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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ecening Bulletin has been visiting Hans
Christian Andersen at suburb of CO.
penhagen, and writes of dinner given
by some friends with whom he was stay
ing, as follows:
"Instead of simply meeting the Mel
chior family and their distinguished
guests, as we expected, we found quite a
party of their friends on our arrival,
among whom was the poet, Carl Ander-
sen, and two other Danish poets. H. G.
Andersen came forward and greeted US
in his friendly, earnest manner, as
though he were really pleased to see US;
he wore red and white ribbon around
his neck, to which was suspended Il Dan.
ish order. Though we were surrounded
by strange faces we soon felt at home in
this pleasant, social gathering On be-
ing seated at the dinner-table observed
a pretty bouquet at each plate, and was
informed by our host, at whose right
sat, that Mr.. Andersen made them all
that he was in the habit of arranging the
flowers for their table, and my attention
was called to the unique and tasteful
manner in which the bouquets were made
no two were alike, 50 peculiar was their
arrangement.
Several toasts were offered, and soon
after our host remarked to me that An
derSen looked as though he had some.
thing 10 say The latter arose and Of
fered a toast in Danish, to which my
husband responded in appropriate terms.
1t was afterward suggested that the au-
thor furnish me with copy of his toast
and, as he was kind enough to do so,
will let his American friends have the
benefit of it. In English it is MS follows
England was once our faroil neighbpr
land, but Times wisdom brings all nearer
to each other; now America has come
nearer to US than England was formerly.
A Northern people had known and visit
ed the New World even before Column.
bus had known it. Now it is very near
us; we see it with its great liie-pulsa-
tons. We know the splendor Of its col
ors from Washington lrvings "Colum-
BUS" It's forests and prairies from Coop
er's picturesque tales, and perceive its
relationship to the North (Scandinavia)
from Longfellow's Hiawatha." To me
the mighty land has become still dearer
on account of the tokens of affection re-
ceived from SO many young hearts,
Americas children have broken their
savings-boxes to divide their treasures
with their old Danish poet, whom they
believed to be in want This to me is
page of a fairy tale in the story OF my
NE. therefore propose toast to TINS
dear, mighty land; the more so since
one Of its representatives is present with
his noble wife--a near relation OF the
able President of the United States. We
hope they will convey our hearty greet
ings'
On adjourning to, the parlor the
pleasant Danish custom of hand.shaklng
was observed, beginning with The host
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
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The I" Horseshoe" Calculation.

The results of some arithmctical prob
lens are simply incredible till the proc
ess by which they are reached is fol-
lowed step by step. II is, therefore, not
surprising that, in spite Of the notoriety
of the famous horseshoe" calculation,
two persons accepted the offer of a we'll
known farmer in the Brechin district,
who lately proposed to pay the expense
of picnic to thirty farmers provided
one of them would bring to him in the
market on Tuesday one grain Of oats
doubling the number of grains every
Tuesday for twelve months. Upon the
offer being taken, one Of the parties ac-
cepting it having, according to a local
Journal offered to carry all the oats on
his back at the end Of the wear, calcu-
lation was made, which resulted as fol
lows: The grains of oats would amount
at the end of the twelve months to l,034,-
s34, 46S quarters, two bushels and the
value, at thirty shillings per quarter, was
found to be 81 ,552, PSI ,702 rs Cd. The
picnic was not paid for, but the gentle
man who thought he could carry the ac-
emulation Of oats "stood round OF
champagne"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

with whose history, with the exception of a
| brief term spent in Idaho, he has been identi.
| fled since 1889.
On the night of the 5th thieves entered the
| store of Mr.. Mewen, of Milton, and carried
| OUT about $500 worth of goods. This is the
| fourth or fifth time the same place has been
burglarized.
u. p Burdick, of GAINESVILLE, was nomin ated
on the Sth for the Assembly by the Republi-
cans of the Second District
Sank County.
Hop statistics show that nearly $400,0O0
was paid at Reedsburg for hops during the
month of September, and over 1900 bales
shipped good many hops are still held by
growers, waiting for a rise in prices.
Crowds of people ;hronged the fair grounds
at Reedsburg on the 18th. The speech of g.
E. Morrow, of the Wisconsin, Farmer, was very
interesting and was received with great deal
of favor. The crowd on the fair grounds was
enormous.
Sheboysan County.
At Moselle, the other night, the floor of the
second story of Mr.. Sachlter's house, upon
which was stored quantity OF wheat, gave
way, and Mr. Sachlter was smothered to
death by the grain. His wife and son, who
were in another part of the house, escaped
without injury.
Vernon County.
Mr. Hagerman, prominent farmer of this
county. was fatally injured on the Sd by be-
ing caught in the gearing of a threshing ma
chine.
William Iubbell, a carpenter, fell from a
scatfold o.. the new church at Liberty Pole a
distance of twenty -four feet, the other day.
His feet struck the ground first, and the jar
was such that two of his teeth were shaken
out, although no bones were broken.
Warrington County.
The doves in West Bend are suffering from
fatal disease. Many are dying
Waukesha County.
Miss Salsich, daughter of Enos Salsich, Of
Flartland, shot four gray squirrels and u
rabbit in recent hunt near Lakeside.
Walworth County.
The Liberal Worker is the title OF a new
paper to be published at Sharon and Elkholn,
Walworth County, every other Wednesday
Rev. George w. Cooke is the editor
Whitewater is seriously considering the gas.
works question.
Winnebago County.
The Northern State Fair closed on the I'd.
II is considered the biggest success of any yet
held at Oshkosh. The receipts reached 81, 600
The city of Neenah has gained 800 in popu-
lation within year past, which is nearly 20
per cent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
Cellars.

Damp cellars are deep cellars with bad
ventilation. To avoid this, the cellar
should be mainly above ground not cx-
cavating more than one to two feet at
most below the surface. 1t the walls
are made of brick, there should be a hol-
low space of four inches; and, in that
case, the wall need be oily four inches
on each side; that's, the whole thickness
of the wall, including thr hollow space,
need be only one foot The windows
should be large, say six lights of ten by
twelve glass, with shutters on the outside
of these; the cellar will need no other
protection in this part OF the State, but
might farther to the nrth. To keep
such cellar cool in summer, we close
the shutters during the warm part of the
day and open them at night. The cool
nightair remains in the cellar through
the day and at night is rplenished with
a fresh supply The fiuesshould go down
into the cellar, and, by leaving the stove
pipe.holes open, freq circulation is
created. | have a milkroom eighteen
By twenty-four feet in the cellar that is
thus ventilated, and the room is always
cool in summer and flies are kept out of
it.-"Rural," an chicago irtb,u.o.
STRAWBERRIES, when frown in hills
the most laborious but most productive
method Of growing then-should have
runners cut off as they grow, and the
surface soil kept loose T. shallow hoe
ings occasionally. Shot litter, half
rotten, as a mulch, is also beneficial
Lawn mowings are oftsn applied, but
with little benefit. Where they are
grown in beds they shtuld not be too
thick, as they stafve Oh another, and
the crop next year will h poor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
RichIand County.


The Reform Convention held at Riehland
Center on the Sd nominated the following
candidates for county officers; For Treasurer,
James A. Black; County Clerk, S, Noble;
Sheriff. p. Long; Register of Deeds, j. ID.
Funshon; District Attorney, O. f. Black;
Clerk Of the Court, S. II. Doolittle; Surveyor,
Hascal Hazelton; Coroner, j. Walworth.
Rock County.
John Kegan, Of Magnolia, was instantly
killed on the I'd by being thrown from
wagon against post, breaking three ribs aud
rupturing his heart.
At GAINESVILLE, on the I'd, hard working
Norwegian was induced to bet fifty cents on
three-card monte, and drew from his pocket
about $500 to pay it from, when one of the
sharpers grabbed the entire roll, and all flea
into corn field, and have not been heard of
since.
The foundations for the GAINESVILLE cotton
mill are finished and brick laying commenced
on the 9TH.
Judge David Noggle, formerly of the Wis
consin Supreme Court, and later Chief-Justice
Of Idaho, has left his home in GAINESVILLE,
Wis, for the Pacific slope. The venerable
Judges healthis in such a condition that he
has no hope Of ever returning to the State
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
Racine County.

During fair-tmc Joe Seibert, of Racine,
took trip into the country with twenty
seven dollars in his pocket to buy heifer.
Joe got into the fairs grounds, and, seeing
French monte, ne bought some of that to the
amount Of twenty-sevcn dollars, and con
cluded not to report ON the heifer business
until he has better luck
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15

Hrant County.
The old settlers of this county held their
annual meeting in the Court House at Lam
caster on the ist Nearly 200 members were
present, some Of whom claimed residence
since 1885, and related the trials and tribula-
IONS they experienced in those early times.
plenic dinner was eaten, speeches made,
The death-roll read, eulogies paid to the de-
parted, and the old settlers adjourned to meet
again IN Lancaster next year.
Large quantities of pig.lead are being
shipped from Potosi, Cassyille and Hazel
'reen, the proceeds OF the mineral yield the
present season.
The corn crop in this county, as general
lining, is about the average Weld, although
10 some parts of the county the crops are a
total failure. Especially is that the case In the
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01

quist, and part Of the land that would be
flowed would be on Norrelius and the
upper part Of the reservoir would be on
some other party not known to me.
The next fall or rapids commences, L
think, about half a mile below the above
site and runs in continuous rapids
through three forties, owned by Nils
Swanson at this point the water runs
about due north. The west bank is a
very high rock bluff, with every appear
ance of splendid building rock cropping
out all along the bank short distance
above the water; great number OF blocks
of rock have tumbled off the bank and lay
in the water and along the shore.
The east bank is of (apparently) coarse
gravel and much higher than the first
mentioned site. I did not measure it.
It is what would be called a bench, run
ming to high bluff: Whether it would
be better to improve this site in one,
two or three powers I could hardly de-
eide; there is fall enough to do either
way nature has done all that man
could ask, reasonably, without building
the mill. It is one Of the best water
falls in all my knowledge; below these
falls the character of bottom and banks
change, but what I saw of the stream in
passing down to VIM. Grows there was
great deal of fall, but it was getting late
and could not make critical examina-
ton. I know there are several parties
that claim to have good water powers all
along the creek. Mr. Grow claims
first rate power.
Take Belle Greek from Boyntons mill
down to Grows place, there is more
good water power than on any other
stream of the size in my knowledge, and
all the timber and stone for dam on the
ground: &c. This is all I know about
Belle Creek, and you are at liberty to
make any use Of it you may think best,
in the waste basket or otherwise
Yours truly,
r. H. KNOX.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
SPRING CREEK, MIMI,
March 18th. 1874.

70 The Editor Of The Grange Advonce :
Seeing something in your paper
about nearly every town in our County
and State, I take the liberty to send
you the following, which if it is worth
your time and the trouble please sprint
in your paper. Ours is not an incor-
porated city, as yet, though it is hard
to say how soon it may become such.
1t is situated on branch Of the Zum-
bro river bearing the same name as it.
SELF 1t was first settled about the
year 1858, and since that time has con.
tinued to thrive and grow perhaps at
an astonishing rate Of speed. The
steamboats, do not run on our river
though there is enough water for them,
aud to run fourishing grist and saw mills,
(while the snow is going off in the
Spring, provided there is enough snow
and it thaws fast enough.) Yet, never
theless, we are in flourishing condition
and perchance shall make famous city
by the year 5000 if not providentially
hindered, especially if the Wabasha &
Faribault Narrow Gauge railroad will
carry our produce cheap enough, and
not take all our property to build with,
and leave us all beggars as I fear it
may. But never mind, so long as We
get a railroad what becomes of our
money. We are going in for rail
road whether we live or die. The Mar
row Guage We must have, for it will
build our city up. As regards stores
and factories, We are blessed with one
Of the former in prospect, which is liza.
BILE to be built within the next one
hundred years: if the firm do not smash
Gas one Of your merchants did, short
time il since and as I fear they may
unless 1'' s. they, get help fro from the poor
house: But if they fail some beggar,
who is enterprising enough, may take
pity on US and build sod shanty, buy
keg Of beer, barrel Of whiskey and
water, and 60 into business. Nov
do not think for one moment that w
are Incorporate, for we are not inclined
to strong drink in the least.) We have
one newspaper which would be perfect
success , and jewel, apriceless one to on,
town, but for one thing, which is this: the
editor is one Of those persons who car
never bear to know anything which his
neighb,ors and friends do not know.
90 as soon rs he hears anything of import.
ance he tarts;and tells it far and nea,
before his paper goes 70 the press, f.,
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
BERLIN, March 25th, 1874.


We've got \" Danbury" man in our
town. We think we've got him. Won
derfully prosecuted is he at times, no
relief only to stare said grievances in
the face then advance. Not long ago
this man in a case of discontinue of
previous arrangements, harnessed the
oxen into the cutter, Gone of his own
pattern,) and started for the Grange
meeting. Snowbanks ! there were a
few. His wife, patient creature, sat
beside him with form erect, and visage
clear and happy, Notwithstanding the
awkwardness Of the situation. Each
time as the heavy whip vas raised
would she raise her voice in an extra
effort to {: haw or gee" said oxen, caus-
ing them to lunge into the drift off to
the west nearly upsetting the anxious
wife and half frantic man. One mile
had they to travel thus. Time between
starting and arrival is not on record and
never will be. The many windings in
that road can't be told; no language is
capable of so much twisting. They
were landed safe at the meeting, wife
with look of relief. and q all is WE'LL"
out that mans face wore the expression
of disappointment, grief, madness,
which only disappeared at the sight of
friendly faces, and sound of social greet
ing with which he met and which we
are sure to meet at the Grange. It was
an inkling of foolish pride that possessed
the man. Many have been ruined finan-
cially by the desire to outvie neigh
Dor, in the accumulation of machinery,
stock, &c., when their means would not
permit. The result has been they have
gone in debt, have become insolvent,
and made themselves slaves to men that
laugh in their sleeves over their chances.
We have resolved, that is, husband and
I, to abide by the precept, Learn to
labor and to wait," with an imaginative
view of good times coming, and if we
have to endure an occasional bit of in
convenience like our cutter ride we must
be stimulated to the right kind of inde-
pendence !; something showing us the
difference between ease and roughing it
is good stimulator. Besides my
friends, little episode now and then
like that ride, affords little merriment
and is sure help for digestive organs
out Of sorts" If the Danbury man
survives and holds out faithful we shall
hear more of him. ALICE.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
CANNON FALLS, March 24th, 1874

CANNON FALLS, March 24th, 1874.
Grange Advance, Red Wing:
According to promise I will now write
you what little I know about the water
power on Belle Greek in Vasa, Goodhue
county.
have closely examined the fall from
Boynton's mill more than half way down
to the did Fish place. About three
quarters of mile below Boynton's mill
I found one of the most beautiful sites
for mill on the creek. l found the
bank on the south side % feet high, by
level, and on the north side is very
high rock bluff: The mill would have
to be built on the south side Of the
creek, .,, on a beautiful dry, level flat Of
several acres, covered with tall, straight
timber. Immediately above where the
dam would have to be built, is low,
wide bottom which would be all over
flowed by the dam. Whether there is
fall enough from where the dam would
be built to allow dam to be built as
high as the bank would allow I do not
know, as / did not level it, but I know
!, there is a good deal Of fall. I have no
doubt that there is from Is to 20 feet
fall ); all the fall from there to Boynton's
mill would be available. The reservoir
would be very large. The site is owned
BY 2, Q. Tlderquist and John Nor
relins. The dam would be on Tilder-
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01

Wheat has been worth in this vill.oe
81 per bushel all winter, with the e.
,ception Of few days.
The work on buildings is progressing
rapidly. and the outlook now is that
one hundred new buildings will be
erected in this village this season.
Business is lively, farmers are max
ing ready for the coming seed time,
which will soon be at hand.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
DAR1EN, Wisconsin.


am glad to see the vigor with which
this pioneer sheet is pushing its way
along over the rough roads that necessa
rily lead on toward all reforms.
A vanguard leading the way through
the exposition Of wrongs to knowledge
Of the individual aud collective rights
of a class Of people that have been to
this nation what the children Of Israel
were to the E Egyptians, nominal slaves
to the power Of a nominal aristocracy,
that has used their service without Civ
ing value received.
History both sacred and profane is
replete with this kind Of service, and it
would be as intolerant to-day as in past
ages were it not for the growth Of in-
telligence that the presses are develop.
ing among the masses, and still tile com.
munities Of laboring men are not free,
and never will be until they have presses
of their own that are not subsidized to
the interest of capital that seems to hold
with grip of iron the moral status Of
the newspaper world. AS agricultural
lists we have few papers that have VOL
unteered as forlorn hope to lead us out
of the network with which the monopo-
lies have entangled us that they can the
better subserve their own interest,
though it be at the expense Of our vitali-
ty as a producing class, without whom
the world would be a vast poor house
filled with pampered thousands from the
haunts Of what is now termed genteel
life. Now ask are we doing anything
worthy the name Of support toward these
few papers that are fighting almost single
handed these cormorants of human in
tegrity. I tell you We have got to meet
them with press Of our oa0n, and if we
can find intelligence that is willing to CO.
operaee with us we must NEE; it with a
recompense sufficiently respectable to
enable it to make a fair fight and not
die in the ditch a still born effort
Our ADVANCE is an effort of the Grange
movement, and SO far as 1 can Judge is
every way worthy Of support, and if
Oranges let it die for want Of patronage
they ought to be ground into oblivion
by monopolies, and every other system
Of swindle that human depravity can
devise. I am not advertising for it but
simply talking what I mean. So trun-
die up with your money, and your sharp
sayings if you have any, but with the
money at least. E. B. CARTER.
DAR1EN, WIS.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01
River Falls Locals.

MARCH 25th, 1874.
G. B. Cox has sold his residence, and
store building and dwelling, now occu-
pied by A. D. Andrews, also the prairie
mill, to A. j: Goss Of Hudson, and
John Putnam Of Troy, for $l7, 1000.
He has also sold his Greenwood mill to
Dwight Burnett and Ellsworth Bur.
nett' t.-,,. sar&, sss&s4n44el u, ..~..,,
.ssi Our District SO school o closed last Fri
day. ~ = .z.,:.= ~..., ......
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01

The growth Of intelligence ever demands
respect, and the rural communities are
fast awakening to the fact that their
sons and daughters are being educated
in all that is Of practical utility in the
furtherance of ife's plans, and with
that intelligence comes the redemption
of this class from the impositions with
which it has ever been stigmatized by
the wealthy. In conclusion, let NE say
to my fellow Grangers, let US improve
all our opportunities that we may be
qualified to meet any demands that the
future may have in store for US.
f. s. CARTER.
The Grange advance., 1874-04-01

the fact that they doing large business in the
line at
ROLLING STONE, Winona county, MINI.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-14
Newark Items.

NEWARK, Dec. IL.
The committees of the NJ. Il. church fair ana
festival met on Thursday evening to close up
their accounts. The fair had lasted four days,
on two of which suppers were spread, and the
Sunday School children were entertained free.
The several tables reported amounts
received as follows Supper room,
sl4O.5O; Misses Pilling and Brindle; $l0l--
Is Miss Maggie Williamson, $50; Misses PEN
nington and Gilmour. $25 Misses Pritchard,
Steward and Todd, $21.31 Mrs. DIR. A. Il.
Shaw, sic Misses Roberts and Evans, $22 10 ;
Mrs zeigler and Miss Lydia Smith, S3S the
Misses Lumb, S25 from ice cream,
52427; from peanut stand, ZIG. 6.3S from
post-oiilce, 1906; articles voted for, S366.S5 /;
other sources, $62 48. Total $9l2.57. One Ia
be did not report, and some tickets are not yet
returned. This result is quite satisfactory,
considering the hard times. The fair OF the
same church, two years ago, netted, " 9O2 49,
the articles voted for alone yielding 81, 1872 ~,
the tables s512, the tickets and supper, S2Os. "a;
Some time ago we had occasion to speak OF
the want of blankets or quilts for the use oil
the lookup. The tramps still unfortunate TO pu'
up there talk of the cold and no fire to warm the
room nor blankets to cover the body. II some
Of our people who have any old blankets OF
quilts would give them to our town Balm, they
would be very thankfully received by the un
fortunate tramps.