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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
Church Keno.

While the most of our travelling men,
our commercial tourists, are nice Chris
tian gentlemen, there is occasionally one
that is as full of the old Nick as an egg
at this time of year is full of malaria
There was one of them stopped at q
country town a few nights ago where
there was church fair He is a blonde.
good-natured looking, serious talking
chap, and having stopped at that town
every month for dozen years, every
body knows him. He always chips in
towards collection, wake or rooster
fight, and the town swears 10y him. He
attended the fair, and Jolly little sister
of the church, married lady, took him
by the hand and led him through green
fields, where the girls sold him ten cent
chances in saw dust dolls. and beside
still waters, where girl sold him sweet
ened water with sour stomach, for lem
onade, from Rebecca's well. The sister
finally stood beside him while the deacon
was reading off numbers. They were
drawing guilt, and as the numbers
were drawn all were anxious to know
who drew it. Finally, after several
numbers were drawn it was announced
ny tile ttclCOn tllub lllbctu uIcW
the quilt, and the little sister turnes to
the travelling man and said, "My, that is
my number. 1 have drawn it. What
shall do?" "Hold up your ticket and
shout keno" said he. The little dea-
CONFESS did not stop to think that there
might be guile lurking in the travelling
man, but being full of Joy at drawing The
quilt, and ice cream because the travel
ing man bought it, she rushed into tho
crowd towards the deacon, holding her
number, and shouted so they could hear
it all over the house, "Reno" IF q
bank had burst in the building there
couldn't have been SO much astonish
ment. The deacon turned pale anG
looked at the poor little sister as though
she had fallen from grace, and all tho
church people looked sadly at her, whilo
the worldly minded people snickered.
The little woman saw that she had got
her foot into something, and she blushed
and backed out, and asked the travelling
man what keno meant. He said he didn't
know exactly, but he had always seen
people, when they won anything Mt that
game, yell keno" She isn't exactly
clear yet what keno is, but she says she
has sworn off on taking advice from p:ous
looking travelling men. They call hen
little keno.-Pecks Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
Petroleum.

The proof that petroleum sources are
almost worldwide appears TO be abund-
ant, and its use would also seem we'll
nigh coeval with civilization. In one of
the Ionian islands there is II spring
which has yielded petroleum more than
1000 years. The wells of Armenia, on
the banks of Jaro, were formerly used
for lighting the city of Genoa. In Per
STA, too. near the Caspian sea ut Baku,
numerous springs of petroleum have
been known from the earliest times !:
and those of Rangoon, on the Irawaddy,
are said to have yielded, before the gem
eral introduction of petroleum among
civilized nations, some 400 900 hogs
heads OF oil per annum.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
Something Missing.

On train going up the river was n
young man in farmers dress, who had
his overcoat pockets full of purchases.
After inspecting two or three parcels he
took the wraps off 25-cent thermom-
eter and examined the instrument with
the closest interest. He looked at the
face, then at the back, and the longer he
looked the more puzzled he seemed. A
gentleman who had been observing him
finally remarked:
:" Been buying thermometer, Isee ?"
Yes bought her for neighbor OF
ours"
whats the temperature in this car
just now?"
The young man took long squirt at
the thermometer, turned it over two or
three times, and then answered:
cts about middling, guess.
Nothing further was said for ten min
utes, and the gentleman was busy with
his paper, when the other touched his
arm and said /:
"Say, are you used to thermometers?
Eyes; slightly"
"Well, I'm little green, and I'm
willing to own up. Seems to me there's
something wrong about this 'ere."
81 guess not; it's a cheap instru-
ment, but it seems to be all right"
"Well, it may be, but 1 had made up
my mind there was something missing.
can't find any kevhole, and if it ever
had any hands on the face they're gone
now for sure p
1t took about five minutes to enhghten
him, and, when he realized chow she
worked" he put it in his pocket with the
remark:
"Im going home and tell the old man
that none of us know enough to tell
when we git chilblains -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

A Washington telegram says: at
now seems impossible that the nomination Of
Mr.. Matthews can be gotten out OF the Judi
ciary Committee. II is learned positively that
Senator Edmunds opposes his confrma-
ton. This leaves Mr.. Matthews with but two
friends on the committee. Senator Thur
man told Democratic member Of the House
that this was tho most painful pub
lie duty he had ever performed, but the grow
ing SWAY Of railroad corporations warned him
that Mr.. Matthews should not be elevated TO
the Supreme bench, which is the last resort
the people have against the grasping corpora
tons"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The official census footings for the
State of Pennsylvania arc Ar follows: Males.
2'l36,635; females, ALAG, l5l. Native. $685.
25a; foreign, bs7. 53s. White. 4.ly7. lO6; col
ored. $3.50. inclu ling in the State 16 Cuinese,
8 Japanese. 16S Indians and balf-breeds, and 2
East Indians. Total. 42s2. 1856.
The Senate Committee on Territories
authorized Senator Saunders TO report with a
Recommendation for its passage the bill for
creating the Territory Of Pembins, to consist
of the northern half OF Dakota.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18

SEEDSGhoce selections ,r from t6e most re
old seeds i'm sto e. Every variety tested before
offered for sale. Specal attention given 10 orders
by mall. Seeds shipped Nv mall or press 10 any
part OF the United states Reference; Home Nationab
Bank. Chicago: Furst & Bradley Mfg Co. Chicagos
Kirby, Carpenter a. Co. Chicago. send for Cat
niogue Of seeds and Farm Machinery
A. Is. BARNES. 46 a. as w. Lake ST.. Chicago. Ill
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18

THE Detroit Free Press wishes to
know why colored ladies do not wear
white court-plaster on their chins.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18

1t is reported that Speaker Randall is
firmly opposed to any greater rate OF interest
than per cent. in the refunding measure, and
that in the conference committee appointed by
him no compromise will be thought Of.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-18
South.

The steamship Josephine, running
between Havana and New Or eans. was wrecked
near Ship island, the passengers and crew be-
ing rescued after floating in small boats for
seven hours.
The Southern Oil Works, in Memphis,
were destroyed by fire. The loss was S125, 900.
A loss of $50, 600 was incurred at Deni-
on, Tex, by the burning of Kuhn's groc cry
house, Goodsells dry-goods establishment, AID
the Herald Office.
The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad was sold at auction ut Richmond, Va.
und,r decree of the United States Circuit
Court. Clarence Fl. Clark, Of Philadelphia, be
came the purchaser tor himself and associates
for SS,G05,000. The intention is to use the
road as a section OF grand trunk line from the
seaboard to the West and Southwest.
Green jackson, colored, was hanged
at Marion, Crittenden county, Tenn.
A landslide at the tunnel near Ash
vile, n. c., was being removed by a force of
twenty convicts, when large mass of earth
fell into the cut, burying the whole num5 er
IOut VI tLc WcIc hltttu, btNtIdl OlueTb
sustaioed serious injuries, and some Of them
are expected to die.
The murder of F. II. Peterson, of
Madison, Fla, by a negro named Savage, Gre
atej intense excitement The assassin was
sent to jail, and the Governor sent two militia
companies to keep guard over him.
A volcano has been discovered in the
Allegheny mountains, in Fayet,e county, Va.
Steam rises in considerable volume, and stones
thrown in were heard plungng down the abyss
for several seconds.
The Pope has appointed Vicar Gen.
eral Janssens, of Richmond, Bishop of Natchez.
J. c. Neerez Is to DO Bishop of San Antonio.
A tornado sweeping through the pines
of North Carolina crushed q rude hut occupied
by turpentlne makers, killing ten Of them and
seriously wounding three others.
A loss of $4,000 was sustained at
Charleston, s. c., by the burning of two bag
factories
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
Guiteau'S State nltLt.

81 have been terribly vilified by
the press, and it has made some
people bitter and impulsive against
me, but time will right that. | ex-
pect to issue book shortly, where
in | shall show the Presidents
wreckipg the Republican party last
Spring by the unwise use Of pat
ronage would have resulted IN an
other war, aud that the L0.d in
spired me to remove him to keep the
Republican party intact and save
the nation another heartrending and
desolating war. The breach last
Spring in the Republican party was
widening week by week, and fore
saw . civil; war. My inspiration
was to remove the President and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

close the breach at once before it
got5 So bad that nothing but a civil
war could close it. The divine
pressure OH me to remove the Presi.
dent was so enormous that | had to
do it even if | had been shot dead
the next moment, and the Lord took
special pains to confirm my act by
the gradual way he allowed the
President to depart. This case
should be indged by the condition
OF politics in May and June, when
| conceived the idea of removing
the President ADD not by the feel
ing now. Tue Presidents removal
has saved the nation another war,
and the people will recognize this
fact as soon as they recover their
heads.
CHARLES GUITEAU."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
lnfoIma tion Wanted.

The TRIBUNE makes no pretense
of being a temperance organ. but
its readers will verify that it has
never failed to give the workers in
that great cause the benefit of its
influence and encouragement.
Therefore we have confidence that
no one will deny the propriety Of
our assuming to address temperance
men in relation to their action at
the coming election---as we may do
from now till the Sth of November.
II temperance men can give us
any assurance that there is even a
slight probability of the election OF
the Kanouse ticket, we will urge no
man to vote against it.
If they can produce the least evil
dence that voting the Kanouse ticket
does not tend directly to the election
of the Democratic ticket, our oppo-
sition to them will Immediately
cease.
If they can give good reason
why the election of Democratic
state officers will advance the cause
of temperance we will vote the tenn
perance ticket ourselves and advise
all our readers to do the same.
Until satisfactory answers are
made to the above, we must main
tain that the running of temper
ance ticket is worse than folly, and
calculated to damage the cause of
temperance rs surely as it is to en-
danger other great public interests,
the safety of which we bellows re-
quire the continuance of the repub.
lican party in power in the State
and nation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

SOME of the Democratic papers
are greatly agitated for fear that the
Malone combination in Virginia will
break the Bourbon supremacy in
the South. OF this number is the
Baltimore Gazette, which speaks in
this way of the present Virginia
campaign:
The news from Virginia is by no means
cheering. The sneak white negro combination
led by Malone shows great power, TIE ma.
toual Administration is giving all It's aid to
Malone and the negroes, although it knows
that negro supremacy means, not only repudi-
alton, but all the other evils that the ruined
Southern States groaned under. The Repub.
lican party is nursing viper for, after it has
helped the negroes repudiate the State debt,
the movement will go ON to threaten the na.
tional debt.
Neither the Republican party nor
the national Administration takes
much interest in the debt OF the
State, regarding that as a mere
local question which does no. con-
Germ outsiders, except that all
good citizens and honest men
are sopposed to any form of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA

- County C.uuty--n Probate,
In the matter of the estate of John Smith,
deceased
Letters of administration having this day been
ISSUED to Richard IL. Smith, OF said county and
six months from date hereof being allowed and
limited creditors To present their claims against
said deceased for eXa .ination and allowance.
1t is ordered that all claims and demands
against the estate of said deceased be received
and adjusted before the Judge of this court; and
for that purpose he win be at his Office in the
village of Dodgevillc on the first Tuesday of each
month during the term above limited,
And 1t is further ordered and directed that Il
notice Ofthc times and places for presenting, oX-
aiming, adjusting and allowing claims, and the
time limited to creditors to present their claims
against said deceased be given 10y publication
OF this order for four successive weeks in the
Mineral Point Tribune, a weekly newspaper
published in this county.
By the court. Sjwi
JOHN 7 JONES. Judge
Dated Dodgcville, Wis, Aug. 30th 1881.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
The Republican party


Reputation. The Republican party
has an interest III the Readjuster
mos 5ment because it promises much
mo. q for the benefit of the people
of Virginia, both white and black,
than can ever be hoped for under
Bourbon rule. As long as Democrats
pledge themselves not to increase
the rate of taxation to pay the prin-
ciple or interest of the state debt,
they are practically as much in favor
of Reputation as the Malone party.
They have been in power in Virginia
for years, and have never taken any
measures to adjust the state debt,
or to put it in process of extinguish-
ment. In all other respects, and
apart from this question Of local
politics, the Readjuster Republican
coalition is entitled to the sympathy
and support of all progressive men
in and ont Of Virginia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-COUN-

~ " Court for Iowa County-ln Probate.
Notice is hereby given that AT n special term OF
Iowa County Court, to be held in and for said
county, ut the Court House, in the village OF
Dodgeylc, in said county, on the 18th Gay Of
October, a. -. ISL, being the third Tuesday of
said month, ut 10 O'clock in he forenoon OF said
day, the following matters viii be heard and
considered.
The application of ]. W Rewey, guardian of
Ellen Logan, otherwise Ellen Calvert II minor of
said county for the examination aud allowance
of his guardianship account and the assignment
of the residue OF her estate to said minor, she
having arrived at lawful age.
And il Is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three weeks
successfully prior to said day of hearing, in the
Mineral Point Tribune, aweekly newspaper pub
lished in said county.
BY order of the Court:
JOHN T. JONES, Judge.
Dated Dodgeville, Wis, sept. 9th, 1881. 37w9
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
Republican Ticket.

For Govemor--J EREMIAH VI RUsk,
OF VERNON.
For Lieut. Govcmor-sAM S. FTFELD,
or ASHLAND.
For sec. of state-ERNST G. THINE,
or RENoSHA.
For Stale Trcas-EDW c. McFETRIDGE,
or DODGE,
For Atty Genl-LEANDER +. FRISBY,
or WASHINGTON
For State supt-RoBERT GRAHAM,
or wtNNEBAGO.
For Railroad Comr-NILS p. HAUGEN,
or PIERCE.
For Insurance Comr-P l.. SPOONER, in.
or DANE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUN-
f0r l0MA Connty-In Prohate.

~ ~ Court for Iowa Conuty-ln Probate.
Notice is hereby given that nj special term of
the Iowa County Court, to be held in and tor
said county, in the Court House, in the village of
DOdgeYillc, IN said county, on the 27th day of
September s. u, ISL, being the 18th Tuesday of
said month, AZ = o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, the following matters viii be heard and
considered
The application of Elizabeth T. Jones ms cN-
ccutTix OF the estate OF John T.. Jones, late of
said county. deceased, fer the examination and
allowance of her account, and the assignment
of the residue of said estate TO such persons as
are by law entitled to the same.
And l. is further ordered. that public notice
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

Returns from the election in Ohio
and Iowa on Tuesday show com
paratively light vote. In Ohio Gov.
Fosters re- election is certain by a
majority of from 10000 to $4,000. In
Iowa the Republicans have secured
majority of 10000. This is off
year, remember.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

THE Methodist Rock River Con-
ference has found that Rev. DR.. II.
w. Thomas is guilty of hersey, and
has expelled him from the ministry
and the church. DR.. Thomas has
appealed the case to the Judicial
Conference of the church, which
will meet in December next. In the
case of the charges of DR.. Thomas
against DR.. Parkhurst, of falsehood
and SANDER, the examining COM
mittee reported not guilty, and the
accused was accordingly acquitted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

SUNDAY was the tenth anniversary
of Chicago's great couhagration, by
which the better part of the city
was swept away. 1t is very difficult
for the mind of the stranger in
Chicago to realize the fact that the
entire business portion of the South
Side and nearly all the North Side
were as bare Of buildings as the sur
face Of an open prairie, on the even
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
Administrators Sale.
IN PROBATE-IOWA COUNTY


deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and i'll
pursuance of m order of license made i'll said
matter ny said court on the 9th day of September
1851, the undersigned administrators of said es
tate will ur the 18th day of October, 1881, at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, at the front door of b
Huses store in the village of Rewey, offer for
lands, to-wit;
Southeast quarter Of southwest and ten acres
OF the south side of the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter, all in section eight o. town.
ship four () range one ~, east containing fifty
acres the said ten acre tract lying wholly east OF
die railroad
The terms of sale will be cash in hand.
Dated Rewey, Wis, Sept. 10th, 1881.
W. REWEl,
JOHN CARPENTER,
1913 Administrators of said estate,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
A Home Endors EN- ent.

ways considered of FIRST Importance
to men seeking state o. national
Offices. Mr. Briggs, Democratic
nominee for Attorney General, is
"endorsed' by the Iowa county
Democrat in way that will strike
many as peculiar. In last weeks
issue of the paper named we find
the following:
The nomination by the Demo-
cratic state convention of the Hon.
Nj. ]. Briggs as a candidate for the
office of Attorney General IS NOT
nomination of which all democrats
have reason to be proud; and in fact
we believe that there are but very
few democrats ia Iowa county who
are proud of it.
The DEMOCRAT has declared its
intentions TO oppose the election to
office of unworthy men no matter
by what party names they may
choose to call themselves, or by what
party they may be presented to the
people; and were it at this time to
advocate the election of Mr.. Briggs
to the important office for which he
has been nominated, it could Justly
be charged with marking out for
itself line of conduct which it did
not intend to adopt.
The DEMOCRAT deems Mr. Briggs
an unworthy candidate, and it is
therefore opposed to his election.
OF it's many sins of commission
in the past, the DEMOCRAT repents
of none of them more sincerely than
it does for having supported Mr..
Briggs last fall, assemblyman from
the northern district of this county.
He barely escaped defeat for thas
position in q district having large
democratic majority and considered
one Of the sCrest democratic assem-
bly, districts in the state, running
behind his ticket in nearly every
town in the district.
Mr.. Briggs was elected by ten ma
iority. He took his seat, and
grand opportunity was presented
for him to redeem himself and make
a good record; but he neglected to
to avail himself of the opportunity.
We watched with considerable in
terest Mr.. Briggs course in the
legislature, as we had advocated his
election with some misgivings We
found in his whole course as a legls-
lator but little worthy of commend
alton, and very much demanding
the severest criticism. He appeared
to us to seek the qualification Of an
overweeniug personal ambition,
rather than to truly represent the
wants Of his district and the people.
In direct opposition to the known
wishes Of large majority of his
constituents, he framed and sup
ported tho disgraceiu bill-which
afterwards, in a modified form, pass
ed and became law-making the
insanity of one of the parties 10
MARTA! relation a sufficient ground
for obtaining divorce. In dealing
with matters Of local concern be
seemed to be actuated by no higher
motives than the qualification of a
mere personal spite. His conduct,
in our opinion, stamped him as "A
man incapable of appreciating the
duties OF legislator.
If the democratic party chooses
to insult the people by presenting
such men for their sutfrages, it
must not blame the people If they
prefer to defeat such men, even at
the risk defeating the democratic
party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13

DUBUQUE and other towns and a
portion of the country along the
Upper Mississippi river and its
tributaries are having serious
overflow, but the prospect is that
the waters have begun to subside.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-10-13
Notice to Creditors.
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUN

~ Court for Iowa county-ln Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Matthias Point,
of Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wis deceased.
Letters of administration having this day been
issued to Margaret Phillips and John Blot, of
said county, and six months from the date hereof
being allowed and limited creditors to present
their claims against said deceased for eXamina-
ton and all owance.
II is ordered that all claims and demands
against the estate of said deceased be received
and adjusted before the judge of this court and
for that purpose he VIII be ut his office in the
village of podgeyille the first Tuesday of each
month during the term above limited.
And is further ordered and directed that a no.
tice of the times and places for presenting, eX-
aiming, adjusting and allowing claims, and the
time limited to creditors to present their claims
against said deceased be given by publication of
this order for four successive weeks in the Min
era Point Tribune, a weekly newspaper publish
ed in the county
by the Court
JOHN II. JONES, Judge
Dated Dodgeville Wis, sep. 9th, 1881. 39wi