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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Inventions at Auction.

An auction sale of inventions was late
ly held in New York, and the fact was
then made apparent that invention is
most profitable when it aids manufact-
ures. Inventions for the farm, the house,
the garden, and the individual, were
mostly slow of sale, but anything that
promised to add to the efficiency of a
machine, or that afforded a manufaet-
urer new way of making anything in
the market, readily brought respecta-
BILE price. A dish-washer brought $35,
a combined filter and refrigerator, 5000,
an adjuster for closing blinds without
opening the window, 800; go much for
the house. The only article in this cat
egory that did well was bolt for fasten-
ing both blinds at once-price 1926. AS
to the farm, potato harvester 8, Id for
5000, a cotton and corn planter, war
ranted to plant eight or ten acres day,
$50. A sef-locking and extension lad
der may perhaps be put down as the
h1gh-priced article of this class of in
ventions. It brought 81 900 for the
right of New York alone. When we
turn from these to articles useful to
manufacturers, quite q change comes
over the list cf prices. An improvement
in balancing piano keys sold for 800;
a device in lard presses, to permit the
ready removal of the pressed cake, 800;
a machine to sharpen slate-pencils,
81, 200; a combination lock, $3.50; a ma
chine for boring fence-posts, 81, ,425;
and the prize of the sale was an i'm
provement in tanning which hastens the
process, and increases the weight of the
leather For the right to New England
Sc, 900 was bid, and $1,000 each for
New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
These facts are of real importance to in
ventors. There is always a field for
their labors, and probably always fair
return for the labor if not for the genius
they have spent. But that reward is
not often obtained by sending the ped
dier round to kitchen doors. It is to be
had of manufacturers in the ordinary
routine of business. The sale of course
presented some curiosities, but we will
only mention an overcoat pocket for a
lady's hand when walking with gentle
man, which brought $3.50, with the
State of Pennsylvania reserved, double
pocket to cheat pickpockets, and q ma.
chine to lick" postage stamps.-Got
oa;y for December.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
MORE SNAKES.
The Anacondas of the New York Aquarium
How Young Snakes Feed.

The Anacondas of the New York Aquarium
How Young Snakes Feed.
IlFrom the New York SUM-
Last eTeriits reporter of the Sun
sow at the door of the Aquarium a card
publicly displayed, as follows:
Wanted-Live young mice; will pay
l cent apiece.
These little mice are wanted for the
dozen or more baby boa constructors
now III the glass box with their mother,
and fotif LARGE 8nac5ndas: On the Goth
inst Phil, the engineer, ran up stairs
and told DR.. Dorner that something had
got into the snake box, and the Doctor
found the little boas gathered in bunch.
They were each twenty-one inches long
attd sstonishingly lively. When dis
turbed they taiesd their heads and Kissed
like older snakes. At fret they needed
no food, because to the stomach of each
was attached a substance like the yelk
OF an egg, from which they took nourish-
nent. In two weeks, however, this
source Of supply was exhausted. Then
they took to the slider serpents' mode of
eating. They crushed aid Swallowed the
little mice as the bigger snakes do fab.
bits. 1t is said that it will be impossible
to raise this interesting family, under
grown three inches since their birth.
The mother, which is eleven feet
long, is Fety hungry: She has eaten
nothing for over two t10hths. At noon
yesterday it was noticed that her skin
had parted at her lips. In about fifteen
minutes she had pushed it back. in
continuous roll all around her head, to
her neck. She did this by rubbing it
against the grove, on the bottom of the
boz. After it had been rolled back on
her body for about three feet the skin
ceased to roll up and began to double
on itself. After five feet of the shining
new skin had become visible, she
brought her head around and rushed
back the old skin by pressing against it
With the side of her neck. She got rid
Of her skill entirely in Just two hours
and ten minutes.
After the shedding of its skin & Ser
penG eetGtts ravenously. Yesterday morn
ing two rabbits WGfe placed in the box
for her, but the anacondas, Which it was
thought had been sated, seized them.
In Mr.. .Dergh's Office it is suggested that
nb@ will be q good time TO try her with
a piece Of beEf Mr. Bergh said last
evening that he once told Mt. Barnum
that he must not feed the snakes that
were kept in the old Ann street museum.
Mr.. Barnnm was angry, but told him
that the law Of the State woulo be in
voked If be did not heed my warning.
very tRe1i,' nald hej then won't feed
them in this State After@afd he told
me that whenever his snakes get hungry
ko took them over to Tay1or's Hotel in
jersey City to have them fed"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
The sCHOoLBOY'S LAMENT.

Teach, teach, teach,
On every dav of the week,
And thrash. thrash thrash,
From your head down to your feet.
Reading and spelling and writing,
Grammar and GEOGRAPHY,
Till poor boys brains
Are full of pains,
And he's tired as tired can be.
Write, write, write,
The moment you're out of line,
And write, write, write,
Until 1t is half past nine;
Scratch and scribble and scrawl,
And blot and blur and smear
TIL the teacher comes
And warns your thumbs,
Aud makes you feel ever SO queer.
Work, work, work,
Your examples until eleven,
And work, work, work,
Your examples at home till seven
Pounds and ounces and drachms,
Drachms and ounces and pounds,
Till you get so mad,
You are always glad
When the bell for recess sounds
1t is, oh . for beautiful place,
Where never a school-hOuse is,
And it's oh for happy land
Where never a teacher lives;
Where tops marbles and kites grow wild,
And feller can hol,er and shout,
And there's never book,
But cozy nook
For to fish and to swim about.
And it's oh for the happy time
When get to be nam,
And can whistle and jump,
And beat on an Old tin pan;
When 1 can put crooked pins
Down on the next boys seat,
And 1 can put ink on his face,
With never fear to be beat
Jump and whistle and prance,
And holler and yell and shout,
And never a one
To spoil the fun,
Nor to keep me from going out.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Served Him Right,

William Dawson was on trial in New
York, for cruelty to animals in driving a
decrepit horse, when Charles E. Forest
in a friendly way took the stand and
swore that the horse was his, and that
Dawson was temporarily employed by
him. The court discharged Dawson,
and Forest grinned at the success of mis-
friendly act. The smile, however, grad
ually crawled around to the other side
of his mouth and settled there, when he
was told that, being the guilty one, he
could go from the witness stand to the
prisoners box and stand trial; which
cost him 80
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

tory, now numbering 135, are admitted
between the ages of 10 and Is, and are
discharged at Is. They are given ex-
cellent mental training. and are also
carefully instructed in household duties
with most gratifying results. One of
the directors of the institution is the
wife of ex-Gov. Hendricks.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
A. B. MELENDY.

DHOTOGRAPHER, EIGHTH ST., WHITES
l. new block. Manitowoc Wis. is prepared to
take Photographs or Tintypes of every size ana
in the latest style of the art. Al negatives re-
touched Gail and examine specimens and
prices, Copying and enlarging old pictures a
speciality. keep constantly on hand q large
assortment of frames for the trade.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
GUSTAV FEHRS,

M ATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. OFFERS
w his services for repairing all kinds of Clocks
and Watches Has a fine and well selected as
sortnent of the latest and best styles of Clocks,
American. English and Swiss Watches, as also
of Gold and Plated JewelrY. L his Brick
Store on 8th street, South side, door south Of
Kremer's, Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
E. RANSCH.

1EWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ALL
y kinds of work in the line of my business
promptly attended to, and warranted to give
satisfaction. have just received Wing s Orns-
asey's Multiplying CAMERA OBSCURA, with
which can take small pictures of the finest or
der, for one dollar per dozen. Photographs taken
OF all sizes. Albums and Frames constantly on
hand. York Street.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
DENTISTRY.

nR- A. J.. PATCHEN, DENTIST. OFFICE
j. in Sherman's new building, on 8th Street
Manitowoc Wis.
0 Teeth extracted without pain.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
CHARLES HOVER

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
VI ment, on Sth street, near south end Of
Bridge. The tailoring department is complete
ana contains q large assortment of fashionable
cloths and Gents furnishing goods consfantiv
on hand. Please call and examine before pur-
chasing elsew here. F
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
MRS. E. KERN

WORK STREET, MANITowoC. WIS, DEAL
L er in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Fam
oy Goods, Glass ware, Boots and Shoes, Ready
made Clothing, Paper Hangings, Hats Caps.
toys Children Carriages, Live Geese Feathers.
BRO Cages, Kerosene Oil and Lamps, &C., &C.
sOAre OF public patronage $ solicited.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

TIE astronomer royal, of the Royal
Observatory of Scotland, has mapped
out very cold winter for Great Britain,
and presumably for this part OF the
world as well. He has studied waves of
heat and cold for period OF over thirty
nine years, and finds that the next cold
wave is due at the end of the present
year, when very frigid weather may be
looked for.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
r. K. PAINE, M. D. +,

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
IL and Accoucher, late resident Physician at
the Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, has perman-
tly located at Manitowoc Office in Plumb's
building, corner of Buffalo and Eighth Streets.
s0rFIoE HOURS Stos stos A a; ~ 7.opu
Diseases of the eye and ear treated.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
FRED. SEEGER-

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PIJR-
~ lie generally, choice selection of Fresh
Hams, Shoulders, Sausages, Tallow and Lard at
the iawest rates. Market on Commercial Street.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
S. SANDERSON.

MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
INl Boots, Shoes, Leather &C., sc. Shop on
Buffalo street, near the corner of Eighth. Re-
pairing neatly and promptly executed
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Incapable Russian Generals.

The Russian Generals in Bulgaria are
mainly very old men, who studied the
art of war forty or even fifty years ago.
They are described by correspondent
of the Daily NeaUs as men who never
look in book and who rarely read q
newspaper, and appear to be utterly OBJ
hvious to the march of progress, and of
science especially, in the military art.
Their whole lives may be said to have
been passed in but one occupation; their
whole minds, whatever they ever had,
concentrated on one object, and that the
most trivial to which the human mind
can descend-card playing. They have
done nothing else, thought of nothing
else, for years. Their minds have rusted
until they are as dull, as keavy, and as
incapable of receiving new impressions
as the veriest clodhopper's. Called from
their card tables by the trumpet of war,
they rise, rub their eyes, look round
them completely bewildered, and as
thoroughly out of the current of modern
war as if they had been asleep for forty
years. Not even Rip Van Winkle, with
his rusty gun dropping to pieces after
h1s long sleep, was more bewildered and
lost than the ma jority of these poor old
Generals suddenly thrown into the cam
paign at the head of their brigades, di-
visions, and corps. 1t may be asked
why the Emperor does not send these
old dotards back to their card-tables. and
replace them by younger men, and men
of talent, of which, after all, the Rus
sian army is not destitute. The soft
heart of the Emperor has much to do in
retaining these old incapables in their
positions. He cannot bear the idea of
depriving an old public servant of his
position and thus disgraeing him, and
so unconsciously prefers to sacrifice the
lives of thousands of brave fellows to
this misplaced feeling of kindness.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
NEW BARBER SHOP.

DEGEL HERMANN, PROPRIETORS,
ID Eight Street, near Commercial. We cor
daily invite our friends and the public general
ly to give us q call.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
The Indiana Female Reformatory,

The experiment of giving the care of
female reformatories entirely to women
has been tried at Indianapolis, Ind, for
the past four years, and is proving
complete success. Ali the women pris-
oners in the State prison were trans
ferred to the new institution, but there
is no communication of any kind between
these convicts and the young girls in the
refor1natory proper. Although many of
the former class are known as hardened
characters, the matron has no difficulty
in managing then alone by the mildest
of treatment, and out of ninety-five dis
charged from the prison in four years
but two have been sentenced for subse-
quent offenses. After discharge they
are carefully looked after, and many Of
them have been furnished with good
situations, which they are creditably
filing, while but half dozen inmates of
either reformatory or prison have gone
back to their former habits after leaving
the institution. The girls in the reforma-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Tall HuSking.

A few days since it was published that
Mr.. Davidson, of Trenton, husked 96
bushels of corn in II hours and 25 min
utes, which feat any one was challenged
to beat. Then came William NJ. Brown
with statement that his son Edward
and George Brown husked POI bushels
in IL hours and 81 minutes, and bound
the stalks. That beat the Trenton man,
but we have stcry, aud true one, that
beats both. On Friday last G. Fl.
Noyes, in 10 hours and 80 minutes, on
his farm in this town husked los bush
els, and bound the stalks. He COM
menced at 90 minutes to Z, and quit at
20 minutes to 6, taking half hour for
dinner. He weighed several of the
baskets and they averaged 38 pounds
per basket, 80 no one need question the
size of his basket. Now if there are
any more fast huskers let them speak
out.-Beauer Dam Wis., Argus.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
The Bones 0f Caster's Braves.

Almost year has passed since Gen.
Custer and his heroic band fell victims
to the savage hatred of Sitting Bull and
his brutal followers, at the Little Big
Horn, and the bones of the majority of
Those brave fellows. who died in the
service of theft dotihtt5, haYe never
been accorded a decent burial, and to-
day some of them have no covering save
that which the elements have sent them,
perhaps snowy coverlet, but little
tshitsr than the bleeched remains of hui
manity which it obsc1ires.
1t was known that the "white chief !"
and his staff officers had been taken from
the bloody plain and borne far away,
and it was at least presumed that the
gallant men VINO had assisted Custer to
his fame would not be left to rot upon
the field, prey for the coyote. But
this was merely fancy, 1t would seem.
On yesterday gentleman whose na1lie
is withheld appeared at the Times Office
at the request of many comrades and re-
should not reflect upon Gen. Buell., or
which certainly will not add anything to
that gentleman's reputation as humani-
tartan. The gentleman was one of a
COuIp Ipduy Vi ulAcby-GnO civil oluplOySS VI
the Government, who have, during the
season, been engaged in building the
post to be known as the Big Horn.
While at work at the post it came to
their knowledge that the remains Of
nearly all of Clusters men were lying on
the battlefield exposed to the heat and
cold, the sunshine and rain, and, feel
ing that it was due to their mem
cry that their bones be hidden
from sight, they applied to Gen.
Buell. for permission to go and
bury them. The application was re-
fused, as was also the use of tools to per-
form the work. After they had con-
cluded their labors at the post, the COM
pany started for Medicine Bow, station
on the Union Pacific railroad. On the
29th of October they came upon the
Custer battlefield, where a horrible
sight was presented to view. The ground
was literally strewn with the whitened
bones of the "white braves" nearly all
of which were entirely uncovered. AL
though their time was limited. the hu-
name company set to work with tho few
implements in their possession, and sue
ceeded in burying a portion of the re-
mains. Fearing that they would be
showed in in canon in the Black Hills
if they tarried longer. they departed
from the scene after tarrying three hours.
Chicago Times.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
CHAS. KARNOFSKY.

THE OLD ORIGINAL BARBER AND HAIR
i dresser, Manitowoc, Wis. Corner Eighth
and Commercial streets. Keeps constantly on
hand well assorted stock of Neck-tes, Collars,
Hafr-oils and Perfumery.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
H. G. & w T. TURNER

III. U. q " j. UhNEfs,
TTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFICE ON STH
"a Street, South side, over Koehlers store, Man
ttowoc, Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, TENDERS
y his professional services to the people of the
City and County of Manitowoc. Office ON York
street, between Eighth and Ninth, where night
calls will be attended to.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
JOB PRINTING

run by steam power. and has the largest and
best appointed Job Printing Department. Par
ticular attention paid to orders for fine work
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
THE TRIBUNE.
ADVERTISING SCALE.
ONE INCH SPACE MAKES SQUARE.

Business notices 10 cents per line. When con-
tinued more than one week, half of the above
rates for each subsequent week.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
b. COAKLEY, M. D.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
"A Office, corner of 9Th and Quay streets
Manitowoc Wisconsin,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
WHITE g. FORREST
J. D. MARKHAM.

a TTORNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE ON STH
IA street, South side, opposite Schuettes Store
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
Ed. Borcherdt, Editor & Pub.
OFFICE, Corner York and Main Sts.

TERMS, S2.oo PER YEAR
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
FRANZ & TREAT
NEW HARDWARE STORE,

II AW AND ABSTRACT OFFICE, FRANZ
l. Block, South Eighth street, Manitowoc
Wis Collections promptly attended to.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
NASH & SCHMITZ,

A TTORNEYS AND COUNCILLORS AT LAW
IA Omce over Platts store, corner of York
and Ninth streets. Collections promptly atten-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20
@. E. ESTABROOK,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
"A Office, corner Eighth and Quay Streets,
South Side, near the Post Office.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

NJ SCHAUS, DEALER IN STOVES. TIN
N. and Hardware. Platt's Block. York Street
Prices very low. Repairing promptly attended
TO. Patronage solicited.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-20

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchoir and Gaspar and Batazar;
Three wise men out of the East they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day,
For their guide was beautiful, wonderful star.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
STATE NEWS.
LINCOLN.

From the Vienna Sentinel February 81:
Last night about ten o'clock some one dig
covered big light at the jail, and the alarm
Of fire was at once given, and general
rush made from all parts of town to the
scene of conf 4gration. The fire, on first ar
rival, was burning Just inside between the
inner and outer doOrs, aud the flames we're
beginning to show their fOrked tongues
through the crevises in and about the door
shutter and to appear through the roof on
the north corner In the general confusion
natural upon such occasions, the Jail key
could not be got hold of for a considerable
time. Two prisoners, " bite men, were con-
fued within. They seemed perfectly cool
aud self.pOssessed, and were only heard q
time or two giving directions how to come
to their rescue. When the key WAS found the
doorway had become iery furnace and only
the outer door could be unlocked. The
flames increased rapidly, covering the walls
and spreading over the roof, and the smoke
was gathering thick and fast inside, which
with the increasing heat rendered the con-
dition Of the prisoners extremely perilous,
end almost insufferable. There was no time
to be lost. Something had to be done i'm
mediately, or human lives would be saeri-
feed in the flames. Three or four men were
vainly and foolishly endeavoring to cut
through the wall. The inner door which
was about three feet from the outer door,
and finally gave way under the herenleau
blows which we're uealt with the utmost
energy and determination. When the door
way was opened the shout was raised for
the prisoners to run out; and one of them
came out almost simultaneously with the
cry, but the other waited nearly minute
before he ventured to pass through the
flames. Both the prisoners we're wrapped
10 blankets, ems of which was thoroughly
saturated with water. They still mani
tested cool indifference to the surround.
ing circumstances. They deny setting the
Jail on fire, bat the evidence is too cOnelu-
sive against them that they did. Every
effort that could be was made to extinguish
the fire and save the house, but all efforts
were alike unavailing, and IL had to be re-
signed 60 its fate, and was totally con.
sumed. The walls Of the house were some.
thing over two hours burning down, and
/ there Was still q considerable blazs among
the smouldeFing ruins this morning at sun
rise The burning Of the jail has coca
STONED q great loss to the parish, as IL viii
/ have to be replaced by q new one.