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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
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THURSDAY, JUNE "a, 1856.
Little Heroes and Heroines.

The Kansas CITY Times, in its report
of the terrible disaster in that city,
gives the following incidents, showing
the heroism of children in time of dan
ger ard trial:
When the storm had passed and the
rumor spread that the Lathrop school
house had fallen the excitement in the
city was indescribable. Along Wyan-
dotte street and Broadway men were
hurrying to their homes, anxious for
their wives and children. In every yard
stood the women nearly crazed with
anxiety and apprehension. Every pass
er-by was halted and Intercepted
about the Lathrop school. 20. my
God" said one poor woman the ears
streaming down her checks, my boy is
dead! my boy is deadr' Don't tell me
the school-house is gone" walled an
other, my poor child is there" God
have mercy on u.s." cried third, Il
have lost my darling" And the men.
unable to give word of comfort, hur-
ried on, their hearts in their Threats
and tears in their eyes.
But even sadder scenes were those
around the ruined school-house \
laboring man in the homely clothes OF
toll broke through the crowd and
pushed into the building. A few mo-
mentS later he returned bearing in his
arms little girl. He was cooling to
her and telling her he had come to save
her. and he asked her to look at him
and call him father" But the little
head had fallen upon his shoulder, and
the little eyes We're closed in death.
Il went with a lady" said gentle
man, Ito assist her in finding her little
girl. We had nearly reached the build
ing, when we met couple of men bear
ing out the corpse of q child. Somebody
near me asked "Who is that child?"
The men replied. The poor woman fell
back as if she had been shot. 1t was
her daughter.
Il was down town." said West side
lady, "whiie the storm was raging In
the store where | had taken refuge was
a sewing woman. She was very nerv-
Gus and anxious. She said that She had
left some of her children at home, and
two were in the Lathrop school. We
did not know at that time said the
lady, that the school-house had fallen,
but it was the first thing heard when
L went out upon the street. And when
| picked up the paper in the evening
first among the list of killed was this
poor wOman's child. All, it is such sad
things as these that go to mother 5
heart"
81 never saw a gamer lot of children
than there were in the Lathrop School, :"
said John Pelletier. one of the crew of
No 2 reel. I'VE found q little pirl
buried up to her breast in fallen timber.
As we approached her she said Don't
tramp on that board; my foot is under
there. Then she added. There is a
little boy next to me and you had better
take him out first. My name is Daisy
Never mind, Daisy, said |, we will
get you both out, but not till the little
chap had asked us to put handker-
chief over his face to keep off the dust.
l tell you that little boy and girl had
true grit, and SO had all of them. They
behaved like little heroes"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
A Bright Dog.

Il was in the habit of giving
bones to my poodle houston during
dinner, and he would 90 into the yard
to gnaw them. When the bone was too
large for him, l would get up and 90
out with him, and split it before his eyes
with a Ratchet One day, houston,
after having gone out with his bone as
usual, came back bringing it in his
mouth, fixed himself in front of me and
wagged his tail | ordered him back,
but he persisted in staying where he
was. Finally, / thought of what he
wanted and arose, while the animal in
dulged himself in leaps of satisfaction.
The trouble was, that the bone was too
large for him. Now, when | call to
mind the expression of the dog when he
showed me the bone without getting an
answer from me, could not help think
ing that he must at that moment have
had very poor opinion of my under
standing"
1t is evident from this incident that
houston knew explicitly that the bone
would be easier to manage if it was split,
and that ! alone had means of splitting
it; and he had clear and precise idea
III di1llCl pdlIOlI VI "Hdl llC ca ltCClCu Ol
me. Finally, he manifested his desire
to me by the only means within his
power. How much better could deaf
mute do than he did?
But it is one thing to think by resem-
blances and another thing to think by
symbols. A story was recently publish
ed by NJ. Dubuc, of a pointer which had
learned after a few years that its master
went hunting every Sunday, while on
the other days he went to business; and
NJ. Dubuc concluded that the animal
had learned to count up to seven.
This conclusion is not legitimate; it
may even be said to be wrong. The
dog distinguished Sunday by some feat
ures that were peculiar to it; by the
movements about the house, the be-
havior and Sunday dress of the servants,
the dress OF the master, or any one or
more of number of things that make
Sunday different from the other days Of
the week; but We may say without con-
tradiction that it did not count seven.
We ourselves, if we were restricted to
life absolutely uniform. would not be
able 10 distinguish the seventh day
without mnemotechnic aids. and rs a
rule we seldom .recolcct the day or the
date except by the assistance of intrinsic
circumstances d. Dc1bguE, in Pop
uiar Science MOutbig
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AFTER SIX YEARS.

A young man and young woman lean
over the front gate. They are lovers.
1t is moonlight. He is loath to leave, as
the parting is the last. He is about to
go away. She is reluctant to see him de.
part. They swing on the gate.
"Ill never forget you," he says, ''and
if death should claim me, my last
thoughts will be of YOU
''Ill be true to you," she sobs; "I'll
never see anybody else or love them as
long as live"
They part.
Six years later he returns. His sweet
heart of former years has married.
They meet at IA party. Between the
dances the recognition takes place.
Let me see, she muses., with her fan
beating tattoo on her pretty hand.
''was it You or your brother whG was
my old sweetheart?'
Orally l don't know" he says.
"Probahly my brother"
The conversation ends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
CALLED WITHOUT THE CON-
GRESHAM.

Governor Proctor Knott, of Kentucky,
was In Cincinnati last week, and, in
answer to reporter, said: II will not
| talk politics, but will tell you an incident
OF four constituents of mine who called
on me once when / was in Congress-.
Ii there's any one thing we'd rather
hear than an opinion on politics, it's to
hear you tell story" said the scribe.
well l had to run down to New York
for few days, and while there met my
friends from the old commonwealth.
They were all majors and colonies, aud
had never been out of the State before
They insisted that go around with them
| to call on A. T. Stewart. I explained to
them that my presence could do them no
good, that didn't care for Stewart, and
l was pretty certain that he didn't care
anything for me. The truth of the mat
ter was l didn't want to give the old
| gentleman chance to humiiiate me in
| any way, as 1 had heard a good deal
OF his gruffness. But my friends said
they would go anyhow. That night l
went to one of the theaters, aud had a
nice seat IN the parquet. CHANGING to
the right l saw my constituents ID a
box nodding and smiling to me. l re-
turned the salutation, and an acquain.
tance near me remarked that my friends
must be very intimate with A. L. Stewart.
! "Why sof' Inquired in astonishment
"Because they are IN his private box,
which he engages by the year, and to
which only his most intimate friends are
invited.
when the curtain went down after
the first act, L strolled around to inquire
into the matter. They had called on
Mr.. Stewart at his counting room. The
merchant looked up grimly, and Colonel
Boone stepped forward as spokesman
and unbosomed an avalanche of native
eloquence. Mr. Stewart said he, we
are party of kentuckians seeing the
sights. We have been to Washington,
sir, and called upon the President, upon
General Sherman, the members Of the
Cabinet, and the most distinguished
statesman of the National Capital, and
now, sir, We feel that our trip would not
be complete should we go home without
seeing the Napoleon OF merchants, who
has made for himself name that is cele-
brated the world over, and who has more
talent in his line than the statesmen and
generals we have called on have in theirs.
Now, Mr.. Stewart, we will not detain
you a moment; we have paid our respects
and will 60" Mr.. Stewart would not
allow it though. He threw down his
pen and conducted them through his
establishments personally. After they
had made the rounds they found ap ele
giant collation. awaiting them, including
champagne and old Kentucky bourbon.
As they were departing the great mer-
chant shook each of them by the hand
and gave them cards admitting them to
his private box during their stay in the
city. That's how they came to be in
Stewards box at the theater."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

The captain of the steamer British
Grown, which arrived at Halifax the
other day, and Immediately hoisted the
danger signal, had by no means a pleas
ant voyage. To reporter who boarded
the vessel he said: "You are sitting
Immediately over eight hundred kegs
containing eighty tons of the most
destructive kind of powder. Yes, have
been a little nervous during the voyage,
because in addition to the dangers from
fog and ice l had the largest cargo of
powder ever brought across the Atlantic
in single steamer, one key of which
would blow the steamer to millions of
atoms. The imperial inspectors insisted
on placing the magazine directly under
my cabin. Besides the powder [ have
a large quantity Of shells and other
ammunition for the imperial garrison and
dock yard here" The captain says he
steamed through eight hundred miles of
fog which never once lifted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
ONE OF CORWIN'S JOKES.

Thomas Corwin was "good mixer I"
He was a man of resources, and must
have been Jolly soul as q travelling
companion. There are numerous an
ecdotes related of him, one of which is
about as follows:
He was once making one of his fire.
quent stage trips, and one morning he
found himself at hotel the landlord of
which was noted for his penury. 1t was
trick of the landlord to have the stage
leave the hotel at the time the guests
were about half through with meal
The object was to cause the people at
the table to rush out to save themselves
from being left, thereby leaving the table
supplied with sufficient provender to
make a pretty good breakfast for the
landlords household. On the particular
morning referred to Corwin was as hungry
as the bear, and he didn't propose to
allow the scheming tavern keeper to
beat him out of full square meal by
any hurry up or-you'll be-left game. At
the point where the landlord notified
the guests that the stage was on the eve
of der arturo, Corwin sat still, contented-
ly mnnchlng away. The others rushed
pell nell for the stage. The foxy land
lord eXcitedly informed the solitary gor-
| mandizer that he would surely be left if
he didn't break away then and there.
Corwin's only reply was request for an
other cup of coffee aud rasher of ham,
| ianked by plate of nice hot biscuits
While the heart broken old skinfint of 2
| landlord was ont ordering this reinforce
| ment of good things Corwin gathered up
q hand full of silver spoons that lay on
| the table and concealed them in a dish
or something. When the landlord came
into the dining room again be once
| more reminded Corwin that the stage
had started, and that he would be left il
| he didn't run to catch it.
"That's all right" retorted Corwin.
| ''But if | am left I'm not as badly LEFT
as you are, because one of the passengers
| i'll the stage has got your silver spoons.
The tavern keeper then saw to his con
sternation that his darling spoons were
| missing, sure enough, and he nearly fell
dead. But, pulling himself together, he
ran out, and, overtaking the stage, m ade
| the driver return with his numbering old
vehicle to the inn. Then began lively
| parley about the stolen spoons. All this
time Corwin was feeding himself to his
| hearts content. Aud after satisfying
his hunger he took his seat il the stage
and calmly informed the late and well
nigh crazy landlu.I that he would find
| his spoons under a certain dish on the
breakfast table, if he cared to look fol
them.-NeaU York Mail and Express
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

The ex-president of the southern con-
federacy is apparently in much better
health now than he was twenty-three
wears ago. and looks little older. says
Col. P. DOMAIN. in the New York Sun.
He walks with firm step and carries
himself with military erectness. ! told
him he seemed stronger than when had
seen him all those years ago, and he
said | was right his health is better
and time has, all things considered.
touched him lightly. Speaking of my
living in Dakota, he gave many interest
ing "reminiscences of the time ne was
stationed in those then unknown and
savage wildernesses as an officer in the
United States army, fifty-one years ago.
Then there was not white settlement
north or south of Prairie du Chen,
and the whole wide vast region north
west of Fort Dearborn, now Chicago.
swarmed with Indians.
| told him that never took party of
friends over the Chicago. Milwaukee
and St Paul railroad without pointing
out to them, near Portage City, Wis,
the log cabins that mark the site o.
Fort Winnebago. where he was station
ed more than half century ago, and
that, associated with his name, it was
one of the places of interest to which the
railroad conductors and brakemen al
ways call the attention of tourists. He
seemed pleased to learn that his name
had gone into the classics of that beauti-
full region of lakes and dells. | did not
tell him the whole story that always ac-
companies the view of the ancient fort;
that it was here that he came after elop-
ing with the only daughter of old
Zachary Taylor, and that the people of
Prairie du Chen, then frontier post,
showed their sympathy with the run
aways by giving them a big reception
as they passed through to the last out
post of civilization.
Mrs. Clement G.. Clay of Alabama,
whose husband shared Mr. Davis i'm
prisonmeut after the civil war, and who
is one of the most remarkable women
the south ever produced, gave me the
sequel of this elopement scrape. Gen.
Taylor never forgave either Davis or his
daughter until the night after Davis led
the famous charge of his regiment of Miss
fssippi riflemen at Buena Vista. About
midnight an orderly presented himself
at Col Davis tent and announced that
Gen. Taylor wished to see him at head
quarters Immediately. The two men
had never spoken since the one had
stolen the daughter of the other Davis
knew the passionate temper of the old
man, and instantly conjectured that the
sudden and peremptory summons BODIED
no good to him. In deep anxiety he
hurried to the generals tent, entered
the door, and saluted, without speaking
or moving a step inside. The door was
closed in moment, and ''Old Rough
and Ready" with his arms outstretched,
rushed forward and embraced his long
ignored son-in-law, exclaiming: =,
my daughter knew you better than l
did. Forgive me. Forgive me!'
The reconciliation so dramatically
brought about was lasting one, and
to the day of old Zach's death, sixteen
months and four days after his inaugur-
alton as president OF the United States,
he and Mr.. Davis were friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
UniicaStal Food

In the stomach develops an acid W hich stings
the upper part of the throat and palate, caus
ing heartburn 1t also evolves a gas which
produces wind on the stomach and a feeling
and appearance of distension in that organ
after eating. For both this acidity and swell
ling Hostetter's Stomach Btters is much
better remedy than alkaline salts. like harris
horn and carbonate of soda. A wineg assful
of the BitterS, after or before dinner, will be
found to act as a reliable carminative or pre-
ventive. This fine specific for dyspepsia, both
in its acute and chronic form, also prevents
and cures maiarial fever, constipation, liver
complaint. kidney troubles, nervousness and
debility. Persons who observe in themselves
a decline of vigor should use this fine tonic
withou. delay.
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An Enterprising, Reliable House

Fl. Hinrichs can always be relied upon,
not only to carry in stock the best of
everything, but to secure the Agency for
such articles as have well-known merit,
and are popular with the people, thereby
sustaining the reputation of being always
enterprising, and ever reliable. Having
secured the Agency for the celebrated
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, will sell it on positive guarantee.
1t will surely cure any and every affection
of Throat, Lungs, and Chest, and to show
our confidence, we invite you to call and
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The Washington Post says: "The
lady clerks in the Post-Oifice Depart
ment and some OF the gentlemen clerks,
too, make great pet of little Miss Mol
lie Villas, the daughter of the Post
master-General, who visits the depart
ment every Saturday, spends the day
under the protecting wings of the lady
clerks, and goes home with her father
in the afternoon. She is pretty little
girl, with red cheeks, and bright.
sparkling eyes, and a tendency to say
sharp things. Last Saturday about y
o'clock, when she wanted some lunch
con, she was going TO her father, when
one of the ladies remarked that it would
be useless, as she had just seen him
captured by Senator. Senators are
a bother, | must confess exclaimed
Miss Mollie, petulantly; and it can
hardly be questioned that she expressed
the sentiments that her father frequent
ly entertains"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

A GEORGIA man rugged himself up as
a bear, to have some fun, and he got it.,
for the inhabitants turned out with dogs
and ran him four miles over stony
country, before he could make them be
lieve he wasn't bear. And then they
talked of tarring and featbering him, for
alarming tho women folks of the neigh
borhood, and finally Save him three days
to leave the county. He won't play bear
any more,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
Not a Fisherman Himself, Perhaps

You are fishing with persistence"
said gentleman to an urchin who had
thrashed a stream without apparent re-
ward whole afternoon.
20, no, sir; on'y jest angle-worms,"
replied the youth. pleasantly.
Il mean you have good deal of per-
severance" explained the other
No, them's suckers; guess We amt
lived in these parts, hev yep The boy
was not little disguised by the stran-
gers ignorance. -Binghamton Repaid
iicdH.
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ANY younp orator NAV gain aSsEranc

ANY young orator may gain assurance
in the same way. Let him remember
the anectote of the young priest who was
startled in the midst of simple sermon
by his bishop suddenly appearing robed
in his full canonicals The sermon was
completed with as much ease and self
possession as it began. At its close the
bishop asked If his presence had dis
turbed the preacher. 'No, your lord
ship" was the reply: 81 always regard
nv audience as so many cabbage heads,
and the presence of red cabbage among
them makes no difference
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

United States Senator Kenna of West
Virginia is an excellent shot, and keeps
the finest pack of deerhounds and
beagles owned by anybody, probably,
IN the United States. He has brought
down nine deer in one days hunt. He
knows the best fishing streams in the
Alleghenies, and likes nothing better
than to set out for 4 days sport to see
who, of half-a-dozen fishermen, can
bring the biggest string of trout
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

The bell-pnnch venture has not proved
advantageous to Virginia. Some years
ago the state adopted a law requiring
bartenders to register on these punches
each drink taken. Recently the ,aw was
repealed. These punches cost thn state
So, were sold to the whiskey dealers at
SO, but had to be taken back, and now
the entire lot has been closed out Mt aGc.
ton cents apice,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

The protracted drouth is seriously re-
tarding og-driving operations on the
Wisconsin river and its tributaries. OF
200,000,000 feet of logs cut north of
Wausau, not over 100000 feet have
as yet been driven TO market. The stage
of water is the lowest known for several
years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24
a Q 4 RID

To all who are suffering from the errors ana in
discretiOns ofyouth, nervous weakness early de-
cay, loss of manhood, etc, l will send - recipe
that will cure you FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by q mis- sonary in
South America. Send selfaddressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH /. INMA.. Stasioa d. New
York City. seFti0-N6
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Big Fresh-water EeIs.

OF fresh-water eelS as apart from their
mighty cousin the conger, there are three
distinct kinds-the sharp-nosed eel, the
broad-nosed or frog-mouthed eel, and
the snig. Of these three, the sharp
nosed eel is both the largest fish and
the best eating, though some prefer the
snig-eel as having superior flavor
The snig, however, in spite of its excel
lence, has not the same value as the
sharp-nosed eel; for it seldom, if ever.
attains more than half a pound in
weight. The sharp-nosed eel, on the
contrary, attalnS an enormous size.
One on record that was taken in the
Midway, not far from Rochester, weigh
ed thirty-four pounds, measured six feet
in length, and mad a girth of twenty-five
inches. Another eel, taken in Kent,
weighed forty pounds and measured
five feet nine inches. Yarrell speaks of
having seen at Cambridge the pre-
served skins of two which had weighed
together fifty pounds; the heaviest
twenty-seven pounds, the other twenty
three pounds. But these instances,
though not to be regarded as apocry-
phal, are still very exceptional; and a
very fair average weight for sharp
nosed eels is six pounds. Eels of even
ten pounds weight are not common,
and Mr.. Frank Buckland speaks of one
of that size as being the largest he had
ever seen.-PopuIar Science Monthly.
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THEY WILL SURELY FIND YO1,

They are looking for you everywhere.
Drafts of air in unexpected places, going
from hotrooms to cool ones, carelessnessin
changing clothing: In short anything
which ends in common cold in the
head" Unless arrested this kind of cold
becomes seated in the mucous membrane
of the head Then it is catarrh. In
any and all its stages this disease always
yields to Ely's Cream Balm. Safe, agree
able, certain. Price SOC.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-24

Mrs. Dunmire, the divorced wife of
Guiteau, is in Washington for the ..pur-
pose of getting pension for her present
husband. who served in the Union army,
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CoN'N Ace\~ a Hignts is the he

thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption, Coughs, etc. Did you ever try
Ackers English Remedy? 1t is the best
preparation known for all Lung Troubles,
sold ON positive guarantee at 10c., soc.
F. c. Buerstatte or Henry Hinrichs.
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WORMS ON CURRANT BUSHES
AND LICE ON PLANTS are killed the
quickest by MY remedy.
HENRY HNRIoHs, Druggis..
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SICK HORSES

are cured the quickest by the Horse
Medicines prepared by Henry Aiurichs,