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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
A Crop of Centenarians.

Jacob NJ. Jacobs, OF Oswego, rounded
off his century last Wednesday, and
walked about the house, read his news
paper, and smoked his pipe like any
brisk collegian of 20. He entered the
navy in 1910, fought under the heroic
Lawrence, and saw service on Lake On
tario IN 1914; and for many, many years
he has smoked a very, very old pipe.
Very hale and hearty is this old man
whom neither gunpowder nor tobacco
has had power to kill. On his birthday
be shook hands with 800 friends without
feeling fatigued. Nay, more, he sat and
listened to odes composed by his grand
daughters, and was quite fresh the next
morning. These tough old fellows in
Northern New York die hard.-Neao
York Tribune.
Here she is. All the way from Georgia.
gentlemen, Mrs. Elizabeth Wheatley,
aged 104 years. She reads without
glasses, and walks visiting a quarter of
mile and returns the same day. She was
married in her 10th year. and has raised
three sets OF children, eleven in all. five
of whom are living, the Oldest a daugh-
ter of 81 years of age. She has raised
three pairs of twins Of her owl. and two
sets OF grandchildren. Never did DAVIS
washing, nor made pot of soap. has
cooked but few meals, and MIXED a COW
few times. Her hair is black-she has
been q widow over fifty years, converses
huentiy, and Is anxious to move to Texas.
Chicago Times
On Saturday q week ago Mrs. Narga-
ret Gray, the eldest person in all this
section of the State, having arrived at
the wonderful age of lie years, died at
her home in Cabarrus county, n. c. She
was the daughter of Michael Garner fla
miliarly known as old Mike Garner), who
is said to have been the wealthiest man
who ever lived in Cabarrus county.
Mrs. Gray was the wife of Beverly Gray,
and was the mother of sixteen children.
Having been born in Cabarrus in 1751,
and raised IN Rocky river neighborhood,
she has spent her entire life in the coun-
ty, and, it is said, never for once crossed
siia ine.-Chartotte (N. CT O5server.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
A Valuable Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1877 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as Hostetter's Almanac, is now
ready, and may be obtained, free of cost, of
druggists and general country dealers in all
parts of the United States and British Amer
ica and indeed in every civilized portion Of the
Western Hemisphere. This Almanac has been
issued regularly at the commencement of every
year for over one-ffth of century. 1t COM
bines, with the soundest practical advice for
the preservation and restoration of health, a
large amount of interesting and amusing light
reading, and the calendar, astronomical calcu-
lations, chronological items, etc, are prepared
with great care, and will be found entirely ac-
curate. The issue of Hostetter's Almanac for
1877 will probably be the largest edition of a
medical work ever published in any country.
The proprietors, Messrs. Hostetter d Smith,
Pittsburgh, Pa, on receipt of a two-cent stamp,
will forward a copy by mail to any person who
cannot procure one in his neighborhood.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Restoring the Color of Lace.

Lace may be restored to its original
whiteness by first ironing it slightly,
then folding it and sewing it into clean
linen bag. which is placed for twenty
four hours in pure olive Gil After
ward the bag is to be boiled in Sc
luton of soap and water for fifteen
minutes, then well rinsed in lukewarm
wafer, and finally dipped into water
containing e slight proportion of starch.
The lace is then to be taken from the
bag and stretched on pins to dry.-Soi-
efltiic american.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Chic Statistics.

The annual report of the Ohio State
Treasurer shows that the total cash re-
ceipts of the treasury for the year
amount to S5,413, 423. A, and total dis
bursements to "a, 726. Ala. 06, leaving ap
actual cash balance at the close OF bust
ness on Nov. Is of 1867, 00936. During
the year the taxes received from the
County Treasurers for the common
school fund amounted to 81, a7O,115.
All OF this amount was disbursed except
800, $50, which still remains in the treas
ury. Forty-two out of lightweight
counties drew more for school purposes
than they paid into the treasury.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Pleasant RemiDiscenee of Senator
Morton.

One Of the p1easantest occasions of
that visit to California, when your cor
respondent had the honor of accompa-
nying Senator Morton and his family,
was a trip to Virginia City. Among
other places of interest we visited was
the Consolidated Virginia mine. Very
agreeable arrangements were made to
convey the Senator down the shaft into
the mine. The platform was covered
with canvas, and seats were provided
for the party At the last he declined
going on account Of bis wife not being
quite strong enough, but he came and
seated himself by the side Of the shaft
to witness the descent OF other mem
bers of the party. When add that the
ladies we're obliged to don a complete
suit Of male attire, some idea will be
formed of the undertaking. The ladies
were three in number-two lovely young
girls, the daughter and niece of Senator
Cooper, and an elderly lady-Mr. Mackey
and another gentleman comprised the
party. The costume of the ladies was q
dreadnaught overcoat, worn over blue
flannel shirt and cloth pantaloons-
Heavy shoes and a SLOUGH felt hat on the
head completed the outfit. On account
of the intense heat of The mine the over
coat was only used in descending and
ascending the shaft, and, in the absence
OF suspenders, the pantaloons were tied
with a tow string tightly around the
waist. The costume OF the gentlemen
was not less striking, and no one enjoyed
its ludicrous aspect like Senator Morton.
He laughed immoderately, and mad the
patience to remain seated until we re-
turned, flushed with heat and dripping
with perspiration. There was not the
suspicion of a curl left in the locks OF
the young ladies, and they looked IS
fresh and pretty as a child just ont of
the bath. Senator Morton, who relshed
the exit even more than the departure,
said they reminded him OF the old song
of the rose Just washed by the RAIN
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
The Turks as Diteh.Disgers.

Every TmSish regiment is amply pro-
vlded with lntrenchlng tools Carried in
cartsl, and, IN an hour, on fair ground,
it will make its position formidable. a
slope always being chosen. Their
trenches are semi-circular, two small
ones in front. each boiling fifty men:
100 yards behind, three larger semi
circles or segments 1.-THE center one a
little in the rear of the other two, as
reserve trenchl; 100 yards in rear again,
the main trench, giving four feet of COW
er vertically, and not more than one and
one-half feet broad, containing the rest
of The regiment.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

somewhat sternly rebuked the young Of
ficer for venturing to appear before 80
dignifed body without uniform, and
asked Master Conway if he was not
aware that the regulations require that
he should appear on such occasions in
uniform. "But," interposed Master
Conway, 81 have no uniform. Every
garment I ever had was lost, and was
cast naked upon the shore" He had
entirely stripped himself in order to
swim better. The court knew this fact,
nevertheless it gave the gallant young
Master this admonition. Washington
Cor. CHICAGO Tribune
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Red Tame

A singular and heartless illustration OF
the red tape by which the navy is con-
trolled was furnished in the course of
the inquiry into the Huron disaster.
which has been conducted mainly with
closed doors. Conway, one of the Mas
tiers, saved his life from the fact that he
was good swimmer, and was dragged
from the surf by the fishermen absolute
y naked: Every particle of clothing he
had was lost, and he was poor. The fish
ermen lent him clothes. Upon appear
ing before the court, Admiral Rodgers
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

HAVE you he0rt O1Se0se II SO, we
would like to call your attention to DIR. Graves
HEART REGULATOR, a preparation specially
prepared for the cure of Heart Disease, Ner-
vousness and Sleepless Nights.
When We say it can be cured We know what
we say, and can substantiate it by certificates
of cures. and. what is best, living witnesses
Send to FRANK E. INGALLS,, Concord, n. H.,
for pamphlet containing certificates of few
who have been cured by its use. Also. de-
scription of various forms of Heart Disease.
You can obtain the HEART REGULATOR
of your druggist. Small size so cents, large
al 81
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

of the whole France came next with
about % per cent. Germany, IA per cent. !;
no other country exceeded 8 per cent.
The length of wires in Great Britain
very slightly exceeds that of Germany,
and is nearly fourth more than France;
IN this particular, Switzerland takes the
lead of the smaller Europeau states.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
" Who is She y,

An elderly lady, much interested in
the progress of events in the East, hav-
ing hitherto been unable to assign any
cause for the Russo-Turkish war, was
heard to exclaim triumphantly, on see
ing a telegram headed "From Sophia,
All knew there must be woman at
the bottom of it II
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Delicious Cookery,

The most delicious, light, white and whole
some biscuits, rolls, mullins, waffles, corpbread
cake, etc., are possible to every table by using
the celebrated DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. It is
absolutely pure, and will go much further in
use than other kinds of baking powder It is
grocer for it. and do not be put off with any other
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
CARPENTER q DARRELL, Albion. n. Y.
Sold by II. 4. Hurlbut q Co., Chicago, I'll.

BURNETT's COLOGNE is of the best
quality, and is filed in elegant bottles of supe
rior finish and beauty. 1t is offered in PoPU-
LAR sizes and at POPULAR prices. This refresh
ing perfume is thus brought within the reach
of every one. It is prepared from the purest
and best materials, and with the utmost care.
In Quarter and Half Pi'ats, Pints and Quarts.
Tn Basket style, cork and glass shoppers.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
TeIegrapiiy in Europe.

Last year there was expended for tele-
grams IN the countries of Europe 49,
400, 900, at all average OF - cents per
message. In this expenditure Great
Britain led the list with nearly 43 per cent.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

We have, by actual count, over forty
different preparations for cough, including all
standard medicines, old and new, called for in
this section. We have sold Hatch's Universal
Cough Syrup for five years. With no newspaper
advertising this remedy has had sale larger
than any other. Il sells steadily and MAIN
tains ITSELF and our customers speak uniformly
in its favor, safe and efficient medicine of
its kind.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
HAVE YOU Heart Disease 2 II

ASK YOUR NEwsDEALER for copy of
THE CHICAGO LEDGER. the best story paper in
the WaSt.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

Do NOT GO HOME Saturday night with
out a copy of THE CHICAGO LEDGER You can
get it at the news depots.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

'9 Iihe ." gou Ipe 'In,zzseYiirSly ose1XIMA
When hahs rosy osp nt51taS5av<nd 5sIANaEE
Like yOuz>1ay ali before. z%nnHMH\
All. thep>6e happy New Year asAE\
rhHsR 5s2a,s zs sen .ssArd
MsSs sEsSis rs by
ZIEses1Fz1,sssgye % 0oFs s6 of @y youth
-AIas, In launching out il life,
We hopeful look before,
And do not note the laughing wave
We glide so lightly DER;
But when we near the farther shore,
We turn with earnest eyes,
And watch each rushing billow crossed,
Till rolled beyond our signs.
Thus gran'pa looks upon the year
Receding in the past,
And thinks upon the few that lie
Between him and the last;
A few more trouble waves, and then
VIII break from far away
A New Year, giving gran'pa an
Eternal holiday.
know you'll look for New Year gifts
By early morning light,
And gran'pa has prepared you some,
He wants to give tonight
AS these may be the last from him,
Please keep them in your hearts,
And, as you sail hfe's voyage, boys,
Remember gran pas charts.
Ny gifts are these plain goodnight wCfds:
Our life's New Years eve,
Through which We wish and hope Tor joys
Our hearts cannot conceive;
At last like children by t.eir games,
We're wearied into sleep,
From which we'l wake and find the gifts
Der which We'll laugh or weep.
Oh learn to watch the hours, boys,
As you have done tonight,
So when it comes that sleep may find
Your hearts a. pure and light;
And then at morn when LOVING ones
Come with their glad surprise,
Eternal New Year and its gifts
Shall greet your wondering eyes.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03
Agents, Read This!

We will pay Agents a Salary of $75 per Month
Expenses TO sell our New and Wonderful Invention
Address L. $. SHERMAN 4 Co, Marshall. Michi
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-03

OOt1ttht LII 1CtAttdA GiIlCE, "dCG,
On Christmas eve the bells were rung;
On Christmas eve the mass was sung;
The Gamsel donned her kirtle sheen;
The hall was dressed in holly green
The fire. with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide;
There the hinge sirloin reeked; hard by
Pium-porridge stood. and Christmas pie.
Then came the merry masquers in,
And carols roared with biithesome din.
England was merry England when
Old Christmas brought it sports again
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
Watch the Cnildren's Feet.

Lifelong discomfort and sudden
death often come to children through
the inattenton or carelessness Of the
parents. A child should never be nj
lowed 10 SO to sleep with cold feet, the
thing to he last attended to is to see that
the feet are dry and wmm.-Neglect of
this has often resulted III dangerous Mt
tacks of Group, diphtheria, or fatal
sore throat. Always Oh coming from
school, on entering the house from a
visit, or errand in rainy, muddy or
thawy weather, the child should remove
its shoes, and the mother should her
self ascertain whether the stockings are
the least damp. If they are, they
should be taken oil; the feet held before
the fire, and rubbed with the hands un-
til perfectly dry, and another pair Of
stockings and another pair of shoes put
on. The reserve shoes and stockings
should be kept where they are dry, SO
Us to be ready for use i'll minutes no.
fipp
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
FOREIGN.

rHE socialist newspaper, ZukamW,
was suppressed in Berlin, Dec. 20th.
TnE Chinese are constantly murder
ing and pillaglng inhabitants OH the
Russian frontier.
BAYARp TAYLOR, our distinguished
minister TO Germany, died ut Berlin III
ESQ L. NJ, December 10Th.
THE Prince of Wales, Prince CHRIS
tian, and Prince Leopold, attended the
funeral Of Princess Alice III Darmstadt.
TnE new imperial cabinet in Rome
is opposed 10y nearly MI tile public
journals. twill probably he reorgan-
led.
A 81. PETERSBURG Dispatch Of Dec.
18Th says the Russian mission ut Cabnl
mas been formally and officially
withdrawn.
liz was reported from Constantinople
December l9th, that il Greece and Tur-
key do not agree on the frontier ques.
ton. il II proposed II submit the ditfer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
A STREAM OF CHARITY.
An OutpOuring Unexamplcd in the His
tory OF the World.
Nickshurg Herald


During the late epidemic Vickshurg
received nearly 100000 from kind and
generous givers all over the Union. The
amounts received by all the fever dis
tricts foot up nearly 100000, It is
hard TO estimate the good that was done.
the suffering that was relieved and the
horrors that were averted by this
wholesale charity The mind fails TO
grasp the immensely Of the magnanl-
nifty of acts that record themselves by
hundreds, thousands, tens OF thousands
aad millions of dollars 1t is like
one trying to conceive of the
vastness Of the empire in which this was
done. Ii II we're possible to estimate
the vast plains, rivers, mountains, for
ests and lands that stretch from the gull
to the great lakes, and from ocean &c
ocean, ii would BE possible to some.
What appreciate the yastness Of the aid
received. 0ur people cried out in their
distress, and relief from every quarter
flowed III 81 them III one continuous
stream for months. The gifts Mere
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
A Grand Jurors AnnoyanceS.

A good story is told of one Of tho
grand jurors from Mortified, VT, in
attendance upon the last term ofcourt
at Montpelier. He was afraid he would
not wake in season to take the o'clock
train to the capital, which he had talked
over with his wife on retiring. He had
Just got INTO sound sleep when his
faithful spouse woke him, suggesting
that it must be time to get up. He did.
found il was only midnight and retired
again. Soon he was again aroused, and
this time, upon consulting the clock, II
proved to be only , A. h. Somewhat
disguised and angered at being SO often
broken Of his slumbers, he again sought
his couch, admonishing his wife thus
Look here, you keep your elbow out
of my back, and your mouth out OF my
ear till morning Feeling herself re
lieved of any further responsibility, she
went TO sleep for good, and left her lord
and master to wake when he chose,
which lie did at o'clock. Thinking il
would not do to try to get any more
sleep, he built Il fire, put OH his hat and
overcoat, took his valise in his hand,and
sat down before the fire for a few min
utes. Meanwhile his wife slumbered on
until Z o'c lock, when she woke to find
him gone, whereat she felt quite badly,
saving she intended to have got him z
warm breakfast. Leisurely proceeding
70 dress herself, she sought the kitchen,
where, to her astonishment, she beheld
her husband equipped for his journey,
satchel in hand, sitting bolt upright III
his chair before the stove, fast asleep,
with the train gone over an hour.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

only limited by the wants Of the suffer-
ing. No question was asked; no re-
fusals We're thought of and the
world witnessed the spectacle Of a great
civilized people engaged in the task OF
pouring out wealth to relieve the suf-
ferings of fellow beings. Philanthropy
is truly said to be the noblest trait of
human nature. Philanthropy and char
ity are the evidences of the highest civ
ilization. These are possessed in high
er degree by the American people than
by any other people on earth. History
does not record an event that will COM
pare to the universal charity displayed
in the United States i'll 1873.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

18th offered reward Of $4,000 for the
apprehension of thegang civilians who
burned Ketchum and Mitchell alive in
Custer county last week. Additional
information received from Borden
county stamp the outrage as the worst
ever known to have been perpetrated
by civilized men. The two men were
chained TO pole extended horizontally,
with their feet barely touching the
ground. In this manner they were
slowly burned to death. People in the
western part Of the state are fearfully ex-
cited, and the country will be secured
for the apprehension Of the gang.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

SOME of the lIolyokc manufacturers
have adopted the systm OF weekly pay
ments, instead Of monthly, paying Oh
Thursdays for the week ending on the
preceding Saturday. One great advan-
tage of this system over the older one is
that it tends to break up the custom
among the hboring classes Of buying
on credit. custom alike injurious to
buyers and sellers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

THE claim Of Mrs Myra Clark Gaines
to $1,000 arpents 1888 acres) Of land
III Louisiana, which was referred 10 the
congressional house committee on pri-
yate land claims, will be fasorlbly re-
ported 10 the house, with the exception
that instead Of $1,000 arpcnts, the bill
prepared by the committee will only al
low her 5,47o (4.558 acros)-a very ma
terial reduction. An arpent contains
] five sixths of ali acre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

MURDERED by j. w. Wade and
William Shallcr" was the inscription
placed on George Worth's eravestono
by his father, L. Is. Worth, Of Platte
county, Mo, whom they have sued for
libel. Young Worth was placed in their
custody on election day by the sheriff
and killed while endeavoring to escape,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

Mr.. JEFFREY Richardson, of Boston,
who is ninety years old, is still direct
or of the Suffolk bank Of that city, and
has held the position for more than
fifty years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

II is noticed that the chaplain of the
house of representatives, although he is
Methodist, and governed by no formula
of the church, makes identically the
same prayer each day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

CANADA IL getting one feature Of q
great nation, and that is u great debt.
She owes about $l50.000,0O0, and has
arranged for new loan of $4,000, 900.
Her debt is probably larger, in proper
ton TO her means, than that Of the
United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

II is said that IN effort will be made
in the legislature of Illinois to secure
the submission to the vote Of the peo-
pie Of M amendment repeating the
minority representation clause i'll the
constitution of the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

THE whole number of admission to
the Paris Exhibition was 1902, 725. Al
the Centennial Exhibition the total
number was 9,9l0,966. The Paris Exhi-
bition, however, was open nearly Il
month longer than that ut Philadelphia,
and the actual receipts Mt the latter
place are stated to have been about iif-
ty per cent. larger than Mt Paris,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

On New Years day tho British rail
way companies viii inauguratc II new
express system, issuing stamps Of the
denominations Of 4 pence and pence,
to prepay to any point on their lines
packages of two and four pounds.
Such packages will also he insured To
the amount Of f1 each.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

GEORGE N. HuNTzINGER, ex-prcsident
of the Philadelphia Coal company, is
asked to refund 1000 of the compa-
ny's money that he is alleged to have
misappropriated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

LAST year we sold England 100000.
900 worth of grain, live stock, meats,
cheese, and eggs. We sent over 30o,-
600 cattle, 100000 sheep, 10000 swine,
and 80, 900 horses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

MAGsEs1A, which has heretofore been
considered reliable anlidote for arsen-
IL poisoning, las beer found % be ~
only when the arsenic j. yet IN the
shape &c afsenious aeid III the system
Ii Is, therefore Or value only when ad-
ministered very soon after the swallow
ing of the poison
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

GREECE is determined TO have Nh ef-
ficient military force, and for this end
she will introduce the Prussan mill
tary system IN the army January !,
1870
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

The New Zealand government has
sent to New York three palace-cars, to
be used on through route and as
models.