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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-17

TIE ophthalmia of early infancy
has been proved to be the most GER
tainly durable of all diseases, and yet.
its neglect results in more cases OF
hopeless blindness than any other
trouble TO which the eye may be SUP
iected. An investigation of twenty
two blind asylums in Germany aIe"e
has shown that one third Of the IN,
mates would be in full possession OF
their sight but for the terrible conse5I
quences of neglected ophthalmia, ana
in England also a similar conddiitloH
of affairs has been developed. BIND
ness is for the individual a catastrophe
and for the community burden,
therefore, the inspectors OF the poor
ia all the large European cities nav
been required to distribute cards CIV
ing simple instructions to motase.L-ss
enabling them to recognize the 1Is'
symptoms of ophthalmia to unoei
stand its gravity.
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Do you know that 1t Is quite commonly the
case that orchestra leaders very poor
said nrst violin TO SuS reporter.
mo. never heard that; but how can such men cad
an orchestral
They don't lead They sit on high chairs and flourish
their hatons, but the orchestra pays attention to
them. Dad you ever watch the individual performers
or nj orches'raG IL have You have seen that the
performers look NJ their music, and the loader
h"w cal eu' h men get ,npioymentr'
49," Easily enough In some cases they work cheaper
Whai - the ~" OF wasting good performer in the
leaders CHAR Nome. In some cases they ar. good
business men who KNOW how collect good mn
ami sell their services DRe ~ the ..ful
leaders ever knew did not even und estsnd a note OF
music hut he could Hel orders to supply music for
balls. parties, concerts, &c. H.. would himself in
the crowd and draw his 81 to SO night fJl nctous
herv.ccs lie had dummy violin that did not make any
nose ana lie went through the motions like veteran.
lie owned lager beer saloon too, and IL hs u1fJr
nat. hireips did not spend OF their earnings In
ms saloon lie would discharge them.
my experience That II IL III. rule that leaders Of
0rchesras are not the beat musicians by ANY me aus
uhsre arr OF course honorable exceptions wei known
mat the leaders of different orchestrEs poor
FORMERS Will guarantee that you viii win najor,y
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1t Is an old saying with Long Island farmers
that land IL worthless that will grow white beanA
nut grower OF Huntington has discovered that pickles
vi thrive In soil where beans refuse +" sproui He
hn, barren, sandy spot up' wlch he Ins,i. Tie ex
pertinent, Ai with -ur that Ill hi- nri.h,ofH
have extensive ned blooming WITH their fryorne>
Ia qual,'y those Of Long lsn'i AMI hosion lrir"i,.
AMI tiirbgo deal cNcu-iNeN IN them from ms point.
In III" four embellishments Tr ndnle alone there will
ne cnic this season oJoptpD pickles Ihe fsctury
luN b-g flushed viii he the largest In the country,
aud viii have sGnpscty 81 5Htrn prklihg fac
tory NJ Huntington has caIsriiy Uf lUisDbB'
iouspirh
The market hvh tho beginning Of the sea
.on the price is,ns S+JJ per thousand II has since
fallen to u - Tho average price will b. thirty centa
thousand greater than that ANY ohsr season. 81
Dealers offering for t sntir. crop. wilhoui re-
gard 10 ANY acriasut. ~ ~ ~ thpGsAai.
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meddlins in politics or In any way cour.ins

meddlins In politics or In any way courtins
notoriety.
When the bourgeois King. Louis Philippe.
succeeded Charles X. the palace OF the Tuilsriea
wns swept and garnisled from moral point OF
view: ret the political influence OF women was
not materially weakened. A large part Of the
Faubourg st. German profeseed. indeed to
hold itself aloof from politics. but In the salons
Of ladies. OF whom Balzac's Nine. do Serlsy 10
\ type. Ministries wcro made and unmado.
and great diplomatic appointments were dis
trtbuted. The interesting personages and
incidents Of this reign are not depicted. how
ever. by Lady Jackson with the minuteness
which characterizss the early part Of her narra-
tive. Her book sappropriately ends with an
account OF the Last days Of Mime. Reosmier. who
died Of the age Of "a. and who from the age Of
l6. or for upward Of half . century. may b
said to have veritably reignod a. . oueen Of
society and for the greater part OF her life ~
queen OF beauty ALSO Her relations with
Benjamin Constant and Chateaubriand are
frequently referred to In this entertaining
compsnd Of court and salon gossip.
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How u WINS Brought from South America
Indlans Killed by H.
From the London Daily Netos.

A very interesting addition has recently
been made to the Geological Gardens IN tho
shape of an electric eel--oyanohs eiechicus. 1t
therefore bs one OF the very largest specimens
Of it's kind. Those who remember the palmy
diminutive electrical eel which used to deal gu.
very decided shocks to visitors who had tho
temcrity to touch 1t. and which used to XIII. or
ut my ratio to stun the live fish which were put
int" its tank for food. The newcomer is alto
getler . more formidable fellow. and when lie
from south America. during which he was
rather cruelty cooled in n vessel in which 10
could not move without chatting himsei If raw N
venture on any liberties with him.
a. humboldt. when IN the native home OF this
some that were i've feet five inches in length.
but though the Indians said there were larger
hs timsei 5aW none The eapi!yg in heGsnIs
and there can be little doubt Of its power. Hum
bo!dt thought, that the Indiana Of the locality
ject, but they no doubt had had practical OK
perionce while !he iiinstriops traveller seems
ma ter except in the case OF an ee! in some-
what exhausted condition He admits that it
would be tsmerity toexpose ones sell to the first
gymnotus. and though he does not nient.o on
any case within his knowledgo OF any human
mode OF catching them adopted by tho indians
seems to render 1t by no means incredible that.
~ some have asserted. this fish is capable Of
The Indians 1t seems. are accustomed. when
they want to catch gymnoti to scour the coun-
try round for wild horses and mules which
they drive into the ponds where the iish are
known to be. and so violent are the discharges
mails are exposed that though they are not
actually killed by electricity they are SO
stunned and disabled that usually several Of
them are drowned. Humboldt once impru-
IDENTITY put both his feet on an electric eel just
taken out OF the water and. though he does
not speak Of it rs IL large ono. he says he never
experienced from II large Leyden jar a more
dreadfn al discharge than he felt on that )cca-
sion, He was Affected all day with violent
pain in every joint OF his body.
II seems to be generally agreed that the cleo
trio force Of this fish Is closely dspendent on its
general vitality. and tho new arrival IL a.
yet only in a comparatively poor condition.
PERHAPS no great harm would result from
bodily contact with 1t.
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GERMAN SOLDIERS,
A System that Teaches SeiE.respect to Rank
and File Alike.


The proudest soldiers in Europe are In
Germany. Whipping the French has made
ter. Bismarck. they really have pity aud con-
tempt for France, Every man in Germany
must serve from one to three years in the
army" said the Mayor Of Dresden in q con.
versation had with him.
Don't you think II hurts Germany to keep
60O0Oo y9unE men in the army in time OF
No. You do not understand the German
army. 1t Is a school. The stupdest Ounce once
in the army is Transformed into man."
Has a Prusstan officer right to make q
servant OF n private as he has in American
Never. sir. Making II mental OF u soldier
would compel n soldier to do the work OF .
servant would DO cashiered. Why. some OF our
rich German private sOldiers keep servants OF
their own. A soldier do servants work! Your
question astonishes mo-"
But he officer OF q cavalry regiment. II he
We're riding on the Inter den Linden. would
have a. private riding behind him. would he
No. sir, II he had Q servant he would be
IN officers horse Why. many OF our rich pri-
Yates keep grooms themselves"
Thought Of the many times had seen our
American officers using soldiers for servants.
will not even tie or hold an officers horse; in
iset where he will do no mental work. l noticed
this morning. when officers were riding in the
park. that they took their own servants. dressed
ike Hroons. but no soldier uniform was thus
degraded. 1t 10 this ono thing thu. makes the
this one thing Gen. Sheridan thought that
made the victory ut Sedan. Gen. Sheridan,
stop the use OF our soldiers as servants, snd
our army Will DO different army.
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gorge in the st. Catherine Mountains. through
e the sea. across the plain q valley rather. q
passage never 10 10 forgotten Tor the srSndeur
lands Of the f S1S. q T. anna s where green
peace. OF charming pastoral, outdoor life that
@ haunt se s aSs q the ~ the S
Ing you will be set down In old st; Ann's. where
Columbus once spent z weary six months, in
you are As Fortunate as have been. some hos.
waiting to receive you. and tender you true
FOR Geaat y't and variety o, scenery nothing
Ssa 9T Esn S e9 ps
are clothed with verdure to their submits. and
sparkling streams make their brswllng way
the sea. The people are kindly and ospitabis
to a degree. and thcy have such fine and well.
bred poltteness In extending their Hospitality
lief-a belief they endesvor to impress-that he
L rSail n doIps them favor IN accepting i
eral others. And this is OF the great.
sst CONSEQUENCE In a social way, I have
come out here from tho United States to spend
the winter who have confessed 10 me that they
had lost a great share Of the pleasure they
might otherwise have enjoyed had they taken
ths pains to supply themselves with few lot.
N,b,sI & ScSs II.
different from that they are accustomed 10 Is
low. but tho constant oppression Of the sen,.
ment is certain to breed corresponding feel
toward the stranger:
Very d Fss0sTs.iaa' Ust zss5: u 5: Consul
KINGSTON. Aug. 20.
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yrom roSs LesHss nisssruaes Nss~sV~
Here let me dream, for beasty's spsl
IL DER me, yet fsin would tell
OF natures ioveliness Up here,
A. this most Wheeling time Of yeas,
when hill and mountain, wood and WON,
Are clothed IN crimson snd IN Gol4
Here too. the charm Of sunset skteA.
The power Of pen or brush deesa,
For 6ol. the glorious king Of day.
slnks 70 his rest In such array
Fills the bshoader with delight.
Now 'tis the evenings quiet hour:
] look abroad. golden shower
Hse bashsd the scene that msets the eye
The zelda In sleeping beauty lie,
And DER the lake yon hArves moon
Throws her bright beams, like dtAmo0db 0SroWn,
The mountain tops that she hath kissed
Are cleaning through the silver MIST
Hnrvsats sweet breath 10 on the air.
And peace and beauty every where.
Above, below, whsre'er turn,
smile Of God can discern.
But summer 10 about to die,
And maple, beech. and srmash vie
To do her honor - she goes
To lay her down In sweet reposs.
Like soldiers ray on dresa parade
Their queen. In plsnttude OF charma
Yes, summer Ia more Curious far,
When riding In her funeral car.
Than when she came . biushin9 bride,
Tender and sweet, and fearful eyed.
HRooS LAKE. Adirondack Mountains. R.B.H.
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Flowers are like oysters they are unsslA-
BILE in summer said Broadway florist on Friday oven
ing Just as many oyster saloons arc closed in thu
months IN which there is RI nigh, a. well shut
.h"p on July and not open again until the FRS, Of Sep
.ehiber or even later. Occasionally orders com. in
sInis Ef me SEASIDE there
Der ~ the folks who buy flow are Out OF
mVhtn. Don't We sell fowers for fame ais No They
hoos H T mo d9r people OF that sort in this
OF the panic last spring Flowers are iuxur,es Xos
nnpW nha not only people who lost money then rave
~ ing Them but men who slil keep Their money but
lime. s an how long they WIN do So make the hard
mere are great many such Florists ara
among The nTst to suffer from retre uc nm emit '
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Within the Forge.
Prom the Current.


He stood up gravely to his work,
And little reck ed that the day was long;
Never was he the one to shirk
His task amid the grunbling throng.
The plaint was tossed from lip to lip,
That times were hArl and wngsa low.
He only graSped with hrmer grip
The hammer to deal heavier blow.
Thick was the smoke and nerce the heat
Aud dark US demons the men appeared
From dawn to dusk, ON weary feet.
And all with dust aud CRIME besineared.
Never n murmur broke from him,
Snhtches, instead Of an old time sonE,
The while his fellows. scowling and grim,
Sulenly grumbled the whole day long.
He thought not much on his tOil.oms life,
Thinking Of labor hut makea the more;
But he smiled NJ thoughts Of the faithful wife,
And the children that played about the door.
Thus he stood by the furnace glare,
The brave. strong soul with his heart aglow;
And life TO him was a song and prayer
Asit 10 to all who make IL w.
llkHRv sCHxLL LosiH0IIa
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Dubtsmre.

From the st. LouiS Republican,.
Fair fnne Of all philosopher.
Mystic cult and creed.
Have spun no single shining thread
That lehsthens to our need.
Hands OF all the hierarchs,
=, Reaching to hsayenward heishtA
Have left NJ everlasting yeaA.
Shining Ike leeward lights-
Nor yet have stern philosophers
In occult legends versed.
The greatest Of divineat truths,
To light and beng nurscd.
They wrought In subtle, solemn awe
In dim AlenbicH of the soul,
Thinking to purify from dross
The fair alchemic whole;
Thinking at last to reach the goal
The strange. myrterious key,
Tint locks away from human ken
The was the now. to be;
But even these immortal few
Who were not born To die
Whose names like torches lit
Along the thought-world lie;
They cen have left no sacred sisu.
No fair. symbolic SCROLL
lyon whose page ~ fairly writ
The sequence OF the soul.
The mystery OF the universe
Eternal wonder still.
Forever beating battling
lnpotent human skill.
And yet we feel that He who wrought
Fretwork OF sky and dome.
The far horizons architrave,
And islets Of mans home,
Neer meant tina, man with doubtful eyes
His mighty works should scan
But .til in fruitful wonder view
tn Eternal III His plan.
MARK Joskruisx WILLIAM
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The Sister.
From the Republic

<FoW tV' Nhpu0tsC'
She never knew that music soft aud sweet
The pstter OF y little baby - feat;
She never knew the world Of Joy and bliss
Tint fingers In = husbands tender kiss;
she never knew the heHPtAchc and the pain
OF living loving, and that loving vain:
She never knew the sorrow aud the woe
OF losing light from eyes " hose radisnt glow
Was all her sun
She livea in vain. you sayf
II, then. to live in vain IL day by day
To 70 among ths lowly and the poor;
A ray Of sunshine to each dArkened door;
To soothe Nth gentle words and gentle touch
WrstchsS who sinned, and sinned To suffer much !;
To be the link that joins weary life
To God; to be the comforter Of strife;
70 be the soothing balm for every pain;
Then that grand woman truly lives In vaini
CLuskky CRoMwELL-
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POETRY or rns PERIOD


FROM TIE C0nRvry0ftoNalfse
Rsrs thee we'll, sweet sunmse unA.
Autumn drawcth nigh;
Farewell tender f0were
Farewell Joy oua hours
Glinpses OF genial cltinA
And . southern sky.
Aatumu's melancholy sighs
Swell my breast with pain.
Touch responsive chorda.
waking pensive words;
Aud lOps for clcrdless shisA
And samnter time again.
Welcome none have for thsA
Only vain regret
Yov the gorgeous oay
And the sonkstera ray,
L.. . aud light and melody
That sw eet thoughts bsRes.
Asuu 0Assxlx.
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BookA


From the Bosfon TraRScyfpS
On my atudy shclvea they stand,
Well known all 10 eye and hand.
Bound IN gorgeous cloth OF gold,
ln morocco rich aud old,
Some in paper. PLAN and cheap,
Some IN muslin. calf. and shcep;
Volumes great and volumes euisn
Ranged along my study wall:
But their contents nre past finding
BY their size or by their binding.
There IL one with gold auleau,
Like the Snnyrcsl IN q dream,
Back aud boards In every part
Triumph OF the bin ier's art
Costing more. 'tis well believed.
Than the author e'er received.
But its c0ntrntst Idle talea
FlappinRs of n shallop'H sailst
In the treasury Of learning
scarcely worth = psnny's turning.
Here's q tome In paper plain,
soiied aud torn and mArred with stain.
Covering from each sthtelier book
In the darkest. du.tiest nook.
Take 1t down aud 10 each page
Br.Hthes the wisdom OF . sage:
Weighed thousand times In gold.
Iialf Its worth would not be told,
For all truth OF ancient story
Crowns each line with deathless glory.
On my study shelves they stand;
but my study walls expand.
As Thoughts pimions are unfurisd.
TIL they compass ali the world.
Endless files 20 marching by.
Men OF lowry rank aud high,
Some in brOxdcloth, gem. adorned,
Some In honiespnn. fOrtune-scOrned;
Hut Gods scales that all are weighed In
Heed not what each mans arrnyed int
WILLIS FLErcnrR JoHssoH
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NJ od~rn Usngos.

From the Chicago Sun.
Sing a song Of nonsense.
Silly Mar, Ann;
Nav Ia in the kitchen
Working like u Wnn.
Paw - In the counting houss
TOiling hard for money;
You are in the pArlor.
Don't you think IL funnyt
Sing your song OF honsensS;
Some time, Mary Ann,
Soull he IN the kitchen
Working like man.
Husband In the counting houSA
Earning little money;
Daughter in the parior.
Then II won't be funny.
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Crowley. the ohimpanzee has been reohris,
TENED Doiey lie 10 his cage al Central PARK and
he gets daily lessons in housekeeping He has rock
,hR ciair common chair table, and IA bed lie il
Mush TO st nj the table when he and make up
III gsu ana he can rock himself ~ hs chair Yesterday
nuue XII gave Dotey peach He ate H. and " hen he
had done he kissed The Inn. Virs dali ana
neah aLu snoothel its gown Tho little girl viii send
cine for his cough - 1870 ' ''Nf - "s"'-
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brOokiya's Rapid Growth,

FROM Jan. ] to Sept. l. 1850 new buiIdinss
"elo erected or begun In Brooklyn At the estimated
cost o. Sov2A70 For the like period In 1919 thers
were s2l buildngs and the cost W vs. % xta 7pO InS
yss sasrs n no RAPID transit '~'-'>'FN'
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THIS popular lrrltatlOn Iel exclusively on Buell..
and In such a state OF public opinion his assnll-
ants found II easy to make his failure to bring
on . decided engagement within the i've
months preceding Oct 80 pretext for his sum-
mary removal.
Touching the charge OF tardness in moving
Gen. Fry invites US to compare the marches OF
the army while under Buell's command with
those made subsequently under Rosecrans. 1t
In pointed out that for more than two months
after the last named commander superseded
Buell. he made no attack on Bragg. and.
although at the end OF that time the battle OF
Stone River was fought. his army did not
march mile for six months thereafter. That
ID to say. 1t was about eight months after the
troops under Rosecrans reached Nashville
before they moved more than thrty-two milos
Yet the army under Buell.. In about the same
iongth OF time Immediately preceding his
relief from command actually traversed l4OO
miles on direct lines OF march. to say nothing
OF diversions. 1t was nearly a year. or Sc ptem-
ber 1868. before East Tennessee was entered
as Buell. was expected to enter 1t in 1862 and
then It took o second army in addition to
Buelrs.
Equally pertinent and cogent arc Con. Fry's
observations on the arraignment of Buell. for
failing to avert Bragg's escape from Kentucky.
We arc reminded that only month or two be-
Tore Bragg crossed the Tennessee near Chat
tanooga. and under cover OF the mountain
range. turned Buells right. Lee under the very
eyes Of Stanton and Halleck had passed the
Rappahannock. turned Pope's right. attacked
and nearly destroyed the lattsr's army.
crossed the Potomac and threatened Washing
ton. Pope was superseded but no Comm ssion
was convened to inquire why he had suffer
cd the rebels under Lee to invad. Maryland.
Again, during the following summer lsG3l tho
rebels under Lee were again suffered" to as.
sumo the offensive. turn Hookers right. and
invade Pennsylvania Hooker was removed
from his command. but no Commission was
ordered to Investigate his conduct. Finally
although Lee was beaten at Gettysburg
be was suffered" to rccross tn. Potomac
aud escape without loss during the retreat. IT,
says Gen. Fry. Lees army could escape from
Pennsylvania on the heels OF crushing defeat
In general battle. how much easier for Bragg
to escape from Kentucky II he chose to run
after the partial engagement at Perryville.
let Meade was honored as he deserved to b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-09-25
Throwing Away Votes.

The following letter from cores
pondent of the Chicago Tribune hits the
nail on the head, and is the truth of the
matter in nutshell. 1t applies as well
to Wisconsin as to Illinois, and should
be read and considered carefully by
every ''slave of duty or victim of
misguided conscience:
CHICAGO, Sept. 10 Editor of The
Tribune. The candidate of the Prohi-
bition party said in recent letter:
''They say that you will throw away
your votes. / tell you that no man
throws away his vote who casts it for
his principles. / wish to take issue
with ex-Gov. st. John on this point. |
hold that it is possible for man to
throw away his vote even when he votes
according to what he deems his prin-
ciples. 1t is when by SO doing he de-
feats the very principles which he advo-
Gates. And there never was a better
opportunity offered for man to commit
that grave error than there will be at
the coming election. | am myself
total abstainer and temperance advo-
vate. | have espoused the cause of
temperance from many platform,
and yet l believe that if / should
cast my ballot for St. John next
November it would not only be
thrown away, but, worse than that, it
would count one towards bringing into
power party which is the enemy of all
reform, and whose election would set
the cause of temperance back in this
State fully twenty-five years. Whereas,
vote the Republican ticket it will help
continue in power the only party from
which not only the cause of temperance,
but honest government and pure bal
lot, have anything to hope. How alb
surd to vote in such a way as to defeat
the only party which is striving to pur-
ify the ballot box-that weapon without
which no reform can ever be accom-
plished!
But st. Johns battle-cry loses all its
poetry and half its inspiration when we
recollect that prohibition is not prin-
ciple at all-it is a policy. Temperance
is the principle involved, towards the
attainment of which prohibition is only
policy, a method And for an advo-
cate of total abstinence to refuse to
throw his vote away this fall in casting
it for St. John is not desertion of
principle in any sense whatever-it is
simply desertion of one policy for an
other. And in this instance it is de-
sertion of one which is linked with GER
tain defeat for one that will advance
the cause for which he labors.
Nor must it be forgotten that the
question of prohibition is not a National
issue at all; it belongs to the States.
Illinois now has as good law as was
ever placed on the statute books, for it
is possible for any county to render it
prohibitory. Georgia, which is n Dem
ocratic State, has as effective temper
ance law as this, and some of the coun-
ties of that State have adopted prohi-
bitory ordinances, and heavy jugs are
there at as great premium as they are
in Iowa.
value my vote too highly to throw
it away, and every Prohibtionist in the
State, if he will only think SO, can cast
his ballot for Blaine, Logan, Oglesby,
and honest government with clear
conscience. CHARLES q.