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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

III IS not worth while to be too econ
omle"i- Even if you happen to live
in the vicinity of navy-yard. or an
old battlefield, 1t don't always pay to
use bomb-shells for andirons, or old
guns Tor pokers. But a lady in Mis-
sIssipPl, not long ago, wishing to
build fire, and having no andirons,
used pair Of bomb-shells, relics Of the
war, for the purpose. The shells
were loaded, and Of course exploded.
The lady was considerably injured,
but declared the disaster occurred be-
cause it was Friday. She has resolv-
ed never to use bomb-shells for and
irons, on Friday, again.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

THE sober-sided. Conservative Buf
ta.o Commercial remarks The ex
travagant jubilation Of the Democrats
over the Connecticut election Is a very
natural consequence Of long lack OF
opportunity ia that line The party
has been so steadily IN the vocatfve
that it has lost all control of It's emo
ton N the presence of even The
smallest success Ten years ago that
party could safely count upon carry
ing large majority Of the States of
the North. and now its oracles be.
come frantic over show of success
IN one of the smallest States. and
that, too, the one which in 1914 set
the first exsrr0le C rebellion
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

TERRIBLE DIsAsrEK.-The Steamer
Sea Bird was burned on Lake Mich
igau of Waukcgan on Thursday last,
and from seventy-ive to one hundred
persons persisted in the lake OF all
On board only three are known to
have been saved. The FIRE is sup
posed to have originated through
carelcssness OF a steward, who dropped
some Goals in throwing a pan of ashes
overheard. This sad calamity sends
distress to the hearts of many a sor-
rowing friend of those lost, and casts
gloom over the entire community.
No similar occurrence since the loss
Of the Lady Elgrn has caused so pro
found sensation, mingled with feel
ings Of sorrow and regret.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

\ CLERICAL STRIKE-The Osha-
va ltadlcat0r says: In neigh
boring town, few Sunday mornings
ago, the congregation were gathered
for worship. The minister came in,
took his place among the members,
and showed no signs Of intending to
oficiate After some delay, some Of
the members asked him TO begin his
service. but he refused, saying that If
they would not pay him his salary
which they were we'll able to do. he
could not afford to preach. This
brought them TO terms, and the next
day arrangements were made to paw
up and to provide for the future.
We recommend the policy to others
similarly circuilscaIccd.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

y little boy was once in com
planning mood. His dinner did not
suit him, so his father made that
right; then his cap. did not suit him,
so one was brought that did; then his
chair was not right; and his father
took him IN his lap, saying are YOU
all right now" He looked around
the room, and, seeing the cat crossing
the floor with tail erect, he SAID in a
vexed voice, There, the old eats
tail sticks up" and burst ont crying.
The old cats tail was, in his case, the
straw that broke the camels back
But many of the complaints of older
persons are just about as reasonable.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

SOME school children Of Springfield,
Mass. being called upon for impromp-
tn compositions on the employment Of
their respective parents, doctors
hope and JOY produced this:
There was little girl
And she was very sick.
She sen, for my father,
And died very quick"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15
Organize

The time Lss fully arrived when
she Republicans of Iowa County
should organize f2r the tall campaign.
Tie election just pas, IS but the com
mencement Of the work to be done.
In November Presidential Electors,
Congressmepr Members Of the Senate
ana Assembly and county Officers are
70 be chosen. Iowa County Is reli-
ably RepsbAssH i a proper orsauiza-
t,on is effected In every town and
school District clubs should be organ
ICED at once, and the ball set IN mo
rion on the eth continue to work
until after the November Election
has been held ana Iowa county roll
up her 1--WE hundred Republican ma
jority, This can BE done if the party
friends 90 TO work and do their duty
from this time on. VIII they do it?
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

WOMAN's RIGHTS IN PERsIA-In the
good, O. old times Persian girl,
who owned a little property hut
or fishing boat-was thereby legally
authorized to pick out husband, her
self. If she wished TO commence her
hunt for husband, she would hang
up her blue apron in front Of the door
of her house and post herself behind
It, The young men of the village
would then pass by the apron, one by
one IN long procession, and dressed
up in their best, Sunday clothes. As
soon as .he right one appeared the
girl would rush out, throw her arms
around his neck and within three
weeks there was a wedding.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

THE treaty with Germany, com
menced by Minister Wright and con-
summated by Minister Bancroft,
seems to be already bearing fruit in
the renewed confidence which the
Germans feel in coming to America
to try their fortunes. The spring
emigration opens with rush, and the
cable announces that over seven
thousand persons left German ports
for the United States during the past
week. This is good. The Germans
are a most valuable element in the
building up and expansion of the coun-
try. Wherever they are, we may be
sure TO find industry, thrift, intellI-
gence, and an enthusiast tic devotion to
democratic institutions.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

" ELL INFoRMED.-A Democrat. "
writing from Platteyille to the Chi
cago Times, says the city of Mineral
Point that has elected the Republi-
can ticket for the last two years by
go to 100 majority, elected the Dem
ocratic ticket by so majority on the
eth, aud gave Dunn and Ellis I35
majority, This Democrat must be
we'll posted in Mineral Point politics;
pity he hadn't succeeded III getting
control Of the Democratic paper in
this city, in which case he would
have been able to let his light shine
among us so as to enable our citi-
zens 20 know something of the poll
itIcs of the place
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15
IMPORTANT ENGLISH Nj

INrORTANT ENGLsH NEWS.-Ihe
passage of Mr.. Gladstone resolution
in the English House of Commons.
aboiish'ug the church establishment
in Ireland Is an important step for
ward. The debate was protracted
and exciting, Disraeli declaring that
the measure would endanger the
Crown, bat his fears had no effect up
on the iriends.ol reform, and the vote
showed a majority Of so for the res
olut!onS.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

HORACE GREELEY. in his reminis-
cences, speaks Of first meeting Abra-
ham Lincoln when he was a member
OF Congress, and adds: at will sur
Prise some to hear that, though / was
often III ms company hence forward
till his death, and long on terms of
friendly intimacy with him, | never
heard him tell an anecdote or story.1
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

80 " hat party was 1t, that, when
the South voted secession, in their
resolutions, newspapers and speeches,
denIed the right, under the Consti.-
tuition, to put down the rebellion. by
coercing the States in revolt? The
Der Ccra-tc
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

TIE nicknames given to some of
the most prominent cities of the Uni
ted States are familiar to many: but
others are not so we'll known, and a
list of certain ones may be amusing.
New \ ork Is called Gotham Bosto, n
the Modern Athens and the Hub
Philadelphia, the Quaker City Balti-
more, the Monumental City Cinci-
natl, the Queen City; New Orleans,
the Crescent City Washington, the
City OF Magnificent Distances Chi
cago, the Garden City; Detroit, the
City of the Straints; Cleveland, the
Forest City; Pittsburg, the Smoky
City New Haven, the City Of Elms !;
Indianapolis, the Railroad City !;
St. Louis, the Mound City Keokuk,
the Gate City Louisville, the Fall
City Nashville, the City Of Rocks !;
Hannibal, the Bluff City Quincy, the
the Model City: Alexandra, the Bel
ia City.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

Two architects competed for ar
engagement. One made a long and
learned dissertation on the principles
of his art. The other simply said,
d" " hat my brother has learnedly de-
scribed | can do" He got the lob.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

POPULAR FALLAcWs.-That YOU can
receive one dollar day, spend two,
and get rich.
That the man who can't pay for his
breakfast can raise the money TO go
into a circus.
That to do a man one favor, and
refuse him another, won't make hun
twice as mad as if You had refused him
the first
That when a friend presents you a
hound it viii cost you nothing.
That every other man is to die ex-
cept you.
That, if you have good cause in
love, war or law, you are bound to
win
That, when you buy horse, he will
be certain to turn out as represented
That, if you always say what you
think, YOU VIII win the regard of the
entire community, or of any body else
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

The humbug pedes triau. .Sergeant"
Bates, who Is carrying a flag where
he never followed il during the war.
reached Raleigh, y. c, ON the ID
He was received by the Mayor and
Commissioners aud was rendered the
hospitality of the city lie was re-
peatedly cheered, and an ..ex- Confed.
crate soldier delivered short al
dress Of welcome.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

4 line in one of Moor's songs reads
thus: Our couch shall be rose. be-
spangled with dew" To which a SEN
slbie girl replied 81 Twould give me
the rheumatic, and so il would YOU"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

LUDICRoUs QUARREL About 4
kIss.-A ludicrous incident recently
occurred at a rehearsal of certain tab.
1eau.c rirants gotten up for the benefit
of Christ Church. They were playing
some internal nonsense. where an
exhausted maiden all dressed i'm white
Is kissed out Of a hundred years, sleep
by a good-looking young man with a
sllken moustache. The enchanted
lady was very beautiful, and the
young man whose agreeable dnty it
was to kiss away the loug sleep from
her eye-lids IS suspected of what Is
called out here '.sneaking fondness"
for her, much to the discontinue of a
high-strung brother, who has loftier
aims IN view for his sister. If the
kiss was not a real one 1t was at least
a wonderful imitation, and tire Jealous
brother, who was watching the re
hearsal, was goaded to madness. He
denounced the young man as an infa-
nous scoundrel. and demanded in
slant and bloody satisfaction. There
were high words, and shaking OF fists
under Roman noses. The young lady
who certainly ought to know, protest
ed that she was not in the least kiss
ed, and that it was none of her broth
er's business anyhow but that unique
specimen Of the genus ass refused to
be satisfied or comforted, and sent a
challenge to the offending young
man lie was finally put to bed with
a two-pounder sack of pounded ice on
his conch.-I,tdianapolis Letter.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

JAMES +. ENGLISH, who has been re-
elected Governor of Connecticut, was,
during the war, burnt in efigy by the
Democracy of his State, because he
avowed his belief that the rebellion
ought to be crushed, and because he
sustained and voted IN favor of the
Emancipation amendment to the Con-
stitution, and acted generally with
the friends of the Union.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

THE New York World says that
the Connecticut election has smashed
the Grant machine" Ii it viii look
aEain It viii perceive that it was
Senator Dixon's machine which got
smashed.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15
HENRY CLAY DEAN IN New HAMP

HENRY CLAY DEAN IN New HAMP-
shlRE.-The Concord, n. H, CORES
pendent of the New York Hcrald
writes as follows:
A few nights since the indomitable
Henry Clay Dean, of Iowa, addressed
a large meeting in one of the towns
in the western part Of the State.
He pitched into the Republicans
with much force and eloquence; and,
at the conclusion of one of his most
howery sentiments, asked if there was
"A Republican in the Hall. If there
was he would like to have him stand
up and tell how he felt. No one re-
sponded and he repeated the request
two or three times, when, at length.
a venerable farmer in the rear of the
Hall stood up and announced that he
was a member Of the party which he
had so eloquentIy abused. We'll. d"
said Dean, with an air of triumph.
chow do YOU feel :" Nv ell. " drawled
out the tiller of the soil, loud and
clear, Il don't 'zacly know, but it APP
pears as et | felt like sound egg in
bushel Of rotten ones" Shouts of
laughter and rounds of applause were
willingly awarded, even by the old
mans opponents and, it Is hardly
necessary to add, the meeting came
TO an early conclusions.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

The supposed assassin of Darcy
McGee has been arrested HIS hame
i. James Whslen, and Is of Montreal.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

PAT's idea Of sympathy was a good
one. He had long been trying to get
Bridget to give him a parting kiss
Flaally, as last resort, he turned
away saying
Good bye, Biddy Sure and We
haven't any sympathy for me at all,
at ALL
sympathy, Is it2 And what do
We name by that. Patrick"
Come here, Biddy, and I'll be aft
or telling We When | love YOU so
that I'd like TO bite piece right out
of your sweat cheek, and We fale as if
ye'd like TO have me do so-th- :
sympathy, be jabers.'
"Ah Patrick, YOU know my weak
ness! Take a piece, but be sure and
lave it so that YOU can take it again
when &c comc :"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

Why do girls kiss each other, and
men not? Because girls have moth
ing better to kiss and men have.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

ADVICE is Ike snow; the softer it
falls. the longer it dwcllS upon. and
the deeper 1t sinks into the mind
Coleridge.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

MANY fool who has sense enough
TO get a good wife. lacks the wit to
know Il.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

MISERY AM MERsY.-It was old
Isaac Walton who said, Every mis-
cry that | miss is a new mersy': a
saying worthy of the profoundest phi
losopher- 1t Is not only too true that
Misfortune comes to US on wings, but
retires with limping pace, yet it is
equally true that one-half the world
are ready to meet him halfway, and
Indirectly to give him welcome
There IS scarcely an evil in life that
we cannot double by ponderng upon
it scratch will thus become a seri-
Gus wound and a slight illness even be
made to end IN death, by the broodng
apprehension of the sick. While. on
the other hand, a mind. accustomed
to look on the bright side of all things.
viii repel the mildew and dampness of
care by its genial sunshine. \ cheer
full heart paints the world as it sees
1t: like sunny landscape; the NOR
bid mind depicts It like a sterile viii
derness.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

ST. Louis, APRIL 1.-THE manag-
ers of several real estate and other
lottery schemes N this city were ar
rested today for violation of State
law; and the whole lot Of gift enter
prises in operation here viii be bro
ken up, if the law is strong enough to
do II
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-15

What party was it, III 1860, that re.
fused honor and submission to the con
stitutional election of a Republican
President, and lent its sympathy to
an armed revolt? The Democratic.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24


WAIIINGFoRD. - The new road TO
Clarendon and thence 10 Rutland on the
west side Of Otter Creek, has lately been
put under contract Mr. A. Webster, OF
Wdlingford, has the contract to. build the
part in the town of Wailingford-ior
$500. Yesterday he commenced work
upon it The opposition to the road in
Clarendon has. we learn, been withdrawn.
- Mcssrs Bradford are building a
large addition to their tannery building
The ten new cottage houses that L.
Post, Esq, is building on his street are
nearly all completed. They are neat and
tasty houses. making quite an addition 70
the place.
Capt J. C Baker has, we learn, entered
into a copartnership with d. l.. Nicholson
Esq, Of Rutland and is shortly to move
TO Rutland 1t is with sincere regret and
many kind wishes for his future prosperity
that the Wallingford people part with tn,
Captain.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24

ii. |. Din, Of Barre. has fs tree
with 60 ripe figs on it.
"A Canadian was killed, last week,
by the fall of tree, while fighting fire in
Concord.
"A new bridge, over 400 feet long, i,
across tho White river, at White River
Junction.
Samuel Webber, of Fairfax, knocked
scnseless by burglars last July, has Just
died from the etfecls Of the injuries then
received
"A father has recently recovered ST.
G55.gl damages for the enlistment of his
son, a minor, against his consent, at the
Franklin County Court
There is town pauper 81 years o.
age in Middletown, who was in the battle
of Lake Erie, was one Of the seven who
rowed Commodore Perry FROM the Law.
renee to the Niagara, received three
wounds in the action, and carries in his
chest ball that he received on tina,
cay.
C. n. Sherburne, of Barre, has brough,
ia the editor of the Montpelier Journal
two mammoth tomatoes, one measuring
ID inches in circumference, and the other
Is. The two weigh 3 pounds and IA
ounces
In the town of N, in Vermont
the Democrats had a fiag-raising a short
time since. Finding it difficult to get
the money, staunch temperance Repub-
lican offered to give IS if they would let
him append to the flag some Temperance
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24
snYuouu IN NJ ,IIt


L
GREAT sors tom u,,, rJs ,,uHkrr suw,
The only Noy., dl,tnguishahle at a
distance being - g., al nd Blair, great
sots,"
| AT the examination tee admission TO
tho Normal Seh,.il At Gamduiph, held Au-
gust e5, tho candidates were admitted
from seven counties. so far thirty can
didatcs have been examined, of whom
twenty-threo were admitted and seven re-
ieeted,
"A young man named 'Donahue, en-
ployed in the Mortified Slate Works, had
his leg caught in the machinery Monday
morning, and il was so badly crushed
that amputation became necessary, DIR,
DR. 5. ", Thayer, Of Burlington, who
was sent for, successfully performed the
operation,
Capt. William Donoghuo, Of Wind
sor, 81 years Of age, failed Of voting At
Frecman's Meeting on last week for the
first time since ls05-sixty years lie
is wide awake for the polls next No
vcmbcr,
"A unique feature Of the Orleans Cuun'
| ty Agricultural Fair at Boston was the
exhibition by A, A, Randall, of Crafts.
bury, of baby team consisting Of
three calves yoked TO small cart and
driven by his little boy six years old,
The cart was trimmed with cvergreens
and bore three little girls. The young
ster drove his tandem team along the
track and gave the word "whoa" in front
of the Judges stand, when the little girls
with clear voices sang " A farmers life is
the life for me-" When they concluded
this simple song, cheer upon cheer went
went up from the spectators, and the boy
Of six, about two feet high, cracked up his
team and moved on.
Alexander Fisher, Of Fairfield, has
sold from his thoroughbred stock, the bull
calf Roderick Random, to Mr. Dcwing and
II. II. Tracy, of sheldon also Commo.
dorc Mutt, to Homer L. Bentley, of Fair
field
Mr. Charles Burnett, of johnson, had
both bones of his right leg, about half way
between the knee and ankle, broken by
being kicked by colt which he was
driving in gig, on Sunday last, while
on the road near Hyde Park.
On the lith inst, Aired Holbrook,
Esq, of Hyde Park while leading his
horse TO water, received a severe injury
over the right eye, the skin and flesh
being cut and peeled So that il fell down
over the eye. When taken up, he wa,
not able 10 give any account OF the man.
ner of the injury, and it is not yet known
| whether he was kicked, or thrown down
j. W. Morse, of Halifax, has in his
field pumpkin that measures four feet
seven and one-half inches in circumfcr-
ence the smallest way, and four feet ten
and onc-half inches around it from stem
to stem.
The Brattlehoro Record says the corn
crop is exceedingly good in that part OF
the county. Apples are plenty. Wheat
and potatoes are light.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24
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Agents wanted 10 sell "Allen's American Cat
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24

PROFITS OF KEEPING DoGs.-0n
Tuesday, the 18th inst, Mr., Spencer c.
Smith, of Clarendon, had fifteen sheep
killed 10y some unknown dog or dogs. The
sheep were in their pasture when at
tackled, and seven of them killed outright,
while the remaining eight We're so badly
manglcd that the flies had commenced
working at their wounds, and they were,
therefore, obliged to be killed, This is
a good commentary on the profits of keep
ing dogs-cspecially such degs as are nei-
their useful or ornamental A good watch
dog, or those that will mind the cows, on
farm, are n source Of profit and help TO the
farmer; but the majority of them are en-
tirely worthless for all practical purposes,
and are simply II nuisance, and ~ in
| ttt, ca.c, often times very destructive u
property. And we think that the next
Legislature would confer great benefit
upon the community by increasing the
tax on dogs Five dollars is not too mucl
OF a tax for person TO pay for the priv
lege of keeping such worthless ours.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24

BURLINGTON STEAMBOAT COMPANY
On and after Monday, Sept. 2lst tn,
Cakes Amos will run between Plattsburgl
and Burlington, making two trips daily
stopping at intermediate ports, as follows
Leave Burlington at $50 a. m. and ii(
p. m, leavj Pittsburgh 7;l5 a. m. and
100 p. m; making connections at Bur
lngton with the Rutland Railroad, and
at Plattsburgh with trains on the Montre-
al X Pittsburgh Railroad,
On Saturdays the Cakes Ames will
leave Plattsburgh, on the arrival of train,
from Montreal, at $50 p. m, connecting
with night express train, at Burlington
for Troy, Albany and New York. Return
ing, teave Burlington Mondays at Ais a
m, and reach Plattsburgh at 300 a. m.
connecting with morning express train
for Montreal and 0gdensburg.