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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-07-15
WAsHINGTON'S STRENGTH.

General Wilson relates an account of
conversation with Mr.. Curtis, from
which he obtained some interesting per-
sOnal "reminiscences of Washington.
During a visit at Arlington House, Va,
in 1854. the writer asked Mr.. Curtis, if
Washington could, like Marshal SAKE.
break a horseshoe, and the reply that he
received was, he had no doubt he could,
had he tried, for his hands were the
largest and strongest he had ever seen.
Mr.. Curtis then gave several instances
of the generals strength, of which I re-
call the following: When Washington
was a young man, he was present on one
occasion, as locker on, at wrestling
games, then the fashion in Virginia.
Tired of the sport, he had retired to the
shade of a tree, where he sat perusing a
pamphlet, till challenged to bout by
the hero of the day, and the strongest
wrestler it the state. Washington de
clined, till taunted by the remark that
he feared to try conclusions with the
gladiator, calmly came forward, and
without removing his coat, grappled
with his antagonist There was a fierce
struggle for brief space of time, when
the champion was hurled to the ground
with such force as to jar the very mar
his power was his throwing the stone
across the Rappahannock at Fredricks-
burgh-a feat that has never been per-
formed since. Later in life number of
young gentlemen at Mount Vernon were
contending il the exercise of throwing
the bar. Washington, after looking on
some time, walked forward, saying, ssAl-
low me to try and grasping the bar,
sent the iron flying through the air
twenty feet beyond it's usual limits. Still
later in his career, Washington, whose
age was like lusty win4er, frosty, yet
kindly, observed three of his workmen
at Mount Verton, vainly endeavoring to
raise large stone, when, tired of wit
Messing their unsuccessful attempts, he
put them aside, and taking it in his iron
like grasp, lifted it to its place, remount-
ed his horse and rode on.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-07-15
THE THOHTER.
First Exhibition of Merriman's
Life-saving Dress on the
Great Lakes.
From the Detroit FreetPress of Friday

From the Detroit FreetPress of Friday.
At half-past ten o'clock yesterday fore
noon the steamer Clara, with party of
forty or fifty gentlemen, left the dock at
the foot of Bates street for Lake ST.
Clair, where James Quinn, the sub-mar-
Inc diver, was to give an exhibition of
the qualities of Merriman's life-saving
dress, recently made famous by Capt.
Paul Boyton's feat of crossing the Eng
lish Channel.
The little boat, in about half an hour
after starting, when about half mile
above the head of Belle Isle, stopped
turning her wheel, in order to give Mr..
Quinn an opportunity to commence his
floating.
The dress he was to put on is in two
parts, consisting of waist, sleeves, gloves
and bonnet in one piece, and pants and
boots in the other It is made of India
rubber and is fastened about the waist
In such manner as to render it air and
water tight. A pipe leading from the
back of the bonnet initiates that portion
of the dress, while pipes from each shoul-
der and each leg initiate the other sections,
each section being separate from the
others, SO that if a hole is made in any
way in any section ofthe dress the other
buoyancy to support the occupant for
many hours.
In exactly two minutes Mr.. Quinn had
his dress ON and inflated, and into the
water he jumped, going down to his
shoulders and bobbing up like a cork
until half of his body was out of the
water. He then allowed his form to
come to the surface, and for several min
utes living TDOn his back used his
doubled -bladed paddle to good purpose,
going with OF against the current at
fair speed. After standing up in the
water and lying upon either side, Mr..
Quinn came to the Clara and received
his supply bag. This contained biscuit,
water, a revolver, and cigar Lighting
the cigar, and allowing the bag to tow
behind him, MIR. Quinn again padded
some distance away from the boat, Wig
orously smoking, and apparently enjoy
ing himself. He then stopped, opened
the bag, took drink of water, a mouth
full of biscuit, and fired seven shots from
a revolver. Replacing the articles, he
came within a short distance OF the boat
and relieved himself of his tow.
Then boy named Jubenville jumped
into the water and was picked up by Mr..
Quinn. He lay upon his back with his
shoulders resting across MIR. Quinn's
hips and his feet thrown over the float
er's legs, and although weighing ITO
pounds, the inflated dress easily main
tanned both bodies on the surface Of the
water for several minutes.
Thus ended the exhibition, at once
successful and interesting, and the Clara
returned, arriving at her dock little
after noon,
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A fearful suicide occurred in Paris
the other day. Gerard Anthoine called
his little boy, aged six, to him and said;
'Little one, you have often wished to
play with this pistol showing the
child an old pistol. 'sOh, yes, papa. u
''Well, we will play with it now," and
loading the weapon the father handed
it to the boy. "Now, look, he said, Il
will get down on my knees before you;
you will point at me right between the
eyes and pull the trigger; you'll see how
funny it is % and he knelt down. 'sAim
well, in the head, between the eyes, -
he SAID again; 'sbut first embrace me- -
The poor child embraced his father,
then pointed the pistol as told, and fir
ed. Gerard fell back dead, and the boy
seeing the terrible result, ran out of
the room sobbing.
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THERE has sprung up at Delphos,
Ohio, new industry, that of making
nail kegs from one piece of wood. Und-
er the new process of manufacture, the
use of slaves is entirely dispensed with,
the body of the keg or barrel being
made of one piece. The process is COW
cred by patent, but is quite simple.
The kegs are cut into the proper length
and thoroughly steamed, and are then
put into kind of lathe; here ''ven-
eering knife cuts the wood the right
thickness for the body of the keg, the
sheet rolling from the log under the ac-
tion of the knife, just as carpet is un-
rolled. Another knife cuts the sheets
into the length required. These are
then transferred to table fitted with
goring saws otherwise called drunken
or ''wabbling saws'') which cut wedged-
shaped cores, in order to give the pack
age the proper bulge when shaped. The
sheets now pass through a machine
which prepares them to receive the
heads, and are then placed in drying
house, where they remain for forty
eight hours. They are then ready for
shipping to the shops.
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A FEW days ago, while some laborers
were at work On some excavations at Big
Prairie, in Monroe county, Mich, they
came upon quantity of bones, forming
the skeleton of mastodon which were ex-
amired and taken to Monroe. One of
the immense tusks was eleven feet in
length and seven inches in dimameter at
its smallest extremity, where a portion
seemed to have been broken Off Seve-
raj teeth were found in greater or less
degree of preservation, which measured
six inches in diameter, the largest weigh
ing five pounds. One of the ribs was
nearly eight feet long, and the entire
skeleton must have been twenty or thir-
ty feet In length. The men were oblig-
ed to abandon the excavation on account
of the water, but pumps have been pro-
cured, and an attempt will be made to
recover more of the remains of this mon
ster of past age.
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HER REAsoN.-An old lady walked
into a lawyers Office the other day,
when the following conversation took
place: Square, called to see if you
would like to take this boy and make a
lawyer of him. ''The boy appears
rather young madam. How old is he?"
''Seven years, sir ''He is too young
decidedly too young. ''Have you no
boys older ooh yes, sir, I have sew
eral; but we have concluded to make
farmers of the others. I told my man
I thought this little fellow would make
good lawyer so called to see if you
would take him. ''No, madam, lie is
too young yet to commence the study of
the profession. But why do you think
this boy so much better calculated for a
lawyer than any of your other sons 2"
"Why, do you see sir, he is just seven
years old to-day; when he was only five
he'd lie like all nature; when he got to
be six he was assassy and impudent as
any critter could be, and now he will
steal anything he can lay his hands ON. y
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Nor onlv in Osweoo and Ruffa1o

Nor only in Oswego and Buffalo is
business 50 dull that birds build their
nests in the rigging OF vessels, but in
Chicago, even, the birds prefer to build
their little houses on vessels, fndi11 e
them the most secluded and undisturb-
ed spots in the city. A pair of king
birds, a male and female, commenced
housekeeping in little house they built
for themselves on top of the gallant va, 4
of the schooner S. B. Pomeroy. Short
ly after moving in their house, four little
king birds made their appearance.
Captain W. Searles has adopted the lit
tie fellows, and they have already be-
come SO tame that they take their food
out OF his hands. He intends to bring
out his vessel in a few days, being con
fident that those birds will bring him
good 1uck.-Chicago Tribune.
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A Doc SToRY.-"G. F." writes to
Land and Water: "a poor fellow, a
crater, named Colville, residing at Cross
gates, near Dunferline, left home a few
days ago, accompanied by his dog. He
did not return that day, but on the fol-
lowing afternoon the dog arrived home
in a very excited state, and behaved Id
a most eccentric manner, apparently en-
deavoring to attract the inmates. See
ing that the animal rushed off in the
same direction, and that he evidently
wanted some one to go with hum, Col
Wills friends resolved to follow him,
fearing something had happened. The
dog led them straight away some dis
tance to disused coal-shaft, where 1t
stopped, and refused to go any further.
The worst being now conjectured, crap
pling-irons were procured, and eventu-
ally, after much trouble, the dead body
of Colville was brought to the bank. "
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IT was remarked by . man of genius
that Ignorance lies at the two ends of
knowledge" Perhaps it would have been
more correct to say that strong convic-
tions are found only at the two ends,
and that douht lies in the middle. The
human intellect, in truth, may be con-
sidered IN t.Lree distinct states, which
frequently succeed one another. A
man believes firmly because he adopts a
proposition without inquiry. He doubts
as soon as objections present themselves.
But he frequently succeeds in satisfying
these doubts, and then he begins again
to believe. This time he has not dim
anG causual glimpse of the truth, but
sees it clearly before him, and advances
by the light it giYes.-De TocQueuigle.
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THE fact that Mrs. Lincoln was ad-
judged insane partly upon evidence that
she bought very many things she did
not need, has placed weapon in the
hands of the married men of the coun-
try which they are prompt to use. A
Brooklyn husband furnishes an illustra-
ton. He gave his wife fair wardrobe
in the spring, and now if she hints at a
need of more, he gazes at her with a
look of alarm in his face. and, putting
on his hat, remarks, 'I think will step
over to the doctors moment. Be quiet
and calm, love, undl I return.
e1T's an i'll w;ld," etc. The Beecher
trial brought the Western Union Tele-
graph Company three-quarters of mil
hon in additional newspaper tolls.
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The editor of this paper lost his
pocket book last Friday, containing
seventy-fve cents is currency three
postage stamps and dun for post office
box rent. 1t was found the same day
and promptly returned by Fl. d. Small
ley, the honest agent for the Buckeye
Reaper and Mower, which cuts, threshes
and bags the grain-''one time and
three motions" s"-price only $3.50. In
tegrity will win in the long run. 1t is
better to be the possessor of clear con-
science than to wear long shoes with
square toes or be the owner of shirt
that buttons up behind. .-Keeoaaaaee
Enterprise.
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TIE big squash of the Amherst Agri-
cultural college farm, which grew SO
stoutly that it burst several cages, and
finally lifted 4, 120 pounds (and of which
plaster cast is preserveO, had enough
roots under ground to feed it for its
herculean work. The squash.n,vin was
washed out with its roots by the contin-
ued use of garden hose for twenty-four
hours, and the whole root system was
spread out on the floor and carefully
measured. The main branch was II to
Is feet long, and aggregated some 4, 900.
One of the seventy modal roots, feet
long, had 4S0 branches, and the most
careful estimate of the ramifcations OF
the rootlets, based upon the actual
measurement of the division, showed
that the squash vine had between Is and
10 miles of roots. Reckoning the num-
Der of days it had been growing (52), il
was found that it must have been on an
average 1000 feet per day, and on favor
able days about 2, 600 feet Col. Clark,
the president of the Agricultural college
says that while this growth was going
on, and the big squash was expanding
and lifting its enormous burden, great
drops of sweat stood all over its rough
rind, proving that if felt the great task
imposed upon it.
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DID it ever occur TO you what the
m Gaming of s'No cards" and ''No cake"
appended to a marriage announcement
means? It is simply the exclamation OF
the editor thrown in. in spiteful way,
to show that he was not remembered.
WITH many readers brilliancy OF style
passes for affluence of thought they
mistake butter cups in the grass for i'm
measurable gold mines under the ground.
--LOnQTe{lOfc
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A FISHY ROMANCE.
The nrA~ Of Gne Lost Ship
Florida Discovered After
Living on an Unknown
Island Twenty
five Years.

This strange and somewhat salty if
not fishy story is from The New Orleans
Plcayune About month ago friend
Of Mrs. Harmon Jones read in an Eng
llsh paper the account of some British
vessel having been driven out of her
course III a storm and sighted an un-
know island. Much to the surprise of
the crew the island turned out to be in
habited, and still more astonishing by
men who spoke the English language
The rest of the story as given in the
paper referred to is that the castaways
told the ships company that they were
the Florida party who had sailed from
New Orleans in 1S49 bound for Califor-
mia, that they had been wrecked on the
island and had dwelt there ever since, it
being then more than 25 years since
they had seen human face or sign of
the world from which they were so ut
terly eliminated. The paper gave the
to have been of the Florinda's S crew, and
IL many other ways, according to the
version of Mrs. Jones's frind, the iden-
tlty of the party was established, as none
but themselves could have established
it.
1t was further stated that the British
but they declined, saying that they had
been lost for quarter of a century
that they knew not in what situation
they would find the families that they
had left, and that they preferred staying
and ending their days there rather than
venture back to such doubtful ard un-
certain future. This paper was four
months old when Mrs. Jones friend saw
it one month ago, and the events mar
rated are described as having occurred
four months previous to the issue of the
paper. 1t IS just nine months since the
island was discovered by the British YES
sci; at that time all OF nearly all of the
Florida's, party appear to have been
alive. It need not be said that this
news has aroused the deepest interest.
To the community at large it recalls the
familiar occurrence of the Florinda' 8
sailing from New New Orleans with an
adventurous company. To the families
of the ill-fated men it comes like a mes
sage from another world, and is as
though it were an announcement of a
resurrection. Within the past few days
the relatives have been living in a state
Of constant excitement, and many of
them, especially the sons of Harmon
Jones, John A. Sidney and Cap
tain kenmure, the skipper of the Flor
india, have devoted themselves to the
task of following the clue given by the
friend who saw the English paper. Ex-
tensive inquiries are now on foot, and
the British counsel has kindly interest
ed himself in the affair so far as to agree
to forward to the war Office in London a
statement of the circumstances, SO That
the name of the vessel which touched
at the castways' home can be ascertain
ed and the bearings of the island taken
from her log.
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FAITHFUL TO IT'S TRUsT.-Never, in
the history of the world, has party
been more faithful in carrying out the
will of the people, than the Republican
party. It has been true to every prom
ise it has kept sacred every pledge; it
has carried the nation through period
of great peril it has been the recogniz-
ed bulwark of civil and religious liberty.
Its past record is a true index of its
future possibilities. To this record,
the only one that can determine the merit
of individuals or parties, the nation may
well point with pride. What the party
has been, it now is and viii be in tae
future.
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A CANINE kLEPTOMANIAC.-A Green
Island man has wonderful dog-a YER
table canine kleptomaniac. Either by
patient teaching or by natural instinct
he steals whatever he can pick up away
from home. He Will sneak into gro
Gerry store and suddenly dash off with a
mop between his teeth, or a scrubbing
brush or broom, or any thing of light
weight. IF any one leaves a package
within reach the dog will ;covertly grab
it and run, always taking his booty
home and expecting to be encouraged
for his pilfering. He apparently takes
great pride in his accomplishments and
will not associate with other dogs, but
keeps studiously apart by himself and is
often found gazing into vacancy, as If
maturing a maurading expedition OF
concoting daring theft. He will some
times be absent from the house all night,
and in the morning the earliest riser of
the houshold will find him crouched on
the rear stoop invariably with booty of
some kind, and generally of some value
in his possession. The dog has become
SO generally known, and his reputation
so bad, that storekeepers will not allow
him TO lounge near their doors, but
drive him away ON his first appearance.
Marvellous stories are told of his strength,
such as his theft of a half quintal of
Goldfish from a groceryman, bag of
buc!shot from O hardware store, and a
small sledge from blacksmith shop.
The most wonderful achievement was
the carrying off of thirty pound frkin
of butter from farmers wagon. How
the animal tugged it home is not known,
but it was found at his masters house
and reclaimed. The dog is mongrel,
quick and active, but an awkward and
ungainly little fellow.-TrOy Times.
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BLOWN FROM A CANNoN.-One of the
most horrible accidents that ever occur
red on the water front of the scity, says
The San Francisco Chronicle, took place
yesterday noon, and under somewhat
peculiar circumstances. The steamer
City of Toxic, having on board Commo-
dore Maury of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, who has recently been
promoted from the position of Senior
Captain, had just left her moorings at
the dock and pushed out into the stream
when salute was fired in his honor.
The firing was done from a battery of
four thirty pound Parrot guns stationed
upon the end of the company's wharf,
and under the direction of Capt. Lach-
Ian, the superintendent. The men in
charge of the guns were all well drilled,
and are represented to have handled the
cannon with much care. The firing was
done in twenty seconds time. Gun No
l went off promptly, but No. 2 did not
respond owing to some evident defect in
the friction primer. No. 3 was then
discharged, and new primer having
been placed in No. 2, word was given to
fire it Off Through some uncountable
circumstance Patrick Lanigan, who had
been acting as thumber, stepped in front
Oh the canuoI ab bue HIoHleHG oI I1S olS-
charge, and was blown into the water.
The accident caused great consterna-
ton, and steps were taken for the speedy
recovery of the body of the unfortu-
nate man, but it was nearly an hour and
half before the dredger secured his
remains. It was found that his right
arm had been blown off below the elbow
while the left hand ond wrist had been
severed. The deceased had been in the
employ of the company from time to
time during the past twelve years, and
was esteemed as an Industrious hard
working man. He was about 40 years
of age and resided on Shipley street,
near Ninth. He leaves wife and five
children to mourn his sudden death.
The Coroner took charge of the body
and an inquest will be held this morning.
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A WINDY SroRY.-A little zephyr
struck Floyd County the other day, and
nearly turned it upside down. 1t blew
John Barney's house over with Mrs.
Barney and the children in it, rolled it
over three times, iammed Il up against a
tree and tore it to pieces, and the in
mates were only slightly bruised. As a
postscript to all this we would say that
Mrs. Barney, who is somewhat deaf,
never desisted from heI knitting all that
time, and when the final crash came only
looked up and said: fCome in; don t
knock. "-B1Tlingtoa Ratckege.
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THE INDIAN LOVERS SONG.

Hasten, love ! the sun has set,
And the moon, through twilight gieaminG
On the mosques white i.ai-----~e
Now its sfiSer light is streaming.
All is hrlshd in soft repoSe
Silence rests on field ani dwelling,
Save where the bulbul to the rose
A tale OF love is telling.
Stars are glitering in the sky,
'.Blest abodes of light and gladness -
Oh my life that thou and
Might quit for them this world of sadness.
See the FREELY and the tope
Brightly through the darkness shining,
As the ray which heavenly hope,
Flashes on the soul repining.
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CH.aREES EFGEEEe.

n =
Nv ishment Sth street, south end of Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete and contains
large assortment of fashionable clothes and Gent
furnishing goods constantly hand Please call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere. 1921
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DETTISTRr Il,

DR. A. 3. PATCEEN, Dentist. Office
IL i'll Sherman's building, Sth Street,
hanitowoc Wis
IN Teeth extracted without pain.
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e. S.aHD ERSOA

MANUFACTURER and Dealer In
Wi Boots, Shoes, Leather, &c, &c. Shop on Buffalo
street, the corner of Eighth. Repairing neatly
and promptly executed.
Manitowoc, September 20, 1865.
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GUSTar FEEEFgS.

" AEtIE M n n Ess anu . Z. " A3I,f4ft. UI
w fers his services for repairing all kinds OF
Clocks and watches. Has fine and well selected
assortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks
American, English and Swiss Watches as also
and Plated Jewelry, at his Brick Store on Sth
trest, South side one door south of hremers Mani
owoc. s-Iy
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r.. kerry.
YORK Street. .Nianitewo oe. Wis. ID callers

WORK Street, Mani to " Oc. us. DcRIer1
L in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Fancy Goods
Glass ware, Boots and Shoes Ready made Clothing,
Paper hangngs Hats Caps Toys Children Car riases
Live Geese Feathers, Bird Cages, Kerosene Oil and
Lamps &C., &C. share of public patronage is solf-
ted