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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

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DANE county is going to have
new court house, and the universal
cry is, Hip, hip, hurrah"
DOUBLE shawls $500 at Deller's.
BUToHERs!- Messrs. Tom. Libby
and Tom Smith are prepared to kill
hogs or cattle for parties desiring,
and would be pleased to receive
your orders,
The saloon of Joe Engels' is re-
ceiving a thorough cleaning and
will be tastily decorated Immediate
ly with paint and paper.
EASTERN exchanges report great
amount Of sickness, caused, no
doubt, by the very changeable
weather, while our NJ. DIS report
our city distressingly healthy.
The farming and land speculating
firm of Williams e Flynn have pur-
chased fr m the county l,34O acres
Of land at 25 cents per acre, situat-
ed between Arena and Helena.
DINE The Juvenile Temple will
present dime entertainment for the
consideration of lovers of innocent
and beneficial amusement next Tues
day night at their hall. Go every
body.
LITTLE ROBBIE CHARLES lost his
hat near the public square while go
ing home from church Sunday night.
He says; "If any one finds it want
'em to give it to me- Now let the
finder obey.
SEASON TICKETS for the Meth.
Episcopal 5. S. Lecture Course can
be had at the Post-Office or Han
scom's book store. And it only
takes a dollar to secure one. Reas-
enable, sure.
THE church Guild of the Episco.
pal church in this city will hold a
Bazaar at the U. S. Hotel on Tues
day evening, Dec. Is. Oysters and
supper served, and gifts suitable for
Amas for sale.
FANCY feathers at % cts. at Kate
Lenahan's
FREcKLEs have become very
fashionable. The Princess Louise
and all other nice girls have them.
For sale by all druggists. None
genuine without the coat Of arms of
New Jersey blown on the bottle.
NEBRASKA shelled corn for sale at
Sam'l Whites at very low figures,
having been purchased before re-
cent advance.
THE adoption of the new time
seemed to have caused considerable
inconvenience throughout the coun-
try. In Boston, for instance, the
setting back of clocks, resulted in
the baking 20 a crisp of 500 tons of
!
beans. Cold dinners are the only
Inconvenience reported in rural
towns.
THERE'S a talk among those of
dramatieal ability to get up another
entertainment, with a view of using
the proceeds toward securing street
lamps for our city. Quite a novel
yet laudable idea; but let's be sure
that the lamps will be provided with
oil and proper attention to avoid any
suspicion of an attempt to initiate
the foolish Virgins.
I THE Good Templars will not give
an Oyster Supper on Thanksgiving
evening as announced last week, they
having reconsidered the move in
behalf Of the M. E. Ladies Aid So
ciety, with which it has been Gus
tomary for years to observe the day
or evening in a similar manner.
Such action is commendable and
ought not be allowed to fall short of
due appreciation.
FRoM the immense stock Of hats
and caps, gloves, mittens, etc, which
Gundry, Gray & Co. purchased this
week one would be reasonable in
supposing they we're going to supply
the state.
HERE is new idea for sorghum
raisers: A Kansas man has procur-
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

YouNG Rom. TRlNwIrH DEAD.-
Tuesday, after about six months a
victim of consumption, Robert Trim
with died at the home of his parents
in this city, at the age of 20 years,
lacking a few weeks. lie was of a
quiet, genial disposition, and es-
teemed by all acquaintances. The
sonowing friends have the sympathy
of the community. Funeral to-day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

TIE weather Sunday was not
highly enjoyable. A damp, misty
atmosphere prevailed all day, and
in the evening about 9 o'clock a
drenching rain set in, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, and wild
winds This lasted till midnight,
when the wind yeered westward,
and by morning the icy fingers of
Jack Frost had clutched things gen
orally. Such weather is decidedly
rough on stock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

A RESPECTABLE number of our
subscribers, who are indebted to us
have wood in their groves ready for
market. IT'S best to be plain-we
want some. BY bringing it you will
ease your conscience and our needs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

$25 REWARD. Il will give the
above stated reward to any one who
can furnish information and proof
as to who shot my doy on Saturday
evening Nov. 18th, between Miner
a. Point city and Lost Grove.
SAM'L CURRY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

A LITTLE fracas overlook one Of
ourc itizens whilst standing peaceab-
ly on the street one day this week.
lie was grossly insulted by mem
Der Of the inebria.toxicata ring-be-
ing sliced by the shoulders from be-
hind and given a good shaking,
which resulted in a tussle and final
arrest of the assailant, but who,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

PooR FELLow.-The Madison
Democrat reports a Fond du Lac
man as stricken with paralysis, and
while on his death-bed rejected all
attempts at religious consolation,
and closed out the last minister by
saying: "Let me alone, will you? /
didn't have anything to do with
coming into the world-if | had |
wouldn't have come; and / don't
have anything to do with going out
of the world-if I had / wouldn't
90"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
civ omcers
County Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METH. EPISCOPAL. e. E. CLoUGH, Pastor.
Sunday services at 1890, A. n. and 1900, p. NJ.
SUNDAY School az 200, p. NJ. Prayer meetings
on Mondays and Thursdays at 800, r. NJ
PRIMITIVE METHODIST. C. DAWSON, Pastor.
sunday services at 1880, A. and 100 r NJ.
Sunday school Mt 200, 2. NJ. Prayer meetings
on Mondays and thursdays at 800, p NJ.
TRINITY ... ..,....... ...... NJ 'HAsE' Pastor'
sunday school at 2;30, =. NJ. Services ON FRI
day evenings at 1880 O'clock
PRESBYTERIAN j. N. ELGIoTT, Pastor.
Sunday services at l0:30, \. NJ and IOO p, Nj.
SUNDAY School ut 200. p. NJ. Prayer meeting
on "Wednesday NJ 7:l5, p. NJ.
ST. MARY'S tGermanl los HUBER Pastor.
sunday services: First Mass at w, A. NJ;
High Mass at 1000 A. M; NeSpers at 3;OO,P.M.
ST. PAUL'S tIrish) ).........J. O'KEEFE, Pastor.
Sunday services. High Mass at 1000. A. NJ
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

Mn u. OATES, received a dispatch
from Des Moines, Iowa. Monday
stating that his brother-inlaw Mr.
VIM. Vincent had died that morn
ing. The deceased was well and
favorably known in this city and
county, having resided here for a
considerable time previous to his go.
ing to Des Moines, which was about
fifteen years ago. Many viii regret
to learn of his demise. lie was
abou1 60 years old, perhaps a trifle
over.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

CoL.INGEEsoLL says if he couldn't
make a world without death in it be
wouldn't make any. Ha! ha! now,
maybe that's the reason he hasn't
made one. lie has been telling, for
so many years, just how world
should be made; that people have
begun to wonder how he didn't turn
out a few. But this statement ex-
plains it. 81 hey often noticed" says
Josh Billings, that the man who
would hev done such wonderful
things ef he had bin thare, never
gifts thare."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29
MILLINERY goods at the very low.
est prices at Kate Lenahan's.

By the way, is it generally known
in this part of the world that for
est trees are good indicators of the
nature of winter? When the trees
drop all their leaves in the fall
that is to say, when the dead leaves
do not cling to the branches-there
is every reason to look for a mild
winter How is it now with the
forest trees?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29

A WEEK ago last Saturday Mr.
Saml Curry's dog, one he valued
very much, followed him to town.
One his returning home, which was
about o'clock, some fe low on horse
back passed him and as he came up
to the dog which was little in ad-
vance, he pulled a revolver and shot
it without the least provocation. Mr..
c. now offers s25 for information
that will prove who did it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30

the money set aside for spe-
cifc purpose, namely, the payment
of the July coupons, must be paid
on the presentation of that coupon
and, if you will inquire, you will oh
serve that all the orders to brokers
to purchase the confederate bonds
specify that they must contain the
July coupon. and must not be mu-
t.lated. A bond presented without
the July coupon would not be pur-
chased and that is all there is in
the confederate bond story. The
European syndicate intend to Sc
cure, if it can, these eleven millions
of dollars of money to the credit of
the confederate states government in
European banks, and it proposes to
do this in the only way that it pos
sibly can if it can do it in that
way, by presenting these coupons
for payment. If the syndicate does
not succeed the European banks
will be eleven million dollars ahead,
as there is no doubt that that
amount of cash to the credit of the
confederate states is deposited
there. 1t is fact that the report
presented to the treasury depart
ment some time after the war, as to
the confederate assets in Europe,
contained the item of eleven million
cash. Washington special to. Gin
cinnati Commercial.
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Borrowing Canital.

The practice of going into bust
ness on borrowed capital and pay
ing an enormous rate of interest, is
one that has caused more ship
wrecks on the sea of commerce
than any other single agency. I'm
der ordinary circumstances, man
who seeks to contend with others
for success in trade must. possess
equal advantages, or he is very
nearly sure to get stranded. If a
man starts on borrowed money and
has to compete with the strength
of capital, and conflict with bust
ness sagacity equal to his own,
there are very few chances of his
succeeding. Nevertheless the bus
mess history of every year is
marked by numerous instances OF
reckless embarkment in enterprises
of such character. Money is got
ten at any rate of interest the vora-
cious bill broker chooses to ask. 1t
doesn't matter how much the hap
less victim of his own folly pledged
himself to pay. He only looks at
the money he gets and not at what
the lender will demand from him
in the future. His extravagant
dreams of success blind HIM by
by their glitter to all practical les
sons drawn from the experience OF
others. Once in the vortex he is
drawn on by the necessities of his
case until he-is found at last run
ming about the street offering
his paper at any price it will
bring to raise the means of staving
oil disaster little longer. An in
cident, now going the rounds of the
press, illustrates very apply the true
nature of this practice Of borrow
ing.
The late Peter Cooper once offered
to discount a merchants note for
three years at the rate (three per
cent. month which he was paying
brokers for six months accomlno-
dation. The merchapt was over
joyed and agreed.
every well," said Mr.. Cooper,
Gust sign this note for $4,000 pay
able in three years, and give me
yonr check for $500, and the trans
action is complete.
"But where is the money for me?'
asked the astonished merchant.
"You do not get any, was the
reply.
"Your interest for thirty six
months at three per cent. per month
amounts to los per cent, or $10,S00;
therefore, your check for $500 Just
makes US even.
1t is singular that there are SO
many business men who never real
ize the simple fact how interest
eats up capital, especially as instan-
ces of the ruin and distress wrought
are constantly being brought be
fore the eyes of business men. The
fact that once in a while lucky
move viii float crazy crsft over
the breakers and deposit it in
smooth water leads hope on, DESPITE {
the wrecks that line the shore. On
ly few men have succeeded in this
way The road to success lies il
any business through long years o
experience and accumulation of cap
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30
Shameless Bathino Snitg

The Herald cannot restrain its
inland seaside blush, as it reads oi
the bold, not to say indecent, ex-
posnres the female hathers are
making OF themselves at Long
Branch and other watering places.
When woman who is.not pretty
dresses for the surf in such Il cos
tune as to provoke the remark,
''She is simply disgusting" from
woman who is, that settles the ques-
ton. The Herald pays no atten-
ton to the prudish wit of scrawny
women clad in the old fashioned,
hideous drapery of bathing suits
respecting their plump sisters in
shapely costumes "half revealing,
half concealing" the form within
1t enjoys their envy as the trlb-
ute which unappreciated wit pays
to attractive youth and beauty.
But when the slipper of virtuous
resentment is on the other and pret-
tier foot, and the form of the wit
is so unincumbered with deceiving
fannels as to kindle shame and dis
gust in beauty's eyes, the Herald
thinks fashion has gone too far.
Much can be pardoned to a pretty
woman, but nothing to an ugly or
shapeless one in a fashionable bath
ing suit. This, according to the
latest details, approaches nearer
the costumes of trapeze performer
than anything else.
One female bather is described
as dressed in a close fitting garb Of
red and blue knit stuff, without a
particle of drapery. Another, and
a widely known actress at that,
startled the bathers at Long
Branch by appearing with her head
bound with a red silk handkerchief,
her body incased in close-fitting
white flannel, trimmed and belted
with red, arms bare to the shoul-
ders and trousers as tight as
dudes to the knee, where they
Joined flesh-colored stockings, over
which red stockings were drawn
with the tops rolled down outward
ly to complete the semblance of
bare-leggeduess. Instead Of hiding
her loud costume in the surf, this
woman extended herself upon the
beach with her bare arms under her
head, and cal mly bore the
bushes Of her own sex and the
stares of the other. 1t is said that
the most modest young girls are
rapidly accustoming themselves to
brave the immodesty of this fash
ion, and are only brought to realize
what it means when they see its eff
feet upon over-developed charms.
Then it strikes them with all the
force of caricature, and they say,
chow disgusting" and bury their
pink toes in the sand. The sooner
public opinion credits women who
appear in such shameless costumes
as being what they seem, the quick
er will decent women taboo any one
who braves decency to be in the
fashion.
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ital; in thorough knowledge of de
tail and the possession of means to
apply that knowledge. Without
these, the chances of success are as
small as those of the man who
throws dice with a professional
three-card monte man.
1t is a dire misfortune for young
man possessed of energy, industry
and application to place upon his
brow such a crown of thorns as is
certain to be placed there by going
into business on borrowed money.
Even in the rare instances of sue
cess the way lies through path of
care and anxiety that will surely
crush the bouyancy of his spirits
and render him prematurely old,
and if, as is more probable, he sinks
beneath the weight he carries, he is
handicapped for life with the odium
of failure. These facts should be
well pondered by men who have in
mind to enter upon a business ca
reer, for prudence, caution and fore
sight are qualities necessary to con
tinued success, even where success
is douhly important at the outstart,
when the future is a problem yet to
be solYed.-Sea World.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30

One of the most touchingly pa
thetic incidents of the late meeting
Of Morgan's men at Lexington was
the tender affection which the vet
eran riders exhibited for "Johnnie," +"
the daughter of their dead com
mander. She was called to the
stand, and after a greeting from the
soldiers, she was presented with a
handsome gold watch. Her re-
spouse to the presentation spench is
most eloquent in its simplicity. The
sweetness with which Scott de
scribes the appeal of Jennie Dean
to Elizabeth has been ascribed to
the power of simple words. What
more exquisite simplicity and
sweetness can be found than in the
language she used when surrounded
by men who had grown gray since
they had shared common danger
with her father s'Dear friends, L
can't begin to tell you how happy
you have made me and how CRATE
ful | feel to you for it. | assure you
that love you as dearly rs my ia
ther did, and 1 sincerely hope that
you may always be as happy as you
have made me to-day" These few
words expressed all that .labored
grafton should have done. 1t was
no wonder that at its close the
woods trembled beneath the shouts
of.the warriors. They grasped her
hands and tears blinded many an
eye as each looked upon the fair
daughter of their dead chief No
more beautiful incident of a more
tender scene can be imagenid.-
Nashville World
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The Last Word.

The last word is the most dan
gerous of internal machines. Hus.
band and wife should no more
struggle for the possession of a
lighted bomb-shell. Married peo-
pie should study each others weak
points, as skaters look out for the
weak parts of the ice, in order to
keep off them Ladies who marry
for love should remember that the
union of angels with women has
been forbidden since the food.
The wife is the sun of the social
system. Unless she attracts, there
is nothing to keep heavy bodies
like husbands from flying into
space. The wife who would prop
erly discharge her duties must ever
have a soul above tri1es. Don't
trust too much to q good temper
when you get into an argument.
Sugar is the substance most un.-
versally diffused through all natu
raj products. Let all married peo-
pie take hint from this provision
of nature.
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The Confederate Bonds Business.

4US SO0lS0SrdI6 RonQS business.
A broker who has purchased
large amounts Of tue confederate
bonds furnishes this explanation of
the apparent European lunacy on
the subject: The reports of treas.
ury agents of the United States,
some time after the close of the re-
bellIon, showed that there were de
posted in the Bank Of England, in
banks in France, Holland and Bel
gium, an aggregate of $11, 100000,
belonging to the confederate gov
ernment, the proceeds of the sale of
cotton. This money was pledged to
pay the interest on the confederate
loan. The January interest of 1863
was paid, aud money was set apart
to pay the coupons for the July in
terest, when the rebellion collapsed.
The European syndicate of bankers
is seeking to obtain all the confed-
crate bonds, for the purpose of col
lecting the July, 1855, coupons,
with the accumulated interest re
sulting IRON n-payment. The
talk about attempting to boycote
the southern states or to collect the
principal of the bonds or any inter
est coupons after that month, July,
1866, is nonsense. But this syndi-
cate has good legal advice that
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30

Did you ever think of it-noth-
ing on earth can smile but the race
of man. Gems may flash reflected
light, but what is diamond flash
compared with an eyefash and a
mirth flash. Flowers are beautiful,
but they cannot smile. This is u
charm which even they cannot
claim. Birds cannot smile, nor can
any living thing-it is the preroga-
tive of men-especially women. 1t
is The color which love wears, and
cheerfulness and joy-these three.
1t is the light in the window OF the
face by which the heart signifies to
father, husband and friend, that it
is at home waiting. A face that
cannot smile is like bud that can
not blossom and dries upon the
stalk. Laughter is day and sobri-
ETY. night, and a smile is the twi-
light that hovers gently between
both and is more bewitching than
either.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30

a head for business as well as
beaux, says: ''No 'parlor beau
need ever propose with any hope OF
success. for after a girl is compelled
to bend her whole energies to the
task of entertaining him quietly at
home for six months she would be
appalled, at the proposition of spend
ing. the balance of her life quietly at
home. She explains that a spar
lor beau" is that selfish, egotistical
individual who, being a man, has
as much variety and change as he
wants, and thinks himself sufficient
ly interesting to entertain a girl
without any assistance in the way
of theatres, parties and drives, but
leaves the other fellows to amuse
her in that way st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-30
Old Jack in the Well.

Near Montezuma, Ca, for twenty
years Jack Baldwin, "a worthy coloreC
man, has cultivated the soil anC
has drawn therefrom a support 70,
himself and wife-he is childless
Not long since Jack left his house il
search of q missing cow. Hi;
route led him through an old worn
out piece of clay land of about si1
acres in extent, IN the center O
which was a we'll of about thirty
feet deep that at some time hao
probably furnished the inmates Of
a dilapidated house near by with
water. In passing the spot an i'll
wind drifted Jacks hat from his
head and maliciously waited it to
the edge of the well and it tumbled
in Now Jack had always prac-
ticed the virtue of economy, and he
Immediately set about recovering
his hat. He ran to the well and
finding that it was dry at the bottom
he unrolled the rope which lie had
brought for the purpose of captur-
ing the cow, and after several at
tempts to catch the hat with a
moose he concluded to save time by
going down into the well himself.
To accomplish this he made fast
one end of the rope to a stump
hard by, and was soon on his way
down into the well.
Tt was fact of which Jack was
less oblivious than the reader-that
a mischievious fellow, whom we
will call Neal Willis, was in the
old building and saw Jack go down
into the well, and it SO happened
that Jacks old blind horse was
near by with a bell on his neck.
The devil himself, or some other
wicked spirit, put it into Meals
head to have little fun; so he
slipped up to the old horse, ,unbuck-
led the strap and approached the
well with the bell in his hand, ting
d-ling.
Jack thought the old horse was
coming, and said in an. audible
tone, ''Hang the old blind horse;
he's coming in this way sure, and
he amt got no more sense than to
fall in here on me-wo, Ballr' But
5he sound Of the bell came closer,
and Jack was resting at the bottom
Of the well. "Great Jerusalemw
said Jack; ''the old blind fool will be
light in here on top of me in a
Ball-wo, haw, Ballr'
Just then Neal got close enough to
he well and kicked a little dirt on
Jacks head. Jack thought Ball |
was about to come, got close to the
'ide of the we'll and began to pray. |
'Oh, Lord, have mercy on-wo,
3all-a poor'sinner-Pm gone now
-wo, Ball-heaven, hallowed be
Fhy-jee! Ball, jee! what'll 1 do!
lame. Now 1 lay me down to 81
eel Ball, out of your livers! (Just
hen in fell more dirt), back, Ball;
Oh, Lord, if you intend to do any
hing for me-back, Ball, wo ho!
rhy kingdom come-jee, Ball-Oh,
Lord, you know l was baptised in
smiths mill dam-wo, Ball, hol'up!
murder l-wo farewell world"
Neal could hold in no longer and
howed himself at the top of the
veil, with big horse laugh, which
night have been heard two miles.
This was more than Jack could
year, and he started up the rope
ike a monkey. "Blast your picture,
IL give you fits; I'll make your
ars ring worse than that bell"
Neal took to his heels and ran like
quarter horse, and the last seen
# him he was half mile from the
veil, with two big dogs grabbing at
lis coat tail and Jack close behind.
-FIOli ida Crescent.