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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-06-05

other. Fourthly, the test by legal de-
cisiQn, which broke down through the
total absence of any instructions for the
law to act on. Filthy, and lastly, tie
test by appeal to the husbands. which
fell to the ground in consequence of the
husbands knowing nothing about the
matter in hand. The captains barbarous
test by weight remained the test still
aud here | am, q man of the lower order
without penny to bless myself with in
consequence.
Yes [ was the bald baby of that men,
orable period. My excess in weight
settled my destiny in life. The fathers
and mothers on either side kept the
babies according to the captain princi-
pie of distribution, in despair of know
ing what else to do. Mr. Smallchild,
who was sharp enough when not seasick,
made his fortune. Simon Heavysides
persisted in increasing his family, and
died in the work house.
Judge for yourself las Mr.. Jolly might
sayl how the two boys born at sea have
Jared in after life. l. the bald baby,
have seen nothing of the hairy baby for
years past. He may be short, like Mr..
Smallchild-bnt / happen to know that
he is wonderfully ike Heavysides, de-
ceased, in the face. / may be tall. like
the carpenter-6c. have the Small
child hair, eyes and expression. netwith-
standing. Make what you want out of
that! You will find it come in the end
to the same thing. SmallcLild, Junior,
prospers in the world, because he weigh
ed SIX pounds fourteen ounces and three
quarters. Heavysides, junior, fails in
the world, because he weighed seven
pounds one ounce and a quarter Such
is destiny, and such is life. I'll never
forget my destiny as long as [ live.
There is my grievance. wish you good
morning.
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List OF Principal POiSOns. with their
AntidOtes Remedies.

Oil of vitrol, aqua, FORTS, spirit of salt
-magnesia, chalk, soap and water.
Emetic tartar-oily drinks, solution of
oak bark.
Salt of lemons or acid Of sugar-chalk
whiting, lime, or magnesia and water.
Sometimes an emetic draught.
Prussic Acid-Pump on back smelling
salts to nose, artificial breathing, chloride
Of lime to nose.
Pearl ash. soap lees, smelling salts,
nitre, hartshorn, sal volatile-lemon juice
and vinegar and water.
Arsenic, fly powder or white arsenic,
king 5 yellow or yellow arsenic-emetics,
lime water, soap and water, sugar and
water, oily drinks.
Mercury, corrosive sublimate, caIomel
white Of eggs, soap and water.
Opium, laudanum-emetic draught,
vinegar and water, dashing cold water on
chest and face, walking up and down fer
two or three hours.
Lead, white lead, sugar Of lead, gou-
lard's extract-epsom salts, castor oil and
emetics.
Copper, blue-stone, verdigris, -whites
of eggs, sugar and water, castor oil.
Cruel.
Zinc-Lime- water, chalk and water,
soap and water.
1ron-Magnesia, warm water.
Henhane, hemlock, Dightshade, fox.
glove-emetic and castor oil, brandy and
water if necessary.
Poisonous Food-Emetics and castor
oil. -Paine's Practice.
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4 NERITARLE MASONIC FACT

\ VERITABLE Masonic FACT-In the
year 1913, New York brother, on his
way from Lisbon to Charleston, as mas
ter of vessel, was..boarded by French
frigate, with orders to burn the vessel.
The officer was requested TO step into the
cabin, and there the master, by proper
approaches, hailed him as a Mason. He
examined the ships papers, smiled, and
said he would return to his own vessel,
and that when the master saw the ensign
lowered, he might sail without further
hindrance In ten minutes after the boat
reached the frigate the flag came dozen,
and the brother sailed on his way rejoic-
ing 1t was scarcely year afterwards,
however, before-the same individual was
captured by British vessel and sent a
prisoner to Halifax. The sailors rif1ed
his trunk and left him penniless but he
signalled the doctor of the privateer, and
discovering him TO be q brother, made
known is wants. The doctor informed
him that the captain and both leutenants
belonged to the fraternity, and babe him
be of good cheer. The next day the
sailors dunnage was Overhauled and our
friends effects all returned ID him ; he
was then set ashore at Portland snd al
F6wssf tA ga HUp4e
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BOYS will be boys, if they are not hin.
dered. A real boy" not too much re-
pressed, spilling ever with fun and ting.
ling with life, is one of the most inter-
esting objects in animated nature. An
incidental but essential part of his educa-
ton consists in his being allowed to be a
boy. and, better still, within the normal
development of the boy nature. To be
sure 1t will be in irrepressible conflict
with his Aunt Jemima's views of pro-
priety, his mother will sometimes get
discouraged between mending his behavi-
or and his pantaloons, and his father
will occa sionally be provoked to disobey
the golden text, Fathers, provoke not
your children TO wrath, lest they be dis
Outraged" Not TO argue against family
government, too much scolding isn't
good for boy. Too long tasks, whether
work or study. unrelieved by recreation,
are not conducive TO sweetness Of tenn
per, nor the surest habits of industry
,Spyfa0Jfeld RPpaiJlicdn.
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sc. o. Dc. .. D." are three
letters of such peculiar and peremptory
significance as to have become familiar 10
all who are served by express. A new
Interpretation Of them comes TO US from
a Cincinnati correspondent, who says ::
One of my daughters, pretty well grown,
was the other evening in very ingenious
manner urging on me that she ought to
have new cloak, and suggested that she
could go to Lewis and have it sent ny,
z. 0. D. Our little Alice, eight years
old, said, Them means, Gallon Dad. "
1t generally does come to about that
EDITOR DRAWER, in Harper's Haga-
zine for February.
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A WoBD no MOTHERS WHY will n

A WORD TO MOTHERS. Why will not
mothers know that to invite and possess
the confidence of their daughters is to
secure them from evil ? Never make
them afraid to tell you anything never
make them ashamed of the natural de-
sire to have attention from the other sex.
Admit the liking for it as belonging to
youih-to your past youth-but at the
same time enforce the iudicious timing
of it; and above all encourage fra Ak
ayowal of, and sympathy with. their
youthful preferences. Many young
giIl now lost to herself and society might
have been saved by such a course. Harsh
rebuke of these natural feeling is like
pruning all the leayes and buds and
blossoms from young plant, lest stray
insects should light upon it.-Fdnny
Fern
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ANECDoTE. We have in OUT city
crusty old batcheior named Spider, par
ticulariy fond of saying harsh things to
his company, and especially to the mem
bers of the gentler sex Shortly after his
new house was finished. he happened to
meet the pretty widow Y at dinner
party. She complimented him highly
upon the style and pagnifcence of his
house, upon the beautiful arrangement
of his grounds, andtplayfully asked him
what he intended doing when he had
moved into his new palace. With con-
siderable spleen he answered: why
madam, intend to get two eur dogs and
have them chained On either side of the
front gate to keep the widows out"
The young widows spirit instantly rose
in arms, looking him straight in face,
with flashing eyes she at once retorted !;
"You need Mt go to that expense sir, the
cur who will reside in the house will be
sufficient fo1 that purpose.
Our informant says that Spider has
not been known to chaff widow since
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A GOOD story is told of old Johnny
MeGilI, who resided during the war in
Fast Tennessee. Guerrillas representing
both parties. kept i. so warm In that for
saken region. thais it was dangerous to
belong to either side. McGill bad, in
irving to ride both horses, got several
black lacking, first from the rebels and
then the Yankees. AS guerrillas dress
ed alike, he made several mistakes in
trying to pass for either Union Or South
ern, as he thought would suit the crowd.
At last he was overtaken by a party
whose politics he could not even guess
at, and the following dialogue opened:
'Sir, are you Union man p
"No, sir. replied McGill.
"Are you rebel then?'
mo sir. -
"Then what in the DEVILS name are
you ?" roared the captain.
well, SIR hesitated McGill, Ito
tell the honest truth, Im-no' hing
and but blasted little of that"
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The examination of candidates for the
ministry by the late New York Presby-
terry has developed determination to
require higher standard OF qualification
on the part of candidates for the ministry
in the Presbyterian Church in time to
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"A remarkable revival is reported in
progress among the Baptist mission
churches in the north of Sweden. There
are now in Sweden about 5000 Baptists
in 22O churches
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The Burlington Free Press tells of an
old lady who had rather dissolute hus-
band, who fell sick and died. She at
tended the funeral, and upon her return
remarked that she had one consolation,
''she knew where he slept nights
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TIE yell known Libby Prison in Rich
moEd. Va. has been transformed into
Sunday School room, and is also used for
house of worship
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AN appeal is made through the Jewish
papers for contributions toward building
a synagogue in Washington city.
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The parsons and the lawyers did moth
ing Of the sort. for the plain reason that
nothing was to be done. In ten days
the ship was IN port, and the news was
broken to the mothers. Each one of the
two adored her baby, after leu days ex-
perience of it-and each one of the two
was in Mrs. Drabble's condition of not
knowing which was which.
Every test was tried. First, the test
by the doctor, who only repeated what
he had told the captain. Secondly, the
test by personal resemblance; which
failed in consequence Of the light hair.
blue eyes and Roman noses shared in
common By the fathers. and the light
hair. blue eyes, anu no noses worth men.
tipning shared in common by the chill
tlren. Thirdly. the test of Mrs. Drabble
which began and ended in fierce talking
op 0ns side d foods Of tears on tbe
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Joaquin Miller is soon to marry an
English lady of large fortune.
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The Presbyterian churches of England
are ii be yplt;ei up1ef 6ds bead
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
Tho Paclio Mall steamshlpu.

LAUNCH OF THE GRENADA, THE LAST TO BE BUILT
IN wILMINaroN-BoY OVERHEARD.
OF the two steamers for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co., building under contract by the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Co., the Grenada, the second,
was launched, yesterday afternoon, entering the
water at g. 80 o'clock. Everything in readiness,
she gracefully gded from the ways like thing
of life, amidst the plaudits Of a vast multitude
OF people who filed the surrounding wharyes,
shipping, and opposite banks on the river. The
launch was entirely successful. Miss Lizzie A.
Maxwell christened the vessel.
The Grenada is q consort to the Acapulco,
launched ON the 26th Of November last, is q fac
sinliJe Of that vessel, and OF the same dimen-
sions. She is 800 feet in length, and has car
rying capacity OF about 2,700 tons. The extend
ed notice given the Acapulco, when launched,
will not require that we should particularize
here. The Grenada will be entirely completed
and furnished here, save her machinery, which
will be put in at New York.
The launch was advertised to take place at
8 O'clock but it was g. 80 before she moved from
the position in which she was built. During the
delay, the monotony was relieved by an ambi
tious youth named Willie Morrison. sen OF Rob-
ert Morrison Of Shipley street, who fell into the
river and created an alarm which was but mo-
mentary, for one OF the workmen in the yard
soon pulled him out. He had been playing in a
small barge, and in attempting to jump back
upon a bridge slipped and fell into the water
He struck ont with great presence Of mind and
SWAN to his reBcuer.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
ObItnnry.
VICTOR GREEN, ESQ.


We regret to record the death of Victor Green,
ESD, member OF the Bar of this county. He
died at Middletown, this morning, after q
lingering illness, in the SD year of his age.
Mr.. Green was a native of this county, his
father, DIR. Green Of Middletown having been
prominent physician and respected citizen. He
studied law, entering the office Of Geo. B. Rod
ney, Esq, at New CASTLE, and settled in Will
mington for the practice f'his profession. His
health however, was poor, and he suffered from
theNadvance Of pulmonary disease, 80 much
that he at length removed, some years ago, to
Mlddletown, and he has since resided there.
Mr.. Green married daughter Of Ex-Governor
Ross Of Sussex County. He was a'gentleman OF
literary tastes and culture and those who knew
him intimately praise, in high terms, his fine
traits OF character.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
FROM DOVER.

A RAILROAD CHARTER DEFEATED-PRoMsE OF A
ROAD FROM DOVER TO MILFORD TIKI LEaIsL.A-
TURE BUSY AND THINGS QUIET
Special Correspondence of The Commercial
DOVER, April 1.
Both branches of the Legislature are really
hard at work in an effsrt to close up the busi-
ness now on hand, but there is no doubt but
that it will take yet another week to accomplish
the work. As to Legislative sensation or excite
Inent there is a general dearth, IL we may ex-
cept little interest, in the House, this after
noon, over the act to incorporate the Dover and
Relioboth Air Line Road, otherwise known as
Bay Shore Road. The bill was called up for
final consideration, and Notwithstanding the
presence OF lumber OF handsome ladies'.
brought to bear on the matter. the measure was
lost by a vote OF 10 to IL against.
This company will probably gain the next best
thing to the above, and secure charter for q
road from Dover to Milford. This latter is
more possible prof cot in some ways. The COM
paiy can build the road, or can have it done ESQ
the story goes,) by another company-the New
Jersey 4 Delaware Central The latter compa-
ny, it Is said, have offered to construct the Do
yer 4 Milford road on the most liberal terms.
The vote by which the bill was lost, was sub
sequently reconsidered, and the further consid-
Grafton made a special order Of business for
Thursday hext at T. NJ.
There has been some talk of again reconaid-
ing the Police Bill, aud some of our Whining
tonians have been down urging that action, but,
from present appearances. we are inclined to
believe their work has been in vain. i do not
think the bill will be reoonsidered.
The fools OF All FOOLS Day practised their
privileged jokes to great extent on the people
turo being included largely among the victims
j. A A.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
Local Option.
CLOSING HOURS OF LICENSE IN WEST CHESTER.
[Fr m the Daily News

CLOSING HOURS OF LICENSE IN WEST CHESTER.
[Fr m the Daily News
Prompted by curiosity-clriosity dlone-we
last evening ventured out to witness the leave
taking Of the license rule. We visited the hO-
tells, where all was much the same as upon other
evenings, nothing presenting itself to suggest
the high importance Of the real condition of
affairs. Next, we dropped into the restaurant
Of Mr.. Al. Smith, on High street, and here
glance satisfied us that we had struck the right
spot. Perching ourselves upon stool whose
limbs prognosticated danger, we from out emin-
was $50 o'clock Wave after wave Of humanity
continued to roll into the enclosure, and, strange
to say, none appeared to roll outward.
With each accession to the throng the hum OF
sweet discords gradually increased in tone upon
the sensitive ear (ours). While We sat upon our
lofty perch, meditatIng rumiRating, and study
ing that class Of nature termed human. our at
tention was called and riyetted upon young
man, who as was averred belonged to the Good
Templar Society. Ever and anon was the glass
passed around. and before him too was one stop
ped. Presently he wavered-looked at the wine
red within the cup-then upon the crowd-then
shaking hands with the mug, into the hidden
recesses of his frame was deposited the contents.
Long we looked and with each receding moment
our admiration of the scene incre eel
Noise rose and fell mingled with the
soft cadenoes OF musically in
cined, all tending to make the exercises extrem
~ Interesting Wheh INC cloch Poaieu iorbn the
hour Of ten, we began to look for the necessary
means Of egress, which we found in tact, and in
taking our good night, we cast one last linger-
ing look upon the scene and smiled.
In closing our notice Of the affair, we will add,
that everything passed of in the most happy
manner. No disturbances ensued, and all seem
ingly met on one common platform to take
farewell of the ardent" agreeblY to the law.
Had not few Of the assembly been afflicted
with corn tribulations to their feet, and the
persistent desire Of others to make speeches, the
occasion would have been decidedly tame one.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
Bulldog STATISTICS.
OPERATIONS DURING MARCH

Allied Wilson, house onl Claymont south of
18th.
Andrew Stewart, Q houses, Gilpin avenue, be-
tween Lincoln aud Scott.
Eiwin W, Jackson, houses, on Adams above
9th.
Geo. t. Keller, / house on Lord, between
Spruce and Church.
Burton Valentine, house on End street, be-
tween Jackson and Van Buren.
Alison Mills, house on Jackson, near Elm.
Miles Burke, house on the s. W. corner of
Front and Jackson.
Thos. Mullen, house on Jackson below 3d.
Nathaniel u. Culbert, houses on 7th near
Jackson.
Collum Duffy, house on Pleasant street,
between Adams and jackson.
Pusey Scott Il Co., extension of machine shop
at 1 and Tatnhll.
@. W. Rowell, house at S. E corner OF 9td
and Rodney.
Alexander Boyd, 1 house on Market street,
below 23rd
Francis Barry a rigging loft, on Head street,
near Christiana avenue.
In addition to the dwellings,, DO, above emu
merated there are several stables in process of
erection In different parts of the city, making an
aggregate Of new buildings for the month, Of
twenty-five. During the corresponding month,
last year, IL Lew buildings were permitted.
"
A number of MormOns have left Salt Lake for
Arizona.
The Hudson railroad has been leased to the
New York Central.
Notice has been given that thore are no vacan-
cies in foreign missions.
The flood in the Hudson, at Albany increased
slightly yesterday afternoon.
The first boat of the season reached Pough-
koepsie yesterday from New York.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
The POmeroy & Del. City ROads

ARRANGEMENTS FoR CONSOLIDATION COMPLETED.
The agreement for the consolidation OF the
railroad from Pomeroy station. on the Pennsyl-
vania II. Il. to neutrality-suspicious. as the
Pennsylvania and Delaware Il. rand the road
in extention Of the above, from Landenburg to
Delaware City y chartered as the Delaware
and Pennsylvania-has been completed. On
the part of both corporations, the Directors have
approved the agreement, and it now only re-
mains for the formal sanction of tho stoekhold-
ers to be given.
stockholders to act upon tho matter, is called
for the 18th inst. at Delaware City as will be
seen by the formal notice OF tho Secretary
elsewhere published.
After the consolidation of the two roads, The
whole line passes into control of the Pepnssl-
vania Central Company by lease, and is to lie
operated by it.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
rhe CnlIfornIa whent crop.

Information has been received by the Agri-
cultural Department, showing that the coming
wheat crop of California promises to be at least
90 per cent greater than the last, as large as
that was. The immense difficulty in shipping
the last crop has caused farmers to combine in
local warehouse associations to hold their wheat
for better market, il necessary, and to prevent
the necessity OF disposng Of it at ruinous pri-
COS tc middlemen. The San Joaquin valley alone
will produce Is 900, 900 bushels 450, 900 tons
q quantity which the utmost carrying capacity Of
the railroads is utterly incompetent to meet.
The wheat crops of the Pacific coast in 1873
threAtens to be drug in the market.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-02
THE PENINSULA.
ouREN ANNE's oouNTY.

Rev. Thos. Numbers has been appointed post
master at Millington in place OF VIM. B. Turbt.
VIM s. Green 30 badly cut by Walters, is re-
covering.
]. W. Woodford is building a new hack to run
between Centreville and Queenstown which is so
handsome that he calls it Pullman car.
John NJ. Harper, of McKenney & Co., NOR
chants, of Centreville, died in Washington, on
Saturday last, whittier he had gone visit to
his sister. He was buried in Oentreville on Sum
day with Masonic and Odd Fellows honors.
TALBOT COUNTY.
Shad are becoming plent iful in the Easton
market at SOC, per pair.
Foxes don't give the young lambs much show.
9. W. Burnett has sold out the Eastern Hotel
to L. H. Gavner, OF Pa
Ford & Harrison, OF St. Michaels, are filling
some very heavy orders for canned fruit for ship
ment abroad.
The past week was lively one for the magis-
trates and about so dredgers received their dues.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
The Presbyterians Of Snow Hill have purchased
a new organ for their church.
Chas. NJ Peters is opening new nursery
near Snow Hill.
Mrs. Eliza A. vickers, of Snow Hill, was
found dead in her bed on Friday morning last.
from unknown causes.
The Maggie has resumed her route to Snow
Hill and the Helen has left for repairs prepara-
tory to resumption of trips on her route.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
There is a rumor about Cambridge that two
steamers are building in New York for service
on the Choptank route.
The ID. & ID. r. II, track ia to undergo thor
ough repairs this season.
Most of the schools in Dorchester are in
hourishing condition with large attendance.
At the close OF the war almost every colored
man and woman made some effort to learn to
read and write, and though the adults have gem
orally given it up bad job, they ha We not
diminished particle in their efforts to have
their children taught these branches as we'll as
the fundamental rules in arithmetic
wIoonuco COUNTY.
Mrs. V. r. Huston, of Salisbury died sud
denly ON Friday evening last. She ate very
hearty dinner.
Salisbury is shipping lumber in large quanti-
ties to other places.
II is now said that the congressional appro-
priation will not be expended in digging out the
Wicomco until the citizons of Salisbury shall
build dykes for the reception Of the dirt
The public schools of Wicomico county will
be discontinued at the end of the spring term
until theimddle OF June. at which time they
will probably begin and last until the 20 of July
They vaoate to pick the Strawberries.
CECIL COUNTY.
A bailiff to the Court made draft upon the
County Treasurer for 5Oc to pay for carrying
wood up stairs to the jury, but the draft was
protested The bailin thinks --
Chauncey Burr was lecturing in Elkton, last
We,k.
court is still in session at Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brick, of Elkton, held their golden
wedding, recently
It is said that the track on the Port Deposit &
Columbia Rlilroad will be laid next month.
A sloop loaded with grain, was sunk in the ca
nal on Monday Of last Week, being run into and
cut by a loaded barge.
Daniel r. Titus, late OF Elkton, died in Phila-
delphia, last week, of consumption.