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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
Miscellaneous Items.

SedI to Slopsen 'tother day
stWhy don't your business never pay?
When Dawkins had that shop of yours,
sellin pills and ager cures,
Soap, candos tape and button blue,
He made it pay, and why don't your
He answered slowly, "tis no go.
But what's the reason, I dunno"
So seeing Dawlins, shortly soon,"
SEE I, sCome here, you sly old coon,
And tell me bow yeu made your money,
Now do not look mighty funny.l
How did you make your casi, say,
When keeping store just up the way2
There's Slopson, civil and polite,
Who always tries to do what's right
His stock is good, his store is cean
Yet the door is seen,
We'll now" sed Dawkins with grin,
81 really cannot pity him,
The reasons plain to purblind eyes,
The fool, he doesn't ADVERTISE
Gun locks were invented at Nurem
berg, in 1917.
1t is said that the war costs .Germa-
ny million sterling day.
Charles Dickens in his twenty-four
works, introduced US to 2,425 persona.
ges.
"A wad Or pad of about thirty sheets
of paper, will, it is said turn rifle bull
let.
The Gattling gun is making a good
deal of noise in Europe.
-Jo Davis County, Illinois, has To-
cal preacher 103 years old.
Chinese converts to christianity
preach in the streets of San Francis
co.
The Bible is now printed in no less
than twenty-five of the modern langua-
ges.
The bronze statues of the Emperor
Napoleon in Paris, has been sent to the
foundry to be melted into cannon.
1t has been ascertained that there
are, in the United States, 81 900 minis
tiers of all denominations, at an average
salary of 500.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

The French have women surgeons,
and they are said to take off a leg in
such a fascinating manner, that amputa-
ton is favor.
The Egyptians 1000 years ago,
could make fine linen equal 40 any that
is worn in Europe at the present time.
1t is somewhat curious fact that
compositor takes most e'es when hardest
at work.
A GAINESVILLE girl has been appointed
treasurer of the Chicago Lyceum associa-
ton.
Winnie Ream's statue of President
Lincoln is complete success. She re-
ceived SIG, oO9 for it.
j. NJ Howard hung himselfin ho-
tel barn near GAINESVILLE. Whisky was
the cause Of the rash act.
is it proof of an economical DISPOSE
| ton if lady INDUCES in tight lacing to
prevent waistfulness.
An Irishman being asked the other
day, when he ever saw such warm
winter as this, replied: Last Summer,
| be jabers u
"A religious paper in Chicago says
that sixty-si per cent. Of the people of
that city have no religious belief That
accounts for the morals of that modern
Sodom.
A remedy for children's crying is
proposed. 1t is to dash cupful of water
into the infants face, and the inventor
asserts that few repetitions Of the dose
will suffice.
An exchange says it is said that the
devil is we'll pleased to have servants
kindle fires with the aid of kerosene,
because the practice adds to his commu.
nifty.
| An exchange says that ice dealers
are now engaged in cutting their best
friends"
"A man in Covington KY, made a
bet the other day, that he could drink a
pint and half of Cincinnati whisky in
twelve hours. He won his bet, and his
widow remarked at the funeral the next
day, that it was the first money he had
earned by hard work for ten years.
An old lady lately refused to let
her niece dance with young graduate,
because she heard that he was bache-
lor of arts, whereby she understood him
to be an artful bachelor.
"A New York fashion paper relates
how young gentleman of the bon ton
has sworn off ladies' society, from dis
gust at young lady who asked him il
he objected to smoking, and on his neg
alive answer, rolled herself a dainty
cigarette and smoked it. Just suppose
the girls should cut the young men on
similar grounds what a rupture Of
friendships and engagements would fol
low And haven't they as much seas.
on
A traveller went to public
boarding house and asked for lodg
ing.
! Il shall have to put you in +;
double bedded ROOM says the land
lord.
''All right" says the traveller.
''But lady will occupy one cf the
BEDS
Better STILL"
eyes, bat there will be a screen be.
tween your bed and hers, and you must
| retire to bod in tho dark ond oot nm IN
the morning before daylight. Also,
give your word of honor that you
will not desturb the lady in any way
II PROMISE" and Immediately re-
tired.
At midnight he rushed down stairs,
scared almost to death, Landlord, that
women in the other bed is stone dead l''
Il know that said the landlord
"but how came you to find it out.
Traveller was dumb.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

PLEASURES OF BENEvoNENcE.- There
is more pleasure in seeing others happy.
than In seeking to be happy ourselves.
There is more pleasure In acquiring
knowledge to be useful, than in merely
seeking knowledge for our own happi-
ness. If young and old persons would
spend half the money in making Others
happy, which they spend in useless dress
and luxury, how much more real pleas
ure Ii would give them.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

IT Is not great calamities that embit-
ter existence it is the petty vexations,
the small jealousies, the little disap-
pointments the minor miseries, that
make the heart heavy and the temper
sour. Don't let them. Anger is a poor
waste of vitality; it is always disgrace
Jul, Except IN some very rare cases, when
it is kindled by seeing wrong done to an
other even that noble rage seldom mends
the matter.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
The Burning of Mrs. Merrill and her
Children.

The Kenosha Union Of the End inst. !,
has the following thrilling particulars
of the death of Mrs Merrill and her lit
tie ones, in the terrible fire of Tuesday
morning at Kenosha:
But the saddest tale of this terrible
catastrophe remains to be told. Our
heart sickens at the rehearsal. Mrs. J.
B. Merrill, with four charming little
children-two boys and two girIs-was
boarding at the Halliday house at the
time of the calamity. The oldest child
was about ten and the youngest about
two years old. The boy tell years lost
one foot. They occupied room on the
third floor. On the alarm of fire she
and her children were heard in the hall
from which they entered their room
crying, Help, save us!" She made {
grand womanly struggle to escape from
her doom. She gathered her darling:
around her and undoubtedly attempted
to go down stairs; as she and her child
rem were heard in room south of the
stairs, the room she occupied being north
ofthem. From that room seeing neither
assistance or escape, she attempted with
out doubt, amid smoke and flames to re
turn to the room she had left, but en-
terem the one next to the one she haG
occupied with her little ones. How
God only knows. The little boy with
his crutch was heard to pass along the
hall
Back to that room, the devoted moth
er and loving children sank down from
suffocation to their grave of fire. Wher
the remains were found the mother form
ed the center of the eharred group, the in
FAINT remains folded in the burned, crispeo
arms OF maternal love, which even fire
itself could not extinguish. The an
nails of fire cannot furnish a sadder Of
more touching scene. The remains O.
the family were gathered together
placed in coffin and taken to Mr.
Blackman's in this city. Yesterday a.
three clock, attended by husband anc
father, who had heard the sad intelli
gence at Laporte, Ind, and hurried t.
the scene of anguish, the remains left fol
Madison. A brother Of Mrs. Merrill
also attended the remains. The meet
ing between the husband and brothe
yesterday morning was extremely effect
ing. The morning after the fire, wa
the saddest ever experienced in this city
although we have been frequently visited
by the fire king, and we hope never tt
witness the like again. Many a mani,
eye was dimmed with tears, as the fami
ly album and the school books of tn,
dear little children, partly destroyed b,
the fire, were brought from the room
but just occupied by this unfortunate
family. Sad Oh how sad was the fat.
OF this devoted mother and these dea
children. God grant that they are will
sweet angels now. And that poor hus
band and father, who can tell the an
guish OF his soul when he realized tina
he had been made wifeless and childles
by that unfeeling grave of fire Goo
grant that they may all be reunited il
that happier and better land, where sor
| row is no more.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

EARLY TRAINING.-It is common
sense to put the seal to the wax while
it is soft to bud the tender twig with
the fruit it should bear; to go to the
fountain head and guide the carrent of
the stream; and to lay hold upon the
young tendrils of the shooting vine. and
to train them as we would have them go.
-T1cI.son
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
CoNoUERING THE BIG r

CoNoUERING THE BIG BoYs.-A
prominent citizen in Michigan, a Judge
of the Superior Court, said to friend,
Il have coaxed and whipped my boys
and [ cant get them to go to Sunday
school. What shall [ do ?" SEQ your
self, suggested his friend. He did 50.
His boys and many others followed him.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
SHE SRI BUNE.
Official City and County Paper.
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
Filling the sky and earth below
Over the house-tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet
Dancing,
Flirting,
Swimming along;
Beautiful snowl it can do no wrong,
Flying to kiss fair lady's cheek,
Cliuging to lips in frolcsome freak.
Beautiful snow from the heaven above,
Pure as an angel, gentle as love
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
Few the flakes gather and laugh as they go,
Whirling about in their maddening fun
1t plays in its glee with every one.
Chasing,
Laughing,
Hurrying by,
It lights on the face and sparkles the eye;
And the dogs, with bark and q bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around
The town is alive, and its heart in glow
To welcome the coming Of the beautiful snow.
How wild the crowd goes -swaying along
Hai,ing each other with humor and songl
How the gay sIedges, like raeteors, flash by,
Bright for th4 moment, then lost to the eye,
Ringing,
Swinging,
Dancing they go
over the crust of the beautiful snow
Snow pure when it falls from the sky,
by,
To be trampled and tracked by thousands OF
feet
Till it blends with the filth in the horrible street.
Once was pure the snow-but fell
Fell like the snow-fiakes from heaven to hell
Fell to be trampIed as filth in the street;
Fell to be =coffed, to be spit on and beat
Pleading,
Cursing,
Dreading to die,
Selling my soul to whoever would buy;
Dealing in shame for morsel of bread
Hating the living and fearing the dead:
Nerciful God have 1 fallen so low,
And yet was like the beautiful snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow,
With an eye like its crystal heart like its
glow
FIattered and sought for the charms eRmy face.
Father,
Mother.
Sisters, ALL
God and myself I've lost by my fall;
The veriest wretch that goes shiverlng by
VIII make a wide swoop lest wander too nigh;
For all that is on or above me, know,
There is nothing that's pure as the beautiful
snow,
How strange 1t should be when the night
comes again
the snow and the ice strike my deperate
brain
Painting,
Freezing,
Dying alone
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for a moan
To be heard in the streets of the crazy town
Gone mad in tn e JOY of the snow coming down
To be and to die in my terrible woe,
With a bed and shroud of the beautiful snow
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

KNOW THYsELF.-The man who ex-
amlns himself and his ways through life,
has little to do in examining them when
he comes to die.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16
THE DARING PHILADELPHIA
ROBBERY.

How the Kensington National Bank
was Done Out of 100000.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-02-16

Dying alone
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for moan
To be heard in the streets of the crazy town
Gone mad in The JOY of the snow coming down
To be and to die in my terrible woe,
With bed aud shroud of the beautiful snow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-21
receiving corresponding benefit from them

receiving corresponding benefit from them
themselves. The true question is, shall
towns be judges of their own interests, and
if so, shall they have right to help an en-
terprise, that will help them; not gire, but
loan, to be repaid, debt and interest, besides
receiving in their advantage ten fold the
amount advanced. Iwrote one petition, pre-
scented to this Legislature. 1t was for power
to assist any manufacturing enterprise, that
would promote its population and prosperity.
Such is the object of all towns, seeking this
power. The plan suggested by Judge Cut
ting is a safe one, viz. to consider all laws
constitutional, which have passed through the
forms of legislation, until they are contested.
There is no time for delay. Let the Legsla-
ture Immediately cloth the towns that ask this
privilege with the power of encouraging and
helping enterprises, when they (the towns)
have good reason to believe that their interest
will be materially promoted by these enter
prises, and there will no evil, complaint or
litigation grow out OF this grant, while much
public good will arise from it, as the next
Census will show.
Feb. 10th 1871.
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lid FOR FRANCE.

The following appeals for aid for the desti-
tute and suffering people of France have been
sent over the country. Much has already
been done in the way OF contributions for
this purpose in New York city and now a
general call is made.
To the Clergy Of the Country:
1t is proposed that Simultaneous collec-
ton be taken upon the second Sunday in
March, in all churches in the country, for re-
liet of starving France. 1t is not sympathy
with her cause, but sympathy with her dis
tress that animates this appeal. Eight mil
lions of people at least are suffering IN winter
for want OF food, clothing and fuel. Neigh
boring nations, England, Belgium, Holland,
and Switzerland, are making most generous
efforts to relieve their distress. Will America
allow distance to stifle any cry of famine in
her ear? We know of its existence, and must
hear its moan rs christians let us show our
selves prompt to recognize claims of a COM
mon humanity in hungry, naked,
houseless, homeless people. 1t is considered
important that this collection should be a
simultaneous one. Let all churches on the
second Sunday in March, be engaged in one
good work. A common prayer for mercy on
the famine stricken will 60 up to God, and a
ComuioH AccuuS VI eympatny, a ComluOu act
of helpfulness VIII unite all churches, and
heaven to earth. We appeal to the pastors of
churches to make this request from merchants
of New York more effectual by their personal
zeal and influence. Contributions can be
forwarded to Charles Tanier, No. ~ Pine ST.
New York.
(Signed) CHAs II. MARSHALL, Chairman
N. Y. Committee; Chas. Tanier, Treasurer;
Arson Phelps Stokes, Sec'ry. Chamber Com
merce. HENRY w. BELLOWS, ID. ID.
To the Farmers of the Country One
third of France has been devastated by war,
and not only its harvest but its seed wheat
consumed A committee of the chamber of
commerce. proposes to send out as many car
goes of seed wheat to France to be carefully
distributed among the small farmers as Amer
lean farmers will supply. We will find ves-
sells if you will find wheat. Three receiving
stores are now open at No. GA Pearl, No. SO
Water, and Nos. 80 and 32 Moore streets, and
arrangements have been made for storage,
lighterage and loading free of charge. Can
not the noble farmers who have or 10 BUSH
els of wheat to spare, get together and load
car from their own town, and send 1t to New
York. Free railroad transportation has al
ready been offered us by some railroad COM
panies, and we willpay freight on any amount
over 100 bushels in any one consignment
The call is urgent; the time short. To be
useful this wheat must be in France by April
Is. Let there be the utmost despatch in
your generous gifts of seed wheat to starving
France.
(Signed) CHAs. II. MARSHALL, Chairman
N. Y. Committee; Charles Tanier, Treasur-
err; Arson Phelps Stokes, Secretary.
HENRY w. BELLOWS, D. ID.
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On motion of Mr.. Drserrr bill an act re-

On motion of Mr.. DrSGLEY bill an act re-
lating to conveyances was taken from the
table. Mr.. CARLETON offered an amendment.
Mr.. HARTMAN offered to amend by exempt
ing Waldo county. The amendment offered
by Mr.. CARLETON was adopted, aud the bill
was indefinitely postponed on motion of MIR.
CRAM.
Bill an act to incorporate the Poland and
Minot Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
taken from the table on motion of Mr.. KNAPP
and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to authorize the taking by towns
Of sites for the erection of soldiers monu-
ments was taken from the table and indefinite
ly postponed on motion of Mr.. CRAM.
Bill an act authorizing railroad corporations
to take lands for burrow and gravel pits, was
taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed.
Passed to be eagrossed-An act to change
the names of certain persons.
On motion of Mr.. BRADBURY,
Ordered, That on and after Wednesday
next, this House meet at o'clock A. NJ, and
at 2-30 p. NJ, until otherwise ordered.
Adjourned.
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MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.

To the Editor of the Kenne6ee Journal
The recent articles published in the Daily
Journal, written by Walter Wells, Esq, in
favor of manufacturing enterprises, contain
reasons which are unanswerable. They
should be embadied and scattered broadcast
over the State in order to rouse the people to
the necessity, as well as importance, of
as the most effectual means to promote their
prosperity. 1t has been regretted by many
of the republican friends of this policy, that
the question at this late day was submitted to
the Judges of the S. j. Court to decide wheth-
er towns had the Constitutional right to assist
or loan their credit for the accomplishment of
these enterprises. There have been too many
grants of this power by the Legislature, to
doubt in this way now its justice or legality.
If there was any reason for this doubt it should
have been quietly settled by an amendment
of the Constitution, allowing and confirming
this right. The sober sense of the people
can see no difference between authorizing
towns to loan their credit for the benefit of
idliodus, VI WaHuldCtuISsi IL tteIc rs any ,
it is altogether in favor of the latter. To
many of these privileges have already been
given to the first,as well as the last, to render
refusal to any town applying for this liberty
just. The city of Portland has made millions
by loaning its credit to the Atlantic & St.
Lawrence railroad, and it does not look we'll
to find any opposition there to giving humble
town the right to help itself by aiding man
ufacturing establishment in its own borders.
Towns that require this privilege, will not be
satisfied until they receive it. The State
must either loan its own credit on some equal
principle for the benefit Of these towns or
secure the right by an amendment of tine
Constitution. Let the Republican party see
that one of these things is done while they
hold the power.
Since writing the foregoing have examin-
ed the opinion of the Judges of the s. j..
Court. No reasonable man could have
thought it would have been different, if the
form Of the question, submitted to them, was
such as they took it to be. No one should ex-
pect that the Legislature had power to author
ize towns to aid private enterprises without
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An investigation has been going on in
Boston in relation to the regulations of
some of the public schools. Mr.. Stillman
B. Allen, member of the Suffolk Bar
and leader in educational and religious
movements, having son in the Latin
school, was led to believe some reform
necessary, and started inquiry which led to
important results. The school consists of
two hundred and fifty scholars. Mr.. Allen
had circular printed, petitioning the
school committee to have no school on Sat-
urdays, for the purpose of allowing the
boys needed time for rest and recreation !;
this circular was given to the boys to hand
to their parents and two hundred and three
signed it. Then he addressed the same
circular to the physicians of Boston, ask
| ing their opinion in relation to it, and also
as to the effects of the examining system up
on the pupils. One hundred and fifty three
of the best physicians signed the circular,
and gave decisive testimony against over
taxing the young. The circular was also
addressed to the clergymen and sixty-fivc
signed it. The consequence is that the at
tention of the community is fully aroused
to the evils of forcing scholars in their
studies, and combining them too closely,
and change will probably be effected.
There is danger of dwarling body and
mind of children in this examining pro-
cess, and it is well that the fact is thus
publicly noticed and condemned.
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AN EMBALMED EUNUCH
Imported from Europe, and very great curiosity.
MAMMOTH MODELS OF THE
Eye, Ear, Throat.
Lungs, Brain, Larynx,
Windpipe, &C.

- MISUNDERSTANDING the Growth of the
Bones, from the minutest Animal up to Man. Nat.
ural Preparations of Skulls, Bones Skin Stomachs
intestines, &c. Splendid OH Paintings, covering
more than 5000 Feet of Canvass forming one of the
largest and most splendid illustrations on this sub
ject ever exhibited in this country
During the delivery Of this Course of Lectures
DIR. HEBBARD will explain the nature and causes
on many of the more common Diseases of the
Human Body, such Dyspepsia and the Liver
Complaint, Vertigo or Dizziness Palpitation of the
General Weakness, and the means of preventing
and curing them.
aS-Pease preserve this for future reference -
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Mr.. David A. Wells, has presented 6
report to the New York Legislature upor
State aud Local Taxation, in which he
recommends taxation of real estate at full
value, and the abandonment of the at
tempt to tax personal property, unless
more stringent laws than any yet devised
are enacted for collection. The tax he says
is partial, unjust in its bearings, and de.
trimental to manufactures and other bust
ness.