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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
CAPITAL NOTES.
MADISON, March 4th, 1879.

MADISON, March 4tb, 1879.
Nv prediction as to the time Of
adjournment of the Legis ature will
be verified; the session will not close
until about Friday the 18th, though
but little now remains to be done.
Biennial sessions, prohibition and
the interest bin, all have met their
death the past week liz the Senate.
Senator Price made gallant fight
for the temperance people. bat in
vain, the resolution being killed by
vote of 30 TO 10. The biennial
sessions proposition was beaten not
so much by its avowed opponents as
by the treachery of its pretended
friends. 1t first appeared in the
Senate as an Assembly resolution
for concurrence, when it lacked only
one Of the required number of votes,
and when two pretended friends of
the measure were conspicuously alb
sent, viz Hathaway of Grant. and
Lopez of Fond du Lac. These SEN
ators were in the city at the time,
and had they been as earnest in sup
port OF the measure as was expected,
they would not have failed to be on
hand at the time when all recognize
ed its fate to be practically deter
mined. Their votes recorded in ia
vor of it subsequently, could haye
no more effect than the Popes bull
against the comet An explanation
from these Senators to their constit-
uents is in order. The interest bill
never had ghost of chance to
pass the Senate, and no one was
surprised at its summary death at
the hands of that body.
The reduction of employees sala-
ries bill, which excited considerable
interest about the Capital, and which
was disposed Of on point of order,
might have met more favor and fan.
ed better but for the fact that its
special champions, Price, Hathaway
and Lopez, having relatives and
friends in the list of Legislative en-
ployees, carefully avoided making
any provision that would affect
them.
| notice that the Democrat regards
my comments upon Cothren's nom
jnation by the Democratic caucus
as an "attack' upon the Judge and
his friends, If any intelligent Re
publican reader Of the TRIBUNE will
admit over his Own signature that
he so regards my reference to the
| will make all haste to correct
him, but the opinions of Republicans
who complain to or through the
Democrat, | do not regard as calling
LOT recognition. W. II. b
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

JUDGE LJTHREN's acceptance of
the nomination for Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court is rendered to
the Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee in the fol-
lowing short and graceful tone;
Mineral Point, Wis, March /, 1879.
Hon, JosGrH RANKIN, Chairman state Central
Committee:
DEAR SIR II have the homo. to acknowl-
etca the receipt of your communication not-
finy me Of the action OF your committee in
pncmg my name before he people for Asso
ciotc Justice of the Supreme Count, at the
April election; and in reply state tia, most
respectfully accept the nomination.
Very Respectfully yours,
NJ VI. COTHREN,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

TIE chances are rather in favor
of an extra session Of Congress, as
there is no likelihood that the con
ference committees to which were
referred the Legislative and Army
Appropriation bills will be able 10
adjust the differences between the
Senate and the House. The polit-
ical amendments repeating the elcc.
ton laws attached to the Lcgisla-
tive bin by the Democrats in the
House, were stricken out by the
Republicans in the Senate. and il
is not probable that either party
will back down. The reorganiza.
ton clause is causing the trouble
with the Army bill.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

eyes, Uut as Tie Clty Is Dtilit on Sduu
hills, and for three months every
summer the wind blows fearfully
every afternoon, and drives the fine
particles of sand in clouds, into ev-
erybody's face who ventures on tie
streets. soon wondered that weak
eyes were not more common. On
the outskirts of the city have many
times seen the sand drifted like snow
over the tops of fences four or five
feet high. During these two months
the street car drivers have to wear
walls to keep the dust from getting
into their eyes.
A great portion of the southern
part of the State is a desert that
produces nothing but cactus and
tarantulas and scorpions. The SOUTH
ern California papers claim that it
can be made fertile by irrigation.
but l do not think it will come up
to their expectation. California is
an extremely rugged country, a
large part of its surface being COW
cred with mountains, which are eth
er totally unfit for farming, or only
good as summer ranges tor stock.
The greater part OF the desirable
farming lands in the foothills and
valleys are owned by a few men, and
when the assessor is not around, is
valued very high. With few eXcep-
tons these small ranches are not for
sale divided into small farms, in
fact, the small farmer is looked upon
as an interlGper by these men. The
average price of an acre of land in
California is $lO.3O.
The Chinese are CALIFORNIA; great
est curse. In competition with them
the white race stands no show. So
cially, morally, politically our anti
podes. Three-quarters Of the male
Chinese in California are Coolies,
that is, practically slaves. Slavery
in its worst form-the buying and
selling of women for purposes of
prostitution--is carried on by Chi
nese companies between China and
San Francisco, Although there are
100000 Cinnamon on the Pacific
Coast not 200 of them have wives
in this country. They import the
most of the rice they eat and the
clothes they wear from China, and
when they so home take our money
with them. Should they happen to
die in this country their friends send
their bones to the Flowery Kingdom.
They take the place OF women as
laundresses, chamber maids and
house servants, and 10y working for
one half what white man can live
on, get nearly al the uuskilled labor
IN the State TO do. Besides this
they have the manufacturing OF
boots and shoes and cigars IN their
own hands, and do nearly all the
sewing on cheap clothes and great
deal of the cabinet making in San
Francisco. Thousands of men are
Offering to work for from 10 cents
to 81 day and board themselves,
and cannot get work.
The following list is the cheapest
cash price of few things in San
Francisco: Lard, - to zoe. per h.:
Bacon, 10 to lie; Hams, l23 to 20c.;
Beef, 4 to 25c; Mutton, 4 to l25c :;
Turkey, dressed, IS to SOC; Butter,
30 to SOC; Milk, 10 cts. per quart;
Eggs, 30 to 30 cts. per dozen Po-
tatoes, - cts. to &i.25 per hu APP
Piles, 81 to S so per b.; Flour 81 80
per sack Cheese, 20 to soc. per ID.
BADGER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
Notice Of Dissolution.

The public is hereby notified that the firm
of Shcrn ocd * Berg, of Mineral Point, has
been dissolved rs mutual agreement. The
book accounts Of The late firm are IN the hands
of the undersigned for collection, which must
be settled within thirty days
J w. SHERWOOD,
Dated March !, 1879. City Store,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

The Democrats in Texas have a
way OF their own Of carrying elec,
tons. In Harrison county recent
ly, being defeated at the polls. they
broke into the county offices and
0ustCd the men who were elected.
a correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that during the can
Yass "Republican meetings were
broken up by masked men, who
broke in the windows of the build
ings where they were held, threw
billets Of wood into the negro au-
diences, pointed pistols at the speak
ers, and ordered them to stop tell
ing those d Radical lies Toward
the end Of the canvass Republicans
abandoned further attempts to mold
meetings, finding their opponents
growing more and more violent. A
few days before election rifle club.
composed exclusively Of Democrats,
was organized in Marshall, and the
Governor supplied it with arms.
The club raraded around the polls
on election day for the pGrpose of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
ATTORNEYS.
NJ. j. BRIGGS,
ALnRn rENrl
j ohm r. Jones

4 1TORNEY AND COUNSELOR, Dodrevnls
~ wisconsin. viii practice in all the c9nrt.H;
this state except the Iowa County lprobateifon,,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

J. II. Vivian, M. D
4 Wisconsin. Office in drug stnr Iliiefal Point
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

J. B. Moffett, M. D,
pHr4islcIaA,N, AND SURGEON, Miners, ~,
WIS Office in Notletts' drug stora ''A' Foint,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
The Tribune Directo,,,
PHfSICIINs.
DR.. l. M j. Leone,

DF. I M j. Leonard
DHYsIc!AN AND SURGEON. oni,.
street etiGe e IN mr. aepards house on Jerfe,
man, French, and English spoken ui4 :, Ger
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05

w. eastman,
pHdlsiClAN AND SURGEON. = oreo Y.
i Coads block, Cup stairs) over Dniies, 40, !,
Mineral Point, Wis Resjdence peAers store,
from N. L. Church ~ door ives.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-22
GLORY" TOBACCO

CAUTION.
Owing to the increased demand and the i'm.
mense popularity Of the above celebrated
goods, some dealers are selling inferior to-
baccos and representing them as the "Glory"
brand. 1claim the "GlOry" as my exclusive
trade mark in this market for plug tobacco,
and no ono has a right to represent other
tobacco as being the same. Each lump has a
gold tag with the word "GLoRr'' upon it and
none other is genuine, as 1t is positively sold
under no other brand in this city.
Buyers win please bear this in mind.
NJ. REILLY.
AUGUST 2, 1879. au2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-22

were seriously considering a plan proposed
by General ". H. Powell, as 10 the ek.
pediency Of forming a pool to regulate the
production OF nails, with a view to keeping
"the supply propOrtionate to the demand
At a still later day, about the LIST Of
April last, Chess, Smyth 4 Co., Of
Pittsburgh, Issued a very respondent
circular to their workmen, in
which they made q full statement VI their
null operations, and set forth that owing
to the lower cost of producing nails In the
East the firm would be driven from the
market unless the cost oE-their labor was
reduced. And still later than this circular,
on the 26th oiMay, a large meeting Of iron
and nail manufactures from all parts Of the
country was held at Pittsburgh 10 consider
the policy to be pursued in view Of the
continued depression In trade. A few
days thereafter the mills at Pittsburgh
were shut down with a view Of readjusting
the cost Of production. Atthis time, how
ever, the first wave Of the rising tide be-
gan to reach the shore, and the mills re-
manned idle only a few days. "Faint and
far, like the horns of Elland family blow
Ing, they heardthe iirstnotes ofthe coming
boom, and they again opened their doors
NEARER and clearer" those notes continu'
cd to boom upon the air, telling at length
that a revival Of trade had come, and
to stay. As tngersoll had prophesied.
It came "hand in hand with labor through
the golden harvest fields, and hand in
hand with labor past the blazing fires o,
opened furnace DOORS"
Unless present indications shall fail, the
year 1880 will be one Of the busiest in oul
annals. twas stated at the meeting o.
Saturday last that correspondence with
customers in different parts Of the coun
try went to show that a heavy trade wa
expected this coming spring. The increase
Of the West in population and wealth has
been such that the demand for every
species Of building material promises tc
be very large.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-22
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Philadelphia AccOmmOdntIOn.-ThIs train only runs
between WsSOllng aud TrlAdelphtA.
tDaily except s~unday-NsWark Accommodation.
tSieubOnTile ACKNOWLEDGMENT train during
tho day passes backward and forward between Mar
tins Ferry and Bellaire, stopping when required OF
Sherman House, &tnaVille, WOt Wheeling and
! fsPaHal mn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-22

A GENTS WANTED FOH TIL. Btst
n and r.stest selling Pictorial Po,k. lni hE,s
Prices rodu oil 80 per cent. NATIONAL fVh r.
Philadelphia, Pa w.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Spontaneous Ignition.

If we add to any dry matter, as hay,
litter, etc, sufficient water to just moist
ten the mass, and place it under pressure,
heat is evolved more or less intense ac-
cording to the circumstances connected
Herewith. Thus the gardener produces
heat by means of litter manure, to keep
plants growing, in connection with out
side covering, during our coldest winters
Thus hay in barns often gets quite hot,
and if access by the oxygen of the air be
had it would at length break out into
flame. Stacks are much more likely to
ignite on account of contact with air than
when hay is in barn. For this, as one
reason, hay may, in fact, be saved in a
more moist state IN a barn than in stack
In England spontaneous combustion of
stacks and ricks is not extremely unusu-
al. On the contrary, such combustion is
almost unknown in this country, and fol
the simple reason that the climate here is
altogether favorable to the curing of hay
Since hay is more apt to ignite from being
put into the stack moist than from leak
age of rain into the stack after it is built.
In respect to spontaneous ignition. the
Boston Journal Of Chemistry says:
"Combustion is an oxidiZing process
and when the carbon and hydrogen o.
the hay are in condition to attract oxyger
rapidly, the temperature may reach the
point where flames must spring up, anc
then the work of destruction goes on rap
idly. 1t is precisely the same process:
which occurs in strong horse manure, anc
which results in sire fanging,'' so called
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Hard Marching.

stanley's company in his African ex-
plorations found some most difficult re-
gions to march through, and the men
were all heavily loaded down with bag
gage of various kinds. Among other ar
ticles they carried a big boat, the Lady
Alice. 1t was made so that it could be
taken apart, different men thus carrying a
section. In one case they had to travel
for day or more through soil Of stiff,
clayey paste, splashing through the wa
ter at almost every step. There was a
very thick undergrowth, and every few
minutes they found themselves descend
ing into bitches from which they must
climb or crawl out. They were thorough
ly soaked through by the dew dropping
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
THE TASK.

Lie's school has many tasks we all must learn
Lessons of faith and patience, hope and love;
knowledge of bitter taste, and wisdom stern
Of fires, the temper Of our steel to prove;
Much of forbearance gathering years must
teach
And charity, with her angelic face,
Gentling the judgment, softcning the speech,
Gives time its surest aid, and grief its grace.
Hardest of all the masters VIC must hear,
Experience, with cold eyes and measured voice
Bids us, who hold young lives supremely dear
Beware, ere moulding them to suit our choice
Warning: "The sky smiles blue, smooth shows
the path.
Promise no sunshine, guide no wavering foot
The loveliest valley hides the reeds of death,
The poison turks deep in the fairest fruit
Leave the young hearts to nature and to God
Leave the young tendrils where they viii tc
twine;
Where yiolets blossom and white snowdrop:
nod,
Fall April dews, where Aprils sunlight shine
Gather the ripened corn, if yet some ears
Are left for faltering hand and patient care
But for the darlings of decaying years,
Leave them alone in all save love and prayer
-A2 the Year Round
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
CLAY'S REPLY TO CALHOUN
A Great Scene in the Senate.
Matthews. "Orators and Oratory"

From Matthews, 'Orators and Oratory"
Proceeding to the Senate, my attention
was at once arrested by voice that seem
ed like the music of the spheres. It came
from the lips Of Il tall, well-formed man
with a wide mouth a flashing eye, aud a
countenance that revealed every thought
within His voice was one of eXtraordi-
nary compass, melody and power There
was not one word of rant, not one tone of
vocifcration in the very climax of his pas
sion. He spoke deliberately, and his
outpouring Of denunciation was as slow
and steady as the tread of Nemesis. He
gesticulated all over. AS he spoke he
stepped backward and forward with effect
and the nodding of his head, hung on a
long neck-his arms, hands, fingers, feet
and even his spectacles and blue landker-
chief aided .him in debate 1t was Henry
Clay, engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle
with another giant of the Senate, John
G.. Calhoun.
Clay had just taunted him with r,l-
NOR that he had left the opposition
ranks, and struck hands with the admin
istration. He, Mr.. Clay, "would like to
know what compromises had been made
between the honorable Senator from
South Carolina and the KinderhOok fox
meaning Van Buren,.
Calhoun replied: ''No man ought to
be more tender on the subject of com
promise than the honorable Senator from
Kentucky Then alluding to the com
promise effected by Clay in the nulifca-
tion crisis of 1880, he added: ''The Sena-
tor from Kentucky was flat on his back
repeat it, sir, the Senator was flat on his
back and couldn't move 1 wrote home
to my friends in South Carolina half a
dozen letters, saying that the Senator from
Kentucky was flat on his back and
couldn't move. | was his master on that
occasion. He went to my school, He
learned Of me.
The two antagonists sat ut the extreme
ends OF the semi-circular rows of seats
Calhoun sitting in the front row, on the
Presidents right, clay in the rear row, on
his left. ''Thc honorable Senator from
South Carolina" said Clay, Essays that I
was flat on my back and couldn't move!
Admirable evidence this in court of
law! First make an assertion, then quote
your own letters to prove it But the hon
O1ADlo hoSidtsh says liittt ilC WAS III IlldS-
ter on that occasion!" AS he said this the
speaker advanced down the aisle, directly
in front of Calhoun, and pointing to him
with his quivering fingers, SAID, in tones
in which were concentrated the utmost
scorn and defiance, stHe my master! He
my master!" he continued in louder
tones, with his finger still pointed, and
retreating backward, while his manner
indicated the intensest abhorrence ''He
my master!" he third time cried, rails
ing his voice to a still higher key, while
retreating backward to the very lobby
then suddenly changing his voice from a
trumpet peal to almost a whisper, which
yet was distinctly audible in every nook
! and corner of the Senate chamber, he add
ed: ''Sir, | would not own him for my
slave" A hush of breathless silence
then followed a tempest ef applause,
which for while checked all further de-
bate, and came near causing an expulsion
of the spectators from the gallery
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
Why People are Poor.

1t is stated on very excellent authority
that ''the poor have we with you always"
The remark was true when uttered. and
has been true ever since, and from aD-
pearance, always will be.
There are those who have no DISPOSE
ton to save; who "live from hand to
mouth, SO to speak; who take no thought
for tomorrow. Having enough for the
present hour, they are content, and leave
the future to take care of itself.
IT property were to be equally divided
among the people Monday morning, be
fore Saturday night the majority would
be in destitute circumstances, dead broke,
while the prudent and saving would be on
the road to pecuuiary independence
One class of people spend whatever
money they get hold of, and as fast as
they get it, while others save means that
come into their hands, .judiciously invest
the same, and become rich.
There are those who not only do not
know how to save, but they do not know
how to spend # they get anything it
goes for what they do not need; for
articles that could be dispensed with.
A laborer in New York city, who had
been out of work two years, and during
that time had occupied tenement with
out paying cent Of rent, met his land
lord lately and told him ne had got
good job at last, and now he thought he'd
buy piano for his daughter" child
seven years old!
In another locality a Methodist preacher
reported himself and his numerous family
to be in condition bordering on destitu
ton. His people made up a purse of
5000, with which he at once bought a
gold watch for his wife and a gold chain
for himself, and kid gloves for the
children all round.
A woman in q small village had $40
given her by benevolent ladies to feed
and cloth her naked and destitute children.
She forthwith expended the whole SUM
in a baby carriage.
And that is the way the thing runs
Those who are destitute of the comforts
of life, as rule, may blame themselves
therefor. IF they have anythingl they
don't take care of it. They buy articles
that people in better circumstances would
think they could not afford.
So they are always poor. Relieve their
wants to-day, and they are no better off
tomorrow. They are bound not to save
to have nothing, and are generally
bound to be in debt if they can find any
body to trust them.
OF course, we understand that people
are sometimes unfortunate. They get
sick, or those dependent on them become
so. We know that people are sometimes
oyertaken by misfortune; but where there
is one case Of this KIND there are fifty in
which the entire trouble may be found in
| the indisposition to save.
Daily globe., 1879-05-18
THE UNJUST SUSPICION
"Wait q moment for this one y

"Wait a moment for this onc.''
The speaker was a middle-aged gentle
man, Mr.. Morton, who was rapidly writing
the address on some letters
The one waiting was clerk in the
establishment of Morton & Co., fremont
street, Boston
''It is necessary for these to be mailed
tonight to go in the first train to P. in
the morning. There is Il small amount
OF money i'll one Of them. It ought
to be sent to the post-otfice, 1 suppose,
but it is late, and | guess it will be safe
enough TO mail it in box
'Yes, sir" and the quick-motioned,
handsome youth of nineteen went out to
the nearest lcttcr-boX and deposited them
therein.
= = =
Mr. Morton looked up from pile of
letters he was perusing as Byron Forsythc
entered AZ his summons. 81 have received
no receipt Tor the money you mailed last
Tuesday evening. Did you make no
mlstake:' cycling the youth sharply.
II mailed them, sir, at the corner" he
returned, respectfully, the rich blood
mounting to his checks as he comprehend
ed that he was under suspicion.
''Strangc,' 'muttercd Mr.. Morton. ''War-
rcn is always punctual-ncver knew care
icssness like this before on his part
''Wcll, you can 60 now" He dashed off
a note to the gentleman in Providence
and mailed it.
The next day he received answer that
the money had not reached there. He
again summoned his young clerk.
''Do you still maintain that YOU mailed
the letter all right?"
II do, sir" Again the blood rushed
painfully to his face at the imputation
Mr.. Morton cycling him suspiciousl,
through his glasses, thought it proof O.
guilt
Il have written to Warren, and he in
forms me that he mover received the none,
You see, sir, under the circumstances.
hardly trust you. You may be innocent
but it looks suspicious. 1 cannot retai1
you longer unless | have complete conf
dencc in you. do not say that YOU hay,
acted dishonesty, but it looks dark, sir
dark"
And Byron Forsythc, with his prout
sensitive nature stung to the quick b,
wiz NA.J NOV ouSPAElo', "0uI out Ol luc en-
ploy Of Morton s. Co., with his scant,
earnings in his pocket, to seek employ
ment elsewhere.
Two policemen belonging to station 5
Boston, met at the junction of their res
pcctive beats, corner of fremont ant
Dover streets, about a. III. Themselve
in a shadow, they "spotted"a man stand
ing at the nearest letter-box, seemingl,
engaged in something questionable. AT
ter glancing around hastily, and discov
ering no one in the dim starlight, he I'm
locked the box and transferred the con
tents to his pockets. He repeated tn
process at the next box. When he reache,
the third one the officers, who had follow
ed stealthily, concluding that the situs
ton was ripe, surprised him by a heav