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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

The great scarcity and high price of
corn in all of the corn belt for twelve
months has caused farmers and feed
ers 10 hurry to market all hog, which
could be passed of. And there has
been great reduction of the number
of hogs kept for breeding. This IL
the case in nearly all of the hog pr, =
ducipg regions of the United States, so
the deticie cy will be at least thirty
per cent. below last or three previous
years. This will make y material diff.
ference in the supply and demand. If
all the packers do not combine and es.
tablish prices the farmers may expect
at least no decline in prices from the
present. Corn last week, owing to the
reliable reports Of crops, advanced
largely in spite Of all the bears could
do. And there is scarcely possibility
that the deficiency in hogs can be made
up In the next sixteen months. The
breeding hogs and corn to feed are not
in the country and farmers can rely
on good prices for nsxt falls hogs, If
the business of the country is not con-
trolled by AN unholy combination. And
with the facts so apparent it does not
seem possible that any perversion OF
facts can possibly deceive anyone. And
If all packers meet as they usually do,
and determine on low figures, it seems
as there ought TO be an appeal To ca
sar with all of the vim which man has
for self-detense.
The above from the Iowa State Reg
ister is undoubtedly the condition of
the supply of hogs and corn. We are
entirely at the mercy OF the packers.
If they see I'll TO meet and fix prices as
they undoubtedly have done, there is
no redress only for farmers TO unite and
slaughter their own hogs and await the
time for further advances. We have
in the larger cities u set ofthe most I'M
principled swindlers and gamblers that
ever Infested civilized society. They
are the curse of the age in which we
live. The laws ofsupply and demand
have nothing to do in fixing prices. 1t
is all governed by set of men whose
only ann is to take advantages Of the
necessities of the people. 1t seems as
combinations now control most of our
products, wheat is forced way up and
down without cause. The lumber trade
is governed by combination Of lum-
bermen and no one can now get car
load without paying the regular dealer
ut home his commission. In fact al
most everything now is controlled by
combinations. How long will our
people submit is the leading question
now to be solved -- Clipper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

ooh, Nina, it h-urtsl' rhe little
boy came in, on cold December
morning, mumbling to his ma, trying
to tell her how his tongue was hurt
and peeled He had been out to the
woodshed and picked up an old butcher
knife and with it cut and put piece
of apple into his mouth, when his
tongue came in contact with the frosty
blade, and, of course, stuck fast; if you
don't believe, boys, just lap your tongue
on cold saw or an axe some frosty
morning, and you'll find you can't get
it OFT, without leaving the ska, or until
all the frost is out of the metal.
Now, all persons having anything to
do with horses should remember this
biting and skinning fact, when they go
to put cold, frosty bridle-bits in the
horses mouth, on cold day, if put
into the mouth before the frost is cut
of the metal it will surely skin the
tongue, make the mouth sore, and
possibly lead to serious results, to say
nothing of causing needless but severe
pain to the faithful animal; in fact,
many instances are known where the
persisting in this practice of putting
frosty bits in horses mouths has pro-
duced chronic, incurable sores or can
GERS, that greatly decreased the value
of the horse, which might have been
avoided.
This evil may very easily be avoided
by putting the bits into water before
putting them in the horses mouth; by
this means a thin coating of ice is
formed on the metal, which melts in
the mouth and prevents all injury to
the animal.
The season has now arrived when
metals become frosted, and all men
with common kindness or mercy for
their faithful beasts will avoid causing
them pain by frosty bridle-bits,- =
National Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
An Old-Time HUSTLER.

Miles City Journal: George Outhwait,
buffalo hunter or the POrcupina, not
long ago had two Of his horses stolen
from his camp by indians. George
discovered his loss, and taking the trail,
followed them up, and in a few days
came up with the band Of Indians as
they were going into camp; carefully
concealng himself behind a butte, he
watched the Indians unsaddle their
horses and turn them loose 10 Craze
among which he saw the two horses
which had few days ago been stolen
from him. Patiently he watched until
night came on, and as the Indians
feared no persut at 80 distant day,
they all rolled themselves up in their
blankets around the fire and went TO
sleep. This was the moment our brave
hunter was waiting for, and stealthily
stealing from his hiding place, he
glided steadily down a coolie to near
where the band Of horses were feeding.
At last he reached his horses, and
quickly lariating them, he singled out
herd, and drove them out on the prairie
and thence to MS camp. In the morn
ing when the Indians awoke from
their siumbefs, they were surprised to
find that the stolen horses, which they
had turned out in tho herd the night
before, we're missing, and also that FIVE
more of the best ponies seemed TO
have accompanied them. George soon
reached his camp, and is now the
happy possessor Of five more head Of
horses than before the raid by the In
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Comb VS.. Extracted Honey.
w. II. BUsSEY.

! have been much interested in the
discussions at the different conventions
this fall, reports Of which have been
published in the Bee Journal
There seems to be no definite con-
clusion as to the exact comparative
cost of the production Of comb and ex-
tracted honey, and if, by means of
these few lines, can get it definitely
settled, ! shall be well repaid.
notice that Mr.. Jones, et a., at the
national convention, stated that they
could produce from two to FIVE times
as much extracted as of comb honey,
and also that they could make s. on
extracted to 81 on comb honey.
Now, while | do not wish to contra
dict these statements, it seems to me
that it should not be so. Taking the
reports of the national and the north
western conventions. together or sep
arately, they do not show 1t, yet they
ought 10 be considered fair average.
1t does not seem reasonable to me and
will try to give some Of my reasons
for thinking differently. The profits
are what we are after.
lake, Tor illustration, the report OF
Messrs. Oatman & Son, who obtained
26 600 lbs. Of honey in the comb from
229 colonies, with an increase of about
80 per cent. | understand that they
disposed of their entire crop. at Dun
dee for 20 cents per h., net. No doubt
it was a fine lot Of honey, but even es-
timating it ct DR.. Miller's figures.
mage 1907, IS cents at (which think
is cutting too much for expense. as
will be seen further oD), it Is double
the price that can be obtained for ex-
tracted in the best shape, and slower
sale. If we look at the market reports
from week to week, we shall see the
same thing.
Regarding the cost Of production, /
think it will be admitted by all that
there is less work in obtaining comb
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
A Narrow Escape.
st. } ames' Gazette.

A constable named Deneer was on
duty in Stonehouse yesterday morning,
when a man rapidly passed him at
tired only in trowsers and a shirt. The
constable watched him, and, seeing
him make for the quay, followed and
secured him in true to prevent his fall
ing into the water. The constable then
discovered that the man was in state
Of somnambuiism Finding that no
effort could arouse him, Deneen took
the somnambulist to Mr. Lerb, a sur
geon, and that gentleman succeeded in
waking him. The man then stated
that his name was Frederick Aker,
that he lived in King street, Plymouth,
ami that ae was in the habit OF walking
in his sleep
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
A Beautiful Blackmailer.
Buffalo Special 10 Chicago News

The operations Of y dashing and
handsome female blackmailer forms
an interesting theme for conversation
here. 1t trausplred that the police
have just driven the notorious Mrs.
Dick Gross out of the city. aud she is
now plying her vocation in the oil
country, where her victims are becom
ing AS thick rs blackberIies in summer.
While in Buffalo, after being ordered
out OF Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Mrs.
Gross became quite conspicuous for
her attentions toa gentleman of means,
Sheis young and beautiful, her charms
of face and figure being remarkably
striking. After ensnaring her victims
she blackmsils them, compelling them
TO give her money or presents under
threats of exposure. In cases where
the other parties have happened to be
men OF family, her scheme has worked
admirably. Occasionally she has
brought money from timid persons by
introducing her husband at the oppoy.
tune moment. The police compelled
her to disgorge some of her i'll gotten
gains in this city. The mother of Mrs,
Gross is a noted adventures in Titus
vile, aud there is sister of the same
stripe at Bradford.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Training Yisci0us Horses.

A new and sim ple method of training
viscious horses was exhibited at West
Philadelphia recently, and the man
ner in which some of the widest
horses were subdued was astonishing.
The first trial was that of kicking or
"balklng" mare, which, her owner
said, had allowed no rider on her back
for period of at least five years. She
became tame in about AZ many min
utes, and allowed herself to be ridden
about without a sign Of her former
wildness. The means by which this
result was accomplished was a piece
OF light rope, which was passed around
the front jaw of tho mare Just above
the upper teeth, crossed in her mouth,
thence secured back of her neck. 1t
was claimed that no horse will kick or
jump when thus secured, and that q
horse after receiving this treatment a
few times will forever abandon his WIS.,
cious ways. a very simple method
was also shown by which kicking
horse could be shod. 1t consisted in
connecting the animals head and tail
by means of a rope fastened first to the
tail and then to the bit, and then
drawn tight enough to incline the ami
mails head to one side. This, it is
said, makes it impossible for a horse
to kick on the side of the rope. At
the same exhibition a horse which for
many years had to be bound on the
ground to be shod suffered the black
smith to operate on him without at
tempting to kick, while secured in the
manner described
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

| honey than in getting extracted, with
| the difference in favor of the comb.
| The main part of the work for comb
honey can be done in the winter and
spring, while, with extracted honey,
the work must be done in the heat OF
summec, when we are the busiest.
Now, let us see what the comb honey
costs? Nothing but your laborl You
sell the honey in sections for enough
TO pay for the sections themselves, the
| foundation, boxing, CHASING, ETC., etc.
If you do not believe it weigh 1000
sections and figure it up. With ex.
tracted honey you have to buy bar
rels, and then sell the honey, less the
package, at half the price of comb
honey.
| stated that the reports of the two
conventions showed poorly for ex-
tracted honey. 1t will be seen, by re-
ferring to DR.. Miller's table, page 706,
that the eight persons referred to as
having such big results, the majority of
them ran for comb honey.
We know that the field bees do not
build the comb. If the colony is
strong in young bees when your honey
| flow begins, think there need be no
fear that the foundation will get drawn
out as fast as it will be needed, and by
giving them plenty of sections, can we
not obtain just as many pounds OF
comb as extracted honey? OF course,
if we have only a small number of col
onies and had built up home trade,
using tin pals and jelly cups, we could
dispose of it to advantage, but | did
not refer to that; / had reference to
the wholesale trade only. Comb honey
will sell itself. while we have to force
the extracted. Therefore, / fail to see
how we can make it pay like comb
honey.
Cannot we get at the facts? We ought
to know; farmer ought to know what
an acre produdes, and what it has cost
to produce it; just as much as a manu-.
facturer knows what a certain piece Of
goods or machinery costs.
We ought to know what it costs to
produce a queen; what it costs to pro
duce a colony of bees; how much honey
it takes; how much 1t costs to keep a
colony through the season, and how
much it costs to produce 4 pound of
comb or extracted honey. l, for one,
am anxious to know, and how much
more (if any) Of extracted honey can be
produced under the same circumstan
ces than of honey in the comb.-ADl.
Bee Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Death in the Hog.

Cresco, Iowa, Plaindealer: The family
of August Mast have been suffering
from the effects of eating pork with
trichin@. the father of the family diving
last Monday. Three of the children
are now sick from the same cause, and
it is thought beyond relief. The pork
from which TREY had eaten appeared
to be one living mass of parasites.
Last Monday night Mr. Mast died,
death having come to his relief in q
days after injection. There are three
children in the family sick from the
same cause, one boy about eleven
years old, another about two, and one
girl aged about eight years. Hope is
entertained of the recovery of the
children. Mrs. Mast has been sick dur
Ing the time, but probably she ate but
few of the worms that never die. In
addition to these is Betty Gerhardt, a
German girl, who had but just reached
Cresco, and as her parents were known
to Mr.. and Mrs. Mast, she went there,
remaining from Friday until Sunday
night. she, too, partook of the infect
ed meat, and is at DR.. Clemmer's sick,
with little or no hope of being better.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
He Hid n Heart.

IRON the san Francisco Gail.
After all, these Virginia City miners
have big, generous hearts. The other
evening one of them, who was finishing
up weeks spree in Frisco, stepped
out of the Pacific Hotel after dinner
ana ran against a haggard hooking,
shabby genteel woman, VINO was weep
ing on corner. What is the matter,
marm?" said the miner. She told him
a sad story-poverty, sickness, large
family Of children, nothing to do, moth
ing to wear. 60 Is that the best froek
you've got?' said the rough fellow gent
ly. She said it was. He felt in his
pocket 1t contained just one $40
piece, which he had intended to de-
vote to wine and wickedness that even
ing. stop here moment marm,"
and he lodged around the corner and
into a dry good store. Ia few min
utes he returned, and, pressing a small
bundle into the poor wOman's hand
disappeared with the air of q man
who had doae a kind action gracefully.
The starving female eagerly undid the
package, Il contained pair of en-
broidered silk stockings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Difficulties of Sparkling in salt Lake.
Salt Lake Tribune


A young gentleman by the name Of
Cassia Treceder, Il Gentle of good re.
pute, had an invitation TO attend a bs n
IN the Twenty first Ward on Thanks
giving night He concluded to enjoy a
few hours pleasure that the opportu-
nifty offered, and therefore, invited -
young lady to accompany him; but
what was his astonishment on arriving
at the door of the ward meeting
(schooD house at being refused admit
lance thereto for the reason that he
had not been baptized into the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
The lady who accompanied him is n
Mormon in good standing, but she in
dignently resented the insult offered by
the Bishops counselor, one Folger, and
left with the gentleman who accompan-
led her. There is no Church nor State
II this--just II lutte devil
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Two Bullets for Lion Two Eyes.
penYnr Rennhlicnn.

UchNof NepubDcnn.
Larlmer county comes to the front
with good hunting story. Two men,
named Charley Heidrich and Gus
Stouse, tracked big mountain lion to
cave, and when the animal poked its
head out to ask who was there
one Of the hunters put q
ball through his head. This enraged
the beast, and no started to interview
his visitors, when each fred ut the an
imais head, and ne died. Upon exam
lnation of the carcass it was discovered
that each of the marksmen had shot
the lion IN an eve, DESTROYING both.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
As4D DIsAPPOISTMENT.

Across the blue sky together
Raced three little clouds one day
The sun they had passed al noon-time,
The west vas league away.
Oh. he IL 40 slow, shey whispered,
So Slow and 80 far behind,
We three can be fret at snnscl
II only We have mind.
They laughed 10 themselves in triumph
They took hold Of hands and few;
But Oh what sad disappointment
They afterwards found and knew.
For this they had quite forgotten,
A. they hurried along through the air
There can never be a sunset
TIL the sun himself Is there
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
A Big Snowfall.
Wood River Times.

A gentleman who recently came
down from Galena states that sixty
nine feet Of snow fell ut that
place last season. The measure
mept was taken on a board projecting
from the roof of she'd The snow on
tue board WAS brushed of every tweh
hours. This allowed the falling snow
TO settle at least one.third before being
bruehed of. It il therefore probable
that the total snowfall reached ninety
foot
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
An Animated kentuc ky Calendar.
EIiznheLhtoMn Newa.

Orange Bennett, colored, is an ami
mated calendar. Ask him what day
Of the month it is, or what day Of the
week Christmas or Fourth of July
comes on, and, without NOM nt's
hesitation, he gives the correct answer.
Any date you desire within two years
he will give instantly. What makes it
so remarkable is, he doesn't know one
figure from another.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

w ANfiNHiNNt btC. go ne IuulAu
commission received the following to-
day:
PIERRE, Oak, Dec. 81.
Indians of the Cheyenne River
agency signed an agreement to-day.
We are are on our way to Yankton.
j. II. TELLER, Sec'y.
REroRT OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
The annual report of the public
printer was this morning laid before
the senate, 1t shows that during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1882, the to-
tai expense of the office was s. $685.
l59.0S which includes the expense of
binding, $3.50 5l0.3S; of paper, $780,
527 so; Of lithographing and engrav-
ing, 1914 l54 90. and of the Congress
sional Record, Sl50,902 10. The aggret
gate amount expended is $4l9 2l9.S1
larger than the expense in any pre-
vious year.
GEN. GRANT ON THE PENSION BILL.
Gen. Grant, writing to recommend
the passage OF the bill increasing pen
sions of those who lost limb, SAYS:
L GuiNul III IcNNh ultnNluE luG pas
sage of the above bin. No pension
can compensate the men who have
lost one or more limbs, and should
have been glad to sec that class of
pensions we'll provided for, instead of
the indiscriminate pensions. many of
whom are physically AS good rs they
would have been if the war had never
been fought.
THE PENSION RING AT WORK.
1t is evident from the number of pc
titions presented at Washington on the
subject of pensions that the old ring of
clam agents and lobbyists who engjn-
eered the arrears act are again at work
mt the old game. According to the
dispatches from the capital these docu-
ments coming from states as wide apart
rs California and Connecticut bear a sus-
picious family resemblance. They are
printed on the same paper, and il is
evident that they were sent out from
one or more agencies for signatures
and presentation. Members of con-
gress should not lend themselves to
transparent frauds of this character.
No petition should be presented by
them unless they have satisfied them
selves that the signatures are genuine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Il Live and Dead Buck with he
UO
Petersburg Index. Annenl

Petersburg IndexAppeal
The particulars of very remark able
occurrence near Brander's Bridge, in
Chesterfield County, Virginia, have
been received here. A son of Charles
Harrison and another gentleman
named Baird were out oppossum hunt
ing some nights ago in the vicinity of
the bridge, when they heard their dogs
bayiDg in weedy swamp close by.
The gentlemen then concluded TO 90
home and procure a gun, and on their
return found that the dogs were after
two large bucks, one with eight points
and the other with ten points. For
some cause or other the buck with the
eight prongs had killed the one with
the ten points with one of its prones
The prong entered near the eye and
came out near the car. BY some
means the prongs Of each Of the bucks
became interlocked, and had evidently
been SO for several days. as the dead
animal had been dragged q considera-
bic distance, and had been killed long
enough to become offensive The i've
buck, which had undoubtedly suffered
Tor food, Wa in a very poor and ema-
clated condition, and was shot and
killed before the marksmen could re-
c0gnlz. what 1t was in the dark.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

Mrs. Roscoe Conkling il in Boston,
and receiving much attention Sne Is
very elegant and slender woman, OF
the type Of which the Italian painters
loved, looking like some some picture
Of Botticelh. She and her delicate,
ladylike daughter, Mrs Oatman, are
aristocratic beauties. She is a sister Of
exGov. Horatio Seymour, OF Utica.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

Oscar Wilde, the esthetic humbug,
who has heretofore been several times
reported as leaving or akolt TO leave,
will certainly sail for Europe next sat
urday, intending to spend some time
in France.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

An American says that, from his
late experience Of English weather be
should IL sgine that Rain Britannica
ought to be as popular 10 England az
Half Dolumbia' is in the States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

Congressman George, Of Oregon, on
his return TO Washington for the sess.
ion, was accompanied as far as Ohio
by bis mother, venerable lady, who
thirty-one years ago, made the tedious
journey to that remote Territory as the
wife Of a pioneer, with her son and
infant in her arms The family were
six months on their overland trip,
during many hardshlps.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

President Arthur expects to move
into the white house the latter part Of
this week. The decorators are still at
work there, and considerable mystery
attends their labors, Mr.. Tiffany hay
ing exaeted a promise that no one
should inspect the work until it was
finished, and threatening to throw up
the contract il any one was admitted to
the rooms while bis artists were at
work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
The supply Of Hogs

We think tnay neither the bulls Tor
the bears, with all of their agencies or
guesses, can deceive the public as to
the great deficiency in the supply Of
hogs for the fall and winter market.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28
Washington.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Indian
commission received the following to-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-28

Indians Of the Cheyenne River
agency signed an agreement to-day.
We are are on our way to Yankton.
j. II. TELLER, Sec'y,