The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-02

, and Toledo form through line between
New York and this city, leads us to ad-
monish that reckless people of the solemn
Injunction that "broad is the road aud
and wide is the guage that leadeth unto
Chicago, and many there be that walk
therein"
The systems of signaling and tele-
graphing adopted by Government are now
uniform in both our army and navy. The
cadets at West Point and the midshipmen
at Annapolis receive the same Instructions
so that when they become officers in any
contingency of land or naval service, they
will be able to open and maintain commu-
nication, by codes of signaling and electric
telegraphy identical in their operation.
Richard Bullymore, Buffalo pork
dealer, recently called his men into his Of
flee, and having read over statement of
his business for the past year, first de-
Quoted ten per cent. for the capital in
vested, and divided the balance of the
profits between himself and twenty-five Of
those who had been longest in his employ
ment. The sum divided amounted in the
aggregate to months salary for each.
= The st. Louis bridge company design
to ask the legislature to authorize the mayor
of St. Louis, as soon as 81 900, 900 have
been subscribed to the stock of the COM
pany by citizens, to cause an election to be
held to vote upon the proposition to have
tie city of st. Louis guarantee the bonds
of the bridge company to the extent OF
s., 600, 900, payable in gold. with six per
cent. interest, 90 years after date. The
mayor approves the proposition, and ex-
presses belief that the citizens will vote
for it.
"A New York paper notices the slngu-
lar fact that Barnums Circassian Beauty,
who was marvel of taciturnity while the
Museum was standing, being beyond the
reach of any remarks whatever in the Eng
ish language, made statement in very
plain Anglo-Saxon to the reporters, and
thinks it proof of the value of heat as
means of education. It is certainly little
remarkable that a lady supposed to know
no language but that spoken in Circassia
should be able to impart her experience in
English after "going through the fire."
An ingenious but unsuccessful French
writer, lately, tired of the hostility of the
critics, repaired to distant province, took
lodgings at falrler's shop, and worked
little every day at the forge and anvil.
But the greater part of his time was Sc
cretly devoted to the composition of three
large volumes of poetry and essays, which
he published as the works of a journey
man blacksmith. The trick succeeded
all France was in amaZement. The po-
ems of this child Of nature" this untu-
tored genius" this inspired son of Vul-
can," as he was now called, were immense
ly praised by the critics, and were soon
purchased by everybody.
"A gentleman of festive tastes had
been at dinner. where he drank freely, and
did not leave for home until very late. On
reaching the door steps, and fishing up his
latchkey, he became satisfied that he was
essentially convivialized, and not in pre-
cisely that condition which husband
should be in to meet good wife. eau
tiously entering the house, he stopped,
listened moment, heard no noise, and
congratulated himself that everybody was
asleep. Quietly he took off his overcoat,
drew off his boots, slowly assembled the
stairs to his bedroom, hesitated at the door,
believed lie was reasonably right, STEALTH
ly entered, found the gas turned low, wife
apparently asleep, thought she was asleen.
sat down, listened again, no stir, began to
undress, got most things safely of, was
going towards the bed, when the wife of
his bosom quietly asked "Coming to
bed, dear?" "Yes, love-" "Well, dear,
hadn't you better take your hat OFF,"