The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
THE fewer words the better tho ~,

THE fewer words, the better the PRAYER.
FORGIVE thyself nothing and others
much
GREAT men insure in the Washington
Life, of New York.
SHoRT-s1GHTED people are always close
observers.
year, and nothing to do.
1" COME in out of the wet p, said the
shark, when he swallowed the boy
Why is the road of transgressors so hard?
Because it is so much travelled.
Do THE best you can, whatever you un-
dertake. If you are only a-street-sweeper,
sweep your very best. - =
"INDUsTRY must prosper" as the man
said when holding thesbaby while hiswife
chopped wood.
A MEDICAL student says he has never
been able to discover the bone of conten.
| ton, and desires to know whether it is moi
situated very near the jaw bone.
"SAAfMY, run to the store and get some
sugar" " Excuse me, ma; I'm somewhat
| indisposed this morning. Send father
and tell him to bring a paper of tobacco
along"
"How did you manage to get along in
l. W i
| guage?" inquired a gentleman of Mrs
Shoddy. ooh, we had an ante7rupter with
u.s. complacently replied the old lady.
"WHAT do you mean by humbugging
madam asked homely barrister of an
oldf lady whom he was cross examining
Il don't know as | can exactly say, sir
but if lady were to say to you that you re
.. handsome man, that would be what I'd
call humbuggiEg!
A SUNDAY SCHOOL teacher was giving g
lesson on Ruth. She wanted to bring out
the kindness Of Boaz in commanding the
reapers to drop larger handfuls of wheat
"Now, children" said she, "Boaz did
| another nice thing for Ruth; canyoli tel
me what it was" " Married her !' said one
Of the boys.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. d shay, my
| man." hiccupped an elevated civic digni
| tary of Edinburgh, as he emerged from
the head of the FleshmarEet Close, anC
observing the illuminated dial of the Tro1
Church, Addressed sour mlkman, who
had just dismountcd from his cart: q"
shay, can you tell me if that is the sun O.
the moon" "a couldna say, sir" wa
the simple reply, 81 dinna belong to tli
| part"
| THE excellence of the Washington Lif
/
| ly acknowledged. It's story is the story O
noble successor wise and generou
design, prudently and thoroughly accom-
| plished. 1t was organized on principl
| OF novel and peculiar liberality l
proposed to give all profits to the insured
paying only legal interest on its capital
and it has accomplished its purpose. In
career of progress altogether satisfactor
it has established itself upon founda
| ton as of adamant
| FAURE, the singer, recently lost hi
mother. During the interludes of til
| operas he always wrote her a note, in
forming her how the public received hin
and what he thought of his own perform
ance. He appeared in "Guillaume Tell
the other evening-the first occasion sine
| his mothers death. AS usual, he Withdrew
to his private room during the entr'0ct
and when the manager called on him t
come on the stage, Faure was sobbin
like child before his writing materials.
| AMONG the staple styles of ladies' dres
goods, the Buffalo brand of black apaca
finds the highest favor with the trade
The finer qualities of this brand, especial
", are in great demand for ladies' suit:
and for ut-door wear they are rapid
supplanting the more costly black silks
| liz l)ppuioilbf VI blIC dlDdCds
which retain their lustre and richness G
| color better than any other brand, LA
now extended to all parts of the country
and is without a precedent in the worl
of fashion.
THE comment of colored preache
on the text, 1t is more blessed to Civ
than to receive is inimitable for its poin
as well as eloquence. "Pye known man
a church to die cause it didn't Civ
2nough; but Inever knowed church t
die cause it gave too much. Dey dom
die dat way. Brederen, has any of yol
knowed o church to die cause it give to
much If you do, just let me know
and l'll make pilgrimageto dat church
and I'll climb by de SUIT light of d
moon to its Undiscovered roof, and T.
stand dar and lift my hands to Hcavel
and say, Blessed are de dead dat die il
de Lord"