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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
Edison and the Goose's Eggs
indianapolis Daily New.

havs spoken about Edison's r.
tence and perseverance. A f,np pa
story, the truth of which seyera, If u 10y
friends attest, has been toll, me hr nh
of his enthusiastic admirers 10 4 une
into relief these qualities. Ga,.ders .,
rural folk will know, fog with tbe;s
wings children who show thems' lvaa
disposed to interfere with hatc,,;ns
geese. When Edison was a hor
seven or eight, and still wearing ns,,;
coats, boys clothing being tbonabt hr
his people too dear, it was Observed br
them, at the farm in Michigan whers
he was brought up, that his bare 1eas
were often badly beaten by the eandey
He was told to keep out of thai h;rd,s
way and to let the geese alone. The
next spring hostilities were again de-
clared between him and the eander
One fine morning Edison disappeared
1t was ascertained that he took with
him store of food. AS he was st;ll
missing at night, great uneasiness was
felt. A search was begun next dav
The child was found in wood. sitting
down and holding ont his skirts over q
sort of straw nest that he had made
and filled with eggs which he had taken
from under an incubating goose. He
wanted to see whether be could not
hatch just as well as that bird. The
idea had set him in fever twelve
months previously, and he had not
abandoned it. Unphilosophical parents
whipped and scolded him.
An acquaintance, to whom Micni-
gan farmer had told this curious anec-
dote, went to Edison and asked wheth-
er it was not fabulous. mo, it is quite
true" he replied. ~ was terribly dis
appointed when they pulled me off my
nest, and had not the courage to try
again. But if | went now to hatch
those goose's eggs / should succeed.
have more perseyerancen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
and the work of destruction was n

and the work of destruction was If
short duration.
A sector. of the fire department came
across the bridge to battle with greater
and newer danger. Men were driven
down Main street, house by house, till
at last on the street passing the new no.
tel, they finally stayed the devouring
element. The fire swept Main street
from Hugh Hayes to the tom hall, for
ten rods on each side, running down to
point at the river, and ending with
the residence of ]. T. Allen.
Some eighty houses burned, and
their occupants are now sheltered by
the inhabitants whose houses escaped
the flames. The loss is placed at $780,
600; insurance S32, 900. No lives were
lost, but many persons were injured
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia Nodes
do special says fire this morning de-
s'royed the Anedte and Modesto hotels,
and number of stores and manufac-
turing establishments. The loss aggre-
gates about $4,000. The remains of
a. "a. Chapman, sheep herder, was
found in the ruins of the Modesto hotel.
An explosion of quantity of powder in
one of TIE stores and Of the cartridges
in the shooting gallery, in which the
fire originated, scattered the crowd and
checked the effort to extingaish the
flames. No one was injured by the ex-
plosion. Insurance light.
DENVER, Nov. 11.-The Atlantic -four
ing mills were burned this morning.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
By Rail Under the Severn.

1t Is announced that, after some sew
en- years labor, the tunnel under the
Severn has MT last practically been
made. The workmen are said to have
met IN the middle Of the channel. and
joined the two paths of communication
from the English and Welsh sides, so
that unless some most unlikely inter
ruptlon or disaster should now occur,
there remains nothing but to enlarge
the passage, wall it in, and lay the lines
OF rail. should everything now go well,
a design worthy of the old days of rail
road engineering will have been real
lzed, IN spite of most diShearteniag oh
stacles. 1t will be rel embered that
only year or two ago some consterna-
ton was caused by the news that wa
ter from the river had broken into the
borlngs. Such an accident might well
cause alarm and inspire fear that no
part of the riyer-hed would be fcund
sufficiently free from tissuies or irregu-
larltles of geological formation to allow
railway to pass beneath it safely.
The contractors, however, worked on
with only the greater determination,
and their laborS have now, it may be
confidently hoped, achieved a success.
The new line under the Severn will al
most revolutionize the communication
between the west of England and the
principally by bringing close to one
another towns and districts which have
always been nelghbors, geographically
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
Prize Designs for Wall Paper.
NV York CORRESPONDENCE New Orleans picayu

New ork Correspondence New Orleans Picayune.
In the wall paper prize competition
instituted by Warren, Fuller & Co., the
prizes have all been carried off by wo-
men, rs follows: Mrs. r. M. Wheeler,
$1,000, Miss Ida +. Clark, $500; Miss
Caroline Townsend, $500, and Miss
Dora Wheeler, 5000. Only two designs
were entered for the ceiling decoration
and neither was considered worthy of
the special prize of 5000 offered Mrs
Wheeler's design has dado of clover
on green gold field, with large golden
discs and lowering bees. a network Of
gold, III the form of honey cells, covers
the silver background of the field, on
which are clover plants. The frieze is
composed Of hives placed in row,
with bees and clover intervening. Miss
Clark's design represents the sea in
sweeps Of silver and ligh green viewed
through a silver net. The frieze of sea
plants is separated from the field by
border of scales, and the dado repre-
sents fishes swimming by y red sea
plant bordered by gold and silver scales
and shells. The design of Miss Town
send, who carried off the first prize at
the Decorative Art Society's competi-
ton last Spring, has dado of basket
pattern in squares, alternate gold, and
light olive green, field of white lilies
outlined with silver on a gray ground,
and frieze of lilies on silver ground.
Miss Wheelers dado consists of sprays
of fern leaves on q madder red ground
splashed with gold, field of peonies
on gold ground, and frieze of gold on
silver discs on a ground of pink splash
with gold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
New y ork Times.


| saw Guiteau to-day. He US in the
room of the Criminl Court for just one
hour, and sat during that time within
two yards OF him where | could see and
study his every feature. What a poor
and miserable looking wretch he is;
small of stature, thin legs, large feet
and hands, and hair the color of which
cannot be discerned, 50 closely is 1t
cropped to the scalp of a small, round
head. and face made repulsive by the
stubby mustache and beard of coarse
hair, cut close to the cheeks and COM
ing down to a point about four inches
from the tip of the chin, and of q color
similar to beard of black hair that
has been dyed when the dye WIS wear
ing off; a mouth of unusual proper
tons. which wears fixed expression
of anger; a large and ill shaped nose,
and ewes which, though not small, are
kept back under q forehead which Is
typical of the maniac. If any one at all
familiar with the inmates of the In
sane Asylum will look at Gu''eaus face
and say that il is not the face of the
typical maniac, then | am mistaken,
and | have been visitor to many in
situations where the insane are kept.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

A ton of gold or silver contains 30
166 ounces. A ton of gold is worth
500, S75. A ton of silver, at the pres
emit rate per ounce, is worth about S32-
600. A cubic foot of gold weighs l 200
pounds, and is worth nearly 100000.
A cubic foot ofsily e. weighs GOO pounds,
and is worth about $4,000. The value
of gold coin, bars ana bullion in circu-
lation in the world IL estimated at
SO, 100000. This would make in mass
twenty-five foot cube.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
,Slifyyhukrc Market.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10. - Flour Quiet and
unchanged Whea - Unsettled and lower; No.
hard, nominal, No. 2, 1908; l.3OlG for seller
Noverb er L3lia for seller December; 1871.
for seller January; 1923 for seller February
1888 for seller March; 1915 for seller April;
No. g. l.l21s No. and rejected nominal
Corn-Stronger; No. 2 6O}a. Oats Higher; No,
., As. Rye-Higher, No. |, 9S. Barley
Higher; No 9 90
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
A Change in Presidential Receptions.
Miss lirmly's Washington Correspondence.

MIS- ITUTIITN " HSTTIIIAVUTI 'VTTt9 I7VIIIItV7'
Every one seems to think our new
President, whom most people consider
a handsome man, means to put on a
great deal Of style during his Admins
ration. Tbs impression was to a GER
tain degree confirmed by his keeping
the French and German visitors wait
ing so long in the rotunda when they
went there on the l4th to be received
by him. Ha remained in the Presi-
dents room ut the Senate end of the
Capitol for fifteen minutes after they
were in the rotunda, and, when be en-
tered with Secretary Blaine, be was In
troduced TO the French by NJ. Outrey,
and to the Germans by Baron Schlozer,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

II the time ever comes for the eX-
PLANTATION of the mysteries of this world
We shall be glad to know why. the
young man who remarks on avileng
church, 81 can preach better sermon
than that myself" is content to wear
out his life over counter at sou
month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

The amount of game reaching Parls
during the first fortnight OF the season
has during the past three years aver
aged 12S,s5o head. The value OF 'ne
game consumed there each season a@ M Is
Estimated at not less than S16,Soo,ooo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
-
Chicago market.

CHcAso, Nov. Is. Flour Steady and un-
changed. Wheat - Unsettled aud generally
higher; No. 2 Chicago spring 1.Slal.3I14 for
seller cash; l.3l for seller November; 1920 1927
for seller December; l.3l for seller the year
1850 l.331s for seller January; sales: 132s
1854 for seller December 1.339 81 q for
seller January, No. 3 Chicago spring, LII; re-
jected, 92a95 Corn-Aetiye. firm and higher;
coz q6O% for seller cash; Coz for seller No
vember; 81 4 for seller December; 6lM a6lA
for seller January; CO.. for seller March, rejected
So Oats-Active, firm and higher; AL. for
seller cash; AK for seller November; 443. for
seller December A 4 for seller January; AZ for
seller May. Rye-Firmer; 9S a9Sk. Barley
Firmer at 10y. Flax seed duh and lower at las
a 1.47 Pork Active, firm and higher; 16.9IhQ
100 for seller cash; l6.75a 1855 for seller
November; 16.s0q 1890 for seller December;
II. so for seller January; 1910 for seller Feb
ruary. Lard-Actiye, ftn and higher; ll.40G
l1.45 for seller cash and November; ll.50G
ll52h for seller December; ll.62 u a So for
Sc. 'er January Il75a ll.77l4 for seller Febru-
AIRY. The " Drover's Journal reports: Hogs
Receipts, % 900; shipments . 1900; active and ga
Toe higher all sold at the advanced figures
common light, G.00G6.2O; mixed packing, 59O4
$40; heavy, G.4005 10; culls and grassers, 4.5oa
$50. Cattle--Receipts, 5 O0O shipments 200
good demand, strong and l0c higher; very few
good natives offered; exports, 6.20G7.00; common
to choice shipping 5.00d6124s; grassers, S75a
IFS; butchers, 2.O0G4.Oo; stockers and feeders
2.5Od4C0; through Texans, 2.75di2o Ne
braska Texans, 3.7jG 44O; half breeds and
natives, 4.OOa 5,25. sheep-Receipts, 2,oOO ship
ments, 200 in fair demand at steady prices
choice, 4,S5 poor to good, 2.75G45o.
The people down east need not iauSh
at our western ways of doing business.
1t amounts to about the same thing
all round. after all. We rob railroad
trains and mountain stages, and our
neighbors down east keep summer ho-
tells. And, dearly beloved, allow Us to
say that the difference in methods
doesn't make continental bit of differ
ence to the traveler.-Buriipgt0n Hack
ege.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
SENSATIONAL SCENE.

A Cowhiding Affair ir Westinghouse Col.
Boyd, of the Census Bureau, Young
Lady and Jealous Wife in the Role,
the Latter Plying the Whip &
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. ia sensation
al scene was witnessed on New York avenue,
near Fourteenth street, this city, to-day. Col.
Boyd, who annually publishes the Washing
ton business directory, was walking down
New York avenue with handsome young
lady. Suddenly carriage was pulled up at
the curbing Immediately opposite the couple,
and Mrs. Boyd, wife of Col Boyd, jumped
out of it. She produced cowhide and be-
gan to lash the young lady who was with
Boyd numerically. The young lady ran,
Mrs. Boyd following, but bystanders inter-
fered after few strokes had been administered
Then Boyd at the command of his wife, meek
Iy entered the carriage with her and was driv-
en- home. Boyd has charge of one of the d.
visions of the census, and several ladies
are : employed l under him. It
is said he has been over attentive to two or
three of these ladies, especially to one of them.
His attentions to this one aroused his wife's
jealousy, and she has been watching them
To day, just after Boyd left the young lady,
his wife made descent on them described. .
Whether there's to be any divorce or damage
suits has not been developed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
FURNISHED Rooms.

The new comedy, which will be presented at
the Opera house On Monday and Tuesday eve
nings of next week, receives the following fat
tering notice from the Cincinnati Press.
The play of Furnished Rooms" at Heuck's
this week, is an entirely new attraction. The
piece is a farcical comedy, meant by its author
solely to make an audience laugh, and spend
an evening pleasantly. Like all plays of that
kind, the plot is sacrificed for the sake of in
PRODUCING hits and ludicrous situations. Miss
Patti Rosa and W. T. Melville carry off the
honors and deservingly. Miss Rosa, by her
vivacious action, puts the life into the piece it
needs, and captivates the audience. Her sing
ing and dancing in the last act, last night, set
the house wild with delight. Mr.. Melville
has a minor part to play, but he makes SO
much of it in his makeup and absurdly fine
acting that he becomes the character de re-
sistance before the play is half finished. Next
in merit comes D. H, Fitzpatrick as Skinner
the Composer who works hard and with
success. AS whole, the play is well worthy
of the liberal patronage it is receiving nightly.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
COZ. pIL1sBURY DECLINES.

Gov. Pillsbury sends his champion the
following note: ~.
To the Editor of the Pioneer Press. 81
Dear Sir-The action which you have taken
| in placing my name before tho people for gu.
bernatorial honors was, as you are aware
without my knowledge or consent. While
am gratified with the very high compliment
paid nae by the citizens of Ramsey county and
other portions of the State, as well as by the
| friendly sentiments frequently expressed by
| yourself, am constrained to adhere to my
| former determination to retire from political
life at the close of this term of Office, and this
card is to inform you OF my purpose. Very
respectfully, j. s. PILLsBURY.e
| With characteristic malevolence the
p. p assumes that Gov. Pillsbury is
not in earnest and that his letter does
not mean anything. 1t accordingly urges
counties to send Pillsbury dele.
gates to the State convention in any
event. t4T,, e. BIS
1t is an insult to the Governor to as.
sumo that he is not in earnest in his decli-
nation He has held the position for three
terms at the sacrifice of important pri-
vate interests. 1t is well understood thai
he has felt deep interest in seeing the
bond question settled before he vacated
the office, and the decision Of the supreme
court now gives HIM an opportunity tc
| accomplish that. At all events if he
calls an extra session of the legislature
he does all towards the settlement he
could hope to do if he was Governor fol
| three terms more. ~ 80 ile a5sa.5
| The GLOBE does not cast reflection
upon him as his organ does. His care
was evidently written in good faith and
as such should be accepted.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16

THERE appears to be but little doubt
of the fact that the Presidents physicians
are Systematically deceiving the public
as to his condition. He is either a great
deal worse or great deal better than
their bulletins indicate. The latter
seems to be the fact, and it Is supported
by the presumption that they wish to &C
.quire credit for skill that they do not
possess 1t is not at all probable that
the President, even with the magnificent
constitution he possesses, could survive
the frequent relapses he is reported to
have experienced, and 1t is more than
likely that the physicians .exaggerate his
unfavorable symptoms simply to show to
the world how easily they can rally him
from the most dangerous crisis. A little
more honesty on the part of the surgeons
would be highly acceptable to the people
generally.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court Decisions

Alexander j. Mcdonald, sole surviving
partner Of Alexander j. Mcdonald and John
< McDonald, partners as Mcdonald Brothers,
appellants, vs. the Minneapolis Lumber Co.,
Chas. H. Robinson and Sylvester NJ Cary,
eaux, William Gould, Antoine Steel, Henry F.
Brown, James j. Wagner, Robert W. Elmer,
George B. Spencer, Charles Rehndahl, s. D.
Kimback, Samr Lnuchein, Jos. w. Johnson,
Thos IA. Galley and r. M. Neeley, partners as St.
Anthony Iron Works; s. B. Love and Albert
Lawrence, partners as Lawrence & Love;
George "a. Bracket, George r. Robinson,
State National bank, ETC., Minneapolis;
Eli Barnes, William r. Case, George r.
Pratt, A. o. Lamoreaux and 81. G. Baldwin,
partners as Robert Pratt & Co.; M. joss,
Eugene M. Wilson and James w. Lawrence,
partners as Wilson & Lawrence; Samuel G.
Gale and George 81. Rust, partners as Gale
& Co.; James Hayes, M. s. Lamoreaux and
P. g. sLamOreaux. partners as Lamoreaux &
Co., and A. 0. Lameraux, respondents.
+ Syllabus-A mechanics lean for labor and
material employed and used for the construc-
ton Of q dry kiln for drying lumber is not to
be extended to saw mill aud planning mill
owned and operated by the same parties, situa-
ted across the street from the dry kiln and in
another block, notwithstanding the steam used
in the kiln for drying lumber and for furnish
ing power for the mills is desired and trans
mitted from boilers situated on lot adjoining
the mills, it appearing that the kiln
though erected by the owners of the mills
and boilers for drying lumber for themselves
and for others had no necessary connection
with the running of the mills, but was sep
arate and additional branch of business. The
trial conrt by - its decree
extended tie lien .ssto the lot
on which the boilers were situated, but it ex-
clu ded it from the adjoinidg lots on which
the mills were situated. Held, That the de-
cree went far enough, at least, in favor of the
claimant, and contained no error prejudicial
to him Judgment affirmed. CLARK, j.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
n Booming River.

The rise in the river continues, the
mark yesterday showing nine feet seven
inches-a highest stage of water known
to the present generation at this season
of the year. Reports from the st. Croix
and Minnesota are that both those streams
are at flood height and still rising, and as
the rain continues, a continuation of the
rise in the Mississippi here and below
may be expected for several days to come.
. A report received by Capt. Reaney yes
terday was to the effect that the lightning
Gem City, Of the st. Louis & st. Paul
line, was on good time on her up trip,
and that she would be here, to leave on
her return, promptly at 10 a. m. Satur-
day.
The Libbie Conger, of the Diamond
10 line, will also arrive during Friday
night to leave for st. Louis at about 9
O'Clock Saturday morning. a,e
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
BALLOON NOTES,

Such a gettin' to New York We never did
see. Ftft stsa
The balloon reporters from abroad have
gone home by rail. =,
Just think of it. The reporters will have
to go to work to earn their salaries. m
The boys ought not to be too hard on Prof.
King. He gave them nice holiday in COW
pasture. so u4 ~
Two hundred rations was rather short
allowance for four days. browsing about in q
cow pasture. 81 ss -
The reporters are signing for the fool killer.
There are some things so self evident that 1t
isn't necessary for that parsonage to get in his
work.
I Let's see. Net results Three and half
miles in balloon, four days in cow pasture,
five miles walk in mud and rain to st. Paul.
All the rest is reportorial glory. f
Prof. King told the boys, as reason for not
going up, that their lives were in his hands.
The popular idea before this declaration was
that Knapheide was boarding the party.
The reporters all walked into town last
night, for fear if they remained they might
generate so much gas that the balloon would
re-inflate itself and carry off the COW pasture.
The reporters consider themselves double
dash fools because they took turns in standing
watch all night while Prof. King was com
fortably sleeping in one of Col. Knapheide's
hospitable beds. 20
Col. Knapheide says he don't mind boarding
a balloon, but when it comes to furnishing
bed and grub for half q dozen reporters and q
great Junk head of an aerial professor, he
wants to be counted out of the job.
The only wave Of real sorrow which came
over the reporters while boarding at KNAPP
heide's was when they: saw the announcement
in Yesterdays GLOBE that q Minneapolis
merchant had failed in business. They couldn't
bear the idea of having any one else go up.l e
q Because the gas bag is empty it must not BE-
supposed Prof. King has collapsed. His gas
runs on as usual II cost Col. KING four or
Ave thousand dollars, and ten thousand peo-
Die paid dollar each, to see the old TAP
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16

HTHE ignominious failure of the great
balloon voyage after going three and one
half miles, simply shows that in this
case, at least, the aeronaut never intended
to make any such experiment as pro-
posed. If navigation in the air ever
comes in vogue it will be in some differ
emit form from an uncomfortable gas bag,
and only idiots or frauds will pretend
anything more than mere local trips with
the present appliances. Prof. King has
succeeded in testing the qualities of a
balloon cloth he makes and has bamboo
zled great many people, including a
bevy of reporters, He will leave Mime
sofa regarded as humbug or worse.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16

Gov RAMSEY does not respond to thu
mutteringsa of gubernatorial thunder
The p. P. gang bamboozled him into al
lowing the use of his name against Sena.
tor Mcmillan in order to crafty theil
personal spite. They are now trying te
repeat the game with Pillsbury and the
governorship, and throw Ramsey in fol
variation. The result was SO terribly ia
tai for Ex-Gov. Ramsey that he does not
proposed to be resurected in order to fur
nish a corpse for another funeral.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16

SENATOR SHERMAN is about to take the
stump in Ohio on behalf of Gov. Foster,
and an inquisitive paper wants him to
tell what he knows about the disposal Of
the contingent fund while he was secre-
tary of the treasury. Mr.. Sherman will
undo ubtedly refuse, for it is one of the
rules Of Republican officials to be SUBJ
timely ignorant of the funds intrusted to
their care when they may be needed
for political purposes 20.