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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01
Darictp.

DIN NOT KNOW HER-A young Jonathan
'ooS II into his head one day to get wife. He
accordingly looked about him and very soon made
ssca selection as suited him, and was not long
Hsriling bargain and settling its preliminaries
lie then applied TO clergyman 10 perform the
ceremony.
Ba; are you prepared for such an important
S2anse IN lie 2" said the reverend gentleman.
Z guess be" says Jonathan, "for have got
NY land Just paid for, and own good yoke OF
steers and a cow"
Very we'll, said the holy man with long
e5eeih and sober face, "all these worldly things
may ae cry proper in their place, to be sure
Ol' have you ever thought of saIrdtion =
lRls was poser.
">ai. Eation," says Jonathan, "who in thunder
81
Il GooR JokE MIR. p T. Barnum happens
y 2"a lew acres of land in Bridgeport. CT, ad-
.l"hs Inc homestead of Mr.. James D. Johnson.
-@iH'.n has placed picket-fence around the lot,
II turned into ii half dozen splendid elks, deer
A-' 10 stranger this seems to be deer park
longing 10 Mr.. JohRsons homestead and to rem
as Illusion complete. the proprietor of the
-e>'ead has placed conspicuous sign in the
-'1I park reading as follows:
a! persons are forbid trespassing on this
s''1ao or disturbing the deer.
-. D. JOHNSON
oa'han laurels are stolen, and he confesses i
g De rich joke"
some gallant defender of Lola Montez recent
Zoe She Is pure innocence The wicked
- however, printed it, "She is pure in no ssnse
man down east has invented a cemen
-'sa will mend family jars
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Remarkable Spring Discovery.

Water tn ,ctich The Body aciH not Sink The fol.
lowing interesting extracts from the unpubIish-
ed journal of NJ. s. n Canvalbo, artist of his
journey from Great Salt Lake to Los Anoelos
through the Cajou Pass:
"PaT!ey Pratt, several other gentlemen and my.
self continued up the stream, Cotton Wood
Springs.) and after ride of half mile we came
10 large spring, thirty five feet long surrounde,
by accacias in full bloom. We approached thr O
an opening, and found ii 10 contain the cIearest
and most delicious water ever tasted the bottom
appeared TO be not more than two feet from the
surface, and TO consist of white sand Parley
Pratt prepared himself for bath, and soon his
body divided the crystal waters While | was
considering whether | should go in | heard Mr.
Pratt calling TO that II was impossible to sink.
the water SO buoyant | hardly believed it.
and 10 be able TO speak certainly, also undressed
and Jumped in
" hat were my delight and astonishment to find
that all my efforts 10 sink were futile raised my
body out of the water, and suddenly lowered M y
self, but L bounded upward as if | had struck a
sprlnging board | walked about the water up to
my armpits just the same as if | had bee.l walking
on dry land. The water instead of being about
two feet deep was over ffteen-lhe length of the
longest tent pole we had along. 1t is impossible
for man TO sink over his head in it the sand on
the banks is very fine and white; the Temperature
Is rs deg. Farenheit. / can form no idea OF this
phenomenon. Great Salt Lake also possesses this
quality, bat this water is perfectly sweet Ia the
absence oi any other name have called ii Buoy
ant Spring | have never heard of it possessing
this quality, and should like some one of the sa-
vans to explain the cause Of this buoyancy We
fingered In the Spring for fifteen minutes when
we dressed and resumed our ride, highly delighted
and graiiled with our exploration. | made draw
lngs OF this spot and the surrounding mountains.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

SINGULAR AND INTERESTING during
last week. as a man was engaged in dig
ging a well in .he village Of Bloomington,
in this State which he had excavated to
the depth of thirty five feet, he became
suddenly overcome with gas or foul air.
II was just able to make Lis situation
known to those above to be drawn up be-
fore life was extinct The rush of gas
increased to such an extent as to cause a
noise which could be heard many feet
f~o-,, tL4 ..,e,..h ef .he --elI Tho orpor-
iment of lighting it was tried, when in.
stantly upon the APPLICATION of torch a
volume of fame filled the whole space be
low. and threw out a column several feet
above the surface As the gas appeared
inexhaus.able. the citizens confined it at
the mouth of the we'll, and inserted pipe
about eight inches in diameter for its es-
cape. 1t continues to burn, throwing out
fame Of the purest and brightest kind,
equal in diameter to the pipe and in height
about ten or fifteen feet above the surface
of the earth, lighting the contiguous por-
ton of the town for a great distance.
It's position is only about fifty rods from
the depot of the Illinois Central Rail
Road, and i. is daily visited bv hundreds
of the surrounding neighborhood III
the lamp holds out to burn" the citizens
of Blooigingtdn viii have an excellent op-
portunity of lighting their town with the
purest gas without incurrring much OK
pense = Chicago III American
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11oetrp.
THE CLEANING.

This is the hour when Fancy wakes,
Visions of joys that could not lust
This is the hour when Memory takes
A survey of the past.
She brings before the penslve mind,
The haIlowed scenes of earlier years,
And friends who long have been consigned
To silence and to tears.
The few we liked, the one we loved
A sacred ba4d-come stealing on,
And many form far hence removed,
And many pleasure gone
Friendships that now in Death are hushed,
And young affections broken chain,
And hopes that Fate too quickly crushed,
In memory boom again.
Few watch the fading CLEANS of day,
But muse on hopes as quickly flown;
Tint after tint they died away,
Til all, at last was gone.
This is the hour when Fancy wreaths
Her spells round joys that could not last.
This IS the hour when Memory breathes
sigh 10 Pleasures past.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

BRAIN AND TuoUGHr Richmond men
tions the case of woman whose brains
were exposed in consequence of the reno
val Of considerable portion of its bony
covering by disease He saws he repeat
edly made pressure on the brain, and each
time suspended all feeling and intellect.
which were instantly restored when the
pressure was Withdrawn. The same wri-
ter mentions another case, that of a man
who had been trepanned, and who perceiv
ed his intellectual faculties falling, and
his existence drawing to a close, every
time the effused blood collected upon the
brain.
Professor Chapman. of Philadelphia
mentions in his lectures, that he saw an
individual with his skull perforated, and
the brain exposed, who was accustomed
to submit himself to the same expert
ment of pressure as above, and who was
exhibited by the late Professor Webster
to bis class His intellectual and moral
faculties disappeared on the application
of pressure to the brain they were held
under tue thumb. as it were, and restored
to fall activity BY disseminating the pres
sure But the most extraordinary case
of this kind within my knowledge, and
one peculiarly interesting to the nhy
logist, and metaphyslclan, is related by
Sir Ashley Cooper in his surgical lee
lures
A man by the name of Jones received
an injury on his head while on board a
vessel in the VI Mediterranean, which render
ed him insensible The vessel soon after
this made Gibralter. where Jones was
placed in the Hospital, and remained sew
eral months in the same insensible state
He was then carried on board the oiphIn
frigate to Deptford, and from thence was
sent to the St Thomas Hospital, London
He Law constantly on his back. and breath
ed with difficulty His pulse was regular.
and each time it beat he moved his finger
When hungry or thirsty, he moved his
Gns and tongue Mr. Cline, the surgeon.
found a portion of the skull depressed.
trepauned him. and removed the depressed
portion Immediately after this operation,
Che motion of the finger ceased. and at four
o'clock In the afternoon. the operation
having been performed at one, he sat up
in bed sensation and voli:ion returned ):
and in four days he got out of bed. aud
eopyersed The last thing he remember
ed was the circumstance of taking prize
in the Mediterranean From the moment
Of the accident, thirteen months and few
/ davs. oblivion had come over him. and all
recollection ceased He had for more
/ than one wear drank of the cup of Lethe,
and lived wholly unconscious ofexisteuce
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

4 Truth WELL SAip-The Southern
Otscrrcr says, with great truth, that if all
The time, breath, ink. paper. talents, eneri
gy and zeal had been spent on .be single
work of giving men knowledge of the way
of life. which have been expended on se,
tarton efforts, the whole world would long
ago have been filled with the knowledgo
of the Lord Take away from each de-
nomination of Protestant Christians what
is its peculiarity, and there is enough Of
truth left to make the believer of that
creed d true Christian
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

The funniest sayings now in vogue are
the original sayings of little folks, whose
impressions of things are sometimes re-
markable for quaintness and humor.-
Thus lately, We had it from the lady her
self-her little son, roguish chap, knee
high to hole in the ground, heard her
complaining at the table of the quality
of butter in the market Evening came,
and he knclt and repeated the Lords
prayer; he paused after asking for his
daiiv bread. and added. in whisper
:. Mother. hadn't | better speak for lit.
tie good butter too %
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01
English Traveller g Hi say, sir, ham
hi hon the right road to $ Artf,rd I"

Jonathan '' Well. you be"
Traveller. GOV far shall hi ave to
go, before hi get there 2'
Jonathan {. Well. if yeou turn rsound
and go t'other way, may be yeou have to
travel beout ten mile But if yeou keep
on the way yeou are goin' yeou'il ave to
90 beout eight thousand, | reckon
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

AZ 4 live toad, in torpid state, was
recently dug out of "hard pan" at Rut-
land, Vermont, some fifteen feet below
the surface, where he must have reposed
for centuries On being laid upon the
grass he soon revived, and hopped off to
give the worms and bugs ofthe nineteenth
century specimen OF antediluvian skill
in ..snapping them up
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

yet, upon removing small portion of the
bone which pressed u pom the brain. he was
restored to the full possession of the pow
ers of his mind and body.-Dy. BIrda
ham
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

e. Long John Wentworth is reported
to have said the other day, that '.the d-d
old Democratic party would have been
good for five years longer, had not Doug
las knocked it on its head by his Infamous
Nebraska bill"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

Mrsp 4otn PRooF-A New Jersey pa
per saws. Chief Justice Hornblower 6e-
livered the onion Of the Court"
Il is ss,d, moreover, that the whole au-
dience shed tears. on receiving the afors-
said :onaou" from the Chief Justice.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01

La Crosse r. R-We learn that the appeal of
the directors OF this company, Tor an extraordlna
~ subscription along the line of the road, had
been promptly answered The completion OF the
road 10 Fox Corners this winter is quite certain.
Nil Fro DrrL
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RATES OF ADVERTISING :

r-All advertisements ordered in without spe-
cifyng the length of time, will be inserted until
ordered out and charged accordingly
IL Business Professional Cards. by the year,
6rst three lines S3-each additional line so cents
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FEAR NOT, FOR IT IS l."
BY MRS. SIDNEY n. RARTEAU.

BY MRS. sidney II. BARTEAU.
When or the foamiug sea OF life,
Thy fragile bark is driven,
When pealing thunders round thee roll,
Ard lghtuings rend the heaven -
Oh mayst thou see the Savior's form
And to his bosom fly,
Hearing, above the storm, his voice,
Fear, not, for it is |. !"
And in the last. most solemn hour,
When heart and flesh shall fail,
Aud thou shalt go with faltering step
Down into deaths dark vale
Then may his glorious form again
GLADDEN. thy falling eye;
While thou shalt hear his tcnder voice,
Fear not, for it is I.
Oconomowoc, Wis.
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MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.

n,rpr1sBED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
r, the Tribune Building High Street, Mineral
Point, Wisconsin, by
GE0lz e w. BLISS.
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TiHter IS Con,iag-The following beautiful es
tract seems to be appropriate for cold, raw de
Ike this
Cometh the winter
Alas for the poor;
For they can but teebiy
His cold reign endure.
Would that the Spring time
For them was eternal
And the green trees, for their sakes,
Forever were vernal.
Cometh tue winter-
o, &c rich lend an ear;
Remember the poor,
In thIs cold time of year =
For the wind a. it whistles,
But echoes the cry
VI the poor and the wretched
Who ianguishing die.
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: gsE.AI rlslsouS:ss LANE 40 THE ~ Acsi'
~ N a.a !; &; st;Ij zszy

Baltimore ra,oa from baltimore Whesg, and
nsg there Wih he large, dna splendid sameT 81 IA,
the Ohio and the stages to Zanesple, Se
expeditions thoroughly completed by the
finishing great Tree Tunnel the road being
attention of travellers confidently
superior and The upon
The stlpcndoua and attractive claacler
The express msi Baltimore daily at y
directly through Wheeling $3.50 nles ~ 10 hou in
cludng all soppage arriving there at OF 3,
baltimore al may lay over Tor lodging
Cumberland, 7g mles and proceed thence TO hBeeing the
morning.
ds,y, from Baltimore the Wash
Baltimore ..Is,Ig
Al Wheeling undyaied the Union line,
completed for this form daily
the down the Ohio Gin
Louisville, the for Nashville,
and New Orleans packets, be taken BY those
further on
Passengers Columbus Tor prefer
tbs West di
Wheeling Ohio Stage Conpauy's exceen, coaches
the National road 10 Zannsvie and Themes
by railroad
Passengers Wesvie and Cleveland by
wall also find this agreeable there being
and speedy connection at Wbesng 10 aud from those
places
az Baggage through Wheeling
no change or trans OF passengers baggage.
by through with the lie anywhere the
from Washington 10 Wheeling, ~ ao 10 CINCINNATI Sl
10 Louisville, Sl2. ..e
Tickets be had OF Mr. Parsons al the raroad station
Washington aud OF the other agents OF the company
WIN PARKER,
May ll-du General supe fint~ndont,
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Each proposal be signed by the individual firm making
and specify pce-ana eat gTiceo each and
cie contained 10 the schedule should article be required
enumerated be furnished market
according qualify Bsns proposas viii be furnished at
he department applying aud without uni
fosmry therein, dspsrtm make de-
ciiion win be taken into consideration unsss substantially
agreeing herewith.
proposals be addressed the Dep.rtm.n q stsn and
endorsed Proposals for staroasp Nodor will be the
will tired, with
In bopJ sucien arsIiss, for
IL performance
The Of the department decide whsher the
ufths have complied WITH AID 10 reject
ucle may his opinion inferior quay well
annul The contract failure comply With e terms within
a reasonable time.
MAJ al-lnwsw ...
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JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary OF the Treasury.

.@ TaEAauRY DKFARrmgsT,
January 4, 1854
hereby given holders Of the described
United sates ths department prepared
between the date hereof nrst OF June
portions stocks, amounting in The
million dollars
uoned, 10 vii .af## .
contingent competition, within stated,
preference given order OF which said
may certificates duly assigned United
transmitted this department the Whereof a
price will be paid compounded of the following
L. par value, specified
premia stock OF loan The OF
authorized by 1884, edemabe 3s De-
cebe lsG Of 6leen and half Of the
by the OF loi7 and 1885, redesmabe
3lsI December 1857 the Both
June and the stock Of the loan
by The Of 1850 and redeemabe The 3 Of Decem
ber commonly called the Texan indemnify, cent
par certificate nom Isl Of January,
of and settlement the with the
allowance the reach the owner) Of days interest
In addition
will drafts the Treasurer
States Boston, New York;
o Philadelphia az the parties may direct
JAMES GUTHRIE,
MAY 20-dtIsJuIy Secretary of the Treasury
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IiNC PAINTsThe Subscribers having been appointed agents
"a New Xiuc Company, their
pain descriptions driivea
bile conpanys prices and tho liberal
The white paint ia warranted and unsurpassed by
other 1t i. sold eI,iisT dry grouhd OIL
The brown made only he Hw Jersey ores aud
extensively proIscuon metallic
II 5 a cheap nd paint
The color unequaed durable covering for cot
bridges Sc The consumption OF large, and
IL has entire satisfaction.
pants the company OF the highest
Applied their and they waranted to
soft fresh the kegs reasonable length Of tune In
this respect they superior any Others In market
JOHN SULLIVAN b. SONS, Agents,
No. g Camden ST., Baltimore, f.
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NOTICE.
OFFICE or TIE mcanown AND PETERSBURG RAIL

u. F lay + Il !
~ seeking s.sx iste tassa"srt Of "ao~sy
SEALEp PROPOSALS Will 10 ,ecrssed this onhee until die
~ iot July will BE- opensd In
ece VI the president VI tbs directors u
This bonds
b. issued fr ,ls vuposs OF demonstrating hsf
the Ut VI
Ny passed Febs Lass, Of the stock
holders Of Ibis adopted 1854
nepai bonds be payable OF
June ioa, pr three
half annually The LIST day Of jane and The
is Deesmoes Of each pane,us Of bod,
b.ing secarsd BY died whole
road and other property and irsIehses N ua liable Y
default "
OF e,isr principal or
No the par including nssf-
from ,he LOT % his month"; JcAa- The a,is on
which they begin bear per viii be eonsd
cred
The ,sr-s Of payment win BE- cash but Dom responsible
negotiable for II purchase money IL squai IN
~ per from the lsi 'uns
10 payable al three, Ave. mouths nom that ds's
be received secaiy the punciua psyuseM when
nh bonds actually paid oi WIZ Dc o
all said noes sha hass peeh
paid, 80, Ia,
further information the subject which oy be desired WI"
be furn he'd by The president the
by direction OF the presidents - u,,,,,.,
Secretary and Treasurer X. T. 4. Il. Co.
June s-eodtl5Juy
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N X. OLA MBEitLiN's Commercial College, located
sJse, Baltimore, Maryland The ostensbe
place the reach Of individuals prop
obtaining and practical mercantile educs
A pchn knowledge OF
general few than be acquired in az
mau years II any counting house.
The study embraces book keepns ana It's
adaptation trade Merca
approved methods
penmanshp combining rapidly Of execution with beauty
Lectures mercantile law, upon various in
mercantile Subjects beside other points necessary tor
n uDdereand
stadea from Eve
being vacation, applicants time and a.
day evening held stated periods,
diplomas graduate For &C.. write
and hav circular forwarded by ma l.
i3-Iydkc
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WHEREAS by entitled dog. spprnvs
Juiy, amending The approved
Apd pfo-drd whenever y bai be ade hpprar
he
mad,
ptoirnsuon repairing that animal.
for such he
o,l prd.ni md state in ucb proclamation,
pine hs be the duy of
and
roinr contrary the said pr-aaatiorn
therefore, having made
nt there aanin NJ the dos kindn mad Within this civ do
IT
he this cu~dn.s for
surinr sixty hereof. police
TIGERS required
such be fund large 10 this procas
lion.
Gwen under my Al me Mayor. oace city
ington, aoth day ~ May, asa
John w NAuRv,
NAV 13--co3,& iaw5w
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limited STATES Mail Line Gniffor via Aspin
u and 2Jih Of zach month, hrsi
approved By the NAVY Department OF not ear than
2uDS burden, rusranying speed and safety
Tho railroad completed ObpO, 10 miles from
Ths transit from oessa smbrnces miles In rail
Aspnwa obspo, aud IL niles OF land transportation
: thorough order single passenger
Therefore, ho,ihr passengers
being transferred and Hom ugu-
aiong-ide the
be transportation In future Tho
entirely from sickness Of dragtteH-
always kept port New York, pana
prryout detention OF sccideB
The : entirely reiiahic,
expected passage the Atlantic viii be made rrgu
Ia and on the Pacttc, In ~ 70 i2s days
viii Panama The day after thsy arrive A.pn.
val.
Through uosrts rates. be hHd agency ia
West rtrurt, S.~ fork.
Ian 2r-dn
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TO the hefsalsw of Lney " hereby
noios thar Rave Sed the 21d OF Is Il
m not on fhe ner TAR Day nefes (Sundsy ereep.dJ
gfhce a. nnwddr toari inquire into,
circuit curi of said the sn said
deceased,
qnrcd 70 ~ iaken by the decree Of Dnviddie crcu
dsrd on The 9a day Of April A. o. si chancery
p~nfine IN std between William Pficheu his
wife pnfHs, ard CHARLES Hagrsve administrator ~
DAVIS, decasrd and defendants cisianH
tauons ~ next ss 70 the sad deceaen heirs aiav,
aHd etr rauited ~ Forward. which
prot WIN required IN strict conformity Tho
Gwen auaefts hand commissioner
Dihrddia county, the day snd year Grst Aforesaid
X HARoRAhE.
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