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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

He had been to the city, and went home
brimful of news.
You member the Smiths?" he asked
his wife. 9Th Silver creek Smiths, them
as got rich on Their gran'feythers mon
ey."
Yes, she remembered them.
81 seen 'em. There way up; live in a
graz house on a street they call 'thay-
anoo. They ride in double kerriage,
and have no end of money"
She said she s'posed as much.
But, dumb sakes, Mandy you wouldn't
want ter change places with her. / see
her a minnit, an didn't hev the heart to
speak t her"
She said she'd like to know why; stuck
UP thing!
NO, she amt, Mandy, not now. She's
bin humbled rite down to the dust. She's
blind as bat
Blind She guessed not.
But shells. Fust, she didn't know me
me that's rid down hill and played tag
with her when she warn't knee-high to a
turkey. Then, Mandy, tho her eyes were
wide open, she went rite along the streets
all dressed up in fine clo'es, and leetle
mite of dog was leadin' her along. He
was tied to a streeng, and she had hold
of t'other end of the streeng. Now,
Mandy, how'd you like to be herr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
FARM NOTES.

White fowls when dressed for the mar
kot do not show pin feather marks as
do all the black breeds. This is a
point in their favor which is worth con.
sidering.
Not only does the linden tree produce
honey in great abundance, but its
quality is regarded by many as equal, if
not superior, to that yielded by white
clover.
When the hurry of farm work ceases
in autumn there are many opportunities
to make Improvements, for which the
season is favorable and the time propi-
tious.
Large quantities of the English walnut
or Madeira nut, are annually imported in
this country. The tree, when grown in
the Northern States, is tender, but be-
comes harder with age.
The liberal use of dry dirt will assist in
removing the pungent and offensive odor
of the COW stable Once week good
sprinkling of a solution of copperas will
also prove beneficial.
Norfolk, Va, is the greatest strawberry
shipping place III the world. Among the
many strawberry farms in the neighbor-
hood is one of 40 acres, the largest
strawberry farm in the world.
Wel-drained and deeply titled land
stores warmth 60 such an extent as to
prolong the season of growth and obviate
risks of frost that otherwise might
reduce the profits of cultivation mater
tally.
1t is a rule always to pillow hillside land
crossways, never straight up and down,
even when fat enough for so doing, as
such lands frequently wash from heavy
rains. The best crops to grow on grayely
hillsides are grapes.
There is large field open for those
who will make a speciality of flax. 1t is
quick growing crop, is as easily grown
as wheat, and improved machinery has
made it more easily fitted for the mar
ket. 1t gives a profit of both straw and
seed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Selection of Seed.
Farm. Field and Stockman.

All seed of cereal grains should be sell
ected from the best part of the crop, and
while yet enough remains to insure that
only the very heaviest and of course the
plumpest is retained. After thoroughly
cleaning in a mill that will sort out all
seeds OF weeds and the smaller grain, the
seed may be still further improved by
throwing ii across the barn floor with a
SCOOP, a little at a time. The grain that
flies fartherest will be the heaviest. In
this way you will secure seed that will hold
the crops from deterioration, from year to
year, so far as quality is concerned. Care
full preparation of the soil, careful sowing
and covering, will assist the farmer not
only in holding a high average, but in
increasing the average from year to year,
until the full maxium of production is
reached.
If you have not yet saved seed corn do
so at once. Dependence upon selecting
seed from the crib in the spring gives ir-
regular and slow termination even when
a favorable autumn and winter has pre-
vented serious damage to the cribbed
corn. This, also, has been previously
stated, and is not necessary now to be re-
peated.
Yet this much may again be said. If
the corn has ripened thoroughly the seed
may be selected after husking, and while
being thrown into the crib, if a careful
person is selected-one having a good
eye to seize ears that are large, even,
well ripened and otherwise perfect. These
may be thoroughly dried in a narrow crib
or cribs in a suitable room where it may
become fully dry. Suppose it cost you
even 81 bushel. Is it not cheap at thatg
Yes, because every grain will grow and
produce a strong, healthy plant. 1t is no
more to be expected that seed weakened
in the germ can produce a perfect,
healthy plant, than that weakly dis
eased dam shall produce lusty, strong,
welldeveloped, healthy young. That like
produces like is as true with plants as
with animals.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
THE ORIGINAL DRAFT.


oh, Mary had a little iamb, regarding whose
The huf exterior was white and kinked in each
particular,
on each occasion when the lass was seen peram'
This liitie quadruped likewise was there GALL
waiting.
one DAY it did accompany her to the knowledge
dlspensary,
which TO every rule and precedezt was reckless
" contrary
Immediately whereupon the pedagog superior
Fxaspe ated did iect the ismb from the IN
terror
Then Mary on behoding such performances
arbitrary, -
Suffused her eyes with saline drops from glands
called lachrymary
And all the pupils grew thereat Unanimously
hilarious
And specialized on the case with wild conjectures
various.
oWhat makes the lamb love Mary sou the schol-
ars asked the teacher
He paused a moment, then he tried TO diagnose
the creature.
"Oh, ecus amorem Mary habet omnia temper
um.
Thanks, teacher dear the scholars cried, and
awe crept darkly DER them
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
JOURNALISTIC SUPERSTITION.
Do Newspaper Men Become White Mules when
Tirpy lay-dOwn Their Fabers?
New Orleans States

An editor out west seriously remarks
that he has good reason to believe that
newspaper men become white mules after
death, because the expression of the
countenance of white mule has often
reminded him of some deceased brother
journalist, especially the respondent
droop of the lower lip. He also calls at
tention to the fact that editors and white
mules seldom die and are awful hard to
kill
The more - nor1er over the Western
editors words the frmtr are we convinc-
ed that there is something about him
that reminds US of iackass, but Mt the
same time we are willing to admit that
the superstitious idea concerning the
transmigration of the editors soul pre-
walls in the west and TO a great extent in
Texas. In that State whenever news
paper man sees white mule he invaris-
bly, points TO him and says; Look at
that old editor over yonder pulling r
load of cord wood and it the mule hap
pens to pass near him he touches his hat
respectfully and says: How are you Col
onel.' and the aged and solemen animal
always fans his ears in a friendly man
ner, apparently in recognition of the
lists among them Major Dan McGary, of
the Houston evening age vino are thoro-
ughly convinced that after death an edi-
tor is transformed into an elegant milk
white mule of gigantic stature and digni-
fed bearing. Maioc McGary, who no
doubt has devoted much of his time to in
shutting searching inquiries, says that
after years of patient investigation he
mas never himself seen or met anyone of
his journalistic acquaintances who saw
mule dead. lie has also frequen tly
and publicly stated thathe has never
failed as well rs he can remember, TO
lift his hat in the presence of n white
mule, and every time he did 50 the mules
eyes frightened with pleasant smile,
and the animal otfe-ed a very intelligent
and joyful bray and tried hard to speak
to him.
4 Major McGary may be sincere in his
belief that when he turns up his toes he
will become white mule, and perhaps
, is greatly oonsoled by it. There are
+ thousands of editors who have perfect
! horror of death, for the reason they fear
/ that in the next world; either in the up
per or lower end of it, they viii be forced
/ to continue in the newspaper business
/ therefore the idea of becoming a white
and uudying mulo with such light work
as pulling pillow OF dray to perform Is
embraced by them with delght--
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN.
THE DECORATIVE CRAZE.

Put away the iftlo coal hod that on, CARING
wants to paint
For she lain would decorate it with devices queer
and quaint;
Hide the dustpan and the wssh-tub, likewise the
garden hose,
Or Matilda win adorn them with the lily and the
rose.
When our Bridget in the morning gets the wood
en- choppng bowl
To ceDcoct the morning cotned beef hash il
yexes OF her soul
To behold a wreath Of roses where she most
must cut and slash:
So she scrapes IL off, because the paint mi BIT
penetrats the hash.
On the household rolliDg-pin is tied pretty yel-
low bow,
And its lilies of the valley oft commingle wi tn
the dough.
While the new potato masher and the kitchen
pans and pots
Are magnificent with butterflies and sweet for
get-me-uots.
All our articles of furniture the ancient and the
new,
Are respondent quite with drapery and bows Of
brightest hue,
In the house we look about with mingled sorrow
and amaze,
For Matilda is affected with the decorative
craze -Womans Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Billiards.
rHe sLossoN .scHAErER WATCH.

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat of Sun
day says: Chicago people who went
broke on the result of the Chicago Brown
games expect to get some of their mon
ey back by placing it on Slosson in the
latter's matches with Schaefer. A gen
tleman who came down from Chicago
yesterday said: The people up there
think they nave sure thing in backing
Slossou. They'll bet you all you want
that he can't be beaten at cushion car
roms. Slosson is playing aremarkable
strong game at present, and 1t would
not surprise me much to see him down
the champion The two experts have
never played a match at cushion carroms
and this being the first meeting at the
game there is no little speculation as to
the result. At present no odds are offer
ed one way or the other. but numerous
bets have already been made at even
money. Should Schaefer come out VIC
torious Slosson will have to invent some
other game in which he can hope to be
successful. It is a notorious fact that
Slosson has always been capable of in
venting a game when it was required. de
is the student of the pair while Schaefer
is the imitator, On more than one oc-
easion. to be sure, Schaefer, otter see
ing his adversary play, has caught on to
the fine points of his game, and beaten
him the next time they came together.
This was noticably the case at the cham
pions game,where Slosson opened Schae-
Ters eyes 10y nursing across the corner
lines, and again at the balk-line game
when Slosson originated the kiss nurse,
of which Schaefer soon took advantage
The St. Louis people need no occasion
to worry. If it ever becomes necessary
for Slosson to originate a new game ne
will do it. Let Sceaefer show his ability
to do the same thing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
RECEIPTS.

We do not think the custom of buying
ready-made pickles advisable as there is
so much risk or unsafe adulteration, and
would suggest to all who have the health
of their families in view to have pickles
prepared at home, under their superyi-
sion. The following receipts viii be found
excellent and reasonable.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

The Sunday school teacher was i'm
pressing upon her class the Importance
of honoring their parents. Now chill
dren,' said she, when you are naughty
and cross, your mamma does not want
you 10 be near her where she can see
your naughty ways. But when you are
are good she loves to have you by her.
Now Tommy, when DO 20 think your
mamma loves you besty' When m
asleep replied Tommy stoutly'" She
says So
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

Bankers Wife-My husband says you
have recommended change of scene and
climate.
Doctor Yes; he should go south this
winter.
Wont the climate of Canada do
no, he must go south, not north
"Oh, dear! l must wear my old seal
skin another season"
Ruth was not designing woman, and
yet she managed to get as good boaz as
any of the other girls who both sewed and
reaped.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
RIPE TOMATO rIcKLE.

Prick the ripe tomato skins; layer of
tomatoes cover with chopped onions, and
sprinkle with salt; let stand week; drain
off the salt water; put the tomatoes III a
Jar. and cover with strong vinegar. Boil
a pint OF vinegar with red pepper, horse
radish, spices and mustard; add to the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
rEppER srANGoEs.

Open the pods and remove the seed;
lay In weak salt aud water for one hour;
chop some cabbage very fire, TO every
quart add one tablespoonful each of salt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

Peel small white onions, and lay IN salt
and water for nine days. Then scald in
boiling water. Drain and put in jars.
Cover with spiced vinegar, adding a tea
spoonful of olive oil. Stop up md keep
cool.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

A little gil! vas walking on the stree,
the other day, when she saw 6oWiegea,
man with sho-t coat on. "Oh' ma,
she cried, there's man with a tuhhei
under hipl.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
OLD VIRGINIA. PICKLE.

Put all the articles desired for the pickle
in jar tiny cucumbers, onions, cauli
flowers cut in pieces, ears of young corn
about an inch or two long, etc. Cover
with boiling salt and water allowing
them to remain in it for forty eight
hours. Then take out of the water, place
in thick cloth and expose to the sun to
dry, turning them over occasionally.
W hen thoroughly dry place them in a
jar, covered with cold vinegar, to which
has been added a small quantity of tn
meric, to color them let them stand in
this for two weeks to drain ont the water
and plump them; then pour off this vine
gar and add that made by the following
receipt. in three months they will be ut
for use.
Stuffed green peppers are prepared in
this way Take large green peppers,
wash them and cut two thirds around the
stem, so that it remains attached TO the
pepper, End remove all the seeds. Make
a stuffing of two quarts of finely chopped
cabbage, half a cupful of grated horse
radish, three tablespoonfuls of celery
seed, one cupful of mustard seed and two
tablespoonful of salt Fill the peppers
with the mixture, putting into each pep
per one tiny cucumber and one small
onion: replace the stem and fasten il with
string. Then put the peppers in a
large unglazed jar, cover them with cold
vinegar and place a muslin bag with a
thin layer of mustard seed over the top;
cover the Jar and keep in cool dry
place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
GRAPE JELLY.

Use grapes just turning, steam and
slightly cook the grapes strain the grapes
carefully and add pint of sugar TO a
pint of grape juice.
APPLE JELLY.
One pound of apples three pints of
watet, ore pound of loaf sugar to each
pint OF juice. Choose apples with red
skins, wipe and cut into quarters, do
not peel them. TO each pound of fruit
put three pists of cold water, bring to a
boil, then boil rapidly for thirty minutes.
Strain, and to every pint of juice allow
one pound of loaf sugar, return to the
pan and again boil rapidly for thirty
minutes. Put the jelly Immediately in
to tumblers; it will keep good for years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

black pepper, ground mustard, white
mustard seed and spice; mix and stuff the
pepper; pack in a stone jar, and fill with
strong vinegar.
TOMATO CATCHUP.
Wash and CRIT up one gallon of to-
matoes, boil twenty minutes, take of salt
and black pepper, four tablespoonfuls
each three of mustard, one of cayenne
pepper, and half teaspoonful each of
cloves and all spice strain the tomatoes,
add the spices, and simmer for three
hours bottle and seal, keep in cool
place-To Tomato Catchup, which has al
ways given satisfaction: Take half a
bushel of tomatoes, wash them and cat
them in pieces; put them in a preserving
kettle with one quart of water and boil
until soft; then pass through sieve and
add half pint of vinegar, one tumbler
full of salt, four red peppers, one ounce
of whole cloves, an ounce of whole
black pepper and two ounces of allspiee.
The spices should be put in muslin bags,
securely tied. Put the whole on the fire
and reduce one-half. When cold, bottle
the catchup and cover the corks with
melted beeswax. The bags of spices
must, of course, be removed before bot
thing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
crcunfnER pInKELs.

Make brine that will bear an egg, and
drop in the cucumbers; cover them with
grape leaves; weight them down and let
them stand ten or more days. Then take
them out, drain we'll, and soak day or
two in plenty of clear water, frequently
changed. Afterwards put them in a
lump of alum. Cover with weak vine
gar, and let them stand until they turn
green. Then take cut, drain and put in
to stone lars. For each three gallons of
pickles use one gallon of cideryinegar
and place into it one ounce each of mace
and collery seed; two ounces of ginger;
three ounces each of cloves and stick
cinnamon.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-23
PeoPle,s stere,s stocktakfng


The success Of our stocktakiug sale is
truly gratifying. IL means the public
appreciate what our bargains are.
Others advertise spasmodical bargains.
You'll find the Peoples Store has been
selling better goods for less money dur.
ing the entire season. We will give you
special bargains to-day that are bar
gains. Bargains in white goods, bar
gains in lawns, bargains in scrim curtain
net, l0c. yard; 44-iuch all wool bieees,
200. a yard; 44-inch all wool shepherd
plaids, 25c.; lace buntings. all colors,
l0c.; stack of dress goods at 1919. that
can't be matched anywhere in the
United States; children's full finished
hose, l2a cts, cheap at 25 cts. /;
boys calico shirt waists, is cts. /:
special sale Of embroideries
will be made to-day at 10 cents 0 yard
On our center table will be found t1wels
at cents, 12t cents and 25 cents that
are cheap at double price; children 5
hose at 25 cents, that sold at so and rs
cents, odds and ends of lines that are
sold out; ladies' Isle thread gloves, 10
cents; boys school suits, 81, former
price 50 95; a beautiful line OF summer
silks, 35 cents, that sold for 65 cents |;
gents colored bordered handkerchiefs.
5cents; gents British hose, full finished,
l2A cents. sold all over the United States
at 25 cents gents fancy hose, full tin.
ished, l2A cents pair; gents straw hats
80 cents, that hat stores ask 81 for; 500
bone corsets, sl.25; our French corsets,
81, these are special drives. one is worth
$l.75 and the other $t.50. Big bargains
in ladies' underwear, they never were so
cheap. There is no necessity to add as
others do, the genuine article; we have
no imi ations. We are selling remark.
ably cheap and ask your patronage.
PEOPLES STORE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-23
The Last and Only !
go ad. of Williamson Tract.
GRAND BALL
10 he Given at the Opening of
the Nadeau Hotel.


To Be Given as the Opening OF
the Nadeau Hotel.
Los ANGELES, June 81, lSS8.--E. Dun-
ham, Esq, Proprietor Nadeau Hotel
DEAR SIR: The undersigned citizens,
appreciating the benefit of the opening
Of the Nadeau as hotel will be to Los
Angeles, and wishing you the greatest
success in the enterprise, respectfully
suggest that you commemorate the occa'
sion of the opening by giving ball.
Respectfully,
l. W. Hellman, John o. Wheeler, J.
Downey Harvey, Charles Silent, N K.
Vail, Meyberg Bros, R. f. Del Vale,
I. d. Mott, Hellman, Haas & Co., G. Il.
Dickson, G. H. Hance, Z. A. Preuss. II.
d. Godfrey, Stern. Calm & Loeb, II. c.
Weiner, NJ. A. Newmark & Co., George
Bull, George II. Bonebrake, w. II.
Workman, W. T. Brodrick, John f.
Forster, w. c. Furrey, G. F. Mcclellan,
Williamson Dunn, T. E. Rowan. Ben K.
Ward, A. s. Williams, Phil. Hirschfeld,
J. ]. Mccarthy, A. q. Bartlett and fifty
others.
To /. W. Hellman, John o. Wheeler
and Others: rs:--GEsrLEMEN: In response
to your kind suggestion OF this date.
will say that heartily appreciate the
compliment. rendered to the Nadeau Ho'
tel and myself, and will name Monday
evening, July 9Th, as the time for giving
the ball in celebration of the opening oil
the house.
[5igned Z. DUNHAM.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-23
p.rso,,a, mention.

w. S. Maxwell will arrive by the
south. bound train to-day.
Geo, s. Patton, Esq, will return from
San Francisco this afternoon, by trair !.
Mr.. Edmund I. Brown, correspondent
of the Examiner, San Francisco. is Wis.,
iting Los Angeles.
w. T. Williams, ESQ, of Los Angeles,
mas been invited to deliver the oration
at Pomona on the Fourth Of July.
II. Bachelor, correspondent of the San
Francisco Bulletin, is visiting this city
in the interest of that journal.
Col. W. j. Long has rented his rest
dence, 70 San Pedro street, to d. I.
Finney, OF Kansas, who has come here
to reside.
C. Tribolet, formerly member OF the
police force in this city, but for the past
six years resident Of Tombstone, Ari-
zona, is visiting the city.
Gen. Edwin Ward. with his wife and
daughter, will return from their north
ern trip to-day and once more reside at
their charming home at Flying Fish
Cottage, at Loug Beach.
MIR. Thomas Leahy desires to state
that his wife, who is Yankee, does not
know how to dance and didn't dance
and didn't win the prize at the Emerald
Club picnic. 1t seems that 1t was an.
other accomplished la1y who resembled
Mrs. Leahy so much that the reporter
concluded that the succ ssful lady was
Mrs. Leahy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-23
RANCHES. ETC.

as acren, 22 improved; nice Groom house,
hard finished closets, pantries, etc % acres
in trees and vines; hne water right pfped to
the land in e nice neighborhood, only six
miles from Los Angeles; close TO posteffice
church and school. Price, $4,000
81 SO 100 acres; a bargain; "a acres of the
finest foreign varieties OF grapes, cuttings
cost $40 per thousand; l7l< acres In best va
rieties OF northern fruits; hedge and gum
trees; fronts on county road; one mile from
r. R. station, 7 miles from Los Angeles:
anest OF soil and abundance OF mountain
water piped TO the land; buildings worth
$1,000; this Is one OF the best young ranches
In the county and will be sold very cheap
and on very easy terms, or VIII exchange
for city or desirable Eastern business prop
erty.
10 acres on Michigan avenue on the Cana
da nice location, good soil and partly i'm.
proved; corner lot ;tlSOO.
20 acres at Orange, improved and bearing
| lots of water; terms easy; s65OO.
ie0 acres choice alfalfa land near Cerritos
Station on the Wilmington road 30 acres In
| alfalfa land will yield tons OF corn to the
acre houses, barn for or horses; corn
crib to hold 1900 bushels; water right from
the river, also fne well as whole $l6,ooo.
or will divide.
acres west of city, outside of and near
the limits; good house, rooms and hall,
closets, etc improved good well. windmill
and large tank small fruits in abundance;
hedge and shade trees, lawn, etc; furniture,
tools, horse, wagon, new buggy. harness
ETC., all goes a nice home and cheap; only
u OF mile from terminus OF Hellman's
extension terms easy price $1,000.
Choice property in Pasadena.
8 acres near Raymond Hotel 5000; money
in 1t to subdivide.
! 8 6acres, all improved. centrally located,
$500.