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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
he Old Woman"

Once she was " Mother" and it was
" Mother, I'm hungry" Mother, mend
my Jacket and Mother. put up my
dinner" and Z" Mother" with her low
ing hands, would spread the butter on
the bread, and stow away the luncheon
and sew on the great patch. her heart
brimming with affection for the impet-
uous little curly-pate that made her
so many steps, and nearly distracted
her with his boisterous mirth
Now she Is the "old woman" but
she did not think then that it would
ever come to that She looked on
thrC ugh future years and saw her boy
to manhood grown; and he s.ood trans
hgurrd IN the LIGHT Of her own beauti-
tui love. Never was there more no.
bic son than he--honored of the world
and the staff OF her declining years.
Aye, he was her support even then,
but she did not know 1t. She never
realized that it was her little boy that
gave her strength for daily toil-that
his slender form was all that upheld
her over the brink of dark despair
She only knew how she loved the child
anu teIt that amld the mists OF age his
love would bear her gently through
its infrmities to the dark hill leading
to life beyond.
But the son has forgotten the moth
er tender ministrations, now. Adrift
from the moorings of home, he is cold.
selfish, hear;ieSs. and d" mother" has no
sacred meaning to the prodigal. She
is the 'old woman" wrinkled, gray,
lame and blind. Pity her, o, Grave I!
and dry those tears that roll down her
furrowed cheeks Have compassion
on her sensitive heart. and offer it thy
quiet rest, that it may forget how
much it longed to be :" dear mother. y
to the hoy it nourished through a care
less childhood, but in return for all
this wealth of tenderness has only
given back reproach.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

HoRACE GREELEY S sCARD-Horace
Greeley. IN an endeavor to be funny
and sarcastic III the same breath. pub
fishes the following card. in reference
to his following as Minister to Aus
tria:
q long ago resolved not to decline
any office until responsibility invited TO
accept or become candidate therefor !;
and, As | have never had word or
hint from either the " bite House or
the State Department that ! had been
or would be nominated, TO the Aus
trinn Mission. j am net ct At liberty
to decline a commission which has not
been rendered me. In order. howev-
er, TO stop the waste of stationery by
gentlemen who desire the post of Sec
retary of Legation. propose not to
leave my own country at present
certainly not till the next President
is chosen. Possibly, Gen. Burnside,
were he IN military command here,
might move me through court mar
tial; but, so far as may depend on my
own cheiee, / propose 20 stay OH this
side Of tAe Atlantic"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
A Capital Ghost Story.

WE do not generally give much ere.
dence to ghost stories, but the follow.
ing which we find in the Lynchburg
News, appears so intrinsicallv reason.
able, IN view of the awful doom which
| doubtless awaits the wretch that would
swindle n editor, that we cannot for
moment doubt its truth. The sto.
1 ~. says the News, is dedicated in an
especial manner to all newspaper rea
ders." That apparitions do not al
ways wander without sufficient cause.
Is proved by the we'll attested fact
which we give below
Last Tuesday fortnight, as Mrs.
lady of rather literary tastes and
studlous habits, sat reading in her
drawing room, the clock on the man
tie piece struck twelve; as the last
stroke reverberated through the
apartment, the door was flung wide
open; IN the act Of raising her head
to repel the intrusion (unrung forl of
her servant, her eye rested on the
form OF her late husband. She scream
ed and fell senseless on the CARPET
This brought up such members of the
family as had not retired to rest; re-
storatlyes were administered. and
when Mrs. - had regained her sus
pended faculties, and being woman
of strong mind and highly cultivated
intellect, she felt disposed to consider
the whole distress she had undergone
as the result Of the associations be-
tween the melancholy tale she had
been peruslng and her late loss, ope-
rating npon partially deranged ner-
vous system. She however consider
ed 1T advisable that her maid servant
should repose IN her chamber, lest
any return of what she had considered
a nervous affection should distress
herself and alarm the family. Last
Tuesday night, feeling stronger and
IN better spirits than she had been for
several months past, Mrs. - dispens-
ed with the presence of her attendant.
retiring alone to her chamber. and
went to bed a little before ten o'clock.
Exactly as the clock struck twelve.
she was awakened from sleep, and dis
tlnctly beheld the apparition she had
seen before, advancing from the table.
(on which stood her night lamp,l till
1t stood opposite to and drew aside
the curtains of her bed. She des-
crlbed her very blood retreating with
icy chillness to her heart from every
VEN. The countenance of her belov-
ed In life wore not its benevolent as
Pect; the eyes once beaming with af-
lection were now fixed with stern re
gard on the trembling, half dissolved
being, who, with the courage of des-
peratlon, thus abiured him Charles
dear Charles Why are you come
again 2"
Jessie = slowly and solemnly gas
ped the shadowy form, waving in his
hand small roll of writing paper. |
Jessie, pay my newspaper accounts,
and let me rest IN peace !"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
Statistics.

We give the following clever hits
IN the Mobile Nationalist:
Statistics are all the fashion, and
the following, furnished by fgurist,
are very much 50. They may be com
mended to keep in the cool. ~
Out OF FIVE hundred persons only
FIVE survive to mind their own busi-
ness
Cut Of every ten men in the street
not more than one has brains enough
to keep from standing gossiping direct
ly in the middle of the sidewalk eros
sing.
Out of every twelve women one
dozen make themselves up to attract
as much attention as possible, and
then pretend to be angry if they get
it.
Out of one hundred persons about
five score don't behave as we'll as they
require other people to do.
Out of the fifteen in street pas
senger railway car about one will in
riding a mile conduct himself all the
way just as he ought to.
Out of a large number of young
/ people who have never seen ANYTHING
of life or the world an equal number
constantly refer to their experience.
Out OF eighty young wop,en whose
experience of life is confined to Cos
siping and flirting with simpletons
like themselves at parties. all except
none are generally of the opinion that
/ they have seen an immense amount
OF humanity.
Out of several dozen people only a
limited number viii talk gossip to
their friends. and then not kindle up
/ if they hear it has been talked of
I themselves.
There is one drunkard to every
seventv-four persons, but the liquor
which the other seventv-th three .'chew
up" daily would keep half a dozen of
them drunk as peeps until next morn
ing.
Out of one hundred persons SIX
reach the age of sixty years, and of
! these FIVE generally behave so as to
make their friends wish they hadn't.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
The Power Of Imagination.

Billy Smith is a carriage maker
Billy is genius, as the gorgeous red
and yellow stripes on PuIfo1d's wag-
ons show and while counterfeiting
nature one day, for his owl amuse.
ment, IN the rear of the shop. his mind
I happened to run on rotten eggs, and
| forthwith one of those interesting OBJ
Jects appeared on the board beneath
his magical brush. 1t was represen-
ted as broken, and was so natural that
al observer might fancy that it caused
a disagreeable odor. The picture re-
manned there for some time all who
had occasion 70 60 that way not car
ing to disturb thing so torbidding
to the delicate senses Of the nasal
protub brrance One day Squire Nj
saw 1T and applied his fingers to his
nose. Billy saw him and explained
10 HIM that 1t was merely paint. A
first he would hardly believe, but
finally convinced, he offered Billy ten
dollars to paint a similar one on his
door step. The squire was something
Of wag, and wished to see the effect
produced on the ladies and gentlemen
who had been invited TO a party at
his house that evening.
Billy received ten dollars and prom
ised to have the painting ready in
time.
Evening arrived, and so did the la
dies and gentlemen; and as each III
succession passed over Bily's paint
ing, thev elevated their feet and
skirts, and applying their perfumed
handkerchiefs to their noses, wondered
if the squire was aware of the pres
ence of that frightful thing on the
doorstep.
The party progressed, and the rot
ten eggs was the subject of much re-
mark. Squire M--heari and felt
joyful over the success of Lis little
practical joke. When every body was
chatting at the table after supper, and
not few of them about the - appar-
ition' at the door, the squire arose,
and uttering preliminary " hem y
said
Il suppose you all saw that on my
door step, didn't you p
Every body assentcd, some OF the
females uttered a little scream, and
all of that sex famed themselves Wig
orously. The squire resumed:
. had that placed to illustrate the
power of ina agination. as I'llshow you
If you Il adjourn to the door"
All went.
Now" said the squire, taking out
his snowy pocket handkerchief you
viii see that this is not what YOU
supposed ii was, but merely a paint
ing. And he pressed the banker
chief on the 8 illustrated spot, then
raised it Suddenly TO his nose. " By
Jupiter = he exclaimed, - it's rotter
egg. after all -
Billy had taken the ten dollars. and
broken bonatide rotten egg on the
door step.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
a Singular DeIusion.

For some time past family named
Davis. residing in Stratford-on-Avo Won
England, have labored under the mos,
extraordinary decisions. They have
persisted in the belief that visits have
been made to them IN various shapes,
by individuals in bodily form-some
after the manner of the patron Saint
IN faris, who carried his head under
MS arm, 'as gentleman carries his
cane Others have Gene down the
chimney berert of their caput, and
when landed in the room they have
gone through a variety of capers-
seIzlnS the inmates, tossing them in
the ar, throwing the furniture about
the apartment, pulling the bed clothes
OF, and playing such fantastic tricks"
AS to be absolutely incredible.
One young girl. who happened to
be an invalid and obliged to recline
on sofa, declared Der positive knowl-
edge that man and woman came
down the chimney few DAYS since.
both persons headless, and, seizing her
body, cast her violently on the ground.
and then tossed her in the air, after
winch they took up the sofa she had
used and went through a similar feat
with II. Although the Police Super
intendent showed that the accumnla-
ted dust around the furniture proved
that no such thing could have liap-
pened, the entire ia mily declared their
hrm conviction that the witches had
been there, aud also that the ONLY ray
to break the spell they were under
was to draw blood from the person
HON they supposed ODE the witch
Tins was, unfortunately, attributed
to female ncighbor, who lived two.
doors away, and the man John Davis
carried out his delusion by suddenly
pouncing on the poor creature. and.
Sel>ing her firmly, he inflicted a fright
tul cash IN her cheek, full three inch
es long. Having done this. the whole
family felt relieved and assured that
the spell was broken" for they told
the Superintendent that, the follow
ing day, they all slept well and undis-
turbed. which they had not done while
the witch was left unexorcised. The
man was brought be fore the magis-
trates charged with wouuding the wo-
man with the intent of doing grievous
bodily harm. The hearing. which las
ted some time ended III the prisoner
being committed to take his trial al
the next assiZes.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

fRoF. y. GOULD. from statistics de.
rived from the register of two and a
half millions of men IN the II. s. Ar
my, has brought out the fact that men
attain their maximum stature much
later than Is generally supposed. -
Tins takes place commonly at % or
so years of age; bat there are fire.
quent instances of growth until 35,
not very notIcea ble. however, wear
ly gam Of a tenth OF an inch perlraps.
still growth. A fter 35 the stature
subsidies IN similar proportions, partly
perhaps froinfthe condensation of the
cartllages, partly because Of the angle
OF the hip bone. Tie age for maxim.
uln stature comes earliest TO the tall
est men, as if 1t were the necessity of
unusual development Foreigners
were shorter than men of native birth.
The height of men varied according
somewhat to the place Of enlistment.
y Massachusetts man. eulisting In
Iowa, was an inch taller than if he
had stayed at home As We 20 west
men grow taller One man measured
more than six feet ten inches. Out
OF one million there were five hundred
who measured more than six feet four
inches; but men of such stature do
not wear we'll. In Maine men reach
ed 'heir greatest height at 81, in New
Ham pshire at 35, in Massachusetts, at
20, IN New Jersey at 81. The aver
age height of the men sent from Iowa
was greater than that Of auv other
State, being five feet nine inches
Maine, Vermont. Ohio. Indiana. Min
nesoto and Missouri gave US q BODY Of
men whose height averaged little
over FIVE feet eight inc hes \ ud the
average of all shows the Americans to
be "a very tall people"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

PREcoCIoUs.-An Iowa paper tells
the following strange story:
a few days age III keoknk County.
babe six months old was CRYING
Justify, and the mother was perplexed
last. after it seemed almost exhausted,
it spoke with a startling distinctness
these words: Give ne drink of
water !" Of course the mother was
frightened, but she give it the water,
when it Immediately went to sleep
The infant had never spoke before,
nor has il since We can vouch for
the truth of the above, as we are per.
soEally acquainted with the parents of
the child
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
important Amendment to tha
Stray Law.

| Since publishing the general stray
laws our attention has been called to
the following am endmeIft enacted last
winter. Its passage became lecessa.
ry to compel the publishing of ALI
strayS taken up, as under the old law
many strays were taken up IN the
tall, not published, kept till spring
and Il ed for the market or other.
wise disposed of. This amendment.
1t VIII be seen, fixes heavy fine upon
all such offenders:
AN ACT to amend chapter 81 of the
general laws of 1866, entitled lin
relation to strays."
The peopls Of the State of Wisconsin. rep
resented an Senate and assembly, do
enact as tolloass
SECTION L. Section one Of ,ba,.
ter slxty-one of the general laws
of 1866 is hereby amended. bv adj
ding to said section the following
3" a nd II any person so taking un or
finding such stray or Strays shall for
the space OF one year neglect or re.
iuSe to post up and pubIIsIi such no
tiees as required by law, including the
section, township and RI ..ge In which
he lives, be shall moreover be Iiable
to pay to the town treasurer of the
town wher he resides the fun value
OF such stray or strays, to be sued for
aud recovered in the name of said
town treasurer, before any Justice of
the peace of the county and such
money so recovered shall be paid over
to sand towu treasurer and bv him dis.
trlbuted as school money, IN manner
now provided for the payment of
school moneys that come into the
hands OF town treasurers. "
SECTION 2 Section seven of
chapter ID of the revised statutes Is
hereby amended, by adding thereto
the following: The finder shat
make out statement in writing, un-
der oath, of his lawful charges alore.
said, which statement he shall deliver
to the constable at the time of MAX
ing the sale, who shall cause the same
to be filed in the Office of the town
treasurer of the town where such
stray was taken up; and that portion
OF the proceeds of such sale to | be
deposited III the town treasury of
the town, shall be so deposited by
said constable within ten days after
the time of making such sale"
SECTION 3. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved March 26, 1867.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

AN English merchant was dining
with a Chinese Mandarin, when it
struck him that perhaps the dish that
he had just eaten OF so heartily might
have been stewed cats. for he teard
that they ate cats in China. The
Chinaman didn't understand Euglish.
so his guest. aHxiously pointing to the
dish. inquired Miow. Miew -
No, no. said the Mandarin. Bow
vo~'"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

ANDY JoHNsoN,s S version Of General
Dix's famous order is If any man
hauls down the American flag. gsue ham
a lns ofIce.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

a convenient way of testing the af-
fections Of your int ended is to marry
another woman If she don't love You
you will find it out Immediately.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

When an acquaintance says, How
are you?" and then rushes by you.
without pausing for a reply, ! wouldn't,
if | was in your place. follow him
more than mile to tell him | was
Vaii
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

IF man is aithout an enemy.
wouldn't give ten cents for all his
friends The man who can please ev-
erybody hasn't got sense enough to
displease any body
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18
L V J X STA 3LE.
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

MIL oe on hand n all times the public
Sith aUkIl-is - uste ur double csrrisEp. and
eer~es Stable back - tbe Cnited tates H-tel High
-rret, FtuerAl Point 6S JOIN RoSSTCN
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-12-18

-r.r-4Ho1Si t1f 8Isines, Cards not exceeding si1
Macs ain per vrsr.
r~-ty- in. Span.raii type. comnacf matter or
ss-Yr -1nIyei~nf vii he counted suuare
tir-s nnhIished four weeks % for sing :
a,fn u At for each additional animal In
notice.
Ge-ai Nn'icas ~ ztatIterates.
aa4ciaI Sn'i>as lea ief AMI having 7recedenc' o'
er Iarv fvsrisar~ 5n per cent. advance on or
dIuarr rates. -
acc Daried with iirec''onsw'l
hzs,..-.a4 ra-stI AMI -Ns--e' 20 acrnrdtnrlv
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-25

For board and tuition, including fuel, wash
ing and lights for the session OF Ten months
two hundred and Eeventy-nVe SD dOllafs ~
currency. Payments One-hau IN advance, nA'
ance on the lst Of February.
The sessions on the lt Or Septet
her and close on the 9TH Of Jane. Pupis VI
be received at any time during the sessici
with a pro rata deduction in charges. BOY
from \ distance will be allowed 20 remain a
ing vacation as bOarders in the tamny OF ths
Principal
ARRANGEMENTS are made for conveyance rom
the Depot fGreenwood) to the school imnedl-
atelv upon arrival.
no Only two boys in a room.
virginia je5 n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-25
Trustees Sale

ny virtue OF a deed OF trust. executed 70 me
n on The drrt day OF January, A ID lSod, BY
Q Hart and Julia A. & Hart, bis wife, and
duly registered IN the Registers onee OfNhelby
county. Tennessee. in record book No. d, part
n. pages Gs and ga. to which reference Is
hereby made. For the purpose Of paying the
debt therein secured, I viii. On Thursday, the
18th day Of June. lsz, on the pnemiss near
the city OF Memphis, in the County OF snatn3r
AS Siats Of Tennessee, expose 70 punlc sale.
and proceed TO sell TO the highest bidder Tor
Cash. the following described parcel OF ground
to-Wit situate, lying and being IN the county
az shelby, state Of Tennessee, near the city OF
Memphis, being One-half Of los Nc. nty-tWos
IN OF Wiuoughby Williams subdiVfsnns and
bounded IS follows Beginning at astake on
the west side OF walnut street., me corner Or Lot
No. auy-one, (5l running south Win me lne
OF said street three chains and siNty-nNe &Gl
links- to a stake the corner Of lot No. nny-dyes
fTl thence west with the line o. satd LOT No.nftY-
ave f55i ten chainsan M ninsty-seVen llu8D INKS
10 stake, theneen north three ehainsano sixty
ave N65l inks 70 q stake. thence east Ten
CHAINS and ninety-ssven (i0-g1 links % the De-
Inning. containing four acres lhe part
berehv intended to be conveyed - me nortn
haif 81 said lot No hfty-tWO, ~ the same haV-
inc been Wflsd to the said julia A. Hart, 1y
hsr mrfher. Eiizabesh ". Tanner, on the oth
~ ~ Mareh. 1851. RE equity OF redemption
IN ana 10 EMS property Is expressly waived IN
- 800 of trust. and the title Is oeileved 70
- 300 INT Z sell ard conyey only rs Trustee.
49, H. be made between the hours OF one and
49, oIaiock IN ne Afternoon.
fe-tas n. q. HARAlNGION. Trustee.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-25

There is no ehange for the better in
local trade. Crop prospects lose none OF
their brightness, except upon the 81
Francis river, where, we learn, that IN
many instances the heavy rains and cut
worms have destroyed a large extent OF
country, making it necessary to repiant
in corn. AT the upper end of the river
il Is said that tile worm has cut the
Young cotton off, leaving the fields as
barren in appearance as in mid winter.
In Walnut bend many planters have
been no o fortunate. On White river
the cotton crop looks well and corn Is ! u
q forward state.
COFTON-rhe market is quiet and
firm for fine grades. Middling would
not bring more than u quotations, but
holders are not willing to sell at less than
one. The small amount of this style yet
held adds no little to the reliance which
thew feel in an advance. Low grades
were sold to-day Ia small amounts, but
BUYERS are holding off. Receipts for the
past As hours, 88 bales. Shipments zoe