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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Cleveland Special. I'd.

CIeveAn0 SpecSai. "a.
Ex-senator Wade died at half past
o'clock this morning. Early on Friday
morning, the faithful few around his
b dside no cd \ change for the worse,
and by evening it was apparent that
death must soon ensue. Along toward
~ o'clock ne motioned to his wife that
he desired to speak to her. She bent
over him, and he made great efforts to
communicate with her, but in vain. At
last he managed to say, II cannot talk
at all" These were his last words. He
closed his eyes, and at midnight COM
menced to fail rapidly. There was no
look upon his features that betrayed
pain, and if he suffered he gave no sign.
His eyes occasionally closed, but con-
seriousness seemed to remain with him
to the end. His wife stood by the bed
side, her hand in his; the other hand
was clasped by his son, Capt. B. p.
Wade, while Mrs. Wade, of Cleveland,
DR.. Tuttle, of jefferson, and several
other friends surrounded his couch. At
half past 6 o'clock in the morning his
breathing suddenly became short and
laDorious, until at last it ceased entire
ly. and Ben Wade was no more. The
body lies in the front parlor of the FAM
lily residence, and has been viewed all
day by friends and loving townsmen.
The expression Of the face is natural,
although bearing the marks of the suf-
fering his long illness caused him to
pass through. The funeral will occur
on Tuesday ternoon, and will be very
transformations, in accordance with a
wish Of the ex-senator, who also caused
his wife to promise that no costly mon
ument should be raised over him. It
ia reported that he left no will, being
willing to leave the settlement Of his
estate to others. His estate is valued
at $4,000 to 100000, and is said to be
in an excellent state, being mostly in
real estate and stocks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13

zsS a a. ~ Nh fSa ILL., Sl ! - ~
yrn ano - 49, ronlble ~!
accomplishing this very de,irss,
suit may always b considered !.
to al who have suggestions - = ~
thereon. It Is : question in Whit ,
England farmers are specially nm. NJ
ed, and which they ought to BE- ~ 1n!'
something to solve. And i . uo'as
strange that in this center Of thu e e
mon school system the farmarss I'as
not seen in the school one Of Their n ''svs
cipal aids, and have not shown ,nol p'a
terest in what their children have I u
taught. Though these men ara ave, Urea
friends Of schools, and pay liberal,v =
their support, vet they allow in ;,s ~
schools the teaching of branches wh;ss
will be Of little value To the ch;ia..o
whom they greatly desire shall heco",
farmers, and this to the utter exclns;us
of branches which they ought to msa !
ter. This, to say the least, is not >. ts -
wise. AS the author of an ESSAY roaa
before the National Grange remarLaS
"more than half the farmers sons whs
seek livelihood in the cities. 90 to !.
baser calling and harder labor than tho.
would submit to on the farm" and ths,
are ready to do this because at sch",
they have been taught in "the knoxl
edge and methods of statesmen. apeO,
and merchants. without even one low
book specially adapted to any mart -
rural life." Thus the school which n.
farmer zealously supports, in the hon.
that it will fit his sons for an intel|ippp,
prosecu ion of the business in which i.
is engaged, really becomes a poten,
means of drawing them away from
home. The boy who has graduated !,
Massachusetts high school finds him
self much letter qualified for the un
sition Of bookkeeper or agent, or occ
patton of merchant, teacher or survey
or, than he is for that of farmer. Soil
happens that the educated BOYS leaw
the farm to enter callings which are al.
ready crowded, and where the prospet
of success is small They ought to have
been SO educated that they would have
known something of the application q
scientific principles to practical agricul
ture, and gladly chosen farming as thei,
work in life. 1t is high time that farm.
ers should insist upon change of stud.
les in our country schools. They lay
for educating their boys and they should
have the right to say in what special
branches this education shall be given
~. h. Homestead.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Niagara River.

The Niagara Falls Gazette of last week
has the following: The water in the
river reached remarkably low marx
last Thursday. AS near as could be as
certained without actual measurement,
the river below the falls reached level
about eighteen feet below the average
summer level. The writer walked on
dry sand where, in the summer season,
from OF the upper rocks anglers are
wont to fish for bass and eels. Above
the falls the river presented very I'M
usual appearance. Many rocks usually
hidden from view rose black and naked
from the rapids, and here and there a
dry reef told yet palmer Of the dimln-
ished supply of water from the lake
No water ran between Goat Island and
the First Sister Island, and but slight
stream. meandered through the other
two channels. During the day blind
ing snow storm ragged. covering the
ground with the heaviest fall OF snow Of
the season. During the night the wind
changed, and by morning the river had
reached its usual level again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Progress in Japan.
From the Ireab fast Table.

The Darwinian theory tumbes to
atoms when you undertake to try it on
the Japanese. They have been ma
ton for thousands of years and have
the Oldest written history known on the
face of tho globe, but they don't pro
gress any more than gate post. They
stand in the same tracks to-day their
forefathers occupied ages ago. There
isn't n lightning-rod nor race-track in
the whole country, and in their diction-
AIRY is no word that means "book-agent."
Their Patent Office is utterly barren of
washing machine models and some of
their statesmen are actually honest men.
Their fashions are rs Interchangeable as
workhouSe sentence, and the wisest
man in the empire couldn't tell plug
hat from grasshopper trap. But the
most convincing proof that imbecility
is an hereditary complaint among them
is, that they are not even endowed with
sufficient sumption to put n clapper
in n bell to make it ring, but pound it
on the outside with club.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
A Oh air from Heaven.
Chambers journal.


In throwing out ballast or any small
article from balloon, Il certain degree
Of caution is requisite. as bottle or any
similar object falls with such velocity
that if it were to strike the roof Of a
cottage it would so right through it,
We are told that Gay-Lussac, in an
ascent in 1904, threw out common
deal chair from the height Of %, 900 feet.
1t fell beside q country girl who was
tending some sheep in II fed, and as the
balloon was invisible, she concluded
and so did wiser heads than hers-that
the chair had fallen straight down from
heaven, gift Of the Virgin to her faith
full followers. No one was skeptical
enough to deny it, for there was the
chair or rather its remains. The most
the incredulous could venture td do was
toscri'icise the coarse workmanship of
the miraculous seat, and they were busy
carping and fault-hnding with the celcs-
tial upholstry when an account of M.
Gay-Lussac's aerial voyage was pub
lished, and extingushed at once the dis
cussiOn and the miracle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Decoration for Women.
All the Year I found.

One Of the best-known distinctions iu
ladies is that of the Order of Louisa Of
Prussia, q decoration created by The
father of the present Emperor of Ger.
many, in memory OF his gifted and
high spirited Queen-she who faced
Napoleon before the treaty Of Tilsit, and
experienced rough treatment at hb
hands. 1t was originally decoration
for services rendered by women in hos
pitfalls and otherwise to the WOUNDED
and sick military in the war OF 1918 and
1914. No quarterings are necessaryp
qualify for this decoration. Prtlsa
has a second feminine decoration. Ii
the close Of the Franco German VA
the Emperor added female brandn
the Cross of Merit-a distinction atone
time purely military, but now, likea
Order of the Bath, both civil and MIL
tary. Another order of recent grovh
is that of S donia of Saxony, foundd
in 1871. The Order of the Wendh
Crown - Mecklenburg Schwerin and
Strelitz-is partially epicene; that is to
say, the grand cross is given to ladies
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Wood.

The HSe-hiStory of the wood or faliow
ant (Fornica rufa) was carefully stud
led by Huber, who records that it does
no work in the night. The Rev. Hen.
ry c. NcCook. whJ has closely investi-
gated the habits OF the same species in
the United States, says; when OBJ
served (as they were by mel during
nearly every hour of the night, from
sunset to sunrise, they were found to be
pursuing the very same labors in the
same way and in the same fields as dur
ing the day. The avenues. tillpaths,
feeding stations. feeding grounds, and
hills were always thronged day and
night" They were also found by him
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
Some Of the Prentice's Sayings.

A recent writer reproduces from the
files Of the Louisville Journal some of
George d. Prentice's witticisms. which
were not dependent upon time and cir
cumstances, as most Of them naturally
were, for their point and force. Fol
lowing are few Of them:
To keep your friends, treat them
kindly; to kill them, treat them often.
He who reels and staggers most in
the journey of life, takes the straightest
cut to the devil.
Men should not think too much of
themselves, and yet a man should be
careful not to forget himself.
A dinner to which q man ia not in
vited generally sits hardest on his
stomach.
There are many mon whose tongues
might cover multitudes, if they could
govern their tongues.
The doctors ought to escape calumny.
No man living has Il right to speak i'll
Of them.
The working Of corkscrew is about
the only thing best achieved by indi-
rection'
The reduction of postal facilities has
gone too far. The mail passed through
town the other day in a couple of
stockings tied over the back of a bull
dog.
A few days ago the freedom of New
York city was presented to Mr.. Van
Buren, in good snuh-box. Teere was
plenty of room in the box for all the
freedom that New York has enjoyed for
many years.
There are two periods when congress
does no business. One is before the
holidays and the other after.
Were it not ungenerous to remind n
man Of his natural deforn,ities, we
should inform the editor of the Grand
Gulf AdteHiser, that he is natural
fool.
An opposition editor offers to bet his
ears on something to our dscredt. He
shouldn't carry gambling to such ex-
treme lengths.
If the editor Of tho - isn't rogue,
he ought to bring II libel suit against his
own face.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
An Old Story KetOld.

The st. Adams Messenger says that a
good Vermont deacon in the olden
time, when Medford rum and cider
brandy were not the beverages of the
wicked alone, signed the temperance
pledge with the expressed reservation
that he might indulge on sheep. wash
ing days. AS his balmy periods were
rs frequent as ever, he was visited and
charged with moral perjury; but the
deacon, pointing to y dejected-looking
Cotswold, with fleece as white rs snow,
said: "Do you see that old ram :? Well,
has been washed every day for the
last three months"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13

49, = = - L 7
~ y Dettlo Wi(h Yen; ard thje- y ~
origin Of The Phrase: " AZ the marriage
banquets Of the Sicilian poor, the brides
father, after the meal, used to hand the
bridegroom bone, saying: Pick this
bone, for you have taken in hand a
much harder task" The gray mare
is the better horse" comes well after
this last aspersion upon the fair sex, to
show that woman is paramount. The
origin OF this proverb was that man
wished to buy horse, but his wife took
u fancy to gray mare, and SO pertlna-
ciously insisted that the gray mare was
the better horse that her husband was
obliged to yield the point. But then,
no doubt, he saw that she was right in
the end, and in all probability boasted
afterward Of has selection.
"To be among the gods," at q theatre,
is a common phrase applied to those
who are seated near the ceiling, which
in most theatres is generally painted
blue, to represent the sky, and inhabit-
ed by rosy-faced Cupids sitting on
clouds.
First catch your hare" is the result
of q mistake. 1t was supposed to be in
a cookery book written by a certain
Mrs. Glasse, and was ev IDENTIFY caught
hold of by some wag, who read it for,
First scatch or scradge your hare"
that is, skin and trim tan East An.
gIian wore; or else, First scotch your
hare before you jug it," that is, cut it
into small pieces, as the sentence, as it
is now quoted, is nowhere in the book.
But the wag was a clever one who gave
it the precautionary turn, as the phrase
has done good service in warning many
to secure their prize before they ar
range how to dispose of it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
A Man Falls 1, 400 Feet.
Calaveras Chronicle.

On Monda- morning last, young
man named Philip King, employed IN
the Gwin mine, fell from the top to the me
bottom of the shalt, distance OF ], 4N
feet. No one saw King fall into the
shaft, although several men came up
in the bucket with him, and the brakes.
man and bucket-ander were presen,'
with lanterns. AS the men descended
the shaft they found cap ut the 1V
foot level, and discovered blood upon
the timbers at different points. Searcn
was Immediately instituted, and III tne
"sump," l, 400 below, the surface, crus' +
ed, mangled and mutilated out OF ~
semblance of humanity, were founo
the remains of Philip King.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
A LITTLE four-and-a-half year-old be

A LITTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT be-
longing to q personal friend of ours
desired one day to ego out and play
His mother told him that it was not
best for him to go. The child sat down
in his little chair and remained silent
for some minutes. Then he said. in n
sad tone of voice, Mamma, would you
like to have me tell you story?'
L" Yes" said his mother, Z" l should like
to have YOU tell me a story very mnch. 7"
He began: "Once there was little boy,
and he wanted to 60 OUT and take u
breath of fresh air. But his mother
thought it was not best. He pleaded
with her, but she thought it was not
best. So the little boy was taken sick,
II in less than two weeks he died. .
Inc mother was conquered, and the
boy got his breath of fresh air.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13

~ ~ 49, 4I -. IL vs - III ~ "a.
their nenls, u ! n1sl6, 49, IS
winter. Although difbcult % examine
with certainty the proceedings Of the
ants in their underground galleries, it
has been determined with more or less
conclusiveness by this observer that
they remain within their formicaries in
winter, and do not modify the surface
surroundings. The great majority of
the community occupy the under
ground galleries in winter, although the
structure Of the mounds is such as to
insure protection in the central parts
above ground against ordinarily severe
weather. The ants appear to be able to
preserve their activity in all ordinary
seasons. especially when dwelling in the
underground galleries, and also to do
without regular and customary supplies
Of food in the winter season.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13

A NEW species OF frog has been or
covered in southwestern Texas. 1t iiVes
in the assures and crevices of the hme-
stone rocks of that region. Inc esSS
are Matched in the winter, and the tsu'
poles live in the shallow pools OF ra'n-
water held in the hollows in the rocA'
The adults are very noisy at this season,
causing the rocks to ring with uaen
c-oaking. The frog referred to Is W
genus Lithodytes, and named by f'o''
Cope l.. Latans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13

A DENVER clergyman, on receipt sof
the usual half fare pass, wrote to the SUI
perintendent. "Can not you embrace
my wi e also9" To which the railroad
man said he did not know, but he would
like to see the clergyman's wife first, as
he was .ler fastidious.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

Some fellow, with very little brains,
writes from Browns Valley, to st.
Paul gentleman, letter which is pub
lished in the Dispatch, and gives it as
his opinion that there is immediate
danger of an outbreak on the Sisseton
Agency, on account Of the dissatisfac-
tion of the Indians toward their agent
Col. Hooper. Now the writer of that
letter is either fool Or else wilfully
misrepresents matters for purpose.
There is no danger of any such thing
as an uprising, and if some meddling
tricksters, or knaves, would let the In
dians alone there would be no trouble.
The Indians on that reservation are
smart, shrewd, and in a prosperous
condition, and from what we can learn,
are very far in advance of any ssreser-
vation' Indians in the West. Such
malicious and preposterous communica.
tions ought never to find their way in
to print, as they do more damage to
the Indians than they do to the agent.
If Col. Hooper is unpopular, and as
claimed, incompetent also, there is one
thing we can say, that no.such absurd
and crazy Misrepresentation will have
any effect, as all who know the condi-
tion of the major portion of the Indi-
ans On that reservation, will readily see
that such an idea as an outbreak, or
massacre is SO ridiculously absurd that
it could only have originated in the
brain of either an imbecile or party
interested in Hooper's removal, and as
the latter is probably the case, such
disreputable ISLANDERS ought to be sup.
pressed, as they not only do no good,
but rather work an injury to the set
Elements in this vicinity. The people
in this section have no reason to thank
any of the parties interested in the
publication of that letter, and would
like to interview the party who wrote
1T, as such vile and outrageous false.
hoods do this section real injury
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

New York is endeavoring to avoid
the excessive freights charged by the
railroads between San Francisco and
that point in the transportation of Chi
nese goods. The steamer Glenlyon has
arrived at New York direct from ia
pan, by way of the Suez Canal, with
cargo Of tea. The passage was made
in two months-7only about three
weeks longer than by the usual route
to San Francisco and across the CONT
nent by rail. This is one of the first
direct voyages without breaking bulk,
and was rather an experiment. 1t is
thought that future trips can be made
in considerably less time.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

The much talked Of and long looked
for fairs belong to the past, and Mime
sofa can feel proud and point with
pride to the exhibitions of 1878.
They were a credit to both State and
people, and reflect great credit upon
the managers, whose indefatigable ex-
ertions did so much to secure the sue
cess with which their labors were
crowned. The weather was all that
could be desired and afforded the mul-
titudes present an opportunity of see
ing all that was to be seen, and allowed
the various programmes to be present.
ed, and all the attractions displayed.
AS each year rolls round, there will
doubtless be as great efforts made and
still greater attractions offered, but
some time must elapse before this sea-
sons fairs will be either forgotten or
excelled. A detailed description
would be impossible, and we can only
say that the attractions were many
and varied, and the display of products
on exhibition were highly creditable
and demonstrated that exhibitions of
this description are Of great Importance
and Of vast benefit to all, as the spirit
Of rivalry which they engender, spur
the energetic and ambitious to greater
efforts, and while each succeeding year
adds to the display, it also proves that
honest rivalry leads to the attainment
of greater perfection.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
Representative Convention.

The Republican Representative Conven-
ton for the 39th Senatorial District outside
of Douglas county, will be convened at
the Court House in Morris, Stevens county,
on Saturday, the 28th day of September,
A. d. 1878, at two o'clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of nominating q candidate for
Representative for said district
The apportionment for the convention is
one delegate for each county and one for
each one hundred votes and major fraction
thereof cast for the Republican State ticket
at the general election of 1877, which will
entitle the several counties to delegates as
follows: Pope 6, Grant 4, Stevens 4, Big
Stone 2. w. w. GRIswoLD,
Chairman of Committee.
Morris, Aug 90, 1878
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

The Democrats in this District have
nominated Hon. Ignatious Donnelly for
Congress, and as there is very bitter
feeling between him and Washburn, ii
is more than probable. that the cam
paign will be very lively one. Mr..
Donnelly would undoubtedly be a bet
ter man for the position than his oppo-
nent, but as number of the demo-
cratic party will not support him, it is
doubtful if he even polls respectable
vote.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
Republican Convention.

The Senatorial Convention for the 39th
Senatorial District, will meet at the Court
House, in Alexandria, Sept 21st. 1878, at
2 o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of nom-
mating one Senator. The counties COM
prising said district will be entitled to dele
gates as follows: Douglass II, Pope 6,
Grant 4, Stevens 8, Big Stone /.
Dated August 10, 1878.
By order of Committee,
j. Fl. VANDYKE, Chm.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

The body of Maj. John Peller, a
prominent citizen of Hastings, was
found in the river at Diamond Bluff,
with bullet hole through his heart.
1t is supposed that he detected some
one stealing hides and rushed out, was
shot, and his body thrown into the
river. No definite clue has been OBJ
tanned, however.