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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-28

and sta,e.manlike suggestions of Timothy Pickering,
and was introduced into Congress by the joint agency
of Virginia and Observation-Disclosures which then
STOOD ss during the war; they had stood, shoulder TO
ebcucer on 80 many trying occasions MIR. Flicker
ing IN letter to Rufus King of stu March, 3d. dis
cussipz tho ordinance then under the consideration
sf Congress- for regulating the Western Territory,
thus gscously writes:
wsier ia that country will always be IN
Gee highest degree Interesting TO the inhabaos seems
the edom OF navigating these 70 "
ssSesn in sb. eouotry"
So wise suggestion was not lost upon his cores
pop6eut, al d. accordingly on the 10th March, 1856
while the orc nance for ascertaining the mode OF
"icca,ing and dsposing Of the public lands in the
"W Western Territory, was under consideration. Mr.
"CIrayson, Of Virginia, who, as the Journals
".how, acted very frequently in concert with Mr..
liking, and who separated from his colleagues aud
"voted Ace or Mr., Kings Ant-Slavery proviso' on
" 10th March, of the year-less than two months
"before moved this resolution which was seconded
"by Mr.. King and adopted
Rs.Isd Th., Dsvissble waters lesdins into toe m
tbe sane be- end hereby declared to be- e,n non
T.ii,esy Is 20 III, the United states end those OF
sny Other that may be admitted into the Coniedeh
without cry tan ouiy or imPost therefor
This resolution, without the change Of letter Is
embodied in the O, dinance Of ST. and thus We see
that the two important provisos-the one ogaiH"
Slavery extension, and The other for the inviolAble
freedom to all American citizens, In al time and e1
snft from ell mpost taxation Of the great nsvlsa-
BE wa,ers Of the Union, designed by God himself az
The Highways Of nations, originally proposed or pro-
NOTED BY Mr. K.-were taken by Mr.. Dane from the
records Of Congress and introduced into his immortal
ordnance And now for the conclusive proof that
this ordinance was kis--prepared and drafted by him,
and accepted unsn nou'y by Congress. almost With
out alteration. This proof is in the letter Of which
Es annexed h full, literal and exact copy from the
original. in my HANDS, go,
Ds.s a.. An oised to yeu for yoan Of the i'th last
With piessarsI communicate to yeu wna III 90 A. \.
s7 done = frsn dssiro that res BE- soassnssd via
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

KEEP DARK-The appended negro
story. copied from a Southern cofrespon-
dent of the Boston Journal, is worth read
ing
:. Gen. c. gave his black man, Saw
nev. funds and permission to get quar-
ter's worth Of zoology at a meEagerie =
Our sable friend soon found himself un-
der the canvass, and brought too in front
of sedate looking baboon. and eyeing
the quaJroped closely, soliliquizlng thus
- Folks, sure's yes born, feet, hands
proper bad looking coUntenance, just like
nigger, gettin' old, | reckon" Then. as
if seized with a bright idea, be extended
his hands with a genuine Southern : How
doe do. uncle ?" The ape elasped the
negroes hand, shook it long and cordially
Sawney then piled his new acquaintance
with interrogations as to his name, age
nativity and former occupations, but ellie
itinr no replies beyond the knowing shake
OF the head or the merry twinkle Of the
eve. (the ape was probably meditating the
eest way of tweaking our friends nose
he concluded the ape was bound to keep
non -colnmittal. and looking cautiously y
around chuckled out He, be. We toe
sharp for EN- old feller Keep dark--it
we'd Just speak one word Of English, white
man would have hoe IN yer hand in less
than two minutes"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

MR. SSIPE 5 L'rANr.-From doctors pills, and
western chills and other ils,-deliver us.
From wait of gold. and wives that scold, and
naidens cd, and sharpers sold,-deliver US.
From singing flies, and greenish eyes, and ba-
kers pies and babies cries, a woman that lies, and
cloudy skies and love that dies, Ic<le ties and
gaudy dyes-deliyer US.
From bearded females, and strong minded wo-
men, (ths don't jingIe,) female lecturer, and all
other masculine ladies,-delver us
From cholic gripes, and Mrs. Snipes,-deliyer
US.
From modest girls with waving curls, and teeth
of pearls-Oh never mind.
Different sounds travel with different velocity
A ,al to dinner viii run over a ten acre lot in a
minute and hall, while summons to work will
take from five to ten minutes.
When our desires are fcldlled 70 the very lei.
,er we always find some mistake which renders
,nem any thing but what we expected.
"A writer in the Cottage Gardener says tha
plants in sleeping room are heaIth!ul, as they
consume more vitated air than they create,
hence are good purifiers.
"A parson reading the funeral service at the
grave, forgot the sex Of the deceased, and asked
one of the mourrers, an Emeralder, is lhis a
oro'hef or SISTER Ne'.Ae' one OF 'oe ''iie''
replied Pat, only acquaintance.
-0od people are i'Ne Stars 'na' Sh'he oTIs'''
est 10 the night; they are Ae gold mat Is b.'@o
.er for the furnace Ike incense that becomes
ant rom burning ''>e '''7 ''''ii''''''s
La ''''' . '''''
There are many who waste and lose shee-
tfo" by careless neglect % II IS not plant TO
gro" u"'"''uiea- ne 'u.e ','''n may ''ss''%y
t.-...-r..+
"e' - GNU 'l',',' ~ ''' '''
- - :, ,,.,. o. ,,-s,s,, TIA, :, stio.
nod NV mind =
.-,-..-:u..
: 80 -,',s ,,,l,r,rs,a
Ia thaa,hsr isn,t-I a,y,s,vs siog the Iarrers
..,,.,-o.s sor;.,,da
ir.o 4;J MT cbacsb the hone Of social circle in
ia ,,,,.,.a =, Tho ir nt;an If an Invisible one
in The present.
,..bo ,o,,a,, cedar i o,aao ,bronobout the
t..-ross ,f winter so shall the Christian alone
-, - ,,a winter Of death and bloom in
innortaItv
=. a., e-;o.1ro--. s,,;1a on
the s,d and detected svmpatbize with those in
truble; strive everywhere to difuse around you
joy and sunshine; do this and you are sure oi
being loved
Love is heavenly feast, which none but
the sincere and honest partake. It's impos
sible for dishonest man truly to love, for a
1 bvpocrite to go to heaven
- oo,s.;o,.a braods great resolution
and an innocent soul is impregnabIe'
! Integrity however rough, is better theL
smooth dIsSimnla'on
/ The thoughtless and impatient shut theii
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

Aerial, SCENERY-Mr Bannister the
daring acronaut who recently travelled
three hundred and fifty miles from Adrin.
Michigan to Red Bank, in Pennsylvania.
in about four hours time, sailed during
portion of his journey at height OF more
than three miles above the surface Of the
earth Near Cleveland he passed over
vide bank of clouds which shut the earth
from his view The scenery Of these
clouds he says, was magnificent Their
tors rolled and surged IN the wind like an
ocean of watery pillows and lit up by the
clear sun above. they flushed and glove
in a manner indiscribably beautiful Du-
ring his trip above the clouds, Mr.. Ban
mister passed over heavy thunder storm
which was raging two miles below him =
He writes that the flashes of lightning
lit nm the crests of the cloud waves with
n red glare of terrible beauty and gran
deur: but the thunder was not so lond as
when one hears it upon the earth The
air. at the great height 20 which the voy-
aoer acsended. was as cold as IS usual up
on cold winters day, and by the time
that his feet was pretty thoroughly fro
zen he thought it vas high time to de-
scend The people of the neIgl borhood
where he came down-simply honest rus
tics-thought at first that the balloon was
a great apparation One old lady, whose
IDEAS of heavenly matters must have been
very peculiar, took it into her head that t
was an angel aud two hunters actually
/ chased it some miles in order TO get shot
at what they supposed to be strange
monster of a bird Mr. Banuister, nav
ertheless. finally allighted in the hranche:
Of a high tree. and was safely rescued anc
Hospitality treated by the farmers whC
witnessed his descent His balloon. how
ever. valued at a thousand dollars, wa
torn to pieces. and he himselfwas so muet
affected by the cold which he had passee
through that he was unable to leave th'
! vicinity for several days.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
HOST SUCCESSFUL TRICK.

A young and skiilful disciple of Rober
| Houdin was some time ago travelling il
the northern provinces of France, givin:
exhibitions in natural magic in compan,
with young wag now director of prn
ting establishment in Paris In thei
wanderings they arrived at the town 0
RI, more renowned for its manufac
lures than for the natural brilliancy of it.
inhabitants Here the receipts of the
magician were absolutely nothing. and de
spair reigned in the hearts of the two ad
venturers. What was to be done
BY my faith" exclaimed the assist
ant magician it will never do to say
that we did not make our expenses /
have it ! Let me write poster FOR one
more entertainment aud if the attraction
don't answer, call me no assistant for a
high priest Of diablerie. "
At the earnest request of the large and
intelligent audience of our former enter
tainments, we have consented to perform
the astonishing feat of making the cathe-
dral bell ring any hour indicated by any
of the audience To take place this even
ing.
''Tbere how will that do ?"
But how in heavens name are you to
fulfil the promise ?"
''Oh never mind. Am [ not the wor-
thy pupil Of skilful master Leave that
to me-"
Night came, and with it crowd of the
curious. All went off well, and now
came the feature of the evening. Any
one was asked to name number "Four,"
came from the crowd
{" In fear and trembling" the mighty
magician extended his hands towards the
cathedral, when one two ! three four
doomed slowly from the cupola. The cold
perspiration started from the exhibitors
brow, and the audience shouted with de-
Light and surprise.
Encore encore resounded from all
parts of the room. Again What was
to be done But voice from behind the
curtain said
Go ahead old bov-it's all rightw
With sigh of relief the exhibitor re
peated the miracle again and again
and the spectators departed filed with
enthusiasm
What, in the name of wonder, have
you been doing ?" exclaimed the puzzled
principal to his laughing assistant as soon
as the doors were closed
=" Why, I gave the bell-ringer francs
to stay in the belfry and ring as many
times as [ placed candles in the window,
and it succeeded pretty we'll" replied
the other shaking the well filed cash
box
The next day as they were starting in
the cars, one of the city councillors came
to them, and begged that they would ex
plain the matter
:. 1t is magnetism, my friend" said the
magician, with grand flourish of bis
hand, and the magistrate departed. much
edited, and perfectly satisfied,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
SPlRlIUILISH BEC0nlNC USEFUL.

The Spirits seem likely TO do something
for the benefit OF mankind yet, if the fol
! loving statement Is correct
Last evening We Witnessed the result
of series Of experiments made by Dr..
+ Taylor. the celebrated clairvoyant phvsi
elan of this city-the actual production
of brilliant light, and Of course an in
tense heat. by tie aec0Hp position Of irqfer
The apparatus for producing this astouish-
/ ing effect is very simple, and Las, he ale
ges, been constructed entirely under spir-
itual directions It is imperfectIy made.
and yet serves to demonstrate the fact.
and the principle involved Ia the process
The hgut is exceedingly brilliant, equal
ling the best quality of gas, aud supe-
rlor in color, it being of an orange tint.
and producing not the least smoke A
cayeat has been fled in the Patent Office
IN Washington, by a gentleman Of this
city who compared the apparatus with that
OF Paine and thotwo are entirely unlike.
Distinguished Chemists who have exam
lned this invention, pronounce it tri-
umph We do not feel competent to decide
any question that may happen to arise
among scientific men, but the result We
have actually seen, aud verify believe no
DECEPTION has been resorted to in produ
cling it.
The expense of this light, aside from
the apparatus. will be next to nothing. as
it is upon self acting principle. This
discovery, for aught We can see, will be
applied to all the purposes for which light
and heat are now used and will make
new era in human affairs. Ii Is a severe
tax upon the Imagination to conceive OF
the changes which will be wrought By the
discovery of process by which water
and other simple elements of nature can
be rendered subservient to the comfort
and conveniences of mankind DR., Tay
lor and his friends are soon going east to
procure an apparatus on an extended scale,
aud of perfect workmanship Ga his re
turn. as he assures US, he viii give the
public chance to see and judge for them
Cherc2aad Pl1iadealer
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

RUrEs An Eastern paper
flllowing seasOnablc aud excellent rulea
for voung u.eE commencing business:
The world estimates mea by their sue
cess in Ijfeaud By general consent, success
Is eveideace Of superiority.
Never under any circumstances, as
sumo q responsibility You can avoid con-
s;stoatly with your duty to yourself and
others.
Base al YOUR actions on principle
Of right; preserve your integrity OF char
acter, and. il doing this, never reckon the
cost.
Remember that self interest is more
likely to mark your judgement than all
other circumstances combined therefore,
look we'll to yoar duty, when your interest
IS concerned
Never make money at the expense OF
g0ur reputation.
BE neither lavish nor niggardly OF the
two avoid the latter i mean man is uni
versallv despised but public favor is
steppine stone to preferment therefore
Generous feelings should be cultivated
Sav but little-think much, and do
more
Let YOUR expenses be such as to leave
a balance in yoar pocket Ready money
is friend in oeed.
Keen clear of the law fer, even if you
gain vour ease you arc generally loser.
Avoid borrowing or lending
Wine drinking and smoking segars are
bad habits they impair the mind and
pocket. and lead TO waste of time.
Never relate your misfortunes. and new
er grievo over what you cannot prevent
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
DElTH OF GGSSllY OFFICERS.

Amongst the deaths of Russian officers
+ reported from the Crimea are tt oss of
/ Admiral Nachimof and Major G en- raj
Iodjleben The latter distinguished of
+ fcer was the son Of shop keeper in Ri
J Ga, aud won his way By his talents to the
rank Of Captain Of Engineers. When
Prince MensehibofT set about strengthen
ing the fortifcatious Of Sebastopol he
consulted with the chief Of the engineer
ing staff as to the time which woald be
required to put certain OF the defeuces in
proper condition. The reply was-three
months. Captain Todtleben on hearing
Of this. went to the Prince and told him
if he would give bin sufficient number
of men be would undertake to put them
in effective order in couple Of weeks
" How many men do you require ?" in
qnirei the Prince.
:. Twelve Thousand was the Captains
answer
s You shall have them to morrow" re-
joined Menschikof aud see that you keep
your undertaking"
il twelve DAYS the works were compile
ted 10 the entire satisfaction Of the Prince
Captain Todtleben was Immediately pro-
NOTED to the rank of Colonel, and took
prominent part in all the subsequent en-
gineering operations required for the de-
Tense of the place. The works of the Re-
dan and Malakotf towers were. if not cre-
ated, at least rendered almost impregna-
bic by his efforts For these services he
was promoted 70 the rank of Major Gen
eral, and decorated with one of the high
est military orders Of Russia The Grand
Dake Michael called upon his wife, on
the part of the Emperor, to make her a
present Of priucely residence, and assure
her of the favor and protection of the
court General Todtleben received q
wound in the leg in the affair Of the 18th,
which was precisely similar in character
TO that which killed Captain Lyons, and
Notwithstanding the efforts of his medic
al attendants he rapidly sank under it
He was only thirty FIVE years of age, and
died beloved and regretted by ali his CON-
rades in arms
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

THE Folly OF DOING WRoNG-The
man who cheats in trade is not merely a
cheat, he is a fool and the man of pleas
ure or the knave who passes off counter
felt bill is the shabbier counterfeit of the
two.
When Benedict Arnold betrayed his
country. because he wanted money to min
ister to his vices, he was on no higher an
intellectual level than the monkey who
excrociates his throat with scalding water
because he is thirsty. The man who
anxiously avoids the shadow of a granite
post. but dashes against the post itself, is
not bit more wisiess than be who fears
the appearance of doing wrong but is not
afraid to do the wrong be thinks will not
appear.
When Lord Chesterfield counselled hol
low hearted politeness, and advised the
forms of courtesy and graciousuess instead
of the things themselves, he must have
seemed to any superior order of mortal
beings as silly as the ape. who puts a
wig upon his head and expects to be rev
erenced as Judge.
When Spain kindled the fires of the
aut0-dafe. and stretched victims on the
rack. those fires dried the blood OF her
own heart: and through The Gripping
and mangling of others limbs, she her
self has never since been able to walk
erect
The bigotry of the Roman pontif. whict
forced Calico to deny the motion of tht
earth. did not stop that motion, but 1t dc
.ton the intellectual activity and pro
gress of all Italy, so that she has nevel
been able to set herself in motion again.
The so-called statesman. who barter'
human liberty for money or for Office, am
the priest. who hopes to save souls by Jes
utical nretences. are but the figures IN
pnppett show played by iend. Ever.
wrong done is weight which the wrong
/ deer throws above his head, which is a
sure as gravitation to fall back upon, anc
woun or crush him
| ueaAcE MANN.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

Iaconcenience of6eing Blarh-Yester-
dav morning, the Rev. DR.. Pennington,
of New Y ork, Oh his way to Newton, eI-
tered the stage, and after riding a short
distance was addressed through one of the
side windows. by the driver, thus, (tapping
the doctor on the shoulder and speaking
in a conciliatory tone)
| say-I want to speak with you
DIR Pennington told him to proceed
with what he had to say, upon which the
poor fellow said
:. It's against the rule"
4" Well, we'll. said the doctor. . here Is
my rule" holding out the price of his
fare
Stacy said he never took fare until per
sons were leaving the stage
The worthy doctor was accompanied by
a friend who. in addition to the doctor s
expostulations. advised the driver to go
ahead and like thorough American.
move Independent of any boss. He at
once mounted his box and proceeded-the
doctor and his friend inside--notwithstan
ding the rule of the boss.-N ]. ITl6
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28

A WISE SUITAN-A rich merchant OF
Constantinople lost portfolia containing
four hundred thousand piastres. and for
which he offered reward Of forty thou
sand The portfolio was found: and the
reward claimed by a very honest and poor
oId man bat the merchant, IN order to
e.cape uaynont. then declared that the
nortfolio also contained very valuable
,r.;ne, which the old man must have stolen.
The afF4ir was brought bef,re t! g Sultan,
who having ascert4Iued the honesty OF the
OLD man aud the wei known avarice of
bis adversary decided that as the mer-
chant declared that his portfolio contained
a ring this could not be the one be bad
lost. aud that he had better return 1T to
the o,a man, and continue to advertise
for bis OVID
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
!. 3 MOFFETT, M D.

TVsytS ..rJI n..atIy ocavdIn >iuerd Pu' n 'sofic
raspa,-gIIiy tender professional services 10 IN
E5lfzca~ oF thc toa aud viciattF.
lF.r-E IL the roouls formerly occupied oy Co'',
r.,-r vg,4-q ne viii De- found HOURS i;.!oz-
absent Professional business ~
4y4t. Z. 1853. H'-F-'-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
AMERICAN HOUSE,

Hi5Hf.sND Hl>OoN7i'
EzxqF rs7o,ad having purchased the above wsll-
& known House. fitted II mp IN good stSie an =
prepared 70 ccouTnodate the travelling puoct "a me oes
manner And On ne most reasonable Terms.
HIS Il \ 3 / l..
WIN at all Zines be supplied "a the best the market
Affords
Attached to the House. win the i'ss ''i N- ~
tive DstIers atwa - in attendance
share OF the patronage of the travelling community
and olhersls res spectfuH solicited, - ~,
gbiand 5Uly p, 1850 hHNhh hNnA>
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
GEG. =. EEksa%E-

ATTORNEY And coUNsELLoR At Law,
v,yFekr. POINT. e.tS, ,oN-IN. Ohfce tFo door
III ives. or he Boas store y ia attend - ia!'t % t
y,-Tgs and transact al business connected VII hi.
profession ole stjoz srainptiy attended To- 7il'-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-28
4 RACTICiL PRAYER

In the vicinity of B lived a poo
but industrious man, depending for sup
! port upon his daily labor His wife fei
sick. and not being able to hire nurse
! he was obliged to confne himself to ths
sick bed aud family His means of sup
I port being thus cut off he soon found
himself in need Having wealthy neigh.
Dor, he determined to go and ask for two
bushels of wheat, with a promise to pay
as soon as his wife became well enough to
leave, that he could return to his work
Accordingly he took his bag. went to his
neighbor's and arrived when thew were at
family prayers.
As he sat on the door stone, he heard
the man pray very earnestly that God
would clothe the naked. feed the hungry.
relieve the needy, comfort all that mourn.
The prayer concluded, the poor man step,
ped in and made known his business. prom
ising to pay with the avails Of his la abor.-
The farmer was very sorry be could not
accommodate him, but he had promised to
lend me large sum Of mouy. and had de
pended upon his wheat to make it out ::
but be presumed neighbor A. would
let him have it.
poor man turned away As soon as he
left the house the farmers little son step
ped up and said
8 Father, did you not pray that God
would clothe the naked, and feed the
hungry, relieve the distressed, and com
fort the mourners H'
Yes-why p
Because, father, if I had your wheat
[ would answer that prayer"
[ is needless to add that the Chris
tian father called back his suffering neigh
Dor, and gave him as much wheat as he
needed
Now, Christian readers, do you answer
your own prayers
The Daruck CalcuLuing GirZ-The
Aver AdUert5Ser has an account of recent
public examination at Beth of the little
girlwhose wonderful powers OF calculation
have attractrd so much notice The gen
tleman in charge of theachild allowed any
one to propose questions to her.
Among the queries thus submitted
were =
Z" How many times does clock strike in
the month of June ?n
T. OCO, was tHe prompt Itpiy
"In the year 1855 ?"
" "56,94O"
a" In lifetime of rs years ?"
"4,270500."
She was now asked" The value of 313
yards of linen at Is esd per yard ~
In 35 seconds she gave the answer
. f44 0s. 23d"
Being requested to show the moduS op-
eranda, she began aloud with" 3l33
makes $50, the rs in $50, 234 times and
2 over, and so of all the other denomina,
tiousn
She was now asked to cube 795 and
give the quotient of that product divi-
ded by 10 The product SOP 459. SIS
and the quotients, 26445. .256, II, 10,
were both correctly given
In the performance of the last heavy
question, her teacher begged to be allow
ed to give her the square upon the board
to assist her memory. She did not avail
herself of it.
Plattorn8 Manufaci0lY Tie Democ
racy we're certainly sitting for picture
when the Cleveland Herald made she fol