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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

THE IRON BUSINESS
From. the ST. Louis Democrst

IRON. tiit ST. Louis Democrat.
In an article some DAYS ago. we
stated that better iron than can be
imported for S2s 50 per ton without
duty, can now be made at Carondc-
let for SO 90 per ton. In other words.
even II there Were no tariff at all on
iron, the Caronde.et furnaces would
be able to supply the trade in spite
OF foreign competition. This state
ment Will surprise sometimes read
ers, but the latest pamphlet by Pro
lessor Waterhouse on the resources
of Missouri, which has been placed
before us since that article was writ
ten, gives detailed proofs to which
we did not then have access. A
perusal of this very interesting pa-
per, which the Professor has prepar-
ed with great labor and care. will
SHOW any candid reader that the
State OF Missouri ought to be come
the great if not the only iron produc-
ing State, so remarkable are our ad-
vantages. The Professor shows bv
Transcript from the books of the es
tablishment at Carondelet. that the
exact cost of making one ton of pjg
IRON there is as follows.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

Mp-srs q. l.. Putnam x Son have
received an invoice Of 100 copies OF
aHt first Japanese book ever export
It'll hi quantity from that country-it
ulli IL remembered that the junior
member Of the firm paid visit there
i year ago They were in quite a
.lItudary - To the books, until hap
plI4 some one discovered that the
wrappers were printed in Chinese,
instead Of Japanese, characters, and
an sending one Of these to Prof.
Martin #oi Pekin) at New Haven,
tAe discovery was male that the
look wa~ a RECORD OF What We
haSp Seen and Heard in Western
Lands, hy 4 member Of ftheJapanese
embassy. The book itseIfis printed
IN Japanese, and no one has yet been
iieara u Who can read it. Begin
nlHg at the wrong end~of the vol
alne, that is the front, we find ten
ith4ea ofIeading matter, then six
teen plates, ami, first of all, a trans
iation by the author in English %,
printed IN al Irregular script, of the
description, which is found in Japan
Sc characters in tile left hand upper
corner ot each plate. Plate >, we
learn, represents The foreigner at
ltl tile ocean TO fish y hook and line
sud lie to make il dried fish, Plate
i thus described and now he
i.te fish put on horse back and go
ng t. sell oil, but that i horse, very
-HI.,li horse Plate 1 is vivid
~hetch of The hildren OF the
American IN the sunday. lie To as
semitic and lie Is i picture al play
~ hlow the llute" Plate &, This
picture is a Ouch men walk out to
ocean and lie to fishing and To catch
With Het Of fish. Plate II, +,
That cart i called To 20 whirl
.tft over for IL i. to spin before wheel
-saa again that can 70 spin Of wood
lat II i not ta-t nor slow there
lore the woman in tile cart
il very glad Nor can We forhear
- quote this admirable bit uf de-
-eIlption Plate l.: The great
mountain IN the Arabian land To
torn 4 lion and negro 10 assemble
and il i picture OF killed lion.
.Ae pictures themselves are tolera-
Ills good ana show considerable
aowledgc Of perspective the whole
work, however, = printed nom the
rude blocks which were used IN Chi
IL thousands Of years ago. and ol
course only Que s.de OF the paper I>
made u-e Of, the leaf being folded
af tile edge. Mr. Putnam J. selling
tas~e copies at - - each.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02
The vast amount OF PLANTATION

The vast amount OF PLANTATION
BETTERs now being sold and shipped fron,
New ork is almost Incredible co when and
where you wili-alon- the Eh-ris and piers
and at the dep9ts-you viii sec great piles al
tsseSe hIaess awaiting shipment and convey
ance 10 every nook and corner of the country
ana 10 the hundreds of foreign ports. They are
very popular amor All classes of people, and
are Conceded 10 he just the thing for tfiis elm
ate No Blfters have yet been introd lcefi
NhieA nave become so deserved,y popular and
worthy OF pafroHaret % al v no require a ton
lc enc sfiIaulant. They prepared with
gufe ST troiS Rum, Jalisaya aud tarsearffIa
BARK. and all the world knows full well what
behehcial results accrue from these combina-
lions.
MAeNoLiA NATER--Sulerio TO the best inn
poftea GeF1nan Calosne, and sold al nall Ihe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02
Humorous Specimens.

The use of big words either serious
ly or as more or less consciously
absurd piece of extragavance sis not
the really characteristic part of
American humor." There are, indeed
two ways of producing comic
effect which may he considered as
the inverse of each other. An ah-
surd over-statement or an absurd
understatement may be equally ef-
fective. When Falstaff tells Bar
dolph that his face is an 'everiastiuo o.
bonfire light; that he has saved
him n thousand marks in links and
torches, walking in the night bet
WIKI tavern and tavern he gives a
good specimen of the first. A well
known american example is the as
sertlon OF tie Mississippi captain,
that his boat could float wherever
the ground was = little damp. TO
illustrate the second We might quote
the American who had damaged TO
quote something in his native conn
try to parallel all the wonders of En-
rope. At last, he was asked if he
had not Just crossed the Aims.
Well, he replied, Il guess / passed
some risin' ground The philoso-
ply of the two methods is perhaps
the same: but the second is com
mouer among the genuine American
hum9rists. When Artemus Ward
describes his courtship, he begins by
informing his beloved that she was
gazelle, which, he remarks. Il
thought was putty fine He goes on:
Il wish thar was windars to nv
soul, so that you could see some of
my feelin's. There's fire enough
in heie to bile all the cornbeef and
turnips in the neighbOrhood. Veso0-
VIus and the critter amt a circum-
stance " To all of which the lady
replies, after soule more eioquence
on the approved models, you say
rite strait out what sou are drivili'
az. II you mean gettin' hitched,
/ IN in " This may be taken as an
illustration of the nature of the real
popular humOr, III is to a consider
able extent = protest by shrewd COM
nonsense against the bomhast which
- SO prevalent, but does not quite
succeed IN passing itself of for gem
uine. When q man naturally acute
has sat down 10 hear orators spout
Honsense, he is sometimes, sufficient
~ awed to accept ii for genuine,-he
1eels that lie IL not entitled to be a
critic ! Lut his native sense enable
hiR to have occasional glimpses of
ats ahsurdity, and he expresse. him
sell IN rather coarse but very terse
condenalation.-Fr "A nerican
wit, III PhreaOtogic0L Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

COLUMBUS IN CUBA. Passing sew
eral small and beautiful islands on
the way, at which he did not q aign
To touch, after three days sail the
mountains of the Queen of the An
TILES hove in sight. 1t was on the
morning of the 2Sth of October. The
magnitude of the island, the grand
eur of its mountains, the wide sweep
of its valleys, the stately forests, and
the rivers calm and deep, with hanks
of enchanting beauty, impressed ey-
cry beholder with the highest feel
ings of wonder and admiration. An
ch0ring at the mouth OF a river, CO.
lumbus with "a small party took the
boats 10 explore the stream. The in
habitants, having observed the ap-
proach of the strange phenomenon of
the ships, had fled alfrighted from
the shore. AS the Voyagers ascend
ed the river Sistas of beauty were ey-
fr opening before them. The banks
Were covered with trees and shrubs,
whose branches were filled With birds
of great briiliance of plumage Par
rots, humming birns, fiamingoes OF
gorgeous colofs, abound ed in the
groves, Column bus was quite entranc-
ed.
Cuba - he exclaimed ''It rs the
most beautiful island that ever eyes
beheld. One could live there forev-
err
He approached several villages
but the terrified Inhabitants had He'd
to the mountains. The houses We're
more substantial than any others of
the natives he had yet seen. There
were many indications that the i'll
habitants had attained higher civ
ilization than those upon the smaller
islands. Returning to his ship he
again spread his sails, and followed
along the coast, hoping to approach
some large Oriental city. But cape
stretched beyond cape, and head
lands melted away beyond head
lands, and nothing met his eye but
the luXuriance and beauty of q fairy
creation thronged with an artless
and happy people. The weather
was mild, and the most delightful
serenity pervaded these peaceful
scenes J. &. $ y bbott, in Harperis
Magagins, u =
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02
sTerritory and Population of they
New West.

The following shows the area in
square miles OF the several States
and Territories within the dis
trict brought into close commune
cation with us by the completion of
the Pacific Railroad, with the popu-
lation in 1860, and estimated popu-
lation at the present time:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

tfaHIA years ago George Wash
.l-lon proposed II unite Tie Attain
ss 1.san With tile Mississippi Val
t1 canals. connecting the uaNi-
4i0te waters ~ tie James, the ka-
s@h ia amt tie Ohio. 1t il now pro
posed 20 make this connection hy
.ati and thus bring st Iauis 400
l.itte~ nearer the Atlantic than tN
aaA u New York \ hill Na~ in
.'.daeed lnta Congress AT lis late
session tu authorize tie Norfolk
louisville and St. Louis RAILWAY
.tiIahN - construct i road hy way
5 toht>> ltte Il 81 Louis The hill
l.Ssted to pass AT the neNt ss,s-
II provides shut work shall
slHateheed on tie line within
N'.Nt months. and the raad 10
~. il''sd within siN years. Saint
- counting largely upon this
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

In the Office of the Corning, y. v,
flint glass works, single window
has been fitted with inside blinds,
the movable slate of which are
made of green glass. The effect is
beautiful, and the experiment NAV
mark new era in the history of in
side blinds, both of offices and dwell
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

AS 10 the Uarien treaty, it has
been spakeu OF in ta1 United States
Senate as wholly in the interest ot
Bogota, while in the Hogotan Senate
ii has been rejected because it is
wholly in the interest of the United
States. The Lower House of Rogota
has confirmed it, and at last adviees
it was supposed the Senate would
reconsider its vote aud also ratify ii.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

On the evening of the Goth nit. the
wife of a man named John Boltin,
residing III Christian county, Mo.
was murdered, il Is supposed, by her
husband. The older children, five in
number, had gone To church in the
vicinity, leaving Boltin, his wife
and an infant child at home. When
next seen Mrs. Boltin was found
dead in Il creek near the house. Boltin
himself was found missing. The in
lications were that he had dragged
his wife To the creek, ana thrust her
in, holding her by tire ankles till
she drowned. \ son of Boltin. .eigli-
teen years ofage, is suspected of being
Implicated in the murder
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

y poor family in Franklin county,
Ind, have just fallen heirs To sI5e.
900, 10y the death of a rich uncle IN
New Gark
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

"a- time for change in the
Il ai4adeiphia Mint. Nearly twice
II many men "a Were required were.
aiployed, anal some of thenl never
vent near the Mint one of them
1ssahle very angry because the Di-
/. . .sst"t would not send his salary la
= mouse W special servant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

WHILE Prince Alfred was "tour-
ing" IN Australia Le made presents
which cost him about SIS, 900. When
ne returned home he brought i'm bi.
nttIe bill for this item OF expense, and
The eomplaisant British government
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

Mr.. Short says he not only cannot
make both ends meet, bur he can'i
find the ends.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

What is the difference betu cen .
belle and a burglar . one wears
false locks and the other false KEYS.
LIST oF FAsENTs.-I5sued from the United
SiRi.- faient Office the week ending MAY
II, Issls, and each bearing that date; oft.siaII,
reported through the Western Pssieai Ae.ncs
OF Ierthel Il Co, Patent Attorneys ana So
hcitors, opposite the I.~-..aihee, Third 81. No
MISSOURI.
.eorgr sseaFd, 81 Louis Cotton bale tie
u ~ thtfehiH, - Louis, Funchin-, mae Iii ,.s.
ILLINOIS.
VIM Wellington. EoekforL xenillaios and
refrigerator.
Jas ii Fisher and Gas uolconb, M,.n,lo,a
Corn harvester.
irwin Cgr.aau. Sandwich, Horse rake
Bel ayliie 6rant, Lockpord Hand SPINNING
I,achine.
Ns III hay, Lem6nt, GraiB.na spt,araf..4
stewart Neil and Adam. Pick t,nIlIira;,.e
EXTENSION end -board 1or wagons
IOWA.
W tt-ie. At Pheasant, Pump
Jacob Seioier, Burlington " ,ue ami ci,,..
press ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

i.Ale eii~h farmer broke up lhir-
= ~ water meadow which pro-
81 nothing hut coarse ~edsre grass
''1..' ia~i4es. After il Was thoroughly
i. .''tisi aud laid down tn grass, lie
al.!r " cut hour crops oI green
''.lSf annually Of the t.ret quality.
: 'ttsh!uE ai al similar land nil he
....ti',led, when thoroughly done.
t.it th-. same results everywhere.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

Now the cost of importing Scotch
Pig Is given in detail by the Pro-
lessor, as furnished by one of the
largest importers, as follows:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02
JOB PRINTTNGs

II. IT. branches, ..ea.iy and promptly exc
mol ii this Office on reasonable terms
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02

MAGNOLIA NATER.-Superio to the best i'm
ported German Cologne, and sold at hall the
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

The Paris Presse thinks the rejection OF Inc
Alabama treaty by the United STATES WIN
cause great prejudice in Europe. -, ,oroe
Cen Prim will sail from SPAN Will '"'e
force, as Captain General OF CUBA. rbe
The Cuban insurrectlon progresses c4at no
refusal of recognition by the Oniteo e'"'e'
was severe check to the Insurgents; ,,;,oo a.
The celebration of the Pope's Jubilee at
Rome is described as very brilliant and I'M
nressiye. The Pope said Mass in ST. Peters
in the morning, and the re Deum was sung oy
the united choirs of the Roman Capital.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

DON'T CoNTRIBUTE.-A New York paper
of March Both says:
A subscription has been started for the pur-
pose of presenting sum of money to ex-Scc-
rotary Stanton, whose health is said to be
broken down. A leading Republican,, on be-
ing applied to, refused to subscribe, and de-
clared that he was satisfied that his subscrp-
lions to the Grant and Sherman funds we're
mistakes, and ought not to have been received
by them.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
Atw Adrertis
Special Notice.

YINHE ATTENTION OF ALL PERSONS Re-
Quired to take out license for carrying on thar
different kinds Of business IL particularly called
the following extract from the Revenue laws Of ldLa
Territory:
SECTION 81. Proridcd. further, That II any persm
required by the provisions OF this Act 10 take ont
license shall fail, neglect or refuse 10 take out sua
license. in the manner provided by this Act or sh4
carry attempt TO transact business without such
license il shall be the duty Of the Tax Collector to
report the names Of such persons 10 TIT District H.
torncy and the District Attorney i hereby required
To bring sui; in the name Of the People Of Idaho IE
ritory against HIM or them for tie recovery o. Tit
license money.
The names Of all delinqucnts from January LIST %
April ls 1869. have been reported 10 me by the she
III 81 Boise county and unless the sums due are pax
to the sheriff oi said county wthiR fifteen days iron
this date suit Will bc commenced against them N e.
cerdaacc with the provisions Of the foregoing secp-
Of the Revenue law Of Idaho Territory.
r. T. FO0TE
District At:orEcv. "a Judicial Dist, l. l.
Idaho city. April -. isG9-w2.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

CONGRESS DIsCRIMINATED-AW Washing
ton paper calls attention to the fact that, while
Congress refused to repeal an old law to per
NIT Stewart to hold the position of Secretary
OF the Treasury, that body quickly passed a
new law, by request of Secretary Boutwell, 80
as to invest him with more authority than his
predecessor in Office possessed.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
County Commissioners Order.

1T Is ORDERED By THE BOARD of C0A.
missioncrs Of Boise county, Idaho TERRITORY IS'
a Road District he created. 10 tie called lae p
ncr District No. T. bounded as follows, toWl' tvL
mcncing a; the point whore Elk creek JOINS A@s -
creek thence up the center Of said LIZ creek !ois
ing the main or principal branch. to the CIV :"
tween the waters Of payct;c and BOISE FNes 80 80
along said divide TO the line Of Alturas count! - ~
aong the line Of Alturas county the poih' "Aet ~
said line lntersects the line Of Ada count. -,
along the said line of Ada county 10 It's lh'eise>"
with More's creek: to the place 81 beginning h,
1t was further ordered that james Carr De- any ms
is hereby appointed Road supervisor OF bAns. Al
triC. II further ordered that tax o. ta s Ms
lars be levied upon all ahleboded men ID s ,,a,S
trict the same 10 be expended IN improving '"|
therein. sca
In Road District No J. S. Stewart, SuPer'Isga, 49, $
Read District No. . IL ". Thatcher, suIfi PEI. hn;A
tax Of three dollars was levied upon all aug
men for the Improvement Of the roads therein
BY order Of the County Commissioner; NAV,
April. lS59-w3. j. H. ilLhr "
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

PIERRE SoULE, formerly U. S. Senator from
Louisiana, and Minister to Spain during the
administration of President Pierce, is hope.
lessiy imbecile and insane, in New Orleans.
His son is also insane. Family sorrows of the
most distressing nature is assigned to be the
cause. Mr.. Soule is to be placed in private
Insane Asylum in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
TIE CHIEF JUsTICESHIP OF IDAHO.

The dispatches give information tnae rresl-
dent Grant has appointed and the Senate mas
confirmed David Noggle, of Wisconsin, 10 inc
Office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Idaho. Agreeably to the Organic Act oy
which Idaho was erected into an organized
Territory of the United States, passed by the
Congress of 1868, and approved March 3D. OF
that year by Abraham Lincoln, and as we IN
derstand the present condition of things, there
Is no vacancy in that Office. and, consequently,
the appointment and confirmation of Mr.. David
Noggle amounts to just nothing. The Hon |.
J. Bowers was regularly appointed and con-
frmed as Chief Justice of Idaho early last
Fall, in place of Hon. John r. Mcbride, who
had resigned, and Chief Justice Bowers Will
hold the place until the Fall of 1872. But we
will quote, to fortify the position we assume,
from the Organic Act, as follows:
Section relates to the Executive, and says:
The Governor shall hold his office for four years
and until his successor shall be appointed ana qua
ified unless removed by the FTesleu' "a 'ie
United States
Territory, and it says that officer
"Shall hold his office for four years, unless sooner
removed by the President
Section relates to the Judiciary, and 1t
enacts that
1.-THE Supreme Court shall consist of Chief JUS
tice and two Associate Justices, and
they shall hold their offices during the period OF four
years and until their successors shall be appointed
and qualified"
Section 10 relates to the offices of L. S. At
torney and T. S. Marshal, and in each instance
it recites the plain language
s.Who shall continue in Office four years, and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed by the President"
Now, we call the especial attention of read
ers to the significant language of the Organic
Act in relation to the duration of the term of
the Chief Justice and Associate Justices, in
contrast with that applied in connection with
other offices-of Governor, Secretary, Attor-
ney and Marshal. In these last, the Act ex.
pressly STIMULATES that each incumbent is to
hold office for the terms of four years, unless
sooner remored by the President" And it will
be observed that this very explicit addendum
to the condition of the tenure OF office is not
applied in connection with the Chief Justice
or the Associate Justices. Therefore, the
present Chief Justice, and the Associate JUS
tees will hold office for the term of four years
from the date of their appointment. In other
words, Chief Justice Bowers and Associate
Justice Miller, who were appointed in the Fail
of 1868, will hold office until the Fall of 1S12.
and until their successors, respectively, shall
be appointed and qualified; and Associate JUS
tice Kelly, who was appointed in 1868, will
continue to hold during the present year, until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

IMPORTANT IF TRUE.-The Victoria Colo
mist speaks of rumor circulating in that city
to the effect that the Bright doctrine on Colo
NAL policy is in the ascendant in the Gladstone
Cabinet, and that Lord Granville is at this
moment treating with the Washington Govern
ment for complete settlement of all differ
ences upon the basis of surrendering San Juan,
and handing Vancoyer Island over with it to
the United States. The Colonist says: There
are other details not so clearly stated but it
is understood that the American Government
is to have the option of giving Alaska to boot,
or paying an equivalent in cash.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

I. THE LATEST STYLE.-A Philadelphia paper
gives this as the mode of transactipg Presiden-
tial Gift Enterprise business:
u. s. Grant, to Aubrey II. Smith, DR.. to
TO four days board and lodging in Philadelphia,
$4,000; Or. by the Office of District Attorney
for four years, $4,000. a. :.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22

PosTpoNED.-The Radicals of Washington
Territory have postponed the time for holding
their Convention, and changed the place of
meeting. Under the new arrangement they
are to meet at Vancouver, April 2lst The
Democratic Convention is called to meet at the
same place, April 22d.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
BY LAST NIGHTS STAGE.
ches to April 10th give the following:

Dispatches to April 10th give the following:
The President has appointed L. T. Logan for Pr.
master at Boise City; II. {. Blair for Z. S. Ato1r
for Idaho; c. L. DeLong, Minister TO japan.
Cabinet rupture is reported.
The last reports from Gold HILL Nevada give l
total loss of life al 81 souls. The fire is still rGn
in the mines. Large contributions are being mad
for the families of the men who persisted in g,
Francisco and III other places.