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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
SOME HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

IF your fat-irons are rough and smoky
lay little fine salt or fiat surface, and
rub them well; it viii prevent them from
sticking to anything starched. and makes
them smooth.
Rub your griddle with fine salt before
you grease it, and your cake viii not
stick
W hen waInuts have been kept until
the meat Is too much dried to be good,
let them stand il milk aud water hours
and dry them. and they will be as fresh
as when new.
It is a good plan to keep your different
kinds Of pieces of tape, thread, &c, in
separate bags, and there Is 10 time. lost
ia looking for them.
Oat straw is the best for filing beds,
and it is well to change it as often rs
once Il year.
Cedar chests are best to keep fannels,
for cloth moths are never found IN them.
Red cedar chips are good to keep In
drawers, warlrobos, closets, trunks, etc.,
to keep cut moths.
When oths have acquired an unpleas
ant odor by being Kept from the air, char
coal, laid in the folds will soon remove
1t.
lie black dresses have been stained, boil
4 handful Of d--leayes III 4 quart OF wat
CT, ana reduce it to 4 pint. \ sponge
dipped in this liquid and rubbed upon
them, will entirely remove stains from
grapes, bombazines, etc
Ia laying up furs for the summer, lay
a talIow candle il or near them, and dam
ser from worms VIII be obviated.
10 prevent metals from rusting, melt
together three quarts Of lard, and enc OF
resin, aud apply a very thin coating. 1t
will preserve Russian iron stoves and
CRATES from rusting during summer, even
In damp situations. The effect is equally
good on brass, copper, steel, etc.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
WASHING MACHINES!
WASHING lIHCHIIIJES!!
camps MAGIC WASHER"

Has proved to be no Humbug. much respectable
testimony in midst attest.
/ am inviting the attention Of the pnblfc to the
best Washing Machine in eXlstance, hence. ask You
to put il to the most severe test, 10y sSEz%ss be-
fore PsEsEEzA ASKING. Boiling your clothes is
disepRsed WITH they much whiter, and will keep
whittier than when ltilcd, two months experience
is a sufficient proof oi the above fact
It does not e e ) the Clothes will it iniure
ti.el in The slL.ltest Iartieular: 1t is TRULY the
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
Ole (Jrlt,1l1te.
Come, ssarnr ano Garden.
HOW TO MAKE a cIsTERN'

Joseph Abbott, at St. Louis, No asks
If he can make cistern iii lmperyious
clay 8ithout lining it with bricks or
boards Ii he has stiff clay soil, a clstern
may be built without lining, II the exca-
vation is of the proper shape, and pias-
tered with cement. 10 secure the great
est resistance cyiindrlcal form Is neee-
ssarv, and this shape retained in the for
NATION Of the bottom viii result IN an
egg-shaped excavation. This will stand
pressure in every direction, and will not
be liable-to cave in. At the top shelf
should be dug a foot wider than the cis-
tern, on which to place the covering.
When the excavation has been made anu
the sides have been trimmed oil smooth,
it is ready, to receive coating OF cement.
This IS made OF one part water lime,
ana three parts clean sharp sand, free
from loan or dirt These must be thor
oughly mixed together before adding wa
ter, which should be sufficient to bring
the whole to the cOnsistence of mortar.
1t must be used as soon as mixed, as 1t
dries and hardens very rapidly. Com
mence pasteriDg the bottom, on which
must be placed stone large enough TO
stand upon while ithe sides are being
plastered. The first coat may be laid on
at least. ar inch thick, and preparing the
material for this coat larger proportion
of sand mag be used, which will save
something in the cost. Care must be
taken in laying up the cement to get
enough mixed 10 finish coat OF one OPP
Grafton, lest good joint might not be
made and leak be the consequence. y
second coat may not be put on lighter
than the first, and well worked into the
cracks that may have been made. The
finishing coat needs to be very hight
one only, bat should be laid on very
smoothly The stability OF the cistern
depends on proper degree Of care in
the plastering When the sides are fin
ished, it would be well to spread what
remains OF the cement over the shoulder
and bed the cross-beams in it. These
should be three or more, according to the
size of the cistern. On these floor of
three-inch cedar or chestnut planks may
be laid, in the centre OF this man-hole
must be cut around which crib or
hatchway can be built up, and covered
with a tight fitting cover. This Will an
sWer for the stand for the pump. A els
tern pump may be used, having pipe
reaching to and resting on the stone at
the bottom. An iron pipe will rust and
give an unpleasant taste TO the WATER
a wooden pipe is preferable.
Frost is very injurious, and sufficient
covering OF earth should be laid over the
floor to protect the interior against If. A
cistern feet in diameter and 10 feet
will contain over ,, 900 gallons; feet in
diameter will contain 1900 gallons, or
125 barrels. The cost viii vary Of course
according to circumstances. The smaller
size viii require about barrels Of cement
and the larger about nine barrels
Hearth aud Home.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
(Ahem
AT this point, to his great discontinue,
deserted hlm. lie repeated:

How TO TAKE LIFE.-Take life ike a
man. Take 1t just as though II was-as
it Is-an earnest, vital, essential affair.
fake it just as though you personally
were born to the task OF performing d
merry part in it-as though the Wond
had waited for your coming. lake IL a
though it were grand opportunity :
do aud to achieve; to carry forward great
and good schemes; 10 help ana cheer I
suffering. weary, it may be heaft-ofoA-
en- brother. The fact Is. lie Is uhuef-
valued by great majority, oil lhanA tna; !;
1t Is NOT made half as much OF as sh0tu
be the case. Where Is the man OF the
woman who accompii>hes one titile u
what might be done? Who cannot look
back upon opportunities lost plans una
chteved, thoughts crushed, aspirations
untuihiled. and all caused from the Eece-
SSary and possible effort? IL We knew
better how to take and make the most OF
life, 1t would be far greater than 1t Is
Now and then d man stauds asioe lroH
the crowd, labors earnestly, steaoiaSi4y.
confidently and straightway Is famous
for wisdom, intellect, skill, greatness OF
some sert. The world wonders, admlIes'
| idollzes; and yet it only illustrates Mhal
each may do If be takes hold OF HE Mi !,
purpose If man but say he. tot9'
and follows it up. there is nothing III , iea
son be may not expect to accom- PC
There IS no magic, no miracle. no
to hIm who is brave in heart and detei IL
ined in spigit.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
OF tickets as f0IlO1

The drawing of prizes will
take place Immediately after
the Concert, and will be con-
Quoted by the following gentle
men, who act as drawing COM
mittee:
Leopold Mann, of Jos. Mann &
Cyrus Whitcomb, of the Wiscon-
sin Leather Company.
John Oswald, NJ. D.
}. NJ. Conine, Village President.
Chas. Winkelmiller, Proprietor
of the Two River Tannery.
Cooper q Jones, Neshoto Lum-
bermen.
All prizes will be paid on
the day after the drawing.
LOUIS LANDER,
Pres. Turn Society.
ROBERT SUETTINGER,
General Agent.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
FEEDING FODDER CORN.

Charles Strange. Grass Valley. Pa,
asks how fodder corn should be fed
whether green or wilted. lie says his
grandfather, when he wanted to dry up
Il COW. used TO put her in a lot and feed
her all the green stalk she would eat and
dil not milk her. in a few days she would
be d~y Ii this is correct, 1t shows that
we now.a-dayS have improved on old
fashioned modes, for we feed green corn
fodder and get more milk. There is a
difference IN opinion among dairy men as
to the relative yaide of wiited and fresh
fodder, bat 50 far as the experience OF
the writer goes in feeding, and in our
Conversations with dairy men, we have
iearnea that il is best to feed 1t when
wllted BY some hours exposure to the
sun. What is cut In the morning is fed
at night and the mornings feed is cut in
the evening. The cows eat it with more
relish, probably for the reason that fer
mentatlon OF tbs juices has occurred to
some extent. In. 1grtculturist.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
II0man's Friend.

Orders left the Paint shop adjoining the Orien-
tai Mills, South side, VIII be punctualIy attended to-
W. q. cox.
Manitowuc Aun 81 ISL Iq-tt.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
From Cartons Poem, read at Bay
CITY, Mich. before the Publishers Com

CITY, Mich. before the Publishers 20
yentIon.
But IoI on the rickety staircase,
Another reliable tread,
And entered another old farmer,
And these the words that he said.
Good morning, Mr.. Editor;
How isthe folks to-day
/ owe you for years paper,
L thought III come in and pay,
And Jones is u going take it,
And this is his money, here,
L shut down on lendin II 10 hun,
And then cOaXeI him to try ii ! year,
And here is a few little items,
That happened last week in our town;
i thought they 4 look good for TIE paper,
50 Just Jotted en- down.
And here is a basket OF cherries
Ny life picked expressly Tor yen;
And q small bunch OF flowers from Jennie
She thought sire must send sOnetlIin' too,
You're dom the politics bully,
As ali our family agree;
just keep your old goose quill f0ppin',
And give EN- good for me,
And now you are chuck full of business,
And L won't be takIu your Time;
I've things of my own u tend to
Good-ddy, Sir; biive viii climb"
Tie Editor sat in the sanctum,
And brought down his fist with thuIap;
God bless that old farmer he ugutteFed,
He a regular, jolly old trump
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21
DooIittIe Chained TO Il Corpse.
His own Statement OF the Case.

February 18th, 1860, in aspeech in re-
ply to Senator Salisbury, who had glori.
fed the Democratic party, Judge Doolit-
tie said;
Out sir MS the Whig party in 1870,
by the issues Of that day, was dissolved
and buried in the tomb Of Webster and
Clay. it, champions and representatives,,
50 the Democratic party, when it drew
that fatal knife which severed the silver
cord and broke the golden bowl Of
peace-when it drew that fatal knife
which destroyed the Missouri compro>
mise, dissolved also and went into trag-
ment., and upon the ruins Of all these
parties spraaa into exi~tance with the
newness Of life, the Republican party,
based upon the ideas Of the old Republi
can party Of jefferson and Madison.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21
"Orga nizing for victory"

The Milwaukee Wiscon in says "The
Republican State Central Committee
held meeting at the Planknton House
Saturday forenoon in conjunction wit Il
the Republican State Ticket, and numer,
Gus leading members Of the party from
all part, Of the State, at which measures
were taken for thorough and active
prosecution of the campaign. T.. W.
Reyes, Esq, Chairman Of the Commit
tee, presided Gov Fairchild VIM f.
Smith, General C. G. Washburn, Sem
ators Carpenter aud Howe, Hon G. w
Iaze,on, Hon John Il Bennett, and
numerous other distinguished men were
present.
The following are the speakers ems
gagged fer the campaign, with many
more t. be added to the list in few
DAYS:
Senators Howe and Carpenter, Hons
G. W IIazelton, c g. Williams, VIM +.
Smith, J r. Bennett, J. Allen Barber,
Charles Il Dyer, "in4feld Smith, Judge
IIubbell, Sen &. {. Hazelt6n, Gen
Kellogg, Col johnson, Col, Bryant, Col.
Conrad Krez, Judge Barry, Governor
Fairchild, Hon Henry B@tz, and MIR
Ele.shcr, editor Of the Fadsriondie.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21
Two Gentlemen Drowned Ut Madison

MADISON, Wis, September lS--A ter
rib.c accident occurred here last evening
Four gentlemen, Hon. James Ross Or
J. T. Wilson, Mr. Fred Hcms, Of Mndi,
SON and Mr. knight, Of Milwaukee, were
out sailing on Lake Mendoza in the Lady
Of the Lake v bile one of the gentle
men was furlng one Of the sales, the
boat capsized, precipitating al in the
water They managed to get on her
keel. lloIf an hour afterwards heavy
wave struck the boat, again throwing all
into the water. MIR 5cmis was exhaust
ed and Immediately sunk to rise no
moro. The other three reLaned the
keel where they remained, slowly delft
ing toward the Insane Asylum. At -
o clock, another wave struck the boat
washing the uearly exhausted men from
it again Or Wilson, who had c.m-
planned Of cold did not regain the boat
but sank. The other two men succeeded
in getting on the keel again, where they
remained until daylight when a bont
from the Insane AsylHm took them
ashore, whore they were kindly cared
for by Dr. MeDAl, of the asylum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21
Democratic Programme for ihe Cam
pai4u.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittec held meeting at the Plankinton
House last week, TO organize the cam
pai.n Tor the ensuin. election, Mt which
The candidates, and members Of the
committee, were present
In addition to the join, discussions
between Washburn and DoOiittle, George
= Smith, Ex-Governor liuudail + ,
Bragg, Gabe Bouck, anl others will
stump the state FIX Senator Hendricks
Of Indiana, and Hon w :. Grmsbcck, Of
Ohio, viii each deliver four speeches at
such places as may seem most desirable
This is tho Democratic programme
1t would seem that they have made rath-
or extensive arrangemeuts-they are at
tempting 10 wash more clothes than they
can hang out to dry Washburn, how
ever, vii be on hand to assist them, with
other effective speakers We have no
iears-the more they stir IN the public
mind the larger will be our majority
Doolittle and Randall must have consld>
cradle check to perumbulatc this state
with such crowd after all they have
said about them IN hygone years. Bat
the theory is, you know, that DoolittIc
and Randall have stood still while the
two PARTIES have changed places Con-
sistrut DoOlitle -- consistent Randalii
but changoable pcop!e.-.hitrapkee Sen
Hyei
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21
SALE OF FORFEITED STATE LANDS.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS ScHooL UNIVERSITY LANDS,
Madison, Wis, August 2lst, 1871

OFFlcEoY Co Q UNIVERSITY LANDS
Agricultural College
n which
cited of the
o'clock NJ
tod sal
ered " alphabetical order
described lands in Iowa County which will be Of
frel epcen
the interest tho
oJan
nliau the 0
lands be to against the
purchase VIII BE ixd the Commission
III
BETI
Commssio ner Of 800. M Lands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21

Leonard II Parks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-21

30 20 $50 go0 ISL
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-12

SENATE, JAN 4th.-Among the bills intro
duced was one to enable honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows and orphans
and children to acquire homesteads on the
public lands of the United States.-The bill
was passed amendstory Of the funding act of
the last session, authorizing an increase of
the issue of five per cent. bonds from e200,-
000, 900 to $500, 600, 600, and making the inter-
est on the same payable quarterly. .-Sumner'e q
resolution calling for information on San Do
mingo matters was adopted without objection.
Some discussion was had on the bill for the
relief Of Congressmen from importantly in
regard to Official appointments, but II went
over without vote.-After some further busi-
ness Of secondary importance the Senate sd-
joumed.
Housx-Among the bills offered was one 10
extend the benefits of the homestead policy to
disabled soldiers and sailors, and to widows
and orphans and dependent relations Of those
who died in the service Of their country
Wood offered . resolution calling upon the
President for all correspondence, papers, &c,
relating to San Domingo. This created some
discussion. pending which theHouss adjourned.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-12
Anecdote Of King William.

A Brunswick paper gives an anecdote
illustrating the King of Prussia's kind
heartedness. A soldier from Stargard,
in Mecklenburg, is on the outpost be-
fore Paris. Here he received q letter
from home, and, as he had been long
time without news, he could not re-
frain from opening it Immediately. In
reading it he became so absorbed that
he had no eye or ear for what passed
around him. Suddenly he heard a
noise, looked up and perceived the
King and Grown Prince, with their
retinue. Startled, he let the let
ter fall, and gave the customary
salute. The King, remarking his
anxiety and confusion, stepped up
to him in friendly way and asked
".Well, "a letter from your sweetheart r.
.'itNo, your Majesty, from my father, y
he replied. "May 1 read the letter, OF
are there secrets in it," asked the
King. The soldier handed the letter To
the King, who returned to his suit and
read aloud as follows "In q fortnight
your sisters wedding comes off /; we
shall all greatly miss You on that day,
but your old mother is most of all
vexed at not seeing you here. 1t does
not matter, however, only go to the
French in earnest, 80 that the insatia-
BILE mouth of those fellows may bt
very soon stopped" The King returned
the letter and rode on. No long time
elapsed before the soldier was relieved
from his post. He received fourteen
days. furlough, and was able, at the
Kings expense, to make a journey Il
Mecklenburg and attend the wedding
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-12
A National Time System Proposed.

Mr.. G. F. Dowd, of Saratoga, has de-
vised national system of time for
railroads." the scientific part of which
receives the Endorsement of Professor
Loomis and Newton, of Ysis College,
Professor Hough, of the Albany OBJ
servatory, and the Professor of Astron-
omy at the Military Academy at West
Point, and the practicability and FEAST
bility of which is already indorsed by
the superintendent of many of our
most important roads, such as the Bos-
ton and Albany, Connecticut River,
Hartford and New Haven, Hartford,
Providence and Fishkill, New York
Central, Erie, Harlem, and Lake Shore
and Chicago. The work was an i'm
mense labor, involving eight thousand
compilations for longitude. 1t adopts
Washington time for the eastern por-
ton of the country as standard time !;
one hour slower than Washing
ton time for the Mississippi
Valley; two hours slower for the Rocky
Mountain section, and three hours
slower for the Pacific States. These
standards are designated by the small
figures 0, 1, 2, 3, respectively placed In
little elevated position before the
names of the stations. Then, to desig-
nate the minute difference between the
local time of any station and railroad
time or standard time, small figures are
placed in little elevated position after
the names of the stations. These fig
ures, when they indicate that railroad
time is to fast, have the sign before
them, and the sign-when they indicate
railroad time too slow. If adopted, the
whole system, being very simple,
would, it is presumed, soon be under
stood by the travelling public. The
traveller could keep his own time
wherever he might go, and take the cars
by his own watch as well in one part of
the country as in another.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-12
Hostility Of the French Peasantry.

The North German Gazette, referring
to the accommodating expeditions sent
out by Prince Frederick Charles, says ::
"These were mostly attended with
great difficulties. The cavalary were
fred at from every farm and every
distant point. Solitary agricultural la
borers at their approach threw away
the spade, seized gun lying beside
them on the ground and fired; every
house became a petty fortress, every
blouse Franc Tireur. Such persons
are daily brought in to the general
con,naandos, to whom the decision in
such cases is intrusted, and many Of
them are accompanied by priests, part
ly as instigators and partly as actors.
Everybody taken with gun in his
hind, in accordance with notice pla-
carded at the town or village corners on
entering any district, is condemned to
death. Only by Draconic seventies
can this treacherous way of carrying on
war be repressed. The towns of Sens
and Nemours have been severely pun
ished- In the former postal and teie-
graph officials were disarmed by the in
habitan.s and led away prisoners; in
the latter forty-seven Uhlans were sur
prised. The isolated officer who is
sent out to get information or reconnoi-
tire is exposed to the greatest danger ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-12
LATE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
WAR NEWS.

LONDON, Jan. 2-Mezieres has beer
occupied by the Germans. The French
have evacuated other advanced posts
northeast of Paris Fort Avron and
other forts around Paris are silent.
a Prussian division repulsed a su.
perior French force IN the rear of Ven
dome, capturing some guns. In the
engagement near Arras, 175 French in
fantry were taken prisoners.
BORDEAUX, Jan. minister Gam
beta In his address, YESTERDAY, at the
Prefecture, said the Government was
bound to defend the country, but it was
mortal, and we must not confound the
republic with persons who had been
forced by events to assume power.
These men, when the invasion had been
repelled, would resign and submit their
actions to the judgment of the nation.
The largest liberty would be accorded
to expression of opinion. All speech
must be free as thought, but language
endangering actions hostile to the Gov
ernment would be repressed with en-
ergy.
LONDON, Jan. 2.-The evacuation of
the plateau before Ayron by the French,
causes much depression.
PARIS, Jan. "A meeting of the
mayors of Paris was held, last week, to
censure the Government for its inactiy-
ity, but proved failure. 1t is report
ed that the Palace Malmaison was set
on fire by the guns mounted at Valer-
ier and totally destroyed
BORDEAUX, Jan. 2.-The weather is
extremely cold and the troops suffer
terribly. Many Prussian and French
soldiers have frozen to death. Accounts
from the invaded districts show that
the most inhuman atrocities are COM
mitted by many without provocation.
BEsAUCoN, Jan. 1.-The enemy evac-
uated the town of Gray after severe
combat with the Franc-tireurs under
Col. Borras. The Prussian losses were
heavy, ours small.