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THE LAW COURTS,
GENERAL NOTES.

Ladd Brothora, consisting OF Joseph ". Ladd,
Jr, and Charles @. Ladd, for tho past twelve
montha OF this city, but formerly Of Ellsworth,
Wis, exhibit about tho 1nost doplorab1o conCi-
tiou OF impeouniogity yet developed In this city.
They very properly petition for bankruptcy, it
being utterly impossible that thoy could roalizo
d moro hopeleasly bankrupt state than thoy have
now rosched- Whilst possessing no property
whatever, thoy have owed $67 taxos on 'spor-
aonM property" to said town OF Ellsworth,
Binco tue yoas 1867. For liabilities, thoy ahow
about 81, GOO, about half Of which is owing toun-
secured labororB; aud to meet this indebtedness
their creditors will divide the following aasota;
Cash, none billH OF exchange, .notea, otc, none;
ing apparel, ato., none books, prints, and pic
turos mono 1.-Two stock, mono carriagos and
other dead stock mono !; farming stock, mono;
shipping, mono machinery, fixtures, anu hppa~
goods Of no mattor What description, mono
stock in corporate companies, none policies
Of insurance, mono unliquidatod claims Of ov.
CRY nature, mono intorost in land. none anu
property to o1ep As %.nnx the po
pared to that which they enjoyed ag o. firm:
Neither OF them has any creditors. and oacl OF
them Possesses .peraonal properly worth about
$500. .?rho marvel fs, where they could hnyo OBJ
tsinea tho s76 wherewith to pay tho preliminary
bankruptcy ices. It may be. that their stock Of
clothing was originally larger-
Certain portions Of tic property Of George L.
Scott, which he olaimed to have set aside aB OK
elnpt, under the bankrupt law, having been e1-
eopted by tho Assignoes, tho latter on Saturday
to sell auoh property, md tho bankrupt having
In tho meantime coAnontel to Tho saie the order
waB granted by tho COURT,
The application Of Oharlea Nortman for relonso
from cuatody, by. writ Of haocas corpus. on ac-
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Sptcial pespatch 10 IAe Chicago Tribune.
1noaroN, O., Jan. 25.-rho Etna Iron Works.
Of this plaeo, with aeapia OF 81 ouo. 600, e!ecte
tho following Dlroators to-day. George Willard.
George N. {iray, g.. r. Doan, and .. II. Clark.
They will begin work iu their now furnace and
mills Immediately. Lawrcuco County produced
$4,000 tuna Of pit; iron last iesr.
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NEW EiliTS.

THE uN1rsp srArEs Ctaou1r Counr-Jame0 II.
Kelley, George Murray, and qeorso w. s'anson " \.
Wolf; assumpsit, g, ,oo0. Merchants National Bank
'. Collector George Won Hollon; bill to restrain tlle
bank =. aatno aamo.-hfoschenta' National Dunk '.
rnppan ean,c.--uniou National Bank Y: Same;
Congcr sa1uo.--Sfochansca National Bank Of Ohi-
cago Y. Collector Won Iiolon sa,no~-First National
County National Bank '. Collector Won Holen same.
THE C1nou1r rCounT.-6,o3o.-Theolorc 4. Hhaw y:
'. A. T.. FOR: appeal. 6.oll-a1aria Nlsmark Y. Carl
Wismnrk and German Bayinga Bank; dsyorco and in-
junction. b,Gl1-Pctcr EIneln v. Dorothca Elfeln !;
divorce. 5,d43-E g. " rcltz " Aug. 1eitz; appeal.
s,a-stseveaap Ischsrdson: apgesl 5e!S3I,lessh
R1lmpsit, 5000. 5,a4G-John Krumerrelch Y. Dennis
Conley; assulnpBt, $500, 1,G47--Fredk. Drauor Y.
Bame; asaumrst, $50. 6,oia-uln1an OF al Y, buck-
10y ct nj. appeal.
THE surEmon counr.--4a,1os- -Moore =. ,A1nyo
appeal. 42l00-snpnresscd for servco 4a,llo-1lonry
asaumpsit, Sl,2o0
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Removal or u County 4oQts

Special Dts,aseh 10 THs Chicago Tribune. .
GALEssun6, Ill, Jan. 25.--rho County Heat has
boon removed to Galosburg, and will hold Court
at Caledonia Hull until tho now Court uouHo is
built, at the total cost Of 50000 Oh tue sito op-
posito tho now Browns l1otol.
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AIKEN'S THEATRE.

Gran Farewell aatnse, Wednesday Afts5noon, Jan -
JUTEAU rs Pl1uillo. NostEvcd aoats, Ono Dolat-noW
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pECP0gALs;.
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

lsN61HlEn'H OFFICE, ,
BALr,a.olE 4 ONO ltAIIn0Ap,f
UALrlMoMr, A!A., Jan. ~. 1878.
Proposals will bo reoegod nntn tue lst Of February
Is%,ro, fnI., f,s tho GiSA BUXTON, MasON1tY, sud
Railway IRON ncscs o. t. Ma!aosGn Sta!oI h hlnd:.
en h9 @ nssa Un'S4SS sm y.nsesa S
tns can 10 olanco tor !ho linz h9tMcan Gapoo
tWacr HyraoUss AMI Whlkcstnt n s.illa.
Prupe5als G,oaat.q4 Mtl htnt9 TUG price f9r enoh
CURLY fnr cnmHl3tltu. . =,
Ths Company ratatus the r!Enf to ro@eck @ 9n{ ana all
proposals. ~ j q Eii:5 j.. ~ hMnottttInl II, - ttIl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Signs Of Madness i'm Dogs.

THE British Medical JournaI calls atten-
ton to the measures recommended by the
Council of Hygiene of Bordeaux for the
better protection of people against the
dangers Of hydrophobia. 1t is well I'M
derstood that the madness of dogs has a
period which is premonitory and harm
less. If these periods were generally
known, the dogs could be put out of the
way before they became dangerous. On
this subject the Council Of Hygiene has
issued the following instructions;
short time, sometimes two days, after
madness has seized dog, it creates symp-
toms in the animal which it is indispensa-
bic to recognize
/. There is agitation and restlesness,
and the dog turns himself continually in
his kennel. If he be at liberty, he goes
and comes, and seems to be seeking some
thing; then he remains motionless, as if
waiting; then he starts, bites the air as il
he would catch fly, and dashes himself
bowling and barking against the wall
The voice of his master dissipates these
Authorizations; the dog obeys, but slowly,
with hesitation, as if with regret.
2 He does not try to bite; he is gentle,
even atfectionate, and he eats and drinks
but gnaws the litter, the ends Of curtains
the padding of cushions, the coverlds OF
the beds, the carpets, etc.
3. By the movement of his paws about
the sides of his open mouth, one might
think he was trying to free his throat of a
bone.
4. His voice undergoes such a change
that it is impossible not to be struck
by it.
5. The dog begins to fight with other
dogs; this is a decidedly characteristic
sign, if the dog be generally peaceful.
The three symptoms last mentioned in
dictate an advanced period of the disease
and that the dog may become dangerous
at any moment, if immediate measures
are not taken 1t is best to chain him up
at once, or better still, to kill him
The Boston HedicaI and SlrqicaJ J0ur7l-
n suggests that this advice may be insert
ed at least once year in the public
papers. 1t would also seem particularly
desirable and practicable that these rules
should be printed on the back of notices
and receipts for dog taxes. These excel
lent measures ought to be generally
a0ODtpd
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
An AnecdOte of Theirs.

Apropos of NJ. Theirs, very amusing
story is going the rounds of Paris now,
said to have been told of himself by the
President at one of his last receptions.
M. Theirs was walking one morning late
ly alone in the new camp which he has
established near Versailles at Villeneuve
PEtang. He saw soldier stationed on
guard and at the moment vigorously en-
gagged in eating bread and cheese.
GOOD morning, mon garcOn," said M.
Theirs.
"Good morning, ma petite celIe" (my
little old woman), replied the soldier.
och bien! You don't get tired, do you,
Of your camp life?"
THAT depends on the hour. AT pres
ent not. l am off duty, and am eating
my bread and cheese, as you see. F."
"And the camp bread, it's good, isn't
it? l find it lar superior to that they
gave us before"
"Tiens Do you eat it? What are you,
then. Are you an oil merchant or a
hospital nurse?'
"Better than that" replied NJ Theirs.
BAH Then you're second lieuten-
ant"
Better than that"
"Captain?"
Better than that"
"General9"
"Better than that; I'm the President of
the Republic"
"You are Theirs! lSacre57eu! Then
quick, hold my bread and cheese SO can
present arms to youp'-Pa4Ts Cor. ". T.
World
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
CarbOIic Soap for Insects.

a FEW days since tried an experiment
with carbolic soap in killing insects upon
greenhouse plants, particularly the green
fly, aphis, which, as everybody knows, is a
great pest and one not readily destroyed,
except by fumigating with tobacco, not a
very agreeable operation to perform upon
parlor plants, or in a conservatory attach
ed to dwelling. My first experiment
with this soap was decided success,
operating upon 200 roses just in bloom,
and it was conducted as follows Into a
pail of warm water put a lump of soap
the size of small hens egg. The soap
was cut up into small pieces, and the
water agitated until it was all dissolved,
forming warm suds. The watershould
not be too hot, but if not above 120o or
thereabout, it will do no harm. Into this
suds each rosebush was plunged, holding
the pot inverted in the hand, and kept
there about half minute. After plung-
ing the plants were set aside for a few
minutes, then dipped in Hle same way in
TO clean water, shaking them about, thor
oughly washing the leaves. and then re
turned to their former place in the house.
Whether it was the soap or warm water
that killed the green fly I will not say, but
there is one thing certain, they are all
dead-Cor. Rurut Neu Yorker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
A Novel Runaway Match.

A singular incident happened on the
L., G. & l.. train the other day. An old
gentleman and his hopeful son of about
nineteen summers got on the cars at
Choppers Station, in company with two
blooming lasses. Their appearance and
actions excited some suspicious, and upon
inquiry twas ascertained that the two gen
tlemen were runaway lovers and the two
ladies cousins, who were going to become
of one flesh with the father and son re-
spectively. The father, discreet man
that he was, had chosen the elder Of the
two maidens, who was about twenty, and
the son had taken the younger, bloom
ing miss of eighteen. They accomplish
ed their journey IN safety, were married
in Jacksonville, and returned by Capt
Clohessy's train again 1t was quite
amusing to see them as they chuckled
over their success in outwitting the stern
parents of the girls-leaning across the
aisle to whisper to each other, and re-
Stunning their erect attitude to give an
afectionate squeeze to the fair ones by
their sides. We never before heard of
father and son running off on the same
train to get married, but presume it is
well to have that kind of confidence ex-
listing in the same family.
(hy.) Reporter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

further, while the horse goes until he dies
in his tracks. But his fbers are tough
and his endurance wonderful, and he per
forms tasks of which no other animal in
the service of men on the frontier is capa-
BILE Ninety miles-a long day and night
of ceaseless travel-without water. Ride
up the line past midnight, while you shud-
der to think of the desolate track behind,
and the dreary twenty miles yet to come,
and you will see each long-eared philoso-
pher at his steady jog-trot, wagging his
grotesque listeners backward and forward
and pulling on his bits. They know the
nature Of the emergency as well as you do.
The nostrils are dilated, the eyes have a
distressed look and the gaunt TANKS throb
pitiably. But there is no dragging, no
complaint On and on in the gloom, for
you do not think or care how long, and
suddenly the whole line sets up that pecu-
liar cry which is not the voice of the horse
or the ass, neither mixture of the two.
You may know the animal for years In
civilization and not hear it. 1t is as plain
tive as the voice of child. That cry
means the scent of water, perhaps miles
away, and soon you can see upon the horl-
zon the stunted trees which stand sparsely
upon the banks of the Rio Grande, the
Pecos or the Concho.-J. ". Steele, IN
Kansas .WaQdzine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Bees in the Spring.

As THE season approaches, it seems tC
endow all nature with new life or zeal
Bees are not slow to discover this, and will
have an earnest desire to come out on fine
days. The hives should be brought from
their winter quarters and set on the stands
on which you intend them to remain du
ring the season. Now know how Their
supplies are, and only feed in case of ne.
cessity. If they have honey, which you
should know, they do not need feed You
need to use much care in feeding; it is la
bic to induce robbing. 1t sometimes may
be necessary to feed, but is not always the
surest way to success. If you find it nee
essary to feed, | would take the stock or
hive to closed room, and there feed ii
enough to last several days, which they
will store in the combs, and then return
them to the stand, keeping q good look
out. In all bee management it is neces-
sary TO see your bees often.
Now, as the season advances, the colo
mics will steadily be growing stronger
Remember that the swarming season is
advancing; have your hives made for the
season, all in readiness, not having to wait
after a swarm comes out TO make one.
Study we'll the chapters on natural and ar
tificial swarming. Be prepared to know
what to do As some seasons are in adj
vance of others, it is well to take this into
consideration-Oht0 Fdrmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Lanterns In China.

A Chinaman and his lantern are insep-
arabic. Let him start on any errand
which is likely to occupy him until sun
set, and his lantern will be the first arti-
Gle that he lays hands On to carry with
him. Even on the brightest moonlight
night he considers it his duty to provide
himself with artificial light; and it is a
curious sight at arge fire at night to
see the crowds which fill the streets, every
man with his lantern held aloft. Although
| the practice owes its rise, no doubt, to
the absence of any system of public
| lighting for the streets and highways,
the lantern has, mono the less, its uses
in daylight; suspended over doorways
and along the fronts Of shops, it declares
the sirname of the proprietor within in
| huge characters, and no respectable do
micile is without one. Indeed all Ian
terms, whether carried in the hand or
otherwise, are inscribed with the sir
| names Of their owners; SO that while
walking the street of night man can
always discern that his friend Jones or
Robinson is approaching long before his
| figure is dlscernible Official persons
show their titles on their lanterns, not
their names, a rule which is frequently
abused by vagabonds, who have only to
show a lantern inscribed "The Magis-
| trate" to be able to extract money from
the weak or unwary. Wealthy families
| and officials affect the large globular
lantern; the common classes, smaller
one of cylindrical shape. The charac-
tiers are always inscribed in red or black
paint, save in time of mourning, when
blue is employed. Lar terms form an i'm
portant adjunct in all professions, idol
atrous, hymeneal, and funeral; and on
such occasions the larger the lantern the
more imposing is its effect considered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Breaking Colts.

a CORRESPONDENT of the Prairie Farmer
says: For the last six years / have been
haltering my colts when about one week
old, and when the mother is worked the
colt is tied by her side. l find many adj
vantages in beginning so soon with them,
among which are The colt is learned to
lead in very few manifestation more
than fifteen. Being thus early handled
they have no fear of being hurt when any
one comes around them. They learn to
travel on the road without fear of the We
hicle behind them or meeting others.
There is no danger of losing them or hay
ing them stop on the road to cause you to
90 back after them Two or three times
going back for colt will break one to
lead by the side of the mother. When so
trained they are ready TO work as soon as
they are old enough have two now that
were no trouble to break All that they
had to learn was to pull. They knew what
was behind, and had no fear of being hurt.
One | harnessed without assistance and
drove seven miles and back the same after
noon. Neither of these colts has naturally
the best Of tempers, but they are now a
very pleasant team to drive in any place
or to any kind Of carriage. Kindness in
all cases is necessary in training Il do not
say III DICdhlilSj COItS, anu llllllncSS IL
quite as necessary In early training a
young colt will very soon learn that man
is his master and that he will not be hurt
if he is quiet. The colt learns little at a
time, and learns that little well and he
never forgets it. In beginning with colts
old enough to work they are expected to
learn too much at once. A colt should not
be expected to learn all he is to know at
one time any more than boy should learn
all that is necessary for him to know at one
term Of school Try the plan of leading
the colt when the mother is at work in the
spring.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17
Cola pse OF the Nerves.

There is nothing more disheartening than ncrv
Gus debility. In extreme cases of this class the
sufferers do not care whether they live or die.
feeling Of hopclcssness comes over them, and il
some instances where the threatening symptoms
are not met by prompt and proper treatment. luna
cy or Idiocy ensues. Yet nervous debility is not d
dangerous complaint If wisely dealt with \ med
icatcd shmulant Is the remedy needed, and il
Hostettcr's Stomach Bttters this specific for ;ht
complaint Is presented II its puresJ and most
potent form, Nervous disease is usually compli
Gated Win other ailments. Ii frequently involves
btIlousness, constipation. irregularities of the bow
els, Indigestion, ana great mental depression. In
the spring of the year, owing to The effect oi
chilling logs, searching winds and other unhealthy
atmospheric phenomena upon the external nerves
persons who subject 10 nervous affections
often suffer acute distress, both of body and mind
from this cause. II is, therefore, advisable for all
W no are liable TO these troubles, and 10 the other
bodily Ills above mentioned, which so frequently
accompany them, to commence the regular use OF
Hostetcr's Bltters carly In the season The severe
nervous and bilious attacks, with which they
might otherwise be visited, can by this means be
certainty avoided. As ncryIne, gentle aperient
and anti bilious medicine, the BIller. have no
equal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

from one Of our well-knOwn Western nur-
serymen, in which we find Seeding forest
trees quoted at the following rates per
thousand: White ash, 8 to 12 inches, 50;
beech, So; birch, 81; elm, 1926; silver
maple, 81; sugar maple, to inches high
SO, and many other trees at equally low
rates.
These prices are for trees delivered to
customers at the nursery, but we presume
that one dollar per thousand extra
would pay for packing and post
age if sent through the mails. Ever
green trees as rule cost more than decid-
uous still they are cheap enough to come
within the reach of the poorest settler in a
new country. Many of the seedlings
men Toned above, if carefully planted and
cultivated, would in five years become
| trees six inches in diameter and twenty
five or thirty feet high. A prairie farm
| with thousand such trees growing upon
| it would certainly command an additional
price of more than ten times the cost of
the trees and the expense of culture dur
the period named Where timber trees
are plentiful man can usually enhance
the value of land by planting merely or
namental species of fruit trees, and it
! usually proves to be very profitable in
vestment.
In planting trees of all kinds there are
certain rules and conditions that should be
remembered and practiced.
l. Plant early, before the spring rains are
| over and the soil settled and dry. There
is little danger of doing this work too
| early provided the soil is in condition to
handle readily
2. In removing trees, either large or
small, more or less roots will be cut off or
broken; consequently a corresponding
number of the branches should be re
moved or shortened. 1t is always safe to
give the roots the advantage by reducing
the branches, leaving less top than root
especially with deciduous trees
3. In removing trees like the maple,
birch, and similar kinds, from which the
sap flows freely from wounds made on
stem or branches in spring, always dig up
and cut loose the roots from the soil before
pruning, because this prevents excessive
bleeding, as it is termed Grape vines are
no exception to this rule, although many
persons think it will not do to prune them
in spring, even if they are transplanted at
the time
T. In planting always pack the soil
firmly above the roots of trees, and also
carefully fill up all interstices between
them.
5. In removing trees from one place to
another, and during the operation of plant
ing, keep the roots moist, and exclude
them as much as possible from drying
winds and the direct rays of the sun.
6. Arrange the roots in a natural posi-
ton, descending from the stem outward
and place them no deeper than they were
originally. Of course allowance must be
made for the loose soil with which they
are covered to become compact.
7, Large trees with few brace roots re-
quire stalking when first planted to pre-
vent swaying about and breaking the
young rootlets as they push out into the
soil-Nelc Y0TI SIN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-17

A DEATHS HEAD AND CRossBONEs
ought to be the trade mark of every dealer
in Rum Bitters. ButnO; to proclaim their
real mission would ruin them, so they sail
under false colOrs, and do their deadly
work surreptitiously Fortunately their
uimphs over credulity are nearl Y at an
end. Ever since the Introduction of DR.
WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BIT
TIERS the sale of all the burning fluids adj
vertised as ''tOnics" has been rapidly de
clining. They are still the unwholesome
solace of individuals who wish to satisfy
morbid appetite for strong drink, with
out compromising their responsibility
but the sick are everywhere discarding
them and adopting the VINEGAR BITTERs.
The success of this wonderful vegetable
remedy astonishes DR.. Walker himself
He believed, when he gave it TO the world,
that it was an unequaled tonic, free from
the objections urged against the medicated
tire-waters and dilutions of strvchnine,
quinine and other powerful alkaloids en-
plOyed in modern practice; but lie scarce
ly expected that it would prove a specific
for chronic dyspepsia, liver complaint in
ciipient consumption, confirmed rheuma-
tism, govt, scrotula, nervous affections,
general debility and all diseases that dis
orders, without destroying, the vital ma
chinery. Yet this, unless thousands of
witnesses have conspired to deceive the
public, is actually the case.