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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
British Stature.

Statistics collected from all parts OF
the British Isle by committee of the
British Association show that in
respect to the hight of male adults,
the Scotch stand first, with an aver
age Of GS.71 inches the Irish second,
$3.50 inches; the English third, 67.3f
inches, and the Welsh last, &C. &C
inches. IN weight the Scotch take
the first place 1858 pounds, the
Welsh second d5S3), the English
third 155), and the Irish fourth 154
u, the total average being 1881
pounds. For each inch Of statue the
Scotchman weighs laos pounds. the
Welshman 2.575, the Englishman
2301, and the Irishman 2.2l0. II was
obvious, said tho committees report
to the association, that if each c0un-
try had to contribute its relative
quota of soldiers the minimum stand
ard for Welsh recruits should be two
inches lower, and for English and
Irish one inch lower, than that for
Scolch recruits. IC was probable
that too much importance had been
attached to stature in selecting re
cruits for the army in Great Britain.
and that high standard did not
necessarily produce men best fitted
for military duties.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

men or ladies gave him most trouble,
and he replied, 80, gentlemen,
beyond question. | operated upon a
great many officers just before they
went to the recent War, and l assure
you that many of them who are now
heroes behaved in a very unheroic
way indeed in the chair in which you
are sitting. Women scream little
but are always ready to thank me for
what | do for them. Men moan, and
groan. and abuse me.
1t was at the close of the wedding
breakfast One of the guests arose
and, glass in hand, said: Il drink to
the health of the groom-May he see
many days like this. The intention
was good, but the bride looked as if
something had displeased her.
i thought, remarked the victim,
after the dentist had DRAGGED him
around the room several times, Il
thought you advertised to extract
teeth without pain" 80 do. sir, A"
replies the operator blandly 1T
doesn't hurt me at all. "
The President does not intend to re-
turn to the Executive Mansion to live
until December, He continues TO be
well suited with his life out at the
Soldiers Home near Washington.
General j. G. Tidball, of the army,
who has for long time been mem
Der of General Sherman's staff, has
assumed command of the United
States artillery school at Fortress Mon
roe.
The Hon. i. 2. Morton, American
Minister to France, is said now to
resemble Leopold l. the former King
of the Belgians, although, says a
foreign journal, there Is thought to
be something particularly American
about him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

When the pasture begins to fail,
the mich COWS give unmistakeable
signs, in the falling off in the milk.
and the only way to avoid this, in a
great measure, is to have something
to take the place of grass. Storing the
food green food in silos may meet
the requirements in many cases. but
there are many of our farmers who
are not able to build the silos. and
many others who are not at all in
favor of them Raising and curing
sweet corn Sowing it broadcast, and
then using this to feed the mich COWS
IS an excellent method Of increasing
or maintaining a good flow Of milk.
The cost of raising from one to three
or four acres is not very heavy, pro
yiaing there is plenty of manure at
hand. Those who have no silos or
who have not saved any green food
or fodder corn, should make good use
of roots, and. if they have not been
fortunate enough TO have these, then
good hay and corn fodder should be
cut and generous feeds given to the
cows, night and morn, with corn meal
and bran added, the mass moistened
with water and we'll mixed before
being fed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

that question. Phi Aifo tot hungry stomach GR
abundant supply Of nutritious food 20 he cpHf
rcrtod on me strange chemistry Of digestion INTO
rich red blood Tins viii stimulate the heart into
stronger action, and it viii pump a fuller current
ont through the arteries; healthy blood will take
the place of She thin, blue, hattened tluid in the
veins. and soon a circulation will be established
which viii flow through the lungs without making
any unhealthy deposits; strength and flesh viii
increase, aud the bad symptoms steadily dimin-
ish Al the same time use my Pulmonic Syrup;
Ii is the best eXpectorant known 10 blends wlth
the food. and through the blood goes directly g.
tAe lungs attacks and looscus up the yellow, foul
stun left there by the ripeued ubcrcles, and
strengthens and stimulates the bronchial tubes
and cOatiugs of the air-pasSuges until they get
strong enough 10 lift i out and expc 10 hy eNpecto
ration Then thelmgs get over their soreness ami
have q chance TO rest and heal
SO yoG see that have not only shown that my
medicines do actually cure consumption by eN.
pertinent, but it also seems plain That they, or
something like them, tc0Wid, trom the nature OF
the ease. do So u. III SCHENCK, NJ D.
For fun description of consumption in all its
various forms aud also liver complaint and dYs.
pepssa, those great torerunners OF oonsuup tiou
see my book ON Consumption and its Cure
This book also contains the history Of hundreds OF
cases that have been cured IN all parts Of the
country / send free post paid b. an applicants
Address, DIR. j. II SCHENCk 81 SON,
Philadelphia, Pa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
Hay for Hogs.

A Nebraska man says hay is good
for hogs. Cut the hay short and mix
with bran, shorts or middlings, and
feed as other feed. Hogs soon learn
to like it, and if soaked in swill, OF
slop food, it is highly relished by
them, In winter, use for hogs the
same hay that you feed your horses,
and you will find that it will save
bran, shorts or other food. 1t puts on
flesh as rapidly as anything that can
be given them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Miss Bertha Crowley. of Deposit N.
Y, dreamed three nights in success
sion of her uncle's death in Texas.
Impressed with her dreams, she adj
dressed a letter to him. The letter
fell into the hands of his lawyers,
who have notified her that she has
fallen heir TO $4,000 by her uncle's
death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

A German cure for neuralgia is
the following. Macerate the leaves
Of the common field thistle and use il
as a poultice on the parts affected.
Make tea Of the leaves. boil it down
quite strong, and drink glass Of it
before each meal. This remedy. it Is
said invariably gives relief, and in a
short time effects a cure. An old lady
writes that she has received great re
lief in neuralgia from taking three OF
four drops Of red lavender in a little
water, or on lumu Of sugar, two or
three times a day. Oil Of peppermint
applied to the surface with a camel's
halr brush or the finger often affords
immediate relief. A very slight APP
plication sutfices.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
Artificial Limbs.

Tho well-known manufacturer OF Artificial
Limbs, Robert Baty, of 1877 Wisconsin street, MIL
waukee, Wis. has the reputation OF turning out
the very best work in his line, In addition TO ar
tiacial limbs which MFR. Baty manufactures him
SELF he also keeps the largest and finest assort-
ment in the state of trusses belts elastic hosiery,
etc Parties needing such goods should write for
Mr.. Baty's catalogue.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Mr. James Gordon Bennett. accord
ing to one of the London society pa
pers, has rented a villa at Nice for the
coming season, where, The same pa
per states, he win 'sumptuously en-
terrain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

How is tbeearth diyided2" asked a
pompous examiner, who had already
worn out the patience of the class.
By earthquakes" replied one boy,
after which the examiner found that
he had enough Of that class.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

An Arkansas misister prayed for
rain, and that night they got it and a
flood that set the neighborhood back
ten years. a vigilance committee
has notified him not to do it again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
A Wise Tailor.


Yes, said the young man, 81
made my tailor knock off s. ON the
price of the suit before l ordered it.
/ thought it was better than to owe so
much money, and | guess he finally
came to look at it in a similar light.
He doubtless made up his mind that
it is was better to loose SIS than S5C
which was where his head was level. .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

The wife of General Rosecrans,
whose illness at the adjournment Of
Congress alarmed her friends, has en-
tirely recovered her usual health, and
is quite able to mngle occasionally
ia social affairs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Pliny says, every one is a good doctor 10 him
self if he be capable OF looking closely into him
If, for he can then that his system needs re-
juveuation, and that Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters is
a sovereign remedy for the ills he suffers All
genuine bear the signature of J. z. Allen st. Paul,
MINI.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Mothers the best dressing for children hair Is
Carboline, made from pure petroleum. thorough
lydeodorized and delightfully."- perfumed II makes
the little ONES. hair soft silky and glossy. Il also
eradicate dandrui and Is sure death 10 parasites.
Try i and you win neyey 81 without ID
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
WORN. Weary. and Wretched.

cat is expression frequently used BY deblatcd
who trying tell how oon they feel It incorrect
Of the agile and vigorous animals exist
would be say weak limp old rag for
gives the idea inability hold ones self The weary
feels thus generally worried Woeiul and Nretchd
Sometimes overaor, and sometimes imperfect
The blood the system Of person who IS a weak sin
wrcchedy thin condition II needs iron, npa chnessy dne
strength This be had BY taking BRows Iron Buffers ae
proper preparation Of with gentle and
powerful toncs The physician the druggist weary
how valuable remedy Browns Iron BITTERs has b found actual
every III
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Wood is the thing after all, as
.he old man said when a mad dog
bit a large splinter out Of his wooden
leg and choked with it..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
The Cnmdnctnr

Conductor Warren, Of WinoBa, Minn says
USED one bottle of Warmers White Wine uf Tar
Syrup, when L was so hOnrse I could not sFe0k
above whisper. and iH twenty four hours it cured
me. 1t Is the best remedy / ever saw
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

J 7. eager, Route arent on the TT. Wayne
branch Of the L. $. & " s. railway says: Agent
at Reading, Mich. get me two more bottles Of
Warmers White Wiae Of Tar. l never used it's
equal for Throat trouble
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Baroness Burdett- Coutts has built
thirty smac6s for poor Yarmouth fish
ermen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

For twenty years I was a sufferer during the
summer months with Hay-Fever, / procured a
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm, and was cured before
it was used -CHAaLOrTE PARKER Waverly, n. y.
Price 50c
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

-"Dr. Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills, are
worth their weight in gold In nervous and sick
headache pr II. II. Schlichter, Of Baltimore.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

"ffce Br's' no end Of medicine; no rC'ief m.
BeuSOH's SKIN Cure has driven atray all eYliDfsof~
and I'm nearly rel" Ida c. Young HarnAlton
Ills
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

The widow Of Gen. George H.
Thomas VIII spend the winter in
Washington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

HAYFEvER. After trying in vain for eleven
years 10 cure my lay-Fever, purchased a bottle
of Elys Cream Balm, which entirely relieved
me.-R W. HARRIS, Letter Carrier, Newark
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Mrs. Window viii go TO Washing
ton to put the ex-Senator's house in
order before Senator Palmer, who
has rented it, goes TO take posses
sion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

A cmlD that wakes with ne Group should hay,
dose Of PIs0's Cure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15
\ W ord Of advice

To CURE a sore throat. earrle with Piso's Cure
FOR C'tiflgiifnution . cents
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

and Colds The only article of the kind which has
done me good service J want nothing better "
Reu. h. H. Crdig Otsrdlo ~ " Sold only in
boxes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

SkENNEY MEN. Wells Health Remover
restores health aud vigor, cures dyspepsia, inn
potence. Si00
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

When you visit or leave New Yerk city, sSve
baggage, expressage and carriage hire, and stop
CeStral depot; $50 elegant rooms lifted up at a
cost of one million dollars refused to 81 and up
ward per day. European plan, Elevator Res
taurant sspplisd with the best Horse cars
stages and elevated railroad to all depots Fami-
lies can live better for less money at the Grand
Union Hotel than at any other firstclass hotel in
the city
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Ella Wheeler has made So, 900 out of
her Poems of Passion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

"RJCHE-PAEBA,S Quick complete
ure, al annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases.
I'd
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

Pure Cod Liver Oh made from selected livers
on the seashere, by CkswELI, HAzARp s. Co.,
New YORK. II Is absolutely pure aud sweet
Patients who have taken IL once prefer 1t TO ali
others Physicians have decided il superior to
any OF the other oils Ia the market
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-15

TTT-T- TTT1TT-- TT--TTT-T --TTTTTT TT--T
bgiects ~ tteDr dcnd aimH ci0gGiHg matter.
This / shall do with my Mandrake Pills, which are
the best cathartic pius IA the world They con-
tain no ealGnel or other minerals, only vegetable
matter. They eyacuate the stomach and bowels
gently but thoroughly and donOt weaken or grippe
They act like magic on the liver, rousing 0ut Of
rs dull tDi pd state, and promoting a full, free
How OF healthy Bile, without which there can bf
no perfect digestion NOW that The stomach and
bowels are cltanscd and ready what neEtg Crc0to
~ HUDetfe. Ihis / do bY my Sea Weed Tonic
organs affected sink lower than before this not
only tones up the stomach, but keeps it toned up
The natural craving for food returns IN an iia
force so that we have uOw a stomach hungry for
food, and a digestive apparatus ready 70 make
way with It. What next Any one can answer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28

ST. LOUIS. April 2S-Advices from
Indian Territory say Chief Bushyhead has
called special session of the national
council of the Cherokee nation to be held
at Taplequas, April 30, to consider differ
euces between the constitutional part of
the turbulent faction under SpieFhe which
has had so much trouble of late, also
what disposition shall be made of $780,
600 appropriated by congress to Cherokees
for lands purchased from them for use.
Osages wire fence question which is Civ
ing a good deal of trovble, and other
matters also receive attention. The ques
ton whether negroes in the territory are
citizens, is to come before the council.
Coal miners at Havana mines, Choctaw
nation, are on IA strike, and a scarcity oi
coal and high prices are feared unless
some coInpIomise with miners is soon
made
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
FOREIGN LANDS.

DUBLfN. April % 28-Another arrest made
here in connection with the conspiracy to
murder the prisoners is a tailor named
Nevfne. Nev1ne is a man who was men
toned yesterday by the informer. Devine,
as having been appointed by Fenians to
find the hiding place of Poole. who had
been condemned to death. Devine also
stated Nevine was afterwards chaFged by
the assassins with deceiving them. Dub
lin police discovered that several men
wanted for participants in the murder
conspiracy. have left Ireland The police
are in constant communication with the
police of Manchester. Liverpool, New
Castle. and Loudon, touchin g movements
of suspected parties.
LONDON, April 28-The Times CORE
spondent of Rome says Archbishop
Creke is on his way to the Vatican, where
he will be hauled over the Goals for Civ
ing support to the movements of nation
alist and revolutionist parties in Ireland.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
FIRES.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 2S--A fire in the
Revere house at midnight, frightened
about hundred guests out of their rooms
and into the street. The original start
was in the concert saloon on the first
floor and this was entirely destroyed. No
lives were lost and the loss unconsequent-
al.
BURLINGTON, Ia, April 28.-A special
to the Gazette from Fairfield, Ia. says the
greatest fire in the history of the city,
visited that place last night between 10
and l o'clock. All the south half of the
east side of the square is in ruins. At
half past 3 nothing was left but smoul
dering mass of ruins. The loss is esti-
mated at $40, 600. The buildings de-
stroyed belonged to Jas. T. Crawfort, d.
H. Stubbs, J. A. Garretson. r. s. Me
Ellenry, Geo A Wells, G. S. Townley.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
The Panama Isthmus Canal.

The people of the United States have
persistently hugged the notion that the
Papama ship canal, connecting the At
laHtic and Pacific oceans, projected by
NJ De Lesseps, will never be built, and
that after he has squandered some mil
lions of money in getting ready to aban
don the undertaking, American capital
and enterprise will pull themselves to-
gether aud leisurely construct ship
canal of our own, on the Niearaguan
route, over which the United States will
have exclusive jurisdiction. The man.
ner in which the isthmus project is pro-
crossing is calculated to impress Amer
leans with the tardy conviction that they
have been -deluding themselves. Nj. DE
Lesseps is certainly not man who
makes failures, or is disheartened by
enormous difficulties, or neglects to
count the cost of the enterprises he uH-
dertakes His American agent, Cap
tain Nathan Appleton, of Boston, who
has just returned from a trip to Panama,
comes back full of enthusiasm over the
progress and prospects of the work that
has been steadily advancing there for
the last two years. He found between
5000 and c, 900 men at work ut different
points along the forty miles of the canal,
and the company paying out half mil
lion francs week in wages. Thus far
the work done has been largely prelim-
inary-the building of docks, shops, hos
pitfalls. houses. machinery, etc. But a
vast deal of dredging has also been done
at both ends of the route; and enormous
dredging implements, both of Hslropean
and American manufacture, are hard at
work, while others have been CONTRACT
ed for and are arriving rapidly. The
principal work of excavation yet under
taken is at Mt Culebra, the highest
point on the isthmus, about 800 feet
above the level of the sea, and some fif-
teen miles from Panama. The contract
for removing 100000 cubic feet from
the summit of the hill has been awarded
to Albert Millet, an American citizen Of
French parentage, and upon this work
he now has some ten excayators en-
gagged, built expressly for the purpose
in the United States. Captain Apple
ton, after looking the ground over thor
oughly, came to the conclusion that the
building of the canal is not such an
enormously difficult job as is generally
supposed, and is confident that it will
be completed and in operation before
the end of the present century.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
Lincoln reads a Poem
Honest Old Abe Entartains his Cabinet With


Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.
Now, gentlemen, you all have more or less
poetry In your souls. listen to this, and Abraham
Lincoln .hen President from his chair, in his
office in the White House, and read, IN trembling
tones which indicated his own profound appre-
citation of it, Dr. o. w. Holiness Last Leaf = of
which the following are two verses:
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down;
Not better man was found
BY the crier In his round
Through the town.
Now the mossy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb
Mr.. Michael Guilfoyle, of Binghamton N Y, is
not old as the venerable Boston citizen of whom
more than three score and ten. ''For the past
eight of those years he writes: 81 have been
perfect cripple from rheumatism, hobbling about
as best could with my cane. took PARKER 3
GINGER Tonic and am fsOa0 supple and strong
a gy9afdst There 20 no trace OF the disease teft
MIR. r. w Mosher, wholesale druggist, of Bing
hampton, writes Messrs. Hiscox IL Co. of New
York-Proprietors of the Tonic-certifying to Mr.
Guilfoyle's declaration.
Having all the proprietors of any preparation of
ginger, PARKER's GINGER ToNIC Is a remedy. of
Infinitely greater range and power II cures all
diseases arising from impure state of the blood
or imperfect digestion. Dyspepsia fand all its
sequences,) Malarial Fevers, Sick Headache, Kid
ney troubles. Bronchitis, and common coughs and
Colds, vanish at its touch Prices, so and 81
bottle. Larger size the cheaper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
THE MoRmoNs.

KArsAs CITY, Mo-. April 2e-The
Journals Omaha special says: ''Ex Sen
ator Paddock, of the Utah commission,
left today for Salt Lake, to join the other
members, and prepare for the work of
taking the June registration for the elect
ion, which occurs in August, at which
time members of the Legislature will be
elected. Efforts will be made to get up a
clean registration, to shut out polyga-
mists. This is regarded as the most i'm
portant step in the movement against
polygamy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
G. B. Raum, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Resigns.
Statement q. S. Treasury.
CnrNTERFRITERS.

New York, April 28-The police made
an important arrest of counteffeiters, last
night and this morning. They have been
working on the case since last August
The first person captured was Geo. L..
Stanley, the alleged manufacturer of the
counterfeit trade and Bland dollars. He
fought desperately, but was overcome and
handcuffed The next were Mathew j.
Rooney, Hugh Curry. Thos. Riley, Thos.
H Kearney and his reputed wife. Lena
Patrick Smith Mrs. Jennie Holder, wife
of Jem Holder now in prison for passing
counterfeit money, were arrested this
morning. Operations of the gang had
extended through Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and
New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-28
wAsHrNoroN FACTS AND RumoRs.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Rear Admiral
Edward Middleton, of the United States
navy, died here this morning.
Gen B. Raum, commissioner of internal
revenue, to-day sent the president his
resignation to take effect April Both.
The treasury statement to-day show
balance as follows: Gold coin and bull
lion S1s6, ,946, 75S, silver dollars and bull
lion $1O9. .408, ,2SO, fractional silver coin
S26, ,072 ,332, United States notes 6.483,-
S46. total 1870, 931,21 Certificates
outstanding: Gold SAT, ,997, 100. silver
S71, ,584. 541, currency $9,705 900.