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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
BLANKS, PEE QUIRE.

All blanks, above, requiring both sides so be
printed, shall be paid for 10y adding the price bid by
the contractor for printing side, per cent;
but this addition viii not apply to blank books with
any labor in the line of printing binding performed
any materials are furnished, under provisions of law
by the public printer the price of which down
in he foregoing list, the regular trade prices for
labor materials to be taken the maximum pri
therefor, subject to the per of detuc-
ton therefrom, from the maximum prices specially
cd
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
F.ER.FzESgS REED
JOHN III. MANNY'S
REAPER & HOVER CONBIlED,

Ihe attention of the Farmers 81 Iowa and Grant
counties is called the fact John H. Mannys is the on
~ successful combination of Reaper and Mower vet
known.
The improvements For 1869
Are acknowledged be snch rendefit ore OF the
most perfect Machines Invented for cutting grain
and grass.
The draft Is lighter than any other Machine Of the
same power il is easily managed and Liable 10 get
ont Of repair II is easily changed from Reaper 10
Mower, and does its work well any Reaper vet
invented
Farmers respectfully Invited TO examine the late
improvements of this Reaper aud Mower before tre has
ing Machine. Il i gotten MP for utility rather ,l:1l,
Tor show, and has proved itself triumph wherever il
has been tried in competition with other Machines
Numerous certificates Of It's superiority might be all
ded but they unnecessary. fose acguant ed with
Reapers and Mowers judge for themselves BY "a per
sonai examination.
JAMES L. LINDERIAN
Agent for Iowa and Grant counties.
Local Agents
VIM. II. JONES. Rdgway. Iowa CO.
EnwAED II Horr Piatteville, Grant Co.
lAA ". BEL-ows, Lancaster, do
DAVID MuES, Ningvile, do 19l
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
FORM OF GUARANTY.

Every bid must be accompanied by written guar
anty. signed by more responsible persons to
the effect Of, and substantially following this
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30

sS Capt. EDWARD DEvLIN has received a
Commission from the Governor for raising a
Company III this County for the Esd Regi-
ment Can't DEvlrx has seen service, and Is
..aown + IS a good officer. His name. we
believe, vii 10 much towards inducing men
"a volunteer Nov S your chance boys, to
ct in . good Company. Let none who can
20 wait to be drafted but come forward at
once and iii up the new Company
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

T. Judge Cor clerk, the may be.) % the
Court in aud for said county do hereby certify under
the sanction OF my official OATH that personally
acquainted with -, and -, who have exc
cutej the guarantee hereanto annexed and that know
them to be men Of property, and able 10 make good
such guaranty.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
Is. McILIlON'S
Grooe and Provision Sfnra

Ga Commerce Street. corner Of North .Sf-c.t
f'iE subscriber respectfully announces 10 his friends
and the pubic, thar his store next to his dwell
ling house. and tn: Washington House he keeel,s
on hand for sale varied stock of GeccERiRs PRov,-
Ions, WINES AND LfQtoRs, CRCCEERY AND HARDvs AT.:
,Se -l4,Ifrer
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30

Atlantic MaNTHLr--The August number
ct the Atlantic ha- been on eur table for sev-
eral days. We note It's contents as follows:
rae aew Gymnastics, Glluztratedl; Mr. AK
elIti Nv Daphne; Concerning di-agree.ble
People Tie sam Adams Regiments in the
Town 81 Boston; Life in the Open Air; To
William Lowell Pasnan The horrors of San
Domingo, 81 Last Art; n War Time; Amy
Wentworth, floraaa; \ Summer Day Re
views. 81.
Cal! n the Pos, oaice AND ret a copy
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30

In testimony whereof have caused the seal OF
Of said Court 20 be hereto affixed, this -
Il. s. day of -, A ID. 1852. A. b,
Judge (or ClerkA &C.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
4 GREAT many persons in this and
'INiis is ny first appearance in the ad

=, fer!Sins columns Of paper. and sincerely
the plain truth set forjh will attract the eyes q
=. sN'-Iilg. SOLAR a. 90 give my Powders a trial
iI,gr 40ed eTectS viii then show their worth aud i:
NtreiaiEe no advertising thereafter e ensure them rs
- Fatlsii's'Au the treatment Of their tdeiicste Gem
plants FOR the Future 4 >f.ssF- t.Ei ria co.rfq ace
dll ltol.-lsIlegz.-A 2f tleiE ls..lk cirtL.-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
Nr COlfax on Newspaper Taxes.

Mr. Colfax. who made some mistakes al
first with regard to the treatment of the press,
has come fully right at last. In Wednesdays
debate on the lax bill, he thus hits the nail
on the head -
IN taxing the hotel keeper. You tax him
according to his income, which is just; bat
you do not tax him. also, according TO the
number of boarlers he keeps in his house.
But the newspaper proprietor is taxed, not
only on his income, but also on all the re-
sources of that income-frst his subscrip-
tions; secondly, his advertisements; and.
thirdly, his job printing. The latter is not
always an addenda, and many newspaper es-
Establishments derive their whole income from
advertisements, and therefore it was he COM
planned. The bill taxes the staple used in
this particular business, while it lets the
the staple of the tobacco manufacturer
and others go untaxed. They might as well
tax the merchant for each Of his customers
as TO tax the proprietor of a newspaper on
his advertisements. Why not tax the Gus
toners of all other trades as well as this par
ticular one? The lawyer has two classes oi
patrons--patrons in civil causes, and patrons
in criminal causes; You do not tax him on
each class. The newspaper man has aiso
two classes of customers the subscriber and
the advertiser for each of these you propose
to tax him, while YOU let the lawyer go tree
WHY no. tax the lawyer as well as the print
er? While they confined the tax upon mer
chants and others to their income, they pro
pose to tax the printers not only on then
income, but intermediately through all ths
sources of their income. To this he object
ed, and for this reason he must say that tht
bill Disseminated against the newspaper pro
prietor and in favor of other trades and pro
fessions. This tax will operate against th'
bill, for it will curtail the publication OF ad
vertisements and lesson the consumption
of printing paper. 1t will increase the dis
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
PARSON BROWNLOW-S FIRMNESS.

In a speech at the Merchants Exchange.
Cincinnati, Parson Brownlow gave the follow
ing account of some of the attempts TO per-
suade him TO 90 into the rebellion =
Sen Carroll of the confederate army. who
was at one time a great friend of MS, being a
Im1n man until late period. visited him in
jail, and said to him :-.Brownlow, YOU
ought not 10 be here so | think the par
son responded, but here | am The gem
eral said the confederate court was sitting
within hundred yards of the iail. and if he
would take the oath of allegiance. he should
be immediately liberated Sir said the
parson, looking him steadily in the eve. .be-
fore will take the oath of allegiance TO your
bogus government, will rot in Jail, or die
here of old age. | don't acknowledge You
have court. don't acknowledge YOU have
a government. 1t has never been acknowl-
edged by any power on earth, and never viii
be. Before | would take the oath. | would
see the whole southern confederacy in the ia
ternal regions. ard you on top of il" The
general Indignantly left the Jail. remarkine-
That is Id plain talk Yes Stree said
the parson, i ain plain man, and them's
my sentiments. Frequently men were tax
en- out of the jail and hung. and The seeesh
rabbe would howl at him and tell him as he
looked ont from the Jail windows that he
was to be hung next. lie told them from
those windows that he was ready to 60 TO
the galiows. and all he asked was one hours
talk TO the people before he was swung of.
that he might give them his opinion of the
mob called the southern coafederacy. The
parson SAID he expected TO be hanged. He
had made W his mind 10 ii. Al one time he
was tried by court-mar.ial, and in the decis-
ion of his case he was within one vote of be-
ing sentenced to be hung. There was moth
ing between him and the gallows but the viii
of one man, and him seces ,ionist. Great
God, on what slender thread hung ererlast-
ing things. The jails in East Tennessee and
North Alabama were overfull of Union men.
The Union men there had never tinched.-
They stood firm now. The government,
whatever C il did, should Immediately re-
lieve them from the grinding and destroy
Ing oppression OF secession.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

ported loss of thirty one out of one hun.
dred ard thirty, half of these belonging te
the Irish Dragons. In neighboring field
an Irishman was found stark and stiff still
clinging to the hilt of his ord, which was
thrust through the body of rebel who lay
beside him. Within few feet second
rebel lay shot through the head.
have given a statement of this affair
drawn from the testimony taken before a
Court of Inquiry, from conversation with
men who were engaged upon both sides, and
from careful examination of the locality. 1t
was the first essay Of raw troops, and vet
there are few more brilliant achievements in
history.
1t is humiliating to be obliged to tell what
followed. The heroism of the Guard was re-
warded by such treatment as we blush to re-
cord. Upon their return to ST Louis, rations
and forage were denied them, the men were
compelled to wear the clothing soiled and
torn in battle, they were promptly disbanded,
ard the officers retired from service. The
swords which pricked the clouds and let the
joyful sunshine of victory into the darkness
of constant defeat are now idle. But the
fame of the Guard is secure. Out from that
fiery baptism they are children of the nation,
and American song and story will carry
their heroic triumph down to the latest gene
ration.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

HE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ABROAD.-The
London Star says:
President Lincoln has sent message to
a.5ress which will secure for him the warm
~ sympathy ard admiration of the civilized
world, He proposes that the two Houses
should, by a Joint resolution, offer to cooper
',e with the slave states for the gradual E.
Emancipation Of the slave population. He ad-
Gates this proposition by arguments which
~'e irresistible. He points ort that this
measure is one Of the most efficient Of self
preservation; and that if adopted by the
more northern states, it would ALLEVIATE them
! fManently from the southern confederacy,
'..I 50 break the neck of the rebellion
"h-c not claiming for the federal govern
'"en, the right to Interfere with slavery with
4 a,ate limits, the president significantly re-
marks that if resistance to the national au-
'@oFty continues, it is impossible to foresee
"Aal may take place. Such means as NAV
seem indispensable, or may obviously prom
>e great efficiency toward ending this strug-
s'e' must and will come This is an unmis-
''Nao.e hint TO those who persist in rebellion
10 pat their house in order. Mr. Lincoln, in
"'e FORM Of an interrogatory, suggests wheth.
= 'Ae compensation offered would not be o.
more value to states and persons concerned
'""n the institution of slavery in the presen,
]'Pe'. ol affairs The message appears tc
nave been well received by the more inauen
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

white night-gown, lying in his crib, with me
sitting by, holding his hand in mine, pushing
the curls back from his forehead, watching
his eyelids droop, and listening to his deep
breathing.
If only had my little boy again, how pa
tient should be. How much l would bear,
and how little l would fret and scold! | can
never have him back again but there are
still many mothers who haven't yet lost their
little boys. wonder if they know they are
living their very best days; that now is the
time 70 really enjoy their children? think
if l had been more to my little boy, | might
now be more to my grown-up one.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
A PHILOSOPHIC DARKEY.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
writing from the Cumberland river, gives the
following humorous account of colloquy
with philosophic darkey:-
noticed upon the hurricane deck to-day
an elderly darkey with very philosophical
and retrospective cast of countenance, squat
ted upon his bundle toastins his shins
against the chimney, and apparently plung-
ed into state of profound meditation
Finding upon inquiry that he belonged to
the 9th Illinois, one Of the most gallantly be-
haved and heavy losing regiments Of the
Fort Donelson battle and part Of which
was aboard began to interrogate him up
on the subject. His philosophy was so
much in the Fallstaffian vein that / will give
his views in his own words as near as my
memory serves me -
Were you in the fight? y
Had a little taste of it, sa.'
Stood YOUR ground, did you?'
No. sa, runs
Run at the first fire, did YOU -
Yes, sa, and would hab run sooEa had |
knownd it war coming.
why, that wasn't very creditahle to your
courage
dat isn't in my line, sa-cookin's my per-
feshun.'
Wei, but Lave you no regard for your
reputation y
Regulations muffin TO me by De side oh
life
do you consider your life worth more
than other peoples ?
Its worth more to me, sa.'
Then you must value it very highly
Yes, sa, | does-more dan all dis wulL-
more dan million ob dollars, sa, for what
would Dat be wuth to man wild de bref out
OBJ him? Self-preserbashun am de fust law
wild me-
Bat why should YOU act upon a ditEeren.
rule from other men,
Because different men set different values
upon dar liye>-mine is not in de market
But if you lose il, you would have the sat
sfaction of knowing that YOU died for your
country
What satisfaction would dat be to me
when de power oh feelin' was gone"
Then patriotism and honor are nothing to
you?
Muffin whatever-I regard dem as among
de vanities.'
flour soldiers were Ike you, traitors
nigh: have broken up the Government with
out resistance
Yes, sa, dar would ha5 been no help fox It
i wouldn't put my life in de scale gains,
any Gobernment dat eber existed, for III
Gobernment could replace de loss to me-
DO You think any of your company would
have missed you if YOU had been killed p
May be not, sa-a dead white man amt
much to desc sosers. let alone a dead nis-
ga-but Id a missed myself. and DAT was Ct
pint wild me-
1t is safe to say that the dusty corpse Of
that African will neber darken the field Of
carnage.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

t'al organs Of the press, and we shall wait
with great interest for the debates which il
must occasion within the walls of Congress.
1t IS impossible to exaggerate the importance
OF TINS document, or the momentous charac-
ter OF the issues which are involved in the
propositions which it contains 1t is, at all
events, an indication that the dawn of eman-
clpation is not remote, and that the govern
ment of the United States is prepared to car
ry out that great act Of justice by wise and
peaceful means
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

tress of the country. 1t will throw thou
sands: ::out of employment, and rob the poor
and unemployed of the means of seeking EN-
ployment In every aspect he looked upon
the advertisement tax as unjust and pernic-
ious. They would be disappointed in their
expectations of raising revenue in this way,
for already advertising had fallen off all over
the country. and this provision would de-
stroy it altogether"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

C After the completion of his eastern
tour, Taylor went 10 london. He entered
shop to procure an article 20 cover his hea5.
The purchase haAins been made, the shop
man remarked: beg pard'n, sir an IIamer
lean gent, | hobserve: been in Hingland
long why do you take NE for an Amer
lean p asked Taylor, who rather pr;ded him
self upon being cosmopolitan. "Yes, sir,
beg pard'n, sir. | kobserred that you said
u hat: beg pard'n, sir; bat in Lunnon We
commonly say han at"
EOld uniforms made Of -shoddy are in de-
mand, to be manufactured into blotting pa
per. We doubt if they VIII ever blot ont The
remembrance Of the sins Of certain coatrao-
tors.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

We have received from the publishers,
de,. l.. Dix X Co., 20 Washington street,
Boston, neat pocket edition of the "Consti-
n,.ou Of the United States, Declaration of
Independence, and Washington's Farewell
A.ress," bound together in Muslin, printed
n fair, clear text. and making most conve-
@.en, book for reference in these times when
lie principles Of the Constitution are so fire
lentIy referred to, and the.truths of the De-
1caton so often denied. Mailed to any ad-
.ress on receipt of - cents, or FIVE copies for
= prepaid.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

\ spirited likeness of Parson Brownlow,
,ae.y engraved upon steel, and accompanied
y lis well known farewell address to his pa
%gH>' has been published by Thomas ".
Hartley of Philadelphia. 1t is on heavy
.a'ed paper, and designed to be preserved in
frame by patriotic citizens. The words are
W.. worthy such an honor, breathing as the!
80 truth that no sophistry could pervert
AID courage that no danger could ap'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11

lNEICAN AGRICCLTURIST.-Ne York Or
a@gc Judd, editor. Price 81.
This IS periodical that no one who has an
acre OF land can afford to be without. Each
lumber contains hundred or more short
vain, reliable articles on farming, gardening
AID household matters. The editor proposes
10 hold a novel exhibition at his office, Al
Park Row, on the 9TH of next November 1t
:, nothing less than pumpkin show, in
which squashcs and ornamental gourds are
included. For the heaviest pumpkin or
squash he will pay cash premium of 500;
:. and Sd heaviest, premiums Of so and 50.
For the best pumpkin or squash, $40; I'd
best, y. For the greatest yield from sin
s.e vine SO; next greatest, s.. We shall
watch with interest for the report Of this ex-
@.5.tion. \ similar one is to be held in Lon
.aa in October. We shall therefore see who
$ "pumpkinzer," Ga. Ward) John Bull or
Brother Jonathan.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
April Magazines, etc.

rur ATLANTIC MoNTHLY-Boston; llcknor
\ Fields. Price -.
The Anril number of this valuable masa-
ne has many very able and interesting ar
...res in it-several bearing on the condition
f,F,jrs in our country, and giving histori-
i facts or arguments or suggestions, which
.,cro. fail 10 do good. "Then and now in
...O.I Dominion" said to be by Mr. Con-
.qy IS one of them which is very noticeable
.ytqt shall we do with them ?"-not the
,ck>. but the rebellioas whites is another
u, LovelI's "Biglow Paper" especially tina,
,,-, o.. i which gives US the presumed mes
.lge o.. Jeii Davis in secret session, is capital.
,,.. Asa,siz's papers on Natural History,
..I ne Biglow Papers are to be continued
monthly.
ILi, magazine has not shared the unfavor-
lie influence which the war has had upon
,.n.ture generally Since the beginning of
p. p year more than 10000 copies have been
led 10 It's circulation-a result at once
,...y satisfactory to its conductors and graf
..as to the lovers of literature.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
HsmEE< New NoNTHLY.-New York: Har-
r,r \ Br .therS. Price %.

,lsuEE', New NoNTHLY.-New York Har-
ger X Br.thers. Price %.
IT,, April number opens with lively fairy
...r o: the MalayS, wherein the fairy origin
Tie invention Of the sewing machine the
..seoyery Of the powers Of chloroform, the
.syrnt.ou of the electric telegraph, the loco
motive and the reaping machine are pleas
.a.y set forth. The article on caricatures
..0. caricaturists will much amuse, ard that
p ship building will give information to
most readers. Under the head "The Contest
n America" We have John Stuart Mills ar
.,.e IN Frazer's Magazine, on American AZ
fairs. There is brief article on Shays re-
,r..on, as to which there are but few now
wing VINO remember what stir it made in
IS time. The serial articles by Trollope and
iDacNeray keep up their interest, and the ed
.yr's Drawer contains amusing anecdotes, as
.sua!.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-09-06
LarsX ArIffie6.

The following facts, cullcd from the 6eids
OF anci' mt story, may be Of some interest ut
the present time
The city of Thebcs had hundred Ritcs,
and could send out at each gate 10 ,O00 Bhfr,.
ing men and 2e0 charfots-iu all !, 800 ,0uV
nrr sntf 2.O6t charfots.
The army Of Irerah. King Of Ethiopia, con.
sisted Of 100000 men and 800 chariots Of
war.
scsostris King of Egypt I'D asafnst his
enemies 900 men, and u. 600 Cavalry.
aud - scythc-armed chariots, 1891 B. C,
uamilcar went from Carthage and landed
near Palermo. He had feet Of 1000 sif,ps
and S,0O0 small vesscls, and hind force II
oDO,OOO men. At the battle in which bio wss
defeated, 10000 were slain.
A Roman fleet, led by Rognius against
Carthage, consisted OF 83O. vessels, with I4O,-
ono men. The Carthasentan feet hnnsbSYed
$50 vessels with l50 w met.
AT the battle OF Gamma, there We're Of fho
Romans, including allies, $1,000 foot and
G,oOO horse of the CarthagrnianS 40 900 foot
and 10000 horse. Uf these, 7U,UO0 were
slain III an, and 10000 taken prisoncfsi mote
than half slain.
Hannibal during Ills Campaign in ltfsy and
Spain. plundcred 400 towns ahd destrored
800 900 men.
Minus, the Assyrian king. about 1900
years b. T.; he'd against the Bsctaians his
army, consisting Of 100000 foot, 700. zoo
horse aud $1,000 chatiots arthed y fth scythes.
Italy, little before Hahnibafs. vat ahl,
to send into the fold nearly /, OO0, 900 men.
Somiramis, employed 2,O0O, 900 men IN
building the mighty Babylon. Sho took iO0..
QUO Indian prisoners at the Indus, and STINK
LOCO boats
Sehnachcrlb lost in single night fS5, coo
'hcn by the destroying anglc-2 Kings, -:
XNXv-XAXvi.
A short time after the taking al Babtto
The forces of Cyrus consisted Of $40 100 foot.
l20 COO horse, and 1000 chario;s armed will
scythes. -
An army of Cambyscs, so, 900 strong. was
buried up in the desert saujs Of Africa BY =
South wind
When Nerxes arrived at Thermopyls, his
land and sea forces amounted to 2,64l. go,
exclusive Of servants, eunucbs, suffers, &C.,
IN all numbering 5 ,2S3, $40. Su says Herodu.
tus. Plutarch. and Isucratcs.
The army of ArtaxerXcs before tho Lsttlu
Of Cunax, amounted to aboht 2,2OO 900.
Ten thousand horscs and 100 zoo foot tel
On the fatal field of fssus.
When Jcrnsalum MAS taken by Titus, H.
100 GOO persisted in various ways.
The force Of Darius at Arbcla nnf,bcreL
more than 900 600. The Persia,is lost 90.
900 men in this battle; ATcxandc. about
3.OOO men. So says Diodorus. Arisn SAYS
the PerSianS. in this battle, lost 800 100; tho
Greeks - 900
The Army of TamcrllHG IA said to haze
amounted to 600 900. and that of bis atitag-
ouist, Baja4rt, | ,400,O 900.