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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-03-20

Charles Massie being sworn testified
as follows:
State your name. age, occupation and
place of residence.
Charles NJ Massie, TWENTY-FIVE years,
school teacher, Graysville, Washington
township. Monroe county, Ohio
Were you on the 9th day of March.
1883. acquainted with John W. Rucker
and Isaac A. Wilcox, or either OF them ?
knew them when | saw them.
II you saw a difficulty between them
on the fifth day Of March, 1883, you
may state where it was, who was pres
ent and all you saw and heard.
was present and saw difficulty be
tween Rucker and Wilcox, it occurred
in Isaac A Wi!cox's store in the town
of Graysvlle, Monroe county, Ohio,
there was present two or three men, /
knew not their names. Mr. Wilcox was
corresponding with deaf mute when Mr.
Rucker came in the store, MF. Rucker
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
4 BruSai MuYtssf In Montana 4.

Bozeman Courier: Saturday last
word was brought to the sheriff g, Office
by boy that a man had been billed
in Rocky Canyon, and that officer was
requested to go to the scene anQ arrest
the murderer. Deputy Malin at once
started, But after proceeding short
distance met man who advised him
to return and get assistance, as it was
unsafe nor him to attempt the arrest
alone, She murderer and friends being
in cS.bin, where they woulA probably
resist and defy the officer. Mr.. Mahn
retuYndd, left word for Other officers to
follow, and again started alone. When
three or four miles east of town he
met four men, and inquired of them
whether they knew anything of mpr-
der having been com mitted. Upon
learning Mr.. Malin was an officer, one
of the men said he had killed the man
and was coming to Surrender himself
10 the authorities. AS nearly as can
be- ascertained, the facts leading to the
commission of the crime are az follows:
John Mckinney, the murdered man
was foreman for Alden h Hines, grad
ing contractors on the Northern Pa
oifc. Mckinney was sent by his en-
ployers to a cabin occupied by the
murderer, w. H. Abbott, and others,
for some tools. When he arrived there
and was about to take the tools for
which he was sent, Abbott objected to
his so doing, saying the tools were his
own. Mckinney paid no attention
to Abbott, but started away with a
shovel. What followed is not clearly
known, but Mckinney was heard to
exclaim, "None of that, now" His
words were followed by a shot, and he
dropped to the ground. The bullet
which caused his death took effect in
the forehead, just over the left eye,
and passing through his head on a
straight line came out at the back.
The brains oozed out, but notwithstand-
ing his terrible wound Mckinney lived
several hours. Abbott, who is to have
a preliminary examination before the
probate judge, will it is understood en-
ter q plea of self defense.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
Practical N hss

Deer as corn has been, it well
pays to feed it moderately to COWS
giving milk. Butter is proportionate-
ly as dera as corn, and feed of the
latter affects the butter product, both
in quantity and quality, even more
than it does the how Of milk.
On q cranberry farm at Hyannis,
Mass, $4,000 worth of cranberries
have been cold this season, and 81, 00G
paid to pickers at the rate of from one
to two cents per quart. Picking affords
busy work daring the time so occu-
pied, and after the crop is gathered
the cleaners often secure large quaint
ties of the fruit.
Directions as to the best modes of
churninq, the time that should be given
20 it, the care OF cream, ETC., are nc
longer such important questions for the
mass of farmers and their wives as
they were before creameries became
the fashion iu dairy districts. And the
farmers wives are not sorry to be able
to dismiss such questions; and when
there is cooperative creamery with
in mile or two of every farm house in
the country it will be a happier coun-
try for the women folks. Just ask them
if they don't feel that way.
"A plan which has worked admira-
bly, and is very simple, is to take q
round tin pan, punch three holes al
equal distance near the rim, and
fasten piece of wire or cord fifteen
inches long in each hole; secure the
ends together and attach them to 4
simple cord, and suspend the pan
from the ceiling of your poultry
SO that the bottom of it is about six
inches from the ground. Your fowls
can easily eat out of the pan, but the
rats are unable to on account Of the
swinging motion--the pan moving
away as soon rs they touch it. 1t is OF
course necessary to suspend the food
trough or pan clear of any boxes, or
anything the rats can get into tn.
f. Homestead.
One thing is always to be said in
favor of small fruit culture over large
fruits: The grower can count, with
decent care, on an annual crop. Pears,
apples, peaches, plums, ETC., fail total
ly every few years, but the berries do
not fail one season In ten; ana when
they fail partially the higher prices
make partial or total amends for the
the small crop. Berries, too, can be
raised in one year, or less, after plant
ing, but for the large fruits one must
wait three or four years at least, and
when he haDpens TO get a full crOp
now and then most of his competitors
have the same. Whena mans loca-
ton tor small fruit-growing is good he
had better utilize it. for all it is worth
in preference to trying to grow the
larger fruits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
What is a Creole!

Mr.. Cables Compromised historical
sketches Oh old New Orleans are began
in the January Century with an Illus
trated answer to the query, "Whe, are
the creoles" in part as follows: ''Gven
in Louisiana the question would be va
riously answered. The title did not
here f@t belong to the descend.
ants of Spanish bat of French settlers.
But suah meaning implied a certain
excellence of origin, and so came early.
to include any native, Of French or
Spanish descent by either parent, whose
non-alliance with the slave race emit.
tied him to social rank. Later, the term
was adopted by, not conceded to, the
natives of mixed blood, and ia still so
used among themselves. AT length
the spirit of comm cree sac the money
value of 50 honored title, and bread.
ened its meaning to take in any crea-
ture or thing of variety manufacture
peculiar to louisiana lhat might be-
come an object of sale---as creole po>
MES, chickens, COWS, shoes, eggs, wag~
ons, baskets, cabbages, negroes, etc.
Get the crcoles proper will not share
their distinction with the worthy 'Aoa-
dian He is creole only by couYte-
sy, and in the second person singular.
Besides French and Spanish there are,
for convenience of speech, 'coiored'
creoles; but there are no Italian or ST.
Gillian, nor any English, Scotch, Irish
or Yankee creoles, unless of parent
age married into and themselves thor
oughly proselyted in creole society.
Neither Spaniard nor American domi-
nation mas taken from the oreoles their
French vernacular. This also is part
of their title; and in fine there seems
to be no more serviceable definition of
the creoles of Louisiana than this, that
they are the French speaking native
ruling class.
There Is no need to distinguish be-
tween the higher and humber grades
of those from whom they sprang. A
few settlers only were persons of rank
and station. Many were children OF
the casket girls, and many were of such
stock as society pronounces less than
nothing; yet in view of that state of
society which the French revolution
later overturned, any present overplus
of honor may as well fall to the chill
dren of those who filled the prisons be-
fore, as of those who filled them during
that bloody convulsion."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15

The present dear old lady is probably
not the original dear, but a grand
child. She is no great fraud, however,
being fearfully and wonderfully nest,
and the china is srarcelv dea-e-
than one may now and then
find it in london or New
York. The mourning coach was left
outside the village. / do not know
what would have happened to as if we
had truadled that impressive but dusty
old rattle-trap over the Immaculate
brick pavements of Brock. The few
people about who booked at us at all
/ looked first AZ cur feet 10 see if we mad
| brought any contamination thereon.
The place seemed gone to sleep, bat
not in healthy way. 1t had indulged
in most thorough scrub, and then
taken dose of some strong narcotic.
There were few signs of business or
occupation. The inhabitants are
mostly retired traders from the neigh
boring cities who have come here 30
take their Lust in Rust" Th6re are
several billiard-rooms. The most re-
tired Of merchants must do something
to kill time GRE it finally Kills them.
Brock IS we'll worth stopping to. see, IL
one happens 10 be passing by, but it
is scarcely worth going on Purpose to
see. MANY and many Dutah village
we saw quite rs spruce and clean.
However, Brock has a certain. prestige,
and If the traveller should return with
out seeing it be will be saie to- meet
with scores of friends who will tell him
h.. hA 8 oil
others that he should haze gone to-
that clean little town where one picks
up bargains in china-Rtoek. Brook,
Breck, or whatever it is called" Per.
haps, after all, the traveller had better,
for MS peace of mind. go and have
done with it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15

out, followed by one section hand, anu
these two fell to workto libersts poor
Conley. Jlevinger says that he first
tried to sift the locomotive, bus' Ound
j. toe l..eayy fer him in Tia s.sooS-nn
condition, so he craSIed unoer ano
clawed back the coal till he got near
enoughao shove cushion to Jonley,
who he'd that over his breast and face
with ore band, while with the other he
held tire door OF the fue-box. shut to
keep Inc Goals FROM, dropp-1g upon
him. aor an hour they dug and claw
ed to free the mangled leg. Conley
once iespairing, and telling taem TO
cut itoffs but finally they we-e- able to
cut OF the shoe, and with q, fearful
wrenah drew the lassrated leg and Its
brave owner from tae wreck. 1t Is not
probable that such aswreok over before
occurred without ,oss of lie. Train
master Shoemaker was badly damned
and bruised, and so.were all the men
in the caboose, busnot one, will proba-
bly, die from this accident. As soon as
Brslies@an Marley got free from the
CAB wreck he ran back to nag our train,
placing two torpeloes upon the rails,
aud then, having.no lantsrn and fear
ing that the torpedoes might not be
heard in the tempest, ne got hold of q
long pole and stationed himself on a
bank Of snow, ready to, staash in the
windows of the cab, il il failed to stop
fop the torpedoss. These vas picturs
for AN artist. That brave fellow, JAM
.med and pounded around in the tupb-
ling caboose, and then standing in that
blizzard to save our train or perish, il
need be, in the cold. But our train
had timely notice, and was thus saved
from fate we shudder to contemplate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
HnangF sae True Ma ,x,of Gesahs.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in one of his
lestures, describes with the clearrsweep
of a painter, the vital necessity of en-
e-gy and labor to the most gifted. In
the present day ofsteam and punetual-
ity, the lazy man, no matter low ex.
traordin&ry his requirements, y0nst al.
ways fall behind in the race ofthuman
lfe. He says;
"Gep;Ss unexerted s no mons genius
that bushel of acorns in a forest
oaks. There may be epios in mems
brains gust as they aYa- oaks ..;n acorns,
but the trees and the books must come
out FIRST before we can measure them.
We very mutually recall here that class
of grDmblers and washers who,spend the
time in longing to be higher 5Aan they
are; while they should be employed in
advancing themselves. Thsse bitterly
moaalze upon the ipjnstics of society.
Do they want 3. changer Let them
chaage-who prevents them? IF you
are as nigh as your faculties will per-
matt you to raise M the scale of society,
Why should you complain of men? 1t
rs God that arranged the law of pre-.
esdence. Imp2ead him or be silent
If you have capacity for higher sta
ton, take it-what binders you? How
many men would love to go to sleep
and wake up RDthchilds or Asters?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
THE EARLY ABMER CANE.
Its Hardness. vitality a9d Useful
ness.

Its Hardness. vitality and Useful
ness.
Aside from it's value az a source OF
saccharine material, it is worth the at
tention of everyone who has piece OF
land on which he keeps any live stock
to plant a good-sized plat to this won
derfully useful plant, for it will grow in
any climate free from frost for 100
days.
The amber I planted last summer
withstood cold and wet both before it
came up and after; chintz bug from
the time it was four inches high till it
headed, and six weeks of drouth in ad-
dition, and yet made very nearly full
crop ofboth stalk and seed.
1t will thrive on soil too poor and too
dry to raise any crop except white
beans, and yield better quality of sy-
rup and lighter colored. But my prin-
cipal object in this paper is to tell some
of the uses it can be put to as forage
plant, and needing only the appliances
found on any farm for its planting,
cultivation and harvesting.
All kinds of stock thrive on il, and it
is doubtful whether any other plant
from the same amount of land will win
ter as many hogs and keep them in as
good condition. 1t is far better than
any hay for mich cows, and it will
make better quality of butter.
The best method of harvesting it is
to cut when the seed first turns an am
Der color, and lay in gavels on the
ground till wilted and then tie at the
point where it balances when lifted and
then set in shocks.
The best way to build a shock is to
set up three bundles, spreading the
butts at least two feet, and tying firm
ly. Then set up about them from eight
to twelve more of the bundles and tie
twice, one tie very near the heads, as it
is better to leave the heads on until the
cane is stacked.
This method of harvesting is based on
the supposition that the cane is planted
in hills or drills and cultivated, as we do
not favor sowing any cane or corn crop
broadcast; but if man has very clean
land and does not SOW too early, he
may SOW broadcast, and get fair crop,
but 1t will not have the same nutrative
value, grown too thick and too fast, for
it needs a certain amount of Sunshine
on the foliage to fully develop the sac
charine quality, which is its chief
value.
Amber cane will do We with dozen
stalks in hill, and hills three feet apart
each way, for foddering purposes, as it
handles better to grow rather small and
not too high.
Nothing better than the smallest
stalks can be desired to do all the tying
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
THE OLD FARM GATE.

The old farm gate hangs ssgging down,
On rusty hinges bent and brown,
Its latch Is gone, and here aud there
Ii shows rude traces OF repair.
The old farm gate has seen each year,
The blossoms bloom and disappear
The bright green leaves Of spring unfold
And turn to AutumDs red and gold.
The children have upon it cluug,
And in and out with rapture swung.
When their young hearts we're good and pure
When hope was fair and faith was sure
Beside that gate have lovers true.
Told the old story, always new;
Have m lle tn cir vows. have dreamed OF bliss
And sealed each promise with kiss.
The old farm gate has opened wide
To welcome home the new-made bride,
When iilacs bloomed, and loousts iair,
With their sweet fragrance filled the air
That gate with rusty weight and chain
Has closed upon the solemn train,
That bore her lifeless form away,
Upon dreary Autumn day.
The lichens gray and moses green
Upon its r0ttng posts are seen
Initials carved with youthful skill,
Long years ago are on it still.
Yet dear to me above all things,
By reason of the thoughts IL brings,
IL that old gate, now sagging down,
On rusty hinges bent and brown.
EUGENE j, HALL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
"The Cleanest Place in the worldv

George IL. Boughton in Hsrpef's Magazine for
February.
We were to drive past Brock, we'll
known show place. The Dutch them
selves smile very broadly at the curl.
ously exaggerated notoriety of this one
quaint, clean little village over all 9th.
ers in the country. Years ago, it seems
some great authority happened upon
Brock. Perhaps he had not ventured
far aield in Holland, and was much
struck by its rather obtrusive show of
tidiness, and he at once proclaimed
that it was the cleanest place in the
world, and worth going miles to see.
He had ventured into one Of the Gotta
ges, and falling in love with some rare
bit o! old blue and white china, had
bought it for the usual ''song" which
fact he also recounted. Ever sincelthis
time adventurous fellows have gone 70
Brock, and have also been astonished
at its elaborate display of scrubbing
and polishing. They have likewise
bought old china although the "song"
kept getting into higher key as the
time went on. The dear old lady has
been obliged to re-stock her cottage
over and over again with her dear
grandparents teapots and punch
bowls. She has made her little fortune
and every day blesses her discoyerer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
nheat-Gr0wing Interests.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer,

From the hest attainable information
concerning the relative position of lead
ing European wheat growing countries,
Russia is believed to stand at the head a;
France occupying the second, and
Austro Hungary the third place on the
list. The whea. grown in Great Brit
ain finds a home market, and, although
Germany makes some shipments, her
imports largely exceed her exports.
Much of the Austrian and Hungarian
wheat is consumed at home: but it is
thought that the residents of these
countries, il marked rise in prices
should take place, would sell their wheat
and use rye even more extensively
than ut present. Russia would follow
this example. midas wheat exports
are large, and will become larger in fu-
ture. The shipments represent an I'M
usually high percentage of the produc-
ton, because, the staple food of the ma
tives being rice, the demands OF the
home market are comparatively trd-
ing,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
!, Is it is very tough and plant when

with, as it is very tough and plant when
wilted.
The planting and cultivation is sitter
the same pHnaiple as corn
Rushhe seed will nearly, if not ns:.e
pay for'all the expenses of harvesting
the crop, it being equal .o. buekwheat
for pancakes when Toured, and ID ex.
cellent feed !os hens, hogs, cattle, and
orse3r
We predict shat there is+"millioRs in
it," especially for those who settle on
the more western, dry portions of Kan
sas and Nebraska. All the seed grown
on my place WAS scrupulously saved for
planting purposes, and is in perfect con.
dition. L. III. BENTON, --Rozeeyr9 Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
SstiwRn y s..s Market

mnwACKxn. Feb. S.-Waeat-Irregular; No
2 hard, LIZ; No.2, los; l.O41 for seller Feb
ruary; l.O5H for seller March; I.O6h for seller
April; l.lS71 for seller May; No. 3, ST. No. A.,
p. Corn--Dull; No. 2, S. rejected, ASK. osts
Scarce and frmer; No. 2, 80; Red white, 4OX.
Rys-Dull; No. l, 81; No. 2, 5Sh. Barley
Dull; No. 2, rs; extra No. 3, SAY. Provisions
Steady. Mess Pork-1s2O for seller cash and
February; 1880 for seller March. Lard--Prime
steam ll.S5 for seller cash and February; Has
for seller March Live Hogs-Steady; 6.3O9
$50. Dressed hogs-In fair demand at 74Oe
$50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
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Chicago N arEet.

CHICAGO, Feb.l3.-Wheat--Lower, quiet;
ular l.0561,05h for seller February; 1.O5%
for seller March; 106H for seller April; Il11
glib for seller May; No. 2 Chicago spring,
l.O5GLO5}5i No. 3 Chicago spring, sss.; No. 2
red winter, lO6XG1.O7. Corn-Quiet, easier
55hg55H for seller cash; 55AG 55z. for seller
February; 55Ia57T forseller March; 5TE. ass
for seller May. 0ats-Quiet; shade higher; 37x
fer seller cash 37h6 375. for seller February;
80 for seller March; 49,. for seller April; 4OH
for seller May; 39H a39x for seller June Rye
Firm "a. Barley-Quiet; s2ds3. Flax seed
Firm and unchanged, l29G 1870 on track. Dressed
Hogs Quiet light, 7.2557SO heavy, 1909
7 S.. Pork-In fair demand closed easy; 1920
far seller cash and February; ls.22K9 ls.2S
for seller March; 1919 Gls.4O for seller April
ls.52h6 1885 for seller May; 1s.65d 1853
for seller June; ls.7OGlS.75 for seller July.
Lard-Higher, llS21 for seller cash and Fsbru-
aryi n.4OQl142H for seller March; 1l.5O for
seller April 1l.62&91l.64 for seller May and
June. Bulk Meats-In fair demand; shoulders,
$50; square rib, 076; 30, clear, esS Butter
Firm and unchanged. Whiskey-steady and
nchanged.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15

The convenience of having ice at
hand during the summer is best under
stood by making a trial of it for r sin
gle season. Farmers who use ice one
year will never again be without 1t.
For dairy it is almost indispensable.
Farmers can usually secure a supply
of ice in the winter, practically without
expense, after the ice house is built,
as the work would.be done when men
and teams have nothing else of inn
portance to do.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15

United States Senator elect John f.
kenns, of West Virginia. who is scarce
ly thirty-four years of age, is a smooth
faced boyish looking man. But they
say he is lightning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15

e Senator Stewart, of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, has introduced a bill TO
emsncipate the people from bondage
to the politicians, and to preserve the
self-respect of candidates for office,
which forbids persons running for otnoe
solitioiting votes to their own behalf
or pledging money or place to voters
or pay for carrying them to the poos'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-15
A FRIGHTFUL WRECK

of everything. The engine struck bot
tom upward, throwing Fireman j. Hol-
den under the roof of the cab, several
rods away, and catching Engineer Con-
ley under the wreck, where the lever
pinioned his leg to the frozen ground,
while the steam poured into his face,
and hot Goals from the fire box were
dropping upon him. His body was al
so wedged ia by chunks of coal from
the tender. The conductor first liber-
sted the fireman, hoping for help to
get Conley out; but the fireman was
evidently scared out of his senses
and ran away like frightened deer.
He was found an hour later on the
snow barefooted and nearly frozen,
having taken shower bath from the
tank as he went over. The conductor,
who had plunged head foremost against
the top corner of the car, knocking out
half mouthful of teeth, and banging
one eye till it looked IS if it had been
10 wake" crawled out at the look.