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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
Giving Her "a Thrill"

An anecdote Of the engagement Of
Henry Irving in this city, although late
in coming to hand, is well worth tell
ing. During the first performance of
Louis XI," a lady found herself
seated next to party of intensely typ-
ical Boston girls. who observed the
development OF tho play with that re-
served, serene and critical aspect for
which their class is noted. The lady
was more enthusiastic than they, and
at various fine points which the actor
made was not chary of applause. At
last, when particularly strong situa-
tion had been met and mastered, she
exclaimed, soto voice
''Ah, he is, indeed, great -
The three young women who sat be-
side her Immediately put up their eye-
glasses and looked at her in a quiet
but superior way, and the nearest of
the party. in calm and very distinct
voice said:
Pardon me, but / have not yet ex-
perienced any thrill"
Afterward, in relating the incident,
the lady said: ]: 81 had in nv dress at
the time long shawl-pin, and / was
awfully tempted to jab it into the cold
creatures arm, to see if she could fee.
any thrill at that. Boston Journal
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CorsetS Laughed at IN japan.


In tho country houeo OF Il ruined dali
mio, where we obtained lodging and
entertainment, writes an English lady
travelling in Japan, | was cause of
much amusement. Anumber of ladies
were invited to meet me at afternoon
nice (the name for dinner). They sat
on their heels around the little table
which | used as chair. My feet were
stretched out before me. The hostess
with, as [ took it, many apologies, be-
gan to inspect my boots. As her cur
iosity was keen, | drew them off All
the ladies pounced upon them, and
some of them asked leave TO fit them
on. Before doing this they caused
bowls of hot water to be fetched,
washed their feet carefully, and dried
them by tanning them, which made the
wet evaporate quickly. As they all had
children's feet, my boots were awk-
wardly big and more ridiculous than l
can say. The ladies next handled my
skirt and corsage, and, to obliee them,
| took them off. The pettieoats had
their turn, then my stockings, which
they did not laugh at, after them nv
buckled elastic CATERS, and last my
stays UdpdHeSe pO1lleneSS mere DrOko
down. Every one shook and cried
with laughter in looking at the stays.
One of the ladies had picked up some
French at Osaka "a treaty porD, and
explained to me that the others wished
to know whether the STAYS had been
invented to serve as cuirass to pro-
tect fair Europeans from rude men, or
was 1t worn as a penitential garment
to expiate sins l said: ''No, but to
beautify the figure" This answer con-
vulsed them. A stayed-up woman
affected their impressionable and we'll
educated eyes as something mon
strously ugly and absurd. Japanese
dress is so beautiful and so easy.
There was yet another question to be
answered. There are, SO far as know,
neither cows nor goats in Japan. Chill
dren are not, therefore weaned until
they are nearly big enough to 90 to
school | had noticed that poor little
Miss Mite was an object of general
commiseration. | did not know why.
The reason came out when MY stays
were being examined. They were a
barrier between the mother and the
child, which was cut off by them from
its lactcal rights. l told them that we
delegated the nursing duties to poor
women and cows. | am afraid / was
imperfectly translated, for l saw that
was for moment an object of horror.
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In the Right Place.

The "Bystander" of the Detroit Times
has some verv sensible ideas upon
adoption. l wonder, he says, how many
of the toilers in the great vineyards
of life are really working in the grooves
originally designed for their use by the
greatest of all architects. | am very
much afraid that, were the lines sharp
ly drawn, about nine out of every ten
of the sons of men would be found to be
putting in ten solid hours per day Dig
ging in somebody else's potato patch.
| have theory of my own in this mat
ter. | believe that every man is born
into the world for distinct purpose,
and unless he gets his grip on that par
ticular purpose he will never rise above
the mediocre. That is, that while a
man may do a great many things well,
he will never attain eminence save in
the one thing for which he was espec-
tally endowed before birth. The thing
may be-and generally is-the one
thing which seems to be farthest beyond
his grasp. He may see only ''as
through a glass darkly," but there will
be certain indefnable something i'm
planted within his breast which will
cause him to blindly struggle towards
the mountains, beyond which lies ''his
italy," He may never reach it-all
things considered, the chances are that
he never willard he will be possessed
through life with vague sense that he
has been deprived of something which
should rightfully have been his.
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Salt.

Salt is the only mineral substance
required by man and the higher order
of animals as an article of food 1t IS
found in some form in nearly all parts
of the world. and is generally obtained
with but little trouble. 1t is found in
a solid state in mines, and in a liquid
state in the ocean, salt lakes, and
springs. When liquid, it is nece ssarv
to get the salt. This is done III three
ways; by the heat OF the sun, by boil
ing, and by freezing the water. The
water from the ocean in tropical cOun-
tries is generally allowed TO stand in
shallow basins and evaporate by the
heat of the sun. The water from lakes
and springs is usually evaporated by
boiling, or by artificial heat under
shallow pans. In extremely cold
countries the water is frozen; the ice
formed is perfectly fresh, and the un-
frozen water, beneath, strong brine,
which is eyaporated by boiling.
Salt is also mined. One of the most
famous salt mines is in Wreliezka,
small town in Austrian Galicia 1t has
about 5000 inhabitants, and they are
nearly all employed in the mine. The
town is entirely undermined by tie
excavations made by cutting out the
Blocks OF salt. In this mine are four
stories, one under another. In the
second story is a salt lake $50 feet long
and forty feet deep, across which visit
ors are rowed; they then go story
below, and the lake is over their heads.
In one of the chambers the miners have
hewn out chapel from the solid salt,
and have ornamented it with pulpit,
statue, obelisks, and columns from the
same material. 1t is dedicated to st.
Anthony. Sometimes, members of the
royal family visit the mines, and on
such occasions the miners illuminate
the chapel with candles and torches.
and the effect is exceedingly beautiful.
Spain, also, has remarkable salt
mine. A hill covering three-fourths of
square mile is composed of layers of
salt, gypsum, and clay, about seven
eighths of it being pure salt. The salt
is of three varieties; the first and rarest
consists of large, clear masses, which
can be split into cubes eight inchss
square. 1t is mined by the use OF the
pick and also by blasting.
The uses to which salt is put are
numerous and important 1t enters
largely into most kinds of food. 1t is
used to preserve meats and fish, for
agricultural purposes, and in mechani-
cal operations, particularly in making
soda. France alone uses $4,000 tons
annually, and the city of GLASGOW II, 600
tons, in the manufacture of soda. 1t
is also given to horses, cattle, and
sheep, and they will not thrive well
without it.-J0uyndl of Education.
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Sturgeon Don't Bite.

There were four or five of US on the
long wharf running out into the gulf
at Mississippi City, and We had been
fishing away for half an hour without
any luck when big fat man, named
Blake, from Ohio. suddenly called out:
Say, boys. let's have swim.
1t was too hot, and we were too lazy,
but Blake declared he'd have swim
by himself. He off with his clothes,
backed down into the water, and for a
quarter of an hour clung to spile and
splashed the water, not being able to
swim a stroke. By and by he climbed
out, but hardly had his feet touched the
planks when one of the men sung out:
by the great horned spoon, but sea
there!''
Ten feet away from the end of the
wharf were two sharks at least seven
feet long, and the water was SO clear
that every wink of their eyes could be
seen.
Eyes, couple of sturgeon" OBJ
served Blake as he waddled forward.
Il saw 'em hanging round as L went
down, but sturgeon don't bitei"
When he came TO fully realize what
an escape he had had he sat down on
the head of spile and blubbered like
a boy who had stubbed his toe.-M.
Quad.
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Salicylic Acid and rheumatism

1t has been pretty tough winter ior
me. | have not been free from
rheumatism and colds the whole time,
and | have taken enough medicine to
stock drugstore. And just here let
me say that if ever you are troubled
with rheumatism avoid salicylic acid:
All the doctors prescribe it nowadays,
and it certainly relieves rheumatism,
but ii leaves behind something that is
worse than that painful complaint.
During the winter | must have taken a
pound OF ths medicine. 1t has destroy
ed my stomach, taken away my
strength, and robbed me of twenty-five
pounds of flesh, every one as dear to
me as Shylock's. l have talked with
many rheumatics. and, being young in
the business, | have been laughed at
anmercifully.
Mr.. Blaine has suffered with rheuma-
tism, so has John Chamberlain and MIR.
Barlow, the art expert, and Mr.. Chat
fee, ex-senator from Colorado, and Mr..
Spofford, husband of Harriet Prescott
Spotford, and many others not known
TO fame whom [ have consulted. And
when | told them | had taken salicylic
acid they each and all laughed in turn
and said | was a fool | know it now,
and want to place it upon the record
that salicylic acid is worse than rheu-
matism. 1t is a thing to be avoided
RamSdett, tn Philadelphia Press.
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Edenic Diet.

The ANd Californian says: The half
dozen cranks who for the sake of noto-
riety, are promoting n rare vegetable
eating association, held a mutual ad-
miration society the other day. Before
the meeting commenced an angular fe-
male with complexion something like
a well-worn saddle that had been out
in the rain, took it upon herself to in-
terview an Alta reporter. She com
menced by asking his name, age, occu-
patton, salary, and mode of life. and,
on being informed that he was an Irish
nobleman in disguise, working on the
AHd for 81, 900 a month, she demanded
to know why the AIta had not paid
more attention to the ''Edenic Diet" as
she was pleased to style l;w turnips and
other cattle food. The reporter replied
that the Edenic scheme had been some
what frowned down by the ANa editors
because the promoters of the scheme
were not consistent.
'.Now you are real mean to say we
are not thoroughly consistent. We
never eat any animal food and never
cook anything" replied the rather
damaged looking vestal.
You claim to follow the example of
our first parents as an excuse for re-
lapslng into the savage habits of the
Digger Indians; if they consider the
example of Adam and Eve so good in
one way. then why not in another?
Why don't you go in for the whole of
the Eden business?" asked the reporter.
What do you mean, sir?'' asked the
pioneer damsel, looking about the same
as the girl who finds that the long
wlshedfor-sealskin given her by Au-
gustus is one of the Clara street brand.
IF you admire the Eden style of
grub SO much, why don't you tackle
the Eden costume, too? Discard your
drapery and bifurcated skirts, and
prance around in a fig-leaf apron. That
would suit your style of beauty about
as well as raw potatoes and wheat will
an ordinary christian stomach" re-
pied the reporter.
''What, me walk around nearly N
Oh. its too horridl Besides should be
arrested by the police, and then, think,
too, all the weavers and spinners and
miliiners would be ruined" reioined
the female, irately.
Can't you have as much regard for
the cooks, walters, bakers and restau-
ranters as you have for milliners and
suchP" asked the reporter.
''Oh, it's no use arguing with you, |
see; you scoff at everything you don't
understand, said the Edenic promoter
as she closed the interview and the
door with simultaneous bangs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
Wives OF Eng!apd's Premiers.

Nearly all the recent Premiers of En-
gland have enjoyed the advantage of
having mad wives of great devotion
and considerable ability, to whose ten
der care and sympathy in their ambi-
ton they have been largely indebted.
The devotion of the Countess of Rus
sell, who is still living, and the Count
ess of Beaconstield. had something of
romance. Mrs. Gladstone, who is
nearly the same age as the Premier,
accompanies her husband, as did Lady
Beaconstield, every where, and fire.
quently remains in the ladies' gallery
to the close of the nights sitting. Lord
Palmerston, more than perhaps any
other first minister, however, was in
Lebted for his position and its mainten-
ance to his wife, VINO was physically
and mentally remarkable woman.
Up to her death in 1869, at 50, four
years after her husband, she could read
without glasses. and talked with all
the fire and energy OF a young woman
Of %. Her voice was most CHEEKY,
musical, and soft. Her ewes were of
bright blue, and in spite OF very evil
dent wig she was a very handsome old
lady. She had some peculiari,ies; al
ways shook hand with her left hand,
and pronounced gold gould" and
china .'cheenyh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
The Nation Should Act.

The floods are now yearly visitant
to all the great river valleys of the
country. Year after year there is an
increase in the volume of water poured
into the various rivers, when rains or
mild weather in the winter or early
spring exert their influence upon the
snow along the banks or on the hill
sides, which are the sources of our
great rivers. Matters will yearly grow
worse, for the country is increasing
rapidly in population, and the cities,
towns and farms in the valleys are be-
ing steadily augmented. The cause of
inundation in spring and drouth in
summer is the removal of the forests.
Spring freshetS and river inundations
are unknown in countries where the
forests are preserved or protected.
The water from the melting SHOWS is
absorbed by the roots of the trees, and
then the melting of the SHOWS is retard-
ed by the protection afforded by the
shade of the trees.
As nation we have been commit
ting the same inconceivable folly which
has ruined other countries. In Central
Asia, Northern Africa, and the interior
of Spain will be found arid deserts
which were once fruitful countries be-
cause forest-clad and consequently well
watered. But we are cutting down our
forests and destroying the fertility of
our soil with amazing rapidity. We
require an enormous quantity of wood
for house building and manufacturing,
as well as for fuel. The item of rail
way ties consumes vast forests yearly.
Then our western country is much of it
open prairies, which have no supply
of their own and must draw from the
East and North for house building
and fencing; hence the rapid and in
creasing destruction of our forests.
There is but one remedy and that is
slow one. The nation must take the
matter in hand. A board of engineers
must, after proper survey, designate
those sections of the country which
must be replanted to forests Then
their recommendations must be strictly
carried out. This, however will not be
done until more fearful floods than
those of the past two years destroy so
much life and property that the coun
try will be startled into doing some
thing. States cannot deal with this
nd1lSi, Ioi VIC cutting uJWH Oh WOODS
near the head waters of streams affects
the volume of waters thousands of
miles away.
1t will be hard to get Congress to act
for we have been so was eful Of our
woods that it seems like an infrinue-
ment on personal liberty to stay the
ak of the woodsmen. In time we will
be forced, doubtless, to follow the ex-
ample Of ancient Egypt. where, to pre-
vent the destruction of property, vast
reservoirs were constructed to receive
and store the surplus waters and so
save cities from injury, and ut the same
time utilize the water for agricultural
purposes. DemoreSt'S.
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Way Down in EcyDt,

An Evansville drummer was travel
ing in q buggy over in Southern Hi
nois, and stopped at a cabin in the
woods ana asked for a drink of water
a gourd was handed him, and as he
stood at the well the tall, angular,
raw-boned woman of the house asked:
Stranger, if it S any O. my business,
who might you be, anyhow"
Il am q Hoosier, madam" the
tourist replied.
"Hoosier, ehp Oh, yes; one o. them
fellers that peddles socks. Well, we
don't want none. / maze dad q
par outen his old gray, woolen shirt
I've got a par o rayther good ones
yet, an SAILS ii tote her through till
next bar'foot time if she darns up the
heels. Like to bargain with you, but
moneys money nowadays, an we kin
worry through with Fat hose we've
got. Watts that? Plug tobacker?
Wish you'd gimme bout half a pipeful
of it. y -ECaRSUiNe ArqaleS.
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Great Salt Lake.

! A gentleman who has been lately
sailing on the Dead Sea of America',
thus describes it: '.Soon we were ON
our way toward the hazy western
shore. As we passed along the sea-
guils clrcled around US or fioated on
the water, their white plumage SHINING
in the sunlight Every now and then =
hawk-moth would fit by or alight ON
the boat; dragon-flies would stop lono
enough to gaze at us curiousty and
then spin Oft toward the distant islands.
Occasionally 17-ycar-old locust would
mum past as II TO mock at US for ever
daring to believe that this is the Dead
Sea OF America AS the bow plowed
through the water millions of small
dtpterd QlieS) would rise from the
water where they were resting, and
cover ire bow of the boat till quarts of
thein could be collected. Wherever
we went we observed the same thino.
The water of the lake is their home
and they are as much at home on
water as skipper is on an Eastern
pond. In some places where it is
calm these flies darken the water for
miles. Here (not on the beach) thew
lay their eggs; here they hatch, and
the larva live by the million till ready
for the pnpa state, when they attach
themselves to the seaweed (loating ev-
erywhere IN the water) and remain till
they emerge as perfect flies. The
larvae doubtless prey upon the strange
little shrimps that live in the water.
There are infinite numbers of these. as
there Is scarcely place in the lake
where bucket of water can be dipped
without taking up from twenty to 500
OF them. 1t is strange that people
should call this q dead sea for
though the number of species does not
exceed ten or fifteen, there is no lake,
fresh or salt, in the world that contains
half as many living things as Great
Salt Lake.
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What MY Lover Said.

BY the merest chance in the twilight gloom,
In the orchard path he met me
In the tall, wet grass with its faint perfume,
And. / tried TO pass, but be made no room.
Oh! Itried, but he wculd not let me,
So / stood and blushed until the grass grew
with nv face bent down above it,
While he took my hand as he whispering
said
How the clover lifted each pink, sweet head
To listen TO all that my lover saidl
OH the clover in bloom-I love It'll
In the high. wet grass went the path to hide,
And the low, wet leaves hung over,
Bur ] could not pass on either SIDE,
For found myself when vanly tried,
In the arms of my steadfast lover,
And he held me there ard he raised my head,
While he closed the path before me,
And he looked down into my eyes and SAID
How the leaves bent down from the boughs
o'erhead,
To listen to ali that my lover said.
Oh the leaves hanging lowly Ger mel
Had he moved aside but a little way
l could surely then have passed him,
And he knew / never could wish TO stay,
And would not have heard what he had to
Could only aside have cast him.
1t was almost dark, and the moments sped,
And the searching night wind found US;
But he drew me nearer and softly said
How the pure sweet wind grew still instead,
To listen % all that my lover said,
OH the whispering winds around US!
/ am rure ne knew, when he held me fast,
That must be all unwilling,
For tried 10 go, and would have passed
As rhe night was come with lis dews at last,
And the sky with its stars was filling;
And re clasped me close when would have
fed,
And he made me hear his story,
And his soul came out from his lips and said
How the stars crept out where the white
moon led,
To listen TO all that my lover said.
On, the moon and stars in glory.
/ know that the grass and leaves will not tell,
And I'm sure that the wind, precious rover,
VIII carry his secrets so safely and well
That no being shall ever discover
One word of the many that rapidly fell
From the eager lips of my lover.
And the moon and the stars that looked
over
Shall never reveal what fairy-like spell
They wove round about US that night in the
dell.
In the path through the dew-laden clover;
\ or echo the whispers that made my heart
swell,
AS they fell from the lips of my lover.
Attributed to Horace Greeley.
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Gem len, in one respek, Brudder
Slawson was a far 10 medium man. Ii
he borryd half a dollar to 90 to de cir
Gus, he'd pay it back outer money dat
his wife ARMED at de washbo'd. De
poo was neber turned away from his
doah empty-handed. He pitied de sor-
rows of big tramp. and let his wife
go bar'futted and his chil'n hungry.
He was kind d-hearted, but allus behind
on his pew rent. He was philanthropic,
but he had to dodge the butcher. He
was kind fadder, but he has got two
of de wust boys in de State of Ohio.
He was lovin' husband, but he was
content 20 sit aroun' &c grocery an let
his wife support de family. While we
may say dat we am sorry dat death has
come to sever ties an bring changes,
we have no occashun to remark dat de
world will be any de wus off. Detroit
Free Press.
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A WALKING SKELETON.

Mr.. e. Springer, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, writes: II was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
to'0 aOaLking skeleton. Got free trial
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me 30 much
good that / bought dollar bottle.
After using three bottles, found myself
once more man, completely restored to
health, with heariy appetite. and gain
in flesh of 4S lbs - Call at Robinson q
Hinrich's and get free trial bottle of
this certain cure for all Lung Diseases.
Large bottles $1.00. B
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Mormon customer-"I want mourn
ing band for my hat Storekeeper-
For temporary use, or to wear al
ways?" Customer shall never
take it off. :" Storekeeper-''Well, here
is something that can warrant dura-
bic and" Customer-'My good
ness, that won't do; it is three inches
wide, while my hat is only six inches
high" Storekeeper-"I should con-
slider that a good width" Customer
''But you forget. L have twelve wives,
and therefore can't spare over half an
inch for each without enlarging the
hot
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A Michigan reporter asked the
'.Sweet Singer" of his state what she
thought of Ella Wheeler's abilities rs a
poetess, and received the reply: "Wall,
she's doing purity fair fur beginner,
but the gals young yit. When she's
had my experience in sawin' off Ian
guage she'll most likely pan out tol-
erably hefty on the rhyme racket. y
Bismarck Tribune.