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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
Romance OF the Days when ohio
Was Not so Yellow ms tits now.

Louisville Letter in New Orleans TIMES.
Democrat
While speaking of ronances and
beauty, | have an authentic account
of how noted Louisville belle first
met her husband, which sounds more
like fiction than matter of fact About
So years ago the landing Of \ steam
boat carrying passengers was consider
cd a social event of some importance,
not only because this was the chief
mode of travel where navigation made
| it possible, but because the superb
boats that then piled up and down
the Mississippi were floating palaces,
and carried on board constantly the
most brilliant crowds of society peo-
pie. The time spent on the water
was passed in dancing, feasting and
flirting, and on the occasion Of which
am speaking an unusually gay and
distinguished party were on their
way to st. Louis. The party included
some of tn most famous beauX Of the
day, and the belle Of the trip was a
well known Louisville beauty.
It seems that the Louisville girl
reached her destination fancy free.
For, as the boat drew up to the land
ing and the crowd on the shore surg
ed down to the waters edge to secure
a glimpse of the newcomers, Miss
, who was leaning over the guards,
became absorbed in watching the
movements of a gentleman by the
gangway. He was tall and elegant
looking and strictly handsome Miss
- aid not know his name, nor if
he were benedict or bachelor, but
conviction suddenly seized her. and,
turning to companion, she said, inn
pressively There pointing out the
gentleman in question: stands the
man whom | will marry In an in
credibly short period of time she did
marry hun, but the cream Of the story
lies in the fact that he had made a
precisely similar remark in regard to
her on first beholding the fair Louis
william as she stood surrounded by
her admirers, on the steamer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

two weeks ago, where only Italian
wines were served.
In the northeastern island of Terra
del Fuego, the Ia people, who inter
marry frequently with the more south.
ern Yahguas, as they are called by
the English missionaries, are the tall
est race on the globe. according to the
French mission to Cape Horn report,
presented to the academy of science.
Paris, by Dr. Hahn. la stock and
speech these tall people appear closely
related to the Patagonians of the con
tnent
1t Is now several years since the
Great Eastern has made herselfcon-
splcuous in any way, but 1884 prom
lses TO see this far-fam:d vessel once
more the wonder of a crowd OF lands
men. She is to be used as a float
ing restaurant at the Antwerp expo
sition.
Col. T. S. Parks, of Parks ferry, KY.
had a flock of pet cartridges that
came to the porch while the snow
was on the ground, twice a day to get
their meal from him, and since the
snow has left they still linger about
the house.
Mrs. T. S. C. Elder, of Crttenden
county, KY, has in her possession a
pair of gloves that were made in 1898.
They were part of her grandmoth-
er's wedding toilet, and were the han
diwork of the bride herself, she hav-
ing made them out of the raw cot
ton
All Indians on the Yokima, w. T.,
reservation, over 90 and under so
years of age, are compelled to pay a
poll tax of 81, for the support OF their
local self-government. They have
justices, commissioners, etc.
What the Soudan is worth may be
gathered from the published statistics,
according to which there are 15, 600
Christians aud 10000 Egyptians in the
provinces; 1000 commercial houses
owned by Europeans and 5000 by
Egyptians, and the import and ex-
port trade is valued at 913 600, 600 an
nually
Fatal cases of trichinasis have Just
occurred in Michigan and Indiana. In
both instances German families were
the sufferers, and the victims had been
eating uncooked swine flesh. The
pernicious habit of eating smoked or
sailed pork without cooking it retains
It's hold upon the Germans, notwith-
standing the warnings of physicians
and the frequent reports of disease
and death resulting from the practice
1t is this habit 70 which the great
prevalence of trichinasis in Germany
is to be attributed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

abling him TO withstand enormous
quantities Of intoxicants. He estim-
ates that he drank ON an average about
ninety drinks OF whisky per day,
which, according to his estimate of the
size of the portion swallowed each
time. must have amounted to about
two thousand barrels. For many
years Mr.. Joyce has been sober, and
even abstemious, ais dissipation hay-
ing occurred at the other end of his
long life He says ne drank the best
whisky ne could find, but thinks his
preservation is due rather to his eN-
cellent constitution than the quality
Of the Installation absorbed by il. He
was never drunk to his knowledge. he
says, but he often felt good. He is
not sorry he drank it, but if he had to
live his life over again he would not
touch it. When he began TO drink
he was keeping a paying saloon in
Boston From there he went into tho
wholesale liquor business. He is now
penniless and dependent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
ent wanted only two.


Owing to the tendency Of our young
Austin boys to gravitate toward hood
lumism after dark, the Board of Com
missioners concluded TO make them go
home at night and not run the streets
any more. A town ordinance was ac-
cordingly passed TO that effect, and
now from the tower OF the ball Of
Eagle Engine Company No 3 rings
aloud the curlew bell every evening
at eight o'clock, giving just eight taps
as "A warning for the boys to vanish
homeward or be arrested The boys
tumbled to tue racket forthwith, not
willingly, but judiciously, knowing
That the entire police force stood
ready and watching go gobble them
up, unless they could show authorize
tive permission from parents or guar
dams or that they were on errands or
in discharge OF some legitimate duty.
AT all public entertainments, especial
ly theatrical, these boys have been a
very serious source of annoyance to
both performers aud audience, crowd
ing the back seats and entry and driv-
ing people wild with their yells,
shrieks, whistling and stamping. It
had to be stopped
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
They All Knew How.

| took a large spider from his web
under the basement OF mill, put him
on chip, and set him aAoat OF the
quiet waters Of the pond, He walked
all about the sides of the bark, sur
veyng the situation very carefully,
and wnen the fact that he was aAoat
and about a yard from the shore
seemed TO be fully comprehended, lac
prospected for the nearest point Of
land This point fairly settled upon,
he Immediately began TO cast a web
for it. He threw II as far as possible
in the air and with the wind. II soon
reached the shore, and made fast to
he spires of grass. Then he turned
himself about, and in true sailor
fashion began to haul in hand over
hand on his cable Carefully he drew
upon it until his bark began to move
toward the shore. As il moved the
faster, the faster he drew upon it to
keep his hawser taut from touching
the water Very soon he reached the
shore, aud quickly leaping to terra
firma he sped his way homeward
Thinking then that he might be a
special expert, and an exception IN
that line Of workmanship to the rest Of
his companions, | tried several Of them
and they all came to shore in Like
manner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Where Wisconsin Asserted Herself
Mn sLreet NeWs


A government agent, who was sent
to Wisconsin last fall to look up tres
pass cases on government lands was
out ON his travels one day when he
found man whaling away at some
choice timber ON one of Uncle Sans
sections.
ANY land for sale around hereg'
queried the agent
"Wall, thar might 'se, was the re
ply
I'D like to buy . whole section"
Have We the cash to pave"
81 have"
81 mought sell YOU this
Can you give a clear deedl'
Clear as n whistle, stranger.
Gimme $500 cash, and I'll deed We
the section alore shutdown,
The agent coolly unrolled a map.
spread it out ON a log, and said;
you will see by this map that
Uncle Sam owns this section. How,
then, can you give me a deed Of itl'
See hy'ar stranger - said the chop
per, after long pause, maybe you
is one OF those chaps as argueiies that
Uncle Sam is 6, bigger man than a
free-born citizen Of old Wisconsin
I'll give ye jist three minnits to skip
outl'
The agent wanted only two.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
How Some Writers Write.
Albany Argus.

Albany Argus.
Most writers have a curiosity as re
CARDS their fellow workers. 1t is a
feeling likely shared by the general
public. who find themselves wonder
ing at times how certain writers ac-
complish their work, the hours they
devote to it, ard the time they find
best fitted for IL. The appearance OF
manuscript and the style OF chirOg-
raphy come in for their share of in
terest. Thackeray is credited with
giving up the early morning hours to
putting his thoughts ON paper, and
the remainder Of the day to collecting
them. He wrote so many words a
minute. so many pages an hour, and
no believer in moods. He had no
sympathy with the theory that a man
can write better at one time than an
other, and declared that the best in
SEPARATION was a piece Of shoemaker
wax in the writer's chair.
Most of the shining lights in litora-
ture, past and present, are distinguish
ed for most illegible han2 writing. a
mark OF genius which seems to b
their pride, since they have been
known to refer with evident satisfact-
ion to the fact that only certain prin.
ters can set up their copy, and that
they themselves have been unable &c
read it until the subject had been sug-
gested.
Among the novelists Of to-day the
women are apparently the more care
full as to the neatness and legibillty Of
their MSS. Mrs. Frances Hodgson
4 Burnett is a precise writer, putting IN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Bad Indictment,
Arkansaw Traveller

A highly respected citizen was ar
raigned before the court for shooting
and killing a friend. The evidence
was direct, and after exhaustive ar
guments had been made the Judge
said
1T is clearly proven that you are
guilty as is charged by the iRdict-
ment.
But protest my innocence, re
piled the prisoner. "The Indictment
reads that / did shoot and kin the
gentleman with powder and leaden
bullet This is a mistake. I had no
bullets at the time, so ! loaded my
gun with powder and a horseshoe
nail.
"That indeed, alters the ease, SAID
the Judge, 'The indictment said bal
let when it should have said nail. You
are discharged, sir"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
New York world

Little Mary Cary, eleven years old.
of 81 Poplar street Brooklyn, was sent
to purchase some tea by her mother
at a store on Fulton street yesterday.
She had 81 bill in her hand, and as
she crossed Henry street she was stop
ped by a cross-eyed man about thirty
years of age, who said
Little girl, amt you afraid some
of the bad boys will take that money
away from your Let me wrap it in a
piece of paper.
Mary gave the man the bill and he
returned her piece of paper folded
up. When she arrived at the store she
discovered that the bill was gone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Mnnrning AIonkers.

The solicitude and care of monkeys
for dead companion were remark
aoly shown IN an instance related by
J. Forbes. +. r. S in his Oriental
memoirs. One Of shooting party
having killed female monkey, car
RED il to his tent, which was immedl-
stely surrounded by forty or fifty Of
her companions, who made q great
noise and seemed about TO attack their
enemy Till his gun, the dreadful ef-
feet Of which they had witnessed, was
presented. however, the head Of the
party stood his ground, chattering fu-
rioGsy. The sportsman. feeling some
little compunction for having killed
one Of them, did not like TO FIRE at the
or ature, and yet nothing short Of
firing would suffice To drive them off.
At length he came to- the door Of the
tent. began q lamentable moaning,
and by the most expressive gesture
seemed TO beg for the dead body, which
was at last given to him sorrowfully
he took 1t ia his arms and bore it away
to his companions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
SAT- Lake Herald.


Cache Valley, this season, has al
ready been the scene Of several rather
serious snowslides. Almost simultan-
eously with the one recounted in a
special dispatch TO the Herald last
week another less disastrous in its eff
fects occurred in Smithiield Canyon.
Two boys were engaged getting out
wood, and without any warning were
suddenly buried under the swift and
powerful body, which, however, had
not attained sufficient proportions to
cover the bodies over with any great
depth. Fortunately there were parties
further up the canyon, who, on hear
ing the NOISE, hurried to the scene and
succeeded in eXtricating one Of the
victims, who had become so effective
~ entangled in the legs Of one Of the
horses as to render self help impracti-
cable The dog belonging to the boys
had been far enough away to escape
the disaster, aud performed a very
valuable aid in the recovery Of the
other boy by seeming the body and
uncovering the head and face by
scratching the snow What vas most
remarkable, neither of the boys sus-
tanned any serious injuries, the most
being inflicted by the horse in the lat
ter's struggles for freedom.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Buried in the Back Yard.
Fort Worth Gazette.

J. Tom Wilson, Of Terrell owned a
monkey, which died It's body was
placed in a coffin funeral notices
printed and preparations made to bury
it in the city cemetery The people
protested and limited shot-guns, and
Tom buried his ancestor in the back
ward.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
A huge crystal throne has just been

A huge crystal throne has just been
manufactured in England for an In
dian raiah. Some idea Of the elabor-
ate workmanship which has been EN-
ployed in the construction may be
gained from the fact that the finals OF
the legs are each cut into 324 mathe-
maticaliy accurate facets. Wood and
iron are used to some extent to make
the throne substantial, but all such
parts are covered with glass and hid
den. The cushions and hanglngs are
of crimson velvet, and altogether the
rajah is destined to possess a gorgeous
and probably a very uncomfortable
seat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Quickest Courtship on Record.

"The quickest courtshIp on record,
remarked an old resident was that
Of DIR. Nick Mcdowell, who, driving
along the street in his buggy one day,
saw beautiful girl standing at a
window. He Immediately stopped
and hitched his horse, rang the bell.
inquired the lady S name, was ushered
into the parlor, announced ms own
name. said he was pleased with her
appearance. and wished TO marry her
at once. Nothing but the knowledge
that she was in the presence of the
celebrated physician kept her from
fainting. To her plea Of surprise at
this unexpected announcement he
only replied, Now or never. When
she asked to take a week 10 consider,
he said, i am going down the street
10 attend a critical case. and have no
time to spare right now. Give me q
day thenf 'Ill tell you what I'll do.
When | am through with this profess
sional visit I'll drive around and get a
preacher. If you've made up your
mind by that time, all right and he
left her breathless and unable to ar
ticulate another word When he
returned they were quietly married.
The Lord Mayor OF Sandwich Eng
land. followed his clipping daughter to
Austin, Texas. a detective employed
for the purpose, decoyed the young
husband off on hunt, and the father
persuaded his daughter to pack her
trunk, and they quietly left for
home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Old Nj. Joyce's Record.

Robert Joyce, Of 3ss West Indiana
street, is eighty years Of age. For
twenty-six years he drank necessarily,
his giant frame and iron muscles en-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

A San Antonio, Tex, lady has be
come affected with the old-time quail
eating fever, and is now performing
the thirty days fast for prize OF a
diamond rug.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
Geysers in the Flood.
Wheeling Special.

A gentleman who has just arrived
by boat from Powatan, Ohio, reports
a startling flood phenomenon at that
point. Yesterday afternoon the in
mates OF the house of Aaron Ramsey,
OF whom there were about sixty, all
flood refugees, were startled by o loud
report up Captina Creek. On look.
ing in the direction from whence the
noise came they saw about 300 yards
distant what appeared to be a column
of smoke issuing from the ground. A
party at once proceeded to the spot
and found to their amazement that a
dense mass of sand, gravel, and mud
was issuing from a hole about two
feet in diameter, and rising to height
of fifty or sixty feet, and often by
sudden pulsatlon forty or fifty feet
higher, accompanied by Il terrific roar.
The party looked on in awe for time,
but were soon put to fight by another
geyser breaking through the ground
just in their midst and covering them
with mud, which it disgorged to a
greater height thar the first. The dis
charge was at first thought to be oc-
casione6 by natural gas, but all efforts
to detect its presence by fire or other
wise We're futile. Hundreds of cur
iouS people have already visited the
spot.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

The members of the court at Rome
have been thrown into ecstacies of ad-
miration by the excellent manner in
which the Prince of Naples passed
his school examination the other day.
The King and Queen and Number
Of personages were present, and they
all protested to be as much sstonish-
ed at the ability displayed by the in
FAINT prodigy as were the doctors in
the temple at Jerusalem The child
had been carefully crammed for the
ordeal Sensible people, according to
the London Truth, are of the opinion
that he is kept far too closely to his
tasks, and that if his brain continues
to be so hardly worked there will be
very little brain left by the time he is
eighteen.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09

j. \. Watts and family have removed
from the Brooks house. Washington
street, TO the Il. Morton place on South
Pleasant street. Mr.. Brooks and his
mother will next week take possession of
the house vacated by Mr.. Watts.
The May musical festival at Rutland.
which opened on Tuesday. closes tonight.
This evening Mendelsshon's Elijah" will
be rendered. Special rates of fare were
offered, but notice was not received here
till too late to admit of mention i'm last
weeks paper. The round-trip tickets
fl ON this station cost 50. which in
cludes seat coupon; 80 cents extra will
he charged for admission tonight
On Tuesday night of last week G. Curtis
Robinson, Il fears old. was arrested for
drunkenness and Jailed. He had his trial.
Friday; before Judge Knapp; and Deputy
Sheriff Rider on Saturday took him to
the House of Correction. where he will
stay Is days. lie said he got pint
of alcohol of Emma Lcno of East Mid
dlcbury. who has been working in town.
She fled the country previous to the trial.
j. f.. Staplcton prosecuted in behalf of
the grand juror.
At the hearing in Rutland, last week
HulS'ldN. htlOIt ildtlttlIbI ' tdIcN. III
the matter of the injunction restraining
Y. kiddcr from erecting building be-
tween his shop and the Baptist church.
the Injunction was So modified rs to al
low the completion and use of the build
ing. II has been finished and occupied
Stewart q Wilds are the attorneys of the
Baptist society, and Judge Knapp and L.
IL. Mcleod, Mr.. kidder's.
Tie executive committee of the Rural
Improvement association held well-at-
tended meeting at President llamlin's on
Friday evening last. Reports made 10y
the ladies of the committee, who had
been designated to make collections
showed that the people of the village are
thoroughly in sympathy with the objects
of the association and willing to contri-
butte money and labor. Principal Mead
Prof. Eaton and Mr.. Nalette were made
subcommittee to procure and set trees
along the roadsides where they are
needed. The sidewalk question was dis
Cussed at some length and Messrs. Mar
shall and Clay were appointed to ascer-
tain the comparative costs of slate and
concrete walks and report forthwith. 1t
was suggested and agreed that one OF
the associations duties was to keep cat
tie out of the streets and of the school
house and other parks. The committee :
next meeting will be held at the call OF
the president.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09

Michael Dristtll and Benjamin Dodge
OF Bellows Falls have escaped from the
Windham county Jail.
William Billings was fatally injured at
the gold mines near Ludlow by falling
on to circular saw. which mangled hin,
in frightlul manner.
At the Rutland municipal election
April 30. IIanrslan. Democrat. was
elected president of the town council.
and Redington. Democrat. municipal
Judge. An attempt was made to get the
government into Republican hands but
ii failed. There are over 900 names on
the Rutland check list. Last year there
were about 1000. The population in the
village alone has increased 800 during
the year.
Serious damage was done by gale at
Burlington. last Friday. The loss will
probably reach 100000. The piers at
the north end of the harbor. about two
miles long. are nearly all more or less in
,lured. About 700 feet of the break
water was swept away. The waves rolled
IN 30 feet high. The water in the lake
Is very high and consequently more in
jury was done than could have been
caused by Il similar gale ut Il time of low
water.
revolving ease of cruelty to animals
al brattlebOrO was witnessed by a hpvy
OF school children and their teacher Miss
Barnard, in the rear of the High street
school house Tuesday afternoon. 4
young DOolttle beat one of his horses
with club until the teacher. overcome
by the spectacle. fell in faintiug fit and
from which She has not sufficiently re-
covered as yet to be able to attend to her
duties.
saturday, while Nathan Curtis and one
Freeman of Moriah were killing fish at
Bullwagga bay, near Port Henry. y. y,
with dynamite cartridges. such as are
used for blasting. one exploded in the
hands ofCurtS. SCATTERING his right hand
aud arm and otherwise inluring him.
Freeman was seriously injured. the flesh
being torn from one of his legs. They
were in a small boat, which was COM
pletely demolished by the explosion.
Both were thrown several feet into the
water and were compelled to swim sey-
era rods to the shore.
An exchange says Thomas Smith of
Georgia is an Englishman who labored
by the day until he saved enough to buy
nm small farm in Georgia. This spring,
alter an absence from his mother country
OF II years, he was taken with sudden
desire to return to his boyhood home. and
with that object in view he sold his farm
ana deposited his money in the First ma
tlonal bank of st. Adams. With his trunk
packed.and ut the depot ready for start.
he called at the bank for his money. The
bank had closed that morning and his all
was gone.
The HeroM says that the Rutland
county court records for the last sixteen
years show receipts exclusive of State
Orders)o l9.3Ol 81. The expense of the
- terms of court, exclusive Of justices
bills of COSTS was S72.3lO.4l. The net
amount paid the State treasurer over and
above the expenses of court during that
time is ) l6.99O.93. In addition to the
above. 81 go has been paid the State
treasurer for the Supreme court during
that time. Out of the - terms of court
there have been only six terms that the
court expenses We're not met by the re-
ceipts.