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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

starves his land think that he can get
rich by growing clover seed. The profits
are not for him. There is no better in
dication Of good land and good treat
ment than luxuriant crops of clover.
The land that will produce good clover
will produce good wheat or other grain,
and the negligent farmer deserves neither
one nor the other. Let him give the soil
good tillage and liberal treatment, and it
will prove grateful. On the contrary,
II farmer starves the soil the returns
in light crops will impoverish his
peeunlary resources. On wheat farm
1t is not easy to grow too much clover
provided 1t is all consumed on the farm
or plowed IN as green manure; but it
Is quite easy to raise too much clover
seed. Clover is, perhaps, all things con-
sidered, the best renovating crop that
can be grown on a wheat farm. Like
peas and beans clover is luguminous
plant and draws considerable quantity
OF ammonia from the atmosphere, while
its deep roots penetrate the subsoil and
bring up potash and other ingredients Of
plant food. 1t is admirably adapted to
our climate, and as yet "clover sick
ness" which is so troublesome on the
light soils of England, is known in but
few localities in this country. Whether
it is best for farmers to raise their own
seed is a question which deserves con-
sideration. 1t should be borne in mind
that the main object Of sowing 50 much
clover is to enrich the land, and it is un-
doubtedly true that letting clover go to
seed changes it from a renovating to an
exhausting crop Hence the true sys-
tenn of management is to raise seed only
in small quantities, say on half an acre
of the best ground, while the remainder
should be plowed under or be made into
hay and fed out ON the farm" Agri-
cola,' in ". Y. Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13
Phosphorus.

How many of our readers who are daily
indebted to those domestic conveniences,
matche., ever pause to consider the
basis or nature of the article which gives
them their Illuminating capacity. In APP
rearance phosphorus resembles beeswax,
but it is more transparent, approaching
the color of amber. It's name is derived
from the Greek and signifies eight
bearer and is indicative Of its peculiar
quality, being sclt-luminous. When ex
posed to the air it shines like star. Civ
ing out beautiful, lambent. greenish
light. Phosphorus can be dissolved in
warm sweet oil, and if, thus prepared,
ii be rubbed over the human face, the
features assume CHASTITY appearance IN
the dark unlike aught else in the world.
Many curious experiments can be per.
formed with this singular production
Take a bit of it, for instance, and write
u line upon the wall of we'll lightes
room at night; then remove the candles,
o. shut oil the gas, ans when the room
becomes perfectly dark the words will
come out upon the wall in letters of fire
tahaliSuc phrases or grutesQue figures
prove very effective unders such cir
cumStances and people have even
been frightened into fits who did
not understand the mode Ivy which
the strange phenomenon was pro.
sucgd. 1t literally becomes "the
handwriting upon the wall Il Is an
ancient discovery, and WAS first made
public 200 years ago by a chemist of
Hamburger, named Brand, who travelled
over Europe exhibiting the strange ma.
tcnal TO King and n.b.tS, and for a lc.ig
time keeping his own secret as it re-.
garjcd The singular production. He
thus made a fortune by The article,
finally selling his discovery To phi oso.
pHcr of that day named Kraft.
The origin OF phosphorus is the most
Singular thing about it. Every other
substance with which We are acquainted
can hc traced IL either earth or air. but
phosphorus 81 ems 10 be Of an animal
origin OF all animals, man contains
the most, and of the various parts of the
body the brain yields, by analysis. more
Of this substance than any other part.
This gives rise TO 4 curious deduction.
Every thought has perhaps phoSphoric
source, and it is certain that the most in.
tellectual being contains the most of the
ingredient. OF our TODD, fishes are said
10 Contsin more Of this than does any
other source of sustepancc, and are rec
commended for the food especially of
rain-workers. " !. HuIly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

The Supreme Court of the United
States has Just rendered decision OF
special interest and Importance to all
holders of life insurance policies and all
who may hereafter apply for such poll
cies. Ii is to the effect that untruthfsl
answers to- The questions which form the
basis of the policy, even though they
NAV be immaterial to the risk assumed
by the company, render the instrument
void. This is the first time in which the
question involved has been brought be
fore the court of last resort in this coun-
try.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

If anyone has any doubts Of
mothers love he should drop into stme
corner grocery during business hours.
He will be sure to find two or three
women and TO hear one of them sigh as
she moves toward the door and says:
should like 10 hear the rest of it, but I've
been here half an hour, and the baby was
PLAYING with the matches when ! came
away. - rchGnCs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

The Moody and Sankey revival IN
Great Britain has stimulated the cree
ton of buildings in all the principal CIT
les and towns for Young Mems Chris
tian Associations. In the city of Dundee
S25OO0 in gold; in Edinburgh, S35,ooo,
and in Manchester $4,000 have al,
ready been paid for these purposes, ana
in many other towns lesser sums.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

A DANBURy saw-tiler a,ways wears
wadding in his ears when at Work, so as
not 10 disturb his neighboss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-13

-" Where are you goings" asked a lit
tie hoy OF another who had slipped and
ia.len down on the pavement. Going
70 get up, " was the blunt rrply.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21

Of Montana, and more conclusive
grounds than bare assertions will
be required to eontroyert this tact.
Consequently, when inviting due
attention to the situation Of this
section, we do SO in the name Of the
Territory, because the interests Of
Benton are identical with theinter-
ests of the Territory at large, and
vice versa; and our demands will
receive more favorable eonsidera-
ton than, Judging from the lett
handed interest shown III the above
extract, our contemporary would
desire. Though local demands we
merely urge the advancement Of
the business interests Of the Ter
ritory. Not 50 with the Indepen-
dent as the following extract will
show, and with which we conclude
our remarks:
y military post in the judith
Basin is essential to the trade Of
Helena, and hence we urge it.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21
THE TINES AND TIE NEW POST In
THE JUDITH BASIN.

The Bozeman Times, referring
to an article il the Helena " Inde.
pendent concerning the establish
ment of a post on the NusselshelI
river, says
@Tbe people Of Eastern Montana
would not put one straw in the
way Of such a scheme could they Dis
cover any present necessity for es-
tablishment Of the suggested post !;
but when the present depleted con
dition Of the army, and the exposed
position Of the settled portion Of
what may be claimed as the IN
dian section Of Montana IS eonsid-
cred, they must object to Aussel-
she'll post. We submit
that the carrying out Of this Mus
sellsheIl plan would be an outrage
against the Territory at large. We
believe, and are credibly informed,
that the effort to sustain the Car
roll route is aimed as much against
Eastern Montana as III consi3era-
.fion. Of the general interest Of the
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21

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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21
5E ss
W. [ g..

In a late issueW called the atten-
ton Of our County Commissioners
to the necessity Of opening up the
thoroughfares Of the county, We
again refer to the matter in hopes
that immediate action will etaken,
that it may not be neglected nor
put off until the last moment.
Delays are dangerous: and the rule
will not.prove ar. exception IN this
case if the Commissioners should
establish it. Proceed boldly and
speedily in this undertaking, and
you will do more towards advan-
cling the permanent prosperity Of
the county than has yet been done;
and then while advancing our
own interests, we shall also be ad-
vancing the business interests Of
the Territory.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21
A BONDED LINE FOR BENTON.

In their eagerness to outstrlpe each
other, our merchants seem to have
overlooked their commoninteTestln
the trade across the line north Of
1ls. Now that duties are imposed
upon goods going across the line,
and on robes returning, the traders
find it advantageous to purchase a
portion Of their goods in the En-
gli-h market; but fer some reason
unknown to Us, no provision has
Been made to meet this demand,
which could not have beensunfore-
seen by the business men Of Ben
ton.
We note ia another column the
departure Of Mr.J.J -Healy, of Sun
River, for Winnepeg to purchase
goods for his trading post. Others
also have gone to Winrepeg from
Fort Mcleod and vicinity On the
same errand; and it is we'll known
that the Hudson Bay Company have
ia their slow but sure way been
solving the problem Of navigation
-, +bo Saskatchewan and that the
Canadian Government has spent
considerable money in opening g
route from Fort Garry VIA Rainy
Lake to Fort William on Lake. su-
perior. All Of which speaks vol
umes for the enterprise Of the Cana
dians: and if practicable, would
take from tie Missouri much Of its
natural traffic, and from Benton
the control Of the robe district,
1t is only : question Of = very
few years when the buffalo vii be
confined to the headVatefs Of the
north and south SaskatehaWaTl, and
then they viii have u be killed Of
"a task of greater magnitude ihan
most people imagine and e that
region We must look for tie supply
of robes SO long As they are to be
had. The Missouri River i tie
natural outlet for this region At
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21


fully appreciate your needs than
before | came. You need q rail,
road, yon need your water commu-
nications improved. you need more
troops"
We do not for a moment doubt
the sincerity Of the motives which
led Secretary Belknap to express
himself IN the above apPreciative
and friendly manner concerning
the Territory Of Montana and its
wants But does there not appear
II his words a certain discrimlna-
ton Whfeh may lead the public to
infer that these foWery expressions
Of interest favors too strong Of 10,
cality to be Indicative Of general
good? Why coniine this tour of IN
spection to the populous settle
ments2 or streW companies upon
companies Of soldiers where, in
very short time, they will be least
needed? The tide Of population is
flowing nofthVard; from the source
ofthe Sun River to the tributary
streams Of the Marias, thence to
its confluence with the Missouri, and
thence south to the valley Of the
Gallatin, embryo settlements are
being formed dependent on the pro
lection Of the Government for their
speedy and proper development.
The sumn1er. camps of the Sioux,
instead Of being II the vicinity Of
our eastern neighoors, are yearly
il this immediate locality; only a
few weeks ago over 100 lodges
Of these Indians we're near the
Bear Paw mountains. What is
there to protect this community
from Sioux depredations? or what
protection is afforded against the
ravages Of so-caIIed treaty Indians?
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21
IN nearly every State and Terri

IN nearly every State and Terri
tory in the Union, whose yield Of
timber IS limited, efforts are being
made to obviate the difficulty by
tree planting. Having an abund
ant quantity Of timber necessary
for all practical purposes, the IN
habitants Of this Territory are seem
ingly ignorant Of the Importance
Of a plentiful supply Of shade tim,
Der. Scientific observers assert
that the attraction Of moisture by
trees and surplus sIrobbery more
than equals in some instances the
amount Of rain fall. If such is the
case, and there is no reason to
doubt it, the attention Of the farm
ers and ranchmen Of this vicinity
should be especially directed to the
subject Of tree planting.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-21

Local notices Ii cents per tine for first insertion anC
10 cents for each subsequent insertion.
Legal advertisements Of not more than 70 lines soa
onpare $5O for first insertion and IS cents 1or eaeh
additional insertion
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30

sent for him. He learned from Moulto2 that
he was at his house. He had heard before this
that Butler was coming to have an interview
with him. He thinks 1t was later date he
telegraphed 10 Butler to come on. twas abont
Tiltons proposed statement Moulton was
irving 10 suppress it and prevent the scandal,
as he understood Tton made his statement
TO the committee July 90 Butler saw witness
at his room at a boarding house. Butler and
witness were not there preparing card for
Beecher Neither of them prepared state
ment. Butler dictates to his stenographer
The statement was not then finished. 1t was
not designed for Beechers use. 1t was state
meut of what Butter thought Beecher's
statement should be.
Odd he afterwards send you full state
ment?
A. He sent a package, which 1 never
opened.
Beach-That answer is neither fair ror
honest
Shearman-I think it is both honest and fair.
Beach-Well, if you want controversy on
that point, let US have it out. (Laughter.)
Judge Neilson-Mr Rogers, look to the
audience.
Witness said Butler sent him package and
be never read it. he does not remember
whether letter accompanied it. If there was
a letter, it probably stated that Beecbers
offence was adultery, for that was the impreS
sion Butler appeared to be under. When he
(Butler) Was going back to Boston he promised
to send on paper; he didn't say a statement
What he dictated to the stenographer was in
the form of statement aud Butler undertook
to continue it and send it on by mail, When
it came witness did not open or read it, for he
thinks he received it the very morning Beech
ers statement was published. He arranged
that Buffers statement was to be read by
Beecber to his church, and no statement be
made by him to the committee, but it was
suggested by Butler 1t was not arranged that
Moulton should give up the papers he held to
Butler, but it was suggested. He did not know
that Moulton had sent on all the papers to
Butler in consequence of that arrangement.
Letter handed to Tracy, and he was asked if
he ever saw it before.)
answered he couldn't say he ever saw it before
or that it was written in his presence, but he
knew the occasion of it.
1t being now 4 p. M, the court adjourned for
4ha
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30
THE OSHKOSH FIRE.
The Business Portion of the Place
in Ashes.
MANY FAMILIES HOUsELEss.
Thieves Plundering the Sufferers.

NEW YORK, April ga special gives the
following additional facts of the fire at Osh-
kosh:
Twelve mills, the Beckwith House, Hard
ingjs Opera House, the two Geographic offices,
the Chicago q ST. Paul Railroad depot, and a
number of other important buildings were
burned down within 70 minutes. At half-past
three o'clock about mile and quarter of ter
rtOry, east and west by over a quarter of a
mile average width, was burned over, with very
few buildings left standing. During the fire
several explosions were heard, and it is reported
that five or six men were killed by the blowing
up of powder magazine, but the confusion
was so great that it was impossible to ascer-
tain the truth. Many determined attempts
were made to renew telegraphic communica-
tion with adjoining cities, but after continued
failures the attempt had to be given up. The
only line available was that Of the Northwest
ern railroad. The operator at this point man
aged to keep his line open. All the banks and
printing offices were destroyed, and several
hundred houses burned to the ground. Two
men have been carried in from the ruins, and it
certain that nine must have met their death
during the fire.
The city is in possession of gang of thieves
and vigilance committees are forming.
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 29-Among the los
ses by the fire are the Beckwth House $40 200;
Adams House $4,000; Northwestern newspa-
per Office $4,000; Times Office $4,000. Over
200 residences, large and small, were burned,
and over 100 stores, hotels banks, etc., also de-
stroyed. The opera house, a valuable struct-
ure costing nearly 100000 and the finest in
Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee was destroyed
Loss is varlonsly estimated, the most moderate
being $780, 900 and the highest $2,000000
The city is in the utmost confusion. Hun
dreds of families are homeless, women and
children are lying about the streets or roaming
around for place of she liter. The scene was
lit up with the lurid glare of fire which up to
late hour last night was burning fercely.
Gangs of desperadoes were providing about
seeking plunder they succeeded in inspiring
terror and the citizens organized for mutual
protection. Police were powerless to suppress
them or quiet their fears of outrage. Flames
began to yield to the persistent efforts of the
firemen and citizens at 8 o'clock.
1t is anticipated that the insurance compa-
MES will withdraw their patronage from the
city, having threatened this step last summer.
Arrangements will be made to organize news
paper offices on the unburnt distr let,
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCIsCo-Ar 22d, ship Grace Darling,
Bliven. Lyttleton, NJ.
PAsCAGoULA-Ar 3D. sch Stampede DOW from
FERNANDINA-Ar 21st, brig Loeb Lomond, Da-
VIZ RRfTNSWICK-Ar DIST, sch Eta May. Dix New
Ar 22d, sch Mary Power Wiley, New York:
Sid 21st, schs Lizzie Major. Gerrrlsh, Mlibridge;
Mark Pendleton Tor New York
SAVANNAH-Ar 9th, sch Silver Heels newman
New York. - e., po,.o,,>.
CHARLESTON-Sld 9th, sch Mary Lymburner,
French. for Northern port, MI. ,,..o,ou A.
WILMINGTON 21st, brig Nellie Mitchell, An
RTC Jt 2sth, sch Frank Jameson Jane
ST FORTRESS MONROE-Passed out 9th, ship Itas-
ka from Baltimore for San Francisco
Ar 18Th schs A Eaton Stanley, Cardenas; nj M
BALTIMORE-Ar 9th, brig Eliza Stevens. Car
ter. New York; sch Aldne. Dennison Mayasuez.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 27th, sch Julia Brown,
Nickerson, Turks Island; X Dresser, Harris, from
Baracoa,
Below schs Emeline q Sawyer, and Abbott Law
renee, from Calais Corvo, from Gardner; mary
Stewart from Rockland.
Cid 9th, ship VOyager, Humphrey, queenstown OF
AT 18th, schs Emily Curtis Barbour Matanzas;
E G Sawyer, Hinckley, Pensacola.
Cid 2sth sch Geo X Hatch, Murphy, st Jago.
NEWCASt LIE. DEL Passed down 2Sth, barque
Florence Peters, for Portland.
NEW EORh-Ar zItn, Uarque Cdpieia, Nie" tVV
Randall. of and from Stockton, days; scbs Kate
Grant Holt st John, PR. IS DAYS; S Hall, Turner,
Savannah Addie Ryerson, Cousens, Wilmington;
Nahant Gibson, Camden; Leontine, Carlson, from
Providence.
AR 2Sth, schs Mary j Lee, Haggerty, Baracoa II
days. Carrie E Woodbury., Woodbury., Boston.
Cid 2Sth, parque H d Slower, Pierce. tor Havana;
briggs Thos Owen, Gupt st Jago; F Merriman,
Lecraw do; scbs Waldemar, Parker, for Demarara;
Ruth Darling. Gray, for Port au Prince: Wiley,
Hickman, Jamaica; Dora Nj French, French, Jack
sonvi!le; Monticello Morton, Boston; Fl Bridges
Landrick Halifax.
Sid 9th, brig Five Brothers, for Cardenas' sch
Light of the East, tor Jacmel. 49,,
NEW HAVEN-Ar 9th, sch Garland, Lindsey
New York.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30
RY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.


AUGUSTA, April 29.-John Foye of Palermo
Centre, aged about %, was found hanging by
the neck in barn. Saturday NOR ming last He
was an unoffensve young man. An uncle and
cousin of his have committed suicide.
Mrs. Susan Woo, wife of Clarendon Wood
of Benton, mmitted suicide by drowning her
self in brook near the house, Wednesday
morning last. She was in her usual health, but
has made an attempt upon her life before, IN
sanity being hereditary. She left the house
while Mr.. Wood was at the barn, about halt-
past four and went direct to the brook winch
was near the barn, the water in which is less
than Is inches deep. When found she was ly-
ter,
Legal Decision.
RIO the Associated Press,]
Conntv Attorney Whitehouse has decided
that prisoners in the county Jail cannot be COM
pelled to labor unless their sentence included
labor.
The remains of Capt. R. w. Mullen, who
died recently at New Orleans, reached Vassal-
boro and were inferred there yesterday.
Jail Breaking in Relfast.
BELFAST, April 29-Four prisoners escaped
from the Jail in this city last night, by mean
of false keys, and have not yet been retaken.
They were all under Indictment or awaiting
sentence
Death of the Sagadahoc Clerk of Courts.
BATH, April 29-Andrew G. Hewey, Clerk
of Courts for Sagadahoc county, died at his
residence in this CITY this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-30
News and Other Items.

Sat the earnest solicitation of my wife and
children, have consented to become candl-
date for County Treasurer" is the way Mis-
sissippi candidate puts It,
1t is said Andy johnson will sue the New
Orleans Times for libel, based on an article in
that paper stating that he used money to secure
his election as Senator.
tramp. weighing two hundred and six
pounds, who lodged at the Wareham (Mlss.)
Poorhouse the other night, says that he weighed
but ninety five pounds when he started out last
winter, and recommends his business to all
nvalids.
Bradlaugh has been lecturing in various parts
of England on the Impeachment of the
House of Brunswick" He is now preparing
two new lectures for next season in this coun-
try, entitled respectively can Engishman's
View of American Politics." and "The Labor
Question in the Old and New World
Centreville, Md, contains prodigy in the
way Of a citizen aged 81 years, who never
attended school twelve months in his life, but
whose natural talent for mathematics is so
great that he has yet to find problem which
he cannot solve. His rules are entirely of his
own devising, and many of them Are said to be
curosities of their kind.
Germany, not including Austria, reads 1888
political newspapers, and 1,60S other periodi-
Gals, of which there are published in Berlin 90
OF the former and 236 of the latter. In Great
Britain. according to the London Times, there
are 1909 political journals and 643 magazines.
2tO of the latter being religious.
Mr. Samuel Whitmarsh, whose scheme for
producing raw silk in this country caused much
excitement some forty years ago, died at North
ampton Mass, last week, at the age OF seventy
four. During his life MIR. WhJmarsh spent
more than million dollars in various schemes,
which we're generally unsuccessful and which
resulted 10 his dying in poverty.
The London Telegraph shrewdly says of Mr..
Moody :-'.Notwthstandin all the easy talk
about hysteria, epidemics, magnetism, nervous
systems and the like, the philosophers and
jivines have yet to explain to us why it is
cad thing for these Yankee itinerants to turn
people by the thousands to right and vrtuous
lives, and good thing when Bishop or a
Cardinal manages to convert half dozen"
An enterprising Yankee has set up skating
rinks at Brighton, Worthng, and other popular
resorts in England, and charges shilling for
admission and sixpence for each pair of
wheeled skates, and all the day long till ten at
night the riuks are crowded with beauty and
ia shiou The rink at Brighton covers abont
one acre of perfectly smooth stone, and at all
times scores of carriages, with liveried servants,
are gathered around it, indicating the presence
of aristocratic families.