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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
Charms
From the Engl sb Illustrated Magazine.

From the Engl SIN Illustrated Magazine.
During our stay in Perugia we made ac-
quaintance with We Y learned professor
of the university, who most kindly showed
us, not only very interesting and valu-
able collection of implements and other
articles beginning at the Stone Age, but
also collection of amulets and charms.
Some of these, especially those for pro-
lection from tightening, are bits of pre-
historic stones and contain Qrotesque
mingling of pagan and MEDIEVAL super
stition. little case embroidered with
Agnus Del contained a triangular stone
arrow head, and this used to be hung at
the bedhead of the owner between pictures
of saints. On the occasion of a storm
candles were offered before the amulet.
This collection of charms amounts to up
ward 40, and is so full of interest that ii
would require many pages to do Justice.
4 very curious amulet was the fragment
of human skull inclosed in Il little brass
eliyuary and considered to be a sovereign
protection against epilepsy and kindred
disorders. Tradition said that This bit of
bone had belonged TO the skull of a per
son, dead some 200 years before, who
had worked so many wonderful cures by
his skull in medicine and had lived such
a long and sanity life that he had been
loved and venerated by all, The profea
sor told us that il was not at al uncommon
when body was dug up in the course of
excavations to find a bit of the skull
missing, and this amulet, doubtless, ex-
plainf the use that had been made Of
such fragments. Another charm was a
little cross of hollywood carved by
Capauehin frairs, which had been found
hanging at an old woman's bed-head to
protect her from the spells of witches.
She would only part from it on condition
that she might reserve some splinters of
the wood, SO as to prevent the witches
from visiting her and tormenting her for
having parted from her safeguard. There
We're corals, too. of various shapes for
women and children, for safety in teeth
ing, for protection against nal occhio, to
stop bleeding, and. above all, for the cure
of melancholy. The dark stone with red
spots which have heard called in Eng
land bloodstone, is said to be infallihle
In checking bleeding; it must be useful
i'm country where blood-letting and
lceching are still common and frequent
remedies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
A Few Pertinent Questions.
Detroit Free Press

II has been a walkin' round on tor. A..
airth mighty nigh my allotted time ssi5
Brother Gardner as the band ceased No,
ing, and yit some things are iUst
much mystery to me as when was 'boTt
twenty"
How does it happen dat dev foltsos
who am head-ober-heels in debt put ON a.
moas' style!n
"Why am it dat de man wild a head fuu
O brains mus play second fiddle tn
monkey wild a pocket full o. monevy
How does it come dat while we nro
fess to Tub our naybor, nuthin' tickIes M
me- dan to h'ar he has received ST.
back and mus go and take some cheaper
house?
How am il dat de man wild de bipDes+
di'mun pin, an de woman wild de moas
real lace on her dress, git shet of DER
counterfeit nickels sooner dan anybody
else?
"Show me party of fifty pussons gwine
TO make a trip to Yurup, an I'll pint ont
thirty-tive who am stavin off creditors Ia
do it.
I'VE complain dat servant girls doan
know DER duties, an we eddicate our dar-
tiers to ignore Homework as beneaf EN-
De hired gals of de next generashum won't
be to blame if de mix bread in de bath
tub and mash de 'taters wild beer-bot
tie.
''When de preacher gifts in de pulpi. an
splains dat de African heather am pinnip'
fur tracksan' bibles we shell out de cash
wild hot fingers. When de wilder calls al
de front doah to inform us dat de chill'en
am cold and hungry an ragged, we keen
de cash keerfully sailed down, and wonder
if an autograph album wouldn't help de
family pull frew
Seems to me as l lean on de fence an
look ober de landscape, dat good sheer
of dis world am wrong end to. De shine
OBJ brass ketches de eve wher' silver am
unnoticed. loud voice catches a crowd
sooner dan sweet song. Society demands
a dress coat an a white shirt, an if dat
demand am satisfied nobody will ak de
wearer whether he has been in state prison
or de legislature Let us now purseed to
dispatch de routiue bizzness of de cav
enin'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
WASHINGTON.

SEN. BLA1RE introduced a bill to restore
TO officers of the army and their widows
and minor children the rate of pensions
they received prior to July 20, 1866, at
which date certain classes of pensions
were reduced.
THE Typographical Uniou of Washing
ton ordered an increase of from 40 to %
cents per 600 ems from the daily papers
of Washington. The matter was laid be
fore a board of arbitration which decided
that the demand was not warranted The
printers will abide by the decision.
The house Of representatives passed a
senate bill to provide or a study of the
effect of alcoholic drinks upon the human
system. and an appropriating $4,000
for public building at Ell Paso, Texas.
A bill was introduced aPpropriating $50
900 for bronze monument in Washing
ton to the memory Of Edwin NJ. Stan
ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
CRIME.

ALDERMAN JAEHNE. the New York Doodle
alderman, was found guilty of receiving a
bride for voting for the Broadway rail
way franchise The jury was out only
TWO hourS' .....
NiOIo" OoL'}tisI' F." Nus9ion PIihl'r'
% wa. 1 ,r 2"luIu"y nlSi'I @t Jersey
N'y' nollaS' mas or'er' : l",nlBah
was arrested MONDAY morning TOT the
NUT
tried M 81 Ionis for me- murder If g /
proI,,r ba. ca,,fassa5 t,at f,a ,.;oti,,,
died from cbloroform nj fine Southern
hotel while pndcryoing SURGICAL oper-
alton.
,r Jockaonyi,1a I'M WEDNESDAYS Cbas
OsIer. Who murdered nm infant horn tohis
g.if. t,r, ,..ol.s ofte, t,oir ,,,o.r,i,,,, ,,,,.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

er, has made its appearance in the peni-
Tertiary, at Jackson, Mich, a convict
printer being the editor and proprietor.
The comments on the Management OF the
prison have excited the ire of the ward
en-.
A CAR of the United States fish commits
sion has arrived at Portland Oregon, with
one million sbad, to be placed in the Col
umbia and willamette rivers. About half
the number were Matched from Havre de-
Grace, Maryland, the exeriment being
successful to an astonishing degree.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
Entertaining the Governor.
Fsfelliue Oak. } Bell

Governor Pierce and the other terri
torial officers are making a trip in south
ern Dakota. Yesterday morning they
were in Watertown. They were staying
at the leading hotel when a citizen of that
place called to see the governor He was
shown in and said:
Governor l see you are making visit
to this part of the territory
Yes, sir
Il suppose you're having a pretty good
time
"Yes. have enjoyed myself so far
Il calculate they try to entertain you at
all the different cities you visitf'
"Oh yes, each place has made it very
pleasant for us
"Of course, and Wintertovn amt gong
10 be outdone.'
Il suppose not, it is very enterprising
town.
you bet it is. governor And I'm
going to do my share, too. Now III ten
YOU my scheme; I've got horse tied
down at the door that's deceived lots OF
good Judges on his az and to make 1t IN
teresting for Won and seems you're the
guest of the city, Ill bet you - that you
can't tell how old he is the first time you
look in his mouth Here's my money
wen put it up with the auditor | know
him. Come on down, governor ana
blamed if | don't hold old Jacks mouth
open for you while you look at his teeth'
Atlanta is the third largest snuff market
in the world. London comes first, New
York next. and Atlanta third. Lorillard
sold 30s 900 pounds Of snuff in the city
last wear and other makers about 10000
mounds. One house there sold 66,o1o
pounds. In Mocon Lorillard sold l75o"
pounds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

The ailments which aAjct the Kidneys and tlal
der are SD numerous that merely 20 name ihem
would hll "a space far outrunnlng the minus OF
this article suffice it to say, that they are O1lh
obstinate and dangerous To their prevention
Hostetter's stomach Btters is we'll adapted. Ihr
stimulus which il leads 20 the action OF the kH-
ueys when they are lethargc, serve 20 counterdel
n tendency i'm them TO lapse first, into state OF
pCyuCious inactivity, and afterwards into one oi
positive organic disease, which soon deSt'uNi
their delicate integumentS, polsOns the hiood AnA
causes death 4 double purpose is served uN
this depurent. II promotes activity OF the N@'
neys and eNpels impurities from the blood Whcn
have no natural channel Of outlet except those
organs. Constipation, biliousnesS, fever ana
ague. rheumatism and dyspepsia, are also rem
edied by this medicine Of thorough action anu
wide scope.
The women of the Salvation Army in
Bristol Conn, have armed themselves
with cayenne pepper TO throw in the
faces of the ruflians who are accustomed
to annoy them in their street parades.
BARRIERS near Mono Lake. California,
whose water is heavy with salts of boraN
and sodium, use it as a natural shampoo
ing water, 20 the satisfaction of their Gus
toners.
B5,pes Budget Fort Plain, n. Y, for
March, 1856. says; In the multiplicity OF
medicines placed upon the market, II Is
sometimes difficult to distinguish between
the meritorious and the worthless. There
are 40 least two excellent remedies wide
~ used, the efficiency of which are un-
questioned We refer to st. Jacobs Ou
and Red Star Cough Cure.
An eightlegged kitten has recently
been exhibited at Middleboro, Mass.
solicitor of Patents. f. O. McCleary'
of Washington, d. c., says the only thing
that did him amy good when suffering
with a severe cough of several weeks
standing, was Red Star Cough Cure, which
is purely vegetable and free from opiates
and poison.
Old Gentleman to tramp to whom he
has just given a uickell Now my friend
what will you do with al that money
Tramp gazing awestruck Mt the nickel
/ think put part of it i'm the bank, SIR.
and the rest Ill spend for peachblow
vase.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
MoNpAY. Nav II.

MONDAY, May H.
Seaats-A bill was introduced by Mr..
Guenther, of Wisconsin, by request to-
prevent prosecution under the protection
of the United States of fraudulent claims
against foreign government. Under the
call of the states among the bills intro
duced was as follows: Mr. BOutelle, APP
propriating $4,000 for the erection IN
Washington of a bronze monument to the
late Edward Nj. Stanton. After an eXecu-
tive session the senate adjourned
Honse-After the routine business IN
the senate to-day, Frye called up the house
shipping bill, entitled bin TO abolish GER
tain fees for official Services to the Amer
lean vessels and to amend the laws relat-
ing to the shipping commissioners seamen
and owners of vessels At , O'Clock the
pension bill was laid before the senate.
The pending amendment was that hereto
fore offered by Sen. Van Wyck, providing
that no soldier under the act shall receive
less than IS per month. Sen. BLAIR
moved TO amend the amendment
bv substituting four dollars for elght'
Rejected. Sen. Logan moved an amend
ment providing that all persons hereto
fore granted under any previous act 10
any soldier, shall, where less than IS per
month have been allowed, be increased to
- per month"; and no less amount shall
be allowed to any pensioner being sol
der under this or any previous act he
iected yeas -, nays ~ Without further
action the senate went into executive SEES
sion. and when the doors were reoPened
adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Is.
Senate Sen. Hale presented q memo,
rial of the United States and Brazil
steamship company. the Pacific Mail
steamship company, the New YORK
and cuba Mail steamship company
the Red ID Line steamer company the
New York and Havana, and the Mexican
Mail steamship company In presenting
the memorial Hale remarked that II ue-
MED sauarely what had been stated IN
certain newspapers, namely thar AZ
tampt- had been made to Improperly IN
Huence congress in favor of what Is can,
Cd the subsidies. The pension oll
wis then laid before the senate.
Sen Cullom thought it was the duty OF
the government TO put on the pension
ron I'M soldiers who we're unable to taSe
care of themselves, without requiring
them to prove that their disability was II,
CURED in the service. If some sucA on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

mt of coal in Great Britain was 15986l'-
AS tons in which 520.G52 golfers were en-
gagged.
The largest pumping engine in the
world is used to pump water in Pennsyl-
vania. In one minute it forces 10000
Gallons of water out of a mine to height
of 1870 feet. That engine should be sent
10 Washington. and an attempt made
with it to pump congress dry. There
does not seem to be any hope that con
gress will talk itself to death.
BUFFALO hotel clerk has invented a
very excellent check system for valuable
parcels. He takes blank card and
writes the name of the owner on it. Then
whipping out a pair of shears he saws
through the card and the name and hands
over half to the agent, pinning the other
on the package. The matching Of the
card is conclusive proof, and the clerk
claims that it is check with which there
can be no monkeying.
A SMALL blue book has been issued, Civ
ing the annual return of the volunteer
corps of Great Britain for the last year
There was at the close Of 1865 maximum
establishment of 2H.96G and the figures
remained at this, with slight variations,
until 1874, when the numbers were 236,-
ESQ From that year the total gradually
grew, until in 1855 when it reached 25o,-
9G7
Fourteen hundred black fish we're driy-
en- ashore by men in boats at West End,
Provincetowu The fish were speared and
sold at public auction Mt an average of
S1.2l apiece, the gross proceeds being
nearly $4,000. This amount was divided
among the men engaged in the catch,
each receiving about $50. The average
amount of oil from each fish is one bar
rel. This is the first school of black fish
which has been seen in thatlocality for
number of years.
STATISTICS compiled by the national
census bureau show that Gi,779 striking
employees during the course of one year
lost S3,7l1,OO0 in wages As the entire
number Of strikers is estimated at 22s,
1873 the total loss of wages on the same
basis was probably upward of Sl8000
ooo Whether or not they gained thirteen
million dollars worth of benefit from the
years strikes might be a proper matter
for the consideration of the strikers.
is Mississippi, merchants are obliged
to pay license fee called privilege tax,
A large number of them have long been
delinquent The legislature, a year ago,
passed an amnesty act extending the time
for settling up until June I3 next, there
by restoring the deIinquents to their full
legal rights under the laws of the state;
which they were previously denied. The
cousttutionality of this amnesty act was
questioned, but the state supreme court
at jackson decided that it was legitimate
legislation.
A GOOD many people will be surprised
to learn that the biggest building in the
United States viii be the City Hall of
Philadelphia. now in process of construc-
ton. Between eleven and twelve millions
of dollars have been expended upon it
since 1872 II is estimated to cover $500
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27
The Smart Boy.
Harper's Magazine


Their were two bright little girls off for
a holiday with their Western uncle, big,
good-natured man with a diamond breast
pin and his yoluble son, a lad about the
age of his little cousins, whom he CON
stautly pestered by his rude and dominat-
ing behavior. The boy was a product
which il is the despair of all Europe to
produce, and our travellers had great de-
light in him as an epitome of American
''smartness' He led all the conversation,
had confident opinions about everything,
easily put down his deferential papa, and
pleased the other passengers by his self
sufficient known-itall air. To a boy who
had travelled in California and seen the
Alps il was not to be expected that this
humble mountain could afford much en-
tertainment, and he did not attempt to
conceal his contempt for it. When the
stage reached the Rip Van Wrinkle House,
halfway, the shy schoolgirls were for in
dulging a little sentiment over the old
legend, but the boy, who concealed his
ignorance of the Irving romance until his
cousins had prattled the outlines of it, was
not TO be taken in by any such chat, and
though he was a little staggered by Rips
own cottage, ana by the sight of the cave
above it which is labelled as the very spot
where the vagabon took his long nap, he
attempted to bully attendant and drink
miner in the hut, and openly Haunted his
encredulity until the bartender showed
him a long bunch Of Rips hair which
hung like a scalp on a nail, and the rusty
barrel and stock of the musket. The
cabin is, indeed. full of old guns, pistols
locks of hair, buttons, cartridge -boXes,
bullets, knives, and other undoubted relics
of Rip and the Revolution. This cabin
with its facilities for shaking thirst on
hot day which Rip would have appreciat-
ed, over a hundred years old according to
information to be obtained on the spot
is really of unknown antiquity the old
boards and timber of which 1t Is con
structed having been brought down from
the Mountain House some forty years ago.
The problem has puzzled many why
the pieces of wood, sawed from the same
section of a tree, should possess very va
ried characteristics when used in different
positions. For example, gate post will
be found to decay much faster if the butt
end of the tree is uppermost than would
be the case if the top was placed III this
position. The reason that the moisture
of the atmosphere viii permeate the
pores of the wood much more rapidly
the way the tree grew than 1t would in the
opposite direction. Microscopical exam
nation proves that the pores invite the
ascent of moisture, while they repel its
descent Take the familiar case of
wooden bucket. Many may have noticed
that some of the slaves appear to be en-
tirely saturated, while others are appar-
emily quite dry This arises from the
same cause; the dry slaves are in the po-
sition in which the tree grew, while the
saturated ones are reversed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

BARRIERS near Mono Lake, California,
whose water is heavy with salts of boraN
and sodium, use it as natural shampoo
ing water, TO the satisfaction of their Gus
toInarS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

Fourteen hundred black fish we're driy-
en- ashore by men in boats at West End,
Proyincetown The fish were speared and
sold at public auction Mt an average Of
S1.2l apiece the gross proceeds being
nearly $4,000. This amount was divided
among the men engaged in the catch,
each receiving about $50. The average
amount of oil from each fish is one bar
rel This is the first school of black fish
which has been seen in that.locality for a
number of years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

There is nothing in the game of base
ball calculated TO bring the blush Of shame
to the cheek Of modesty, unless il is the
decision Of the umpire.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-28

THE cashier of the Baptist Publication
society, of Philadelphia, has gone to /" the
bow-wows" with thirty thousand dollars,
and the fact is announced that he was a
pous fraud. Religious publication societies
combine so much religious sentiment with
their business that it is often hard to tell
where the real piety ends aud the fraudulent
begins and the mere fact that Pierson was
connected with such an institution, threw
an air of sanctity about hm that he was
not slow to use as a veil for his rascality.
Recently we have averaged one irst-ciass
embe21lement week, and news oi that
character has become tiresome but when II
is remembered how many thousand men
there are in the country who might embe11Ie
and don't 1t makes one inclined To view the
matter cheerfully, aud to refrain from
moralizlng upon the faithessness of men to
sacred trusts, and the degeneracy of this
generation.
stock specializing is responsible for nearly
all of these crimes of cashiers but il that
could be checked there is no doubt some
other shortcut to wealth would be dis
covered by the poor devils, who make
wealth their highest aim, there is no
apparent cure but i'll proving to them that
the one thing that they seek is d" the root OF
all evil, in fact, as well rs in proyerb.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-28
A Fable.

Once upon time, big dog with small
tall was reclining against board fence.
The small tail OF the big dog was acci.
oentaliy projected through a crack in the
beard fence.
small dog with big mouth. who
c'aimed the rule of the yard beyond the
fence espied the aforesaid projecting tail
ana proceeded to growl at it.
The tail remained quiet and So did the
big dog, but the little dog did not. He be-
came excited and proceeded to chew tho
projecting tail. Then the big doc said
" My tail is so small that don't care much
but ii you don't stop these tiresome nro
ceedings shall feel obliged to jump this
fence and demonstrate more forcibly.
have jumped this fence when quite small
pup, and You have not grown much since
those days but am now large enough to
aneoro several of you"
This fable applies to our Mexican neigh
bRs. ''''sh
We hope this pleasant summer will,
q interrupted by any trouble on the
- z,o 2 " border, and it would be a nitv IL
Sassins incident should lead to any
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-28
The Matter With Samho.

A colored Republican politician of Ohio,
travelling through Pennsylvania, reports
himself much surprised to find 50 many of
his race disposed to support the Prohibition
cause and candidate in the pending state
election. He might have discovered, had
he sought diligently for the causes of this
some more permanent and significant con
ditiops affecting that class of voters thar
Ian inclination to new regulation of the
liquor traffic, a moral sentiment or pol:t
lcal sensation.
The fact is the colored people have for a
good many years in this and other Northern
states experienced political fate that is
apt to make men restive. They are taxed
without representation they are asked to
tread out the corn, but the muzzle is kep,
closely fastened on them. They are dis
posed to revolt because they get no consid
GRAFTON commensurate with their influence
and importance. That's why.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-28

hostilities with Mexico, but we can't help
thinking that these hot-blooded bandits
need good thrashing every now and then
TO keep them in order.
A republic ruled by president who
holds office by the power of an army of
convicts is most disagreeable neighbor
and we have had trouble with himever since
we were pup. We hope that Secretary
Bayard's quiet firmness will convince /" the
Dons" that the 4" Americanos " do not, as
they say, talk much " without any inten
tion of insisting upon a respectful hearing,
and a prompt compliance with all reasona
able requests.
Mexico, at least, has no navy. and W,
can dare to talk fearlessly to her. IL il
were Nicaragua, where four officers hav,
Just started a revolution. it would be differ
ent, for Nicaragua has at least one ironclad
We have found an enemy we need no
fear let us be bold