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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03

In Gevena accurate registers have
peen Kept of the yearly average of life
since 1860, which was then TWENTY-FIVE
years SIX months; in 1888 it was forty
years ana i've months Thus, in less
IMAM ooo years, the average duration of
life has nearly doubled.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-04-03

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
w please say you saw the advertisement
In this paper.
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sm Sic Npllmii6fe fanns 1lisf)t .lilcbr tpeiter
arbeiten, ipeil es an Giiener5 mange!t. .ssa

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ne Die1e So. 3 Der btpa
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ben 1lseeiaea fpreben. Dbne @nseigen
fana Iii laf illir Elm fiinlmerlid)es 9a=
ieilt ;;ilell. Die Mnseisen niiben nldt
lbbIDs besl BIatttte Ionbern bauptIadlib.
BEN ejsi1affsmaIn. Die Nnlerifaner
lls5fuiiiifisN Dos. 5ebt mir auf Die sablrei9en
In engIif9er 3eitungen. 9ie
|erlte Nummar lli1leres Blattes 1T 1T 700
GgempIaren ultter Die 2eute gefomn,el1
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beutI6elt Yublifum perlangt. unler
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lonbern lie 1T gegriinoet onf ben Prinet='
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&. Mnl nd9jten go,sntase bensIss Mai
tuerbe1 Die ai1,oer Der DieTgel1 fatboliIAeR
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Ser DDioflnb 1T bieie aeo0e piedsr.
gsFalfen a,lb Dat ,triere liiBe 3uderr::::::
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lettsn Goslilt1ge nl;f a11beren Rnobeil II
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oas WalIes 1iab nit Musnabn,e bes (s3as:.
arannter erreid)ten bag ltfsr. slHs5i
aber ertrant ii benl tqiisn Clement s.=
fem &6rper !lpnrbe crit cine stunoe III; li,
bernns3 Dem maIlersasesngen. sMmia2:S
Mai fd,lb biea a8eerbiolira ifatt. 81. Z q
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" ScSs Spalte uni icres @lattes entbilt suifd)en
sfiuf ,,,tS iedstauiatb stide s@letalls unp bic
an ir9e,,S eincm !ioiirec eineu Sch,
teri berurIadeitas Q ,h9N 5aS5' 15Si3a i*'ifss
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Gl,ri1ti S5imineliabrt.

ats 9tm ndd9lten 0onnerita9 eiit sbas Set
Der 5immelfabrt gbriIttiEs Elm sebotener
Geiertas bsr::fatbplilcbslt airt)s, Gs pirb
an oiefsm sase bas sfnbentelnl an oie 's il,
Der @poltelgeI6ihte nnb sin1 Gpansellnnl
bes III. Neorfus erSdblte auffobrt @briih
III Sen Sin,mel geFeiieH. WpR .oer dlteiten
3eiten Der 1T bas ,Mlloenfen on bie 6in=
lnelfobrt @briift3an. DO Sage se'nadyD item
tenli6 begongen tpprbe1rll a.ss4 81. 9.,a IsJ
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GaS gsir madlcp unicre gsler7 beionoers s ill.,.
merriam auf bic fnrsen artifel, bie-ipir i4tsi:,
Der 9ttbrif: v@clncinnisige yfenutl,iilc" b&ii,s
bietea cilessuelle sber 8clebsaslit
fiir Seetrlndnn @ir bcarbcitena bitisl sNfsisSlt
2eiseNs f:rbie a5bion llnleres aSillens3ift nn.g
lcr fleies Matthias critic, oas perartiaet ts5elrig.
runa brngt,s oenn iuir 9lnubell,. bnb ilod tsS.,
@lntt' GO untcrn,ml,.en btt, .eiu Gonberfatio,,ss
lcrifDn absNer,.de,l, gScl,it inner 8att pci..er?
nidts bradtc als hiefe slstitel 10 ,uare fiji os1s
aertnse,l %seis idol, ae,.as selieiert. - sc.,c
Mbonnenten f0nucu auf; 8unfd, 10, ,veit b. ~
sSorratb rci6t, biz. biSber .er5dicne;.el, Nug5
;mern ber nSbio" ,,adgelicftrt erbaltcn. ei.z'2%
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II S'i, borigen Sabre (1s72) bctrus Die .3ah<.
ssr Sfineer, ioetbe inRoerub CUR eritsn beiliss:,
gonanunion angenomrle,. ,no im Serbite o::&
Der tatbo1iidcn S9ule eatlaifea ipurben: 40.
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sa slus Gauipelis nirb beri0tet, sbaBs in.
Wefzgirsiaiei in Hafnaaa Gountp 2o5
Mstlers pon @allipolis sentfsrnta rsi6e.
gtIberntieneit entbetft ieiu '}olle,,. st3&H p!s
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cZ7 Cash IN [gorf 9leiber Befds8.
acknowledgements 8ea9tmne lucaest Der bisaesa.
ltnS ,c6rlid)en gSciisEmit ocr5Scnerl bebas}alts
ipira.sHyd HG4 1;aI. 1sGsset ,a15!.abgfl /.
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.&a% zsG ~ dlEsk& IN ig2iI C.! ,,}10l G,'4s
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H:ggGa0$9 nSsG
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s ssn her iiaahlen 80. 4 Scr nSbio" lpereea
mir eiiae i6Sns sr,ashhIpas ,ashhIpas avs hsr senfssn se't
aaIoaaen;.la t3f@@ yist, 10 f7l' al 4H1 :
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, 1873-05-11

Toothache, and What Came From 1t.
The New Brunswick Times sayB: 4 citizen Of
New Brunswick who had been afflicted with
painful toothache for long time, concluded at
length to have the tooth pulled It had decayed
somewhat, and very small hole Was visible at
one point. This was extremely minute, and
nothing less than very sharp vision could
plainly discern it. He called at dentists Office,
and had the tooth extracted, rolled it in q sheet
OF note paper and took it home with him. The
pain had been go intense. and protracted that he
concluded to examine very thoroughly the
tooth which had annoyed him SO much A very.
careful inspection Of it revealed nothing strange
or peculiar. 1t WAS apparently sound at every
point but one, and so minute was the perforation
that it would not admit the insertion OF doll
cato needle. Ho finally took 8 hammer, struck
lightly with it, and the tooth was broken-but
'Whata sightt It was perfectly hollow, aud
snugly ensconced within it was q nondescrpt
much larger than an ordinary ant. Upon expos
ure to the light it took to its legs (si1 in num-
bcr) and ran ACROSS the table with great speed
It seemed to have no eyes, for it ran against
every object that he placed before it.. At length
it ran of the table, falling to the carpet. and in
trying to recover it he accidentally stepped upon
aud killed it. He describes it as being most
wonderful looking object, and differing essen
tlally from anything be had ever before seen or
made its way into the tooth, and feels sure that
It Was generated in the decaying deutine SUBJ
stance He presumes that small atoms OF food
may nave made their way through the perfor-
alton and served to furnish eustepance to the
queer looking object. He feels the utmost car
tslnty that this Is an indubltable instance ~
spontaneous generation.
, 1873-05-11

The London Echo has q word in season to say
about Young America: Progress is very tine
thing, especially it is 30 considered in America.
But even there, it would seem, tho adult popu-
latiou are beginning to feel that ona may have
almost enoug Ii OF It, and that for children to
tread on their heels too closely, and leave them
to Old Fogydom ut 80, is slightly unpleas-
ant. The young ones hive even advanced upon
the little boy in Philadelphia, who stipulated
few years ago that he would say bis prayers At
night, but not in the morning. "Becarse," ," as
he remarked, ''I can't take care of mrsaH
when Tn asleep, but q boy that is worth any
thing can take care Of himself BY day." An
eminent Methodist divine few weeks ago ex-
pressed publicly, at q clerical convention,
h:s despair about the spiritual condition
Of the Juveniles and remarked that "h
chi1dron wore not converted before IS, change
OF heart afterward was now we1-nigh hopeless.
After that mature period we presume the Amel1-
can boy or girl is no longer found amenable to
the reverend gentleman's admonitions, but Is
altogether "hardeued" in evil courses. a
another" also writes to complain Of the blase
state Of mind OF daughters Of 15 who have been
to Europe and up the Nile; and who, at an aga
when ahe (the mother) "thought the wood. cuts
in Peter Psr1ey miracles Of at" enjoy nothing
short Of Raphael, aud find any music less suo-
lime than Bach and Beethoven quite unbear1-
BILE. On the whole, we fancy American parents
will do we'll to apply, in their system Of palden-
tics for the future, little Of that great prne1ps
OF dramatic compositlon-
, 1873-05-11

. Apis, the sacred bull Of Memphis, and Mnevis
the sacred OK Of Heliopois, we're pretended by
the priests OF Egypt to present to their Worship
ers tic material form Of their deity Oairis- At
Memphis WAS erected q grand court, ornamented
with figures, in which the sacred bull was kept
when exhibited to the public Attached to it
were two stables. also for it's use- The festival
in honor Of Apis lasted two daya, on which
Tho priests then led tho sacred bull, pro-
ceded by chorus Of children singing hymns in
his honor, in solemn procession. AL persons
crowded to welcome him as he passed II
Was thought that children who amalt his breath
were thereby gifted with the power Of predict
ing future events. When the Apis died, certain
priests, chosen for thu duty vent in quest OF an
other, who was known from the slgnB mentioned
in the sacred books- As aoon as ha was found,
they took him to- the city ct the Nile, prepare
kept forty days. These days being completed,
be was placed in 3 boat, with golden cabin pre-
pared expressly for him and he Tas con-
Quoted in state upon tho Nle to, Mem
phis. The Apis was forbidden TO-: live
he be- alive at the end Of that period, the priests
1od him to the sacred Fountain and drowned him
with much ceremony. His body was ambalmed,
and a grind funeral procession took place. When
the Apis died g natural death, his obsequies were
burial place Of theae sacred bulls was discovered
few years since BY d. Maristti, near Memphis.
It consists Of an a1ched gallery hewu in the rock,
about 20 feet in height and bredth, and s, 600
feet IN length, beaides . lateral gallery. On
each Eido is . series OF recesses, every one con-
timing large sacophagus Of granite, in which
the body Of q sacred bull had been depos-
tied. From whatever cause the death
Of an Apis took place, the people performed in
public lamentation and this mourning lasted
until his successor had been found. They then
commenced the reioicings, which ue1o celebrat-
ed with an euthusiam equal to the grief exhibit
ed during the mourning. - The people consulted
tho. Apis as an oracle, and drew from his &C.
hons good or bad omons.-
The Hindoos have, for many centuries, pro-
pitated the bull with divine honors- Their tenn
ples are frequently situated, says Forbes in lis
"OrientA Memoirs" in the midst OF the
forests. In these groves , number. Of
consecratod bulls, after being. dedicated
with great ceremony BY the BrahIains to silva,
and having distinguishing mark set upon them,
are permitted to wander whithersoever they
please, everywhere welcomed - the reprassnta-
, 1873-05-11
A Eight In u Graveyard for The Possess
sion of a Tombstone.

From, the Ru6a{o Erprfss.:
4 few days ago Maj. Ferris and others, with
the consent Of the relatives Of the family. ex-
cephng sister, Mrs. s. 7. 3. Taylor. undertook
the removal Of the remains Of father, mother,
and other near relatiyes from Ferguson's grave
yard $50 called from its proximity to corners Of
that nalne(, in the west part Of the Town OF
Barre. to = burying ground about one mile
eouth Of Melville; They accomplished their
Taylor family, between whom there have been
family difficulties. After removing the bodies,
they returned for the tombstones; but in tbs
meantime the Tay1ors had learned Of the pro-
ceedipgs, and, driving down to the ground,
about milo distant from their house, saw what
had been done, and became so enraged that they
broke the headstones, and acted 80 furiously
that Maj. Ferris and his man had to abandon
the attempt Of removing the stones that day..
force OF men numbering twelve or fifteen again
repaired to tho ground for the purpose OF re-
moving the fno monument, costing about $500,
erected by Mai. Ferris aud brother and other
relatives, for which the Taylors lad never con-
tributed anything While engaged in the work
the Taylor Brigade" made their appearance,
bent on q battle or raid. An alteration en-
sued, hot words followed fast and furious. and
then the Taylor force began to smash thiuga
generally, during which one Of tho women seized
q spade and chipped of the raised letters on the
This The Ferris blood could not endure, ana
they told the Taylor force to 'sget out Of that,
instanter." But they declined, and pitched
battle was the result. After a sharp encounter.
during which the Taylor force hurled missiles at
the monument. badly defacing it, and the red
blood OF the contesting forces commingled, the
Ferris force were triumphant. They took the
monument, the Taylor force retiring ;vanquished
and content. ::
It is expected the affair will finally end in
lawsuit for damages, and in which viii be dsyel-
oped the most disgraceful and scanda1ous trans-.
actions the community ever witnessed, = I.
, 1873-05-11

dog. The bark Of dog will frequently bring
dozen alhgators to tho surface OF the water
Hunters occasionally tote their. dogs on horse
back while crossing shallow water. or Tery
baying OF hound he always puts for a ford,
it there is one in the vicinity, hoping to catch
the dog when he comes that why. Young col
ored children also said to be- 1ate daintles Tor
alligators.
ocean side Of the Indian River, about twenty
miles above Fort Capron. It is situated 10 q
fresh water, swamp, back OF dense growth Of
mangroves- This hole Is about sixty feet wide
at the mouth. but 1t extends great distance
und:=S: the ground and appears to be paradise
for aligators. 1t is about mile from little
palmetto hut, where Georgian, named Estes,
has lived alone over fifteen years. Estes pro-
tects these alligators and will allow no one to
Some years ago the father OF Capt. Watson OF
this place visited matah at the lower end Of
Lake Monroe to hunt stray hogs. Tho Captain
is little man, with sharp, gray eyes, aud quick
Of foot. While roaming about over the marsh
and hallooing for the hogs he Was suddenly
seized by an enormous alligator and hurled in
the mud. The alligator caught him by tho leg
WAS terribly wrenched+ and for long time bis
recovery was doubtful. 1t Was si1 months be-
foro he left his bed. This Ia the only well
authenticated case that came to my notice in
which an alligator attacked man: Some people
think that while Watson WAS walking over the
marsh he took the alligator fora log and jumped
on him. It is certain that the animal seized
Watson BY tho log and nearly broke the old
mans back by blow from his tail.
Alligators frequently I'LL their stomacks with
the ducks huddle together at night. and make
descent upon them. Frequently, while docka OF
great fat Taft ducks are swimming in the deepest
part Of q river or lake, an alligator win glide
4t--p- Ik.Akr% HE
, 1873-05-11
THE MOTHERS LAMENT FOR AN ONLY
DAUGHTER.

And can 1t be that thou srt gone forevar7
LILY heart 1ecoils with pain from Euch thoughts
acarce can bear to think that may never
Again enjoy the bliss thy presence brought:
cannot feel that thou the sleep art sleeping
- From which mny not hope to sec thee wake:
That tho long, weary Rlleuco thou art feeptng,
The nesurrection-morn alone can break.
knew not daughter Of E1y heart, I 1ored thee
With such c1ingtng, tdoHzing love-, -
TIL sudden Death from outny night removed thee, "
trust to brighter, happier realms above.
Was not his sable wing an angel pdn1on
To thee, to bear thco from this world Of pains
But holncas and joy forever reign7
And yet It's strange did not think thee mortal;
Ny ffienda had fallen the xutu1nu-1eaf;
The loved Of youth had entered Deaths dark portal,
And their untimely loss I'd wept- With grief.
thought soon should die and leave thee lonely,
An orphan wandering o'ar this vale Of teafz
I know that death was common lot,-6ud only
From thee severed Ill such gloomy feazs-
I miss at morn thy kind and loving gteetug;
Tha hours Of day drag heavily along;
Eve comes, but brings not QUE accustomed meeH0gJ
Nor even makes tho n1uAic Of thy aon8.
Who can Ike thee the willing service render7. So
Whose hand 50 soft upon my aching broW1
Whose sympathte9 80 ready aud 30 tender Z ~
None e'er can be to me again a. thoul I. -
know that 7 Am selfish in my gr1eTtng;
would not call tlee back from heavenly bltas:
I trust thst, with the heart in Christ believing,
Thou'ft with Him fl happier e1ima than thisf
Still am sad, and life looks dark and dreary; -
Thick clouds shut cut the sunshine from my souIs
And though so worn and fatntiug, weak and weary.
cannot on ny God each burden roll.
CHICAGO, april, 1873. ALLIE HERx-