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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
THE WeBSTeRS' EARLY POVERTY.
How Daniel and Ezekiel Had to Struggle
for Education.

The following extracts from the let
ters OF Daniel Webster and his brother
Ezekiel. saws the Youths Companion,
will indicate how the young men had
to struggle with poverty through their
college days. The reader will remem-
Der that the home farm was mort
gagged to pay Daniels expenses through
college. aud when it was proposed to
! give Ezekiel similar advantages the
| father and mother had council. ''The
farm is already mortgaged.n said the
old gentleman. land if we send Ezekiel
10 college it will take all we have, but
the boys think they can take care of
| u.s."
1t did not take the strong-hearted,
| sagacious woman long TO decide the
matter. 1--WE can trust the boys" she
said.
So the matter was settled. Daniel
went back 10 Hanover. willie Ezekiel
went, bundle in hand, 10 DR.. Wood s
and began the study of Latin. his ex-
penses being but dollar week.
In Noyem ber 1902. Daniel was at
| home in Salisbury, wkile Ezekiel was
struggling with poverty at Hanover.
! Funds were getting low in the Web
ster homestead. Daniel writes under
date OF Nov. 4:
Now, Zeke. you will not read half a
sentence-no, not one syllable-belore
you have thoroughly searched this
sheet for scrip; but my word for it.
You'll find no scrip here. We held 4
sanhedrim this morning on the subject
of cash. Could not hit upon any way
TO get you any. just before we went
away to hang ourselves through diSap-
pointment it came into our heads that
next week might do.
The truth is. father had an execu-
tion against Hubbard of North Chester
for about 500. The money was COZ
leciing and just ready to drop into the
! hands of the creditors. when Hubbard
suddenly died. This. you see. stays
the execution till the long process of
administering is completed
have now by me , cents in lawful
federal currency. Next week | SHALL
send them. if they be all.
We are all here just in the old way,
always behind and lacking. Boys dig
gng potatoes with frozen fingers and
girls washing without wood.
1.LchItl W litcS " DdUlCl III dDOuI tu0
same time, the two letters probably
crossing each other:
These cold, frosty mornings very
sensibly inform ME that want IA warm
greatcoat. | wish. Daniel it might be
convenient to send re cloth for one,
otherwise | shall be naccssitated to
purchase one here. | do not care
what color it is-anything that will
keep the frost Cut. Some kind of
shaggy cloth, | think. would be cheap
est. Deacon Pettingill has written
offering me $l4 month to keep
school. | believe shall take it.
Money, Dan, money! As l was
| walking down to the o.lice after let
ter happened to have l cent which
is the only money have had since the
second day after | came on. 1t is a
fact. Dan, that l was called on for IA
dollar where | owed it, and borrowed
it. and have borrowed it four times
since TO pay those | borrowed of.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
Mr.. BooKWAL FARMS.
He VIII Group the Farmers aud So Make
Them Coutented.

John w Bookwalter owns 60.000
acres of land in Nebraska He pro-
poses to work a revolution among the
farmers of Nebraska. says the Kansas
City Star.
up 10 the time was 21 years of
age" said he. Il spent all my DAYS on
| a farm. Although | had been born to
ii and never knew anything else. still
the drcariness of farm life has some
thing awful to me. | couldn't bolt
from my fathers home and go to n big
city because | didn't know where to go
or what to do. The whole secret of a
farmers discomfort and drudgery is
the isolation-the living apart from all
the rest of the world aud civilization
itself. The most Intelligent, clear
Drained class on earth is the American
farmer. Ii he has little library of
twenty-five books lie will reread them
time aud again until he can almost re-
peat them line by line.
Now, my idea is to collect
themtogether in small area, not in
villages. but in little groups. so to
speak. Let the houses be arranged
regardless of streets or sidewalks.
just SO they are near each other.
Then have the farms all abont. encir-
cling the homes. They need not be
more than one-third of mile distant,
but don't have the farm land aud the
homestead together. | propose to do
this in Pawnee county. Nebraska.
have already started the idea. and !,
little settlement hardly as large as tile
smallest village has been named for
me. | am gcing to build Il town hail
and establish free circulating library.
This scheme is in vogue among the
farmers of France. Spain. Italy and
Switzerland, and is Il great success. |
have talked with the rustics of these
countries and told them of the Ameri-
can farmers way of living, and they
held up their hands in horror at such
a thought.
There is no doubt about it. This
scheme IS perfectly practicable, and it
l can bring other farmers to see its
advantages as readily as | have mine
| dare to hope for great change some
day.
Let me sum up few cardinal ad-
vantares to be derived by this plan:
Il. The tedium of farm life in gen
eral will be removed.
2. 1t will keep the farm BOYS at
home and make them more contented
with their life.
3. 1t will tend to advance the farm
er in education. knowledge of worldly
affairs, and put him in touch with the
world.
Il. He can 60 to church several
times a week if he chooses without
driving ten miles to get there.
70. If domestic service is desired in
the household it will be much easier
matter to obtain aud retain it,
10 generalize. this scheme has all
the virtues of country life without the
vices of the city life."
Mr.. Bookwalter will also build
homes in this little settlement for
every farmer who will agree to his
scheme and promise TO work for its
advancement. The rent of the home
will be Il merely nominal sum-one
that the poorest farmer can pay--and
ii at the end of certain number of
years lie has occupied it and improved
his opportunities he can buy the home
at small price. Mr.. Dookwalter pro-
poses to spend between SO. 900 and
500 000 on his project. rs it is already
an assured success
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
The Japanese Wax Tree.

Japan wax" as it is called, is OBJ
taiued from Il tree Rhus succcdanea,
which is found in Japan, China, and
throughout the East Iudies ia general.
In the japanese language it is called
haze, or haze. The tree commences 10
bear fruit when five or six years old,
and increases its product every year.
till, at the age of fifty years. IA single
tree will produce $40 to 400 pounds of
berries. from which seventy to eighty
pounds OF wax can be Obtained. The
wax is formed in TIE middle of the
berry. between the skin and the seed,
like the pulp of a grape. 1t is ex-
tracted by boiling the berries in water
and allowing it TO cool, when the wax
separates from the skin and seed. sink
ing to the bottom of the vessel in a
solid cake. The specific gravity of this
wax is 0.970. and its melting point 131
degrees Fahrenheit. 1t is largely used,
either alone or mixed with tallow. by
the Chinese in the manufacture of
candles This tree should not be con-
founded with the 'tallow tree" of
China. which has pith of solid tallow
in all trees that have fully matured.-
81. Louis Republic.
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ACCELERATED FERMENTATION.
How 1t Is Produced Fy Recent Inven-
tion in Germany.

The invention by T. Hofmeister.
Munich, Germany. consists in spread
ing the ferment used over large sur
face immersed in the liquor TO be fer
mented, says the Scientific 14nericaR.
For this purpose the fermenting vessel
is provided with large number of
diaphragms, bars, bands or strips,
preferably consisting of some pure
tasielesS fabric. In order to take up
as little vat snace as possible the sup
ports are made very thin. and the sur
faces are placed liz an inclined posi-
ton and in some cases perforated to
ALLOW of the ready escape of the ear
bouic acid
The fermentation of wine, beer etc,
is started as follows: The ferment
supporting surfaces are spriEkled with
old must. beer etc., and the run is
closed and Il current OF air aspirated
through the apparatus for thirly-six
hours. Tie must, wort, or other
liaaid is then run into the tun. when
fermentation soon commences. Or
the arrangement of surfaces may be ut
oncc placed in fermenting liquid.
with the result that fermentation will
be considerably accelerated. In order
to produce sparkling drinks the tun
| and lis ferment carriers are placed in Il
strong vessel, provided with lid, which
is fitted with pressure gauge. tap, and
manhole.
After fermentation the liquid may be
drawn off through Il tap at the bottom,
| which communicates with the fernent-
ing vat. Two forms of the above APP
paratus are described. According 10
temperature and other factors. Il
pressure of four to five atmospheres is
developed in Il period of one to six
DAYS. If fermentation has been carried
on slowly (three to six days., the
wine may be drawn off quite bright,
provided the apparatus has been kept
al rest.
The use OF demonstrating surfaces
is of great importance to breweries.
Fermentation can be carried on at Il
lower temperature than usual. and
since fermentation goes on rapidly a
| smaller number of vessels will suffice.
The invention will also be of great
value to distilleries. leading to a coa :
siderable economy in time. The losses
which usually occur owing to the PASS
age of unfermented matter into the
mash, and TO acid lamentations pro-
duced at the expense Of alcohol. will
be entirely prevented by the rapid
lamentations at comparatively low
temperatures obtanable by the use of
this system. The working efficiency
of the apparatus increases with its age;
only the deposits on the surfaces
should be drawn about every two
months.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
SHERlOkN'S WAY.
The Rapidiiy with Which Ills Acts Fol-
lowed His Thoughts.

Among our Generals, Sheridan, in
the recent Civil War, made his great
mark on the public mind by the inn
preston he conveyed of ceascless
activity of body and soul. He seemed
to be a thought on horseback that toll
could not fatigue nor bullets hit, with
the power to flash its own ardor and
intelligence through the ranks or the
army it led As vigilant rs he was
audacious: rs skiliful as he was in-
trepid; with his mind inteutly fixed on
the business he had 10 do, and deter
mined to do it, obstacles quickened
rather than dismaved his intellect, and
seeming hopclcssne>s of success only
stimulated his eXhausi'css fertility of
contrivance He was considered to be
rash merely because there was no
pause between his swiftly-coneeived
plan and swiftly-delivcred blow. be-
cause the brain that thought WAS in
such direct communication with the
arm that snote He knew that he
might be Killed, but he had that in Him
which he felt could not he defeated
As he was riding with his escort
not with meiodramatIc calerlty we are
accustomed TO believe. but with the
usual pace of some six miles an hour--
rs he was riding, ! SLY, from Win
chester to Cedar Greek on that mem
or;,ble morning when he was twenty
miles away" lie quietly remarked to
Colonel Alexander, as the reports OF
the disaster to his army came pouring
in: Il am determined to regain that
field before nighlfall. or lie on it," And
at Five Forks, iu the great closing
| battle of the war. his mind was SO in-
tent on his work that he appeared TO
be entirely unconscious that he had Il
body subject TO be pierced by bail or
| shattered by Il sieli.
an inspiration to the flltcring. a
| greater terror to the oowarllY t''an the
| enemy from whom they desired Ia f1y.
| he was not only the hrav,,st Of tie
| brave, but the most skillful OF the
skllful; and his perceptions were as
keen. his Judgment rs true. his think
| ing as just while giving his orders IN
| the midst of that tempest OF bullets. rs
they would have been i!,lt no danger 10
his person intcriercl viii. the calm
working of his mind. | might contrast
such a labarinr coianaanicr with some
! of the loaing Generals of the war.
| but. happily fir them, lhey are already
| forgolten. aa.i their names wake 10
| echoes. even OF stanie and sc ,rn. &.
! Z. WAippte. ia N5rtl 4asric ta ReCset0.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
Virtue in Lemons.

A good deal has been said lately
about the beneficial use of lemons aud
lemonade. The latest advice, given by
Dublin medical contemporary, is how
to use the fruit and the beverage SO
that they will do the most good Most
people know the value of bottle of
lemonade before breakfast, but few
know that the benefit is more than
doubled by taking another at night
also. The way to get the better of a
bilious attack without powders or qui-
nine is to take the juice of one, two or
three lemons in rs much water as will
make it pleasant to drink without sugar
before going to bed. In the morning on
rising. ut least half an hour before
breakfast. take the juice of one lemon
in Il tumblerfnl of ordinary or soda WA
ter. This will clear Tie system Of all bile
without the aid of calomcl orspa waters.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
One OF Ex-Gov iioard's Good Stories

Ex-Gov. Hoard is one Of the best
story-tellers in the country. l was III
the party with him on the trip to
Galena when the Grant Monument
was unveiled, and he entertained
crowds in the smoking-room going
and coming His fund Of stories
seemed inexhaustih!c. One of them
that made a great hit with the crowd
was this will reproduce his words
as nearly as remember them: Il was
down ut "A little clambake in New
jersey last summer and after dinner
was called on To make a speeca. L
started of by sayin" that | had eaten
so many of their low-neck CLAIMS that L
wasn't in the best sort of condition TO
make "A speech. When used the ex-
preston 'low-neck' CLAIMS an old chap
sitting directly across tire table from
me whose face was long enough TO en-
| able him To eat oats out OF churn
| scowled at lie and then said in stage
| whisper: Little neck clans, little
necks-not low-neeks.' paid no at
| tention to The interruption. and finished
| my speech. When dinner was over he
trailed me out into the hall and sald:
| You are from Wisconsin, amt you?
Yes, replied.
You don't have many CLAIMS up
there | rcckon?'
well. | said. we have some. but
it's good ways To water aud in driv-
inc them across the country their feet
get sore and they don't thrive very
| we'll
'.He gave me look that was worth
| dollar and a half and in a tone OF
the utmost disgust said, Lord! CLAIMS
amt got no feet.
.'Hc turned away and approaching
one of my friends inquired; Is that
| fellow Governor of Wisconsin,
Yes, said my friend.
."W-a-l-l.' drawled the old man with
a good deal of feeling. he may be q
smart man in Wisconsin. but he is
a fool on the seashore. " Chicdg0
Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
Old Egyptian Temple.

Ar Flinders Petrie has made an.
other find in Egypt, at Maynum,
where he has unearthed the oldest
Egyptian temple of which there is any
knowledge, and the only pyramid tenn.
pie yet discovered. 1t was buried
under forty feet of rubbish, aad be-
longs to the OLD empire. lIieratic in
scriptions in black paint within the
chambers iix the name of the builder
as Seueferu. Il king connecting the
THIRD aud fourth dinasties
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13

Euppean papers connrm tne repu;'
that Gle Czarevitch of Russia will be
engaged to Princess Helene of Mont
enegro upon his return from his
travels Ii is understood that arrange
ments for the important event have
been completed between the C..ar and
the Prince of Montenegro and that the
Czarevilch has intimaleI his intention
Of fulfilling his fathers wishes: The
Princess is considered beautiful
woman in her native country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13

One of the largest forests in the
world stands on ice. Ii is situated
between the Ural mountain and the
Okhotsk sea. 4 well was recently
dug in this region, when it was found
that nj Il depth of lie meters the
ground was sill frozen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13

Abuse your stomach, OBJ
struot the liver and over
work the Kidneys! Thou
sands have done this and
now suffer! You wonder
why you are weak. It is
because your food is not
properly digested and does
not make pure blood. Essoa
Shcop7s StoEFsaoEs, Liver &
Kidney Gisgre cures Indiges-
ton, Biliousness and Weak
Kidneys. 1t will make you {
strong. Sharpen your ap- :
petite. It is the greatest s
Spring and Summer Tonic !
known. n
Sold by Druggists at s. co, CT sent express L,
prepaid unon receipt Of price Send for free s
Medical Book 10 DR.. SIfGJP, RACINE, Wis. 8
EszssExsS..esti IL ~ & sssa.Lsy Is 2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13
OEEP-SeA SHARKS.
They Die from Want of Pressure When
Brought to the Surface.

fishes have been found. it is said.
three miles b low the surface of the
ocean. and when specially has been
made of deep-Sea soundings, as in the
voyage of her majesty's ship Chal-
lenger and others. the very greatest
ocean depths have been found to be
very populouS, Says the st. Louis Re-
puGiic. Plants, on the contrary, do
not live in the very deepest waters,
and it is supposed, therefore. that the
dcep-sea animals either prey upon each
other or get their food from dead or
gansms and plants which sink to the
bottom.
The phosphorescent t.sheS, those
which light up the waves about them
SO brilliantly, are found rs far us II
mile below the surface. The most of
the fishes found in what arc called the
"abyssal zones have only ruiimentary
eyes.
Some have only long feelers. but
these enable them to group their way
about at the bottom OF the sea. On
the other hand, there are several
''abyssan species of fishes which have
eyes SO large that they are wholly ont
OF proportion to the rest Of their bodies.
These are supposed to follow their
phosDhoresceut brethren. which act as
beacon lights in the May depths Of
old Neptunc's tracklesS wastes.
The light of some OF these ocean
ianIp-posts. which have been brought
to the surface by the deep-sea dredges
is so bright that dGring the brief space
the animal survives i is easy TO read
by the light. even though the night be
one of Egyptian darkness.
The reason that fishes and moiiusks
living even three miles under water
are able to bear the pressure of the
waves above them. which is one ton to
the square inch at the depth of only
"A mile, is because they have exceed
ingly loose tissues. which allow the
water TO flow through every interested
like it would through the pore, of a
sponge, thus equaliz;n@ the weight.
Indeed. it is asserted the main cause
of their dying almost Immediately up
OH being brought to the surface is be-
cause the accustomed pressure has
been removed. According 10 TIC nat
uraiists of the Challenger expedition,
all species of sharks brought up from
Il depth of two miles are dead before
they reach the surface.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At Law,
n Once, in ToTIs0n'4 Brick Block, Eighth
tr,.t. II "a tJDatoc, " s3oGain.
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Mrs. Slimson Ito little Willie Slim
son. who has been taking in the ball
game) $50 that's where you have
been. is it, You just wait until your
father gets home, young man. and he
VIII give you good trouncing," -"
Willie Confidently lie won't be
home yet awhile. lie staid for the last
iu.ling. = -Harper's DI@ u.
Deacon Jones-''I don't know;
Brother Smith doesn't appear TO mo
Hike Conscientious man; not what
you'd cal! consistent. You understand.
He's well encugh Sundays and meet
ing Nights. but he never puts any re-
ligion into his business. Deacon
Brow Very true; lat, then, he
puts good deal OF business iuto his
relig len. .n-HaStoa TrGaSoT;p!.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-08-13

TroRNE COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
a o ice ia f1rrison's brick block north end
til street ortI g., d4aiJoNJc, Wisconsin ro!lRe-
o. - h 1LIE AtteEled 10.
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0I tLOqS.

His portrait hangs over The chimney
piece of an English drawiug-room, be-
meath which sits, in low armchair, a
fair-haired girl. who often looks up at
Nero's portrait as she tells the tale OF
how he sprang into the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean after her. and held her
up until help eame.-Emnaa Maade
PhelpS, in Harper'S Young People.
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Id MARKHAM.

4 TrORSEYs AEDCOUNSELORS At LAW
n D lisa oyer Fisst National Bank. Eighth st
Collections promptly attended to.
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f. s. LUHMANN, NJ. d.,

DITSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
Residence Of DR.. T.. simon, HsncocI, street,
aaf tla court aoase, Manitow0c, Wis. del5
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~ A. FORREST,

rr3RSEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
n OAce ia 5aras' B."cG' nrst nooF, In door e,.l
TI-1i.,r t5s4usv Judges 0dlcc, South s&i II
- II l4ffsyJ Ma collections promptly
49, ~ jui2O
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SJaMIrA u KIR}YA.,
q. g. SEDGWICK,

Tf0RNETS AT Law. OeFioe IL faASz'
Wisconsin mayll
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rBau5 fEo DOLLARS PER YEAR
DR. r. d. SMITH,

,.uy9lrIkx AND SURGEON. Speeialties'
Disa4ss.s Of the the Throat aad Nose:
Osliea with Dr. Pritchard- Mahito"oe' ~.
p.
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First National Bank Of Malit0H0c.

Will buy aad sell Drafts on the principal
tiles of the Union.
VIII bay and sell Drafts on Great Britain,
ireland, Norway, Denmark, or the Continent of
Europe, at New York rates and i'll sums to
suit the purchasers. viii sell
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-24

50 terrible deep folks can t afford to be
neigHborIy, and when they do drop in
they don't stop long. II takes about
all their time goin' and comin'."
We followed Rumscy into the front
room Of the hotel and there was SOL
emn and musty air abont the place
which was very impressive. 1t was u
"public house" with a suspension of
public patronage. From tour direc-
tions the roads ran in and centered ut
Rumsey's. Good farming lands st retch-
I'd away on all sides and every natural
condition was favorable to success,
but the roads were inGescribable. The
formers and country merchants we're
surrounded and besieged by impassabhe
sloughs of deep mud, and business was
wrecked 10y the bondage of bad roads.
Rumsey couldn't see it. He was born
in it, reared in it. and it had become a
part of his existence, But Rumsey
was genial. He had an irrepressibie
load Of good fello wehip in his mental
cargo and was not disposed to quarrel
with natural conditions-of which, to
his mind, mud road was a familiar
type. To him all roads were dirt roads
for he had never seen any other. lie
knew that water was wet, that dirt
was soluble, that clay WAS sticky, and
he had always regarded slush and NOR.
tar as kind of visitation from Provi-
dence to mankind-''inscrutable'
enough to be sure; but nevertheless as
certain and unavoidable as the chang.
ing seasons themselves. So, in season
and out, wet or dry, busy or idle, Rum
sey kept a placard over the pepper.
sauce bottles in his bar-room which
read: "Welcome the coming, speed the
parting guest"
(TO DE CONTINUED.
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Call and examine orr patent manila
roofing. NAMAKAaON LUMBER Co.