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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12

should be burned, if possible, in the
rubbish which shelters them. The ex.
posure OF piles of rubbish in the fields
where they abound, and subsequent
burning with the bugs which take
shelter under it is an expedent well
worth trying.
1t is to be feared that very much
more reliance is generally placed up
on the influence of wet weather on
limiting the ravsges of the bugs than
the truth will warrant. Careful ex-
periments made at the State Labora-
tory of Natural History. in July,
showed that thorough drenching of
the crop and ground daily, for ten sue.
cessive days, did not affect the bugs in
number or vigor, or in any apereciable
way.
In affected corn fields large num-
bers of very small, light brown ants
LsSius forus) are found running over
the stalks and secreted under the
clods at the baees of the hills. AS one
of these may rarely be seen with a
young chinch. bug in its mouth, this
ant has been reckoned by many SER
viceable enemy to the pest. | have
lately made careful dissectiors of a
number of these taken from among
the chinch-bugs, but have found only
liquid vegetable food in their stomaohs.
Tney probably feed almest wholly on
the exudations u the corn, and the
fluid excremept of the bugs.
A small predaceous beetle (A9ono-
| y ho, ,iA
abundant in the same situations. Dis
sections OF this have proven that young
chinch.bug from about 90 per cant.
of its food, plant lice making another
10 per cent. On the other hand the
remainder Of the food is vegetation, APP
parently derived from the roots of the
corn.
have lately found the chinch-bug
extremely subject to a minute inter
nal parasite, a species CT bacteritp,,
about two ten-ihousaEds of an inch in
length, the spread and multiplication
of which may account for those sud
| den disappearance Of vast numbers OF
the bugs which have hitherto been at.
tributed wholly to the weather.
Experiments now in progress at the
laboratory and in the field have al
ready shown that the chinch- bug is
very easily killed by the application
of weak emulsion of kerosene and
soapsuds, the materials for which cost
about three-fourths of cent gallon.
Advantage can probably be taken of
this fact to save many fields of corn,
which would otherwise be destroyed
by them. Experiments are now I'M
der way for the discovery Of cheap and
effective methods of supplying thsi
and other insecticides on large scale
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
The Glut Of Silver Dollars.
New York Times.

The extraordinary measures adopted
by the treasury department to put and
keep in circulation the standard silver
dollars, do not work. On January 3 Of
this year its assets in this form were
500 $50 ,937; on the "a Of October, nine
months later, they were s92 ,226 6i7.
This is al increase in the three-quar-
tiers of year, Of s22 .639 40, which il
at the rate Of s2,5l5,412 a month, or
almost exactly the amount coined. We
have steadily pointed out that beyond
a very limited amount there could be
found no practical employment for tins
coin, and that its compulsory coinage
must necessarily result only in embar-
rassment and loss. 1t is but a question
Of time when this result will become a
very serious one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
4 Family OF Aged sisters
From the Brsttleboro (vt.) phop.x, Septei

From the Brsttleboro (vt.) phop,x, September.
Mrs. Huldah, Sargent Robinson, the
twin" centenarian Of Mrs. Sally
Stockwell, Of West Brattleboro, died
on the 18th inst, at Bethel, aged 103
years 4 months and IA days. Mrs.
Robertson was born ia Chester, N. H.,
April 30lh, 1879, and was the last sur
vivor ofthe eleven children of Abra.
ham and Lydia Sargent. The daught.
ers Of this family were remarkable for
Longevity, six Of them living TO be over
80 and two Of them over 100 years Of
age-Mrs. Margaret Sargent Evans,
who died at Concord, N. H., March
28;h, 1877. aged 101 years 5 months
and q days, being the other centeAa-
ran. Mrs. Robertson removed to
Braintree, VI, sixty-one years ago,
where ner husband died thirty. three
years ago. After fer husbands death
she removed to her nephew's resid ence
in Bethel, which was her home dur
ing the remainder of her life. 4. fall
received few weeks ago, which tract
dred one of her hips, probably mast
ened her death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
The ApOstaie RO,hschild.
Paris Letter to New York Times.

Last Thursday Mile. or rather, 40
she was German Fraulein, Bertha
Won Rothschild was united in holy
wedlock to Bernstein, Prince OF Wag-
ram. The bride is the daughter OF the
Frankfort Baron and sister of the
Duchess de Grammont-niece conse.
quently of the maenate Of the Rue
Latlitte, who rules the Paris bourse,
and by the way would like to rule the
Nicaragua Canal when Congress passes
the bill for its incorporation. can.
not tell you how the marriage was
brought about; certainly, though, not
by impecunioslty on the part of the
happy man, to whom, and to whose
eldest son after him is secured ma.
jorot Of 300,000f. per annum by de-
cree of the First Napoleon, which has
been respected by every Government
since the fall of the first Empire. Nor
Was desire for more money the attrac.
ton, as the bride only brings dover
of 5000 000f with her and has not an
immense amount of great expecta-
tons in the future. The new Princess
is regarded with honor by her family;
she is an apostate in their eyes, as they
think how this Rose OF Sharon has fol.
lowed her sister and her cousin the
Countess of Roseborry, and not only
married Christian but severed her
connection with the Jewish faith. Yes,
Fraulein Bertha Abjured the faith Of
her fathers, and being properly cat.
echised received the sacrament of
baptism from the hands Of the CnIate
OF st. Piorre de Chalot, and was con-
firmed by the Archbishop of Paris.
The three ceremonies were, as you
RAY suppose, strictly private; none
at the first but members ofthc Princes
family were present; at the last the
sole representative of the dynasty of
Rothschild was the Princess mother
at all three, we are assured by the
newspaper reporters, "the at
rltude Of the interesting neophvte was
calm, dignitied and medi'ative."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
An Early Garden.

Last fall, in October, spaded up a
little plot in the garden, twelve feet by
six feet in size, MANFRED It well,
smoothed it off, and planted onions,
lettuce and spinach. Just before win
ter set in top-dressed with well-rotted
manure and spread some corn-fodder
over it. Early in February | removed
the fodder and part of the manure,
made frame OF boards about the bed,
and covered it with sash bought from
defunct greenhouse. The plants
grew rapidly under the glass, and by
the middle of March we had onions.
The lettuce came in by the last of
March. This was nearly two months
in advance of that which was planted
in the open ground. And all this time,
when garden sass tastes better than
at any other time of the year, we en-
ioyed all the lettuce and onions we
wanted, while those who planted in
the open ground in April were waiting
for theirs to grow. AS we removed the
onions we filed a part of the space
with lettuce. and in another part we
sowed tomato for early plants We
also put few radishes in vacant
places. Next time mean to plant the
radishes in the fall. will mulch with
straw, too, instead of fodder. My ex-
perience in this matter has been so
happy, and the cost so light, that |
heartily recommend my farmer friends
to try it. 1t would pay if it cost five
times as much.--A, d., IN n. Y. 7ri-
6une.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
"Will he bite?''

''Wlll he bite!
The humming of the bees as they
SPED from flower to flower and slipped
the treasures of petal and calyx, and
the low murmur OF the summer breeze
signing among the locust trees, we're
the only sounds that broke the St.
Louis silence Of a beautiful afternoon
in September The amber haze Of
Indian sum mer had fallen upon the
/ land, and from the vivid hues of the
sumac bush to the pale gray of the
abandoned hoopskirt every object that
lay so silently upon the brown bosom
of the sun.kissed earth was touched
by the hand of autumn. Away to the
westward stretched vista of grain
fields that were laughing in the golden
glory of al abundant harvest, while the
eastern landscape was tlecked here and
there by sad-eved but brindle COW.
Let us think only of the future,
Rupert" said Beryl Gillhooly to the
strong limbed, all-on.account-of Eliza
young man who stood by her side look
ing down into the hazel depths Of her
beautifel eyes in q wistful, withhold
man ever go-to bed expression that sat
SO strangely upon the Chicago outlines
of his pure young face. And even
while speaking these words, she turned
her left foot slightly SO as to shield him
from the ardent rays of the sun, and
smiled joyous, happy, you-are. first
choice-in-ever pool smile that told Of
deathless passion that enslaved her
soul. "Let us think of the future, she
continued; "of the bright and happy
future, full Of matinee tickets and ice
cream"
"No, no, not that, some other fu-
ture," cried Rupurt Mcintosh, look
of haunting horror coming into his
face. 81 como, fra my mind from
this dread suspie.on.'
At that moment book-agent was
seen ascending the brow Of the hill.
n entered the portals of Cosstcliti
Castle and went up the front steps. In
little while he came back hurriedly,
and soon dog was seen at play with
some gents furnishing goods. Ru-
pert kissed Beryl and started over
town.
when are you coming back, sweet
heart?" the girl ASKS.
Next August" are the words that
the zephyrs bear back to her.
"Why do you wait so long, darling"
Because" he answers in tear
stained ZONES, "dogs are nuzzled in
August"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
The Chinch Bug in 1882,

Professor S. A. Forbes, State Ento.
mologist Of Ill!nois, makes the follow
ing report TO the Bureau Of Agriculture
in regard to the ravages of this insect,
and the best means of checking its in.
crease;
The history OF the chinch. bug this
season has been unusual and peculiarly
interesting. Ordinarily, as reported in
the previous years, the old bugs which
live through the winter have laid their
eggs in April and May, in the fields of
wheat and other small grains, and up
on these crops the first brood has ex-
pended it's principal energies. At har-
vest time, when some members ofthis
brood are usually fully developed and
others but partially grown, migra-
ton TO corn fields takes place, and in
these the second brood is chiefly pro-
duced, and gets its growth. 1t is the
survivors of this brood which hibernate
and lay their eggs in the Spring. Fro n
this it follows that the bugs are COM
rnonly widely scattered in the fields of
small grain which they infest, but, in.
vading the corn fields from the outside,
COEuIle lue pIluClpdi utpicuhtlOIlS 70
the outer part of each field.
During the present season the old
bugs are appearing at the usual time in
extraordinary numbers, threatening
serious injury to all tae field crops;
but the long. continued cool and rainy
weather had the eject partly to delay
the deposition of the eggs, and partly,
perhaps, to destroy such as were laid,
so that in Central Illinois the young
bugs did not appear until about the 1st
Of July, by which time the small grains
we're nearly or quite out Of their way.
The eggs were therefore laid chiefly in
corn, broomcorn, and sorghum, and
the bugs were of course widely scatter.
ed through the fields. For this reason.
although the number accruing IN several
fields was sufficient to do great and
conspicuous mischief if they had enter
ed the corn in masses from without, as
is their ordinary practice, the same
number uniformly scattered have a.
tracted little attention and done rela-
lively little harm. In short, the bugs
did not appreciably damage the small
grain, because their development was
retarded until these crops were beyond
their reach, and thay have injured corn
and similar crops but little because
they were widely scattered through the
field instead of being concentrated in
hordes.
This condition of affairs has one inn
portant consequence. We must not
Judge of the nunber Of bugs nov alive,
and the amount of the injury which
they threaten another year, by the in
jury now apparent. They are, in fact,
many times more abundant in Central
Illinois than the damage attributed to
them would lesd US to suppose; and
every precaution should be taken to
prevent a serious outbreak Of them
next season.
Search should be made for them in
the fall and early winter among corr.
stalks, and in grass, weeds and trash
about fields and under leaves in wood
lands; and whenever theyare found
alternating in such Esituations they
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12

Mr.. GLADSTONE has not We. officially
defined his Egyptian policy, but the
English papers are suggesting ready
made policies for him without number.
Among them the Spectator, which IL one
Of the coolest and most reasonable OF
lhe organs, makes some very excellent
s"ggestions-name,y: that Egypt shall
lave q native government; that that
government shall be placed beyond
miv danger from insarrection; that
Ent land shall insist on good internal
administration; that Egyptian auton-
omy must be reconciled with Egyptian
good government, and 10Th with the
permanent asccndency CT G. eat Britain
IN the khediye's court. The sugges-
tons, as we have said, are excellent,
because they preclude all idea Of the
status quo ante, but how TO secure them
and how to effect this triple reconcile
alton is a problem which will puzzle
the most acute of The Liberal states
men.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
Steamship Facts.
Gath" in the Cincinnati Eoquirer.

Gath IN the Cincinnati E1q uirer
Thirty per cent of all the iron steam
ships are lest. OF the remainder many
are now in service after quarter OF a
century, such as the Cuba and Java
and other cartier Cllnarders, which are
rebuilt or altered, and now on the Red
Star Line to Antwerp. Steamships
like animals lose their speed after
few years, and pass from the first to
the second class without visible change
of quality. An eight-year-old will sell
dom give the speed she did at two
years, and have noticed that a ship
going home to England will steam
faster than going to America, which
some say comes from the superior ac
tivity of thv British tremen going to-
ward rather than from home, Steam.
ships make money on steeragc passen-
gers best Of all. II used to DE said
that twenty shillings was expensive
feeding per mead in the steerage, and
sailing packet m tde 4money taking
them at Sl5 head and feeding them a
month.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
The Amusement Programme.

Garfield Post Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic will give ball in Haley
Theater, next Wednesday evening,
when all the members of the Post will
appear in uniform.
On Friday, October 81, Professor
Dclius has arranged to give grand
promenade concert and ball, and all
the Musicians on Wood River will as
sist in the concert, which is intended
to be the finest ever attempted in this
section of Idaho. The programme is
an unusually fine one.
In few days thereafter, there will
be grand minstrel performance, by
the troupe now en- route from Oregon,
which will introduce all the features
of the leading combinations of colored
artists extant, including songs, jokes,
clog dances, olios and comic acting.
All of the above entertainments
will be in HALEY Theater-which, on
the 18th, will be further adorned by
the new canvas drop-curtain, decorated
with landscapes IN oil colors.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
Bache, the Tailor.

There are many reasons why Mr..
Bache deserves to receive the full
patronage of residents of Wood River.
First: That he is a resident and re
ciprocates trade.
Second: Because he is thoroughly
informed in every detail of his bus
mess.
Third: That he guarantees every
customer perfect fit, and goods as
selected from his samples, and he is
here in reach to make his guarantee
good.
Fourth. Because, having always
given satisfaction to scores of custom
ers on Wood river, he is not asking
any customer to try an experiment
but has evidences at hand that he
knows his business, and can give as
low prices on every line of goods as
can be offered in good falkland a
perfect fit, every time.
There are several reasons why pat
ronage should not be diverted from
him to adventures from abroad. Such
parties as rule make promises they
do not keep by undertaking on sam
Piles better than the stock the orders
are filled from. Drummers from the
outside forward the suits G.. O. d.,
and if they do not fit no redress can
be had, while Chinese labor is employ
cd and the stitching is always weak.
Alterations cannot be made, as are
made by home tailors, if desired. with
out charge. The styles or quality OF
goods adapted to this locality are not
understood nor regarded, and the trav-
cling expenses of agents must OF
necessity be paid from the profits on
customers, while local tailor's daily
work enables him to furnish suits at
less margin for profit.
BAcHE, THE TAILOR,
Haley, Idaho.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
News From the Upper Country.

Tom. Tague, of Clark & Tague,
owners Of pack-train OH Upper
Wood River, arrived in Haley last
evening. He says they have con-
tracted to haul 1000 tons of ore now
extracted and on the dumps at the
Mountain King and Vienna
mines, to the Vienna mill, one
mile distant. They have made up
two teams of four mules each, and
with heavy ore-wagons will carry 20
tons per day to the mill, which will
be stored in the ore-houses, and if the
machinery and salt now on the way to
Vienna arrive this fall, work will be
continued at the mines and the mill
will be kept running all winter. At
present the roads are in such con-
dition that the machinery will most
certainly be delivered at the mill in a
few days.
Mr.. Tague hauled two tons of
giant powder from Galena over the
divide to the Mountain King mine, on
Monday last, and Walter Clark, his
partner, left ketchum the same day
with pack animals carrying 1900
pounds of supplies from J. o. Swift &
Co. to the Philadelphia Company's
mines. He has 10000 pounds more
to deliver at once. The distance to
the mines is II miles, and he will
make the round trip in two days.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
The GallOWs Ready.

The time for which reprieye was
granted to Samuel Ridgway, convict
ed for the killing of Curley Sherwood,
and sentenced to be hung on Friday
September q, expires to morrow after
noon, and in case no further reprieve
il received his execution will take
place.
A scaffold was ordered constructed,
and Mr.. Bell took the contract. The
framing was completed, and the scat
fold erected yesterday, and trial
made. The drop was made for six
foot fall; the trap, pulieys, rope, etc.,
were all tried and found to work well.
To-day the gailows- frame was taken
down, and i will be erected upon q
site not yet selected, where, if no word
10 received from Governor Neil by to.
morrow, the execution will take place
publicly.
The necessity for such an occasion j.
greatly regretted, notwithstanding the
Law must take its course, and in sc
doing the public welfare may be bes,
promoted.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
The Elkhol.n Mine.
BACHE, THE TAILOR,
Haley, Idaho.

Miners just arrived in Haley re-
port the Elkhorn mine opening up in
to a bonanza. A dozen men are kept
employed extracting ore, and four
teams are kept busy hauling it to the
Philadelphia Smelter. The present
output of frst-grade ore is 20 tons
daily. The vein is now opened to a
depth of $50 feet, and at that depth
shows much higher grade ore than at
the surface. Every foot in depth at
tanned shows an improvement in the
vein. The vein is IL feet wide--of
which four feet is 6rst-class. The
third class is kept for further treat
ment.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
BURNS BUCHANAN,S TRIAL.
1t Results In the Disagreement Of the
Jury.

This case was on trial all yesterday,
and the courtroom was crowded dur
ing the entire proceedings. Many
witnesses were examined whose evil
dence was positive and accurate, and
the facts were not SO much matter
of doubt as the justification of the ac-
cused in shooting and killing Hyers.
The prosecution was conducted by
Assistant District Attorney Ruick, as
sisted by Major Huston, and the de-
PENDANT was represented by Frank
Ganahl and Judge Waters. The
prosecution was decidedly active and
able, while the defense was ably
presented. Major Huston and
Judge Waters delivered I'M
usually able arguments, and the
jury retired at Z o'clock last evening
and were locked up in the jury room,
IN the Iwogood lodging-house, all
night, in charge of two bailiffs. At 10
O'Clock this morning the jury came
into court when w. G. Tatro, the
foreman, notified Judge Pickett that
they were unable to agree, and they
were discharged.
The jurymen balloted 40 times aud
during the night stood six to six, but
later on the ballot changed one vote
and stood seven for conviction to five
for acquittal. Immediately after the
jury were discharged, defendants
counsel requested that the court gran,
another trial to the accused, during
the present term of court. 1t is not
yet known whether Judge Prickett
will grant this request.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
The Chosen Friends Ball.

The grand Inauguration ball given
last night under the auspices of Hal
lev Council No. 2, o. c. F., at HALEY
Hall, was q notable success, and one
of the most enjoyable occasions of the
season. Forty-two couples attended.
Many residents not usually attracted
from home by such occasions were
present, and until 8 o'clock this morn
ing dancing was continued, with only
a short cessation at midnight, for sup
per, which was served at the hall.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Sixteenth Days Proceedings.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10.
A. l.. Rinearson VS.. w. J. Lee.
Injunction ordered continued and ex-
ception taken.
The People VS.. Burns Buchanan.
Indicted for murder. jury not agreed
and discharged.
Clark Stanton excused from Jury
duty until Monday, and w. w. Treat
for the day.
G. +. Stanton VS.. l.. NJ. Griffin and
Frank Brown. Plaintiff awarded
Judgment for $3.50 and costs.
Tillman 4 Stills vs.. Horace Hyde.
Ordered that plaintiff take nothing by
their complaint, and defendant have
Judgment against plaintiff for costs to
be taxed.
Tillman & Stills vs.. Thomas Tague.
Ordered same as above.
The People vs.. Frank p. Cavanah.
Ordered that demurrer be sustained.
Defendant discharged and his bail
exonerated.
The People VS.. John B. Parker
Charged with assault and battery.
Cause regularly heard and tried. Jos.
w. Huston, Deputy District Attorney
for the people, Geo. r. Almond and
Alanson Smith for defendant. Jury
drawn. j. NJ. Banfeld excused on
challenge by defendants counsel
Don Mckay challenged also by de-
PENDANT. The following jury was &C.
cepted: John Campbell, Caleb Mott
Charles Clay, J. n. Smith, George
Peck, w. J.sElder, VIM. Driscoll, A
j. Hash, Il. Althouse, Chas. Fletcher,
Geo. Saucier, j. l.. Walker. Sub.
mitted without argument. The jury
retired and shortly returned with q
written verdict of not guilty.
Court adjourned until Friday at II
a. m.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
Getting Acq uainted.

Geo. w. McAllister, a candidate on
the Republican ticket for County
Commissioner, is down from Saw
tooth, getting acquainted with the
voters. Mr.. McAllister is thorough
ly honest man, who will, if elected,
prove capable and efficient official.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-19
Suits to Order.

The finest and cheapest line of sam
pies for suitings, overcoat,, shirtings
etc., are displayed by Mr.. Meriweather,
at his sample-room, next door to Rain
ey's saloon. Call and examine them.