davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
Not Well Trained.

A certain man who owned a fine,
large dog was Dragging about how
well trained the faithful animal was,
and how he would obey any order that
was given him. One of the gentlemen
present, to test the obedience of the
dog, said to the proud owner:
'.If the dog is so well trained, tell
him to get up and go out doors. and
then we can see if you have got him
under control"
Grover" said the man, you get
up and go out. !"
The dog got up, but instead of going
out he walked up to his master and bit
him on the leg.
.-Or bite me in the leg. if you don't
want to go out, said the owner of the
animal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
manitomof pilot.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER u, 1885.
Married by Himself.

Within the last three years curious
romance has been unfolding itself in 4
corner of the little village of larry
town. In one of its aspects it has given
rise to legal questions which the hero
inc is now most desirCus OF having
settled. The said heroine YVES born to
humble station, but was fond of read
ing. By the time she was Is years of
age she had read much. She was tall
and slender and attractive by reason of
intelligence. Withal she was ignorant
of society and its ways. except as the
latter purported to be taught in the
light literature of which she had i'm
bibed deeply. OF the reality of life she
knew little. Into Tarrytown came a
dashing young clergyman OF peculiar
type, who carried firearms and had
shot at fellow-student while at col
iege in Virginia. He became interes-
ted in the girl, whom he battered by
his visits and attentions, and to whom
he read his sermons for criticism and
the poems of their choice" for mutu-
al delectation. His visits grew more
asked her to marry hin. Regarding
this as joke, the girl said yes: After
ward he referred to this as binding
promise. His next step was to repeat
to her portion of the marriage service
of the Episcopal Church, getting her to
make the responses, telling her that it
was merely a form Of engagement.
Then he told her that they were mar
ried hard and fast.
All this time the clergyman had been
trying to get the girl to 60 TO picnics
and places of amusements with him,
but in vain. She had never met him
except in her fathers house. Now he
told her that they were married, but as
his church did not wish married pas
tor, they must keep it secret until he
was in position to acknowledge her.
They could, however, spend their va
cation together. The girl steadily re-
fused to believe in the legality of the
marriage. Then the clergyman filled
out one of his marriage certificate
blanks, signed it himself and got
firm of New York lawyers to certify to
the correctness of the document and
the legality of the marriage. By alter
nately threatening to kill himself and
her, he tried to make the girl sign it
also. She would not, however. One
day, in fit of anger, he destroyed it
before her eyes. Then he filled out an
other, and got brother clergyman to
sign it, or else forged the name, and
had still another law firm put the i'm
print of its approval upon its legality.
He was again unsuccessful in making
her sign this one, and it, too, was
finally destroyed. After falling in
these repeated attempts to make the
girl acknowledge the marriage, the
clergyman gave up the contest and left
the town. During the two years which
have passed since, the girl has pom
dered the question, Married or
Single?" until she is well-nigh distract
ed. Legal experts consulted by her
fatty contradict one another as to the
| law bearing upon that point, and she
hesitates to appeal to the courts as she
shrinks from publicity.-AeU York
| Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
Railroad Building During the Wa

From General Grants article on the
Chattanooga campaign, in the Novem-
Der Century, we quote the following
description of the means employed to
open second line of supplies during
the siege: General Dodge, besides
being most capable soldier, was an
experienced railroad builder. He had
no tools to work with but those of the
pioneers axes, picks, and spades.
With these he was able to intrench his
men, and protect them against sur
prises by small parties of the enemy.
As he had no base of supplies until the
road could be completed back to Nash
vile, the first matter to consider, after
protecting his men, was the getting in
of food and forage from the surround
ing country. He had his men and
teams bring in all the grain they could
find, or all they needed, and all the
cattle for beef, and such other food as
could be found. Millers were detailed
from the ranks to run the mills along
the line of the army. When these were
not near enough to the troops for pro-
lection, they were taken down and
moved up to the line of the road.
Blacksmith shops, with all the iron
and steel found in them, were moved
up in like manner. Blacksmiths were
detailed and set to work making the
tools necessary in railroad and bridge
building. Axemen were put to work
getting out timber for bridges, and
cutting fuel for the locomotives when
the road was completed; car-builders
were set to work repairing the locomo-
tives and ears. Thus every branch OF
railroad building, making tools to
work with, and supplying the work
men with food, was all going on at
once, and without the aid of a me-
chanic or laborer except what the COM
mand itself furnished. But rails and
cars the men could not make without
material, and there was not enough
rolling stock to keep the road we al
ready had worked to its full capacity
There were no rails except those in
use. To supply these deficiencies |
ordered eight OF the ten engines Gen
eral Mcpherson had at Vicksburg to
be sent to Nashville, and all the cars
he mad, except ten. L also ordered the
troops in West Tennessee to points on
the river aud the Memphis and Charles
ton road, and the cars, locomotives,
and rails from other railroads to be
sent to the same destination. The
military manager OF railroads also was
directed to furnish more rolling stock,
and as far us be could, bridge material.
General Dodge had the work assigned
him finished within forty days after
receiving his order. The number of
bridges to rebuild was one hundred
and eighty-two, many OF them over
deep and wide chasms. The length Of
road repaired was one hundred and
two miles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

In India the tigers deyour an aver
age OF 10000 farm laborers in year.
In lower Bengal, according to Capt.
Rogers, 13, 400 persons were killed by
tigers in six years. In 1869, a tigress
destroyed l27 victims and stopped the
travel along that route; another tiger
in three years killed 1OS persons.
Serpcnts in India killed y, 259 persons
in 1860, and it is maintained that if the
statistics We're well kept, they would
show yearly average of 10000 vic
Tins.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

San Francisco continues one of the
healthiest cities in the world, with an
annual death rate of 1873 per thou
sand, which is lower than the death
rate in thirteen foreign cities and
comparison-that is to say, of foreign
cities. London, Liverpool, Manchester,
Sheffield. Leeds, Hull, Stockholm,
Buenos Ayres, Dublin, Belfast, Berlin.
Munich, ami Hamburger; and of
American cities, New York. Boston,
Pittsburgh, Washington, St. Louis,
New Orleans, Charleston, Baltimore,
Savannah, and Richmond.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
AN END TO BONE SCRAPTNG.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me | would have
TO have the bone scraped or leg ampu-
tated. l used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Btters aud seven boxes Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and we'll" Electric Bitters are
sold at fifty cents bottle, and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve at 25c per box by II. Hin
richs. 5
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
Eight Thousand men are engaged O,

Eight Thousand men are engaged OF
the thirty one mile tunnel stretching
from Croton lake to the reservoir il
Central. park, New York, and which
when finished, will be the longest TUNE
in the world. 1t will have cost by thai
time anywhere between $50, coo, 0O0 and
500, ZOO, 600.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

A man iu New York who had been
the victim of a card swindler, went in
to court and described from memory
thirty separate marks that had been
put on as many cards by the thumb
nail of the sharper, each of which iden-
tiled its particular card.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
a CA r ID

To all who are suffering from the errors and in
discretions fyouth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay. loss of manhood, etc, l will send receipt
that Will cure you FREE OF CHARGE This
great remedy discovered by missionary in
South America. Send a self-addressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH T. INNAN. Station D. New
York City. sept1O-S6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

No one will question the affirmation
of the postulate. that speech is one of
the chief and most valuable of the tall
ents possessed by men, and that they
are held responsible TO God and man
for its wise and beneticeut use.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

F. G. Buer static and III. Hnriet 8
guarantee positive relief for any cough,
cold, croup or lung complaint by using
Acker's English Remedy, or will refund
the money.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

servant girls college" is the
Western term for a cooking school for
servants.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12
SICK HORSES

are cured tue quickest by the Horse
Medicines prepared by Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson has re
ceived 800, 900 for her trashy novels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-11-12

A man named Nickerson, remarka-
bic for the singuiarlty of his habits,
lives near Pittsviile, Md. He is
seventy-seyen years of age, and has
never been farther tnan twelve miles
from his home. He has been twice
married, has never owned any live
stock, paid rent or taxes, and, though
burned out of house and home three
times, has never been insured.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
The SObbing Wren.

A stranger In the little cities of
southwestern Texas is often awak-
ened at early dawn by the beau.
tiful but sorrowful song of the
house or sobbing wren. II the
stranger has been long away from
home and friends, and is sensitive
to Impressions of external nature,
he never forgets the peculiar. mel
ancholy note of the tiny songster.
1t begins in a high, clear key, like
the tingling Of silver bells, and
descending gradually from one
sweet chime to another still sweet
or, it suddenly falters, breaks of
and sobs like a child--the song
dying away in a gasp. The listen,
er is touched with sympathetic
emotion, and many find it difficult
to suppress the uncomfortable
feeling that one of the little ones
in his own family circle-fsr away
lis weeping and sobbing for his
return. The song is heard only in
the twilight of dawn, and is res
peated but few times. =
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
Farm Wisdom.

The strongest fertilizer for any
farm is common sense, or gump-
tion.
Plow stanin' out IN the rains q
sign of a lean pocket book.
In the spellin' match of the
world how many people have to
sit down at the word charity.
Last word'n q cuarrers sweeter
than new corn to some folks.
A wise farmer never quarrels
with washin' day,
Weeds is like original sin, we
have to fight at them sill our lives,
an sometimes they beat us.
Wust boy in school looks ins
nercent's a pan OF fresh milk.
What a man don't sayll never
huiV hiul uuuCu.
If all mean men were crooked
sticks, how hard it would be to
find a finishin' pole in some
places.
Ez q general rule, don't marry
a girl that makes crazy quilts.
Sign of a poor housekeeper.
A mother can be known by the
manners Of her children.
The strongest team is happy
husband and wife.
If you want to hear the angels
sigin' In the night, give load of
wood to yours poor neighbor.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
4 Cancer Cure.

A correspondent of the Philas
delphia Ledger presents this as
the successful treatment of a can-
Ger on the face of a gentleman of
Milwaukee: A piece of sticking
plaster was put over the cancer
with a circular piece cut out Of the
center, little larger than the can.
Ger and small circular rim of
healthy skin next to it vas expos
ed. Then plaster made of ohlo-
ride of zinc, blood root and wheat
Hour was spread on piece Of mus,
lin the size Of the Circular opening
and applied to the caEcer for q
hours. On romoving II the cancer
will be found burned into, and an,
apear of the color and madness Of
an old shoe sole, and the circular
rim outside Of it will appear white
and parboiled, as il scalded by
hot steam. The wound is now
dressed, and the outside rim
soon separates, and the cancer
comes out in a hard lump, and the
place heals up. The plaster kills
the cancer, so that it sloughs out
like dead flesh and never grows
again.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
"Acted Like a Charm,

This is what Mrs. Mayer, of
Baronne street, New Orleans, says
Of Browns Iron Bitters. A "charm'
works quietly, surely, promptly,
thoroughly, and with delightful
effect. That is just the way this
wonderful family medicine works
on invalids who have been suffering
the woes of liver complaint, dyspep>
sia and impoverished blood. Those
who know its worth say It's a com,
plese cure for dyspepsia, weakness,
malaria, neuralgia, etc.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
What Was Found In q Trunk.

On March 31st, last, there arriv.
ed, at the Southern Hotel, in ST.
Louis, Mo-, q man who registered
as Walter Maxwell, M. D., London
Eng. He was joined a few day.
later by man registering as Ar
thur Prellin Rochester, N. Y, whu
brought with him FIVE heavy trunks
which he ordered to his room.
The two men were rarely seen TO-
gether. Both paid their bills about
FIVE days ago and disappeared, leavs
ing their baggage. Tuesday morn-
ing last a perceptible odor from
the trunks induced an investigation.
One was opened and within, lying
on its back, was the body Of a man
appearautly 35 Years old, dressed in
a shirt and drawers only. Under
meath the body was a scrap Of pa.
per on which was scrawled: $50
end all traitors to the great cause" !"
All evidence points to murder.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07

ward-Leave Strasburg 400 q. m. Riverton
1880 a. m. Arrive Alexandria S:20a m. was b
ington S:45 a. m. Leave Str2sburg $50 a. m
Riverton b35 a. m. Arrive Alexandria $50
p. m. washington $3.50 p. m.
wARRENTON BRANCH.
Trains Nos. 50, 81, 81 and IS connect daily at
Warrenton junction going to Warrenton.
Returning from warrenton trains Nos. 80 and
81 connect daily, Nos. 81 and IS daily except
Sunday going and returning from warren
ton.
FRANKLIN Diyisioa-D Daily except sunday,
junction $40 Q. m. Leave Franklin Junction
SIS p. m. Arrive Rocky Mount 9:i5 .. m.
CONNECTIONS.
At Orange with P & railway for Fred
ericksburg. At Gordonsville and Charlottes-
VILE with Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. for
Richmond Old Point Staunton, and point
East and West and Virginia Springs. At
ior southwest Virginia, and Bristol, Chat
tanooga and Memphis Nashville and Knox
vile, and with Richmond and Allegheny X.
X. Tor Lexington and Natural Bridge. At
Danville with Richmond and Danville, for
all points In the Carolinas, Florida. Georgia
and the South. At Riverton with Shenan-
doah Valley r. X. for Lnray and Points in the
Page Valley. AZ Strasburg with the Balti-
more and Ohio for Harrisonburg Winchester
and points In the Shenandoah Valley.
Alftrains make close connections at WASH
ington with through trains TO and from the
North and West
Through tickets at lowest prices 10 all i'm
portant points In the United states. This 10
the best line for points In Texas and Califor-
mia.
For all information, tickets and sleeping
Car reservations apply TO agents Of this com
pany.
JS. B. THOMPSON,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Alexandria, Virginia.
ROBERT ANDREWS. Eng. and Snpt.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
Converted BY Ingersoll.

Gen. Lew Wallace says that he
was converted to chrlstlanity by
Col. Ingersoll' He was inclined
to be skeptical as to the divinity
of Christ. Ingersoll presented
his infidel views. Wallace was
much impressed, but finally re,
marked that he was not prepared
to agree with lngersoll on certain
extreme propositions. Ingersoll
thereupon urged Wallace to give
the matter careful study, express
ing his confidence that he would
after SO doing, fully acquiesce in
the Ingersoll view. For six years
he thought, studied and searched.
At the end of that time he said,
"The result is the absolute con.
viction that Jesus of Nazereth is
not only Christ, and the Christ,
but that he is also my Christ, my
Savior and my Redeemer."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07

and grow up with it. If a young
man didn't have but just enough
money to get there, the "accllma-
ton wouldn't hurt him. The
trouble with our Georgia boys and
girls, is that they attach entirely too
much Importance to the exactions
OF society. They marry and go into
some business on little means, and
live OH a strain and keep poor and
keep proud ard can't move away
and can't hardly stay at home. So
ciety is their dead weight. 1t is
not so oyer here they can live in
dagout and be respectable. They
can sew for aliving or teach school
or sell vegetables or fruit and lose
no caste, and in this respect Texas
is far ahead Of Georgia.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
The Editor Visits Church.

The editor of the Dsadwood
Roarer attended church for the first
time last Sunday. In about an
hour he rushed into the office and
shouted to the telegraph editor:
What in blazes are you fellows
doing. How about the news from
the seat Of WARP
What news?
Why, all this about thu Egyptian
army being drowned in the Red
Sea. Why, the gospel sharp up at
the church was telling about it just
now and not a word Off in this
mornings paper. Bustle round,
you fellows, and get the facts or
the Snap Shot will get = beat on us,
Look spry, there, and run an extra
edition if necessary, while ] put on
the bulletin board Great English
victory in the Soudan.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
The Girls Have a Hard Road to
Travel.

"Very few know" said a young
lady to the writer, show hard it ia
for girl to earn an honest living
In this country. No one who has
not been tried, has any idea Of the
temptations that beset the pathway
of a young lady woman who is from
sheer necessity compelled to sup,
port herself, For instance, a lady
OF my acquaintance sells a novelty
by subscription. She is young and
handsome, and as her calling brings
her in contact with men, she is Of
ten made to blush by the freshness
OF mashers, and sometimes suffers
downright insult. A few days ago
she called at the Office Of a married
man to deliver an order. She had
never met the fellow except when
he had subscribed for the article
she was selling. Before paying for
his purchase he persisted in talking
to the fair agent, and finally asked
her to go out riding with him. She
could not mistake his intentions,
and haughtily refused. Finally he
told her if she wouldn't go with
him for drive he would not pay
his obligation. OF course it was
cowardly and depicable in the brute
but there are hundreds of men Just
like him, ready to take advantage
of unprotected femininity.'
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
He Had a Wife In Texas.

A sorry-looking specimen was bes
bore the Police Judge.
"You are charged with being a
vagrant," said the Court.
| reckon hits fair deal, Jedge,
replied the man.
Have you no home?
Not in these parts, ledge.
No friends?
Eye got wife in Texas Jedge.
Why don't you 20 home to her
instead Of starving and freezing up
herep
Jedge, didyer ever meet my wifei
Of course / didn't.
/ thought so, Jedge, or you'd
never aIed me that question.
Sixty days, said the Judge, curt
ly.
Much obleeged, Jedge | wuz
afeerd yer wuz goln' to SEN me back
to Texas. Merchant Traveller.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-05-07
IS ITALIE2

Some one said that Potash was Q poison:
Who makes the assertion except those who
desire TO mislead and humbug your H who
ly Offering vile compound of his own. Be-
ware Of II such.
Ask your physician or your druggist II Pot
ash produces oil the horrors claimed for II by
those who are compelled to ira ice other
prspa ations In order to appear respectable
themselves.
We claim tnat P fash properly combined
with other remedies makes the grandest
blood remedv ever kn wn TO man, and we
claim that b. B. b. Is that remedy.
II afflicted with any form Of blood poison,
Scrofula, rheumatism, Catarrh, Old Ulcers
and Sores, Kidney Complaint, Female Dis
eases, etc., the b. B. b will cure you at once.
Send TO Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ca, for
copy Of their book free.