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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-03-04
Good Advice to Vanderbilt.

Mark Twain writes an open letter to
Commodore Vanderbilt in Packard S
Monthly for March, in which, after re-
viewing the many silly anecdotes and
funkeyish sketches of the brilliant but
penurious old capitalist, he gives him this
advice, gratis;
'All L wish to urge upon you now is,
that you crush out your native instincts
and go and do something aoorthy of praise
go and do something you need not blush
to see in print-do something that may
rouse one solitary good impulse in the
breast of your horde of worshipers
prove one solitary good example to the
thousands of young men who emulate
your energy and your industry: shine as
one solitary grain of pure gold upon the
heaped rubbish of your life. Do this, I
beseech you. else through your example
we shall shortly have in our midst five
hundred Vanderbilts, which God forbid.
Go. now please go, and do opc worthy
act Go, boldly, grandly, molly and giUt
four dollars to some great public charity
1t will break your heart. no doubt, but nc
matter, you have but little while to live
and it is better to die suddenly and nobly
than live century longer the same Van.
derbilt you are now. DO this, and | de-
clare L viii praise you too.
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NEVER BE LATE,

If you wish to be successful In life one
of the first and most essential things to
be learned is punctuality. The business
man who fails to meet his engagements
promptly, soon loses the confidence and
respect of others, ruins his credit and
soon finds himself adrift on the sea OF
bankruptcy. The woman who in her
household, fails to be on time, who gets
up late in the day, who permits all her
work TO lag and instead of being always a
little ahead, is always little behind,
frequently keeping her husband, whose
minutes are dollars, waiting for his meals
until his stock of patience. no matter
how large, is all exhausted, will find a
life of unrest, disquietude and unhappi-
ness. The young man just starting in
life with nothing but his strong hands
aud active brain to rely upon for his live
lihood must "be on hand, if not little
before the appointed time, surely not one
second too late. For that business man
who has made his fortune by promptly
attending to every duty will not long re
tain an assistant who cannot al,cdys be
relied upon to carry forward his work in
its accustomed channels. And you, my
interesting young woman, looking for AT
alliance with some well-to-do masculine,
you think perhaps that it is unimportan1
for you to be ready when called for. A
sad mistake! A young man worth having
will not be caught by one who eYerlast
ingly keeps him waiting. He is too sharp
for that. When you know it not, he is
watching to see if you are punetual il
your every day career, and if you are ha-
bitually behind with your duties, rest as.
sured your engaging manners or your
pretty face will not save you.
So it goes, with every class you car
name. Punctuality is but another name
for success, and TOO late'' is written all
over every failure in the country.
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ABOUT A GovERNoR.-The Neenah
Times comes out thus squarely for Gov
ernor. We think it is little early yet.
but A. NJ. Thompson is an excellent man
and we will do well if he should serve us:
eve are glad to see that the Whitewater
Register has sounded the tocsin for pop
ular rally for popular and honest man
fo, our next Governor. We heartily en-
dorse the Register remarks which follow.
We have known Mr. A. NJ. Thompson
for twelve years, and can vouch tor him
as a man of the soundest integrity and
best of morals, one of the few men of
whom it can be said she is without fear
and without reproach." We have had
him in our minds eye as candidate for
the Gubernatorial chair, and it affords us
pleasure to endorse so able and worthy a
man for the position. Brethren of the
Wisconsin press! Mr.. Thompson is one
of the men We have been proud to claim
as member of the fraternity. Let US
take a unanimous stand for his nomina-
tion to the highest Office in the gift of
our people, but one which we know of no
man more fit or better qualified to FILL
That noble old hero, Gen. T. S. Allen,
has thousands of friends who would like
to vote tor him for Governor. but we have
been told he declines being candidate.
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Che Tribnttf.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
For Chief Justice of tho Supreme Court.
LUTHER S. DIXON
MARCH FOURTH.

To-day ends the reign of King Andy,
the first President of the United States
who ever set up his authority in oppo-
sition to the will Of the people. To-day
the 4th of March, let him march forth,
execrated and despised as no other presi-
dent ever was. Let US take RETROSPECT
tive view of the past two years; see in
what state of turmoil and confusion we
have been kept. See the Yetoes of i'm
portant bills; see the falsehoods unblush-
ingly told see how the high and digni-
fed position has been degraded; oh it is
no wonder that leading daily papers kept
standing a: the of their columns Zone
day less of Andy" or that the people
fill the air with loud rejoicings over the
downfall of such bad man.
Simultaneous with the march forth
recorded above, comes the world-renown-
ed General Grant marching In. Not with
loud assertions as what he will do; not
with the boast that Traitors shall take
back seats; not with loud mouthed pratt
ings about the constitution, but quietly,
unostentatiously and with the simple ex-
preston of the desire that is in him,
Let us have peace" he, the man who
has commanded millions. who has made
the proudest men of the nation acknowl-
edge his superiority, he tie Conque ror
comes, the chosen of mighty people.
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GRANT 70 THE PENNSYLVANIA.

A special dispatch to the Chicago Post
says delegation of Pennsylyanians visited
Grant, yesterday evening to ask him If he
would recommend them to draw up a
memorial requesting him to appoint Mr..
Moorhead of Pennsylvania. to place in
his cabinet, which should be signed by
all the delegation. Gen. Grant read the
papers, and said on the whole they had
better not; and suggested that most of
the members had already signed request
for another man. Some of them had
signed several. If all these memorials
should become known some Of those who
had put their names to them, might feel
themselves put in ridiculous position
Grant said Il think President should
be allowed to choose his Cabinet without
interference from any one. They are his
confidential advisers, and he must know
whom he wishes to call to him in that
capacity. For other positions under the
Government he is liable to welcome sug-
gestions, for there are great many of
them, and he cannot be expected, In
every case to know who are the fitted
men, but, in selecting his Cabinet, he
may properly act without suggestions
from any source. One thing he would
say; Those whom he selected would all
be men who were loyal to the Union dur
ing the war. and who gave strong and
faithful support to the platform and tick
ct on which he was elected. They
might not prove to be the best men in
practice, but that he should soon discover
and changes at any time. In case there
was difficulty about that, the men he had
selected would not remain in the Cabinet
he thought, if it was not agreeable. He
had originally intended to write, about a
week ago letter to each gentleman
whom he had fixed upon for Cabinet
position, asking him to serve; but he
was glad he had not done so, and now
he would keep the whole matter to him
self until the appointments were sent to
the Senate That saved much trouble
to him and to the gentlemen he
meant to call around him, but he had
already made up his mind. He could
send in the whole cabinet at that moment
Still he might, at any time. change his
mind, and so long as names were known
to him alone he could do so without
offense to any one. His incauticus ut
terance to the Pennsylvanians, the other
day, had already given him and them
much needless trouble. Some people
seemed to take it for granted that he had
designated Mr.. Geo. H. Stuart for a
place. He had not said anything of the
kind, and did not mean to to any one,
whether he had or not; but as the peo-
pie had spoken against him he wished to
say to the Pennsylvania gentleman that
Mr.. Stuart was loyal man during the
war, and an honorable man. That did
not imply, however, that Grant would
or would not appoint him" The
delegation then withdrew.
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Mi6-6t

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Probate office, March Sd A. D. 1869.
In the matter of the Proof and Probats of the last
Will and Testament of Joseph W. Lawrence deceased
late OF the County of Manitowoc.
Whereas an instrument in writing, purporting to
be the last Will and Testament of Joseph W. Law
renee deceased late of the County of Manitowoc
been filed in this office; and whereas application has
been made by Lipas Lawrence praying that the Same
be proven and admitted to Probate according to the
laws of this State:
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard before at the Probate Office in tho Village
of Manitowoc in saif County, the 29th day of
March, A. ID. 1859, at 10 O'Clock A NJ And il is fur
ther ordered that notice shall be given to all persons
interested said WILL of the the time and place
said hearing, by publication in the Menitowoc Tri-
bune," newspaper printed in said County for three
successive weeks each week, prior to the time of
such hearing. BY the Court.
46at w. BARKER,
County Judge
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Americans DYIng Ont.

The census Of the State of New York
for 1865 discloses some curious facts upon
this subject. The method of taking
this census was different from all others
in this respect, that it was taken by fam
lies. The census reported in 1865 a
total of 780, 93l families-l96, SOP famil-
les living without children, 49, POS with
with only one child, l40, SIP with two,
and l0I, 342 with three. Here is almost
onefourth of all the families in the State
in which not single child was found
and in 592. 924 famiies-more than three
fourths there was, on an average, ONLY
small fraction over one child In each
family. In answer to the inquiry put
to every woman who was or had been
married lin all S42, 562), how many
children she had whether present or abb
sent living or dead, there was J. Is, 232
women who responded that they never
had a child I24, ,3I7 only one child 123,-
3l9 two, and los, 324 three children
Here we find lis, 252 who were or had
been married-almost cne- sevnth of all
who never bore single child, and All,
772-more than one-h half of all-Who
will average less thrn one child and
seven-t tenths to each woman. These fig
ures include both the foreign and Ameri
can classes, but large proportion ap-
plies to the strictly American. If the
law settled by motuary statistics, that
-ffths of all children born die before
reaching adult life, be applied to the
above facts that oman average only about
one child to each woman ever reaches
mature age, that is only halfof the origi-
nal stock is supplied as far as these
women (46I,772) are concerned. The
whole population of the State of New
York is composed in its descent of such
mixed races that is Impossible to draw
the exact line between what may be con-
sidered foreign aud what American !,
but the compiler of the census = DR..
Franklin B. Hough-becalne convinced
that that there is at the present time no
natural increase of population among
the families descended from the first
settlers of the State. From an examina-
ton of the tables in the census report
this general fact is evident throughout
the State, namely, that the women of
foreign origin have much the largest
families For instance, in the county Of
New York, reporting almost one half OF
its population as foreign, we find this
statement: While nine hundred and
sixty-fve American women have each
ten children and upward, there were
twenty eight hundred and fifty foreign
women having each ten children and up
ward making three times as many-Hur
pers Monthly.
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Tariff on COpnnr.

President johnson last week vetoed
the bill of an increase of the tariff duty
on imported copper-a measure that was
calculated to protect or encourage tie
mining and manufacture of American
copper. Congress Immediately took up
the bill and passed it over the veto by an
overwhelming majority. As we haye
always contendcd for protective tariff of
course We are happy. That's we contend
for tariff until cur manufacturers shall
obtain foothold which will enable them
to successfully compete with foreign
manufacturers and then we will cry Free
Trade with the loudest but that time
has not come yet.
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The Greatest Farce of the Age.

The Greatest Farce Of the Age.
,0The following article which we find in
valued exchange is not one whit too
severe in regard to the discharge of Davis:
On Thursday, the 18th inst, noue
prosequa was entered by the United
States District Attorney, in the indict-
ments found against jeff Davis, john G.
Breckinridge, and about thirty or forty
others and the bail bonds were dis
charged, and Davis the traitor, permit
ted to run at large, never to be called
upon to answer for the crime Of treason.
The result Of these proceedings against
this rebel chief must strike every loyal
citizen of the country with profound dis
gust. Just look at the picture. Here is
the author Of one Of the most gigantic
schemes of treason the world ever saw.
He is captured, but never tried. Thou
sands died to crush the rebellion, he Incl
ted, yet he is permitted to go free and
enjoy all the immunities Of the brave sol
dier and the loyal citizen. He deies the
government to punish. Can it be that
our government is SO corrupt that it has
neither the will nor the power to punish
for the highest crime known to the law (;
odu IL DC Cudt luC SOfCi
this as a precedent for all similar cases
that may occur hereafter? We blush with
shame when we think that the mightiest
nation of the earth has government
that is too rotten and imbecile to assert
its power and execute It's laws Is it not
mortifying to every true American citizen
thus to see the law Knocked, and the pow
er and virtue of the government subver-
ted? A poor unfortunate wretch on
Broadwad who is caught taking lUaf of
bread with which to keep soul and body
together, is hurried off before an inexor-
able court, tried, convicted of theft, and
thrown into prison. But the murderer
of hundreds of thousands of lives, the
author of untold misery, the traitor to his
government, is refused trial, and that
government to corrupt to punish
Thank God this state of things viii
last but few days longer With the 4th
of March, 1869, will pass away the abom-
Unable administration of Andrew John
son.
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: The Post says it is understood th

The Post says it is understood that
arrangements have been concluded where.
by the New York and Erie Railroad will
secure a broad guage to Chicago, by the
addition of third rail to the Pittsburgh
and Fort Wayne, from Mansfield to Chi
cago, and further that an arrangement
has been effected securing harmonious
working Of the Lake Shore with the New
York Central, thus securing two new and
unbroken through routes from Chicago to
New York. We are glad to record all
arrangements W hich secure through routes
without locking up those already had.
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.TeiC advertisements.
Exa OF Teac hers,
OFFICE OF County SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
I E.A-r-r. \ L. 4

OIFlCs VI OOlNTf SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
MANIToWoc, March lst 1862 {
The seml-annual Examination of Teachers in the
Public Schools of this County will take place as fc
lows;
In District No. 1--Comprising the towns of Gibson
Two Greeks, Michicott and Two Rvers-at the school
house in the village of hishicott Monday April s.
In District No. Accomplishing the towns of Mani
towoc, Manitowoc Rapids and Newton--at the school
house, in School District Nc. ,, villages Mantcg,
on "Wednesday, April {,
- District No. 5-Comprising the towns of Ceopers-
town, Franklin, Kossuth and Maple Grovo-at the
school house in School District N l. near Gloupek
Mills i'll the town of Kossuth. Friday April g.
In District No. 4-Comprising the towns of Cato,
Eaton, Liberty and Rockland-t the school house in
Clarks Mills, in the town of Cato, Monday pril
r.
In District No. 5-Comprising the towns of Confer
y1ile Schieswig and Meemeat tho school house near
ii. Muhollands, III the town Of Meeme On W ednesdav
April II.
RS-Teachers who now hold Certificates as high as
NO. 81 on the scale of 10, required to attend
these examinations, for their ability teach has al
ready been proved
Applicants will please provide themselves with
good lead pencils and be present promptly oIock
a. private examinations thereafter will be giveI.
county prevented attendance times and places
above mentioned, and these facts must he proved tu
the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
46- JERE CROWLEY
County superintendent OF Schools
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-The follow
ing account is given of visit of Senator
Stewart to Gen. Grant. Senator Stewart
said he came to know how Gen Grant
stood on the Constitutional amendment
giving universal suffrage North and
South. General Grant replied that he
understood the amendment, and hoped
the States would ratify it. He believed
that the Republican party were bound to
see this conclusion realized. This state
ment he desired all the gentlemen present
to understand was not for their private
information alone, but for the whole
country to hear. Senator Wilson, on
learning this announcement, put his hat
on and went off In great humor, saying
at least he was satisfied with Gen. Grant.
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Several years ago, when Mr. Butter
worth was Superintendent of the Assay
Office in New York city, his opinion was
asked as to the integrity of distinguish
ed politicians. g He is good Democrat, .
said Butterworth, but he is not safe
man to handle bullion
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"A Madison correspondent states that
the Bill prohibiting the practice OF med
iciue, except by those holding diplomas
from a medical association, after lengthy
discussion, passed By At ayes to Is noes,
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GRANTS CABINET Its members are
still unknown Scho6eld for War, Will
son, of Iowa, for the Interior, and Nc
Kennon, of Pennsylvania, for the Attor-
ney Generalship seem to be the most
prominent. The arrival of A. T. Stew
at Washington has given more currency
to the rumor that he was to be Grant S
Secretary of the Treasury.
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FORGING A REpUTATIoN.-A black
smith, having been slandered, was ad-
vised to apply to the court for redress
He replied with true wisdom: +" [ can
60 into my shop and work out better
reputation in six months than [ could get
in any court house in a year. '-Er.
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HeartleSS Retr3yal,

The following is but one of thousand
similar occurrences which we daily find
recorded in the city papers. It does seem
strange that young women will become so
infatuated with any man as to give up to
him all that renders life worth having.
We are inclined to think if young wo-
men read the papers more than they do
we should record their ruin less frequently
Tns police of the Third Precinct last
evenlrc effected the arrest of Lerry Pat
terson. brakesman in the employ of .he
Northwestern Railroad, who is charged
by young girl named Mary Rawson With
the crime of seduction. IF the allega-
tions made by the com plainant are based
on truth, the offence of the prisoner is
heinous one, and should be met with de-
served punishment. According to her
account, which seems in every way re-
liable, she is the victim Of base decep-
ton, such as only heartless villain could
be capable Of The story is related as it
comes from the lips of the young lady.
She became acquainted with Patterson a
fcw weeks ago, meeting him at her home
in Clinton, Iowa, through which little
town the Galena Division of the North
western Railroad passes. Their acquain-
tance and her cruel victimization sprung
from veritable love at first sight. He
visited her upon nearly every halt of his
train at Clinton, and a few days of court
ship brought about that stage in love
which can only be called a desperation.
1t appears that the parents of Miss Raw
son vetoed all measures on her part to-
ward marriage, or at the least, lent no en-
'couragement to that end, and naturally
enough. an elopement was the consc-
quence. Patterson brought her to Chi
cago about two weeks ago, and took her
to the Manltou House, where, it is said,
represented her as his wife. She, a mere
country girl, ignorant of the despicable
character of her seducer and placing i'm
plicit confidence in his solemly avowed
promise of marriage yielded to his impor-
tunities, and was ruined. She pressed
him to fulfill this obligation. and, as every
time the subject was broached, he betray-
ed unwillingness to comply with her earn
est wish, she became alarmed. Finally
day or two ago he deserted her, leaving
her at the hotel in penniless condition,
and with the responsibility of large
board bill resting upon her. His failure
to make an appearance as usual, one day,
revealed to her his treachery, and, with
broken heart, she sought the little SYM
pathy she could get among strangers by
relating her sad story. A number Of
gentlemen promptly took an interest in
her, and at the suggestion of several
warrant was issued by Justice Dougherty
for the arrest of Paterson The docu-
ment was placed in the hands of the po-
lice, and upon the arrival of the early
evening train at the Galena Depot, on
North Wells street, the accused was taken
into custody and imprisoned in the Huron
Street Station. The deceived girl is quite
intelligent and prepossessing appearance.