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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

AFTER the Mineral Point Tribune
has enjoyed about half of all the
county printing for the past sixteen
years, it now comes forward and
says mad things, that no gentleman
would say, unless he had corn on
his toe or an ache in his tooth, about
the county superintendent Of schools
because she didn't build a little
cauSeway for it to run its wheelbar.
row into the county treasury. We
are not aware that the superintend,
ent ordered the notice of cxamina-
ton to teachers in any paper i'll the
county The SIN is alwals pleased
to give the people the news, whether
We get pay or not-Dodgorife Stul
In the above are more misreprc
sensations than sentences. To say
that we have had one-half of the
county printing for sixteen years is
n bold attempt to prejudice the sym
paties Of the people in their favor
and again us. At no period within
the time of the present proprietors
of the TRBuNE, which is nearly
sixteen years, have only Republicans
held Office for the county. For q
respectable time Robt Wilson was
county Judge, during when the writer
of the above had the comfy teat IN
his mouth. Owille Strong has been
clerk. and Mr.. Gilman treasurer
for two or three terms--two good
Offices for the printer. About two
thirds Of sand time Dem. has he)d
the shtutf's Office Then to asser
hat we said thiucs which no gentle
man would say we bold as wiIfu
and intentional, ana such as no con
scientious or truthful writer coult
pen; it's false Md That The 81
is always pleased to give the new
(another name for advertisements
no one, who is familiar with til
characteristics Of nose al hclm
will believe for'a moment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

THE houringlnills Of Milwaukee
and Minneapolis have shut down for
the prese t, waiting for a decline in
the price of wheat, which is deemed
unreasonably high just now.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15
TO r s A LIE

one HALF-BRED English Dran stallion. coming
three Years old by King Richard OF Darlington.
Good time given. Apply TO R0bt Martin or
uarS 1T
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15
20 Dn. ID. CANrnnI1. Of III

.> Dr.. " r. CANrrEtt, Of the
st. Louis Eye and par InGrm
arv, will visitDarlington, March 2lst,
~ / remain one week. lie will come
e Mineral Poi.t March 10Th, and re-
II in one month. The Dr is we'll
klown here, having practice in Tins
Sc ton Of country for several years.
T, >ple who have any trouble with
Ii L eyes should not fail TO give
him a call and &C the beu,a.o f this
visit, as long - the. pr remains.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

A Democratic paper asserts that
clerks are becoming quite luxury
in Madison. In other words, a real
live and competent Democratic clerk
would be a luxury TO that party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

WE regret TO see 10y the dispatches
that Gen. Bragg is quite seriously
i'll. Time is completing the work
among the commanders of the old
"Iron Brigade" left undone by the
rebel army. We sincerely hope that
the gallant little General may re
cover to unite in many more re-
unions Of the remnant Of his old AMI
loved command.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

DCENG last week there was an
advance of from so to 20 cents per
hundred pounds in live cattle at Chr
cago. The highest price paid for
cattle for over year was Saturday
$7.O5.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15

Ir is not true, as stated in some OF
our exchanges, that the new tariff in
creases the duty on sugars. The
duty is reduced, but only about one
half cent or the pound.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-15
v. i. d 3. ]. BENNETT, Editors,

ALARGE land sale took place in
Iowa, Ida county, last week. J. G.
Freeman sold to 4. A. Bennett 500
acres for $4,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
A Jury.

The last thing in trial is the yer.
diet of the jury, which must he Il
unanimous one. Originally, The jurors
earlies. times that twelve witnesses
must swear to the prisoners guilt
before he could be convicted, Just as
al the present ume twelve grand jurors
must swear to their belief in his guilt
before he can be put on his trial.
Latter Oh they ceased 10 be Witnesses
and became judges. The rule that t
jury must be unanimous before the
pr isoner can he convicted is II direct
consequence Of the principle that no
one is to he convicted unless his guilt
is proved beyond all reasonable doubt,
and So long as the institution is pre-.
served the principle of unanimily
shonld he retained. II is one of The
euriosities of legal history, the uncel-
tainiy which prevailed down to within
the last quarter Of II century or less.
what the presiding judge should do in
case The jury could not agree. One
theory was. as Sir James Stephen says,
that the judge ought to coulinc them.
without food or fir till they did
agree. We remember, in 1859, Lord
Campbell angrily telling a jury, when
diseharging them without giving a
verdict, that the odd law was that the
judge could have them all put into
covered cart, carried To the confines of
the county, and there shot into Il ditch.
Lord Lyndhurst made fun of this in
the House of Lords, aud declared lhat
ord Conphpll hnd bnpn ,pi.tnkpn in
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
An Unp!easant Tenant.

About eight months ago John Gou-
ton, Of Everson, Pa, while drinking
water from "a spring at West Overton,
swallowed small lizard It very
often came up in his mouth and gave
him much trouble. On Friday he
concluded to try remedy to induce
the unwelcome occupant of his stom-
ach to come forth. He tasted for twenty
four hours, after which he ATE handful
of suit and lay down beside pail of
water. The lizard came up into his
mouth. He CLOSED his teeth on it.,
erasped il with bis hand and threw il to
the ground. 1t WAS five inches in
length.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

SCHUYLER CoLFAx is taking very
short steps toward Il renewal of public
confidence in him. While he advocates
the pardon of Sergeant Mason. No
more shameful breach of Trust was
ever committed by United States sol.
der than was Mason S act when he fired
at Guiteau. He, as a soldier. knew
that The Government placed him there
to protect its honor in guarding The
.prisoner from Illegal violence, and
none but coward and traitor would
so hesmirch the honor Of the service.
Whatever his .lriyate feelings were.
bis sense Of duty as a soldier should
have made him jealous guardian,
instead of an assassin. The enormity
OF the prisoners crime was no excuse ;
1t was not his to judge or punish, but
simply to guard and protect; and
should he be pardoned, the army will,
in effect. receive instructions that un.
faithfuIness to duty is no longer a
serious crime under military law.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
A DUBIOUS ELECTION.

: Speculation and -surmise are busy
concerning The next election. Jour.
mails all over the country are making
figures and satisfying themselves that
they are on the winning side. How
ever, political figures Will lie, and
majority of election mathematicians
are disappointed. The coming election
will. in all probability, be a greater
surprise to political prophets than any
Of former years. The voters belong
ing TO each of the great parties are
dissatisfied with their party organi.
cations.
- The system of primaries, which is
controlled OH both sides by caucuscs
composed Of few leaders, too often
interruptions, dces not give the people
chance TO vote for the party choice,
but compels Them to vote for the choice
OF ring. Mnny grievances remain to
be redressed after each convention,
and much Of trcachcry and unfdrness
is charged. The ensuing election is
the opportunity for revenge or punish.
menf, and great numbers vote against
their party ticket on account of the
bitter feelings cngendered at the con
vention.
Esch party now has a ring so well
organized that the rank and file have
practically no voice in the selection of
delegates, and dissatisfaction has grown
to such proportions TINT no reliance
can be placed on party strength.
The law has taken'cognizance of the
primaries in u number of States, in
Guiding our own. Last Winter pri-
nary election law was passed which
will. in measure, prevent fraudulent
voting, hut it does not take control of
the parties from the rings. While a
voter must, under oath, declare that
be belongs to the party which is holding
the primary, and is also placed under
legal restriction as to voting in more
than one precinct, the control OF the
party still remains with the ring
This is owing to the plan of sending
delegates to the convention. 1t is
well known that in all precincts there
are certain men who are always dele
gates. These men have a certain
strength which is available at primar.
les and, by combining forces, are almost
sure of election. 1t is then only neces.
sary 10 secure these men and the ring
has the same control as before.
Nobody cares to be called sore
head. and the word boiler, applied as
term of reproach, is The most sting.
ing fibre in the party lash. Il keeps
in the ranks tho who expect, In future,
TO become prominent party men, but
1t has little effect on the voter who has
no political aspiration, bat who simply
votes for whomsoever he regards as
the best man because he thinks it is
duty he owes to the country which
Projects him
On account of the dissatisfaction so
generally felt and the party dissensions
which, increasing year by year, have
in some instances grown into personal
enmities, no party vote can be reasoa.
ably expected, and all calculations
based on comparative party strength
are tpraliahIa
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

DURING the Rebellion little girl
asked her mother ii there were news.
papers before the war. When told that
there were, she said "Well. what did
they put in thems" If "time in its
hight'n would "roll backward" the
same child might now ask its mother
what the San Francisco papers will do
when the Conclave IS over.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

ELDERLY pHILANTHRoPIsr, to small
boy vainly trying to pull door.6ell
above his reach: Let me help you,
my little man." pulls the btll.) Small
boy: Nov you bad better run or
we'll both get a licking"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
EDWARD McDLlNrocK. WHO ono

EDWARD McCLINTocK. who once
traded the site of all Denver for "a
mule, has never seen n steamboat, and
within month had his first ride on IA
railroad, has money enough to make a
pleasure trip to Sarato ga, notwith.
standing his loss of fortune in real
estate.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

ETHER the Government or the
States of Nevada and California should
purchase the land around Lake Tahoe
aud prevent tie removal of the forests
without which 1t will not be, as il Is
now, the most attractive spot in the
United States.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

SCHOOL COMMITTEEMAN examining
scholar): Where is the North Pole?'
i don't know, sir.". Don't know :?
Are you not ashamed that You don't
know where the North Pole isg"
" Why, if Sir John Franklin and Dr.
Kane and Captain DeLong condn /
find it, how should | know where it
is YN-ChScaqo Timds.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
RE-opENING A WOUND.

A Federal Judge in Massachusetts
has decided that Hong Kong, being a
British possession, Cinnamon from
there are not excluded from the United
States under the treaty. While there
is great deal Of clap.trap and non.
sense in most of the ante Chinese talk,
there remains the fact that this country
should not be oYerrun by the surplus
population of Asia. The agitation
regarding the incoming Chinese was
injurious to business, and everybody
felt relieved when the treaty put, as
was supposed, definite end to the
trouble. Now, however, there is
reason 10 fear that the whole subject
may have to be gone over again. If
the decision of Judge Nelson is law,
it will be easy for coolie importers to
collect their cargoes in Hong Kong
and thence ship them to the United
States. A very serious question may
arise with the British Government, as,
If eatiempt TO restrict Immigration
from Hong Kong, we will probably
have 10 assert The right TO regulate
migration from any British port,
and this will finally open the question
of our right and duty TO guard against
Tie oierno~ of population from any
or all countries. This latter question
will soon come up in any event but il
is II pity, nevertheless, that 1t should
he brought forward by another agiia-
tion of the Chinese question, which
conservative people were so glad to see
settled, AS they supposed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
PoSTPONEMENT.
Saturday, September I, 1883,

Tho above sale Of real estate is hereby post.
poned until
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
NEW AND ELEGANT CLUB ROOMS

The proprietors will endeavor to sell the
very best Of every article in. their line, and
thereby merit a liberal share of the public
patronage.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

Between the honrs of o'clock a. NJ. and 5
o'clock p. NJ, namely, at II o'clock a. NJ. on
said day.
% RoBB, Sheriff.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29
REAL ESTATE TO WIT:

All that certain mining property known as
the Princess mine, containing l.5tO feet long
hy 20O feet wide and situate in Golum bus
mining district. Esmerada county, Nevada
unit belonging. consisting of buildings
hoisting works, engines. boilers, reels, cables
and an Office building; and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

Wherein there is found TO be due the said
plaintiffs from the said defendant the sum of
SEWN HUNDRED FOhTf SEVEN and
2a-lO0 tS7I7 s5(. DOLLARS, principal and in
terest thereon at the rate OF ten per cent per
annum from date of judgment until paid,
together with SEVENTY and 45-lJ0 1871 49,
DOLLAR ;. osis and disbursements al date
of judgment with TWO and - 100 49, 25j
DOLLARS, Clerk accruing cost. besides all
costs au,i expenses of sale legally TO accrue:
aud by said execution | am commanded to
make these several amounts out of the per.
sonal properly Of said defendants, provided
sufficient can be found, or if enough cannot
be so found then ont of the real estate beoug-
ing TO said defendant on the day said judg
ment was docketed, or any light il may have
acquired since that time.
Therefore, have levied upon and taken in
execution the following described
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-29

WE CALL THE ESPECIAL ATTEN-
w ton of Mine and Mill Superintendents
to our large and complete stock Of everything
pertaining 10 their business.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14
The Pouched Gopher.

The pouched gopher, pocket gopher,
or pouched rat (GeomyS bursa1Tus,
Rich.) of the Northwestern States is
small rodent ten to twelve inches long,
including the tail. Its color is reddish
brown above, paler beneath, with a
plumbous tinge along the vertebral
region. This little animal is remarks
BILE for its large head, which is almost
as thick as its body, for its large in
cisors, which project from its mouth,
and for its cheek pouches, which are
very large, which extend as far back as
the shoulders, and are lined with short
hair. These pouches are capable of dis
tention, and are used mainly or wholly
to convey food into the burrows, to be
stored up or eaten at leisure. The ami
malls paws, which are short, terminate
in strong and sharp claws.
The gopher leads a subterranean life,
digging burrows in which it remains
most Of the time. Outside of these ex-
cavations are usually seen, here and
there, heaps of earth similar to those
made by the mole, but which are usual
~ closer together and arranged in a
zigzag manner.
From the observations of those who
have examined these subterranean gal
leries made by the gopher, it appears
that they first run longitudinally and
then meet in one center in common,
where they end in several circular gal
leries, in the midst of which is situated
the principal chamber, this being usual
ly at depth of from three to five feet
beneath the surface of the earth. This
chamber is capacious, and is lined with
soft grass. This is the covert and nest
of the animal, in which it remains
asleep during great part of the winter
These little animals scarcely ever leave
their retreat except in summer, and
then only in fine weather, when they go
out to gather food as well as material
to line their dwellings. Their motions
above ground are heavy and awkward,
and when they chance to turn over on
their back, they have difficulty in re-
gaining their feet. Under ground they
move with greater facility, and they
burrow as quickly as the mole.
These rodents cause great havoc in
planted grounds, since they gnaw off all
the roots that come in their way. They
have been known to ravage whole fields
of tuberous plants. Many attempts have
been made to keep gophers in captivity,
but they almost always succeedin gnaw-
ing through their cages and escaping.
Audubon had one which, having got in-
to one of his boots, found it more con-
venient to gnaw through the toe and
get out in that way than to turn about
and make its exit through the leg,
where it had entered. Scientific amer
icGB.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14
HOME AND FARM.

One of the most encouraging hopes
for our country is the prospective
improvement of its livestock.
Lemons eaten raw are excellent for
rheumatism and are recommended for
this troublesome ailment by many of
our best physicians. Chicago Netos.
Feather Cake: Half cup of but
ter, three cups of flour, two of sugar,
one of milk, three eggs, a little grated
lemon rind, two teaspoons of baking
powder. THE AdUance.
California wheat is so dry when
harvested that when taken to the
damper air of the sea coast it gains
seven per cent. or more in weight
The gain is sufficient to pay for trans
portation. francisco Chronicle.
-Currants, which are so fruitful as
to bear abundantly if neglected, will
give much finer fruit if regularly
pruned with the main shoots at what
looks like wide distance apart. Cut
away the the old bearing wood, and
give the new vigorous shoots a good
chance.-I'oledo Blade.
For washing hands that have be-
come cracked or blackened, there is
nothing better than Indian meal rubbed
on with the soap. 1t not only removes
the dirt, but softens and whitens the
hands as well. For men and boys
doing farm or shop work it is excellent,
and should be kept always at hand
N. Y. Times.
Lemon Filling for Pies or Layer
Cake: One pint water, juice and grated
rind of three lemons, and one cup of
sugar. Set on range to boil. Then
stir in two tablespoonfools of corn
starch and yolk of one egg,
and one tablespoonful of butter.
Boil few minutes, and when cold
enough to pour, fill your pie, and cover
with strips of crust.-EGchdnge
French prunes make delicious pies.
soak them in q very little cold water
all night; in the morning pinch the
stones out of them, stew them slowly.
When they are tender take them out of
the water with a long-handled strainer.
Then strain the water through piece
of flannel, add sugar and make a
sirup to pour over the prunes. Bake
with an upper and under crust
N. Y. Post.
The Chatham (N.Y. Courier thinks
every farmer should be, to some extent,
an Xperimentalst. We think so too.
Don't jog on forever in the old ruts!
Try new methods. Study out and
apply better systems of cultivation,
breeding, etc. Only don't be reckless
about it. Make haste slowly. Expert
ment on a small scale at first, and
launch out only when sure of your
ground. A great deal can be learned
by careful Experimenting. The time
spent on it is by no means wasted
Country Gentleman.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14
Sun-SpOts and Trousers.

The fashion of wearing extremely
tight trousers has its periods of regular
recurrence. like most things in this
world At present the more nearly a
mans neither garments come to being
literally mold of form," the more
nearly also are they the "glass OF
fashion," 1t may safely be said that
trousers will not be tighter than they
are now.
Looking back DER the vanished years
we find that the last period of trouser-
tightness was in the latter part of the
year 1869 After 1870 the dimensions
gradually enlarged, until about 1875 the
lower half of the fashionable youth
looked like pair of animated meal
bags. In 1877 the size began to dimin-
ish, and it has gradually contracted UNI
I'll we have now reached another maxi
mum of compression.
One of the objects of true science is to
discover the connection between things
apparently diverse. When certain phe-
nomena recur with regularity at definite
periods, and other phenomena recur
regularly at the same periods, it is fair
to presume that there is some connec-
ton between the causes which produce
each, In this way astronomers and
physicists have established the fact of
connection between auroral displays,
electrical storms and spots on the sun,
the periods of greatest energy of all
three coinciding. To these three phe-
nomena must now be added trouser-
tightness. In 1869 and 1870 the spots
on the sun were especially large and
numerous, the auroral displays excep-
tionally brilliant, and electrical storms
of unusual frequency and power. At the
same time, as we have already stated,
trousers were remarkably tight. just
now the same condition of the sun, the
aurora, the storms and the trousers is
observable. 1t is therefore probable
that back of all this phenomena lies
single cause, a chain of causes. Just
what that cause is has yet to be discov-
cred. The scientific value of connect
ing trousers with sun-spots is not yet
apparent but every fact is valuable to
the scientist, and the bearing of it upon
future theorlzing may be very impor-
tant.-M T. Mail and Express