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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Something was Done.
Nh street News.

In the last days Of the war citizen
of Indiana made his way to Boston,
and had an interview with a former
acquaintance, who had left his Hoos-
Ter home for the Hui" and got rich.
Daniel, the war is coming to a close
and l haven't made dollar out Of
il.
"Is that possible. Didn't you have
any scrub hogs or lean cattle to sell2''
NO
No baled hay for the armyl'
''Not a pound.
Cant you get a contract for sup
plying the army with something or
otherl'
II don'tthlnk so.
Got a farm, haven't you.'
yes, but it's almost all lake
Lake, Hurrah you're saved Never
mind an army contract. Come with
me to a map publisher, and before
twenty-four hours have passed we
shall have organized the Great Inland
Navigation Company, elect you as
president, and l viii have the stock
on the market! All we want is a map
of the lake and a cut Of a steamboat
going fourteen miles an hour Saved
saved where my hat3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
GENERAL snfRMAN's STORY.

NeN NJ. lMoIning IournaI

New YORK AMoiunE journal
General Sherman told gambling
story when he was here few days
ago which has never been printed,
although II was based upon happen
iugs of several months ago. Among
the listeners were General Graham
General Barnum and other old war
horses, who had been proddIng the
old commander for half an hour to
give them a story.
Now, boys, | hate to carry YOU
back TO war, but this thing occurred in
Augusta, Ga, in those hot times in
the sixties My paymaster was
young fellow belonging to a god
New York family and backed by three
solid nance on his bond We were
pretty poor in these days and always
eager for pay day 10 come around
One day we went TO the strong-room
to get our money and found the cup
board was bare
Yes, the paymaster was on hand,
but he had no greenbacks. When
asked whore they were he replied
Gone up the ilue, which, being
literally translated, means that he
had lost il by gambling. You must
know that gamblers follow the army
around and make a big thing for a
short while after pay day. 1t seems
that few of this gentry got tired Of
picking up the money by driblets, and
put up job to capture ;he whole pot
! And this is how they did it.
The paymaster was very fond of
| drawpoker, and was not slow in
revealing his weakness TO the sharp
4 eyed gamblers Little by little they
/ drew him in, until he drew upon the
/ Governments money, $500 GOO 10 try
] TO redeem his own The room in
which the games were played was in
/ the principal hotel Of the town, the
gamblers also occupying the room
above Through the ceiling "A hole
was bored which commanded full
view of the paymaster and the hands
he held. To this hole the eye of a
confederate was glued while the game
was on, and an elaborate system of
gamblers telegraph enlightened one
Of the men at the table as TO Tie CON
tents of the pay masters hand, as
seen by the telephone upstairs.
The army paymaster carried his
money or should say, our money
into this den Of thieves. He stood
no show whatever against this combi-
nation Of circumstances formed by his
attentive friend They let him win
once in a while to keep his courage
up, but il was only a question Of time
when he should owe the Government
$500, 600. That time came just two
days before our pay day. The gam
blers left IN a hurry and didn't even
take the trouble to remove the cyi-
dences of their fraud Our men were
mad enough to have hanged them had
they remained, and that would have
been their fate had / caught them.
We had TO wait a week without mon
ey, not having the fine expressing
facilities of time Of peace. The pay
master was locked up until his back
ers paid the bill, when he was dis
honorably discharged
Now, General, let me ask you a
question. mildly spoke little ex-
paymaster Asa Holt land broker
Of Pine'St
Certainly, sir, replied MIR Sher
man who believed that his story was
iIvulnerable
General why didn't the paymaster
change his seat2'
Sir" Indignantly replied the ex-
commander, you should not question
history too closely"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Explosives.
Gen. Newton. in tho North American Review

Gen. Newton ia tho North American Review
Rapid ard strong explosives are
very useful in hasty operations for
the destruction Of abatis, palisades,
stockades. barriers, and other mill
tary distractions, and they form q
regular part Of The material in
foreign armies. They serve, like wise,
TO remove walls, houses and other
cover for an enemy to destroy With
CELEBRITY bridges, particularly IRON
trussed railroad yiaducts, and in vari-
Gus ways not necessary to mention,
are useful in attack and defense IN
industrial uses they haze perforated
mountain ranges to open rapid com
munications between nations, have
removed rocks and other bard @bstruc-
tons from the channels Of rivers, and
destroyed submarine wrecks. They
have been used 70 break up the sub
soil to depths Of six to ten feet to aid
growth Of trees. They have removed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Seven stories of Noted Women.

Seven Stories of Noted Women.
Two ladies contended for precedence
/ the court of Charles Y, They ap.
pealed to the monarch, who, like Sol
onion, awarded, Let the eldest 20
first. Such a dispute was never
known afterward.
One OF the principal graces of Sa-
rah, Duchess of Marlborough, was a
prodigious abundance of fine hair
One day, at her toilet, to anger her
heroic lord, she cut off her command
ing tesses and flung them in his
face.
Nollekins, the sculptor, was a para
gon of parsimony. In his own house
candles were never lighted at the com
mencement of the evening, and when
ever he and his wife heard a knock at
the door they would wait until they
heard a second rap before they lit the
candle, lest the first should have been
"a runaway and their candles should
be wasted.
when the Princess Charlotte of
Mecklenburg -Streltz came over to be
married to George III she was ten
days at sea, but kept gay the whole
voyage, sung to her harpsichord, and
left the cabin door open. When she
first caught sight of St James Palace
she turned pale. The Duchess of
Hamilton smiled my dear Duchess"
said the Princess, you may laugh.
You have been married twice, but it is
no joke to me. y
While Frederick Morel, the great
scholar and eminent printer, was en-
ployed on his edition of Labanius
one day, he was told that his wife was
suddenly taken ill., II have only two
or three sentences to translate and
then | will come and look at her. A
second message informed him that she
was dying. Il have only two words
to write, and l will be there as soou
as you, " replied the philosopher At
length he was told that she was dead.
Il am very sorry for it indeed, said
he, going on with his work, ''she was
very honest woman"
The marriage of Racine was an act
of penance- neither love nor interest
had any share IN the union. His wife
was good sort of woman, but per
haps the most insensible of her sex,
and the most proper person in the
world to mortify the passion for liter
allure glory and the momentary exul-
tation of literary vanity 1t isscarce-
ly credible, but most certainly true,
since her own son relates the fact, that
she had never seen acted, nor ever
read, nor desired to read the tragedies
which rendered her husband so cele-
brated throughout Europe She had
only learned some of their titles in
conversation.
Maria and Elizabeth Cunning, who
appeared at the court Of George III ~
one at the age Of Is and the other at
19-were two portionless girls of sur
passing beauty They are declared, -
writes Walpole Ito be the handsom-
est women alive. They can't walk in
the park, or 90 to VauXhall, but such
crowds follow them that they are gem
orally driven away One day they
went to see Hampton Court. AS they
were going into the Beauty-room an
other company arrived. The house
keeper said This way ladies; here
are the beauties The Cummings
flew into passion, and asked what
she meant. The younger of the fair
sisters became the Duchess of Hamil-
ton; the other became Lady Coven-
try.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
4 Practical Dream.
BurllngLon HaNkeYe.

burlington haWkele.
Bertha Crowley, of Deposit, Penn,
dreamed three nights in succession
that her uncle was dead. Then she
got a letter from his lawyers telling
her that the old gentleman was sure
enough dead and had left her an es-
tate worth $50, 600, and Bertha has
gone to Galveston t. take hold of it.
If we could dream like that girl we
would go to sleep right in the middle
of this paragraph, and we wouldn't
wake up until we had dreamed out
the very lat cent there is in the
whole family - uncles, cousins,
nephews, and grandsires There
wouldn't be more than $50 in the
pot even then, but we'd move to rake
her Just as she stood. Why, thatg
some kind of a way to sleep and
dream. Bessie Turner couldn't hold
snore alongside of this beautiful
dreamer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

The recent bloody news from Egypt
has for the time being thrown the
France-C China controversy into the
Shade. Should Eeypt's False Prophet
succeed IN marching bis armed host
to the Red and the Mediterranean
seas, both England and France would
have their hands full Of a new war of
very large ditue.. sions France in
Mohammedan Tripoli, Algirs and
Tunis, and England in Egypt and the
East Indies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Mr.. 0'DOnnell.


Mrs. Margaret O'Donnell, the wife
~ Carey's slayer, lives in seciusion in
this city, her actual residence being
known only to Father Filan, the
priest of the Church OF the Assump-
ton. The latter said TO day that Mrs.
ODonnell was not unwilling to at.
tend the trial Of hor husband, which
begins Friday, but on the contrary,
for weeks she has held herself in read
mess to 90 to England, and to give
her evidence ON behalf of her husband
if 1t would be admitted Father Filan
adds that she is ready now 10 90, and
will do so as soon as circumstances
permit. She asserts that never al any
time was She waited upon by any
newspaper reporter III reference to her
husbands trial or about the staying
of Carey; that she never gave her
views about either Of those matters to
any journalist, and that the reported
interviews with her are incorrect In
she says that the diiteren-
COS between herself and her husband
were not caused by AIRY Of her friends
and that none Of her friends at any
time kept them apart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Fremont and His Son.

] attended a very large wedding re-
ception this afternoon Of son Of
General Fremont, an army officer,
and daughter Of John 9. Townsend,
the counsellor who was Tweeds law
yer. He lives in West Thirtyfourth
street, and has been very friendly TO
General Fremont for many years.
General Fremont was also present,
looking remarkably well considering
hls years and the variety Of his ser
vices. / think his wife, Jessie Ben
ton, was also present, but am not
sure. His son, the groom, is a hand
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
Arkansaw Corn Bread.
Arkausaw Traveller.

A writer IN a Northern newspaper
says he can throw a piece Of Afkan-
saw corn bread through a brick wall
ten feet thick This story is greatly
exaggerated, as nine feet and half is
the thickest wall through which a
piece Of the bread can be thrown.
Such reckless writers tend TO bring a
state INTO contempt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

The following compound viii prove
to be very effectual in removing grease
and soiled spots from clothes. The cost
OF the materials is but triAe, being
mostly water Aqua Ammonia, 30drops;
Alcohol / ounce; Transparent Soap,
80 grains: Water, 16 ounces. Mix and
apply with stiff brush.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

Professor Wiley, of the United
States Agricultural Department, at
Washington, has been making expert
ments with a process which has been
little tried in tie manufacture Of
sugar, which promises astonishing
results 1t is what is technically
known as the diffusion process, and
by it he gets 80 per cent. more sugar
from the cane than by the old process
of pressing the cane between rollers.
BY this process he cuts the cane into
pieces an eight of an inch thick, and,
putting il into a series Of iron recep-
tacles and passing hot water through
them by pressure carries away the
sugar in the cane, leaving the starcn
and gums, which arc retained by the
old process, and making a better and
purcr sugar and much more Of it.
The process is quiet a simple one, and
tho professor thinks it will take the
place in time Of the old plan The
machinery, he says, viii cost little
more for the new process, but he
thinks the advantage gained far more
than pays the difference.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06
HE WANTED TO WE'D.
4 Young Man THOUGH One of Gen.
Suermnn's Daughters Would suit
His Fancy
81 In Glohe pemocrnt

St Louis Globe Democrat
A man recently from Chicago, go
ing under the name of h. Il. Buck
land, has been creating something of
a rumpus in the family of Gen. Sher-
man within the last week. the details
of which Were secured tonight. Buck
lank laborS under the impression that
he is a great man. He seems TO have
had a somewhat neutrality-suspicious.
ship with the late Senator Morton, of
Indiana, and John A. Logan, of Hin
ois. He also claims that for several
years past he has been a warm personal
friend of Gen w. T. Sherman.
Several weeks ago auckland wan
dered into Chicago and called at the
residence of Gen. Logan, where, ae-
cording to his account, he was receiv-
ed with great civility. He says he told
Mrs Logan that he desired to marry,
and suggested that shS should choose
for him a good match "Your friend
Gen Sherman, has some eligible
daughters, it is said the lady replied
jolImgly. auckland took this in dead
earnest, ana thanked his hostess. He
forthwith sat down and wrote a letter
to Gen. Sherman asking the hand of
a daughter I'm marriage.
To bring matters to focus Buck
land came 70 ST. Louis for the pur-
pose, he says of asking Gen Sherman
personally to give him one of his
daughters for a wife Immediately
after his arrival he went TO the home
of Gen. sherman, ON Garrison
avenue.
THROWN OUT,
In response TO his ring the servant
came to the door.
is the General in2' asked Buck
land
YES, replied the servant
Tell him there is a gentleman a
the door who wants TO see him ON very
urgent business.
In few moments the General enter
ed.
Gen. sherman, | believe"
yes, sir: what do you wautiN
MY name is f. II. Buckland anC
I've come to see about marrying YOU
daughter Did you get my lettersi'
The General at once grew wrathy
80 you are the scoundrel who has
been writing improper proposals t.
my family Get out of here or IT.
call the officers
auckland stood amazed for mo
ment, and then began to back out
pushed by the irate General AS Buck
land nearpd the door he raised hi.
hand as if TO strike back at the Gen
eral, saying IF you'll give me few
men | can whip you and Gen. Gran
put together. y
auckland is thought to be crazy
and has been acting very curiously a
the hotels He has letters that prov,
his intimacy with the late Oliver z
Morton, and is said to come from ;
very prominent Ohio family, Letter
have been sent to the Logan famil,
asking for particulars concerning
| him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

How long have you been mar
riedl' asked the clerk at the hotel
desk. as the elderly bridegroom regis
tered,
Two weeks. replied the happy
man.
Front, cried the clerk; show tie
gentleman to parlor b. SO day,
Sir.
Third wife, calmly said the guest
ooh. excuse@ me. Front show the
gentleman to S24, back Take the ell
eyator; s. week, sir.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

A London paper says the Princess
Of Wales wore a high dress at the ball
on Friday, as III. r. ii. was suffering
from a severe cold; but she was look
ing as pretty as usual and when she
selected Prince Albert Victor for her
partner in one waltze it was difficult
to believe that the tall young man
was her own son.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
Lawn Tennis.

This healthy and interesting game is
now fully established in National As
ISOLATION. 1t is the only game that is
specially adapted to the wants of the
ladies As well as the gentlemen. BY the
grossly perverted usuages of society, it
is improper for girls 70 run and jump,
particularly when out Of doors. They
must be young l"dieS and act in a precise
manner. as grotesque as it is injurious.
Anything that requires muscular effort
is vulgar and must not be undertaken.
Such customs not existing in this neigh
borhood a lawn tennis club should be
formed as means of exercise, since it
not only requires a use of the body and
the mind, but is exhilarating and recre-
ating to the spirits. 1t would keep our
active boys in tone and make our grace
fully ladies still more graceful (if such
Il thing be poSsibie). 50 much theorcti-
cally. Practically, it may be INDUCED
in with an outlay of a few dollars and
the use Of few yards of space anywhere
on terra firma.
The court must be Is feet long and 3j
feet wide \ lot Of this size can be real
lily obtained. \ complete set of service
able implements can be purchased for $40
and very elegant ones. The Tourna-
mcnt set for $40. There are of COURSE
intermediate prices, according to the
material. The game is simple refined,
aud absolutely devoid of danger. We
sugget it-who will start it :?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
The Verdict.

The jury of inqniSition on Monday night,
on the remains Of George Parks, drowned
Oft of the schooner Boyd, was a sort of a
bob tail institution, tie twelfth member
being absent
The jury had been sworn in on WedneS-
day, the 10th, and after viewing the body
adjourned over to await the arrival home
of the vessel with Capt. Wright and the
deck hand who were witnesses of the drown
ing. On last Monday evening the coroner
hunted up all the members Of the jury save
the one first sworn in, Che being in conse-
quence Of that fact, the foreman) although
his place of business, (where he was at the
time) is within stones throw of the place
of meeting In his stead, a substitute was
taken who had neither viewed the body nor
up to that time been sworn in, and in this
shape verdict was rendered OF accidental
drowning. Hence we say without disreSpect
to the Inembe thereof that it was bob
tail inuuisition, fitted to suit the occasion
with Il new member. Our KOroner is an
official of unlimited resources, and what he
uon KNOW ABOUT iHI"tStS 1911 "oil III
knowing. We suggest that the county adopt
this method, patent it as it Were, that is let
the official alone view the remains, and then
whenever it is convenient, collect twelve
men, tell them all abort it, and dish up lie
verdict. This is free and easy sort of way,
a go as you please class of inquSiti"n. The
law provides a form, did you ny? Well so it
may, but we don't care for forms, what we
and then let the band play.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
Snow FIVE Inches Deep.


W
a despatch from Cleveland, Ohio, to
Eastern papers dated May 22d says.
a severe windstorm, titful and trying,
accompanied by inccsSant rain, prevailed
throughout Monday, though with less
violence here than elsewhere i'll this
region. Some trees, numerous telegraph
poles and store signs were thrown down.
Silas Merchants pipe foundry, about
half built, in the extreme northt astern
part Of the city, was blown down:
damage about So 600. Snow is reported
from various parts of the State, but there
was none here. The storm abated con-
siderably toward night. and the weather
grew cold Word comes from numerous
places northern Ohio of damage done by
and there has been no loss Of life. The
snow in Logan county is five inches deep.
At Cincinnati the snow fell on Mon
day night and lay ON the roofs and trees
to the depth OF one and two inches.
Many branches of trees were broken
down. The snow was still visible on
Tuesday morning. but was about all
gone by 10 clock, leaving no signs of
blight on leaves or fruit. The tempera-
ture has risen to Il degrees, and it is
still cloudy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
Cranberry Culture.

The cranberry bog of Messrs. Elder and
Kershaw, on the marsh back of town, is
quite a curiosity at this time to persons not
familiar with such things. They have from
half to three-quarterS of an acre of the
marsh ground banked in and fitted with
gates, by which it can be flooded NJ will
Upon this ground six barrels of plants were
set out. They are now in bloom and -four
ishing finely, the soil being apparently eX-
actly to their liking. This berry is one of
the most profitable crops known to this
country, beating the orange six II one. Ere
quently from two to three hundred bushels
are picked from an acre of ground, and
after first planting they are no further ex
pehse or trouble, save the picking. Bog
land in New Jersey, which, before the dis
covery of its adaptablity to this crop, could
scarcely be given away, now sells as high
as one Thousand dollars per acre; indeed,
there is snch land there to-day that could
not be bought even at these figures. If the
property of Messrs. Elder and Kershaw
proves suitable for the perfect growth OF
this crop, there is 4 fortune in it, rs they
have more of the same character vet ul-
reclaimed
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26

The annual meeting will be held at
Ocean CIV, Maryland, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, the 10th. 11th and
18th cf July, 1S>3.
Excursion rates have been secured for
members of the A>sociat on. on all the
railroad lines leading to Baltimore and
Ocean City. Orders for these reduced
yates aud any further information may
be had on application to the several
County Examiners, or to y. +. Wilker-
son, Secretary, or to any member Of the
Executive committee.
The round trip ticket to Ocean City
by boat, from Baltimore, will cost 81 %.
Board has been secured at Ocean City,
for members, two in a room. from the
It'll to the 14th of July, at 81. 80 per day
with the privilege Of staying as long as
they desire, after the 18th, at $500 per
day.
To persons holding ticket orders. round
trip or excursion tickets will be sold at
al otptipiio vi tilS SSNSldl lOdtlS W l)dltl-
more, at the rate of two cents per mile
each way. These tickets will be good
from the 18th to the 1ith of July, incln-
slve.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company will sell
tro hahdrcd or mare HcEdS at the rate Of
$500 for the round trip good for ten (10)
days TO go on special train from Balti-
more t" Ocean City, leaving Baltimore at
such hour i'll the morning as may be de
Sired by the teachers and arriving at
Ocean City early in the afternoon. If
the number desiring to 90 by railroad
does not reach two hundred the rate will
be $500 by regular train for the round
trit