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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

MELONS FOR HOME AND Market
Farmers who grow melons on large
scale for market have planted before this
time the seed of some large variety
with thick rind that will bear ship
ping well, as the Mountain Sprout or
Cuban Queen, which last, by the way,
is a melon that appears to succeed
equally well both North and South.
Smaller patches for home use are many
of them yet to be started. To begin
ners who have asked for information
concerning these it is advised first OF
all to put in the ground seed Of good
sort, for there is vast difference be-
tween the various kinds, some being
sweet, juicy, and unsurpassed in flavor,
while others are insipid and pulpy
Among one of the best of the thin-rind
melons for general culture is the Noun.
tain Sweet, a round fruit of scarlet flesh
and sugary flavor. The Black Spanish
and Peerless are other desirable thin
rind varieties. Select warm, light, dry
ground-sandy land is best-and plan
in hills about eight foet apart. In pre-
pairing the hills let them be dug ou
broad and deep, then fill in with good
portion of thoroughly decomposed sta
BILE manure, mixed well with the soil
The hills should be raised few
inches above the level, as this makes
them warmer and will also proven
flooding and packing of the hill during
heavy rains. If the seed fails to germ
mate freely or the striped bugs interfere
with gaining a satisfactory stand, re
plant until stand is obtained. Th'
bugs which disturb the first plantin.
often fail TO touch the second one. Us
plenty of seed to allow for all emergen
cies, and when the plants are well ri
thin out, leaving two or three vines onl,,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

PROFESSOR NoRDENsKJoLD left East.
ern Siberia about the Sd of May, on
board the Va. for Europe via Ben
rings Strait and the Suez Canal. A late
telegram from Jokutsch states that the
Vega is now in the Strait.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

ice can not be easily obtained, put a
trivet, or some open, fiat thing with
legs, into saucer or soup-plate, and set
the plate of butter on the trivet. Fill
the saucer with water, turn a clean,
common fiower-pot upside down over
the butter, so that the edges will sit
within the saucer and under the water.
Put cork tightly into the hole in the
bottom of the flower-pot, then drench
the flo er-pot with cold water and set
in a cool place over night, or for some
hours before needed on the table, and ii
will be as hard as if kept on ice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE Ohio Republican State Conven
ton met at Cincinnati on the 28th for
the purpose Of nominating candidates
for Governor and other State officers
Hon. Richard C. Parsons of Cleveland
nominated Hon. Alphonso Taft candi-
date for Governor. Gen. Gibson of
Seneca County nominated Hon.
Charles Foster. Gen. J. w.
Keller of Clark County was also
nominated but Withdrawn. The Con-
vention then proceeded to ballot. The
ballot resulted: Whole number votes,
554; Foster, 2s0 SO; Taft, 271 1-6 !;
Keifer, g.. Announcement of the vote
was received with deafening cheers,
and, on motion of Hon. B. Egeleston,
Fosters nomination was made unani.
nous. Andrew Hickenlooper of Gin
cinnati was nominated candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, and the remainder of
the ticket as follows: For Judge of
Supreme Court, w. w. johnson of
Lawrence; Attorney General, George
X. Nash of Franklin; Auditor Of State,
John F. Oglevee of Clark.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07
Another Blue-Glass Mania.

The latest Boston medical idea is an
elaboration of the blue-glass theory.
Sunlight is thrown into water through
colored lenses, and thus curative quail
ties are impaired to the water. The in
ventor says so at least. "The SUMS
rays" he explains, "are composed of
actual substances, with their exquisite
and wonderful chemical powers, and,
aided by spectrum analysis, l have been
able to give the leading elements that
compose each color. Each color has
its own distinct power to heal" Red,
orange, and yellow are warm colors,
ard directly exciting in their nature,
while blue and violet are soothing. His
manner of applying these remedies is as
follows: "Health comes from the equi-
librium of colors in the human system,
and whenever any one color is so much
in excess as to produce disease, harmo-
ny must be brought about by finding the
color which is its chemical affinity.
Thus, if person abounds in redness, As
n red hair and flushed skin, he needs
blue light. Whenever the blue pre-
walls too much, so as to give blue veins,
blue finger nails, and a pale, cold con-
dition, the warm red and orange light
is needed. When q person has too
great a nervous activity, the yellow, to-
gether with some red elements of his
system, are too active, and he needs the
violet aud blue elements of sunlight to
harmonic his forces and act as delight
full nervines." Converts to this new
school of medicine suspend colored
lenses over bowls of water and drink
the warmed fluid.
NEARLY 15O,OO0,OOO copies of the
Pible, in all languages, have been cir
culated during the present century
The British and Foreign Society is in
advance of any other institution of the
kind as regards the number of copies
issued. 1t was founded in 1904, and ha.
circulated upwards of $4,000, 900 copies
The American Society, founded thir
teen years later, has caused a circula
ton Of 35,0O0,000. These two organ
| izat!ons are far in advance of all others
Next in respect of copies circulated ar
the German societies, which together
have issued 100000 Then comes tn,
National Society of Scotland with nearl,
4, 76s, 900, then the Hibernian with 4,
lS9, 600, the Swiss with nearly 1900,
600, and the French with 1000, 900
The National Society of Scotland ha
circulated its A, 76S, 900 copies since 1861
the year in which it was founded.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

An engagement has taken place of
Iquique, Peru, between the Gillian
wooden vessels Esmeralda and Cavadon-
ga and the Peruvian armor-plated
frigate Independence. All three ves-
sells were sunk The Esmeralda was
originally Spanish gunboat. The In
depeDdeneia was the most important
vessel in the Peruvian Navy. Her
armament consisted entirely of Arm
strong guns, namely, IL 70-pounders
and two pivot guns. The latter were
hundred-pounders.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE international Isthmus Canal
Convention, in session at Paris, has by
a decided majority adopted the report
of the committee in favor of level
canal from Lemon on the Gulf to Pana-
ma, with or without a tunnel.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

The general tone of the correspond
ence to the National Department of Ag-
riculturc is hopeful of revival of in
dustry throughout the country, and the
surplus of unemployed labor is growing
less. Good labor can generally find
employment at fair prices. Many are
idle because they will not accept the re-
duced prices offered.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

LAGER BEER has scored a triumph in
the courts at Norwich, Conn. The other
day the jury settled that, although it
contained two per cent. of alcohol, yet
it was not an Intoxicating beverage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE hundreth consecutive contest for
the blue ribbon of the English turf took
place on EPSON Downs on the 18th, and
was won by Baron Rothschild's 3-year-
old stallion Sir Bevys, with Palmbearer
and Yisconti as second and third. There
were % starters.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE Iowa Greenback Convention,
which assembled at Des Moines on the
28Sh, nominated Daniel Campbell OF
Clark County for Governor, M. H.
Moore Of Dubuque for Lieut.. Governor,
M. H. Jones of Davis for Supreme
Judge, and J. A. Nash of Polk for Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE Illinois Legislature adjourned
sine die ON the 31st.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07

THE "Honest Money League has
resolved to make thorough canvass of
the State of Ohio during the coming
campaign.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07


the State of Ohio during the coming
campaign.
On the evening of the 30th q most
terrible hurricane swept over a large
section of country embraced in North
ern Kansas, Southern Nebraska and
Northwestern Missouri. Its course was
enthusiastically, and in some localities
it assumed the character of a cyclone,
hurting every thing before it. Its
most fatal effects were exhibited along
the Central Branch of the Union Pacific
Railroad in Kansas, the towns Of
Irving, Blue Rapids, Frankfort and
Centralia, each reporting large
list of casualties, embracing
many killed and injured, to-
gether with many houses blown down
and other property destroyed. The
hurricane passed into Nebraska through
Richardson County, after having spent
its greatest force. An offshoot of the
same storm seems to have reached across
into jackson County, Mo-, the country
about Lees Summit aud Blue Springs
suffering most severely. A dozen or
more persons were killed, many more
MANNED, and much properly destroyed.
A WASHINGTON special of the 31st
says: The joint Democratic Caucus
Committee to-day decided upon plan
for future actien. 1t is to pass the Ar
my and the Legislative Appropriation
bills, but with restricting clauses for the
first-named bill that none of the money
shall be used for keeping troops at the
shall be used to pay Deputy Marshals at
elections. A separate bill repeating the
test-oath and providing for the manner
of drawing juries in United States courts
is also to be passed. The two appro-
priation bills, it is now expected, will
be vetoed by the President. who holds
that such restrictions would at least be
repeal of the laws for one year. The
separate bill on the test-oath question he
will no doubt sign. In the meeting to-
day there was minority who favored
the policy of refusing any appropria-
ton for the Army, on the ground that
it entails useless expenditure and that
constitutionally Congress can disband
the Army by refusing appropriations.
This proposition was, however, voted
down. 1t may be expected that the
new bills will come into the house the
| first of next week."
THE Treasury Department, on the
31st, issued the following circular: "The
last of the ten-dollar refunding certii-
Gates have been delivered by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing to the Treas
urer, and will be distributed Monday
among Postmasters who have filed the
necessary bonds and become de.
positaries. This closes all forms
OF subscription to per cent
bonds, and no one need hereafter apply
at the Treasury Department for them
The certificates will no doubt be prompt
ly taken in sums of 300 from Postmas-
tiers receiving them, and when taken nc
further bonds or securities will be is
sued by the Department under existing
law except those subscribed for on OF
prior to the 18th of April last.''
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19

Onmotion, Rule II was suspended.
On motion an order for S19l7 was
allowed the town of Dodgeville in
settlement of error, all the supervi-
sors present voting therefor.
The following petition of Mrs.
Kitchens was then taken up:
To the Board of Supervisors of Iowa County,
Wisconsin:
GENTLEMEN 81 hereby respectfully request
TO be allowed TO redeem part OF lot No. II, in
Vets Survey, and part OF lot No 5, Block
No. So in Strong's Addition 10 the city of
mineral Point, as recorded in Vol y, y. 5lq,
from the tax sale OF May, 1874, at the same
rate OF reduction from the face of the tax GER
thcate as you have or may allow those par
Ties who have brought suits against the coun-
ty on said sale of May, A D, 1874
Mrs. S. KITCHENS.
Mineral Point, March 10, 1879.
Mr.. Smoker moved that she be
allowed to redeem at 50 per cent. Of
certificates if within ninety days.
Mr.. Coe moved to lay the motion
on the table until tomorrow morn
ing. Carried.
Board adjourned to = a. m. to-
morrow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
THIRD DAYS SESSION.

lhurSuay, March 10, 1917 "a O'Clock u. NJ,
The board met pursuant to ad-
journment. The Chairman being
absent, Mr.. Dimock was elected
chairman pro TEN. All the supervi-
sors were present except Messrs.
Cox, Curry, Rewey and Shepard.
The minutes of last, evenings ses-
sion were read and approved.
Mr.. Smoker moved the adoption
of the following
Resolved, That this Board adopt the follow
ing as Rule No. IS:
The report of the committee on Equaliza-
tion and Assessment, shall not be acted upon
by the Board on the same day it is received
from the committee, unless by the unanimous S
consent OF all the members present.
Adopted.
Mr.. Morris moved to reconsider
the action of this board, granting
certain privileges of redemption to
Mr.. w. Lanyon, Jr. Carried.
The question recurring upon the
question of granting said petition,
Mr. Smoker moved to amend by
STRIKING out "65" and inserting "95"
per cent.
Mr.. Paulson moved to lay the res
olution on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Smoker offered the follow
ing which was adopted:
Resolved, That the County Clerk be in.
structed to procure proper form of bond
fer the use of town treasurers to secure the
payment OF State and County taxes and ha, e
100 copies of the bond printed with proper
instructions on the back rs to time and man-
ner of execution and delivery to The County
Treasurer, aud in each year, at least one
month before the time when the law requires
the bonds of town treasurers TO be filed with
the county treasurer, the clerk be instructed
TO send copy of said bond to each town
treasurer in the county.
Mr.. Wyman's motion making 65
per cent. the basis of settlement of
tax certificates was taken up.
Mr.. Coe moved to amend by sub
shutting ,.'75 per cent" instead of
"65 per cent"
Mr.. Paulson moved to lay the
whole matter on the table. Carried
Mr.. Smoker moved the following !:
Resolved, That the county treasurer lac re-
quested to exercise a sound discretion in The
matter OF the delinquent tax on personal
p 'operty and not to issue ms warrant for their
collection, when, in his opinion, the expense
of collecting will exceed the amount likely
to be collected, or when the amounts on the
rolls are very small.
Adopted.
The committee on claims submit
ted the following report of per diem
and mileage:
Your committee also recommend the follow
ing per diem and mileage to members of the
Board tor attendance on special sessions OF
the Board held january oath and March llth,
1879
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19

Inc HuNAUlhEch OF lItsc INES tlN
l. If the passenger Is going 30 or nom any
point ia the entire West and Northwest he can
buy his tickets via some one of this COmpauy's
lines and be sure OF reaching his destination ~
II or 1T COSNECIIoSs.
2. The greater pnrt o. ,ts lines are laid with
steel Rails it4 road bed Is perfect.
p, Ii is the short line between Dll important
points
1. It's trains are equipped with the Wcstiug.
house Air Brake, Miller's Platform and Coup.oi.
aud The latest Improvements for comfort safety
and convenience
3. II Is the only road tn the West running the
celebrated Pullman Hotel Cars between Cbicag
and Council Bluffs.
Il IS the only Road running the Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars either way between
Chicago and 81, Paul, Green Bay. freep9ri LaCrossa,
WInona, DuTTque hcGreg,- Milwaukee
T. No road oilers equal iaeilties ia NUM- er ut
through trains equipped with pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars.
8. Il makes connections with All lines crossing
at intermediate points.
The popularity OF these Hines il stendiy iu'
crea-inR aud passengers should consult their iH-
terest hy purchasing tickets via this line.
Tickets over thiSrontc are sold by oil Coupon
Ticket Agents I'm tie United States and Canadas.
Remember you ask tor your tickets via the CHI
cago & North Western Railway, and take none
other.
For information, Folders, Maps, &c, not Oh.
tainnble al lIome1icket Once, address any agent.
OF the Company, or
". II. STEksETT. MARVIN HuGHIrr,
Gen. Pssn. Ags, Chicago. Gen. Mmgr Chicago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
MEMBERS

Your committee further recommends that
Jas t. Pryor, ~. be allowed the sum Of twelve
dollars for services as clerk Of the commi tee
on claims and that Jas. Clemuson the sum of
eight dollars for janitor's services
j. p, SxgLKER
K. ). SMITH, Com
JOSEPH BENNETT
Adopted.
There being no further business,
on motion, the Board adjourned
sine die.
Attest: j. THoS PRYOR, JR.,
County Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
MANY MILES

are "0a 09 ee many parties 'o come to MINERAL POINT from o n
oI hat'ng heard q the god and cheap bargains had IN pp C
wagons" de- 81 Cu1H0" IL HOSkin NopANndiag n, rush Ne XIII
~ J" goa 'ea'as "ath oIH be disposed Of ero{aJ cheap
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
III lining SESSION.
5 O'clock D. IN.

N CLOCK p, H.
~ BOARD met pursuant to ad-
i. All the Supervisors
-. PRESENT except Messrs. Cox.
Z. n W. shepard. The minutes
h noon session were read
= proved.
ID ,on an order in favor Of
wilson and AIcIlhon for
.'F costs in lax suits as
!. ..so Oh committee was allowed
l.r. Supervisors present voting
F;apra.i5ao.n a,1l Of Mr.. Dimock, APP
Rs, ads 3lZoo to the Poor Fund
('s.1t- 1 ya.i all the supervisors
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-04

The Spanish West Indies, Cuba and Porto
Rico together, have a population Of II little
over two millions. Cuba itself is seven hun
dred miles long, with an average breadth Of
eighty miles and possesses resources which,
il they were developed, would sustain n pop
ulation Of twelve millions. Its surface,
though for the most part very slightly undu-
lating and covered with dense forests, is fine
ly diversified. A mountain range runs through
its whole length near the CENTRE the high
est elevations naked and rocky, being eight
thousand feet above the sea. 1t has numer-
Gus rivers well stocked with fish, and many
beautiful and fertile valleys. One of its cas-
cades is remarkable for beauty. Its hill-sides
and defiles are clothed with variety of hard
woodtrees fthe evergreen species, of which the
more valuable are the mahogany, which grows
there to huge size, the lignum VITAE and the
ebony. The palm, queen of the Cuban forests" "
with its deep green plumage the giant-leav-
ed and prolific banana and plantain resent
bling tall Indian corn; the cocoa, with its
weeping foliage and the "prim orange are
abundant Two hundred sorts of birds are
native to the island. Marble of fine quality
is found in the mountains, and there are val
liable mines of copper. Coffee has been cul-
tivated on the lower hill slopes with success,
and its production could be largely extended
The Cuban tobacco has peculiar value and is
sought for the world over, the Americans
alone being purchasers Of over two million
dollars worth of cigars from there every year.
Cuba's principal crop, however, is sugar,
which amounts in value to over one hundred
million dollars year Her advantage in its
production over Louisiana for example,
is that in Cuba there is a space of four or five
months, when all the mechanical work must
be done, between the time when enough cane
is ripe to justify starting the mills and the
time when cane begins to spoil whereas in
Lousina this period is only about two months.
Though some of Cuba's coast lands are sub
ject to overflow, she is uncommonly well sup
piled with fine harbors. OF her cities, Ha-
vana, the capital, has a population of two
hundred and thirty-fve thousand, Santiago
de Cuba forty thousand and Mantanzas
thirty seven thousand The sumptuous
marble mansions of its capital, with their
lofty porticoes and long colonnades, indicate
something of its tropical wealth and luxury.
Its cafes ard restaurants are said to be but
littl- inferior to those of Paris.-C. G. an
drers IN July -Atldhtic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-04

struck aud became unconscious. cattle
drOver from Texas was on the cur, and when
all had scrambled from the wreck and got
their things out, and were standing on the
railroad above seeing it burn, this cattle-dro-
YER went back to try and recover his over
coat. The flames lighted up the darkness
somewhat, and ms he looked in he saw mans
foot, aud shouted to him. Mr. SAKE had Just
recovered consciousness, and he was lying on
his back looking up through the window di-
rectly over him observing the stars He nn-
swcred the voice, and presently the debris
was removed from him, and he scrambled
out. His back was hurt. He had on his
fannels only and with these and an. over
coat which he picked up in the wreck, he rode
twelve miles that cold winter night
"And there was very odd thing about il, 4"
she added, with smile. ''Whcn they reach
ed their destination it was found that MIR.
Sake had the overcoat which his rescucr had
lost, and his rescuor had his"
"And the trouble with Mr. SAKE now" I
asked.
1T is merely nervous prostration, " said she
'He is only G3. and physicians say there il
no reason why he should not wholly recover.
Physically, lac seems pretty well. He eats
well, and shows the possession Of n hardy
constitution. He does not write but he oX-
ercises his critical faculty and knows as well
now thlng ought TO be SAID as nc ever did.
lie distrusts himself, however. and avoids So
ciety, not being willing to see any of his old
friends even"
As we were talking Mr.. SAKE came down
and stepped out TO take his morning walk
He stil looked straight and spruce, and moved
with apparent ease.
''lIe walks about couple Of blocks" said
his wife, as she rose to see that he was well
wrapped before delivering him to his attend
ant "Curiously enough" she resumed, "ho
broke of the use Of tobacco himself after
having been au excessive smoker and even
chewer all his life. Aud he discontinued
morphine just as suddenly, after taking it for
a long timein hypodermic injections under the
skin. The doctor was confounded and did
not understand why he was not sick after it.
But Mr. SAKE has II very strong will"
Before leaving looked into his library,
pretty extension beyond the back parlor 1t
walled with books, many Of them in lux
urious bindings The poets were particular
ly conspicuous, but there were French and
German books, which languages Mr.. SAKE
both speaks and writes.
have only to add, for the qualification of
Mr.. Saxe's numerous admirers, who may be
found all over the world, that the poet is not
likely to need anything. He has some valua-
ble property of his own. besides which his
two fine sons are in mercantile pursuits and
are thriving.