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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-08
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-08

CINCINNATI, o., October - Entries,
weights and pooling ia tomorow's
Latonia races.
First Race. One mile aud quarter,
selling Woodcraft (96). 50; Santa
Anita Belle (109), SIS; Viola,or (99),
$4; King George (104), 50; War Sign
(105), $40.
Second Race Three. quarters OF a
mile, selling. Enchantres3 10I, ST.;
Mclaughlin 1851, $40; Jauhert 100,
IS; Wary (ll0), $23; Virginia 1867, 81 (;
Passion (95), 81; Carus (92), 81; Clari-
on (1O4), 81.
Third Race.-seven-eighths of a
mile. Longalight (105), $40; G. and
q. (1O3), S1l; Proteus (99), 50; Evan
eeljne Q05), S1l; Feliciter (103), So I;
Andelia q0l), So; Virgie II. C105) and
Figaro (108) in the field, So.
Fourth Race Three quarters of o
mile. Dubme (1l0), IS; Rose (102),
50; Allegheny (l02), So; Poteen (l1O),
$l7; Terra Gotta Cl10), S36; Tam
O'Shanter (97), 81; Jacobin Q0j), $40;
Lombard (l02), 81.
Fgh Race. Mile and sixteenth.
Red Stone Q0S), $40; Bootblack G11,)
So; Wandered 102), $40; Ultimatum
(l0D, So. Wahoo (99), SIG; Beacons-
field (l0S), $31; Kirklin (9l), 81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
4 Remarkable Stone.


"The Calling Stone Ii is situated on
a glade of the vale of Mexical, behind the
mountain of La Lagunilla. The stone
appears to be hewn, and it is speherical
almost in shape; is about q vara in diam
eter and it must weigh something like
seventy kilogrammes. In the center of
the upper part it has a hole, which runs
into the heart of the stone. forming a
spiral On fitting TO this hole a mouth
piece and blowing, the sound of a horn is
produced, somewhat melancholy III tone,
and so loud that it can be heard a great
distance. The ranchmen of that locality
employ this as a means of calling their
hocks TO the sailing, and the animals
come hurryiug to the summons to which
they are quite accustomed.
There is tradition about this stone
resembling one which Alfredo Chavero
tells in the Historic Antigua de Mexico,
concerning the rock of Aculco. It relates
that the owners of the hacienda of Santa
Clara destroyed the boundary marks and
carried the stone away, hiding it on the
ranch of Cuatepec, where it was fastened
by chains in cellar. But the stone dis
appeared from where they had placed it,
and made its way back to its former po-
sition. To this tenacty OF purpose in
remaining in its wonted situation the
dwellers in the neighborhood attribute
its resistance to the powerful wash of the
mountain torrents which rush down the
glen without stirring it, even a water
spout, which burst and wrought great hav-
oc there, had no effect upon the calling
stone proposition is made to test its
powers of resistance to the appliances of
modern engineering in accomplishing its
removal to Cueruayaca, the capital of
Morelos, where it would serve as the nu-
cleus of a museum
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
SPICE OF LIFE.

Young men and young women often
like TO be alone, but they like to be alone
together as it were.-New Haven News.
Declined with thanks A naturalist has
written a little tract, "Hours with Bugs
Ila ha! Away with him! No bugs in ours.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Law without lawyers" is the title of a
new book. That's nothing strange. Lem
onade without lemons has been an old
thing ever since picnics were invented.
Burdette.
A book on etiquette tells chow to tell a
man larger than yourself that he is n
liar The best way is to tell him through
the telephone, and then go into the coun-
try for a few days. Evansville Tribune
News
"What is that big iron thing full of
holes p" asked Laura. Locomotive boil
er, said Tom. Laura looked thoughtful.
After moments silence she asked,
"Why do they boil locomotives 2" Tom
looked amazed ITO make EN- tender
he said, slowly Burdetto.
The Illinois editors are to consider the
subject of Truth i'll journalism" at
their meeting this week We have for
warded the secretary of the association
several copies OF the Herald, SO that the
editors can see what the genuine article
looks like Norristown Herald.
A little girl, who is just at the age when
her table manners are beginning TO be
looked after. called out at supper one
night recently Give me some cake
How do you ask" aid mamma, correct
lively. please give me some cake" re-
turned the little miss ana added una
Dashed II didn't forget it; was saving
il up Boston Courier.
A lady living on Jefferson avenue,
wishing to have her parlor carpet swept,
gave the proper directions to her servant
"a greenhorn) to use the sweeper, but to
her surprise, on returning home, focud
that the girl had been using lawn
mower, and in no gentle mood gave it a :
her opinion that the Yankee inventions
were humbug Scranton Republican,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
a Sure Proof.
Detroit Free Press.

heard story the other day about the
. twin-steeled st. Annes church. An officer
of the -th regiment, many year ago,
was IN Detroit, and he went ont to one of
the Joyial Detroit parties where the cup
that cheered and afterward inebriated got
in its work. twas fine moonlight night
when he turned his wavering steps to the
old American, where the Dibble now
stands, and in passing st. Anne's church
he WIS appalled, to notice that it had two
steeples exactly alike. He could not be
heve that he was as drunk as all that, but
there were the two steeples before him.
When he got to his rooms he said to his
comrade:
Jack, me boy (hic), I'm afraid I'm
thic) drunk. Coming long the other
street passed (hic) church, and do you
know, | almost thought it had two (hic)
steeples."
Well said the other, ut has two stee-
pies. That's st. Anne's church"
The officer pondered a few moments on
this information, and remembering how
it had been impossible for him to tell
whether the church had or mad not the two
steeples as he stood by it, he replied
mournfully;
by George, Jack (hicl, l am drunk,
sure enough
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
"GOD CURED HER. ="
A Young Girl Dies, Enters Paradise and Comes
Back TO Life.
Macon (Ga Telegraph,


Macon (Ga Telegraph
The little town Of Vernon, Lamar
county, twentyeight miles northeast of
/ Columbus, Miss, has furnished first
class sensation, which has set the whole
country wild.
Mollie Pennington, daughter of George
Pennington, who resides four miles from
Vernon, aged IL years, was taken sick on
the 10Th ult. Physicians stated that her
illness resembled hydrophobia. On the
18th Drs. Reed, Brown, Morton and Burns
were called in 20 see the girl. She pre-
scented every sign of hydrophobia, at
tempting to bite every one around her,
even herself On the Sth she somewhat
rallied, gained her consciousness and told
those around her that she would die for
an hour exactly, and at the expiration of
that time to chafe her hands and feet
and that she would come back to life.
At the time predicted she died away,
and physicians present state that death
was apparent, the pulse failing TO beat
and her body was cold. Her physicians
during the hour applied all available rem
edies to restore her, and at sixty-two min
utes exactly from the time she swooned
away she astonished all by opening
her eyes and jumping nimbly from her
bed
She told that she had been to heaven
and that God had cured her She then
told that she was returned to preach to the
earth, and commence their celebrations
that amazed them all.
The most curious Circumstance is that
she remarked Immediately that she had
seen Mrs. Biermore in heaven and had
talked with her. Mrs Biermore, who lives
four miles away, had died during the hour
the girl was apparently dead, and no one
had had any communication with the
family.
At the appointed time in the evening
she has continued her celebrations telling
beforehand at what hour God would be
with her.
Ministers from all over the country are
docking to see her, and her discourses
move her audiences 90 tears and shouts.
Men of strong mind say there is some
thing supernatural about her. She never
went to school q day in her life and can
not read her name, and never heard but
one sermon in her life; and the good Ian
guage used by her in her discourses and
Bible teachings strike her hearers with
wonder.
She is unusually small for her age,
weighing but forty-one pounds. She has
always been of reticent disposition
until within the last month she has been
in usually good spirits and talked inces-
sanity.
This statement is corroborated by at
least a dozen men your correspondent has
talked to, who have seen and heard her
talk. Great crowds are reported as going
from all over the country to hear her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
a Plucky Umpire.
LouissilIe Courier Journal.

parhaps the greatest and most success
snl umpire that ever regularly served was
rsrguson. now manager of the Metropol-
- cIub. He is a man of an iron nerve,
-trictlv honest, and cold and unsociable
os On iceberg. He avoided players who
aIwavs held him in fear A number of
-.ories are related of Bob Ferguson's
hits of discipline while ON the field. He
,ras once a ball player as well as an UNI
,ire in both the league and association.
6f all things in the world Ferguson dis
liked most was player who would make
ouick bluff at him with view of pre-
;ndicing his decisions. While acting as
Tmnire he always kept a safe distance be-
tueen himself and the players, holding
that when an umpire Is hail fellow well
met with every ball -tosser that comes in
his way he will make but poor and in
aficient umpire. In this connection, Mr..
/ ]. Eagan, formerly of the league staff
pmpires, tells the following story of Fer
yuson: II forget who the catcher was
ssid Mr.. Eagan. Anyhow, it was in a
,reat game east and the catcher was a
Tery smart young man. The pitcher
threw fair ball squarely over the plate.
Ferguson had already called three balls,
and when this one was caught by the
catcher he quickly turned around to Fer
guson and sharply said;
Strike, ehi'
THAT'S a ball. said Bob.
"a WHAT said the catcher.
A ball Now you go oil and play.
The very next ball" said Mr.. Eagan,
was as fair a one as ever saw. The
catcher made the same bluff,
and Ferguson said: That's five balls. The
next time you do that I'll fine you You
can bet that catcher kept quiet during
the rest of the game"
Another time Dunlap the great second
baseman and captain of the st. Louis
nine was playing a game in which Fer
guson was the umpire. Dunlap, as usual,
was playing for the applause of the aud
fence, and had just made one of his
splendid one-hand catches, assisting in a
double play. The egotistical player
staggered up to the umpire with the ball
in his outstretched palm and remarked:
"Hows that, Fergy?"
That's $25 fine" said Ferguson, "and
it will be. $50 more every time you at
tempt to give me away before an aud
ience.'
After that Dunlap went back to his
base in silence, and did not speak word
during the rest of the game.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
GudatiOES Of MeaIme>,.
Dtfroit Trlhnn..

"Speaking Of the meanest man ia De
troit, said Snaggs last night, III tell you
what ] know of one man right here and
a millionaire ten times over q that. Ny
friend Mr.. Jaggs recently borrowed $40
600 Of him for ninety days at / , per cent.
with good security. Wen, when be came
to pay the lender q dispute about two
cents arose, and Jeggs said he'd 90 to
hades before he'd pay any old skinhint >
cents more than was dae him. Why, be
said, you're positively the meanest man
in Detroit to quarrel about cents
That's where's you're mistaken said the
banker Let me introduce sou to my
son-inlaw; he'd fight for cent Jaggs
declined tine offer WITH THANKS, paid the 2
cents to the next to the meanest man in
Detr, t, and left the office. glad TO have
escaped the meanest man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
STORIES OF SMUGGLERS.
Clever Methods Employed in Getting Contra
band Opium into san Francisco.

Clever Methods Employed in Getting Contra
band Opium into san Francisco.
On one occasion recently a boatmar
who has acquired a comfortable fortune
by handling illicit opium, says the San
Francisco Chronicle, carried off a can
containing $50 pounds of the "Mongo-
lian's delight while the government EN-
ployes were watching his every move
ment. The can was taken from coal
pile i'll the fire-room of the steamer To
the deck and swung over the side of the
vessel and into the smuggler's boat
When the boatman reached the wharf he
was bounced upon by the customs men
and his boat carefully searched, The
opium was not found, but it reached
Chinatown without paying duty before
the sun rose next morning.
Another incident of recent occurrence,
which serves to illustrate the manner in
which smuggling operations are conduct
ed from the vessels side, may here be
related. -Four steamship repairers in a
small boat were on the port side close
under the bow, and were being carefully
regarded by the customs officers, who
rightly suspected the object of their
mannuvers, although they had no hint
as to the means to be employed. Sud
denly the boat careened in The most I'M
suspicious manner, shipping about six
inches of water. A moment later one of
the men in the boat sang out to man
standing near the ash chute: Here, pass
us down plank. l don't want to stand
here with my feet in this water
A four-by -four inch piece of timber five
feet long, and containing forty pounds of
opium, was passed through the chute
and placed in the bottom of the boat.
Two of the men stood on the timber
while the repairs were being made and
the boat was then taken under the wharf
where the plank was transferred TO an
other boat and taken ashore. This
means of smuggling was adopted on a
day when it was understood that more
than ordinary vigilance was being exacted
by the government officials,
Sometimes when old boiler tubes are
being replaced by new ones quantities Of
opium are taken ashore after having
been packed in the middle of the tube.
When large number of tubes are 70 be
taken from q steamship this system Of
smuggling is found TO work very well, for
after having inspected the first two or
three lots the searchers naturally relax
their vigilance and twenty or thirty
fixed tubes are then easily passed,
A cabbage head. q bale of alfalfa. m
old fruit can, or even thd handle of q
japanese parasol, may be made to do
service in the manipulation Of the con
trabandn before the eyes Of the in
spectors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
BY David Dodge.

'"i.ee had been almost the sole table
leverage Of the south, and no privation
l"lStd more actual discomfort among the
people at large than the want of it. There
WI. nothing for which they strove so
--s.iy and increasingly TO produce 2
'-os'ifute. Few, indeed, were the instanc.
.S which did not first and last find their
Wy INTO the coffee pot, Wheat, rye.
'.4' sweet potatoes peanuts, dandelion
-' 'Ara seed, persimmon seed. melon
a.e but few of the substitutes
s..sh aad their turn and their day. "A
- Tor the difference between Rio and
.aid the wits. Eureka cried an
.4s44'lastic news correspondent. AN
Inc Of the shackles which holds the
.oosA the commercial thrall OF the world
p:sfea. .et South America keep her
80 80 ana the antipodes its Java. It is dis
g oe true beyond preadventure
@a' es leverage the seed of the sea
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
"No Dead Wood in this Offer. ;.

AMONG THE $50 kinds of Cloth Bound Dollar
Volumes given away by the Rochester q. "
american R;srdl Home FOR every 81 subscription
to that Great page, IS col, i6 year old wee l,
(all SKI inches, from SEQ to 900 pages, bound in
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Law Without Lawyers. Dsnelson's (Ne dicaD Coun
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Farm Cyclopedia. Boys Useful Pastimes.
Warmers and Stockbreed FiveYears Before the Mast
era Guide. Peoples History OF United
Common Sense IN Poultry States
Yard. Universal His OF sl Ma.
World Cyciopedia. tons
What Any One Should Popular History CivD War
Know. (both sides.)
Any one book and paper one year, postpaid
$il5 onlyl Satisfaction guaranteed. Refer
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Samples cents. RURAL HosE Co, LTD, Roch-
ester. N 7.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
Little Drops of Water.
Washington Critic.

In Limestone, KY, the water is SO hard
that the inhabitants use plates of it for
window glass.
The drouth in Arizona is so severe that
the water in mint julep rustels like a
bunch of dried leaves.
It's so dry in Wheeler county Texas, that
the people have to sprinkle the water be-
fore it is wet enough to drink.
The drinking water in Philadelphia -
summer is so thick that it is custom rv
10 slice it up with knife and serve it VII.
ice
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
Important.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
Baggage, Expressape and 81 Carriage Hire, aud
step a. the Grand UHioa Hotel; opposite
Grand Central Depot
6lS elegant rooms fitted up at cost Of one
million collars, 81 and upwards per day Euro
ptau plan Elevator Restaurant supplied with
the best Horte cars. stages and elevated rail.
road to sil depots families can 1--we better for
le7s money at The Grand Union Hotel than at
any other first class hotel in the city
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
PERCENTAGE

The last five are pitiable figures. They
mean that IN every group of six persons
IN BanH one of them is a known bastard.
Presuming that the immortality of Banff
has not changed for three generations, it
follows that, as each child has two pa
rents, the chances are that every third
enid born there has one of its parents
uIegitimate, and, going back to its grand
parents, two out of every three children
now born has one of either its grandpa
rents or parents illegitimate. The next
generation would make every one in
banh illegitimate within three genera
tons
vi cours there are exceptionally moral
families I, u these calculations do
nov apply, a. ohere must be numbers who
nave not had a legitimate ancestor for
generations. Taking Scotland as a whole
"'lh It's $40 per cent of illegitimate
children born last year-that being under
.ne average of the last 30 years-it means
'nat one out of every twelve of the whole
population is registered by its father or
uuo'her as illegitimate. Recollect that
."'s shocking proportion is the lowest
possible amount for had any of the peo-
Ple VINO registered an illegitimate child's
"it.h merely said its parents were mar
,lsa 1t would have been registered as
legitimate The highest type of female
purity IN Scotlsnd is to be found in Ross
ana ,romarty. In that virtuous region
'''- than five in one hundred are known
'o oe lllegitimate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
A Wonderful Memory.
San Francisco Post.

An eastern clergyman who is visiting
California for the improvement Of his
physical and spiritual health, was Intro
duced the other evening to a prominent
actor
1--WE have met before and under happy
circumstances said the smiling preacher,
Indeed" murmured the actor, with no
recognition in his glance.
Eyes, sir; / married you, and / have
watched your career ever since with in
forest and pleasure. Yes, sir; l married
YOU
ut may be so, it may be So" said the
man of genius, thoughtfully. when was
it?"
"Why. in 1869, of course" replied the
man of God, greatly astouished.
and where!"
"Bordentown. n. j."
"Can you recall the lady's name?'
Certainly. 1t was - .'
"Ah, yes, yes; now do remember the
circumstances. What a memory you
must have. sir In 1869, was i. What a
memory!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

During the first six months of 1886
the value of the manufacturing and min
ing enterprises of the South was increased
by about %G361S0O0.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
A Most Liberal Offer

TIVE YoLTAIo BELT Co, Marshall, Mich, offer to
send their Celebrated VoLTAIc BELTS and Electric
Appliances ON thirty days trial to any man of.
hcted with Nervous Debility, Loss OK Vitality,
yelope with full particulars, mailed free. Write
han 1f
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
BTATTJFTL WOMEN

are made pallid and unattractiye by funct o'al
Irregularities. which Or. Perce's "Fayortr e.
scripton" will nfallibly cure. Thousands t..-
timonias. BY druggists.
Since Jan the real estate safes OF Riverside.
Cal, have aggregated $4,000. Tie largest sns ie
sale was twenty-seven acres for S4s.0)O.
Dr. Pierce's pellets" the original Lff!e
Liver Pills" Sugar coated}-cure sick and li.iest.
headache, sour stomach and bilious ATTACKS rs
druggists
The embezzeucnt ~ $50 was sufficient Is
bankrupt and dissolve @ travelling ti"ati iesi
troupe in a New England town the ctDcg day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

Andrews. the Georgian, who last year
walked from Atlanta to Boston. is now on
his second trip, accompanied by the same
little dog. The peculiar thing about ii is
tina. the pedestrian is niIetysix years
old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
"R0UGH ON CATARRU .

corrects offensive odors at once Complete cure
Of worst chronic cases; also unequalsd as gargle
for diphthcris aore clr cat foul breath 5oc.
Petaluma, Cal. citizens have decided 10 boy
colt adj Sacramento river potatoes raised by Chi
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

Start the bile, relieve the bilious stomach, thick,
aching hsad and overloaded bowels. Small gran
ues, small dose, big results, pleasant in oper-
alton, don't disturb the stomach. 25c.
According to the Hoorfleld (va,) Examiner, a
cat at that place recently gave birth to four fair
sized DuDg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
CROUCH ON BILE" Pills

The champion trottng pig lives at Perry, Ga.
II can keep in sight Of any Of the fast horses in
that lOcalls.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
SOMEBODY'S CHILD.

There were IS, 1863 chattel mortgages
filed in New York the first half of 1855