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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Stock Dreams.
Virginia New Enterprise.

The Hosmers live on North Stewart
street. Mr.. Hosmer is an industrious
and competent carpenter. Mrs. Hos
mer is frugal and painstaking house
keeper. During their nine years resi-
dence in this city they have had little
to do with mining stocks. In these years
they had not saved enough money to
make them rich, but were a few hun
dreds ahead Of the world, and were hap
Ply and content. But there came to
them that which has not added to their
happiness. 1t was all through dream.
When Sierra Nevada was 81 per share
Mrs. Hosmer dreamed that the stock
would go up to big figure. She was so
impressed with this idea that she gave
her husband no rest until he had in
vested their savings in the stock. When
it went up to $50 they sold out. The
speculation made them little fortune
of $500. Mr.. Hosmer carried all this
coin home in sack to show it to Mrs.
Hosmer. 1t was more than they had
ever before possessed at one time. They
were afraid to trust it in any of the
banks. After much reflection they
moved the bureau back out of the cor
ner of their bedroom, turned back the
carpet, took up the floor and buried
the coin in the ground. They then put
down the floor, turned back the carpet
and returned the bureau to its place.
Mr.. Hosmer worked away at his trade
for two or three days, but was very fd-
ETY.. By showing the jack-plane seemed
a slow way of making money. He began
to imagine that he was cut out for stock
Spectator. In this frame of mind he quit
work and cruised the streets about the
Office of the stockholders. In day
or two he got "dead-point." 1t was
to buy Wells-Fargo at 81 and sell in
three weeks at s.. He showed Mrs.
Hosmer how they would get ST 800
for their insignificant little $500. So
they hauled ont the bureau, turned
back the carpet, took up the floor, dug
up the So 800 and put it into Wells-Far-
CO. The stock went up to S1.10, and
then began to go back. " No matter"
said Hosmer, "they will soon begin
work, and then we shall see her boom"
ayes, she'll boom then" family said
Mrs. Hosmer, trying to smile. Down,
down crawled the stock; then, like a
thunder-clap, came an assessment of 80
cents. The stock is now down to 20
cents, and astride of it sits the 50-cents
assessment. Peace has fled the home
of the Hosmers. The husband says
that the trouble began with the wife's
dream, while the wife says they were
all right until the husband got that "big
point" So the war goes on. Neither
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Where Peanuts Come From.

A Cincinnati firm has issued circu.
lar relative to the peanut crop, which is
of interest. The Tennessee crop for
the year ending September 80, 1878, was
$4,000 bushels against 100000 for the
year previous; in Virginia the crop was
4O5, 600 against $50, 900 last year, and in
North Carolina it was only 5000 against
$4,000 in 1877. The growing crop
!. c., for 1S7S-'79-is estimated ut 400
600 bushels for Tennessee, 100000 for
Virginia and 10000 for North Carolina.
The North Carolina crop promises to be
about the same as to quality rs last year.
A new feature with this crop is the
largely increased amount shelled, one
estimate being that one-fifth of the crop
was taken in this way. The North
Carolina crop of peas finds its way into
other markets through this port, there
now being three different firms in Will
mington engaged in buying, Smelling and
shipping the peas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
IT was stated in the Boston commC

IT was stated in the Boston common
council, the other night, that the bodies
OF the poor who die at the hospital and
public institutions are turned over to
the medical profession, against the pro-
tests of friends. and disposed OF with
out decent burial, and that careful in
quiry shows that fifty-five or sixty bod
les are annually dissected under such
circumstances. One case was mention
ed of a young woman vino died at the
Massachusetts general hospital, and was
dlssected, though her friends objected,
and she herself begged that she be bur-
ried when dead. The council would
not, however. pay enough attention to
the charges to grant the investigation
asked for.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
A Linguistic Candidate.

Last evening candidate went into a
Spanish saloon to cap for the Castilian
vote. He invited several darkroom
plexioned men to take drink, and
gave Spanish toast that he had care
fully studied up for the occasion. He
thinks he must have made some sort of
a slip in accent or pronunciation, or
perhaps the pluperfect tense of his
verb was twisted. At any rate he was
painfully misunderstood, for the neares.
man struck him three times under the
ear before the next map knocked him
down, and somebody else kicked him
out OF the door. He now says he don't
care snap for six or eight votes, but
he would give $1,000 of borrowed
money to know exactly what he said
when he treated that crowd. Virginia
New Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
A Faithful Dogs Intelligence.

A party of hunters recently went out
in search of game, aud left dog of
Luther Clark's tied at the camp. Dur
ing their absence the animal broke
loose with the chain attached to his
neck. The chain caught in some rocks
in canyon, several miles from the
camp, and held the dog prisoner.
When the party were about to return
to the camp one Of the deer hounds ran
up, and catching Mr.. Clark's clothing
in his teeth, tried to pull him in differ
ent direction from the deer trail.
Finally it was supposed the dogs had
brought down deer, and the party
followed the sagacious animal to find
the dog that had been left behind made
a prisoner. All were proud of having
so intelligent an animal in their COM
pany. Had it not been for this FORUM
ate circumstance the dog would have
been starved to death.-Eureha New.
Ledier.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

some things laid away in that drawer
which the gold of kings could not buy
and yet they are relics which grieve us
until both are sore. haven't dared to
look at them for year, but remember
each article. There are two worn shoes,
some stockings, pants, y coat, two or
three spools, bits Of broken crockcry,
whip and several toys. Wife, poor
thing, goes to that drawer every day of
her life and prays over it and lets tears
fall on the precious articles, but l dare
not go.
Sometimes we speak of little Jack
but not often. 1t has been long Ame,
but somehow we can't get over grieving.
Sometimes, when we sit alone of an
evening, writing and she sewing, a
child in the street will call out as our
boy used to, and we will both start up
with beating breast and a wild hope.
only to find the darkness more Of a
burden than ever. 1t is still and quiet
now. l look up to the window where
his blue eyes used to sparkle at my
coming, but he is not there. listen
for his pattering feet, his merry shout
and his ringing laugh, but there is no
sound. There is no one to search my
pockets and tease me for presents. and
l never find the chairs turned over. the
broom down or ropes tied to the DOR
knob. want some one to tease me
for my knife; to ride on my shoulder,
to lose my axe; to follow me to the
gate when l go, and be there to meet
me when l come; to call "good night "
from the little bed now empty.
And wife, she misses him still more.
There are no little feet to wash, no
prayers to say, no voice teasing for
Jumps of sugar or sobbing with the
pain of a hurt toe; and she would gi, e
her own life, almost to awake at md
night and look across to the crib and
see our boy there as he used to be.
So we preserve our relics, and when
we are dead we hope that strangers
will handle them tenderly, even if they
shed no tears over them.-Boaon 7ele-
graph.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
WASHINGTON.
:, r,,.pr OF THE STANDARD DOLLAR.

NElUhl VI $50
saws A Washington special of Nov.
~ AZ a cabinet session to-day some
Om tine business was transacted and
,Sa ara was general conversation re-
.D Hing the points to be brought to the
,tsntion of congress in the
."n.;dent's message. 1t was unan-
aonsly agreed that the message
mid contain some recommendation
~ the enactment OF legislation either
~ crease r the weight of the standard
3 ;lr - dollar, or to diminish its coinage,
ITO - 70 adopt both these means of pre-
Ming further depreciation of its value.
The subject will be again considered at
future meeting.
,yrorSpISG FIGURES ON INTERNAL REV.
ENUE
Washington dispatch of Nov. 9TH
YES the following astounding figures
77oncerning the internal revenue col
,isrted during the last fiscal year: The
annual report of the commissioner of
:ntarnal revenue shows that Sill ,OS9,-
S ZIG. was collected during the fiscal year
Sndjpg June so, 1873; decrease of
SS67 .231 from the receipts Of the
Hrevious year. The receipts were from
tho following sources:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

Telling the Story Of u Tramp across the
Continent.
san Francisco Chronic).

Il. Lyman Potter, the celebrated
wheeibarrow man, rolled his barrow
down n. street, Sacramento. about ?
O'CLOCK followed by crowd of several
hundred men and boys, and seeming
but little the worse for his tramp Of
nearly 1000 miles. He put up at the
CITY Hotel, and was interviewed on his
arrival by Chronicle reporter, to whom
he told the following story: AZ started
April 10, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
from the corner of Warren and WAYNE
streets, Albany, N. y, to walk 49S,5
miles, from that city to San Francisco,
IN 10 working days. The feat was the
upshot of talk between myself and a
few friends about Weston. | offered
to wager 81, 900 that l could walk to
San Francisco, and wheel barrow all
the way, i'll 2l5 days, Sundays excepted.
Inc bet was not taken UP, but mum.
Der of betting men made up n purse
of $1,000 and l started. Two men
started with me; one Of them Richard
Downle-watched me in the interest
OF the parties who placed the 81 900 in
bank, and the Other Andrew Baker
repl esented the people who had outside
bets. My barrow was given to me by
the men who made up the purse. it
weighs sixty pounds, and was covered
over during my journey. | had to
STOP several times to have it repaired.
as the Joltlng threatened to knock it to
pieces. 10 Buffalo / averaged thirty
miles day. l followed the turnpike
from Buffalo to Cleveland and Toledo.
and afterward followed the line OF the
Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne railroad,
and, leaving it, struck the Chicago and
Columbus. got into Chicago MAY %,
and stopped three days. After | left
Chicago did not stop more than day
or two anywhere on the route, except
at Plum Creek, Neb., where had sun
stroke, which land me out for fifteen
days. l never travelled on Sunday, be-
cause 1t was one Of the conditions OF
the feat. | found it hard to get over
the trestle works. Every one on the
road was very kind to me, and would
not, many times, take any money from
me. took letters to deliver on my
way at two bits each. and got quite a
mail bag. AT every station reached |
got the stamp of the Office put in my
book" Here the wheelbarrow man
exhibited n neatly kept diary, with
stamps of several postal stations inn
pressed on its leaves. The book was
full of autographs of principal citizens
in towns passed through. care you
much ahead of time ?" inquired the
reporter. twenty-five days; | start
tomorrow for San Francisco, and can
get there easily in ten days. could
have been here yesterday, but | could
not travel Sundays" did the trip
cost you much?" "About $500. Meals
were expensive, four bits and 81. did
not get footsore, but am tired Of the
job, and wish it was over.' Potter is q
fine looking man of splendid physique
and wearing full beard. There is no
the slightest sign Of the mailman abou,
him, but, Ola the contrary, he exhibits
the elation of the winner in long and
arduous contest against time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
The state debt is as follows:
Total indebtedness. ...........S2,

The whole number Of banks doing
business under the state laws is 90, with
an aggegate capital of 81, 400, 2S1 .33.
the aggregate increase of bank capital
during the past year is $4,000. The
new banks organized were the Bank of
Eau Claire. with a capital OF 100000,
and Strongs Bank CT Green Bay, with
a capital of $4,000. Three banks de-
creased their capital in the aggregate
sum of $50, $50, while the jackson
County Bank increased its capital
$1,000, leaving the aggregate increase,
as aforesaid, $4,000.
All counties have paid their tax ex-
cept st. Croix, which is still indebted to
the state S704.5O. The railroads and in
surance companies have been very
prompt in paying their taxes and IL
cense fees. The Wis. Cent. Railroad is
still indebted on its 1877 tax, 81, 525. SO.
The Green Bay and Minnesota Railroad
still owes the state $6,705.24 on its
second installment, due Aug. 90, 1875.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

can approach the bureau in the corner
or even look that way, without thinking
OF what was once SO snugly buried be,
meath it, and their mutual upbraidings
break out afresh. Now we hear that
each has applied for a divorce from the
other
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
.SilS, 995, 1874 gill, OS9, 319


It will be noticed that the falling off
WAS almost entirely in the receipts from
distilled spirits and tobacco, seven
eichths of the loss being in spirits,
and the other eighth from tobacco.
This is owing almost entirely to
the attempted legislation in congress
asst winter for the reduction of the tax
on whisky and tobacco. Pending the
result of that agitation the manufac-
mre largely fell of, and the consequence
was an actual loss to the governm ept
Of nearly SS,OOO.OOO.
On the two principal articles of taxa
ton-spirits and tobacco-the follow
inc comparison of the taxes paid by
the six great cities of the country is
made:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

sen MAJ a; patience and ingenuity have
H5r.o SSIsplayed by Arlin Evans, Of
5,ajly IP I:e Bend, Ala, who, though
omrI, olHd for many years, has lust
add LED ibod clubhouse, cotton screw
al the inning gear Of the gin, doing
enas.is ,taLIming and laying Of timbers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
The BOttOmlDraWer OF the Old Bureau

l saw my wife pull out the bottom
drawer of the old bureau this evening,
and l went softly out and wandered up
and down until l knew she had shut it
up and gone to her sewing. We have
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
Wisconsin Legislature of 1879.

The following is list of senators from
the even numb cred districts who hold
over for the legislature of 1879. The
republicans are in roman. demo Gratis in
italjc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

New York and Philadelphia paid
very largely of taxes on banks and
other taxable interests.
The receipts from distilled spirits
alone, as shown in a table above, were
@O42O, 503. This came from all the
states. but Illinois alone paid almost
onethird of it, and, with Ohio, the two
states paid nearly one-half.
According to Commissioner Raum's
figures the American people are drink
ing less whisky and more beer than
| formerly. There was manufactured in
the fiscal year of 1873 about six million
and half gallons less whisky than dur
ne the previous year, and one million
and half gallons more beer. In order
TO show the enormous quantity of fer
mented liquors annually consumed in
the United States, it is only necessary
divide 5l7 1850 representing the
number of gallons of fermented liquor
consumed last year, by 100000
representing the estimated popula-
ton Of this country. and the calcula-
ilon VIII show that every man, woman,
and child in the United States drank
over seven gallons of beer, ETC., last
year, II each got his or her proportion.
It's one of our fond theories that this
a CHRISTIAN nation; and acting upon
mat theory it is fair to presume that at
east one-half Of the population does
lot drink liquor, which would allow
Ae other half nearly fifteen gallons of
beer each.
BY similar calculation it can be
maze to appear that each one Of
var lorty,tive million neighbors drank
over a gallon and quarter of distilled
,pflc; but, as large quantities of spirits
"e exported (which is not the case with
geE the analogy would not be fair.
5 g9l commissioner Raum estimates that
9'o,VCo,ooo is annually expended for
luoF nthe United States, an expendi-
1Eei II applied on the public debt,
t gulu pay 1t in three years. Each enc
,,s 1t will be seen, therefore, paws
VET SI9'2o per year into the hands of
luor sellers.
ne number OF cigars consumed in
-S country last year was Loo, O63, 743,
,S,As an average of over forty-two CT
i ,,. u every man, woman, and child.
1:;uliiihgt that one-fourth of the popu-
. -aJn-a very large estimate-are
.; n.oAe[s' each smoker would have 1853
'S gar for the year.
Inc me amount of tobacco, other than
-@i5 and cigarettes, consumed. was
~a ,,i-,g@3 pounds, which is equal to
,,n, uhan nalf a pound to every inhab-
- WEEKLY STATEMENT.
.o 1He following was the condition of the
~e'sury Nov. End:
etrcuIgIi"s 10 secure national bank
Slis ba,d TO secure public deposits. 10, sos, 400
e bnr,IG % secure per cent loan 4.112 GOO
i---6anIs deposited for circulation
bonds Sa ending to-day. ......... l,25l, 900
NATIONAL bsns eha a to-day. 1878, 900
.-s-cB,,oahk circulation outstand-
li5.d note Notes. .............. 3al, O66, 4s5
.-.erual r.y,,,,, ............... Laos, $40
-s0m recsirse iecclptS to-day. $50. 013
Fees er a! national bank notes for
,l--e.-lii ~ today. COMPARED with
- -'NS week last year-lS71 4o3. 100
7sipts to.da. ...''............... 2,257 900
-.'.......... 80 OW
~
ser y: patience and ingenuity have
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

JENNINGS writes from London that
Beaconsfield has the govt and not par
arlysis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13

SENATE.
. 2. II: Hudd IS Alonzo A Lopez.
4 Geo. ". swain. q q Louis Veg.
s d. o. Reynolds. "a d. H. Bailey,
10 John 4. Rice. 26 Matt anderson.
IL John Is. Treat. - Arch. Campbell.
X David Z. WEIGH. 80 A. ID. Andrews.
10 &C. Hathaway. 80 VIM. 4. Price.
Republicans 10; Democrats q.
The following senators appear at this
date to have been elected on Tuesday
last:
/ II. ". Loomer. II II. Richardson
W. b. Chapman. 10 He6en.
l. Van schaick. II j A. Kellogg.
Z Ed. Hyde. % c. II. Phillips.
II. S. Sacket 25 G. y. Burrows.
Il 4 3 g. s %ef.ag. g Il ( P no,Gn
Is Jos. Rankin 81 g. Van Steenwyk
33 Lyman Morgan.
Republicans 13; Democrats T.
Total in senate, republicans %, dem
ocrats 10.
ASSEMBLY,.
Ashland, Barron bayfield,. Burnet, Douglas and
Polk Countes-W. j. Vincent.
Brown-D. M. Kelley, d. Murphy. A. l.. cray
Buffalo,. w. De Gror.
Calumet-J y. Reynolds.
Chppewa-H: c. McRa.
SinIht lSihSoAl, luyioi Noou-.>. IA
Withee.
Columbia r. Gallett, j. sanderson.
Crawford-T. Cartey.
Dane-Mah Theisen, +. B. Hutchinson c. G..
Lewis.
Dodge-W. T.. Fleming, &. Hauser, j. Dorid-
son, VIM. Giese.
Door,. II. UOWe.
Dunn-H. Ausman
Fan Claire-J. G. Ingram.
Fond du Lac-H c. Bottum, p. GREENIFG,
T. W. Spence, N. Iheidn.
L. Il. Int,,, vc;,,
Gretn-T. r. Melvin. F. Mitchell,
Green Lakes Barter.
Iowa-G. Il. Cox, X. l.. Joiner.
Jackson-J. X. sech!er.
Jetferson-H. Finn, J. d. Bullock, j. W. o..
trander.
Juneau: 4Multomney, II. F. c. Nichols.
Kenosha-J. V. Quarles.
Kewaunee-y0hN Caret.
La Crosse-John Bradley.
La Fayette-N La Due j. w. Black.
Manitowoc-W. p. cary, VIM. Zander, W. IL.
Marathon--F. W. Kick6ush.
Marquette--y. W. Mu,phy.
n. MlwaukeepE C.; WaH, G. u widne' I'd
Roessner. A. &. Allen, Henry Fischer, Christian
Sarnow, j. 9. Hart. W. W. johnson.
Monroe-J. ID. CondH. q. X. VINCENT
Oconto, etc.-D. ii. Pulcifer
Outagamie-W. s. Warner, W. II. JOrd1a
Ozaukee--P Spain.
Pepin, etc james Barry.
flefce-u. l., HanHcn.
Portage-1. ii. McDll.
Racine--Noit j. Field, X. Adland.
Richland-J. NJ Thomas. Elihu Bailey.
Rock-R. j. Bur.e A. p. Lovejoy, VIM. Gard.
ner.
st. Croix--James Hill.
sauk--Ulrich Hemmi. A. p. Ellinwood.
Sheboygan-L. +. Eastman, Vim. ~ Root, j.
Allen.
Trempealeau-G. NJ Markham
Nernon-J. Eckhardt, Jr., k. Williams.
Walworth-E. b. Dewing, A. l.. Mason, Z. ID.
COe.
Washington-H. Muckerheide, John ". Frank.
Waukesha-E. A. Gilbert, W III. Washburn.
Waupaca--Wm. Masters, l.. ID. Moses.
Waushara--S X. Clark.
Winnebago- Nm Wall, JoHN POTTER II.
W. Webster, Milan FOrd
Republicans 6o, Democrats 80, Greenbackers 3.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-05-30
VEGETInE
For SICK Ekesldisc.se

EVANSVILLE, IND Jan. l, 1873
Mr.. STEPHENS
DEAR Slr:-I used your Vtgetine for Sex
Headache, and been great Y benefited thereby.
have every reason to believe it to be good medicine.
Yours very respectfu ly,
Mrs. J ANES CONFER
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pressed it, and. gently as one wonld en-
brace sleeping child, lie kissed her cold
brow. He was gone!
And with him went the terrible deter
ttinatidn which in rhis wreck of her
hearts hopes had nerved her to act this
dreadfHl part-to simulate indifference
while amii despair she felt the immortal-
ity of love. She neither moved nor spoke.
and when 1T eve her father returned he
found her statute-like. For weeks she Law
Helpless as an infant. and at last she died.
Her heart was broken. he died. and with
her died her fathers hopes and pride
Within Il month after Giulo's departure
she had ceased to be. Hencefnrth-aud
he lived to an extreme oil age-Titiar
lived but for his art; that was his wife,
daughter. all 70 him!
OF the D ince we have no further record.
The afials 6f Vcnice record not his cap
ture. SO it may be pTestiiiled that he es-
capped. But whether he reached his LADY,
lfv ve- whether he married her. and wheth-
er IN after life he ever paused to think
upon Beatrice. is unknown; but lie was
XIII! and gentle. so it was impossible that
he could liave readily forgotten one so
beautiful. so gentle to her.
There is no more TO add. This is the
whole story. so far as it can now be kt!oHl;
of Titian's Daughter.
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TackliEag the Wrong Tom
Cat.

man who owned terrier dog
bobtail ornery cuss- 4
And that there pup got that there man
In many ugly muss.
For the on the muscle,
And the dog on his bite;
SO to kick the dorg -goned animie
Was sure to raise fight.
A s.oIiian ow sd Thomas cat,
That fit at fifteen pounds;
And other cats got up and slid
When that there cat was round
The man and his dog came along one day;
Where the woma'i she did dwell
And The pup he growled ferociously,
Then he went for that cat peli NELL
L @ tried to chaw the neck of the cat;
But the cat he wouldn't be chawed o.
30 he lit Oh the Jacs CT that are dorg;
And uit : and lAwed and clawe4l! II
On the hair it flew and the pu p he youled
As the CT VS. went into his hide,
And chunks of Fl sh were peeled from his sidej
Then he funImixed, and kicked, au died.
The MN he ripped; Ind cursed, and sworei
And he gathered big brickbat, -
That he would be burned essentially
If he didn't kill that cat
But the old woman allowed she'd be b est if He did
And snatehed up old shot gun.
Which she fired and pcppHred his diaphraghm
With bird shot number one.
They toted him home on win low blind;
md the doctor cured him mp;
Put he was never known to fight again,
Or oven another pup
Folks NAV turn p their snoots at this here rhyme
1 don't care a for that
All | want to show IS that fighting dogs
May tackle the wrong Iom-cat-