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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Needed Relief for Tobacco Growers.

Of all the agriculturlsts IN the cOun-
try growers of tobacco are the only
persons who cannot sell their crops
how and where they please. Under
the present law farmer cannot sell
his tobacco except to licensed dealer
or by getting out license himself.
This law often forces small farmers to
let their tobacco hang till it rots or to
send it long distance to licensed
dealers. A farmer is forbidden to sell
few pounds of tobacco to a neighbor
for sheep dip without paying special
tax, and thoughtless infractions of this
law have caused men to be dragged
hundreds Of miles from home to stand
trial for the offense.
Cases have been known in which
farmers have been indicted for having
twisted a few tobacco leaves together
and put them on fence to dry, and
for similar triflipg causes. The rev.
enue from the tax last year was only
$3.50, and it cost $40, coo to collect it.
Last Monday, representative G. G.
Dibrell, OF Tennessee, introduced bill
into Congress allowing farmers to sell
their leaf tobacco TO any person with
out paying special tax. He spoke
forcibly of the grievous hardships the
present law imposes on tobacco grow
ers, especially on those who grow small
patches. Mr.. H. w. Hatch of Missou
ri, and Mr.. Emory Speer of Georgia,
both ably advocated the measure, while
Mr.. G. d. Robinson of Massachusetts,
and Mr.. w. d. Kelley of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee of ways
and m cans, and champion pretectionist
of manufacturers, were the chief op-
ponents of this measure of great agri-
cultural relief.
While conceding the burdensome ma
ture of this special tax their chief OBJ
lection against it's repeal WAS founded on
supposition that its abrogation would
open wide the door to fraud on the rev.
enue and injury to manufactures; for
If farmers should be allowed to sell to-
bacoo as they pleased, the staple would
be manufactured in small quantities in
many places, and the large manufac-
turers would be deprived of the "pro-
lection they have right to demand.
Hitherto "protection" for home MANI
features has been demanded against
foreign pauper labor" now it seems
they must be protected also against
home producers The vote on the bill
showed l1S yeas against 81 nays; hut
as the yeas we're less than two-thirds,
the m easure was not passed; but the
supporters of the bill-the friends OF
the farmer-backed up by the express
wishes of the house, are still earnestly
advocating the removal of this oppres-
sive enactment from the agriculture of
the country. We heartily commend
their efforts and wish them success
Rural NsW Yorker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
and put it in the Sth district, was adopted, and
the bill was concurred in
SArupDAy MAecu %

SATURDAY, MARCH IS.
Seaofe-The following bills were concurred in:
To punish certain offenses against unmarried fe-
| males under the age of lj years; relating to the
care OF the chronic insane not otherwise provided
for; to amend section 500 revised statutes, en-
titled of Villages; relation to railroads and TO
amend section 1853, revised statutes; to provide
for the exemption Of insurance associations for
| benevolent and charitable purposes from the opc-
ration OF the general laws relating to life issur-
ance companies; relating to the alteration of the
boundaries OF joint school districts and to auths-
nae appeals IN certain cases; to amend section
| 1928 OF the revised statutes in relation to the
non payment of taxes; to amend chapter As
| laws of 1881, entitled of town officers; TO pro-
vide Tor submitting the question of amending
the constitution so to provide for biennial gen
era elections.
asss1sttg--The senate resolution providing for
| hual adjournment on the 5lst inst, was laid over
| TIL Monday evening next.
The following senate bills were concurred in
authorizing the city of Milwaukee to issue bonds
for bridge building. Authorizing certain booms
in Bad river and the kankagun.
The following were killed Relating to hospi-
tails Tor the insane Relating to retainer Two
bills.l Relating To costs and fees.
The senate Joint resolution, relative to the Fox
| river overflow, came up. Mr.. Price offered an
amendment and consideration was laid over till
Tuesday next.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
A Mexican Romance

Whep &c French sought to establish
a monarchy in Mexico Mazatlan
youth raised regiment of boys and
wsged against such of the invaders as
appeared in SiAaloa warfare that told.
The young mans father was of Castil-
ian blood, and his mother was Mexi-
can. His name, Corona, soon became
famous, and ut the age of q he was re-
garded rs the Mosby of Mexico.
At the end of the war he WAS major
general, the hero OF the soldiers and
the idol of Mazatlsn society. He was
six feet tall, brosd-shouldered, hand
some and daring, While attending a
ball at the American Hotel in Maxatlan,
he stumbled over a.domestic. knock
ing n tray from her hand. STOPPING to
pick up the crockery, General Corona
noticed that the girl was very pretty
and very saucy. She told him that her
name was Betty Bowman, that her mo-
Their was San Francisco washerwomar,,
and that he opght to know better than
to rush headlong down dark stairway.
Corona made love to the American
miss, and before leaving for the capitol
he had learned of her irrefroachable
though very humble life. Once away,
Betty's face and pert ways haunted him
so much that he wrote to her, arrang-
ing 70. marriage by proxy. He re-
manned in Mazatlan; the bride went to
a convent school. They were thous-
and miles apart and wrote to each other
daily, the husband constantly instruct
ing the wife in polite ways. President
Juarez, fearing that Corona's populari-
ty would lead the people to give the
vote to the popular young soldier at an
election approaching, concluded to send
him rs Minister to Madrid, the most
enviable diplomatic position in the eye
of all Mexicans. General Corona took
the washerwoman's daughter to his pal
ace in Madrid, and she now liz regarded
rs the most brilliant and accomplished
lady at the court of Spain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Closed for IieDairs.

Got connundrum for you Johnnie.
invented it myself," said boy to play
mate. whats the difference of poo
die you're dragging by chain and a
rotten tree-irunk" After due delibera-
ton Johnnie passed. "One is led
dog and the other dead log. Them
kind is awful easy when you know how"
So thought Johnnie, and on his way
home he built one on a similar plan,
which he tried to explode on the mater
nal head. 81 say, ma, here's a riddle;
made it myself. What's the difference
between the fgger of lady and pa not
letting me go to the circus last week:
Cause ones sham dame and t'other's
da-ow owl OWL that hurts, | tel
you can't; you take Teller o your
size?" The connundrum factory has
been closed for repairs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Diamond Cutters in New York.
New York Sun.


Five years ago two diamond cutters
dressed and polished all the stones
that came in the rough to this market.
In the main only the finished diamonds
were imported. But it was found that
the work Of cutting and polishing dia-
monds was often done carelessly in
Europe, and that American workmen
could better satisfy the critical taste OF
American buyers of precious stones.
So marked was the difference between
the imported diamonds and those cut
and polished here, that demand for the
stones of American finish was created
and within five years five or six more
diamond cutters have established
themselves in New York. They dress
and polish perhaps one twentieth OF
all the diamonds sold in the city, and
the excellence of their work is recog-
nized.
The stones are imported al, a rule,
from South Africa, and although many
of the African diamonds are Of color,
it is said that as large and as fine stones
are found there as in the old mines Of
the East Indies and Brazil. The stones
come here in the rough, uneven in
shape, and wholly lacking the lustre
and the sparkle which attach to
the very idea of diamond.
The first process is what is called
cleaving. By this process the irregular
tiles of shape are clipped of and the
general form of the diamond is secur-
ed, but without any of the angles
which separate the faces. The peices
Clipped of, if of suitable color and
without flaws, are used for making
what are called rose diamonds. Then
the faces of the diamond are cut by
the rubbing together of two of the
stones, and after this process the stones
look like irregular pebbles of ground
glass. They are entirely without lustre
or beauty. The polishing concludes
the process. Each face of the diamond
is in turn exposed to the surface OF
an iron wheel revolving 1900 times a
minute, and, by means of oil and dia-
mond dust, the stone is polished and
gives its wonderful brilliancy.
Mr.. Henry Fera, diamond cutter in
John street, said yesterday that large
part of the work of the diamond finish
ers in this city was repolishipg the
stones cut in Europe, to satisfy the
more particular judgment of Ameri-
can buyers. On account of this extra
pains which is taken with the work
here, the diamonds of American polish
command somewhat higher prices
An idea of the business in cutting dia
monds in this city may be had from
the statement that last year nearly
5000 carats in the rough were cut and
polished here. Wages for laborers
here are from twice to three times
what is paid in Europe for the same
kind Of labor. The labor adds $40 a
carat to the value of the uncut dia-
mond. The loss in weight from the
cutting is over one half. This 80 adds
to the value of the diamond that a
stone of one carat, costing, in the
rough, for instance, $40, would sell fol
$110 when cut and polished. The val.
ue, however, does not depend alone
upon the weight of the stone, but is
affected also by the presence of biem'
ishes or impurity of color.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

if it were not for these robbers we shud
be all eaten up by caterpillars; but l
think the robins might let us have now
and then just one OF our own cherries,
tew see how they did taste. The bat.
They fly just little unsartin, and ackt
as though they had taken leetle too
much gin. What they are good for
cannot tell, and / don't believe they can
tell neither"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

so inclined, and, gathering himself up,
he darted along by the car, overlook
the tender, gained lap on the engine,
and crossed the track ahead of it and
ran into the woods. If he had kept
that gait until we had got into Wash
ington he would have been half way
,hr ough Alaska. Probably, noA. to the
carrier-pigeon, the Southern wild hog
is the fastest bird in the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

son Jones to the secretary of the
county society; 81 should like to
know, sir, what horse-racing has to do
with agriculture swell, parson,"
replied the secretary, with pleasant
smile, nothing, perhaps; or, at least,
no more than church lotteries have to
do with the spreading of the gospel"
Parson Jones saw the point and changed
the conversation Immediately.
Once upon time woman died,
and as the mourners were carrying
her to the grave they tripped against a
stump and let the coffin fall. She re-
vived, having been only in deep
trance. Two years after she really
died, and as they were carrying her
down the same road and neared the
same stump, the disconsola.c widow
er sobbed, Steady, boys! Steady,
there Be very, very careful !"
Josh Billings still lives and difuses
wisdom, and among his other things he
has been paying out some natural his
tory with his own line of talk. HE
says: "The robin has red breast.
They have plaintiff song and sing as
though they were sorry for sumthing.
They get their name from their great
ability for Robin cherry tree. They
can also rob a currant bush fust rate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-09
The Wives of Legislators.

1t is true about many men here especially
men new to legislative power and RESPONSE
bility, that they affect democratic views for
themselves, but like their wives to have the
reputation of being a little aristocratic and
exclusive. They think it gives the family q
flavor of superiority "Oh, yes. indeed, I'm
a man of the people. through and through.
but (deprecatngly) my wife has views of her
own about some things. Brought up that
way, you know" Those very women are the
most indignant of all if their names and
toilets are by chance omitted from your re-
port of Secretary AS party, or unmentioned
among the "blue- room ladies" at the last
Presidential reception: and they are the very
ladies whom II pays the poorest dividends to
know. Afraid to have their plain country
origin or their defects of early education
made manifest. their manner and bearing are
artificial if il is your dreary lot to be left to
a moments conversation with them; and II
you fathom the shadows Of their natures for
something genuine to anchor to, il isn't there.
"There ale women and women" says the
French proverb, and there are many ladies
found in otiicio-social life here who I'LL their
sphere royalty and well; women whom ii
were work of supererogation to pity man
for having to spend his life with, even after
the bloom and hey-day of their youth are
gone. could name many such from your
own New England and from our bigger and
broader West. Mrs. Keieer, wife of the
Speaker. is notably such a one. Tall, and
little roundstouldered with many household
cares, n woman older than her husband, and
she looks it, and wholly unused hitherto to
Washington circles, many misgivings for
her were INDUCED in when she came this
winter TO take up the heavy social burden in
cumbent on Speakers wife. But her ex-
cellent sense and spirit, her esprit de corps
toward all the other members wives, her
native courtesy and kind sincerity, her tire.
lessness in fulfilling every social obligation,
have made her name beloved almost with
reverence. When il became known that her
absence from Washingtons privileges and
opportunities. during the four previous win
tiers of her husbands stay, had been to
minister to the infirmities of a mother nearly
30 years of age, who preferred her care to
that of any other of her children, her lack of
being known here socially became crown of
honor to her Washington Letter 10 the
Proridence Press.
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The Little Shoes Did 1t.

The following touching incident, which we
clip from an exchange, is worthy Of being
preserved in letters of gold:
A young man, who had been reclaimed
from the vice Of intemperance, was called
upon to tell how he was led to give up drink
ing. He arose. but looked for moment very
confused. All he could say was. "The little
shoes, they did it," With a thick voice, as
if his heart was in his throat, he kept repeat
ing this. There was a stare of perplexify on
every face, and at length some thoughtless
young people began to litter. The man, in
all his embarrassment, heard this sound, and
rallied at once. The light came into his eyes
with flash; he drew himself up and ad-
dressed the audience; the choking went from
his throat.
Eyes, friends" he said, in voice that cut
its way clear as deep-doned bell, "whatever
you may think of it. I've told the truth--the
little shoes did it, was brute and fool
strong drink had made Inc both, and starved
me into the bargain. i suffered-I deserved
to suffer but did not suffer alone-no man
does who has wife and child-for the women
get the worse share. But am no speaker to
enlarge on that; I'll stick to the little shoes I
saw one night when was all but done for
the saloon keepers child holding out her foot
to her father to look at her nne new shoes.
1t was a simple thing; but, nv friends, no
fist ever struck me such blow as those little
new shoes. They kicked reason into me.
What reason had to clothe others with An
cries, and provide not even coarse clothing
for my own, but let them go baref And there
outside was my shivering wife, and blue,
chilled child, on a bitter cold Christmas eve.
I took hold of my little one with grip, and
saw her feet. Men. fathers If the little
shoes smote me, how must the feet have
| smote me. / put them. cold as ice, to my
| breast, and they pierced me through. Yes,
| the little feet walked right into my heart, and
| away walked the selfshness. / had trife
of money left; bought loaf Of bread and
then pair of shoes. never tasted anything
but bit of bread all the next day; and
| went to work like mad on Monday, and from
that day have spent no more money at the
public house.
That's all I've got to say-it was the little
| shoes that did it,
| Could there be a more powerful temper
| ance lecture than this?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-09
General News,

The 18th anniversary of Founders Day was
celebrated at Vassar college Friday evening
The bill for uble-tracking the Hoosac
Tunnel has passed the Massachusetts Senate
George +. Root of Chicago is holding a
successful musical convention at Elmira, n
Y.
The peasants have wrecked the Jewish
town Of Gombin, near Warsaw. and some
5000 people are homeless.
There is a famine in C@sarea in Palestine
The American Board receives contributions
for the relief of the starving
Mr.. Longfellow's will is to be carried out
as written, in spite of the decision that the
interlineations are no, binding in law
Lord Cavendisb's secretaryship was terri
biz brief,-he started for Ireland on Friday
and was assassinated Saturday esening.
An Athens (Greece) dispatch says the
ceremony of turning the first sod on the line
of the Corinth Railroad was performed last
Thursday by the King.
The girl students of the English female
colleges initiate the athletic exercises of male
students in mild way. Girton has repeated
matches with Newniiam in lawn tennis.
Henry Hewlett, the first railway engineer
in Florida, was killed on Thursday in a col.
lision near the White House station on the
Jacksonville and Tallahassee railroad.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers died st II,
home, Georgetowh Heights, last Friday nigh,
aged 20 years. Major WIN. J. Twining oi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-09
Agricultural Chemistry.

The chemistry of the farm operates upon
plants as its subject. The simple elements
of chemistry are divided into two great
classes, organic and inorganic, and both
classes enter into the composition of plants
In plants the organic, or vegetable and ami
NAL elements largely preponderate, and are
four in number namely: oxygen, hydrogen.
carbon and nitrogen. OF these. three are in
visible gases and carbon in its pure state is
simply charcoal. Oxygen and hydrogen
united in certain proportions form water. and
nitrogen is the source of ammonia in the soil
and in plants.
The inorganic, or mineral elements of
plants, are usually classed as follows, and are
nine in number Calcium, sodium, potassium,
iron, magnesium, silica, sulphur, chlorine,
and phosphorus. The latter enter into plants
in very inconsiderable quantities, and scarce
ly appear to be essential constituents at all.
These several elements enter into plants in
very variable quantities, not only in respect
to the species itself. but also in regard to the
soil upon which the particular plant grew.
But one single element, namely carbon,
equals all the rest in quantity. That is to
say, all plants whatsoever, when thorough
ly desiccated, or dried, contain so per
cent of carbon. This element forms
the framework of the entire vegetable econ
omy- the bones, as it were. upon which the
other constituents are hung How plants OBJ
tain their carbon, and how best to treat the
soil in order that plants may inbibe it in suffi-
cient quantities, or whether indeed they re-
ceive it through the soil or through the at
mosphere, are interesting and important
questions for the farmer to consider. In fact,
every question in regard to the chemistry OF
crops ought to possess high importance to
every farmer, for upon a thorough knowledge
of these things depends his success. We
will return to this subject in future articles.
The Rvroi MESSENGER
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Dailp kennebrt 3ournal.
The Bark Louise.

One of the most trying pests that our
orchardists have to contend with is the
oyster shell bark louse. This insect
chiefly attacks young trees, which, if the
louise is left unmolested, linger along
three or four years, become stunted and
finally die. The great difficulty in ex-
terminating the louise arises from its
minuteness and its peculiarly OF protect
ing itself by well-nigh impenetra-
BILE covering, and there depositing its
eggs which are thus shielded from
all harm. There is one period, how.
ever, when it can be dealt with in sue
cessful manner. That is in the month of
June. At this season the eggs hatch and
the lice remain for 4 short time unprotect-
ed. A wash should now be prepared of
diluted soft soap or very strong lye. This
should be applied to the trunk and every
branch of the tree. 1t will be necessary
to cover the trees three or four times dur
ing the month, for the lice do
not all hatch out al the same
time. Other remedies have been
suggested. One. which is recommended
by an experienced orchardist, is to take
dry ashes and when the trees are wet sft
them thoroughly among the foliage and
over the limbs. This should also be done
in June. Where the tops are very badly
infested il is oftentimes expedient to praff
the trees. thereby destroying that part
which is the most difficult to treat Apple
trees are of late years infested by so many
enemies that orchardists must be alert
if healthy trees are raised up TO maturity.
The bark louise, borer, army worm and
caterpillar all are working together for
one common end-the destruction of our
apple trees.
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Personal.

VIM. II. Vanderbilt sailed for Europe Sat.
urday.
Earl Fitzwilliam denounces Gladstone's
policy.
j. b. Defrees, recently public printer al
Washington. is very i'll.
The London Spectator pronounces the
American professor, Asa Gray, the most emi
nept Of living systematic botanists.
Mr.. Sargents daughter has so injured her
eyes by studying languages that she is Obliged
to he blindfolded on her way to Europe.
''He is chip off the old block He ha,
let no opportunity pass to show the Southern
people kindness" says the Vicksburg Herald
Of Secretary Lincoln.
President Arthur has decided to removt
Porter's disabilities, so that he is now eligi
BILE to any civil office to which he may b.
elected or appointed. For a restoration tc
the army he must make special application
to Congress.
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FIsTulA AND PILES,

WILLIAM READ. IN. D., Harvard ls42,J snd
ROBERT n. READ, IN. D., Harvard 1861 have
associated themselves together at II Somersef street.
Boston, and give especial attention to the tresteut
Of F1STULA, PILES, AND AL Disc A0EN
OF THE RECTUM, without tenfion from
business.
Abundant references given. Correspondents an
ywered.
Once hours II to O'Clock p. NJ febIoteoi Nj,