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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
A Lecture on Economy.


i atupid looking tramp knocked at
ono " tho finest residences in Austin,
and was received by the lady Of the
house.
"Whal do yon want?"
"Plcase'm, give me adime TO buy a
glass Of bread; 'scuse me, mean a
loaf OF beer"
81 haven't got any money"
Haven't got any money? Tneu,
madam, would suggest that you move
into a cheaper house; you are evident
" living beyond your means. Economy
IA wealth. Economic in the matter Of
clothes and house rent. Cut your ex-
penses, and then, perhaps, some day
YOU will have q dime TO spare dime,
madam, that may be the means Of pre-
venting hungry and thirsty fellow
mortal from committing suicide; Or II
may be quarter coin Of the value
OFFS cents--that ailupholster the dark
clouds on the horizon OF his despairng
soul with silver plated lining, and TIL
dis stomach with book beer. Good day,
fair lady"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
Different Breeds for the Dairy.

The Toronto Globe gives the follow
ing Us the conclusions from expert
ments ut the Ootario Model Farm, as
deduced from Prodesso. Browns last
report:
An average COW for dairy purposes
should give 20 pounds of milk per day
during 200 days every year; s pounds
of cream for every 100 pounds OF milk;
45 pounds of butter from every 100
pounds of cream, and fully 10 pounds
of cheese for every 100 pounds ofmilk.
Bulk, volume, or per cent Of cream, Is
no safe criterion of the quantity of but.
ter in that cream weight alone is the
proper mode of judging. Breed, as
much il not more than food, affects the
quantity and quality of milk, butter and
cheese. In Ontario Experimental Farm
experience, the Short-Rorn is sn aver
age mixer, short in duration per sea-
son, low in specific gravity, high in per
cent of cream, proportionately high IN
butter, and also high in cheese produc-
ton. The grade of this breed approach
es the nearest of any others to what is
called general purpose cow" Tie
Aberdeen Poll is low in quantity of
milk, and the second highest of any in
specific gravity. The grade of this
breed is much improved in milking
properties, giving greater weight of
cream, though lower per cent OF it.
The Hereford Is not more prominent
than the Short-Horn and Aberdeen
Poll in regard TO milk, except in pro-
portion Of butter from cream, in which
1t is the highest The grade is very pro
minently in advance, particularly in
proportion Of cream, but one of the
lowest in cheese. The Devon is most
distinct in highest specific gravity milk,
aud the weight of cheese from milk.
We have no experience with the grade
OF this breed.
The Galloway milk appears TO be OF
8 peculiar texture-rich, or SO very
small in butter glooules as to rise very
slowly and very indistinc. in the test
tube.
The Ayrshire is particularly heavy,
long mixer, giving five times her own
weight per season. Tae milk is some
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
ARCH MANS CHARMER.
Concerning the Beauty for whom
senator Fair Shattered All House.
Hold Goods.
Peru Republican.


Peru Republican.
Reference has been made lately to
the unhappy domestic relations of Sena.
tor Fair, of Nevada, which eliminated
IN degree of divorce ard alimony for
his wife. The girl in the case, who
seems to have completely captivated
the old man with his $4,000 600, Is
"hnnie Carpenter" plump and hand
some blonde, about twenty-seven years
of age, with crushed-strawberry hair.
Annie has a history and so have her
mother and her aunt. She is the daugh-
ter of j. II. Smith, gho was the editor
and proprietor of the Peru Free Press
about thirty years ago. In 1856 Mrs.
Smith left her husband in Peru and
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stevens to California-or at least was a
passenger on the same ship with them.
Mrs. Smith went to the home of her
sister, Mrs. Shullz. a Peruvian who
was then living with her husband and
keeping hotel at Young's Hill, mining
town not far from San Francisco. Very
soon after her arrival there, her daugh-
ter was born and christened annie"
Mrs. Smith obtained divorce from the
husband she abandoned in Peru and
married miner named Carpenter,
whose name her child by the former
marriage was permitted to assume. She
left Carpenter, obtained divorce from
him and for while had employment
in Washington. After returning west
she was remarked to Carpenter. The
little daughter Annie went to live with
her aunt, Mrs. Shultz, who was very
fond of her. Mrs. Shultz became a
member of Colonel Bakers family in
San Francisco, and taking advantage OF
her husbands absence in mining
town procured divorce and accom-
panied Colonel Baker to Washington
Soon at, erward Colonel Tom Finch
silver.tongucd orator OF the Pacific
slope, became enamored of Mrs. Shultl
and married her, after procuring 8
divorce from his wife.
Like her nsothcr and her aunt, Annie
Carpenter has charms. Some time age
San Francisco doctor or dentist fell
desperately in love with her, although
he was at the time the husband of one
wife. Through the influence of Colene
Fitch he procured a divorce and mar
ried his new love at Virginia City. After
ward the wronged wife had the proceed
iugs of court granting him divorc,
set aside, and this annulled his mar
riage with Annie Carpenter. She hai
since made conquest of large game
Her relations with Senator Fair were
the grounds for the divorce recent,
obtained by Mrs. Fair. The ten-nillion
are is now free to marry his bonnit
Annie, who is said te be pretty as wei
as vivacious.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
recnIIar Accidents.

Z Calvin II. Gilbert, of Syracuse, being
seized with III while in II room alone,
fell upon the stove and was burned to
death
While a teacher was whipping a pupil
in the Snow Hill school-house the stick
broke, and the flying end put out the
eye of little girl.
Joseph Henderson, of Napa, Cal.
has just died from cancer caused by
his sticking the lighted end Of his
cigar IN his mouth by mistake four
years ago.
As Antonio Ygloisla, boiler-maker
OF Paterson, was riyeting inside large
boiler knecliDg on a piece Of old car.
pet, mischlevou4 boy set fire 20 the
carpet, and before the man could arise
the Htmes penetrated his ear, causing
brain fever, which killed him.
While Edward Porter was painting
the spire of the Presbyterian church
in Ithaca, one of the climbers fastened
to bis boots gave way, After he had
lallen many feet he caught hold Of -
dangling rope ard saved himself,
though his hands were badly torn.
A man in Carson, New, yhile build
ing trestlcwork, had 10 work step.
LADDER, In mailing the last strip he
was obliged to lay his neck alongside
one Of the pieces already nailed, while
the one he was mailing came along the
other side of his neck. When he got
through and started TO extricate him
self the ladder slipped and he was ef.
hanging by the neck.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
A miraculous Escape.
stowartsvillo tMo) Independent

Last week farmer, Templeton Du-
coine, a2ed twenty-one years, son Of
John Ducoine, who lives six miles
south OF this place, had the most mir
acaous escape from death it has ever
been our fortune to chronicle. He was
returning from the fields, riding a mule
and leading another with harness on,
the one he was leading being a big
stout young animal, Keen hands
high, that had never been ri 3den. The
lines fell down, and the young man
alighted to put them up, when the sad
die mule broke loose and ran fer home.
HI then undertook to ride the remain.
ing animal, which kicked and plunged
at such a rate that he attempted to get
off him, when his feet became entangl.
ed in the harness, and he was dragged,
head downward, n gutter Of mile
over hard road, through q hedge and
around feed lot, until he manage to
get hold Of the hitch.strap, draw him
self up and release his feet from the
harness Strange to say, the young
man was able TO walk to the house and
was 10 town last Saturday, none the
worse for sis terrible experience, ex.
cept several pieces Of skin gone from
his body, and what was left pretty well
stuck up with hedge thorns Not one
man in 100 could have passed through
this ordeal and come out alive, aud il
is presumed Temp doesn't want to Try
IL again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
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TIE REVENUE DISTRICTS
Congress who Pose IA Reformers
Keforc the PnhIic Only.
Washington Dispatch.

Washington Dispatch
II is expected that the plan for the
proposed internal revenue consolida-
ton will be agreed upon this week. 1t
is already about settled, though it is
understood among the gossips that
some difference of opinion IS enter
tanned by the president and the score
tary of the treasury. After all the
pressure which has been brought TO
bear by congressman in favor of the
retention of this or that man, 80 much
Of the secret Of the department is
known as will warrant the statement
that the list be promulgated in very
nearly the same shape IN which IL
came from the internal revenue bu-
reau. The president, it is said, has
/ listened to the pleadIngs of these al
legged statesmen with patient disgust.
Some OF them are of those who cried
louGCs on the door of the house for
TINS same consolidation, and some
wanted an entire abolition of the inter
nal roTenuo system. The particular
reasons Tor retention advanced are
usually political. GA QUO occasion, 30
the story goes, the president took one
Of these congressman severely to tnsk
by drawing an iuvidious COMPARISON
between relormer on the flo OF the
house aud q roiormer by practice be
foret executive aud the departments.
Most of those who voted for n sweep.
ing reduction of collectors have APP
peared here by letter or in person TO
save IL cir particular collectors. 4
matter, therefore, which at first prom
ised some embarrassment to the exec
uuve really proved 10y this absurd
unanimity to bea relief, for little or
no notice WAS taken Of these recon-
meudations. The president has gagged
the Congregational crowd 10y It's own
standard. From letters aud kilograms
received here from various states q
good deal of anxiety seems to prevail
ms to the ultimate decision with regard
to these cancellations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

POVERTY j. in the soul, and not in the
circumstances. We see this exempll-
fed every day ia the lives both Of the
poor and Of the rich. There Is Pat,
the gardener. He works six days in
the week for his weekly wages, lives 10
a two roomed house, fares very plain
~. has two suits Of clothes, one for
daily wear and one for holidays, has
house full Of children, but Pat ia happy
and contenied. His employer is far
less 90. Every new supply makes
room for another aant. lie is always
spreading out larger, and adding
as much to his cares as BIZ eDioyments
by bis fresh acquisitions Where shall
We find the golden means Of content
Where ought we to find it? How rich
in money ought we to be to have
enough and not ieel poor? How am
ole should be eur learning TO free us
from the consciousness Of being ignor-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

what low in specific gravity aad per
cent. of cream, but is over the average
in cheese production. The Ayrshire
grade is not improved IN any respect
except ia duration of milking season.
The Jersey is remarkable for proper
ton OF cream, averaging 35 per cent,
and giving value of dairy products
uncomfortable to any other breed in
our experience. The native, or COM
mon COW of Ontario, not Canada prop
erly, because Quebec in particular
stands distinct in her class of dairy
cows, takes high place in value OF
annual produce for ordinary dairy pur-
poses, and along with the Short H9rl
grade, is peculiarly the dairy cow for
the country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
A Mean Trick.
Detroit Free Press.

A man who probably hailed from
Buffalo played powerful mean trick
on q Detroit b.idsl couple at Niagara
Falls the other evening. They went
to hotel and registered, had supper,
and then started out for n njgAt view
Of the Mighty Roarer. They mad not
gone far when man called them
and said:
"Havo you just been marriedY
1--WE b. have" answered the groom.
"Going to stay here day or two?'
eyes"
Having registered at my hotel you
probably intend to remain there?
"Yes, sir"
"Well, want to say word to you.
don't want am ducky -deary nonsense
around my house. 1t waDtno propsy-
wopsy business on the yerandss. |
want no squeezing hands on the bal
comics, or Feeding each other at the
table,"
The groom let his arm fail from his
brides waist in slow painful man.
ner and the stranger continued:
The first time you call her peaches
and cream, or sne calls you darling,
out you go'
"Y-yes, sir"
"Sho's no sweeter than 10000 other
girls, and you are no more OF darling
than l am, and | won't stand love-siok
nonsense"
He walked away with that, and peo-
pie at the falls who knew the bridal
couple were amazed to hear them adj
dress each other as Mr.. and Mrs, and
to see what precautions they took to
prevent touching hands or betray ing
any symptoms Of love. They put in
two wretched days, and it was only as
they were upon the point OF leaving
that they discovered how base villain
had duped them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
Mullen as a Cure for Consumption.

A correspondent writes as follows
about the flower Of Well-kuown plant.
81 have discovered remedy for CON
sumption. IL has cured u number Of
cases after they had com menced bleed
ing at the lungs aud the hectic flush
was already ON the cheek. After try
ing the remedy TO my own satisfaction,
] hove thought philanthropy required
that ] should let il be known to the
world. II is common mullen stepped
strongly and sweetened with coffee
sugar, and drank freely. Young or
old plants are good, dried in the shade
aud kept in clean bags. The medicine
must be continued from three to xix
months, according TO nature Of disease.
It is very good for the blood vessels
also. 1t strengthens and builds up the
system instead of taking away the
strength. IL makes good blood and
takes inflammation away from the
lungs, II is the wish Of the writer that
every periodical in the United States,
Canada and Europe should publish this
recipe for the benefit Of the human
family. Lay this up and keep it in
the house ready for use"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

ant? How far should bepevoleece act
as a controlling motive to keen US from
feeling that we are selfish ? Pat is
troubled by none of these questions.
Bat may not one have a consciousness
of real wealth in health, in competence,
in knowledge, and in the power Of &C
QUESTION OF wealth, and knowledge, and
virtue, that shall give content? How
many of our wants are purely artificial,
purely imaginary? He who has the
least of these is the poorest of creetures,
for it is impossible that he should ever
be satisfied.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
Horen or Wind Collie in Cattle.

This is an undue distenlion of the
stomach, from fermentation OF the
food, as wet grass, bad fodder, musty
hay, or even sound grain eaten in un-
due quantities, causing the liberation
of gas faster than il can be passed off,
and Is commonly called hoven in cat
tie, collie and wind dropsy in other farm
animals. In cattle and sheep the
trouble IS IN the bird stomach or
paunch, and if relief is not given often
ends in death. There will be swelling
of the belly on the left side; the bow
els will be torpid ana constipated, the
breathing difficult, the eyes wild, with
other Indications OF intense pain.
If the distension has extended to both
sides the danger is imminent. A tro-
car, or, in lieu thereof, sharp-poinled
knife, should be thrust into the proper
place (which is about four to six inches
forward of the left hip), and tube IN
serted to allow the gas to pass off. This
process should be managed with great
care, or serious results may occur.
AS stimulant, one drahm OF green
mustard and one ounce of whiskeyt
mixed in little water, may be given
slowly, to insure its passage into the
third stomach. Other stimulants are
often used, but care should be taker
about medicines, or they will only
hasten the death OF the animal. Pre-
vcntives are, not to turn stock into
flush pastures, wet with deg, when hun
CRY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
How Georgian Carried a Pistol.

A certain young man, who was fined
in Cobb Superior Court the sum Of for
ty dollars for carrying pistol conceal
ed, some time thereafter had occasion
70 deliver 2 pistol t9 party in town,
and to be ou the safe eide, he got a
ten foot pole and tied the pistol on to
the end Of the same. He then hoisted
the pole to which dangled the pistol
ana started across town. 10 his utter
surprise he me, Judge james X. Brown
who wac cons derably tickiej at the
precautionary act OF the young man to
expose fully to view the pistol, and he
remarked: That is very commendable
ia you. ! thought bat forty dollars
fine would make you a good, law-abid-
ing citizen"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
Why lie Wept.

As the boat put in t james Land
ing, Ark, we saw four steers tied to q
fence, and every passenger at once car
ried his chair over to the port side 10
see the fun. If there is any fun about
steamboating it is to load number of
stout steers, with wild eyes, long horns
and handy legs. They don't accept
circumstances, and they have no
romantic notions about sailing up or
down the Father of Waters. AS soon
as the plank was lowered the mate and
dozen darkies started for the cattle,
the officer singing out:
"Look alive, tyou niggersl On with
'em now-what are you doipg2"
With great deal of hooking and
prancing and shouting AMI kicking the
first steer was pushed aboard When
the second was tackled he bracod
mis- legs, held down his bead, and xix
men could not bulge him. The mate
went around behind to twist his tail,
and as he gave 8 tWirl at the useful ap-
pendage he shouted ont;
"Now. then, every niger break his
bacKl Up with him. Boost-boost
-p
At that instant the steers heels took
shoot out behind, and the mate roll
ed over the grass. Some Of the men
went to him and called him fond
names and unbutLoned his vest and
stole his plug Of tobacco, but he was
dead. When the cattle were loaded
we took him on and laid him ont on
some sacks Of corn, aud as the boat
steamed away we all spoke well Of the
dead Some said he had kind heart
for all bis buster, and others affrme ed
that if ever a steamboat man went TO
| heaven this one surely slipped ia for
bis charity toward the poor We we're
about to draw up resolutions Of sym
pathy to present to hiswidow, and 10
make up purse for embaIming bis
body, when the miserable sinner sat up,
gas ped once or twice, and continued:
"--hIm up higher than Gilderoy'a
kite! Now with HIM Now up! Wry,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

The American Cultivator of the
9th thus speaks of the growing crop
of the Connecticut valley, and OF the
acreage THE fine weather of the past
week has brought forward the young
plants finely. Setting has been COM
menced by few. Plants as a rule are
fully week later than usual. In a
narrow belt of country, perhaps one
mile and halfwide, extending through
Conway, Whately, North Hatfield and
so on across the Connecticut river, y
heavy wind, accompanied by hail, in
jured the tobacco beds badly, cutting
the young plants to pieces and pound
ing them into the ground. One farmer
VINO sets about ten acres mad very early
plants, and had set five acres, expecting
to finish by the middle of the last week.
He has not been able to SGT any the
past week, his plants being nearly
ruined. Other beds not so forward
will recover sooner. We get very con-
Trajectory accounts from the various
towns relative to the amount Of acre
age to be devoted to tobacco the COM
ing season. We anticipate a reduction
VI aoOuI Oh6-ciS uVll "a tuo dSA "a 80 i4oHA
last years planting, in conseq uence of
the unsatisfactory prices obtained the
past season"
As proof OF the growing lack Of
confidence in the tobacco crop even in
its stronghold, East Hartford, the Con-
necticut Farmer re0orts that the New
York and New England road fnds II
difiicult to rent at s Is npr acre land for
which it at first asked $50.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

A WaiDgton dispatch says that Mrs.
Emma c. D. Nickerson has filed pc.
tition for divorce from Major Azar Il.
Nickerson, OF the army. The petition,
ar.ong other things, charges defendant
with adultery with Tena Diller Carter,
1.-THE woman to whom Msjor Nickerson
was married after the fraudulent d.
yorce from his wife was obtained). a
bill in equity has also been filed, ask
ing that the conveyance Of property By
Major Nickerson to Tena DJler Carter
be set aside. 1t IS said tAat the Major
will not contest the suit, and that when
No. / gets her decree he will remarry
No. 2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

you niger, III murder the whole pack
of ven
When he found on, that he had been
dead for half an hour he was Gum
founded. The idea that q mate of u
steamboat should succumb to anything
less than 81 blow-up annoyed him 70
that ne sat down on pile of bacon and
wept.-Dsuoit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28

Philip G. Hammer, for several years
clerk of the democratic state committee
OF Pennsylvania, died at bis home IN
Pittsburg on Sunday.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-07-06
THE r X.

An East Fork Copper Mine that is
Showing Up Rich-The Orc Eight
Feet Wide. and no Hanging Wall
Yet.
Major Brockway came into town
last Monday, to remain over the
Fourth and lay in stock of provis-
ions. powder and other supplies to
work on the p X mine, on the Fast
Fork of Wood River, which he owns
in partnership with G. A. French, of
the p X saloon, and Ed. Mouissev.
The P X mine, the Major said, is
opening up finely, and shows re-
markable quantity of ore for the
small amount of development work
done upon it. 1t was located BY Ma.
jor Brockway on the 10th of last
April, before the snow had disap.
peared, the gallant major being COM
PEELED to crawl on his hands and knees
across a ravine filled with snow a dis
lance of 200 yards to reach the claim.
No work was done upon it until
about three weeks ago. Since that
time cut has been made to and
into the ledge, which shows two feet
OF carbonate ore on the hanging wall,
followed by an unknown width of
native and oxide of copper ore that
carries large percentage of silver.
No footwall has been discovered on
the 7 X. Neither has any been found
on the Silver Fortune or on the Snow
clad mines, which djoin the p X. On
the SnOwclad crosscut has been run
over 20 feet, and no hanging wall
found. On the Silver Fortune the
ledge is also crosscut :,5 feet, and no
hanging wall found. These three
claims therefore seem to contain an
enormous bonanza of red and brown
oxide Of copper ore carrying silver in
paying quantities.
Major Brockway was to return to
the East Fork, to prepare the ore on
the p X dunno for shipment. He is
confident that within four or six weeks
the p X will be one of the famous
mines Of this section of country.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-07-06
Concerning the Telephone Exchange.

To THE EDITOR OF THE T1MEs:-
What has become of the Bell Tele
phone Exchange of HALEY? The
business men desire information on
this point. MoHEL1Gur.
During the last week in May the
arrangements for establishing the En-
change headquarters in the TIMES
building were completed, and lease
OF the premises signed for one year.
Since then no word has been received
from the company. 1t is probable
that the officers Of the company are
too busy extending the business else
where to begin on Wood River lust
now. They have recently purchased
the right to Salt Lake City for $685.
600 cash, making the third purchase
in thirty days. The Ogden
Pilot states that the company now has
the entire territory of Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho and Montana, the most
extensive territory owned by one cor.
poration in the United States. and ;s
about to purchase the right for Ne.
braska. -ED.