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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20
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DIT the old stand IF JOHN MLroS corner of high and chest
nat streets, Mineral Point Wisconsin
/ HAY L now on hand and prepared to show 9 large
and well selected stock of Dry Goops consisting of
avery variety called for in this section the country and
lower rates than can be bought at any other estab
Khment in the The following articles couprse
us splendid and well assorted stock in part:
DRESS GOODS
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20

:. Va = SIS Hh'1s Fair Kind n. o. sre.
- Shs Clarified is
10 . Crushed Loaf
''sssiFse acc" ss,eioSG CIV. COBRA
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20

. Nifiiaal Lanyon " The Mississippi Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20

4 E.-i75=scis GA Sait
80 BIS Kan. . Just received and
.le At G.. w. CO 2R-s
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20

\ ysz.f1s IKEA FARM FDsx
u INC he or o: sec, Il, Towns q me-
ifeorst4in uQ i4G - 100 res. 40 und,r thsS
;Hd D nate rfeEce- well supplied win ssioo
Fst~er rom raiiesI'o yeyil.e on tie 8 ahd
eads 10 Arena 'eie fOad Ia
or For fiEther. PSF &c Iisrs uppYy tt In. o
kiCbs I'D Jones
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26

thousand Of our folks, having fear Of
wetting their beloved feet before their
eyes, and having each one purchased
a"harp nv q thousand strings con-
Guided to stay at home and practice
music, 3saa ttelsi'gh 2 2'F2i
Furthermore, and in addition to
the foregoing reasons. we didn't and
conldn't-found it utterly impossible
Ito getyotes enough, for the enemy
''played upon . harp Of q thousand
strings" and great multitudes follow
cd and Joined with the harpers. ~ 'i1
Psf orr correspondent isn't
satisfied with this luminous explana.
ton, he must put his interrogatories
in a different shape, and We will en-
deavor to answer them, at leastto the
best Of our ability. We may 1--WE
want this kept secretly by continually
trying our hand, arrive at the true
reason ourselves! "
N. Bit is positively untrue tina,
the American party has ordered ten
thousand harps--each s'uv a thou.
sand strings''-for use during the
next Presidential campaign. We de.
sire to nip this strocious calumny in
the bud,
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26

hecontinued turning to his son. do
you think You win escape Punishment
for that blow came near numbering
Ida 81 .a'9.. l.J# :
ooh, papa!' cried Frank, Il never ~
l'Silencep said his father, sternly;
and Lady Grant, who knew her hus.
bands strong will dared not inter.
fere. f55It i *iat !. t ,-33
And Ada, overjoyed, was taken
back to her olden home. She had
been in England three years, and her
beauty increased with time. How
warmly she was there received, ] need
not say, nor how Mrs. Clcrmont
strained her to her bosom, and called
her now, cher own, opn- child, never
to leave her again II Ls,5 III !. h
Butt will tell how It came To- pass
that Henry Grant bought an estate in
the West Indies; how every year he
saw this child improve under the low.
ing care: of her foster mother, till she
was almost a miracle ofloyeliness and
virtue. And l win tell that once up
on a time. good and gifted English.
man, great by birth; but greater by
far in intellect, It is said Wis
tied that home Of perpetual beauty
with Henry Grant, when Ida was just
seventeen, became acquainted, enain.
ored with, and finally married the
gentle girl; then taking her to Lon
don, shestrsightway became thetheme
ofall tongues; q wonder ofperfection'
they said she was; 50 accomplished,
80 beautiful; and though there was lit.
tile love on the part Of her brother
and sister, and lady mother, when
they met, still in virtue Of her posi-.
ton, they were Obliged not only to re-
cognize, but to bow before this 'splen-
did creature whom all London deified.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
!. Beautiful Extract.

The following beautiful tribute ID
Woman WINS written seyeralyeafs ago,
by q contributor, Il believe, to- the
Saturday Post. Itoccurs in o talo, d
touching interest, entitled The Bro
ken Heart" It's author, DR.. II. j.
Stratton, contributed in years past,
many beautiful things to American
Literature, over the nom de plume d
Rasselas: "a lsf As1tfi'i.s
'sOhl the priceless value Of the
love Of o true womanl Gold cannot
purchase d gem so precious! Titles
and honors confer upon the heart no
such serene happiness. In onr dark.
est moments, when disappointment
and ingratitude, with corroding care,
gather thick around, and even the
gaunt poverty nlenaces with his skell
atom finger, Il CLEANS around the soul
with an angels smile. Tine can.
not mar its brilliancy, distance bni
strengthens it, influence; bolts and
bars cannot limit it's progress, it fol.
lows the prisoner into his dark cell.
and sweetens the home morsel that
appeases his hunger, and in the 81:
lence Of midnight, it plays around biz
heart, and in his dreams he folds u
his bosom the form other who loves
on still, though the world has turned
coldly from him. The couch made
by. the hand Of . loved one, is soft 4
the weary limbs Of the sick sufferer,
and the potion administered by tho
same hand, loses half it's bitterness
The pillow carefully adjusted by her
brings repose to the fevered brain
and her words Of kind encouragement
survives the sinking spirit Il would
almost seemsthat God, compassionine
swoman's first great trailty, had plant
ed this jewel in her breast, whose
heayen-like influence should casttin'
to forgetfulness mans remembrance
ofthe Fall, by building up in his hear
another Eden, where perennial flow
ers forever bloom, and chrystal wa
tiers gush from exhanstless fountains
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
Benefits d Sabbath Schools.

Rev. Dr., Plnmer writes to the off,
GERS of the American Sunday Scool
Union. :tE :e n - III
"The corrupt Juvenile literature Of
our time is a sore evil under the sun.
But few have any conception ofthe
extent to which vicious reading is
carried, at least among boys and lads
in our cities and towns. To counter
act it is the duty Of every man who
loves his race and his country. One
Of the best means of raising the taste
and tone of the youngis to train them
to Sabbath-schools, and make them
acquainted with the valuable books
usually found in the libraries Of such
institutions. ,...ft II >>.a.I. i Vi
. 81 have lived in southern, middle
aud western States9. Ihave for more
than a quarter Of a century watched
the working Of the Sabbath Schools
on the various classes of people, and
| am more than ever satisfied that
when rightly conducted, they are I'M
speakable blessings to pupils and
teachers---toindividua and lcommu-
mites. No part Of my public life
meets my full appreciation, in a re.
view, more than any little effect /
have made in this cause. N, E5srl
"After an Tentful life Of half q CEN
fury, / find myself settled near the
place of my birth, and as | look over
the valley of the West, I have not: a
doubt that Sabbath Schools have a
great work to do in all the extent Of
this fertile region. ! beg that you
and your co-adjutors will press on in
yonr useful /labors, will DO all you
can, as soon as you can, and as well
as you can, fort rising generation
o. this vast territory. 'F7. .'..f
SIN the last thirty years, great
changes have been made on the fact
Of nature and society, and the habits
Eof Western people. Pauperism, once
unknown, is here in some Of its worse
forms, and tits likely to increase. 49,
The lives Of men are generally full d
great earnestncss. A nation, more
| powerful than any now existing in
Europe, might easily be 4formed on the
waters Of the Ohio and Mississippi
in less than seventy five years from
this date. / beseech you not to- be
weary in we'll doing. In due season
You shall reap Il you faint not" III.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
alar.lsr aeaSins,!
;I's1 GOT no MAMMY NOW.

~ xns- i. :. pEsSrsoS

"Tse rot now nanny nov! Oh,
dear!- Use get3no NANNY now!"
The child st rocking herself by
the roadside. Sunshine lay around
her; beauty waved lin the tall palms;
music flooded the air, with melody;
fragrant tiewers gave OFF their stores
of wealth; but neither light, bloom
nor beauty, was there in her soul
Her richly dark locks stood out in
elfsh disorder; her scant, tattercd
frock was gathered UP to her face, and
wet with tears. Y, f s5. GA
what Is she sayingl What is the
matter, little onef asked soft, low.
! voice; and d gentlewoman, richly but
plainly attired, stopped before the
child, whose glistening eyes were
raised in wonder for a moment; then.
al the tears rolled forth, she rocked
the little body again, wofully sobbing:
tI,se got no NANNY nowl RI
i sShe mother die las night lightly
said q young African girl, pointing
over her shoulder toward a low hut,
from which issued d confused muir.
muir. She berry sick dis long while
with assumption. Come, Idly, girl
git up and 90 wild me; git some din,
ner, chile, she added, turning to the
mourner; but she shook her head on
~, sobbing and weeping more vio-
Iently than before. h s,
i Another moment and the lady stood
within the Creole's Hut. It was mis-.
erably furnished, and ION 9 mat in.on
corner, lay the body Of little Ida's
tmammy Two old negresses were
bustling about. They bowed low Of
the strangers approach, and ceased
.fromtheir work. t4aa II zti
THE child seems to mourn very
much for one SO young, saidthe lady,
turning from, the still beautiful corpse;
She strange child any way said
one Of the old women, whose hair,
. crisp and. wiry, was blcached to al
most snowy Wilderness. She wild she
mother night and day; nothing part
'em any way. Oh, she Too strange
sHer mother was kind to her. thent
tOh che loved she very much, too
When she little pickanin, she TAX
she eyerwhar TO market, to meetin'
+ land when she gil so poor as to hayt
to carry de basket on she head 70 sci
.5s = O. =. "a =. = q
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
A,shalis,' .ViYss.

Speaking Of the middle ranks 81
Life, q COOL writer observes: There
we behold alwoman in. al her glory;
not a doll ito carry silks and Jewels;
not . puppet to BE- Aattered 81 pro-
fame adoration, reverenced to-day dis-
carded tomorrow; always jostled out
Of the place which nature and society
would assign her, BY sensuality orlby
contempt; admired, but not respected
desired, but not esteemed; ruling
BY passion, not affection; imparting
her weakness, not her consistency, 10
the sex she would exalt; the source
and mirror Of vanity. We see her
asi1a wife partaking the cares and
cheering the anxiety Of 8 husband,
dividing his tolls BY her diligence,
spreading cheeffnlness around her for
his sake, sharing tho decent refine
ments Of the world without being
vain Of them, placing all her joys and
happiness in the man she loves. AZ
q mother, We find her the affectionate,
the ardent instructress Of the children
whom she has tended since their III.
fancy, trained them up % thought and
virtue, to pietyJ and benevolen .; I'd.
dressing them al rational beings, and
preparing hem to become men and
women IA their turn. Mechanics'
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
From the New Orleans Crescent, lK.N.)
"Why Didn't you Garry Louisiana"

Extract from q letter received by
the editors, . day lor.twoIsince i.
"Why didn't you carry Louisiana !
We all expected you would up here"
You .stall expected we would up
there, did yous Well we expected
you are confoundedly disappointed. ~
We expected to carry Louisiana down
here, but we didn't, for the enemy
|'tplayed upon harp nv ID Mous-and
strings, !" and deluded too many peo-
pie into voting the wrong ticket!
You want to- 'know how this hap
penedl'' Wen toll you in short or.
der-qulcker than q short horse was
ever curried. In the Catholic par
ishes the people voted against our
ticket because they were told BY the
high priests scribes, Pharisecs and
Sadducees, ofthe enemy, each one Of
whom 'splayed on "a harpIov Aous.
and strings, that We were opposed ia
Catholics.
TN Al LuV ANOSOcbAAl HnA PSO-
| pie voted against our ticket because
they were told by men in authority
THAT we were opposed TO Protestants,
because we had nominated a Catholic
as q candidate for governor, and each
man in authority, as he concluded
Is'played on q harp INV . thousand
strings,r and thereby senticed thepeo
pie to follow in their,footsteps.
And, then, fve-sixths Of the foreign
ers voted against us because they were
told that the diaboIieal Know Moth
iings intended to hamstring every
mothers son of them, after the elec
tion, and the orators aforesaid, in Tho
most earnest manner Imaginable
ssplayed on o harp nv y thous-ant
strings, and the foreigners foIlowec
the music. sil Il ei as1f
It rained al over the interior Of
the day Of election, and 50 about twt
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26

II Trinity church, yard, there y al
inscription On i tomb, % Il siinaulsrlyyI
and affectingly beautifnl, We cannot
forbear orecord Il, and tie emotions
it awakened in the bosom of u strsri.I
ger. It's an oblong pile of masonry,
surrnounted BY q slab stone, on which
are deeply cut the following words:
4 II II" ny aMoTHER: lsal dfl
The irsmpet sAsll ssuad snd tAe desd sASll
rise.',
There are no other letters 81 char.
acters to be found on the slab Or the
pile. II there IL ono inscription
ton in the thousand Languages that
are, or have been, Of earth, fttedHto
retain its sublime meaning through
every period Of time up to the res1r.
rection morning, tits this. The wri-
ter seemed aware that names would be
forgotten, and titles fade from the
memory ofthe world. He, therefore,
engraved the name BY which he first
knew her who gave him birth, On the
stone and the dearest Of all names.
that of MOTHER, shall sound . thrill
through the heart Of every one who
may ever lean over this monumental
pile. # any shall wish u know fur
ther Of her, who had q child to en-
grave her most endearing name upon
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
Blood In Her Ego.

A correspondent Of the Boston
journal, writing from New York,
tells the following:
An incident transpired here last
week that has made some talk among
the parties who have had knowledge
Of the matter. Alady from the State
Of Maine came to this city last week
on her way to California, She has as
arms two reyolvers and d Bowie knife
The conductor purchased her q ticket
in the California steamer, and she left
in the vessel at noon. Her story ID
this: A short time since her husband
obtained possession Of al her proper
ty, converted all he could into gold,
and then deserted his family, took q
ship, and started for the land Of gold,
around Cape Horn.
ssBut this is not the worst; he took
with him d female not his wife. In.
jured and maddened, the wife has
started after her recent lord; not from
love but from hate; not to recover
possessionsof her absconding husband
but to administer q deserved chastise,
ment; not to take him back, but *
shoot him and his companion. Wind
weather and steam permitting, the la
dy will reach California some time il
advance Of her absconding mate.
He viii no doubt be rather surprised
to meet her ladyship on the Califor
MIA landing, and, unless SEQ sickness
shake the wrath ont Of her, the meet
ing will not be one Of the most con
jugal that can be imagined" II,
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
J. Th.lPhy,.!lsIan.

\ Here ID d tribute well deserved, to
a profession to which society owes a
vast debt. IL Ei4a#
X No class of men in the regular dis
charge Of duty incur danger more fre-
,quently than the physician. There Is
no type Of rmalignant maladies with
which he fails to become acquainted;
no hospital DO crowded with contagion
that he darcs not walk freely through
its wards. His vocation, Is among
the sick and dying; he is the familiar
friend Of those who are sinking under
infectious disease, he never shrinks
from the horrorIof observing it puder
all its aspects. he must do with
equanimity; as he inhales the poison
ed atmosphere, he must cody reflect
on the medicine which may mitigate
the sufferings that he cannot remedy.
Nay, after death has ensued, he must
search with his dissecting knife for
its hidden cause, 30 by multiplying
his own perils be may discover some
alienation for the affection Of others.
And WHY'S IT'D Because the, physi-
clan is Indifferent to death. Because
he is selected and hardened against
the fear Of it. Because he despises
or pretends To- dispise itf BY nc
means. tits his especial business q
value life; 10 cherish the least spark
Of animated existence And the hab-
it Of caring for the lives Of his fellow
men is far leading him to an habitnal
indifference 70 biz own. The physi.
clan shuns every danger but such a
the glory Of his profession demands
th;w, - 5SsGpIs(Ks3f E1flEs9S sha eftflssflf
A $500 - S.'S AJ v 49, 81 wv. kk - N
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
Whsr, to find a wife.

In one of the. factories in Main,
recently, the proprietor reduced the
wages, whereupon there was q gene.
raj determination I'd strike, and as
they were Obliged p give a months
notice before quitting work, they have
meanwhile issued b circular 10 the
world at large, in whichIis the follow.
ing paragraph. I Ft E#.a
awe are now working out our no.
tice, and shall soon be without EN-.
ployment, can turn our hands I'd most
anything, don't like.to DO. idle but
determined not to work for nothing
where folks can afford to pay. Who
wants helpl We cab make bonnets,
dresses, buildings, pies, and cakes,
patch, darn, knit, roast, stew and fry;
make butter and cheese, milk cows,
feed chickens, and hoe corn; SWEEP
out the kitchen, put the parlor tc
rights, make beds, split wood, kindle
fires, wash and iron, besides being
fond OF nursing; in fact, we .can dc
anythingthe most accomplish house
wife is capable. of: not forgetting the
seedlings on Mondays andSatnrdays
For specimens Of spirit well refe,
you to the overseer Speak quick
Black eyes, fair fofeheads, clustering
locks, beautiful as Hebe, can sing like
a seraph, and smile most bewitching
ly! An elderly gentleman in. wan
of q good housekeeper, or a nice
young man in want ola wife-willins
osustain either character; in fact, w
are in the market. Who ,bids! Go
ing, going, GONE Whose the lucky
mani" Ns,r ~.+flI sfa;H ..Tst%#aE
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
I Holy'Iife.t

The beauty Of holy life constitutes
the most eloquent and effective pur-
snasive to religion which one human
being can to the other. he
We have many ways Of doing good
to our fellow creatures, but none 30 Eff
ficaci0us as leading q virtuoa1s, up
right, and well ordered life. There
10 an energy oflmoral suasion in D
good mans life, passing the highest
efforts Of the orators genius. The
seen, but silent beauty Of holiness
speaks more eloquently Of God, and
duty, than the Tongues Of men and
angels. \ Let parents remember this,
The best inheritants a parent can be-
queath o child IL a virtuous example
"a legacy Of hallowed remembrance
and associations. The beauty of ho!i
ness, beaining through the life Of q
loved relative or friend, is more ef.
fectual to strengthen such as do stand
in virtues ways, and raise up those
that are bowed, than precept, com.
mand. entreaty Of warning. Christi.
anity itself,I believe, owes by far the
greater part of its moral power, mol
TO bethe precepts or pnrables Of Christ,
but to his character. The beauty 0i
|that holiness which is enshrine u
the four brief biographies Of the Mar
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
Hst.|lta:l,
!. a Dream, I.
- "a
BYrwALTER..

- Ma
/ dresmpt that ! vas courting--
: ! oh. what . merry dream;
: ] told her that i loved her, +
: :, And she confessed the same;
NY arm was wound around her;
Ny lips to hers were pressed,
And notes Of brightest tissues +.
Were swelling In my breast,
I dreampt that I was married.
= oh, what a happy dream! ?
Ny bride was fair and lovely,
AS sunlights brightest beams;
Her lips were red as cherries;
Her bosom white at snow
And as she spoke her rapture, IN
Her voice was soft and low.
] dfeampt | Was 4 father
Oh, what . funny dreaml
Ayichildren round me gather.
Their eyes with pleasure glean;
Their merry gleesome prattle M
Falls sweetly on my ear; '1r:t i.
Hove to watch their gambols,
For, they arc very DEAR p T.. ~.
It's past-my visions ended
# was nothing but a dream;
These sluinbering midnight fancies
How life.Hkc do they seen;
The morning sun arising, :.
They vanish one by one. !, "a. !.
!, And ! awake dishoartened, +, =. .1t.
To end myself alone. 33>sssf..
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10 the Justice ofthe = j. Court ncsi 10 h. boldss
Paris. wilhia and 5r tle Counly u Osield,
90 the second Tassday u Mach. A. ID. 1855.
MARY ANN GURNEi, d Sumner, in said
vi County, vile ~ Sch Quincy, formerly d
said sumrsf now II pars unknown, lib.ls sod
gives thIs hoI0mhe cbur l. h. informed, that' che
vas lawfully married % ths said Seth 'Gurnsy, al
SamusT s'1rCsaid, on he mn Goth dsy n May,
~. 1891, B., ono Nsibauis. a. R,cron, ther n
Ir.'.rr ~ he rraoe, juiy aulhortcd ~ solemnfs
martisrss, anil hHs bad b, him Eve children, who
srs NV living, via MautcriIe. Victor Arlsus.
Adrl. srl i,1maHisl Gurry That y0ur llclIant
since thcir inistm1uilgr ha slvB,s lshsyei her-
srlf as Githiul. chnsis sni shsctrIuais wife N.
yards thr aid Seth Gum , bot che s1id Seth,
wholly r,rsrilcFs 81 BIZ marriage covenant snd
Iri,. mote thln Eve year. sipcr, % Wit. m The
truih Jsy Of FEBRUARY, \. ,. $50, viIlfully and
" .tbuu ff1souBhis cause, 3 serted ,out lbsllsnt
gihuut thc ,ausrut or colius nn ~ psui,s, or any
,ri,ut u1 che psrt 81 your Ib liant Ca procure d.
,u,rr. anI ~ 40 that time 90 up Co. the pfessnt
iime On. neglected lud rslJs j 40 suprofi andpro
vide nr N,ur h',libuI aHI t'Ir aid children. sol
,iu usg',,ts and refuses ar 90 Do. Wherefore
,uur blsIltAt rfs,s thst che brrls Il ustfimouy
ul, H. dissolved l.tv,,u IUsfu and the said
Seth Quincy. arI ih1t r'r,.si.l, e bee minor
children aar,.3lI ust Del ',,r,,d io Nour lib,llaui
A1I ls Boo ju, bHuui vil ever ppy.
MARY Am DtRNEl