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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
The Craze for Stuffed Owls.

From a Chat with New York Taxidermist
The fowl craze" is worse than ever.
That great snowy owl, the largest and
most beautiful Of the family, is worth
$25 have snowy owls as low as low
as $15, $40 and even $40, but not such
superb specimen as that. Yet,
used to be glad to get IS or $40 for the
very best Of them. Those great horn
ed owls are worth $40 each. The bar
red, long.eared and short-eared owls,
the latter sometimes known as the
swamp or meadow owl, are worth 81
each. Barred owls made into screen
are worth Sc. They are not much
wanted ia fancy forms; however, either
asscreens or in flying attitude. The
owls strongest suit is his dignity, and
he shows that best in repose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

OF \ Saturday matinee to the German
citizens for the sufferers. Business has
suspended.
THE HUMILIATION IN INDIANA
The following report WAS received
this morning from New Albany: The
river rose Is inches last night, ard is
still rising. All the houses and factories
along the river are abandoned. The
water got into the glass works furnaces
last night, and the fires are all out. Mr..
Du Paw will lose at least 100000.
About three thousand persons are
thrown out OF employment. There IS
no estimate of loss yet made. From
800 TO 400 families have had to move.
Every available room on the high
ground is filed. The railroad track be-
tween here and Jefferson is abandoned.
The ferry boats only make occasional
trips to the Kentucky side Of the river.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
Legislative Bribery,

DETROIT, Feb. 19.--In the legislative
bribery investigation this forenoon wit
uesses Bailey and Church we're further
ex tmined. Nothing new was elected,
but yesterdays testimony was further
confirmed.
w. Il. Thompson, mayor of Detroit,
was then put on the stand and testified
to being in Washington last spring.
He was called on 10y Ferry, who re-
quested his cooperation in securing
the delegation from Detroit TO the leg
islature, who should favor Ferry's re.
election to the senate. Witness de-
clined, giving among other reasons his
opposition to DIgby V. Bell, collector
of customs for Detroit Ferry then
said he had taken pretty good care of
Bell and paid about all he owed him in
caring for himself, his relatives and
friends, and therefore if Thompson
would support him Ferry he could
have the Detroit custom house.
Thompson accepted, came back to De-
troit, proceeded to fix things for Ferry,
did all he could, made speech mt the
convention and introduced q resolution
requesting the nominees for the legi:-
lature to vote for Ferry. Subsequently
he learned Ferry intended reappoint-
ing Bell, whereupon he wrote Ferry
dissolving the partnership announcing
his determination TO do all he could to
defeat him.
In answer to repeated questions
Thompson said emphatically Ferry
promised him the custom house; al
attempts to shake him were Intellectual
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
A Large and Long.Liyed Family.

From the Poughkeepds Telegraph.
The following item was published in
one Of our country papers ten years
ago "There are now living of the fam
lily of the late Isaac Hicks, Of the town
of Milan, nine daughters and two cons,
whose ages are respectively AZ follows
70, n, CO. 81, IS, 90, 81, 80, 81, So, 53-
making the united ages OF the living
members of one family of brothers and
sisters G93 years. We doubt if there
is q parallel case to be found" After
decade we can now chronicle the
further fact thas all the members are
yet living Mrs. Traver, of Hughson-
vile, now SO, being the eldest, and Mrs
Henry BlrgeI, ofSchoharie, the young
est. Mrs. Diantha Sleight, OF this city,
is one of the number. The brothers
live in Iowa. Their aggregated ages
now make S03 years, averaging 70
years The father died in 1749, at the
age ofGS; the mother in 1860, aged 93
wears.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
Snu-SpOts and the Storms,
ON the Rochester, IN. " Democrat and
Chronicle

From the Rochester, IN. " Democrat and
Chronicle.
The sun yesterday showed disturb
ed area of enormous dimensions. A
great network of spots has just been
brought into view by the suns rotation.
This area contains a number Of large
spots, and many small once These
spots are separated by considerable
spaces, but the whole region looks an
cry, and il covered with facu'G. The
disturbed region involves about one
eighth of the solar disc. The appear
ance of this great solar disturbance is
coincident with the recent destructive
storms on the earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
BRIEF ITEMS.

Moncuro ID. Conway is leoturing in
London on Mr.. Emerson.
J. w. Paul, of Philadelphia, has rent
ed the Tatum cottage at New Port.
Arab Pasha's family are said to be
suffering for the necessities Of life.
Bishop Lay, of Easton, Md, is reoov-
ering from what was deemed serious
illness.
Mr.. Virgins is not foretelling storms
for nothing. He is tho owner of an al
manac.
Seth Green, who went to Florida 10
meet the coming shad, has returned TO
Rochester.
Mr.. Green, the English historian, re-
mains so i'll that his condition is con.
sidered hopeless.
Bismarck thinks that the American
mode of Sabbath observance is terri
bly, tyrannical."
Ex.Secretary Eyarts was given din
ner in New York on Saturday in honor
Of his sixty fifth birthday.
Senator elect Cullom, who lives in a
little cottage at Springfield. ILL.,, will
leave for Washington next week.
Mrs. John c. Green has gwen the
New York chamber,of commerce, M5,-
600 for the benefit OF such OF its mem
bers az are poor.
The Rev. Dr. Daniel ]. Noyes, who
has been member of the Dartsmouth
college faculty for thirty-three years,
has resigned his professorsbip on &C.
count of lack Of health.
Mrs. Lyman Stanford, Of Midoleburg
N. Y, has presented TO that state a
portrait of her father, William G. Bouk
who sat IN the governors chair at Al
bany 40 years ago. TNa
Mr.. Dodge the youngest son of Will
liam Il Dodge. saw his father die in
New York on Friday. and arrived in
Hartford Oh Saturday barely in time to
close the eyes of his dying father-inlaw
ex. Governor Marshall Jewell.
A large and distinguished company
gathered last evening at the residence
Of Colonel r. g. Ingersoll. in Washing
ton, on the occasion Of the 2lst ami.
versary Of his wedding.
During the last year of his life, Gus
taye Dore became melancholly. He
shuaned his friends, discovered enc
mics everywhere, and quarreled with
his best friends about the slightest crit
icism.
The Independent damsels of Athens,
Ga, formed "spinsters' club, which
no men we're suffered 70 attend. Then
bachelors club was organized in self
defense, and at last accounts they were
holding joint sessions.
People who are constantly inveigh-
ing against Mr.. Vanderbilt simply be-
cause he is rich and spends his money
az he likes, should remember that
some day they may be rlch themselves.
Never strike a man when he is down.
Lent will borrow nothing from April
this year, for easter day comes on the
18th Of March. 1t viii need to borrow
patience from somewhere, however,
when the predicted Canadian eq1inoc-
tial gale goes through it like horse
rake.
Luther Whiting Mason, who Is en-
ployed by the Japanese government to
instruct school teachers in music, is
visiting Boston on leave Of absence.
He lectdred in that city on Japanese
music.
Mr.. Gladstone, sitting every Sunday
in his uncushioned pew, listens, with
head thrown back and closed eyes" TO
the sermon. However unique the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

Dos 7 forge. to say good morning
Say it 10 your parents, your brothers
and sisters, your schoolmates, your
tescher3-2nd say it cheerfully and
with a smile; it will do your friends
GOOD. There's o kind Of inspiration
jn every "good morning" heartily and
gmilingly spoken that helps to make
the morning good, and to be proph-
ecy Of a good day TO come after it.
And If this be true Of the good morn
inp." il is also Of all kind, hear lome
greetings. Tney cheer the d 3our-
aged, rest the tired one, and somehow
make the wheels of life run smoothly.
Let no morning pass that you d. not
help 70 brighten by your smiles and
cheerful words.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

II was Inadvertently stated in the
article on the Building Commission ac-
counts in yesterdays paper that Mr..
Philip Dougherty, one of the firm of
William Sruthers & SINS, ia IL an asy-
lum. Mr.. Doug herty's health has been
feeble, but he is not, and has not been,
in an asylum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

The first young man who paid fifty
cents for secret that would show him
how to double his money without RISK,
was told to double up the biggest PM
he could find before putting 1t IN ms
pocket.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

was before the DAYS OF oleomargarine
hence the suit for damsges The
butter undoubtedly was good when
sold and changed by the action of the
atmosphere.
All animal aud vegetable life of ma.
turity commences to decay, and this
decay is advanced or retarded in pro-
portion to its exposure to atmospherical
influences. Remember, milk il about
one eight a kind of animal life, and
upon being drawn from the COW this
life ceases and decomp position is the
early result, unless checked by some
preservstive process. What can more
conduce 10 It's preservation than to cx .
clude it from tho atmosphere as muck
RS possible? Milk evidently varies in
quality. believe our friend an,, &C
sdjutor, Hiram Smith, holds that milk
produced from cows soou after coming
IN makes the
HIGHEST EI.AVoRED BUTTER.
Cat0neo an Italian, holds that milk
does not reach perfection until eight
months after calving. Johnson claims
that II cow does not reach perfection
until she has had three or four calves.
and then continues good until ten or
twelve years Old" As to a full discus
sion of the products of milk, il is hard
ly worth while to occupy the attention
of the convention. | have but little
knowledge of cheese. making, and have
so many times written up my expert
ence in buttermaking that / have
nothing new to add in that direction.
In closing, | would congratulate this
association upon the great benefits de-
rived from it's labors in the state and
nation at large, and its individual
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
pIsTRIBUTING rood.

The Mayor is distributing food to the
sufferers with a liberal hand. The
Board Of Trade turns over $500 to the
sustenance fund, with more 70 follow.
The German food-sutterers' fund Is
diverted to home use, $40. The Buck
ingham Theater gave the gross receipts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22

There was q crash, and the building
whirled round in the water and the
people rushed to the street to watch it,
when the centre of the depot and a
portion Of the street gave way and car
ried with it large number of persons.
Thy were carried off in the flood and
drowned. In the depot were a large
number of men and boys and one wo-
man, all of whom went down and were
never seen again. Mr.. Parker, an eye
witness OF the disaster, says he was
standing in the depot when the platform
began to give way. Near him we're
three boys, who ran away.
FOR GODS SAKE, SAVE Us Y
he ran also, and turned in time to
see the boys 90 down, and hear one OF
them shout, For Gods sake, save Is!
The excitement was intense. Row
boats were soon at hand, with persons
who tried to save some Of the people.
None we're rescued and no bodies were
Eounc. The water ran across to Clark
street and filled up the gullies on the
essi side Of the avenue.
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are all floating about in confusion. La
the lower hollows of the bottom lands
the water is within a foot or two of the
roofs of the houses. The entire neigh
borhood is doing all it can for the
succor OF the sufferers. There were
cases Of extreme individual suffering
last night which the public may never
know. Mothers hurried through the
rising waters with babies in their arms.
In some cases sick people had to be
taken through windo US and carried in
skiffs to places of safety. Several were
rescued from trees to which they had
climbed. Along the wharf the river is
still rising q. the rate of an inch per
hour. with few inches over 80 feet in
the canal, SO feet inches in the chute
on the falls and "a feet 2 inches over
the rocks. Business is entirely sus-
pended on the wharf from First street
around to Portland avenue.
The river last year reached its highest
mark at 81 feet 10 inches in the cana,
but this year it has reached 80 feet with
an addition Of an inch or two. The
houses along the wharf are IN 2 niser-
able condition, as tho water is In the
second stories at Fourth street and peo-
ole are moving higher up to escape the
water
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WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY DECEMBER
he had been left by his regiment Frustrated by
lung liiaeaaeA To their heaGnuarfera

he had been left by his regiment Frustrated by
lung disease1 TO their headquarters.
Cornrade Francis NJ Bates, of Clinton, De witt
county, Ill., wants to know the name OF the boat
that from st. Louis to Shiloh for wounded
men and took them TO the Eustiee House Hospital,
ct keokik, Iowa; also the names of those who
took charge of the wounded.
Israel N. Roberts, company G, 9Th Iowa " L.,
Haverhill Mass, would like to hear from some
members of his company who were captured with
him at Pittsburg Landing and confined In Libby,
and Macon Ga.
Chas. III. Shuck Cumberland Allegheny county.
Nd offers TO send on application the names Of ten
different army song books. together with publish
ers and prices.
Conrade Alex. L. Whitehall waseca, Ill., writes
us that he y compiling roster of the survivors OF
the 9th Indiana veteran volunteers, copy Of which,
revised and corrected to January /, 1883. will be
mailed to each known survivor. Connrade White
hall requests that members will correspond with
him on the subject, sending all the names of COM
radcs known to them.
Amos Elmer, OF Tennent, N J., wants some
member of the Goth Pennsylvania to write up their
campaigns of 1864 in THE TRIBUNE.
Comrade David ~ Coate Topeka, KAN would
be pleased to hear from members of company b,
9th Iowa, company g, 10th o. W
Comrade Corcoran, of West Chelmsford. Mass,
wants member of the 1fth Massachusetts
heavy artillery to write up the history of that regi-
ment.
Isaiah Steigelman P NJ shi-enanssown, Ps,
wants TO know number of killed and wounded OF
the Sd division, I'd corps at Fredericksburg, Va,
December Is, 1852.
III out of ~ killed; rs out of 500 wounded
out of l67 missing; total, 1,16o.-ED.l
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
THE VOICE OF THE SOLDlERl
PROSPECTUS FOR 1884.

The National Tribune has now attained .
circulation of sevensy-fve thousand copies weekly
and the year 1854 will doubtless witness y still
larger increase in the number of its subscribers
It's objects. briefly stated, are:
4. The fulfiilment by Congress of all the ohlt-
cations TO eur ex-soldicrs incurred urinl the war
for the preservation OF the Union. including the
peal of the tiEneiimitation clause OF the o.
boentles bill and that TO pension prisoners oz
war.
2. The enforcement OF the statutes Of ths
United States declaring that in appointments 70 this
civil service of the Government preference shall %
given 20 ex-soldiers Of the necessary business
qualifications for office.
3. The MP building of the Grand Army Of tho
Republic the National Woman's Relief Corps ths
Sons Of Veterans, and all kindred organizations
designed 70 aid and care for the veterans Of The
armies of the Republic.
4. The publication OF the Uawriften History
of the War, Including its sentiment humoF. hero4
isr and wealth OF personal incident as contributed
By actual survivors and participants IN its various
campaigns, marches, sSirInisnes sie%cs. battles,
and hartiships of prison hfcthc rank and Gle
we'll as commanding officers Of the greatess
celebrity.
>. The ineulcation of practical ideas touching
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the practice OF mechanical pursuits The forEztion
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OF this battle arc quite as correct as any which
they have given TO the public.
We took position just north of Middletown,
which was about two miles in rear of the posi-
ton held by the ID division of our corps early
in the morning We went back quietly and
in good order. We carried with US nearly all
cur wounded, all our shelter tents and all our
personal property of every description, and
the rebels did not dare to attack us. When
we had taken our new position IN the same
order that we had formed in the morn
ing, other troops also took position in the line.
THE NEW LINE
The cavalry, which had never for moment
faltered took position-Custer on the right,
Merritt on the left; the 10Th corps, which had
now succeeded in restoring order to its broken
ranks, was maSsed on the right and rear of the
9th. With this new line of baltic in the strong
position we now held, General Wright deter
mined that not only should the retreat stop
here, but that the rebels should be driven back
across Cedar Creek. Their career of victory
was ended. The grand old 9th corps had
turned the fortunes of the day. 1t was now 10
o'clock. Far away in the rear was heard
cheer after cheer. What was the cause?
Were re-enforcements coming? Yes Phil
Sheridan was coming, and he was host.
He had ridden from Winchester at amaz-
ing speed, and now, as he passed the
long trains of ambulances in which were
the hundreds of bleeding victims of the
mornings work, the wounded men, whose shat
tered limbs or mangled bodies attested that
they had not run away, raised themselves and
cheered with wild enthusiasm the hero of the
valley.
On be rode,-most of his staff left far to the
rear his famous war horse covered with foam
and dirt,-eheered at every stepby hundreds of
men, in whom new courage was now kindled
Dsshiug along the pike, ne came upon the line
of battle. What troops are these?" shouted
Sheridan. " The 9th corps" was the response
from hundred voices We are all right"
said Sheridan. as he swung his hat and dashed
along the line toward the right. Never mind,
boys, We'll whip them yet; we'll whip them
yet We shall sleep in our Old quarters to-
night" were the encouraging words of
the chief. as he rode along while the men
threw their hats high in air, leaped and danced
and cheered in widest joy.
Sheridan at once completed the arrangements
already commenced by General Wright. Had
Sheridan never reached the field, General
Wright would have led US against the foe. But
there was charm about the real commander
of the army, and his opportune arrival inspired
fresh hope and zeal in the breasts of all.
WEsTFoRD, n. Y. SUBSCRIBE.
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GOOD ADVICE
To Weak and Languishing Posts OF the arss
Army

To Weak and Lsnguishing Posts OF the Grand
Army.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
l write to ask you to lend helping hand to
keep our Post in good running order. The
fact is that we of Post No. IA, Haverhill,
Kan, are old meD-y0ung men are not per-
Initted TO fill up vacancies-and our women
don't care to meet with US, as, of course, they
must perceive that we only call upon them
when we want favor, and think we give
them the cold shoulder. We feel almost for
saken. Cannot we arrange it so that our
women can meet with us? This is the only
hope | can see for our Post. Give as some
adyice-your paper Is the only life we see.
THos. MCFARLAND.
HAvERHILL, KAN. Nov 10, 1888.
THE history you give is only that of many
other Potts throughout the country. We are
all getting old, and We cannot introduce young
blood unless we organize the Sons of Veterans,
who, as you know, are composed of the SONS of
the old members of the Posts. The women, of
course, think You give them the cold shoulder
because you only call ON them when you want
work done and dinner prepared. Write to The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE or Mrs. Kate B. Sher-
wood, Toledo, O., and get the plan of organiza-
ton of Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary 20
Post No. LA, and than have each month q
woman's Camp fire, entirely prepared and
managed by them. Give them charge of the
details Of these meetings. In short, show them
that in all, except the secrets of the order, they
are one in spirit and soul with you. The help
of the women alone viii make your Post lively
and add spirit to your meetings. Talk about
the camp. the march, the skirmish, the prison,
and all the incidents of the Post under the
head of new business or good of the Order
Infuse life into the dry details! Make muster
in impressive! Help and eonfde in each
otherl Be fraternal, charitable, and loyal
and you viii prosper! God bless you ALL
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po,cer TO do almost everything relating to PEN
sion claim He go back previous TO the
issue OF the first certificate and the rating OF
in cases where manifest error and injustice WIS
done. As rule the original ratings will not be
disturbed
C. ID. O., Os,cego. " Y-Some regimental sur
geons kept an accurate record of sick and wounded
soldiers by name; others did not Probably your
surgeon knows whether he kept such record OF
not. There very few regimentaI records oi
sick and wounded on file in the War Department.
as most of them were lost or destroyed during the
war. and some captured by the enemy. Your
regimental surgeon may not be TO blame for the
want of record in your case.
J. X, VerpJaaek. N. J.-Your statement Of service
is one that you may we'll be proud of, and il you
desire TO Tile claim for pension or anything else
due, you should communicate your full name
and enlghten Us as to what information or assist
you desire from US. Your letter IS desustory
and contains nothing that We reply to except
as above.
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this dread disease. 1t is taken internally, and
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physicians in this State and elsewhere. 1t is
sold by every druggist at 81. Write for free 40
page pamphlet to r. K. HEIPHENSTINE,
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