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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

sixty years 1t is asserted that this debt
must be LARGELY increased, in order to
complete the streets left unfinished in the
heart of the city.
The Princess Pierre Bonaparte has
received numerous letters threatening
death to herself and her children. Ir
consequence of this she has found it nee
essary to leave her residence at Anteuil,
and to take refuge with friends 1T Paris,
A Paris journalist has been practicing
the guillotine business, except the final
stroke, and finds the terror lasts only
eighteen seconds from the time the crimi-
nal sets foot on the lowest step to the fatal
ladder.
"A song that is just now very popular
in the London music halls has the unusual
feature of funniness in the idea. The
chorus runs thus:
saw Il ,au kissing Kate,
And the fact Is we all three saw
Por | saw Esau, he saw me,
Aud she W saw Esau.
"A musician al Monaco casino lately
bought a bottle of champagne, and, sit
ting down TO the piano, played the gayest
music, and drank his wine until but a
single glass remained into this he poured
vial of prussic acid, drank it of, and be-
gan solemn funeral march which only
ended at his death.
The London Telegraph discourses of
the drinking habits of ladies, and asks if
everybody of good position does not
know ladies that drink more than is good
for them. They are not inebriated, but
they have swallowed the amount of slim
ulant necessary to bring them up to their
best society mark. Physicians, ii says,
will corroborate the statement.
The town of Bonn has begun to pre-
pare for the celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of Beethoven's birth, the nth
December, ITO. A musical festival is to
be arranged, and the greatest vocal and
instrumental artists will be invited. The
musical performances will last for three
days, and only the acknowledged great
works of the great master will be per-
formed
Another harsh measure has Just been
taken by the Russian Government against
the Jews in the empire. BY an Imperial
ukasc just published the Jews are to be
liable to military service up to the see Of
81, while the maximum age of recruit
ment for the Christians is 90. The same
ukase provides that all Jews who will be-
come Christians shall be exempted from
military service altogether.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

the burnishers and telegraph operators
the former earning from IS to SIT, and
the latter from 50 TO SO per week.
The California Labor Exchange in
San Francisco makes the following exhibit
for the twenty months of its existence,
ending December 81, 1869; Men employ.
ed, 1850; women employed, 5,755; in
all, 22,405 This number is only for per-
sons registered.
1T is q complaint among New York
sewing women that married females whose
husbands are well off, and allow them an
ample fund of pin money, make cheap
work in secret, at almost any price, in
order to swell the amounts which they
devote to dress.
The amount of deposits in eight of
the savings banks of San Francisco foots
up $26,634 1898; in six banks in other
large towns of California, 1850, 1879 total
in State, $2S,923,645. The capital thus in
vested is greater, probably, than the whole
amount employed in the other banks of
the State.
From the report published by the
Secretary of the international Iron Moul-
ders' Union, it appears that the Co.
operative Iron Foundry in Rochester is a
great success 1t has paid the men better
wages than they could have obtained at
other places; and after paying all ex-
penses there is net profit on the capital
invested of % per cent.
A farmer in Bakersfield, VT, during
the past dairy season has made from fif-
teen COWS 1900 pounds of butter. He
sold it for 45 cents a pound, realizing
1880, He also raised ten calves, now
worth 800, and 1000 pounds of pork,
which ne sold for $120-making, as the
proper income of the dairy, $3.50, be-
sides supplying his family.
Tobacco has been cultivated in Hat
field, Mass, about twenty years Now
$50 acres are devoted to the weed, and the
crop last year was ,125,000 pounds. One
farm raised crop of 1900 pounds per acre
on sixty acres. Tobacco farmers generally
raise good many cattle, and have recently
turned their attention to keeping sheep,
which they feed IN winter on mixture of
corn meal and ground cotton seed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
Foreign Gossip.

An American has built a.hoating cir.
Gus to go on the Rhine,
The London omnibuses carried 40,
100000 Of passengers last year.
The demand for "penny song books,
IL France, averages $1,000 day.
the latest notion of a Paris paper is
to offer wedding rings to all new subscri-
beers.
The Greeks are in advance OF all
Europe in education, only seven per cent.
being unable to read.
In Europe, women can now receive
the degree of NJ d., in France, Russia,
Switzerland, Sweden and Scotland.
"A London vagrant, who stole plum
cake, pleaded that he " wasn't going to
starve in Christian land"
-Four hundred thousand copies of
Rochefort's Marsealaise were printed on
the day after the Noir and Pierre Bona
parte affair.
The Criminal Court of Brussels has
recently tried clild nine years old for
having poisoned its own mother with
phosphorus mixed in beer.
Francois Deak, the great Hungarian
statesman, has recently lost so much mon.
ey by the forgeries of a faithless steward
that he is now believed to be bankrupt.
The sale Of sixpenny books in Eng
land reached, last year, 10000; the shil-
ling books 131 900. In one year alone
single hoese sold 1850 spelling books
at nine pence.
The debt Of the city Of Paris amounts
to $209, 400 900, which Is to be paid OF IN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
Incidents and Accidents.

"A little child at Peoria, ILL.,, fell into a
tub of hot water few days ago, and was
5calded to death,
The Watertown and Rome IN. "
railroad recently killed passenger for the
first time in eighteen years.
"A little child two years old, near Mans
held, Ohio, was recently choked to death
in attempting TO swallow button.
AT Lodi, Ohio, recently, a man, his wife
and child, all died from the effects of sleep
ing in a newly plastered room.
"A young girl, thirteen years old, had
her leg broken in four places the other
day, while Siding down hill in Augusta,
Me.
"A young man in Stonington tried to
clean his gun by putting red-hot poker
down the barrel He can't find one of his
fingers.
In q New England town man has
subscribed to new church on condition
that the town does not subscribe in aid OF
certain railroad.
"A three year old boy, at Coldwater,
Mich, spilled pitcher of hot lard upon
ms face and breast, a few days ago, injur-
ing him so badly that he died soon after
The physician who attended the New.
london young lady who ran pin into
hsT hand says she did not die of lockjaw
Out OF pyemia, or blood poisoning
"A young man of Montpelier, vt,
VISITED his sweetheart few days ago,
drunk; in consequence of which she dis.
missed him. He took vitriol, and died at
once.
While number fbovs were playing
IN Harrisburg, Tenn, one of them threw
ume in the face of the other, which result.
ga IN the sight being almost if not entirely
destroyed.
"A woman who lived in Wilkesbarre
rap got up few nights ago for the pur.
pose OF taking smoke, and, in looking
Ior me necessary pipe and tobacco, fell
down stairs and broke her neck
"A South Carolina paper declares that
young man who lost his wife short
uIne ago, married another while friends
were making preparations for the fune.
Ial, and with his bride followed the re.
mans sorrowfully to the grave.
"A large tin sign in Detroit, represent.
'ag a gold pen, was recently torn from its
.astenlngs by the wind, carried up into
me air, and, descending, its point pene.
rated the back OF a dog, killing him in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
Religious and Educational.

Boston has over sixty pianos in use in
the public schools.
"A colored Sunday school has been or
ganized in Iowa City, with thirty mem
bers.
There are said to be in this country
795 Lutheran ministers who are ritual
lists"
Several of the schools of Skaneatcles,
N. Y, have been lately almost broken up
by the measles.
The boys and girls of the Indianapolis
high school had a spelling match the other
day, and out of 700 words only Is were
mispelled.
Rev. T. L. Cuyler's church, in Brook.
Ign, numbers 1884 members. Their be-
nevolent contributions last year amounted
to $4,000.
"A Miss Stockwell has been admitted
to the sophomore class of the University
of Michigan, having successfully passed the
prescribed examinations.
"A meeting of school teachers at Cam
bridge, Mass, has voted, forty to eight,
that corporal punishment in schools can
not be abandoned with safety.
"A presbytery in North Carolina has
resolved that whenever a church fails to
psya promised salary regularly, it shall
be summoned before presbytery to show
cause for its failure.
The Roman Catholic clergy in Eng
land have increased the past year from
1890 to 1877. The churches and chapels
have increased from 1929 to 1854. Dur
Ing the year there were sixty nine ordina-
tons.
Statistics Show that the Quakers in
Pennsylvania, hitherto the stronghold of
the sect, are decreasing in numbers Stree
1880, but five new meeting houses have
been established, while thirty seven have
been abandoned.
The Board of Education Of town in
New York State has decided to have the
names Of truant scholars published in the
local newspaper twice every term, so that
the parents can see who plays "hooky."
and who does not.
The Knob Spring Church, in Texas,
have withdrawn their fellowship from
their late pastor, Rev. z. Miner, because
he has taken advantage Of the bankrupt
law to defraud his creditors, whom they
believe he is fully able to pay.
The Cincinnati Cora~rciM of arecent
date says: "There % rumor that the
pastor of one of. the churches in this city
has been, within few days, discovered to
be in want of the necessaries of life. The
story is, that he has had but two dollars to
live on for fortnight. The trouble was,
/ the members of his congregation would
not pay up, and he was too sensitive to
! dun them, or to ask for assistance"
The Christian Advocate (Methodist)
attempts deliberately to prove that it is not
probable that the ministerial vote in the
conferences which meet the coming spring
will consummatet the movement for lay dele
CATION. II calculates that $3.50 votes will
be cast; and that, if S31 Of these be in the
negative, lay delegation will have to lie
over for three years more. The remain
ing conferences are all Eastern, where
there is the greatest opposition. The four
/ Ohio conferences voted 297 affirmative To
III negative, being'considerably more than
one-fourth of the now requisite one-third
in the negative.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
Industrial.

Boston has 80 bootblacks and 1856
newsboys.
-Merino sheep are being introduced
into Nebraska.
Brigham Young is putting up foun-
dry for casting cannon.
The next Ohio State Fair will be held
September 1911.
Twelve per cent. per annum is legal
interest in Virginia now.
New York has nearly 1000 shoe
clerks, whose average weekly,earnings are
about fifteen dollars.
e. A. Bartlett, penny post of Weston,
Mass, has been in service "a years, and
has walked about 115,000 miles.
--One of the women engaged in selling
newspapers on Chestnut Street, Philadel-
phia, is making money rapidly.
The Washington Cooperative Gro
Gerry Association, of New Bedford, Mass,
has suspended for lack of patronage.
The number of subordinate Unions
now working under the jurisdiction Of the
Bricklayers' National Union is 76.
A mammoth iron foundry j. to be
erected at Bricksburg, N. j., the Luilding
to be 800 feet long, 1000 feet wide, and
four stories high.
The amount of logs put in this win
ter, in and about Manistee, Mich, will be
about 100,0O0,000 feet, and about 1900
men we're employed
Tobacco culture has been tried in San
Diego County, Cal, with complete sue
cess. The product spronounced superior
to most of the Virginia leaf.
Last year the SIT manufacturers in
Louisville had ST, S34,509 capital invested,
employed II, 626 operatives, and produced
articles valued in the aggregate at SAL,
$4,000.
The Utica IN " Herald advises the
workmen of Central New York to avail
themselves Of the cooperative principle,
and build up industrial interests in that
locality.
philadelphia has more than fifty large
shoe manufacturers, who employ 500
workmen, disburse nearly 100000 in
good times, and sell annually between
$7,OOO,0OO and $s,O00,0O0 worth Of goods
| The net debt of New York city and
county is $35,O00000 on valuation OF
1905, 436, 1897 Of Philadelphia, $25 900, 0O0
on valuation of $463, 904 $3.50; OF Boston,
$3.50, 1913, on valuation of $549,5l1,-
900.
There are upward of eighty branches
Of business at which females are regularly
employed. The best-paid operatives are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

SECRETS OF HEALTH-First, keep
warm; second, eat regularly and slowly;
third, take early and very light suppers;
fourth, avoid all undue excitement, whether
Of body or mind; fifth, keep q clean
skin; sixth, get plenty Of sleep at
night; seventh, keep cheerful and re-
spectacle company eighth, keep out
Of debt ninth, don't set your mind
on things you don't need; tenth, mind
your own business eleventh, don't set
yourself up to be a sharper of any kind
twelfth, subdue curiosity; thirteeth, avoid
drugs,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

AT the Iowa State Fair Of 1855 a man
received through mistake four dollars
more than he was entitled to. He moved
to Pennsylvania, and endured the gnaw-
ings of conscience till the Christmas of
1889, when he RENTED the amount to the
society, minus the interest, because ''the
mistake was the society's and not his"
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Ta1AS; "A 3A--|s H. ITO
inrotrciKnm RSws!r


LONDON, July, III. The feelingis quiet
ed both here and in Paris, aud the i'm.
preston is gaining ground that the cues.
tion between Prussia and France viii
be settled without resorting to extreme
measures. Securities have advanced
several per cent. since, morning, and
their tendency is still upward.A merican
sixty-two's, which were 86% at 1 O'Clock.
have just closed at 8811; other funds
have advanced proportionately. A much
better feeling prevails at the Paris
Bourse-at Q O'Clock rentes were 60
francs 40 centimes, very decided nd.
vance.
ROME. July 1.-THE Holy Father has
exercised no coercive pressure upon in
fallibility. The Journal Di Roma says
he has only shown patience and forbear-
ance.
PARIS. July 1.-THE strike ut Null
house continues. 10000 workmen are
involved.
LoNDoN,, July Nothing oonfirma-
tory OF the Chinese massacre has been
received. Later dates are silent regard
ing the massacre, and is believed to be q
hoax.
PARIS, July 12.--The Emperor
Napoleon has arrived at the Tuille-
AAOSs Aho L AOcSluu IA tAu1UdSSuuOT 16Cur0-
dtffom Ems. Olivier declines to re.
ceiye: as "a gauge Of peace the Kings
withdrawal Of his sanction of the Hohen-
zollern's candidature. unesshe does it as
King: Of Prussia, instead of the head of
the family.
The London Telegraph says, were
Prussia TO reply precisely as France re-
quires. it would not guarantee peace,
Michalet. in the Rappeue. to-day. says
plebisoite means peace aud pleading for
peace; and says.if doubted. let the vote
be repeated:
The Spaniards are apparently uncon-
cerned about the situation. The posi-
ton Of Italy is uncertain. Prussia will
establish entrepot camps Of $4,000 men,
each, ut Larache and Cherbourg. All
war vessels in the harbor keep banked
fires. The evening journals say that the
first Prussian army corps has been or
dered to march to the fortresses on the
Rhine.
A letter from Prim, dated the 9Th,
says: 81 never supposed that France
could be so impressed in this matter,
but Spain cannot, without shame, draw
back, 80 en- auanu CT vioe Espagne. It is
stated that the Orleans Princes are active
IN the HohenZollern candidature.
Two O'CLocK.-It is reported that the
question has been amicably adjusted.
The Bourse is active-rentes 70.
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headquarters Dry Goods Division. :.
,s1 lgGhU AfB1A. g: o., JutsH s. 1902

Hsadg1artera II Dry Goods Division. !.
,s1 lg6HU hB1Al e. o.. JUtRE s, 1s7o.2
GENERAL ORDER NO. /,
60 TO 8. ~. Porter d 90. for Bargains.
EnOR counters are now actually groapipe
~ beneath the heavy weight OF fresh DRY
GOODS Just to hand. per steamer, from New
York: We propose to diminish this stock
about one half. before the first Of July next;
and in order to accomplish this end we know
we must sell cheap. The enemy, "Dull Times, y
Is upon US, and must be mot and overcome.
we have had many engagements with the
ga, same foe. and whipped him; will do 30 now,
Let the result be as it may. I'VE intend to
mer." This is no idle jest. but u stern reality.
We we arg m the . only House in the city iu possess
easy; tis well worth knowing Wo commence
to-day giving gratuitous information to our
customers ON this head. All wishing this
knowledge can bo accommodated by calling at
their headquarters.
by order of s. w. PORTER 4 On
q. BARGAINS, A. A. G.
+. S.-Nore genuine except those bearing our
signature. Beware Of base imitators.
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California Wines

TNO encourage the consumption of the genu-
a inc nnadulteratod CALIFORNIA CHAM
fAdNES, we have reduced the prices or the
viz:
Quarts, per Case of Dozen, s13 90.
Plnts, per Case Of 2 Dozen, IA 90.
Sparkling Angelica, per case OFF,
Dozen, Pints, 14OO.
Sparkling Catawba, per case of Q
Dozen, Pints IA m
Together with full assortment of Choice
rye Whiskies, Genuine Otard Brandies, Old
Port Sherry and Madeira Wines, Holland Gin.
hum, and Rectified Liquors, which are con,
stantly on hand and for sale at low figures, by
july j. & II. II. AlNEW
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FrHANoIAL AND COn1nIEaCIAILIi.:: 4 II ;jllsIIi.:

|
r NEW YonR GJnlyl! !l2-.Noon. +5S3tUoks
1879: Binds i99 'RxoSaSReo@ oS @loSR M ii5;
short 1905. Teupessse's' ex-coppon'
68k; new 6sk k; ,Virginia's, ex.conpon,
67%; new 67a; Missouri's 81; Louisi-
ana,s. old. rs; new 73; levee 6's IT;
SIS 91M; Alabama s's 100; 5's 78; Georgia
6's S5; rs "a; North Carolina's. old.
52; new 345s; South Carolina's. old,
80; new 782z. Flour-shipping loo.
higher and wanted; other grades quiet.
Wheat 2@3c. better than at the close
yesterday. Cotton dull and nominal
uplands 1924; Orleans 201; sales 400
bales. Freights nominal.
7P. M.-Money 5@6. Sterling 9M@
10. Gold 1873. Governments closed
stronghold term 68; others dull Cot
ton steady-sales l,4OO bales; uplands
1oM. Flour heavy-superfne 49O@
5.25; Southern common to fair extra
5.93@6.7 70. Wheat-spring firm; winter
heavy; winter red and amber western
1.43@l.4S. Corn-prime unchanged; /;
common lower. Pork heavy, at 90 37%.
Lard shade firmer. Groceries firmer.
Freights shade frmer.
BALTIMORE: July 12.- Cotton quiet
and firm. Wheat, receipts light; new
red 1.3O@1 SO; white 1.5o@1. 70. Corn
steady; Pork quiet. Bacon active.
ST.. LOUIS, July 12.-Flour firm for
low grades. Corn heavy-mixed 80.
Whiskey dull, at 100. Provisions firm.
Pork 5000. Shoulders IA.
LOUISVILLE. July 12.-Flour firm.
Corn l:o0@1.1o. sProvisions active.
Pork 5000. Shoulders IA. Whiskey
96{@97. -
C1NcINNATI, July 12.- -Flour-family
5.75@6.00. Corn frm-light supply.
mixed ear 80. Whiskey 97@9S. Mess
pork 5000. Lard 1G. Bacon shoulders
l3A.
New ORLEANS, July 12.-Cotton dull
and nominal-.m .middlipg lSL61SH;
sales 635 bales; receipts 156; stock 62,-
MOBILE, July 12-Cottou quiet
ding Is; sales 200 bales; receipts 2.
CHARLESTON, July 12-Cotton dull and
nominal-middlings 18; receipts 166;
stock 5,S66.
SAVANNAH, July 12.-Cotton dull
middling 18; sales GO bales; receipts
266; stock 9,162.
PARIS. July 12.-The feeling to-day is
quieter. though the Bourse ut mid night
continued excited-rentes 69f. ESQ. The
Bourse opened excited this, morning
-rentes 6Sf. 8Oo.
LONDON, July 1913 2. M.-Consols
924. Bonds S9I%.
LIVERPOOL. July 1913 P. M.-Cotton
dull and irregular -uplands 91aC9956;
Orleans 974@97s.
L1vERPooh, July 12-Evening. Cot
ton dull and irregular-uplands 9%@
.93s; Orleans 9924@92s: sales 5000 bales.
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Domestic News.

ST. LOUIS. July 11.-5OO Chinese To-
borers have arrived for Memphis, whence
they go to work. They are very orderly.
CHARLESTON, July l2--Arrived-.
Steamer j. w. Everman, Philadelphia
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Admiral Dahl
gren is dead
In the Senate, $1OO, 1000 was appropri-
ated for public buildings at Little Rock ;
$500, QUO at St. Lnuis; $3.50. 900 at Leav-
enworth, and $4,000 at Trenton. N. j
Ia the House, the conference report
on the army appropriation was adopted
The $29. 900, 600 conference report on
the funding bill was rejected the oppo-
sitlon was mainly, from the West and
South, on the ground that compelling
new banks to use new bonds, was unjust.
Blaine announced Butter, Farnsworth,
and Paine on the committee on the
Georgia bill.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, near
ly $1,000.O00. A
Claude Hamilton, the actor, was found
dead III the President grounds, to-day,
wounded in the neck.
The massacre of the miners in Wyo-
ming Territory, has been confirmed.
There were no Southern nominations
to-day.
The rejection by the Conference Com
mlttee of the funding bill, will kill it, it
is thought.
Blaine has appointed the same com
mlttee for new conference.
NEW TX. July IA serious riot
took place between the whites and blacks
in the eight ward to-day. The police,
for time, were benten off, but finally
arrested the ring leaders. None were
killed
WARRENToN, Va, July 12.-An Edu-
catlonal Convention, composed of teach
ers. professors, and presidents of colleges
and of the University of the State of
Virginia. convened here tonight.
AsPINwALL, July 12-The steamer
Ecuador was lost near Lupe. Her boiler
exploded ana seven lives were lost. The
smallpox is spreading at Valparaiso.
RICHMOND, Va, July 12.-Last night,
while twenty convicts from tie State
Prison, at work on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, were being marched
to their cabins, one Of them wrest q gun
from one of tho guards, numed Swnrtz,
and shot him dead. A fight ensued be-
tween the guards and convicts. Several
OF the latter were wounded. Only two
OF the convicts made their escape.
ATLANTA, July IL In the Senate, a
resolution was offered, that the Treasurer
be authorized to pay all lawful demands
upon the treasury from any funds under
his control. Referred. A motion to
adjourn sine die was tabled.
In the House, q motion to reconsider
the action of yesterday, postponipg inde-
nnltely the use of the educational fnnd
Tor other purpose. was referred TO the
Finance Committee.
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E. Morris, Columbia S. c.,
MI ANUFACTURER Of COTTON GINS, at
Iy1 s3 90 per saw. Our Gins are warranted
To piease i'll every respect, or no sale. Pro-
mum n awarded at last State Fair. Also, Wood
Turning i'll every description and style, at
short notice. Jnna an 9mo