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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

Atlanta Constitution

During the war about twenty confedor-
ate prisoners were at Fort McHenry,
stored away in fodder-loft under guard.
One morning Capt Ned Bridges was play
ing an innocent game of cards when the
sick call was sounded the signal for all
ing soldiers to report at tho surgeons
and be examined.
Lieutenant" said Capt. Bridges, turn
ing to young soldier, "answer the sick
call for me and let us finish this game
Go down there ana personate me, and tell
the doctor you want another box of his
liver pills"
The obliging lieutenant marched out
and proceeded with other soldiers, under
escort OF the guards, to the surgeons
office.
When the name of Capt. Bridges was
called the lieutenant's face appeared at
the office window.
Doctor he began, "them pills you
gave me helped me considerably, but
want another box, think another box
will fix me up all right"
Didn't them pills cure youY' asked
the doctor, looking over his spectacles at
the bogus Bridges.
mo, but another box will fix me, |
think"
"Well, WE'LL said the doctor, half to
himself, an have to change the treat
ment on You
Thereupon the doctor picked up grad
uating glass, and from various bottles
mixed the most internal mess that mortal
ever saw
The lieutenant shuddered.
When the yillainous compound was
made up the doctor stirred it vigorous
ly and viciously, and handing it out he
said:
Drink that"
The lieutenant took hold of the glass
Cold chills ran up and down his spine.
Doctor" he stammered, ibid or
heap rather take the pills"
Drink i'll" stormed the doctor, and in
the excitement the medicine went down
the lieutenants throat.
When the lieutenant returned TO the
fodder-loft he was very glum. When the
game Of cards grew monotonous Capt.
Bridges turned and asked:
Lieutenant, get them pills."
"Nawn
"Well, said the captain, you needn't
be 80 snappish about it. What did the
doctor sayY'
HE said he was going TO change the
treatment on you, and if you don't get
well it amt my fault, for I've taken the
nastiest id dose for you that ! ever
saw
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
German Soldiers.
Nav York SIM

German newspapers are drawing atten-
ton to the interesting fact that the pres
ent year, 1886, markes the outset of a new
era in which the men that fought in the
great wars of 1866 and 1870 will have entire
ly retired from service. Hereafter the
conscripts who are annually levied to re-
new the active army will be men who were
not born when the last of many quarrels
between Austria and Prussia ripened to-
ward the final settlement at Sadowa.
These coming recuits were but children 4
years old when the leaguers of Metz and
Paris were begun, and they can have no
recollections of the suspense, the trials
and the triumpns of that period. Nor
with the exception of some officers, is
there any one left in the active army or
even in the landwehr, reserve, who can re
count as an eyewitness the soul-stirring
campaigns of Bohemia or France and
perpetuate in his young comrades the
passions which formly inilamed the Prus-
sian soldier against his Austrian and Bay
arian compatriot rs we'll as against his
traditional French enemy. Only in the
landstrum, or home guard, linger some vet
Grams of the seven weeks war, and the
grass has long been green over the graves
VI tntlt DrebhIell WHO perisueu III Itdtlcludl
conflict at Koniggratz and kissingen. OF
the soldiers who will henceforth be called
upon to fight for the German empire in any
probable contingency, not one can recol-
lect time when North German and South
German were not brothers in arms nor
would any of the new generation look with
the old fear and rancor of their neighbors
across the Rhine if Frenchmen upon their
part woald but cease talbing of revenge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
Grants llum0r.



A few days ago l happened TO dine
with Mr.. Blaine, and ] heard him tell a
table story about General Grant which
illustrated his sly humOr and keep appre-
citation of joke
"1he late Israel Washburne," said Mr..
Blaine, had very exalted opinion Of the
state Of Maine. He thought Maine a
great state for everything. He thought
Maine great wheat state and a great
corn state and i don't know but great
cotton state. When General Grant visit
ed Maine ex Governor Washburne and
myself in a railroad ride through a part
of the state. Ex-Governor Washburne
had been descanting on the glories of
Maine, when General Grant said, giving
me a nudge
81 believe Maine is Il great corn state,
Governor WashburreN
"'Oh, yos Maine is great corn state,
replied Washburne.
"'Some Of the corn patches we've pass
ed remind me of the corn fields in Illinois
in which a man on horseback cannot
reach the tassels,' added Grant, with a
twinkling eye.
The ex-governor continued Mr..
Blaine, did not see for moment that in
one case the horseman could not reach up
to the tassels and in the other could not
reach down to them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

IL has been stated that ms regards oc-
cupation, grooms and government clerks,
before the days of competitive examation,
rejoiced in the most limited craRial capac-
tiles In the investigation of the head of
the living, the hat is a valuable gauge, and
some statistics furnished by hatters give
interesting corroporative evidence.
/ may say that the size of the hat is
the mean of the length and breath; thus,
hat measuring z = inches long by 80 in.
ches wide would be size No. Z. Mr.. Chris
ty, the well-known purveyor of chimney
pots and other headgear, informed me
that the average size for English adult
males was I. or % inches in circumference.
Germans have round heads, Maleys are
Portuguese average G$8-7, Spaniards slight
ly larger, Japense exceeds the English av
erage; the order for dozen would run,
thus four T, three 1, four 7l9, one IA
Mr.. Br. Bowen gives similar information,
and adds: "Men who have to do with horses
coashmen, Jockeys, livery servants -
undoubtedly the smallest heads" The
size of livery hats would run from 6 = TO 7
nothing larger.
Mr.. Kissop Hotter, of Glasgow says the
Scotch head is larger than the English.
York has the largest English range, Cam
bridge next, then Oxford the professors
of the Scotch universities average Lie;
Joseph Hume took 81a, Chambers79i. 9th
er heads of interest are Mr.. Gladstone7 3,
LORD j. Russell 1, John Bright "a, Lord
Selborne 7ls, the Prince of Wales aud
Lord Beaconsfield each 7. 1t is lamentabe
to reflect what a golden opportunity for an
extensive observation was lost in the House
of Commons on the memorable Sth of
April Of this year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
POWERFUL LENSES.
Discovery Of a Glass Which Vastly Improves
the Microscope.

Discovery of a Glass Which vastly improves
the Microscope.
That recent wonderful discovery in mi.
croscopy has not been even noted in the
public press may be cited as proof of the
general apathetic tendency as regards
scientific matters, says the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. The microscope has always
been regarded as a wonderful instrument,
but by the discovery of an entirely new
kind of glass lately its powers are in
creased TO an incredible degree. 1t was
in the year 1873 that DR.. Abbey read a
paper before the South Kensington assoc
citation i'll England, in which he strongly
set forth his ideas that it was possible
that a new kind of glass might be made
which would increase the powers of the
microscope.
In the year 1881 he and Dr. Scott, a
celebrated chemist, began to experiment
in the town of Witten, in Westphalia
Their funds gave out in 1888, however,
before they had obtained any remarkable
results from their experiments, but both
were so sanguine of making beneficial
discovery if they had funds TO continue
their work, that the Prussian government
was induced to give 81, 800 for their con
tinuance of the experiments. Prof. Alb
hey and DIR. Scott then erected a labora-
tory in Germany, at the works of Carl
Heiss, a manufactures of instru-
ments used by scientists. They
/ tried nearly all elements, and
il was about SIX months ago that their
long labor was crowned with success
which will make them famous in the his
tory of science. The ordinary glass con
tains six substances. The new glass
made by Prof, Abbey and DIR. Scott con
tains fourteen. The most essential ele-
ments of which it is composed of phosi
/ phorus and boron neither of which is
used in common glass. With the old
! glass the full power of the microscope
was the discernment of the 50cth part of
an inch, and with the now glass it is claim
ed that POI, 00,0o0th part of an inch can
/ be distinguished This certainly seems
/ incredltahle, but positive assurance of
its truth is given by parties who have
tested Prof. Abbey's and DR.. SCOTS new
instrument.
When the discovery was first made Carl
/ Heiss, the manufacturer, in whose place
experimentalists had worked, was in ia
vor eff getting out patent so that the
discovery might prove profitable one,
but the fact of the experiments having
been conduct with funds funds sup
piled by the Prussian government pre-
vented the discoveries from making ii a
private enterprise, and compels them to
make it public benefit, The difference
between the new and the old glass con
sists in there fraction of light.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
Relying on Her Teeth.
Chambers journal.

The attraction that lies in beautiful
woman's open mouth hasn't been sung by
the poets great deal, but it is a moment
ous fact just the same There is a lovely
girl, whose home is at one of our water
ing places, who almost always goes about
with her mouth, in which there are two
exquisite rows Of pearly teeth, open, and
who, oddly enough, generally has an adj
miring circle of men and youths about her.
Her elder sister, who, doesn't hold her
mouth open, told the other day how the
thing goes;
AT the party last night" said she,
"Bessie was sitting with her month clos
ed for wonder, and there wasn't any
body with her for wonder, too. Pres
emily she opened her mouth a little, and
young man left me and went over TO
her. Then she opened her mouth a little
wider, and another young man went over
where she was. BY and by she opened
her mouth little more, so that both rows
Of her teeth showed, and she kept laugh
ing about something and the men kept
gathering around her. Dear mel /
thought her jaws would break, but it's
perfectly natural for her to keep her
mouth open that way. And the young
men fairly swarmed around her all the
evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

4 late dispatch from Washington says:
Up to the present time twenty five chair
men of committees of the house have
either been defeated for denomination or
declined to stand for future honors. In
addition four other nominations are look
ed upon as doubtful. The total com
mittees of the house are fifty seven, and
with the defeat of the four doubtful ones
added to the list of those already rele-
gated to the past will make twenty-nine
or over one half in the total number.
About the same percentage of the entire
democratic representation as is shown in
the list Of chairmen have also suffered
defeat at the hands of their constituents.
Inls means that the fiftieth congress will
nave possibly less than one-half of the
present democratic members, provided
none are defeated at the polls. The
reasons assigned for setting these mem
bers aside are said to reflect seriously up
Q? the policy OF the administration. This
bears every semblance .of truth, from the
Tact that those who were not renominated
have been pronounced friends of the
president and indorses his policy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

An item is going the rounds of the pa
hsTs that nice old lady, living some
"He1e In New York, has a certain test
"aica She applies to all the young men
VINO pay attention to her grand daughters
'i,er 2 certain time she offers him some
''H. emade cake. If he cats it with avid
z She mutely gives consent; if not, she
instantly begins to oppose the match. She
-ae a theory that men wholike cake never
Ds'Ak TO excess nor live dissipated lives
y. 4n sort, Give me" says she, "a man
Nao loves Gingerbread it's a sure sign he
~ fond Of whiskey." The New York
.lolne in commenting on the theory
S.- Y Il Is true the democratic party
aoa.d add another plank to its platform
"a. gingerbread should be allowed to be
-ls iot medicinal purposes only.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
AMERICAN WOMEN ABROAD.
Their Manners on the Contincnt-How the Ac.
ton of n EeM niscredit All

Their Manners on the Contincnt-How the Ac-
tion of Few Discredit All
Mr.. Sherwood writes from Aix-Les-
Bains to the Boston Traveller the follow
ing about American women abroad:
AT foreign watering place lately din
ingroom was furnished with small tables,
at which men sat alone, dining. There
came into this room the very pretty
American woman whom we will call Lady
baskerville, with her hands in her pockets.
She walked first to one, then to another of
these tables, sitting down to each to talk
to the men with whom she was acquaint
ed.
How very American" said an English
lady who remarked it.
no" said an American lady present
that is treason to the American flag. You
would not see that thing done at any
American watering place"
yet that sort of boldness I'VE call il
dash) has made the fortune of your young
country women with the Prince of Wales, .
said the English woman.
VERY well, then" said the Americana
Treason doth never prosper; what's the
reason? Why if it prosper, none dare
call it treason
They call it dash, do they? Let me
hope that some of our young country wo-
men will
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

Il suppose" said Dumley, after he had
registered, to the hotel clerk, that when a
person has no baggage his personal APP
pearance has more or less to do with
making him pay in advance"
"Oh, yes" replied the clerk. sin this
business we soon learn TO size a man up.
VIII you have your trunk sent to your
room, Mr. DumleyY"
mo, havn't any baggage. / only ex.
pect to be in town day or So"
-Four dollars please
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

NO remarked one of the dear crea.
lures on the yeranda. Il don't like En-
ma one bit"
"Why not asked her friend: ~ am
sure that Emma behaves herself like a
lady
That's just it; she never does any
thing to give one chance TO talk aboat
her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
SPICE OF LIFE

THE water flowed like champagne
said Mr. Evarts when speaking of one of
President Hayes dinner parties in the
White House.
Now that the pug dog has been tabooed
by fashionable society, the dude is silly
enough to think that he will be reinstated.
---Philadel phia Call.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
The Situation in Wisconsin.
vauke.ha Freeman

If Governor Rusk had not been renom-
mated 1t might have been plausibly
claimed that his party was unwilling to
assume tine responsibility which he him
'e-t assumed in the prompt suppression
4" the Milwaukee rioters. As the case
stands now, the party has placed itself
both by the denomination and by the
.e'o.utions upon that subject so squarely
and unequivocally in opposition to mod
FRO anarchical theories and practices that
There cannot be the slightes, doubt as to
where it is to be found ia case of emer-
Eelcy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

As the train stopped at a small station
the attention Of a citized was attracted by
the yelping of a small dog in the baggage
car.
is the dog mad?" he asked.
"Mad!' repeated the distracted bagga-
ge master, as he wiped the moisture from
his brow, mo, the dog amt mad, but all
the rest of us aren
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
Renewed Interest

Husband You know that pretty Mrs.
II.
Wife For goodness sake, John, don't
talk about that pretty Mrs. F. [ can't
90 anywhere without hearing her praises
sounded
Husband j was going 20 tell you of n
rumor heard about her to-day.
Wife A rumor? Oh John tell me
all about it; that's q good so1l.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
A Considerstc Man.
exas Siftings

A countryman and his son put up at
a city hotel Son out seeing the town.
Old gent comes down from his room at
midnight and says to the clerk
Has my son come in YETI"
Night Clerk-Guess not. Haven't seen
him.
Old Gent-Well, you needn't sit up for
him any longer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30

The Rev. DR.. Timothy Dwight yester-
day assumed the presidency of Yale col
iege. Two Dwights have filed the chair
before him, the grandfather and another
relative Of this present incumbent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
CONTINUE TO FAIL TO SUCCEED"

1t is probable that the very self-consci
BUSINESS of the desire to be talked about
even if one is abused, is inherent in some
natures. II was that disease which made
Guiteau shoot Garfield, and which gave
us the spectacle of his horrible conceit
during his trial. 1t would seem as if GER
tain American beauties were filling HON
bourg, Baden, Cannes, Paris, London, ano
Trouyille with stories, were bitten by this
hopeless mad dog, whom no Pasteur car
vaccinate away. The virus is in th'
blood; they must be notorious or nothing
Many are the examples to the contrary
Certain young American princesses at
Rome are models of good conduct. Many
quiet, amiable, we'll bred American wives
of English noblemen are blushing for the
vulgarity of their compatriots. Many 9
wife of an American Minister is shudder-
ing as she sees the rouged, vulgar, aud
loud American whom she is expected to
receive 'and call her cousin" and of
whom she hears the constant reproach
whispered behind fan, "Oh she is SO
American you know!'
This quiet lady from Vermont CT
Massachusetts, who may be representing
America, longs to say; ooh! no, she is
my America than any other country,
and yet she has to learn as we all do VIII o
travel, that there Is a development on the
continent of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-30
AMERICAN EocENrR1TY.

in certain women which we never see at
home. And it is worth asking why, In
the first place, ignorance of convention
atty is the first and final cause of many
of the sins. woman comes from some
circle which is not considered the best in
America; by her beauty and good clothes
she attracts attention at a foreign water
ing place; she soon finds that the more
she is unlike other people the more men
notice her. She accordingly makes a
rare show of herself, gaining a false
position, which lasts her perhaps two
seasons; or, if she is very lucky and has
money, it perhaps buys her an impecun
ious noble and a title. She then quar-
rels with the gentleman thus landed and
then pursues the career of titled adven-
turess, which some women have render
cd very conspicuous and somewhat profit
table to themselves. But although every
city teens with eGventuresses, the Amer
lean adventures does something which
shocks European ideas at every turn,
and her whole country has to suffer for
it. The best and the most delicate, the
most peaceful and refined American
woman is classed in a certain general
sense with these women who are traitors
to the flag.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

devoted to groceries and provisions. OF theee
they have large and exceptionally good line ct
fancy and staple groceries, which includes,
among other things, the best brands of teae.
sugars, coffee@ spices, canned gooso Of all kinAs,
| as we'll as those dried and condensed ayrape
and shelf goods Of all kinds. In the line q
provisions they have everything that IL used
have standard brands Of Minnesota, Dakota and
Montana flour, butter and eggs. fresh aud paes
vegetables. nice and wholesome fruits froaa
California, Oregon and foreign lands, and me-
duce of all kinds. They make specialty r.
fine family groceries and provisions, which thev
receive in car lots and sell In same quantities. II
desired.
Farming tools and implements Of Ill ktaAe
that are lst. in this section. and fine stock q
wagons on hand. lii conclusion. they koep
everything that one can possibly need, with the
one neutrality-suspicious. they have 4
complete stock of house furnishing goods
would occupy the entire pages of this edition to
do Justice and properly mention the various e.
ticles handled BY them.
This firm is too we'll known to the commercial
world and the people Of Montana to require az
extended mention here; suffice 1t t.
state, however, that they are the most ex.
tcnsive general merchandising concern in the
Territory Of Montana, have had years of busi-
ness experience, are provided with the best Of
facilities. and are equipped to lend all compch-
tors In stock and prices.
The business is under the immediate super-
vision pnd management Of silvan Hughes, Esa,
II nlnn Of rare business knowledge, sagacity yan1
experience, who, by his excellent n,anagcmeat, :
hus done m,,cf Tn h,,11 ,,t, tho In ruo nd 49,
nlerited patronage that the establishment enjsYs.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

The City of Anaconda has been one Of marvel
GUS growth and prosperity, and that Of many Of
the business enterprises established there equal
y remarkable.
Among the extensive and substantial business
houses that settled there in the infancy Of the
now Aourishing city none have thrived, enlarged
OF been successful to the extent that has the
house Of Foster, Estes & Co.
rERsoNxEL OF THE FIRM.
The firm is composed Of Messrs. Lee W. Foster
and s. A. Estes Of Butte City. and Albert Klein
schmidt, Of Helena, the personnel being the same
a. that of Lee w. Foster Co., Of Butte, all old
time and highly esteemed residents Of Montana,
and prominently identified with the business in
terests Of the Territory.
THEIR STORE,
a cut Of which appears on this page. IL situated
on the southwest corner Of Main and First streets
and IL the most complete and handsome store in the
Territory. 1t was built by them especially for
their present business use, IL substantial and
large, and provided with all modern appliances
and convenienccs, Us well us ample and complete
facilities for the transaction of their immense
trade.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
THE STOCK.

Their stock, rs BELTS the magnitude Of their
trade, is extensive and complete in every essen
tiul, and comprises full and varied assortment
Of all lines Of goods known to the general mer-
chnndise trade. Among the many articles kept
on sale the following few are made particular
mention of, because of their more universal use
aud demand.
DRY GOODs.--Th have IN elegant and
well assorted stock Of dry and fancy goods. in
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

CLOTHING, E1C.--Cluthins and gents fur,
nishing goods III prof,lsion; suits Of every size.
quality and price, for men, youths and boys, MI
from the best and most reputable manufacturers in
the United States, which will be sold at prices
that commend themselves to- intending purchas-
crs overcnais, trunks and valses, e,c The fur
nishing goods arc varied, and contain all quail
ties and kinds and at prices that will please the
most tustidinus. Boots and shoes Of standard
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

Guiding all novelties and staples known to that
particular branch of their business. Prints and
all kinds Of dress goods, cottons, shceting fan
nels, hosiery, lncys and fancy goods Of every de-
scrptiOn, millinery OF the latest and most fash
ionable design and style, ribbons and trimmings,
and everything else in that line. in endless va
riety, the stock in this department being e-pc-
cially attractive and complete.