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Year: 1867

The Lansing Democrat mentions soma
circumstances of most remarkable nature
IN respect to the recovery of large sum of
money which had been lost for five years
The strange and incredible story is told as
follows by the lucky finder, who passed
through this city for Montreal last week. for
the purpose of having the bills redeemed at
the bank:


=" On the 9th of December, 1861. Mr..
s., who then lived on the Grand River
road near this city, came to market with a
load OF wheat, accompanied by his son. the
narrator OF these circumstances. The load
OF wheat, with a span of horses, was sold for
the sum of S57S so. and the man returned
home, where, soon after their arrival. the
father was taken with the cholera morbis.
and died just at daylight the next morning.
After his funeral, search was made for the
money-which until then the family had
been too sorely afflicted 10 think of-but to
their astonishment only the S7S so could
be found. What had become of the remain.
der was question which could not be sat.
isfactorily solved. The whole house was
thoroughly searched, and at length it was
concluded that the money must have been
lost on the way home; yet after advc tising
extensively through the columns of the Free
iOoo, anu "AOiiuS u reward OI SDU TO the
finder for the recovery of the money, no trace
of it could be discovered, and the event grad
ually passed out of mind


But now comes the sequel unlocked for
and singular in which the money is recover.
ed through a dream. The young man, who
with the family, now resides in Ingham
county, has been recently suffering with a
painful felon, which tortured him SO with
loss of sleep that, on Thursday night of the
week before last, he took a dose of opium,
under the influence Of which, after retiring
to bed, he fell into profound slumber In
the midst of this sleep, he dreamed over the
trip he made to this city with his father,
every circumstance of which was repeated
minutely, with the incidents of time and
place of sale, both of the wheat and the
horses, the counting of the money. etc.. in
addition to which he saw in his dream. that
two men were closely watching his father
while receiving the money; that they after
wards went away. when his father took off
his hat and placed nearly all the money
inside the lining of oil skin. This dream
several times repeated, finally awoke Mr.. s..
who related it to his wife, who had not vet
retired, when she went to an old chest. long
unused, and brought out the hat which the
old man had'last worn. 1t was old and moth
eaten, seemingly anything but money bag,
yet, ON turning back the lining, five hun
dred dollars in Canada bank bills were
found In tolerable state of preservation
This strange, but 'ower true tale,' as we'll
as the responsibility and trustworthiness of
the relator, arc vouehed for by responsible
parties, besides the pile, the most tangible
and satisfactory result of the vagaries of
the exhausted mind, working upon the un.
real stuff that dreams are made of remains
to testify to the truth of the unusual occur.
renee. ."-Detron Free Press.
Year: 1867

A writer in the London Spectator gives
some advice about the selection of family
horse, which we copy below


" 1t need scarcely be said that good car.
riage horse is not often pleasant for riding,
though conversely it may be improved by it.
Practically, therefore, a horse is not likely
to do more than one thing well. This ex-
tends even to its PAGES. The high action of
a good trotter is often accompanied bv
slow, rather mlncing walk but horse
that galops well is pretty certain to cover
ground rapidly in walking. We agree with


knowing hand that man who is toler
able horseman had better choose high.
couraged horse. A badly bred horse NAV
often be a strong, hardy animal, but it will give
up If it is pushed, while the thorough bred
will go on till it drops. A thorough bred
ought not to be chosen for pounding along
turnpike roads, as its legs will not stand
constant hammering. A cob had better be
avoided unless its history is known as no
horse is more likely to be tricky. For sew
eral reasons it is better to buy horse under
seven years old. With such a one reliable
guarantee of age can be procured, whereas
the horses that are just aged, that is to say,
just eight when they come into market
occur in numbers that would battle Quote
let. Again, horses are so badly used and so
overworked in England that it is quite un-
certain how much strength an eight or nine
year horse may retain. As a rule no ami
NAL that has been hacked at such places as
Brighton and Oxford ought to be bought
After year or two of such work the mouth
is generally spoiled and the sinews of the
leg go. Some persons consider color an in
dcation of temper, and distrust a bright
chestnut. We believe the rule is a sound
one. but the exceptions are numerous. The
ears and eyes of horse, when it is first led
out, when its mouth is handled, when a whip
is shaken near it, and when it is backed, are
much better criteria of anger no less than of
fear, and are easily recognized Irish
horses. excellent as foneers, are apt to be of
difficult temper. A horse sometimes over
hangs its fore legs, SO to speak. This is
dangerous fault, as the center of gravity
being too far forward, the beast is likely to
stumble. A horse with its belly tucked
in,' as it is called, that is to say, going up
backwards, as in grifin-a fault more COM
mon III carriage horses than in hacks-feeds
and fattens badly, and will wear out rather
sooner than another. Lauics and cockneys
are little apt to admire thin chested, spin
dle-shanked horses. Of course this a mis-
take. A deep, broad chest is indispensable
for wind. and thin-boned leg will be easily
knocked to pieces. We have mentioned
only the points that an inexperienced pur-
chaser can remark for himself and that do
not enter into warranty. As to positive
vices or diseases, he can only guard against
them by buying through respectable veter-
mary, or from an honest horse dealer. We
believe the common obinion about the es-
pecial rascality of the trade to be mistaken
ONE. and we would sooner buy ourselves
from a dealer than from private owner,
who is apt to form fancy estimate of his
property. and is often ignorant of unsound-
ness or tricks"
Year: 1867

TwIN CHILDREN WITH SNAKE HEADs.-The
Fort Wayne lind Democrat, of recent
date. is responsible for the following:


We are informed by a conductor on the
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne ard Chicago railroad
of a most remarkable freak of nature. A
married lady, living four miles north of
Crestne, lately gave birth to twins, the up
per part of whose bodies resemble snakes
one that of the copperhead, the other that of
the common black snake. From their waist
up it is snake like; they have no arms
nothing to indicate the human while from
the waist down the organization is perfectly
natural. After the children were born, and
being shown to the poor mother, she begged
that an end might be put to their existence
and was so affected that she became derang
ed and is now an inmate of the Insane Asv
lum. Our informant also states that the
twins. although but few months old. crawl
round the floor, hiss and strike at each other
with their fangs, fighting like two snakes
every time they come together. We do not
vouch for the truth of the above, but give it
as il was told to us by Mr. Allen Crawford,
conductor running on freight train be.
tween this place and Crestne, and we have
every reason to believe Mr.. c. reliable and
trustworthy gentleman. The mother of
these extraordinary beings, prior to their
birth. got frightened at the sight of two
snakes fighting"
Year: 1867

SOME TwINs.-A lady, the second wife of a
gentleman who resides in this city. presented
her husband with pair of fine boys on the
evening of the 2Sth ult. There is nothing
queer or remarkable in this, because it is a
very common occurrence But the remarka-
BILE part will be readily seen when we tell our
readers that this is his third pair Of twins in
twelve years His first wife gave birth to
two pair, two girls and two boys, at intervals
of four years, They were born on the same
day of the week, same day of the month, in
the same month of rhe year, and all weighing
exactly the same number of pounds. If it
isn't queer. we may say it is confounded
regular-Hannibal No. Republican.
Year: 1867

FAST LIVING IN New YoRK-Speaking
(apropos of fast living of the death of Sim
con Draper, of New York, from paralysis,
a correspondent of an exchange says,


Paralysis, softening of the brain, loss of
the use of the lower limbs, apoplexy. now
so common among the prominent and active
men of this city, shows the peril of our style
of living-constant business md social ex-
element and the unhealthy modes of liv-
ing among US, There is probably not anoth-
er city on this continent where men grow
old so fast. Men scarcely thirty years of
age bear the marks of sixty. A New York
congregation of men is peculiar for the
great number of middle aged persons who
have bald spots on their heads. A man can
wear out his nerves, exhaust his strength,
and produce premature decay as easily as q
spendthrift can squander his fortune. A
fortune is easily ma1e in this city. But if
made on the high pressure principle man
pays his health or his life for it,"
Year: 1867

tie around me, the thought Of her who
uttered them shall make the cold warm,
until the "Roden-chord is snapped" and
we meet in heaven.


Children, always act toward your pa
rents with love and respect, and never
do anything which you can avoid, that
would give them pain; and after years
are passed, and perhaps your mother
or fathers voice is heard no more, and
their tender smile of love is gone, you
can look back and say you tried 20 re-
quite their love and care by your obedi'
ence and tenderness "A Sermon
Year: 1867

How SALT FISH SHOULD RI FREsHrNED.-
Many persons who are in the habit of fresh
ening mackerel or other salt fish, never
dream that there is right and wrong way
to do it. Any person who has seen the pro-
cess of evaporating going on at the salt
works knows that the salt falls to the bot.
tom. DUST so it is in the pan where your
mackerel or white fish lies soaking; and, as
it lies with the skin side down, the salt will
fall to the skin, and there remain, when, if
placed with the flesh side down, the salt
falls TO the bottom Of the pan, and the fish
comes out freshened as it should be. In the
other case, it is nearly as salt as when put
in. If you do not believe this, test the mat.
ter for yourselves.
Year: 1867

A full supply of stock during the summer
months is indispensable. Rock salt, or n
mixture OF salt, ashes and mild oyster shell
ilme should be at all times accessible TO th.
stock on Il farm. For sheep, tar the bottom
o. 'he trough and sprinkle salt freely over
the tar; repeat this frequently.
Year: 1867

WISCONSIN BOARD OF IMMIGRATIoN.-
The late legislature passed an important
act to encourage immigration to Wisconsin.
The act provides for board of five mem
bers, of which the governor and secretary
of state, together with three other persons
appointed by the governor, are to be the
members. The governor is also authorized
to appoint committee of three in each
county to assist the board in it's duties
The board is invested with authority to
provide for the collection of statistics and
useful information concerning the climate,
products, population and resources of this
state, together with statement of the best
routes to this state from the large cities of
Europe, and for printing the same in
pamphlet form in the English Welsh, Ger
man and Scandinavian languages, in such
numbers as may to the board seem expe-
dent.
Year: 1867

ANOTHER AMENDMENT The Legislature
of this State recently passed an act proyid-
ing for an amendment to the State Constitu.
ton, which shall be submitted to the peo-
pie in November next. 1t provides that
each member of the Legislature shall re.
ceive $3.50 per mum for his services, and
ten cents for every mile he shall travel in
going to and returning from the place of
meeting Of the Legislature on the usual
travelled route; but in case Of an extra ses-
sion no additional pay shall be received for
services.
Year: 1867

psa-The rebel General KIRBY SMITH,
who gave the nation so much trouble by
leading vast armies against the North and
defeating Gen. BANKS on the Red river,
has been confirmed by the radical Senate as
consul to Panama, one of the best consul
lates in the gift of the government. Heis
Connecticut Yankee, and connected with
a very powerful republican family in that
State, hence his confirmation. If he was a
Southerner and had been elected to sons
picayune Office by the Southern people,
what a howl the radicals would set up
against those people honoring their heroes
Year: 1867

A MATTER OF DUTY.-It is the solemn
duty of every grocer to refrain from selling
to his customers an article for food which
he knows is positively injurious to the
health, and he is deprived Of all excuse for
SO doing when better article for the pur-
pose can be readily obrained at the same
cost. Now the Best Chemical Sdleratus,
made by D. B. De Land & Co., can always
be had, and this is known to be pure, and
free from deleterious matter. No grocer
who regards the welfare of his customers
will fail to keep it.
Year: 1867

BODY FoUND-Probdble Murder. w e
are informed by Mr.. ANDREW RETELLE, OF
Centreville, that the body of man aged
about As years, apparently an American,
was found on the beach in that town last
Tuesday evening by farmer named ZEIcH.
The body was dressed with white shirt,
black sack coat, black velvet vest, hight
colored pants and light boots. An inquest
was held by Mr.. RETELLE, and from a
bruise on the forehead and nose, and the
testimony of Or. LIsMAN, the jury found
that the deceased must have been killed and
then thrown into the lake, and that he could
not have been in the water more thar two
days. DR.. L. gave it as his opinion that he
was murdered, but it was possible that he
might have been struck by a boom or some
other portion of the rigging of vessel.
He did not appear like a sailor and wore
no under clothes of any kind. He was
partly bald and wore gray whiskers. The
body was buried in the village Of Centre
vile,
Year: 1867

New BUILDINGS. The erection of new
buildings in our town the present year
bids fair to keep pace with that of previous
years and by the time the year is ended,
Manitowoc will shine forth CITY of fair
proportions.


Many of the buildings to be erected here
the present season will be constructed OF
brick. As there are four brick yards loca-
ted in this vicinity, and as lumber is getting
scarcer and dearer from year to year, we
may soon except that it will be cheaper to
erect buildings with lasting and fire proof
brick instead of decaying and inhammable
lumber.


Among the many buildings to be erected
on The South side of the river in our village
the present season, is building designed
for school house for the use of school dis
trict number seven. 1t will be built of
brick, will be thirty feet front by fifty five
feet depth, two stories high, and is to be put
up in substantial and endurable manner.
Six lots, facing Washington Square have
been purchased as a site, and when the
building is completed it will possess the
virtue of being useful as well as orna-
mental


On the corner of Eighth and Franklin
streets, also on the South side, there will
soon be commenced the erection Of large
building, designed for a frst-class Hotel,
for Mrs WILLIAMS. 1t will be of brick
will be thirty-six by seventy ght feet, and
three stories high, with basement.


On the corner opposite the last mentioned
site, Mr.. S. a. WooD will soon commence
the erection of large brick building.


There are also several more brick build
ings, of lesser-note, going up on the South
side


On the North side, and near the corner
Of Eighth and York streets, gentleman
from Chicago is erecting wooden building,
to be occupied as store.
Year: 1867

ggT President JOHNSON has accepted an
invitation from the citizens of Raleigh,
North Carolina, his birth place, to be
present at that place about the middle
of May, to attend the laying of the corner
stone of the monument in honor of the
President 5 father. He will be accompan-
led by Seward and one or two others of the
Cabinet, and may extend his trip further
South.
Year: 1867

FAVORABLE WHEAT PROSPECTS. The
monthly report of the agricultural bureau,
just out, says the indications Of she wheat
crop are generally favorable. The SHOWS OF
the past winter and the general uniformity
of cold weather prevented winter killing in
great degree. The spring has been late,
with less of alternate freezing and thawing
than usual, and the young shoots, as re-
suit, look green and vigorous.
Year: 1867

REPATRING-Th schooner Ell Tempo
and I'wo Charles are being fitted out in a
holiday suit apiece.


The propeller OHa'c1 on last Tuesday eve
ming made the attempt to get over the bar
at the mouth of the river, to come in and
repair, but she gave it up, and is now being
repaired at the north pier.
Year: 1867

AMENDMENT TO THE SCHOOL LAWS
During the session of the legislature just
closed, several important amendments to
the school Jaws of the State were enacted,
which will be found in this issue of the
Pilot. One of these provides that given
text book having been introduced in a
school district, that text book shall be kept
in use for at least three years. This
amendment will be instrumental in prevent
ing much of the evil which has hitherto re-
suited from the too frequent change Of text
books, and that frequently for the worse,
instead Of the better.


Another amendment empowers county
superintendents of schools to order at any
time the expenditure of an amount not ex-
ceeding twenty five dollars, at any time
when, in their judgement, it is imperatively
demanded, for the abatement Of nuisance
or the supply Of any imminent need on the
part of the schools, the amount to be inser-
ted by the district board in the tax of the
succeeding year, if not on hand at the time.
Another act or section provides that county
superintendents may, acting in concurrence
with the Chairman of the Board of Super
visors of the town, declare any school house
unfit for the purposes Of school, and de-
bar the district in which it is located from
drautng any school money from the State
until suitable school accommodations are
proyided-the p ople of the district having
the privilege of an appeal to the State Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, if taken
within thirty days.
Year: 1867

Hsa- Beast BUTLER has sent us copy Of
his speech in Congress wherein he charges
the Radical party with the horrible crime of
hanging an innocent woman-Mrs. SUR
RAFT. The Beast has told the truth once
Radicalism is thing that will not hesitate
to commit any crime when it has the power
it always ha. the will.
Year: 1867

THE STATE RoAD.-For the benefit of
the people of Maple Grove who were SO
much opposed to the passage of bill for a
State Road from Appleton through that
town, we will state that the members from our
county inform us that the law was so
amended as not to affect that town.
Year: 1867

FREE LECTURE. invite the attention
of our lady friends to the notice of Mrs.
BARCLAY, who proposes to give them free
lecture on Monday afternoon Undoubted-
ly they will hear something of interest.
Year: 1867

SODA WATER.-When the hot summer
days come, and our citizens would refresh
themselves with bottled soda, they will find
a mandatory of this article in the old
Platte & Villas store, on Commercial street.
Year: 1867

I And invariably relied upon their
fathers for the performances Of those
little Offices necessary to their comfort
and well being.


Most of them died early to be sure !;
but that was nothing.


The world was bound 70 be redeem
ed, and woman to have her rights.


On that all of these things could have
been real


Why did we dream ? Or Why did
we awake


Why did we go into Jones' next door,
to see if he had got through with his
weeks washing?


What possessed as to help him
wiring his clothes, and then to go on
top of the shed to assist in hanging
them out ?


Where is the demon that prompted
US to venture so near the edge of the
roof that we lost our balance and fell
over?


-AWaking with start, to find the
sweet visions vanished, and the voices
IN our dreaming all melted aWay7
Year: 1867

The Oregon Sentinel publishes the
following letter from Fort Klamath,
dated January Sth, giving the particu-
lars of fearful earthquake in that To-
eality: We have singular if not serious
news to send by the express just leav-
ing. This morning at day light we
were startled from our sleep by the
precipitate shock of an earthquake,
Immediately followed by a noise as of
distant thunder. But in a little while
quiet reigned every one was laughing
heartily over the singular phenomenon
but our countenances soon underwent
a serious change, for it began to grow
dark, the whole heavens were full of a
very black smoke or cloud; the air
had sulphurous smell, and ashes of
brownish color fell as fast as ever saw
it snow. We had to use candles in the
mess-room. The most of US went in to
breakfast, but had only got into our
seats when, horror upon horror the
earth seemed rolling like waves upon
the ocean. Every one was thrown to
the floor, and only regained their feet
to be placed again in the same situa-
ton. With the rafting of dishes,
crashing of window glass, cracking of
timbers of the building and the screams
of frightened boys, you cannot imag-
inc more perfect chaos. Some of US
gained the door and such sight as
met our gael The tall pines around
the fort seemed lashing themselves in
TO fury. The wagons in front Of the
stables were engaged in pitched battle:
horses and cattle lying crouched upon
the ground, uttering most pitiful
means dogs bowling, and the unearth-
ly -yells of the klamath Indians en-
camped near the fort, completed the
scene. We imagined we were amidst
the wreck of matter and the crush of
worlds. The suffers store was thrown
about! twenty feet from its former
position. There were no lives lost and
no serious accidents to any one there
was quite number with bruised shins
and skinned noses. No serious dam
age to any of the buildings, all bein g
log and frame houses; but l do not
think there is a whole pane Of glass
left at the post.


There are many speculations as to
the cuase of this most singular freak Of
nature, but most of us are of the epin-
ion that q volcano had broken loose
near the Klamath marsh, as a continu
GUS dark volume of smoke is seen as
cending in that direction. Some of the
soldiers have volunteered to go and
find out whether we have a monster
vomiting fire near US or not. There
was about half an hour between the
first and second shocks. The first was
only perceptible the second lasted, as
near as can be judged from various
opinions, from two to three minutes.
Year: 1867

NURSING TRoUBLEs.-Some people
are as careful of their troubles as moth
ers are of their babes; they eu6dle
them, and rock them, and hug them,
and cry over them, and fy into q pas
sion with you if you try to take them
away from them they want you to fret
with them, and help them believe
that they have been worse treated than
anybody else. If they could, they
would have picture of their grief in q
gold frame, hung over the mantleshef
for everybody to look at. And their
grief makes them really sel6sh they
think more of their dear little grief in
the basket and in the cradle than they
do of all the world besides and they
say you are hard-hearted if you say
"Don's fret" All / you don't under
stand-you don't know me-you can't
enter into my trials p'


The above is mirror in which GER
tain persons may see themselves re-
hected. As though others had not tri-
ais They lack hope; they give way
to foolish fear; are cowardly, without
faith or fortitude. They are poor things;
will not amount to much. Still, it is
our duty to help them out of the rut
and encourage them to throw of cares.
-Er.