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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
Wearing Mourning.

Doubtless there are many who con-
ceive themselves comforted by Grape
and bombazine and their feelings ought
to be respected. We are greatly the
creatures of habit. Among the He
brews the conventional expressions
of grief consisted in tearing gar
ments, cutting the hair and beard and
going about bareheaded and barefoot
ed, weeping and shifting the breast.
The Greeks kept themselves secluded,
wore coarse black garments and
walled bitterly. During the empire
women wore white mourning in place
Of black, cheerful custom, at least.
Among barbarians mourning rites are
horrible, including burning and am
putation.
The Chinese more hopeful than the
Caucasians, believe their friends are
alive and happy in some distant cline
and so use white instead of black.
Even the Turkish mourning is cerulean,
to represent the sky to which their
loved have flown, while the Philippians
typify the dust Of which they are made
by the brown they don on funeral oc-
casions. Everywhere it is convention
al duo luOIc VI lcSS UdI OdklC. lOW
unlike a true conception of that "other
world" of Mrs. Stowe:
Sweet hearts around us throb and beat,
Sweet helping hands are stirred,
And palpitates the vail between
With breathings almost heard,
In multitudes of cases families put
into pompous funeral ceremonies and
costly mourning enough to save them
from impending want. Who can sup
pose that the departed would desire
such trappings, when no one is bene-
fitted and no real respect shown by the
unwisdom? Modern oblations take a
different form but amount to the same
thing as the ancient. A sacrifice upon
the altar of show and ceremony is a
sacrifice still. Where the wealthy in
dulge, the poor certainty will. A
costly casket, long line of carriages.
Haunting Grape and an empty larder,
debts. anxiety and wretchedness. Nor
can they abate one jot the pangs of
separation, which can only be assuaged
by trust in that Providence which
comprehends all we can ever know OF
deathless and exalted affection.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
AN IMMENSE PAVING sToNE.-There

AN IMMENSE PAVING sTONE.-There is
a new paving stone come to town which
breaks the record for size. The stone
forming sidewalk before the Wander
bilt mansion, in Fifth avenue has
hithero held the record. and the honor
will still be in the family. for it i. Fred
erick Vanderbilt who has had the new
one brought to New York, and it will be
placed in front of his house. 1t is fifteen
feet wide and twenty feet long. 1t was
quarred at Oxford, Chenango county.
and transported to this city on special
car. Superintendent William Buchanan
of the New York Central road. designed
the car, and according to an account
published yesterday, showed great ingen-
uity in overcoming the many difficulties
of his task. Nothing can be carried on
the Central that is wider than ten or
higher than fourteen feet, but Mr.. Bnc-
hanan applied mathematics to the puzzle
of handling mass fifteen feet wide. lie
put the stone on edge at such an angle
that its breadth aud height accommodat-
ed themselves to the limits, brought it in
safety to the city, and received the well
deserved congratulations of his friends
New York Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
MONKEYS AVERSION To CauKnrY-

MONKEYS AVERSION To CRUKLTY-
In Hindostan. where three varieties of
sacred monkeys enjoy the freedom of
every town, those four handed pension
ers often assist the police in enforcing the
riot laws by charging enmasse for the
scene eff every dog fight and schoolboy
uscffle. They will rescne worried cats
and fer greater security deposit them on
the next roof, or suppress rowdyism in
general the stout Rhesus baboou for in
stance, being physically IS well as NOR
ally qualified to queu the aggressive dis
position of The fierciest cur. On the
platform of public warehouse the Brit
ish residents of Agra few years ago,
witnessed scene which put the char
acter trait in even a stronger light.
A little street Arab had spread his
pallet in the ehade of q stack Of country
produce, and had just dropped asleep,
when the proprietor of the Planters ho-
tel strolled up with pet leopard that
had learned to accom- oany him in all his
rambles. A troop of tramp monkeys had
taken post on the opposite end of the
shed and like the beggar boy, seemed to
enjoy a comfortable siesta, but at sight
of the speckled intruder the whole gang
charged along the platform like squad
ron of spahis. and, instantly forming
semicircle about the little sleeper, fackd
the leopard with bristliug names, evid-
entity resolved to defeat the purpose of
his visit.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
Boer Courtshtps.

From the STORY of an African
Farm" we quote the following sketch
of courtships among the Beers OF
Africa.
One of the forms of Boer courtship is
an ..up-sitting," or all-night vigil by
the lovers. q
Aunt" said the young man, es,
plosivelv, lean we sit up Tonight!
Tant' Sannie hung her head and half
closed her eyes; but. finding that her
little wiles were thrown away, the
young man staring tixedly at his hat,
she simpered '.yes," and went away to
fetch the candles.
Taut' Sannie took two candles out
of the cupboard and held them up
triumphantly, winking all around the
room.
Hes asked for Them" she said.
Does he want them for his horses's
rubbed back?" asked Gregory, new to
up-country life.
mo" said Tant Sannie. indignant
ly, we're going to sit up! and she
walked off in triumph with the candles.
Wont you put your feet on my
stove?" said Tant' Sannie.
mo, tuduk NOu ouht, Soio 0nS
young man, and both lapsed into
silence.
At last Tant' Sannie, afraid of going
to sleep, tapped strong cup OF coffee
for herself and handed another to her
lover. This visibly revived both.
.'How long were you married,
cousin?"
"Ten months, aunt"
..How old was your baby?"
..Three days when it died.
''It's very hard when we must
give our husbands and wives to the
Lord" said Tant Sannie.
''She was such a good wife, aunt;
I've known her to break churn-stick
over a maids head for only letting
dust come on milk cloth"
Tant' Sannie felt twinge of jealousy.
She had never broken churn-stick on
a maids head.
Il hope your wife made good end.
Did she leave any messages?" asked
Tant' Sannie.
No; but the night before she died 1
was lying at the foot of the bed; 1 felt
her foot kick me.
"'Piet,' she said.
"'Annie, my heart said /.
".My little baby that died Yesterday
has been here and stood over the
wagon-box, she said.
"'What did it say?' / asked.
"It said that if died you must
marry fat woman
81 WILL said, and went to sleep
again"
THAT was a vision from the Re-
deemer," said Tant Sannie.
The young man nodded his head
mournfully.
II suppose that's why you came to
me-" said Tant' Sannie.
Eyes aunt. and pa said that I ought
to get married before shearing time.
1t is bad if there is no one to see after
things then, and the maids waste such
lot of fat"
The next morning at dawn, as EN-
passed through Tant' Sannie's bedroom,
she found the Boer woman pulling off
her boots preparatory to climbing into
bed.
''Where is Pet Wander Waetpn
"Just gone," said Tant' Sannie, ''and
I'm going to marry him this day four
weeks. l am dead sleepy" she added;
''the stupid thing doesn't know how to
talk love-talk at all" and she climbed
into the four-poster, clothes and all,
and drew the quilt up to her chin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

A GIFT OF SECOND SIGHT. Very much
akin to dreams is the omen or gift of Sec
ond sight that is to foresee disaster by
the vision of that disaster itself or some
SYMBOL This is belief that II most
common among the Scandinavian and
Scotch, the vision of funeral procession
being the ordinary omen indicating a
death The Germans have a peculiar
form of second sight which they call the
doppIe gander, that is the double goer.
In this the person who is to die is
astonished by seeing himself, either on
the street or in a room, and sometimes
even in his own bed.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

"THE TREE OF LIFE. "The tree of life
bearing twelve manner of fruits seems 70
have existence outside of the vision OF
st. John, no less than the story of the
deluge, which is to be met with outside
the Scripture record. On this subject
writer of series of papers on ''Asiatic
Symbolism," recently published in The
Indian Antiquarv, remarks that ''the
tree of life, bearing twelve manner vi
fruits, yielding its fruit every m onth,
described by John ill the Revelation,
has its counterpart in the Eastern art.
On Persian carpets is seen the figure of
tree with twelve leaves, or sometimes
twelve flowers or fruits. Yarkand Car
pets bear the same representation, bnt iii
more conventional form.-Public Opin-
on.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
CONSUMPTION IS INCURABLE.

Read the following: Mr.. G. h. Nor
is, Newark, Ark, says: ''Was down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. 1t is the
finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of Lung Troubles. Was given up
by doctors. Am now in best of health. 4"
Try it. Sample bottle free at Henry
Hinrichs Drug Store. 5
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
According to the Walla Walls

According to the Walla Walla
Journal, the red fish have for the first
time in sixteen years disappeared
from Wallowa Lake, and the packers
are idle in consequence. The fish are
identical With the ''blue black" salmon
of the Columbia, and have been ac-
customed to making the lake their
breeding grounds. where they swarmed
in immense numbers. Like many
other fish, they change color at the
breeding season. The blue black is
one of the finest species of salmon, and
its utter determination seems to be
matter of only short time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

ESEnaY, FORCE AND VIaoR.-There is
q difference between energy, force and
vigor. Energy is connected with the
idea of acting force with that of health.
Eu.rgy lies only in the mind
while force and vigor are the property of
either mud or body.-Hartford Re,ig.
ious Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
FAST TINE IN THE MOUNTAINS "A

FAST TINE IN THE MOUNTAINS An
other engineer has been discovered IN
the Union Pacific road who has reck
less passion struck in his heaving breas
for fast running. His territory extends
from Evanston to Ogden, seventy five
miles and it is about the toughest bit of
road on the entire system. The track
winds through deep canyons, shoots over
high precipices, darts in and out of dark
holes, is full of short curves and danger
Gus places but the "Flying Dutcbman, p"
as the engineer is called, makes the run
including all stops in ninety minutes
Omaha Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
DIR. PILLBAGS' DIAGNOSIS.

To DR.. Pillbags Patrick came
With most woful face;
Says he, Dear Docther PLAT your name,
Will you place trate my case.
The doctor looked him inthe eye,
His tongue he made him show;
Said he my man you're going to die;
You've got tic-douloureux."
my faith says Pat, ''phats that you say?
I've got ticksdollar, oh?
Yez lynn thafe / always pay
Your bill before go.
I'll have more to do wild yez,
FL docther my own case"
He took dose of P. P. p. P.'s,
And wears brighter face
Use Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pei
let's for torpid liver, constipation, and all
arrangements of stomach and bowels.
By druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
I BAD a severe attack of catarrh, az

I had a severe attack of catarrh, and
became SO deaf l could not hear common
conversation. I suffered terrible from
roaring in the head. procured bottle
of Ely's Cream Balm, and in three weeks
could hear as we'll as ever could ana
now I can say to all who are afflicted
with the worst of diseases, catarrh take
one bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm and be
cured. 1t is worth 81, 900 to any mar
woman or child suffering from catarrh.-
A. E. Newman, Grayling, Mich. II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To THE EDIToR-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands of
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my rene
DIV FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their express
and post Office address. Respectfully, 1loctSQ
T. A. SLOCUM. NJ. c., ISL Pearl st., New York.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow a cough to run untlllt gets beyond
the reach of medicine They often say,
"Oh it will wear away" butin most cases
i, wears them away. Could they be III
duced to try the successful medicine cal
led Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a
posite guarantee to cure they would i'm
mediatey See the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price SOC and$l 90
1riat size free. AT all Druggists.
luov 80.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
TUE BEST INTHE WORLD.

Dr.. J W. Hamilton. of Mcmillan,
Wis, says: I have sold Warmers White
Wine of Tar Syrup for years. 1t Is the
best cough medicine in the world, and
has no equal for asthma. 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

THE UoMELIEsT NAN IN MANIrowoc.
AS well as the handsomest. and others
are invited TO call on any druggist and
get frce.a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsom
for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy
that is selling entirely upon its merits
and is guaranteed to relieve and cure eli
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large
Bottles so cents and 81. 1novS9
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10
Oregon's Girl Mail Carrier.

Oregon has woman mail carrier,
Minimize Westman, and she carries
Uncle Sans mail from the head of
navigation on Siusclaw River over the
coast range mountains, following up
the river to Hale's Post Office station,
within fifteen miles of Eugene City.
Her route is twenty miles long and
is situated in the heart of the noun
tains, where all the dangers and adven-
lures incident to such an occupation
abound. She carries the mail night
and day and fears nothing. She rides
horseback and carries revolver.
Miss Westman is plump little bru-
nette, and is just 20 years old. Her
father and uncle operate stage line
and have contract for carrying the
mail. At Hale's station Minnie meets
her father and gets the mail from Eu-
gene City. and starts on her round.
Miss Westman has never met with a
serious mishap in the performance of
her duty On one of her trips last
year she found three good-sized bears
in the road right in front of her. The
horse, on espying them, became fright
ened, threw his rider to the ground,
ana turning arounu ran Dach Inc Ioau
he came. Miss Westman, with great
presence of mind, started after the
runaway, and. overtaking him, re-
mounted and rode right through the
savage Gordon, and, strange to say,
she was not attacked. Meeting some
friends, she told them of what she
had seen, and they went to the place
and killed the bears. So far this year
Miss Westman has met two bears,
which did not modest her.-Porttand
OregOntdn.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward, author of
s.Robert Elsmere," hasrecently written
a critical estimate of Mrs. Browning
and is just completing another novel,
for which she gets much higher price
than for her former work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

No remedy for blood disorder, can
equal Ayers Sarsaparilla. Though con-
centrated and powerful this medicine is
perfectly safe and may be taken by child
rem as well as adults. Physicians recon
mend it in preference to any other. Price
81. Worth s. bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-10

A coal mime in Japan took fire several
years ago and forty or fifty miners we're
entombed. Recently the pit was opened
and the bodies of the victims were dis
covered. They had been petrifed.
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CJAc0BS OF
-
kEMEipE5Y ~ s5s1PAIN
Chronic rheumatism.
prom Permanent Cures.

Prom pit. Perm anent Cureo.
Once Cured, Always Cured.
Fort Madison. Lava, Feb. -. 1857
Suffered ssvsrsly With rAsunatisn IN knee: could
hardly move Two appleatasaa Of 81 Jacobs OH
completely exrsA Ne. 10 rsturn u ysars
Once Cured, Always Cured.
CAnAteAAris, y. Z, Feb 10, 1857.
Awoks With sxcructAttAG pain IN shoulder tried
various rsAedfsa with no eject. Went - NJ o4ces
pain became insu6spAhle went 1ems ~ IL e'cloek
and used s. Jacobs Oil. fAs s1sct Vas magical;
pain Ceased: rssarnsd - work - o'clock. Cure
has remained permanent WILT 2. COOK.
Once Cured, Always Cured.
lowell, HAss., Oct -, 1855.
Had rhsuUatign in knee tried many
remedies without relief. tried g. Jacobs oil and
VAS prenptly cured No return ct pain In several
ysArs. DAVID tAW1ENCE.
Proof.
fAs sestinsny eaanes - Aispstsd. n has bssA
verified and rsnswsA altar . lapse Of year He
return Of pain No cenpstitten can aAev IKE
results
AT DRUGGISTS AND DEALERs
THE CHARLES 4. vocELER co.. Baitiasfe, Nd.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04
A Call.

by the authority in Inc vested as
President OF the State Grand Uuion of
Louisiana, and by the approval OF
Executive committee, ii is ordered the
State Union assemble in call session in
the town of Alexandria, La, ON Thurs
day, the 9Th day of May, 1889, at II
o'clock q. III. The purpose OF said
meeting Is to fix upon some plan to
avoid the hardship imposed by the
"bagging trust" and to consider tho
ACCESSIBILITY OF chartering a Factory for
manufacturing cotton or pine straw
tagging. II Is ordered that each
parish president call Il meeting OF his
UuIon at once, for the election Of dele
gates to represent them in the call
meeting of the State Union, each
parish eiecting two delegates as the
constitution provides. In case where
a parish fails to have meeting, l
recommend that the president appoint
the delegates. 1t IL further ordered
that the State secretary invite other
States to meet with US,
urge al! parishes to promptly send
up delegations, as it will be nert ssary
to get "A full expression from each
parish.
Done aud signed April 22nd, 1889.
J. NJ. STAILINGs.
Pres. State Farmers Union.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04
HypnOtism Again.
New Orleans States. |

Now &EISatlS
Ii begins to be generally accepted
among the diplomats of Europe that
King Milan, during the last year or
two OF his reign, was completely under
the control of Madame Artemisia
Cristech, wife of the prime minister Of
Servia. The lady in question, it
seems, has quite an unusual faculty as
hypnotiser, aud Milan was subject
on whom she played at her will at
any time and al all times. 1t WAS this
submission of her husband to a foreign
female power that first wrought mis-
chief between Milan and Natalie and
this same mesmeric or hypnotic con-
troll Madame Cristech is alleged 10
already possess and t. uec over young
Alexander. IIete is an interesting
extract on the sutject from letter OF
Its London correspondent in the New
York Times:
1.-The latest advices from Servia be-
gin TO show the true iuwardnesS OF
Nathalie'S expulsion and Miian's
aud read much like the
Diss Dabar trial in New York. Nine.
Ctis,eeb, the wife of the
prime minister, has been doing a great
many things 10 the king in the last
year until it is the accepted belief of
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04
Tax in Aid orlhe Mississippi Valley.

Especial to The Times Democrat.
TALLULAII, La, May Tho cleo
ton for the three and thcec.quarter
mill tax in aid Of the Mississippi Nal-
ley Railroad Company for ten years
passed off very quietly yesterday, the
result being Sl3 votes and over 81 10D,-
600 i'll assessments. The number Of
votes required to carry this election in
this (Madison) parish is G35 and assess
men.s of 1878, 1000. The roau Will cross
the Nicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
at TaIlu!ah.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04
THE RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.

In last Wednesdays Bulletin there
appeared a well-timed article on the
assessment of the Vicksbnrg, Shreve-
port and Pacific Railroad, which, as
was properly characterized, was put at
the ridiculousiy low figure of $500
per mile. With the exception of the
statement by the Bulletin that the
Supreme Court of the United States
had decided that the railroad was not
exempt from taxation we fully concur
in its structures upon the board Of as
sessment for having placed the valua
ton of the road at such a low figure.
In the suit Of Dennis, tax collector,
against the road to enfore the payment
of taxes, the company set up the plea
OF exemption under its chatter grant
which declared 'fhat the property of
the company shalt be exempt from
taxation for ten years after the COM
pietion Of the road" and the court
decided that "under charter declaring
that the property of the company shall
be exempt from taxation for ten years
after the completion of the road the
corporation cannot claim immunity
from the beginning of its existence up
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-04

Detroit News: Peabody thought he
was doing a great deed for the poor OF
London when he set aside $500, 0OO
for their benefit. The poor have not
got auy Of this yet, but it has been it's
vested so we'll that II has doubled. Ii
is question, aud serious one, too,
whether charity Is not just about the
worst thing for the poor that can hap
pen to them. II has at least two bad
effects-it makes the recipient shiftless
aud ii reduces wages. 1t has the same
result on wages generally as the giving
of fees 10 poriers Of palace cars acts on
their wages. The car companies re-
duce the compensation AS the fees in
crease. Poverty the result of iazi-
ness has no claims on society; poverty
the result Of misfortune, as when the
head of the household is taken sud>
denly away, appeals TO all, aud society
can well afford 10 lend helping hand.
But this Is just the kind that never
gets apy Of the magnificent bequests
for charity. Most Of the poverty of
the world is cansed by ignorance in
civilized communities has been further
Intensified by the enactment OF stat
utes that have kept the people pow
erless 10 help themselves. IT is not go
much charity as justice that the poor
require.