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He Stands hY the PIG.

The editor of the Germantown TeIe-
graph has these excellent words to say
for the porkers:
The question is again raised as to
whether pork is wholesome or other
wise, some people declaiming against it
warmly as an article of food, etc., though
they offer no solid reasons for their
opinion or belief. Now. so far as our
information and experience go, we can
regard such views as without the shadow
of foundation. Pork-eaters, who COM
prise nine-tenths of the population of
the civilized world, will scout at such
nonsense. For all persons of active
habits pork is just as wholesome as any
thing else, and far more sustaining. 1t
is true that if too much of it is eaten at
a time-in other words, if people viii
make "hogs' of themSelves-they will
have to suffer for it, as for an over-mess
Of almost any other food. To discard
pork would be to discard one of the
main items going into our ''vital statis-
ties" What would become of the army
and navy, of our merchant marine, of,
in word, the great mass of our popu-
latiOn, if pork were to be thrown over
board? The idea is supremely absurd
the abolition of this flesh as prime
article of food would be just cause for a
sumptuary revolution. No, go on, We
pork eaters, among whom we number
ourselves, with craving stomach; boil
or broil your hams, pickle your sides,
cabbage and kraut your chimes, souse
your pigs feet, and enjoy yourselves
upon sWine'S meat to your hearts and
pockets content Fling not dirt at the
grave, patient, thankful -grunter, who
anticipates his fate with pleasure
which he cannot express in words, but
which he squeals to meet with the best
possible grace. He may not laugh, it
is true, but he grows fat without laugh
ing, SO much more to his own credit and
to the profit of his friends, who literally
bestow upon him the wherewith to fare
sumptuously every day.
We shall stand by the pig. He is the
patron of man. If he is generously
treated it is because he is expected to
return four-fold If he is lazy it is be-
cause we give him nothing to do but to
eat, grunt, and sleep, having in view not
the good of the animal 1.-THE as much
as the hope of an af1iuent reciprocation
for all our kindness Pork unwhole-
some! Nobody except a lean, cadaver-
Gus, sedentary biped, who is obliged to
live, probably on account of early dissi-
patton, on Graham bread and weak tea,
would be guilty of such SANDER.
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Scientific Nursing.

There is no subject of so much gen.
eral interest as this, concerning which
there is, at the same-time, such wide
ly prevalent ignorance. There are few,
especially among women, upon whom
will not devolve at some time in their
lives, the care of the sick; fewer still
who will not at some time become de-
pendent upon such care; and it might
naturally be supposed that matters of
such primary and universal Importance
as sanitary conditions and the practical
application in the sick room of scientific
principles would be too familiar to ev-
cry one to need to be further enlarged
upon. But the fact is, it too frequent
ly happens that all the scientific knowl-
edge which ever enters the sick-room
comes in with the doctor, and goes out
again with him.
This state of things requires to be i'm
proved. knowledge, and that correct
knowledge we call science, is just as in
difpensable to the nurse as to ANYBODY
else. 1t is a great mistake to suppose
that all women-even all good women
make good nurses. The best intentions
and the tenderest heart may co-exist
WIN utUCl 1etCh VI tAtCulINc dDlllty,
and be more than counterbalnaced by
ignorance and prejudice. Native apti-
tude gives advantage, but it cannot be
relied upon alone. Even those who pos
sess in the highest degree the natural
gift of ministration which renders them
SO acceptable to the invalid would find
their power of usefulness very largely
increased by familiarity with what
may be properly called the science of
the sick-room. Physicians are recog-
nizing more and more the Importance
of hygienic agencies in the treatment of
disease, and with this there has come
an increasingly urgent call for the sci
entitic instruction and practical training
qthhd9e:e yGbaIfat6 Ifat6 expia, x Srh1 enofsv al M
upon which the art of the nurse de-
pends, and lays down principles which
cannot be violated without injury; but
it is not at all necessary to make par
ade of technical language in stating its
requirements. 1t is the object of the
present article to furnish a few simple
directions for the care of the sick that
have the warrant of practical expert
ence.-Clara S. Weeks IN Popular Sci
ence MOnhlU
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08

Among the professional "reminiscences
of Daniel O'Connell, when at the Irish
bar, was the following unique instance
of clients gratitude. He had obtain
ed an acquittal, and the fellow in the
ecstacy of his joy exclaimed, .'Och.
counselor I've no way here to show
your honor my gratitude, but 1 wish l
saw you knocked down in my own par
ish, and maybe l wouldn't bring fac
ton to the rescue"
A report comes from London that
there is a change in the fashion in dogs.
Young ladies who have been wearing
English pugs to match their complex
ion. trimmed with plastrons and things,
or the Italian greyhound or KingCharles
spaniel, cut entrain with jabot and polo
naise, will regret to learn that they have
gone out of fashion, and they might as
well be given to the poor, or sold to the
old rag-man. The new style of dog is
the fluffy white Pomeranian, with nose
in point applique and shirred ears, or
the Maltese terrier, with silk jacket
and velvet lingerie-or something that
way
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Do Nice Girls SmOke2

Says Clara Belle in the Cincinnati
Enquirer: Somebody reminded us of
Miss Rorke, who gracefully pulled a
cigarette in Brighton" as played by
| the Wyndham Comedy Company. Itwas
remarked too, that Lotta burns tobac-
co in some of her plays. One who pro-
fessed to know said L otta's cigarettes
were not tobacco. Thereupon a girl
confessed that she smoked habitually,
had learned to like it, and could see
nothing unlady-like in the practice.
Did not the Grand Duchess of Spain
smoke? And she would like to know
if their manners were to be condemned.
A third girl. who lately returned from
Iour IN Europe, toid rs thar smUR-
ING had become quite fashionable IN
Germany, Russia and Austria. In each
of those countries she saw real ladies
beguiling themselves with cigarettes,
and even pipes and cigars. This is not
done without causing frowns, of course,
but the habit seems to be making head
way against all opposition. | argued
that the use of tobacco in any shape
was destructive to the charm of women,
and that any girl who fell into the vice
would necessarily become coarse and
masculine in her manners. 1t was re-
torted upon me that nothing could be
more graceful than girl reclining in
her easy chair and Blowing rings of
smoke toward the ceiling or knocking
off the ashes from her cigarette with a
dainty touch of her little finger, and
thus, perhaps, soothing away the head
ache of nights dancing.
But how would you ike to have a
gentleman find the odor of tobacco on
your lips when he kisses you?" some
body impulsively asked.
.'And how many gentlemen have you
kissed in year without tasting tobac-
co on their lips?"
The demure young lady who asked
the last question felt that she had said
too much, and the discussion ended in
sudden silence.
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The B1ack Alder for Fuel.

Persons who are engaged in raising
trees for fuel viii 90 well to test the
merits of the common or black alder
which grows so plentifully in all the
more northern of the eastern states, as
well as in Michigan and some other of
the western states 1t is true that the
trees are not large, but they possess
many merits. They will grow on land
too wet to be of much value for other
purposes. They can be planted to ex-
cellent advantage on the shores of lakes
3H RaG9eas t!atl 9n the s?9 bank l Of streams and
inc but coarse grass and rushes. The
chief demand for wood for fuel in the
west is for feeding cooking stoves and
for starting fires. The wood of the al
der supplies this want admirably. It
burns readily and produces very hot
fire. 1t makes the best charcoal of any
wood that is easily grown. The trunks,
which are rarely very large, can be cut
down with one stroke of the AK, and, by
resting them on log or block, can be
divided into pieces of suitable length
for stove by the use of an ak. No
splitting will be required. The pieces
will dry quickly and the bark burns
readily. a piece of ground planted to
alders viii continue to yield crops of
wood for all time. Sprouts will spring
up from the roots as soon as the old
trunks are cut away. In some portions
of New England the alders have been
cut from pieces of ground twenty times
since the country was settled The
smaller trunks make excellent beam
poles, and the branches or tops can be
employedfor supporting pea-vines. The
common alder is very hard and .he seed
is easily obtained.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08
WIDE AWAKE DRUGGISTS.

Messrs Robinson & Hinrichs are
always alive the their business, and
spare no pains to secure the best of
every article in their line. They have
secured the agency for the celebrated
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. The only certain cure known for
Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Asthma, Hay Fever. Bronchitis, or
any affection of the Throat and Lungs
Sold on positive guarantee. Trial
Bottles free. Regular size S1.00. 8
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08
Pussy Willow.

Oh. you pussy willow! Pretty little thing,
Coming with the sunshine of the early spring !!
Tel Ele, tell me. pussy. for want to know,
Where it is you come from, how it is you grow?
No., my little grille, if you'n look at me
and my little sisters, | am sure you'll see
Tiny, tiny houses, out Of which we peep
When we first are waking from our winter s
sleep.
This is where we come from. How it is we
grow,
VIII try my grille, now 10 let you know:
As the days grow milder ont we put our heads,
And we lightly move Us in our little beds
Find the world so lovely, as we look about
That We each day move little farther out:
And when warmer breezes of the spring-time
blow,
Then we little pusses all to catlzins grow.
-[Ella Gardner, in st. Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08
Milk in the Cocoannt.

Whether the familiar saying about
''the milk in the cocoanut" had its orr
gin in a trick played upon city mar
shall by Maine liquor-dealer, or merely
acquires therefrom a new application,
the story is worth telling, and the Som
erville Journal tells it very well. "One
night the liquor-dealer made a wager
with the marshal that he could bring a
large quantity of liquor into the city
and sell it in small wholesale lots with
out the latter's being able to catch him.
The next day the liquor-dealer disap-
peared, only to reappear as suddenly a
couple of days later, The marshal S
myrmidons soon detected very strong
odor of whisky in the public breath,
but after vainly hunting the source of
supply for week the marshal suddenly
thought of his wager, and made a de-
scent on his friend, but found nothing
illegal on the premises. After dismiss
ing his officers the marshal said: Look
here, x, this town is just chuck
full of whisky, and | believe you are at
the bottom of the barrel. Now give us
the racket, and if you have won your
wager III pay up and say nothing about
it. With broad grin, the other re-
piled, as he selected cocoanut from a
basketful in the corner: Here, take that
home and sample it. | passed five
thousand of them under your very nose
last week, and this is the last of the lot. ;
The marshal paid up, and left with his
sample,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08

A report comes from London that
there is change in the fashion in dogs.
Young ladies who have been wearing
English pugs TO match their complexion,
trimmed with plastrons and things, OF
the Italian greyhound or King Charles
spaniel, cut entrain with jabot and polo
naise. viii regret to learn that they have
gon aat of fashion, and they might as
wei given TO the poor, or sold to the
old rag man. The new style Of dog is
the fluffy white Pomeranian, with nose
in point applique and shirred ears; OF
the Maltese terrier, with silk jacket
and velvet lingerie-or something that
way.-NorriStosCn Herald.
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A Thermometer oncew Observed in

4 Thermometer oncewas Observed in
State of Excessive Agitation. '.Why,
my friend, inquired the Eight-day
clock, why are you so Perturbed?"
Because" replied the Thermometer,
Il apprehend that l am no Longer Ca
pable of performing my Functions. At
the present Moment | am Registering
forty Degrees above Zero, when | should
be Several degrees Below. ''Oh, no,
| guess Not said the Eight-day Clock
Yes. | am Confident of it. persisted
the Thermometer, '.for from my Posi-
ton in this Window just Overheard a
Policeman Decline drink, and it must
be Cold Day when such Phenomenon
occurs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08
NJ. KETTENHOFFEN,

~ Ninth streets, Manltowoc. Travellers Will
here lud the best Accommodations, Sample rooms
attached
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08

WORK STREET MANITOWOC, WIS, DEAL
er In Dry Good, Groceries, Croczcry, Fancy
Goods. Glass ware, Boots a4d Shoes, Ready made
Clothing, Paper Haaglugs, HATS, Caps, Toys ,ChlI-
dren Carriages, Live Geese Feathers, BIRD Cages,
Kerosene oil and Lamys, sc, sc. A share of pub
patronage i solicited.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08

OMEOPATHlC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
I and AccUdcheur, late resident Physician al
ne HaAnemaun Hospital, Chicago, las pc man
emily located at MGnitOWpc. ONCE, on D4halo
streets, west ut R9uGs stare.
., tr.-,. to . A. NJ,
0FELe1 NUNS to > ana 10 & L. NJ.
Diseases OF the eye and ear treated.
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CHARLES HOVER

EAERCHAST TAILORING ESTABLISH
Na meut. OH Sth street, near south end of Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete, and con
tains large assortment of fashionable cloths ana
Gers furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
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BARBER SHOP.

GhRL PANGBURN'S Barbershop, in Barnes
Z Sbl sc!, on \ uIyh Eighth street. " ork done III
good taste. Particular attention paid 10 Ladies
and Chi ren's hair cutting and shampooins. by
ali means call ana Carl.
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WM M. SEEGER,

DFNTIsT. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER-
sou's Block, Corner south Eighth and QUAY
Streets Mauitowoc, WIS. Prompt attention VIII
be given to all WORK entrusted 10 ins. apr '-ol
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FRED. SEEGER,

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
" lie generally, Il choice selection OF Fresh
Hams Shoulders Sausagcs, rallow and Lard al
the lowest rates Market on Commercial Street.
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WINDIATE UOTSE.

~ WIyDIATE, PROPRIETOR, YORK ST.
L. This lrst-class House is in excellent condi-
tiou, and the Proprietor il confident that he can
give perfect satisfaction the travelling public.
Bus viii always be ready TO take travellers - and
from The boats. GOOD LIVERY STABLE is kept
In connection with the House.
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In the coffin of Chinese maiden who
died and was buried in New York q
few days ago, was noticed a large fig
ured fan, open as if for use. The fa-
ther of the dead girl said that it wa for
'sgood luck
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08

nEyTAE, PARLORS. RUDOLPH'S BLOCK,
Corner EigAta and Franklin Streets, South
Side. Mauitowoc, His. Ohice hours from a al.
- = u N fcO-1
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-08
Wood as a Fuel.

In comparing wood with coal as
fuel, it is safe to assume that two and
quarter pounds of dry wood are equal
to one pound average quality of soft
coal, and that the fuel value of the same
weight of different woods is very nearly
the same. That is to say, a pound of
hickory is worth no more as fuel than
pound of pine, assuming both to be
dry. If the value be measured by
weight, it is important that the wood be
thoroughly dry, as each 10 per cent. of
water or moisture will detract about II
per cent. from its value as fuel. 1t
may be interesting in this connection
to give the weight of one cord of diff
ferent woods which are thoroughly
dry. These weights are about as fol-
lows:
Hickory or hard maple, pounds. ..........4, 500
White oak pounds. ..................-...S,Sj0 $50
Beech red oak, and black oak, pounds -. $3.50
Poplar. chestnut and elm. pounds. $50
Average OF pine, pounds. 2,0p0
The fuel value of these different kinds
of wood. as compared with coal, is about
as follows:
One cord hickory or hard maple equal to
coal, pounds ..2,UUU
One cord white oak equal to COAL pounds LIS
One cord beech red oak, or black oak equal
TO coal, pounds. ,.--.--.-. l,45o
One cord poplar. chestnut, or elm equal TO
coal, pounds. l,UoJ
One cord average of pine equal to coal,
pounds. .........-..........-..., GZ1
1t is supposed, of course, in both ta-
bles that all the wood had been air-dried
and the comparative values of woods
not mentioned in the table may readily
be approximated by the reader.
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When Brown, after eating dinner at a
restaurant, asked the proprietor to
charge it, the latter said he should be
glad TO, but he kept no books:
Keep no books." exclaimed Brown.
No, replied the other, there is no
accounting for tastes, you know-at
least, not in this shop"
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p u. NAGLE. VI. D..

nHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE ON
4 south Eighth Str one door South OF Mag-
ner, Rand y Co. Ofiice hours, 10 II A NJ, 70 .
p. N Night calls promptly attended TO. Jul 2l-oI
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A. @. FRASER, NJ. D., G. NJ,
z X PAINE NJ. D.

physician and Surgeon, successor to Doctor II
1 COGkley, OftiCt on FORK street, near Eighth
Manltowuc, Wisconsin. sep 10
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\ SANnERSNN.

@TANI-FACTUREBA AND DEALERIN BOOTS
ies shoes Leather, &c, DC. shop on buffalo
Street, ueac the corner ui Eighth Repairing
ueAtla and pI0NpLLY CAGCu.ed
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

D. SMITH, PROPRIETOR, CoRNER OF
n Eighth and Franklin streets, ManItOwOc.
Z nrst-cluss American Hotel, centra ly located,
offers every iuGUCcment to the tfaFeiI4 puplIc.
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nR @ q. GRIDLEY.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office AT
Residence Of DR.. +. simon, Hancock street,
near the caart house, ManitOWoc, Wis. del5
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Business notices 10 cents per liue. Wher CO..,
tinued more than one week, half OF the shove
rates for each subsequent week.
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DREWER AND MAL6TEB, CORNER SIXTH
ID aud Washington streets, South slde. Inc
highest cash price paid for barley.
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a AW.IESURANCEA AND ABSTRACT OFFICE
4 Franz Block, South Eighth street, Manito.
voc. Wis. Collections promptly attended 20.
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TERMS, two DOLLARS PER YEAR
n a FORREST,

TroRNEY AND COINS ELLoR AT Lev. saY.
a Ofies In CaEus' Block. hFsI moor, "a EiSth III,
Iaadin, ~ County Judges Office, South hl5n1n
Stra.l7 Vanit4vy6c wiz. Collections promptly
attended 10.
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/ u MARKHAM,
FRANZ &. SGHNIITZ.

4 TFORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
n once corner OF 5th and Quay streets, Aan-
tnp.lr- ~ tt-cnus.I.
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q q SEDGMICK.

T,T0Pe,EY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
= 0ftce In TorrisJn's brick block, norm eau
8th street BRIDE, Mauitowoc, Wisconsin Ool4ec-
tions promptly attended TO.
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NASH & NASH.
Fr0RNEYS AED COUNSELORS AT LAW
p 9f,ge over Fret National Bank, ElShth ot
Collections promptly attended TO-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-22
NOTICE.
Teachers Examination !!

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Board Of School Examiners for Alturas county Ida.
no Territory, will hold their regular quarterly
meeting At the once of D. Z. waldron, the County
School Superintendent probate Judges oiice). At
HALEY. the County Seat. on the st Wednesday Of
February next February =. 1889. commencing At
the hour Of O'Clock .. m.
The meeting will be held for the purpose Of ex.
aining all applicants for certificates to teach in
the public schools of Alturas county Idaho Terri.
tory, and ell applicants for certificates will take
notice and attend said meeting.
The examination will be public, and will be
continued from day to day until all applicants
have been examined
De. wALpRoN, Board
V. S. ANDERsoN.) Ex.mirers.
jl0 I'd
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-07

Sarunchi, and which n would at first
sight take for gas or water pipes. They
cary the naphtha from the reservoirs
at the mines to the refining factories.
And now that 1 am on the subject Of
pipes l may mention that a nice little
contract awaits some iron-master in
England or Belgium. The principal
oil-master in Oleopolis is asking the
Russian Government for permission
which no doubt he will obtain-to lay
down lines of pipes all the way from
Baku, on the Caspian, to Batoum, on
the Black Sea, distance of some AGO
miles. There is a touch of American
grandeur in such an undertaking. This
particular oil-master, a Swiss gentle
man, is proprietor of about forty springs,
100000 pools, each of thirty-eight
pounds, per diem. One fountain which
/ passed. do not know whether it was
that gentlemsn's property-has been
running for five years at the rate Of
$4,000 pools per day. The total yield
of Oleopolis was calculated at 20, 900, 900
pools in 1873. Now, I am told, it is
about 100, 600, OOO."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-07
Saved Money.

The other day a man went into the
Merchants Bank, and, drawing the
President aside, said:
81 am the cause, sir, of saving you
four dollars. It's a small sum, it is
true, but still it amounts to something"
"How have you been the means of nv
saving money!" the President asked.
''Well this morning l started out
with the intention Of borrowing five dol
lars. Since then l have cut down the
amount to one dollar. Let me have
the dollar and you may keep the other
four"
"You are a generous fellow" tho
President replied, ''and, since you have
shown such consideration, [ will aid
you. 1 will cause you to save me five
dollars, for l shall not give you the dol
lar"
'iIhen I am to receive no reward?"
"None that 1 can figure up in this
world"
"Well, I reckon I'll have to take NV
chances in the next world. Very little
reward we get here. Good day, sir"
About an hour afterward, when the
President arose to go to dinner, he dis
covered that the k~ind-hearted visitor
had stolen his hat