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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
COTTON GROWING IN BRAZIL.
Report of Professor John G. Brann err
of the Indiana University.

Professor John G. Branner, Of the
Indiana University, who, during the
winter of 1883 "a, was sent to Brazil
to collect certain chronological infor-
nation, an incidentally to study the
conditions aud extent of cotton culture
in that country says that cotton in
Brazil grows on its native soil, and is
to be presumed under climatic and
other conditions best adapted to its
higher development, But though
Brazil began to export cotton more
than a hundred years before the
United States. her annual product to-.
day is only about one eighteenth as
much as our own. To be sure, the
population is only one-ninth as large
as ours, but then almost the whole
population lives in a cotton-growing
region, while only a small part of our
people live in the cotton belt. Under
normal conditions Brazil can scarcely
become a competitor of the United
States in cotton production. But the
disappearance of slavery, and the con
sequent adoption of some system of
small farming, will, in the near
future, materially increase the present
production. Slavery has fostered a
conservatism in agriculture, which
must, with the aid of educated plan,
tiers, soon disappear. Cotton factories
are already springing up and prosper
and the day is not far distant
wren they will supply the Brizilian
market. The same agricultural tools
aud methods, now employed by the
average planters. were in use more
than two hundred years ago, metods
learned from their Portuguese ances-
tors, and from their slaves. The lack
of capital and lack of common roads
are serious matters, bat they are not
insuperable difficulties. Insect plaques
that destroy from a fourth to a half
of their crops, are great drawbacks.
The report, which is published as a
bulletin, forms a pamphlet of
pages.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
Cotton Trade of Bombay.

The times of India furnishes some
interesting figures in relation to the
cotton trade of Bombay. The aggre'
gate receipts were only 954 1856 bales
during the latter halt of 1884 as
against LAT, 012 bales during the cor
responding half of the year 1888 ST.,
and about the same quantity during
the corresponding halves of 1882 and
1881. OF the total shipments during
the twelve moshs 80 per cent. was
destined to the United Kingdom,
against AZ per cent. in 1888 This
left 81 per cent. for the continent,
against 81 per cent. in 1854. Liver
pool continues to be Bombay's largest
customer, Antwerp second, Trieste
third, followed by London. Bremen
last year dropped out of the list OF
ports to which Bombay shipped cotton.
A noteworthy feature is the fact that
the Bombay cotton export trade is
gradually getting into fewer hands.
More than 80 per cent. of the exports
during 1888 A represented shipments
by nineteen firms, exporting 5000
bales or upwards.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
REDEEMING THEIR 0YERCOAYS
The Cold Wave Causes Many Impe.
cunious Wen to Visit the Pawn.
shops.
Philadelphia Times


The cold wave has FASTENED the
steps of many summer clad men to
the pa%wnshops. All yesterday after.
noon and evening the clerks of the
loan offices where ~overcoats are taken
were Kept busy handing them out to
shivering, pink-nosed men.
"Got your ticket2n asked a Dawn
broker of a young man in buff trou-
sers and a seersucker coat, who had
asked for his new market.
II guess | have it somewhere, be
ssid, as he began to go over a package
of small slips of paper, which were
illustrated ii one corner with the
picture eff three balls. "By George, l
believe I've lost it," he said, as a LOOK
of despair crept over his face.
"Hurr up" said the clerk, as he
turned to two other men who had
come in, but who were more fortunate
in having their tickets.
II haven't it here" said the young
man, aud he was sent out TO a magis-
trate to ma xe an affidavit saying when
he pawned his coat and the amount
that was advanced on it.
"One at a time, please | can't wait
on you all at once. Heavens, you
act as if it were freezing outside
And the clerk perspired as he united
the package and took in the cash.
A dudish-looking young man stood
on Race street late in the afternoon
and looked into a pawnshop window.
He looked up and down the street,
and after satisfying himself that ne
was unobserved he made a dive
through the side door. A few minutes
later he came out in a long, heavy
overcoat, and his pace slackened as
he got further from the pawnshop,
and then he walked with the air OF a
millionaire. Inside the loan oice
there was quite a busy scene, and
nearly all the callers were seeking
their overcoats.
"This is the busiest month We ever
saw" said a pawnbroker. "You
might think this the 1st of October BY
the way coats are being called for.
We've done nothing all the afternoon
hut hand down o~vsrcoatS. About a
third of the ~overcoats have been taken
out, and if the weather keeps this
coil l guess the other will 60 before
to morrow night. If the weather
turn warm, why than the oyercoats
will all be brought back to us. The
people who pawn never keep any
thing out which they can realize any
money on. Pawning seems to be a
mania with them, and once begun Il
is seldom ever stopped"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
He Could Not Sleep.
Chicago Herald.

During the recent visitation of the
society of the Army of the Tennessee
there lay a sick man at the Grand Pa,
ciic moaning and groaning. The
halls and corridors were full of vet
Grams the banquet hall vas directly
beneath the sick mans room. The
air was fall of war talk and accounts
of battles and sieges. The sick man
could not sleep, aud inwardly he
cursed the day the war ever began.
Along about midnight, when, after
two hours vain effort TO get repose,
he heard an exciting discussion down
his corridor, he rang the bell angrily
and a comical and original darkey
named Sam answered. Sam" said
the sick man, in a tone of desperation,
''for pity S sake 90 down and fad out
from that crowd of rioters when the
rebellion will be over. Tell EN- |
want to go to sleep" Sam went and
pretty soon came back. "Fo' de Lor',
Mass W. dey is no use talkin' to
dat crowd, Dey has jis done got froo
wild Sumter and now dey is gettin' on
to Bull Run" said Sam.
The sick man turned owe and
groaned. In half an hour Sam came
back. and poking his head in the door,
whispered: Mass W, dey is
done got froo wild Shiloh. Can't l
bring o nuaini' The sick man,
seeing the point, said YEARLY Sam,
if you will, bring me news that the
rebellion is ended, I'll give you half a
dollar" Sam grinned and went off.
In a few moments he came back and
whispered "Dey am marchin' lroo
Georg'y, Mass W, an II soon be
up in Not Carline. Again he went
away, but as.by this time the dark ey
had got to be as big a nuisance as the
Army of the Tennessee, the sick man
said; 81 guess the war won't last
much longer, Sam. I'll give you
your half-dollar now. You needn'i
come back"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
His Theory.
San Francisco Chronicle

"She won't do, Marie; she won't
do" said the man of the house, just
in time to upset the negotiations be-
tween the mistress and a new nursery
maid.
"Why, dear, don't you like herr"
"She's not young enough"
That's why l was engaging her,
She's not young"
That's why l object
Henry, what do you mean9'
81 want a pound, pretty, bright
girl, with a clean white apron and a
pretty cap"
ooh, yes, l suppose you do"
you are wrong, my dear, | do not
mean that"
"Whatln
"Your tone was significant. No, l
have d theory. l think that children
grow up a good deal like the people
who take care OF them
"Oh, and she began to cry, ~ sup
pose you don't like to have your child
rem grow up like their mother"
MY dear, don't be ridiculous. I
mean that they get to speak and act
like their nurses, and / wish my child>
rem to have no maenerlsms that will
be offensive"
what kind of a nurse did you
have, William
"Madam, he said, rather confused
ly, II had a colored nurse, but it
doesn't work with boys
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
Why People Die.
San Francisco Chronicle,

p
They were discussing the topic Of
the hour, the death of General Gram
and the decorations and the probaoilli
ties of a parade. The young hopeiu.
OF the family, who is still only nv;
years old, owing to the exigencies o.
the car transportation, was lIstenins
as hard as the discussion OF sunory
pieces of pie and things would permit
He had got through, and concluoeu
he would take an oar himself
MAMA" he said, what maAe'
people die, anyway"
"Everybody's got to die, SAID msI
ma, in the usual evasive way IN whloA
people answer children's questions
IF God made people what does A'
mean by making them dieq"
my child, you forget that peoPi.
must die to make room for the cnnu
rem that are always being born. Inc
would not be room for the new peop-'
if nobody died." ,u,r
"That's so,n said the little feAos
contemplatively; ''and then Inei'
so many dogs"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24

went as far west as Bismarck q, -
Northern Pacific Railroad and sae
son on the Denver and Rio en-
Railroad. His object was to stndT .9
system thoroughly and ascertai5 i. sus
wants of the western country in ~
matter of mail transportation m
Knott expresses himself as well sat-
fed with the present railway 80,
service and commended the "a.
western mail, particularly pointina. -
the great speed OF the trains, the ~ !"
pidity of the transfer service at ~;
cago for points west, and the smooth
ness and accuracy of the wboIs
service. Travelling in railway poStai
cars aud having frequent intervia~a
with the employees, Mr.. Knott came -
the conclusion that the division sum-.
iHtendants and clerks were capabIs
and intelligent, and well equipped fos
the discharge of their duties. OWN
to lack of time he was unable To eivs
much attention to the star rosie sou.
vice, but from his personal observa.
tions on several long routes, and CON
versations with postmasters. bs
satisfied himself that on the important
star routes the service is very coad
Mr.. Knott says that while no radlcaj
changes in the railway Transportation
system are contemplated, he received
a number of suggestions during his
trip, and he himself noted several in
stances where he believed the service
might be Improved, but these ideas
were as yet crude, aud would only BE-
carried out after consultation with the
Postmaster General and the officers
of the department.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
Additions to This Country.
Chicago Ledger.

The first annexation to the United
States was the province OF louisiana.
France received s15, coo, 900 from our
Government for it. The articles of
conveyance were signed at Paris,
April 80, 1903, by Livingston and
Monroe on the part Of the United
States and by Barbe Marbols on the
part of France. BY this purchase
iii, 931 square miles We're added to
the area of the United States, lnclud-
ing nearly all of the Mississippi Val
lev. The next addition was Florida,
ceded by Spain to the United States
in return for the payment by the lat~
ter country OF claims of American
citizens against Spain amounting TO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
A Novelty All Around.
New York Times

Sympathizing friends it true, my
dear Mrs Brown, that your husband
committed suicide2 !,
Mrs. Brown (recently bereaved)-I
am afraid it is.
Symphatizing Friend-What IN the
world could have induced him to com
NIT such a rash and desperate act9
Mrs. Brown haven't the talntest
idea. / never knew John to DO such
a thing before.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24

A thoughtless boy with a shining
pail went singing gaily down the dale,
to where q sad~eyed COW with a brin.
die tail on clover sweet did herself
regale. A humble bee did gaily sail
over the soft and shadowed vale. 10
where the boy with the shining pail
was milking the cow with the bri6dle
tan. The bee lit down on the cows
right ear, her heels hew up through
me atmosphere r ard through the
leaves OF a big oak tree the boy sailed
into eternity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
The Day After the Wedding.
Philadelphia Call.

Philadelphia Call.
Wife-Mufiins all hight, my darl'
ing2
Observation-Disclosures my pet.
Wife-How-(hesitates and trem'
bles)-How is the coffee7
Observation-Disclosures
Wife-(greatly agitated )-Not 80
good as your mother used to make
my darling9
Husband Calmly My mother
never knew how to make coffee at all
precious.
(Wife falls into a deadly swoon'
Tableau.)
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
Trade of the Caroline Island.

In view of the recent agitation as
10 the lawful ownership of the Caro>
line Islands, a few points with refer~
ence to them will be of interest. They
are inhabited for the most part by the
aboriginal tribes, no permanent COLI
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24

Epicures object to spring chickens
Matched in incubators and raised by
hand. 1t is alleged that on the arlh-
cial diet they lack the flavor ofchlcks
who can pick nice juicy worms ana
delicately organized bugs out OF the
dirt which the hen scratches over the
BARNARD.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24
The Railway Mail Service.

Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Knott has just returned to Wash
ington from a tour of inspection over
the railway postal system of the west.
MI. Knott was absent four weeks and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24

The Lewiston Journal reports 10
a gentleman residing in BrunsN1ona
formerly a teacher in the Lewis
schools, started on his bridal tour
few days ago and discovered afteL
train had started that he had or
bought one ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
THE PILGRIM SUYDAY-SOHOOL.

The members of Pilgrim Congregational
Church, at Madison-ave and ehundred-and-twenty-
frst-st had to take "back seat" last night It was
the twenythird anniversary of the sundayschoo The
members OF the Chinese dressed quaint
Celestial costumes and with their queues cOiled their
heads, together with the large assembage OF bright
happy.facod children in their SUNDAY BEST more than
halt filled the body of the church The ontire Sunday
school, the Chinese voices blending with those Of the
children began the services by singing "SOund tho
trumpet Waterman" Responsive reading and more
singing followed, and when the Chinese department sang
their hymn the congregation listened with almost
breathless interest.
The Rev. Dr. Samuel II Virgin. the pastor. Caleb b.
Kneyals and the Rev. Henry A. Schauiiier made adj
dresses Secretary Charles Peirce read the annual
mort which made favorable showing Of the increase in
the Sunday school scholarship and the missionary work
of the past
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May II (SpecidD.-Wheat opened
cent stronger yesterday than closed last even
ing and corn began precisely where it left of yesterday
Oats were higher and provisions shade stronger on the
openng The sales OF provisions call amounted TO
$3.50 barrels Of pork, 1000 terces OF lard and 10000
pounds of short ribs June wheat closed on Friday ae
S94 cents Itepened yesterday at SO and ran ght
opened Yesterday morning 81 3 cents from which point
it advanced 92s cents in the first forty minutes juno
corn opened at AGA cents and ascended at once TO 4o
July opened at Ash cents and advanced forth
with TO 467a at 1880 q. June ana July oats
were So higher than at 23O yesterday, and werc
quoted frm. There no sensational features IN tho
market this morning. The irmness and early advance
were attributed to unsettled reports from abroad
and to continuation OF the food OF bad
crop news from the winter wheat growing states.
From 1890 o'clock there little change In wheat,
the market for Juybeng about 92cents all forenoon ana
beyond the filling OF few orders from the West and
Southwest there was no trading except what the scalp
ers did The market was dull, but not weak
Cash wheat No. brought Ss4 and there were sales
S9l cents 10 arrive next week. IL must be remembered
in explanation OF this that May wheat tomorrow goes
June cents storage Corn active in the last
half OF the days session The transactions the call
amounted 100000 bushels mostly for July delivery.
Baxter and Lester doing majority OF the business,
100000 bushels for ]. B. Lester Co.
at Is cents advance. subsequently the big traders
had lively tilt and the market ruled decidedly firm.
There is talk OF June and July deal In corn The mar
absorbed readily The demand for cash active
at Fridays prices The market could not be called
strong but there was no scarcity OF buyers at ruling
No sold at ASA cents, free on board; No.
yellow at 40 cents; No corn at 47l9G4s cents, and
No. at 47G47l3 cents.
This has been of the duest days Of the month In
and about the only trading dOue call. After 10
o'clock, the provision crowd resolved itself into min
strel show. Lard packers, provision merchants and
smart brokers ranged themselves III chairs around the
nil IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
TYPHUS FEVhR IN THE CITY.

ITS APPEARANCE UNACCoUNTABLE AT THIS SEASON
OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES DECLINING.
The discovery of two cases of typhusteyer IN
the city about ten days ago much surprise at the
Sanitary Bureau. Of the sufferers was an Italian boy
living in Mott-st tenement-house and the other was
q Russian who had come to the city ohy
few days previous and had boarded al
two places Tenth Ward In neither case could the
sanitary officers discover origin Of the disease They
were disposed regard the appearance OF the ieVe
as serions matter because typhus is considered cou
weather disease and likely to disappear upon the
approach of warm weather. Most II not ALL epidemcs OF
the fever in this city have occurred In the winter
and the disease has ceased 10 sprehu
as soon as the windows OF houses were thrown
open and rooms were properly ventilated Last wech,
however three persons were found suffering iiro
typhus fever and of the patients died. IL was su
at the Sanitary Bureau yesterday that no fears OF ~
endemic OF yphus fever need be entertained AT ths
season. but It considered surprising that any cases
OF the disease should appear at "a time SO
near the beginning of summer Another unaccoun.
able said ia be the diversity OF the cases
As rule several OF the fever can be traced 70
centre, while the sufferers arc Often OF tue
same nationality The five persons who were found sur
fering with the fever lately lived In various paris ol the
city. and not known to have met each other unt
they removed To the Riverside Hospital one WIS
Italian one Russian. one Scotchnah ana l"o "oiO
OF Irish birth.
Although there have not been any OF smallpox
in the city for several months, excepting one or two IN
ported cases which removed from Vessels the mum
Bureau, their children vaccinatcd has been I'M
usually large every day during the last fortnight ABOUT
$50 children vaccnated, free OF charge IN the
bureau yesterday The records OF the bureau show ta
IN the city for several weeks Following Is the recOru
for two weeks ending Saturday;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
MR.. BEECHERS LAST WORK.

At the close of his morning sermon in
Plymouth Church yesterday, after speaking Of tle
changes signs OF theology Of the time Mr. Beccher
said: shall not be with you many more OF the fast
going years Steadily for more than fifty years have
been undor the influence OF the great doctrine OF cvOu
ton In my early preaching disccrued that the spirit
OF true religion represented by the leaven Of the
mustard seed. Then found that science had larger
view and that this only application of great
doctrine Now there is not educated under 0fty
years who Is not substantially an evoutonist The APP
pication of the truths OF evolution TO all forms or doc
tineths will he the closing work Of my life propose
To discuss the questions Of the Divine nature human sin
the atonement from the standpoint OF evolution and In
the light that falls from that philosophy. wish could
write it out but am beyond that And wish could
have absolutely accurate reporters. But to take
plce report of hour long and then reduce 1t
to quarter OF column for morning newspaper IL too
much 10 ask. IL would be miracle. But / hope here
aud there there will be accurate reports and will
revise them and put them In book will do that and
then die And your children will read the book and say.
What was all this fuss made about Mr. Beecher for
We believe lust what he did,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-18
mr. COUhTS.
CALENpARs THIS Day.


SUPREME CorHr CuABERs-BcfoTe Lawrence. J.-Ihird
MONDAY motion calender
sUPEiloE coUGr-GENERN TEnM-isefqrT Davis e. ani
1856 81 80. lli, li5 1873 l35a 2OS 100 49,. lSI' l''
stPFiHE Cornf-srEc,L TrRN FART Before Gowia
J-Nos l22 49, lS2 2u% $50 20 90 ~ ~ 2o2' 2'd
1908. 1916 500 Oyo, 1913. l2'. lDGi l09s. llO5.
sUFREME COURf-SrEclAL lEaA-PAH ~ Before Van
Worst J-NOs 40 ll9I. 1885, 1896 lljl l72 llsI $50.
1872, 1888 1886 1855. ll-t; ISL ll75 COL lO0l ll-i
il42 100. 1893 llSl. 1888. llIj, 1895.
SUPREME COURr-CU.CUu -PAGf L-Bciorc Andrews. -
Nos 4Ot1 1865, l7G t-6j. 1866 l~Gl 1865 1868. Olb,
$50 iSii 55i 1885, 37Ot. s9l7, A5s 55iG gC2 800
srrarym CounI-cRcun-PArr II--Bcforo Beach J. -
Nos 2tlu 81 100 2ib l't2 X9'2 o. or 21o s,7
HOSP ilJ3. 1855 23Jl. 2GS~.
SurRguR COURr-CfRCUT III-Bc'orc DOnohue J..
1908, 3i2s. 1901 5Gb' 800 56. $50 800 2Jo9 3lo2
3lGi ISL 1880 2b0l. 3lS 2i21. 3l0l. S4, 3lOo l'up
SURROGATE's COUgr-li0lns. SWIM Of Augusta GHond0r
at 10 a. m. will OF Jesse noyt at IL a. m
sCrERoG CoUHL19rE,NL o iI pir" j.
SUPERIOR COURT -TEIAL TEEN pARG Before O'3orman'
J-NOs. - 3JG. IjGl oj3 1911. 1872 6jH 81. O25 D34
CoHnoS PLgAs-GESERAL TKRa-Before Daily. C. j. Allen .
J.-ta.e Oh Anderson agt reputable Gas Light 90.
sen JNos - llDJ 1901. 1908 I1j2 1913. 1913 l2iO
1882 l2H3' 1881, 1911, 81 1870 1ln l2lG SO. lf3J
CRY Corm-TEln TGGY-PAm by IVA. J.-No.
4O4j IlO2 1920. 1929 31zl, 3gOJ 1923. 1913.
CRY CoURT-1nIAl TgAN-PAGT II-IIawos, J-Nos.
1891. 35l .. 3Gi. $3.50. }uG-, 1910. 1868.
CRY COURT RIALTEEa-PARI II before NehrbrasJ.-
1860 800 1890 4lt7 3li 3OlO. 42O 4l7a. 4OOl, 4sQ
SOL 329i 32s7. 1888 Abs 1868 4lG1 4l72. $685. 30J
COURT or AND TEDiSFR-Bef0re Van Brunt. j. and
Asst. Dist. ATTY. FeloWs.-NOs. /.
smyth and Asst Dist Attorneys Fitzgerald aud NcOll-Nos
IL, "a, ., O. T. B. o. 10, ~. ~. IS, "a. -. -
COURT or GENERAL sRssloNs-PAnT ll.-Betore Cowing
J. and Assist DIST Attorney Parris-Noa ,, 4, o. q, T.
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