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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25

WHEAT Has THE WoRLD DoNsi-Ths world
has had six thousand years to bring On its
"more excellent way" What has it de-
vised. apart from the Bible, to heal the
sores Of the broken. sounded, bleeding
hsartf What has Rome in hsr ages Of mar
tial glory, = Greece in her ages Of philos'
ophic culture or refinement. done to solve
the vsxsd problem Of aching humanity .
What streams of comfort has the rod wisld.
ID By tAsir greatest intsleots, extoeted
from the haxrsn rocki What trees have
thsy planted in the worlds desert "whoss
lsaf shall mt fade. nsithsr shan tha
huit thsEso1 b consumed; whose fruil
ihan ~ fn nsaA and the lsaf for msdt
- = On ~ sthAr hand. bow many
ths1snn1A saa1nsd With pain. teetarsd With
1sah& anxieevI agitstsd With ssnaEsA darA
( sne9 IN hmsHysnant- ~ Gek. ~
{ vs - 1a5. - dyine, Anss bea
u c - 11tea ~ - GVuU1ogUn1
J! ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25
You're Right

Adopt this beautiful motto
Write Il IN letters of gold:
IL saying uttered IN wisdom.
Applies to tho young and the old I
Twill help u along in LIES journeys
Nothing like starting Alright;
Such action Is pleasing to others
And Rlls u with inward delight
Who can compute all the trouble
The errors. disasters, and Voc.
That occur from neglect Of this dutyt
Their number but few Of ~ know.
Think and reflect before acting,
Weigh well the project in view:
Be sure Of righteous decision
On whate'er you wish to pursue
Those vho've adopted this motto
Seldom have cause 20 regret.
It saves US . deal Il Disfortune.
Relieves u from w6rry and fres
We Jog along, easy ant lappy.
On wide and . defiite plan. 7
Assured Of success in our labor
BY doing the best that we can.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25
He Had Been There.

81 suppose there are plenty Of saw-mills
ovef in your State. )" said Chicago man to .
party from Michigan. the other night.
.'Wal, I shud say there wus, " replied the
Gichigandsr; "Why. sir. Michigan b
gettn' 20 dern full NV Aw-mills that you
can hardly meet . man over there with
mors'n two fingers ON hand.
And sticking up paw on which dwalt .
lone digit. - proof Of his assertion. h.
quietly continued:
"lvs ahuck hands with um mysSN
CAicsSs Jssrnal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25
Ants

- SornAS Il a.. ResfnqunaqlQonp 1xaGAax>ruu1
mayks the Rev. J. g. Wood. ia hin recently
published work. Man and Deast,") are
absolutely startling. 90 closely DO they re-
semble the customs Of hunsn civilization.
They have armies commanded by oficeEs,
who issue their orders, insist upon obsdi.
ence, and, on the march, viii not permit
any Of the privates to stray from the ranks.
There are some ants which till the gr.mnd.
weed it. plant the particular grain On which
they feed, cut it when ripe. and stors ID
in their subterra mean granaxist. There
are ants which are - axrant slavsholdeu ~
any people ON earth ever were. They mako
systematic raids on the nests Of other ants.
carry OF the yet unmatched cocoons. and
rear them in their own nests to be their
own servants. There ere ants which bury
their dead-a fact which was discovered BY
accident. A lady bad been obliged to 6ll
some ants, the bodies Of which hy about
the ground. Presently . single ant found
its dead companions. examined them. and
then went of. Presently it returned with
. number Of others. and proceeded to ths
dead bodies. Four ants went TO each corpse
two lifting it up and the other two follow,
ing; the main body. some two hundred in
number. following behind. The four bear.
ers took their Office in turns, one pair re-
lieving the other when they were tired.
They went straight to . sandy hillock. and
there the bearers put down their bnrdena,
and the others immediately began 10 dig
holes. A dead ant was then placed IN saca
grave. and the soil Alled in. The six o.
seven ants refused to assist n gravs-dig-
ging, upon which the rest sst on tAsn,
killed them, dug one large hole. and tar
Lied them unceremoniously into IL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25
Go nscience's Promissory Notes

We read with amusement the description
Of Wilkins Micawber's promissory notes
how, with him, the signing Of such pro.
promises to pay were equivalent to handing
over the cash itself; but We neglect to draw
Q moral from the pleasant fiction. Do we
not, all Of US, over and over again. make
good resolutions, when convinced Of wrong
doing, which are but promissory notes to
conscience7 Notes which we seldom take
up, by the way. though we forget that our
honor is compromised by the omission. II
is 30 easy to promise! If we are remiss in
our duty toward loved one, q few kind
words. promise for future amendment. in
ouropinion, ,compensatesfora all pastneglecty
but if that loved one dies ere we have time
to render ompensation-what thena All,
my friends, if individuals would only keep
their promises toward the living! That is
the neglect we deplore. Many times pro-
misses never seem to be fully realized till
the one who called them forth lies silent in
death, till the "too late" stares US in the
face, and removes our every opportunity.
we KNOW U mtbu WIZ tOOA SAIiiSu p1iuc W
his home three years ago. who promised to
love and cherish her, for better, for worse,
in sickness and in health; and when he
made this solemn vow, he did SO in the sim
cerity Of his heart. suppose. yet when the
little wife got sick, end lay for months and
months on weary bel. wasting her pre-
cious life away. ho knew nothing about
cherishing then. The house was gloomy
enough" He thanked "his business kept
him out all day. and when it didn't, there
were plenty Of places in which to loiter
away the time"-while the white-faced
child-woman counted the hours in loneliness
and sadness. By-and-by she died, and her
untimely death was caused just rs much by
his neglect as by the shafts of disease.
Then rumcrs came to him---crnorse which
made him a prematurely old man. But it
was too late-no promises could aid her
now-she was gone from him forever. To
you all may these words be spoken in
season.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25

@ When COLUMBUS b,aved the
perils of unknown seas to add Ameri-
ca to the world, it was the white hand
OF a woman Chat fitted him for his
voyage of discovery. So it is that
woman equips man every day for the
voyage of life. Woman, as man g
helper, rises 70 her peculiar and best
attitude. He represents the intellect
ual, she the mind-governing hearts.
Power appertains to him, but influence
more subtle and penetrating than
Power-another name for power in
its most delicate and all-pervading
forms-belongs to her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25

INCREASE OF NEuRA1a1A.-Neu uralgia
IN the faces and heads of women is
Nssiy On the increase, as compared
with the number af Instances Of dis
ease among men; and this is believed
to be due to the inferior protection af-
forded by tho mode in which women
now cover their heads; It is not on
ly one of the most common of femi-
nine maladies, bnt one of the most
painful and difficult of treatment. II
lis also . cause Of much mental depres-
sion. and is regarded by;physicians az
leading more often TO habits Of intem.
perancs among women than any othe,
disease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-25

What wreck % shocking b behold -
the wreck Of dissolute man-the vigor a
life exhausted. and yet IL Arst stsps II -
honorable career not taEen-in himssh .
lasar-house Of disease; dead, but. by .
heathenish custom Of society, not buzisd I
Rogues have had the initial letters q thNiR.
title burnt into the palms Of thsix kasda--
even for murder. Cain was only tEsnded
on the forehead but ovsr the vh0ae
person Of the debauches or the inshsiates
the signatures Of infamy are written. How
nature brands him with stigma anA cp-
probriuml How she hangs labels aQ cvsf
10 testify her disgust at his existeace'
and to admonish others to beware q his
example! How she loosens Al hi:
Joints, sends tremors along the mus
cles. and bends forward his frame, - il ~
bring him upon all-fouzs with kindFsa
brutes, or to degrade him 70 the reptilsl
crawling! How she disagures hsT e.
tenance, a. II intent npon oblitsrating ~
traces Of her own image. - thst abe nay
swear that she never made him How -
pours rheum over his eyes, sends fouIeP'a
to inhabit his breath. and shrieks, - WA
trumpet, from every pore q M o''ss
"Behold blast r
4 PnrrrY Cusron.-Ons of ths -
test of Christmas customs y the NOT.
practice Of giving. on Christmas ~: 5.
dinner to the BIRDS On Chrisfmas
every gable, gateway. or bsrn-doos y -, ~
ra4ed With . sheaf Of corn hxsa ..
ton Of TAN pole. vherefrom It i H. -
that the birds shall make their Cn ...;,.
dinaer. Even the peasants xin ~ eoss
20 have . handful set By tor tnz
s.d That ths birds do not ~ 9. - -
D.y romans for them to y
jsisyzs during h. int.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

A ROAMING LETTER. have been
shown letter, ADDRESSED from London
to lady at Suffer Greek, which has ta-
ken % years to reach its destination.
The disposal of about $4,000 worth of
property in England, and hence, the
authorities have put themselves to more
than ordinary trouble to see that it fell
into the hands of the party to whom it
is addressed. 1t bears the date of April,
1853, and has circumnavigated the globe
twice. 1t has sought its owner in sgd
ney, Australia, on two different occas-
ions, and, failing in its course to the
Southern Cross, it fell into the London
dead-letter office, where it remained for
five years. At last it was forwarded to
Sutter Greek, and was perused by the
rightful party nearly a quarter of a Gen.
tuary after it was penned. In the
protracted interval that elapsed between
its penning and delivery, the estate to
which it related was wasted by cost
ly litigation. and is now scarcely worth
the trouble of going to look after it
-ABlGClOr (CdO Ledger.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

HISTORY OF A FALSE DIAMOND.-A
curious object was sold a few days ago
at the auction mart of the Hotel Drouot,
Paris. 1t was false diamond exactly
like the famous Regent. So far, there
was nothing extraordinary in the fact,
many pastes having been made before in
the same model. But the counterfeit
just sold for 20 francs was twenty-seven
years ago palmed off to an unsophistica-
ted dupe rs the real Regent for the trife
of 200, 600 frances. The story is worth
relating. One day in 1849, q French
man, calling himself the Counte de Bois-
SAINT, waited on Prince Torveni, at
Naples. 'tI belong" said he, ''to one
of the richest families of France, so rich,
in fact, that it recently bought some of
the Grown jewels, and among them the
celebrated Regent diamond, which I
hold in my hand. Being rather pressed
for money I thought would apply to
you to lend me 200, 900 francs on it.
The Prince believed the Frenchman,
and lent him the money. Needless to
say, the 'sCountc de Boissant" did not
turn up again. The Prince subsequent
ly made present of his bad bargain to
an actress, who died in Paris the other
day, and the false diamond figured
among her effects that came under the
hammer.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

A WONDERFUL TREE.-About two
miles from the city of Mexico, at little
place called La Cuba, is the old tree
known in history as Noche Triste, under
the branches of which, tradition has it,
Cortes gathered together his little re-
mnant Of men on the sad night he was
attacked by the Aztecs and driven from
the city. It is at least remarkable old
tree, and worth the ride to see for itself.
1t IS cypress, of q variety that grows
to an immense size in this part of Mex
leo. 1t is more than thousand years
old, and about ten feet though at the
base, and is gnarled and twisted III a
wonderful way. It enlarges above, SO
at ten feet from the earth it is fourteen
feet in diameter. At twenty feet it di-
vides into two immense trunks. Fire
was put to it few years since, and the
inner portion and larger upper trunk
mostly burned away. The lesser trunk
and shell WI, however, live for ages.
Three years ago the Mexican Govern
ment put q handsome stone and iron
fence around it, SO that no vandal
hand can now touch it. Perhaps no
object about the city has for the reader
Of Prescott q great charm than the old
tree Noche Triste. Cincinnati En-
(y7kireJ
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08
How They HANG A MAN In CHl


How THEY HANG MAN In CHINA
I observe one mode of Chinese capital
punishment know as s'the cage" The
sscage' used was between, and 3 feet
square, and over feet Eigh. Near the
four sides were made to fit around man. S
neck, close enough to hang him. The
bottom was close floor of plank. The
condemned man was put into this cage
his head projecting above, the cover
fitting around his neck, and under his
feet a number of bricks, one above the
other, just enough to enable him to
stand on tiptoe. When this position,
from weariness, became uncomfortable,
his only relief was to hang by his neck.
Tue design is to make man suffer as
much as possible, but not to kill him
too quickly. Usually, after criminal
has been standing thus for day or so,
one of the bricks is removd, and then
another, until he hangs by his neck
altogether. It said that a strong man
ordinarily viii endure this torture several
days before life becomes extinct
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08
1 SINGULAR TRAGEDY IN BER1

A SINGULAR TRAGEDY IN BERLIN
The Berlin Tageblatt, of March 27, con-
tains an account of one Of the most
singular tragedies recently reported.
The scene of the bloody affair was at No.
Doeffinger street, in Berlin. The chief
actor was Col. Y. Sodernstern, Chief of
the Departmet of the Officers of tho
War Department. He committed the
act about midnight, and in a letter to
his superior officer, Maj. Gen. Regan,
he detailed the reasons which led to the
deed. He said that his wife, while in
sane took poison, which caused her the
most terrible suffering and asked him
Cor more. After q dreadful mortal
struggle he gave it to her to assuage her
torture. Her sutferings were only inten
sifed. Then, agonized by the picture
of her agony, he drew a revolver and
shot her dead. He would join her. and
he begged his superior officer to bury
him alongside of his 'best beloved. "
The funeral of the Col. took place on
March Is. We was buried with the
highest military honors. But at the
funeral the strange announcement was
made that the man had not killed his
wife, but only himself. A post mortem
examination revealed beyond doubt that
she was dead when he fred his revolver.
This was established by several facts,
one of which was that the bullet wound
was perfectly round, with no ragged
edges, and not a drop of blood had been
shed, externally or internally.
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PASSAGE TICKET
American and FOREIGN Patents.

Gilmore Co., Successors to Chipman, Hosmsr g.
Co.. Solicitors Patents procured in all countries No
Fees in advance. No charge unless the patent is
granted No fees for making preliminary examina-
tions. No additional fees for obtaining and conduc-
ting a rehearng. BY a recent decision of the Com
missioner All rejected applications may lie revived.
Special atent given to Interference Cases before
the Patent Office Extensions before Congress, mfr
ingent Suits different States and all litigation ap
pertaining to Inventions or Patents Send stamp to
Gilmore Co. for pamphlet of sixty pages.
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CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST RAILWAY.

Close connections are made at Chicago
with the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, Michigan Central, Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, Kan
kakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for
all points EAST and SOUTHEAST, and
with the Chicago & Alton and Illinois
Central for all points SOUTH.
Close connections are made with the
Union Pacific r. r. at Omaha fer all
far West points.
Close connections are made at iunc-
tlon points with trains cfan cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACECARS
These celebrated cars are run on all
night trains on all the lines of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these
cars between Chicago and st. Paul or
Chicago and Milwaukee.
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with
the Overland Sleepers on the Union
Pacific Railroad, for all points west of
of the Missouri River.
Among the
Inducements Offered by This Route
to the travelling public are all the modern
improvements: Rock and Gravel Ball
asted Track, Steel Rail, Rock and Iron
Bridges, Parlor and Drawing Room
Day Coaches, Smoking and Lounging
Cars, Westinghouse Safety Air Brakes,
Miller's Patent Safety Coupling and
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute
Comfort.
Running thro' Five Great States,
and operating over 2, 900 miles of road,
this Company presents to the traveller
facilities that ARE NOT and CANNOT be
offered by any Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets
via this route.
IF you wish the best travelling accom-
odations, you will buy your tickets By
this route, and will take no other.
MARVIN HUGHITT, W. H. STENETT,
Genl Superintendent. Gen1 Passenger Agent.
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Pensions.

All OFFICERS. SOLDIERS, and SAL
1IOR wounded ruptrred, or injured in the late
however siightlp, obtain pension by addressing
GILM ORE g. CO.
Cases prosecuted by GTLMOEE G CO. before
the Supreme Court of the United States. the Court
OF claims and the Southern Claims Commission
Each department of our business is conducted IN a
separate bureau, under charge ofthe same experience
ed parties employed by the old hrIn PIoInpt a..eh
tion N All business entrusted to GILMORE d. co.
Is tllns secured We desire TO win success
by deserving it,
Ad.!Iess GILMORE x Co, 6Za street, W Washington,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

PRoF. HAYDEN says that in one of the
prehistoric Aztec villages of Arizona his
party found nearly 200 petrified cats
last fall Col. Stevenson, the business
manager Of the exhibition, has given some
of the largest specimens to the Smith
sonian Institution.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

New MARRIED LovERs.-A Cleveland
| drummer vas in Elyria a few Sundays
ago, and while sitting in his room heard
from the next room, the mysterious ques-
| ton and answer: .
'sWhose ducisy are you?'
'I'se your ducky!"
A few moments passed, during which
the drummer sat in open.mouthed won
der, and the silence was again broken:
"Whose duckey are you?"
'Tse your duckeyl''
Unable to stand it much longer alone
the Clevelander hurried down the Office,
learned that newly married couple
were in the house, invited three other
drummers to hear the the fun, and tip
toed back to his room. The wicked
quartet crammed their handkerchiefs
into their mouths, and during the next
quarter of an hour heard that fond con-
undrum put and answered no less than
four times by the unconscious rustic
and his blushing bride.
At dinner, as luck would have it, the
bride and the groom were seated be-
tween two of the drummers, while the
original discoverer of the bonanza sat
opposite. The table had been cleared
of the substantials, and orders for de-
sert had been given. At that moment
aspirit of mischief took entire possession
Of the Clevelander. Leaning across
the table, he looked archly at his
nearest friend, and in dulcet tones pro-
pounded the conundrum:
"Whose dnckey are you?'
The other chap was equal to the
emergency, and, in tones of affected
sweetness, got in his answer:
'I'se your duckyl"
Two scarlet rustic faces, the futter of
white dress through the doorway, two
vacant seats at the table, and four crazy
drummers laughing till the tears ran,
flashed across the vision of the spectator
as the curtain fell.
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Land Cases, Land Warrants, and scrip.

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the U. s.
General Land Office and Department Of the Interior.
Private Land Claims and Homestead Cases attended
to. Land Scrip in 4O, so, and go acres pieces for
sale This Scrip is assgnable and can be located In
the name of the purchaser upon any Government
land subject private ontry, at 81 25 per 1t
is of equal value with Bounty Land Warrants. Send
Stamp to Gilmore Co. flor pamphlet OF Instruction.
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CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST
ERIN RAILWAY.

Passengers for CHICAGO, Detroit, To
ledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Rochester, Alba
ny, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Port
land, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, st. Louis,
Cairo, San Francisco. Sacramento, Og-
den, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council
Bluffs, Sioux City, st. Paul, Marquette,
Escanaba, Menaslla, Madison, Cheyenne,
Omaha, Yankton, Winona, Duluth,
Green Bay, Milwaukee. and all points
North, West, South and East, should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08
A JUGGLER'S FATAL MISTAKE.

A murder case awaiting trial at the
Cuddapah Sessions in India last month
was, according TO the India paper, ex-
pected to give rise to much legal discus
sion as to whether the circumstances
justified the charge. A iuggler who al
legged that he possessed some power
which rendered him ''bulIet-proof," in
vited the prisoner in the case to aim at
him with loaded musket, assuring him
that he might do SO without the slight
est fear of producing any painful results.
The prisoner accepted the kind invita-
ton, and, with loaded musket present
ed to him by the juggler Immediately
sent q bullet through his head. It is
urged that as there was no intention on
the part of the prisoner to kill the de-
ceased, the charge of murder can not be
maintained. The juggler was thorough
iy confident of his own invulnerability,
and several of his relations who were to
be called as witnesses for the defense
We're prepared to prove that although
several times shot at before, he was
never hurt. Some few years ago in
England ''wizard" at one of tho theatre
begged one of the audience as q favor to
fire gun at him. The spectator thus
invited loaded the gun with charge
of shot he had brought with him for
the express purpose OF testing crucially
the alleged invulnerabilityo OF the wizard.
The result was painful in the extreme
the wizards face was peppered with
shot, and the spectator who fired the
gun was given into the custody of the
police. Both harrowly escaped death
one by the gun, the other by the
gallows.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-08

A BEAR on Wednesday night of last
week took five sheep from Adam Saxe's
fold in Charlestown, Calumet county.
Their remains were found subsequently
IN q swamp.
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II. II. .MELETDE.

APHER. Eighth Street, Whites
1 new block, Manitowoc, Wis is prepared to take
Photographs or Tintypes Of every size aud ia the
latest style the All negatives reteuched. Call
and examine specimens and pricesi Copying and
enIarging old pictures specially. keep copstant-
ly on hand large assortment OF frames for the
tTrade chpaOianT6 A B. MELENDY. e
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ARREARS OF PAY and BOUNTY. .

Officers Soldiers and Sailors of fhe late war, or
their heirs in many entitled to money from
the Government of which they have Knowledge.
Write full history of service. andsae amount OF pay
and bounty received. Enclose stamp to Gilmore
Co.. and full reply after examination, Will be Civ
en- YOU free.
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s. S.aTDERSOE.

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