davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-12-16
HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES,

II my one would like to test the difficulty Of
obtaining accurate Information regarding all out
of-tbc.way topics, the experiment can hc ycry
fayorablY tried with the question as to the aitt-
tudc Of the lofticst structures In the world.
Bayarti Taylor casually a]ludcs, in ls rccosd OF
travel In Russa, tu tho dome Of st. 1saac's
Cathedral at st. Petersburg, which, he observes,
Is lifted up 1900 or 400 feet III the air." Tile
statement raises do1bt III q tkept!cai mintl as
to iss accuracy, anil forthwith all available
SOURCES Of knowledge upon The subject Of Lofty
lomes and stecpfcs arc diligently searched. l'ut
at the moment there hapuens under the eye
slip from the Baltimore Sun to this effect:
The altitude o! the dumc OF the CapItpl makes
feet from, the floor Of tho basement story 10 te
crc'! of the statue, There arc only four eheca In
clouds: st. Frter'E. at Rome which Is 4SA feet
from the pavcnent to the top oftb cross outside;
s,; kap Which + AZ se H. e.
3g3 feet; and the Hotel des 1nyn!des u Paris, In
s1ei !. IT, tomb Of the great Napoleon, which il
In !he United States, the tteep1e Of Trinity
Church. Nsw ioFk. Ia next In height 10 tho DONG;
nanKer lily n sesona ,n the Washing
The paragraph has 'ecn copied without ron-
nlent by the american Hu;ldtr, which Of collrse
counts itself authority u1Nni all matters Gun
ncetcu with architecture. But the lloston JOUR-
Hu o. LhfTAsFV tkpea Inc hftaCic. and tic
errors It tneoses ncct with instant recognition
and rrpsouf. Nevertheless In correcting thu
mistakes of the !smn, a1td suh}onug catalogue
of its own. of the hfchts Of towering estvs,
thcjoaraal rcnarks upnn the trouble Of getting
ut the right lgures on ncr.,l;nt OF The diller-
enccs occurring n,nunE tho different antl,ori-
tics. "Thc tircat Pyramid Of Egypt" says tile
journal, "is usually called The highest [bulsane
In ttsc worldl, being about AIS fcct high: but t'lo
nEly modern tast-tton tpirr of the Cathedral ut
R'ucn, III Franre, Ia said to 1Ic ~, feet lli9l'
C1,igugo an,cndB tic statements Of Dnstun with
tlo1cst hesitation; but the actual altitude Ut
thu Pyramid of Chcops iss uccording to tho most
Kolen Cathedral Ii less hY ut least tiftcrsl feel.
Avoiding further criticism u tile lists present.
cd by the two pnpers mentioned, NC rive the
hight Of II few Of thc great buildings of Europe,
as they have been proved by comparison With
various authorities:
, 1876-12-16
FAMILIAR TALK,

NI4tsEltT TIT t7KE1KT.
,,s a,,ss ,.". .1ar. n"n,,. ~ 1,o1,..,,. ~ "A'"
VIC Ases "as A1oc',' ep""t ., npi's'au.' w ~
nc IL ''ost commonly ea''ee' A1neftas 'aagnns.
lie WIS born IN Laulngcn, IN swabIa, III ll!J,
.,,il was educated IN Tho UnEyursl,y Of pad,,a,
Al tlt. or. of IN h., c,,ttrrd t,. ttr1cr .,r 1,o
~, ~. "ss " ~ nv en.s'N ~. o''.t .. D"'
lniHea's' yet u WIS SIX years later tnat nc Wean
tic carcrr Of rrodie|ous lubor by which lie built
III, lasttng reputation. 1Ie seems, fro.l the
orro,,,te wn hnrn of him. In ,avc bce, onn ri
',.s ',.,.', ,.,, ns., s'o t.,s. us Wv ~.
luz CLASS e'lteu VIII Fc1Satne taichts' iafeo
capacities, great ambition, anil interchangeable III
dustry, rather that ono Of The few wllo pnsscss
tno clearly oririunI. creattvo mwrr entitled
co,,,,,s Ii,a oro,,tro,,onta war. ,,,,no,,s, ,,,
e.''e. h'' At'".4S"'e''n "c'e ''''''s,'se' ""n
lis act,sty a'solate'} nltlrlng; hencc, III What
ever direction he turned Ills ctrort6. he arcotn-
, 1876-12-16
HOOKS HECEIYEIl.


DAVID AND ANNA lATSDN. Dy Antuatf
Htnrr DGSLwAr. editor lrttkiy Iteio 1N0,fhmfs'.
With Illustrations. l1nio.. pp. 104. New
Ynrk: +. II. Wvils s Co.
TIE JEALOUS WIFE. Ity Miss julia pAuDoE,
l:H. rl'ladclpa!a: 7. u. Peterson D. uros.
cAruLtus r1RGL1us, AND PROPERTIES.
Hy the Rev: JAAEs DAVIES, II. A.. Prcbcndary
nf Hereford Cnshgdra!, etc. limo, pp. 1s0.
phinae1phla: J. II. Lprtucott 4 Gu.
OVER THE PURPLE HILLS: IN. SKETrIIEs or
THAski. IN CALIFORNIA. Or luronraNr pusNTs
uscAL,.r vls11gn 1T TouE1k7s l,y CAMoLlSE
1Sn1o., ~. I'LL. Chicago: 1lazi!,t l. Heed.
THE HEADINGS OF t't1A 1AllLES DICKENS, CON.
DESsEb Ht HIMSELF. 1Ulno, boston: Lee
& Hlrparl. Price. St.a0.
Tu WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT At EIGHTY
YEARS, FROM HIS COuSTltfMES. Paper.
Squire hyO. New York: Scrbner, Armstrong i
ca.
Til: CASE AGAINST TIE CHURCH. A suA-
MANY Or rnE AHauAESTn AuAt$sr EHn1.TiAN.
tTr. 12h!o, Pp' ~. New York: Charles +.
TilE AtiE OF REASON, by ruoxAs PAINE.
lcEs. py g. j. lloL,"KE. Paper. New York:
sTHuKEa: l:y Il. =. FnaxciLLay. Author of
'.olympia," etc. Papc,. New York: u. Ap.
plcton 4 Co. Price. ht1 crNta.
SfMAS.EVE1tGiREENS. By 1lnsE FoTTEH,
Antlnr Of Summer. .nrlftwood. etc. Paper.
New York: Anson d. RAndulph Gu. rrlcc, 10
cents.
, 1876-12-16
THE DuCkWHEAT-CAKE.

ttr-" Amrf1cH."l
Nv f1ap.jack. 'ti4 Ut thee,
T'Iton lfat AgreeHt with tic,
" tller sing:
ThoH that with tN,rk nTt frtrd.
THIN hnitrtcl IN nne aide,
Will n!nple.Dfrnr thick nrp1led-
Tllaa luscious th,ugt
Osay0ry mnrrGt ntnc.
What taste Is like tn thine,
We'll. .bntterc1 uue?
love to watch tArs Try.
tn see Cook tUsx thec iIleh.
And stick thee with fork to ty
II thou art lunu
1leforc tila hTcak at dawn.
Thu Cook. with mauy a yxwa,
Tflr battes makes:
Then. At tho bseakfast-bcIl,
Down rush The boys pcll- nell
And all delighted Jell,
40 l3uckWheat. CAeEsr
q red -flccl CooE, to thee
SliulI loud encomtuma b.
Forever n,ort:
sonn. wken our stomnctia feel
Oppressed by such meal,
We pF0usisr you that wen
Eal 40t4euAnt s1owtf.
And, when orr HFirs.a r,p.
10 dwell In Parads4c,
Our hone il this:
gorgeous throne our acAt
Fair ll0nFis ut 0uF feet,
Eternal backwbeat: Cakes TO cat.
WlInt gEcatvf bl!sas
lrDs FAhk, ncc. II. iuv1atA
, 1876-12-16
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,

= ~ 1Vs 7s9I1sVr " I'M 7T7pHHS. =
CutcABo, Uec. l5.-TAauk you your nrttcio
Of Thursday, headed IA Word to the Hut.
LEADS" Its truths arc trulsms, anil JET they
l'avu been 81 oycrslaugheu ln the ttood OF pasti,
sanShip rs ~ aretn quite novel, rs you ststu
tllcal Those Of us WIN arc Republicans uute
with prt!e, aud with renewal allegiance ~ our
party,-.llc party vi Utliun, .lnw u eyrr,-thAt
only III tls leading Republican, newspapers c4u
We look for such purely patriotic utter4nces.
ttt ruuM ruutsr yisf W our eHai atam havs Il eu4
IL irY. 'VkTskAA KoLvxrEzks
, 1876-12-16

We copy from an exchange The statement that
Constan'tnuplc las sevcnty.two newspapers,
sixteen Ut which are priutcd In Turkish, one in
Arabic, one In Persian, twenty in rreucl, ot,c Ia
German, one In English, twelve In Greek, twelve
in Armenian. four In Bulgarian, two IN Spanish,
and one In italian. There arc nineteen ot1Icial
journals In the provinces, anil as many Official
calcnaara and almanars. Constantlnoplc, In
Guiding It's suburbs. has It population esttmatc cd
at l,075.WO. -About ouc.half Of tilesu arc Mu-
hammcdans, 221A lU are Greeks, 10000 Ortl,o.
dug Armcn!ans, $1,000 United Armcntans, ami
5iuN Jews ~
, 1876-12-16


Tho Rg-vcs!a, thu Db|e Of thu Bra!lmans,
hus, until the present tine, been considered, by
tlIase who follow !ts teachings, too saSIea onk
to DO detllcd by tho press. and no printed cdl-
ton tsas ever appeared IN India. 1t nas been
preserved exclusively In MSS, and III the oral
tradition Of tho Schools l,nt, since tile appear
a1ro OF translatlons In tho European languages,
all interest III tho critical study Ut the fcla has
been awakened atuuug scholarly l'ral.mans, aul
they hayo not only begun to taku aM active part
III the examination uf tho text. but have fur
nfslled st,no Important ntls u it, Interpretation,
through thetrcrtleIsms upon tl.s wutk Ut furcIgl
Orlentgllsts. TAe movement has finally a4i.
yancetl 50 far That ,atisc eslitiOn Of tlle vcdu
Is lr!ng produced, accompanied BY It's comment
ary, Il translation In Marathl anl English, and
n0tes in the for1ncr language. 'Iwrnty-,na
hymns have alrcad, becn published, mud It Will
probably require TIL! y!ass I" colntlctc tho
work. l3y the ypreMl of y puru text VI tie
Eeda aln0n. the people, It Is believed tLat tna,y
u tho supcsstitious u.!l ERRONEOUS notions
, 1876-12-16
THE JERICHO ROAD.

It Is stontly maintained by some that Col.
1ngcssoll s the autllor OF "1he Jericho Koal"; {;
aud there are some things to lend tulor to such
belief But, though worthy Of his brilliant
genius, IL cainot bc by him. There Is nothing
throughout the book tlIat attacis religion or
Chri.tanity,-no.lingt that represents his strong
spirit uf unbclicf. 1t attacks false Christianity
antt false Christians with tho tuost reinorselcss
nnd hitter satire; but IL seems, at the satnc
time, pcrvatlcd by the most sincere admiration
aud uvc Of Clrtsttanjty W. It siluuil bv. mud to
lc written to af1 III plaring true, charitable
Christianity In tile ruling place It should l!aye In
all hearts.
al,outl mucl, rather suspect. as some do,
TINT David Swing wrote II. Indeed, there arc
many things IN II to strengthen such belief; !;
hut auI BY i,o tnealls prepared tu say I,c did.
, 1876-12-16

THE WU1tkH OF ALICE AND FIIfE1E
!:ARf. WiTn 4 :tExu,ssAA ar Turin LiyH*
by MAHy ELnNxEn. Hvu.. rp 4:i3. Now
York: 1lasd Il 1IongIton. Price, 80. ~.
1'l's cxquIsite volume Is gem from TIC
Riverside Press. Nothing can surpass tho
cl'astc beauty Of tts exterior. or tho valuc OF
lis contents there is nothing new to be said.
The poems Of the Cary sisters l,ave been favor.
ties from their earliest publication; and tho
memorial written by their frenh, Mrs. Glen.
er. !las received due conln,enGatioiI as earn.
Ing piece u biographical literature. FIHcty-cxc.
ctltc1 portraits uf Alice anl Pl,,rhc Cary EN-
he!lisfI slle volume, One cannot 70 aullss in
choosing IL iur Christmas gift.
, 1876-12-16

iron ltsn bren discovered 10 the sacred mountain
Of KOya-sntl. Its existence has been suspected
fur many yeast. but superstition forebnde the
natiycs mining It. Operations for working the
ore will nuw be immediately commenced.
The exploring party conducted by Mcssrs.
pAIherts and HaEgrRvc flnye successfully eon-
e!ulc.l their expedition up the Fly River, to
New tutnea. They Rscendeu $50 miles beyond
tue point reached last year, but wGrr unable to
cntnmun,cat: with thu natives along tho river,
w!Io were numerous atll hostile.
Mr.. Teury MrEggs. thr cxtenaIvr ruIlrou,,-
egontract.r and cnEincer, whose operations iii
generously furnished tile French rttnolugIs.,
n. Bur, facilities for exploring the rcgjlu nj
TIhlluan''co III BollyIa, which abounls In objc ia
ot archaeological Interest. NIE. MciEgs has ur.
ranged to Present full series OF these ubircts
=, to tht Smithsonian Institute.
sfgnos Plaxzia, vim hns been quietly pursuing
researclles III Central Afr1ra fur many years,
khort"uln. from which he has brought bark
large AMI Varied collections. III one expedition,
l,c VISITED tho country Ut the Nlan-NiaIus, where
he re1naii!eu nt,uyc two years; III utllGss, iI,'
penctFatctl the Bagas territory, on the borders
q Aby6snnfa, an.l thu distrtvts oi MroYll a,nl
Mtcsa,-th all which he las nlade rarcfui un,l
minute explorations.
NJ: chc1rcnl. tue oldest member Of thu French
Academy Of 9c!enres, lately celebrated the
dtticth anniversary OF his union with tho So-
ctety. Tic fa % yours Of age, ard III vigorous
mciltal anl physical health. n, Nlpthteu, u
hon1grnaran, who died III 1878, lial held u
nlcHbcrsh!p III the Academy for hitY-eiEht
years. Other nota1lc INSTANCES Of aea.letniral
Longevity arc Furnished by II. Blot, who prr
aervr'l lis mental powers to the close Of biz ~
years: anu II. Fou}a,ellc, who died ia 1741,
little less Than 1u0 ycarH old.
, 1876-12-16

probation, while printer and bookb1nlcr have
exercised their airst art in presenting the let
teI-preas ~ Incoming rnan''ef. The bonk il nri
anI the atil,a anhIyrrhlrie. II ISIS.
, 1876-12-16
LITERATURE.

The Races of Men, and Their
Geographical Dis
tribution.
Poetry, Travel, Fiction, and
Art---Fami1y-1Iistory.
The Centennial Exhibition---Nation-
al Ode---Memorial Of the
Gary Sisters.
Albert the Great.--ltcigllt ofStruc'
turcs..1Rejectel Manu-.
scripts.
An Ancient Fall Of Aerolites.--Birds
Killed by Telegraph -Wires..~
Wrcns with Double
Drools.
, 1876-12-16

dnrtlons, are the r,ratio, VI vcrI able talent, arc
totlIe tired reader Ike rup nirnIl wgtcrtutl,c
tnlrsty tiny.l"r. Thcy fcirrhtl md rciny!voratc
the mind which csaveF, NJ Intervals II. It's >r..a
latort, tl!G llycts!"! of clever an'I auIm:ling
ictfon Tlla ncc,!rl, yet!utrtrtcIt, s',l;.s: may
be gained frln, the two st,ir!r* wn,st titI.'.
head tl!is nuticc. II one Eonsi lhn'f; 1. a rar.
.'hml'' III this vnss department Of literature,
how extraordinary ii the fortune which presents
US Will, lwp NJ the same ttnlei ~
The story Of ..'1an ri the Windmill" Is latl
chiefly IL! .nat, retired ElI.'sh village, and
its trnctpal IHrsp''agca arc nt te 1oyIle.t c'ass
OF artisans aill lalnrcrs. fet the lifc Of tilcse
humble folk Ii 10 wildly .!cp!cic, the pathos VI
tts tcanty pleasures and IT, patient snTrows Is so
clearly bEutgit "ul, that 1t likes The attention
irresistlbly. The asitlnr Is II keen observer
Of l!'Iii1at nature, aad repEHluvrs varicl .la.ta
With which tflH ~ Intimately eonycrsaIl.
II racing tllr destiny Of little jim, tIsr fos.er.
tl,lll Di tlt; wI,lslnlter, VIII" tercsnfs EesItIs
Art TINT one Is led To believe 1itr III adept tn
tue practical use of brushes anil pencils. low
ever that may be, sle is n literary artist of un-
usisaI ability, asni tls example Of her work
talents rafefnlIy. rn'tlvates!.
-" Point NJ lInnnr" Ia nne df the most suc+
ccssf1 noyels W. have yet had frum sfrk. Annie
Edwards. SHE lms, displayed her superior skill
IT, talking average nsrt and women fUr her cen
trail figures, anu crtht|1lg MI absorbing interest
IN them by an exhibition nf the ruling motives
a,ld nassf1ns wlIelr asc cnmrnnn H. humanity.
NY thu strength t,t Ail exAItctl alltl tenacious
ioye, tanc Nranl IL lifted ont ot tho
rumtntnrlare rc@tnn where, by her re-
strictrd intellectual A,ul personal gifts a,ul
accomplishments, sltc rcttfy belongs. nio
thu hlcai rtnlu., tii whtcI, Abe becomes an
nbfect uf pri'fo,lnl sympathy and a,lnllrat!on.
To ercnte nh ntcIisc clIrct with ordinary ma
tefIuts requires high order Ut talent, a,ii ths
ii thu feat witch Mrs. Edwards has accr,n-
p1i1cd. Il* results urr fur l,,ore pleasing md
more Instructive tllun If Instruments la,l been
iunslr tlsu Of which II. themselves wr:u OF At.
Impressive and exciting character.
, 1876-12-16

loss. As tclcgraph.lincs must continue to exist,
and htr1s, We fear, will not grow wi<e enough
t''Hr"1d them. Future generations NAV learn,
however, frpn, experience Increased ~ nsre,lEty,
u fly above the wircs, and 70 Keep uu1 u tb1le
way; meantime, neither trap nor gun will prul,-
ably work thctn tnorc harm than tile network
Of wfrcs stretched IN tnit,.atr over tile lonlt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

SHAFT, or Of an adjustable pin to . lever
arm, this being also provided with right
angular arms, which are connected with
the traction rod through which the brakes
are applied. This pin is adjusted so Is
to be raised above the worm upon the
shaft, or depressed SO as to register there
with and move the lever arm, in which it
is contained, laterally, for the purpose Of
applying the brakes through the right
angular arms, as elbow levers. The de-
vices for operating the adjustable pin are
equally unique and simple. There Is a
rock shaft which has an arm attached to a
sliding collar that raises the lever carry
ing the pin; and then there is second
arm, attached to an indented disk, and so
combined with a ratchet wheel anc pawl
AS to remove the pin by the same move
ment-N. 7. San. 4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

A RECENT number of the Financial
Chronicle gives a list of the railroads that
have defaulted in the interest of their
bonds since the panic of Sept, 1878, TO-
outstanding, respectively. There are 1876
detaulting roads, and the bonds on which
they have defaulted amount in the aggre-
gate to 1888, 967 1865. The largest proper
ton, $232, 1866, 701, was defaulted on in
1874; the next largest proportion $780,
233, 900. in 1878; the amount defaulted in
1875 was $140,44S,00O. OF the total
amount of bonds defaulted on, $685., 045,-
600 is in default still. According to
Poor's Manual the entire bonded debt of
the railroads in the United States is &c.
600, 000, 900; SO that about thirty nine per
cent OF this is now in default
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16
MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC.

From some observations made by NJ .
Bredichin, in the neighborhood of Mos
COW and at the Observatory Of that city,
he concludes that the theory of ascending
and descending currents is sufficient to
explain the formation and development
OF color facule and spots; that if on any
portion of the solar surface an increase Of
temperature takes place, there must at
that place soon be an ascending current,
and the head of this ascending current
will form cloud as soon as it reaches a
proper height; that the lower portions of
the chromosphere flow from all directions
toward the base of this column of ascend
ing air, and subsequently they ascend
above the solar surface and flow off to one
side, thus continuing the circulation.
Experiments continue to be made in
France to test the efficiency of an engine
OF peculiar construction. This engine is
described as having no wheels, but is
provided instead with what may be called
legs. 1t does not roll; it walks, runs, or
gallops. 1t is like an ordinary engine,
with straight rods terminating in broad
circular skates. There are three legs in
'front.' and three behind. The moving
cylinders, instead of turning wheels, raise
The feet, The invention, it is claimed, is
particularly adapted for carving great
weights up an incline, as a convenient
substitute for the means now EMPLOYED.
One OF these, which is at present at work
on French railway, weighs ten tons, and
goes four to five miles every hour, but
can accomplish, if desired, eleven or
twelve miles
Within the last few years, some
French chemists have been experimenting
on the fiaN fiber, with a view TO making
II inner, all such fiber. as is well known,
pelng somewhat coarse. These chemists,
knowing very well the nature of the fiber.
That it is simply hollow tube, tried soak
ing II IL an acid solution, then washed
inns out after which they employed a GER
tain alkaline solution, soaking this in a
solution Of q carbonate. some carbonate
which had great deal of carbonic acid
etc, IN 1t, the object being TO burst omen
the flbers. The result was that the flax
proved very much finer than it otherwise
would have been. In this way the cotton
lied fax, as il is termed. was made 1t
was supposed at one time that this article
would be brought into general use: but.
for some unexplained reasons, the article
Is used only TO a very limited extent. not
withstanding its acknowledged value.
"A new and ingenious arrangement
Tor car brakes has been introduced. con.
slsting chiefly in the combination with a
worm OF screw thread upon the car wheel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

1T is astonishing how little notice is taken
Of an ordinary cold or a slight cough, when
SO many suffer from Catarrh and Consump-
ton, which are directly traceable to these
causes. In our changeable climate, no one
should travel without being provided with
a remedy for sudden attacks of this kind
Forest Tar is one Of the host preparations
for that purpose, and Forest Tar Troches is
very convenient form of it, Prepared by
The Forest Tar Co., Portland, Me-, and sold
by all druggists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

A FRENCH connolsseur lately entered q
Paris curiosity shop" and saw beau
tiful Dresden vase. Asking the price, he
was told Gao, land" said the dealer, eff
! had the pair they would be worth f200."
M. A. offered $50, and came several days
running to renew his proposition, but in
vain. One day man came to M. AS
apartments to show HIM some old china
plates, and induced HIM to visit his shop
in the Batgonolles. To his surprise and
delight M. A. saw in an obscure corner of
the shop vase exactly similar to the COW
eted Dresden, and eagerly secured 1t for
E4S, with the assurance that the pair, If
forthcoming, would be worth G40O. NJ.
A. rushed off to the first dealer, and Of
tered him his own price for the vase
Ah," said he, lyon come too late; l
sold it yesterday to a dealer at the Batig-
nolles!n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

OYSTER PoTATo BALLS. Beard dozen
small, plump oysters, cover them snugly
with plain mashed potato paste, roll
them with flour or beaten up egg and
bread crumbs into balls and fry them in
outer or dripping. Put into each ball
when you make it up teaspoonful Of the
oyster LIQUOR
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

- Visiting Cards. with your name 1nel.
printed sent for nc We have 100 styles
Agents Wanted. samples sent foa
stamp. A. n. Fuller c., Dfocktoa. 4A1o
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16


| crsOlAs using
alsO u Ill odnpttssI
dose to their in-
ldivtd lsaI cOmstt.
t u tiOn, from =
tcaspOOslfsll to
n tnblespOOnhslt
according "a ef-
feet. For nh aE-
fc ctions or ihe
LIVER, trvcga.
lRrities OTbtOm.
ach and Bowels,
dlseases depend
cllt Oh or ia a sed
by such t'ersDge.
unent ms Bilious !
attacks, Cos tive
ness, ChrOuic III.
by spep-,
STA, JaUndtcs and
Female Weak"
nesses. I table,
suOOnlall taken
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

~ commencement OF 0n attack OF SICK
cures iw IL minutes. NlGL-
LOW or SALLOW SKIN MA DE YOUTH
fUl. by bottle. TRY TIT For pamphi'G
containing useful fmforms tiOn and ALI
about the Liver, address DIR. SANFORD,.
New York. SOLD nv ALL DRUGGISTS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16
The G0ose-Bone and the Weather.

THE goose bone predictions are, per-
haps, more closely watched in Kentucky
than anywhere else, and it may be called
the Kentucky weather-prophet. In many
parts of the State the farmers consult IL,
and prepare for handling their crops in
accordance with its predictions. 1t said
that there is family in Woodford County
that has fifty of these little prophets care
fully laid away, and declare that not one
OF them made mistake in their predic-
tons. Let us turn to this years prophecy.
We must take the breast bone of last
springs goose-none other will do, for the
prophecy does not extend beyond the year
in which the goose is Matched. Thanks
to friend, we have such bone. 1t must
be divided into three parts, which repre-
sent the three divisions of winter The
breast bone of a goose is translucent, but
at places has cloud-like blots upon it.
These blots denote cold weather. Look
ing at the bone before us, we find little
cold weather about the LIST of December,
which we have realized; and there is am
other blot beyond the center of the bone,
denoting cold weather about the middle
OF January; this cloud we are passing
now, and so far our little prognosticator
has guided us right We are to have
warmer weather after few days, but the
worst is to come. The darkest blots arc
near the end of the bone, and, if the
prophecy fails not, winter will verify the
saying of coming in like lamb and GO
ing out like roaring lion. our coolest
weather will come after the middle of
February, and our warmest fires will be
required for the parting days of winter
and the first days of spring This is the
goose-b bone prophecy, and, as we have the
word of good old farmer that it has no,
failed for fifty years, we would advise the
laying in of a good supply of coal, and
general preparations to meet cold weather
for the goose bone has said it, and old
winter will be after young spring with
great big icicle. '-LouisUiLH Commercial.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-16

A SINGLE grain of wheat, accidentally
dropped ia Il garden in Hoveringham, En-
gland, last spring, produced sixty three
ears and more than 5000 grains of wheat
probably the largest yield ever known,
but showing what good soil and good
cultivation can accomplish