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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12

J =. N|ingender'S
hFNfAL 100 49, Successor To TIE late pr z
~ j. CoyktrdGll. oldest once in Tie county ~
tHbl.shcd 1851. All operations performed viii
care and skill ana al rtrouablc rji,,s Ciace
up Stt,g', C,auer's Block. Mineral lot1, "A
Dttltci!sr Inn ur-t.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12

/. a FriederichS,
DHYsTCL,N And SURGEON, Linden, low.
/ county, Wisconsin.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
4 Watcr-Wheel story.

Some one tells the following story.
which serves to point moral: "Ihcr"
were two men i'm niuut 1883. Stick
penny and WEcvell. vino owned Il saw
mill near Old Town. Maine. IN common.
The arrangement under which the mill
was operated va, that each hal the Elill
all t. hiins II during alternate weeks.
s;t!rhp"nny Wa, Il moan. rusty Id chap.
WbeW,ll WAS ohrrWd, investigating
Young nam The mill was ruu hy a
crud,. rough kind of an und.r,hot
wheel. that gave very little power iur the
amount oi water used. So that tn" water
WAS often short Nh,Wcll wanted To- lE:
in new iron slHr-.l-y.'.t wheel. th.H Just
coming "lit. lVt Stithp.uny would have
nothing - do VITA II. H. wa>ut going
to lay oUt money Ter amy 'olicI Il joh q,
that Finally. Whewyll sail lc wuuld
pay all the b!ila. To- which StirGucnHN 1t
last agreed, int provided you pa. the
wheel IL in your week. ~ thr new
wheel was pui in. and Whrvcll. being Of
amcrham al turn of mind. ,vrrrim,rtc1
with II. ard soon found t.at hy PIN ing
up some Of the oriicci the say Wr..t
through IT," LOG fls,rr than Whcm thy
were al open. So h. plugged th,m up
during his week. and alva1, pulled tl.r
plugs all out AGAIN for StickpcnnN To "f-
crate with. Soon 1t hc%,n 10 hc uo:lrtd
that somehow or ether WhtW.ll always
managed t. saw a couple of thru,..d
feet more of lumhcr ii his week than
ever S,ickpenily could, no matter how
the pond was.
Finally Stickpenny went down to
see Whccwell about it. Says lee. 'Whr-
well, how j, il that you maAaca - saw
more lumber in a given time than I cun
when my turn comes round? Says
Whew,l. Don't vou know how that ~!
Waal. I'll tell yea. It. hct;.lls. ynu
amt been treatin' Of ne fairly in this
matter It's agin nature lou can't
expect the mill t. saw a> well for you as
il does for them as d. thn square thing
all around Stickp"uny wouldn't hr.
licye that, and went away But still the
mill went on turning cat regularly more
lumber for Whcwcil than :;t.c5pciuy
managed to get out q: it 50. finally. IL"
latter came rouud. and sad VIVA. $
your biil? I'll pay my share
He paid it. and thereafter Stick
penny managed to sAw lumber Just ;t,
lively as Whewell did. 'Wyli. said the
old fellow. Il always knew that tire .olis
around here were ali ag'i me. bat
never thought that the Almighty wa :
and he died without .indins out the ox-
PLANTATION Of II al all.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27

and was wholly unconscious OF her i'll
sulting words.
In another instance a man insisted on
calling his bed his garden. and not until
the words were written ont could lie be
made to understand his mistake. Still
another, after IN attack Of paralysis. al
ways transposed the letters Of a word. as
in calling the word flute tufie. puc for
cup. gum for mug. \ woman could
write London with her left hand. but
not "cat or dog" even after hearing
them pronounced, though she could spell
them very well. In case of gas in
spector, after an acute attack, he wholly
lost the power of writing and reading
even a gas-metcr probably. If any IA
mlliar object was shown him he could
not call If by name, though if it occurred
III conversation he pronounced it with
ont hesitation. Asked for the color of a
card he could no. give it. us it hlue?"
"No." "Green?' "No." "Rcd?"
"Well, that's more like il. "Orange?'
Eyes, orange" A square ami circle
were shown him. and hc could not name
either; but when the circle was called a
square, he said. pointing to the square.
"No, but that Is.
MAN WHO SAID "yEs' TO EVERYTHING.
An Englishman who had been able to
transact some business very intelligently
went into q saloon for beer. and Ia his
astonishlnent found he could not speak.
Otherwise he WIS as well and strong as
ever. On arriving at home he could say
only "oh, dear, OH. dear This coitin-
ued fortnight. after which he gradually
regained his speech. but was still unable
- wrlte. An intelligent, cheerful old
gentleman who could preside at dinner,
eat with his left hand. give signs 10 the
servants to pass various articles, and
play an excellent game of cards. could
Only reply ''yes' TO anything asked him.
"How old are you?" Yes" How
long have Won been ill.," Yes" He
was not satisfied. however. with these
replies, and made impatient gestures,
looking pleased when questions to which
''v $" could lie properly answered were
pint to HIM. Oae day n lady picked mp
his handkerchief. and he said t. her. III
n loud and distinct voice, ''thanks. :.
His friends all thought he had recovered
his power Of speech. and he was I'M
llored to say the word again. 1t WAS re-
lated 10 him aloud, and he tried, but it
vas all IN vain. He never succeeded Ill
saying that or anything hut yes" again.
WRITING WRONG.
Another person, on being asked to
write his name. wrote twas, WAS, was.
He knew perfectly well this was not what
he wanted to write, and WAS much all
noyed, but on being asked TO write the
name Of his birthplace, wrote only
"alonc. alone. alone" A woman in
hospital, afflicted after this fashion,
wrote her name and address thus:
LuanH .Siclad Sdtreni,
Suncst MT Is MeU tim
lam.
This bore no resemblance to her real
name and address.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Sensible Advice.

A distinguished writer, speaking Of the
duties which parents owe their children,
says: a mother makes great mistake
when She does not constantly court the
confidence Of her daughter. The daugh-
ter should share all her secrets with her
mother. Many Of n home has been
bli2hted, and shame has come to many
household because the mother was too
busy or too careless to keep herself in
constant sympathy with her daughters.
The same is true Of the father and son.
The young man who spends his evenings
from home, and feels that it wOull he
robbing him Of his manly independence
if he should tell where he goes, is bank
ing against every interest III the future.
Fathers and mothers should never allow
themselves to grow SO old that they are
not interested i'll all that interests their
children and their young people. Home
comforts, and home amusements, and
the best society of Young people should
be sought with more care than choice liz
vestments in stock and bonds; for one
pays dividends only for n few years, the
other will go Oh compounding its inter-
ests long after you are gone. Young
people crave recreation and amusement,
and will generally have it; how much
better that it should he enjoyed in the
homes of the land, and directed by low
ing hands. Your wild boys and thought
less girls are mainly recruited from
homes where enjoyment is not to he
found.
The parent who sees the boys and
girls of the household full of fun and
frolic should not grow anxious that he
does not see more tears and solemn
| faces. These come soon enough amid
the anxieties and perplexities of life.
Make home the happiest place in all the
world-sO that your SONS and daughters
as they go out into the great world to
buffet with its trials and temptations,
will in every quiet moment hear the echo
of its loving words and remember its
tender admonitions. and thus he strong
to conquer in every honorable pursuit" !"
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Washington Fifty Years Ago.

Congress has its comedies as we'll as
its tragedies, and the leading comedian
was Thomas Corwin, a Representative
from Ohio. who was Il type Of early
Western culture and Il born humurlst.
He was IA mildle-SiZed. somewhat stout
man, with pleasing mannerS, a fine head,
sparkling hazel eyes, ami a complexion
So dark that on several occasluas-aa
he used to narratc with great Flre-hc
was supposed to be of African descent
There is no need of my working" said
he, :" for whenever cannot support my
self i'll Ohio, all | should have t. &c
would he TO cross the river, give myself
up to Kentucky ncgro-trad.r, he taken
South, and sold for a field hand. He
ALWAYS had story ready Ia illustrate Il
subject Of conversation, and the dry man
her N which he enGvcncd his speeches
by pungcnt witicismS. without IA smile
Oh his own stolid countcuancr, WAS IRE
sistible.
President Van Buren, endcavorcd to
restore the good feeling between the adj
ministration and Washington " socl ~.
which had been rup.Iircd during tine po-
litical rule of General Jackson. lie gave
numerous entertainments at the White
House. aid used to attend thosc given ly
his Cabinet, which was regarded as an
innovation, AZ his predecessors hal never
accepted such social invitations. EX-
President Adams, the widow uf Prc>i-
dent Madison and the widow of AlcXan-
der Hamilton each formed the center of
pleasant cotcric. and the Presidon, was
open i'll the expression of his desire that
the members of his Cabinet and their
principal subortlinatcs should each give
series Of dinner parties and evening re-
ceptions during the successive sessions Of
Congress.
The dinner parties were very much
alike, and those who were III succession
guests at different houses often SAW the
same table ornaments and We're served
by the same waters, while the fare WAS
prepared by the same cook. The guests
used to assemble iii the parior, which
was almost invariably connected with the
dining-room by large folding door.
When the dinner WIS ready tie folding
doors were thrown open, and the table
was revealed, covered with dishes aLI
called vegetable soup was invariably
. served, loIloWcu ny bolIt't Nm. o'tI-u'IAc
roast beef or mutton, roast fowl or game
in their season and n gleat variety If
puddings, pies. cake and ice cream.
The fish, meat and fowl were carved
and helped by the host, while the lady
of the house distributed the vegetables,
the pickles and the dessert Champagne,
without ice, WAS sparinSly supplied i'll
long, slender glasses. but there was no
lack of sound claret. and with the des-
sert, several bottles Of o!d Madeira were
generally produced by the host. who suc-
cinctly gave the age and history Of each.
The best Madeira WAS that labeled "the
Supreme Court" rs their Honors the
Justices used to make direct impor.a-
ton every year, and sip it as they con
suited over the cases before them every
day after dinner, when the cloth had
been removed. Some rare old So pecimei!s
of this Supreme Court wine can still he
found in Washington wine-cellars.
yQnkic.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27

A decided sensation was created at
Washington during the Van Buren, ad-
ministration by the appearance there Of
q handsome and well-educated Italian
lady who called herself America Yes
pucci, and claimed descent from the nav
igator who gave his name to this conti-
nent Ex-President Adams and Daniel
Webster became her special friends, and
she was soon welcome guest in the best
society. In few weeks after her arrival
she presented a petition to Congress ask
ing, first. to be admitted to the rights of
citizenship, and secondly, to be given
"a corner of land" ont Of the public do
main of the country which bore the name
Of her ancestor An adverse report,
which was soon made, is one Of the en-
riosities of Congressional literature. 1t
eulo2ized the petitioner rs ga young,
liglified, and graceful lady, with IA mind
If the highest intellectual culture, and a
heart beating with all our own enthusi-
asm in the cause Of America and hu-
man liberty" The reasons why the
PRAYER of the petitioner could not be
granted were given. but she was recon-
mended to the generosity OF the Amer
1'uh pCOpiC. AhS VI
or country's name-shoul'l be hOnored,
cspected and cherished in the person of
the interesting exile from whose ancestor
We derive the great and glorious title.
A subscription was Immediately opened
b~ Mr. Haight, the Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate, and Judges, Congressman
and citizens We'd with one another in
their contributions. just then it WAS
whispered that Mad. Vespucci had borne
an unenviable reputation at Florence and
at Paris, and had been induced by pc
cuniary consideration to break off an in
timacy with the Duke of Orleans, Louis
Phillippe's Oldest son, and come to Wash
ington. Soon afterward the Dukes
younger brother, the Prince de Joinville,
came to this country and refused to rec
ognize her, which virtually excluded her
from reputable society. For some years
subsequently she resided in luxurious
seclusion with wealthy citizen of New
York, in the interior of that State, and
after his death she returned to Paris
-.4iidntic -uOnthiY.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
AgnO,tici>l,l.

RESPONDENT writes cntrcating us
To conceal lis maine, hut to let him know
''what under the sun" the 'agnosticism"
and the "agnos,ics," SO often mentioned
III the debates of the Pan-frcsbyterian
C"ihcii III Philadelphia, really may be.
Our correspondent need not be ashamed
of his query. Prof. Huxley claims to
have been tine first toapply these terms,
former. Y uscd to designate a branch of
the ID, ,natist5 OF early times, to the doc.
trines and the doctrinaires" now so
designated. Agnostics are persons who
refuse either to aliirm, or deny, or accept
upon authority the doctrine Of the exist
ence of God, the Immortality of the
soul, and, III general, anything in the
olosy, psychology or metaphysics the ex-
i,tencc OF which cannot he scientifically
proved or disproved. They are literally
"know-notLngs" in regard to such mat
tcrs, and, since they Will neither affirm
For deny, tEey are, or should he, indifier-
ent to them. Ia practice, howev, r, these
anti-bclicvors and anti-iniidels are apt to
be as hot as If they were baptized Chris
tians or rank hcathen.
Agnosticism and agnostic are defined
substantially as above III the supplement
u the latest edition of Webster's Die
t;onary I-Nctc York World.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Tyranny or Appetite.

4 voung patient was brought TO Super
iutcnGcnt Coles III the first stages Of de-
lirium trrlncnS. with the warning that he
Wa, a. bad case. and must be sharply
looked aft Il. As sCol rs hewas c0nvales-
cent, he began 70 beg for liquor, which
was. of course. denied him.
Mr.. Coles gathered mp the young mans
clothes in his arms, including his boots
and shoes, and carried them down stars.
There, my boy" said Mr.. Coles to
himself. "when you want to get out Of
this establishment, you've got to sum-
mon me-" and perfectly satisfied that the
voung man could not get ont without his
assistance, Mr.. Coles applied his thoughts
to other subjects.
The patient WAS determined to procure
some spirits. His room was two stories
from the street, but there was a pipe
that ran from the roof to the ground-a
water spout.
IT can descend by that, he said.
He looked around for his clothes. They
were gone. He found nothing but Il pair
of old slippers The money he had i'll
his pockets when he was brought to the
asylum. was in the bureau-drawer OF his
room. Mr.. Coles had not thought TO
take that away. The young man tore
the sheets of his bed into strips, and
wound the strips around his legs. making
a pair of pantaloons, then he took com
forter from his bed, made holes in it for
his arms, and thus made Il tolerably nice
dressinG-gown.
With the dressing gown made from the
comforter, the pantaloons made from the
strips Of his sheets and the pair Of slip
pers. he thought himself well dressed.
Only one thing was wantiug--a hat. Go
ing into the bathroom, lie found q large
sponge. He cut slit i'll this with his
razor. and putting his head into the slit,
he had a fur cap at once.
Then. raising his window, he stepped
outsil- and slil down the water-spout
witt! the money he had i'll his possession
VIII Il came into the institution Ill the
crown of his sponge hat.
Half an hour later, Mr. Coles went up
stairs to converse with his patient. but
behold, the bird had flown.
Well" said Mr.. Coles, .'he must
have gone ont naked, and of course would
be Immediately arrested. l will find him
at the police station"
But Mr. Coles, III passing Il bar-room
on his way to the station, heard n noise
of great hilarity, and thinking that he
recognized the voice of his patient. drop
ped i'll. There he was, with his dressing.
gown, sponge-hat, aud his skiu-tight
pantaIoons, the centre of AZ! admiring cir.
Gle, drinking whisky punches, and rat
tling off Jokes. -BinghanptOa Pdpcr.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Mss EulIy FAIImFVL will not visit us
til, ~-:~un.
"WAxrrp-A new husband Mrs.
Oates.
CN. WAovrR said Cincinnati was not
Ike Paris and the CiHcinnatians Missed
him.
S>rA BrExHAGpr took the IN from
h,r first .l.mc AID placed 1t III the mid
I'll oi her second.
Tau theme oi the new comic opcrctta
II >.fst. tine music Of which Is 10y Mr.
Iuu. Huck. relates to Mormonism.
Tn.saoRr Thomas conducted the first
,ipiu rehearsal ot the Cincinnati Musical
T,.'l.I A-,o-iation for the May fcstiva!
vh..i TAX, place IA lH'2.
DL.yE l.oGAV. vritii." from London.
SAYS that the music hall song, Oh. Wary
.i,,. II. fDy .h0lnc: IcH l"Hr Md!
Is all the rage there now.
iHE cII,tom-house officers III New
Yorn carefully inspect the inside OF fish-
ir2 rods Sarah Bcr..har,lt can't slip INTO
tin, country in that fashion.
\ Pirr,n,EG paper SAYS that Mary
And, r-ou /, billed to play i'll New York
fnr five weeks in December. 1t takes
the nand ouIe Mary 10 spin ont time.
Miss ANNA DicRIXsoN announces an
int,utiun If returning tu the lecture
platform. hut viii still prosecute her
various dramatic projects. lccturing on
T,,.t.H and giving reading, from her
play, .i"r' 'iDn.
\ Hrw Star in New York is Lillian
Sp.rr j.. and she Is only Ii or Il years
ul,l. Sin is little thing no bigger than
l.ut:a Eui she la, voice that was
mould.lfo tragedy. Iicrcarcer promises
t. b. ;n interesting one.
"Nrir.. niat do you think Of Y. S new
iiyc-act trac,Iy?' "Hum, There were
;iy,. of Is in our box. not bad judges of
play is iul@.s 90. and we all agreed
Tat one act shouli have been omitted"
"Iulord' Which aci?" well, no two
oi rs aorccl on that point"
\ srAgr>ir%r published in this country
tl.at the Whole performance OF the
Pass ,u PLAY at Oh, rimm rSau has been
80 ,,,tcr,ri'ed and vGl%irizcd that. after
this wear, ID I, presentation OF 1t IL to be
allowed. Is totally and rncquivocally
denied iD the Munich napers.
An that the Amo mean public knows
Of Sarah Btrnhar,it is that she is an ex-
travagmt woInan, both in purse and
character. lean To ho'lincss, on the shady
: ;ilc &C five and thirty. capricious, unre-
: liable. sirrwd labhlcr i'll the arts, who
; has ,nad' vast success by clever puffcrv
: OF hers IF. - ErookiyR Eagie.
Tue moment the death of Miss Nelson
WAS known the yigilatnt police Of Paris
salol the doors Of her room at the Hotel
C.ut;lcutal After the investigation the
.,ls were broken and it was found that
The window leading - the piazza was
open all tho time ana ;uIy oi.e walking
on the outside could easily have stepped
into the room. The scaling process
doesn't seem to lave been worth con-
tiuenial.
TIE beautiful play, Huzcl KIrkc.
which will he performed at the Mad
i,on Square Thcater tonight for the
2J3d time, has won the laurcls, having
accomplished the longest run on record.
1t is probable that Uu=ci Kirkc will be
played through the present season, ss
there seems no signs of abatement in tho
attendance, and. like Tennyson's Brook,
il looks as if it will go on forever.-New
3 lOrL Comnicrciai Adrcrtiser.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Journalistic.

Gilhooly !. talking about starting a
new paper in Galveston, and was telling
a friend about it. "You can borrow $50
and start new paper" said the friend
cnccuraeingly. "You durnedfoo III
could borrow so what would / want to
sa;t paper for? want to start the
paper 50 that I can borrow the $780,
Gutrcstoa tTtr.) Ners.
"Why don't You buy power press?"
inquired several enthusiastic Democrats
as we were taking our locked-up pages
of type through the STREETS on u wheel
barrow to . steam prinung press owned
bv rich firm. Why don't we buy the
Barlman House, Woodbury. block, and
the Public Square? Why don't we raise
HI on $3.50? IT is easy to do all these
things provi led you have tho collateral,
bU. at this writing We confess We have
not enough money to buy cheese-press.
Printing Democratic papers in Iowa is
ike peddling peanuts Ill graveyard.
.NQrShaNtopn CIowa) Statesma,l.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
THE OCEAN.
Bf ARTHUR LOT.

On, s'Wn the ocean's wavp, unless You'd waive
Sai'ty from s'ckn.ss oi the sea ard soc
"uts u ~ III you'd yrdvcly wish the grave
""uii oIc. and wrrtthel rrtcil'n., cel,e to be!
some grassy lea you'd SEQ iI o. Lie Q,
Ana wish HAT yOg could land up II the land,
r'hce ai your food ~ freely setuifd 81 free,
bnt Vdii:ly YOU would cU'Ie with such command,
l hie's iiie ship should strand upln some unknown
strand
i ne seas, on seasonable davs HE hi.h
"h.H IA ciity w!uIS III " up The dopIS below,
nun s'd !" "ttI raised far up toward he sky,
" =" hi' waNr!et~ into Lii- bty hi..nN- grow;
y" IN si"r the" llr mystery can kuDw
" al tIai's iii hcuelir the Il uu, waves,
10 wh!a1, III vain, WEE loudly cIi. out whoa;
vi ".i ravcIt To oceans caves
IAeir ir'y unwayerns waves sweep swift as il To
graves.
,, some memorable days does memory hring
" /" hrh "lnn>i ~ See-sIw one the 90,
1"ih"llHi'S iar >kyHarl ei,Ut waves 'tvOud fling,
- h'uhe> lis breast ~ srl'"th Is glass woald be-
Wh, u Csc! h" ship with huge rucSS on its zee,
hhi = nth WIND. h''w waves %: ilu i-h aue
rom every danger seemed tue s-a then free;
lei, when o'"r ocean blue the ii-rce wini blew,
IL une' with wrecks the rocky shore swift did il
sirew.
uh, shnn the ocean's breast. unless vond breast
Raw rthern winiS with their terrific roar,
AM me't IN waves as they swell !. gh and crest
ana s'e its hungry maw cape wide Tor more
pI human Irry, ugh there's crorr IN its craw.
~ shnn tie O cans tine. lest here b.tde
i" u s'inc wo safe sn"lr yourself Cn shore,
And BY some quiet bro. kict ever hide
"Leie, III Pl>t days, dainty maid sighed by
your side.
-Puck
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Prehistoric Wheat.

Jim Haywood has made one important
discovery in his life, and that is that
wheat was raised in this country long be-
fore the advent Of the adventurous Cor
tez. Jim bases his discovery upon q
kernel Of wheat which he dug out of an
adobe brick in the walls of the Pecos
Church ruin. The grain was as hard as
a rock and was so well preserved that it
wore hole through three pocket-books
before Jim got tired Of it. He threw it
away for its general uselessness.
Tegas (N. NJ optic.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27
Learn to be Short.

Long visits. long stories, long exhorta-
tioi,s. long prayers, and long editorials,
sefXs Q, profit those who have to do with
them Life is short. Time is short.
Moments are precious. Learn to con-
dense, abridge, and intensity. We can
endure many an ache and i'll if it is soon
over, While even pleasures grow insipid
and pain intOlerable, if they are pro-
tr4ce'1 beyond the limits of reason and
convesience. Learn to be short Lop
of branches: stick to the main fact in
your ase. If you speak, tell your mes
sage, and hold your peace; boil down
two words into one, and three into two.
Always learn to be short.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27

ENGLISH women have discovered that
an old silk hat can he made into Il work-
basket. The crown is embroidered AMI
the brim and lining covered with iiuted
material, and loops and pockets are sc:
inside as in any ork-basket.
Richland beacon., 1880-11-27

COSTIyEyTAL mobiles often carry on
large manufactures on their estates, but
large British and Irish landowners
scarcely ever do SO. Many quarry stone
and slate, and raise coal, but, except
brickmaking, scarcely any engage IN
manufacture.