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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
Keeping Butter.

When butter comes from the churn
and working table it has certain
flavor to which the market is stranger
1t may De characteriz- ID as q delicate,
creamy, buttermilk flavor, in which
the ethereal and fugitive sentiment of
sweet vernal grass and clover blossoms
blend with what III the market is called
"rosiness, a coarser essence preserved
by salt and tickling the pala e of the
grocery men and the "trade." Rosiness
is very well in its way, but he can get
butter whose flavor pleasurably it'll
lates the oifactories and nulliiies the
most sensitive nerves or the most ex-
acting tongue-tip, satisfying the sensi-
tive palate, and, besideds, carries him
back dreamily 20 the sweet-breathed
kline and the green pastures, to the
plasbing churn-must enjoy it within
four or five days of the churning.
Such butter may sell at dollar a
pound in the town-hot and vile with
the odor of humanity and horses, Of
sewers and street sweeping-butit will
not keep. 1t is like the morning cloud
and early dew. Salt will not save it.,
The ethereal essence OF cream viii 90,
but the rosiness will remain. Salt keeps
that.
Well packed butter, if it is good 20
start with, and is packed in good oak
tirkins, scalded and brined as every
dairyman knows how to do; soldly
packed, headed and filled with strong
brine, 80 that every particle of air Is
excluded, every interstice filled with
brine-such will keep a year, and will
be rosy and sweet and marketable;
and the butter must be good. Salt will
not keep poor butter.
If the cream or milk is wrong--or,
to go to the fountain head, If the cows
and their feed are not right-the butter
will show it. If the churning be over
done, and the working be overdone OF
underdone, the butter will be oh-ofl-
off. Packing is Of little account unless
the butter is made up to the mark as
we'll as the market.
Keepingl Why are we asked to tel
how to keep butter? There is very lit
tie use for a dairyman who can make
good butter te trytO keep it. Sent &c
market it will only keep till buyers
find out where it is, and can get and
pass it into the consumers hands, after
it has paid two or three profits. In any
family that we know ii will not keeI
long if it is good enough.
The best butter keeps after this
fashion the shortest time, and yet June
butter is good in March and May. Olec
will keep, they say, and we should
hope II might, He who has poor but
ter, or cleo, may keep it as long as he
pleases; but our readers may est as
sured that if their butter Is good, and
packed after the gos d old fashion above
indicated, there will never be q con-
plant Of its not Keeping.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
How Western Union Serves the Public
n. y. Herald.

We called attention the other day TO a
bill into congress to compel every tele-
graph company in the county to re-
ceive and transmit without unjust dis
elimination all dispatches offered by
any other telegraph company. We
also pointed out that every such cor
poration is nov bound by the local
statutes and the common law to 40
this, a specific national law with spe-
cific remedies and penalties provided
in case of its violation would serve
useful purpose.
The Importance of such a law is
illustrated by the particulars printed
on another page of the suit brought in
Chicago by the Mutual Union 1ele-
graph Company against the Western
Union. The complaint alleges that
the latter concern will not receive for
transmission, at the ordinary rates, dis
patches from the former to points
where the wires of the Western Union
run and were those of the Mutual I'm.
ion do not, and that the Western Uu-
ion managers have instructed their
agents in Chicago to refuse all mes.
sages from all competing tele-
graph companies. 1t is further
alleged that the purpose of the
Western Union is to cripple
and embarrass the Mutual Union in
the transaction of telegraph business
and in its ability TO serve the public"
The complaint then declares that by
this course the Western Union has for
feited its right, under the laws of Hill
nois, to do business in that State, and
the court is asked to annul its 2rivil-
eyes. Meanwhile, until the final issue
is decided, an injunction is applied for
to compel the Western Union to re-
ceive and transmit without unjust dis
elimination all dispatches offered by
the Mutual Union.
These allegations are but another IL
lustration of the policy of the Western
Union to crush out all competition and
establish its own monopoly. Such a
course is at once against public policy
and detrimental to the business COM
munty. That it is in fragrant viola
ton of law has already been decided.
That it will be SO held by the court in
Chicago we have no doubt. Neverthe-
loss il is an abuse 10 which congress
should apply the heroic treatment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
THE DANGER OF KISSING
\ Physician 4 hOus That IL IN Com
mon source OF Infection.
San Francisco Examiner.

An Examiner reporter conyersing
with a celebrated physicians recently,
on the alarming condition Of the death
rate in San Francisco, and the prevail
ence Of diphtheria, received some
hints on the chief cause Of infection,
which under existing circumstances are
almost remarkable. The physician in
question is one whose reports on inteC
tous diseases have gained him an Eu-
ropean reputation, and who has paid
special attention to the subject of diph-
liberia. He modestly requested that
his name should not be given to the
public if any use was made Of his re-
marks. Hegaid the impression that
prevails that the neglected state of our
sewers and streets is prolific cause Of
the diseases generally spoken Of as
zymotic, is perfectly correct, but so
many cases Of diphtneria have come
under my notice lately where the
patients we're surrounded by the most
perfect sanitary conditions thatI found
it necessary 10 look beyond
these causes for the origin Of
the Infection A little re-
search showed me that the prime
cause in all those cases was the
same All the patients were children
or quite young girls, and / found that
they had contracted the disease by
kissing some infected schoolmate or
playmate. ! will give an instance to
illustrate my remarks, and which viii
serve at the same time TO illustrate the
extreme danger children are subjected
to by kissing their young companions.
A LITTLE GIRL,
daughter 81 wealthy parents, who al
most worahipped her, for she was their
ONLY child, complained 10 her attend
ant few mornings ago that she did
not feel well, and did not wish to 20 10
school. The nurse, a well meaning
but ignorant person, failed 20 sec any
thing serious the matter with the child,
laughed al her complaint, and not de-
string 10 trouble the mother took the
child to school as usual. The child
grew worse rapidly. The small
red diptheria spot ia her throat, which
apy doctor would have noticed, had one
been called in, but which carried 10 sig
nificance 10 the nurse, grew and enlarg
"a RAPIDLY, and before recess covered
half of the back portion Of the throat,
The little ones teacher noticed that the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04

child was really sick, and sent her
home. Before she left the school which
l may add is an extremely we'll CON
Quoted private seminary, the child said
good-hy to her desk-mate aud kissed
her. The little girl who was kis ed
caught the disease. In the case of the
first child the disease had spread 80 far
when medical assistance was called ia
that she died, thoHch had the doctor
been called iE earlier her lite would
probably have been saved. The second
child was promptly treated and her life
was saved.
ANOTHER CASE.
That came 10 my notice bothered me
for some time as to how the child
had caught the complaint, but at last
| found out that her mother had nj
lowed her to kiss the lips of a little
companion who lay dead in a coffin 81
victim of diphtheria Understand me,
| do not intend to convey the idea that
/ have discovered any thing
new. Every doctor would tell
you the same thing, but
don't believe the general public know
the danger of the Promiscuous kissing
INDUCED in by children. II they did,
parents would stop their children from
the habit, for in children it is nothing
but habit, and conveys no sense or
affection or qualification. The teach
ers in the public schools would do well
to caution their scholars against the
habit. Take a common sense view of
the case and one is instantly convinced
! of the danger of infection from a
kiss. Diptheria is foreign growth in
the throat. Infection is caused by par.
ticles of this growth coming in contact
with q healthy surface. The saliva
flows over the diseased spots and alb
serbs n portion of the minute spores.
The habit OF most people, especially
children, is to moisten their lips with
the tongue. The infected saliva
is thus carried TO the. lipe,
and the contact of lips in kissing car.
ries the disease from the sick to the
healthy person. Nor is diphtheria the
only form of injection that can be car
ried by kiss. In the course OF my
practice ] have come across eases of
the most loattso disease which the
patient contracted by contact with the
| lips of a diseased person. | would not
wish 60 create unnecessary alarm in
the mind of any person, nor have
any desire to stop The osculatory en-
| ioyment 40 dear to sweelhearts and
newly-wedded folks / do not suppose
that such people would heed my warn.
ings if they heard them, but | do say
that for an unhealthy person to kiss
another is crime, and the habit OF
promiscuous kissing most dangerous
from a sanitary point of view"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
Little Rebel.

When in command at Atlanta Gen.
Meade was quite popular and visited
the highest circles of southern society,
and was a particularly welcome guest
at the house of DR.. Lawsche's parents.
A bright, prattling little girl of years
o. a neighboring family, under the IL
fuence Of her old nurse, had imbibed
a mortal fear and hatred for the "ter-
rible Yanks." One evening at a social
gathering a young lady present in a
spirit of mischief, asked Che infant ter
rible: "What are your" Use a webel. :"
was the quick reply. "Well, who's g
Gank?' was the next question, and be-
fore any one could intCrOose the child
answered: cold Meade" The good
natured general laughed heartily at
this, and taking the child on his lap, for
she was very fond of him, told her that
he was cold Meade The child, look
ing him in the face, in an incredulous
voice asked: SIS you odd Meade2"
"Im Old Meade" Then followed a
succession Of screams as the child
struggled 70 release herself. while Che
general was conyulsed with laughter.
Ouivering with anger and excitement.
she stamped her feet angrily and said /;
~ hate you Old Meade l hate you. p
Every one.present, save the gallant
soldier, felt deeply mortified. He never
failed TO inquire after his little enemy,
and would send her presents. She
would meet him on the street aftey-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
Daniel Webster as a Farmer.
San Franciseo Chroniele.

To the end Of mis- long and busy life,
Daniel Webster retained the love of the
country and of farming which he had
acquired as child. 1t was always
with Joy that he returned from the
scenes of his public labor and triumphs
to tie cosy home at MaIshfield and his
well-tilled fields at franklin. Tue quiet
pursuits of the farm, the rearing of his
cattle, his sheep, his pigs and hens,
planting his crops, the improvement
in cultivating lands, the care of horses.
all interested the great statesman fully
as keenly as graver questions of state
and oratory at the capital. When at
Washington, engaged in absorbing du-
ties as senator or secretary, he seldom
let day pass without writing to his
farm overseers at Marshfield or Frank
lin, telling them just what to plant and
what to pillow, what horses to buy and
what cattle to sell Daniel Webster
was probably as skillful farmer as
ever lived in New England, and showed
the same wisdom in this as in public
affairs. 1t was he who discovered the
value Of kelp, or seaweed, as a rich ma
nure for land, aed brought it into gen
eral use in his neighborhood.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
Swine Notes.

The Swine Breeders Journal gives
Us some short AID good points ia the
OCTOBER number; a few of whEa We
give our readers;
Warmth, cleanliness, and regularity
in feeding little good food, are the
main secrets in rearing young pigs
An occasional application of mix
ture of equal parts of kerosene, vine
ear and hsh oil will eradicate lice from
swine.
OF the desirable qualities in pig, Il
vigorous appetite Is of the first i'm
portsnce, the next in importance is
quietness in disposition.
A writer says: Give your hogs
rubbing post, in some accessible part
of their inclosure; it facilitates their
keeping clean, and seems to afford
much satisfaction"
The hog cholera is prevailing in
Pennsylvania and other states, as well
rs over the ocean in foreign lands
Owners will do well to keep free this
terrible disease.
In feeding sweet milk to pigs, trials
made at the Wisconsin experimental
farm showed that on an average four
pounds of corn meal were equal to
twenty pounds of sweet skim milk, if
fed separately.
Oil cake and cotton seed meal is val.
liable feed for horses, COWS, sheep and
hogs, giving a healthy tone TO the ami
NAL, fattenlng the lean ones and keep.
ing them str0ng, healthy and vigorous.
Fed with roots, the effect on animal
life is astonishing.
The hog is naturally cleaner and
economies of the refuse and oilal on
the farm OF all the farm animals he
is the only one that Graves a variety of
things See that be gets what he
wants, and the years cash balance viii
foot up very satisfactory.
1t is a good plan to feed store hogs
regularly but not too heavily, three
times day; give them abundance Of
arw material to work up into A man
ure, and have on hand constant sup
ply of charcoal or wood ashes. A
mixture of the latter materials, expe-
rience has proven to be excellent in
correcting acdity and improving di.
gestion in swine.
OF the $4,000 900 to 10000 600 hogs
in the United Slater, hree-ffths are
raised in ten strictly Mississippi Valley
states, namely: Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Indiana, O1io, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Kansas, Nebraska and Wiscon-
sin. These states produce annually
nearly three-fourths of the entire corn
crop Of the country.
A Nebraska man says hay is good
for hogs, Cat the hay short and mix
with bran, shorts or middlings, and
feed as other deed. Hogs soon learn
to like it, and if soaked in swill, OF
slopfood, tits highly relished by them
In winter, use for hogs the same hay
that you feed to your horses, and yor
viii find that it will save bran, shorts Of
other food; it puts on flesh as rapidly
as anything that can be given them.
Epilepsy in pigs is generally due tc
irritation of the digestive organs, from
improper food, worms, etc. For pigs
under three months old, give a lea.
spoonful of flour Of sulphur. 1t may
be given two or three times daily dur
ing week, in a little thin Cruel, which
tho pigs do not object to consume vol
UNFAIRLY. Change Of food and comfort
able quarters are essential; also plenty
of sour milk, ample range of liberty
and pure water.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
4 Man Whe Thrashcd a Porker.
savannah Times


Yesterday a well-dressed individual,
somewhat under the influence of
liqnor. in passing the grocery store Of
j. G. Thompson was attracted by sew
eral killed hogs hung up in front Of the
STORE. Cutting down one from among
the number ne shouldered it with diff
Guilty and attempted to make his way
across the street. The whisky and the
hog together proved too much, and he
staggered once or twice and fell head
long IN the mud. Verify thinking the
hog to be the cause of his misfortune
he rolled over and over with it in his
arms, he on top one moment, the hog
the next, and after pummeling il to
his hearts content he scrambled to his
feet with the irite remark 81 guess l
licked you, anyhow"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04

gravel to scratch in. sell the fowls
when they are two years old,
and always keep the best cock and the
best hens for Matching. l have lost
only one hen in year. and am salts
fed that my fowls pay larger per
cent for the care and expense tnan
anything else. have only common
chickens, but have kept the best I'M
I'll they aro large, healthy flock ".
j. s., il Country Gentleman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04

ward, but never be induced to address
him other than Glow do you do, Old
Meade Finally the little ones pref
udice wore away, and meeting the
soldier one day, in meek voice, scar.
cely audible, sauted him: "How do
you do, general?" mo, nc" said Meade
turning quickly, "I'm not Gen. Meade,
Pm Old Meadel' " They eventually be-
came very warm friends
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
CINCISNATPS PROPHET.
Remarkable Events 60 Occur in 1888
and 1884.

There have been from time to time,
and in various localities, if not fabu-
lous, Mother Shiptou in her prognos-
tications of evil Zldkiel and Raph-
ael have gone to the bourn, etc, but
there remains another, who thinks he
can discount Vennor, Devoe, "Old
Prob" or any other prophet, named or
unnamed He II James M. SWORN
stedt, of No. 62 West Third street,
Cincinnati. who says his only motive in
the matter that my fellow mortals
may be led TO escape these great Judge
ments." His lucubrations are as fol
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
FINANCIAL PANIC

A great financial panic will sweep
like wildfre over the Unied States
some time in 1888, which will pros-
trate all industries, paralyze all bust
ness and throw out Of employment
every man, woman and child in the
country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
coMMuNIsrlc WAR.

The condition of the working classes
will become SO desperate that they will
rise up like a flood aud sweep away
both church and state and fill the land
with violence.
GREAT WHIBLWISD.
Satan, in oillcting the world like he
did Job, viii next bring the great whirl-
wind Of jeremiah, XIV, 80, which will
slay "from one end OF the earth even
to the other end of the earth" Joel,
H., Ill contains some dreadful par
ticulars of this destructive whirlwind.
SEVEN GREAT COMETS.
Satan WILSON wheel fleet of seven
great comets into line One will
plunge into the sun, producing great
outburst of solar light and heat. The
moon will be az light as the sun and
the light Of the sun will be increased
sevenfold. Che other six will ahac. the
rivers, the sea, the earth and the air.
SNOW, HAIL, FLOODS AND FIRE.
Tremendous snowlalls, halstones Of
enormous size, awful floods and fam.
ing FIRE will come to complete the
dark picture.
EARTHQUAKES
There will be great earthquakes IN
divers places. The most dreadful aud
destructive one Of all will be in the
latter part of 1884.
THE SILVER LINING 10 THE DARK CLOUD.
As the Lord restored double to job
80 will he to our land. 1t will arise
Phmaix-like from the ashes Of It's ruins
and in the latter part Of 1888 will be
made like the Garden Of Eden
THE MILLENNIUM.
The millennium, or regin Of Christ,
will begin in the United States forty
years before tho rest Of the world is
made new by the good King.
BLESSINGS.
Free homes, free supplies and ever
lasting life will be gwen to all who will
believe in this good King and flee to this
place ofreiuge from the prosecutions Of
Satan and the future Auuchri5t whom
he is to set up over the revived Roman
Empire.
HOW TO EsCAE THE TIME or TROUBLE.
The Lord il 70 form a vast camp
around the great pyramid Of Egypt,
and at the sounding Of a great trumpet
the angels are to gather his elect there
from one end Of heaven to the other
(see Joel il, ~ Isaiah, xix, 10;
Psalms, XVII, 5 al who will turn
to Cod eth their whole heart and love
the appearing Of Christ will be super
naturally protected their until the time
Of trouble is over, that is from the
autumn Of 1883 10 the spring Of 1885.
After that Lex set Of events open up
which are. too long 70 recount just
now. JAMES M. SWORMSTEDT.
CECIEEAT1, Dec. 10, 1882.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04
An Honest Nan.

A countrymap stepped into Broad
street fruit store and invested in r
nickle's worth of chesnuts. In about
half an hour he returned and handed
the proprietor one Of the nuts. "What
does this mean asked the dealer
Well remarked the customer, that
is the only sound chesnut | found in the
pint, and 70 ! thought you had put it
in by mistake / am an honest man,
and don't want to take a mean adj
vantage Of sellow.--Athens (Ga.l
Banner.
The Marquis Of Lorne and his wife
are at present enjoying the June-like
climate of Southern California.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-18

which are without solid foundation in
morals or mathematics.
The act VI 1873, establishing an in
surunce depal tment, prescrlbes stand
ard of sulvency without conformity 10
which no regular life company Is per-
milted 10 do business in Pennsylvania.
This standard is one universally re.
cognized whc ever life insurance is
treated rs a science, and is absolutely
exact, inasmuch rs it compels each
company to have assets equal tc lis
present and future liabilities. With.
out such computation of future liabIIl.
ties; aud the possession of present as.
sets, life insurance is bas-cd upon
nothing actual or tangible, but be.
comes II mere venture or experiment.
What is known as cooperative insur-
ance, more commonly as graveyard
insurance, is not in fact, worthy rs the
name. lu many instances it may OPP
pvrate NJ beneficial society, aud
when honestly conducted worlhily
answer present aud pressing emcrgrn'
cie-; but us n system ui insurance it Is
without substance or stable foundation
and may degenerate into mere sp, cuia.
ton, or fall to pieces any moment.
Without cohesive Iowcr other than
the voluntary acton of members, com.
panics conducting business upon this
plan may dissolve without much
warning, aud entail loss aud disap.
pointment upon hundreds coufdiug in
them for the future maintenance Of
themselves and their families.
These cooperative insurance com
panics claim a warrant for corporate
rxistancc under section thirty seven,
act of May, ! 1876, being supple.
ment to the act of 1873, "to establish
an insurance department. Justice to
the good name of the state and protcc.
rion to the people demand that the
recommendations of the insurance
commissioner in this behalf should he
acted upon. The tirmnes- and intel.
liccncc which have marked Mr. For.
ser's administration Of that re-pDu-.
bic Office are worthy Of all praise.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-18

en- arm or leg. or even n dislocated
neck. provided the ratbole you slip
into is large and deep enough The
spear is the weapon used, and, in ex.
pert hands, never fails 10 bring the
rodent impaIcd on the Point from it's
hole. Down IN Gave Neck the marsh
farmrr-, hr.id,s making snug sum
of money by the sale of mu.krat
hides, use the meat on their tahler
with great relish Put brace of
fricaSeei rats before Wilmington
cpicurc aud the odds are that he
couldn't tell 'cn from rabbi.