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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
CURED BY FAITH.


The Burlington Hawkeye voucheS
for this story A young lady, whose
name is withheld TO avoid publicity,
residing at No. 53S Boundary street,
who has been i'll for many years with
a spinal affection, has been completely
restored to health. She has been atllict
ed with the disease for seven long
years, and during that entire time has
been confined to her bed AS the
months and years passed slowly by
her condition gradually became more
alarming. Several skilled physicians
attended upon the young lady, but
under tins treatment there was no APP
preciable improvement, but quite the
reverse. Medical science was of no
avail whatever, and it seemed relief
could be obtained only in death. Some
months ago the young lady requested
prayers of her relatives and friends
for a restoration of her health. The
young lady herself prayed frequently
forher recovery Her friends complied
with her request
In few weeks favorable indications
manifested themselves, much to tn,
surprise of all acquainted with hen
condition. Every day brought renewed
hope to her, for the improvement was
was perceptible ard daily She became
stronger
The young lady became impressed
with the idea that God intended her tc
get we'll, and the impression could not
be eradicated from her mind. On las
Wednesday, the Sth, to the attendants
in the room, she said: Lord, | an
we'll; know / am" and with this
faith in being made whole arose from
the bed 10 which she had been con
fined for several years, and walked
across the room to chair and sal
down. Her friends are inexpressibly
surprised aud gratified at this termina
ton of long siege of illness. Since
Wednesday she has been gradually
gaining in strength, is able TO move
about unassisted, and to all appear
ances has completely recovered. The
faith of the young lady is wonderful
and she attributes her recovery alone
TO the prayers offered to God by her
and her friends. In all this is one oI
the most remarkable faith cures on
record. The skeptical and believers II
the efficacy of prayer, can draw then
own conclusions as TO the cause o
the restoration of the health of thi
young lady.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Frank James.

The trial of Frank James for the
Winston train-robbery has commence
ed. Gov. Grittenden occupies a
curious position in regard to the case.
He is TO be witness for the defense. The
extraordinary measures the Governor
took to bre lk,up IL . train robbery gang,
negotiations with Dick Iiddle. who
furnished the information, and with
Bob and Charley Ford who assassin
ated Jesse James, and the subsequent
pardon of the two when they had been
convicted and sentenced for the act,
are all startling characters, fresh in
the memory of those who read the
story The fact that the Governor is
to be witness for the defense, leads
to considerable comment, mere especi-
ally as there have been the NEST
desperate efforts made to make up
testimony for the State. Circuit
Attorney Wallace, of Kansas City, is
young man who has an idea that he
would make a national reputation by
securing the conviction of the bandit.
Sheriff Timberlake, of Clay County,
is also raising heaven and earth to
produce evidence to convict, number
of other officials in the western coun-
ties are equally bent on making a
finish of him. Ii was through the
efforts of these officials that the con
viction of Dick Liddle for the Mussel
Shoals robbery in Alabama, was
secured When Frank James sur
rendered it was thought by many
that he had promise of protectioM
from the Governor. Whether he had
or net, he is too shrewd to rely much
ON it, for he knows that the Gov
ernor's term is short The outlaw was
evidently firmly convinced that
evidence to convict him could not be
secured He professed to be willing
to stand trial for any of the crimes
charged against him. The States of
ticers have found it hard to prove any
thing against him. Dick Liddie could
convict HIM, but would not. In order
to make him tractable the Mussel
Shoals case was made against him in
the United States Court, and then,
in order to save himself from a long
imprisonment. he was willing; but
when the Missouri officers tried to get
IA pardon for him it was fodnd that
the adverse influence at Washington
was powerful. Many friends of the
James boys are also friends of the two
Missouri Senators, between whom and
the lawyers and other Jealous work
ers, the efforts to place Liddle in shape
to testify failed. Now it is understood
the Governor is to be witness tC
lmpeach some statements which
Liddle made before he was convicted,
and which the Kansas City officers
had legally certified
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Some Bngles are Different.
Leadville Herald.

a small party Of young men were
standing ON a street corner the other
evening. They were curiously exam
ming a bugle belonging to one Of then
and, as stranger came along an an
mated discussion arose.
wish ! could play on it, said
one
"Play on it," observed another, u
wish ! could max noise on it. -.
cts pretty hard thing to do, OBJ
served a third, If you haven't got
the hang Of the thing just right.
Hard thing to dot chimed in the
stranger, halting, and regarding the
party with evident contempt. "Why
/ could blow a bugle before | was a
foot high p"
"Well, some bugles are different
from others, said the young man.
'Gimme that bugle, said the stran-
ger, excitedly.
1t was Immediately handed to him,
and. putting it to his lips he made one
trial trip. There was subdued splut-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
N0AH'S ARK.
Finding the Ancient vessel i'm "a Gia-
cier on Mount Araraf.

A Constantinople newspaper an
nounces the discovery Of Noah's ark.
1t appears that some Turkish commits
sioners appointed to investigate the
question of avalanches on mount
Ararat suddenly cameupon gigantic
structure of very dark wood protrud-
ing from a glacier They made in
ouirieS of the inhabitants %. 1,725 in
their report. These had seen it for
six years, but had been afraid to APP
proach it, because spirit OF fierce
aspect had been seen looking out OF the
upper window. She Turkish commits
sioners. however. were bold men, not
deferred by such trifles, and they de
termined to reach it. Situated as it
was among the Businesses of one of
the glens of Mount Ararat, 1t was a
work of enormous difficulty, and it
was only after incredible hardships
that they succeeded. The ark, one
will be glad to hear, was IN good
state of preservation, although the
angles-observe not the bow or stern
had been a good deal broken IN its
decent. They recognized it at once
lutIt WIS az Eng ilolillietii ttitipiiS
them who had presumably read his
Bible, and he saw it was made OF the
ancient gopher wood of Scripture,
which, as every one knows, only
grows on the plains of the Euphrates
Etfecting an entrance into the struc-
ture, which was painted brown, they
found that the admiral require
ments for she conveyance of horses
had been carried out, and the interior
was divided into partitions fifteen
feet high. Into three of these only
could they get, the others being full
of ice. and how far the ark extended
into the glacier they could not tell.
If. however, on being uncovered, it
turns out to be 300 cubits long, it will
20 hard with disbelievers in the Book
of Genesis. Needless to say" says
the Pail Mall Gazette, an American
was soon on the spot, and negotia-
tons have been entered into with the
local pasha for its speedy transfer 70
tue United States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Preparing For The Cholera.


\ middle-aged negro, who seemed to
be laboring under considerable excite
ment halted a policeman ON Larned
street yesterday and asked
Say, boss, what bout that 'Gyp
shun cholera dc papers am maxim sich
a fuss oberW
why they have the cholera over
there, was the reply.
AN she's gwine to spread to dis
kentry"
sa 1t may
An dey say its powful hard on dc
cullud populashun. Man up to
Woodward avenue toleme dat il Jump
edrightober white folks to git at a black
one.
II shouldn't wonder
An lie drinkin cup full o vim
egar wild kyann pepper sprinkled in
Hardware man tole me dat was dc
boss thing"
Yes.
AN ize soakin my feet m sour
milk free times n week an rubin my
spine wild kerosene lie. Butcher upin
Michigan avenue tole me dat was a
sartin preventive
II should think SO.
An lie got tarred paper an cut
out soles to wear in my butes, One
of the aldermen tole me dat cholera
allus strikes de feet fust ting, reck
on ii won't git frew dat tarred paper
An lie been chewin gum made out
of beeswax an taller wild a leetle
camphor gum rolled in An lie beon
bled twice in de las month an had n
tooth pulled an my ha'r cut an my
photograph taken, an | reckon if de
cholera comes frisbin' around Detroit
| needn't be Uneasy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Garneld's Death.



MIR. Con Jones, proprietor of the
Elberon Hotel, ut Long Branch, was
rehearsing TO me last Sunday evening
the summary of Garheld's death at
his hostelery, nearly like this He
came here one afternoon and stayed
about two weeks. | saw him carried
to the cottage, and the difference in
his emacated face from the strong,
boyish. country-fed man who had left
mo a few months before and who !
saw review troops in front of this
house, affected me with an Immediate
belief that he would die His eyes
seemed to recognize me as he was ear
RED upstairs. | said TO DIR. Agnew
The President is a doomed man i
guess you are right, answered the
doctor, but we viii try He died one
evening just after had sent mustard
to him. | had told some one that
thought he was going out that hour.
A reporter started TO pass the guard TO
see if it was true. As he reached the
guard line | heard the word sounded
suddenly in the night Dead Then
another voice took it up, Dead !
leaned back against this building
whore we are and said to myself,
Dead SO ends triumph. In u
minute the telegraph wires were seized
on behalf of the Government and i'm
mediately passed over 20 a favorite re
porter To beat his tribe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

June 1S4S. solar spot remained a
week visible TO the naked eye, having
a diameter of u, 600 miles and in 1897
a cluster of spots covered an area of
nearly 1000, 000,00 square miles
When we call to mind that the small
est spot which can be seen with the
most powerful telecope must have an
area of $4,000 miles, we can readily
see how large spot must be in order
to be visible to the unaided eve.
Pasteroff, in 1928, measured a spot
whose umbra had an extent four
times greater than tie earth's surface
In August, 1853, spot was measured
by Newall, and it had a diameter of
., 600 miles more, as you will see,
than seven times the diameter of the
earth. The largest spot known to
astronomy was no less in diameter
than 1913, 500 miles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
4 Tramp's Siesta.

4 woman who had been swinging
in a hammock in a yard on Cass
avenue, yesterday, had no sooner
vacated it in answer to a call from the
house, than "A ragged old tramp who
had been leaning over the fence, walk
ed inside and cody planted himself in
in the hammock for siesta. In about
five minutes the woman reappeared,
and, seeing at a glance how matters
stood, she brought out sharp knife,
walked straight up to the fellow, and
before he could chuckle twice she cut
the head rope He came down on his
head with "a thump, toppled over at
full length, and slowly scrambled up
and walked off Not a word was said
until he was outside the gate. Then
he turned and called out
Maybe you'd like my photograph
Just as / keeled out Of that fishnet,
but you won't get it-not by a jug
fulltn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Close Time for Lobsters in Maine.

From The Portland (sle) Argus.
We must now say farewell to the
lobster for a period The close time
extends from August 8 to November
l6, yearly, during which time no lob
ster is to be fished for, caught, killed,
bought, sold, exposed for sale, or in
possession in cars, pound, or otherwise,
under penalty of $50, and 81 for each
lobster taken as aforesaid No lob
sters are TO be canned or preserved
from August TO April under pen
atty of IS per lobster and 81 per day
for each days canning. No female
lobster and no young Holsters less than
nine inches IN length from head to tail
are TO be caught, bought sold or in
possession, under penalty of 81 for
each lobster.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
A story About Crook.

An interview of Gen. Crook on In
dian questions, would likely result III
as much real information as the
soldier got, who, when on campaign
in BrIzons territory, one evening
after camp had been made, and being
detailed to bring in wood, found the
general sitting on log some distance
from camp The soldiers approach
ed, and thinking the general was a
trooper or some camp-follower Che
dresses very plainly and seldom
wears a uniform), sat down beside
him and commenced as follows
Il am awful tired and worn out
with our fearful long march to-day
amt you2"
Yes; but | am resting now
"If you could only kill some In
dams once in while it would be
some satisfaction, but this march
ing up hill and down over burning
sands, and in the cold of the noun
tains, wearing men out for nothing
| don't believe we will ever see an In
dian; do you3"
1T looks that way. Still we may
find them
Il don't go much on Crook. He's
got a-of reputation for fighting
Indians, but | think it's all on paper
newspaper talk-don't you}'
Il shouldn't wonder.
Here an officer approached, saluted,
and prefaced his verbal message by
calling Crook general. The soldier
realized his predicament dropped his
few sticks of wood, and broke for
camp, worse frightened than if he
had been suddenly surrounded by
yelling Apaches.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
WHAT OPERATORS MAY EXPECT.
They VIII Thereafter DO Asth ON
orthe Western Union HID Them.

DR. Norvin Green, the president of
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany, has expressed his views ON the
Just ended strike. He said TO a New
York reporter: II wish you would
correct statement which l saw pub.
lished, that / viewed Gen. Eckert's
policy, which led to the strike ON
the part of the operators, with disfayor.
For two or three years ! have seen
the struggle coming, and it is just as
well that the issue should have been
settled now as any other time. Ever
since the Brotherhood was organized
the operators were formulating their
demands against the company, and
too many concessions were already
given to them in order TO avoid the
climax which was however, newt
able.
ITO what demand do you refer7'
mot open, expressed ones, but a
silent tacit understanding; as for in
stance, that certain number OF dis
patchers of certain amount of press
work was toconstitute days work
No such rule was ever established in
the office, yet it grew up almost un-
consciously since the Brotherhood
came into existence. That will be
effectually done away with now.
"Would matters have come to a
rupture had you not gone to Europel'
IL had an idea that there would be
strike before left, though ! could
not foresee just the time when it
would break out. There was princi-
pie at stake which Gen. Eckert has
held fast to, and, as | would have
done the same thing had | been here,
it is probable that the battle would
have been fought just the same. The
principle ! refer to is whether the
property of the Western Union com
pany should be managed and con
trolied by its stockholders, or by self
constituted committee of outsiders.
As / told Gen. Eckert this afternoon
the several hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars which have been lost in the
strike, | regard to be the best fnan-
cial investment made by the company.
Hereafter, Gen. Eckert tells me, that
he will get one-third more work out
of a man for a days service, and the
economy of such step will retrieve
the loss in less than six months"
What line of policy will you adopt
towards the striker
Il sympathize with them for the
sad mistake they have made, and
there will be no punishment meted
out TO them. Good, competent men
will obtain places whenever there is a
vacancy, but we will not create any
vacancies just to give them employ
ment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Getting 1t Down Fine.

THE last performance of Jay-Eye-
See, the 5-year-old horse who trotted
a mile in 2:14 the other day, has
carried the discussion of speed into
the scientific journals, and they are
philosophizing as to what is the
highest speed that can be attained
Professor Brewer of Connecticut, has
prepared table showing the number
of trotting horses which have attained
or surpassed the various rates of speed
ranging from 2 80 to 2:11 since 1S43.
He shows that since 1S43 there was
only one horse that had trotted a mile
in 2 80 or better; in 1858 the number
had increased to IA; in 1886 TO 50: in
1878 to 1856, and in 1882 to $50. The
table also shows that up to 1882 495
horses had trotted a mile in l :25 or
or better, 275 in 1898 or better, 156 in
2:2l or better, GO in 3:19 or better, Is
IN 2;17 or better and s in Pts or
better.
Here Mr.. Frances E. Nipper, Of
Missouri, takes up the problem, and
by mathematics arrives at the con
clusion that the maximum speed to
which the American horse Will APP
proximate is one mile in 81 seconds,
or 1.31 He also concludes that the
time of the trotting horse will be re
duced to within one second of this in
800 years from the year 1860; that is,
in A. D. 1920. Mr.. Nipper does not
claim accuracy in this, but thinks
that the exact limit can be fixed in
the next ten years If this prediction
be true the horseman of the twenty
third Gentry Will have horses that can
trot faster than they can run-get
over ground in an artificial gait
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
4 Railroad Ghost.

An Amsterdam On. " telegram
says Excitement runs high at Cana
joharie, owing to the nightly appear
ance of ghostly, mysterious light
along the Central railroad track. The
light starts from the old fort, and is
at first very small 1t gradually in
creases in size, and goes down the
railroad track about three feet from
the ground. The night watchmen say
that a hand can be distinguished about
it. Sometimes the light goes bounding
down the track, and again rises thirty
feet in the air. Several trains, includ-
ing the Atlantic express, have been
stopped by the light, believing it to be
q dangersignal. 1t appears about
1890 p. NJ just before the arrival of
the fast mail.
Fifty persons lay in ambush in the
vicinity recently in hopes of ferreting
out the matter, but the light did not
appear, but the night watchman and
others vouch for the truth of its APP
pearance. Usually Railroad men are
filled with fear and superstition, and
dread to approach the spot at night.
Some say it is a forewarning Of a
railroad horror to be enacted in the
vicinity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

ter, and the stranger began a kind of
war dance. at the same time holding
his mouth in both hands.
Great Cleopatra's needle,' he
yelled. with tears streaming from his
eyes. "Who i'm thunder filed that
mouthpiece with cayenne pepper'
I'm small, gentlemen, light and fra
gile, but | can lick the man who pep
pered tina horn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

Now the small boy shoots his boots, and FOR
the river scOOts
And his heart pants for the cooling swim swim,
swim:
gut he hears behind a toot and he feels behind
a boot
And the paternaI grip, with yigor, collars him,
him him
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
Size Of Sun.spots.

II. A smith. in Popular Science Monthly for Sep
TENDER
A single spot has measured from
40. 600 to 50. 900 miles in diameter, in
which, as will be readily seen, we
could put our earth as standing
point Of observation, and note how
the vast facuia waves roll and meet
about the edge Of the point, and also
how the metallic rains is formed from
the warmer portion of the sun. In
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

John Browns grave at North Elba,
n. Y, is close by the old, weather
beaten farmhouse that was once his
home. 1t is in a corner of the door
yard. and fenced off by a white pal
ing. the gate of which is carefully
locked. In like manner the tomb
stone is covered by a wooden box,
chained and padlocked to the ground.
When this is removed one sees a blue
stone. with the record Of the death Of
Brown. his father and three sons. At
the foot Of the grave stands a huge
bowlder. into which are deeply cutthe
letters. John Brown, 1859.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

There is a trite saying TO the effect
that His Satanic Majesty is not of
such coal black hue as he is common
ly painted and, if the report which
comes via Saratoga be true, there is
more in William II. Vanderbilt, the
railroad magnate, than he has gen
orally been credited with Mr. Leet,
one Of the editors Of the Season, has
been investigating the matter and has
discovered that during the past few
years Mr.. Vanderbilt has disbursed
s., DOC, 900 in private charities This
money has been distributed unosten-
tatiously None but his most inti-
mate friends have snown Of the bene-
factions but there are figures toprove
that the money has gone to the chan
nels TO which il was directed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

George, dancing around, and very
mad-"O, MAJ MAJ every lick you hit
me makes me Bladder and badderp
The fiogging goes ON. Georgie-"O
ma every lick you hit me makes me
gooder and gooderpA
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

faster than by natural gait, for fast
trotting is claimed to be unnatural.
This information must be discourag-
ing to Bonner and Vanderbilt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

There is still one thing IN favor Of
the dude he will never blow out his
brains for any woman. A charge of
shot, fired into empty space, would not
hit anything.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

What makes yur ack dat way"
asked old Nelson of his wife, as she
turned and looked at woman who
passed along the street II wanster
see whut she's got on, the woman re
piled. Now amt dat fine trick
Wanster see whut she's got on Doan
think dat she's got any ob yersef's
clothes, does yerl Shink that she's
been stealth somethin', ! reckin.
Come on heah, now, an quit er tryin
70 ack likr white oman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30

st might have been wise, remark
ed a Bostonian, 10 have kept the
churches open these cool Summer
Sundays, and shut them instead when
the bitter winds of January are blow
ing, but it wouldn't have been fash
ionable. Comfort rarely is.
National Republican., 1883-12-21
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Elegant Kersey Overoat at 2000,
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Cloth Suits worth
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