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who stole that Umbrella :?

1t was new one. 1t had done but
little service, when it disappeared. Only a
day or two since we brought it fresh and
shining fromthe store and now it is not.
We miss it. Hardly a rainy day comes put
that we inwardly sigh and borrow some
body S umbrella. It's memory will long be
with us, and MAY it forever haunt the man
who stole it. May it never keep him from
getting wet. May he be forever exposed
to wind, rain, snow, hail and sleet Nav
the name chief be cut into his memory
and understanding even as our name is
chlseied into the handle of that umbrella !
May it be forever poking itself into his eyes
and always turning wrong side out so that
he will be forced to return it May he al
ways forget 1t just before a storm comes up
and then find himself where he can not
steal another umbrella May some body
borrow it of him and never return it, o,
that he may be a candidate for Office and
be compelled to stand in the rain without
an umbrella listening to the praises of his
competitors. o, fora rain of pitch forks
and agricultural implements from which
that umbrella viii not protect him. MAY
he always be too late for the cars on account
of th"t umbrella May that umbrella
make him always late for dinner! MAY
fate compel him to carry that umbrella
through fair weather and foul. Confound
the man that stole that umbrella.
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Tortured TO Death.

The Columbia papers contain an account
of the death Of Jefferson Brown, a convict
imprisoned in the South Carolina peniten-
tary. The Union says:
From what we have been able to learn
of the testimony given at the inquest, the
following seem to be the facts of the case:
\ square box, Ugh enough for man to
stand in, with a place above for the water
to fall through comprises the shower-bath.
On the sides Of this box are holes, oppo-
site each other, and at convenient distances,
through which bar is thrust to keen
the mans face turned upward, the bar
running beneath the chin.
at appears that Brown was placed in
the box with his head fastened up in the
manner before stated, and five or six buck
cts of water let into his face, at the end of
which performance the bar broke, and
Brown fell down in the box. Endeavors
to stand up again were fruitless. and the
Captain of the prison guard, with other
assistance, had rope placed about the
mans neck, the end of the rope passing
through one of the ausur holes above the
man, ana the men pulled on the rope
while others in front helped to raise him
Brown was got into position again and
more water let upon him, when it was dis
covered that he was dead
DR.. Gibbs, who made past norton
examination of the body, was of the opin,
ion tina: the man died from congestion Of
the lungs, the effect of the showering, bu,
was not willing, if we understand the
matter rightly, to positively swear the
rope had no effect in causing death. -
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Shocking Murderin kansas,

\ horrible murder was committed near
Usage Mission Kansas, on the night of the
9th inst The facts elected at the coro-
ner's inquest are as follows: j. F. Flana-
gan, the perretrator of the crime, had rec
emily met with pecuniary losses, and re-
solved to dispatch himself and family and
on the 9th inst. procured chloroform, and,
during the night, administered it to his
wife and two little girls, aged ten months
and two years. About four o'clock in til e
morning Mrs. Flanagan awoke from the
stupor produced by the chloroform and
discovered her husband in the act of driv-
ing ten-penny nail into the head of one
of the children, and, flying to the rescue of
her babes, she found them expiring from
the effects of blows inflicted with Ratchet
and nails. She succeeded in disarmine her
husband, gave the alarm, and he was taken
into custody. A letter was found pinned
to the wall of the room addressed to his
relatives, in which he states that in conse-
quenee of his mind being in such a con-
dition that he could not do ANYTHING, he
determined to Kill himself aud family, ex-
cepting his son Clarence.
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Amusing Children.

As the cold weather advances, and little
ones are obliged to seek amusement in
doors, the mother looks around for sources
of entertainment to keep the busy fingers
out Of mischief. A new device of this sort
which we have observed in family il
town, is pack of clean sand in tight box
with a funnel and tin cups. 1t is capable
of giving children great deal of pleasure
Hammer and tacks with bar of soap in.
stead of wood, are also good things for
boys. An ounce of parti-colored beads,
doled out few at time, with needle and
thread to string them, will amuse most
little girls and boys for many hours.
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4 Valuable Invcnlinn.

An ingenious Californian has, after sew
cral years of labor and an expense of many
thousand dollars, succeeded in producing a
machine for grading railroad tracks, ,arn-
pixies and other embellishments. 1t CON
rists of common pillow with a somewhat
extended mould board, which NAV be raised
or lowered at pleasure. A circular table or
wheel, twelve feet in diameter, inclines at
an angle of twenty-five degrees toward the
pillow. Within the outer edge of the wheel
is arranged series of seraper-shaped
buckets, with adjustable bottoms. To
avoid friction this wheel or table is reared
to center shaft al the top Of which is a
cam attachment, with rods leading to eaeb
bucket, for the purpose of emptyinr. This
circular table receives its motion bv means
of driving wheel similar to that used in
rcaping machine. There is steering
apparatus at the rear To do the work
thoroughly :. takes sixteen horses. four
abreast. 1t Is claimed fer the machine
that it will do the work of one huadrsd
and twenty-five men with shosels.
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Murder of an Entire Family.

On Sunday morning a family name
Parks were found murdered in their house,
near Henryville, Ind. 1t consisted of Cy-
rus NJ. Parks and wife, Isabella, a son
John, aged Is, and two daughters, Eve
line, aged Il, and Ellen, aged Is. Their
heads were all terribly beaten and crushed
with some blunt instrument. The brains
of Parks, his wife and son were scattered
about tho room They were lying in their
beds. The daughters were found sitting
in the kitchen alone, but delirious, fatally
hurt. Shots had been heard in the night
by the neighbors, but the bodies bear no
bullet marks. Information was promptly
forwarded to the police here Parks was
a leading member of the church near his
house, and was much esteemed in the COM
munity. No clue was obtained to the
murderer. Great excitement prevails in
the vicinity, and should the villain be dis
covered, he will probably be instantly
ynehed.
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HUMOROUS.

Divorce-the turn Of the tied.
Cure for brain on fire-Blow it out.
The worst thing out-Out of temper.
Time on the jump-Leap year.
A green grocer-one who trusts.
Sweepstakes are suitable food for
sweeps.
A doctors motto is supposed to be
patients and long suffering"
The quickest way for man to forget
all common miseries is to wear tight
boots.
Many young men are so improvident
that they cannot keep anything but late
hours.
An Irish lover remarks that it is great
comfort to be alone, especially when yer
swateheart is wild YEP
Mrs. Stowe hopes to stow away Sl3,-
900 this year, clear profit, from her Flori-
da orange grove.
One who wishes the world to know
what he knows about farming, says the
best way to raise Strawberries is with a
spoon.
The announcement having been made
that the Collins are to have a reunion at
Nantucket, Mass, it is suggested that
this effort at family convention looks
like running tho thing into the ground.
There is only one trouble with the bic
corn fields of Illinois. Farmers, who get
lost IN them, are sometimes away from
home three days.
The young lady singer who thought
she could make her voice clearer by strain
ing 1t made great mistake.
A committee, recently appointed to
investigate the excessive chastisement of
apupil in Michigan public school, re-
ported that the punishment was not ac-
tuated by malice, but occasoned by an
"undue appreciation of the thickness of
the boy S pantaloons'
A good drain on a farm-Heavy mort
gage at ten per cent, will drain it about as
rapidly as anything we know of.
paddy my boy said gentleman
to an lrishman whom he observed fishing
away at deep-pool, "that must be a
favorite stream for trout" Faith, and
sure it must be that same; for | have been
standing here this three hours and not one
of m will come out of it.
GLOW easy these cars ride" observed
a rural traveller or the New York and
New Haven road. "What kind of springs
do they use?'' Saratoga springs" re-
piled his facetious companion. Il have
heard of Them rejoined the rural travel
er, in gratified manner.
A gentleman whose habit it was to en-
terrain, occasionally, a circle of friends,
observed that one of them was in the habit
Of eating something before grace was asked,
and determined to cure him. On being
seated at table he said: "For what we
are about to receive and what James
B already received, the Lord make
us truly thankful y
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Glazing for Lanen.-Add teaspoonful
of salt, and one of fnely-scraped white
soap to pint of starch.
Rhode Island Brocn Bread.-One quart
Indian meal, one pint rye -four, small cup
of molasses, one teaspoonful each Of salera-
tus and salt; with hot water thin it enough
to pour; bake three hours.
-Four Wdys to Kill Cockroaches.-1.
Mix red lead, Indian meal and molasses to-
gether, and set it where they can find it.
. Strew powdered borax around their
haunts. 3. Lay lobster shells on the
shelves they visit f. Treat them to cucum-
Der Feelings.
To Cure Spollen and Bleeding Gums.
"A bit of alum the size of marrow fat
pea dissolved in the mouth and brought
in contact with all the gums, will cure
them. This should be used twice week
until it is no longer needed. None of the
alum should be taken into the stomach.
The SUeet Potato as an Ornamental
Plant.-One of the prettiest ornaments to
room during the winter may be furnished
by sweet potato plant. Placed in hang
ing basket Tin sandy and kept moist
with occasional waterings the vine
will grow vigorously, clinging to the cords
which suspend the basket, and climbing to
tire ceiling, or depending in beautiful fes
toonS beneath the basket.
A Neu Method Of Packing Butt0'.-.A
Michigan dairyman has lately published
his method of packing butter He has
oaken tubs, with heads at each end,
Iney are If lncnes IN diameter at top, 3
inches as the bottom, and l6 inches high,
In packing, cambria bag is made TO fit
the tub. The butter is packed in the tub
as it stands on the small cnd-the
sack being long enough to extend above
the edges of the tub--and is pressed down
firmly until within an inch and half of
the top, when circular cloth is laid over
it, the edges of the sack turned down over
that, and layer of fine salt placed on it.
The head is now put in its place, the tub
turned up, and the butter in the sack, of
course, falling down to the bottom, leaves
space all around it which is filled with
brine poured through hole in the small
end. When full the hole is corked up
tight The butter floats in the brine and
is effectually preserved from the air, and
will keep for an almost indefinite period.
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A Man Carries "a Bullet In His III lead
for Two Years.

The Troy Times gives the following:
About two years and a half ago, Edward
Agan, a tallyman in the railroad freight
depot on Green Island, after long de
bauch, procured a large-sized Colts reyolv-
er, entered his bedroom, said his prayers,
and while upon his knees placed the muzzle
of the weapon into his mouth and fired.
The ball passed through the upper jaw,
and lodged in the left hemisphere of the
brain, producing an injury that in nine
hundred and ninety-nine cases out of a
thousand would have proved fatal. Dr..
Mclean, of Troy, was called to attend the
man, but after seeing him expressed the
opinion that he would not live more than
few hours at most. The man continued
to survive, however, and the doctor to at
tend him, until the case has grown to be
one of the most remarkable in the whole
history of surgical practice. Mr.. Agan is
now in the old Troy hospital at the head of
Washington street, where we saw him yes
tcrday. Ills left eye protrudes badly, and
being bloodshot and intlamed, gives his
features a rather repulsive aspect. He is
Il mere wreck of his former self; and
though the right eye expresses intelligence
the functions of the brain have been great
ly impaired by the injury. He has lost the
power of articulating words beyond the
single phrase " Good morning" and being
paralyzed on the right side is also unable
to express his wants by signs. While try
Ing to spell his name he forgot the connec-
ton of the letters, and gave up the task
with a shake of the head. 1t is evident
the ball has lodged in the brain back of the
eye, where it has become incysted, and
forces the optic oat of its normal position,
Several medical gentlemen have visited the
unfortunate man, and all have expressed
the greatest interest in the case.
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The Storm AT the ERsl.


New YORK, Nov. l5.-The gale last
night lifted the roof from a four-story
brick building at So Water street, and
threw ii bodily into the building los East
River, damaging shed, and large guam
tity of lime and cement, belonging to John
L. Lyons, were destroyed at the foot Of
| Twenty-ffth street, Brooklyn. Loss Sl2,-
! 000-insured for $4,000. An unknown
schooner was sunk near the Atlantic dock,
Brooklyn. The crew were saved.
In Hudson county, New Jersey, the
ravages were fearful, the losses amounting
to hundred thousand dollars. Among
| the property destroyed was the car building
of the North Hudson County Railway, at
Union Hill, with six cars, involving loss
of $4,000. The new hotel in Greenville,
valued at $4,000, was completely wrecked.
Various other buildings were destroyed or
damaged.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Nov. 15.-The
storm has ragged here very heavily all day,
with the wind mainly from the east and
southeast. The tide has been the highest
for many years, and much damage has
been done to the wharves, shipping, &C.
The Eastern Railroad track, on the Hamp-
ton marshes, was submerged. Some small
bridges were washed out, and it was feared
that the track was undermined, SO that no
trains have passed either way since noon.
Travel and the mails between Boston and
Portland are interrupted.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. ia severe
t.a1e raaand here this morning
Fences, chimnies and stone buildings were
blown down.
BosToN, Mass, Nov. l5.-The nigh
tide to-day on the Chelsea beach and vicin-
ity temporarily interrupted the passage of
trains on the Eastern Railroad track.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. l5.-From reports
received at the signal station Office from
Toronto, Canada, this morning. and to night
it appears that snow was falling, with a
very high wind blowing from the north
west. A storm of sleet was prevailing at
Buffalo this morning, which has turned
into slight snow this evening. A heavy
snow, with high northwest wind is report
ed from Rochester, \. Y. In this city, at
half-past four this afternoon, the wind
from the west was blowing twenty-five
miles an hour, with the thermometer at 80
degrees and still falling.
New YORK, Nov. l6-The first snow
Of the season here commenced falling at
seven this morning.
Additional accounts show that the effect
of the late storms in this vicinity on Tues
day night, and by the high tide yesterday,
was quite severe. \ large quantity of the
Harlem flats were washed away. In Jersey
the Morris canal overfowed, submerging
Easements, carrying off lumber, boats,
yachts etc, damaging over $4,000 worth
of property.
The lecture room of the Methodist
Church at Bergen heights was blown down,
and the church damaged.
In Newark, over $4,000 worth of prop
erty was destroyed by wind and water,
several unfinished houses being demolished,
and the cellars and Easements flooded.
At Elizabeth a brick foundry, and five
buildings were blown down. The damage
to shipping was considerable. 1t is expect
ed that further losses will be reported.
An unfurnishcd church in Plainfeld was
also destroyed.
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Vessel Sunk in Lake Erie-All Hands
Lost but One.

The Canadian schooner Juliette, Cap
tain Albert Bassett, loaded with grind
stones, sprung leak during the gale of
Friday night, and foundered off Madison,
Ohio, the cross-trees of her masts only re-
mainin above water. All hands were
lost except the cook, William II. Thayer.
Vessel and cargo probably total loss.
The amount of insurance is unknown
Mtluaukee Wisconsin.
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Political Sermon.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached a
political sermon on Sunday evening, in the
course of which he spoke to the intelligent
citizens of their Indifference in regard to
political matters. He characterized the
corrupt tendencies of the civil service as
organized, a threat against the liberties Of
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There is a lad of our acquaintance who
regards hunger and the Christening rod as
about the same thug. Both make the boy
boiler.
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the nation. Every custom house and post
office, said he, is bribing shop. If
places of trust shall continue to be put for
sale as they have been, the government
cannot exist long.
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A SPECIAL FEATURE.

the PHENIx will contain as an especial
feature, more complete record of incidents
and results of the late terrible fire than can
be found in any book, paper or other publ
cation in the country. So numerous and in
accurate have been the accounts sent forth
that something reliable and readable is ca.
gerly sought at this time, and the PuExIx
will fill the bill
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THE FIRST NUMBER

The first number will be issued on Satur-
day, Nov. 1lth, and will be the paper want
ed by everybody, as a record worth presery-
ing or to serd away, and for its accurate IL
Illustrations.
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PEOPLES Verdict ASSERTED.

| In 1870, the Singer Manufacturing Co.
Sold over Wheeler & Wilson'S Mfg Co.
1885 Machines
Sold over Howe Sewing Machine Co, 81
677 Machines.
Sold over Grover & Baker Machine Compa-
ny 70, 431 machines.
Sold over Weed Sewing Machine Company
92,s3l machines.
Sold over Wilcox & Gibbs Machine Comma
ny 93,94S machines.
Sold over Florence Sewing Machine Compa-
ny ITO, 173 machines
Sold over American Button Hole Comn,nv
1920 machines
Sold over Etna Sewing Machine Company
l22 ,027 machines
Sold over Empire Sewing Machine Company
124, 273 machines.
Sold over Finkle & Lyon Manufacturing
Company 125 Alb machines
Sold over Parham Sewing Machine Compa.
ny 126 OCT machines.
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Hotels, Saloons and Families desiring
ICE during the coming season will please
leave their orders for same at Shove's
Bank, Rate will be to Hotels, Saloons
and others who take in large quantities
twenty-five cents per loo pounds. Fam-
lies daily delivery of twenty pounds 40
cents a week GEO. b WRIGHT
MASITowoc, April II, 1871
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America, being an eight page ferty column
weekly at only ewo dollars year; in fact
it shall be the paper for the people and the
times.
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HAPPY HOURS.

That beautiful literary journal, 'HApPY
noURs," whose publisher was the first to
issue paper to meet the public demand
after the awful fire, has been merged into the
literary department of the PHENIx, which
will embrace the contributions of more than
sixty of the most popular writer's of the day
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BEAUTIFU IL ILLUSTRATIONS.

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.
1t will be illustrated with ehgravings taken
from photographs of the Chicago Ruins, in
stead of sketches " BY our Special Artist =
who was not - on the spot;n and thus gives
series of PERFECT VIEWS, not obtainable
elsewhere, and the first number will contain
the only correct map Of the burned city
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-20

facts set forth by committee made up
mainly of Republican psrtisans.
1t cannot be claimed for Mr.. Cameron that
he has any intellectual fitness for the place
he holds. He has made himself rich by those
arts which the lowest minds can practise. In
the debate upon the army frauds Thaddeus
Stevens, who was defender of Mr.. Cameron,
upon the floor of the House of Representa-
tives, admitted bis want Of capacity. We give
the words of Mr.. Stevens
AS have said already, have not introduced
unpleasant to go into ones biography. 1t is true,
as the gentleman has said, before the appointment
OF General Cameron TO place In the Cabinet OF Mr.
Lincoln, i, together with eight or ten others of my
colleagues, waited on Mr.. Lincoln and protested
against his appointment as a member OF the Cabl-
go there, did we think he had the capacity. We
gave other strong reasons why he should not be ap
pointed.
The Santo Domingo Job is not the only
thing with money in it" which is to go
through the hands of this COMMITTEES; not
only are vast sums involved in the question
with Great Britain, but the negotiations can
be made to tell upon the stock market. Mr..
Sumner stood in the way of such things.
When a President who ''takes presents" and
q Senate which reeks with corruption push
an honest man out of his place, the British
negotiators will be dull indeed if they do not
take the hint. The Tribune has had much
to say about the use of British gold in legis-
lation about tariffs. Will it arouse its readers
to the danger of its use at this time?