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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
Yankee Cheek.
Potter's Maya zine.

1t is curious fact that the United
States was the first nation to force an
entrance through the closed Straits of
the Dardanelles. In 1901 Commodore
cambridge, who had secret message
to convey to the Sultan from the Bey Of
Algiers, sailed from Algiers for Con-
stantinople, in the American frigate
George Washington. As he knew he
would not be allowed to proceed up to
the capitol, he made show of coming
to anchor off the Castles Of the Darda-
nelles, in the meanwhile firing heavy
salute. As the wind blew strong up the
channel, under cover of his own and the
reciprocated salute, he sp.ead all his
canvas to the breeze. Before the Turk
could discover his maneuvers he was
out Of range Of their cannons, and
speeding his way with such speed and
velocity that it was impossible to over
take him. When he cast anchor off the
mouth Of the Golden Horn, and dis
played the stars and stripes, great was
the surprise and CONSERVATION. He
was supposed to be pirate, As the flag
of the United States, never having be-
fore foated in Turkish waters, was UNI
known. Having no knowledge Of
America, the Turkish authorities were
informed that the vessel was from the
New World. After considerable delay,
and threats of imprisonment in the
Seven Towers for having passed through
the Dardanelles without permission, the
Commodore was admitted to an audi
ence at the palace and eventually &C.
comDlished the object Of his mission
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
Paris Letter to New York Tribune.

TaHs Letter 10 New YORK Tribune.
All appearances indicate that the
coming exhibition will equal, if not sur.
pass, anything that has been held. In
1867 the number of visitors was over
100000, the exhibition being omen
2lO days. At Philadelphia there were
about 100000 less visitors than this, but
the centennial was open only 159 days,
making the average 10000 each day
against AZ 900 for Paris. But this wears
fair will probably far exceed the one of
1867. The main building is nearly
twice rs large as then, and the magniti.
cent palace of the Trocadero is in no
way to be compared with the tame
structure of eleven years ago. In 1867
the admissions were 3, 0OO, 900 more than
at any other worlds fair that has ever
been held, except the one in Philadel-
phia, and were about 100000 more
than at Vienna in 1873. 1t is an inte-.
esting fact that when the first exhibition
ever held in Paris took place in 1898. a
small court Of the Louvre was sufficient
for its wants. The catalogue comprised
only twenty-four pages, and there were
only twenty silver medals awarded.
One gold medal was offered, and was for
the man who would strike the most ia
tai blow to English industry. Times
and sentiments have changed. One of
the most sympathizing friends that
France had in l.Jr late disastrous war
was England, and England has been one
OF the most forward nations in respond
ing to the exhibition invitations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
The Utmost Limit Of Indifference.

Two men Of this city were out the
other day soliciting money for char
table object. They came to The Office
of certain rich man, and hesitated
about approaching him. One Of the
pair finally concluded that he would try
it. When he came out his partner ask.
ed him what luck. "Not cent" said
the man who had bearded the lion in
his dem" cent / told him all
about the distress of the family, but it
was Of no use. He was as indifferent
as the rear guard Of funeral process
sion."- Virginia, Nev., Eaterprase.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

On the shores Of the Red Sea the
natives insist on exposing wound to
the atmosphere when they desire it
should heal quickly. M. D'Abbadie
found that their treatment was justified
by results, the experience Of Western
surgeons Of eminence to the contrary
notwithstanding. This Red Sea prac-
tice is considered to owe its success to
the absence in the air Of the microbes
which are 80 mischievous elsewhere.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
THE TOBACCO TAX.

The committee of ways and means,
six members only being present, agreed
to the amendment to the internal rev.
enue bill levying tax of 16 cents per
pound on tobacco, five dollars per thou
sand on cigars, one dollar and twenty
five cents per thousand on cigarettes
not weighing more than three and one
half pounds, and the income tax is two
per centum on all sums over $1,000.
While some of the committee agreed
that the bill should be reported, they
reserved the right to support it or not,
as they deem proper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

point where the greatest river and
water routes OF the world can be brought
sogseheE and from which they ,diyerge
-one to the Gulf Of Mexico and the
Other TO the harbor Of New York.
Just now most men think that water
routes have lost their value. The truth
70. they grow in value as new railroads
are made. The Erie canal was never
worth rs much to New York rs it is to-
day. 1t carries at low rate, and makes
the railroads do the same.
l am truly yours, etc.,
HORATIo SEYMOUR.
To SENATOR WINDOW.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

~ that u Is lullan : Cncinno2 NOR
chant end author q ! loan On flnance
has been before the c0mihiltee
on banking and currsncy. His
idea b that the only proper money
that should be allowed to circulate u
that issued by the government, and
that the government prerogative to is
sue money applies with much greater
force to paper money than to coin. He
thinks that on that subject the public
mind has been msled for generations.
The banks, he thinks, might rather be
allowed to issue coin than paper be-
cause the intrinsic value of coin is near
its actual value; whereas, the only val
ne Of paper money is that passed by the
government.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

ANALYSIS has shown that the tubercu-
lar deposits formed in steam-generators
and reheaters consist of fatty matters
that had become oxidized. The acid
can, therefore, be neutralized by an al.
kali, and milk of lime is recommended
as a most economical agent, which will
prove very effective in preventing the
dangerous deposit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

DURING the Austrian Arctic expedition
careful comparisons were made of the
observations Of wind and: barometrical
pressure at the time of auroral displays,
but nothing was found to indicate any
connection between aurora and weather.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
TREASURY STATEMENT.

AASnoOnA AAN"1ANA.
q. s. bonds 10 secure national bank
circulation ......................e s46, s75, $50
Bonds to secure public deposits. l3,448, O0O
week ending to-day. ............ $50, 800
week ending to-day. ................ AZ, 500
National bank circulation outstanding
currency notes ......... ~. -. 1921, AZ, S44
Gold notes.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,4S9, 40
Internal revenue. ......... ........ 986, 72l
Customs. :. .............. ...... 24l, 8l5
Receipts of rational bank notes for
week ending to-day, compared with
corresponding period last year, 1871. 5, S93, 600
1873. ), 500, 600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01
The Paris Exposition.

To SENATOR WINDOW.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

They have cost too much. They can
not live unless they make pools with
each other. In other words they say
openly, that it is not their policy to car
ry for low price and thus make trade,
but to carry less and charge more. They
cannot make pools with water routes for
each man owns his own boat. For this
reason English railroads have bought
up English canals to get them out of
the way. They have done this in other
countries in Europe. They have tried
to break down the lake, river and canal
routes in this country. They will fail
as to the great lakes and the Erie canal.
send you a report made by Mr.. Rich
mOnd, of Buffalo, which will give you
facts Of great value as to the great lakes.
l do not know enough about the Mis-
sissippi river to speak about it. hope
its trade will be kept up. 1t may turn
some from New York, but it will be for
the good of the whole country if it
keeps the railroads in check. There
must be steamboat route from the
Mississippi to the lakes. 1t will not
only carry much grain, but it will do
much more good by keeping down
charges.
l once had an interest in this ques-
ton; have none now.
l only care for the good of the coun-
try. l am too old to take an active
part in this matter. I.hope you will
keep the lead you now have. You
know more than most men about it. 1t
deeply concerns your State, and your
position is such that you can do more
than any other man. You live at the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
Mineral Point. Wis.,. the Scene ot
a Heavy cale-Several.kilied,
Among Them Mrs. Waller,
ofOubuQue.

DAVENPORT, May 23.-A special to
the Herald, from Mineral Point, Wis.
gives a brief announcement that q
terrible tornado struck that town at
about five o'clock this afternoon.
Owing to a break in the wires it is
impossible to get full particulars to-
night. 1t Is known that large stone
brewery and several buildings sur
rounding it, were demolished, and it
is feared several bodies will be found
under the ruins. The buildings ad-
jacent to the brewery are J. Miller's
house, the Globe Hotel, First Ward
Schoolhouse, John Spensely's house,
Mullen's store, Currie's harness shop,
Wisconsin House and Ellinger's fur
niture store. These buildings were
in line Of the tornado, and are more
or less damaged. One of them, the
fine residence of John Spensely, at
which was q large family reunion,
among whom were John Waller, wife
and daughter, VIM. Coates, wife and
daughter, Mrs. Waller and Mrs. Rob-
erts, all of Dubuque, was completely
wrecked, and Mrs. Waller, mother of
John Waller, was instantly killed.
The rest of the inmates of the house
miraculously escaped, with only
slight injuries. The residence of
Judge Cothren was also struck by
the storm and his mother, an aged la
dy killed. The tornado passed
through the heart of the town and it
is feared was far more disastrous
than could be learned up to this late
hour.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29

CONGRESSMAN FORT, of ILL.,, a re-
publican, introduced into the House,
some days ago, a bill which passed that
body, the substance of which is as
follows:
That it shall not be lawful to cancel
or retire any more United States legal
tender notes, and when any of said
notes may be redeemed or received
into the Treasury under any law from
any source whatever, and shall belong
to the United States, they shall not be
retired, cancelled or destroyed, but
they shall be reissued and paid out
again, and kept in circulation; pro-
vided that nothing herein shall pro-
hibit the cancellation and destruction
of mutilated notes, and the issuance
of like denominations in their stead
as now provided by law.
The Finance committee of the SEN
ate have reported favorably and Secre-
tary Sherman for more than a month
has favoredit, Itwilldoubtless pass the
Senate. Now that resumption is vir-
tually accomplished there is no need
of any further retirement Of these
notes. Doubtless the day will come
soon when either these notes or bank
notes, whichever shall he found to be
the best course to pursue, will be
nearly all the circulating medium OF
the country, save the subsidiary coin
The use of coin will be to lie in the
vaults Of the Treasury or In bank
vaults ready to redeem the paper i
called for. Coin, of course, is the on.
ly true measure Of values, but fol
convenience sake the paper is USED
rs its representative. Secretary Sher
man now sees that there Is coin enough
to do this and so there, can be no OBJ
lection in the world to the issuance O
paper upon a specie basis, 1t is ne
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29

SINCE Missouri is hopelessly demo-
cratic and we cannot expect repub-
lican Senator from that state, it would
afford us great pleasure to see one at
least of the two U. S. Senators taken
from the list of men who were for the
Union in the great rebellion. AS her
Senatorial representation now stands
they are both ex-rebels. Upon this
subject the Globe-Democrat says:
The defeat i'm the Senate yesterday
of the bill to empower the President
to place Gen. Shields on the retired
list with the rank of Brigadier-Gen-
eral, brings the democratic party of
this State face to face with a duty
which it will, doubtless, perform with
pleasure. 1t has the power and the
opportunity to send the veteran of
two wars to the United States Senate
next winter. The agitation recently
shown by some of the hungry place.
hunters of the party shows how much
they fear the man who was never
beaten on the battlefield. The recep-
ton given him by the knights of st.
Patrick, and the speeches made on
that occasion, prove his popularity
with the strongest wing of the party
in this section of the state. And the
Irish element have u proud right to
recognition at the hands of the de-
mOcracy Of Missouri. They have
plowed and sowed while others have
reaped the harvests. With Gen.
Shields as their candidate they can
enter the lists fearlessly. He is still
in full possession of all hismental fac
ulties, and would reflect honor in the
Senate on the state. Let the Demo
cratic State Convention declare in his
favor and the question will be settled
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
9aYdines,

A recently received consular report
gives IN interesting account Of the
French method of prepa cling sardines
for the market:
The freshest fish are chosen, their
heads are cut of, and they are well
washed and sprinkled with fine salt.
After few hours they are arranged
in rows, almost perpendicularly, ON
frames, which are immersed in pans
of boiling oil, which 10 changed from
time to time, when too black to con-
tinue the cooking process. When
the fish are sufficiently cooked, they
are removed and the oil drained of
ON tables covered with zinc, sloping
towards central groove to carry of
the oil.
The fish are packed in their we'll
known boxes by women who sit
around the draining tables. When
packed the boxes are filed up with
fresh olive oil and soldered up by
men. The boxes are then placed in
an iron basket and immers ed in a
covered boiler, where they are boiled
in water. the smaller boxes for halt
an hour and the larger ones for q Ion
ger time, according to the size. They
are then dried, labeled and packed in
wooden cases for shipment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
FOREIGNa

LONDON, May 23.-A st. Peters.
burg correspondent says we are still
far from certainty of peace, though
the general conviction and sentiment
in favor thereof is powerful. Militia
~ preparations are being pushed for
ward energetically.
The Russians continue to exhibit q
tendency to gradually creep up to-
wards the capital, keeping the Turks
constantly on the alert. Fresh rein
forcements are constantly going to
Bulgaria and Roumelia. Odessa ia
swarming with soldiers and shipping
troops, guns, and stores are going
thence to Burgas on the Black sea, or
by the Bender railroad to Roumania
and Bulgaria. The Turks are not
idle. They have brought troops
across the Bosphorus from Scutari
until one hundred and thirty battal-
ions are now near the northern lines.
A dispatch from Trebizonde states
that the Russians at Erzeroum have
received reinforcement of 10000
men.
Putrid fever is ravaging the garri-
son at that place. The insurrection
in Lazistan against the Russians is
spreading. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 10000 and IL, 600 Lazis are un-
der arms and these are prosecuting q
guerilla warfare against the Russians
about Artvin and Batoum.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29

whenever you see a peddler COM
ing into county, claiming to dis
count the prices of our merchants and
other bu'iness men, who are doing q
Legitimate, honest, and but living
business, set him down as fraud and
a swindler and that before you have
done with him, if you give HIM an
order, he will beat you in some way
or an other Oskdloosa Herald.
There is much truth concentrated
in the above paragraph. The only
security from being swindled is to
give travelling dealers a wide berth,
and stand by your home merchants
They are your fellow citizens, and
help build up your com unity
You know them and you have q rem
edy il they were so disposed as to at
tempt any swindle upon you. But in
these days of competition il is every
merchants object to sell you no shod-
dy goods, and he well knows that
he must be down to bottom figures IL
he desires to hold the trade. With an
observation of several yesrs we have
noticed that in nine cases out of ten,
patronizing foreign dealers in expec-
tation of striking some big bonanza,
was failure. Our home merchants
these days are selling goods at q very
low margin, and no travelling ped dler
unless he is fraud, can nndersell
them.-Cedar Falls Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
Isn't It Lovely.

A dry goods clerk on Main street
was showing q woman come parasols
yesterday. This clerk has q good
command of language, and knows
how to expatiate on the good quail
ties of and show the best points of
goods. AS he picked up q parasol
from the pile on the counter, he
struck an attitude of admiration and
holding it up SO the best light would
be had, said:
"Now there. Isn't it lovely I? Laok
at that elk !! Particularly observe
the quality, the finish, the general eff
feet. Feel of 1t. Pass your hand
over it. No foolishness about that
parasol, is there 2" he said as he
handed it over to the lady: saint il
q beautyT
eyes" said the lady, stuffing her
handkerchief into her mouth, "yes,
that's my old one, l just laid it down
there"
The clerk was Immediately seized
with . severe attack Of quickened
conscience and passed right off the
subject OF parasols on to the weather.
-Keokuk Constitution.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD.
Loss Of Life and Property.

Loss OF LIE and Property.
DENVER, Col, May 2l.-A great
food came pouring down Cherry
creek through Denver, at three o'clock
this morning, the result of heavy
rain ond water spout on the great di-
vide between the Arkansas and the
Platte. All the bridges ON the creek
were carried away. West Denver is
isolated and the lower part of the
city damaged by water. The creek
is full, and running several miles an
hour. It is believed that no lives
have been lost in the city beyond that
of an unknown man whose body was
found in freight car, where he had
probably been asleep. The flood in
volved several other streams on the
other side Of the divide, and the Dem
yer and Rio Grande railroad lost q
bridge near Colorado Springs, and
has been unable to run any trains on
this end of the road to-day. Three
bridges have been swept away on the
Kansas Pacific railroad. A freight
train on the latter road, containing
eighteen cars, passed through the
bridge across the Kiowa, burying
with it John A. Baker, engineer !;
Frank Seldom and John Piatt, fire.
man, whose bodies have been recov-
cred.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29

Low skeptical fellows are always
exposing" spirits. The mediums
scarcely get hold of q good thing,
when somebody comes . grab game
of some sort and breaks up the seance.
1t is not very long since even Daniel
Webster was treated with signal dis
courtesy. A base minded, scheming
man obtained entrance to q scance
where Daniel Webster habitually ma
terialized, walking from the cabinet
across the room, looking 40 he had
looked in life, but making not the
slightest sound of footstep. This
base-minded man tossed number of
large trunk tacks, which have very
large heads and always fall point up
ward, upon the floor where Daniel
Webster always walked. The conse-
quence was that when the expounder
of the constitution came out of the
cabinet and began to walk across the
room he suddenly paused, and, lift
ing one foot, applied his hand to the
sole thereof. Upon taking another
step he paused again, and in low
voice remarked "Ou ,hp Shortly
after this he lost his balance and sat
down on the floor, and Immediately
became very profsne, and retreated
into the cabinet greatly disgusted.-
Euery Saturday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29

The colored people aud other re-
publicans in Tallahassee, Fla, and
vicinity held mass meeting on the
4th inst, at the instigation Of certain
political sharpers who sought to i'm
duce them to drop the party name
and nominate mixed Legislative
ticket of conservative democrats and
colored men. They refused to take
such action, however, and adopted
series of straight-out republican
resolutions. declaring that they were
proud Of the name, aud would use
their best endeavors to unite all thu
industrial classes in favor Of the re.
publican party, as the best friend Of
the laboring man, and to rally to it,
support all others who are sincerely
desirous OF equal and exact justice to
all men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-29
JUDGE kMAPP's VIEWS.

oSAcSeh, AVW", UAoy Ii, 1910.
My Dear Friend Ham:
Your notice in the issue of the Her.
aid of the 10th inst. has just reached
me, and may be permitted to say to
you, as an old-time friend, that I re-
gard it the duty of judge to decide
each particular case in accord with
the facts of such case and the law ap-
plicable thereto, and that no system
Of political principles of any party
can rightfully have.anything to do in
the premises, and l can see no incon-
sistency in accepting nomination for
that Office from rs many political par
ties. or bodies of voters of the State,
as choose to make such nominations,
whether they be nationals, democrats
or republicans. l shall 60 before the
people for such Office, l shall go with
such view and sentiments, and If the
people think me suitable person for
such Office, they can elect me if they
do not think me suitable person, it
is their clear plain duty to defeat me,
and with their verdict whatever il
may be. l shall be content. Very
faithfully, your friend,
JOSEPH G., KNAPP.