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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

ONE of Mark Twain's best jokes was
prepetrated at dinner to which he had
been invited. He had been told that his
health would be drunk during the even
ing, and it was. But Mark was armed
and equipped. He drew from his pocket
a large roll of manuscript and proceeded
to read to his astonished auditor that he
was entirely taken by surprise; and
was wholly uuprepared to reply, and SO
on. as Customary with after-dinner
sneakers
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

day man took home book containing
several anecdotes showing power of i'm
agination, and after reading to his wife
he tenderly said 'tNow, Angelina, you
may imagine that you hear me kissing
Madalina In the other room, and you see
how wicked it would be to accuse me of
such thing" "Julius john" she re-
piled, in smooth voice, '.if ever 1 i'm
agine such thing, you'll need doctor
within fifteen minutes, and I'll surely
send for him, no matter what the book
says"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
A WOMAN CARRIES A LIZARD IN
HER STOMACH FOR TWELVE
YEARS.
From the Omaha Herald.

A most remarkable case has been
brought to light in Council Bluffs by
the enterprise of the Globe man, in
which woman had . live lizard taken
from her stomach after it had remained
there for nearly twelve years. About
eight years ago lady, at that time about
45 years of age, emigrated from Pensyl-
vania to Iowa, and settled in Council
Bluffs. She came for her health, For
several years she had been troubled with
what she supposed to be indigestion,
and nothing that she took nor treatment
she received seemed to do her any good
or alleviate her suffering. In fact, she
grew worse, pain and suffering increas-
ing instead of diminishing.
Her physicians were unable to dag
nose the disease. Some pronounced it
tumor or cancer. Some treated her
for one thing and some for another, but
there was no change for the better-the
patient remained about the same-some-
times better and sometimes worse, as
the case might be. Immense sums of
money had been paid out to a score or
more of doctors, whose eagerness TO Wis
it her as often as possible, and get their
pay with equal regularity, seemed to
outrun their zeal to cure their patient.
1t was a s'soft snap"-a lingering patient
and a willing one to pay. But the spell
finally broke. After twelve long weary
years Of suffering the person grew des-
perate and the patience with which she
| had borne the treatment ceased to be q
| virtue. and she resolved on change Of
physicians. A change was at once
made, and what followed can be told il
few words. The lady described hel
case, her long suffering, at times com
pletely prostrating her, and how she haG
been treated and what for. TIE new
man of little pills seemed to take in The
| situation at once, and without informing
the patient what he thought her troEb
les were, proceeded at once to trea
| the case. The work was short, and de-
hverance soon followed. It was liz
zard-a long black lizard, which had
been feeding and gnawing at that poo
woman's stomach for little more than
twelve years, eating what she ate, ant
subsisting upon what she required t.
give her health and strength. The lady
says she has no recollection of evel
swallowing the dread and to be dreaded
reptile, but says her health began te
fail about twelve years ago, and she ha!
suffered more or less ever since. The
| lizard as we learn, was delivered alive
and is now alive In q bottle at the lady's
house in the western part of the city
1
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
SHELTER FoE The HEAD.-Many &

SHELTER FoI The HEAD.-Many q
severe headache, says The American
Agriculturist. and restless night alter
an exhausting days work in the harvest
field might be prevented by the use of
some simple precautions. The sun
beats down uron the head and neck with
great force, when the thermometer marks
80 degrees and over in the shade, and
the scorching effect of heat of $50 de-
grees in the direct sunshine is poth I'M
comfortable and dangerous to the health.
The head should be protected in ouch
cases by wearing straw hat, or one of
some open material, with q broad brim
and by placing leaf of cabbage or let
tuce Of wetted camblic handkerchief in
the crown of it. The very sensive
back of the head and neck is best pro-
tected by means of white handker
chief fastened by one border to the hat
band, and the rest made to hang down
loosely over the neck is thus shaded
from the suns rays, and the loosely flap
ping handkerchief causes constant cur
rent of air to pass around and cool the
neck and head. We have found this to
be 4 most comfortable thing to wear
and its value rs a protector to the base
OF the brain ard the spinal marrow is SO
well known in hot countries, that the
nse of similar protection is made imper-
alive in armies while on the march.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

FoRERUNNERs. -''Do you believe in
forerunners ?" asked nervous lady of
old Deacon L. eyes, ma'am," replied
the deacon ''I've seen them" ssBless
mel" exclaimed the lady; edo tell p
"Yes," continued the deacon, fixing his
eyes with a solemn stare on dark cor
ner of the room 81 see one noW ?"
"Mercy! mercy on me !" shrieked the
lady "wherei" s'There therel'' said
the deacon, pointing to where his eyes
were directed. "That cat, ma'am, may
all fours.''
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
Centaur
Linin1ents.

So nearly perfect the recipes of these wonderful
pain soothing and healing Centaur Liniments, that
confidently say they Will alternate any pain
arising from flesh, bone or muscle arrangements.
We do not pretend that they will mend broken leg
erte1ninate bols, but in such cases they will
reduce the inflammation and stop the pain Nor can
guarantee the proper results where the body is
poisoned Jy acliskey. Temperance is necessary
a proper physical, mental condition.
THE WHITE CENTAUR LINIMEST is particularly
adapted to all of RhuenlatiSm, Lum5ago Neu-
ralgia Erysipelas. ITCH S,uias Chillblians, Cuts,
Bruises Stings Poisons scads sciatica, Weak Back,
Pains in the side, Wounds, Weeping Sinews. Burns,
Frosted Feet, Palsy, Ear ache Tootl-ache Head ache
Ulcers Old Sores Broken Breasts Sore Nipples Sore
Threat Group, Dipthorias etc. The of these
complaints the Ccntaur Eminent will cure; all OF
them it will benefit II will erract tie poison from
bites and stings and will burns and Scaids with
out scar. The following is but sample Of thous-
and similar testimonials:
ANTIOCH ILL, Dec. l. 1871.
"My wife has, for II long time, been terrible suf
cians and many remedies. The only thing which has
given her relief is Centaur Liniment. i am rejoced
to say this has cured her.
". II RING, Postmaster
1t is an undisputalle fact that the Ceutaur Lini-
ments performing cures nerer before eBectef by
any preparation in exiseuce,-like Chronic kheuin,-
tism of thirty gears standing. STRENGTHENING ingers
and joints which had been stf for six years, ling
the soreness from burns, &c.
One dollar or even fifty CENTS invested in Ces taur
Imminent will be within reach toien accident oc-
ca,s and will do more good than any amount OF
money paiu for medical attendance When physic-
ians are called they frequently use this Lihiment
and of course charge several prices for it.
The Yellow Centaur Liniment
is adapted to the tough skim muscles and flesh of the
animal creation Its effects upon severe cases OF
Spawn, Sweeny, WindGnll, Big-IIead and Poll Evil
are little less than marvellous.
Messrs. ]. Mcclure Co, Druggists, corner Elm
and Front Streets, Cincinnati, o., say:
I'm our neighborhood number of teamsters are
| using the Centaur Lniment. They pronounce 1t SUI
perior to anything they have ever used. We sell as
high four to five dozen bottles per month to own
| ers of horses and mules"
We have volumes of testimonials describing cures
of Sprains Kicks, Calls, Poll-Evil, Big Head ant
even Founders, which little less than maryes
| No owner of an animal can afford to be without &
bottle of Centaur Liniment, which any day may
! prove worth twenty times its cost.
| Sold everywhere, but prepared only at the
Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co.,
46 DEFY STREET, NEW YORK.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

CONCERNING A WICKED PARRoT.-A
young man out on North Hill, says The
Burlington Hawkeye, bought a parrot
some months ago, and in anticipation
that be was going to be married and go
to the Centennial, he secretly taught the
parrot to say, s'Welcome, thrice welcome
home" every time anybody opened the
front door, thinking what delightful
surprise it would be to the young wife
to be thus cheerfully welcomed home on
their return. Bnt while they were on
their tour, the nervous woman who was
left in charge of the house, taught the
parrot new remark, as q protection
against burglars, and when the young
people came homo in the night train and
let themselves in at the hall door with q
latch-key, they were shocked and appal-
led by terrific shout of ''thieves |.
thieves police police Here Bull !
here Bull Scatter, we son of thief,
or Eli tear your heart out" Next day
the parrot died, and the young wife says
she wouldn't stay alone five minutes in
that house, not for divorce.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

THE spectacle o. a man with his fifth
bride listening to the funeral sermon of
his fourth wife was witnessed at Bangor,
Maine, recently. No. died of malig-
nant disease, and there were no funeral
services. He Immediately got another
wife, and invited her to attend the fune-
raj sermon of the dear departed.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

THE extraordinary musician known as
Blind Tom plays, by memory, 700 selec-
tons. a trial of his capabilities in this
direction was made few weeks since in
Virginia, and the blind boy actually ac-
comphshed the feat of playing that num-
Der OF pieces.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

An old st. Louis gentleman offered
the following advice to all men in
search of their wives: s'Ride the street.
cars, and when you see a girl who
rings the bell for the car to stop and is
carried by the crossing few steps and
has to step of in the mud and yet smiles
and yet shows good sense and good nat
rre, get her If you can. It's the neatest
test of a women there is &c
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

THEY'VE got a Greek Hercules out at
Woodwards gardens, in San Francisco.
With 400 pounds on his breast, 400 on
his back, bar of 200 pounds on his
neck, and q man on each shoulder, he
walks and dances to music, wearing
shoes weighing seYentyfve pounds
each.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

TRAMPs are said 70 be becoming SO
numerous along the Central Pacific road
in Nevada that conductors and brake
men are scarcely match for them. 1t
is feared that if they continue to go in
gangs, armed guards viii have to be
sent with the trains to protect passen-
oarS
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

THE melon and peach crops make the
candy dealers frown. The falling Oft IN
tho confectionery hade in the melon and
peach season is measured by the thous-
ands of dollars
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

Now is the time to lay in stock of
diamonds and camel's hair shawls They
have deprecated in value more than has
silver, and people seem to have lost in
terest in them entirely. Bread and but
ter end beef is what this generation see
keith after.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
TESTIMONIALS
OF
Waters Pianos and Organs.

Waters new Scale Pianos have peculiar merits
N i. 7riJao7e.
The tone of the Waters Piano is rich, mellow and
sonorous. They possess great volume ofsoHDd and
the continuation of sound singing power Is one OF
their most marked featurcs-Ne1c 1ork Times.
Waters Concerto Organ il so voiced as to have
time like a full rich voice 1t IL especially hu-
in its tone. powerful yet sweet,i'a.'e5 Nes0
Torker Jan6. '76-Iy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31

WHAT is the difference between an
auction and sea-sickness. One is the
sale of effects and the other is the effects
of sail.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
BOrcheTlt'S Extract Of Malt

ranks ~ one of the best OF remedies. In pulmonary
complaints it const anty used, combining with its
general tonic properties tho qualities of expect
GRANT, the extract, is successfully given in
forms of Bronchial Irritation 1t is also employed
with marked advantage, Il remedy for Nervous
Exhaus ton In all kinds of disease, as in Typhoid
Fever, in which nutrition has been long and serious
ly i'm, aired, article is better adapted to the
quirements of the sy stem, than BnRC1iERDrS EX-
TRACT OF MALT. For nursing mothers it is of
especial value, it increases the flow and improves
the milk. 11feh16
For sale by r. d. j. ROBINSON.
Or by q. x. BACON.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-08-31
9 astoria

Cross, sickly babies and children may enjoy health
and mothers hare rest, if they will use Castoria
Worms feverishness teething, mind collie, sour
stomach and undgested food make children cross,
and produce sickness.
Castora will assiIn late the food, erel aco7s and
correct all these things. For twenty years Doctor
Pitcher experimental in his private practice to pro-
duce an effective Cathartic and stomach regulator
which would be effective Castor Oil, without its
unpleasant taste reco1
The reputation of his experiment extended. Ply
sicians and rapidly adopted his remedy, to
which he gave the name of Castoria.
Castoria is pleasant to take honey, regulates
the stomach and bowels, and does not grippe. 1t is
adapted to all ages contains alcohol, and is abso-
luteIy harmless to the most tender infant.
Try Castor in once and you will never be with
out it.
Prepared at the Laboratory of : lose Co., 40
Dey Street New York. may-1S-l3t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

ROTTEN EGGING A SrRANGER.-Mr. Hub
bard, a stranger in this city, was quietly
passing the store of Messrs. Manard &
Sacasagne, No. Decatur street, importers
of poultry, eggs, etc when member OF
the firm, having sold box of eggs to a re-
tail merchant, tie latter was picking out
the bad ones and throwing them out into
the street, paying no attention to passers-
by, Mr.. Hubbard was suddenly SURPRISED
by receiving shower of rotten eggs. The
egg vendor Immediately came out on the
sidewalk and tried to excuse himself, and
also tried to rub the stuff off Mr. Hubbards
coat, but failed to succeed, as he could not
speak English, and Mr.. Hubbard could not
speak French. 5....
Mr. Hubbard went away angry, and the
egg vendor got frightened and ran away,
left his eggs in the store, and has not re-
turned for them. The case was explained
to Mr.. Hubbard by Special Officer Pecora,
and the explanation proved perfectly salts
factory.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18
Loauacity lnd Reserve.

The ideas Of great talker differ very
much from those OF the reserved mantle
former being superficial and comparatively
valueiess, while the latter are truthful, i'm
plessive and profound. The language of
The former skips along as easily and grace
fully as the eyhound. while on the con-
trary, that of the latter, slowly, clumsily and
heavily onward, like the p0nderous, I'M
wieldy elephant He finds it dittult to give
utterauce to his thoughts, which rush for
ward to the portals OF his mouth in
such crowds that they, in fact, block
it up. Whenever you meet with Q man of
this kind give him time, and do not
mistake his hardness for ignorance or imbe.
cility of mind. In nine cases ont OF ten he
not been habituated to conversation his
tongue grows SO rusty that when he does
venture into society no one will wait till
he ia drawn out, and therefore his reserve
continues to Increase. Do not COntemptu.
ously turn your back upon him, but listen,
and he will, in all likelihood, repay your
civiIity with interest. The eagle is a
solitary bird, and his voice may be harsh,
but still he 10 an eagle nevertheless. DO
not imagine that he il asleep, but be more
attentive to nature. The gun is silent until
its note is enc of triumph; the tigers
fatal spring and terrific roar are stimuli
taneOus; the volcano is silent before an
eruption; and all nature seems dead before
the tornado and the earthquake. Nature
employs silence to concentrate her energies.
that the effrct may be more appalling and
sublime. As iron, by long exposure to the
action of fresh water has rusty exterior,
but is inwsrdly improved in quality, 80 the
rust Of the reserved man is only superficial,
while his ideas, over which the stream of
time has passed, are susceptible Of higher
polish, and sink more forcibly into the mind
of his nearer. The diamond IL rough, dull
atone whom first brought from its rocky
bed. yet it receives from the lapidary .
gloom Of the night.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18
Local Intelligence.

ASSAULT ON A SICK WoNAN.-George
William Armstrong and Thomas Cullen
were arrested on St. James, between Re-
ligious and St. Thomas streets, and locked
up in the second precinct station. charged
with assaulting, beating and seriously
wounding, on the evening of the twelfth in
slant, Sarah Cullen, the wife Of one of the
accused, who has been in q sick and destl-
tuts condition at her residence, No. GO ST.
James street, for several wet ks past. Mrs.
Cullen was sent to the Charity Hospital
Cullen contends that the woman is not his
wife, and is insane, and that she came to
his room, and that Armstrong struck her
with his fist and threw her out into the
street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18
STATE NEWS.
ST. JAMES.

From the Sentinel, June II:
Mr.. Eugene Schexn ~ Dire called at our
Office few days ago and presented us with
several of the largest tobacco leaves We
have ever seen. One of them is eighteen
inches wide by twenty.six inches in length.
and another is over thirty-one inches in
length. They were grown by him on Timon
Bourgeois plantation, where he has 1000
stalks of the finest tobacco in the parish.
The work of outing and dry ing perique
tobacco will begin next week. With favor.
able weather tue crop will be large and
good, but small compared with what viii
Manufacture Of perique cigarettes alonf
will consume fully 10000 carrots, and thf,
too, of the finest quality.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

SNEAK THIEF Yesterday Charles
johnson. sneak thief, entered the hat
store of Mr.. Belden, at the corner of Maya
line an Co nmon streets. and stole several
hats. He was detected by some Of the
clerks in the store, who started after him,
when he started to run; but was captured
at the P1stofi,e by one Of the clerks. He
broke loose and ran at great speed down
Decatur street coward the French Market.
Detectives Pecora and Hennessy, who hap
pened to be in the vicinity at the time,
started in pursuit Of the thief. and after .
lively chase succeeded in capturing him at
the corner of Bienvil!e and Decatur streets,
and locked him Up in the third precinct
station, -
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

lican Club, New Oileans, June IL l376.-At - arge
and enthusiastic meeting Of the above el1b the
TO loving pr, ambe and resolutions, piss enJed by
+. H. Mzrony, were unanim ,usly adoDte1:
WHEREAS, The Republicans of Tie state of
Louisiana in order TO successfully carIy he forth
coming eegion, will pave t, nominate ~ their
cand rs tes honest and capable men o. uhdouSteG
integrity; ard,
Whereas, The voters of tina Pour IA " o rd Central
Republican Club recognize ia Colonel Jan,es Ieyia
II man endowed with the above qflaliti and,
Whereas, Colonel Jane. Lewis has rem j. red the
Republican party valuable services in shp poaf
and
Whereas, We repnse in Col mel James LsxiB fro
fullest confidence; ther FIRE bs it
Resolved, That III, Republicans Of shFs ward
unanimously indorse CT lone Jsmes Es'>is az tie
candidate OF The Repulican party Of ,fx- State OF
Louisiana for the Office of Let tenant fS,rsI nOy5
and be it further
Resolved. That these eamb;s and n ~ lutions
be published i'll thu New Orleans Repub h.sN'-
ROBERT MALCOLM, Pstss der (.
CHARLES 7. vIGERs Secrt tary. ieiS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18
Lieutenant Governor Antoine

EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
Ii ia unfortunately q noticeable fact
say unfortunately for the fair lame OF the
American people and the future Jaogment
owed a great deal more to the folly OF the
spirit OF opposition than to the incessant
efforts of the friends of the col0red man to
secure to him all the rights, privileges anu
inmunitios belonging 10 an American eltl-
zen.
Two wears ago our Democratic friends
would scorn the idea OF assoclatlng
the name of colored man with delega-
ton of their own in the interests OF Urls
commonwealth: A great change bas since
taken place in Democratic pnbilc opinion.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF Louisiana
hes. no doubt, realized the fact that what
makes a State happy and prosperous IL the
fundamental laws and usages upon which
mems relations with each other are based,
place them on erfecily fair and tquA!
terms. No one will deny that the colored
race of Louisiana have. in this Sfate' inter
ests in common with their white teilOw-0ti'
zens, and should not be, through its repre-
sentatiyes, excluded from any place where
oupstions of general bearing are discussed.
This the Louisiana Chamber OF Conn
merce hae. at last, understood full we'll by
the appointment Ut Lieutenant Governor
c. C. Antoine as one OF the delegation sent
to Washington 10 pFOtcct eDo AZ v0AoS'o "
this State, 90 much threatened by the
Hawaiian treaty. All liberal minds have
anoroyed the action of the Chamber OF
Commerce with the exception OF the press.
which has been somewhat reticens on tho
credit due to the committee, on account.
perhaps, of tho prominent part Lieutenant
Governor Antoine has taken in the per-
Torrance of its duty.
The obi got of the Chamber OF Commerce
in selecting Governor Antoine - one OF the
committee, was nevertheless fair ahd q
lust one, and every colored man OF Ltis
State should be proud of the selection ard
of the creditable manner in which our
worthy representative has Accomplished
his mission. His arguments before the Sen
ate Committee ON Foreign Relations. IN
Waahinptop, were forcible and produced
favorable impression on the comnittee. He
devoted his remarks especially to the
bliehtiog effects which would menace the
colored labor Of Louisiana by the ratifics-
ton Of tho Hawaiian treaty. The entire
colored people Ut Louisissa i,in voice with
our beloved Lieutenant Governor, and
thank him TO- having % ereditably repre-
sented them before The American people;
' A COLORED NAN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

RUN OvER.-About . quarter to seven
o'clock last evening, Wolf Lizer was run
over by the dummy engine G. F. Brott, Of
the Canal Street, City Park and Lake rail-
road, at the corner of Bienville and Where
streets, and had bis leg smashed. He was
conveyed to the Charity Hospital, where
the doctor pronounced him dangerously
iniured
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

SOUTHWE6T PASH, June II, 1910.
TO Captain c. W. Howell, Corps Of Engineers,
United States Army:
Depth of channel at mean low tide, six
teen feet Least width for that depth,
seventy feet. High tide at A. n. Height
above mean low tide, two feet three
inches. Depth Of channel ct high tide eigh-
teen feet three inches. Bottom hard.
CHARLES II. ELWELL,
Master of McAlester.