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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
The Pilgrims TO LouYdes.

The number OF pilgrims visiting Lour.
dts this year Is reported by tie UntrerS
to be greater than on any previous coca.
sion. Every day trains laden with sick
and halt, blind, manned, and paralytic,
arrive at the station from every part of
France. AS soon as y uain comes in the
worst cases are at once carried up 10 the
now famous grolto, masses are said, fery-
ent lmprovised prayers are offered up,
and then the miracles begin, or, at all
events, are announced. Reports fly about
of pilgrims blind for years suddenly re-
covering their sight, OF psralyzed limbs
being restored 10 vlgor, Of cOnsumptive
patients who before could barely draw
breath walking up the steep path to the
grOttO without q sign OF distress, OF sores
pronounced incuraOle closing up, and of
pilgrims who on arrival had 10 he them.
selves carried up 10 the miracle. ing
waters remaiping to petorm the same
kind Office tor their suffering brethren.
Meanwhile the Paris Temps undoubtedly
expresses the feeling OF many of the most
sincere Catholics IN France by describing
these pilgrimages 10 Lourdes aud other
places as a sad sight, unknown 10 the
old French Church, and which the chiefs
OF that Church would never have allow
ed" These pigrimages and miracles
cannot, the Temps believes, but hasten the
downfall of Catholicism in France BY
sanctioning and encouraging them the
clericals place themselves in opposition
not only to science but TO common sense,
ana will enevtably drive all men of cdu,
cation end intellect out OF the church, and
perhaps also disgust them with religion
altogether. The priests believe that by
these acts of devotion they will revive
faith in mems minds; but, far from so
doing, they will, on the contrary, expel it
forever-lSt James, Gazette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
The Horse and His Dnver.

The following track notes will be OF
interest:
Clay, the well known lightweight Jock.
ey, died recently at The age OF 20.
The Dryers have purchased the great
twoy ear-old colt iIindoo for $40 coo
Bonesettcr and Monroe Chief come to.
geiher In the 2;l9 class in s., L)us This
week,
Duke OF Montrosc, one OF the best
three year.olds Of the presoat season, has
broken down.
Mr. LOril8rd Is certainly very gen.
erous man. He presented The owners OF
Luke Blackburn with $4,000, simply 10
see the colt run.
Mr Daniel Mcintyre, of Lex Agton,
KY, died recently, aged 81 years. He
was well known on the running turf,
with which be had been connected Tor
many years,
Luke, one of the best.known Jockeys In
England, has lCss his liceuso TO ride be.
cause OF an assault made by him upon
Greaves, another jockey, while both were
engaged IN riding 3 race
English irotting.horse men seem 10 be
leaning the obvious ways Of the Ameri-
can ringer" Mefgie, who won d T, cent
trotting handicap at Eshngton Park, was
disqualified on the ground of false entry.
Mr.. Thomas 3. Wallace, the well. known
brewer and patron Of the trotting turf,
who died IN New York recently left
directions in his will that the trottiug
horses Henry record 2 20lD and Darby
(reCOrd 2.lGlb) should not be sold, but
kept in case until their death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
PIthy Paragraphs.

The funny man OF the Philadel phia
EUeniag Ne,os Is responsible for the fol-
lowing, under the head Of Current Com
ment:p
The soft sswder turneth away wrath.
A correspondent asks; "Can woman
ride a bicycle" Yes, she can, but she
won't.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again if
the small boy is around when company
comes.
Almost anything can be preserved 10
alcohol except health, happiness and
money.
A home without children is no doubt
very peaceful and quiet but 80 is grave
yard,
The wedding present season has opened
and ive-cel; stores are doing large
business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

current is passed continuously varies
from seven hundred and fifty TO nine hun
dred hours. With an iS,ernilled current
the loop has sn equal duration of life, and
as the average time IN artificial light is
used is five hours Der day IL follows that
one lamp will LAST about six months
Each lamp costs about so cents and whea
one fails another may be easily subsli
uted for H."
Another important modification OF the
system introduced since the latest author.
lied sccounts of the light was published,
is the substitution of dynamo.msChlnes
for magneto.ma chimes IN the stations
from whica the electricity is TO be sup
piled to the several districts Of the city--s
change In the direction OF simplicity and
&c ,nomy. To the question which is so
often asked when wlll public demon
stration of the working Of this system be
made, The inventor replies:
THAT such demonstration will in al,
probability be made at Menlo Park with.
in two months from this date. The time
which has elapsed since the preliminary
demonstration of last January has been
by no means a season OF lnaction for the
promoters of this enterprise. Taere is
vast gulf between the NEST successful
laboratory experiment possible and the
adjudication of the results OF that expert
ment in commercial sense A prodi-
gious amount of work was necessitated
by the establishment Of factories for pro-
ducing the lamps, the generators and the
other essential parts of the system in
large quantities, so as to be able 10 supply
the fast demand"
Mr.. Edison goes into the particulars
concerning his lamp, giving statement
of Its advantages over gas In the matter
of simplicity in the management and
economy. He repeats what has already
been stated concerning the plans for
lighting the cities. Estimates are being
made of the exact cost of plant" in the
different cities; contracts are being nego
tiated for the manufacture on large scale
OF engines, dynamos, lamps, wire, and all
the other supplies needed Tor the practi
cal introduction of the system through
out the country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

Some men can never take Joke.
There was doctor, who when asked
what was good for mosquitoes, wrote
back "ilow do you suppose | can tell
unless | know what ails The mosquitow
at il very we'll" said henpecked
husband, when told TO look after tive
children; "it's all very we'll TO tell me q
mind the Youngsters, but it would suit
me better if the youngsters would mind
me-
"liowdy, this morning?' says an ne.
quainlancc to a fat citizen, who is blow
ing aud s.eaming with great speed along
the sidewalk. Training for waikiki
No puts the Fat citizen, turning his
bulging eyes aeithcr 10 the right nor
left, I'm walking for a train.
"But you know, pa, said tho turner's
daughter when he spoke TO her about
the address of his neighbora's son;
you know, pa, that ma wants me to
marry man Of culture $50 do |, m.
dear-so do | and there's no better cul.
ture in the country than agriculture.
Wash a baby up, clean and dress him
up real pretty, and he Will resist all adj
yanccs with most supcrIatiyo crossness;
but let him eat molasses gingerbread
and fool around the coal-hod for half an
LJur, and he will nestle his dear little
dirty face close up TO your clean shirt
bosom, and be just the loyingest, cum
ningcst little rascal in the world.n
A newly married lady, who, as in duty
bound was very fond Of her husband,
Notwithstanding his extreme ugl,ness
Of person, once said TO witty friend:
what do YOU think? Ny husband has
laid out $40 for a large baboou ON purpose
to please mc.' "1hc dear little man"
cried the other "Well, ii is just like
him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
Edison, On the Electric Light.

Readers have been kept posted in the
progress of Mr.. Edison's electric light by
interviews held with the inventor from
time to lime. Although his own words
were used, they came from his lips and
not from his pen. The editor of the
North Ameracan Reoie6 has induced Mr..
Edison 10 "tell his own tale In his own
melodiOus way" and the result is an In
terestlng article over his signature, which
appears in the October number of that
periodical.
Mr. Edison begins his article with a
few words to those who have expressed
their impotence at the delays in the per
fecting OF the electric light. The delays
which have occurred TO defer its general
introduction are chsrgeable, he says, not
to any defects since discovered IN the
original 'heory OF the system in its prac-
lical workings, but to the enormous mass
of details which have TO be mastered be.
fore the system can go into operation on a
large scale and on a commercial basis as
rival OF the existing system OF lighting
by gas. Important Improvements have
been brought about by these delays in the
direction OF economy and simphfication
at almost every point in the system, as
well as in the details of manufacturing the
apparatus.
The lamp, the inventor tells US, has
been completely transformed. To quote
his words:
The perfected lamp consists Of an
oval bulb OF glass about FIVE inches in
hight, pointed al one end, and with short
stem three quarters OF an inch ia diane
ter at the other. Two wires of platinum
enter the bulb through this stem, sup.
porting the loop or U-shaped thread Of
carbon, which is about two inches in
hight The stem is Theoretically sealed
after the introduction of the carbon loop.
AT lis pointed end the bulb terminates
in an open tube through which the air
in the bulb is exhausted by means Of q
mercury pump till not over one-millionth
part remains. The tube is then closed.
The outer extremities Of the two plsti.
mum wires are connected with the wires
Of an electric circuit, and at the base of
the lamp is 8 screw by which the circuit
is made or broken at pleasure When
the circuit is made the resistance offered
to The passage Of the electric current by
the carbon causes the loop to acquire
high temperature and to become incan.
descent, but as this takes place in
vacuum, the carbon is not consumed. The
life of carbon loop through which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

The CAVE or CArAHUAMurA.- Those
Americans who visited Mexico on inyi-
tation of tie Mexican government, prob
ably saw more Of the wonders Of that
country than any previous travellers Of
recent times. Some Of the excursIonists
left the main party in the city Of Mexico
and made a trip into tire state Of Guer
zero, for the purpose Of exploring the
cave Of Cacahuamiipa. They were the
first Americans to visit il, and the des-
cripton by correspondent who formed
one Of the party, conveys the impression
that it far SURPRISES the famous Mann
moth Cave Of Kentucky the formations
being quite a5 remarkable, and no limiy
having as yet been found to It.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
Origin of the Names Of the Months

70 Roman dcitics and rites are due
the names of the months March. April,
May and June 10 the gods; July and
August the rulers of the Augustian age
julius Caesar, to whom divine honora
were accorded during the consuIship Of
Lepilus and PIaurus-and Augustus The
four following months were numerically
designated, and remind ms Of the time
when December was the tenth month,
January king and deity. February de-
noted publication. During this month
the Romans We're purified, feast wa
held in memory of the dead, and tic
Tepminalia closed the year.
How anomalous the date Of to-day,
Thursday, March 4. H. 1873. Thor, the
giant deity Of the Vikings, Mars, The old
Roman god of war and carnage, and our
Lord, the Prince of Peace and Savior
Of mankind, in whose hand in the full
ness of time the years will all be
gathered, are here recorded The days
and months may vanish unnoted,--tbe
years are the only real landmarks Of
time and their only imperisbabIe chroni-
Gle is a. D., In the year Of our Lord"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

How VARIOUS DRINKS AFFECT MRE.--
An English physician, Dr.. Shorlhouse,
has been making an interesting series OF
observations on the manner IN which VA.
riOus drinks act On different paris Of tho
cerebrO.spiusl system which preside over
loc motion. He says, according 10 the
EtiiSh Hedicai Journal, that. III man
parlgke of too large a quantity OF good
sound wine or malt liquor, he usually
stapgers about from side 10 side, his gait
is very unsteady, ard If he come 10 grief
end to mother earth he generally falls on
one side or the other. II he take too
much whisky specially that abomins.
ton which goes by the name OF Irish
whisky, te Is almost certsin 10 be seized
with An irres isiitle imguisc 10 fall for
ward on his face, II he gets drunk on
cider or perry. the latter more especially,
he Is certain 30 fall down suddenly on his
back and apparently without any Prev.
Gus wsrniug He once SAW number OF
men who mad made too merry at a harvest
feast all fan down on their backs, get no
again, and fall down again ia the same
manner He had never witnessed any
thing Of The like kind before, and was
not little amazed az well AZ Gmused.
The farmer, who was h very surewd Here
inrdshire man. iold him that that WAS the
fleet invariably produced by perry, of
whict his men had that day partaken lib.
orally. He has since thst time seen sew.
irsl isolsted cases which have corrobo.
rated the farmers version of the action Of
40 overdose OF perry or cider"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07
Rhymes of Animals.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette writes strung the following rhymes
together TO tickle the ears Of my little
boys, tour and SIX years old. They tease
their mamms To read II over and over
again, and then fetch the big illustrated
dictionary TO have her point out the funny
animals with such strange names and tell
what she can about them. This fancy for
rhyme and rhythm is, | suppose, char.
acterlstic OF nearly all children, aud per.
hsps the publication Of this will amuse .
wider circle than my little household
The aim has been, after cuphony. To have
the most homogeneous animals IN juxtapC-
sit on:
Alligator. Beetle, Porcupiue. Whsle.
Bobolink, Panther, Dragoniy, Snail,
Crocodile, Monkey, Buffalo Hare
Dromedary, Leopard, Mudturtle, scar,
Elephant, Badger, Pelican, Ok,
Flyinghsh, Reindeer, Anaconda, Fox,
Guineapig, Dolphin, An elope, Goose,
Hummtngbrd, Weasel, Pickerel, Moose,
hex, Rhinoceros, Owl, Kangaroo
Jacsal, Opossum, Toad, CuckatoO,
ktnphsher, Peacock, Antester, Bat
Lizard, lchneumOn, Honey bee, Rat
Mockinghlrd Camel, GrasshOpper Mouse,
Nightingale, Spider, Cuttchsh, Grouse,
Ocelot, Pheasant, Wolverine, Aux,
Periwinsle, krmlne, katyd.d Hawk,
Quail, Hlppopoiamus Armadillo, Moth,
Rattlesnake Lion. Wnotp ecker, Sloth,
Salamander, Goldhnch, Angeworm Dog,
Tiger Flamingo, scorpion, Frog,
Unicorn, Ustr .ch, Nautilus, Mole,
Vipor, Gorilla BssIlisk, Sole,
WI ppJorwill, Beaver, tautpede, Fawn,
Xantho, Canary Polllwog, Swan,
Yeiiowhsmmer. Eagle, Hyeua, Lark
Zebra. Chameleon, Battery, Shark.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

The MUS County Iowa Chronicle no.
ices an action for damages of $4,000,
JAS. Booze VS.. A. A. Whipple, for eject
ment Of the former from the store Of the
latter, and adds that "Eooze is a low
lived. drinking galoot" Mr.. Whipple is
spoken Of as good MAJ, but it seems
Le had more Booze" tn he wanted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

Nancy, the Boston trottng mare ,hst
sme out this season and secured a record
Of 2;24K, is owned by Mr.. Wesley +.
Bslch, who drove her on the road last
year with Sadie Bell She was then cali.
I'd Little Buuercup.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-07

What is The difference between fixed
s.ai snd meteor? One is q sun, the
other dsrter.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18

SPECLAL NOTTCE.-BxsaaeSs no
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the rotc Of is cents per line ecech i'aser-
tom.
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as regulGr advertisements ut 81 per
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spect aaad notices Of aaeetaa2gs, as cen Us
coaaneesaaicGtio'as Of q personal character
mast be pail for IN actvGaace
The Subscription price Of the Herald
is $500 for taoeIve months, S1.O0 for sac
nao1atbs, 50 cents for three eaao'aths a'1c!
25 cents for one month, aaa GtGcaeace.
Nuqnes Se future eoaI not be placed on
the subscription books aeaatSl the cash or
its eqativGleast is l'0id.
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regular advertising rates, one dollar per
square, cash in advance. If
p The charge for publishing norni-
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he paid in advance-the nominations to
stand until the election, Or as long.
within that time. IS the parties desire.
Please bear this in mind in handing in
YOUR cards.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18
Mr. E6usr5 Scholfz hoe >,eroheeeC

Mr.. Eduard Scholtz has perchased
the McDuffie Nets house on Adams
street. After making some repairs be
will move in. Will he keep "bachelor's
hall ?"
The Columbia Register says, three
fine, new locomotives have been order
ed from Pittsburg for the Greenville &
Columbia Railroad; they will be ready
for the fall trade.
The Republican County Convention
of this county will meet the S1st of this
month to send delegates to the State
Convention, which will meet in Colum-
bla the 2nd of September.
There were one hundred and twenty
five guests at Glenn Springs last week.
and others going in. We are glad Of
it and hope the Messrs. Simpson will
make good profit this season.
There was a barbecue and pic mic
combined at Mr.. J. c. Schurnpert's, in
the New Chapel neighborhood, that all
present pronounce one Of the pleasant
est of the season. On the day before
there was barbecue at Mr.. inc. Harp's,
that was also very enjoyable affair.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18

improvements at the Female Academy.
The trustees of the Newberry Female
Academy have gone to work and
raised between three and four hundred
dollars for repairing and refurnish-
ing the building. They will put q
porch in front, eight by sixteen feet.
will replaster the walls and paint
all the wood work, inside and out.
They have purchased thlrty-fve tables
and seventy chairs. The tables are
provided with drawers for keeping
books, states &c, and are large enough
for two pupils to study at. The chairs
are of oak with cane seats. They think,
and we agree with them, that the tables
and chairs will be more comfortable
than the regular school desks.
In addition to the above the trustees
hope to be able to put q porch at the
end next to the Methodist church and
blinds to the windows.
We note with pleasure these improve
ments. The Academy, in its officers
and management, is credit as we'll as
a great benefit to the community, and
whatever funds are used in making the
building more attractive and more COM
Portable will be well spent.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18
For THE HERALD


MEssRs. EDITORS: I hope you will
be kind enough to allow space in your
columns to correct false impression
in regard to some questions or issues
directed to the Committee at Prosperity
on Friday last, and addressed to candi-
dates for Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives for Newberry County. They
were, 1st. Ought we to have a County
Auditor and Treasurer. End. Would
not the duties of County Commissioner
be better carried out by having one in
each Township without increasing the
expense to the County. Sd. Ought the
Office of Master in Equity be abolished,
and the powers aud duties Of the offices
of Probate Judge, Clerk Of Court and
Sheriff increased. These questions were
not sent for the interest of any candi-
date, but, it occurs to me, are of impor-
tance to every property owner in the
County, and should be discussed in the
interest of its citizens, that an efficient
and economical administration may be.
And then we will get rid of the oft re-
peated and tiresome expression, mo
thing to talk about.
Respectfully,
T. M. LAKE,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18

|. o. CT
Officers of Crescent Lodge, No. III,
I. O. G. T., installed by P. B. Mccoy,
D. C. w. C. T, for the ensuing term /:
W. G.. T.-Bro. S. W. Neece.
W. R. II. S.-Sis. Belle Pennington.
W. T.. H. S.-Sis. Allie Skillman.
". Y. isis. Laura E. Mccoy.
W. S.-Bro. I. ". Lowe.
W. A. S.-Sis. Maggie P. Rives.
W. F. S.-Bro. P. B. Mccoy.
W. isis. Rena Huntington.
W. M.-Bro. G. w. Salter.
W. D. M.-Sis. Kate Rives.
W. I. G.-Bro. T. E. Mil!igan.
w. o. G.-Bro. Jno. Gibson.
W. C.-Bro. J. ". Sheppard.
Mrs. G. E. Gilbert, General Superin-
tendent, reorganized the O'Neall Lodge
of Juvenile Templsrs at Helena, on
Monday evening". Aug. 9th. The fol-
lowing officers were installed:
C.T.-Laurs Mccoy.
r. H. S.-Minnie Huntington.
L. II. S.-Lizzie Zobel.
V. T.-Mary Zobel.
C.-John Parrish.
S.-Eddie Zobel.
A. S.-Bessie Hamiter.
F. S.-David Huntington.
T.-Reese Wood.
M.-George Wood.
D. M.-Ruby Parrish.
L. G.-Ellen Amick.
o. G.-Jennie Moore.
Superintendent-Laura E. Mccoy.
Assistant Superintendeat-Maggie
Rives.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18
Various and all About.

Various and all About.
Weather warm.
Summer almost over.
Is no effort going to be made to get
q re engine
Adam Wendler, the jack of all trades,
has removed to Spartanburg.
The crops, mostly cotton, between
Newberry and Prosperity are fine.
'Kendall's SPAWN Cure has the
greatest sale where it has been sold the
longest.
Since the late rains gardens have
come ont, and our people will soon
have vegetables to eat.
It is but ten days to the Primary test.
and the candidates are all primed. The
strength of the County will be voted.
The best liniment for human flesh is
Kendall's SPAWN Cure. See Adver"
tisement.
A drummer says that Newberry is
the busiest town in thes state. Columbia,
Greenville or Spartanburg. can't touch
her.
When last seen, T. F. Harmon and
w. o. Goree, with their better halves.
were in Spartanburg. Their next move
will be to the mountains.
If you want to find a man look for
him at Hendersonville, N. c. One is
not considered in the fashion unless he
visits there 8 night or two.
The meats in market on Saturday
morning last were above the average.
Singleton's was tip top. We are sorry
to say this does not often occur.
Out Of the paunch of a cow killed for
beef Wednesday by Mr.. J. NJ. Sill were
taken the following articles: Six open
ny nails. large needle and brass pin.
Mrs. Folk, the widow Of Capt. L. E.
Folk, deceased, has received fnom the
Knights of Honor the $4,000 for which
her husband was insured in the Order.
The following Newberry teachers
are at the Normal Institute at Spartan
tanburg: Misses NJ. E, Kilgore. Q. NJ
| Glider. E. F. Herbert and Minnie Her
bert.
The officers of the County Agricultu'
ral and Mechanical Society have pur'
chased from Mr.. Il. l.. MoCaughrin an
acre of ground adjoining the Fail
Grounds on the east side, and will move
the fence out so as to enclose it.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18
Buchu Has Long

Suchu Has Long
Been used by the Hottentots in va
riety of diseases. From these rude
practitioners the remedy was borrowed
by the resident English and Dutch
physicians by whose recommendation
it was employed in Europe, and has
since come into general use. Com
bined with Juniper and other desirable
ingredients, as in the preparation Of
Rankiu's Compound Fluid Extract Of
Buchu and Juniper, it proves most reli-
able remedy for Nonretention or Incon-
thence Of Urine, Irritation, Infamma-
ton or liberation of the Bladder and
Kidneys, Stone in the Bladder, Gravel
or Brick Dust Deposit, Milky Dis
charges and all diseases Of Bladder or
Kidneys and Dropslcal Swelling in
man, woman or child.
Prepared only by Hunt, Rankin &
Lamar, Atlanta, Ga, and sold by DR..
S. F. FAINT. cow