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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
THE ROSS FAMILy'S SORROW.
SIN Hoping aud Waiting for the Re-
turn of the stolen Roy.

On porch overlooking a beautiful
lawn in front of quiet looking resi-
dence ON Walnut lame, Germantown.
yesterday sat three persons An ell
DERBY gentleman dressed in Il plain
business suit. a nice looking lady of
nearly fifty years, clad in black. whose
finely nodded features bore traces of
am inward SORROW, and 1.-the. supple
lad of some sixteen wears comprised
a trio who have occupied more or less
public attention for the past nine
years. They We're the parents and
brother of Charlie Ross who nine
years ago yesterday was abducted
The grief of Mrs. Ross has not been
asSuaged by the lapse of all these
years, and like her husband she suf-
ferS untold anguish from the feelings
of suspense in which they are at all
times kept by the fact that they donot
know whether the boy is alive or
dead
Were we only assured of Charlie
death, said MIR. Ross, 1T would be a
relief. for we are tortured with the
thought of him being reared among
thieves and outcastS If he Is alive he
is surely living among vagabondS, be
cause those who stole him, Mosheraud
Douglass, could not have mtruSted
him To others than footpadS and rob
bers This is what causes us SO much
worriment, for | would rather have
him dead than grow to lead a diShon-
est life. 1t is Indeed a deep mystery
to think that nine years could pass
without any trace of the boy being
discovered. His abductors were
traced, but never has anything turned
up concerning Charlie himself If lac
is alive my wife and feel somehow
or other, that we viii hear of or come
across him some time Why we en-
terrain such IA belief, or how we eX-
pect to find him, | can not tell but
nevertheless, we feel chat, if alive, he
will be restored to ms some day
II am constantly in receipt of com
munications containing what the wrl.
ters believe TO be clews never fail
to answer every letter thus addressed
me, and anything that has the faint.
est semblance of aclew always work
up either personally or by corrospon
dence. Only yesterday ! received d
letter from the interior of Ohio, con
tanning a description of a boy sup
posed to be my son. These letters
have carefully filed away. The mum
Der of children supposed TO have beer
kidnapped that | hear of in a year is
simply surprising, and | presume
there are many disconsoate fathers
and mothers throughout the country
who. like us, are to-day mourning the
disappearance of loved child.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Hannibal IIamlin's Ear-Laps.

A gentleman has recently been Wis
iting at Bangor Maine, tells the fol
lowing anecdoteaboutH Hannibal Ham
lin: Won can see Mr. Hamlin almost
any day in Bangor, said he He
wears the same style of old hat and
blue coat with brass buttons that he
did twenty-five years ago He is very
fond of the young boys, and goes a
fishing with them with all the ardor
of twelye-yearo Mr. Hamlm
usually spends some part of the even.
ing as one of the stores, where acrowd
of his old cronies come 20 hear him
talk. Among them Is an old fellow
named Stearns, who is immensely
wealthy, but very longwinded and
as rule his stories do not pan out
very we'll Some time ago lac came
in and commenced one of his yarns,
and after lac had been talking about
fifteen or twenty minutes, and there
did not seem TO be any point IN sight.
Hamlin with perfectly sober face
reached down into his pocket and drew
out a pair of ear laps, which he put ON,
and a cork stopper, which he gave TO
Stearns The story-teller made a dash
for the door amid screams Of laughter
from the crowd
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

saw thousands of dead cattle and
sheep lying ON the banks of the Ar
kansas river. The number of cattle
lost during the winter of 1S79-S0 was
.normous and the suffering of the
cattle that preceded that loss, what of
thatl
No man of Sensibility could poSSi-
bly, enjoy money earned by the suffer
ings of dumb animals committed TO
his care Ownership of cattle implies
more than the pocketing of the profits
of a herd. 1t implies, imperatively
implies, protective care of the animals.
| have seen cattle during cold spells,
when the life-sustaining water was
ice-bound, gather around their accus
toned watering places and moan for a
drink. Some of these thirsty cattle,
that were too weak to search for run
ming water. would stupidity stand
around the frozen pools until they fell
and died from inflammation of the
stomach | have opened some of these
cattle and in all cases found the CON
tents of their stomachs a hard, cake
like mass, and the stomachS highly
mfiamed. The suffering these poor
creatures endured before death relieved
them, must have been frightful They
were crazy with pain. AS long as they
had sufficient strength to stand they
attacked every man who yentured
near them ] have seen COWS so weak
that they staggered as they walked,
and gave birth TO calves IN the most
sheltered spot they could find in their
weak condition. After the exhaustion
of labor they arose and lovingly lick
ed their offspring dry This performed
they braced themselves and coaXed the
calf to nurse. Then, lying down, reac-
ton occuerd The first flush of mat
ernity had passed. and they were uu-
able to again rise. The mothers In
answer to the calls Of their young the
DANES repeatedly endeavored to arise,
They were SO weak that when they
were partly up they pitched forward
on their beads. They struggled until
their chins and fore knees were SKIM
ed They died trying to perform
their duty. The brutes who live in
log cabins that stand by the banks of
creeks that flow through the plains
did not perform theirs. They regret
ted the loss of the money that repre-
scented the value of the COW That
was all.
Is it matter of surprise that COW
boys are cruel and brutal 1t is but a
step from cruelty to dumb animals to
murderous brutality toward unresist-
ing, because suprised, men. | think
| hear it exclaimed that gentlemen
who are noted for their humanity en-
gage in breeding cattle on the plains.
Do theyl A man who deliberately
abuses cattle, who buys brand with
the avowed intention of allowing a por-
ton to Starve because it is cheaper to
lose some than to feed all. Who for
the sake of pecuniary gbim premed-
itates murderous act of cruelty
toward unresisting animals, may have
the manners and speech Of gentle
man. but a humane gentleman he is
not
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Coming a Ton of Silver a day.

We have been turning out about a
ton of silver a day fors some time past,
said Supt. Snowden, of the mint, re
Gently. The most of this in dollars,
and some small coin, notably dimes.
The demand for scent nickels is a lit
tie ahead of us. and although we turn
out s., 900 worth day, weighing some
16. 600 ounces, we find that we are be
hind hand. but we will catchup before
the end of the week. About three
quarters of ~ ton of pennies are manu-
featured daily, and they are IN demand
as fast as made. 1t strikes me that
the south and west must be beginning
To use pennies again, more especially
the former For some years pennies
were an almost unknown quantity
south of Washington, but they are
creeping into circulation.
We are not doing more now than for
months past, except that the annual
court is being made and we are get
ting read TO submit the annual report
to the director of the mint Our fiscal
year closes in few days -Philadel-
phia Record.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
War WINGED on s,parrOMs.

The English sparrows which have
colonized Pennsylvania have been
doomed by statute TO determination
But the aggressive little plunderers in
a game Of this sort with mankind hold
several strong cards, of which the
strongest is their fecmdity, The
farmers and gardeners seem 10 be in
earnest however. and will probably
win in the end. They will not waste
ammunition on the birds but destroy
their nests and eggs at breeding time
Moreover, a popular French cook in
Philadelphia asserts that young spar
rows are an admirable substitute for
reed birds, and that on numerous oc-
casi0us host and guests alike lfaye eat
en- the former in tbankfulness Of heart
that Providence had provided such a
luxury as the latter If this is SO and
mans stomach and pocket take the
same side in the contest il is al up
with the sparTows
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
A SAD STORY.
Bridal Apparel Twice Exchanged for
Embicms of Mourning.
GreensburR lfenul Post

R''Nhf''Ni d "a 'itAfsf . F'N
About three ears ago Miss Rose
Haveman bright and good looking
young lady of this place, was engaged
to marry young gentleman of Mid
dletown, Penn, by the name of Fox.
A short time before the day set for the
solemnization of the marriage young
Fox was taken i'll with typhoid fever,
and died three days before the day set
for the ceremony Stricken with grief,
the young lady for a time lived in re-
tirement, but recently her heart and
her hand were again sued for and sue
cessfully won by promising young
man of 22 named David Price They
We're engaged to be married, and Mr.
Price removed to Latrobc, where last
Sunday he lost his life while bathing,
Just three weeks before lac hoped TO be
united in marriage to Miss Haverman.
Upon hearing the news Of her aili
anccd' Is death she left Immediately for
Latrobe to attend the funeral, only to
discover that he had been inferred the
previous day, the news having been
delayed in reaching Greensburg.
Miss Hayerman was strongly affect
ed by the shock, and was taken with
violent spasms, under which she is
still laboring. She now lies IN "A very
critical condition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

The inhabitants OF various Russian
provinces are aghaSt at the devastat-
ing ravages of this pest Intelligence
recently received from Charkotf states
that in that district the locusts are
swarming over and totally destroying
the crops of a fertile tract of fifty
thousand acres. Also in the direction
of Novokopersch, in the government
of Noroneschki, and in the neighbor-
hood of Taganrog the same frightful
destruction of the crops is proceeding.
The most energetic measures to stamp
out this plague are being taken, and
with this object the district govern
ment of Novokopersch has voted Is.
600 rubles, and the governor in person
has left for the scene of havoc. In
Taganrog the grain and locusts have
been burned together in order to
stamp out the pest. From Borissogle-
bSk the latest intelligence is still more
lamentable. The locusts in this gov
eminent are ravaging "A tract Of some
seventy thousand acres Six thous-
and soldiers sent to the assistance of
the inhabitants are powerleSs TO check
the appalling destruction committed
by these rayaging and Unsuitable in
sect legions. They have also appear
ed in the government of Balaschev-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
4 Bald. HendeA Mhonner.

We had captured a 100-barrel
whale. and after the head was split
open | was detailed 70 dip out the oil
Its Just like going into a big bath-tub,
and @ man stands almost up to his
i'm oil ] was wadiug about
i'm the monter's head, when / was sud
denly startled by seeing the surface Of
the oil burst into 4 blaze, caused, as ]
afterward learned by one OF the crew
accidentally dropping box Of burn
ing matches. The only thing 10 do
was to dive under the oil, and ! did it
with my sheath-knife in my teeth l
turned my head after got underneath
and made a desperate effort 70 dig my
way out with the knife | managed
to dig hole large enough to thrust
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Interesting History of a sword.

ATLANTA COZ OF the Macon Telegraph,
presume hundreds of people visit
the executive Office at the capitol with
out seeing or noticing the magnificent
sword suspended on the wall saw it
for the first time day or two ago,
and this morning Judge John y.
Stewart and Judge Alexander Erwin
had their first view Of it. 1t is a mag
nilicent sword and has a notable his
tory. In the war Of 1872 one Of the
most gallant officers in the United
States service was Lieutenant Colonel
Daniel Appling Of Georgia He dis
tlnguishcd himself in "a number of en-
gagements, parctcularly at the battle
Of Sandy Greek His native state took
notice of his gallant services and in
1914 the Legislature passed an act TO
present him with sword suitable to
his rank, in appreciation of his gal
lantly For some cause the sword was
not rerdy for presentation until some
years after and when the gallant
Georgian bad been gathered 10 his
fathers When the sword was ready
Governor Rabun addressed special
message to the legislature ON the sub
ject asking for proper disposition Of
the memorial That legislature, in "a
beautiful resolution recounting the
distinguished service of Colonel APP
ping, his death, and the fact that there
were no male heirs to his fame and
fortune, decided that the state was the
Gtsing guardian Of the fame Of 50 dis
tineuished a son, and enacted that the
sword should be preserved IN the eX
ecutive department Of the state And
50 it has hung in the executive Office
sixty-fve years, nearly threequarters
Of a century. with the exception Of
the closir z period Of the war, when
the faithful old Peterson Thweatt bore
it away in safety till it could be safely
returned The sword was made in
Philadelphia IN fSl7 at cost Of 81
200. The hilt and scabbard are heavily
mounted ii solid gold the blade il u
the finest steel. and on one side is en-
graved the presentation, now 50 dim
with the rust and stains Of years that
il can scarcely be daciphcred Over
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Ne Rode in the Hea rse.
Rochester Post Expreas.

\ rare form of hospitality was
offered and accepted in Syracuse few
days ago. An undertaken returning
from the cemetery overlook decrepit
German, who was toiling along in
manifest WEAKNESS, and offered him a
ride in the hearse. The tired pilgrim
was assisted into the vehicle, stretched
himself at length on the floor, the
doors were shut and the undertaken
drove ON. OF course live passenger
in such a conveyance attracted a
throng of people Stop, the mans
not dead cried a horrorstricken wit
ness: but the hearse moved on to the
Germans destination, set him down
in the middle of an excited crowd and
drove rapidly away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
A Nest Lined with Greenbacks.
From the Galveston News

About ten years ago lady living on
Avenue l, between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty streets, missed $50 a
$40 and $50 bill. After searching
for it in every place where she thought
it could have been placed she gave up
the task as fruitless and concluded
that the money had been stolen. Last
Friday workmen commenced to repair
the house, and in pulling away some
Of the weather boarding found a rats
nest nicely made up of the two bills
They had been cut, split aud torn to
such an extent that they would scarce
ly pass as currency at one of the stores
in the city, but there was enough of
them left to make them recognizable
as money
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

my head through, and then, by a
mighty effort escaped into the sea.
1t was a pretty tight squeeze, ! can tell
you, and my body was SO warm that
II made the water hiss all around me
The captain of the vessel thought |
had been burned to death, and when
/ swan To the side of the vessel he
was so frightened that he told me
there was only one thing that pre-
vented him from turning gray in a
night
What was that asked a listener
=" He was bald headed, said the
Cop Philadelphia Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
rhe Ttilizatian OF SeMage.

Now that they have succeeded in
converting the Thames into a sewer.
the people Of London are commencing
10 think what they are going to do
shout it. Sir Joseph Razalgate has
suggested that works shou}3 be under
taken for enptvins the sew age Of Lon
don into tie German ocean at a cost
Of $50, 000, 600 This proposition has
been very wisely rejected and it is
now under consideration to devise
sonie R8.ans of converting the sewage
Of London into manure 1t il esti-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Stirrnps Of the Days of Marion.

We were shown Saturday pair OF
stirTups taken from an officer Of a
rebel cavalry regiment during the
battle of the Wilderness that have seen
service since the days Of Marion and
his men IN the revolution. ia fact.
they were made in M for a colonel
of a regiment of Marion's brigade
The stirIups were made OF mahogany
knots, beautifully carved, and were
undoubtedly highly priced by the
owner, who fell into the hands Of the
Yanks at the Wilderness. The officer
begged to be allowed 10 retain them.
but for some reason they were brought
to Michigan They show that they
have seen much service, but are high
~ priced by Sheriff Parsell. into
whose hands they passed recently.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
A Close Encounter with a Lynx.


William Crawford, of Parkeryille.
near Sault Ste. Marie, was walking
along the road one evening about a
week ago, when an ugly-tempered
Canada lynx suddenly sprang at him
from some wayside bushes. Mr.
Crawford brought his rife hastily
from his shoulder and tried TO shoot,
but the cap failed Then lac dropped
his rifle and grabbed a club as soon as
the abruptness Of things gave him a
chance. With the club he and the
lynx made things lively for some min
utes, till finally Mr. Crawford got in
a whack or two, whereupon the lynx
fed down the road and escaped
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

mated that the annual output would
realize CSC. 600 tons of excellent man
ure. which would materially reduce
the expense of inaugurating such a
system. This plan is now in success
full operation IN portions of France, 1t
would be well for our cities and towns
that are not satisfied land very few of
them ought TO have any right to be-
with their present method of disposing
of sewage TO seriously consider this
matter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
Mr.. Folger Says II Bad word.
New York Telegram.

DO you expect To remain in the
city, Mr. Folger, for any length of
timct' asked Telegram reporter this
morning.
mo" answered the secretary, alb
ruptly.
What are your plans for the sum
mer. may ! ask" continued the re
porter
The secretary glared in the eyes of
the reporter for minute; then, sud
denly, he said
''fbe public don't care a d about
my plans. Thus did the interview
end
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

the sword suspended is frame con
tanning the printed copy of the special
message of Governor Rabun and the
Legislative resolution. Colonel Daniel
Appling was born August 25, 1857,
died March Is, 1918 He entered the
United States army when eighteen
years old Appling County was nam
ell in his honor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

AS am express train on the New
York Pennsylvania and Ohio railway
was nearing Cincinnati it struck a
wagon in which were a family Of six
persons and driver, aud every one,
except William Bertsch the driver,
was killed The wagon was broken
TO splinters. Tie family were that Of
a huckster, Mr. Henry Kracke and
were going TO their farm seven miles
from Cincinnati. The names Of the
killed are Henry Kracks, bis wife
and four children. John. aged 49,:
Annie. l6 Maggie. 10; and Lizzie, Z.
The driver was seriously injured
EEOcH PRATT executed a decd sf the
property Of the Pratt Free Library. on
Mulberry street, Baltimore. to that
city and gave his check for 1888. 1913, e
80. which viii beinvestcd in Baltimore
city bonds for the support Of the j.
brarv The building Is nearly com
pleted and the library viii be ready
for use a. soon az the interior Is made
ready to receive 1t.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12

LOUISE MICHEL, the French radical,
Is fifty-thaee years old, according TO
the Figaro, which learns that she was
born at the Chateau dc Nroncourt in
1880. her mother being a chamber
maid In 1850 Louise was Tilted by a
Roumanian prince and She then be-
came red republican. The com
munists of Paris now look upon Nine.
Paula Minek as leader Mime. Minck
has named an infantson Lucifer Satan
ercingetorix Minck.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
How Corn Grows in Kansas.
From Vie rleasonton Observ,r

We are having wonderful growing
weather since the heat began One
illustration will serve 10 show the rap
id growth of vegetation a gentle
man sitting under tree in his yard
looked toward his corn field and not
iced stump that rose about a foot
above the corn In an hour on SO he
looked that way again, and the stump
was no longer visible, the corn having
grown M aMd covered II.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-12
BEAUTY IN THE SURF.

Gorgeously ALFRED Fairies who
Beauty Fashionable Sea Shores
Paint. Powder. Laces, Frizzes and
Embroideries az Parts of the SSwinl-
mer.ss, ToiIeas-Girls who Weigh
Heavy and Laugh Much.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-05
Antiquity Of Certain Tools, Etc.

Awls.-Knight's Mechanical Direc-
tory thus describes the awl: A point
ed, piercing instrument in common use
and of great antiquity. 1t is evidently
older than the needle, which has not
yet surpassed its use, though it has sup
planted it in ordinary sewing. The
hides which covered the osier frame
work of the coracle of the ancient Bril-
ton, and the birch bark which covers
the canoe frame of the Chippewa In
dian, were and are sewed into place by
means of an awl. which opens the way
for the thong or deer sinews. The awl
is referred to in Exodus XXI, 6, and
Deuteronomy XIV, IL where Hebrew
servant who refused to leave his master
when his sixth year of bondage was
completed, was brought to the doorpost
and his ear bored through with an awl,
after which he became slave for life.
The Egyptian awl of the time of Thoth-
mes Ill, contemporary of Moses, is
shown in a Theban tomb. The pointed
instrument was placed in an early spher-
ical handle, differs from n needle in this,
that one is attached to fit the palm of
the hand. An awl has an handle and is re-
troacted while the other passes through
the article and carries the thread which
is attached to it.
ancient Saws.-A frame saw is shown
in painting at Herculaneum. The
sawyers are at each end. one standing
and the other sitting. The bench to
which the timber is secured by clamps
is supported by four-legged stools. The
saw blade is strained in the middle; the
teeth stand perpendicularly to the plane
of the frame. Frame saws were COM
mon in Egyp. many centuries previous
to this time.
The Flint Knife.-Flint was used very
early as a cutting instrument by the ma
tons so fortunate as to possess it. A
sort of saw, which passed for knife,
consisted of flakes of flint inserted in
wooden handles and secured by bitumen
or by hastings of gut or sinews. Obsi-
dian was used in the same way. The
South Sea islanders had no flint or obsi-
dian. and used shell, splinters of bamboo
and flakes of tortoise shell.
The Oldest Stove. There has sprung
up rivalry in the oldest stove line.
First it was stated that "the oldest stove
probably in the United States is the one
that warns the halls of the Virginia
capitol in Richmond. 1t was made in
England and sent to Richmond in ITO,
and warmed the house of burgesses for
sixty years before 1t was removed to its
present location. where it has remained
for thirty years." Next comes a cor
respondent who recalls that, Eat the
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia,
stove was exhibited in the Pennsy-
lvania Educational building, cast at
Cornwall furnace, Lebanon county, in
1913, 81 years before the one in Virginia.
And in 1845 there was one cast about
the same date (and believe in the Corn
wall furnace also, in school house
near Funkstown, Md, in regular use, as
1 was informed by those who saw it with
me at the time-that is, in 1845.