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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The Central Pacific Railway ac
knowledges to bonded debt of $751;
133, 94s.30. Its assets foot up $ls2 ,540,-
1882
"A mathematical professor in Sacra-
mento high school calculates that if each
mosquito and gnat in that city should in
one night obtain one-tenth of drop of
human blood for supper every person in
the town would be dead in the morning.
The earnings of the Toledo, Wabash
& Western Railway for the second week
in July, 1874 were SIS, III; 1878, $92, 1888 :;
decrease $14,216, or 154 per cent. The
decrease in the earnings of the st. Louis
Il Southern Railway for the same period
was l5s per cent.
Prof. LoomIs, of Yale College. has
published the results of his examination
of the meteorological tables which have
been carefully preserved at Yale College
Tor hinety-siX consecutive years, and
proves that November of 1878 and April
OF 1874 were the coolest months of their
names in ninety-six years
From 1851 to 1861, 10, 800 sheep were
slaughtered by dogs in Connecticut, and
New Haven County has been ala.ost de-
populated. Only few years since
lambs were plenty in the market at ten
cents pound, but now enough for the
demand cannot be procured within IA
dius of many miles from the city. Hun
dreds of acres are going to waste that
might be devoted to the pasturage of
sheep if it were not for the dogs. -Nec
Hosea Palladium.
The commerce of the Connecticut
River is of good deal more Importance
than most people think, as will be seen
from the following figures: During the
nine months of navigation last yeal
there arrived at Hartford ,201 vessels, of
which 800 were sailing craft and barges
with freight, these latter classes bring.
ing 15l 900 tons-of which 102, 600 were
of coal-while there was also received al
the Hartford docks 100000 feet OF
lumber. The line of propellers, semi
weekly between Hartford and Philadel
phia brought 10000 tons, which, added
to the freights brought by the daily line
of steamers, makes in the aggregate over
100000 tons of freight received during
the season.
The United States raises annually
about lJ6, 100000 bushels Of potatoes
representing money value of abou
Sloo,W, SEQ. twenty-five per cent. o.
the potato is solid, dry substance, and 81
this 62t per cent. is starch. One hun
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
The Ladies', sorosis Club, Of New York. re.

The Ladies' s0rosis Club, OF New YORK. re-
Gently changed their discussions from womans SUI
lrage to Hair Preparations and Pimple Banishers
They declared that where nature had not endowed
them with beauty, it their rght-yea their duty
70 seek it where they could So they all voted mat
Magnolia Balm overcaine Sallowness, Rough skin ana
Ringmarks, and gave TO the complexion most as
tangue Sorosian and marbleike appearance danger
gus to men. no doubt; and that Lyons Kathalron
made the hair grow thick, soft and awful pretty ana
moreover prevented It from turning gray If the pro
pretors of these articles did not send the sisters an In
voice, they are not smart
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
A Mamm 9th Dispensary.

From the 81. Louis Republican,.
"Among the notable physicians OF this
country, DR.. r. v Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y,
stands deservedly high He has obtained pro-
fessional eminence through strictly legitimate
means, and fully deserves the enviable repu-
tation which he enjoys. A thorough and
careful preparation for his calling and extern
sive reading, during a long and unusually
large practice, have made him extraordinarily
successful in his private practice, and gained
the commentator even of his professional
brethren. BY devoting his attention mainly
to certain specialtics he has been rewarded in
very great degree, and in these lines is rec
ognized as a leader. Not few of his p epa-
ratons compounded for these special cases
have been adopted and are used in their
private practice by physicians throughout
the country, and his pamphlets and larger
works upon these subjects have been well
coined as valuable additions to medical litera-
ture, and placed among the regular text books
of many medical schools. ACKNOWLEDGING
of the services which he has performed for
MEDICAL science has been made by presenta-t
lions of degrees from two of the first medical
institutions of the land and by the translation
of several of his works into German, Spanish
and other foreign languages The increasing
demand for his specifics some time since me-
cessitated the opening of regular dispensary
for their preparation, and from a small begin
ming the business of this establishment has
now grown to mammoth proportions. Thus,
during the three months ending March 81,
1874, the sum expended for postage alone, not
to speak of that paid on newspapers, amounted
to S2,0S0.70. Over II hundred persons are
employed in the various department and a
corps of able and skilled physicians are re-
tanned as an advisory board in difficult cases.
Elsewhere in to-day's Republican whole
page is devoted to communication from
Dr. Pierce setting forth something of the
history and details of this vast establishment,
which will be found not uninteresting read
ing"
If you would patronize Medicines scientih.
cally prepared by a skilled Physician and
Chemist--use DR.. Pierces Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery is nutritious, tonic,
Alternative or bloodcleansing, and an nnequaled
cough remedy; Pleasant Purgative Pellets,
scarcely larger than mustard seed constitute
an agreeable and reliable physic; Favorite
Prescription, an unequaled remedy for debili-
tated females; Extract of Smart-weed, a mag
ical remedy for Pain, Bowel Complaints, and
an unequaled Lniment for both human and
horse flesh; while his DR.. Sage's Catarrh REM
edy is known the world over as the greatest
specific for Catarrh and "Cold in Head" ever
given to the public
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

ACCORDING to the Engineering and
Mining Jour7aay Howard" boiler,
without a seam or rivet, has lately been
built 1t is constructed of lap-welded
iron tubes of large diameter and fixed in
such way that every part of the boiler
internally is made easy of access for
cleaning or repairs. From its construc'
ton it is believed that it insures almost
entire immunity from dangerous explo-
sions and in addition to this its strength
is declared to be so great that it is able
to carry very much higher pressure
than is customary in land boilers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

A TROUT weighing fourteen ana three
fourths pounds was hooked in Lake
George the other day by ,ir. Buel, but
it was found necessary to shoot him in
the head before he could be landed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

NAPOLEON III never had the reputa-
ton of wit, but he said one sharp thing
after he had made himself master of the
destinies of France 1t was at the ex-
pense of his princely cousin, Plon Plon,
who said to him one day, You have
nothing of your uncle about you.' Yes"
he replied" his family"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

The Grand Revolution IN MEDICAL TREAT
xrsr which was commenced in 1860 is still In prog
ress. Nothing can stop it. for 1t is founded On the
principle, now universally acknowledged that pfysi'
cal vigor is the most formidable antagonist OF al hu
man ailments and experience has shown that FLAN-
rArroy BrrrrRs is peerless invigorant, as well a.
the beet possible safeguard against epidemic
n ASTHMA can be cured. See Huretf so7eruso'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

WANTED--1oo,0Oo, MES.-Apply for.
situation at the nearest gents furnishing
store. They will engage you by your paying
the price of box or more Of Elmwood Col
lars, which You can take home with you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13

THE NORTHWESTERN HORSE NAIL CO.'S
FINISHED" Nail is the best in the world.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15
n UNI BER SO

she hired out as a shepherd. She was
green in the business, unused to outdoor
work, and at the end of two months was
compelled 10 give up the job. She then
left, still in male attire, for he coast coun-
ties, and after many vicisstudes, reached
Salinas city, without "A cent in her possession
Here she gave vent to her despair. Alone,
triendless and Unprotected, she concluded
that death or that shameful life which leads
10 death were the only 'lternatives left
She was afraid to die, she said. and SO
without a recourse, she started out on foot,
not caring whittier she went or what fortune
or misfortune beiel her She tainted on the
wayside. and was taken into the ho,.se
where her father found her. 1t 10 needless
TO @,y that her father forgave all, and
Thursdays train carried James Ward and
his daughter Josephine bound for Benning-
ton, Vermont.
After the darkness comes the dawn"
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15
AN OLD WARLIkE FAMILY,

Among the few splendid mansions spared
by the army of Sherman, still stands the
old Hampton House, built 10y the head OF
the family, a soldier of the Revolutionary
war, and Of the war of 1912. He was the
first Wade Hampton of South Carolina.
Sprngug originally from the cavaliers of
England, who filed he world with their
fame, and whose descendents still walk the
earth the highest type of genina, his an
cestors nmediarely settled in Virginia, and
from then he came 10 South Carolina and
Columbia.
The mansion and its grounds occupy one
square, of four acres of the city. The
house is of the old style of architecture
| have seen hundreds of others in the South
presenting a much finer external appear
nnce. But the chief attraction of the place
- its strubbery, its rare trees and exotics.
1t looks like an earthly Paradise
He was twice married, BY his first wife
son was born to him, " hom he called
Wade Two or three daughters were the
result of the second marriage john S.
Preston married his daughter, Caroline, and
eX-Govemor Manning his daughter Susan.
II accumulated n vast estate around him,
L
have often, when boy, heard old people
say that he owned so many that he did not
know them when he met them, and that
they We're constantly Introducing themselves
20 him. But be this as it may, when he
died he left all or nearly all Of his property
to his son.
W hen the successor to the house and to
The estate read the will he did what few
men ever did before or since He tore it in
D, hundred pieces, and then made an exact
and equal division Of all his fathers prop
ertv between himself and half sisters
AS soon as the war Of 1912 b oke out
this Wade Hampton offered his sword to
General Jackson, and was assigned posi-
ton on his staff. He wa' one of hs aids
II the battle of New Orleans. Like his fa-
thcr he was thrifty, and added Greatly TO
lhe estate, making purchases OF large tracts
of land in the valley of the Mississippi,
which even yet remain in the family, be-
lieve. His stepmother lived to "A green old
rge, and did not die until some time Just be-
fore or during the late war between the
States.
The third Wade lIampton is the one lv-
ing to-day, who SO distinguished himself dur
ing the Confederate war He has been
twice mlrricd, and is now a widower. His
first wife was Miss Preston. By this
marriage three sons were born - Wade,
christopher, and Fr,nk His son Wade
served on the staff of General Joseph f.
johnson. Preston was on the staff Of his
father and was killed hv his side His Sc
cond wife was daughter of Senator Me-
Dufiie. - Cor. L0uiSrHe -Jou1nal
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

UNAPpRrcIATED HnBolsM The Virginia
Enterprise says; The other day, when
Dave Humphreys dam on Gold Canyon,
below Silver City, broke, Silver City milk
man, in emulation of Collins Grave. mounted
3, fiery jackas and rode all the way down to
Dayton to warn the inhabitants to look out
for their furniture. But he got no credit for
what he bad did When the Daytonites
saw the bit of swell in the channel of the
crnyon AID saw the barrel eadJd d4srnna-
tor of the hcael fluid come Sheridanizing
along down its banks-hs hair and lhe ears
Of his siee streaming back in the breeze
hey merely supposed that the mans milk
cart had capsized in the stream somewhere
above, and that he was trying TO head of
The contents of hls cans before they should
ioin the waters of the Carson and become
too weak for the Washoe market.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15
Thursday, 27th day of August,
A. D. 1874,

For the purpose of voting on the question OF
LIQUOR LtGENss'' or g. No LIQUoR LICENSE,
n SAID Township.
And it is further ordered that the persons
whose names are hereto annexed to the name OF
.nch precinct of said Township, he and they are
hereby appointed II Board cf Election for such pre-
met, and that such election b- held at the house
II place hereinafter designated, viz:
,EWCASTLE PREClNCT-C B. Conely In
spector; Daniel Hosins, and A. S Wnittemore,
Judges Voting Place at Postoffice.
PENKYN PRE- INCT j. II. Mitchell, In
spector; S. A. Wood, and G.. Cir fifth, Judges.
Voting Place at Good Templar's Hall.
PINO PRECINCT-J. o. Loomis, Inspector:
G. W. Rowand and L. b. Hyatt Judges
Voting Place at dwelling house of o. Loomls
ROCKLIN PRECINCT-Z. Bates. Inspector:
John Clydesdale, and L. G. Smith Judges
Voting Place at Postoflice.
BY order of the Board.
v V. MANN, Chairman.
Attest B. F BURT Clerk,
Auburn, July 2S 1874. aul-3w
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

AT Dubuque, last week, during storm
a ball of fire the size of mans head, de-
scended from the sky into the center of the
street, directly on the head of Paul Hennis,
md there exploded with terrific report.
rLe hair was burned from his scalp, the
blood oozed from his ears and a cash al
nch and "A half long was found under hlf
hin where the electric current had appar-
.ntv made its exit; the shock had broken
his neck, and his body was literally skinned
All down bis back and chest. and limbs, to
The soes of his feet, the cuicle was peeled
from the Aesh and rolled and curled upon
itself, leaving the corpse shocking specf"
Gle. which those who saw could never forget.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

IL is something unaccountable how these
sober and sedsle old fellows, as soon as their
families have gone into the country to spend
The heated term, commence 10 wear their
sunday clothes every day, and TO argue
hnt four hours sleep is all that The hum IN
frame requires to be healthy.-Detroa Free
Press.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

The Crescent city Courier Gays: " The
Board of Trustees of Crescent School Dis
rrict have decided not to establish a separate
school for children of mixed blood in this
district. This throws the public schools
open to all children of mixed blood in ihe
district, whether of Indian or Negro parent
age. The Board were unanimous on the
question"
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

The total vaIu. of real estate Of Napa
county, as per assessment roll is "a 800, 10.
The assessment on all the mines of the county
is ST. 700, and the improvements thereon,
SIT 200; making total Of S14S, 900.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

DEPaEcuTiYG.-A Missouri paper says;
- he velvet footed assessor has begun his
hideous work, and property is depreciatng
with frightful rapdy.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

The Detroit Free Press Processes to have
discovered young lady who blnshes, goes
TO bed at nine, eats hariIy, speaks plain En-
slish, respects her mother, doesn't want to
marry a lord. and knows how to cook.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15
LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

At A SPECIAL MEETING of the Board
\ of Supervisors, of the County of Placer, Stat,
IF Cal fDrnia, held on the 2Sth day of July, A D.
1874 it was on motion, ordered that II speci
lection be held in and for Township Number
Nine in said county, on
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15
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The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

The old-fashioned woInen's crusader
bows head and hne-toothed comb.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-15

The great American obituary provoker
is the latest for kerosene,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08
PAT IN THE STOCKS.

In past times (and not very long past),
when the '<stocks," as a mode Of punish
ment, was wont to be administered In
merry England "a punishment, by the
way, the ignoniny of which was III a
great measure nullifed by its ludicrous
character-a breach Of the Sabbath, dur
ing thehours ofd1vine service, was deem
ed cause, and sufficient, for the sum-
mary infection of said punishment. An
Irishman, one fine Sunday forenoon,
while sauntering among the green fields
and babbling brooks in the vicinity of a
country church, was seized upon by the
sslookouts'' before he was aware, and IN
stantly hauled to the instrument of cor
rection, which stood by the roadside,
not far distant. His neither limbs were
accommodate j to the machine, and he
was, like Sir John Moor, cleft alone LII
his glory" It SO happened that friend
and countryman of poor Pat presently
sscame that way and attempted, Ike
the good Samaritan of old, to administ-
Ell comfort and consolation. Heainquir-
ed what it was that Pat had been doing
to get himself into such a scrape. The
latter instantly replied, can, by the
powers! I've done nothing at all at all,
and 4 they built my legs into this
wooden WALL ''But they cannot put
you in for doing nothing at ALL" indig-
nantly replied his friend. ''Be the pow
ers but I AM IN" rejoined poor Pat,
leaving faint conuiction upon the mind
of his sympathizer and countryman that
Pat was correct in his conclusion.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08
ONE OF NATURES WONDERS.

hasten to inform you of most re-
markable discovery we have made here
in the shape of burrowing- worm that
hard, sharp and brittle sand lying above
the ledges of gray, finty stone that skirt
this section in every direction from three
to FIVE feet below the surface. They
average from five to six inches in length,
and are about the size of pipe-stem in
their largest parts. Their color is dark
gray, and the skin very nearly AS tough
as tanned hide. Their undersides are
several degrees lighter in shade, and
ridge of rough ribs extends along their
undersides about three inches. One
inch of their tails is hard, and much re-
sembles bone. Their heads are small
and very sharp. Two small black eyes
are sunk deep in their heads, and Their
noses are hard and bony. Undoubted-
" they are the most muscular little rep
tile living. In narrow strip OF sand
deposit in this section of the township,
about half mile north of the Postoffice,
we found countless thousands of these
worms burrowing in the sand. With the
aid of several farm laborers we threw up
a quantity of sand and dug down about
four feet until we came to hard rock.
Upon close examination we found the
rock literally drilled through In hundreds
of places. The holes were the exact
size of these worms, and to further
prove that they were the sole and only
cause of this most singular state Of af-
fairs, many of the holes were punctured
and worms withdrawn from them. By
great effort, and with the use of crow
bar, we broke off a piece Of the boulder
and found it drilled through and through
in fifty seven distinct places. The holes
were drilled with as much regularity and
evenness as if the work had been done
by man, aided by the best and most i'm
proved machinery. We placed several
worms under the microscope, and found
their bodies perfect network Of strong
and fbrous muscles, concentrating at
point on the back about midway between
the head and tail. Their noses are strong
bone of fiinty hardness, and with these
they are able to work their way through
the hardest boulder.-Berks County
(Pa.) Letter to NeU YORK. San.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08
ENGLISH EroUErrE UNDER DrF1cun-

ENGLISH ETIQUETTE UNDER DIFFICULT
T1Es.-In connection with the late death
of the distinguished author, Jules Janin,
the Mexican Journals give, probably
from French sources, the following an
ecdote, (which well illustrates the Eng
lish manners :" Jules Janin seated in a
London eating house also, taking
''grog." Englishman calls phlegmatic-
ally to waiter. "Boy, who is that
gentleman who is smoking a cigar and
reading newspaper" 81 don't know
MILFORD " And SO successfully the Eng
lishman inquiries of different people, but
without any result. So he goes to the
person himself and says in Mexican
version, "Cobdlero, you who smoke a
cigar and read newspaper, what Is
your name?'' ''Jules Janin.' every
well, Mr.. Jules Janin, your coat is burn
ing"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08

4 PUZZLED FRENCHMAN.-A French
man, while looking at a number of YES
sells, exclaimed, ''See what flock of
ships," He was told that flock ofships
WAS called n fleet. To assist him in
mastering the intricacies of the English
language, he was told that a flock of
girls was called bevy, that bevy OF
wolves is called pack, but that pack
of cards is never called bevy, though a
pack of thieves is called gang, and a
gang of angels is called host, while q
host OF porpoises is termed shoal. He
was told that host of oxen is termed a
herd, and herd of children is called a
troop, and troop CT cartridges is term
ed a covey. and a covey of beauty is cal
led galaxy, andgalaxy of rrlffians is cal
led a horde, and ahorde of rubbish is call
led a heap, and heap of bullocks is called
a drove, anda drove of backgrounds is cal
led amob, and mob of whales is calleda
school, and school of worship is called
a congregation, and a congregation of
engineers is called corps, and d corps
of robbers is called band, and q band
of locusts is called crowd, and crowd
of gentlefolh is called the elite. The last
word being French, the scholar under
stood it and asked no more.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08

NATURE. Mature herself is a labora-
tory, in which metals, and all elements,
are forever at change. Easy to make
gold-easier, more ,commodious, and
cheaper to make pearl, the diamond, and
ruby. Oh, yes, wise men found sorcery
in this too; but they found no sorcery
in the discovery, that by the simplest
combination of things Of every day use
they could raise devil that would sweep
away thousands of their kind by the
breathe OF consuming fire. Discover
what Will destroy life and you are a
great man what will prolong it and
you are an impostor Discover some in
vention in machinery that will make the
rich more rich, and the poor more poor,
and they viii build you a statue! Dis
cover some mystery in art that will
equalize physical disparities, and they
viii pull down their own houses to stone
you.-LyttOn.