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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
Good, Smart Boys.

Boys who expect soon to begin to
work for living may probably con
slider some facts recently reported by
an employment agent in the city of
New york.
There are at this time (Which is the
busiest season of the year. 5000 per
sons in New York seeking employ
ment as book-keepers, though the
average compensation for competent
clerks does not exceed SIS a week, and
many clerks are glad to get $40 or SIP
less than the wages of mechanics.
The number Of book keepers employed
in the city of New YORK is about %
600
All other light sedentary, indoor
occupations are also oyer-suppGed.
Let AN advertisement appear in
morning paper for clerk, a messen-
ger, or porter, and the applicants will
number from 60 to 700, according to
the apparent desirableness of the
place.
One reason why there is such an
enormous competition Cor such places
is, that so many boys are permitted to
grow to maturity without even begin
ming to learn a business by which they
can live. Another reason is that so
many young people do not learn to
take pains with their work.
We advise our young readers to con
slider well these words of a man whose
business requires a good, smart boy. y
1T is hard matter, he says, ito find
a good boy, 1t is my experience that
out of fifty boys who viii answer an
advertisement not more than twenty
will be worth trying, and not more
than i've out of the twenty will be
worth keeping In other words. it is
ten to one against every boy who APP,
plies. We pay IS a week, and we have
had four different boys in the last five
weeks, They are lazy, or they are
careless, or they want to do something
else, or their parents say they are over
worked, or some other reason is assign
ed for the boys leaving the place.
Moral; Do not join this shiftless,
skilless unprincipled crowd. Learn a
trade of some sort, and learn also to
work industriously and honestly.
Seek to find occupation in work that is
wanted, and then do your work with
skill and pains. A really good, smart
boy, or man, is always wanted. T
Drop him down in the middle of
China, or the middle of London, and
he will soon find his chance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A Natural TrOtter.

Jay-Eye See is so perfectly balanced
in his action that he does not need to
be heavily shod. He wears eight
ounce shoes forward and feur-oun
shoes behind A peculiar habit OF
this young horse is found in his man
ner Of eating his hay and oats. When
fed, a pail of water is placed near his
box Of oats. He viii take a mouth
ful of oats, stick his nose in the water,
take another mouthful of oats, again
dip his nose in the water, and so on
continually until his grain is eaten up
clean He then proceeds the same
way with his hay until he has con
sumed a liberal supply. In this way
he avoids the i'll effects Of dusty hay
or oats. lie is a good feeder at all
times, eating twelve quarts of oats
and the usual allowance of hay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A Maryland Baron.
Baltimore SIN.

1t is well known to genealogists
that the title of Baron Fairfax, of
Cameron, has been borne for several
generations by the Fairfaxes Of Vir-
ginia and Maryland, in consequence
of a decision of the House of Lords,
in 1880, in favor Of Bryan Fairfax,
but comparatively few of them are
aware that a gentleman living on the
eastern shore of the Maryland can
lay claim to the oldest barony in Ire
land. A cursory examination of the
papers which have been in possession
of the family for more than a century
would probably, convince the most
skeptical that the De Courceys, of
Maryland are the rightful heirs to the
title and estates of Kinsale, and that
had his ancestors asserted their claims
DR. William Henry De Courcey, of
Cheston-uponWye, in Queen Annes
County, might now be Lord Kinsale,
Baron Courcy of Courcey, and Baron
of Ringrone in the peerage of Ireland
The actual possessor of the title is the
descendant of sailor from Rhode Is
land, whose elevation to the dignity
of Premier Baron of Ireland is said
to have been accomplished by an
elaborate scheme of fraud and impos-
ture, strikingly recalling the famous
Tchborne case Of few years ago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

Z The sod, when brought to the sum
nit, is carted away and suewn on the
ground where it is left for a fortnight
or thee weeks to pulverize in the sun.
At the expiration of that time, gangs
of kathrs, superintendent by white
overseer, break the large dry Jumps
into powder, and this in turn is carted
away to be placed in the washing ma
chine 1t is during the process Of
first breaking that some of the largest
diamonds are discovered, and the
overseer has to keep a sharp look ut
on the workers ia consequence. In
spite of the terrible penalty incurred
by any one detected in the act of Sc
creting good find. thefts are very
rife. and many diamond finds its
way INTO katiir possession in spite Of
the sharpest vigilance. During the
process of washing the gravelly sub
stance. which is full Of garnets AS
well as the diamonds, sinks to the
bottom Of the machine. While the
earthen subtance disappears in an
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A Queer Tomb,
Boston Journal

IN the ancient burying -grovnd at
East Roxford, in this state, there is
a curious tomb, which is visited by
many people in the course of a year.
This is a tomb of Gen, Solomon
Low, who was buried here in 1851.
and who died at the age of 10 years.
1t was designed by himself, and has
on either side of the entrance two
handsome white marble grave-stones,
erected to the memory of his three
wives, who are also inferred there.
On each stone are carved pictures Of
two of his wives. The first two are
represented with their children
around them and infants in their
arms. They are sitting in antique
chair with straight backs. The two
wives represented on the second stone
are sitting in modern rocking-chairs.
beside a comfortable on which are
books The fourth wife is still liv-
ing. When the adjacent ground was
used for muster-feld. the tomb was
always opened for one day and the
Generals regimentals were exhibited
there in accordance with directions in
his will.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
4 Curious Georgia Industry.

A curious Georgia industry IS the
making OF wrapping paper out of rice
straw and palm leaves. a factory
located at Savannah is now turning out
four tons a day of excellent paper.
1t is ST per cent. rice straw and 2
per cent palm leaves. 1t is Of super
ior quality, and can be made twenty
per cent cheaper than paper made Of
jute-butts AID says The rice straw
and palm leaves have heretofore been
waste 1t now yield 10 this one
factory S40o a day, keeps money al
home, and gives employment TO Idle
hands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
TOM YPO.

Tom Typo was a printer good,
A merry, cheerful Ell;
And whatsoever care he had,
He still composed himself
Where duty called him he was found,
Still working IN his place:
But nothing tempted from his post
Which really was the "casc
He c0urted pretty Emma Grey,
One OF earth's living gems
The sweetest En-. he used % say,
Among the thousand ems
So CHASED" was Emma's love for Tom
1t met admiring eyes;
She proved a copy 70 her sex,
And wanted no revise
And Tom, he kept his pages IS clear,
And grew 20 be a type
OF all that manhood holds most dear,
When he with age was ripe
He made bis last impression here
While yet his heart was warm.
Just 10 the mick" closed his career,
And death locked up his form
He sank into his final rest
without one SIGH or moan.
His latest words Above my breast
Place no imposing sfoYe'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

the parent nest, and Dora went with
her dark-eyed lover and husband to
see the bright skies of his native
land.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

The report that Mr.. S. J. Tilden. of
New York, intended to pass the win
ter months on bis yacht Yosemite IN
southern waters. is now denied Mr..
Tilden has purchased the Hall F.
Baldwin property, adjoining his resi-
denee Greystone ON the north. 1t is
said that the price was 100000. and
that a large conservatory viii Be
built on the grounds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

Thanksgiving Day was Wendell
Phillips 72nd birthday.
National Republican., 1883-08-23

BALTIMORE. Aug. 22.-Virginia IS, consolidated
S6}S past due coupons, ~; new lOiOs, 3l15 bid 10
day.
National Republican., 1883-08-23
LEGAL MATTERS.

Another Suit by Mr.. Hamburger Against
the Baltimore and Potomac Railway.
William G. Bamberger yesterday sued tho
Baltimore and Potomac railway for 5000
damages. Bamberger sued the same coipo-
ration about month ago for an injunction,
which he obtained. The suit filed yesterday
is for damages alleged to have been sustained
by tho railway tracks injuring his property
on Maryland avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets southwest where dwelling
owned by him is situated. He states that by
reason of the continuous noise and jumble
made by the railway the value of his property
is injured and no one will buy it.
Francis Stephens yesterday entered suit
against Mary A. Proctor and others by j. E.
McNally to compel the sale of sublot A square
1897, and for partition.
National Republican., 1883-08-23

AN invaluable strengthener for the nerves,
muscles, and digestive organs, producing
sttength and appetite, is Browns Iron Bitters,
National Republican., 1883-08-23

We receive regularly by European steamers the fol-
lowing Foreign Papers, Magazines. and Fashion
Journals
The Illustrated london News London graphic.
Pictorial World, The queen, Illustrated Sporting nnd
Dramatic News, The London Daily Times, London
Standard, Punch, Fun. London Truth, LondonWorld
London Weekly Times, The Mail, Bells Life, Lon
don Figaro Judy, London Field Spectator, Whitehall
Review, Life, London Army and Navy Gazette, Lon
don Era, London Daily News, The American Regis
ter, Saturday Review, The Athenleum. Society, Gar
dener's Chronicle, The Garden, The Electrician, Eng
lish Mechanic, The Court journal, The London Arch
itect, st. James Gazette, Pail Mall Budget The Lon
don Economist. The British Architect The Builder
London Engineering, London Engineer, The Acad'
envy, the Contemporary review, Nineteenth Century
Fortnightly Review, Chambers journal, Eelsravla
Cornhill Magazine, London Lancet, Monthly Family
Herald, Tho Theatre Monthly London Journal
Blackwood's Magazine, Longmans Magazine, Good
Words sunday Magazine, All The Year Round, Inc
Portfolio, London Art journal, Casselps Magazine
of Art, Every Girls Magazine, Nautical Magazine
pradshaw's Railway Guide TO Great Britain and Ire
land Bradshaws Continental Railway Guide Boys
own Paper little Folks, lie Figaro lie Voltalr GIL
BIAS, L'Evenement, La Justice. LUnivers lllustre
~ journal Amusant Petit journal Pour Rire 10
Monde Comique La Vie Parislenne ILLUSTRATION
IO Monde Illustre, La Caricaturo La france Ele
,ante lie Modes de la Sason, Lilegancc Parsienne
Ie Moniteur de Ia Mode, lie Printemps' lie salon do
Io Mode Revue de Ia Mode, Uber Land und Meer
Ie CArtenlaube Fliegende Blattei' ana many others
100 numerous TO mention
National Republican., 1883-08-23
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Transfers OF Real Estate.
The following transfers of real estate were

The Following transfers OF real estate were
filed for record yesterday:
Lot q square 1885, Prudence Z. Frazier ct al. to
j. Il. and q. j. Suter; consideration, 81, 900.
Lot a. In w. W. Corcorans recorded subdi-
vision OF square 500, G. b. Pearson ct al TO James
IL. Keller; consideration, Si9S.75.
All that piece and parcel Of, ground known as
the Addition of Fellowship" Mrs A. J. Lyle to
Jane Dickson; consideration, S6250.
Lot 4, square 52l Mary L. Miller to Richard
Thornton consideration, S672.1l.
Parts of original lots 10 and II, square 1893, Will
lam II. Cook and Frederick J. Loudin; consdera
tion, 81, ,9S3S8
bishop of Baltimore, to Philip G. Palmer; consid-
Grafton, S305 SS,
National Republican., 1883-08-23
So CAPITAL PRICE, S75,oOO"Ga
Tickets only ~. shares fla proportion.
LA. S. l..
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

WE no HEREBY CERTIFY that supervise tho
arrangements iOr all The monthly and srmisnIuL
drawings OF the LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY Conc
rASN, auu in person manage and control the urNW.
ings themselves, and that the same are conducted
parties. Meauthorzo the company u use thtS GER
uhcate with hicsimlles Of our signatures attached
III its advertisements.
National Republican., 1883-08-23

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Following are opening, highest, lowest, and clos.
ing prices on Chicago board Of trado, as corrected
by special wire reports 70 Cooke Y Co., brokers;
National Republican., 1883-08-23
GOING TO SEA IN A CANOE.
The Long Voyage That MIR. stoddard IL
About to Take i'm the Atlantis.

tall, slender man of 40, with sharp fea.
lures, earnest black eyes, II closely trimmed
beard and fierce moustache, sat among q
litter of utensils and hampers in the shed OF
the Knickerbocker Canoe club house, on the
North river, at the foot of Eightieth street
Opposite to him o pale little man sat astride
of big canoe. The tall man was Mr.. S. b.
Stoddard the canoeist of Glen's Falls, who is
going to sail his little craft up the sound, out
upon the ocean, and around into the st. Law
renee, and the small man was his companion
of the voyage, Prof. Charles Oblenis, OF
Albany.
The canoe is the Atlantis, an 1S-foot cedar
shell, about 40 inches beam, and Is inches
deep, drawing inches of water, with copper
rudder and centerboard. She is covered with
light decks fore and aft. There is plenty of
room to stow away the voyagers, together with
pots, kettles, pans, q gasoline stove, canned
meats, mysterious bottles, water tanks, and
blankets. Included in the kit is a dry plate
Photographic camera and outfit, gun, q sun
canopy, waterproofs, and two large, light
muslin sails. Everything is selected with an
eye to its capacity for being slowed away;
but, as Capt. Billy the boat keeper, remarked,
"She's got q power of heft in her, an took
four men TO lift her out of the water"
1--WE are going to sail away in the morning,
bright and early" said Mr.. Stoddard. "Our
trip from home has been verg pleasant, II not
exciting. We started from Glen's Falls on
Tuesday, the seventh, and iourneyed by easy
stages through the thirteen locks to Cham.
plain canal. Reaching the Hudson, we spread
our sails to the breezes, when there were any,
cut behind tows when the wind wouldn't help
us, and padded when we had to. We got
ducked with spray at times, but landed here
without mishap on Friday"
The little vessel will be run through Long
Island sound and around Cape Cod to Boston,
At Boston the professor will quit, and Mr.
Stoddard will continue his trip alone along
the coast and into the st. Lawrence.
FnEvja Carhnlic Trochea cure colds anf
National Republican., 1883-08-23
A Fortune

may be made by hard work, but can neither
be made nor enjoyed without health. To
those leading sedentary lives DR.. Il. ".
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" is a
real friend, 1t stimulates the liver, purifes
the blood, and is the best remedy for con-
sumption, which is sorofulous disease of the
lungs. BY all druggists.
National Republican., 1883-08-23

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
James f. Beach and Malvena Dodson, both o
Fairfax county, Va; Harry +. Warner, Of
Philadelphia, Pa, and Eva Il. Joslyn, of
Woodbury., N. j.
National Republican., 1883-08-23
EVERYBODY smokes tho LOngfOllOw Cigar.
WEST MAsuINGToN.

Condition Of the Potomac river water,
Wednesday, Aug. 22-At all points, 49,
Four thousand bushels of wheat were re-
ceived by canal yesterday, and sold at LIS
per bushel.
Hermione lodge, No. 12. X. of p, held a
large and important business meeting last
night at their hall.
National Republican., 1883-08-23
r,s BreutanO's London Exchcquer JET BLACK

Flows freely; does not corrode at once jetblacs'
never thlokens or deposits sediment never moulds;
dries Instantly; is permanent ressIs acids is not
oosc,ed by frost never changes color In the Ink.
,tand. Use q clean inksland, and do not mix with
oner ink. TAls ink yieds ons good copy from fresh
writing
National Republican., 1883-08-23
Marriage I.insnnaa.

EDEY's Carbolic Troches cure colds and
prevent disease.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30
PERSONAL.

Sergeant Boston Corbett, the man who
killed the assassin Of President Lincoln, Is
living in Kansas, engaged In the cattle BUSH
ness.
Ex.Rey. George @. Milne, the actor, will
sail from New York for Liverpool to-day.
He takes letters TO Henry Irving and other
eminent European actors, and will spend
about six months abroad in dramatic study.
Tom Manhalls last words, as he turned
his face towards window, were: "This Is
HE endl am dying on borrowed bed,
under q borrowed blanket, in house built
by public charity! Bury me under that old
oak tree where there Is plenty Of room. l
have been crowded all my life"
Mr.. Edmunds, president pro tenn. Of the
Senate, gets s., 800 year, instead Of s., 900.
al correspondent says that he is paid
5000 d year each by the Vermont Central
Railroad Company and the Vermont
Wheel Works Company. His fees in cases
beIore the United States Supreme Court
arc said TO be large, so that his income Is
from $50, 900 70 $4,000.
When Judge TAFT last summer left Gin.
cinnat for his post in Vienna he did not
understand word Of German. He now
ielishts his German friends In Cincinnati
Nv Corresponding with them in their own
language. Minister Sergeant also went 10
3lBeriin with no great acquaintance with tho
Language. A literary friend recently sent
tohim for chapter in arecopdite German
I. . ~ IL .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

The Crow Indians OF Montana number
about 3,40O, and are chiefly engaged in ag'
riculture and stock raising.
Prize.hghting Is becoming quite an
American industry, but cheap foreign
pugilists threaten to rain It.
The so.called alligator skin Satchels and
pocketbooks are said to be made OF hog
skin. This is a pig Joke on the women.
A serious frost is reported from Chatta:
noosa, Tenn. The peach trees were In tull
bloom, and It Is feared that the entire crop
is destroyed.
The local indebtedness Of the United
Kingdom Is about E4 per head, and nearly
ali OF It was incurred for schools and town
Improvements.
There are 10000 square miles Of almost
unbroken forests in North Carolina, COM
prising pine, chestnut, oak, maple, beach
and hickory timber.
The money spent at the Vanderbilt ball
would have started an extensive orphan
asylum, put perhaps the poor have nc
business TO have children.
The Northwestern States will have to
import corn lOt beeu, huu uoot VI thO NVot
eYn roads are carrying it free. Oregon Ia
importing wheat, and the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company is carrying 1t at
dollar ton.
The State Of Georgia has let out to con-
tractors 1900 convicts. The lessees pay
$50 a year for each man and clothe and
lodge them, and are entitled to ten hours a
day labor from them. The net profit to
The State is about $4,000 year.
Neyly.married couples will find the fol:
lowing, about wedding celebrations, OF
interest: At the end Of the first year comes
the cotton wedding; at the end OF the
second year, the paper wedding; at three,
the leather; at FIVE, the wooden; at seven,
the wooden; at ten, the tin: at twelve, the
silk or fine linen, or both; at fifteen, the
crystal; at twenty, the china; at twenty
Ave, silver. After this the gifts grow more
and more costly. At the end Of thirty
years the pearl wedding: occurs; at the
tiitieth anniversary, the golden; and at the
seyenty-fith the diamond.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30
An Arctic Antidote.

The proprietor OF one of the New York
hotels thus explains how he rids his house
Of the drunken loafers who fall asleep in
the bar.room or the rotunda:
"Why you see, when he gets asleep, as he
generally does after having drank too much,
nobody can take him up or do anything
with him, and he is combination OF a
devil and q wreck. Just get a little ice,
well pounded up, and take him in q
friendly way round the neck and slip
the ice down bis back. AS descends, he
sort Of straightens his spine up; that makes
It drop little further. As 1t gets toward
the small Of the back, he looks very much
surprised, and opens his eyes wide, which
previously he could not open himself or
anyone for him. He looks at three or four
places around, and seeing everybody look:
Ing at him, aud feeling little cold and
queer, he rises right up and walks out the
front door. never knew 1t to fail and
don't YOU forget It,"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30

WHEELER On Thursday morning, March %,
1888, at II o'clock. BESSIE K, son oil William and
farah Wheeler, aged years and mouths
Funeral from the residence OF his parents, 10
Bridgeport, Ohio on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Friend, Of the family are invited. Inter
mont at BellAire. Ohio. ....
JoHNsoN-on Thursday morning, March 20,
1888, At tweRty minutes TO ave O'Clock. Laura
BELLH, only daughter OF James and Amelia john
son, aged years, = months aud IL days
Funeral Saturday afternoon at O'Clock from her
parents residence, No. 22ii Main street. Friends
OF the family are invited to attend. Iuterment at
Mt Calvary Cemetery.
p. H., Mrs. E1IzABETiI Hrs, in her 18th year.
Funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, from the residence Of her son'ln'law, R.
schwppner, No 16s Seventeenth street. yriends Of
the family are invited TO attend. lnsermens at
Grssnwood Cemetery,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30
why Trade Didn't Pick Up.
Albany Times.

Albany Times.
A merchant who kept three clerks, each
one Of whom made his own change and
had free access 10 the money drawers, was
the other day asked by commercial trav-
eler why he did not keep cashier 10 re
ceive all moneys?"
"Cost too much" was the reply.
"But are your clerks honest?"
Perfectly honest"
"Have you any objection to my trying
them?"
"Certainly not, go ahead in any way you
wish.m,
The traveller went away, but in about
three hours he returned and said in loud
voice, so that all might hear: =.
when was hero this afternoon l paid
you a bogus quarter by mistake. In case
you find It In counting up tonight, lay 1t
aside and I'll redeem it."
Then the traveller, accompanied by the
merchant, took position where the back
door and the alley could be kept in view,
and in less than ten minutes out came the
head clerk and emptied handful Of silver
on the head Of barrel and paved 1t over.
The bogus quarter was not there. He
returned TO the store and out came the
second clerk and went through the same
programme. He was followed by the third
aud after he disappeared the merchant
calmly observed:
give been waiting thirteen years for
trade to pick up, and l rather guess I'll try
the cashier system.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-30

Tbs latest addition to the United States
Navy Is the iron.clad Terror. Although the
significance OF name has been held in very
little esteem by the poet, this one comprises
almost An entire navy.