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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
No Time should be Lost.

When the first tVingrs ~ rheumatism ans felt
AN eTectua means of counter, ting II il present
ed IN lioStetterS stomach Bitters, aNouched on
competent medical authority. Ia he a reliable
specific for tins disease. II eliminates from the
system, through IFS depurating action upon the
blood aerid impurities Ia the presence az which
eminent medical authors refer the pain and in
Illumination which attend this atrucious maladv
characteristic of rheumatism the preventive
named should be used 40 the outset 70 check its
further growth BeSidrs purifying the cr,.ula
Non, II helps to enrich it by assisting digestion
The medicine is ais" used with signal benefit for
liver compliant constipation, debility. nervous
ailments and kidney troubles Bv renewing dep
leted strength and establishing regularity in the
more important heiliy organs iJ tends IL foftify
ne constitution especially against those forms OF
eUr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
For the Household.

BAKED BERRY ROLLS. Roll biscuit
dough thin, in the form of large
square or into small squares. Spread
over with berries. Roll the crust
and put the rolls into dripping pan
close together until full; then put
into the pan water, sugar and pieces
of butter. Bake them. Serve with
any of the pudding sauces.
CUCUMBER TOAST. Peel fresh crisp
cucumbers of medium size; cut length
wise into slices, place in cold water
for few minutes; drain, and dip
each slice into flour; then fry quickly,
until of light brown color, in butter
or beef drippings. Place the slice of
buttered cucumber hot from the pan
between slices of buttered toast, and
serve at once. The cucumbers may
be seasoned with pepper and salt, and
little mustard may be added when
taken from the pan.
INDIAN FRITTERs. Put three table
spoonfuls of flour into basin. and
pour over 1t sufficient boiling water to
make it into a stiff paste, taking care
to stir and beat it well, to prevent its
getting lumpy. Leave it little time
to cool, and then break into it--with-
out beating them first-the yolks of
four eggs and the whites of two, and
stir and beat all well together. Have
ready some boiling lard or clarified
dripping. Drop dessertspoonful of
butter IN at time, and fry the frit-
tiers to light brown. They ought to
rise so much as to be almost
like balls. Serve them ON a hot dish.
with spoonful of jam or marmalade
dropped III between each fritter
If your raspberry jelly does not
harden at once, do not cover the
glasses up, but let them stand open
and exposed to the air and light, and
IN two or three days the jelly will be
IN good condition to put away.
If you wish to make jelley of red
raspberies and currants, use them in
this proportion: To eight quarts of ber-
ries allow three of currants. This
makes delicious jam. The fruit should
be boiled and the scum taken from the
top before the addition of the sugar.
After tins is put in let il cook just long
enough to dissolve the sugar.
Brown bread, which NAV also be
served as pudding, is made by taking
one cup of molasses, one teaspoonful
Of soda, dissolved in half a cus of boil
ing water; stir this in the molasses un-
til it is thoroughly mixed with it then
add three parts of Graham flour to one
of corn meal, in sufficient quantity to
make a batter; to this add a table
spoonful of melted lard. Steam this
four hours If you wish to eat it while
hot, IN place of bread, dry it in the
oven for fifteen minutes iffor pudding
serve 1t fresh from the steamer, with
sour sauce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
California Ranches.
San Francisco Alta

A list of big ranches of San Luis
Obispo County is given. Few coun-
ties arc suffering more from the ag-
gregation of land in the hands of veal
thy men There is one ranch of more
than $4,000 acres, four of more than
40, 900, two containing over 30. 600 and
less than 10000, four between 20. 600
and 10000, and nine between 10. 600
and 10000. The Tribune says. by wav
of comment In some of our neigh
boring counties there are tracts of
100000 acres in the possession of sheep
herders who live in an sx10 shantv
without book or newspaper. little
above the sheep in intellect. There
may be one nest of children, no more.
who are compelled to lead life of Sc
clusion and ignorance away from so
ciety and all that is elevating. Not a
school-house, nota church. not fruit
tree or even a flower marks the wide
desolatlon
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
state Aldeo Emigration.

LONDON, Aug. ia meeting in
favor nj the state emigration was
held at the Mansion house, in which
the Earl of Shaftesbury presided 4
resolution was offered providing for
the sending Of POO, 600 persons to Can
ada and other British colonies and for
procuring them farms in their new
homes Money for the purchase Of
land is to be advanced by the state.
which is 10 take mortgages ON farms
IS security for payment A resolution
supported by the Archbishop of Can
terbury, was adopted which proposed
to send 1900 families toCanada next
sprlng
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
The Life of an Operator.
Boston Globe.l

Il suppose" said the reporter, while
he was waiting in the ante-room of
the strikers headquarters for the
meeting to adjourn, Il suppose you
operators must have 50 me funny ex
periences3
Yes, there ale some droll things
every once in a while, but we get so
used to them that we don't mind any
thing about them. I suppose YOU have
heard that story about the country
man who saw an operator working an
old Morse paper instrument, and call
ed his girl up to see this fellow make
paper collars.
How do you manage 10 keep your
ear on one instrument when there are
twenty or thirty going in the same
rooms!
There is no difficulty in that. was
the reply 1t is rs easy as il is for
YOU To keep the run of friends con
versation when there are other per
sons talking in the room
But no two voices are alike hint
ed the reporter, obviously.
NO two instruments sound alike
70 an operator, ana llltre u DO more
difficulty in distinguishing the click
of your own instrument in a room
full than in distinguishing the famil-
lar tones of brothers voice.
Can YOU tell who is sending at the
other end
we can easily detect a friendly
hand, although / don't know A ]
could make You understand now
DO you hear anything that goes
over the wires
We could If SIC cared t.. bat that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE,, Aug -Flour-Inactve and I'm.
changed. Wheat Easy; 1908 for seller cash
1915 for seller September; 1o3l6 for seller Oc-
tober Corn-Lower; No. ?, 5i1i bid. rejected,
44 Oats Scarce; No. 3 5000; No. 2 white,
37t6 bid Rye Dun and nominal Barley
Very quiet; extra No 3, Is bid; No. ., September,
i0 Provisions Weaker; mess pork, 19016 for
seller cash and September; 1880 for seller Octo-
her. Live hogs Easier; 5l2Od370 for common
to choice packing grades. Butter-Quiet and
steady. Cheese Steady. Eggs Firm Receipts
Flour, 10000; wheat, 10000; barley, 5000.
Shipments Flour, 2oo0; wheat, 1000; barley
none
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

which assaulted the family of Scharf;
the defendant in the recent trial Tor
numbering Christian girl.
on account of poor health, relief from
duty has been asked by the French adj
miral at Tamatave whose conduct so ag-
gravated the British.
JAMES McDermott, an Irish leader Of
Brooklyn, who was knighted by the
pope. recently crossed the Atlantic and
was arrested at Liverpool on charge of
conspiring to murder officials of the gov
eminent. He said he will call upon
the United States to protect him.
THE United States consul at Matamo-
ras telegraphs the department of state
that the Louisiana quarantine against
Matamoras is needless, and infiicts great
commercial damage.
IRISH paupers, of both sexes, to the
number of one hundred, have petitioned
the guardians of the North Dock union
to pay their passage to Canada or the
United States, as they can not find work
at home.
THE archbishop of Naples will be made
a cardinal for his services to the suffer
ers by earthquake in Ischia. A child
was on Saturday rescued alive from the
ruins, after suffering for a week.
THIRTY thousand persons assembled
in Trafalgar square, London, and passed
resolution urging Bradlaugh to resist
exclusion from the house os commons.
LAST Thursday the Jewish residents
of Ekaterinoslav, Russia, were attacked
by a mob, for an alleged insult offered
a peasant woman by a Hebrew. Troops
were called out, and the rioters had ten
killed and thirteen wounded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

livery intelligent medical man of
the present day recognizes the very
great value of rest in the treatment of
disease. Rest and activity might be
aptly compared to two sentinels who
have between them the duty to per
form OF guarding a camp or a fortress
They must take it N turns-when the
one goes off the other comes on. Were
activity 10 remain too long on duty
the heart would dutter and fail. the
brain would reel. and the sentinel
drop dead Of fatigue. On the other
hand, men might remain long enough
on guard to drop asleep. You see
that even rest may be overdone: il
conduces 10 sloth. and ennui. and
atony OF the brain To our thinking
there Is no more miserable man than
he who has nothing to do.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

RECENTLY train ON the Northern
Pacific Railroad found its way appar
emily barred by the furious heat of
burning wood rickS along the track
The train stopped, the rails We're eX-
amined to see if they had warped, and
then it was decided to run the gaunt-
let a passenger thus described the
passage, which was made at the rate
of seventy miles an hour. to reporter
of the Portland Oregonian We shut
down the windows and closed the door
tight just before we started. but the
air inside the car was like the breath
from a furnace. and the whole train
seemed 10 be ON fire. The flames HEX
ed the window glass savagely. and.
although il lasted only few moments,
it was an experience | shall never for
get and never again wish to undergo.
1 can't help but think Of the terrible
danger we passed through If one
rail of the track beneath us, having
been warped by the heat had given
way, we would every one Of Us have
been roasted alive Ii makes me
Shuddel even now
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

Tue Associated Press reporter con
Servatively alluded to the encounter
between Sullivan and Slade as a box
ing match. All accounts agree that
il was about as rough a boxing match
rs was ever seen in this country. 1t
was practically prize fight, though
the gloves used probably came within
the technical requirements laid down
by the law SHADES punishment and
consequent defeat constitute the
strongest evidence that boxing
match was mild term to apply to
the hauling. Twelve or fifteen thou
sand people, gathered in the heart Of
the city of New York, saw much
more terrific fight than the patrons of
pugilism find in the open field, with a
Sheriff and a company of militia Skin
mishing in the neighborhood
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

SECRETARY FOLGER's last call for
bonds has brought in so far only 500,
O0G out of $50, 600, 600 embraced in the
call. Interest is payable to October
/, and the owners of the bonds do not
care to relinquish.a months interest by
anticipating that date Next in order
come the 3 per cents, which are re
deemable at the pleasure of the Gov
eminent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

AT the banquet of the Lord Mayor
of London to her Majesty's Ministers,
Mr. Gladstone replied to toast an
nounccd his satisfaction with things
in general, affairs in Ireland Tonquin,
and elsewhere being in admirable
shape, and the estate of Egypt
especially meeting his Ministerial APP
prevail
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

y tdeetiouS writer in the Iowa
Homestead says: Nov that the
startling discovery has been made
that the hired men does not sit for five
minutes on barbed wire fence every
tiIae he goes over it. the increasing
popularity of these fences will be
enormous. All viii endeavor to re-
place their fences with barbed wire.
a careful estimate has been made.
and the extra time gained by their
use more than pays the difference i'm
cost So the vision of a man roost-
ing on top rail dreamily whistling
for hours at time will soon be class
ed among antiquities The athestc
pleasure of carving initials in bold
characters on every rail will be no
more possibility. Now. il we can
adopt the universal plan Of having
no gates which are not self. fastening,
20 the spectacle of the farmer run
nmg frantically after hands. shutting
gates or bars to keep stock out of the
field or garden, will likewise belong
to the days that We're
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

THE PRESIDENT family is somewhat
scattered Young Arthur is in Cana
da; Miss Nellie is doing" the New
England seacoast watering with the
Government steamer Dispatch for a
conveyance, and the father is some
where in the wilds of Wyoming, be
yond civilization and the reach of the
telepranh. y
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

GAMBLING is one Of the chief in
dustries Of Louisville. The pool
room handles about Sc, 600, 900 yearly
and are located in the best portion of
the city. The faro banks do a bust
ness of $1,000 600 and in the poker
rooms 100000 change hands,
while keno does a business Of 81 600,
600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

"The Right Honorable Earl Of
Onslow, Whitechapel, in gold letters,
announced the arrival of that visitor
at Newport. The letters were not
upon a banner borne in front of the
Earl's carriage but were labeled on
his twenty pieces of luggage.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

PRESIDENT ARTHUR stopped ut Fort
Washable, Wyo,, and held council
with the head men Of the Arapahoes
and Shoshones. Propositions were
made TO the Indians looking.to a com
plete change in their methodkof life,
and transfer of their control from
the Interior to the War Department.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

FIVE suits brought against the
Western Union Telegraph Company
in Philadelphia by G. H. Fuller,
agent Of the Chicago Meat Company.
have been decided in the telegraph
company's favor Damages We're
claimed for delayed dispatches
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

THERE is TO be no more licking in
the schools at st. Louis, and water is
too scarce to duck the young mis-
creants. They VIZ perhaps hang
them up by the thumbs or stand them
on their heads.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16

A PRESBYTERIAN minister, on am
incoming steamer from Europe
name is given as the ReA. Mr. Sweet,
but his place of residence is not report
ed cut his throat and jumped over
hoard when approaching Quebec.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-16
cABLEoRAMs

AZ attempt At Instruction near Bad
aioz, Spain, was speedily suppressed
saturday.
THE police IF Pesth dispersed mob
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15
OLD JERRY.

old jeny, ex-governor of Arkansaw and politician of varied experience. an- nounced in the newspapers several days ago tha: he would meet the people at certain place and time, ard tell them something to their interest. In keeping with this important declaration, he ap- peared before a crowded house the other night. arose with rheumatic ditfic ulty. and said:
 Is been sc:ae time sencc dressed such ',elligent semblage as dis Is. an it's been some time sence such sem blaze as dis is had sich a man as is ter dress it. aint de sorter man ter speak on ebery caslon, so when puts up my head yer may know dat dar's su,hin' in de win. was faIly 'lected gubner O dis heah state. an was cheated outen my rights, so now gins de people O dis state a chance ter curreck de ebil. hereby nounces myself as a canerdate fur de NewnI,ed states senate. comes out cis 'arly. case man is frequently too late, oul neber too soon. hab looked inter de perli;ical si;ewa.ion o dis heah country, an it am in a mighty bad iiN. femme ,ell yer. De dimoora,s IS foolish an de 'publicans ain't go, good sense. De time hab come fur sensible nigger ter go inter de senate. fur sf dar's gwine,er be any crooked work gwine on nigger Is needed to set il off. Senator Walkers time will be ou, gir de mee,in O de naixt legislatur'. an doan know O nuthin' whutll so satisfy dc peple O dis state as fer see me step inter his shoes. ain't go, much eddy cation, but l'se got a inonstrous sigh, O sense. De dog ain, none de better case yer learns him ter stan on his hine iaigs an jump ober stick. fur nine times outen ten. put him down ter business an he couldn't tree possum. while de dog what hain't been edyca,ed. would bark in de nigh, place ebery time. Now Mir. Walker may be mighty fine in stanin' on his hine laigs an lumpin' ober de demo- crat stick. but ef he's eber parked in de right place il muster been whenfsie
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15
THE LAST TIME.

Heah, Generl," exclaimed negro man addressing an 'old timer" my son kain' work fur yer no longer. sah.'
 Why"
 Wall. luther day yer tole him ter take hisse'f outen de parlor. Da, mouter been all right, but ef dat habi, am kep' up. a nigger won hab no chance tall airte, while. Yer's too close nohew. Las place he worked he fotch home a ham, but sence he's workin fur yersef, he kain arnly fetch home shoulder. Doan say da, dis is yer own fault, boss, but does say dat ii am grindin' de cullud man till he doan know which way ter turn Goodbye. boss. Say, I'll 'soure yer. De young man tells me dat he fo,ch home ham de las time"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15

l thought ought to go back and kiss her. but turned to the old man and talked to him about his hogs and sheep. 1 decided to ask him for the girl, and al- though knew he would willingly give his consent to our marriage, yet it was a difficult matter. When get to that tree unused, looking ahead, l will ask him. lust as we came to the tree he stopped and said
 You've knowed my darter for some time."
 Yes, sir
 ' Not such long time, it's true, but so long that we almos' look on you as one of the family
 '' am proud to know it.
 :. Thank you, SIT. Well, now, I'll tell you. My dar,er IS goin' to be married next week, an want you 10 be with us. y
 To whom :' gasped.
 To the ferryman down here She's been engaged to him for long time"
 said nothing as we returned, but when found the girl alone said
 " Don, you know that love you de- vo,edly?"
 "Of course never knew II. judge"
 :. But l do, and want you to be my wife
 
 Judge, can't. l am going to marry Tom Patrall, the ferryman. know you are good man and don't want you 10 think won't marry you just because you are judge. Position makes no differ ence with me, and If loved a man I would marry him, even II he was judge, just as soon as would ferYman, and l hope you will understand that position has not influenced this case, for even though you are judge, must say that you have ever conducted yourself as a perfect gentleman
 Why didn't you tell her that you had been captain in the army :" said one of the listeners.
 :" did replied the judge. but she said that the ferryman had been a team ster. and that while she would )ast as lieve marry captain as a teamster. yet she was compelled to turn to her fer ryman lover and now when tell my wiie of the choice. she says, Yes, the girl was right in taking the ierryman. =
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15
had its ear turned de udder way.

country hao us ear turned de uooer way. l understands dat he's gwinter be caner- date agin, an wan,er say dis, ef he beats me he's got ter commence CT humpin' hisse't long fore de sun comes up. He's got ter trabel wid a par O laigs dat l'se neber seed him toatin' 'roun' yit- We had Walker. Now we wants runner, an l'se dat man.
 " How do you stand on the tariff" some one asked.
 "On de what. sah v
 The tariff"
 The old man rubbed his wool for a mo- ment and replied.
 "fer needn' try ter spring none O yer tricks on me, case l'se too ole CT man ter be progicked wid How does stan on de tariff! Who eber heard O sieh a question:"
 "l don't believe you know what the tariff is.''
 Who doan? Yer must ter lef' yer sense at home when yer come out ter night. Talk ter me bout de tariff knowed whut dat was long fore yersef seed de light O day"
 Well, tell us what it is. You say that you have been studying the political situ- ation now show us the fruit of your study"
 Il s'pose when yer sees hen fly outen de barn an cackle yer wants her ter show yer de fruit O de cackle. does yer: It's enough fur yer ter know dat she's done laid. She's done her duty, an ef yer wants de ais yer's got Ter go an gi. t, fur she aint CT gwine ter show it ter yer. Now all oayer people heah ter-night hab been nightly misled bout dat tariff bus mess, an doan b'liebe dat half O yer knows whut it means. Yer may think yer know, but take de word O ole stugent, yer doan."
 Tell us what it means
 Neber mine, l'se on some udder suo- jick dis ebenin'. At some futur' time I'll Tighten yer all. Now, wants ter go ter de Newnited States legislatur'. case de country needs me dar. Look heah {. Who da, flung da; aig: Is dat MT. Walker nisbehapin' hisse't dat way :: Oats nice way ter lec;ioneer Look out. heah. Nee'n' think dat 1 want yer aigs. fur doesn't. l'se done had my supper. thanks yer :" Bip.n an egg struck him on the forehead and spattered over his face. Now dat's fine trick Likes fun as much as anybody. bu, when yer commences ter mash yer jokes all ober my head, wants yer ter un'erstan' da, it amt pleasant. Look out Be hongry one O desc days an'll wush yer'd kep' desc provisions. Fur de fellers whut hab 'habed deirsefs ,er-night, l'se much obleeged. Dem whut haben't is 70, me an my boys ter whup. dat's all"