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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
Industrial.

The product of a single grape vine of
the Scuppernong variety, Jacksonville,
Fla, sold for 1892
A druggist offers $4,000 for the priv
ilege Of advertising for year on the fence
about the New York postoffice.
The new silk mills at Paterson, N. J.,
will cover a block Of 10000 square feet
and are to be lighted entirely from the
roof
An extensive vein of bituminous coal
has been discovered near Conelsyjlle, Wy
oming county, N. Y, twenty-five miles
from Buffalo.
The fair of the Central Iowa District
Agricultural Society has been postponed
from September Z, s and 8, to September
%, 20 and 30,
A Long Branch ihotel has spent over
six thousand dollars for advertising this
season. and, consequently, has been
crowded continually.
"A correspondent of the Rural NeC
Yorker mentions young man q years
old who has traded horses over 900 times
At a county fair last fall he traded Is
times.
The latest advertising dodge was seen
on Broadway, New York, recently, where
a peripatetic dissemination Of useful in
| formation paraded all day with a lady's
corset, of brilliant scarlet color, on his
head, helmet fashion.
A California paper reports that there
were 10000 tons of wheat lying in sacks
along the banks Of the Sacramento river,
| in Tehama, Butte, Suffer- Coluai and Yolo
counties, on the lst of August, and that
10000 more were to follow, making l20,-
900 tons as the yield of five counties.
"A new method of cleansing files that
have become filled up by using, consists
in directing jet of steam, of about forty
pounds pressure to the square inch, upon
the surface for few minutes. In very
short time all impurities are removed so
that the file is as clean as when new,
The Savannah (Ga) Republican, saws /:
we understand that some fifteen hundred
Cinnamon have been ordered through the
agency here, chiefly by citizens and plant
ers along the coast The greater portion
of them are designed for the rice and cot
ton fields, though quite a number have
been ordered by our citizens for cooks,
house servants, washers, &c They are
expected in January and our people APP
pear to be confident Of the success of the
experiment"
"A San Francisco banking house ship
ped few thousand dollars worth of silk
worm eggs to Europe last fall and the re.
suits Of the experiment have been very
encouraging and satisfactory. Of one lot
sent to the south of France, not seed was
left unmatched Satisfactory accounts have
also been received in regard to samplessent
to Corsica, and the probability is that
large shipments will be made from Cali
fornia to the silk producing countries Of
Europe in the future.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
Miscellaneous.

is it libellous to call baker q loafer.
In 1895 Cleveland had Just three in
habitants. Now it claims to have thirty
times that number.
AT Shrewsbury, n j., is row of ten
graves Of sisters and brothers, each of
whom died when ten days old.
"A fond wife threw bottle of hair
remover at her husbands head, at which
he said We must part; the dye is
cast
The Tennessee Senatorial election, nc.
cording to the law, must take place on
the second Thursday after the organization
of the Legislature
"A Nashua, N. H., cOntcctioncr recent
ly found, on counting, that he had $4,000
pieces of coin, measuring bushcl and
half
"A maiden lady, abiding tohcr youth.
ful accomplishments, said that at six
months of age she went alone A mali.
cious individual present remarks Yes,
and You have been going alone ever
since"
In Stka the Fourth Of July was cclc.
brated by the reading Of the Declaration
Of Independence, by canoe races and
10y Thanksgiving services in the Greek
Church.
"A youthful traveller scarcely in his
teens, who has often passed between Ohio
and Massachusetts, has taken down the
names of nine hundred locomotive engines
which he has seen on different railroads
"A man who owes bill in London can
now pay it in four hours by simply going
TO Wall street and purchasing a document
known as cable transfer" device born
of the great Atlantic telegraph enterprise,
whereby the equivalent of the money
which he gives in New York win be i'm
mediately delivered to bis creditor in Lon
don.
The New York Etaiag Post calcu-
lates that there are 100000 men in New
York city who receive wages for either
manual or mental labor II they take each
one drink day at ten cents each, the total
expenditure Is $4,000, and for cigars and
tobacco say ten cents each $4,000, making
100000 day, Sl400Oqa week, s560.OOO
month, and 1920 900 year for drinking
and smoking and chewing
One Of the most arstocratic gentle.
men Of Vincennes Ind, who wedding
toured 70 Niagara Falls, short time since,
was very neatly done for by sharper,
who pretended TO be superintendent Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
Religious and Educational.

The California Conference of the
Methodist Church voted in favor of lay
delegation by-yeas, g. nays, 10.
A Philadelphia Presbyterian, during
the last five years of his life, has built a
church every year at his own expense,
spending thus far sl50,0O0
The Baptist churches are appealed to
by the Baptist Home Mission Board to
subscribe $4,000 toward fitting young
colored men for ministers and teachers "a
90 among the people of their race in the
South
Referring to the reports that the Gift of
Mr., Peabody to Washington College de
ponds ritsyalue upon the validity of the
claims against the State, bascdupon the Sci.
den, Withers 4 Co. case, the Petersburgh
(Na) IRder says that it has been assured,
upon authority which seems indisputable,
that the donor guaranteed his gift
The full reports of the American
Methodist mission IN India show 3}S mem.
bers and PIP probationers an increase re
spectively of 80 and rs. The Sabbath
schools have $50 and the day schools 1906
scholars. During the year 81 colportcurs
have visited 1867 towns and villages
The fourth annual conference was held in
Barelliy.
The Detroit Conference ofthe Metho-
dist Episcopal Church on the ith voted
on the question Of so changing the con
stitution that lay delegates may be admit
ted to sit and vote with the ministers in
the conferences The vote was taken by
yes and no, and 1913 voted yes and q no
A further call of the abSentees would in
crease the affirmative vote somewhat.
"A very complete annual report is pub.
lished of the Baptist churches in Sweden
and Germany. In Sweden at the end of
last year there were POI Baptist churches,
with 1900 members, of whom G31 were
baptized during the year. In other parts
of the continent, mainly in Germany, are
! % churches, with l6050 memberS, ofwhom
SS7 were baptized last year, a net increase
of 1913.
"A preacher who used notes had the
misfortune to deliver discoursc-or
rather as the sequel will show, a portion
of discourse-in breezy spot, of which
lash act the consequence was that
thirdly was missing. The embarrassed
pastor repeated several times: Thirdly,
my extraordinarily" This lasted sey
eral minutes, till at last an excited old lady
rose from her seat and exclaimed Thirdly
went out ofthe window
The Industrial School for girls in
Connecticut is to be fixed at Middlctown,
where farm of forty.siX acres, with a
good house, has been given for the pur.
pose. The work Of building two family
houses has already begun. Nearly $40,
600 has been raised for the fund, and more
is promised The State will pay the
board (S3a week. OF such girls as are sen
fenced by the Judges Of Probate, but the
school viii be managed by Il private cor.
poration. II is expected TO open for the
reception Of inmates on the lst of
July, 1870
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
Personal and Literary.

-Thurlow Weed has returned to New
York, much improved in health,
1t is undcrstood that Commodore Van.
derbilt paid five hundred dollars to the
lucky clergyman who ohiciated at his mar.
riage ceremony.
Calvin Longston, recently convicted
of murder, in Fentress county, Tenn, is
only twenty-five years of age, and con-
fesses othe commission Of eight murders.
The St. Joseph Herald, in noticing the
arrival Of f. p Blair, says he has been ap
pointed General Agent Of the Life Associa-
ton of America, and is en- route to Denver,
where he will make his headquarters
There is a gentleman in Newport, X.
l., who rises early and plucks bouquet OF
flowers, and stands at his gate till the first
woman or girl passes him, and then pre-
sents ii to her He has done this for years.
AT Smithfeld, Il, l., Jonathan Buxton,
aged lO2 years, is living with his wife
Saloma, aged l0l. This pair Of nuptal
century.plants have flourshed side by side
for rs years, and have nine children living,
the Oldest being Y years of age
An aged couple in Troy, n Y, have
been selling out their shoe shop, and NOV
ing in aristocratic circles, on the eXpecta
ton of legacy which they had been mott.
fed had beallen them. They now learn
that it is humbug.
Mrs. Monaghan, who gave a young
man in New York a dose consisting Of a
paper Of chewing tobacco and quart OF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
4 +, frible Disaster.


SC'SA STON, Pa, September o
There is grAs excitement here iu CON.
sequence OF thC burning of a coal hre ser
ut the Ayou,a mine, Plymouth, about
twenty mile, outh of tins c.ty There
are two hundrc and one men and boys
~ the mine, lrl the shaft which is the
only means of escape, is chokcj Up by
forty feet on | irning coal and rubbish
Ventilation Is o'aly stopped. and there
are great fears that some, if uu' a.. will
be suiloutgG
A .AfER DISPATCH
Tie fire hpmual 10 o'cioca 'H., morn
ing All rcp'r' agree that i mus. have
communicated from the yeu,Uating far
mace to the 20 d-work at tho bottom Of
the shan, wLcl is 32i feet below .hc ur.
face Thu n m then rushed with great
violence up he shaft, and broke out n
the engine rym the top. The engineer
barely escaped with his life The build
ingS GOVERN q mouth of the ,ha) were
100 feet hgl, and 200 feet long, all of
wood, and Wy Is finder, They were al
most Instantly iycloped in flames and 10
was impossible reach the mouth of The
shail 10 help tn men below.
pispatchy, ia received from AyoBdalc
say shat The ma w. Williams, OF Ply.
mouth, and DAY ii Jones, of Grand Tn
mel, who went )wn 10 make further in.
yrsiigatiuas &c su,locatcd to death
On second att mpt, Williams dead body
was brought GU by David II Davis and
Benjamin Jones Thomas Williams went
down and diagl Ell David Jones some dis
lance 10 the foo Of the shaft, when he
was compelled come up. John W. and
Isaac Thoma tn n went down and brought
up the body ~ who attempted 10 20
down are nGw II alive, except Williams
and Jones No hrther attempt will be
made to 60 low 0 until u small engine is
rugged.
The loss by IL burning of the Ayondalc
Mine Work is rom $4,000 10 100000,
not counting tn loss by the stoppagc of
mining. Ills dine had been involved in
strike for ave- three months, but re
Sumcd work las Thursday, and was pro-
ducing $50 on of coal per day. The
works were bull in 1867, and IL viii take
from four 30 six months to rebuild
1t will tan NJ III "a. m tomorrow 10
get the small 81 ginc at work 90 drive u
fan at the u out q of the SHAFT and force
the air ia 'lro gh canvas hose. All
who have been Town say il is very hot,
and loud calls have failed to elicit an an.
swcr The only hope for the POP men in
the mine H. hat ,hcy may have shut them.
selves up IN r. note part of the mine en-.
tiroly away ron the draft.
Several hgndr 81 men,, with tools, were
taken from ! ere this morning, with the
idea Of drY ~ gangway from neigh
boring mine nto the Ayondalc workings;
but a. 1t mutt be a solid rock cutting, this
means would pr badly not release 'hc i'm.
prsoncd mul in lime. The distance to be
cut j. yarouly stimated at from twenty
to sixty feet ana the time required at two
or three tuvs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16
Tb Arctic Expedition.

TnE following extracts are from letter
written b. ie Of The Bradford Hayes Are
tic Expedition, B. lyigtat, Greenland, July
90
we arrived this place 49, morning,
and were Sc y II VI 10 find "a . Hling
for the States. There is a m.le acre
where they .,et eolite, belonging 10 the
Danish Gov RIM mt, and worked by a
New York ''oin any. ! have Just been
down IN The min, and got some Oithe Crcos
lite and som Of cquartz There is cop
per. lead am iron in the quartz, and they
say silver alO. II pleasant tomorrow /
shall make q yiey Of IT, Then Wr start
for Melvin Bay and from thence ~
Smiths Sound, II We can get there We
are having tipt' 2 time. ! have made
picture Of ~ anc ,nt church 800 years old
built by The Nor tmcn Dr layrr anTs
that they w,nt from here 10 New port ana
built that ol mill there. wish YOU were
here 10 see a glacier and witness an ice.
berg break ol $50 feet out Of the water
Thirty five as went on top Of one YES.
lcrday and carried our cooking and photo.
graphing vi, nsils. We walked about five
miles YOU An guess il was hard travel
ing. Where we ate our dinner the ice was
800 feet de- D. You could see nothing
but ice for II hes isapposo yaa mr. u. 1T
ing with Jul heat, and sm writing by a
good fire. | went on deck AM was very
glad 10 put ny overcoat but some days
i is very vi m and | work in my shirt
sleeves All q time. ] shall BE- glad when
W. get back, for all You can see up here is
Ice ice, ice But will show friends what
ice Is when get home, which viii be be.
fore Noyeml II.
.
"A piece Il land 200 feet square viii
contain an al re-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-16

"A piece i land 200 feet square Will
contain an a r..
- . -
"A Cahf mia gambler bet bis artificial
teeth on the esult u game and lost,
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Bulbs Sarsapal'illa.
A Good Reason for the Captain'sF faith
Read the dpfai1aS letter and the letter from
His Mother

A Good Reason for the Captain'sFaith
Read the apfai,as letter and the letter FROM
His Mother.
Benton Barracks, Mo. April 80. 1866.
DR.. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir: Knowing
the efficiency ofyour Sarsaparilla, and the
healing and beneficial qualities it possess
es, send you thefollop'ing statement Of
my case.
was wounded about two year ago was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved so often, my
wounds have not healed yet. ] have not
sat up moment since was wounded. 4
am shot through the hips. My genera.
to assist nature. / have more faith IN
your Sarsaparllla than in anything else.-
/ wish that that ia genuine. Please ex,
press me half dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. c. p. JOHNSON,
st. Louis. Mo.
p. S.--The following was written April
80, 1865, by Mrs. Jennie johnson, mother
DIR. BULL--Dear Sir. NV husband, DR.,
G. S. Johnson, was sliilful surgeon and
physician in central New York, where he
died, leaving the above c. p. johnson TAI
my care. At thirteen years OF age he had
a chronic diarrhea and scrofula, for which
Igave him your Sarsaparilla. lT CURED
HIM. l have for ten years recommended
it to many in New York, Ohio and Iowa
for scrofula, fever sores, and general de-
bility. Perfect success has attended it,
The cures Effected in some cases Of scrofuia
aud fever sores Werc almost miraculous. l
am very anxious for my son to again have
recourse to your Sarsaparilla. Heis fear
full ofgettnga spurious article, hence his
writing to you for it. - His wounds we-e
terrible, but believe he will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON
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Observation-Disclosures one.

REFLECr.-Contemplating ones
self through the mirror of the heart
is to some, perhaps unpleasant; but
taking a view OF your exterior in
those magnificent glass mirrors in
Prugh's room, gives apretty decep-
tive perspective, showing nine dis
tinct negatives rs perfect rs the pos
tive. They are hung opposite each
other, and make beautiful display.
These splendid mirrors are for sale,
as well rs mirrors of all kinds, from
very common to the most elegant,
from in, square to Z feet in length,
square, oblong, long and oval.
The ladies who were inquiring for
waX-fowcrs and statuary glass COW
ers, can now be supplied at Prugh's
who has them, round and oval, from
eight to eighteen inches high, of the
best glass, and perfect.
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Receipt.

How TO SAVE MONEY, AND MAKE 1T
GO \ GOOD wAY-Buy your wooden
goods at the Ottumwa WOODEN Fac
tory, where they have plenty to sell:
such Us Flannels Of all sorts; Blan-
kets, Cassimores, Sattinettes, and
Stocking Yarn of ever variety, man
ufactured light here, at home, and
which will be sold cheap for cash.
The money paid for these goods will
make several cvolutions in the house
and city for instance, there is the
coal miner, and coal hauler the en-
gineer the carder, the carder boys,
the spinner, the reeler, the weavcrs,
the fuller, the scourer, or washer, the
dyer and the fnishor-all will get q
share, and they will spend it in our
city, and SO it will keep in circulation
here before it goes out and leaves the
country.
J.XULAUF & SONS.
Nov 10 Il 1t,y2{
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At Home.

We are we'll pleased to see our old
friends, tho Potts boys, established in
their commodious and elegant rooms
GA Main street, in DR.. Taylor's new
brown stone front block, they having
moved from their old stand to that
quarter to-day, and are now ready to
show and sell goods of every descrip-
ton and an almost entire new stock
With the same spirit ofencrgy they
have always displayed, we find them
moving their stock and selling right
along.
Look out for their new bulletin in
;hls paper shortly.
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oaily Courier of 26th inst,
The Lecture.

We 0nhesitatingly pronounce the
poetic .ccture, of l.. Matilda Fletcher
."t the Court House last night, the
pest one ever delivered by any wo-
nan in Ottumwa; the scoldinc of
Anna Dickinson or any other woman,
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mrs. Fletcher is an Iowa woman
has only been ten weeks on the ros-
trum, and was therefore comparative
" unknown to fame, which fact com.
blned with a multiplicity of other
entertainments the same evening
anda very bad night, conspired to
give her shabbily thin audience.
She is a young married woman of
Council Bluffs, formerly teacher of
eiocutlon; OF medium size, graceful
form with beautiful brown curls
adjoining her intelligent and hand
some brow, and possesses a genius
Tor poetry and oratory, which will
ultimately make her the peer, in the
public estimation, of Anna Dickin.
son, Olive Logan, Kate Field, L.
Maria Child or the most distinguish.
ed OF our female public speakers.
der theme last night was "Tear
on the mass Or who is to blame,n
%aich Is written in elegant, graceful
verse, and which She delivered in a
mastery manner.
/ took the common sense view Of |
Tao woman question, and held he,
audience i'll wrapt attention from the |
opening to the close.
Those absent, missed one of tho
hnest entertainments ever given in
ottumwa, and they can only recon-
pense themselves for their loss. bv
preparing to attend repetition of
the lecture, which we are informed
Mrs. Fletcher has kindly consented
to give at and early day.
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BULLS woRM DESTROYER.


To My United Mates aud World ac,de
Readers.
HAVE received many testimonials from
professional and medical men, as my al
MANAGES and various publications have
lhown, all ofwhich are genuine. The fol-
sowing letter from highly educated and
popular physician in Georgia is certainly
one OF the most sensible Communications
have ever received. DR.. Clement knows
exactly what he speaks of, and his testi-
nhony deserves TO be written IN letters of
old. Hear what the Doctor says Of
BULLS WORM DESTROYER:
villanow, Walker County, Ga,
June 20, 1866.
DIR. JOHN BuLL-Dear SIR: l have re-
Gently given your "Worm DESTROYER" sew
eral trials, and find il wonderfully etfica-
cious. 1t has not failed in single in
stance to have the wished Tor effect. lam
doing pretty large country practice, and
have daily use for some article of the kind
am free to confess that know of no
remedy recommended by the ablest au-
thors that is so certain and speedy in its
effects. On the contrary, they are uncer-
tain in theextreme. My object in writing
to you is to find out upon what terms /
can get the medicine directly from you-
If can get it upon easy terms, shall use
use of such articles is contrary to the
teachings and practice ola great majority
of the regular line Of NJ. DIS. but see no
usi cause or good sense in discarding a
remedy which we knowto be efficient,
simply because we may be ignorant of its
combination. For my part, shall make
rule to use all and any means TO ale
viate suffering humanity which | may be
able to commandment hesitating because
some one more ingenious than myself may
have learned its effects first, and secured
for himself the sole RICH touse that knowl
edge. However, am by no means al.
advocate or supporter of the thousands OF
worthless nostrums that flood the country
which purport to cure all manner of ols-
ease to which human flesh is herr. Please
reply soon, and inform me ofyour best
terms
l am, sir, most respectfully,
JULIUS p. CLEMENT. NJ. d.
Dr.. John Butts P,fnctpa, uLice, 40, FVtt
Street, Louis, Htc, by.
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Special Mention.

onc ofour most successful and solid
mechanics and Agricultural Implc-
men, Dealers, wcllnew well, when but
a t}w ; ears ago, he was poor pen
nlI'ss Irish boy.
zig ti.tt energy, nerve, and ambi-
'ou, amt iear7ed the blacksmith trade
'a' learned II veil, and ere long was
'a' proprietor OF his own shop.
lie has worked early and late, and
"as always worked well, and faith
i"ilJ and has forged his patent Of no
bIilty ON the anvil, and wears his
seal OF royalty in the ranks of noble
and successful laboring men, in the
grim and sooty smoke of his own
furnaces.
atienthonest toll, has enabled him
to build his own home which will
compare iavorably with the best of
the codtishers, while he is the pro.
proprietor OF extensive shops, well
fliled with his own and purchased
wares, and is the owner of real es-
tate enough to make him worth one
hundred thousand dollars when we
get the Cameron and Cedar Falls
Railroads.
Lis name is John w. Shea, and he
has an advertisement elsewhere.
winch tells all about his business, and
to whom we commend our readers
WHO have anything to do in his line,
and who wish to patronize man
who carves out his own fortune with
his own sturdy right arm from the
very bod rock, by honest labor.
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Rev J. N. McEIroy has obliged US
with another letter, from his old
home in Pa, which our readers will
find interesting, as everything is
which comes from his pen.
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New Material

We have this day received mag.
nitcent stock ofletter, post, bill-head.
and ether kinds Of paper, also a
large addition OF latest styles OF
types Tor ourjob department. While
we 8 all aim to make our newspaper
second TO none in the State. and are
constantly adding new advertising
an" news types, we shall also keep
up ana so ahead of our reputation in
inc JOB department.. If good work
men, good paper, and the last pats
terms oftypes, with taste combined
IN all, will do the work, we can guar.
ahlee satisfaction, as we keep moth
ing but the very best, and contract
nothing &c cannot fulfill.
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MARI D-At the residence of the
brides FATHER Nov. 25th. Mr.. VIM.
4lclntire, by the Rev. Heryey B.
Knight. Mr.. d. G. DAVIS and Miss
trrlE +. MCINTYRE.