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sA COTTON SEED WANTED
Highest cash price paid or same
delivered at my warehouse.
i&w31l. J. A. WILKINS.
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FIsE rain in the vicinity of
louisville and Burton last Fri
day.
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Thousands of dollars are saved every
year by progressive farmers who use Uncle
Sans Condition Powder ir feeding their
stock. 1t restores the sick, adds to the USE
fulness, increases the beauty, and promotes
the growth. Sold by J. 1ristram.
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PERsoNAL.- Mr.. John. w,
Saylcs returned from Lcadville
Yesterday.
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GeOrgians ehew"BLACK-DRAUGHT
Instead of tobacco. Sold byJ Tnis,ram
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Query:-Why will people snifer with in
digestion when "BLACK-DRkUGHT"
will cure them? Sold by ]. Tristram.
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GoLDMAY's new restaurantop-
posite the Peabody house gives
a magnificent dinner for Is cts.
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CARPETs-5-ply and Brussels
Just received, also window
shades by Reichardt & Corni-
tus, furniture dealers.
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Carpets, Oil Cloths, Buggy
Covcls, Rugs, largest assort-
ment, latest patterns, very low
prices, just received at
d. w. BLooMBARGH & Cos
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Forty years trail has proved BLACK.
DRAUGHT" the best liver medicines ii
the world. Sold by ]. Tristram.
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Gents furnishing goods at any
price at a. NJ. White
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HEMpsTEAD. = The district
court of Waller county, now in
session at Hampstead, will take
up the criminal docket on Mon
day. The Kirby case is set for
Tuesday; Dan Morris for
Wednesday and the Loggins
case for Thursday.
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A carload of Plants Extra
and Fayorlte Flour in barrels
and sacks just received by
c. w. KLAEDEN,
Sole Agent.
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Death from Coal Oil.

81. W. GRADER. Matchmaker and
Jeweweler, BRENNAN. Texas.
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Apples, Apples

For every ache, pan and bruise on man
or beast, Uncle Sans Nerve and Bone Lin
imcnt is the Balm. Sold by !. Tristram.
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AlayA 1879.

Uncle Sans Harness Oil put on to your
harness, will make the leather look new,
and keep it soft and pliable. Give il trial.
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Dobbin's Electric Soap, best
in the world, for sale by c. w.
KLAEDEN, Sole Agent.
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RAM On Wednesday VIC
had one or two light showers of
rain. z-
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The city is again becoming
over-run by hogs and dogs.
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Domestics 4 cents yard and
upwards at the cheapest house
in BRENNAN. A. M. WHITE.
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Peevish children have worms. DR.. Jaque's
German Worm Cakes will destroy the
worms and make the children happy.
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FOR SALE.

than ever at d. w. Bloombargl
& Co.'S.
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One car load of choice apples
Just received and for sale at rea-
sonable rates.
FAUSTINo kIBER.
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r@- A trial package Of BLACK
DRAuGHT- free Of charge at J. rristram
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BAGGING AND TIES.
LUMBER

Bagsing, double anchor, heavy, IsGI+
Ties, all kind, per bdl. $3.50. 275G9
IIfMRER
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America s Europe !

represent the TTAV ELERS' INSURANCE
COMPANY of Hartford, the only company
doing an accident business in Brenhain: Iol-
icies against accidents issued upon the life OF
any person at % cents a day for 5000, or s. 80
Der month. anac29sltSwem
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
What Appetite Will Do.

The private history of the war con.
tains good many comical illustrations
of the strength Of tobacco appetite.
Repeatedly mortal enemies from the
opposite lines met, in defiance of sentry
duty, to drive secret bargain for a
"chew." The Council Grove Kan. J
Republican tells this story of private
Godfrey Hardy, known in the army as
Grubby," one night when he was
posted as picket on the bank of the
RappahannOck:
On the opposite shore. and perhaps
one hundred feet distant, were the
enemy's pickets pacing to and fro.
There was no picket-shooting being
done at that time, and although the OPP
posing lines were only separated by the
narrow river, they paced their beats
in full view OF each other without
fear.
After Grubby" had held his po-
sition some twenty minutes, he ap-
preached the sentinel on his right and
asked for chew of tobacco; but the
man accosted never used the weed"
and was unable to supply his wants.
The sentinel on his left was next in
terviewed with the same ill-success.
The case now began to look desper-
ate an hour and half yet before the
relief would come, and no tobacco. He
slung his gun over his shoulder, aud
walked to and fro in mechanical sort
of way, the image of despair.
Presently he halted, faced quickly to
the opposite shore, and called out in q
subdued tone to the Confederate
sentry, "Say, you Teller over there,
have you any tobacker?"
eyes," came the quick response.
"Will you gimj y chawif I'll come
over?"
eyes," said Johnny.
In twinkling Grubby" inverted
his gun, thrust the bayOnet in the
ground, took of his clothes, and was
in the water pulling for the other side.
He got his tobacco, and returned to his
post Just in time to escape detection by
an officer who rode along just then to
inspect the picket line.
The writer of this was on picket duty
at the same time and place, and can
vouch, for the correctness of the story.
-Yvuth'S Companion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
A Peripatetic Professor.

Writing of the University of Berlin
in Scribner for June, and especially of
Ernst Curtius, Mr.. H. II. Boyesen thus
describes his interesting method of
teaching history:
Professor Curtius has very agreea-
BILE voice and clear and lucid manner
Of lecturing; he is frequently in the
habit of conducting his auditors through
the Greek division of the Royal Muse
UNI, and illustrating by the veritable
objects, many of which he has himself
excavated at Olympia, the manner of
life and thought among the ancients.
1t is needless to add that these per-
ipatetic lectures are very popular, be-
ing really themselves a venerable tradi-
tiOn from the days Of Plato and Soc rates.
You seem to breathe the breath of
Greece, These objects-some of them
two or three thousand years old-may
have been touched by the heroes who
came to participate in the Olympian
games. Here, for instance, is an urn
or pitcher of burnt clay, or terra Gotta,
the fragments OF which Professor Cur
thus discovered in All Olympian tomb.
1t has now been carefully joined to.
gether, and no piece was found lack
ing. The form is light and graceful,
and the sides decorated with hasty-
colored sketches, representing scenes
of very-day life. There is the picture
clearly drawn, and the colors yet bri gilt
and warm. Notice the wonderful grace
and the soft distinctness Of the few
simple lines which go to make up this
figure !; and these pitchers were made
and decorated by common artisans, not
by men who laid claim to the title of
artists. Imagine, then, what the over.
age artistic culture must have been
among people whose artisans could
draw lines like these. The fact that
they are not the work of educated art.
lists is proved by various circumstances !;
in the first place, the material is very
cheap and, secondly, the pitchers are
found in great abundance in the tombs
of certain period. They are kind
of mortuary vessels, which were thrown
into the grave, and thus purposely
broken the breaking having some
symbolism, and being part of the
burial ceremony. In these lectures,
whatever Professor Curtius touches is
made to tell, not only its own history,
but the history Of the people who
fashioned and used it. Antiquity re
wives under his hands, and begins to
breathe and move in a human and in
telligible manner. We feel our. own
blood pulsing in its veins, our own
emotions and passions animating its
actions,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
Fulfillment of q Superstition.

The story of strange superstition,
and its still more remarkable fulGllment,
comes to our ears from Collamer. 1t
appears that some little time ago the
well-beloved wife of a rich farmer
named Bostwick, living in that town,
departed this life. Farmer Bostwick
had been all his lifetime an enthusiast
tic and devout believer in spiritualism.
After his w;fe's death he anxiously
waited message from the land of shade,
and deferred the erection of fitting
monument over his lost loves resting
place until she could designate the style
of headstone she was partial to. In life
she had eaten opium. On that account
she could not give the desired informa-
ton, until the an@sthetic was fully
eradicated from her system. Now
comes the marvel. Farmer Bostwick
waited patiently for tidings from the
other world, but none came. Then the
idea that his own taking off was near
at hand took possession of him. With
this solemn thought in his head he con-
tracted with the sexton of the cemetery
to dig his grave, paying out $40 for the
labor. One day last week he made q
trip to the nearest undertaken, and on
paying down 800 closed an agreement
with that parsonage to properly inter
his bones. On his way home Bostwick
fell from his wagon and died. He was
buried at Collamer on Friday last, Rev.
DR.. Calthrop officiating. This is the
story as told to us.-Syracuse Courier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
Concerning Diamonds.

1t is not generally known that there is
in Georgia an immense ledge the form a.
ton commonly called elastic sandston 9,
which is the matrix of the diamond. 1t
is described by Mr.. NJ. F. Stephenson,
in his book, now almost out of print,
on "The Mineralogy and Geology of
Georgia" 1t extends for many miles.
A few splendid diamonds were found
there years ago by goldwashers, who
were ignorant of what they found.
Some of these were cut in England and
set in jewelry, but most Of them were
lost. They were of weight from two to
six carats, and three are remembered
which were of large size. One of these
was broken up by the miners to learn
the cause of its luster. Another was
used for years by the boys in playing
marbles. BY far the largest one was
lost by DR.. Lloyd, who was employed
to oversee the miners, and was one day
working in the pit in the place of a
sick hand. He says that about two
hours before shutdown, while employed
in raising gravel, he picked up stone,
which was bright and shiny only on
one side, the other sides being covered
with q crust of brown stuff. It was
about the size of guinea egg" He
laid it out on bank under gum tree,
intending at night to show it to his wife
and children as the largest of the
pretty stones" which had been found.
But he forgot all about it. Twelve
years later he learned from experts who
took his description that his "guinea
egg" was a diamond, which, if pure,
must have been worth about twenty five
millions of dollars.
The kooh-i-noor and the mogul are
two of the most notable diamonds in
the world. The first, as is we'll known,
belongs to Queen Victoria, by the con.
quest of Puniaub in India, who, to
crafty a caprice of her own, has
quite destroyed its historic value. It
was found four thousand eight hun
dred and seventy.two years ago this
date is amply verifedD, and when cut
by Indian lapidaries, weighed only one
hundred eighty.six and q half carats.
If honestly cut it would have been
worth thirty million dollars. But by
taking of slabs from the facets OF q
hundred carats they reduced it to a
value of three millions. Afterwards
the queen, not being satisfied with the
Indian cut of it, had the stone re.cut
BY Amsterdam jewellers, who reduced
it to one hundred and ten and half
carats, and Of course totally obliterated
its historic shape. She still values il
at three millions. when, by the laws Of
trade, it Is not worth half that sum. A
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11

In making any purchase or
- In writing I'm response 20 any
In this paper, You will
please mention the name Of tho paper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11
An Example.

When Vidal, now one of the most
distinguished sculptors of France, be-
came suddenly blind, he refused to
credit the assertions of his physician
that the terrible aflli ction must be a
permanent one. For while he fought
the disease and the doubt with the most
heroic determination and when at last
he was obliged to accept the medical
diagnosis as correct, he gave in like a
brave man.
"You will find," said the doctor,
that your other senses will gradually
become more acute, especially the sense
of feeling. If you persist in your art
with half the courage and resolution
that you have shown in fighting me,
you will become as famous without
your eyes as you would have been with
So Vidal, gratified and soothed, went
to work, and kept to work. When af-
ter considerable practice he found that
he could "see little with his fingers"
his delight was unbounded.
Perhaps" he said, the good God
is to give me ten eyes instead Of two,
and if this is so, what will I not do to
deserve them r.
Time, that tries oil things, and set
ties all things, proved that this hope
was not unfounded, and it came to pass
that Vidal could not only do better
work than he ever did, but was more
competent critic of his neighbours work
than when he could use his eyes.
keep still, now," the artists say.
"Vidal is about to feel my statue y
and this means to them everything that
is correct in art judgment.
Vidals labors and experience should
be comfort to his blind brothers and
sisters all over the world. Like him
they should say thankfully, perhaps
the good God will give me ten eyes in.
stead of two."-ReIigious Herald.
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Emma Abbott sings in o $25, 900
necklace, and never takes cold.

A CARELESS DIET, A CHANGE OF WATER,
or a Cold settling in the Bowels, very often
brings on ut this season Of the year, an OBJ.
slinate Diarrhea, or some other troublesome
Affection Of the stomach or Bowels. II you
would treat such complaints in rational
way, try at once Dr.. Jayne's Carminative
Balsam, q simple, but safe remedy for them,
and equally etfectual in all cases OF Cramps,
Cholera Morbus, Dyssutery, and Summer
Complaint.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11

There is no need for us to despair Of
the reformation Of Turkey. The Turks
are learning to work. Five of them
were thrown into the water by the cap.
sizing of boat in the Bosporus, the
other day, and two Of them worked like
TrOjans to get ashore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11

Raglan PIcKLE.-Two gallons finely
cut cabbage; one gallon chopped green
tomatoes, twelve sliced onions, one
gallon best vinegar, one pound brown
sugar, half ounce tumeric powder, one
tablespoonful ground allspice, one ia.
blespoonful ground cloves, quarter
pound white murtard seed, one ounce
celery seed, one gi salt, boil the whole
until tender, then add spices just be-
fore putting in jars, stirring all thor
oughly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11

A new brand Of cigars is called "the
lottery ticket" because only one in
thousand draws.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-11

FLOWER STATIsTIcs.-In letter to
the New York Erening Post, a writer
recently gave some statistics in regard
to the quantity of flowers raised in
Newport, II. l., for the New York mar
kets, in which he says one florist alone
has raised hundred thousand violets,
at no time sending to his customers
less than four thousand a week. An
other has forced eight hundred thousand
lilies of the valley, and has still fallen
short of the demand. 1t takes about
three weeks to secure the flowers. On
each side of the houses in which the
bulbs are forced, there are long lines of
beds, of from ten thousand to twenty
thousand-some just started and others
fit for the market. They are placed in
rows of fifty, then the space Of an inch
is left and another row is set, and so on.
The flowers are cut every morning, leave
here at noon, and are in New York at
eight o'clock the same evening. As
soon as the Towering is over, the ex-
hausted bulbs give place 70 fresh ones,
which undergo the same process. The
flowers when first gathered, owing to
their rapid growth, are limp and tender,
but by immersing them for little while
in cold water they become firm and tit
for market.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25

election is foregone, fori is not pos
sible that our political opponents can
present candidate of comparative
merit, fitness and popularity which
our neighbor, the Democrat practic-
ally and sensibly admits.
Rev. Benson is in attendance upon
the Conference, at La Crosse, this
week. The church here, under
stand, desires his return to the
charge, but many church people
think it not unlikely that he will be
appointed Presiding Elder, to sue
coed DR.. Huntley, who has been
elected President Of Lawrence Uni
versity. rs q p. E, Mr.. Benson
would unquestionably honor the dis
trict AS a pastor bis merit is al
ready established and recognized
here, as everywhere he has labored.
w IT
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25
cTATE OF WISCONSIN-COUN-

y y Court Tor Iowa county in PrObate
Notice is hereby given that Mt special term OF
Iowa County Court, to be held in and Tor said
county, at the Court Hopsc, in the village of
Dodgcyille, in said county, on the 18th day Of
November, A. D 1879, being the second Tuesday
of said month, AT O'Clock in the afternoon Of
said day, the following matters will be heard and
considered
The application of Edward rridceuX To admit
TO probate the last will and testament of NruldA
iIood late OF the city of Mineral Point, Wis, i'll
said county, deceased.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to al persons interested by pub
fishing a copy OF this order for three weeks sue
ces.iveiy prior to said day of hearing, in the
Mineral Point Tribune, q weekly newspaper cir
cula,iug in said county.
BY the Court:
JOHN r. JONES. Judge.
Dated at Dodgeyile, Wis, Sept. 10Th, 1879 3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25

THE New York Tribune of Satur-
day last publishes full statement
by Mrs. Chisholm, giving in detail
the facts and circumstances of the
brutal murder at De kalb, Mississ-
ippi, of her husband and children,
on the 10Th day of April, 1877, one
of the perpetrators Of which has
lately been acquitted by the mock
verdict Of an intimidated jury. The
recital fills an entire page of the
Tribune, and is so circumstantial in
its statements as to carry with it the
conviction Of its truth. 1t is enough
70 stir up the indignation of the
most Indifferent and phlegmatic to
fever heat against the barbarous as
sassins that then controlled and now
control the political and social af-
fairs of that benighted region.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25
28th Senate District RepUbH-
can Convention.

A delegate convention Of the Republicans of
the 18Th Senate district, comprising the coun-
ties Of Iowa and l,ichlard, viii be held in the
village of Lone Rock on Wednesday, October
lst, 1919, at l O'clock p. m, for the purpose Of
nominating candidate for State Senator, to be
supported by the Republicans of the district
at the coming election. Each assembly dis
tfict viii be entitled to six delegates
j II. WAGGoNER, Chm,
WEN. NJ. FoGo,
WIN. A. JONES,
}. F. SMELKER
August 18Th, 1870. Senate District Com.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25
SUMMONS.
1'TATE OF WISCONSIN - CIR

~ cuit Court-lowa county.
Alex Wilson and Edward Harris, Plaintiffs
vs..
Elizabeth Frances j scph Frances and Mary
Frances. Defendants.
The state of Wisconsin to Elizabeth Frances, 10
seph Frances and Mary Frances, the said de-
PENDANTS.
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service ofrhis summons, eNciu-
siyc Of the day of service, and defend the above
entitled action in the court aforesaid and in case
OF your failure 80 to do Judgment win be render
cd against you according to the demand OF tie
complaint; OF which II copy is herewith served
WILSON 4 McILuoN, Plaintiffs Attys.
3lwG P.O. address Mineral Point, Iowa Go, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25

GENERAL GRANT, who was treat
ed with great cordially by the 'peo-
pie of San Francisco, left that city
for the Yosemite valley yesterday.
During October he will extend his
travels to Oregon, Nevada and Col
orcdo, and be in Chicago at the
meeting of the Society Of the Army
of the Tennessee, November 5 and 6.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25
Greenback County Convention.
thursday, October I'd, 1879,

The Grcenbaek County Convention for Iowa
county will meet at the Court House, i'll Dodge
vile, on
Thursday, October I'd, 1879,
att ociuck p, m, to nominate candidates for the
following offices in said county. t0-Wit: County
superintendent of schools, Member OF Assembly,
Northern District. Member of Assembly, Southern
District Also to elect eight delegates TO the SEN
atorial Convention, to be held at Lone Rock Oct
lth, 1879. The representation each town Is emit
tied to viii be the same as in tho last convention,
The attention OF town committees is called to
She importance Of their duties in calling caucus
IS and seeing that their localities are properly
represented.
II is recommended that a call be Immediately
lSS1ed for caucUScs.
Dodgeyille Sept. lG, 1879
III, G. CUTLER,
Chairman Committee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25
jSTR4 4 ED-COtc.

From the premises of the undersigned, in Min
eral Point on Sept 81, one COW, branded with a
small "G" on the left hip. scar on the LEFT jaw,
color red and white white spots very large Any
one giving information leading to her recovery
will be suitably rewarded 10y leaving the same
with j. e, kObEkIo'
Dated Sept. IS, 1879. -3Stf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-25

WITH the many assurances given
by the Democratic press that Jenk-
ms is the best man that could have
been placed at the head of the Dem
ocratic ticket the people become
more and more astonished that the
party leaders were so long in finding
out his great merits. A host OF
prominent names were canvassed III
the late convention with reference
to the Gubernatorial nomination,
but that of Jenkins was not among
them, though he was present and
made himself prominent BY his much
speaking. 1t took q long time to
discover his greatness; but the DEM
ocrats insist he is great.