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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

luckless farmer Vas satisfied, ,After the
result Of his search, that tho animal
hsd been maliciuusly dealt with, aud
on coming to this city and looking
over the hides, recently purchased
by oneof our dealers he WA convinc-
ed Of the fact. It. rtae.'ss u"civ-
ilisation upon the ccmmunity where
In mas@uvres Of this kind ocur,
and the law loving citizens should
unite with determination aud I'D
themselves OF such prowling thieves,
ty the force OF intelligence aud
virtue. Possibly the perpetrators Of
the crime were led astray by Beech
er's repudiation Of the hell theory.
II this is so, what's to be done With
the great divinei Hs surely is en-.
titled to at least one-half OF the pur.
loined flesh. Our Imagination pic.
lures, in the place to be substituted
for hell. reserved seats marked
"taken by the bully boys and
Bsecher," and when they take their
seats, each with . quarter OF beef
under his arm, may they he pre-
pared to fully enjoy the genial
warmth Of tho suIphurous flames as
they (the flames) p:ayfulIy dart
around them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

Mr.. N, riner, a. owner OF and at
torney for, coutroIs the above debt,
and pertinacious!y informed the COM
missioners that he was ready to re.
ceive the money at any time, but
would take nothing less than dollar
for dollar. In addition to this, the
county still owes the State latter
this years taxes are paid) the sum
of 100000 on money borrowed in
74-5, which, allowing for interest on
the Curtis and Bradley judgments
from January lst, makes the presen,
Indebtedness OF the county, ut it,
face, about s237 1886, or3 81 per cent.
on the taxable valLation rs equaliz.
ed by the county board At its last
meeti.g.
II there's no hell, what's to be done
with Msrineri
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

A horrible outrage and murder
was committsd last week near Cam.
bridge in this state. According to
report = lady school teacher, WHO
had remained in the school house
after the scholars bad gone home,
WAS outraged and murdered by some
unknown fend in human shape sup
posabIy tramp" It is to I've hoped
that justice will overtaks the wretch
who committed this hideous crime.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

The Musical Cabinet which has
lately been received At the Reading
Rooms is q great musical curiosity.
OF course, nothing has ever been
seen anything like it, for it is only
lately patented. 1t has a series Of
reeds and bellows like reed or
gan, but no lingering apparatus. A
piece OF perforated paper properly
placed in position sufhces to shut off
all the notes except those which are
to be sounded-hence any tune can
be played and in all the parts. It
requires no skilled musician to op-
crate the machine, for we have seen
fellows playing upon it who never
before arose to the accomplishment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

The farmers attention Is invited
to the merits of that great agricultu.
raj paper, the IEestern Farm Journal.
This is . journsl of progress, is is
sued weekly, aud stands without o
peer in the West. Talented contrib.
utors are regularly employed, and
no pains are spared to mxhe it equal
to any farm, household or firesi.le
periodical published in the United
States, making q valuable medium in
every household. Clubbing rates
offered ut th,s office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

William Ginter, of Green county,
reports that from tho milk Of six
cows, owned by him, the past season
his folks have made and sold eleven
hundred and sixty-seven pounds of
butter. besides what the family have
used-not less than three pounds per
week-which is a low estilnate,-or
o total of thirteen hundred and twen
ty-three pounds. The average price
received for the butter sold was 20
cents per pound. 1t pays to keep
good cows and make good butter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

ONE of our citizens took trip to
Jerusalem last week for the triAing
SUN Of 20 cents. Here he got left
by falling into the arms of Morpheus,
aud his financial condition not at
par with the 92-cent silver dollar.
His situation being communicated
to his friends here, a necessary
amount Of the filthy lucre was sent
by telegram to return tho wandering
prodigal to Mineral Point. He has
come, and is enjoying the friendship
of all he ever knew.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

To be infested with neighbors who
will deliberately steal any and every
thing ranging in value from a hens
egg to full-grown bull, is about as
noxious as any plague ever cast
upon humanity. A worthy, honest
and hard-workiDg farmer of Mineral
Point township recently missed q
valuable bull from his premises, and
spent many days diligently hunting
for it, but could find no vestige
leading to its recovery, alive. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

1T has been said that 4 man will
never do such foolish things as when
he's in love, but a Mineral Point
man, the other day stood with his
back to the looking.glass,a and brush
cd his hair with the back Of the
comb, and then went out nd BACKED
his boots with the stove-brush af.
ter which he went down town with
his wife's fringed tie on-and he
was only a little absent minded =
Business the supposed cause.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

On Saturday evening the last ex-
hibition of Tre,naine's travelling see
merry was given. These entertain
ments did not meet with tho encOur.
agement in this city that they merit.
ed. Such natural and beautiful
sketches are seldom viewed Ivy the
public eye. The proprietor is u
gentleman Of Refinement, aud worthy
the patronage of every community
iuto which fortune may chance to
bring him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

PER announcement the dime en-
tertsiument by the young people Of
tho NJ. E. Church came off Monday
evening. We will not undertake to
particularize the merits uf each one
participating, but as a whole it
proved the most pleasing entertain
ment Of the season, "tickling half to
death" the entire crowd Of specta-
tors. 1t is hoped that the managers
Of this society won't keep Us in
waiting long ere another is given.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30


LEG BROxEN.-A little son Of Mrs.
Thos Thrasher, who lives iu Dia-
mond Grove, was returning home
from school on Friday, and while
running after Que OF bis schooimates
he WAS about to pass another lad,
who miscbievously put ont his foot
to trip him. The attempt was sue
cessful, throwing young Thrasher
heavily on the hard, frozen ground,
and breaking the big bone of his leg
above the knee. Although the little
fellow will necessarily have to endure
considerable pain, careful treatment
will bring him out alright in due
time. This should serve as a warn
ing to al boys to be very cautious
even in play for tho act OF thought
less moment might Cause years Of
sorrow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

Col SANFORD will lecture cn"Whst
I Saw in Paris iGd Rome," aud
What l Saw in PALESTINE" on the
evenings Of Wednesday aud Thurs
LAY, Jan 3Oth and 3lst. The great
observing powers aud the incompar.
able humor of the lecturer is too we'll
known in this locality to require any
urging upon the citizens to take al.
vantage of their opportunity to ell
joy an evening or twoia an intellect
ual treat. Let US feed the immor.
tai part Of our patures-the mind
and so we shall be better fitted to
give food to our body. Con-.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

80 k'vo" A'e0 W agents.
THE following horror, which hap.
pened IN Milwaukee last week, W
take from the Sentinel, and although
not exactly within our local limits.
give 1t place as such:
Last evening the entire populs.
ton OF the South Side was schocked
and Mortified over most frightfol
accidru; in every detail, which RI.
suited IN the death Of two persons
aud the severe injury, II not death,
OF two others. The heurt.rendinr
scene occurred At the crossing o.
Reed Strset, ~ about 1880 o'clocls,
while freight train was being upaoe
up. The particulars are: A car
ri"ge. the occupants OF which were
Misses Helen and Emma Jacobs,
daughters Of Col. WIN. II. Jacobs.
Frank Falk, and q driver, John
Lepke, came down Florida Street.
and turned up Reed. The horse
attached to the vehicle became
u"inanaSeable, snd.in spite Of tho
driver, continued at lively pace In
the railroad track, on which tho
cars were being switched back and
io,th. Mr.. McHale saw tho danger
imminent aud shouted to the driver.
who seemed powerless to chsch the
animals speed. Just as the horse
had cleared the track freight car,
which was being baclssd across tho
street, struck the buggy, and the
shouts aud groans which rent tho
cir tola the awful story. The car
wds thrown from the track, but a.
the engine was at the other end OF
the train some. time clap sed before
n s'oplngs was effected, and the
buggy aud its human freight were
carried the distance of half . block
in front Of the car. The driver
clung to the reins and was appsr.
emily unhnr,ned, as he Immediately
sprang to his feet and inq uired for
the ladies.
The noise attracted . large crowd,
and the situation being at once com.
pretended, search was instituted for
the missing ones. One OF the young
ladies had crawled from under tho
truck, and said to policeman who
approached, "Here l am." The
lady, whose name is Miss Emma
Jacobs, was conveyed to Anneke's
drug store, and medical assistance
ut once summoned, when her iDiu-
rits were pronounced not dangerous.
Her sister, Miss Helen Jacobs, was
discovered lying under truck. A.
ter being extricated from her dread.
ful position, and . policeman had
wiped the blood from her face, Ahs
moaned out: 20, let me alone" She
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

THE Fund Commissioners oi low 4
county have settled with attorney
Mariner, Of Milwaukee, the Jerome
judgments against the county
amounting to S62.5lS-at SO cents
o" the dollar, paying therefor the
sum Of $5l, $50. The amount of the
old bond debt yet remaining unpaid
ia ~ follows:
The Bowen" h. Cnds- judgment Oh
tainsi Apr. a. 1871, for tID,2N3
amour lIg, with intcrcst To Fcbl /,
1870, to-. O....................... ..&18, 500 90
judgment Of s. +. Curl is-re wrd IN
1871 with interest up 10 Jan. lst,
1873, ................. ........... $3.50 10
Judgment OF Bradley Il Cur,--ie.
wwed In 1876 with interest to Jan
1st, 1878 ............... ........ l8,006 Oo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

(Co'aa''sed en 9Th poge.)
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
NO. 46.

Isle. This was before she took fancy
to the brown heath and the tartan plaid,
and pibroch of Caledonia. In the neigh
borhood of the New Palace in Mona,
where she and her maid, the Duchess of
Kent, were staying, was an old tailor
named John Jones, who was a local
preacher with the Wesleyans.
One Saturday afternoon the Princess
Victoria had the misfortune, while rid
ing, to tear her riding habit, and ON her
return to the palace the local tailor was
sent for by the steward. John Jones
went and asked for 1.-the Lord Chamber
lain," but was told there was no such
functionary at the palace He, in con-
sequence, returned home. On Sunday
morning another messenger came from
the palace requesting his immediate at
tendance. He sent in reply that he
could not go, that he was to preach that
morning at Gorswen, and in the even-
ing at Traethcoch, and away he went.
On the following morning another
message came from the palace and he
this time obeyed
On appearing before the house steward
that functionary appeared much dis
pleased with our old friend, and asked
him angrily why he had not come when
sent for the day before.
i was preaching at Gorswen Chapel
in the morning." replied John Jones,
and at Traetcoch in the evening""
"Chapel, indeed ~ said the officer.
Preaching, indeed Did you not know
that her Royal Highness Princess Vic
toria had sent for you to do some work
for her?"
Yes, sir" replied John, "but do
not work on the Sabbath
The officer simply said, "Not work,
indeed ~
No, sir" replied John courageously;
=" have never worked ON Sunday, and
never shall"
what" said the officer, "you refuse
to do a small job for the future Queen of
Great Britain ?''
"Well," said John, "I'm but poor
tailor of Llanfair, but also expect to
be king some day in the next world,
and it is better for me to lose the favor
of a princess of this world than to for
felt my crown in the world to come"
The officer laughed, and gave to John
the riding habit to mend. When the
task was finished, the officer informed
! John that the Princess and Dntchess
were much pleased with the manner he
had done the work, and especially with
his conduct, and expressed themselves
willing to assist him when necessary.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
An Ingenious level Trick.

For six years past pair of adroit
scoundrels have been working the ''Em-
press jewels" trick in Spain with great
success. They would write to a mer-
chant in Paris that after the revolution
of 1870 the Empress Eugene intrusted
one of them with one million six hun
dred thousand dollars worth of jewels to
be carried to Madrid, which he had
buried in the Bois de Boulogne. He
was in prison for debt, and could not get
back to France, and to make matters
worse, a rapacious landlord had seized
his trunk in which was the map on
which the spot where the treasure was
buried was marked with red cross. In
this cruel dilemma he applied to the
French merchant, whom he had heard
spoken of as a model of prudence and
probity, to help him by sending the ra-
pacious landlord 500 francs, and so get
ting possession of the trunk. The
French merchant would then dig up the
jewels and notes-for there were three
hundred thousand dollars in bank bills
in the buried box-and send them to the
prisoner, retaining the money he had
advanced, and whatever sum he desired
as recompense for his good action. A
great many honest merchants sent on
their five hundred francs, and in due
course received advices from the Madrid
office of the Messajerias entra Espana y
Francia that a trunk had been deposited
there, which would be forwarded on pay
ment of express charges. The honest
merchant sent on the money, and that
was the last of it. Sometimes instead of
being French officer, it was an aide-de-
camp of Queen Isabella, arrested for
plotting for the restoration of King
Amadeus, who knew where the Queens
jewels were; sometimes it was one of
Don Carlos aides, sometimes Turkish
pasha. AT last, however, the swindlers
were run TO earth, and now the Parisian
authorities have advertised for evidence
against them, which is forthcoming in
such abundance as to show that the
swindle has been very widely worked
and very generally successful.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
\ Discouraged Young Man,

MARK and Jane are to be married in
lvl week. Dropping into the Tay-
lor sitting-room one evening, Mark
found Aunt Mary assisting Jane about
some of her elaborate and mysterious
bridal preparations. Aunt Mary was
always considerate and sympathetic in
her words and ways, and Mark liked
her. He sat down beside her in un-
wonted silence and with a clouded
brow.
Jane looked at him furtively from be-
hind the clouds of white lace and mus
lin in her lap, as he mechanically pok-
ed over the multitudinous trifies in her
dainty work basket, making as vague
and unsatisfactory answers to her nu-
merous questions as if he were guessing
conundrums. After ten minutes had
been spent in this rather stupid way
Aunt Mary asked, suddenly:
Well, Mark, what is it ?'
The young started and looked up at
her with smile, as bright as if heavy
fog had been lifted off his mental hori-
zon, as he said
"I declare, Aunt Mary, 1 didn t mean
to speak of it, but / am as nervous as
girl over-over-next Thursday; not
the ceremony itself, mind you; / shall
really enjoy the display in the church
but refer to all the life that is to fol-
low."
The fact is, Aunt" replied Mark,
hesitatingly. 81 have just come from
Cousin Henry's. AS was passing the
gate on my way here, heard the wood
shed door open, and Susan voice call
out
"Supper's ready
6 The pleasing visage of neat din
ing-room, cosy tea-table, and two
happy, contented young souls enjoying
the nicely cooked, tastefully served sup
per rose up before me and could not
resist the impulse to turn back and take
a look at them. 1 ran in unceremoni-
ously, as is my wont, announcing N.Y.
self, as opened the sitting-room door,
by hearty Good evening" There
was no fire in the room, but plenty of
dust and disorder.
Come right in here, shouted out
Henry and followed his voice through
the dining-room, unwarmed except by
the far-away warmth of the kitchen fire.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
Parker's Plant.

Bill Parker, the expressman, has a
soul that loves the beautiful. He went
into the woods across the river few
days ago to fill his soul with sweet COM
mune with nature. He espied plant
with large glossy leaves and wealth of
he dug it up, and putting it into his
wagon, and put it in tub in the door
yard of the Parker mansion. 1t grew
wonderfully, and was the admiration of
the neighborhood. Everybody wanted
to know what it was. Some pronounced
it a species of Japan lily, and others
thought it was section of the great
American aloe. So Bill went down to
Shoaff and asked him to inspect it,
Shoaff knows all the plants like book,
and he pronounced it the Symptocartus
Fetidus, which so delighted Bill that he
had il written on card and tackled to
the side of the tub. When anyone call
ed and remarked, That's beautiful
plant of yours, Mr.. Parker, what do
you call it ?" Bill would answer with
glow OF SaUlSueu prlue.
Yes, ma'am, that's smyp-yes, a
sim-carcass - or some such a name,
burned if the name somehow-but you
can read it for yourself right here on
this end of the tub"
Continued struggling with the word
made it more formidable to Bill, and so
he went once more to Shoaff with, ''Say,
Shoaff, can't you knock off few letters
out of the name of that plant ? 1t is
Dutch, L reckon, and them that's posted
may walk away with it easy enough,
but it grayels me. Can't you bile it down
somehow 7"
Yes" said Shoaff., 81 can give you
the common name"
"That's it," said Bill, "give me the
common name"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12

half past seven,' Mrs. Alden said.-
Julia's dress was plain, but tasty and
neat, set off by dainty white apron
and her simple toilet was completed by
geranium leaf and verbena blossom
in her shining hair. Horace, in hand
some dressing-gown and embroidered
slippers looked every inch gentleman,
as he is.
The situation made us confidential,
and 1 asked Mrs. Alden how she man
aged to settle down into being such
wonderful little housekeeper, and she
said:
GO used to be somewhat inclined to
be careless in my habits, and l suppose
my friends had some misgivings as to
my, liability to keep house. Among my
wedding presents was one from great
aunt of mine who was wonderfully skill
full with her needle. 1t was this tea pot
mat'-and she held it up to my inspec-
ton. 1t was scalloped circle of scar
let broadcloth, with slipper run down
at the heel embroidered in it in black
worsted, with the words, "Never get
slipshod."
''Ths had been a constant reminder
to me-" Julia went on. "Were tempt
ed to neglect any trifling duty for the
first time, my eye would fall upon or
recall the words of Aunt Mittie's motto,
and 1 would not only do what L had
fbnnOhf Of ,onlantinc Int xxypt,I1 Il an,
little better, if possible. Horace, too,
has kept me from falling into slipshod
ways by his own habits of neatness.
He always touches up his toilet for my
sake before every meal, as punctiliously
as if we had company. OF course, when
he is so thoughtful to me l cannot be
less regardful of him. All these little
things take few of the precious mo-
ments of our fleeting lives, but we con-
slider their observance our bounden and
interchangeable duty. Since housekeep-
ing is the principal business l have in
hand, l want to do my best in that voca-
ton to be as conscientious and pains
taking in that as / would in teaching
music or any other accomplishment.
enjoy my work, and it comes easy to
me. 1 take both pleasure and pride in
it, and 1 think the secret of my success
in this humble sphere of mine has been
my keeping everything up from the
very first, and never allowing myself in
the smallest particular to fall into slip
shod ways"
Mark and Jane, now setting in their
beautiful, well-ordered home on the
Connecticut, only the other evening
spoke of the two lessons that December
evening brought them, and the lasting
impressions they wrought.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
Select Poetry.
TIME TO ME-.

Time to me the truth hath taught,
'Tis truth that's worth revealing,
More offend from want of thought,
Than from any want of feeling.
If advice we would convey,
There's time we should convey it;
If we've but a word to say,
There's time in which to say it
Many beauteous flower decays,
Though we tend it e'er so much;
Something secret on il preys,
Which no human aid can touch
So, in many loving breast,
Dies some canker-grief con cealed,
That, if touched, is more oppressed,
Left unto itself-is healed.
Oft, unknowingly, the tongue
Touches on chord so aching,
That a word of accent wrong
Pains the heart almost to breaking.
Many tear of wounded pride,
Many fault of human blindness,
Had been smoothed, or turn'd aside,
By quiet voice of kindness
Time to me this truth hath taught,
'Tis truth that's worth revealing;
More offend from want of thought,
Than from any want of feeling.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
Queen Victoria and the Welsh Tailor.

DRINCESS VICTORIA, now Queen
i of England, spent some of her
youthful days in Anglesey, where she
seemed to enjoy herself very much. She
occasionally wore the sugar loaf hat and
a riding habit, and went among the
descendants of the old Druids in Mona's
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
BLOOMFIELD, PA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1a 1878.

"The common name," said Shoaff,
"is skunk's cabbage
And Bill concluded to either dig up
his tub, or let it swim along under as
high-sounding a title as he could get.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-19
OPENING.

On Saturday, Mr.. L Epstein will open
up at his new branch store, Bengtson's
block, the finest lot of silver and silver
plated ware, watches, jewelry, etc., ever
brought to Rock Island. The store has
been remodelled within and specially fitted
up for Mr.. Epstein and the fixtures ar
ranged so as to afford fine display OF his
superb stock. AT all times ahead'in bust
ness enterprise, Epstein will continue to
sell goods at prices lower than the lowest
He realizes that the successful merchant
must keep up with the times and as al
deserved, he will ia future sell everything
in the jewelry line at manufacturers prices;
Competition de6ed and o comparison OF
prices solicited. Make no mistake in the
place. |. Epstein, Bengstons Block, ana
Star Block, Rock Island, Ills,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-19
Admits the Charge.

The organ, or what started out to be
an organ for the Workingmen's party ad
mits, in an extra sheet, that secret or
ganization, with signs, grips and pass
word has been formed in Rock Island fol
the purpose Of controlling workingmen anc
organizing them in opposition to capita
and the men who employ them. There il
no longer any doubt of the existence anC
object of this dark lantern society.
Neither is it to be doubted bet that nine
tenths of the Workingmen in this city are
opposed to any and all secret political 80
cieties. Such things never have hourishet
on American soil and never will. This
workingmen have made sad mistake il
allowing themselves tc be thus led by the
nose to political death aud the organ
has shown still greater political incompe
tency IN admitting the facts.