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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-24

TURNING SHOP

II AFING now completed All the necessary Machinery
Tor the purpose the s7hscrheri IS prepared do al
kinds Of Iurningo the h0rtes; notice and on
reasonable terms. AZ his shop Chestnut street few
rods north from MltonTs JOHN CLOWNEY
Mineral Point. Sept !. 1886 85tf
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-24
LOOK HERE.

TUE Subscriber offers Sale both improved and
l. improved FARMS on the most favoTab BE terms.
". u. COTHREE-
Mineral Point, Nov. 10th, 1857. T.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Tnking a NInn 10 PIECES.

captain Evans was an ola naval
veteran of sixtY.seven; he had lost an
arm ard eye years and years before at
Navarino, which last action settled his
understanding, both legs being car.
ried of by a chain shot. Cork legs
were coming into fashion. Capt. L.
had a pair of the first quality made
for him; he had a false arm and hand;
into the latter he could screw fork
or o hook, as occasion required, and
being gloyed, the deficiency was not
easily observed. AS increasing years
rendered him infrm, his wallets took
advantage ofhim, so he wrote to his
brother, a Somersetshire esquire, to
send him up some tenants son as q
body servant. "No matter how stu
pid, if but honest and faithful" he
wrote.
His brother was absent, and sent to
his steward to Select a lad. This the
steward did, but merely mentioned
that Capt. Evans was infrm, not ap-
prising the lumpkin of bis new mas
ter'S deficiencies, and sent him to Lon
don at once, where the Capt. lived.
AT ten at night he arrived, and was
Immediately shown to Captain Evans
sitting.room.
What is your name"
"My name be John, zur."
swell, John, my rascally valet ia
absent again, without leave; help me
to bed, as it is late, and then you can
so down to your supper"
Adjourning to the bedroom, the
old gentleman said.
John, unscrew my log"
eur" said John.
"Unscrew my leg; this way, Gee"
John did so tremblingly.
"John, unscrew the other leg!"
'Wur," said John.
"UnScrew the other leg, sir!"
John did SO, now in a state Of be.
wilderment.
"John, unscrew this arm.'
Trembling still! more, to the Cap.
tains great amusement, he obeyed.
"John, put this eye on the table"
John took it as if it would have
bitten him.
"Now John-no won't take the
other eye out-lift me into bed"
This done, the waggish Captain
continued, "John, beat up the pillow
it is net comfortable.
It was done.
"Beat it up again, sir; it is quite
hard"
John again shook the pillow.
"TIat won't do, John; can't ge
my head comfortable. D-nit, John
unscrew my head"
"No, by thunder, I'll unscrew nc
more;" and John fled from the room tC
the kitchen, swearing his maste
was the devil, taking himsel
to pieces like a clock.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
S)ottrg,
THE COQUETTE.
BY LOUISA II. sHERIDAN.

Thinking of her winning beauty,
OF the conquests ii had made,
In her bosom love or duty
Never cast a light or shade.
What cared she for village scandal!
Loving hearts were in her snare;
Homely people roughly handle
Reputation of the fair.
Even now a lovers kneeling,
Seeking iavOrs others sought,
Foolish youngsters, there's sno healing
For the heart by Cupid caught,
Though we keep the ashes hidden,
When no longer lives the fame,
Still comes memory as il bidder,
Whispering oft cherished nome.
She at first the young man rallied,
Said what other lovers say;
With her soft hair fondiy dallied,
In the summer twilight grey.
Slowly she her blue eyes raising
Hummed some old familiar tune;
Now rebuking and now praising.
What she would be blaming soop
Thus she kept him in her fetlers,
Grievirg DER his cruel fate,
Kept him as she had her betters,
Playing rounl the tempting bait,
So they often met and parted;
He, an earnest loving boy,
She, the cruel, icy hearted,
Used him as she would 0 toy.
4 X n q = = T.
Near the outskirts of the city,
Refuge of its sin and shame,
Without sympathy or pity,
Banished even from her name.
There the faded beauty hovers,
Reaps lbe harvest she has sown,
Still looks out for other lovers,
In the winlry storm-alone.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
SNtsttllanGous'
How GOtIeib Broke his Pony.

OHAS
"Chon, you reckerlnember dat lit
tie pony lpyed nit de pedler next
veekl"
"Yaw, vot of him 2"
"Noting; only gifts sheated burdy
bad"
."Soi"
"Yaw. You see in der vurst place
he is blint NIT both legs, and very
lame NIT Won eye. Den ven you gifts
on him to ride, he rares up pehint and
kicks mp pcfore so vurser as a chack
mule. Idinks take him little ride
Yesterday, unit SO sooner | gifts strad-
die his pack, he commence Gat way,
shust so, like q valkin' peam on pot
esteam; unit ven he git done | vas so
MKT mp NIT efervdinks l vines myself
settin' around backwards, NIT his dali
in my hant vor de pridle."
"Vel, vat you goiu' to do nit him~
"Oh, vix him peter as sham mp.
! hitch him in te cart NIT his dali we're
his head ought to pc; den l gif him
about so dozen cuts NIT hide COW;
he starts to 60, but so soon he sees de
cart pefore him, he makes backwards.
Burdy soon he stumbles pehint, unit
sits down, unit looks like he feels burty
ashanti NIT himself. Den | dakes him
out, hitch him de right way, unit he
goes right off shust SO goot as any
pody's bony."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

D7Wo lately heard a story told of
a money lender, who had acquired
the reputation of being as parSimo-
nious and envious as he was rich.-
Having occasion to visit a man to
whom he had frequently lent money
with usury, (anG who had, by indus
try and punctuality, acquired a COM
petence,) he was most cordially re-
ceived by his former customer, who
took him into his well kept garden
Passing the walk lined on either side
with beautiful flowers, the money
lender made no remark until he came
to patch of potatoes, when he ex,
claimed: "My friend, You'll have a
nice crop of potatoes" "Yes," was
the reply, "that's just like you, when
gentleman and ladies pass through
my garden, they. all admire my flow
ers, but when l bring in add
hog, all he can see is pOtatoes!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

A BRAVE BoY.--A fast little six.
year.old, the favorite eldest of a friend
of ours, conceiving a dislike for a
bald,headed gentleman who frequent
ly passed his fathers store, one day
threw rocks at him. His mother was
much grioved at such conduct, and
not only sent an apology to the gen.
tlemar, but took down the family Bi-
BILE and read of the bears who came
ont and destroyed the children who
ridiculed the bald headed prophet -
The next day the little fellow collected
large number OF rocks, and as soon
as the gentleman shove in sight" com
mercad hurting them at him. His
father soon arrested his warlike dem
onstration, and asked him what he
meant by such conduct.
81 thought I'd SEQ if the bears
would come sure enough, as ma said
they would" was the reply.
You can't scare "Ben" with bears
or any such tritling animals.-Auga8,
Ia Dispatch.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

0JTwo Or three years ago, n one
of the French criminal tribunals, a
wretch convicted of having assassina.
ted his own father and mother, when
asked if he had any thing to say be-
fore sentence of death should be pro-
nounced upon him; piteously exclaim-
ed, 81 hope the Court will have mey.
cy on a poor orphan"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

lie SUBSCRIBED CID Squire A
lived in town not thousand miles
from New York. lie is rich, but he
has the habit Of paying when he is
obliged to dose. lie had taken week
Iy paper for fourteen years, and pnt
of the reiterated duns for the subscrip.
tione from time to time, with prom
iso "to see to it," till the editor got
tired of the delay, and sued him.
The Squire's blood was up. He "de.
fonded,' employing the ables! counsel
and fought every inch OF the ground
with q perSistency worthy Of a Field
Marshal; but the facts were too plain,
and he was beaten.
swell, "said the Squireto the pla n
tiff, as the foreman of the Jury an
nourced their verdict, you think
you've done it, don't You"
why, yes" said the editor, a little
awed BY the iron gray hair and cold
eye of his interIocutor; | think we have
got the start OF You a little, Squire. F"
$50 do /" said the Squire; and TAX
ing out his plethoric pocket.book, he
counted out the amount Of the verdict
and costs, laid it upon the table, then
throwing two dollars across the table
to the editor, he said in his seyerest
tone. "Send along your old, GOOD for.
nothing paperl" and majestically left
the Office of the Justice.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

especial notice are the mulberry and
the varnish- tree, from which that var
nish is extracted known in England
by the name of Japan varnish. All
the household goods Of the people are
covered with this lacquer, which flows
like milk from incisions made in the
bark Of the trees. Japanned ware is
preferred, even at the Court of the
Sovereign, to services of gold or sill
yer, and the vamish seems almost in,
soluble.
The country is throughout we'll sup.
piled with fresh water, and springs,
lakes and rivers are numerous. The
latter are very-itnpetuous, and are
thus rendered almost useless for the
transmission of merchandise, being
valuable principally to the agricultur,
ist. They cannot easily be spanaGd
by bridges, and are chiefly employed
for purposes OF irrigation. The fords
are passed without difficulty, but the
safety of travellers is increased by the
responsibility ofthe official guides who
conduct them across.
Mr.. O!iphant remarks that the
street dogs are the handsomest he ev.
er saw. They have" says Kampfer
"their masters, indeed, but lie about
the streets. and are very troublesome
to travellers and passengers. Every
street must, by special command OF
the Emperor, keep a certain number
OF these animals, and provide them
with victuals. There are huts built
in every street, where they are taken
care of when they fall sick. Those
that die must be carried up to the TOP
of mountains and hills Us the usual
burymg-places, where they are very
decently inferred"
The scenery OF the islands which
compose the japanese group is &C,
knowledged to be very beautiful; but
IL Is iAr rom Wlld or grand, Gelng
formed by moderate elevations and
fertile valleys, and exhibiting acharm,
ing variety of color, as, for instance
the contrast Of pink granite and lux
uriant dark'green foliage. Its noun
tains, though numerous, rarely affair
the limits OF perpetual snow.
Japan has been called the land o.
mountains, many Of which are volcan
ic, but only one, the Fudsi Yama, neal
Fedo, attains any. sseater elevation
1t is an extinct volcano, and it is salt
T by the traditions OF the country tC
have arisen in one night, causing
simultaneous depression Of the land il
the vicinity OF Meako, which now
forms the lake of Mit.sou.no.oumi.- -
1t burst from it's base upward in A. D
1864, and its last eruption, in 1907
covered Yedo with ashes.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

~ Why is 8 man clim Ding up
Mount Yesuyins Ike an drisliman
who Wishes 70 kiss his sweetheart9--
Becs'.Idse he wants to get atthe mouth
of the crater.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

~ Value the friendship of him
who stands by you in the storn;--
swarlns ;;;Ssects will surround you
in the sunshine.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

T A sailor, in attempting to kiss
a pretty girl, got violent box on his
ears. "There," he exclaimed, "just
my luck--always wrecked on the cor
al reefp
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

U A preacher took passage on
one of the Lake Erie steamers on a
Sunday lately, and before he had been
long on board he applied to the cap.
tain for leave to hold a religious meet,
ing. The captain replied, mo, for
any minister who would travel on
Sunday is not fit to preach on board
of my boat"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

YOUNG AMERIoA.-"Say mamma
give us ten cents"
Affectionate other-"Why my son,
you had a dime this morning, what
are you going to do with your mon.
ey ~
Young America. a.-"Ob, Pm back
ing up John Heenan with q lot of
Johnny Bull boys"
Affectionate ther.-"Oh, that is
wrong my son."
Young America. "Wrong; why
Heenan's our second Washington, go
ing to fight the battles of his courtry.
Where's your patriotisml Come give
US q dine
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

~ A very smaNl man who is bless
= ed with very large wife, that instead
of looking up to him with admiration,
is in the habit of looking down upon
him with something akin to contempt,
called her yesterday in her presence,
by way Of compliment, "my better
half"
"Your better halfl" said she, with
a disdainful toss of the head, "you had
better say your best three-quarters;
you are not more than one-fourth Of
the joint concern, no how |"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

P Judge B. was once obliged to
"double" with an Irishman in a crowd.
ed hotel, when the following conVer-
sation ensued:
"Pat, you would have remained a
long time in the old country before you
could have slept with Judge, would
you notl"
"Yis, yer Honor" said Pat, sand |
think yer Honor would have been a
long time in the 'ould country before
ye'd been q Judge, too"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

THE --LATEST STYLE.-A Paris letter
writer says ladies' dresses are worn
"short at both ends"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

0J7 Local politics run high in the
Western county. A candidate for
county clerk in Texas, offered to reg
lister marriages for nothing. bis op-
ponent, undismayed, promised to do
the same, AMI throw the cradle in.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

O A good old Dutchman and his
trow sat up till gdpping time, when
the latter, after full stretch, said;
VI wish vas IN GeDen.'
Hans also yawned and replied:
81 wish vas in der sthill house"
The eyes Of Sallie few wide open,
as she exclaimed, "Ipe pound for you;
you always wish yourself in der pest
place"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Gge ytleArtgar democrat.

0FFICE-IN BRATToN'S NEW BUILDING
TWO DOORS EAST OF TIE COURT
HOUSE, UP STAIRS.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

We have four days later European intelli-
gence by the City of Baltimore, which passed
Cape Race on Thursday evening. Her latest
dates, via Queenstown, are of the 10th inst.
No new movement in Syria is reported. The
English Government has authorized the land
ing there OF 800 troops and marines from
the fleet Garibaldi had visited Naples and
had conference with the Revolutionary party
The Neapoitans claim to have repulsed an at
tempted landing near Reggie and at Candrit-
ell by GarlbaldIans. Naples had been pro-
Claimed to be in a state of seige. Austria is
reported assuming threatening attitude to-
ward Piedmont, on account OF Garibaldi's an
Douncement, in his letter to Victor Emanuel
of projected attack uponVenice. There were
rumors of a proclamation bv the Emperor of
Austria declaring release from the Vilafran-
ca treaty And it is also said that, in case
Garibaidi lands in Naples, Gen. Lamoriciere
Will cross the frontier under promise of sup
port from Austria, when Austria will renoun ce
the obligations imposed upon her by the Will
afranca treaty, and attack Garibaldi. There
was great activity in the Austrian marine de-
partment. The establishment of a complete
understanding relative to European affairs be-
tween Austria and Prussia, as arrived at in the
conference of the two Emperors at Toplitz, is
officially announced. Rumors of an approach
ing interview between Napoleon and the
Queen of Spain are again current. Addition
al failures had occurred in the English leather
trade, including Messrs. Paolepei, boot-m
kers, for f200, 900, and Edmund Buivelot
leather factor for f40 900. The weather in
England was yet unsettled. Breadstuffs quiet
but steady. Consols had declined to 92s ow-
ing to warlike rnmors.-N Y.Trib Aug. 25.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

The PRosPECTs OF THE REPUBLIcANs.-The
Philadelphia Bulletin, in an article on the
state of the political campaign, in which the
position of all the parties is reviewed, says =
''Meanwhile, the Republicans are an unbro-
ken phalanx. The Missouri Democrat even
contends that they can carry that State. They
are alive in Delaware. They are running
tickets in Maryland ard Virginia. The pros
pest is fair for carrying every Northern State
except California. They move on like men
that expect to succeed. They come iRgreat
masses, without extraordinary excitement,
but with a feeling of overmastering force
No one, we think, can fail to be struck with
the difference between the present and the
Fremont campaign. The latter was the vigor-
Gus, enthusiastic movement of excited men
inaugurating new idea. The present is the
calm, deep outpouring of prodigious masses,
before which all opposition gives way, almost
hopelessly. The opposition looks fractional
and fragmentary the Republican avalanche
moves steadily and quietly but oyerwhelm-
iDgly.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29
THE WILMOT PRovIso.

The Democratic papers are making no little
ado about Mr.. Lincoln, the Republican candi-
date for President, whilst in Congress voting for
the Wilmot Proviso, and thereby sskeeping up
the slavery agitation 20 This charge appears,
as matter Of course, in the Clearfeld Repub-
hcan. it wouldn't be properly circulated if it
wasn't inserted in that sheet. These Demo-
cratic editors, however, forget to tell their
readers that David Wilmot, when he offered
his famous ProvSo, was Democrat, and that
althe Democratic Members Of Congress from the
North, ercept three, voted for it in Committee of
the Whole! Among those who voted for the
Proviso, in Congress, was s'Foster" of Penn
sylvania. and we intend having the record
searched to see whether this was not Henry D.
Foster, the present Democratic candidate for
Governor. 1t would be rich joke if it should
turn out that Foster was ssaboltionist,"
and took part in excepting up the slavery agi-
tation'' in Congress.
By examining the record, it will also be seen
that on the 9th day of January, 1857, when
resolution, endorsing the Wilmot Proviso, was
brought up in the Senate of Pennsylvania,
Hon. VIM. Bigler then a member of that body,
having by yan understanding with the Speaker,
obtained the foor called up the resolution,
made speech in its favor, and roted for ii
If it was wrong tor Mr.. Lincoln to vote for the
Proviso, was it not equally wrong for Mr.. Big
Ter to endorse that vote! If the Republican
and other Democratic papers censure the for
mer, how can they consistently refrain from
censuring the latter? We should like TO have
them answer these questions.
When our uptown neighbors next refer to
the Wilmot Proviso, we trust they will give
their readers the vote on it, designate how
many Democrats voted in favor Of its passage,
and inform them what position the Democratic
party generally occupied in regard to it at
the time it was before Congress.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

State Elections are yet to be held before the
Presidential election in November as follows :
In Vermont, on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
In California, on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
In Maine, on Monday, Sept. 10.
In Georgia, on Monday, Oct l.
In Mississippi, on Monday, oct. l.
In Florida, on Monday, Oct. 1.
In South Carolina, on Monday, Oct. s.
In Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
In Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. g.
In Indiana, on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
In Minnesota, on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
In Iowa, on Tuesday, Oct. o.
Presidential election in all the States on
Tuesday, November g.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

We see it-stated that Stephen A. Douglas is
Catholic, and number of reasons are given
to substantiate the allegation. If this is cor
rect, how can Known othings consistently
support Douglas-Bell electoral ticket like
the one tarmed in New York 1t is said the
Douglas and Bell leaders are bargaining to put
forth similar ticket in Pennsylvania. The
ticket may be formed, but it remains to be
seen how many OF the sstrue Americans will
be gnlled into its support.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

The Pony Express. at ST. Joseph on Thurs.
day night, brings California dates of the llr6
inst. The Democratic party is split very near
ly through the center. The sixteen State
Senators, who hold over and vote for the Uni
ted States Senator next Winter, are about e.
qually divided into Douglas and Breckenridge
supporters.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29
STIRRING TINES IN PHILADEI.

y II n = ITeNthhuONS It-cctteDfHt nDIONtr M
Masses EXCITING FOOT RACE betlceen n,
Phtkaaelphfa Police alid notorious Foreer and
cOHitcrfetter. James buchanan Cross ti,lt Cros,
RecaptWred it!H-It seems to be the general opin
ion in Clearfeld that if Cross had worn pair Of
Frank Shorts French-calf Boots that he would
not be taken yet. However, Shorty is not much.
put out at missing his custom but would an.
nounce to all Breekinyfdge, Douglas LialcoIs, ami
BeH nte1l. and women and children in CiearieId
ana Sinnemahoning in particular. that he is pre-
ned to furnish them with Boots. Shoes and Gai.
tiers ot any style pattern stitched scwed or peg
ged. (and as he is tort fellow on short notice
AL kinds of country produce taken in exchange
and cash not refused Repairing done in the neat
est manner and charges moderate at the Short
Shoe Shop on Second Street, opposite Reed. Wea-
yer d Co store. FRANK SHORT.
n. b. Findings for sale Aug 90 1860
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

A late number of the Newark, New Jersey,
Journal says: Cup to Saturday morning last,
twenty one cows. bitten by mad dog, exhib.
tied symptoms of hydrophoba in the vicinity
of the Two Bridges, between Little Falls and
Patterson. or these nineteen have died.
Ten other cattle were bitten by the same dog.
The destruction caused by this one dog is es-
timated at 81 20O''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-29

DUBLIC SALE.-The undersigned will eel,
II by way of Public outcry, at his residence in
Woodward township, Clearfeld county. on Wed.
nesday, September l9. 1860. the following describ
ed personal property, to wit good Horses
set of Harness. 3 head of Young Cattle, / Cow fht
for beef9 strong 2-horse Wagon, l new Spring.
Wagon, tors of Hay, and 800 bushels of Oats
Terms of Sale:-A credit of Six months will be
given on Ill articles sold except the oats which
will be sold for cash. Sale to commence at 10 a.,
CLOCK, a. m. aug29 ISAAC G0SS