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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-21

2 RESTORATION .OF THE FRAKINu
PRIvILEGE- E-WAsHINGToN, Janu .ry
l3.-The House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads have perfected
a bill providing for partial restora-
ton of the franking privilege, and will
make report probably on Friday.
The bill provides for the free trans
portation through the mails of public
documents and newspaper exchanges.
and authorizes members of Congress
to place their frank upon public docu-
ments, which, upon being taking to
the Post Office, will be stamped by the
Postmaster. The argument of the
Postmaster General against any such
restoration was, that public documents
being burdensome clog the mails, but
this objection was overcome by an
amendment authorizing him, whenever
the mails are thus burdened by this
class of matter, and the public interests
demand it, to delay the forwarding of
public documents for thirty days. A
number of the congressman who feel
sore over the repeal of the salary-grab
are in favor of a full restoration of the
franking privilege.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-21
business trecforp
LAW KERs.
ENOS u HALL,

j j. ENos, DANISL HALL
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law and
Solicitors in Chancery. Office Z.
Coles block, cor Main and Third st.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-21
Grace Greenwood on Senator Carpen-
ter and his Salary Speech. -

Grace Greenwood, in letter to the
New York Times, on the salary debate
in the Senate, draws the following
sketch of Senator Carpenter, which is
so very good natared in it's criticism
tiat it will be highly enjoyed by all
who know the Senator
Next came Mr.. Carpenters racy,
rollicking little speech. This Senator
makes no wry faces over his humb lie
pie-not bit of it. He is ready to
retrace his steps, since willful, mis-
guided Wisconsin demands it, but he
will not crawl back on alI-fours He
knows he is right, but he is willing
she shall have her own way. since
there is no help for it. yielding with
the good grace of a philosopher, if not
with the resignation of a saint. While
defending his vote Of last year, be
playfully made some admissions which
rather told against the increase of
salary. He said he had taken h is
back pay, and 'most thoroughly and
faithfully spe1t it." Doubtless, if the
sum had been ten times as great it
would have been "thoroughiy and
faithfully spent )" and the fight of
Government with the Senator'S credit
ors' to get back its lndian-like gift
would have been as hopeless. There
is somet hing remarkably engaging and
devil may-care aud outspoken iu tnn
jolly Mr.. Worldly Wiseman of the Sc
nate. There is even a certain mag
netism of good humor and good living
genius and geuiality, about him
He is a Webster, with the dignity
and decorum left out. He rem,ndx
enc Of Sheridan and Rochester, aud
the Marquis Of Donegal and ooher
SPLENDID old spendthritts aud good
fellows, of whom this penurious, Puri
rauic age and country are not worthy.
We are little shocked at some sen-
timents he utters, but we rather like
him for speaking them out, and not
concealing them or Guessing them over.
we Know just where to lind him every
line His moral epidermis- does seem
TO be a little thickened bv law aud
politics and Washington associations,
he is SO comfortably unconscious Of
the damage he may be doing himself
by his ingenious admissions, and cheer
ful recklessoess Of statement He
never knows when and where he is
hurt He rem nds one of Governor
Hunts little camp stories t that
is the Governor described a poor
white family in Missouri, careless,
shlftless, and intolerabiy lazy: the
daughters of which were accustomed to
60 barefoot till the soles of their feet
became hard like unto bone One Of
these young ladies', on coming home
one day from long tramp after the
cows, was standing on the hearth dry
ing her clothes, when her old mother
drawled out, "Sal. thar s-a-live-
coa!-under--yer--foot" sr'4-
The girl slightly turned her head,
and drawled back : " Whacb-foot.
NANNY ?" 4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-21

If the ladies persist in the fashion
of tight walking skirts, couple of
yards Of material will soon be all that
is necessary for complete promenade
costume. It is by no means pretty
fashion, this drawing of the skirt SO
tightly in front, and just trihe vul-
gar. It will do, however, for that
large class of woman who take infinite
delight in being the "observed of all
Irnrvere .
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

A DEMOCRATIC GAIA clergyman's
catat WestSpringfeld, Mass, has sshown
some remarkable symptoms Of natural
depravity. After giving birth to seven
kittens recently, OF various colors, she
removed the two blaclest from the group
and utterly refused to take any notice of
them. No sooner were they restored to
her nest than she again and again elected
them, and death finally relieved the
little waits. And this in defiance ofthe
Fifteenth Amendment, which declares
that there shall be no distinction on
account of colorl No other than a
Massachusetts cat would have dared thus
to offend the majesty of the law.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

A EUROPEAN WAR PREDICTED. D.-Fath-
er Hyacinthe and Victor Hugo have join
ed Mr. Disraeh and the Pope in pro
phesying the approach Of a tremendous
war, which shall rage all over Europe
and elsewhere. Mr.. Disraei predicted
that the war would be a religious one,
and that it would convulse the globe.
The Pope described the impending strug-
gle as one between the Archangel Michael
and the hosts Of Satan. According to
the representations of Father Hyacinthe
the coming war will be threefold, and
Will include a fearful conflict between
popular rights and the power of capital,
in which the combatants will tear each
other to pieces. According to the vati-
cination of Victor Hugo, the great and in
evitable encounter is to be ''between two
principles, republic and empire" lie
saws that eve have before us-in Europe
"a series of catastrophes which engen-
der each other, and which mnst be ex-
hausted - that, s'ke can get glimpse
only across a shock of arms - that ''be-
tween the present and the future there
is fatal interposition; that the ''hings
must expiate their crimes, and that the
separation of the people will result IN
federation and fraternity. He thus closes
his prophecy of "Unive-sal Fatherland :
s'The solution is this-the United States
of Europe. This end viii be for the
people-that is to say for God-that is
to say, for peace" There must surely
be something in the atmosphere of
Europe that leads SO many prophets to
prohesy the approach Of war-war about
religion, republicanism and the rights OF
| human nature.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

A BosToN bank cashier, it has just
been discovered, has swindled the insti-
tuition whose funds he has handled, out
of little over thirty thousand dollars.
He has been in the habit of handling
twenty or thirty thousand dollars day
for years, for which he received themun
ifcent salary OF eight hundred dollars q
year The amount of his defalcation
has been gradually accommodating, and
the inference is that he has taken the
money at various times to supply the
urgent needs of himself or his family
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05
OR IMMIGRATION? :?

So far, during Ghe present year, the
statistics show that emigration to this
county has fallen off nearly 40 per cent.
as compared with previous years, and,
indeed, large number Of emigrants
have actually returned home, being una
BILE to find employment. This being the
case, and as a reduction In the price Of
labor is now being discussed, the fol-
lowing tables, collected by the national
bureau of statistics, and by the Massa-
chusetts Labor bureau, have an i'm
portant bearing on the question. These
figures were made for the year 1872
and are reduced to our currency:
Ii we take an ordinary farm laborer IN
Massachusetts,, we find that his weekly
wages are ss5, with board-which is
undoubtedly equivalent to $40. The
highest wages in England, paid III Lin
coInshire, are So II, without board ; in
Kent, Sc 19; in Devonshire and Corn
wall, 81 OS; in Ireland 81 81, without
board; in France the highest weekly
wages are So 96, with board; in Prussia,
So S.; in Denmark, 81 43; in Ital y, ,$3-
89-all with board.
If we now take the trades, the differ
ence is even more remarkable. We find
IL
receives $1S so per week; in England
ST 80; in Scotland 81 81; in Germany
So rs; in Prussia ST 20; in France Sc OIL
In the book-binding business. the wages
are equally remarkable in Massachusetts
as compared with England. A first-class
tinisher gets $26 in Massachusetts, and
$40 ,a9 in England; a forwarder earns
S1S here. against So 80 in the old country,
a female folder is paid 30 in Massachu-
setts, and So 81 IN England. Again. IN
the great trade of Nassach,, setts In ooots
and shoes, first-class upper -cut1ef : WI VII
earn 1913, while the Europeans 'alo 40 10
the female machine hand is paid 3. U, ana
s. 7Oin Scotland and mender Off noes
earns $15 here, against So So in Englan> ;
S6 70 in Germany, 81 SO in Prussia, and
So 38 III Italy.
Our most expensive trades here,are the
building trades, and in them we see the
enormous difference of wages between
the two continents. A first molder
of bricks earns $40 II, with board IN
Massachusetts, and S. 81, with board III
England. A mason is worth $24 here,
against $40 II in England, SO So IN scot
land, 81 50 in Prussia, and So Il III lta-
ly A brick-layer is paid $s24 here, against
$40 II in England, and $5 81 in Germany.
A plasterer commands Ss24 in America,
while his wages in Europe vary from So
o. in Italy, 10 SIT 10 in Prussia. AGAR
penter earns Ss17 in Massachusetts,, while
In England he would earn IS II, IN
Scotland 81 81, in Germany So IS, and
in Switzerland So 10. Plumbers earn
thecomparatively y low wages in Massachu,
setts OF $40; in England they are paid
So 7S, in Germany 81 IS. La the bust
ness of stating houses the wages here are
$18, to about $8 in Europe; III painting,
they are $17, to about $40 in England,
and about $12 in Germany.
Considering the unexampled good
harvests both at home and abroad, and
the consequent oecl ease IN the price Of
food of all kinds, it would seem from
the above figures that wages in this
country are disproportionately high, and
that the tendency will be to lower figures.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05
THE CROP MOVEMENT FOR 1874.
From the Milwaukee Journal Of Commerce.


Against the course Of the Milwaukee
Journal of Commerce, in counsehng
farmers not to send in their wheat too
fast upon an unrenumeratlve market,
there have been urged these two object
ions:
1. It has kept farmers from realizing
comparatively good prices this season IN
order to be obliged to take worse prices
next season.
2. 1t has so kept back the movement
of wheat as to derange and distress all
business interests.
Both of these objections are ground
less, as we can very easily show. we
maintain, on the contrary:
1. That, by their regulation OF the
movement of wheat in the northwest.
farmers have maintained the price at
very nearly renumerative figure and
have kept it from going fully twenty
cents lower.
2. That the crop movement this fall
has been as large as the interests of
general trade have required. Those
who dispute this latter proposition do
not realize what the movement OF wheat
in the west this fall has been.
From the weekly breadstuffs circular
of A. K. Shepard C Co., Of this city, we
find that the receipts Of new spring wheat
at Milwaukee and Chicago from August
20th to October 10th, for the last three
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

SpP1Nas FROM PUNcH.-A SANITARY
QUESTION. Malaprop wishes to
know il the Typhoon at Hong Kong Is
supposed to have been caused by bad
drainage. Also, whether that Typhoon
was worse than the Typhoon of Japan.
She says she has been led to make these
inquiries by some unanimous letters.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

KULLMANN, who tried to Kill Bismark,
has been adjudged to be insane, but has
nevertheless been sentenced to fourteen
years imprisonment This sentence is
IN every way just, and should be held up
as an example to American juries. Ii
man has so far lost control of his reason
as to admit to exercise his destructive
propensities on human beings, it is time
that he was placed where he can do no
harm save to himself
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

When the regulation of the Boston
and Cambridge Bridge We're drawn by
two famous lawyers, one section was
written, accepted, andnow stands thus =
s'And the said proprietors shall meet
annually on the first Tuesday of June,
provided the same does not fall on Sun
day.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05
NOTICE 20 BUILD SIDEWALK.
CITY OF MAN1rowoc, October 30, 1874

CITY OF MANITowoc, October 90 1874.
XTHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen Of the City
wv of danitow0c have ordered the building of 4
sidewalk on the west side OF 18th street. between
CLARK and Washington streets, in Sd ward of this
city.
Notice is hereby given that the owners of property
situa ted the west side OF 18th street. directed
to build good and substantial side walk on the west
side of 18th street, between Clark and Washington
streets within 10 days from the date of this notice
sa id sidewalk to be not less than five feet wide of
sound two inoil plack, with curb plank and on the
established grade of said 18th street according to
the record in the Clerks Office of the City of Mani
towoc. GdO- DeSOLD
Street Commissioner 1st District.
CRY OF MANITowOc, Nov. S, 1874.
WHEREAS the Board of Aldermen of the City
w of ManiUowoc have oriered the building of a
side walk in frort of lots . g. and in block 241
on Franklin between Main and 11th streets, i'll
the Third Ward of this City;
Notice ia hereby given that the owners of lots l. 2,
g and 5. in block 24I Franklin street, IRE di
rected TO build good and substantial side walk in
front of the lots above mentioned within 10 days
from the date of this notice. said side walk to be not
less than five feet wide, of sound two il ch plank,
with curb plank and the established grade of the
said Franklin street. according to the record in the
Clerks Office of the City of ManitoWoc.
GEO. DUSOLD.
Street Commission 1st District.
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FIRED SEEGEFg.

OFFERS to his many friends and the
~ public generally, choice selection of Fresh
Meats Salt Pork and Beet, Smoked Beef aud Hams,
ShouIders Sausages, Tallow and Lard at the lowest
"a .os Market on Commercial Street ely
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FIRED CHR US.

FURTER. Keeps com-
L stantly en- hand the largest and best assortment
of hats and caps of the at the lowest pos
eibie prices and always pays the highest value IN
sasb frroIl Kinds off,rs l6-1
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foreclosure and sale rendered in the above entitled
ac ton. on the Both day of June A. D. 1874 regu
lar of the Circuit Court for Manitowec county
held at the Court House in the city and county OF
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, I shall expose for sale and
sell public vendue TO the highest bidder at the
Sheriffs office, in the Court House. in the city and
county of Manitowoc, Wis, on the 7th day of Nov
A. D 1874. at 10 clock ia the forenoon of said day
all The following described mortgaged premises, to
satisfy the amount adudged 70 the plaintiff together
with the interest aud costs of SALE The
half of lot No eleven, and all of lot 10 twelve Q2j
block No one hundred and seyenty-six, situated
and being in the city aud county of Manitowoc
Wisconsin, az the same is laid down on the recorded
plat of said city.
Dated Sheriff's office. Manitowoc, Wisconsin, this
eth day of September, A. D. JSIi.
r. D. SMART
Sheriff Of Manitoxoc CO. Wis
J. D. MARKHAM Pitts Atty. n
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E, KERR.

WORK Sfreet.Ian5sovGc. wis. Dealers
in Dry Goods Groceries, Crockery, Fancy Goods
Glass ware, Boots and Shoes, Ready made Clothing,
Paper haagings Hats and Caps, Toys, Children Caps,
Live Geese Feathers, Bird Cages, Kerosene Oil and
Lamps &C.. &C. \ share of public patronage is soli-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05

F. VERDoN, a carpenter of Detroit,
hung himself Saturday. Intemperance
was said to be the cause.
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GUSTAV FERsSS.

UYATCakNK AHER and JEWEE.ER. Of
w fers h-s services for repairing all kinds of
Clocks snd Watches. Has fine and well selected
assortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks
American English and Swiss Watches. also of Gold
and Plated Jewelry, at his new Brick Store on Sth
treet South side one door south of Kremers. Mani
owoc Civ
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05
DE.g'TESTEs Y,

DRA PAECzFEN, Dentist. Office
\ in Shernans new building, Sth Street,
Manitowoc Wis.
,ea Teeth extracted without pain.
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Gsg.FEsEES sgGs E.EEs.

MI u
lSs lishment Sth street. south end OF Bridge
The tailoring depar rtment is complete, and contains
large assortment of fashionable clothes and Gents
furnishing goods constantly hand. Please call
and eynmine before purchasing elsewhere. 1921
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n. RsEE1SCH.

TEWEE.EE aud Photographer. All
- kinds Of work in the line of my business prompt
ty attended to- and warranted to give satisfaction.
have jast received Wing Ornsbeys Multiplying
CAMERA 0BSCURA, with which l can take small
pictures OF the finest order for dollar per dozen
Photographs taken of all sizes Albums aad Frames
on hand. York Street, 1S-dtf
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8. S.a.E.DEEsS ON,

MANUFACTURES and Dealer in
M Boots Shoes. Leather, &c. &c. Shop on Buffalo
street nea.. tho coraer of Eighth. Repairing neatly
and promptly executed.
ManitoWoc. .September 20, 1850.
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ED. uAERKLIN,

druggist and Ap0thecary. Sfh Street
1 opposite the Post ofhce. Is fully provided
with a complete selection of frssh Drugs aud AIedi
fcues and offers hls vices especially TO the PHYsI-
CLANS of this village and county the carefsI and
of their prescriptions. 49,
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NOTICE. !. I. ]. e.

Is hereby given that the firm of Cooper & Jones re.
tail lumber dealers Of the City of Manitowoc is dis
81 lived by mutual consent said retail lumber yard
vii hereafter be conducted by George Cooper. who
viii receive and pay all claims against said retail
firm He also kindly asks the favor and continuance
of the public patronage.
GEO. COOPER.
ManitoT.'c, October 26, 1874
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Ee. IA. P.4EyE'E, .s. I'D.

EE. IA. al a.s IL, .ss ASs
homeopathic Physician. Surgeon
and Acconcheur, late resident Physician at the
aahnemann Hospital Chicago, has permanently To-
Gated at Nanitowoc Office PIatt's Building, Cor
ner York and Ninth Streets.
ovz1cv uorps. to A NJ
offi0H ioo"'' to 3 and 10 P NJ
Diseases of the eye and ear treated
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~ ,,,r,rp ed. BoKcHERDT.
MILLER & BORCHERDT, Pubs.
OFFICE, Corner York and Main Sts
CM.aS. II. E2EETER,

DOLICE. JUSTICE AND NOTARY =
Public Office, corner Jay aud Eighth Streets,
South Side, Manitowoc, Wis. hol-'o
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r.. saTEyrEDB'EA, w. Ds

Offers his services to thu public. Office over j. e.
Plumb Bro store corner of Buffalo and Sth streets
6mayI4
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COFFEE HG USE

FE1EN PIN ALLEY AND BILL akDs,
Fred Becker, Eighth street, corner washington
Man;towoc via 24sepI4
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- IL Il . n OEh AE aIR3
TTsbRNEYS AT F.agy- Office ON 9to
"a street, South side, opposite Schuettes Store
I9-3
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Es. e. 81 W. ,. TUEG.9'EsS,

TTRHsNETS AT LAW. OGiee Oia Safi
~ Street South side three doors north of Post OF
fee Manitowoc Wisconsin. German spoken. 1871
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.E.aSH IS GEEEEE,

a TvTNfsNEYS and CoUnseiors at Law
~ once corner Eighth and York street over
Thornton S store. Coll ectio promptly attended TO
SmayI4
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EDyg S. W.&AITG.

nTRs IF PHILLIPS has removed to North Sth st
M between Buffalo and Chicago street. where al
orders in her line will be promptly and satisfactorily
eracnted 17june74
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W. GdD.8 IA Z 4 Z OtE. II.
sSHYgGTGEAN ana Surgeon, EendeTS
his professional services to the people OF the City
and county of Mantowoc. Office over j a koehiers s
Store. Residence and office, Richards new brich
Block up stairs. 1S-A
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e. g, ESTdEeaeC OK,

A TV0ENEY AND C<bUNSEA0R AT
"A Law Ofice with J. d. Markham, corner OF
Eigish and Quay Streets, Manitowoe.
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SIZE ZEE s. 4.B'DEEsSfD-y,. y
.y.E PRETCEE.gRD, III. I'd.

OFFICE SHERMAN'S BRICK BLOCK.
North Eighth Street, Manirowoc
.,. 41-,c 8 TO A. NJ.
SFfioE HUNS / l to to 2. NJ.
Residence, Corner Sth Buffalo Sts 1873
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-19
A Prosperous Texan.

In Southwestern Texas, there is a
cattle-raiser who has lived there twenty
years. On going there, he picked up a
dozen COWS, and branded them. He
had no land, but was the possessor of a
wife, two or three children, few dogs
and two or three horses. He kept
watch of his cows. and lived in hand
to-mouth way several years, sustaining
his family by the capture of game and
the sale OF skins. In May, 1873, he
owned 10000 head of cattle, duly
branded, and ranging over the plain.
He has family Of nine children, five
of whom are boys.
His eldest child is girl, nineteen
years of age. She can rope steer, kill
wolf with rife, or strangle dog at
arms length. In the mans house is a
nail keg. nearly filed with gold coins,
while in the pantry is -four barrel al
most filed with silver pieces. When
he sells cattle. it is for coin, which is
Dumped on the premises. He will not
take paper money at any rate, but is
always ready to sell steers for gold OF
silver. The house occupied by this
prosperous fam ly is low, built of logs,
AID contains three rooms. The father
and mother sleep in the dining room,
the RiIls sleep in the spare room, while
the boys sleep in the addition.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-19

The following is copy of circular
issued and sent out among the voters
of Marion county, West Virginia, by a
young lawyer named Merrifield
To the voters of Marion county, West Vir-
ginia: Fello w-citizens-I am an independent
candidate soliciting your suffrages for a seat
in the next Legislature OF West Virgins.
was born near the ancient town of Houltsburg,
where i was rocked in the cradle of poverty
until was twelve months old, at which time
my mother died, leaving me an orphan with
out home and without friends. 1 was then
taken to the poor-house, where the carnivor-
ous vermin preyed upon my tender flesh near.
~ two years, at the end Of which time kind
uncle and aunt took me from the poor-house
and kept me till near manhood. then en-.
tered the United States army, and was mus
tered out at the close of the war with one leg
IN the grave. / am the poor mans friend, and
the workingman's defender, and if elected tc
the Legislature, will spare no time and labor
in building up code of laws that will not
only protect the rich, but shield and defent
the poor. w. M. MERRIFIELD.