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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26
"My Wife and Child"

Those beautiful and tender Lines on the sub
eot ,va,a rennblished in the Montgomery Ad'
vertiser and credited to the pen OF General
stopeyall Jackson. The real anthor Is uehera
y Jack.op. Of Savannah, Ga. Ihey were Wrl.-
te, while he was IN command 81 the fIis'
Georoia Regiment. then IN camp on the hdo
G,apde. below Matlmoras, ard part OF Gen
ayel Taylol'g army of Mexican Invasion. Inc
General wrote them in pencil, on his knee, III
his tent, and read them 10 the writer hereof al
the moment. Our recollection Is that'we I'M
mediatolv sent them home, and their hrs'
apnearauce was in the Columbus tGa) Times
Of that wear. They will bear many repeitlons
for they are OF the poetry of nature, the out
poinos Of n .oldiar's heart in foreign land tc
the loved ones loft behnd.-Nobae Re9,S9''
The tattoo beats, the lights are gone,
The camp around in slumber hes
The night in solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken DER tho skies
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise
think Of thee my darest one,
Whose love my early life hath blessed
OF thee and him--our baby SON
Who slumbcrs on thy gentle breast,
God of the tender, frail, and lone,
Oh. guard the tender sleeper's rest
And hover gently, hover near
TO her, whose watchfnl eye IS wet
TO mother. wiie--thc doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams Of love 20 deep aud clear
And cheer her dropping spirit yet.
Now. while she kneels before Thy throne,
Oh, teach her, Ruler Of the skies,
That, while at Thy behcst alone,
Earth's mighticst powers fall and rise,
No tear is wept, to Thee unknown,
No hair is lost, no sparrow dies;
That Thou canst stay the ruthless hands
OF dark disease, and soothe its pain;
That only by Thy st IN commands
The battles lost, the soldiers slain;
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wandcrer home again.
And when upon the pillow lone
Her tear-Nct check IL sadly pressed,
May happier visions beam upon
The frightening current OF her breast;
No trowning look or angry tone
Disturb the Sabbath OF her rcst.
Whatever fate those forms may show
Loved with a passion almost wild
BY day, by night, IN joy or woe
BY fears oppressed, or pes beguilod,
From every dauaor, every foe,
0 God, protect my wife aud child
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26


WHY is capital punishment like Lone
Branch! Because it IS SUMMARY
sort.
The passionate are like men stapd;no
on their heads they see all things the
wrong way
Why is the tread mill like trne
convert Because its turning is the
result OF conviction.
A CHICAGO dry goods dealer adver-
tises, the most alarming sacrifices
since the days of Abraham and Isaac
It's useless to expect to find a stylish
dressed young lady who, after the par.
ty, won't know what most of the 4" other
girls had on.
A LITTLE girl of eight or ten sum-
mers beng asked what dnst was, re-
piled that sit was mud with the Juice
squeezed out.
Az exuberant youth of Pittsfeld
thus, to supposed friend: "Hello,
Zene Oh excase me l thought Won
were another MANI Laconic stranger.
Il am F."
THE difference between a Christian
and cannibal was described by a
Sunday boy as follows lone
enjoys his self, and t'other enjoys 9TH
er people.
OF miserly man who died of soften
ing of the brain local paper said:
His head gave way, but his hand
never did His brain softened, but his
heart couldn't"
Il AM speaking" said long winded
orator, "for the benefit of posterity"
Yes said one of his hearers, land
if you Keep on much longer your audi
ence will be here.
AN Illinois editor was impressed with
recent aurora borealis, saving:
Here we lean over the verge of the in
finite, longing to grasp its mysteries,
lest in the profunditles of immensely"
A NEW dish is grape leaves fried in
egg batter. 1t Is called French dish,
and is imported from Lake Mahopac.
We can't think of anything would be
more delicious than fried grape leaves,
unless 1t is circusposter on toast.
SPINKs says he knows just the kind
of dwelling his wife wants, because she
has described 1t to him. She wants a
"a house large enough to accommo-
date eight persons, with parlor, din
ing-room, five bed rooms, nursery,
bathroom, closets in every room, base
ment kitchen, cemented celler, and
high attlcs all on the first floor"
Two Cardinals found fault with an
eminent painter for having in one of
his pictures given too ford complex
ion to st. Peter and st. Paul. Gen
tlemen, replied the artist, ill-pleased
with the criticism, do not be sur
prised; paint them just as they look
in heaven. They are blushing to see
the church 50 badly governed"
CHARLES LAMB, one afternoon, in re-
turning from dinner party, took his
seat in crowded omnibus, when a
stout gentleman subsequently looked
in and politely asked "All full in
| sidA2n Il don't know how 1t may be,
sir, with the other passengers, f" answer
ed Lamb, "but that last piece of pie
did the business for me.
THE following thrilling conversation
between two English tourists at the
Sherman House, Chicago, was acct
IDENTIFY overheard by Times reporter,
recently: Il say, Charley, what do
you suppose saw to-day 2" g / cawn't
imagine" "By CAD, l saw one of
these Yankees eating potatoes with his
fish" "Ah! And did he doiel"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26
THE NAEER>.

Some years ago took my scat IN
the diligence from Marseilles TO F..
The railway that now connects those
cities was not contemplated.
There were five passengers In all. OF
these one was short, lat man, with
smooth cheeks and red face. Thou gh
plainly dressed, his clothes were very
good he had great number OF rings
on his fingers, and across his waistcoat
he wore a thick gold chain, which he
was careful to let me see was attached
to handsome watch, on the back of
which was crest III Jewels.
There was no doubt he was rich
man, and that |, mt all events, might
that his income exceeded fifty thou
sand francs year, and that he bid fair
to double it before five years were gone,
so prosperous was his business,
| was partly amused and partly dis
gusted by his loquacity Why he
should have made II contidante of me
in particular | don't know, unless it
was that | happened to sit next him
Among other bits of information ne
gave me to know that thus was the first
holiday he had INDUCED himself with
for three years.
"Where do you get out r. | lnquir,
ed
AT F." said he.
&" But why do YOU go SO far from
Marseilles for holiday z" | asked.
" Monsieur he answered, " | am
going to get married "
" The deuce - | exclaimed. laugh
ing land you call that taking hoh-
day
+" Why" said he, "that would de.
pend. Ii | were going to marry anugly
woman. now, [ should call this tour by
another name. But, my friend, the
lady | am engaged to is an angel sir,
she might have sat for one of Maho-
NETS hours Her eyes"
Here he went Oft INTO long account
of his mistress's Projections, dscorat-
ing hls fluent description with all man
ner of shrugs, grmaces, and gestjcula-
tons.
" You are a very fortunate man, sir, "
SAID |, "and | wish YOU Joy.
Yes, you may wish the lady ioy,
too. and congratulate her as we'll for
give me leave to say it is not every wo-
man who has the luck to meet with such
q husband, who unites to the splendors
ot wealth ACCOMPLISHMENTS of genus
and the graces OF courage | smoth-
cred a laugh,
So you have genius and courage
MS we'll MS money 2"
He nodded yehemeutlv.
Without boaStiug,' said he, :"
think may pride myself on being pos
sessed of all the qualifications that re
comGend a man To the ladies
. SO long as they are sufficient to
recommend YOU to the lady of your
choice, you should he satisfied.
They should I've sufficient, he re-
Piled, :" and in my own mind | am
persuaded that ther are sufficient hut,
though the young lady is beautiful as
a hour, | regret to say she is gather
peverse in her taste, SO that for long
time ! could hardly make any headway
in her affections Indeed, She was
weak minded enough to ayow prefer
enee for cousin of hers, a young
lieutenant--a hecgor, SIR, and a mighty
lmpuuent dog 10 boot NAT sue
could see IL him | could never tell. I'll
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26
The Electoral Vote.

In answer to all correspondents: Cut
out and preserve this revised table OF
electoral votes, and of party malorlties
in the several states in elections last
held:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26

HENRY WINSTON, a mulatto resident
of Columbus, Kentucky, has become rs
Hulte IL any 1aucasIau. 4, touA>.IA-..
seven years TO do IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-26
Move, Method OF Attracting Traie.

A Paris shopkeeper has hit upon a
novel plan TO attract customers. He
added to his establishment a refresh
ment room, billiard tables and daily
journals. Is a lady fatigued with shop
ping, and the labor OF turning over
dtty packages to gain some knowledge
OF the fashions, quoting her conscience
at last by the purchase Of two yards Of
ribbon There is the buffet free, with
cake. wine. ices, and the more substan-
tial sandwich. Are the fair shoppers
accompanied by their lovers, their hus-
band. or their brothers There are the
daily papers, and, in case OF protracted
agony, the billiard tables, to amuse
them. ana the shop boy calls them
when their escort is again needed.
Two thousand laborers are at work
on the Northern Pacific Railroad, on the
...-.> s.,.G. .--l LoI.r -.les wlli have
been completed by the first Of October.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
Blue Light Cure.

At a recent meeting of the Phila-
delphia Agricultural Society, Gen.
Pleas onton read an interesting paper on
the effects of sunlight on plants and
animals when transmitted through blue
glass. Geraniums which bad become
unhealthy recovered their yigor and be-
came more deeply colored when cover
ed with blue glass and the branches
of the same grapevine showed re-
markable difference in their growth of
lea -es according as they were or were
not covered with blue grass, the leaves
on the former having diameter of six
to eight inches, being of deep. green
color, and perfectly healthy; while the
uncovered branches were only two
inches in diameter, and of pale, sick
ly.yellowish color, indicating a feeble
vitality. The paper also mentioned a
case of the vile of Philadelphia physi.
clan, who had for some time been suf.
fering from complication Of disorders
which had baffied the skill of her
physicians, and who, on the suggestion
of Gen Pleasonton, tried the following
plan; Every other pane of glass in one
of the windows of the patients room
was removed and blue glass substituted,
and the patient required to expose her
back and spine to the action of the
combined blue and white lights for
thirty minutes each day. at the same
hour. At the beginning of the treat
nent she was unable to sleep or eat,
was in a miserable condition and vast.
ing rapidly. At the end of ten days
the pains in her back were less, her
hair bad begun growing thiekly, and
there was a marked improvement in
her general condition. In thret weeks
she was almost entirely well.-7MedicaL
R-c0rd
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
A Strange Case.

The Earrolsburgh (Ky.l People sub
nits The following case upon the author
ity of a trustworthy gentleman Of Mer.
GER county
During the war Mr.. NJ. was so badly
wounded in the arm that amputatlon
allow the elbow was found necessary.
After the operation the patient com.
planned OF much pain and discomfort in
Inc hand. III said that it was "crum.
pied up and uncomfortable, and gave
him no rest. One OF the attendants
lold him he would 20 and straighten
the hand. The attendant accordingly
sent and took the severed member from
where il was buried, placed it in a
natuFal position upon board, and re
buried il. As soon as The operation was
inished, the patient, without having
been informed what was done, declared
that his hand felt much better, and
Don ceased 20 experience any trouble
from it. Now, what sympathy could
me nerves OF the arm have with that
part which had been taken away ? The
existence o: nerve memory accounts
satisfactorily for the tact that the patti.
ent may feel pain in the and or foot
after It has been cut of. but how nc
count for the perception by the nerves
ot the altered condition of the ampu
1ted member?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
Grea ing Wagons.

The Ohio Farmsr says more injury is
done to carriages by greasing too plen.
tifully than the reverse. Tallow is
recommended as better lubricator
than lard for wood axle-trees, and castor
oil for IRON lard is apt to penetrate the
hub, and work its way out around the
lemons of the spokes and spoil the
wheel. just enough grease should be
applied to the spindle OF wagon to
give it a light coating. To oil an iron
axle, first wipe clean with a cloth wet
with spirits of turpentine, and then
apply few drops of castor oil near the
shoulder and end. One teaspoonful is
enough for the four.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
Newspaper Advertising vs.. Advertising
Schemes. 8

Ever since the era Of advertising was
inaugurated business men of all classes
have been made the victims of a Ger.
tain class of men who, with hippant
speech, and with persistency as pro
yOking as it would be admirable in
better cause, have persuaded them to
enter into their particular schemes.
These schemes are numerous, as many
an advertiser can attest, and when we
weigh their influence in a calm, Impair.
tial manner, we shall become convinced
that they are a sublime fraud upon the
too MISUNDERSTANDING public and that
the advertiser, when he has submitted
to the imposition, has LITERAL Hrown
his money away.
The schemes of these honey-toneued
and metal-vsaged gentry, who besiege
the unwary advertiser on every hand
and bore him into giving an lad"
which the advertiser generally does in
order to get rid of him, are, as we have
heretofore mentioned, exceedingly nu-
mercus. There is the programme "
scheme, for instance, cunningly inter
spersed With stale jokes, or other eight
and entertaining reading matter" ana
handed to the passer by on those days
when there are chances to be an unusual
gathering in the town or city, only to
be glanced at for the Space OF second,
if at ALL and then carelessly thrown
away to be tramplei under foot. This
is decidedly waste of money on the
part of the advertiser.
Then, again, we have the hotel regis
ter scheme, hotel card advertising
scheme, ana last, but not least, that
most infamous of all frauds, the hotel
card-rack scheme, together with other
schemes too numerous to mention.
Now, what the honest advertisers want,
and, indeed, what every advertiser in
the land wants, is the greatest return
for the amount of money invested. In
order to do this there is but one reliable
method, and that is the newspaper.
The American people arepre eminently
a reading people, and of all the litera-
ture thrown broadcast over the coun-
try, that of the newspaper predomi-
mates, and is the most generally read.
The people are gradually being edu-
Gated up to the practice OF looking into
paper in order to fad where their
wants can be supplied this being the
fact, it is patent to every sensible adj
vertiser that the place to display his
wares is where they will be the most
likely to be seen. which is the news
paper. Further than this, the news
paper is far. less indestructible as
an advertising medium than any other
medium that can be devised, which of
itself is an important matter, and
which is not the case with many
other modes that have been devised
from time to time to time, In conclu-
sion, then, it is presumed that the adj
veitiser always wishes to receive a fair
return for his inVestmentrwhen he adj
yertisee T2,do this lie must seek. the
most celiable medium that medium Is
most emphatically tire newspaper, and
the wise and judicious advertiser will
always reject every other medium
American Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
Poor Metz-Its Rapid DepspuIation.

letter from Metz in the Dem.che
PreSSe says that the state of affairs in
that city daily becomes more alarming.
The population continues to diminish
more and more as the period fixed for
the "option = approaches its termina-
ton; business is stagnant, and the great
capitalists have all gone. "All that
the official papers say" continues the
correspondent, about the colossal de.
velopment which is to be produced at
Metz by the projected railways and
other plans, are mere castles in he air
the impoverishment of our city it a sad
reality staring us in the face. The i'm.
migration of Germans, Il is true, still
continues to be pretty active, and has
already added 1000 persons to the pop.
ulation; but it must be remembered
tina these people, though they fill the
streets and empty houses, do not fill
the purses Of men of business. Those
who come do so in order to earn money.
and bring nothing with them but the
will TO work. 1t is sad fact that the
Government has found no remedy for
the disaster which threatens the CITY,
and that none of the German immi.
grants have any property worth men.
tioning. Land can now be had here at
almost nominal prices; unfinished
houses may be purchased for mere
song. 1t seems that no one in Germany
will venture to bring his capital to
Meta The reason of this is the univer-
sal belief that in the next inevitable
war with France Metz will have to stand
q siernu W -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13

In a case involving the Excise law,
Ehich came up in Brooklyn the other
lay, and which also involved the ques.
scn of the intoxicating qualities of
bger beer, half dozen Teulons swore
shat they could drink thirty glasses Of
Beer day without getting drunk.
William Schrader testified that he often
crank fifty glasses IN a single day, and
never go' drunk. August Valborth
g7ore that he drank SO m nv glasses in
= laY that he couldn't count them, and
bat no man ever saw HIM drunk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
Current Items.
iowa has 5000 miles of railroad.

Iowa has 5000 miles of railroad.
A MAN of "a, in Bedford, Mass, has
non 10 years old.
REwARK, N. j., is building Catholic
cathedral TO cost 100000.
Mas. MARY GRAY, OF Greenup coun
", 3 Kentucky's oldest. She is ia.
a COMPANY is organizing in California
10 manufacture sugar from water.
melons.
Two HUNDRED AND sixrY.Two railway
passenger trains arrive at and depart
from Boston daily.
THE Heather Cnineo" insures his
life for enough money to send his body
home when he dies.
A CUBIC inch Of gold is worth $780,
A million dollars in gold, according to
lhe figures at the Mint, weigh just about
Wo tons.
HENRY WINSTON, a mulatto resident
af Columbus, KY, has become as white
~ any Cauca,ia 1t took him seven
years to do il.
The girls of Evansville, Ind, are
9auestri6nizng man fashion. They are
Spposed to sidesaddleism, and 90 foi
voman's rights square 10 the backbone.
A MAN was put off a street car in New
York recently for smoking. lie recov.
cred : 500 damages from the company,
and now every car ON the road looks
ike a locomotive.
7HKRE is a struggle in Negburyport
between champion nail-driv RS. One
carpenter drove sixty.tive nails in
minute another lather drove seventy
dYe in sixty seconds.
WIrnIS a radius of six miles Of Port
sge Lake. in Michigan, there is available
metallic wealth sufficient to sustain
90 COO people, and pay handsome in
crest on $l00,O00,000.
A SUIT was the other day concluded
IA an Illinois court, the original dam
ayes Of which were laid at $25, but on
shich the extended litigation entailed
costs exceeding 5000.
FnE death.rate of Europe is nearly
double what il is in the United States,
averaging yearly one out Of every forty.
three inhabitants. while here it Is only
one cut Of every eighty.one.
A DAILY evening Chinese paper is pub
hshed IN San Francisco. anu distributed
regularly TO subscribers by carriers The
reporter of the Oakland Neus says it is
called the San Francisco Daily Even.
ing Lob lat"
&.coLoRED woman in Indiana is the
owner OF hog that has won the cham.
pionship rs a rooter. Some time last
wet it was roofing around in her barn
yard, aud 1t rooted up four silver watch
=. two breastpins, and a number of
9ttsrT yaiuabls ARTICLES.
is Ms. in tbe British MUSEUM, de.
scriptive OF Hungary, the writer says
DO hath been an ancient custom among
.hem that none should wear feather
bat be who bad killed Turk. to whom
onlie IL was lawful to show the number
Of ais saline enemyes, by the number
Of fethers in his cappe. Thus we get
The phrase, That will be feather in
bis cap.
AMONG the commendable features Of
she Iowa State Agricultural College is
Al infrmary for sick horses and cattle.
The department is under the charge OF
competent Instructor, animals are ex-
AHMED and prescribed for at certain
hours iree Of charge, and the students
acquire a valuable knowledge of the
ailments OF animals and their proper
treatment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-13
The Smithsonian Institute.

From Prof. Henry's report of the
Smithsonian Institute, il appears that
the $4,000 Appropriated by Congress,
and the $1,000 income from the Smith
sonan fund, have been devoted to the
rebuilding of the parts destroyed by
fire. Il Is proposed TO ultimately sep
arate the National Museum from the
Institute. For the special accommoda.
ton Of the Museum the large room in
the west wing, formerly occupied by the
library, has been prepared for the re.
ception Of cases for meteorological and
geological specimens while the great
hall, POO teet by 50, in The second story
Of the main building, has been com.
pleted, and is now ready to receive the
cases for Inc anthropological and other
specimens Ii is believed, too, that PEI
feet security against fire has been &C.
compiished in the reconstruction.