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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
A LITTLE STORY.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Cleveland Plain Dealer saws:

A Washington correspondent OF the
Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
Peeping in to-day, I saw the pigeon
holes well filled with the innocent-look-
ing papers, and the Superintendent bu-
silly chatting with handsome man,
whose bright face would make any one
look twice. It was brother editor from
Georgia. Me- Reese is the editor and
proprietor OF the Macon Telegraph, and
his guest was Col Robert Aston, of At
lanta. Concerning him 1 have little
story.
Col. Aston is South Carolinian by
birth, but before the war he had settled
in Georgia, SO during the years of con-
test he had been identified with Geor-
gian interests. When these we're over
and the excitement past, men went back
to their homes to find desolation and
ruin, such as we in the North can hard
ly imagine Their capital was gone ;
their laborers were departed years of
neglected crops bore no harvest but the
direst poverty, till even the commonest
necessaries of life were beyond the reach
of those who had been reared in extrem-
est luxury. Col. Aston realized this
most bitterly, but he was by no means
a man to accept the situation calmly or
allow fate to utterly crush out the life
that was still dear. So one day he sent
q letter to the New York Tribune, giving
in forcible language a statement of the
misery and hopelessness around him.
He wrote from his heart, and letters
written in such intense hours carry
weight in every sentence. The Tribune
published the pitiful story; it met the
eye of wealthy Bostonian named Dan.
Denney, rousing his sympathy SO much
that he made inquiry concerning Robert
Aston. He ascertained who he was !;
became inter ested in a subsequent COR
respondence, and sent to the almost an
knooUio Georgian has check for fee
thousand dollars. This was in 1865.
Fancy the light and hope that precious
bit of paper carried with it ! To-day
Col. Aston is the editor of the Atlanta
Herald, and among his children in that
Southern city he has Daniel Denney
Aston, o perpetual reminder of his ben
efactcr. When su h noble act is done,
let its record be extended to prove that
these are not altogether degenerate
days.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

OCCUPYING clerkship in the treas
ury department at Washington is a
bright, bewitching little widow, who
refuses to marry, although every single
man who sees her is ready to lead her
to the altar. She is as good, too, as
she is beautiful and takes care of two
young brothers and widowed mother
''Now Ladies and gentlemen" said
the Snowman, 'sjust step this way
please ''Ere's the 'orned howl, and
'ere's the helix and the h'ibex.''
BRUTAL OUTRAGE ON A Boat Gin
ciunati, Monday afternoon, while Mike
Higgins, an eraploye of the Gas Com
pany, was walking up Pleasant street, a
number of children, issuing from an
Attaining school-yard, ran before him
and somewhat impeded his progress.
Higgins became insanely angry at this,
and Selling one of the lads, named F.
Steefeld, deliberately threw him into
the catch basin of Main street sewer
VIM. Ruht, who was passing, jumped
in and rescued the boy, although in SO
doing he was almost drowned. The
excitement among the people in the
neighborhood was intense, and Higgins
would undoubtedly been mobbed but
for his speedy arrest and imprisonment
IN the station house.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

BURIED IN A WE'LL. - The Western
Advance says On Monday evening the
exciting news came to town that a man
was buried i'll a we'll, abrut four
miles out of town. Upon inquiry, we
learned that man by the name of Ed.
Beck, residing in this city, was engaged
in bricking up curbed well, seventy
feet deep, on Mr.. Durrick's place, four
miles flom here, III Fort Winnebago,
and had about forty feet Of the we'll
bricked up, taking out the curbing as
the brick work progressed. At this
point Mr.. Beck saw there was danger of
the well caving in, and called for the
bucket, which was let down, but before
he could get into it the curbing above
gave way, and he was entombed beneath
twelve feat of earth. The alarm was
given, and large force of men soon as
sembled, from the country around, with
quite a number from this city. BY list
ening at the rope, which was attached
to the bucket, those on top of the earth
could hear the voice of the man below,
which must have inspired them with
strength to labor for his rescue, The
well caved in at 3 o'clock, and at twenty
minutes past 9 he was rescued from his
perilous position, safe and sound. MIR.
Beck said while he was buril in the well
the only way he could breathe was to
place his face near the rope. It was in
deed narrow escape from a terrible
late.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

PROTECTING THE JURY.-Some negroes
were attendingto one of their color as he
read to them the proceedings of the LIE
gislature from the Constitution, yester-
day. When he got down to the bill
''to protect and preserve unimpaired
the right to trail by jury old ST spoke
up, and said:
"Whats dat mean! Who's a gwine to
hurt de jury?"
dat means heap, I'm tellin' yer
OATS good thingl' replied Pete.
"Splain it den! Whar's de nesserary-
ness fur it?" urged ST.
"W'y, dis way" said Pete. "Dar's
a gemman down dar at de depo' who
was on de jury de odder day, an I hear
him tellin' how dat he didn't want ter
gree wild de rest oh 'em, when big
Teller came up, an tole him he didn't
gree in bout two secon's, dat he bust
him wide open! What you tink of data
The bill then received unanimous APP
proval.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

UNAPPRECIATED.- The Boston Tran
script describes an incident that occurred
at dinner party at MIR. Prescott's Ma
liant residence, good many years ago,
the honored guest being an English bar
onet. Just as the first course was re-
moved, the historian and host, turning
to his guest. said:
''Tm afraid you'll miss your soup.
We have given you instead our usual side
dish"
Indeed" answered the baronet
''and what do you call it9''
''Chowder.
"How?"
''Chowder?'
'Would you kindly spell it for me?'
"C-h-c-w-d-e-r. How do you like it,
Sir John?"
'Well," said the noble Briton, 1--WE
traveld great deal in my time, and 1
confess that I've eaten things that were
worse, but not much, not much"
The guests kept their faces straight as
long as they could, but the roar came at
last, and it was a hearty one.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
RATHER HOMOGENEOUS.

Six or seven days ago an old man
entered the store of a Detroit hardware
man, says The Free Press, who also
deals in seeds and, inquiring for the
proprietor, soon stood face to face with
him.
s'Want to see me? 2" said the dealer.
Eyes, sir, do Seven years ago this
coming spring bought a paper Of seeds
of you! -
81 presume SO"
ssI'll swear to it, sir Seven years
ago, sir, and not one Of those seed came
up!"
"Well, that's funny" laughed the
dealer.
''You may think it was" said the old
man, "but I'll make it cost you $40, OOO
When you sold me those seeds, sir, you
did not know that you were dealing with
a lion !"
"Well, You stop your blowing and get
out of here ~
"Give me package of cabbage seeds,
sir /"
81 won't"
The old man went away, but in an
hour returned and said in loud voice {:
''Seven years ago this coming spring
[ bought package of seeds at this store.
Not one Of those seeds arose from the
sile?"
He was ordered out, and he went out.
He was there next morning as soon as
the proprietor was, and he said:
''Seyen years ago this coming spring
you sold me a package of seeds. Not
one single seed matured to manhood ?"
He was put out that time, but he re-
turned in the afternoon, when the store
was full of customers and exclaimed;
''Seven years ago this coming spring
L was swindled by that man there He
sold me package of garden seeds not
one seed of which ever thruv 20
When he went out something hit him
three or four times in the back. He
went down the street for while, and
then returned and stoodin front of the
store and said to the people who pass
ed:
"Seven years ago this coming spring
this store Eere sold me garden seeds
that never sprouted -
He repeated the words over and over
until a crowd began to gather, when he
was called in and given q dozen papers
OF seed and told to forgive and forget.
''Six papers of onion seed to pay for
the choking % he said as he buttoned
his overcoat
They were given him, and when stow
ed away he remarked, six papers of
cucumber seed to pay for four kicks!''
After some argument these were hand
ed him, and as he backed out of doors
he said:
cts all right. You've acted like a
man about it, and if you want any vege
tables next fall I'll make discount to
your
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

CURING A HEADACHE WITH A NAIL
A strange and remarkable case was
brought under the attention of DR.. Tate,
of Augusta county, Virginia. He was
called to see Mrs. Taylor, wife of Mr..
Robert Taylor, living about three miles
from Greenville, and found that she had
driven a sixpenny nail into the back of
herhead, which, after much difficulty, he
succeeded in extracting. The nail had
been driven in several days previously,
and by her own hand. 1t was discover
ed by,a daughter of hers while combing
her hair one day, and she insisted on
keeping the fact secret, but her daugh-
ter sent for DR. Tate, as above stated.
She told her daughter that she had
driven the nail III several days before,
with the flat side OF the Ratchet; that
she had been suffering with violent
paines in her head, but since driving in
the nail she had been entirely free from
them. Some years ago she had been
confined in the Western lunatic asylum.
ana has for some time been partially
deranged. If the nail penetrated the
skull, as understand it did, it is a very
remarkable case, and one of much inter
est to the medical fraternity.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

4 Boston Girls SHARPNESS. -The
Boston Transcript reports that venera-
BILE talker of twaddle, a society man who
has outlived his usefulness, butwho still
hovers around receptions and parties,
and INDUCES in small talk at which no
one laughs, but himself, sailed up to q
couple engaged in conversation in a CO.
sy corner, the other evening, and in his
most winning tone said
Judging from the color of her cheek
I should say that you had been saying
some very complimentary things to Miss
-, my boy ~
81 never deal in compliments, said
the boy, rather grufiy.
''Don't you believe him." broke in
the fair Miss -; she has paid me
a greater compliment than you ever
paid q lady in your life. He has been
talking to me as though I knew some
thing"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
A BRAVE DRUMMER BOY.

The Boston Advertiser says: Col.
CYRUS Leland, a native of Grafton, in
this state now of Troy, Kansas, who
raised and commanded the Fifth Kan
sas Volunteers in the late war, relates
the following incident:
I'm the spring of1S64 we were march.
ing along in broken woody country IN
Southern Arkansas, southwark, when
one day the infantry, about two hun
diel strong, acting 8 IT 10 my mnie
train OF about one hundred and sixty
wagons, was moving just in advance OF
it. AS they passed a sharp turn ID the
road by a corner of field fence strong
body of rebels suddenly rushed out
from the timber and brush and attacked
them, killing and wounding the officers
and some men and two Of the three mu-
sicians. Our escort was thrown into
confusion and ran back; so didsthe little,
drummer boy, with his drum Is
shoulder The head Of my p
just approaching the turn of T. q,
but I had now halted. Five of us =
myself, clerks and orderly-were sitting
on our horses, revolvers in hand, as the
infantry came running toward us, but
the little drummer boy, on arriving at
the fence corner just before me, looked
up, bareheaded as he was, and, seeing
I 4l,<a4 o. oil x
and began beating the long roll,' which
means fail into line
s'The little black haired fellow played
his levelbest, and the flying men hear
ing the roll call, and seeing the brave
boy beating so furiously and resolutely,
with his face to the approaching enemy
began filing into line, and soon nearly
all of them were in bottle order and blaz-
ing away at the coming rebels, The
drum however, could still be heard
above the din and rattle of the musketry
We discharged our revolvers at the
enemy across the corner Of the field
fence, and the fire of our now rallied
escort was so hot and effective that the
rebels soon fetreated and ran into the
timber out of sight, leaving many dead
and wounded. I rode up to the little
drummer boy, and, patting him on the
head, told him he aught to have a cap
tain's commission, for he by his GOODNESS
and courage had stopped the panic and
saved the train from capture, well,
said he, the long roll call will stop a
panic # anything will.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
BORROWED A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Borrowed HUNDRED DOLLARS.
A applied to B, says The Lowell
Courier, for loan of 800. B replied ::
"My dear A, nothing would please me
better than to oblige you, and I will do
it. I haven't 800 by me, but make
note and I'll endorse it, and you can get
the money from the bank" Grateful
A proceed at once to write the note.
''Stay' said B, ''make it $500; want
S100 myself" A did so, B endorsed
the paper, the bank discounted it, and
the money was divided. When the note
was due, Is was in California and A
had to meet the payment. What he is
unable to cipher out, is whether he
borrowed. 500 of B. or B borrowed
800 Of him.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
ADANGEROUS CHARIVARI.
The Rocky Mountain News of rece

The Rocky Mountain News of recent
date has the annexed GA wedding is
such rare thing in Canyon City that
it generarally calls for COW bell and
tinpan serenade by the boys of the town,
q custom which probably origsinated in
New Jersey, and which is still in vogue
in small towns and at country cross roads
Among the social happenings there dur
ing the holidays, was the marriage of
Harry Brenton to q beautiful young
girl. The ceremoney took place at the
residence of Rev. Mr.. Lewis. What
followed is told by the Avalanche: A
company of men and boys, provided
with bells horns tin-pans, and every
thing available for producing tumult,
assembled in front of the preachers
residence and turned loose racket that
drove the groom and his. few guests raw
ing mad. While the roar of iniquity
was going Oh in front, Mr.. Brenton sid
out the back way, borrowed double
barreled shotgun, and deploying him
self into line of battle, opened on the
dispensers of discordant music. The
suddenness of the attack struck the boys
with all the force of a surprise charivari
ended before the voice of the shotgun
had died upon the air. With good
gun and such fine layout Of game it
would have been ridiculous marksman-
ship not to have hit or killed something,
and Mr.. Brenton had the satisfaction of
placing some of his bucksho OF where they
would do the most good. Three persons
were wounded-one in the upper end of
the spinal column, another in the ankle,
and third in the seat of his pantaloons.
John Gravestock, who received the
charge in the spine, remained in a delir-
ious state for some time, and the chanc-
es seemed ten to one against his recov-
cry. But there was a chance for the
better, and he is all right now. bren-
ton, with whom such outbreaks of an
ger are not common, was arrested, ex-
amined and held for trial in bonds of
$500.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST
ERN 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, Menasha, 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, 1876-02-10

THE hardest part of a CT lle-The
rock. Sometimes gets out of temper
Steel. If you find it hard splitting
wood, suppose you split the difference.
A pair of pinchers-Those tight boots.
Often s'hauled over the coaIs''-The
was asked to sing solo said he would
if his friend would help him duet
Boston Trareler.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

WHEN the President and his family
visited Utah last Autumn, he Was met
at the Ogden station by Brigham Young
unaccompanied by any of his wives and
children. only one special car having
been provided for the occasion. There
was a pleasant interchange of comph-
ments on both sides. and then the train
moved off in the direction of Salt Lake
City, Mrs. Grant being seated by the
side of the Mormon Patriarch. 81
scarcely know by what title to address
you, SIR" she remarked. "Well, mad
anne, % replied Brigham, ''I have great
many, please take your choice. I am
president of this church, I have been
governor of the territ DRY, and I was
once general of the Mormon Legion
in fact ''There, that will do, stop
there returned the lady, GO general is
good enough for my husband, and it
will do very we'll for you,' and until
they parted she styled the old Gentleman
Familiarity General Young"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN 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 for all
far West points.
Close connections are made at juno
ton points with trains ofall cross roads.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

Do You WINK "A Tennessee girl.
riding on the cars, crossed the aisle.
kicked young man up against the win
dow, and remarked:
Il was brung up never to allow yal-
Ter haired man wink at me-"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

BENJAMIN, shouted Mrs. Toodles
to her husband, who was going out of
the gate, ''bring ME up Ave cents worth
of snuff when You come" ''Snuffi Mrs.
Toodles, snuff he calculated, as he
daused with his hand on the latch; :.no,
no Mrs. Toodles, the times are too hard
to admit of such extravaganza you
must tickle your nose with straw when
you want to speeze."
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Is the very best routd to

1t is the only Northwestern Line connecting In
depot III Chicago, with any Of the great East
Southern Lines and is the most conveniently
located with reference NJ reaching any Depot, Hotel
or any place of business in that city.
CHICAGO DFPuT:-Corner Canal and West Madison
Sts Horse Cars and Ssuge Lines for all parts of the
city constantly IassiEg.
CHICAGO Cry OFFICE 81 a I'D CO Clark Street
MIN AUHEE DEPOT Corner Reed and South Wa
ter Streets. Horse Cars ard Omnibus Lines run
ming regular u therefrom TO the principal paIt of
the city.
CRY T1cK=T OFFICE $50 Eat Water Street,
ner " isuousiu st.
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15july75 MANITOWOC.
slI.50 AVERAGED PER DAY.

FULTON, Mo, December 18th, 1874.
MEssRs. W. F. & john BARNES Rockford H.
Gentlemen: ] sawed 10 frets for halustrade for
portico, and Is brackets, in first two days running,
Every vii" has Witnessed the working of the
Saw has pronounced 1t the most useful machine
invented. L have been working from twelve 10 six
teen men, and have done ali my shop work scroll
sawing) machine, running It daily since L
purchased it. and have paid nothing for repairs. ex
cept for saws which amount was comparatively small
Three weeks since purchased some imported woods
and some nice designs and turned my attention to
fret work. have averaged per day, since that time
150 l know of occupation rs plea ant and
profitable for u machanic to spend his winter days
at as the above Your machine runs lightly and
easily that it Will not tire the most delicate man
after n little practice; in fact, consider Your ma
chine indispensable to any carpenter however small
his business is, he introduce the little ma
chine to his scrap pile and make enough brackets in
one week TO pay ;or his machine. I consider my
chine just as essential in my shop as set of bench
planes.
Very truly,
NJ FRED BELL,
Architect and Builder.
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A YOUNG gentleman met a Lady friend
in the street, and seeing a roll in her
hand, which he supposed to be music,
asked her what it was.
"You'ye been drinking" she CURLY
responded.
'Why-why-" stammered the youth
prodigiously and overwhelmed with con-
fusion, 'why, I have not tasted drop
to-day"
The lady looked him straight in the
face, and repeated:
81 say, you've been drin--"
But before she finished, he fled across
the street, and she was compelled to sent
him a note next morning, explaining
that : "You've Been Drinking" was
the title Of the piece of music she car
ried.
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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
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10

in all theiI Accompanied 1"rms 1t Is Wen known
that Dr. James has stood at the head of the profess
for the past 80 years. Age and experience are
aI-importdnt. Seminal Weakness, night losses by
dreams, pimples the face, lost manhood can pos
itivey be cured. Ladies wanting the most delicate
attention. call or write Pleasant home for patients.
book for the million. Marriage Guide, which
tells you all about these diseases-who should
marry-why MOTTO cents to pay postage. DR.
James has SO rooms and parlor. You see no one but
the doctor. Office hours, A. NJ to P. NJ Sundays,
10 to Il. All business strictly confidential.
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4 Gre aa Otter
WHITNEY & HOLMES,
ORGAN $

UNITY ELEGANT STYLES, with valuable i'm
i proven ents; New and Beautiful Solo Stops
Over One Thousand Organists and Musicians indorse
these Organs and recommend them Strictly First
Glass in Tone, Mechanism and Durability Warrant ed
Five Years. Send for Price Lists. WHITNEY &
HOLMES ORGAN CO.. Quincy, III.
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srAVINCi rented Mr. Friedman's new
I'll building. / have pat in il 4 STOCK OF
MEMS FINE BOOTS,
MEMS BROGANS,
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Duboi. and Pike Pairs,

other boot makers, after seeing my
WORK. being afraid to compete. Work
Of aiI kiul done promptly, add an the
work going oUt Of my shop guaranteed
Give uie s,.l. ". MAJ
o.. 5Ist, is73-ly.