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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
Antique Butter.
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Butter, in the literal, not the meta
phoricai, acceptation OF the word, is
known to be very Gncicnl invention.
Fancy, left to itsolf, may devise various
ways in which the not very obvious trane-
formation Of white and speedily decom-
posing fluid into yellow and tolerabIy
iasting solid may have been bit upon.
Perhaps the original butter-maker put
some milk iuto bag when he went fora
ride, and after an exciting chase Of the
casual wild animal, discovered that his
bag contained butter Such process Is
said to be gone through at present by
that favorite of travellers and noyelistthe
wild horseman Of the pampas. At auy
rate, most ancient languages have words
for butter, and butter itself Of very re-
spectacle antiquity has beenrecently dis
covered. At recent meeting Of the So
ciety of Public Analysts, Prof. Church
read a paper on two such discoveries
One was Irish butter found in a peat bog
and supposed to be 1000 years old. 1t
is not said that the sample was submitted
to or tested by those important persons,
the managers Of the Cork butter market.
But il was decided 10 be unquestlonably
butter, though altered and turned into
something rather like cheese and rather
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

Inc trial Of Joseph Mcdonnell and
m,lchaei Mention for libel, at Paterson,
D. D., was enlivcned by an amusing in
Adent. One of the allegations in the
newspaper publication on which the in
uctment was based was the bad characs
yer OF the coffee furnished to the employee
T. the Slngack brick-yards. Miss Nettie
N.iark, daughter Of one Of the proprietors
! the yard, testified that she made the
thee herself, and being ruffled ut the
mputatlon upon her culinary abilities,
tne INTO court with two big pitchers Of
ieaming coffee, which she planted upon
e stenographer's desk, tl9der the eyes
Judge Dixon, and exclaimed, "There
nW, we Il see who can nuke good coffee. !"
pc Judge and counsel looked amazed,
VI the young lady was not the least
1ashed, and called for somebody to pass
pund the coffee to the jury. Being
on the stand she testified that she
u bought some of the very best coffee
+ could get, and then had procured q
iF6age Of the kind of coffee she had used
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

SMOKING SALOON where you can enjoy your
4" Havana ut all hours OF the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span tho Mississippi
and Miss II rivers at all points crossed BY tbs
line. and :. ustcrs are avoided at Council Bun-.
Ieayeuwo,' and Atchison, connections being
mnde IN Union depots- ........ 80.
THE PRINCIPAL H. II. CONNEt1fONS oF
THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE AXE ~ tpi-
Lows
AtCHleAoo with all divcrgng lines for tie tast
Al ESGLrwoon, With the Lake ahorc 8 Micbi-
gan Southern aud Pittsburg, III. wayne 'h'cng"
H. ilds.
Al WASHINGTON HEIGHTS with Pittsburs Gin
cinunti a 81 Louis X u
tIAaALLR. with Illinois Central Il. Il.
W; nj Midland; and T., 7. w. Railroads.
At HoCk isLAsD, with Western Union X. II. Hnn
Rock island pcora Rnrnad
Al DAVENPORT, with the Davenport North
Western H. X
At WEST l.tBFRrY. sith the Burlington Cedar
Rapids A Northern Il r.
htGmNNrLL. with Central " T. ~ Town.
Al BEg HOfNEg. with - VI. q Ut. Dodge IL. X.
AZ ruUNtIL BLrFFS, with Union Pacific X X
At OMAHA With r. & No. X t. u. iiu Nobb
AttCII'''.g ~ SCTiON. with Burlington ctlnr
RAPIDS Northern X II.
At OrrrNwA. with Central X. X. ~ Iowa: -.
Louis Kan tty 4 Northern nnd g.. 49, ~ a. ltslt
At kEUtlfE. with Toledo. Prara and N.rNh"
Wabash. aud -. Louis. keukuk & NV. X E1s,
At BEyEHE1. with Kan, tity. -. J. &. ~ X. =.
At ATClusu&, with Ntctisdu 'epgka N4nta
Ic; Aichisou Nrt and Cen " lni"h l'"c'i''
At LgAyENwonH. with n. = md < Gen
X. kdg.
REa,Drs MONIES. COT NoiL etUFr's.
Great Rock Island Rontc," nrc sold Is
a funada.
home ticket Office, address,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

at the brick-ya d, bat on being pressed
to tell which IS which, she refused, and
insisted that til lawyers who had doubt
ed her ability to make good coffee should
themselves taste the two beverages aud
see if they could distinguish between the
good article and the kind used for the
brickmakers. Finally, she was reluc-
family obliged by the court to identify
the kind. ard then it was agreed that
both pitchers of coffee should be allowed
to go to the jury as exhibits. "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
Tally One for Tobacco.



The committee ON inland myiqation of
the Luneklu club were some time since
requested to investigate the question
whether tobacco is injurious, and make
a report, and mt this meeting the chair
man signiticd his readiness to 30 ahead.
Leave being granted he unrolled his
manuscript and began: IBIS committee
began Mt plug tobacco uirly in de maw-
nm and quit off on shorts late at night.
We smelt, we chawed We visited 10
different tobacco factories, and aach one
OF 'em tole us tobacco was hoalthy. We
visited sixteen places whur dey sell de
weed, an doy tole Us de same ting. We
axcd cherry man dat We could get 10 who
chaws tobacco, an dey all agreed dat to-
bacco was powerful soothm' to deneryes.
Dis committee herself has used plug an
fine cut off an ON for Ober thirty wears
We hez used it at de hymonical altar an
at de grave--by Gle tiah-side an in de re-
cesses oh de howlin' wilderness. an il am
our opinyun, cut up into solid chunks
12xl2, dat tobacco neber hurt nobody.
but has done fOusands heap o good
An SO forth, an we will cher pray.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
like tallow by the vegetable matter snr-

like tallow by the vegetable matter sur
rounding it.
The other was much more venerable.
and was, us may be guessed, Egyptinn,
1t was found carefully potted, and Judged
TO be Mt least $500 years old, was only a
little turned, and still tasted aud smelt
ike butter. There are very few food
products which have been known to
attain anything like this age, even wine,
the very idea of which is usually associat-
ed with the idea of keeping, being apt to
disappear or lose it's characteristics.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
PERSONAL.

Mrs. LINCOLN gave the last ball ut
the White house ut which there has been
dancing.
THE salary of Sarah Bernhardt from
Coincide Franchise is SO, 400 per an
mum. That of NJ. Got is Sll. 900.
HERBERT SPENCER. the English philo-
sopher is go years old. Having been
privately educated, he was ut first civil
engineer.
JONATHAN HAND has been county clerk
of Cape May county for forty consecu-
tive years. He is an old Hand ri the
business.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS il said TO he
gaming strength SO rapidly that he will
soon be able to discard his crTtches and
rolhng-choir.
Mus. SoUTIlwoBTH is quoted M saving
that she began to write from necessity,
aud alter that pursued her calling from
the love of it.
The duke of Newcastle is sixteen
years old, Marquis Camden is eight,
Ear! Russell is fifteen. and Lord South
ompton is thirteen.
ttovERNoR DAVIS, Of Maine is siill
comparatively young.-only thirty-seven.
As hoy l,e worked ON farm, and went
through the public schools.
SYLvANUs Conn, JR., has made $780,
600 by his pen, and lives ut the Cedars,
near Newark, n. J., formerly the resi-
dence of Henry W. Herbert
MINISTER WHITE is popular among
, the sixty young American students now
IN Berlin because he insists that they
shall make his house their home.
THE Earl of Beaconsiield has for the
| third successive half year granted his
tenants an abatement of 20 per cent on
their rents, with an extension of time for
/ payment.
TuE richest youthful heiress of the day
in England is Miss Maynard, grand
/ daughter of Niscouut Maynard. She has
/ coo, 600 n year in land, and large ne
/ cumulations of money. Miss MAYNARD
made her debut at magnificent bali ut
her seat in Essex last month.
Mile. JuLmrrE DoDu, who was last
year given the Gross OF the Legion for
having when telegraph operator saved
n French division by sending news of
the German advance mt peril of her life.
has been appointed to IA school inspector
ship by the French ministerof education.
COrNT MAssENA, a son of Napoleon's
Field Marshal Massena, died in the poor
house in Salt Lake City few days ago.
In an obituary Of this man the Salt Lake
1ri5tac goes around the maxim. "Of
the dead speak nothing unless good"
and ascribes his low end to a career of
mennnoss and rapacity such as marked
his most notorious fathers life. The
wife of the deceased IL now domestic in
II Salt Lake family.
WHEN Prince Bismarck ia in the
country he never, it il asserted, let's
any one know his intention TO return to
Berlin until he has taken his seat in the
train. Hcthen sends brief telegram TO
4 his family, informing them that he il
"oG. He decided upon this plan be-
cause he didn't like the hustle and OK
element which used to be caused in his
! household by the announcement of his
approaching departure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
Prayers for The Weaver Family.

In 1850 there lived in the southern
part of Missouri a family by the name of
Weaver--very hard Characteristic old
man, his wife and five grown up boys.
During the spring John Weaver was Bit
ten by rattlcsnake. Everything was
resorted to for his relief, bat all 70 no
avail. When they saw he must die they
sent for an old Baptist preacher to pray
for him. He prayed as follows; eve
thank Thee, Almighty God for Thy
watchful care over us, and for Thy good
ness and tender mercy, and especially do
we thank Thee for ratilcsn0hes. Thou
hast sent one to bite John Weaver. We
pray to Thee to send one to bite jim, one
to bite Henry, one to bite Sam, one TO
bite Joe, and we pray Thee 20 send the
biggest kind Of o rattcsnake to bite the
old man, for nothing but rpttlesnales
will ever bring the Weaver family to Il
repentance. There are others in Mis-
sour Just as bad as the Viewers. We
pray Thee to stir up Missouri, and il
nothing else viii bring the people to re-
pentance, we pray Thee shower down
more rattlesnakes. Amen
Mr.. Larltiu j. Mend, the sculptor, is
married TO beautiful Italian lady with
whom he could not at first acquaintance
talk, neither knowiugth the other language
They have charming house i'm Florence.
Mr. Mead il one Of the kindest of men
aud most generous of artists, always
sympathetic and helpful TO younger
artists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
soxa or TEE EEZE.
III W. 5. GILBERT.

c ms signing 70 the river
mes the lowly breeze,
strng nature all quiyer,
Elsling thto' the trees,
Thro' the trees.
IN the brook, its gentle measure.
laughs for very love,
& he the popiars In their pleasure
Usye their arms above.
YES. the trees in very pleasure,
wave their le4fy arms above.
vet the breeze is but rover;
When he wings away
Brook md poplar mourn lover,
Signing, well a-lay!
Wen a-day
An. tho wooiur and undoing
That the rogue could tel
when the breeze il ont a wuoiDg
who can WOO so we'll
All, the tales the rogue could ell
Nobody could WOO so well.
- The Pirates Of Pta=nner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

A STRANGE disease has appeared in the
East End Of London. 1t is an affection
Of the eye, known il the affected district
as "the blight, and not familiar to the
native oculist. 1t Is virulent and dan
gerous, not seldom destroying the sight
if it be not promptly taken in hand.
Three weeks ago there were sixty-nine
cases of this disease in Whitechapel
alone. The epidemic is supposed to b
n foreign importation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

THEY wee speaking Of Count -,
a man Of the world, but of questionable
wit. A LADY remarked, 1.-The count is
like a glas without foil-admirably
polished but incapable of reflecting"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. R.
CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN TILE AND TIE WEST
Is THE GREAT CONNECT

Ita main line runs from Chicago 10 Council Bluffs
and omaha, passing tbrouIh Joliet, Ottawn. La
Wc~t Liberty. Iowa City, Marengo Brooklyn,
Griunc and Des Moines ltho capital OF Iowa.
with branches from Bureau junction 30 Peoria
Wilton Junction TO huscatine Washington, FAIR
Held, Fidon Relknap. tentrevilic, Princeton,
Trenton. Gnllatin. Cameron. Leavenworth and
Atchison WASHINGTON To Sigourncy. OskniO0sa
and Knoxville Kcokuk to Pennington, Bona
parte. Bontonsport independent kIdou, Ottum-
AHiucs Dcs Moincs 10 fndiauoln and "intefset;
Atlantic to Audutuon. and AyOCa IN Harlan. This
"a positively the only railroad which owns. COM
trolls and oncsates u ouEh hne between Chicago
ana kansds.
This Company own and control their Sleeping
Cars. which are inferior 10 none, and give you "A
5pubic berth between Chicago and Couucii Biufs,
f.n1vCuWUrth. or AtcnisOn for Two Dollars and
Ilt other lines charge between the same points
Three Dollars for a double berth ana Elk Doinr-
for u section.
tvHst win please son mast will be the pleasure
ut pujsyinR your meals, while passing over the
hr.ufful prairies Of Illinois Aud Iowa, in Dur Of
orr rensriNcent Dulng and Restaurant Cars that
accompany al Through Express Trains. You get
lH entire meal. aS good a. - gerFrd IN any bffi-
las$ hotel. for seyCnty-itYe cents or yHu eau
order what you ike, and pay for what you get.
Approaching the fact that majority ~ the poo
pie prefer scpufut" apartments Tor Ginaffnt puf-
poses and ti.s isHrIuuus passenger business ~
ti.is tine watfantIug H. We pleased - nt-
n9uuer that Tbs Dusapany runs It's PAlAiE
~iEEI'iNG tiE~ for sleeping purposes ana rs
DHe atErt great feature n cur Palace Cars - ;
pVEACr. CitfG fift f.ur fhrpukh 90 PEG
.Y 1zaisDs ard LFAE Es &DEBIs
~ fnArts yin t.tu .dUc, known a. the
sist .4fckct Agents 10 tn" tuitcd states hn
FOr information mos pbttin.sble at your
x. T<iNITstT.I"
GeGI ~ugerDtcndent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-19

A HYpoCRITE IL II man who tries 10 he
pious and can't, with n prepondernce of
of can't
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
THE WEST VIRGINTA STRIKE.

WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 13.-The IRtelli-
0encers special from Huntington states that there h no
change in affairs at Hawks Nest lar ~ the mincrs
are concerned. bat the owner of the mlne innde II
reauisitiOn for military to protect his workmeu
who were being intImldted by officers OF the knights
OF LABOR. Major Appleton ordered to HAWKS
Nest with the Charleston City Guards ready for SER
vice.
The Inteliigenoer says the miners strike was
caused by the owner OF Il. mines at Hawks Nest
who pays bis men 30 cents per ton, while all other
operators are paying 30 cents. This enabled him 10
undersel all other operators and IN compel
them TO cease operations. whereby their miners are
thrown out OF empiOS mcnt 10 remedy this deeea.
CATION OF miners took Chesapeake ana Ohio Railroad
traiu and refusing to pay fare. redo far Hawks
and alter consultation, Influenced number OF minors
there 10 refuse to work for less than 90 cents nor M
rhe delegation also nicrcrCd with all Others who nr
uosed to continue work at the old price The owner
OF the nlne notified the GogeruOI, aud appealed fr ana
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
A CONCERT FOR WILSON MISSION.

concert will be given in Chickerng Hall on
Thursday evening January %, for the benefit Of
the Wilson Mission.
This institution, situated in st. Marks.place, has
been for many years one of the noblest charities IN
the city-giving shelter and education TO a large
number of girls. who in daily attendance at the
school, and who receive most thorough instruction
in the English branches. in sewing and in house
work. chapel is connected with the Mission,
where religious instruction is given, and which has
been the means OF conveying benefit to this densely
populated part of the city The mothers of the chill
dren are also remembered. and are present at the
Mission once week to receive work and encour-
aging words.
club for boys has been organized, and rs success
fully managed by some cntcrlrisng genil lelnc, VINO
have opened a reading room IN the mission building.
4 large number Of men and boys avail Themselves
there of the books and papers, literally gwen TO
them by kind friends. mission whose labor of
love is so widely distributed has heavy demands
upon It's resources and the treasury oil this lnstltu-
tion is now sadly reduced. The coming concert has
been arranged with view to placing the school In
o comfortable financial condition.
The musicians who Will take part in the concert
have chcerfuY consented To assist, for the sake OF
Wilson Mission.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
STABBED BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW


HOUSE.
Officer Goodale while at Myrtle-ave. and Navy
St. Brooklyn, yesterday. at a. M, was met by an
intoxicated man with a wound in his abdomen,
from which blood flowing. He gave his name
as Elijah Nash, and said that he had been
stabbed by his brother-in-law. Stephen Meeker,
of No. AZ Prince-st. lie was unable
to give a clear account of the circumstances
Meeker was arrested and said that he lived in the
same house with Nash and his brother and mother
Yesterday be had been drinking and struck his wife
IN the face. Her brother nteriered one producing
a knife and the other advancing with poker
Meeker went up stairs and obtained PAIR of shears
Elijah Nash cut him on the hand with
a knife when he returned, and James Nash struck
him over the head with the poker. They then
jumped on him and he defended himself III the best
way he could.
James Nash was arrested MS a witness. He said
that when he demonstrated with his brothcr-iu-law
for striking his wlfei Meeker struck him III the face
and then ran up STAIRS returning with the shears.
Elijah Nash at this time went out into the hall,
whereupon Meeker stabbed him. James then pro-
cured the poker but stabbed in the left side by
Meeker before he could uSe II.
The wound III Elijah Nash's abdomen is considered
DTObablV fatal.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
WABASH TRAFFIC. ARRANGEMENTS.

BW Lewis, jr, formerly president of the ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern Railroad, and since the
union with the Wabash Road, first vicepresident
of the cOnsoida oil company has resigned his Office
Yesterday A. l.. Hopkins, second vice-prcsident
was chosen to succeed him. The contract for ex-
change of traffic between the Wabash and
the Lake Shore and Central Railroads
ccuted Monday. The equipment of certain
freight lines is to be increased largely. The of
the Red Line, properly Lake Shore lIne the
Canada Southern Line and the IIoosac Tun-
mel Line are run over the Wabash Railroad but
not exclusively. TO these lines are TO be
added about 9 600 cars, which are TO be used solely
between Boston and New-York and the western
ternini of the Wabash Road.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
MIR. rILDENS TROUBLES NOT oyER.
HIS SETTLEMENT UNSATISFACTORY.

HIS SETTLEMENT UNSATISFACTORY.
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE 81. LOUIS, ALTON ANp
TERRE HAUTE RAILWAY TO OPPOSE THE LA1E
SETTLEMENT or THE SUITS AGAINST TnE
TRUSTEES.
report prevalent in Wa-Slrcot Immediately
subsequent to the settlement of thc suits begun by
the st. Loui- Alton ana Tcrre IIautc RailIoad
Company against Samuel j. Iilden, Charles Butler,
Ru>ssll Sage and the estate of Robert Bayard, 10
the effect that stockholders of the Company were
dissatisfied and were combining to oppose its
ceptance, was investigated yesterday by TRIBUNE
rcporter Il was asserted that the settlement for
800. 900 left the trustees with much Larger sum
claimed be ong to the company still in their
hands. II was learned that Howard Pays0n Wilds,
lawyer of No. / Pine-st had been consulted by some
OF the stockholders, and that he seeking conf
munication with others with a view to forming
combination sufficiently strong 10 upset the settle
mcnt. Mr.. Wlds in reply 10 questions made the
following statement as representing the claims and
views of the dissatisfied stockholders:
"1he Board OF Directors Of the ST. Louis, Alton
and TcIrc llautc Railroad Company ever since the
reorganization in 1862. have been chosen and con-
trolled by the bOndholders exclusively the stock
holders scattered throughout the country, have been
outvotcd and had no voice in the management. he
cOmpanys suit for the recovery OF T5OO,OOO, al
legged TO he wrOnRfully withheld by four OF their
prominent members, with accumuations of interest
amounting to between 100000 and S5O0,00O adj
dironal, has been settled in such manner that the
company RECEIVERS only about 800, 900 and loses
about $6OOO00."
~ Was not this in accordance with the proposition
of the present managers of the property 7"
yes. And the defendants preferred to accept it
rather Than to meet the full issue IN open court.
Tho 10 hoi1ers Nyhn know fine fncfa guu
the liability of the defendants in this suit, are
Justly dissatisfied with the that has been
pursued, in compromising for less than fifty cents
on the dollar of the whole amount claimed and due
to the company and admitted by the settlement, in
stead OF bringing the defendants to full account
ing. Every dollar of the claims might have been
recovered
"What is the basis OF this further claim ~
1T is shown in the statement made by the com
New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
DIR. VAN DYKES ASSOCIATES.
.,.r,s =, ,,.,,rer,c .rtoN .c IN THEIR lIIFGF

DENIED AN INVESTIGATION As I'D HEIR hi@ihurh
MORAL ROTTENNEss."
| In the Brooklyn Presbytery yesterday, the Rev.
J. d. Wells. D. d., venerable man. with
long white beard and snowy hair, re-
quested, in behalf of himself and the other
compliments in the Talmage case. with the cx-
ception of Dr. Van Dyke This case having already
been disposed off, that their characters be nvesi-
gated by the Presbytery on account of the aleRa-
| tions made against them by Mr.. Talmage. Mr..
Crosby offered a resolution that this request snould
| be granted. -.
| question should be brought up so soon after IT'S
| settlement in the of DR.. Van Dyke and at
time when only small part OF the members OF the
| PreSbYtery was present.
| Mr. Crosby said that there no intention TO
| bring if up anew. They admitted that II had
been settled but they wished for an expression OF
| opinion on the request of each comp lalnant.
| On motion of Dr. Rockwell the following resou-
tiOn was adopted without debate ana without d's-
sent none of the cOmplainants voting:
ReSOlrcd Tna the Prpsbytcry, being aware OF any
report the reputation OF the g. Dr. J. d. Wels
book giving authority for such investigation contem-
plates and knowing noihlrg against his character fn
ternaY decline TO accede TO the request preferred -
Mr.. Crosby gave notice that he intended to offer
Il protest against the refusal oi the Prgsbytefy.
letter of resignation from the PresbVtcry on the
part of tine Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke, lr. was read.
He states his reasone as follows: .u, ~, .,.,
You have iust denied an appeal on the part OF sian
dered inliy dual for iudcia investigation under the
following circumstances: member OF the Pre- bvterv
admins ration of the communion, read from his pulpit
an accusation against ccrain of the members OF TIE
Presbytery, charging them with pereccution, false
hood esDOinage and moral rottendesS. one of
th-se members. acting under the Book OF Discip-
live. Chap. 3, Sec g. appealed 10 you Tor
judicial investigation. For the sake of an appear
ance OF peace you refused to grant this lawfnl
right You have therefore, left the Prcsbytcry In this
po>itlon-eher it contains malicious and unjust perse
cutOr character morally rotten; or II contains
man who uses the pulpit and the communion table To
shelter him IN sandeTng his brethren. am not
willing to remain in connection with such body.
I ID oofic
Mr. Van Dykes request deferred, and the
PTeSbytery adjourned.