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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
Journalistic Enterprise.

A correspondent of the St. Paul Pho
neer-Press tells this story about A. c.
Adams, editor of the Webster Cd. To
Farmer and Reporter: Maj. Adams
settled in Day county, far from the
haunts of man, took up claim, and
built himself sod shanty. He finally
went to amusing himself getting out
a newspaper. He was twelve miles
from postoffice and thirty-eight from
a railroad, but he issued paper filled
would ordinarily take place in town
firemen's parade, the concert by the
band, lectures by prominent people in
the town hall, church sociables, and
so on, drawing on his imagination and
past experience Unfortunately. At
ter printing few hundred copies of
these papers the major would drive
over to the postof1ice and mail them to
various offices in the east and west for
general distribution.
One day the editor of this strange
sheet was standing in front of his sod
shanty when he saw horse and buggy
coming across the prairie. As it drew
nearer he observed the figure of man
in a buggy, and he noticed that every
now and then the vehicle stopped and
the man stood up in the buggy and
looked anxiously about him. At last
be stood up on his seat, shaded his
eyes with his hands, and scanned the
horizon in every direction. Then he
sat down and drove straight to the sod
shack.
s.Hellow said Adams, chow are you"
"Howdy do" replied the stranger.
rest" said the major.
Eyes, will, responded the traveller,
and he did.
He took stool and looked around
the shack curiously, taking in the
printing outfit with the other furni-
ture. Then an idea seemed to strike
him.
Look here" he said, edo you print
the Western Chief here?"
yes" said Adams. ''Would you
like to look at one?"
Look at onew exclaimed the stran-
ger; 'look at one! No, thank you! I've
looked at it good many times"
What do you think of it?" inquired
Adams.
"You want me to tell you?" respond
ed the stranger.
Certainly" replied the editor.
"Well, then, l think you are the
d--est liar | ever knew"
''Why, you didn't take my fun in
earnest, did you?" inquired Adams.
Fun nothing! said the stranger.
'Why, | came out to your Internal
place to start hardware store"
Adams tried to prevail on the stran-
ger, whose name was Lawrence, to
stay and start the store anyway, but
it was no use. He went back to Iowa
But four months from that time Mr..
Adams stood in the door of his shack
and counted 120 houses in sight. The
boom edition had brought others in
who staid. Now railways traverse
the region, and short distance from
that first dwelling stands the thriving
town of Britton, in Marshal county,
Day having been divided and new
county formed of that name. eff
Lawrence had stayed and started the
hardwarestore, says Adams, che would
now be worth $50, 0O0."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
A Girls Life i'm Hindostan.

Miss Mary Graybiel, one of the mis-
sionaries sustained in India by the
sect known as disciples, writes very
interesting letters to her family in this
city. 1t is now over four years since
she went to Hindostan, in company
with the Rev. Mr.. Wharton, formerly
pastor of the Church of Christ, and his
wife. The place at which Miss Gray
biel is now located is in the heart of
India, on the line of the railroad which
is to be built from Bombay directly
across to Calcutta. The children of
the Sunday schools of the denomina-
ton in the United States contributed
fund of some four thousand dollars
with which to erect house for this
mission, and in her last letter she
modestly tells how the work was done.
1t appears that she had to serve as
architect, master builder, and general
boss mechanic. First, she bought four
yoke of buffaloes to do the teaming;
then Il few big trees-they are very
scarce in that part of the country She
employed hundred natives, or nearly
that number, whom she taught to
quarry stone, which had to be hauled
several miles, and to make brick, first
trampling the clay, fashioning it into
bricks, and then burning them. using
the spare portions of the trees for fuel.
The trunks of the trees were labor
iously by hand sawed into boards for
the floors, roof, etc. A stone founda-
ton three feet thick was laid three feet
below ground and as much above, this
solid base wall being deemed neces-
sary to keep out the white ants, which
are great pest of the country. Evil
IDENTIFY good job was made of the
wall, for Miss Graybiel ENORMOUSLY
relates that an Englishman visitor in
quired who had been the engineer, and
expressed much surprise when she told
that she had directed the work her.
self.
1t takes Buffalo girl to hold her
own among the heather. or anywhere
else. incidentally Miss Gray biel
states that the son of a German mis-
sionary living some forty miles distant
was killed by a tiger. She attended
the funeral, making the Journey
through the solid jungle in cart drawn
by pair of the buffaloes, with the
chance of being sprung upon by that
or some other tigers at any mon ent.
Such is life in the wilds of Hindostan.
-Bafalo Couria
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

Two LOST OPPORTUNITIES have
been told that the most serious wound
Inflicted on the Merrimac in this action
was inflicted, when she ran herself up on
the ironshod bulwarks of the Monitor,
for the little vessel was so low that she
ran clear up on her deck, and exposed,
in doing so, her wood ends beneath her
plating thus causing a serious leak. Had
those then in the turret fred when she
was thus at such close range, they would
probably have torn the Merrimac's bow oh
of her, or shattered it so that she would
at once have sunk. Had those on the
Merrimac noticed it, the iron ladder lend
ing from the deck of the Monitor to the
top of the turret, had not-such was the
excitment on board of her--been hauled
up, and it wonld have been the easiest
thing in the world to have jumped on
board and captured her, as there was hnt
few men in the turret. or in fact, on board
the boat, all told. They did not notice
it, but backed their ship off, and the fight
proper began.--OutiDg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
A WOMAN'S DISCOVERY.

"Auother wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady III this
county. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vital or
gans were undermined and death seemed
imminent. For three months she cough
ed necessarily and could not sleep. She
bought of rs bottle of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and was SO
much relieved on taking first dose that
she slept all night and with one bottle
has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Mrs Luther Lutz." Thus write
W. G, Hamriok & Co., of Shelby, N. G.
Get free trial bottle at Ii. Hinrichs'
Drug Store. 2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

Big AFRICAN ENTERPRISES Consid-
cradle amounts of American capital are
being invested in some big African enter
prises. The railroad from Delagoa bay,
the best barber on the east coast of ART
ca, which is now completed for distance
OF fifty four miles inland, was built by an
American syndicate under concession
from the Portuguese government. 1t
will connect with the line to be built
from Pretoria, the capital of the Trans
vaal The largest trading company on
the Upper Congo, and the only one that
has yet sent two steamers to the upper
river, is the Sanford company, which
was organized and until recently was
managed by Americans. Considerable
Belgian capital, however, is invested in
the company. American en9ineers sur
veyed and are now building the railroad
from Loanda to Ambaca. which is back
ed by the Portuguese government Some
American money also is finding its way
into quartz crushing machinery for the
new gold fields of South Africa.-Chi-
cago News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
THE TAX COLLECTOR IN RUSSIA.

Taxes are based upon, the estimates of
the collector as to what can be paid.
There were appraisements of property,
and there are appraisenents yet. The
list of mobiles, however, pay only enough
TO keep up the appearance of paying
The middle classes-those who have
enough property in farms, etc., to make
them living when worked, and those
who generally become Nihilsts on &C
count of the espotism-oay the burden.
The tax collector watches closely the
property of these people, and if they re
roof house, paint, build a new structure
or fence, ''reappraisement" is direct
ly made. though the man may have just
paid his taxes, and additional taxes are
demanded. They must be paid instant
ly. The laws about confiscating proper.
ty of persons who refuse to pay taxes are
simply awful. If the property owner
makes any fuss about the matter he is
classed as a conspirator, a conniver
against the government, aud some fine
day or night he is called upon by officers
who look like innocent citizens. He
leaves his family ''to go to town." and
next he is seen in the spirit land. He
goes to the shooting gallery or Siberia
Moscow Cor. New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

NORTH AMERICAS INLAND OCEAN,
FRS of all, word or two in reference to
Hudson's bay itself. The proportions
of this inland ocean are such as to give
it prominent place among the geograph
ical features of the world. One thous
and three hundred miles in length by
900 miles in breadth, it extends over II
degs. of latitude, and covers an area of
not less than half a million square miles.
OF the five basins into which Canada is
divided, that of HudsoD's bay is i'm
measurably the largest, the extent of
country draining into it being estimated
at 8, 900, 900 square miles. To swell the
mighty volume of its waters there come
rivers which take their rise in the Rocky
mountains on the west, and the Labrador
wilderness on the east, while southwark
its river roots stretch far down below the
forty ninth parallel, until they tap the
same lake source whence flows stream
into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

BEFORE A Russian CoURT.-Usually
when suspect is placed on examination
or trial and is permitted to make defen
Sc, he employs bis attorney under con-
tract like this: If sentenced to Siberia
the fee shall be 1000 roubles; if only a
years imprisonment, 5000 roubles; if ac-
quilted, 10000 roubles. The trials are
then conducted under the principles of
the Russian proverb: "The cause is de-
cided when the court receives present. !"
Thus the success of the lawyer depends
upon his ability in pleasing the judges
taste in resent giving. 1t is not one in
twenty times that prisoner suspect
ed of crime against the crown is acquit-
ted.-New York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

PAPER From TOBACCO STEMS. -"What
do you thiuk that Isl? inquired whole
sale stationer of the writer, at the same
time handing the latter a sheet of note
paper of excellent quality and the finest
finish.
"Paper," answered the reporter.
Cant you give me something hard?"
ooh, yes; of course it's paper, but
what's it made from?"
Linen rags"
"Just what L thought you'd say, but
you see you don't know it all. No sir;
that paper which appears TO be, aud Is
equal to paper manufactured from linen
rags, was in its natural state nothing but
the stems and waste of the tobacco plant.
A use has thus been discovered for thou
sands of tons of material, that has hereto
fore been practically worthless. Another
new paper making material is blmboo,
which, after being crushed to a pnlp,
can be made to ali excellent quality of
paper. [ shouldn't be very much sur
prised," added the stationer, ruminatlve-
ly, "to hear that some genius had sue
ceeded in manufacturing paper from pull
verified cobbie stones. Its q great cOun
try, and you can't almost always tell
what's going to happen. Mail and Ex-
press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
The Honest Conductors Reward.

A New York Central conductor
found $500 on his train Learning of
its owner, he wired him to be on hand
on the return trip and get the money.
After the amount was handed over and
found to be intact, the loser took a
half dollar from his pocket and held
it out to the veteran of the punch
Without hesitation the latter held up
his hand-to the engineer-and shout
ing, ''All aboard! Sorry | haven't any
change for that, stepped aboard the
train, leaving the half dollar in the
hand that had rendered such munifi-
cent reward for the return of $780,
Buffalo E1press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

A NOVEL NECKTIE.-The manager of
one of the large Chicago wholesale houses
in the line of gentiemen's furnishings,
shows novel necktie which be has just
received from Texas. It is rattlesnake
skin, made up in the form Of fourth
hand tie. The point-rattle is set in the
center of the outer fold-to serve the
purpose of tie pin. As it glistens and
shows all sorts of shifting colors in the
sunlight Or gaslight it makes very at
tractive. if not exactly conventional, tie.
The owner says that it was sent to him as
sample, the sender saying that, as the
stock of rattlesnakes in his country is
inexhaustible, he can supply as many of
these strange ties as the Chicago house
may want.-Chicago News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

TIE GUARD AT THE WALI.-There is
good story, still told in the French war
Office, to the effect that for ten years a
soldier was stationed in the passage lead
ing to the minister's private apartments
With orders not to let people touch the
walls. But no one seemed tounderstand
why this was done. Now, q new ninist-
er of an inquisitive turn of mind deter
mined to find out the explanation of a
circumstance that his fifty predecessors
had never remarked. But no one could
give him any light. not even the chief
clerks, nor the subordinates who had
been in service half century. But a
certain doorkeeper, an old fellow with a
good memory, recollected that on GER
tain occasion soldier was placed there
because the walls had been painted and
the minister's wife had got spot on her
dress. The paint had dried, but the
sentinel had been ft-New York Home
Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

The deepest coal mine in America is in
PottsviIle, Pa The shaft is 1876 feet
deep. From its bottom, almost third
of a mile down, 300 cars, holding four
tons each, are lifted every day. They
are run upon a plat form, and the whole
weight of six tons is hoisted at speed
that makes the head swim, the time oc-
cupied in lifting full car being only a
little more than minute. The hosting
and lowering of men into coal mines is
regulated by law in that state, and only
ten can stand on platform at once, un
der penalty of heavy fne.-Chicago
Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
HOW'S THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can not
be cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Prop'rs, Toledo, o.
P. S. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of thu system. Price,
Is cts. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED,

To THE EDIToR.-Please inform your
readers that I have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY it's timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have
been permanently cured. 1 shall be
glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any Of your readers who have
consumption if they will send me their
express and post Office address. Re
spectfully, L. A. SLoCUM, Nj. G.,
June 81 ISL Pearl ST., New York
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
RrroKI1N,S ARNICA SALVF

TEE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by 81.
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

PERHAPS no local disease has puzzled
and baffled the medical profession more
than nasal catarrh. While not immed-
lately fatal 1t is among the most distress
ing, nauseous and disgusting ills the flesh
is heir to, and the records show very few
or no cases of radical cure of chronic cat
arrh by any of the multitude of modes of
treatment until the introduction of Ety.
Cream Balm few years ago. The sue
cess of this preparatin has been most
gratifying and surprising.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

''Col. Richard M. johnson, who has
become prominent" says the New Or
leans Ptcayune, sin the new school of
Southern writers, is 65 years old and
was leading lawyer in Georgia be-
fore tie war. After Lees surrender
he became a schoolmaster in Balti-
more, but of late years he has devoted
himself entirely to literary work"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

Mr.. Whittier's birthday presents are
still coming along, one of the latest be-
ing balsam pillow embroidered with
pine cones. The balsam grew by the
grave of Helen Hunt jackson, in Col.
orado. and tn pillow was made by an
Indian girl
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
A Young lady and gentleman were mar.

J
ried On the top of the Blue Mountains in
Pennsylvania the other day. They had
marriage license from the court of
Schuylkill County and were in Berkes
County. The nearest point where the
license was valid was the top of the
mountains, between the two counties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

In making chicken salad of veal
feathers should be used sparingly.-
Neto Orleans PtcayuRe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

DOES YOUR HORSE COUGE2
If so. use, Hinrichs Improved Horse
Powder 'ss best in the world for coughs
and colds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01

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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-06-08
LAMENT OF THE BLOODY
SHIRT.
A La WHITMAN SwINBURNE,


I am in the shirt business, the DO
litical shirt business, the ancient
bloody shirt business, the shirt
all DER deep dyed with gore and
rn,fdy stains aud freelmen's
pains and negroes chains and
means AMI grOans nn,l dead mems
bones and freetimen's skulls bnst.
ell and Republican, hearts thrust
ell with dagger's blood ruSted and
every decent man Ku.Kluxted.
., that deep dyed, traitorous, trea-
sonoms,villainous, poisonous Dem
OcratS unite with us in decorating
union soldiers graves. l would
rather far they would fling mud
on these sacred mounds. see in
this yearly growing aiiiiatiOn with
my party, this brothorly love and
lack Of sectional hate, naught but
ruin to the dear old sacred, hal
lowed bloody shirt. l SEQ alas |!
it's blood red stains washed away.
i see it going. Its tnil is being
rent aSunder.
Oh. shucks and John Brown mold.
ciing and SO forth and all that
sort of thing and Garrison and
Sumner and Chandler and Andy
D., and all the rest of Our sacred
band who believed in blood, and
tubs full of it, and war and bat.
tie and shOOtin' and cuttiu' and
stabbin' right AMI left. Right
foot, left foot, hay foot, straw
foot, and streets foot deep with
Democrats and traitors. Oh where
are you now, and can't yon come
back II day OF two and raise n
row and brighten M AMI carminc
and tough up the dear old Bloody
Shirt
Oh, sad was the day when the blue
and the gray marched in peace.
i'nl array as they did yesterday
Oh upper Broadway. Oh sadder
and madden AMI Bladder | ie.l as
squcal and l feel how the iutcs
steal still SO gently DER mo steal.
ing this horrible feeling that all
the old CORY shirt feeling is from
the united country pceling, My
head is Keeling with such peace.
full dealing.
Oh, let me go somewhar. there's n
bar near or far, for I'm dry for a
whisk, for I need to assuage this
terrible rage with something
strong and long, something fiery
and why and raspy and Nasty
No,u TOrh; ,StW.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-06-08

Welsh, q veteran, calmly advised all
to avoid bloodshed.
During the fusihde Col. Bruce
maintained his position at the hotel
door and demanded cessation of
hostiiities. Two balls barely missed
him, ONE being iinbedded in the door
fraiao and the other striking the
wall behind him. Wednesday thir-
teen of the rioters were caught around
the mountains and will be sent to
Princeton for trial. Further trouble
is apprehended and will no. be tame
ly submitted to, as now the whole
town is armed.
1t is just to say that u majority Of
the miners want to return to work
aud need protection. The operators.
displeased by Tuesday nights work,
will stand out against the strikers
demands and will let the strike take
its time. Some of the miners are
yet at work and SO are part of the
coke ovens.
An old miner named Hartwell con
cluded he'd work Wednesday, SO he
belted on two pistols and shouldered
an old gun and went in his SHIFT.
HIS battary saana1 RI No enfl,o;out
and he earned probably $40 by his
days work. He works i'll Freeman
& jones' mine.
A lynching party was organized to
suspend infammatory Lawyer Dan
iels from the railroad bridge but his
life was saved BY placing him under
arrest. During the delivery of his
infanlnatory speech he wore brace
of pistols i'll view.-Putosh:i Ne,cs.