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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Cured .by Laughter.

In a singular treatise on laughter
J Joubert gives an instance that is of it
self laughable enough. A patient be-
ing very low with fever, and the ply
stefan in attendance being at loss as
to how he should produce reaction,
had ordered a dose of rhubarb, but
after the medicine had been prepared,
fearing its facilitating effects, the or
der was cOuntermaHded Not long
thereafter pet monkey belonging TO
/ the patient that had been in the room
all the while, seeing the goblet in
which the nurse had prepared the re
jected medicine still standing on the
table, slipped slyly up, took it in his
hands and touched.it to his lips. The
first taste was probably novel, and he
made comical grimace, but he dis
! liked to give it up Another sip and
he got the sweet of the syrup Aha
His grotesque visage frightened. He
cast furtive glance around, and then
sat quietly down, with the goblet
grasped firmly; and pretty soon he
had placed it to his lips and drank TO
the dregs Perhaps there had been
half a wine-glass full of syrup of
manna-not while the rhubarb
had all settled. But he had found it,
and before he had fully realized the
change of taste he had swallowed
nearly the whole of the nauseous
dose.
Mercy! What face he made over
it The sick man was spell bound.
Never in his life had he seen anything
so grotesquely and ridiculously hui
mani The visage of the disguised
monkey was a study. 1t was a whole
vclume of utter abomination and chag-
rim He ground his teeth, and actual
ly stamped his foot, as he had seen
his master do when in wrath Then
he tried to spit out the horrible taste,
but it seemed worse and worse. Anon
the climax came. He stood up, his
eyes flashed, he grasped the goblet
| by its slender stock with all his might
shut his teeth, and then, with a spite
full, vengeful snap he hurled it with
mad fury upon the floor and seemed
entirely satisfied as he saw the thou
sand glittering pieces flying about.
Never before had the sick man seen
anything equal to it. The whole scene
all the circumstances everything
about it-appeared to him so supreme
ly and comically ludicrous that he
bust intoa fit of laughter that lasted
until his nurse came in to see what
was the matter And when he tried
to tell her he laughed again, more
heartily, if possible, than before
laughed until he sank back exhausted
sank back in profuse perspiratien.
The nurse anxiously sponged and
wiped his weeping skin; he perspired
and laughed again-until he slept
and when he awoke the reaction had
come, the fever had been broken, and
he was on the sure road to GONZALES
cence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Drowned BY n Hippopotamus.

A dispatch from Madeira reports
the following occuraIce on the Ma
yumba River: Mr. Prenslau, Lieu
tenant Blennerhasset, Lieutenant
Henry Leeke, and Mr.. Robert Ander-
son, Surgeon Of the Stork, were to-
gether in boat when they were at
tackled by a hippopotamus. The an
imal, probably wounded, and thus
Infatuated, made a ferocious and de
termined onslaught on the boat, and
all the efforts of the occupants TO beat
it Off were unavailing The struggle
was fierce one, and in the end the
boat was swamped and capsized, and
all the occupants were thrown strug-
Cling into tho water. With great
difficulty Lieutenant Blennerhasset
was saved. but Lieutenrmt Leeke, DR..
Anderson, and Mr.. Prenslau were all
three drowned
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Dikn't Get the Chicken.

A California hen. while engaged
with her brood Of chickens in pillow
ing up neighbours garden recently,
was charged upon by a fullgrown rat.
The old representative of the poultry
show Immediately established her
self as a Gordon around her flock and
awaited the onslaught The rodent
somewhat checked by the bold front
presented by the garden destroyer,
crouched for a moment, and then
made a dart for one of the chicks In
an instant the old hen opened her
cackle battery and commenced battle
She flew at her enemy, and striking it
with her bill, grabbed it by the back
and threw ii IN the air. The rodent
came down with a thump upon the
walk, but before itcould regain its feet
the hen repeated the performance,
and kept it up until the rat was only
able to crawl away a few feet and die
in disgrace. After contemplating her
fallen foe for few moments the old
hen called her brood around her and
walked off.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
A Viper Man and Woman.

At Guadalaiara there exists an indi-
vidual having soaly skin exactly
like that of viper, even to the green
color He has, besides the viper hab-
it of changing or shedding his skin
every year. The skin comes OFT in a
single piece, and not as might be sup
posed in parts, On the mans head
there is not a single hair A sister
of this man, who died some time ago,
manifested the same phenomenon,
and toward the close of her life began
slowly to grow blind, owing to the
vipers skin encroaching ON the eyes
to such an extent that She could only
see through narrow aperture at each
eye. The same thing is now happen
ing TO the brother He can scarcely
see any object and the head presents
the repulSive aspect of aviper In
Cuautla these unhappy beings have
been known as the wiper man and
woman, and the phenomenon is at
tributed to the fact that their mother
ate an excess of vipers meat to cure a
disease Of the blood In Cuba it is a
common practice for people to eat vi.
per's flesh as "A remedy for blood dis
eases
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Dying Words.

1t is probably natural that at the
last the scenes that have made the
strongest impression in life should be
recalled by memory. The old noun
taineer, when he comes to die, with
his last whisper says that his snow
shoes are lost; with the stage-driver
he is ION the down grade and cannot
reach the brake" the sailor SAYS eight
bells have sounded" and the gamb
Ter plays his last trump. A little girl
died here few years ago, and, as her
mother held her wrist, and noted the
faint and Pickering pulse, a smile
came to the wan face, and the child
whispered; There is no more desert
here, mamma, but all the world is full
of beautiful flowers. A moment
later the smile became transfxed. In
an eastern city, not long ago, a Sister
Of Charity was dying, and at last from,
a stupor she opened her eyes and said ;
1T is strange, every kind word | have
spoken in life, every tear that have
shed, has become a living flower
around me, and they bring to my
senses an incense inefable. Virginia
(Neb.) Entergrise
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06

taking tooth from such skull and
wearing ii around the neck, applying
the tooth of the deceased party to the
liTlGg and aching tooth, and thus
drawing out the pain, carrying a
double nut in your pocket, or your
finger and nail pairing, wrapped up
in paper, and other like nonseusical
whims. Fresh butter and honey, the
brain of sucking pig and the milk
of female dog, the brain of hare
and blood from cocks comb. were
all old grannies' remedies for teething
babies. But now the lancet, with a
flash and dash over the swollen gum
of the badly, has forever consigned
all these weapons of superstition and
tools % ignorance to the things that
once were, but are no more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Failure of Fruit this Season.

THE VINEYARDS OF LAKE ERIE. w.
George w Campbell widely known
as sl1ilful grape culturist, in a letter,
dated July "a, says Il am sorry to
say that in a recent examination of
the vineyards on the islands of Lake
Erie found them generally in a very
unpromising condition, the early APP
pearance OF rot and mildew having
already SO much injured the grapes
that one third of crop would proba-
bly, be a full average estimate, with
favorable weather the remainder of
the season. CatawbaS seem most in
jured, Concords next, and Ives and
Delawares the least.
STRAWBERRIES DESTROYED. Park
er Earle of Illinois, who has long
been known as one of the most exten.
sive and successful cultivators OF
fruit at the West, informs us that the
new sorts of the strawberry under
trial were so nearly ruined by the
attacks Of the furnished plant bug
as to leave him no chance TO judge of
their quality and appearance. He
adds: The one variety which escaped
destruction by this insect in our own
fields, and which really gave us a
profitable yield, was the Crescent
Country Gentleman
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
H. J. RICE, For Chas, Mitche
pnre Mnirr for Hogs.

Mr. J a. Stahl writes rs follows on
the above subject in the American
Agmculturist for August
Swine are subject to the same laws
that govern the health of other an
imals. Vegetable and animal matters,
in decaying state, when introduced
| into the system, are detrimental TO
health Such matters are readily in
troduced with water, being taken
directly into the stomach, soon pass
TO the intestines, etc, and become a
source of disease. Experience and
observation have convinced us that a
large per cent. of swine disease is
produced by the disease germs being
carried into the stomach in foul
water. IT is now believed that this
and many other diseases, arc due TO
minute organizations, so low IN the
scale of organic life that il is difficult
to say whether they are vegetable or
animal; they are known by the
general name of disease germs.
The vitality of these germs is not
great, except when preserved, as it is
in water containing organic substan-
ces. In the water of pools, bitches
and ponds their vitality is preserved
for some time. If hog are forced to
drink such water they take into
their bodies the seeds of disease.
In August, hogs suffer the most
from unwholesome water During
this month they require much water,
and it is more essential chat it be pure
than during any other time of the
year. The sun is hot the air dry, the
earth parched; the hog has compact
body, formed largely of fat, small
lungs imbeddel in masses of flesh
and fat, and with its nostrils near the
ground. 1t cxhales dust, which in
part consists of Gecaying vegetables.
Everything conspires 10 produce "a
feyerish state of the body, and a
great thirst, 70 be allayed only by
large quantities Of cold water But
water from creeks, ponds, and the
like are at this season the most heat
ed The greatest fatality among
swine Is IN September and October
AS the period from the inception OF
the disease to its fa,al termination is
from thirty 10 forty days, it would APP
pear that the disease germs are most
often taken into the body Of the an
imal i'm August.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06

The greatest eel pond in America is
on the farm of James N. Wells, in
the town Of Riverhead, Mass. 1t COW
ers five acres and is SO full Of cells
that they can be rabed out with gar
den-rake. Two years ago Mr. Wells
put 1000 dozen of cells into the pond,
intending to have them undisturbed
for five years These have increased
to millions They are fed regularly
every day on horse feet, peculiar
shell-hsh. The cells know when they
are to be fed, and the stroke of Mr.
Wells whip against his wagon calls
thousands Of them up TO dinner al
though any one else may pound away
all day without any effect One of
these she'll fish, fastened to a strong
cord and thrown into the water, may
be drawn out in few minutes with
hundreds Of cells fastened to it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
4 Cos VOL Mystery.

A few days ago the familiar roar OF
the great natural curiosity of Wash
ington county, the McGurgan gas well
suddenly ceased The deafening noise
was so conspicuous by its absence that
many persons gathered at the well and
wondered if the great natural gas re-
tort had suddenly collapsed. In fifteen
minutes after the stopping a peculiar
and fearful noise issued from the
depths of the McGugan, like the gurg
Cling gasps of some imprisoned mon
ster. Then some particles of gravel
made their appearance at the vent
Following this came an upward rush
of gas, gravel sand and mud, that
blew the casing 100 feet into the air,
and sent the gravel clear out of sight,
to return in such a pelting storm Of
stony hail as made the countrymen
flee to the hillsldes Having cleared
its throat, the we'll settled down to its
usual tremendous flow of gas, but the
noise of the escaping yapor was loud
er than before and can be distinctly
heard in Washington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Caught Him BY the Arm.

1t is not strange that cuttlefish
should damage vegetables growing in
fields by the seashore, but the sur
prising news reaches US that boy
has been killed by one OF those hide
Gus creatures. We hear that some
few days ago a boy about fourteen
years Of age was fishing at Tomotoka-
mura, Hi1en, and a huge cnttlefsh
stretched two Gifts tentacles out Of the
water and grasped the boys right
arm. The boy shouted for assistance,
as the fish was dragging him in, and
some men who were near released
him by cutting the tentacles. When
the boy reached home his arm was
cold and motionless, and, notmith-
standing that medical aid was called
in. he died five days afterward.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Highly Accomplished.
Askansaw Traveller.

"Whar yer gwine, dari7 asked an
old negro as his, wife opened the
gate.
"Gwine ter return de call OBJ Mrs.
Bucksnort
KANT yer stan heah in de yard
an answer herln
Yer doan know what l means. y
the woman replied. II didn't say dat
she called me. ! said dat she called On
me
Called on yerl'
Eyes, sab
"Well, its dangerous for such a
proper pusson ter roam aroun' de
neighborhood. Yer's got so much
grammar and 'rithemetic an p'lite-
ness dat I'm afeerd somebody might
steal yer. Go on back dar inter de
house an bio dem cabbage
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Folklore About Teeth

Midwives, nurses and grannies have
a great deal of folk lore and learning
about teeth, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer. They tell you Of charms TO
keep away the pain, and have old
remedies to aid nature and babies
gums In Sussex they say that if you
put on your right stocking, right shoe
and right trouser leg before your left
you viii never have the toothache.
In other places there are such charms
against the toothache as drinking out
Of skull taken from a graveyard,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
A SuperiluOus Dog.

A man by the name Of Chorman,
living at Niagara Falls, was so anx-
ious to get rid Of superiluous, dog
that he dropped the unhappy beast in
to the rapids from the Goat Island
bridge, week ago last Sunday morn
ing During the afternoon a man
walking across the new suspension
bridge. described an animal moving
under the bank and informed the
gate keeper on the American side,
who with the aid Of a glass recognized
the dog of his friend Chorman. The
creature had actually gone over the
cataract. and escaped with sufficient
vitality to wag his tail and frislS about
with many demonstrations Of pleasure
when his master appeared upon the
scene the following morning Glori-
fed byhis exploit the dog that, a fort
night ago, was only good enough to
drown has becovue the hero of the vii
lage and will, be encouraged to pro
long his life to the remotest possible
limit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06

Eliza Baggs, Of Sumpterville, Fla,
belongs to Il prolific family. She mar
ried at thirteen, and, though now
only thirty-one, is the mother of
eighteen children, Of whom fifteen
are living. She had twins twice She
is hale and hearty. and is said TO be a
very hard worker She had three
sisters One, who is dead, had four
teen children, and died at twenty six.
Two others have eighteen children
each.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06

A woman who was Oh an excursion
boat. going to Long Branch, tainted
away thirteen times in forty-fve
minutes, and then drew pistol and
threatened to fire because some one
suggested cutting her corset strings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
Fires and Casualties.
AT FORT HOWARD.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31--News comes
through tbs railroad offices that Ell
bridge x Sons large planning mill in
TT. Howard, ON the opposite side of
the river from Green Bay, was de
stroyed by fire this morning. The
mill was the main industry of the
town and the loss is sand to be heavy,
but no estimates are at hand
Later advices place the loss to FL
bridge x Son at 5000, 900; insurance
500, 600 One million feet of lumber
and five cars were burned. The cause
of the ihe is said TO have been from
the friction of pulley in the mill
machinery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06


ArCHIsON, Aug. 3l.-Wm. Madden,
manager of Chas. Mitchell, the Eng
lish pugilist, arrived here last night,
and after n conference with Henry j
Rice, manager of Herbert A. Slade
the following statements af facts were
agreed upon; Being notified by the
authorities, and knowing it was an
impossibiity for the Slade Mitchell
prize fight to take place unless all con
nected took a big risk of going to the
penitentiary, | proposed TO SHADES
manager, ii. } Rice, TO declare the
fight off, and he accepted on the con
dition tnut ii is understood TO declare
the fight 'oil. Both Mitchell and
Slade have received the following let
ter from the county attorney of the
counties in which they have been
in training and as the result both
have given up training, as the laws
are not to permit it without danger ia
their personal liberty Signed
WIN. MADDEN,
/ II. j RICE, For Chas, Mitchell
For Herbert A. Slade
The letter referred to above is rs
/ follows.
1 GENTLEMEN see by the papers you are pre
pairing 10 fight prize fight ] wish TO notify you
that under the Kansas statutes it is peuitentiary
Offense either tu practice or hgnt Hence any
attempt on your pait 70 do either viii certainly
get you into trouble While hive no advice 10
give You In regard TO this immoral practice,
wish % say that the law viii be strictly enforced
(Signed) JonN lITTtT,
Prosecuting Atty.
A letter of the same tenor and force
was received by MIR, Rice from the
governor of the state
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06

Aman named Darling lives in Fargo,
and when any one calls to him ON the
street, every young lady within three
blocks bushes and looks around. .sa6d
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
ACCIpNNTLY sHOr.

HYDE PARK, Aug. 81 This morn.
inf f. w. Summers accidently shot
Sigbert Rogers through the heart with
a pistol, and the latter died instantly.
Both were aged about eighteen years
years and were warmly attached to
each other
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
IN CoNNECrICT.

BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 3l.-The chem
ical works at Blackjack were burned
this morning with nearly all the
stock Loss on the building and fix
lures $50, 600; stock sue, 600. The
works were owned by stock com
pauy, of which n, G. Miller. of New
York was president
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
SQUIBS.

II see you've got a colored servant
girl. said Somerville man to anoth-
err the other day.
Middletown transcript., 1883-11-02
Lookout for Them.

We caution the unwary against the
Establishments of certain travelling mer-
chants that have been perambulating
the Peninsula, working up the bankrupt
goods dodge, and disposing OF many kinds
Of dry goods at what they allege are very
low rates, but which some of their Gus
toners think would be dear at any price.
The only safe way to deal with this class
of merchants is to make them leave your
premises as quickly and quietly as posi-
Bile. In nine cases out Of ten, the fact that
they are engaged in the business of hawk
ing their goods or wares around the coun-
try, is sufficient notice that they are
worthless, or that they intend to cheat
every one who is stupid enough to deal
with them.-Cecil Democrat.
Middletown transcript., 1883-11-02
The IlYcenm Course.

Season tickets for the three entertain
ments of the Middletown Lyceum Course
to take place before January first will be
sold at SI.25. The rate Of admission for each
entertainment will be fifty cents for adults
and twenty-five cents for children under
twelve years. Seats may be secured of D.
L. Dunning, who will have plan of the
hall, up to noon Of the day Of each enter
tainment and without extra charge.
Those buying season tickets can have
seats reserved for each entertainment by
applying to Mr.. Dunning after the seats
are put on sale and before noon Of the day
of the entertainment. The three enter
tainments constituting the course to be
given during November and December
are: r. J Burdette in the Pilgrimage OF
the Funny Man," Wednesday evening
November 18th; James Whitcomb Riley,
in the " Eccentricities of Western HUI
NOR" Monday evening, December Sd
Miss Helen Potter, in readings and i'm
presentations, Thursday evening, Decem-
Der 9th. A second course of three or
four entertainments will be given during
January February and March under the
same auspices ifthe first three are success
ful. The rate for season tickets for the
entertainments of Mr.. Burdette, Mr..
Riley and Miss Potter-S1.25 for the three
is certainly low enough, and good
many of them ought to be sold. These
tickets, and single admission tickets for
Mr.. Burdette's lecture, will be on sale
after November 5th. It will be we'll for
all wanting a choice of seats to apply
early,
Middletown transcript., 1883-11-02
Masonic Appointments

Grand Master John F. Salisbury of the
Grand Lodge Of Delaware, A. F. and A. NJ,
has appointed the following officers and
standing committees for the ensuing
year: Grand Senior Deacon, Joseph F. P.
Smith, Hope Lodge, No. A; Grand Chap
lain, the Rev. Lewis H. Jackson of Tenn
pie Lodge, No. 9; Grand Marshal, George
P. Billeny Of Hiram Lodge, No. 81; Grand
Sword Bearer, George W. Simmons OF
Hiram Lodge, No. 25; Grand Tyler,
George K. Yates of Lafayette Lodge, No.
IA; Committee on Foreign Correspondence,
Thomas n. Williams, William w. Lob
dell, Charles G. King, Alfred D. Warner,
Daniel McClintock; Finance, John Otto,
Jr., Daniel McClintock, William J. Stew
art, Samuel r. Lawson, William ]. Max
we'll; Bylaws, John P. Almond, H. G.
N. Kollock, Swithin Chandler, NJ. D..
Credentials, William S. Hayes, John A.
Cranston, George F. Young; Grand Char
ity Fund, J. P. Almond, James C. Pick
els, Thomas Davidson; Reserve Fund,
John Taylor, j P. Almond, Alfred D.
Warner.
Middletown transcript., 1883-11-02
Maryland Matters.

= Senator Bayard addressed Demo-
cratic mass meeting at Elkton on Monday
evening.
- The barn Of Frank Newton, near
East New Market, was burned by tramps
on the night Of October 25th.
- The registered vote Of Cecil county
this year foots up 800 more than in 1882.
The white voters have increased 361 and
the colored voters %.
John P. Stelle, Of Easton, has bought
the farm of DAVID Lloyd, in Chapel dis
trict, near Woodland, Talbot county, for
IS, 600. The farm contains Alb acres.
-T The Rev. w. w. Heberton, late
pastor of the Elkton Presbyterian Church,
has taken general agency for the Sunday
School Times, published in Philadelphia.
1t is reported that whale sixty-one
feet long was recently stranded in POGO
moke sound, twenty miles below POGO
moke city, and was killed by fishermen
u It is lawful to shoot partridges in
Cecil county from the 1st OF November tc
the 26th of December, woodcock from
June 10th to January 1st, rabbits from
November 1st to December 25th, pheasants
from September 10th to January lst.
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
Georgetown, of which the Rev. W. w
Reese is pastor, having been thoroughly
refitted, was re-opened for service or
October 28th. Rev. A. G. Heaton, D. D.
preached in the morning and evening.