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, 1877-06-01

A BEAUTIFUL SENTnrENT.-Shortly
before his departure for India, the la
mented Heber preached a sermon,
which contained this beautiful senti-
ment:
"Life bears us on the stream of a
mighty river. Our boat glides down
the narrow channel through the play
full murmuring of the little brook, and
the winding Of its grassy borders. The
trees shed their blossoms over our young
heads, the flowers on the brink seem to
offer themselves to our young hands:
we are happy in hope, and grasp eager
" ut the beauties around us-but the
stream hu,ries on, and still our hands
are empty. Our course in youth and
manhood is along q wilder food, amid
objects more striking and magnificent.
We are animated st the moving pictures
of enjoyment and industry passing us,
we are excited at some short-liyed dis
appointment. The stream bears MS on,
and our joys and griefs are alike left
behind us. We may be shipwrecked,
we cannot be delayed; whether rough
or smooth, the river hastens to its home,
till the roar of the ocean is in our cars,
and the tossing of the waves is beneath
our feet, and the land lessons from our
ewes, and the foods are lifted around us,
and we take leave of earth and its in
habitants, until of our further voyage
there is no witness, save the Infinite aid
Eternal"
, 1877-06-01

WHEN a young man from Harvard is
SsKed If he will always love ler thus.
ne does not answer, "Will duck swimP"
science has taken the place Of poetry,
ana he replies, "Will evolution from
me Unconditioned working in proto-
Plasm by accretion and absorption pro-
uoee the organic eell2" Then he lam
guldly inquiries if there are any cold
beans about the house.
, 1877-06-01

BLUE GLASS FRACTURED.-Th is
another smashing blow at blue glass
The believers in the virtues of the azure
have asserted that blue light was speci-
ally eficacious in exciting the flow Of an
electric current through the nerves.
Quite a contrary result is indicated in
the experiments detailed by Professor
James Dewar in the last number OF Ma
hre. Fish, Holsters, frogs, rabbits,
pigeons, and even humanity itself. were
subjected to these experiments, which
consisted in applying one pole of an
electric circuitto some place in the back
Of the neck and the other pole to one Of
the eyes. A galvanometer was intro
duced into the circuit. In most of the
experiments the animals we're quieted
with an@sthetics. When the apparatus
was arranged, light was suddenly admit
ted, and the result, as shown by the gal
vsnometer, was an immediate increase
Of the flow of electricity. The process
was also tried with variously colored
lights, the spectrum colors and those
obtained Ivy the use of tinted or absorp-
tive media. The invATiable deduction
is that the electrical excitements is sim
ply proportioned to the amount of light.
The most luminous rays have the great
est power, yellow much exceeding the
other colored rays. Counting the power
Of yellow at 16, that of green blue is
only 10; decided blue, Z; light blue, g..
What makes the matter more CALLING is
that Prof. Roberts does not say word
about blue glass.
, 1877-06-01
Archibald Tries BIN. Gla...

ry?" -Aen-
Ny dear, that's blue glass" observed
Mr.. Archibald. "the best medicated
mazarine blue glass"
=, what's it for, for mercy's sake?" and
the old women showed a disposition TO
turn her nose up.
why, Martha, hain't YOU heard of
Heneral Pleasanton; how he cures CONT
anu eorns, and apoplexy, and raises en-,
cumDers and Gain generally with blua
glass! Old woman, you're beniobta5
female, and I'll learn you Sometime
I'll put blue glass in the kitchen vi9.
dow, and you'll find we won't use mn 40
much flour and potatoes, and the coal
Will last longer, and the girl won't feed
the policeman mince pie while yon're
gone to revival meeting, and ali that
sort of thing"
blow us all up, 1 reckon; that's about
the next thing you'll do"
But Henry went on his way rejoicing.
and soon had an extra pane of blue glass
over each white one. The effect was
rather nice, and, as Mrs. Archibald al
ways did like blue, it had very sooth-
1rg effect on her temper. The kitchen
was as blue as the political atmosphere
at Washington, and Henry sat around
looking at his blue wife and rubbing
his old blue head all the afternoon, and
retired at night to dream of gorgeous ul-
tramarine results in the near future.
While old Henry was busy, young
Henry had not been idle. "They want
things blue, do they. Hanged If they
shant have 'em bluer nor blue never
was, and he hunted up the box of wash
ing blue.
After the morning ablutions, the old
man went out for little walk before
breakfast. He only met three or four
people on the street, but they SHE'D off
as though he was a nitro-glycerine bar
rel, and one old friend grinned in q
frightened sort of way and asked:
Been tryin' the blue glass dodge,
hey?"
Bully thing, tell you"
"Kind of struck in, amt it?"
What dye mean 2" said the old
man, but the other fellow was walking
off as fast as his legs could carry him.
A return home made a frightful dis
closure.
Mrs. Archibald was twisting one hand
in her sky blue hair, while tears of rage
rolled down her mazarine cheek, and
she waved last years base ball club
majesticslly around the kitchen.
Henry Archibald, you miserable ul-
tra-marine iget, come here and look up
on this scene of azure desolation."
" It's the blue glass taking effect, my
dear"
"You miserable indigo lunatic,
you've turned the wife of your bosom,
the daughter of your heart, the very
dog by your freside, and even now
your own miserable red nose, blue, and
now you Just go out quick and die
somewhere before 1 commit blue and
bloody murder with this club" aud she
screeched wild Indian war whoop and
made break for her iege lord, but he
faded away through the alley gate. like
a strange cat in the garden, and she cen
tented nersen by persuadfng young
Henry with the fiat side Of frying pan
to acknowledge that he had put CO.
pious supply of washing blue in every
wash pitcher in the house.
The family is now undergoing regi-
men of bath brick and pewter sand in
hopes of inducing the blue theory to
let go.-Edston Free Press.
, 1877-06-01

A GENTLEMAN residing in neat, mod
est cottage in the suburbs, caught
tramp prowling about his back yard,
evidently trying to steal something.
" Why don't you come to the front door
if you wanG anything?" indignantly
roared the proprietor. "That's what I
was looking for" was the impudent re-
ply. Didn't You see it on the other
side of the house?" retorted the gem
tleman. "How was 1 to know that was
the front door2 No silver door-plate,
no bell, no telephone, no statuary, no
servant to take your hat and cane. Tell
your boss there is gentleman out here
who is waiting for his breakfast" When
the gentleman got back with his shot
gun the tramp was not there any more.
, 1877-06-01

The Presidents gallAntry led him to
say to the st. Louis lawyeress, when she
spoke of being at his Inauguration
my dear Miss Cozzens, in that case 1
should have kissed something beside
the book" Next morning Mrs. Hayes
was surprised on looking from the win
dow, to see twenty-seven tramps crawl
out of the straw back of the executive
barn and shake themselves. Then they
CAME to the door and asked what she
was going to do about it. They were
divorce lawyers.
, 1877-06-01

DR.. JOHNSON was observed by a mu-
sical friend of his to be extremely mat
tentive at o concert whilst a celebrated
solo player was running up the divis-
ions and subdivisions of notes upon
his violin. His friend, to induce him
to take greater notice of what was 60
ing on, told him the performance was
very difficult. Difficult, sir" replied
the Doctor, &" 1 wish it were impossible. ;,
, 1877-06-01
DEATH OF THE LARGEST MAz IN ONO.


DEATH OF THE LARGEST Man IN Ono.
- Those who have attended the con-
vcntions held annually at Put-in-Bay
by the Fat Mems Association, cannot
fail to remember, among the members
of that Society, John Templeton, the
heavy weight of the Association, who,
we regret to say, has just died at his
home near Swanton, Fulton county.
Mr.. Templeton was the largest man in
Ohio, his weight being sos pounds. He
was President of the Ohio Fat Mems
Association, and had many warm per-
sonal friends among the members of the
organization in this State, and similar
societies in adjoining States. We were
personally acquainted with him, and
know that his loss will be keenly felt by
many of the jolly heavy men who an
nually do congregate at Put-in-Bay.
At the conventions held at that island
by the Fat Men, Mr.. Templeton was the
center of attraction. Our genial
O'Hagan paled into utter insignifcance
beside him. O'HaganIs monster "fat
mans valise," which is about the size
of cottage at the sea side, would have
been almost too small for q tobacco
box for Templeton. The now dead
President of the Association was so ad-
ipose that it was with difficulty that he
could walk. There was certainly very
striking contrast between him and his
wife, who survives him and who only
weighs about ninety pounds. Those
who remember seeing Mr.. Templeton
entering or leaving the convention
room at Put-in-Bay House during the
sessions Of the Association, leaning upon
the arm Of his little wife, will not soon
forget the merriment provoked by the
couple, who enjoyed the fun as did the
spectators. REGISTER,
, 1877-06-01

SAGACTTY OF ANnhALs.-Trained or
performing horses are no novelty; all
of us hive seen q horse fire pistol,
stand on two legs, waltz, lie down with
his trainer, and perform a hundred acts
of sagacity; but these are simply the
result Of patient training and systemat-
ic correction. But we read Of man
who claims to understand the speech of
horses, and who says that they under
stand him. When arguing with him
that, though he might comprehend the
meaning of the sounds emanating from
the vocal chords of horse, yet it was
a patent impossibility for horse to un-
derstand the English language, he re-
piled: s'Living, eating and sleeping
with my horses has given me the knowl-
edge possess; and the same intimacy
has acquired for my horses the powers
1 claim for them" Here, turning to
a slender, ight-built gray pony, he
said: "Billy, we are talking of you. If
you understand what am saying turn
your head round on the off side" The
pony did SO, and then resumed its feed.
Billy" he continued, "tell me your
age, how long you have lived here, and
on which side is your friend Vesta. :"
The pony whinnied for about two min
utes consecutively, and then, being
loose in his stall, walked into the ad-
joining one occupied by the mare Vesta.
Afterward both horses, at their masters
word of command, went and drank
from the trough. This certainly seemed
to establish the truth of the trainers
claims.
, 1877-06-01

A COACH passing along a country road
had nearly run over a servant girl when
the coachman cried out, "Take care.
SallyP The girl without attempting to
escape the danger, looked up at the
coachmau with an air of offended pride
and said, ut isn't Sally, or any such
low. common aud vulgar stuff-it's
Amelia Ann"
, 1877-06-01

1t may sound like II paradox, yet the
breaking. of both wings Of an amy is a
sure way to make it fly.
, 1877-06-01

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ways was, and l like it still"
, 1877-06-01

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
Notice 70 sCEccL Teachers

Public examination of applicants
for positions as subordinate teachers
in the Public Schools of this city,
will be here in the High school
building, commencing Wednesday,
July 2jth, 1877, at Q o'clock a. NJ,
slmp. The character, evidence of
success as teachers, and the scholar
ship as applicants, will each baTe
due weight in determining eandi-
dates. The two teachers cf the
GralnrIer Department Will receive
increased pay the ensuing year.
BY ORDER or SYcooL BoAnD.
Mineral Point, June 20, ls7I..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
No. 10-Purse Sl00-Trotting Race,
for horses that have no record low
Special Meeting Of County I:ara.

County Clerks Office. Iowa County, Wisconsin
Dodgcyille, june 20, 1917
There will be a special meeting Of
the County Board Of Supervisors OF
Iowa county Wisconsin, at the Court
House, in the village Of Dodgeville,
in said county, on Tuesday, July 10,
A. D., 1877, at o'cocll p, IL.
This meeting is called pursuant 70
the written request Of a majority of
the Board for the transaction Of gen
eral business. j. THos.PRYOE.
County Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

EXPLANATIN WANTED If any of
our wool-buyers can give any expla-
nation concerning the subject matter
of the following which we copy from
the Darlington Repub'icu', we shah
be pleased to lay the same before
our readers:
About two weeks ago a farmer living within
few miles of Mineral Point, having shcarcd
his sheep. began To look fora purchaser for
his clin He OF course went to Tie dealers IN
Mineral Point, for that was naturally his mar
kct town, and he had been in the habil Of
dealing there. They wanted his wool, aud
would give lin the "highcst market price
That of course was satisfactory, and all the
farmer wanted, but what was the highest
market price Well eighteen to twenty cts.
per pound for unwashcd wool, They could
! promise him eighteen cents and If his was II
| lrime article they would rive him twenty cts.
! hut could not afford 90 give him II mill more.
! On being informed that Tue REPUBLICAN
quoted it as high as twenty.cight cents IN Dar-
! lmgton, and that several loads had been taken
| from near Mineral Point, and had brought
nearly that figure the dealer made reply thai
| the Darlington buyers pad no higher Than
the buyer- il Mineral Point, but + they should
do it on a few loads. they invariably cheated
on the weight. After consideration the farm
or concluded to rely on the market quotations
of The REPUBLICAN,, and bring his wool to
| Darlington. but remembering the accusation
of the Mineral Point dealer, he concluded To
! first weigh The wool. and without saying any.
! thinr sre how it would come ont. On arriv
inr al Darlington he was offered twenty-tbrec
cents pound for his wool another dealer
raised the bid another went sllIl higher
! This looked like competition, and was en-
couraging to the farmer. The bidding went
ON TIL it reached twcn'y-ei@ht cents pound,
and rs no dealer could, without losing money,
give more, it went at that figure. But another
important point was reached, lhc wool had lo
he weighed. il might vet lave TO be taken tt
Mineral Point and sold for eighteen cents. il
was placed on the scales, and 10 and behold il
weighed five pound. more lhan when weighed
on The farmers scales before starting. /,
make q long story short, the farmer received
between sis and so more for his wool IN Oar
lmuton than was offered Tor il in Mineral Pt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1877

THE fair of the Iowa County Ag-
ricultural Society will be held at
Dodgeville, Sept. 25th, Goth, and
9th. The list of premiums is pub
lished in the Chronicle which paper
says it is "the most liberal ever Of
fered by the society and ought to
insure a rouslng fair"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

LINDEN comes to save Iowa coun-
ty from the discredit of having no
celebration within her borders of
the 10lst anniversary of American
independence. This will afford the
patriots of other parts Of the county
an opportunity to honor the day ap-
propriately, and beyond doubt
thousands will avail themselves of it.
The Dodgeville Chronicle gives y
resume OF the programme laid out,
as follows:
The enterprising village of Linden
will give vent to small portion of
her patriotic ardor by two-days'
celebration on the coming Fourth
and Fifth. The officers of the oc-
casion will be: President, Hon.
David Morrison Vice Presidents,
Hon. Kearton Coates and John Lee,
Linden, Dr. 6. Andrews, Eden, Hon.
J. w. Rewey, MitIlin, Richard Ken
nedy, Highland, and VIM. Sands,
Dodgeville Marshals, James Gribble
and Henry J. Hicks. VIM. Varcoe
will read the Declaration, r. Carter,
Esq, of Dodgevills, and J. w. Tay
lor, Esq, of Linden, will "orate,"
and the ''hungry millions" will be
fed at the grove from well filled
table two hundred feet in length
Music by the Linden Brass Band
aud n number of iirst-class vocalists,
n dance in the "leafy grove" n
match game Of base ball for purse
OF S25 on the 9th, aud grand dis
play of fireworks each evening will
each contribute in part towards ren.
dering the occasion enjoyable. The
citizens of Linden invite "the rest
of the world'to come and jcin in the
festivities.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
DIED.

WALLls-In this e1tH on Friday, June ioln,
NJ or scarlet ,.ycr, Bessie, only daughter
Of James and Jane Walls, aged 4 years.
Some poetry which accompanied.
this notice needed revision to be pre-.
seDtable, and the editor not feeling,
competent to the TASK, it is omitted,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

BlBY WAGONS and PerambuIa-
ters, Of different styles and quahtiee
FIR sals, at about first cost at VIM \,
Curry's Harness Shop, on Co nmerce
Street. l-tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

SrEREOSCoPlC views OF scenes in
and about Mineral int,equal in ex-
ecution to any landscape views in
the market, can be procured of ]. V.
Dabb, Artist, at Mofiett's Art Gallery.
Call and examine samples.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
MARTIN & ToAY, Agents,
% Mineral Point. Wis.

BUGGY FOR SALE.--Auy person
wanting to purchase new top bug
ey cheap, can do 50 by applying at
this office The vehicle is oil good
style and well made
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
Local Intelligence.

~ Business Notices in local columns,
,saS,.1, and in same type as local news, will
lac Charged FOR at the rate of ~ cents per line.
zach insertion No business notice published
IN this department, first issue, for less than
~ cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

LINDEN is the most patriotic town
in Iowa County.
CARLSCHURz will spread the wings
ofthe eagle at Madison on the Fourth,
THE graduating exercises of the
plattevile Normal School will take
place tomorrow the 2Sth inst.
DARLINGTON will celebrate the day
of independence, and has been fortu-
nate in securing Hon. NJ. NJ. Cothren
to crate.
Four ounces of Limberger cheese
to q acres of land is the Bellevue
(Iowa| Leaelsr's sure exterminator
for chinch bugs.
ARE American girls delicate' 1t
depends very much whether you offer
them cocoanut cake and ice cream or
bar of soap aud washboard.
S. T.OsBoRNE is prepared to start
a singing class. All who desire to
join will please meet at his residence
tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
TIE pamphlet for 1917 Of the
Southwestern Wis Industrial Asso-
ciation, which contains the most lib
eral premiums ever offered in this
part of the State, will soon be issued
from this office.
A VERY prominent and unaccount-
able feature existing among unmar-
ried music teachers is, that the Prof.
become strongly attached to such
members of his class as receive the
attentions of other gentlemen.
CHARLEY EVANS has concluded
to rattle his fine original India ink
work entitled Queen Esther accus-
ing Uanan." There are one hun
dred chances at one dollar per
chance. This is a prize for the lucky
man.
AT Boscobel a grand time is to be
had on Independence Day, and the
DiM says that the Nipokoitschitzki-
jhi Fu2iliers will make their last
grand parade in America prior to
crossing the Mediterranean Sea to
join the Guignuervenogorshwalla- Ia
norslli Marines.
The boys and girls Of this city,
who have been attending Universi-
ties and Colleges returned last week.
The travelling of students from scheol
to home, and Uice UerSa, each year is
necoming of considerable import
ancc to railroad companies through
out the country.
a TOOTH of a .VaStodo'e lately found
in the Platte River, Grant county, is
in the possession of Hon. John 6.
Clark. 1t Is a monster. Length, s
inches height, inches thickness,
) inches weight, a. pounds. Eff
forts are soon to be made to discover
the balance Of the skeleton.
We were remiss in not mentioning
last week the match game of base
ball between the Linden and Dodge
vile clubs, played at the latter place
On the 18th. The DodgevilIe boys
were victors on q score of - to 10
Considering the weather the game Is
reported to have been a lively one.
OK Wednesday evening last a
quarrel took place between "Jim'
Mcconnell aud another party EN-.
ployed as hostler at Chamley's hotel
ending by the former sticking &
li'chtork clear through the arm o.
his adversary, which caused a pain.
,ul wound. The next morning yoLn
Mcconnell was arrested placed il
Jail, andfrjlay a trial before Justice
1ramel had, resulting in the jury
hnding said Mcconnell $50 and costs
Rather an easy lct-otf for such {
SeJlous offence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

MILK "FoR THE MILnoN."-H.T.
Shepard is prepared to serve tho
people of Mineral Point with pure
fresh milk, at any hour desired, and
in quantities to suit all costumers.
Prices as low as anyhody's, and milk
guaranteed to be from genuine cows.
10 per cent. discount on all advance
cash payments. 25-3wl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

BRO i wants the privilege of naming any candi
date which is to be placed on the state ticket, from
this revenue district. But he hesitatss 10 name
his candidate, though why he should hesitate is
altogether inscrutable to us His candidate eve
know HIM is forciguer-accOmpl plshmcut mum
Der one; he is an English tOreigner-requisite
number two; he is q Cornishman--prc.r requisite
number three At this moment we can think of
nothing else to recommend the chronic candi-
date OF the forensic Bcnnctt.-Democ'0t
The above assumed to be an edi-
torial in the National organ Of "pu-
trid reminicence," but the ear-marks
of an animal that browses about
that establishment and occasionally
brays through its columns, are too
plain not too be readily recognized.
The accredited editor of that paper
has more regard for truth than to
misrepresent so unblushingly and
foolishly. The author of the above
would not have so much time to
scribble for the press, nor SO much
incentive to malign and envy men,
bers of his own profession, if he were
less obtrusive in politics and other
public matters, and more censid-
crate Of the courtesies due to those
who, Notwithstanding they are Corn
ish, German or Irish, are American
citizens in good standing, many OF
them before Iowa county was graced
with his presence and probably will
be long after he has shaken her dust
from his feet in disdain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

At Vivian's Drug Store, are the
best self-sealing glass fruit jars
which are sold at the most leason-
able prices. Examine them before
purchasing any other, l.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

MOTHERS: - You can buy suits
for boys Of al ages, from to ~, bet
ter made ana cheaper than you can
make them yuuIselycs--at Del el's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

NEw Platform Spring two-seated
buggy for sale cheap. Enquire at,
VIM n. Curry's Harness Shop on
Commerce St. IF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27

WE learn through correspondent
that Charley Thomas, who formerly
clerked at the city store in this place,
but is now acting as machine agent
tor Jas. Owens in the village of High
land, was one day last week thrown
from a buggy to the hard ground
while decending hill, and had his
leg broke between the knee and ankle
a doctor was soon summoned, and
the limb set. The accident was
caused bya hold back strap breaking.