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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Gotham uses 100000 postal cards a
month.
In 1912 paper of pins cost 81.
Utah Territory is free froEl debt and
has $780, 55 A in the treasury.
In 1873 we gave 50, 957,454 to our
universities in the United States.
The number of schools in Pennsvl.
vania in which the Bible is read is over
10000
st Louis invested $4,000 in the
Louisville lottery and did not draw a
cent.
The Mercantile Library of Brooklyn,
n. y, has 41,90S volumes and 1850
members.
The funerals of the United States cost
annually $200,000,000. BY cremation
they would cost S5,O0O,00O
Boston is valued at 100000, 600. but
if you had the cash YOU might get a
thousand or SO off for ready pay.
Michigan has $500 miles of com.
pleted railroad All but four of the roads
are supplied with air-brakes
The New Orleans PicGyatae estimates
that, since 1870, 100, 0e0 negroes have
gone TO Texas, and 100000 whites.
Rochester has 1865 school teachers
The running expenses OF the Board of
Education were 1922, 652 OF last year
Eastern Oregon claims u 900 inhab-
itants and $6000,000 worth of property,
and pays an annual State tax of $50, 500.
There are 10 Oranges organ .zed and
in working order in the State of Oregon.
and twenty,tour in Washington Territory
1t is estimated that 100000 raccoons
and 10000 offers are yearly caught and
killed for their fur in this country.
The smallest estimate of the Califor
MIA grain crop for the present year places
ii at 3O000,000 bushels.
Nevada is the smallest of the States
in population but she has very able
State prison, with l2j conyicts in II.
During the forty seven years of its
history the total receipts OF the American
Home Missionary Society have been So
100000, and it has been instrumental in
adding 22S,5 members to the churches.
The production of wool in the United
States during the last four years is thus
set down by the Commercial Bulletin. In
1870, 1875, 100000 pounds; 1871, IL, 10000
pounds; 1872, 135,00O,O00 pounds; 1873,
l4S,jO0000 pounds.
The production of lumber last year
on the upper Mississippi and its uibu.
taries is estimated at l,0S2, 163,62S feet,
both logs and lumber being included
The supply of logs on hand for the season
ot1SH is estimated at 3l5 100000 feet
-Natel's Veterinary Pathology" gives
the following rs the number Of pulsations
IN minute in a state OF health, in the
aforementioned animals
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14
Carrots for Horses.

People who keep horses on hay or
grain only all through the long winter
have no idea how thankful they are for a
little succulent, juicy, vegetable matter
occasionally, and how much they thrive
on il. No one who has ever tried TO favor
q horse with a little delicacy of this
kind once would ever give up the prac-
tice
OF all these vegetable substances there
is nothing which horse seems to relish
so much as the carrot. It is the sign or a
good healthy horse to shed his coat early
and freely in spring, and to have a rich
glossy one to follow soon in its place; and
this an occasional winter mess of carrots
seems to favor.
1t is rather troublesome to grow carrots
Most people who do not know how to
SOW seeds put them in o deep that many
rot, and of course the crop is thin. To
guard against this loss they SOW double
or treble the quantity required, and then,
as if for spite, the seed generally comes
up, and of course too thick 1t then has
to be hand-weeded and hoed, which is a
very troublesome operation, especially
on land where labor is already scarce
enough
The seeds are burr.like and stick to
gether. Before sowing it should be
mixed with sand and rubbed well through
the hands. This will separate one seed
from the other, and enable them to be
distrl buted finely and evenly along the
rows-as in rows and only in that way
should carrots be sown.
In sowing carrot seed the groun
should be very fine. Any Jumps should
be well crushed with the roller and the
whole surface made very smooth. The
seed should not be put in this finely-pul-
verified soil over one-eighth of an inch
deep and after sowing the ground should
be again rolled. If this can be "hit" ex-
actly the seed, if known to be fresh and
good, may be so graded by the drill as
not to fall nearer than an inch together
Every seed will grow, and then will be
quite as thick as they ought to be. The
rows may be about fifteen or sixteen
inches apart, or as close as we may think
any man or horse can work with Guilt
vator. We have a horse and man which
can work rows very we'll fourteen or tif-
teen inches wide bat it is not every horse
that will work in that way.-F'Aney's
Weekly Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14
A Young Woman Unconscious for Five
Days.

The New Haven J0QYHaI of a recent
Monday records as follows the case of
young lady in that city, about nineteen
years of age, who had been lying in a
Catalepic trance since the night of
Wednesday of the previous week: " She
retired on that night in full possession of
health, and in the morning she was found,
body and limbs perfectly rigid, and has
remained so ever since. last evening show.
ing no change in her situation. Respira-
tion and pulsation are regular and nat
ural, but she has been unconscious and has
taken buta very tritling amount of nour.
lshmcnt. The lady had been subject to
cataiepsy for eighteen months past, and
has at times, without a moments warning,
become perfectly rigid and remained SO
for longer or shorter intervals, sometimes
for hours, sometimes for only few mo-
ments. She has been seized when about
reaching her hand for an object, and in
moment would lose all control of her mus
Giles. Another singular circumstance at
tending this case is that about wear aro
she lost all power of speech for twenty
four hours, but being at the time con
scious, making known her wants by
signs When regaining her speech she
could mticulate nothing but the German
language, language which she had not
been in the habit Of using, and which her
parents were not aware she could speak
except simple words. Her parents are
both ., German birth but the daughter
has not been in the habit of converSing
in the language, but while ia this state
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

THERE was recently great excitement
in st. Louis. Early one morning the
Chief of Police received dispatch from
the conductor of train approaching the
city that there was trunk in the baggage
car attached which emitted very sus.
picious smell. The number of the check
on the trunk was given. and the statement
made that the holder of it was on board.
A large number of policemen were at the
station when the train arrived. The sus
picious trunk was taken to the police
station, and quiet officer accompanied
the owner to his hotel to keep strict watch
over him till the contents of the trunk
should be revealed. At the police station
there was great anxiety. The doors of
the room were fastened while an officer
proceeded to open the trunk. This was
soon effected, and the Mortified spectators
saw packed in the trunk, not a dead body
in state of decomposition, bat six Linn
burger cheese
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

measure a triangular plat, tso sides of
which lie at right angles. measure these
two sides, multiply the distance in feet
one by tue other, and divide that product
by two, which will indicate the number
OF square feet, by 1850, and the quotent
will represent the. number of acres.
Phren0togicaI Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

little practice person can learn to make
sounds distinctive from those designed as
call for dinner. AS the farmers OF near
ly every neighborhood now meet tcr
counsel in Grange or Club room, lhey
could agree on signal. in case of fire or
other accident requiring assistance By
an arrangement of this kind many per
sons could be called in few minutes
The saving of one building would more
than pay for the outfit of tin horns for an
entire county-Prairie Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

she spoke it with great fiuency, greatly
surprising her parents, who had never
heard her use the language to any extent.
The disease of catalepsy, or trance, it is
well known to medical men, is disease
Of the nervous system rarely met with,
but not necessarily fatal"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

Mr.. ARCHEY MCKIssICK, of Rockdale, Pa,
in writing to Dr. Wishart, says My son
was pronounced incurable with consumption,
but hearing of your Pine Tree Tar Cordial we
purchased three bottles and he commenced
using it, and from that day to this he has been
getting Welln
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

RAGGED STOCKINGS and protrudng toes are
not seen on feet where SILVER TIPS are
worn. Parents remember this, they last twice
as long.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14

NO KA $ Killed
With one box ARABS DEAD SHOT. Price 2sc. ASK
your storekeeper for H.. JOHN F. HENRY & 60"
New York. JOHNSON. HOLLOWAY CO.. Phiia.
CONSTANT EMPLoY1lENT.-A HOME,
- Male or Female. so week warranted. No Sap-
ltrl required. Full particulars sHd valuable sanIe
sent free. Address with 6cent return stamp, A. -
AOING, 900 Fifth street, Wlllau.sburEh, y l.
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''w We shall never get home" said I, vofully.
- We emerged on the slippery pavement, and
turned into street which was apparently
given up to stables, and which was dark as
Erebus, save for enc dim red light, which
marked the livery "thst kept open all night
We struggled through the snow-drifts toward
this friendly light, and finally reached it. The
door was promptly opened by a man who was
probably the pight watcher Of the establish
ment, and who was evidently supported IN the
discharge Of his arduous duty by q capacity for
sleep under the most trying circumstances, for
only after repeated questions was he sum
siently reused to inform us that there was ga
came in. Didn't know when il wonld come in
might De an hour, might be more. No, the
proprietor wouldn't hitch up a carriage to-
night, not another one. If we liked, we 'might
come into the otis an watt
"Shall we wait, Betty?" said Auastasius
" You shall decide"
No indeed, ;" said l.
So we returned to the depot to the hot stove,
the close air. and the hilarious company. Seated
both OF us on broken chair and gazing at the
rusty stove, we passed what we have since
agreed was the longest half hour of our lives,
and it was past two when we left the car at the
corner of Tenth street on our way home. Our
long, weary, and dreary walk across the town
was accomplished without passing human be-
Ing except police mani, and in profound ST.
lence. Once, indeed, Anastasius ventured to
remark that all the world seemed to be in bed
and asleep, but replied with such asperity til al
no one but lunatics and martyrs would be
abroad on such night that he was Quenched
at once. When we reached home the following
colloquy ensued:
Z" Anastasius."
" Well?"
Confess yourseifa lunatic. and a cruel, self
ish'wretch, and will promise not to say another
word about this evening; bnt if YOU don't"
Now, Betty, don't scOld pray. There is
nothing-no object in nature-so repulsive to a
man as a scolding woman"
very well. If you will confess"
What"
% Were not your arrangements wrong" and
didn't you manage this whole business as badly
as possible?'
ait was very uncomfortable; but
Confess, do confess yourself in the wrong
faults!"
Snow, Betty, do he candid, If woman can
be. II the - Street cars had been running
as they ought to have been, would we have had
that horrible walk over to University Place."
every we'll Now if the other cars had been
running at regular Intervals, as they ought to
have been, could we not have changed at
Street to the -- Avenue cars, and got up in
half the timer
"Nes."
"Iftwelve cars, all on the way up town, had
not stopped to water the horses at the same
time, could we not have reached Fifty-hfth
street almost an hour arlier?'
" YES"
eff any of the - street ears had been run
ming as we came down town, could We not have
changed cars, and saved ourselves that cruel
walk across the town.
81 suppose so.''
" Then, don't you see, the adventures of this
evening are merely so many arguments in favor
OF rapid transit"
permitted him to sleep in peace.
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IMMIeRATIoN.-The vast change effected Of
late years in the character of our INN or alton
Is well illustrated by paragraph in one of the
recent letters of our New York correspondent.
He tells Us that the number of immigrant
arrivals at New York during the quarter ending
December 81, 1873. was A, 7S9, of wnom 81 500
we're males, and 20 .090 females. OF these 81 ,4S7
were from Germany, 5,912 from Ireland. ,523
from England, .292 from Scotland, ,507 from
France, and 1888 from italy. Those from other
countries were each under 1 900, Austria giving
$50; Sweden, s31; Switzerland, 1888; Denmark,
t72; Holland, 800; Poland, 1856; Russia, 209; Nor
way, 297, and Hungary, 122. Here the great
fact for comment is obviously the enor-
nous proportion of German immigration, which
numbered q 4sl. against % S02 from all the rest
OF Europe combined. Comparing this with the
days when the arrivals from Great Britain were
more numerous than all others combined, 1t
will be seen what q change in character the i'm
migration has unde rgone. 1t must be re-
membered, too, that the German imper ial gov
eminent has lately put new and onerous re-
strictions on emigration from that countr y, save
for which the outflow of population to our
shores would probably be still greater.-Phild.
Record.
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Civil Rights,

CoLoRED MAN RECEIVERS DAMAGES YOR
BEING FoRBIDFN TO EAT AT A STEAMERS
FIRST TABLE.
A case under the Civil Rights bill was settled
IN the supreme court in Detroit, Michigan, on
the I'D inst The plaintiff was Thomas Nickles,
a colored barber in Detroit, who, the Post OF
that city says, on the 9th of May last took pas
saee there on the steamer Jay Cooke, for Put.
in bay, having purchased a ticket for which he
paid frst-class fare At noon of that day, wh en-
Inner was announced, Nickles betook himself
with the other passengers. The captain of the
boat sent the steward to Nickles to say that he
could not eat at that table, but must wait
until the second table. One of the proprie-
tors of the boat was also on board, ana he also
sought to have Nickles removed. But pro-
testations and threats were equally without
seat at the table, to which he Considered him
self entitled. which suited him very well, and
he did not propose to surrender it. As the
S omen I'M oSored man could not be removed
to. He was not allowed anything to eat. The
waiter came around and took his order and
his plate, knife, and fork, but brought him
hunger, and expostulated With the officers
of the boat for their course toward him. all
was to no avail. He was offered food at
the second table, but he Indignantly refused
both, and saved his appetite until he landed.
He brought suit against John p. Clark and
the other owners Of the boat for damages
heaped upon him in the presence Of the
other passengers. He claimed that under the
law guaranteeing equal rights he was entitled
TO sit at the first table and enjoy first class fare,
since he held q first class ticket The defence
was that the table from which he was sought to
be elected was o private and select table, de-
signed for the officers and proprietors Of the
boat and their specially invited friends, and for
ladies. But 1t appeared In evidence that va
rious passengers took seats ut the table without
remonstTance or election, and that practically
all first class passengers who chose got their
meals thereat, while the second table was for
the hands employed on the boat, and was OF in
ferior quality. The jury promptly returned q
veraictfor the plaintiff and gave him s1o0 dam
ages.
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ga choir of the church of the Messiah,
Boston, sang with their surplices on in the per-
formance Of Little Emily at the Museum,
and were discharged the next day by the church.
~"Mvnheer, do you know for what We call
our bow Hans?" edo not really" "Well, l tell
yor. Der reason dat We call our boy Hans, dat
ish his name"
0Anti-tobacco Trask calls attention to the
fact that even a horse won't eat tobacco.
Wonder IL IL ever occurred to him that even
chimney smoke?-Detvott Free Press.
0An Iowa lady concludes an and-sufrage
letter as follows: ssYou may look at this matter
In whatever light you will, but simmer 1t down
and IL Ia but quarrel with the Almighty that
We are not all men,"
~"It1l make . row-we1l have to have
pistols and Coffee" said one lady to another,
her friend quick as . fash, "muskets ANA choc-
olate, and I'm with YOU"
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YOUNG LADY in Waco, Texas, who lost the
power OF speech two years ago from an attack
Of the measles, attended a picnic, and while
enjoying a swing the excitement brought re-
turn of speech. She was congratulated by
everybody present but one: he was the fellow
who took her to the picnic. and had got her
consents by mods and squeezing of hands, and
the day was set. He went around the picnic
swearing he would put head ON the man who
proposed the swing The peace and quiet of his
future life had been blasted by that swing
81. Louis ReDubIican.
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In an instant she became white as snO ", and,
after moments hesitation, Kissed out, "HoW
tcds she dressed"
This is the Elmira Advertisers description of
woman's emotions on hearing mention of the
name of another OF her sex with whom she had
quarreled Ave years before. What bliss is
comparable to that she would have experienced
on receiving reply that her foe was dressed in q
shabby bonnet and faded silk dress cut in last
wears style1-N, Y. Com srci1I,
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CHOW do you like the clam song?" asked an
old lady of her daughter as they stepped into
the street, after a popular concert. "Clam
song!" exclaimed the young lady in astonish-
ment. "why, what do you refer to, mother"
"Why the first song she sang" "Oh, you
mean, Shells OF the Ocean, don't YOU
mother?'' "Weli, yes" said the old lady. "I
do think that was 1t; 1t was something about
clans anyway, and you know 1 do like them so
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"Ho'v OLD are you?" asked a st. Louis Justice
of bridal candidate. Eighteen" replied
the girl, who looked five years younger thap
that. Gin what year were you borne" continued
the justice The girl stammered, b lushed, and
guessed 1t was IN 1859. The hard earted OFF,
cial thereupon refused to perform the cere-
mony, and she went out counting on her fing gers
how mich Is from 1878 left, 50 as to be prepared
for the next trial.
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day school teacher: 81 should much like to
send your class some message, but have no time
for anything like. My own constant cry to
Bible readers is q very simple one: DOM think
that Nature (human or 0ther) 10 corrupt; don't
think that you yourself are elect out Of 1t; and
dent think to serve God by praying instead Of
obevinp'v
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party like arrows? Because thew can't % 20 e of
without beau, and are all In culver till they
get one
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GROCERIES, &c.

ELPHoNZo YoUNGS & co.
GROCERs.
Ha'osit TtHF Z, 5o,Ag 81 IHs Fv-s,,,
Beg leave ts call your careful attention 10 IL. fol-
lowing List o. Prices
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doctor-after quiet draught was admins
istered-said
why don't you tell her yourself?"
"Who? Is she here?" he asked excitedly, but
the doctor caught his hand quietly, saying, "DO
not get excited, Harry, but listen; obey me ex-
actly. and all will be well. Miss Dallas and
have fancied it to be much more serious than it
really was. She is here now to see after you;
she wants you to get we'll, and if you obey me
The sick mans eyes opened wider and wider
as his physician proceeded, and when he said,
'sMiss Dallas is now here" he would have
raised himself, but the doctor was watching,
and prevented his making more than the first
effort. He turned to Kate, and in answer to his
look, she came close to the bedside.
"My orders" said the doctor, "are that you
must not speak, and then she and your own
people m ust leave the ROOM
Hates face was almost deathly white IS she
kate, oh Kate!' cried he with the most SUI
preme happiness written In his face.
"There, there!" said the doctor, 'syou DISC
hey me already 4. .Sss Clear out of the ROOM you
-, "No," s ssia Harry, "st0p minute! Kate,
"Yes, she said; and she pressed her lips to
"You may 90 now," ha said and he took the
draught the doctor offered him, turned to the
wall with sweet contentment written on his
ticed ear told him his patient was asleep.
He walked out where the women wcre await
ing him, took Kate's hands In his, and said !,
You have saved his life."
"Thank God!'' came swelling up from the
mothers heart.
From this point Harry's recovery was rapid.
His frequent inquiries for Kate were parted
until the hour came whom DIR. Brown felt the
story had best be told. There was no danger to
be feared for Harry, while something might
possibly happen to annoy Ksts; 20 he set about
unfolding the stratagem. Harry listened at
tentively, his face turning red and pale by
turns, but he spake no word until the story was
finished.
81 did this" said the doctor, ssbecause I
knew IL was the last chance Of saving your life.
| kept her back until raw 1t must be done.''
Z" Have you seen Kate since that night?'
Harry asked quietly.
"isaw her but once. and then only for mo-
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"PrObably he didn't want to take it now. By
thebye, that sketch Of JOnes's, that girl gather
ing ferget-me- nots, is full of delicate senti-
ment."
Alas! just as we were ready for another ar
tistic discussion, that fatal door opened, aud
the conductor, advancing with frmness, an
nounced,
Forty second street. This car amt a-goin
no further"
"Oh, we change here, do WEI" said Anasta-
sius, with forced cheerfulness."
There amt no car a-goin' till the regular
tiny, As he took out his memorandum book
and proceeded to make an entry therein.
To do Anas asius justice, believe it was at
this point that the vast folly o. our expedition
SPECIFIES, and only l found voice to say,
feebly,
"But what shall We do?'
The conductors reply was eminently ra-
t:onai. He first rolled quid of tobacco in his
mouth, then surveying u with grim smile,
said,
"Second Avenue, near Tenth street." an
swered Anastasius, With more meekness than
thought he possessed.
The conductor smile became q grin.
"wa'al,' said he, ''if you live there, and you
don't want to ,oalk, you'd best 60 in, the depot
and wait till the reg'lar night car goes"
But when will II go?" said l.
That man in there can tell you" replied
al Ia like to punch that fellows head" said
sidewalk.
I" What a horrid placed" rejoiued: for We
hed row gained the door OF a small triangular
cell 1.-TWO sides OF which were of glassl. with a
large red-hot stove in the middle. whils deal
two chairs Zone broken), and q coil Of rope com,
pleted the furniture. Beside. the desk, and in
front OF the stove, sat an ofic lal- looking indi
vidosl, Whose appearance suggested a rooted
bull dog at his feet.
at can not be helped" said nv husband.
"Betty, if you will stay here, I'll go and get q
carriage"
Wait q moment" whispered, for by this
| time we had entered and 1 wished to recon
noitre the interior more fully before being left
there. IL was not inviting, and was-welI, any
thing but fragrant. So after q moment or two
we sought the open air. jnst as company OF
young men. evidently slightly hilarious,
GRO . Ged into the room.