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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
A Lively Color. Bearer.
From the Arkansaw Traveller.

"Talk about my war record, said
an Arkansaw orator at political
meeting. MY war record is a part
of the States history. Why gentlemen
| carried the last Confederate flag
through this town
Yes. " replied bystander, "for |
was here at the time,
Thank you for your fortunate
recollection, gratefully exclaimed the
orator. 1T is pleasant to know that
there still lives some men who move
aside envy and testify to the courage
of their fellow beings As | say,
gentlemen, my war record is a part of
the States history, for the gentle
men here will tell you that | carried
the last Confederate flag through this
town.
That's fact" said the man who
had witnessed the performance. He
carried the last Confederate dag
through the town, and he carried it so
blamed fast you couldn't have told
whether it was a Union Jack or
smallpox warning
The Rev Or. Miller tells a good
anecdote, illustrating tire popular idea
entertained about the three lesa'ng
professions He says an ANXIOUS
father consulted seer to find out, if
possible, the destiny Of his three boys.
To his great dismay, theman Of know
ledge declared. One will be MUIR
derer, another a falsifier, and the
third pauper living en- the town.
As the good father began to bewall
his lot, the seer added; Do not
mourn; those ars the common lots Of
men. Your first son viii se doctor;
the other lawyer, and third coun-
try clergyman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
The SOn-l n-Law

What is thisl
This, darling, is the son-in-lawl
Oh he is the victim of a mother-in
law
Yes, dear, of a rich mother-in-law,
who supports him.
That is what makes him so tired
and ricketyl
Partly, my precious.
And the other cause!
Well, he has been to dinner al the
club.
But why does he go home in that
condition.
Because all the other places are
closed.
Gracious what will his mother-in
law do2
She will help him upstairs and as
sist in removing his boots.
Then the poor son-nl-law will not
be dubbed with soup-ladle, lectured
for two hours, and scalded half 70.
death with boiling tea!
Oh, no.
But if heIis SO dissipated why does
the poor mother-in-law put up with
him2
Because he gives her daughter posi-
ton.
How ''position9N
WE'LL before marriage the mother
in-law was very rich, but was not
known in society.
Well?
Now she is not quite SO rich, but she
is known.
Through the son-in-law
Exactly
But the poor wife-her daughter
1t is the same with her.
Are they satisfied
Quite SO.
But is getting into society SO desir-
.,ble thata girl will marry sucu a man
to accomplish it}
Yes my precious.
Mr. Bat how for the poor girls who
can not marry such men1
They are unfortunate.
Have they no consultations.
A meager one
And that
They can die and go to heaven
| Life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

fare must be waged against our insect
enemies, anless we expect them to
take the field Borers, both the fiat
and round headed are increasing in
our orchards. The Cooling Moth is,
as usual, destroying a large portion
of our fruit. Canker worms and Leaf
Rollers are defoliating our trees. But
an insect, to which many apple grow
ers pay but little attention, is, sus-
pect, doing more injury in my orchard
than all the others combined. ] refer
to the Plura Curculio. | have Ben
Davis orchard, at least ten years old,
besides which has stood peach or
chard, the fruit being last year badly
infected with Curculio. There beng
no peaches this year they seem to have
madea combined attack ON the apples,
and there is scarcely a specimen in
this orchard that does not carry marks
of the Little Turk, which makes
them rough and deformed and unfit
for market purposes. My other or
chards show some evidence of their
presence, but not in such numbers as
this.
One fact or one experiment does not
establish a theory, but infer from
the fact above stated, that this insect
breeds very rapidly in the peach and
plum, and when these fruits fall,
attack the apple, feeding upon it as
well as depositing their eggs in it. This
is probably one of the principal causes
of "scab, which some seasons de-
stroys large portion of our apples,
and, in my opinion, the sooner the APP
pie grower banishes every peach and
plum tree from his orchard the better
il will be for his rocket
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
A Novel SwindIe.
From Vanity Fair

A swiudle of novel kind has Just
been perpetrated by newspaper cor
respondent in Paris. This gentle
man advertised in the Paris papers
that he had hired wellfound steam
er which was going to make a months
cruise in the North Sea, and that he
was prepared to accept 200 passengers
at f20 each, this sum TO include all
board, lodging, and travelling expens-
es for the four weeks. He was not
long, thanks to the favorable notices
in the Figaro and other complacent
journals, in making up his compile
ment and the 200 passengers, each
of whom had paid his 500 in advance,
were conveyed by special train from
Paris to Havre last Saturday after
noon. They found the ship waiting
for them and went on board, but the
newspaper man did not put in an APP
pearance, and the owner of the vessel
said he could not start until he arriv-
ed and paid him for the hire of the
vessel. kilograms were sent in all di-
rections, but nothing could be heard
of him, and the unfortunate eXcur-
sionists were compelled at last to leave
the vessel and return to their respect
i've homes, the ingenious hirer of the
steamer having in the meanwhile got
clear away with something like "a, :
GOO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
A Bloodhound That Lived ON Cats
~ llodelphia Times.

~ llHdelpha Times.
Pat Dugan boards, lodges, bathes
and doctors dogs for ~ per week each.
and sometimes has as many as thirty
on his hands at one time Mr., Dugan
has been in the business fifteen years.
Many strange things have happened
in his business. The strangest was in
Washington, nine years ago. A for
eigner called ON him one day. Mr..
Dugan gives this account of what fol
lowed
DO you board dogs sed he.
" j do, sed l.
=" Well sed he, will you take
Siberien bloodhound for five months2'
i will, sed l.
CO. Well, sed he, looking at me
sharp, this dog must have u cat every
day. / agreed to do it for 50 a week
IAN right, sed he. Trs a Roosian
legations and am going West till fall.
He counted out the board money for
three months, left me his address and
slid out The next day the dog was
brung around by a servant and | put
him in room in the back shed, and
the circus begun bought cats from
DO}o ~ ten ctllLh dplttt anu ttlhtu
money. The dog would bolt EN-, fur
and all After three weeks cats begun
to 90 up, and / soon had topay twenty
five cents, then fifty cents apiece
advertised that | would pay twenty
five cents for good, fat cats. That
worked fine for couple Of days, and
then the Society for the Preyentirn of
Cruelty to Animals comes down on
me and puts a speci al cop to spot the
shop, and / had to snake what cats
could buy over the back yard fence
The boys dropped on my fix and cats
riz dollar apiece quick as wink That
was moren / could stand, so ! just
jumped the contract, sent the dog 70
to the Roosiaa Minister'S, and skipped
the town.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

es, while at times quite carried away
by the torrent of his eloquence. l was
assured by eye-witnesses that when he
went down into the vestry he would
sometimes roll on the floor in agony,
though during his pulpit address he
had ceased altogether to feel pain.
VIII and faith together can indeed
work wonders.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
London's Water supply.
rom a Letter to the Pan Mall Gazette


Five Of the metropolitan water com
panies draw their supplies from the
Thames above Teddlngton Lock. The
average daily flow of the river at the
intakes is 500, 600 600 gallons. These
companies abstract 6S, 600, 600 per day
that is, a little more than one eighth
Of the total Aov They possess power
to abstract TO 600 600 gallons per day.
On the drainage area of the Thames
there dwell SOC, 900 people Including
200 600 in towns Of upward Of 1000
inhabitants), and upon it there live
10000 horses, 100, 600 cattle, 800, 900
sheep and 100 600 pigs. Their sewage
and refuse pass into the Thames, eth
er directly or indirectly. The theory
that polluted river water puniles itself
in its flow has been proved 10 be false.
After filtration this water is sent TO
London. 1t is considered very salts
factory when filtration removes %
per cent Of the organic impurities,
leaving ~ per cent. 10 be supplied in
solution To the consumer The com
panies derive a gross annual income
Of $3.50, 600 for this supply The vol
ume of the flow in the river is fairly
constant, but the amount Of its poIlu-
tons and Of the quantities distracted
daily are necessarily increasing ones
The whole Of these figures are taken
from blue books, and if disputed, the
reference for each viii be given. If
it were possible for there companies
to have a reservoir containing $4,000
900 gallons Of absolutely pure water,
and into it were allowed 10 90 the con
tents Of water closets, household Stops
and manufacturing refuse of liz, 800
people, in the sane proportion in
which they respectively enter the
Thames at the present time, and in
addition as much Of the manure Of
Z, 500 horses, 10000 cattle, 1l3, 500
sheep. and 5000 pigs as could find
It's way there, and it, q per cent, or ev-
en- 80 per cent. Of these organic i'm
purities were removed by filtration, is
there any householder in London who
would use it for drinking and domes
tic purposes Yet this is pro rata
what they uncomplaningly receive
and use every day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
Charlie Ross.

The Newark, N j., Evening News
revives the story Of the kidnapping Of
Charley Ross on July /, 1864, from in
front Of the family residence in Ger
maptown. The chief Of detectives Of
police Of Philadelphia, William r.
Heene. recently died, and among his
papers the family found two letters
tied securely in separate package
which, on being examined were
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

A GERMAN Prince and a Russian
Court have succeeded in captivating
two Of the most attractive damsels
America sent over to Europe this
summer. The former gets New
Jersey girl, and the latter one from
Maryland. Western bellies have
more sense than to marry titles.
After associating with the young men
OF the West, their taste is too
high for Courts or Princes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

AN Inventory Of the estate Of the
late Governor William H. Smith, Of
Wisconsin, was filed in the Probate
Court at Milwaukee re Gently. The
property involved is appraised al
GAG, $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-06
Van Amburg's Great Show.

Two immense gatherings assembled
beneath the spacious pavilion of this
favorite amusement organization yes
tcrday afternoon and evening, and the
frequent applaus and marks of approval
with which the entire audience received
the many novel and startling arenic en-
tcrtainmcnt is positive proof that they
were highly delighted. The racing
was above the average. The clowns
were chastc and amusing, in fact We
never witnessed II more complete and
artistic combination of attractive fca-
lures than that presented 10y the Van
Amburg company yesterday. Many
iarc specimens of the animal kin9do
are 10 be seen in the mena9crlc depart
mcn:, among them the only living Non
deScript ever on exhibition, mary clous
specimen of the animal creation, show
in@ positive indication OF nine different
animals a.id nst what the name ml.lics
nnhdcScIibablc or beyond description.
fine company came here with the most
favorable comments from the press
where they have exhibited and fully
maintained the rcput alton which they
have held for many years as one OF the
lcadin" amuSr mcnt organizations Of this
continent. Tie daring tight wire as
MON from tie ground t. tie TOP oi
/ The center rotc, by VI - Ida Vincent. %
.rcc out ,.Gc exhibition was wi;nt Ss,u
ry il large C"ncoursc of person., ana
from that time untll the CiuSr there WI,
"ot tie slig'.tcst approach TO vul-Lity
nr one single objectionable feature pres
cmted, which IS worthy OF comment
| We do not hesitate 10 say what has
80 many times been said, '.that the Van
| .Ambur"h show is ;hl that il claims
and worthy OF Tie patronage which il
always commands" Good luck 10 you
"cntIcnicn--L Log ansrort, Ind, journal
| April 2Sih 1883. II will be in MankItO
| WcClnes,iar July 18th, 1888.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-06
Cambria GleanIngs.

Cambria had four delegates I'm the recent
county convention:-prctty good for half q
! town.
Daniel Davis has purchased ono of tiiOs.
elegant and costly cover-csrriagcs. Severa
of our unsophisticated youngsters who hav.
no hopes of securing its services for the
Fourth and like occasions, cast many a wist
full and melancholy look at this spcndit
vehicle rs ii gracefully glideth by.
Mrs. X. }. Thomas, of Mankato. has pait
our vicinity II brief visit lately. the guest o.
Mrs. j. J. Edwards, OF CORTLAND.
Recently Mrs, Jcnet Jones, OF MankatO
| spent week at her fathers home, Rev. j
Jenkins.
Miss Esther l.. Bowen, who has lust gradu
ated at the Normal In the advanced course
| is in rather feeble health. We wish hcI
| speedy recovery.
John l.. Lewis is crectinga now granary
Our accomplished carpenter Evans has tht
| job in hand.
Phoenix, who does the "pedagoguing" IL
Dist. No. II, has so pupils enrolled, with al
average attendance Of ~
| John l.. Jones has bought the Rev. JOSEPH
itccs' farm of III acres, from the agent, W
j. Williams Consideration $500.
Lively preparations are being made to
wards having IA rousing celebrating the 4th
An immense amount of fun is anticipated
Philip jenkins is putting the finishing tome;
ON his fathers house, which makes it she's
| OH very fine.
Our friends oi terpsichorcan propsnsi
ties, finding their organette too small I.
meet the present demands for music. hay,
resolved Ia sc.l the old one and buy another
capable of emitting Il larger volume OF. mao
| a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-06
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS



=. X. johnson IL home from Montana, visit
upon Office work in st. Vincent. He has
good position in the Custom Office.
The literary society of Sterling gave an ice
cream sociabe last week, which included
4 literary entertainment, ice cream and soca
visiting 1t was very pleasant
I There was an cid settlers meeting at Bias,
! Lake last week Wednesday, In which some
~ Naplcton townships people participated.
Mrs b. f. Stedman has been visiting friend,
here.
Prof. Henry Cot and wife are here max ing
the acquaintance Of ana visiting friends. He
still teaches ut Willmar, Minn.
Rev. Mr.. Fisk, ofCarlcton college, and Rev
Mr.. Cash and wife, were here over Sunday
attending To the dedcatory ceremonies OF
the Congregational church. which took place
last sunday. Rev. Mr.. Cash returns to this
plac" la preach for the society. Rev. $. A.
stowe breaches next Sunday, after which /,
SUNDAY school will bc organized.
Mr.. .ino. Gcddcs called upon friends in
Maplcton on his return from the Normal
school AT Winona.
Rev. Edwin Berry, formerly n pastor of the
Baptist church here. preached in this place
Monday evening. He a,sd Rev. Mr.. Reeves
were returning home frutu GAINESVILLE where
tncy attended II yearly meeting of the Free
Will Baptist Society.
Geo. BiSscli will ts.ae charge of the Maple
ton House next Monday. He goes in well
equipped for Keeping II iirst-class house and
We hope the ptAblc will grant the same libcr-
nj patronage To tho house that they have In
the past.
Stroches " Dyer are collecting another
shipment of hogs.
Miss Ella Rcb has gone To Mankato TO serve
isn apprenticeship in Miss Wilson's dress
making shop.
There was a strawberry festival mt Mr.. Nc
Queens Wednesday evening of this week.
Mr.. Chus, Bishop of La Porte. Iowa. Mr..
Jno. Bishop and Mrs. Bishop, of Palmyra,
Wis, brothers and mother of DIR. Ira Bishop
are visiting in Maplcton.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
First Insertion July @; last insertion Aug. IL
SHERIFF"S EXECUTION SALE.

ny virtue of an execution issued out of aud
- under the seal of the District Court for
the county of Blue Earth and State Of Mime
sofa. ON the 30th day of June, A. ID. 1881, upon
Il Judgment in favor of Seymour, Sabin & Co.
corporation under the laws OF the State of
minnesota rendered I'm justice court on the
sth day OF October, 1881, for $50 S0-IeU dam
ages and costs. before =. X johnson Il Justice
oil the Peace IN and for said county of Blue
Earth IN an action In which said Seymour,
Sabin Co. were plaintiffs, and r. &. Payne
was defendant, transcript of which judg-
nlent was duly tiled and dOcketed In the Office
county of Blue Earth aforesaid, ON the 10th
day OF October, 1891, have this Bird day of
July, a. ID. 1888. duly seized and levied tipon
all the right, title and interest of the said t.
4. Payne IN ami to the following described
real estate, situate in the county of Blue
Earth and State Of Minnesota, to-wit: The
southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter
oi section seven 90 township one hundred
ana seven tU.), raIsse twenty-six (s6). Notice
Is hereby given that will sell at public auc
lion To the highest bidder for cash tho above
described real property or so much thereof
Us mny he necessary, on the
18th Day of August. A. ID. 1883,
ut 10 o'clock I'm the forenoon m
The front door of the Office of the
Register of Deeds in and for the c0uu.
" of Blue Earth aforesaid, ut the city OF
Mankato therein to satisfy the said judg
lnent $59 80 anc 'i.4s costs since Judgment
said execution. gether with the interest AMI
Dated July 9u 1883.
GEO. w. MONKS, Sheriff
of Rlue Earth Co.. MINI
PA. FOSTER, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Council Proceedings.

The city council met in regular
monthly session Thursday evening.
After roll call the minutes of last
regular and special meeting were read
and approved.
The reports of officers of the city be-
ing called for chief of police Robinson's
reports was read and showed slight
increase in DRINKS and disorderlies for
the past month. The report of City
Treasurer Lang for the month of June
showed Il balance in the treasury to the
amount of S59Sl As.
Alderman Carney from the commit
tee on water works, asked that when
The council adjourn it be To Thursday
evening of ncxt week, at which time Il
iull report would bc made showing the
approximate cost, the ACCESSIBILITY of
the loo alton of such works and the best
plans To he adopted. On motion, mayor
was asked To invite the Board of Trade
and all interested citizens To attend
this special meeting.
Report of street commissioner for the
preceding month showed $427.45 to
have been expended Tor the information
of our bubble highways.
On motion the price of the new revis-
ed charter and ordinances was placed at
81 30 each.
Very little other business WAS done.
TIE ratio of divorces To marriages
in Norway is to every 1852 in
Scotland. to 779; and in New Eng
land for the past live years the ratio
has probably been one divorce to
every nine or ten marriages. Presi-
dent WoolSey, who has given the
matter thorough consideration, and
from whose report the above figures
are taken. rather leaves one in doubt
rs to the differences To be drawn. Ii
does not follow that American homes
are tainted more than those of other
countries, although the ratio Of di.
yorces to marriages is much larger.
The divorce laws of the United States
taken respectively, allow too may pre-.
texts for separation. Trivial causes.
and often within, are by slight tun.
ing, made cause sufficient by the
courts for breaking up homes. 1t is
an evil which has been condemned
for many years, and it is hoped that
this report Of DR.. Woolsey, showing
rs it does the alarming extent tC
which this abuse is carried in Oul
| country, will he the means OF bring
ing about reform in the divorce
! laws.
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ANOTHER FROM STERLING.

Cyrus Root has the best cultivated field OF
| corn we have seen this season in town. Mex
week we will tell who has the poorest. Some
of our farmer friends close by would do wei
topatteIn after Mr.. Root.
\. Is. Reed Is going to have u new barn.
Tom Benedict and II. ID. Boyer are to put II
up.
Furinan says he is going to sell his mill,
even II he has To sacrifice on IT, and offers II
for $1,000. We expect To be over-run with
would be mill purchasers now.
w. III Johnston offers his blacksmith shop
and tools for sale. This liz one of the best
places we know of for II blacksmith. Billy
Johnston II few years ago was poor man,
and now he is able to retire; consequently
we are out Of blacksmith shop, but he
leaves the chance open for some other man
to come and do likewise. f.
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AN enemy of strawberry has APP
peared in Southern Illinois this year
which is working great devastation in
the crop. Ii IS Il small green, Hat.
louSe-like bug, which commences its
rayage when about onc-siXteenth of
an inch long, and gradually grows to
one-fOurth of an inch, changing to Il
dull, rusty color. and acquiring
wing.
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sterling Items.

Corn and small grain are hooking splendid
~ and We anticipate good crop this year.
Mr. Peter Johnston has returned home from
Montana, for II short visit. Peter has Il yer,
hnc collection of natural curiosties, which
he has collected at various times.
Mcssrs. Willie Morris and Ira Conrad hav,
returned from college, and we are glsld to se
them.
hrs. Chas. Roberts and Mrs. Pierce hav,
returned from their visit in Dakota.
The Congregational church was dedicated
last Sunday. There was a large audience.
Picnics, festivals and sociables are in f,Il
blast now. The ice cream festival at Mr.
}. Johnstons' was II complete success, and We
think amy future announcement from the Y
Il. NJ. Is will secure Al good attendance.
BEN-HAY-DAD.
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AT the launching of new steam
or, 1.-The Dapnhe," on the Clyde riv-
er in Scotland. Tuesday afternoon,
from some fault in the ballusting the
steamer turned over suddenly on her
side, throwing i'm the water ill who
were on board. Over Il hundred per-
sons were drowned. 1t is thought
that not more than half dozen of
those who were on deck escaped.
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Wedding Anniversary.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Judd, oi Rapidan, made them Il very
pheasant surprise on the thirty seventh
anniversary of their wedding day, whIch
occurred on the 23rd of June. A large
company met at their residence on the
afternoon Of the day. bringing with
them material for IN abundant supper r,
and number of valuable presents
The pleasantest feature of the OccaS-
ion was the unspcakable astonishmect
of Mr. and Mrs. Judd us the company
filed in with their baskets. A large
number of beautiful and costly pres
cnts were brought by the friends, en-
prcssivc Of the good will aud high as.
TEEN held for Mr.. and Mrs. Judd by
their ncighbors.
They have made hosts Of friends in
this community if the number present
and the hcartiness of their greetings
IRE Indie ,tions to be relied upon.