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

On the shores of Null, one of the
western islands ofScotland, a crag, over
hanging the sea is pointed out as the
scene of tradition which would fern
an excellent subject for either n picture
or poem. Some centuries ago, the
chief of the district, Maclean Of l.ochbuy,
had great hunting excursion. To
grace the festivity his lady attended,
with her only child. an infant then in
the nurses arms. The deer driven by
the hounds and hemmed in by surround
ing rocks, fled to n narrow pass, the
only outlet they could find. Here the
chief had placed one ofhis men to guard
the deer from passing, but the animals
rushed with such impetrsity that the
poor forester could not withstand them
In the rage of the moment Maclean
threatened the man with instant death,
but this punishment was committed to
Il logging in the face of his clan, which
in those feudal times was considered a
degrading punishment, fit only for the
lowest of menials and the wo.st of
crimes The clansmm burned with
anger and n fierce desire for revenge.
He rushed forward, plucked the tender
infant. the heir of Lockbuy, from the
hands of the nurse, and, bounding to
rocks in moment stood on an almost
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Romance in Vermont.

a romantic story comes from Yer
mont. Martin Mix, of Mortified, and
Ellen Manough, of Middlebury, have
just got married after a long separation.
Ten years ago they quarreled and broke
their engagement. Martin went to sea,
dug gold in Australia and California.
served in the Union army during the
war. worked on the Pacific railroad and
was captured by Indians while travel
ing to the Black Hills, but escaping, re-
turned to Vermont. Ellen had long
since forgiven her recreant lover, and,
having advertised in vain for his return,
devoted her time to saving silver dol
lars, 500 of which found their way into
one of her old stockings. Now the two
are one and the past is forgotten.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

An excellant landscape of Salvador
Rossa's exhibited ut the British Institute
in 1923. came to be painted in curious
way. The painter happened one day
to be amusing himself by tunign an old
harpsichord; some one observed they
were surprised he could take so much
trouble with an instrument that was not
worth a crown.
II bet YOU make it worth thous-
and before have done with it ~ cried
Rosa.
The bet was taken, and Salvador
painted on the harpsichord land.
scape that not only sold for n thousand
crowns, but was esteemed a iirst-rate
painting.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
A Petrifed Body.

The Seneca Falls IN. " Courier says
" About six weeks since: l.. c. Board
man, of this place, was engaged by D.
V. Benedict, of Buffalo to disinster his
wife, who was buried in the Canago
Cemetery four years ago this montn'
and forward it to Buffalo for renter
ment. The coffin came apart in the
operation, and the corpse was found 10
be as natural as when buried, and a
hard and heavy as stone. The cloth,
ing had rotted and lay in folds upon the
form, which was white as marble. !ae
deceased was a sister-in-law OF MI.
Boardman. and he says the feature
were perfectly natural and full as wns a
in life. The body had turned to stone
weighing 400 pounds. This is aJenu,,n'
case of petrifcation, and no mlst IKE
The remains were forwarded to Bunsio'
but it is not known that any further eN
animation was made"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Falling Into Temptation.
Jennie Junc's New York letter.


A wealthy New York lady discovered
Il short time since that her maid was in
the habit of abstracting sums from her
bureau drawer in small amounts, from
fifty cents up to ten dollars. In draw
ing money from the bank she was in
the habit of placing several hundred
dollars at time, in gold, and silver and
small bills, in box in her bureau for
small incidental expenses, and to this
minor found her maid had free access.
She was colored woman, very much
attached to her mistress, sincerely so, as
had been tested hundred times, for
she had travelled all over the world
with her. The discovery, when she frs.
made it, shocked the lady so that it al
most made her i'll. She determined.
however, to test the matter thoroughly.
She placed marked silver and bills in
the usual receptacle and soon had her
suspicious abundantly confirmed. She
hardly knew what to do. The wO-
man had had the care for years Of
quantities of expensive iewelry, laces
and the like. and nothing had ever been
missed. She spoke with her, not accus-
ingly, but kindly, asking her what mo-
tive had induced her to deceive her.
The woman wept bitterly, and admitted
everything. She said it was simply the
continued opportunity, and her mis-
tressess's lnatention to the money taken
out or remaining in her purse, which
made it possible to extract small
amounts without fear of detection. The
first money she took was to buy some
oranges or some postage stamps, she
could not remember which. and that
not being missed. nor other trifling
sums, emboldened her to take larger
ones, until she got the habit of indulg.
ing whims for this, that and other out of
her lady's money. The lady, after adj
ministering sound moral lecture con-
cluded not to send her away, but to
keep the pocket-book in her own pos
session, and thus withdraw temptation
to dishonesty.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

The intelligent juryman" came w y
the front in libel case at st. LOUIS VI,
other day when the judge told the Jn.
to retire to the jury room and return ~, .
sealed verdict. Two Of them mterpistS
ed this as permission to 60 home IAN S
didn't appear until next morning Nn 0r,
the twelve were locked ND to preve."
further misunderstanding. AT oasu" an
ky, Ohio, in recent case, Jur!;,nd
who couldn't read or write got a il ...nr
to prepare him lot of Eyes ana o H
ballots. putting one set in one YES; ~ h.
ct and the other in another, so Una.
could tell which way he was .o 'nry
But he got so absorbed in the 'es',mf ar.
that when he came to vote yes h he
got which pocket held the rlgn' ~. pa ii
and kept on voting "no" against IN. n o m
id affirmative of his associates, unui ~,
of them found out how the matter SUI
and the vote was made unanimous
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Trade Kisses.

\ curious divorce case is on the tapis
in Harrison county. A wife who was
greatly in need of mess of cabbage,
made bargain and sale" with neigh
Dor, trading three kisses for three heads
of cabbage. The irate husband accused
her of the act; she acknowledged the
circumstance, and added that she
thought she had made good bargain.
The husband did not care much for the
loss of the kisses, but was fearful that
they indicated more than was apparent
on ''the face of the returns" and so has
filed his petition for divorce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

A DRUNKEN drummer in Pennsylva.
MIA drove his team upon railroad
treslle bridge the other night, and the
horses we're so much wiser than their
driver that they stepped along in the
darkness from sleeper to sleeper, and
arrived safely on the other side about
five minutes before the night express
came tearing along. The bridge was
sixty feet long and about the same dis
lance from the ground. The drummer
thought the road was little rough. but
concluded it was Of the corduroy pat
tern.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

The impre' ION is strong in Cuban
circles in New York that the Spaniards
succeeded in bribing some subordinate
officers of the Cuban army, as they had,
some two months before, bribed four or
five: that soldiers were won over by
these purchased traitors; that they re-
volted and obliged their superior Off
cegs and congress to accept the terms
offered by Martinez Campos.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

Probability Of Droughts In Many Places
Of the United States.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

Mr. C. C. Blake, Of Decatur, Ill. Sho
made predictions of weather last year,
which he claims were almost literally
fulfilled, sends us circular containing
predictions for 1889. As the weather
is an important topic at all seasons, we
give place to Mr.. Blake's predictions,
which will be interesting to preserve
for reference during the season.
March, 187S-Will "come in like
sheep, and go ont like lamb" The
first of March will be moderate, and
gradually grow warmer till the end of
the month; though there will doubtless
be two or three moderately cold spells
during the month, but none that might
he deemed cold. The equinoctial storm
will be rather warm one. The precip-
itation for the month will be full aver
age, and in the form OF rain except in
high ATTITUDES.
April, 1S7o-Rather dry and warm;
though in places full average Of local
storms.
May, 1S7S-Warm; heavy showers in
places; on the general average not a
wet month.
June, 1S7S-Hot and dry, except as
relieved by moderate number of local
storms; cooler about the 10th.
July, 1S7S-Hot and dry; local storms
will give relief only in places.
August, 1S7S-Hot and dry; but some
severe local storms.
September, 1S7S-Hot and dry part
Of the month: severe local storms and
variable weather in places; rainfall for
the month rather less than the average,
except in southern States; some danger
Of welcomes in the southern States, also
in Indian ocean.
October, 1S7S-Cool; rainfall less
than average; heavy frost the last of
September or first of October.
November, 1S7S-Quite cold and
dry: probably more snow than rain.
December, lS7S-Cold and dry: mod
crate amount of snow; little, if any,
rain north of Galesburg, Ill.
January, 1S79-First part of month
rather mild; last part moderately cold;
precipitation for the month, in rain or
snow, about an average for January.
February, 1S79-Moderately cold and
dry.
March, 1S79-Full average Of storms
hIiu llop o.NCiO
month; the equnoctial about the Odd Of
March, 1879, will be quite severe,
though rather warm.
conclude the year 1873 will be n
very auspicious one, so far us weather
is concerned. The season generally
will be rather dry and warm. There will
be few heavy storms and tornadOes,
and very few general storms that will
extend over any considerable portion
of the United States. There will be a
reasonable number of heavy showers,
but they will be local, and, in places,
accompanied by heavy thunder and
lightning; though on the general average
thunder and lightning will be scarce
The general amount of rainfall for the
year from April I, 1879, to April 1,
1879, will be about 30 per cent. below
the average for the whole UnitedStates
while for n considerable part of the
year ii will be 80 per cent. below the
average. and in places Us high as 20
per cent. below the average
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14

: celebration" and wants 70 know what's
come over them. Some Of them may pos-
ably call around and explain.
Sioux Falls Paragraph: The crop re-
ports from all our surrounding region agree
in the statement that there never has been
in the history Of the country such a pros
pect for . monstrous yield of everything
that was planted.
The same week the editor Of the Bon
Honme Citizen was presented with a quart
bottle Of Milwaukee beer by DR.. scrope he
remarked in bis paper that the Press and
Dakotaian, the Dakota Herald, the Spring.
field Times and the Sioux City Journal had
entered into an alliance against the Citizen.
There is need Of a homeopathic physician
in Bon Homme.
Sioux Falls Paragraph, 18th: The
county commissioners Of McCook county, re.
Gently appointed by Governor Howard, will
meet next Saturday for the purpose Of loca'
ting the c~ounty-seat. 1t is expected that
Cameron will be selected as the place. The
town is improving right along, and will o.
course receive a new impetus if it shall b.
designated as the c~ountyrseat. There are
already two hotel buildings there, aud si1
loads of lumber started out last Tuesday to
be used IN putting up q store.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
AN ASTONISHING FACT.

A large proportion of the American peo-
pie are to-day dying from the effects of Dys
pepsia or disordered liver. The result OF
these diseases upon the masses of intelligent
and valuable people is most alarming, max
ing life actually a burden instead of a pleas
ant existence Of enjoyment and usefulness
as it ought to be. There is no good reason
for thir, if you will only throw aside pre-
JUDGE and skepticism, take the advice of
Druggists and your friends, and try one bot
tie Of Green's August Flower. Yourspeedy
relief is certain. Millions of bottles of this
medicine have been given away to try its
virtues, with satisfactory results in every
case. You can buy q sample bottle for 10
cents to try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case. Positively sold by all Drug
gists on the Western Continent. Sold by
Mills g. Purdy.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
N%EIGHBoRRoop NEWS.

The Sioux Falls Touring mill Is receiving
it, machinery
Mosquitoes are getting in Their work up
in Bon Homme.
Winter rye ON the Hutrische community
farm in Bon Homme county, is over six
feet high.
G. X. Howard and Phillips 4 Brown
have commenced the erection of a new store
building in Sioux Falls.
"Ths grandest celebration in ill the north.
vest is being fixed up at Sioux Falls for
the Ah Of July. Hon. Ignatius Donnelly,
Of Minnesota, is expected to crate.
The quantity Of goods being brought into
Sioux Falls BY wagons surprises the Panta,
graph and leads it to remark that it il No
wonder the railroad project il searchin,
them out.
The Bon Honme Citizen remarks thai
the ether citizens of Bon Homme "are too
Internally lazy to..get mp . 4th Of July
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
THERE is TROUBLE IN STORE.

For those who neglect to rectify Irregularities o
the stomach, liver and bowels. which they fool
ishly imagine will "come right of themselves
OF this silly error such persons are usually dis.
abused by the development Of some serious
chronic malady, traceable to what they were
pleased to consider q trifling disorder of the
above named associate organs. Such a culmi-
nation is easily avoided. Acourse of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters invariably has the effect of re-
newing the secretlve action Of o torpid liver, re-
storing healthy digestion and assimilation, and
rendering the habit Of body perfectly regular.
The activity of these all important functions
being restored, and the entire system toned and
regulated by this Incompatible corrective and
invigorant, no danger to the general health is to
a%pprehended from causes which, if not eradt-
Gated in time. will assuredly undermine it.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
M RlvEe Nry,sm

Our Correspondent DlscOnrsss Upon Rail.
road shjects and Suggests How Reads
should BE- Duilt-Crops Good, lmprovs-
ments Being Made, aud the People Hap.
py.
The ~inclease of population and the ex.
tensive improvements Of the jim river val
Icy, makes the people talk railroad a great
deal. You hear it in the stores, in the
hetels, and ever before and after church
meetings, where the pious farmer and man.
ufacturer do csngregate. Various mean,
are talked Of aud various plans are sugges
ted. Many localities are selected and advo.
Gated with great zeal. If the better route.
we're adopted and every point made, . road
up the valley would be as crooked as Old
Thad Stsvsps tape worm. There il but one
way to make . railroad, aud that is to pro.
cure the means before you commence, and
then use them c:rsfally as you 20 along
with the work, layingthe track where it will
do the most good to the most people. A
judicious outlay for . railroad from Yank.
ton to bling to it the immense crops that are
growing within fifty miles of it, and the
trade in supplies that sre necessary to pro.
duce this crop. would give the town an i'm
petus in growth that would establish it e.
one of the most active and prosperous In
land cities in the west. Now the question,
how can thisbe done? In answer We would
say-build a road bearing north of west in
to the Bohemian settlement, some twelve
miles ; from thence q branch to Springfield,
and = branch up the Jim river valley as far
as freights are sufficient t. pay at the time
of completion. Now where is the money to
come rom % build this road? I will tell
you: Lay down the plan Of route beyond
any doubt, End you VII receive aid from the
sections through and into which the road VII
.ass-sayf from the city Of Yankton and Yanl:
ION county, $150,000; from Bon Homme couu.
y, $4,000; Hutchinson county, 500, 900;
md from Armstrong county, 100000. The
latter county world be about the terminus
the road at present. The total emount
AIKEN in stock would be 100000 towards
he construction Of sixty.ive miles Of road,
which will grade and bridge the road,
is sll that is necessary TO brild q rail-
Dad. MOI gage the bed for the ties and
ais, and other road1 will find tho rolling
took. We will then have a railroad built
y ourselves and under our own control.
That you people in Ya1kton must be up
nd doing is inevitable, or you are lost.
ioux Falls, backed by her e,stern connec-
tons, will pu'h that road into the Jim river
alley, before another year. Will the road
top on the e. st bank of the jim? No, it
ill terminate at Springfield the following
ear IS sure IS you live, drawing from your
cry doors your only mesas of substance.
Crops growing better End better rights
'ol with heavy dews. Houses, mills and
building. Thousands Of acres of
TONED over. Everything lovely
nd the goo , heugs high"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
COFFEE

If there is any luxury more generally
appreciated than another 1t is GOOD COZ,
FEE. Few persons a roast coffee we'll
and to meet this want Messrs. Bell, Con.
rad q Co., Chicago, have imported and
rosted a coffee called
ANKORIA,
which is the nearest approach to Java Of
any heretofore offered to consumers. ],
is not glazed is brittle, and will grind
easily. Your grocer has the goods fol
sale, as also the famous
PEERLESS BAKING POWDER,
made by the same firm. Ask him fol
them and obtain the best goods in the
world.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
IN BANKRUPTCY.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED1
STATES lS;s roN ,c TIL, r. S X esp; J YT. In
RITORY.
In the Halter Of Putnam d Bender, Hanh,upts
Second Judicial District I GO
of Dakota Territory. e"
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the Tenth
j. (1O day of June, 1873. a warrant of Bank
TE9up;t.cy, vas issued out Of the district court Of the
Dakota Territory, against the firm OF Putnam q
Bender. Of Elk Point, in the county of Union, in
titlon That the payment Of any debts and tic
delivery OF any property belonging to such bank
transfer tHS Of any sl property IT y t iis are fo abH ies
by, law and tnat a meeting Of the creditors OF
said bankrupt firm, to prove their debts and to
will be held alta court Of bankruptcy, to be hold
en- at iankton. y. T.; in the office Of Moody &
Bankruptcy. for said district, on the Goth day OF
June, A.. D. 1878, at 10 o'clock a. n.
JOHN h. RAYMOND,
U. s. Marshal for said District.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
MASONIC 4 LODGE.

The Masonic grand lodge of Dakota,
which was in session at Sioux Falls on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, cleo.
ted the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Grand Master-George H. Hand, of Yank.
ton.
Deputy Grand Master-R. c. Hawkins,
of Sioux Falls.
Senior Graud Warden-H. H. Folk, OF
Deadwood.
Junior Grand Warden-John L. Turner,
of Springfield.
Treasurer-C. F. Mallah.u, Of Elk
Point.
secret.ry-C. T. Mccoy. of Springfield.
A fuller report of the proceedings and the
names Of the aprointive officers, will be
given in to-morlow's paper.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-14
A full line of ladies' ready made suits al
Eiseman s. Co.'S, from 81 upwards.
THE RIVER.

The steamer Far Westi is expected to-mor-
row from Benton. She will leave for anoth.
er Benton trip on the 18th.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 9th
says: Captain George D. Noore's new
mountain steamer Eclipse, departs for Fort
Benton this evening, OF her first trip. She
is entirely new, is furnished with iron pit
mans, iron wheel !; in fact, contains all the
modern and best Improvements, and is des-
tined to create . sensation among boatmen.
She is 1S1 feet long, 80 feet BEAM feet
hold; boilers, two in number, 40 inches in
diameter, 26 feet in length cylinders, Is
inches diameter, 4 feet stroke ; iron wheel,
16 feet in dismetsr, % feet buckets. The
cabin contains 20 state-roons. Carrying
capacity, 400 tons; will trim up on is
inches. Captain A. s. Sheppard has charge
Of the Office, and Pat. Caushey is his assist
ant. Frank Moore, q son Of Captain Moore,
is on the Eclipse.
Vermillion Republican: Just below the
town plat Of Vermillion, the inroads Of the
river have been destructive, from the facts
of its near approach to the high bluffs.
The bank at this point.has besn giving away
with wonderful rapidity, and there is no
knowing to what extent the trouble may
reach. The railroad company have moved
their track twice this spring, and they are
now engaged in moving il the third time.
There i NO longer room for a wagon road
down the river At this point, and the au-
thorities, aided by the railroad company,
are now grading . road over the bluffs.
The cavine may cease whom the high bluff
is reached, but We have little hopes that
such will be the case. We fear a succsss-
ion Of lind slides will follow, and the
company will b compelled to pass entirely
over the bluff before . safe route il ~
cured. At the "narrowP just above Yer
million. the bank Is said to be giving away
very rapidly and if the river should effect
. cutoff here, Of it, own accord, that
would ct QUO put . stop to it, inroads At
the point below town, and also prevent the
destructive overflow Of the bottom between
the lower end Of the bead and Elk Point.
This would shorten the river about II
miles and do no one any harm, unless it il
q few persoss whs live near the narrovs.