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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
An Ar1shmeticaI Dog.

The gentleman who witnessed the event
was short time since on visit TO Scot
land, and during one OF his walks he
came across some men who we're washing
sheep. Close to the water where the
operations were being carried on was a
small pen, in which a detachmen emit OF ten
sheep were placed handy Ia she men fer
washing. While watching the perform
ance his attention was called to sheep
dog lying close by. This animal on the
pen becoming nearly empty, without a
word from any one, started of to the
main body Of the flock and brought back
ten of their number, and drove them in
to the empty washing pens. The fact Of
the dog, bringing exactly the same num-
Der or sheep as had vacated it, ne looked
upon as strange coinciden ce-a mere
chance. But he continued looking on,
and much to bis surprise. as soon as the
men had reduced the nan Der to 3 sheep.
the dog started off again and brought
back ten and so he cotinued throughout
the afternoon, never bringing one more
Or one less. and always going for fresh
lot when only were iefi in the pen, ey-
identity being aware that during the time
the last three were washing he would be
able 20 bring up fresh detachment.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
How Judge Mcclure Earned the sobri.
quet Of Poker Jack" His Jack
Full Of Sizes.

In conversation wish SD Arkansan
about men and things, [ asked how it
WAS that the presiding Justice of the
Supreme Court (ldcClure) obtained the
sobriquet Of "Poker jack" He said
III tila Judge FL II among 60 g profes-
SIGNALS once on steamboat, and they
tried to swindle him out OF several iou-
sand. The Judge was drinking pretty
freely, and lost about $1,000 before he
discovered that he was victim of sharp
ers. He kept perfectly cool, however,
and waited for his opportunity. When
he became satisfied that one Of his oppo-
nents held an invincible hand he made a
large bes the gambler, of course, went
a pile better; the Judge also advanced
the stakes, and finally called the
gambler when the pot footed up about
SIS, 900.
''What have you got?" asked Mcclure.
ga king full on aces;'' replied the
blacAeg, reaching out his hands to grasp
the stamps.
''What sort of fellow are you," said
the Judge, 'sto bet On such hand2 /
can beat it to death"
'tI'd like to know what you can beat
it with9''
ga jack full on sixes!'' responded Nc
Clure, drawing brace Of six shooters
from his belt, and planting his elbows
on the stack Of greenbacks.
The gamblers arose in confusion, and
two of them attempted to draw weapons,
but the Judge split the ear of one with
slug, and knocked the watch out of the
pocket Of another with second slug,
and the remaining two begged for mercy.
The Judge counted out his s., 900 and
gave the balance to the gamblers, and
has never played poker with profess
sional since
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
The Poets in g Puzzle.

Cottle, in his 'sIIife of Coleridee,"
relates the following very amusing Incl
dent:
81 led the horse to the stable, when
q fresh perplexity arose. I removed
the harness without difficulty but after
many strenuous attempts, L could not
remove the collar. In despair. I called
for assistance, when aid soon drew near.
Mr.. Wordsworth brought his ingenuity
into exercise; but after several unsuc-
cessfui efforts, he reEnquished the
achievement as d thing altogether i'm
practicable. Mr.. CoIeridge now tried
his hand, but showed no more grooming
skill than his predecessors tor after
twisting the poor horses neck almost to
strangulation. and the great danger of
his eyes, lac gave up the useless task,
pronouncing that the horses head must
have grown (gout Or dropsy p since the
collar was put on !; for he said 1t was a
downright impossibilitY Tor such a huge
os fronts to pass through so narrow a
collar J1st at this instant servant
girl came near, and, understanding the
cause of our CONSERVATION, La, mas
ter, said she, you don't go about the
work il the right way. You should do
like this ; when turning the collar COM
pletely upside down, She slipped it off
IN & moment, to our great humiliation
and wonderment, each satisfied afresh
that there We're heights of knowledge
III the world to which they had not vet
attained
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
How the Early Virginians Got Wives.

The history of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, says the Richmond Wing,
commences with an auction sale-not,
however IN store, but beneath the green
trees of jamestown, where probably the
most anxious and interested crowd of
auction habitues ever known in the his
tory Of the world was gathered. In
letter, still to be seen, dated London,
Aug. q, 1921, and directed to worthy
oolonist of that settlement, the writer
begins by saying:
owe send you q shipment, one widow
and eleven maids, for wives for the peo-
pie of Virginia. There has been especial
care In the choice OF them, for there
hath not one of them been received but
upon good recommendations In case
they cannot be presently married we
desire that they may be put with
several householders that have wives
until they can be provided with hus-
bands"
But the writer of this epist.e had lit
$le reason 10 fear that any OF the maid
ems fair" would be Left over The
archives contains evidences to prove
Chat these first cargoes of young ladies
were put up at auction ana sold for one
hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco
each, and it was ordered that this debt
should have precedence over all others.
Thesaitary ''one widow" went along with
the others, for they could not be parti-
calar IN those days. The good minister
of the colony, no doubt, had busy
time that day. He did not mention any
fees, nor did the bridecrooms think of
rendering any. All was Joy and glad
ness no storms ahead. no inouisitixe
clerks to stand and say. Here's the IL
-a,ense; fork over that 81" Nothing of
the sort. From some OF these couples
the first families of Virginia ara de-
seconded.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

\ WONDERFUL BAsy.-The greatest
wonder IN Kentucky just now, arrived in
this clty from Glasgow, KY, and viii be
on exhibition here IN a few days. 1t came
an the shape of a 3-yesg-old boy baby,
which weighs 126 pounds, measures 81
inches around the chest. 40 inches in
height. Mr.. S. IL. Chambers, man of
medium size and about 45 years of age,
Is the father. The mother is rather small.
The child when born was of ordinary
sue, and WAS six months old before he
began to deveiope into such enormous
proportions. He IS pretty boy, of o
lively disposition and very intelligent
Win due respect to the boy and his par
-ents, as the reporter reviewed him both
lying on the bed and standing upon the
door, he appeared more like a baby
elephant than baby boy. He is very
stout, has a good appitite, talks plainly
and sleeps soundly.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
HOW HIKE SAVED HIS FRIENDS.

The Lawrence American says that
some men who attend horse races and
buy pools are sensible enough to keep
quiet when they have ''got 'em wrong, 7"
as horsemen term it. Others, and they
are in the majority, howl, swear, and
curse the judges or drivers, and while
it is somewhat amusing to watch these
| ''sguealers," as they are v11lgarly but
appropriately termed, it also sets ones
wits at work to invent some method by
which all poolbuyers could be satisfied.
But occasionally you viii find q horse
man with tender conscience and rare
solicitude for his friends, and such man
many horses and drives them at races.
On Wednesday large number OF per
sons bought pools on Mixes bay geld
ing, Essex, and that horse taking the
first heat these men bought more pools
on Essex against the field. But Mike
lost the next two heats, which were won
by Emperor, and the pool buyers looked
sad, and as Mike returned from the sta
BILE they gathered around him and COM
planned that their money was on his
horse, and that he was s'throwing" the
race. Here was rare exhibition of
Mixes soEcitude for his friends, and
his generous heart prompted him to say:
Gentlemen, I'm afraid my horse is off,
and I don't think I can win with him
this race am sorry, but tell you
that l am not pulling the horse, and l
don't want another driver put in I'd
rather lose good deal of money, and
I'll tell you what I'll do: You're al my
friends, and I don't want you to lose
any money on me, and I'll take all your
pools off your hands rather than have
any hard feelings" This was fair, and
the crowd began to pass in their cards,
which Mike willingly accepted, with
smiles of rare benevolence. This mat
ter having been adjusted, Mr.. Carroll
mounted his sulky, and without effort
won the next two heats and the race,
pocketing the purse, the large odds
which his ''friends" would have won,
and a handsome gift from a man who
had. q heavy pool at stake, beside his
own pools. Mike played his little game
shrewdly, and the greenhorns, though
losing nothing, failed to make dollar.
A few were shrewd enough to hold onto
their own chances when they saw the
owner and driver willing to be 50 gener-
O,ls to his friends.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

Nor long ago an officer Of the London
School Board was crossing Convent Gar
den at a late hour, when he found lit
tie fellow making his bed for The night
III fruit basket.
would you not ike to go to school
and be ca.red for :" asked the official.
'@No," replied the urchin.
But DO you know that / am one of
the people who are authorized to take
up little boys whom I find as / find you
81 know you are, old chap, if you find
them IN the streets, but this here is not
a street. It is private property, and if
you interferes with my liberty. the
Duke Of Bedford viii be down upon you.
L know the .hact as well as you"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
The First Bloodshed of the Revolution.

A correspondence Of the Hartford
Times, who has recently been to East
Westminster, VT, gives the following
historical sketch which he derived from
Mr.. Richmond, sexton, whom he met
in the cemetery at that place:
''Mr. Richmond said that in 177l'5,
the Wigs and Tories were about equally
divided, the Judges and iuries being az
pointed by the King. The British au-
tllorities attempted to hold a court in
the Court House, then standing about
30 rods north Of the cemetery. The
colonis.s were bound that no court
should be held-so they armed them
selves and attacked and drove the court
from the Court House. In return, the
British soldiers attacked the colonists.
and man named William French fell
dead from the fire OF the soldiers, and
Daniel Houghton was fatally wounded.
This was the first bloodshed of the Rev
olution. In 1872 the State of Vermont
appropriated 5000 for a monument,
vhich now stands about feet from the
place where French was buried. A
gentleman by the name of William @.
Bradley formerly Congressman from
Vermont) a few years ago erected
hence the reason of the monument not
standing over the grave. 4 small slab
stands within loot of the front side of
the tomb to tell the exact spot of the
grave, and on it is the following inscrip-
ton:
In memory Of William French
Son OF Nathaniel French,
Who shot at Westminster,
March ye 13b 1915
by the hands of Cruel Ministerial tools of George ye
Sd
In the Courthouse at II a Olock at Night,
in the END year Of bis age.
Below this are the following lines:
Here William French his body lies
For murder his Blood for Vengeance cries
King George the third his Tory
that with bswl his heart Shot threw,
For Liberty and his Countrys Good,
he lost his Life, his Dearest blood
The above is an exact copy, capitals
and all. As good many think that the
first blood flowed at the battle of Lex
in8ton, this may be interesting to them,
for it certainly was to me. A building
erected in ITO, five years before the !
battle. is still standing. It was erected
as a Congregational church, but is now
used as a town-house, and is in good |
repair"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
Ops AND ENDs-A gentleman in

ODDs AND ENDs.-A gentleman in
Bombay, seeing an anchorite sitting
under cocoanut tree, asked for an in
terest III his prayers The anchorite re-
Piled he would, with pleasure grant the
request, but he scarce knew what best 20
ask for hi1n. 81 have seen YOU often, y
said he, ''and you appear TO enjoy good
health, and to have everything that can
conduce to human happiness perhaps
the best thing [ can ask for you viii be
a grateful heart.
When Handel once undertook, In a
crowded church to play the dismissal on
a very fine organ, the whole congregation
became SO entranced with delight that
not an individual stirred. At length the
usual crganist came impatiently forward,
took his seat, saying IN tone of superb
ority ''Tou cannot dismiss a coneTepa-
tion-see how quick I can dispense
them J"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

A CORRESPONDENT goes into details
over the toilets Of recent dance with
the following result. GO Miss A-;a
Dressed in straw-colored MORE antique
a ID poulet desoie, with puff UP behind
cornerwise. Miss BIB: Snuff color
ed rose geranil1m trlle, with cross-eyed
lace work in the seam joining in tack
on the decollette waist, a Ia Pompadour.
Miss &C: Hoop-la corsage, with
buttons to match, feu de ioic of ive-col-
ored velvet on the rampage up and down
the middle. Miss ID: Quilted skirt
worked in boot-iact Quilting, corsage
equipoise with 81 left handed bias look
ing at it on the corded side. Miss
E-e: Chignon OF hair, with arrow
root fringe, skirt of ganboge swiss, slip
ery elm rouche q Ia Louis Quatorze.
Miss Eff: The most architectural
costume in the room-pannier immense,
Herald, Advocate, vol au vent of pink
ribbon, zigzag frise, with game rooster
couchant. Mrs. G--g: Black and tan
overskirt and pozziolo powder on checks,
white gloves cleaned & la benzine, NUM-
Der twelve slippers and palnl-leaf fan. .
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
Stamps.

The receipt-book will by retained at
the postoffice, where the newspapers will
be weighed. The stubs of the receipt
book will serve as memoranda to the
postoffice OF the sums paid, from which
returns to the General Department are
made. The stamping of papers in bulk
will not require more than four stamps
Of different denominations to make up
the amount of postage paid by the pub
Eshers on any package, whatever that
amount may be. Even on ton of
newspaper matter, on which the postage
will be $40. only the four stamps will be
required, to make up the amount of
postage paid. This stamp system has
been devised, as the act OF Congress re-
-4uires the use of adhesive stamps. The
stamps will be affixed to the stub of the
receipts by the postoffice clerk, and then
cancelled. Thus the publisher will be
saved the trouble of buying and aifixing
stamps. After the law goes into effect
he will simply take his receipts and hold
them rs evidence that the postage was
paid. Gen Barbour expects to save by
this system OF payment thousands OF
dollars to the Treasury Department every
year, besides saving the department and
publishers much labor. He has exhibit
ed the plan to Postmaster General Jewell
who approves it in every respect. When
the details are completed circular will
be issued by the department explaining
the system. copies of which will be for
varded to the newspapers and publish
Ing houses and to the 1000 postmasters
throughout the states, and on the LIST of
January next the change will be made.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

ALTHOUGH ministers nave often become
editors, we never heard of an editor be-
coming a preacher. A little experience
in the spectral .>n.ti,la"it- Ct +l,o .,rint-c's
devil, would have prevented the hero OF
the following tale from hurting himself
In a thoroughly Orthodox district of
Bavaria, a priest was recently denouncing
the old Catholics. ''rhe Old Catholics
said he, ''are so bad that they viii all be
cast into the pit. May the devil take NE
on the spot if what [ say is not true. ;"
With these words he banged the Bible
so energetically that it fell on the floor.
A colored gentleman from the West In
dias, CHANGED to be in the audience, and
quietly picking up the book, he went to
give it back. The priest repeated his
invocation, and turning around, he saw
the gliding figure ascending the pulpit
stairs. CATER all, he added, sit is poss-
ible there may be good people among
the old Catholics" There are even many
good people among the old Catholics, -
cried the priest in terrible fright. The
negro assembled the top step, and sup
posing himself in the very grasp of Satan,
the priest frantically exclaimed, 'sMay the
Devil take me, if the old Catholics are
not al better than We" and fell into &
swoon, from which he was sometime in
recovering.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

A WAR SHIP RUINED IN LAUNCHING.
"A serious accident has occurred in the
launching of one of the most powerful
iron-ciadsye yet CONSTRUCTED, on the Thames,
and the mass of metal hes in the mud
almost a wreck. This vessel, the hide
pendencia, was built for the Brazilian
Government from designs furnished by
Mr. j. Reed, recently Chief Naval Con-
was modelled closely after the ill-fated
Cupt0in, and her construction was com
pleted with signal success. Contrary,
however, to usual custom, the danger
GUS and complicated process of launch
ing this enormous mass was taken out
Of Mr.. Reeds hands, the Brazilian Off
GERS assuming the responsibility. The
result Of their audacious insolence was
failure. The vessel was in the mud
when the tide left her, and though her
iron deck stood the strain, the enormous
overhanging iron hull sank and crushed
the bottom OF the vessel upwards. The
accident was due to the ignorance of
those who had charge OF the launch. A
great deal of the 12-inch armor had been
put in place upon her sides, while much
superfiuous and even unusual weight
was left loose on board when the launch
was attempted. The question whether
she can be repaired is yet undecided.
As her original cost is $500, 900 sterling,
the matter is OF no little interest to the
Government for whom she was built.
Her hull, when ready for launching, was
insured for e250, 900 for fee of about
$500. The loss, therefore, falls heavily
upon the insurance companies. Two
equally large iron-clad frigates are being
constructed for the German Government
and two Cor Turkey almost adjacent TO
the wreck Of the Indepe7adendia.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

SSwIhtMING matches between ladies are
the latest New York sensations. Miss
Bennett, the professor OF art, says :
''You can see the value of knowledge
of swimming to ladies. The grace which
they acquire III the water clings to them
on land" Miss Anna Mason swan 500
yards in two minutes and twenty three
seconds, and 800 yards in one minute
and y seconds, winning both prizes--a
gold lochet in one case, and pair OF
earTings in the other.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

DIR. FISHER attempted to kiss an Ohio
farmer wife, but the old man wasn't SO
far away but that he could reach for the
doctor with a pitchfork, and funeral
WIS the result.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
What the New System of Preparing
Postage Provides I or.

During the last days of the last session
Of Congress was pass a law authorizing
the prepayment of postage on newspa-
pers and other publications, particularly
Periodicals. upon some simple system to
be devised by the postcfice Department
In order to expedite matters, the Post
master-General was especially directed
to prepare some plan. The work was
placed in the hands OF Third-Assist;anV
Postmaster General Barbour, with full
authority, subject only to the revision
OF the Postmaster-general. General
Barbour at once set to work, and puZ-
zed himself for some time before he de-
v1seu plan, wnicn he has now partially
arranged. He arrived in this city three
days ago with A ID. Hagen, chief of the
Stamp Division, in his bureau, for the
express purpose Of obtaining the views
Of Postmaster James and others on the
practicability of the system he has ar
ranged. While the system is completed
all the details are not yet finished. New
stamps have yet to be devised, and Gen
era Barbour will consider them before
returning to Washington and obtain es-
Inmates for having them printed. The
system he has devised is simple. It
provides for the preparation of receipt
books by the department for each pub
Usher Of newspaper or periodical. The
form OF receipt at the New York Post
Office will be somewhat as follows:
{yau,e of newspaDer) lNo-.New York
Bate. Received = dollars and
10. = cents postage - ID.
Amount. newspaper publications.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

The Portland Orsgonlan of Aug !:

Inc Portland Or6gOnlan OF Aug. 20
says: Some tine ago young man,
now resident Of this city, was bantered
while In San francisco, TO make wager
On walk from that city 70 New York ia
one hundred days. At the time he did
not feel able to accom- plish the task. but
assured the patty who was DESTROYS of
putting Up against him that he would
con sider the matter at the proper time
He has fully recoyerered his health. at.u,
recently sent a comDu lcatlon TO the
party who offered to make the weger
signifyiug his willingness to nude rtake
he feat, ani in addition walk from Port
land 10 San Francisco, providing Add;tio
nal time would be allowed him This
feat, if accom- piisbed will be rem rkabl
one. and we await with anxiety further
particulars Of the great walk. We haze
the information from retable source.
but the name of the wRlker is withheld
In Difference to the wish of that personas-
who does not desire TO become subject
of OF idle curiosity previous to sthe com
inencemeut of the extraordinary feat Of
Professionalism. He Is now In training,
preparatory to heginine the great task. ="
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TO CAN FRUTT.-Use only fresh fruit,
and that which is perfectly ripe-not
too soft, just right to eat well fill your
can full Of fruit; put the can in a vessel
Of cold water to prevent breaking, then
put over slow fire at first, then making
It hotter after the water has become hot.
Too great heat at first VIII crack the
cans at the bottom. Meanwhile make
nice syrup Of white sugar, and when
your fruit is half done cooking, pour
the syrup over the fruit In the cans, and
continue boiling until done. Remove
from the fire and seal Immediately. Some
prefer cooking their fruit before putting
it IN cans, but IN my estimation it does
not preserve It's flavor as well, Meth
er viii the syrup be perfectly clear.
Cooking the fruit in cans is the proper
way of canning fruit. / use half q pound
Of sugar to quart jar of fruit. Cherries,
peaches, pears and raspberries viii do
with six ounces of sugar. Cook quart
jars 20 or 40 minutes, according to the
ripeness of the fruit. Keep watch OF
your cans while boiling and as fast as
the fruit lowers in the cans fill up with
well ripened fruit. Next morning test
your jars if the cover viii not bear uo
the weight of the can, boil over again.
In ten days test your fruit again, and if
it holds, then it will keep for years. BY
this process you will never be awakened
in the night by the loud report of gun,
as [ have heard of some people expert
encing, and perhaps breaking some half
dozen cans nearest to it. Keep your cans
in q cool, but not damp place Small
Fruit Recorder
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24

A GENTLEMAN VINO crossed the Allan
tic in the steamer which bore Rochefort
to ENGLAND, says that the marked admira-
ton of the ''fugutiiye of Noumea'' for
young American lady afforded much
amusement to the other passengers.
Rochefort being unfortunately for the
fair object of his adoration-unable to
speak a word of English. used TO wrap
himself in a tiger skin and take seat on
deck, where he could watch the beauti-
full destroyer of his peace of mind, and
look all that he was unable to say to her.