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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Presence of Mind,

4 Waterford blacksmith while walk
ing on the railroad track short time
ago caught his foot in frog at switch
and could not release it. For several
minutes, so the report says, he stood in
fearful contemplation of his fate, for he
knew train was approaching Final
ly, he threw his body clear of the track,
and the next moment the locomotive
crushed his foot of. No one can read
this paragraph without sincere sympathy
for the unfortunate blacksmith, but at
the same time it is hard to understand
why. since he had several minutes al
his disposal, and sufficient presence Of
mind TO save the rest of his body, he did
not take his foot out of his boot, having
found it impossible to take his boot out
of the frog.
Not long ago, young man approach
ing a railroad crossing saw girl with
her foot caught in a switch, and evident
~ too bewiidered TO help herself. A
train was approaching rapidly, and
there was only a moment left in which
to assist her The man ran toward her
with all the speed he was capable of,
opening his knife as he went, seized her
arm with one hand, while the other
drew the knife blade up the front of her
laced boot, dragged her fainting off the
track. and the train rushed past. He
cut her iustep and ankle to the bone,
but he saved her life, and the wound
soon healed A tenth part d the re-
sources and energy thus displayed would
have saved the biacksmith's leg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
[r. Wilde observed to the n.

. .aaiaS, Mr. Wilde observed to the IA.
porter Of the Gazette of Cincinnati. 1.-THE
critics ignorance even. applaud
Bunthorne languidly from my opera
box. greet Du Maurier blandly at the
club; but the objectionable sin is to say
| lam impractical. That is to stick a
dagger in me-"
A Canadian farmer recently died
leaving behind him farm and will
with the following strange provisions: A
son is 10 work the farm until his step
mothers death, at which time he is to
begin paying to the rest of the family an
annual installment of $50 upon lien Of
$4,000 When the entire obligation has
been discharged the farm will become
his property. The stepmother is in the
prime OF life, and, barring accidents,
good for forty years more; it will take
sixty years to pay off the $4,000, and
the son is now so years old. He may
therefore confidently expect to secure =
clear title to the farm while he is still o
frisky Young fellow of $50 and lay up .
competency for his declining years.
The packing business in Maine has
'N''Nh Nv - A4h'ASAi'O E.OPSi t4OAiS' hoic
are siXty-one corn-canning establish
ments, with an annual production OF
about II. 1850, 900 cans. The packing of
fish is roughly estimated as 10000
cans Of lobster. 700, 900 cans of macker-
ell, and 100000 cans Of clans annually.
The sardine business, which had its ORR
gin four or five years ago in q small shop
at PASSPORT, has attained vast proper
tons, there now being fifteen or more
factories in operation at different points
in the State, and others are projected.
Several factories are also quite extern
sively engaged in the canning Of meats,
chiefly mutton. Others at present are
canning apples, while immense quanti-
ties of blueberries and other small fruits
are put up at the various establishments
throughout the State during the summer
season,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Al thc Great CtosinE Out Sale of
u. Osborne - son
you can buy,

you Can buy,
standard Prints al q cent?, per yard =
Barker Mills Bleached shifting NJ loi c per yd
Peppered Mills Domestic OF eta per yard.
Heavy Domestic ut 5 cents per yard
These goods, for durability, even
meas of manufacture and perfection
of finish, are unrivalled.
Ready made clothing, shawls,
blankets, flannels, dolmans, boots n
shoes, and hats d caps, can be
bought at less than wholesale prices
at the great closing out sale of l..
Orborne q Sons. These goods are
the best value for the money ever
offered i'll this city.
We will positively retire from
business. +. OSBORNE d Son
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
How to Report a Wedding,

81 saym said the reporter, II don't
know whether this is right"
Don't know whether what is rightp"
demanded the city editor.
This wedding. | went there tonight.
their frocks but | don't know whether
it comes out straight or not. Now, here
is Mrs. -, I've got her in a panier
silk, trimmed Ia eros grain, with black
point lace underskirt and boX-plaited
hair. Does that sound naturalP"
"Who sent you to weddingm asked
the city editor, contemptuously. Don't
you know that gros grain IS colorp
That was gros grain, box-plaited
dress, trimmed y la black point lace, and
her hair was combed en- panier. You
ought to know better than to get things
mixed that way Who else did You getP
How was the bride dressed?"
give got her all right" replied the
Nest-end reporter. She wore white
boutfant, with q princess of Thule vel!
the underskiit cut decollette ground the
bottom, and trimmed with basque al
the sides
That's better said the city editor,
encouragingly That sounds some.
thing like How was her hair?'
Her hair was SHRED" replied tht
West-end reporter "Shirred at tho
sides and corsaged on top"
II don't believe hat'sright,n observed
the city editor. Read that again"
ut was corsaged at the sides anC
shirred on top" said the West-end re.
porter, referring to his notes.
''Of course smiled the city editor
at makes all the difference in the world
You never saw q woman with her hail
corsaged on top in your life. Louis
cille Courier-JoWrnak
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
An Off Hand Way to Measure an Acre.

Few farmers know the size Of their
fields or how many acres they contain.
a field Of the writer's, before it came in
to his possession, had been plowed and
re.ped BY contract for fifteen acres. On
measuring it. it was found to have but
twelve acres II is desirable, in fact. in
dispensablc for good work, that far
mer should know how many acres each
field contains, for otherwise he cannot
apporton seed or manure for it, nor can
be tell how much time it should require
10 be- plowed A measuring cord should
be part of the furniture on every farr.
To make one, procure sixty-seyen feet
Of strong rope, one inch around; make
a loop or fasten q ring or bar OF each
end, and make these precisely sixty-siY
feet apart Then tie piece Of red rag
in tht center. One acre of ground win
be a piece four of the cords (chains)
Icnr and two and one-haf wide, equal
20 sixteen By ten rods, making 100
gquare rods to one acre. The advantage
OF the ring or loop is that one person
can measure alone by driving stake in
the ground to hold the rope while he
stretches il out. The rope should be
soaked in tar and dried, which win pre-
vent il from shrinking when wet
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

ED. STOKES, the citizen of New
York who hid ia dark hotel pas
sage and coldly assassinated jim
Fisk some years ago, is now part
proprietor of the Hoffman House,
in New York city. He is said to be
worth over a million dollars, and
there is not a comfort or pleasure of
life that is not his. While serving
in the Penitentiary on account of
his indiscretion in the Fisk matter
he patented and perfected new
style street pavement. When he
returned to the busy world he sold
his invention to San Francisco
,people, and went into the mining
BUSH ess. His schemes all realized
beautifully, and now he is a mil
lionaire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
Desirable Property for sn.e,

The brick store building and tTo
lots next below the L. S. Hotel, IN
High st, is for sale. The upper
part Of the building is conveniently
arranged for a dwelling. Also q
garden lot back behind, and the va
cant LOT situated between John
Jeuck's and j, A Spratler's store on
High street. For particulars apply
to +. GILLMANN
l0---tf Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

Ina sensible article upon the
Mississippi floods, the Vicksburg
Herald deprecates the spreading of
exaggerated and sensational reports,
and calls special attention to the
hardship and additional loss which
such reports inflict by destroying
the credit of persons who yet hope
to secure a crop this year. In many
instances merchants have refused
supplies to men whom the floods
have only slightly or not at all
affected. The Herald adds:
There are very many portions of the valley
yet aninjured, and we doubt not fair crop
VIII he raised in almost all portions. While
the people in many places are Inconvenience
and are losing some of their live stock, they
are not in the dreadful plight described. =
AS there are two months before cotton plant.
ing time Is past, the water is almost sure to
subside in time TO raise crop. Taking all the
circumstances into consideration, it is better
TO have less of the sensation sud more of a
determination to go TO work to produce ii crop
as soon as the river falls.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

lr is , foolish mistake to coufound
q remedy of merit with quaok mod
icines. We have used Parkots Gin
ger Tonic with the happiest results
for Dyspepsia, and Debility, aud
know it to be sterling health re-
storitiVo. Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

A grand Irish-American demon
stration will take place at Cooper
Institute, New York, on Monday
evening, April 80, to protest against
The arbitrary action of the British
Government in holding in prison a
number of men who ara citizens of
thls republic, some of whom are
unconvicted of any crime and have
been in confinement for a year or
more, and also to demand that our
government extend to these men
the full protection their allegiance
to it guarantees.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

usE DIR. J.. T.. Towno's / iphtheria
King for the cure of all throat dis.
eases. II RGrer fails For sale by
Prof. c. Il. Moifett. 1m6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

PRor S. 4. Osborne will loo in
Mineral Point for the purpose of
giving Instructions ia Vocal and
Instrumental masic every Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday
Oct 18Th, 1851 32ly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30


population Of l60,215 showing q
slight decrease; but no doubt with
Increased r. r. advantages there
twill be a steady and permanent
|growth throughout the entire dis.
trict
At the Presidential election in
[lSe0 each of said counties gave a
kRepublican majority as follows:
q Dane, 2ls; Grant, 1916; Green,
"a ,2l4; Iowa, 1851; Lafayette, $50;
Total, 3,76s; SO that the new dis
krict is as safely Republican as the
bid, and is less likely to have its can
hidates for Office all named and
elected from one county Some of
the little counties might possibly re-
solve to do as Dane county does in.
stead of all playing second fiddle to
Grant. There is a peculia. monoto.
Spy in the district now in It's manage
hent, and in various localities there
Bs growing dissatisfaction with the
appointments made or secured by
! the "eminent" statesman from Bos-
cobel. This and other causes came
near losing the district In 1878; the
majority then was less than 900 and
nothing but the great interest felt
in the Presidential election, and the
necessity of having a Republican
Congress restored the district to it's
former relations.
We think the people of southwest
ern Wisconsin have reason to con
graduate themselves on "the plan"
of escape from a situation which
sooner or later must end in defeat.
With Richland and Crawford gone
and Dane in their stead, the magic
ring is broken and competition will
be free.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

Congressman c. 9. Williams
claims that his campaign expenses
IN securing an election to Congre S.
from the Wisconsin First District
have never reached 5000, and that
they were less than S25 in 1880
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

In this commonplace world, every one
is said to be romantic who either adj
mires fine thing or does one. Pope.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

LARGE chromos for $l.O0 for the
Mineral Point Book Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

superior" Fence Wire, latest aud
best, for sale by Martin & Toay
Sw--iO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30

Celluloid or waterproof linen col
lars and cuffs, a fresh supply has
lust been received at Dellers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL Apportfonment.

We are pleased to notice that
what may be regarded as Hon. w.
r. Prices plan to apportion the state
into Congressional Districts has
,been reported by the committee and
lis likely to be adopted. The coun.
Mics constituting the third district
hinder this plan are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
THE COMET AND THE EARTH.

Eight or nine years ago there was a rumol
that NJ. Plantamour, distinguished Euro
pean astronomer, had discovered comet that
would certainly come in collision with the
earth in the course of few months. AT first
both Plantamour and his comet were derlded
as imposters, but when it was finally discover
ed that Platamour was real person and &
habitual astronomer, many people hastily de
cided that his alleged comet was also real
For a time there was a good deal OF alarm
felt among those who were ignorant OF astron'
omy, but this alarm subsidized when M. Planta.
morr expressly denied that he had discovered
a comet, or that he ever had imagined that a
comet would strike the earth. The other day
NJ. Plantamour died, and by a singular coin
cidence comet was almost simultaneously
discovered in the act of rushing directly at
the earth in broad daylight and in the boldesl
manner possible.
The new comet is in many respects pecu'
liar one. It's spectrum shows that it con
tains sodium. 1t will not do to jump to the
conclusion that this fact means that some one
has been putting salt on the comets tall, but
it certainly does mean that the comet consists
of something more than highly attenuated NY
drogen gas. Hitherto astronomers have beer
in the habit of saying that ordinary comets
are so light and impalpable that should one OF
them come in collision with the earth Weshoulo
probably fail to notice that anything had hap
pened The atmosphere might be little hazy
and we might, by chemical analysis, find that
it contained an unusual quantity of hydrogen
but the comet would be utterly harmless
II will be impossible to talk in this way of the
new comet Sodium, and blazing sodium at
that, is not the sort of thing that can be hllrl'
ed in an enormous quantity and at high We
locity against the earth without hurting some
BODY. No cautious and intelligent astrono-
mer will think it safe to monkey-if strict
" scientific term is permssible-w So
dium comet, and the danger of collision
with it will be admitted by everybody.
So far little is known of the orbit of the
new comet. The astronomers at the Wash
ington Observatory inform us that the detiec,
ton of the sodium lines proves that the comet
is coming towards the earth lat planetary
velocity''-or, in other words, at tremen
dously high speed, and that it has i'll al! prob
ability passed the sun. Probably we failed to
see it, either at night or in the daytime, while
it was approaching the sun, for the reason that
it was then long distance from the earth
Now that it has gone round the sun it is SC
near us that we cannot help seeing it, and II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

B Throughout the universe are scattered
myriads of star systems, each appearing to
the unaded eye as single point-so great IS
the distance from us-but each consisting OF
two or more great blazing suns, widely sepa-
rated but revolving about common centre OF
gravity, and doubtless attended by planets
traversing bewilderingly complicated orbits.
Of the double stars many systems have com
ponents of different colors the colors being
complementary. This peculiar feature must
produce striking effect upon the planetary
attendants of the colored suns 'What, "
says Mr.. w. Dobreck in recent paper on
double stars, "must. be the nature OF those
worlds illumined by two different suns, one
yellow and another purple ? Now rises the
one and all is clothed in yellow, now the
other, and illuminated from complementary
sources, every object appears in its natural
color. Then sets the yellow sun, and what
must be the diversity of the effects as it ap-
proaches the horizon! And, behold, nature
puts on a purple mantle. Then also that sun
sets, and in the darkness OF night, though
there is seldom night where there are two suns,
the starry heavens are seen there much tne
same as here except perhaps for moons reflect
ing light from the differently colored suns.
But stars that seem very large to us are hard
visible there, while our sun is perceived IN
the telescopes of the mysterious beings that
inhabit those strange globes as only a faint
star, and metaphysicians there prove from q
Driori considerations that no life could bask
in the feeble glare Of a single sun-hoW all
would famish but for the opposite effect of
the two suns. And no doubt life there is
heightened, seeing how glorious is the crea-
ton on this poor orb that is kept alive by but
one sum- -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

WHAT A Boy WILL Do.-An exchange
SAYS boy will tramp PAT miles in one day on
rabbit hunt and be Timber in the evening ;
when if you ask him to 60 across the street
and borrow Jones' two-nch auger, he will be
as stiff as a meat block. Of course he will.
And he will 60 swimming all day and stay in
the water three hours at a time, and splash
and dive and paddle and puff, and next morn
ing he will feel that an unmeasured insult has
been offered him when he is told by his moth
er to wash his face carefully so as not to leave
the score of the ebb and flow so plain to be
seen under glls. And he'll wander around
dry creek bed all the afternoon piling up q
pebble fort, and nearly die when his big sister
wants him to please pick up basket of chips
for the parlor stove And he'll spend the big
gest part of the day trying to corner stray
mule or a bald backed horse for a ride, and
feel that all life's charms have fled when ne
comes to drive the COWS home. And he'll turn
ten-acre lot upside down for ten inches OF
angle-worms, and wish for voiceless tomb
when the garden demands his attention: But
all the same when you want friend who VIII
stand by you and be true to you in all kinds OF
weather, enlist one of those same boys
HnlrhPm
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Centre Valley.

Ed. DEMOCRAT. We saw in tic col umns of your issue of June Sth, com- muncation Of Mir. Ewing ill regard to the school meeting. We wish to correct some mistakes he made in regard to the closing of the polls. We say that the polls were closed by unanimous vote. He saia we voted a summer school and did not specify whether this summer or some other summer. We say that we did vote summer school this summer, beginning the lst day of July next, and we further say that we are in favor of education and free schools as much as Mir. Ewing, but we have had our eyes opened and are not in favor of the Ew- ing clique squanGering the funds of the distrist any longer. The reason why we voted down the free school tax was that director Ewing made use of the funds belonging to the district by pro- curing old, worn-out benches that the majority of the district was not in fay- or of. He further said that he was sor- " that he lived in such a community, and we are sorry too. If Logan county has any more use fer him than we have, they had better send for his family,
 Tue thirteen cents" man, whom he spoke or, said he was sorry he was poor, but what little he did own he got hon. estly and paid his debts, and did not get it out of orphan children's pockets, and ho further said he attended Go his own business. We understood that he said that he was going to resign his of- flee, but we thought of saving him the trouble. We thought Of petitioning the county court to have new director ap- pointed. Upon the removal ot this di- rector we will vote for leyying q tax for free school and not before.
 MT. Ewing said in the close of his piece he hoped that we woald be en- lightcned, and we think his prayer is ans wered. J. J. SToUT,
 and other Patrons of C. Y. Dist.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
MOreland J SttIngs.

Ed. DEMOCRAT: As 1 recently had oc- casion to visit quite number of farm CTS ill the townships of Dover, Valley, Moreland and Gumlog, perhaps "a word" approximately, concerning the extent, condition, etc., of the various crops in these townships might not be amiss or entirely devoid of interest to some of your readers. Wheat is being rapidly prepared for the mill and market, and the hope is indulged that enough will be reserved at home to sow q large crop this fall. The yield and quality are good. The acreage exceeded the crop of 1881 by three-feurths.
 Oats limited, but the yield per acre will be good.
 Considerable of what farmers thought was German millet was sown but it turns out that it is not German millet, but ansther kind of grass of inferior quality.
 Clover and meadow grasses are al. most entirely neglected. As result of this neglect one sees many empty corn cribs, poor horses and mules; stock of all kinds expensive for want of pastur- age and requiring to be fed ]; land suit ed only to grass lying idle; land run ming down for want of retainer, res torer and fertilizer such as clover
 Fruit of all kinds will be plenteous.
 Sorghum crop too limited to requir e a notice here.
 The acreage of corn is considerably above that of 1881; has been thorough ly worked and bids fair for large crop.
 Cotton but what shall 1 say of it? It is so uncertain-so tricky. it disap- points men, but they will bow to it, and this year they seem determined to do their part and after all, this time, it may be favorable disappointment So may it be.
 Now, Mir. Editor, presuming that your columns will be over .crowdeddu- ring the campaign l lav my stubborn pen down until after the election and perhaps for longer time as l feel my inability to meet the requirements of a newspaper correspondent.
 Much success to the DEMOCRAT in it's efforts for the right. BELIsso.