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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
M NERAL POINT RAIL ROAD
NOTICE TO

The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Mineral Point Railroad
viii be held at the office of the Company, in
the City of Mineral Point, on Monday, July Z,
1879, Tor the eection of five directors for the
ensuing year. and for the transaction OF any
other business that may come before them.
Polls open at 10 O'clock II. m, and closed at >
O'Clock p. m. CALVERT SPENSLEY,
Dated June l3. '19-td Secretary
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
M OSeS M. StrOnq,

a froPf;El AT LAW-ua wing dissolved his
/ ! law partnership VIII continue the practice or
ms profession on his individual account.
His office is at his residence, where lie may be
Professionally and candid advices be
obtained July LIST. 1879. 6-m
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

OLEARy's victory in the $4,000
walking match, which closed on
Saturday night, was complete. At
the hour of limitation the score
stood: OLeary, $50 miles; Cross
land, 225 miles OLeary has his
money, and is happy as lark
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

TIE President has approved the
Judicial Appropriation bill which
passed both houses of Congress the
latter part of last week. He could
do so consistently, inasmuch as the
obnoxious political riders which
characterized similar bill which
lie vetoed are omitted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

a CnINAMAN applied to the Cir
cult Court of Chicago Monday to be
made an American citizen. The
court complied with his request for
naturalization, and granted him his
first papers. This is the second in
stance in that city where native
Chinaman has become q naturalized
American, within a year or two.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

THE Washington Republican re-
duces the Republican platform to
bed rock, and finds. "The United
States against the Confederate
States"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CON-
VENTTON.

Republican county Convention will be held
at the Court House in DOdgeville, on
Friday, july is, 1879, at l O'Clock p. m.
to elect delegates, two from each assembly dis
,rict and one from the Senatorial, to attend the
Republican State Convention 70 be held at Mad
ison on the sd of july and to transact such
other business as may be deemed proper
On the basis of one delegate for every fifty votes
cast at the last presidential election or fraction
OF Is or more, the several towns are entitled TO
representation as follows
Arena Mini Pt. City, 1st W .....7
clyde ........................,SI "a W"...'b
podgeville III Moscow......... a
lsdCn itNldSkl.''''.'''''''''''' ''.''o
Highland Rtdgcway
lindeu.... .,......9 WaldWick......... .........4
Miillin ..... .....,... GIWyoming ..............3
Mineral Point Town...6l
BY the Committee:
.oHN II. VIVIAN,
J. w. kEWEY,
w. &. MEFFERT.
Dated july lst, 1870.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

ADDRESSING the Confed crate brig
adiers in Congress, the Louisville
Com ier-JoWWai says: "Come home,
YOU suckers. Come home, you
knock kneed, bandy-shanked, bow
legged, web-Gooted and red-haird-
yarments, come h.o-m-e.."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

THE Democratic warehouses will
soon be widely scattered. Hend-
yicks is bathing cut his Rheumatism
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
REPUBLICAN STA TIE CONVEN-
TTON.
A State Convention Of delegates representing
the Republican party of Wisconsin, Is hereby
called to meet at Madison at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on
"Wednesday, July Odd, A, II. 1879,

"Wednesday, July 23d, A. II. 1879,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
State officers to be elected at the next general
election and to transact such other business as
may be deemed appropriate
Each Senate and each Assembly district of the
State is entitled to two delegates in the Conven-
ton,
We also invite the Republicans of the State.
and all who are in sympathy with the principles
and policy Of the Republican party to attend a
mass meeting to be held in the Capitol Park In
Madison at o'clock p. m, on Wednesday July
2ad for the purpose Of appropriately celebrating
he Twenty fifth Anniversary of the organization
of the Republican party in wisconsin. 1t is es'
pecaly desired that as many as possible OF those
who participated at the meeting in July, 1884,
will be present. Distinguished speakers from
this and other States will be secured to address
the meeting,
HORACE RUBLEE, Chairman.
r. H. BAKER CHAs LULING,
CHARLES PAIMETIER. G.. w CA2tfR,
l., o. JONES, J. II. FOSTER,
j. T.. NooDMAN, H. SALE,
j. II. WAGGoNER, A. A. ARNOLD,
i. BOWEN, II. A. TAYLOR.
J. X, BRIGHAM, %. RAYNoNb,
J.. F. FRIsBY SIS NAucHE,
Republican State Central Committee.
Madison, June Is, 1879,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
J. B. Moffett, M n

DHYslCIAN AND SURGEON Mi,o,-,
l. WIS Office in Iofettl drug store d foint.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02

J. H. Vivian, NJ. d
pHwiislcIAN AND SURGEON, Miners, ~
4 Wisconsin. Office in drug store. foinh
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
IN LINDEN

\. W. ofsecton l, town 8, range l, east own
ed by A. Comfort
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The Tribune Directoru
PHYSICIANS.


N ~ q LtOnard
denee oi in a hS sb SURGEON Office and re
street, nearly opposite Jerusalem % SeIhsslem
man. french. and English spoken 2: Ger.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
PROMISE MAKING.

When man is in love, or for some rea-
son or other wishes to secure given lady
for lis wife, he is apt to be profuse in
promises; and, at the time when he makes
keep them. Women are too apt to believe
in the lasting effect OF promises made under
such conditions. They know that under
such circumstances if ever, their power
is strong; and they are little apt to in
siSt upon the making of conditions which
at other times would not be accepted, and
trusting to u continuance of their power
for hsuring a fulflment of promises then
made. The experience of daily life shows
US that promises made and conditions
granted under such eruite circumstances
are least likely to be kept. When mar
riage has talk II place, and sober realities
resume their way, the mans mind swings
back into its accustomed position; and if
do actions greatly at variance with those
which he usually performs, the chances
are that lie forgets all about them, or re-
fuses to crafty them. 1t would he wise,
therefore, if ladies, in seeking for promise
making, would think little as to whether
what they ask would be as ik ly to he
granted in calm moments as in excited
ones. They would thus spare themselves
much disappointment, and many mo-
ments of bitter though useless recrimina-
ton.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
1lAi3 WOMAN IN RED.

Soon after Lincoln's Inauguration in
1861, Paris was invaded by newly appointed
Ministers and consuls -Cassius NJ. Clay,
on his way to Russia; Mr.. Marsh, bound
for Italy; Anson Burlingame, waiting to
see if Austria would receive him, and one
or two others, besides Fremont, who was
ou special mission to purchase arms.
Of evenings, Mt the Hotel du Louvre, the
fun was "fast and furious" and all the
stories that had done duty on the stump
during the preceding campaign were told
again for the benefit of those who had
spent the summer of go abroad and missed
it all. "Burlingame," said Kentuckian
who happened to be of the party, 'tell EN-
about the gal in red" Burlingame
colored up, looked at Clay, and seemed
puzzled. "Tell it, said Clay, ''it's out,
and they may as well hear it." And this
was the story: AT one time, several years
before, Burlingame and Clay were stump
ing together in the West. One evening
they had received particularly warm well
come, and had returned to the hotel,
where they were sitting in their room,
smoking, and congratulating each other on
their success. Suddenly strains of music
were heard outside. ''They are serenad-
ing US, said Clay; "open the window and
make em speech" said Clay; "open the
window and make 'em speech" 'No,
YOU" said Burlingame. But Clay per-
sisted, SO Burlingame stepped to the win
dow, opened it, and Legan, Fellow
citizens, hardly know how to thank you
for this touching proof of your esteem
and regard. Mr.. Clay and myself are i'll
deed CRATE" Just at this point voice
in the crowd below was heard saying,
"Boys, that amt the gal in red. Let's
dust!" and they ''dusted, leaving the
laugh OH the visiting statesmen" They
swore each other to secrecy und kept it
quiet for some time, but it leaked out some
how, and they had to make clean breast
of it.-BoSton TianScript.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
IN FRANCE AND
ENGLAND.

Amusement in England has become, in its
main aspects thing to be bought it needs
time, organization and cash, so-for want
of those c uditions-the mass OF the nation
has to do without it. But in France, on
the contrary, amusement is universal
birthright. In France it is not process,
it is state; in is not an active operation,
it is an instructive sentiment; it is not the
result of any cause whatever, it is o true
French need amusement SO they have it; =
springs up everywhere around them;
everything is u possible occasion for it;
its sources abide i'll the nature of the race,
its elements nre in the people themselves;
it is All internal capacity, not all external
creation. Aud in this capacity lies the
main explanation of the general brightness
of their homes; it is it which enables the
women to provide the abundant decora-
tons of gayety that ornaments the life of
Fruncer it aids to throw over the land the
delightful aspect of social oneness which,
in spite of class divisions, of political hates,
of poverty and wealth, and of all the diff
ferences of characters and tendencies, is
still SO striking and so evident to the for
eign lookeron. The common necessity
and the common capacity of amusement
and the universal disposition to extract
amusement from the simplest and most
easily utilizable causes, create bond which
holds the entire race together. BIuck-
uood's Magazine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
HIGH LAX l;S,

Lake Hardness, Plumus County, Call
fornia, hns an altitude of 1880 feet. In
Clear Greek County, Colorado, are two
beautiful little lakes, each of almost mile
in circumference, very deep; and the wa
ter of II dark blush green, is extremely
cold. There is no apparent source of sup
ply, MS the lakes are surrounded by high
mountain walls of granite blocks, piled in
magnificent confusion and quite heavily
timbered. They are at an altitude of at
least 9, 000 feet, and are the source of the
famous Clear Creek Canon stream.
About six miles south of these lakes, and
at an altitude of fully 10000 feet just
above the timber line, is situated Chicago
Lake, now widely known as the scene of
Bi, rstadt's "Storm in the Rocky Noun
tain," 1t is most picturesque sheet of
clear, limpid water; but appears at little
distance to be almost black, owing to its
great depth. The water is intensely cold,
Int contains an abundance of trout. The
lake is about half nile in diameter, and
at the upper and northwest side q per-
petual bank of ice and snow creeps down
to the waters edge. On the south an i'm
posing wall of smooth granite towers al.
most vertically to the height OF 1000 feet;
while on the west there are series of
majestic terraces, like huge steps, 800 to
400 feet high. The north wall slopes away
at an angie of about forty-fy degrees;
and to the south and east there is an easy,
gradual slope down into Chicago Canon.
The lake would appear to have been the
crater of some volcano; yet there are no
traces of any volcanic action.
There are hundreds Of lakes in the Rocky
Mountains. Prominent among them are
the Twin Lakes, altitude $500 feet San
Cristobel and Lake Mary, in the San
Juan County somewhat higher); ard
Grand Lake, in Middle Park. There are
many smaller lakes in the region of the
timber line, varying III elevation from
10000 to $4,000 feet. These lakes are
all along the snowy region in the National,
Elk, Sngauche, San Miguel, Uncompahgre,
Sangre de Christie, and other ranges. In
the National Range, which, according to
Professor Hayden, ''is by far the largest
and grandest in the United States" there
are several considerable Likes above g. 100
feet, and many smaller ones from TO- 900
to more than 1900 feet above the seae
level.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08

terprise in the whole country, provided
such investments are to be regarded as
permanent. 1t may be that much of this
vast amount is thus placed temporarily,
as being secure and not altogether idle,
until business prospects become settled
and other enterprises are developed prom
Using more ample returns than four per
cent. Still, with all these considerations
in view, it reflects an unhealthy hue
upon business at large. 1t looks as
though our people had come to prefer
smaller incomes from dead capital to
making that capital active in business
pursuits.
On the other hand, it must be admit
ted that this country has never had a
better currency than it now enjoys. 1t
is also true that it has never before had
so much Of it of the same quality. Be-
fore the war the currency volume
amounted to $2l0,000,000 Then that
amount equaled seven dollars per capita
of our population. Now the volume of
currency is .$64O 100000, which equals
about fifteen dollars per capita of our
population. To this may now be added
our coin increment of about $3.50, 100000
turned into the volume of the country's
money of circulation; thus giving us
nineteen dollars per capita as the full
volume of the country's money.
Never before has this country had SO
much money in proportion to its popula-
ton, when that money was all The equiv
alent Of coin. But, never before did the
business interests of the country need 50
much money for their proper support and
prosecution. Consequently there may
be such a thing as diverting this money
volume 50 much into the channel of pub
tic bonds, as inactive capital, as to impede
the hoped tor revival of the country
active business, which gives employment
and bread to its industrial millions. 1t
is on this account that the immense in
vestments in our four per cents, on which
Government officials plume themselves,
bear an aspect not SO grateful to the
people in general. We can only hope
that, if it be an event of evil omen, it is
of such a nature as must eventually work
itsown cure.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
GREENLAND COURTSHlP.

When the Danish missionaries had Sc.
cured the confidence of the Greenlanders,
marriage was made religious ceremony.
Formerly the man married the woman, as
tile Romans did the Sabine women, by
force. One of the missionaries, writing in
his journal, describes the style of present
courtship as follows
The sutor, coming to the missionary,
said, 81 should like to huye wife,"
"Whom2' asks the missionary. The
man names the woman.
HAS thou spoken to herp'
Sometimes the man will answer, 'Yes;
she is not unwilling, but thou knowest
womankind."
More frequently the answer il NO."
"Why not2"
"It is difficult; girls are prudish. Thou
must speak to her"
The missionary summons the girl, and
after little conversation, says
81 think it time to have thee married."
II won't marry"
"What pity I had suitor for
thee"
"Whom7 2"
The missionary names the man who has
sought his aid.
He is good for nothing won't have
him."
But" replies the missionary, che 10 a
good provider; lie throws his harpoon with
skill; and he loves thee"
Though listening to his praise with evi
dent pleasure, the girl answers, s,-'I won't
marry. won't have him."
"Well, won't force thee. l shall soon
find wife for such clever fellow"
The missionary remains silent, as though
he understood her 'no" to have ended the
matter.
At last, with sigh, she whispers, "Just
as thou wilt have it, missionary"
"No," replies the clergyman, ''as thou
wilt; III not pursuade thee.
Then, with deep groan, comes ''yes,"
and the matter is settled.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
LANDLESD TITLES.

A curious chapter might be written on
the origin of titles i'll the English peerage.
Lord Lyndburst, who hadn't an acre of
property, selected that title from Lynd-
hurst in the New Forest, where he met his
first wife, Lords Trero and Chelmsford
from the places where they got their first
briefs. Wellington in Somersetshre, from
tradition that the Wellesleys originally
were seated ut Wells-lea, or meadow, in
the neighborhood. He owned no property
in the county. Monk, Duke of Albemerle,
chose that because his fatterers persuaded
linn that his ancestry could be traced to
the ancient Dukes of Albemarle, or Aumale
lis it has since been written, i'll France.
Sir Stratford Canning chose the title of
Stratford de Redcliffe because tradition
asserts that the Cannings were, centuries
ago, connected with Bristol, where the fa-
nous Church of st. Mary Redchlfe COM
petes in grandeur with the cathedral.
1.-The bold and strong-minded lord" as
Macaulay calls him, chose Ellenborough, it
is believed, in compliment to his beautiful
wife, whose name was Ellen.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
ALLIGATOKS AND HOGS.

Recently Mr.. Merritt Morgan, while
strolling up the creek, Buckatunna, above
the mill, noticed that the water was greatly
agitated, and found that the agitation was
caused by large alligator, which was de.
vouring hog. Mr.. Morgan procured q
gun and shot the alligator at close range,
killing him instantly. After pulling him
out of the creek he was measured, and
found to be ten feet four inches long.
Many people came to view the huge mon
ster. A number of hogs had been missing
around the part of the swamp where the
alligator was killed, and it is supposed that
he had eaten them. Perhaps the hogs
will have better time in future, and peo.
pie more meat. All who saw the monster
pronounced it the largest one that had come
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
der their observation. - Enterpa1se
ECCENTRIGITIE>O OFTElE yyOHD-
ElSH,

Visitors Of New London, Block Island,
or other of our fishing ports have no
doubt noticed that at the end of the bow
spirit of the larger sized fishing boats there
is often an iron cage or frame SO made as
to be safe for man to stand in it. This
is the place from which the fisherman
throws the harpoon to capture the sword.
fish, and the swordfsh is Just now the
subject of considerable discussion. Its
rays have at least as much mystery as
those of the shad, salmon, herring or any
other unaccouutables that we have.
Prof. G. B. Goode is studying up the
matter preparatory to report to the gov
ernment. Some of the interesting features
of the fish are these: 1t is sound here and
there from spring to fall in the ocean on
our coast, lying "asleep," the sailors call
it, on the very surface Of the water. No
body on the American coast, so far ns re-
ported, ever saw little swordfsh. The
smallest record by correspondent of the
Forest md Stream weighed forty-six pounds.
They run up to COO pounds Their only
known breeding. ground is in the Mediter-
ranean. There the same fish are found
weighing half a pound; from that they 60
up to very heavy measurement. 1t is
naturally inferred from this that all our
swordfsh are Mediterranean products
What mysterious ocean current guides
them over here? Or is it an instinct that
here they will find the mackerel aud men-
baden that they feed on7 One can almost
imagine that the game of fight and pursuit
kept up by these two species, starts at
Gibraltar and is run to Block Island every
year.
The swordfsh darts upon q school of its
prey, and by skillful use Of its sword
wounds those that it afterward captures
and eats. Until this season nobody ever
thought Of catching it except by harpoons.
This year, however, it has taken the baits
of the trawls-bottom ines-of the Cape
Ann cod fishermen, and many swordfsh
have been caught in that novel way.
What they come up and sleep for is one
of the puzzles of their nature. They come
and 60 as the mackerel and menhaden do,
and from that it is naturally concluded
that they spend their time chasing these
small fish. What with sharks, swordfsh,
porpoises, bluefsh, sea gulls, eagles and
senes, and all the rest, after them, the
ish of the herring tribe have led such lives
of flight and terror that it is no longer
wonder that the movements of them seem
always guided by an inherent idocy. 1t is
less strange Of them that they are all the
while victims than that being caught by
millions yearly, they should steadily ill.,
crease. They were never more menhaden
on our coast than this yoar.-Uaryord
Courant.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.

Sir said lad, coming down to one
of the wharves in Boston, and address
ing well-known merchant, "Sir have
you any berth for me on your ship? !
want to earn something
"What can you do ?" asked the gentle
man.
II can try my best to do whatever am
put to-" answered the boy.
"What have you doneY
II have sawed and split all my mothers
wood for nigh two yenrs.
"What have you not done?" asked the
gentleman, which was a queer sort of q
question.
"Well, sir, answered the boy, after a
moments pause, II have not whispered
in school for whole year"
"rhat is enough said the gentleman,
you may ship aboard this vessel, and
hope to see you master of her some day.
A boy who can master a wood pile and
nridle his tongue, must be made of good
stuff"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
LONDON CHURCHES.

There 854 churches in London and its
suburbs. There is daily celebration of
the holy communion in AZ of them, daily
service in 243, fully choral service in 261
and partly choral in 24o others, and sur
pliced choir in 355. In 115 churches
Gregorian tones are used wholly or partly;
in 252 the seats are free and open. In 463
churches the surplice is worn in preaching;
in 35 eucharistic vestments are adopted;
incense is used in IA; in 5s altar lights are
employed, and in Al there are unlighted
candles on the altar. The earstward posi-
ton is adopted by the celebrant at the
communion in 179 churches: l23 are open
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08

An eminent physician, Sir H. Thompson
says: 81 am quite satisfied that fermented
liquor of any kind is unnecessary as an
article of diet. Fol the few who require
habitual alcoholic stimulants it can only
be considered as medicine, and should
therefore for them be so regarded" DR..
Thompson acknowledges the grateful
effect of q glass of pure and good
wine, but insists that all kinds of alco-
holic drinks must be considered a luxury,
not necessity.
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