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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
Wholesale Poisoning.

\ curious case Of poisoning has come
to light in a large ana fashionable
clearinghouse. Nos. l4O and 142
East Thirty-fourth street, New York
On Wednesday evening thirty-eight
persons sat at the table, when the des-
ert consisted of frozen custard pud-
ding. Two Of the number did not like
the pudding, and two could get none ;
but the others ate OF it. Between 10
and > in the morning they were all sick,
and brigade of doctors was summon
ed in haste. The symptoms Of poison
ing were clear, the doctors said, but
otherwise they were reticent, as were
also the landlandy and all the servants.
1t has leaked out, however. that the
pudding was made in an old copper
kettle The goodman, however, is
still confined to his bed from the ef-
tects Of the pudding.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
Personal Items.

THE salary of the Consul to Hayti is
raised to $1,000 (gold) per year, and
Fred. Douglass is to have the place af-
ter November.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN and Abram S.
Hewitt were last Tuesday night install
ed as Sachems of the Tammany Socie-
ty. The latter takes the place of Coy
ernor Hoffman.
LORENZO PAPANTI, the veteran dane
ing-master of Boston, who died recent
ly, left 500, 600.
LORENZO DELMoNICo has arrived in
Paris from New York. He is on his
way to Switzerland to visit his aged
motha.
THE wife of the Marquis de Noailles
recently appointed French Minister to
Washington, is lady of great personal
attractions and most fascinating man.
ners.
NYM CRINKuE said "There is a
school of singers who mistake the eff
fects OF the sound entirely, confuse
loudness with subtlety. Take Kellogg
She never screams, does she! But her
voice diffuses itself like an odor."
The champion swimmer of Charles,
town, Mass, is Miss Lizzie Barrigan.
She can swim faster than any one else
IN the place.
AT the recent Missouri Editorial
Convention, Capt. Elihu II. Sheppard,
of st. Louis, and n. w. Mack, ST., of
Bonneville, met for the first time since
they parted on the banks of the St.
Lawrence in 1913. They We're both at
Albany in 1907 both took part at the
battle of Christler's farm, on the st.
Lawrence, in 1913; both saw Fulton
run his first steamboat; and witnessed
the American army leave Canada.
POETRY and poverty are no longer in
seperable companions; Bryant, Long
fellow, Holmes, SAKE and Lowell are all
rich men.
Dr.. JOHN Dole, highly respected
physician of Amherst, Mass, died on a
steamer bound for Europe, May 20,
whittier he was going for his health.
Miss GABRIELLE GREELEY, Youngest
daughter of the Hon. Horace Greeley,
returned from Europe on the steamer
Hermann, and is staying with her aunt,
Mrs. John f. Cleveland, in Cottage
Place, New York. Mrs Greeley and
her eldest daughter remain for the
present in London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
4 Touching INCIDENT.

During one of the most tremendous
snow-storms ever witnessed here last
winter. writes our Newfoundland CORE
spondent, poor widow left her home
in search of her only son, boy of SIX
teen years of age, who had gone out in
the morning wood-cutting, with several
others. Unable to bear the anxleties,
the poor mother rushed out into the
binding snow drift, hoping to find her
boy and that her feeble arms might in
some way help him homeward. After
struggling on for several miles she met
the party, who were on their return.
BY this time she was utterly exhausted
and unable to retrace her steps. What
was to be done She sank down in the
snow, worn out with fatigue and hun
ger. The little party Of boys were
quite unable to bear her among them
homeward, and to remain with her
would have been certain death to alt
1t was agreed that they should cover
her as well as possible and return to
the village for help. Her son, however,
nObly refused to leave his mother,
though TO remain was in all probability
certain death. When the lads gave the
alarm in the village "a number OF men, at
the peril of their lives, went out to res
cue the mother and her son. Their Ell
forts to find them were for several days
Ruthless. They were finally found IN
der cliff, frozen to death and locked
in one another arms. ''In death they
were not divided" for theirs was
'love stronger than death. 1t would
be difficult to find a more touching IN
stance of sclf-sacrifcing affection than
this one, taken from "the short and
simble annals of the poor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27

her, aud as she sat at her feet In the
freight, as John had done so often,
she told her all about it-and how she
longed to see him again.
Il am getting old, Alice, she said.
Il may die sooI. and | want to see my
boy, Perhaps / was wrong abont his
wife. 1t would do no harm to see them
inst once, Alice
And Alice answered gently that per-
haps it would be better for them all to
do so; bnt she avoided her kind
friends eyes and there was scarlet
flush on her face that was unusual
The next day, Alice, under Miss Bar
bara's dir ction, wrote little note to
John Barton. "Tell him to come
soon," said she and as Alice wrote
this, Miss Barbara sat and thought in
tently for a time, her face resting on
her hands. "Tell him. she said
again, "tell him he can bring his wife
if he likes---I can at least see her to
please him." And so the note was
written and the message dispatched.
After this decisive step was taken
Miss Barbara was in a hutier of nerv-
BUSINESS at the time. She donned her
richest dress, her most costly cap, and
then sat expectant until she heard
Johns step on the stairs, and John
came in himself as of old. OF course
/ there were II few minutes during which
both talked at once, and then, when
the first excitement was over, Miss
Barbara suddenly grew grave.
Where's your wife, she said in her
old grim way, and John rose and rang
the bell.
"She's down stairs. | told her to
stay until | sent for her. And then,
as the servant made his appearance,
"Show my wife up"
Miss Barbara waited quietly.
"You will love her little, for my
sake pleaded John, rs a light foot
step was heard at the door, and then,
greatly to Miss Barbara's surprise, Alice
/ Worthington came in.
:" My nephew, Mr.. Barton, Miss
Worthingtop, she said, and then turn.
| ing to Alice, " | am engaged now, and
you may be excused. "
TO her surprise. John coolly put his
arm around his new acquaintance and
led her across thereon, "Alice Worth
ington Barton, Aunt Barby, he said
and then, with the old mischief in his
eyes, Love her little for my sake,
please. "
There are children's voices in the
great house now, and Jane (whc
was III the plot, and is back in her old
place and Miss Barbara pet them tc
death, almost. John, the rogue, often
leases his aunt laughingly about the
"doll- baby" to whom she considered
him sacrificed But if there is any one
person whom Miss Barbara loves as
dearly rs cher boy" it is the sweet
faced, gentle girl whom that boy mar
ried. TO her mind, all feminine glaces
and virtues are possessed and shown
forth by 4" Johns wife. .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
The Concert.

Such a concert, dear, as have bad tonight
Full Of sweet sound and deep delight;
Aud vet - tine house was poor;
Poor. If you count by crowded seats
But. Judging only by glad heart-beats,
Twas a splendid house, I'm sure.
First BABY sang as well as she could
Some sweet httle notes that understood;
And wee Rates chirp OF laugh broke out
As Wiley ran in with a merry shout
The pussy purred on the rug in state:
And the good clock licked, " It's late it's late :"
While over the fire the kettle sang
Its CHEEKY song with the least little twang.
That was Part First. you must know, my dear
When only we five were there to hear.
The fire cracked applause;
The baby's soft little pat-a-cake
Made reckless encores for the musics sake,
And pussy hourished her paws.
Well. the Second Part? All, that was fine
Fine to the hearts core lover mine!
For over the kettles winsome plant,
And the baby's breathing, sweet and faint
And over the pratte OF Will and Kate,
And the clocks impatient " Late it's late ~
| heard the blessedest sound of all
A click OF the latch, step in the hall
And Home sweet Home" pulsed ali the air
AS you came, calling, up the stair.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
JOHNS WIFE.

Miss Barbara Snyder sat in her
straight backed chair before the fire,
her feet on the fender her head droop-
ing, her eyes closed-to tell the truth,
although she would have Indignantly
denied it, Miss Barbara Snyder was
asleep Her maid, n hard featured,
middle-aged woman, was moving about
the room, quitting it in order, " as she
did fifty times day, at her mistress
command, and watching her furtlyely
to see that she did not fall into the fire
"Jane, said Miss Barbara, suddenly
waking and sitting bolt upright with
unhliuking eyes, eff he comes--and |
ana sure lac will--lo not let hlm come
in,
a. No ma'am, answered Jane submis-
siyoly.
Tell him he has seen me for the
last time--thc hypocrite Ito pretend
always TO be so fond of me, and then go
and marry some empty headed doll
baby BE sure and send him away
Jane
" Yes, ma'am.n
A sudden connection in the lower
hall interrupted them; few bars of Il
popular air whlstled in mastery
manner, rapid chatter of boot heels
the stairs, aud then n Young gentleman,
who might have sat as a model for n
modern Hercules, rushing IN and fall
ing over on an ottoman, upsetting Il
chair and making "confusion worse
coufounded' in the quiet room, dashed
at Miss Barbara and took her by storm,
" Congratulate me he cried, after
imprintmg a haIf-do2en kisses ON her
withercd cheek, aunt Barhy, she is
the dearest
"Nou may go, Jane Miss Bar
bar0 had recovered lom the shock a
little, and MS Jane had retired she fold
e3 Der mittened hands tightly together
AM ,urned upon hum Nephew John.
ilere was comical expression of
despair on the young fellows face at
this unpropitious beginning bat hc
sand nothing,
Nephew john am disappointed
IN you | am not angry, but l am
deeply grieyed-'
Why Aunt Barby The blue
eyes of her listener opened wide, but
she silenced him 10y stately gesture.
e" Please be qWet-l wish to speak
! have done my duty by You, john
there was little tremble in her voice
as She said this, but she went on grim
lN), land now that you were Just com
ing TO manhood lJohu was twenty SIM.
and had begun 10 trust in yoa lit.
tie, YOU desert me now for IA doll
baby.
"ohe is not a doll-baby." said the
young husband Indignantly. If You.
only knew her You would love her
DEARLY
Nonsense" the black eyes snap
ped decidedly, "All girls are fools
nova duys-but no matter. you have
chosen between Ms. My will is made.
ana | shall not change it, but you will
never be again 70 mo rs You were be
fore.
There was real distress in John
Barton's heart 0s he rose and stood Ice.
fore her If you viii only let me
bring her To see you, he pleaded. II
am sorry you are SO displeasad Aunt
Rarby don't let this part MS.
You have chosen. The sphinx
could not have looked more mmovrd.
oruered them not t. admit you
you need not come again.
eff you Will only hear me-"
But | wou't--goo3 afternoon
And so John Barton left her, with her
face turned away from him ANA her
hands SSH clasped before her
Miss Barbara Snyder was proud, Miss
Barbara was wealthy, Miss Barbara
tI,yuy. r.,s l-l.u y, asT UE4 U@T, ,a.
be was still woman and in her heart
Of hearts she loved john Barton her
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27

Lynn, Mass, all comparisons are
based upon shoe-leather \ cohbler
having applied for admission to an
orthodox church at that place, the dea-
cons held a consultation over the can
didate SAYS one deacon to another.
:, Well. deacon, Bob C. wants to ioIu
.our meeting. "Ies 10 you know
anything against him F." Wen. no.
Bae before vou take q final vote ON
him. ia Just like to show YOU q JOB OF
cobpAEg he did for me tAatAl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27

All the tea, leather silk, cotton,
quicksilver, Australian wool, together
with SO, 457 lbs. California wool, 100, =
600 lbs. flour, 251, $40 lbs. salmon.
29S, $50 lbs. wine and 1,63S, 800 lbs
merchandise, went from San Francisco,
and the remainder from interior cities
including 40, 6SS lbs. wine, 70, 500 lbs
salmon, 10, 760 lbs. wool, 1870, PA lbs.
merchandise, together with the fruit
and live stock from Sacramento. The
remainder of the flour went from
Marysville.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
4 [ sefnl Institution.

Connecticut has a benefcent instltu-
ton at Mddletown, in the shape OF an
industrial school for girls. It takes
young girls who would almost certainty
lead a life Of vice if left to themselves
and reforms and educates them. " me
there they do all their own work, STUDY
three hours each day. help manufacture
boxes, and are allowed suitable hours
for recreation. They are under no
more restriction than ordinary cbudfen,
yet are so well satisfied that they never
attempt to escape. During the thIge
years Of its existence, eighty five gitLs
have been received in all, Of WIon
twelve have been discharged, fitted lyt
the duties Of life. The tota- cost %
the property was SSl, 500, and 1t Is 10"
valued at 500, 900
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
Wasted Affection through Answering Il
Personal"
A letter from Louisville says:

n lebltl HUN iJclilo' Liz
"Quite a sensation was produced Mt
one of our Broadway palatial residences
to-day. Last December an advertise
ment appeared in the Cincinnati En-
quirer entitled Correspondence
Wanted" A young lady ana Broad,
way musician answered, and 50 pleased
was the advertiser-who, in the mean
time, had gone to New York-with her
letters that an exchange of photo
graphs was made. Each was delighted
with the others picture, which seemed
to possess some familiar but unknown
charm. Marriage was Immediately de-
cided upon, and the young man re.
Quested her true name that he might
visit her and produce satisfactory refer
ences as to his character, Louisville
being his home also. Anxiously he
awaited the reply, which came, disclos-
ing the startling fact that the lady was
his own sister Two years absence had
filled his face with whiskers and
changed the schoolgirl intoa beautiful
woman. The gentleman attempts to
treat it as a good joke, but the lady is
almost inconsolable that she should
have wasted her affections upon her
own brother.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27
Freight Traffic of the Central Pacific
Railroad.

The general freight agent of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad has sent the San
Francisco Bulletin the following state
ment of the through freight forwarded
over the road in April
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27

4 MEDICAL college Tor women y rs
irr erected III India hy a. Le4al@l!V '.''-.
Nawab
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
Dry Earth Treatment.

In September, a negro had his
face severely burned by the explo-
sion Of can of powder, containing
about a half pint, which he was car
rying in his hand. The accident oc-
eurred Monday; next day his entire
face was one running sore, and so
much swollen that it was impossi-
BILE to distinguish a feature. / sug-
gested that il should be dressed two
or three times a day with dry sifted
earth. On Thursday, when again
visited, the Inflammation had en-
tirely subsidized, his eyes we're open:
all pain and discharge gone; and
within the week he was entirely
cured.
Another laborer sliced his fingers
with a reaping hook, and applied a
plaster, which cause suppuration.
By my advice, he tried dry earth;
and in few days his hand was as
well as ever.
The third trial was on a mule,
which had its leg cut with an axe.
The wound was about six inches
long, by three inches wide; having
found the earth treatment so ben
eficial in the other cases, il was
again tried and proved a Perfact
success. The wound healed entire
ly, in three days from the first ap-
plication.
The above cures may seem exag-
gerated; but / must say that no one
was so much astonished as myself;
and a faithful trial of the same ap-
plicatiOn will convince the most
skeptical of your readers. viii
any one who may try it, in similar
cases, be kind enough to report their
success (for there is no failure)
through the pages of your maga-
zinc and Oblige your well wisher? =
Cor. Southern CultiUdtor.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18

One Of the richest OF the rich men
Of New York is distributing his
fortune among the people to whom
be had intended 20 viii IL, reaerving
only sufficient to insure himself
comfortable income. A very sonsi-
bic plan this is. IL avoids all dam
ger Of family dissension arising from
contestiDg q viii, puts an end 20
merely mercenary affections, insures
gratitude, and largely increases the
happiness of several people some
years earlier than gifts by bequest
would have done. This Gnte-1SoT-
TEN generosity is almost peculiar to
America. The system Of entail
would practically preveutit in Egg
land, il il were desired. In France
the Revue deS Dsu1 Aondes notices
the custom as = phenomenon Of
American character. Nearly all
our endowed schools and colleges
owe much OF their possessions 70
living benefactors. London's great
est charities are the result OF tho
gifts, during his lifetime, Of Pea
body. The Workingwoman's Ho-
tel of A. T. Stewart, and his $50, 900
gift TO the poor women Of Chicago,
are instances of this tendency. Viii
liam B. Astor has just donated $780,
600 to the Astor Library "for pres
eBt necessities" These are all graft
flying proofs of the true generosity
which gives without waiting for the
time when what il gives win be
worthless to itself.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
The Great Lakes.

The following statistics iii regard
to the five great lakes in North
America, are not generally known:
Lake Superior is the largest body
of fresh water in the world. Its
greatest length is $50 miles, its great
est breadth 160 miles, and its area is
given as $1,000 square miles. Its
average depth is variously given at
66S and 1000 feet. 1t is 600 feet
above the level of the sea, % feet
higher than Lake Michigan and so
highersthan Lake Erie.
Lake Michigan is $50 miles long,
los miles in the widest part, and the
main depth of it is 600 feet. In its
greatest length it is longer than
Lake Superior, being 500 miles. 1t
has an area of Q, 900 square miles.
The greatest length of Lake Eu-
ron is 200 miles, the greatest width
100 miles, the mean depth 600 feet,
and the area 10000 square miles.
Lake Erie's greatest length is $50
miles, its greatest width so miles,
the mean depth of its waters, 81
feet, making it by far the most shall
low of all the five Lakes, and il has
a superficial area of about 1000
square miles.
The greatest length of Lake 0nta-
rio Is $50 miles, the greatest breadth
65 miles, the mean depth 260 feet,
and the area 5000 square miles.
The length of all the Lakes is
more than l, 800 miles.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
The vanity of shoddS.


There is a dreadful ambition TO be
"genteel." We keep up appearAn-
ees too often at the expense Of hon
esty; and though we are not rich,
we must seem TO be 50. We mnat
be respectable" though only in tbs
meanest seneo-in mere Vuigar- out
ward show. We have not the cour-
age to go patiently onward in the
condition of life which il has pleased
God TO call us, but must needs live
in some fashionable state TO which
we rediculously please 70 call our
selves, and TO crafty the vanity Of
that unsubstantial, genteel world OF
which we form a part. There is q
constant struggle and pressure for
front seats in the social amphithea-
tire; in the midst of which all noble,
self-denying resolve Is troddeR
down, and many fine natures are In
evitably crushed TO death. What
waste, what misery, what bankrupt
cy, come from all this ambition to
dazzle others with a glare of appA-
rent worldly success we need not
describe. The mischieVous results
show themselves in n thousand
ways-in the rank frauds commit
ted by men who dare to be dishon-
est, but do not dare TO seem poor;
and in the desperate dashes at for
tune, in which the pity is not 30
much for those who fail as for the
hundreds Of innocent families who
are so involved in their ruin.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
The Danger.

According to the opinions of Mr..
Belmont and Mr.. VOORHEES,, the De-
mocracy will hold a National Con-
vention. We do not doubt that the
Executive Committee will call one.
There are Democratic politicians
who cannot be kept quiet, even to
win the triumph they profess to de-
sire. We may regard one fact as
almost certain: If the Democracy
make a nomination, Greely and
Brown will retire from tho field and
thus destroy the only movement
that can possibly defeat Grant. II
they should not do so, their contin-
Uance as candidates would be more
fatal to the Democratic than to the
Grant party. The disgust with
which large masses of Democrats
would view the imbecility of their
leaders would drive them to Greely
and Brown, or render them little
else than spectators of the contest.
But it is needless to discuss this
question at this time. 1t will come
up soon enough.-AeMphis Ledger.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
THE SUMMER LAND.
BYE J. J.


The following lines were written by al
accomplished lady Of our city after reading
one Of the works Of Andrew Jackson Davis
the Clairvoyant Medium, with the above ii
tie. He describes the abode Of the disem
bodied spirits as a sphere Of enhancing har
monies, with scenery IN all respects similar
to our own, but OF imponderable develop
ment:
oh! the Summer Land, the Summer Land
The sun-lit cline where angels stand,
Upon that pure and halloWed shore
The chill Of death is felt no more.
In robes OF purest white arrayed,
Along those golden banks they've strayed
With songs Of joy and harp in hand
They celebrate the Summer Land.
Away in that celestial zone,
On lake or stream they are Re'er alone;
The host in silvery tinted light
Halls now day that knows no night.
Tho stars are shining far away,
IT'S there one bright eternal day,
For looking through the ether blue,
BY Faith our boundIess hsme we view.
There mountains rise and oceans roll,
And streams Of bliss fill every soul;
There victory sounds in strains sublime,
Forever in that sun-lit cline.
Then come to this bright Summer Land,
Where the redeemed forever stand;
Come join the constellation band
That worship in the Summer Land.
Jackson, Tenn, 1869.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-05-18
A Dangerous Desk.

There is a desk in one of the di-
visions OF the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau which has become the object OF
quite lively contest for possession
by the lady clerks employed in that
Office, insOmuch that every lady
clerk who has been assigned thereto
has had the good fortune to date
her matrimonial felicity from the
time of its occupancy. Two very
attractive and intelligent employees
of the Bureau, Miss J. and Miss H.,
have within two years ben led from
this desk to the hymeneal altar; and
the third, a blushing and beautiful
widow, now the fortunate possessor,
will, if report be true, shortly fol-
low the example Of her predecessors.
Several extremely handsome, amia-
BILE, and excellent lady clerks, belong
ing to the division, are watching
with tender anxiety for the moment
to arrive when the next vacancy
shall occur, with a view to the con-
tingent advantage attaching thereto.
A number of crusty bachelors, who
deserve scOurging for their selfish
and malicious sentiments, denomi-
nate this the Dangerous Desk" ("
and are in mortal fear of its infu-
ence.