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Year: 1870

For Sunday rea ding, the Courier
of yesterday was about as disgusting
a conglomeration of lies, absurdities,


blackguardisms and pueriIities as
we ever saw. "Its contents are as
heterogeneous as those of the witch
e's cauldron in Macbeth. Ii was here
a finger and there a thumb. toe of
frog and blind worms sting, with the
editors own gossip poured 10 like
baboon's blood to make the medley
slab and good" The sentence IS from
Irving, and it reads as though the
author had a copy OF, yesterday s
Courier before him when be wrote it
Year: 1870




STARTING IN LIFE.-Horace Greeley
in the first of the series Of papers OF
farming he is now publishing in the
Tribune, gives the following statement
Of his first ten years work in New
York City. We print IL for the en-
couragement Of those struggling for !
foothold


81 came to New York when moi
quite of age, with good constitution
fair common school education, good
health, good habits, and a pretty fair
trade-that of printer. | think my
outfit for campaign against adverse
fortune was decidedly better than the
average; yet ten long years elapsed
before it was settled that | could re.
main here and make any decided head.
way. Meantime | drank no liquors,
used no tobacco, attended no balls
or other expensive entertainments,
worked hard and long whenever could
find work TO do, lost less than a month
altogether by sickness, and did very
little in the way of helping others. /
judge that quite as many did worse
than as did better; and that of the
young lawyers and doctors who try
TO establish themselves in their pro.
fessions, quite as many earn less as
earn more than their bare board
during the first ten years Of their
struggle"
Year: 1870

MARRIED LIPE.-Good counsel from
wife and mother: "l try TO make
myself and all around me agreeable.
1t will not do TO leave q man TO him
self till he comes to you, take no pains
to attract him, or TO appear before
him, with long face. 1t is not 30
difficult as you think, dear child, I,
behave TO q husband so that'he shall
remain forever in some measure
lover. | am an old woman, bat you
can still do as you like word from
you at the right time will not fail of
its effect; what need have you to play
the suffering virlney The tear of
loving girl, says an old book, is like
0 dew-drop on rose but that on tho
cheek OF wife is drop Of poison TO
her husband Try to appear cheerful
and contented, and your husband will
be SO; and when you make him hap
py, you will become so, not IN appear
aDce, but in reality. The skill required
is not so great Nothing faitcrs a
man SO much as the happiness of bis
wife; he is always proud Of himself
as the source of il. As soon as you
are cheerful yon will be lively and
alert, and every moment will afford
an opportunity TO let fall an agreeable
word. Your education, which gives
you an immense advantage, viii great
ly assist you and your sensibility
viii become tho noblest gift that ma.
ture has bestowed on you, when II
shows itself in afiecllonate assidully,
and stamps on every action a soft,
kind and tender character, instead OF
wasting itself in secret repinings."
Year: 1870

TnE MIND Is THE MAN-Thc mind
is the man. The body Is simply the
instrument through which the mind
manifests itself while on earth. The
mind is manifested through forty or
more organs Each is primary and
independent in ITS function, doing its
own work and not doing the work Of
any other. Each of these powers is
manifested by or through particular
organ or portion of the brain. The
power of each organ, all other things
being equal, is in exact proportion to
the size and quality OF that portion OF
the BRAIN through which il is mani
tested. The mental powers are pos
scssed originally in different degrees
by different individuals, and also by
thc same individual. One possesses
ten talents, another five, another one.
Each mental power grows stronger
and becomes more skilful by proper
exercise. Our accountability is Just
in proportion as we make q good or a
bad use OF these talents. Each men
tai power was created for the purpose
Of doing good. and was intended to be
properly used.
Year: 1870

lions Of the people OF Territory,


declining to limit them even by tho


Constitution of the United States, il


that were interpreted TO allow citizens


to carry their slave property into the


Territories. We are obliged to illus


trate the subject by reference TO the


defunct question of slavery, because


that was the question Of the times on


which bitter and disastrous oonlro-


versy rose. Slavery is dead and now


it is proposed to broach new topics


for agitation. Federal bayonets are
TO enforce the moral law in Utah


Why not then in New York, where


bigamy has been lately countenanced
and defended by divines and leading
newspapers, and whore we may infer
that "concubinage" is not wholly
unknown In each region we think
IL suffer 10 leave these matters % local
Legislation, in conformity with the
uniform, unbroken practice of our
government from the earliest times.
Each colony from its infancy regulated
such matters. There is no pretext
for giving to "polygamy," as to
slavery, national Importance. There
is no warrant for the Federal govern
ment to meddle with local questions,
in States or Territories. If il begin
afresh, where will il stopl History
is full of examples Of successful and
insidious nsurpation, begun upon a
plausible pretext. This is the danger
Of our age and country; a greater
danger and evil than the transitory
local institutions Of Mormonism, with
which the spirit Of the age will deal
more efficiently than Federal bayonels
We will not be led by our repugnance
to particular evil to invoke unlawful
force against il. There is immorality
enough in Philadelphia; but VIC do
not expect Congress TO cure it, or TO
make the attempt We find too that
this Utah bill has the vice of most of
the legislation of late years. 1t
assails freedom even in thought, and
inflicts penalties on those who "believe
in" or "advocate," as well as those
who practice bigamy, concubinage
or polygamy. Ii is dangerous eX-
pertinent: the beginning Of much that
is not now 10 be foreseen. We prefer
to stand by the precedents and the
principles of free government which
will in the end bring all things as
right as they can be, in an imperfect
world, inhabited by frail and erring
mortals. We want no military des.
potism to do 'oOrSe under the pretence
of doing befter-Age.
Year: 1870

FREE AoENcIEs.-Man is free to do
right or wrong. The truth has been
presented to him and error has been
presented to him; he is free to Judge
which he will take butonly free mas
much as Deity is infnite goodness
and as there is no infinite principle OF
evil, he cannot 60 in that direction
beyond the moral limits Of the soul,
whilst in goodness he can 90 onward
forever, TO Jehovah. lie is here to
Judge which he will take, right or
wrong, but at the same time be is not
free to make the wrong triumphant,
for it can never be So The right is
the infinite, and consequently it al
ways predominates over ignorance,
error and darkness.
Year: 1870

A teacher of the freedmen in one OF
the Southern States was sitting at the
window Of her room, watching two
negroes loading goods into cart,
One Of them was disposed to shirk
the other stopped, and looking sharply
at the lazy one, said, "Sam, do You
expect to 60 TO heaYen p "Yes. -
"Thcn take holland lit r. There are
. great many Christians in our
churches and Sabbath schools, who
expect to go To heaven. that would do
well TO strengthen their hope of going
thero by taking hold aud lining some
OF the burdens which they let their
brethren bear alone.
Year: 1870

Pretty soon they will bear her away
No one will weep over her grave. A
cheap funeral. Some one will wonder
where she is-why she comes not
She will not be seen on the streets
with that wild, hunted, haunted, hor
rored lookout some one else will
take her place. The little room will
be LET for three dollars a week 10 some
one else. The bed where is dying the
bruised girl will soon be cleared OF its
burden--tho sheets spread smoothly
her little keepsake overhauled and
thrown away, and no one will miss
her


God love those who are good-and
those who are striving to do right
who are trying TO be good, and true,
and kind, and loving 10 each other,
Let us forgive and forget the little
spots Of the past, as God will forgive
us all our life blotches when comes
the time for us to 60 by such means
as time shall determine. Let us do
anything rather than drive the heart
wrecked onos to death, or 10 that dis.
sipation ia unloving grecklessness which
leads thereto.


Then come, loved ono, closer and
still closer 10 the lips, the love, the
arms which viii protect thee, aud the
heart which loves, aud so let all our
hearts and lives be filed with such
goodness and charity, as will make us
who are but mortals not forget that
others are mortal like us tempted as
we arc, falling only because they are
not strong. For if by this strength
we have not charity, how will others
have tears or charity for us when
comes to earthly life its rest and its
final Saturday Night Y-"Brick" Pom.
oroy
Year: 1870

DAitN nc = NRAA u


This Saturday Night is one of storm,
of rude, fitful gusts-of dancing leaves
sharp hurricane whistling, and we
are very weary. All the week we
have worked more industriously than
ever before, for there is so much 20 do
Not till long after twelve each night
have we sought our resting. place TO
gather strength for the morrow.


And not even one little bit do we
feel like writing tonight, for we are
sad and weary. Weary from over
work. Sad from what we have seen
This afternoon We saw too police
men with a drunken woman in hand
cart. One was drawing, the other
pushing. Crowds followed, to gloat
their eyes over misery.


"Who have you 2"


"One of them y


"What is the matter" Z"


"0nly drunk"


"Going TO the station I"


"No-we are taking her home"


"Where was she p


"Don't ask so many questions-move
on out Of the way 70


"Thank you-please take our card :"
"Ah All right Come with us
and III tell you all about her She
went down TO Houston street and got
on a breeze-upset things, was upset
out in the alley drunk, and we are
taking her home"
Year: 1870

1t has Just been decided in baggage case at
New York that steamship companies arc lla-
b!e for the loss of passengers baggage. The pas
scnger had taken his vslise into the state room
and it was stolen from thence The company
argued that he had not placed the baggage IN
the place made ready for it, and that be had
taken charge OF it himselt, ,aud SO relieved them
of the responsibility. The court held that 6
passenger could not take charge oi his baggage
10 such way as to relieve the company while
il WAS On the ship.
Year: 1870

The public debt statement to be put
lisllcd tomorrow, will show 81 rcductionot
the public debt during the past month
to ten millions Of dollars. This
is the best Republican argument that has
put forth Tor i month.
Year: 1870

TIE BALTNoRE AND PoroNAc RAILROAD
The progress of the work on this road has been
good deal in the fog, but We are glad to learn
mat there are some movements ct this end of
the line looking like business. We learn that
some ten miles Of the road below Marlboro
have been placed under contract; also that the
portion OF the road inside the District will he
placed under contract this week. 1t is under
stood, also, that the point at which the road
shall enter the city win be determined within
few days, md that the work or grading at shis
end Of the lire will be entered upon at once.
Year: 1870

The CoHGREssIoNAL ExCuRsIoN.--So much
has been written concerning the interesting ex-
cursion given by our citizens to the President
and Cabinet and members Of Congress ON Sat
urday that IL would be difficult to add anything 2
OF Interest to the details already given.


In general way, however, we may say that
nothing could have been hit upon better adapted
to bring together the officers of the government
and the citizens of the District in that pleasant
of-hand social intercourse calculated TO make
them acquainted with each others good qualities


1t is the sort of intercourse that should slWays
exist between the national guardians of the Dis
trict and its citizens and 1t is amazing that for
SO many years the opportunity to establish such
relations has been lost, and that sort of cold
ness and mutual reserve has grown up.


1t Is not strange that members of Congress.
coming here strangers. and finding nothing So
ciahy attractive to make their stay pleasant
should acquire from the start, An unfsvoraSl
idea Of the city and its people. On the 9th sr
hand there has been too much fastidiousness on
our side in making advances lest our motives
should be misunderstood. The ice has, however
been pretty thoroughly broken by the social =
tercourse OF this season, supplemented so agree
ably by the excursion Of SATURDAY.


For one thing this excursion had q happy ef-
feet In serving to exhibit some of the fine sur
roundings Of the city to the guests, and also to
give them an idea of our noble river andthe fine
country adjacent. Otherwise the trip, BY its
healthful invigorating character, brings the
members back in proper condition for work after
their dull, hard drill in the close unwhelesome
atmosphere Of Congress halls The citizens
who undertook and carried out this excursion.
have done thoughtful, proper, public-sp spirited
act, and amply deserve all the complimentary
things said of them.
Year: 1870

THE SECRETARY OF STATE has requested the
Governor Of Michigan to act as the agent of the
United States, and to prevent any vessel bearing
troops, arms or ammunition from passing throuu oh
the Sault St Marie Canal, unless with the en-
press permission from Washington, which, II is
understood, will not be granted to any vessel
designed to suppress insurrectIon in the Red
Year: 1870

Preparations are being made to make
the second Annual Fair of the Manito-
voc County Agricultural Society sue
cess in every sense Of the word. That a
oood Fair can be successfully had was
fully demonstrated last year. when, upon
very short notice, under the most unpro-
pitious circumstances, the Society clear
money, after paying up all the premiums,
and had some left to invest in the improv-
ing Of their grounds, etc. The premiums
then were necessarily small. Such will
not be the case this year as will be seen
by consulting the Premium List we shall


publish in the Weekly tomorrow.


Much of the success of the affair last
year was due to the farmers, who con-
tributed SO literally. This year ir again
depends upon them to bring the Fair to
successful issue, and we would urge up
on them the necessity of preparing them
selves to bring in for exhibition their
samples of fruit, dairy products, cattle,
horses, swine. poultry and whatever they
have that will contribute toward making
good show on the fair grounds. The
grounds of the Society will be put in


much better order than they were in last
year. and with the liberal inducements
to contributions in the way of complete
Premium List should make the Second
Annual Fair one of the most successful
that has ever oeen held in any one coun-
lty in the State.
Year: 1870

ARRESTED. On Sunday afternoon q
man who was trying to pass himself of
as Catholic priest, being drunk at the
time, gent to the residence of Rev. Mr.
Peake, knocked at the door, and upon its
being opened by the lady of the house,
said he wanted to see the priest. The
lady informed him that her husband was
not at home. Notwithstanding which he
forced himself into the room and seemed
determined to await the gentlemans' ar
rival. The lady naturally became fright
ened and sent her little boy to some OF
the neighbors for assistance. In the
meantime Mr.. B. F. Murphy, Constable,
had been watching the pretend-to be
priest, suspecting he would get himself
into trouble, and was promptly inland
to walk his reverence to the County Jail.
The fellow is stranger in the city and
has been drunk ever since he came here.
He was arrested for drunkenness on
Thursday and locked up over night, but
was discharged the next morning on pay
ing his fne He seems to have consid-
cradle money about him. Whether he
is priest or not, is extremely doubtful.
Our Irish citizens seem of the opinion
that he is dead beat and nuisance.


p. S.-Since the above was in type,
the Sheriff has informed us that the fell
low paid a fine of $40 this morning and
was allowedto leave town.
Year: 1870

HARVESTING has been pretty much
finished up in this county and already
many teams have come to market laden
with this years grain. We fail to see
much of an inducement to farmers for
selling now since the recent tumble" in
prices. However, the chances are just
as good for the prices of grain to fall as
they are to rise, and we would advise our
producers to bring their products to mar
ket as long as fair price can be obtain
ed. The fact of the war in the old
country cannot have much effect on
prices here when it is understood that
there is wheat enough now in store to
supply this country for year.
Year: 1870

WANIED.-If the citizens of Mantle
voc want to show their liberality in an
effectual manner, and at the same time
procure something that is almost indis-
pensable, they should endeavor to fur
nish between three and four hundred
dollars and place clock in the steeple of
the new Presbyterian Church when that
edifce is compiet cd. We are informed
that the Society will make arrangements
in the architecture of the steeple in
which to place clock, and it will then
be left for the resid ents here to deter
mine whether or no one shall be placed
therein At an elevation of from IS to
100 feet above the street, on the hill, it
could be seen from any part of the city,
and would furnish uniform and reli-
able time piece for the benefit Of all.
viii collection be made for this pur-
pose by some one?
Year: 1870

AcCIDENT.--We are informed by a
person who was an eye witness, that on
Saturday afternoon as two young ladies
were crossing the bridge at Two Rivers,
seated in wagon attached to which were
two horses, for some reason the horses
became frightened and backed up against
the railing of the bridge, which giving
way, the box slipped from the wagon and
with the two ladies in it, went over and in
to the water beneath. They were rescued
by some men who saw them fall. One
Of the ladies Wa s severely injured.
Year: 1870

WE are indebted to "Big Fred" and
VIM. McCullom, proprieters Of the little
schooner Eua, for a basket of the
finest apples we have seen this year.
The above gentleman will continue in the
fruit business the rest of the season. The
load brought in this morning was sold of
before noon.
Year: 1870

The strong breeze from the southwest
to-day has caused much grumbling, as,
besides being hot, it carried clouds OF
dust into the eyes and mouth of those on
the streets, and filled the sidewalks with a
general litter of dust and straw.
Year: 1870

PERsoNAL.-Major Walker. wife and
daughter returned from Lake Superior
early this N orning, having had delight
full trip. We are under obligations to
the Major for a copy of the Duluth
Tribune.
Year: 1870

BALL AT MEEME. BY reference to
our advertising columns it will be seen
that a Ball is announced to come off at
the house of Michael Herr in the town of
Meeme, next Saturday evening. Acting
upon the suggestion of the advertisement
there will probably be many "want-to-be"
candidates in attendance. The proceeds
of the ball are to be applied for the
benefit Of the Meeme Library Associa-
ton, and for this reason, if for none
other. we would wish it success.
Year: 1870

SEVERAL loads of lumber have been
taken to the corner of 9th and Park street
which, we are informed, will be used in
replacing the old sidewalk in that locality
with substantial new one
Year: 1870

SULPHUR SPRINGS. s.-Considerable in
terest is manifested among some of our
citizens in regard to several sulphur and
iron springs recently discovered in this
county. Water from some of them has
been sent to Chicago to be analyzed.-
Who knows but what the vicinity of some
of these springs may not soon become
second Saratnpa2
Year: 1870

NEIGHBoR BoLLMEYER, who has the
presumption to edit the little sheet down
street, in trying to improve on the state
ment of the death of Mr.. .Pautz in our
daily, says in his last issue that ''he was
precipitated to the feor beneath, break.
ing lis neck. The unfortunate man lived
until Saturday morning, when he died. "


That man. breaking his neck, should
be able to live for hours afterwards is in
our opinion too much to believe for even
bis most ignorant readers, although they
have much cause to be thankful to him
to learn, that the man actually did Gle
after living until Saturday morning.
Year: 1870

II Is now stated that the case OF Robert Bunum,
indicted Tor the murder Of John L. Seaverns ar
Newburg IN August last Will not reach trial. His
COUNSEL j. Hallock Drake OF that city, says that
plea OF not guilty, entered at the recent session OF
the Orange County oyer and Termlner held at New
burg, when Buffum was arraigned to plead to the
indictment, will be withdrawn, and a plea OF
guilty of murder in The second degree entertained
at the January term Of that court, TO be held In
Goshen, and sentence OF imprisonment Tor life VIII
probably be imposed. There seems to be no doubt
III the minds Of those familiar with the case
and competent TO Judge that the murder was
committed by Bufum while in ft OF insanity, and
his relatives have expressed desire thatin case he
should be acquitted on the charge Of wllful murder
he might be kept In custody AS 1t WAS dangerous to
allow MN to go at large Tney say that even were
he 70 return TO the hospital on his acquittal HIS
dtion might apparently Improve and lead 10 his dis.
charge, only to result In another terrible tragedy
somewhere, like that which horrinea the people Of
Newburg IN August last I'm view OF all the circum.
stances the counsel for the people and for the pri
soner are agreed that the contemplated disposition
OF the case will be the best possible although Mr.
Drake Is confident that his client could be cleared on
the ground OF insanity.
Year: 1870

DEAR MorHEH:-Of course you have read
in all the papers how that Anty has been
sitting on The jury. and how they convicted
a man to death. l know it was a great
honor for her, but had an awful time Of it,
and was glad enough wbeu they adjourned.
You See girls is scarce and high out this
way. and Uncle Jed aasu't got bis place
paid for yet, so Anty and me had to do our
own work. The day the jury begao to set,
we got up st three O'Clock and bad the
Year: 1870

THIS NEW AND POPULAR SALOON is


i now open for the accommodation Of the pub
lie, who have already occupied the premises in
force, and proceeded to make themselves OF home.
The people know good liquors when they taste
'em and good cigars when they smoke 'em; and
therefore when they have once been to the
UNION they are bound to call again and repeat.
The proprietors will keep none but the best arti-
clee, and they fatter themselves that they know
how to mix aud serve them. Call. 02.-H
Year: 1870

DYsrEPsIA AND LIVER COMPLAINT are often the
cause of very severe and harassing cough and
in such cases the cause must be removed before
a permanent cure can be effected DR.. Walkers
Vegetable Vinegar Bitters, acting directly on
the liver strikes directly at the root of the dis
orders and Is certain cure for all diseases which
arise from inacton or Irregularities of the liver
and bowels. 1t 10 a perfect renOvator of the
system, carrying off every particle Of poi.
soncus matter. wherein the old are made young
and the pale and sallow will become fresh and
vigorous