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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-18

The cotton crop report for West
Tennessee, North Arkansas, North
Mississippi and North Alabama,
shows a decrease Of IA per cent com
pared with last year, attributable to
unfavorable weather, drought and
early frosts. Reports from other sec
tions of the South show a heavy de-
crease in the yield owing to frost. II
is estimated the entire cotton yield
will amount t. ; 683 600 bales.
The exports from Norfolk, Va, for
the month of November aggregated
in value IS, 325, 735, against IS, 2s9 912
for the same mouth last year ] he
cotton receipts aggregated 297, 702
bales, against 800, sos bales in Novem-
Der, 1888.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-18
Gen. Custer as a Ladies' Man.
Washington Independent.

Gen. Custer was very fond of ladies'
society, but was never what is called
married flirt.n He enjoyed the so
ciety OF ladies because they were
pretty, or bright, or intelligent. He
was too true to his wife ever to have
been flrt. He visited the house of
a young lady friend of mine very fire.
uuently when lie was in New York
they had known each other for years,
and were the best of friends. The
waiter, William, being a new hand at
the door, evidently took Gen. Custer
for beau of his young mistress, and
to her great amusement always an
nounced "the general in the most
confidential whisper and Just the faint
est suspicion of an approving smile.
Gen. Custer said that his manner to
him was that of a servant to a proba-
BILE master. One day at the dinner
table. the young lady asked particu-
larly after Mrs. Custer, when she was
coming TO New York, etc, etc. Well
bred servant that ne was, William
almost dropped the dish he was pass
ing, and his complexion from char.
coal turned to mahogany. l think he
was very much disappointed, for he
greatly admired the brave cavalry
man. and from that day out he an
nouucsd in formal tones, Gen.
CUSTER as though there had never
been such person as the general of
his dreams.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-18

countries; aud an effort should be
made to have such an inspection
established during the coming winter
But pig feeders should study their sys-
tenn of feeding, and see if some i'm
provement cannot be made in that. -
National Live Stock journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
POLITICAL ECHOES.

A Blaine and Logan club in single ward IN
Boston has just rolled its membership up to
over 600.
Postmaster General Gresham, ex-senator
Window and Gen. Logan will take an active
part in the Ohio campaign.
A conference was held at the Headquarters
of the national Republican committee in New
York Wednesday evening to map out plan of
action in Ohio and West Virginia
Congressman Townsend, of Illinois, mamber
of the Democratic Congressional committee,
says to an interviewer in Chicago he thinks the
Democrats have fighting chance in Illinois,
McADoo who ha. just been rcnominated BY
, the Democrats for Congress in the Seventh
New Jersey district, was one of the Democrats
who boltcd with Randall against the free trad
crs in Congress last winter.
Senator Grady's speech at the Tammany
meeting is the sensation in New York politics.
Senator Grady refuses to explain his threats of
exposure against Cleveland at present.
A Buffalo Democrat, who gives his address,
offers to wager 500 that Cleveland does not
carry his own ward; 500 that he docs not
carry his own assembly district; 500 that he
does not carry Buffalo; 500 that he docs not
carry Erie county; 500 that he does not carry
the state of New York; 800 that he is not
elected President; and 500 that he wins all
the bets. If taken at all they must be taken
altogether.
In speech at DECATUR, ILL.,, on the 9th inst,
Cortor Harrison a four =,
Harper liquor law, and said that if elected
governor he would not interfere in any respect
with the work OF the Legislature Or its action,
but did not tell the people whether Or not he
would sign bill to repeal it in case such a
bill was passed by the Assembly man
in the crowd asked Harrison what he would
Go in such an event, but Carter lodged the in
quiry.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

1t Is q noteworthy fact that in the
contests now going on with iniidelity
in all its forms, the press of the
civilized world is on the side of pure
religion, and an exalted faith in the
trusts that underlie the great truths of
Christianity. An enlightened press
has been, and will ever be found, the
rock against which all the storms of
doubt and irreli gion will dash in vain.
1t is the firm and uncompromising ally
of the educated pulpit; the promulca-
tor OF the advanced thought # the best
divlnes, the conservator of all that is
tr"est and noblest in humanity. Since
Luther struck the alarum bell of rcfor-
nation, its echoes. have been
mingled with the wind Of a reforming
and educating press, wherever infidcl-
ity was found, blind superstition GRO
yelled, or immortality, with its blight
ing curse, defiled the earth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
Congressional Farmers.

Ben. Pcrley Poore in Our Country
Home: After the adjournment of Con-
grcss. those representatives who have
rural constituencies will return to their
homes. and will develop a great regard
for agriculture. During the past ses-
sion very any few of them have given
evidence of this, except by voting large
appropriations which will give each one
OF them few thousand papers of seeds
and 800 copies of the Agricultural Re-
port for distribution among their IA
vorcd constituents. They have intro
duccd and urged the enactment Of bills
calculated to benefit the railroad specu-
lator, the merchant. the banker. the
manufacturer and the lawyer. but not
one IN 70 has proposed any legislation
to benefit the farmer. Yet they will 90
to cattlc-shows, masGuerading as the
Friends of the Farmer and they
will make eloquent speeches at dinner
tables about the dignity and respecta-
bllity OF rural life. The farmers should
not be deceived by these political buck
STEERS. but should ask them what they
have done, in session which has
lasted seven months, to advance the
agricultural interests. AS election
time approaches, shall not be sur
prised if some of these soft-hand ID poll
ticians go about disguised in brcgans
and blue overalls. singing, like Petro-
leum V. Nasbys mock Changers.
We are the farmers OF the day,
Scatter the hay-seed round them;
In blarney we for votes will pay,
Scatter the hay seed round them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

n. p, Tracy, the Sloan man who dis
appeared in Sioux City so mysteriously
about daybreak some three weeks ago,
has been heard from He writes q
friend from Newton, Kan, that he is
there dead broke, and wants money to
get home. At the time of Mr.. Tracy's
disappearance, it will be remembered.
many believed that the gentleman had
been murdered by Sioux City cut
threats, and his mangled remains cast
in the Missouri. After awhile peoDlc
Will quit tearing their raiment over men
who mysteriously disappear. In most
cases the missing man has not been
taken OIL, but has gone Off, as Tracy
did.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

The Indiana, Bloomington and Yves
tern people have now experimental
with what arc called train agents some
six months with satisfactory results.
The duties OF the train agents arc to
furnish tickets to any person who takes
passage on one of their trains, without
first purchasing tickets, and also to
make record of every ticket taken up
by the conductor, the record to show
where the passenger boarded the train,
and also Were he left it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
Nominate State Ticket and transact
SundTy Other Business.

SundTy Other Business.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. "a Pest-Dispatch special
from Jefferson City says: The Republican
state convention met at noon and was called to
order by VIM. j. Warner of Kansas City,
ch:irman of the state central committee. Ex-
Judge Wagner, of st. Louis, was made tenn
porary chairman.
A committee on credentials was appointed
and resolution offered for the appointment
of a committee Of one from each district to
confer among themselves and consider how to
unite the antiBour5on organizations.
Nicholas Ford was made the fusion nominee
for governor. For lieutenant goscrnor, DR..
II. NJ. Staril!off OF St. Louis, was nominated
by reclamation. For treasurer, Maj. J. Thomp-
son. OF Sedalia. was nominated by reclamation.
For auditor, Judge Jacob Sands. of Adsir, by
exclamation: Attorney general, Col. David
Murphy, Of st. Louis, by reclamation. Judge
of the supreme court, Judge David Wagner, bv
unanimous standing vote. Adjourned with
tAree cheers for the ticket. It is understood
the three officers not provided for on the ticket
will be filed with Grecnback nominees,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
Good LANGUAGE.

Young people should acquire the
habit of correct speaking and writing,
and abandon, as early as possible, any
use OF slang words and phrases. The
longer you put this off, the more diff.
ficuit the requirement of correct lam
guage will be; and if the golden age OF
youth, the proper season for the acqui-
sittlon OF language, be passed in its
abuse, the unfortunate victim will
most probably be doomed to talk slang
for life. You have merely to use the
language which you read, instead of
the slang which you hear, to form a
taste in agreement with the best speak.
ors and poets in the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
PIERRE IN FLAMES.
Another Dakota Town Badly Scorche.
Loss Estimate ed at 1000 600.

Loss Estimated at 100000.
PIERRE, D. T., Sept. PA Gre broke out
here at this morning, and one entire bust
ness block was consumed, including the First
National bank. 1t started at l O'Clock a. IN.
in Hayden Bros. store, and spread north to
Dakota avenue and south to Missouri avenue.
sweeping the entire block, including the First
National bank building the stores of Phelan
& Co., Goode & Co. and Shurtliff and the Pal
ace t!leater.
From this point the fire spread rapidly north
and south until the whole west side of Pierre
street, between Missouri ana Dakota avenues,
was burning. The south side of Dakota
avenue took next and all the buildings were
burned but new brick bank building and
Ward 4 Fric!ls' wholesale grocery, which were
saved. The new bank building had narrow
escape. Tie heaviest losers are:
Hayden Bros, S27 COO.
}. T. Goolc & Co., furniture dealers, So, 900
Phelan Il Co., dry goods, $4,000.
1t was DULY through strenuous exertion of
citizens that the tire WAS kept from CROSSING,
Pierre strest and Dakota avenue into the more
thick!y built part Of the city. The total loss is
500, GOO: insurance. $4,000
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

A friend of Tabor'y ex-wifc tells of q
talk he had with her {; few days ago, ut
her home in Denver, where the ex-scua-
tor and his Oshkosh bride also reside.
"He IL get tired OF his new girl and
want to come back to the old woman
again, she said in not unkindly way
':But you wouldn't receive hi1a after
the way in which he has treated you?'
said the friend. Yes, / will take him
back when he wants to comc,' she
sail
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
The New Orleans Exposition.

AS the time approaches for opening
the doors of the Worlds Exposition
at New Orleans. encouraging reports
from various foreign and domestic COM
missions indicate that the riches of the
great fair have been by no means over
estimated. The scheme has grown so
rapidly that it has been found neces-
sary to erect Notwithstanding from
time to time in order to accommodate
the increasing number OF exhibitors.
Three and possibly four of the build
ings will be found to be larger than
any similar ercctions of any age or
country. This fact gives the EXPOSE
ton pre-eminence among worlds
fairs that will be potential in drawing
strangers from PARKWAY lands. Those
who have made up thcis minds to see
one worlds fair have now the oppor-
tunity of seeing the best example that
has yet been devised in America or
Europe.
There can be no such thing as fail
ure. With abundance of money in
hand. and the largest mum Der of OK
hi5its ever booked at an exposition.
and thirty-tive states and fifteen foreign
countries participating, the manage
ment may well feel proud of
the success already achieved.
In addition to the products
of arts science and industry
of the old world, such as have made
other fairs renowned and attractive to
remote jewellers OF the round globe,
the New Orleans creation has unique
features.
The Mexican garden of five acres
will contain one hundred and four
varieties of trees from every part Of the
Republic. Many Of the woods have a
high commercial value and vet,
strange to say. some OF them are prac-
tically unknown in the United States.
The Mexican cedar. mahogany. Cam
peche logwood, saffron and linaloe,
that has 4 perfume that never leaves
it. are all trees OF great value in COM
merce. The timber growth CT Mexico
is practically unlimited, and there is
bound!ess wealth in many untouched
forests awaiting the hand of enterprise
and industry.
should the Exposition succeed in
making known to the people OF the
world the riches Of the north. central
and south American forests, it will
have accomplished at its close highly
important mission. Bat what is said
OF trees may be repeated in different
and more precise language of tropical
fruits that are to be brought to the
great exposition. The different variety
OF Is. grapes, oranges. maagoes. ban
anas rine-apples and many rare fruits
will be sto"n growing upon plants or
trees, thus pl >cnting a rare spectacle
to northern eye While the depart
mcnts OF forestry and horticulture will
be the largest yet seen, the other feat
urcs of the Exposition, such as the cot
ton, sugar, mineral. machinery, GOV
eminent and live stock exhibits, will
attract scarcely less attention.
The actual results already obtained
are quite sufficient for the manage
mcnt to base :, prediction upon. to the
effect that the coming Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial is to be the
largest, most complete and satisfac-
tory OF the nineteenth century.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

''StonewalF Jackson's war horse, a
sorrel gelding, once fiery, but now
with less oxygen in his windpipe, is
cared for at the Virginia Military in
stitute, to which he belongs The other
day Il lock OF his name was presented
to the Tennessee Historical society.
Not since the war has the old stccd
worn a bit, nor has he carried a shoe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
Pension Examiners,

WASHINGTON special, Sept. 15.-Thc $50
special pension examiners provided for by the
act OF July 9Th, have been appointed and arc in
the neld. Si1ty-one of these places were filled
by promotions from the pension bureau. end So
were taken from the 1928 applicants who passed
the civil service examination. tits understood
that any vacancies which may occur in the
special force will be filed from the examined
list, and the civil service commission has or
0crcd that those who passed above the grade of
IS shall be held eligible for appointment as tx.
aminers in the pension bureau if the appli-
cant notifies the commission of his wish to be
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
Obstructin9 Drain Tile.

Z. r. Clarkson in Des Moines Regis
ter: A friend sends us section of
earth thoroughly interlaced with roots,
taken from his drain tile. He says that
cottonwood tree, standing about two
rods distant from the drain. extended
its roots through about six rods of
drain, stopping it completely. From
the specimen sent, it is evident that
the roots crowd through the Joints of
tile, seeking water, and grow in fibrous
roots in the water so thick as to inn
Pede the mud in the water, until the
tile is entirely INSTRUCTED. And from
this evidence it will not do to have
trees, especially cottonwood, nearer
than eight or ten rods. The man Civ
ing this information says he has ..about
SIX miles of tile drain, and that it is a
good thing to have
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

In Portland. Maine, there is one
dram shop to each 25o of the popula-
ton; while in all Missouri there is only
one drinking place to each 400 of the
population. The contrast between the
rowdy west and the esthetic east is sig
nificant.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
The murderers of old man Jellersen.
in Audubon county, Iowa, have been
indicted for murder in the first degree.

The receipts for saloon licenses in
Chicago under the Harper law have al
ready exceeded 100000, and it is evil
dent that the city treasurer will have a
surplus of 100000 at the end of the
year from this source of revenue,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

Out of twenty-five Boston ladies
counted on the piazza of an Isle of
Shoals hotel, eighteen wore yc-glasses
or spectaclcs, and ten had scientific
books in their hands. The intellectu-
atty of the place is consequently most
pronounced.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

1t does not appear that in the col
l'Sion with the steamer Tallapoosa the
Boston schooner was at all injured, and
the accident suggests the wisdom of
trading Oft our naval vessels for Boston
schooncrs if the owners of the latter do
not ask too much ito boot
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

The first corn crop of Mexico has
proved a disastrous failure, and as the
weather has been to dry to plant the
second, the farmers have given up hope
Of corn harvest until next June.
This will nesessitate great demand
Tor corn raised in the United States.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

Farmers in the Ohio valley who have
Old corn to spare, and there are large
numbers of them, propose to feed
their hogs the coming winter on wheat.
They think wheat will yield them better
turned into pork than if sold in its
crude state at the current market
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

The Norwcgians have gained credit
for setting to Europe the example of
having ice-watcr in the compartments
of t'cir railway cars. In England that
extraordinary luxury can still be only
obtained at certain stations along the
line at penny Il glass.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

1t may seem very much like carting
Goals to Newcastle, but Georgia pine is
being brought to St. Paul and Mime
apolis, where it is in much favor for
floors. 1t is actually sold in Minneapo-
lis for about the same price as the
first quality of flooring of the native
n;po
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
Wisconsin Floods.
Gone, But Not Forcotten.

WALL STREET, Sept 12.-Thc bank examin-
ers' report on the condition of the national
bank Of New Jersey will show much better
than expected. The following arc the figures:
Surplus $20S, 600: premium on government
bonds at Washington, 100000; total $26S, 600;
deficit Of cashier and president S220, 900; sur
plus S4SO0O.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

If nobody loves you. be sure it is
your own fault.-Dodridqe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
THE MAINE ELECTION.
Republicans Claim tho State by $4,000
1000 Majority and -Four Congrcsame]

Republicans Claim tho State by $4,000 ia
1900 Majority and Four congressman.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 9.-Thc following tclc-
gram was sent by Postmaster Aanley to Sec-e-
tary Fcsscnden, Of the Republican national
committee: On a full vote we have swept the
state and reelected Robbie by 5000 majority.
Blainc's own city has given majority or 252,
greater than was ever before thrown, and his
county gives 3, 400 majority.
PORTLAND Me-, sept. 9.-Latcr returns
show that the senate will stand 81 Republicans
from, will have 50 Republicans and 81 Demo
Gratis.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 9.-The latest from
the house OF representatives show III Repu,-
leans elected to "a Democrats, net Rcpub,i-
can gain of Z.
Full returns from the first Congressional dis
trict give Reed plurality of SIS. In 1880
Reeds plurality was III.
Last night the Republicans of Augusta held
a great jubilee over the election returns rcceiv-
ed, at Mconian Hall, and speeches were made
by citizens and visitors.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 9.-Blainc remained at
home to-day. Among his callers were Gov.
Robbie, cxsccretary Of the navy, Nathan Golf,
jr., of West Virginia; John $. Collier, presi-
dent OF the Maine senate, and VIM II. Gunner
son, of the pcstotiicc department. Blaine re-
received large number of dispatches congrat-
ulatinS him Cd the result OF the election.
Wisconsin Floods.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Sept. l2.-The water has
fallen about six feet the past twenty four
hours. On the city side fifteen buildings were
carried away, and from the south side twenty
The city will this morning commence the CON
struction of bridges. Bridges throughout the
country without hardly an exception have
been carried out. Tho loss will not be less
than 81, 900, 600.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

A good medical authority says beer
is conducive to heart disease.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18

The Sioux City letter carriers have received
their appointments from the post:nastcr-gen.
eral. An inspector is expected any day now to
designate places where boxes for the deposit OF
mail are to be placed, and to make other ar.
engagements needed for the delivery system
At Davenport last week Judge II. H. Trim.
bic was presented with the gavel used by him
whc1- he was chairman OF the state delegation
to the late national Democratic convention.
Col. Peter Ballingall was presented with an
elegant gold badge, which cost $3.50 in New
York, for the service rendered the Iowa De-
mocracy by that gentleman.
The state fair which closed last week was the
most successful exhibition ever given by the
society. The total receipts were over $4,000.
On Wednesday there were between SO, 900 and
6j,UVo people present, yet the gate receipts re-
ported for that day were s12,l 6s. The board
OF directors has appointed committee to in
vestigate the discrepancy.
tramp giving the name of WIN. Dittson,
feeling the need of a new pair OF pants. entered
the house of J. b. Kelley, in Douglas county
and stole pair. The itinerating citizen never
discovered until he had got far away that in
one of the pockets snugly rcposcd 1882 in
gr"enbacks, and while he was gloating over his
pr;zo, he was arrested and the money recover
cd.
Chas L. Early, of Sac City, guest at Tao
Windsor hotel, Chicago, awokc in the morning
to find that his vest, in the pockets Of which he
had placed a watch and chain valued at sl5C
and book with draft for s175, was missing
from beneath his pillow, where he had placed
it when he retired On Investigation he found
the vest in another room on the same floor,
The draft was still in the pocket, but the watch
and chain were gone. Mr.. Early says that he
was received very surlily BY the officer to whom
he reported the loss at the central station. Be-
cause he did not know the number Of the watch
and would have to send home for it, he says
the officer could hardly be persuaded to take 4
description Of the stolen timepiece.