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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

ONE of the walls Of lead pencil fac
tory at Hoboken, N. Y, fell Satui day
evening, burying a number Of laborers
in the debris. Two dead bodies have
been taken from the rains.
DURING the firing of national salute
at Paris, Illinois, Saturday night, can
non exploded, killing one man and in
turing two Others, one of them fatally.
AT North Georgetown, Ohio, a -four
mill which cost 500, 600 was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed, with a
large stock of -four and wheat.
DURING a fire in an oatmeal mill at
Leavenworth, Kansas, Monday night,
several persons were injured by fall
ing wall. The loss is $75, 600.
FIRE at Philadelphia on Sunday, at
the paper mandatory of Alexander
Batfour, who has contract for making
paper for the United States internal
revenue department, caused loss Of
$22 600.
FIRE destroyed the Haywood White
Sulphur Springs hotel, at Wayaesville,
North Carolina, causing loss of $780,
900. All Of the guests, 300 in number,
escaped with their effects.
DISPATCHES frsm Las Vegas, New
Mexico, state that no lives were lost by
the burning of the Montezuma Hotel,
and that nearly all the personal effects
of the guests were saved. The loss is
placed at 100000 with AN insurance of
$250,000
AT an early hour Thursday morstng
a fire broke out in the planning mill of
the SturdevaAt Lumber company, at
Cleveland. The dry house and maay
lumber piles were burned. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

M. PLANTE, the well.known French
electrician, has been led to experiences
in which a successful imitation Of
ball Lightning hes evidently been obs
tanned. With a powerful current
from secondary batteries he has pro
duced in an air condenser, formed of
two moistened pads of filter paper
near together, a small incanaescent
globule, lasting some minutes and
moving slowly in a curious and most
erratic path. When condenser was
ased in which the insulating material
was ebonite, sound was emitted like
that of a toothed wheel rapidly rota-
ted against piece Of cardboard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

THE electrician of the Bell Tele-
phone Company concludes, after a
series of Investigations abroad, that,
while it costs nearly twice as much to
put wires underground as to string
them upon poles, the saving in repairs
more than make up the difference.
He finds that lead>covered cables
placed underground or india-rubber
cables incased in lead will last thirty
years, unless there is some internal
cause of deterioration.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

A PATRIARoHAL couple named Leds
ger, who have done much to make up
for shortcomings of many of their
countrymen and women in repopula-
ting France, are now living at Rozoy~
Belyal in the Aisne. They have had
twentysseven children, of whom
twenty FIVE are living and three are
serving in the army in Tonquin. The
father and mother, aged respective
seventy three and sixty eight, cult
vate farm, aided by six other SOFAS.
Oftheir twenty-seven children twenty
one were boys.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

How many girls asks a writer in The
Piusburq Commercial Gazette, are 60
ing about disguised IN trousersP The
number of exposures proved that there
must also be numerous cases wherein
the fraud goes undecided. t,ta Lewis,
about whose escapade in boys guise so
much has been published, was not
caught Mt it until her fourth venture
Recall some young woman among your
acuuaintances who is coarse in voice
and not undulous in figure, and you
can easily imagine that, with hair crop
ped. and clothes masculated, she could
impose herself upon strangers as fell
low. The conclusion is logical that
many n maiden, like the one whom Miss
Lewis wooed, is being fooled by the
tirtations attention Of person OF her
own sex. The motive for sexual dis
guise is commonly utilitarian, however,
and the woman who resorts to II IS
actuated by the fact that the opportuni-
ties for employment are better Tor men,
and the wages higher. A leading re-
tail merchant of this city tells OF
clerk to whom he was paying 81 a
week. Women and girls are crowdlng
men from behind the counters OF our
dry-goods establishments, not only be-
cause they are regarded as more ETH
Gent in most lines of retail trade
wherein the purchasers are mostly OF
their sex. This dealer was changing
his employees as rapidly as convenient
and at length he came to the clerk
mentioned.
II shall have to let you go as soon as
n rot another place. be said.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

THE reports from the cholera dis
tricts OF France and Spain indicate
that the disease is spreading and that
in all probability the worst is yet to
come. Owing to what would seem to
have been criminal negligence on the
part of the authorities Marseilles,
which was the scene of the worst raw
ages Of the plague last year, has been
subjected to another serious outbreak
of the disease. The epidemic is rag
ing to such an extent that hospitals
have been opened for the reception of
cholera patients exclusively. 1t is in
Spain that the worst effects of the ia
tai disease continues to be felt. An
average Of from 1000 to l, 500 deaths
are reported daily, thenumber of peo>
pie attacked being about three times
as many. In Granada the situation
is described as desperate. The doctors
are either dead or have run away
probably the latter-and the sufferers
have no medical attendance. The
dead are unburied and the dying un-
attended. 1t would be hard to imag
inc a situation more deplerable.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20
ST. Louis VS.. Chicago.

a St. Louis woman was in . street
car with a friend, and the car was iuii'
when Chicago woman crowded N
and stood up in the aisle. After lew
minutes she lunged over and put her
foot square down on the St. Louis wo-
mans toe, and repeated the perform
ance several times. Finally ST. Louis
asked her to be little more careful
why, did l step on your ioo'F
said Chicago in great surprise.
Eyes.
sWelL. I'm real sorry if my feet have
disturbed you in any way, ana l nope
you'l excuse me, She said in sarcas-
tic tone.
.'Oh, certainly repeated St. LOUIS
forgivingly. Il never hold any ili-ieei-
ing against person suffering rom !"
physical deformity, even if it does an
noy me to some extent
Chicago got off the car at the next
corner. Merchant Trdueler
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

LINE & CooPER's flour mill at Erie
Pa, was destroyed by an incendiary
FIRE, with a loss of $4,000.
A FIRE at New Haven, Illinois, de-
stroyed a Touring MILL store, and sa-
loon, the loss reaching $25,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

Bismsrck used TO have three hairs
on his bald head, but now he has done
with brush and comb forever. He is
the coolest-headed man in Europe;
perhaps this accounts for it. A lady
wrote to him for some personal me-
mento, if it were "only a hair. Bis
marck scrawled on the bottom of the
letter, impossible, madam; they are
all three gone and returned it to the
writer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20
Longfellow,s birthday BOOK

lisa beautiful present to give any lady. But there
is little book published in pamphlet form, with
no pretensions to literary merit, that would be as
appropriate, aud might be the means OF saving
life. lt Is called DR.. r v Perce's treatise on
the diseases OF women. for whose peculiar troubles
the "Fayorite Prescription is especially design
ed, Il is profusely illustrated with wood cuts
and coored plates, and viii be sent to any ad-
dress Cor ten cents in stamps, By the worlds
DispeRsary Medical Association, Buffalo, n. y,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

DUMoNT and Dumas, who were the
leaders in the northwestern rebellion,
are reported to be in Montana, where
they have been warmly received by
the French Canadians. They insist
that Rel is insane.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

IT turns out that the vast lake IN
the British domain which was claim
ed to be larger than Lake Superior
was, upon close investigation, proven
to be but a very cheap and inferior
body OF water.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

ST. LOUIS proposes to erect a mon
umeAt to General Grant, and com
mittee has been appointed to solicit the
necessary funds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

THE New York produce exchange
figures the visible supply of wheat at
80 146 239 bushels, and corn at A ZOO
100 bushels.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

A MYSTERIOUS disease prevailing in
Porter county, Indiana, has been
finally diagnosed as epidemic dysen-
tery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20
lie Kept the whole House Awake

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Mr F. o. Nc
Cleary, a prominent solicitor of patents
this city, was troubled for several weeks
with severe cough, which not only
deprived him of sleep hut annoyed
others. The only thing which did him
any good, he says, was the new, prepara-
ton, Red Star Cough Cure, a purely
vegetable compound, free from opiates,
narcotics or poIsuns Of any kind.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

EMPEROR WILLIAM has arrived at
Salisbury,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

ASSISTANT SECRETARY jerks, of the
interior department, has made a de-
oiston in the matter of the terminal
line of the Northern Pacific railroad
grant in Washington Territory. 1t will
be remembered that Acting Commits
sioner Harrison issued an order during
the absence of Commissioner Sparks,
by which the railroad company receiv-
ed what was supposed TO be is just
amount of land, but this order was af-
forward revoked by Gan. Ssarks SO as
to deprive the com pany OF $4,000 acres.
1t is understood that Secretary jerks
findings do not revise the decision made
by Gen. Sparks The Assistant secre-
tary's decision is in the hands Of Mr..
Lamar for his approval.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

SEVEN Cuban bandits have been ex-
ecuted at Matanzas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20
Gen. lIrnnt's Kn0k.

The American Publishing Co., of Hart
ford, Conn, make the claim that the
publishers of Gen Grants book exhibit
bad taste in assuming as original for
that work some of the features adver-
tised as new therein. The Hartford
people say that several of the important
features were original with a biography
of Grant published by them before the
General thought of writing his book,
and that the title. ga Personal History
of u. S. Grant" was used on the BIZ
ography published by them ON their
first edition, and has always remained
the same, but has been almost identical
ly appropriated for the Generals book.
Ameng the features found in the latter,
but claimed as original in their book,
are the famous "Fort DonelSoR SuTren-
der" letter, the portrait of Grant when
q Lieutenant, at 81 years of age, and the
celebrated horse buying story.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
Blood Poison.

Mr.. A. P. W., of Hampton, Ga, has
recently emerged from one of the most re-
markable cases of Blood Poison on record
His body and limbs had no less than -four
hundred small uIcels-his bones tormented
him with pains-his appetite failed-his
kidneys presented frightful symptoms-and
all doctors and 100 bottles of the most pOpu.
lar Blood Poison remedy failed to give him
any relief. He secured B. B. B., the con-
centrated quick cure, and five bottles healed
the ulcers, relieved his pain, cured his kid.
neys, restored his appetite, and made him a
healthy and happy man. Any one can Sc.
cure his full name and correspond with
him.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
Another Case.
EAST POINT, GA, April 2, 1884

a. EAST POINT, GA, April 2, 1884.
My wife has been afflicted with terrible
form of scrofula for over fifteen years. Ply
sicians exhausted their skill, and numerous
patent medicines were used without benefit
Her condition grew wOrse-her appetite
failed, attended with debility, enaciation,
falling out of the hair and frightful break.
ing out of the skin. Her bones became very
much diseased and painful (some calling it
white swelling), with sleepless nights and
general feeling of horror. Some friend
said that B. B. B. would cure her. Iprocur-
ed it and placed her upon its use, and to the
astonishment of all who knew her the recov-
cry was rapid and complete. 1t acted as a
powerful tonic, gave her splendid appe.
tite and acted upon the kidneys. few
bottles did the work. The action of B. b. B
was decidedly quick, and the medicine cost
but little. advise my friends to use it as q
blood purifier. Yours truly,
r. NJ. LAWSON.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15

Faulkner d Smith are closing
out white goods below cost to make
room for big fall stock.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
The Wisdom of the Meat Maker.

The American.
The growing inclination among the
farmers of Tennessee to quit grain
and cotton and go into stock farming
has its origin in the truest wisdom.
Beef, butter and other dairy products
meet with constantly growing de-
mand. There are, of course, some
temporary fluctuations, but compar-
ing long periods Of time it will be
seen that the prices of their products
are gradually advancing. Our peo-
pie are becoming more and more
beef eaters and milk drinkers. How
long before they will add cheese to
their daily diet is not terminable, but
the time will certainly come.
The preservation of the soil de-
mands a change to stock farming.
The grain farmer or cotton grower
spends his life in robbing the soil and
shipping the proceeds of his robbery
to feed or clOthe otherSo The stock
farmer spends his day in making his
land more productive adjoining the
same, For such a farmer all nature
works, the rain and the sunshine, the
air and the earth, the streams and
the forests, the meadow and the field,
and even his herds and his flocks en-.
rich his land, "reap his crop and
carry it to market" His sheep and
his cattle are the instruments which
transport the fairness u the bottoms
to the leanness of the hifiSideaR ~
class on earth live in such placid en-.
joyment as the stock farmer; no class
lives more luXuriantly; no class lives
so much in harmony with nature
He is lord of the fowl aIgl brute and
grows in wealth, in knowledge and
in happiness.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15

Pulaski Citizen: What right has
the negro to demand special laws and
constitutional amendments and rail-
road commissions for his benefit a?
The white men have no special laws
enacted in their behalf. The consti-
tuition meditates general laws alto
gether and it is useless for the negroes
to wish any more special legislation
and absurd for demagogues to pretend
they want it or ought to have it.
Columbia Democrat: There were
large number of farmers-the bone
and sinew of the country-in Column
bia last Monday, and ageneral hearty,
good word and handshal1ing seemed
to be the order of the day. All with
whom we had conference spoke very
encouragingly of their crops and are
very hopeful of a generalreaction and
great activity taking placein business
with the opening of the fall season.
Cincinnati Post: Million dollar
funerals are not consistent with the
plain simplicity of a republic. 1t may
also well be a question whether from
the calm heights of history this gilt
ter, and pagent, and pomp, and circus
show at seventy-fve dollars window
and ten dollars a seat will appear
more BETTING the funeral of a great
soldier and patriot than would the
plain, simple, solemn, inexpensive
burial whose grief stands not in outer
show but in innerreverence of a high
and worthy spirit escapedfrom death.
Columbia Democrat: Maury is the
only county in the State in which the
live stock market has opened up, and
mules, horses and other stock are now
being sold. Fully as many large
mules have already been sold as dur
ing any previous season up to the
present, and the market is as good
for strictly tirst-slass mules, as they
have beeno during any past year.
Maury county still preserves its very
desired reputation as the banner stock
county of the State, a substantial evi.
dence of which is, that traders come
here from all over the country to buy
the stock, and seldom, if ever &c
away without purchasing,
! Courier-Journal: THE Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette has another
grievance. 1t is unhappy because
the obsequies of Gen. Grant, a Repub
lican eX-President, are conducted OF
scale of of magnificence unparalleled
on this continent, under the auspice
of a Democratic President, a Demo
cratic Governor, a Democratic Gen
eral, a Democratic Mayor, ETC., etc.
and it is particularly alarmed becaus'
two or three Democratic Generals ant
X-COnfederates are included in tn,
funeral escort. The honors paid t,
the person of Gen. Grant by thes
eminent Democrats is a voluntar,
testimonial that partisan prejudice
are subdued by the patriotic and gen
erous impulses of American citizen
ship, and the selection Of the Exon
federate leader for the guard Ofhono
came from source of whose authori
ty no one can question, the dea'
mans widow. The unprejudicet
citizen can not fail to see in all thi
an impressive and gratifying illustra
ton that the day Of sectional ami
mostly and prejudice is past.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15

Who has not known some specimen
of "the bold yeomanry, their country'S
pride" who carried a Buckeye in his
pocket, although ignorant that 1t con-
tanned virtues which have been util.
lied by DR.. Tabler, in his Buckeye
Pile Ointment, an excellent remedy
for Piles or Hemorrhoids. For sale
j. B. Ritchey. --
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15

Itch. mango and scratches of every
kind cured II 80 minutes by Woo!ord'sf
Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This
never fails. Sold by ]. B. Ritchey,
druggist, McMinnville, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
Scrofula Cured.

Dr. L. A. Guild, Atlanta, says: B. B. B.
cured VIM. Sealock OF a terrible case of
scrofula, which affected the entire elbow
Joint t If'.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
Agricultural Correspondent

in each county, and makes = monthly re-
port of the c6hdtion of Crops and Stock,
which is of great value to farmers and mer.
Shants. 1t is one of the boldeSt and ablest
journals in Tennessee, Ssskjs Il perfect ter
ror to rings and monOpones and machine
politics.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
Subscription Rates.
DAI IY
WEEKLY
Clubbing Rates.

The Weekly @nner Sc column, live,
newsy paper, and the Southern Standard,
both one year for Sl.J0.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-08-15
The Nashville Banner

Is always spicy, full of news, and entertain.
ing. 1t has an
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

LooKISG GLASSES. all sizes, all prices,
from 10 cts. upward. Window shading by
the yard, or the shades made ready to hang
up, at Is and so cts. New stock wall
papers just opened. Balance of last years
stock marked down TO close ont. L. b.
Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
GODS BOOKS.

Few, but fall of understanding, are the
books Of the library Of God, and fitting for
all seasons are the gain and the gladness
they bestow; the volume Of mystery and
grace for the hour Of deep communing,
when the soul considereth intensely the
startling marvel Of itself: the book Of des-
tiny and Providence for the time of sober
study, when the mind gleaneth wisdom
from the olive grove Of history; and the
cheerful pages of nature to gladden. the
pleasant holiday when the task Of duty is
complete and the heart swelleth high with
satisfaction
beware, oh worshipper of God, thou for
get not Him in His dealings though the
bright emanations of His power hide Him
in created glory; for if on the sea Of know
ledge thou regardest not the pole-star Of
religion, thy bark will miss her port and
run upon the sandbar of folly"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
THE NEW BOY WAS FIRM.
Would Have Been Licked Haa He Been
"A Coward. but He was Grit.

-Four boys seated on a line fence dividing
two houses of John r. street attracted the
attention Of a pedestrian yesterday and he
halted and asked them what they were
looking at.
New family moving in there to-day, :
replied one.
well, what of it2e
They've got a boy about as big as us.
well, what of that"
"Nothing, only was trying him"
At that moment the new boy appeared
on the grass about twenty feet away. One
of the boys on the fence made a face at
him. He promptly responded. Then an
other boy threw a stone at him. He hnrl-
ed it back.
Say, III lick YOU" called the biggest
boy.
"Yon can't do it,
The four boys made as if they would
jump over the fence, but the new boy
stood firm.
''Iil dare you VI here
F'Ill dare you down iere!'
Hes all right-he's game" said the
big boy TO the pedestrian. IF he was a
coward we was going to lick him, but now
well go over ard let him have a Whit on
cur cigar stub
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
WRITE TO

Boys. some 81 you WHO read this are
absent from home. Yon are attending
school. learning a trade. 81 engaged IN
some kind Of employment that has called
yoa away.
Thefs Is a 1aother at home who longs 70
hear from you often. Do you give her that
privilege OR are you willing to let her
watch every mail, day after day and week
after week. Until the thought comes forcing
It's way into her iscart that you have forgot
ten her. Or care more FOR the new associates
aroupd Jon.
Do you realize that her thoughts are
with you o~ftener, and linger much longer
With you. thar yours with here
A few days ago a postmaster received
q letter from . mother in a distant State.
asking for information concerning her boy
She lad written to him twice without get
ting ans reply.
This mother 5 letter was handed to her
son. a genial. warrn-hearted lad. who would
meyer have been guilty Of sueii neglect If
chad realized what it was costing his
ni8tiier.
We knew another boy who. during a
years absence. wrote bat two letters To
his mother. At the close of the year lie
was summoned hastily home 10 look upon
that mothers face for the last time.
He found the two letters he had written
carefully laid away in drawer where she
had kept only a few things that were
highly priced.
When he learned how many times his
mother had read these letters, even after
every word they contained had been
committed to memory. he felt as though
he would give the world if he could
only live that year over again, that
III might swell the number to a han
dred instead OF two.
Tell her all about yourself. Tell her all
about your studies, your work, or whatever
you may be engaged IN. Tell her all
about yogr associates; and such as you can
net tell her about. do not hesitate to drop
at once.
Boys, write to your mothers.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02

Shoes for old ladies, with broad soles.
side seams and hand bound-.iust the thing
for case and comfort. 4. b. Humphreys
& Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-02
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