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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
WIntering Cattle.

In New England. the winter feed of
cattle consists principally of dry upsuscu-
len, fodder-ha and straw. Occasional Y
roofs are gwen eiher daily or at inter-
walls. IN order 10 give variety 10 their diet
and create keener relish; tut. as GEN
eral thing, the main reliance is upon the
articles FIRST named. OF straw. the most
nutrlme ntal, probably, is that of wheat,
especially when the crop is harvested in
the g milk, or al the period of It's growth
when the grain Is changing from lis
milky condition 10 a doughy aud eulpy
consis;ence. The straw of oats and bar.
ley rank next in value, and that of rye as
fodder, the last. o. farms of large size.
much more account Is made of the straw
OF these grams Than III smaller ones. II
is then prepared ty cutting, end is gem
orally fed out IN conjunction with corn
and cob meal. or with roots, rasped or cut.
1t has net yet been fairly ascer,ained by
accurate comparative experiment to what
degree the various roots used IN feeding
cattle are improved by cooking. That
their nuirItive powers are considerably
augmented by the process. seems now TO
be generally admitted but whether.
when we consider the advantages of rasp-
ing, which is performed ly achine ca
pable of dispatching the business with
great facility, the increase of aiimentary
power secured by boiling is adequate full
ly TO inde mnify the operator for the ex-
pense and trouble involved, is somewhat
doubtful.
Where rough fodder is to be used, ei-
ther tolilng, cutting fine, or rasping, viii
lie found highly economical. as without
some such aid. a very large portion of the
haun and stray produced on The farm,
would possess hut d mere nominal value
in an altmenlary estimate OF the products
and would scarcely he worth the storage
for any purpose TO which 1t could rossnly
be applied. Boiled potatoes are prefera-
Die 10 raw ONES ia tatiening swine or beef
calle, as lbe boiling dmini>hes their lax
atlve properties, which are often detri-
mental 10 health, especially VIII, fed in
large quantities, and thus tend TO counter
act the very results they are intended by
the feeder to produce.
The English agriculturists recommend
boiled potatoes IN stall feeding, aud raw
ones for feeding COWS IN milk.
Machines have been invented, and for
a long time III use, in various parts of
Europe, which reduce the roots TO a semi
fluid or seml-Iiquescenl state but toward
these, the more intelligent portion. of th,.
agricultural community are not, APPARENT
ly, very favorably disposed. But the cut
ting machine, or root-cutter, now so gen
orally in use in New England, and hich
reduces the root to fine pieces, is perhaps
one of the most valuable Implements that
can be used IN The reparalIon of food for
domestic animals. The use, therefore, of
one of these, where roots and straw cor
strute the principal articles of food, is
recommended 10th Oh theoretical and
practical considerations, and will tie found
highly economical, saving both time and
fodder, and securing, at The same time,
all The important results produced by a
more costly food.-(N. Z. Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
The Rope-M 6 ker Boy.

II was one Of the first davs of spring,
when a lady, who had been watching Y
the sick bed Of her mother for some
wet Ks, went out 10 take litlle exercise,
and enjoy The fresh air. After walking
some distance she came TO a rope-waik.
She WAS familiar with The place aud en-
tered. Al one eud Of The buidlng she
saw ittle hoy turning a large wheel ;
she thought it too iaIorious for such a
chld, and as she came near she spoke 10
him.
Who sent you to this place? F" sic
asked.
-Iobody-I came OF myself"
Does your father know you are hereF
Il have no father"
Are you raid for your lator 2 "
Yes. | get ninepence day.
Do you like this work T"
Well enough tut if I did not, |
should do il. that | might get the money
for my mother"
How long DO you work in the day"
From tine ill eleven in the morning
and from, two to five in the AFTERNOON"
How old are youa'
Almost nine"
Do you ever get tired of turning this
great wheel p
Yes. SOMETIMES"
What do you do then 2
TAKE THE oTHTR HAND.
The lady gave HIM a piece of money.
is this Tor my motherF' he asked
looking pleased.
No, it is for yourself
Thank you. a'am,' the 10y said
and the lady laGe hlru farewell.
She went home strengtE ened In hel
devotion to duty. and instructed IN true
prac,ical philosophy hy the words OF a
llule child. THE next time she sa
to herself. 'sthat duty SEE ms hard 10 me
viii remember the child and take the
other hand.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

Qua CLIMATE. What a climate we
have, is In the mouths of almost every
one YOU meet was there ever awning
like its extremes of heat and cold ? lis
SIberean winters and lis African sum-
mers--why II is enough 10 break down
the strongest constitution - and vet we
find people live 10 good old age under
It's influences and enjoying no sn all share
of the !uxuries of life through lis agency.
ii is true we have not the uuvaryiug sun
shine of the greater part of the year in
italy, nor the steady moderation of Great
Britain, where one can he abroad almost
every day in the year without discomfort
tut we have Il mixture of the two, wIh a
dash of the Russian aimo> phere at times
to add 10 the variety. The climate Of our
country is good enough if we only have
the sound sense 10 make the test of IL, and
instead of complaining adapt ourselves 10
It's yIcl>Siludes. Our summers are very
warm and our winters very cold, our rain
showers very violent and our snow storms
very toisterous but wIthal we have the
most delicious fruits in summer. and in
winter vast number of indoor comforts
that should make US laugh at the weather.
|; should noi be forgotten that heavy show
ers advance vegetation, that hot sun RI
pens the crops, whilst our snow storms
prolec; the grain and grass from biting
frosts. On the whole. experience teaches
that, on the score of climate. America
offers great cause for Ihankfulness, and
that, If the seasons are somewhat capri
cious, common sense tells us 10 acommo-
date ourselves 10 their changes. Climate.
like everything else, will worry Us if we
are foolish eEough to replne over what
Is Interchangeable by any effort of our own !;
the better plan is to take things as they
come md resolve to be content with what
Providence SENDS Baltimore Ameri-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
Sec'y Cobb and his Calculations.
The Washington correspondent, Of the
Philadelphia Press says:

The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press says:
Mr.. Cobb is playing a game Jus, now
that Is not as clear as crystal. l can ad-
mt that he is an Archimedes tut il
must be confessed at the same ume, tha,
while he would move world Financially
like the same geometrician, he can no.
where find fuicrum for his operations.
Last year he estimated that the expendi-
tures of the Government would be S7I. >
OO0,QO This he was required to do
under the law OF 1876. Congress was af.
terwards compelled 10 appropriate over
$50, eco. 600. There, was a slight mis-
take on his part of some $50 Coo coo -
Neckar, and the celebrated = tinancier y
Law, would have los, their heads for a
mistake the 1.-THE of that. Not so with
Cobb. He is tickled with the dodge, and
tins year estimates for only $50 600, 600.
Let Us look a: this. Last year we had
no war with Paraguay. One of the Rar-
ran mudscows, In attempting TO get TO its
destination with a load of coal, has, like
Job. only escaped with the skin of its
teeth. This altempt, on the pan, Of the
Administration, 10 navigate The seas with
canal-propellers, reminds one of the man
IN ancient mythology who essayed 10 go
through the air with artificial wings, and
got a broken neck for his pains. OF a
certainty, the war with Paraguay must IN
crease the expenses of Government. Then
there is the item of transportation. Last
year II was immense this year ii is more
and runs Up 10 S9.CC0,GC0! Ii is veIy
fun thal willie wagon roads toward Tie
sunset are advocated because ;bey will
reduce the cos of transportation. ike all
human things. physical or vegetable,
Heeps on growing. II would seem tha.
COW tails only have the singular faculty Of
growing down.
Mr.. Cotb. doubtless. expects to make
up whatever is wanting iy the Dc tfcicnoy
bill. This measure, only known for HE
first time III this decade, is fast becoming
precedent. Last year-or. technically
speaking, the fiscal year ending June so,
1S57-it amounted / $40, 0,C00,CO0. Add
ed to the S74,OC0.0C0 of the Treasury
estimates, it made SS4 ,0C0,000, without
taking into consideration the Congresslon-
al iIems-and what not.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
/, u { etrp. t
UNCLE SANS HOOL.
A PARODY -roR THE SCHOOLS.

OF all the institutions
In the Eslsf T.. he West
The glorious Institution
OF The schooi-roo is the best.
There is room for every scholar,
And our banner is unfurled
With gene al invitation
To the people nf The world.
Then come along. along make delay,
Come from every cweliIsg e,me fiom every way,
Brng our slate and books along. don't lie a fool,
For Uncle Sam l. rich enough stnd all to school
Come from where the mighty waters
of The broad -. l-4wrere, flow;
Come fr, m F ori.a and Kansas,
Come f. ON Maine and Mexico.
Come and To the school-roou
Prom the wide Atlantic shore.
To the golden region where they hear
The old Pacific roar.
Then come along, etc.
We will read. and spell, and cipher:
Wsite and think when thoughts are free
And in study, will, attention,
Carve a noble destiny.
Our motto is :. Excelsior
And with motives true.
We Will leave the wori'. fh- wiser
When pas lifetime through.
Then come along, eie
Our atbers gave us liberty.
But little did they cream
OF the grand result to follow
In this mi ghty age OF steam.
With the march Of education
All the world is set ERE,
And We knit our thoughts together
With a telegIa aphic wire.
Then along, etc.
While Europes in con'motion-
Her monsrcIs in fret
We teaching them lesson
Which they ca forget
And tins they fast learning,
Uncle Sam is not fool;
For the people d, the voting,
And the children go to school.
Then along, etc,
The wise in every nation
ere Joined heart and hand,
T. spread a love of knowledge
And of Freedom o'er the land
And Uncle San is anxious
That his children all should be
OF the wisest and the hravest
And most worthy 10 be free.
Then along, etc.
Come join cur swelling numbers,
And advance with along
W. will ail. in friei.dly union,
Sing in VISIONS way : a song.
T..til every land re-echo
With the free and joyous call,
Come y e o the faurt of knowledge
There's welcome for you all.
Then along, etc
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

HoME PApERs.-SiIck, then, ye sturdy
yeomanry aud illers of The soil, 10 your
home Iapers. No matter if you are poor /;
remember that none are SO poor as the ig-
noraut. except ii be The dtpraved, and they
too often 60 together Suck to your local
paper, though II may net be SO large and
imposing as some weekly papers; but re-
member il Is the advertiser OF yonr neigh
bnrhood aud daily business, and tells you
wha, IS going on around you-insiead of a
thousand miles away. If it Is not a nice
paper and az good as yon would have it,
pay up your subscri ipiions well. and ge,
your neighhcrs 10 do the same. and rely up
on IL, the natural pride of the publisher
will prompt him to improve 1t as far as
possible Wisconsin Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
sy- The American Agriculturist as

Eg@ The American Agriculturist as
serts that the great secret of the success
of nine out OF ten of the washing fluids.
mixtures, and machines that have been
sold over the country Tor 50 many years
past, IS owing not so much 10 The inherent
qualities of The articles themselves as TO
the process of soaking, which they inva-
rlabiy recommend. If people pursuing
the oId-fashiUued system of washing viii
simply take the precaution 10 throw all the
cIolhiug to be washed into water ten or
fifteen hours before beginning operations.
tLtv will find half The lator OF ruitng
and pounding saved in most eases. Water
IS OF Itself a great solvent, even of the
oily materials that collect upon cioihing
worn IN contact wiih the body; tot time
is required TO eff CT the solution. Every
one Is aware of the fleet OF keeping the
hauds or feet moist for a few huurs-the
entire external cOaiInr OF secretion IS dis
solv, d. The same effect Is produced ty
soaking for Z few hours cloihiug soiied
ty The excT etory matter from the shIu./
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

BI AlpbonSo Karr's idea Of women's
love Is thus expressed - The minds of
women are thus constituted: for thern a
man may te brave. great, generous. hon
est, If he can, YET these are but accessory
qualitles-even if he did not have ihs IN IL
would not entirely prevent his succeeding
providing he be not ridiculous hot if for
one single instant he appears ridiculous,
ihar Instant be IS lost"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

LABOR, NOT WoRRT.-It is not work
that Kills men, 1t IS worry. Work IS
healthy. you can hardly put more upon a
man than he can bear. Worry Is rust
upon the lade II is not the revolution
that destroys the machinery, bul the fric-
tion. Fear secretes acids but love and
trust are sweet Iulces-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
CHaRLIE cox,
AUSTIo Z EH
c . NJ ID I SION MER c II AN T

NISsAtL IUiNT, " NfstcN~1 N
Al kinds Of Goods and Property sold Commission.
RsfereRoeS Cobb X Mes>mare. Gee. W gohl. y. ".
Wheeler, Mineral Pein. Sd duIns:esd = E. Mills Chi
easo Beu. Campbell, G.i-ns.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

gg-" Will you take something z" said
a reioiaIIer to friend while slaLding
near tavern.
Il don't care If do" was the reply.
Weil,'' said he teio,a!ler let's take
walk"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
k An in. patlen. WeIchmlan called /

-
his wife. Z" Come, come, isn't breakfast
ready I've had nolhing since yesfefdeys
and tomorrow will be the third day. =
This is equal to The call of the stIrring
housewife, who aroused her maid al four
O'Clock. with: " Come, Bridget. get up =
Here lis Monday morning TOMORROW :
Tuesday, next days WedDe sday-half
the week e. e-aud nothing done yet.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

Ia A man very much intoxicated was
sent 10 JAIL" F" Why did you hot tail him
out exclaimed byssai.der OF a friend.
Bail bin out :" exclaimed HE olher,
E. why YOU could not Pump him ou,.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

f. The poorest educaiion that teach
es self-consrol Is better than the bes. that
neglects il.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

CHARI. r. T. I.EGNT
ID "a Z M T.

(Oncs oPposale fhe Iaa56a >F95es heEFiJ
N,XFRAL PoIST. WlscOFsTS.
WILL buv a-d sell Real Esaie. pay Taxes examine
w IsaiS lie Is furnished with feid = eli
sEs in ne Nfpsral Point Ixn 0sce istriet.
Tay uarlar attention to Surveying of Lands and
Roads auvwhere within said district
20,0o0 Aeres CT Land IN different counties liz she
State OF WISCONSIN for sale on favorable 1elms Office
established II, 1855
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

rg Keep doing-wiShing. murmur
ing aud planning do not advance US step
IN life,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

E9 The taule of iife-pi,chins into
our daily food.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

q, ENERAL LAM AGENT, opposite the Z. ilote,
I Highest. Mia, Al Point 81
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14
BANKING EXCHANG GTF lCE
luther Ill WiIrTLE>EN.

ief me Late .hTHl q c Q ashbKTR 3 @. J
nRAFTS drawn the principal q les 81 the Cuiteo
states Bids of ENchause ON al tAe large toMtr
Europe. At moderate rates
buy Drafts al points in the Cui ed states su'
on Great Britain France anu GVr-
many Interest allowed time Otpns' p.
E- ofhce hoGrS. NJ. L. 1 T. NJ. after Nay lStt-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

married man, and his wife liking CON-
pany, he soon got Sarah ensconsed in his
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

ru- Or. niidebrsnd has brought with him from Ger-
n ANY and valuable medical instruments, bS
she oosrAtion which rheumatism aauiatons fevers
!. / deafness, &c-, may be speedily cured. 5etf
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

rI.IE undersigned would respectfully announce I" his
old friends and patrons tuat he hAs fe-esttttlScG
hifnsef in Mineral Point The practice at Medicine
he viii all ttns promptly reSp"n2 20 thc calls
ef those requiring mis- professional services
80 Residence as6 Office little snaih OF the :
Hotel Fountain anu Henry alley,
in the building heretofore occupied bY the late Nu
Henry. WM. HiLDEBRANn.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

TFoRNEYS AND COUNSELLOkS AT L W
\ RichttnI Centre, kicAltni County, Mls. All tusl
entrusted teir promptly ATTENDED to -lN 40
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-22
D..tb of DR.. william w. Hickey.

This gentleman, known to many IN this city
and State. died at Avon, N Y, on the 18th in
slant, in the 47th year OF his age. He was
native of Sparta, Livingston county. N. Y, and
for thirteen years past suffered from pulmona-
nv complaint which in a great measure mcapa'
citated him from physical exertion. DIR. H.
had been residing in his native town, but went
not long since to Avon on visit. The exer-
ton was too much for his enfeebled frame, and
he sank under it. The Rochester Democrat
says:
For some years DR.. Rickey resided in Ohio
at Cleveland, Toledo, Newark and Dresden
Under the administration of MIR. Polk, he was
appointed Postmaster of the latter place; and
he was also Private Secretary to Gov. Wood
during that gentleman's occuPany OF the Gu
bernatorial chair of the State of Ohio.
DR.. Rickey's career was considerably ProlIhe
of adventure, and on several occasions ne mar
rowly escaped a violent DEATH lie was on
board the river steamboat Oronoeo, near Louis
Vile in 1886, when the boat blew up, and a
large number of persons were killed Twenty
wears later he was passenger in the Osprayr
from Carthagena (whither he had been for the
benefit of his health,) for New York, when the
steamer took fire in the harbor of Kingston,
Jamaica, and sank Having been appointed
through the influence OF Gen Cass, to the post
of Surgeon in the ocean steamer Pacific, Dr.
Hickey served in that capacity between two
and three years, but his health falling HIM, ne
accepted the invitation of John Z. Nash, Esq
of this city, whose brother-in-law ne was, tc
remain in Rochester during one trip, and the
Pacific sailed without him. She never was
heard from again.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-22
ANationnl CnInmitx,

Keitt-Hon. Lawrence Keitt of South Caro-
lina-is about to close his Congressional career.
We entreat our readers not to be lachrymose.
1t is among the ordinances of Providence that
national calamities should, like misfortunes in
the career of individuals, be now and then en-
countered. But of what offence has Congress
been guilty that it should be chastened by the
retirement of the hero of Whippy Swamp 3
Tell us-to whom in that body will the keep
ing of the American Eagle be entrusted Who
will groom that "gel-O-ri Gus" bird-O' freedom
now Keitt has been the keeper of the sacred
cage. He has regulated the diet of the patriotic
fowl He has trained him to the duty for which
latterly he has been kept. He has taught him
to pounee, with his most voracious scream, up
on ''Abolitionists' wherever they are seen, and
always to keep a niger in his nest. Who now
will undertake the ornithological duties which
Keitt has so handsomely discharged Must the
Union 90 to wreck, our liberties be destroyed,
and the hopes of mankind be nipped in the bud,
because Keitt will retire and leave Congress, the
President and the Eagle to die of his neglect
Cruel Keitt who, then, will take care of Crow
Chicago Press
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-22
Douglns Denounced.

Senator Jones, Democratic Iowa fire-eater,
has had his ire aroused by Senator Douglas, and
he has addressed letter to the Little Giant"
more full of sound aud fury than gentlemanly
civility, as the closing paragraph of the epistle
evidences Mr. Jones thus busters
''This, sir, is the third time that you have
made ''iJdmOusly false accusations against
me, and that l have been compelled to tasten
the lie upon you. Though you may, at the
sacrifice of Democratic organization, have ef-
feeted triumph in your own State, as you
say "over Executive and Congressional dleta-
tion," 1 can but look with contempt upon any
fame or position you may have acquired by
union with white spirits and black blue spirits
and gray" Black Republicans, South Amerl'
cans, disappointed office seekers, &c, as do
upon the miserable resort to opprobrions cpl
thets connected with my name, but covered with
a contingency which gave you a sure escape
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-22
House breaking at Berea.

Last night some thieves entered the black
smith shop of Mr. Samuel Brown and took a
poker from the forge, with which they effected
an entrance into the houses of n NJ. Chapman,
sha, carrying on smdn' amount OF fdoGsy and
sundry other articles. Mrs. John Brown saw
them in the house by the light they carried, but
before Mr.. Brown could be aroused from sleep
they escaped, taking some change out of his
Pantaloons pocket at the foot of the bed. Mrs.
Dunsha also saw the rascals, at least two of
them, but before an alarm could be raised they
made their escape. No discovery has yet been
made of the thieves or goods. 1t must have
been some persons who knew the arrangements
of the houses, from the manner of their en-
trance. Their tracks were seen in the mud 1t
is to be hoped the rogues will be found out and
brought to justice. BEREA-
Dec. 81, 1858.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-22
The Holden Murder---The Life Insurance.

The Holden Murder---The Life Insurance
In August, 1857, Mr. Holden was snot at
Ann Arbor, Michigan, and died soon after
Mystery surrounded the murder, and the more
so as he had not long before obtained insu-
RANGES on his life, in various offices, to the
amount of $4,000 for the benefit of his wife
Suicide for her benefit was SO strongly surmised
that some of the companies resisted payment,
and the widow finally obtained only about $1,000
of the twenty, the balance being used up IN
costs and extortions by lawyers, merchants, etc
Recently Robert Fuller and Frank Walker
were tried at Ann Arbor for the murder of Bol-
den, and the death penalty being abolished In
Michigan, the jury found them guilty on testl-
mony so slight as would certainly have failed
to convict had hanging followed the verdict
The young men, both hard cases, were SEN
fenced to the Penitentiary for life. The testi-
mOny was circumstantial, and by no means
overwhelming.