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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
American Enterprise Turning It's At
tentlon to Ssrvla.
TNew York Graphic. !

The prncipality Of Servia offers a new
field for American enterprise, and indeed,
our labor saving machines arc already be
coming favOrably known there. The
country is in the II. ain agricultural. With
the territory added TO 1t by the decision OF
the Berlin congress-, il covers an area OF
nearly 1900 square miles, about 1000 :
GOO acre. or which are under cultivation.
The valleys are very fertile, possessing an
alluvial SOL of great depth On the hill
sides, especially those looking south,
grapes OF excellent quallty are grown, and
the table lands up among the hills are
yeYy favorable to the growth OF wheat and
maize. There are 100000 acres of ara.
bic land under cultivation, $50 600 acres
Of orchards, chiefly plums; 10000 acres
OF meadow lane, and S5OOOO acres OF
VINEYARDS The population numbers
l,150OC0, nine tcuths OF whom are peas.
ants. These peasants are divided into two
Clssses-pesgants Of tie old school ana
peasants of the new, The Ola scnool
peasant lives on and cultlvates his labd IN
the most primitive manner. The man OF
the new school is more advanced. For
the most part he has been to school, there
being now s national system Of educauon
IN Sgrvis by which each village oI any
size is provided with school
The old school peasant sticks TO ms
cottage OF mud walls and mud nJors de
has q yoke G. oxen, half dozen pigs and
smali flock OF sheep and goats. MS
pl0w is wooden old concern, Whcl
costs him about two dollars. his wagon
is as wooden as his plOw, even 10 the
wheels, there beng not particle oil iron
u the whole structure. II costs about
six dollars. He has ten pound axe
hardy for repairs snd other emergencies
half dozen hoes; the same number q
pruning hooks Tor his vines; number Of
arge barrels for his wine, and few
earlaenware vessels for his sheep and
goats milk Hs is his own ploug gilman,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
The Detective Service.

One would think crime would have
learned by tins time that 1t is no match
for the shrewd, patient, indeiatigable
men whose vocation it is tohunt it down
and bring it TO Justice Very rarely now
adays do criminals escape capture and
punishment We refer, Of course, TO
evil-docrs whose villanieS come within
the province Of law, and who are pur-
sued and prosecuted in downright ear
nest; for there are rascaIs oncrustcd all
over with moral guilt who manage to
eyade their Just deserts by sailing to
windward of the statutes, and others
whom the law might reach, but at whose
offences official justice wnks, for special
reasons Burglars, thieves, and iorgers,
however, very rarely succeed in battling
he vigilance and skill Of our detective
police. Their cunning is bat poor de-
fence against the system of intelligent
espionage which Is ever active in their
midst; and sooner or later thcy almost
inevitably receive the wages OF their
misdeeds. If men, Inherently prone TO
wirkodness. were gifted with average re-
Elective qualities, they would restrain
their bad propcnsities from motives Of
policy. But the truth is, that moral OBJ
l0qlIy and lack Of forecast generally 90
together Bogucs are poor rcaaoDcr7
Otherwise they would know ttrt from
the cordga of the detective police, linked
together, as is by the Geographic wires
there is scarcely "a chance of eDpe for
any prominent criminal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
CuriOus Calculation.

The vast number of inhabitants who
do live, and have lived, upon the face Of
the earth. appears, at first sight, TO defy
the powers OF calculation But if we sup
pose the world to have existed six thou
sand years; that there now exist one
thousand millions that generation
passes away in thirty years; that every
past generation averages the present;
and that four individuals may stand on
one square yard, we will find that the
whole number will not occupy a com
pass so great rs one-fourth the extent of
England, Allowing six thousand years
since the creation, and generation TO
pass away in thirty years, we shall have
two hundred generations, which, at one
thousand millions each, will be two hum
bred Thousand millions; which. being
divided by four persons to a square yard,
will leave fifty thousand millions of
square yards there are in square mile,
three millions, ninety-seyen thousand,
six hundred square yards; by which, II
the former sum be divided, 1t viii give
sixteen thousand one hundred and forty
one square miles, the root Of which, in
whole numbers, is one hundred and
twenty-seyen; 50 that one hundred and
tWenty-seyen square miles will be found
sufficient 10 contain the immense and
almost inc0nceiyable number Of two
hundred thousand millions q human be-
ings which vast number rather Outnum-
bers the seconds Of time that have pass
ed since the creation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
The Human Brain.

Theaveragc weight Of the human brain
is between forty and fifty ounces; and il
is, therefore, larger and heavier than
than that of any animal, with two cN-
ceptions--that of a large whale, which
has been found to weigh five pounds
and that Of the elephant. ranging from
eight TO ten pounds The brain of full
grown gorilla weighsabout fifteen ounces.
As a general rule, the more intelligent
animals have larger brains in proportion
to their weight of body, and in this the
dog shows his superiority tothc COW, and
man to che elephant and whale, Tins
rule has its exceptions, however since
in many birds the brain is larger in pro-
portion to the body, than in man and
the body OF the little "oustlt," or mar
moset monkey Of South America, is only
twenty times AS heavy as It's brain In "a
comparison Of the male with the female
brain it was found that the average
weight of two hundred and veyen'y-eight
male European brains was f,rty
and onC-half ounces while that OF one
hundred and nineteen female brains was
forty-four. This order is, however re-
yersed, if the ratio Of brain to body be
the standard for in cighty-0ue male
brains, the ratio was found to be rs TO
$3.50, while in cighty-two female brains
it was as / to 3G.IG. Carefully prepared
tables indicate that in both sexes the
brain increases rapidly up to the age OF
about seven years, then less rapidly TO
fourteen years, and alierward more slow
" to the twentieth year, near which date
il attains its greatest weight After the
age Of fifty, the brain seems tolose about
an ounce for each decade. The average
weight Of the brain with one thousand
intelligent persons, exceeds that Of an
equal number of ignorant ones; but OBJ
servation proves that q large brain may
often coexist with a slight degree of in
telligcnce. white, ON the other hand, a
very high degree OF intellectual power
and general culture may characterize in
diyiduals whose brains are below the
average. Hence it appears that neither
absolute nor relative size Of the whole
brain j. a sufficient test of mental power
either IN animals or human beings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14

Pull out, Billw shrieked an engi-
neer's son to one Of his pIaymatez a
brakeman's boy, who was in imminent
danger of getting smashed by his moth
err, who was coming after him, Get on
the main line and give her steam. Here
comics the switch engineer But before
the juvenile could get in motion, she had
him by the ear, and he was laid up with
a hot box.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14

Marriages Of men under 30 years Of age
to women of so and over occurred twice
in the first period, aud once in each OF the
others; statistics prove that, In countries
where consanguineous marriages are per
mited, there are TO be found n greater
number OF deaf mutes and idiots than
elsewhere.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14

Home can never De transferred
never repeated in the experience If ar
individual The place consecrated Or
parental love by the innocence and sports.
of childhood, Is the only home Of tia
human heart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14

A Ere In the servants department Of The
u Charlie. Hotel, vi New Orleans, dam
sged ite building t1the extent o. S4OVUo
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
Remarks the Cincinnati Com

Remarks the Cincinnati Com
mercial:
The nomination Of Grant hy
the Republicans would be eqniva-
lent 10 the election Of the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presiden-
cy."
This is trne enough-vith q re-
serva,ion. Il certainly means that,
IL elected, Grant will have to win
without the assistance Of such
papers as the Commercial and the
sentiment they represent, which
Is the most respectable sentiment
in the Republican party. Itmesns
also that he viii get along without
thousands Of German Republican
votes in Ohio and elsewhere, whose
sentiments are well known 70, il
not represented by, the CONNER
cial. 1t Is possible, however, that
be might get along without either
if several Republican legislatures in
several doubtful States would only
save the people the trouble of vot-
ing for President aud cast the
electoral vote themselves as is
seriously proposed in New York.
If the vote be not thus taken out
of the peoples hands, and the
Democrats are wise enough to
nominate perfectly respect
able and safe man whose 10y
atty during the was bad no faint Of
rebel sympathy land they have hun
dreds sucb), Grant can be beat
en- in New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, California,
Orgon, and possibly Illinois and
Michigan. The German vote will
do the business in most of these
States, and beside the Germans
there are tens Of thousands Of
faithful Republicans in every one
Of these States whose memories are
long enough TO 60 back to the
former Grant regime, and who love
Republican simplicity well enough
not to desire an empire quite yet.
Evening News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
Hood Orphan Memorial Fund
GENERAL G.. T. BEACREGARD,
NEW ORLEASs, ISsO.

Tse g-si-v Trucssis I-ssa< ron ths sale q this
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parents lzsr SUMNER it New Orleans, the mclan-
1L1i~ mEilr1rs NJ which sad berCavements are
sill -r--l -le public mInd.l
TIE luex = "a eleyuut octave, containing SEQ
pages E.tl a 1ne photograph likeness and line
steCl -lgraving, made expressly for this work,
four h4r-sr maps OF battle fields, bound in hand
some gray English cloth, at three dollars or in n
ine sheep binding with marble edge. three dol
.ars and nifty cents-ln half bound Morocco, lib
rlry style. four dollars, or in best Leyant Turkey
Morocco. full gilt sides and edges, five dollars.
on the receipt from any person renting by
mail or express, Of the amount in a registered
letter OF ny postal order, bank draft, check u
cory will be Immediately sent free OF postage,
registered az secOnd-c,ass matter
The volume Is published ia the best style Of ty-
Biography, on elegant paper, With illustrations,
executed rs highest specimens ~ art.
The author, the subject, the purpose, all Mike
render 4 worthy place IN every library, ON eV-
cry desk or upon the book shelf of every house
i'm the country.
Agents wanted in every town and county in
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20 honornblv discharged veterans from the army.
To the ladies who feel n desire To express their
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ing substantial aid IN 20 deserving u cause.
For terms, rates % agents, etc, address with
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On behalf OF The Hood Memorial Fund
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

James Gordon Bennett, of the
New York Herald, has made the
munifcent gift Of 100000 toward
the relief Of the furnishing people
Of Ireland. OF this remarkable
gift, the New York Evening Post
generously says:
We congratulate the Herald up
on its ability to make this muni-
fcent gift; We congratulate the
poor Irish peasantry who are 70
receive il, and We congratulate our
own countymen that the metrop-
olitsn press should set so grand an
example for the mitigation Of a
terrible and pressing calamity
among the race between whom and
the United States there exist go
many and 90 tender ties Of speech,
faith, and sympathy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
Quid pro Quo,

Since the earliest ages, two pro-
blems have engaged the attention
Of speculative humanity perpetual
motion, and the getting Of some
thing out Of nothing. The first
remains, and is likely to remain,
unsolved /; but if the evidence of
printers ink is to be trusted, the
solution Of the second has been
arrived at by the publishers Of
Ehrichs' Fashion Quarterly. "And
how so p remarked the reader, in
credulous. Marry, thus:
By the ingenious system of com
bination subscriptions, the pub
fishers Of the Quarterly offer to
send their magazine, free of all
charges whatever, to al who may
subscribe, through their agency, to
any Of the principal monthly or
weekly periodicals. Thus a sub
scriber to Peterson's Magazine has
only to pay his regular two dollars
through Ehrichs agency, to receive,
not only Peterson's for a year, but
really valuable quarterly maya
zine Of fashion as well.
How this is to be done, is ex-
planned at length, in the premium
list to Ehrichs' Fashion Quarterly,
an advance copy Of which lies up
on our table. Nor is this
the only novel feature which
this same premium list con-
tains. Other magazine. offer prem
iums for subscribers; but the
Fashion Quarterly not only doe.
that, but in addition, inaugurates
the novel idea of premiums with
out subscribers. But over this
astounding mystery we drop a dis
Greet veil and the reader who may
wish to pierce it, is advised to
send his name and address TO En-
rich Brothers, Eighth avenue and
Twenty-fourth streets, New York,
whose prompt reply will doubtless
resolve his doubts into pleasing and
profitable certainties.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

lished in a time OF low prices, as
can q grocer or a clothier. But al
though they cannot afford to do it,
hardly one paper in a hundred has
raised its subscription and adver-
Using rates since newspaper went
up Newspaper has advanced in
price over 90 per cent, making
paper worth one cent a sheet four
months ago cost two cents now.
AL this comes out Of the pockets
of the Publishers as a rule.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

The Alpena ARGUS says that
"Bay City and East Saginaw have
slready commenced to quarrel
about which place shall name the
next congressman for this district
Suppose they split the difference
aud nominate q Shore man. There
are plenty Of good, royal, capable
men on the Shore who are willing
TO spend six months in a year at
Washington, for the sum Of $1,000
q year. Let's see, Is it not the
Republican managers who have
been promising the nomination 10
g Shore man for 10, these many
years Bay City Observer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
Don't.

Don't speak angrily to a child.
Don't kick a dog when be is asleep.
Don't go back on the friends of
your parents. Don't often visit
your neighbors at meal time. Don't
neglect a cough thinking it will
cure itself. Thousands die of con-
sumption By so doiug.) Don't for
get DR.. Priece's Golden Medical
Discovery, for it cures a cough or
cold in one-half the time required
by any other medicine, and Is the
only medicine known that positive
ly cures consumption in its early
stages. Sold by druggists.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
The Grant Slaughter House.

FROM the Sev York SUI
Under this title the Philadel-
phia Times treats, editorially, Of
the Harrisburg Convention, and
pronounces il "the end Of the
third-term folly" Or quoting fur
Their:
ITO assume that the meagre
twenty majority given for Grant as
the choice Of the Republicans Of
this State for the Presidency can
be accepted either az home or
abroad as anything else than de-
cisive Grant defeat, must be the
result Of either ignorance or mad
ness. l. is a costly. and empty
victory for Cameron, but il cruel
fes Grant and makes il impossi-
bic for him ever to receive the
vote Of the State at Chicago"
We cannot agree with this. The
object of Senator Cameron at Har-
risburg was to secure votes for
Chicago, and it cannot be disputed
that be got them. The delegates
are his commodities. The Con-
vention fashioned them according
TO his orders, placed them in his
hand, and commanded them not to
strsggle or to manifest any man
his own opinion, but to vote stead
ily as a unit and for Grant. II
these votes do not belong to Mr..
Cameron, then has he no title to
the children of his loins or to the
young colts in his pasture. He is
one of the body himself; the four
delegates at large are among his
most trusty and active creatures,
and il here and there any SEEM
ingly independent man was per-
mitted by grace and favor TO creep
in from a rebellious district, he
was duly bound and gagged in adj
vance by the unit rule. With that
rule Mr.. Cameron managed 10
1876 to hold bis delegation to his
purpose, and to crush Mr.. Blaine,
although be was then in minority.
and had instructions only for a
dummy. Is he likely TO fail now
that he has his rule, his delega-
ton, and bis instructions all set up
in open fight, and after a tremen-
dous exhibition Of bis personal
power, for bis own chosen, real,
machine-bscked candidate
Bot, says the Times, the people
are against Grant, and the Harris
burg Convention showed the fact
clearly and strongly. Very true.
We all know that. Mr.. Cameron
knew IL as well when he set out as
he does now. The third term plot
does not contemplate the consent
Of the people at any stage Of the
proceeding. Grant is TO be nom
mated without regard to the senti-
ment Of the voters Of the Repub-
licsn party, and seated without re-
gard to the verdict Of the ballot
boxes, n, indeed, the managers
shall concede so much as to make
any pretence Of consulting the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

The efforts Of the Democratic
Congress 20 secure economy in the
administration Of the government
are rendered nugatory 10 large
extent BY the reckless extravagance
and outrageous corrup,ions Of the
Republican officials They 60 on
with the expenditures without any
sort Of regard to the appropria-
tons, and create deficiencies The
deficiencies now made amount 10
almost 5000, O00.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
High Prices and Publishers.
PROM the Pin. DEN

PrDm the FLINT D~moc-at.
The rise in prices has affected
the printing and publishing BUSH
ness not q little. In fact the pc
culiar nature of the newspaper
business, and to q lesser extent, the
Job printing industry, makes the
increased price Of all kinds Of
stock more disastrously felt among
printers than others. Take for in
stance the case Of q large city daily.
Its subscriptions are well known
and cannot easily and Immediately
be raised. Nothing causes q sub
scriber 10 grumble more than to
have the price Of bis paper raised.
He viii stand any amount OF adj
vance on the articles Of daily use
and necessaries oflife without COM
planning. more readily than he viii
submit TO the payment Of q higher
subscription. yet the publisher can
as IN afford to sen the paper for
which he pays hundred per cent.
more, for the same low price estab-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

Mr.. Philip Reminger, an old
subscriber TO our paper, and well
known in the whole surrounding
country, informed rs the other day
that his wife. who for two weary
years bad suffered with Rheumatism
in the shoulder, during which time
she had been treated by several
physicians without success, had
been completely cured by single
bottle Of St. Jacobs Oil-Bucyrus,
Ohio, Courier, Feb. -, 1879.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

the final test, against the lS3 jani-
zaries Of the Cameron ring. Mr..
Blaine might have had the Con-
vention IL be had had the courage
to take it; but be sacrificed bis
cause and bis friends by crying out
for quarter AZ the very moment
when be should have ordered q
charge. l. It probable that this
weak spirit, which had not the
heart to claim his own convention,
will wrest Mr.. Cameron's solid
delegation from his graspl Far
from IL; the Blaine men will be in
an infinitely worse plight at Chi
cago than they were st Cincinnati,
and for the situation they may
thank Mr.. Blaine himself and the
weak or trescherous representa-
tives he sen; 10 Harrisburg.
The Harrisburg Convention was
8 "Grant slaughter house, no, in
the sense In which the Times use.
the phrase, bat in the sense that
his only formidable opponent was
butchered there. Hereafter let Us
hear no more Of the "dashing
leadership" and the waving plumes
Of the gallant knight from Maine"
When dragged into the Cameron
SHAMELESS, be is found to be q
mere sheep, who dares not even
bleat, lest be disturb the serenity
Of the man about TO cut bis throat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
The Maine Republicans have less

The Maine Republicans have less
confdencein the judicial opinions Of
their Court than they have hereto
fore expressed When motion
was made in the House Of Repre-
sentatives Tuesday 70 print the re-
cent decisions Of the Judges, an
ardent admirer Of the Court, who
evidently thought there couldn't be
too much of good thing, moved
TO print il with a certain other de-
cision Of the Court made in 1868.
Thereupon Mr.. Hale declared that
the attempt was being made 'to be-
little the opinion Of the Court.
There is an expression outside Of
Maine that the Court has done all
that can possibly be asked for in
that direction.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18

Rev. James VI. Pullman said in
his sermon in New York on Sun
day week, "Sixty thousand work
ingvomen were paid off last night
with wages that their employers
knew could not adequately supply
the necessities Of their employees.
There were women paid s1.50 for
making a dress, and from 80 to
so cents a dozen for shirts" II
colored people in the South were
oppressed in this manner by their
employers what an everlasting
howl there would be about it
Bot this great inhumanity occur
red in the great metropolis Of our
boosted Northern civilization. And
the stalwarts are silent as the tomb
about it. The oppression Of no
body but the negroes moves their
humane hearts.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-18
Election Notice.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.


OFFICE OF The SECRETARY OF STATE.
LANSING, February 10. IsSO.
To the Sheriff q the County Of Aipena.
sIE:-YOu are hereby notified, that at the cleo
ton 70 Re held In this State on the first Monday
Of April next, the following Amendment 90 the
Constitution Of this state j. 10 Be submitted 10
the people OF the state for their adoption OF rc-
lection, viz.
An amendment 20 Section I, Article 9. relative
20 the salary u the Governor, provided for By
JOINT Resolution No. 80, Lave Of 1879.
In testimony whereof, have heTeunto set my
hand and AFFIXED the Great seal Of the state Of
Michigan. ~ Lansing, the day and year inst
above vIitteu.
DAN. b. BRIGGS,
LIS Dep. Secretary Of State.
OTTfcR OF THK SHEEIFY or ALPENA COUNTY, \
ALPESA. Feb. IL, iSs0.
To the Electors Of the County q Alpena.
You are hereby notified. that At the Election to
BE held IN this county On the first MOniay u
April next. the following Amendment 20 the Con-
stitution Of tins state u 70 be submitted TO the
people Of this county for their adoption or rejee-
ton, viz:
An Amendment 20 Section I. Article Q, relative
20 the salary % the Governor, provided for By
Joint Resolution No. =, Laws of 1879.
FRANK III. DYER,
Sheriff Of Aipena County.