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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

Two commercial tourists met in the
depot the other day. Hello. Charley. "
saws No. I. haven't seen YOU in an
are. What are you doing now?'' 'sOh!
I'm in the same old line " responds No.
2. with the same house?' Yes.
same old concern. but situated n little
differentivn How is that?" ..Wen.
I've got an interest as that so? How
long since?'' ..Since the 1st of the
month" Let me Congratulate vou.n
Eyes, the old man told me- I'd got 10
take an interest in the business this
year or quit. So | took the interest. 4"
The ST. Louis Republican tells of an
amusing incident that occurred in a
church of that city q couple of SUNDAYS
ago. A gentleman was the owner of 2
very unique pin IN the shape Of large
black spider, the boir of which IS a
large amethyst. This ornament was
presented 10 a young lady friend, and
she Wore it-on her dress TO service. It
SO happened, and unf0Ttunatelv, that a
young gentleman near herperceived the
lifelike ornament on the young ladv's
dress, and to all appearances crawling
up to her face. 4 look of terror over
spread his features, and without any
hesitation he endeavored to brush of
what to him appeared a tarantula. He
missed it, and brushed at it again, when
the almost audible smile of a few who
witnessed the gentleman's heroic en-
deavors attracted the Young lady's at
tention. He became very red in the
face when he discovered his mistake,
and it will be a long time before he at
tends that church arain
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
Wilk;s Collins Manner Of WorLiinr.


''How do you make the storv?'
Have You never. read how I did?n
YES, often; that YOU started at the
rear end Of your story and wrote TO the
first"
Now. don't you see how absurd that
must be? How could | write q story or
make plot backwards? 1t Is simply
impossible. Now take the theme upon
which | am going to hang Tire story and
think it over well, study il carefully
and post myself upon the tacls that APP
ply to it. In the case OF the Woman
in White | had her for luY main idea
nothing more when | bag5n than the
one point Of the mistaken identity of
women. In Man and Vie it was the
Scotch marriage laws ami he bad prac-
tee of over exercise, the new Magda-
len, the social rejection Of q repentant
woman, and son. Having established
myself in the main idea from which 1
never depart, | began st the first of my
story-not at the first OF the main plot,
but at the introductory lines From
this beginning go forward with the
plot until | reach the main incident.
Then | Jump over that and write on to
the end Now | have four PARASITIC
introduction to the story. which is writ
ten and finished; the two parts of the
plots that are separated by the pivotal
point of the tale, and the pivot of itself.
l begin at the first part of the plot and
marry its incidents together, leaving
myself ample room for any new ideas
may get in the writing and bring the
fabric of my story together. Then /
start at the beginning again, and when
l have got through it this time / have
my novel complete. Now you have the
exact method in which l write my plots
and fill in the stories, and if you pub
lish it you will be the first to get it ex-
act
How long does it take you to write a
story?"
''From the time l begin work,
about six months. | am not rapid
writer, by any means. If L write three
of my large pages of manuscript, which
makes about nine pages of one in my
books-say fourteen hundred words in 9
day do very well. But 1 can't al
ways do that. l am very slow and
painful writer, and the manual labor
tells upon me. +"
''Do you ever dictate?"
'Not unless / can help it. CORES
popdence Philadelphia Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
Setting Hens,

|, This is the season when hens run mad
and will not be comforted unless they
can hide away somewhere and sit day
and night on a wooden nest egg or an
old door-knob.
Several men were discussing this ques-
ton in a grocery store one evening re-
Gently. A man who owns a large flock
of Dorkings remarked, mot even an
act of Congress can break up a settin'
hen."
"Ever tried jammin' 'em under bar
rel and pourin' water on emp demand
ed the man on the sugar barrel.
Yes" said the Dorking man, I've
poured water on 'em till they grew web
footed, like blamed duck, and after
wards found EN- in an old coal hod set
tin away on Jumps O. coal,''
Tie red rag round one wing said
man who was eating cheese and crack
ers. That'll fix EN-"
''Might's well offer EN- a chromo,' -
said the Dorking man, II tied a whole
red WOODEN shirt on one last spring, and
dog my cats if she didn't make nest of
it and set three weeks on the buttonsr'
Then the grocer said it was time to
close up, and each man girded off his
lons and slowly filed out-Detroit Free
Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
LIFE SAVING PRESENT

Mr.. nj. E. Allison, Hutchinson, Kan
Saved his life by simple Trial Bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, for Con-
sumption, which caused him to procure
large bottle, that completely cured him,
when Doctors, change of climate and
everything else had failed. Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Severe Coughs,
and all Throat aud Lung diseases, it is
guaranteed to cure. Trial Bottles free
at Robinson & Hinrich's Drug Store.
Large size U.00. /
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
CLINTON. tunA. April %, 1881.

NiiNIoS, IOWA, April ~, 1851.
1 wish you would send me spring for
the Nm Eilery Watch By the way
this Eiiery is watch | sold in yourScrew
Bezel Case 10 farmer last fall. The
first of January he lost the watch in the
woods, and found it this week in about
one foot of water. 1t had lain months
and over in snow and water, with but
slight injury to the watch-only hair
spring. G. S. RAYMOND.
The above were very severe tests, and
demonstrate beyond a doubt, that for
any reasonable length of time during
which watch might be under water it
would receive no injury whatever.
We make these cases in both gold and
silver, and as perfectly dust-proof stem
winding watch case, challenge the world
to produce its equal. For sale by all
first class jewellers. tjulyS3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

Uueen Anu6'S Powders.

At Croton common drugs are sold at
all the stores. Recently an Irish wo-
man entered one of them and said to a
new clerk:
Would yees be after putting up for
me pound of Queen Anne's powders?'
The clerk took down package of
Royal baking powder and was doing il
up, when she exclaimed:
Not that at all. at ALL me Patrick is
sick with the African fever
The what fever?" inquired the clerk.
The fever nagur," replied the wo-
man. And yees should see poor Pat
rick shake. He hasn't tooth left, and
bet for the cheapness of shad we should
not be able to keep his clothes on
The woman got the quinine which she
wanted.
1t is fact vouched for by the oldest
lnhabitant that during the shad season
many of the people cannot change their
clothes; not from the righteousness of
their work, but because of the number
OF fish-boDes that puncture the skim
Neso York Tribune
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

A patent medlclne manufacturer O,ed
in New York last week. Before he died
his friends asked him how he would like
to be buried. He had just strength left
to say, ''Insert me top column next to
reading matter 80 times, electro by
mall and then he closed his eyes and
passed away to that bourne where there
are no omissions nor wrong insertions.
TEAMS SiftinnS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

Brother Gardner's philosophy: What
we don't know we often Try to make up
for in argument. What we lack in argy-
ment we try to make up for in blab. Ii
am easier to call a man fool dan to
produce facks and figures to convince
him dat he am in de wrong. 1t am safer
to call an old man a liar than to wink ut
q young mans wife.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

This case is formed in one solid piece
without Joint or seam, opening in front
only, thus avoiding the usual Cap. and
securing greater strength and durability.
These watches are all open face. The
bezei, into which an extra strong crystal
is fitted with an especially prepared water
proof cement, is attached to the case by
screwing it thereon, and thus forms an
air tight junction with the body of the
case, which is proof against dust and
moisture.
To railroad men, travellers, miners,
lumbermen and others who are almost
constantly exposed and who have to make
frequent reference to the watch, these
qualities are Of the utmost importance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
An OId-Tinne letter.

Henry Brightman, of Cazenovia, Aug.
Is. 1915, says: GA year ago last winter
[ had cough, which steadily grew
worse; so that at the end of three weeks
it was exceedingly violent, and was at,
tended with fixed pain in the side.
After five or six weeks, finding myself
no better, I called on Dr. Foord for
advice. He gave me a bottle of his
Pectoral Syrup, and on using it my
cough was Immediately relieved, so that
in five days l coughed very little, and in
one week it was entirely cured"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
BUCKLEN'S ARNlCA SALVE.

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. 16marS4
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

A Massachusetts country paper re-
ports the following prayer from a little
3-year-old, and vouches for its accuracy:
BLESS the food; make the baby good;
forgive the sins, bless everything in the
house. We thank you for keeping us
through the storm: Keep the baby good.
Amen" The manager of the New York
Sun should keep his eyes on the baby.
There's stuff in him to make a great
American condenser" Of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT 1T.

Ness. Robinson q: Hi,arichs:- take
this means of attesting our high opinion
of Hi,arichs american Corn Cure. Our
opinion of its value in removing Co77as
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 Cor7as and Warts it is deserving OF
the highest praise. and we take pleasure
in recommending it to all who are affiict-
ed, knowing that it will effect cure in
every instance.
Yours respectfully,
II. d. SMALLEY, Justice of the Peace.
HUGH MORRISON, City Marshal.
r. d. SMART, County Judge.
@. FL. SCHMIDT, Editor Nord Weston.
FRED. HEINEMAN, City Clerk.
q. s. CANRIGHT. HENRY BURCHERDT
A. ID. SMITH. ii. KLINGHoLz, Oil.
e. BRANDEIs ROYAL SNIFFIN.
JOHN PITz FRANK A. MILLER.
j. p. REINDL. VIM. RUNGE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
THE FOLLOWING LETTERS TELL THIR OWN
STORY.
VALDosrA, GEORGIA, July 20, 1881

YALDosTA, GEORGIA, July 20, 1882.
l sold one of year Patent Dust Proof
Cases about ten months ago, and the
other day 1t came bacb' to me with the
request to make 1t wind easier. On ex
animation found that the stem was rusty
and inquired into the canse of it. The
gentlemen stated & me that he was start
ing some saw logs tlat bad lodged in the
bend of the river, when his chain caught
in a bush aud threw his watch into about
twelve feet of water, aud he was about 2
hours finding it. When he got it ont 1t
was running and he thought all right
In about three months ne found that the
stem was nard 10 turn and he sent it to
me. can say that the watch is all that
the company CLAIMS for it and recon-
mend it to all railroad and mill men.
3. W. BENTLY.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
AtsgSoGs EsEtters..

This famous old remedy for Bilious
ness. Constipation, Dyspepsia, aud ,lil
diseases of the Stomach still maintains
its supremacy. The genuine is made
only by the Manhattan Medicin Co, oi
New York, who purchased the TJRh,
from the successors of Moses Atwood,
and who make them full strength. and
oIiarantae them to ha effanLnal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
Nomencla ture Of Crimes.

The Wall Street Ne,cs says that. al
though the new code does not define
strictly the various kinds of theft and
embezzlement. the administration of
the laws and TIE variations of public
censure seem TO class.f f. the crimes ac-
cording 10 tie amount stolen, as fol-
lows:
Taking upwariof 5000. 600 is called
reorganization; 2,50J, 600, great imam
cjeriag: $1,000, coo. fnancieriag. $780,
0)0. soften.ng Of the brain; $500. 600.
acknowledgement; 100000. misfortune:
$500, 00a iSregularity; $500. coo. breach
of trust; 100000, defaulting; $500. 600,
embezzlement; $500, GEO, peculation;
100000, dishonesty; $4,000 or under,
thievinr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

UNION. n. Y, Dec. II, 1881.
ZoPEsA CHEMICAL Co.:
Your ZoPEsA is selling beyond
my expectations. After a trial
bottle is sold they always get
large size, and not one of them
but says it helps them more
than any medicine they ever
TOOK. Some who have had
Dyspepsia for years are almost
cured already The doctors are
beginning to prescribe it.
81. L. WHITNEY, Druggist.
Ask Robinson 4 Hinriphs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

John H. Parnell, q brother of the
famous Irish leader of that name, owns
one of the largest peach farms in the
world. 1t is situated about six miles
below West Point, Ga. There are
125.000 peach trees in it, besides large
number Of other kinds of fruit trees.
They cover over 200 acres. Mr.. Par
nell hes planted 500 acres of Young
trees this year, and reports his business
a paying one. This years crop will be
tolerably good, Notwithstanding the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

We also have facilities for filling orders where
special ruling is desired and will meet demands
for such work promptly
For Pamphlet and Book Work we have sew
'eral styles Of type suitable for this class of
printing. Estimates viii be promptly furnished.
Having three presses and steam power our IA
cilities for doing work expeditiously are unsur-
passed. Orders by mail will receive careful at
tention at all times
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Striking Hoad Il lines

Are used to call attention to the fact that this
is an advertisement of the GET AGO, MIL
wAUEEE & ST. Paul RAmwAE.
It's EIGHT Trunk Lines ira erse the best
portions of Northern Illinoig, wIscOEv-
SIM, MINNESOTA, DAKOTA and
IOWA.
Located directly onIts lines are the cities Of
CHICAGO. hrLw q - tx, La Crosse,
wi1aosaa. st PAUL, zra1NzAPor-s
A1aa4soa, Eraizis 81 Chen, 1Iaso1 city,
Sioux City, yaaseoa, Albert La, AZ
EzDEEJ, DU=UlUE, ROCK Is
LAND. czDAR RAPIDS. and cOUN-
GIL EzUEE7s. as wei as frnunerable other
principal business cenuez and favorite rasor-s;
ana passengers going west. North, saush or
East are able 70 use the CHICAGO llrLs-
vYAUEzz ST PAuz z2A~LwA AZ to
the best advantage.
Ticket eaieez everywhere arc sarr'ied with
Maps ara Time TatIes which detag th merits
Of the line, and agents stand ready to furnish
information, and sell tickets a. cheapest rates
over the CHi1ago 7GI1waaEee 8, -, Paul
Railvzay
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
ATHlRnuGH IREhIMENTN WILL CURE

Cream Balm has gained enyiable reputation
wherever known; eisplaciEg all other prepara-
tons Send for circular containing full 1niorIna
ton and reliable testimonials. By mail, prepaid
80 cents a package-stamps received. Sold by
all wholesale and retail druggists.
Ely CREAM RAIN Co Oyyero. y. Y.
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milwaukee Mechanics InsuranceCG.
CASH CAPITAL ON Jul. LIST, rs, $7l4,2 49. g

consisting ofCASH, and not in bills receivable.
doubtful mortgages, office furniture and casn
in hands of agents and stockholders.
pany, has no stock holders, insures at libeYai
rates and does not look for big salvages to pas
large dividends. LOUIS kEMPER, AgeI
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17
BOOK and Job PRINTING.

Being now established in our new quarters in
Torrison's Block, north end of Eighth-st bridge
we announce to the patrons of THE Prior and
the general public, that with increased facilities
for the rapid execution of Job Printing, we can
ill orders with the greatest dispatch. The Pnor
Jobbing Department has recently been added to
by the purchase of fast press, new type and
other material, and is now the largest and best
equipped printing Office in the county
Having the largest job press in the city we can
fill orders for large jobs of fine printing such as
DOUBLE-SHEET BLANKS,
INSURANCE POLICIES, &c,
as well as every description of Commercial Print
ing, such as
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
LETTER HEADS,
STATEMENTS, TAGS,
CIRCULARS, CARDS,
FNVETO PFS Sc 40
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APOSITIVE CURE
ELYS
CREAM BALM
FOR
CataFTh&Hay Fever.
Agreeable TO Sc.

UhEQC ALLIED foh
GOLD IN TIE HEAD
Eea5a.ie a.3 1aa.-s..,
or any kind Of mucus
membransl irrit a
tons infamed aid
rough surfaces A
preparation of IN
doubted merit. APP
ply by the little I'm
ger into the nostFils.
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G. ar 3 2 2 =

II viii be absorbed. efectuaIly cleansing the mas
al passages Of caiarTal virus, causing heaity &c
cretions 1t alays infamations, protects the
rnembranal Innings OF the head from addluonai
colds COMPLETELY heals the sores and restores the
sense OF taste aud smell Beneficial results are
raaI5zad nv a few notifications
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-05-17

People wishing their Teeth TO lo"k white.
Use TEABERRY' daiiy--at morning al night;
1t sweetens he Breath ana reddens the gums,
Enhannes the b. amtE- Of dAnghteEs aud sNns.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, March IS, 1888.

Who would he feel most like? Like Grip
Van Winkle." Who are these bright and
blooming lasses passing by? They are her
grown-up children-she with whom he sat up
that last Sunday night in the old-fashioned
front parlor on the old-fashioned sofa. Where
is she? That is she, that stout, middle-aged
woman across the street. Is she thinking of
him? No; she is thinking whether there shall
be cabbage or turnips for dinner Who is that
codgery-looking man going up the street? That
is the man she didn't wait for and married.
Should the Argonaut return home if he could?
No. Let him stay where he is and dream on
of her as she was, bright, gay, lively, blooming,
and possibly romantic. The dream is solid
happiness compared with the reality. Let him
at twilight sit in his cabin door, on Delirium
Tremens bar, and dream on while the sun gilds
the foothill SUBMITS. If he cannot so dream
soberly, let him get bottle of corn whisky and
dream on that. Better even that than the hard,
cold, damp, gray, reality. What is the end of
1t all? Bones! Bones!! Bones!!!
PRENTICE MILFORD.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
Philistine Turns.
[Belgravia.l

lDclSTdVlaJ
1 am sick and tired of culture. My own
wife and daughters have got it in the most
virulent form and they have introduced it
into every room of my house and into every
shelf of my library. They have taken my
own sanctum of sanctums in hand and they
astheticized it for me from floor to ceiling
against my will. But all that 1 could over
look; what l can't overlook. is their gibes
and jeers at me for being Philistine. Now,
why shouldn't be Philistine in my own
quiet, unobtrusive way, if only choose to
be so? I don't 60 about interfering with
persons of culture, and why should persons
of culture interfere with me? let them
enjoy their blue china by their own over
mantels; let them read their old French
ballades in their Chippendale armchairs 1
let them discuss Fra Angelica or Fra Dia-
volo whichever they please, without a word
of blame or remonstrance; and why, in the
name of all that's sacred, can't they let me
repose in peace at Askelon Villa, Gath, with
out dragging me forth perpetually from my
gentle retirement to point their moral and
adorn their tail ? Do 1 ever throw stones at
their adored Aphrodite; and if not, why
should they throw stones at my peaceful
and unobtrusive Dagon? They may not
happen to admire his feshy tail and his gen.
eral sinuous and suppleness of outline, but
neither do 1 admire the brazen-faced de-
meanor or extremely scanty attire of their
Cytherean hussy. What ask is this: may
not quiet sugar brokers' clerk of Philis-
tine like myself enjoy life after his own
fashion without being held up to redicule
daily in Philistine press as the incarnation
of all that is stolid, stupid, low and vulgar
IN our poor fallen human nature?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15

Car-wheels made of paper have been in
use for some time, and give perfect satisfac-
tion. No great catastrophe has occurred on
any railroad from the breaking of paper
wheel. Now comes the startling announce
ment that rails are to be made of paper.
They are better than iron-better even than
steel. They do not expand by heat or cold,
and they do not split, nor rot nor rust. They
can be made longer because they are much
lighter, and as the ends can be kept close
together, there will be no jar in passing
from one rail to another. The fact is how
ever, that paper is made from everything
Wood pulp has long been used for making
paper. The particles, crushed fine, can be
put under heavy pressure and consolidated
into solid mass SO hard that steel nail
cannot penetrate it,. There is no longer any
need of digging, pudding, melting and re-
fining iron ore to get rails !; no more need Of
Bessimer's steel rails at enormous expense.
Paper rails can be made at third of the
cost, and 100 per cent better, when COM
pleted and laid. It is generally supposed
that the world moves slowly, but here
comes swift-running revelation that will
consign iron to the limbo of the past. Ships,
too, are to be made of this new substance
but why anticipate?' just wait and see the
good time coming ON apace, and wonder no
more at the genius of man. sa
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-15
Gold i'm Ancient Times.

Gold was in excess in ancient times, and
mostly taken from the rivers in Asia. The
fables of Pactolus, of the golden fleece of
the Argonauts, of the gold from Ophir, the
history of King Midas, ETC., all point to an
eastern origin of this metal. According to
Pliny, Cyrus returned with $4,000 Roman
pounds of gold, (about S1O,OOOOOO) The
treasures exacted from Persia by Alexander
the Great amounted to 351, 900 talents or
S4O0,0O0,O00. Gold also came from Arabia,
and upon the Nile from the interior of Africa.
Pliny calls Austrias the country in which
the most gold is found. A tablet bearing the
following inscription was found in Indanha
Velha, Portugal: "Claudius Rufus returns
his thanks to Jupiter for having permitted
him to find $50 pounds of gold" These
sources Of wealth have ceased to flow, and
the endeavor of several Englishmen to re-
open have been unsuccessful. Bohemia,
Mehren, Silesia Tryol, all have produced
gold, and the receding of the glaciers have
caused old mines to be uncovered, while up
on the Italian side, at Mote Rora, Val Sesina
and Val Ansaca gold mines are still worked
to-day, although with Indifferent success.
The only works of any note are those of
Kermnitz, Hungary. 1t may, therefore, be
safely asserted that Europe is completely
exhausted in this respect.