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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

No part of the Presidents message was
with more universal applause than the
recommendation that the mint be put at
work coming fractional parts of a dollar
in silver, and the redemption OF retire
ment Herewith of the postal OF fraction
al;currency. This postal currency has
become an offensive nuisance, which has
not even the standing apology Of neces-
sity. There has been no excuse for this
currency for many years. In California,
Nevada, Oregon, and Texas, the people
make no use of it they have silver coin
in abundance. There being a demand
for the coin consequent upon the refusal
to take postal currency, it has gone there
in large quantity. There are some pee
uliarities about this silver coinage
Twenty years ago the amount of pure
silver in the fractional coinage of the
United States was reduced, under the
idea that, silver half dollar being worth
more at home than abroad, it would not
be exported But the law did not change
the real value of the coin. The bullion
value of these small silver coins is 80 ID
cents on the dollar, which is but a frac-
ton above the value Of currency; never
the-less, the market-value of the coin is
95 cents in gold and l04 il paper on
the dollar. The reason for this is that
there is a demand for the coins to be
sent to the Pacific Coast. OF course,
when the mints begin to coin these sill
yer fractional parts of the dollar to any
serious amount, the supply being made
more equal to the demand, their value
will fail to that Of bullion, and the coin,
having but 80 ] cents worth Of pure sill
yer in CONS amounting to a dollar, that
will be their current value in gold for
all sums less than SIS they will remain,
as now, legal tender. There is a great
delusion as to the amount of this silver
currency neededin trade. Asman guam
tity of it goes great way. The with
drawal Of the fractional paper currency
will permit all these small coins to appear
in circulation again, and with the new
coinage there will be no lack of ''change"
to meet all the requirements of trade
Chicago Tribune,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

ANENGAGING MANNER. Politeness is to
man what beauty is TO a woman. It
creates an instant aneous impression III
his behalf, while the opposite quality
exercises as quick prejudice against
him. The politician who has this advan-
tage, easily distan ces all the rival can
didates, for every voter he speaks with
becomes instantly his friend. The very
tones with which he asks forapinch of s1suff
are often more potent than the logic of
a Clay. Polished manners have often
made sconndrels successful, while the
best of men, by their hardness and cold
ness, have done themselves Iacalculable
shell being 50 rough that
the world could not believe there was a
precious kernel within 1t. Had Raleigh
never flung down his clcal in the mud
for the proud Elizabeth to walk on, his
career in life would scarcely have been
worth recording. Scores Of men have
been successful in life by pleasing man
ners alone. A trait of character that is well
worth cultivating, lads. Never forget
the value of true civility.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

will find predictions of earthquakes,
storms, and political events, together
with list of lucky days for marrying
and buying and selling, and other such
affairs although this is not so remark
able when we remember that the He
brews, the simplicity and grandeur of
whose religious code would be supposed
to lift them above small superstitions,
require the postponement Of certain
days in their calendar by the occurrence
of certain other days thought to be un-
lucky! These almanacs have borne the
sign-manual of their age stamped on
them more than any other class Of books.
In the darker ages they were abandon
ed to astrological calculations, and the
modern Greek almanacs are still full of
such superstihous lore and of things
pertaining to the Greek Church. In
other ages they have been absorbed al
most exclusively with religious matters.
The German ones are now padded with
genealogical tables of the petty potent
ates; Napoleon had one printed with an
achievement of his own set against every
day of the year; and our regular alma
macs of this epoch give in each issue
larger space to that statistical informa-
tion which the thinkers of the present
day find SO useful. Thus, on the whole,
it will be seen that to-day we are toler-
ably we'll provided with the means OF
knowing when New-Year's s comes.
It was the Romans who first honored
New-Year's Day with gifts, sacrificing a
steer to the god of the day, and giving
each other presents of fruit, dried and
gilt, of honey, of curious spoons and
lamps. The Roman emperors had as
as much of revenue out Of the fashion
as young married people contrive nova
days to get out of their wedding gifts,
Caligula standing all day to receive
them. In later times Queen Elizabeth
supported her jewel chest and her ward
robe out of such extortions. Druid
and Saxon and German likewise, in the
dark of eld, gave gifts and played games
upon the day, no matter in what portion
of the year it came. And, in fact, it
seems to have been natural inclination
of all humanity to mark so striking
division of time with agreeably memor-
able deeds, though we are sure that it
never has been more wisely or pleasur-
ably observed than in the annual renew
ing of friendly bonds and the open
hospitality of American fresides.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

KING DAVID says that among the
things in Washington which interested
him exceedingly was the process by
which the great government of the
model republic manufactured the Won
derful money Of that country. He did
not know before that little pieces of pa
per, of scarcely any value, could be
made so valuable by a curious process
of printing them with green and black
inks. Ii they really were so valuable as
some people seemed to suppose, what
puzzled him was that the Americans
should keep on toiling to get on in the
world when they could be so easily
made richer than ali the other kingdoms
and nations on the globe by requiring
their government SC convert all the pa
per that should be manufactured or i'm
ported, into greenbaeks But he had
always heard that the Americans were a
peculiar people.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
GEORGE PECK ON CAMILLA URSE

The Camilla Urso troupe gave one of
their concerts in La Crosse. Peck of
the San was there of course, and here is
his description of the performance.
The second Lecture of the Library
Association course, delivered on Tues
day evening by female lecture was
named Camilla Urso, on fiddle. The
lecture was supported by female sing
er, two male clamseHers and piano
masher, all of them decidedly talented
in their particulars lines. The lecture
on the fiddle gave the most unbounded
satisfaction, and the association in tax
ing this new departure, has struck a
popular chord. Scarcely a person In
the vast audience but would prefer such
an entertainment to dry lecture by
some dictionary sharp. Of the perform
ance it is unnecessary to go into details,
as all our readers were there, with few
exceptions The fat female Urso, more
than carved the fiddle. She dug sweet
morsels of music out of it, all the way
from the wish-bone to the part that goes
over the fence last She made it talk
Norwegian, and squeezed little notes
out of it not bigger than cambria
needle, and as smooth as a book agent.
The female singer was fair, though
nothing to brag on, while the male grass
hopper sufferers sang as well as was
necessary. But the most agile flea
catcher that has been here since Anna
Dickinson's time, was sixteen-f fingered
Jack the sandhill crane that had the dis
turbance with the piano. We never
knew what she row was about, but when
he walked up to the piano smiling, and
SHE'D his castor into the ring, anybody
could see there was going to be trouble.
He spit on his hands, spared a little,
and suddenly landed a stunning blow
right on the ivory, which staggered the
piano, and caused an exclamation of
agony. First knock down for Jack. He
paused moment, and then began put
ting in blows right and left, in such a
cruel manner that the spectators came
near breaking into the ring. Whenever
key showed its head he mauled it. We
never saw piano stand SO much punish
ment, and live, and Jack never got a
scratch. The whole concert was a sue
cess and the troupe can always get
good house here.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

The mighty tide of immigration which
for years past has filed the patriotic
American with Joy promises now to be-
come tide of emigration. Large num-
bers of foreigners are returning to their
native lands, and the doleful story they
tell of desperately short" times in
America is having depressing effect on
European emigration to this country.
It is estimated that the number of per-
sons who arrived from the old country
the past year viii not be more than hall
the number of the year before. z
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
LIBEL NOTICE.
CIRCUIT COURT-MANITOWOC COUNTY.
JOHN S. JOHNSON,
SCHOONER LYDIA. J

NOTICE is hereby given that the eth day of
~ November, 1874, warrant issued out OF
the above named court tie action entitled above
upon the application OF the plaintiff above named,
against the Schooner Lydia OF Manitowoc. that the
amount claimed by said piati gains said schoon
er is Nine Hundred aud Fourteen Dollars and Thirty
Six Gents (91435) ana interest fion: the 1ath day of
April 1874 And that the said schooner, her tackle,
apparel and furniture seized upon said warrant
by the Sheriff of said County the goth day OF
November, 1874. Al persons who claim 20 have
any demand against said schooner, her tackle, ap-
parel furniture. under thu provisions OF chapter
lS4 of the laws of the State of Wisconsin, for the
year 1862 hereby required to is their complaint
for their respective demands against the with
Clerk of said Court, aid said schooner, her tackle
apparel and furniture will be sold for the payment
OF the claims which shall be established against it
unless the owner agent, consign master thereof
other person interested therein. shall appear
and discharge said warrant according to law.
Dated December 22d, 1874.
36-3t A. PIENING,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Manitowoc Co.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

A CLOSE CALL.-Through the courtesy
of one of our subscribers, says The
Rochester Express, we are enabled to
give the following account OF a thrilling
occurrence on the line of the Marquette,
Houghton & Ontonagon Railway in the
copper-mining region at the head OF
Lake Superior
ONToNAGoN, Wednesday, Dec. 10
Dza-- y x But the principal
reason for my writing was to tell you
what happened to Johnny-(He used
to run on the Central, you remember
He WAS pushing one of our big heavy
snow-ploughs over the road with Cotton
engine, such as we have to use here on
account of the heavy grades, and had
Just started down very long and heavy
grade near Michigamee. You know how
they have to run. Well, John had just
let her out for what she was worth, when
on turning a short curve he saw, about
a quarter of mile ahead, a four-horse
team hitched to sleigh that was caught
in the track somehow. The men in
charge seemingly made frantic efforts to
get the sleigh loose, but at last gave it
up, and to Johnny's surprise they all ran
off as hard as they could go across the
n01ltS. CdCh CIlISN IoI ofSI dlS SoOIl tAo
they came in sight, but the old thing was
going too fast to allow brakes to hold her.
Then he opened his whistle and ''made
her howl"! At that the horses began
to get restive and scared, and at last gave
a'plunge altogether that started the sleigh
Just in time for the engine to Craze it as
it went blythe horses starting off on the
run, but were caught by the men IN
charge. AS soon as Johnny stopped, he
went to find out if any hurt had been
done, and you may guess how he felt
when he learned that the sleigh was load
ed with 800 pounds of nitro-glycerine
just from the magazine at Michigamee,
enough to start a young railroad to the
moon if Jack had struck it.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

HER majesty's ship Basillcon has Just
returned to England after commission
of nearly four years, acd brings woro
that large archipelago OF islands las
been discovered in the neighborhood oi
New Guinea. and that two mountains IN
that region, each about IL O0O feet hgn
have been named Mount Gladstone and
Mount Disraei.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

AT Berlin, Sunday night, DR.. vii
hams committed suicide by shooting
himself. He was a young man about
25 years old, printer, and one of the
former proprietors of the Berlin Journal.
The cause of the rash act was family
troubles.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
City Treasurer's Notice.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,, CRY TREAsURERs OFFICE,
COUNTY OF MANITowoC, Manitowoc, Fec 23d 1874
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual tax list
~ for the year 1874, for State, County, County
School, Poor, City, District School and delinquent
1874 in my Office in the City Council Room.
3G-4t FRED. HARRIS, City Treas.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

BURYING THE YoUNG.-It was among
the loveli9st customs of the anients to
bury the young at morning twilight for
as they strove to give the softest inter
probation to death, SO they imagined
that Aurora, who loved the young, had
stolen them to her embrace.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
J. A. BROWN, M. D.
SURGEON AND ACCOUCHEUR

Difficult obstetrics an1 surgery. together with
ali critical cases, will receive prompt and eS-
pecial attention..
Office and residence IT. Main Chicago SITS.
Night bell at office door. ManitowOc, Wis.
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GUST.Ar FEHRS


"ATCHMAkER ER anu ~ w ELEha Uf.
w fers his services for repairing all kinds of
Clocks and watches Has fine and we'll selected
assortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks
American English and Swiss Watches as also OF Gold
and plated Jewelry at his new Brick Store on Sth
trset. South side one door south of Kremers. Mani
,wo, Oily
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in Dry Goods Groceries, Crockery, Fancy Goods
Glass ware Boots and Shoes, Ready made Clothing,
Live Geese Feathers Bird Cages, Kerosene Oil and
Lamps &c. &C. A share of public PATRONAGE is soif-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
r. R.ATSCH,

TEWELER and photographer. All
81 kinds of work the line of business prompt
Iy attended to- and warranted to give satisfaction
have iast received Wing Crnsbey's Multiplying
CAMERA OSSCURA with which can take small
pictures of the finest orer for dollar per Dozen
Photographs taken of all sizes. Albums aad Frames
onstantly hand. York Street. 13-2tf
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FRED SEEGER,

OFFERS to his many 1rienOS anu u =
~ public generally, choice selection OF Fresh
Meats Salt Pork and Beef, Smoked Beef and Hams,
shoulders Sausages, Tallow and Lard at the lowest
80 Na5,,a+ on Commercial Street ely
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
ED. MAERKLIN,

nrugEiSt and ApOthecary. Sth street
l opposite the Post Office. Is now fully provided
with a complete selection of fresh Drugs aud Med1-
icnes and offers his services especially to the PHTsl
CLANS of this village and county for the cdre and
csentifc preparation of their prescriptions IS
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
8. S.4TDERSOT,

1EANUFACTURER and Dealer IN
Nt Boots Shoes, Leather &C., &c. Shop on Bunaio
street, nea; the corner OF Eighth heparins ne"'i9
aud promptly executed.
Mautowoc. September 20, 1862
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FIRED CIR US,

DRACTICAI. FURiER, Keeps cOn-
stantly on hand the largest and best assortment
of and caps of the at tne lowest pos
aibIe prices and always pays the highest value IN
80, efaI1 l,;nds offurs 16-7
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
CH.aRLES HOYER,

nHERCIIANT TAILORING ESEAB-
tk Iishment Sth street. south end OF Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete, and contains
a large assortment OF fashionable clothes and Gent
furnishing goods constantly on hand. Please cali
and examine before purchasing elsewhere. 1871
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.N'eiU .adceftisea,sefsfS.
NOtice of Election.

NOTICE is hereby given to the fire department of
~ the City Of manitowOc, that in accordance with
ordinance. entitled '!an ordinance establishing
and regulating the Fire Department of the City of
Manitowoc," passed by the Mayor and Board of Al
will be held the Council Room of the City of Man
iowoc, on the 18th day of January, 1875. being che
second Tuesday in January, for Chief Engineer,
and for 1st Assistant and one 2d Assistant En-
g,neer. The polls for ii.election will be opened at
seven O'clock p. VI. the said 12th day of January,
and kept open until o'clock P NJ. the same day.
2w JOHN BOECHER, Chief En- z,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
DEFTISTRT Y.

DvA J. PAECHEN, Dentist. ONCE
in Sherman's new building, on Sth Street,
Manitowoc Wis.
,ssa Teeth extracted without pain.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
IL. X. P.aEE'E, III. H.

homeopathic Physician, surgeon
and Acconcheur. late resident Physlclan at Tue
Hahnemann Hospital, Checago, has permanently To-
Gated at Manitowoc Office in Patt's Building, Cor
uer York and Ninth Streets
, | to A. NJ.
OFFICE HOURS 1 to 2, anu to s P. NJ
Diseases of the eye and ear treated.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-11
REFRIGERATION OFFICES.

Stair OF LOUISIANA
Office State Registrar of Voters, :
New Orleans, August - l874.y
ffVHE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OF THE OFFICES
i of registration are hereby announced tor the
guidance of qualified electors of the several eiece
tl0n precincts of the parish of Orleans:
FIRST ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Felicity and Thalia streets, and the
Mississippi river ,,
Office No. 4osl. st. Charles street.
SECOND ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Thalia and Julia streets, and the Mso
sissippi river. -
Assistant Supervisor. j. q. BADENHAUSkN
0tice corner of Calliope and CarOnGelet Streets
THIRD ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Julia aud Canal streets and the Misr
sissippi river.
Office No. SO Liberty street
FOURTH ELECTION PRECINCT
Bounded by Canal and st. Louis streets and th8
Mississippi river
Assistant Supervisor. "A. J. KENNER
FIFTH ELECTION PRECINCT:
Bounded by st. Louis and 1t. Philip streets and
the Mississippi river.
Assistant Supervisor. L. D. LARRIBU
Office st. Ann street near Tonti.
SIXTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by st. Philip and Esplanade streets and
the Mississippi river
s,s corner Of Barracks and Rocheblave streets
SEVENTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Bsplanade and Eysian Fields streets
and the Mississippi river
Office corner OF Bagatelle and Burgundy str eets
EIGHTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by E!yslan Fields street. Lafayette ayenu@
aud the Mississippi river
ONCE corner Of Girod and Marisny streets.
NINTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Lafayette avenue. lower iinics OF the
city and the Mississippi river.
Assistant Supervisor JAMES n. DOUGHERTH
Office at GENTLY Road SchoolhoIs..
TENTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded by Felicity, and First streets ans che
Mississippi river
Assistant Supervisor MICHAEL l. COsNORs
Oti,ce corner Dryades and Jackson streets.
ELEVENTH ELsCTION PRECINCT
Bounded by First and Toledano streets ana che
Mississippi river.
once eornaT Magazine and wa.hinston stncet.
TWELFTH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Bounded BY Toedano street. Napoleon ay.nu. sn1
the Mississippi river.
Assistant Supervisor. THOMAS x. FLANAGAN
Office on Magazine street, between Milan anu
Maren.o streets.
TBIRYKENTH ELECTIOS PRECINCT
Bounded by Napoleon avenue, Peters svenu~ SnS
the IL shissipsi river
! Assistant Supervisor. r. }. MALoNk1
Office corner Mag azns and Bordeaux streets.
FOURTEENTH ELECTION PRECINCT
I Bounded Dy Peters avenue and Lo.eSAne srPsSI
! and the Mississippi 1lyer;
I Assistant Supervisor - fIE y E''a al ~
| Office Nashville avenue betwee' 1--we "'" cue
laurel streets
FIFTEENTH EIkCgInS PRECINCT.
orleans, right bank.
! Assistant Supervisor " 5. sSSo
| office old courthouse. Aacfs.
I SIXTEENrH ELECTION PRECiSCc.
I Bounded by Loweriins STREE Earroilt"n STesua
! and Mississippi river.
Assistant Supervisor. .!tN "IAl.I AL
! office Courthouse, 'ari"iltoa avenue.
sEvESTEEsrH fLsCrIoS iRECi:CT.
| Bounded by CarIollton avenue. upperline stree:,
/ .Iralnin. canal, Mississippi. river and Lake
Pontchartral:l.
I 4gS4tNnS SGf%SV5cf I'D 's'D We SSE
ItIce Gas.V!It.Ll avenue, b.twee,. UaIa:st.n Sgt
| Second streets.
! WILLIAM WRIGHT
I sei. ~ State Registrar %; voserA