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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

ARRIVAL OF LIvIHG HIPPoPoTA-
NUS The steamer City of Manchester,
which arrived at this port on Saturday,
brought live hippopolamus from the
Royal geological Garden, London-ihe
tame one alluded to few days ago in
the Erpress. The hiPpopotamus IS the
first and only animal of the kind ever IN
troduced into this country, and rlil no
doubt excite as much curiosity here as ii
did in England THIS morning it was
safely and comfortably transferred to the
steamer De Soto, which viii sail to-day
for New Orleans. The Trip from Europe
does not appear to have at all affected the
health or spirits of the beast, and he will
no doubt reach New Orleans III excellent
order.
The hip2opoiamus was captured some
thing over two years 30, in lake near
the source Of the Nile, by an English
exploring party, aud forwarded TO Lon
don. " hen il was taken 1t was two or
three days old, and about the size Of
full grown spaniel dog. Now the ami
mai weighs SIX hundred pounds or more,
and is withal a lump" of a beast
He was christened BuCheet, or % Foriu-
nate" by his captors. no doubt to COM
memorale the lucky escape which they
made in getting well of s-iih the 50 young
'un," withou. forming an acquaintance
with old Mrs. HiPpoPolamus. He IS
very doclle TO his keeper, an Arab na-
med Salaama, who has had charge Of
him since be fell into human custody
Hippo is by no means a comely animal
to look at, however great 4 curiosity by
the rarity Of lis appearance in public.
The head Is decidedly &C the :" bull
dogish" style OF formation. while the
body is as shapeless and uncout1 as that
of an unlocked bear cub. The legs are
elephariine In shape and appearance.
and the hide seemed more like vulcan
lied guua percha than any other sub
stance. His notes are hoarse und dis
cordant. being somewhere in a cross be-
tween the grunt OF a hog and the groe,l
of a bear New Orleans has been Sc
Iecled for the debut % the hirpo,amus on
account of the climate. The animal is
particularly sensitive to changes of tenn
pera,ure, and could no, enconoter win
ter in our latitude withou, serious Incon-
convenience, even with unrernininr care.
y. Y. Eaprsss.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

To KEEP TIGHr TIEEs on WHEELS.
The following, If reliable, will provo
valuable.
A correspondent of the Southern
Planter says:
81 lroned wagon some years ago, for
my own use, aud before putting on The
tires, filed the felIoes with linseed oil;
and The tires have worn out and were
q ever loose. IIroned a buggy for my own
use seven years ago, and the tires are az
tIght as when first put on. Ny method
OF filing the fellows with oil is as fol-
lows: use a long cast iron oil heater,
made for the purpose; the oil brough, to
a boiling heat, the wheel is placed on
suck, 50 as to hang IN the oil, each fell
.oe one hour, for a common sized felloe.
The timber should be dry, as green
timber will not take oil. Care should be
taken hat the OF! IS not made hotter than
a boiling heat, in order that the timbc:
be not burnt Timber filed with oil is
not susceptible of water. and the timber is
more durable. | was amused sometime
ago when told blacksmith how 10 keep
tires on wheels, by his telling me i, was
profitable business 10 tighten tires, and
the wagon maker will say it is profitable
for him TO make and repair wheels-bu,
what viii the farmer, who supports the
wheelright and smith say7'
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
Opening of a sessiea Of Congress by Washington.

1t was, l think, in 1871 or 1875; that
as 4 boy was among the spectators con-
gregated at a corner close BY. 10 witness
q great public spectacle. Washington
was TO open the session of Congress by
going in person, as was his custom, 10
deliver speech TO both houses assemb-
led IN The chamber of the House of Rep
resenialives. The crowd was immense
considering the size of our city, for al
though then the largest IN the country,
It's population was hardly more thai. for
ly-fve thousand. Ii filled the whole area
IN Chestnut street, before the State House
extended along the line of Chestnut St,
and spread north and south some dis
tance along Sixth street. \ way kept
open for carriages IN the middle of the
street was the only place not closely pack
ed with people. | hand stand on the
steps Of one Of the houses IN Chestnut
street, which raised me above the mass
of human heads, enabling me TO see 10
advantage. After waiting long hours, as
it seemed to a boys impalience, the car
riage Of the President al length slowly
drove up, drawn by four beautiful tay
horses. Il was white. WIKI medallion
ornaments on the panels, ana the livery;
the entire display In equipages at that
ela, IN our country generally, IN
Philadelphia iii particular, while the seat
of government, being more rich and va
ried than now, though fewer III number.
Washington got out of his carriage, and
slowly crossing the pavement, assembled
the steps Of the ediice, upon the upper
end of which he paused, aud turning half
round looked in the direction of a car
riage which had followed in the lead of
his own. Thus he stood for a minute
distinctly seen ty everybody. He stood
in all his civic dignity. HIS costume was
full suit Of black velvet; his ha'r, bIanch-
ed by time, powdered to snowy whiteness;
a dress sword a. bis side, and his hat
held III his hand Thus he stood in ST.
lence; and what moments these were!-
Throughout the dense crowd, profound
Stiffness reigned. Not word was heard
1t was feeling beyond that which vents
itself in shouts. Every heart was foil.
In vain would any tongue have spoken.
All were gazing IN mute admiration
Every eye was rivIted on his majestic
form. 1t might have seemed as if he
stood in that position 70 CRAFTY the as
sembied thousands with full view Of the
father of their cou1lry. Not 50. lie
had paused for his Secretary, then, be
leve, Mr. cambridge de Colonel Lear,
who got oul Of he carriage--a Chariot
decorated ike his own. H.s Secretary,
ascending the steps, handed him pa
probably a copy of the speech he
was to dehver-when both entered the
building. Then it was, and not until
then, that the crowd set up huzzas, long
loud, and enthusiaslic.-Ru RuShe's occa-
Si0laaI PrOillctS.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

lI WILL NEVER Do TO GIVE 1T Ur SO,
Ma. Low E.-Mr. Lowe, of ocean-bal-
loon failure memory, is engaged in Phil
adeiphia in getting up another machine.
of the same slze as that destroyed, but
Of superior make. The muslin has been
woven for the purpose, and is close and
strong. Il will be made about 106 feet
horizontal. and 100 feet perpendicular
diameter (exclusive Of the car and boa,)
using up 5000 yards Of muslin, and we
might also add, using up the money of
the friends and hackers of the indefaii-
gable Lowe. We have no doubt of the
ability OF the professor 10 make ma
chine which will carry up his life-boa,,
marine stores, &c. and may succeed in
crossing the ocean with it. But there are
other ways Of crossing the big pond with
much more certainty and infinitely less
risk
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

The Game Of Edchre and Life.

There IS genuine humor in the ii ca
that an Arkansas man finds the most nat
ural expression, even Of parting advice
10 his son, IN the language of the card
table, and the manner in which the terms
of the game "euchre" are the e fiued 10
the game of life is very Ingenious:
Bob, You are about leaving home for
strange parts You're going 10 throw me
out of the game, and 60 II alone. The
odds are against you, Boo, but remem-
Der always that industry and persever-
ance are the winning cards; they are the
bowers. Book farming and all that sort
of thing will do TO fill up with, like small
trumps, but you must have the bowers TO
back EN-, else they amt worth shucts
Ii luck runs agin you pretty strong, don't
cave IN and look like a sick chicken On
rainy day, but hold your head up and
make EN- believe you're flush of trumps;
they wont play 50 hard agin you.
I've lived and travelled around some,
Bob, and I've found out that as soon az
folks see that you hold ol a weak hand,
they'd buck agin you strong. So where
you're sorter weak, keep on a bold front,
but play cautious, be satisfied with pint.
Many'S the hand Eve seen euchered
cause they played foI too much, Keep
your eyes well skinned, Bob; don't let
EN- mig on you; recoIlect The game lass
as much with the head as with the hands.
BE temperate; never get drunk, for then
no matter how good your hand, you wont
know how to play II; both bowers and
the ce,won't save you, for there's sariin
to be mis- deal or someting wrong
And another thing. Bot, (this was spo-
ken III low tone don't 90 too much on
the women; queens IS kinder poor cards;
the more You have of them the worse for
you, you might have three aud nary
trump. | don't say discard 'em all; if
you get held of one that's a trump, lis
good, and there's sartn 10 be one oul of
four. And above all, Bob, be honest;
never take a mans trick wot don't be-
long to you, nor slip cards, nor 'nig,'
for then you can t look your man in the
face, and when that's the case, there's
no fun in the game, it's reg'Iar cut
throat So now, Bob, farewell, remen-
ber wo; I tell you, and you'll be sure To
win, and if you don't, sarves you right if
you get skunkedn
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

MAKE YOUR HOMES BEAUr1rUI.-
The man who Is devoid of local pride.
has very liule pleasure in this world
The man who does not make an effort TO
adorn his home, and thus assist in max
ing the whole city attractive, is not a
good citizen. The providing of the COM
mon necessaries of life, does not compose
the care Of family, food and raiment.
shelter from heat and protection from the
cold, are not really the essentials OF hap
plness. All these 1t is the duly of every
man 10 provide When he fails to do so
there Is a law to compel him-and when
he is not able to gather these comforts for
his family, there is charity made sacred
and incumbent by nature as we'll as
necessity, that Is always prompt TO be-
stow these on the needy. But 1t is the
beautiful that makes home really happy
The little acts 10 please the eye, twig
cultivated to bear single bud, often de-
lights the eye and overllows the sou
with more pleasure than g glutton's dist
or vain fools attire. Il is the beautiful
hat elevates man. Wha, a world this
would be were 1t not Cor the beautiful
There would be no love then to cheet
and chaSien, no devotion to inspire conf.
dence, no hope to establish faith in ont
another. Without the beautiful, the
I world would be, if not a wild chaos.
reality too stern for man to endure !
+ Is the bea utiful that dissipates this stern
ness. A home made beautiful by con
tentment, is of itself adorned and mad
more attractive than those where liver
led hands raise the latch, and conduc
you through the halls Of gilded brightness
TO chambers of satin and iamask Thos,
are not beautiful homes to our conception
of the beautiful, unless love lights III,
fame on It's tier, and peace imparts IT
incense TO all its shrines. Added 1
these. the hands must contribute thei
share towards creating and mui,ipIyin.
the beautiful in this world. And this j.
easy accomplished. Il costs nothing bu
Time, involves only little patience, an,
the beautiful springs around us like tn
magic creations Of a fairy dream.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

FANNY FERN on JACK WILsoN.-Fan-
ny Fern, while on her western tour last
summer, made a trip on the Lady Elgin.
She gives loose TO her grief at the fate
of the brave commander: d" Poor Cap
tain Jack Wilson, with his handsome.
sunshiny face. CHEEKY voice and manly
ways How little thought there was
no next summer for HIM when he so
kindly helped me up on the hurricance
deck, and into the cosy liltle pilot house.
10 look q bout who was always sending
me word TO come forward or aft be-
cause he knew l so much enjoyed seeing
all beautiful things: who was all good
ness, all kindness and yet, in a few hours
after we left him found grave in that
cruei serfi The afternoon Of the day we
said our last good bye 10 him on the Chi
cago pier, we had taken carriage to
drive around the city, and reined up at a
draw for a boat 10 pass through. Ii
was The Lady EIgin going forth to meet
her doom. We kissed our hands gaily
at her in the brigh; sunshine for auld
lang syne,' and that night we slept in our
beds at the hotel, that brave heart, with
a wailing babe pressed to il, had only
that treacherous raft between him and
eternity. The poor captain. How can
we give him up2 AS his strong arm
sustained the helples. on that fearful
night, may God support his own gentle
ones, for whom our hearts ache, in this
their deares: need"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
poetrn.
Robin Red Breast.

There is superstition current in Brittany that VIII
horn from his crown, which stained its breast, a.
ince that time the red breast has the friend al
arorite of
Up Mount Calvary's heights ascending
Toiled the Man of sorrows on,
Do omed TO die for mans transgressions,
He Gods sinless, only son.
On that brow, guilt never clouded,
4 crown Of thorns He meekly wore,
While like ruby dew-drops gathered,
Round each point the crimson gore.
Painting meath the cross, His burden,
From his lips accents flow,
Save "Forgive them, Heavenly Father,
For they know not what they do
All unmoved, Gods chosen people
Heard the meek, forgiving word,
And no throb of human pity
In their stony bosoms st Tired
But a wild bird DER them flying,
Caught the plaintiff pleading tone
And one thorn plucked from His forehead,
AS if TO shame mans heart OF stone.
From its tiny besk descending,
Touched the point its little breast,
And upon the glossy plumage
Its own crimson hue impressed.
And still that sanguinary color
Dyes the bosom of the bird,
And still near the homes Of Christians,
Are its sweetest warblings heard.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
ALSO -

VALUABLE Farm ofI.2 arres, ali jouing the above
: \ the n@rth- s-Ive aces good timber; sixty
acres cultivation aud hundred and twenty
unrer fence Forty more of good pillow land
had plrce. twenty good for Iucadow
capable of yietiug four To the stream Of
water through sides Of the place. On il Is
and half story house and log stable also good
spring within thirty Yards Of the house For grain
vegetables pasLurase, the above land cannot be beat
iu Iowa Counfy.
Mineral been found several places the farm.
portion is alreaey sove 70 spring grains. The above
desirable The whce will be sold together,
Mineral Land aud the farming land will be sold
separate Il desired Il il be sold cheap for cash.
part cas- IA aud part OK time If desired Inquire of
WINTER GRAHAM, ST.
j. A. HAMMOND.
waIdwick. April 10th l,60. loft
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
CITY p r . p & ERT TY
FOR SALE =

rE'HE Sufsc!her Offers for sale the foiIowtng.Iots in
1 tHs city of Aiuerssi Point
Lots I+a l4l and IL III urrlSou's survey Also lots
lt tld l5. except tnat portion decided rhos- Kins
Hiu, also in tf rfsnH- ~urseF. The above lots contain
over tLirs,-n acses ri and. on them good dwelling
h"ase ean:auiur SIX rooms a good spring house and
wells and spring convenient There also
the lots good Barn, large and commoiious- Also on
SAID ots from 20 to - fruit trees, OF them bear
iu- Also teautItul grove
Tine above property viii he sold at bargain. and to
ans cue wishing to purchase, better chance be
iasue nu lart "t the purchase money, time viii be
given & desired The above property lies near John
blaehsn te-ycn,t, Hua arjoins Coi. john B. Terry :
homestead. Enquire the premises of
JOHN ROBERTS.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

4 Southern Editor asks, in a tone of
affected surprise sis it possible that the
Black Republicans think of electing the
President Of the United Sta,esF" To re-
lieve his anxiety we would state that an
opinion to that effect obtains favor to some
ex,en, with the people.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

HASGING B THE WHOLESALE IN TEX
As.-The Navarro Express Of the 9th
says: On Tuesday morning Of The ID
inst, fou- respectable cilizens Of This
county, all members of our county court,
were found hung in the public square Of
this town. Various are the conJectures
of this unfortunate affair. We presume,
however, that it was owing TO the fac;
thu, they were members of the county
court. In saying this, we must here en-
ter our declaration that we know of no
couduc: cf theirs which deserved such
penalty. Il IS Il ought that the presence
Of The Chief Justice would have saved
them from this fete. As we will here
after speak more of this matter we with
hold commen, until further developments
shall pu. Us in possession of all the facts
connected with this melancholy affair.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
FARM AND MINERAL LANDS
For sale.

fyNE undersigned offer for sale forty Of valuable
Mineral Land, situated the head of Yellow Stone,
i've miles north OF Fyette ahd nine miles
Mineral Point in the town Of Wadwiek Iowa CO.. Wis
over 20uop lbs OF Mineral have been raised from the
ground, and there heavy mineral sites going into the
water. Other ranges are being pTohtabiy worked A
pump be put drain the ground, level run
jJ Yards viii crajn II thirty forty feet below where
IL has been worked.
To Capitalists OF Spectators wishing choice piece
- Mineral Land, better opportunity be offered,
either "T quality price On the premises i goof
story half house 5 By - feet, we'll athed and
plSered good stable and broke and fenced.
The aance covered with thrifty yonng timber There
Is three years re-wood of dOwnitnbe Fer farming
Mineral purposes il cannot be surpassed The
has been Mining for fifteen ye4rs.nd wishing
the business. Will sell cheap The place Is known
f1rsha ami -g5u
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

RooF Shingled roofs white
washed with lime, last nearly twice as long
as roofs which receive 10 treatment to render
them durable.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

"AXING FOR Her. Col Dick Nash
tells rich story about "axing for her."
IN his early days. lie was deeply stnil-
ten with the daughter Of Il wealthy old
skiuilint residing in Alabama. The Col
a cl, se'f-confdcnt Of success, arraved
himself in his best suit, and proceeded TO
call on the "palient' for the purpose of
obtaining his consen, to the consumation
he devoutly wished. Matters had all
along gone on smoothly Colonel Nash
had every ground 10 hope for success
Finally convenient season arrived for
him to approach the old 'un. Says the
Colonel;
squire, my business to day, is to ask
for your daughters hand"
q" It Is, is it! What? you marry my
galf Look here, young man, leave my
premises inslanler, and if you ever set
foot here again III make my niggers
skin You. Marry my daughter, indeed
You"
The Colonel had left He saw the old
gentleman was angry. After getting off
70 a safe place, he thought he would turn
and take last look At the home of his
ldol--shen he sp;ed the old man busy,
with spade in hand, shoveling up his
tracks from the yard and throwing them
over the fence! Nash then imagined
that he was not a welcome visitor al that
house
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06
NO. 40.
Bi0udin's Last Feat.

~ Jones Wood, yesterday, NJ. Blon-
den performed what is perhaps the most
dangerous Of all his break neck acts. the
still promenade. Not con,en, with an
elevation above the common herd OF 230
feet. at which lofty level his rope is
strung, he must needs take yesterday un-
10 himself lew altitude, and perform
his perllous promenade on stills He as
cendcd the taller mas,s. and walked gaily
over the hempen course. this pre,imina-
ry journey occupying JUS, five minutes.
He the prepared 10 don the stills, which
are about three feet high, having each
three long prongs at the bottom, which
are 10 prevent The foothold from slipping,
a consumation not devou,ly TO be wished.
al that particular elevation. He started
cautiously and picked his way with great
care, experiencing occasional difficulty
when be encountered an obnoxious guy
line, but otherwise seeming as complete
iy master of his position as though he had
only huge wheelbarrow 10 trundle. or a
moderate s.. ed man on his back or some
triie Of iha: agreeable sort lie per-
formed the Journey of 200 feet III pre-
cisely nineteen minutes, without slip or
tumble, and then singing his stills TO his
shoulder, he troued back over the line at
a quick pace, amid the cheers Of the
crowd. This is the most perIous as well
as the most effective performance he has
yet given.--N Y. Tf1Jilnc.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

0An~IoN-

P-vsi4eaut df The Board ef Trustees
JOHN II R0UNTkEE. Secretary
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-06

WE z Of the greatest rIostEes aud most
w valuable inventions n the known world. for
,xhic re want agents everywhere. Full partio ulsr,
.n+ vs,r r4o- s~ SHAW L CLARK. b94stcrf Ne
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ID E NJ o v A l.
~ THOMAS L. HUGHES
Respectfully Informs his friends and customers that he
s FASHIONABLE HAT AND CAP ESTABLISHMENT
jutlm To No, 6ta ". BALTIMORE sERIsf
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FOR REPAIRING THE CUSTOM HOUSE AT
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,

Il FOR REPAIRING THE CUSTOM HOUSE AT
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, July 18th, 1852.
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED ATT Tbs DEP kT-
MENT UNTIL THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
A d., 1850, at IL o'clock, noon, FOR THE REPAIRS OF
THE CUSTOM HOUSE authorized TO be repaired at Balti-
more Maryland according to the Plans and Specifications
prepared at this Department. ,
Bidders Will be required to receive the old casron work
with OF the work. at the rate oil
dollar hundred pounds and will be REQUIRED to iur
nish themaerias and perform all the necessary TABOR 10
complete repairs according to the plans furnished
Ninety per cent Of amount of work done and
delivered according to contract price sad amount TO DC
ascertaned in the manner prescribed by the 6y
that purpose will be paid nhy the work progresses
and per retained until the completion OF the con
and the work. &C. by the agent aore
said and to be forfeited in the event Of nonulfment Of
Specifications Drawings will be ready On the 18th o.
ment. ~ ~ ~ =
10 he must be sent to this DEPARTMENT
70 nS o. the Treasury, and plainly endorsed
C rSTruSA Az Fok REPAIRING THE BALTIMORE
AZ e. and will be opened at one O'Clock OF the
.,,oo HOWELL COBB,
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E0nfatioa,

MOUNT WASHINGTON COLLEGE FOR
IlY0UNG LADIES.
The FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION begins First Wednesday
branches is full and thorough being under the direction Of
efficient Faculty of able and experienced Teachers Every
necessary appliance required for Female education is at the
command Of the Institution Parents who desire thorough
education for their daughters with the comforts and
yatages OF the Christian family are invited examine the
School.
Fol terms of admission and further information, address
Rev GEO LEWIS STA LEY Principal, Mount Washington
BaltimNr Co., Marya d. ul7-tf