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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08
Lawns on Farms.

We see far too few good lawns. The
lawns of England are said to surpass those
of America in that rich, velvety-lke ap-
pearance which characterizes fine lawns.
We are apt to overcrowd our lawns with
trees, shrubs, walks and flower beds. thus
despoiling them of their beauty. Mark
the wide difference between city lawns and
those of the country. In the cramped city
lot every foot of available space is utilized
The farmer often fences in from one-fourth
to two acres and sometimes more. He
seeds to grass, and perhaps mows it once
"A year, while few dwarled fruit trees and
a clump of lilacs constitute its shrubbery
BY close scrutiny you may discover the
remains of what was once a tiower-bed,
made by the tired hands of the mother.
but long ago trampled beneath the hoof of
horses which had been turned out to eat
while their master is taking his daily
incoming | think this picture is not
overtrawn. So many farmers live in this
slip-shod way, and what is the result?
Their daughters grow up to womanhood
discontinued with farm life, while their
sons take refuge in the overcrowded cities.
The American farmer fails again often
by having too much land included in the
lawn. Weeds grow up in the fence cor
ners, sprouts from the trees, and the lawns
become unsightly in appearance, while
the land is valueless to the owner. One
half of an acre neatly laid out and well
taken care of will afford ample room for
fruits, flowers, shade and walks.
Great care should be taken in the forma-
ton of lawn. 1t will show off to better
advantage if there is gentle slope from
the house to the roadside. 1t should also
be free of stone. Plow and harrow until
perfectly smooth, mark out with walks if
any are wished and top-dress with fine,
well-rotted barnyard manure. Then pro-
cure your lawn grass seed of some reliable
scotsman. This seed is mixture Of
crested dogs tail Kentucky bluegrass
orchard grass, slender-leafed fescue and
sweet yernal Sow seed and roll the
ground till it is very smooth.
If you wish to keep fine lawn do not
plant any Incorporating shade trees.
Plant such trees as the maple, horse chest
nut and elm along the roadside. II you
plat any on the lawn let them be shrubs
or dwarf variety, or evergreens that will
bearavigorous pruning, Our hardy ever
green massed or planted in groups give a
lawn a bright and cheerful appearance IN
winter rs well as in summer. There IS
also great variety of low growing shrubs
noted for their beautiful foliage.-Cor.
HVsbdRdmdH.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08
Water for Poultry.

The hot weather is at hand when poul-
try, both old and young, need a careful
attention as at any other season of the
year. One thing all need and must have
in abundance, and that is good, clean
water to drink. Well water is preferable
to soft or cistern water, unless the latter
comes from cistcrn built and cared for
rs substitute for a good deep well-as in
this case it i not likely TO be allowed To
become foul or unwholesome for drinking
purposes, as so often happens with cislern
wafer designed only for washing pur-
poses But even with the best and purest
cistern water at hand we would prefer, for
poultry at least, the hard or we'll water,
because of its impregnation with carbon
ate OF lime.
By no means allow your fowls and
chicks To supply themselves from stag
nant pools, or even the drip from the
horse or cattle watering troughs, hut give
them fresh supplies every day.
Select few places on the premises, If
the chickens are permitted TO run AT large,
convenient of access 10 them, and pro
tectcd from the hot sun. Here station
drinking vessels, and see that they are
daily rcplenished with good water. The
cheapest and most convenient vessels. per
hap>, are made out of oyster cans, opened
on the Hat side The side il trimmed out
To within a quarter of an inch of the
edge and the margin battered down to
>,itien the rim of the shallow pan thus
formed In order 10 keep the fowls
from stepping into or overturning
these pans. and also 10 keep the water
clean. shallow wooden trays should be
made. holding from three to six pans each,
placed side bv side. On each corner OF
the tray is tackled strip of Hath, which
serves n leg 10 raise the tray an inch or
two from the ground These same laths
extend above the upper edge OF the tray
some three inches, and from the top Of one
Ia another are tackled other iath>. thus
forming a frame on which board l. laid
for "A cover, to shade the water in the pans
beneath. as well rs To keep the fowls out
OF them; the water being reached only
from the ends and sides beneath the
cover.
These tin pans are more easily kept
clean and pure than wooden vessels would
be. and there is no danger OF their being
broken in handling a. stone or earthen
vessels often are. Neither can they be
burSied by water freezing in them IN win
ter. for even when frozen solid a few raps
on the bottom snd sides with a hammer
will sha;ter the ice from them with little
trouble. and leave them sornd and good
As ever for future service. To those who
think il needtUl thai drinking vessels
should be'SCsld-d OUT occasionally. these
small tin pans Will be found very c0nvea-
lent. We think. however. there ! lie,la
use in going to this trouble. /, the vessels
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08
Dress of the Royal Family.

At the last tournament n beauty over
which the Queen of England presided
there was al unwonted display of luxury
in dress. do not refer to Her Majesty
who, of course, persists in her mourning.
She wore dres, of black mohair, with
train trimmed with black diamonds q
jet. y long veil of white tulle was fast
ened on her head with diadem. >ne
wore the four royal orders of the Garter
the Albert, the Bath and the Victoria.
The Princess of Wales had on s dress Of
Parma violet velvet, diadem OF dla-
mOnd>, pearls and emeralds. The Duth'
ess of Edinburgh was resplendent in SKY
blue velvet, with cordeliere ot preclou,
stones. The Princess Louise. with COLI
fure a IA Montespan, trailed bouquets o.
pansies and Irish lace Ii looked ike lhe
court of Louis WI, for the Duchess o.
Bedford was coffee "a Maintenon, VIII vi.
her diadem. which would make two NIL
ionaires There was also Lady ErInel
trude Russell and Lady Ella Russell, BON
a IA Pompadour But what were ~
these gorgeous coitiures compared with tAs
slightly rebelliou, blonde hair OF tAs'
young Australian beauty Of seventeen
years, Miss Annie GRAY, who wore ~
diadem but youth. Not 81 diamond, no.
ruby. not a pearl, but eyes spd lips stiu
teeth which were diamonds and ruoie>
and pearls She could. therefore, Get
all the jewellers of the two worlds me
did not need TO visit their shops e =
hailed queen 70 beauty. Letter Tf0''' E'-
gland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08

Rev. DE-, MINER, of Boston, denies ths'
ministers boys are the worst in crea'loA'
and cites instances where they have no'
gone to the bad.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

images in this case prove optic divergence.
Professor LIE Conte remarks, that IN the
course Of twenty years he has made this ex-
periments hundreds of times, and always
with the same result, and has corroborated
his experience by that of others Moreov-
er, it may be confirmed by gazing on va
cancy during drowsiness, when it will be
seen that the double images Of the nearer
objects separate more and more. The pro-
fessor believes that binocuiar vision is q
consequence of the perfection Of the human
eye, and that it does not exist in the lower
animals. His views as regards the stages
Of development Of visual power in the verte-
brata is thus set forth: Il. A gradual
change Of the position 1the ey es from the
sides to the front of the head, and conse-
quent change of the angle Of inclination Of
the optic axes from one hundred and eighty
degrees to parallelism 2. A gradually
increasing graduation of the fneness Of or
| ganization, and therefore the sensitiveness
of the retina, from the anterior margins
toward the centrel parts, SO as finally to
form in menkeys and in man central spot
8. A gradually increasing power Of con-
verging the optic axes upon single near
point, SO that the images Of that point ma
fall upon the central spots Of both eyes.
The gradual evolution of the properties ct
correspor ding points, and therefore OF all
the phenomena Of binocular vision. These
changes concludes the professor, ''seem
all intimately connected with each other and
with the developemont of the higher facul'
! ties of the mind
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
The Anti-MonopOllSt.

theirs and buff-belts, Cossack was lowered
into the pit the truth Of this conjecture was
confrmed for Edgar Marst0n, pale, iivio,
and exhausted, but to all appearance nnnur'
save for . bruise upen his right temple, was
drawn forth from it. The bystanders crowd
ed around him, but he was faint ana weak,
aud it was not until he had swallowed Q
portion Of the fiery corn brandy from the
Baron's hunting flask that he was able TO
speak. :, :.
Edgar's story, when he was able to tell It,
was simple one and had already been an
| ticipated by the matured sylvan experience
| of the Baron. When he sprang from the
sledpe it had been with a full conviction
| that he was about to save Annettes life at
the sacrifice of his own. He had, however
| made a desperate effort to reach the great
beech tree, in the poor hope that, by sett-
| ing his back against it and making vigor-
Gus use of his huuting knife, he might gain
time to grasp one of the lower boughs and
draw himself up beyond the reach OF the
wolves. Bnt to his CONSERVATION the treach.
erous surface ou which he alighted, ano
which was composed Of rotten branches
coated with moss and dried leaves. gave way
beneath his feet, and he was precipitated IN
to the narrow pit below, receiving as ne lei
, blow on the head from projecting stak
9 which stunned him for moment, and whe'
e he recovered his senses it was to hear tn
a furious yelping and bowling of the dlsap
, pointed wolves that ragged around the brln
5 of his prison, and to see by the uncertal
e light their lollirg tongues and gnasnin,
e teeth, as they bent over the edge and valnl
e tried to SEIZE the prey beneath them.
IL The tale is told. The prejudices whlc
e had induced the Count and Countess Galltz
: in to object to Edgar as a suitor for the
le daughters hand melted like snow in the 81
(. when their.hearts were touched by the ge
erous self sacrifice of the young man, who
n praises were on every lip.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
SCIENCE
.APETR,FIED FOREST IN THE DESERT.

A PE1RiFlED FORtSl in tHG OIoIN''
From David Rideout, who has been en-
gagged in preparing>a section OF q petrineo
free for the Centennial Exhibition, we learn
the following relative to the petritied forest
in the desert of Northwestern Humboldt On
the plain, about thirty miles west oi+the
Blackjack range of mountains, stands "neo1
the greatest natural curiosities ever dlscov-
cred in Nevada Il is petrifed forest, IN
which the stumps Of many of the trees now
changed into solid rock, are still standing
There are no living trees or vegetation OF
any kind ott er than stunied sage bushes IN
the vicinity. Some of these ancient giants
of the forest, which fourished perhaps
thousands of year ago, when The climate OF
Nevada was undoubtedly more favorable Tor
| the growth of luxurant vegetation than al
present, rival in size the big trees OF tan-
| fornia. Stumps, transformed into solld
rock, stand in an upright position, with
/ their roots imbedded in the soil, as wnen
| growing. that measure from fifteen TO TWEEN
ty feet in circumference, and the ground IN
| the vicinity is strewn with the trunks ano
limbs. which retain their natural shape ano
size. Mr.. Rideout, determining to secure
section of one Of these trees for the Centeu
NAL Exhibition. with two other men spen
twelve days in cutting it from the stump
This was accomplished by drilling all aronnt
the tree and separating it with wedges I'M
specimen is three feet high and eighteen Zee
IN circumference and its estimated weigh
is three tons.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
POSITION or THE EYE DURING SLEEP.

It has been held as fact N physiology,
that in drowsiness and lsleep the eyes are
turned upward and inward, control Of the
ocular muscles being lost. But Professor
lie Conte, Of the university Of California,
has made experiments which prove the con
,rary; and as the experiments are not DIM
cult Of repitition, We summarize his account
Of them: ..There are few persons, says
the professor, ..who have not felt an uneon :
ouerable drowstness while listening 70
dull speaker on a warm summer afternoon.
Every sne at such times must have observed
that. - the control over the ocular muscles
il lost, the head Of the speaker become.
double; the two heads separate more and
more. until they may seem ten Or fifteen
| feet apart In my own case. the control
over the eyes is lost even while the con
sciousness is perfect, and the mind y IN
condition to make : scientific experiment
L. .. A soon - the head Of the speaker
doubles, and the two images are well separ
afed, / wink the right eye. Invariably n
Ieft image disappears The images ar
therefore hetersnynoas, md hsteronynoa
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
ANolD DANISH WAR GALLEY.

recent issue of the London Times says:
ahout two and one half miles from Botley,
an the hank of the Handle, which runs out
of the Southampton water, there lies expos
ed at low spring tides two tiers OF old piles
covered with mud and seaweed, which have
long been a favorable haunt of the cormor-
ant and other sea birds. The piles extend
from the waters edge for some distance into
the hank Of the river in the direction OF
Swanwick. and according to tradition they
formed part Of the wreck Of a Danish war
galley burnt and sunk at the time OF the
Danish invasion Of England in the year 80.
Within the last few days gentleman who
has lately taken a residence in the neighbor-
hood conceived the idea of raising the pre-
suned wreck. and employed number o.
men in making explorations. when a.
denth of some eight or ten feet in the mud
| blanks we're found attached TO the paiies
and the shape Of the vessel was traced
These planks were attached to the timberi
! in three thicknesses, each planed TO beve
and bent to the shape Of the ship. The thick
| naas of the blanks was from four to six IN
| ches. The researches were continued Z
The keel the measurement of which wa
found 10 be l3O feet in length. A qnant't
Of cement was EMBEDDED between the kee
and ,imbers, and the planks were cauike
with moss The timber appeared to DC
oak. but the color being changed. It resemn
ed coal. and was extremely hard; oiner"is
ii was perfectly sound, and even saw mars
we're distinguishable in places, the instr.
ments used being Of q much thicker maj
than those Of the present day. It IS hope
that these examinations will be continue
and further information obtained respec
ing this remarkable relic Of past ages.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

Some of the young men of this place tried
to scare the girls by getting up bachlor's
club. the chief feature in it being hat no
member should marry for two years, but as
the girls appeared indifferent about the con-
cern the thing Of course collapsed.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

"There may be such thing as love at
first sight" remarked a Detroit girl as she
twisted a ..Friz" around the curling iron,
nbut don't believe in it, There's Fred,
saw him a hundred times before loved him.
In fact shouldn't have fallen in love when
did if his father hadn't given him that
house and lot"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

The Leck Stafordshire) Improvement Com
missioners have refused to receive into
their cemetery the following epitaph: Given
ty-one wears a dutiful daughter, three years
q chaste and yirtuous sweetheart, and forty
wears loving wife
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

What keeps Mr.. N from KirK,
James,. said a worthy minister - nope
it,s not Methodism' "No," responded the
The vcrger; ..it's something worse than Mem, d,
oai.m ..What them Is il Calyinlsm!'
Worse, your reverence, worse.' surely;
Ianea Il is not Deism?' Much worse. an
il please your reverence, than even that.
nGood heayens." said the astonnded pastor,
scan il be Atheism which deprivesus OF tnc
hest churchwarden that ever shook 2 noAs
.Truly," responded pious James, tins .
much more serious matter; IT IL rhen"a-
tisni"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
llTERARY+
HARD PRESSED.

Stop. gospodin, stop. in the name Q.
the blessed Panagia. rein up, and mere me.
You will be glad 10 have hearkened, Engnsh
lord.'
The crisp shining snow cracked beneath
the hurrying feet OF the speaker, ss, pant
ing and breathless, he came bursting
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

A scholastic professor, IN explaining 70
class af young ladies the theory according
to which the body is entirely renewed evesy
seven years. said; ''Thus, Miss D.. IN seven
years You will no longer be Miss b." -
really hope l shan't,' demurely responded
the girl, modestly casting down her eyes.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

a netroiter had his hair cut the othsr day,
.nd after the barber had finished, the head
was the worst looking job ever turned out
n ne,ro;t The man was hopping mad as
he looked into the glass, and he roared OUT:
..Why, you blamed fool, yon don tknow any, >,
thing about hair-cn,ting!" OATS 50, poss,
said the owner Of the shop, comeing ior"aru.
II told him to take your head 70 learn ono
but it don't pear to me dat he'll ever max
much of a barbcr!"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

John Henry's young hopeful had been
behaving badly when his uncle vas .ner: %
dinner. He had, indeed. gone to the e1Iens
Of asking the digni6ed and rather craoOea
hro,her Of his ma how be got "a skanns
rink on the top Of bis head John henry
.ha.kied little in secret at this, for he had
his own opinion Of his wife's relatives; o..
VII when the boy, who remembered bis =, own r.
early teaching, advised his uncle ,aes.Io 70. .
make .such busting noise when hs .'en,n 81 -.
ed there was nothing for mamma 20 ~ Oa'
to take him up stairs for brief in'f0onc-
tion to the slipper. - o.,.
.well," said the uncle o. 'ns o.n as
hopeful returned, red as 70 his iace, anu
nns,s.dv Il his breathing-''Well, did Jon
! have some brains bessen into you" =,
az ..Brsias,. gaIpsd The little fellow, With :,.
! sob, and moving his hands aeou1 une.a m 81,
= III peutaloons pockets--.May De Joua
/ brains i there, but nine ha1ss
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16
M1T AND HuMoR.
l. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.
Like the cold buckwheat cake she ate,
He, heart was sad and full Of hate,
Then she grasped hold Of hot d-iron, !,
Unbuckled her cares and went up to Zion

A crazy old bachelor explained that the
reason woman puts her finger in her mouth
when she thinks is because she cannot talk
and think at the same time.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

A traveller visiting cathedral Was SHOWN
by the sacristan, among other marveis'
dirty, opaque glass phial. After eyhg ~
some time the traveller said, do you ca,
this . relicg Why, it's empty ''Empty!'
retorted the darkness that Moses spread ov-
er the land of Egypt
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

"Alfred, darling" tenderly observed q
young Milwaukee wife to her husband, =
wish you'd take down your ears now, Mar
iar wants to dust the ceiling"
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

Hurrying down Harrison avenue .ns 80
er day to the depot, man struck hsap "a
peach skins and fell on the beam shns, ra nan
rild rroiled over twice before he stopped. boy
standing in the center Of she So. s.r..., snr
iously inquired: BE you n"n ,,h ~ ),
anything, Misier! 'Come ns's, s -,
said the man, as he sat up. come anu 49, ~
ten cents, and some candy, ana ngs -
rlums, and scme juda- paste! Ina.s ~. ~.
boy, come and see me. Iour ins. s.ar "a 81
NAV be good" replied the boy = he osck ..sa g
Of. abui guess III wait until me O.n.
boot gets over aching before get any near
The anti-monopolist., 1875-12-16

Here the night is yoluptuous with odorow
sighs ;.,, ,;,, ;ess..
mine flowers, -
Their still scent deep-stirred ny tile .fehiu
lous showers
Of night ngale's notes as his song swells ana
dies -.
While my gondola glides.
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COLUMBIA S. c., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2o 1875

"Lord, make lis truly thankful
of what we are about to receive
these biscuits amt 6tten for dog
to eat," is the way n certain Mon
roe, La., man asks q blessing.
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Prepare Your Own
Mineral Waters
BY USING THE

BY USING THE
Granular EHervcsccnt Salts.
pOCKBRIDGE ALUM, VICHY, CRAB
1O ORCHAD, KISSINGEN, FRIED
RICHSHALL. Tho Salts represent in a
condensed and agreeable form the me-
dlcinal constituents of these various
Mineral Waters, and from their conve-
nience and comparative cheapness, are
coming rapidly into use. L tt
One or two lnrge tea-spoon-fuls added
TO small tumbler of water. instantly
reproduces drnught of the natunI
Water, accompanied by a sparkling
effervescence. For sale ut .st,,
l.. I. SILLINIAN & CO.'S
April Drug Store.
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Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta B. B.
COLUMBIA. MAY 13. 1875.

and from Charlotte as follows:
Two Special TRIMS will leave Colum-
bin, one on the night of the 10Th instant,
ut 8 o'clock, connecting with 8 O'Clock
P. n. Train from Augusta, arriving at
Charlotte 7.20 A. NJ; returning, win
leave Charlotte ut 12 o'clock, night of the
goth. arriving at Columbia 9.36 A. NJ
Another Special Train will leave Co.
lumbin on the morning of the Goth inst. i,
at 4 o'clock, connecting with the A.
M. Train from Wilmington, arriving ut
Charlotte at 8 A. NJ; returning, will
leave Charlotte ut 4 P. NJ, arriving Mt
Columbia p. NJ, making connection
with regular Night Train for Wilmington.
Excursion Tickets will be sold for
both these and the regular Passenger
Trains. JAS. ANDERSON.
May ID 6 General Superintendent
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BLA.GK SILKS 6!

You can get oil styles of job printing
from visiting card to four-sheet post
er, at the PHOENIX office.
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To Rent.

XV h6UC,
A COTTAGE HOUSE, ON Marion
NiiA street, between Taylor and Bland
@aaAing streets; contains nine rooms.
four closets, bath house and good we'll
of water. Price $50 month. Apply to
May 10 GEO. l.. DIAL.
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R1 E N IS
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YOUTHS
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CLOTHING and HATS.

MEMS SHIRTS, DRAWERS
AND SOCKS.
Youths Shirts and Underwear.
Large variety Gents Neckyvear
Silk and Gimgham Umbrellas.
Splendid Line OF Lil1~ IN Collars.
Trunks, Falises, Travelling Bags
The Celebrated Star Shirt.
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Terms Cash! Prices Low! Profits Sma1l?,
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