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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Domestic Recipes.

After crackers have got to be old,
tough, and tasteless, put them into an
oven ON tin and brown them little,
and they will be as brittle and nice as
when first from the bakery.
To CLEANSE THE INSIDE OF JARS. -
Fill them with water and stir in a
spoonful or more of pearlash empty
them in an hour, and if not perfectly
clean, fill again and let them stand a
few hours. For large vessels I've may
be used.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF Fowls. If n
hens spur is hard, and the scales on
the legs rough, she is old, whether you
see her head or not, but he. head will
corroborate your observation. If the
under bill is 50 stiff that ron cannot
bend it down, and the coml thick and
rough, leave her, no matter how fat
and plump, for some one less particu.
lar A young man has ony the rudi-
ments of spurs the scales N the legs
are smooth, glossy and freh colored,
whatever the color may be the claws
tender and short, the nails short, the
under bill soft, and the conn thin and
smooth.
To JUpGE THE ACE OF TuKEys. - An
old hen turkey has rough scles on the
( legs, callosities on the solesof the feet
and long, strong claws 'oung one
the reverse of all these mrks. The
old turkey cock has a long int or beard,
young one but sproutIne one; and
when they are of, the smoou scales on
the legs decide the point, bsides the
difference in size Of the YATES Of the
neck and in the elastic shoe npon the
nose.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF GEES. An old
goose when alive is known bthe rough
( legs, the strength of the wins, partic-
/ ulariy ut the pinions, the thiSness and
and strength of the bill, and the fine
( ness OF the feathers and wlm pluck
/ ed, is known by the legs, te tender
ness OF the skin under thewings, by
the pinions and the bill, and le coarse
ness Of the skin.
CHOCOLATE CAKE cupbutter, 2
cups sugar, 5 eggs leaving ot 2 Of the
whites, ! scant cup OF swt milk, 2
full teaspoons of baking poder, mix
well in 3 cups of flour BE this in
two long tins. For the froing beat
the whites Of 2 eggs to iff froth,
add scant cup and half sugar, 2
teaspoons vanilla and six t,lespoon-
fuls of grated chocolate. he cake
must be cold b fore the frosng is put
on.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF PRoNs. A
young pigeon is discovered It's pale
color, smooth scales, tenderDllapsed
feet, and the yellow long wn inter
persed among its feathers A pigeon
that can fly has always red-cofed legs
and no down, and is then old for
use.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Dwarf Fruit Trees,

Dig the soil down q TO 8 feet G..
loosen it but do not invert, by put.
ting the top soil down, or bring the
bottom soil to the top. This would
render your garden infertile for a long
series of years, unless you had big
bank of manure to fertilize the whole
very deeply. Set the trees about ten
feet apart for Paradise, and fifteen feet
for Doucain stocks. Dwarf pears are
much more satisfactory than dwarf APP
pies. Still the latter are often curl
osity worth having. They are not very
productive, especially those on the
Doucain stock. For small gardens APP,
pies on the Paradise stock are much the
best.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

To JUDGE THE AGE OF Duck. Ducks
are distinguished by the same means,
but there is this difference, that a
ducklin9's bill is much longer in pro-
portion to the breadth of its head than
the old ducks
How TO Cook FISH IN INpA.-The
following method of cooking fish
Is very much in vogue III India and,
indeed, constitutes part Of the morn
ing meal of every white inhabitant
when fish can he procured, any kind
answering the purpose almost equally
well. First fry the fish to a golden
brown, with egg and bread crumbs and
clarified butter. Keep it very hot in n
metal dish while boiling some fresh
eggs (half done), and have pot of rice
prepared and desiccated. Take the
fish, and, with fork III each hand.
break it up and remove all bones as
speedily as possible before it becomes
cold. Fill the plates with rice for each
person, sprinkle black pepper and salt
thereon; chop up rather fine two or
three green chilhes Tor capsicums), and
sprinkle some over each plate of rice,
or, rs substitute, use little Cayenne.
Now break two eggs over each plate of
fish and rice, stirring all together with
two forks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Ovcr-FccdinS Grapeyines.

The London Gardeners Magazine
says: :" If there be any one prevail
ing iallacy in grape culture which we
should always be on our guard against,
it is without question the tendency to
afford the vines more nutritive aid than
they can appropriate and we may be
sure of this, that many more vines are
injured by excess of food than by de.
ticiency. In the vegetable kingdom
the same law prevails as in the animal :;
it is not the quantity of food taken INTO
the system which affords nourishment,
but the quantity actually digested."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Interesting Results Of the Census.
From the Washington Star, January 3.

From the Washington Star, January g.
There has been for some time in
course of preparation at the Census
Office n series of maps, exhibiting some
of the results of the census. For in
stance, there is a map of the United
States and Territories showing the dis
tnbution of the German population.
In localities where there is less than n
certain per cent.-say five per cent. of
the population-th map IS left uncol-
ored In those places where the per-
centage of the German is little higher
the fact is indicated by a slight reddish
tint or coloring, and the coloring in
creases in strength with tho increased
proportion Of the Germans. There
is on the margin KEY to the
meaning of the different tints and
the percentage each indicates, so
that one sees at a glance where in the
country Germans have mainly gather
ed, and where they are very few. The
distinctions are so infinitely and thor
oughly made that even small German
settlements in the Western States and
Territories are exhibited Maps show
ing the distribution of the colored
population Of the country in a similar
manner have been prepared, and 9th
ers are in contemplation Such, for
example, as will show graphically the
distribution of the wheat and other
crops. These maps viii be brought to
the attention Of Congress, and a plan
presented to secure their publication,
One Of these maps shows 1T glance
the results of days oft study of long
census tables, and enables many per
sons to comprehend facts which they
never would or could learn from ex.
animation of the printed tables of the
lppDrt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Leap Year in Church.
From the Montreal Herald Feb.

FROM the MontreAi Herald Feb. 9TH.
On Sunday evening, in one of oul
Episcopal churches, a young man and
a young woman were observed in close
conversation, and from their manner il
was evident that their conversation was
of very pleasant character A gen
tleman who sat close behind them be
ing disturbed from devotions by their
movements, and who was unable again
to resume them, deemed it expedient
to watch them n little more closely. and
soon found that their attentions were
concentrated on n prayer book IN which
one underlined some words TO form a
question, whilst the other did the same
IN order TO form an answer A pause
ensued. after which the young lady who
for moment had been evidently in
deep thought, rapidly turned over the
leaves of the Prayer Book to the Ser
wee OF Matrmony, which having reach.
ed, she pointed to the all-important
question, -" Wilt thou have this wo-
man to be thy welded wife, SC This,
however, elected no reply from her
companion, who had become stolid.-
He had to be nudged and even pinched
before even smile could be got from
him. At length, altogether out of pa
tlence, she gave him violent nudge,
but this he appeared not to notice At
length the fair one nerved herself for
the decisive moment she labbed him
with pin, and holding before him the
book, again propounded the question.
Her companion some what reused him
self, and, looking the lady full in the
face, gave such decided /" No !" as
completely disconnected the husband
seeker, who, to hide her modification,
buried her face in her hands, from
which it did not emerge until the
"Amen, was said, ana the congrega-
The" y 1snsrf e5NW 4an Vas nosos4 hat
ably rapid rate, whilst she who had
tormented him stayed behind, as if to
put as great distance as possible be-
tween herself and the faithless one who
had disappointed and discounted her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Rather Amusing.

a using incident occurred at the
e mblage of the Maine Repubi-
ia'u Association in Washington. Ar
ca ag sments had been made for a grand
IA te, eminent, and some Of the mem
e re Of the Association were acting AS
ae. at the hall. In the early part Of
US proceedings a qniet-looking man
Ia eserted himself and desired sdmis-
IN. Where is your ticketi" de-
81, nded the usher. Il have no ticket, "
m s the response. ''Well, you can't
" ne in without one. If you had been
GO ,ited you would have a ticket" Il
ms invited, but no ticket was fur
Nahed. viii you send for one of the
hl II GERS of the Association 2" was the
on uest of the waiting guest. What
re'm me shall ! send Z" curly demanded
ma ~ usher. s'Grant. was the answer,
LII half-confidential tone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

for a day or two, when eventually he
would be found snugly curled up in
some cast-off slipper, or else in the bot
| tom of the waste-paper basket.
He was shrewd, too, awful shrewd :
and it was impossible to get the best of
him: You could pick him up, bold
him IN the palm of your hand, and he
! would lie there as motionless as a
Dutch doughnut, but all the while he
would be devising some means to get
your forefnger in his mouth. He was
IN some respects highly sensitive, too.
You could tread on him, rock ON him,
or throw him up against the wall, and
he would show the greatest patience
and the most commendaple reSigna-
ton but the very instant you attempt
ed to grasp him by the front paw he
would lash his tail and fight desperately
for his independence.
We will never forget how astonished
he was upon our lighting parlor
match. AS we entered our room one
night, Allie was seen over in the cor
ner, i'll a ray of moonlight which stream
ed over the floor. At the crack of the
match and the glare of the light, Allie
was astounded, and, rising himself up
on his front paws, regarded us with a
look of wonder. As we touched the
gas, and as the room became suddenly
aglow he raised himself "upon all
tours, and extended his jaws, as if to
say. " BY Jove old boy, you have the
shortest nights up here that ever ex-
perienced. His love for light amoa,nt-
ed to passion, for where the sunshine
fell brightest, where the gaslisht
streamed richest, was his place.
Allie was never satisfied with simply
noticing things; his happiness was
only complete when he had examined
everything to the most minute detail.
he was Lot content with going ground
thing; he must go over it, under it,
i'll it if possible At, times when he was
exceedingly troublesome for us to keep
him from under our rockers, we would
throw him a book, and he was always
sure to keep quiet. The amount of
pleasure which he derived from this
playthlng was astonishing. Give Allie
a book, and Allie would regard you as a
philanthropist. He would first APP
~ odoll 10 Cau0lOtiSlN, us tHOitsH IL were
something dangerous. Then, as he be
came better acquainted, he would
catch hold of it and try to pull it over
to his fayorite corner near the steam
pipes; finding this always impossible,
he would crawl slowly up on one side /.
and roll lazily otfon the other When he /
grew weary of this, he would withdraw a
little to philosophize about it, and after
he had come to some definite conclu-
sion he would run his head under the /
top between the back and the contents,
crawl lder, and stay concealed there
l~tl' m,rning. Allies bodily wants
fev indeed, for over three months
ate a single thing to our
e, and his rigid economy
aIv to develop his mischiev-
:, suddenly Allie disappeared.
IN @s vas ever heard from him. We
No .1 mong our papers, we have
hav, Try old shoe, and given the
exnl asket a thorough over
vast I'll in vain and were not
ham, m LJble brothers now upon their
Nv, 10 ward to meet us, we would
uo ct Il tt, steboard monument over
erelhe eam-pipes to his memory.
NV KARL KAsE
co ~ and Home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

Eha bulk of the heavy material which
.la the large percentages in the
above .a1le is clay, usually introduced
INTO the manufacture of the paper in
ne form of kaoline or terra aba At
lost iiffers little from common
,lay.n AM is quite the reverse Of
ETHEREAL. The smaller percentages con-
sist % 81 ca, with some oxide of iron.
I'll east one case the latter fact
lave been presumed; but the
g have neglected to state that
e copy If the Tribune that was ana
led contained some of the valuable
fgs.iron statistics recently published in
shls journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
He Vas Not in Europe Neia !

The Pittsburg Leader Of Saturday
says Wachtel went into the ladies'
room at the Union depot in that city
and waltzed himself into seat close
by the porcelain sign which reads
For Ladies Onty." The policeman
on duty politely informed him that
none but ladies were permitted in that
room. Wachtel didf't propose to go
just yet, and the officer wasted consid-
cradle poiteness trying to convince
him, but the singer insisted upon fol-
lowing the even "tenor" of his way.
Firmness finally succeeded in disloding
him, whereat his voice didn't gush and
gurgle and magnificently flow, but on
the contrary it remarked very angrily /:
" II | vas in Europe you wouldn't talk
to me in that way
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
CHHDREN'S CORNER.
Good Nature.
70 1 am a first-rate fiery,


am tirst-rate fiery,
Coed Nature is my name,
1 use my wand where'er l go
And make the rough ways plain.
make the ugly faces shine,
The shrillest voices sweet,
The coarsest are golden mine,
The poorest hives complete,
l float in air, unheard, unseen,
And bless the dreariest spot;
fly, and wretched is the place
Where I may enter not.
NJ door too small, no root too low,
To bar my passage through,
And, children dear, where'er you go
Just take my wand with you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Interfering Horses.

A correspondent asks how a horse
should be shod that interferes. We
have the inside of the shoe made much
heavier than the outside, thus causing
the inside of the foot to swing lower
than the outside. We have found this
etfectual in every case within orr ex-
perence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

Of his habitation, has tai vibrating III
md air, causing him to appear about
AS ridiculous as one of Mr. Hawkins
Indian elephants. All at once he would
tail to the floor like lump of dough,
invariably landing upon his nose, and,
after shaking himself into proper
hape, would put his head along side
ut the main steam-pipe, and speculate
upon the nature OF the many queer
.hlngs he saw about him.
he insisted upon doing just as he
pleased. and seemed determined to ac-
uaint himself with everything about
7nr apartments Immediately upon his
dvent. There was not corner il our
looms with which he was not familiar,
or a single old shoe in which he had
lot slept Generally he was under our
Get, under orr rockers, or in our hats,
Tough sometimes he would be missing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

MISS EMMA De NRvu-r SoUTHwoKTn
is a native Of Maryland, and since early
youth a resident Of the District of CO.
lumbia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Our Southern Guest.

Chummy and were at home. Chum-
my was stretched upon the lounge un-
der the gaslight, and | was snoozing
with my feet against the steam pipes
when the express-man came in with
the box.
What funny-looking little box it
was, all bound about with strong Irvine
and punched full of little holes How
we wondered what it contained In a
moment the string was cut and the box
opened.
Chummy drew back with shudder,
AMI too was somewhat alarmed, for
the upon our table was as ia'c-lv a
little alligator, eic
asa as
sent ala
Farolin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Some OF Their Sayings.

WE know of little girl who lives in
the sunny South, and she sometimes
picks up the not always elegant phrases
of the "natives.' The other day she
made the discovery that we all have to
die, and she didn't like the idea
"What did God make us for, if we're
all going to die ~ she demanded The
question not being answered at once.
she continued" God makes us all
live and then he makes us all die !
Dog on Him ~
A LITTLE girl remarked to her
mamma on going to bed, 81 am not
afraid of the dark
" No, OF course you are not, replied
her mamma, " for it can't hurt you"
But, mamma, | was little afraid
once, when | went to the pantry in the
dark to get a tart"
"What were you afraid of ~ asked
her mamma.
II was afraid / could not find the
tart
A GIRL in Portland was reading the
parable of the wise and foolish virgins,
when she suddenly paused So "Well,
what did they forgetl" asked the teach
er encouragingly. "They forgot their
kerosene" responded Miss Five-year-
old.
~ lii,llsoHy me t'e N1
p 1og m"ih 4t tii'q p Ille school.house ON
ot,lai STREET. Dcst9il' entered the
4 4,Ss tin 81 Ine PuPils' TOOK
u Nv. 'le l gaP uhu Goa. 81 lis y9unS
ni"9'ei, an" !l tleH gave al Ihq'ilIlhg look
~ sne en- l,, among wlon ne 1allea
VII, ne 'nG o"nei 81 'ie cup aho coat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

THERE are n, 426 Baptists in London
and they have Alt churches. ;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Ia Material in NcWspapers.
rola the New York Tribune.

os snericans are agreed that the
NIsh newspapers, as a rule, are
Enr The fact is no longer a matter
hen. ..-., nit has been scientifically
of ,ioi's''A'9u' ne no5'oH 'oulli"i oi +
dersa tn publishes the results of
on lowing the amount OF solid
ons r certain daily and weekly
mo- oreign and domestic. The
ma, IONS named, being weighed and
pu we're found to contain the toll
rallrs percentages of mineral sub
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-10
By r. II. MARSHALL u BRO.

DWELLING AND STORE, EAST COR
IL NER Borgard and Stres ssreets-
THIS DAY, 10th instant, ut il O'Clock, VIII be
sold near the Postoflce, Broad stree. lii Ctftj.
me above TIN ROOFED DWELLING or
square rooHs and store, with kitcnen % 3 rooms.
Lou 81 BY g.. ,srI. "a 80 ~ oEst1.
Terms made known at sale. .er octl0
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-10
PRICE or Tickets:

'G.0i ~ Price or Tickets:
Whole Tickets, $40: Halves, S.; Quarters. t$7so;;
N Whole Tickets for $780, - for 91!6; 60 for tsoo!s
lis for $1,000; :as for $500; s sTs f og , SseSS: 2
discount on iess tnan sioV %offp y p'A 'H!n.Ig5
time. - ,r,, al rho o1ay.
al Gifts Ia now upon deposit IN the FArmerE 10y
Drovers' Bank, as wnL Dc seen ~ 'uo pUs 's'.a,
certificate q ft IRs Ga3ni AND D. u,i p BAsK LIZ,
Louigv1LLB, XF., September q, 18TH
This "a 10 certify that there ianow on 1epoas
tSs su credit Of inc Giit Concert Fund, 45ee.ooo6r
WSten is held By this bank a Treasurer e Tho
pnblic Lisrsry of Kentucky 70 pay on ~
70 be awarded At the = 9 dri Y NeyEAoH. scsIn,sr.aI
Hon. yOHN BARBEE, Manager q ne R9{el
Inv P.JoHHs6N, fropsietor.of me aanH oaset
ufl Get as . committee n. toe! Pssss g ~ ~ TX tsya'
inc: coans them; plicethem in the wheel; anu
nsssaaonaiiy. see TINT corresponding nunDsY ;i2t
ali Inc tickets sold 90 into the: wheel AiteL VIZ
draVina is over, the wheel, win nv conseno1;
WI w , s1 ~ the ,ictetSeldefs TO sstisfy themse!yeS
WSstHer all the tickets SOLD were representeaW u
the drawing. H., IN riow NJ the audience,
WI n1heeis AND the Gifts belonging 10 AsH
g las. ,be other and. the Official rec9fdnH sS
drawing thus conducted VIII 6 pc kspt IN ~ he civ,
1 Tae dIs WHY viii Be publlahed 10 the Lcu ne.,ss
papers and AleT York herasa, s SnH 1I41 10 ShhSm
ticsssshsvs been sent; by Asftef. C;aIoMtiia
pisssd TO those who nrst sspply. ior fhsT .A5aSa.ss s
ssmonS a1enra "A theirslimdted number VIII pei.
nit. No agent vail be permitted, on any acGonas
Whatever, 10 hold OF: sella ticks: fS or, sne man 3 :
msnt ai!sr ne ssss q no ssg Uess aa, rs s, advice s i
LIE T.Ipstoas Win the sole object o. the Lpaf
sss aEa aI both the tickst-h ,ldei and is6s g
Gtbrsry. aSa ali CONCERNED may rest psneGs,y
| assured that ifhs 19sitive ana nnai PIE , Z ietses.
mere announced Will te carried QUIZ W t-e to1
September %, 1871. e: - rz@Ufs: 40
THOMAS r., HRAafI&Te& lis;
! Agent Public Library, Kentucky, Pubic .Lt6fary
Building. Louisville, Keptncky. -ae.U . z
!o~ct6-sw1e&w2
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-10
LITERARY GOSSIP AND NEW WORKS

-t H.. :. ..,..s-H .str-
Charles Resde will furnish the Christmas
story for the Graphic.
The conclusion of Tennyson's Arthurlan
Legends will shortly be published.
Gerald Massey Is on q work entitled myth,
Miracle and Hystery."
WIN. Chambers has q Scottish story In press,
entitled tt.Ailia GilrOy."
"A new German history Of English literature
is promised from Professor Ton Brl1k
Cheese and Kisses, ~
n. Louis Blanc ia engaged On q work OF
great Interest,"
u. Thiers is at work ON q History Of Philos-
ophy.. It tr half completed,
B1lwer's forthcoming novel, Kenelon Chill
lingly, Is announced. -. A..
Edmond About has ready 'Wissenbonrg, the
nses of q series Of war novels.
IDr. Elliott Cones has written q work on
o%rnlthology, giving q complete account OF re-
suits of that acience.
olive Logan hsaIs new translation OF Geo.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-10
DOMESTIC AND LINEN DEPARTMENTS ABE
COMPLETE.

A5rThe Prices OF all our Goods Will be regulated
according to the latest New YORK. Ptice List.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-10

By r. M. MARSHALL q Bro.
NO. 80 ALEXANDRA STREET, NORTH
IN OF CHAPEi
THIS DAY. 10th instanh 1t IL O'CLOCK NlIpe
sold, near the PoSt0f1ce,
DWELLING OF 4 foUms and small stose, onIe
very high lot. Described above. Lot 40 o. Ivy Ieet'
more or less.
TerrBg caeh. q i....sSiI hzs.5. ~ OCSlV q.