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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
The Penitent Parrot.
ND. conway in San Francisco chronlclc.

NJ d Conway IN San Francisco Chronicle. a
For fear some of your readers may
not have heard of this remarkable
bird, ] will mention that it once min
gled with speech attractive 90 the
young a. profanity shocking to their
mammas Without being in the least
annoyed by any one, and while seem
ingly looking out in a dreamy mood
over the deep blue sea, this bird would
suddenly break out with volley of
mariners patois and oaths enough to
turn the air purple around it. At
length when it was heard that some
ladies had declared that they would
never again sail on ship with such
a bird, il was resolved that the parrot
must be cured of its bad habits. And
it was. Its oaths were invariably fol-
lowed by 4 ducking A large bucket
of salt water was emptied on the poor
birds head, each splash accompanied
with the remark You've been
swearing" Polly was thoroughly
cured by this. Once when the boat
shipped heavy sea, which gave the
reformed parrot a severe ducking, the
bird, conscious of its own innocence,
descended from its perch and repaired
TO the place of poultry; there II walk
ed up and down before the deluged
fowls, saying to them You've been
swearing YOuve been swearing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A Duck Hunters Adventure.
From The Chicago Tribun,

IdSJ week young OutCdgOdU got De-
wildered andlost his way in the Kan
kaee marshes This is what he says
on the subject 81 started into the
marsh, wading, from Knox, Ind, just
after they found the dead body of that
man leaning on his gun, face down,
in the mud. I've hunted good deal
and didn't think I could get lost
When | went in | took my bearings
carefully. | struck some good shoot
ing, and it was dark before / knew it.
started home in what | thought to
be the right direction. picking my way
carefully aud looking out for mud
holes. By and by struck path and
stepped out briskly, thinking ! was
all right. l walked for about an
hour or two and began to feel tired,
being loaded with gun, a dozen
mallards, and encountered with heavy
rubber boots. All of a sudden it flashed
across me that | had passed a certain
muskrat house before, and that | was
walking in a circle. l tell you the
blood just curdled in my body. 1t
was about s o'clock and freezing
cold. | knew it was sure death to
stay in the marsh all night. | drop
ped wad box in the path and kept on
trying to keep my courage up. By
and by, after | had walked perhaps
twenty minutes, there lay the wad- box
in the path. | thought of the dead
man found the day before. | am a
cool hand generally, and thought my
staying powers were first class; but
tell you the knowledge that | was lost
in the marsh and in all probability be
You'd the reach of aid ralyzed me
completely-took every particle ofgrit
out of me. / just began to 'holler' fol
all that was worth and to shoot my
gun. Fortunately | had plenty oil
shells. and | shot my gun every few
minutes and yelled till my voice gave
out. Just as ! was giving up hope
| had only three more shells-I hearC
a faint hello. Iyelled again and free
both barrels, one after the other By
and by ! saw theglimmer of a lantern
Pretty soon an old, gray bearded mar
appeared. Well. what's the matter
with your said he 'Iwant to get ou
of this, said l can't say / blame
you much, said he. He showed me the
path, and tell you 1t wasn't forty
feet from where | had been standing
/ had been walking in a circle foi
over two hours. If he had demanded
it | would have signed a contract to
give him all had or expected to make
in the next year to get out of that
marsh. The old man was queer old
chap. when left him | offered him
good-sized bill No, sir, said he,
grayely. It's all right and don't
want nothin; but eff / was you I'd say
my prayers tonight; it amt twice a
year that man is within hearin' dis
lance of the place you was in when 1
heard you yellin' at this time o'night.
I'm free to confess | followed the old
mans advice, and, if / am not mis-
taken, / don't wade into the Kankakee
marshes to any great extent hereafter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
StOncwall Jackson's Ring.

Herbert Pope, 90 years of age, a
compositor, of Barnsbury, was charg
cd with being concerned with other
men, not in custody, in stealing dia-
mond ring, value Gl00, from the per
son of Sohn Burnett, butler, on the
night of the 25th of August The
prosecutor stated that he was walking
near the Grand hotel, Islington, short
ly after midnight on the day named,
and was rather the worse for liquor.
Two men came up to him and took
the ring from his finger before he had
time To resist. He managed to catch
hold Of them both, but the prisoner
arrived and rescued them, and they
all made off. He did not see the pris-
oner again until Wednesday night,
when he saw him in the same neigh
borhood and at once gave him into
custody. He added that the ring was
given to him by Gen. Stonewall Jack
son, in America, by whom he had
been employed as valet The prison
err said he knew nothing of the matter
adding Before God and man
swear am innocent Mr. Hannay
said there was not sufficient evidence
TO detain the prisoner. The prosecu-
tor admitted having taken too much
drink at the time, ane his memory could
not 10 altogether relied upon. He
discharged the prisoner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A Morning Hat.


"Mr. Beaver" said down-t town
merchant to his halter the other
day, that Derby you sent up to
the house was two sizes to large for
me; my number is seven and half"
Exactly" said the tile-seller
but | understood you to say you
wanted hat to wear in the morn
ing"
$50 did; what of itT
why, you are a member of the
Pacific Club, amt you"
Certainly"
"Just so. All the dress hats we
sell your members are the proper size ;
but you see, in the morning we'll
ahem they all want a little larger
hat for morning wear: don't you
seer
The customer saw.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
A MifeIs Mnes.

1T is all very well to talk about
working for the heather, said one, as
the ladies' put up their sewing, but
I'd like to have some one tell me what
| am to do with my husband2n
What is the matter with HING
asked a sympathizlng old lady.
William is a good man, contin-
ued the first, waving her glasses in an
argumentative way, but William
will invent. He goes inventing
around from morning till night, and
! have no peace or comfort ] didn't
obiec when he invented a fire-escape,
but / did demonstrate when he wanted
me to crawl out Of the window one
night last winter TO see how it worked
Then he originated lock for the door
that wouldn't open from midnight un-
til morning, so as to keep burglars
out. The first time he tried it he
caught his coat-taii in IL, and ! had to
walk around him with a pan of hot
Goals all night to keep him from
freezing"
why didn he take,his coat Off
II wanted him TO, but he stood
around till the the thing opened itself,
irving to invent some way of unfast-
ening it. That's Williams trouble.
He will invent. A little while ago he
got up a cabinet bedstead that would
shut and open without handling. 1t
went by clock work. William got
nit and up it went. Bless your heart,
he stayed in there from Saturday
afternoon till Sunday night, when it
few open and disclosed William with
the plans and specifications of pa
tent washbowl that would tip over
Just when it got so full The result
was that ] lost all my rings and a
breastpin down the waste-pipe. Then
he got up a crutch for a man that
could be used as an opera glass.
Whenever the man leaned on it, up it
went, and when h. pat it 10 his eye to
find William, it flew out into a crutch
and almost broke the top of ms head
off. The other day | saw him going
up the street with a model of a grain
elevator sticking out Of his hip pocket
and he is fixing up an improved shot
tower in our bedroom.
No Boston clergyman ever had such
q funeral as Rev. Warren Handel
Cudwortb, who died suddenly in his
pulpit Thanksgiving Day. The streets
Of East Boston were thronged for
hours. notwithsta nding the ram, and
the ferry boats carried over crowds Of
people from the city proper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
How Salt Iniures Flesh Foods.

a French physician, Dr. Hussen,
has been making experiments to dis.
cover the effects Of sait and other con
diments when used in cooking, and
adds his testimony TO the facts already
in possession Of the hygienists His
experiments show among other things
that in cooking butchers meat, only
an ounce Of salt should be used with
from six to twelve pounds Of meat. If
more is employed, it will do one or
two things it win modify the struc-
ture OF a portion Of the muscular
fiber so as TO render it more resistant
10 the action Of the gastric juice, or il
will itself check and retart the peptlc
fermentation, the very groundwork OF
digestion. Ii follows that salt and
smoked meats are more indigestible
than fresh Vinegar, it appears, may
be used with good effect, provided it IS
not in a quantity to irritate the
stomach, and it is a pure dilution of
acetic acid, freed from sulphuric and
nydrochloric acids, the latter of which,
an active principle Of the
gastric juice, must not be in excess in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

premiums amounted to SIX hundred
and twenty dollars, equally divided
between the professional and amateur
exhibitors.
The three leading classes Chrysan-
themums are pompone. or small
Chinese or large-Aowered, and the
recently introduced Japanese varie-
ties, having large fringed horets One
firm at Queens, New Jersey, exhibit
ed more than three hundred varieties.
The Chrysanthemum is now seen IN
many colors; white, rose, lavender,
carmine, brown, orange, yellow, and
purple are most common. When we
look at this sweet flower in all its
variety and beauty we are prone TO
ask. Would not our grandmotherS
hearts have glowed with satisfaction
and delight at sight of the Artemesia
as it is now grownW 1t is one of the
Oldest oi our garden flowers; without
doubt our pilgrim sisters brought it TO
this country safely packed away in
the great wooden chest with other
earthly treasures, for it like her was the
Brlvest Of brave sweet blossoms in all Of the gar
den row;
Fair when most OF the flowers shrink from the
winds that blow;
GAY when the dismal north wind walls through the
tree-tops dumb,
Breathing q breath Of gAdness is the brave
Chrysanthemum'
In England there are many societies
devoted entirely TO the culture of
Chrysanthemums, and the prizes of
fered are large. Queen Victoria is
very fond of them, and does much to
encourage their increase aud growth.
Every autumn Prince Albert's tomb
is crowned and garlauded with this
last flower of The year.
No country can surpass ours inhthe
cultivation of the Chrystanthemum,
for it is the flower born and bred IN
the north. Let the sunny south have
her Camilla aud Magnolia shows; we
will not sigh for them; hut we of the
north, when cold and frost comes.
will show our Chrysanthemums, and
leave the world to judge of their re
spective merits.
Let us have a grand exhibition OF
Chrysanthemums when the next
autumn comes, and let our tlower-lov
ers prepare before time for il, and JON
heart and hand in the enterprise, We
will forget our buried flowers in the
companion of our autumn hours.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
NegetahIes tor Dict.

1t is said TO be a fact that human
beings cannot exist in state of health
on animal food exclusively for any
great length of time. Vegetables are
necessary to prevent certain diseases,
and to remove those diseases when
they have invaded the system. 1t is
also said that vegetables can be used
as an exclusive diet and yet maintain
the body ina state of perfect health.
Herodotus implicitly attributes the
activity and healthiness of the Per
slams of his time to the variety and
abundance of fruit and vegetables
which they consumed. They had at
meals not only several dishes, but
several sources of vegetable food
preceding a very moderate allowance
of solid meat Chambers says; 81
feel sure that the puninses, infertllity,
pallor, fetd breath and bad teeth
which distinguish some of our town
population is to great extent due &c
their inability so get good supply OF
fresh vegetables and fruit An old
English doctor reports that he has
never been successful in the treat
ment of govt except in cases in which
he required total abstinence from
animal food as well US from wine
In some parts of Europe the coun-
try laborers and farm hands exist al
most exclusively on vegetable diet
and milk. On this diet they perform
arduous labor, but are rugged, strong
and healthy. The time will come
when fruit will be considered more as
articles of diet than they are al
present. 1t is held that in warm
countries animal food should be spar
ingly used, and fresh vegetables and
ripe fruits from the principal articles
of food.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
No Sale There.
Detroit Free Pres.

A man who was selling polish or
something of the sort, entered the
yard of colored family on Illinois
street and inquired of boy who sat
on the door steps:
"Bub, is your nanny homer
Eyes.
The agent raised his hand to knock
on the door, but it was opened and the
woman stuck her head out and ex-
claimed:
go right away, sah-go right
away l heard you speakin' to de boy,
an / wants you to distinctly under
stan dat the agent who doan' inquar
fur de lady Of de house doan make
no salem
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
The Incurable Savage.

It's no use trying to make . Chris
tan of an Indian. 1t can't be done
Now. here is Lola Scott, the converted
Greek. He says that fifty years ago
he used to paint himself up and in
dulpe in war dances, and go out on
the warpath and scalp palefaces and
other hoshles, aud was, to all intents
and purposes. a bold, bad indian, be
the same more or less. Then he was
converted. Joined the church. took off
his war paint and feathers, buried the
tomahawk; and what has be done
since them Sold 300 sewing
chimes and keeps on selling them
Give him back his bonarrers once
more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
on His Guard.

II want to get dogs muzzle,' said
little fellow entering a hardware
store.
rs it for your fatherl' asked the
cautious storekeeper
No, Of course it isn't, " replied the
little fellow indig nan tly, its for our
dog.
The storekeeper has resolved TO be
more guarded in the future when he
asks questions
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

John Hunting ton, of Cleveland,
some years ago put SIC, Geo into the
Standard Oil Com pany, and has drawn
large dividends ever since. The other
day, in New 70 rk, he was offered 81
000, 600 for his interest and he sold it.
He went home " ith deed for s1C0,
900 house in one pocket and drafts for
5000. 900 IN the OF her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13
THE STOW BUSINESS.

II don't know; probably not A
manager of a snide theatre in New
York wants me as curiosity, but l
amt going into anything of that sort.
A clothing house in Chicago will pay
me $l25 a month to be asalesman for
them, but as ! don't know nothing
about selling goods / suspect that
they want me for Jumbo, and ] am
sensitive on that point and don't
know whether III 90 there or not
I'll have to see Mrs. Mason about it. p"
About o'clock he left for Washing
ton where he gets his citizenship pa
pers, and then will hurry on to his
little mountain home in the Old Do
minion. He has gained ten pounds
during his confinement, and the keep.
ers say he looks much stronger than
he did on entering.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

the stomach or it will retard digestion.
The hungry man will, therefore, be
careful how he uses salt and vinegar,
and DIR. Hussen will by and by tell
him something about pepper and must
a 81
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-13

The New York Horticultural society
held its yearly exhibition OF Chrysan
themums Nov eth aud Sth. The class
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HdEReL

Standard Consolidated official report for week
ending September % shows: Ore extracted aud
shipped to mills, 1,O9S tons; bullion shipped,
S87 1850 So East crOsscut, 100 level, is 552 feet
long. South drift No. =. 1000 level is 3l4 feet
long, and shows feet of VEN which looks well.
Upraise from this drift up 80 feet where the ledge
Is feet wide. West crOSscut from north drift, 700
level is 475 feet long, and Is stu in hard ground
South DRIFT from west crOsSCUt No. l, loo level, Is
300 feet long; vein 2l2 feet wide. North drift Is III
800 feet: vein feet wide, North DRIFT No IS IN
10 feet from main COsscut. Upralse from south DRIFT
is UP 60 feet and shows the vein feet wide. North
upraise is up ST feet. North drift from north up
raise 3S5 level, is in % feet; vein feet wide.
South DRIFT from south uprase Is in % feet; vein
feet wide. The slopes contlnoe to look we'll
Bodie Consolidated Official report for week ending
September % shows: Ore crushed, 1919 tons; ay-
erage assay value Of pulp $40 "A per ton: Of tail
lngs, SO 20. Bullion shipped, 500 80. West
CrOsscut No. q 1000 level lO5 feet long, and east
crosscut same level is 53S feet long. East crOsscut,
500 level IS in 81 feet south drift from bottom Of
WINE No 8 is III 100 feet.
Father de Smet supenutendenfs report for week
ending September % shows: Ore extracted from
first level. 700 tons; second level 800 tons; third
level 4S5 TONS Ore mllled. l, 075 tons. Golden
Gate east crOsscut third level, III 81 feet; Golden
Gate south header, second level, IN AZ feet.
CLOSING PRICES or CALIFORNIA STOCKS
San FRANCIsCo, Tuesday, Oct 2, 1888
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-03
LIVE STOCK MAPKET

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-BEEVES- were 81 cars Of
The to al for three days 200 head against 54G7 head for
MetlseT s6d & baard en- GsoSs were i9E stern
Cattle and the fresh arrivals together with the left
To-day beng Holiday trade ia Dressed Beef Was
the retailers from coming TO market Texan SIDES sOd
slowly az 6daS7itc Colorado Beef At 797Ic city saught
Good and Prime offered at s9405l2a
be- AZ 5g Bs'S yGaG Is nor generally H9hey9I 10
become established fact meat can be brought
here aud kept IN thoroughly good state OF preservation by
deteroaates in quality by being retained IL chilled
mosphere OF the seaboard The meat is tender but lacks fla
VOr and the New-YorEer who has sOjOune1 in the
by the landady of the fact that She codnt Get as GOOD
Beeta he was in tie habit Of eating in the city, The ret5i
mas mat ne cannot make good Corncd Beef Of the
them report that they have abandoned tits
Of them to state the fact Ia their crcSas To- their pat
Tons The shipper who is repor ed to have said during the
it TO New YORK # nc h,d to bunq it a wheebarow"
load Of it than CARLOAD The sharp Competition IN the
am 90 o o guy NY, Hc elo upon 70 keep me pliCo
change The opinion expressed nearly ear ago that
same position reatvey that other western Dressed Meats
aud others VINO ropRcscd twelve mon ms o That wiI hin
year nor mo.G Than }OOO cattle per week word be found in
times tat number were in the yards the wee ana that
The Alaska takes out 1880 quarters Of Beet and 200 car
cases Of Mutton Mr. Goldsmith viii load the Noting Hill
LVES-Reccips were $40 nead-5gat 6Oh.st. and 254
saughtcrers Prae Veals light aud medium weight
Gaves Sg mD al S9 than o I3ro any a ay G
year. and the market FOR these must be quotcI lower The
The cost price IN The country The pest lots Of sucks County
reached 94c Common Fair may be quoted 053ic.
GEissers would sell a, @Id34c and ButermA calves at
Dressed ycals moderate request at lUq Be Tor city
teuupe rade m Dressed GIassors and ButormGs, which
Salgb-i.ga q UTls sold: IS Bucks County Veas 1873 b.
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LIVE Stock uAaxars-bY raLa3nApn

LIVE SIOUX NAHNETs-nY FELHiGAPL
,,ur,.u oct. 2-Tls DfOrsrs J0urIEl re9p"rs:-4Og2-
shipments t.5UU market opened stcady and
co-e 10 I'D lower Packing ~ 4o0t4 80, Packing
auI shipping ~ HO0s1 l5i Light - oodtJ o. oks - -
C11.-Recelpts 800. shipments $500; market slow and
went choice ENpugS e-b 30, Good Ia tnulte
-ppug rs aOdtj sos Common 10 Medium - go 10, Range
Dl,r ray dumtud Good Texans IS to~ei IE2; Wy
%,s1D-tecy.pts 900; shipments lOD market brisk
rr stock scarce lu"rtu 10 tc - 2JaS5 Good
- 50. CHOICE - %; Texans - -Oa@i 3D.
ErrlALu. oct ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to-ilF 23S heal
foia r week thus tar 1000 time H9tweez 1900
receipt, ,Uu,i eu TDug li' cars mar kot dull aud Prices
shade lower ~a.es-ENa Steers tpy export - 40 no To-
Medium 81 .DdSJ 81 RAJ hcllels - o'st ~ AZ
S5,sgoEeGegpts to-day 1000 head. total for thus
far 500 head. time lts' week ll,DjJ heat
rr,,ps sguci through c4rs mrHc uul and topping
-ay-Flu 10 Good Western sheep - tJ1+t ~ NLoc 10
Fancy - u1=i 30 o.,
Eegg,eiuts to-day 1900 neat; total Tor week thI' Tar
neal. Lll5 Lsi week lJbO rAt TcteIps
Consigned through 90 ma ke steay and unchanged
and Heavy JVi Choice Heavy - 0OGsO o. flss
- % asa -.
East LnrrrY Penn. Oct. 2.-CGRs - Receipts 1885,
maract active at former prices. .. INA.
Ty,-Rrrrpts 40 maIDet lcm, PhilaiclpLiis - 500
So -. IUTDegs - 80 9tJ ~ -. ..... 49,.
Nlsy-Kcucpls 2,2JDi market air aud pucc' same as
formerly.
ST Logs oct Acknowledgements 500; shipments nouci
quality poor good shipping sies here Only local
trace done butchers NauNus Saai- 20 Texans IS 5V"s
l-0ec1pIs COO shipments 300 make, quiet. only
or. trade doei Fair TO Prime sjG Texans - D. 49, Jvi
'Ju rcrp,s 900 shipment, $780, higher and
active. LgU - OJGfj 10, Heavy - gs1 ~ - AIAs - on
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CLOSING PRICES or CALIFORNIA STOCKS =
San FRANcIsco. Tuesday oct 2, 1888
THE PETROLEUK MARKET
NEw-YOEK, Oct. 2.

NEw-YOEK, Oct 2.
The figures of the pipe lines lin barrelsj for
September were as follows Runs 1864, 522; average
per day, 65,4S4: deliveries. 2,32O724; average
per day, 1887 deliveries, 356,202; average
per day. H. S73; charters, 1407656 average per day.
46,929.
The petroleum market tO-day purely specua-
tive one The news from the Oil fields bullish,"
several wells being reported dry which situated
that II tley had proved good producers important
enect would have been exerted producers. To
extent the news helped early advance 70 81 10,
against 81 l4os last night But there was steady
pressure oil long stock the market which carried
prices down eventually to 81 1891 1873 SO far as
eau be learned the supply from sources what
ever may been the origin of the seIipgou move
menL The market closed weak, but further selling
movement VII tend 70 increase short interest 10
unwleldly proportions
The range OF prices and the total transactions to-day
follows: