Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-23

| OF his prospects in London. He did not
even take the trouble to keep his cham
bers open, and on friend, solicitor, re.
monsrating with him on the subject,
CoCKBURN's reply was: "Oh, why should
! keep them open? Nobody wants me-"
Yes said his friend, somebody does I;
| want you. aud others, too" Upon this
CocKBURS proposed that his friend should
place boy in the chambers and keep
them open for him. He did 80, and they
were never closed again.
General BEsJAMIs HARRISON, of In.
diana, is mentioned as the most diligent
| and successful lawyer in the State. He
has the excellent habit of putting his best
ability and energy into the smallest as
we'll IS the largest cases he takes. 1t is
said of him that he always pays young
antagonist the compliment Of doing his
best, and this fact has developed among
his professional associates taste for
preparation and skill IN the practice in
the MIST prtus courts at Indianapolis
which is somewhat remarkable.
Colonel FoRNEy in recent number
of the Philadelphia Progress ssys: 81
have just heard good piece of news
about my dear friend JAYsCooKE, the
philosopher, who while a marvellous
leader as banker had TO yield tempo
rsrily to misfortune, and to postpone the
payment of his obligations. He is now
on his financial feet .gaiu, and will soon
be able to pay all hi. debt Considering
that he went down in The crash Of 1873,
this is quick and honorable redemption"
Just as we had nearly forg 'tten all
about the X ely mdtor," there comes the
announcement from Philadelphia of the
annual meeting of The Keely Motor Com.
pany, in that city, and the election OF
Directors for the ensuing year. The
meeting was held With closed doors, as
usual. The DirectIs adopted resolu-
ton expressing faith in MIR KEELY and
in his motor, and Mr. KEELY, in his re-
port, stated that he could be ready for
pIdCtlCtl ttsl III q lev WtthS.
The GARFIELD family is described
by correspondent of The Cincinnati
Enquirer as indifeent to the greatness
which crowned the head of it. While
Governor FOSTER WAS visiting the Presi-
dentelcct at Mentor, one of the chubby,
curly headed sons q GARFIELD took
piece of chalk and wrote 329 " all over
the house, against the porch, the gable Of
the barn and the feu,es. GARFIELD look.
ed at the performance, turned to FOSTER,
and said: "CHARLEg, did you ever see
the ingratl,uto Of SINS exemplified like
thatY
An English inuician has Invented s
new flute. He assets that by doubling
the last four holes he has improved the
tones OF the lower notes, while giving in
creased power, ease and brilliancy to the
instrument generally and there is moth
ing more to pay torthese Improvements.
The material chiefly used by the patentee
for the head and body is ebonite, preps.
ration of India. rubber, which produces
extraordinary sound.ppducing properties.
One of the great difficulties of the flute
has always been the third octave, the
lingering for which differs entirely from
that OF the first or second octaves; and
the new flutes are constructed in such
manner that the third ocave can be easily
played with the same lingering as that
employed for the two lower octaves,
jim JACOBS, an oriiual Indian of the
Cattaraugus reservation, tullblooded
Seneca, eighty years otage, is a famous
hunter. He dresses n buckskin and
wears moccasins. 1t his custom to
visit the forests of Pennsylvania in Sep
TENDER. He roams ovel his favorite hunt
ing grounds, noting wbre the signs of
deer and bear and otter mink and foxes
are most prevalent. This occupies him
five or six weeks. Theuhe returns to his
reservation, fits himself out with such
supplies as he needs, ant by the time the
first snow may nstursllybe expected, he
goes back to the forest and stays until
spring. The supplies hetakes with him
are ammunition and traps He relies en-
tirely upon his gun and traps to keep his
larder supplied. He rarely takes dog
with him into the woods
That the Hebrew community hsve