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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
The Oyster to the Strawberry.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

A dissipated oyster, that had Just
completed a winters round of orgies
at church fairs and Sunday-school
suppers, met young and unsophis-
ticated strawberry on its first trip from
home.
Eve an eye on you, said the oys-
ter, tearing at the strawberry in a
way that made it blush. Come up
to tend the spring festivals, | sup
pose"
Il thought of so doing, sir, " modest
ly replied the strawberry.
"Going to take in Chautaupua
Lake, Ocean Grove, and 50 on, NAB
bein
Eyes, sir"
YOU'RE the short-cale Teller that
goes around with his face tied up in
sugar and cream, amt youY
"Really, sir, l have seen but little
of. the world as yet, but
That's all right. Now just you take
the advice of an old rounder. I've
been through this festival racket 1t
doesn't pay. 1t gets people down on
you and ruins your reputation. Short
cakes are IfauuS, 1Ou keep away
from them Don't 90 near cream.
It's the worst thing you can get mixed
up with this warm weather. Just
you wait until you see a Teller with a
big diamond on his shirt and a tomb
stone on his little finger shaking up
some cherry and sugar in a glass
Keep your vest on until you see him
put on top of the sherry a piece of
pineapple, a piece of lemon, a chip
of orange, and a sprig of mint and
then you get right in among them
aud pass the summer in good society.
You hear me twitterP
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27

GA a $50, 900 mill as Roanoke. Va,
and an additional mill to cost about
800, 900 by the Rome (Ga.) Cotton
Factory Company; while the Eagle
q Phoenix Manufacturing Company,
of Columbus, Ga, now running
40, 600 spindles, propose to put up a
new 81, 00000 mill. The lately or
ganized Darlington Cotton-Mill Com
pany will build a $500, 600 mill at
Darlington, S. c., to be finished in
the fall, and another of equal cost is
under construction at Newberry, in
the same state; while Fayetteville, N.
G., and one or two other places ia
that state will also soon have new
cotton-mills.,
At Rockingham, N. c., Mr. Robert
Bell is building large mill, and at
Lowell, in the same state, another one
of considerable size is well advanced.
The Riverside Cotton-Mill Company
at Danville, Va, will build new
mill; the Adams Cotton Factory at
Montgomery, Ala, is being greatly
enlarged, the Matthew's Mill Company
at Selma, Ala, is building mill No
| 2, which will be quite large. The cap
ital of the Birmingham, Ala, mill is
to be increased to $3.50, 600 to enlarge
the capacity of the mill, and negotia-
tons are now in progress for the
erection of another mill of about 3d.,
600 spindles in that city. In addition
to the foregoing, there are numerous
other projects being worked up, such
as 5000 900 mill at Owensboro, Tenn,
one at Lynchburg and one at Louis
vile, but the arrangements for these
have not advanced sufficiently far to
assure their building. The aggregate
cost of the aforementioned mills, not
counting those still in doubt, will be
about 50, 250,00 These mills will
add about 100, 600 or more spindles to
to the number now III the south.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27

and an abundance of all kinds of
game.
AS an evidence of what can be done
in this county, / will relate the fol-
lowing incident: In March 1880, two
young men, both natives of Florida,
Samuel R. and James Pyles, bought
so acres OF unimproved land, situated
on the Withlacoochee river. four
miles from Floral City, for which
they paid 81, 200. The land had wild
sour orange grove on it covering 81
acres and comprising about 1000
orange trees. The land was cleared,
the tops cut off the orange trees, and
the trees budded with sweet orange
buds in June and July Of 1880. The
sour oranges were permitted to lie on
the ground and decay.
FROM THE SEED
OF these oranges sprang up a large
number of little orange trees. These
were allowed to grow, and the Pyles
brothers have already sold enough of
them to pay the purchase money for
the place and all the expenses they
have incurred up to this time. 1t is
estimated that they still have 81, 900
worth of little trees left. This season
they gathered about two-thirds of the
crop of oranges and shipped 100 boxes.
Next season they expect to ship from
1000 to $4,000 boxes; $4,000 would
not buy their place. ''If these facts
are true" / hear some reader ask,
chow is it that your country is not so
thickly settledp / answer lack of
transportation facilities. Until re-
Gently, fernando was almost an UNI
known country to the outside world.
Now, however, several railroads are
projected, and before another year
rolls around, fernando will have at
least two railroads. Then will j.
blossom as the rose" Even now cap
italists and land buyers of all kinds
are coming in daily and making large
investments. With the advent of
railroads will come higher prices.
Now is the time to buy. AT present
steamers run on the Withlacoochee
river, add schooners ply regularly be-
tween Cedar Keys and Bay Port. To
come to Brooksville, take the cars to
Wildwood; from there take the south
Florida stage line. The distance is
forty miles
/ know that some of the above state
ments will appear unreasonable to the
reader. l would say come and see"
your eyes will not deceive you. Our
country covets inspection. Happy
are they whose course is run from
lands of snow to lands of sun"
r. NJ.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
Investigating a Railroad
Wall Street News.

Two or three years ago, while the
Wisconsin Legislature was in session,
a member gave notice that he would
introduce bill to investigate the at
fairs of a certain corporation Two
or three days after he was hunted up
by an officer Of the road, who said
l see that you intend to investigate
our road1'
Yes, sir.
All, yes; in which direction, may
l ask, viii your investigation lead 2
why, / wanted to see If there IS
any way l can get the road TO pass
my old woman down and back from
Oshkoshln
There probably was. AT least the
bill was never heard of further.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
THE BARY,s PRAYER.

She lnelt with her sweet hands folded;
Her fair little head bowed low;
While dead vines tapped at the window
And the air was thick with snow.
without earth dumb with winter;
Within. hearts dumb with care;
And up through the leaden silence
Rose softly the baby's prayer.
"Bless ali whom I love dear Father,
And help me to be good, said she
Then, stirred by sudden fancy
She lifted the shining head.
Did she catch on the frozen maple
Some hint of the April green,
Or the breath Of the woodland blossoms,
Tho drifts Of the snow between
"The beautiful trees" she whispered,
"Where the orioles used to sing;
They are tired of the cold, WhiLe winter
oh help them 10 grow in spring;
And the flowers that | loved to gather,
Lord. bring them again in May,
The dear little viOlets, sleeping
Down deep in the ground today
An. earth may be chill with snowtiakes,
And hearts may be cold with care,
But wastes of a frozen silence
Are crossed by the baby prayer
And lips that were dumb with sorrow
In iubiant hope may sing;
For when earth IS wrapped IN winter,
IN the heart Of the LORD tls spring.
Alice NJ Edd.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
A WOMAN'S PLEA.

IDA A. lHiFF
lis no fault Of mine, you are veEd
And wounded, and sore 4 preteXt
You have, that ast0wds me -forsooth.
You rage that / know lies. from truth.
| confess ] admire your skill,
In weaving a fabric so fine
Though false in meshes and outline
And long TO possess it--until
/ see, looking out from your eyes,
The ghost of the truth you have slain
with your lips pray you, be wise
Nor regard This truth with disdain;
And blame not a heart, or q brain,
That discerns the truth, in your eyes.
Byron, Feb %, 1851
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
Her Love for Boys Intensified.
New orleans Item

She said, "Oh, yes I am very fond
Of little boys" and, as SNOWMAN
stuck in the back Of her neck, she az
ded, 4 feel as though i could eat
couple this minute, boiled. u
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27

Miss Julia McNaughtou, of Monroe
County, New York, drowned herself
because, though her father was
wealthy, she was not able to support
herself.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
LaunchInga Chinese WarJunk


1t is very amusing to watch the
ceremony Of launching a Chinese
war vessel. ltisalways customary
before a junk sails on any voyage
to sacrifice cock and sprinkle its
blood on the bows of the vessel,
among much beating Of gongs. But
on this occasion a very especial
blessing is invoked on the new IN
dertaking and the court at Pekin
sends it imperial commissioner to
offer sacrifice, as the representative
of the emperor. Two affairs are
therefore erected on board the new
ship, onstor the Goddess Of the
river and other TO the Goddess Of
Heaven, To the former are sacri.
feed two goats and two pigs, and
to the latter, who has less to do
with the shipping, only the heads
Of one pig and one goat But guam
titles of joss paper, Inscribed with
prayers for good luck, are burned
on each altar, and showers Of pray.
ers on gilt paper are thrown into
the sea to ptopitiate the Sea Ora.
'gOn. Then, amid deafening beat.
ing,otggngs, firing of guns, shout,
ingandi general uproar, the vessel
glides into the river.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
Grains Of Gold.
stsOTHb ~.

Love and reason seldom 60 to.
gelheE II
The tree Of knowledge is not the
tree oflife.
II youth only knew and age only
could. Z
Let Us encourage the beautiful,
for the useful encourages itself.
Nothing is rarer in literary his
tory than a scholar who confesses
that he has been refuted in any.
thing.
Sober thought about ons's own
sober soul and its destiny is by no
means a favOriIe occupation with
men.
Liberty is 8 privilege which car
ries with it high duties and grave
responsibilities. The right to say
what is false implies the duty of
declaring that which is true, Lib
ertyis a glorious light, but II de.
mands duties aud sacrifices greater
than any which tyranny exacts,
and more is required from freemen
than from slaves.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
Reform In. moad Covering.

There can be little question that
the continued close covering Of the
head with hats and caps is one Of
very constant cause Of badness. :
Women in our communities, seld.
ON lose their hair, except irousud.
den causes and among those ma.
tons where the head is habitually
left bare or but slightly covered
badness is practically unknown.
At the same time the beard, which
is Of the same class Of hair as tha,
Of the scalp, but which is always
uncovered, does not fall out with
age. A reform in our style of head
gear is very desirable, but is not at
all likely to be accomplished.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
How Much SIcepr

On this question every one is a
lawPO himself, says an exchange.
The only rule is, take enough. Old
Mother Means in Eggleston's "Hoo.
sier schoolmaster" advised her hus.
band when buying cheap land,
while yer a gettin', get a.plenty."
So say we in regard TO sleep, a full
quantity Of which is more valuable
than the grandest prairie farm the
sun ever shoneupon.
1t is during the wakeful hours
that the muscles and the nervous
system andibrain expand their en-,
ergies, Muscles arc partially re.
cruited during the day by nourish.
ment taken, but tho great recuper.
ating work Of the nerves aud brain
is done during the sleep. Such re.
Cuperation must at least equal the
expenditure made through the day
or else the brain is ill.nourished,
wastes, witherA Persons, who, in
early English history, we're con.
demned to death by being prevent.
ed from sleeping, always died raw.
ing maniaCs. Persons who are
starved 10 death suffer brain stsry.
alton also, and pass into hallucina.
lions and then into insanity.
Get plenty Of sleep, then. Better
an hour too much than half an
hour too little. Don't carry to he'd
a days business, the supper Of a
gourmand, the whirl.of a ball room
or the cares that should DO passed
over to Gods merCiful keepiug.-
Free mind and body from these, lie
down and rest in quietude, and SO
awake refreshed neat morning for
the duties Of the day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03

me pUfiEs % rfiE cEsTtER SIX
now BEsr FutyfLLEp.

THE DUTIES % TIE CESTLER AEx--=
now Bksr PUZZLED.
what 4 great task & assigned q no.
man. Is dignity eannot begleyaicd. It's
not her province to make laws 70 LEAD
armies, hofto be nt Tie head Of graf en.
lefpnses but 70 her Is gwen lie power To-
form those BY, whom the laws are ina,le;
70 teach the leaders Of mighty afmics aud
the governors Of vast empires. She Is
required 10 guard against having tie
slightest faint Of bodily inhriniiy touch
The frail creature whose moral, intellect.
ual and physical being Is derived ffoh
her. She must instil correct principles.
ineilcAie right doctrine, and breatheinlo
The soul Other offspring those pure senti.
tienis which n time 70 como will be a
part Of themselves, Ind bless generations
yet unborn. Yes, 10 woman Is given the
blessed privilege Of aiding the sufferer IN
allthe various stages oflllS existence. She
smiles serenely AZ Che chriStening and
weepS AZ the burial, tshile She koothes The
bereaycl heart. This Is her province and
duty. Yet how cansbc fulfil her mission
unless possessed Of a strong and healthy
bodyl Tue preparation Of Dr. S. B.
Hartman, and known as PERuNA, Is Just
the thing iorpersons suffering from ina.
jority Of the Complaints incident 10 this
climate. IT Is invaluable 10 women, and
Mrs. !. w. Reynolds, Of New Lisbon,
CoInmbiana county, Ohio, Is a noted ex.
ample Of what the medicine can do. She
says she has suffered for years with con.
gestion Of the lungs, catarrhin the head,
and was troubled with a bad cough. She
had tried number Of physicians, but
they al filled 10 cure heE. She was IN.
dueed 10 Try PERuxA, and Immediately n
marked change took place. Aittr using
one bottle lrr cough ceased aud inaslIort
time her other ailments were cared. She
Is now completely restored 10 health, and
gives all the credit toPERuxA. Mr.. !.
w. Rcyhold', her husband, was a con.
fnned ifEalid, lie could mol, sleep well,
neither could he WORK. lleused PERuSA,
and as a result, was completely restored
to his former yignr and strength. He
says he now feels like a rev man.
Mr.. Bernhardt srnbs, 81. Clair, ST.
Clair county, Mich, SAYS: "Ihaye thor.
oughly tried your PERuSA inihe various
diseases lowhich parents and alarge fam.
lily Of children arc ever liable. and find
itincyery cascto be Just the thing needed.
No family can honestly be without it.'
Nancy Feteunans eoOkport, Indiana
County, Pa, savst a G'mtrars; You
valuable PEauSA i tie best medicine
ever used.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
RecognIzIng 4 GOOD Cow.


Hike q thrifty call, with good.
sized bead, which Is narrow and
long, broad in the muzrls and be-
tween the eyes, and narrow be.
tween The horns l do mot care if
the limbs ate strong, as they say
in jersey and perhaps coarse, but
they must be straightj and the tail
may be even quite coarse atils set.
ting this indicates constitution
Then from the Withers to the hips
there should be a straight upward
slope, 50 marked that If you see the
front half Of the calf, you will
think she is q small one, while if
you see only the hind quarter and
lpin, you will think her very large.
In fact, in point Of symmetry, the
front and hind quarters ought not
to match, and the latter should be
far the larger l prefer long.bodi-
ed calves. The skin should be
loose and flexible all over the body,
SO lba: one can grasp a handful al.
most anywhere. The coat must be
either long and silky, a little rough,
perhaps, but not harsh, or II should
be soft and furry With all this,
You should find the teats Of good
size, well spread, and all the skin
about them, before and behind
that which will cover the udder-
loose, soft and elastic, showing, as
the Scotch say, "plenty of leather"
sncba calf will make a good
mixer if shells bred at a year to
fifteen months old, and after her
first calf goes farrow (but not long
dry) for a year, or nearly that
time, to give her a chance to grow.
| say nothing about The escutchson,
because l do not know very much
abou! it, and do not believe in half
that is said and written about it.
Still I must say, l would prefe, a
good broad, well.winged escutcheon
of the Flanderine type, for if the
escutcheon shows anything, it in.
dictates staying power, which is
perhaps the greatest merit a COW
can have. Muny a twelve or four.
teen.quart COW will beat q twenty.
quart one in the long run, especi.
ally in her butter record, the true
test Of a cows value.-American
Agiculturia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
origin Of The White Man.

There may be remains Of Stone
Ag.whites, but there are no certain
remains of white savages of q low
order. We may well doubt if there
ever were any white sayages; it is
more likely chat the white men
were developed late in the history
of the world from ancestors already
far on in civilization, with its i'm
proved supply Of food, its better
housing and clothing, its higher
intellectually, was one main factor
in the development Of the white
type. Here, however, it must be
remembered that there is not a
white race in the sense 10 which
there is a Carrib race, or Andaman
race. 1t includes several race
types, and even the same langua.
yes, such as English or German,
may be spoken by men as blonde
as Danes or as dark as sicilians.-
The fair haired Scandinavian type
has something Of the defniteness
Of a true race; but as one travels
south there appear, not well .defn
ed sub.races, but darkening grada
tions of bewiIdering complexity.
The most reasonable attempt to
solve this intricate problem is
Prof. Huxley'syiew that the white
race is madeup Of fair whites Of
the northern or Scandinavian type,
and dark whites who are the results
Of ages Of mixturebetw the fair
whites and the darker nations,
though lit is perhaps hardly prudent
to limit these dark ancestors to one
variety as he does, II now we
cannot trace the white man down
to the low level Of primitive sava.
gerry, neither can we assign TO him
the great upward movement by
which the barbarian passed into
civilization. It's not to the AIRY.
ryan Of Persia, nor to the Semitic
Of Syria that the art of writing
belongs which brought on the new
era Of culture.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03


The Rev Henry Martyr scudder
in a recent sermon founded on The
words Of Daniel, "Giye uspuise to
eat and water TO drink, Z said;
The lesson is, young man; Have
q purpose in your heart. Now,
what Is your purpose in lifs2 1sit
thatunder al cilcumsla you
will do what you think Is righi2-
Or Is It to become rich at the ex.
penss Of principle and right The
FIRST purpose you should have Is to
take Of yourself Young men now
adays don't; and when the body IL
wrecked, they hobble through life,
making everybody about them mis-,
cradle. Find out what diet best
agrees with you, and adhere TO IT,
Daniel commenced by abstainipg
from wine. This would be a good
start for you, young man. Next
take care Of your intellect. Study
if you have intellect-there are
some young men who don't know
whether ornos they have any in
ellect-imptoye it. Many hard
worked men have acquired pro.
found educasions by being s!udious
during small intervals of leisure
Get an hour a day if you can get
no more. Devote half Of its study
to the bible, and divide the remain.
ing thirty minutes, say between
astronomy, botany, and geology
Do thisnne year and you will be
surprised at whatyou have accom-,
plished. Then take care of your
manners. The manners Of Amer.
ic0nsare degenerating. There was
a time when a young man would
not offend a lady by putting cigar
smoke into her face. Now l see il
done on the street cars every day.
Initiate the sweetness and gentle.
ness Of Daniel. Be afable, suave,
courteous and kird. Never utter
a thoughtless word that will pain.
Start in life with the principle
"G'll be a gentleman, come what
will"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
With the drunkard life is reel.
Buclklen,s Arnlcn SaIva

The Bssi Saln in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhsuin, Fe.
vOr Sores, letter, chOpped Hands, Chill
blains, cOrns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t Is guaranteed togiyo perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cts. per box. For sale by E. j. Moss.
man. liam ., silly
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
A valuable Dwelling House In
Point Pleasant for Sale.

T OFFER for sale at a bargain, my late
i residence, on the East side Of Wand
Street, Just above Sth street, in the town
Of Point Pleasant. The lot Is 81 feet
front BY lSe feet deep, and contals a
little more than onO.sixth Of an acre.
The house Is q two-story frame, and con.
tains four rooms ADd,tWo halls, wit han
L containing four rooms, all In good re.
pair; there Is 0 gOodcellar, l2xlS feet
under the kitchen, and also q good sta.
bic and buggy.honse, with other neces.
sary out-buildings. Terms TO sud puF-
chlers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
True story wltha Moral.


Handsome Young Millionaire
$50 you would like d position as
companion to sister,"
PrellyGirl-'Ye pleaseiI would
do my very best to give satisfac.
tion.7
1can you singS"
eNo, / am sorry TO say Z
9You play The piano, Isupposes"
mo; / never studied music"
@Ahl Probably, then, you paint
croOkeryor7 u
@Itis needless TO continue the
list, cir; ] have no accomplish
ments."
''IndeedH Why, how have you
passed your time since you left
school,"
@At home helping mother You
SEQ
aPardonme for interupting.-
You have said enough and
"oh, do not say / will not do. II
necessary, | can pick up some &C
complisbments in a reasonable
time, ! am sure"
"You will not do as a hired COM
panion because you are entirely too
good for the position, but If you
will take half Of my fortune aud
me with IL, / shall consider myself
the luCkisA man in'the world.p
skddid. "a pay 2d
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
WANTED-NALENAlEN.

on n00 COPIES SOLD in 8 days.
6W,UUU We have called them. h.
Publishers are selling the Lives Of the
-Four Presidential candidates In 9 vols,
costing complete $500 aud $500. DR..
Weayers latest Great Century Book
i"1he Lives and Graves Of Our Presi.
dents containing . hiesize engraving
Of each Of the u Presidents costs but
half thissutn, and we have Issued 10 be
given fros TO every patron Of the com.
plete Blographier Of the -Four President
ial Candidates Only reliable persons
will be employed Send, stamp iop re.
ply. POTTS 4 LEECHS Publ Co... %
X Broad Str Columbus, 0hio6
augG2m.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03

It is said that the grasshopper
has prOpOrtiOnaIly one hundred and
twenty times the kicking power Of
a man. Nature evidently did not
intend to have grasshOppors sleep
two Rbed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-03
An End 10 Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, Ill.,
says Having received SO much bene.
tlt from Electrict Biuersi, feel it my
duty to let suffering humanity know 1t
Have had running sore on my leg fol
eight years; my doctors told me l would
have to have the bone scraped or leg
amputatated. used, instead, three
bottles Of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my
leg is now sound and we'll"
Electric BittcrS are sold at Fifty cents
a bottle, and BuCklen's Arnica Salye at
25c,. per box by L, ]. Mossman.