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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-10

THAT human being may die of
happiness is illustrated by Bellini's ex-
it from the worlds stage. He went to
Paris 10 complete his . Puritani, and
had so great a success that he was car
ried in triumph upon the stage, where
he was decorated by the King. So
much happiness III "A single day over
whelmed him. He went sick to the
house Of friend at Puteaux and died
there. He was buried in Pere La
chaise. That was in 1884 and it was
only the other day that his remains
were carried to Italy for interment in
his native city of Catania.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-10

Equal parts of turpentine and am
monia makes one Of the best of wash
ing fluids, without injuring the clothes
a few spoonfuls added to tub of wa
tea. -E1cItange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-10

A fat old gentleman was bitten in
the calf Of the leg by dog. He at
once rushed to the Office of the Justice
Of tle Peace and preferred "A complaint
against a man in the neighborhood
whom he supposed to be the owner of
the offending cur. The following was
the defense offered on the trial: /. BY
testimony III favor of the general good
character Of my dog, shall prove
that nothing could make him 50 for
getful of his canine dignity as to bite
a calf. 2. He is blind, and cannot see
to bite. 3. Even if he could see to
bite, it would be utterly impossible for
him to go out of his way to do SO, on
account of his severe lameness. 4.
Granting his eyes and legs to be good,
he has no teeth. ). My dog died six
weeks ago. 6. / never had any dog.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-11-10

JOHN JACOB AsToR.
WILLIAM +. DODGE,
X. LENNON KENNEDY,
DREXEL, MORGAN IL Co.
CMAs. II. RUSSELL,
JAS. BROWN,
f. ID. MORGAN & Co.,
NJ. .. RoBERTss
GEORGES. Cox,
GEO. CABOT WARD,
WIN. A. BooTH,
b. G. ARNOLD &Co.,
G.. Il. DETwoLD
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
Lying Gas Meters.

Gas Companies, of course, are like the
infant Washington, they can't tell lie F;
but they authorize their measuring In.
struments to lie at the rate of 10 to Ia
per cent. The N. Y. World, speaking OF
the Brooklyn Gas Company, says:
A man who used to be in the employ
of gas company is now doing large
business testing Brooklyn meters. His
method Is to take the meter out, take it
10 the Inspector in New York, and have
it tested by the State Inspector or one
of his deputies. he then replaces it,
and IL it has been found incorrect the
cOmpanyis notified and the rebate de-
manded. Every meter tested was found
fast. Some 10 per cent, some 13 per
cent. and some more than that.
In one instance a prominent builder,
who suspected that his meter must be
teen per cent. too fast. He had used
this meter nine years, and demanded
rebate for that time. The gas company
seeing the certificate offered him a re-
bate for five months but no more. He
refused, and threatens to sue for bal
ance Of $3.50. In another instance dry
goods merchant, well known in Brook
iyn, had his meter tested, and found it
ten per cent. too fast. He notified the
gas company and they offered TO eompro-
mise, but would not pay all the consul
mer demanded. The case is still unset-
tied. In another instance q libery-stable
keeper found his meter too fast, and had
it tested by the the New York Inspec-
tor. The gas company in this instance
paid the rebate. +"'
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
IOWA LETTER.
oorrespondence q the sta.,.

Corrcsponuence Of the star.
In Jour issue of the 18th inst. I notice
an editorial article ehtitled "rhe Gran.
ger ElemeAt,o and which have read
with great interest. Though you may
not be one of the Granger fraternity, we
in the Western country nevertheless
conclude, from the direct manner in
which YOU look into this new mosem ent,
that you were probably reared at some
Granger's freside before they were
called "Grangers," simply farmers; and
thus so quickly comprehended a their
views and their lnteres to, and so warmly J
espouse their interests.
In the article referred to you speak
correctly OF the causes that have brought
forth this new organizati0n. In CON
trnation OF your general statement as
ular fact from my own experience iii
Iowa, where the Changers are power
strong and unflinching, with great hopes
and expectations. l once drove into th Q
City OF Davenport with two teams and
wagons loaded with wheat, about fifty
bushels, from my farm, TO have it Toured.
Before unloading my fifty -bushel grIst at
the mill happened to ask what 'stoll'
they took for grinding, and was informed
that they didn't "tolI' the grain, but re-
quired their pay in cash; and the charge
was quarter OF a dollar per bushel 1
protested against the eXOrbitance of this
charge, as wheat was then worth only
seventy cents per bashel in that market;
and he was charging me more than one
third for grinding. r
nYIu / AA AIs hnk
couldn't do any better,-.s'for you see we
millers have an Association, and have
agreed upon twenty-five cents per
bushel as our price; so you can't help
yourself" OF course | Wasn't very ami
able nor pious under this taunt, and
swore that would pound my wheat in
stone mortars and make Hour as our
first settlers did their corn. before l
would submit to such terms of their
combination, and drove of with my
grain. afterward found a miller who,
in consideration of my having so large a
f'grist," concluded to grind it for me at
fifteen cents per bushel, that being the
rates that the "miHers' ring" had agreed
to grind for merchants. This was nearly
one quarter of the whole value of my
wheat, and more than as much again as
the visionary price ofone-tenth. But /
had to submit 10 this extortion OF the
ring. or get no -four. And even. then
found by the net returns that a large
per cent. otimy grisr somehow stuck to
the gearing OF the mill, and was blown
off in dust! $50 they told nse.) And
transactions and combfna lions, such as
these, againstus farmers, are the rea-
sons of the existence of Grangerism in
Iowa. AS you said in your article, it
was necessity, for self defense. Aud
who can blame US?
TRAVELLING GRANGER.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
The Ink Of the Ancients.

In letter from Mr.. Joseph Ellis, OF
Brington, addressed to the Society OF
Arts journal, he states that, by making
a solution OF sheilac with boraX in
water, and adding a suitable proportion
of flamp-black, an ink is produced which
is indestructiblei by time or chemical
agents, and which, on drying, will pre-.
sent a polished surface, as with the INK
found on Egyptian papyri. He made ink
in the way described, and proved, 1t not
its identity with that OF ancient Egypt,
yet the correctness OF the formula, which
was given him by the late Mr.. Charles
Hsckett, +. II. S. - .a.s
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

The sensational stories from Wash
Ington concerning the quarrel between
the President and Secretary Bristow
are now pronounced all "bosh." The
surmises Of saloon loungers and lunch
liends are set afloat as rumors direct
from the White House, and are tele.
graphed over the country as fixed
)acts. The fact is Grant can
not afford to quarrel with Bristow
now. such a step would cover him,
pr any other President in like circum-
btances, with overwhelming odium.
Grant knows this as we'll as any other
man. Moreover, we believe that Grant
aetests the Whisky Rings, and desires
their punishment, as much as any man
In America. And be has good reason
for those feelings of dislike. Those
shyster stories may therefore be disre-
yarded for the present time at least.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
VETERAN OF THE CENTENNIAL
A Man Who Listened to q Speech from Wash.
ingtOi.
TFrom the New York Mercury.]


Michael Edwards, sr., Of Moundsville
ninth year. When at MoundsyilIe, q
few days ago, a correspondent had a
short interview with the old gentlema n.
1t was some hing to look UPON man
whose birth dated back to The 17th of
August, 1767, and hear him tell OF seeing
General Washington in the streets of
hls native town ere yet the Father of his
Country had reached the zenith OF his
great fame. Mr.. Edwards thinks he re-
members when the news of the Declara-
ton OF independence was brought to
York, Penn, where he then lived. 't
He remembers hearing Washington
make short speech in York, after the
war, in which, among other things, he
said that there was likely to be, some
time in the future, a war, caused by Of
tlce-seekers, that would be worse than
the Revolution. He cast his ii fst vote
for Washington for President, and voted
for him both times, and after him for
John Adams. He left New York in 1901
and went out to Washington, Pennsyl-
yania, where he was married in 1876 to
years ss a1n his junior They 9ed stfen
ffty-three years, she dying in 1858. The
family consisted Of four boys, all still
living, the Oldest of WHOM is now in his
sevehtieth year. --
Mr. Edwards lived at Washington un-
til 1888, at which time he removed TO
Moundsyille, where he has since resided.
He worked at his trade (gunsmithing)
until he was between eighty and ninety
years OF age. When ne was in his nine
ty-third year he walked from Wheeling
To Moundsyille in abouttwo hours and a
half, afeat that many young men could
not rival. He has seldom been severely
sick in his life, although he has never
taken extra care OF his health; has both
chewed and smoked tobacco, and taken
an occasional glass of liquor. although
not addicted to drink. His general habit
has been to rise and retire at an early
hour, and during the most Of his liie has
seldom slept after A In the morning. He
comes OF lon2-lived ancestry, as do
most persons who attain great age, his
mother having lived to be upwards of
one hundred and three years old.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
A usefnl rraa.

Consul Morgan, in his supplementary
report on the trade and commerce OF
Brazil Tor the year 1874, just issued,
makes special mention OF most useful
tree, which would be a valuable acqnlsi-
ton to any country where it would con-
descend to grow. The tree in question
is the carnouba (copernicia ceritera), a
palm tree, which without any culture
develops itself in Ceara, Rio Grande do
Norte, Bahia, &c. Perhaps in no coun-
try, says Consul Morgan, is plant ap-
piled to SO many and varied purposes.
1t resists the most prolonged drought
and preserves itself; constantly luxur-
liant and green. Its roots possess the
same medicinul effects as the sarsa-
parilla. s. .-.s
From the trunk are obtained strong
fbers, which acquire beautiful luster,
as well as corner pieces of timber and
excellent palisades for enclosures. The
palmetto when young serves as an ap-
preciablo and nutritious food; and there
from also wine, vinegar, and a saccha-
rine matter is extracted, as we'll as a
kind Of gum similar in its taste and prop
critics to sago. This plant has often
served during the period of excessive
droughts as the means of support to the
populations of Ceara and Rio Grande do
tree musical instruments are made, as
also tubs and pumps for water. The
delicate ibrous substance OF the
pith of the stock and its
leaves make good substitute for cork.
The pulp Of the fruit Is OF a pleasant
taste, and the nut, oily and emulsive, is,
after being roasted and reduced to a
powder, often used as coffee. From the
trunk of the tree q species OF -four SIM
liar to maizena, is extracted, as well as a
liquid resembling that of the Bahia co.,
coaunt. From this dried straw, mats,
hats, baskets and brooms are made, and
OF this straw large quantities are ex.
ported TO Europe, where It'll is employed
in the manufacture OF fine, hats, the
whole value of which exported and OF
such as is utilized by national industry
amounting now to about 6 LII 800 per
annum. Finally from its leaves ia pro-
duced the the wax used III the manutac-
ture Of candles, the annual expectation
Of which exceeds In value 916S, 800.
-[Palf Mall Gazette.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
It Might Have Been---A Story OF
Life.

Ahi how time does take the romance
out Of our lives and leave us high and
dry on the lee shore oil conceit.
| 1t does not seem SO many years age
that Mary Jane and we attended the
same country schopl-nouse, divided the
same apple, chewed the same piece oil
gum, aud slid down hill on the same
sled. 1t does not seem many years since
we stood together and pledged each 9TH
er by all the faithful promises we knew
that around the same love our young
hearts should ever twine.
Fate called us away from our early
home and separated US from Mary Jane.
Distant lands sent forth call Tor us an d
we went. 9tt 4 Mf@ rNa y &
And the parting-the tears shed--the
last embrace-the promises renewed un-
der the flaming branches of the old oak
tree. Ahl how fresh they are in our
memory even to this day. sA#e "a
Mary Jane could not be expected,
much as she loved us, TO spend her time
moping and mourning. She must 90 to
singing school, to pairing bees, and to
candy pulls. We arranged all that.
Perhaps we were selfish In selecting
Tom Jones to do escort duty for us, Tor
Tom was bashfuI, freckled, q little lame.
slightly cross-eyed, and anything but a
"glrFs D0y." he was agood fellow. Tom
was, and II we had been halEwitted we
must have seen the intelligent twinkle
In his eyeas he promised to do his duty
we'll. tp8a a s897a n
Those letters we received. What a.
tale OF love they toldi How miserable
Mary Jane was, and how different the
enjoyment was with Tom Jones instead
of the absent one by her sidel How we
wept over those linesi fe4I
Gradually those letters ofAIary Jane,s
did not make us weep. There seemed
rather more ofTom Jones In them than
we liked, and we, wrote a cruel, wicked
letter, telling Mary Jane that ii she
thought so much of Tom j ones to take
hlm. Twas the Last thing In the world
we meant, but jealousy is n blind brag.
gart, you know, and VIC were jealous.
II was too true, aiasi and the next
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

The Philadelphia Times is talented in
the way of discovering Mares nests and
the old mare on. fts latest exploit is
the announcement that GER. Sherman
is to be the Republican candidate for
President, and that his brother John is
working up the case here in Ohio. a
fearful working up that would be that
John Sherman could engineer in Ohio.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

THK YOUNG Spanish King Alfonso
has shown his yaior as a warrior by
rushing to the front just in time to be
too late. He can come in at the right
moment to receive surrender, but not
in time to force 1t. History will hence
forth record that the rebellion was
crushed by the prowess of Alfonso, who
forced the rebels to surrender on the
field at Estellai or some such rhodo,
montade as that.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

A man and wife in New Jersey daily
sit down to their family dinner together,
but each in a different town. They vary
their meal with such remarks as ssMy
love, Will you please propel the gravy
bowl into South OrangeP or, s.Hubby,
dear, another slice of that roast beef
over in Orange township, pleaseW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

An Iowan by the name of Stevens in-
vented an egg-packiDg case few years
since. 1t took well and in short time
had returned him 100000. Easy come,
easy go, and to-day Stevens is working
for the man to whom he sold his patent,
at ~ d DAY.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

GEN. BABcocK publicly attributes all
his difficulties to Joyce, who deliberately
undertook 70 sacrifice him in order TO
accomplish bis own selfish ends. Joyce
Was certainly, none too good to do such
thing with Babcock or any other man
and it is very clear that he could best
reach the money Of the crooked whisky
ring by making them believe that he
had ipaucnce With Babcock. to whom
he pretended 70 mail money and then
reciain,od the letter from the Post-oflice
oox. Those St. Louis rirgstcrs are a
bad lot.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

"Only lock OF golden, hair" the lover
wrote. "Perchance tonight it form
eth on her pillow fair lalo bright.D
"pnly lock of golden hair" the maiden
sweetly SAID, as she laid it over the back
OF chair and went to bed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

Macaulay could repeat all Demosthe-
mes by heart, all Milton, a great part Of
the Bible in English, and the New Tes-
lament in Greek. He took great delight
in the Bible, and there were few better
biblical scholars than he. And yet he
couldn't shovel the snowof sidewalk
without putting!his foot in it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

Some highly decorated ladies walk ias
! they had pound of shot in eacn shoe,
and hip disease in the bargain. Tnis
waddling from side to side like an in
tOxicated duck is anything but gra ceful
and stylish, yet six out OF every ten
ladies one meets have this singular loco
motion. Let there be swalking schooisn
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

An American has sent a consignment
OF hay and manure forks TO Sheffield, .Ep-
gland, where they created quite a SEN
sation. He proposes to sell them fright
therc," In competition with the Sheffield
In circular saws we
are undcrselling the English manufac-
turers. The. year opens glooniily in
Sheffield, and American competition in
her products is the chief cause OF it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

10 that they will conclude to repeal the
present resumption sham; and having
done this, then do no more. Perhaps
that is about as well as they could do.
Il might save US from having confusion
worse confounded.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

Punch highly approves of the pr esent
fashion of ladies' dresses, compre hend.
ing, as it does, the highest graces of the
two most distinguished models Of female
beauty-in front the Venus de Nedici,
behind the Venus de Hottentot.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

A lady was observed at Boston res
taurantithe other day standing over the
register eating an ice cream. Her physi-
clan had doubtless let tall the golden
maxim, .sKeep the feet warm ana the
head COOL"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

Crime, like patriotism, doesn't know
the points of the compass. The West
has its full share oft. A single issue of
a Chicago daily paper contains two full
columns OF murders, rapes, suicides,
highway robbery, &C., be-
sides extraordinary immoralities i'll high
places.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

ANOTHER Brooklyn scandal is an
nounced. A Presbyterian this time; a
Rev. Mr.. Wolfe. He piously chastised
his fnother.in-law with an umbrella till
he raised rainbows on her delicate skin.
Another advisory council will be needed.
Now we have had Congregational, Meth
odist, and Presby yterian: Whose turn
next?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

Across the walnuts and the wine En-
gaging child: so Mr.. Jenkins! do let me
see you drinkp Mr.. Jenkins: .'See me
drink! What for, my dear" Engaging
child: "ohl mamma says you drink like
a fish,"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

The shoe and leather exhibition build
ing in the Centennial grounds will be a
great addition to the F"side showsp of
the exhibition. Itwill be one handred
and sixty feet by three hundred and
fourteen feet on the ground, two stories
in hetght, constructed OF iron, wood and
glass, and will cost s3o.nnn i : ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

It is said that the Princess Beatrice,
of England-who is not, as previously
reported. to marry Prince Louis of Bal
tenburg---is deeply in love with the
Prince Imperial OF France.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

In Chicago it costs an editor Of a
newspaper one cent to call a lawyer a
"shyster." "A jury Of his peers has so
decided. 'Tis well to have the market
value OF such things settled, you know.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

In the Eastern cities, where the street
cars take On all that can hang on, the
people have unanimously adopted as
their platform-"No seat, no fare"
That party would flourish in Cincin-
haiti,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS at Washing.
mgton has NOT succeeded III evolving
srder out Of chaos on the nnatcial quos.
piou. Many schcnos were presented
bpt poss adoptsas TIE prsbab!iilr now
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

THE DEMOCRATS, in selecting st. Louis
as the place of holding their National
Convention, are following Greeley's ad-
vice,-"Go out West and grow up with
the country.vii-s FsH ls:-ts
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24

thing we heard was that Mary Jane and
Tom Jones mere engaged. We smashed
UP her dagaefreotyps and burnt ths hair
chain she made us With her own handsI
tore up her letters, and drew picture
OF an Indian on the broad prairie, with
bis victim Tied TO a Tree and the fagots
heaped all about him, ready to be set on
fire. The victim very much resembled
Tom Jones--the Indian was-ourself.
n
The other day as we stood by the post
office a family wagon drove up, and for
the fifst time III many years we saw
Mary Jane. How very stout she had
grown, and how very coarse those fea-
lures and how very red that auburn hair
that was 80 soft as II twihed about our
flngersi There was b young Tom, ana d
younger Ezekiel, and stiii younger
Hezekiah, and a pug-nosed, freckle d.
faced girl, ana a pair Of twins. Ther e
was OLD Tom Jones, too, more. awkward,
hmer, more cross-eyed and hQmelier
than ever. t 49,, ..,.,..,.....,.
1. And when Mary Jane scolded old Tom
for not helping her oBt of the wagon, the
notes that once SO much reminded US of
the nightingale now sounded like a raft
scraping against the. abutment or a
bridge in spring fleshet.
Then we thought OF what the poet
Wrote:
i .sof all sad words Of tongue or pen, .
The saddest are these-it might have been"
We do not hate Tom Jones as badly as
we once d.-[Chicago Ledger.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-24
ELASTIC TRUSS.

Buy Dr.. Bulbs Cough Syrup. 1t cures.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-04

1t has been proven that the crooked
whisky stills of the country we're
first set running to raise a campaign
fund, and that tens of thousands OF
dollars were collected from the post
traders and corrupt government con
tractors for the purpose Every man
of the 100000 office holders we're as
sessed 10 per cent. of their ~saleries
to swell the Radical election corrup-
tion fund to millions and it was used
wherever the ballot-box could be cor
ruptea. How do the temperance men
and members of churches who vote
the republican ticket like this whisky
still fraud.