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The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-22

The editor who wrote that $50
pair OF eorsets for hugging purposes
feel as much like keg of nails as a
cheaper pair, now wears a wig
His wife never had $50 pair Of
corsets.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-22

Nothing like an honest quill. A
st. Louis paper starts an editorial
with; sour ancestors. the balloons Of
Africa" etc. Don't you ever get
lonesome to see the old folks !?
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-22

A Kentucky woman sat a. the head
Of the stairs while her daughter had
. beau in the room below. Sleep
came to the old woman and she rolled
down and broke both legs.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-22

When the bell Of locomotive be-
gins to ring out 10 Missouri the co.,
ductor yslls ALook out for sraio rob-
bers"
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prices and conditions Of
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Sporting News at home and abroad, to-
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1853. GIRARD 1886

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exhibits
aractvn variety and interest The perfect
The prices beyond controversy goods conveyed from
most exact business science On moderation primarily
prices while giving the additional advantages dpatehn
There why ali share in The advantages which
are offered BY this mart Of fashion and
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-02

rather 8 cits polite ian than statee-
man, yet it no doubt did strengthen
tue ticket IN this quarter. He was
seen every day conduct ng tee cam
psign IN THIS state, and 20 some
extent throughout the country, work
ing metho iicslly and with altered
habits, and many men were induced
to contribute in New York By the
sight of this rather cherry faced
gentleman going to bis Office like an
other man to a bank, morning after
morning.
Arthur has made two mistakes
since he became vIce-president. The
fret was to endeavor to elect Crowley
senator against the governors friend
Platt, in which be was beaten. The
Rext vas the attempt to put Conkling
back IN the senate after hs resig sed,
where be also was beaten. These
TIVE failures ought TO have an instruc-
tive influence upon the vlce-presIdent
Il is current belief that they have
sfscitd his confidence to tbs extent
that be will seek cut some ConkliDg
other man of power. to advise with
il greater duties should deyolve upon
him.
at the present time while waiting
for The sfste OF Garfield, have but
little doubt bat that the vice-presi
dent is informing himself on the con
oerEs of u 9 future Office, perhaps
reading up the story of previous vice
presidents vino have succeeded to the
supreme position.
As Arthur is tne first public man
from NV York City who has ever
been president, or presidential ex
pectant, it would seem that be ouaht
to strive to make bis administration
worthy Of q metropolitan minded
man. Tie country parts have sup
piled nearly all cur chief magistrates.
the Adams family, perhaps, excepted
Few men have ever reached the
presidency with such general &C
Quaintancs as Chester A. Arthur,
and unless American statesm snsbip
has become the monopoly OF tew
persons he ought to be able to know
where to choose. What he does
know utpublio opinion lie a coDun-
drum. He has certainly suffered
considerably from public opinion,
heretofore, though it remains to be
seen whether be will take it as q
teacher or as an intruder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
Medical Adventure.

Medical adventure, which during the
last century has left few Of the physi-
cal penetrala of Humanity unexplored,
has just conquered the last delicate OBJ
s.acle to the rehabilitation of the body.
Operations involving the cutting of
the throat and the introduction Of food
by artificial means were thought to be
the utmost venture that science would
ever successfully make in replacing the
wasted, wounded or decayed forces of
nature. But a Vienna physician, Pro-
fessor Billroth, has invaded the stom-
ach of a patient, cut cancer from
the intricate tissues, and the subject is
not only alive, but in better health than
ever. Before making the cxper;me nt
the doctor pracnced exhaustively on
the stomach OF dogs, removing vari-
Gus parts, restoring the covering; and
succeeded in establishing the basis of
his scientific principle of resection.
The human subject was woman and
the cancer enormous, leaving some
doubt IN the operators mind rs to the
elasticity of the stomach to adjust it
self after The cutting out ofsuch mass.
Rut no difficulty was experienced. The
woman began by drinking milk, and
graduated to more substantial aliment-
airy nourishment. The operation in.
volved the opening of the stomach, the
cutting of the masses Of tissue-lke COW
ering, the removal Of several pounds of
generated accumulation, the reclos-
ing Of the aperture, and the provision
for artificial distension Of the new
coating Physicians the world over will
be delighted il not surprised by this
wonderful performance, removing as it
does another from the list of generally
supposed fatal maladies. Philadelphia
Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
Age of the Earth.

The age Of the earth is placed by
some at five hundred million years, by
others at one hundred million years
and still others, a. later times, among
them the Duke of Argyll, places it at
ten million years. None place it lower
than ten millions, knowing what pro-
cesses have been gor through. Other
planets go through the same process.
The reason that other planets differ so
much from the earth is that they are
in so much earlier or later stage of ey-
istence. The earth must become old.
Newton surmised, although he could
give no reason for it, that the earth
would ut one time lose all Of its water
and become perfectly dry. Since then
it has been found that Newton was
correct. AS the earth keeps cooling it
Will become porous, and great cavities
viii be formed in the interior. Which
will take in that water. 1t is estimated
that this process is now III progress, SO
far as the water diminishes at about the
rate of the thickness of sheet of writ
ing paper each year. AT this rate, in
500 200 years, the water will have
sunk a mile. And in 100000 years
every trace of water will have disap-
peared from the face of the glooe. The
nitrogen and oxogen in the atmospere
are also diminishing all the time. II is
in an inappreciable degree, but the
time will come when the air will be SO
thin that no creature We know could
breath it and live; the time will come
when the world cannot support life.
That will be the period Of old age, and
then will come death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
National Bankrupt Law.

a representative of the Atchison
kan.) Patriot who has interviewed
Senator Ingalls, since his return from
Washington, thus speaks of the work
laid out by that gentlemen to be ac-
complished before the re-assembling of
the senate next winter: "He has been
appointed chairman Of a sub-commit-
tee Of the judiciary committee of the
senate to sit during the recess of con-
gress, for the purpose of considering
the subject OF the establishment Of a
general bankruptcy law throughout
the United States. 1t is his intention
to address the Bench and Bar of the
country, together with prominent
bankers and merchants in every branch
of business in the Union, to ascertain
whether, in the opinion of those inter-
ested and competent to judge, the en-
actment of a permanent bankrupt law
is desirable, and if so, what modiiica-
tions CT amendments should be made
upon former laws to facilitate the spec
dy and economical distribution of the
estates OF insolvents. Several thous-
and circular letters will be sent out at
once and the information obtained will
be compiled and digested, SO that the
result can be submitted to the full
committee upon the assembling Of
congress, to guide them in their action
of forming statute for early submis-
sion to the senate
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
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A Nice Little Rail Road.

One of the most curious railroads in
the world is the ten inch gauge road,
running from Bellerica, Mass, to Bed
ford. 1t was first hooted at by the peo-
Pile, but the road was completed, max
ing a length of eight and a half miles.
There are eleven bridges on the road,
one of which is over 100 feet long. The
rails weigh twenty-five pounds to the
yard. The road il well built and
equipped. One grade is 1875 feet. The
Cars and engine will at first sight Gre
ate wonder and admiration. Their
perfect proportions give them band
some appearance. They are construct
cd very near the ground, giving them
great advantages OF safety. The cars
have ali aisle with one seat on each
side in the same manner that ordinary
cars have two seats, each person hav-
ing seat to himself. The cars are
supplied with closets, water tanks and
are heated by steam, and have all the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
Freaks OF Lightning.

Lightning struck book in the peck
ct Of John B. Junek, of Refugio, Texas,
and tore its pages in a singularly irreg-
ular manner. Junek was knocked
senseless.
William Ashford and his son-in-law,
Norton Orr, of East Hannibal, Mo-,
were struck By lightning bolt and the
former was killed. Orr will be totally
deaf the rest of his days
At Springfield, Mass, lightning ripp-
ed up the floors of the house of Morris
A. Cooley, tore ont the ceilings, put
out the lights, and created general
shaking up. None of the inmates was
hurt.
Lightning struck cherry tree in the
courtyard of n. H. McCracken, of Full
ton, n. Y, and killed a canary in the
cage that Mrs. McCracken was hold
ing in her hand. Mrs. McCracken was
not hurt.
The home of Mrs. Catharine WEIGH,
Of kittery. Me-, was completely wreck
ed by lightning on Wednesday night.
Mrs. WEIGH, son was hurled from his
bed against the wall, and Mrs WEIGH
was stunned.
At Harrodsburg, KY, lightning shat
tered every window in the house of
Isaac Terhune; and demolished tree
measuring thirty inches so com pletely
that pieces of the wood were thrown 100
feet and the trunk split into ordinary
cord wood.
A policeman in the Central Police
Station of Philadelphia had just finish
ed combing and dressing his hair in a
recent thunder storm, when the elcetri-
city soon unmade it by drawing every
hair on end, so that it looked as if ruff
ed by rake, but his body suffered no
injury.
In recent storm in Philadelphia a
ball Of white fire resembling a flicker
ing electric light became visible on the
very top Of tall telegraph pole on
Fourth street, below Chestnut. In a
few seconds it dsrted along one Of the
wires and was lost in the darkness
Another and another followed in rapid
succession until the wire resembled n
string of dancing red-hot balls.
Lightning did terrible work at Cedar.
town, Ga, recently. In double log
house occupied by family named
Prince and another named Brazier, the
bolt entered. the roof and struck Mrs
Brazier, dead, who was standing by the
fire roasting coffee. Her neck was
broken and her head split open by a
piece of the mantel that was torn off
by the lightning and hurled at her with
terrific force. Mr.. Powell, who was
holding Mrs. Braziers infant, was knock
ed senseless. jeff Yancy, who was il
the same room, was struck deaf. Mrs.
Prince, who stood in the hallway bet
ween the two rooms, was instantly kill
ed, and hole was made in the floor as
if rifle ball had pierced it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

the family coachman, may be inter-
ested in knowing that her papa, the
Ex-Governor, just paid $50 for the first
salmon caught in the Connecticut river
this year. Had she ignored the man
she loved and sold herself to some one
else, she might have got bite of that
salmon. As it is, she must be content
ed with bread and cheese and kisses.
Philadelphia Ne,ps philosophizing. Well,
hasn't she the best Of it after all?
Come, now; honest Injun.-HarrIs5urg
Telegraph.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

modern improvements, They weigh
about four and half tons; ordinary
cars weigh about fourteen tons. The
trains run at the rate of twenty miles
an hour with perfect safety. The en-
CINE is placed behind the tender, giving
1t greater adhesion to the track. They
weigh eight tons, and draw two passen-
ger and two freight cars. The cost OF
the railroad is 1850 per mile.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

Its main line runs from Chicago to ConnlH
Bluffs passing through Joliet, Ottawa. La sale,
Geneseo. Moline Rock Island; Dastsnport msSe
Des Moines tthe capital OF Iowa. stuar', huah.
tic, and Ayoca. with branches from bureau
Junction TO Peoria; W'ton Junction 70 Musca-
tine, Washington. fa.rhea Eia9,', =, Dern amp
ron, LeavenwoTth. Atchlson, ana Kansas uSity,
Warrington 10 SigourBey. Osk aloosa. ana kno1-
Vile; Keokuk TO Pennington, Bonaparte BEN
Vile OsEalo0sa, Pella, Monroe. and Des Molnes:
Mt. Zion to Keosauqua; Newton W M.n,o Ds ~
Moines 70 IDdianoia and Winterset; Atiantlc 10
Griswoid and Audubon; and Ayoca 70 Harlan
rnad which osns and operates a through line
from Chicago INTO the state OF Kansas. .
Through Express Passenger Trains, with fuii-
man Palace c ars attached, are run szcn way aAily
COUNCIL BLUFFS. iEAyEaW0RTH and:ATcHi.
SOW Through Ct rs are also rIn between MiIwau-
see and Kansas City. via the " Milwaukee and
Rock Island Short Line"
equipped Its road bed is simply perfect ana us
track Is laid with steel rails "
What will please you most Will be the pleasure
Of enjoying your meals while passing over the
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany All
Through Express Trains. You get an eDtire
meal a. good as is served In any hrst-c!Ass hotel
for seventy-hye cents. -. 49,
people prefer separate apartments FOR dlnetent
purposes land the immense passenger bus,ness
Of this line warrantIng IT.. we are p!eAsed 70 an
nounce that this Company runs Iultmdh Fasaee
co RStfMh hHJ RAsAEEEz S SAs CITY III
Tickets via this Line, known A. thc
all Ticket Agents In tho United states
For Information not obtainaoie ~
II. II. GA BILE,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
Simple Fire Escape.

The netting which trapeze perform
ers use to break their fall, in case of
accident, the Fieman's Journal sug-
gest, might furnish valuable hint to
the Fire Department officials. Such q
net could easily be carried in small
compass attached to the hook and lad
Ger truck, and could be readily and Sc
curely fastened by ropes to lamp posts,
telegraph poles, awning posts or the
like, in front of the burning house, or
in case of need be upheld by dozens of
sturdy and willing arms. 1t would
help to save the lives Of many persons
compelled to jump from upper win
dows: Such device has been tried in
Germany with good results.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23

A lady who says she is the homeliest
woman in Kentucky. advertises for a
husband. He must be midde-aged,
good-natured, but not beautiful, "as /
wan. to love him all myself"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
THE BOSS ROUTE.


WASHINGTON, June .15.-The details
Of star route No. 10 ll6 show remark.
able case of expediting the mail SER
vice. The line runs from Phoenix to
Prescott, Arizona. Phoenix is 80 miles
north Of the Southern Pacific railway,
and is connected with it by "star
route" Prescott is about 140 miles
north of Phoenix. The route was bid
in at low price on account of the pros
pective value of its passenger and ex-
press business, which must be very
profitable. 1t fell into the hands of the
kerens combination, and was very sue
cessfully manipulated by Brady and
the contractors.
Route No. 40 ,ll6-Phoenix to Prescott; two in
termediate stations.
Distance lao miles.
'Scrrioe--0nce week.
Time SchedRe--96 hours, or only y miles per
hour-a very slow gait. In this way Brady left
open the door by which expedition might
come in. This is a very good example of the
trick.
Bond ,eiM Iid-$2 500.
Bidders.--Salisbury the Parkers, kercns, Price,
and others were represented.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-23
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RY
Ink heHeen the east and the West
] II. PAGE,
Asst. Gep'l Far. Agent,

Sleeping Cars for sleeping Purposes and Palace
D.ntng Carsf9, eating purposes only uns ?,hst
SALDpS whore Yor can enjoy your Havana
at all hours Of the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi,
and ryers e 81 gSG h h s,s
Kansas CITY, Leavenworth aud Aiehlson. con-
nestions being made ~ Union Depots,
The PRINCIPAL Z. f. t co IN ,niI"v o.
'" ntCnicAeo with All dfVefrins lines for the
AT ENoLEwoop with the LIS. a NJ s.. and r.
At wAsHisoros HEIenrs. with r.. c. q st.
AZ La SALE. with Ill Cent. R.H
AtPEoaIa with Z /. 4 " y Rd y. i FL l. d. F."
VT RodR ISLAND. with milwaukee aud Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock Isl'd q Peo. Rds.
AT DAVENPORT, With the Davenport Division
&. NJ. a ST. L. X Il.
htGEIHsELL, with Central Iowa X. X.
AIDES MoiNEs, with u. N. }, y. X. r.
AtCouNCIL BLUFFS. with Union yacinc II X.
Al OMAHA. with u. g. NO. x. k,K IN Nsbo
atorTTMwA, with Central Iowa X H.; W..
st. l.. d Pac., and {. y; and q X Kds @,
AtKEoKUK, with Tol.. PEG War; Wab; 81.
Louis rae; and i 81 II ksoj r. h '" n ha'
AtATuHisoS. with Atch. Topeka 4 Santa Fe;
Atch, 4 Neb.. and Cen, Br. y. 7. +, Rds
4 tLgAvEFwoHTH. with Union Pac. and Kan
AtKAssAs CITY. with all lines for the West
through to PEORIA. DIES MONIES.
Gibson. ard LEAVENWOkTH.
Great Rock Island Route arc sold by
our home ONCE. address.
f. ST. JOHN,
CHICAGO, I'LL.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-13

State Senator Woodin, of New York
taking warning from Sessions fate, has de
clined nomination. Thus, one by one
are the step ladder heroes laid away to
rest. Meanwhile, Platt presides over the
Central Committee, and Conkling seems to
again be the ''boss" of New York republi-
cans; Cameron carries the State Commit
tee, of Pennsylvania; and our Logan lays
the wires for his own nomination in 1884.
Truly the race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong; but it is the
crafty man who let's the storm blow over
and then picks up the ripe plums, and the
wise one who never blows about the enc
mics he has laid out.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-13
A Supreme Court Judge at Boston ha

A Supreme Court Judge at Boston has
refused to grant an injunction restraining
a theatrical manager from using stolen
play, the piece being the unpublished work
of foreign author, and the theft having
been committed by sending actors to mem
orize during performances. The principle
held by the Court is that any person who
purchases ticket for lectures concert, or
theatrical performance, is entitled to use
so much of the matter offered for sale as
he may be able to carry away in his memo
nv. This doctrine has been sustained by
numerous decisions, but it does not apply
to copyrighted works of American citizens,
whose rights are protected by an act OF
CONGRESS-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-13

The question of Presidential inability
and the national and constitutional out
come from the assumption of the Presiden-
cy by Vice President Arthur, has been
by republican papers through
out, in blind and partizan way. The
stalwarts have urged one side, the half
breeds the other, and nothing but the par
ty advantage of each seemed to be of any
weight with them in the argument. Dem
ocrats have no reason to desire the success
sion of Arthur. His assumption Of the
Presidency would mean the strengthening
of the power of Conkling in New York
Arthur, as President, would mean repiti-
ton of the bayonet rule in the south
would mean all things which de-
mocracy abhors But the consti
tuition must be followed and constitutional
government adhered to; and no matter
how disagreeable the consequences, the
Democratic party is willing to accept then
It has beeh too often the doctrine of the
Republican party that the end justified the
means, and the party has shown more thar
once its perfect willingness to accept o
any course of proceedings, and, if need be,
approve of it, providing it only brough
success to the party. In this instance tn
constitution must be preserved. and tn
dangerous precedent of breaking from il
for temporary advantage can never d.
followed