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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

dug out, rulverized, and searched g.
| the diamonds it contains. One a.
look into quarry of states or stora
and see the rocks themselves cat dow
and carted away for use; but In tbssa
quarries the soil and the rock are c",
out and dug out aud what for? Sinni"
that out of every one hundred tqn,
raised out of the quarry an ounca
weight of diamonds may be secureS
1t is a startling and impressive thonoS.
in gazing into these great quartz
that all that soil should have been dns
out at cost for labor alone of some
thing like Els, 900, 900, and with tbo
aid of invested capital of e1 600 000
in machinery, in order to distribnto
so many weight of preoions
stones TO decorate the ladies OF civiliy
ed esnters.
And now a fourth stage has bsar
arrived at. AS have SAID, these do
gings have reached depth of thrsse
hundred to four hundred feet. and fbs
sides of the quarries are fallen in
The new problem is how to contjnua
to dig out the blue which now Iias
practically beneath the reef. The con.
sequence is that round these ouarrie,
regular mining shafts are beng sunk
and the blue" is to be attacked by
underground work. Good mining
judges maintain that this is the wrono
system, inasmuch as when the shaft
is sunk no method OF underground
mining can secure and bring TO grass
any large proportion of the blue
which is not in veins. but bulk.
truer system would be to terrace the
roof sides, and always work them as
open mines or quarries. Thus as
years go by, the cost OF getting out
these diamonds increases steadily :.
but it also so happens that the price
of diamonds has steadily aud greatly
fallen. The all -roand price per carat
has fallen from f3 to IL shillings per
carat AT this one can not be sur
prised, OF old the world was content
to receive each year an accession Of
new dug diamonds of about ESQ, 900
in value of the average. But sudden.
ly from South Africa comes a new
supply, exceeding 100000 worth
each year for ten years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
His Grist Mill.

They tell "short- haul story about
a prominent railroad freight agent IN
this state which is worth repeating.
He is an active Episcopalian and a
vestryman in the church in the little
town where he lives, which is not
very far from the city where he has
his office end spends his busy hours.
One day. when business was crowding,
man came in who proposed
starting a mill at small town along
he road which had to pay much more
or freight than towns further along
he route pald-in other words, it SUIT
cred the usual short haul discnmlna~
ton. The visitor pleaded and argued,
but, of course, ia vain. Still he held
on, and with his perslstency he pretty
well wore out the limited patience of
the agent, besides keeping other PEG
Pile waiting who had also called on
business. Finally he left, and the
next man stepped up. well, sir,
sad the irritated agent, whereabouts
is your id grist mill2' Il, sir,
was the meek reply, 'am the rector
to whom you wrote about conducting
services next Sunday HIS id
grist- mill" was the church in which
the agent was an officer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

of the marine answered the senate
Wednesday that the Spanish govern
ment had asked the French govern
ment for an explanation of the hosting
of FreAch flags in Spanish territory in
Africa.
THE Egyptian government will be
asked to purchase the railway material
now on board the ships at Suakim.
Colonel Hudson will remain at that
point with a permanent garrison, com
prising o British infantry battalion, a
BATTERY, company of sappers, corps
of native infantry, and camel corps.
THE village of Farwell, in the Cana
dian Northwest, on the Canadian Pa.
cific railroad, has been destroyed by
! fire, including over 100 buildings; less,
about 100000. CONGREGATIONS have
consumed the villages of Granville and
Mcbride, in the Michigan lumber re-
gion, wbere, at last accounts, the forest
fires were still raging Gcstructively. A
con fagration IN the village Of Pa0li,
Ind, consumed 800, 900 worth OF prop.
erty.
CoNBIE STEPHEN, the bearer Of dis
patches from Sir Peter Lumsden to the
government, says: The British COM
mission started for Tirpul directly after
the Penjdeh battle. Reaching the Par
opamitus mountains, a terrific snow
storm rendered progress slow. Many
camp-followers were lost. The defeated
Afghans reueated by another route via
Maruchak and Bal Murghub. The
Penjdeh valley is a most fertile oasis
and lowly country with splendid pas
ure lands. In springtime. the ground
is literally covered with flowers. Or.
Aitcheson, the botanical expert, was de-
lighted. He made valuable collection
OF fora The valley abounds in game.
The party killed $50 pheasants daily.
The Murghaub abounds in water fowl.
The hills are stocked with gazelle, an
telope, wild sheep and pigs. The AT
ghans were always kind and attentive
to the wants of the commission, and
did their utmost to provide them with
food ard comforts, though the task was
difficult one, the country being unin-
habited. The party saw the ruins of
numerous ancient towns. When Mr..
Stephen left the commission all the
members were IN good health and
spirits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
CRIME.

r. l.. JONES, late postmaster at Lake
Providence, Louisiana, who took $4,000
from the mails, has been sentenced to
five yeats imprisonment at hard labor.
AT Pittsburg Thursday, Frank Kar-
lind a Bohemian youth, shot and kill
cd % 3ye2r-old girl named Lspig, fired
nj the child's mother, and then sent two
bullets through his own heart. The
cause of the tragedy is unknown.
UPON an attachment, Miss Mollie
O'Brien, daughter Of TIE late w. w.
O'Brien, the criminal lawyer, delivered
at Rockford, Thursday, an oil painting
worth $500 to the agent Of Mr., OBuen's
divorced wife.
/ INA quarrel at New Strai sville, o.,
/ Thursday. Albert Guest shot Marshal
Henry Auer fatally, another bullet
/ from Guest s revolver MORALLY wound
] ing boy. A mob broke into the prison
/ at night, took Guest out, hanged him,
/ and riddled mis- BODY with bullets.
I LATE on Thursday night a switch on
/ the Wabash ROAD, near Detroit, was
opened by persons unknown, evidently
/ for the purpose Of wrccking the Chica-
20 express. A freight train of, eight
4 cars was thrown from the track
and three trainmen We're badly hurt
CHESLEY CHAMBERS, residing near
South Union, Indiana, has been shadow
/ ed ever since the train-robbery at Har-
rodsburg. and was yesterday positively
/ identified by Peter Weber, the wound
ed baggage master, as the person who
shot him IN the car.
In melee at Hickory Grove church,
near Jacksonville, Fla, Sunday. grow
ing out Of q political quarrel, William
| Langford was shot dead AID his brother
George fatally wounded Tai Lang
/ ford and the three West brothers were
badly injured.
Gov. MARMApRKE, Of Missouri, signed
the papers in the extraditiou case OF
Maxwell, the murderer Of Preller, Mon
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

When the tones Of a musical instrument become
harsh aud dscordant, we say 10 is 'out OF tune.
TTne same may be said Of that far more wonder
fnl aud complicated piece OF mechanism, the hui
man structure, when it becomes diSordered. Not
only actual disease, but those far more common
causes everwork mental anxiety. and fast living
NAV impair its Yigor and activity The best
remedy for partial collapse OF the vital ener-
lies from those as from other sources, Is Hostel
fars Stomach Btters which is at the same time
am agreeable and mind cheering cordial, and the
hest possible invigorant in all cases OF debility
III is an incompatible stomachic and autl-oilious
,,,edicine eradieatss fever and ague, and pre-
,-epfs subsequent attacks. 1t remedies with Ger
taintv aud thoroughness bowel and kidney com
plaints dyspepsia, nervousness, rheumatic
troubles. neuralgia, and many other bodily all
ments II also counteracts influences which pre-
dispose 20 disease.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
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A Stery Of"IKe" Bromley.
Cor. Detroit Journal.

In Washington the other day, |
met Ike Bromley-whit of hair and
whiskers, but as handsome as ever.
He had no gray hairs twenty years
ago, when he was in the Connecticut
legislature, and used to put in his
evenings playing billiards aud maxi
ing it interesting for his friends. One
day chap whom he had done up"
on several occasions introduced an
expert player to Bromley under the
name OF Scott. AS the game pro-
crossed Bromley would say: "Yeur
play, Mr.. Squat. Finally the intro.
Queer became indignant, and said
I'VE all know you are a wag, Brom,
but my friends name is Scott. | spoke
his name plainly when l presented
him; there is no wit in calling him
Mr., Squat Bromley looked hurt,
and replied penitently: 4 beg pardon
old fellow. 1t was a stupid mistake;
but really your friend plays billiards"
speaking slowly and fumbling with
his watch seals, rs if greatly embarr-
assed-"he plays billiards so well |
thought perhaps he spelled his name
with a cue.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

NEAR Astoria, Ore, there is a de-
post of clamshells which covers an
area Of over four acres, and is piled
in places to depth of over four feet
The amount of shells is incalculable.
Over one thousand leads have been
hauled away TO make roads, but the
amount is hardly noticed IN the
dimlnution of the immense heap.
From time TO time the relics Of the
old clam eating tribes that made that
place their headquarters are found.
A party recently found clam-opener.
1t was made from a whales tooth,
IS about eight inches long, and is
ground sharp at the end. There are
some sixteen inches of soil ON top OF
these immense CLAN beds, ON which
grow fir trees, some of them four hun
dred years old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
A Mutual Understanding
Revue scieutidque.


One day my house cat rushed into
my room, having in its mouth spar
row caught ia the neighboring gar
den. Scarcely had PIss entered tn
room when she let the bird free, evil
IDENTIFY with the purpose of playing
with it, as is the custom of cats with
mice before devouring them. The
sparrow having one of its wings in
jared could not escape by flying, but
boldly began to attack It's huge enemy
by fierce blows ON the nose with its
beak. The cat seemed astonisbed at
the attack, and beat a retreat. From
that moment the two seemed 60 forget
their natural instincts and came to a
mutual understanding. The truce
continued, and gradually grew to a
fraternal friendship. They ate, plays
ed, and slept together. Often they
ran about the house the sparrow
perched on the cats back, and some
times carried gently in the cats moath,
from which it WAS released on the
first wish to be free.
When feeding together Puss never
touched a morsel till her friend had
partaken. Many of my friends came
to see the strange sight, and were
much amused at the proceedings of
the friendly pair. One monring the
sparrow seeing the window open, and
its wings being now in good order,
took It's flight, and | saw it no more.
Whether it ever remembered its cap~
tivity with regret can not know,
bat | am bound to add, that Puss did
not die of grief on account of losing
its communion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

DURING 1884 the fire and fire marine
companies authorized to transact bus
mess in Virginia, wrote risks amount
ing to $Sl 5l3, pa, received in prem-
iums 1913 1913, and incurred SOC 25S
of losses, while the thirty three com
panies in New Hampshire issued 2,O1s
policies, insuring S.. 1926, 933, received
in premiums 1928, 800, and paid $275, j.
Q14 of losses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

WooDBINE and IVY on brick build
ings absorb all moisture there is in
the bricks and mortar, and the pres
euce of the foliage acts as a shield,
turning severe driving rains away
from the walls. The vines derive
most OF their sustenance from the
ground, and do not give out moisture
from the rootlets that cling to the
wall.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

day night, naming Detective James
Tracey and Frank r. O'Neiil, of the
Post dispatch, as STAGE agents to bring
Maxwell TO ST. Louis.
THE exceptions in the Ford case at
New Orleans have been overTule led by
Justice Poehe, of the supreme court,
the lower courts jadg Pat
Ford and Murphy be executed, and
Judge Ford, Caulfield, and Buckley be
imprisoned for twenty years-being af-
firmed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

A WONDERFUL maA has been de
veioped in Los Angeles, Cal. T. W.
Hellman, to whom a large estate was
recently bequeahted, proposes to deed
it to the two orphan asylums Of that
city. He says he has as much money
as he needs, and that he will not ae>
cept gifts from any one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

Superintendent Bennett, OF Piqua,
Ohio, has been investigating the ex-
tent to which tobacco is used in the
school of that place. He finds that in
two grades Of 70 bows from II to Is
wears old, 81 habitually smoked cigar
cites. and only seven could say they
never hai smoked. OF 90 boys from
10 to u there were 6S smokers, and in
the A BIC class many had begun the
practice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

A PROMINENT New England farmer
predicts that Massachusetts, farms,
which were TILED with success by the
Pilgrims AMI their immediate pro-
geny, are tending toward wilderness,
and may some day form a proper
field for the new settle r.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

LAST year 3, 457, 800, on cigars and
994. $4,000 cigarettes were nanufac-
tured in the United States, requiring
over 100000 pounds of leaf. In
1872 not 40, 900, 600 pounds were used.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

The Nile is like the tide-it waits for
no one. 1t is as regular rs the season.
IL begins to rise about June 81. rises
steadily until about September 1, re-
mains steady until about the 21st and
the decreases regularly until the next
June. Ii does not vary more than five
or six days from year to year in centu.
ries, or since Herodotus wrote 400
years B. G.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

THE city OF Los Angeles, CAL, has a
population of about 35, 600. It's streets
are lined with eucalyptus and pepper
trees and with handsome business
blocks, which are more numerous and
costly than in mcst American cities of
FIVE times the population.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

DECEMBER /, has been fixed as the
date for taking the census of Ger.
many. The statistical bureau estim-
ated that 1866, 745 persons born in
Germany are now residing in the
United States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

THERE is an immense rocking stone
in the woods about seven miles from
Halifax, n. S., which can be rocked
almost as easily as a cradle. 1t has
but few visitors, not many Hahgon~
ians ever having seen this natural
curiosity, although situated in their
immediate vicinity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

THE American languages are noted
for their excessive richness in pro-
nouns, but the English language inn
ported into America is still struggling
Jor al adequate pronoun TO express
the indefinite third person singular
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

THE four-story residence, No. zoos
Chestnut street which was presented
to Gen. Grant by committee Of Phil
adelphia citizens Immediately after
the close Of tie civil war, will he sold
at auction on June 2. The committee
paid 1888, 1000 for the house in 1865,
am furnished it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

SEVERAL thousand houses, ranging
in size from eight to twenty rooms
and provided with every modern con-
veniencc, are to be built in Philadel-
phia, besides a number of French
flats, several large and costly church
es, and half dozen or more public
institutions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

GOOD judges say that the lumber
cut in the, Sierra Nevada mountains
west of the summit viii not exceed
two-th7rds Of what it was last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

THE juice of the Bartlett pear, in
some medical cases, is used in Cali
fornia, both as food and drink. AT
first the invalid grows thin upon the
diet, but in few weeks gains strength.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

ALABAMA physicians say that pneu-
monia is worse now in that state than
ever before in their experience-a
period of thirty or forty years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28
Haunted by an UnnaId Debt.

you ought to have your baby bap.
TIED, 'Rastus, " said member of the
church to a colored fatner.
Yes Sab, but can't afford de
cost
IT doesn't cost anything
Il know it doesn't cost nuthin TO-
dc mere act of baptism, Sab. but 80
see l owe de minister So for perfo M
de weddiu' cer'mony a yeah ago an
he mought object, Sab, to beptizln q
baby dat hada't never been paid TO.
Ohio has 1,017, 900 head OF cattle
making 24S to the square mile. Iowa
has 35.S to the mile; Illinois, %; New
York, IS; and Texas, 1879. For the
United States at large this is s head
for GAO acres. Germany has ~ per
square mile, Great Britain 81 In the
United States there are three head Of
cattle for each four inhabitants, while
in Europe there is only one animai
for each six persons.
Ia 1860 the appropriations OF Con.
gress on account of the senate were
1858 43S 80, in 1885, 1875, 249. As. 0n
account Of the house, 1850, $S79, S95''
.16, and 1884, s2,361, 230.70.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

S1YrY, EIGHT thousand miles Of sub
marine cables are now in use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-20
PEOPLE WHO THINK ALOUD.
Instances of Crime Discovered by Hearin
People Talk to Themselves.

Instances of Crime Discovered by Hearing
People Talk to Themselves.
sit is interesting to sometimes hear the re-
marks people make who talk to themselves
while walking along the street" said Pnker-
ton detective in the Continental Hotel yesterday
'They are simply thinking aloud. The habit
itself seems altogether foolish, but can tell you
the tenor of some of the expressions is jus. the
reverse. | always make it point to listen to
these one sided conversations. Now you may
consider that impolite and even mean, but in my
business don't think it so, for detectives some
times gain valuable information by overhearing
persons talk to themselves. / remember years
ago, when | was private detective in this city,
how | cleared up case just in that way. Several
thousand dollars had been stolen from a promi-
nent merchant. He suspected his son, a rather
fast young man. and employed me to find wheth-
er his suspicious were correct. Swallowed the
young fellow closely for weeks, but couldn't
discover any good reason for connecting him
with the robbery. Finally, late one night, when
I was thinking about giving up the case, noticed
him going up Chestnut street, and heard him
talking to himself. / got up close behind him
and listened and in a minute knew he was the
thief. The affair worried him, and for relief he
talked about it to himself, and thus gave the
whole thing away.
IA more important instance occurred to me
in New York about year ago. little girl was
found murdered one morning In one of the worst
parts of the city The child had been smothered
to DEATH and for several weeks [ tried to dis
cover the murderer. But found the person at
last, in most unexpected manner. 1t was
during the winter, and one bitter cold day, as 1
going through Central Park saw a woman
ahead of me acting very strangely. She was
poorly dressed and thought at first that she
was intoxicated. She was throwing her arms
around wildly and talking to herself. You
should have heard that woman She was raving
about child that was murdered and called ON
heaven to forgive her for having killed it. Then
she moaned out something about the child hav-
ing been cold, and freezing, and starving, and
she couldn't see it suffer any longer. soon
found out that she was the very person l was
looking for. Well, / arrested her, but the poor
thing died before her trial came off. was glad
she did.
"But the funniest things are said by drunken
people often see comical instances of intoxi-
Gated men staggering home. swearing at them
selves for getting drunk and solemnly promising
not to do it again. Then again they often have
serious conversation with themselves as to how
their wives will receive them when they 60
home"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-20
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Letter of Lisle Lester


what is she likels asked lady who had read
twice over 'Poems of Passion" She is quite
unlike the generality of women; not in figure,
that is perfect-not in height, which is medium.
not in manner which is all womanly-but in
the character of self, she is different because so
magnetically individualized-in other words,
full of emphass-emphatic character of the
most fascinating, positive type; there is not a
trait of weakness in Ella Wheeler Her clear,
breezy voice has soul in 1t; she looks at you,
as she talks, with frank artless face that is all
conquering. A more unaffected, elfpoised
woman is seldom seen than this author poet.
Her head is grandly proportioned and set upon
her shoulders with that typical American bal
ance characteristic of a people who know the
meaning of the word Independence her eyes
defy the color expert; with an unwritten
poem in her head they are liable to
be gray; with her sensibilities and tenderness
aroused they are decidedly blue; with dash of
grave thought mixed with trifle OF annoyance,
they are very brown to dark hazel. Such
swarming Of expressions such crazy patch
work variety OF bright intelligenccs that come
and 60 In the face Of Ella Wheeler In the course
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-20
IN GEORGE wAsHINGToN's COFFIN.
The Interesting Story Told by Venerable
Resident of Alexandria.
Washington Post.

Resident of Alexandria.
Washington Post.
Some time ago the Post printed an interview
with a gray haired citizen of Alexandria named
w. Fl. Burgess, who had looked on George
Washngton's face when the latter's body was
removed, in 1882. from the old tomb to the one
in which it at present rests in Mount Vernon.
Now comes Mark l.. Penn, another venerable
resident of the old city, and says that he has
lain in the coffin which at present holds Wash
ingtons remains At the time of the removal of
the body new coffin was ordered to be made in
the shop where Mr.. Penn was young work
man, and he assisted in its construction In
those days, before machinery had been perfected
or many of the modern appliances devised, it
was necessary, when making coffin. for a
workman to stretch himself out On his back
within it and hold the sides together during the
work of joining. This part of the work fell to
Mr.. Penns lot, and for hours that gentleman
lay in what shortly enveloped and has ever since
hid from mortal view what remains of the i'm
mortal Washington. After the body had been
transferred to the new coffin and placed in the
present sarcophagus, the old casket was brought
to Mr.. Green's factory to be made up into snuff
boxes and other mementoes, and, so careful were
those having it in charge in their endeavors to
prevent any portion of it being purloined or lost,
of every chip, as we'll as the sawdust from the
same. 1t was discovered, however that
the wood was spongy, rotten and unfit for any
such purpose as intended, and its value in con-
sequence, depreciating considerably, portions Of
it gradually became distributed around. There
are now, it is believed, but three persons living
who worked upon the present coffin-Mr. Chas.
Trplett, now residing in Pine Bluff, Ark, and
Mr.. John Webb. of Thomaston, GA