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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

RECENT returns show that out of a
total estimated population of 26, 92l.-
7O3 in England and Wales, there
were 4, 273, 3Ol children on the school
registers last year, of whom 3,705, 38S
were present at the annual inspection,
being Increases on the previous year
Of So, 692 and 162,6lG respectively.
The number of certified teachers was
increased from 80, IA in 1882 to 81 p
2SS in 1883 the assistant teachers
from 0,07l to 1880, while the mum
Der of pupil teachers was reduced
from 2S, 2S5 to 26, 42s The total cost
Of maintenance was E5,S1G466,
against So, 572 $50 in 1882.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

THE falling OIL in the export Of cat.
tie, hogs, and dairy products for six
months has been quite serious. For
six months ending June 80, the ex-
port was but SIS, SD 49,, against SOL
357,704 for the same period last year.
Probably the coruenng Of the market
here will account for a portion Of this
falling off. But, on the other hand.
the potato and other root crops of cen
trail Europe have of late years been
good, while these stand in the anne
relation to the supply Of pork ia that
continent that corn does in America.
Il is estimated that there are this
year from four to five million more
hogs in Europe than there We're two
years ago. Doubtless, also, adverse
European legislation has checked the
demand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A PORTION of the shops of the Bald
win Locomotive Works at Philadelphia,
were burucd-loss $3.50 600.
THE steamer Eagle, from Newburgh
for Albany, with passengers and freight
burned Saturday morning, creating a
loss of $4,000. There was no panic and
no accidents.
DEwEEsE& GODpEN's warehouse with
$4,000 pounds Of tobacco, at Milton, KY
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morn
ing.
4 TWO frame blocks in East Portland,
Oregon. occupied 10y stores. shops, and
saloons, burned early Tuesday morning
crea ling a loss of $4,000 with S3O,OOO
insurance.
THE glass works of King, Son q Co,
Pittsburgh, were destroyed by fire; loss,
$50. 600. The extensive drug house of
Leighton & Clark. Omaha. was partial
~ burned yesterday; loss, about 500
600.
THE Waunamaker company's furnl-
ture factory. Towards Hotel, a plain
ing-mill lumber yard, and four saloons
at Philadelphia were destroyed Friday
morning by fire, causing a loss OF SIo9'-
00O
TUE Delaware and Hudson and Platts-
burg Dock Compauy's freight-houseS at
Plattsburg. n. y. with their contents,
two warehouses. and a number OF load
ed freight cars were destroyed by lire
Friday morning.
EARIY Monday morning fire IN New
York tenement endangered the lives et
twenty-three persons, who escapes m
their night. clothes TO the roof or by lad
ders to the street. Nearly all received
sGCbt b1rne
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

THE public debt statement for July
presents no specially significant fea
lures. The reduction of the debt less
cash in the treasury is a little short
Of $4,000, 600. OF the 100000
Withdrawn from deposit to Sc
cure the circulation of national
banks only $4,000 GOO has been re
placed, which indicates a withdrawal
10 nearly the extent OF this class Of
currency. There has been a very per
ceptble drain upon the gold held in
She treasury as a reserve against gov
eminent notes 1t amounts 10 Sl4,-
100000 and mo,e for the month, and
about sos, coo, GOO since the OF June.
Meantime the silver continues to ac-
camulate. being about $4,000, GOO in
excess of outstanding certificates.
Gold and silver certificates together
amount now to about SlS6, 100000, and
these doubtless I'LL the place of bank
notes that are withdrawn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

THE perch in Lake Mendoza, near
Madison, have for several weeks been
dying IN large numbers, the cause
thercof being as yet a mystery, The
law Of recompense is actively operat-
ing in this case, however, and the
lerch are not q great loss at most.
The flies feed upon the dead fish and
die; the English sparrows feed upon
he flies and also die. Thus are two
valuable ends attained. The perch
N Lake Michigan Off the Milwaukee
coast would be we'll sacrificed in the
same cause.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

In ORDER to prevent the depletion Of
the gold in the United States treasury,
Secretary Folger has resolved to pay
out no more gold coin where other
currency can possibly be made avail
able. The amount Of gold now on
hand is about $11700o,000, which is
reduction of 100000 in three
months.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
CRIME

THE crew of the Julia Baker owned
by Warner & Barrett, of Philadelphia,
are reported to have mutinied in West
Indian waters, killed the captain, and
disposed of portions of the cargo. Under
instructions the alleged captain of the
craft and four of his men have been ar
rested at Key West. He tells a ramb-
ling story, and his appearance does not
correspond with his bona fide master of
the vessel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

THE steamship Amsterdam, from
Amsterdam en- route for New York,
with 200 passengers and a cargo Of
telegraph wire, was wrecked off Sable
Island, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday of
last week All the persons on beard
except three were rescued and have
reached Halifax. The entire cargo of
wire was thrown overheard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

IT is now believed that, with the as
slstance of the United States Minister
in China as an arbitrator, the pending
difficulty between France and China
will be amicably settled. Meantime
news from Madagascar reports that
The Queen of that country has pro
claimed war against the French, who
are encroaching upon her dominions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
CONDITION OF THE CoLoRFD PEOPLE


NEW YORK, Special Telegram Aug. :
The h.American independents held
another rousing meet ng 81 Clarendon
hall this afternoons Delegates from
almost an of the assembly districts We're
present, and the room was thronged
with enthusiastic supporters of the re
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

For conduct unbecoming an officer,
and for disobedience, First Lieut.
James 0. Mackey, on duty at Fort
Leavenworth, has been sentenced to
be confined to the limits Of the reser-
vation of Fort LeavenwortE for eight
months and forfeit $50 Of his pay per
mouth during that period.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The Pennsylvania State Fair, to be
held at tho grounds of the society,
near Philadelphia, the coming FAIL
promises to be unusually attractive;
1t is announced that the society vii!
give So, 900 in premiums, which OF
itself should serve to excite lively
contests in the various departments.
The live stock list is made out and IS
divided into eight groups, comprising
horses and mules, sheep, swine, dogs;
poultry and industrial insects and
fish.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN,

THE boiler house Of the Warren
County Coal, Tile and Brick Com
pany's works at Indianola, Ia, was
demolished by boiler explosion and
Geo. Clark, the engineer, terribly
scalded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The CLYDE IN. " Times says;
What IS the use Of wasting money
by advertising in the newspapers
when one can lack notice like TINS
in some public place lost or strade
a SoreI hors toe white feet and white
face Blind in one five dolers re
word m
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
a Troublesome Telephone Brings
About Pleasant wedding.

A telephone bell in the office of M.
E. Page q Co., rang loud and long
one afternoon about a year ago. The
bill clerk was busy. He threw his
book down with slap, seized the re-
ceiver and shouted Hello" Hello
there Well, what do you want2n
"Hellow said a sweet voice at the
other end of the wire. This is the
central; what do you want?"
What do | want2" yelled the bill
clerk. What do you want2 You call
ed me-"
"No, l didn't, said the sweet voice;
"it's mistake, l guess. Good byw
"Umph !" muttered the bill clerk, as
he hung up the receiver with snap.
But the sweet "hellor' rang in his ear
all afternoon, as he went home that
evening he said to himself: 81 don't
believe | ever noticed that voice be-
fore; must find out whose it is. p"
Early the following morning he
rung up the central office When he
heard the sweet "hellol" he said: II
want to get acquainted, central my
name is Ed-Ed. Il. Spratlen. What's
your name2'
my nameis Carrie, said the sweet
voice. Carrie Hugill."
Il am happy to meet you, Carrie, "
said the bill clerk. Say how would
it strike you to go to the theater with
me to-night2'
ooh, | would like 1t ever so muchw
said the sweet voice, 'but | don't know
you"
TN fix that all right, said the bill
clerk, reassuringly. I'm have an in
PRODUCTION before night, and don't you
forget it"
And he did. Their acquaintanceship
soon made them warm friends and
later devoted lovers. -Four moBths
ago he asked her if she wouldn't like
to become a bill clerk, and she said
she didn't care if she did; and so it
was arranged.
Last night. in a pleasant suite of
rooms at $3.50 State street, a new
household found its way among the
myriad homes of earth, and Edward
III. Spratlen and Carrie Hugill were
made man and wife. a small com
pany of friends witnessed the nuptials,
kissed the bride, and wished the young
couple. long life and happiness. The
presents were viewed, the wedding
cake was eaten, the toasts We're said,
the songs were sung, the chit-chat was
INDUCED in, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sprat-
len we're bid od-night and God
bless your They leave to-day for
Pueblo, N. NJ, where Mr. Spratlen's
parents reside. After a three-week's
tour they viii return to Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The products of children's fingers
filled two large rooms at the Teachers
National Convention at Madison.
Among the exhibits was work done
in schools in Philadelphia, San IRAN
cisco, New York, Washington, Bos-
ton, Louisville, Indianapolis. Chica-
go, Providence, La Porte, and Of Mil
waukee and SIX other cities in Wis
consin. The Cherokee Orphan k-syl-
UNI of the Indian Territory h2d a
table, while one exhibit came from
Geneva, Switzerland and another
crossed the Pacific from Japan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The cotton crop is reported to be IA
rood condition, but about two weeks
late.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
CHARMED BY HER "HELLOw

WILLIAM HENRY SMITH.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-15
VFDLoCK AND CLUBS.
THE MODERN oTHELLo.

u, narsons. who from the Gay OF thelf
,'1t ,aom to be the especial care OF Dame
p %i.lnna He was the third and youngest
baronet, who could trace his pedi-
gree back toabout the time Of Noah had
!. r.on HE eldest he would have at his
s.bars death succeeded to a title, together
aitb an estate, which, thanksto the princely
habits Of the three last possessors, was
then almost hopelessly mortgaged. AS
socoud.born he would have entered the
obnrch and subsidized intoa parson OF large
nrogeny and moderate income. Being the
voupgest and bearing the Christian name
ofo defnnct and much-beloved maternal
uncle, whom he resembled in appearance,
he was not only his mothers pet, but the
alteration of her two sisters-maiden ladies
Ofnature age, large means and no especial
ties. The three sisters died when Reginald
was in his teens, and at twenty-one he
found himself in consequence of their
thoughtful care the possessor of several
thousand pounds per annum.
Among the few faults my friend possessed
that Of selfshness could certainly not be
numbered. Hesettled five hundred pounds
ayear upon his brother, the parson flarge
provocative instincts, and although he and
his brother, the baronet, were never
cousins" he help him with ten thousand
pounds to pay off the mortgage on the
estate. These facts Of fraternal duty COM
pleted, he disappeared from England, and
spent several years seeing the wonderful
things and still more wonderful inhabitants
1.-THE world. Subsequently he returned
to London and settled down into the life
usually led by young men of birth and for
'une' The lessons taught by travel and
contact with the world however, were not
lOaupon Charlton as they are upon 50 many.
he neither made mesalliance, plunged in
oettlng, nor lived beyond his income. At
@lrty-Slx he was looked upon by the most
aOgulne Of society match makers as con-
nfned bachelor, and it was in this year
'I'' he suddenly surprised every one by
''rrymg Oft the belle Of the season.
% me belle who had captured our friend
was was Miss Edith Stake, young lady of
c''y excellent connections and very small
Y' , At the time of her marriage she
%s p Just attained her twenty-frst birthday,
I 'S' months previous to which event she
~ suddenly burst like a meteor upon
# !. society, from the retirement
h, = estate IN Devonshire, the property of
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-15


complexion was soft brunette, her eyes, a
glance from which was like glorious ray
OF light, were gray, and her hair was dark
and glossy. Altogether Charlton was
looked upon by his male friends as the
most fortunate ST men.
Most men when they marry make very
great change in their mode of living, and
to Charlton's friends it appeared for some
months after his marriage that he was not
to prove an exception to the rule. He
spent nearly all his time with his wife,
escorted her everywhere, and it was but
rarely that he was TO be seen at any of the
old haunts of his bachelor days. At the
expiration Of a year, however, this state of
things had gradually undergone change.
Charleton, although his love for his wife
had in no wise abated, was not fond of that
class of dissipation to be found at what he
irreverently described as, fsocial scrambes"
by which he meant balls, drums, CONVEX
saziones, soirees, and the like-and the re-
suit was that Edith often appeared in soci-
ETY. alone, while her husband spent quiet
evening at his club,
Edith was by nature jealous woman,
and in her husbands club she found a riv-
al.
as Mr.. Charlton here tonight" asked
Lady Burwood of Edith one evening at a
ball.
"No; he is at his club" answered Edith.
ooh, the dreadful man! So soon after
his marriage, tool"
II don't think mans marriage need
separate him entirely from his old friends,,'
replied Edith, hotly. She was not aware
that Lady Burwood, who was widow,
had set her cap furiously at Charlton, and
was therefore full of venom against her
successful rival.
"My poor childp' said Lady Burwood,
pityingly, "don't you know that woman's
greatest enemies are her husbands odd
triends;' and, believe me, clubs are fatal to
domestic felicity. Mrs. Jaundice, to a
lady who was passing, "you have had some
experience. What is your opinion of
clubs?"
"For single men," replied Mrs. Jaundice
''the club is an excellent institution; it
hides their idleness from the world. But
for married men," continued the lady, with
asigaifcant sniff, "the club is often cloak
for worse sins than idIeness. Mr. Jaundice
does not belong to any.
4
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-15

NO she answered, "but think You
might have accompanied me tonight"
"My darling, you know how hate
those crowds" he protested, "although |
often do accompany you, and will do 50
more frequently if You wish. had par
ticular appointment with Sinclair tonight.
Il wouldn't have You martyr yourself
for worlds" said Edith, frigidy.
"My dear child, you are getting quite
satrical-a sure sign in your case that YOU
are unwell. | must take You for change
somewhere
But Edith declared that she required no
change, only little more attention.
"You havn't a spark of jealousy in your
disposition" she said. GLOW do YOU
know what I am doing during the hours
you spend at your club? Some people be-
lieve that without jealousy there can be no
love-"
II hope you don't number yourself
among those people," replied Charlton
gravely, 'for they are very silly. A man
who marries woman in whom he has no
confidence digs a pit for his own destrnc-
ton. For my part | cannot understand
love from the elements of which respect
is absent.
In this interview Charlton discovered
that his wife could be really cross if she
choose. Her next remark proved it con-
clusively.
"Your sentiments are most NOBLE" she
said, "and beautifully expressed. | am
sure that ifyou only spent the time in your
study which you waste at your club, you
would become a great author"
Charlton, being gifted with an angelic
temper, merely replied
~ think you are little excited, my
dear. Let me recommend good nights
rest"
Edith did not enjoy good nights rest
She was too worried with her newborn sor-
row to admit of her sleeping for hours, and
when at last she was about to doze of, an
idea Of such startling brilliancy occurred to
her that she lay awake until it was broad
daylight and she could hear the rumble
of the early traffic in neighboring thor
oughfare. Then, after having made certain
resolutions, the results Of which form the
point Of this story, she fell asleep
At dinner the next evening Edith's
| L:o 4o how husband was marked Inv ok
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14

Kitty, the housemaid, picked up an old
capt had been worn long time and
looked almost like boys cap.
Il see man wearing that there cap
this very evening loafng on the corner
opposite, she ended in a scream.
''This will be clue for the police, -
said Colonel Rossiter, looking into the
cap to see if there was any name.
What he saw there no one knows,
but he was taken with a fit of shivering
just as Mrs Rossitcr who had been look
ing about, screamed to him that his
pocket-book was gone with all his money
in it. They got him to bed, and sent
for the doctor, who said it was con-
gestiye chill. owing to the excitement.
BUTT has been great mystery to the
servants why they were not allowed to
ever mention the affair again, and that
no steps were taken to recover the
money. At the same time some efforts
were made, as the following obscprely.
worded Personal in a prominent
paper tested;
IF the party who entered a private
dwelling house in this city, and took :
pocket-book containing one thousand
dollars in two five hundred dollar bills
will communicate with owner of sale
money, all will be forgotten and for
given. Address in confidence, Y "
at this office. Mrs. NJ L. Rayne, u
Detroit Free Press.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14
The Birth Rate Of Georgia.

The census OF the United States for
1880 shows for Georgia that there were
within its limits at the time of the cen
sus 53,378 babies under one year old,
of which $4,000 were males and 26,311
females. This is "a to every 1000 OF
its population, and there are three
other States which have the same pro-
portion-Tennesssee, North Carolina
and South Carolina. Texas comes first
with 81 to every 1000 of its population.
Louisiana and Florida rank third with
80, Kentucky and Virginia have 81,
Indiana %, Pennsylvania, q, Ohio, 26,
New York and Vermont %, and Massa-
chusetts, least, with p. Remember,
this only includes those living, and
under one year of age, and not those
who were born and died before they had
reached their first birthday.
The mortuary report shows the num-
Der of deaths in Georgia under-o one year
OF age to have been 5.552, making the
total number of births in the State for
the year to have been $3.50. In Geor-
gia the birth rate of the white and col
ored were the same. In South Caro-
Sc to the thousand.
Another peculiar incident in the
births of the whites and colored is in the
predominating sex of each race. In
Georgia the annual birth rate of the
whites is, males IA, 464, females IL, 2S4
an excess of ], 1S0 males over the females
among the whites, For the colored it is
exactly opposite, the females predomi-
mating about 800, the coiored birth rate
being males 2,603, females 1902 In
both instances, as the age increases, the
males augment in number, showing a
larger death rate in both races among
the females than males This is partic-
ularly noticeable among the blacks, for
while the females are in excess five hun
bred, under one year old, yet when the
voting age is reached, the excess il re-
versed by predominance of 1881 OF
males. Old age again shows a change,
the colored females being largely in eX
cess at the age of seyenty-fve, and when
the age of ninety-fye and beyond is
reached, the discrepancy is remarkably
great, the males numbering 189 and the
females 500.
A stranger difference still is noticed
among the whites, the 1,180 excess o
the males dwindling to an equality a
about the age of fourteen, and from
then the excess of females grows steadi
ly for every year, the average excess be
about 1000 females. The death rate tH !;
therefore proportionately greater
among the males than females, and like
wise greater among the blacks THAI
|. whites, while births are proportiOnatel1
the same with both races. The coloret
death rate of Georgia and other South
ern States is from two to five per cent
greater than that of the whites -At!dN
| tn (Gd J Constitution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain OF cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea. regulates the stom
sch and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the oldest and best female physicians ant
nurses in the United States, and is fol
sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price 25 cents per bottle.
feb-2S-m-ws My
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14

upon, as in Malaga. In wet vintage
seasons this plan is also adopted in the
South. In carrying out the process,
the grapes are exposed to the suns rays
for twenty-four hours, after which they
are placed on boards and carried into a
building with shelves in it from six to
seven feet high. Heat is produced by
steam, which circulates through the
building in an iron tube The heat is
kept up to one hundred and sixty
degrees Fahrenheit. and valves. which
are placed along the floor, regulate the
temperature. The drying generally
takes about twentv-four hours; but as
too great change of temperature sud-
denly experienced woHld cause injury
to the raisins, they are allowed to cool
gradually in room built for this
purpose, and adjoining the steaming
department. When quite cool. they
are carried to the stores for packing.
When the drying is thoroughly &C
complished. BY whatever plan pursued,
the raisins, prior to being packed for
expectation, require to be carefully
looked over, and all the broken and
bruised ones removed, as drop OF
moisture from such wonid very likely
damage whole box. After this comes
the proper classification, by no means
an easy affair, as merchants and cult
vators differ, often very materially, on
this subject.
Besides the raisins already named,
may be mentioned Sultans-the best
kind to use in making buildings, cakes,
etc, for children -Muscatels, Lipari,
Belvedere, Bloom or jar raisins. and
Sun or Soils. The best kinds are i'm
ported in boxes and jars, such as Malaga
and Muscatels; while the inferior sorts
are shipped in casks, barrels, trails and
mats. - Chambers Journal