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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Snake Poison.

Nothing in the science of chemistry
can equal the preparations of nature in
the way of yirulent poisons. The OPP
Indians, or snake family, have the most
dreadful of all Experiments have been
conducted for years to ascertain the
exact character of those most venomous
in tropical countries. 1t has been finally
decided that the poison of the Cobra
far exceeds all the known animal poi
sons. The fifth part of one grain killed
a strong Persian horse in Calcutta in
twenty four hours and twenty-five min
utes. One-twelfth of one grain killed a
healthy dog, weighing eighteen pounds,
in twenty-five minutes.
Fortunately the temperate zones are
not the homes of such horrible reptiles
But the rattle-snake is an enemy not to
be approached with impunity. If, how
ever, person is wounded by one of
them, to which all are liable in ranging
over rocky ground or the side of hills
which are their favorite haunts, in
stantly apply the lips, and by suction
draw out the liquid poison before it is
absorbed. Liquid ammonia is regarded
as an almost certain remedy, quickly APP
piled. 1T neutralizes the subtle venom
before it reaches the circulation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Glover as 81 shade.

There is probably no other plant in
the word of such value to the farmers
for this purpose. 1t furnishes the most
perfect protection to the soil during
the fierce dry heats OF summer Being
a constantly deciduous plant, it's leaves
are perpetually falling, and soon form n
delicate covering for shade, and easily
penetrated at all points by the air, which
is the great career to the worn out soil
of those atmospheric elements that
are to enrich it, In this way the clover
plant not only contributes directly to
the fertilizing of the soil by giving its
own substance to it, but it furnishes n
protective covering to the entire ground,
which encourages and stimulates those
chemical processes by which the hun
CRY and exhausted soil is recuperated
from the first supplies of nutriment
that are held in the atmosphere. 1t
becomes to tho farmer the most valua
BILE fertilizer in the world, as it imparts
fertility to the entire soil.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

began to go away alone, about once a
week, spending the whole day, and
returning at night.
To the question, "Where have you
been, sir2" he gave no other reply than
a satisfied bark, which seemed to mean
that he had been having good time.
At last his mistress determined to
watch him; and one morning, as he
left the house, she followed HIM at q
distance that he did not notice her.
Dick ran to the corner of street
through which the horse-caIs passed
every half-hour, for the home of his
friends in the country. Here he sat
down and waited and, as soon MS the
right car came along, he jumped into
it boldly, and took seat with the other
passengers.
On inquiring OF the conductor, Dick S
mistress learned that he was in the
habit of riding out in the morning, and
back at night, for some time.
He never failed to get in and out OF
the car at the right place; but, whether
he remembered to pay his fare or not,
L cannot tell You.
Now, if any of my little readers can
inform me how Dick knew what car to
to take, and where to get out, | would
be very glad to know.-7he Nursery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
India Ink-iings.

One of the weekly journals says
School-boys are occupying their spare
moments IN pricking India ink into
their arms Not all school boys, we
Know, and not many school boys, we
trust, so employ their leisure hours
Nevertheless, there is a period in the
lie OF many boy-it comes generally.
Just before the almost irresistible long.
ing To : 60 to sea, ! and this in turn is
often followed by an imperative impulse
g 60 upon the stage-when the height
q human happiness seems attainable
~ the lndeiible stamping Of cross, a
star, an anchor, an American flag the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

snprsmest of all joys is done in colored
inks), or the boys initials on his arm
or hand. 1t begins in neighborhood
or school in this wise: One of the big
gest BOYS knows a sailor or bargeman
the casual acquaintance ola Saturday
stroll along the docks-who is fairly IL
Illuminated as to his chest, his arms, his
hands, like an inital-letter saint IN some
old missal 70 some boys there
is something manly in this personal
decoration it smells of the sea; it is a
badge of liberty and independence.
Now, all sailors have forecastle tradi-
ton that if "a cross is pricked upon the
arm or chest, so as to be indeliple, If
they themselves are wrecked, lost over
board, drowned, and subsequently
washed ashore In South America or
any other Catholic country, they are
sure of Christian burial They are
as COED as sealed for it. If the barbar-
ism of this tattooing were limited to
this, poor Jack might be permitted to
make his mark, and enjoy his belief in
the certainty of a Christian burial
wherever his lot and body
might be cast. But boys, do not let
your friendly sailor or your set at
school tempt you to dlstigure yourself
for life by tattooing so much as a single
star on your hand or arm. We knew a
boy who proudly bore decoration of
this sort upon his hand. For few
months he was proud of it; then he
was disguised with it; as he grew older
it became to him curse, like the mark
of Cain; and finally he cnt it out with a
razor, leaving an unsightly scar, which,
in his eyes was a positive beauty in
comparison with the deformity it
replaced. Boys be wise.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
The Prospects of Dairying.

During the last SIX or eight years but
ten and cheese making have been all
the rage. The cry went forth that the
were making any money. So everybody
engaged in agriculture was inclined to
rush into dairying, as just before every
body rushed into hop-culture. Their
experience with hops, however, told
them that crisis must sooner or later
come in dairying, but each hoped to
get rich before the business got suffj-
GENTLY overdone to make it unprotita-
BILE and we think everybody has been
disappointedin two ways: LIST. Because
wealth has been accumulated so slowly
by dairying; and I'd. Because the Crisis
has not sooner come.
On the whole, AZ regards prices, the
prospects of dairying this season have
not been encouraging. The price of
butter has dropped off fully 20 per
cent, and butter making has been no
more profitable than cheese making,
while we do not consider the future of
the butter market any more promising
than the cheese market Still, nobody
has suffered badly, except those who
made such poor butter or cheese that
buyers would not pay remuneratiye
price for it. Such ought to suffer until
they leave the business or learn to
make better article.
Prices, though low as compared with
the quotations of the last few years,
have not been so much lower, if com
puted in gold, nor SO low as to not pay
the first class dairyman, who has the
proper facilities and farm suited to
the business, AS well as anything else.
But we think they have been low
enough, and the outlook threatening
to drive out of the business those who
have no right to engage in lt--those liy
ing in localities, and occupying farms
better suited TO otiIer branches of agri-
culture than to dairyinP. We believe
many factories in the West that have
run this year, will not open next spring,
and that such will be the case with most
of the unsuccessful factories in our own
State.
We therefore consider the prospects
Of legitimate dairying never better than
they are now. Speculative dairying has
had its day We must now settle down
to solid business. Our past exper-
fence was needed to determine who
should do the dairying and who should
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


A Canadian farmer says, although
ing stock yet they are the best things
that can be fed to young animals, as
they contain the necessary materials for
making bone and muscle. For young
colt, enc, pint of beans and oats crush
ed together, will be found much better
than oats alone. A neighbor of mine,
few years ago, fed his store ewes with
a regular allowance of beans and peas
crushed, during the winter, and, as a
consequence, the next spring never lost
lamb. They were so strong that they
were on their feet and tried to suck al.
most as soon as they were dropped.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
An Accomplished Whale.

London papers relate carious stories
of the blunders made by Oxford under
graduates in the Scripture examination
which they have to pass before taking
their degrees 1t is told of one that
when asked who was the first king of
Israel, he was SO fortunate as to STUN
BILE upon the name of Saul. He saw
that he had hit the mark, and, wishing
to show the examiners how intimate his
knowledge Of the Scriptures was, he
added confidentially, Saul--also called
Paul. y Another was called upon to
mention "the two instances recorded
i'll Scripture of the lower animals
speaking" The under graduate thought
for moment, and replied, "Balaam's
ass. "This is one, sir. What's the
other2" Undergraduate paused in
earnest thought. At last n CLEAN Of
recollection lit up his face as he re-
piled: The whale The whale said
unto Jonah, almost thou persuadest
me to be Christian. - Erchonge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Parsley for Sheen.

A correspondence of the Toronto, Globe
reports farmer as saying
| SOW parsley all through my grass
land, and never lay down my land to
clover in the spring but / SOW parsley
with it, 1t is the best food for sheep
there is, keeps them healthy, and fat
tens them with wonderful rapidity.
OF course don't SOW enough to smoth-
er the grass bat take care there is
some all through it, a. d the sheep will
find it out, and never leave bit of it if
they can help it, The cows and cattle
are also very fond of it, but it is the
tittest for sheep, as it does them most
good The only thing to be guarded
against is to keep the breeding ew s
from getting too much. They fatten
so fast that 1t stops them from breeding
which is of course loss. But ] am
careful to keep the breeding ewes off it
as much as can. 1t does well for
lambs, however, and for wethers and
fattening ewes nothing is equal to it.
| find that it does better than grain. 1t
also produces heavy tleeces of wool.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

The Country Gentleman says Take
a pan or shovel with burning Goals and
sprinkle upon them common brown
sugar, and hold the wounded part in
the smoke. In few minutes the pain
will be allayed and recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my own ease n rusty nail
had made bad wound in the bottom
of my foot. The pain and nervous IL
ritation was severe, This was was all
removed by holding it in the smoke for
fifteen minutes, and | was able to re-
sumo my reading in comfort We have
often recomme ded it to others with
like results Last week one of my men
had finger nal torn out by pair of
ice tongs. 1t became very painful as
was to have been expected. Held in
sugar smoke for twenty minutes, the
pain ceased, and it promises speedy re-
coyery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
A Strange Phenomenon.

Lost river, in Orange county, Ia, is
so named from the fact that it has no
outlet, but disappears in the ground
about seven miles from Lancaster. The
well of the Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago railroad at that place, which is
40 feet in depth, having failed to sup
ply any longer, it was determined to
dig another well about one-fourth of a
mile south of the present tank. John
Iahn, master mechanic of bridge con-
structlon, and in charge of water tanks,
located the well by the superstitious
forked peach stick, and proceeded to
have it dug. At the depth of eighteen
feet the men struck water. which came
up through the gravel with such force
that further digging had to be aban-
doned. -Four pumps were placed in
the well, and pumping has been going
on for several days, 50 AS to enable the
masons to wall up the well, but 30 far
the work has not been successful. 1t is
believed that the rush of water is from
the bed of Lost river, which disappears
in the ground about seven miles from
that point.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Ex-President Roye. of the Liberian Re.
public.


A London telegraph states that the
mail steamer from the west coast of
Africa brought the intelligence that
E. j. Roye, ex-President of the Liber-
ian Republic, was drowned in the har-
Dor of Monrovia, while indeavoring to
SWIM to the steamer just before her de-
parture for Liverpool. He had been
imprisoned for illegal acts committed
while in Office, had escaped. and was
endeavoring to leave the country when
he lost his life. Mr.. Roye, who was Of
the colored race, was born in Ohio, i'll
1915. He received fair oduca,l
ton, and engaged in mer-
camille pursuits. About 80
years ago he emigratea to Liberia,
where he soon became one of the
wealthiest citizens. He was elected to
the Libenan House of Representatives,
and served as Speaker IN lSi9, and
held the Office of Chief Justice from
1865 to 1868. He was elected President
in 1869, and entered upon his duties
January 3, 1870. During his term of
office the people OF Liberia voted upon
changing the Presidential term from
two to four years. This measure was
defeated, and Presidential election
was held last year, resulting in the Sc
lection of President Roberts. Mr..
Roye, however, refused to recognize
tins election. and attempted to remain
in power. He thus infringed upon the
laws, and was condemned to the I'M
prisonment which he tried to avoid.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Sale of a War Vessel.

The Vallejo (Cal.) Independent says:
owe learn that the steamer Wander
bilt, which has been lying in the stream
between this city and Mare Island over
four years, will be sold at auction within
the next ninety days. The Vanderbilt,
which was believed to be the fastest
ship atioat, was presented to the gov
eminent during the rebellion by Mr..
Vanderbilt, of New York, for the express
purpose of running down and
capturing such confederate cruisers
as the Shenandoah aud Alabama, in
which service she was for some months
engaged, but never succeeded in over
hauling any of them. She was capa-
bic Of making sixteen knots an hour
but it took n coal mine to supply her
with fuel, as we are informed she would
consume from seventy five to one hun
dred and forty.two tons of coal per
day. Besides the expense incurred in
housing her in, she has cost the govern
ment, dnring the past four years that
she has laid idle here, from twenty
dollars to thirty day. Her engines
alone cost one hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars, and it is not likely that
she will bring when sold more than
half that sum"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Lazy Dick.
BIZ AUNT MERCY.

A friend of mine in the city has a
dog named Dick. Ny friends parents
live three or four miles out Of town !;
and Dick is very fond Of visiting them,
as they are IN the habit Of saving choice
bits Of food for his supper.
For sometime Dick never made his
visits except in company with member
Of the family; but, after a while, he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
How a Great Firm Began.

An interesting foreign book is the
i" Memoir of Robert Chambers, the
noted Scottish publisher and editor
tits partly photographed, and part
" the narrative of his brother William,
who tells the story of their boyish fights
with fortune IN a simple and sincere
way which more famous biographers
would do to study. OF his painful and
bitter youth, Robert Chambers himself
could not bear to speak; he shared with
Dickens that nervous Discrimination to
recall Indebtedness which made
him old before his time. vii
liam, less sensitive if not
more generous, describes with no hest
tation the bare lodging in which, shak-
ing with cold, and not too well nourish-
ed by their oatmeal, the two boys read
and studied in all love aud gravity !;
how Robert began his self supporting
life as bookseller at sixteen, with a
few old volumes, wofully dilapidated
and put aside as useless by his people
at home; how William established him
self in business with a capital of five
shillings, and how gradually grew up
the great firm which is known of all
men.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

EIGHT Of the rufians that attacked
officer Tullv, Of New York, Sunday,
have been held for trial. One Of them
is heir to $50, 900, but his mother knew
him too well to give bail for him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
Yours Affeetionate


7, S.-Please send me some money
as owe spence. If you cannot spare
1t think can borrow of boy who is
gong to leave at the half quarter and
then he won't ask for it back but praps
you would not like me to be under a
obhgashion as is parents is traidspeople
an think you deel at their shop. he
lent me some last half and i think he
told them at the shop. did not men
ton as dessay they have put in your
bill.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
CHU.DREN'S CORNER.
Rhymes fer Children.
WILLIAM ALLIN6HAM.

I love You, dear love you dear;
You cant think how l love you, dear
Surprising
We're l. butterfly,
I'd waver round and above you, dear.
A long way off l spied you dear; =.
No hat or veil could hide you, dear
If | were bird,
Believe my word.
I'd sing every day beside you, dear
| oye you, dear love you, dear;
Ny (Jane,) l truly love you, dear
And / ask You to take
This (flowerl for my sake,
To say that indeed ! love you, dear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

Yes or no?
stay or go?
He never can, he never will know!
We must not wait,
Well all be late,
While (Barnaby) puzzles his queer little pate!
What do you say?
of and away!
Make UP your mind to go or stay.
Fix on your plan,
Step out like a man,
And follow your nose as fast as you can.
III.
Nick Spence, Nick Spence,
Sold the COW for siXpence
When his master scolded him
Milky didn't care.
Put him i'll the farm yard,
The stable yard the stack-yard,
Send him to the pig-sty,
And Johnny to the fair
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
\ sChoGl-Eoy's Letter.

Although the following is an English
production, we are sure that all parents
and all little boys too will appreciate
it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
TICKLE-TACKLE House,
dear Ma,
Jan. 23d, 1862.

Jan. Zou, lSOZ.
dear Ma,
wright two tell you am very
FETCHED and my chillyblanes is worser
again. have not made any progress
and don't think shall am sorry
to be such expense but do not think
schulz is Of any good. One of the fell
flows has taken the crowne bout of my
new hat for target. said you would
not like it, he has alsow borrowed my
watch 10 make a water wheal with the
works but it won't act. me and him
have tried to put the works back but
we think there is some wheals missing
as it won't fit. hope Matilda's cold is
better. am glad she is not at schulz.
think have got consumshion. the
boys at this place are not gentlemany
but suppose you did not know that
when You sent me. viii try not to
get bad habits. the trousers have
wore out at the nees. think the tail
or must have cheated you. the buttons
have also come off and they are tore at
the back. don't think the food is
good but should not mind if i was
stronger. the piece sent you is off
the beef we had on Sunday but on other
days 1t is more stringgy. there are
black beeddles in the kitchen and
sometimes they cook them in the dinner
which can't be holesome when you are
not strong. l of the boys has tanned
one not cooked a raw one and it will
dance when you wistle Clown in a
coal mine " which make him think of his
happy home dear Ma, hope you and
my dear papa and sisters are enjoying
of yourselves and do not mind me being
so uncomfortable because do not think
shall last long.
/ am
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21
A Singers Generosity.

OF one of the great number of artists
who have devoted their talents to allie
Waiting distress among the French peo-
pie impoverished by the late war, the
celebrated vocalist, Carlotta Patti,
seems to have been foremost. While
in South America, she sent through the
Consulate of Lima gift of %, 900
francs, the result Of concert given by
her, and since her arrival in Europe
she has given concert at the Cirque in
the Champs Ulysses, Paris, for the same
object, under the patronage OF Nine.
Theirs, which Melted $1,000 francs. Her
contributions have thus amounted to
the handsome sum of SIS, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-21

MR. WARREN DR. LA RUE has been
engaged by the British Astronomer
Royal for the general Photographic or
ganization Of the expedition for OBJ
serving the transit Of Venus on Decem-
Der Sth, 1aT4 In three Of the five
stations already selected, Rodriguez,
Kerguelen's and Auckland, the whole
transit will be visible, and complete
Photographic records will be possible.
Delisle's method, by observing absolute
local times of ingress and egress is
preferred by Mr.. Airy. but heliometric
measures of the planet referred to tho
suns disc, and similar measures from
photographs, will also be employed.
The Treasury has granted t10,500 for
the purchase of requisite Instruments /
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-11

Quechec.
THAT little fracas at the Republi
can caucus in Quechee, an account OF
which we published at the time, has
created great commotion among the
''trooly loyal in that usually quiet
hamlet, The local correspondent Of
the Ston0ord, came out last week in g
Ceyy modest article defending and
praising himself, accusing us of in,
accuracy, etc, and giving his own
version of the affair. There was q
slight error in our report, we admit
Scisco was the "under man in the
fight" instead Of Fogg as published
by us, but Scisco 'hugged" George SO
that he cried lustily-"take me of
from him." and no angel of peace be-
ing present, they fought it out alone.
However, it was a bloodless affair."
After the item appeared in the Stand-
ard, Scisco met Fogg on the street,
and asked him if he wrote it. and on
replying in the affirmative, he "drew
him one over the head with piece
board, went to VIM. L. Bragg, enter
ed complaint of himself and paid a
dollar Bragg, with his usual tact and
eye for No. l, applied the dollar on
an old account of said complainant,
and proceeded to prosecute, but on
consultation with other officers of the
law, the party was urged to say he
was sorry to his antagonist, and there
by atone in measure for the sin of
attempting to stag Fogg, Whether
he did this or not, we have not learn
ed. The parties are pretty good fel-
lows, but neither Of them will ever be
Governor Of the State, and we would
advise them to keep cool this hot
weather, and let their chair grow"