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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15

trary directions. Otto fired, hit the
trigger of the pistol and broke the
three balls. Eight metal balls were
then screwed on the ten-foot frame.
On the sides below aud above, balls
were set swinging in every direction.
Macdonald stood in front of the boy,
who then fired over his head, and at
each side of him, aud between his
knees, breaking the balls from any and
every part where they were suspended
behind MacDonald's back A target
was then put up behind MacDon-
aids back. The boy went through
Inc same performance, standing oppo-
site Macdonald, and rang the bell
(which is placed ut the extreme rear)
nj every shot by carroming on the
meta balls, Six small lighted tapers
were then arranged upon a ii, nder
perpendicular pole then. while in the
various pastures of vaulting, Otto ex-
tlneulshed each RESI- ective light with
hsrille. Glass balls were thrown up
IN the air IN every conceivable direc-
ton. These Otto broke promiscuously
without any sight at all, for large
business card was fastened over the
rifle.
This description of shooting he con-
sders the most simple. and, though
wonderful to the spectator, scarcely
worthy his own proves. Ottos aver
age in this class of shooting is 9S out of
100. Otto placed his weapon at point
six feet from him; then, ut the word
ready two glass balls were thrown in
the air. He tumbled, caught his rifle,
fired, and broke both of these balls
with one shot, Twelve glass balls were
placed upon n perpendicular pole in
exact rotation. Otto loaded, fired, and
broke every one of them in twelve sec
onds. Ouo's iavorlte weapon is the
Winchester rifle, one of which, i'll token
of admiratio., was presented to him by
the Winchester ride company. To
close the performance, Otto, while his
left arm was securely tied to his side,
loaded, aimed, fired, and broke a large
number of glass balls with his right
arm.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15
Brown Bread and How TO Make 1t.

According to her promise at the last
lesson, Mrs. Emma p Ewing was ready
Wednesday with a recipe to teach the
class at Ms. Loring's seminary the art
Of making that ancient and much-prized
article of diet, Boston brown bread.
Before she began on this, however, she
catechized the young ladies on the sub
jet Of bread-making in general. After
this the recipe for the brown bread was
given. It was as follows: Three cups
Of corn-meal. white preferred; pour up
on them three cups Of boiling water;
add three cups of rye-meal; add half q
cup OF molasses, one teaspoonful OF salt,
half cup of yeast; mix together and
put into buttered dish and steam for
three or four hours then set in the oven
to dry off. Mrs. Ewing said rs far rs
she was concerned that she had no adj
miration for brown bread, and conse-
quently she had devised this substitute,
which seemed in many respects prefer
able: Take one quart Of boiling milk
and pour on one quart Of meal; let 1t
stand until cold, and then stir IN one
quart Of wheat Graham -four, tea
SpOoiitui VI ahit, anu 'iiitc t'"SPpppiuio
Of baking powder; beat all together,
place in the steamer and cook. The
following recipe was given for corn-meal
griddle-cakes: Pour one pint Of boiling
milk over half. pint Of corn-meal; when
cool, add the yolks Of two eggs, one tea
spoonful Of sugar and half a teaspoonful
Of salt; beat the whites Of the eggs to a
stiff froth. and stir them in. The fol-
lowing recipe for rice mullins closed
the lesson One and half cups of
flour, one cup Of milk and three-fourths
of cup Of boiled rice, AMI the yolks Of
two eggs, with flour and milk; beat the
whites separately, add two spoonfuls of
baking powder and a tablespoonful of
butter for each esg, and bake in a
"gem" pan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15
pure pearl lying at his feet, his own,

a pure pearl lying at his feet, his own,
and his only.
"Di," said he, family, II am old
enough to be your father"
You are just old enough to be NV
husband, she saucily retorted.
"And | have but halt of what little
fortune | originally possessed
'ln my eyes" said Diana, gravely,
you are a rich man. But tell me.
first, one thing"
"WellP"
"Do you love mes"
"My little love, l cannot remember
when | have not loved YOU"
very well" said Di, then it's all
settled. We are engaged"
Mr.. Seaford never would have dared
to ask Diana Fulton for the treasure of
her love but now, that he knew it was
his, it represented to him an earthly
paradise, And Aunt Balestierre said
she couldn't understand it at all.
But if Seaford and Diana are pleas
ed aln," she said.
So the adopted daughter became the
dear and cherished wife
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15
Electi0n.Day "reminiscences.


81 would like to spoke few words to
Telescope Perkins, If he am in de hall
tonight" said the president, as the
meeting opened. The brother wiped of
his mouth and advanced to the plat
form, and Brother Gardner continued
"Brudder Perkins, | met you at
O'Clock in de evenin on 'leckshun
night"
"Yes, sab"
you war what de white folks call
slowed"
"l'ze mighty sorry, sah.'
"You war full OBJ glory. You felt dat
you had saved the kentry. Your close
war all mud. Your breaf smelt OF
skuuks, an you had TO jump up an
down an whoop to keep from Dustin
your bier"
.. lots O. white folks was dom de same,
sah'
"Sartin sartin' You, an old ex-
slave, unable to read or write, was only
followin' in de footsteps of intelligent,
educated white men. Brudder Perkins,
! war walkin' round on 'leckshun day,
an saw some Gurus things ! saw
citizens who would not swallow ten
drops of whiskey if life depended on il
vote for men who had sold de pizen
stuff ober de bar fur Vars. An dat
was savin' the kentry. / saw men who
would turn a servant gal out doors on a
winters night, if dey heard scandal
bout her, walk up to de polls an vote
| fur men who rent from two TO half a
dozen houses to women Of bad charac.
ter. Dat was gwine it straight ! saw
men whose wives am breakin' deil
hearts ober de hayward course ob be,
loved sons, walk to de winder an stick
in ballots fur candidates who am in ca.
boots wild blacklegs and de steady pat
rons of gamblin' houses. Dat was dc
glory OBJ politics. saw Christian men
who pray agin vice and shed tears obei
de wickedness oh society, vote fur can
dldateS whose private lives am one
long night of debauchery and corrup
ton. Dat was standin by de party
saw ministers oh de gospel cast vote
for drunkards, libertines an outlaws o
society. Dat was supportin' de princl
plesl | saw de honest, decent men OF
|
thugs, thieves and loafers on de odder
an de honest, decent men war SWEEP
away like chat befo' gale. Dat wa,
an illustration Oh de beaties oh de 'ect-
i've franchise!"
"But | won't do it agin, sab" pleaded
BROTHER Perkins.
"You kin sot down" quietly remarked
the president. dat same night heard
aldermen bawlin like mules bekase
som favored candidate had pulled frew
wild de aid oh money and wisky, Citi-
zens who wouldn't let you in at de front
doah rolled in de mud like hogs dat
night. Men who hey sons to bring up
met an shook hands an rejoiced ober
de 'leckshun ob candidates who know
de way into every saloon an poker
room in Detroit Blame you Brudder
Perkins-blame you fur follerin' de ex'
ample OBJ leadin' white folksl No, sah
Go an sot down an feel proud dat
you come SO nigh bein' an eminent
citizeDl"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15
The Most Wonderful Shooting o.

California Advertiser

California Advertiser.
Prince Otto, the boy chief of the Nez
Perez Indians, the protege of Capt
Mcdonald, and without exception. the
most wonderful rifle snot in the world
gave an exhibition of rifle shooting Mt
Platt's Hall last week that was fai SUI
perior TO the best work ever Done hy
Carver or DR.. Ruth. The audience was
select, and included several English,
French, Russian and Italian officers,
and every one present was satisfied, ut
the close of the exhibition they had
witnessed the most wonderful feats
ever performed with rifle. After
going through u manual of arms that
would puzzle the oldest militia general
in the Union, Otto commence shooting.
A framework was built upon the stage,
upon which were number of swing
ing glass balls. Upon the rear
plankmcnt there was suspended
the figure of man of life size.
Active cent piece was placed upon the
top of the head of this figure. Otto's
back being to the object, the word
about was given, and the coin was
pierced through the centre. He then
put down his rifle six feet from where
he stood, turned somersault, caught
his rifle again, fired, and cut the string
of the suspended figure AZ which he
had previously fired
A pistol barrel WAS then placed in n
small steel frame; behind this was
fixed razor, with the edge facing the
audience. On each side of this razor
was glass ball securely placed The
pistol barrel, razor and balls were
masked with covering of white cloth
The boy was then blindtolded and his
back turned to the object. The "about
face was Civ en-, when he fired down
through the pistol barrels, split his
single rifle ball upon the razpr's edge
and broke both glass balls on the right
and left. This remarkable feat was
performed by the boys sense of loca-
ton. Then loaded pistol was placed
diagonally from where Otto stood.
Three balls were set swinging in CON
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15
THE ROUND FIFE.

Two children down by the shining strand
with eyes as blue as the summer sea
bile the sinking sun fills all the land
With the glow OF golden mystery;
Laughing aloud at the sea-mews cry,
G-zing with joy on its snowy breast,
iii the first star looks from the evening sky
And the amber bars stretch over the west.
A soft grsen dell by the breezy shore.
A sailor lad and maiden fair,
Hand elasped in hand while the tale of wore
Is borne again on the listening air.
tor love is young, though love be old
And love alone the heart can fill
And the dear old tale that has been told
In the days gone by is spoken still.
A trim-buh. home ON a sheltered bay
A wife looking out on the gistening sea
prayer for the loved one far away,
And prattlng imps meath the old roof tree
a Ii ted latch and a radiant face
By the open door in the falling night,
A welcome home and warm embrace
From the love of his youth AID his children
bright.
An aged man in an old arm chair
golden light from the western sky;
His wife by his side, with her silvered hair,
And the opened book Of God close by
Sweet or the bay the cleaning falls,
And bright is the glow of the evening star;
But dearer to them are the jasper walls,
And the golden streets OF the land altar.
Ap old ckurchyard on green hillside,
Two lying still in their peaceful rest
he ishermens boats going out with the tide
In the fiery glow Of the amber west.
Childrens laughter and old mems signs,
The night that follows the morning clear
A rainbow bridging our darkened skies,
Are the round of our lives from year to year
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15

There is quite rs much necessity for
barn cleaning on the farm az for house
cleaning, and il farmers were as pune
tilious aoou the renovation and puri-
fcation of the out-buildings as farmers
wives are about the dwelling, there
would speedily be an improvement
about the appearance Of things as well
as OF convenience.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15

Confin Gsd on 9Th pd1e
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-22
VALLEJO as A sAKITAR1UM.

The National Board Of Health reports
that of sixty weight cities which made
weekly reports to it last year, Vallejo
proved to be the healthiest, and Norfolk,
Virginia, the unhealthiest. According to
this statement the average duration of life
in Vallejo is So years, and in Norfolk p
years. As matter of course these figures
are not capable of being used as the basis
for generalization, since but small portion
of the country has been tested, and over
very narrow period. Nevertheless Vallejo
is entitled to hold her head up on the
strength of the report of the National
Board of Health, and we may even so SO
far as to hope that it will induce consider
able additions to her population. A place
where it is made to appear, however
vaguely, that there is a prospect of living
So years, certainly ought to possess pecu-
liar advantages as a sanitarium.
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QUEER DETECTIVES.

They have somewhat remarkable firm
of private detectives in San Francisco.
The firm is charged with having enticed a
man into their Office and there beaten and
abused him, because he had circulated the
report that they were blackmailers. Two
members OF the firm, being put on the wit
ness stand, admitted that they had been
convicted, one of forgery and the other of
burglary, and that they had respectively
served sentences in the House of Correc-
ton. Evidently these men believed in the
old proverb, ''Set thief to catch a thief,
but it is not likely that the recent revela-
tions OF their past careers will serve as
recommendations, save to those employers
who want very dirty work done. The
private detective business is one which has
quite frequently been adopted as cover
for criminal enterprises, and there is reason
to believe that large proportion of the
work done through it has usually been of a
character which would not bear close in
spectinn
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PASSENGER LISTS.

CARLIN, June 2lst-Passed here to-day,
to arrive in Sacramento tomorrow DIR. j.
Thompson and wife, Butte City, Mont; j.
d. Hall, New York; Miss King. Philadel-
phia Mrs Gursey, San Francisco; Mrs.
Gordon, sister and child, Mrs. Jennie A.
Snedley, Minnesota; J.. Janin, Oakland,
Cal; Mrs. d. A. Smith, Washington
Mrs. II. W. Petty. Mrs. r. Parks and child,
Norfolk, Va; Miss r. Dimon, Oakland,
Dr. Fl. 2. Gied, l.. Sco6eld, Stanford, Conn. /;
w. L. Mckee, Phoebe, New; William
Hardaire, Camden, n. J.; II. B. Leckler and
wife, Brooklyn, N. Y; Isadore Liearre,
France V. FL. Pease, Carson City, New;
w. w. Scott, Washington, d. G.; Mrs.
Pfsiffer, Mrs. Fisher VIM. Pfeiffer, Fred.
Robert, Philadelphia; J. w. Croford, Salem,
Or; r. w. Beall, Philadelphia; Jas. Kirk
land. w. Kirkland, New York Charles
Kelly, Pennsylvania j. Nj. Gilbert, Port
land. Or; i. H. Dougherty. VIM. Daley,
Fl. HID. Kansas City, H. Vorgh, Ogden I;
III. J. Webb. wife and two children, Mis-
souri,; r. Dunn, Michigan Robert Glover,
0 iklsud, Cal G. P. Gartney, c. + Mich
els. Wood river, Idaho; Miss Betsy Wyant,
New York; Mrs. E. Osmopd. Washington 4;
90 emigrant passengers, TO arrive IN Sacra-
mento June 23d.
NEwHALL, june 2lst.-Passed here to-day,
to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow: r.
NJ. Squire, Oakland; H. Myerstein, Nj. j.
Fillmore, T. r. Taylor, J. l.. Patterson. ii.
NJ. Newhall, San Francisco; w. Lacy, w:
n. Monroe, w. S. Monroe, Deputy Sherih
and two prisoners, Los Angeles L. Gully,
sonora Z. d. Shamp. Walnut Grove: W.
G. Jackson, Arizona Territory; W. ii, Ben.
ham. Chicago.
OMAHA. June 21st.-Left here to-day, to
arrive in Sacramento June 25th i: Q. Kimball,
Richard Savage, Mrs. John Dyer, Max
Brooks and wife, f. g. Beckwith and family,
+. A. Beckwith, Captain John Goad, San
Francisco; Mrs. May Brennan, Lowell,
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VERY SERIOUS CHARGES.

The San Jose Mercury of yesterday pre-
fers very serious charges against the
Warden of the State Prison at San Qaen-
tin. Mr.. Joseph Ames. Almost any enc of
these charges, if proved, would constitute
good and sufficient reason for removing
that official, and they are made in the most
positive and advantageous manner, a1d
therefore the more urgently demand
prompt investigation. They are OF such a
character that hearsay denial will not
constitute an answer to them. In fact
nothing Is left. after tie Publication of
such specific and part;calarizsd accusa-
tions, but TO order an Official inquiry into
the administration of the State Prison.
Whether the Board Of State Prison D.
rectors is competent to undertake such an
investigation Governor Perkins must de-
eide. Bus we desire to point cut to him
thai the Board itself is practically in.
cluded in the charges, and that since it is
openly accused of having been bribed by
the Warden to shat its eyes to his laches,
it would probably not be regarded by the
public as in ali respects fit tribunal to
pass upon the matters in interest. The
Warden himself We presume viii be among
the first to demand such an investigation,
for it is lmpos ible that he can ignore the
charges brought against him, or that he
can hope to clear himself from them with,
out full and free inquiry. The condition
OF the State Prison has Teen wret;lei
enough even when the miserable laws
which coatrol it we're fully carried out, but
what it mus. be if half the statements Of
the Mercury have any foundation in fact,
only such an open and honest investigation
can reveal
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FOREIGN.
The TrouhIe I'm lr.lond.


DUBLIN, June 21st.-It is understood that
if Rsdpath comes to Ireland and makes his
customary speeches he will be arrested
The Irish census shows population of
5.159 $40, being decrease of 252, 53S since
1871.
New YORK, June 21st-The World's Lon
don special says: Adyices from Dublin say
that quie;ness prevails throughout the coun-
try, the farmers having harvested the biggest
harvest known for fifty years, and the root
crops promise to be unprecedentedly abund-
ant Archbishop McCabe's pastoral of Sun.
day, denouncing the League and sharply re-
minding the clergy that their mission is not
to incite civil war but promote peace and con-
cord, has thrown the Leaguers into con-
fusion. Many landlords who fled from here
during the Boycottiug period are returning
home, and thee are signs on every hand that
the agitation has nearly burnt itself out.
DUBLIN, Juns 2lst.-The arrest of Cox
leaves the Land League exclusively in the
hands of Sexton.
Three men have been sentenced to five
years in the Penitentiary for riot and assault
ing the police.
Sexton, at the Land League meeting to-
day, made a strong appeal to America for
funds, saying it was critical time with the
League.
DUBLIN, June 2lSt.-Ihe Gazette contains
proclaulations prohibiting a number of meet.
ings announced tn be held, placing the city
and county of Waterford under the Protec-
ton Act, and prohibiting the importation of
arms into Ireland except at Dublin, Belfast,
Cork, Limerick, Londonderry, Waterford,
Galway, Sligo. Drogheda. Duudalk, Green
ore, Newry and Wexford.
LoNDoN, June 2lss.-The police have
seized and coutiscated large number OF cart
ridges found opposite the house OF a we'll
known member Of the Land League at Dews-
bury, near LseGs. The Land League Is very
strong there.
The Frcnfh..falian Affair at Marseilles.
MARsEILLEs, June 2l,t.-A deputation OF
FIVE French workmen went to the Julien
tannery to-day and summoned the proprietor
to dismiss their Italian employees. threatening,
in the event of refusal, that q. 900 wolkmen
would visit the works tomorrow and prevent
the / .aliaus from gaining admission. Ihe
deputation stated that their action was re-
solved upon by a syndicate. This affair has
increased the excitement. Precautions have
been taken to prevent the threat from being
carried out.
PARIS, June 21st.-Leading Italians repu-
date the idea that the Missing at Marseliies
was from any animosity to France.
MARsEILLEs, June 2lst-If there Is any
further row the Project of Police will declare
martial law. The riot was confined to indl-
yidusls, who committed barbarous murders
in some cases.
MARsEILLEs, June 21st.-Ahout 200 ar
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holding our penal institutions, and in con-

holding our penal institutions, and in con-
tinuing through them the brutalizing work
of the preceding twenty years. Let us hope
that Judge Freedoms sentence of Riley may
arouse some public reflection that it may
stir the sluggish conscience of the com.
munity and that. even at the eleventh
hour, tie people OF California may be
made to understand that they cannot with
condemn even bad men to such
a hell upon earth as the State Prison has
hitherto been, and that they had better
return to the code Of Draco, and hang for
petty larceny, than thus force every law.
breaker to become AN irreclaimable scoun-
drel, and thus bar the door against
reform to all who have once fallen.
Better anarchy than such an administra-
ton of law. Better no prison at all than
a prison which makes instead OF redeeming
criminals.
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THIS moRNINa's NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted at
u7s FOR IS Of 1907 1889 Tor IS OF 1851; Ill5 for
81 sterling, 81 $500 81 silver bars, II.
Silver in London, 81 3 l5d consols 1907 per
cent United States bonds les; "A, 1913 AIS, M.
In San Francisco half dollars arc quoted al I
discount to par; Mexican dollars, 99991e.
At Liverpool wheat is quoted at ss ID aos 10 for
good to choice California.
In the San Francisco mining share ma ket yester-
day the prices were the highest at the opening and
even these rates were generally below the best fl :,
ures paid on Monday. the decline varying from Sc
:, zoe
heavy storm Of wind and rain did much damage
at Baltimore Monday.
Another tragedy, Characteristic of Texas is re-
ported from Marshall
\ boy 16 years old committed suicide at Santa
Cruz Monday
The Methodist camp-meeting at Santa Cruz has
adjourned.
Fire near Eureka. Humboldt county; also at AIT
house, Oregon.
II nry Riley. for robbery, has been sentenced at
San Francisco to imprisonment for life.
The riots at Marsaies are receiving the attention
of both the French and Italian Governments.
of Ayoob Khan with heavy loss.
A confagraton occurred at Quebec yesterday.
Several buildings we,e destroyed by FIRE Yesterday
ut Portland, Or.
Near Virginia, Nov., yesterday, in a drunken
frenzy, shot three Of his companions, and
wounded himself seriously.
John E. o'Connor died suddenly at Astoria. Or,
yesterday.
a single highwayman robbed another stage in
Texas Monday.
Since 1871 the population of Ireland has decreased
252,5Ss
Joseph Wilker was drowned in the Umpqua river,
OREGON, Sunday.
At Wells Point. Tex. yesterday. boiler explosion
killed two men aud wounded two others.
a Tennessee woman recently gave birth to seven
children-all girls-in one day.
1t is again stated that Sitting Bull and bis band
are in a starving condition.
Milton Ysrberry, Town Marshal Of Albuquerque
n NJ, Yesterday killed Charles Campbell, railroad
carpenter.
by an accident the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
aud Northern Railroad yesterday near Iowa City,
Ia, the engineer aud brakeman were killed
The Republican Municipal Nominating Conven-
ton of San Francisco met in that city yesterday.
The National Temperance Convention convened
yesterday at Saratoga, n. Y.
A boiler explosion a. Medford, Mass, yesterday
killed one man and injured five Others fatally.
The balloting for United Senators continues at
Albany without rsachiny am election andthe bribery
investigation in connection Herewith still rags its
slow length along,
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GENERAL NEWS.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
MORE BALL0TING AT ALBANY.
The Bribery Investigation still Dragging
Along.
GEN. GRANT AND The GARFIELD LETTER.
a Woman Delivered CT Seven Children
at Birth,
MEN TORTURED TO DEATH IN ARKANSAS.
solitary Eo1seman" Robs Another
Texas Stage
VARIOUS ITEMS OF r0RR.Gs NEWS.
The Riots at Marseilles Receiving Govarn-
ment Attention.