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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

DY the undersigned about the 10Th day of Nov
ID ember, 1869. on land owned by him in the vii.
la !e Of MifIlin, Iowa County Wis, One light Bay
Horse, supposed to be 5 years old, about 10 hands
high, blind on one eye aud can see but little on the
other has sorrel spot about the size OF the palm
Of mans hand in the flank, between the hip joint
and the stine Joint. he owner is requested tn call
prove property, pay charges, and take him away.
J. b. SMITH.
Nov. 25th 1869. 4S-w4*
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

THE RED Cross. We sometimes
send copies of our paper to persons who
are not subscribers. This is done as
means Of advertising Persons receiving
the TMBUSE, who are not subscribers, mark
ed with red cross, (x) will understand it
as an invitation TO them to subscribe.--
After sending three or four copies no more
will be sent unless ordered continued.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

CHRISTMAS PARTY E. G. INGRAM
the popular landlord of Linden, announ>
ces that he will inaugurate the holidays
with grand party at his hotel, on Chris.
mas Eve, Dec Oath, in accordance with
his usual custom These parties Of
lNcRAM's are always very pleasant affairs,
and those who enjoy tripping the light
fantastic toe" will be sure to attend. -
Tickets, $3.50 Music by SMITHS String
Band 47td
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
FuRsl FuRsl FuRs

FuRs! FURs FURs The holi.
days are fast approaching, and as it is GUS
tomary to make sundry presents to our
friends, (ady ones especially,) there is a
rare chance to get something useful as we'll
as ornamental, at prices within the reach
of all. Deller will sell during the coming
week, FURS AT COST. Sets VARYING in
quality, and at prices ranging from IS to
SIG. Now is the time to purchase.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
stray Calves--Taken Up

ny the subscriber, residing In the town Of Mineral
Is Point on land owned by him, ~ miles South
east of the city, about the 2lst day OF November 1852
THREE CALVES to-wit One red and white spotted
Bull calf Two red and white spotted heifer calves
no arti cal marks, supposed TO be about one year OIL
now. They have been about the premises since las
spring The os ner Is requested to call pay charges,
prove property, and take them away.
d. DAVIDSON.
Dec. 4th, 1869. 49-w4s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
Stray Horse.

cyTRAYED from the premises Of the subscribers at
hnnaton. Grant Co. Wis. the night Of the ion
0. Nrg. 1869, one Black Morgan Horse years o'a
scar on the right fore leg above the knee, and also
few white hairs above the gambre joint on the LETT
hind eg he was little lame In the left fore shoulder
when he left, and shod on the front feet about l4f
hands high. Any Information leading 70 'he recovery
Of the animal will be suitable rewarded,
Address CALLS x DlLGER,
Aa4v Annator Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

Dressed and live hogs wanted. Farmers,
sell no hogs until YOU see me or my agents.
am now prepared to pay the highest price,
and will pay more than others in this Sec
.ion of the country can pay. If
H8g j. STRACHAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
stray Heifer--Taken Up

10y the subscriber, residing on the e fof sw Ct
ID sec 0, town s. range east In the town o. alih'n
on or about thu Dist day Of November soy; Heller
color red and whte line back, no artihcai marks
about months old. ,r,p
M,g,n Nov 3Oth 1850 iS.w4A
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
Stray Heifer-Taken Up.

10y the subscriber the nwi OF set, Sec 8. 7. Z,
ID r. 1, about the 18th day Of November 1861, one
red Heifer white back belly and legs has an UNI
der crop on left ear, and crop on end oil same ear
about year and half old. The owner is requested
to call, prove property, pay charges and take her
away FRIEDRICH D0Br0N.
MiHlin, NOV. 25th, 1869, 4S-lw
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
Taken Up-.Two steers.

DY the subscriber residing iu the tewn OF Mineral
Point near the fown Hall, one two-year.o'd stee,
red with white belly; one. one-year-oh steer, WIN
star In the forehead and four white feet No art'hca
marks on either The owner Is requested TO call,
prove property. pay charges, and take the snimas
THOMAS CHIN.
Mineral Point, Dec. 9th, 1869. 4s'4w
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
NOTICE,

TAKEN UP by the subscriber residing In the town
] OF Moscow on land owned by me In said town on
the first day of Nov 1869 one brindle steer with
white on the belly and notch cut In the right ear and
supposed to be one year old last spring. The owner
is requested to call prove property, pay charges and
take the same away. -
49-4w HANS CHRlSTENSON.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

10y the undersigned, on land owned by him, in the
Is town OF Mifllin, Iowa Co., WIS about the LIST
day OF December 1862. 'ne white rosn Cow; ears
light red no ar, Acial marks nwner Is requested
to call, prove property, pay charges and take her
away 'oHN CARPENTER.
nae t0th 1850 50-4wS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
Taken Up..Stray Heifer

10y the subscriber In the town OF Linden 90 or about
ID the 1st Of june 1869. One yearling Heller, All
red. No ARTIFICIAL ms-'s.
WV. r. VIVIAN.
Linden Nov Both 1862 4S4a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
Toys, Toys, Toys, Toys

shall keep full and complete assort-
ncnt of Toys for the Little folks Come
and look at them If you do not wish to
buy, come and see them, No trouble to
show goods
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
Carrying a Barrel of whiskey.

A story was lately told, by worthy citizen
of Alexandria, who seldom quaffs the intoxi-
eating cup, which, rs there was no secrecy en-
joined, will bear repeating. Not long ago, by
the death Of n relative, a person was left n few
thousand dollars in real property; and this,
having been converted into money, soon found
its way into his pocket. In the eSrbsrahee
of his feelings, before proceeding to his habi-
tatiun, he repaired to a saloon, aud called for
drink of old rye. Having swallU!sed this, his
spirits began gradually to elevate, and he took
another. Then he walked around the room,
gazing at the pictures on tue walls, when an
acquaintance disturbed him in lrs reveries,
and both repaired to the bar, aud our friend
imbibed Tor the third time, 1t is unnecessary
to say how many more glasses of whiskey he
drank !; suffice il that, Ike Doesticks at Nj
agara the dose was repeated and repeated,
until at length lie began to care but little what
might happen. Being, however, OF a domes-
tic TURN of mind after the lapse Of several
hours, he belhuught himself OF his wife and
little ones at home, aud leaving the saloon, he
took a zigzag course towards his dwelling,
which he iouud at last and the hour being
late. lie concluded he would not disturb his
family, but would enter by door in the rear.
Ry dcxterous navigation he gained the back
door, and saw before him flight OF steps,
which, to his vision, presented all the difficult
ties of an ascent Of aloEt Blanc. He made sew
craI attempts to get up, but it was no go; and
then lie sat down ON the lover step to medi-
tate. Bat his noise, meanwhile, had aroused
his wife, who, looking from window, asked
him why he did not come up. "Madam," ho
replied, "if you think you-hic-can carry
-hic-bar'l Of whiskey up them steps, you
st-hic-cOme md try it, that's all J"
T WaskiHqton Repubiicdn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
Is Consumption Gontagious7

Successive observations and experiments
with reference to consumption, affirm the belief
that it is contagious. Prof. Chauvoau, of the
Lyons Veterinary School, has made some i'm
portaut investigations on the subject. Ju-
bcrce, it will be remembered, is peculiar
formation, which, being deposited in the sub
stance of the lungs, like niliet seeds, gradually
culargcs, by accTeticn to its like, iuto muses.
of various sizes While this process is going
on, the symptoms of pulmonary consumption,
with its cough, hectic fever, &e., show them
selves How and under what conditions of
the animal economy is tubercle formed, has
been a question not yet satisfactorily solved.
As general thing we can say, that whatever
tends to weaken the body by interfering with
healthy digestion and the making Of good
blood, predsposes 10 the formation of tubercie.
Il is only of late times that this substance has
been admitted to be ProPagatcd on occasions
by contagiou and inOculatiOn. For long
time, however, the people of the south of
Europe entertained the belief that cOnsump-
tion is contiguous and that the infection might
extend TO the clothes and bedding of the
patient, and hence after his death these articles
were ordered to be burned.
Mr. Chauveau purchased four handsome
heifers, and he tuberculiEed three of them by
causing them to swallow an ounce Of tubur-
culous matter, taken from the body of an old
phthisical COW. The result was wonderfully
rapid. at the end of twenty days the first
cow had lost flesh to a surprising cxtentj its
pulse was quick and full, and i; coughed in
cessautly. At the end of ffty-two days it was
killed, and it presented perfectly marked tu-
berculou5 changes, especially about tie me-
sentery, or that part through which the chylous
vessels pass from the small intestincs TO the
duct that empties Its contents into the great
vein near the heart Tie intestines OF the
animal were also tuberculous. The lung was
full of crude tubercIe. The other two heifeTs
exhibited not less perfectly marked alterations
while the fourth, to which none Of the tuber-
eulOus matter had been administered, remain
ed in good health and had gained in flesh
1t is proved, therefore, that animals of the
bovine species contract tuberculosis through
substances introduced into their stomach. Just
as they take carbuncle, as sheep take the rot
as the horse takes glanders, and as man takes
small pox- The human alimentary or diges-
tive canal Stomach and iutestines) constitutes
an easy channel for digestive contagioD. IL
bovine phthisis be identical with tuberculosis
in the human species, there is, in the use oi
the flesh of tubeTculated animals, danger tc
| which the necessitous, who may be induced
! to buy on account of lower price, are more
especially exposed Experiments on othei
/ animals, as, for example, dogs, and in more
remarkable degree, guinea pigs, IN which tu
berculous matter in the form of what IS called
Gaseous pus, was injected into the veins, were
followed by general military tuberculosis
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
Interesting Elopement.

The people of Glen Cove, Long Island, are
III very agitated frame of mind over the
elopement from that village Of young lady,
named Mary Mckenzie, with her mothers
coachman, named Baily. Baily has beer in
the service Of this family for long time, but
his intimacy with Miss Alafy aroused suspi-
cion, and about two weeks ago he was dis
charged. The couple had learned to love one
another, and Baily, although thrown out of
employment, was not completely vauquished.
About quarter of mile from the parental
abode, was large corntield, aud in this the
couple would meet, and confer with each other
as to the best course to pursue. Finally they
concluded to live apart no longer, and fixed
the wedding day. On the night appointed,
the young lady left home, pretending to 60
to the village, but instead she secreted her
self in the corn field and awaited the arrival
of her intended. just as darkness set in,
team drove up to the field shrill whistle
broke the silence of the rural region, and in
almost an instant the infatuated pair were be-
side each other, riding speedily in the direc-
ton of minister's residence. They went to
neighboring village, and were formally uni
ted in wedock, and soon returned to their
homes The young lady entered the house
of her parents and stated the fact of her mar
rage in remarkably cool manner. The
mother shriskcd with terror, and it was tho't
that she would die from the effects of the
shock. The erring girl realized her situation
and apparently repented on the spot Soon
after Baily arrived but he met with warm
reception, and was elected from the house,
and forbade the premises forever. Sympa-
thising friends have since been endeavoring
to induce the girl to leave her unsuitable
spouse, but without avail, and as last resort,
the famiIy of Mrs. Mckenzie have offered
Baily $4,000 if he will relinquish her hand
and leave the place. The young lady is well
educated aud accomplished, while Baily is a
lusty, uneducated, ,and ignorant man. 81
Ne,o York Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
Heat at Great Depth.

A curious fact has been lately brought 20
notice in regard to the Nevada silver mines.
Heat, not water, is the chief enemy encoun-
tered after reaching great depth, and in
stead Of pumping out water, the companies
have to pump in air. a Nevada paper says:
The increase in the heat in our mines is now
beginning to give many Of our mining COM
paDies more trouble, and is proving greater
obstacle to mining operations in thOse levels
lying below a depth of one thousand feet,
than any vines or ''pocket" deposits of raier
yet encountered. n number of the leatin9'
companies on the COmstock are now engaged
in putting in engines to be used expressly for
driving fans for furnishing air to the lower
levels, forcing it through large tubes of gall
vauized iron. With this great increase Of
heat in the mines, comes a great decrease of
water; in fact, in our deepest mine, the Bull
lion, which has attained the depth Of twelve
hundred feet not drop Of water il to be seen;
it is as dry Us a lime-kiin and as hot as an
oven.
In the lower workings of the CbOIlaf-
Potosi mines, which have a perpendicular
depth of eleven hundred feet beneath the sur
face, the Thermometer now stands at one hun
dred Degrees frighiiul heat 10 be endured
by human being engaged in kind Of labor
calling for severe muscular eXertion. Here,
also. We fiud the water to have decreased till
there is at the present time q very Insignificant
amount
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31

DAILY MIRACLEs.-Whetio our Lord turn
ed water into wine he did nothing more mys-
terious, nothing greater or more divine, than
when he now, before our eyes, turns common
water into the sweet sap of the maple and of
the sugar cane, or into the delicious juice of
the pomegrauate, or when be changes the ma
terials Of earth and water into the luscious
pulp of the apple and the peach, or tie nour-
ishing farina of the potatoe, the maize and
the wheat. If We plant together grain of
sand aud grain of corn, it is no art of skill
or power of ours that makes the one to remain
unchanged in the soil, the other to break forth
in roots and stalks and " bring forth fruit of
its kind" 1t is only the direct power of God
himself that thus works. The power that
changes a single grain of corn or wheat into
thousand grains, is the same that changed
the seven loads" into bread enough to feed
four thousand men. besides the seven baskets
of fragments that were left. When this ex>
erciss of power occurs in way that is not
repeated, we call it miracle But when it
is5repeated daily, hourly, all the time, around
US, we call it Providence, or nature, or the
laws of matter. But, in truth, in the one as
in the other, it is God our Father, working as
he wills, for the good of his children. Aud
we'll may we in this sense, call our God our
Lord The loaf on my table tells me as dis
tinctlv of Him, as did the loaves, multiplying
visibly in the hands of Jesus, tell those rude
mountaineers of Galilee, that they were stand
ing in the presence of most gracious and
powerful benefactor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
POETICAL.
RIPE WHEAT.


We bent to-day o'er coff;ned form,
And our tears fell softly down:
We looked our last upon the aged lace,
With its look of peace, IFS Pationt grace
And hair like a silver crown.
We touched our own to the clay cold hands,
From iife's long labor at rest;
And among the blossoms white and sweet
We noticed a bunch of golden wheat
Clasped close to the silent breast.
The blossoms whispered of fadelcss bloomi
OF land where fall no tears;
The ripe wheat teld of toll and care,
The patient waiting, the trusting prayer
The garnered good Of the years.
Ne knew not what work her hands had found,
What rugged places her feet;
What cross was hers, what blackness of night
We saw but the peace, the blossoms whites
And the bunch of riPehcd wheat.
As each goes up from the fields of Garth,
Bearing the tressurc of life,
God looks for some gathered grain OF good,
From the ripe harvest that Ginning st5od,
But waiting the teaper's knife.
Then labor vell, that III death you go
Not only with blossoms sweet;
Not bent with doubt and burdened with fcar5
And dead, dry husks of the wasted years
But laden with golden wheat
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
To Wheat Growers!
Ss CeZSSDaoo -
Containing Ammonia, per cent.
Super-PhosphHte equivalent to
Bone Phosphate OF Lime, 81
Potash aud Soda.

E4TE again cali tho attention of the farmers of
w Maryland and Virginia to our EXCELSIOR,
composed Of 200 pounds of No. Peruvian Luano,
and 800 pounds of Soluble Phosphate of Lime
(boucs dissolved in Suphurio acid) potash and soda
f3JIHing the most concentrated universal and dur
able fertilizer offered to the farIner-combin-
ing all the stimu lating properties of Peruvian Gu
ono. and the durable fcrtilizng properties of
Ground Bones.
Exccslor is in fine dry express:
~ for drilling, and be applied in any quantity
per acre, however smalli and it is 'he opinion Of
many close calculating Farmerr, after ELEVEN
wears experience in testing it side by side with other
popular fertilizers that application of 100 pounds
of Excelsior is equal TO 900 TO 800 pounds OF any
other fertilizer guano offered for SAFE therefore Is
fully 100 to 200 PEI cent. cheaper.
03- Tho very best evidence we can ofeI OF the
value of Excelsior a crop grower and iertil-
ize, is the fact of its being initiated and counters
fcited in this and other cities.
6It- Farmers should see that the ANALYSIS and
nameofJ J.TURNER & CO.. arc branded on erCsy
bag in RED LETTERS. All others are counter
Ecits.
PRICE $40 PER TON.
j. j. TURNER E. CO.
42 Pratt Street, Baltimore. Md.
For Sale by JAS. LA Nv. HOOFF,
CHARLEsTowS, WEST Va.
Aupust IL 1860 2m
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
The Governor of Illinois Makes Pre-
a diction, .e.

Governor Palmer, of Illinois, in a speech
at Springfield, on the 10th, said: 49,
Our Democratic friends, think, will soon
disband their organization. Did say disband
their organization? 1t is disbanded now
They will soon cease to attempt to organize,
because that party needs reconstruction worse
than Texas, good deal [cheers1, with the
difference, that Texas may hope for resurrec-
ton, but there is no resurrection for the De-
mocracy. They are now busy seeking for
caudidates-for Republicans that will consent
to serve as their candidates in the States, and
they are now seeking for some Republican
who may be their candidate for the Presidency.
Democratic eyes are turned toward eminent
Republicans, some of them occupying dis
tinguished situations, and 1t is said that the
best and wisest Of the Democracy think their
great mistake at the last Presidential election
was not to have taken that old, double dyed
Abolitionist, Chief Justice Chase, md made
him the Democratic candidate. Laughter |
Although am no prophet; let me tell you to-
day that a large number Of Democratic poll
ticians are employed in putting Chief Justice
Chase on the track for the Presidency. He
is the bright star to which all their eyes arc
directed, and you old Abolitionists four years
hence will be compelled to carry certificates
in your pockets to prove that you ever were
Aboltionists at all. The peace Democrats
and the war Democrats will vie with each
other as to which will best establish their
claims. not only to good Republican record,
bat they will be busy in taking these colored
fellow. citizens of ours round the neck, and
assuring them that they were originally nigger
lovers. [Cheers.] The Fifteenth Amend
ment is adopted, SO far as this State is con-
cerned. Probably it may not be adopted
before our present election, bit before the
election of 1870 it will be adopted, and the
negroes will be voters throughout the Repub-
lie and you, my seIlow citizens, will, before
the first Tuesday after the first Monday of
November, 1870, observe Democrats Of to day,
Democrats in good standing, coming round
your States electioneering with negroes and
urging them to vote the Democratic ticket
l would not be surprised if we shall elect our
ticket at this election. The Democratic party
will put the negro on some conspicuous place
on their ticket-[laughter] and they will be
insisting that all that kept them from running
the negro before, was that it was not according
to the Constitution. daughter and cheers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-31
The New York papers are teeming with

The New York papers are teeming with
accounts of the life and explOfss of man
known as "Reddy the Blacksmith" This
bruiser has been one of the sorest pests of
New York society for number of years. He
has been often in the custody of the law for
nearly all the offences in the calendar, and
has spent goodly portion of his life under
lock and key. He has just been returned
from San Francisco, where he had taken ref
uge to escape punishment for a robbery he
had committed, and is to be brought to trial
in few days. All the roughs in the city
seem to have taken an especial interest iu him,
and threats are openly made that he shall not
be sent to prison.