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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31
+" Seeing is Believing"

most falacious proverb, for one universal
ly accepted 1t depends not little upon cir
cumstances. whether we believe all we see Ii
We are against our interest or pre- conceit, ten to
one that soon fiud some excuse for doubt or
denial. Even if we believe, il may be far
enough from what it is warranted by the sight
If seeing were truly believing. who could be
without firm belief IN God Surely there is
no soul, with open eyes of sense, hut sees
enough between each rise and set of sun to
demonstrate the existence of God. Provi-
10 multiiudes who practically deny their exis-
tence. Thomas saw, but doubted until he
thrust his finger in the Masters wounded side
There Ia marvellous much believ ed in that is not
scen-belIeved into the point of bigotry and ba-
tred-but, strange as 1t may SEEM our unbe
lief is ofteuest excited by what see. 1t is
only necessary for the sight to be extraordinary,
to challenge all our suspicion and skeptiscism.
As eating would prove the pudding, were our
tastes immaculate, SO seeing would always be
believing. if our optics were above deception
and IN keeping with the temper of our minus
and hearts But such is not the case. The
conviction of sight is often shaky convic-
iion from Argument, and the couplet
a man convinced against his will
Is of the Eame opinion STILL,
is too well founded In common experience to re-
quire approving comment. We have a double
sight, So 10 speak. and If one could see equally
well and ut the same time. with his spiritual
and sensual eyes. he would believe upon sight
vastly more. and more truly. than he now does
Then The words of tie poet woo,d be signif
c:.nt
"He,ven Is not far from tho'e who sec
With the pure spirits sight,
But near and in the very hearts
OF those who Alright
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

STARTLING SCENK IN CoVRT-An unexpected
scene, and one ef a startling and most harrow
ing character. occurred in the special sessions
yesterday morning
Joseph NJ. Rodgers. against whom there we're
three charges for petit larceny. committed at the
lace store of Hinman Il Bro, broadway was
placed on trial He is youth of about % years.
He had 80 cousei. and plead guilty. Hi. hon.
or, Recorder Paddock, proceeded TO sentence
Rodgers. He told him that the three offences TO
winch he had plead guilty were punishable by
six months each-in all Is months-but that the
court was inclined 10 extend all possible lenity.
from the representations made by the respecta-
bic parties knowing him.
AT this time ycang Rodgers broke forth, and
prayed the Recorder not to send him TO prison.
lis voice, look. and gesture. were fearful while
he thus besougbt, and while he>eechpg be was
taken with violent commissions, and some five
men were required TO remove him from the oour!
room. Every body was awe-suicken. and dep
uty District Attorney Hanover al once arose and
asked the court TO suspend sentence.
DIR. Charles Staats soon attended the unfortu'
note YOUTH who was removed to the ante- rooms
and d.. Chas. McNoughton was also Called
They found him raying maniac, and both pro-
nounced heir fears that his case is y hopeless
one. The cour. therefore suspended sentence
and he was sent to the insane asy lum- be WAS
80 violent when conveyed to the carriage thai
the united efforts of several men were required
! to hold him.--4lb0ny 7imes
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

AN ELECTION IN UTAH.-The Utah correspon-
dent of the New York Times thus details the
way the elections transpire In the city o: the
Salt Lake:
On Monday last we were surprised, early in
the morning To find the streets filled with men
walking about as If something more than COM
mon was going on. Upon inquiring the cause.
we were Informed that 1t was the day of hold-
ing an election for the officers Of the city. No
notice of this election was published in the pa
rers, but the people were informed in the
Church meeting. the night previous, that they
must vote and were also told wbo must be elect
ed. The consequence was, that, az usual ia this
territory the vote was uDani NOUS and Brigham 5
appoidted, A. o. Smoct, was reelected Mayor.
Beyond the usual set of early people in the
morning which lasted for n short time. no one
would have Suspected for moment that it was
election day-not the least noise cry ex-
citement. Boys and young men here knew
nothing of election day, and three quarters OF
the old men would not know of IL If they We're
not told t 60 and vote by the Bishop aud FL
ders who take the matter III hand.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

THE CRUsapEs.-A story which occurred dur
ing the Crusades, is related by the author of
the Historie General During one of the t:uces
between the Crusaders and Sarace3s, the latter
asked seriously why 1t was the former bad left
their homes and travelled so many l"ng miles
and wherein the Moslems had offended them.
that they sought their blood IN such vengeiul,
way The Crusaders said it was b cause
they, the Saracens, were un believers they had
put to death our Lord that they were idolaters,
and in particular worshipped two great idols.
called Mahound and Termagount. The Sara
Gems answered that they were sadly mistaken
it was the Jews who had put to death Issa bee
Marian (Jesus Son of Mary.) FOO years before
there were any MahometaUs that as to images,
they abbored them: far from worshipng
them, they never suffered the likeness of any
thing to be made. not even In a picture ; whilst
the Christians had images in all their churches,
bowed down to them and they entreated the
Christians, to come into their mosques and
houses, and for themselves whether there
were any idols there or not. 1t was all of no
use. The Christians we're SO blinded by pre-
judce. they would not believe the evidence of
their own senses. and they went on devoutly
cutting the Saracens throat. because they had
killed the Lord of Life and because they wor-
shipped the two great idols Mahound and Ter
magaunt
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

CoRREcr SPEAKISc.-We advise al!
young people TO acquire in early life
the using of good language in speaking.
and to abandon, as early as possible, any
use of slang worts and phrases. The
longer they live. the more Difficult, the 40.
quIsiton of such language will be, and,;f
the golden age of young, the proper sea.
son for the acquisition of language. be
passed IN It's abuse, the unfortunate victim
of neglected education is very probably
doomed 10 talk slang for life. Money is
not necessary to acquire this education
Every nan has IL in his power. He has,
merely to use tts language which he.
reads, instead Of the slang which he
hears; 10 form his taste for the speakers
and poets of The country treasure up
choice phrases in his memory, and to ha-
bi,uate himself to their use, avoiding. al
the same time that pedan,ic precision and
bombast which show rather weakness os
vain ambition than the polish, Of an edu.
cat, d mind
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

RELICS OF NAPOLEON IN THE LoCvRE.-A gen
tleman IN Paris. writing from that city to the
New Orleans i'Icayunc, speaking OF a visit made
by him to the Louvre. says
The most attractive. well most deeply
interesting. feature of the Louvre Is the Sale de
/ fEmpercur-a large room devoted exclusively to
the preservation of the articles used by the EN-
peror Napoleon while living. Among these are
different suiis-entire--of coat vest and trow =
; his S; ddles, swc rds, gloves. rifles, dagger
and pistols the coat he at the battle of
Marengo; the stirrups and bit of his bride used
In the battle of Waterloo; the hats he wore in
The campaign of 1914. and during his exile at
St Helena his ImperIrl crown and rotes the
pock ct handkerchief he used on his death bed at
ST. Helena lock of his hair. with that of his
son his writing desk and arm chair of gilt and
green velvet the bed he slept upon during sew
eral Of lis most memorable campaigns the
small nix table, one foot by three, which he ate
from in his camI aigns his mathematical in :
struments his chess BOARD his watch, stopped
at twenty five minutes past five his cane /; his
car lie sticks of fine gold. with the candles as
left. nearly consumed his gold sunff box 3; his
breakfast service, all of pure gold. with black
handles. except the saUcers, which of gilt
china his carver and fork his toilet set, all
gold, together with perfume bottles, with some
Of the contents still in them.
II Residc these there were other "reminiscences
of the greatest interest. The two hats we saw
had evidently seen hard service--tbe rims, W hich
bad been taken hold of by the hand, being very
greasy. The hat he wore at ST. Helena Is a
round e. shaped exactly like those AT
the presen day, except that it soft like felt.
IL was exceedingly soiied.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

The steamers and trains, from Civita Vecct::
all the way To this place. l have found filled
with recruits. As We steamed Iato Leghorn
We passed steamer bound out for Genoa. with
500 Tuscan soldiers on board. departing in the
| midst of the widest popular tumult of cheer.
and cries. Our own steamer, the Pausil;gpo
took on when we left as many as she could pos
| sibiy stow away, soldicrly looking fellows, and
evidently al full of fight" The train from Ge.
noa TO Turin was crowded with these volunteers
and at every station the people assembled in
crowds, with cries of +" Vird J. Ka!ia Viua Fra,-
cia." and shouts for VIcroR EMANUEL AND NApo-
LEoN.
Correspondence Of the Paris Consfitsstcnast1
CBAxBuEr, (Piedmont) April 90
1t was known that the hrst detachment would
pass through the city about noon. At o'clock
the population fastened to occupy every prac-
tica bic point of observation around the depot
The left side of the railroad forms. at this place.
a species of amphi,heatre, bounded by numer-
GUS houses. They were crowded with specta-
tors The surrounding country supplied its
contingent. Neither a report that the order of
march having been countermanded, nor the
most penetrating of rains, could reprcss the ar
dor or the curiosity of the multitude At last,
at l o'clock. the sound of the steam whistle was
heard; the locomotive which has come from Gu
loz with the velocity of flight. pauses; there
thirty cars in the tfnin. They contain the
Chasseurs dc Vinccnnes of the Nineteenth Bat
tailion aud several companies OF the Forty third
of the Line. The whole body of spectators un-
covers. The soldiers show themselves at the
gates. The air resounds with prodigious accla-
nations: VIve la France!" % Vive / Emper-
curl" Vive le Roll" VIvent les Chasseurs de
Vincennc.!" "Vive the Forty Third of the
Lne," At this moment the air Pdrtamt pour la
Syrie mixes with the noisy welcome.
At the end of ten minutes the train resumes
It's way to Saint-Jean de- Maurienne. where a
reception no less ardent awaits it. At $50 p
NJ. it enters that city. The synduc. his adjunct
and the several authorities, with the Bishop,
Monsigheur Nibert, accompanied by two priests,
hasten to greet the brave soldiers, who appear
charmed with this welcome of people who
more than once since 1915, has ycarned towards
France.
Every three hours new transport trains pass
through Chambrey. Tho railroad manageme nt
has suspended some days four five the rsgu-
lar arrivals and departures.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

AN ELoqtEsT ExTRAcr.-Genera,io
after generation have felt as we feel, and
their lives were as active as our own
The heavens shall be as bright over our
graves as they are around our paths
Yet a Eltle while and all this will have
happened. The ,hrobbing heart be still
ed, and we shall be at rest. Our funeral
will wend It's way, and the prayers will
be said, and we shall be left in the dark
ness and silence of the tomb. AMI i, may
be but for short time we shall be spok-
en- of, but the things of life shall creep on
and our names will be forgotten. Days
viii ceutinue to move on, and Laughter
and songs will be heard in the room
where he died; and the eye that mourn
ed for US will be dried and animated
with Joy, and even our children Will cease
to think of US, and will remember 10
lisp our name no more.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

EARTHQUAKE AT rCALLAo-RKMARKaBLK PIE
SoMESA-A correspondent thus describes the
recent earthquake at Lima. Peru, and lis Por
Callao:
About $50 A. NJ, on the 10th of April, two
strong shocks OF an earthquake were experien-
ced in Calao We understand there is a good
deal Of damage done to old property in Lima,
and the people say it is the strongest they have
fel, ior years Al p. ~. the same day. anoth-
er shock was felt. but very slight. During the
time the New Granada " as in Callao the smell
from the effiuvia which emanated from the wa
ter. which got the name of the Calloa painter.
was almost insufferable. and destroyed the paint
OF nearly every ship in the harbor. 1t turned
all light eoiored paint nearly black. and caused
a great amount Of work 20 clean again. for i,
penetra'es into every part of the ship both abou,
the decks and the cabins This stuff floats or
the surface of the water. like oil it possesses
zinc color and smells like rotten hsh.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

Squash CuLrURE.-My method is as
follows After preparing vegetables, 1
dig holes eight feet apart each way, re-
moving about busheI of earth and loos-
enlng the cubsoil to the depth of a spade,
then throw In several shovelsful of well
rolted manure, mixing surface soil with il
and plant upon the top. The squash is a
voracious feeder, and will DO better plan-
ted upon a manure heap than anywhere
else. pu, In seed pIentifuily, no, less
than twenty in a hill. 1t is an easy mat
ter TO thin them out, and if the bugs
attack them, let there be enough and 10
spare. l sprinkle with ashes as soon as
the plants break the ground, and repeat
the process altar every rain until they
become large enough 10 defy the var
mints.
When the pumpkin bugs make their a ..
pearance, as they will. there is a very
easy mode Of dispatching Them Place a
shingle upon the sround in each hill, visit
these morning, noon and evening, taking
up the shingie carefully, and laying i
inverted upon The ground, when, with q
slight pressure of the pod, you may mur-
der the Innocents without compensation.
Follow this two or three days, and you
will have no further trouble from that
cource. Not more than three plants
should be permitted 10 stand, but the thin
| ming process should not be closed till after
the last bug viSiiation.-R. B. Hubbard
IN H0nacstcQd
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

"DE SrcKLEs JrRY."-They had two large
rooms on the first floor of the National Hotel,
on the side next Sixth Street, in which they
took their meals and lodged. They were in
charge of two officers. One morning. about &
o'clock. as We going to the BARRIERS shop.
which was next to the room occupied by
the jury, our ears were salu,ed with the sound
of violin. and heard the tramp of men as
if marching in quick-step. The door of the
room whence these sounds came was opened
and a colored boy was looking in and laughing
we went forward and looked In also. and there
we saw about dozen men. marching in single
file around the room. in front of whom a
man PLAYING the violin another, who had
command. was giving orders file left y " file
right" forward march " dc. finally they
marched into the adjoining room and tosk seat
at a table on which breakfast was spread. We
asked the colored lad if they were soldiers, and
if this was recruiting station. 3" Lord. no.
m-sss-a," was the answer, dem dc Sickles
Jury.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

A SHoT IN THE FLocK-We wonder If the fol =
lowing Paixhan shot from the Notes from the
Plymouth Pulpit" by HESwr WARD BEEcHER.
hits any body in all this region round about ?
We hope not. Mr.. BKEcEER said
There sitting before me in this congre-
CATION now. two hundred Den. who stuff their
Sundays full of what they call religion. aud
then 90 out on Mondays TO catch their brother
by the throat, saying: Pay me that thou
owest, its Monday now. and you needn't think
that because we sat crying together yesterday
over our Saviour's sufferings and love. tina, i
am going to let you off from that debt if ii does
ruin YOU 10 DAY II now.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

THE FrRsr MonSrsG Hous.-Nature tells
what it should be. Not ushered iii with din
and strife, and the trumpet call to battle but
stealing softly, quietly. serenely the senses,
with song of birds and scent of myriad flowers.
Just 81 should the spirit be III its walking hours.
buoyant. hopeful. bright, soaring, rejoicing. No
cl"::d of discoutent. fog OF sullenness, no bit
ing breath of words that slay quicker than knife
or bullet, and too often God knows, those who
defenceless and helpless, can wage with tyrant
victor no warfare. What misery a day, the Fl rst
morning of which, thus ushered in. shall br,ng
ere its sun set-how many aching hearts can
tell, How lcaden the feet of duty move un
winged by love, how many sorrowfui house
hold might reveal, did it's tomb like walls tell
all the sighs and tears witnessed within them
Oh mothers. fathers, guard your frs: ,caking
thoughts Burden not unnecessarily, des-
pondingly. seltishly, the new oorn day with
yesterdays discontents and sorrows do not for
your own sake do not for the sake of those
whose uplifted faces reflect every fitting shadow
that mars the sunshine of yours. frowning
face How sad legacy for children to hang
up in memory's cabinet. when they sit musing
in after years, the influence that have mar
red their happiness and by much manned
their usefulness. Look to the first morning
hour of each day, for. like the little stone which
you idly throw into The lake, careless where it
sinks, it leaves ripple that shall widen and
wiied Till it reach the shore of eternity.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

THE PANsY.-There is beauty abou,
! this flower all admire, and it is one in
which ladies take great pride. 1t has
/ pleasing names, for il is known by sever
al. A bo,anis, win tell you it is Viola
! I/fco}or, that is when it is seen in IT'S
native purity, when seen peering up
from out its brother weeds. This name
Is pretty, for sweetness is identified with
Viola. Still it is too pedan,ic for some
Then we have Ladies Delight, an Amer
ican namei and Heartsease, an English
one, yet another, the funny Johnny
Jump-up. Many will have noticed the
flowers, from being large at first. dwindle
into comparative small ones. To prevent
this, Frequently divide the roots and give
fresh soil. Take a slip with or without
roots, not one ct the pithy shoots, as those
do not root so readily, but one of those
pieces that have not yet flowered. Insert
this two-thirds its length in the SOIL keep
shaded for week if it has no roots; il
will soon make a thrifty plant:
When well rooted and in good vigor, If
IN Moderately rich soil, this young plant
will produce the larges, flower it is capa-
bic OF producing; they will continue large
SO long as the plant is young and thrifty.
after which, and particularly during the
hot months, ii will gradually run ou, again.
Treat 1t from cuttings again, and YOU
have the history of fine pansies so far as
the plant you have to deal with is capable
Of producing; tha, is. If tou have frs,
class Pans'es you can keep them SO by con-
tInuai propagation from cuttings. A
mere dividing of the old root. although il
aids, does not produce the very finest a
young plant is capable Of doing. Seed
may be sown in the spring or fail, or in
the summer even. if in a moist situation.
10 come first rate. the seed must be saved
from frs. rate varieties only. and no poor
ones within Some distance should be al
lowed TO grow. They delight in a sandy
or gravelly soil, made rich by thoroughly
deconposed manure, COW usually prefer
red by the best raisers. But to do well In
the summer months, the soil mus, be ma
turally damp and cool.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31
THE LAMB VEapIcr CoSFIRMEp.-The Judpr

THE LAMB VERDICT CoSFIHMED--Thc Judges
of the Supreme Court yesterday rendered a YER
dict in the of the State of Missouri VS.. Geo
ID. Lamb. affirming the verdict of jury Of the
Criminal Court. and ordered that the sentence
of death be executed on Friday. the 18th of
June. Lamb 1T will I've remembered as a citizen
of Mendoza, Illinois, who came lither with his
wife last winter, first attempted to take her life
by poison, and then drowned her. His confess
sion, well other circumstances attending
the discovery of the crime and the examination
of the prisone. were published IN detail at the
timc.-!S. Louis Republican. lStb,
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

sE" The Early Up Fellows Association I"
is queer title of an organization existing in
New York city. 1t was originally established
by some lads. who at first agreed to rise every
morning at four o'clock winter aud summer,
and meet at each others houses. for study, re-
creation, gyrnnastic exercises. early bathing IN
proper seasons, DC. Finding. as they grew up
to manhood. how much they had gsined both
in mind aad body, they organized an sssoeia-
tion, about eight mouths ago, for rTemo'Ing
early rising among young men. The sociesy is
a good and useful one no doutt. The young fell
lows will be wiser and more healthy for it,
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

sE One OF our contemporaries classihes his
subscribers under five different heads: those
who pay in advance-those " no pay when their
bills are preSented-those who pay after some
dunning-those who pay if they have money
ana those who have conscientious scruples
against paying at all. This isss class unfortu.
nateiy. Is q large one. and its members are scat
tered all over the country- What an i'll used
man tha, printer is
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

A RARE CASE OF HoScsrY.-At the sale of the
effects of the late Robert Warrack. Mrs. Il. Nc
Master. bought a settee for So ard on taking
off the old cover. she found an elegant diamond
breast pin valued at $3.50 which Mr. Warrack
sometime before his disease had missed. and
supposed had been stolen. The pin pres
ent from his mother. and vas taken by the find
er TO Mr. J. W. Warrack, who presented her an
elegan. dress pattern. as token of his esteem.
Such instances as the above very refreshing
in these corrupt iimes.-Detroit Adrertiser.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31

~ Dpthera, malignant disease, better
known in the eastern States, where it has pre-
vailed as an epidemic for several months; as
" pntrid sore throat q" seems to be spreading
throughout the country. IL s quite prevalent In
the United States. 1t is not disease. 4
book In relation to 1t was published ia New
York more than seventy years since. 1t is the
same disease that caused the death OF George
Washington. For several years past it has pre-
vailed extensively, IS al epidemic in Eng land
a1d France.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-05-31
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nRArTS drawn the principal cities Of the United
1 Bills of Exchange on all the large towns
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Will buy Drafts all points in the United states and
n the chief Of Great Britain France and ter
man. Intrr.,t allowed o time deposits
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