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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

Gen. Tom. Allen, whose opinions
and words are worth much in this
locality, where his friends are nu-
merous as the people, takes occasion
in his paper, the Oshkosh No'th-
acesley2a, to touch the Congressional
question in the 81 Dist. as follows !:
Hon j. Allen Barber, having pcrcmtoriy
declined to be a candidate for denomination TO
Congress from the southwestern district OF
this olutc, the door is open TO lively contest
for the position. About every county in the
district will have It's special tavotitc Us q can
didatc, If We may judge from rumors which
reach Us. La Fnycttc county will probably
unite on H. s. Magoon, Crawford on Hon. O
B. Thomas, while Grant will enter the field
with Hon. G, &. IIazclton and Col. John &,
Clark. Either of the men named would fill
the position with honor TO himself and credit
to the district
Perhaps il is hardly proper for us living so
far away to have any opinion on the question,
or at least to be guilty Of any impcrtmcnt in
reference with the affairs Of another district,
But whether proper or not, We cannot refrain
from endorsing especially the claims Of Col.
Clark, We have known him for ycars-a, an
honorable and gallant soldcrin the field where
lis integrity and energy aud perseverance and
patriotism rendered the country invaluable
service. At home the same characteristics
have commended him TO the highest regard Of
his fellow citizens. He is close thinker, n
logical rcasouer and an industrious worker.
His word is us good rs his bond. lie is not a
professional politician, nor chronic Office
seeker. lie would not make good member
Of a Credit Mubiicr or back-pay ring, Ills
personal honor, coupled with unyiclding firm
ness, render him n safe man in any and every
emergency.
We speak of him warmly, but sincerely,
having learned to value aud trust him. Grant
county, rs well as the whole district would
have good reason 10 congratulate Itself upon
his nomination and election. He would be
the peoples man, and would be found on the
tight side of the exciting Issues Of the day.
without derogating IN the least from the mcr-
It's Of the other gentlemen named, we believe
Col. Clark, not only their peer in every respect,
but also that in a canva, he would Toe found
the strongest of named il this connection,
Gen. Allen omitted to mention
Hon. J. c. Holloway, of Grant, Hon.
Francis Little, of Iowa, and Judge
Minor, of Richland, among the gen
tlemcn who are named IN connection
with the nomination.
From personal acquaintance with
Col. Clark, we can fully endorse the
good words spoken of him by Gen.
Allen, and if Iowa county fails to
secure the nomination for one of
her own residents, and the prize
falls TO the Colonel, he viii receive
as warm support in Iowa county as
any man from without her borders
who could be nominated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18

WE had hoped that the finance
bill agreed upon by the conference
committee of Congress would pass
and receive the presidential approx
al; but alas for human hopes
especially when based upon Con-
gress. On Friday the bill passed
the Senate by good majority, and
dispatches gave us confidence that
the action Of the House would be as
satisfactory but to the surprise of
the country, ON Saturday the House
refused to concur 10y a vote of los
ayes 10 li6 nays. Thus the country
Is again at sea, with no prospect of
speedy anchorage. The compromise
bill was one Which seemed TO meet
with ut least measure Of approval
from both intlatiouists and conuac-
tioni~t,, being not what either most
desired, yet not such rs either found
grave ialit with and it was Thought
Grant Wouiduot prcsum 70 veto it..
though il did not agree with his cx-
pressed views We are clad touote
that all Wisconsin members voting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18

tainly when the last trump shall
sound, we shall meet them in the
elyslan fields upon the other shore.
We are asked to forget the past
and forget the rebellion. Forget
our friends who, ID the hour that
tried mems souls, girded on their
armor, kissed their loved one, babe
them a long adieu, and went forth
never to return2 We cannot, we
ought not, as individuals, or as a
nation, to be forgettul Of those
great services. When they are for,
gotten, when they pass into obliv-
ion, our nation will have ceased to
produce patriots, will have ceased
to be free people.
As the trosts and SHOWS of winter,
as the summers suns and rams, as
vegetation and the changing seasons
have only partially concealed, par
italy effaced the great structures Of
the distaHt past, and the highways
of nations made many centuries
since; so, to, my friends, may
time, business and cares, and new
issues, new ideas and new associa-
tons make Us seemingly unmindfnl
of the past, unmindful Of the friends
of other days; but the lines drawn
in our memories, cut deep in our If,
fections by the chariots Of war,
ought to be, and are, as indelible,
as inetfaceable as the glaciers track
made before the days Of man.
We cannot forget those long
years of strife, when it seemed as
If the days would never end, when
we asked God if the sun would
never cease to shine on such scenes
of blood and carnage. We cannot
forget the early spring Of 1861,
when traitors hands were raised
against the government, when the
nations pulse began to throb, when
1t began to arouse itself from its
sweet dream of peace, from the
tancled security it had so long en-
| joyed, and grid on its armor. Oh,
the thrill that went though every
nerve when the tocSin OF war was
sounded, when the cry all over the
land was, "to arn,Sl To a,msE' AS
well try To forget ourselves as try
to forget how our wives and our
children cluug to us, chung to our
skirts and begged us not to 90.
We are not, and never can be, nm.
mindful of the anxiety with which
| later still we looked out into the
fog smoke, darkness and deep gloom
of '63 and "a, and with fear and
trembling, cried ont, "walchman,
tell Ls Of the night!" Does the
star spangIed banner yet wave 0 er
the land Of the free and the home
OF the braye?" We can never tor.
get the joy that expanded every
heart when, on the 4th Of July,
1868, the telegraph told us that
that tanner was trlumphantly
streaming over the field Of Gettys
burg and the battlements Of Nicks
burg The anxiety can never ce
forgotten with winch sherman was
followed III his marches ana ms
battles from Chattanooga to At
ianta, ana thence down to the sea
now, " hen Grant was hght'ng ms
way through the wilderness, the
dark ana bloody Wilderness where
the bones OF SO many OF our broth
ers were left bleachIng; when brave
men quailed and the llon,he'rted
turned pale, The whole country was
aroused and electrified, aroused to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18

heroes now living from early morn
till evening vespers to pass this
stand, passing at the rate of so per
minute.
Were those whose mortal re-
mains sleep in soldiers graves,
called forth and martiale1 in single
line, that line would stretch over
forest and field, meadow and and
woodland, hill aud valley to away
beyond the city of Chicago; and
were they to pass in review at the
rate of 60 per minute 1t wonld take
nearly five days to pass this spot,
marching continually night and day.
There are those within the sound
of my voice who have realized what
war is, who have witnessed and
shared in its triumphs and defeats,
who know that it is barbarism in.
tensfied, that it is almost as terri
bic to-day as it was when Ghenghis
Khan and Tamerlain Overrun the
East, as when the Cloths and Van
dals swarmed over the Vest; who
know that Shiloh, Antietam, Gettys-
burg and the battles around Vicks-
brro in ,he Wilderness ard around
Richmond we're rs terrible rs lena
and Austerlitz, as Wagran and
Waterloo: who know that the black
hole IF Calcnt,o and tho n,ison
on Sims of the revo,ution sink into
;nsion; 6cancn whom comnaro3 with
tha nr;son nans of tha south
Tho h,oS,;rro ,h;s l,n1 o,;ovs
to.dov bos b.on ,,rnLos.d and no;1
f,r ,r;,h nr;.n ond ,rhon = ooosos
20 ro,rrn ,b,rl.s :, r;u ooaoo ~
,,,;ov ,ho,
pvt l., f..;oras rb,, ,h;O nooosO;,v
for Ills crnaI this terrible vor9 We
ao,,o, o,uorS dosco,1 - and &c.
oan.o;n f,.e. oorso,. L,+ r,,,t fro
onon,l, .antonto,r,n,yos WIN f,n,.
n,nst takn n,tnre 40 we fnd + a.
IT, a., - ,iu,,,a,, r,asa aa1
Jacob sin mnst he ,tonod for bv
, ,,cr;4no Tho l,w, IF u,trro anil
nfnaturn's Gol chance mot and arc
~, rosnoc,nrs Of ,aronn, V;oI,,n
,bom nnl Won nnlt .utr.r tine NON.
ol,v Won and vonr childre, atter
von even un,nt 10 the 3J and 4th
',omor,,;n,o WA L,,tle,Loo,} ~ mo-,
= as mnch = nart If ,h,t same law
,S when PAM sl,udiny in The midst
~ M,,s I'm mr., claimed 70 the
Athari,ns rhor , 600 vo,rs ooo ,hat
Gud had made of. one blood All the
no,;ons If III. o,,tb
Rv divine cnmmo,l Hood wa,
sh.i und.r rho old Instrumentation f,,.
tho a,on.meut of sin The Mood Of
CL,;ut ,,,s .hal "a otoua f,u. ,our,
and mine In His nroyidnncs the
nyecious blood of these de.. friends
wos shed - atone for ,he n,fion's
sins As nation we had refused
70 recoru;yoa Tho oonol;,v of m,n
tho brotherhood If Ill mon. and a.
, necossorv CONSEQUENCE ,ba wo,.
CANA con,;n,od and was nrnlonool
un,,l vo were sufficiently punished
,s individn,ls and * = no,inn mill
ware w;lI;n, TO bow humblv how
70 thar h;gLcr law whose m,nd,ta,
conId nei,Inr ba esconrd norm mod.
fod
Eono,;tv Of riohts how;nr from
tho IeocL;nos Of fine bro,lp,1ood ~
man i tho o,ornaI rock mon which
onr f,,hnrS underwood ~ hn;a
Nc believe opnresscl humanity
ho;aves and knows tho, )ongnroni
w;der hono,th h.yon1 and ahnvn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
MISS BEECHKRS APPEAL.
HER ARGUMENT NOT coNcLUsIvE-HER POSITION
CRITICISED.

HER ARGUMENT NOT CoNCLUsIvE-HER POSITION
CRITICISED.
TO the Rdtfor OF The Tribune.
SIR: do not agree with you in your edi-
torial opinion OF Miss Beecher's performance While
conceding everything reasonable 70 sisters devotion,
there must DO reservation. dissent In toto from
your Judgment Of her free analysis OF conspicuous
Characters" by which euphuism you refer 10 Miss
Beeeher's iljudged attack upon Mr.. III. c. Bowen and
Mr. Theodore Tton. 81 think 1t in very bad taste TO ad
vance the edge OF the arena and throw such dirty
weapon as delivered at two gentlemen who have
probably failed TO treat her with the respect due
10 her aud who. make bold to say, have hitherto
stood quite we'll with the community where all parties
belong the OF moral character although mere
ly aymen" themselves. as the "eninent clergy man"
in whose behalf this sisterly demonstration is made. 30
much for the and now for the matter of this
publication. cannot call II argument, for where it Is
not merely personality. 1t is empty declam ton Her
attempted defense OF her brother is sought to be based
upon false premises and OF course conduct her 10 her
goal by jumping over the facts. For Instance, Miss
L All improved charges against established character are to be
Now. waving for the moment 1.-THE question whether
these charges not improved, say that
just about finding out what is the character OF Mr.
BeeGneT' II MISS has sald es.a9 oil reputation
she Will have 70 permit the public to form their own
from over his own as well as from the testi
monY OF Trustworthy witnesses Her point No. is
trusn No Is violent Trenchias OF the yernacuiar
question" " Here then,' says She Is case where
mar wT qn. aee ba n eu pure %
trying TO ind out, and Miss Beecher will please
~ l. for one, decline to take her bare word for
The unanimous testimony" OF brothers sisters school
companions, &c, Is all negative The "unanimous
testimony" OF all Brooklyn, IL OF this sort, would
be OF avail against positive testimony the af
The Irshman accused OF theft, who told
that two men would swear point blank they him In
the act OF stealing, exclaimed "Bedad, can projuice
twnty men who VIII swear they didn't see me do It -
do not know any OF these people, and perhaps could
not maintain a claim sympathy on that account aud
80 can hardly e accused of prejudice In this behalf
My only motive IN saying what have said above TO
give the views Of lO0kerou" at distance OF nearly
100 miles from the scene. A. f. LEWIS.
NitfOTd, Pa, Sept. 20, 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
CHEMISTRY AND MEDICINE.

LECTURE BY DIR. JOHN G. DRAPER.
INTRODUCTORY LECTURE TO THE WINTER SESSION
OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIvRR-
srrY OF NEw-YoRK-AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF
THE INsTITUTIoN-wHAT STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT
IN THE CONSIDERATIONS OF CHEMISTRY TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE HEALING ART.
The spacious lectare-room of the Medical Depart
ment of the University of New-York was thronged
with students and alumni last evening, who had
gathered to listen to the Introductory lecture Oh the
regular Winter course. The Faculty occupied seats
behind the lecture-desk. and many distinguished
members of the medical profession were recognized
among them. Among the scientists who have re-
Gently been added to the Faculty. and who Will
give greater strength to the lecture course, is Dr.
William A. Hammond, who occupied one OF the
platform seats last night At o'clock the
Rev. DR.. Crosby, Chancellor of the University
opened the exercises by reading por-
ton of the Scriptures. followed by prayer
Then John C. Draper NJ. d., LII. D., stepped
forward, under prolonged applause. and began TIE
Introductory lecture, the subject being The Rela-
fion of Chemistry to Medicine" The lecturer was
frequently interrupted by applause and for more
than an hour he held his audience in rapt attention
After the lecture it announced that the regular
course would begin at o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
contains the following sections Of special application

this case:
Statutes Psl Chsetsr Tns Article !. ssstios
death sh upon conviction be punished By mponmsn In
suts for tern no, exceeding ten years.
bs challenge smother TO sght such dus
shall deliver wea verbal purporns
Intended challenge who shall seceo such challenge
shall be present the time Of Sighting da
deadly weapons second aid who shall dviss
assistance such duel shall upon eouvfs
punished 5t<ts prison Toe rn NOS
ssG g. .5y iaS.s..n. Of tbs State shan
speong dueg challenges sbt with the intent Of xvnx re-
s ns S sasos sna @ s receive any sseh hsnss
All giving Receiving without this State he shall
be deemed guilty III he ne, the Ike punishment a the
oGense hsd been committed NitbIn TINS state
Toe parties engaged IN this discredtabie affair know
these provisions OF the law and Notwithstanding the
interference of the authorities resulting In the arrest
and placing under bonds of OF the principals still
wilfully persisted in carrying out their plans Tho
Spanish editor aud two the Cubans secretly LETT this
city for Canada and thence the Atlantic to meet
the other sde and already have seen the SAD re-
suits Of this meeting 1t is said that the friends Oh
the returning 10 receive them with honor on
their arrival In this city that Is instead OF advice belns
given them hide In order to avoid Indictment, the
criminal viOlaOrs OF laws to be rendered an oV&
ton. In view Of all tins It seems TO me that tness
men are reckless enough to here again. measures
should taken by the authorities TO snow them that
the laws of NewYork are fr9med for the punishment
nor the protection criminals and that connVance
with crime win not be tolerated This should aso be
done for the sake Of common decency ana butnaniy'
lest the overlooking OF tho o6ensc should establish
dangerous aud highly demoraizlng precedent
We all heartily sympathze with those, from Whatever
country who, flying from oppression ana tyranny a.
home lind shelter aud freedom In our land put
IL among them are any who deliberately choose 10
despse break the laws they should respect ana thus
bad example to Others, think they shoud DC ueas
with severely and made 70 suffer the consequences
OF their recklessness according TO law D. V" A. IL
Net1-I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
THE SP1NISH-CU DUEL.

THE STATE LAWS on DUELING WELL DRFINED-A DE-
MASD THAT THE PARTIES ENGAGED SHALL sUF-
FER THE LEGAL PENALTIES.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR; have read with special interest all
that has been published regarding the Spanish
duel and now that has been fought that OF the
parties has been dangerously wounded and the others
probably their way to this city, would like say
few wordr1n reference to the affair." Tie law OF this
state teaGhins dpatLax Y clear ava VOL daaaaalssd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30

The beet sugar factory IN Sacramento, Cal, is in
active operation and Is producing excellent sugar
The propetors have raised from 1000 70 10000 tons
of beets this season, and have therefore abundant
supply of raw material.
The reducing furnaces Of the Borax Lake Com
pany in California were recently getting ready for
the production of quicksilver The ore to be treated
contains ~ per cent of that mineral and IA per cent
of sulphur. The furnaces are capable Of making
Low 1aslss per month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
puELPs's TRIAL FOR FORGERY.

ALBANY, Sept. 29.-In the Phelps case to-
day Treasurer Ranes was the stand aud detailed the
OF the discovery of the larceny and the arrest OF
Pheps and identified the drafts and other paperA, DO
otler testimony that Mas new was taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30

boustt by the Delaware Laokawanns and western Rail
road Company IL incorrect. The purchase was made In
the interest OF the Rome, Waterfront and Ogdensburg
Railroad and whom completed will give that company
an East and West line road OF $50 miles, which, win
their line to Rome and branches owned by them, VIII
make track nearly 500 miles long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
THE SALE OF THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE RAIL,

OswEGo, n. T., Sept. 29.-The statement in
the Eastern papers that the Lake Onato shore
Railroad. which raa raOenur esd IN this city. Was
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-09-05

price. Suppose the cow to give three
gallons day, we have 4S cents, or
something over $l4 per month, as the
value of her product. What other ami
NAL will make such generous returns
for food, care and generous feeding?
If we consider the profits resulting
from raising calves for steers, we shall
have reasons equally conclusive in
favor of generous keep. Whether mar
kets be good or bad, the well-kept steer,
in good form and of good quality, al
ways sells at profit to the breeder.
But we can not have good form, good
condition and good quality where the
calf was not properly started. A runt-
ed calf becomes paunchy" and un-
thrifty, a form which subsequent good
keep will seldom correct
The true principle therefore is, if we
regard the matter only in a pecuniary
point of view, to feed well, feed as
much as possible indoors, and we shall
have more manure; and the manure
where the cattle are well fed will be of
better quality. Our land needs the
manure as much as our cattle need the
nutritious food; and thus it is, as the
English say, the mere we feed the more
we can produce. We should never
feed in the highway. If we can not
feed indoors, we should certainly feed
on our own land, and aim to select q
place where it will do the most good.
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BARN MANAaEMENT-A sIove,

BARN MANAaEMENT.-A slovenly.
kept barn is no credit to it's owner. 1t
is not only unsightly, but the habits
that make it so will generally be found
to operate disastrously by the wasting
of fodder and neglecting the animals
We believe, as rule, that the animals
in a slovenly kept barn do not compare
in thrift with those of tidily kept one,
even on as good or better feed The
reason is that the sloven has little or
no system. Sometimes his cattle are
over-fed and sometimes under-fed; some
times they are watered in the morning,
sometimes at night, and sometimes not
at all. Hay is scattered about the
floor where it is trod upon by unclean
boots until it is so soiled and tainted
that the animals reject it and it is vir-
tually wasted. Paying no attention to
change of food, the appetite becomes
poor, and large amount of fodder go
to the manure heap, which, if properly
red out, would be eagerly devoured.
Under such management, of course, the
cattle grow thin.
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A PLEA FOR THE COWS.

Reader, are you fond of milk? Dc
you like butter or beef? Then have
compassion upon the kind, generous
COW! Most farmers feed their horses
something better than straw or badly
cured hay in Winter, though their work
during that season is light. Horses
are usually kept in comfortable stables
with clean, dry bedding, renewed every
night. They are also curried and brush.
ed every morning, and fed good hay,
oats, chop, ETC., until they are as fat
as FOOLS" as if they were being prepar.
ed for the butcher, instead of being
kept for labor. This is curious philoso.
ply. A fat man is not in condition to
endure hard work, nor is he as comfort.
able or as healthy as a person in mod.
crate flesh
1t will usually be found that those
who thus overfeed their horses, are the
very men who starve their cattle. In
Summer they are turned into the woods
lot, the fallow field or the highway
while the horses are always "iD clover. y
In Winter, the mich COW runs the road
by day, and at night lies or stands
shivering in the wet or muddy barn
yard, or is treated to the luxury of a
snow bank for bed She eats straw
and corn fodder, with an occasional
frozen pumpkin. And she is expected
to yield daily gallons Of that most in
dispensable article of food, milk. Is it
strange that she grows poor, or that
her calf is unthrifty? If we have no
compassion for the cattle, and disregard
the divine command to treat them with
kindness, considerations of pecuniary
interest ought to correct this cruel and
inhuman practice.
A COW that is poorly fed cannot give
much milk, nor milk Of a good quality,
for the plain reason, that it is among
the most nutritious of all the sub
stances we consume, and can not there
fore be manufactured from food that
does not contain nutritious elements.
Some farmers instruct their wives
that, corn must not be fed to the cows,
because it dries them up" But the
women-God bless them have CON-
passion upon the kind and docile ami
ma, upon whose system such severe
drafts are being constantly made, there
fore insist upon furnishing food that
will repair this waste.
High feeding for cows in milk pays
as well as generous feeding for steers.
Let US see. Milk sells readily in the
country villages for four cents quart,
while in the cities it brings a higher
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FOR RENT.

STORE HOUSE. on Main street opposte the
National Bank of Elkton. VIM III EDER
Elkton, Aug Is, 1s74-4w*