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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15

Gted tas oar. Gressr expected "a \.
n,osed early. About q q. - swok.
snd fosind himself fraveItaQ A. 80 a
niiiss psr boar. Ths RAPID sped .rga.ss
ns snspacson- He arose, opensd 80
ssr 90 % and pot brake on. Ths tr.i.
va moving no . steep Rrads, and soon
Same 70 Q stsndseiil. Groaer oItmke5
90 ne fufply ear. and appsoaehsd -
MnRilae. when half way there Sc a..
s.svsd o man climbing Oh the snuine.
"heFB are yea taking rns7'' demandeS
1fossr. To tie Belt Janetion.n vsa
.tassersd- For whas?'' Gruser $3.50
fosl ind out soon snoaah. Yon,rn
TIE nHaia iEe wsnt," vas the rsuly. snd
~ tne same instant the man beasn firing
OF 9roser. With sullets ukistilns short
ns head tue psymester made for bis
oar, and placed his cook TO watch the
a,or- Griseer then apEane out. ana ran
feF help. He rsturned IN half a ho1r
WITH . posse, but found she men eoae.
ine safe ecntained 5000, and vas not
moiahstd. Three msa we're seen near
TIE rlisse WHARF the train stepped. one
has heen arrested.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15

s,nlelal leave Of Absenee.

ter Genefal has promulgated the follow
ing CONCERNING leave Of absence: Leave
may be given any clerk whose conduct
and services have been satiafactofy fer
such PORTION Of thirty days a. may 70
main after dednctinR tho total number
OF the days Of bic absence from any
cause. whether sisknsss or otherwise.
since The iirst day OF January. Chisfs
~ I'm, assss arsisss Hsses ~ the A. doc.
IL Ia understood the sans rule will be
adisptad In all departments.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15
FOREIGN.


MAuErn. July A-Thera were re-
ported thro0zhoas spain yesterday 1893
ez'se5 Of ehoiesa and 40 deaths frcm
tie disease. Returns from Vsleneis.
however, are incompsete. A uEmher Of
suEpacio0s O e Of illness are reported
10 the city Of SeRoria. but tns aath0gi-
tses there refGss 10 admin that tksy are
eases Of cholera.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15

Mkiuox. Ind, Jaly iA--A eoloeed man
nlsr,s<t Wailace assaulted the fourteen
ysMr-ola daughter of we'll known citi.
zsn named vinsen Saturday, and forei-
hay accomplished his purpose. Issssf-
day her desih IVES Declared 70 % N
ranixei IN the rear Of The 3Aii csatAin.
tack. 6hsrif Hoffman End TIE guard
nifhoat warning hred = soiicH sassAnsiy
hitting Iames keiilay aud woandlne
three Or four other viKilAness. To
dad and wounaed we're cArzisd away
and ths had<rs After fhort eonsuita
Sian decided ~ posspons farthsf boz
kilikiaa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15

WaszmsGrox, Jniy I4.-Wm. A. sted
man, who has been chief Of the navy
pay division Of the Fourth Auditors
Once fe1 ~ year,, resigned today, and
Samas u. Wright OF Alabama vas ap-
p,infed 10 his stead. M0xris r. Hools-
ban, OF Tennessee, has bssn appointed
chief OF the division in The offios Of the
Commissioners Of CostOms, to al . va
eaknoy.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-15

A change has been made in the
manner Of purehasine silver by the
Treasury DepaFtDent fog coinage into
standard dsiIarsL Offers for tue sale of
silver for thia purpose hereafter viii be
made 70 the Treasurer, instead Of the
Direutor Of the Mint, and purchases
will Be made on Tuesday and FRIDAY OF
Each week instead Of Wednesday. The
change 10 stated 10 be for the purpose
OF allowing the Director 10 give bis I'M
divided attention 70 the business OF the
mint.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
Carpets and Civilization.

Carpets and civilization may be con
sidered to have advanced together
There was a time when the floors
of the royal palace were strewn
with rushes, in which were only
half hidden the odds and ends that
were thrown from the table, mingled
with the mire that was brought in by
ill-shod feet from the unpaved roads.
The rush strewer was an important Off
cial of the royal household, and the rush
bearings, which are still familiar festi-
walls in the country places, are but the
remnant of the ancient usage connect
ed with the days of rush-strewn floors.
1t is mentioned as a special feature of
the luxurious style of living adopted by
Thomas q Beckett that his dining-room
floor was daily covered with straw or
hay in winter and with green branches
in summer, that the guests for whom
there was not room at the board might
sit on the floor without fear of soiling
their clothes. Then came the first rude
carpets OF plated rushes, after which
the era Of carpets was not long in fol-
lowing. In the east these accompani-
ments of luxury were used for centu
ries before they found their way to the
cold northern ATTITUDES where they
were capable of being still better APP
preciated. From China and India
they were carried forward to Egypt,
and spread "beneath the ivory feet of
purpIe-cushioned touches. as Plautus
tells us; from Babylon to Greece, from
Greece to Rome, the history of the car
pet may be traced. The Moors too k
them into Spain, and being seen there
by the Venetians their Introduction in
to Italy and thence westward to En-
gland was soon afterward an accom-
plished fact. 1t vas not, however, un-
ill tho Edict of Nantes sent to our
shores large bodies of weavers, in 1G85,
that the manufacture of carpets came
to be one OF the recognized industries
of the country; and to the fact that
many of the foreign refugees settled in
the Halifax district we owe the setting
up in the carpet-making business, -
London Society.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
How Boys Should be Taught.

Long before scientific subjects and
foreign tongues are begun boys
should be taught their own language.
Let them become acquainted with the
ordinary branches, reading, writing
and arithmetic, and in the earliest
stages with nothing more, unless in
cases of decided taste. At the age
of 8 or 10 comes the true time for
learning languages. Then the child
can acquire more in this department
than man of 25. AT this date ! first
began my own Latin. and think that
Greek may well be begun year or so
later This language period continues
until about II, and up till this time l
don't approve abstract scientific teach
ing Let children become acquainted
wiki the objects with which science
deals. But at this age abstruse scien-
tific reasoning often Injuries the brain
After II or IL, however, these subjects
may be introduced. In my opinion a
boy should be prepared for college at
10. | know that in the German gym
nasia the higher teaching begins at 10
and lasts until Is, when the young men
enter the universities. But these in
stitutions are far more elaborate and
better equipped than our primary
schools, and the young men who are
sent from them to the universities are
as highly educated as those in the So
phomore class OF an American college.
FreStde"t Nc Gosh Of IrtHcetOR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
sharp California Cobblers.


a short time since some half dozen
ladies were discussing foot wear, and
it transpired that they all had the same
shoemaker, and that he had gradually
raised them from $l2 to SIG a pair for
their best shoes. If you notice the
well-dressed ladies doing their late
morning or early aftersoon shop
ping you will find the greater number
of them shod with disreputable, run
down-at-the-heel specimens, but don t
imagine that poverty or want of better
is the cause. The new shoes are be-
ing stretched on large-sized last at
the makers, or on the feet of some
smaller friend or sister Ladies try
all manner of ready-made articles al
ways too tight-until they are finally
obliged TO resort 10 shoes made to or
der. The maker, to secure a customer,
is at first moderate in his charges; but,
rs soon as he finds himself to a certain
extent Indispensable. lie increases his
price just so much as he thinks they
will stand. I have known as high rs
$50 to be paid for pair of shoes that
gave no outward sign of their value,
but their wearer felt it impossible to
walk in any other kind Imagine hay
ing to shoe family of girls afflicted
with IA like expensive notion. San
Francisco Alta.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
Farewell, Old Commander

Had General Grant died in 1861
instead of 1885, the little Methodist
church at Galena would have seated
all who would have cared to attend
the funeral; dozen carriages would
have followed him to the grave, and,
outside of the immediate family cir
Gle, ex-Captain Grant would have
scarcely received a passing thought
the day after the burial Contrast
that with the funeral ceremonies of
yesterday. At the great metropolis
of the Nation there assembled no
less than four millions of people. with
representatives. from every state and
territory, and every civilized country
on earth. The funeral professions
have never mad their equal on either
side of the ocean. In nearly every
city and village throughout the
Union there were professions and
memorial ceremonies. A Nation Of
sixty millions of his own countrymen
were sincere mourners, and where
ever there were footprints Of civill-
zatlon there was mourning for the
great general. The estimate is too
low rather than too high, when we
say that on yesterday three hundred
and fifty millions Of people were
saddened as they re ected that Gen.
Grant had disappeared forever from
mortal view. The history of the
world docs not point out a funeral
where SO many people paid respect
to the dead. This comparison de-
monsuates, and very wildly, the re-
markable changes which can be
wrought in the histories of men in
whom there is true mental and real
merit
This is most appropriate time
for the people of this great Ameri-
can Nation to give careful thought
to the early experiences of the great
man just laid to rest, His history
rs a boy cannot be too generally
known by the rising generations
/ ms history as a student cannot ne
too often repeated; his records as a
soldier in the Mexican war cannot
be too often read; his history in the
war for the Union is q monument OF
strength and patriotism and beauty
which must stand rs long as the
world stands. The history of no
other country points out a man So
noted for his great deeds, during
the most trying times Of his coun
try'S experience. In 1861 we saw
the silent but patriotic citizen drill
ing company OF awkward men il
the little town of Galena. Three
years later we saw the same man en-
trusted with the safety Of the Repub
| lie in command of an army yastl.
greater than that which any othe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13

man ever commanded-an army of
nearly two millions-and from that
day to the end Of the greatest war
of modern times we look in vain for
serious mistakes in the prosecution
of the great work of restoring and
re-establishing the great American
Republic. And in all those four
years of terrible war-a war in
which he took an active and prom.
inent part, from beginning to end,
we fail to find a single instance in
which General Grant was other than
the quiet, heroic, patriotic, justice
loving man-just to his subordinates;
thoughtful of his men and earnest
and tireless in his efforts to save the
Union which he so dearly loved.
While the gigantic war witnessed
the development of many great gen
erals, it witnessed the growth of but
one Grant, the leader of leaders, the
commander of commanders, the man
of men, the patriot of patriots; the
greatest general of modern times.
The manifestations of universal
sorrow at the death of Gen. Grant,
not alone in his own country, but in
all civilized countries, is a source of
much comfort and great satisfaction.
The undoubted evidences of genu-
Inc grief on the part OF nearly all
the people of the south lie convinc-
ing proof Of disappearance Of the
bitterness and hatred which existed
for many years after the war. There
is nothing that it is possible for this
country to do, which would give so
much real pleasure to Gen. Grant, if
he were alive, as to know that the
people of the north and the people
of the south were clasping hands in
the spirit of genuine brotherhood.
The Old Commander has gone to
eternal rest. We bow our head in
grief and submission, and gratefully
thank God that our country was
given a Grant, whose memory for
ages to come will be a tower of
strength in shielding the government
from strifes and storms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
An English Opinion.

An English coachman, evidently a
fresh importation, was holding forth
in a saloon much frequented by his
countrymen, yesterday afternoon. Re
peated mugs of ale had loosened his
tongue, and his opinion of San Fran
cisco aristocracy flowed fast and free.
81 like the hold gent well enough y
said the coachman, "but the ladies hof
the family don't suit me a bit. They
'aven't the right style habout them,
you know; and they are too fond hof
showing my haccent hoff when they
visit people who 'aven't an English
coachman. They Thomas me all the
time IT'S Thomas. do you know
where Mrs. livesp When l
reply. they say, Thomas is awfully
English; lived with a marquis before
we took him Then know the hold
man is hafraid OF me when [ wait on
the table, fear he'll do something
crooked with his knife They all seem
sort of awk' ard when I'm in the 'ouse,
because. l suppose, they don't feel
quite sure they are doing the right
thing. The hold man likes to talk to
me about the great people at ONE, and
l give him a new dock or marquis every
day. The last dock took him so that
he talked of raising my wages at the
bend of the month, and | card him tell
ing the missus that Thomas was a real
treasure.
"How do you get on with the other
servants, Thomas?' asked an acquaint-
anee
The 'ouse maid is pretty. she's
Hirish, and she believes hall hof us
should be bowed up. They may talk
of their haristoeracy ere, but there
hain't any haristocracy. Ny people is
vulgar. lawfully vulgar The young
man is friendly, but he's vulgar, too.
He comes into the stable with a bottle
Of whisky and hasks me 'ow the Hem
glish young men hact, an hif / newer
saw young lord that he reminded me
hof. Inever did, but tell i'm he's
the born himage of one l know, and
this pleases i'm, and he brings bout
the cigars. l never saw people so
greedy for heverything Hinglish. I'm
not surprised those New York girls run
away with hour fellows lif their young
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
The Work of TO Smith, Jr.

Joseph Smith, Jr, ought to have
encouragement and to receive bis
reward. He is doing a good work.
Inside the pale of Mormonism, the
son and, claiming to be, the natural
and Legitimate successor of its
founder, he is making war on the
barbarous system of polygamy in
its strongholds, and is assailing it in
a vital part. He denies that polyg
amy has the sanction of a Mormon
revelation, and denounces it as an
offense equally against good morals,
good Mormonism and the laws of
the land.
Mr.. Smith is the editor and pub
Usher of a Mormon newspaper at
Lamont, in Iowa. He has recently
been on an apostolic visit to Utah,
and he there exhorted and argued
against polygamy as zealously and
forcibly as he does through the
journal which he publishes, and be-
fore the non-polygamous Mormon
sects in Iowa and elsewhere. In
his paper he also denounces the ma
lignant and disloyal bravado of the
Utah Mormons in displaying the
United States flag at half mast, last
Fourth of July, and he demands
that it be disavowed by all loyal and
law-abiding Mormons. He claims
that but two in a hundred of the en-
tire Mormon population in Utah are
practical polygamists, and he says
that these few offenders against the
laws constitute still smaller pro-
portion of the entire Mormon popu-
lation of the country. In making
this exhibit, he calls on the 9S per
cent. of non-polygamous Mormons
in Utah to vindicate pure Mormon
ism from the stain and reproach of
polygamy, to drive those who prac-
tice it 'to the rear" and to cease
defending it, apologizing for it or
for conniving at it. If the Nor
mons will take his advice, it will be
the best day for their sect that it has
ever experienced.
The American people are not
making war upon Mormonisun as a
mere form of superstition and fanat.
icism. They are making war on
as a lawless, immoral,
filthy and barbarous system. Di- !
vested of polygamy, they would be
glad to let Mormonism alone, to
decline and disappear, or to prosper
and increase, as its fortunes, the
processes of national development
and the DEGREES of Providence
might provide
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
why the ~America'' was Success.

why the America" was a Success.
The question that win spring to
everybody's lips is, what were tho diff
ferences between her and the English
yachts, the result of American science
and skill, which gave her this immense
superiority?
The principal ones can be easily
stated:
First, the model of her hull, sharp
PROV with slightly concave bows, part
ing the water substantially at the
fore-rigging and leaving il without
pressure by her retreating and beauu-
fully moulded run, while the English
yacht had convex bows and a straighter
run.
Second, her draught, she cutting the
water forward at about five feet sub
mergcnce of her keel, a draught Of
about twelve feet at her centre, and
eleven at her stern.
Third. the cut and set of her sails
and raking masts, ut that time two
inches and q half to the foot--a rake
which American science has since
shown was too much, rs too great q
rake made her sluggish before the
wind, unless the breeze was free and
strong. Her masts now only rake
one and half inches to the foot The
fit OF her sails was such that when on
the wind they were set as "hat and
straight as q board, and the booms of
] her fore aud-aft sails when on the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13

wind were nearly parallel with her
keel. The English sails of that day
were nil cut so as to set like bags and
hold the wind, and when on the wind
their booms were from ten to twenty
degrees angle with the keel, and the
gaffs, that is, the small booms that ex-
tend the tops of the sails, would be at
an angle of from twenty to thirty de-
grces with the keel. 1t is needless to
say that the set Of her sails is now
adopted by all fore-and-aft vessels as
nearly as possible, in both England
aud America
may have been too technical in this
description for the ordinary reader,
but there are plenty of nautical men
who will be obliged for the description.
Gen. b. +. butter, IN Harper'S Maga-
zine for July.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
A Boy with a Bulge.

"No, my son." he replied as he put
on his hat, you can't go to the cir
Gus.
But why, father?"
"Well, in the first place, | can't fool
away my money on such things.
"Ies, but have enough of my own. .
"And in the next place its . rough
crowd, the sentiment is unhealthy, and
no respectable person can countenance
such things"
"But, faith"
That's enough, sir You can't 60! |
want you to enjoy yourself, but you
must seek some more respectable
amusement"
An hour later curious thing hap
pened in the circus tent A boy
climbed 10 the top flight of seats ana
sat down beside a man who had just
finished glass of lemonade and was
lighting a cigar. He had his plug hat
on the back of his head, and seemed TO
be enjoying himself hugely 1t was
father and son. The father had gone
straight to the grounds from dinner
and the boy had run away. Ihey
looked at each other for half minute
and then the boy got in the first blow
by whispering:
"Say, dad, if you won't lick me
won't tell ma you was herel
The father nodded his head to the
agreement, and the great spectacular
parade in the ring began. Detroit fres
Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13

TO persons or property, the owner of
the team is liable for damages caused
by such runaway and the court says,
at is manifestly no sufficient excuse
that the horses were believed to be
gentle and not vicious and had never
been known to run away" The
fact that they were left unfastened
or ungusrded was proof of negli-
gence.-CO Courier.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
AnEmporlant Discovery

The most important Discovery is
that which brings the most good to
the greatest number. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds, will preserve the
health and save life, and is a price
less boon to the afflicted. Not only
does it positively cure consumption
but coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma,
hoarseness and all affections of the
throat, chest, and lungs, yield at
once to its wonderful curative pow
ers. If you doubt this, get a trial
bottle free, at c. r. MoFFETr's drug
store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
Teachers Institute.

The teachers Institute for Iowa County will
convene at Dodgeyile Aug. Il, 1885, and will
continue two weeks
Ii will be conducted by Professors II. J. Hut
ton and j. w. LeYingston.
DR. Stearns. Of the State University, VIII de-
liver an evening lecture and state Superin-
PENDENT Graham will also address the teachers.
II is believed that the coming Institute Will
be one of the best ever held in the county. and
teachers are reminded that IL is their duty 10
attend. Come at the opening session aud re-
main until the close.
School boards are earnestly ADVISED 10 ac-
cord n preference, at all times, 10 well quail
ned, progressive teachers.
The Institute is public. and the friends of
education are cordially invited.
EXAMINATION.
Teachers Examination Will be held at
Dodgeyille Aug. - and -.
Respectfully,
Il. BOWLING, Co. Supt.
ARENA Wis, July II, 1855. 3lv2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13

81 like the mild spring air" said
Deacon Gilpin rs he sat down on
Squire McGilps porch floor the other
morning for a friendly chat. GLOW
fresh it makes everything seem. Do
you know of anything fresher than the
gentle spring zephyr?" no.. | don't
know as l does, replied the Squire,
unless it is that ere paint you're sit
ting in. faint been on the floor two
hours, AarattoA IadepcAdeHt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
LANYON n sPENsLEY, ATTORNEYS.

C,TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR
> Iowa County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that a a regular term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county. at the Court House, in the village
of Dodgeylle. i'm said county, on the list day of
September, A. y. 1885 being the first Tuesday Of
said month. at O'Clock in the forenoon of said
day, the following matters Will be heard and
considered:
The application of John kriCr, 70 admit 70
probate the last win and testament of Elizabeth
Krier, late of the Town of Waldwiek in said
county deceased.
And il is further ordered, that public notice
publishing a copy of this order for three weeks
successfully prior to said day of hearing, in the
Mineral Point Tribune, a weekly newspaper pub
Iished in said county.
BY order of the Court;
JOHN 4. JONES, Judge.
Dated Dodgeville. Wis, July 18th, 1888. 3iwa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13

An important decision was recent
ly made by the supreme Court of
Minneaota regarding the liability Of
owners of teams for damages caused
by teams running away, in cases
whore they have been left standing
in public streets unfastencd. The
action arose in the city Of st. Paul.
As the charter Of that city is very
much like the charter Of Wisconsin
cities, it is quite certain the Wiscon-
sin Supreme Court will follow the
decision Of the supreme Court OF
Minnesota. The substance Of the
decision is, thai if the driver Of a
team leaves it standing in public
street unfastened or ungardcd, and
the team runs away and does injury