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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

CAN'T BE BULL-DoZED.-The op-
positiunists have come to the con-
clusion, after nearly a weeks expe-
rience, that the new Pre- sident is a
plucky man, with as much obstinacy
as Grant, and clear, logical mind,
and sincere and honest convictions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

NoTICETo OFFICR-SEEk EAs.-Peo-
'e are wasting their time and mon
y Ii going to Washington to seek
g'"se. President Hayes policy, as
.'3 Las expressed it over and over
-a'h to congressman and others, is
,'a' good officials shall be retained,
"1,' new appointments will be made
VA! when it can be seen that the
s'O4 CT the service requires il.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
I IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO MILIERS.

l have good Nil Site, with a mile of stream
the lecatonica River-ior back water entirely on
my own property This Mill site and privile es
4 am willing &c give
For a term of years, with all the grounds neces
sary, to the right sort OF man, who will erect n
good, substantial Touring mill of moderate
calibre which need nor cost more than So 900
owing to the fact that timbers and rock can be
had right on the ground.
This Mill site is situated on my farm, known n,
New Baltimore" Ii is situated in the Town of
Kendall, Lafayette Count, Wisconsin, six miles
from Mineral Point upon the wagon road nine
miles from Darlington, and three from Canmine
Oh the NJ. p, X. r.. The neighborhood is ,hickly
settled and would afford good custom work In
all early day there was a furnace and saw-mjll
there, ana the old dam and race can be easily
repaired, GOOD place for II small country store,
weighing scales, blacksmith shop, &c. All the
travel from this section of country to Mineral
Point goes right past the place II Is situated In
delightful spot and any good miller can make
ii pay well on the investment.
For further particulars apply to
II s. ANSLEY,
l. Mineral Point, Wis.
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THE EVANSVILLE
IRON PUMPS.

TlicSe pumpa are the most desirable, lightcst
dfhlt aud least liable to @rt cat or ivT1t IA cnc
of any pumps IN the market. over one hundred
farmers have them in use in Iowa and Lafayette
Counties, and the above is their testimony with
but few exceptions They will be kept constantly
on hand at George Mastcns Blacksmith shop,
next door 10 liadiclds Warehouse and will be
sold on the most reasonable terms by the under.
signed. These Pumps are no sensational affair,
but n genuine good article adapted Ia cistcrns
or wells any depth up % two hundred feet,
Thanking the public for their patronage in the
past orders are respectfully solicited, with Il
promise of fair, square dealing in the future
l0-6m y. ~. Rcy,0ids.
, 1877-11-16

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.aan3a, snd stanley msv. therefore, reach
ErElsnd iu smother month,
The exploration. il will - sren, begin.
ming AZ the paint where Livingstone and
Cameron Nerc interrupted, determines
the entire onur,e ot the Crngp riycr hut
farther. through the great curve of that
river beyond the Equator, IL carries our
line Of knowledge over nearly half the
uneNplorcd region Of Central Africa.
Even il there are M great northern aillu-
ents of the Congo, a. there are southern,
We may consider it as now nearly e,tab-
Iished a. settled fats, that the largest
feeders Of the Victoria N'yanza are the
sole sources of the Nile; that the river
Welle, of Schweinfurth, belongs either to
the Schary, which flows into Lake Tsad,
or the Benue, which is the main arm of
the Niger; that the Ogpwe, at present the
favorite field of French explorers, has no
important region of its own; in short, that
no other large river-system will be found
in the yet unknown region lying between
the systems of the Nile, the Niger and
Congo. The results of Mr.. Stanleys dis
coveries thus extend widely beyond their
field. His good fortune has been COM
mensurate with his daring and endurance;
and the two journals which equipped himI
so literally for the great venture are re.
warded by contribution to geographical
knowledge which has never been equalled
by any single journey Of exploration.
When we take Stanley's new route from
Zanzibar (or, at least from Ugogo) to the
Victoria Lake, including his discovery
of the Shimsyu river; his complete cir
cumuavigation of the lake; his examina-
tion of the southern end of the Albert
Lake; his journey from Karagwe to Ujiji
on new route; his repetition of the com
plete survey of Lake Tanganyika; and,
finally, his marvellous descent of the Lu-
alaba- Congo to the Western Ocean, we
must admit that it stands alone, in va.
riety and importance of achievement, in
the records Of American travel.--N. Y.
Tribune.
, 1877-11-16
Influence Of the Mind on the Cure Of
Disease.

The great influence of mental emotions
in causing and curing disease has long
been known. Indeed, many of the mira
cles credited to saints and chaTatans are
attributed by the irreverent and the
shrewd to the faith of the patient rather
than to the virtue of the formers sancti-
ty, or the latter's nostrums. Cures Of
diseases Of the spine and also those of a
nervous nature, said to have been wrought
by blue glass, and similar hum bugs, may
be safely assigned to the same cause.
From experiment and study, an eminent
physician was lately able to make the fol-
lowing suggestions:
/. The ill-success of patients treating
themselves, and of physicians treating
their own families, was partly due to the
want of awe and emotion Of wonder to
cooperate with them.
2. The old custom of keeping patients
ignorant of the contents of prescriptions,
by writing them in Latin, had a knowl-
edge of the mind on its side. Possibly
we may be going too far the other way.
g. 1t is entirely possible that hydro
phoba and lockjaw may be brought on,
with all their distinctive symptoms, and
that death may result, through the emo
tions of fear and expectation alone.
4. Patients whose will and intellect
are feeble, have bad prospect of cure;
for with them the emotions are not strong
and neither is their influence.
5. Physicians of great scientific attain
meut and real worth may fail when an
ignorant and obscure charlatan succeeds;
because in the latter case, wonder and
awe are excited, and these are more pow
erful in their healing influence than sim
pie respect.
9. In experimenting in hospitals with
new medicines, patients must be de-
ceiyed, or else the results are complicated
by mental influence. DR.. II.
, 1877-11-16
Some One to Play With.

A little girl who lived alone with her
parents and aunts, had the attention of
all the household lavished upon her.
When her birthday came around, she had
many beautiful gifts, but still did not
seem happy. Her kind aunt asked her if
her gifts did not please her.
"Yes," she replied, "but want little
girl to play with. l don't care if it is
little girl in rags"
Such is the craving of child's nature
for companionship. About the oldest
playmates / ever heard of were some a
little girl in a pleasant country home
picked up for herself in her rambles.
She went every day to alittle grove some
distance from the house, and there spent
considerable time in play. A friend took
an interest in her movements, and had a
curiosity to see how she spent her time,
which seemed to pass so pleasantly.
So she followed the little, wel-worn
foot-path through the grass, and soon
saw the glimmer of her little pink dress.
She was seated upon log with shawl
pinned about her waist for a trailing
skirt, playing the part of school-mis-
tress with great gravity. You would have
laughed to see her scholars. They were
seven or eight fat toads, each dressed in
little jacket of calico, with a white
apron tied on before, which so secured
them that they could not jump. The
friend laughed at the odd sight, and the
sensitive little girl began to cry, but WAS
reassured by her conversation. The toads
were perfectly tame and conteIted and
when school was out she took uff their
clothes and laid them away in a box
ready for the next session.
1t is said that toads, snakes and tur-
ties can be easily tanned, and after get
ting little accustomed to it like to be
played with as we'll as other more COM
mon pets.
All the inanimate playthings you can
give child will never make up to it the
want of living playmate. Choose your
children's associates with the greatest
care, but do not isolate them from all
children of their own age. Children so
carefully secluded are often the most un-
comfortable, teazing ones you can find
no comfort to you or to themselves; nor
do they grow up so much better than
other peoples children who have had the
advantage Of little wholesome neglect.
ELSIE,
, 1877-11-16
Extraordinary Antics ofMars' Moons.

The discovery recently of still third
mn"a q Mars gives additional interes,
o. the calculations II Professor James c.
ha'soa, In regard n this whole subject.
The outer satellite feyulves around the
plsnet Ia thirty hours and twelve min
ute, ~ a mean distance of ID, 42O miles
from it. center. The inner one Tevolyes
ia seven hour. and thirtv-eight minutes,
a a mean distance Of only $40 miles.
The only Uay in which 60 form an esti-
naie q their size il To compare their
,igh, with that Of the planet itself, OF
Sith that nf some other body whose
dimrn ions are known.
Comparing thus, Professor Watson con-
cludes that the probable diameter of the
outer satellite is four and a-half miles,
aud that of the inner is two aud three
quarters miles. The distance of the for.
mer from the surface of the planet ia l2,
3i0 miles and of the latter 3,7lO miles.
Mr.. Jacob Ennis says that the inner
moon every night rises in the west and
sets in the east. All night long, while
the other stars are moving slowly west
rapidly past them all in contrary direc-
tion-so rapidly that from rising to set.
ting 1t occupies less than four hours.
Standing under tall tree person could
see its motion plainly over the top. When
II rises in the west, soon after twilight,
II appears rs a very thin, curved cres
cent, like our own when only few days
old. But 1t will grow rapidly, become a
full moon, and set in the east before mid
night. Before morning it will rise in the
west again. There may be two new moons
or two full moons visible to the same peo-
pie in one night, all made by the inner
satellite, without saying anything of the
outer. Ii must make around the entire
planet three full moons every day. The
inner moon must be totally eclipsed three
times day.
The outer satellite performs its revolu.
tions around Mars once in thirty hours
and fourteen minutes; therefore it will
go round nearly as fast as the planet ro-
tates, and in the same direction as the
planet. If it appears in the west just
after twilight as thin crescent it will be
full moon some time during the middle
hours of the night and become totally
eclipsed. Before daybreak it will be far
in the east, thin crescent again, but
with this difference its rounded
side is turned eastwardly towards the
sun, whereas in the evening its rounded
side was turned westerly towards the sun.
The inner moon passes the outer one very
rapidly in their ceaseless play. The in
ner may then be called the swift mo On,
or it may be called the lower moon,
and the outer the higher moon, for
when they are near the one will always
appear above the other. To the inhabi-
tants on the equator the upper will some
times be hidden by the lower, if the lower
be large enough.
, 1877-11-16

JUST after the strike, when Solomon
closed the discussion by telling the slug
gard to 60 to the ant, the sluggard replied
with knowing vink--thst he had a
much softer thing than that.
"As howl" inquired tue proyerbial
monarch.
II will start savings bank" replied
the man of inertia.
The monarch nodded slowly twice or
thrice, and went away to get shaved.
The next time he met the sluggard, that
deliberate individual was riding in gold
mounted carriage, with coachman and
footman In livery, and in reply to the
monarch's nod he just pulled up to say
that he was going over tn Europe for a
little while, till the furry blew over.
And Solomon went back into his sane
tum and wrote, "Better is handful with
quietness than handbook as big as a
Bible with travail and vexation of spirit.n
, 1877-11-16

BRIGHAM YoUNG's death was being dis
cussed at London dinner party, when
young lady started the rather bold con-
tention that the principles of Mormonism
should for the future be reversed. "Times,"
she said, "are so bad, and fashions are so
expensive, that it ia absurd for one man
to have four or five wives; whereas, II
each woman had four or five husbands,
see how much cheaper it would be Tor
each husband, and, the point which
seemed most to commend itself to her
show much better wive. could dress
, 1877-11-16

DIR. REGINALD SOUTHEY has recently
been delivering a course of valuable lee
tures on "Individual Hygiene" in Lon
don, and in one he introduced table of
Expectation of Sickness" which he had
prepared, and which is as follows: Al
twenty years of age calculate on four
sick days yearly; at twenty to thirty, five
or six days; at forty-five, seven days; at
fifty, nine or ten days; at fifty. five, twelve
or thirteen days; at sixty, sixteen days;
at sixty-five thirty-one days; at seventy,
seventy-four days. OF course this refers
TO people of average good health, and
not to those who may be afflicted wirh''an
ineradicable or chronic ailment.
, 1877-11-16

II you want to teach dog ari ;hmeilc,
tie up one of his paws, and he will ut
down three and carry one every time.
, 1877-11-16

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.--During our
civil war, the several seeded States used
at first distinctive State flags. In March,
1861, the Confederate Congress adopted
the so-called "stars and bars" composed
of three horizontal bars of equal width,
the middle one white, the others red,
with blue union containing nine white
stars arranged in circle. The resemblance
Of this to the ''stars and stripes"led to con-
fusion in and mistakes the field; and in
September, 1881, "A battle flag was adopted,
red field charged with blue saltier,
with narrow border of white on which
were displayed thirteen white stars.
In 1863, the 'stars and bars" was sup
planted by flag with white field, hav-
ing the battle-hag for a union. The flag
Of 1858 was found deficient in service, II
being liable to be mistaken for flag of
truce; and on February 4th, 1865, the
outer half of the field beyond the union
was covered with a vertical red. bar.
This was the last flag of the Confederacy.
, 1877-11-16

GoD hath yoked to Guilt her pale tor.
mentor, Mi3ery.-Bryant.
, 1877-11-16

THERE were over 1000 desertions
from the British army in 1875.
, 1877-11-16

THE wheat product of the leading
countries of Europe: Russia produces
1,606,OOO 600 bushels, Germany 742, ,2OO,-
900, France GS7,5OO,OOO, Austria $780,
OOO,O 900 bushels. The United States pro-
duces 1881, ,1G0,925 bushels.
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SECTION /. Be- it ordained by the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen Of
the town of Macon, That tho a.
mount of tax for retailing vinOus
and spurious liquors, in less guam
titles than one gallon, is undor the
constitution Of the Stale Of Missias-
and the proyi5luns at an Act
OF the Legislature Of said state, APP
proved Feb. 18th, ls75 hereby
fixed al Four Hundred Dollars to
be pald to tho Tax Collector ofthe
County Of NuXuDco as required ~
said Act.
SEC. II. Be it further ordained,
That there is hereby assessed and
levied, and the Treasurer is here
by authorized and required to col.
lect, for town purposes, an annual
Tax Of Three uundred Dollars, on
all Dram Shops, Drinking Saloons
or other places where vinous and
spurious liquors are sold, IN less
quantities than one gallon; provi-
ded this section shalt only apply to
those who arc licenced u retail IN.
der the laws OF tho State : ard
provided further that said sun OF
Three Hundred Dollars shall b."
paid to such Treasurer before any
certified copy Of the Order grant
ing any Iicouco shall be furnished
to the applicant.
SIC. III. Be it further ordained,
That any person who snail be con
victed of retailing liquors, in less
quantities than one gallon, without
having previously complied with
this ordinance, shall be fined not
less Twenty five Dollars for zach Of
tense.
SEC. ". Be it further ordained,
That ordinance No ~, be and the
same is hereby repealed as well as
all ordinances or parts OF ordinan-
ces in conflict with this ordinance,
and that this ordinance take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved, March IL, 1877.
GEO. G. DILLARD,
Mayor.
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THE BLOODY SHIRT 10 MACON.

A desperate atfray took place in
town on Tuesday Night last, be-
tween Two of oulyoung men, whose
names we conceal from prudential
motives. 1t was a hand to hand
encounter with bowic-knivSs and
one OF them fell apparently mortal,
" wounded. "A mutual friend OF
the parties liigant went posi- haste
after a surgeon, who arrived too
Iate. Tho wounded imam was in
convul3ions-ot laughter, and n
guan,i,v OF red ink was wasted on
he Goo and on an old ragged
sh 1T. No blame can be attached
to ,aeSurgeoa iorhis delay in reach
ing the scene of action, as he was
in the joke, and all parties are sat
is6ed. The whole affair was con-
ceived to relieve the monotony OF
The dull times.
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ORDINANCE NO, 43.

AN ordinance to amend ordinance
No. 10.
SECTION I. Be il ordained by the
Board of Mayor and Alderman Of
the of town Macon, That ordinance
No. 10 be so amended that the
Treasurer shall give bond in the
Sum of Ten Thonsund Dollars, the
object of this ordinance being to Sc
cnre as we'll the money heretofore
authorized to be received, as the
School Fund which may come into
his hands as such Treasurer.
SEC. II. Be it further ordained,
That this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved, March 7. 1877.
GEO. G. BILLIARD.
Mayor.
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CHERlFF'S SALE.
The State of Mississippi, use &c
mo. 14G0] VS.. (AliaS Ex.)
W. NJ. Conner ct al.

mo. AGO. VS.. (AliaS EN-
w. NJ. Conner ct al.
By virtue of the above-stated writ to me
dire, ted from the Office of the clerk of the
Circuit Clerk of Noxubee county, | will IN
Monday, the Sd. day of May, a. D.. 1877,
within The hours prescribed by law, in
f cat of the Court House IGOR in tho town
OF Macon, in said county, expose to sale
ut public auction to the highest bidder tor
cash, all the right, title and interest, the
defendant, William N. Conner, has in and
to the following described lands and other
property, to-wit:
Lot IL. ser. 16, township Il, range II,
containing 40 acres,
une-half interest in south west quarter
Of section 80, township IA, range Ii, con-
tanning 100 acres; 100 acres in north side
of south east quarter of section SO, town
ship IA, range Is; water mill and improve
mentS,
The entire interest in the machinery,
One half interest in AGA lot in block
4 in Macon. Lot |, block Is in Macon ;
North one.third oflot6 8, block IS in Macon,
lot in fractional block 10 In Macon, south
half of lot 8, block II in Macon, lots 8 and
Is, section 81, township 10, range II, con-
tanning 30 acres; lot and residence In
BrOoksville known as the Sam OAvett lot
One.half intrrest in store-house, Brooks
vile, known as Uavett and JarnagIn's.
I wagons, 8 cNrry-iogs and 6 yoke Of OK
en-.
All said lands lying and situated in Nox-
ubee county, State Of Mississippi.
The abOvS-described real and personal
property, having been levied upon AS the
property Of defendant, William N. Con.
nor, will be sold to satisfy the abovs.statet
cAso and all costs.
]. B. AL LGOOD,
april7-ts Sheriff.
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TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed proposals tor Repairing the
Dome of the Court House, will be
received until Monday the "a, day
of April 1877. Said work to be
done in accordance with the spe-
cifcatlons now on file in my Office.
By order Of the Board Supervisors
ROBERT c PATTY, Clerk.
Mch. 10. It.
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N coopsl

Mr.. J. Y. Cooper has Just returned
from the markets with a fresh sup
ply the wants of the people, and
the ladies especially, in prints and
other useful household articles
Nothing is ever allowed tn get old
md stale on Mr.. Cuupor's shelves.
He is continually rcPIcuiShing hIs
stock, and there il ~ air Of fresh.
ness pervading the whole establish.
ment.
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EDS. BEACON: | can find n short
time tonight, after q busy days
work, to give you II few items OF
news from this "neck OF the woods"
especially as | have a few words to
say on a subject that has engaged
the attention Of the people since
the adjournment of court.
Our prospects for good crops
were never more flatteriug at this
season of the year-land we'll bro.
ken aud good stands of corn; cot.
ton nearly all planted and fine
stands looked for, as the land il in
such good condition. There is a
scarcity of reed, however. with
some farmers who were too liberal
IN selling and feeding, and using
their seed as u fertilizer last fall and
winter.
There will be but little land left
out this year, and We will oven pre-
pare some tor crab grass for hay,
(which We have tound pays well,
since we have The machines to NOW
it.
Our small grain is looking well
We are planting a variety OF crops,
getting the best breeds of stocks,
especially hogs, and intend to have
our corn cribs and smoke houses at
home. This, we SEQ, we must do,
and are determined to do, All we
ask is Just, honest and fair laws.
aud spectators to keep hands off,
ut least, until the crop is made and
housed. VIZ are going on just like
we believed Hays would fulfil hl'
promises, though we expect to
watch him, and all our state and
county Democratic officials whC
have made such fair promises.
Since court adjourned, two freed
mon who were convicted Of steal
ling Nick Rogers hog, have beer
around visiting their friends in tint
community. And this is the pen
altv Tor grand larceny! Ia sucn
law calculated to protect us in on
person and property, when tho co"
victed thief of to day can stroIe a
bout at liber,y tomorrow Th'
remedy is worse than lho disease
in fact, it only aggravates it Tn
more. 1t is said that under tho &c
conomizing law" they have beef
. hired out Tor twelve months at fv'
dollars per month, and it is to b
hoped they will not steal anythini
d moro to help them in paying thcl
: fine. ] don't mean to say that an.
' one has done wrong Intentionally
]. us all men can't see and think alike
9 and it is human tor MOI to look al
i ter their interest, but We should re
9 member the golden rule, " do as y
would be done by" and do assur
You that this community feels tia
they have been wronged by thes
characters being turi cd loose I
mong them. Not that they hay
lany special desire to Q these me
punished, but tor the moral effect
lmay have. | heard a Judge say,
{eharging "A jury, that "the countr
had stolen itself poor" Then it
every citizens duty TO try TO brin
abont o reform, and seek no advaI
tagS Of the law. u
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.

All parties entitled to vote at the
Municipal Election, who nave not
registered, will apply at the May.
ors Office, until the 18th, of April.
and Register.
By order OF the MAYOR,
r. HAUENsTTIN, Secretary.