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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

only that l know the half-breeds
have been meeting, During the past
winter they held several meetings Ia
the st, Laurent district, and if this
uprising has taken place it would be
the result of that, as they have been
gathering together lately"
"What are their Gumbers9"
81 should say there would be about
three hundred armed men"
eff an uprising has taken place
would you attribute il to the agitation
of Riel2"
Eyes, it is reported so, and I have
no reason to doubt it."
"a force was sent north from Regina
last week, was it not2h
eyes. One hundred men were sen;
up to strengthen the northern posts.
This, however, was not due to any
recent developments, the government
having determined on it last fall
These men will be distributed among
the several northern posts, and re
main there for a year or so more"
what does the government pro
pose to do in the matterW
''The government is determined tc
act vigorously, if required, and STAMP
the agitation out
Are the police competent to quell
the disturbance, Ior will the military
be called out2"
81 have no doubt that the police in
the country are perfectly able to put
the half breeds down"
'Then it is not true that you are
making arrangements to send out the
Ninetieth battalion2'
II have nothing whatever to do with
that; but l have not heard such q
thing mentioned, and do not think il
will be necessary"
Later dispatches indicate that the
rebels are threatening other posts, and
have captured one or two.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
A CONSCIENTIOUS Cat.
AgnesA. Sandman, in St. Nicholas for

Agnes A. Sandman, in St. y cholas for April.
1t was at one of these hydraulic
mines that the fugitive cat had found
friends; and as after several visits she
lay watching their operations, she
seemed TO reason it all out in her own
mind that as soon as the great dirt,
bank opposite her showed signs of
giving way under the action of the
water forced against it, the men would
rush for shelter TO the shanty near by,
to which, of course, she too would
Scamper te escape the falling eartn.
So, reasoned pussy, if these kind
friends of mine are always in danger
from these tumbling-down banks, why
cannot l, in return for their kind
ness, watch the dirt banks and give
them proper warning2
Now, as you all know, there is
nothing a cat dislikes so much as
water; just watch your kitty shake
her paws dainty when she steps inuo
a puddle, aud see how Disguised she is
if drop of water falls on her nose
or back. But this Sierra Nevada
pussy was a most conscientious cat.
She felt that it was her duty to make
some sacrifice for her friends, and so,
after thinking it all over, she took mel
place right on top CT the nozzle of the
monitor" las the big iron pipe
through which the water is forced is
called), and here, IN spite of occasional
and most unwelcome shower baths,
she would watch for the first move
ment of the falling bank, when away
sic would go like a flash with all the
miners at her heels until they all
reached the shelter of the hut. So
faithfully did she perform her self
imposed task that, in q little while,
the men gave up their precaution OF
keeping one eve on the dangerous
slide and waited for puss to give the
signal. AS soon as they saw her
spring down from the comfortable bed
which the miners had made for her
on the monitor, 'ithey would all cry,
THE cat; the catl' and start on a run
for the shanty. And it was at JUS
such q moment that / came to the
mine and encountered this most con
scientious cat leading her friends tC
safety.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

A pretty deer is dear 70 me,
An heir with dowDy hair,
I love a hart with all my heart
But barely bear a bear.
'Tis plaiH that no one takes plane
To shave pair OF pearsi
A rake, though, often takes rake
To tear away the tears
All RAYS raises thyme time raises ans
And through the whole, hole wears
A writ inwriting right. may WIlua
It wright, and still be wrong
Fer write" and rite are neither right
And don't TO wright belong
Peer often brings a bier TO man,
Coughing a coffin brings
And too much ale VIII make ms all
AS well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is but recliuing
And when consumptive folks decline
They all decline recllBlngi
A quail don't quail before q Storm
a bough will bough before lli
we can not rein the rain at ail
No earthly powers reigno or 10
The dyer DIVES awhile, then dies;
The dye he's always trying,
Until upon his dying pcd,
RE thinks no more OF dying
A sun Of Mars mars many a sun;
Am days must have their days ,.,..
And every knight should pray each hisH'
10 Him who weighs his ways
iris meet that man should mele our iAeat
To feed misfortune 3 som
The fair should fare on love alone,
else one can not be won,
A lass. alas, is sometimes false;
OF faults a maid is made
Her waist is but barren waste
Though stayed, she Is not staidi
The springs spring forth in Spring and SHOOT
Shoot forward one and al
Though summer Kill the Movers II IeaFe5
The leaves 10 fan In fail
would a story here commence
But you might find IL stale;
So let's suppose that we have reached
The rail end OF the tale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
THE WORKING MAN.

The noblest men i know on earth
Are men whose hands are brown Win 10
Who backed by no ancestral groves
Hew down the wood, ill the soil;
And win thereby prouder name,
Than follows kings OF warriors fame
heworking man, whate'er the task
Who carve the wood or bear the hod,
They bear upon their honest troWs
The royal stamp and seal OF God;
And worthier ere their drops of sweat
Than diamonds In a COrOnet.
God bless the noble workingmau
Who rear the cities of the plain,
Who dug The mines, who builds the ships,
And drive the commerce OF the main.
God bless them, for their toing hands
Have wrought the glory of all lands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

The following is a simple but infal-
hble test for detecting oleomargarine
Stir little-half teaspoonful or less
of the suspected butter 10 enough
sulphric ether to dissolve it. BY the
the time the grease is dissolved the
ether viii have been evaporateG, and
the residum will show, 10 smell or
taste, whether it is butter, lard or
tallow, Five cents worth of ether
will suffice for several tests.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
YoOdOO Worship in Hayti.
New York Times

According to the Spanish-American
papers, yoodoo worship prevails in
the island of Hayti to an alarming
extent. Every body is said to be faint
ed with it, a prominent feature Of
this horrible cult is said % be the sac
rifce OF the goat without horns,
that is, human victim, often sup
PUZZLED by the parents themselves,
who share in the feast of their muir
dered offspring. At a trial in 1864
four women We're convicted. on their
own confession, of having killed and
eaten a girl 6 years old, supplied to
them by its aunt, and of feeding an
other child intended to be eaten at the
feast of the king Of Africa. a
Spanish official present at the trial de-
clared that if justice was done not
only The self-confessed criminals but
the mother of the victim herself
would have shared the fate Of the
cannibals Another woman, reproach
ed with having devoured her own
child, answered: "And who had
better rightw "Est-ce que ce nest
pas moi qui les fait9n Spencer st.
John, British consul in Hayti for 20
years, tells in his late book of a case
that came under his notice, in which
two women were caught eating flesh
OF a child raw. On further examin-
alton it was found that all the blood
had been sucked from the body. St.
John says the people in the interior
of the island are falling back to the
condition OF an aboriginal African
tribe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

A gentleman in Elmor County,
Alabama, adopts the following method
Of killing hawks: Ere makes a mix.
ture eff strychniRe and lard and
anoints his chickens heads with it.
Several dead hawks tkestify to the
efficacy of the treatment.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08

Is there any tracesble relation between
that old-fashioned log house aud the Wig
or OF seed corn? Years ago. when log
houses we're plenty and ioists numerous
overhead in the kitchen by the chimney,
the seed corn was brought in and traced
up" and hung On pegs by the huge chin.
ney. ssd was thoroughly dried out, hang
ing there for months. Nov the modern
house has no chimney. 80 to speak, and
no joists on which TO hang the ears; braid
ing up the seed corn has gone out Of fash.
ion, and nov u is > yearly lament that
seed corn il poor lacking in vigor etc.
Planting RON sorn-cribs explains the mat
Tor. The corn does not get dry. - il used
TO when hung 10 the warm rooms by the
big chimney, and frost Injuries the germ.
We don't banker altar the log house or
the smoke stained joists over the living
room. Or yet iestoops Of seed corn, but
there must be way to dry sssd.corn. in
tho fall and know that it i dry, or else We
will be forced 70 90 bask istn log hpsses
70 live, or give up growing corn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08

Our Country Home we'll says that ia The
present ago farming resolves itself into
branohss and sub branches. Many far.
mers 6nd more money in special than ia
general farming. But the special farmer,
70 succeed. must need exert bis every -
ergy. Are you dairymsu. astock.bra66.
er. seed.grower, . market gardneri
Whatever you MAJ b.. Jon must realize
the necessity Of following your line 10 the
end. You sever san know your business
too veil. With Jour appliances and ad-
vsatsges. are yoa sure that you are pro-
srsssive, Know your business - we'll ~
The neat. The more Jon know Of the ins
asd euis. every little detail. The best moth.
- al for perfection. the surer your soc.
Iessn. A good trade Journal. knowledge
Of how other work these are sccessions
you caa III Afford 10 do away with.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08

In the Ordinary rotation Of the farm. sod
and h usually plowed for corn. Opinions
after in reg6d to the advantage. or other
wise, OF the fall blowing u cod. The
truth Of the matter is, that like oil other
farm work. this depends very much upon
circumstances. One Of these u. the man.
nsr in which the blowing 10 dsns. II the
dry, bare sod is plowed thoroughly, and
so left until spring, wen II i cross ploved,
and the sod cut up into pieces. and turned
this way and that, and for the greater part
reversed, The work had certainly been bet.
Ter left undoue. This way Of treating sod,
too common, we are sorry to say, is most
mischievous one, and leaves the land in .
wretched plight for corn planting. The
better way il, to spread what manure is
ready for the land, and leave it until No
vember, and then turn the whole under
with an even and regular lap furrow. II
this is well done it leaves the soil III the
very best condition for spring work. The
furrow slices lie with the manure between
them, while the manure is not buried un-
der the sod, but both standing, in part, on
edge, allow the air to penetrate through
the crevices, and cause through decompo-
sition. The crests Of the ridges break
down by the action OF frosts, and the land
is gradually consolidated by settlement.
through the winter. When the harrow is
passed over the land in the spring, the
fine mannre aud the soil, and the decayed
Sod, are thoroughly mixed on the surface,
leaving mass OF plant food below, %
deep as the land has been plowed. The
roots Of the young corn plants find food
wherever they penetrate the soil. and an
abundance Of 1t within reach 10 carry them
to the end Of the growing season. In the
culture Of every crop, very muoh depends
upon the preparation Of the soil. but this
Is most especially true - regards corn,
which occupies the ground for only about
three months. How necessary then it is,
70 provide store Of food for this crop, of
The right kind, ia the right place, and IN
sufficient quantity to supply its urgent
necessities Z One Of the most effective
ways Of making this requisite provision.
is to make the most Of the sod by treating
il at this season in the manner here des-
cribed. -Aqricuku.ia
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08
Agricultural.



o. u the nasa dangerous dssskniAtA
Of NE horsc, cspscisiiy II be b. > s.Sdls-
hess& Is The scs Of shying. too 49, -
daSA by pashAiss ~ sssa yssss
sosss for getting sp'si vsusnni sights.
To bskii may II lssssh hsssns . dssssr
60 vice. Any heres is hshis 70 shy. In
sasad of bsing pusisAeA la IL. he should
- led 10 familissiEs himself with sights
ssd sounds near V bin. by the only sensc
10 can use These are the senses OF touch.
siQht and hearing A horse terrified at
~ sound OF artillery. brass bands, or
e1hsr noises. II made 10 stand as still ma
possible While these are continued. soon
losss the sense Of fear and curiosity is ex.
cited. = Beating saly increases the fright.
Most horses will junp the hrst time n
sheet II paper 10 blown under their feet.
Whipping will cause them 10 bscons fnn.
tic st recurrence. more from TIE Ter a
the lAsh than the paper ITSELF Tt bstlss
plan IL TO let them see the paper sstn in
stiuot prompts them to approach the OBJ
ject. A horse never gets frightened at any
object when onos he 10 used to il. II he
can 10 made 70 approach locomotive and
place bis nose against il, however long il
may take. the locomotive being II rest, he
will at length wish to do so. and will
thereafter regard II with indifference.
Who has not seen the child "shy around"
some suspicious object, and At length sp-
preach, it alone. II 10 the same with ,
young horse.
Sbying 10 the horse, however, Is often
the result Of searsightsdness. II suspec-
ted critical examination should be made.
for II the disability lies in the formation
OF the eye the animal 10 not at for saddle
use, nor use in single harness. Driven
double, however, he soon comes TO rely on
bis mate, and the disability Is not serious
Above all, horse inclined in the least
to shy should never be intrusted 10 lady
unless she be Thoroughly accomplished
horsewomap.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08

That hot wood ashes spphd 70 = stove
When cold Will remove grease, Cover
he spot entirely; do not b. spsring Of the
ashes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08
Happiness

yenu1i frum ihnA irpn cesaisnfnsGf wAnh
sna.osies perfect hosish q body and nisd-
Yes may ysesom q, ~ Jos viii r~r1fy ssa
inslgms,e yopf blood wlsh ,Aicr's sarSs-
rarsaA. n NJ Howard, Aswya~s. ~ H..
wrs..s ~ ,uasfrd for yssss vlih servf-
uieus hamofN Amer rslng two bos,scs 81
Aver s.rsap4r4iis.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08

erssa rss.ss. u hEs tniirls rssaosca ins "
lealh.. James fressA, As<hisoa, KHns-,
wYlas ITO al y&rsons saScrang from
Ilsu camrlssai. ] wouh sissseiy recon-
rasnd Ayers sas1pNsih. 4 Was AFFLICTED
viii disease 81 The liver for nearly two
years. whan . tried sdyis~d n< 10 take
this lsoalolDe II gave pFoinpa rslef, snd
be-. cu~d me- Mr.. H. N. kidder, Il
Dwight s.. Boston, Mass. wriies' Ser
several years have ussd Ayers ssrss-
pasilis In my family. ] never feel cafe,
alNu
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-08
At Home.

without Il. As liver medicine and
general puriher Of tho blood, !, has no
equal" Nm. A. II. Akin, winferpock.
Va, writes; my youngest ehih, two
yesr ~ age, was taken viii Bowd On.
plain,, which we could not cure. weried
mary remedies, but he continued 10 grow
worse. and finally became % reduced Ia
fesh thsa We could only move him upoa
splllow. J, was suggested By ono Of the
dcctars that scrofuia might be the cause
Of the troubk. We procured bottle Of
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-08
THE MORMON INSULT.
Why the Flag Was Put at Half Mast
Explained by the Deseret News.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 1.-the Deseret
News, the Mormon church organ, saws in an
editorial:
The Mormon people have no reason for engag-
ing on the Fourth of July in expressions of Joy
under existing circumstances, being denied the
eommonest rights of man. We say that toward
them there Is q repetition of the wrongs which
caused the fathers of the common country to
throw off the parent government. More than this
the unwarrantable infections heaped on the Latter
Day Saints are in some of their aspects much
more severe and tyrannical than those under
which the fathers of the nation groaned. Because
Of a lamentable disregard Of the fundamental
principles OF tnlS grand republic, the grief of a
portion OF its people was expressed BY the ma
tlonal insignia of mourning, the nations flag at
half-mast placed upon some public buildings. This
dropping appearance of the national ensign oc-
casioned some surprise and considerable feeling
IL was thought by not few that news had been
received of the death of General Grant, but the
real reason, in the minds of those who thus mani
tested the prevailing sentiment on Independence
Day was more potent one than even the sent-
ment OF respect for General Grant, who is great
national character The American standard was
placed at half-mast because the fundamental
ese upon 6eing %ea tns great was
who should be interested in their preservation
and perpetnatlon. It was symptom of loyalty
to constitutional principle and because we were
sorry at their being dragged in the mire of
tyranny.
Then follows four columns of recital of
their grievances, the gist being condemna-
tion of the efforts of the courts to break up
poly Sdhi5, anu tH6 cldlIn LnaG the law is un-
constitutional in spite of the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States sustain
ing it.. The article closes as follows:
Our mayor, city council, marshal, police and
other municipal officers need never be in doubt as
to how the people will feel when they take bold
manly stand and maintain courageous front to
the blatant fellows who are continually assailing
fulsome praise they extol public officer. But
who does not know what this means? Would they
if they had the power to-day elect our present
mayor, any member of your city council, or any
other officer to the position which he holds? Of
course they would not. Our officers must look to
their constituents who elect them. They can rely
get any faithful, courageous officer
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-08
THE STATES PEDAcocuEs.
Large Attendance at the American
Institute of Instruction.

NEWPORT, R. l., July This mornings
meeting of the American Institute of In
struction was very largely attended. The
exercises were OF unusual interest, although
the discussions were necessarily abbreviated,
owing to the length of the papers. The at
tendance was not so large as last night, ow
ing to the heat of the early part of the meet
ing, which became, however, less intense as
the hours passed. The president, j. w. Pat
terson, said a few words, and he was followed
by Rev. F. F. Emerson, who offered prayer
President Patterson then delivered his ad-
dress to the Institute, his subject being ''The
Teachers Mission" The president next in
troduced to the meeting Prof. H. Payne of
"The New Education This was after
wards discussed by Prof Kneeland, super
visor, and J. III. Philbrook, ex-superintend-
ent, of the public schools of Boston.
The following committees were then an
nounced;
ssetts Justus Dart, Vermont; w. A. Robinson,
New Hampshire; George A. Littlefeld, Rhode
Island George H b Northrop Copnectigut H p
On Teachers and Places-Mr. Coggswell, Mas
ssaaehusetts; Dr.. Morgan, Rhode Island; 1. II.
shire d. H; Camp, Connecticut.
On Necroogy-Charles Northend, Connecticut;
Edward Conant, Vermont; John Kneeland Mas
z; Rounds, New Hampshire; John d. Philbrick,
Massachusetts,
ol heSS03lutIlonS-I. b; otocKWell, knode Island;
Daniel, Massachusetts; H. p. Warren, New ,Jer-
sey; Amos Hadley, New Hampshire.
Mr.. L. Fl. Marvel, superintendent of the
public schools in Lewiston, Me-, read an in
teresting paper on ''The Province of Super
vision" There was no discussion on this
paper
The president then appointed Dr. T. w.
Bicknell, Mr.. J. c. Greenough and Miss NJ.
A: Cate of Boston to accompany the COM
mittee Of arrangements and report on the
entertainment this afternoon at Fort Adams.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-08
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
Senator Mcpherson Charged with
Selling Out the Democracy.

TRENTON, July THE True American of
this city, which has been charging United
States Senator Mcpherson with treason to
his party in order to serve personal ends and
make his own reelection when the time for
it comes a certainty, says in Its issue of this
morning that on the evening of Dec. 5, 1878,
he being then United States Senator, met
Senator Sewell in room No. 26 of the Conti-
mental Hotel in Philadelphia, and there laid
out the programme for the election of Sewell,
who is Republican, to the United States
Senate in place of the Democratic incunl-
bent, Theodore f. Randolph. The charge
embraces assertions that the programme in
cluded the securing of the consent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to Mr.. Sewell's can
didacy and its support to his election, the se-
lection of Republican legislative candidates
amenable to his control and the carrying of
the counties of Middlesex and Burlington in
his interest. The paper further charges that
the alliance then formed between Senators
Sewell and Mcpherson is still in force, and
that it accounts for the inability of New Jer-
sey Democrats to get recognition in Wash
ington. All the New Jersey appointments
made by President Cleveland it holds go to-
show that SeWell has hand in them and
that the Democracy have been cheated out of
their rights, The conversation at the C0nti-
mental Hotel was overheard, and the True
American publishes memorandum of the
talk. The paper says that the occupant of a
room adjoining that in which MesSrs Me-
Pherson and Sewell met was Peter II. Wat
son, prominent railroad man, once Assis-
tant Secretary of War, and afterward Presi-
dent Of the Erie Railway. He heard what
was said III the next room, and told what
he had heard to Abram S. Hewitt of New
York, and at his suggestion, he prepared
memorandum of the McPhersOn-SeWell con-
versation.