, has a perfect right
to have beau"
And my son. sir, has legal right
10 en5i.iaeaeo Rtsg a5ijs iaeaeordQnLhm' b. WI. 1nonas, as
llo came up, 81 don't want to offend
you, for we are all neighbors, but if you.
Mr.. Jones, would clean out your alley,
and you, Mr.. Smith, would poison your
nuisance of dog, believe l would
gain five pounds of flesh per week.
Hello! Thomasr' saluted Brown from
the rear platform of the car for which
they had waited, 'sTve been wanting to
see you for week past. Your confound-
ed old horse stands and stamps all night
long, and none of us can get wink of
sleep just for change, and to be
neighborly, suppose you knock him on
the head with an ax!'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
WHOLE NO. 1857.
An Angel Unalloyed.

The best natured woman IN lne
United States lives in Austin. She has
been married number of years to
man named Ferguson, but she and her
husband have never had a quarrel yet
and he has frequntly boasted that it was
utterly impossible to make her angry.
Ferguson made several desperate at
tempts to see if he could not exasperate
her to look cross or scowl at him, mere
ly to crafty his curiosity, but the more
outrageous he acted, the more affable
and loving she behaved.
Last week he was talking with a
friend about what hard time he had
trying to find out if his wife had tenn
per. The friend offered to bet that II
Ferguson were to go home drunk, raise
a row and pull the tablecloth full of
dishes off the table, she would show
some signs of annoyance. Ferguson
but t5if they at last made bet of $50, the
friend TO hide in the front yard and
watch the proceedings of the conven-
tion through the window.
Ferguson came home late, and, ap-
parently, fighting drunk. She met him
at the gate, kissed him, and assisted his
tottering steps to the house. He sat
down in the middle of the floor, and
howled out:
"Confound yer ugly picture, what did
you mean by pulling that chair from
under me?n
80, hope you did not hurt yourself.
1t is my awkwardness, but I'll try and
not do it again." and helped him to his
feet, although she had nothing in the
world to do with his falling.
He then sat down on the sofa, and,
sliding off on the floor, abused her like
pickpocket for lifting up the other end
of the sofa, all of which she took good
naturedly. and finally she led him to
the supper table. He threw plate at
her, but she acted as if she had not no.
| ticed it, and asked him if he would take
! tea or coffee.
Then the brute seized the table cloth
and sat down on the floor, pulling the
dishes and everything else over with
| him, IN one grand crash.
| What did this noble woman dop Dc
| you suppose she grumbled and talked
| about going home to her ma, or that
she sat down and cried like a fool, OF
that she splaed and poutedp Not Bit
of it. With pleasant smile she said
''Why, George, that's a new idea,
isn't it? We have been married ten
years and have never yet ate our sup.
| per on the floor, Won't it be fun-jusi
like those picnics we used to go to be-
fore we got married?" and then thi:
angelic woman deliberately sat dowr
on the floor along side of the wretch
arranged the dishes and fixed him &
nice supper.
This broke George all up. He owned
up he was only fooling her, and offered
to give her the $50 to get herself new
hat, but she took the money and bough
him new suit of clothes and box O
cigars. Heaven will have to be repair
ed and whitewashed before it is fit fol
| that kind of awoman.-G GdLUeston NeaUS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
Stonned Short,

1t seems a pity that great moral
discourse should be broken off in the
middle, just for the want of six cents.
But when man talks that way merely
to dodge debt of six cents his ''dis-
course is worth even less money. One
thoughtful STRIPPING who tried sermon
izing in order to slip his car-fare found
the application coming very close
upon his text,-as reporter of the
New York Dispatch relates in an Incl
dent of one of his trips to Coney Island.
In front of us sat very thin young
man indulging in the luxury of very
fat cigar The young man was so thin
and the cigar was so fat that we would
not have been surprised to see the lat
ter pick the former up and smoke him.
He had darling little creature at
his side, and it was evident that he had
mortgage on her which he was about
to foreclose by mutual agreement.
''Snice, amt it?" she asked, as she
looked up in his face with a smile.
"Ya-as. Do you know that this road
always makes me feel solemnP" he
asked.
sWhyp" she asked.
because, ne answered, IN gong
to the Island we start from Greenwood,
where all is solemn, and arrive at the
Island, where all is life and happiness,
On the return we leave all this gayety
and joyousness to end our journey at
the City of the Dead. How much like
this world of sorrows, and tribulations,
and"
''Ticketsr yelled the fare-snatcher.
GAS was saying" he continued, sit
so much re''-
.s'Ticketsr' yelled the snatcher.
He went down in his pocket for his
sine qua NON, but it was non est comeat-
ebua
He tried to 60 on with his story, but
the conductor interrupted him with a
See here, young man, you have
tried that game twice before. Now you
git"
And he got off at Bath and sat down
on the platform to soliloquize on the
fact that in the journey of life many OF
us suffer rude interruptiOns
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
An Inheritanca of Fame.

Several sons of famous fathers are
living on their parentage in London.
AL the Year around is still conducted
by Charles Dickens" This magazine
was the dead Dickens personal proper
ty, and was left to the present Charles
Dickens with the proviso that the name
should be placed at the head of its
pages. Douglas Jerrold was the editor
of Lloyd's Weekly NeUs, and when he
died the proprietors continued the fami.
ly name by putting in the line edited
by Blanchard Jerrold." The editing is
said to consist in the drawing of sal.
ary. Fun is nominally edited by Tom
Hood, a son of Thomas Hood, the fa-
nous humorist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
A Weather Compass.

For many years we have had the
''weather-glass" as a foreteller OF the
weather that is approaching, but the or
dinary barometer of itself only gives the
atmospheric pressure, and it is well
known that this factor, unless taken in
to account with the degree of moisture
in the atmosphere and the direction of
the wind, is not trustworthy guide
The quantity of water in the air which
can be condensed into rain, and wheth-
er the wind is a cold and dry northerly
wind, or moist southerly wind, are also
important factors in the problem. A
good weather indicator ought therefore
to combine all these observations, and
this has been very ingeniously done by
Professor Klinkerfues, of Gottingen, in
his newly-invented weather compass"
which takes its name from its external
likeness to mariners magnetic COM
pass. The weather compass gives in a
very simple manner rognostication
of the weather to be expected within the
next twelve or twenty-four hours, and
as its warnings are said to prove true
in majority of cases, it is likely to be
a useful adjunct to the farmer and a
consists of an aneroid barometer, which
indicates the pressure of the atmosphere
by means of pointer on dial; Ibut
the pointer is also connected to hair
hydromeer for indicating the humidity
of the atmosphere, and the connection
is so made that rise of barometer at
tended by decrease of humidity, both
of which imply fair weather, combine
to move needle or pointer in the same
direction-namely, that of fair weather.
On the other hand, if the rise of baro-
meter is attended by increase of moist
ure. the pointer is subject to the oppos-
ing forces of the aneroid and the hair
hydrometer. The direction of the wind
is also made to have bearing on the
position of the pointer and the indication
of the dial, but this bearing of course
depends to some extent on the locality.
London Globe.
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A Stinpv Landlord.

ssWell, yes,n said the Colonel, gazing
meditatively in the fire, ''take him all
in all, Dick Crawford was about the
cleverest fellow [ ever knew. Forty
wears ago, when Dick and / were young
fellows, practicing law on this side the
mountains, things had different look
altogether than they bear nowadays.
The men rode, hunted, fought, and
made love harder than they seem to do
now, and there was more fire and ener-
gy about them. We used to ride forty
or fifty miles to attend court, and after
business was over meet in one Of the
old taverns for jovial supper. The
only tavern at Greenbrier Court House
in those days was kept by man named
Gill, palavering knave. as stingy as
the dickens He had monopoly, and
so he used to serimp his meals. The
food was generally good, but never
onIy tavern Ior mlfes. DICK CrawTOru
was big, strong. fellow, who liked Ills
three square meals day, and many a
time he swore he'd get even with old
Gill for half starving him. One day a
large crowd was assembled at Green
| brier Court There was murder trial
| going on, and the whole county turned
out in consequence. At dinner time
we all went across the green to the tav-
ern, and as usual found old Gill pre-
siding with smiling countenance over
| table with very little on it save the
dishes. Crawford surveyed the festive
board with fire-fashing eye. "Ask a
blessing, Crawford" called out one OF
the young men at the far end of the
table. Quick as thought Crawford
| glanced around to see that everybody
was attending, then bent his head, fold
| ed his hands, and said, in a loud, dis
| tinct voice:
| sOh, Thou, who gave the loaves and fishes,
\ Look down upon these empty dishes;
| May'st Thou these empty dishes I'LL,
Bless all of us, and d old Gill"
The roar of laughter that followed
| shook the house, and Gill's face was q
study.-Burlington Hawkeye.
/
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
ZopEsA. Zopesa was introduced in

ZopEsA.- Zopesa was introduced in
America two years ago. Large quanti-
ties have been used for Dyspepsia, and
as panacea for the Liver, and the
manufacturers have yet to hear of a
single case of Dyspepsia or Biliousness,
when Zopesa was used as directed, in
which il was not more than satisfactory.
Many write that it is wonderful remedy.
We can show where as high as AZ
pounds were gained by its use in break
ing up chronic Biliousness and Dyspep
sia. Its friends increase very fast, and
all who use as directed are surprised
and grati6ed. Sold by Robinson
Hinrich5.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

Be industrious, daughter. Thus the
best women have ever found the best
husbands at the post of duly. Rebecca
went to the well to water the camels
and caught Isaac's matrimonial agent.
Rachel went out with the sheep and
found Jacob and kiss waiting for her.
Ruth wrought in the wheat field and
married rich. Abigail hustled around
and baked 200 loayes of bread, and
loaded up a whole commissary train,
which she personally led out to David,
and got a second husband within a
week after her first one was petrified,
aad if you persistently buckle down to
a washtub, you feel assured that no man
will marry you for your money.-Bnr-
dette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

A student of human nature was the
Yankee schoolma' am who undertook the
care of school out west, where her pre-
decessor, a man, had been tossed
through the window by the rebellious
pupils. She got along splendidly, and.
when asked how she managed it, re-
piled, ..Oh, easily enough. | thrashed
the little toys and mashed the big ones. y
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

TRUE TO HER TRUST. much cannot
be said of the ever faithful wife and
mother, constantly watching and caring
for her dear ones. never neglecting sim
gle duty in their behalf. When they
are assailed by disease, and the system
should have a thorough cleansing, the
stomach and bowels regulated, blood
purified, and malarial poison exterminat-
ed, she must know that Electric Bitters
are the only sure remedy. They are the
best and purest medicine in the world
and only cost fifty cents. Sold by Rob-
n son and Hinrichs,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

On principal street in Council Bluffs
stands tombstone establishment be-
tween two handsome residences occu-
pied by physicians. Directly opposite
is an undertaker's establishment and
another physicians Office. Until re-
Gently hospital stood near this COM
bination. All are doing a fine business.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
Books Bound in Human Skin,

EYES," said an old bibliophile, with
bent nose, deep-set eye, and sal
low, parchment-like complexion, ''there
have been books bound in human skin
Some years ago, the constitution of the
French Republic of 1894, bound in hu.
man skin, was sold in Paris. 1t came
I believe, from the Mendon tannery
There is in the public library of Bury
st. Edmunds an octave volume bound
with the skinUf d hanged ------1~-~-----i
heard of Russian poet who present
Sd AlS laHdth Ia the ei San i5f Of his own leg, which
was amputated some months before. -
NeD York SuD.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
RARBER SHOP.

rARL PANGBURN'S Barbershop, in Barnes
Jblock on II orth Eighth street. W FORK done in
good taste. Particular attention paid to Ladies
and Children's hair cutting ard shampooing. BY
eli means call and see Carl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
Oscar Wilde Trimmed.

Seated one balmy afternoon on the
veranda of Mrs. Howe's residence at
Newport, Oscar Wilde was heard to re-
mark to lady who was present:
Strange that pair of silk stockings
should so upset nation;" whereupon
a wel-known gentleman, sitting a little
remote from the poet, muttered soto
yoce: ut isn't the silk stockings; its the
calf that's in them"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

1t is very singular, but when per-
son working out in the blazing hot sun
wishes to see how hot it is, he goes and
looks at a thermometer hanging in the
coolest, shadiest place in the back yard.
On the face of this it looks trihe in
congruous. In the Winter the coolest
place is hunted up for the thermome-
far
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

II you are roasting SO hard that your
collar is almost melted, and you want
to get cooled off, don't go and give Is
cents for glass of lemonade. just at
tempt to light cigar with your last
match. Then breeze will stat up.n-
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FRED SEEGER.

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
~ lie generally, choice selection of Fresh
Meats, Salt Pork and Beef, Smoked Beef and
Hams, Shoulders, Sausages, Tallow and Lard at
the lowest rates. Market Commercial Street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05
WVNOTATE HOHSE

T WINDIATE, PROPRIETOR, YORK ST.
j.. This first-class House is in excellent condi-
lion, and the Proprietor is confident that he can
give perfect satisfaction to the travelling public
Bus viii always be ready to take travellers to and
from the boats. A GOOD LIVERY STABLE is kept
In connection with the House.
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K. X. PAINE. NJ. D.,

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
II and Accoucheur, late resident Physician at
me uahnemann Hospital, Chicago, has perman-
emily located at Manitowoc. Office, on B1halo
streets, west of Rands store.
offiOE hoDf-9' l to 2 and to P. NJ.
Diseases of the eve and ear treated.
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MRS T. X EPN

WORK STREET, MANIToWoC, WIS, DEAL
4 er in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Fancy
Goods Glass ware, Boots aId Shoes, Ready made
Clothing, Paper Hangings, Hats, Caps, Toys, Chill
dren Carriages, Live Geese Feathers, BIRD Cages,
Kerosene oil and LAMPS &c, &c. \ share of pub
patronage is solicited.
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CHARLES HOYER.

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
lNS ment on 6th street, near south end of Bridge
The tailoring department is complete, and con.
tains large assortment of fashionable cloths and
GeCG's furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-05

KISS ME.-"TEABERRY," the new
and exquisite little gem for the Teeth
and Breath, has beautifully plated
metal screw top. Try 5 cent sample.
Sold by Robinson & Hinricbs.
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WILLIAMS HOUSE,

IT A. REUSS, PROPRIETOR, CORNER
III. Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
This house has recently been enlarged and refur-
lshed, ana offers every inducement to the travel
ng public.
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s. SANDERSON,

1YAwUFA CTURER AND DEALERINB BOOTS
At Shoes Leather, &C., Shop on Buffalo
Street near the corner of Eighth. Repairing
neatly and promptly executed.