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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08
BEN sPTNNER'S OBSERVATIONS.
from The Louisville Courier-Journall

from The Louisville Courier-Journal.]
When a boy GA a sled slides down hill
on the snow and goes on through fence
that's gravity but when the sled has to
go up hill again, that's the boys muscle
which pulls it by rope. Gravity only
travels one way on sled.
Ii you will stick pin through bum
ble-bee into the window-sill, it will buzz
on with It's cheerful music all the same
like it was out doors over flower, but
when he won't mind you, then, maybe,
you had better take your hat and go out
and split some wood, or something, and
whistle careless.
They say there is a Electricity in a cat S
back but if you will rub q strange vel
low one long enough to try to find it,
maybe you had better let the Electricity
went. anyway, that's my advice to
children.
Ii all the forest trees would grow
crooked and with hard knots in, then
your father would have to hire a man to
split the wood; but there wouldn't be SO
many pine rats to swim on the outside
of in summer, and you would have to
carry in more coal in the winter, and 50
it would be about even.
When you go off fishing and bring
home only a long string of small clubs,
If you ask your mother to let you cook
'em, there will be dreadful fuss. But
when she has got company for tea, then
L wish you would please listen to hear
her make bigger fuss when your father
forgets to bring home a box OF sardines.
That curious way.
If sweet potato grows in the ground
with the sugar already in, then what's
the reason that an Irish potato don t
grow already sailed
The best way for certain to find out if
ice will bear you, is to coax bigger
boy to go on first, and then lend him
your skates when you have to go home
before dark.
If Gen. Washington did almost ruin q
cherry tree with sharp Ratchet, he had
the sand to own 1t up to his father when
he was small boy; but [ would like to
see some Louisville hair-pins nowadays
as would do it.
You can go to the minstrels half-price
for twenty-five cents, If you have got
the quarter, but there was Grassland
concern from Boston at Public Library
Hall which it took $50 to buy a ticke:
and go in. Minstrels is good enough
| for me, and so I'd rather save up the
money, when Z get it, and buy a steam
boat. and a circus.
A school teacher will stick to it that
water always runs up hill: but then
what is the reason that sugar water will
run up trees
It's sure fact that if you feed small
black-and-tan pup on whisky he won't
grow any bigger, because L tried it with
a spoon on my Coly, and he's dead.
When you go to bed and dream tran
gull that you have got a new pair Of
boots with squrae box-toes and red tops,
ana then have to put on your old shoes
when you get up III the morning, 1t vii
disappoint you SO rough as to make you
miserable and nearly sick.
A small piece of round cork dipped il
the black ink with some horse-hair legs
! III, and the whole business tied to a fine
thread, is a good enough dead spider tC
drop down quiet and easy before a boys
nose which IS smaller and tinlid.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08
A TENNESSEE legislator has introduced

A TENNESSEE legislator has introduced
a bill IN the Legislature providing
a privilege, and every male inhabitant
good bodily health, remaining unmarried
after the first day of May, 1875, shall pay
a fine of so annually"
This is business. Bachelors have no
rights that anybody IS bound to respect.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08

COMMODORE MURRAY, who has charge
of the lighthouses on the Western
waters, IS now engaged with the Light
house Board In examining all the plans
and suggestions that have been offered.
with a view to have the rivers illuminated
temporarily by the opening of navigation
in the spring. and permanently by the
next fall.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-07
Beauties Of African Forests.

Nature is so prodigal of her charms
the European sees but little of them,
for to loiter in the wooded solitudes
means sickness and perhaps death
The beauty of an African forest cannot
be described. Gigantic trees, with but
tresses seven or eight feet in thickness :,
tower far above the feathery frontage
OF the palm and bamboo; creeping
plants of the most delicate tracery, and
covered with flowers of every hue, en-
Irvine each tree and bush; birds of
bright colored plumage dash before the
eyes, and the shrill cry of the parrot
and the never-ceasing chirrup of the
grasshopper alone wake the stiffness of
the woods. There is an everlasting
twilight in the African forest; the air is
cool land heperfumes of athousand flow
ers invite the passer by to seek shelter
from the burning rays of the sun. But
the fir, though cool, is also heavy and
moist, and emits an odor Of decaying
vegetable matter; and at night d thin
white mist gradually creeps, specter-
like, from every hollow and dell, till
the whole landscape is effaced. This
is the malaria-G0Od Words.
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Now Is THE TME.-It is ALWAYS the right
time to do good act, and every man with a
family should regard himself short of his
duty until bis home Is endowed with Will
son shuttle sewing machine. Let it be UNI
derstood that this admirable machine cap
tured the prize medal and diploma of honor
at the Vienna exposition in 1873, and has eve
r.where demonstrated its superiority over
all other machines. Machines will be deliv-
cred at any railroad station in this county,
free Of transportation charges, if ordered
through the company's branch house at $40
North 18th Street, st. Louis. They send an
elegant catalogue and chrome circular free
on application. This company want few
more good agents.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

BOILING FRUIT WITHOUT SUGAR.
It may not be generally known that
boiling fruit long time without the
sugar and withot0 cover, is very eco
nomical, because the bulk of the scum
rises from the fruit, not from the sugar;
boiling without cover allows the water
to evaporate and so the fruit is tirmer
and better favored.
TOMATO PICKLE Take tomatoes
slightly turned. The night before using
cut them up and put them in a pan with
salt sprink1ed between. Put weight
upon them to force the water out.
Then put layer of cabbage, 1 of toma-
toes, ] of green peppers, / OF ONIONS,
all sliced thin, with little salt sprink-
led in. When the jar is full put cold
vinegar enough to cover them over. 1t
will keep year.
CARBoLIC ACID should be on hand in
every household, and, if bought by the
gallon or quart it is cheap; if bought in
walls it is dear. An objection hitherto
has been It's unpleasant odor, but this
was on account of it's strength. Solu-
tions will kill the eggs of all kinds Of
vermin; will destroy ants in the hill,
and annihilate the germs of diseases
and plaques in stables and outhouses,
but general cleaning out is required in
connection. All drains, sinks, and
pipes conveying water should shave a
sprinkling.
APPLE DUMPLINGs First procure
good, juicy apples, pare and core leav-
ing them in halves. Get all your ingre-
dients ready before beginning to mix
your dough; sugar, soda, sour milk,
lard, salt, flour, and apples. Now
make a dough, as for soda biscuit, only
adding little more lard to make it
shorter. Take bit of it out on the
the kneading-board, and, after knead-
ing, roll this as for pie crust. Then cut
in pieces long enough to cover an apple,
allowing for lapping the edges. Put in
2 of your apple halves, sweeten accord
ing to taste, and cover apple and sugar
with dough. Lay the dumpling in your
bread-pan, the smooth side up, first
having your pans well buttered. Pro-
coed in this manner until you get your
pan well filled (be sure it is large-sized
pan, for they go off like hot cakes) then
place small bit of butter on the top of
each dumping, sprinkle handful of
sugar over all; then place in moderate
oven and allow them to bake an hour :.
Serve mot too hoD with pudding sauce /,
or with sugar and cream.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-07

CHILL CuREi-SAFE AND SURE.-Dr VIII
hoft's Tonic is curative and protective. It
viii cure Chills and protect from further at
tacks. Its reputation is established. Its
composition is simple and scientific Itcon-
tains no poison. It acts promptly and its
effects are permanent. 1t is cheap, because
it saves doctors bills. It is harmless, speedy
in action and delightful in its effects. Try
it and prove all that's said WHEELocK, FIN
LAY d Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsrs.
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EpwARp RAyrp ESQ Horton z,

EDWARD BAYER, ESQ.,, Horton, Kings Co,
n s., writes that an astonishing cure has
been effected on his daughter by the use of
Sohnso''s Asso1yne Liniment The whole
spine became diseased, she lost the use of
her limbs, and her back was rounded up
like bow, in consequence of taking cold
after having been inocculated for the kline.
pock. She Is now we'll
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" A SQUARE MEAL

We are sure our readers will til INK us fsr
calling their attention to TIE very handsome
advertisement of the Excelsior Manufacture
iog Co. Of st. Louis, as it would be useless
for us to try to say any thing in favor of their
word suggests the thought of we'll cooked
meal followed by easy digestion, vigorous
health, and desire to have and to do plenty
OF real cork, to say nothing of the comfort
OF happy, contented household.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-07
ECONOMY.

The destruction of corn and other grain by
grasshoppers and other furious animals, will
cause many families in the West to carefully
study and practice most rigid economy in the
preparation of food; one of the first, in fact
the most important point is in having first
rate Cook Stove. Get a CHARTER OAK,
and half the battle is won.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-07

WE pledge our reputation on the assertion
that any educated physician, after careful
examination OF the recipe, will say that Par
sons Pnrgatiue Pills possess more merit than
any other pill now offered for sale.
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CARPETS, Oil Cloths and Curtain Goods.
B, c. POWELL Wholesale and Retail Deal
er, Nos. 40 and 412 North Fifth Street, St.
Louis, Mo, Send for Price Lists.
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600 DAY. HOW TO MAKE IT. Sample
UAO FREE. COE, YONGE d CO., st. Louis, Ao.

favored beverage; successful remedy for General
Debility, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Coughs,
Tonic and Restorative properties of DIR. SamsOn's
strengthening Bitters are such as to overcome
the desire for stimuants and Blood Purifier 1t Is
mlclialed. DIR. Sams0n's Blackberry Brandy
cures Cholera, Summer Complaint, DiarrhGa, &c.
Dolers send for price list. Dr. j. Samson st. Louis.
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FRESH CRACKERS.
Ask your grocer for DOZIER, WEYL 4
CO.'S CRACKERS-the blue ribbon goods
of the West.
Send for Price List. St. Louis, Mo.
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The King OF the Body Ii the brain; the stomach
It's main support the nerves its messengers the bow
gestion creates violent revolt among these attaches
OF the regal organ and to bring them back to their
duty there is nothing like the regulating purifying
invigorating, cooling operation Of
Tarrant's EHervescent Settler Aperient.
It renovaes the system and to health both
the body and the mind. Sold by all Druggists.
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ADVERTISERS

Who desire to reach country readers can do so In
the best and cheapest manner by using more
sections Of THE GREAT NEWSPAPER AUXILIARY
LISTS. Apply to f. f. PRATT, 10 Jackson Street
Chicago.
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Dyspepsia and Pile prevailing and dis
tressing diseases. DR. TUFTS Liver Pills will certain-
| Iy cure them To be had of any druggist.
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1Fleasamt 9 nd Profitable Employment. -.
"Beaatiful." "Charnnge "dn, how lovely -syFh hat
are they worth" etc. Such EXPLANATIONS by tlose
who see the LARGE elegant New Chroros produced by
the European Am, Chrome Pubg Co. They are ali per-
feet gems ofart None resist the temptation TO buy
when seeing the Chromos Itreaures no to sell
the pictures they speak for Themselves Canyassers
Ae q and aties ard gents ont Of employment will find
his the best opening offered make money Emil
dress .GLEAsoS&Co 73S Washingtoust, Boston, Mass
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Massachusetts

And other New England people now residing in other
States, West or South, will find the BosToN WEEKLY
GLOBE the best paper to take as it gives the n E.
news IN full and is also good family and story paper
Sent mos, postage Free for only so cents by the
GLOBE PUB. Co.. Boston, Mass.
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Lindell Hotel, St. Louis.

I Iindeu Hotel, St. LOUIS
The Largest, Finest, and most complete
Hotel in the West. Washington Ave. and 9th
| St. Felt, Griswold, Clement & Co., Prop'rs.
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~ AE ~ A MONTH--Agents wanted every-
NVhe Swlere. Business honorable aud first
DEIEs class par ri1, sent free: Address
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r@0. G0Epe day. Send for Chrome ca taisgus.
1IUEDZOJ. IL. burroughs Sons. Boston. Nass
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d On For a Full Course Of Telegraphing.
06V &15 when taken with Business Course.
For Circulars and specimens of Business Penmanship,
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WANTED-Youngm men to learn Telegraphing.
W Situations guaranteed. Tuition to be paid out
of salary AFTER situation is secured. Address Queen
City Telegraph Institute, Sedalia Mo-, Kansas City,
Mo-, St. Louis, No. or Fort Scott Kan. Send stamp.
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Hill GOODSPEED'S EMPIRE BIBLE,
] ,VOO BOOK AND MAP HOUSE, Chicago. Ill.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05
AnOfher Frcsbet.
PORT DEPOSIT AGAIN DELUagD WITH
FLOOD.

PORT DEPOSIT AGAIN DELUeED WITH
. FLOOD.
PoRT DEPosIT, Md. April 4.-The
river has been rising slowly here for
several dayspa and is tonight about
eight feet above general water level,
being only two feet lower than the
great water freshet of 1855. Some por-
tions of the main street are covered
with water and several Easements on
the lower side are filled. Two or three
OF the wharves and lumber yards are
flooded and there is great danger of
lumber, timber and other property
being swept away. Booms have been
stretched and, every precaution taken
against loss. Large quantities of tim,
,ber, lumber and drift wood have been
passing down with the current for sew.
eral days, but very little ice. The
huge masses of ice that covered the
railroad track, wharves and portion of
the street a short time ago have almost
entirely disappeared,
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05
SECOND EDITION
Cleaning the Greek.
THE MUD MACHINE DEEPENING THE CHEFS
TIANA AT KING AND MARKET STREET
wHARVFS

THE MUD MACHINE DEEPENING THE CHEFS
TIANA AT KING AND MARKET STREET
wHARvEs.
Messrs. Chas. Warner s. Co., have
got one of the American Dredging
Company's mud machines at work
cleaning out the Christiana, at the
A.ng and Market street wharves.
Abv't q feet of mud will be removed,
which will give 18 feet of water at the
wharves where there is now only 12.
1t will also render it more convenient
to bring vessels 10 the wharf at low
tide.
The operations of the mud machine
are very interesting. A large iron
bucket, holding about half f-a-ton. and
attached to a heavy beam, is forced
down to the bottom of the creek and
pushed along until it is filled with
mud. 1t is then hauled up and pulled
around over scow beside the machine,
when the bottom of the bucket is lei
out and the mud drops down into the
scow. This operation is continued
until the creek is cleared out to the
required depth. A powerful engine
uns the machine. .-..
1iie dredgers frequently bring ur
pieces of old iron with the mud, and
occasionally articles of considerable
value. These they fish out and dispose
OF TO the best advantage.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05
PUBLIC SALES
r ARGE PUBLIC SALE

r ARGE PUBLIC SALE ..e 80
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. -+.
viii be sold at Public Sale, on the premi-
ses, on south side of Third Street Bridge,
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1875,
at2>1 O'Clock, p NJ,
The following described property, to wit:
10 two-story houses on Queen street, near
New Castle Avenue.
4two-story 4-roomed houses on Townsend
street, p
2 2two-story 5-roomed brick houses on To wn-
send, between A. and B. streets. A.
frame cottage houses, Buttonwood street;
front and side yards. 1h
@ tw0-story frame houses, north side of, B
street. ~ ~,
5two-story houses, with front and side
yards, A street. -
25 first-class building lots, most of which
front on New Castle Avenue.
ALSO, THE LARGE MANSION House AND
- SQUARE OF GROUND, .+sn
between Lobdell aud A. streets, 22Ox2OO feet.
well shaded, good stabling, spring house, ice
house, &c. .'
1t is we'll known that the Southside has the
advantages of good water and dry cellars.
All the above properties are located near
the business portion of the city and where
their value will greatly enhance as soon as
business revives. -Af .,,, RI
/ Sale positive, no postponement, withdrawal
or undertaking. Terms accommodating,
which will be made known on day OF sale.
TOWNSEND Il Co,
.t Real Estate Brokers, 4
apr5ts GIG Market Street
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05

CECIL COUNTY AaRIcuLrURAL SocrE.
TY.-A meeting of the leading farmers
OF Cecil county was held at Elkton on
Tuesday last, for the purpose of forming
u county agricultural association. The
constitution, WHICH had been PFC. iouslv
prepared, Was siyneu uy tSv follow ing
gentlemen, who were elected board OF
managers for the ensuing year: William
Knight. Adam Il. Magraw, James A.
Lew is, Townsend Poole, DR.. John II.
lamar John Lair, VIM Armstrong, F. s.
Everist, z. c. Strickland, DR.. r. +. Crom-
well, Jos. Biggs and j. E. Gillespie. The
The following named gentlemed wera
elected officers Of the association: A. r.
Magraw, president: p. C. Strickland,
vice-pre:ident, and F. S. Everist, secre-
tary. Townsend Poole, William Arm
strong, James A. Lewis aud DIR. J. H.
lamar were appointed committee on
bylaws, and the society adjourned to
meet at Elkton on the second Tuesday
in April. Application was made to the
court in session for charter for the as
sociation, which was Immediately gran
ted, and the society at once became an
incorporated body. ...l.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05

The DOUBLE TRACK. K.-On Monday
next large force of workmen will be
put to work laying the extra steel rail
track on the p, w. 6 B. Railroad be-
tween aberdeen and Perrymansville, q
distance of about fourteen miles. The
work will be pushed forward vigorous
ly, and when it is completed there will
be continuous line of double track
between Philadelphia and Baltimore,
with the exception of over the Bush
and Gunpowder bridges. In these
bridges, when worn out piers are re-
moved, they are replaced with piers
capable of accommodating double
tracks, the design being to run double
tracks over these bridges at some fu-
ture time. -..,.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05

The election in Connecticut takes place
to-day The campaign, which was the
most active in the State for several years
closed on Saturday night. At the final
Republican meeting in Hartford, Post
master General Jewell presided, Hon.
James E. Blaine and General Hawley
being the speaker. The closing Demo-
cratic meeting in the same city was ad-
dressed by Senator Eaton.
The flag sent from Boston to theWasl =
ington Light Infantry, of Charleston, S.
c.. was presented on Saturday night 10y
Messrs. Hall and White, representative
OF the military officers in Boston. Col. A.
Q: Andrews, in behalf of the Washington
Light Infantry, received the flag with
very friendly and patriotic speech.
Governor Hartranft, of Pennsy lvania,
yesterday insued proclamation order
ing the rioting miners of Luzerne and
Schuylkill counties to dispersc, and to
cease from further unlawful combine
tions.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-05
THIRD EDITION.
Il Fatal Fire.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH-IN-
cEND1AR1sM SUSPECTED,

TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH-IN-
CEND1AR1sM SUSPECTED.
On the Monday night, says the Cris-
field Nd Leader, of Saturday, Mr..
VIM. X. Byrd, living about two and
half miles from town, retired to rest,
aot dreaming~of danger. About II
o'clock, however, Hance, q lad 16 wears
old, son of Mr.. Byrd, awoke and found
that his room was full of smoke, Lus-
tily sounding the alarm, he called his
brother Alfred, 8, and his little sister
Dora, aged Z, and rushing to win
dow, hoisted it and let himself out,
thinking to hold on to the window.sili
and assist his brother and sister. But
in getting ost the window he slipped
and fell to the ground. Dora and Al
fred failed to escape from the room,
and from the position of their charred
remains it seems that the former lust
lay In bed and smothered, while AL
fred went to window to escape, but
found that it was not the one already
open, and being to weak to hoist it be
perished in the flames This heart
rending scene was enacted in Hance's
room. But on the same floor in the
nextr room there were three girls Sleep
ing, all daughters of Mr.. Byrd. Hear
Ing the screams of Hance and finding
their room full of smoke, they fled to
the door to go down the stairs, but
were driven back by lurid sheet of
flame sweeping along the the passage,
so they retreated to the windows and
made the fearful leap for life, but
were less fortunate than their brother,
who had jumped to the ground without
injury. Susan aged 90, leaped from
the window, and struck her face and
head, and perhaps injured herself in
ternally ;then Emma, aged IA, leaped,
falling, it is thought, upon her side,
bruising her arm and back, fearfully
then dear little Alice, only 4 years,
Jumped, and broke her thigh. Twas
like dream to the latter, and she now
says she dumped from fence and
hurt her leg" .e.,.
The father and mother and Tommy;
their youngest child, slept down stairs
on the first floor, and it was several
minutes after the alarm of the chill.
dren: before they awoke. Though
Mr. Byrd escaped to go up stairs, and
save the children. the tlamesand smoke
drove him back. and he was forced to
10 leave the house. The neighhorhood
about MIR. Byrd's former dwelling is
thlckly settled, and two minutes after
the alarm was sounded crowd of
persons surrounded the burning house
but so rapid were the flames in their
destructiveness that they could save
nothing save trunk, hat and two
sewing machines-these latter, by the
way, were saved byyoung Hance. The
cause of the fire is shrouded in mystery
There was not spark of fire anywhere
on the premises. From the facts it
would appear that the fire was the
work of some dlabolical incendiary.-
On Tuesday last the ashes of Alfred
and Dora were encased within one
coffin and consigned to the ground.
The injured ones Susan, Emma and
Alice, are attended by DR.. Robinson,
and receiving the kind attention of
numerous friends.