Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-04


and deeply lnstructing to observe hov
much of the advance which mankind ha.
made in some Of the most essentia
branches of material Improvement ha.
teen effected within the last quarter of ;
century and on the other hand, in how
many departments human intelligence
reached its eliminating point ages ago
1t IS not likely that the world will ever
see more perfect poet than Homer, a
! grander statemen than Pericles a sublimer
or more comprehensive philosopher than
Plato, scul ptor equal to Phidias, q
painter superior to Raphael Certain ii
IS, that the lapse of twenty or fve-and
twenty centuries has given birth to none
who have surpassed them, and to few who
have surpassed them, and to few who have
approached them In the fine arts and
In speculative thought, our remo.est
ancestors are still our masters. In science
and its applications the order of
precedence is reversed, and our own age
has been more prolific and amazing than
the aggregate of all the ages which have
gone before US Take two points only,
the most obvious and the most signal
locomotion aud the transmission Of
intelligence At the earliest period of
authentic histery men travelled as fast in
the year 1880. Nimrod got over the
ground ct the rate of ten or twelve miles
an hour Napoleon could go no faster
Between 1880 and 1910, we raised the
maximum of speed from ten miles to
seventy. The first six thousand years
did nothing or next to nothing-the next
six years did everything reached the
limits Of possible achievement i'll this
direction for no one imagines that any
greater speed is attainable or would be
bearable. Again it is probable that
Abraham sent messages to hot just as
rapidly as Frederick the Great or George
Ill transmitted orders to their Generals.
In 1894. the old wooden telegraph was
invented, aud made a certain though a
partial and slight advance. But, with
this exception, the rate at which
could be conveyed had remain
ed stationary at that of ordinary
on horseback up to 1910. In
l640 we communicated at the velocity of
twelve miles an hour. In 1850, we
over immesur;ale distances
in inappreciably iufnitesimal subdivisions
of time.-The experiment was made, and
a message was transmitted from Belgrade
to Liverpool anstdnkaneously. A spark
given at Dundee could fire the cannon of
the Invalidcs at Paris Here too; a. {.
single leap we have reached the ne Plus
ultra of earthly possibility. In ten years,
hay in fve-we have cleared the vast
space between the speed of a horse and
the speed of lightning ~ Br. Reri5tc.
A GHOST Story In a tenantless house
j just few steps this side of Browns Greek,
on the eNashville aud 81 urfresboo' turnpike,
it is said something resembling the figure
of woman in a state of nudity has been
seen at various periods within the past
two years It was first observed by
lady who lives short distance tyond the
creek, and who has to pass the haunted
house" in coming to and returning from
the city She is highly respectable
lady, and her veracity would not be
questioned by those who are personally
aquaipted with her Other members of
her family, and other persons who have
passed this house, testify to having seen
this supposed apparition at various times,
and under various circumstances.
Before and after this appearance, on
several occasions. the house has been
thoroughly searched, and no evidence of
being occupied by any living creature
Except feas and rats have been discover
ed These circumstances bring about
the inquiries If this creature is rea lily
woman, in the enjoyment of human life,
how can she conceal herself when persons
enter the house2 How does she avoid
detection and arrest How it is possible
for her to live there without food or
In company with number of citizens
we visited this place of haunted fame, for
the purpose of being convinced as to the
truth or falsehood of these strange reports
Dctachments ofthe party approached the
house in four different directions, so that
there could be no egress undiscovered.
After entering the ghosly establishment,
candles were lighted, and the party made
a thorough Investigation of the premises,
but discovered nothing more mysterious
than few rats nests, and an old hen
with a family Of juvenile chickens under
her mothely care.
The lights were extinguished and the
party retired from the house, took positions
at various pointsin the yard and patiently
waited for what might transpire. We
were not kept long il stpense the
apparition appeared in the usual manner
the figure of woman destitute of
clothing. 1t answered no questions, but
shook its head and In a frightful and
forbidding way, and then suddenly
disappeared how and where we know not
The house was again searched, but with
no better luck than before. We returned
to the city satisfied that we bad seen
something for the eexisteEce and appearance
&c which ,pa vere unable To account
Nashville Erening News.
WHIcH Is THE BLACK EsT.-B0swctia and
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