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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15

regarded as nonsense; considered prac-
tically it must be condemned as vision
airy and useless, even if it We're scienti-
fically sound. Outside of a few female
colleges and several thousand acade-
mics, no old man in Christendom could
enjoy facilities for %prolonging his life by
the breath Of young maidens, and only
afew pedagogues like Hcrmippus, who
neither know how to enjoy life them
selves nor to make it Joyous for others,
could suck in longevity, and, doubtless,
IN their cases the opportunity would be
accompanied by so many trialss and
tribulations from mischievous girls that
very few teachers would live as long as
the Roman rhetorician. The great
mass Of old men would be left to
anguish and die at ~threeScore, years
and-ten or fourscore years, as they have
been doing for ages; because the Unborn
propensity Of young maidens is to give
their companionship to young men and
to dispense the favor of their breath on
other than philanthropic considerations.
Whatsoever time they could spare from
planning economical methods of cutting
dresses out OF costly silk, reading new
novels and talking church politics,
would be devoted to quiet f1irtations in
the parlor or moonlit strolls with lovers;
and patriarchs Of a hundred would sit
desolate and sigh for the truant girls
whose breath might give them new Vi
tallity. Not even money would avail.
1t has been known to bride one woman
into subservience TO an old man, but it
could hardly control II dozen, and the
protest of the girl i'll the Scotch song
would doubtless become the refrain of
the whole sex;
+" For a his meal and q his maui.
For a his fresh beef and his saul,
For IA his gold and white monte,
An auld man shall never daunton me
:" His gear may buy him kye and yowes,
His gear may buy him glens and knowes;
But me he shall not bny't or fee,
For an auld man shall never daunton me
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
YictOria's Wealth.

NtN III WI
If, now, an article appeared in the
New York World a~rraigning her for her
treatment of her eldest son, it would not
be possible to find any one to deny the
justice of the charge. For it cannot be
right for a mother to receive an enOr-
nous sum annually for occupying a
certain position and then to throw all
the pecuniary burden appertaining to
that position on her son. Queen or no
queen, any woman who acts in that way
is unjust. The queen Of England is at
this moment the richest woman in the
world, totally apart from the sum which
she annually receives from the country.
When the prince consort chose South
kensington as the site for the great ex-
hibition he invested a large amount of
| money in lands thereabouts, and that
money has by this time increased forty
or fifty fold, and brings in a revenue
adequate in itself to cover the expenses
of a good-sized kingdom. The queen
| herself is an excellent manager, and
had she begun life with a capital of $500
she would by this time have made it
100000, for she has a turn for money
illsihulS, tlu ltNt IoSto ~ tiiQiltt Vi
increasing her shining store. 1t may be
doubted whether she spends much, if
any, more than f25,0O0 a year, for she
rarely receives anybody ven at dinner,
and although she has to keep up a large
| staff of servants, $125. 900 will 60 a long
way ever here to defray all expenses Of
that description. mentioned this sum
of f25,0O0 the other day to a friend Of
mine who knows a good deal more about
the court than | do, and he laughed at
it as being absurdly high. However
that be, the queen receives f3S5,O0O a
year from the nation, about 100000
more from the Duchy Of Lancaster, and
not less than 100000 from her invest
ments-or s., 5000 year. The Prince
of Wales receives 100000 from the na-
ton, about 100000 from the Duchy of
Cornwall, and his wife 100000 from the
nation-altogcther $4,000, and upon
this he has to keep a large family and
to receive and entertain numerous Wis
itors and guests, give garden parties,
balls, dinners and incur vast expenses
generally which ought properly to fall
upon the monarch. No wonder that he
is relatively Il poor man The prospect
before him is not very bright. for the
queen may reign for twenty years to
come yet. She is only fifty-eight, and
as strong as a lion, in perfect health,
and probably hopes to reign rs long as
her distinguished ancestor George Ill,
who was on the throne for sixty years
peace to his memoryl And certainly
no one wishes any evil to happen to the
queen, or to see the shortening of her
days, for, after all, it is by no means
certain that a change, whenever it may
come, will necessarily be for the better.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
4 Possible Occupation for Young
Maidens.
New York Morlh.

If the American photographic is to
be h~eIicyed-and he sometimes tells
the truth-a German philosopher has
p%ublishcda book entitled "Ofthe Rare
Art of %Prolonging Life till rs Years
by the Breath of Young Maidens Upon
One II is SAID that the German savant
has no better foundation for his fantas-
tic theory that the breath of the girls is
the elixir of life than the discovery of
an old monument in Bologna, ON which
is recorded the gratitude of liermippuS, a
Roman rhctorlClan, who taught Il Young
ladies' academy To the advanced age of
10 years, and attributed his longevity to
the balmy breath of his pupils. This
is indeed Il slender basis for a broad in
d%uction; for llermippuS may have re-
tcrred to the breath of his pupils in u
metaphorical sense, as being, through
their rehcarSals of their tasks. the
source from which he got his living; or
he may have been an old man in his
dotage, and his cpitaph, if taken liter
ally, might be simply the expression of
his Authorizations. From the Israc-
litish counSellorS who procured Il young
maiden to lie in the venerable Kings
bosom, down to George Francis Train
who courts the companionship of chill
drcn, the notion has been common that
the vitality of the young may in some
incomprehenSiblc fashion be commune
Gated TO the old, but it seems hardly
reasonable that it should be caught in
the breath. 1t Is true that the poets
compare the breath OF young maidens
to the scent of new-mown hay, the
perfume of roses, the odor of crushed
saSSafras, or the smell ofappleS; but the
psychologists tell a different story and
pronounce respiration merely a method
&C getting rid of waste tissue, and main
tain hat the carbonic acid gas evolved
in the "ocess is only good for plants.
Considered theoretically, therefore, the
German Professors scheme for prolong-
ing life to the age Of ll5 years must be
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
Small Means.

We think that the power of money IS
on tie whole, overestimated. The
greatest things which were done for the
world have not been accomplished by
rich men, nor by subscription lists, but by
men generally of small %pecunlary
means The greatest thinkers, dlscov-
erers, inventors and artists have been
men of moderate wealth, many of them
little raised above the condition OF man
ual laborers in point of worldly clrcum'
stances. And it will always be So
Riches are oftener an impediment thar
a stimulus to action; and in many cases
they are quite as much a misfortune a.
Il blessing. The youth who inherlt'
wealth is apt to have life made too easy
for him, and 50 grows stated with 1t, be-
aus he has nothing left to desire.
Having no special object to struggle Tor
he finds time too heavy on his hands
remains mentally and morally asleep
and his position in society Is often no
higher than that of a polypus over
which the tide floats.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
4 Costly Embrace.

\ war correspondent writes from
Giurgeyo, on the Danube: An old peas
ant had just come to town to buy gro
ceries for the week, and, naturally
enough, walked down the street with n
little self-consciousness ut the thought
of having a purse well filled with Rus
sian roubleS, the result of the sale of
his last load of hay at the camp. Be
fore he reached the shop, or had esel
had time to take a glass Of raki in the
little groggery, he was met 10y a Cossack,
who, without any ceremony, fell upon
his neck and kissed him with etfuSion.
eXclaiming to the astonished peasant in
broken Roumanian that he looked so
much like his old father way off on the
banks of the Don that the impulse TO
embrace him was irresistible. II seems
that the sentiment "a contagious; for
the peasant, after looking ut the Cossack
for n moment, cried out that he called
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
Cutting Rates.

1t was hoped that the recent d;,8on,
ties between the railroads and thor ou
ployes would have the effect of prevent
ing the cutting OF rates hereafter ~.
no sooner are these troubles over ond
the roads open again for business. ,bar
complaints are being made that some %
the roads have gone back on their form.
practices, and are trying to cut eacb
others threats. The first case Of tb;.
kind came to light yesterday, Tho
Quartermaster of one of the Regiments
of regulars now in this city came "
the manager of a road leading FaS,
from this city, inquiring the Cost n
transportation of several companies If
soldiers. He was informed that tho
Company would charge full rates
T%hereupon the Quartermaster informed
the manager that rival line had ALREADY
offered to transport his men for haif
price, or II cent a mile. While tho
Company who made this rate will claim
that the reduction was merely made ia
aid in the suppression of the rioters. vet
the managers of other roads say that if
the Company had made the reduction
out of such motives they might have
made III open offer to transport troop,
to disturbed points free Of charge, or at
halfprice and need not have acted
clandestinely in the matter. This has
made much bad blood in railroad cir
cs.-Chicdgo Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
ANOTHER INDIAN SCARE.
4 Camping Party Near Pewaukee Thor
oughly Frightened.
Milwaukee News.

\ lot OF young men employed III Char
ence Shepard x Co.'S hardware store
camped out on Rocky Point, ON Pewau-
kee lake, the latter part of last week.
One of their companions who had been
unable to accompany them, had ar
ranged To JON them Saturday evening.
He came; but Just before arriving ut the
camp he was met by an Indian, glorious
IN paint and feathers and an old blanket,
and armed with Il murderous assortment
Of hardware.
. The young MAJ had hardly time t.
wonder what n of the Idaho hostiles
was doing ut Pcwaukcc lake, when the
Indian commenced to demonstrate in
an unpleasant manner, brandishing his
weapons and letting off a succession Of
war whoops which would have made II
Milwaukee tug whistle silent from envy.
The Indian showing II desire for a
closer acquaintance, and being seized
with II wish To- carry oil a lock of the
young mans hair rs Il memento, the
embryo hardware merchant, whose
strong point Is strategy, challenged him
to Il footraCe by showing a clean pair of
heels. BotA were good runners, but to
the pursued it sounded rs if every step
was bringing the pursuCr nearer. About
200 yards away stood a large tent be-
longing to a party of ladies and gentle
men. The thoroughly scared Young
man made straight for it. desperately
lifted on one side Of the canvas rs he
reached 1t and plunged in head first,
gong down III Il heap ON the floor. To
the alarmed inmates, principally ladies,
he had barely strength to say that the
Indians were upon them, and they must
hight if they wished to preserve their
lives.
In nm instant the whole camp was
aroused. There We're other parties
within Il short distance and % men were
ready to meet the InuianS in two min
utcs, though they had not much expcc-
tation of doing So. The solitary Indian
who had done the chasing. fraternizcd
with the crowd. He was intensely
amused at something and nearly chok-
ing with laughter. BY degrees the rest
chimcd IN, and there was Il general APP
pearancc of 4 huge joke having been
caught ON the fly by the crowd.
For half an hour the terrified Young
man, who had been hunted, lay ON the
ground unable to move. As soon rs he
was able to bear the shock. his COM
panions gave him a formal introduction
to his whilom avagc pursuer. Below
the paint and feathers and the old
blanket he recognized one of his fellow
employees. He was treasured; hut there
is Il greater lack of reciprocity between
two of Shepard & Co.'S employees than
between the United States and Canada.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
One Brief Year.

"Will you love me this way when
I'm old%' she asked, rs he emptied
five cents worth of peanuts in her
lap.
Il will, darling, | swear it" he pas
Sionately asScverated, as he carefully
laid aside his cigar and commenced ON
what was left of the nickel's worth.
That was when the flowers were bud
ding and the birds were mating, one
brief year ago. Last night they sat
cleaning, and who knows but that their
memories reverted to the happy past !;
and vet when she asked for Il fifty cent
p~arasol, he feclingly remarked that Il
woman whose face was AS yellow as a
ducks foot, and locked as though 1t had
been cultivated c~rosswise with a patent
harrow, needn't be so particular about
her complexion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
The Sleeping Man.

The man who does not sleep, Saun-
ders, now resides neal Parkersburg, w.
Va, A correspondent writes from the
place: Some time in 1861 or 1862 Saun-
dcrs enlisted in the ith Virginia volun-
tecrs. For several years he had not
slept at all, so he said. But it becoming
known directly in camp hat he made
such pretensions, it aroused the curiosity
of many of the men and officers, and
they set n watch upon him. | am told
by a colonel that he and many others
lost Il great many nights sleep in en-
d~eavoring to entrap Saunders, but during
the whole time that he remained Il
member of the 4th he wa never caught
asleep. He stood guard night after
night, and week after week, paid by
sleepy-headed soldiers to take their
turns, but he never Mas caught mapping.
He hauled coal several weeks in sue
c~ession, only stopping long enough to
eat and change horses, and plowed in
the field with five or six stalwart men
until he ore them out completely, but
never seemed to tire. During the year
1868, | think it was, he went to Phila-
delphia and was examined by the lead
ing physicians Of the country. They
sat up with him in relays of five, night
and day, and keptup an almost constant
stream of conversation with him, and at
the termination of twenty-nine days dis
charged him with ceI ~tiiicate, but could
give no explanation Of this freak of
nature. Many stories of the untiring
energy and activity of this MAJ are told,
and all agree who know him that this
antipodet of Rip Van Wrinkle is the most
~sleeplcss man they ever met.
Mr.. Saunders is now So years Of age,
and says that he has not known what
sleep is for eighteen years. He himself
cannot account for it, Us he says the
change in his physical organization oc-
cured within three days, and that he
never was sick in his life, and never took
medicine but once, and that was when
he had catarrh about three years ago.
lie Is a hale hearty man, and bids fair
to live many years yet. He is conscicn-
tiously opposed to making a display of
himself, or no doubt would long ago
have been before the public as one of the
human curiosities of the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
A ACCIDENT.
4 Young Lady's Hair Caught and Wound
Around the Shaft Of a FIGURING Mill.
She is Completely Scalpeh
Chatfeld Democrat.

An accident of the most thrilling and
schocking nature, occurred III Dickson
& Co.'S mill, just below this village,
last Wednesday afternoon; the unfor-
tunate victim being Miss Eva, an es-
Unable young lady and only daughter
Of j. r. Warriner, of this place. Follow
ing are the particulars, as near a. We
could ascertain.
Misses Warrincr, Prescott and Lyon,
accompanied by Mr.. Fred Wilson, the
book-keeper, We're looking through the
mill and had arrived upon the third
foo. were they stood looking out the
east window, chatting and admiring the
beautiful scene before them. Mr.. Will
son looking around noticed Miss War
riner stepping backwards, and reminded
her that she was in too close proximity
to the main upright shaft-distant about
three feet, and just in front Of the win
dow. At once realizing her danger she
moved forward, and in doing 50 she
must have thrown her head back, Us her
hair, which was long and flowing, came
i'll contact with the shaft and the poor
girl was instantly wound in and whirled
diciii' ~ IL ttIiIblt Idtt, Jltl ltft anu
legs striking ut almost every revolution,
a post on either side. Her companions
could render no assistance, and were hor-
ror-striken at the terrible Respectable. Mr..
Wilson quickly resolved upon the only
thing that could be done, to stop the
mill, which duty was performed as soon
as possible. Upon returning he found
Miss Warmer in Il sitting posture, bleed
ing profusely about the head, and her
entire scalp, extending from the eye
brows down behind the ears and well on
to the neck, torn clear off and, with the
greater portion Of her clothing found
sticking to the shaft.
Strange rs it may seem the young
lady was IN II conscious state, and in
formed those around her that no one
could wen imagine anything so dread
iul as her thoughts while being whirlcd,
MS she supposed, to n terrible death.
She was brought home and received
the immediate attention of several OF
our physicians, who are doing all in
their power for the sufferer. In the ex-
element, however, the scalp was left ut
the mill, and nearly two hours elapsing
before 1t was placed IN position, it is
thought that the operation would prove
unsuccessful.
At the present writing Friday
mornlng-thc patient * conscious, and
there Is some hope entertained for her
recovery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
4 Big Blast.

Captain Isaac Hamilton now engaged
in removing Dry Rock from the channcl
of the Kennebec river, under the super
visions of Gen. Thorn, made a big bias
last Saturday. Five charges, each seven
feet deep, were arranged i n their regular
order ON the platform. The wires "eft
quickly connected with the battery, the
vessel hauled oil to a proper distance,
the spectators stood upon the quar'e'
deck, and the captain gave the con-.
mand to fire. The battery was instant!
charged, and the electric spark com;
municating with seventy pounds .,
glycerine, exploded, and IN less thaH
second of time five hundred tons =.
stone were torn from their ancie''
beds.-Portard Press July 30.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15

to mind the pride of the family :,
was away with the Roumanian arm VINO
kalafat. and the Cossack had to end al
the embrace in his turn. Tbi, oa'i e
not last long, of course, and after on ,Vula
haustiye struggle to express his low = ~
language that was almost entirely - !
known to him the Cossack took u.
leave, promising to see his ado, ~
father IN a day or two. When the SIM
pie old fellow went to pay for his ,as
and sugar he found he had no mr. va
He went Immediately to the moydr bN.
his would-be son could not be fond "''
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
S~LANDERER SLAIN.
An Iowa Girl DEFENDS Her Good Name.-.
Details Of the Terrible Nhite.Holland
Tragedy,

sIdSVu.s
Miss Caroline White, a young lady of
seventeen, has created IL sensation by
shooting VIM. NJ. Holland, a married
man having IL wife and seven children.
The details of the affair are given by the
Sigourney (Iowa) Neus:
son Monday last, shortly before din
ncr, Miss White called at the house of
Thompson Yocum, in English river
township, and stated that she had come
to look at quilt pattern. This was
given her 10y Mrs. Iocum, who told her
servant girl to step into the other room
with Miss White, and she would wait ON
the table, the harvest hands, among
them Mr.. Holland, being then about
ready for dinner. Nothing to excite
particular attention was noticed in Miss
Whites look or actions, although it is
now remembered that she did while sit
ting in the room place the door looking
towards the table in the dining-room
slightly aiar. Mr.. Iocum being unwell.
was not long at the table, and left. Just
rs Holland was about finishing dinner
Miss White walked out to the table and
presented Il paper, telling him to sign
it, which he refused to do, and stepped
out doors, Miss White following him.
In Il moment the first shot was heard,
and Mr.. locum, who was first at the
scene, tells us that Holland was running,
passed around an evergreen, and a
short distance therefrom fell perfectly
l~lfcless. Miss White followed him up
with u revolver, and when Holland fell,
placed the muzzlc close to his head and
continued firing. Yocum and another
man, whose name we have forgotten,
attempted to get hold of her, but she
quickly leveled the pistol at Yocum's
assistant, telling him to stand aside or
she would shoot him. This he did
quickly, and the weapon was in Il sec
ond lowered by Miss White and fired at
the PROSTATE and ~lifeless body Of IIol-
land. When the men got hold of her
the chambers of the pistol proved to be
all empty. Whether the full five shots
were fired Is not known. as in the ex-
element none remembered distinctly.
If all were fired, one failed TO take effect.
One shot gra2ed the face, doing no dam
age. One entered the temple, N over
the right eye, making its way through
the brain, and another to the left of the
vertcbr@, ranging upward to the centre
of the heart, and between the fourth
and fifth true ribs, lodging beneath the
skin. 1t is thought that the ball passing
through the heart was the first one fired,
and that the other shots taking effect
were fired after he had fallen lifeless.'
The cause of the act is said to be that
Holland had repeatedly stated that Car
cline was unchaste, and that he had had
intercourse with her, which reports
coming 10 the ears of her family, llol-
land was interviewed and promised to
sign Il statement that he had he'd, For
some time he has evaded his promise,
until the girl became ~eNasperated. She
is reported TO be of good character,
modest and u~nassuming; not Il whisper
was ever heard against hername, except
from Holland who went to young men
and told his tales.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15

4 REFINED man is never loud ~ !
his dress, for refinement Is never anIs1
to simplicity and a judicious ana E's ,bo
full employment of the means Oh ~,
good and happiness which it has al con
mand. 1t seeks to divest itself 81 20 ~
perhuities, and aspire continually
the utmost possible purity. hen nnd
ment leads to personal cleanliness am.
elegant neatness, good taste anu bF,L
plicity. Needless display n pas.
ness are alike repugnant to Its sphi"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15
New lork'S Millionaircs.

New Works richest miIlionaires are
rated as follows;
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-01
Farmers and Planters F!

Nov is the time to buy your Farming
AN Implements cheap. have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which am deter
mined to sell. would make special mention
Of my two and three horse Furrow Flows.
My horse Pillow am selling as low as
$500, and for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wrought Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoveled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator IS the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see il.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early SO as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar Sl-tf L. WAGNER.