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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

THE governor of Virginia, for reasons
not stated, has vetoed the bill to pro-
hibit dueling. and the Southern chival-
nv will continue to 'jaw and fight, and
fight and jaw"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

We see in the New York Spirit Of the
Times mention of the cure of Mr.. Geo.
Drake, 46 Fifth street, indianapolis,
Ind, of severe case IF water rheuma-
tism. by the use of st. Jacobs OIL
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

Charred corn is one of the best things
which can be fed to hens to make them
lay, not as a regular diet, but in limited
quantities each day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

LONE JACK, No., Sept. IA, 1879
have been using Hop Bitters, and have re-
ceiyed great benefit from them Tor hver com
plant and mslarial fever. They are superior ~
all other medicines. r M. bARSts'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

about IS cents far his oats, SO that his
farm continues to be a probable in
vestment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN,

RESIDENTS of Northern Louisiana
and Eastern Arkansas are again report
ed to be in distressed condition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

Rubbing wet horses and other AMI
mails dry is very useful, not only TO
save heat, but save taking cold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02
IN VERY POOR SHAPE

Mr.. Hayes, in his farming exempii-
fies his well-known disposition to make
all he can and save all he makes-the
Yankee rule for getting rich. The
house is a shanty, the barns are worse,
and there is none of that neat attrac-
tiveness that is seen so commonly
among Dakota farms. 1t is the most
shabby place | have seen in Dakota.
But the farm is famous for its big
crops. Five hundred acres are In
wheat. Last year the yield was TWEEN
ty-sx bushels to the acre, and the crop
cost s. an acre. That Mr.. Hayes is
economical, will be seen when it is
stated that 1920 ar acre is the average
cost of tillage. The wheat was sold at
the enormous price of 81 40 bushel
last year, so that Mr.. Hayes reaped a
profit of about $4,000 from his 500
acres
1t should be explained that the enor-
nous price received for the wheat came
from the local demand, a large Touring
mill having been erected at Bismarck,
and flour was very high there then.
This year Mr.. Cushmsn has 800 acres
in wheat MS crop being twenty-five
bushels an acre, and 200 acres in oats,
the crop being about forty bushels to
the acre. Both crops will be sold for
local consumption, and Mr.. Hayes will
receive about $3.50 for his wheat, and
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
FACTS AND FIGURES.

South Australia has population of
279,866. Its debt has grown from
S1l,000,000 in 1873 to nearly $50, 000,-
600 in 1881.
The art of iron smelling was known
in England during the Roman occu-
patton and steel working was practiced
there before the Norman conquest.
The forest area of Victoria, the
most southern colony of Australia, con-
tains 5000 square miles of forest. of
which 1000 is almost wholly of the
eucalyptus tree.
Somebody has taken the trouble to
figure out the fact that one million kern
els of Ind an corn will measure TIVE We
to fourteen bushels, according to the
size of the kernel.
The Gazetta de Napoi is authority
for the statement that the number of
deaths from delirium tremens and
chronic alcoholism are: In Italy, 1.65
per thousand; in England, 2.04; Nor
way, 2.36; Scotland, 2.39; Belgium and
Switzerland each, 1888; Sweden, 6.25,
and New York, 1908.
Five firms are engaged in Pitts
burgh, Pa, in the sand and cobbe-stone
business, with an invested capital of
over $1,000 employing upwa DIS of
one hundred men. From the beds of
the rivers between 800, 600 and 900, 900
bushels of sand and gravel are yearly
taken. Cobble-stones are secured about
seventy.fve miles up the Allegheny
River.
In 1881 there were 143 silk-weaving
establishments, having 1883 looms in
operation, in France, and in Switzer-
land in 1880 there were eighiy-six s TX
manufacturers, having 1850 power
looms, and $4,000 hand-looms. The
Swiss figures for 1872 were: Manufact-
urers, 70; power-looms, 1,150; hand
looms, $50. The ribbon production
in Basic in 1872 was estimated at ST.
000,0 francs, in 1876 at $4,000, 900
francs, in 1873 at SO, 900, 900 francs, and
in 1880 at 33,00O,0 900 francs.
"A ship ought to make round trip
between San Francisco and Liverpool
annually. A good many do it. Some
have quite margin to spare. There
is necessarily some detention at Liver
pool. This varies from two to six
weeks, sometimes longer. Last year
the St Stephen arrived at San Francisco
in April in round trip of POI days, in
GLIDING detention of thirty-four DAYS
at Liverpool. Some of the vessels sent
off at the beginning Of the current
cereal year are now arriving back.
Mississippi has something over 3d.,
100000 acres of land-much of them
the richest known to man. Less than
5000, 600 acres are cultivated. This is,
however, an increase of several hun
dred thousand acres over the number
in 1870, and nearly equal to that under
cultivation in 1850. There are now
$4,000 farms, as compared with $4,000
ten years ago, and $4,000 twenty years
ago. The number of acres comprised
in the plantations is nearly three times
that actually farmed-i. e., there are
$4,000, 900 owned, and but 5000, ZOO
cultivated. Chicago Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
WIT AND WISDOM.

An egotist's story extends as far as
the l can reach. Boston Transcript.
when man has not good reason
for doing a thing he has one good rea-
son for letting it alone.
Live and act to-day. He who
spends one-half of his time in enjoying
his to-morrows will spend the other
half in regretting his yesterdays.-W
p Breed
An agricultural editor says: "Plant
your pitchforks under the shade of your
cherry trees, points up. Should your
neighbour boy fall from the tree they
might prevent him from striking the
ground. "
The following is not the worst of this
sort of rhyming that has been printed:
There was young girl had two heaux;
The hest-loOkfng one w ls named MeauX,
But toward tn cleauX
OF his call he would deoux,
And make great nois with his neaux.
"A soft hammer turneth away noise:
Old lady-''Oh, carpenter-yes-whl
you were at dinner I-ah-tied some
rags round the head of your hammer,
as found the noise of it, this morn
ing, disturbed me very much. You W IL
find it much pleasanter now."-LondOn
Fun.
First Boy" Are you going to be
pirate this summerP" Second Bov-"I
dunno" - knew you wouldn't. You
hain't got any grit" 81 han't, ehp
I've got just as much as you have, but
when fellers mother is willing to buy
him goat and pair of roller skates
and tish-line, whats the need OF his
turning pirateP You said you was 90
ing Off to fight Injums, but you hain't
gone" q know | hain't. You don't
expect me to 90 till | get big enough to
sleep alone do you?" ''Poobg' 'Poohr
And they rub along the fence in oppo-
site directions. - Chicago Times.
The Northern Central Railroad of
ficials had commenced examin9 en-
ployes of the road to ascertain whether
or not they were color-blind or deaf
and thus fit or unfit for service. An
official approached one of the local EN-
ployes with: "Now, Blank, take the
cotton out of your ears and listen! Can
you hear this watch tick where | now
hold itp' Blank cooked his ear pro-
fessional," and didn't hesitate mo-
ment in assuring the official that he
could shear that watch tick as easy as
to hear the blows of trip hammer"
Look here, Blank" said the official
assuming a more serious air; "do YOU
know that you're an awful Harp WASN'T
examining your capacity to tell the
truth, but your hearing; or it might 20
hard with you. This watch is broken,
and hasn't tucked for ten yearsp'-E-
mira On. ~ Advertiser.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

"A man at Moretown, VT, whose
wife recently presented him with four
babies in one day, and who is a poor
man and an old soldier, received notice
the same day that he was to receive
1920 in pension and arrears. His fam
lily now consists of six children, all un-
der ten years of age. A COW and 800
have been given to the quadruple.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

During the recent cyclone In Iowa
lambs became as badly ''mixed up" as
he babies did in tho famous opera OF
'Pinafore.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

The gamblers wife refers TO her
husband as her better half
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08
GUITFAU's WILL.

The letter, in the nature of will, by which
Guiteau disposes of his body, is as follows:
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 20, lsS2.--To Rev.
VIM. w. Hicks: l, Charles j. Guiteau, of the
City of Washington, in the District of Colum.
bia, now under sentence of death, which is to
be carried into effect between the hours of IL
and o'clock on the 3Oth day of June, A. d.
1872, in the United States Jail, IN said District,
do hereby give and grant you my body after
such execution; provided, however, it shall
not be used for any mercenary purposes; and
I hereby, for good and sufficient considera.
lions, give, deliver AMI transfer to said Hicks
my book, entitled '"rhe Truth and Removal"
and copyright thereof, to be used by him In
writing truthful history of my life and execu.
ton, aud direct that such history be end-
tied 1.-THE Life and Work OF Charles Guiteau,"
and l hereby solemnty proclaim and an.
nounce to all the world that no person or per.
sons shall ever in any manner use my body
for any mercenary purposes whatsoeVe r; and
IL at any time hereafter any person or persons
shall desire to honor my remains they can do
IL by erecting a monument whereon shall be
inscribed these words:
"Here lies the remains of Charles Guiteau
patriot and Christian. His soul is In glory"
(Signed) CHARLES GUIfEAU
Witnesses: Charles II. Reed, James Wood.
ward.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-08

is the only honestly guaranteed remedy placed
before the public. We guarantee every bottle
to give sat sfaction or return the money. Lead
ing physicians testify to its being harmless and
good, eminent divines declare it excellent and
unequaed and people everywhere bear cheer
ful and voluntary testimony 10 Its great virtue.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22
Ingenuity of Chinese Mechanics.

There are no better carpenters, ma
sons, or other handicraft men, more
expert or faithful to their employers,
than the heather Chinese. When
contractor engages to build house,
for example, he incloses the premises,
and sets up cooking apparants to sup
ply his workmen with regular meals,
at the most economical rate. Having
taken breakfast they work until noon,
rest an hour, resume work, and leave
off at P. NJ, and return to their
homes. On leaving each takes ticket,
which admits HIM next morning.
These tickets are daily vouchers of
the artisans presence.-Counted up at
any time, true account is rendered.
A man on the ground throws several
bricks to another still higher. Thus
the masons are supplied as they ascend
with the wall. Instead of carrying
mortar in a hod, it is thrown by a
shovelful one story to another, to any
required elevation, without spilling a
particle, so expert are they by con-
tinued practice.
With a small brass wire, made terse
in a bow notched in the lower side,
they saw out artistically complicated
puzzles, which are surprising speci-
mems of art. Thus they excel in many
ways our most skilled artists, with
very few tools, and those of the rudest
and most primitive kind.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22
Volume XXXIX.---No. Is,
gelerf Misrellang.
In Their Tent.

Few men ever had a grizzly bear
tread on their legs and lived to tell
the story. Yet according to an Eng
llsh member of parliament, who made
a sporting tour through the West, this
actually happened to hunter named
Bennett. He and his two partners
were trapping in the Rocky mountains.
Having secured number of pelts one
Of tn. men went to the nearest trading
post to sell them and bring back ne,
cessary stores.
Two or three nights after his depart
ure the bear took quantity of meat
Thinking that the animal would pro-
badly return to seek for more spoil
they set trap. Half an antelope car
cass was pinned to the ground, a
string stretched around it and tasted
to the trlppcr of loaded rifle pointed
at the bait.
Some time in the night the two
hunters, who were sleeping in their
tent, were awoke by the discharge of
the rifle. On going outside they
found the cub of a grizzly bear living
dead. Resetting the trap, they foolish.
ly pulled the dead cub inside of their
tent. and turned in again. 1t was not
long before they were aroused by the
She bear, who had followed the scent
to the tent, and had found the cub
dead. Her distress was great. She
fondled the dead body, licked it and
whlned over it. The hunters scarce
ly dared breatheImuch less stir,
though the bear in her movements
trod on their legs and feet. When she
left the,tent they frantically climbed
the nearest tree. She soon returned
and remained so long that the men,
whose only clothing was their shirts,
and the night being bitterfyeold, were
nearly frozen. When she again retir-
ed they descended, lighted fire, de-
claring that they wouldn't freeze to
death for all the bears in the noun
tain. Fortunately the bear did not
visit the camp again
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22
Gold in Africa.

Captain Burton, the celebrated tray
eller, has reported that almost illimit-
able gold can be obtained at the Gold
Coast, Africa, district which has been
auriferously prolific for centuries. He
says the region is equalto half adozen
CALIFORNIA;. This testimony is sup
ported By Commander Cameron, who
visited and investigated the. Gold Coast
along with Captain Burton.
Gold is found in the sea sand, in the
dust Of the roads, and in the mud
walls of native huts. Several mining
companies are engaged III gold finding
in the district, and they ..3.s =,
great possibilities it afford H
ject os such importance has, g.
been widely discussed by expt<
England, and by THIS time large nG(
bers of prospectors are doubtless veri-
flying matters on the spot.
There are many difficulties in Afri-
ca that did not confront the gold dig
gers of California and Australia. The
climate has its dangers; the inhabi-
tants are savages the rulers suspici-
ious and hostile to strangers. But
where abundant gold is to be got with
ease white men will 60, and the capi-
tai of civilization will flow thither,
bearing 10000 energies to confront
those of nature and barbarism.
The want of gold is so great that
the world must have it at any risk,
and were it guarded by all the savages
Of Africa united into a single host it
would become the possession of COM
merce. When geologists and special
lists have pronounced favorable
opinion, and diggers have proof posi-
tive that a great gold deposit remains
to be worked, the difficulties with ma
tives will soon be solved.
Medical science can mitigate the
evils of the worst climate. During the
thirty years of great gold discovery
the art of mining and washing for
the metal has made more progress than
in all antecedent time. Everything
favors the speedy translation of Afri-
can gold into the channels of interna-
tional trade, should it be found in the
quantities alleged by Captain Burton.
]-Chambers Journal.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22
NO TINE LIKE THE OLD TIME.
OLIVER wendell HOLMES.

There is no time like the old time,
When you and were young,
When the buds of April bossomed
And the birds of Spring-lime sung,
The gardens brightest glores
BY summer suns ar nurSed,
But oh, the sweet violets
The flowers that open frs
There is no place like toe old place,
Where you and were born,
Where we lifted first our eyeias
On the splendors OF the morn,
From the milk " hite breast that warmed US
From the clinging arms that bore,
here the dear eyes glistened Ger us
That will look for US no more
There is no friend like the Old friend
That has shared our morning days,
No greeting like his welcome,
No homage like his praise
Fame Is the sscenlless suatfower,
With gaudy crown of gold;
But friendship Is the reathlng rose,
With sweets in every fold.
There is no love like the old love
Tha, We courted iii our pride;
Though our leaves are falling. falling,
And We fading side by side,
There are blossoms all around Us,
With the colOrs OF our dawn,
And We live in borrowed sunshine
When the light OF day is gone.
There are no times like the old times
They shall never be forget
There is no place like the o.d place
Keep green the dear old spot
There aIs no friends like our Old friends
May heaven prolong their liseS
There are no loves like our old loves
God bless ogF loving wives
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22


doctored IA simple ailment with herbs
from her herb closet, but to answer Il
young man who said, Il meet you; ii
gives me joy.-lt was something so
unaccustomed that it slIenced her COM
pletely.
But after that brief remark Bartel
was silent also. The beer was brought
and Christel filled the mugs, and they
drank many healths, but not hers.
The three men were not talkatlve.
hey found deep satisfaction in list,
enlng to the gurgling Of the cool beer
and IN watching the lazy rings of
smoke, and Chrlstlana went away TO
finish the preparations for the day S
feast and to assign their Va iOus duties
T>-he chlldren, who had been sent to
the kitchen. She hal no time 10 stop
after she had brought the beer.
All the little voices began again at
her entrance.
Sister, is the stranger to eat our
/ feast with us =
'Christel, he is much more beauti-
ful than Herr Klaus. His eyes shine
sor
And his beard is SO thick, not like
the Herr Pastors s, all thin and an ugly
co'or. Tell me, little sister, didst
taeu ever see prettier beard :
| Il should like to pull it-very gen
tly,' Gottleio observed, in medItatiye
tone.
.You silly children Chrjstiana
cried, laughing. "You shall not talk
any more about such things, You
shall make ready for work. Thou.
;.saI sb.I, carry tho coeae.n,;I and
al Hans tbe reEs # he viii ha very
careful not to brcak them. as he d,d
la,t wear -
.Wbat may I carry Chris.el:' Colt
lien ask,I .Iudwir has taken tn.
small baske,.'
/ .Thou shalt helm me carry the LARGE
one. hearts dearest. Christei answered.
"a little four.v.,r.o box is too small
10 carry ANYTHING alone
sAehr said LILLE Gottlirb with 4
s;sb "Were onIy biggar, Tbouph
indeed. Gear Christel. / could carry
The e,fTee nail even uow-ir there were
no coffee IN IT,.
Z .srhon willing brother" the child
dr,n exclaimed falling on him in f
+ bo.,v and half .uothrring him with
li..rs
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22

A proper remedy for young lady
who is short in statue is to get spliced
as soon as possible.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22

The fly now takes the mountain air
upon the peak Of some grand old bald
head, and his morning bath luxurious
ly in the milk jug.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22

1t is peculiar feat of memory that
makes a man forget what he has Dor.
rowed, while that which he has loaned
remains a fixture on memory's walls
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-22

The influence of good women saves
more men than the preachers.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-24
1uE DA! IL nERA Id THURsNH~ MUENIv' August "a .sa

in Thunder tones Of Afterwards realized
phopi ccy that THE time would yet cone
when they would hear him :" We may have
% employ a microscope 10 detect the
b au,ies that lie hid Ia some of
the literary gens that are sent
in flr our inspection, and may
have tn use the telescope 10 perceive 10 the
dim and distant future the author OF Ger
tain illusions standing ola the pinnacle Of
fame the admired OF all admirers, bu, what
matters that? Was it not through the nj
croscopc that HAHyrY discovered that the
red blood corpuscles were the lie carriers.
through the telescope tina: kgrLEE framed
his laws for the planetary circuits and the
stan. routes" The trouble, however, in the
case at bar IS that We are neither llAEvEy
nor a KErLgG, although some Of our read
ers may be. And 1t is considering such
possibility that We have ventured for once
to pu; them to the test by the publication
OF the following Original Pocm,n sent to
US "tor the weekly HERALD" it being
sample OF our daily receipts, notes for
which cash are often asked,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-24

The eelateur wine drinker who is not
certain OF his Judgment, will always ex-
anime the cork of bottle of champapne
before passing his opinion rs to the merits
Of the wine. When he discovers that the
manufacturer of bogus corks with choice
brands burned or stamped upon them is
a regular business, the youthful gorcman
will be nut to his wits ends to keep IN his
reputation US u judge. In Philadelphia
most of the large restaurants and
big hotels carefully preserve the
corks taken from choice brands OF cham.
payne and sell them to the careful
dealers, who send them to New Jersey and
California correspondents. The corks are
then returned in bottles of domesticcham.
pagne, The cork always settles ispute
as to the quantity of champagne wine, UNI
less the drinkers have highly cultivated
palates, and the advantage of always hav-
ing his corks as well as his labIes
cooked is too manifest for the thrifty
wine merchant of the restauranteur to
overlook. The business OF procuring these
corks, has, therefore, become very exten.
sive one. The hotel walters save them up
as carefully and retail them at from two to
four cents Observation-Disclosures Times.