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Year: 1869

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HENRY BETZ became resident ot


Manitowoc County in 1854 and at once
| identified himself with that then small
but energetic band, who laid the founda.
ton of the republican party in this
country


In the year following he changed his
residence from Two Rivers to Manitowoc
and was appointed Deputy by the then
Register of Deeds, Mr.. Baker, with
whom he remained until the close of the
year 1853, having also within that time
filled the Office of Town Clerk. His
ability and diligence gained him so many
friends, that he was nominated by his
party to the Office in which he had acted
as deputy and was elected, although the
democratic was the dominant party by Il
large majority, and reelected by greatly
creased majority in 1860.


In August 1862 he raised company
of volunteers for the Goth Regiment,
was soon after mustered into the service
of the United States as captain and
in less than six months promoted to the
Office of Major, in which capacity he
fought with his regiment in the battles
of Chancellorville and Gettysburg in the
latter of which he was dangerously
wounded and honorably discharged from
the U. S. Service. In the Spring of
1866 he was elected Village Treasurer
and in the fall County Treasurer of Mani
towoc and in 1868 reelected by 593 ma
jority, the people seeming anxious to
show their satisfaction with his services
and also to secure to themselves the con-
sclousness that their interests were safe
at the least as far as he was concerned.
During his residence among US Mr..
Batz has also filed the honorable offices
of Town Supervisor, Village Trustee and
Village President, IN all of which he has
secured to himself the highest esteem Of
his fellow citizens and reputation for
capability, honesty and integrity second
to none in our county or even in cur
whole State. May his success be ever
equal to his merit.
Year: 1869

New YORK, Sept ll.-Spocial dis
patches to the Times and Herald, from
Scranton, say that there has long been a
feud between the Welsh and Irish miners
and the latter threatened the formor for
not being more active in the late strike.
and 1t Is believed that the wood partition
and brattice in the shaft were fired pur


posely. as 1t was not burnt at the bottom
but near the ton.
Year: 1869

mans commission as secretary of War
appoints him until the end of the next
session OF Congress. The law does not
prevent HIM from holding the two Offices
of General and Secretary of War.


but he must select, which salary lie will
Year: 1869

The Richmond Wig says: We
beg the New York World, and all the
overzealouS De 10 til; journals to let
us alone. What we have done has been
done without their aid and in spite Of
their opposition We are more indebt-
ed to President Grant than to all the
Northern Democrats put together for
deliverance.
Year: 1869

In consequence OF the time for
holding our County Fair having been
changed to the same week hereto
fore fixed for the Republican County
Convention, and since the Cali there
for was issued by the Committee, it
has been deemed advisable to post
pone the time forholding said County
Convention until Monday, the Goth
day of September; and in accordance
Herewith, the Republicans in the
several Townships are respectfully
requested to assemble at their usual
places of holding elections and select
the Delegates to which they are en-
titled; but such Townships as prefer
the time heretofore named for that
purpose, will proceed to choose their
Delegates on that day.


BY this postponement the meeting
Of the Convention will not interfere
with those who desire to attend the
County, District, and State Fairs, all
Of which will have been held before
the time now fixed.


Marion County Republican Central
Committee, By


JAMES MATTHEW'S, Chairman.
Year: 1869

The Des Moines Statesman in
something over a column article.
writes up Gov. Merrill, giving briet
history Of his career in life, but end
ing with very significant hints in
favor Of the Governor for the Sena.
torship.


In the same article there are some
spiteful and sarcastic fiings at Judge
Wright. Now the Statesman may be
in earnest in signlfying preference
for the Governor, but in our opinion
Col. Merrill would much rather not
receive praises from such n source
and would by no means consile. LIS
chances enhanced tor the Senatorship
by the Statesman taking up the
cudgel for him. On the other hand
the characteristic democratic fings
at Judge Wright, than whom per-
baps no man in the State has more or
uruer friends, and deservedly so, will
be only calculated coming from such
a source, to give him strength as a
Senatorial candidate.
Year: 1869

Obi well remember
The f,rst checkered apron
That ever wore.


How boohooed AND beloved
And dooded with tears,
When my mother gave me
A box ON the ears;
Then 2 big piece Of pie for the damage she'd
To her dearest, her darling, but good-for-
naught son.


oh! we'll I remember


They are fresh In my mind
Those gay little trowsers,


All buttoned behind;
How played in the puddle.
And daubed them In dirt
How my grandmother shook me,
TIL l screamed with the hurt,
hut promised to buy me nice sugar toy,
Ifrd but remember to be good boy.
Oh !well remember


My advent to school


And felt like fool;


How pulled out the paper
From Emily's curls,
For which was planted


On seat with the girls.
Twas punishment fraught with confusion and
But 81 iii I should like to be put there again.
OH well I remember


When older I'd grown,
had to spread clover


As fast as twas mown;
And the finger of fancy


Still points to the churn.
And the hated old griudstone
dreaded to turn,
For churned and turned TIL as weak as q
cat,
And sweat till as wet as a water-soaked rat.
Oh !well remember


The old sorrel mare,
That took me to meeting,


To mill and to fair


rode her a plowing


Till tender and sore


Became my poor "tother,"
And couldn't ride more;
But often times since have heavily sighed
To think OF the horse that daily must ride.
Year: 1869

More than eighteen
hundred years ago there lived, upon
this earth a man so different from
all other men that his name can new
er be forgotten He said of himself
"The Spirit Of the Lord is upon me;
because he hath annointed me TO
preach the gospel to the poor: he
hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted, to preach deliverance to the
captivcs, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that
are bruised" II came not 10 call the
righteons but sinners to repentance. -
t'The son of man came to seek and to
save that which was lost"


There are in this town many who
profess to be the servants and disci-
pies of this man. / would like to re-
mind such of some of the commands
of our Lord and Master. He says !:
"yc are my servants il ye do what
soevcr command you" "Thc ser.
want is not greater than his Lord nor
the disciple than his Master, it is
enough for the servant that he be as
his Lord and the disciple as his Mas
ter" "For this purpose tho Sen of
God wvs manifested that he might
destroy the WORKS of the devil" "1
am the light of the world" IL came
that ye might have lie and that ye
might have it abundantly." Again
he says: "Whoso hath this worlds
good Gin other words Christ found in
him the hope Of glory) and seeth his
brother have need and shutteth up
his bowels Of compassion from him,
how dwelleth the love ofGod in him.
Now the works of the dovil have
been very plainly manifested in this
place lately. Some Of those whose
minds have been blinded, and whose
hearts have been hardened by him
have been taken where the influence
of the servants of Christ cannot reach
them, but there are others TO whom
God has yet given opportunity to es-
cape from the cruel bondage in which
they are held by the enemy, Who
among the professed servants of
Christ is ready to go to these cap
tives and tell them Of the deliverance
which he offers to them? Whoever
will do this will rartake of that joy
which enabled our Saviour to aendure
the cross dispising the shame, and
will surely inherit that precious prom
Use, "To him that overcometh will /
grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as l also overcome, and am set
down with my Father in his throne"


Il. S. II.
Year: 1869

The Chicago Post has q lively &C.
count of the Jack Wolf war, In which
Jack Stayed one Swede and wounded
ever so many more, which sensational
canard, that excellent paper would
never have published, had it derived
its information from the COURIER, in
stead of some other paper, which
manufactured tho story out Of whole
cloth.
Year: 1869

A good story is told of merchant
whose business is located on the eastern
side of the Sierra Nevada. Being in
want of additions to his stock, he pur-
chased goods in San Francisco, and or
dered them shipped via the Central Pa
cifc railroad to it's terminus at the time
the goods were shipped, supposing that
by the time the goods we're ready the
road would have progressed nearly to bis
location. Such progress was made in
the interim, however, that tha goods were
delivered at a point fifteen miles on, from
whence they were carted back to their
destination.
Year: 1869

Mr.. Wells, the agent of the Chica.
60 L Southwestern Railway Co. has
been through on the two contesting
lines and filed = mortgage, covering
the entire property and franchises
Of the company. Many Of our peo-
pie as well Is many in Fairfield and
other places supposed that the fling
for record in the Recorders Office Of
the various counties, had much to do
in determining what route would be
selected, when it does nothing of the
Kind. All that it does give us as.
surance Of is, that the road will be
built speedily, that the parties hav-
ing it in charge mean business. We
are as confident as we are of any
thing else under the sun, that hardly
one resident in Iowa knows where
the limo will be or which route will
be chosen. Some people are curious
enough to believe that parties who
have worked and labored for this en- j.
terprise in this city and elsewhere
on the two routes have knowledge
of which route is to be selected. This
is an entirely erroneous idea. Every
body would be glad to know the Sc
crets of those who are TO make the
selection. but not man in lows does
know unless it may be such Of the
Directors of the Chicago Rock Is
land & Pacific r. K. us live. in this
state. The pecuniary inducements
that each line may offer are alone the
controlling thing in its location,
when the routes are equally good,
and money is the only potent thing
we can offer.
Year: 1869

James Smith Esq. of Pleasant town
ship in this county, while engaged
yesterday thrashing with a Machine
at John O'Bryants in said township,
met with terrible accident which
will probably prove fatal.


His clothes were caught by the
knucklc Of the tumbling shaft, and
torn completely off Of him, and be
was most horribly mutilated in the
lower part of tho adomen. He was
one Of the owners Of tho machlne
and falls victim to his own want Of
compliance with tho law requiring
the tumbling shaft and knuckles to
be securely boxed.


He is most estimable citizen and
has quite large family dependant
upon him. We trust that the neigh.
bors and friends Of the family will
extend to the unfortunate man and
wife aud children all the did they
can in their terrible afiiction.


The law in reference to boxing the
shaft and knuck les of machines is as
follows:


"That oil persons hereafter own
"ing or running any threshing ma.
"chinein this state, shall cause the
"two lengths of tumbling rods next
"tho threshing machine, together
"with the knuckles or joints Of the
stumbling rods to be safely boxed or
secured whilc running"


The law further provides that the
party not complying with the above
shall pay all damages for any injury
received by reason of such non-com-
plianvo; and that he shall not have
any right to bring suit and recov-
er for any threshing he may do; and
furthermore that he shall be liable to
be fined in the sum Of not less than
ten nor moro than fifty dollars for
every hour he runs his machine
without complying with tho law.


We do hope that our farmers will
see that this wise and excellent stat
ute of our state is stringently on
forced; for these accidents are of
daily occurrence in the state during
the threshing season, and every one
of them would DC ayoidcd if therc
was no failure to use the means re-
quired by law.
Year: 1869

7 wish TO call the attention Of the
farmer to this subject, Did you ever
know of a time but what good horne
would sell at high pricei When beef,
pork, mutton or wool, would not sell
for enough to hardly pay the cost OF
production, even then good horses sold
readily, at q paying price, and the rea-
son Why they command . high price ls
because they are scarce.


If YOU will take the trouble to exam
inc the brood mares in your town or
county, you will wonder that there are
apy good ones. Occasionally you viii
find a good mare, and the owner most
assuredly knows that it itrequires such to
bring forth good colts. Yen will find
more than tbree.fourths OF the breod
mares are either deformed, ugly, lame,
or broken down by hard work so they
won't drive on the road, or work on the
farm, and the owner keeps them in some
back lot. Should he be fortunate
enough to raise q good appearing colt,
he is ashamed to show the mother, for
fear it will spoil the sale of il.
+ Can you expect to improve the breed
of horses By such a method as this-or
will you go on in this way until yon
force the.man of money in search Of
good horses to make journey to some
other place ere he finds suchi Let us
act for our own interest, and breed bet
ter mares, and use better stock horses,
and shun the worthless ones that flood
the country offering their services for
mere trife. 1t costs no more to grow q
four.year old colt, that will sell for
three or four hundred dollars, than it
does one that will sell for seventy-five
or one hundred dollars.-Spectator.
Year: 1869

The political situation just now is
far more hopeful than it appeared to be
in November. Then Radicalism was
everywhere triumphant. 1t seemed TO
have q long and sure lease of power
unless its own follies should shorten its
days. That result is being brought
about in that very way. In Virginia,
the 'loyal" party has been divided; and
the main body, composed of negroes,
carpet -baggers and scalswags, marches
to defeat Nothing can save it unless
the Administration put down the popu-
lar will by the strong arm of power
Even this contingency seems to have
been provided against, and the Con
servatives express themselves as conf
dent of fair election. 1t looks very
much as if the Richmond movement IN
favor of the Presidential brether-in-
law, Doctor SHARP, for the United
States Senate, were designed to recon
cile GRANT to the defeat of WELLS.


The friends of the white mans ticket
in Tennessee, have every hope of secur-
ing majority in the Legislature as well
as the Governorship. The Memphis
AralaRcks says the change in public
opinion against the Radical proscrip-
tionists is rapid and general throughout
the State. The people have had discord
and disfranchisement long enough. They
have learned that the effort to disfran
chise the taxpayers is a most grave ao-
surdity that cannot be long sustained
without danger to the State.


In Minnesota q bitter fight is going
on in the Radical party. A correspond
ent of tho Chicago Republican writing
from Rochester, in that State, says:
"There is no use concealing the fact
that, notwithstanding we gave l5,eVo
majority for GRANT, there is posi-
bility of our losing the State this fall.
Well informed politicians all under
stand and acknowledge it. We cannot
afford TO hazard the success Of the Re
publican party to please : certain
clioue, or to benefit any mans chances
for the United States Senate. Some
thing must be done to harmonic the
party. or defeat is certain" The only
way to harmonic the Radicals is to SO
multiply offices as to cover the whole
party. If that cannot be done, they
will be as quarrelsome as q cage Of mon
Year: 1869

The appointment of THATER MELVIN,
Esq, as Judge of the First Judicial
District, seems to give very general sat
isfactiou. Mr.. MELVIN enjoys the con.
fdence of the people of his district,
without distinction Of party. The bar,
the advancement of whose business de-
pends largely upon the Jadge before
whom they appear, take great comfort
in the reflection that the Court will have
at its head an affable gentleman and an
honest man, whose aim will be to dis
charge his own duty and to facilitate
others in the discharge of theirs. While
this gentleman was not our first choice
for the position, yet as Democrats do not
have the selection of Executive ap


pointees, jast now, we are free to say
that we believe the new Judge will meet
his responsibilities ina manner that will
leave neither the people nor the Gov
ernor any reason to regret that the
choice has fallen upon THAYER MELVIN.
Year: 1869

WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use Of either Of these
remedies They viii cure every case Of Ma.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication Of but a few. Those
il will be observed are mon of note and Of such
standing that they must be believed.
Year: 1869

RED CLOVER with its long and search
ing roots, is great pulverizer and en-
richer of the soil, and should have the
field one or two years in every five
years rotation of crops; and with favor
able weather the last half of June no
better hay is made than clover yields.
With plenty of it, cattle keep fat and
sleek and the manure pile grows rich
in vegetable life. But this year, those
who have clover meadows have suffered
in both mind and purse from the fickle-
ness of the weather.
Year: 1869

Wool Is not yet commanding the
price that farmers should consent to
take-nor the price they will get if they
will but hold on with little patience
and tenacity. 1t is we'll known that
the wool crop is short, aud that foreign
wool, under the present tariff, is out of
the question until the price of the home
article reaches figure much above that
now offered for it. The warehouses of
the East are being cleared of the old
stocks on hand; and the low prices at
which some of the remnants are sold
should be no Indication of the value of
the new crop. There is some improve
ment in the demand for wosleu goods:
and altogether the indications are good
for better prices for wool soon.
Year: 1869

It ia a well established fact that fully one
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel well. "
They are languid, devoid of all energy extreme
" nervous, and havo no appetite.


To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
Year: 1869

PEhSONS Adv ANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills, will find
in the use of this BITTERS, OF the TONIC, an
elixir that will insti new life into their veins,
restore in measure the energy and ardor Of
more youthful days, build mp their shrunken
forms, and give health and Happiness in their
Year: 1869

HARVESTING grain before it is fully
ripe is one of those new Improvements"
that is not any better than the cold
way A distinguished Chemist has
recently made a complete analysis Of
wheat in its various stages from the
time it just comes into blossom
until it is perfectly ripe, extending over
a period Of twenty days, The result
was that the first lot was, in value, to the
last as 10 to 27-the others being inter
mediate between the two. The conclu-
sion Is that, Notwithstanding there is a
certain loss experienced by the falling
out of the ripe grain it is more than
overbalanced by an increase of weight
and of nutritious matter.
Year: 1869

EARLY ROSE potatoes planted two
weeks later than Early Goodrich and
Buckeye, are now fully up with the for
mer and ten days ahead of the latter
In fact, there is no comparison between
the Buckeye and either of the others as
an early potato; nor is there aay COM
psrison of the qualities of the Rose and
the other two varieties.
Year: 1869

DREss AND DAppEARAN0E.-Upont the subject Of
dress and appearance, the New York Times thus
remarks


coat that has the mark of use upon it, is a
recommendation to the people of sense, and a
hat with too much nap and too high lustre, is
a derogatory circumstance. The best coats in
Broadway are on the backs of penniless fops,
broken down merchants, clerks with pitiful sal
ares and men thst .a0 noi pay up. The heavi-
est gold chains dangle from the fobs of gamblers
and gentlemen of very limited means costly or
well opened, the fact of silly lover or husband
crampeG for funds. And when pretty woman
goes by in plain and neat apparal, it is the pre-
sumption that she has fair expectations, and a
husband that can show balance in his favor
For women are like books-too much gliding
makes men suspicious that the binding is the
most important part
Year: 1869

CORRECT STYLE FOR FULL EVENING DRESS. The
correct style for full evening dress is black dress
coat, with velvet collar and plain lapels, rolling
low. A black embroidered cashmere vest is the
most fashionable this season, though white
Marseilles vests are much worn, cut low to show
three shirt studs, with rolling collar, and in
good taste. When plain black dress vest is
worn a facing of white Marseilles or silk is FIRE.
quenty sewed inside the collar, but is not used
as much as formerly. Trousers are made of a
fine black doeskin, cut easy to the leg and with
good spring at the bottom. The skirt bosom
should be neatly embroidered and the studs
jeweled, small diamonds being the most dressy
The tie should always be white, the ends little
larger than in the centre and embroidered
Gloves also white, though light lavender or a
pale cream color is often worn. Boots of plain
calf skin, not patent leather. For an informal
party where full dress is not expected, blue
black cloth frock or English walking coat is the
correct style, With white double breasted vest
showing little above the coat, and either a
plain lavender color or black trousers may be
worn, with lavender colored gloves and black
| fia
Year: 1869




How TO CARVE AND HELP AT TABLE.-It is con-
sidered an accomplishment for a lady 10 know
how to carve well at her own table. 1t is not
proper TO stand in carving. The carving knife
should be sharp and thin.


To carve fowls, (which should always be laid
with the breast uppermost,) place the fork in the
breast, and take off the wings and legs without
turning the fowl then cut out the merry
thought, cut slices from the breast, take out the
collar bone cut off the side pieces, and then cut
the carcass in two. Divide the joints in the leg
Of turkey.


In carving siroin, cut thin slices from the
side next to you, (it must be put on the dish
with the tenderloin underneath then turn it,
and cut from the ,enderloin. Help the guest to
both kinds.


In carving a leg of mutton or ham, begin by
cutting across the middle to the bone. Cot q
tongue across, and not lengthwise, and help from
the middle part.


Carve fore-quater OF lamb by separating The
ribs from the shoulder, and then divide the ribs


To carve a loin of veal, begin at the smaller
end and separate the ribs. Help each one to 6
piece of kidney and its fat. Carve pork ani
mutton In the same way.


To carve fillet of veal, begin at the top ant
help to the stuffing with each slice. In breas
of veal separate the breast and brisket, and ther
cut them up, asking which part is perferred


In carving pig, it is customary to divide i
and take of the head before 1t comes TO the table
as to many persons the head is revolving. Gu
off the limbs and divide the ribs.
In carving venison, make deep incision dowr
to the bone to let out the juices, then turn th'
broad end toward you, cutting deep, in thir
slices


For saddle of venison, cut from the tail TO
ward the other end, on each side, In thin slices
Warm plates are very necessary with venisor
and mutton, and in winter are desirable for al
Unconstitutional Agriculturist.