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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
SOME STYLES

Cloth polonaises are worn over velvet
or plush skirts of contrasting color,
whether plain, striped, or plaid.
Paris dressmakers make the sleeves of
dresses full over the shoulders.
Jackets of heavy cloth are in the style
of last summers coaching coats.
Bias folds of colored or white silk,
muslin, or canvas have an inner frill
of white material.
Hats are correctly worn with tailor
made suits, whether the wearer is young
or not"
Imitation coral necklaces, brackets
and brooches are now worn with tulle
toilets.
Leather remains the fashionable and
correct covering for DINING room chairs
Young married women may wear
either a hat or bonnet for full visiting
dress.
1 Velvet cloth and bengaline are used in
combination for reception costumes.
/ Linked sleeve buttons are more popu-
1 lar for mems wear than single buttons.
Black, dark grey, and navy-blue stock
/ ings remain in favor for street wear.
Hairpins of shell have handsome beads
set with imitation jewels
Coral brooches, necklaces, and bracele
are revived in full dress.
Red and brown is the favorite colo
combination for children.
Pale pink wells prove to be more becom
ing than red ones,
Bead and reed portieres and screen
grow in popular favor
Braiding is in favor for trimming 70
NANTES and IL
Children's hats will correspond to tn
coat or costume
American silks are becoming fashion
able in London.
Mems shoes are wsrn broader at tn
toes.
Mems cuffs are cut round at the cor
ners.
Seal plush lie the rival for seal an
otter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
FIVE O'CLOCK TEA
New York Graphic.

The caftah is the newest turban.
Soup plates and spoons are smaller.
New feathers are used on the newest
bonnets and turbans.
Plain white china is the most elegant
for fashionable tea parties.
Black furs are becoming to all except
very pale and sellow women.
Come plates are square and have hand
painted birds on them in quite natural
colors.
Black lace boas worn at the opera
and theater and for dressy reception
toilets.
Thiek-soled oud high fiat-heeled shoes
are affected by little women who want to
be tall
In clocks, something new is the old
Dutch hall clock sufficiently small for the
mantel.
Fur mufIs are no longer the tiny little
thing of late years, but good sized, sonsi-
bic ones
Silyer-plated dishes are taking the
place of china in many well-regulated
families.
In some fashionable families, cut glass
tumblers have taken the place of goblets
AT dinner.
India shall wraps are held by Loadon
paper TO be the most elegant a lady can
wear.
Small fortunes can be spent this sea
son if one wishes to be extravagant in pa
per-weights.
Tall candles on the dinner table are
now replaced by the swinging lamp from
the ceiling.
Cotton-thread lace is the craze for bed
spreods, pillow-shams and table and wash
stand covers.
Burtholdi statue inkstands, paper
weights and what not are to be found in
all stores now.
Skins of the beasts of prey continue in
highest favor for rugs in the fashionable
household.
Newest hats for young girls are of
"haring felt" with trimming only of os-
trich feathers.
Stripes and plaids rule the day in ev-
erything about young and old women that
relates 90 fashion.
Men who wear satin ties with dress suits
ought to be punished by being refused
refreshments.
Coats for young girls have a succession
of capes in the style of the "early Eng
lish" coachman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16

more looks wsll with side whiskers and Il
peaked chin than he would to stuf his
chest and not his cheeks and calves. To
look well he must be uniformly and con
sistenty thin, or he may modify it by a
complete beard fat man should be
smooth faced or wear universal whiskers
pretty closely cropped, well-propor-
toned and moderately full-faced man
may vary the style and quantity of his
whiskers with IMMUNITY, so far as the
thin or broad appearance is concerned
very short beard gives an animal look;
if very large it indicates vanity or crank
mess
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16

Two fallacies are in vogue regarding the
ghisker question. One II that thin
faced man should support side whiskers
to widen his face; the other that round
faced fat man should favor long chin
whiskers to lengthen his face. Both are
adopted on the counter action and anti
dote priucip pie, but are wrong a. wrong
can be. A man with a sharp chin exposed
is thin and appears thin in spite o. his
burnsides. And moon shaped man
gives himself humorous and clownish
appearance by wearing a long, sharp
tuft on his chin. The principle of
conformity should be observed and q
wholesale change made. A thin man, for
/ instance. should not wear chin whiskers
no whiskers at all, or a beard. he no
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
Calculating the Size of the Earth,
Exchange.


The earlier attempts at calculating the
size of the globe were based on astrono
mical observations. IL would be difficult
to-day to say within what degree of ac-
curacy the figure then obtained could
have been relied upon, as the units Of
measurement used by those pioneers
have been lost, and could not have been
compared with the units now in use.
One of the earlier attempts at obtain
ing the actual length of the earth's meri-
dian by direct measurement of portion
of the same was made in the sixteenth
century by a French doctor. The means
employed, although very ingenious,
would be considered perfectly clumsy
and inadequate by the modern scientist.
There was in this early measurement no
attempt at mathematical precision as
understood in the present century, and
considering the simplicity of the method
employed by the doctor, it Is only to be
wondered that no greater error was OBJ
tanned in its final result. The measure
ment consisted simply in driving from
Paris to Amiens, and counting the reyol-
utions of the wheels of the carriage, and
from the number of revolutions of the
WneGlE OF lub ChiIidEN ObAoAb VIZ N'n
lance between the two cities, which could
serve as the basis for calculating the
length of the meridian. OF course this
calculation could not by any means be
considered accurate, but, taking into &C
count The means employed, the result OBJ
tanned has been subsequently found to be
wonderfully precise.
The most curious thing about it Ii
that what would now be considered grave
errors and inexactitudes were so dlstrlbu
ted that they almost compensated eact
other. and the dimensions then obtained
show only slight differences with thu
dimensions given by the most recen
measurements, Thus chance and M
better name could be found permitted
of the same results, with onl,
ia small final error, being obtained witt
I that crude method, that are now obtaine'
with the most precise instruments AM
/ with the most complicated calculations
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
A Hint
Boston Courier.

They had been sitting for long time
in silence. Suddenly she woke up from
a reyerie aud said.
at is an age of progress after all,
George
"Yaas," he replied, after drawing the
head OF his cane from his mouth; but
what led you to make that remark
"well, not much she gurgled, but
saw in this evenings paper that you can
buy wedding rings on installments."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16

"There is no place like home. It's the
lovelistspot on EARTH" remarked a New
York gentleman to a friend.
" Not always. The loveliest spot over
struck was when | was abroad"
Where was itY'
con board OF one the Cunard steamers
in the smoking room. The l0yeliest spot
was an ace, Ghad the other three in my
hand"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16

several trusted operators, and as soon as
the last word had gone over the wiaes it
was returned to the correspondent with
out any of those cabalistic marks which
press matter usually receives, and by him
taken away. But the company, it is
tDll
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
There Is a Balm .


as there no balm in Gllead?" yelled a
temperance orator at a picnic.
mo, but there's some mighty good lie
kor down here behind Pete Riley's barn,
if you're very dry" sang out stump leg
ged man sitting on front seat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
out OF u Job.


T7'IIF' E7'7TT-
'Say, mister, dou't yer want boy 2"
care you out of work.
"Yesn
"What did You do during the summer
81 stuck flies onto ny-paper in drug
gists' winders; but fly times over now.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-16
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES

How Lincoln. Johnson and Grant PREPARED
Their Official Doeuments-The Rivalry t.
secure Messages in Former Days
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

The cquinoctial storm set In at Gal
weston on Thursday night, with torrents
of rain and wind velocity of 32 miles
per hour. AT indianapolis, the highest
wind velocity was so miles. Communica
ton with lndianola ceased yesterday
morning. kilograms from Indianola. re
ceived at Victoria, Texas, reported th'
streets three feet under water. Effort.
were making for the removal of the few
remaining inhabitants to higher ground
Little of value rem aims there in the wa,
|of property"
The storm of Wednesday in Adams
county, Indiana, was repeated on Thurs
day, and the damage is estimated at $50.
600. Fences and trees and the standing
corn were levelled, houses in Decatur
were unroofed aud much live stock killed
and manned. The storm cloud was of
deep green color.
During thunder storm at Wabash, In
diana, on Thursday, "a ball OF fire passes
through an open window of the residence
of A. l.. Bohbock and played around
lbronze cornice in the parlor. Then 1
Exploded with a deafening report, filliul
In house with fame and smoke AM
lthpwing Mrs. BohLock to the floor un
lcohcieus." Her condition was believed {.
be angerous.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Suit Against the City.

Secretary Of tie State Board OF
Health Il. b. Frazer has brought suit
against the city for Sl829, which he
claims 10 still due him for services per-
formed and postage stamps contributed
while register of the Board of Health
4 OF this CITY, and Mayor Rhoads and
President OF Council Eckel have been
summoned to answer in the name of
/ the city on next Friday, October /, be-
fore Squire Val deeiift.
The REPUBLICAN, in Its Council re-
port J esterday, gave the items wnich
made up the bill.
MIR. Frazer claims "a ceats for unpaid
ealary covering three years, $3.50 for
one day salary after his term expired
for which he served, IS In postage
stamps, and the balance In superin tend.
ing the printing of the report of the
Board Of Heslth after his term had
expired.
The committee to which the bill had
been REFERRED reported adversely against
IT last Thursday night, bnt 1t was re.
ferrsd back to the com nittee again
l with instructions 20 make further in
vestieat!oU, and the committee will il
all probability report next Thursday
night. Mr.. Frazer, however, evidently
has 10 notion OF waiting on the SLOW
process of g committee
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

to an Indictment charging him with the
larceny Of several articles OF clothing
the property Of Michak A. Carroll, anC
was sentenced TO pay the costs Of prose.
|cution, IS restitution money, be inpris'
|oned three menths, and ON Saturday
next be whipped With ten lashes.
A jury WAS drawn and the case o.
Charity Lopez, oolored, indicted for the
larceny of clothing from Mary j. Wor
relt, was taken mp for trial, with Will
lard ii. Porter, Eco, for the State.
Mary j. Worrsll was sworn, and tes'
titled to losing the clothing and finding
the prisoner with them on the same
night. This WAS the only witness ex.
anined, and the jury rendered verdict
Il guilty without leaving the box.
The court immed lately sentenced the
prisoner to pay the costs OF prosecution,
81 81 restii ution money aad be i'm
prisoned three months.
Lewis Adams, colored, plead guilty
to committing an assault on Rebecca
Ricketts,, colored, at Newark ON August
18th.
The prosecuting witness testified that
on August 18th the prisoner came to hei
house in Newark, and asked her an in
decent question, and she ordered him to
60 out. After while he went, but
stood outside cursing her, and finally
threw two stones, one Of which struck
her on the head inficting serious
wound.
The prisoner was defended by Mr.
Bacon, and at his request was allowed
TO make a statement, in which he de-
MED the statement OF Mrs. Ricketts,
but admitted throwing the stone, which
he said glanced eff and struck her.
The Court sentenced him to pay the
Q osts OF prosecution, o fine OF $50 and
DO imprisoned six months.
| The name of james 4 Simmons, In
dicted for carrying 3 concealed deadly
weapon, and that Of Juliana Murray
colored, for assault, were called thre'
times, and as they did NOS answer
their bail was declared forfeited.
M. Bacon stated to the Court that he
would withdraw his motion for a new
trial in the case OF Phillip PipioD,
I colored, convicted Of burglary and lar
Gerry in breaking into and robbing the
| residence Of Mr.. Harriott, In CtEistisna
| Hundred, and he was brought in Court.
He was sentenced TO pay the costs oil
prosecution, $500 fine, Se3 restitution
money, be imprisoned one year, and
| stand one hour il the pillcry next
! Saturday.
The case of Edward Stroud and Lee
File, charged with keeping a gaming
house, was continued until mex. term.
After disposiDg of come minor business,
court adjourned about l o'clock unit.
Novematr, having acttd on sixteen
cases uurirg the morning.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
A Young Marksman

Joseph MARITIME, aged about 70
residing near Bellevue, BraId
d undred, shot q hawk 9 few dsy
which measured ave feet and sir
fiom tip TO tip Of its wings. Tlii
had frequenIed the nelghbornoo
some years aud made many det
tory visits to various poultry
AS q consequence, IN airy old ladit
rejoice In his summary death
unite In copgratula,ing Maste,
tine on his good maIksmanship.
great marksmen OF our city will
to look well TO their laurel. as TIE
soon fed a rival in this yourg
rod.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Republican Primari,s

The Republican primary met
the election OF a Republican Era
County Committee will be held
evening In the various wards Of II
aud election districts in The n
DO fer as has been announced Tbs
ward will vote at 70B orang e strs,
sixth ward at Kyle shop, King
near Ninth; the Seventh ward =
Orange street and the Logan Hon,
Eighth ward at Ken6ali's store
wood street between secepib
Eighth, and the Tenth ward q,
and VanBuren stree s. The Doll
De open from 4 to 6 O'Clock, exc
the Eighth ward.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
observation-disclosures.

On Shursd ay, September 80. Mr.. John
BouaiNap, son of j. Bouehman, oil
Wood1Ne, Del was married TO Miss
Ella, tb\el1est and accomplished daugh'
ter OF hPatton Fourth aud Van Buren,
streets, In St. Peters Pre- -Cathedr raj
Rev Fater Kelley officiatipg. The
bride was tery handsomely dressed in
cream and te groom in black. AfteI
the weddin& reception was held at the
house OF mo tide's father. The happy
| couple starteN on their bridal trip te
| New York for\n indefinite time.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Charleston Matters.

CHARLESTON, s. O., Sept 24.-Letters
having been received from all parts of the
country asking whether the period of
great distress ia Charleston has not pas
sed, the statement Is authorized that the
kelief COMM tee feel themselves In 10
sition to furnish subsistence and tempo
rary shelter TO all who need It. But at
the came time the committee estimate
that the relief funds at com mand, or In
prospect, fall short OF the money needed
to put in babitable condition the homes of
persons who are unable to repair their
buildings without public aid
Government engineers have inspected
QUO buildings out Of T000 in the city, and
estimate the damage TO those insI ecte d
at S2,O0O,Oo0. Their inspc ction, however,
covers most OF the cestliest structures
The Relief Committee, In assisting needy
householders to make residences habita
BILE, Will deal first with those whose
losses are small, the object being to maxi
as many roofs as possible tight fouuda.
tions secure and chimneys safe before
cold weather comes. Homes of widows
and orphans ard other helpless persons
will have paramount claim. No loss OF
any person owning more than one house
will be considered at this time.
The intention also is to disallow all
claims for plastering, as not being indis.
pensable to reasonable safety and com
fort. The Subs stence Committee have
supplied nearly all persons requiring pro-
visions, and the number of rations Issued
today was the smallest since the commits
sariat was established. The force OF clerks
and laborers is being gradually reduced.
To-day was very quiet. No shocks were
felt here and only 81 light tremor at Sum
merville. Business is active and mer-
chants are hopeful.
FIVE SHOCKS FELT IN IOWA.
WINFIELD, Ia, Sept. 24.-Five distinct
shocks Of earthquake were felt here at
about II O'Clock last night. No special
damage was done, but considerable alarm
was felt.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
A Serious Accident.

About O'Clock this morni ng a switcl
tender on the P. w. b. B. Railroad at
tempted to turn the switch at the foot 0
French street, when he was struck by &.
shifter which inflicted serious cash oil
his head, and otherwise injured him
Officer Broadhart. assisted by others,
placed him in carriage and took him Il
Dr. Diapers office, where his wound
were dressed, and he was afterwards takei
to his home on Pine street,
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
SIyKOM lo2 AND lO4 EAST 9th STREET

Union l02 AND lO4 EAST 9TH STREET,
u We have the goods, ladies. All cur
goods Bre prime and At Wholesale prices
We have new peaches, n0w raisins, new cur
rants, new prunes, new seedless cherries
Cape berries at IL cents. Jersey berries 4
le1iey. Wewlli ha our new fruit display
on Saturday. Como and SEQ for yourlelf, It
will pay SCu. We received this day an In
voice Of new b3sket-tTed tea; IL is the hnest
l 30 cent tea We ever offered Royal best -four
| At 20 and So cents bag makes bread as
whi,e as snow. Those bags OF -four at Is
cents ire excel'eut. New orleans molasses
at rs cents gallon. II you want to see a
variety Of cakes, come TO li2 East 9Th street,
but the cake. called Chestnuts take the leao
as yet We fount another lot Of broo Us we
.re selling at 70 cents. A grea; DIVE. Dom
| forget those Lovely sea shells with every 10,
cent can OF BAKING powder from lO2 East 5ti
street. L, M. VIII X slb 6ts
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

The Rev. L. L. Hubbard, Of a. !
wine M. K. church, will se w
Red Ribbon Association >, ~
afternoon at 8 45 O'Clock, ~ q
Market street. The Tempels.ns'
tette will render approPfia''
Every body invited.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

About 1856 mem bers from the
Castles of Knights OF the Golde,
head ed by the snyth Post Il
drum corps, visited Harmony
No. 6, at New Castle last night
paraded through tina principal
of New Castle and returned to t
about midnight, having spent
delightful evening.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

The barge Anna, belong Ing 10
Warner Company, sunk at q
Ferry Rolling Mill Wharf al /.
m. yesterday. 1, was loaded "
tons Of iron. The unloading of
from one side of the barge nd
careen to the other and upset !
aDce into the water. Divers toA
bringing up the iron.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Interesting Services.

Scott Sunday School will have
services tomorrow. Morning
for prayer and testimony. All
school, In the main audience
will review the quarters lesscl
which Mr.. job n. jackson will
the school OF his laie trip % oha'
Good music on the correct by MI
and singing by the school.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
To Farmers and Butchers.

r. L. Roberts telegraphs that he will
lave several very superior Jersey cows
and also some fine fat stock at his sale
ct Neeld's Hotel, at Concordville, Della
ware County, Pa, next Monday after.
noon. Frank @. Sticham is going
there, and he wishes to have the com-
pany of several Wilmington butchers
as well as several New Castle County
farmers on the occasion,
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

d. P. Smyth desires TO Close !, I
jewelry business at No. 81 y
street as soon as he can hod pu'
for the same. In the meantime .
wish bargains should give MN ID.
as he Is Determined to reduce w
and retire at the earliest pfs''
o. Rod possible.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
scared ont Of Harner.,

About 3 o'clock yesterday ate
q horse belonging to the Union
Tea Company, while at Front and
ket streets, got frightened at q pl
locomotive. He started on a dta
up Market street.. the bride brel
causing the wagon to collide
Qnigley & Mullins wagon, the !
becoming interlOcked. The q
horse struggled out of his hsrna
CONTINUED on his headlong courss
stopped above Second street, VI
being hurt. The two wagons are
damaged.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Franklin Park ConceTs'

The First Regiment Band W.
their regular Sunday evenils
IN Franklin PARK TO morrow c
The program prepared for las'
will DO repeated. There WI.
more concert in the park alter
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Intelletual Freedom,

Stewart Garlic, on "Proofs OF the
Divinity of ChriSsud Origin Of Man
kind" at the HaHn ess Academy. Free
Gospel meeting toporfow at Z 80 p. M
Afternoon prayer Ad conference meet
ing at 8 80 p. M. aats free.
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

Tomorrow promises TO be 4
cloudy, with rising tempefstur'
local rains. The outlook for MOI
partly cloudy and slightly oooltr,
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

oSI-oN FRIDAY EVENING, A
IL long breast pin. with six stones on 7th.
N arket or West streets, or in going fro
street car to Shalicrofs avenue. Tho finder
" Ill be suitably rewarded on leaving same
at this Office. s2b 2tf
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25
Extra Religious Services

Extra KeIIsIUHs -,
A weeks meeting will BE- T Sop
In st. James Chapel, over REV
bridge, tomorrow even insii lar 40
Walker, pastor. The reg n,s,
meeting will be held san''''
al
Daily Republican., 1886-09-25

Pisuro-pneumouis IN Ch,cnro

WASHINGTON, Sept. DETERMINATIONS
Colman, Of the Department of Agricul.
ture, who sent DIR. Salmon, of the Bureau
| OF Animal Industry, to Chicago TO ascer
tain II the disease that has broken out
there Is pleuro-pneumonia received by
telegram to-day the following report:
There Is no doubt that the cattle disease
here Is pleuro pneumonia; authorities
find much difficulty In dealing with It.
lSeventy-hve thousand dollars worth OF
cattle are TO be slaughtered aud less than
xoo,o00 available in state appropriation.
Department can not pay for diseased
cattle here because State law requires
their slaughter without compensation. /
have offered for department to meet ex-
pepses OF slaughter, excepting compepsa
ton OF owners, disinfecting, and also 10
make an inspection of suspected districts,
Do you approve Of what have donel The
State Commission is now arranging de-
tails Of slaughter"
Commissioner Colman sent the follow
ing reply: Telegram received and your
action approved. You are also aulhoriz
ed TO take any steps deemed necessary
and expeditions to still further confirm
your diagnosis and satisfy the most ex-
acting that the disease is typical pleuro
pne umonia
VERY UNHEALTHY HOGS.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Agricul-
tural Department is in receipt OF late In
formation regarding the condition Of
hogs In number of States. In Illinois
cholera prevails generally, heavy loss be-
ing recorded in several counties. The
same Is true OF Indiana, while 10 Ohio
ana Michigan the condition of the ami
mails is fair. In some parts of Wisconsin
farmers are afraid TO keep hogs, on ac-
count of cholera, and reports from Iowa
are of a similar character In some cases.
Cholera, pinkeye and measles are report.
ed IRON Missouri, and In Nebraska the
condition is considerably below the
average. Kansas and Kentucky hogs are
generally in good condition.