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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-17

Az ebster now Is elorious-it leaves noun
ea ing to be desired.
Pres. Raymond, Vassar college
Every scholar knows the value OF the
- work, w. II. Prescott the hiSlori@h
~ cen one OF my daily companious.
fjohn l.. Motley, the Historian, &c.
errar,or in most respects TO any other
n known tome Geo. 7. Marsh.
-rhe best guide OF students OF our Ian.
4 guage. John q. Whittier.
-xceIs all others in defining sc1enuho
terms. president hitchcock.
remarkabie compendium OF human
X knowledge.
Nv. s. CLARK, Pres't Ag. College.
A necessity for every intelNgent fanny
stuaen., teacher and professional man.
What library IS complete without
the best English dictionary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-17
Refined Sugars

,on BBLS lex -" "B" YELLOW
itW Crushed, owdered aud Gran
for sale. TlNSLE 1top
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
An Old story.

A French anecdote recently uneaTshed,
matches .ome CT the stories told by .iokers
of our day: Some tune since a certain
woman had SO great pam in her tooth
that she ran through the street like one
mad. One day, seeing that the Pain did
not abate, she went to the village surgeon
to have i. out; but with all his pains he
could not unroot it, whereupon the woman
drew herself from his hands, crying and
brayins with the pain she felt. Now re-
turniD, to her house, she met an archer with
his erossbow on his shoulder, who, having
inquired into her distress, declared he oull
help her out of it without pain. The poor
woman who cared not, so the tooth were
out. let him do as he list. Whereupon be
tied tie tooth with a stong bow-string,
wherewith he strung his bow to we'll
feathered shaft on the bow, and let hy,
thinking that the tooth would follow the
arrcw, but the tooth was firmly rooted,
and the woman weighed but trife, SO
that she was carried away with the shelf,
and dropped into pond half league
from the spot, and was rescued tLeuce by
two fsheTmss..
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
The FIRST LIuCs

The first line Of stages in the United
States was established soon after the close
of the Revolutionary war, by Capt. Levi
Pease, Of Boston, and Mr.. Evans, Of the
Indian Queen Hotel, of Baltimore and ex
tended from Boston to Savannah They
were long bodied carriages on very low
springs, having FIVE seats and no doors,
and we're entered by crawling in at the
front, upon your hands and knees aud
procce ding in that way until you reached
the seat you were expected to occupy.
The celebrated Frenchman, Brissot de
Warville, who afierward suffered under tho
guillotine, made tour of the United
States i'll 1887. Speaking Of these carri-
ages, he said, "They were admirably cal
culated for the country in which they were
made use Of" as if better and more con-
vcnient kind could have been used. They
were at least as pleasant as the public con-
yeyances Of France at that time and for
many years after. Handsome and conve
nient diligences did not find their way into
France to any extent until after the battle
Of Waterloo, when the French 5egtn to
adopt English fashions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20

\ funny mistake occurred the other day
through the forgetfuiness of a distinguish
ed clergy man OF this city. The caids were
out Tor Il wedding to take place at his
church. The day, the hour, the bridal
party arrived; the church sas filed with
invited guests, but the officiating clergy
man was nowhere to he seen. The impa-
tiens briie and groom waited for half an
hour, the bride began to feel superslitious
dread of SIZE knew not what; the groom
stronS-minded, only felt annoyance What
was to be done? Patience Lad ceased to
be a virtue. At last the clergy man of an
other denomination, who was sitting among
the guests, WAS observed. lie WAS sent
for, and kindly consented to perform the
ceremony. The knot was tied to the salts
faction Of all parties, and the fee handed
over to the minister who lad proved such
benetactor. The money, however, he
sent to the clergyman who was to have
performed the ceremony, with a note
"This lis an egg found in your nest As
| didn't cackle-ate upon 1t, send it back
to you The reas 1u of the absence of the
engaged Clergyman was a very simple one
he had forgotten all about the appoint
ment.-Ne,c York Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Rather OvcrPOyvering.

She got into the street car just before
reaching a switch. She only weighed two
hundred and ten pounds, including n mar.
ktt b1sket. She hauled herself toward the
front Of the car, and was moving rapidly
when it switched off. 1t was a snap-the-whip
movement A frail looking lady -at j ist
where this m,ss of avOrdupois WAS compell-
ell 10 light. 1t Hint come down like rob
in for crumbs. 1t was more like n Iilr-irir-
or looking for employment. The frail ~o-
mnu disappeared. She went ont. of sight
forthwith. She WAS painfully submerged.
She might have have made n remark, but
the general impression WAS thatthe noise is
sued from the cracking Of the market basket
beneath the ponderous weight of the strus-
Cling woman. The two-hundre 1-:.nd-tcn
pnunder was hastily snatchci away fiom the
corner. and search was Immediately m, de
for the frril little ,aly. She was there. but
she resemhled a summer pancake on its last
legs.-Chicgyo Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Atrocities in Earnings

There is one item Of the present style of
fashion which l must notice, writes Paris
correspon lent to a Swiss paper, and that
is the extraordinary mania that now exists
for wearing earrings that represent ami
mails and implements Thus, you see
pending from lsdy's ear. monkeys, gui-
nea pigs, lizards, chandeliers with candles
in them, bird cages filed with birds, flor
toises, turtles, shovels, tcngs, ard who
knows what. Gold stirrups in the esrs
are also very popular, and if the lady's hus-
band be a soldier she wears his sword and
epaulets in her ears. Tbs is not pretty,
and no fashion can make it SO. The
French, who justly pride themselves on
their taste, say these eccentricitics come
from over the seas. To you they will say
the Americans introduced them into Paris:
to the Americans, however. ,l,ey will say
that it was the English. It may be any
oae, in fact, but the French. For my own
part, l can confidently aver, tina. it was
neither Americans or English who frs
wre such atrocities.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Cremation iu Il ansas.

The momentous subject Of cremation has
been crowded out of mind by the still more
momen,ous one of the comet This is one
of the disadvantages OF reading daily papers,
for if the press had not insisted that the COM
ct was going to carry the ear.h of with 1t on
a sort of kidnapping through space, no.
body would have allowed a matter Of so little
weight to interfere with their sp, culations
on the cost of picking their relatives. A
simple red man in Kansas ha. revived
interest on the subject. and furnished an adj
ditiona argums Mt in its favor. Two gentle
men of Muscotsh passing through wood
found the partially consumed body Of wo-
man on wooI-p;le. On interviewing an
Indian Chief living few rods away, they
found that the corpse belonged TO his late
daughter, who had been so bad in her life
tl.at The affectionate parent hal burned her
body to prevent her returning to life
Chicdyo TribnHe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
California Wood Choppers.

1t il in the logging camps that stran-
for there will he src and feel the bi.ness Of
the rel woods. a man in lIurnbollt county,
saws a writer in Hrper's X,gn.He, got
oIt IT one tree Ia nh-r enough To make his
house and barn, and to fence in two acres
nf ground. \ schooner was filed with
shiugle. made from single tree. One tree
IN Mcndocino, whose remains ~sre shown
Ia me, made u mill. of railro al there. Trees
fourteen feet in diameter have been FREE
ARE often split apart with wedges, because
the entire mass is too largo t, float in the
narrow and shallow streams and have
even seen them blow n log apart with gun
powder. 4 tree four feet in diameter is
called understood in these woods: and so
skillful are the wood choppers that they
can make the largest giant Of the forest
fall just where they want it, or, as the
say, they "drive n stake with the tree"
The choppers do not stand on the ground,
but on stages raised to such height as to
enable the Ak to strike in where the tree
att,ins its fair and regular thickness; for
the redwood, like the seq",ia, swells at the
base, near the ground. These trees perfer
steep hill sides, and grow in an extremely
rough and broken country; and their great
height makes it necessary to fell them care
fully. lest they should, falling with such an
enormous weight, break to pieces. This
constantly happens in spite of every precau-
ton, and there is little doub. that, at these
forests and at the Hills, two feet of wood
are wasted for every foot Of lumber sent to
market. To mark the direction line on
which the tree is to fall, the chopper US
ually drives stake into the ground, 100 or
$50 feet from the base of the tree, and it is
actually common to make tie tree fall upon
this stake, so straight do these retwoois
stand, and so accurate i, the skill OF the
cutters. To fell tree eight feet in diane
ter is counted days work for man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Zoe Bogy's Reception In Heaven.

1t appears when Mr.. Bcsy was elected
to the senatorial. chair, his son-Col. Joe
Bogy, was rather more elated than his
father, and with a natural pride in the
paternal success, ALLUDED to it on all occa-
sious. lie spoke of his father frequently
as The successor of Mr.. Benton, and him
sell as the son Of his father.
One night, after discourse of this ma
ture, crouy, sleepy sort of chap, re-
mark ed that he had teea the victim Of a
very pc ,uliar dream few nights previous,
and, on being pressed, related it:
IL oreamed,' said he, Il dreamed died
and went to heaven, and when the angel
at the gate asked me who I was, told
him lie pointed to a place, and told me
to wait there; that my turn for examina.
ton would GENE ia few hundred years.
While was waiting saw Joe coming
Said the angel: "who are you?'
"Don't you know mel" says Joe, I'm
Col. Joe Bogy, son of Senator Bosy, of
Missouri, the succ .ssor of Mr.. Benton: ycu
know me-
Certainly, Col. Bosy," replied the au-
gel: come in. we've been expecting you.
Walk right up
$50 Joe walked up to the throne, and
the Almighty looked at him. Who are
you! He asked.
! '1'm Col. Joe Bosy, sen of Senator Bcsy
of Missouri, who succeeded Mr. Ben
, tom
'Indeed responded the Lord; am GLAD
to see you. CArtst, my son, get up ana
gre Col. Joe your seaty
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
The Texas Tragedy.
[Corsicana Cor. Galveston News

Quite serious shooting affair occurred in
this county last week, betFeen Mr.. Hsrring-
ton and his brother In-law, Mr.. Boggett, two
well known and respected citizens. between
whom an old family feud had existed for some
time. Harrington left his home shortly af-
ter dinner and proceeded to the river to fish
leaving his rife on the bank. He then de-
scended the bluff to the waters edge. He
carried with him pistol, to shoot the large
FISH il he should catch any, the better to en-
able him to land them safely. He had been
fishing but short time, when he heard o
noise above him. and looking up. beheld
BoSgett over him with an oar appraised to
strike him, and who said, Now, Harrihg-
ton, d. you, Pve got ycu, just where
want you, and you can't get away. ! am
between you and your rife. You've been
talking about my Esther long enough, and
I'm going to kill you" Harrington imme
diately raised his pistol and fred, The ball
taking effect in Boggett's breast, ranging
upward aud lodging in his left shoulder. He
lhto INC Alter itht-
ing around for some little time, he begged
Harrington to help him out, as he had al
ready killed him. Ills Harrington consen-
ted to do, and, after much trouble and hard
work succeeded in getting him to land and
upon the bank. Boggett then said. "For
Gods sake run for doctor. for am dying +"
Harrington Immediately shouldered his shot.
gun and started ON 4 run. As soon as his
back Was turned, Boggett reached for his
rife and exclaimed, " Hold on you've kill
ed me and can't wait for doctor to come
and III be id if you are going to get off
so easy" He deliberately aimed and shot
at II =, tie ball striking him in the right side
and passing nearly through, Harrington
tn en- exclaimed :" G cd d--you, I've sho.
yon once, and now I'll shoot you again, and
shot load of SHOT into Bogsett's right arm.
lie then walked all the way home and told
his friends the whole circumstances.
Boggett was found lying on the ground,
where he had received the last shot lie was
at once conveyed to his home and medical
aid summoned. Strange to say, both
still alive, and Harrington il in a fair way
of recovery, while hopes are entertained Of
Boggctt's recovery
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
A 3cg Kind of Drug.

The Bennington (Vt.) correspondent
of the Troy Press tells the following joke
OF an apothecary there, who is said to sell
it under the name of laudanum: a sort
Of simple fellow from Woodford was sit
ting IN the drug store the other day when
a mae came in and said he did not feel
well, and would like some prepared lauda-
mum. The apothecary went into the back
room and prepared a good.sized glass, and
the man drank it. Woodford remarked
that the fellow wouldn't live long after tax.
ing SO much laudanum. Presently anoth.
ell man came in and got drink Of huda
mum. The Woodford chap followed him
for long time as he went down the street
and remarked as he came in and ,at down
That fellow stands it well; he must be
used to taking it. BY ard by third man
came in and took large dose of lsudanum
and went out. This rubbed up the doh in
tellect Of the Woojford man, and stepping
IN To the counter, he said: See here, boss
I'll take dos. of that lodlum; it don't
seem 20 kill any body, and folks seem to
Ike it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Hon. A. scott Sloan.

In the .Seatiaal Of the Sth March last, We
had occasion to speak Of the defeat in the
Senate of the warehouse bill SO called; and
of the opinion of Hon. \. Scott Sloan, at
torney-senernl, to the effect that such bill
would, if possible by the Legislature, be
void because in conflict with the constitu-
ton of the state. a warm discuss ion had
been progressing a, Madison and in the
press of the tate for weeks upon this bill
and tina: which was passed and is known as
tn. Potter law. The criticism which We
made was the heated expression of our
opinions, under the excitement caused by
the defeat Ola bill which We believed, and
still believe, was demanded by public inter-
ests; and our remarks were construed by
some. and by Mr. Shan himself, as c.arg-
ing upon him personal corruption in that
be had received money or other consilera.
ton for the opinion. This We did not in
tend. We never doubted that Mr.. Sloan
was gentleman of too high sense of pro-
fessional honor and in.egri y to be inhu-
enced by such means. ~. .
Now that the occasion has passed, and
its excitement ceased, the criticism We
published is more severe in Geld type than
1t seemed in the excitement OF writing it;
though We still think that fair construc-
ton of our remaks does not justify the con-
struction Mr.. Sloan and his friends placed
upon it. However this may be, as the mr.
tele is so regarded, we take pleasure in do
ing him the only justice in our power and
making frank disclaimer of any inten-
ton to charge Mr.. Sloan with any corrup-
ton. Mr. Sloan has been SO lnEg known
in this state that such charge would not
be likely to be believed, run We could not
have published Intentionally charge
which we do not believe and which would
rot be believed ty others.
The article We published was also illu-
minated by some adjectives and explosives
which were in bad taste and unjust to-
wards Mr.. Sloan: and which on reflection
We regret more than Mr.. Sloaa can--Ni-
rdnkse SeRttael.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
lnstiNCt OF RVes.

The Nation publishes, by consent, n
letter from Fritz Mueller to Mr.. Darwin,
relating an interesting observation Of bees.
1t says
-'Once | assisted at curicns contest
which took place between the queen and
the worker bees in one of my hives, and
which threw some light on the intellectual
facul,ie of these animals. A set Of forty
seven cells had been filled; eight on a
nearly completed comb, thirty on the
following, and four around the first cell o.
new comb. When the queen had laid
eggs in all the cells of the older combs, she
went several times around their c;rcumfer-
ence (as she always does in order to ascer
tain whether she has not forgotten any
cell), and then prepared to retreat iEto the
lower part of the breedin. room; but, as
she had overlooked the four cells of the
new comb, the workers ran impatiertly
from this part of the queen, pushing her,
IN an odd manner, with their heads, as
they did also other workers they met with.
In consequence the queen began again to
go around on the two older ccmbs; bu. as
she did not find any cell wanting egg,
she tried to descend, but rywhere she
was pushed back by the workers. Tie
contest lasted for rather long while, till
at last the queen escaped without having
completed her task. Thus the workers
knew bow to advise their queen that some
thing was as -et to be done. In the same
hive there appeared to be two political
parties among the workers, dissenting
about the construction of the combs-one
destroyin. what the other had begin to
build; but j: would require very long
ard tedious exposition to give you the de-
tails of the case
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20

Berlin appears to be needlessly alarmed,
says the Broad Arror, lest England should
stand out against toe many restrictions
being placed on explosive projectiles, in
the event of an international Congress so
desiring. There Is nothing like frankness
to conceal ulterior designs, and so, know
ing with whom we hays 10 deal, we prefer
to consider that Germany is in reality
afraid lest she should suffer BY such re
strietions as Congress might feel iuclined
to impose. The caution given to oar rep
resentative at the st. Petersburg Commits
sion in 1865 was a just one, and To cite 1t
as an evidence of our humanity is to disre-
gard its real meaning. ALI we desired
was to prevent new designs and weapons
being tAbooed by otter powers, simply be-
cause they were peculiar TO us, and a
special reservation was made, which may
be referred to as Indicating our desire to
have "due regard to the laws of human
ity." If there should be any question Of
humanity, We may be sure that Great
Britain will not take the position attribut-
ed her--that Of determined opposition.
1t IL reflection upon all her past conduct
to represent her as leading the way in the
art Of diabolic invention, and there must
be some motive for it. If it be not what
we have stated, it may possibly be some
thing deeper. But deep or shallow the
policy of Germany must not be allowed to
rule our statesmen in the new considera-
ton of new conditions of war. The cry Of
against those who refuse to tie
their haods from the use Of the most cifec-
tual weapon in future wars is an impudent
cry for economical purposes, and not to
any degree suggested Ly beneyplence and
humanity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
C0ntemPt Of Court.

| Mr.. Rawley walked in, and close at his
heels stalkea Bitters. Both seated them.
selves; the one on a chair, and the other
on end, directly in front of the surrogate.
Mr.. Jaeger looked at the dog with the
solemn eye of a surrogate and shock his
head as only surrogate can shake it.
care you the witness?" inquired he Of
the dogs master.
81 am, SIR" replied Mr.. Rawley. 81
was subpeuaed to testify"
"whats tina. animal doing here?" de.
manded The surrogate.
Nothing replied Mr.. Rnwley. ale
comes when comc.. lie goes when
goes"
"rhe animal must leave the court. It's
| contempt of court to bring him here" said
Mr.. jaeger, angrily. Remove him in-
stantly.
Mr.. Rawley had frequently been in mt
tendance at the police court. and once or
twice had slight taste of the sessions; SO
surrogate as he otherwis. might have been,
and he replied:
Il make no opposition, sir, and shall not
move a finger to prevent it. There's the
animal, and any officer as pleases may re-
move him. cay muffin ag'in it. knows
what contempt Of court is, and that .n't
ons"
Aud Mr. Rawley threw himself nmiably
back in his chair.
"Mr. Slagg," said the surrogate to the
man with the frizzled wig, "remove that
dog"
Mr.. Slagg laid down his pen, took of
his spectacles, wen. up to the dog, and told
him to get out: to which Bitters replied by
swapping at hi. iiage.s. as he attempted to
touch him. Mr. Rtwley was staring alb
s.ractedly out OF the window. The dog
looked up at HIM fer inssrucsions; and re.
ceiving meme. supposed that swapping at
scrivencr's fingers was perfectly correct.
and resumed bis pleasant expression to-
ward the functionary, occasionally casting
a lowering eye at the Surrogate as if DELHI
Grating whether to inclu lie him in his de-
monsrations OF anger.
"Slagg, have You removed the dog!"
sid Mr. Jaeger, who, the dog being under
his very nose, saw that he had not.
NO, sir; he resist, the court" replied
Mr.. Slagg.
"Call Walker to assist you" said Mr..
Jaeger.
Walker, n thin man in lrabs. had antici-
Dated something Of the kind. and hal acct
dentally Withdrawn as soon as he saw that
there was prospect of diiicutv; 50 that
the whole court was set at defiance by the
dog
"Wisn0s-," sail Mr.. Jaeger
Mr. R-wley boxed the court fun in the
face.
"Will you oblige the court by removing
that ANIMAL" said Mr. jaeger, mildly.
Certainly, sir," said Mr.. Rawley. "Bit-
ters, go home" Bitters rose stifRy and
went out, first casting glance at the man
with wig, for the purpose of being adj,
to identify him on some future occasion;
and W soon after seen from the windows
walking up the street with the most pro-
found gravity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20

" ! never get tired Of studying the Lon
don boy" writes the Denbury Nelrs man.
" lie is always in the street aud always in
the way. l never saw such a bdfsin any
other city. lie is not quarrel<9he. not
saucy, not addicted to smoking, and ]
uever heard one of them swear, even under
the most favorable circumstances. To tell
the Truth | never heard them say much of
any thing. lie is helpless youth, addict
ell to store windows, rubbing against build
ings, and topI hing over distractions. He
has Il dreadful ten lency to be always back
ing up again.t something, and always miss
Ing it Ia Il detr.meIt of III, bones. Oaly
they DO not tail with sufficient, force to
break bone. | have seen one of them
Slide from the side Of lamp post, turn II
part soner.ault, recover himself, hit up
against the post again, slip off the curb,
Sud gradually get down on bis back III the
gutter tnkirg in al some dozen secunIs
to do il, whIlc an American boy would 20
down md -taye hole in the back of his
head, and make doctors bill Of SIS III
less than a second.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-20
Buckingham's Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

As our Eencwer IN many cases requires
too long time, and too much care, to Ie-
store gray or faded whskcrs, we have pre-
pared this dye, IN one preparation; which
will quickly and etfectually accomplish this
result. 1t is easily applied, and produces
color which will neither rub nor wash of.
Sold by all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents
Manufactured by Il. y. Hall j. Co.
NASIIU A, y. III.