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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
The Bilious Season.

Seventy-fve per cent. of the population of the
United States more or less bilious at this sea-
son. The midsummer Sun stirs up the bile as.
certainly as if evolves miasma from the stagnant
pools. 1t is of the utmost importance, therefore,
to check the tendency of the liver to diseased
action with that Incompatible ambitious spe-
cifc-HOSTETTERS STOMACH BITTERS
Neglect the early symptoms, and the chances are
that they will result in renittent fever fever and
ague, or jaundice. 1t is presumed that nobody
deliberately desires to risk attack from any
one of these But carelessness may be as dsas-
trous temerity. Do not procrastinate AS
health is the greatest of earthly blessings, it
should be every rational beings first Who
ever chooses to use HOSTETTER'S BITTERo as
a preventive NOW may escape the bilious epidcm-
les and eHdemics which so generally prevail
toward the close of the heated term and in the
Fall months Is it not worth while to be fore
armed when the means of defence are within the
reach of all? The BITTERS NATIONAL
REMEDY, everywhere procurabe, and endorsed
by the intelligent of every Class. Read what
heading members of the community, clergYmen,
physicians, authors, statesmen, men of sclerc",
artists, travellers and distinguished soldiers,
about them On the strength of these credentials
give them trial. They will be found the very
best anti-blious medicine that modern pharmacy
hos iptr ndu
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
The Fingers for Calculations.

THE reference of Prof De Morgan to
the employment ofthe fingers for purposes
of notation, induces me to speak OF the
very ingenious application, in China, OF
this living abacus to arithmetical calcula-
tons, of the faculty it gives for the settle
ment of accounts, and the easy solution of
all sums, whether of addition, subtraction,
multiplication, or division, from one up to
one hundred thousand. Every finger on
the left hand represents nine figures, the
little finger the units, the ring finger the
tens, the middle finger the hundreds, the
forefinger the thousands, the thumb the
tens of thousands The three inner Joints
represent from 1 to 3, the three outer to
6, the right side to g. The forefnger on
the right hand is employed for pointing to
the finger to be called into use; thus 1 1884
would at once be denoted by just touching
the inside of the upper joint of the fore
finger, representing 1900 then the inside
of the second, or middle joint of the middle
finger representing 200; thirdly, the in
side of the lower joint of the ring finger,
representing 80; and lastly, the upper
joint of the little finger touched on the
outside, representing f. Or, again, 99,999
would be represented by touching the side
of the lower joint of the thumb (90,000)
and the lower side of the joint of the fore,
middle, ring, and the little fingers, repre-
senting respectively 5000, 900, so, and 9.
The universal correctness of the account
ancy of China, when there is no purpose
of fraud, and the rapidity with which all
trading and commercial accounts are cal
culated, are facts of notoriety to all who
have any acquaintance with purchases or
sales made in that country. - London
ham
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
Oysters Sun-DrIed.

We have several times mentioned in the
Bulletin the oysters of West Mexico on
the eastern gulf coasts as being much
used round Guaymas, and other Sonora
towns, in dried state. e., desicated in
the sun like California charqui or hung
beef From our shipping reports it ap-
pears the Mexican steamers, during the
past twelve months, have brought up to
San Francisco one or two hundred bales
of this article, and we suppose the trade
must be now well inaugurated, as the ar
ticle would not be brought to California If
they were not eatable and in demand and
it is well known they are in common use
in the large towns of Sonora, Durango,
and Jalisco every year during the season
of Lent, and from ancient times in those
countries. The oysters from the Bay of
Fonseca are also dried in this way, al,u
form regular article of trade to the up
land towns of Central America. There are
also stated II be good oysters, in abund-
ance, in some of the small coves of the
Bay of Panama. Smoke-dried oysters
are common article of trade in China,
and found in every grocer's shop in that
country-Sd1 Francisco Bulletin.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
Miscellaneous.

"A dealer in Faneuil Hall Market sells
six hundred frogs legs per week.
Portland has built 1900 new houses
since the great fire. There were but /, TOO
burned.
Ninety weight thousand gross of steel
pens are made weekly at birmingham,
England.
There is one house in the Seventh
Ward of Boston which contains twenty
nine families
+ Wine, it is said, is being made N
Gainesville, Florida, of tomatoes, which
is reported splendid.
Payne, the Albany pedestrian, offers
to wager $4,000 that he can outwalk any
man in the United States
-Vineland, N j., produced IL, 1862 bush
els of strawberries this year, against 7,745
bushels last year.
"A new steam plow has been tried at
Meadville, Pa, and the opinion at the
trial seemed to be that it was quite sue
cessful W
1t is said that upwards of five thou
sand different articles in common use are
manufactured out of the ordinary willow
tree
According to Prof LOOMS the ex-
IRENE heat of this month duly has been
more intense and longer continued than
mas occurred before IN SO years.
Pennsylvania manufactures two thirds
of all the glass made in the country.
Pittsburgh alone turns out seven million
dollars worth year.
Twelve families out of fourteen in one
school district in Bradford, Vt, made last
season seven tons and five hundred and
fifty pounds of maple sugar.
1t is stated that there are more flies
and mosquitoes in Maine this year than
for many previous years. Fishing and
hunting excursions have been given up on
account of these pests.
A fellow, on bet of 800, eat 500
oysters arr drank three pint bottles of ale
in twenty-siX minutes, winning the bet by
four minutes, in the California Market,
San Franciso.
There is nothing like style. An organ
grinder at Boston has created quite rep
utation as musician by gazing carefully
and scientifically at piece of sheet music
while he grinds.
"A Memphis grand jury have returned
a verdict of murder in the first degree.
while the murdered is alive and well. 1t
is thought the jury will rescind their YER
dict or kill the man.
The other day, Edward Williams, of
Scranton, Penn, swan nine miles in one
hundred and fifty minutes, or two hours
and a half That leafs Leander's feat in the
Hellespont, as well as Byrcn's imitation
thereof
The latest curiosity Ia the way ofcorn
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

relative proportion of male and female
progeny, and the probable reasons therefor;
causes Of decline in prosperity and the different
ways in which such disasters might have been and
probably would have been avoided had they been
known at the time; Character of stock raised or
to be raised relative proportion OF mules horses.
sheep, hogs, or negroes; number OF bushels OF
corn to the acre; quantity of cotton average size
of water melons; breadth of beam OF all the
steamers near the river and the Gulf of
Mexico; how many times the boat stops between
any point and any other point. and why; exact
distance from Catfish bend 10 Skipwith, and
thence to point where the willows project
into the river between Suckers Point and
Skinny Kidink; length of time the boat Will
measles prevalent, and why; medicine used for
different local complaints proportion OF dlfferent
local complains. proportion OF difterent lDgre-
dients thereof and the reason for sdoptlng SUCH
proportion; amount of freight and produce car
ried each trip, the points TO Whlch IL Is carrieo
the price, and whether the boat Is always paid
their names, history and destination; their prob
able business and their qualifications for attend
ing to the same; whether married or not, and
if not, why not; and in general all details of
prospects; whether the gentlemen playing
cards are professional gamblers; if so how
much has been lost; if not, how much has
been won; whether the pilot is a temperate
of boilers, being sunk or any other accident !;
whether the clock is exactly right or not whether
the duties of steamboat clerk are not extremely
arduOus how long each clerk has been employed;
whether he has ever been blown up sunk or
burned up and why; and, in general, all informa-
ton of geological natural, legal, medical, theo-
logical, metaphysical biographical, historical,
anatomical, statistical. astron oEcal, arithmet lca
grammatical ethical, or Dtejlectual character,
can be accommodated by calling upon any OF the
courteous and gentlemanly clerks connected with
the boat in their absence any information
will be furnished by the pilot, engineer. mate or
deck hands - ---- o..
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
Religious and Educational.

Religious and Educational.
Boston has thirty Episcopal churches
and chapels.
There are 100000 Lutherans in the
United States
-Poughkeepsie, the City of Schools
has over thousand pupils from abroad.
There were but ten persons present al
the afternoon service at one of the Boston
churches on late Sunday.
Twelve clergymen in New York city
receive over $4,000 each per annum for
their labors.
AT a Sunday School lately bright
little fellow was asked, "What is con-
science 2" " An inward monitor was the
reply. "And what is q monitor ?" One
Of the iron clads."
The Vassar Female College In New
York has been comforting the degree of
Bachelor of Arts on young lady graduates
this year. Maid of Arts would be filter
degree, and perhaps more acceptable
compliment.
The sum spent for liquor in the United
States in the year 1867, is estimated a.
$4,000, 100000, while the amount given for
education was $22 100000, or $139 were
given for liquor for every dollar for edu-
cation. The amount spent annually for
religious purposes is about $50 100000, or
81 for religion and 1913 for rum.
"A writer in THE Congregdtiondlist pro-
poses a remedy for sleeping in church. He
says: !" Take piece of horse-radish root
of good size, and of fingers length, to
the sanctuary, and the moment the sermon
begins, put piece in your mouth about
the size of a common corn, bite and II DIST
en- it faithfully with the saliva, and the
eyes will not only be easily kept open, but
fearful attention may also be promoted,
mon ends"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
Weather-Hatched Chickens.

The heat is so intense in this vicinity
that several of our inventive minds are at
work on models of apparatus for cooking
by solar heat. 1t may be possible to en-
tirely dispense with artificial heat with the
mercury at 100 degrees in cool (?) spot.
Out on Walnut Hills, where thy occa-
sionally feel breath of a breeze, they
have commenced Matching chickens with
out any slow process of setting. Ali hen
has to do with the business now is to lay
the eggs. In proof of this we have the
assurance of a gentleman who lives out
there that a Poland hen, that had been set
ting on fourteen eggs, left the nest last
Wednesday at the head of troop of five
handsome chicks. She was evidently very
proud of them and did not think it worth
while to hatch out any more. And per-
haps the heat had something to do with it,
as it must have been very uncomfortable
operation AS it was she entirely deserted
the nine remaining eggs on Wednesday,
and devoted her attention exclusively to
the five new arrivals. However, on Sa-
turday, the nine eggs yielded forth nine
smart chickens, thanks to the heat of the
nest, and Mrs Poland found herself quite
Unexpectedly, the mother of fourteen sin
stead CT five.-C5Ncin1aati Commercial.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
Strength vs.. Weakness.

Debilitated men and.women-made SO by a pro
cess based upon the impurities ofyour blood why
risk the danger of greater prostration while abso-
lutte aud permanent relief is within reach. 1t IL
fatal mistake with thousands, that only the pre-
ecribeG medicines of physicians can cure them,
and they do not consider the nature purpose or
operation of these drugs in their compounded
rarely. If ever derive any positive benefit. Now,
we say that il is sound judgment to use remedy
which il can be shown has effected actual and
during cures and such is Misher's Herb Bitters
1t will cure the feeble of their ailments, fortify
them against the danger of malaria, changes in
the climate, lamentations of the temperature, &c,
while at the same time it braces the entire system
and energies the whole man. We do honestly
urge sufferers to 4" throw physic to the dogs and
hereafter use Mishler's Herb Bitters. Sold by all
druggists and dealers. Dr. s. 3. Hartman s. Co,
FF0pEje!ors, Lancaster, Pa,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

nuts, and a string of small fish. The lat
ter, by active wriggling and squirming,
gave sufficient evidence of having been
freshly caught. These were spread before
the company, and we were invited to the
repast. A draught of the cocoanut was a
luxury not to be despised, but the feast of
raw fish was politely declined Our back
wardness, however, was not shared by
our hosts and the sight of the party as
they sat on the ground, each with piece
of cocoanut in one hand, and little fish,
held by the tail in the opposite hand,
taking first a mouthful of one and then
of the ether, was something long to be
rcmembered-Aud MonthIy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
il Single Test Proves 1t.

A touch of the wonderful in this very city,
Everybody knows it, or It's great pity;
1t reaches to Boston, the hub of creation,
Now grasping Chicago, the pride of the nation.
PAIN PAINT spans the ocean, at one single bounce,
Spurns the edct of France like the weight of an
ounce;
Gives the French nation Million of Paint
In spite of the Doctors, be they sinner or saint.
PAIN PAINT can be tested, without any charge,
From morning till night l soon will enlarge
And accommodate all that wait at the door,
Who ought to come early and get in before.
Nothing so painful but quick it must go,
In Body or Limbs, from the Head to the Toe;
Drives out Inflammation, gives strength to the
faint, =
The first apptication of WoLcoTT's PAIN PAINT.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

Head Centre . of the West-the Chicago river
THE SONG OFTHE( CHICAGO BROOK.
come from haunts of hogs deceased,
| make no sudden sally,
But send my scent to west and east,
To perfume street and alley.
ByJoy's Canal and Empire Slip,
And fourscore yards of lumber,
lie along and grow more strong -.
From sewers without number.
Till past McCormicl1's Works l flows
A Shiny, stenchful river. ..E ...
For men may come and men may go,
But stay here forever,
And while they phew! and faugh! and poh
l stay and stink forever.
In Adams fall we sin-ned all,
Although we hadn't oughter;
And it was then, from bog and fen,
L drew my rancid water.
And since that day, through ages gray,
Within these banks I've held it,
Whoe'er passed by, or far or nigh,
He could not but have smelled it;
fumc and ferment as I flow
A rotten, rancid river.
But men may come and men may go,
But stay here forever,
And while they phewl and faugh and poh
l stay and stink forever.
AT Bridgeport some times am pumped,
With effort evanesccnt, --
And many an offal cart is dumped iE
Within my flood putrescent.
l stretch by sewers and Shiny slums,
And slaughter houses twenty,
And breweries and porcine homes,
And dykes and bitches plenty.
And so stay, but never flows
Like any other river,
For men may come and men may go,
But stay here forever,
And while they phew and faugh! and poh!
stay and stink forever.
H. Flow is poetic license.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT THE OFFICE.
1t is very common to abuse ticket agents, steam
boat clerks, and Government officials. for lack of
If we could hear the questions which it is COM
mon to ask, we would not be surprised that occa-
sionally there is some manifestation of bad tenn
per in answering them. 1t must have been one
who had suffered who posted the following notice
in an Ohio river steamer
Amy person or persons DESTROYS of obtaining
information in regard to the distances to the va
rious points along the river; the probable time of
remain why she will not remain longer; if the
passengers would have time to go to the post
office; the depth of water; the geological, chro-
biological, agricultural statistics of the country
population, wealth, crops, land prominent
characteristics of the inhabitants; their origin,
average height, complexion. color of hair, eyes
and eyebrows: nature of disposition rate of in
crease or decrease member Of births, marriages
deaths, or serioHs attacks OF llpess
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

The New York Supreme Court in the
suit instituted by the Attorney General in
behalf of the people against the Northern
Railroad Company, has adjudged that cor.
poration to be dissolved, and convicted
Lansing Chamberlain and others of vio-
lation of the statute prohibiting the usur-
patton Of the franchise, the penalty OF
which is a fine not exceeding $4,000, tie
amount to be hereafter fixed.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
A Talk Of a Farmer.

called at your office and bought one pint bottle
of your PAIN PAINT and used it according to di-
rections. The first two three applications
seemed stop my pain for short time, but after
ward it would return seemingly as bad or worse
than before. But found that by using it two or
three times a day the pain soon ceased entirely,
and have not been troubled since. had chronic
rheumatism, and it very difficult for me to
move with a cane. / am able to work hard,
and am confident that your PAIN PAINT has done
what no other medicine can do for have tried
many kinds What l want to know is what will
you charge me for four of your quart bottles of
PAIN PAINT and six bottles of your ANNIHILAToR
for Catarrh? There is demand for your rene
dies here. Give me your best terms, and oblige,
. TRUMAN c. BAILEY, Wassaic, n. Y.
To DIR. WolcoIt, No. 107 Chatham square, N. Y.
April TO- 1868.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06

C. N CRITTENToN, No. IS Sixth avenue, one of
the largest and most respectable wholesale drug
gists in New York says: 8 Since the introduction
of WoLCoTT's PAIN PAINT, soothing syrups have
fallen off in demand a my house at the rate of
five gross per month sell less pills, not half the
amount of bitters, only half the amount of r..
Reliefs that formerly sold / sell more of VOL
COTS PAIN PAINT than any other patent medi-
cine, and L deal only in patent medicines,
and keep a full supply of all kinds, tand sell
at the very lowest prices PAIN PAINT has Great
ed more sensation than any remedy ever offered
to the public l discovered and invented it only
six months ago. and it has already shaken false
Reiefs, Pills, Bitters, Soothing Syrups, and will
sooner or latter overthrow the absurd and bealth-
running practice of swallowing medicines. For
further information read DR.. WoLCoTT's Circular
Health.
Call and test it free of cost.
l. n. IRWIN 81 co.
Wholesale and Retail Agents, No. $50 South
Clark ST. Chicago.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
THE "SCENTER" OF CHICAGO.

''Ad Interim a contributor to the Western
Railroad Gazette of Chicago, gets off the following
parody on Tennyson's :. Song of the Brook"
and happily applies it to that beautiful, ripping
stream-at once the pride and perfItmer of the
Head Centre y of the West-the Chicago river:
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27

The current ofevcnts is carry.
ing Grant so steadily forward to the
White House that it is plain that
nothing short of somesudden rohow
of that current will strand him
outside the harbor; tor once political
intrigue is at fault. Accepting
what seems to be tho inevitable,
many are troubled by Grants si.
lence. "Is he with us?" thoy ask
Should he say, "l am with you,''
they would be satisfied; but on
what insufficient reasonsl Have
we not learned how worthless are
the widemouthed protestations of
Office .scekers2 Let his official con O..
duct, his public share in the work
Of reconstruction, tho testimony Of
intimate friends ba the data for
such judgment 1t is greatly to
Grants credit that he has scorned
the privatcletter Republication
subteriuges OF tho politician, and
stood so manfully to his un partisan
ideal of the soldier. Tho talk "oi
smoking him out" and all that, is
to the groat discrodit of the man
who utters it's contemplate,
If tho Republican party chooses
10 nominate him, then will bo the
time for him to say wehther he can
stand upon their platform; and the
man who makes his platform be.
forchand and goes into conven.
ton upon it, insults the party
whose nomination no asks. We
want President to do our bid.
ding, to DO an ErecutiUe. The
country has been plagued enough
by Presidents who have been 80
anxious to brace up the shaky plat
forms Of their building that they
could not execute the peoples will
Arc we not satisfied with the
"my policy" sort Of Presidents p
AdUdncC.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27
The State Convention.

The grave crisis of affairs which
is now upon the country, added to
The unusual Importance of the ma
tional political campaign of this
year, and the interest attaching to
tho selection of candidates for the
State offices, will contribute to swell
the attendance at the Republican
State Convention of tho 4th oI
March to q magnitude beyond
almost all precedent. The signifi
cameo and interest Of the proceed.
ings, too, will be off corresponding
char acter--so that it will be q good
and u memorable thing for Repub
licans to be there. Fairfield county
from lis vicinity to the capital,
should send delegation of impos
ing dimensions, in addition 10 the
regularly appointed list. We hope
there will be large turn out oI
Union men from all parts Of the
county. ...
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27

KENTUcKY.-The rebels and So
cessionists of this State held meet.
ing at Frankfort on the 22d, which
they dubbed q Democratic State
Convention. J. W. Stevenson, the
present acting Governor, was nom.
mated for that Office. The spirit
of the affair may be judged by tho
following remarks of Jesse D,
Bright, formerly Democratic U. s,
Senator from Indiana, who was q
prominent delegate. On being
called out, he took the stand and
said f:
He had the same political views
now that he had always maintain.
ed. I'c was opposed to the war
from the beginning to tho end. In
Congress he denied tho power OF
the Government to declare war
against sovereign State. Ap.
plausc. He also denied the power
Of the Federal Government to is.
sue paper money to cut tho throats
of the people OF the Southern
States. He never intended to vote
to pay dollar CT tho principal of
tho debt. [Cheers ] He was op,
posed to paying a dollar Of the
national debt in coin. Ho would,
if Democrats so thought, vote to
pay tho debt in paper, and then let
the paper take caro- of itself.
| [Cheefs He was aware that he
was not sustained by War Demo.
Gratis in this opinion.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bright said
that it was the work of the Demo
cratic party to rescue the country
from its present perils. He thought
that, in the end, every dollars
worth Of property destroyed during
the war in Kentucky and Maryland
would bc paid"