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Libraries.

The National Library may indeed be
called the great brain bottle of the
American people. But the bottle is al
ready too full The library was made
to accommodate 800 600 volumes, and
there are already 513, AL books piled
IN it one above another, and over 170,-
OOO pamphlets are stored away in the
crypt. After the work on the new
building is commenced, says Architect
Smithmyer. it will require five years to
complete it, and in that time at the
present rate of increase our National
Library will have approximated mill
ion of volumes. Aided as it is by the
copyright tax it will always be the
largest and best library in the United
States, and it will soon compete with
those OF Europe. There are now five
bigger libraries in the world, viz: The
national library of France, with $780,
600 volumes; the Library of the British
Museum at London, 1900, 900; the
Royal Public Library at st. Petersburg,
1000 600, and the Royal Library at
Berlin, 100000.
The first library in the United States
was the Harvard College library start
ed in 1858, while that of Yale College
was started in A. ID. 1900 Thirty-one
years later Ben Franklin, having walk
ed from New York to Philadelphia and
started printing office there, origi-
mated the first subscription library of
America, and in 1900, when our Capt.
tol was removed to Washington, the
Library of Congress or our National
Library was founded. When the Brit
ish came here in 1914. they burned it
and Congress bought Jeflerson's libra
ry of 1000 volumes as second BEGIN
ming. By 1851 the library had in
creased to $4,000 volumes, when it was
again destroyed by fire, only 10000
volumes being saved. Since that time
the library has steadily grown, having
nearly doubled in size within the past
ten years.
In 1870 there were estimated to be
SO, 600, 900 books in the libraries of the
United States and 10000, 900 of these
were in public libraries. This gives an
average OF over one book per person,
as there were $4,000, 600 people in the
United States by the same census.
The German nations have the most
books in their Libraries, and there are
over thousand public libraries in Ger
many, Austria and Switzerland, twen-
ty of which contain ove~ 100000 vol
umes. Great Britain has only nine
libraries containing over 100000 vol
umes, but the British Museum paws out
$4,000 annually to improve its col
lection. France has six libraries of
over 100, 600 books outside of the Ma
tional Library, which is the largest in
the world, and Spain has, eli told,
thirty public libraries containing in all
100000 volumes, of which 220, 900 are
in the library at Madrid. - Cleveland
Leader
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Abigail Adams.

Abigail Adams, the presidents wife,
was undoubtedly the most conspicuous
American woman OF her day, whether
by position or by character. When
writing to Her husband she often signed
herself ''Portia. in accordance with a
stately. and perhaps high-fown, habit
OF the period, and she certainly showed
qualities which would have done honor
to either the Roman or Shaksperean
heroine OF that name. In. her letters
we see her thoroughly revealed. While
the battle of Bunker Hill was in pro-
gress, she wrote that it ''was dreadful
but glorious" and in the depression of
the battle of Long Island, she said: IF
all America is to be ruined and undone
by pack of towards and knaves, L
wish to know it," and added, Don't
you know me better than to think me
coward?" When, first among Amer
lean women, she represented her ma
tion at the court of St. James, she met
with equal pride tho contemptuous de-
meanor of Queen Charlotte, and when
her husband was chosen president, she
wrote to him, MY feelings are not
those OF pride or ostentaton upon the
occasion; they are solemnized by q
sense OF the obligations, the important
truths and numerous duties connected
with II. When, finally, after four
years, he failed of recollection, she wrote
to her son: 1.-The consequence TO us is
personally that we retire from public
life. For myself and family l have
few regrets. If I do not rise
with dignity, | can at least fall with
ease" This was Abigail Adams. In
person she was distinguished and
noble rather than beautiful; vet it is
satisfactory to know that when she was
first presented at the British court she
wore white lute-string, trimmed with
white crepe, festooned with lilac ribbon
and mock-point lace over a hoop of
enormous extent, with narrow train
three yards long, looped up by rib
bon. She wore treble lace rufflss a
dress cap with long lace lappets and
two white plumes, these last doubtless
soaring straight into the air above her
head in the extraordinary style fami-
liar to rs in Gillray's caricatures of
that period.
1t was in those days no very agree
able task to be the wife of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Adams has left on record
a graphic sketch of the White house,
| where she presided for three months.
| The change in the seat of government
had been decided upon for twelve
years, yet the building was still vast
unfinished barrack, with few rooms
| plastered, no main stairway, not a bell
| within, not fence without; it was dis
tressingly cold in winter, while the
| chief magistrate of the United States
| could not obtain for love or money q
man to cut wood for him in the forest
which then surrounded Washington.
From Washington to Baltimore ex-
| tended an almost unbroken growth of
| timber, varied only by some small and
windowless huts. There could as yet be
| in Washington no such varied compan-
ionship as had given attraction to the
seat of government at New York and
! then at PhiladelDhia; vet at George
! town there was society which called
itself eminently polite, and Mrs Adams
records that she returned fifteen calls
in single day.-H0per' Magazsne
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Curious Interpretation of Shakespeare.

I once mentioned in school-report
how a young man in q training col
lege, having to paraphrase the famous
passage in Macbeth beginning.
Cau'st thou not minister to mind diseaseds
turned this line into Can you not
wait upon the lnnatic?" And
remarked what curious state of
things it would be if every pulpit of
our national school knew that when
taper burned the wax is converted into
carbonic acid and water, and thought
at the same time that good para
phrase for
Canst thou not minister to mind diseased?
was ''Can you not wait upon the luna
tic?" If one is driven to choose, [ think
! would rather have young person ig-
norant about the converted wax, but
aware that ''Can you not wait upon the
lunatic?" is bad, than a young per-
son whose education had been such as
to manage things the other way
MatheW Arnold in The Manhattan.
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Another Wonderful Motor,

An announcement has been made in
Chicago of the discovery of new and
remarkable motor known as "The
Triple Termic Motor" The new mo-
tive power is the vapor of bi-sulphide
OF carbon. 1t has been in practical use
IN driving 6O-horse power engine for
six months past in cement paving man.
ufactory on West Forty-sixth street,
New York. The discoverer of the
means of applying the new motive
power and the machinery adapted to
its use is w. S. Colwell, formerly of
Plttsburg, who, it is stated has been at
work many years on their application.
The material from which the vapor is
generated, bi-sulphide of carbon, is a
discovery of the last century. The
force and power of the vapor in its ap-
pilcatlon, far surpasses that of steam,
and its application and regulation are
already under a more perfectly safe
control than that of steam. The in
vention or discovery consists in evolving
bi-sulphide of carbon into vaper for
operating machinery by generating
heat in generator and transferring it
into vessel containg bi-sulphide of
carbon. The latent heat of the steam
Is utilized to convert the bi-sulphide of
carbon into vapor, only 118 deg. being
necessary to produce this vapor. A
prominent engineer of Chicago, in Civ
ing the result of his examination of the
new motor, says: Il saw 15-horse
power boiler, with very little fire under
it, generating steam, which generated
the new motor, which in turn ran an
engine of 60-horse power" A syndi-
cate has been formed which controls
the invention and all its patents, with
capital stock of $25. 900, 900, of which
IS. 600, 900 has already been realized on
stock Ex-Gov. Hubbard, of Texas,
and ex-Collector Baird, of Boston, are
mentioned as being largely interested
In the new motor syndicate.
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Grandma's Angel.

M ANNA said: Little one, go and see
i knew mustn't disturb her, so
/ stepped as gently along, tiptoe,
And stood q moment to take peep
And there was Grandmother fast asleepl
81 knew ii WIS time for her to wake;
thought I'd give her little shake,
Or tap at her door or softly call;
But had mt the heart for that at all
She looked so sweet and so quiet there,
Lying back in her high armchair,
With her dear white hair, and little smile
That means she's loving you all the while.
81 did MT make speck of a noise;
] knew she was dreaming of little boys
And giris who lived with her long ago,
And then went TO Heayen-she told me so.
II went up close, and did mt speak
One word, but j gave her on her cheek
The softest bit of a little kiss,
Just in whisper. and then said this;
Grandmother dear, its time for tea
"Sbe opened her eyes and looked at me,
And said: why, Pet, have just now
dreamed
OF little angel who came and seemed
To kiss me lovingly on my face
She pointed right at the very place!
81 never told her t was only me;
took her hand, and we went to tea"
Sydney Dayre, in ST. Nicholas for April.
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Nat Goodwin on CarbuncIes.

The popular comedian was oblioed
, 'lay off for three nights in New
Iork, on account of carbuncles. To :
fend he discussed on the tend, snh
jet as follows: "A carburcle ;S rot tD .
fnny affair. But the deuce Of f 0; # Is .
eerybody thinks So 7 tried to aot 70,
Nth tne ln1er-Ial thing and it made me
Seh uLim 1 '.ld comfort myself Well.
.oN mere, you never had nigger split
hlf cord of wood on the back of
,ur neck, did. You? No! of course
Dt; and then you never had two other
ggers make bonfire of it on YOUR
ioulders; so you don't know the true
waIdlass of the carbuncle. Well.
{, imagine man acting with six rat
IL tiles showed through his throat and
of 'em turning round. Don't un-
trstand that l objected to that Oh,
}! What 1 objected to is that the
Wspapers mistook my agony for a
Nv development of talent. That's
lat cut me up. l began to get ana
TIC eriticisms-hang me if l didn't
% you know I'm no sort of man to
snd quietly by and have an analytical
Qlclsm- Why, one fellow who saw
tears forced into my eyes and heard
grit my teeth, said that l was de-
loping realistic grasp of the NOR
lly emotional that gave promise of
liking me in time the he-Clara Nor
of high art Talk about car
hcles after that. Hang it, l was
sting pushed into the position of
gedian, and my wife, who read the
nces, wept for joy. whats car
hcles, says she, when you are on
troad to fame?' You never had any
viol thrown in your face-no, of
Tse not-oh, well, if you had, you
uldn't purr, would youP Well, 1
! to. and the newspapers mistook
1suffering for scholarship. 1t makes
Isick. What'll they say when get
" that's what l want to know. L
ot want to be an Irving or Clara
Erls. l want to 90 home"
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ling a Good Mans Coal Oil Land

the beginning of the oil excite
1T In Pennsylvania very religious
darmer who owned forty acres in
teenter of the ''belt'' had offers for
farm until he couldn't sleep nights.
! began at $4, 900 and went up to
500, but to each and every would
purchaser the old man steadily re-
r:
the Lord has put coal-ile under
Rrm it isn't for me to dispute his
VI
e day, however, the agent of a
sicate came along and asked what
fp the old man would set on his
a.
We bin offered $50, OOO."
es."
We bin saying as how the Lord
PIE lie there for some purpose of
hgn.
kactly."
lell, now, if you could convin ce
mat about one barrel in ten of the
iDm this farm would be used for
pc to read their bibles by reckon
LIT my figures at about $50. 000."
less than three hours the farm
cfed hands. WaH Street Neacs.
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AN EDITORS TROUBLE.

Theron p. Keator, Editor of TT.
Wayne, Ind, Gazette" writes: For
the past five years have always used DR..
Kings New Discovery, for coughs of
most severe character, as well as for
those of milder type. It never fails
to effect speedy cure. My friends to
whom have recommended it speaks of
1t In the same high terms. Having been
cured by it of every cough l have had
for five years, | consider it the only re-
liable and sure cure for Coughs, Colds,
etc" Call at Robinson & Hinrich's
Drug Store and get Free Trial Bottle.
Large Size S1.0O
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-17

A clergyman was devoutly reading
the Holy Scriptures to his congrega-
ton, when he came to certain words
In the lower right hand corner 10 which
he desired to give great emphasis. So
he read with a loud voice, Il am
turned over two leaves and continued
-''an ass. the foal of an ass''-then.
seeing his mistake, found the RIGHT
place, and added that am, - which
OF course, nobody would deny.-Hap-
er's Bdzdr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-17

NEURALGIC rheumatism is the hardest
kiud to treat. The only way to get at it
is 20 go right for the cause of it. The
quicker you get your blood in good con-
ditlon the less you will suffer in body
and mind. ATHLoPHoRos moves direct
~ on the enemy in the blood 1t purges
tie vital huid OF the poisons and acids
which give rise TO neuralgic and rheuma-
TIC pains aud inflammation. AS soon as
the work of cleansing begins you feel the
pain departing, aud by the time that
work is done the disease Las fled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-17

One of our religious monthlies.
which has large free list" lately
sent the names of its subscribers in a
certain town to one of the number,
asking him to report whether all of
them were still living in the place and
regularly receiving the copies mailed
to them. He replied: ''All here ex-
cept Brother s. He went to heav-
en- last summer His widow and child
ren remain her permanently. Harp
er's Bazaar.
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The late Judge Otis Phillips Lord, OF
Massachusetts, is said to nave made
but one direct mistake on question of
law while he was on the bench, and that
was on statute which had just been
amended. On discovering his mistake,
and that it was due to the action lust
taken by the legislature, he said:
We'll, the good Lord only knows what
the Massachusetts Legislature hasn't
done in the last SIX months. Neg York
Tribune
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nR FRANZ SIMON.

nRENEK AND MALSTER. CORN Err SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South side. me
highest cash price paid for Barley.
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r. K. PAINE, n. D.,

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, oURG EON
IA ana AcCoucheur, late resident Physician at
me Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, has pe1nan-
emily located ut Manitowoc. Office, b B1t1alo
streets, west of Rands store.
-, -. s to A, NJ,
'FfiCE A0oh'' to , and Z to 8 P. NJ.
Diseases OF the eve and ear treated.
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FRED. SEEGER,

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE FUB-
~ lie generally, a choice selection OF Fresh
Meats, Salt PORK aud Beet, Smoked Beer ana
Hams, Shoulders, Sausages, Tallow and Lard at
the lowest rates. Market on Commercial Street.
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BARBER SHOP.

NARL PANGBURN'S Darbershop, in BAN
I ID! eek on North Eighth street. Work done III
good taste. Particular attention PAID 10 LAuies
and Children's hair cutting and shampooing. BY
Ali means call and see Carl.
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NJ. KETTENHOFFEN,

NORTHWESTERN HOUSE, FRANKLIN AND
~ Ninth streets, Manitowoc. Travellers will
here lind the best Accommodations, sample rooms
attached.
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WM. RAHR'S SONS,

A TFORNEY AND COUNS ELOR AT LAW
"A J.dCe, in TorcIson's Britk Block ElShtt
street Aanltcy U1, " .sco4s4it.
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Q. G. BARNES. NJ. d.
=. S. LUHMANN. NJ. D..

nHYSIgIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE WITH
DE-. j. f. PRITcHAAD. Hours; 8 to 10 A. NJ,
L. To and o 10 q u. NJ. mar )
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VIM. NJ. SEEGER,

nENTIsT. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER-
IL sons Block, Corner South Eighth and Quay
Streets, Mantowoc, Wis. Prompt attention will
be given TO all work entrusted TO me. apr27-Sl
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CHARLES HOVER.

axERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
vi ment. on sthsIreet,ne south end OF Bridge
The tailoring department is complete and con-
tains large assortment of fashionable cloths and
GerS'a furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
where
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1t is said that when the cyclone de-
molished the Baptist Church at Mount
Carmel. S. c., the pulpit was left
standing, the bible and hymn-book re-
manning undisturbed.
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

A d. SMITH, PROPRIETOR, CORNER OF
IN. Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
a frst-class America Hotel, centrally located,
offers every uducement to the travelling public.
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PHYSICIAN, SURGEON * ACCOUCHECR
Has again permanently located in Mani
towoc. Office on NoFta Eighth street, near the
bridge, opposite TorrIsons new store l3sepo3
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
Residence % DIR. +. simon, Hancock street,
nexr the court house, Manitowoc, Wis. del5
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From statistics compiled in Prussia it
IS learned that twins occur once in 80
births, triplets once in 1910, and quad
ruplets once in 37I, ,126.
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Z SANnERSON

FACTURERA AN d DEALER IN BOOTS
M Shoes, Leather, &C, Shop Buffalo
Street, the corner of Eighth Repairing
neatly aud promptly executed.
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A Medina, n. Y. youth has been
drawn all out of shape by an over in
dulgence in cigarettes.
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NASH g. NASH.

TrORNEYs AND CoUNSELoRs AT LAW
n OHice over First National Bank, EiEhsh %
Collections promptly attended TO-
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Governor Hubbard cut his runaway
daughter Nellie off without . cent
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TERMS, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR
1OHN p WICKERT,
q A FORREST /

NOTARY PUBLIC, LAND LOAN S,.sS,h AYE and
~ Rudolphs Block, Corner SpuIh '1iEi inn.1
Frsnkliu Streets, Manito voc, WIS JuhNA
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j. d MARK Il A NJ,

4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFICE ON STA
4 street south side. ever hehIers store, Aan-
towoc, Wisconsin.
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rr0RNEY AND COUNSELLOR ,T LAM
\ otace in rorrison's brick block, nortn end
Sth street bridge, Aauitowoc, Wisconsin. C"liee-
tions promptly attended 10.
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J. Y. EsrssEooK. W a; /" A'AhA
FSTARROOK & WALKER,
II q 8 ". i. TURNER.

A T'TDRN EGS AT LAW. pHCc tOIiiti l@iehtu
~ sad Franklin streets, IN Woods Block over
Wagner's store South Side, Man:towoc' WIS
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-x mriHAEL KIRwAN
. sCHAITI.
SCHMITZ IL hIRNAN,
O. q SEOGMICK.

A TTORNEYS AT Law. OFFICE IN FkAsz ii.l.,i 5
n Block, South Eighth Street, Manitowoc'
tTh-o',,sjn [mayll
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rropNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
A ONE in Carus Block frsF moor, ~ R;'i6th aOIr
1t, 10 couutv Judges office, South Elghth
Stdi47 sea usnit.Ycc. Wiz Collections promptly
street, "a, JULIO
Connecticut western news., 1884-06-04
Losses by Fire.

The annual loss by fire in the United States is about $1O0, ,0OO,0 ,00O. It is about twice as much per inhabitant as the fire loss of Great Britain, four times as much as that of France and six times that of Germany. At the average rate of pro- duction it would require the constant labor of about 100000 men to replace the loss. The loss is nearly as much as the amount collected on internal reve- nue, and one-third more than the annual interest of the public debt. The amount of premiums collected by insurance com panies is considerably less than the loss, so that some insurance companies must fail every year. It is estimated that $9 per annum is collected for every man, woman and child in the United States to pay for careless construction and negli. gence in guarding against the dangers ot fire.
Connecticut western news., 1884-06-04
SAM WARD DEAD AT 70.
A Conspicuous Figure in social mud roIItl-
 cnl Lifc.

Conspicuous Figure tn social mud f1ltti-
 cal Litc.
 It is said of the late notable Sam Ward that after his house in New York failed, in 1s47, through heavy specula- tion in wheat Ward found himself poor man. After drifting around for time, he was seized with the gold fever, and went to California as one oI the 49ers. There, with ex.Governor Price, of New Jersey, Inc established n mercantile and auction house, and rapidly accumulated q large fortune. This he lost in a fire, and then he tried his hand at mining, but with poor success. Discouraged and disgusted with civilization, it is said that he took refuge among the Indians, and taught them to cook dog so luciously that they elected him chief of the tribe. He lived in Mexico, Europe and this country. He went to Washington, md there he found an occupation entirely congenial to his nature. He became a lobbyist, and was so successful and pop ular that he was known as the "King of the Lobby" He lived in Washington for many years, and gave innumerable dinners, the reputation of which spread over the land. It was his profession to win Congressman over by these dinners and by his fine liquors, of which none had so fine a judgment He had fac. ulty of bringing enemies together at these dinners md sending them away friends. He ate very sparingly himself and therein was the secret of his good health.
 Though he received n great deal of money at Washington, he never saved any of it, and he remained poor man until 1881. Then he met Mir. James R. Keene, who had recently came on to New York from California. He became Mir. Keene's boon companion, and was ad- mitted to share in his spcculations, and from them he realized fortune osh- mated at half million dollars. When Keene was taken seriously sick, Ward nursed him and took him to Long Branch and other places for his health. He now resumed his course of dinner giving in New York. He gave dinners to Oscar Wilde, Mrs. Langtry, md other celebrities. He was a member of the New York Club, and was often seen there. Within year he lost the greater part of his last fortune in unfortunate speculations, and, as a result, in the fall he left for Europe rather suddenly. He said he wanted to go where he could live cheaply, and that he did not intend to return. He died in London at the age of seventy years.