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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
\ Future for Our ANDY.

An enthusiastic admirer of Andy John
son writes to the Cincinnati Commercial.
suggesting that, as the eX-President has
lost 100000 by the failure of Jay Cookies
bank, IN Washington, the people of the
lnlted States make up a purse of one
hundred thousand dollars for him. The
writer generously offers to head the list
with $40 # Andy has really lost this
money, and is in consequent straitened
circumstances, we favor the idea; but
there ought to be a condition attached
that he should forever keep out of politics
$50 long as we both shall live" There is
no reason why Mr.. Johnson, or any other
cX-Ppesident, should be supported or en-.
riched at the public expense, save that .
man who he's occupied the highest place
in the nation is naturally regarded as one
who is through worldly ambitions, ant
cannot engage III the chickering's of poll
ties or the strifes of business without low
ering his own dignity and iniuring the
pride of the people.
= Mr.. johnson does not appear to have
any such Scrurles. He is as keen for Office
as ever, and would quickly accept any
place, from alderman of his native village
up to the Presidency. If he does not OBJ
iect to taking part again in the battle OF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23


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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
"Git Ep."

WE all know what intelligent people
we Americans are-how we love progress
and despise old customs, having no other
reason for their existence than habit.
Still, whenever | hear man or woman
say "git ep" to respectable horse, won
der where the expression came from, how
it happens that intelligent people use it,
and how much longer it will be used.
The horse, by long practice, attaches a
meaning to it, and obeys; and so he would
had he been taught to start at a grunt by
the driver, or a whistle, or any other
sound that might be fixed upon. When
man tells his horse to ago long" or
ego on" he is using plain but respectable
English, and violates no good taste; but
when he says "git ep," | am forced to
conclude that he uses the phrase entirely
from the force of habit, and not because
it can possibly commend itself to his good
judgment. He would probably object to
"g'lang' as being little slangy, but
slangy or not, it is nearer the correct
thing than the ancient and illiterate and
unreasonable ''git ep'' ever can be. Is it
not time to start a reform in this matter?
l advise people of good taste to abjure
the expression, and say hereafter, ego
lOng."-C0r. Country Gentleman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

| life, there is no occasion for assisting MIN,
for he is as able to take care of himself as
any one else. But if he desires to throw
ambition to the dogs and retire forever
from the wicked world, the, Jibes Will
cease. and his old age be made cOmtorta-
BILE. We would not object even to his
making one last swing around the circle,
and handing out fresh doses of the Con-
stitution and the flag; but let the bills an
nounce this as positively his last appear
ance."
If he will not do so, however, and is
determined to keep up his efforts to re-
turn to public place, we can suggest a
plan that may win. The masses like a
man with trade. Andy has got one.
1t would be novel sight, and one that
could not fail to inspire enthusiasm, to
see the tailor Of Greenville sitting down.
cast on his shop-board, wearing his ankle
Joints to horn, and, like some fakir, draw
ing down heavens. blessing on world
that scoffed at him. The people would
regard him with favor, for industry, even
in the ninth part of a man, is not without
its reward. They would say to him :
"Look up, thou much injured one, with a
kindling eye and the prophetic bodings
Of nobler and better portion. Mankind
must pay its accumulated debt. Thou
shalt no longer remain fraction, but be-
come not an integer only, but square
and a cube"
Let Our Andy have faith that, in case
he adopts this suggestion, he will be
called from his retirement as other states
men have been called before him As the
Romans babe Cincinnatus come forth
from his pillow field, so the American
people will bid him unfold his legs,
throw aside the goose, and come down
from his bench.-Chtcago Inter- Ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

it all meant, and I began to be very un-
easy, when, to my very great surprise, a
lady alighted on my steps, and I at once
recognized the widow! She very coolly
asked me when l desired to have the cere-
mony of the wedding performed. Then,
indeed, I fully perceived the scrape in
which l was, and l told her frankly that
it was horse l wanted, and not a wife.
what" said she, "do you mean to act
thus to lady like me? If so, shall send
back for my horse, and will repay you
the money" In a few hours her groom
was at my door with the money 1 gladly
gave back the horse, thankful to have thus
escaped.
A few weeks after, however, the widow
was married; more ambitious man had
bought her se!-Cor. Forney's Weekly
Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

A PRovIDENTIAL MAN.--This title now
justly belongs to a physician who has
added to the list of medicines new rem
edy, which appears to include all that is
most valuable in the old pharmacoppia,
and not to include any of the drawbacks
with which the so-called specifics of the
Faculty are chargeable. The Providen-
tial man is DR.. JOSEPH WALKER, of Cali
fOrnia, whose VINEGAR BTTTERs have
achieved, in the short space of two years,
degree of popularity never before at
tanned by any advertised preparation in
this country. We have too much conf
dence in the shrewdness of the American
people to suppose that this sudden and
surprising celebrity is the outgrowth Of a
delusion. Indeed, we have reason to know
that it is founded on innumerable and
ell-authenticated cures of almost all the
bodily ills that flesh is heir to. Not the
least among the merits of the famous Ton
ic and Restorative, is its entire freedom
from alcohol, as we'll as from all mineral
drugs. . 1t is composed exclusively 81
rare We getable extracts. y
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
Kindness to Animals.

FROM the time the colt is born he
should be taught to regard man, whom he
is afterwards to serve, as his protector and
friend. A human hand should first lift
him gently tO'his feet, and direct his little
mouth to the source of maternal nOurish-
ment. With the human touch he should
thus early be made to associate caresses
and supply for all his wants. Instead
of yells and Oaths and kicks and rude
blows, he should hear only gentle, loving
tones from the attendants mouth, and pet
tings from his kindly palm. He should
be taught to expect and watch for mans
entrance to the stall Or paddock where he
is kept, as dog waits for the coming of
the master, as the season of JOY and hap
piness. His little deer-like limbs should
be handled, and he be taught to yield
them promptly, and without fear, to the
masters touch. In short. everything that
loving ingenuity can devise should be
done to impress upon his mind thus early
in life that man is his natural protector
and friend, between whom and him an in
innate companionship has been ordained
by beneficent Nature, which insures that
he shall be protected and cherished while
he serves. The horse has a heart-claim
upon us. The young colt is, in some
sense, a member of the family-one of the
owners household, second in rank and
dignity only to the children. SO the
Arab regards him. The beautiful young
! thing, with its shining coat and gaZelle
| eyes and sprightly antics, so full of bound
| ing but docile life, is literally his chill
| dren's playmate. He shares their food
and often their sleepingmat; and blow
dealt him is as promptly resented as if it
had been dealt the only son, for whose
service in peace, and safety in the hour OF
battle, the young thing is being raised
From Mr.. Mu1Tdy's Book on "1He Perfect
| HOrsen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

THERE is very singular custom among
these farmers-hew to get wife. If you
desire to get married, you should first
make inquiry whether the lady you love
has horse; if so, YOU must ask her if she
has horse for sale. If she says No"
then you had better quit the house at once.
She does not like you But if, on the CON
trary, she says Eyes" it is good sign,
but she will ask you very high price. If
the amount named is paid on the spot, the
engagement is concluded as fully as if the
marriage was cOpsummated by the par
son.
On my arrival at the Cape, dear sir, |
did not know of this custom. 1 wanted
to purchase horse, and l was informed
by an old Dutch resident that Widow -
had one to sell. | followed the address
given, and soon arrived at the door of the
widow (who, by the way, was not bad
looking). l asked her whether she had
a horse to sell. She looked at me very
sharp; then she asked me whether l had
some letters of Introduction. | said that
| was the American consul, and would
pay cash for her horse. ain this case
said she, ''letters are not necessary" |
paid down the sum demanded then, after
| taking cup of coffee, she sent her horse
by her groom, and both accompanied me
home
On the road the groom asked me a thou.
sand questions Master" said he, will
my mistress go 1--we with you in town, OF
will you come and live with us? You
will love my mistress, for she was very
kind to my old master" Qaughing)
"Where will the wedding be?' Cooking
at me and laughing). Truly" thought
1.-The poor fellow has drank too much, or he
| is an imbecile" | felt sorry for him
! When | arrived home l found many
people at my door congratulating me, not
| for the horse, but for the acquaintance of
| the widow. Truly" said one, you have
been very successful" "She is very rich, y
said another. really did not know what
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

THE attention of our many readers is called
to the attractive advertisement of j. n. Harris
& Co., advertising their great and valuable
lung remedy, "Allen's Lung Balsam." This
years. Notwithstanding this long period, ii
has never lost one whit of its popularity, or
shown the least sign of becoming unpopular,
but, on the contrary, the call for it has been
constantly increasing, and at no previous time
has the demand been great, or the quantity
made been so large, as at this day. We earnest
ly recommend its trial by any one who may be
it to cure if directions are followed. 1t is
sold by all our city druggists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

The statement has been made that Sir
James Wylie, late physician to the
Emperor of Russia, having attentively
studied the effect of light as a curative
agent, in the hospital of st. Petersburg,
discovered that the number of patients
who We're cured in rooms properly light
Ell was four times those confined in dark
rooms. This led to a complete reform in
lighting the hospitals of Russia, and with
the most beneficial results. In all the
cities visited by the cholera, it is found
that the greatest number of deaths took
place in narrow streets, and on the sides
of those having northern exposure,
where the salutary beams of the sun are
excluded. 1t is also said inhabitants of
southern slopes of mountains are better
developed and more healthy than those
who live on the northern sides, while
those who dwell in secluded villages are
generally subject to peculiar diseases and
oeiormities of person, these different re-
suns being attributed to the agency OF
light.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
John Paul OH the Panic.

WELL, as | was saying, we all knew
this storm was coming. But I have yet
to see the man who thought it was com
ing just yet, or took in his lower sails, if
he did his topsails. When it came or
showed itself near at hand would be time
enough to be lodging, they thought. And
my father once had horse in his stables,
a fine, spirited creature, which | was fond
of fondling around. The old gentleman
warned me that he might kick, but |
didn't thank him for that; of course he
might kick-any horse might for that
matter. But | hadn't been round the
stables, when supposed to be at school, for
nothing. [ had noticed that when he
kicked he laid his ears back. SO | waltz
ed around John the Baptist"-that was
the noble animals name, though why so
christcned, unless because of his ability
to kick path through a wilderness, | do
not know-just as usual, and relied on
religious observation of his ears for safe
ty. AT the least dropping of that barome-
ter | stood ready to jump. One day, hay
ing business about his manger-business
not wholly unconnected with hens nest
i approached by what may be designat
ed as flank movement, and requested
him to stand over on the other side of the
STALL Us L NiSiltt " Guilt III. nat lnoTe
might be no mistake about my meaning,
| made it quite clear by pricking' the
flank most in my way gently with a
pitchfork. But / was careful to watch
his ears very carefully while making the
request.
Now, if you'll believe me, didn't see
his ears drop, neither did / see his foot
rise, but | did hear boy about nv size
Stril-n inc l,o e. Al
with bang. And after an hour or two
when | had collected my scattered
thoughts, and picked up the iewsharps
and jack-knives and green apples and
stolen watermelons that the industrious
animal had kicked out of me, and climb
ed up in the hay-loft for the double pur-
pose of picking up the top Of my head,
which, according to all evidence of the
senses, must of landed there-and get
ting better view of what was going
on down below, | remarked that that
horses ears were laid down on his back
as flat as though a tailor's goose had lit
on them. But the warning did me very
little good then And when | went into
the house and the old gentleman said he
told me so, and that it would only have
served me right if the horse had kicked
me into the middle of next week, | found
no relief for my bursting bosom till had
emptied the red-pepper cruit into the
manager Of John the Baptist'-turning
His clover hay into the very widest kind
of honey-and set him sneezing till those
cOntounded ears of his stood up so stiff
and straight that they raked forward like
a jack-rabbit's. And | made up my mind
then and there never again 10 let my lik-
ing for brisk business bring me round
anything the further end Of which one
has TO watch to see what the nearer end is
going to do, especially when that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
DIR. J. Walkers California Vim

DIR. j. Walkers California VIM
egar BitterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges OF
the Sierra Nevada mountains of CalifOr-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERS" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier ana a life giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and Invigorator
Of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BiTTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to- They
are gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter Irritant, SudOrifc, Aitera-
tivet aud Anti Bilious.
r. H. MCDONALD & CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agts. San Francisco California
| and cor. of Washington and Charlton SITS. n. Y.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

Won Moltke, whose admirers have
held that every victory he gained was the
result of profound strategic movements,
says, with the truthfulness of a gentleman
and the frankness of a soldier, that, ex-
cept in two instances, his success was
due to the impetuosity of his lieutenants,
who rushed on to action in direct contra
diction to his orders. Napoleon owned
up to the same facts in some of his most
celebrated campaigns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
nearer one
Still. and a rearer one
Yet than the other,

has way of lifting so quick and easy.
1t is sound business judgment to avoid
the vicinity of any animal whose skin is
50 short that he can't drop his ears with
out raising his heels, the more SO if he
happens to be so particularly lively that
he can 90 through both motions at once.
Further than this, | don't know that
there's any special point to my story.
But | was a good deal hurt at the time,
siderable resemblance to a badly turned
pancake. 1t has been some satisfaction
to feel that | am more familiar with the
habits Of the horse than | was before the
accident happened, and if anyone fishes a
moral out of my story, it will not further
crafty me to know that my nose was not
tiattened in vain.
For an explanation of the present trou-
bic | do not think that it is necessary to
look very far. If you have ever had hold
of young and growing dog, you must
| have noticed that nature keeps the skin a
good deal bigger than the dog. You can
take up the slack of the skin in your
hands, put two or three reefs in 1t ii you
! like, without pinching the dog at all.
| The matter with US is simply that our
dog has grown so fast as to become too
! big for his skin--after stretching day
after day till it got TO be as thin as tissue
! paper it has finally burst. For several
years the dog has been hide-bound. But
| don't think he's dead, even now.-Johl
! Pant, IN ". 7. Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

MANY valuable horses die from the effects
of collie The best thing to do in a case of this
kind is to pour a bottle of Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment into a long-necked junk bottle, add
half pint of molasses and water, then pour the
whole down the horses throat. In ten min
utes the horse will begin to eat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

OUR Readers should be careful to notice that
Proctor Il CANDLES STAMP is upon the bars
of their NOTIFIED GERMAN SOAP, as all good
articles are initiated, and this Soap being so
popular, other manufacturers copied their
stamp.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

j. F. Tallant of Burlington, Iowa,
has invented and patented "a new slide.
valve, which he warrants will enable three
locomotives TO do the work of four as
now constructed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

HE young ladies of country seminary
are puzzled over the exact meaning of the
following inscription, recently discovered
on the wall Of the building: "Younp
ladies should set good examples, for young
men will follow them!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

H. A. Elkins, the artist, whose mag
nifcent picture of Mount Shasta created
such a sensation at the Vienna EXPOSE
ton, has returned from Colorado, and
opened an art school in Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

Parsons Purgatioe Pills will greatly relieve,
if not entirely cure, dyspepsia when every
thing else fails. They have been tried in some
desperate cases, and have given more relief
than any other medicine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

Prussing's White Wine Vinegar. War.
rantcd pure and to preserve pickles. ASK
your grocer for it, and take no other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
Children Often Look Pale and Sick

Children Often Look Pale and Sick
From no other cause than having worms In the stom
ach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy Worms without injury to the child, being
perfectly WHITE and free from all cooring or other
injurious ingredients usually used in worm prepare
tons.
CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
Sold By Druggists and Chemists, and Dealers in
Medicines, at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Box.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

Thirty Years Experience OF an O4e
Nurse.
Mrs. wIysLow's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescrip-
ton of of the best Female Physicians and Nurses
In the United States and has been used for thirty
years with neverfailing safety and by mill
Ions OF mothers and children from the feeble infant
OF week old the adult. 1t corrects acdity Of
the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates the bow
els and gives rest health and comfort to mother and
child. We believe it to be the Best and Sures Rene
dy In the World In all cases of DYSENTERY and
DIARRHGA IN CHILDREN, whether 1t arises from
Teething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine
unless the fac-simile of CURTIS &c PERKINS is o.
the outside wrapper.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

in laying the foundation of Consumption. To
cure the most stubborn Cough or Cold, you have
only to use judiciously Or. Jayne's Expectorant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
The Household Panacea and Family
Liniment

The Household Panacea and Family
Liniment
Is the best remedy in the world for the following
complaints viz: Cramps in the Limbs and Stomach,
Pain In the Stomach, Bowels or Side rheumatism In
all its FORMS Bilious Collie Neuralgia, Cholera, Dysen
terry Colds, Flesh Wounds Burns Sore Throat Spinal
Complaints, Sprains and Bruises, Chills and Fever
For Internal and External use.
Its operation is not only to relieve the patient but
entirely remove the of the complaint. 1t pene-
trates and pervades the whole system, restoring
healthy action to all its parts, and quickening the
blood.
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA is Purely Vegetable and
hilEcaling.
Prepared by
CURTIS g. BROWN,
No 215 Fulton street, New York.
For sale by all Druggists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23

BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MEDTCINE-,Sdnford's
LJey Iu1i00r0tO7-a purely Vegetable C0thartac ard
Iontc-for Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility, Sick
Headache, Bilious Attacks, and all arrangements Of
Liver. Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Druggist for
It, BelCdre Of inlitlti0rs
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-06

and its roof supported by ornamental
columns. Upon the south side OF the
wing is another porch, open, under
which is a cistern of $50 barrels capac-
ity, built with filter and other improve
men.s. The windows of the house are
four light, glass 16x35 inches each,
hung OH weights and finished in heavy
mouldings. This new and comforta-
bic home occupies a slightly situation
upon the summit of a gentle roll OF
the high prairie just east Of the
city, overlooking the town, its sur
roundings, Chisholm creek and the two
rivers, and, away in the blue, misty
distance can be seen the dark lines of
timber that fringe the Nennescah, Cow
skin and their tributaries. Within
this range of vision are thousand IN
teresting objects that friend Moser saw
of a dreamy, sunny Sunday afternoon,
while sitting upon his porch, to watch
and study and snooze over. Mr. NJ.
has surrounding his home forty acres
Of land upon which he has already set
out 200 fruit trees. In the spring he
will lay off his grounds, drives and
walks, and set out large number of
shade and ornamental trees. The house
was built by the well known contract
ors, Reese & Sawyer, and painted by
Elliot.