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The Dignity of PRAYER.


Consider the dignity Of this. 10 be
admitted into SO near converse with
the highest Majesty Were there no
thing to follow, no answer at all. pray
er pays itself in the excellence of its
nature, and the sweetness that the
soul finds in it. Poor fallen man. TO
be admitted into heaven while he-is on
the earth and there TO come 20 SPEAK
his mind freely to the Lord Of heasen
and earth as his friend, as his father
to empty all his complaints iato his
bosom, to refresh his soul in his God.
wearied with the follies and miseries
of the world, Where there is any
thing Of His love, this is a privilege of
the highest sweetness, for they that
lore and find much delight to discourse
together, and count all hours short,
and think the day runs too fast, thai Is
50 spent, and they that are much 10
this exercise, the Lord doth impart bis
secrets much to them.
ArchbsskOp Leighton.
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False Dignity.


Simplicity of manners, Joined with
strong sturdy common sense, is one of
the rare and refreshing virtues which
adorn the character of true man.
They shine conspicuously, though
without ostentation, inasmuch as they
form such striking contrast to the
countless instances of false dignity and
and vile affection which we daily see
about US. We lately heard of a most
amusing instance of offended dignity.
A man called at grocery and bought
some milk, and while the portly host
ess was pouring it out, he happened
to mention he wanted it for favorite
cat. What !" exclaimed the woman,
with Indignation in her red face, " do
you suppose | keep the milk for cats
to drink | rather guess not /" and
she poured it back. 'fi rather guess
| havn't got down quite so low as that
yet !" And so the man was obliged
to GO without the milk, and wait till
the woman got little lower, and dig
nifty was little cheaper.
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Too Much Money.


Said a friend to me on recent &C.
casion never saw but one man in
my life who acknowledge he had quite
as much money as he knew how to
dispose Of. l had called at his house
one day, when a gentleman present ur
ged him to scheme from which he
might realize o profit. You are
right" said he, " as regards the prob
able success of the speculation, but I
shall not embark in it; | have too
much money now"
This very uncommon remark struck
me forcibly, and, after the gentleman
had retired, | asked Mr. P. to explain
Yes" said he in reply, II would
would not cross the street to gain
thousands; I shonld be a happier man
if my income were less. ] am old, and
whatever possess in a year or two
will avail me nnnght-my daughters
are dead, and | have three sons, upon
whom look with fathers pride.
My own education has been neglected,
my fortune was gained by honest labor
and careful economy I had no time
for study, but I resolved my sons
should have every advantage. Each
had the opportunity of gaining fine
classical education, and then I gave
them choice of profession. The ell
dest would be physician: the second
chose the law the third resolved to
follow my footsteps as merchant.
| This was very well--I was proud OF
my sons, and hoped that one day
might see them distinguished, or at
least useful to my fellow men. | had
spared no expense in their training /;
they had never wanted money, for
/ gave each q liberal allowance. Never
had men fairer prospects of becoming
honored and respected but look at
the result. The physician had no pa
tents; the lawyer had not a single
client, and the merchant is above Wis
iting his counting house. In vain !
urge them to be more industrious.
What is the reply There is no use
in it, father-we shall never want for
money ; we know you have enough
for all. :" So look at my disappoint-
ment Instead of being active, ener-
getic members of society, my sons are
idlers, men of fashion and display.
True, they have few perhaps
not so many as their associates; they
have never done anything to bring
disgrace upon my name but / had
expected them to add to the little rep
ntation may have gained. 1t is not
the money ] care for; as my son says,
have enough for oil. But let the
physician attend the poor. and the
lawyer see that justice is done TO
those who have not the means of pay
ing the enormous fees now required by
-.
the members of the Bar. The mer-
chant may not heed the reward of his
labors, but there are thousand be-
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S3@((istellaav,
From the National Intelligeneer.
The Last Bullet.
AN INCIDENT OF COMMODORE STEWARDS
ALGERINE EXPERIENCE.

The United States ship-of-war Con-
stellation was anchored in the harbor
of Algiers. whittier she had proceeded
under command of Commodore Preble,
having on board, among other officers,
Charles Stewart, then an Acting Lieu
tenant.
1t was the watch of young Stewart,
and he was parading to and fro on the
deck, about half an hour after sunset,
when he saw small boat, containing
a single person, coming off from the
Old Port, as the western part Of the
town is so called, and heading direct
ly for the ship.
This person was rowing with all his
might, and Stewart was not long in
discovering the cause. Close behind
the single boatman, was seen large
rover filed with men, whose presence
was announced by q continued firing
at him of whom they were in such de-
termined pursuit, holding on their
way until they were under the very
guns of the ship.
Now, by my SOUL" cried Stewart,
"may / be shot if / don't teach these
fellows lesson. Stand by Mr.. Rog-
ers to throw little grape into that
fellow"
An instant later wreath of smoke
curled up from the side of the ship,
and as the report was booming over
water, the iron messenger sped on its
way, crashing into the pursuing boat,
severely wounding two or three of the
crew. She instantly turned to put
back, at the same time that the fugi-
tive reached his destination and came
up the sides into the presence Of the
officer Of the deck. He was an elder
" man, with stout frame and brown
ish features but it required but O
single glance from the Lieutenant to
see that he was either English OF
American. AS soon as he was suffi.
GENTLY recovered from his over eXer-
ton to breathe, he went on to tell hil
story, to which Stewart listened with
much excitement.
The new conner was an American
citizen, named James Collins, native
of New York, who, with his wife and
daughter, had been taken from al
American vessel at the same time az
the commander and crew, two years
before by an Algerine pirate. Hi
wife had since died, and he and hi
daughter had been enduring since hi
capture all the horrors of hopeless
and aggravated captivity; but tn
worst part Of the poor mans story
and that which moved Lieutenan
Stewart the most, was the announce
ment that his daughter, gentle an
beautiful girl, was or the eve of be
ing forced into detestable union viii
the very wretch who had purchased
her and her father as slaves.
My agony at these circumstances
eliminated not two hours ago." fin
ished the father, when j struck tn
prosecutor to my feet and fed.
By dint of exertion | managed t
reach the water-side, and embarke
before the pursuers could prevent il
But, though | have succeeded i
reaching this place of safety, my poo
Alice is still in the power of her tor
mentor, exposed to his vengeance
and ] am almost crazy at thinking
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much minnteness as I can, and now
nothing is left me but to prepare to
die.
| ask no sympathy, and expect
none. I shall go to the gallows cursed
by all who know the causes which bring
me there, and my only hope is that God
will, in his infinite mercy, grant me
that true spirit of repentance which
may lead to pardon and forgiveness in
the world to come.
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gnRt's aguuk,
IFoR THE PRESS
+" Know Thyself. /"
BY E. H. c.


By H. c.
Never did wiser maxim,
Emanate from mortal brain
Never could a better motto,
Grace the ancient Grecian fame.
know Thyself," thou caviling critic,
Nor presume that thou art free,
From the errors, vices, defects,
Common to humanity.
While on others faults descanting,
With such egotistic " airs,
Is there not within thy noodle,
Quite as many whims as theirs?
Maybe not, yet still remember
Such is frequently the case,
And that such meddling spirit,
Every virtue will deface.
g See thyself as others see thee"
And perhaps thou'lt learn this fact ;
That instead of others craniums, led"
TGtne's the skull that's slightly "crack
Drunken men quite oft imagine,
They, themselves, are sober, gate,
While all Others that surround them
Are inordinstely tight"
And this fact lesson tea:hes
That the faults in others shown,
And ON which the critic breaches,
Are reflections of AfS orOm
Then, by every honest motive,
Let this caviling spirit ease
Estimate thyself more truly,
And let others rest in peace
dBERTvILLE, n. j.. July Goth.
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A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT The late
eminent Judge. Sir Allen Park, once
said at a public meeting in London !:
-'' We live in the midst Of blessings
till we are utterly insensible Of their
greatness, and Of the source from
whence they flow. We speak Of our
civilization, our arts. our freedom, our
laws, and forget entirely how large a
share is due to Christianity Blot
Christianity ont of the pages of mans
history, and what would his laws have
been !? what his civilization ? Christi
tianity is mixed up with our very be-
ing and our daily life; there is not a
familiar object around us which does
not wear q different aspect because
the light of Christian love Is on it,
not law which does not owe its trnth
and gentleness to Christianity-not
a custom which cannot be traced in
ali its holy, helthfnl parts to the Cos
,,oI
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LESSONS AT A GRAyE. You some
times walk in a graveyard. Go TO
the grave of some one with whose his
tory You are acquainted. As you
stand there, think of the anxieties,
the conflicts, the excitements, lit may
be the follies the hopes and depres-
sions of him or her who lies there.
What did it all amount TO? How
much Of that anxiety was needless,
how many fears were gronndless, how
many important duties deferred, ia the
hope OF future opportunities, and how
different was the time and manner of
death, from that which was anticipated
by the deceased Reader, before long
a friend will stand beside your grave,
and have just sneh reflections. AS
yon stand beside your friends grave
pen down yonr resolutions, engral e
them upon your heart, and you will be
enabled to live much more wisely
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TRAyELER on the. Mississippi
What makes yon have the bar in the
center-why don't ron hare i on the
side out of the way r.
Barkeeper-" Well we would, but
yon see it won't do TO have so many
passengers on one side of the boat II
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SOMETHING FOR Typos" : Of my
existence, give me an -, said prin-
ter to his sweetheart. She immedi-
ately made at him, and planted
her ~ between his two ii "Snch
an outrage, = said Fansts TT at her
lis without . Exchange.
Our devil says that if gal had
served him so, he would give her an
other - which would have made her
G. more ~ than her two ii ever saw
B4. And then if she - her
~ in his ii again he'd continue
- her until he put to her
ing.
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Never did wiser maxim,
Emanate from mortal brain
Never could better motto,
Grace the ancient Grecian fame.
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B. B. BLACKWELL. EDITOR.

that she may even now be subjected
to fate worse than death. If I
could only guide boats crew under
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
The Bank Comptroller Report.

In another column publish an elract from
the advance sheets OF Bank Comptroller Van
Steenwyks report, making some practical sug
gestions respecting certain notifications OF The
Banking Law.
The proposed amendments certainly seem
calculated TO operate beuehcially upon the
character OF our currency. aad deserve eunsid-
Grafton.
We gather the following stats les from his
report: The whole number of banks in tins
State, dong business on the first OF October
last; was 1903; their aggregate capital S1,7o2.GO0
The number of banks has increased tour since
Oct. LIST. 1889 while tie aggregate banking
capital has decreased So3o 900. The Whole
amount of circulating notes delivered 10 these
| ba *. and outs audlng on the lst OF October
is : l.45l 81, secured ny SiSJ1,5S0 in public
stock, and SllS. 1870 in specia. The out an
ding circulation Increased during the past rs
cal year Sf340l.
The Bsnk of Montello, at Princeton capital
S230OO and circulation to-day, of 81 .052; and
The Bank of the Capital, at Madison, capital
S3oOU0. and circulation to-day. OF S32l9
failed on the 2lst of Janaury, 1860, and Nav
10Th, 1850, to redeem their circulating notes;
their securities consequently have been sold
d cording TO law, and at such prices that -
holder of circulation hes suffer- ~ viii a.
any loss ':ereon. t,st all have been or Will be
..id " r~n ori.rtd. at par. in gold a, the office
I Of the Comptroller There are some farther
statistics OF general interest which we shall
! give IN some future article Wisconsin S.aA
| Journal.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
Hints on Health .

We make the following extracts from
Lewis's New Gymnas ics,' Boston:
LITTLE CHILDR4S's DREssEs-NAxEp
ARMS AND NECE.-A distinguish d physi.
can. who died some years since in PARIS, de-
clared - believe that du. ing the twenty
SIX years | have practced my profession in
this city, twenty thousand children have
been carried to their graves by the absurd
custom of exposing their arms Naked
have ofie thought If a mother were
ANXIOUS 10 show the soft. white skin of her
baby. and would cut d round hole in the lit
tie things dress, just over the heart, and then
carry it about for observation 81 the conn any
II would do very little harm. Bat to expose
the bahy's arms, membe so far removed
from the art. and with such feeble circuia-
tlon at best, Is most per3icious practice
fut the bulb CT a thermometer in a baby ;
mouth: the mu.cury ris s to 81 degrees :
Now carry tue same bulb to lis litle hand :;
IT the arms be bare. and the evening cool
the muTcury will sink 10 degrees O course
all the blood which flows through the Sc arms
ard hands must Tall from % to 20 degrees
below the tempe AZURE of the heart y eed
say that when these cold currents of blood
how back into the chest, the child general
vitality more or less Compromised And
need add that we ought not To be surprised
at lis equenty recurring affections Of the
lung III odt and stomach
/ have seen more than one child with hab-
ituai cough and hoarseuess, OF choking with
mucous, entirely and permanently relieved by
simply keeping It's arms md hands warm Ev-
cry observing and progressive physician has
daily opportunities to witness the same sun
pie cure,
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
TEaAK GIVING,

= shi III On III ~ nat.oas. sho II prise
.4i-- sfth- UnircI.- Tor his -onf-rt Il xoodn g.
children ~ me-
= snn~ntis proper that the people Of this cos.t.y
asi praise him. for they favored shove Others
s"irsserta q gasernineat devised. undrr God bv
ei~d.n II their fa-esatisrrs in fre~.'.sn II ID Al
- That rsht-in heaifh pence prosperity - il.
nGerful process. Of deseispu1eat n rs. ALREADY
hem in the foremost rank OF the nations OF tie
Ia
-r p~~rie OF Wisconsin Is.-e -,tr-o-sn4rv reasons
u lbs Ne pr n pes. e Il lai5ors
s,sa!rnru have ben hessrI in a rs.est reunark-
--gree- md ihair baras ID ..or,houes are YER
rs-ith the abundance OF the harvest. Sur.Iv
inic'h sh~1, sith Tie Finest cr the rile., H-aIta
nrevsiie,i throughout olr la-,irrs Good order has
rhcu. reisaei. Tn blessing f free education
'-e extended. All AMI projections have
.oa iheir ayoeaions tn greater less measure
cc-ss, untrr to- protection % just and equal rvs.
/ II citn have Ipoa. c-iAmi-ies overtaken
~ hsni:s Influence Of CHRISTIAN beneyolence have
~nrd to DRY the t,srs. s1t minister 20 the of
hr-eaved
following tpn- IGNORED custom. 3. Is my privilege
sin 3: invite the people of Wisconsin the observ-
81 their ANIMAL festival a JOY and -la}ues@ and
:. r-reby appoint THURSDAY. tie S9ih day OF Nc
-ss,h~r. 1860. lay # TnANKsGiyss AMI praise
as Almighty Ruer Q: The Universe.
All recommend that tn people of the State. on
lay, .sying as e.the or. II lif gather together
cir solemn assemblies and, in nd form APP
rr-, by ther conscence-, return t-i thanks 20 God
ii.1 great goodness 70 citizens Of country
i-,sni others. with civil anI religious Liberty
st"nsi iastitations. Peace snI Pros periry; ans
Il iIy Tor lis vei flowing blessing. :he people q
folafnon wealth, IN Abundant Harse.ts Health, So
Comfort. and Privilege, and al that contributes
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
The President and His Cabinet.

WAsHISGvoN, Nov. -
[ learn from a reliable source that President
Buchanan not only condemns the dnctline Of
secession. bat that lie stands by the Prnclama-
ton II Gen. Jackson, issued in December, 1882
against the uulIIdca, joH experiment OF John G..
Calhoun. The President Is giving especial Al
tent'Uu 10 the principles laid down in This eel
ebrafcd State paper. wen 10 lis history
tie denies a statement which pat ior.h
some years ago, that The old Hero fepeuted and
recahled lhe teachings OF the Proclamation and
IS able 10 SHOW tnat ne Stood 10y them TO The
last. The emphatic deciar atioas made toy Mr.
Buchanan Oh tilIs subject leave doubt that
II Vii form q prominent topic IN lass forthc, m
Ing message, and that he Will cIeTate the SEN
umeH,e AND doc.rlucs Vl the proclamalI,.n with
out quaufca.un.
What nrfy be regarded as more surprising
stili Mr. Buchanan declares that ms Cabinet IS
I unit on thiS question of secession Can he
lie ignorant mat Mr.. Cobb has been a ScCcs-
slou,St for Tine last month or Two =? Or has that
20. iuZU,hed tuuctiouarv su5SiGed since the
failure u - attempt 10 brighten u Northern
p ot.le into me sunnort % !'rcckinrdse /
i.cline to believe that the sccre.ar, was on
laying AT the CRIME of brag, when. some weeks
agp tie threatened disunion and civil war, rs
TIE necessary resait5 of LiIcoln's election
| Several circumstances 90 To sustain this infer
euce- First, there Is this declars.i ION of the
President, That his Cabinet is a uni. in opposing
!
ton newspaper. which declared almost every
day during The campaign mat the South would
not and ought uot to submit To the rnle OF a
| Black Republican President, i;nmeu civ toned
down, after tae election was over, and denouuc-
81 any body and every body - culmina5oIs WHO
should Impuie dIsuuIou sentiments TO IL. Third
there Is the fact, heretofore given by me. thai
Nj buchanan assured 4 dIsttugu foreigner
who expressed Apprehension Tor the fate uf the
L ulou, That has fears were grouudless ; that We
Americans are q Tie habit OF talking very ex-
tTavagauuy before aa election, but that We
know hOw 70 take 1t all back when Tie contest
: over. This shows that he appreciated the
game Dir. Cobb was playing, but suffered it To-
60 on, a. he Suffered his organ to rant in the
same reasonable vein up 70 the day Of election.
ithly, there Is tie stubborn fact that Mr. Cobb
still holds on The Treasury KEYS after tl,e hap
peuing OF the contingency which To make
hum traitor. / have too much respect for hi-
sense Of honor to believe that he world cuniIn-
ue under the obligations OF his official oath
while aclus,itv r5l,.t.Ir.r treason
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
SHERIFF. SALE

DY virtue al IN execution issued OF the Cilcu5t
ID court of Iowa County state OF Wisconsin under he
seal Of said court, directed and deI5yered in IA
vor Of James james junior and against Levi F. Craft
have this day No 29gh A D. 1850 seized levied
al the l4f title estate interest and cisrl that
tae -i Levi r. Craft had, 9Th day pril A. r.
1850 AT TINE thereafter Ia md TO the follow
described re-! estate ait: Part Of out number
enc hundred and sevrntvfw0 fl72 in HarriSnn-s sar
Of Aineal IeIn described as oilows-
the orthSestern Of sal lot thence south
tyhve f45J degrees, west huud I'd AID eghty-t wo
feet (S1 thence south seventy tTOI degrees. east
humid ed and forty five t24j feet thence north thirty
four and ourtd 54s) degrees, ninety 1907 feet
10 Spree street to place Of beginning containing
66i 90 of land also the undivided thirds part
OF ot number one HUNDRED and ~eventy-tO I72j con
turing 4l.TO0 Of aud: also lot number one II in
>tro g alteration Of Mineral Point; also lots number
two u and three g. in block number fwenty-eigg4I
rs in Strong and Others addition Minera Point
Iowa County Wisconsin; which viii ssIl pnhlic
due 10 the highest aud best bidder cash front
door Of the Court House in the city Of Point
Iowa county ~iSconein SATURDAY the 18th day o
January A D. 1851 al two o'clock in tho afternoon
said day, much thereof will re necessary
issy the sum OF two hund 81 aud seventstwo dollars
and forty 272 40 and interest the
10Th day Of epTemfer 1850 b. sides Of sale
Dated Shsriff-s Office Mineral Point Nov 26 1890.
THOMAS MCFARLAND.
Sheriff of Iowa Co. Wis.
ANAsA COBB,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
Nore Trouble in Kansas.

ksasas has again become The scene Of blood
I. A company II men under The leadership
iastromery. have taken up arms and are
ported 20 have killed number al pro-~laverv
GU the borders of Missouri. Tie cause Of
present outb eak - said TO he Fl -, the sale
able Land. the time when the people
copying thea IS p-e-emp;ors are in star
conei.. on, and wholly unable q raise The
- fnr purchasing Second, The brrpius OF
raty-i.ar dwellings It the Free-Stai men,
company Of L. 5. Dragons On "a Indian
~rvation. aud Which they were permitted TO
lie BY Gov Denver in ISIS Th'.d, the rob-
i. hanging and killing Free Safe men in
- O.. and The kidnapping Of free negroes
ri,izrns Of Missouri. Such are the reasons
-;aed in just fication Of The demonstration Of
somery and bis men. against the Border
i,na and lleir Allies lie officers Of tie pres
Administration residing in Karsas
Sc know nothing Of the cause or the extent
ne preseu. outbreak except the telegraph
-.t~.rts and newspaper articles. We trust if
people of Kansas have carse Of complaint,
II may be removed. aad At all hazards, We
s.e the rebellion may be at once bought TO
-. and hose who haze violated Just laws
brought 10 a speedy punishment.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27

l. E THAT Is-The names of girls
in these latter days have decided ten
dency TO terminate in lie" Taking up
a couple Of catalogues of ladies' schools
the other Gay-pleasant reading by the
way, those pages full of names of schools
are !-~e found the following ngeIs in
ie:-- Essie. and Elsie. aud Carrie, ana
kiuie, and Katie, and Fannie, and An
ME. and Mile, and Moilie. and Minnie,
and Lizzie, and LIbbie, and Louie and
Lucie, and Laurie, and Lille, and Ad-
die, and Nellie, ard Hattie, and Jennie
Whether blossominy out of the old fash
Toned names into foreign posies is the re-
suit of European tours. or whether Shaks-
peare Is wrong about the sweetness of
roses, or whatever II is, we can only ex-
claim, \, Girls - Chicago Journal.