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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-09-06
Photographing tha Baby.

Most young couples have a "first
oaby, except in rare cases, when they
have twins. Then they have two first
babies. The first baby is always a re-
markable child. Such physical beauty,
such intellectual quickness and genius,
and such mortal perfection were never
before united in one being. Other ba-
bies may b. all very well in their way.
but this first baby is something pecu-
liarly marvellous. All its aunts rave
over it, and even its uncles are moved
to say, Observation-Disclosures keecher," and
chuck 1t under the chin with a forefin-
ger by the way of ingratiating them
selves with the infant.
OF course the fond parents think that
the infant must be photographed. The
world at distance should not be denied
the opportunity of gazing upon its linea-
ments; record should be kept of its
loveliness. So some fine sunshiny day
they 60 to photographer. Then the
first baby Immediately begins to quar-
rel, and fret, and look less beautiful
than usual, although he is all dressed
up in his best clothes. He wants things
that he sees in the photographer show
case, and not obtaining them begins
loudly to protest. He refuses to weld
to paciticatory Establishments and keech-
r-keecher-keecher fails to soothe. At
last his turn comes The mother wants
him in a certain position. The photo
grapher doesn't approve of that position
and the baby won't have it. Finally a
compromise is effected The photo.
grapher jingles bell, clucks like hen
and raps with stick al. at once, hop
ing thereby to attract the attention of
the first baby; but when the picture
comes out there are found three or four
impressions overlaying each other like
the scales OF fish. A second sitting is
taken, and the photographer sleeps his
soul in perjury by telling the infant that
if he will hold still white mouse will
run out of the camera The result of
this is picture, slightly shakey, with
the mouth open. A third picture is at
tempted when, at the critical moment,
the baby sets up prolonged howl.
Thus are the rosy hours beguiled.
At last good picture has been OBJ
tanned and numerous copies are ordered.
They are sent to the remotest friends
and relatives. This would cause great
excitement in distant lands if it were not
for one thing. tits that everywhere the
likeness goes it finds some other Young
couple with first baby, who are equal,
ly of the opinion that their baby is the
finest in the world; indeed, disparaging
contrasts are almost surely drawn be,
tween this photograph and the other
first baby, to the disadvantage of the
photograph. Yet young couples will |
doubtless go on photographing first
babies.
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Chickens of Some Suriug.

~ on say you have certificate of the
birth OF your spring chickens. May
ask who certifies its age?" said the Bos-
ton man.
1.-The man who sells us the chicken:
out you mustn't think that we depend
upon his word alone. When a lot is
brought in. we take each one separately
snd placing steel chisel on the feshy
part OF the leg, strike several blows on
the instrument with sledge hammer.
If it penetrates the flesh we know that
the specimen is a spring chicken, but if
the chisel edge is turned over, the um-
pire calls it fowl, and we sell it az
such"
The process of testing was going on
IN the other room and at almost every
blow OF the hammer a scratch would
appear on the chickens leo.
"A remarkable fine lot,,' remarked
the gentleman at my side. Finally the
chisel edge turned
"How sad that one so young should
be SO tough" said bystander, wipinp
a tear from his eye.
''What are spring chickens fed onp',
asked the reporter.
I'm dried apples and water" was
the reply. cit makes them fat. In
the healthful country air the birds often
attain considerable muscular deyelop-
ment, and some precautions are neces-
sary IN order to capture them safely.
one gentleman who supplies the trade
In Boston to considerable extent keeps
q bulldog to assist in the catching. The
dog attacks the chicken, and, while the
Tight goes on, a man slips up behind
Ihe fowl and springs pair of hand-cufs
on his leg. His head is then cut off
with buzz-saw, and he is shipped to
Boston. This method of capture is yery
but it's awfully wasteful of
bulldogs. ! am somewhat interested in
one OF these farms myself"
chow nice that must be. You c.n
nave all the chickens you want at anv
.lme" said little girl, standing near
oy.
"4es, so l Gan, so 1 can" said the
narketman obviously. II never hap.
oenea to think of that" and as the
scribe withdrew he saw the man of poul.
~, stand scratching his chin thought-
CrIobe
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a Dodge City Judge,

l could write some touching charac-
teristics of Dodge and its vicinity, if ]
chose. There are fifty men in town
with a record having killed their
man each. There is Judge Mcintosh.
The Judge was only a Squire, but he
took jurisdiction with the best courts in
the United States. He was also Police
Judge, Scotch-Irish, and Coroner. One
of his celebrated cases was that of an
Irishmen named Kelly. who killed an
other Irishman by driving pickaxe
through his head.
You hear the charge fernenst you, -
asked NC. " 'Are you guilty or not
guilty?"
"Well," says Kelly slowly, 81 killed
Pat and | suppose I'm guilty"
Says the court, slowly and deliber-
ately, and with intense brogue, ..Kelly
ye're dunn fool for owning to it
Now, I'll give you one more chance; are
you guilty now or not guilty?"
| hunched Kelly, and said to him,
Not guilty, you id fool.'
Not guilty. says Kelly.
81 discharge YOU for want of evi.
dence, says NC; ''the costs of this
court is even 500. Mr.. Sheriff, collect
before you release the prisoner
This before over 100 people. Dodge
City, (Kan.) Correspondent.
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The Black Knot on Plum Trees

l.
DR.. B. D. Halsted. writes of a serious
pest of the orchard, in the Ame,9caa,
Agrlcult,rist.
Mr.. ID. ID. Gaines, near Catskill, N.
T., brings US peculiarly distorted branch
es from his plum orchard, and COM
plains that the trouble is a serious one,
as he has over two thousand plum trees
more or less affected. The cause of this
distortion of the smaller branches is a
fungus, and it has long been known as
''Black Knot" 1t has often been claim
ed by careless observers that the SWELL
lngS were due to various insects which
infest the peculiar outgrowths. The
parasitic fungus attacks the Young
branches in early spring, causing them
to increase rapidly in size; rupture of
the bark soon follows, and the soft sub
stance, coming to the surface, expands
IN an irregular manner, and is shortly
covered with apeculiar olive-green coat.
The fungus plant is like many others of
the same low order of vegetation, as
the various moulds, mildews, ETC., and
consists of multitude of fine threads,
that run in all directions through the
substance of the plum tree. The olive
color of the surface is due to a vast
number of minute bodies called spores,
which are formed on the tips of the
threads, and, breaking away from their
attachments, serve to propagate the
trouble. After the knot has grown to
some size, its soft substance offers
good home for various kinds of insects,
and it is rare to find such knot that is
not thus infested. This was the strong
argument in favor of the view that the
knots were of insect origin. The scien-
tific name of the fungus is Sphoer1a
nlorbosa and this, the cause of the black
knot, is as much plant as the plum
tree upon which it lives.
The olive surface-spores continue to
form through the summer, and at au-
tumn another kind of spore begins to
develop within the substance of the
knot. These are of slow growth, and
are not ripe until the following spring.
The only remedy thus far known is the
judicious use of the knife. The knots
should be cut off and burned whenever
they are found. They are most con-
splcuous in the winter, when the branch
es are not covered with leaves; but
when tree is attacked, it is not wise to
delay the removal until a more convent
ent time. The diseased branches should
always be burned, otherwise the spores
will continue to form for awhile, and
thus propagate the contagious pest. If
the tree is badly attacked, it may be
best to remove it entirely.
The Choke Cherry is favorite host
OF the black knot, as theneglected fence
rows often show in winter. All such
trees should be rooted out. The culti-
waited cherry trees are subject to attacks
by the black knot, for which the same
remedy as that for the plum tree is rec
commended. Use the pruning-knife, al
ways at sight, and cut several inches
below the swelling, that all the infested
portion may be removed
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Money Without Intallent

The moral power money wields, apart
from character. liberality, intelligence,
and the other qualities essential to true
manhood, is of but relative value, and
is insignificant except when true worth
and high traits of character accompany
1t. We have instances of this fact in
our own time, which show that almost
unconsciously the popular opinion
measures a man by some higher and
more durable standard than the money
he may possess or may have accumu-
lated. This is the case where the repu-
tation OF those who are held in high es-
TEEN is also based upon wealth. The
manner in which it is gained, the use to
which 1t Is put, stamp themselves upon
the public judgment and make an i'm
preston which cannot well be obliter-
ated. Take for instance such men as
Gould and Vanderbilt in comparison
with George Peabody or Peter Cooper.
Great wealth and the use to which thew
put it have given them their fame. In
tellectually no one of them would ever
have been known outside of his own
immediate sphere. The first two far
surpass the others in wealth and the
power they can exert in the business
operations of the world. They can make
or ruin the fortunes of thousands of fell
low-men by the caprices of speculation.
But how much moral power do they
control in comparison with the last
mentioned? Their acts and opinions are
of no moral force in the community.
Their wealth contributes nothing to the
fund of true greatness. Not so with
wealth used as in the case of the other
examples quoted. The true fame thus
is more lasting and more en-.
viable. To the ambitious who seek
wealth and fame and toll to have thei1
name live after them, the lessons of the
true power of wealth should not be un-
needed. Boston Courier,
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Early Greens for Next Sprinr

The city markets in the early part Of
spring, and often in a mild spell in win
ter, abound in greens" and there is
no reason why these should not he
equally abundant on everv farm Where
the meat served is to great extent
salted, green vegetables are not only ac-
ceptaDle, but necessary to health. Cab
bage IS for many so indigestible, that Il
cannot be eaten, and where this Diff
cul,y ooes not exist, variety is always
welcome. Spinach, the most delicate
ana palatable of all the vegetables used
as greens, can be raised on any good
farm land, and with very little trouble.
lhe soil being well prepared by the use
OF the plow and harrow, mark it off in
hfteen-lnch drills, and sow the seed
rather thickly, covering it with about
half an inch of soil. Use a roller, or
pat the soil Gown firmly with a hoe or
back of the spade. Some carefully 90
over the rows and tread down the soil
over them. The fall rains soon bring
up the plants; they will grow rapidly
and be large enough to gather in Sop
tember or October. For use at this
time, the plants, where they are thick
est, are to be cut out at intervals, USING
stout knife, leaving the remainder
room to grow. Where the winters are
severe, scatter straw, leaves or other
litter between the rows, and slightly
cover the plants. As soon as the ground
thaws, cuttings may be made, and if
This is done so as to thin the plants a
second time, the rest will grow all the
larger, and be ready to use later.
Sprouts, as it is called in the market,
Is variety of kale, a cabbage that does
not head. This is cultivated in the same
manner as spinach. If farmer finds
that he has more spinach than can be
consumed at home, few barrels of it
Will meet with ready sale at the nearest
market.-Anaericdas AgricuJturist.
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Refuting What Have Been Called Facts.
'sTell me some popular errors in re-

gard to the microscope.
Zone very old one and very common
one is that every drop of water we drink
is teeming with animal life. There
never was greater mistake. 1t is very
rarely, indeed, in lake water that any
anlmalcul8 are to be found. If a little
bit of grass or shred of meat, or any Or
ganic matter, be left in the water for
two or three days. there they can be
found. 1t is supposed that a peculiar
kind of organism like eels can be found
in vinegar. 1t may be that way back
in the country where they make vinegar
out of apples, and not out of aquafortis,
there may be some, but they don't seem
to thrive in city vinegar Another
thing, people think that hairs are hol-
low. The hair is no more hollow than
a fence post, and the coloring matter,
instead of being filled in a tube, is mix
ed up in the cells of the hair. The mis-
take never would have occurred if it
had been recollected that the hair is but
modification of the epidermis. Then
there is another idea that the human
skin is as full of pores as sponge"
The fallacy of this idea was demon
strated by the microscopist's taking a
slice with his razor off his hand and
putting it on a slide. The reporter
was surprised to find that the pores
were very scarce indeed, appearing to
be about flftieth of an inch apart.
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How to Remove a Tight Ring,

The novel method of effecting the re-
moval of ring which has become con-
stricted around swollen finger, or in
any other similar situation, consists
simply in enveloping the afflicted mem
Der, after the manner of a circular
bandage, in a length of fiat India rub
ber braid, such as ladies make use of
to keep their hats ON the top of their
heads. This should be accurately ap-
beginning, not close to the rino.
but at the tip of the finger, and leaving
40 intervals between the successive
turns, so as to exert its elastic force
gradually and gently upon the tissues
underneath. When the binding is com
pleted, the hand should be held aloft in
a vertical position, and in few min
utes the swelling will be perceptibly di-
minished. The braid is then taken off
and Immediately reapplied in the same
manner, when, after another five min
ntes, the finger. if again rapidly uncov-
cred, will be small enough for the ring
to be removed with ease.-Lanqoas.
GGz. des Hop.
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For twenty-five years I have been
severely afflicted with Hay Fever. While
[ was suffering intensely was induced,
through Mr.. Tichenor's testimonial, to
try Elys' Cream Balm. The effect was
marvellous. 1t enabled me to perform
my pastoral duties without the slightest
inconvenience, and I have escaped a
return attack. pronounce EIys' Cream
Balm cure for Hay Fever. VIM. T.
CARR, Presbyterian Pastor, Elizabeth,
n. J.
l can recommend Elys' Cream Balm
to all Hay Fever sufferers, it being, in
my opinion, founded founded upon
experience and sure cure. 1 was
afflicted with Hay Fever for twenty-five
years. and never before found permanet
relief. WEBSTER 81. HAsKINs, Marsh
field, Vt. 13
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WE'LL REWARDED

A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce case of Liver,
Kidney or Stomach complaint that Elec-
trlc Bitters will not speedily cure.
Bring them along, it will cost you moth
ing for the medicine if it fails to cure,
and you will be well rewarded for your
trouble besides. All Blood diseases,
Biliousness, Jaundice, Constipation, and
general debility are quickly cured.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded Price only fifty cents per bottle.
For sale by Robinson & Hinrichs. 5
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The Pail Mall Gazette, in its criticisr
on Ouida's new novel Wanda" draw
attention to the extraordinary size {
the heroine's library. The critic says
''It contained half a million volume:
or, as is stated in another page, a mi
lion. Taking the former number, an
estimating that the room had twent
shelves, and that each volume occupie
on an average an inch of shelf, we fin
that the wall space in this 'cedar-lined
room must have been little over 2, co
feet; or that the apartment measure
say 300 feet long by 200 wide-a larg
room for a Tyrolese castle.n
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"She Loved Me for Myself"

Amidst (. : roses, loi my dear wife stands,
Herself he fairest, sweetest flower of all.
| think, as from ber slender, snow-white hands
She let's the honey -petaled blossoms fall.
Amidst the roses while the daylight pales,
Our home stands golden in the setting sun;
And meath our vine-wreathed porch she never
fails
To give me welcome when the day is done.
And when meet her happy, love-lit eyes,
know it cannot be through sorded pelf
That have won my life's most precious prize;
She loved and took me simply for-mysef-
Amidst the roses 10! my darling stands
Herself the sweetest, fairest flower of all,
| think, as from her slender. snow-white hands
She lets the honey-petaled blossoms fall.
BY L. A. Paul.
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An editorial in the August Century
aptly says: ''If you want thing
lone, do it yourself Musty and stale
seems that ancient philosophy. The
cornerstone of modern civilization is a
maxim that exactly reverses the ancient
ipothegm. If you want a thing done,
ret somebody else to do it. This is the
aw of the large system of industry,
he foundation of all the great fortunes.
The power of commanding the services
If others, of laying tribute on the farms
md factories, the brain and sinew of
Tour neighbors, was never more covet-
ID and never more effectually employed
han at this day"
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An ansthetic Austip ladv want ont /

An aesthetic Austin lady went out in.
to the country for her health. The
country people were not that way at all.
so when she went into ecstacies over
the beautiful grass and flowers, they
did not seem to reciprocate. She was
very much astonished at their apathy.
docs nobody out here take. any
interest in the beautiful gems of the
prairies?''
80, yes, the sheep eat them" was
the reponse.-Ie1ds Sffti7aos.
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CHARLES HOYER.

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
IM ment, on Sth street,near south end of Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete, and con-
tains q large assortment of fashionable cloths and
Gert's furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
where.
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FRED. SEEGER.

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
" lie generally, a choice selection of Fresh
Meats, Salt Pork and Beef, Smoked Beef ana
Hams, Shoulders, Sausages, rallow and Lard at
the lowest rates. Market on Commercial Street.
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MRS. T.. KERN.

WORK STREET, MANITOWOC, WIS, DEAL
A 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, SC, sc. A share of pub
c patronage is solicited.
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EVERYBODY Knows IT. When You
have the Itch, Salt Rheum, Calls, or
Skin Eruptions of any kind, and the
Piles, that you know without being told
of it. Emil Fischel or F. @. Buerstatte
the Druggists will sell you DR.. Bosanko's
Pile remedy for so cents, which affords
immediate relief, and is sure cure for
either of the above diseases. L
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r. K. PAINE, NJ. D.,

Homeopathic PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
II and Accoucneur, late resident Physician at
ne Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, has perman-
entity located at Manitowoc. Oifce, on Buffalo
streets, west OF Rands store.
= ,r I 5 to A. NJ,
OFFICE hoohS' / to 2 and to p. NJ.
Diseases of the eye and ear treated
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NJ. KETTENHOFFEN,

HOUSE, FRANKLIN AND
~ Ninth streets, Manitowoc Travellers will
b ere find the best Accommodations, Sample rooms
attached.
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BARBER SHOP.

CARL PANGBURN'S Barbershop, in Barnes
Z Jbluck on North Eighth street. Work done in
good taste. Particular attention paid to Ladies
and Cnildren's hair cutting and shampooing. BY
ali means call and see Carl.
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

d. SMITH, PROPRIETOR, CORNER OF
~ Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
4 first-class American Hotel, centrally located,
offers every inducement TO the travelling pubic.
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Four hundred Sioux are to be bal
tized in the Missouri at Standing Rocl
Eads' jetties at the mouth of the Mi
sissippi will be put to quite q sever
test.
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WM Nj SFEGER.

DENTIST. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER-
IL sons Block, Corner South Eighth and Quay
Streets Manitowoc, Wis. Prompt attention VIII
be given to all work entrusted 20 me. apr2'-ol
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8. SANDERSON

MANUFACTURERS AND DDEALERIN BOOTS
IVA Shoes, Leather, &c., &C. Shop on Buffalo
Street, near the corner of Eighth. Repairing
neatly and promptly executed.
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AND SURGEON. OFFICE WITH
DR. j. F. PRIrCHARD. Hours: to 10 A. M,
II to 1 and to Z Z. NJ. liharo
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A. @. FRASER, NJ. D., G. NJ,
Dhysician and Surgeon, successor to Doctor IL.
Coakley. ONCE on York street, near Eighth,
Nanitowoc, Wisconsin sep 10
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AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
| Residence Of Dr.. E. Simon, Hancock street,
ear the court house, ManitowOc, Wis. delo