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s. CHICK & CO..
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
And Dealers in
NAILS, SASH, GLASS,
Hides. Robes. Furs.
FLOUR, MEAL, LIQUORS. ETC.

Western Trade
200 u regaiia cigars
90 bxs assorted pipes
500 bxs matches
u 400 bbls crackers
f IS bxs do
SO do tumbiers
d % do decanters
% do bar tumblers
1t 250 do assorted candy
g 100 do crimped do
20 do fancy do
10 % do kisses
Ia l6 do toy candy
Is 250 doz oysters 2 b
cans
300 do do / b
400 do sardines rs
r. and rs
80 bxs cheese
$50 do candles
- so half bbls white fish
IS 20 do do mackerel
Isl 50 kits do
: $50 bxs raisins
la % bales cotton bat
, ting
IS bbls nuts all kinds
% bxs counter scales
25 do L. syrup
200 cases liquors, va
I rious kinds
so kegs powder
200 N G d caps
" 50 II w p do
$500 lbs bar lead
lol IS gruss playing cards
y SO reams F c paper
$50 do wrap do
25 bbls n Y brandy
a. 2015 casks cog do
so bbls Inolases
so Il do do
IS IS kegs do
WI 10 = bbls peach bran
dy
10 do raspberry do
10 do blackberry do
90 do S II wine
10 do port wine
es leading articles. Our
will be found to comprise
ed for in Grocery Houses.
lash and Small Profits. =.
j. s. CHICK & co.
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ADMINISTRATORS A Sale.

jane-sw* Admir- of Maria L. Gibson, d
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-07-29

WHAT A MIILIoNAIRE PAYS FOR MS
BOARD AND CLOrHES- j ohm Jacob Astor
used TO say that all he got for taking care
of his immense property was his board and
clothes. One Of the "soIids' Of Cincin-
natl fares no better and set counts his
notes by millions, Mr. Longworth gets
his board and clothes onIy-and yet he
paid into the county treasury last year, in
the way Of taxes, the sum Of &37 $40, Sc
Rather expensive boarding and clothing
The extent Of Mr.. Longworth's properly
may he Judged by the number Of pieces Of
real estate which he owns in that city
alone. In looking over the taS duplicate,
says the Cincinnati Gozcte, we found that
he was assessed upon three hundred sixty
six pieces of property in his own name,
within the city limits, and that he paid
taxes upon forty SIX other lots which have
been leased Four hundred and twelve
houses and lots, and vacant lois in all
The total value Of thisprorerty now can
hardly be estima 81 Six years arc, in
1888, when the last valuation was made
for assessment purposes, the 1866 lots foot
ed mp an aggregate offs S1,34S,130, Apor
ton of the lots have doubled in price since
their valuation, and others have advanced
two hundred per cent in value. Many
have doubtless remained at about the same
figures as III 1888. His present residence
on Pike Street, Belmont Place, is put down
on the tax roll at $l87,300 On Mon
day he paid his semi annual tax, which
auro1nfc1 To SIS7S5 Is
In addition to property inside The cor
rpration, he owns a considerable amount
beyond the city limits His personal pro
perty is taxed at S153, so. 70 look af
ter all the houses and lands-to watch the
titles, and pay the taxes-to receive the
ntsand thousand grievances of dissatisfied
tenan;s-fnrnishes labor enough, and hard
labor too, for even an energetic Jerseyman.
Our western millionaire certainly earns bis
/ bread and clothes.
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been found upon the prisoners person, at
the time Of bis apprehension.
Within some five minutes, in short, the
feelings of the judge, iHry, and spectators
entirely changed; and the poor young iel-
low at the bar, instead Of having The sen
tence of death passed upon him, found
himself, through MY means, set very soon
at liberty. ecame over to me at the inn
to express his sense of my prompt inter
ference, and to beg to know how he might
show his gratitude. {" | am not so mean
a fellow as | SEEM" said he; "and hope
by Coils blessing, TO be yet a credit to the
parents to whom have behaved ILL.,"
" What is your real name :" inquired |,
struck by sudden impulse
My real name," replied the young
man blnshing deeply, " is Courtenay, and
my home, where | hope to be to night, is
at Cowlees Farm, across the Exc"
And So | had not been called so mvster-
lousl ly at four o'clock in the morning, with
out good and sufficient reason, after all.
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Extraordinary Exhibition.

| A MAN OF LEATuER-An exhibition of
a very remarkable and unnatural character
attracted small, but highly respectable
audience at the Melodeon, on Thursday
evening last. \ young man by the name
Of James Stevens had advertised that he
would DO many wonderful things in the
way Of cutting himself up with knives, nail
ing his feet, arms and legs to chairs, to
the wall, &c. which astonishing exploits
he proceeded to exhibit at the appointed
hour, IN the presence Of a number Of ply
sicians Of celebrity, including members of
the Medical Faculty of Pennsylvania Uni
Yersity, and other learned Professors, who
were invite to the stand, that they might
detect any fraud or deception if prachced
lie began by sticking handful of pins,
up to the head, in his leg, then drove an
awl through the mid ,lC of his wrist into
chair, drove a knife through the muscle Of
his LEG, nailed his foot to a wooden shoe,
the nail or awl passing through the mid
die of the foot, and so walked about the
stage, cut his dexter finger through the
tleshv part, exhibitng the naked bone, and
concluded by passing knife through his
check, the blade protruding from his mouth.
In all this but little blood was drawn.
lie also offered to drive a knife through
each lee, and hang himself from the wall,
which the audience mercifulIy excused him
from doing, feeling satisfied that he could
accomplish whatever he proposed. About
the procedure there was no sort Of hum
bug, as the eyes of divers gentlemen, who
were upon the stand, were steadily fixed
upon linn, and any "unbelieying Thomas"
had an opportunity to touch the knife
blade on tie opposite side to tkat into
which it had been thrust, of the wrist, lee,
or hand. lie used few gaIvanic rings
about his person, which was probably more
for a show than anything else, as they
could effect nothing. Mr.. Stevens looks
to be about tweuty or tWcnty-one years Of
age. Before closing, he proposed to oper-
ate in similar manner upon any of the au
dience, agreeing to forfeit $1,000 if he in
tlicted pain. This, however, was prudently
declined We saw this man of leather
yesterday morning, looking as fresh and
whole as though knife or nail had never
penetrated lis elastic body.-Lcringt0n
(hy.,) Observer.
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ksiSoS L..

Sweet earth, that hollis my brightest prize,
BE wept upon by gentle skies
Blest grave that keeps the lovely thing.
"Froni lis sweet dust let yiolets spring"
Dear winds, that sweep the tiny bed,
Breathe lulIisg music Ger bis head
Hush thy wild voice Of fear, great storm!
Fright not the little sleeping form.
Beat not the turf TO cause him pain
Weep quiet tears, soft summer raiEi
Weave thou fairy stroud dear show,
For the bright flower that sleeps below
Drop richly here, sweet sunset light,
And dress my boy in raiment bright.
Green leaves make whisper Ger his rest,
And soothe his dreams on earth's cold breast
0 gentle water, running near,
Murmur sweet comfort to his car.
Buid here thy nest, 0 ringdoye mild,
Talk softly to my lovely child;
Dear dove make too, pIaintive mean,
For the sad mother left one.
o white-winged angels, softlybcrr
NJ darling Child up heavens golden stair.
Dear God, who lov'st the little child,
Take to thyself my undeflec,
Sweet Christ, who hearst the widow cry,
Make haste to hear me lest l d.ei
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LIGHTS AND SH AIDES.
From Life Illustrated.

1t was the brightest, coziest little room
in New York, Cheerful with the merry
gIeam Of fire light, and the Ginning tick
of a musical clock, and the half uttered
twittcr Of the goId-plumage canary, who
was just composing himself to sleep in his
cage among the geranums-thc very sort
of room which the wearied business man
would long to call hone-always provided
there was a sunshiny little heart some
where about, to set al! the household ma
chinery going harmonousIy.
J ct there WAS Mt an expensive article
| there--no rosewood chairs, cushioned in
satin-nO maIacote stands, or mosaic rugs,
or costly agate vases-onlv neat little
mahogany tea-table, all set with plain blue
ware, rs shining as the most transparent
of gold yeined china could be, and sober
pattern carpet, which seemed to say, Il
know I'm not velvet make no prctenc2
but here | am, and mean to be as ser
viceabe as possibIe' Everything else was
just as neat and as plain; and if there had
been one solitary grain OF dust any where
within the four walls, it must have pined
away and eyaporated out of sheer loneli-
ness.
Little Hrs. N}'iiforI fiji ting busiIv
around in her snur domains. now placjno
her husbands slippers where they could
warm nicely, wondering cticalIy
'why lie didn't Gomez now seltinr a tiny
boquct of roses and geranum buds in q
small vase in the centre Of the tea-taIIe-
\ Il
cloth into line plummet eXactituIe, and
now listening, with her pretty petite head
against the mantle shelf, to the merry
song Of the shining tea-kettIe; as it bub
bled joyousIy on the fire, breathing out
dense white vapor-cloud from its liquid
iungs-until at length the footsteps SCUM.
ded below, the key turned and clicked in
the door-aqd he came.
But not alone. There Was a good deal
of very excusablc pride in his manner, as
he presented hls fair young wife to an old
school friend, whom he had not met for
several years before and who was doing a
prosperous downtown business.
1t had been q casual encounter on Broad
way, such as ottentines happens. They
had walked along together, convcrsing
cordially, rntiI at length the corner was
reached, where their paths divergcd But
their cay was not half said, and in the
warmth Of his heart, Witord Invited his
fir end 'home to tea with him. Mr. May
nard accepted the offer. Six o'clock was
his own fashionable dinner hour, but he
did not say 50; neither did he mention that
his wife was at mati0c, and probably
wouldn't he home at present. And the
cordial manner OF his friend ma Ie him
sigh and think of the old times when lie
had been wont to sit down to dinner just
as the creeping sunshine reached TIC "noon
mark" on the old kitchen floor, aud when
"supper" wasn't al association of gas
lights, champa; gn", sugar-tempIes, and sp
cv game, but Il quiet meal taken Just when
sunset rcddcued the crest Of the tall pop
lar trees on the hill. All, the good old
times,
1t was long since he had been in such a
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VOLUME l. NO 3.
TEE ss BIN

Another little wave
Upon the sea of life
Another soul to save,
Amid its tolls and strife.
Two more little feet
TO walk the dusty road
10 choose whore two paths meet
The narrow, or the broad.
Two more little hands
To work for good or ill
Two more little eyes
Another little will.
Another heart to love,
Receiving love again
And so the baby came,
A thing Of joy and pain.
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E7EE SCAMP.

Some lrreycrent chap prostitutes the "sacrcd
nine" to such base uses as the following:
L s'e,t in an editors bed last night.
And others may say what they please,
say there's one editor in the world
That certainly takes his ease
When thought Of my humble cot away,
| could not repress a sigh,
But thought as I rolled in that fea:hery nest,
Hoeg easy editors He''
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BE GENTLE TO TE.x HUSBAND

De geatle; there arc hours when he
BY anxious care IS tossed;
And shadows deep lie on lis brow,
By business trials crossed.
Be gentle: lis FOR youhe tolls,
And thinks, and strives to gain
Home comforts and home happiness;
Don't let him strive in vain.
Be gentle: though some la ty word
Should fail, it was not meant;
emile, kind word wiII recall,
And many more prevent.
Be gentle: Oh, twill goothe much care,
And make each burden light;
A gentle toae viii smooth the brow.
Aad draw an answer bright.
Be gentle: though it may seem hard
To cheek an angry word;
Yet try, and it viii surely bring
A fall and rich reward.
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A powerful" English writer says, in the
course of an editorial, at would not be
more strange than probable if st Helena
received another Napoleon, the pet Of Eu-
rope, to its rocky bosom before the world is
much older ~
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"Ma, has aunty got bees in her mouth"
"No; why do you ask"
"Cause that lettIe man cotchcd hold OF
her and said was a going to take the
honey herliP-, andshe sad, well make
haste. ~--.
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MAN AMONG THE MAHKuTHs.

The question Of the antiquity of the
human race is one which, on many grounds,
has excited lively interest, and has been
an Invaluable provocative Of controversy.
Theologians Of a narrow and too literal
school have refused to entertain suspi-
cion that our ancestors could have peopled
the globe longer than the prescribed 5000
years; while the equally narrow and pref
udiced ulira-skepties have eagerly seized
upon the most trihing and insuificiently
authenticated statements as evidence
Of the vast antiquity Of Man. In the
meantime, Science, crying, \ plague
on both your houses has taken her even
course, and, with suspended Judgment,
waited for the decisive facts which time
was sure to bring under her ken. Such
facts have seemed to present themselves
over and over again. To say nothing Of
the Homo diluvii tests Of the Tertiary
schisis Of Gningen, which turned out
TO be great salamander; or Of the fOs-
sill man Of GuadalouPe, whom every
body has seen in the British Museum,
and who is quite a modern petrifaction
we have had before US the woman Of the
Paviland Caves. made famous by Buck.
land, the Indian skull said by Mott and
Gliddou to be found under the remains
OF twelve successive cypress forests neal
New Orleans, and vast number Of sup
posed discoveries Of human boues ant
pottery works Of art associated with ex
tinct animals, in Belgium, Germany ana
France.
Few Of these cases, however, hav,
been able to Withstand a searching in
vesiigaiion- Besides cooking and wear
ing pockets, man is distinguished by be
ing burying animal and this peculiar
ily interferes a good deal with those e
illogical reasOuings which might othel
wise be based upon the association Of hi
remains with those Of extinct animaE
in caves and superficial deposits suitabl
for sepulture- So long, in fact, as sue
instances Of association were few and "a
between, Il Aas the wiser course to adm
the possibility Of the mixture being a,
eidental But some recent discovers
have completely changed the face Of Ii
whole question, BY proving that imPh
men,s whiSh, with our present knoE
edge, We can Only suppose to be Of hums
manufacture, are sDOnd insepar4bly MI
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WONDERFUL DISCOVERY!

DIRECTIONS Buy one Of Grover & Bakers
Celebrated Family Sewing Machines.
Tailors and Dress makers wishing TO purchase
good Machine viii have the chance to see them
in operation in every village in Vermont. The
undersigned Is the only Agent in Orleans and Es-
sex Counties, for Raymonds Ten Dollar one
thread Machine; decided by competent judges to
be the best cheap Machine in use; not liable to-
get out of order, works equally as well on thick
as thin cloth. / am the only Travelling Agent
flor L. c. Phinney, corner Main and State streets,
Montpelier, VIII for Grover & Bakers Sewing
Machine. II finishes its own work il requires
no re-spooling; it fastens its own end each Stitch
Is independently locked; makes a seam that will
not zip. Window shades and fixtures put up to
ordor. Remember Health must be preserved
Every one can have good Machine for from Ten
to One Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars. Those
purchasing Machines will have instructions for
using them
10 ofice-Barton Village. All letters ad-
dressed 10
| 22y1 f. j. WILLIAMS
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g Mrs. Darlington asks very indig-
nantIy, if the bills before Parliament are
not counterfeit, why there should be 50
much difficulty in passing them.
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g Il may seem a paradox, bat II Is
nevertheless truth, that biz man upon
whatever part Of the body yoa viii the
blow Is sure to 20 against his stomach
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From Harper's Weekly.
THE RAIN.
by EeBERr PHELPS.

ny EGBERT PHELPS.
Hear the rain. how il paticrs
On the roof
With its merry, rushing song.
Fainter now, and now more strong,
Making music all night long
On the roof
How il varies in its noises
Overhead
With its thousand tiny voices
Overhead
And ! can not lose the rhyme,
For listen al the time
To it, never-ceasing chime
Overhead
On the good and on the evil
Still Il fallsi
Angel. sprite, or human devil.
Still il falls!
Merrily singing as il yields
Blessings to the thirsty fields,
What q boldly power il wields
As Il allsl
Mountain, valley, brook and river
Bless the rsin;
And the dancing leaflets culver
With the rain:
save the sparkling, crystal drop
In the silver lily's cup,
How the Thirsty earth dgnks up
All the rain!
How the floods tonight are falling
On the gravesl
With their weirdly voices ealli=g
Ger the graves.
Where the friends we loved Of yore,
Now that weary life IS Ger.
Weep its cares and ills no more
In their graves.
But as seeds that in the earth
Buried lie,
Ripening for the spring-time birth
Where they lie,
After winters gloomy reiEn.
Meath the peltings Of the rain,
Shall spring up to life again
Where they lie;
SO the forms We bury low
Meath the sod.
While the living tear-irors fi0w
O'er the sol,
Are but kernels hid from view,
Soon to spring in JOY anew,
And eternal youth relsew
With their God.
There are graves n every heart,
Hid from view;
Silent, lonely, and apart
From theview:
Where the funeral rites are said.
And the bitter tears are she'd,
Ger the spirits cherished dead,
HID from view.
There IS gloom in every soul,
Dark and drear;
Narrowing grief beyond control,
Doubt and fesr:
But in sorrow's dark decline
Flashes OF 4 light divine.
In their radiant glory shine,
On Us here.
Softly 6sh, gentle rain!
Overhead;
There are voices in thy strain.
Overhead,
That recall old memories dear;
And | love to listen here
To tie bgriea that they GEAR
Overhead.
sxanlria, Ia.
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G. What Is the best guard against
an adversary said pupil IN the act Of
sek-defeuee, to his teacher, noted pug
dist Keep a civil tongue in your
head, vas the unexpected and signif-
cant reply.
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e. Alexander Pope says: When
men grow virtuous in their old age, they
only make sacrifice to God of the dew
lis leayings.
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WILLIAMS HAS COME!
LADIES NOW is YOUR TIME!

HEALTH must be preserved The great
IL est Medicine of the 10th century, Il will
cure Headaches, Sideaehes, Long faces, Sweetens
the temper, brings back Rosy Cheeks, Sparkling
Eyes, firm step with the merry laugh, which
makes Home pleasant around the happy.
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e II Is an economical reflection that
when garments are too short, the Official
" may be remedied By wearing them
longer.
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e. These are the men to employ IN
peace a well as in war-She men who
are afraid Of no Ere exeeps helI-fre.
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G. Wiz win never make man rich !;
bot there are places where riches win
always make VT.
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g Truth Is point; the subtleist
and finest, harder than ad4mznt; never
to be broken worn away, or blunted-
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g The attractiveness Of a subject
mainly depends on the nature Of the
brain being the eyes which look al
It.
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g Men rise on stepping stones, Of
their dead selves, to higher things
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@ Sweep before your own door. be.
fore you sweep before your neighbors.
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The HORSE PowERis strong and durable, and
IS made TO run still, by peculiar construction
of the endless chain, causing it oturn smooth
" around the circles at the ends as over the
straight ways. thus avoiding much unnecessary
friction, which arises from different construe-
ton Of the chain.
The gearing on it is fastened securely in a
simple manner, so that il cannot work loose and
come of, which, if happening, prevents the use
Of a brake, and the team IS liable to be injured
by being thrown out of the Power, from its get
ting to high motion 1t Is so geared that team
walking at the rate Of 3-4 miles per hour viii
CURED depends much upon the team, and coudi-
ton of the grain to Sc thrashed:
The principal objeetioLs to machines Of this
class IS their carrying grain in the straw; bu
they have in theirs a revolving wire separator
shaken by cams, which is the best arrangement
in use for separating grain from straw, and viii
allow less grain 10 pass over in the straw thar
any other.
Grain is well cleaned BY the fan, and delivered
at the side the machine by a spout into a meas
ure This is made Of q size adapted 10 a Two.
Horse Power, and with such Power will thrasi
from 100 70 200 bushels of wheat per day, anC
from ESQ 10 $50 bushels Of oats; but double thess
amounts have been doEe under favorable ciIcum
stances They make larger size, intended to b
worked by q Lever Power or q Three-Horss
Railway Power.
Ali machines made and sold BY them are mad
! IN = substantial and vorkmanlke manner, an'
are warranted to suit the purchaser after fai
I trial
~Iam tie only Agent for the State Of Yer
mont.
JOSEPH C. PARNEETER.
Lowell, VT, June IL, 1650.-u
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RAILROAD OR TRACK SCALES, with plat
form from l6 to $50 feet, to weigh from is to $50
tons, to be had at from 100000 to Si25o.oo.
The Hay and Stock Scales-require no pit By
throwing out ofthe centre the foundation suffi-
Gent earth to grade up the ends tor convenience
of driving on and off, they can be set on the sur
face of the ground.
All large Scales made upon this principle can
be sealed and adjusted at each corner Dy any
one that can turn nut with wrench, If by any
accident they become disarranged- Also all
Scales set exposed to the weather are not liable
to be frozen up from the fact that all the movea-
BILE parts and bearings are protected under the
frame of the Scale, thereby leaving the entire
size of the platform free from any iron or ma
ehinery of the Scale, an improvement OF consld-
cradle Importance for many purposes
When heavy load is placed upon the plat
form. its beams are liable TO bend, and in COM
mon Scales this bending pulls the levers, causing
them to vibrate more or less than the true weight
the ends of the platform beams are so hung as
| to totally obviate this objection.
Timber work and foundation of the above
Scales TO be furnished by the purchaser.
/ All the above scales are warranted to be accu-
rate. and to retain their accuracy longer than
any other scale of the same capacity now in
general use; this fact viii be readily perceived
when il is known that the motion of the platform
does not move or affect the knife-edge bearings
the only motion or friction that can be brought
upon those bearings, under any circumstances, is
the turning of the beam, and then so slight as to
be scarcely perceptible-
/ IL All descriptions of Platform Scales Man
ufaatured at the EAGLE FOUNDRY, TROY, n
-lY hy