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Read History.

1t u considered always proper and
commendable to advise young people to
read and study history. When YOU see
boy poring over Sinbad or Aladdin,
or girl devouriag the last new novel,
you can always make them unoomfort-
able, and tlatter Your own sense of self
Importance and superiority, by telling
them to throw away that trash and read
history. True, they have been given
the same advice before, they have heard
it repeated over and over, and they feel
a sense of guilt in not acting on it at
once, and forever throwing away their
pernicious light-reading which makes
them unhappy. Still, the tale and the
novel are SO interesting, the situation so
thrilling and the heroes and heroines so
courageous and noble, that they follow
them to the close and then get other
books of the same kind and peruse them
with the same earneStness and zeal,
leaving your advice unheeded. Then
you should ask yourself in an inquiring
tone, in which regret and egotism are
blended, why is it that the youth of the
present day will not read history? 1t
is not necessary that you should know
anything of history yourself to ask this
question or give this advice-not at all--if
it were, very few would be in position
to so advise or inquire, for in reality
history is one of those branches of learn
ing which is much more generally COM
mended than studied, and always has
been. The majority of those who pass
for fairly educated people know little
more of its lessons than they do of the
mysteries of the Rosecrucians. and of
those who have skinned over a few
pages of volume or two purporting 10
be history, the knowledge thev have
thus acquired is of no more practical
value than the proverbial fifth wheel to
the coach. 1t is not our intention to de-
cry the study of history, if we really
have anything worthy of the name. We
recognize 1t as one of the ornamental
branches necessary to finished edu-
cation. But what is, its comparative
practical valueP To what real scoount
can one young man in u million turn
his knowledge OF Pompey's battles. Cae-
sar's conquests, the triumphs of Alex
ander, or the brilliant victories of Ma
poleon, admitting that he is familiar
with all that has ever been written con-
corning them? What lesson of practi-
cal wisdom can the girl derive from
studying the lives of Dido, Cleopatra,
Elizabeth or Catherine, as they are pre-
sented by the ancient or modern histo-
rianP We do not apprehend any danger
from too much attention being given to
this branch of study by the youth of
either sex, whether it is as the elder
Walpole thought, nothing but lies," or
as M1aeaqlay defined it, philosophy
teaching by example" " 1t is a great
deal more extolled than read, and much
more commended than studied. and it
is likely to so continue. Eleeated Raul
annlI .I01LnaznZ
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Another English Enooh Arden.

Upward of twenty years ago hus-
bandman, a native of Cumberland, mar
ried a girl belonging to the county.
The newly married couple went to re-
side with the brides friends. The
bridegroom, however. could not agree
with them, and in the course of a few
months he left his wife and went away,
no one knew whittier. The woman had
reason to believe that her husband, af
ter leaving her, took his passage in the
Inflated steamer London, which in the
year 1866 foundered on her voyage to
Australia. Seeing in the list of those
who perished a name similar to that of
her husband, the woman concluded
that he was dead. Shortly after her
husbands departure she gave birth to q
daughter, and the two lived together
without any particular incident occur
ring to change the current of their daily
life. After waiting for many years the
woman married miner residing in a
village near Maryport, and the pair have
since lived happily together. The
daughter of the first husband is now
married, and has gone to Newcastle to
reside.
A few days ago the first husband
made his appearance at the residence
OF sister in Wigton, and to her he
stated that he had been for some time
living in Newcastle. He then made in
quiries respecting the wife he had left,
and was surprised to hear that he had
a married daughter living in Newcastle,
the very town that he himself had been
residing in, and the wife he had desert
ed was married again. His sister was
unable, however, to give him the adj
dress of his daughter, and after waiting
upon some of his relatives at Maryport,
to whom he announced his intention of
searching for the daughter he had nev-
er seen, he proceeded to the residence
of his wife, not far from the town, in
order to obtain his daughters address.
The second husband was not at home
when the wanderer made the visit, and
the woman was in the house alone. He
knocked at the door. When the woman
opened it she failed to recognize him,
and asked him what he wanted. The
man asked if she had a daughter alive,
and, if so, where she was living. The
woman wished to know his reason for
asking such a question, and inquired if
he was any relative of her daughters
husband. NO" he replied, Il am a
nearer relative than that"
The woman then invited him into the
house and gave him the address, which
he put into his pocket and prepared to
leave the house. As he was crossing
the threshold he turned. and, looking
her full in the face, said: ''Well, Eliza,
you have got married again and hope
that you will do well by your husband
and live comfortably. / am your
daughters father"
The poor woman knew him then, and
almost fainting, cried in thrilling
tone: "Oh, Jimr' but before she could
recover her composure he had walked
away. He has since left the county,
Mdrgpot AdUe1tiSer.
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The "Mnonshiner."

/ can give no sufficient reason WHY
the title ''Moonshiner' has been con
terred on our wayward countryman who
persistenay eyades the law, deludes
the exciseman, and bereaves the treas
ury. 1t seems inexplainable The
moonlit glory of the semi-tropical night
is not accessory to the ofense It's soft
light, while bathing the Blue Ridge in.
beauty, cannot penetrate the shadowed
cliff or gloomy ravine, where the ''still''
is ''set up, and if it be supposed that
the benign influence of the "harvest,
moon" allures the moonshiners, like the
fairies, TO live and work out of doors
be it known that the Byronic sentiment,
''there's mischief in the moon," is true
for him as for other people. This mis-
chief in the summer confuses his chem
istry, sours his ''sweet-mash, p" and de-
stroys the virtue OF his highly popular
product. 1t is inexcusable perhaps to
dispel so pleasant and general a delu-
sion, but there is nothing of moonshine
IN the makeup of the moonshiner Not
until ''Jocund morn stands tiptoe on the
misty mountain top" does he begin to
despoil the government of 80 cents a.
gallon excise tax on what that great
economist, Mr.. Kelley, calls his 'scorn
brandy and apple whisky"
They are singular and interesting
people, who defy the United States of
America to collect tax on spirits.
They are out of chronological order.
For twenty-one years the excise laws
have been of force, and yet the patriot
ic red men, who, with revolutionary Ar
dor, emptied the tea in Boston harpor.
were not more hostile to the star,p tax,
or the tax on tea, than the mConshiner
to the revenue on his mount, ain dew
atlanta Constitution.
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Rntler's Dutch Canal,

General Buffers Dutch Gap canal"
on the James river, made historically
famous during the late war, is in a fair
way at least to be converted to the use
of commercial navigation. The canal
cuts through the river at the widening
base of horseshoe bend, and if made
practicable will save vessels several
miles travel. General Wright, chief of
engineers, has issued proposals for wild
ening and deepening the gap. The
work is located fourteen and half
miles below Richmond, and consists of
widening and deepening the cut. The
depth to be obtained shall not be less
than nineteen feet at mean low tide.
The use of explosives is recommended
to shake the indurated clay which is
found below the sandy loan. Baltimore
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Origin Of the American Flag.

AT Little Brington, a village near
Northampton, England, is an old cot
tage in which lived the ancestors of
George Washington. 1t is a neat old
place, but with nothing remarkable
about it, save that it was the nest of the
great generals forefathers Above the
entrance door, inscribed on stone slab,
is the following: ''The Lord giveth and
the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the
name of the Lord. Constructus, 1906"
Great Brington lies some couple of miles
from the smaller village of that name,
where is the Washington cottage. At
Great Brington there is handsome
church, remarkable for the very COM
plete and perfect series of monuments
of the family of Spencer Still more
interesting, however, than these monu-
ments to the ancestors of Lord Spencer
are the two plain slabs that covers the
bones of George Washington's ances-
tors. The oldest ol these is that with
an inscription on it to the memory of
Lawrence Washington, deceased in 1919,
leaving behind him eight sons and nine
daughters. Two of Lawrence's child
rem migrated to America; from one of
these George Washington was descend
ed. The other inscription is engraved
on brass, beneath the Washington coat
of-arms, as follows: Here lies We body
of Eliz Washington, Widowe, who
changed this life for Immortalletie We
10Th of March 1862; as also We body of
Robert Washington, gentn,, her late
husband, second some of Robert Wash
ington of Solgrave, in ye county of
Northn., Esqe., who depd. this life We
10th March 1862, after they lived loving
ly together" We here see the origin
of the American "star spangled ban
ner, !" and of the stripes, for on the coat
of-arms on this old brass appears three
stars, with the bars or stripes beneath
them. The sexton told me that Charles
Sumner had had a copy of the large slab
made by local mason, and that both
he and Motley, the historian, had taken
great interest in these arms and inscrip-
tons. 1t is certainly striking to see
these humble mementoes of the ances-
try of one of whom an English-speak-
ing people are proud, in this old coun-
try church, lying near the splendid
tombS of forgotten magnates.
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The Americanization of London is
under way, if we are to believe the Lon
don correspondents, Go into 1.-The citv''
and one hears no end of tales about
American securities. The English bus
mess man knows the railroad maps of
the American continent by heart. Look
into the windows of book store and
the covers of American magazines and
American novels are plentiful. Drop
into the picture shows and you will find
American artists represented by Whist
Ter, of Baltimore, and other celebrities.
If you find yourself at reception an
American belle is reigning; if YOU 90 to
the theatre an American actress is de-
picting the joys and sorrows of the her.
oine. One writer tells us that he enter
ed an american notion store,'' and for
ten minutes dreamed that he dwelt in
Connecticut. An American restaurant
is yet to be had, but oysters are served
''in the American style" and '.ices as
in f.merica" are promised on the
Strand.
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He Was che Man,

1t was on a Western railroad. The
conductor Lad been his rounds, and
taken a seat beside very quiet and un-
assuming passenger.
Pretty full train finally observed
the passenger.
Yes
Road seems to be doing good bus
mess"
'0h, the road makes plenty of mon
ey, but
But what?" asked the passenger, as
the other hesitated.
bad management 1t is the worst
managed line in this whole country"
SIS that so?'
That's so. The board of officials
might know how to run side-show to
a circus, but they can't tackle rail-
road.
Who is the biggest fool in the lotP'
''Well, the Superintendent is.
I'm glad of that, said the passenger.
as his face lighted up. Il was afraid
you would say it was the President.
Suppose | had?"
''Why, I'm the man"
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Arizona's Petrified Forest.

One might almost pass by and notice
nothing unusual But on looking clos
er the rocks are found to be the trunks
of fallen trees turned to stone. They
lie about you here, there and every
where, some preserving their shape and
outlines, others broken or cracked. The
scene is strange one. 1t smacks of
enchantment Perhaps some potent
magician blew upon this forest in the
vigor of its prime, and before his chill
ling breath the stout trees bowed them
selves and fell, and froze into flint and
agate. Still you hardly see why you
came, but after the coffee has been boil
ed and breakfast eaten your Mexicans
slowly enlighten you. They bring out
hammers and drills, and selecting a
likely spot in stone trunk endeavor to
force way into it. The stone is like
adamant. Again and again the drill
bounds away, but finally pieces are
shivered off and cracks made, so that
you see wnat the petrified forest has
hidden within it. Emeralds, sapphires
and diamonds are convenient names,
but alas, our discoveries would hardly
be counted as such by Tiffany. Yet
lHtS dIe Si1S lldi1y Utdulllui- Lou Hllu
blocks of stone, their sides bristling with
great hexagonal crystals, some green,
others purple, and others pure white.
You cut through geodes whose hollows
are lined with prismatic crystals spark
ling with all the colors of the rainbow.
Much of the stone is beautifully mark
ed flint. Often you find pieces with a
brown corrugated coating, which, / fan
cy, is the petrified bark. All the stone
abounds in the most delicate shadings
of gray and white, with dark lines. but
the crystals, lining assures or gathered
in the nests of geodes, are the especial
delight of seekers. Here. too, there are
moss agates, and exceptionally large
and clear garnets, which masquerade
under the name of ruhies. And of the
ordinary forms of petrited wood there
is no end.-Cor. Boston HeraaI
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Goats In Paris.

Speaking of persons and things essen
tally Partisan the man and his goats must
certainly be counted among the number.
have seen in Naples men and women
leading COWS with crumpled horns
through the narrow crooked streets,
from which they drew at intervals fresh
milk for the benefit of their Neapolitan
customers, but that sight was not more
interesting than is the one | see here in
Paris-that is to say, focks of black
goats, from which is daily drawn lacte-
al fluid for the benefit of old and young.
1t is quite sight, the morning promen-
ade of these many-goats. No bearded
bucks are permitted to accompany this
excursion of the milky way, tramping
quietly along the sidewalks, brushing
their black hairy bodies against ones
new trousers or the skirts of richly
dressed ladies, well-filled udders almost
touching the ground and overfiowing
with milk of animal kindness. The
Basque berger, or goatherd, is pictur-
esque looking individual, quite in keep
ing with his gentle but strong smelling
associates. He has retained the red
cap and short, dark-blue jacket of his
native Pyrenees, and hanging from his
neck is little flute, a flat piece of wood
not larger than your hand, on which
from time to time he blows some wild,
shrill notes, that serve to attract the at
tention of his customers, as well as to
recall any of his flock whose curiosity
has led them to inger too long at some
open shop-door.
AT the berger's heels is one of the
Pyrenees mountain dogs, in close rela-
ton to the Highland collie, with soft
expressive eyes, and long shiny hair,
and tperforms its duty-that of keeping
any of the flock from turning the wrong
| corner and straying away-with the
most conscientious and intelligent accu-
racy. There are ten or a dozen goats
in each flock, and they are on duty only
every other day. Occasionally one Of
| the mothers is accompanied by sport
ing kid, which gives no little trouble to
| the dog and delight to the juvenile GUS
| toners of the goatherd, This fellow
lives outside of Paris, but every morn
ing he starts for the city at an early
| hour to serve his customers-this one in
the bourgeoise quarter of the Fau-
bourg St. Denis, that one to the aristoc-
racy of the Faubourg St. German,
GIOtHCI ealoIS lliC ~ aIiu oottiCN ai to,
and so on throughout the Capital. The
bonnes are always ready for him, and
they are often accompanied by the little
invalid, the milk being the best when
drank warm from the udder. The
goatherd calls up one of his flock, the
docile nanny submits to being milk
ed without ''kieking," and having
pocketed his three cents for quarter
OF pint, he moves on, merrily blowing
his flute to attract the attention which
his position deserves. BY 10 O'Clock
his round has been made and his flock
are ON their way back to the country.
Outside the fortifcation there is a
| halt, and while the honest berger eats
his frugal dejeuner the goats are nib
| bling at the green grass which grows
nIn,,I. Il, (, ,.c (foa, Gha.n.,,cIn
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Woes of an Inventors Wife.

''It is all very well to talk about
working for the heathen," said one, as
the ladies put up their sewing, ''but I'd
like to have someone tell me what | am
to do with my husband?' ''What is
the matter with him?n asked a sympa-
thetic lady. ''William is a good man,
continued the first, waving her glasses
in an argumentative way, "but William
will invent. He goes inventing around
from morning till night, and | have no
peace or comfort. | didn't object when
he invented fire-escape, but | did re-
monstrate when he wanted me to crawl
out of the window one night last winter
to see how it would work. Then he orig
mated lock for the door that wouldn't
open from midnight until morning, so
as to keep burglars out. The first time
he tried it he caught his coat-tail in it,
and | had to walk around him with a
pan of hot Goals all night to keep him
from freezing ''Why didn't he take
his coat off?" Il wanted him to, but
he stood around till the thing opened
Itself, trying to invent some way of un-
fastening it. That's Williams trouble.
He will invent. A little while ago he
Shut and open without handling. 1t
went by clockwork. William got into
it and up it went. Bless your heart, he
stayed in there from Saturday afternoon
till Sunday night, when it flew open and
disclosed William with the plans and
specifications of a patent wash-bowl
that would tip over when it got SO full.
The result was that | lost all my rings
and breast-pin down the waste-pipe.
Then he got up crutch for man that
could be used as an opera-glass. When
ever the man leaned upon it up it went
and when he put it to his eye to find
William, it flew out into crutch and
almost broke the top of his head off.
The other day saw him going up the
street with model of a grain elevator
sticking out of his pocket, and he is fix
ing up an improved shot tower in our
bedroom Baltimore american.
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EXCITED THOUSANDS

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Frankfort, S. c., has a colored man
who is as much of a prodigy as Blind
Tom. His name is Zach Taylor, born
in Cartarct county, of parents who were
slaves, is thirty-three years of age, nev-
er went to school in his life, and vet he
can build a mill, repair watch, tune
a piano, or print newspaper. The
most remarkable gift he has. however,
is the ability to repeat scripture, which
he can do for hours al time without
making . .aistake.
Ii the wages of sin is death some ola
slnners we know of are a long time il
drawing their salary,
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'Why. I'm the man. "

The machinery in a paper mill at
Manchester, Connecticut, was stopped
by four large eels blocking the wheels.
One was taken out whole. Its length
was three feet three inches, and its
weight four and three-foarths pounds.
The other eels were so mutilated that
hey could not be measured, but they
'sere all OF enormous size. 1t took all
Gay to get tie eel fragments out of the
wheel.
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BARBER SHOP.

rARL PANGBURN'S Barbershop, in Barnes
CbIock on North Eighth street. Work done in
good taste. Particular attention paid to Ladies
and Children's hair cutting and shampooing. By
all means call and see Carl.
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CHARLES HOYER.

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
W ment, on Sth street,near south end of Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete, and con-
tains a large assortment of fashionable cloths and
Gert's furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
where.
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HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
III and Ac coucheur, ateresident Physician at
me Hahnemal IN Hospital, Chicago, has psrman-
emily located at Manitowoc. Office, on Buffalo
streets, west of lands store.
oFflCE hooAS' to 2 and to P. NJ.
Diseases of the eye and ear treated.
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

D. SMITH, PROPRIETOR, CORNER OF
"A. Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
4 first-cass American Hotel, centrally located,
offers every inducement to the travelling public.
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FRED. SEEGER,

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
~ lie generally, choice selection of Fresh
Meats Salt Pork and Beef Smoked Beef and
Hams Shoulders, Sausages, Talow and Lard at
the lowest rates. Market on Commercial Street
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CARES OF LIFE.-As we come to them
they are received, borne with, and passed
over with no more than thought, If we
are in the injoyment of health, but if
suffering with Piles or skin disease of
any kind they magnify hundred fold.
Emil Fischel or T. G. Buerstatte the
Druggists, have DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy which is an absolute cure for
any ELECTION of this kind and is sold at
so oents. 2
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VIM. MI. SEEGER.

nENTIST. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER-
1I sons Block Corner South Eighth and Quay
Streets Manitowoc, Wis. Prompt attention will
be given TO all work entrusted to me. apr27-ol
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M KETTENHOFFEN,

NORTHWESTERN HOUSE, FRANKLIN AND
IN Ninth streets, Manitowoc. Travellers will
here find the best Accommodations, Sample rooms
attached.
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S. SANDERSON,

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALER IN BOOTS
N1 Shoes, Leather, &C, &C. Shop on Buffalo
Street, near the corner of Eighth. Repairing
neatly and promptly executed
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MRS T.. K ERN

WORK STREET, MANIToWOC, WIS, DEAL
4 er in Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Fancy
Goods, Glass ware, Boots AID Shoes, Ready made
Clothing, Paper Hangings, Hats, Cape, Toys, Chill
dren Carriages, Live Geese Feathers, BIRD Cages,
Kerosene oil and LAMPS, &C, sc. A share of pub
C patronage is solicited.
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TERMS, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR
JOHN p. WICKERT,

NOTARY PUBLIC, LAND & Loan 49, AYE sni =;
N Rudolph's Block, Corner south Eli inneI
Eranklip Streets Manitowoc. WIS. Juhoi
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CUTS AND CALLS ON HORSES
are very quickly healed by 'Hinrichs
Equine Healing Lotion"
ROBINSON g. HINRIcHs,