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Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
SpfeimeDS Of Your Work.

The carpenter who builds fine house,
points to it with pride. and says, i built
it The blacksmith who makes gooa
plough. calls to his ncigIbor, the farmer,
and saws i madcit' The Shoemaker holds
80 the neatly fitting boot, and says, It's
NV manufacture The physician with
egual pride says Of the poor dyspeptIc,
i cured YOU The surgeon holds up the
unfortunate mans arm and, with much
self-conulacency. says, / amputated it
The LAWYER details the intricacies of the
suit. and delights in saying i gained it
Even the barber shows his ivory and ex-
claims Of the well cut hair, 4 trimmed 1t
Every mechanic capable Of doing a good
iob-eve-y professional man skillful IN his
profession-eycry man Of whatever law
ful occupation. is proud Of exhibiting
.z,aeimcns Of his work with one excep-
tion The rum-sellcr, supported as he Is
bv the laws Of the land IN his employ
! mont never points to the specimens Of htS
work. and saws. 4 did 1T The drunkard
max wallow ia the gutter before his door
the wife way die broken-hcaE.ca, the
I children driven TO beggary and crime,
bat although these jobs may be turned
out according to the most compie = pat
forms contemplated 10 bis license yet be
J will alwavs DENY his work They are
not specimens Of my work No indeed
Tennessee State Sen,
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
Fatality of French EmpreSSrS.

From the wives of Charlemagnc down
to the marriage Of Louis Napoleon, says
the University Magazine some sixty
seven in all of the royal and imperial con
sorts, there are but thirteen on whose
names there is no dark stain of sorrow
and sin Eleven were divorced, two died
by the cxecutioner, seven we're very early
widowed three were cruelty traduced.
three were exiles, thirteen were bad in
different degrees of evil-the prisoners
and the heart broken make up the rest
About twenty were buried at St Denis
who were denied the rest of the grave ;
their tombs were broken, their collins
opened their remains exposed to the insults
of revolutionized populacc and thenfung
into trench aud covered with quick
lime.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
IS THE WING PARTY DEAD! !

The Whig Party Deadz When truth is forsaken,
And Reason, coniounded retires from her throne
When the solid foundations of virtue are shaken,
And madness shall stalk forth in triumph alone =
When Liberty hostsin dismay are disbanded,
And the star spaagled banner more be unfurled;
When freemen shall weep Tor the ship of state
stranded,
And Freedoms last hope shall be baniShed the
world;
When anarchy direshall reign through the nation,
And darkness shall hover DER Freedom last fires
And tyranny triumphs in wild exultation,
Then, then, the Wing Party, with Freedom, ex-
pres.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
VOL. VINO. 43.
The Last PrepOSili0R.

A gentleman in Iowa proposes to keep
cities free from thundcrstorms for so
much per year" To most people this Of
fer win be looked on as preposterous. aud
vet it is not We have no doubt whatcv
er that an outlay of $4,000 would keep
New York as insulated as a glass table
with sealing wax legs. " hat a gentle
man in Iowa proposes to do for Us. has
already been done for the vine growers. in
the south of France BY means of well
arranged system of lightning rods, whole
district has been rendered inaccessible to
these destructive hail storms which su
frequently follow in the train of thunder
showers What has been done in France
can be done elsewhere. If we can teach
lightning to write, we can teach it to be
have itself IL Lowell Courier.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

IF a writer in the Platteville Amcri-
can of the 9TH inst, discourses very truth
fully as follows:
"MR EprroR Il noticed your CORES
pondcnt -, in his account of the com
mcnccmcnt at Beloit College, in speaking
of Colleges. in general, says of the oft re
pcated assertion their knowledge is not
practical = This is a SANDER and adds,
Whence come all the practical men who
lead Oh the march Of modern civilization
our Statesmen, Clergymen, Lawyers,
Physicians, Teachers our best Engineers,
Philosophers, Historians, Agricuiturlsts,
evcrvwhcre' This view of the matter
may be partially true, but the assertion IS
most too sweeping to be strictly In accord
ance with facts Take for instance those
great Engineers and Inventors who have
revolutionized the modern world by means
of the Canal, the Railway, the Steamboat.
the Printing Machine, the Steam Engine,
and the numerous other inventions of the
present day; ! mean the pioneers of those
great works who showed their practicable
jtv to the world and established them on
a permanent basis BrindIey, who first
showed how to carry canals across rivers
and established their utility, amid obsta-
cles almost insurmountable, was the son
of an illiterate collier and himself scarcely
able to read or write his name, yet he has
left a name that has never been ecIipscd
By any Civil Engineer however brilliant
his literary attainmeuts. Arkwrlght, OF
the Spinning Jenny, was a country barber,
vet by his inventions he gave England the
means Of conqnering Napoleon. We have
no reason to believe that Trevithwlck or
/ Stephenson. inventors of the locomotive
/ Engine. or Applegath or Hoe of the Print
+ ing Machine. possessed a collegiate educa
/ ton neither had Fulton or Evans inven
/ tors Of the high pressure engine and valu
able improvements III the Touring mill
/ The latter studied his books by fire light
being too poor to buy candles. In fact
/ know of no distinguished inventor or cIvi
/ Engineer. up to within the last thirty
wears who has been a graduate of any Col
I lege. except Whitney Of the Cotton GIN
Franklin. the most practical mind Of an
age. was comparatively selftaught- Gree
IL OF the Tribune had none of the advan
taces of a liberal education. IF the labor
of the above named men only were ami
bilated. civilization would rctrograde full.
one-half With what propriety then car
il be said that AL the practical men wh
Head on the March Of modern civilization
Iemenate from our Colleges B
PlatteviIle July 30th. 1888.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
nlisteIla
From the knickerbC
Second Marriages.

A lady friend in Ohio shall not appeal
to Us in vain for healing on the subject
of second marriages She must bear IN
mind also that while we give free express
ion of opinion to our contributors we do
not always endorse their conclusions =
Our fair friend writes 1t was in your
February number, wasn't 1t that Second
Marriages were "read out2 Now ever
since my first remembrance [ have lock
ed upon you as unquestionable authority.
Ouly think Of me then, young, and as
supposed until now, very happy wife,
reading from your ever respected pages a
announcement of all my theory of bliss J;
a perfect crushing of the crystals through
which-poor, simple heart II believe |
saw lifes richest colors | have been
studying upon the matter, trying to get
resigned to my unfortunate destiny. hop
ing that may be no one else thought as
did your contributor. But now even that
hope is destroyed, for another IN your
May number returns vote of thanks -
Now it isn't in my heart to dispute their
views of the matter bat then they OF
course are not reasoning from experience,
no more than did our little Frank who
WILL "a 3dinL NlSlOu VI us 81 hAANNi'S'
playing about his childish memory, won
dered, upon the adventOf his new mamma,
what we were to do when we all got up to
/ Heaven? for added the little thinker, i
shall want to be with you some, and with
my other ma The matter was at last
settled in his own mind by deciding that
we would all sit up close together Tears
stood in my eyes as L listened to the lit
tie prattler, but they were not tears of re-
gret and the halo seemed to brighten
around my heart at the thought of train
ing that beautiful boy for the angel sphere
as yet so family comprehended not by
him alone l am no logician, but know
that God has given me heart that gives
and claims an ocean of love; [ know
that in our cottage home the memory Of
the departed one is cherished with beau
tiful devotion and comes to US like some
guardian-angel, link between our earth
! " Eden and the Heaven we hope to win.
[ enclose you some lines suggested by the
articles already alluded to. 1t may be
that their only claim to merit lies in their
being the truthful breathings of second
! wife
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
1)oetrp.
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From the knickerbocker.

FROM tne hDIcEeroockcr.
The following lines fairly smoke, and make US
even under the bread green trees on the lawn, an,
with the fresh breeze from the Tappaan Zee melt
ing upon forehead, like the invisible touch Q
some spirit hand to glow with fervent heat
On for a breeze to cool usl
Some baImy breath of spring;
This reign of thine, Sir SIRIUS,
Is quite a serious thing.
Thy baleful light now rules the night;
BY day, SoL rules the roast
And often rises from his seat
TO give the earth toast
Tie days Of - are come,
(Past are the days of '76,)
And honest moulds of human clay
Are changing fast to bricks
No danger now of coldness
To work old friendships harm;
In every street all friends we meet
Are waxing very warm.
Each man now thinks that cooling drinks
Are very, very nice
And melting mortals crowd 10 take
Dssolving views of ice
Our thickest clothes are very thin,
And perspiration easy is;
Our thinuest dust seems very thick,
And respiration wheezy is.
"A curse is on the canine race,
Tie curse of CAIN their doom;
And every dog that has It's day.
Now thinks its day has come.
20 dog star abdic~te thy throne
o heavens shower down some snow!
o lazy wind come, beat about,
And give Us one hard blown
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

SPIRITUAL FAcrs That Whiskey Is
the key by which many gain an entrance
into our prisons and aImshouses.
That Brandy brands the noses of all
those who cannot govern their appetites.
That Wine causes many to take a wind
ing way home.
That Punch is the cause of many un-
friendly punches.
That Ale causes many ailings. while
Beer brings many to the bier
That Champagne is the source many
real pains.
That Gin Slings have 'slcwcd" more
than the slings of old
That the reputation of being fond Of
Cocktails is not a feather in any mans
cap.
That money spent for Port that is sup
ped by portly gents would support many
a poor family.
That Porter is a weak Supporter for
those who are weak in body
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
Tailoring.

yEyTE undersigned would respectfully tender @.
his thanks to the citizens of Mineral Point >ss3
and vicinity for pastsvOrs, and inform them that "a
he continues business at hie old stand High III
street where he WILDE peasedto receigea continuance
OF public favor.
Gentlemen's Clothes cleaned and pressed on shor
notice HENRY PRICE.
August 10, 1852. 42tf
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

THE SECOND WIFE.
They told me he had won before
Another heart than mine,
And laid his first and deepest love
Upon an earlier shrine.
They said my spirit oft must grieve,
II l my lot would cast
" itt. orso llo held 50 sacred sum
Remembrance of the past.
needed not; my bark was launched
With his on life-s swift tide,
And earth holds not happier heart
Than mine-a second bride.
know that he has loved and lost
What life may ne'er give back;
The flowers that bloomed in freshness oEce
Have withered on his track.
! know that she, the angel-called,
Looks out from yon blue heaven,
a watcher o er the earth-bound soul
From which her own was riven.
Together 10 we oft recall
This dream of other years
Nor do love him less to know
lie once had cause for tears.
More best am / that it hath been
My love-appointed task
To wake anew the Light of home
In which his soul may bask.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

GETTING ROUND A LAw.-Thc circula-
rion of foreign bank bills under the de-
nomination of one dollar having been
prohibited by law in the State Of Illinois,
the Chicago Democrat says Persons
who owe US. or want anything at our Office,
can leave foreign small bills with US as
collateral security. or for collection.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

DIR SVyE. VI. EEEOUAS
l-as returned from Baltmore, offers his proiessohAi
vt7s 10 the citizens Of Miuersi Point and the sur
tesa.saS country. lie may always be found IA me me
.e1s of a-. Van Dusen door below tHlFehiio
Sore At the house Of r. van Dusoa, opposite the
seee of washburne * woodmau- He viii Sitena
5-s-5r.lr. =, an .-.tl-. - ,t.r, aud Bsv 27T
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
opu xEssNoRE
CoBB & 1IESSuoRE,

i I Q II \ J. , = = = "
Avf~a. PaiRf, ,se9@S ,se9ss.
III f--.isfrg he layv and v il give prom pi aiten-
s.z 60 ali business entrusted 10 tfe1T care
HFF5eE one dcor west of G. 4. !.egGte : 'In.e- 4,
traHts located for persons resid 'ng 81
las most favorable terms -.
W matt
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

Cost Of a Passenger CaT.-The cost Of one OF
the long railway passenger cars IS on tae average
about $4,000. There are IN the United States up
wards of eighty private car manufactures, cNclu-
sive Of those railways which make and prepare all
for ther own I'se aud II Is calculated that cap
ital of S5 100000 is invested in this branch OF IN
5usyrv. producing about sI7 100000 annual 3 and
enploving about six thousand men.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

TIENDERS his services as PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
L to Inhabitants Of Mineral Point and vicinity
and would inform friends and the public that he
has removed his residence to the house formerly own
cd and occupied by Col d W Jones, directly opposite
store Fairchild ESQ., and two doors above she
Post Office ...r
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

II The Jeffersonian kicks the head of Mr.. Mix
the ex Mail Agent-after 1t is of. This is rath-
er small business. Il says Mr.. NJ. advised the re
moval of the Distributing Post Office from Ga
lena TO Dubuque Mr.. NJ. informed US that ne
was not consulted the subject. Is it at all man
", TO throw the odium of that disgracefu measure
off from the shoulders of the Administration up
on those of decapitated whig Mail Agent q
1Gal Adv.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
WI s. EOA8, ,

Z.saIul @ Azeun5l
Eaag sv 70 his old friends ard customers, that he
eame sgain aud ready 10 wait All y no may favor
sas. st5 their patronage.
sIl work warranted
5os $ the Franklin House, Mineral Point.
tsaFasfy @, 1883 1911
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

Zinc Ore.


This ore has been known 10 exist in our mines
in large quantities; but little practical attention
has been paid 10 it. By correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, we are Informed that an at
tempt is soon to be made to smelt it on an ade-
quate scale. The article says, after referring to
the abundance of the ore:
Some years since an attempt was made TO ex-
tract zinc from its ores by dstation but for some
cause (want of skill, perhaps) it was failure
From that time until recently no attempt has been
made to envelop this vast source ofwealth Pitts
burgh capitalists have now taken the matter in
hand Some two years since they sent an agent
to the mines, for the purpose ofProcuring small
quantity of the 10 test their quality by actual
experiment. Eight or ten tons were hauled to
Galena, and from thence shipped by steamboat to
Pittsburgh a small subluring furnace was erected,
and the tested with the most satisfactory re-
suit, the zinc white made from the dry bone being
superior as paint TO that manufactured from the
New Jersey ore. That procured from the black
jack Of an inferior quality but greater in quan-
tity.
A great drawback, however, on the profits OF
this new branch of business. which Pittsburgh en-
terprise had projected was the cost of transport
ing the ores from the mines TO Galena, the nearest
point for shipping them. This drawback check
ed the enterprise for time but the construction
af the Mineral Point Railroad which connects with
the Calena and Chicago and Illinois Central, whose
terminus is the very focus of the lead, zinc, and
copper mines of Wisconsin, has given new life to
the Pittsburgh scheme. Very lately an agent OF
that company visited the mines; he engaged about
two Thousand tons of dry bone, in the vicinity OF
the Railroad Depot. This they pronpse to trans
port by this railroad to Gaena and hom thence
ship it by steamboats, to Pittsburgh. ~
In 1898, the importation of Zinc into Great
Britain amounted to six millions of pounds, and
large quantities imported into the United
States Galena JEFF.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
p ", THOMAS.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
attend to preparing the necessary papersfor
~ procuring LAND WARRANTS under the late act
Congress; and also, drawing Mortgages other e-
-fnstrumens, aud all other business appcTtaininF to
ONCE, or Attorney at Law. Office in the east
Paom ofthe Lower Floor ofthe Court House, Mineral
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

ATTORNEY AND CoUNsELLOR AT LAW,
\ FlNERAL POINT, WISCONSIN. Cmce two doors
M vest of the Post Office " i'll attend TO land nego
iatons and transact all business connected with his pro
fsssion. Collections promptly attended 3itf.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
BOYH0OD IN AMERICA.

L throw down remark or two on an
unoccuPied page upon the character which
boyhood is taking ON among us-or rather
upon the new and extraordinary relations
which are arising in this country between
the young and the more advanced in life
1t is without precedent in all history
There was never anything quite equal ei-
ther to the presumption of the young or
to the mcckuess and acquiesceuce of the
eldest in THIS matter Men advanced be
youd the middle of life are called "old 70
gies, by their juniors aud as if this were
not slang unfit for the very street, it
is carried up into Congress, and grave leg
islators accept the title, and handy it about
in their speeches a good jest Ia soci-
ETY., aud especially in our cities, people are
scarcely married and settled in life. before
they are regarded as on ''thc shady side"
of their day, and are treated according
| lY-and by whom Why by boys and
girls between the ages of seventeen and
tweuty-one. | hear constant complaints
of this, aud my reply is constantly the
same -"If there is not manly and woman
/ ly sense and authority enough among you
/ to repress and put down such folly. you
ought to suffer- But this extraordinary
Difference does not stop here; it extends
to noisy and impertincnt boys in the
streets, in public places, at railway stations,
and wherever boys congregate. The ell
ders say, This is free country what
right have we to the street or the station,
more than they 2 They may insult us, if
we interfere-throw sticks or stones at US
and what can we do q 1t is a fact
! Il I, 7 i
it With view to satisfy my curiosity
on this point and perhaps to feel the pub
lie pulse, l have put the following ques-
ton to a half dozen gentlemen in enc
of our cities, and have uniformly received
the same answer "If, as you are going
down town. you should approach dozen
! boys playing on the sidewalk, and OBJ
structin@ it, so that you could not conven-
iently pass. which would you do, would
you say, Boys, you must not gather here
in this way and occupy the walk or would
you get down off from the sidewalk into
the street, 90 round, and come on to the
walk, when you had got by ?" And they
all said, I'VE should go round p Now, il
men choose to abdicate all the rights, all
the proper authority of manhood, they can
do so but | must say that l know of nc
greater, or more gratuitous, or more peril
Gus mistake they could commit. Men car
speak gently and firmly to boys, and be
listened to. But if not. if everything Is
to yield and give way before the needless
rush of youthful impertinence, this viii
become, before many years, an intolerablC
country to live in
But the subject is too vast to be dis
nus-nd ia noto. Our Democratic defer
ence in some directions is going great
deal too far; and our absorption in busi
ness is such, fear, that we have no timC
for many of our duties, and least of all
for our domestic duties Rev. Orvillt
/ Dewey.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

TEAvISG permanently Ioc ted in MineraIPoint, would
respectfully tender his professional services 10 the
rItizens Of The town and vicinity.
once in the Tribune Building zap stairsl Residence
with E. Massmore, Esq opposite the Franklin House.
Irne1 4 I-53. lY32
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

4 New READING OF SHAkEsPEARE-In
country town down East democrat
ic paper was started, depending mainly
for ite euPPort upon o0ntr ibutlons of the
faithful" in that region. Its motto was
BE Just and fear -[ShakesPeare.
An old farmer who had been quite ac-
tive in promoting the Interests Of this
newspaper enterprise, took up the first
number and commenced reading it with
laudatory comments As he read the
motto, his face flushed with honest enthu-
siasm, and he exclaimed, Fear not Shak-
speare mo, that we won't nor any othel
darHeL 0LI FIgicralia Il Eclectic
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
CENTRAL HOUSE,



IL AktNG taken the Central House in Mineral f9ant
: .r term uf years, the undersigned has
.'slarey new He has Stabina for 40 horses. Thank
GO Pssl custom. No paius viii be spared 10 make
isTs aud b0arisrs comfortable.
y STAGES leave this house five times wess
-aa Chicago Rail Road, ey the way of Rockford and
Tx. BLODGETT.
slae .f $50 26tl
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

TuE PeoPLE's MoTroEs. On one Of
the atlanta Bank notes returned to the
agency for redemption, was endorsed by
one of the soveTeIgns
.. From NIggerlI0u tim c2Hlest. to en-
sZ5re the Fresnleg iH Wisconsin.
~ -IIow do You accomplish 20 much
:, - short \ time :" said friend to Sir
Walter Raleigh when I have anything
~ a.. T 30 aud DO 1t" was the reply
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
REMOVAL,

ee Mineral Point Post OEsce hxs been removed q the
ha1t ga The corner of Chestnut and Hugh streets,
s.a tas Central House, and one Goor below e. ".
1eo5> store.
STEPHEN THOMAS T. NJ.
Ses-s Point J7f, tst Is5s S6if
&ALE! >AI.T1-5O sacks Ground Alum salt,
, ss received aud for sale, quantities IN suit ems
-sls->. hg Z. tOopE-
#-E. h f--q S5
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
IIOYp q WFFEELEIx,


EyERAI. DEALERS in Fancy and staple Dry
n Goods Groceries, CrockeTy and hardware High
sfraet. Mineral Point. -.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

y It Is proposed 20 stabIish IN some
of our eastern cities an institution in which
the science of Spinology, Weaveology. and
Cookology may be taught to young ladies,
and where, after obtaining these accom-
plishments they may receive q regular di-
ploma with tho honorary degree r. T.
WITT for Wives
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

-,rrRyIVING PARTNER oC the tate arm Of Paris &
- Legate, continues a Land Agency business at his
od stand trecenty occupied for short time by the
ann Land Warrants constantly for sale. 2Itt
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25

u The first weeping willow in Eng
land was planted by Pope, the poet. He
received present of figs from Turkey,
and observing a twig in the basket ready
to bud he planted it in his garden and it
soon became a fue tree From this stock
all the weeping willows in England and
America originated.