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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
Wedding Garments.
London World.

A really charming wedding dress, and
one made of quite new material, will be
worn to day by the Hon. Miss Ida Den
ison, who is this afternoon to be married
to Sir George Sitwell at st. Georges,
Hanover Square. The material of which
the gown is made is sort of ribbed taille
called velours Alexap DIRE; it is quite soft
and drapes admirably. 1t is a pleasure
to see wedding dress made of something
fresh, the rich satins and brocades have
become so monotonous. The valours
Alexandra is ivory white, and the dress is
trimmed with quantities of wide point
de gauze, which is smoke white; the mix
ture of tones is both novel and good
The train is plain and very wide, with
three breadths in it, and shaped Ike
court train. On the hair will be tiny
tiara formed of orange blossoms, holding
the long veil of plain unhemmed net ID
place.
The "going -away" dress is very hand
some. 1t is made sapphire blue plush
with short mantle trimmed with the
beautiful smoke gray vigoghe fur, ana
with tiny little blue bonnet In when
the plume is formed by bit of the fur
Then there are IN the troussean pretty
white evening dress of snow flake gauze
and lace; an evening dress of black nell
made with the net edging and no lace; a
rich evening dress of pink armure twhich
is rev material, very soft, and all
worked with iridescent stones on the
bodice and tablier; and a handsome tea
gown in pale heliotrope and cream color
The various morning and walking dresses
are mostly of simple kind, as Lady SIT
well will be living in the country. Inc
bridemades this afternoon will wear pare
blue cachemire dresses, and carry DO
uouets of pink carnations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
CHATTER IL.

There were lire-places in every room
on the ground floor of Grandfather
Nrooman's house and some kind of
stove in more than half the rooms up
stairs.
There were blazing fires on every
hearth downstairs, and Liph got hold
of Bijah after while and made him
and Bush 90 around with him to help
poke them up. Bijah had never seen a
Fireplace before, and it was great
wonder to him, but Bush sat down in
front OF each fire and barked at it,
1t was getting dark when they reach
ed the great front parlor, and the fire
place there was wonderful.
"Woof, wool, woot barked Bush.
Bijah stood still in the door while
Liph went near enough to give that fire
q poke, and he could hear Grandfather
Nroomau away back in the sitting
room:
"Now, my dear, Wen stick him away
somewhere. Put him in one of the
stockings and hang him up
CHATS me, groaned l}ijah. "He's
going to make a present of me to some
body Oh, dear. | wish | could run
away"
Bu, he could not, for there was Liph
and thege was Bush, and it was getting
darn
Nov, my dear. went on grand
father, "i'u just light up, and then I'll
\ go and meet that train III bring Prue
and her folks, and Pat II meet the
other, and bring Ellen and hers. Won
the old home be full this time?'
\ "lIe'S caught some more somewhere,
whispered Biiah TO himself II won
der who'll gct'om? Who'll get mc?'
That was an awful question, but Lipl
and Bush Nil but ran against him jus
then, and he heard grandmother say
you'll have to stick candles on tn,
window-sils cau't spare any lamp
Tor upstairs"
But, my dear, it's got to lie lit mp
every room OF it, want en- to know
/ Christmas is going.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
Santa Claus.

Santa Claus was one of the oldest
ideas oil the Celtic west in Pagan times,
rs he was of the Pagan east before. In
Christian times he was still regarded
with religious reverence, sitting, as he
had sat for ages in Egypt and else
where, in the arms of his mother
Santa Claus was, in fact, the child Jc-
sus in the middle ages; and through
out that period the festive creed of
Germany and all Celtic Europe was
that he visited all family dwellings of
good Christians on the eve of his ami
versary, and brought with him gifts
and blessings for the children. This
beautiful tradition is still To be found
lingering in Germany, though Santa
Claus does not seem to be specially
connected with it by name. The truth
of this original belief is plainly enough
indicated by the word ''clause, which,
in the Gothic or ancient German, means
child and "son. Santa Clause for
merly meant the Holy Child.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
The SNOWMAN.

A snowman stands In the noonlight-gold'
Smoking his pipe serenely.
For what cares he that the night IS cold.
Though his coat is thin and his hat IS old,
And the clustering wind blows keenly
He has heard the children telling In glee
That Santa Claus would visit
This night their beautiful Christmas tree
And il is not strange he would wish to see
How this can happen, now is itf
He secs through the window the children
bright,
And hears them merrily singing
Round the Cbristmas-tree with It's glory OF
when out from the chimney, in bearskins
white,
Comes good ST. Nicholas springing!
And the Snowman laughs so har at that
That when his laughter ceases,
A pipe, a coat and an old straw hat,
Two humps of coal and q flannel craYat,
are all that is left Of the pieces!
-Graoe f. Coolidge in the Christmas
St. Nicholas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

to the barn once for something he said
he had hidden there, and while he was
gone Aunt Ellen Simpson and Uncle
Hiram slipped package into the grain
bag, and grandmother handed Uncle
Hiram another to slip in on top OF it,
and Uncle John Hardy and Uncle Mar
TIN Hopkins each handed him another,
and the bag was almost half full, but
you could not see it from outside; and
then they all winked at each other when
grandfather came in with a back-load
OF sleds. Grandmother NAV have
thought she knew what they were
winking about, but she didn't, for I'M
Gle Hiram whispered to Aunt Ellen:
II m glad it's a big stocking. One
III do for both of 'em. y
1t was late when they all went to
bed, and there was so much fire in the
fireplace they were half afraid to leave
1t, but Grandfather Vrooman said it
was OF no use to try and cover it up,
and the room would be warm in the
morning.
When they got upstairs the children
must all have been asleep, for there
was not a sound from any room, and
the older people went to bed on tiptoe,
and they had tried hard to not so much
as whisper on the stairs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

One evening, says the Indianapolis
NewS. Carlyle was discoursing in a
small but somewhat miscellaneous
crowd about books, most likely his
own, when a young Oxford man, a
nobleman. too, advanced the view
shat he didn't think much of works
that expressed the authors opinions
and theories orly, and he was particu-
larly down on the theory business.
Whereupon Carlyle said: Young sir.
once upon time there was a man in
France whose name was Rousseau, and
he wrote book which was filled with
theories and opinions. ana so on. And
the Young nobility and fops of tho
period said that the book was wind.
But. young sir, it is an incident OF
history that their skins went TO bind
he second edition Of that book!"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
He Never Saw Anything Like II.
Whitehall Review

The stsry of the twins is the latest
father of twins was naturally very proud
of them, and when they came TO a pre-
sentable age he insisted on friend eau,
ing to see them. The friend agreed anu
named the day The twins were dressed
IN their best. put side by side in an arm
chair, and awaited inspection
Now, the friend had been iunchlng
rather heavily, and drinking rather free.
", and, consequently, his vision was nov
as perfect as it ought to have been. now,
ever, he went to admire the twins anu
was ushered into the room where 'ney
were. x.n-
"There.n exclaimed the proud father
did YOU ever see anything to ma'sh
that?" ..;,,i,;.
The visitor, conscious of the possssiolh-
ty of an optical delusion' quietly
piled: .h;,4m
Quite right it's splendid chiiu
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23
A PERFECT CHRISTMAS.
CHAPTER /.

1t was old and comfortable, and seemed
TO lie sound asleep, with snow blan'
ket all over its roof
Nothing short of a real old-fashioned
Christmas could wake up such a house
as that.
Christmas was coming!
Unless Santa Claus and the Simpsons
and the lIopknses should forget the
day of the month, they would all be
there at waking-up time tomorrow
morning.
"Jane, " said Grandmother Vrooman,
that afternoon, to her daughter, Mrs.
Hardy, who lived with her--"Jane, I've
got EN- all fixed now justwhere they'r
going 10 sleep, and I've made up bed
on the floor in the store-room.
"Why, mother, who's that forP"
"You wait ana see, after they get
here, and we've counted EN-"
anyhow there's cookies enough,
and doughnuts.
and the pies, Jane?"
"And I'm glad Liph gathered such
piles OF buttcrnuts."
ooh, mother" exclaimed little Sue,
al gathered as many as he did, and
beech-nuts, and hickory-nuts, and"
80 YOU did, Sue; but / wonder if
two turkeys II 90 round, with Only two
pair of chickens?'
"Alother," said Mrs Hardy, 1.-THE
plum-pudding?'
yes, but all those children! | do
hope they'll get here to-nghr in time
for me TO know where I'm going to put
'em. -
At the very minute, away up the
north road, two miles nearer town,
there was a sort Of dot on the white
road. If you were far enough away
from it, it looked like black dot, and
did not seem TO move. The nearer you
came to it the funnicr it looked, and
the more it seemed TO be truGging along
with an immense amount of small en-
ergy. Very small, indeed, for anybody
close up 10 it would have seen that it
was a 5-year old boy in a queer little
suit of gray. trimmed with red He
had on a warm gray cap, and right in
the middle of the front of it were
worked a pair of letters-"O. A. but
there was nobody with the gray dot to
explain that those two letters stood for
Orphan Asylum" No, nor to tell
how easy it was for boy of years
old with all the head under his gray
cap full of Christmas ideas, TO turn the
wrong corner where the roads crossed,
south of the great Orphan Asylum
Building. That was what he had done,
and he had walked on and on, wonder
ing why the big building did not come
in sight, until his small legs were get
ting tired and his brave, bright little
black eyes were all but ready for a cry
ing spell.
just rs he got thoroughly discour-
aged he came to the edge OF the woods,
where there stood wood sleigh with
two horses in front of it, drawn close
TO the roadside, and heaped with great
green boughs aud branches.
"Ihe sleigh 5 pretty nigh full, grand.
father, sang out clear, boyish voice
beyond the fence, and a very much
older one seemed to 90 right on talk
ing.
Your grandmother, Liph, she al.
ways did make the best mince pies, and
she can stuff a turkey bettern'n any
one | know
Grandfather, do you s'pose they'll
all Gomez
Guess they will. That there spruce
I'll do for the Christmas tree. Your
grandmother said we must fetch a bic
one.
That's a whopper. But will Joe
simpson and Bob Hopkins be bigger n
they We're last Summcr?n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

The machinery of Menashas new WOO
en- mill will cost S5s.Ooo
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
The Northwestern Mutual
Insurance Co., Of Wahpeton, Oak.

m HOW IT WAS ORGANIZED AND HOW IT DOES BUSINESS.
This Company was organized under the Jaw passed in 1855 recurring that all
companies organized within the Territory of Dakota for the transaction ofthe busi-
nesso II the Mutual plan, shall have actual application 70 insurance upon which
the premiums shall amount TO ut least $4,000, 1T least $4,000 of which must have
been paid i'll ash. 1t had IN the list day Of May Sl3623S.2i in premiums as the re-
suit OF W months work i'll the yer 1856. lis an association OF he business men
of Dakota for the purpose ofinsuring themselves at coN.
Its plan is as follows: 1t insurps all kinds Of buildings and PERSONAL pronnrty
losso or damage Ivy Fire. Lightning, cyclones, TornaIuts or Hail and The
risks of inland transportation md navigMiO and live stock against loss or dam
age by accident causing death.
tsbylaws ire printed on the back of every application and every policy: they
contain every condition OF its insurance. Its policies arcu bspluhlv uuhout comii
tons.
The premiums for insuramcei this Company aep payable as follows: One fourth
assessments levied upon ssessable tote whichd draws nc interest and isl ayaile only
ncNseot SeSsnent to meet losSeSa IN expenses. Ercry note is SccurcL Wetake
no paper which can not be Collected. The first payment o ash is credited on The
books of the Company, and when Al assessment Is levied, it is charged up TO his
account. \ DOR sthsi is verdrwna II assessment Em made II the assessamcn otc
Thus, insurance. guaranteed at os.
In the hail department. only lG0acres will be akcni IL II cseuion and rot exceed
ing ms Ion" acres r Mh in Many any ono township. In ease ofh loss by hail, in the adjustment and
ing. threshing or marketing grain. The adjustment is made from the actual stand
OF graina ut tn III of loss, and for every bushel of grain lost, the company pays
tn the price OF n same kind Of graina your market place o II the LIST day Of October.
on nocsf for premiums for hail Insurance until tr October lN.
we insure you Mt cost. You pay o premiums II small instahmcnts, sc that
lit will be easy to meet. We wish every mar lin Dakota II propcrtyi in Dakota
to thoroughly investigate the plan and working oft tho Company. and. If founl sat
Efactory, insure yourselves with us and leave tho money YOU have cretofore
pmidto eastern companies at home % b. usel ameng YOU,
Talk to the agent about il. 1t cossy you nothing to understand ta and it nmy saw
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
The Great Eclipse Case.

The great Eclipse race, run at St. Louis
last Monday, was the greatest race ever
run in America. Thousands upon thou.
sands went from all parts of the country
to witness the event, the crowd being es.
timated at $4,000 people. The cracks
of the west and the great Miss Woodford
from the east met, and the fastest mile
and one half ever run in America was
run the weights being considered. The
horses which contested for this purse OF
$4,000 were Dryer Bros Miss Wood
ford Lucky" Baldwin's Volante ; r.
P. Ashes Alta, and Ed Corrigan's Mod.
esty. Owing to the lameness of Freeland
he was unable to start, which caused
much regret as he is the only horse in
America that Is considered the equal Of
Miss Woodford. Miss Woodford won in
2:35. The first half was made in 81 sec
onds, and the last half-mile in the sam e
time, while the last mile wa run in l :43!.
Luke Blackburn's time of 2:334, which is
the fastest time on record, was made
with only lO2 pounds, while Miss Wo< ID
ford, CARRYING 16 pounds more, was out
a second slower.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19

Keep quiet and take Chamber lain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reg nedy.
1t cures pain in the stomach aim ost IN
stantly, get il % cent bottle, take moth
ing else. You will need nothing else to
cure the worst case of diarrhoea, cholera
morbus or bowel complaint. TT is med.
icine is made for bowel complain 1t only,
and has been III constant use in the west
for nearly fifteen years. It's sue cess has
been unbounded and its name become a
household word IN thousands OF homes.
Try it. Sold by G. o. Maloney.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
A Great Discovery.

Mr.. VIM. Thomas, of Newton, Ia, says:
my wife has been seriously affected
with a cough for twenty-five years, and
this spring more severely than before.
She had used many remedies without
relief, and being urged to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery, did so, with most graft
flying results. The first bottle relieved
her very much, and the second bottle
has absolutely cured her. She has not
had such good health for thirty years."
Trial bottles free at Bennett & Hors-
mans drug store. Large size 81.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
Township Alliance.
ial Correspondence of the ISrER-CcEAN.l

Ne~SA~
ODESSA, June 1.-THE farmers of
Odessa township organized June ) as
an alliance under the name of "4Alta
Farmers Alliance" Gerald Avery, pres
ident; w. Moore, vice-president; V. E.
Calderwood, secretary; Chas Wright,
treasurer. The alliance held another
meeting June 10 in schoolhouse dis
trict No. >, Nice-President Moore pre-
siding. Minutes of former meeting
read and on motion accepted. The
secretary announced that he had writ
ten and applied for charter. Form of
charter was read by president. Moved
to open roll for membership to opera
tive farmers only, without ballot. The
constitution of the "Sunnyside alliance"
was read and on motion was adopted by
the alliance.
On motion the president appointed
r. NJ. Calderwood and j. w. Kelly as
delegates to attend the county alliance
on Saturday next to learn the proceed
ings Of the executive committee OF that
body. Communications from manu-
facturers and others We're read by the
secretary stating prices and terms on
machinery, Irvine. etc, which shows the
advantage an alliance has over local
| dealers.
Discussion arose as to the effect oul
dealing abroad would have on Local
dealers, some members defending the
policy of home trade, others showing
that local agents is all loss and nc
benefit to farmers. In place Of the 10
c,l agents Carrying the farmers, the
latter carry the former on their crops
horses, cattle, etc. There is no ~necessit.
for farmers to fatten the local agents
pocket.book, because manufacturers viii
be, and are now, willing to deal direc
with consumers.
Resolution adopted that every mem
Der do all they can to swell the roll o
membership, and strengthen the ALI
ance.
Moved t o meet in the Odessa school
house Saturday, June 10, at S o'clocl
prompt. Adjourned. A MEMBER.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19

Chamberlains Collie, Cholera, and
Diarrhoea remedy is the most thorough
ly reliable medicine it is possible to pre-
pare for bowel complaint. Recommend
ed, guaranteed and sold by c. o, Ma
3onev.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Presbyterian Banp,
DEVILS LAKE.

CO. Maloney, the druggist, positively
asserts that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is the safest and
best treatment for gripping pains diar-
rhoea, cholera mOrbus or summer COM
plant. and he knows! 1t is not only re-
commended, but guaranteed, and is just
such a medicine as should be kept in
every house.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
SnERIFf'S SALE.
OF DAKOTA, cor 7 OF RAM
Il scy-s..
John " lIAI,lrr

Horace q stone, Alexander NJ Frrri, aud Oscar l. Cor
set, copaltncrs, doing business under the tirm
name and style Of St"n", Ferris Il tolsrtt.
Notice is l hereby given that by virtue OF an execution
tn me directed and delivered, and nov in my LANDS, is
sued out of justice court by J ' Brooke. Justice of the
Itnr" of the county Of Ramsey and Territory Of la
kota, upon II Judgment rendered in said court in favor
of John " liarlrc, AMI against Horace I; Stone, AlrN-
amlrr VI Ferris and Oscar Il Corset Is Stuur, Ferris Il
'orsr,t, have levied upon til" following described
personal property "f said .t-t,l,laIItc, in.nit; uu" over
draft made by one " + Pen at said Stone, Ferris Il
'"rsrtt's la,nk and the indebtedness. Of said " u Pew
l." said stone. Ferris n torSrtt, amounting in all 10 til,
sum If Sl5O3j.
AmltlGtt ! shall, on Saturday, til" 18th day Of June, A
u, lnSt, at the hour of = o'clock p. m. Of said day. at
the Bank Of Devils Lake building in Devils Lake, in
sad county and territory, proceed tn sell all the right,
title and interest Of the above named Slunc. Ferris X
Corset, cnIaiin"rs, in and I" tn" above described prop.
rrty To satisfy said Judgment and costs. amounting {,
s~iNty-ninc dollars and "iglty-two cents, together with
all accruing cost ui sale, and interest "ni The same from
the 10th day Of January, lsst, nj the rat" Of ! per cen,
per anium, At public auction, To the highest bidder ioi
cash.
Dated at Devils Lake, 7 the 18th day 81 May, 1885,;
EVER WAGNESS.
sheriff of Ramsey county, DIT
McGcr II Morgan, Plaintiffs Attorneys. Il-l3
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.
VINERRITOEY 81 AkUTA. COUNTY of RAM
l. sry-ss,
Tie Diamond Sewing Machine Company

l. scy-ss.
The Diamond Sewing Machine Company
".
Fred Morsuli.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of a special
execution To m" directed and delivered, and now in my
hands, issued out oi the clerks office of the Third Judi
cial district court, Territory Of Dlkota, in and ior the
county Of Ramsey, upon Il Judgment rendered in said
court in favor of The Diamond Sewing Machine" Com
Iany, plaintiff. and against Fred Moi-on, defendant.
on June 10Th, lssi. and dockctcl in your county on
June 22I, 1855, which said Judgment was for III, sum
Of SZ7l.li damages and COST AMI which said special rNr.
cutirn did direct me to levy on and sell the nwI Of .,r
81, town 10 II. range 81 ", Ramsey county, ID i, puI-
sLant TO II decree Of court, entered in said court on April
80, lsoG, directing the sale Of said land AS aforesaid, !
lIav. levied ON III" said nwl4 of sec 81, town ID n, range
Gi ", Ramsey county, ID 7, under said special exccu-
ton.
And that I shall, on Thursday the I'll, day Of June.
A ID 1856, at tn. hour Of O'Clock p m If said day, At
the front door Of the court house, in Devils Lake. in said
county and territory, proceed 10 sell all the right, title
and interest Of the above named Fred MorsOn, WlIicl,
he now has and hal ON June %, 1855, in and to tl"
above described property To Salty said judgment and
costs, amounting 10 three hundred and one dollars and
ninety cents, together with all accruing costs Of sale,
and interest on 1h,k-amc from the 18th day Of June,
1885, at the rate Of : per cent per annuin, at public anr-
ton, to the highest bidder for cash.
Dated Devils Lake, d 7, May II. lssG.
EVER WAGNESS,
Sheriff of Ramsey County, d r.
Mcicc & Morgan, Plaintiffs Attorneys. s-li