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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05
Rev. Luther G.. Riggs.
IA. \. DeMenill

Some years back, the Rev. Luther G..
Riggs was Connecticut preacher, widely
noted for shrewd and laughable sayings.
In the pulpit be maintained a suitable
gravity of manner and expression, but
out of the pulpit he overlooked with fun.
Occasionally, he would, if emergency
seemed to require, introduce something
queer in the sermon, for the sake of arous-
ing the tagging attention of his bearers
Seeing that his audience was getting
sleepy, he paused in his discourse, on enc
occasion, and discOursed as follows:
Brethren, you haven't any idea of the
suffering of our missionaries in the new
settlements on account of mosquitoes.
The mosquitoes In some of those regions
are enormous. A great many of them
would weigh pound, and they get on
logs and bark when the missionaries are
passing by"
By this time all eyes and ears were
open, and he proceeded to finish his dis.
course.
The next day one of the hearers called
him to account for telling lies in the pull
pit.
"There never was a mosquitoe that
weighed pound" he said.
But 7 did not say that one of them
would weigh a pound" answered the
Rev. Luther, 81 said a great many would
weigh pound, and think million Of
them would"
"But you said they barked at the mis-.
sionaries."
"No, no, brother. said they woulG
get on logs and bark "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
DENTISTRY.


I ,RADUArE Of Pennsylvania College Of Dental
l Surgery Philadelphia, Pa. Dental rooms In
Coad's corner block, Mineral Point. Wis.
NITROUS OXIDE administered or the painless ex-
traction Of teeth
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

across Staten Island Sound. -Nc0 York
Journal
A Calhoun county man, during a re-
cent visit to prohibition town, ranup-
on what is known as "blind tiger"
The "blind tiger is house where the
people can get whisky but do not
know from whom they buy it. There
is hole in the side of the house with
printed Instructions above it. You
place your bottle and money in the
hole and both disappear, but in few
minutes your bottle returns full of
whisky. No word is spoken and not n
sound is heard except the rolling of the
bottle Calhoun (Ga.) Times.
A recently opened silver mine in
Montana Territory has struck a SEEM
ingly bottomless fissure. Stones thrown
into it seemed to fall and keep falling
without any end, as was shown by con
tinuous sounds which returned. AT
times q gaseous steam issues from the
cavity and drives the workmen from
the mine The deposits of ore are
made on the walls of the cavity by the
steam, and are all sulphates. There is
also periodical rumbling, which re-
sembles thunder, supposed to be caused
somewhere in the internal regions. l"
Lieutenant-Colonel Burnaby was a
giant among small men. He measured
six feet four in his socks, and when in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
County Omcers.
The Tribune DIRECTORY,
PHrSECIANS
p pnrnlcy. MP.

/ | OMEOPATHlC PHYSICIAN AND SURG EO'
] ofico at the residence Of Joseph Parmley, 81
fin, Wis Office hours s to II a. IN, and & TO p. d
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

uniform, with his plumed helmet on
his head looked a son of Anak. He
was strong as a horse, but rs mild rs
lamb. Sometimes the lamb would be
goaded into the lion. Fred Burnaby
was travelling in Spain, when short
German drummer persisted in insult
ing a sonora in the same car. AS the
man would not listen to reason the
Colonel lifted him bodily of the car by
the collar of his coat. The trains go
very slowly in Spain, but fast enough to
leave the drummer on the tracks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
A Man of Titles.

| heard a funny story the other day
about a young nobleman, member of
the Diplomatic Corps at Washington.
1t seems that the young man had a
military title of considerable length,
beside having another title, and when
he got all his titles engraved on his
visiting cards, the bits of pasteboard
were well covered and looked most inn
posing. The cards greatly impressed
all the Washington girls, and the young
foreigner became a great fayorite. One
of his friends, however, in joking
mood one day, told him that he must
add the word bachelor" 10 his card,
as that was the custom here. SO the
poor fellow had bachelor engraved
with the rest OF his titles. -American
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

A TTOBNEYs AND COUNSRLLoRs, Dodgeyint
n Wis Nill practice IN all cour IN the State
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

TRINITY &C.. .........,. ..,.. M. CHASE, Pastor.
Sunday services at 1880, A. NJ. and 1900, T.. NJ.
Sunday School ate 80, p. NJ. Services on FRI
day evenings ut 1880 o'clock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

DHYSIcIAN AND SURGEON, Mineral Point, Wis
/ Office Ia drug store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

nFFICE opposite Pulfords Drug store, High st
\ lHosrs from 70 l0a. IN. ana TO 3 p, N. IL
Office nights 28tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, -ofhce In Len.
| ahan's block up stairs, FIRST door to left Resi-
dence FIRST door west from y. Church, Mineral
Point. us,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
4rroRNETS
Reese a. Carter,

A TT0RNEYS AND COUNSELLORS.- Onice
n City Bank. Mineral Point. Wisconsin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
CHURCH SOCIETIES.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST c. DAWSON, Pastor.
Sunday services mt 1880, A. NJ and 1900 p NJ.
Sunday School at200, p. N. Prayer meetings
on Mondays aud Thursdays at 700, =. NJ.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14

/ T0MEOpArH1C PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
| ! Mineral Point, Wis Ail calls la city or coun
try answered promptly. day or night,
Office over Allen AZ Sons store opposite City Hall.
Hours, ITO I'll to A. G 10 S. Sundays BIO
Residence, first house west Of MIS-. Wm. \, henry's
5itf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
Jnmes FieIdhouse, vi. ID.

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON. ST nlin Iowa eoun
/ ~. Wisconsin Calls attended 20 day an night
0Gice at his father residence 5lmSF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
w. l.. Tailnan,

physician ARD SURGEON, Mineral Point, Wis
/ 0ihce iu Graders block. Night calls answered
at Office. Office hours, IL to - A. NJ. and to 4
NJ. Saturdays at home all day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
HER DOG WAS ABUSED.
The Wife of a Government Employe Leaves
Long Branch on Account Of a Cur.
New York Special.

New York Special.
Long Branch has had a mid summer excite
ment. Mrs. L. 2. Emmons came here from
Washington to the West End Hotel. pan
led by three horses, a man servant. a maid
servant and a big dog. She is the wife of au
employe in one of the government departments,
but has a fortune of her own. She took the best
of the houses accomm odations for herself. and
was also remarkably solicitous as to the comfort
of her beasts. The horses We're daily weighed
to see how the sea air agreed with them, and
one was doctored for nervousness. This made
no difficulty, for the eccentric attentions to the
horses were confined to the stable; and the lady's
departures and arrivals, on horseback or on
wheels, were interestedly watched by the other
guests.
1t was different with the dog. however, Cor his
quarters were in the hotel. He was a New
foundland, And his name was Treasure. The
occupants of adjoining rooms objected to his
sleeping in the corridor, and especially to his
midnight gambols. Again. he was denied the
privilege of bathing in the same surf with fash
ionable human beings during the appointed
hours for that diversion.
Once a day Mrs. Emnons walked down to the
beach wrapped in a loose envelope of gay flannel.
Her maid attended her at one elbow and her
valet at the other. while the dog followed be
hind. Then the maid removed the wrap, dis
closing the mistress In an entirely SkirtlesS cos
tune, the principal feature of which was q pair
of genuine Turkish trousers. These were bright
in color. a change being made every day. The
valet led her to the surf, IN which she Cisported
like an excellent swimmer. But the dog was ex-
cluded by the bath master, in spite of coax,
threat or bride. At length. Mrs. Emmons de-
cided to give Treasure a bath in the evening.
Even that poor boon was denied. She there
upon announced that she would not sleep or eat
again in that hotel. She paid her bill and set
the maid to packing her trunks, while the valet
was directed to see that the horses were imme
diately brought out. She would make the
journey to the highlands, a point on New York
Bay, near Sandy Hook. before morning. The
man demurred and autographed to the husband.
for instructions: but Mrs. Emmons quit in the
night according to her hasty programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02

Nashville, or enter Kentucky, just what Bragg
did do a few weeks later. Buell. moved very
slowly and was needlessly alarmed by the rebel
demonstrations toward Murfreesboro, and would
not extend the help so urgently demanded by
Mitchell. Negley was forced to fall back. and
the golden opportunity was lost. When
Buell. finally joined Mitchell, he
was urged to march into Eastern
Tennessee, by the way of Chattanooga and
Cleveland, and thus relieve the loyal inhabitants
of that section, but the do nothing policy was
too strong, and Buell. sat down to give Bragg an
opportunity to slip away from him, and thus the
good results of Mitchells campaign were frit-
tered away.
There is no doubt that had Halleck promptly
and efficiently reinforced Mitchell when he first
occupied Huntsville the cOnfederacy would have
been penetrated to the gulf. Or, had Buell.
moved with more alacrity, Chattanooga would
have fallen, the invasion of Kentucky, with its
consequent battles of Richmond, Perryville and
Stone River. would not have taken place. At
that time, from Chattanooga the Army of the
Ohio could have marched southwark to Mobile,
or eastward toward the rear of Richmond, with
hardly an enemy to have INSTRUCTED the way.
Such was the scheme OF Mitchell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
Tennyson's Last Poem.

New York Ind pendent.
The Princess Beatrice was married on the day
that General Grant died. Wedding and dying,
JOY and grieving, fill alternate lines in each days
page of history; and so we carry in our right
hand the chaplet We will lay on the bier of our
own great dead. and in our left we take the bridal
wreath woven by Britain's laureate poet for Brit
aims youngest princess. Our agent in London
has cabled us the following sweet and worthy
lines on the marriage Of the Princess Beatrice,
by Lord Alfred Tennyson, poet laureate:
Two sons of Love make dav of human life.
Which else, with ali its pains and griefs and deaths,
Were utter darkness: one the son of dawn
That ~brightens through the mothers tender eyes.
And warns the child's awakening world, and one
The later rising sun of spousal love,
Which from her household orbit draws the child
To move in other spheres. The mother weeps
At that white funeral of the single life,
Her maiden daughters marriage: and her tears
Are half of pleasure, half of pain. The child
Is happy ever in leaving her. But thou.
True daughter, whose all faithful flial eyes
Have seen the | mess of earthly thrones,
Wilt neither ar e widowed crown, nor let
This later Ugh re have risen in vain;
But, movingt 1.-The mothers home, between
The two that .hee, lead a summer life,
Swayed by eae.- love, and swaying to each love
Like some coniectured planet in mid heaven
Between two suns, and drawing down to both
The light and genial warmth OF double day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
DIR. Green Stopped Digging.
Boston Record.

DOSbOn hecOTU.
DIR. Samuel A. Green, whom everybody knows
and likes, and whose recent appointment to tho
State board OF health, lunacy and charity puts
the right man III the right place, is, as is well
known, a Jealous antiquarian and Archaeological.
who is especially interested in the aborigines
and early settlers Of this country. A story is
told of his experience at Mount Desert before
that lovely island had become the resort of fash
ionable pleasure seekers. In those days visitors
arriving by the steamers had to wander about in
search of the landlords of the primitive hotels,
who were strangely Indifferent to tho
convenience of their guests. Leaving his bag
gage on the wharf, DR.. Green sought out one OF
the hostelries. and finding nothing better TO do
obtained a shovel and began to dig in an adjac-
cent mound. which, from it's appearance, sug-
gested to him an aboriginal origin. While en-
gagged in this work a woman rushed out furiously
from the hotel and shouted:-
What are you diggin' there for? You just
stop it."
oh" replied DIR. Green, II was looking for
curiosities in this Indian mound"
That amt no Indian mound" replied the
woman. that's where them Higgins children is
buried!'
The doctor stopped digging.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
a Mustard Sponge.

Popular Science News.
DIR. B. W. Richardson recommends the use Of
a sponge for mustard p~oultices. He says: "a
sponge makes the best of nustard-carriers The
nurse mixes the mustard in q basin with water
until the mass is smooth and of even consist
ency. Then she takes the soft mass all up with
a clean sponge. lays the sponge IN the center OF
a soft white handkerchief, ties up the corners OF
the handkerchief neatly to form a hold, and
applies the smooth convex surface to the skin.
This mustard sponge, warmed again by the fire
aud slightly moistened, can DO applied three or
four times, is good for several hours, and saves
the trouble of making a new poultice for reap
p~lication, often a matter of importance during
the WEAKNESS of night watching. The spougs
can afterward easily be washed clean in warm
watar"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02

His Sarcasm and Humor-His Originality
and His Eccentric Manner.

HIS Sarcasm and HumOr-His Originality
and His Eccentric Manner.
high Bridge Letter in Courier-Journal.
He is a singular man, this Southern preacher,
and II he has half the power to move people to
tears that he has TO make them laugh, | don't
wonder at his multitude of conversions. So far.
he has been hitting at the Christians and his
brother preachers. His sarcasm is fearful, but
the hunor causes them to laugh, and makes the
medicine slip down very much like the calomel
doses which the Old-fashioned doctors used to
wrap up in an emulsion of slippery elm bark. Is
Ism pleasant, but 1t goes down so quickly that
you can laugh even while making a wry face.
Sam Jones is Sam Slick redlvivus, only no has
the hunor all the time which the Canadian
showed only occasionally. And he has all the
common sense which made Slick so popular
In his time. For my part, l never saw any
real benefit to be gained from bad grammar,
but Sam Jones soleciSms fit very gracefully into
mis- other originalities. For he is originality
itself, and Emerson, transcendentalist and
scholar as the great philosopher was, would
have been delighted with his freshness. His
humor and eccentric manner are not the result
OF afTectation, as some might imagine. He has
a perpetual flow of spirits and takes the greatest
delight In worrying the smaller ministerial fry.
In conversation he is always ready with a retort.
and the man who tackles him is sure to get the
worst OF it. One preacher did not like what he
said yesterday about no man being good for
anything who would not pray in public. He
went up to him after the sermon, and said:
Brother Jones, the best steward l ever had
In my church never did pray in public
Didn't heY' drawled the reverend wag. ''Then
he must have had a mighty poor pastor"
The minister was worsted. but not convinced.
He felt that the evangelist had taken too strong
a ground. and said so.
In the pulpit Sam Jones acts as carelessly aS
he talks. But. mark you, he can throw off this
Indifference in an instant. and become all fire
and eloQuence. Then the thin face becomes
TRANSPORTED, his form becomes graceful, and his
words have the feeling and power of the great
actor. On the stage he would be Wonderful. for
his ordinary carelessness is an admirable foil to
the earnestness which he always assumes when
he makes a telling point. He talks slowly, but
he is the hardest man | have ever tried to report,
on account Of his peculiar phraseology. About
every third sentence contains a curious idea in q
whimsical setting. To change the wording takes
out all the life, but no verbatim report would
reproduce half the effect of the words as no
delivers them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
CARP.
The Queer Business Engaged in by a Patient
Fisherman.

ohA
WASHINGTON Letter
A Potomac river boatman and fisherman
named Ritter. who is employed during certain
seasons of the year at the government carp
ponds in this city, is engaged in trying a novel
experiment. He is training two pairs of mon
ster German carp fish to draw a little boat on the
waters of the river. He said Yesterday that
canary birds, heas and mice have been taught
to do many curious things, and he therefore
has great hopes of succeeding with his team of
carpS. The fish he began to educate escaped
from the government carp ponds in 1882. and he
caught them only one year ago. They are
nearly four feet long and as tough and wiry as
army mules. When 'hitched to the little she'll
skiff, y Ritter say there is no difficulty in guiding
them to the right or left, or in making them
move rapidly or slowly. But" said he, the
COMPOUNDED beasts remain within a given dis
lance OF the bottom, probably In search of food.
They are always hungry, and in this respect, as
in several others, they remind me very much
of the historical wood eating army mule. They
have drawn my boat. with me in it. across the
Potomac IN an incredibly short space of time,
and to the utter astonishment Of boating parties
and Others"
Your piscatorial draft horses must be mir
acles of strength" suggested the correspondent.
Strong? You just bet they are" replied
Ritter. Il will tie a rope around one of them
and you can't pull him out of the pond. The
German carp is the most muscular of all fish and
most stupidity intelligent. Did you ever eat an
old he carpf He is all sinew, oil and tOughness.
and can easily swim a mile in a minute. l got
the idea of training these fish from the story |
read of an old Roman general. who returned to
Rome from the East loaded with spoils and
plumber. and built palaces. gardens and fish
ponds. He also educated swan and fish to draw
his falry-like boats over the ponds with marvel
lous rapidity. aud l intend to do the same. In
a short while / intend to make a trip down
the Potomac. to its mouth, perhaps, with my
team of carps.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
A Fiction About Patti.
London Figaro.

1t appears that a false report has been current
Though few probably heard of 1t till they read
the official CONTRADICTORY that Nine. Patti has
committed for the lump sum of ZIG, 600, the pen
sion Of Il, 400 n year. which it ia alleged she
allows the Marquis de Caux. 1t would be inter
esting to know who invents these fables. M.
johnson, speaking In Nine. PATHS name, cor
rectly says there is not a word of truth in tho
story. When the Marquis and Nine. mutually
separated, they made a division of assets in q
proportion which it would be a breach of private
affairs to specify. The Marquis has no pension
from Nine. Patti, and the alleged communication
is consequently a pure fiction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
A Song.

The little birds in the branches
Sing while the days are long.
And the sunbeams round them iinger.
As they pour their heartsin song.
U4ie still. my heart,
While the tear-drops start,
And listen to their song.t
They sing Of Joy and ~giadness,
They sing of love and peace:
OF Joy that knows no sorrow.
Of love that ne'er hal cease.
Gle still. nay heart,
While the tear-drops start.
Who told thee it could cease3
But summer days are passing,
AS all earth's pleasures will;
And off the dreary moorlands.
The wind blows cold and chill.
Gle still, my heart,
While the teardrops start,
Thou, too, hast felt its chilli
The little birds in the branches,
Have hushed their songs and Ged;
The snow lies deep DER the meadows,
And summer, blithe, is dead.
(Beat fast, my heart,
Let the tear-drops start;
Thy summer, too, is dead3
Andre Lack
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02

mother was a native of Martinique. but she her
self first saw the liShtiR Warwickshire-Shakes-
peare's c~ounty-fety years ago. or Whereabouts.
Her fifty years are we'll counted. as the French
say. The small hand of her clock Of life points
to fifty ''or thereahouts." the large one to the
half hour. l have this on good authority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
Grant Disliked Napoleon.
Report In Newport News.

always had an aversion to Napoleon and the
whole family. When l was in Denmark l de-
clined seeing the Prince Imperial. / did not
wish to see him. The first Emperor had great
genius, bat was one of the most selfish and cruel
men in history. | see no redeeming trait in his
character. The third Napoleon was even worse,
the especial enemy Of America and OF liberty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
Something New About "Ouida." ~

London Letter.
A friend writes from Italy to tell me that the
marriage of Ouida is not n fait accompli; only a
rumor-something possible and even probable,
but only fable as yet, and not history. Ouida
has three sets of names: Ouida, the one she is
known by in the world Of letters; DE la Rance.
the title by which some people know her, and
Mary Ann Stubbs. h er real name. She is Eng
lish born, but partly French In origin. Her
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
The Exasperating News Boy.

Philadelphia Record.
Nothing so piques a thrifty woman's curiosity
and enrages her as to have q newsboy fleet down
the street about 1880 a. M, believing: "Eres-
yerextryl Tur5le woggle woggle loo! ALI oout
the splision n death at eresyerextryF