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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09

A CLEAN, fresh mattress has far more
warmth in it, to say nothing of its whole
someness, than one that has been used a
long time, and therefore for economical
reasons, as well as purely hygienic, it is
advisable that all mattresses be frequently
and thoroughly cleansed and renewed.
The ticks should be emptied of their con-
tents be they hair. wool, moss or shucks,
should be washed, boiled and summed,
and thus made sweet as when new. The
hair and wool will need beating, airing
and summing to cleanse it perfectly, and
may lie for days in the open air with
profit. This being done it is an easy task
to return the contents of the mattresses to
their ticks and tack them with mattress
needle. In moss and shuck mattresses
there is good deal of breaking and
wasting material, which settles in fine
dust on the lower side of the mattress.
This waste should all be removed and re
placed with fresh material. If moss can
not be procured shucks will answer very
well as substitute Western Rural
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
A Paper and 4 Magazine for Little nere
than the Price Of One.

THE TRIBUNE cannot furnish specimen copies Oh
THE TRIBUNE, New York.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09

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4IIKW'IN Millions Of property saved by it-For-
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-09
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
LOCAL NIATTERS.

Railroad Time Table for Port Tobacco
Station.
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Passenger. 20 A. VI. Mixed I'LL. 55 A. VI.
Mixed md 20 p. NJ. Passenger. p. w.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13

In the Eclectic for August will be found the
opening chapters of new novel by Mrs. Alex
ander, author of The Woong OF" This
latter story has achieved greater success than
any other novel published during the past ~ o
or three wears aud Her Dearest Foe promises
to he fully as interesting and weil-writtcn.
Another great attraction of the August hitn-
her is Mr.. Gladstone'S article on The Prince
ConSort. and the Court of Queen Victoria,
which has made quite sensation in England
The other contents are: Life, Past and Failure,
in Other Worlds The Statue of Mennon y
Sketch FollieS Of the Wise; France and Ger
many; Ballad Poetry; IL new INSTRUMENT of
Jonathan; Some Popular FallacleS about
EiviSection German llome Life, by Lady :;
Ungathered Love; Polar Exploration; About
Sharks; and John Everett MilaiS the artist,
Of whom portrait is also given.
The Editorial Departments are we'll filled, as
usual.
Published by Z. X. Pelton, - Bond Street,
New-Iork. Terms, So ayear; Single number,
Is cents
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
HOPEW ELL NURSERIES.
NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, Va.
HENRY R. ROBEY, Proprieto

Tia undersigned offers TO his friends and pa
irons in Charles county aud to the public gene
r1Ilr hi. SPLENDID STOCK OF
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
Green's August Flower.

1t is natural for people suffering with Dys-
pepsia and Liver Complaint or any derange-
mentS of the digestive organs, such us SOuI
Stomach, Sick Headache, llabitual CoStivenesS,
Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Water
crash, gnawing and burning pains at the Pill
of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue.
and diSagreeablc taste in the mouth, coming
up of the food after eating, low spirits, &c, &c
put off from day to day buying an article that
they know has cured their neighbor, friend OF
relative, vet they have no faith in it until it is
too late. But il you will go to your Merchant,
J. II. ROBERTS Il Co., Port Tobacco, and get ii
bottle of GREEN AUGUsT FLOWER your immedi-
ate cure is rs certain as YOU live. Sample bot
ties of this medicine can be obtained for 10 cts,
to try lis superior virtue. Regular size . cents
Try it, two doses will relieve any ease.
\ Valuable Discovery.
DR.. c. w. Benson. Practcng Physician,
100 North Eutaw street, Baltimore, Md,
(who has paid much attention to nervous dis
easel, has discovered that extract OF celery and
chamomilc combined, in certain proportion,
invariably cures headache, either bilious, dys-
pcptic, nervous or sick headache, neuralgia and
nervousness. This Is a triumph in medical
chemistry, and sufferers all over tie country
are ordering by mail. He prepares it in pilis
al so cents per box. The Doctor i largely
known and highly respected In Bliinorc.-
Episcopal Methodist.
lSrThcsc Pills can b. urdcJc, through an
Druggist. or sent postage free.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13

rs Are you bilious? Do you feel drowSy
Have you the ''blueS'' Take a dose of DR.
Bulls Vegetable Pills.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13

Composed Of 500 pounds Of No. Peruvian CUR
no, and 200 iounds Of Soluble Phosphate
Of Lame bones diSsolred in suphnric
acid potash AMI soda,
Forming the most concentrated, universal and
and durable fertilizer ever offered to the far
mer-combining all the stimulating qualities
of Peruvian Guano and the ever durable fer
tiizing properties OF Bones. In fine dry pow
der, prepared expressly for drilling, and can
be applied in any quantity however small, per
acre. 1t is the opinion of many close calcutta
ting Farmers after SEV ENTEEN YEARS ex-
perience in testing it side by side with other
popular fertilizers, that an application of 100
pounds of Excelsior is equal to 200 pounds OF
any other fertilizer or guano, and therefore
fully 100 per cent cheaper.
! UNIFORMITY Of QUALITY GUIRAN-
TEED By TIE -HINI'Fi CTIRERS.
JaS- EfrmtrS should see that erery Bag is
brdnded ADORE, ,ciM the ANAL TSIS and
OUR NINE IN RED LETTERS. III other,
are cOuHitrtItiS.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
TASTELESS
MEDICINES,

A prominent New York physician lately com
planned To DUNDAS DICK : co, about their
S.SpALwoop Or CAPsrLEs, stating that some
times they cured mraculously. but that pa.
tent of his had taken them without elect. Ga
being informed that several limitations wcfe
sold, lac inquired and found his patient had nai
been taking DUNDAS DICK & cos
What happened to tins physicisa MAS Lave
happened to nih cIs, and DuNDAs DICK K co
take this method of protcC tin rshesteiHHs drug
gists aud hsmsslres. aud preventing Oh ~
SASpALwoop ftom coming into di-rgput~
PHYSICIANS who once prescribe the Cap
sulcs will Continue tn do 80. Tor they cont ia
the pure oil in the best and cheapest form.
DUNDAS DICK & co. use mere OIL OF SAN-
DALwooD than all the Wholesale snd Retail.
Druggists and Pcrfuu,Crs in the United States
combined, and this il the sole reason Why thc
pure OIL Is sold cheaper in ihcir Capsulcs than
in any other form
every other Remedy. sixty Capsules only benz
requiI Ell TO insure safe and certain cure iu SIX
or eight days. From no other medicine eau
this result be had.
DUNDAS DICK & co.'s SOFT CAPSULES
solve the problem. long considered b. eminent
physicians, ui how to avoid the nEu<c-s an8 lis
gust experienced in swallowing. which are sci
known Ia deti act from. Il not destroy. tbs -a-,i
effects OF many valuable remedies.
Soft Capsules are put u9 im tin fsii aa5 atat
boxes, thirty in each. and are the only ts2 suis
prescribed by physicians.
TAsrELESS MEDICINE5.-Cas oil and
many othcr uauscuus medicines ram BE- taken
easily and safely in DUSuts DICK - COS
SOFT CAPSULES. NOTASTE- tOS SMELL"
G-These were the only SapsuIo> adj
nitfed 10 the last Parts Exposition.
Send for Circular To IS Wooster stgrel. \ y
SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES HERE
auC l3-It
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13

A meeting of this Society was held on
Saturday last, when ii permanent organi-
cation was effected \ constitution and
bylaws were adopted. and. the following
permanent officers elected:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
school Examination.


An Examination and Exhibition were
held, on the 4th, at the school, of which
j. f. IIigdon is teacher. indeed most cred
liable to both pupils and tescher and
highly gratifying to the many assembled
there We are glad to hear Of this and to
see such interest eviaced IN orr Public
Schools and the success attending them.
amt we hope that interest will continue
unabatcd and that success may ever attend
them. Our most efficient and worthy
Examiner U4loyd) was present. manifest
ing much interest and showing himself to
/ be, What he has ever been, an earnest
| friend of Education. At the conclusion
of the exercises, he made few appropri-
ate remarks and introduced ID. |. Sanders,
who was called on to address the audience.
/ He spoke OF the Importance Of education,
/ particularly i'll this country-of popular
education, upon which So much depends
of the intellectual and moral elevation
Of the people and what depended upon
their intelligence and morality-of the
| great responsibilities resting on them
of the trust reposed in them, which could
not be better executed than by diffusion
of knowledge and the incubation of vir-
tue and patriotism. He spoke words of
counsel and encouragement to the pupils
of the duties of children and parents,
and of the noble mission of the teacher
He spoke complimentary of the ladies and
IN praise of woman TO whose patronage,
influence and appreciation so much was
due. He could not fail to speak in admi-
ration Of the ladies, for we know him to
have an exalted opinion, and to be an ar
! dent admirer, of them-particularly of the
,cidOlcS. After the address, some of the
young folks found enjoyment in the dance,
and all, we are sure, had a pleasant time.
Base Ball.
On Saturday last the Rough and Ready
Base Ball Club was organized near Pisgah
with the following officers:
/ PresideHt--N. T. Cox.
Wee President-E. J. Milstead
i. .Seeretary-T. p. Simmons.
| Capt. LIST Niae-J. A. Franklin.
Capt. 2d Nine-J. \. Bowie
New Potomac Steamer.
/ We learn from the Alexandria Gazette
that Il new steamer for the Potomac river
was launched one day last week at Cam
/ den. n. J. The new beat. which Is first
class in every respect, is built for the In
land and Seaboard Coasting Company,
which now own the fine steamers Lady OF
the Lake and Jane Moseley. 1t is design
ed especially for the river traffic, and to
develop the resources of the country Dor
dering upon and adjacent to the Potomac
1t is 195 feet long. 294 feet beam; has
twenty large and elegant state rooms,
spacious and convenient ladies cabins,
dancing saloon, &c, and is built on very
much the same plan as the Lady of the
Lake and Jane Moseley. The stockhold-
ers, as a mark of their appreciation of
the ability displayed in his management
of the line, have decided to name the new
steamer the John ". Thompson, after the
we'll known President of the company.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12

Suicide in New Milford.-A very sad occurrence we are compelled to report this week. For several months young man by the name of John Brown has been boarding at the New Milford House, and until within about two weeks has been in the employ of R. H. Isbell & Co. He has been in Ill health for long time, suffering from spinal disease, and for week or two has not been able to sit up all day. His condition has evidently preyed upon his mind, making him seriously dejected.- Thursday morning about five o'clock, Mrs. Camp, whose husband was away, hearing a noise in the room occupied by Brown, went to it and found that he had shot himself. She immediately sent for medical aid, and Drs Bacon and Taylor were soon with the wounded man. They ascertained that he had shot himself in the head and that the balls had entered the brain. He died about ten o'clock Thursday evening. The pistol used was revolver and was found on a chair by the side of the bed with two barrels empty. Two wounds were found in the left side of the young mans head, which would go to show that his left hand was used in firing the pistol. One of the wounds was 30 far back that it would have been almost impossible to use the right hand in making it. The noise Mrs. Camp heard must have been caused by Brown, in going to or opening his trunk, probably to get his pistol, for immediately after it a young man looked into the room and found Brown in bed and apparently sleeping. Five minutes later Mrs. Camp looked in and found that he had shot himself. No one heard the pistol reports: though the rooms adjoining Browns were occupied. He was about 23 years old and without rel atives except mother whom he has not seen for years. He is represented as being a very quiet, peaceable and respectable young man.-RGy.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12
Sharon.

Sharon
 It was with feelings of great delicacy that undertook the defence of the Episco- palians of this town against the unjust and false imputations that were currently re : ported about town; and then only after the most convincing evidence that they were maliciously false and had originated from source that was calculated to cause them to be believed by those ignorant of the facts. 'Sarum' two weeks ago took up the gauntlet against the parish with consid- erable vigor, and coupled with some com plimentary remarks concerning the liberal ity of the same, makes statement which l have DO doubt he believes correct, but which cannot stand the light of thorough investigation. My statement that the rec tor of this parish received 5000 during the year ending last Easter, and a furnished parsonage, is susceptible of proof, and l challenge it's disprovsl; and I would here reluctantly add if clergyman of small family. in rural place, and in small par ish, four-ffths of the families of which are obliged to live on vastly inferior sum, cannot support himself on that salary com fortably and wlthou: publicly finding fault with tue liberality of his parishioners, he, to say the least, has mistaken his calling.
 ALPHA.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12
Sheffield. $

Sheffield. g --.,-..-....
 Items are scarcity at present in this vi- cinity. and very few things occur worth mentioning. The excitement attending the choosing of representatives etc. is over and now all is quiet again.. Occasionally a new building makes its appearance, and there ends the ambition for improvement.
 The Methodist parsonage is said to be near completion, and the Cenire district school house located near the High school building is expected to be finished for the winter term......In one kind of property Sheffield is richer than any town you can find-I mean in the number of widows. In the village there are twenty in less than a half mile and no widowers or bachelors to take pity on them. It might pay to have some imported. The question is, Whyare males so scarce here? The reason probably is that there is nothing in the business line to call them. If the married men had ambi- ton enough to start manufacturing of diff ferent kinds it would make business for many smart, intelligent men who cannot live here without. There is probably less business done here than in any town of it's size on the Housatonic railroad. ... It is get ting rather late in the season for transplant ing, but we hear that recently there have been limited number of Floral beauties successfully transported from this place to Falls Village, where they seem to prosper we'll and are thoroughly appreciated, as more of the same class could be..... The boarders have nearly all left the hotel, the weather being too cold for comfort but any one to look in Mrs. Miller's dining room would think it looked more like mid summer than winter, such variety of beautiful flowers and vines in nearly every part of the room. Many of the plants are very'rare and valuable.... Some of the sick are improving among them, Miss Louisa Boardman and Frank Huggins, and Frank Lee is said to have commenced to gaiu and was taken worse again. There is colored family, named Johnson, living in the east part of the town, who have several sick i; some of them are said to be dangerously Sc. G
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12
w est C0rmwaIK.


 Hon. E. M. Rowland was in town few hours on Monday...... Witherill says George A. had some very nice spare ribs last week and sent one to Goshen......The new foun- dry building is ready for the slate roof..... Joseph Mallinson & Go. will run the new foundry instead of the Gold sanitary heat ing company as before. The cider mills are very busy nowadays......Ed Davidson called on Peter Fritz one day last week for some cider, and Peter refused to let him have any, whereupon Davidson proceeded to cuff Peter's ears, for which he was brought before o. L. Fitch, Esq, and fined two dollars and costs. The same day Da- vidson swore the peace against Fritz and had him arraigned before O. l.. Fitch, who imposed bond of $l0O to keep the peace with Davidson.....M G Butler with his famous coon dog has caught eleven coons and one wild cat in six nights. The only trouble is 'Mose' don't like to have Jut along because the dog cannot keep up; but Jut says it pays better to hunt coons than bees...... The death of Charlie Foster will be deeply lamented by all who knew him, as he was very nice young man and general ly beloved. .t NUT CED.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12

A SINGULAR SHOOTING ACCIDENT. melancholy accident occurred in Pomfret Saturday last, by which young man nine teen years of age, Charles l.. Moffitt, lost hls life. He went with his father, Ezra P. Moffitt, in the afternoon, two miles from home hunting. In the wagon with them were two double barrelled guns. heavily charged. On their return they stopped at . neighbours, and the father jumped from the wagon. Three of the four barrels were simultaneously discharged, one charge woundipg the young mans thumb, and the other two literally stripping the flesh from the right eldow to the shoulder. The sin gular part of the accident is that the ham, mers were down, and the most plausible theory is that the caps were made of nitro glycerine, and the jar caused by the father in getting out of the wagon sent them off. Although medical aid was quickly sum- moned, nothing could be done to save the boy's life. He lived about two hours and a half s E+aE-
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12
MflIertOm.


 We have been having some very pleasant weather the past few days, and we hope it may continue for some time to come in fact we should not complain if it should continue all through the winter months...... As have seen no correspondence from this place in your paper for some time, I will go back little and state that the en- tertainment given by Mrs. Henry Wood worth on the evening of October 2oth, for the purpose of raising funds to procure a library for the Baptist Sunday school, was g perfect success in every sense of the the word, the proceeds amounting to $59. Mrs. Woodwork knows how to give an en- tertainment, and all went home st ating that they had just enjoyed one of the pleasantest evenings of their lives. On Sunday evening, November 3lst, Miss Kate L, mt delivered one of the best and most comprehensive sermons on lectures on tenn perance that we ever heard, ID the Metho- dist church of this place. Election day passed off very quietly here. The day was cold and raw, making it very disagreeable to be out. but we got out long enough to votea republican ticket. and did not sell our vote either......On Thursday of this week there is to be a social gathering at the Presbyterian parsonage in. this village. All are cordially invited to attend. ...On We'd nesday evening, November 17th, there is to be donation party at the Methodist church at North East Centre for the benefit of the pastor, Rev. M. R. Lent. The laborer Is worthy of his hire.' Let us all take hold and give hin12a lift.... <. :...Julia, youngest daughter of John Schutt Esq, the pet anl ideal of her parents, was buried one day last week in the cemetery at Pine Plains. ', Willie, son of W. A. Brown, who has been sick for month past, is convalescent..... There have been several deaths among the animals in George Browns ,menagerie of late. He has lost one beautiful canary bird, two grey squirrels and twenty goldfish within 8 short time: His pet dog Ned has been quite ill the past week, but seems to have recovered now. Although George keeps good many pets, he seems to have I pICAly OA lALAC " ottCuO LO ouu WdlL OU All his customers, and they do say he keeps the best fiYe-cent cigar 10 be found in the country, and that his ten-cent cigars can't be beat..,...M Mrs. ". Gibbs, who has been sick some two weeks, is now slowly recov- ering...".We understand that Ms. Philo Winchell of Salisbury, former resident of this village, has been very ill for several weeks, but is now some better:.. Miss Hattie Crane Parks, who has been spend ing several weeks in New York, has re- turned to her home at George Crane's in this village. ......Mr. Duncan Thompson of Washington, D. C., has been for few days past visiting his parents here......Mrs. Thos. Doyle of Nudge Pond is spending few days with her daughter and other friends in this plaee......Mr. B. Jones has been building plank walk around his store, which is great improvement. G. A.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-12
[Left over from last week.

Snex11e1ds
 Ihave kept silence for few weeks past, supposing my friend Substitute would re- port to you, but no items from here have met my eye as searched the columns of THE NRws, so must again return to duty. Snow fell here on Sunday last to remind us that winter is at hand, but no one welcomes the snow-it has put in an appearance quite too early......The Friendly Unlon societies are enjoyed as well as usual this season more tickets than ever have been sold to members and the library is well patronized. Two weeks ago Dr. Dewey favored us with lecture upon Truth It was excel lent and very appropriate to the times and our community Tn particular. for we have some busy bodies here, who for want of better employment run about exercising their imaglnations concerning the affairs of their neighbors, and even inventing whole cloth stories and one of these busy people calls himself gentleman! Dr. Deweys ideas of truth were of an exalted kind and if we are to judge from his stand point we might almost say all men are liars, for custom and politeness (so-called) permits many untruths... We had a social eyen,rg at the Union last week. Miss Dewey read to us The Schoolmaster's Dream in her af- fecting way; and Rev. M. Noble gave us Q poem, which from it's originality was most pleasing to all......There is much sickness in town, and we hear of several severe cases of typhoid fever......Two weeks ago an interesting meeting was held at the Con- gregational church, it being the 14oth an niversary of the day when the first minister was settled in the first church in Sheffield. Key. MT. Noble read many "reminiscences of the olden times, getting many interesting facts from the old town records. L.