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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
STATE OF WIsCONSIN-COUN-
JOHN r. JONES,
County Judge.

~ T. Court for Iowa county lin Probate
Notice IS hereby given that at a special term of
Iowa County CeUrt TO be held in and for said
county, at the Court House, in the village OF
DOdgeyille, in said county, on the 18th day of
November, A. D. 1879, being the third Tuesday
of said month. at , O'Clock in the afternoon of
said day, the following matters will be heard and
considered,
she application of William II. Curry TO admit
Is probate the Inst will and testament Of Mary
FolEnghorn, late O! the city of Mineral Point,
MS, in said county, deceased.
And it Is further ordered. THAI public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing q copy of this order for three weeks sue
Cessiyely prior 10 SGid Gay of hearing, in the
Mineral Point Tribune, weekly newspaper cir
Culatimg in said county
By the Court:
JOHN T. JONES, Judge.
Dated Dodgcyile Wis, oct. Stn, 1879. as
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
srterif,'s sale.
STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA
~ County Circuit Court.
Joseph l'rit2, Plaintiff,
lt,YitNf

Patrick Conway. Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an cX-
ocuoon issued out of ire above named court in
the above entitled action and to me directed
s@Htust the property OF said defendant bearing
Gate the 18th day of August, a. D., 1879 licNicd
upon, and uloa the 9th day Of October a. d.,
lNlH, az J o'clock in the afternoon at the front
door OF the Court House, in the village OF Dodge
VILE. Iowa county. Wisconsin, viii sell al public
auction ~ the highest bidder for cash, al the
rlglt TIL. ana Interest which the said defendant
had on tIe 18th day of lsnuary, A. ID. 1875 or
has since acquired in the following described
kcal Estate to wit:
The ,wit and The ~ Of the nwif and the nwl4
- iAe iW3 pt section o. town % range 90 east
ana containing two hundred and eighty acres
M9se o. less and subject 70 a certain mortgage,
nov held by Mrs. Mary Mitchell, OK said IowR
County fri ije sum Of Sl59 and rvo hundred
ana sis and -2-lHe jollGrS, together with interest
ana cost, and cost sale
Dated this lyt3 day 81 september, A. d., 1879.
THOMAS BLACIlNEI Ja.,
A~"w Sheriff for Iowa County.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23

\ special from Texas says that the
reports OF Indian outrages in New
Mexico are shocking in the extreme.
Nearly 100 men, women, and child
rem have recently been murdered.
People are under arms to protect
themselves. A number of bands of
Indians are raiding the country.
These damable fends ought to be
De swept from the face OF the earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
Legal Notices.
In Bankruptcy.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

n IHE HIS nIOI OOO II OT
l the United states, for the Western District OF
Il, the n stter of Hughes & league Bankruprs.
in Bankruptcy.
rn the or tlitors of the above Bankrupts, and all
others to whom II may concern.
You will please take notice that have filed
ANY final accounts as assignee in the above en-
.;tIed matter in saie court and that on the 2ou,
jay OF November 1879, at 10 O'Clock A, NJ, I
shall spply TO the Register In Bankruptcy at his
ofice in The city of Madison, Dane county Wis,
tor the faal settlement of my accounts as as
signee OF the above named Bsnkrupts, and alse
tnr my discharge from further liability therein
4S-3w NJ. w. PRATER, Assignee.
Dated october cfSt, 1879.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
Unredeemed Lands.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
iowa COUNTY. WiscoSSrS

IOWA COUNTY. WisCoSyIN
noDGEvILLE, August Sth, 1879
Nouce Is hereby given tnat the following de.
county of Iowa and State of Wisconsin. were sold
by the Treasurer Of said county, on tAc sth dav of
May, A: d. 1877, for the delinquent and unnaid
taxes of the year 1876.
Inc amount set opposite each tract of Land.
and City and Village lot is the amount Of tax in.
teresI and charges thereon, computed to the last
day of redemption. '~'
NOW, therefore, unless the taxes Interest and
and City and Village lots are paid on or before
the sth day of May, A, d. 1880 the same will be
conveyed by tax deed TO the purchaser.
j. THoS, PRYOR, JR.,
County Clerk, Iowa County, Wisconsin,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
John u liimcck Lot MI

7 commencing at NV cor
mr of nescisel therce G
70 rods. thence 5 S2 rods
thence W 2Srods, thence
n ~ rods 10 the placp
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
Excerpts From Exchanges.

"Mark Twain pays taxes on $67, $50 in
Hartford. Conn.
"Get thee behind me, Satan," as the
actress said when she kicked the train of
her dress out of the way.
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan will arrive in
America next October. The opera which
he with Mr.. Gilbert is preparing for this
country is said to treat military affairs in
the same spirit as naval affairs are treated
in H. M. S. Pinafore."
1t is understood that General Sir Pat
rick McDougall, who leaves Canada on the
9th instant, goes to England to attend
military council about to be held by the
Imperial Government to consider pro-
posed changes in the British military sys-
Recently Forepaugh's circus paraded
the streets of Anderson, Indiana. Mrs.
Terry, wife of blacksmith, recognized in
Fred. Knight, the elephant keeper, a long
lost br other, supposed to have been dead
many years. An affecting meeting took
place.
A statesman used to say that there were
three classes of people whom it was never
safe to quarrel with: First, ministers,
for the reason that they could denounce
me through the pulpit, and I had none
through which to reply. Second, editors,
for they had the most powerful engine,
from which they could every day hurl
wrath and fury upon me, and had none
through which to reply. And finally.
with women, for they would have the last
word anyhow"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
Jumping over Niagara.

Mr.. H. P. Peer, of Teeterville. Ont, ac-
complished the daring but silly feat of
jumping from the new suspension bridge
at Niagara Falls into the river below,
distance of 1872 feet. This entirely eclipses
the famous romance of Sam Patch. Peers
dress consisted of merino hose and full
suit of tights, an inflated rubber life pre-
server, funnel shaped and of his own
make, which covered his hips and ex-
bandaged tightly over the preserver about
the hips and loins, while a broad sponge
protected his mouth and nostrils, and his
ears were stuffed with the same material,
the sponge being slightly moistened with
spirits. His thighs were confined with an
elastic strap, and likewise his feet. Over
his shoulders was leather brace with
ring in the center, to which was attached
cable composed of 220 feet of No. "a
brass wire in six strands. This was called
balance, and was for the purpose of as
if the wind should be strong. 1t was
reeled over a cylinder attached to the
guard-rail of the bridge, and which
was operated with brake handle like
that used upon old-time wells so that the
mans speed as he descended would
be controlled to certain extent. 1t
was not fastened, and the final end
followed the man into the water. Mr..
Peer took his place upon the temporary
platform from which he was to drop. The
platform consisted simply of two planks
fastened about eighteen inches apart.
After taking little stimulant and display
ing little nervousness, for this was his
greatest undertaking, he suspended him
self between the boards for moment or
two by his hands. The word was given,
and he was gone like flash, while the
thousand spectators. who lined the bank
looked on with SUSPENSE, fear and trem-
bling. The four seconds that inteTyened
before he struck created terrible excite
ment, but as he passed under the water
feet foremost with great splash, and
came up in few seconds more and began
to swim, cheer after cheer rent the air.
He was picked up by some boatmen, and
was in no worse condition than if he had
jumped into cistern of water. In fact,
he assisted to pull the boat ashore. Mr..
Peer was born July IA, 1874, in the county
of Halton, township Of Nelson, Dominion
of Canada. He stands feet II inches
high, is of slender frame, weighs 143
pounds, and in manner is rather gentle-
manlike and unassuming. He has wife
and one child. The highest point from
which he has ever jumped before was10S
feet. He has been sailor, and lis expe-
rience has been obtained in jumping from
the mastheads of vessels. It is announced
that he will try it again on July 4.-Nea0
York World
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20

At last, with only 1000 men left of the
$4,000 men he led into battle, he is forced
out of the Moslem works. Osman Pasha
then sends his brave legions in five fruit
less assaults on Gravitza, and leaves the
hillside dotted with wasted Mussulmen
heroes. Then the curtain falls for time
upon the dreadful tragedy of Plevna.
The Muscovite lines gradually tighten
around me. seem to hear the mighty
sound of pick and spade, and each sun
rise sees the men of the Cross nearer the
trenches of the defenders of the Crescent.
Cold, pitiless nights of rain, hail and mud
succeed each other. The lines are SO near
that l can see the caps of the Christians in
the moonlight, and the parapets around
me are once more lined with the noiseless,
fez-crowned figures, whose stifened fin
gers can scarcely grasp their death-deal-
ing rifles.
seem to hear a whispered order to
withdraw the guns and troops, as the
morning sunlight is to witness decisive
sortie beyond the Vid. At daybreak
desperate charge-a success redoubt
taken, with its guns. But the triumph is
short, The Grand Dukes own regiment
of Grenadiers hurls the Turkish column
out of the intrenchments at the point of
the bayonet. Osman Pasha is wounded
the Moslem line is forced back to the
Vid; the corps under Skobeleff sweeps
down on their left, the Roumanians on
the right, Krudener in their rear. A
curved sword is passed into the hand of
General Ganetzky, of the Grenadier
Division, and brave but ragged army
are prisoners of war. start with shud-
der, for I am half frozen. The ruins of
the Turkish houses of Plevna lying in
ragged lines below me recall the fact that
the battles l have been fighting in the
height were all ended more than twelve
months ago.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
How Revelations Come.

Those who have had limited expert
ence in receiving revelations from the Al
mighty, will doubtless be interested in
Freeman, the Pocasset murderer's de-
scription of the manner in which the
Lord directed him to murder his daugh-
ter, Edith. Says Freeman
well, I had been feeling badly for
two weeks. Ny head was racked with
pains. I couldn't sleep. There was an
awful stiffness in the house; stiffness
that was painful. I studied the scrip
lures, and tried to understand why I was
so haunted by visions. Every day some
new phase of the matter would draw on
me. One night I lay awake, thinking of
the power of God and the coming of His
kingdom. Twas told that must sacri
fee member of my family, even as
Abraham was commanded to sacrifice the
child of his old age, in whom the prom
ise of salvation for Israel was to be full
filled. I told my wife about it, and we
discussed the matter. She asked which
one the Lord demanded, and said that
did not know. But I said that it would
yet come, and that if it should happen to
be herself, I told her to be prepared to
comply with the desires of the Almighty
One. She was very calm, and saw that
she, too, had faith in the coming of Gods
kingdom. Next day my head felt q little
better, and I knew that the load was
lifting. Each day thereafter I found new
light; some passage in the Bible which
I could not understand, came to me with
all the clearness of established convic-
tion. At last the day came. The house
Evening arrived, and as the darkness set
Cow cboot of 1iub&nir,r II, tho boou-
ems, such as had never seen before. It
illuminated the whole expanse of the
sky, and knew God was giving me q
sign. went to bed and tried to sleep,
but could not. In the dead of night the
word came. The victim was selected
it was Edith. I told my wife that the
hour had come and that must give our
darling to the Lord. You know the rest.
You know how I went into the room
where our little ones were sleeping the
sleep of innocence; how sent the oldest
child to it's mother; how I raised the
knife, expecting to have my knife
stayed, as was that of Abraham, and how
I pierced the infant breast of the victim
selected by God Himself. I then lay
down beside my dead child and slept
soundly. Next day my head felt better.
The pain had Fl gone, and knew that
my sacrifice was acceptable to the eyes
God. I called in the friends of Gods
new kingdom and impaired the glad
tidings to them. They approved my act
and gave glory and praise to God. That
night again saw the lightning in the
heavens. It was more brilliant than the
preceding evening. It was strange
light, and whether others saw it or not
care not To me it was a sure sign that
God was pleased, and I understood it at
once"
This revelation may be all very plain
to discerning person like Mr.. Free
man, but it seems just trife indefinite
to the average reader. If Freeman had
been wise he would have requested the
Lord to put His instructions to him in
writing, SO that there could be no mis-
take about It.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
Tranquility.

One day brings another day; one year
follows another; let us take the time as
it comes. The sources of all pleasure
are in the heart; he who seeks them else
where outrages the divinity. My pro-
jects, my desires, and my hopes never go
beyond my own bosom. Rivers roll rap
idly to the sea, and enter them without
troubling it; my heart is the same; all
events of the great world would not cost
me single care. Truth is my compass
and moderation my helm. The clouds
arise and the clouds descend in rain
without causing me any inquietude.
When they conceal the sun from me by.
day, I try to look at the stars by night.
My clothes are made of common cloth,
my food is coarse and the thatch that
covers my roof decays every year. But
what would it have been to me to have
been dressed in silk to-day, and to have
digested costly dishes p Golden roofs do
not keep out sleeplsssness and care; and
were the country shaken by an earth
quake, how easily can gain my humble
door my patrimony is at the end of two
arms, and every day gives me its harvest.
When it is very hot, cool myself In the
shade of tree; and when it is very cool,
I warm myself by working. Old age is
coming upon me, but my children are
young, and will repay me for what have
done for them If they observe moder-
alton, a hundred years will not cost them
a sigh. Whatever tempests may arise,
tranquility is a port always open to the
innocent heart. Hail tranquility of the
soul j Sweet harm of life, kings would
sell their crowns to buy thee if they
knew thy value. Complete thy benefits
thou hast helped me to live we'll help
me to die well.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20

DIR. Schlieman writes to friend in In
dianapolis as follows: 6 You say my
work has not been profitable to me but
if, as you say, you read my Mycenae,
YOU ought to know that / work from pure
love for science, and that I gave away to
the Greek people the immense treasures
found by me and my wife at Mycerne.
Believe me. we have nearly all our money
in America, and If we lay home in In
dianapolis it is with the intention to re-
move thither sooner or later. We spend
the value of palaces in our scientific ex-
plorations, but are content and happy in
modest little cottage.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
may concern that the undersigned has been
awarded the contract for keeping the Douglas
County paupers for period Of two years. all
persons in need of assistance from said county
must first procure certificate 10 that effect from
any member of the County Board and present it
to one Of the following named persons, who are
authorized to and will care for those presenting
such certificates: Button & Perkins, Roseburg; L.
L. Kellogg, Oakland; Mrs. Brown, Looking
Glass. DR.. Woodruff is authorized to furnish
medical aid to all persons in need of the and
who have been declared paupers of Douglas
County. W.B. CLARK.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
An international Exhibition.

It may be announced thus early that
next year there will be held a grand In
ternational exhibition at Melbourne, Vic
toria, which DIR. Bleasdale will represent
during his stay on this coast. This ex-
hibition will be on even a larger scale
than that held last summer at Sydney.
The u. s. Government has already ap-
pointed Commissioners to act for the
Melbourne exhibition, and it is fair to
presume that our country will be fully
represented.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
The Water We Drink.

There is very little pure water used !;
that which comes from the clouds has
the best claim to be SO regarded, but that
is contaminated by impurities in the air
as it desends. Clear water is not neces-
sarily pure water. ALI water from springs
and wells contain minerals in solution; |;
the latter having but a meagre supply,
and outgo is usually more strongly I'M
pregnated than natural fountains with
flowing inlets and outlets. The purest
water is found where solid rocks, as of
granite, form the bed over which it runs.
But waters of springs and transparent
rivers, open when filtered, are never
pure. Waters Of average purity, emptied
for domestic purposes, are said, on au-
thority of Johnson, to hold in solution
from twenty to thirty grains of solid mat
ter. The water of the river Jordon con-
tains seventy three grains, and that sup
piled by the various companies of the
city of London has from nineteen to
forty grains. The impurities that make
water injurious to health or organic mat
ters, such as are abundantly supplied by
barnyards, drains and cemeteries, where
the decay of animal and vegetable sub
stances is going on. Some families who
live on farms, and who fancy they are
drinkin6 best of water, are, lin fact,
constan nbibing poison that viii ap
pear in fh6 dreaded form of diphtheria or
typhoid fever. The character of the i'm
purities is important It is claimed
that degree Of hardness, from the pres
ence of lime, improves the water for all
domestic purposes, except washing, and
water from the chalk districts of Europe,
is preferred to softer water. It is also
stated that conscripts from the French.
armies, who were reared in hard-water
districts, were taller and stronger in bone
than those who were reared in places
where there was no lime water.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20

Deacon Pilkins said to himself, Fal-
staff asks, what's honor?' as though it
was hard to tell. But let my wife sit be-
hind another woman in church, and she'll
tell what's on her in less than two
minutes.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20

A Nevada girls letter -" Dear Jimmy \:
It's all up. We amt going to get married.
I'm SO sorry-but can't you 60 to Europe
and get filed down 2"
JEFF. Davis has mellowed down to sign
ing the petition of Union soldier for
pension. He knew the poor fellow ins
Libby Prison.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20

Four hundred and ninety -four per-
sons have committed suicide in San
Francisco during the last six years.
Stock gambling is said to be Iesponsi-
BILE for one-third of the entire number.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-06-20
ROBERT N. BAKER.
Fashionable Tailor,

FORMERLY OF ALBANY, WHERE He
has given hiss patrons perfect satisfaction,
has determined to locate in Corvallis, where he
hopes to be favored with share of the public
patronage. All work warranted, when made
under his supervision. Repairing and cleaning
promptly attended to.
Corvallis, Nov. %, 1878. 15:48ft.
, 1879-06-03

4 furncr and lis son, willis In q field neaf'
Centrcsise, Nd, recently, witnessed u rru.ark-
able sectie In tnd.atr,-tlu capturc of two ducks
br ba!d,engle. Tile fartnrr says: "FnE away III
from which tI!r ducks ilnl been separated, t!y-
lns stcat!ily to tt,c coyer III tho iorcst. 'lIle
eagle would tfrst pounce upon one. nud then
rcllnGutsh IL In ortlur 10 capture tho other.
capturc.-srclninsly lku tho dog IN tho fable,
GREEDY ,u secure Goth. THIS WIS Kept up for
eunle tlsnc, when tue eagle, suddenly slart!ns
forward, struck one OF tfle birds with lls taaols
too. 1ie llrst hIri fell at our feet; NO llA,i
hartiiy tlme to pick It mp wllrn ttlc other fol.
with the easlr following. We picked up .ha
kecunh unc, uni the eagle, observing our prcs-
waA inund HUT the eagIe ilad struck thu ducks
on tic head, yearly seyrrlng tbs l,cals from
their bodies. They wrre ll,lr SIZED canyas-backs.
and wo had them cooked for diuAcr.h
, 1879-06-03

Tllr.cporlcd exploits Of Mills. Sophic You Herr!
field utM several other Indies during tic rcceus
Nhlt4t enente at kfGtr add o!ae more Instance
u lls lung ltst Ut female raYotuuonist8 IN itus-
sia. DurinS tho tnnlult which le:hro,,od Peter
III. IN l7.Ii. IN fayur Of Catharpe H., Counters
i)asisuG rude It the head Ut thu rrsobsaitnskt
f.rsimcnt IL u,afs astirr. with pistols al her
snaittOw. Seyetal lalses t0uk part IN thu cot.
s,lr4'y turned against Alexander ]. In lsss{->i,.
tlnuGs. thu political prisoners banlshed TO sIhr-
rta ~ Sstlo!as IL 1871 MAS ue celebrated
Princess Truhetskl Que Of thu prnr,lal lcal-
Iau'td eYerywhrre by Ills young wife, who matlu
l,rrself conspicuous Ia eyery sklr1li!sl by her
recklesa bravery. Tho attempt male BY Vera
eassMitch upon tue ltfe Of tllo ex-bttnlater Of
lulcv, ueu. Trepol, IL atlll frlsh IN every one's
memory; au., Two Young lnles Of good fauiiiy
wero found unluug tho workers OF tho Nt4Ilist
Vrintng- -uress recently seixel In Ut, Petersburg.
, 1879-06-03

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doI ,,roth.r T,,our,,t :, 1,"Itsrt,n .v.. .h.
Devil rfftr Yenrx Aro-yyhnt n, TI,,ut.
Sow-The Shirt Of ,Am,ty on NIL Ht,lrx.
Tho Ur-Country Traveller Regrets the
Christian Guod sylli-'Tn,nt So Lively.
1'Tona tur orn c'rrtsaondtnf.
bosTos. Mar M.-ls MAS day Of days, warm,
bur not too warm, With gentle breeze blowing,
tho tup sblun, nu, mn elnstirttv m sbr o,,n,,a.
,,,oro ,.hI,.,, ni,n1n,har ,",,. ,,t..I.., oa,,,%
p"e3c ".le'' a,lose'''eF 1'aoo pnyalca' conhs*
NO" os sh'hss s''a1 iaaae oAs realize Bfo"nins's
line.
Oh. the merr JOY OF living, hn,s hs to cmpny
All she hsa aFa 1he soa'' aho the senses forever
y" w
hHH1 Oh stis Jay easho oit tAc on'1sr'hn FestlVa!
ut Musc Hall. 1t ,ras sight tu SEQ The Com.
wavtnr trrra mr., rlnnsr NJ xnt,r +, ti,o r,rv
raw, "a''t, u'. wv. e,'.lse " ""'e. ~ ''e 'esS
"e'u' VI u'e e'1f. "',t' u was s'e"t 70 ace 'lle
n'sulssers Of a!l denominations. with "thefr
sisters, mud their cousins, and their n,nts u
xrn,l,n1 thr,r wnv arro.s ,hfs sn,ent.,, trrasnre
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Aose W wv mee''hhs.
Hers were tol'EreEalloha'tsts, and nl! The va-
rletics OF The orthodox pcrauaslone, nri,, In srti,
with Unttsriane and lniyersalIs,s. n,ut chattln.
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loHsh'l. ,..-.
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these prrsuaslve petlestria,,s, land that WIS
i,fty ,aar. u,+t, lc,r., n, n,s,n with nv fu,h.r
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tDne: 'lookt Tint t,lals who IL coming tuwArd
us Is a Unitasiau.' saw my father turn quick
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x,r. s"rtm,s rr~n,j ,,vsnif ..",ai ~ ~. nan.
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