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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Philadelphia Record.

The engineer of the train which
reaches this city from NorristowE at
II o'clock at night had a thrilling ex-
perience Wednesday. His train left
Norristown with every prospect of
reaching Ninth and Green streets on
time and without incident worth men
ton. The train was rushing on at the
rate of about thirty miles an hour,
and was within half a mile of Con
shohocken, when the watchful en-
gineer was Mortified at seeing a man
lying within 100 yards of his engine,
and with his head apparently ON the
rail The air brakes were put down,
the engine reversed, and every effort
made to stop the train before the
wheels reached the mans head. 1t
was too late. On the engine rushed
ON "a hundred yards before the train
could be stopped. When it came to a
standstill the conductor, engineer, and
number of passengers went back to
pick up the mangled remains Of the
unfortunate victim. Imagine the in
surprise upon discovering that the
man was neither dead nor mangled,
but sleeping quietly alongside the
track, not at all disturbed by the
racket which had been recently made
by the passing train. His head was
on a tie not more than two inches
from the rail, and the wheels of the
train must have passed over it within
less than that distance His body
was stretched along the sleepers JUS
outside the rail. The conductor woke
him up roughly, and asked him what
he ment by thus counting such hor
rible death. Il don't want nothing
but little nap, said he, and dom
see why a Teller can't go to sleep ou
in the air in the country without get
ting hauled about like he was &
thief.
When the danger of his position
was pointed out TO him he only said
We'll, guess | had better get out q
/ little further" He was finally driver
off and warned not to attempt such 6
nap again. He went off grumblinl
and not at all grateful Engineer
ODER says he never saw such man
Il believe, " said he, that that fellow
could have slept on top Of one of the
volcanoes of Java during an earth
quake.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Smart, But n Rogue.
Boston Herald


Mike is quite wonderful dog of
the Newfoundland species. He is
young, we'll cared for fat and beauti
full; he has "a kind but rascally eye,
and belongs to NJ Craig of No 400
East Eighth street, South Boston.
The animal is the Pct of the children
of the street. and romps and plays
with them, and is welcome visitor in
any residence in the neighborhood.
The intelligence displayed by the dog
is at all times astonishing, and he has
never been known to bite or snarl AT
any one During the past two 1onths
a number of persons i'm that portion
of East Eighth street and adjacent
streets have reported mysterious losses
and vigilant' lookout has been kept
up by the citizens and police for over
month, but the losses continued and
and lately they have grown TO be
alarming Dresses, hats, boots, cloth
lug of all kinds, small pieces of furni-
ture, canes, umbrellas, etc Lately a
door-mat disappeared almost under
the nose Of the watcher, and several
days ago the daughter of Captain
Martin, Of the yacht Aunie, came
home with u new hat, and before it
was in the house an hour, it was gone.
AT last young .lan accidentally de
tected mike trotting off with new
door-mat and, following him to a va
cant lot near the Suffolk brewery, dis
covered that the dog had cache in
one corner of the lot under an old shed
and there "A wagon load of articles Of
all kinds was found The new bonnet
and two door-mats with numerous
such other articles as above described
were found and restored to their
owners, In the future Mike will
not have the eHtree to dwelling houses,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

edness. She was standing under the
barred black window with her ewes
liked upon 1t, listening apparently to
the splash of the STORM, but she turn
ed quickly around as I came in and
faced me. "Guv'no she said, lis it
true that | am to be hung to-mor-
row" 1t was not easy To reply to
such a question in words, and only
inclined my head gravely. rs it far
from here, | mean the gallowS2"
About fifty yards; directly in front
of the gaol gates. "Ay, ay; | mind
the place we'll; | saw John Norris
hung there when l was young gal.
Then one will walk to it, won't one2"
There was touch of disappointment
in her tone which / could not under
stand, though | guessed the reason
of it afterwards Eyes, we shall all
walk. Very good I've been think
ing of summat as as / should like to
do. VIII you grant me last faver,
guv'norf | told her, of course, that
anything that lay in my power, and
which my duty permitted me to do.
would be done for her We'll to-
morrow will be wet, you see, that's
certain, Now, never in all my life
has it happened to me to walk under
a silk umbrella. VIII you let me do
1t Just this onceN | gave her the re-
quired assurance, and her warders re-
ported afterwards that she went to
bed in good spirits and passed am eX-
cellent night Hen first words on be-
ing awakened in the morning were to
inquire if it rained, and on being in
formed that it did, she expressed her
satisfaction. The rest of the sad GER
emony seemed to interest her but lit
tie, but never shall forget how her
duh, hard face frightened up at the
sight of the new silk umbrella that
was presented to her She held it
over her head TO the gallows' foot
with hand which, if trembled at all,
did so with conscious pride.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

made il look much higher than it was.
7 At $50 o'clock, the preliminary
shock of a supposed earthquake were
j followed by the announcement that
the fat girl was coming. The stairs
began to vibrate, and moment later
a girl, who was concealed from obSer-
walton by hee flesh, and was four and
one half times as thick rs she was
long, come into view. She wore
scarlet silk dress adorned with flow
ers and carried bouquet Her face
was wreathed with smiles. Her
shoulders and arms were a shade
lighter than her dress AT her right
arm was amodest and inconspicous
youth who might weigh from eighty
five to ninety-seven pounds His face
was beardleSs. lie was said {. be 81.
and didsnot look older than is. Six
policemen stationed in Il line down
the hall cleared wide swath through
the spectators. The bridal party took
up their grand march to the altar. As
the bridal pair passed over the room
the floor sank half way into the cellar
The tatooed prince and the emaciated
Clrcassian slave came next to them.
followed by the living skeleton and
the Zulu princess. The spider mare,
the man flute, the man whonever stole
an umbrella, the woman who never
wanted a new bonnet, and all the
other curiosihes, closing with the wild
New Zealander from Thompson street,
made up the bridal train The mar
rage ceremony was performed on the
stage bya minister Two baskets of
flowers were presented to the bride
from the witch of Wall Street
Morris and Hickman gave her $500 ms
a brid al present, and the Museums
employees gave gold .watch'and chain
to the bride. The upper room was
given up for dancing, and the bride
waited like a fairy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Why She Planted Roses.

A farmer had in his possession, but
under mortgage, a farm which can.
tanned the necessary buildings Like
many others be was at one time fond
of the social glass, but was happily
induced by friend to join the tenn
perance society. About three months
after he observed his wife one morn
ing planting rose bushes and fruit
trees.
Mary" said he, "r have owned
this farm for five years, and yet
have l never known you before care
to improve and ornament it in this
manner"
Indeed, replied the smiling ife,
II had no heart TO do it until you
gave up drink. ! had often thought
of it before, but | was persuaded that,
should do it, some strangers would
pluck the roses and eat the fruit; but
now, with Gods help and blessing,
this farm will be ours, and we and
our children may expect to enjoy the
produce: we shall pluck the roses and
eat the fruit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Household Hints.

Barley added to pea soup helps
/ to glveit an appetizing flavor,
and it adds TO its nutritive qualities
also.
\ good way to extract the juice of
beef for an invalid is to broil the beef
on a gridiron for few minutes, and
then squeeze the Juice from it with a
lemon-squeczer; put little salt with
it. This may be given as the sick one
prefers, cold or hot or it may be
frozen and given in small humps.
Mutton pie makes a welcome dish
for the children'S dinner; cold roast
or broiled mutton should be used for
this purpose Trim off nearly all the
fat, cut the lean meat in small pieces
and put them in a pudding dish; if
You have any gravy or stock pour
that over them; put in a little butter,
and season with pepper and salt and a
little parsley chopped fine; cover the
top with a thick paste made just as
you make baking-powder biscuit;
brown nicely in the oven.
A favorite way to cook potatoes
now is Ito boil them in their Jackets
until they are tender, and then dry
them off in hot oven. Sweet pota-
toes are excellent also cooked in this
way. OF course care must be taken
to remove the potatoes from the boil
ing water as soon as they are tender.
There is no vegetable that gains more
by being prepared with due attention
than the potato, aud the difference
between a soggy, watersoaked pota.
to and one that is properly cooked is
greater than any woman seem to
know.
Nice apple-butter is excellent with
cold meat. Use tart apples, and TO
three pecks after they are peeled and
quartered allow nine pounds of brown
sugar and two gallons of water. Let
the water come to a boil, then add
the sugar; when it is dissolved put in
the apples. Stir them constantly
with a large wooden spoon. After
they are soft let them simmer until
they are thick and do not seem at all
watery. If you wish to add any
spice you may do so. Cinnamon,
nutmeg and little ginger are liked
by some people When it is possible
to get it, boiled cider makes delicious
addition; in this case less water should
be used.
T Tapioca Cream. Soak a teacupful
of tapio,a over night in milk. The
next day stir into it the yolk eff three
eggs well beaten, and a cupful OF
sugar Place quart of milk ON the
fire; let it come TO the boiling point,
and then stir in the tapioca, and let
the whole cook until it has thickenod
then take it off the fire and stir in the
whites of the egg beaten TO a froth,
Flavor to taste. A small portion OF
the beaten whitest of the eggs can be
saved to decorate the top. Stir into
thewater little sugar put it into a
paper funnel, press 1t out over the top
of the pudding according TO fancy,
and place it in the oven a few mo
ments to color.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
4 Curnios Experience.

"One of the most curious experIen
ces that ever befell me" writes an
English government official, was
when | was governor Of a jail in Ian
cashire. OF course the most ignorant
as well as the most degraded came my
way. One of them was a woman of
co. a murderess. The chaplain could
do nothing with her he very seldom
can with those who are condemned to
death they have something else to
listen to besides mere words. DAYS,
and even weeks, before a timber has
been raised or a nail driven in, they
hear the gallows being put up. This
poor creature, however, was not
troubled in that way she had not the
imagination for it. She had not the
instructive foretaste Of her fate that
the dumb animal feels on the thresh-
hold of the slaughter house. There
was no 'good-by to make, for she had
neither relative nor friend IN the
world; the world she was TO leave on
Monday. On Sunday night she sent
for me. 1t had been pouring day,
as most November days in Lancashire
are, and as / entered her cell the
sound Of the rain upon the roof
heightened the mel;u choly effect Of
the scene to an extraordinary degree.
To those who knew the circumstances
of the case she was scarcely an object
Of pity, for the murder she had com
mitted was a most brutal and appal-
ling one; but it was impossible to be-
hold her without sharing her wretch
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Church Dudes.


The following extract from ser
mon delivered recently by priest in
a church in New Orleans, will apply
with equal force TO the grand army
of dudes who assemble about some
of our Catholic churches on Sundays,
much TO the disgust of many
Last Sunday said the priest, II
was at my window, and looking
down the street Gt was ten minutes
before the end of mass saw a row of
straw hats in front of the church.
They were an in single file. And !
said TO my3elf, under these hats can
there be nothingf and the echo am
swered, 'NothngF Surely, | unused,
there must be something under these
hats-heads, suppose. Then Hsops
fable Of the fox admiring musk and
exclaiming. a beautiful head, but
there is nothing in it, was remember
ed, and / went away. 1t is wrong
for those who call and thing them
selves gentlemen TO stand in front OF
places of worship for the purpose OF
staring at the ladies coming out of
church True, the ladies like TO be
admired, but this ordeal through
which they have to pass Of being sub
jcctcd to the glance Of a regiment Of
church dudes IN a single file, is un-
worthy of country Doors staring at
strangers who chance to croos their
vi age
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Married in a Museum.

The celebration this evening of tho
nuptial rites of Daniel Moses. Esq
and Miss Blanche Grey were the larg
est and most brilliant wedding which
has taken place in the Bowery. Tho
grOomsman is a profound student ol
ethnolegy and natural history and
bid fair TO become a professor in tho
New York Museum. The bride is a
blonde of g and is a little Inclined &c
embonpoint, weighing 575 pounds
She was born in Detroit Mich, and
grew fat in young ladies boarding
school, because she had nothing to do.
The museum was crowded with spec
tators, and among the guests were
several officers Of the police force. The
waiting throng in the large room on
ground-hoOr Of the museum, in which
scientific lectures and minstrel perfor-
maEces are given, were kept on the
tip-toe OF excitement by startling
rumors that the bridal party were
coming. All the preferred guests
we're deliberately dressed for the inter-
esting event. The toilet Of the New
Zealander was especially admired,
and it was noted by people interested
in the fashions that it was the first
time that lie had ever worn it, lie
was neatly attired IN an African buff
falo skin and dozen strings Of clam
shells, had blue and red stripes across
his forehead and down his nose, and
looked like chrome. The Circassi9n
girl had her head Of hair, which is
about the SIZE Of curfant bush, done
up in tho pompadour fashion, which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
Plants for Winter Bloom.

In the garden we have many plants
which have given us much pleasure
in their gay show of summer and au-
tumn. Now. which of these may we
save for winter bloom2 We win, in
the first place, protect those beautiful
pansies, by laying some evergreen
boughs around them so as to nearly
cover hem, and protect from sun
and wind and SO prolong their bloom
until the snow flies; then a few more
boughs added will keep them fresh
for an early spring bloom. We will
now pot some of the youngest geran-
iums and foliage plants. Cut them
back literally, and keep in the shade
for a few days before housing,
Other half-hardy plants, such as
Petmia and Verbena, make most eX.
cellent window garden plants if not
too large when potted. From the
New York Tribune we extract the fol
lowing excellent remarks on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

IN La Nue Medcale DR. Holmgren
reports some observations made by
him upon the decapitation of two Grim
mails Three seconds after the stroke
received by the first, the eyes were
widely open and the pupils contracted
In twenty seconds the pupils began to
dilate, and the process continued for
two minutes. Twenty-Five seconds
after the dccaFitation, the eyes turned
upward and TO the right In fourty-
four seconds there were twitchings Of
the muscles Of the neck, followed by
violent contractions The mouth was
drawn downward, and, with the ton
que deviated to the left. Some sec
onds later the mouth closed Slows
rhythmic movements" of the facEl
muscles followed, and complete repose
ensued only at one minute and forty
FIVE seconds after execution. No
movements were obse we'd III the body.
The second case presented similar APP
pea~ances, but the criminal kept his
eyes wide open while his head was on
the block, and did not wink when the
blow was struck. Notwithstanding
the movements described, the doctor
concludes that sensation is instantly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

The English Government has re
moved the quaratine restrictions on
vessels arriving at Gibraltar from
Eastern ports, whore cholera has been
prevalent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

4 Colorado rough proudly wears a
ring through hole which was made
ID his ear BY the bullet Of bar-room
adyersary's pistol.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04
pLANTs ToR MINTER.

Neglect not the winter Towering
plants many Of them require daily
attention. This is the time to push the
primroses and cyclamen; root action
is now increased, and new leaves be
gin TO appear Keep them out of the
hot sun, out of cold currents Of air,
out of the rain, especially the former
| saw a strong double white primrose
damp off and die from exposure TO
mist. | think many must die from ig
nOrance of the owner, as some writers
on gardening absurdly tell people to
plant them ON the north side of the
house in summer. They must be kept
indoors; kept in a greenhouse or a cold
frame. Make occasional application Of
liquid manure, and always give what
a celebrated florist termed intelligent
waterings,n not at tbe leaves but on
the roots However poetical the idea
that all plants worship the sun, 1t is
nevertheless true that the Chinese
primrose withers beneath its touch
Cyclamen needs similar treatment,
and may be grown alongside of prim-
roses, liking about the same amount
of air and cool, moist place, with no
coddling. Old roots are sometimes
planted out in a sheltered place, but
younger ones and seedlings must be
grown in pots and closely watched.
For foliage plants in winter use
achyranthus rather than coleus; it
will serve your purpose better. The
three varieties that | formerly recon-
mended are Achyranthus Hoveyi, A.
Emersoni, A. Collinsi. If petunias
are not already ported for winter
bloom, the sooner they are the better
Pots of sweet alyssum may now be
cultivated for winter, also pots of
mignonette. The English gardeners
are growing Nicotiana ailine, and can
hardly say enough in its favor
shall be able TO report on this when
my own plants reach maturity, and
when / subject them to artificial
warmth. They also use Celosia pyra-
midalis for winter, and | can well
believe that its crimson plumes look
very fine interpreted with other
plants.
Many delicate and hardy things
may be made available we have SUI
ficient interest to seek them and grow
them in time. Ornamental vines are
one of the most interesting features of
winter gardening. 1t is always best
to have plants of age and substance
to begin with. Study up now desira-
bic hanging baskets, and plant in
them things Of slow growth; those Of
more rapid growth can be added later.
Pots of oxalis should be started next
month. Lay all your plans, get your
winter plants ready, grow your seed
lings and climbers, study the desira-
bleness and effect and probability of
success in all that you purpose to
grow in the sitting-room. Failure
outdoors is nothing but do not inHict
unsightly plants on the family within;
do no violence 10 the tastes Of refined
guests or TO your own nature by slip
~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

Waiter, what is this mark on the
side o. my piel" "Ho, yes; why, Ger
tainly sir. That mark, sir7 That is
The print of my thumb, sir just had
my thumb in chocolate served the
other gent, sir. Meant to have called
YOU attention to it before, sir Cut it
out for you, sIrln
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-04

LITTLE Joe White, who was kidnap-
ed in Alabama, has been restored to
his father, with his pockets full of
money, contributed by sympathetic
people who hocked to see him on his
homeward route; but mystery still
hangs around the case of Mary
Churchill, of st. Louis, whose disap-
pesrance occurred more than a month
ago.
1t is propose d to hold a grand inter
national jubilee upon the completion
of the Washington Monument in the
Spring Of 1855, to which all the world,
but especially those countries which
have contributed blocks Of stone TO
the monument. viii be invited to
send representatives.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
The Mosaic Pharoah.

Among the recently discovered bodies
Gin Egypt's ancient tombs) is that Of the
great Ramesrs, the Pharoah who op
pressed the lsraelites, to whom Moses
performed such wonderful works, and
who SO of ZEN hardened his heart. refus-
ing to let the people go-the Pharoah OF
the later period of the captivity and the
Exodus 1t was found not long since in
one of the newly opened caves, and is
the museum at Boubak, near Cairo, where
it may be seen in the linen wrappings in
which it was swathed more than 30 cen
turtles ago. Strange that We should now
be able to look on the remains of the
great Egyptian monarch, and that it
should still be true of Moses, as it was
when the finishing touch was put to the
Pentateuch, that mo man knoweth of
his sepulchre unto this day"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
Remarkable Occurrence.

An Arkansas local soliloquiZes thus:
Some of our exchanges are publishing a
curious item to the effect that u horse in
Iowa pulled the plug ont of the bunghole
of barrel for the purpose of shaking his
thirst. We do not see anything extra
ordinary in the occurrence.
Now, if the horse had pulled the bar
rel ont of the bunghoie and slaked his
thirst with the plug, or if the barrel had
pulled the bunghole ont of the horse and
slaked his thirst with the plug. or if the
plug had pulled the horse out of the bar
rel and Slakcd his thirst with the bung-
hole, or if the hunghole had pulled the
thirst ont of the horse and slaked the
plug with the barrel or if the barrel had
pull the horse out of the bunghole and
plugged his thirst with the Stake, it
might be worth while to make fuss
about it.-Erchtaye.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-26
A Picture to the Life.

Take young man, "a tall young man,
with a small hat. long face, a lengthy
neck. short body, a pair of long and
slim legs. with arms to match, and both
arms and legs largest at the eXtremities.
Put him in Seymour coat, encase his
legs in eel skin pantaloons, with suiii
Gent bow in the legs to give passing
glimpSeS between them of the mashed
and astunished wol Id that lies ahead of
him as he walks; cram his fiat feet into
pointed shoes; tie an eye glass to his
lapel; give him a delicate moustache and
cane to play with-and if there be a
grander sight under the canopy of heaven
we haven time to think it up. Perhaps
a monkey with tin tail comes nearest
to the Franklin Press.