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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
The Smith Sisters.
THEIR HOME DESCRIBED-THE SISTERS AND
THEIR COWS.

Loretta j. Post, writing to Uoman'S
Words, thus describes the home of ABBY
and Julia Smith: Looking east from my
window | can see the Connecticut River.
winding like a blue ribbon among the
trees; and beyond, the hills Of East
Hartford and Glastonbury. The latter
place is the home Of the Smith sisters,
who have made the town historic and
famous by their persistent resistance to
taxation without representation" Jul
lin and Abby Smith, and their COWS, are
living monuments to the woman suffrage
cause. These two grand, cultured ladies
are about so years of age. They live
alone, and are inseparable, both writing
for the press and laboring for equal
rights for all-full Of gentleness, strength,
and human kindness.
Miss Julia has finished "a translation of
the whole Bible from the original He
brew, an achievement no other woman
even attained, and which few men ever
accomplished. The vigor and vital
power exhibited at their advanced age
is wonderful; neither body nor intellect
seems impaired, and their resistance Of
tax laws and endurance of consequent
persecution, added to their vast literary
and social work, are truly astonishing.
Their house stands on the main road
from East Hartford to Middletown, is
surrounded by grand old elms and
NAPLES, and about half a mile from the
banks of the Connecticut. The house
is a white frame, and l39 years old. In
connection with it is a large yard, and Il
garden with II wealth of flowers. Some
thing of historic interest clings to the
place, for here it was that some of the
most important anti-slayery meetings
were held in the days of the struggle
for the freedom of the blacks. Would
not this be a fit place for the women who
are nOw trying to obtain for themselves
a political freedom to hold n glorious
old mass meeting? We should be sure
of Il hearty welcome and of cooperation
from these royal women, whose wonder
full inspiration has been so widely felt.
And through these wide-rcaching trees
would ring enthusiastic and earnest
voices, Is earnest and enthusiastic as in
the days when Gcrrit Smith and other
noble souls convened here.
The house is full Of quaint old furni-
turc and pictures, and crockery that is
POO years old, and silver yet older. A
picnic party from Middletown held II
feast under It's spreading trees recently,
and drank from these old treasure cups,
r~econnoitered at will about the grand
old place, ~patronized the butter and
cheese of the now famous Alderncy
cows, that have been so often seized by
the tax-gatherer, and rs often brought
home again by their loving mistresses.
Personally these sisters are much re
spected and beloved; politically they are
like nettles to unjust lawmakers. May
they live to enjoy their rights in peace.
-CHicdqO Inter- ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
Judge pitman's Pet Lamb.

Judge Pitman n short time ago
bought a pet lamb for his little children
Ia play with. Ii was Il pretty good
sized lamb, and strong and vigorous,
but the Judge said he preferred that
Kind, because the children would bc
less likely TO hurt it, On the day that
it came home they turned it out into
the front yard, where it straycd about,
nihhling the grass, while the Judge tied
up his gcraniums. Mrs. Iltman had
the children in the house, and She was
reading TO them from n book descrip-
ton of the characteristics of lambs.
The account said: The lamb Is one
of the most playful and innocent of am
,malS. SO kind and meek Is it that It's
name has for centuries been the syn
ouym Of gcutleneSs and sweetness of
disposition. Ituever Injuries any one,
and when it is attacked ii always Suf-
fcrs humhly and IN silence. There is
something so beautiful about the gentle
little animal that
Just 1T this point Mrs. Pitmau was
interrupted 10y the voice of the Judge
coming from the front yard. 1t sound
ed as if he were in distress of some
kind. The whole family flew out upon
the porch, and there they saw that pet
lamb, whose name was the synonym of
gentleness, engaged in buttiug the Judge.
1t would butt him in the rcaraud knock
him over. and then II would butt him
on the legs, and batter him on the ribs,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

ONE Of the most eccentric Of the
great people of the Old World was the
late Queen of the Netherlands. Her
last act was one of her most character
istic-shc insisted on being laid in her
coffin in her wedding dress. Some
years ago she visited Cambridge, and
was anxious to be shown over the
grounds of one OF the most famous Of
the colleges. As she was not able to
walk much, she was generally wheeled
about in a Bath-chair, and on this oc-
casion the college fellows persuaded
the most obese and unpopular Of their
number that it vas his privilege to have
been selected to wheel her Majesty
about. He readily consented, and for
two hours, beneath a terrible summer
sun, the poor man painted and toiled.
Her Majesty was no featherweight, If
all others in England should forget her,
she will still be borne in mind by that
fat young man. 1t was n heavy thing
to undertake, but he went through II
with the persistence and success OF q
Briton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

OVER a million Frenchmen, IN tnH!-
four departments, have reported Io' -
in the war of 1S70-71 amounting y
Sl77.3ql.5 Dol, and the Government las
applied to their relief n sum OF a.
106,326 in twenty-siX year bonds ~ -
docs not include pay of troops, Glo'r
ing, transportation or purely nllLlsa5
expenses. but only property d~estToisr
or taken by the enemy and hu'
tions eyacted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

A GENTLEMAN who called upon III,
Majesty King John of Abyssinia says he
seemed a man in the prime of life and
vigor, his expression of c%ountenancc
sullen, his eyes cast down, seldom look
ing straight at his interlocutor, but gly,,
ing sudden, swift, sidelong g%lances, iuli
of penetration and suspicion. His com
pleXion is cotiee-colored; his features
like those of the Abyssinians, were hlgh
and aquiline, clear cut, with thin, com,
pressed lips. His speech was slow, ana
there was not much dignity of manner.
He wore the dress common to Abysslll-
ian chicftains-a long cotton cloth Win
a red band running through the centre
worn in the style of the old Roman
toga, with no covering for the head ana
feet, though on great occasions he "earsS
the triple crow of Ethiopia III a go"l
C%irclet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

THE indianapolis Sentinel say, thal
quite n dramatic scene occurred al a
Rockville Temperance meeting las,
week. 4 tramp, who had been notilleu
toleavc town, stepped upon the platform
and began to speak, to the utter amazeI
mcnt of the audience. His outWaFu
appearance was 50 hopeless that whelI
he betrayed 10y his perfect rhetoric al"
eloquence the evidence of n fine ed 1S
ton his hearers were astoundcd. ny
people were SO delighted with the speetn
of the poor fellow that he was invited -
speak the next night, and a subScrlptlIl.
was taken up for his benefit. In ear
days he studied in the office OF a zen,
Haute lawyer, and he was ON his way -
that place in search of employment"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

PIErY Is not an end, but Il means of
attaining the highest degree of culture
10y perfect peace of mind. Hence It Is
to Toe observed that those who make
piety an end and aim in itself for the
most part become hypocriteS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

WE find in frienship the assurance of
good advice, the emulation Of good cx-
ample, participation in SORROW, help in
time of need, and all without being
sought, waited for, or purchased.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

\ beautiful lady's smiles are magnets
10 draw metal from the purse.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08

these hotel cars your berth will be secured
through. you will own it absolutely for the
length of your trip. and it will be your w
for ~lounging, sitting, sleeping and eating
purposes. as much as your own seat in your
own house. AS it is not generally known.
dining cars are never run over the entire
length of any route; they are taken on and
set off of the train at stated meal times.
while these hotel cars will be made a part of
the train and run through in the same way
as the regular sleeping car.
On the admirable steel rail that is now
laid on the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way. these elegant. siXteen-wheeled hotel
cars will ride as easy and with us little noise
or oscillation as Il balloon that floats serene
lv through the air; and we believe it will be
found to be Il result that thousands will
flock to this "Pioneer line" who have hith-
erto gone by some other route.
With these and other Improvements the
people are very largely interested and we
believe wall join with us i'll congratulating
the progressive management of this great
line in this its most advanced step and
unite with us in saying, the Chicago q
Northwestern railway has become the fore
most road in all the West.
These hotel cars will be placed in service
about March LIST, 1S77.-Republtcam, Dec,
22, 1876.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08
ISC / Ian u.s..
ronaHENED GLASS MAKING IN BROOKLYN

A World reporter has lately visited I've
works i'm Brooklyn where the man4facture
of the La Bastie %toughened glass is now IN
active progress. The manufacturer states
that. in June last. his factory was destroyed
by fire, and the introduction. of the glass
into our markets has for that reason been
delayed. Only one kind of goods, lamp
,chimneys, are now made, and the process IS
as follows: a workman. having i'll his hand
a pole about eight feet long, with a knob on
the end of the size of a lamp burner, fits a
chimney on the knob and plunges it into
the flame of a furnace. He withdraws 1T
twice or thrice that it may not heat too
quickly, turning the pole rapidly the Willle'
and when the glass reaches a red heat quick
iy shoots it into one of a dozen small Daths
fixed on a revolving table, and SEXES anoth-
er chimney. A boy keeps the revolving
table always in position, and as the china
news come around to him, having been the
proper time in the bath, he takes them OUT
to be dried. sorted, cleaned and packed. The
bath has to be of just the right temperature,
as, if it be too hot or too cold, the chimncys
are llaDIc W CNplOuc. ~ 6t'itSi So"S WY
process of anncaling is imperfect. BY work
ing the tables at o certain rate. the baths are
kept at the right temperature by the INNER
sion of the rcd hot glass. Oil or tallow is
used in the bath. Any greasy substance
will do, though tallow has proved most sat
.isfactory.
M. De Ia Chapelle, the manufacturer,
,t,+,. %lof hn hac u1rnaIv sold GIoO (M
worth of the ,chimneys. The toughened
,chinneys are about go per cent. dearer than
those OF ordinary glass. The factory is III
Delavan street, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08
NOTICE TO MINERS.
United States Land Office,

Helena. Montana, February I, 1877.
Henry III. %Squires. whose post-oflice address is
Beaver creek, Jefferson county, NJ T.. has this day
filed his application to enter as agricultural iand,
nnder the final homestead laws, the east halt or the
northeast quarter, and lots ! and 2 ofsec. IS and lot
No. 5, of sec. 10, in township No. 8 north, range
Notice Is hereby given that Il hearing will be had at
this office on the 18th day Of March, 4. y. 1877,
ut 10 O'Clock Il. m to determine us to the mineral
mony to be used upon said hearing will be taken
before the Register and Receiver on the 18th day Of
March, A. D. 1877, at 10 O'Clock, Il. m. 1t is
alleged there are no known miners, nor mining
improvements upon said land. Signed,
j. II. MOE, Register.
February l5-2-l3-5w. .
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08
United States Land Office,

UHIIUII SIIItS I1HFTU OIICVy I
Helena, Montana, February 10, 1877.
Ross Deegan, whose post-otlicea address is Helena,
Lewis and Clarke county, NJ. T., has this day filed
his application to enter as agricultural land, under
the homestead laws, the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, and lots Nos. four, five, seven,
eight and nine, of section 81, in township No. 10
north, range No. l east, which land is suspended
from entry. Notice is hereby given that a hearing
will be had at this Office on the 18th day of March,
A. D., 1877, at 10 O'Clock n. M, to determine us to
the mineral or non-mineral character of said land,
and testimony to be used upon said hearing will be
taken before the Register and Receiver, on the nth
day of March, a. D., 1877, at 10 O'Clock Il. m. 1t
is alleged there are no known miners, nor mining
Improvements upon said land.
j. II. MOE, Register.
February 10, S77-2-13-5w.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08
\IOTICE TO MINERS.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
Helena, NJ. Il February IA, 1877.
Thomas G. Cooper, whose post Office address is
White sulphur Springs, Meagher county, Montans
Ter, has this day filed his application TO enter as
agricultural land. under the homestead laws, the
north, range No. 6 east, which land is suspended
from entry. Notice is hereby given that a hearing
A. d. 1877, at 10 O'Clock a. m, to determine as to
the mineral or nom mineral character of said land,
and testimony to be used upon said hearing will be
taken before the Register and received on the oath
day of March, A. D., 1877, at 10 O'Clock q. m. 1t
is alleged there are no known miners. nor mining
Improvements upon said land.
February 90, S77-2-14-5W.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08
TO MINERS.

February %, 1S77-2-l4-5w.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

EDITOR EAGLE Please give the under
signed space ih your valuable paper TO return
the thanks of the NJ L. Church TO our citizens
who so kindly assisted Us in the entertain
our city attending their annual conference.
Also to Mr.. VIM. Grifienstein for the use of
the hail. We would not forget 10 mention
our livery stable men for the liberal manner
in which they took care Of the horses and We
hicles OF those ministers who came overland.
Done by order OF the official board,
II. IMBoDES, }Commlttec.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22
Garden and Field Seed.

/ have limited quantity OF fresh and good
seed to dispose OF as follows:
Stowelrs Evergreen and Minnesota sweet
corn. the two standard early and late kinds.
Tomato seeds. the Conqueror, Green or Gold
EN- Gage, the two famed early varieties. Can
ada Victor, Halfway, Hubbard's cured leaf
and Trophy. Lettuce, the pink edged, the
best grown, Tennsball, White Siberian and
Frankford Head. Beet seed, Bassana, Early
Bloed. Turnip and Pine Apple. Asparagus
seed Asparagus and Rhubarb plants. Black :
berry, Strawberry, and Currant plants. To-
mate and Cabbage plants in their season.
Chufas by the bu,hel or pint. Persons who
have spoken for some of the above had better
make out their orders soon, as stock is limit
ed and FIRST ordered first served. Call on or
leave orders with w. $. Corbett or address
H. Shuman. 45-ot~
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

W. S. jenkins. late Register U. 5. Land Of
fee, Wichita. Kansas, Attorney at Law and
Solicitor of Claims. Office second door north
of Post Office, Wichita, Kansas. Having re-
turned home after an absence of several
months in Washington, ID. c., in the practice
before the General Land Office and other de-
partments there, am prepared to prosecute
all claims to lands arising under the pre-emp-
ton. homestead, town-site, fimber-culture and
mining laws. Parties having claims in con-
test before the Local Land Office or the De-
partment at Washington, will find it to their
advantage to consult me. as give special at :
tcntion to that class OF business.
Collections made in this and adjoining coun-
ties and monies promptly RENTED. ll6-u
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

In no single year since the city was laid out
way OF ornamenting their homes and sur
roundinss by planting tres. we hope to see
the good work taken up this spring with re-
newed faith and energy. Long shady avenues
and walks, and heme. all su.bowered in trees,
are the only things that VIII render Wichita
particularly desirable and attractive. BY tree
planting can we only overcome the monotony
of our location, and break the winds that
sweep tens of dust up and down and back nd
forth each fall aud spring. Without tie kind
ly shade of trees, blue grass and shrubs and
flowers will never come TO maturity. Already
some streets and some homes are assured OF
fine shades. bat many others need renewed
effort. BE careful not to expose the roots of
trees to the wind and sun more than is neces-
sary in the operation of transplanting. More
failures in tree planting arise from careless
ness ia this particular than from any other
cause. Carry the trees to be planted IN bun
dies covered with mats; lay them down and
cover the roots with wet loan and only re-
move them from the bundles as they are actu-
ally required for planting. In planting, the
roots should be carefully spread out, and the
soil worked among them with the hand.
When the roots are covered. press the earth
firmly about the plant with the foot. Insert
the plant TO the depth at which it stood before
being transplanted. Select, if possible. for
tree planting, cloudy or rainy day 1t is
better to plant after the middle of the day
than before.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

Come and see the greatest display OF New
Spring Goods ever made. Over 1000 pack
ages en- route for our three houses. We are
not waiting to solve this grasshopper problem.
We have been buying goods in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia fer this springs
trade. since december last. We are the only
concern in Southern Kansas that keeps buy
er in New York all the time, looking out for
bargains. Our display Of Good Goods and
Novelties, tot to be had outside Of our house
Will this spring be unusua ally attractive. We
recognize this year as the hardest for poor
Kansas; we shall sell goods at Lower Prices
than haver been known, for cash only, and at
one price to ALL
Silt GEO. Y. SMITH.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22
For Sale.

My residence on Topeka Avenue, wichita
with furniture, if desired. Finished and fur
nished throughout, with walled cellar, and
pump inside, barn, outbuildings. and lot filed
with choice varieties Of trees and vines in
bearing.
Three lots northwest corner Topeka Avenue
and Second street, filed with the choicest va
rieties of fruit trees and grape vines in bear
ing. This is in all respects the most desirable
residence property in Wichita.
Half section of land on Sand creek and MIN
nescah, all rich bottom, watered by Sand and
Joceyn's creek, both living streams. 10 acres
in fine growing. wheat, will be sold with or
without crop. There is no more desirable
stock or grain fam in Setguick county.
A span of work or driving horses, five yoke
work cattle, thoroughly broke and in good
condition, with IL and is inch breaking plows
Also various agricultural implements in good
repair Prices and terms made known en- ap-
pIication to the undersigned.
$. Z. JoCELYN.
Wichita. February Is, 1877. 46-l3t
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

Asssrs j G Redf,ld, L v Woofcoot, j II Ing
nsr. " G Wosdnan, c Il Hitler, 4 4 ligde.
g q Hqttie,cs. and otiers:
GENTLEMEN---Thanking you for the nd
denee expressed in your letter asking NE TO
become candidate fer the Office of Mayor, and
grateful for the good opinion of so many of my
feew-townsmen, l cheerfully accept OF the
nomination, aud if elected will endeavor to
work for the best interests OF the city
Respectfully,
A. W. OLIVER.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

Billy McCiuer has sold out his stock OF
lumber and will go to New Mexico aud join
with his father in business. William, by his
uniform courtesy and agreeable manners, has
drawn around him host of warm friends
who regret very much TO have him go. To
his new associates, at his new home, we COM
mend him as leiAg in every way worthy OF
their confidence. "He is chip of the old
biockr
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ladies' Spring Hats.

Nothing makes a lady look so charming as a
new hat---eld hats are not pretty, which re-
minds u. that Mrs. Annie Watson has just re-
ceived the largest, handsomsst and best select
ed stock OF spring hats ever brought to Wich-
tia. They comprise every variety which the
ingenuity of woman can devise, or her plastic
hand can form. and will be trimmed in any
style desired. and 10 tho latest and most APP
proved fashion. Ladies' will regret it. if they
do not cal and examine this stock before they
purchase. Mrs. Watson also re-trins old hats
in very fine style. ol-5t
No lady eau afford to wait when such tempt
ing bargains are offered in housekeeping goods
An immense stock of table linens at so, 30, 40.
- ard Doe. Decidedly the cheapest goods
ever offered in the west. Gee lnnes d Co,
next to the post Office o!-lt
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

On Wednesday OF last week, some boys nv
ing near the depot. were shooting at mark
ilear James Loyesy's house. His wife, think
ing that they were shooting her ducks, con-
Guided to investigate the matter, and started
towards the creek. When about half way
she WAS struck in the forehead, above the left
eye, by bullet from gun. The bullet came
out above the left ear. but fortunately no fatal
result occurred, aud at present she is doing
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22
Lock at This |!

Having secured the services OF a machineist
of nine years experience in the different sew
ing machine adjusting rooms, l am prepared
to adjust and repair all kinds OF machines and
warrant them. Bring along the worst one
and will make it run as new.
II. HOLMES, Agent,
4O-tf Weeeler i Wilson Mfg. Co.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

L. V. STEWART Secretary.

Az the next pamphlet edition OF he School
Laws cannot be issued tor several weeks. it
has been thought best, at this time, to call at
tention to the ACCOMMODATING law. enacted at
the recent session of the Legislature
Be at enacted by ne Lsgislaturs Of The STATE Of
Kansas.
SECTION 1. The County Superintendent
Of Public Instruction shall hold annually, in
their respective counties, for term Of lot
less than four weeks, a Normal Institute fer
the instruction OF teachers and those desiring
to teach Pr9tided, That in the sparsely set
tied portions eff the State, two or more coun
ties may be united in holding one Normal In
stitute
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

Through the efforts Of Col. Jocelyn and Mr.
dred dollars were raised and paid over to FL
der Bucsner who has been hboring faithfully
in the churches of our city for several weeks
past. He has gone TO another field OF labor
was appointed by the Bi shep Conference
Missionary to work where duty called him
inside the South Kansas Con ference.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22
Special Notice.

Those indebted to US on store account are
respectfully desired to pay the same or salts
factorily adjust the same by note, without de-
lay, as our book.,n few days, will be placed
in tbs hands of our attorneys for collection oil
delinquents. ". c. WooDMAN.
1921
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-22

Patents on all lands entered priorto April
LIST, 1874, are now ready at the land office. 1t
would be well for the parties to whom the
patents belong to get them and have them duly
recorded, which may save long and tedious
litigation at some future time. Aft