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The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14
The President ON His vacation.

HOTEL kAATEHsKtLL, N. august Z.
The President breakasted quietly at
ten, from which time until two O'Clock
personal correspondence occupied his at
tention. The Presidents daughter, Neil
lie, and niece, Mrs McElroy, with GeneF-
al Sharp, were up with the larks mean
dering about the mountains Through
out the day visitors from neIghborlGg
boarding house swarmed TO the hotel To
catch glimpse OF the President,
who kept to himself until three
O'Clock, when he took short drive,
returning at five o'cock. Mr.. George
Harding rendered a banquet TO the Z esi-
dent at half past six o'c.ock in private
parlor, an elaborate menu being served
with covers for twelve. The party were;
Tine President, Chief Justice aud Mrs. NJ.
r. Waite, VIM. Hardi z, MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Harding, Miss Bella Harding, Mr..
aud Mrs. Alexander Brown, Mrs. VIM q.
Mihkea, General Geo. II. Sharpe ,d
Mrs. DR.. Johnson. A pyrotechenic
display was rendered III the evening, the
Presidential party and guests occupying
the piazza. The President will remain
b RS during the rcmaladeF ag his Ya.a.
tl0n.
The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14

ON tho night Of the 4th the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad depot at Jersey City, N.
j., was destroyed by fire.
THE British brigs Belle Star and
Richard Owen collided at sea, the latter
being sunk and four of her crew drowned.
On the night of the 4th twenty-three in
mates of a New York tenement on Charl-
ton street narrowly escaped being burned
to death.
On the night Of the 4th Burroughs s.
Carter's refrigerator building was burned
at Flint, Mich. Loss $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Akron,
o., on tue 9th, burning number Of frame
buildings.
FIRE destroyed Schmidt's lithograph and
Label works and Tatum g. Bowen's estab-
lishment at San Francisco, CAL, on the
9th. Loss, 100000.
WHILE going up the mountain on the 9TH
freight train on the Western s. q. G..
Railroad broke from the engine and went
back down the hill, going through trestle
The conductor was killed.
A PITTSBURGH photographer named
Alex. Merriman shot Benjamin Moore
WI Ou9u tuo luhBS OH tile OH.
AN explosion of benzine in drying es-
tablishment in New York on the 9Th
wrecked the building and severely scalded
two employees.
Ar Newcomerstowu, o., Vincent Barber
and Wilson Woodruff had quarrel on the
9Th, resulting in the former beating the
latter's brains out.
OK the 0 h Samuel H. Drew, ex County
Prosecuting Attorney Of Hamilton Coun-
ty, Ohio, was arrested for the embezzle.
! ment of 5000 on complaint Of Mrs. Eliza
| beth Cox.
DURING a severe hail storm at Sebas.
tapool, Russia, ON the 7th, twelve pers ons
were killed and an immense amount OF
property destroyed.
WHILE endeavoring to light fire with
coal oil on the 7th, Katie AIRY, of Oil City,
| Pa, was burned to death.
On the 7th Cheney Ames' sweetheart
went riding with rival at Kingston,
N Y, and Cheney shot himself to get
even.
On the 7th Henry A. Frederick and DR..
j. II. Weida, of Philadelphia, Pa, surren.
dered themselves and admitted having
stolen John Mays body from grave,
| vugd
The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14
BOUNCING THE BOOMERs.

OiIahoma Payne and HIS CompRnIons Una
oeremonously Elected from Their SetlIe-
ment at Rock FalisS 1. T., and the Build.
ings Burned-The Ringleaders Sent TO
Fort SmitlI--A Braggart Completely
The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14
oRnIEs Avn oAsuALrIEs.

- n...,7-- . 11t1I CAsUALIIE8s
sts..,g s' vuT Sd The rear portion OF the United
lsrsssi rsss notel at Washington, d. c., col
49,, ,rsss' puryingin the ruins a.number Of
Ups, o, iour Of whom were rescued alive.
coIn..se sne % Mary Jane Williams. OF
MAJ Mll,ous' J, y, commonly known as 'sIrish
color.a @ was murdered, supposedly by two
the ], .asi s.srAIoH from Bar Harbor, Me-, says
tain Ssw r Monntam House on Green Noun
NJ u 9uiis last year, was burned the night OF
M =. ~. Aosa not known; insurance, O,Q0Q.
~ sSs''s WsFs queFteFsd 10 taRts,
The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14
TIE Bi.UE AND GRAY.

The Esx.Confederate Veterans Reunion at
Dali 5. Texas, Particip tied in by Buys in
BIue-Lstter of Regret from Jefferson
Davis -DisappOtnted Visitors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
A Scrupulous Ierter-IYriter


Rogers was faslidious 10 q fault. and
wrote with great acknowledgements
and reeorreeting with painful elabora-
ton whatever he wrote, either in prose
or in verse-sometimes spending a
week or more in the composition of q
single sentence. He once showed me
note which he had written TO Lord
Melbourne, at that time prime minister.
suggesting that he should grant pen
sion on the civil list to the Rev. Mr..
Carey. the translator OF Dante. The
note consisted but of a dozen lines
perhaps even less-but he assured me
that 1t had occupied his time and care
Tor n full fortnight, and that he hoped
that he had succeeded in rendering ii
SO compact, and so forcible, as well as
so elegant, as to defy ingenuity to omit
word from, or add a word to it, or
even to change single word or phrase
Tor better one. He read it over to me
as an example of what | and everyone
else ought 10 aim nj in epistolary, or
indeed in all literary composition. /
remember the concluding paragraph OF
this painfully produced epistle, which
was: "But perhaps your lordship has
already granted the pensionp Ii SOL
envy you'll "-BelgFdUia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

just then Mrs. Hendricks turned
the laugh on the Governor by relating
this anecdote. She said: "All his life
Mr.. Hendricks has been fond of enter
tain NO his friends at his home. When
we first set up at housekeeping we had
but little. and often that was less, but
Mr.. Hendricks went right on with his
hospitable habits. One day he came
down and told me that he had invited
a friend to supper with us that evening,
and that he would like something extra
for the meal | was Mortified. We
had barely enough for ourselves, and |
told him the supper could not be given
unless extra supplies were purchased,
but he said he had no money. | was
just ready to cry when he happened to
remember that a gentleman living about
three miles in the country owed him a
small fee, so he said he would take a
walk out there and get it, and we
would feast our friend. The day was
hot the road dusty; but out he went,
collected the fee, and the banquet came
of. thought that experience would
have cured him of inviting friends
without knowing whether we were pre-
pared to receive them, but il did not. y
Does he cmbarrass you in that way
now?' | asked. "Oh, no. For quite n
number of years / have so arranged
my household that he cannot surprise
me.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
A Tree With Hands.


Lieut.. Houghton, who has recently
visited New Guinea and several other
groups of islands in the Pacific, re-
ports the existence of aprehensile tree.
1t appears to be q species of ticus,
allied to the well-known banyan tree,
which throws out from its branches air
roots, that eventually reach the ground
and take root there, and in their turn
become new stems which perform the
same function; so that a single tree
will eventually extend so far as to
form complete forest in which the
stems are united by the branches to
each other The prehensile tree in
question, similarly throws out from its
branches long, flexible tendrils, which,
touching the ground, do not take root
there, but Irvine around any article
that may lie within their reach. After
n time these quasi branches contract,
so that they fail to reach the ground;
but the finger-like processes continue
to closely grip the article round which
they have twined themselves, and
which are consequently suspended in
mid-air. In this way articles of con-
siderable weight may be picked up
from the ground and held in suspen-
sion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

House and lot No. 276, in Twins addition to
the city of Mideral Point, situated in the south
ern part of the city. The same is for sale cheap
and on reasonable terms. Apply TO
3tf WIN. BROWN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

Wooden sailing vessels are being
rapidly superseded by iron steam craft
for even coastwise trade in Great Brit
ain. Higher freight is considered to
be more tnan compensated by speedier
and more certain voyages. This is
what a circular Of the iron trade sets
forth: Perhaps 10 per cent, on an av-
erage, of our whole yearly export in
ron was, few years ago, always on
board ship, and the uncertainty of
arrival further caused buyers to
keep considerable quantities in their
stores; but every year. and even every
month, changes the position, and now
we calculate the quantities on the seas
DO not amount to per cent of the total
export. In fact, large stocks ailoat
and ashore are becoming thing OF the
past A useful lesson from British
experience might be learned with adj
vantage on this side of the Atlantic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
Hints TO Good Health.

$500
While fully recognizing the value of
alcohol and other stimulants under
special circumstances. and while adj
hitting that their moderate use is COM
paratiyely harmless to health, DIR.
Laudet Brunton speaks very forcibly on
the subject of intemperance, and points
out the evil effects of stlmulants upon
the health OF the persons who cannot
be called incorporate, yet who are in
constant habit OF taking very small
quantities OF Wine. beer or spirit at all
hours throughout the day. The follow
ing table OF comparative mortality is
instructive:
An Incorporate per A temperate per-
sons chance OF sons chance of
A. a6nl5 d wears. Al All" VANS
At30-l3 years. ~ 3o-965 years.
At t s-id y years a. "a I ,, years
Al CO. SO years AtG0-42s5 wears,
In these DAYS. when there is so mueb
talk about oyerwork of the brain. II is
not a little encouraging to find an
eminent authority STATING that for one
instance in which the brain is over
worked there must be many hundreds
or thousands of cases IL Is not used
enough, even for the ordinary condi-
tions of health. And vet. althouoh tho
brain may suffer from want of exercise
the evils of over-strain-esneciall in
the case of Young people-must he
fnllv RECOGNIZED. EyeninG nrenarstion
of school lessons is not without its
dangers; night work often causes
sleeDlessness and a long train of at
tendant evils, and contributes largely
to the nervousness and debility which
are becoming so common amonG school
children, particularly in towns. while
If fails in securing advancement at all
equal to what might be cot from much
less strenuous and protracted study
earlier in the day. The most arduous
mental work required Of a child OUGHT
TO be imposed on it when mind and
body are ia their prime yiror. between
9 a. m. and noon. and certainly NOTHING
but the lichtest work should deyolye
upon it after 8 D. m. Questions of
food, drink and labor naturally lead on
TO another important health cops,dera-
tion-rest and sleep. 1t cannot be de-
MED that, as rule. the LARGEST
amount of the best work in life is done
by those who can sleep well. Nor to a
healthy man is any amount of work
apart from worry and anxiety-in-
furious when it is followed by q due
amount of sound sleep. What ia n due
amount varies widely in different per-
sons. This is due in mart to the varv-
inr degrees of activity of the vital
changes. Thus. ALTHOUGH these are
most active in the youno. the vouno
require much sleep. because the rand
rate of repair durinr that period is met
nv the rand rate az waste dnr;nr Tho
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
RuckIcn's Arnica saive.

The greatest medical wonder of
the world Warranted to speedily
cure Burns, 81 uises, Cuts, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers,
Piles, Chilblains, Corus, letter, chap
ped Hand, and all skin eruptions,
guaranteed to cure in every instance,
or money refunded. 20 cents per
box. Sold by G. r. Moffett. oily.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
ONLY S1-25

In ssdys
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
FARM FOR SALE.
A Rare Chance for a Bargain.

The undersigned wishes 20 sell his farm, con
sisting of about 90 acres, situated about Z miles
north .easterly from the city of Mineral Point Is
wcll Enclosed and divided into four fields has
comfortable dwelling house and fair out-build-
ings. is well supplied with wood and water,
is planted TO oats acres corn z, barley 81 rye 2,
potatoes J. peas 3, tame grass 49, wild meadow
6. q good garden and small orchard, the remsin-
der in wild grass pasture with young timber.
Immediate possession given; time viii be given
on part Of payment Examination invited.
Address or enquire Of
T. 3. TREGILGUS,
Mineral Point Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

A Texas man has flock of thou
and goats. This don't look as if Mas
o,ary was playing out. just SO long as
me goat crop holds out Masonry and
Odd-Fellowship will live. These anti
eeeret society folks must exterminate
ne goat if they would strike fatal
uiow to Masonry, etc. Without a goat
'hese societies mast de. "'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
Fair Warning TO Cattle and Dog Owners

As ! have been annoyed and have lost con-
siderable within the past few months by cattle
and dogs trespassing on my premises, hereby
take this mode of giving warning TO all owners
of the same TO keep them up. or the cattle will
be taken up and the dogs killed.
ED. NJ. JEFFREY.
Mineral Point, June 6, 1Ss4.-24w4.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

General Sherman smokes quite as
as General Grant, but uses
five cigars to Grants one, and he ism t
about the quality.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
Taken Up-BuU.

By the undersigned. residing about mile
southwest of Mineral Point on the Galona road
a two-year-old bull, red in color. small white
star in the forehead being the only mark notice
able. The owner will please cali, prove proper
~, pay charges, and take said stray away.
s. L. SHEPARD.
Dated May a. lSsi.--22w4t
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
5 Nj OR 7
I'M (:
way IN America
Chicago, Milwaukee
and Saint Paul.

II owns and operates over COO miles OF road
III Northern Illinois, wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota; and as It's main lines, branches and
connections reach all the great business centres
OF the Northwest and Far West Il naturally an
swers the description OF Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago. Milwaukee, Portage La Crosse ana
WinOna
Chicago Milwaukee, Orontonyille, Aberdeen and
Glendale
Chicago, Milwaukee, Eau Claire and saltwater.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Wausau aud Merrill
Chicago Milwaukee, Beaver Dam. Fond du Lac
and Oshkosh.
Chicago Milwaukee, waukesha and oconomo-
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Prairie du
CHEN.
Chicago Milwaukee owatouna Mankat al,
FafibHult
Chicago, Beloit GAINESVILLE and Mineral Pmnl
Chicago Elgin, Rockford aud Dubuque.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island, Cedar RHpit ST
Chicago, pes Moines Council BluiTs and Omaha
Chicago, Canton, Sioux City Sioux Fails aud
Yankton.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Albert Lea and Southern
Minnesota Points.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mason City, Mitchell and
Cham bcrlain
Rock Island Dubuque. 81 Pa ! and Minneap-
oils.
Davenport, Calmar, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Milwaukee Bacine, Boloit, Frceport aud Rock
Mitchell, Wolsey. Ashton and Aberdeen.
tJim River Valley Li1e.)
Pullman Slrepcrs aud the FINEST bin
Ing Cars ia Ii.. World are run on Tie main
lines OF the Chicago, milwaukee & ~.
Paul Railway, and every attention Is paid
70 passengers by courteous employees OF the
Company.
S. s. MERRILL, AVN. CARPENTER,
J. 4. CLARK, GEO. II HEAFFoRD,
GENT Sup't asst Gen Pass Agt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
YANKEE ROBINSON.
An Old Associates Rseollsctions Of
the Famous Snowman.
The Originator OF she Gorgeous
Street PaFadss-Ability and Eeeen.
Sricity-HOw He Wrote His
Show.Bi
Chicago Tribune Interview

chicago Tribune Interview
ITO be sure knew Yankee Robinson" said
Mr. J. L. Hutchinson, Of the firm of Barnum,
Baily & Hutchinson. His real name was
Fayetts Ludowic Robinson"
"Were you ever associated with him in the
show businessa"
"Yes; for several years / travelled with
him. Once was about to leave him, and he
said, Stay with me one more year and I'll
make you SO valuable that ] can't afford TO
hire you"
He was quite prosperous at one time, was
be not!"
Il should say So In 1868 he had the
largest and best show, circus and menngerie
combined there was In the country. He
must have been worth sl00, 900 at that time.
"Was he man Of original ideas,'
YES. He was the originator Of the hand
some street parades. OF course one Of them
In those days wouldn't look like much now,
but they took like wildfire then. He was the
most original advertiser ever saw Every
once In while-well, almost every day-ws
take in half dollars stamped in the metal,
Good for one admission to Yankee Robin
sons show OF course the half dollar was
good, and Is now, but there are people who
keep those pieces until q circus comes along
for some unexplained reason. Then he used
to have q song he sung, and had poster
made Of the music, each note being about
two or three feet long, and he would paste it
up on the fence There would be crowd sur
rounding it all day, and humming the music.
He WINS also very egotistical. Once the
advance agents got water-bound in some Illi-
nois tow in high water in the spring, and
the show caught up with them, so no notice
was given of our coming to the people. It
was his practice under such circumstances
to ride ahead one day on horse to some
little town. and, seeing a crowd Of loafers in
the street or in front Of a saloon, he would
approach them and ask them if they had
ever heard Of the great Snowman Yankee
Robinson Some would say yes, others no.
He would then swell out his chest, take off
his hat, and say: He stands before YOU
Feast your eyes. The show Will be here to-
morrow But the poor old man has been
down at the heel for the last ten years He
played a very successful engagement in
Crosby opera house here before the fire,
having Sanyeah, the first female gymnast
He made pot Of money there
Robinson was man of unbounded ex-
travagance. He presented his family ply
stefan right here in Chicago with $500 dia-
mond ring. when / knew that he had just
brought horse for 5000 in St. Paul, pay
ing down $500 and still owing $500 on the
horse. You remember play he used to
have, Stand Down in the Hall A sort of
Yankee play it was. Years ago he lived in
Houeoye Falls, n. Y, and believe he was
born there. The place is right near Canaan
l.; IL q. l.. Il
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
Woodiaeds and Health.
Boston Advertiser.l

Boston Advertiser.l
Upon the hills OF western Massachusetts,
arc thousands of acres of lind which, when
first cleared, was sufficiently productive; but
the SOIL no longer held together by the roots
Of the trees, has had its lighter and richer
portions washed out year by year, until its
best elements have found their way into the
valleys, leaving the hill farms sterile and
nearly worthless. The change IL evidenced
by the ruined houses and half obliterated
cellars, which are sadly abundant ON the
hills, indicating population and prosperity
in former time which would now be impossi-
BILE. In the vicinity of Boston, within my
.ecollection, many fine tracts Of woodland
have been cut down for irewood, leaving
barren, rocky hills, looking desolate enough
without their once beautiful covering II
those sterile hills, all over the state, could be
planted with the best varieties of forest
trees, and properly cared for, the value Of
adjacent lands would be enhanced, our
streams would flow with greater regularity,
freshets and low water would both be less
common, the climate would be tempered, the
extreme of heat and cold being less marked
and winds less violent, the rainfall would be
more copious and regular, malaria
would lose its foothold, while every grove
would be sanitarium for the weary deni-
Sens Of city and town
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
MAR RED.

Mr.. James NJ Neile and Miss Elsie L.
Jewett were united ia marriage last Sunday
afternoon, the I'd inst, nj the residence OF the
brides parents, north Waco street, by the
Rev. W. T. Harper, pastor of the First 6ap-
tist church. About dozen invited guests,
special friends Of the bride and groom, and
the family relatives OF the bride were pres
ent. Quite number Of valuable presents
were made the bridal pair, and many COM
pliments and congratulations were expressed.
The bride Is the doughter of DR.. J. J. Jewett,
and is much admired by large circle OF
friends, both old and young, for amiable
and social qualities. Mr.. yeile bears an ex-
cellent reputation for good habits and busi-
ness capacity. He has been connected, most
of the time since be took up his residence
here, with Biting Bros. The couple will
remain in the city for the present. May
prosperity and happiness attend them.
Sunday afternoon, in this city, Mr.. Charles
NJ. Garrison, of Wichita, and Mrs.. Mary j.
Walters. of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Rev.
w. +. Harper performing the ceremony
MIR. Garrisen. though sanguine OF being cleo
ted coroner to-day, has taken the precautlon
10 make doubly sure ofreceiving congratuls-
tions, and whether elected or defeated, they
will be in order. The EAGLE desires to be
among the first to extend greetings and good
wishes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
MILLIONS IN MULES.
The Enormous Trade Done by AZ.
lnnta i'm Horses and Mules.

The Enormous Trade Done by AZ.
Innta in Horses and Mules.
(Atlanta constitutional
Soon after the war Atlanta became great
stock market by reason Of its superior rail-
road advantages, its admirable position as a
distributing point fer Georgia and the sur
rounding states, and also because of the en-
terprise Of its local stockholders. The city
has more than held its own in this respect.
The other day leading livery stable and
stock yard man said: II anticipate great
season in our business-a greater one than
we had last year,
HAS the business fairly opened yeti"
mo, but we have information which points
to very large proportions for it. You see we
have two seasons for horses and mules. The
horses come in during the months Of August,
September, October and November. The
mules begin to arrive in November, but bust
ness is not brisk until December 1t contin-
ues then until April About fourteen car.
loads Of horses have passed through Atlanta
in the last two or three weeks for points
south and east. Our local supply is just be-
ginning to come in"
(which is the more valuable to Atlanta,
the horse or the mule trader
THE mule trade by far. In fact, very few
people know how big thing it is. There
were 1000 mules sold from my yards alone
last season, and the city's trade goes to about
$1,000 for a season. They bring mules here
from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana,
Missouri and Illinois. Atlanta is one of the
best markets the stockholders in those states
can find"
"Who buys all these mules!7
"Thcy are distributed all over Georgia,
both Carolinas, Florida and Alabama The
Atlanta market is relieved principally by
Wholesale. There are jobbers in mules all
through the south who come in here and buy
them by the dozen, the score and the hundred
and then peddle them to the farmers all
through the country. You would be sur
prised to know how much speculation there
is. too. The market is watched very closely,
and there are men ready at all times to scoop
up good bargain for any number of mules. n
what is the average price Of a mule in
Atlantafr
"Well, that is not an easy question They
are brought here from 1 to years old. A
4-year-old mule already broke is worth from
S125 to $50. though the best Of a drove sell
often for 500 or moro apiece. Even aver
aging them ut SIPS and you have for the
Ii, 900 mules recei''ed here nearly 81, 900 600.