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Cheap and Valuable Properly
FOR SALE.

+ OFFER for sale my property on the corner
L of York and Seventh streets, in this village.
This property is 80 feet on York and ITO feet
on Seventh street, with the dwelling house and
two stores thereon. Also, Lots 3, 4 and S, in
east corner of the park north side) All of the
above property is among the best in the village,
and will be sold very low. For particulars en-
quire of Peter Johnston, Esq
WINS XXX JONES.
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Notice..

TT1HE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
L the Manitowoc, Two Rivers and Mishicott
Plank Road Company: for the purpose of elect.
ing Board of Directors of said Company fol
the ensuing year and the transaction of such
other business ms may come before them, will
be hell on Thursday, the Goth day of June A
d. 1867. at ten o'clock a. m. of said day, at the
Office of Charles II. Walker, in the village Of
Manitowoc. &C BARNES, Pres't.
p. JOHNSTON, Sec'y. mayI5 I'd
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LIME! LIME!!

THE undersigned respectfully informs the
l. pc of Manitowoc and vicinity that he
established 4 LINE HOUSE on the south side
Of the river, next door to Groffman's store,
where he will keep constantly on hand large
quantity of
IA First Quality Of Lime!
Persons in want of that article can always de.
pend upon supply, as my kilns are turning
out 100 barrels per week.
may15 CHARLES PALM.
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Notice.

THE Directors of the Manitowoc, Two Riv-
l. ers and Mishicott Plank Road Company.
ere hereby requested to meet at the Office of
Charles II. Walker, in the village of Manito-
voc, on Thursday, the Goth day of juno, 1867,
at o'clock a. m. of that day. for the transa G.
ton of business. c. G. BARNES, Pres't.
=. JOHNSTON, Sec'y. may15 I'd
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brewing Of Jurors,

OFFICE or cLsRK OF CIRCUIT CouR1,
Manitowoc, May 9. 1851
Notice is hereby given that the Drawing o.
IN Grand and Petit Jurors for Tia next term
Of the Circuit Court ip and for Manitswee
county win take place a my cAace On Acadsy
the ID day Of June, at 2 o'clock, p. H., ac-
ccrding TO law.
j. PIERCE, C!e.k
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New Advertisements.
Found,

IN the evening of the 18th inst, on Eighth
" street. in this place, a NECK:YOKE =
The owner can have it by proving property and
paying for his advertisement.
mny15 1t E. A. EDWARDS.
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Tax Notice,
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

UFFICE UF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY ]
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
MANITowoC, March 4, 1867.
A LII persons interested are hereby notified
II that the following tracts of lands and town
lots lying and being situated in the County Of
Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, remaining
unredeemed in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Board of Supervisors of the County OF
Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, for Bounty
Taxes due unpaid thereon, for the year 1864.
for which said taxes the said tracts of land and
town lots were sold on the 9th day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1864 Now, therefore, unless the
amount of taxes, interest, fees and charges set
opposite the several tracts of land and town
lots, as herein described be paid on or before
the 9Th day of September, 1867, the same same
will be conveyed to the purchaser or his assig
neesi n pursuance of the statutes in such case
made and provided.
WM RtCH
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One Dollar and Fifty cent
6 USE THE BEsT.n

nR. CLOCKS Excelsior Hair Restorer 10
- the best preparation ever presented 70 the
public for the hair, and the only article posssss'
ing all the merits ciaimad for it.
1t makes Hmtr grow Oh DolA
Heads,
Arrests its falling Of or turning gray, cures all
diseases of the scalp and makes harsh, why
hair beautifully soft and luxuriantly glossy; but
above all is the marvellous rapidity with which
Gray Hair II RestoreA
To its original coler. Use it few times snd
10! your gray hairs have disappeared - II BY
magic.
1t d not q Dye,
But strikes at the roots of the hair, suppiying
them with new life and coloring matter. Il ID .
much better dressing than oil or pomatum, and
avoids their deleterious effects. 1t Is elegantly
perfumed, is easily applied and isin oil respects
agreeable to the senses. If after fair trial,
this does not prove to be the best prepasatioa
before the public for the hair, the money win Be
refunded. Put in large bottles and sold BY
all druggists ut 81 per bottle.
DR.. F. B. CLOCK, proprietor, Manchester,
New Hampshire.
TULEER, FINCH AND FuLLER, General North
Western Agents Chicago.
rs j. ROBINSON, Agents for Nanitowee.
IL 0mos CHI
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j. A. BRONN. NJ. D..

PHYSICIAN; Surgeon and Accoucher. Es-
i pecial attention will be given as heretofore
during lengthy experience to Midwifery and
Surgery. Residence opposite the northwest
corner of the Park. Orders my be left at
T. & J. Robinson,s drug store,
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NNtiee.

MY WIFE, Justinia, having left my bed
lVl and board without any just cause or pro-
vocation, the public are cautioned against bar
boring or trusting her on ny account, ss will
MT pay any debts of her contracting.
JOIN GEISE -
Karl. G~ovs, Arril 80, 1867.
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RARE OPPORTUNITY {!
HOTEL FOR SALE.

rTHE WISCONSIN HOUSE." ct Two
Il Rivers is offered for sale, will all the
stock and fixtures, viz. house and lot, stable
horses and wagon, liquors, bottles and glasses
etc For SAFE cheap. Apply soon to
Two Rivers, may Is. J. G. WEILEP.
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Notice.

YNHE undersigned will have splendid
l. Stallion named ''FRxsK,D at the Williams'
Stable. ON the South Side, every Wednesday
and Saturday The other days he will be
soara On ny farm.
JACCE IUErG.
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Dyspepsia, Heart Disease, Fits, Epilepsy,
Melancholy, NcuralGia.
Cherry Pectoral,
FOR THE RAPID CURE OF

FOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Hoarscncss,
Group, Bronchitis, Incipient Con.
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of Consumptive Patients
In advanced Stages
Of the Disease.
This is remedy so universally known to surpass
any other for the of throat and lung complaints
that it useless here to publish the evidence of M
virtues. Its unrivalled excellence for coughs and
colds, and its truly wonderful cures Of pulmonary
disease, have made it known throughout the civil
lied nations of the earth Few the communities,
or even families, among them who have not some
personal experience Of its effects some living
trophy in their midst of its victory the subtle
and dangerous disorders of the throat and lungs.
As know the dreadful fatality of these disorders
and as they know too, the effects of this remedy,
need not do more than to assure them that it has
now all the virtues that it did have when making
the cures which have won so strongly upon tho
confidence of mankind.
Prepared by Dr.. J. G. AVER & Co., Lowell, Mass
For sale at Nanitowoc by
T.&. j. ROBINSON.
At Two Rivers by
DR.. JOHN OSWALD.
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Ayers Pills

Are particularly adapted to
arrangements Of the digestive
apparatus, and diseases arts
ing from impurity Of tho
blood. A large part Of all the
complaints that afflict man.
kind originate In one Of these,
and consequently these Pills
are foand to cure many vari-
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The Best Wisconsin Newspaper.
Daily, Sen.-WeekIy and Weekly
MILWAUKEE, NEWS.

The publishers of The MILWAUKEE News
respectfully announce that it is their intention
to publish forthe year 1867 THE BEST PoLITI-
CAL, FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER IN
THE STATE.
THE DAILY NEWS.
By mail, at $1,000 per annups, or $3.50 per
quarter, will contain all the current telegraphic,
commercial, business and political news of each
day, together with several columns of carefully
selected miscellaneous reading.
THE sEMI-wEEKLY NEWS,
At 400 per an. I'm, or 90 per quarter,
will contain the bulk of the reading matter
published in the Daily.
THE WEEKLY NEWS,
|-At $1,000 per annum for single subscribers, OF
at the rate Of LIS for clubs of Eve, will each
week contain FROM FORTY TO FORTY EIGHT
COLLINS Of reading matter, carefully selected
with special reference to the taste and inter.
ests Of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota readers
Each edition will contain the market and
financial reports, and no expense or labor will
be spared to make these reports complete and
reliable.
The NEWS will never fail to candidly and
fearlessly advocate the political faith to which
it is committed but while doing this, II is 9
prime object Of its publishers to promote the
literary and material interests of Wisconsin
Offensive partisan personalities and all read
ing matter Of demoralizing influence will be
religiously excluded from its columns, that
The News may be justly considered proper
and wholesome visit or at every family Preside
Special attention is to be given to the publica.
tioA of the latest local intelligenes from every
portion of Wisconsin, in order tn render THl
NBws peculiarly
Reliable Wisconsin Newspaper,
And necessity to every intelligent Wisconsin
family or business man.
Onr former patrons and the conservative
population of the state are particularly request
ed to act as agents for extending the cireula
ton Of the News.
Mr. 8. CADwALL6pEK>-late in CHARGE O
The New York Herald bureau in Washington
and for several years the principal war CORES
pondcnt of that and other leading journals
has become associated with the former publish
ers of THE News, and his entire time hereafter
will be devoted TO IT'S interests.
LYON, PAUL + 60,
Jsrite &c, Jsn 7, 1877. tIrtlieters
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COUNTRY PRODUCE,
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, &c.

The LATEST STYLES and large stock t.
select from, should be an inducemcnt to
give us a call. Everything necessary about .
house, either inside or out, can also be found
at our stone. All at prices which cannot fail
to defy competition in this or any other town in
Wisconsin. o. TORRISON,
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! For Sale by Druggists generally.

Read the following recommendation, which
is one among thousand. to the same effect:
II have been troubled for t: e last six years
with a humor on my head have tried some OF
our best physicians without receiving any bene
Last fall sent east and got six bottles Of
RING's VEGETABLE AMBRosIA, one bottle OF
which cured my head of humor. 1 now have
but two bottles, which l would not part with
for ten dollars per bottle, provided could not
procure more"
ADAMS SMITH,
Farmingten, Jefferson Co., Wis, March l.
1866.
Price S1.00 per bottle. For sale in Mani
towoc by
7-52 6m T. & j. ROBINSON.
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Also just received, Brown sheetings, brown
shirtings, b(cached goods, shifting stripes,
denims, tickings, ginghams, valenciss, prints,
hosiery, gloves, spool thread, linen thread, pins
and needs, combs and brushes, buttons, trim.
mings, &C. We offer large and we'll selected
stock of everything necessary to. be had, all Of
which will be sold cheap for CASH or in OK
change for
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VEGETABLE IMBR0SIA
Is THE MIRACLE OF THE AGE!

Gray-headed People have THEFT
locks restored by it to the dark, hsstyeus,
''Ass'' 1s'ses of youth, and are happy!
Young People, with HgAt, .fsdsdor red Hair,
have these Questionable colors changed to
beautiful auburn, and rejoice!
People whose heads are covered with
Da''dsef and Hsmors use it, and have clean
coats and clear and healthy scalps!
Bald-Headed Veterans have
their remaining locks frightened, and the
bare spots covered with a luxuriant growth
of Hair, and dance for joy!
Young Gentlemen use it because it is
richly perfumed!
Young Ladies use it because it keeps
their Hair in place.!
Everybody must and ,oH use it, because
it is the cSeaaest and best article in the
market!
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G. l. a n d q all
AT FRICKE'S HALL,

"" HutuH Udy. " ny TO- IoVss
The public are respectfully invited to attend
The best of everything On hand.
Good order will be expected and maintained.
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The publishers of The MILWAUKEE, News
respectfully announce that it is their intention
to publish for the year 1867 THE BEST PoLITI-
CAL, FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER IN
THE STATE.
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"Ehss Pin here Since ish Pin Gsnsr'
T,HIs GREAT STORY OF AN UNLUCKY
i Dutchman, by
"BRICK" POMEROY,
MAGNIFICENT Oil Painting,

Magnificent Oil Painting,
by JAMES n. BEARD, Esq, ons of our first
American Artists. We have purchased the
original painting and copyright, and have had
it finely Autographed, with two tints--sise,
22x28-and it s now ready for the trade. All
who have seen it pronounce it one Of the best
pictures ever published 1t is original and TO
the point. 1t is picture for the parlor OF
counting room, city or country, and should b
in every family. We have fixed the price 1t
The very low figure Of
One Dollar and Fifty cents
per copy Parties ordering by mail will 81.
close ten cents extra, to pay for postage and
tubing
Dealers and agents will be furnished at res
sonable rates. For particulars, address
AUGUSTUS JOHNSON,
General Agent for Wisconsin, 535 East
Water Street, Brodhead's Block, Office and
2, Milwaukee, and at the American House,
Madison, Wis, during the session Of the Leg.
islature.
B.-Agents wanted wanted everywhere
and exclusive country rights given. 80
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During the present summer, as soon as the
weather permits, he will open upstairs in his
establishment. fitted up IN frst-class style, an
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Ie. JOHN Oswald.
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Fer ladies and gentlemen, and to which he
would invite their attention.
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Manitowoc, April Is, 1867.
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district. 1ney snail make out IlSJ OF DOOkS
10 be used in each branch Of study pursued in
such school, and shall file a copy of such list
with the district clerk, and put up one copy in
the scoool house of such district and when
said list of books is adopted it shall net be
changed for the term Of three years"
Sec. g. Section SO of chapter 1855 aforesaid is
hereby amended so as to read rs follows ::
''Section SO. No money shall be apportioned to
any district or part of district, unless it shall
appear by the report theref, verified by the
afd avit Of the clerk of said district, part of
district, that school has been taught therein,
by duly qualified teacher for at least FIVE
months during the year ending the date Of such
report and that all school moneys received dur
ing that year from the income of the school
fund, have been applied to the payment of the
wages of legally qualified teacher
See g. Section 81 of the chapter aforesaid is
hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Sec-
ton 81. The laws regulating the election of and
canvassing the votes for other county officers,
shall apply to the election Of county superinten-
dents. d county superintendent may at any
time vacate his Office, by fling his resignation
with the clerk of the board of supervisors Of
his county His removal from the county, or
his acceptance ofthe Office of county supervisor,
shall vacate his Office"
Sec. 10. section 80 of the chapter aforesai i'd
is hereby amended SO as to read rs follows :
'scction &c. The clerk of the board of super
viscrs, as soon as he has official or other notice
of the existepce.of.a vacancy in the office of
county superintendent shall give notice thereof
70 the superintendent of public instruction, who
shall appoint a county superintendent to fill
such vacancy, and the person so appointed
shsll hold bis Once until the first day of Jan
nary s'.e"eeding Tie general election 1T Co.
etrrirs amer ,nei apT"ntmeEt Is made
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-27

\ CHANCE FOR GRAvEsToNE MAX
Els ~ ldow Maria Spoor, of Bill
ngsviIle, has recently sent the follow
Ing epl>tle to the silent partner Of
one OF our prominent physicians
ID" on was pointed out to me the other
day as the man what makes grave.
stones. | want stone tor nv late
husband, Hezeklah Spoor; | want a
large stone, as he was a very large
man say : feet wide and feet high
Ills age was 50 years, 8 mouths and
II days, had he lived till o'clock in
the morning, but as he died at u |
think you better put 1t down l6 days
want you to be particuar.-git it
right. Ills disease was bilious collie,
and was sick only , days and nights
want you to put it all in, especially
the disease he died with-he was most
awful sick. The first day he was
afraid he would die, and the next dav
he was afraid he wouldn't. bat he died; /;
yes he's dead, and ! never shall forget
the expression that lit up his coun-
tenance IN his last moments. | un-
derstood that YOU sometimes carve I'M
ages on gravestones and likenesses.-
Now. if YOU can do so | wished you
would chlsel out pictur of nv Hez-
ekIah { late Hezekiah | mean, for he
did not look like another Hezekiah
that | met yesterday.) l viii trv
and describe his looks. He was real
" fine looking man, had whiskers
which was red d short neck and very
large head and foot-but don't sup
pose you could chisel out his foot in
the picture, but you might get his hand
IN. He had large mouth and two
large gray eyes. His eyes were very
preculiar, and | want you 20 get this
precuAarlty on the gravestones. l
viii try and describe this preculiaritv
One eye you want looking right at
you. and the Other you want turned q 5
though it was looking up the chimney
all the time. Now | want this done
By next week, as l think some Of mar
rvIng another Hezekiah the week aft
er, and l want the gravestone up be-
fore tor fear this other Iezekiah would
think it was designed for him i
don't suppose YOU could picture him
having the bilious colick, could Won !?
| want to pay YOU part IN some of the
clothes he had on when he died with
the bilious colick, and the rest | will
pay you IN money as soon as | get
married which viii be in about ,
weeks. l think. though ] only spoke TO
him for the first time Yesterday
Tell me BY return mail what viii be
the price of the gravestone with the
picture. with him having the bilious
colick. -kx.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-27
a Wisconsin Man Walks 100
Miles in 24 Hours.

The trial Of pedestrian power and
endurance, III which the Yankee " es.
ton IS now engaged, has fostcred am.
bltlon and emulation to no little ex-
tent throughout the country. Wis
consin Is not without her champion in
this regard. And one of her sons YES.
terday demonstrated the possibility of
walking 100 miles IN 2i consecutive
hOurs-a feat which y eston has twice
essayed and failed to accomplish.
Some two weeks since a bet of a
hundred .ollars a side was made. and
the money put mp, between Hesse
Hassel and Alfred Wilcox. both Of
Portage City. Wisconsin. that tho
former would walk from Portage City
to Milwaukee, III - consecutive hours.
" edneSday evening last, at four
o clock IN thr. afternoon. Hassel started
on the trip. His friend, Mr.. Gorden.
and Wilcox, with whom he bad the
wager, accompanied him in buggy.
The route taken was the ordinary
wagon road. which runs pafaliel to the
railroad. and Is, We are informed. at no
point more than two miles from it.
Hassel ate supper at Fox Lake
Junction, and arrived at Horizon at
little after / III the evening. wher.
he rested au hour He then took uu
the line Of March for Milwaukee,
again breakfasted a +. Woodland. din.
I'd at GrcenviIIc, and arrived at Mil
waukee at thirty minutes past three
o'clock. IN good condition. winning his
wager easily. aud having 30 minutes
to spare
The distance between Portage City
to Milwaukee Is 81 miles By railroad.
aud must exceed 100 actual measure.
ment, by wagon road Il must be Sc.
down as tue most extraordinary dav's
walk on record in the West.
Hassei Is Welsh by birth about 81
years Of age weighs lbs pounds. and
measures ) feet ten and a half inchcs
IN height. He started on the journey
without any previous training. beyond
moderate exercise taken for few
days without Z trainer.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-27
a Scotch Girls Dream.

A letter from Blair9owrie, Scot.
land, published in a Dundee paper,
tells this story of a dream ~
strange story has been current here
during the past week, and has given
rise to much curious speculation and
superstItious feeling The ciIcum
stances are so far removed from ordi-
nary coincidence, and vet bear so
much evidence of being something
more than fantasy that we give the
details as gathered from reliable
source. The subject of the story is
or was, a young married woman, whose
maiden name was Jessie Ellon. the
daughter of Charles Elton, who has
been cattleman for many years to MIR.
Geckie, of RosemOunt, about two
miles from Blairgowrie. Jessie lived
with her father before she was mar
ried, and employed occasionally at
farm work, along with other Young
women of the neighborhood. " lille
so engaged, about two years ago, she
'old some Of her pauionS of a re-
markable dream she had. more than
once in succession. which caused her
much anxiety aud uneasIness at the
time. She thought she stood IN the
center OF circle, which was ike a
hayrlck stand, or something OF that
kind. and saw in numeral letters two
y :, \, and other symbols, which
taken together left an lndeI.lble i'm
preston on her mind that she would
die on the 25th OF September, 1867,
Just two years after the vision. Be
ing out OF the ordinary course OF
dreaming the recital caused an unu-
sual sensation at the time. but the
gossIps made hight OF the matter, com
torting her with the assurance that
according to. the book OF tate, the
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-27

IF Won desire to know what we had
for break fast this morning I shall be
obliged to ask you to read the last
few lines over again. What dinner
consists in 7 don't know. having never
taken one here. but viii find out to-
dav. / went to the Minstrcls last
night after tea; having no stove in
my room, which | didn't happen to
think of when | engaged it, and on re-
turning the landlady gave me q tai
low candle, saying, there was no gas
IN my room, which also didn't notice.
l found my way to it and on opening
1t was surprised at the change; |
thought | had entered the wrong
room; but there was the number on
the door-it was mine. On looking
around | found that pair of Govern
ment blankets had taken the place of
the white counter panes, marbletop
table was gone and rickety old thing
on which | am now writing, to take
its place; an old chair instead of the
two saw before; in fact, everything
was changed, IN all probability to go
into some other room that wanted an
occupant, who, doubtless. would be
served the same way. | retired after
swearing prayer" or two, as Mer-
cutio says, but didn't sleep much al-
terward; for, like the Irishman. laid
awake all night TO wake early in the
morning; not through choice, however,
but through necessity Talk to me, ="
[ muttered TO myself. "about not
being a single bug in the house; they
were all married aud had large fam
lies ! "
Boarding houses are humbug if
anything ever was; at least this one
is. | think Will leave my trunk at
the Revere Till l find some more ge-
nial place 10 rest my weary head
Till then, adieu.
K L. HUMBER.