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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

SPEAKING Of those Northern and
Western farmers who are "pulling
up stakes" and emiSrating to Texas,
n correspondent Of the Prairie Farm
er, writing from that State, express
es the opinion that "many of them
will be disappointed, and wish
themselves back in"their oldhomes."
Doubtless. \ farmer who is COM
fortably settled and doinhg even
tolerably well in the great grain
producing States of the Northwest
would do wisely to "let good enough
alone" Ee will not improve his
condition by going to Texas, and
the chances are that he will have
cause to regret such move. A
farmer who cannot dig success ont
OF the rich land OF the west, will not
be able TO succeed anywhere. The
trouble in his case is not in the land
or in the locality, but IN the man
himself.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

For SALB.-A good brood mare,
9 years old the coming season is Of
wonderful endurance and speed as q
roadster ; light gray in color. Can
be had for s75. Apply at this o4ce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
NeaU Advertisements.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
AND
District Clerks.

A Supplementary Examination of Teachers
will be held OF Highland, April IS and 10. 1t
is hoped that all who were not able to be pres
ent at the regular examinations will attend, as
no private examination will be granted after
that date. w, A.JONES, Go, Supt.
Mineral Point, March l2.-td.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
NOTICE..
u. S. Internal Revenue
SPECIAL TAXES.

Under the Revised Statutes of the United
States, Sections 1882 32237, 1898 and 32s39, ev.
cry person engaged in any business, ayocstion
or employment, which renders him liable to a
special tax is required to PROCURE AND PLACE
AND KEEP CoNsPICUoUsLY IN HIS ESTABLISH
MENT OR PLACE OF BUSINESS A STAMP de-
noting the payment of said special tax for the
special tax year beginning May l, 1878. Sec
ton 3244, Revised Statutes, desgnates who are
liable to special tax as above. SEVERE PEN
ALTIEs are prescribed for noncompliance with
the foregoing requirements, or for continuing
in business after April 80, 1873, without pay
ment of tax.
Application should be made to HENRY
HARNDEN, Collector of Internal Revenue,
at Madison, Wis, or
FRANCIS CAMPBELL,
4w. Deputy Collector, at Gratiot, Wis.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
How a Poor Boy Found Friends,

The Warsaw (Wyoming County, West
er'n Neao- Yorker tells the following story
from real life: In December, 1859, On q
cold, stormy day, might have been seen,
in the village and town of Warsaw, a
blind beggar asking for aims, from door
to door. The blind beggar was led By a
little ragged Irish boy, about eight OF
nine years old, whose widow mother
lived in the city of Rochester. The beg
gar was seen to ill. treat and beat this
poor Irish boy from time to time. This
being noticed by one Of our human citi-
zens, he took the little boy to his own
home, providing him with warm clothing
and all the comforts that he and his az
fectionate wife could 90 to render his
life Chat had been one of want from the
cradle) happy. They sent him to the
district school in the winters that follow
ed, he working on the farm in the farm
in the summer months, a faithful and
kind boy. In the district school he was
at all times at the head lf his class. He
was then sent TO our academy, and after a
time he taught school in one of our rural
districts. BY dint Of economy aud the as
sistance OF his kind benefac;or, four wears
ago he entered Cornell University. In
June last he graduated at the head of
his class, having been awarded the high
est prize for scholarship IN the college,
where merit alone succeeds. The once
ragged Irish boy has been spending q
few weeks in our village and vicinity.
but has now returned to take the place
offered him at good salary in the chem.
ical department of this seat of learning
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17

hot weather. Master hot and dry, pastor
this season. Been 'specting the crop.
wouldn't mount to nothin,, but they if
getting on fast rate. The Lord general
ly brings things round bout right, !
notice. Don't go much on tho churches,
and plaguey little on some of the memb
ers, but you don't catch me going back
on the Lord. Was ttllin' Ssry only last
week we must 70 over and hear you
preach some pleasant Sunday. S'pose
you give 'em the ra'al Bible religion.
don't ye2 That's what all say they do,
anyhow"
This minister and his wife had but lit
tie opportunity to utter word, their friend
was so talkative; but they would insist
upon expressing their warmest thanks to
him and "Sary Ann" for the truely gen
erous donation.
After the rich store had been deposited
in the house, the man took the minister
by the hand, leaving in it bill, saying
"That's my part Of the fee; thank sary
Ann for the sass" And then jumping
into his wagon he drove away.
The minister unfolded the bill, and
10! its worth was twenty dollars! Mrs.
Watson clapped her hands and fairly
shouted for joy. The needed dress and
D ,nts were bought, and to this day, there
is no story which the minister and his
wife love so we'll to tell as that of ''The
Wedding Fee.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
roach for Lot having our dead darling on

nroach for Lot having our dead darling on
my arm"
I've lost children" sighed the officer,
ii he turned his head away.
''Then you know how the wife treas
ures up the little dresses, and stockings,
and hats and things. We put all those
things away after the funeral, and though
1t almost broke our hearts to set the bun
die down and look 1t over, we somehow
had to do. it every Sundey; and there
wasn't thing which hadn't been teaf-
wet before the first year was gone. These
relics have been our riches. We wouldn't
exchange them for the wealth of any
man you can name. One day about a
month ago rag buyer came along. You
may think it funny, but even the poorest
OF the poor sometimes have rags to sell.
Wife made up little bundle thai day
enough to get tin cup, or something Of
the kind-and in some way or other Ber-
ties frock-our dead chiId's Sunday frock
got mixed up with the rags and papers
and was sold and carried off. Ny wife
has done nothing but weep and lament
since that day, and I've looked here
and there and everywhere in hopes
to find the rag man and get the precious
relic back. 1t may seem little thing to
you, sir, but to US, we remfmber the first
time she wore it-how proud she was
how we took her waiking-how much
she looked like rich mans child. That
dress had more tear stains than all the
other relics, and though I havnt fifty
dollars worth of furniture IN the house, I'd
give every stick of it and go into the
street to find Bertie's Sunday frock.
don't expect to get it now. 1t has prob
ably been shipped to the paper-mill ere
this, and we have lost it forever
"l'm sorry," said the policeman.
"And when I go home tonight,
whispered the man, "wife will be stand.
ing at the gate, watching and hoping
and as far as she can see me she'll tell by
my face that the search has not availed
I had rather lose finger than meet he1
white face and reproachful look. wish
we were both dead!'
And with weary step and hopeless
heart he dragged along, having such {
mission as neither hope nor despair no.
love brings to one in ten thousand
| Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
JOHNC HRNDERSO

Physicians Recommend Dr. Graves HEART
REGULATOR as a cure for Heart Disease,
showing they have confidence in it. A lady
says:
''From a child have been subject to Palpita-
ton of the Heart, and for the past few years
have continued to grow worse. palpitation
being followed by dizziness and sutfocation,
so much that if l attempted to lie down my
heart would eeem to cease beating entirely,
causing great prostration. was obliged to
have physician in attendance for nearly a
year. At last he advised me to try DR.. Graves
HEART REGULATOR, which I did, and have
not taken any other medicine since. Am
nearly well, and have great reasons to believe
take the HEART REGULATOR.
MRS. ALoNzo MORGAN, Concord, N. H."
Send your name to F. E INGALLS,, Concord,
n. H., for pamphlet containing list of
testimonials Of cures, &C.
For sale by druggists at 50 cents and 81 per
b0ttle
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17

Is an easy stage in cases of dyspepsia. A
slight attack Of indigestion, especially when
there is apredisposition to digestive weakness
Of the stomach, must speedily culminate in
the more obstinate form of the disease. It il
well, therefore, to adopt preventive measures
early. Although Hostetter's Stomach Btters
o.ercomes, if persisted in, cases of dyspepsia
of long standing, it is obviously the part of
wisdom to use it ere the malady assumes a
chronic phase. This is particularly true, be-
other bodily evils, such as disorder of the
liver, constipation or undue looseness Of the
bowels nervous disorders, ,hypochondria, sleep
lcssness. These maladies ale both prevented
and remedied by theBitters, but how much bet
ter to check themin their outset with the great
alternative, than to wait until they establish
tie advisability of this must be apparent.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
Nv Mother.
Back through the laps of lonely years
Oflight and shade, and bitter tears,
Iseem to hear.

~ A13VVNOAo
Back through the laps of lonely years
Oflight and shade, and bitter tears,
lseem to hear.
My mothers voice, soft, sweet andlow-
My mothers voice, ah! well know
Its cadence dear.
Oft sitting, when the nightbird wings
His homeWard flight, snd softly sings
A plaintive song.
The memory waves her magic wand,
And summons from the silent land
Dear ones long gone.
Again I stand by my mothers knee.
Again her sainted face see.
As in dream.
Then asks my heart, with voice of tears,
For her, alas the sad, sad years
Lie dark between.
0! !mother from that sphere divine,
On wings of light cleave realms of time,
Come thou to me.
Il only for little space,
That may look on thy dear face,
One moment see.
As once saw, thy tender eyes,
That know not tears in Paradise,
Grieyed no more.
watch for thee, o! mother dear;
listen and seem to hear
Thy songs float e'cr
That lonely river, deep and wide,
Which darkly rolls its Stygian tide
From shore to shore.
Silent and deep through lonely years,
Swollen with bitter farewell tears
Forever more.
Trusting, I'll wait while life lasts here,
Till in that grand, immortal sphere,
Where SORROWS cease,
We meet and on that loving breast
My weary head shall be at rest
In perfect peace.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17

Little John Is visiting his grandfather.
This is an extract from a letter to his
mother "Petater-bugs Is plenty, an I en-
Joy EN- worry much cause thew make
grandfather swear, and every time he
boiis over he spills bis false teeth. an he
always forgets where he spills 'em an he
hires Us to roust 'em eut. So yer 700
huntin's go;d here. He pays US in pies
enough to start swine shop. Tel: Sam
jenkins, cause it'll make him hoppin'
mad to know ime hevin' such binsnzer
-Yonkers Gazette,
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
Seaside Love.

The Chicago Tri6une's Newport letter
says the pavilion was empty save for
these two, but a wanderer outside hap
pencd to beso placed thar the treacherous
ocean breeze waited to her the following
conversation, which she did not consider
sufficiently sacred to avoid or to keep to
herself:
snow, Charley, it's of no use; can't
marry man who hasn't the means to
live IN Newport summers"
Charley, gloomily-You neve, knew
this blasted place until this season.
lrene--That is very true, but this sea-
son has shown me what need to make
me happy.
Charley-A house at Newport with a
man attachment-the house Of primary
Importance, the man of secondary, very
much secondary. l never saw a girl 80
changed as you are by this little taste of
this confounded place. wish the whole
concern-the whole island-was at the
bottom of the ocean. wish one of those
torpedoes would send the cursed town.
villas, four-in-hands end all, to destruct-
ion. wish
1rene-I don't suppose it occurs to
you that we should 60 up with the towns
Charley-1 don't know as that makes
any difference, there'd be only two idiots
less.
lrene-You needn't be abusive, sir;
haven't sail that hadn't a great regard
for you.
Charley-But you have said that
you've greater regard for house than
for me. Against villa at Newport I've
no chance. Irene, l can't see how YOU
can be so foolish. Why how do you ex-
pect to marry one of these swells2
You're not one of them. You're Just a
hanger-on, sort of chance visitor, among
them. You're pretty, I know, awfullv
pretty there are scores of girls as
pretty as you.
1rene-Thank you sir; you'd better
take your pick among them.
Ctariey-No; l want you.
Irene Idiot that am.
Charley-Precisely.
1rene-Well, sir, decline the honor.
It's of no use. Since I've been in New
port know just what want. and won't
A1e''0 al IuAH&, ClSo. IL 1--we anu Ole as
am, rather.
Charley (vinaictively shying stones at
the waves We'll, I've one thing more
to say. think this cursed place has
more to answer for in the way of de-
moralization than any old Sodom and
Gomorrah t!.at the Bible ever scared up.
Last winter I knew you as a girl OF sense.
This summer four in-hands, yachts, and
all the rest of the show have turned your
brain.
In the long, sulking silence that fol-
lowed, the wandercr outside strayed
away, and presently meets Miss Irene
Macgillicudy, radiant beside q young
man with hay-colored mustache in q
dog. cart, while "Charley" foots it up the
bath road in the dust, viciously switching
the whitened, burned grass by the road
side, and contemplating, doubtless, the
inward and outward s'cussedness" of this
"blarsted place." Reader, this is true
story.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
The Romance OF Lace.
From to Paris Corres2o 2ondence Baltimore Bullet

From to Psris Corresi iondenoe Baltimore Bulletin
The most recent improvement in the
production of lace is the introduction of
shaded tints in the flowers and patterns
giving the... the relief of a picture. The
effect is produced ny varying the appli-
cation of the two stitches used in making
the fowers-the "tolle," which forms the
close tissue and the grille" employed in
the more open part Of the pattern. The
system is so successfully applied to the
laces of France that it has been adopted
with the gratest success.
There is legend regarding the intro
duction OF this manufacture into Flanders
A poverty stricken, but pious young girl
was dying of love for young m an whose
wealth precluded all hopes Of marriage.
One night as she sat weeping at her sad
fate, beautiful lady entered the &C ttage,
and without saying word, placed on
her knees green cloth cushion with its
bobbins filled with fine thread, which on
autumn evenings floats in the air, and
which the people call "fils de la Verge" /"
The lady, though of romantic bearing,
was practical manufacturer. She sat
down in silence, and with her nimule fin
gers taught the unhappy maiden how to
make all sorts Of patterns and complicat-
ed stitches. As daylight appeared the
maiden had learned her art, and the mys-
terions visitor disappeared.
The price Of lace soon made the poor
girl rich. She married the man of her
choice, and surrounded by large family,
lived happy and rich, for she had kept
the secret for herself. One evening. when
the little folks were playing around her
knees by the fireside and her husband
sat fondly watching the happy group, the
lady suddenly made her appearance
among them Her bearing was distant;
she seemed stern and sad, and this time
addressed her portege in a trembling
voice: "Here," she said, "you enjoy peace
and abundance, while without are famine
and trouble. I helped you, you have not
helped your neighbors. The angels weep
for you and tuln awav their faces" So
the next day the woman arose, and going
forth with a green cushion and it's bobbins
in her hands, went from cottage to cot
taee, Offering to all who would be taught
to instruct them in the art she had her
self miraculously learned. So they also
became rich, and Belgium became famous
for this manufacture.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
Butchery OF Mountain Trout. /.

The trout 60 up the river in schools Of
thousands toward their spawning beds.
II unimpeded in their course, they would
into numberless crystal line trout
brooks and deposit their spawn far up
the stream. out of the reach of sawdust or
fishermen. But just at the foot of the
Sierra Nevadas, in the State of Nevada
close to the California line, is the Verdi
dam. This dam has been constructed to
supply fine saw-mill with water, and
great precaution was taken to arrange a
suitable fishery at one end. The water is
made to flow over sort of apron, or
plank floor, which has such gradual in
cline that any fish can ascend. This fish,
way is further improved by means of the
rocks and earth of the river bank. There
is a large pool or eddy just at the foot and
lower side Of the apron, and so the trout
find an impossible wall at the place
where they should enter the reservoir
above the dam. Thus the fish are i'm
prisoned.
Such restless impatient, strugglin priso-
ners as are these mountain trout cannot
be found elsewhere. They attempt to
leap over the main dam, only to be hurled
back by the falling water. They spring
fully five feet in the air, and strike the
main apron of the dam with terrific and
sometimes fatal force. They bruise their
bodies and heads until oftentimes they
die. They learn nothing from experience
but continue to jump against the dam
until, worn out and neverless, they
drift, completely exhausted, into the ed
dies formed by the piers Of the dam.
One can watch for hours these poor des-
pcrate things in their brave struggle to
get over the dam, without having a mo-
ment elapse in which some trout is not
leaping through the air and against the
dam. Generally from one to dozen fish
are visible at the same time. 1t is grand
but pitiful 81 ght to watch the great speck-
ct over the am.
But the pltiful merges into the horri-
BILE when one sees the merciless grab
hooks let down into the struggling, quiv-
ering, exhausted masses Of trout gather
ed in the eddies below the piers. By
means of the short, unyielding rod, a
succession of quick upward jerks is given
to the four hungry points Of the grab
hook. The water is full of foam from
the cascade, and circles in binding whirl
around the pool. The fish are crazed
and blinded by their fruit.ess, frantic
leaps, and readily drift against the sharp,
needle-!ike points of the barbed
hooks. Once impaled, the struggle be-
gins. The hook may have entered un.
derneath the head or the body, or it may
have pierced the side, or the fins or the
tail. At the first moment of its fright the
startled fish darts away with fury of
strength that is marvellous. A large fish
is almost ungovernable during the first
frenzy Of its death struggle. The fisher
mans only plan is to lit The trout weary
itself with Its maddened plunges and
leaps and struggles. and then by dex-
ferrous twitch land it on the pier More
then half the time the fish makes some
terrible bounds and tears himself from
the hook, only to float with the current
torn, mangled and dying.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17
Bertie's Sunday FrOcK.

He was walking up Macomb street,
peering in on the Italians. g!encing into
open windows at nk.buyers, and aow
and then entering alleys to inspect ricke-
ty old vehicles standing in front of
barns.
"What am looking for2" he answered
the policeman; ''wcll, it may strike you
as foolish, but I've been searching around
for whole month, and may have to keep
It up for another. Pm looking for
rag-buyer. I'd know his rig if I should see
it again, but I haven't the least idea
where ne lives or when I'll find him."
ibid he steal something from you2"
Mo" was the hesitating reply.
"Want him arrested for anything?"
"N-no."
The officer was wandering what the
cause could be when the man said:
II feel bit ashamed to tell YOU, but
perhaps you won't laugh at me. You
see have old clothes on, and I don't
look as If had any cash to spare. I'm
only poor laboriDg man, renting cot
tage up by the reservoir, and though
I've only the old woman with me its
often that we barely have enough to eat.
When there is plenty Of work one of us
is sure to fall sick, and when VIC are in
health the world goes dead against us.
It is sort of life and death struggle
with us, and sometimes we sit in the
darkness and wish We were dead and
buried longsidc Of oul little BERTHE, up in
the poor folks share of Elmwood. That
little grave up there is all that keeps
us here-we cling to life that we may
keep flowers growing thele. I've stood
on the wharf many time and felt like
going to death at one Jump, but that grave
rose up to warn me back. On my way
home at night, I've feared, time after
time, to find the house deserted or a
corpse on the floor; but the little grave
has retained my wife the same as me-"
"How old was she2 asked the officer,
his own heart aching little.
"Th--three years old, replied the man,
"and she was the only child ever coming
to bless u.s. We had luck enough before
she died. Ihad work day in and day out;
my wife was singing the whole day long,
and when I stated for home at nj ght tAe
knowledge that BERTHE would be watch
ing for me through the bars Of the gate
picked up my feet faster than anything
ever has since"
"Wellx" queried the officer. as the man
paused.
swell, she took sick and died. don't
want to tell you more than that, or I'll be
breaking down right here in the street
and people will wonder if have been
drinking. It is three years ago since she
died, but her voice rings in my ears this
hour the same as if had lett her at home
1t is the same with the wife sir--a dozen
times day she runs to the door, thinking
she heard Bertiv's voice; and never 20
in that she doesn't look at me with Re