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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30

Dry. Com AND BACKWARD The season
thus far has been unusGa IL backward. We
have had no rain for number Of weeks
and hut few warm days The nights a g
particularly cold On Thursday morning
frost va. visible in many localities, not
enough, however to injure vegetation ma
terially. The prospects Of an unusually
backward scoson are, at this time, favor-
aIla The frnit prospect is tolerably good
a. the buds were 40, pat forth until late
in the season. and the probabilities are
that there viii not now he sufficient frost
to destroy them Farmers complain Of
the failure Of corn to grow in consequence
Of dry weather. and unless rain comes
soon much Of the seed will fail to come =
The wheat and oats look fayorahly bat it
i quite too soon to give ar opinion {. 10
the probable yieid
2. S-We were little too fast in VII
TIM the above, though 1t was particularly
applicable to the fore part Of last week
On Saturday night and Sunday morning
we we're blessed with 5ountjful shower
which has started vegetation At railroad
s.-r3
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30

s~H Hon Amasa Cobb has our the nks
or documents received from Washington.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30

ALEX. WILSON.

AwYER AMI COLLECTOR Mineral Point, Wis
coa~a viii attend 0 all professional business
sntra-ted ~ his care Especial tcnton gwen 70
Convey 4nciug and investigation OF titles to Real g
once opposite the Court House. up stairs. Sc
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30
Sprtlal sOtirr5.
EsATL ROAD TIME TABLE

ytIIANGE OF TIME To take effect TUESDAY,
" May !, lst6.
MINERAL POINT RAIL ROAD.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30

.~-S-4eat FassionaaIa Tvre y,r wef5f-z And
: rs., isst received from N-S Yark ~ad eh'A
9 n5slN Fa#6v 3arEes
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02
Agrifnltnral

PRESERVING Conn FopDER.-C stalks
when grown to a moderate size only, are
scarcely excelled in value by any other
fodder grown upon our farms.-The evil
dence is abundant, that they will make as
much milk or flesh Us any equal number OF
pounds OF English hay Of the average
quality. When well preserved, horses eat
il with relish. and it seems to answer all
the purposes Of hay for them, when mixed
with their accustomed portion of grain.
We have known all the horses Of a livery
stable fed upon corn fodder through the
winter,-with the same amount of grain
they had when fed on hay, y,-and although
working every day, keep in flesh and spir.
its, and do as we'll as when fed with hay.
This is tho season when corn fodder Is
to be preserved. and 1t becomes all to save
il in as perfect condition as possible, as the
prices or hay will rule very high for ten or
twelve months TO come.
II rs much pains were taken to preserve
corn stalks, as tobacco. growers take TO pre-
serve their crop, every ton Of good corn
fodder raised this year would be Of nearly
equal value with that of a ton Of good
English hay.
II the top stalks are cut and exposed to
the SIN one day, and then hung upon
poles in the barn, they will dry of in a
green and sweet condition. Those stand.
ing out in shocks should not be exposed too
long, but hung up under cover as carly as
possible.-N E. Fdrmr.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

MoRAL CouRAoE.-Have the courage to
discharge debt while you have the money
in your pocket.
Have tho coumge to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet IL. j..
Have the courage to speak your mind
when It is necessary to do 30. and to hold
your tongue when It Is prudent you should
do 50.
Have the courage to speak to friend iu
a aseedy" coat, even though you arc In
company with rich one richly attircd.
Have the courage to make will and q
just one.
Have tho couruge TO tell tho man why
you will not len,l him your money.
Have the courage to "cut' tho most
agreeable acquaintance You have, when
YOU are convinced that he lacks principle.
"A friend should hear with friends in.
firmiiies" but not with his vices
Have the courage to show your respect
for honesty, In whatever guise It appears
and your contempt for dishonest dupliciy,
by whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to obey your Maker, at
the risk Of being ridiculed by man.
Have the courage to prefer comfort and
proprieiy to fashion, In all things
Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than to seek credit for
knowledge under false prc,enses.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02
MEASURING DISTANCE BY SOUND.

A bell rung under tho water returns a
tone as distinct as IL rung in the air.
stop one ear with the finger, and press
the other 10 the end Of q long stick or piece
Of deal wood and if a watch be held at the
other end Of the wood, ticking will be heard
whatever be tho length Of tho stick or
wood.
Tie poker OH the middle of a strip Of fan.
mel two or three feet long, and press your
thumbs or fingers into your ears, while you
swing the poker against an iron fender, and
you will hear sound like that Of heavy
church bell.
These experiments prove that winter,
wood and flannel arc good conductors Of
sound, for the sound of the bell, watch and
the fender, pass through the watcr, AMI
along the deal and flannel to the ear.
II must be observed. that q body In tho
act Of sounding is in a state Of vibration,
which il communicates to the surrounding
ar-,he undula,ions ofthc sound affect the
car, and excite in ~ the sense OF sound.
Sound of al kinds, Il is ascertained, tnvels
NJ the ru,e of fifteen miles iu minute the
.ofic.t whisper travels - fast a. the most
tremendous thunder. The knowledge Of
this fact has been applied to tho measure
mcnt Of distances.
Suppo-s ship in distress fires q gun, the
light or which is seen on shore, or BY an.
other vessel, twenty seconds before report
Is heard, il is known to 10 at Q distance Of
2. 600 ydA. OF little moro than four and .
quarter milcs i..r,e
Again, II We SO . vivid fssh Of light.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

ASrrporE EoR PoIsoN-A plain farmer
says -" It is now over twenty years since
I leurned that sweet oil would cure the
bite Of ra,tlesnake, not knowing Il woulf
cure other kinds Of poison. Practice, oh
servation aud experience have taught me
that il will cure poison Of any kind, both on
man and beast. think no farmer should
be without bottle Of 1t in his house The
patient must take spoonful Of It internally.
and balhe the wound for cure. To cure
a horseit requires about eight times rs much
as il does for man. And here let me re-
cord one of the most extreme cases Of snake
bites in this neighborhood. Eleven years
ago this summer, where the case had l'een
thirty days standing, and the patient Ind
been given up by his physicians, ] heard Of
il. carried him the oil, and gave him one
spoonful, which effected cure. II is an
anti,lote for arsenic and strychnine. II
will cure bloat in cattle by eating too freely
of iresl, clover, Il will cure the sting of
bees, spiders and other insects and will
cure persons who have been poisoned by
"a low vine running in meadows called ivy"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

6TA aProfcssor" is exhibiting a, Bcr.
lin troop Of "Tnincd Fieas," that draw
miniature carriages, frc Off cannon, aud
perform various other exploits Of similar
character. When exhibiting his tiny per.
formers before the King, the Professor"
was suddenly seen to change counienancc,
and to exhibit signs OF great CONSERVATION.
sWhat In the matter, Herr Professor - In
quired His Majesty, on seeing that the per.
ormapcc had come TO staDd.still. Sirr,
REPLIED the, . Professor" ] perceive that
one of INV very best performers. tho Great
Nspoleon. has Tot loose and disappeared.
I cnn do nothing without the cooperation
of INV Napoleon" .Let search 10 made
A. once for tho Great Napoleon" replied
the King, rood bumoredly. aLadics and
srntIemeu, 'coutinoed His Majesty, address
ing tho cour,ien present, 'Iet tho Herr
Professor have your best help IN rccsp,nr.
ing the Great Napoleon. ln what direction,
Herr Professor, do you in,ayine the run
away to have gone 2" "lf may venture,
siro. to reply frankly to your Majesty
question," ," returned tint Iersonugc, :" sn,.
pect tho Great Nspoleou 10 have scrnird
himself about the poison OF bcr Secn"
iiighncss, tho Princes F-." The 'liieh.
ness' thus named, feeling anything h't
q Serene" st the thought Of sdoniinr quar-.
ters to such an Intruder, male l,asiy re-
treat to her own sppsnmenis, whence. sf.
ter a br;ef retirement with her oamsrsii,
she smiiinsly returned to the Royal pc,-ener.
brineins soma object, delicaicly betwcrn
her thumb and finger, which she caution.
II made over to the profe-sor. Alas
Sire" doleiiiliy exclaimed the latter, after
. moments glance st what he thought wn-
his discovered treasure. |" Uis 1a te,h .fed,
and not 1e Cred Napoleon -
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02
ARTBMAs WARD IN LONDON.

I've been lingcrin by the tomb Of the la'
mented Shakespeare.
As ! stood gain on the spot where
Shakespeare is s'posed to have fell down on
The ice aud hurt hisself when boy (this
spot cannot 10 bought town authori-
ties say il shall never he taken from Slrat
forl) { wondered if three hundred years
hence. picturs Of my birthplace will be in
demand. Will the peple Of my native
town l'e proud Of mo in three hundred
years?
"And tl,is," said. as stood in the old
churclIyarl at Slratford, beside tombstone
"and this is the spot where lies William w.
Shakespeare. Alars and this Is the spot
where
you've got the wrong grave" said a
man, a worthy yilluger; Shakespeare is
buried inside the church."
"O," said. a boy told me this was il"
The boy larfed and put the shillin I'd given
him into his left eye in an inglorious man.
ner, aud commenced moving backwards to-
war,l the street.
pursood and capicred him, and after
talkin to him spell in sarkastic stile,
let him went. ..
William Shakspear was born in Strat.
ford, In 1864. All the Commentators. Shak-
spcrian scholars, eic., arc agreed on this,
which is about the only Thing they are
agreed OF in regard to him, except that his
mantle has not fallen on any poet or dra.
matist hard enough to hurt said dmmatist
or poet much. And there is no doubt IL
these commentators and persons continner
investigatin Shakspcarc's career, we shall
not, in doc time. know anything at all about
il. When mere lad, little William at
tended the grammar school, because as he
said, the grammar school wouldn't attend
him. This remarkable remark, comm from
one 30 young and inexperienced, set peple
to ihinkin there might be somethin in this
lad. Tie subsequently wrote Hamlet and
George Burnwell. When his kind teacher
went TO London to accept position in the
offices Of the metropolitan Railway, little
William was chosen by his fellow pupils to
deliver farewell address. "Go on, sir "
he said, sin glorious career. lie like an
eagle, and soar, and the soarer you get, the
more We shall all he grntifed! That's SOL
My young readers who wish to know
about Shakspear had better get these vally-
bic remarks framed
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02
THE RIsURRE0TI0N.

In the defence Of miracles II Is idle to
pariey. impossible TO distinguish between
tho probable and the improbable. All stand
or Gall together. But select Il you will,
that which, in itself considered, Is the most
improbable among them-the greatest and
most wonderful Of their number the last
and climax Of the series-the Resurrection
of Christ from the dead. Inasmuch a. the
greater always includes the less, if the fact
Of the Resurrection can be established, the
credulity Of the whole series must follow.
Hut of the fact Of the Resurrection, the ve.
ry existence Of the Christian Church Is In.
contestiblo evidence. Without that fact,
the origin of The Church is not only unac-
countablc, but contrary to oil laws Of cause
and effect. Picture to yourselves the APos.
ties and disciples when the sad truth frst
came home to them that their Master was
dead and buried. They had trusted In Him
as the One (which should have redeemed
Israeli They were suro they had seen In
Him the evidences Of the great Messiah.
All manner Of disease had been healed at
His word demons had fed at His pres
ence the winds and the waves obeyed
Him universal nature had recognized Him
as her Lord; from the heavens legions OF
angels had only waited His bidding to
sweep down to Ills aid. And yet this Lord
of oil had been arrested, tried, condemned.
and, like any helpless criminal. had been
publicly executed. As If In un instant, the
whole fabric Of their day.dreams had van.
ished. The extinction Of their hopes was
their disappointment overwhelm.
Ing. Their Master dead and buried, they
were themselves marked men. They fed
in dismay. each to his own home. On the
third day Il was whispered, The Master Is
risen.' Gliding from their homes, they
stealthily assembled. Suddenly Jesus stood
in their midst and then were they glad
when they saw tho Lord Slowly embold
ened by The growing evidence that the Lord
was risen indeed one hundred and TWEEN.
ty disciples gathered at last in open assem-
blage. Peniecost came, and the Christian
Church was forever established. The dis
appointed and afirighted apostles who had
fell for their lives, now challenged rulers
with their bold words, whether II be right
in the sight of God to hearkcn unto you
more than unto God, Judge ye.' But for
The Resurrection Of Christ from the dead,
there had been no Christian Church; and
but for the Christian Church, It had not been
possible to establish His Resurrection be-
yond cavil. As II is, no fact in history ID
20 we'll authenticated as that Christ died
for our stns, WINS buried, and that he rose
again on the third day, according to the
Scriptures.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

MIXED MErAPHoR.-A bombastic lawyer
was making an argument before a jury, in
the course of which he delivered himself
OF the following specimen Of mock elo-
quence:
"But, gentlemen Of tho jury, the whole
subject is In the dark, entirely, ill we come
to the testimony Of Mr.. -,t then II is that
the cloud Of doubt begins to crack and the
cat is let out Of the bag"
A waggish brother lawyer sitting by, who
was good at sketching, caught up his pen.
ell and slip Of paper, and with an eye to
the rules Of testing the correctness Of rhe.
torical figure by painting il. drew a picture
exhibiting cloud, a crack In the cloud,
the mouth Of bag hanging down out OF
the crack, cats tail hanging down out Of
the bag, and to complete the picture, the
said lawysr grasping the cats tail and hold.
ing on. Then slyly sliding the picture
along the table to the next brother lawyer,
II passed around till il had made a finishing
work of overseeing what little gravity had
been left among the members Of the bar by
Sir Bombastes' delivery Of his most elo-
qrient sentence.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

SLAVERY IN MAINE.-The last number
Of the Historical Magazine rcprodnces from
the Boston Netcs Letir Of the 10th Dccem-
Der l705, the following advertisement, which
possesses curious interest for the genera
iion now enl,abiting the ancient " Province
OF Niaine;"
DAN-away ftom his Master. william Pepperill.
II Esqr., at Kittery, In the Province OF Maine |,
Negro Man Slave. named Peter, aged 20, speaks
middle stature, has on miIt gray hume spun
Coat, white homespun Jacket and Breeches,
French fAil Shoes, and colcred Stockings. or .
%l .Sst.d psarS And sI,Ss SIi,I
safs 10 his Master, or secure him and send notice
Of him either 10 his Master, or 70 Andrew Bsleher.
Esqr., at Boston, shall be we'll rewarded fos his
palms, and all reasonable charges paid besides.
Il viii be noticed that the boy' WINS
comfortably clad, and that Mr.. Peppcrill
did not offer a reward for his capture
dead or alive" That was brutality re
served for fuller development Of the sys.
tenn under the suspicious influence OF
Southern chivalry. Readers Of course will
desire to know The sequel, which is thus
related by the editor Of the .Nsrs. Letter In
his issue Of the 22d Of April i7o6:
In Dscsubsr last. nsrs were Atvsrsissossts
Of Negro Man.Slavs, and IN lndisn's running
away fro,n Mr.. william Pepperili OF kittsry In
the Province Of Maine. desiring they might be
| apprehsnded wherever they came, and BY virtue Of
aid Advertlseusnt, coming I'm The NswsLstte!l TO
-0srclina, whittier the ssid Negro and Indian
had travelled. The 0ovsrnor Of said plsos has -
cured shs said Rsnaways tor their Ovss.
The editor Of the Historical Magazine
says there was but Quo advertisement pub.
lished in tho .Nsss Letter, and accounts Cor
the muddlc about negro and an Indian
by the ingenious conjecture that The run.
away was hslf.brecd-s conjecture which
Is supported by his "pretiy brown CON.
plcxion." II seems that newspaper adver-
Using was not Improbable q hundred and
sixty years ago.-Portiand Press. 1./
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02
~ The agents of two rival iron.sa

81 The agents Of two rival iron.safe
manufacturers were recently presenting the
claims Of their respective articles. One
wus Yankee, tho other wasn't He that
wasn't told his story. A gamecock had
been shut up in one Of his safes, and then
II was exposed for three days to the most
intense heat. When the door was opened
the cock stalked out as IL nothing had hap
pcned. Il was now Yankees turn. a
cock had been shut up in one Of his Sales
with a pound Of fresh butter, and tho sale
was submitted to the trial OF a tremen'
dcous heat for more than week. The
Ier, of the saf. were melted off and the
door itself 20 far fused as to require cold
chisei to get il open. When il was opened
the cock was found frozen dead, and the
b.,t,er 30 soIid that man who knocked of
A niece of Il with hammer had his eye
nj, out with butter splinter J"
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B1DDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2 1866
NOTHING BUT A NAN"

In the spring Of 1864, attended the last
morning reception Of the season, at the
White House, taking with mo my little
daughter who had an intense desire to See
the good President who bad set the poor
slaves FREQ.
! had not seen Mr.. Lincoln for moro than
q year. and a. drew near to where he
stood, going through his weary. monoto.
nous task of hand-shaking, ! wondered 1t
he would remember my face among the
countless faces that had beset and besiegod
him. or passed in mute review before him,
since the pleasant evo on which had con-
versed most freely with him, and heard
some Of his easy, charming. cordial talk.
But, before could be presented, he gave
mo q shock Of pleasant surprise by stretch.
ing his hand over tho shoulder Of gentle
man with whom he was converting. and
greeted mo by namo, with the smile and
tone Of an old friend. When he perceived
little A., the pleased look Of true
child lover came into his sad eyes. "ls this
your little daughter?" he said. "lIow do
you do, dear?" As he took her hand, the
child raised to his face her large brown eyes
full Of tender reverence. TheIlook seemed
to touch him he smiled smile that was
benediction, then bent and kissed her.
She blushed, but said nothing till we had
passed on step or two, when she exclaim-
ed, "Why. he Is only man, after all ~
Something in the tone struck the Presi
dent, and he asked what she had said.
When ! repeated the ndivc remark, his
worn face was again lii by that sudden
smile of quaint kindly hrmor 90 peculiar to
him-that fash of soul sunshine that, once
seen, could never be forgotten.
! had not the opportunity to tell Mr.. Lin.
coin OF scene in the past which this little
incident brought to my mind. In a noble
old New England town, years on years ago
there was great gathering Of people to see
no less a parsonage than the first great Pres
i,lcnt of the Republic. who was to be Ne.
ceived and entertained by the noble govern.
or of the Sta,e-''the brother Jonathan" Of
the Revolution. At last he came-ihe be-
triot without flaw, the matchless gentleman
slowly riding beside the good Governor, be-
tween ranks Of soldiers and crowds Of Cit.
gems, bowing graciously. though somewhat
coldly, to the right and left Of him.
"Oh father" cried little dark.eyed boy
to a gentleman who held him by the hand,
81 can't see him Please lift me mp 30
that can see over the peoples heads"
Tho kind gentleman lifted him high In his
arms, and the child looked full in the face
Of Washington. As he did SO his own ea.
ger countenance fell, and he exclaimed,
"Why. father, he is nothing but man, af'
ter all ="
Washington heard, paused a moment.
and with an amused smile, replied to the
child. "Ycs, my little lad, nothing but a
man."
II seemed to me remarkable coinci.
dencc that, at sight of our second Wash.
ington, my little daughter had repeated the
simple thought and almost the words Of
her grandfather. Grace Greenwood in The
LnJev,.r,y.ot
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

The Jews AND JERusALrx.-Aw writer in
the Journal Of Commerce hazards . proph-
ecy IN relation to the return Of the Jews to
the Holy Land, and their rc-occupaiinn Of
the Iioly City. lie anticipates that in this
generation perhaps the great houses of
Rothsch,ld and other jewish bsnkcn, may
by turn Of the golden key, force Turkey
TO cede to them Palestine, which can then
be established 40 an independent kingdom,
with a scion Of ono Of these houses on its
throne. lie then speaks Of the fine soil Of
that region, upon which cotton can be
easily grown, and pictures the growth Of
commerce and manufactures. tho banks OF
the Jordan being covered with cotton mills
bat not the temple filed with money chang.
en. This 10 . very material view Of the
return Of the Jews, but not tho less sensi-
bic.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-02

FALL or rnE I.rAv.-The season Of the
tslI OF the leaf has como again, with in sad
and salutary teachings Who can shut bis
heart against ils great lessons Who, q
he secs the frost. witbered leaf driven by
the fitfal winds, Is not reminded that such
is human life? Even rs a leaf when the
frosts lave dried up its sap, and is s'em
clings no more to the parent tree, 20 b our
life. 1t may bc green to-day and noat gail!
on the summer breeze, but tho ffocs OF
death arc gnawing al its stem, and We know
not if Il shall wave tbere to-usorow' OF oe
driven away by the wintry blasn to eternity.
in vain. in this her solemn day.
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State Of Maine.


a. Q css,t Of cssstv ces~.ssssss,s. begss sd Asif
st aures, for ssd ssfAsa ns csssfy Of ferk, 90
tss Sssss< rssstsy Of oetsbsv. a. ID. 1855.
0N the foresolng petition. u is considered BY the
OCouu: issionets that the petitioners are respoa-
sibe and that they oa;ht 70 bs heard toaehing the
matter set forth In their petition and therefore or
der, That The petttone give notice so all psrsoas
and corporations Interested, that the County Com.
uissionsrs vili meet at dwelling house Of Noah g.
Lori. In Lebanon In sail county. on the tveuty
seventh day OF November. A u. isse, at ten oeloek
ia he for~neos Of sAid day. vhea thsy viii pro
eeed % view the route set f6rth In The pstl-
ton. and imneiiatsly aftsr sueh yiev, at sous
convssisnt place In the vicinity, viii give hear.
ing 70 he parties, and their vltosssea Said notice
10 bs by causing copies of nd pstluoa. and this
order of notice thereon. 70 b ssrvsd spoa the
rovu clssk Of aid tosn sf Lebanon, and also BY
pcsting up Copies % The sAme In thrse public
placsslA said town of Lebanon, and pebilaAlng
the sAms three weeks saeosssivsly In The Cnioa
I'D Joarsal. . nsvspapsr printed In btddsssrd In
aid Coanty, The nrsS of sAld pablieations. aad
sseA q Ne ethse sotsss ~ bs - lsAss thirty days
ssess 0s tine sf ald meeting. Ne. al psssses
~ sAss aad tAs.s b prsssaS aad shsu sasse. n
ssy ssey have. shy Tie prayer of sAid petition
Atssst, G. \ LOAD, Crsax.
4 copy Of The petition ana order Of Court thereon.
~ A"ea' c. n. LORD. CIsax.