Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-08-31
PERSONS AND THINGS.

1000 pounds of fruit.
Queen Victoria's wedding present to
the Duke of Westminster, was a very
handsome thoroughbred riding horse.
General Sherman is in St. Louis,
where he attended the funeral Of tive
children OF Lieutenant Fitch, his SON
in-law.
The Marquis of Butte is building a
new house on the site of the old one OF
Mount-stuart. 1t will be finished next
summer, and will have cost 81 ,250, 900
The two-year-old Hereford bull, Sir
Bartle Frere, which took second prize
at the Reading show, England, has been
sold for 5000. The destination is
America.
"A pail of milk standing ten min
utes where it is exposed to the scent OF
strong smelling stable, or any other
offensive odor, will imbibe faint that
will never leave it.
An Englshman is credited with
having sheared twenty-slx sheep in
four hours and twenty-five minutes.
The quickest time made was five and
one-half minutes per sheep.
According to English journals there
will be nearly 800 entries in the next
volume Of the Poled Herd Book. In
Vol. VI there were l 1913 entries, and in
Vol. V 1920 entries.
The New York Express says: Mrs
John Hoey wore to one Of the Long
Branch hops the other evening, lilac
silk dress with point lace tlounces,
which was worth $50 a yard"
Baron Wilhelm Rothschild, of Frank
fort, returned his last years income at
f239 400, while his brother, Baron
Meyer Carl, confessed to G22S 900. The
amount Of their income tax exceeded
$4,000.
Eyre NJ. Shaw, chief OF the London
fire department, has arrived in New
York, and will attend the tiremen's con.
vention in Cincinnati in September,
and will visit Chicago and San Fran
cisco.
Hon. A. w. Sawyer, formerly justice
OF the Supreme Court of New Hamp-
shire, died yesterday in the ho Ids of a
physician, who was giving HIT ether in
order to amputate his foot.
A boy of 6 and girl of 2, at Ballard
vile, Neb., are mated for marriage by
their foolish parents, who have signed
an agreement that the wedding shall
take place the year 1897.
Ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, who
is known TO fame as extra Billy" has
reached his S5th year. He says that he
is still blessed with sound head, whole
heart and faithful stomach.
The two British Princes, Albert Vic
tor and George of Wales, who have beer
making the tour of the world, have jus
been confirmed at Whippinghan
Church, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Professor Hinsdale of Hiram College
who has been for some time IN Boston,
experimenting the publication of the
Life and Works of President GARFIELD
has returned to his home in Ohio.
Signor Sgambati, the Italian pianist
is spoken of as LISTS latest rival. His
hair is bushy, and he has one of those
unromantic combinations of struggling
goatee and imperial which are unac-
countably affected by a few Italians.
DR.. Reese, Secretary of the Virgin
ia State Board of Health has received
information of a new cattle disease in
several counties of the state, and mas
ordered specific reports. 1t seems &c
be contagious febrlle affection.
If, when hogs begin to cough and
show signs of depression, they could
have clean quarters, with plenty OF
green food and clean water, much OF
the mortality in this stock might be
prevented.
The Milwaukee & Wyoming In.
vestment Company, have $3.50 coo cap
ital in the business of buying, selling
and rearing of cattle The company
are Alex. Mitchell, George Mitchell and
?. McGeoch, of Milwaukee.
Miss Daniels, a missionary physician
in Swallow, China, will probably lose
the sight of both her eyes. She was
opening n bottle of ammonia, which
happened to explode while in her
hands, scattering its contents in her
face and eyes.
James Ewing Cooley, founder of the
book trade sales, and formerly a prom
inent and wealthy resident of New
York, died at his home in Florence, It.
ally, on Monday. He was 81 years OF
age, and was well known among book
publishers.
The presidents reception at the resi-
dence Of Ex-Governor Edwin ID. Nor
gan, at Newport, r. l., where 81 ,000
had been expended for flowers, lasted
from O'Clock until Z, and was graced
by the presence of many distinguished
persons.
Col. F. NJ Hutchinson, treasures oi
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
railroad, who had just returned from a
trip to Europe, died i'll New York re.
Gently. He had been a prominent
figure among the democrats of Penn
sylvania.
Spruce butter tubs are the best
white hemlock makes sweet tub
acids from the oak colors the butter
and Injuries its appearance; white ash
gives the butter strong flavor if kept
long and increases the liability to mold
maple smells and cracks badly: Soak