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The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-26

The certificate from New York was read by
Clay Of Kentucky and ms some vague rumors
were in the air this morning that trouble
would be made over the counting Of the vote
of New York, u murmur OF relief went up
when Mr.. Clay finished the reading and an
nOunced that the certificate Of electors was
certified by Grover Cleveland. governor. A
slight manifestation Of applause was prompt
~ suppressed by senator Edmunds who Or
dered the sergeant at-afn,' to arrest any per-
son who disturbed the order of tho proceed
ings by applause or other manifestation.
senator Edmunds then rose and said
I have now opened the certificates of the e. ect-
prs Of all the states. and their votes have been
reported. The tel!ers will now make their CON-
putation and report the state of the vote.
After the tellers had devoted themselves to
figuring for several minutes Senator Hoar
read and handed the result Of their computa-
tion to the presiding officer, who said:
Senators and Gentlemen Of the House of Rep.
conservatives: The tellers have reported to the
presiding officer the state of the vote, from
whirn ~ appears that Grover Cleveland of the
the office of president of the United States and
that James u. Blaine Of the State Of Maine has
received ls2 votes for the same office; that
Thomas A. Hendricks Of the State of Indiana
ldenJ of the United States. and that John A. IlO-
gan Of the State Of Illinois has received ls2
vOtcs irr liie saiiie oHicc W nertIOrr, 1 10 ue-
STARE that Grover Cleveland of the Stat of New
York has received the majority of the votes of
the whole number OF the electors appointed, az
they appear in the certificates read by the tellers
and appears to have been elected president
Of the United States for the four years COM
mencng on the 3th day Of March. 1885, and
that Thomas A. Hendricks, OF the State of In
diana has received ajority Of the votes Of the
whole humber Of electors appointed as they ap-
pear in the certificates read by the teliers, and
90 appears to he elected vice president II the
United states for the four years commencing ON
the 4th day ot March. A. ID. sS5. and the presi-
dShs Of tho senate makes this declaration only
- . puLic statement in the presence of the two
houses OF congress Of the contents OF the papers
opened and read on this occasion, and not a.
possessing any authority In Law to declare any
legal conclusion whatever.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-26
THE CANADIAN POsrOrT;cEs.

OTTAWA Ont. Special Telegram, Feb. H.
Postmaster General CARING laid IN the table II
the house this evening the annual report Of his
department Mail travel has been increased by
about one million and hall miles. The con-
venience- of rctnittins by nuney orders has zen
extended bs.-e,p Canat.a and 9th r countries.
There was a general ,ncrease of business botn
domestic and foreign. The repVrJ states that
he lime has arrived VIXEN n po~totflce savins :
hank can be l.' cstahli- hed in M ritoia. The
rxD,n iiture wa uDw ard ri -.lf . million more
fn5n revenue. The pos master general states
tia. ~ regards letter passing between the
wo'd no doubt be acceptable to Canada. but
he was Of the opinion that doubling the rate on
new psper matter would exclude from The news
pspc pos. many classes OF mat tcr iuelud, a
therein The registration fces would have Ia DO
reduced to 20 cents and drop letters 20 two
cents. All these changes would bc To-
harmonic the Canadian with the tnit,d sta-cs
rates and would not DE satisfactory 20 Tho
public OF this country.
COLLEGE ORATORY
BEIoIT. Wis. Special Telegram. Feb Ill
state oratoricai contest. in which there wero
II.,skers from the Beloit. Ripon and Milton col
eyes took place tonight In the First
Congregational church. The speakers and
thc- subjects were as follows: W ". Lloyd,
L. d. Randolph. Milton college. The Influence
OF n Life Purpose Miss Ida Owen, Milton col
!es~, -Louyielow's Evan4eline:" H. r. Blair,
aiIson, Two Scenes in the Life Of Charles Sum
aer:- W. J GRAY, Beioit, american Puritan-
i-n:" q. Weiss. Ripon. The Love Of Truth
The decision was in favor O; W. J. Gray ~ Be.
ri: Fret. aad0. D. Weiss Of Ripon secoRc.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-26

While q daughter Of Mrs. Eliza
Thomas, of Brooklyn, was cleaning out
the pantry, she found an old teapot
which she threw with other trumperv
into the ash barrel on the street. later
in the day two Italians came along and
overhanling the barrel found the teapot.
Examining it. thy discovered that il con
tanned about S265 in gold, the hard-ea
ed money of Mrs. Thomas. who had nut
it in a teapot for safe keeping. The
gold was recovered from the Italians.
The marriage of Mr.. Stephen Glad
stone, one of the Premier's sons. is now
announced to take place on January 30.
He is the rector of the parish of Hawar-
den, and the living is rated at about sl2,-
900 year. He has five curates 20 assist
him in his arluous duties, and Jas the liv-
ing is in the gift of his uncle, he is not
likely to be dispossessed. The lady
whom he is to marry is Miss Mary Will
son, daughter OF DIR. Wilson, Of Liver
pool. rich retired physician.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-26
To the Editor of the Democrat and
Chronicle:


There was published in the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle Of the ,lst OF
December, a statement made bv j. Il.
Henion. VI. d., narratino how he had
been cured Of Briaht's disease of the
kidneys. almost in it, last stages. by the
Use of Warmers Safe Cure. l was re-
ferred to in that statement, as having
recommended and urged DIR. Hcnion TO
try the remedy. which ne did. and was
cured. The statement of DIR. Henion is
true. so far rs it concerns myself, and |
believe il to he true in all other re-
spects. He was parishioner Of mine
and ! visited him in his sickness. !
urged him to take the medicine and
would do the same again to any one
who was troubled with disease Of the
kidneys and liver.
ISRAEL FooTE. I'd. D.
Late Rector of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. Rochester, n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
SHE OUTLEAPED ODLUM.
Am English woman Succ essfuIIy
leaps 245 Feet from a Bridge.


The Bristol England Times and
Mirror of May 9 has the following
a woman leaped from the Clifton
suspension bridge yesterday afternoon
but, strange to say, did not meet wit,
her death. The occurrence took place
at about 1890 o'clock, at which hour
she was seen by several persons to fall
from the bridge to- the mud on the
Clifton side of the river, near the
water, which was then receding, and
was about half tide. John Williams
of Ashton gate and George Drew who
were near, went to her aid, brought
her to the bank, and took her into the
refreshment room at the Avonmoutk
Railway booking room.
Extraordinary to relate the woman
was alive and conscious. She was
able to reply to questions put to her,
and stated that her name was Sarah
Ann Henley, that her age was %, and
that she lived at No. 80 Twinnell road,
st. Phillips. DR.. Griffith of Gordon
road, Clifton, who was passing, exam
ined the woman and advised her i'm.
meaiate removal to the infrmary,
whittier, however, she was not i'm
mediately removed, it is said, to the
shameful conduct of cabman. He,
living near, was requested by Detec-
tive Robertson to take the woman to
the iHfrmary, but-although pay
ment was offered-he objected, be
cause she would make his vihicle
dirty. Robertson demonstrated and
said he would put sheet around her,
which would keep the mud from the
cab, and added that 30 doubt she was
dying. I don't care the cabman is
reported to have answered. let her
die
Men had therefore to be sent to
the Clifton police station to procure a
stretcher, upon which she was remov-
ed to the medical institution named,
but not before nearly an hour had
elapsed. Reaching the inirmary, she
was examined in the casualty
by the medical staff and then trans
ferred to one of the wards. Her CON
dition was found to be critical, for
besides receiving a shock to her sys
tenn she sustained other injuries. The
probability is that she will succumb.
but there is a possibility that she may
recover. Rumors were rife that the
cause of the woman committing the
act was a disagreement with her
sweetheart. The height Of the bridge
from high water is 245 feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
Guns Sometimes Burst Easily,
Manufacturer and Builder.

In brayado young man placed the
muzzle of his fowling piece under the
water and fired the charge. The re-
suit was the bursting of the barrel
near the breech and the mutiIation of
his hand. Another placed and held
the muzzle of his gun square against a
piece Of plate window glass and fred
the charge and bullet. The
glass was shattered, so was the gun
barrel. Another instance was that of
an experimental who had heard that
a candle could be fred from the barrel
of q gun through an inch board. He
drove a candle into the muzzle of the
gun, fired, and the explosion split the
barrel almost It's entire length, and did
not even drive the candle from the
muzzle. Still another burst of a gun
barrel was caused by the use of wet
grass as wad, well rammed down
over a charge of shot. But perhaps
one of the most singular exhibitions
in this line was q Colts navy revol>
yer, which some years ago was sent
to the factory in Hartford, Conn.
G'his was before the adaptation of these
pistols to the metallic cartridges, and
1t is probable that in loading with
open powder and ball only q small
amount of powder got into the cham~
bers, and the bullet Was not propelled
with sufficient force to drive it from
the nuzzle; at least the bullet did not
go out, but lodged. AS the shooter
did not know whether the bullet es~
capped or not, he kept on firing until
the barrel burst or bulged, and when
it was sawed in two Iongitudinally
there were found fourteen bullets
wedged one into the other, and so
much upset" by the hammering OF
the successive explosions of the pow
der charges that some of them were
not less than one inch in diameter,
fattened dies instead of conical bulls
lets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

into the stirring scenes that he had
been describing. But the silence did
not continue long. The allusion to
Napoleon's flight naturally recalled
his own experience of the dreadful
retreat from Moscow, and IN another
moment he was relating with all the
graphic intensity of an eye witness
the terrific details of that mighty
march of death:
"People have written deal about
the sufferings of the French in that
campaign, but nobody ever seems to
think about what We Russians had to
bear And yet we suffered quite as
sorely as they did, aye, and worse,
too. The fingers of some Of cur men
dropped off as they held their
muskets, while others had their eyes
frozen out and wandered about blind
and helpless, not knowing where
they were. Many a time have
I seen a ring of corpses sitting frozen
stark and stiff round a half extip guish-
ed fire, and plenty more died of hun
ger, for we were quite as badly off for
food as the French themselves were
toward the end. Once I saw an artil~
lery horse drop dead in the snow, and
within five minutes every morsel of
fash was gnawed off its bones by the
starving soldiers, raw as it was.
But of all the terrible sights I saw
then land God knows how many of
them there were) there was one that
will stay with me forever. When we
were hunting the French toward
SmOlensk after the battle OF Krasnoe
VIC came upon a French grenadier
sitting with his back against a frozen
tree, stone dead, with a splendidly
carved gold plate in his lap, and on it
a wretched scrap of half-gnawed
horsefesb, which he had not had
strength to finish before death overs
took him. Little did his rich plumber
profit him then TWAS the grimmest
and dreariest sight I ever saw, that
frozen corpse crouchiHg over it's use
less booty, with the red sunset making
kind of glory upon It's dead face,
and the g1eat waste Of snow stretch
ing away dina and endless all around
it."
Just at this point, as i'll luck would
have it, the minister Of war came up
to speak to the general, and broke the
thread of his story, which was oes>
tined to remain forever unfinished.
My first meeting with him was also
my last, for within three months Of
that day I learned that the old war
rior had gone to rejoin his comrades.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
How to Save a Postage Stamp.
New York Tribune.


Two men stood near a letter box in
Broadway disputing about a sealed
letter which one of them held in his
hand. The letter had been posted at
an office in Virginia and the carrier
had delivered it at an uptown ad-.
dress. In the meantime the person to
whom the letter was addressed had
left the city. The original address
had been erased and one in a distant
town written below it.
"You will have to put another
stamp on IT," said the steuter OF the
two men TO the one who held the let
ter.
That's possible, but nay wife told
me only needed to drop it into box.
She ought to know about such things,
because she remails lots of letters that
come to the house."
"Why didn't she look after this one,
then?"
Because she wanted it sent from
down town so that it would go out
quicker"
well, if you post it without an
other stamp it will not 60 at all.
Women don't know about such
things"
A letter-earrier approached the box
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

at the moment and an appeal was
made to him, He glanced at the ell
velope and said: THAT needs another
stamp because it is rot city letter.
1t 1t were going to another part of the
city the old stamp would carry it.
DO you mean to say that this letter
would be detained at the Office for
postage2"
We'll, perhaps they would SEM il
and charge the extra postage at the
other end of the line. You had better
see the station agent about it.n
"There, said the stout man after
the carrier had walked away, "you
see now how much your wife knew
about it.
Come on to the station and if she
is wrong I will pay for two cigars"
They went to station s and the let
ter was shown to the agent there.
"Tl ats all right" was his curt COM
nent.
''But a carrier just told me I would
need another stamp because it is
going out of the city again"
1.-The law used to be that way, the
agent said, ''but it has been changed,
and every carrier ought to know 1t.
Now letter can be remailed as often
as necessary within the United States
to get it to the owner, without extra
postage. The only limit is the num-
Der of changes that can be made in
addresses on the face of the envelope"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
A Dog With a Conscience.
From the Hour

Stories of sagacious dogs are plenti-
full enough, but they always form
pleasant reading, chiefly because they
are true. Here is a dog with a con-
science. He is q Skye terrier. the
owner had a dish of mutton outlets
for his lunch. When the repast was
finished there was one outlet. left on
the dish. The gentleman was reading
the newspaper and appeared to be
taking no notice. The dog saw the
outlet and his mouth began to water.
Then he smelt att. 1t was very nice.
Doggy resolution could stand it no
longer. The terrier seized the outlet
and bolted under the sofa. Still the
gentleman took no notice. The ter
rier paused for moment, expecting
to receive kick or torrent OF abuse.
Nothing Of the kind. The master
took no notice. Somehow all the
flavor of the outlet seemed to have
departed. The conscience-stricke
terrier refused to touch it. He looked
pitifully around for a time. How
could he offend so good master?
He would not.
He simply picked up the outlet,
laid it at his masters feet hung his
head in shame, and slunk away, with
his whole body expressing the senti-
ment of shame as plainly as anything
this world has ever seen. The master
did not beat the dog, but gave the
outlet to him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

father put In pair of Colts revolvers
and 100 cartridges, revised edition
with the caution that while reading
the Bible and saying his prayers he
should not forget to see that the pistols
are loaded
Young FeatherIy Ito hostess)-
You have children, have YOU not
Mrs. b. Mrs. Bob, yes, l have
la boy years old and a little girl of
s." Young Featheriy, astonished-
Il declare, how time flies. Itdoesn't
seem possible that you have been
married twelve years.
How rapid progress the women of
the south are making IN the matter of
education is well shown in the Uni>
versity of Mississippi It was but a
few years ago that this university was
thrown open to girls, but in that time
they have forced themselves to the
front, and this year they won all the
prizes. A young lady has won the
first honors, and will consequently be
the valedictorian.
The president has gained twenty
pounds since inauguration day, and
says that he never enjoyed better
health. The Office seekers who have
hoped to bring the president to terms
by wearing him out with their impor-
tunities might as well give it up. The
more persistent they are, the fatter he
gets, and they might as well under
stand that he will be able to refuse as
long as they are able to ask.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
When Your Girt Increases.

Sir Heury Thompson, in the Nineteenth Century.
There is that occasional visit to the
tailor, who. tape in hand, announces
in commercial monotone to the listen
ing clerk the various measurements
of our girth, and congratulates US on
the gradual increase thereof. He
never in his life saw you looking so
well, and fancy, sir, you are anoth
er inch below your arm-plts ga good
deal below-''since last year." insidu-
ously intimating that In another year
or so you will have nearly as fine a
chest as Keenan, And you poor de-
luded victim are more than half will
ing to Believe that your increasing
size is an equivalent to increasing
health and strength, especially as
your wife emphatically takes that
view, and regards your augmenting
portliness with approval. Ten years
have now passed away since you
were 40, and by weight twelve and
one half stone-a fair proportion Tor
your height and build. Now you
turn the scale to one stone more, ev-
cry ounce Of which is fat extra
weight to De carried through all the
labors of life. If you continue your
present dietary ard habits and live
five Or seven years more the burden
of fat will be doubled, and that insin-
uating tailor will oe still congratulate
ing you. Meantime you are running
the race OF life"-a figure of speech
less appropriate to you at the present
moment than it formerly was-handi-
capped by weight which makes ac~
tive movement difficult, upstairs as
cents troublesome, respiration thick
and painting. Not one man IN fifty
lives to s. good old age in this condi-
ton. The typical nan Of 80 or go
years. still retaining respectable
amount of energy of body and mind,
is lean and spare, and lives on slender
ratiens Neither your heart nor your
lungs can act easily and heaithily,
being oppressed by the gradually
gathering fat around. And this be-
cause you continue TO eat and drink
as you did, when youth and activity
disposed of that moiety of food which
was consumed ever and above, what
the body required for sustenance.
Such is the import Of that balance Of
unexpended aliment which your tail
or and your foolish friends admire,
and the gradual disappearance Of
which, should you recover your
senses and diminish it, they will still
deplore, half frightening you back TO
your old habits again by saying:
''You are growing thin; what can be
the matter with you?" Insane and
mischievous deIuslens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
The Refuse Of Goldfish Utilized.
New York Letter in the Utica Herald.

Passing a leading fish establishment
recently, [ noticed 3. CARLOAD Of cod
fish pones and skins and on inquire
found that this refuse was worth SIS
a ton. It is the result of the desiccat-
ing system, which has wrought an
immense change III the business.
Formerly Goldfish was sold by the
quintal Q12 pounds, but now it comes
in boxes, skinned and boned ready
for use. The price IS, Of course,
much increasep, but we live in an age
when appearance are the most imeor-
tant thing IN life, and who wants to
swing a Goldfish through the streets!
The great center of the dessicating
business is Marblehead, the refuse
being sent to this city in schooners,
bringing cargoes of 200 tons. The
skin is used TO make gelatine, while
the remainder is converted into fer
tilizing material, and In this manner
we are reminded that their IS use for
everything. to a degree Of detail,
indeed, that often surprises
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
4 HALF DOLLAR.
The Boston Angl0-Maniac Who Paid
for Little Information.

Some years ago there lived in a VIII
lage which is now included within
the limits of Boston Z blacksmith
whom we will call Green. He was
gruff III his manners, and On occasion
used the strongest kind of language;
but, as he was a master workman,
bis custom was large, and the owners
Of fine horses for miles around were
in the habit Of taking them to Green's
to be shod. One day a new customer,
but not stranger to- the old gentle
man, drove up. His name was Blod
gett, but he had passed a year abroad
and had returned considerably
FrepchifeG as well as Anglicised,
and his name had been transformed
into BIegee. He wanted shoe set.
and after the job had been completed
in the usual excellent mar ner, he inS
quired (taking out his purse:
CAV, how much is the chawge,
Mr.. Greene
The reply came short and sharp:
"Half dollar"
"Hawf a dollar! hawf q dollarl
Why, weally, I've been out Of the
country so long that I don't know
what hawf a dollar is, don't you
know" answered Mr. Blcgee. handing
over dollar bill.
The blacksmith stood q moment III
speeches. amazement; then thrust
ing the bill into one pocket he brought
forth a quarter from another, and
handing it over to Blogee with the re-
mark: II thought every darned fool
knew a half dollar was seventy five
cents" marched back to his FORGE
Boston Evening Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

The coffee houses introduced In
England during the past two years in
order to offer cheap and healthy
substitute for the dramshops have al
ready had marked influence for
good and are beginning to not only be
self-supportipg but even profitable in
stitutions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

The signal officer on the summit of
Pixies Peak says the highest velocity
of the wind ever recorded there was
10 miles per hour, when the instru-
ments broke and Cord wood began
flying down the mountain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18

After trying many methods for
driving away or killing grasshoppers,
California family resorted to sui
phur smoke, and it proved decided
success.
The most decisive battle in its re-
suits of antiquity was Marathon, 400
B. @. It saved Europe from being
Orientalized
Captain Robert w. Andrews, of
Sumter, S. O., ninety years old, is
now walking TO Charleston.
Irish potatoes sell for 81 a bu shell
in portions of Florida.