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Year: 1871




In the year 1867 I stood on a pier Of
the North River, attending on some friends
on the point Of embarking for Europe.
The steamer was the Fulton, one of the
old New York and Havre line, vessel
built just before the war, at the expense Of
several hundred thousand dollars, and
thoroughly repaired after the war, at q
nearly equal outlay. l remember, as that
vessel glided out of her dock, how my
heart swelled with pride at the thought
that at least one noble steamer bore yet the
American flag on the ocean. A year ago
this last March business took me to the
foot of Nineteenth street and the East
River, in New York. Observing a large
vessel lying at the foundry dock, I pro.
posed to my companion, the proprietor of
the Morgan Iron Works, to 60 aboard of
her. To my surprise I found that she
was the same old Fulton, which I had seen
sail for Europe two years before, in pro.
cess of demolition. 1 said to my friend,
"What is the matter; is this vessel worn
out?" "Not at all, said he, "but there
is no use for her; I took her for debt
during the last war L nave repeatedly
offered her during the last six months for
S25 900, and have not been able to sell
her." And as we came off he pointed to
the chain-cables and anchors hanging over
her bow. "Look at those" said he !;
I" they are as good as when they were con.
structed, and yet I can hardly sell them
for their weight in old iron; for there are
now no vessels constructed in this country
of size sufficient to use them, and nobody
knows when again there will be; conse.
quently they are dead weight and loss on
my hands. And that is not ALL" said he !;
"within a radius of half a mile from
where you now stand, ten years ago there
were 10000 persons directly and indirectly
employed in building ocean steamers,
while to-day not more than 700 men are
engaged in this employment, and every
great steamship, except the Morgan the
Continental, the Alma, and Alliance, and
a few others, have all been swept out of
existence"
Year: 1871

Is it proper to talk at table"'
By all means. We are aware that some
few consider it proper to observe perfect
silence while at table. We do not know


how such horrible custom originated, yet
we have few times been guest at such


tables, but hope never to be again. The
table is just the place to talk, and the meal
hours should be amongst the pleasantest
Of the day. Don't talk business and dis
cuss what work shall be done after dinner,
but give the time to social chat. This
should not prolong the meal inconvenient-
ly, but there should be enough Of it to pre-
vent the common custom Of rapid eating.
Year: 1871

LOVE THROUGH A SPEAKING TUBE
There is story told Of young man who
got into trouble through his persistent
folly in reading the newspapers. Itseems
he saw an account of how lovers in Seville,
when they are forbidden to visit their
hearts delight, stand under the young Ia.
dies window at night. and converse with
them through a hollow tin tube made in
sections, so that it can be shut together
like spy-glass and used as cane. This
youth loved damsel whose father regarded
his loves young dream as an inferior kind
of nightmare which had to be shaken off at
all hazards. So he refused to permit the
dreamer to come to his house. Well, this
infatuated one went down to timer and
procured about forty feet Of tin tubing,
which closed up into the smallest pos.
sible space. Then he used to go round
in the evening, uureef his speaking trum-
pet, and run it up to the second-story back
window, where his angel was, and roost
out on the fence, whispering all kinds Of
sweet things along through that forty foot
Of pipe. This was all very nice as far as
it went. But one evening the eagle-eyed
old man came to the room door with
pitcher full of hot water in his hand, and
sent his daughter off suddenly on an er.
rand. Then the despicable old man called
down the pipe in falsetto voice until the
youth had placed his ear against it and
then -! There was only about quart
of hot water, but it was sufficient to make
one side of the young lovers face resemble
an underdone tenderloin steak. When
his friends ask him what is the matter, he
says he has been in the country and been
sunburned but he is convinced that Span
ish customs-take them as whole--are
abominable
Year: 1871

, About three hundred squares of the
rear portion Of New Orleans have been
Hooded by a break in one of the canal
leVees, the water coming from the lake.
All lower storeys of houses in the inun-
dated district had to he vacated. The
water was receding at our latest advices.


The city government of New Orleans
has much to do in her own self-protec-
ton. She is now preparing by her ex-
tensive network of railroads to gather
into her garners the millions of produce
| in the South and Southwest. She
should also prepare to protect this pro-
duce when stored. There is defect in


the public spirit of New Orleans some


where. She needs gigantic minds to
indite, plan, direct and execute the ex-


tensive canal and 1evee movements ne


cessary to perfect protection. There is


a rottenness in the government of that


city that is undermining her very foun-


dations, and we fear the commercial


men of the city have winked at it. We


doubt if they have ever fully walked up


to the demands of Il great and growing


city. They have folded their arms in


peace and slumber, and will not arouse


until they find themselves floating in a


world of water. Then they will look
around and begin to suspicion some-
thing. We glory in the prosperity Of
New Orleans and regret her calamities.


We would have her rise up and battle
] with rival sister cities for the millions
that naturally belong to her. But she
| must get up and come to books, or she
will be found in the yocative. ST. Louis
is throwing her strong arms around the
people of the valley and plains, and her
embraces are bewitchingIy kind and


tender, and most affectionately seduc-


tive. Merchants of New Orleans, quit


your little sharp practice. Go canvass


your city for solid public improvements.
Year: 1871

1t has been told us as matter of
fact, and we observe the Bulletin cor
roborates the statement, that no Demo-
crat can be, or has been for some time,
appointed to Office by Gov. Warmoth,
unless the appointee filed with his oath
of Office Il resignation signed by him,
with the date blank, to be filled at His
Excellency's option, and it being I'M
derstood that the resignation shall take
effect also at the option of the same
august functionary. That is, the APP
pointees of the Governor hold Office
only so long as he pleases and no
longer. What Internal device will be
invented next to suppress not only the
popular will, but even also individual
opinions And is it seriously be-
fieved that the people will ever confide
to the keeping Of Warmoth, who con-
fides in no one, the preservation of the
honor, faith and credit of their State:
Year: 1871

The Two Parties COnfrasted.


Gov. Morton made one of his great
speeches in Cincinnati Saturday night.
Here is a nut from it:


will fairly claim for the Republican
party that it is party of reform. It has
made more and greater reforms than
any other party in the history Of this
nation--I may say than all other par
ties put together. And our reforms have
been distinguished by the fact that we
have taken one at a time, and when that
was fairly carried through, we were pre-
pared to embark in the next, and thai
is the only way that reform can be made
successful. The work of reform is never
ended. One reform leads to another
makes another possible; just as when
you climb one range of mountains that
brings the next into view, and then you
can ascend that; but you can no. as
oend the second range certainly till you
have passed the first.


The Democratic party has passed the
zenith of its power, and of its capacity
for good. think I may fairly say to
you now that the Democratic party has
arrived at that age, and at that condi-
tion-and it is one that befalls all par
ties, sooner or later-when it is incapa-
hle of reform. [Applause and lauEhter.1
And the most ardent Democrat here to-
night can scarcely point to a good thing
that that party has accomplished, or
even proposed to accomplish, within the
last twenty-five years. rApplsuse.1-.
The Democratic party, now, in regard to
reforms, is very much in the condition
of q man ridingin the cars backward
he never sees anything till after he has
passed it. rLaughrer.l


Every road now out of the Republi-
can party leads into the Democratic par
ty. This ought to be distinctly under
stood. There are some who are con-
stantly signing for new parties, and
there are some might style, to use a
not very good word, political whsngdoo-
dies, who are always signing because
there is no party good enough for them,
and who want to form a new party COM
posed Of statesmen and philosophers, Of
which they shall be chief.
Year: 1871

The Vinton Record makes a tell.
ing point as follows:


What's all of this blowing about
taxing the bonds? Have our Dem
ooratic brethren forgotten that it
has been only two years since they
had majority in the Legislature
and passed a law taxing bonds,
which we believe the last Legisla-
rure never bothered itself TO repeal?
Did our Democratic Auditor place
these bonds cn the duplicate ? Not
at all. Why in all the great State
Of Ohio, was there no Democratic
Auditor who attempted to do such a
thing? Because by the terms Of
their sale they are not taxable, and
there is no power in the land can
alter the contract. Though you
pile laws mountain high, the consti-
tuition would still override them all.
Year: 1871

It is stated that Boss" Tweed,
the head and front of New York
City Democracy, FIVE years ago was
a bankrupt-nOw he is said to BE-
worth some three millions of dol
lars He has been in office but two
years in that city. Is it any won
der that there is a deficit in the
City Treasury?
Year: 1871

There ia a crisis in Utah. Polyg
amy is to be brought to the scratch.
Judge Mexican has put the test to
the grand jurymen on the Polygamy
question, iuquiring of each one if he
had any conscientious scruples
that would prevent his finding
an indictment for bigamy in case
a man has more than nne wife,
The Judge has also instructed the
grand jury that it is their duty to
iDdict the leaders instead of the
small fry. As the same test will be
applied to petit jurors, it makes
sure case against the Moruons.
Year: 1871

= From Russia there is intelligence
of the continuance Of the cholera in
that country. While many of the
districts have been considerably re,
lievpd, fresh districts have been in
tested, and the number of deaths is
nearly as great as at any time during
the raging Of the pestilence.
Year: 1871

The New York Globe says: await
whitman, when in town, is said to
have fallen in love with Olive LOgan's
head, which he pronounced superb 2
He should now lay siege to her heart. +"
Nonsense. Olive shed all the sensitive
portions of that troublesome membrane
with her first teeth, thirty to forty
years ago.
Year: 1871

In Congress, last winter, upon
the bill reducing the interest of the
p1bIic debt by the issue Of the new
bonds, not one Democrat in either
House voted for the measure. The
bill was carried by Republican votes.
Who is in favor of the bloated bond
bolders,nOwP
Year: 1871

COSTLY EoUIPAGE One of the
itrms that the Hamilton Telegraph
has smoked out from dOings Of the
Commissioners ni Democratic and
economic Butler is the payment Of
$424 for hire Of u horse and buggy
10 suporintend the Public Wurksl -
No wonder they dislike publicity.
Year: 1871

SAVINGS FOR OLD AGE.-No one denies
that 1t is wise to make provision for old age,
but we are not at all agreed as to the kind OF
provision it is best to lay in. Certainly we
shall want little money, for destitute old
man is, indeed, a sorry sight; yes, save money
by all means, but an old man needs just that
particular kind of strength which young men
are most apt to waste Many foolish fellow
will throw away on a holiday certain
amount of nervous energy which he will never
feel the want of until he Is seventy, and then
how much will he want it 1t is curious, but
true, that a bottle of champagne at twenty
will intensity the rheumatism at threescore.
1t is fact that everlasting the eyes at four
teen may necessitate the use of speetacles at
forty instead of sixty. We advise our young
readers to be saving of their health for their
old age for the maxim holds good In regard
to health as TO money-"waste not, want not"
1t is the greatest mistake to suppose that vio-
lation of the laws of health can escape its
penalty. Nature forgives no sin, nor error
she lets off the offender for fifty years some
times. but she catches him at last. and inficis
the punishment just when, just where and just
how he feels 1t most Save up for old age.
but save knowledge, save the recollection of
good and noble deeds innocent pleasures,
and pure thoughts, save love. Save rich
stores Of that kind of wealth which time can
not diminish, nor death take away.
Year: 1871

We have made great progress the past
few years in our style of gardening
Formerly every little door-yard however
small, was cut up into a labyrinth of
narrow walks, carefully edged with
dwari-box. This sort of needless and
ursightly patchwork is fast passing
away, and far better taste is being
shown in the smooth, soft carpets of
green grass, with the needful fiowe beds
cut ont wherever required. Flowers are
like diamonds their settings should be
of the incoDsp.cuous order, and never
the most prominent feature of the two,
as often seen among the ''shoddyites" Iii
both fashionable society and horticulture.
Our florists and nursery-men still have a
considerable demand for "box" edgings !;
and it is a pity, although tits true, that
we have SO much bad taste shown in our
subui ban gardens. Sometimes the
grounds are cut up into walks resembling
an old-fashioned patch bed quilt of many
colors, and the proprietor, not wishing
to be outdone in the way of variety,
crowds thousand spI cics and varieties
of plants into space where hundred
would be far better number, and show
TO better advantage. This trying to see
how many varieties can BE- grown, has
been curse to pomology, and is rapidly
running Horticulture. A dozen plants,
well grown, show better taste and judg.
ment than hundred, as far too general
Is seen. We hope our readers will re.
member this when making their selec-
,ion of seeds and plants this spriug.
Choose only few of the very bes', and
that of species that will give success
sion of bloom throughout the season,
and bes ow upon these all the care that
would have been given to many, and
see il greater satisfaction and better re-
suits will not be derived thereirom. We
know of man who cultivated three
hundred varieties of Gladioli last sum-
mer, but one-tenth of the number proper
ly selected would have furnished all the
beauty and other merits found in the
entire lot. To strive for the very best is
commendable ; but to seek 30 obtain
everything is like trying to gain an edu-
cation by studying everything and know
ing nothing thoroughly.


Rural Ne,o Yorker.
Year: 1871

BEAR SToRY.-A good story is told about
an old hunter who used to trap about Moose
head Lake, by the name Of Ellis. His reputa-
tion as great bear hunter extended far and
wide. Several years ago, when bear skins
were very fashionable for sleigh robes, sports
men about the lake in the fall would engage
one Of Ellis, and, as the old man was very
poor, would pay for it in advance. He had
bargained for one in this way one year, and
when the first snow came, he started OFF with
his gun, and soon came on bruins track. He
ran all day, moi overtaking him, but camped
upon his track that night, and carly the next
morning took up the scent and following him
all that day, with no better success than on
the previous day. The third day found his
aged limbs quite sore however, he made an
other start and ran TIL well nigh exhausted,
when he came in sight Of bruin, who had
stopped for few minutes refreshments, but
upon seeing his pursurer, started off again at
full speed. The old man took aim and fred /;
but bruin didn't stop. Feeling too tired to
run another step, he shouted with all the en-
ergy of despair You may rum and run, but
there amt Il hair on ye that belongs to ye, for
I've sold yer hide and got ny pay for it,"
Year: 1871

GREAT MIsTAKEs.-It is a great mistake
to set up our own standard of right or
wrong, and judge people accordingly;
to measure the enjoyment of others by
our own; to expect uniformity of opin-
ion in this world to lool, for Judgment
and experience in youth; to endeavor to
mould all dispositions alike not to yield
in immaterial trifes; to look for perfec-
ticn IN our own actions; to worry our
selves and others with what cannot be
remedied not to alleviate all that needs
alienation, as far as lies within cur pow-
er; not TO make allowance for the infirm.
tiles of others; to consider everything
impossible which we cannot perform
to believe only what our finite minds can
grasp to expect to be able to under
stand everything. The greatest mistake
OF all is; to lice for time aoAsn any mo.
ment may launch US into eternity.
Year: 1871

Co~oPERATIoN CT W1vEs.-No man
ever prospered in this world without the
cooperation of his wife. If she unites
N mutual endeavor or rewards with an
endearng smile, with what confidence
will he resort to his merchandise or his
farm, fly over the land, sail upon the seas,
meet difficulty and encounter dangers if
he knows that he is not spending his
strength in vain but that his labor will
be reward, d by the sweets Of home
Solicitude and disappointment tier the
history of every mans life, and he is but
half provided for the voyage who finds
but an associate for happy hours, while
for moments Of darkness and distress no
sympathizing partner is prepared.
Year: 1871

A Duluth paper says one Of the
streams running into Lake Superior,
from the north, is called Temperance
river" because it is tho only one of all
The tributaries of the lake that has no
bar at its mouth.
Year: 1871

A pretty good story is told of him
self Says the Boston Ttdveler) by a sea-
son ticket-holder Oh the Boston & Maine
Railroad--a wi lea wake, jolly, joke low
ing gentleman, Democratic in his politics
aud liberal in his religion. Riding in a
horse car a short time since, with the
Catholic priest of his villiage, who had
been active in trying to induce his flock
to become temperate, hc fam liarly ad-
dressed him in language something
AS follows; "Father are
doing pretty good work Just now-l
don't know but you are doing as much
good as all the other cergymen in town


The priest quietly replied that be was
doing what he could to improve the peo-
Pile. ''l' tell you what it is" continued
the gentleman "Iye been thinking about
attending your church but was afraid it
would cost too much to get all my sins
pardoned." ooh" said the priest, "we
can manage your case; when we have a
very large contract we make liberal
discount
Year: 1871

As the sun when it ariseth IN the high
heaven, so Is the beauty OF good wife
in the ordering of her house. As the
clear light is upon the holy candlestick,
so is the beauty OF the face in ripe age.
AS the golden pillars are upon sockets of
silver, so are the fair feet with q constant
heart, rt,-Ecckesidstictls
Year: 1871

A favorite English amusement just
now is to examine the cars of the peo-
Pile one meets, in order to discover
whether they bear the "mark of the
beast" which Darwin has discovered.
He says that the pointed tip of the ear
of our monkey progenitors is inherited
by not few men, only considerably dis
guised in fact, quite different from the
pointed ears of tauns and satyrs. 1t
may be detected in the rim of the ear,
and about one-quarter OF the distance
from the top, where there is sometimes
found an enlargement of the rim, max
ing an obtuse point turned downward.
Year: 1871

The Governor has returned from Pesh-
tigo and the region so recently scourged
by fire. The loss of life has been fright
full, the anguish of the survivors intense.
Over one thousand people have perished
by fire. The roaring hurricane that
whirled the flames through the great for
ests tore down tub aud pail factory in
Peshtlgo before the fire reached the Will
age. Some of the tubs were carried halt
a mile. and Immediately following the
first shock of the hurricane came the all
devouring flames, with the speed Of the
wind


The Governor has been hard at work
and says that it is thought that ali the
sufferers have now been reached. About
forty suffering people were found the lat
ter part o.. the week, about thirty five
miles from Green Bay, in Door county
They had been without shelter since Sun.
day night, and only had such food as
they could pick up, Or roots that they
could dig. .-L


There are thousands of sufferers. The
country is blackened waste, in some
parts-the game is gone--the people
must be cared for this winter. They
need all the assistance that can be given.


The late rains stopped ali the 6res.-
MADISON .jOtIrDIt
Year: 1871

IT must crafty Mr. Doolittle to see all


the old wheel horses of the Democratic


party quietly stand aside, where they


can see just as well, and let the Chicago


candidate paddle his own canoe. Those


who have formerly done that work and


made the speeches for the Democratic
cause in this State, have not yet been m-


pressed with the necessity of taking a


hand in to help Mr. Doolittle. Of course
it is forlorn hope this year, but no more


so than In other years when these old
soldiers girded on their armor and went
forth to battle for their cause. Where
is E. G. Ryan, Ii. l.. Palmer. Gabriel
Bouck, George B. Smith, and the lesser
lights of Democratic eloluence, who used


to cry aloud and spare not in the cam
paigns that are gone? Echo answers,
but they don't. They have hung their
harps upon the willows and refuse to


make music any longer to aid in the elec-
| tion of one who has been everything at
times, ard noting long. The truth is, tie


nomination Of Dooiittle disguised the


working nen Of the party, and created
no enthusiasm among the rank and file.
The masses have been taught to curse
him by the very newspapers that are


now soliciting their votes on his behalf,
| and it has not yet been made clear to the
| average Democrat why he should cast his


ballot for political weathercock like
| Do olittle when as able and more consis-
| tent men have been set Sentinel.
Year: 1871

The Plot of last week speaking of the
Republican Candidates says of Mr.. Bur-
net:


How he reconciles his Democracy with
the Republican nomination we are una
BILE to comprehend. :"


As If it was impossible for sensible
man, after seeing the errors of his ways,
to tura, take the narrow path, the only
one which will lead to right actions in
politics and become Republican.


we wonder how far the Pilot folks are
from that same step, if they were SIM
cere in their late profession of having
taken new departure or is the old
Breckenridge poison still ranking. in
their veins? and was their last year s de
parture from the Democratic party-by
starting a peoples ticket and abusing the
Democratic candidates like pick pockets
a sham too ard all these departure"
merely gone into for the sake of ''gain>
ing Office ?"


We acknowledge, that they have been
partly successful in that last point, but
NOT by the PEOPLE of Manitowoc County,
and we are fully convinced that the more
they depart the more they will open
the eyes Of the honest, straightforward
voters who have heretofore stood by the
Demo ocratic ticket and induce them to sup
port men..only, who by their actions show
the principles which animate them; sush
a one is, with each one Of our candidates,
Gilbert w. .Burnet our next County
Clerk,