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The LATEST Man on Record.

The Chicago Times, Of the 81 inst.
tells the following in regard to man who
vas too lazy 10 live and 10 lazy to xii!
himself:
Did ever any one hear Of an attempt TO
commit suicide on account Of sheer lazi>
uess, and for no other earthl, reason
such case occurred in this city yester
day; aud the fellow would have un-
doub;edIy succeeded, had lie not been too
lazy to finish the job" AT IL o'clock
Iii the forenoon, stout, healthy man,
VINO had lazy, llstIess, careless appear.
aDce, entered saloon on Randolph
street, opposite the court house, and fer
a few moments stood looking about the
premises, seeming to be in search of a
clair or lounge, or bench, or some other
opportunity to sit down or lie down 10
take nap. lie locked sleepy, dreamy,
anything but wideawake, energetic man
Not hadlDg any place upon which be
cou.d lie down or sit down for short
sleep, The fellow cast his eyes about the
loom. and they finally rested upon huge
knife which lay upon shelf behind the
counter Snmmoning all bis energies, he
reached over ard get possession of this
knlie-an implement which had been
u ell to slice up sausages and bread
Without hesitation, lie drew the sharp
edge Of the knife across his throat, and
succeeded in cutting a ghastly looking
CASH The effort, however, was too feeble
to prove fatal, and The fellow was quietly
walking out OF TIE door when policeman
McCabe took him in charge. lie gave
his Dsme as Edward Lemoij, and stated
that he had been sailor on the schooner
Monitor. He was taken to the central
station by officers McCabe and O'DouneI,
AID Or. Collins was summoned to attend
him. The wounl, which was full five
inches IN length and had penetrated to
the trschae, was quickiy1SEed Up and
bandaged, and in haIfs1 fcsur from the
time of the sffa 10 the saloon, Edward
Lemold had no other appearance of being
lnCisposed than that indicated by the
white bandage about his throat. During
the process CT stitching he never once
manifested any concern, feeling or emo
ton, but leaned back in bis chair, seem
ngly glad to get 30 good an opportunity
TO rest himself. He answered the cues
lions put to him by the spectators, by
stating that be had no friends, and didn't
care about living any longer. On being
asked if some female friend had not Tilted
Tim, he said that he did keep company
With girl once, bu. be ''didn't like her
20 more" 1t was the opinion Of all who
saw this foolish man, that he was really
too lazy to work for living, and that his
attempt would have been successful had
be not been to lazy to WELD the knife with
sufficient torce to produc the desired
result.
lie was taken to the marine hospital.
and when last seen was smoking clay
pipe, half reclining upon his bed, with
eyes partially closed, and bis whole ap~
peafance danoting the mos. complete con-
tentment. So long as he can live without
work, it is not probable that Edward
Lemold, the LATEST suicide On record, will
make another attempt shorten his earthly
career.
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A Novel Wager. J,

An amusing story is going the round
of the Paris clubs. 1t Appeals that a
short time ago a foreign prince made a
heavy b5t that lie would be arrested by
the police without committing any offence
whatever, or in any way provoking the
authorities. The bet having been taken
by a member of the Imperial Club the
prince went to one of the mCst atistocrat-
ic cafes in Paris, dressed in battered
hat, a ragged blouse. and boots ali in
holes, and, sitting down at one of the
tables, ordered cup of coffee. The wait
ers, however, paid no attention to SO sus-
pcious locking customer, upon which
the prince put his hand in his pocket,
and showed them bundle Of bank notes.
The proprietor then ordered the coffee
to be served, sending meanwhile to the
nearest police station for sergent de
Vile. The prince was duly arrested and
taken to the commissary Of police, where
he stated who he was, and was afterwards
taken to the gentleman with whom he
made the bet, to prove his identity. A
similar story VAS told at Vienna some
time ago Of Hungarian Prince Seandar,
M. de Metternich's sou>in-aw, who, in
order to make bis arrest quite sure, took
the bank notes out Of his boots.
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Examination of Teachers.
OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS, }
MaNITOwOC Spptemhar 1894

NhANlloNoC, september ., 1000
The semi-annual Examination of Teachers in
the Public Schools of this county will take
place as follows
In District No. 1-Comprising the towns of
Gibson, Two Greeks, Mishicott and Two Rivers
at the School house, in the village of Mishi-
colt, on Monday, October 8.
In District No. 2-Comprising the towns of
Manitowoc, Mantowoc Rapids and Newton-at
the School house, in School District No. 9 vii
lage of Manitowoc, on Wednesday, October 10
In District No. accomplishing the towns of
Cooperstown, Franklin, Kossuth and Maple
Grove-at the School house in School District
No. l, near Cloupeks' Mills, in the town of
kossuth, on Thursday, October IL.
In District No. Accompanying the towns of
Cato, Eaton, Liberty and Rockland-at the
School house in Clark's Mills, in the town of
Cato, on Friday, October ID.
In District No. 5-COmprising the towns of
Centroyille, Schleswig and Meeme-at the
School house near II Mulhollands 5, in the town
of Meme, on Monday, October rs
Applicants will please provide themselves
with good lead pencils, and be present prompt
ly at O'Clock A. NJ, as private Examinations
thereafter will be given only in cases where
sickness or absence from the county prevented
attendance at the times and places above men,
toned. JERE. CROWLEY,
County Superintendent of Schools.
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The LAND AND SEA Forces OF Eu>
RoPE-The Journal du Havre gives the
following statistical table OF the land and
sea forces of all Europe, which can now
be placed on war footing France,
903 GIT mer Prussia. 100000; Italy,
AIS, 1903; Russia, l200O0000; Spain,
Oil, 900; Portugal, 54,l1S; Holland,
$4,000; Sweden and Norway, 10000;
Denmark, 4l,460; England, 365,000
Gncluding 100000 volunteers J Austria,
20 6l2; Germanc Confederation, 407,-
36l; Turkey. 34l, $50; Egypt, Moldo
Wallachia, Montenegro and Servia to-
gether, $4,000; Belgium, 6s.O91 ,
Switzerland, 80. $50; Roman States, l2,.
O00 All these figures added up give a
total of 1915 262; officers aud soldiers.
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Pleasures of Middle Age,

Between successful and unsuccessful!
there is the vast difference of comfort and
ease. 1t is therefore better TO be success
full, though enough Of success is pretty
nearly as good as feast. And the same
rule of compromise holds good in other
matters. To take and enjoy domestic af-
lection without being too DESTROYS of a
life of passionate romance is one obvious
lesson that middle age teaches. Another
is to be ready to accept something short OF
complete victory in contests of opinion
At the onset Of life we all hope to be able
to convince and convert the world, or the
public, or our neighbors, or, at all events,
our friends. We feel difficulty in acting
with men whose views about religion or
morality or politics differ materially from
our own. If we went through our career
in such temper, we should fare as badly
as man would fare in the thoroughfares
of London who could not bear crowd
Life is made up, as middle age discovers,
Of giving and OF taking, and the first prin-
cipe of the great art Of association and
mutual help is to learn what is all impor-
tant, and What is sufficiently immateral
and secondary to admit of being sacrificed
for the end we have in view. Whether
il be in a club, or a partnership, or a
parish, or diocese, or a public nesting,
or political party, the truth holds good
that 10 move powerfully and effectively
we ought to be able to move with as little
friction as possible, aud the only way to
lessen Individual friction is for individuals
to smooth down their own rough edges
Saturday Review.
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The New Canadian Rifles

The troops coming to Canada are arm
Ell with Snider Fl field rifles. aud forty
thousand Of them have been ordered for
the Canadian volunteers. The British
authorities will be supplied with 100000
OF these new weapons By The first of April
next, with liberal supply of catridge
for their use. It was found on trial Of the
needle gun that rapid firing heated the
breech so that it could not be handled
aud as is well known the needle very
frequently got deranged so as to require
repair or change. In every one of these
particulars the converted EDEeld is 10 adj
vance Of the needle gun, in accuracy and
range it exceeds the Enfield in slight
degree. The London Times thus CON-
pares the two guns:
As compared with The Prussian needle
gun the efficiency Of the English breech
loader Is nearly four times greater in all
that reiaies 10 the accuracy Of aiUl or ra-
pidiy of fire, while as regards the safety
and ease with which the breech mechan-
ism is worked it is beyond any degree OF
comparison. There are eight distinct
movements OF The breech required to load
and fire the needle gun-there are only
four necessary 10 MIR. Snider's. Seven
pounds per minute have been fired. from
The Prussian gun, and the average is
four, while twenty one rounds per minute
have been fired flo,n the English breech-
leaders, and the average it is believed
will te ten.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-09-21
Freedom,

|; was, said the loyal Gen Cri;tenden,
when addressing tie soldiers of kentucky,
secession that showed the nations love
for our institutions and reused our ma
tons unimagined power. Notification,
secession in arms-these are crimes, stu
pendous crimes, and the penalty is not
the hanging of man here and there, but
war, carnage, desolation, and it has liter>
ally been inflicted. Let US never lose
sight of that freedom for which we fought,
and for which we exacted this fearful
penalty.
Freedom to think. to speak. to act
without violence-lhese constitute the
central and priceless gems around which
cluster the Jewels Of mankind. We are
The French, with liberty, equality, and
fraternity Oh their lips, and madness in
their brains, rushed through deluge Of
blood to despotism; warning to US,
if we will be wise, and consider that lib
erty is not the fruit of impulse or passion,
bu: of regulated thought and conduct,
and that equality and fraternity cannot
De born of violence.
The French, ignoring the fact that the
best things are of slow growth, attempted
to cut throgh the barrier of time, and, by
force, give roots and branches, and SO
stability, to the tree Of liberty. The re-
suit is before u.s. Although they polluted
their land with blood in trying honestly,
many of them. to make violence Go the
work o: reason and time, yet the world,
in horror Of their blindness, rose against
them, because the world was not willing
to share that liberty which defied all laws,
human and divine The christian world
believed that obedience to the right. or,
rather, that the service of God, was perfect
freedom The world was not willing to
share the quality which was to bring all
down to the lowest leyel-the level Of
blood outlines. The world was not
willing to have fraternity with Cain.
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Rising and Falling Of the Waters Of
Lake Michigan.

One o. those singular oscillations in The
lakes, or finland Seas" which have been
observed occasionally from the time Of the
exploration Of the Jesuit fathers, was wit
messed recently in lake Michigan. A vari-
ETY. of signs, such as mirage Of the distant
shore. unusual depression of the barome-
ter, and the suddeh rise of the tempera
| ture from cool bracing air, to a snl,ry
heat, indicated On unusual commotion in
the atmospheric elements. About II
o'clock a. ~, when our attention was first
called TO the phenomena, the waters of the
lake had risen about 81 inches above the
ordinary level, and in the course If half
an hour they again receded. Throughout
the whole day they continued to ebb and
| flow at intervals of fifteen or twenty min
utes, and the current between the outer
| and inner breakwater, near the Illinois
Central railroad house, vas so great al
times that a row boat made lttle or no
Roadway against it. The extreme vafias
ton between high and low water was
nearly three feet. The wind all day WAS
off shore (from the southwest,) the effect
of which was to keep down lhe waters
instead Of accommodating them at this point.
About O'clock in the evening it veered
suddenly to The northwest, and blew a
violent gale, accompanied ~ vivid cleo
trical displays. This morning ( Monday
We hear Of telegraphic lines bsing pros
trased, Of persons killed by lightning, ETC.,
while the lake, although agitated, exhibits
none of the pusatious of yesterday
| Ih0mpson's Coast Pilot.
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4 Presidential Pun.

Some years ago at a BURNS festival in
Cincinnati, it was declared that tbs best
pun ever made was made by President
MONROE. Some surprise was expressed
that Mr.. MONROE should have been a
face;ious man. The story runs something
thu':
A Scotch servant employed about the
Executive Mansion, who had broad
accent and good fund of cold humor,
had been charged by certain persons who
had projected monument in honor Of
something or somebody, with message
to an appropriate official, who, it seems,
was hot the President. But old Sandy
sought the Chief Magistrate, in whose
personal service he was, and conveyed the
communication to him. Mr. Monroe in
structed him TO address the message else
where, and thereupon Sandy, persisting
like Scotchman, said. Your honor it
is about the monument" "Well. Sandy.n
replied DIR. Monroe, drawing himself mp
erect and symmetrical, don't you see, l
am not the mon y0u meant"
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Model Patriots.

The Radical Congress voted It's mem
bers each 81 600 extra pay, aud took
good care to see that they got it.
The Radical Congress voted the soldier,
from $50 TO 500 each, extra bounty, but
took no care to see that they got it,
The Radical Congress voted the white
soldiers each only $50 to 500, extra
bounty, although they were in service
longer than the blacks, and calls i. equal
ling the bounties Even then, the Con,
gress managed so that the white Aoldier
cannot get the little bounty voted him.
Model patriots, these Radical Con
yrestmen
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An Arabian Horse.

a Paris letter writer says: Prince
HamIin of Egypt, recently bet $4,000
with Mr.. Ross, an English barker, at A
exandria, who s,aked $500, that in ga
zele hunt with grayhounds and falcons,
and which would last several days, al
Arabian horse would prove to possess
more bottom than an English thorough
bred horse The wager has been settled
The English horse foundered on the
second dsr out and died on the spot
The Arabian continued the chase three
days longer without giving any signs OF
distress. A second bet of $4,000 to
$500 was made that an Arabian
horse couit! run the ninety miles of desert
between Cairo and Suez, without stopping
to rest, which no English thorough bred
could accomplish. The horses started at
7:1l.30: A. NJ. Tho Arabian reached
destination at 3:S Z. NJ. The English
horse fell foundered, and died on hespot,
at mile and three quarters from the des>
tnation. It's probable that the Arabian
had been under trainining for long pc
Rod o: time, and The English horse was
not sufficiently trained, nevertheless these
events show the extraordinary bottom of
the Arabian breed, too much neglected
st preset, by our horse breeders.
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ITALY BEFORE THE WAR.

ITALY BEFORE THE WAR.
As at present constituted, the Kingdom
of King Victor Emanuel covers an area
of l22,7SS square miles, with popula-
ton of 25,26s,079 inhabitants This Of
itself makes very large ard important
Kingdom, large enough to satisfy the am
bition of any ordinary prince but along
side of the present nation lie two provin~
ces heretofore under the rule of Austria,
whose inhabitants are chiefly Italians, and
whose natural position make them nee
essary to the Kingdom in a strategcaI
point of view. These provinces are Ven
eta on the East, and Tyrol Tor. more
properly, the Trentino), on the Nor.h.
ITALY AFTER TIE WAR.
Should the boundaries of King Victor
EmanuePs realm be extended so as to take
in these provinces Of the Austrian En-
pre, the addition would amount to about
20,676, square miles, with 8, 132,748 in.
habitants.
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FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-
PHTLFTUs SAWYER has been nominate led
for reelection to Congress by the radicals
Of the fifth district. What PnlLETus
has done 10 entitle him to the glory Of
attempting to represent his district 10 con
gress, has never been made to appear
Thus far he has efectually failed in the
attempt, and there is not much hope ,ha,
he viii ever do any better, even should
he DE re. elected
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Crop INSURANCE COMPANIES. We are
told that il England, companies are or
gained with heavy capital for the iusur-
ance o! the grain crops Of the country,
and that large business is done in that
line. Why are not similar insurance
companies practical here To the farmers
Ar unreasonable rain in August is worse
than FIRE, and few would hesitate to
pay fair annual premium for the assuf-
anca OF certain return for the labor OF
the year.
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4 Major General BENJAMIN F. Bur-.

fF Major General BENJAMIN F. Bur.
LER, N his Gloucester speech, said that
the lighting men of the war we're going
10 attend 10 the reconstruction OF the
Southern States. We Judge by the re,
mark, says the Louisville Courier that
The hero OF Dutch Gap is going to aban>
don the political field, retire to bis retrea,
at Lowell, and quietly enjoy his otsuna
c''m silver spoons, &c. Fighting was not
his forte neither wa. Fort Fisher.
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T There was tournament at Hunts

F There was a tournament at Hunts
vile, Ala, lately, at which one Of the
contestants appeared as the Knight Of
the Gray Jacket" Passing down one OIL
the streets attired for the tournay he was
halted by a detachment of United States
soldiers, and the buttons we're cut of
from bis jacket Of gray. He made NO
resistance, and when asked what be
meant By appearing in rebel uniform, re-
Piled, tournament"
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Real Estate for Sale.

TIVE subscriber has several Farms for sale
l. situate in the towns Of Manitowoc, Gibson
and Manitowoc RGpidS--onc Of them $50 acres
within two miles Of the village, with large i'm
provcmcnt. Also number of Village Lots III
Mantowoc. Persons desiring to purchase viii
please give the subscriber call at his Office in
iiucbner's building corner Of York and Eighth
streets. Manitowoc.
7 If HENRY SIRREE
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For Sale.

A GOOD substantial Frame House, together
II with half acre of land, situated on
Eleventh street, outside Of the village limits.
Will be sold at bargain. Enquire of the sub
scriber, in Huebners block, corner of Eighth
and York streets, Manitowoc.
7 On HENRY SIBREE
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FOR SALE, CHEAP.

4 FARM of eighty acres, within two miles of
"A Mantowoc, AMI on the plankruad leading
to Two Rivers. Flity-siy acres under cutiva.
ton, twenty>iour acres hetvily wooded, well
fenced with boards new House and Barn,
good wei, and fine young orchard
tt DIR. d. j. EASTGN.
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~ A guerrilla leader. Dick Hemp
sted. was OF Wednesday captured by the
Regulators near Little Rock, Ark, who,
after trying him and finding him guilty
of eleven murders, all OF which he con-
fessed. burned him to death by slow
fire, which totally consumed his body.
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StraYed or Stolen.

I'ROM the subscriber, on the 10Th of August
L last, light red OK, years old lie WAS
a heavy bodied animal, with short legs, and
white head, belly and legs, and turned up horns
Information concerning him will be paid for by
giving notice to me.
MAURICE LAWLESS. 81
Section H. town of Cato. Z It
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Candidate for Sheriff.

THE undersigned respectfully announces
l. himself Candidate for Sheriff at the ap-
preaching election, subject to the decision Of
the Democratic County Convention.
IRA Z. SMITH
Mishicott Sept <, 1866 It'd
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g Mrs. Elsie Perkins, Of Victor,
Ontario county, N. Y, recently celebrated
her sixty-seven,h birthday by spinning
three runs" Of fine wooden yarn-
measuring IA, 400 feet.
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Cattle Fair.

A CATTLE FAIR and Shon will be held at
"A st. Nazian Settlement, in the town of
Eaton, Manitowoc county, on the first Wcdncs
day of every month, commencing October Sd
1856. Ample preparations have been made for
the care of stock, and the patronage of those
having cattle is respectfully solicited.
71y THEODORE MYERS
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New Version Of an old Story

The Rlchmoad EramiHer, Indignant at
the threats Of BUTLER against loyal Union.
ists, insists that the South has leaned
the lesson Of loyalty SO thoroughly that
she will not only stand by the Union her
self, but make all Others 90 SO aiso. |,
has been taught SO thoroughly that il
cries " shame" upon The ho1thern dis
unioniats, been Instructed.
. Until at last the old man
Is tutored by the by
1t bias grown wiser than some who pro.
fsss to be its teachers.
1t is certainly an amusing as well as au
instructive spectacle to see this once
rebelIious but now thoroughly loyal
journal thus answering DR.. BUTLER when
he continues to cry out for tbs pound O
flesh which is not in the bond. Seriously
however, there is solemn warning tc
rebellious spirits in the North, convey ed
in the words Of the Richmond Errminer
We want it distinctly understood that
har'ng .tatled to get array .trom this goy
ernmcnt, we intend nolD not only to stand
by 1t ourselves, but to aid in making ali
Others de the same, whenever we are called
upon to do SO. Let the Radical. bear
this in mind when they attempt rebel
lion" after they are beaten at the fall
elections.
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for cash, or in exchange for produce.
The public are invited to give me a call at
nv store one door above the Williams
House, andezamine Goods and Prices. will
do the best can to please all.
ADAM BLESER.
Manitowoc, June II, 1866.
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~ General GRANT and General LEE
are both invited and expected to be
present at the restoration OF WASHING,
TOSS statue 10 the military school at
Lexington. The statue was carried off
BIZ HUgrER 10 1865.
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Dissolution.

THE Partnership heretofore existing between
i the undersigned, under the name and firm
Of Rmmer & Leubner, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent All debts due to said firm
will be paid to Jacob Ecmcr who is alone au-
thorized to receive and receipt for the same.
JACOB REMER,
PAUL LEUBNER.
Manitowoc, Sept 3, 1866 1t
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[g Major General joins z. WooD has
written letter TO President JoHssos, in-
dorsing his present political course.
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Eg' A coloIed person in Lexinet ton,
KY, b asblown lis brains out on political
grounds.