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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

Down the historic tide of Lake
Champlain, in the early days of sum-
mer that is to be, will float the frailest,
fairyest, strangest bark that was ever
| launched on the crystal waters. 1t
will be bridal canoe, fitted with sails
of silk, with nickel-plated paddles and
mast, and costing not less than 1000.
In it young American gentleman of
wealth and leisure and his lovely bride
will make their bridal tour The canoe
is 10 be what is known as a shadow,
having keel-board and mast, so Il ut
the happy voyagers can spread their
dainty sail and glide along unwearied
by the tolls OF oar or paddle. They
will embark ut River Park, on the Hud-
son river, sail up that noble stream TO
| Troy, where they will make portage
to Lake George, and thence, with u
short portage over the dam at TicOn-
deroga, enter Lake Champlain and
court the summer breeze with PROV
pointed for the queen city Of the lake.
Every evening they viii spread their
tent on the grassy slope Of some lake.
side grove, and while the jeWeled fin
gers Of the beautiful bride gather drift
wood for the vesper of fire, the young
husband will make his way to the near
est farmhouse and dicker with the Adj
Olson county farmer for eggs and milk.
The exact date Of their arrival ut tho
Queen city has not been announced,
and will probably be dependent in
large measure upon the kindness of the
weather clerk and the direction of tho
wind. Should ST. Adams still be in eX-
istence by the time they reach the city,
they will provision their craft at our
grocery stores, and cruise among the
islands of that unfortunate hamlet,
where they will stow their canoe aboard
a palace-car and steer for the headwa-
tiers of the Connecticut Down that
beautiful river they will float at their
leisure contracting sunburn, muscle
and health, and when finally they
emerge in the blue waters of the sound,
they will have their canoe put on the
deck of one of the steamers plying be-
tween Hartford and New York and so
return to the metropolis OF the western
continent. -B1TIiagton (Vt) Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10
How The Polite Tramp Worked Il.

l
A tramp struck Detroit the other day
who viii grow rich when others OF his
class will freeze and starve. 1t has
long been a wonder that none of these
men knew how TO take human nature.
but here is a man at last. He was yes
terday working several streets in the
northern part of the city. He made
his call at the front door. Selecting
his house, and when the ring was an
swered, he would remove his hat and
inquire:
beg pardon, but is this place for
sale?n
mo. sir"
"Ah! excuse me. was told that it
was for sale, although | could not ur-
derstand why you should want to part
with such fine property. This is
one of the prettiest streets in Detroit
Yes, l think so. p"
"The air must be sweet and pure
here?"
"Oh, yes"
How nice everything around your
house is kept up! Any stranger could
at once see that the family had taste
and culture. Sorry the place is not for
sale"
Did you wish to buy?"
mot exactly, but know q gentle
man who is looking for just such
place, and volunteered to run about
little for him. presume you would
want at least $40, 000?"
ooh, my, no. my husband values the
place at about $4,000"
only $4,000! Beg, pardon, but |
hope he won't be foolish enough to think
of selling It at that figure. He might
just as well get $4,000 l see that
your neighbors try to initiate your cur
tains. Hal ha! Poor limitations!
That is a grand flower vase you have
|, here. / priced one in New York the
other day, and it was 5000"
Yes" she replied, pleased and
smiling.
IF | was an art connoisseur ! should
like to look over your new house.
Everything betokens that you have
made art a study and travelled extern
siyely in Europe. BY the way, I'll step
to the side entrance for glass of wat
er, and if the girl can spare q bit of
bread and meat I'll be thankful My
long walk has made me faint. Beauti-
full front view here-taste and culture
apparent even in the way this mating
is nailed down on the steps. Sorry
your residence is not for sale, and I'll
just step to the kitchen door.
He not only got square meal, but
she hunted him up coat, hat and
pair OF boots. and then felt she was in
his debt.-DetroB Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10
No encouragement.

A negro near Selma, Alabama, who
had rented a piece of land and gone
into cotton, sat down with white
man one day last February to see how
he had come out.
Lets sce!" said his friend, as he
got out his pencil. You raised four
bales, eh?n
"'Zactly fo' bales, sab"
1t took two to pay the rent?'
YES, sah
"And the other two to square up for
ratons?"
Oats it, -
"And now you want to know how
much YOU are ahead! Well, Moses.
you seem to have come out about even. ~
'Am dat so?" replied the old man.
with a crestfallen look. "If you can't
filuor dat I'm at least fifty dollars in
debt, ! doan' see any Encouragement to
90 ahead dis spring. r Val Street
NetcS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10
The Pencil Thief.

There is no meancr thief than the
lead-pencil thief. He takes rank be-
low the umbrella snatcher. lie never
has pencil, in sight. He asks for
yours, lust a minute, to sign tele-
graph book, address a card, and then
with business-like air sticks it into
his pocket, knowing that nine times
out Of ten you will never think of the
pencil until you want to use ityourself,
and then he will be far away. playing
his game on some one else. They are
shameless fellows, proud of their petty
thieving. They throw back their coats
to show You the spoils nesting in a
in n vest pocket, and they tell you
from whom they stole each pencil. We
lost the last pencil we had in this world,
not ten minutes ago, by the hands of
n pencil thief. A man who makes 4
business Of stealing pencils ought to
be burned at the stake, boiled in oil.
behcaded at the block, hung, drawn
and quartered, and buried without be-
netit of clergy, at the solemn hour Of
midnight, in the dark of the moon, at
a lonely place in an awful forest where
two roads meet, with lead pencil
thrust through his heart. Here we are,
robbed by a soulless villain, not lead
pencil to our back, and it may be half
a day before we meet man from
whose confding hands we can lift a
pencil TO make good the one we lost.
We played poor old Professor Sayitslow
for that one; he is 50 absent-minded
anybody can get away with his lead
pencil, but, then, he's out of town.
The stars in their courses seem to DO
fighting against us to-day. A plague
on all pencil thieves, still we say
BHrLiHqt0R HalDke}e.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

Shin Atlantic wrecked ..................... 10
Steamer State OF Florida. ...........,..... 135
IOtal.....+., .-.....--.. -......... % lDt
Here, then, it is shown that the pres
ent year has witnessed considerably
larger sacrifice OF human life through
calamities of various sorts than did
1888, which stands as an anHaS horyibtlis
in the history of calamities. 1t is not
likely, in the nature of things, that We
shall have a repetition Of last years
earthquake and volcanic experience TO
add abnormal proportions to the list Of
deaths by disaster but from present
appearances 1884, aside from these I'M
usual features, is likely to be quite as
terrible as last year, if not more So
IrO2t Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

There is a story current of a quarter
master at a frontier reservation post
who after many fruitless applications
for additional food for the Indians at
the agency, ut last put in requisition
for Calling gun. The commanding
officer forwarded the application with
this endorsement; lin my opinion the
Indians At this agency are starving TO
death, and / recommend that Gatling
gun be sent TO compel them TO starye
peaceable The Gun was sent, so the
story goes, and the Indians are now
starving quietly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

In many places on the Pacific eoast
they are now getting up what are call
cd basket and weight socials. The
programme for such party reads
ABOUT Us follows; Each lady will bring
basket containing supper for two,
The baskets viii be placed in the hands
81 d committee who will number them.
Numbers VIII BE placed on slips Of pa
per to correspond with the baskets.
The gentlemen Will draw these slips.
Then each win ret his basket which
contains The name If the lady. lie then
finds his lady, conducts her TO the scale
to ina weighed. and pays one cont per
pound for her and her basket.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10
"Lool1ing for a Bank"

Yesterday afternoon an officer pa
trolling Griswold street observed q
stranger closely scanning the various
buildings, as if measuring their dimen-
sious with his eye, and finally inquired
if he was looking for any particular
number
I'm alooking for bank" was the
reply.
"Well, there's half a dozen on the
street"
"Yes, | see, but l ain tquite satisfied.
I've turned over a new leaf. and am
going to start bank account Here S
81 I'm going to put in as nest-egg..
well, | guess it will be safe with
any of them.
"Mabbe so, but I'm kinder mixed
If bank with four-story building
like enough cyclone will come along
and shave off about two stories. II l
bank with any of the two-story fellers
mebbe they'll rent the upper floor to
somebody who'll dig down into the
vaults and gobble my cash.
The officer left him in state OF
doubt, but two hours later found nm
in the alley in rear of the Postotlce
happy drunk. 40,
Have YOU rot over your douot',
asked the blue-coat, as he kindly col
Jared him.
''Whaz you meang'
'Why, about the banks
"Yez, sur-yez, sur, stead Of taking
flour or two-s-story bank | split differ
enze and left ali money in three-story
s-saloon. Whoop Turned over new
leaf and going TO start 'er bank my
selfr Detroit Free Press. e se.
,,~.,,. ~ I-..tg that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

There were hundreds of other fatali-
ties, in which the loss of life ranged
downwards from twenty, but it would
be impracticablo to keep list Of them.
The Times has, however kept chro-
biological record that includes all fatali-
ties whore tho loss of life was ten and
upward Adding the number of deaths
caused by these and not included in the
greater casualties above cited, 1872, the
total of recorded fatalities for the four
months, or oue-third Of 1883, was 800
This would no doubt be larger bv 10 or
10 per cent, az would also be the ex-
hibit Of 1884, were it possible to keep
track OF all the minor accidents by
which individual lives wero lost.
Turning to the record of 1884. we
have jotted down in the following table
of casualties showing the loss of life for
January, February, March aud April.
all accidents and disasters involving a
loss of ten lives or upwards:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

1t is said Of William NJ. Eyarts thaV
he never laughed out loud in MS lie
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10
GREAT CALAMITIES.


Last year was remarkable for the
number, frequency and appalling re-
suits of It's great calamitics. These be-
gin with the beginning of the twelve
month, and January, 1888, is mcmora-
bic on account of tho rapidity with
which disasters attended by terrible
loss of life and other horrifying fea-
lures succeeded each other. The re-
cord for the whole year, including only
such casualties as involved q loss Of
twenty human lives and upwards, pre-
scented a total of los 6J5-a great many
of victims TO nature's maleGc power
for they persisted ia every conceivable
way-by shipWrecks, flood and cyclone,
in the torment of flames, the agony of
railroad disasters the unknown ter
rors Of mine disasters, and by the
switer and by comparison merciful
powder explosions, 1t must be borne
in mind, however, that the total was
swollen to its exceptional dimensions
by two uncommon catasirophes The
earthquakes in C0samiccjola carried off
5000 victims; while the Java volcanic
eruptions swept 100000 human beings
from the earth.
What The present year has in store
for us can be . matter of only fruitless
conjecture hut ~ comparison of the
fatalities of 1854 for tho four months
ending with April win probably SUR
prise a great many persons By showing
that the number of liyos lost bv disas-
ter this year thus fur exceeds the total
for the same period in 1883. which was
regarded rs especially destructive to
humanity Up TO May 1, 1888, the re-
cord Of disasters, including only such
ms caused n loss OF twenty lives ormoro
was IA follows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES rAkEN
a Special Session of tho Kan-as Legisls-
ture on the Suhiect-No Trace OF the
Disease In Illinois-Its Appearance
In Iowa-Elsewherc.
THE Foor-AND-MouTH DISEASE.

TOPEKA, Kan, March l9.-The Legis-
| lature convened in special session Tuesday.
! In his message Governor Click, in reference
to his proclamation calling special iegts-
lative session, says there Is no law authoriz-
ing any department of the State or local
government to aid or enforce quarantine or
sanitary regulations. This state OF things
should be remeded Cattle will soon have
to be turned loose on pastures and ranches,
and then the infection can not be eradicated.
The Governor makes several suggestions in
connection with the present trouble,
and advises the appointment of State
Veterinarian who should be allowed sal
airy sufficient 10 secure a iirSt-ciass man,
and should remain in Office three or four
years. The moving OF infected animals
should be made criminal Oiense, and the
law should provide for the destruction of
diseased animals, compensation not 10 be
more than three-fourths Of then value, A
bill relating to Texas cattle was also intro.
duced and referred. In the House q bill
was introduced to cOniine legislation to the
subject of cattle disease and another pro-
viding for the appointment of State Vet
Urinary Surgeon.
EFFINGIiAM, Ill.,, March lS.-lnterest In
the alleged outbreak of the cattle plague
here has abated since the publication Of
the State Veterinarians report that the
rumor was based oil cases OF foot
rot DR.. Paaren, sent here to look
into the matter, has finished his
examination. and returned to Chicago. A
few cases of too disease exist in DuQuOin,
Perry County, hat they are clearly due to
,nIJ ti,nr and al
They are viewed with no apprehension.
The cattle running gith the diseased ones
have escaped infection. No traces of dis
ease have appeared among cattle at Cen
tralia, Marion County, OF Fairfield, Wayne
County
DES MONIES, Ia, March 1.-THE Gov.
ernor has received notice tina: cattle dis
ease has broken out in the herd OF MIR.
Drake, in Louisa County, and that fifty
have died within two days. The feet and
noses drop Off, and the animals die rapidly.
Mr. Simon Beattie and DR.. Paaren, after
an examination of the herd, find that the
cattle near Wapello, are sufferers from foot
rot, which bears no relation to the fOot-a and
mouth disease.
DIES MONIES, Ia, March 30-In the Sen
ate yesterday bill was passed authorizing
the appointment of State Veterinarian by
the Governor The new officer shall have
power, under certain circumstances, to eS-
tablish quarantine and order the slaughter
of diseased animals. The value of such an
imas shall be established by three sworn
appraisers, appeals from whose decision
NAV be taken to the Circuit Court, but shall
not delay the slaughter. The bill appro-
PIRATES $50, 900 for the payment OF claims
and $4,000 annually for other expenses
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
Rhode Island Politics.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., March l9.-An indie
pendent Republican State Convention as
sembled here Tuesday morning, with dele
gates representing half the State. Hon.
George b. COriss has been nominated for
Governor, but it is not yet announced
whether he will accept.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 20,-There
was large attendance at the Democratic
State Convention yesterday. Charles III.
Page was Chairman. John NJ. Brennan
nominated George II. Corliss, for Governor.
q. J. West nominated Amasa Sprague, say
ing he understood Corliss could have been
Republican nominee any time during the last
twenty years. T. w. Segar was also nomi-
mated. A formal ballot was then taken,
Corlss securing A votes; Sprague, 20; Sc
gar, ~ A motion to declare COrliss the
nominee was then carried, 81 to 80. Cor
liss, when waited upon by committee, de-
clned to accept the nomination.. The fol-
lowing nominations were then made: Thorn
as w. Segar for Governor; Amasa Sprague,
Lieutenant Governor; Jonathan NJ Wheel
or, Secretary of State; Charles f.. German,
Attorney General, and George i. Leonard
for General Treasurer. Delegates TO the
National Democratic Convention were
chosen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
Death OF a Once Famous Cantatrice.

New YORK, March 30. Madame Anna
Bishop, the orce famous singer, died here
suddenly Tuesday night of apopleXy.
Madame Anna Bishop was born in Lon
don, Eng, in 1916. She made her debut in
the Italian Opera House in that city in
1889 After professional tour In Europe,
she came to America in lS47, first appear
ing at the Walnut Street Theater, Phila-
delphia, in the opera of Norma" Her
husband, Henry Bishop died in 1855, and
in 1853 she married Martin Schultz. For
many years Madame Bishop has lived re-
tired life i'm New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
Death OF Bishop Kayanauqh.

COLI MBus, Miss, March 20.--Bishop ii.
IL. Kayan ugh, Senior Bishop of the Meth
odist Church South, died here yesterday
morning, aged eighty-two years. The re-
mains will be taken to his home at Louis
VILE Hubbard llinde Kavanaugh, ID. d.,
was born in Clark County, KY, Jan
uary Il, 1902. DIR. kavanaugh was
one of the pioneer Mcthodists of the
South. Educated first to be a printer, his
conversion in his sixteenth year led him
into the ministry He was received into
the Kentucky conference in 1928, and be-
came at once prominent minister in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Dr.
Kavanaugh was elected Bishop at the con
ference which sat at Columbus, Ga, in 1854,
and has occupied a marked position i'll the
affairs OF the church ever since.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
An Interesting Case.

SALT LAKE CITY, U. T., March 90
Andrew Peterson, the delegate to Congress
IN 1882, an avowed polygamist, who was in
dlcted under the Edmunds law for register
ing and voting, is now on trial. Chief JUS
lice Hunter allowed seven polygamist Nor
mons to sit on the jury. One has three
wives. All the seven swore that they be-
lieyed the Divine law superior TO the laws
of Congress, and believed polygamy to be
right and revealed from God, and would
obey God rather than Congress. The de-
PENDANT admits marriage according to Nor
mon law, and says the marriage was by
proxy for eternity, and not for time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
ANTI.MONOPOLISTS.
The League Is to Hold National Con-
vention in Chicago May Ia.


vention in Chicago May Ia.
CHICAGO, March ls.-This city is to have
a third National Convention of political
stripe. The Anti Monopoly League, with
John +. Henry as Chairman and Il. Y.
Shively as Secretary, has established head
quarters at the Briggs House, and Nation
al Anti. Monopoly Convention has been
called to meet in this city at noon on
Wednesday, May IA, for the purpose OF
nominating Presidential ticket. The
quota of representation is to be four dele
gates and four alternates from each Con
gressional District, four from each Terri
.ory, and four from the District of Column
bia. Speaking of the necessity of prompt
action, the call says:
The time Tor preparation is short; the no
ceSsity for action pressing ana immeoiate'
Where organizations of Anti-Monopolists al
increase the membe rshp and prepare for an
active campaign. Where no ORGANIZATIONS
have yet been formed. those who believe that
the people are above corporations shonld
form themselves into local societies or CUBS,
appoint committees and take immediate steps
to secure the calling of district conventions
tor the election of delegates al p aces cofi-
ycuient to the citizens of their dlStrlcte, CIV
ing abundant notice through the ocal papers
of their districts of the time ana place OF
meeting and take whatever other steps may
he deemed necessary To secure tull dei"Sa-
tons to the National Convention
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
THE INVENTORS.
Colonel IngersoII to Make the Opening
Speech at the Convention of Inventors
In Cincinnati, March ?7.--Object of the
Meeting.

Colonel IngersolI to Make the Opening
Speech at the Convention of Inventors
In Cincinnati, March ?7.--Object of the
Meeting.
CINCINNATI, March lS.-Colonel Il. G..
Ingersoll has been invited to make the
opening address at the meeting Of inventors
10 be held in Cincinnati on the eth inst.
The convention will be one of the most inn
portant industrial and mechanical meetings
ever held in this country. Every inventor
can be a delegate. The object sought will
be to promote the interests Of inventors
by producing a community of feeling among
them. The Anderson bill abOlishng the
House, will be leading object of discus
sion, and every effort will be made to create
a sentiment which will prevent its passing
the Senate. Said a wellknown inventor
1.-The farmers in Kansas complain because
they are forced to pay five dollars for an ar
tesian- well invention, and compel Anderson
TO introduce bill abOlishing the patent
laws. Not one Of these farmers would do
away with the benefits Of the invention for
twenty times the amount. An inventor
should be paid for his brains the same as
lawyer or preacher, and our fathers were
right to make liberal laws to protect him.
In this way the accumulated brains of the
world have been forced to the United States,
and we are enabled to sell farm produce and
manufactured goods even in countries
where cheap labor and good lands are abund-
anti
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
Candy which lntoxlcates.

NEW YORK, March 20.-At the request
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, the Brooklyn health depart
ment has analysed the candy known as rye
and rock" The candy was found to be
Favored with essence of whisky, or fusll
oi'' in the proportion of .07S5S grains to
the pound. The quantity of fusil found III
two pounds of this candy IA to Is graiDs)
would be fatal dose, the smaller quantity
producing dizziness, headache, sense OF
falling, and suffocation. School children buy
q good deal of the stuff.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
ParneIl Buys His Mothcr's Home.

TRENTON, \, j., March 20.-The "Old
lronsides" property, 225 acres, on the bluii
between Bordentown and White Ill., has
been sold by Mrs. Parnell to her son Charles
Stewart Parneli, for consideration of S20,-
900. This offer was made by Parnell in
January last, but has only now been accept.
cd by his mother, in conformance with their
Joint idea to retain the homestead in the
family. Parnell will make il his American
bnmp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
A Terrible Fa!e.

CLEVELAND, o., March 20. "A still at
Merriam e Morgan's oil works exploded.
The escaping oil instantly submerged
August Fisher and August Guenther, EN-
ployes, and, taking lire, they quickly
burned To death in sight of Mortified
crowd unable to assist them The rushing
stream of oil overlook William Stohlman
another employe, as he fled, and he, too,
was burned to death. Merriam II Morgans
loss is Sl5, 900. No insurance. The cause
of the explosion is unknown