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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07
WASHIRGTO LETTER.
Prom our regular correspondent.
WAGtfTNgrOE Dec. -. lSa

Prom our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON Dec. y, 1885.
Christmas came here in its old
fashioned way. There were services
in many of the churches, dinners for
the poor, Christmas trees that grew
up in a night, strengthening the be-
lief Of sceptical youth in Santa
Claus, and a profusion Of those in
dispensable accomplishments Of the
season, turkey, cranberry sauce, plum
pudding, and fruit cake. Pennsyl-
yauia avenue and the business streets
of the city, which have presented
the scene Of a gigantic procession
Of purchases for the past two weeks,
were quiet and half deserted. The
machinery of the Government stop
ped for the day, the Departments
were closed, and the clerks had boil
iday.
Congress will take the world easy
until the fifth of January, when it
rcconyenes. Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes scattered far and wide for
the holidays, Some went to their
homes, others ran down to New Or
leans for few days, and many re-
NAMED here. Some were kept 10y
anxiety to know where they would
be assigned by Speaker Carlisle on
the IIouse Committees which he is
busy arranging.
As to holiday politics, | may say
Senator Beck's attack upon the Gnan-
cial policy Of the Administration
just before the Christmas recess has
been more discussed than any other
subject. The Democratic friends of
the standard silver dollar we're un-
willing to wait until after the hoIj.
days without taking issue with the
President on this question. Senator
Beck fired the first gun, significant
of aa impending battle thatis likely
70 have a powerful influence over
the fortunes of the Administration
and the future Of parties. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

When oua ear is deaf it is almost
uniformly the lof. An immense NUM-
ber Of + .soas rely upon the right to
10 duly tor the two. Persons who
have been deprived OF the hearing of
the ieit ear fer = length Of time can
usually hear sounds lit distance bet
ter than those whose hearing is diyid-
Ell between two ears, because the sin
Gle ear has been trained to an unusual
sharpness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

Harris, of Tennessee, cannot speak
for the President on the silver cues
ton, because he comes from that
part of the country favorable to sill
yer. In their dilemma Senator Vest
has come to the front as the man
best fitted to be the mouthpiece Of
the Administration. lie has been
considered something Of an orator
by the Democrats, and he is, per
haps, the best impromptu talker on
their side of the Chamber. He has
little to show, however, against such
an array of talent as may be found
on the Republican side Of the aisle,
where are such men as Logan, Ed
munds, Sherman, Hoar, Ingalls,,
Frye, Eyarts, Teller, Hawley, Dawes,
Allison, Morrill,, and others.
1t is significant fact that Demo
cratic Senators are fighting their
President, when Congress is yet
only two weeks old. Senator Eustis,
of Louisiana, declared against him
long ago, as will be remembered,
and others are waiting to oppose
some of his nominations in secret
session.
Speaking of the Presidents nom
nations that have to go before the
Senate for confirmation, a Republi-
can Senator remarked that the five
committees charged with reporting
on these appointments had an I'M
usually hard task before them in the
way of work, a task that will keep
them busy for weeks. About 5000
appointees have to be considered.
No general policy has been adopted
to govern committees in their action
upon these Nominations, but they are
overwhelmed with petitions, protests,
charges, and defenses that would
have to be investigated if there was
no partisan consideration in the case.
The charges against new appointees
include almost every imaginable
offense. Charges in regard to per-
sonal fitness and integrity have been
filed i'll hundreds Of cases, and mem
bers OF the Senate committees are
besieged at their houses by delega
tons accusing or defending new
appointees.
A ridiculous blunder was recently
made by the appointment to an OF
ice in the Treasury Department of
young North Carolina lawyer.
lie had never studied book keeping
but he readily secured the support
of his'state delegation, and was APP
pointed by the Secretary Chief Of
the division Of receipts and eXpen-
ditures. The duties of this office
deal entirely with book keeping, and
finding himself entirely at sea in bis
business, he resigned. Instances Of
such inadequacy on the part of new
appointees are common enough but
they do not have the honesty or
moral courage to acknowledge their
unftness by offering their resigna-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

small ability wants Congress to APP
point her "the bard of the Nation"
with salary sufficient to live in the
responsibility in which lady ought
to live who has suffered SO much to
perpetuate the government. Thomas
]. Hall, the editor of the Herald
newspaper of Honesdale, makes an
affidavit which accompanies the pc
tition, and sets forth that Mrs. Kelly
is a poet of no mean order.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

GRANT COUNTY HeraH.' Congress
man LaFollette is put down as a
mong those who are opposed to the
further coinage of silver dollars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

LKAvESwoRrH Times: If Dakota
comes into this Union it will have
to walk over the dead body Of SEN
ator Vest. lie has minated as
much.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

In New York City the society
people did not make calls this year,
but left the city for huge ball at
Long Branch.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07
H0GSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

The undersigned offers for sale her house and
lot situated i'm the southwestern part OF tue
CITY. The house IS q brick building, containing
five rooms, with good woOdhousc and SUMMER
kitchen attached. The lot contains = acres or
ground. For terms and pc iculars Apply NJ
froev Vros store 4ltf
LOUISA T0Ar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

TIE greatest reforms so far IN
augurated by this administration are
seen IN the posters, "No smoking
allowed" and Don't spit CD the
floor"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

LAST June GOV. Rusk issued a
conditional pardon to George Will
son, Of Troy, N. Y, who was serving
life sentence in the state prison
for the alleged murder of John Riley,
a bartender of Milwaukee. Wilson
had served twenty years. lie was
said to be the innocent victim of an
outraged public sentiment. The
case was brought TO the attention of
Gov. Rusk, who, after investigating
it, came to the conclusion that Will
son was innocent and pardoned him,
on condition that he would leave
Wisconsin never to return. Ad-
ditional developments having come
to the attention Of the governor,
he lately issued an unconditional
pardon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07
THURSDAY JAN. 7, 1886.

Entered at the post-ofHce ia Mineral Point, Wis
as second-class matter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

ATLANTA would soon be as free from
saloons as the cities in Maine"
CoNGREssMEN LaFolIette and Cas-
well have introduced a bill to tax
imported tobacco rs per cent. on its
valuation, the measure being de-
handed by Wisconsin growers for
their protection.
DuRING the twenty years since
the opening of the Union Stock
Yards at Chicago, the aggregate
sales q cattle, hogs, sheep and
horses have amounted to 81 PAT, 1926
SOC. The total value of last years
sales was sl73,50s,002
WIrH decreasing revenues and an
increasing debt, the Democratic free
trade crusaders viii find hard road
to travel before the people. The
indications are that an increase in
the tariff may become necessary, not
that il should be reduced
FRED WARD, the wrecker Of the
Grants, was pu, at filing stove cast
ings as an introduction to Sing Sing,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

The New York Tribune said re
Gently in speaking Of the prohibition
victory in Atlanta, Georgia, that,
"AtIanta would soon be as free from
saloons as the cities in Maine"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07
Notice to Capitalists.

Sealed proposals will be received by the un-
dersigned up to r. o'clock noon on Wednesday,
January !3tb 1856, for $4,000 five per cent.
twenty year bonds Of Iowa county Wis inter
est payable semi-annually.
said proposals to be addressed in care or Thoe.
GOldsW0rthy County Clerk, at Dodgeville. Wis.
TIE committee reserve the right to reject any
or an bids il not satisfactory.
Dated December DIST 1875
i. GRACE
JOHN J. ROSS,
y, W. RENEN,
Finance Committee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

v. E.aB. J. BENNETT, Editors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

The effect of Senator Beck's
speech, it is said, fairly made the
eyeballs of the President and Secre-
tary of the Treasury roll. 1t was
resolved at once to change the pol
icy Of the administration and begin
to call in bonds. Such a raking
from such a source was one of the
unexpected things, and it walked
them up like dynamite bomb found
on the front doorstep.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

CoYGREssMEN LaFollette and Cas-
well have introduced a bill to tax
imported tobacco rs per cent. on its
valuation, the measure being de-
handed by Wisconsin growers for
their prntectIon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

BURLINGTON Ha1ckeye:: Thepeople
OF Dakota have not gone outside the
boundaries of law or precedent in
their actions. They have not even
dreamed of revolution; and if they
had, it would ill become Senator
Vest or any other ex-rebel to de-
nounce them in the United States
Senate. They have right to ad-
mission into the Union, and if the
present Democratic Congress denies
them, so much the worse for it and
for the Democratic party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

DuRING the twenty years since
the opening Of the Union Stock
Yards at Chicago, the aggregate
sales of cattle, hogs, sheep and
horses have amounted to 81 1926
SOC. The total value of last years
sales was sl73,50s,002.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

THE Mormous have carried their
point in securing jurisdiction for
their justices of the pence over the
immoral eccentriaities Of the Gen
tiles. The effect will be to make
every non Mormon in the territory
90 around loaded to the muzz'e with
an 0iiji.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

WIrH decreasing revenues and an
increasing debt, the Democratic free
trade crusaders viii find a hard road
to travel before the people. The
indications are that an increase in
the tariff may become necessary, not
that it should be reduced.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

The four boys alleged 70 have
been bitten by a mad dog and sent
from Newark, N. j., to Paris for
treatment by DIR. Pasteur, are now
on their ray home, but no one will
be able to say with certainty that
they would have hal h,drophobia,
if they had received no medical
treatment OF any kind.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-07

FRED WARD, the wrecker Of the
Grants, was pu, at filing stove cast
ings as an introduction to Sing Sing,
but has been promoted TO the posi-
ton of bookkeeper. 1t will be well
to put an expert on those books or
he may steal the prison,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The Republicans of Nevada.
in convention assembled, reaf-
firm their unfaltering loyalty to
the principles of the party as
cnunciated i'm all their National
Platforms from Lincoln to
Blaine. We helieve liberty is
the iaalienable right Of every
man, whatever his race or color,
and in the equality ofeyery man
before the law, viii the unre-
strictcd right Of every citizen TO
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS
An Efficient ReHledv

In all cases OF Bronchial and I'yZnlo-
nary Affections j. AYERS CHERRY
fECIO3AL. As sucl! it is recognized and
prescribed by the medical profession. ~
IN many thousands of families. fer TIE
past forty years, it las been regarded - IN
in'a.tilb!e household remedy. II is !,
preparation that only require, 70 b. tss,cu
IN very small quan.:t snd f"W ,it,ss
OF IT administered in the earIy stages CT ~
cold or cough will effect Yneedv cure,
and may. very lossliy. save Efc. There
Is 10 doubt MLaleYer fnat
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
Ayers Cherry PectoEaI

Has preserved the lives OF Great .ll berg
ofrersons, by arrestins the ie,elo, = III or
LaryaIitis, Bronchitis, s'narn.uuin,
aad Pulmonary Consumption. and b.
th. q. -. OF those dangerous ma!selie>. H.
sha:lis. hc kept ready for use in every
faniiI. where there are children. as il j. Il
medicine far superior TO ali others in i:s,,
treatment OF Group. the alleyia'iou of
Whooping Cough, "nI thccure OF Colds
and lniiaenza, ailments peculiarly lHe.-
dental TO childhood and youth. i'rcInifi-
tuda in dealing with all diseases o, tht<
class is Of the utmost Importance. The
loss Of Il single day liay, ia many eases.
entail fatal consequences. Do Hot waF<.
precious time III eXperincEtlnE Wiz,
IRg licnes Of doubtful ''iitc;cr, while hc
rnxl:,.tv is constantly aiming deeper
i'o.,!, bat take ut once .hc 5 eeCies. AID
Iaont certain to cure,
Ayers Cherry FootoErG2,S.
PREPARED BE
DR.. J. c. AVER IL Co., E,eyyc.I, ILass.
Sold by all Druggists.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
NNII.

Resolved, That two years
experience has demonstrated
that the present jury law which
cOmpe!s citizens, at their own
expense, without regard ta their
pecuniary ability or the losses
they may suffer, summarily to
suspend their usual occupations,
break their business engage
ments, travel long distances and
remain from their homes for an
uncertain period, and attend up
on District Courts as jurymen, is
a measure of unwise economy,
often productive ef great hard
ship and an unjust imposition
of public burdens upon private
individuals. We therefore de-
mand Of the next Legislature
such legislation as shall secure
TO all citizens fair compensation
for all the time which they spend
and full reimbursement for all
expenses which they incur in
performing the duties of jury
men ia the District Courts.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

il towns and thickly populated
sections, but ia the rural and
sparsely settled districts, and
as the education of pupils in the
sparsely settled sections Of the
State is necessarily more expen-
sive per capita than where a
large number Of pupils can at
tend the same school, such Il
division Of the school money
should be made as will furnish
the means Of education to all
children in the State.
XVI.
Expenditures beyond the
means of private individuals are
required for surveys, engineer
ing, and the construction Of res
ervoirs, canals, and other Ey-
draulic works, for the purpose
of irrigation in this State. We
therefore Acknowledgements
tioas by Congress for surveys,
both hydrographical and tepo-
graphical, to asc rtain how the
waters of this State, which Row
run to waste in food time, may
be stored and utilized for the
purpose of agriculture. to the
end that when all the facts are
known suitable aid may be OBJ
taincd from Congress to en- bic
the Government of the United
States to dispose ofits lands, and
TO enable the people to settle up
)n and occupy the same,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29

tempt Of tho Democratic majority
ia the National House OF Rep
resentatives to pass the Morri-
son Bill reducing the tariff on
the product Of our mines and
placing wool on the free list.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-29
Ill.

Resolved, that we point with
pride and pleasure to the able ana
brilliant record made by our
Senator in Congress, the Hon.
John p. Jones, in his watchful
and vigiIant care of our interests
upon all occasions, rs are fully
shown by his unanswerab!e
speeches in Congress against the
reduction of duties upon foreign
manufacturers and fnreiSn pro-
ductions, which exposes in a
mastery style and in a clear
and forcib!e manner the free
trade doctrines Of modern De-
mocracy. Hisabie and exhaust
i've speeches upon the reInone-
tization Of silver, particularly i'll
the last speech in Congress upon
that subject, in which he has
displayed more strongly his abil-
ity to render the abstruse subjects
intelligent to the common mind.
thereby replacing and uphold
ing the olu tiIue-honored Amer
lean Dollar of our fathers in its
rightful position as a part Of our
circulating medium and pur-
chasing power; and its logical
and overwhelming arguments in
favorof the passing Of the Chi
nese Restriction and Exclusion
Bill and amendments thereto
during the last Congress.
Resolved, That our able
Representative in Congress,
Hon. William Woodburr, de-
s rves the united thanks of the
people of this State for his con
stant zeal and watchful care
over the true interests Of the
people of this State, and that
we recognize in him an able
statesman, faithful Represent
ative, and an honest man; and
we say: "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant; renewed |
hOnors await thee"
Resolved, That we are un-
alterably in favor of "home
rule" in Nevada, and entertain |
that the men who pay her taxes
and whose homes and interests :
are identified with this State
should control its politics.
Resolved, That we demand
tl-at the next Legislature shall
ln,ss laws in accordance with the
plan known as the Nebraska
Plan for the, election Of United
States Senrtors. |
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-23
I1RFLING or sTATE.

The address, Of the Republican State
Executive Committee to the voters OF the
State appears in yesterdays hteHigeAeer. (
"The people of West Virginia to-day owes
their Salvation from utter ruin to the Re
publican party, says the address To be-
lieve this and many other things like the
following, West Yirgiaia must be in q hope
less condition indeed.
Every citizen Of the State who pays tax
e. or paws allegiance TO its laws has felt
the full weight of despOtism imposed by
Democratic encouragement Our taxes
have been increased; our school fand mas
been recklessly squandered; u petltlons
have been repeatedly Spurned by the DEM
ocmtic Legislatures; our laws have been
made the shuttlecock of ~cOntendlng pohtl-
cal factions; our rights have been impaired
by judicial d~eSpOtiSm. our assessment acts
have been tTiied with by executive lncon-
staney to a degree that assessment and re-
assessment have become by-wOrds amonga
disguised people; and our financial ana po-
litical interests have been menaced by a
rantic monopoly whose only interest Is
the elevation of its pets TO positions OF pow
er and official trust.
Such stuff is nothing less than q libel upon
II State. The census will show that
West Virginia has made greater progress,
made more public Improvements and
general prosperity in the past ten years
than almost any other state East of the
Mississippi River.
All this has been done too in spite Of
the efforts of the, Republicans to malign
and disparage the efforts of the Democrats
in the management of the State affairs.
The growth of West Virginia has been re-
markable under the circumstances.
But this does not lessen the baseneSs of the
motives that have actuated Republican S
who have injured the good name ofthe
State by sending broadcast libels like those
contained i'll the address to voters. a
PARTY that has to Use such methods to sue
coed is unworthy its name and the sooner
il dies aud is buried, the better 1t Will be
for the prosperity of the State. With
the great resources we still have unde-
yeloped, the splendid facilities We
have for manufacturing and the excellent
farming and grazing lands still unoccupied
and low taxes and good Government we
want capital and immigration encouraged
TO come into our state, instead of trying to
keep them away by such misrepreSenta-
tions rs some Republicans are using.
Efforts have been made to boom Wheel
ing and they have been successful. West
Virginia deserves rs much to be doomed.
Can not the Republicans quit lying
about the State for political purposes and
give the State n boom?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-23

There are primary tastes or hRvors,
such for instance a sweet, sour, bitter,
the taste Of garlic, ETC., Just as there are
primary colors or primitive chords In
music. Like these, too, aavors may be so
blended, complementei and arranged
that q good dinner shall be as much a
work Of art, a a fine musical compost
ton or q great painting.
The gourmand Is a matter OF fact man
who prefers quantity to quality. He Is a
valiant trencherman who likes to take on
his coat TO attack his dinner. But your
true gourmet Is a soulful artist He sets
his fiayors to music, 81 to speak. He in
vents, combines and fits about among
0ustables like q bee among flowers. Like
Epicurus, he believes that 1t Is necessary
to be virtuous in order to be happy, there
fore he fingers long at the table and eats
slowly in order not to abuse his precious
stomach.-New York Market Journal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-23
The Rigre.l Poker Game Yet.

Iheard a story the other day about the
national game Of poker which rather dis
counts the tough poker yarns which from
time to time appear in the papers Of the
west Anumber Of gentlemen were sit
ting on the chairs In front Of the Ebbitt
house, when the subject Of poker came
up. Stories Of several games were told
and laughed over, when q gentleman who
had not said a great deal up to that time,
remarked: well, boys, your stories Of
big games are good enough, but / sat in q
game one time where the pot was worth
playing for. Il was in 1884, soon after
Lees surrender. There were six or seven
OF us at Atlanta, and q game OF poker
was proposed The ante was fixed at
$1,000 and the limit at 100000, and the
play was lively tell you. We played
from 10 in the morning until after mid
night, and q pot was seldom opened with
less than 100000 in it On one hand the
betting got quite lively, and when q
straight flush finally beat four queens the
winner raked in nearly $1,000 ,OO0.s The
gentlemen sitting around pulled their
cigars silently, and admiration for the
boss liar Of the season was visible on
thar counteRaneeS. BE continued: ~You
don't seem to belIeye that but 1t ID gospel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-23
A PnzzIa To MoraIista

A Boston policeman tells Of q woman
who may properly be a puzzle to moral
lists. He said: II know a woman to-day
who is as perfectly sane as you or j, but
she's in an asylum for poisoning her
babies. She had twins and they were de-
formed. She tried to get the doctor TO
kill them and he wouldn't, so she did it
herself. The nurse came outin the street
and called me in when the children were
dying. That gave the whole thing away,
and the woman said to her husband, as
cool as a cucumber: I'll kill myself or I'll
go crazy, just as you please; but Pm glad
the babies are safe, anyway There was
a 6ood deal Of money spent to keep the
thing quiet; but they had it, and they had
influence; so 1t never came to trial, and
she went into Q retreat Exchange.