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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Oil Shale Discovered in Iowa.

Frank Alexander, one of the proprie-
tors of the inflamnable shale mine late
" discovered in Charles, Mix county,
Iowa, in answer To question from
Sioux City Journal reporter about the
mine. said that the burning qualities of
the rock were discovered by piece
thrown out BY blast falling into fire
which the workmen had near the mouth
Of the shaft. The shaft was sunk in
search of coal. Some of the shale had
been tried in coal stoves in Bon Homme
and worked WELL A pile Of some three
bushels Of the stuff was set on fire out Of
doors and burned freely. There were
live embers left twenty-four hours after
the fire was kindled. Mr.. Alexander
said that on his return wagon-load of
this new fuel would be hauled to Plank
ington, on the Milwaukee road, where it
will he tested as fuel for engines. The
shaft where the shale is found is ra-
vine within few rods of the river. The
shale is found thrty-six feet from the
surface. Over it is roof of slate, and
under it block Of earth that is neither
clay nor loan. Tie bed of shale could
be traced along the river bluff for sever
al miles, but, excepting in one place,
was not as thick as where found in the
shaft A piece of the shale about as
big as a hickory nut had been tried in
retort by Yankton scientist, andfound
to contain three drops of oil The in
ilammable property Of the shale came
from this oil. at will be remembered.
says the J0urHai., "that a little oil was
found in the artcsian well at this city
when the shale was being penetrated,
and the same was noticed at Yankton
and Ponca.h A small piece of the shale
which Mr.. Alexander had in his pocket
was shown to the reporter. 1t looked
gray and gritless, like common Shale,
only it had a greasy look and touch
something like camel coal The only
foreign mineral that showed were specks
of iron pyrites. The owner of the mine
evidently has no knowledge of true
Scotch shale oils.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

PRoF. SwENsEN, the State analyt-
ical chemist, after full series of ex-
periments, has demonstrated that the
best results in harvesting and work
ing amber cane are reached by cut
ting the cane as soon as possible
after 1t is mature, and having it
worked Immediately or at the earli-
est practicable day after cutting.
Cane raisers, do you hear that?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Fur Bearing Animals in Maine,

Beaver we've almost extinct Ina this
State in lac time Of the rebellion, but
are nov IN the increase, and the turs in
COCA demand. Deer are almost extinct
In his section, but are ON the increase
il, lhe State. Some animals, such as
foxes, come At night into the immediate
suburbs Of this city and Brewer and
muskrat have often been killed in the
city docks, while once IN otter was seen
in The Kcnduskcag, near the Eastern
ana North American Railway bridge,
Nost varieties Of the fur-bearing ami.
mals namral 10 the State hold thcir own
il Plumbers, and the fur trade will con-
tiuue indefinitely to he a source Of CON
siderable revenue Ia the people. B1p-
5or Commercial
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Pulling to the Photographer,

A very mysterious and uuaccountable
occurrence is stat ii TO have taken
place a day or two ago ut one Of the
photograph galleries IL Eau Claire, Wis.
1t was neither more nor less than the
uniutentional production, three ,imes in
succession by Inc unwilling photograph
err Of a tin type sponding very
nearly 70 the regulation "spiritpicmre;N
that u.s. there was, according 10 the
statement, another figure in the picture
besides those Of the two who Sat for it,
That there was no one in the gallery ut
the time except the photographer and
The persons who sat for the picture the
photographer is said to be willing to as
Scrl 10y the most solemn asscycration.
still il Is certain that when the first pic
ture was taken "a blur appeared between
the two heads in the photograph; q sec
und trial resulted in the same way, and
tac third ,.ia. made % photograph with
ao appraised hand and arm distinctly
portrayed between the shoulders Of the
two persons in tho photograph Eau
GLARE Free Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Making ACouaintauces.

Two gentlemen Of business, lived on
the same street They Svcre' not ac-
quainted. The formal process of intro
duction had not taken place. ana of
course they could not speak. for that
would be forward and improper. YOU
know. The men passed each other three
times "a day usually forseyen years with
GU, a look Of recognition one Winters
day they met suddenly on slippery
corner. The feet Of one went astrav
suddenly. tripped the others, and their
owners rolled over and over down hill
nutil checked by the gutter, Apologies
were exchanged. hands were shook, and
the TWO men became acquainted. The
reader may help himself TO the moral.
Another story points in the same drec-
ton. y pocEct-book was found and
left where it could be obtained BY the
owner, who ,aid, when he was told who
found IT, Il know who he is very well:
I've seen him Il great many times, and
if were acquainted with him | would
thank him, London (Coan) Icic-
gr0l}.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
NnrlnnS.

Berlin has a curiosity in the way Of a
bookseller who can neither read nor
write. He is we'll respected, aud sells
good books, many Of them scientific,
and the best literatWeof the day. lie has
m excellent memo%, aud a large trade
Some of the characters whiahhe has de-
yised for memoranda are saudi to be curl
Gus enough 1t is the shape and size Of
books that ore his chief guides, and he
Gus mistake.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

DULL AND SALLow-Eyes ard
skin denotes a torpid Liver, and
weak digestion, headache aud rest
less sleep arise from same cause.
Remove them with ZoPEsA now be-
fore you get worse, A few doses
will do IT, Sold by MoT-tt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
House and Lot For Sale,

offer for sale our OLD homestead in this city.
For price and terms apply at my dressmaking
shop on High 81.
39-u NELLIE NAYBELL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
WHEN | HAVE BABY at braa

" IIEN I HAVE 4 BABY at breast
nothing is so useful for quoting my
own and bahy's nerves as Parker's
Ginger Tonic. 1t prevents bowel
complaints, and is better than any
stimuIant to give strength and appe-
tlte A Newark Mother.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
The New Red Sands tone Era,


boniferous age in the regular Chro-
biological order, comes the New Red
Sandstone Age; the plants aud ami
mails of former ages are continued
in this age, with the addition of
some Others having larger and more
superior forms than any that had as
yet appeared, but the vegetation is
no longer of such quantity, as to
form coal beds, and the amount Of
animal remains is much diminished.
Life takes, however, new start in
the Ooltic Age that follows, and
It's forms continue there to make
still nearer approaches to those of
the present time. But it is here
that the higher forms are added, and
1t Is here that insects are found, for
the first time, likewise reptiles, but
OF and extraordinary form and mag
nltude, OF those monsters of the
ancient seas and nine different genera
have already been found in the sec
ondary strata, and of some Of the
genera there are several species.
In the arrangement of the Ami
nal Kingdom, reptiles are placed
next above fishes; that is TO say,
they are considered as having the
next higher or more complicated
structure. The animals OF this per-
iod of which we are about to speak,
have been called Sauriaus, by Geoi- |
ogistS, from the resemblance they
bear to the lizard tribe, souru, being
the Greek name for lizard. They
are huge animals aud must have
been very destructive to the smaller
creatures WI hin their reach.
a common green lizard is Il ,oler- /
ably good miniature representation
of the general form of these rep.
tiles, bat crocodile or an alligator
gives 2 still better idea OF them.
1t must DO remembered, however,
that III speaking IF the fossil re-
mains oi those animals, we mean
only their skeletons or bonea; the
flesh is never converted into fossil
state, and 1t very seldom happens
that the entire skeleton Of any
large animal is found, particular
IN the strata thai were deposited at
the bottom of the sea. We know
that the bones in the living body
are kept together by y substance
called cartilage or gri-tle, which,
after death, putri6es, and thea the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

For SUie!-One first-class Mich
Cow; inquire of
39-2w Ed. A. PHILLIPS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

Sixty million sheep and twenty mill.
ION cattle roam the pampas Of che Ar
g"n'ins Gequah2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Der. Sd, 1882

BAKER, Mrs I. NJ. Beresford, James
Harris Miss Jennie iatchviie, John
Middleton, Miss A. l., hcCabe, james +.
Persons calling for the above will
please say, "advertised,' and give
date of the list. P.ALLEN, Jr., PM.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND sUpopo,
- Successor to DR.. II " Osborne A, nooS,
,asly occupied by DR.. Osborne; Mineral p OIiss
Wise nsin. roll,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
n TW GOODS AT DELLFR'S,
A YER TTSED LETTERS

AT Mineral Point Post Office and
will be returned to the dead letter
office one month after the date of
advertisement:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
The Tribune Direction
PHYSICIANS.
Van DNsen Il Tallman
Is. NJ. GAIT, NJ. ID.
DR.. ~, Il, Mix.

physician AND SURGEON. Linden vi. :,
calls both day and night promptly attended q, au
QQ,.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
Reese a Garter.

4 TIORNEYS AND COUNSELLORs. Oa,a t,
IA ity Bank, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
J. Il. Vivian, NJ. 4,
w. Eastniaii, VI. 1
Il III ORNEIS.


\ Tp0RNEf AND COUNSELLOR, Dedgeyjue W.,
a WI, practice ia all the courts this State ~
cept the Iowa County (ProbateJ Court "a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05

4 iloENEYS AID c0UNSELLORs, Doigeyine
"A Wis. MI practice in all cou,.s "a the Slate
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-05
j. w. Taylor.
Wilson a ,NlcIII,.n

A TreRNtY AND COUNSELLOR ATLAw. Lin.
y den, Wis so, r'a
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
The Late Hiram n. Tarwater.

Mr.. Hiram r.. Tarwater, of Louis
vile, KY, died in Nashville, of
CONSUMPTION, Sunday, May 2fst at
100 o'clock, p. M, at the residence
Of his brother-in-law, Mr.. James
w. Campbell, whittier he had just
returned from trip to Florida for
his health. His remains were
brought to this city on Tuesday
evening and Inferred at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wednesday morning at
10 O'Clock, the Revs. J. b. West, of
Nashville, officiating at the funeral
services.
Mr.. Tarwater was well-known
and greatly esteemed by many OF
our citizens, he having been a resi-
dent OF this city before the war and
done business here. A few years
after the war he married Miss Sallie
r. Lewis of this city and removed
to Louisville, KY, where he en-
gagged extensively in the hardware
business, being member of the
firm of Tarwater, Snyder y Rankin.
His wife and one child survive him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
The Alumni Grafton.

1t viii be highly gratifying to this
community to learn that the Al.
umni Grafton before the S. W.P,
University for this year will be de
livered by ii. NJ. Doak, Esq, OF
Nashville, late editor of the Amer
lean, and now OF the Nashville
Banner. Mr.. DOak has won for
himself an enviable reputation as a
writer, and it may be safely said
that no man in the State has con-
tributed more to elevate the tone OF
journalism and give to it that dig
nifty which characterizes an en-
lightened press. His consent to
perform this service for the Alumni
Association of the University gives
universal sa tisfaction, and in con-
nection with the ovation, of Mr..
Craft, OF Memphis, and the sermons
of the preceding Sabbath, by DIR.
Markham and Mr.. Witherspoon,
with other University exercises,
will serve to give to this Com
occasion extraordinary
interest. 1t is to be hoped that
large and appreciative audiences
will greet the various speakers by
their attendance. The programme
Of exercises will be found in another
column.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
954 H00SbeQdS.


The tobacco market had a big
boom last week, there being 954
hOgsheaGs received here during the
week, ending Saturday, May Goth.
This is the largest number of hogs
heads that have been received here
for any one week since the war and
will in all probability swell the re-
eeipts for this season largely over
those Of last year. 62l hogsheads
of this number were received by
rail, 166 by river and 167 by wagon.
The total receipts for the season
up to Saturday, Goth, were 1875
hOgsheads. This, we believe, al
ready equals the total receipts for
last season.
The above showing must be very
encouraging to our tobacco mem
g'ing to show, as 1t does, that so
far from GAINESVILLE decreasing in
popularity as the best tobacco mar
ket in the land, it is constantly and
steadily increasing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

PROF. II. f. COTTON, agent of the
State Geological Society, who had
just returned from a visit to the
iron belt of Dickson county, in a
conversation with Nashville
American reporter, stated that "the
iron ore beds of that section are as
near inexhaustable as anything on
this earth; that there are to be seen
immense excavations from which
thousands of tons Of ore have been
taken and which are still worked
and cheap ore obtained; that from
one hole from which ore was gotten
to run the first furnace, good ore is
yet taken and no signs yet of ex-
haustion."
And all this vast quantity of iron
lies just a few miles south Of Clarks-
vile. With the new railroad to
run through this country, what
grand iron manufacturing enterprise
might not GAINESVILLE engage in.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
Ash Open Letter,

Capt.W. p. Ellis, Bailey Springs, Ala:
Dear Sir-It gives me pleasure to
state the result of the use of Bailey
waters in my case. / was for sever
al years the victim of Chronic Diar-
rh9a. The exhausting discharges,
and absence of assimilation of food I,
with painful liberation of the bow
els, had reduced me from vigorous
health to an almost hopeless condi-
ton. My physician advised trial
of the celebrated Bailey waters.
In few days after my arrival the
functions of the Liver and Kidneys
were favorably affected, my diges-
ton became comfortable, the irrita.
BILE condition of the bowels rapidly
disappeared, and a comfortable
state of health was soon established.
This occurred two years ago, and /
have ever since enjoyed very good
health. l attribute my recovery
entirely to the medical virtues OF
Bailey Springs.
Very respectfully,
ID. S. MALONE.
COrinth, Miss.
April 2. 1877.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

Two freight trains teIescoped at
the Freight depot, last Sunday af-
ternoon, badly damaging several
box cars of one of them and smash
ing up the engine of the other.
They were scheduled to meet at the
depot, but through some misnnder-
standing the north bound train
arrived a few moments ahead of
time and while attempting to
switch to side track was run into
by the south bound train, which
was coming rapidly down grade
but was unable to check soon
enough, owing to an unsufficiency
of breaks, there being only seven on
the whole train.
Fortunately 30 lives were lost,
but the engineer on the disabled en-
CINE was considerably bruised and
cut by the collision, and tank of
turpeDtine, on one of the broken
flats. was burst open, losing about
a hundred and fifty gallons.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

OUR COrbandale correspondent
informs US that Will Foster, the
mail carrier between that place and
Batson's store, who was recently
detected in stealing goods from J.
d. Fletcher's store at Shiloh, was a
white man and not negro as stated
by the Erin Review. Foster has
fled the realm.
Mr.. w. Q. VOnSchmittou is now
the carrier.
The mail route to Indian Mound
will be curtailed and not extended
beyond Bald Hornet after June the
1st.
The crops in that section are do
ing splendidly, no army worms
there as yet.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

ONE of the boldest burglaries that
our city has ever known occurred
last Wednesday in broad open day
light, the residence of w. S. POin-
dexter, Esq, corner of Seventh and
Commerce, being broken open with
out any alarm being given. The
thief gained entrance by breaking a
pain of glass in the bay window
fronting on Commerce street, and
the family being absent took his
own time in ''going through" the
house, as the disordered state of the
various rooms showed; SO far Mr..
PoindeXter says he can miss moth
ing except a pistol which his wife
had told him was in a bureau draw
er. One of the neighbor ladies rec
objects to have seen, about 10 o'clock
in the morning, a white boy in the
yard but paid no further attention
to the matter until some one of DIR.
Pardue's family discovered a door
of the house open, when an investi-
CATION showed the work done.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

Mr.. E. III. LEWIS, of this city,
showed us copy, a few days ago,
of the old National Banner and
Nashville Wing, dated May %,
1882, and published at that time by
Hunt, Tardiff & Co. This was just
fifty years old Thursday, 18th inst,
and consequently is quite an inter-
esting heirloom of "ye olden times"
of Tennessee journalism. The Ban
ner and Wing was a daily, tri-
weekly and weekly at the time of
this edition. Among few articles
of local interest to our oldest inhab-
itants, we notice long obituary of
Major Richard Daily, a prominent
lawyer of the GAINESVILLE bar, COM
municated by ga friend" Major
DAILY was the father of our fellow
countyman, Mr.. Joe. P. Daily, and
has a large circle of relatives and
descendants now living in this
county.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

WE are sorry to hear some very
unfavorable news about rust appear
ing on the wheat in some parts Of
the county. Mr.. A. X. Coleman, q
substantial farmer of District No. 8
informs us that it is very bad in his
neighborhood, in fact, had literally
ruined his wheat crop and that of
several of his neighbors. We do
not know that the rust is general
and hope the crop is too far ma
tured for it to be injured much.
Farmers are already engaged in
cutting wheat in the southern por-
tions of the State, and reports that
come from all sections of the coun-
try at large in regard to the pros
poets of the crop yield are very
hopeful indeed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
aeRsoNAL.

A 80 as -
i Oar Young friend, Lewis Diffenderf
fer. has returned from Louisville.
4 Hon. w. b.. Reeves, Of Elkton, KY.
was IA the city on Wednesday last.
| Rev. DIR. A. D. Sears attended the
Baptist Association, at Hopkinsyille
this week.
City Marshall Walthal was not i'm.
proved yesterday, his condition being
considered extremely critical by his
physicians.
We are glad to learn that Prof. r,
A. Broadhurst is now improving, and
it is confidently believed that he will
soon recover.
Rev. J. B. West, of McKendree
church, Nashville, was in the city
Wednesday, in attendance upon the
burial of Mr. Hiram R. Tarwater.
Mrs. Ben. Whitlock, of Christian
county, and Mrs. Len. G. Faxon, of
Paducah, KY, were visiting their
brother, Mr.. John w. Faxon, during
the week
Rev. John w. Hammer, Jr, of Spring
field, while in the city Tuesday on
business, paid us pleasant visit. We
are always pleased to see his genial
countenance.
We are glad to see DIR. ]. M. Larkin
able to be at his Office again, after a
protracted illness. Those wishing his
services can find him at his Office over
]. G. Joseph's clothing store.
Mr.. Robert Underwood, of Bowling
Green, stopped over here Monday,
while en- route home from the South,
where he had been on business, to see
his sister, Mrs. A. H. Munford.
Mrs. DIR. Bemis and daughter, Miss
Lille, have returned to the city and
are now occupying their summer res
idence on Madison Avenue. The rest
of the family are expected to join
them in few weeks.
Prof w. w. Yarrell, the gentleman
ly Superintendent of the Huntingdon,
(Tenn.,) public schools, is in the city.
He will doubtless spend the summer
here among relatives and friends,
where he is always welcome.
Mr.. Jas. G. Clifton, an old Clarks
vile boy 4befo' de wah, but now liv-
ing in Richmond, Va, and doing bus
mess with the extensive Touring
of Messrs. Haxhall,
Crenshaw & Co, was in the city this
week on a visit to his, brothers, Messrs.
Sam and Frank Clifton. He gave us
a pleasant call and we are glad to see
him looking we'll and hearty.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

a NEW comet is said to have
made its appearance to the naked
eye. 1t is seen almost exactly I'M
der the polar star, and almost exact
ly half way between that star and
the horizon. Its appearance is that
of nebulous star, nothing as yet
striking about 1t, as we are not in a
position to see its tail. 1t is estima-
ted to be about twenty-five times
brighter than at the time of diseov-
cry. 1t will be more plainly seen,
if it does not belle the prophecies,
about the middle and latter part OF
June. $50
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

WE have received from the pub
fishers, Messrs. Rand, Mentally &
Co., Chicago, neatly bound and
handsomely colored new enlarged
scale, railroad and county map of
Tennessee. This map is not only
of great service to the travelling
public, but will also be of great aid
to the general public, who may
wish to become more familiar with
the topography of the various coun-
ties, towns, county seats and rail-
road routes in Tennessee. It may
be had, substantially bound in
cloth, by sending 81 80 to the pub
fishers or by applying at the book
stores.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27

r. y
You will see in our advertising
column that the cave is now open
for the reception of visitors. Mr..
Rice has had the grounds cleared off,
bitches cleaned out, bridges reset
and balustered, saw dust on the
ground and everything ready for a
barbecue, picnic or brandance. This
is the place for a barbecue or bran
dance, shelter in case of lain, for
thousands (and you never knew it
to fail to rain at a brandance in the
woods pits ready dug and skewers
for forty carcasses. Mr.. Rice is pre-
pairing TO shelter the pit so that if it
rains the dinner will be ready all
the same.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
C|arksVaIe Tobacco Market
OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE
CIARKsVILIE. Tenn. Nav 26, 1882.


Our sales this week were over 500 hhds.
The market presents no new feature of in
terest, prices being not materially changed
from those current last week some fine
leaf appears, a few hhds. at a time, which
brings fine prices, though the general run of
the breaks is of poor quality. Planters are
now Dusy setting out plants, and we hope
the bulk of the crop will be pitched before
their wheat harvest is upon them.
A telegram was received in this city on
Thursday, from New York, stating that Mr..
II. @, Grinter had just closed a contract with
Messrs. NJ. Abenheim & Co., agents of the
Italian contractors to furnish them with
1922 hogsheads of tobacco, through the
well-known house OF Sawyer, Wallace & Co
This is said to be the largest sale OF tobacco
ever made at any one time in the world,
and the fact that it was made by an old
GAINESVILLE tobacco man and one popular
and well-known here, may indeed be a
matter Of hearty congratrlation for the
GAINESVILLE Tobacco market. We quote: