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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17
The Trial of the Pyx.

The trial of the pyx is made at the
mint in Philadelphia on the second
Wednesday of February annually be-
fore the Judge of the District court of
the United States for the eastern dis
trict of Pennsylvania, the comptroller
of the currency, the assayer of the New
York assay office, and such other per-
sons as the president of the United
States shall from time to time desig-
nate for the purpose. A majority Of
the commissioners constitute COM
petent board. Their examination is
made in the presence of the director of
the mint. The number of coins re-
served for the assay from each de-
livery made by the chief coiner is pre-
scribed by the director, and the re-
served pieces, after being sealed up
and labeled, are deposited in the pyX,
kept under the joint care OF the mint
and the assayer, each of those officers
securing it by an Independent lock.
The reserved coins from the coinage of
other minis besides that at Pnila-
delphia are transmitted quarterly to
the Philadelphia mint, and, in adj
dition to these, the director may at his
pleasure take any other pieces for test.
The commissioners are not sworn for
the ceremony. as in England, but after
the examination they prepare a certi-
fled report of the trial, which, if the
coins are within the limit of tolerance
in fineness and weight, is satisfactory,
and is simply filed; but if not the fact is
certified to the president of the United
States, ana if on a view of the circum-
stances of the case he shall so decide
the officer or officers implicated in the
error are thenceforth disqualified from
holding their respective Offices
LippincOH'S Mdgdzele.
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THE HUCKLEBERRY AND BLUE.
BERRY.

They are the only ones OF the popular
berries, says a contemporary, tiat have
| not been improved by cultivation MID
| die aged men can recall the time whes
the strawberry and blackberry We're rath
er poor, commonplace fruit, but they
have been cultivated, grown from seed
and the result is tie toothsome berfies
which now adorn our tables. But tht
hGckleberry We eat now is the same
which tichled the palates of our great
grandfathers. Word has gone forth tt
improve this berry, to grow it Ill gardens
from seed, aud select the variety which
gives tie best result.
1t is not generally known, but nearly all
our edible plants aud fruits were ofigi
naly weeds, or of so inferior kind as 20
be scac ly fit for human uses. But for
countless generations man has been lm-
peovlng his environment, but more espe
.laily the grams and fruit upon which he
now lives. The human palate itself must
have been greatly improved III sensbll-
ity, owing 10 the difference between
what fruits and vegetables We're and
what they are. There are those who
thiEk that this process is to go on, and
that other weeds will be turned into use
fnl planis, and that by scientific meth
DDS the quantity ofsfood viii be ut length
so geeat that no human being Will ever
die of star Scientific American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17
Manufacturing Jewels.

Some of the most singular processes
appear to be in vogue at Oberstein,
Germany, where the industry of manu-
featuring jewels is so largely carried
on. Chalcedony is the usual base of
false onyxes and agates, which are
most frequently initiated, the stones in
this case being boiled in the coloring
matter and then subjected to intense
heat, the coloring permeating the
whole stone. One establishment pos
sesses the secret of converting croci-
dollte into ''cat's-eyes." Gypsum and
hornblende are also made into the
same gems. Ticons, which are cheap
stones of silicon and zircouia, have the
color washed out and are apparently
diamonds until tested; a thin slice of
diamond is laid over a topaz, so that
the whole appears to be one gem; en-
eralds are easily imitated many stones
sold as rubies are only red spinel, and
much of what is termed lapis lazuli is
only dyed chalcedony.- Maautdctatrer,
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MexicO's National Beverage.

The region we passed through is the
centre of the pulque region of Mexico.
The road runs train called the ..pul-
que train into the City of Mexico
every day loaded with barrels and bot
ties of pulque. These bottles remind
one of the bottles known in Scripture
time. They are made of hogskin. The
skin is stripped from the no g almost
intact. turned inside out, and then with
the legs, tail and throat tied up il is
filled with pulque. The baggage car
of our train is nearly filled with these
uncouth objects. and until we knew
what they were we supposed it was a
load of hogs. As the train stops at
the small stations on the way to Vera
Cruz boys and men rush up to the bag
gage car with bottles, pals and demi-
johns, which are filled from these hog
skins. In the cities the pulque shops
are frequent. and you can always see
crowd of Mexcans standing before
the bar absorbing the pulque. They
drink it from large glasses which hold
about quart. am told that when
it is fresh pulque is as sweet rs honey,
but it feryemts rapidly and is sour in o
day or two.-A Vera Cruz Letter.
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How NOvC;ist'S Lose Plots,

met novelist not long ago, writes
Arlo Bates in the Book Bayer, who put
into words. albeit, somewhat whimsi-
cally, feeling ! confess to sharing.
81 have lost beautiful plot" he
said. Il can't be reconciled to giving
it up"
Lost it?" 1 asked. ..How have YOU
lost it?"
"Why, was the reply, "you know
| have undertaken to do so and so. and
that will take me at least six months.
BY that time somebody else will have
thought of my plot and used it. You
never can keep those things. They are
in the air."
Yes" l said. s.The year left COL
lege wrote out the plot of story of
which the motive was so nearly identi-
cal with that of Robert Elsmere' that.
II published it to-day, it would be
called the most barefaeed plagiarism.
Everything is thought by the world,
and the man who is quickest in getting
anything on paper is called the origi-
1ator."
That's just my idea,n he assented.
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How to Be nl-Comfortably.

How to be ill. This is science I'M
catalogued as vet. do not mean how
TO get there, but how to comfort your
self when there. The sick mans out
fit is, perhaps, q closer Technology.
Mind, l do not say the sick woman's
outfit. Women are born into the world
with talent for that sort OF thing.
They recline as naturally as they SIT,
smile over the stiff barrier OF a tooth
ache, swoon gracefully, and never look
so well as in the cap and gown livery
of an invalid. The gentle martyr
spirit which mandates convenience
and comfort on the altar of appear
ance, mankind will understand.
Don't CO." she says, winningly. Her
ewes shine, her cheeks glow, she chats
gayly and without break, until the
great laundering ignoramus of woman's
ways finally drags his long call to an
end. He never doubts that the even
ing has been as delightful to her as to
him. He never dreams that her head
ached and she was stirred to death, !"
even while she encouraged his jokes
and invited his confidence.
Why, in the name of all that's human,
didn't she say so? My dear fellow, she
couldn't. 1t would be contrary to all
her traditions and instincts. Whence
comes the ambition for suffering in
herent in feminine souls can not say;
but it is there. 1t may be an inherit
ance from barbarism. 1t may be a
merciful provision of nature for what
IN ost women are fated to endure, he
roic stimulus to carry them over the
crest of the wave of pain, and prevent
their sinking in its murderous trough.
Women seem to understand this senti-
ment in each other. and know how to
call forth its exercise; but men look on
in kind of puzzled awe. They have
no such quality about them. They 60
about the business of being i'll as if it
were its contrary, being well. Every
muscle is tense, every nerve alive. 1t
sometimes requires the practice Of
years to learn how to relax. b.
Ward, in Harper's Magazine.
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IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-Jan.-The
bulletin of the American Iron and Steel
association shows that this has not been
particularly prosperous year for their
trade, and in many respects fell below
1887 and 1886. The total production of
pig iron during the year is estimated at
100000 tons, and of Bessemer steel
rails ], 350,000 tons. 1t is believe that
that the consumption of pig iron has
fallen 100000 tons as compared with 1887
aud the consumption of steel rails about
100000 tons The price for bar iron
nails was very low throughout the year.
The price of old iron rails advanced from
$21.75 in January to S24 in December.
The shipment from the Lake Superior
mines during the year by lake and rail
was over 100000 gross tons, and in
crease Of over 1850, 600 tons. The ship
ments of Lake Superior ore to furnaces
in Eastern Pennsylvania and New York,
aggregated about 275, 200 tons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17
NEW WATERWAY PLAN

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Jan. 3.-The
State Waterway commission, in its an
nusl report made to the governor. recon-
nended that steps be taken toward in
vestigating the practicsbility of establish
ing waterway from the head of Lake
Superior through Rainy Lake RIVER,
Rainy lake and Lake of the Woods, thus
giving the Red river region on both sides
OF the international line direct conpec-
ton with the waterways of the world
The commissioners idea is to have
the scheme investigated by a joint com
mission from the Federal and the Brit
ish Governments.
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WcTORIA'S GRANDCHILDREN.
How She Proposes to Provide for Their
Without Costing Herself Anything.

1t is in contemplation, says La.
bouchere in the London Truth, to cut
down the salaries of the lord chamber
lain and the lord steward from 1000
each to f500 each, the master of the
horse is to be reduced from f2, 800 to
f5O0, and the captains of the gentle
men at arms and the yeoman of the
guard respectively are to be dealt with
in similar way. 1t is certainly pre-
posterous that wealthy peers should
receive large salaries for performing
ornamental duties at court, and their
Prerequisites" are also very handsome
The duke of Portland, for example,
gets f2,5OO year, with the use of a
suitable number of the royal carriages,
horses, and servants.
hear that it is also intended to de-
prive eight lords in waiting of their
salaries of f700 year each, or rather,
simply to pay them certain sum for
every turn of duty, which in MANY
cases would mean no emolument what
ever, as the queen never requires the
attendance of a lord-in- waiting during
her residence at Osborne and Balmo-
raj. The chapels royal, which cost
about t12,000 a year, are also to be
considerably reduced. and it is in con-
temptation to abolish the royal hunt
altogether-a reform which, I take it,
would meet with very general APP
prevail. The sinecure parliamentary
Offices of treasurer and controller of
the household (f900 year each) will
be amalgamated and the salaries cut
down to one of $500: and a similar
course will be taken with the posts of
vice chamberlain and comptroller, the
former of which is parliamentary and
the latter permanent.
Moreover, the permanent offices in
the household are to be dealt with in
similar way, and in the meantime,
pending the delivery of the "secret
and confidential" report of the COM
mission, no offices of any kind are to
be filled up-not even the vacancies in
the body-guard.
The result of all these changes, when
they come into operation, viii be
very large annual saving; and | am
informed that instead of this money
coming back to the country it is to be
appropriated by privy purse with the
ostensible object of making a provision
for the queens grandchildren. What
with her majesty's own accommodations
during the last forty-eight years. for
saving commenced directly after Prince
Albert's arrival in the country, and
his immense fortune. and the quarter
of a million which Mr.. Nield left TO the
queen, should say that there must al
ready be ample funds to provide most
literally for the Connaught, Christian,
Albany, and Battenberg families, who
are the only ones in need of assistance.
1t strikes me as doubtful, however,
whether these changes can be made
without the consent of parliament.
The amount requisite for the civil list
were reported on by committee of
the house of commons, and this amount
was arrived at by an estimate of the
total required to meet certain charges
which were deemed part and parcel of
the attributes of royalty. If these
charges are no longer incurred it is
obvious that, as matter on honesty
if not of law, the amounts saved should
go into the national exeheguer.
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Cut Too Many Capers.

At Gibraltar. as at all military sta
tons, the rules in regard to admitting
civilians to different parts of the works
are very strict. This is for the safety
of the individual. as we'll as to protect
the forts from harm. Now it happens
that among the Gibraltar rocks the
most common growth IS the asparagus
and the caper plant. The caper is
gathered, under certain restrictions,
and preserved for use. One day a
visitor was foolhardy enough to at
tempt, for tritling wager, to get out
on the slanting point of one of the
batteries. overlooking the sea, and
there keep up dancing for several min
utes.
The sentry demonstrated with the
visitor and ordered him to desist.
Finding. at length, that the stranger
would persist in his foolish and dam
gerous antics, the sentry brought his
musket to bear on him and threatened
instant death. This action secured
compliance with orders.
The sentry was, however, brought
before court of inquiry on charge
of having exceeded his authority and
having disregarded instructions in pre-
venting the strangers disposing of his
life as he liked best.
The man defended his conduct by
referringto the orders of the governor
that mo one but the post surgeon
should cat cGpers within the fort
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A SOUND LEGAL OPINION,

E. cambridge Munday, Esq. County
Atty, Clay Co., Tex, says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results,
My brother was also very low with
Malarial Fever and aundice, but was
cured by timely use of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved my
iife."
Mr.. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as
we'll as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders stands unequaled. Price 50c.,
and 81 at Hinrichs. 6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17
NASAL CATARRH

is a dangerous disease. From its tend
ency to extend to throat, bronchial tub,
and finally TO involve the lungs in con
sumptive disease, it should be promptly
cured these, that these grave dangers
may be averted. So confident are tnt
manufacturers of DR.. Sage's Cntasrl
Remedy of their ability to cope success
fully with this very prevalent disease,
that they have for years offered, in good
faith, $500 for case If catarrh, no mat
ter bow bad or of how many years standing
which they cannot cure. Remedy only
50 cents by druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17

AN ELABORATE REPoRT.-At last the
United States census report of 1880 is
completed .he twenty second and last
volume ksr.ng been issued. The work
contains over 900 pages and has cost
the country nearly $6,000.CO0 1t is said
to be the most elaborate undertaking of
the kind in the worlds history. New
York World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17

THE HANDsoMEsr LADY IN MANTrowoo.
Remarked to friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs was a superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly when
other remedies had no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you of its
merit, any druggist will give you a
Sample Bottle free. Large size Soc and
al. 1povS9.
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The Other Way About.

Irate passenger Gas train is moving
Off: why the didn't you put
my luggage in as | told you-you old
~ Porter: '.Eh, man! yer lug
gage es Ma sic fule as yersei. Ye're
/ the wrang train. London Punch.
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Many an otherwise handsome face is
disfgured with piniples and blotches,
caused hy humor in the blood, which
may be thoroughly eradicated by the
use IF Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t is ths
safest blood medicine in the market,
being eutir, Is free from arselic or any
deleterious drug.
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cnNsuPIIoN SURELY CURED.

To THE EDIToR-Pleasc inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
n.smed disease By ifs timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured
I shall be glad to send two bottles Of my RENE
s,y FREE to shy of yonr readers who have cor
sumption if they viii send me their express
and post Office address. Respectfully. lloctso
7, A. SLOCUM, NJ. c., Isl Pearl st., New York.
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Several months ago the mother of
Emma Feleh, of Danvers. Mass, died
from cancer. The daughter soon af-
terward fell i'll. and declared that she.
too, lad a cancer The physician
could find no symptoms o warrant her
belief. bat the girl ms. sd that she
was right. and located the cancer. She
refused food. saying that it distressed
her, and, after a lingering illness.
died. An autopsy showed that she
had no cancer, that the doctor was
right, aud that the disease vas purely
sYmpathetic
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PRONOUNCED A GREAT REMED,

PRONOUNCED A GREAT REMEDY
l had Pneumonia eight years ue,
which left my lungs in bad condition,
used the White Wine of Tar Syrup yo,,
sent me, and was greatly benefited. l glad
ly commend it as the best remedy for cor
sumption or weak lungs in any form ]
have ever tried. hope you will supply
our druggist, Mr.. German, at CabooI,
Mo-, as [ would like more of it.
Rev. JOHN w. Brown.
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TIVE REST,NTEF WORLD

Dr.. J w Hamilton. CT MERRIAM,
Mis-, saws: have sold Warmers White
Wine OF Tar Syrup for years. 1t is the
best cough medicine in. the world. and
has 20 equai for asthma. 81
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the name of the placer"

Rocky MOUNTAIN ENGINEERING
Chow far is it to the next station, r2'
'Bout two miles by rail-"
whats the name of the placer"
"Barker."
Barker Why that's the name of tilis
town"
eyes, but ye see see, the road takes
boss shoe curve an comes III hyur ap'r
bout q couple of blocks above. III
per's Dazar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-01-17

Perhaps the reason why the Sultan
hauished his forty cooks is because,
being too many, they spoiled his broth.
Hdshiagton Star.
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Tell the good news to the suffering

Tell the good news to the suffering
At last Ia a remedy found,
Which might have saved had they known it,
Many who're under the ground.
Tell of the "Fsvorite Prescription,
Bid hopeless women be glad
Bear the good Jews to poor creatures,
Heart-sick discouraged and sad.
''Female diseases" so terrible in their
effects, and so prevalent amonff all elias
SEES, can be cured by the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
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EIAllA 7
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your
ges9rsersrrg E1psrrarS-s-s srs-yssa
f e. z. ): :. g. z 7. ylyIsN

Do YOU feel dun. l7nguid low-sryirited. life
less. ana 1ndescriaahiv miserable, both physi-
cai!y gHd mentally; experience 4 sense of
tulH9s5 or boating after eating. or az rome
Cess or emptiness oil st0Wach iu the morn
ing, tongue coated, bitter or baa TASTE in
nlOuti. irregular appetite. dizziness ficuuent
headaches blurred oYcsigit. floating snac,ls 4"
before the eyes, nervous prOStratiea or ey-
hauStion, irritabiiity OF temper, bet Iushes,
Alternating with chilly sensations FharD
biting, transient pains here and there, cold
feet, CrOwsiness after meals, wake jiiueg; or
dHtnrbed ana refreshing sicep. Garst9nt
understandable feeling of dread, &c OF impend-
ing calamity?
OF these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common OF American Ina!a6ies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become. the
greater the number and diversity of sy-mp-
TOMS. No matter what STAGE it hes raachcd.
Asr. Sserces- Golden Medical sSsscovery
vii slbdua II. if taken accoriinr 10 Girec-
tons Tor q reasonable length OF time. If not
cured, complications multiply uud COnsump-
tiGn OF the Lungs. SlAiu Disease, Heart Disease,
hEcuiiAtiS'n, Kidney Disease, or other Rraye
inaIadits are quite liable 10 set in and, sooner
or later induce fatal termination
ATt E-tcrcess Golden F3cs5ica. Dis.
coyc'.y acts powerfully upon the Liver and
through tbqt great blood purifying cfpan
purtles from whGteVer cause arising. II is
equally eficacious IN acting upon tho Kid
ne}S- aud other exCr-tOry organs, cil.rsinr
strenG tnenin=, and healing the.r C.elasaa AS
a epPet2Hn%, restorative Z. mic, IL promotes
dgesi lon and nutrition, thereby hIt7i8iDz ND
both flesh aud strength. IN uaierial dlsl-icts.
TINS wonderful medicine has Gained Ircat
celebrity in curing Fever and Arue, Chilis and
teEcf' iJfinD Aglie, ana kindred Gisossas
hr. piercess Golden Hsoaicas Els.
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CURES al. EEgsEs

from p common Biotch, Or ERUPTION. to the
worst Scrofula. S,,lt-rhcuuI . fcvcr-soraa,"
Scaiy Or Rough Skin, in snort, n1 q seases
caused by bad blood ere c.3rugYgd hy this
powerful, purifying, and iuviectatiug medi-
ciae- Great Eating Glccr7 RAPIDLY head under
lts benign influence. Especially has II nani-
lested Its potency in curing Potter, Eczema
Erysipelas. Boiis, CsfnGncies. Sore Eyes, Scrof-
uious Sores and Sweiliuss. Eip-jcirt Disease
WhIte sweiltngs," Goitro or Thick Neck,
stamps for 3 large Treatise, with cClored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
tor Treatise on Scrofulous Affections
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'sFo3 TIE ELogD rs yEgE LIFE ="
CONSEJHETp'E'FgDNr

Thoroughly cleanse II by usino Ess.. E1iercc,s
Golden Medical gsfscc ycgy, end good
digestion, 9 fair SKIN, buoyaub Spirits. vflqi
strength and bodily health viii be csta Blished.
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ron BURNS AND scALDs.

II "a only on true principles that nature u
helped in it, struggle and only through lgnor.
ance that pain Is intensified or proves tatA
where it could be relieved.
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EVERY APPLICATION BELIEVES.

Sold BY Druggists and Dealers Epe1rehere.
y2S CHARLES 4. voaELkR CO.. Baltimore. ~.