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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08
infanticide and Suicide of Birds.

An intelligent lad on JAY street, who
takes great interest in the study of
birds, and who has amused himself by
capturing and training numbers of them,
tells the following curious story;
About two weeks ago an orioles nest
became detached by the wind from one
of the tall elms in front of the lads
house and fell to the ground. The nest,
when found, contained four young hedg-
hngs. Another of the brood hutteYed
from the nest just rs it fell, and re-
manned in the tree. The four young
birds were Gagged and placed over the
portco. Here they were daily fed by
the parent birds, who manifested for
them the liveliest solicitude, alternately
flying from the cage to the isolated mem
Der of the brood in the tree with food.
But the tenants of the cage being nearer
the ground seemed to share the larger
part of the parental attention. On the
approach of cats, dogs or human beings
notes of warning or distress We're CON
stantly uttered by the older birds, and
they would frequently ilutter above the
head Of the pedestrian as if to divert his
attention from the brood. But mt best
it was an unhappy and divided family.
a few days ago the little ones seemed to
be i'll, and it was presently discovered
that they were being fed by something
of Il poisonous nature. They seemed
unable to move or open their eyes, and
their death took place in a few hours.
The remaining young bird next died,
and fell from the tree. The old birds
were now observed to grow listless and
silent, and so remained, perched on the
roof near the cage, and appeared to be
III the deepest detection. But as it APP
pears, they had also partaken of the poi
son, and III a few hours fell to the ground
in dying state. The substance by
which these birds was poisoned appeared
to be viScid, black, gelatinous material
such as is sometimes observed on the
surface of stagnant pools. 1t was clear
ly case of intanticide and suicide 1t
is learned that this is not an isolated IN
stance, and that other birds, especially
the robin, have been supposed, by
casual observers, to poison their young
when they were captured and crippled
by accident.-Ne,O London TeieUum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08

TO CLEAN KID GLovEs.-A lady SAYS
in the Western Stock Journal Pour half
pint of bcnMne in wash-basin, put in
glove and rub it with the hands
the same as YOU would were YOU wash
ing any small article. When all the
soiled places have been well rubbed
squeeze the glove, shake it out, and put
in another, washing it in the same man
ner. Button them together and throw
them over the clothes-line to dry Pro
coed the same with the next pair. and
the next. and so on. Always wash the
whitest or lightest ones first. IF the ben
zine becomes dirty from washing two or
three pairs throw II out and Use fresh if
there are more gloves to be washed; q
pint of benzinc will wash six or eight
pairs of gloves When the gloves are
dry put them on as carefully a. you
would new gloves. Rub them gently
after you get them on, then hold up
your hands and admire them, for they
will be clean, soft, and as perfect in fit as
though they were new. Let them re-
moin exposed to the. air for day or
two, that the odor of benzine may en-
tlrely escape.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08
The Flora i'm California.

California may be we'll called the land
Of flowers In the spring time the face
of nature blossoms with the loveliest of
wild flowers Of almost every descrip-
ton Turn where you may during the
vernal season and plain and hillside are
bcdecked with flowers of every hue.
You cannot step without crushing them
beneath your feet The soil and climate
seem to be specially adapted to their
growth But while the native flora is 50
extensive and varied, | find innumera-
ble varieties, almost, are cultivated by
people of aesthetic tastes. such clean
ders and geraniums Fuschias, which
in the East are only small shrub, here
attain height Of over twenty feet, and,
when trained against walls or the side OF
a house, grow luXuriantly and display Il
wealth of blossom perfectly astonishing.
But the rose bushes here, think, bear
the palm. They grow as high as trees
and bear the most cXquisltcl y-tlnted
flowers. | am told that few years ago
single rose bush in Santa Rosa h at
one time over 1000 full-bloWn roses and
10000 buds The tea rose, the Marshal
mil, the glorie dc Dion and the rene de
Portugal all attain immense size and
grow in perfection. But rs large and
beautiful as the roses are, none lmpart
that fragrance which they do at the
East, and the same will apply to numer-
Gus other varieties of the floral kingdom
which only serve to attract the eye and
not the sense of smell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08

The TabJt, Of New York, announces
that Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, ). c.,
has been appointed co-adjutor bishop
to Cardinal McClosky, with the right of
succession. Bishop Lynch is native of
South Carolina, having been born at
Cheraw, March 10, 1Sl7.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08

MARRIAGE resembles pair Of shears,
so joined that they cannot be separated
often moving in opposite directions, yet
always Furnishing any one who comes
between them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08

! A dispatch from Madrid saws that
ing Aiphonso is suffering from Sc
''c cold accompanied by fever.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08

IN, Inc best capital for young men to
o .o.' with IN life is industry, good sense,
,2oLaSe and the fear of God. 1t Is bet
~. Vhan all he credit or cash that was
ever raised.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

WIDE AWAKE opens with Little True
Blue, by Lucia Chase Bell, stirring
Minnesota winter story. VIM. M. f.
Round follows with Child Marian Abroad
in which Marian has very happy ex-
perience in trying to see Queen Victoria.
Mrs. Whiton's exquisite poem, A Little
Child's Fancies, is exquisitely illustrated
by full-page drawing from the pencil
of Miss L. B. Humphrey. There are
many other short stories and poems, Va
lentines, by Mary G. Bartlett; The Pink
Parrot and the Gray Boy, by Emma
Farman Lulu's Pets, by Mary Standlsh
Robin son Peggy's Valentine, by Rose
Graham 4 Boy and lis Kittens Three,
by Mrs. Frank Mccarthy /; A Nut to
Crack, by Josephine Pollard {; the Sec
ond Adventure of Miltiades Peterkin
Paul, by John Brownjohn. The first of
the promised Flossy and Bossy Stories
relates to Uncle Martins Wig. Flossy
and Bossy are ''truly'' girls, the little
daughters of a truly minister, and ev-
erything told in these stories really hap
pened. D. Lothrop & Co., Boston,
Publishers.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

LARGE SALES. 1t may be of interest
to the farming community of this and
adjoining counties to learn with what
success the Monitor Force Feed Seed
Sewer is meeting with this season. Its
superior qualities over all other imple-
ments of the same kind having become
generally known last year, Messrs. Bib
niger & Day have already sold upwards
Of 100, although it can hardly be said
the season for sales has fairly commenc-
ed. From January 22d to the 9th they
sold 40. This, we presume, is the larg-
est number of seed sewers ever sold in
the same length of time by any machine
men in this city, and is evidence that
our farmers ''know good thing when
they see it, Farmers will do well to
examine the Monitor before ordering
elsewhere. 1feb3t
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MANIrowoo. January %. Isl

| MANgTowoC, January %, 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
a quorum being present. Reading of the
minutes was on motion dispensed with.
| The petition of Geo. Cooper was re-
ferred to a special committee, consisting
of Messrs. Schmidt, Mendlik and Lang
worthy, for Investigation.
An account of Hook & Ladder Co. for
S.. so was referred to committee on fire
and water.
Accounts OF A. Whitman, S13. "a F.
Ristice, 2.55; G. Ristice, 255; Joachim
Biberitz, 9.18, and A. Pasewalk, $6.11,
were referred to special committee con-
sisting of the Mayor and Aid. Gelbke,
Schmidt. Langworthy and Mendlik.
| The following accounts were referred,
reported back, anG under suspension of
| the rules allowed II full :
Man. Tribune SLIGO printing.
| Man. Journal 3.12
A Wittenberg 400 boarding.
L Mendlik Co. 1860 merchandise.
A Bleser 6.S3
| Geo Hagen 400 services.
| F Wenhoh 1916 work for fire depart.
The following accounts were reported
| back, and on recommendation of COM
mittees allowed in full
Elk E II Rand IA SO sunds. for steamer.
| G Heingarten $50 repairing.
| John Becher $50 wood for eng. house.
| August Cans $500 do do
F c Buerstatte 2.4O merchandise.
J Richards 140O towing,
| Account of f. Franzen, painting signs,
was allowed at $1,000, disallowed, S. 90.
Aid. Gelbke introduced resolution
instructing the Mayor and Clerk to
draw an order in favor of JOS Staehle,
| to pay costs in case of M. DoOIan VS.. the
city of Manitowoc.
The resolution was adopted.
| By Aid. Schmidt Resolved, that sec.
| 4, chapter III of the charter of the city
of Manitowoc should be so amended as
to exclude from the city Board of Equal
ization the city Treasurer, and to add
thereto one Alderman from each ward !;
! etiiIi es JILL III uIitto EOoC OO oOHo
to our representatives in the legislature
with the request to have said bill passed.
The resolution was adopted.
A report of the special committee to
whom the papers in relation to the pro-
posed Custer street were referred, was
| accepted and ordered filed.
A resolution 'sthat the report of the
commissioners appointed to assess the
damages on the property through which
the proposed Custer street shall be laid
be adopted, and that the amount of dam
ages therein named be appropriated and
that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized
to draw orders for the several amounts, :"
was adopted.
BY Aid. Pautz: Resolved, that the
following amounts be allowed to the
owners of the following described prop
| erty in addition to the price fixed by
the commissioners appointed to appraise
said property for the laying out of Gus
ter Street:
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

LAST August there appeared in these
columns a statement to the effect that a
Chicago detective had proceeded to the
house of Meme farmer, arrested one
of the inmates-a girl-and had taken
her to Chicago to answer charge OF
theft. So far the statement was correct:
but we have since learned that the girl
was not required to go to Chicago, but
having been suspected, she wanted to
confront her accusers and insisted upon
going there. She went, but in the mean
time the property supposed to have been
stolen, was found, and the girls accus
ers fastened to set her right before the
public. We regret that the item in this
paper accused her wrongfully, and take
this opportunity to lay the true facts
before our readers. She is the daughter
of highly respectable parents and her
action in this matter proves her to be
honest ana honorable.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

The Coldwater (Mich.) Republican
says ssThat Drs. Price & Brewer are
thorough and competent physicians, is
evident from tue fact that not only a
great number of the citizens of this
place, but people of the surrounding
country regularly call upon them for
medical advice, every time they visit our
city, and all OF their patients unite in
testifying that they have been greatly
benefited by their mode of treatment
1t is well known fact to the people OF
this vicinity, that Drs. Price & Brewer
have cured many cases that had been
pronounced incurable by other physi-
cians-and we would earnestly recon-
mend any of our friends who are suffer-
ing with diseases of the lungs, heart,
liver, or any other chronic disease, to
consult them, and feel assured that they
will not be imposed upon"
Those out of health in this vicinity,
can see Drs. Price & Brewer On their
next visit at Manitowoc, Williams House
on Thursday, February 18th, until three
o'clock.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

Two RIvERs.-The Chronicle says :
Mr.. T. Friess, of Gibson, intends TAX
ing trip to Europe in the spring, for
the purpose OF looking after some prop
erty interests he has there. e. Last week
Sheriff Mulholland took Mrs. Schneider,
of this place, and Mrs. Voigt, Of Meme,
to the Northern Hospital for the Insane,
at Oshkosh, for treatment. :. Last Fri
day the new locomotive recently pur-
chased by tho III. l.. s. s W. r. r. and
christened New London, made her trial
trip TO this place. The engine is beauty
and the engineers on the road are all
anxious to get her.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01
At GREEN BAY with Chicago Northwestern
way for Oconto, Menominee, Escanaba, Marqu


At GREEN BAY with Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way for Oconto, Menominee, Escanaba, Marquette,
LAnse.
Close connections are made, except Sundays, with
night and morning trains which daily to Apple
ton, Neenah AMI Meuasha, sOhkosh, Fond du Lac,
Milwaukee and Chicago Through tickets sold at
principal stations for Eastern Cities, via all routes
from Chicago
With Wisconsin Central r. R. for Milwaukee and
points line of that road also during ofna
vigation with Union Steamboat Conn any for Detroit
Cleveland, Buffalo and New York.
At NEW LONDON, with the best equipped stage line
in the Northwest, for Clintonville, Embarrass and
ShdlcGnO.
R. lcr Waupaca Medina and Weyauwega.
tGge and Madison and with fast Stage Line for
.StfsreiS T0tni.
At GRAND RAPIDS with Wisconsin Valley Railroad
for Tomah and Wausau,
At HATFIELD with Fast Stage Line for NeiLsrilLs.
At MERRILLAN Junction with West Wisconsin r.
r. for Black River Falls Madison, Fan Claire, Me
nominee, Hudson, Saltwater, st Paul, Minneapolis
and Breckenridge.
At wINONA with Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul
Railway for Wabasha, Redwing, Hastings, st.
Paul and Minneapolis
with Winona and St Peter Railroad, &C. & n. W.
for St. Charles, Rochester. Owatonna. Mankato,
New Ulm and St Peter. and during the season OF
navigation with Keokuk Northern Line. a l.
packets for all Mississippi River points.
At LA CROSSE with Southern Minnesota r and
with Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota r R.
D. KELLY b KEDNRICK.
General Manager. Superintendent
DAN ATWOOD, Gent Pass. Agt.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01
TRANSACTIONS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate
have been placed upon record in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds during the
month of January
Franz Kuehnl to Theobald Sheidt the
swq of neg of sec. 16, town IS, range
%, 5000.
John Leschke to Franz Braasch, lot
| No. 2 and seq of swq Of sec. "a, town IS
range %, So, 900.
Lorenz Seivert to John Lecshke, the
| south go acres of VIII of seq of sec 2, T..
II, r. %, 81, OOO
M. Larson to A. Nicholson, lot No.
and the seq of nwq of Sec. 2, t. q, r.
| "a, los acres, $500.
John Voigt to John Schupp, the VIII
of nwq Sec. 80, T. 10, R. 81, 81, 200.
John Bruder to n. Yost, the seq neq
See. 25, T 90, r %, and acres in swq
nwq Sec. 30, t 20, north of Range a
east, consideration 1900.
Peter Best to Chas. Best, the VIII of
seq and the seq of the swq of Sec. 80,
| [ II, north of range 81 east, 120 acres,
$4,000.
John Sullivan to Gregory Fardy, the
nwq Of swq and the swq of nwq Of Sec
5, L. IS, r. 81, 80 acres, 5000.
| Peter Keller to G. Christensen, the
west fve-sixths of lot No. 10, block 243,
city Of Manitowoc, $500.
Hedge Ellinboe to Fred Stuck, the VIII
Of seq of nwq the nh of sh of neg the eh
of neg of neg Sec. Is, town 81, range %
| 80 acres, $1,000.
| FL. Guttmann to Jos. Meyer, the VIII
of lots and in block 226, city of Man
il owoc, $500.
Carl Liese to L. Kreuz, the VIII of seq
Of Sec. %, t 81, R %, 80 acres, 800.
| Geo. Won Dereit to A. Neuser, the VIII
of seq of seq and the sh of VIII of neq of
seq and sh of nwq OF seq Sec. "a, T. 20,
r. ~, so acres, $1,000.
Anna Smoke to J. L. Brandeis, 60 f.
of lot No. s, running 100 feet north from
| the Sc corner of subdivision Of sh of neg
of Sec. 10, T 10, r "a, S25.
j Vertz to B Lug, the VIII of seq sec.
%, t 81, r %, sc acres, 800.
| Jos Lamach to J Kafka, the neg of NEG
of Sec 80 7 p r %, 40 acres, 5000.
Jos Kremar to M Even, the swq nwq
of Sec 81 T 81 R %, 40 acres, 800.
A Farberich to NJ Mckeogh, the seq
of neg Sec % T 20 r %, 40 acres, 800.
J Pfuger to Gerhard, the nwq seq
and VIII OF sWq OF seq sec 3O L Is II %,
$500.
VIM Neumann to VIM Wilke, the Ell
swq Sec 9 L II r 81, 80 acres, $500.
A Caya to NJ e Michand, the nh swq
swq of Sec and the sh nwq seq and VIII
sh seq Sec t 20 r "a, 80 acres, 1925.
Jacob Rabitza to John Rabitza, the
eh neg Sec IA I 21 r % so acres $1,000.
Ferdinand Horn to Lyman Emerson,
the ell of seq of Sec 16 L 10 r %, 100
acres, 5000.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Represen-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

We like to see q man refuse to take
his local paper, and all the time sponge
on his neighbor for the reading of it.
We like to hear man complain, when
we ask him to subscribe for his own pa
per, that he takes more papers than he
reads now, and then go around and bor-
row his neighbor's or loaf about until
he has gathered ali the news fromit. We
like to see a merchant or mechanic re-
fuse to advertise in his home paper, and
then expect to get share of the trade
which newspaper brings to a town.
But above all, we like to see one of your
rich, misery men, who cannot pay two
dollars a year for his local paper, always
manage to be around in time to read the
paper at the expense of a friend not
worth the tenth part of what he himself
is. It looks SO economical, thrifty and
progressive, &c.-CentraL IFjS.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01
O.. & n. w. LINES.

The Chicago & Northwestern Railway embraces
under one management the Great Trunk Railway
Lines of the west and northwest, and, with its
merous branches and connections forms the quick
est and shortest route between Chicago and ali points
in Illinois, Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Mime
sofa, Iowa, Nebraska, California and the Western
| Territories. Its
Omaha and California Line
Is the shortest and best route between Chicago and
all points in Northern illinois, Iowa. Dakota. Ne
braska Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada Califor-
MIA, Oregon, China, japan and Australia. Its
Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis Line
Is the short line between Chicago and all points in
Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and for Madison
ST. Paul, Minneapolis Duluth and all points in the
Great Northwest. Its
La Crosse, Winona and st. Peter Line
Is the best route between Chicago and La Crosse.
Winona, Rochester Owatonna. Mankato Ct Peter
New UIm, and all points in Southern and Central
Minnesota. Its
Green Bay and Marquette Line
Is the only line between Chicago and GAINESVILLE,
NatertOwn Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, Green
Bay, Escanabs, Negaunee, Marquette, Houghton,
Hancock and the Lake Superior Country. Its
Freeport and Dubuque Line
Is the only route between Chicago and Elgin Rock
ford, Freepcrt, and all points via Freeport. Its
Chicago and Milwaukee Line
Is the old Lake Shore Ronte and is the only one pas
Highland Park, Waukegan, Racine Kenosha and
Milwaukee.
Pullman Palace Drawing Room Cars
are on all through trains of this road.
This is the only lire running these cars between
Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis Chicago and
Milwaukee, Chicago and Wnona Chicago and
Green Bay.
Close connections made at Chicago with tho
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Michigan CEN
trial, Baltimore Ohio, PittsbuTg, Et Wayne and
Chicago, Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes for
all points East and SOUTHEAST, and with the Chci-
go AID Alton and Illinois Central for all pontsSout.
Close connections are also made with the Union
Pacific r. r. at Omaha for all far West points
Close connections made at junction points with
trains of all cross points.
Tickets over this route sold by all Coupon
Ticket Agents in the United States and Canadas.
Remember you ask for your tickets via the Chica-
go and Northwestern Railway, and take none other.
Chicago ticket Offices, 62 Clark street under Sher-
man House IS Canal. corner Madison street; EinZie
street depot, corner w. Knzie and Canal Streets
Wells street depot corner Wells and Kinzie streets.
For rates or information not attainable from your
home ticket agents, apply to
W. II. STENNETT. MARVIN HUGHITT,
Gen. Pass Agt, Chicago. Gen. Mang'r
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

THE extraordinary change in the wea-
Their during the past few days has reveal
ed to man and manhood with irresistible
force the beauteous beauties of the
''beautiful snow" Snow in hard CON
dition may have a fascination for many
people who are of a poetical turn of
mind, but when it is mixed with water
its fascinating influence ceases. No one,
except he be one of those who have a Sc
cret happiness in the contemplation of
human misery, could have been out yes
terday on our streets, and could have
witnessed the frantic, gymnastic exer-
tons of afflicted males and desperate fe-
males in their efforts to effect a crossing
without uttering deep anathema against
every flake of snow that ger fell.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

THE PEOPLE WANT PRooF.-There is
no medicine prescribed by physicians,
or sold by Druggists, that carries such
evidence of its success and superior vir-
tue as BosoHEE's GERMAN SYRUP for Sc
we're Coughs, Colds settled on the breast
Consumption, or any disease of the
Throat and Lungs. A proof of that fact
is that any person afflicted can get sam
pie bottle for 10 cents and try its super
Tor effect before buying the regular size
at Is cents. 1t has lately been introduce
ed in this country from Germany, and
its wonderful cures are astonishing ev-
cry one that use it. Three doses viii
feneVe any case, Try II. oold oy L. d
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

RICHARD STEELE, mention of whose
death was made in these columns last
week, came to this county in the fall of
1912 from Libertyville, Lake Co., III.
He was gentleman for whom all main
tanned the higest respect, and that his
death was sincerely mourned was testi-
fed by the large number of our citizens
who attended the funeral ceremonies last
Sunday He leaves a wife and ten chill
dren, to whom, in their affection, the
sympathies of scores of our citizens are
rendered.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-01

IT is reported from Washington that
Senator Howe, of this State, would have
been chosen one of the members of the
Electoral Count Commission if he had
not peremptorily declined to serve. He
is good lawyer and man of clear and
positive views, and would have made q
valuable member of the Commission.