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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
The Blue Mountain.
Allentown pa. Register.

But very few of our people have an
idea of the length of the Blue Noun
tain we see to the north of us. This
ridge enters Pennsylvania from New
Jersey at the Delaware Water Gap.
From there il continues in an unbro-
ken line through this state and into
Mary land, a distance of 116 miles,
and from thence through several
states to near the line of Alabama, a
distance of /, 500 miles, now bearing
one name, then another No wonder
the red men call it "Kittatinny''-
''the endless or long hill" To the
northeast it extends through New Jer
sey and Southeastern New York into
New England. In New York it is the
Shawangnuk," and is broken through
by the Hudson river at Anthony's
Nose, where it rises in cragged cliffs
/, 500 feet high, In Pennsylvania the
mountain, if viewed from distance,
appears to be level, straight topped
ridge. But yet is broken by several
big gaps-.all the important rivers of
the state flowing through it. There
are also few ''dry gaps" like the
Wind Gap, through which no river
now flows, though ages ago 1t must
have been occupied by a large stream.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
STEEL NAILS.
which Will Soon Drive Iron Nails ONT
of the Market.
New York Sun.

A revolution is now in progress in
nail trade, which, although it is
working slowly, Will entirely do awav
with the old iron nails, replacing
them with steel. 1t is one of the out,
growth of the Bessemer process for
converting iron into steel. A Besse-
mer converter can make from 100 to
$50 tons of steel day by the aid of
three or four unskilled men and one
skilled mechanic to attend the ma
chinery. This steel is cast into ingots
and then rolled into plates ready for
the nail-cutting machines. In max
ing IRON plates the pig iron is put into
a pudding furnace and worked bv
hand. very laborious process. Twen-
ty men can turn out fifteen tons of
nail plate, or about one tenth of the
product of smaller gang with Bes
semer converter. The steel plates.
costing much less, make superior
nail.
There is one thing that at present
prevents a general substitution of
steel nails for iron, nail dealer said
''and that is the price charged for
them. Steel plates are harder to cut.
and cutters charge more for the work,
The nail is smoother and handsomer;
1t is more ductie and it is stronger. It
does not hold in the wood any better.
if it does as we'll but the manufac.
turers charge more for them. The
Wheeling makers ask 80 cents and the
Troy makers 25 cents more kpg than
for iroR nails, which now bring from
$2.10 to 2.20. have no doubt the
matter of price will soon be regulated,
and then steel nails will follow steel
rails. The manufacture of steel nails
is yet in its infancy. We have some
things to learn yet"
Another dealer said that there are
two Bessemer steel plants in operation.
One at Belle Air runs two four-ton
converters. Its first blow was made
on April %, 1884 The one at Wor.
cester, Mass is of the same capacity,
and made its first blow on the I'd Of
June last. Another plant is in the
hands of the builder When that one
is running the prices charged for steel
nails will come down, and then they
will drive the iron nails from the
market.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
Necessaries of Life.
Philadelphia can

Young Winks (ueaningly)-Doy you
think, Miss Minks, that two persoss
might manage to get along very com
fortably nowadays on small salary,
considering how cheap the necessaries
of life have become?
Miss Minks Gnnocently)- Why,
yes, | should think so. Let me see.
A cook and chambermaid could be
got for about 81 between them. and
then, you know, rents are not very
high and provisions are quite low now,
and | never saw such bargains in
silks aud velvets.
He didn't propose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

TIRE New Upright Pianos of Mason x Hamlin are
highly praised by good judges. They possess a
refinement Of musical tone which charms the
conneisseur aud all who hear it This is owing
organ business, with the aid of their large corps
OF superior musical and mechanical experts, has
enabled them. aftOr several years of expensive
experiments, 70 produce piano which bids fair
70 do more for their reputation than even their
famous organs have accomplished. Their chief
improvement consists in securing the strings by
ton, which renders it easy TO put the three
strings of eaC tone exactly in unison and there.
by produce tones of wonderful sweetness and
purity. Messrs Mason y Hamlin have made $50,
coo cabinet organs They can hardly hope TO
reach this humber of pianos, but we doubt not
their new uprights'' win command very large
sale.-Boston Traveller.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
Men of Weight.

"Gracions me, said old Mrs. Par
venu, chow much do these English
business men weigh, anyhow
why, mamma, replied her
daughter, 81 guess they don't weigh
any more than Americans, do they2"
Eyes, they do, too"
What makes you think soln
"Well, l saw in the paper to-day
that one of them failed last week. and
lost 0,000 pounds. No wonder he
failed. I should think he would loose
mis- health entirely, and be a living
skeleton"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
nOrer and Oncr AraIn.,,

Repetition is sometimes the only way 10 Inn
press a truth upon the miHd Accordingly take
notice that DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pursative Pei
let's THE 0rlgiEal Little Liver Pills. continue n
be wonderfully effective 10 eases Of sick aud ner
vous headache, constipation, Indigestion, rush Oi
blood 10 the bead, cold extrenities, and an all
ments arising from obstruction 81 the bodily
functions Their action Is thorough yet gentle
and the ingredients being entirely getable they
can be taken with IMMUNITY into the most delicate
stnnach AL arN FISTS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

the only preparation OF beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. 1t contains blo0d-making,
force generating and life sustaining properties;
invaluable for Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
nervous prostratiOn, and all forms of general
debility; also in all enfeeble conditions whether
the result Of exhaustion, nervous prostra ton
oyerwork or acute Diseases particularly II esult
ing from pulmonary complei@ts. CAswELI, HAz
ARD & Co, proprietors, New York. Sold by drug
gists
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

A temperance lecturer IN London
has given recently curious statistics
in regard to the amount expended in
intoxicating liquor. He estimates the
annual average thus spent in the last
ten years at $720, 600 600. This gives
an expenditure of $50, 600, 600 every
month, of sl5, 600, 600 every week, and
Of $25 every second, night and day.
There ore 5, sos, 480 letters in the Bible,
and if S205 were placed on every letter
this would represent the annual ex-
penditure. The grain consumed by
the brewers and distillers IS sufficient
to provide four loaves of bread to
every family 10 the United Kingdom.
These certainly are startling facts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

A curiosity IN the shape of large
oyster she'll, the outer and inner sur
faces OF which were covered by up
ward of one thousand minute oysters,
was dragged up in Oyster Bay Har-
Dor and sent to the Smithsonian In
stitute.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
A Difference in the Terms.
Texas sIftings

II say, when are you going to pay
that bet2n
"What betl'
"You pct a a box Of cigars that Ohio
would go for the democrats, didn't
your"
Eyes, now l come TO think of it,
did, and I've won, too.
How have you w0n9'
"Well, if piling up $4,000 majority
for the republicans is not going for
the democrats, I'd like to know what
it is9n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
His Business.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.

At a recent suit in New York, in
which tie defendant was bankrupt,
the plaintiffs lawyer put the question i;
How many times have you failedg
dot ish mine own pisness," answered
the son of Israel.
"Ah," retorted the lawyer, how
long have you been in that businessp
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

When you visit or leave New York city, save
baggage, expressage and carriage hire, and stop
ct the GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite Grand
Central depot; $50 elegant rooms, fitted up at
COST Of one million dollars, reduced TO 81 and up-
ward per day. European plan Elevator Res
taurant supplied with the best Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroads to all depots. Fam
lies can I've better for less money at tho Grand
the city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

There IS less blood in cold blooded
than ia warm blooded animals. The
larger the animal the greater is the
proportion of blood to the body.
Man has about gallon and a alf of
blood, equal to one-thirteenth of his
weight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

King Joseph l. of Portugal, had a
state coat with twenty buttons. eac h
a diamond valued at $50, 900, and the
rest its ornaments being in keeping
with the buttons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Ten quarts of normal alcohol have
been made from six pounds os water
melon pulp. Free sulphuric acid was
added, the mixture was warmed, and
the sugar changed into glucose. This
product ferments directly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

The fire record of October was SO
large that the insurance men think
the losses will exceed that of any
October except that of 1871. when
Chicago burned up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Mrs, Cagely, the wife of an English
life guardsman, is said to be the com
ing London beauty. She was a Miss
Campbell and the daughter of a music
dealer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Fred Grant hopes to make a frugal
living by selling roses this win
ter to New York florists from the
green house in Morristown, N. Y,
which he erected when he thought he
was rich,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

We don't know why the God of
marriage is called Hymen, Julia, un-
less it is because the groom is general
ly a very short man alter his mar
rlage
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Irving Bishop, the great thought
reader, having read the Thoughts of
the King and Queen of Sweden, has
gone to st. Petersburg. 1t is thought
the Gar will put him at work on
some of Nihilist suspects.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
old rnre,ernte Structures

Of the urethra. speedily and permanently cured
by our improved methods Pamphlet, reference
and terms, two three-cent stamps, Worlds Dis
pensarY Medical Association 653 Main Street Buf
falo, " Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Druggists in malarial districts say that
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is as
much the standard remedy for female weakness
es as quinine is for the prevailing chlls and fever,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

William Shakespeare is editing a pa
per in Kalamazoo, Mich, and says
he has heard enough of this rot about
his name being Francis Bacon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

A Pittsburgh anti-proverb man has
made a practicable whistle out Of a
pigs tail So our traditions are swept
away one by one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

CURE FOR CHILBLAINs. Slice raw
potatoes, with the skins on, and
sprinkle over them little salt, and,
as soon as the liquid therefrom settles
in the bottom OF the dish, wash with
It the ehilblains; one application IS all
that is necessary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

When everything else fails, DR.. sage's calaul
Remedy cures
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

n K Browns Ess Jamaica Ginger is the Mon.
arch Of medicines Remember the fun name.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
CATARRH or TUE BLA ODER.

Singing, irritation, Inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, cured by "Buehu-
Paiba". 81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Large ears are said to denote gener
osity. We have noticed that mules
give away their hind legs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Coughs, H0arseDess. Sore Throat,
etc, quickly relieved by BRowN's BRONCHIAL
perior TO all other articles for the same purpose
Sold only l1 b0reS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
"R0uGm on CoUGmS.n

ASK for Rough on Coughs, for Coughs Colds
Sore Throat Hoarseness. Troches, 15c. Liquid
- cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

a boy with mustache does not feel
down in tse mouth. His down is not
long enough.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters cause food
70 assimilate All genuine bear the signature Of
J T. Allen, Druggist, ST. Paul, MINI.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20
THE HOPE or THE NATION.

Children, slow in development puny scrawn,
and delicate, use wells Health Remover"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

A Portland, Oregon, Chinaman
suffering from scrofula, was put out
by MS friends and left to die.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-20

He wins at last who builds his trust
Ia loving words and actions Just.
Who's head, who walk, his very mieu
prneiAirn Ia IIan 81 nArholinN
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
ExCLUSIvENESS
A. Quality Considered Highly Desirable to
New York Bellies.

New York Bellies.
The quality of exclusiyeness, by the
way, is considered highly desirable by
our wealthy bellies. found this out in
talking with the foremost dressmaker in
town-a woman who holds about the
same relationship to the adornment OF
her sex here that Worth does to Par
isian femininity. "You are doubtless
laboring under the delusion that one
fashionable lady wishes to wear the
same that other fashionable ladies do,
she said at is true, of course, that
the outlines of fashion are fixed, season
by season, but within those limitations
the aesthetic, really artistic dresser aims
to be individual and peculiar. Only by
that method can she distinguish herself
from the common herd of extensively
clothed persons. l have customers who
don't care rap for costume unless
some, if not all, of the materials are
not duplicated in New York. make n
trip to Europe twice a year in quest
of novel and scarce fabrics, picking
them up with as much care and trouble
as the seeker after pictures for critical
market. / visit manufacturers in sew
eral of the continental countries, and
especially ransack the Oriental bazaar,
since the rage for Eastern stuff set in.
Besides, there are makers of cloth who
produce only limited amount OF GER
tain patterns, just as certain books and
engravings are made rare by the de-
struction of the plates. One German
concern will guarantee to an American
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
AFRAID OF THE HALTER.
How to Cure a Colt of Pernicious and
Annoying Trait.

HOW TO cure u Colt OF q PernlclOus anu
Annoying Trait.
The colt which resists haltering must
be treated in the kindest and most gen.
tie manner The owner does well to
let it eat out of his hand, ard if beside
oats and meal he would now and then
give little salt or lump of sugar, in
time it would allow him to pat it on the
body, and then on the head and rub its
nose. 1t would be good plan also to
hang the halter by its manger, and per-
haps some pieces of harness in addition,
first to get accustomed to look at it,
when it is feeding or standing in the
stall. A little while after this it will be
so used to the sight of the halter it would
not be likely to refuse to have it put on;
the colt is afraid of it now and has prob
ably been frightened by it some way
heretofore. When haltered, the colt
must be tied up so strong that he cannot
possibly get away, and if he pulls hard
let him do so till he gets tired and stands
perfectly gentle. In attempting to lead,
he must be allowed to follow gently at
his own will. Perhaps it might be bet
ter to coax him along by carrying dish
of oats in front, and let him stop and
nibble at them every little while. or he
might be tied to the bride of a gentle
horse and follow as the latter is led off.
It is difficult to give instructions how to
break colt, as no two can be managed
exactly alike. 1t requires personal ex-
perience to do this PROPERLY. b.
Allen, IN N. Y. Tribune.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
Can a Man Sell His Head?

One of the questions which an English
man recently left his heirs to quarrel
over was the right to his head. The de-
ceased had sold it to the local physician
in consideration of his paying the fu-
neral expenses, and when the time came
for the delivery to be made he called for
it, but the heirs, who said they were
perfectly willing to pay the funeral ex-
penses themselves, demurred and re-
fused to carry out the agreement. The
aid of the courts was then invoked and
at last accounts the matter was not de-
cided. In the meantime the value of
the head for purposes of dissection. if
that is what the physicians wanted it
sor, is rapidly diminishing, and soon
will be of no account whatever. The
English courts have at various times
held that there could be no property, in
the ordinary sense in which the term is
used, in dead body, and the interest
ing question now comes up whether the
ownership, such as it is, is vested in the
person himself or his representatives
1edjcoJ and 6sr6icGl RAn0rAAr,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
Gain by Loss.

Lord Thurlow, one of the ablest of
English Lord Chancellors, was the
most uncomfortable man to be associa-
ted with. He never learned self-con-
troll, and his explosions of temper, on
the slightest provocation, were appall-
ing. No fisherwoman in Billingsgate
INDUCED in grosser epithets than this
leader of the bar and bench. Scenes
took place in his own dining-room
which made noblemen hesitate before
accepting his hospitality The greatest
men in the realm shrank from an en-
counter where they were certain to be
overwhelmed with foul words.
But King George Ill. was privi-
legged person from whom even the great
Lord Chancellor must accept rebuke
without a reply. And the monarch
managed to intlict it without violating
courtesy, with sharp wit worthy of
Talleyrand. Lord Thurlow came late
to an important cabinet meeting, and
apologized for his hardness by saying
that he had fracas with cabman and
lost his temper.
The King answered, quietly: Lost
your temper, my Lordp / congratulate
you heartily. I hope you may never
find it, for it was the most villainous
temper that ever knew"
The next day the bon mot was told
in every drawing-room in London. =
Youths Companion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
THE DAIRY.

A great deal of butter is injured n
quality before the milk is brought from
the barn or stable. If poor butter is the
result, the housewife or dairymaid is
not the one to hold responsible. If cows
are well bedded, and the mixer uses
due care, there will be much fewer COM
plants of ill-favored butter.-Boston
Globe.
Any COW can be MIXED dry in few
weeks by irregular milking, sometimes
at intervals of twenty-four hours and
sometimes of six. Separation from her
usual company,a change to new location,
a strange mixer and scolding voice, are
sources of irritation that more or less i'm
pair the milking qualities of q cow
Western Rural.
The whole operation of butter
making from the taking of the milk to
the delivery of the butter to the consumer
is entirely mechanical; but it is branch
of mechanics that tolerates no mistakes,
for the least failure to perform the proper
operations at the proper time results in
an inferior article, and perfect butter
only commands the highest price.
Now that the time is come wnen cows
should be stabbed nights to protect them
from cold rains and storms, the farmer
should see to it that the stable is kept
scrupulously clean. Cows neglected in
this respect will not yield so much milk,
and unless the milk can come through
clean teats and uncontaminatedb by odors
of fresh excrement, it will not be fit for
any use.-N. Y. Herald.
"A lady writes to the Michigan Far
maer as follows: II have proven by
actual experience that cellar is not a
good place for milk; by using an out
door milk room, all running up and
down stairs with milk, carrying pans
and washing shelves is dispensed with.
Air can circulate freely about the pans;
by setting on slat shelves and being
careful about spilling milk, once a week
is often enough to wash them, while the
milk is taken from the door for calves
and pigs by the men.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-22
BOSTON WOMEN.
Ladies' Who Have to Endure Sarcasm be-
cause They Happen to Be Sensible.

cause They Happen to Be Sensible.
Boston women have to endure any
amount of sarcasm because they are
more sensible than the. New York
women in the selection of their dresses,
and because the majority usually look
so downright dowdy in the streets.
But let me in justice to their lack OF
good taste say the women one meets
in the shopping quarters come mostly
from the distant suburbs or are out
and-out New Englanders, only in town
for the day. They are not Bostonians
at all, and they wear gossamer cloaks
when it shines, and carry big shopping
bags in their hands or plaid shawl on
their arms, as independent of worldly
scorn as a wood-sawyer's clerk. IL
these people must continually be mis-
taken for our native citizens, it would
be good plan to send missionaries to
the wilds of Methuen and Fitchburg to
convert them to the ways demanded
bv cosmopolitan critics. 1t is said that
Boston girls of the intellectual stamp
could be picked out of crowd any
where, that they are content to wear
hard, icy expression, thick boots and
last years bonnet, and where any
other women pould be miserably out OF
their element, they push ahead with
lofty unconcern and independence.
All of which is undoubtedly true, yet.
in spite of the sheer, these girls are
lust as busy now about their dress
frivolous kind. / was waiting at
fashionable modiste's the other morning
when two females walked into the
reception-room where / sat, and in-
CURED bluntly: where's madame?'
OF course, stared and said ! did not
know. Then they sat down and waited
five minutes, ten minutes. as l had for
twenty previously. At length, after
fidgeting and wondering and coughing,
the spokeswoman again addressed me:
docs Madame always keep
people waiting so long?" Yes. y
.sWell, Abby, l guess we must 60. l
have to speak at fremont Temple
soon after three, and it's almost that
now.'' And away the two went. leav-
ing me ignorant of what they could
wish with dressmaker whose CUSTOM
ers are of the ultra-fashionable order.
When madame appeared l told her
two guys from the back-woods had
been wishing to interview her, and
they had gone now to attend meet
ing of some sort at fremont Temple.
Whereat the little woman burst into. an
uproarious laugh, and when she could
speak, said 'sdese ladies" were her
customers, and she was to make y
dress to be worn at wedding for one
Of them, and that neither lived in the
back-woods, but very near the Hub.
Well, appearances are deceitful- for |
would not have dreamed that they
knew satin from flannel, or had ever
paid over five dollars for having dress
made in their whole lives. After all,
women are very much alike, even if
they will harangue temperance crowds.
They do love pretty things, though
they may not become the pretty
things when they get them. Albany
On. " Journal