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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05
tfrom the Missouri Republican (St. Louis).l
a remarkable Professional Success,

Among the notable professional men OF
thls country who have achieved extraor di-
nary success is Dir. X. v Pierce, of Buffalo,
y I. The prominence which he mas attained
has been reached through strictly legitimate
means, and. so far, therefore, he deserves
me enNlahle reputation which he ENJOYS
his large measure Of success is the result
III thorough and careful preparation for
ms calling, and extensive reading during a
long ana unusually large practice, which
have enabled him 10 gain high commenda-
ton, even from his protests nal brethren.
DcNothg his attention to certain specialties
OF thc science he has so carefully investi-
gated, Be has been rewarded in remarkable
degree. In these spccialties Ec has become
recognized leader. Not few Of the RENE
dies prescribed by MY, have it is said, been
adopted and prescribed by physicians in
thcr private practice. His pamphlets and
larger works have been received a. useful
contributions To medical knowledge He
mas recently added another, and perhaps
more important, work because of more gen
vr4 application, b. the list Of his published
writings This book, entitled "Tht PEOPLES
Common Sense Medical Adviser" is de-
signed 10 enter into general circulation DR..
Ficrce has received acknowledgements and
lunor> from many sources. and especially
sIenhnc degrees from two OF the first med
lN-l institutions ia the land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

tive boiler is from 80 to 1875 pounds to the
| square inch, while the pressure from this
well, If the valve is closed, would run up
:, to 800 and then tear the tubing out
and throw the heavy machinery into
| the air. The engineer conducted half
inch stream Of gas into a twelve horse
| power steam engine, and it ran so fast that
the machinery broke. The amount of heat
and light in the gas escaping is equal to
2,100 tons Of coal per day. The gas would
light New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more. 1t would run every locomotive IN
the State Of Pennsylvania. 1t would fill
the biggest balloon in half minute, and
burst il into thousand tatters, or shoot it
off like a gigantic bomb shell, and as it is
very light-much lighter than ordinary
gas--it would be of immense value there
after in trying balloon experiments. So
great is the pressure that engineers say
this gas would flow through tubing TO
Pittsburgh, distance Of forty miles, in
ten minutes. The pipe lines here push
oil twelve miles over hills and valleys with
GOO pounds pressure to the square inch,
but this gas would push itself to New
York in a few hours. The well is esti-
mated to produce 2 900 900 cubic feet of
the richest gas in day. The well is
named after Mr.. Delemater, who bored it.
He was employed by Henry Harley, form
| ly connected with the Erie Railway, who
now claims the well, and If six men and
six hickory clubs will keep him in pos
| session against another claimant Mr..
| Harley will continue to own it, | saw
| James Murray, who assisted to bore the
well. When l asked him to give me the
history OF 1t, he said
"Wcll, sir, after boring 300 feet we
struck rock, solid rock, and followed it
| for twenty-five days. At the third sand
We struck oil and pumped several barrels.
On Oct. q, after boring seventy-tive days
and $50 feet, We struck IA flaw in the
rock about six o'clock. Well, she flew
! 1870 feet in the air. Stones, salt water, oil,
| gas, busted like a cannon and the st. 10
people cum rushin' over the hill to find
busted biler and dead driller, but--well,
we run like the dickens; we run to get
| away from the gravel stones and gas, and
we got away from that well and stayed
away Till the next morning."
Then 1t blew all night without being
lighted, did it,"
Eyes; we dassent go near her for two
| days. The gas shot up like mist, cold
as ice. You could see it in the air. After
two days got ball Of candle wickin',
| soaked it in turpcniine, tied stone to il,
and that night SHE'D it into the gas"
did she make a noise, .Iimy"
Make noise! Great sun! she busted
| like cannon full of sand. You'd IL
| thought the bowels of the earth wore
flying out And light. why, the whole
| basin here was ms light as day | could
| count fiocks of sheep way over in the
| woods, and folks way over in Petrolia,
| ten miles away, saw it-and heard it, too,
and they hear it just as strong to-day rs
they did that first night"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05
Our Young Folks.
THE LOST BABY.

Pray, little man, with boots that shine,
And brand-new coat and trousers fine,
And broad-brim hat as big rs mine
Pray, have you seen my baby!
You'd know him by his pin-s-fore,
And by the tiny frock he wore,
And slippers, pattering on the floor;
Say, have you seen my baby!
His frock WAS blue, his apron white,
His curls were full OF yellow light,
His eyes were brown, and o, so bright
By those you'd know my baby.
He had no pockets, but see
You have them plenty, one, two. three;
He had no coat, but then. dear me!
You ito look like my baby.
Now what IL this hear you say3
Yon think they must have run away
The frocks and bibs and slippers gay
And carried off my baby!
Then, pray come here! plainly see
There Is no other way for me
Than just to take You On my knee,
And play you are my baby.
'da Whippte Benham, in YOUTHS Companion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

Boys! boys! you'll be obliged to re-
tire from the table if you don't conduct
yourselves better" said the mother.
Bet | don't CO." said Harry, pushing
out his thick lips
Harrison Wethersfeldr' said the
mother, responsibility.
I'm show YOU" he muttered
Nobody in this house could make me
90 fore / got my dinner" said Frank,
nodding his head with a dare do it,
Francisco Waylandr' said the wonder
full mother, and then she turned to me and
said:
"Some mothers punish their children
or every little m;sdemeanor; rarely ever
whip mine, and | have it to say to-day
that never yet struck a child in anger /
think the mother needs to govern herself
before she can begin to govern her chll.
dren."
And there those little miscreants were
at the table, striking, and snatching snd
grabbing at each others food, and call
ing Ill names, and really eating their din
ners more like hungry pigs than dear lit
tie boys and girls, and did not dare to
open my mouth.
How often had seen families of boys
and girls quietly partaking of their food,
and dividing with each other, and watch
ing to replenish plates for one another
pouring fresh water, or sharing creamy
milk, or saying, This is delicious; do take
some;' or, Wont you share with me ?"
or, Do accept of this fruit, pie or cake"
in voices pleasant to hear.
Now if any little boy or girl who reads
this has had habit of eating fast, or in a
greedy way, or smacking and guzzling
noisily, begin to fight the fault as soon as
you 60 to the table after this
have seen nice young men who had
fallen into the habit while they were little
children, and nobody told them how
filthy and ugly it was, and they still eat
that way /; and some of them are preach
ers, too, don't you think. Pity isn't ii?
Why, some Of them craunch even bread
and butter and tea as if they were full of
bones; and well-bred man or woman
can hardly eat alongside of them, for dis
gust. Ii young man eats noisily, and
piggishly, and greedily, nobody likes him
very well, even though his conversation
is beautiful and excellent, and even though
he writes poetry. There is such a con-
tiadicton that one is repulsed Dido
Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05
A YeddO Theater.

Writing Of thcaters at Ieddo, con-
tributor 10 the Galory says:
When iavoritc actor makes his aD.
pcarancc the whole audience becomes elec.
triiied, and testify their delight by a series
| of shouts yells and cries which no known
combination of yowels and consonants
can adequately render They do not all
shout together, but the yells run rapidly
IRON group 10 group, reminding one OF
| the falling of n stone as it bounds down
the side of mountain. Their enthusiasm
Is kept within bounds by sort of inspect.
or, or policeman, seated on u small raised
platform in the center of the theater, who
preserves order and summarly elects all
disturbers of the public peace, During
the whole time Il constant ieasting seems
To be going on plates of rice and fish are
succeeded by candies swcctmeats and
other deicacies, sold by licensed vendors,
who perambula,e the passages between
acts, Offering their wares in sing-song.
sleepy, nasal tones; nothing escapes them,
however; the slightest sign from would
be buyer brings them in fash to his side.
Nhen the Chop-slicks are for moment
laid aside, little bottles of sakki and cups
OF tea make their appearance. Empty
dishes are carried oil and almost instant
ly replaced by full ones. Notwith
| standing these interesting occupations,
great attention Is given to the piece
The orchestra, placed in stagcbo to
the left, is composed of drums, flutes and
three.strlnged guitars. The musicians
| are clothed in priestly robes in memory of
the honor of the gods. They have no
mercy on the audience, but play almost
inceSsantly--during the piece to accom-.
pany the rcci,ative and between the acts
To enliven the public. One OF the strong.
eat proofs ot the gentleness and strength
OF mind OF the Japanese is the admirable
tortitu1e with which 500 people listen
10 THIS unearthly and diaholical music for
twelve consecutive hours without eNhib.
ltiag the slightest signs ot mental alieua-
ton. Two alsleS or gangways lead from
either end of The stage to the front en-
trance ot the theater, going directly
through the little checkcibnArd squares
The actors generally make their entrance
on the stage by these gangwayS, passing
Through the audience and under their very
noses. Though the actors belong Ia the
lowest classes, they often cudear them
selves to the public at large. who become
much infatuated with certain laNuyi,oS Il
has not uulrequently happened thata cele-
DRAFTED actor has been magulhCcutiN buried
10y popular subscription ard lnourncd by
iltc whole population Tie best OF them
receive about 900 rios Isl, 1907 per year.
They art often interested IN the profits of
the enterprise some slav ErAuitoUslV
with a view 20 making themselves known
10 the public. Women never appear on
the stage. Their parts are taken hy men,
and ST clcverly do they do IL in dress
manner and gesture that the Illusion
would be complete were they no, betrayed
10y the voice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

after seeing leaf Of it laid on her dead
sisters bosom, insisted that some angel
many hundred years ago, had brought the
seed straight down from heaven. -Bavard
Taylor, in st. Nicholas for January.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

Fall River makes the smallest appro
priatiun for educational purposes oi any
,iy in Sachu>ciiS only S9N6 per
child-and Springaeldthe greatest S2iG4
per child Bo>tou's rate j. S%3.3l Low
ELL $lg,S,i, " orcestcr Sii.1c, New Bed
ford si5.s3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05

VIRGINIA CITY, New, consumes from
two 10 Three tons ot fish dsily.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
Mr., Tilden's Economy,

1t is said that Mr.. Tilden, the Dem
ocratic candidate for President, is an
ecohomical man, great reformer. He
does not live in Republican or Demo-
cratic simplicity, bu, in almost Royal
style, as may be learned from q city
paper, as fellows:
The establishment of Governor Til
den is conducted upon scale Of great
muni6cence Dom Pedro, who passed
through Albany at daybreak some
weeks ago, and had the Governors man
sion pointed out to him, is said to have
remarked that he was the only official
who seemed to have palace. The
Governor maintains about twelve SER
wants, one Of them, the cook, having
formerly been in the service of the
same Dom Pedro. He has eight horses.
He rides always unattended except by
personal friends, with whom he often
tries gallop on the road outside the
bark. He maintains also seven car
risges-a landau, brett, brougham, dog
cart, clarence and two buggies-and if
occasion calls, could treat the Alba
mans TO fine four in-hand An estab
lishment so extensive requires lavish
expenditure, and his yearly expense for
the household alone is estimated at
$4,000.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
SHERIFF'S SALES.

DY virtue of a writ of Fl. Fa. and pend.
ID Er issued out of the Court of Com
mon Pleas Of Juniata county and IL me di-
rected, will be exposed to sale at public
outcry, at the Court House, in the borough
of Miffintown, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
|, 1876, at o'clock, p M, the following
real estate to Wit:
A tract of land situated in Greenwood
township, bounded and described as follows:
On the north by lands of Amos folk, on the
east by lands of James S Cox, on the so1th
by lands of Creighton Clark and on the
west by lands of Emnor Mendenhall and
others, containing 20 Acres. more OF
less, having thereon erected a Log House
and Cooper Shop. Seized, taken in execu-
ton and TO be sold as the property OF Enoch
Butler.
A lot of ground in the town Of Richfield
Monroe township, on the corner OF Main
and Water streets, fronting on Main strcrl
81 feet, and On W ater street l2O feet, bound
ed on the west by lot of IL. q Sheilenber.
ger and on the north BY an alley, having
thereon erected a large frame dwelling
house. Seized, taken in execution and Il
be sold as the property of Tobias Brown.
A lot of ground in ihe village of Johns
town, Beaie township, beginning at poin
in road leading from Miiiiintown to Johns
town, ii feet east of Samuel McMillcn'
corner, thence near said McMillsn's nortl
34I degrees, west $40 perches to post
thence BY lands of Samuel S. Pannebakcr
north SO deg. east lilo per. to post II
the road thence by lands Of Gideon halde
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
4 Change.

Que of the most remarkable events
that ever took place IN the South was
announced by despatch from Charles
ton, South Carolina, few days ago. 1t
was the conviction, by jury. CT the
men who murdered the negroes at Ham
burg early in the month of July. 1t
has been the common practice in that
country to allow such mur derers to es-
cape without question. A change
has, however, taken place, and if the
new course is followed up, which it is
probable TO be, the murders of that
section of the country will rapidly di
miuish. 4 despatch, relative to the
case, dated on the 2nd inst, says:
The jury in the Hamburg case fnd
seven persons guilty of murder, name
ly: E. j Butler. Henry Getsen, Thos.
Butler, Harrison Butler, John Lamar,
Thcs. Oliver and John Oliver. They
fiud that Moses Parks was killed by 4.
j. Butler, James Cook by Henry Get
sen. Thomas Butler aud Harrison But
ler aud 4. L. Att,way, Danie! Phil
lips, Hamp Stevens and Albert Mn
yard were killed by John Lamar, Thos.
Oliver aud John Oliver. They find
that forty-fOur citizens OF Aiken coun-
ty, S. c., thirteen of Edgefeld county,
s. c., aud thirty GeOrgians were ac-
cessOries before the fact. Among the
accessories before the fact from Aiken
are two colored men, and from Edge
field General VI. G. Butler.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
How Contagious.

How contagious yellow fever is may
be learned from the following: A little
girl, child of parents living III healthy
locality. on one of the ridges near Pen
-acola, bad an attack of yellow fever,
which much puzzled the physicians, as
there was then no yellow fever In the
city, nor had she or ber playmates been
in contact with sny one from there
After her recovery she described game
Of "bide and SEEK" where she bid un
der an old sail so cunningly that she
could not be found. The sail had been
imported from New Orleans during the
epidemic of previous season. a
young man going to sea sent trunl
full of clothes for safe keeping TO friends
at a saw mil in the forest. When he
returned, three years later, the trunk
was opened. and the family in thi'
healthy place suffered from yellow fever
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09

and his establishment at that fashionable
resort: ssMr. John Morrissey is the chief
operator on the Wall street oi Saratoga.
1t is now the height OF his season, for the
races have brought q crowd of great and
small brokers to his royslexchspge. There
he reigns supreme, and maintains system
q: order worthy Of imitation IN New York.
Here IN open day or, rather, under brilliant
gsslisht, they were playing the various
games of cards, roulette, faro, rouge-et-noir
anc' other like devices for the exchange
OF money. sNow, III tell you something, :
said NerrissC, 'that your Wall-street
broker perhaps dare not tell you: The adds
Of all fhesc games are in favor OF the bank.
You sit down and play with me a game OF
two and you may win; but you pay with
me every night ior month and III burst
you >" Yet Saratoga is in the State OF
New York there are laws in that State
against public gaming, Tilden is the Esecp-
tive charged with the auty OF seeing the
laws enforced, ard, as every body knows, he
is great Accommodations.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
President Grant to Governor
Chamberlain.

Governor Chamberlain, OF South Car
olina, wrote letter to President Gran.
Immediately after the Hamburg massa-
ere, asking rstionaI aid. President
Grants reply, which is as follows, was
made public through resolution Of in
quiry by the Senate:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 26, 1876.
DEAR SIR: am in receipt of Jour
letter of the July and al the euclo-
sures therein, giving an account Of the
tate taTbarous massacre of innocent
men at the town of Hamburg, s. &.
The views which you express as to the
duty you owe to your oath of Office and
the citizens to secure to all their civil
rights, including the right to vote ac-
cording to the dictates of their own
consciences, and the further duty Of
the Executive of the nation to give all
needfui aid, wien properly called on to
do so, TO enable you to insure this in-
alienabie right, | fully concur in The
scene at Hamburg, as cruel, blood
thirsty, wan,on, unprovoked, aud as un-
called Tor as It was, is only repetition
of the course that has been pursued in
other States within the last few years,
notably III Mississippi and Louisiana.
mississippi is governed to day By OH
cials chosen through fraud and violence,
such as would scarcely be accredited to
savages, much less to civilized aud
Christian people. How long these
things are to continue OF what is to be
the final remedy the Great Ruler Of the
Universe only knows. But l have an
abiding faith that the remedy will come,
and come speedily, and | earnestly hope
that it will cone peacefully. There
has never been desire CT the part o:
the North to bumiliate the South
Nothing is claimed for one State that IL
not freely accorded to all the others,
unless il be the right to kill negroes
and Republicans without fear OF pun
ishment and without loss of caste or
reputation. This has seemed TO be a
privilege claimed by few States. l
repeat again that | fully agree with
you as to the measure of your duties.
Go on, and let every Governor where
the same dangers threaten the peace Of
his State go on, in the conscientious
discharge Of his duties to the humblest
as well as the proudest citizen, and
will give every aid for which can find
law or constitutional power. A gov
ernms mt that cannot give protection tc
the life, property, and all guaranteed
civil rights lin this country the great
es, is untrammelsd ballot) to the citi
zen is, 10 so far, failure, and every
energy of the oppressed should be ex'
erted always within the law and b'
constitutional means) to regain les
privileges or protection. Too lont
1eniai of guaranteed rights is sure 4
lead to revolution-bloody revolution
where suffering must. fall upon th
: innocent as we'll as the guilty. Ex
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09

pressing the hope that the better judg-
naent and CO. cooperation of the citizens
of the State over which you have pre-
sideo so ably may enable You to secure
q fair trial and punishment of all offend
ers without distinction of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude, and
without aid from the Federal Govern.
rnent, but with the promise Of such aid
on the conditions named in the fore
going. subscribe myself,
Very respectfully, your obedieut SER
rant, U. s. GRANT.
To the Hon. d. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Gov
ernor of South Carolina
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-09
ProthOnotary,s Notice.

N OTICE is hereby given that the follow
1N ing named persons have filed their As
signees' accounts in the Prothonotary's Of
dee of Juniata county, and the same will be
presented for confirmation aud allowance
at the Court House in Miffiintown, at the
August term Of adjourned court, August
15. 1876:
The first and partial account of Reuben
Leonard, Assignee of Samuel Leonard.
The first and tiuai account of John Jah;i.
son, Assignee of Amos GraybiH
The account OF VIM. Ulsh, Assignee OF
George Singer.
JACOB BEIDLER, Prothonofary.
PRoTHoSorARY's OrrIcE,
Miffiintown, June 28th, 1876.
I arge stock of ready made clothing Of ths
IL latest and choicest styles, for men and
boys, hats, caps, boots and shoes, notions
fun nishing goods in endless variety for sab
at Samuel Strayer's, IN Patterson.