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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-29
Wonders Of the Sea Depths.

THE neither darkness, SO far from being
a lifeless waste, teens almost everywhere
with creatures not only more fantastic but
larger than their shallowwater cousins;
and the paddler about rock pools and tide
sands at watering places will learn from
this book that far away at sea are found
sea monsters far bigger as well as far ug-
lier and far more beautiful than were ever
transferred to an aquarium. To give two
instances, the Caprella, 1.-THE phantom
shrimp" which may be found on sea
weed, sitting upright like monkey,
holding on by his hind paws, and with
ghastly grimaces, mesmerizing all pass pass;
ers-by with his fore claws, sits in like
guise upon sponges mile or two deep IN
the darkness-there, however, not quar-
ter of an inch, but three inches long; and
the Nymphoms, sea spiders who crawl
from nnder stones, and who, having no
BODY to speak Of carry their stomach, for
economy of space, packed in long branches
up the inside of each leg-are found in the
depths of the Arctic sea, not half an inch,
but two feet in diameter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-29

A FIsHY SNAKE-SToRg.-Ay young man,
while herding stock a few days ago, on
the reclaimed tule lands in Sutter County,
belonging to w. II. Parks and others, met
with a singular and unpleasant incident.
The man, while watching his tiOcks by
day, lay down upon the grass, and soon
fell asleep, while basking in the sunshine.
Like many others, while sleeping, our
hero opened his mouth, and it is supposed
that on this occasion the aperture was at
its fullest extent While thus slumbering
in the arms of Morpheus, and may be
dreamin. of many lambs and the low
price of wool. he was suddenly awakened
by a strangling sensation, and making a
grasp with his right hand at his mouth, he
caught the tail end of snake, and his
grip was so firm that the body of the rep
lille was torn asunder-the forward half
going down into the mans stomach, and
the latter half hauled out and held up to
the view of the frightened herder. We
understand that the reptile was only small
snake Of the grass species, and perfectly
harmless, whether on the outside or in
side of a mans stomach. But snakes, at-
ter all. may not be considered the most
epicurean dish for cold lunch.-lfdrys-
rifle (CdI) 4ppeaI,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-29

Charcoal is a valuable internal pal
liative in dyspepsia and in many OF the dis
orders affecting the stomach and bowels.
Taken in doses of tablespoonful, night
and morning, it is an almost untailing
corrective of costive habit. Mixed with
softening poultices it is cleansing, sooth-
;ng and healing to foul sores. An occa-
sional dose of the powder produces a
favorable improvement in sallow or tawny
compilations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-29

A COUPLE appeared before a clergyman
in Sandy Hill, n. Y, a few days since,
and desired to be united in the bonds of
matrimonv They were directed to place
themselves in position, and, just as the
ceremony was about 10 begin, little
urehin forced his way into the minister's
study, yelling at the top of his voice,
" Don't do it, Mister; mother don't want
yer to-" This produced stay of pro-
ceedings," and the last seen of the disap-
pointed pair they were walking arm IN
arm in search of some one empowered TO
consummate their bliss by making the
twain one flesh
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-29

If she kissed him every moment she
would kiss him half million times a
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
Esy1IIE LAKE COUNTY OHIO.

which they were cornposed-rongh, /,
rude. and stern: simple in rhythm, ex-
hibiting little skill in working out de-
tails, with no power of colering: they
arc straightforward rhymes, which fol-
low each other like the blows of 4 ham,
mer; they contain none Of those felici-
ties of thought and expression which
distinguish modern poets, but are sim
pie, naive, quaint. and often graphic
narratives-sucfia are the characteristics
of these old ballads. The sombre char
the Danish, Norwegian aud Icelandish
poetry; il is full of woe, of dread. OF
grin. triumph, and of exulting VEN
geance. The universal genius, Shake
speare, in his tragedy OF Hamlet" has
truly delineated the characteristics of the
old Danish race; with 4 deep under
current of philosophy, the tragedy Il
full OF pitfiess vengeance and yiolen!
death.
The modern popular songs of Dem
mark and Norway have been modified
ny the social and domestic ideas which
have recently Influenced European life.
Literature has been humanised and
made companionable. Songs have
ceased to be exclusively wariikc, and
fullof human passion. They now speak
10 the AutcblOuS anu fccauSss ius5
warble Of love and home; they cheer
and gladden. firesides. And the rude
climate Of the North, doubtless, tends to
make the Norwegians valne popular
song more than even Southern nations
All the winter they are confined to theil
dwellings; and thus they come TO love
home and family. Like their ancestors
the old Scandinavians, the Swedes and
Norwegians sit around the fire-the men
drinking beer and preparing the instru-
ments of agriculture, and the women
spinning wool and fiax-while the merry
song goes round, and the old traditions
OF their forefathers are still recounted
with love and awe.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
BLOOD RELATIONS.

Family. quarrels are the 1most bitter.
In such cases conteiding parties are 90
we'll acquainted that they cut home
with each thrust, and are never at a loss
for something with which to whet their
weapons of sarcasm. Disagrceable facts
of history only perfectly understood by
relatives are powder and shot in family
quarrels. Blood relations are not al
ways blessings. Often love, contempt,
pity, hate, fear, dread and tenderness,
move people in such premises, hnd give
them u world OF torment, where q mere
friend or acquaintance, who caused half
the bother and trouble, would be given
the cold shoulder, not being worth the
waste of time and tears.
II YOU are In trouble aud do not wish
to be reminded dozen times month OF
what is "gone through" for your sake,
seek favors of strangers.
Ii misfortune or humiliation fall upon
you, fly from your relations as you wish
for peace of mind. They will FIJI yonr
ears with reproaches for disgracing
them, and parade their grsciousness in
not disowning you rs long as they live
Expect that of course, but keep out oi
hearing of it as far as possible. There
are few exceptions. just enough to es.
tablish the rule. .-
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
LADIES, FEET IN CHINA.

The operations necessary for distort-
ing the feet generally commence be-
tween the ages of six and nine, and the
later 1t is deferred the greater Is the
pain inflicted on the girl. Long strips
of native calico are bound round the
foot, going from the heel over the in
step and toes; they are then passed un-
der the aud ROUND the heel, and are
fixed very firmly. The operation causes
much pain, and takes long time (usu-
ally two or three years. before it Ia per-
fected, for the only agent employed is
the long bandage OF cloth; the feet re-
main extremely tender and useless for
all practical purposes till the bones, etc.,
have become set In the new shape Into
which they are forced. 1t is said that
after the lapse of q few years, if the op.
Grafton has been skillful, there Is no
pain, aud the foot becomes, In man
ner, deadeneti, the effect of the bandag-
ing being to check the circulation of tie
blood, and to prevent the further
growth and development of the foot
A m .dical observer tells us that ssthere
IL class Of women whose vocation is /.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20

" t
~ AZ Y OkIXTHATsOR,R you and TO do, i Il
w DO Il boys, with all your might.
Never be little true,
'-H Or little In the right - si'4-,..
Trifes even 4..L
tribes make the lifo OF man;
stsssH j Great s or small thing. as.
~ ssAs thofo0Eh g You can.
Il epetless truth and honor bright
I'D not give hg for him
s HI.i. As.xhS q la!ssrs tiers.
,-.' little atoms when We speak.
May deceive me,
But, believe me,
TOfdmselE he Is asneakf fssssss
a. help the weak, if you are strong;
Own fault, II you are wrong;
.aS[sssstST In each duty r'e2sf : -sf
Lies q beauty,
just as surely ssf
And securely
AsHkernel IN q nut 7s--'
Love with all your heart aud soul;
Love with eyes and ears and touch;
That's the moral of the whole;
Youcan never love too much.
OF the story
In our boyhOod begun;
: Our hearts without it ..
Never doubt it)
Are as worlds without sun.
Ifyou think a word would please,
sayit, Il it is but true;
Words %SsI may n d give delsght h y with ease
Words may often
Soothe and soften,
Gid JOY or heal pain;
They are treasures.
Yielding pleasures
It wicked to retain.
Whatsoe,er you ansi to do,
Do It, then, with all your might;
Let yeur prayers be strong and true;
q ~ vrytti ka0rl vrrx x.,1r h
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20

she'll never be able 70 pay it; and 1
don e know what we'll do. -
=.tffow much ?"
fourteen dollars, SIR" answered the
lad
SIS that alls'' And Mr.. Everett
thrust his hand into his pocket.
"Here are twenty dollars. Run home
10 your mother, and give them TO her
with my compliments
The boy grasped the money eagerly,
and as he did SO, in an irrepressible
burst of gratitude, kissed the hand from
which he received it. He did not speak
for emotion eiloked all utterance; but
Mr.. Everett saw his heart In his large,
wet eyes, aud it was oyer1ewing with
thankfulness.
eetsStay Il moment, y said the broker, as
John Leyering was about passing
through the door.
"Perhaps had better write a note &c
your mother
..f wish you would, sir, answered the
boy, as he came slowly back.
A brief note was written, in which
Mr.. Everett not only offered present
aid, but promised, for the sake Of old
recoilecti0ns, that now were crOwdina
fast upon his mind. 60 be the widow I
future friend.
For half an hour after the lad depart.
ed, the broker sat musing, with his eyes
| upon the floor. His thoughts were cleal
and his feelings tranquil. He had made
on that day, the sum OF two Thousand
dollars by a single transaction, but the
thought OF this large accession TO hil
worldly goods did mot give him fithe
| of the pleasure he derived from the be
stowal of twenty dollars. He thought
TOO, of the three hundred dollars he bad
lost by . misplaced confidence; vel
eyen as the shadow cast from that even,
began TO fall upon his heart, the brigh,
face of, John Levering WAS conjured uI
by fancy. and all was sunny again.
Mr. Everett went home to his family
on that evening q cheerful-minded man
i Why's Not because he was richer by
4 nearly two thousand dollars. That cir
i 4cun8stance would have possessed ne
power to lift him above the shadowed
fretful state the loss of three hundred
Isloifars produeed. Why? He had be
stowed of his abundance, and thus made
suffering hearts glad; and the. con
3sciOusness of this pervaded his bosom
/ with a warming sense OF delight.
Thus it is, that true benevOlenee car
Tries with it. ever, q double blessing
Thus 1t is, that in giving more Is Otter
gained than In eagea accumulation, ol
selfish withholding. s.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
SANTIAGO.

TYNCLE Sam Grant! great Uncle Sam
~ An explanation:
Are we quite played outs Are our claws so
Our teeth 50 broken, our hearts so scared.
Must mean degradationf
Our nag, that neither Gaufnor Briton 8se
Could abuse, aE
Now. to our fafe,
We sse hauled down for Spain to spis On
Uucle Sam GrantI get out Of that; 4 q -4-
ss- =; N AIS = The nation Gays No! F
We can't forget-come, that 10 pat
santiago! "a
Whossi away
Toward this isle OF Spain's, groaning In ehains;
ri Serving In light for freesiel and light;
Our citizens say
.s=4a Had they fair playf F-.
= Torn from our dag was that patriot band; -.
lf-s.t7t Untried they were shot,
L. ts4s45 And our eheeke are yet hot
With the cut from spain's hand.
The powder that burned by the slaughter house
% will ,
-afa Uncle sam Graut, no mere sslute-pun- ~
sc The nation says No
WIN cleanse our nag enough
From Santiago.
@ Motto bully the weak but to punish aeriAas
-s We ..n asa,. y; ana = nos Stsn.s smoke. 4
f'.-' just get what we want
We If you can't.
BE rid Of red tape, Its modes and its mea
. Once you knew ~et
1=.sfs- How to do p
With the sword more than pen, -'-
II ndipiomacy's knot be so gortiian
just give 1t a slash with your sword and hay<
done, .sts ~.
The nation ssys.No;
Right the wrong deed Spain must
ofSanttago.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20

A national poker congress is talked of
in Chicago. 17lT
Boston refuses to let Its Common to
base ball uses. E $50.
A Kansas newspaper employs "she-
devil" De gasti6us aon, &c.
a Catholic priest in Martin County,
Ind, has Hyacinthed with the daughter
Of prominent citizen. s-a
Wall paper is getting to be so very ar
tistic now that numbers of connoisseurs
in pictures are selling of their collec-
tons and adorning their. walls with
French paper instead. But wall paper
must not be confoundel with Wall
street paper, which is out of favor at
present.
A Nevada Chinaman having become
SO violently maniacal as to neccssitate his
confinement in Jail, one Of mis- medical
compatriots attributed his insanity to
the old clothes he wore, and restored
reason by dressing him la new outfit.
a similar phenomenon Is frequently no
ticed In the case of honiciaal lunatics
in this latitude, who commonly quite re-
cover their sanity as soon as they are
freed from unpleasant suits.
At prayer meeting In the Church OF
the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, Rev. DIR. Storis,
pastor, presiding. resolution WAS
adopted to the effect that ii Plymouth
Church abides by the resolution intro
duced by Rev. Mr.. Beecher, and adop-
ted proclaiming the sovereignty OF that
church. in matters of church polity and
government, then the Church Of the
Pilgrims would be separated from fell
lowship with them. The Congrega-
ttonal Church Of Clinton avenue took
similar sotion last evening, DIR. Bud
ldingtol,, psstor, declaring that IL Ply
mouth Church persisted In It's 6ieclara-
| ton Of independence there must be q
formal recognition Of a separation by a
properly constituted council.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20

TO bandage the feet of children, and who
do their work very neatly; and, from
what have seen. the Chinese women,
who in childhood had undergone skill
full treatment, do not suffer much pain,
beyond the weakness of the foot. from
the destruction of the symmetrical arch,
and the inconvenience of being unable to
walk when the foot is unbound and un-
supported. If the feet have been care
lessly bound In infancy, the ankle of the
woman is generally tender, and much
walking will cause the foot to swell and
be very painful"
Without going too deeply into surgi-
cal minutiR, the following seem to be
the consequences of the compression Of
the foot; the instep is bent on itself, the
heel-bone is thrown out of its sorizon-
tai position, and what ought to be the
posterior surface is brought to the
ground. The ankle is thus forced up-
ward, and the great toe is the only one
that remains, the four smaller ones be-,
coming, In course of time, mere useless
pieces of skin. The foot, too, becomes
narrow, and tapers of 20 the end of the
great toe: it is placed in short, narrow
shoe, which is pointed at the toe. and
very commonly the heel is elevated by
| means of block of wood, the consc-
quence being that the woman seems to
be standing, as It were, on tip-toe, or, to
be more precise. on the tip of her great
toe. The following paragraph Will give
fair notion of the effect produced by
the force of fashion on the Chinawom-
| ans foot under varying conditions:
When the process is begun at the pro-
| per age, and the bandaging is properly
attended to. the heel sometimes comes
down to the ground, or rather TO the
| level of the end of the large toe. THE
| heel seems to elongate under the pro-
cess of bandaging; but, when the foot
| is large and almost full grown before
the compression of it begins, the heel
cannot often be brought down to level
with the end of the toe. Under these
circumstances, block of wood is put in
| the shoe under the heel. So that Sthe
cottom Of the block and the end of the
| toe are nearly on the same level when
the individual is standing We would
! here add that the fashionable shoe
| which the Chinese lady-lwears- is not
| much more than three inches long, and
| that strips of cloth are wound round
part Of the foot and the lower leg.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
wIrE's RELATIONS.

1t has long been considered woman's
specially to fret aud dwell at length
upon the most disagreeable subject cir
cumstances afford. But making the
best of things is by no means a monop-
oily with either sex.
There are men who seem to relish un-
pleasant topics and aliuslons, when more
agreeable subjects are easy to find.
Scenting out causes for reproofs, ad-
monitions and loving reminders on ten
der aud sensitive points from mighty
moral or aristocratic and society deco
rum view, Is habit with most hus-
bands.
In suoh CAGES how fertile IA the theme
of Il wife's relations.
Having honored woman with his
august protection-not to mention any
number of hard realities thrown in--he
thereby obtains the right to lind fault
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20
The Blessing of a Good
Deed.
ny r.s. ARTHUR.


81 e SHOULD LIKE TO DO THAT
Nh EvEY DAY, FOR A YEAR
Z ! ESAk<A said Mr.. William Everett, rub
: &SM bing his hands together quickly
in irrepressible pleasure.
5 ffHf Mr. Everett was. q stock and money
broker, and Trad just made an "opera-
tlon," by which clear gain Of two
thousand dollars was secured. He was
slone in his Office; or, SO much alone as
,- not to feel restrained by the presence of
another. And yet, pair Of dark, sad
eyes were fixed intently upon his self
satisfied eonntenanee, with an express
ION, had he observed 1t, that would, a,
least, have excited n moments wonder.
:. The owner of this pair Of ewes WAS q
slender, rather poorly dressed lad, In
his thirteenth year, whom Mr.. Everett
had engaged short time previously to
attend In his Office aud run upon er-
rands. lie was the son of n widowed
mother, now in greatly reduced circum.
stances. His father had been an early
friend Of Mr.. Everett. 1t was this fac,
which led the boys Introduction into
the brokers' Office.
"Two thousand dollars ~ The brok.
er had uttered his satisfaction; but now
he communcd with himself silently
1.-TWO Thousand dollars! A nice little
81 sum that for a single days work.
wonder what Mr.. Jenkins will say to-
morrow morning, when he hears o.
auch an advance In these securitiesf"
"Fron some cause, this mental refer
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-20

with her family. Their failings are
held under the magnifying process OF
his prejudices until the wife concludes
that having sprung from dirt she must
be accordingly grateful for having been
lifted cut of il by the exalted creature
at her side. That is, she concludes so if
she Is an obedient wife.
To be related TO such a mans wife IS
not an enviable position. But bad as it
is, the wife is still worse off.
She has to guard appearances, and
constantly watch that her husband does
not obtain free access to the family clos
at of secrets. Otherwise her life Is har-
rowcd, and her pride lalmbled. unless
she came from family of perfect be-
ings, In which case she has been grossly
swindied in marriage.
4 man can find out before the fatal
knot Is tied whether his spleen will be
stirred by enrering the family of the
woman he loves. And II 1t will, he had
better look farther or suffer the griefs
of an old bachelor.
Because man with his spleen dis
tnrbed, Is anything but an agreeable
companion for himself or for wife.
There are men who are determined TO
dislike their wives relations, and no.
body is going to find fault with this, II
the wife is not harrassed with daily re-
currence TO these prejulices.
Love is glorious passion. 1t vaI les
the practical prose of life with poems,
and inserts here and there veins of ro-
nance into its aninteresting aud often
tiresome plot Of commonplaees. With
out love the world would lose It's inspi-
ration.
But in marrying there are other
things quite Is important for us 10 con-
slider.
Granted that love is delicious elixir,
the Quafi1ng of which makes the young
old aud the old young ayain-and that
is just what people like-fol when they
are young they long to be old, and when
time has narrowed them with wrinkles
aud experience, they sigh for the de.
parting treasure, and grieve that they
cannot turn back to youth-but love is
not potent 10 harinonize conditions
which are contrary to nature.
The love, friendship and adaptability
necessary to sustain husband and wife
| in unity and happiness, may be likened
to the power which permeates the world
in the calm, faithful elinging together
of all its elements, and outgrowth of its
harmonious workings even to the small
est detail.
Such a love becomes a law which can
not violate itself. and lives beautified by
| anything agproximating It's perfection.
| moves along like clear river which in.
creases in breadth and depth as it ap.
proaches the great waters into which il
| flows.
Possessing this love, no man or wo'
man Quibbles over family qualifications
or keeps skeleton of misdeeds or mis-.
fortunes of the past, to rattle over ar
unotfending head.
Women become morbid on any sub.
ject their husbands continually fus.
over, and after awhile may be made te
| see grieyous errors in dear friends
| where only the small one exists, Of be
| ing the fatal wife's relation.
In fact no one has the power to drag {
human being through the misery that
he or she brings upon him or herself BY
an ili-assorted, or ill-timed marriage.