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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

*9,554,462.l2; Mass, $s,412,ll4.s5;
Ohio, s8,olo'754.37; Ills, ss,154,-
95o.59; Miss, 81, 300, 59I.2o.
Of the northwestern states Iowa
has received 1902, 457.97; MINI,
$85l,sl7.3s; Wis, $7ol, 1881. 27; Neb.,
$7o4,336 and Kansas, s53o,oOo.
These sums, large in the aggre-
gate, are insignificant in comparison
with the sums put into buildings and
improvements here. The results, it
must be said, are very satisfactory,
however, to most eyerybody-except
the taxpayers. Our buildings are
said to compare fayorably with those
OF any government in the world.
Of these the Capitol, of course,
heads the list in size and cost. But
the very fact of its size is against it.
Alphabetically speaking, and aside
from its dome, it can hardly be said
to be very attractive. Still with its
nine acres of floor it is too small and
many committee rooms have to be
found elsewhere. The new state,
war and navy building will be some
thing worth seeing, in an artistic
sense. 1t will take two years more
to complete it.
The inspector of buildings was
asked the other day as to the length
of time that IL usually takes to renew
a city. He gave it as his opinion,
in general way, that a building
will last about IS years. The new
state, war and navy will be standing
a thousand years hence, he added.
1t will likely look odd in the archi-
lecture of the future, but | should
like to take peep at it then, just to
see, you know.
1t is rather remarkable how soon
a building becomes too small for the
purpose for which it is designed.
The Capitol extentions doubled its
capacity, which was supposed in the
first place to be ample, and still it Isl
too small. The quarters assigned to
the congressional library are entirely
insufficient, and the books are piled
up so that they cannot be used-not
entirely, of course, but you can
never be certain that you will get
any particular book shown in the
catalogue. Provision for a suitable
building for the library will, without
doubt, be made by the present Con-
gress. This will allow the space
it now occupies to be used for com
mittee rooms. The interior depart
ment ia asking for more room AS
it is the models in the patent office
cannot be shown to any advantage.
The business of the city postoflice
has outgrown its quarters and de-
mands a new building, and the naval
observatory asks new quarters be-
cause of the Interference of traffic;
the jar of heavy wagons and of the
street cars in Pennsylvania Avenue,
it is claimed, preventing accurate
WARN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

GENERAL waste and devastation
throughout the New England states,
caused by floods. The loss in the
city of Boston alone, is estimated at
five millions of dollars.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT For
- Iowa COunty-ss-In Probate oN
In the matter Of the estate Of Christopbor,,
Caygil, deceased ."
Notice is hereby gigen-that at special t.r,,
OF the county court to DO held in and for es'
county, at the Court House, In the VILLAGE y,
Dodgevile, in said county on the 2l TnesG,o
being the 10th day of March. A. ID lSs6 Ar nst
o'clock p m, the following matter will be bes5J
and consdered
The petition of John Ferris, of the town a..
Mifilin, Iowa county Wisconsin, for the coiir,y
ance 10 him by the executors OF the last viii XXX
testament Of Christopher NJ. Caygill deeeaSsS
the tract Of land situated in Iowa county Nc
consin, to-wit Northeast quarter OF northesst
quarter dissection No. twenty COZ. town No. iiyaiS
range No. one ~, east of the fourth prinain,i
meridisn, IN accordance with contract far ssIc
thereof given him by Caygill in bis lifetime
And is further ordered that public notion
thereof be given to all persons Interested IN,
publishing a copy Of this order for six week.
successfully prior to said day of hearing IN tbe
Mineral Point Tribune, a weekly neWsDensr
published in said county,
BY order OF the Court:
JOHN Z. JONES, Judge.
Dated Dodgeyillo Wis, Jan. 10, 1886. -Sg6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

THERE will be a general agree
ment to the suggestion which ema-
mated from the Republican Sena-
torial caucus in Washington to the
effect that the United States Senate
has rights which the President and
the members of his Cabinet are
bound to respect.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25
Dated Dodgevie, wis. Feb 5, al 4 is ~ Judge.
GTATE OF WISCONSIN. IOWA -
- COTRT=IN pRORAIE NOlAIN

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IOWA co7-,----
> COURT-IN PROBATE. |o1hlY
Notice IS hereby given that at a reguIsr,.
Of the Iowa County Court, to be held n, a. setla
said County at the Court House, in'the ,ii, ior
OF Dodgevilie, in said county. on the 55 image
March A. d. 1856, being the first TnesSqedy o.
SAID month, az 10 o'clock IN the forenoon az "
considered. 1i'u and
The application OF Patrick Maloney IN ,3..,
to probate the last will andteatafnentorSyi' WIN
Maloney, late Of the town Of Wald,vict g{r4ilAie
county deceased, and for letters OF al, i qua
ten, with said will ANNEXED, 20. said pa,.itss-
MalOney and Catharine Maloney, 'N''Ick
And it is further ordered, that public most.
thereof be given to all pers0nsinterested h nv
fishing copy of this order for three wcetS Pun s
cessiYey prior TO said day OF hearing i, ' N,
Mineral Point Tribune a weekly Kewspsr - VIZ
lished in said county. 'N' pup
BY order of the Court.
JOHN r. JONES. judge
Dated Dodgeville, Wis, Feb; LIST, 1856 5o,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

PARNELL and his friends contem-
plate a demonstration in London and
throughout ireland, for the cause Of
Irish home rule, on St. Patrick's
Day-March 1.-THE object being
to force the issue fairly and squareIy
in Parliament upon the new Glad
stone Government. Parnell and
his followers, having the balance of
power in the House Of Commons,
will probably force the Liberals
either to come to their terms or
sufeNfatal defeat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

IF You want to 60 to California
for half-price now is your time. The
several railroads stretching thence
have reduced their passenger rates
one.half. Possibly, if you should
wait a few days, they might pay
you a little something for the priv.
ilega Of carrying you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

OF said day the following matters, will, n,
and considered: 'iA DC heard
Tue application Of John r. Parrnlev b.
to probate the last will and tesla ne,,, " admit
county. decreased 4ia' OF said
= ana u Is further ordered that public mott.
hereot be given 10 all persons iptarcs,n.ssuee
publishing copy Of this order for t6re''su by
successfully. prior to said day OF beeripme week
the Mineral Point Tribune, weekly ,.,ls, Ia
published in said county newspaper
By the Court:
No. ,,, joint JONES. Jusr.
Dated Dodgeville, Wis. Feb, q lSss uuEe'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

JONI b. GouGn, the eloquent tenn
perance lecturer, died at 4:40 Thurs
day afternoon, in frankfort, where
he was stricken with paralysis while
lecturiug. lie was SO years of age,
and for IS years has been before the
people as the prince Of orators. 1t
has been recalled that the last words
spoken by Mr. Cough were: "Young
man, make YOUR record clean"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25

Ar the special election in the 9TH
Congressional district for a sue
cessor to the late Joseph Rankin in
the House Of Representatives, Hon.
Thos. II. Hudd was elected. He's
a Democrat, but the majority he
went in on was far from being in
keeping with that district.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
A Triumph OF Skill.

From the Scientific American.
At n recent meeting of the Engineers
club of Philadelphia, the secretary
read a detailed description of the
moving OF the Hotel Pelham, at Ire
mont and Boyleston streets, Boston,
for the purpose of widening fremont
street.
This hotel is built of freestone and
brick, ninety-six and sixty nine feet
frontage. The Boylestone street wall
is supported on eight granite columns
twelve feet high, three and four feet
square. There is a basement and
seven stories above the sidewall
Height above tramwtiy on whica
it was moved, ninety-six feet.
Weight, five thousand tons,
exclusive OF furniture; which was not
disturbed during the removal, rs also
were not the occupants of the stores
on the first floor and some of the
rooms, the various pipe connections
being kept up with flexible tubes.
Careful experiments with models
showed that If the lower part of the
building was firmly braced there was
no danger of shifting in the parts
above. The general arrangements
consisted of heavy and substantial
stone and brick foundations for iron
rails and rollers, and the building was
forced to its new position by sixty-six
screws, two inches in diameter, half
inch in pitch, operated by hand
against timbers arranged to uniform
ly distribute the pressure against
the building. Much care and in
genuity were displayed in the de
tails in the arrangement and work.
Two months and twenty days were
occupied in preparation. The moving
itself was begun on August 81, and
flushed on August 25, but the actual
time ofmoving was bat thirteen hours
and forty minutes. The greatest
speed two inches in four minutes.
The hotel moved about one-eight of
an inch at each quarter turn of screws.
The whole distance moved was thir-
teen feet ten inches. Four thousand
three hundred and fifty-one days
labor was required for the work. The
whole cost was about 100000.
This is the largest building that has
ever been removed, although larger
ones have been raised, which latter is
a much simpler and much less risky
operation. The complete success OF
this undertaking is shown by the fact
that cracks, which existed in the walls
prior to removal, were not changed
by the operation. Paper was pasted
over them before commencing, that
any change might be seen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
ARemarkable RASCAL.

One of the convicts at work on the
Murphy Division of the North Carroll
ia Western Railroad, says an ex-
change, has history, that beats any
ching to be found in O dime novel.
Though he is now q broken-down old
man of IS; he was, forty years ago,
one OF the most elegant gentlemen in
Western North Carolina. He be-
longed to q good family, and was well
educated and refined. One day he
suddenly left his neighborhood and
went 70 Raleigh. There he read law
under the Hon. James NJ. Morehead,
was admitted to the bar and soon
gave promise of Distinguishing him.
self in his profession. He married a
young lady OF consider able fortune,
but it was soon discovered that he
had lett another wife at his old home.
He was convicted of bigamy and sent
to the Penitentiary, where he served
out his term. The war coming on, he
entered the Confederate army and
fought with desperation and valor.
After the war he went North and in the
character of prosecuted Southern
Union man swindled Gen. Grant, Hor.
ace Greeley, Henry Ward Beecher and
other prominent Republicans out of
100000. Then he returned South
and said the Northern people had
prosecuted him and driven him from
place to place because he had served
in the Confederate army. This excit-
ed the sympathy of Gen. Toombs,
Alexander III. Stevens and others. and
they gave literally to the poor fellow.
He is serving at fifteen years term
for forgery, and will doubtless wear
the stripes until he dies. Such is the
bare outline of life history contain
ing abundant material for sensa.
tional romance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
Sweet Altar of Roses.

'Do you have much call for altar
of roses?" asked reporter for the
Mail and Express of a prominent
chemist and dealer in drugs in this
city.
';Oh, yes," said the dealer, "but
there is very little of the genuine ar
ticle sold in New York; it is too ex-
pensive. The genuine altar of roses,
which is made in India and Australia,
costs 500 an ounce at the place OF
distillation. IL takes $4,000 roses to
make an ounce of altar. The roses
which are used are the roses,
of which variety there are large yields
in California, where the distillation OF
altar could be made very profit
able. | have been through that
part of the country and have seen
hedgerows near Sonoma, in that
State, so dense with these roses that
the odor from them caused a feeling
of faintness and oppression to the
passer-by. In India the roses are,
however, regularly cultivated. They
are planted in rows in the fields and
are particularly hardy
DO you know anything of the pro-
cess used in distilling the altar"
1.-THE work is done by women and
children, who regard it more as O.
pleasure. As soon as the roses begin
to bloom they are picked. The leaves
are then separated and distilled in
twice their weight of water, which is
afterwards drawn off into open YES
sells. These stand over night, being
covered, to keep out dirt and insects,
which are attracted by the odor OF
tie roses. In the morning the water
Is coated with thin oily film. This
is the rare altar of roses. 1t Is
SKINNED off with fine feather and
put into walls, which are Dramatically
sealed. So it may well be imagined
that any essence or ell that requii ed
the distiliine OF so, 900 roses to fill an
ounce via. is worth every bit OF the
price asi ID for it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

The stockholders Of the Northern Pacific
held their annual meeting on the 18th and
elected the following board of directors:
August Belmont, Frederick Billings, John
L. Brookman. j ohm C. Bullitt, Benjamin p.
Cheney, James G. Fargo, John II. Hall,
Robert Harris, Brayton Ives, Johnston
Livingston, Thomas +. Cakes, j. Lewis
Stackpole and Charles b. Wright. The
members OF the board who retired were
John w. Ellis, Roswell g. Ralston and n.
p. Hollowell, their places being taken by
John u. Brookman, James C. Fargo and
Brayton Ives, who represent New York
and Philadelphia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
Yachting on the Atlantic.

There must be a large semi-fashion-
able floating population around New
York during the summer season. Ali
over the harbor and up the sound as
far as Greenwich you will find yachts,
varying from $500 to $4,000 schoon-
ers, anchored in quiet bights and in
lets, and serving as lodgings for their
owners and their owners families. On
the larger vessels men and women live,
sailing from place to place as the
humor catches them. On the smaller
ones bachelor parties hold merry
revel. These latter are nearly all
young men in busiuessin the city, who
attend to their occupation by day, and
go cruisingfrom Saturday till Monday.
Many OF these merely lease yacht for
the season They keep the pantry
full of cold meats and easily prepared
canned stuffand take their able bodied
meals ashore. One seaman serves to
help them sail their craft and take
care of it when they are In the city.
1t does not cost them much. if any
thing, more then to pay rent and
board ashore, and they have "A great
deal more fun when the temperature
is high. York News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
schiiling Woocd BY victoria Mo-
Saefnf


sehiIling, the New York Ostler, tells
this storyof the way in which Miss Mo-
rosini wooed and won his too suscep.
tible heart:
When | first entered the employ OF
Mr.. Morosini | had not been in the
stable more than five minutes before
Victoria came down from the house
to see what the new coachman was
like. That was IN the morning. In the
afternoon she came again, and there
after she used to make two visits ev-
cry day to look at the horses, and
would loiter around the stables talk
ing with me. She paid me many little
attentions which construed as acts
OF her kind heart, and the idea that
she was actuated by any other motive
never entered my mind. was at one
time kicked BY Il horse and received q
severe injury on my left leg. She citffie
down to the stables TO see me and
gave me 80 to pay the doctor.
Alterward she brought me many lit
tie delieacies at every visit. This
continued until the end of three
months, when one day was surprised
beyond measure to hear her say:
"Do you know | l-l-lul," "Whatp
asked. "Ilul-opposite to hate" 81
don't know what you mean," | said.
did know we'll by the way she acted,
but pretended otherwise Opposite
to eight is nine" ''Not eight but
hate" she said. II love you; !
really do" "You don't fflean that"
was my reply. Then she became
angry and reiterated her statement.
Then somebody came along. and when
they had gone she continued in the
same strain. Ireasoned with her and
told her that we could not live on my
slender salary MS she had been accus-
toned to, and that it would be very
foolish for us to go away. She said
she would be willing to live in a
cottage and wear n calico gown if she
could he mine. Finally we arranged
our plans to leave, but not until she
had threatened to throw herself into
the river unless would marry her.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

her just little, with roguish look
~ her eyes. Il do hope she Is not un-
happy. 1t would hardly seem right
cradle"
And ever after from that night there
went up prayer from the heart OF
the wife for the welfare OF the imperial
beauty whoseheart was so sad among
.he gayeties andsplendors OF the city oil
me world. There was no jealousy in
mat innocent, happy heart, and when.
lew months later. littlegolden.haired
daughter came to bless the married
pair, it was Barbara who named the
little one Catbie.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

'"Tle Wizard of the Treasury" is
thus described by the Louisville, Ky,
Post:
In all the departments there are en-
ployes who hold their positions, not
on the strength OF their political infiu-
ence, but upon the strength of their
peculiar abilities. Among these is
Patrick Byrnes ofthe division ofloans
in the treasury department. For q
dozen years not an interest check has
left the department that has not
passed through his hands. The inter
est on the bond is paid quarterly, and,
to insnre absolute certainty that none
of the checks go astray, it is absolute
ly necessary that they should be all
sealed by oneindividual. As the hold
ers of bonds are represented in num-
Der by many thousands, it would take
three ordinary men to do the work,
but Byrnes does the mailing single
handed. The checks are brought
WI from the loan division and piled
~. his desk in stacks like cord-wood.
Each one must get in its right envel-
ope, which has been previously adj
dressed; then Byrnes begins.
With no mechanical assistance ex-
eept wet sponge he starts in to do
the sealing. Those who have seen
Blitz or Hermann handle pack of
playing cards before awonder-stricken
audience might have some idea of the
way that Byrnes rifles the checks in
to the envelopes. Fifty a minute.
How he does it no one knows. 1t is a
sleight of hand, but so rapidly per-
formed that the eye cannot follow the
movement. Thump, thump, thump,
all day long, and at the close of the
depal tmental day he has filed three
store boxes with sealed envelopes.
Does he ever make mistake? Well,
no. The checks vary from $50 to So.
600, and a single mistake on his part
might cost him a years. salary. 1t is
safe to say that he never makes one. OF
the thousands of people who quarter
ly receive these interest checks, few
know of the wizard through whose
hands they have passed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
RuSkin says Women can Prevent
and StOD Wars.

Tor one would fain join in the ca.
dence of hammer-strokes that should
beat swords into ploughshares, and
that this cannot be is not the fault OF
us men. 1t is the fault of women.
Wholly hers. Only by your command
or your permission can any contest
take place among us. And the real
reason for all thepoverty, misery and
rage of battle throughout Europe is
simply that you women, howevergood,
however religious, however self-sacri.
tiCing .or those whom you love, are
too selfish and too thoughtless to take
pains for any creature out OF your
own immediate circles. You fancy
that you are sorry for the pains Of
others. Now, / just tell you this,
that if the usual course of war, in.
stead of unroofng peasants houses
and ravaging peasants fields,
merely broke the china upon
your own drawing-room tables,
no war in civilized countries
would last week / tell you more,
that at whatever moment you choose
to put a period to war, you could do
it with less trouble than you take any
day to 60 out to dinner. You know,
or at least you might know if you
would think, that every battle you
hear of has made many widows and
orphans. We have none OF us heart
enough truly to mourn with them.
But at least we might put on the outer
symbols of mourning with these. Let
but every christian lady who has con-
science towards God vow that she
will mourn. at least outwardly, for
his killed creatures. Your praying
is useless, and your chugch-going were
mockery of God, il you have not plain
obedience in you enoughfor this. Let
every lady in theupper classes of civil
lied Europe simply vow that, while
any cruel war proceeds she will wear
black--a mute blacksmith no jewel,
no ornament, no excuse for, or eva
sion into prettiness, ! tell you again,
no war would last week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

=
Insome portions Of yfsk d peculiar
and beautiful custom stiIf prevails.
When girl is about to be fsarried,
before she leaves her home to go "a
the church, her mother hands her a
handkerchief, which is called a tear
kerchief. 1t is made of newly spsn
linen and has never been used. 1t is
with this kerchiei that she dries her
tears when she leaves her fathers house
and while she stands at the altar
After the marriage is over and the
bride has gone with her husband TO
their new home, she folds up the kerr
chief and places it unwashsd in her
linen closet, whereit remains unt0ueh-
ed. The tear kerchiei has only perform
I'd hall of its mission. Children are born
grown up, marry and move away from
the old home. Each daughter receives
from the mother new tear ksrchief.
Her own remains where it was placed
in the linen closet on the day of the
mrs riage, and there it remains until
after her death, when it is taken from
its place and spread over the placid
features OF the dead, never to be re-
moved until We arestmmoned to come
forth on the resurrection morn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

One of the finest exhibits at the Mime.
apols exposition is the at tractive dis
play made by the Northern Pacific rail
road. 1t embraces a collecti on OF excep.
tionally fine samples of agricultural and
vegetable products, specimens OF rich min
erals, native woods, coal, brick, tile, bull l.
ing stone, samples OF mineral limo aud ce.
ment, and an inviting array offruits. The
articles exhibited are from the states and
territories through which this line of road
pas SEES.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

Mrs. c. w. Cornwell Chicago, says: 81
had been suffering for several months with
Neuralgia, one night was taken suddenly
with severe pain over my heart. was so
bad | had chills. Nj husband sent for
our physician, bat before he arrived they
rubbed me thoroughly with McCaine's St.
Paul Chemical Oil. was all well when the
doctor came so had no need OF his seryics
cs. 1t acts like magic" BY Druggists
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23

The trial at st. Louis OF the Knights OF
Labor, Frank Young, Oscar Harrow and
Fred Husdhausen on the charge of con.
spiracy, during the late Southwestern rail
road strikes, to iniure the Missouri Pacific
Railroad compauy's property and business
was concluded by returning verdict oil
acquittal.