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Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-01
FOR SALE

fhA A FINE residence in West Haven on First 8iII avenue, containing Il rooms, also barn, hen MzssA nery, bath house and all necessary outbuild ings, in good repair; well stocked with fruit trees and grapevines. Lot, 340 feet front with depth of 50 feet, the rear facing the harbor. Also a house and lot on Water street Lot 95 feet front, running back to the channel 320 feet deep; good location for business enterprise desiring wharf privilege. For price, Sc, call on or address
 WALTER A. MAIN, j23 West Haven Conn.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-01
HORACE P. HOADLEY.
j1O HOADLEY BUILDING. IN VIEW of the opening of the new railroad t 1 West Haven there will be some call for
 Building Lots.

have tract of land, finely situated, close by West Haven Green, Church street. 400 feet front and 200 feet deep which will sell at S5 per front foot, will take less for the whole of it. There is nothing else favorably located that be bought nearly as low. EDWARD A. RAY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
Burdette's Fish story.

| remember once, myself fishing in
the eddying waters of the Mississippi.
about four miles above Burlington,
striking a catfish. was using lance
wood rod and set reel, and the fish ran
out about twenty-five yards of line,
then turning suddenly made straight
for me as ] stood in the water. ! struck
at it with the rod, which broke in my
hand. The Infatuated fish chased me
ashore, ran me through lumber-yard.
pursued me across wide stubble field,
and some distance into the woods.
when. being unarmed, ! climbed a
large cottonwood tree The relentless
fish followed me up the tree, where it
was shot by some hunters just rs il was
"cooning" out upon big limb to get
at me II fell to the ground dead, shot
through the heart 1t was nine inches
long and weighed pound and half
with its clothes on. Which by inter-
prrtation is dressed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

There are queer superstitions about
the moon among all peoples. The HUI
rons call it the creator of the earth and
the grandmother of the sun. The Chi
quitoes call the moon their mother, and
the Nayajos make it rider on mule.
The Botucudos Of Brazil ascribe most
OF the phenomena Of nature to the
moon; in which they are like the super
sttious women of civilized Europe and
America who wait for the increase OF
the moon to change their dwelling. to
cut their hair, to be married and to
baptize their children. A belief existed
among the ancient Mexieans and Peru
yjans. the Natchez of the Mississippi
and the Appalachians Of Florida, thar
the sun was the radiant abode Of dead
chiefs and braves. To the Esquimaux
belong the honor OF having discovered
that the moon was the paradise for the
good. while the wicked were consigned
to a hole in the earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
A Pariiamentarlan in Arkansas.

The negro chairman of y convention
which recently met in Little Rock, rem
dered an important decision. During
clamor for recognition. the chairman
said.
LET de cheer--let de cheer rule on
dis pint. DE cheer rules dat two gen
nermen kahn talk At de same time.
One gennerman mus talk an arter he
gifts dun, de udder gennerman he ken
talk. "
"Who's got de flop demanded a
delegate.
"Neber mine who got de flo. Keep
on CT akin yer uDpovementary ques-
tions m yerse'f'l II hab dc 40 -hab all
oh Il dat yer kin kiyer. takes dis
heah mefod fur ter 'nounce myself de
nominee fur County Jedge. All in IA
Der o. de measure will make il known
by sayin H., an dose opposed will
please gin mp dar seats to pussons
what's got more sense. Dc rs hab
it. - lrkdnsaW TraUeLer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

When, two years ago, the compul-
sorry educational law was passed by
the French Legislature, the clause in
serted in the bill respecting children
who received elementary instruction in
their own homes raised a good deal OF
protestation. In virtue OF this clause
parents whose children attended no
school were to be examined annually,
in order that it might be ascertained
that they were not permitted to grow
up without the instruction suitable TO
their years. Conservatives, and al,
who disapproved Of the 'laicization, "
of schools, declared the measure adopt
ed, which is applicable to all classes OF
society, to the rich parenss as well as
TO the workingmah, to be arbitrary and
intrusive, and heads Of families were
invited to refuse to comply with the
law For time, however, it was not
enforced. but now a circular just
issued by the Project Of the Seine fixes
the date OF the examination and the
mode OF procedure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

famous dealer in the best wines of
Burgundy, having an idea that the wat
cry portion of the wine is best done
away with, has taken to artifciallv
freezing his stock. He thus withdraws
certain percentage of water in the
shape of ice from his wine. The crop
of ice thus removed, as soon as il melts
becomes fetid, showing some elements
OF queer decomposition The freezing
process doesn't seem to affect the quail
lily OF the wine except for the better. as
regards soundneSs, body and color.
Political enthusiasm sometimes leads
people to extreme lengths and entails
some hardships on them in consequences
but 1t Is not often that it results as il
did in the ease of Mr.. Puckridge, who
Is described as a gentleman in good
position. Mr. Puckridge was an en-
thusiastic partisan in the Sandwich
election in 1880, and could scarcely
lind sufficient means to express his de-
votion to his principles. His party
colors were yellow, and besides wear
ing yellow suit he thought il would
be brilliant idea to have yellow dog
as companion. 1t so happened that
his favorite pup was not of this ex-
tremely common color, and he essayed
to correct natures mistake by the use
of dye. The ochre did not agree with
the animal, and. after suffering much
agony, the dyed deg became dead
dog. The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals prosecuted the pol
itician and had him sentenced to six
weeks hard labor. While appealing
the case the gentleman took refuge in
France, but few days ago, on the oc-
casion of his first visit home, he was
arrested and "sent up to serve his
tern.-St. Louis POST Dispatch.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
After-Dinner Speakers.

The after-dinner orator whom l now
have in mind, is on his legs before the
company, digging his fork into the ia
ble-cloth. his lips quivering his eyes
wandering and blinking, and an OBJ
servant doctor would say that with a
little more strain upon him the poor
man would 60 off in a fit. As to what
he did blunder out, the least that's said
the better The poor fellow finishes
and falls into his chair, glazing wildly
he has made his after-dinner speech.
Mr.. John Bright is conspicuously one
of the very best public speakers in Eng,
land, and this is what he once said
about after-dinner speaking at a ban
quet in London
81 must confess that since dinner ter
minated | have been actuated by some
thing like a feeling of envy have en-
We'd the speakers who have gone before
me the facility, the nuency, with which
they have been able to perform the tasB
that has been allotted to them. be-
lieve there is no task so severe towhich
a speaker can be put as to make
speech which is not absolutely uninter'
estine on an occasion like this Now,
mark, the great speaker speaks o.
speakers. How, then, about the
great bulk Of us, who are not speakers
at all? If Mr.. Bright can with difficulty
do it, what is to become OF you and l.
dear reader, who have not the gift o.
gabP-Ho0ard Paul IN San francisco
Netcs Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
Gone Back on Moses.

Nose Schaumberg is in the habit Of
getting about per cent. month on
money loaned. KosiusckO Murphy,
who is one of Moses customers, was
talking to him few days ago on Aus
tin avenue.
why don't you eat pork sausage?'
asked Murphy.
because dot wash forbidden by Mo
SEES.
"And you don't work on Saturday."
dot wash also forbidden by the laws
of Moses. / always keep the laws OF
Moses, vateyer else wicked do. y
you do. do you? How about mon
ey? Doesn't Moses forbid you taking
more than the legal rate OF INTEREST,"
"Mishter Murphy, have you read
dose papers in dot Mishter Vanderbilt
has sold Maud s. for $500 Choost
dink vat fine horse dot must pc, ehf
Goodbye, | sees you later. - Gezas
Sittinqs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
\ Good Pavement.

NV York has tried every variety OF
pavement on Fifth Avenue wood. as
phalt, square block. cobble-stone. and
patents innumerable-and none of them
have given complete satisfaction, each
being open to one or more objections,
rs too noisy, too costly. or possessing
some other defect, saws the New Or
leans Times Democrat The same may
be said OF any other large city. Lon
don worried over this matter for years,
and Paris spent millions of francs paw
ing its streets and then tearing up
these paYements. because they did not
suit. There is no point in which the
world is more interested than this, and
yet there is nothing more unsatisfactory
than It's efforts to secure pavement
cheap. n9iseless, lasting, yet able to
sustain constant traffic and heavy
loads.
LoD26o and Paris say that they have
at last solvet this problem. After ex-
perimenting with wooden payements
for years. the English capital gave
them up rs a failure. About ten years
ago, however, it tried new system of
wooden payements--or. rather, COM
bination Of wood and stone--which did
very well The stone foundation was
made OF concrete, cement gravel. and
sand, and stretched in an arch from
curb to curb. readily supporting the
traffic that rolled over it, Wooden
blocks were laid upon this as a cushion
for the horses feet and the ears OF the
public, and held together by asphalt
The new pavement gradually won its
way to popular favor in London, and It
is now essentially the pavement of that
city. In the last ten years iifty-three
miles of it have been laid all of which
is in good condition, and gives com
plete satisfaction. Indeed, London il
so enthusiastic over it that all of its
streets are to be thus paved,
Three years ago the city of Paris sent
engineers TO London TO inspect its
wooden pavements 1t had found its
own macadam and stone drives too
noisy. and showing an awkward ten
dency to fill up the sewers with their
debris and sand. There was some
doubt about the new pavement at first,
and the contract made was n very Sc
we're one. The company laying II was
to receive nothing for two years, and
not even then to be paid unless the
street was found in good condition; il
so found il was to receive the amount
due in eighteen annual installments.
One of the business streets in the city.
the Boulevard Montmarre. was selected
for the experiment A test after the
pavement had been in use two years
showed it in rs good condition rs when
| first laid. Paris is as enthusiastic over
the new pavement rs London, and is
tearing up some of her streets to try it.
She has it down already on the Champs
Elysees. the Avenue de fOpera. the
Rue dc Riyoli and has just contracted
for twenty-three miles OF II on the lead
| inc bouleyards.
The enthusiasm has spread to this
country and both New York and Chi.
cago are preparing to test the value Of
the new pavement. Should it really
assure all thar is claimed TOR it, it is q
discovery Of great Importance, for the
world has much 20 complain of about
even its best varieties of pavement
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

Deacon BOdkjn's daughters, Saman-
thai and Martha. have for long time
watched with longing ewes the Young
ladies who frequently pass and repass,
seated in the beautiful aud fashionable
dog-carts.
They are Just TOO lovely for any
thing" said Samantha. I'VE must
tease pa to buy us a pony and a cart. "
Indeed we must asseutcd Martha.
"What on airth do YOU gals want of
one er them stuck-up sorter thngssN
inquired the Deacon. The peSky thing Il
run away with sc, likely'S not. ~
''Oh, no. pa. we can drive him. Now,
please do say yes. cried both maisens
in unison, till importantly. won
"Wau, wall. said the Deacon, ''ef
you two gals will jest stop talking long
enough for me to take 4 nap I'll think
about ii.
A few davs thereafter beautiful lit
tie white pony made its appearance in
the stable
Now, gals. said the Deacon, II 70
got the boss, but you'll have TO wait a
day or TWO for the cart. Don't go TO
bein' Uneasy now He'll keep. I'll
warrant We.
The Deacon had scarcely left the
house before the two young women
led the pony ont into the back yard
and were admiring his beauty.
Il do really believe could ride
him. said Samantha. Il mean TO try
it, anyway.
You haven't any saddle, or habit.
either Suppose somebody should see
YOU. warned Martha.
who is there 10 see but youp" ask
ed Samantha, rs she led the pony up
to the doorstep, and. grasping the
mlnc. mounted 'mau-fashion,
The pony sprung forward and dash
Ell a 'ound tho yard rs in n ring. at the
top Ot his speed. Samantha screamed
and clasped her arms about the neck
of the animal, and used all her powers
OF persuasion to induce him TO cease
his performance. But all to no pur-
pose. Round and round he went, till
suddenly he turned with a whirl and
plunged toward thcgate. ShrIeks of hor-
ror burst from the two girls rs the gate
yielded and the pony, with Samantha,
now in q state of marvellous dishabille,
clinging TO his back. rushed out and
tore down the street ut me top of his
speed. Shrek after shrek rent the
Nir and the deacon. who was quietly
vending his way to his office glapcing
about, saw the flying steed and its
rider
"Mcrcy's sake, said he, I'D orter
told the gals bought that pony from
the circus man.
When Samantha and the pony burst
into the crcus-tent and made n circuit
of the ring the effect was certainly
thrilling and full worth the price OF adj
mission. ~ Boston Globe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
Snake Fiction.

Rheem, who has charge Of the rep
tile specimens in the Smithsonian In
stitute. contradicts most of the popular
belief rs to snakes. Some OF the most
dreaded have no existence. The hoop
snake, which takes the end Of its tail in
It's mouth and rolls over and over, kill
ing everything that it touches with
its venom. and the blow snake,
the breath OF which is deadly, are iic-
tons. AS serpents move about they
are constantly feeling ahead with the
tongue, and the forward thrust and the
peculiar forked appearance OF this or
gan has given rise TO the false idea
that with this the singing is done. 1t
is generally thought that there are u
great number of poisonous snakes. In
North America there are but three spe-
cies-the rattlesnake, the copperhead
or moccasin. and the coral. There are
about thirty varieties OF these species
altogether. The copperhead is prob
ably the most dangerous. rs It is vic
ious and never gives warning OF any
kind before striking. The rattlcsnakc,
though more poisonous than either OF
the others. will rattle ut the approach
of anything, and tr3 10 get away unless
brought to bay. The coral is smaller
and is native OF the southern states.
The bite is not necessarily fatal, If tho
proper remedies are used in time, as.
on account OF its size. the amount OF
poison is small. When a reptile strikes
he throws his whole body forward, and
the fangs penetrate the object against
which they come. The hinder part OF
the body remains in position; and none
of our snakes are in habit Of reaching
more than half their length.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
Encouragem

Encouragement is something that we
naturally look for.
A little praise. or word Of hope, or a
cheerful understanding for the hun
CRY soul to grasp and the weary mind
to rest upon, rs we climb The toiisome
III ountain of life.
How many poor hearts have sunk
into dependency, when little en-
enlargement would have treasured
them! How many have taken their
lives in the hour OF despair, when a
friendly hand stretched out with aid
might have saved themi
The child looks to the mother for
help and encouragement. when it is
taking its first step in walking. The
school boy looks for encouragement
from his teacher, when he is taking his
first step in education.
And so on through life. The soldier
looks for it on The field Of battle; it is
the cheering voice Of his leader that
urges him On through the dangers OF
death and crowns the day with vic
tory.
The poet and the artist look TO the
world to acknowledge their genius and
give them praise, 1t is encouragement
which calls forth their noblest words
and helps them to climb the mount OF
fame until they surmouut all difficult
ties and write their names in flaming
letters upon its summit
Then let us give encouragement to
each other in every effort Of good. in
aUarxr pohla action. IN Tho little duties
of life-and we viii be happier for it;
the world viii be better; and n smiling
Providence win look down and bless
our labor of love. adelaide z. Tro0n,
in 81 Louis Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

In the stamp bureau Of the Postobice
department at Washington is "A little
instrument that is used for measuring
the thickness Of sheets Of paper 1t is
useful in determining the quality Of the
stock put into envelopes and other sta
tionerv by contractors with the govern
ment. The unit Of measurement is a
sixteen-thousandth Of an inch. While
exhibiting it to an inquisitive reporter,
the chief of the bureau demonstrated
that a hair from his head was about
twenty ixteen-thousandths Of an inch
in diameter, and hair Of his mustache
was thirty sixteen-thousandths Of an
inch thicker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

The School Bulletin has lively car
toon on the prevalent examining pro-
cess in education. Around large
square iron receiver, into which bald
headed, specialized pedagogue is ram
ming with long stick books marked
arithmetic, geography" ''gram-
mar" and multitude Of other studies,
and on one side of which stands an
other old sinner turning crank, are
seated several so-called pupils with
tubes in their mouths drawing knowl-
edge from the great source before
them. Their heads are ten times as
large as their bodies, and the express
ion on their faces bears a striking re-
sembIance to that Of idiots. Ia the
foreground is another of these crea-
lures. His head, which resembles a
block, is marked graduate, and I'M
der his arm he carries a diploma. He
does not look as though he knew
enough to put salt on his potato
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

&. H. Streeior Of Norwaik. Ohio.
found In field snake win .wo dis
tinct heads.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

The Egyptian farmer with 10 acres
Il taxed more than an American with 100.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04

Step BY step the leading food pro-
ducts OF Europe are being reproduced
in this country. Maccaroni is made
BIZ Italians in New York. Neuchatel
cheese by Swiss in New Jersey.
Schweizer kase By Germans in Ohio,
Albert biscuit by Englishman in
Albany. and caviare by Russians in
Harlem. Nearly all of these are ex-
ported to Europe and there sold as do
nestle manufactures.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-05
AstonishfngIy Low Prices.

A large stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods are sold at astonishing
low prices at the White House Clothing
Emporium, in order to make room for
Spring goods.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-05
UNC0NrRADICTED.

Mr.. Conkling has very properly con-
.r.d;cted certain absurd allegations in
the report Of the Rev. John Snyder OF
81. Louis respecting a conversation upon
no,;t;cal topics. Some of the things in
this alleged conversation, says the New
York Sun, were too ridiculous to be re-
ported by anyone but an ignorant anna
teur. as. for instance, the statement
attributed to Mr.. Conkling that ne was
not in favor of the creation of the Elec-
toral Commission; but there is one point
in Mr.. Snyder's work which the distin-
guished Republican leader does not con-
tradict, and which cannot be con-
tradicted.
ssThe Electoral Commission declared,
30 Mr.. Conkling is made to say, that
Rutherfraud B. Hayes had received the
electoral vote of Louisiana. After the
accession Of Rutherfraud B. Hayes to the
Presidency, he affirmed that Packard,
who had received some three thousand
votes less than Samuel J. Tilden, was
Governor of that State. If Packard was
Governor, then Rutherfraud held his
place by the most palpable fraud ever
perpetrated."
This is fact; this is truth; and there is
not an intelligent citizen OF the United
States who will not share with MIR.
Conkling the disgust, the indignation,
and the shame which attach to the 80
called Presidency of this wretched in
truder at Washington.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-05
foOD FOR THE NOVELIST.

One of the ~strangest stories of real life
that has been told for many a day finds
its way into the New York papers Of a
week ago. A young nurse-girl named
Katie. Mcdonnell, met by her drunken
lover, declined to marry him on the mo-
ment. He placed a pistol against her
breast and fred. She resolutely turned
from him and went to her room, refusing
to speak Of her mortal wound until next
morning, when she was too weak to at
tend to her duties.
Even then she did all in her power to
shield her wretched lover, and it is
hardly likely that if the act had not
been seen by a number of witnesses. the
murderer wou Id have escaped.
Such an instance Of woman's heroism
we have not before observed. Had it
been told by Charles Reade or Wilkie
Collins,i it would have been regarded as the
widest stretch of fancy. The act of that
self-sacrificing girl, who crept up to her
lonely room with her lovers bullet in her
breast, is a speaking instance of the des'
perate romance of human life as it exists
in the reality of the day. Katie Nc
Donnell stands above the courage hero
ism of fiction to illustrate the strength
of woman's heart, although at the ex
pense Of woman's reason.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-05

Anthony Comstock, on the charge that he
had violated the law in printing a book en-
titled sMemoirs OF George w." which 1t
was claimed ia injurious TO the morals of
the community. His bail was fixed at
$500, and he was released.
JeaIousy Causes an IBhuman Act.
DELApLANE, Va, March 4.-Sunday
morning John Glascock, while in a fit Of
passion, supposed to have been caused by
jealousy. murdered his wife and three
small children. After setting fire to his
house he proceeded to the woods, q half
mile distant. and shot himself through
the heart. The fire in the house was dis
covered and extinguished before the bodies
were consumed or much damage had re-
suited.
The Mouth and Foot Disease.
TOPEKA, March 4.-The Governor is in
receipt of q dispatch from Lieutenant
Governor Finley of Nosho Falls, Woodson
county, stating that the mouth and foot
disease has broken out among the cattle
in that vicinity.
Arrested by a Posse.
CORNING, O., March 4.-Sherig Crosbie,
with a posse of 25 special Constables, ar
rested the parties who made an assault on
the druggist, McDevitt, on Sunday night,
and took them to New Lexington.
No TIdings of Teller.
ST.. LOUIS. March 4.-Up to noon the
police had discovered no clue as to the
whereabouts of Teller, the Pacific Express
robber. Detectives are prosecuting the
search vigorously.
Execution of McGfnniss.
PHILADELPHIA, March 4.-John McGin-
Miss was hanged in the County Prison at
1885 this morning, for the murder of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Reed.
Two children Burned to Death.
MONTREAL, March 4.-The dwelling Of
Charles Carson, at Three Rivers, was
burned. Two children, aged 2 and 4
years, persisted in the flames.
Large Shipment to Europe.
New YORK, March 4.-One million dol
lars in bars, and one million in coin, were
shipped to Europe to-day by the steam
ship Arizona.