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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

In the Island of Jamaica vessels
are loaded with bananas by negroes
marching in single file. each with a
bunch on his head. The lines often
number nearly "a hundred men and
women As they go to and from the
vessels negro, with a loud, melo-
dious voice, sits on deck and sails off
the tally in a singing, drawing tone,
as follows: Banana da one one, one /;
banana da two two, two banana da
free, free, free; marked one down
foah, foah, 70; five and tally, five,
five; banana da five, five five banana
da five, tive, five, five, and tally five.
They can count only up to five; SO a
white man Of superior attainments
sits near and keeps the tally by five
while the negro repeats his count.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

A LADY entered ticket Office in
Toledo and bought ticket for NH
waukee She told the ticket seller
that she had never travelled alone,
and that her husband had always told
her that she could not without
trouble. She desired to disprove il
by making this trip alone Accord
ingly, she asked for and got all the
information as TO the departure of
her train, the change Of cars in
Chicago checking baggage, &c, and
and went from the ticket office snil-
ingat the manner in which she would
surprise her husband A few min
utes later the ticket seller found on
the counter the ticket he had sold her,
with the change
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
The Mosquito at Close Quarters.
From Forest and sreau

Viewed through the microscope the
mosquito presents a picture of me
chanical ingenuity as marvellous in
execution as it is devilish in design
In the bill alone, which seems so fra
gile to the unaided sight, there is a
combination of five distinct surgical
Instruments. These are, a lance, two
meat saws, and suction pump The
fifth instrument | have forgotten, but
labor under the impression that it is
a portable Corliss engine to run the
rest OF the factory with | know that
the hum of the mosquitoes in the cot
tonwood thickets along the lower
Mississippi reminded me constantly
of the hum of a manufacturing vii
lage and several times walked back
several miles looking for town be-
fore | could convince myself that the
buzzing | heard was made by mosqui-
toes, with their engines running to
sharpen their saws. When the insects
operate on a man, the lance is first
pushed into the flesh, then the two
saws, placed back to back. begin to
work up and down to enlarge the hole.
Then the pump is inserted and the
victims hood is syphoEed up into
the reservoir carried behind, and final
ly, to complete the cruelty of the per
Torrance, the wretch drops a quaint
ty Of poison into the wound to keep it
irritated
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

What did you get out Of that case
asked the old lawyer Il got my client
out Of it, replied the young one.
And what did he get out Of it,"
Satisfaction, | reckon / didn't leave
anything else for him 90 get Young
man, said the senior, proudly, you'll
never be a judge There is not enough
money on the bench for you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
IN Aeronaut's Thrilling Ride.
Pittsburgh, lPa) Dispatch.

lillNuOiEflt Niii.f iflSlAltNs
G.. A. Warner, an aeronaut, who has
been making balloon ascensions from
the exposition grounds in this city,
had a thrilling experience and mira
culous escape from death this after
noon. His balloon was some what
damaged in landing after an ascen-
sion last evening, but was considered
safe, and shortly after 3 o'clock this
afternoon Warner seated himself ON
a trapez- bar below the basket, and the
balloon was let go. 1t rose rapidly
and was soon out of sight. Warner
when last seen was hanging from the
trapez- bar with his toes. An hour
later persons living on Lacock street,
Allegheny, We're startled by rushing
noise, and in another moment the can
vas and cordage of the balloon fell ON
the ground with the aeronaut under
it. No person expected to see him
emerge from the wreck alive, but he
did, and comparatively uninjured.
He said when the balloon had reached
an altitude of eight thousand feet the
canvas collapsed ST idenly. Fortu
nately for Warner he was in the bas
ket, and, although the rapIdity of the
descent at first was frightful he was
able to gather the corCage in hi,
hands and convert the canvas into a
shape resembling a huge umbrella
The air caught this, and the descent
of the last five thousand feet was SC
gradual that when terra tirma was
reached there was no unusual jar
Warner estimates the time of the de
scent at nine minutes lie will GO up
again tomorrow
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

They that wash on Monday
Have all the week 10 dry;
They that wash on Tuesday
Are not SO much awry;
They that wash on Wednesday
Are little more to bime;
They that wash on Friday
Wash because IN need;
And they that wash on Saturday
Are dirty sluts indeed.
Boss, KANT take dis twenty-five
cents. It's got hole in it what's been
plugged Up > said a negro grocer to a
customer But you must take it.
got it from you last night. Don you
remembers" "Oh, yes, | members. |
knows dat / gin it ter Yer, an I gin It
ter yer case / didn't want it. Eff had
wanted 1t l would hab gin yer some
udder quarter Git outeu de way am
let me cut off a piece OBJ bacon Mustn't
stan roun' de sto' when customers is
so rampant ter buy suthin'
4 wicked fellow in the cross tim
bers, near Denton. Texas, was des
perately sick and lying at death door
when lie was called upon BY a minis
ter, who urged him ia view Of his
probable early departure from the
shores Of time. to wrestle with the
devil. The sick man called attention
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-30

~Noe. John" The district teacher saga
With froNn that scarce can hide
11t dImp'lnT smiles around her mouth.
:. W. xn1rs cur,a .. |. host >. abide:
That she 4 crying so<
Don't Az 't~es nothing don't. say.
For. John. thar cant BE- %:
= FOR Mary Ann would never cry
~ nothing. am SURF.
Ard 4 you've wounded justice. John.
l.Pssi-1"sairs S So COME ss stand up;
IfaneE'c<slon must abide
The pain attendant en the scheme
That makes 4 justinci-"
80 John Steps forth. with <nn-burnt face.
And hair IN IN tumble.
III. lacEhins eyes contrast ~
snow. Mary. you mustt tell me ALL
l SEQ that John VIII not
And II he's been unkind or rude
III whip him on the spot"
-wEye wsss E--plsyis' -g.i:'nersb-base
Al H zS s, S r<,f td I' sss, nm
Upon the teachers face the smiles
Have triumphci DER the frown.
Aplcasant Thought runs through her mind
hut outraged Inv must be a,engcli
Ecronc. 81 smiles. hcronc
Away. yc little dreams Of love.
Come on. We fronnS. come on.
II think Iii have 20 whip you. John.
such conduct breaks the .rlc:
No boy. except naughty one.
Wouii Kiss 4 Cirl-at school,"
Again the teachers rod Il raised.
"A Mem ~ she stands
A premium were put on sin.
II punished by such hanis,
Aswhcn tho be- explores the rose
We see the petals frcmbIc.
80 trcmhIed Nnry's rosebud lips
Her heart would not disSemb.c:
~ xouldn't whip him rrrf hard
The stick stops N IT. fall
. II wasn't right TO do II. but
u didn't hurt M all
~Whaf made YOU cry then. Mary Ami
The sthpof@ noise makes 4 pause.
And out upon fhc listening mir
From Mary <ufncS: ~itccAr<c-'
I'LL n. Nc>pur1n. IN The Continent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-30

We were AZ Cham when our DELAYED
mail was received. There was MONTH
oil letter from my young nephew. Reg
Ny dear old friend Oswald Hamilton
was dead: his affairs left In bad way.
The arrangement Of his papers. straight
ening accounts. and settling up q the
estate were left in my hands. A second
was 10 the elect that .joscpha (the only
and motherless daughter Of my old
friend. now about twenty-four years Of
ace) had finally refused him. That he
had secured change into the Tenth,
which was soon 70 lie ordered away 70
fight the Zulus. and closed by saving
that the best thing 4 could wish him
was bullet through the head in the
first engagement.
Ny poor Reg Il was his first taste
Of liic's bitter. and Il was going down
hard 1 Iongcd 10 grasp his hand IN
sympathy cursed the stupidity IL
maiI-carricrs and stormcd and sworc at
the hundred and one annoying DELAYS
that kept me - long on my homeward
why. However, in two days was well
on my Journey.
Soldiers are rough u speech. / be-
gan TO fashion some soft phrases Of
sympathy for my old friends daughter.
but gave up in despair. trusting that. as
il battle, when the opportunity comes.
i should BE- ready 10 equal II. And.
after All. q such self-reliant natures As
Josepha's sympathy held tone 81 pity
which gave II = disia<tcful flavor
A word Of myself here. An old sol
der nearing fifty. but hale and hearty.
! inherited az my brothers death the
pile Of stone he called home and his
large business interests. "A misanthropc.
he had shown little taste for the society
II his kind. Nv visits % him were
few and hricf. had taken little notice
81 Josepha until came To Deerwood
- lis master. Her name describes her.
Divinely tall. she had none % the awk-
wardness peculiar IN women of her
stature. but her motion was al an times
free. suggesting the light Of sea-bifd
Better than beauty, her face expressed
dignity and character. Her mouth was
shapcly and RID. although 4 square Jaw
and long chin proved somewhat detract-
i've to IT.
But her eyes glorious! C,earest gray
with pupils'of velvet. set under man's
forehead She had frank, bon CANA
rade way which played sad havoc with
mems hearts. whatever their armor.
Many Of the wiscst and wariesf knelt At
her shrine. but each and ali vainlv.
Between her and my dear lad there had
been IN understanding, based on 4
childish attachment Merely silken
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-30

The wrong man il The write place
the inefficient clerk
There are fecming millions q peo-
pie IN Europe and there are leaning
thousands IN the lumber regions ~ this
country. or cry Derrick
81 III the Bill aid While When
b got into his mothers pre<cFvo
closet. and 4 foot he BilI.r -
marked papa, overhearing his soliIoquy.
Mrs Shoddy. 70 shopmnn: .1Snow
me : Thermometers d your bcsf
Shopman: This ma am. 3 one 0f Our
finest Venetian glass and the bosc
quicksilver Mrs. Shoddy: Silver!
That would Be nice for the kitchinx- but
want one for my b0odore- Hsvcn'e
you one with quick goldy - Aonfrsog
Witness.
Farmer Wurzlc (mceting ~
curafe's wife. who Is : tee-kecpcr):
mo. mum; I've no call % find any
fault vi your bee-kcepin'; but 4 Do
wish ~ they 'oodn't light % ny clover.
! found one o my sheep sfung II his
mouth this mornin-" Curafe's wifo
(naively): '.And pray. Mr.. WurzIe.
where would YOU look Tor IL tongue
but IL IL mouth P~-K y fnd<pend<nk
IN isn't always thai the Shuazle
family has : particularly hearty sup-
per- Il ~. Mrs So said Job. 10
other evening. s'fhis Il s0mewhnf II<kt
and decidedly frugal rrpas< y II know
Il. Job; but you Sc I had nothing b.
skim milk for the toast s~Oh. 4 49,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-30

There Is often an unfafhomabIe mys-
terry about suicide In some instances
sel,-destruction tells is own tale. The
causes that lead 70 IL are not IN doubt
But in others they are hidden from al
human eyes. No conceivable explana-
ton presents itself and the deIibcration
and method attending the act only serve
% render II the more unaccounfable. Il
confounds the understanding when an
individual who seems 70 have every in
ducement TO live voluntarily seeks death.
In such case the mystery can never be
solved. The grave i silent.
n has been said that suicide i never
committed except when the functions Of
the brain are impaired and the action of
the mind perverted and directed in i'm
proper channels. Yet history furnishes
instances which seem 20 DESTROY this
theory. Among the ancients Self-de-
struction Is sometimes considered an ACT
If courage and virtue. Cleopatra killed
herself By the poison Of an asp in pref
ercnce TO being carried IL = triumphaI
procession 70 Rome BY Augustus The
Carthagenian Hannibal sought death
rather than surrender himselfa prisoner
10 the Romans. Cato died by his own
hand 70 avoid living under the de<pot-
ism Of Cesar. It i only By tine-spun
theory that such acts can be attributed
10 disordcred brain.
Nine de Stael believed that suicide
was sometimes justifiable. Gibbon and
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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-24
An Allegory.

A lawyer, an enthusiastic admirer
of the late John J. Crittenden, of
Kentucky, contributes to the SPRING
field Republican an anecdote illus
trating his extraordinary power over
a jury: sa8i sos
Mr.. Crittendcn was engaged In de-
Tending man who had been indict-
cd for a capital offense. After an
elaborate and powerful defense, he
closed his effort by the following
striking and beautiful allegory: be- p
When God, in his eternal counsel,
conceived the thought Of mans crca-
tion, he called to him the three min
listers who wait constantly upon his
throne--Justice, Truth and Mercy
and thus addressed them: Shall We
make man? 3.s1aslstefa tic.t
Then said Justice, Oh God! make
him not, for he will trample upon thy
laws. Truth made answer also, Oh
God make him not, for he will pol
lutte thy sanctuaries. sii. f,a ss
But Mercy, dropping upon he
knees, and looking up through he
tears, exclaimed, Oh God! max
Il . .
him. will watch over him AM
surround him with my care through
all the dark paths which he ma,
have to tread. Then God made him
and said to him, oh man! thou ar
the child of Mercy go and deal will
thy brother. n.i Y e'e
The jury, when he finished, was i
tears, and, against evidence AM
what must have been their own con
victions, brought ina speedy yer
dict of not guilty. = tF & a Fl
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Fun in Leadville.

A small party of young men were
standing on a street corner the other
evening. They were curiously exam
lining a bugle belonging to one of
them, and as a stranger came along
an animated discussion arose. Il
wish could play on it, said one.
"Play OH i'll" exclaimed another /
wish could make a noise on 1t. It's
pretty hard thing to-io, exclaimed
a third, if you haven't got the hang
of the thing just right. Hard thing
to do chimed in the stranger, hating
and regarding the party evident con-
tempt; why, l Icould blow abugle be-
fore | was foot high. Well, some
bugles are different from others, said
the young men. Gimme that bugle,
said the stranger excitedly. 1t was
Immediately handed to him, and put
ting it to his lips he made one trial
trip. There was subdued splutter
and the stranger began kind of wal
dance, at the same time holding his
mouth in both hands. Great Cleo
patra's needle! he yelled, with the
tears streaming from his eyes. Who
in the thunder filled that mouthpicct
with cayenne pepper! I'm small, gen
tlemen, light and fragile, but ] car
lick the man who peppered the horn
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MIDSUMMER.
M. v. ID

.---v- M. v. ~
rhe corn 10 green throughout the land, ,
Across the nelLs the long rows stand.
The fruit Is ripe In orchard old.
Mtlsummer's wealth is all unts,d.
We know where r'lId-plums ihickest grow,
And coolest sprI,gs from hillsides dow;
We know the berries in the shade
Are sweetest--then let the roses fade.
The ''iry Ny" chants the same old tune,
In grasses by the road, soon
The summer en,leth. yet each day
Hath taught Us that our way,
Is hcdgd about by brinrs as keen.
Ascyer In this rough lane seen;
Anhthe' we gather berries fast,
The bitter must the sweet outlast.
"a
When spring was here we lilly plannd,
TohoLi our Joys az close command
Now something vague-whu canltells-
Hath DER US lake shadow fell.
When ships Of hope ready To sail
Dropped anchor Dreams arc naught to fail
stiil oft We sigh tho summer itbe,
For nothingran equal the fancy free
The lonely Held and sound Of far sheep bells
z High hi.ls and dark and dismal deiis,
The blrest sky and air so still Ieai
SOME sudden storm may each us here,
So nature holds her brcath awhile
Calm As death-no fr0wn or smile
And still ~ death. Must ithe
summer la dying and We cannot sees
The lcni's dull green Is not the hue
itwore In spring M longer new
Yet thank kind fate for such shade
As this old hickory tree hath made,
II shields us from the burniLg rays.
In Moons Of suItry passing davs.
Aud tho no birds sing over hsai
We know the summer Is not deaa.
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A new Constitution.
owonsbocro Messenger.

A new Constitution is one of the
most imperative demands In Ken
lucky. aut' q iaaif
Democratic conventions have in
sisted on 1t and Republican conycn-
tions seems anxious for it. +
The question has been submitted
long enough ago to have been dis
posed of long since, and the submis-
sion has been repeated. And yet it
has failed to carry for the want of a
majority of the voters in the common
wealth. af..,,.
Apathy-singular apalhy-inexcus-
able apathy seems to have seized
upon our people with regard to this
matter.
1t is high time the whole people
were awaking to the merits Of this
question, and EXPIRE sing themselves
plainly about it, let them come fol'-
ward and say so plainly once for all.
If they do want it let them vote for
it, as they surely will do if they give
it the careful attention it deserves.
The impossibilityof amending the pre-
serit Constitution and the difficulty
ofsubstitutinga new one are Of them
selves sufficient reasons for calling II
Constitutional convention. The Or
ganic law Ola free people should
never be beyond their reach, as this
Constitution practically is, while SO
many of cur people remain away
from the polls. Like a law of the
Medes and Persians, it seems unalter-
able. And yet it is S, only because
the people do not go to the polls and
express themselves. W arnt
Anew Constitution il necessary to
crush tie abuse of special and local
legislation. This sort of Legislation
costs the State enough directly in any
two sessions to pay for a Constitu'
tional convention. The experience
of every State in the I'm. on show
that it cannot be efectuallytc cured ,un'
der such a Constitution as we have
Its a shame' to our judicial system
that we ever have judges with per
sonal or political ends to serve by th'
smirching of their erminc. A new
Constitution is needed to raise th,
bench beyond pettifoggery or par
tisanship.
Our system is notoriously defective
as to the assessment and collection q
revenues. Sheriffs have been con
tinually defaulting, sureties suffer
ing and the State sustaining losses
These things are falsely imputed a
sins to the Democratic party. The.
are the logical consequence off defcc
tive Constitution.
For these and many other reason
we should have a new Constitution
Let our people say so at once, and bt
gin the good work. 'i io aH 2
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A Prodigal Son.
Cincinnati Saturday Night.

Cincinnati Saturday Night.
1t was towards the close Of q
bright summers day that p.,odigal
son arrived at the paternal mansion.
The sun was declining in the west
the only thing that ever does
decline" in the west, and something
that the prodigal son would have
been the last man in the world 10
have donc-but to return to the other
sun-and its slanting rays threw a
golden tint upon the gray hairs of his
aged father, who sat on the front
porch reading the Illustrated Police
Gazette.
The gate opened, and the old man,
peering over his spectacles, described
ragged tramp coming up the walk.
He was about to set the dogs on him,
In accordance with the usual custom
of that hospitable region, when the
tramp came up, removed uiiapiua-
ted hat rim which encircled his
brow, and cried
Father, don'tyou know mc9
Know you, returned the old man,
after scrutinizing him moment over
his spectacles, ! would know you If l
saw your hide hanging in u lanyard.
It's my own lost b-b-boy. 1,..e.a
Then the fond parent fell upon hls
sons neck and wept-wept because II
was so dirty. 1t hadn't been washed
since the boy ran away from, l3yearf
before, to be pirate. 8ii
Finding that his long lost son hat
a plug of tobacco, the old man let hin
stay over night, and the next da,
bought him an emigrant ticket to tn,
next town, where he caution him t.
try and lead avirtuous life.
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The case Of James G. Burnette
against the city has just been conclu-
ded before Judge Potter and jury
in the Supreme Court. Tho suit was
brought to recover claim for adver-
tising. The Herald, in 1871, pub
lished the Mayors message as read
ing matter, but the Comptroller re-
fused to pay for the publication only
at advertising rates.
The paper received the amount
which the Comptroller agreed to pay
and sued to recover q balance Of over
$4,000, with interest. Upon the first
trial of the case a verdict for about
800 was rendered, which included
the interest. An appeal was taken
and on the second trial, which has
ended, a verdict was rendered IL
favor of the plaintiff for $40, ,2l4,30. =
n. Y. Proof Sheet. f N
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The Republican Candidate for Gov.
4.o.g III eror. III llsi


"Though nova staid member of
the Presbyterian church and can be
seen in hispew every Sunday, with
fine looking twins on one side and his
fine buxom wife Oh the other. Nor
row has not always been pink of
propriety by any means. Tie was the
widest boy at college. lie seemed
irrepressiblc and mischief Oozed out
of him as naturally as sweat from a
Louisiana plantation negro. lie
telsl a good joke on himself. One
night while at college he and num-
Der of his classmates concluded to go
to to the house Of a poor old mnn out
in the suburbs of Danyille and rob
his hen roost for fun. When they ar
rived at the place the door was
locked, and as Tom was the smallest
one of&,ar boys he volunteered to
through the little open window
and hand out the chickens. The
plan worked like charm aud soon
all of tho fowls had been transferred
from their roosts to the outside with
the exception of a veteran turkey
cock: In his effort to remove this he
ro of a hundred barnyard battles the
bird set up such flapping of his
wings and gobbling that the old man
and his wife woke up and came out
to see what was the matter at the
hen-roost. Toms companions inglo-
riously fed, leaving him to get out
of the dilemma the best way he
could. 1t was too late to attempt to
get out of the window without being
seen. Suddenly a way of escape
presented itself. Quickly springing
uD on the roost, he had hardly drawn
his coat tails close around him and
crouched down on the pole when the
old woman appeared, carrying q
light and accompanied by her hns-
band, who was armed with a formi-
iable flint-lock msket. He soon
discovered the loss of the chickens
but after looking fixedly at the dark
object on the roost, turned to his wife
and said: We'll, ole woman, they
got all the chickens, but thank good
ness they left the gobblcr.'