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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
The Local Field.
5000 is the license.
Jos. Jones, Janitor.
w. II, Curry, City Clerk.

JOS' JOuCS3 ~ cahitVi'
w. II Curry, City Clerk.
NJ. Crawford, St. Commissioner
The new Democratic council is
emphatically in favor of Civil Ser
vice Reform. Right here our faber
sneaks off over the left shoulder and
further comments are nipped in the
bud.
New goods are being daily re-
ceived at Deller's.
THE streets and yards cannot be
cleaned up too quickly.
SuMlAR underwear at cost at J.
Penhallegon q Sons.
CHRIS, OTTER has concluded not
to continue in the saloon business,
SO he closed up Monday.
THE fayorite trotting horse, Bis
mark, is still in the field for stock
breeders consideration.
If compelled to choose between
the two, always prefer good teacher
to fine school-house.
TO-DAY and tomorrow DR.. Wood,
Of the Milwaukee Health Dispensary,
can be found at the u. S. Hotel.
PnILIp ALLEN JR., will preach
at the Methodist Episcopal Church
next Sunday morning and DR.. H. p.
Mix in the evening.
AN excellent letter OIL life and
customs in the far west, written by
i. A. Osborne, is given our readers
in this issue.
Mn. r. S. ANsLEY, who has been
city clerk for some two or three
years, goes out with this general YER
diet following him; that he is one
Of the best the city ever had.
WE have given this week the City
Clerks annual report in full, know
ing that most Of our readers will
be interested in reading of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the city
funds.
A LADY refused to let her daugh-
ter 90 to the rink the other dav. so
the miss went quietly to the cellar
door, slid down it and fell on her
hustle a few times, and then went
into the house perfectly satisfied.
THE duck slaughterers should re-
member that every duck killed now
means four ducks short next fall.
Besides, they are not as good as
they viii be then. Southern feeding
grounds 10 not produce good duck
meat Genuine sportsmen should
let the ducks off easy during spring
shooting.
LAST evening the ladies of the p.
NJ. society held their first sociable at
the residence of their treasurer, Mrs
Phil. Allen, Jr. A mistake was
made last week in announcing Mrs
Jas. Brewer, Jr., as president. Miss
Eliza Argall is president and Mrs.
Brewer, vice-president.
JOSEPH 5. BoNHAM, an unassumlng
literary man of Dodgeville, has re-
ceiyed a letter from President Cleve-
land, kindly thanking him for a.
poem recently written for a local
paper. The poem is a rehearsal of
many heroic deeds and closes with
an appeal to Cleveland to recommend
the abolition of the liquor traffic in
his annual message. The President
most probably expressed his thanks
to the talented author because the
poem was not inserted in a city
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY APRIL %, 1885

paper, and the limited circulation it
received was sufficient to call forth
a letter of acknowledgement. Cleve-
land evidently knows how to treat
poets.-LaCrosse Republican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
City Governn ent.

The first meeting of the new
council was held on Monday evening
of this week; all present except
alderman LaMalle.
On motion of Aid. Snow the
amount of treasurer's bond was fixed
at $4,000. City clerks annual re-
port made and accepted. The may
or then appointed the standing com
mittees, that of public square being
the same as last year--Snow, Pri-
deaux and Gilman.
On motion Aid. Meunster, council
adjourned until o'clock following
morning.
Tuesday a. m. 8 o'clock.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
nent. Present, the mayor and all
Cf the aldermen.
The motion of Snow that the
council proceed to ballot for license
was lost, and that of Prideaux's that
it be fixed at 5000, was carried.
After electing Aid. Gilman presi-
dent, the council then proceeded to
ballot for City Clerk, which resulted
upon the first formal ballot in for
T. S. Ansley and for w. ii. Curry,
whereupon the chair voted for Curry,
and he was elected.
Ballotting for Street Comissioner
was then begun. Jos. Branger,
r. Williams and Michael Crawford
were the principal contestants for
ten formal ballots. On the eleventh
ballot Williams received 3 votes and
Crawford 3. The chair then decided
who should be Street Commissioner
by voting for Crawford.
Il. Scott Ansley was then chosen
City Attorney and Jos. Jones city
Hall Janitor on first ballot.
On motion of Aid. Prideaux coun-
Gil then proceeded to ballot for
School Commissioner of second
ward. Second formal ballot resulted
in for N. Il. Martin and for Geo.
Jeuck, which the chair decided in
favor of Jeuck.
The Chief of Police question was
laid over.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE american Grocer says: '1n
1867 or 1868 Mr. A., a grocer, whom
we personally knew, upon borrow
ed capital Of 81, 500 made this rec
ord at the close of fourteen months:
Total sales, scr, ,9O9.Sl; gross profits,
$9, 9,4o4; net profits, $500. Here is
a ret gain Of 34oper cent, per annum
upon the capital invested. Two
years later the same party sold
S64,6 $3.50 and made gross $10,066; ex-
penses, $4,95s, leaving net profit
Of $5,l0S. The party referred to
did an iron-clad cash trade, and
therefore there was no shrinkage on
account of bad debts. We know
that a man working fifteen hours a
day, and putting his whole life and
enthusiasm into a cash grocery busi-
ness, can turn over his capital every
week. If he is shrewd he can show
better result than can be secured
in any other line of trade that we
know of. A first-class grocer ought
to turn his stock twelve times year,
and wide-awake general store keep
er five to seven times"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

SHOULD the boys be allowed to
turn High Street into a playground
at night, yelling and often letting
out obscene language. such as is un-
fit for the ear of decent people? If
parents don't keep the youngsters
at home, something ought to be
done to stop the nuisance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THERE is not by any means lack
Of talk, this is abundant. Gossip
and scandal and slang we have an
ov overabundance Of, but of converse
ton, sensible talk, there is a sad
want Of that. The American people
have been dubbed as a nation of
takers or rather of twaddlers, and
there is much truth in the assertion,
but the same may be said of every
nation under the sun. There are
few really good takers, men from
whom in ordinary conversation you
can gather fund of knowledge, and
who are entertaining as well. You
need not long be in the company Of
man until you are aware of his
weak points. If bis general de-
meanor does not betray him, his
tongue will. But all men are not of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE history of the travels of
cholera heretofore affords little hope
that we shall escape its visitation.
The forewarning has been so ade-
quate that there will be no excuse if
we are not forearmed. The cholera
can be kept under easier control if
our streets and alleys are cleaned
Systematically. Begin the work at
once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
40 DOZEN MOONS

Enough to sweep the town clean.
Prices from 10 cts. up. All good
quality. D. Jacko.
2wl7 at the warehouse stand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

JERSEY JACKETS for ladies' and
children of the latest improved
styles for street wear, have been re-
ceiyed in great variety and at low
prices at DELLER's. lGw2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE cosy residence Of the late
VIM. Wallis, in Graysville, is for
sale, with five and one-half acres Of
land, half an acre of young bearing
orchard. House and barn in first
class repair Price $500; Will be
sold on easy terms, Enquire Of
JoBN b. WALLIS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

A LARGE assortment Of spring
novelties are now being opened at
l6w2 DELLER's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE warm ,ains of the last few
days have taken the ice out Of the
ground and started the grass to
growing wonderfully, giving our
landscape a much more cheerful
aspect than we have been wont to
look upon for the last few months.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

Or the company which appears
here tomorrow night the New York
San of March Goth says: Booths
Theatre has been crowded every
night during the past week, Abbey's
Double Uncle TOMS Company being
the attraction. The performance Civ
en- by this company is far superior to
that Of any similar organization
which has ever visited this city, and
has given universal satisfaction"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

WALL PAPER.--J. j. Hanscom q
Co. have all the newest and latest
designs in wall paper and finest dec
orations from the leadcg factories
of the country. Prices reasonable.
Call and examine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

) $l25 for Women's pebble laced shoes,
Z S1.50 button shoes.
\Sl.I5 calf laced shoes.
Z $40 for Mems oxford tic shoes.
: i5cts for carpet slippers an sizes
, I Scots for infants kid button shoes.
Z Coon's Linen Collars--0c llc 13c and lie.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE largest and finest assortment
of white goods, embroideries, orien-
tai and all kinds of laces, also
embroidered yoking, and everything
pertaining thereto may now be found
at DELLER'S. l6w2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

REpAIRrNG well and quickly done
at Remfrey's wagon shop, charges
reasonable
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

r. II. GoLDswoBTHY, while re.
moving the iron bars that supported
the awning in front of the Coad
5lock, dislocated one of his ribs by
crowding against the bars to break
them off. He isn't quite as strong
as Samson, though he came off
better than the former who lost his
life in pulling down pillars, while
Dick only lost a rib. Cut them off
next time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
Beneficial Department

BeneflclaI department.
established for the accommodation of those
who are in want in any way. those who have
lost or found valuable property, and for those
who wish to sell or exchange. Limit twenty
five words. First insertion FREE, and for each
insertion thereafter twenty-five cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

THE American Medical Associa-
ton will convene in New Orleans
April 2sth, and continue until May
l, 1885. Members and their families
and friends will take advantage of
the cheap rates the Chicago Milwau-
kee d ST. Paul Railway has estab-
lished for 45-day tickets to New Or
leans and return, which gives them
a cheaper rate than has before been
given for their previous meetings.
Some of the lines leading south
from Chicago will make special train
arrangements, we are Informed, to
accommodate all those wishing to
start from Chicago on the evening
of April 25th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

SOME mean, dastardly party found
amusement Sunday night in whit
Ting the cap piece of the corner of
Mr.. Deller's new and expensive
fence. Such an act is certainly not
that of one possessing any traits
which go to make up the man or
hero. 1t is only to be hoped that
the party guilty of such meanness
could be found out and justly pun
ished.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

ONE of our somewhat timorous
grocery clerks "spunked up" and
escorted a girl home the other even
ing. For want of something else
to say he informed her that molas-
ses had gone up; simply this
and nothing. His departing in
quiry, "when shall l come again?"
was answered with, "when molasses
goes down" Likely she wanted
'lasses candy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

To his Honor the Mayor and Common Council
of the city OF Mineral Point.
GENTLEMEN accordance with the provis-
ions of the charter of the city of Mineral Point
chapter 8, section 8, have the honor to submit
this my annual report as City Clerk of the re-
cepts and Disbursements up 70 Apr 9Th inclu-
siye, A. ID. 1885:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

the classes spoken of. There are
many who have wonderful powers
of conversation. Men who do not
talk about themselves, or discuss the
common places of life, but who talk
calmy of religion, poetry, philosophy,
the economy of human life, the cul-
tivation of the intellect, and the af-
fairs of the nations. Attention
should be given to it in the home
and school. There is very much in
the training men receive as to wheth-
er they will become useful takers.
With very little care almost every
one csn be very good conversa-
tionalist -Ex.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

All or which is respectfully submitted.
I. g. ANsLEY, City CLERK.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15

lis your gown made of flax or
tow?' she said, after a little while.
l said it was al-wool cashmere. and
mother got it in the city. Then she
wanted to know how long it took her ia
spin and weave it, and told her sba
didn't spin and weave it; she bought ID
just so. Then | told her how we went
on the steam-cars to New York, and then
on the horse-cars around the city; and
how we had q dressmaker and sewing
machine to make the dress, and She
listened with her eyes as big as saucers.
"'Are the trees blazed all the way to
New York; says she. She didn't seem
to have any idea of what l meant bv
steam and horse cars, SO l tried to tell
her, but it didn't seem to do any good.
Finally, she sat up so prim and took
her New England Primer and began to-
study. l thought I'd said something
she didn't like, and l asked her what
the matter was.
''You ought to have seen the way she
looked at me. You have told some
wicked fibs, said she, in such queer
precise voice, and / shall feel it my
duty to tell my father, Israel Penniman.
He is tithing man."
what will he doP' said /. seemed
to give right in that had told fibs.
''My great-grandmother's face was
just as long and sober, but her eyes
looked sort of roguish then; they werei
black like NINE III show you, says
she, and she took her New England
Primer and gave me such poke with
it that woke up Therer'
''Why, Plossy Severance said one
of the girls, ''it's the cutest dream I
ever heard in my life!''
And all the other girls echoed her.
Mary E. Wilkins. IN Coagregatt09Glist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15
The Dead Weeds.

To one who has anything to do with
weeds-as who has not who tills a rod
of groundP-comes feeling of great re-
lief when the frost lays low their black
ened remains. And we think now we
may safely hang hoe and rake in the
woodshed. But the ''dead'' are in this
case not SO dead as could be desired. 1
take up an apparently dead purslane
plant (''pusly'O and find that instead of
having been killed by the frosts, its
leaves only were killed. The feshy
stems contain enough food to ripen up
an abundant crop of seeds in the unin-
iured seed-yessels. So, too, find the
shepherds purse still ripening its seeds.
Even after the frosts blacken the weeds
many of them ripen up most of their
seeds sufficiently. Let it be remembered
that a great many seeds terminate just
as well when only partially ripened as
when fully matured. 1t should be the
practice of every farmer and gardener to
rake up the dead and dying weeds into
piles for burning. That would be fin
ishing stroke, indeed, but without it, the
frosts help us little in our struggle
against weeds.-Dr. C. q, BesseV, IN u.
I. Tribune,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15
MOON BLINDNESS.
Frequent the China Sea and Indian
OceaR-Cured by Darkness.

Frequent the China Sea and Indian
Ocean-Cured by Darkness.
"Moon blindness" said an old sailor,
gazing at the upper rigging of Cali
fornia clipper near Wall Street Ferry
yesterday, why, of course there's such
q thing. I've seen it often. had a
touch of it myself once. I don't see,
though, how the English Rear Admiral
makes out that the loss of the gunboat
Wasp was due to moon blindness. 1t
gets its name, not because man who
has it cant see distinctly under the
moonlight, but because it is caused by
sleeping with the moon shining on the
face. Youknow at once when you have
it. In fact, you often get stone blind.
and remain SO for a month or more. l
can't imagine how it could occur near
England, for people are not likely to
sleep in the moonshine there.
I'm the China Sea and the Indian
Ocean it is web known. The Lasears
frequently have it. and when passen-
ger steamer remains for night at
port the Captain generally warns every
body who wants to sleep on deck-and
most of them do in those hot ATTITUDES
Ito be careful to keep well under the
awning. | remember once landing a
passenger at Singapore quite blind.
He persisted in sleeping on the forecas-
tie head. as we lay for night in Pc
nang. and the moon shone on his face
for five or six hours. When he awoke
his sight was gone, and he thought it
was still night, though the sun had
aroused him. We went back to Call
cutta, and when we reached Singapore
on our next trip he had recovered, but
he hated the sight of the moon ever
afterward
Il never knew a case of moon blind
ness that was not cured. You have
only to keep ia the dark until the sight
comes back. Mine was only partial
blindness, though the sight of one eve
was nearly gone. Twas well in a week.
The attack is generally accompanied by
by bad sick headache, but most peo-
pie are too much frightened to think
about that. never heard of woman
being afflicted with moon blindness, ~
Aes0 York S.n,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
WHAT EEFlE THINKS.

Iwonder why, when summer comes,
We think we never want to see
The cold. bleak winter time again,
Which robs the leaves from every tree
I wonder why we think the earth
Grows fairer then than e'er before,
And long that in its hills and fields
Green grass might grow forevermore
And, oh, l wonder why, at last,
When summer yields to winters reign,
We all forget its sunny days,
And welcome winter sports again
wonder why we give no sigh
To summers gifts that lie below
The ice on which we love to glide
And meath the t1eecy, feathery snoWT
Oh, we'll the dear, blue sky above
Holds sunshine for us all to see.
Tho summer tins or winter come,
Some pleasant thing each brings to me.
With summer, glad vacation comes,
And | can spend it midst the flowers
That bloom and grow, and help TO make
So sweet the happy, golden hours.
And winter-time brings Christmas cheer,
And many a frolic in the snow!
All boys and girls who greet it now
Will hate to let old winter go.
So it is best TO look for joy
And sunbeams all throughout the year,
And whether cold, or whether warm,
Well love whichever seasons here.
Mary d. Brine, in Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15
THESE ARE YOUR BROTHERS"
A Plea for Tender Treatment of the
Beauttfal Feathered Songsters.

Plea for Tender Treatment of the
beautiful Feathered Songsters.
A well-known Frenchman of letters
wrote book, nearly thirty years ago,
with the express object to 'reveal the
bird a soul, to show that it is a person."
in the hope of diminishing the enormous
slaughter for purposes of personal
adornmeht, of ministering to our appe-
tites. adding to our collections, or worst
of all, gratifying our love of murder,
pure and simple, by whatever name we
choose TO dignity the taking of life for
our own amusement. To this noble
mans effort every lover of birds, for
higher uses than to put in the stomach
or on the shelf, should add his chroni-
Gle, however uhpretending.
1t is a mystery how men of hearts
tender to- suffering can be so carried
away by the excitement of the hunt as
to lose Sight of the terror and pain of
the victim. Many hunters have con-
fessed to n return to their better selves
the moment the chase was won. In
what does this short madness differ from
the sudden rage which. impels one to
lift his hand against the life of man,
merely Should be) nobler game? 1t
seems even mere strange that gentle
woman can endure the beautiful plum
age of a delicate winged creature, whose
sweet life of song and joy was rudely
cut short by brutal men that the poor
dead body might shine among her laces.
For those who are willing to crafty
their palate at the cost of so much
beauty and music there is nothing to be
said-they can not be reached Not
until man has outgrown the barbarism
of nourishing his body at the expense of
his soul can we hope to touch those who
eat birds. 1t is sad enough to turn our
murder0us weapons against the gentle
OK that trusts us, the innocent-faced
sheep and the honest-eyed calf, but to
rob the world of Inspiring robin or q
rollicking bobolink, for the small bits
Of flesh under their feathers, is too piti-
full. ss
Open your eyes to the evidence"
(says Michelet. ''Throw aside your
prejudice, your traditional and derived
opinions. Dismiss. your pride and ac-
knowledgea kindred in which there is
nothing to make one ashamed What
ere theseg They are your brothers. w.
,Atldatis Monthly,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-15
PUNCTUATION.
How the Ancient Styles Have Been Altered
and Improved Upon.

How the Ancient Styles Have Been Altered
and Improved Upon.
Caxton, the first English printer, had
three punctuation points the comma,
the colon and the period-but, says Mr..
Blades, an excellent authority in rela-
ton to Caxton and everything concern
ing him, it is doubtful if he had any idea
of the principles of punctuation. The
earliest known manuscripts are without
any points, nor is there any division be-
tween the words. The confusion re-
sulting led to the separating of words
by a single dot. Then a space between
the words superseded the dot, which
was made to perform another service,
viz, to show the divisions of sentence.
The Greek grammarians were the first
to recognize the limbs of a sentence. A
clause they called a comma, a member
of a sentence colon, and complete
sentence a period. Little attention.
however, was paid to these divisions fol
a long time. Aelius Donatus, who flour.
ished in the fifth century and wrote 6
grammar which served all Europe unl
after the invention of printing, was the
first to distinguish these divisions by
placing dot at the bottom of the line
where our full-point now is, to designate
the comma; in the middle of the line
where our hyphen is, for the colon, ane
at thetop of the line, where our apos'
trophe is, for the full-point. 1t was not
until we'll into the sixteenth century thai
printers began definitely adopting an
acknowledged system of graduated
points. Printers Circular.