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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-28

THE Lancaster papers give &c.
counts Of an exciting elopement
from which we take the following
facts: "Last Friday evening young
man named Lyman Culver, in com
pany with Miss Margaret Ellington,
drove to the house OF a friend in
Lancaster where they expected to be
married. Before the ceremony the
bridegroom went to a barbershop to
get shaved. When that operation
had been performed and he was
about to leave the shop in search
for justice Of the peace he
saw the father Of the bride-ex-
peotant driving into town in search
Of his runaway daughter. AS soon
az Culver realized that fact he boltod
through the back door Of the barber
shop, and hurrying to the house
where Miss Margaret was in waiting,
drove out of town as quickly az pos
sible The father being thus foiled
gave up the chase and returned
home. The reason given by the
father of the young lady for his ob
lection to Culver az a son-in-law was
that he was dissipated, good-for-
nothing fellow. 1t is stated on the
other hand, that, though poor, Gull
yer is an estimable young man. 1t
is also said that the young lady was
anxious for an opportunity to escape
from her home, which was anything
but pleasant to her.
GoDEY's LADY's Book for Febru-
airy appears in bright and attrac-
tive midwinter costume. The steel
engraved frontispieco Of "My Lady
Bountiful" is a charming snow scene
wherein the frosty beauties Of Ma
ture are Offset by the graceful figure
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-28

support never did nor never will
make or break anything even
himself. He simply wishes to 6 ain
notoriety in something, and he
thinks that opposing majority will
make him conspicuous. 1t does, and
this is about all the notority he ever
enjoys.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
ConkIing's Funny Case.

Ex-senator Roscoe onkling said, in
answer to a casual query as to his
pressure Of l~awpractice: 20, yes; I'm
busy enough. Indeed, ! have just de-
clined a case that, really, I'd like to
take up. There would be a certain
amount of diversion in it. Perhaps
/ was afraid that some OF the fun
might come upon me. All of us are
towards at times, you know. But
this matter was peculiarly interesting
The man who offered to become my
client first showed one of his ears In
evidence. 1t had a clip in it like that
made in cattle's ears sometimes for
marking, and there was a scar show
ing that the cut had extended altogeth-
er about an inch. He came from a
New Jersey town. His name? No;
it would be unprofessional TO give,
though it will pretty soon come out
in the progress of the case, ! suppose.
He explained that he went into a bar
ber-shop to have his hair cut. The
barber had a touch of delirium tire
mems, probably, or else was crazy, had
o mania, for he suddenly remarked
that his customers ears had grown
much too long-they must pc trim
med-and he made q slash at one
with his sharp scissors, nearly severing
a strip. The victim proposes to sue
for $40, 900 damages. He ought to
get il. But / recommended him to
other counsel"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
An Impressive Ceremony.

OF all the vast heritage of Spain the
one thing which she certainly has left
to her is picturesqueness. As WI read
the report of King Alfonso's funeral
we are pack in the deeps of themiddle
ages. At the Escurial, we are told,
''the procession wound up the hill
to the monastery. When the funeral
car reached the principal door it was
closed. The lord chamberlain knock
ed for admittance. A voice inside
asked who wishes to enter?' The
answer given was Alfonso XII The
door was then thrown open. No one
descended to the vault except the
prior, the minister of grace and Justice,
and the lord chamberlain. The coffin
was placed on q table in magnificent
black marble vault, in which the kings
of Spain lie in huge marble tombs all
around. The lord chamberlain I'm
locked the coffin, which was covered
with cloth of gold, raised the glass
covering from the kings face, then aft
err requesting perfect silence, knelt
down and shouted three times in the
dead monarch's ear: Senior, senior,
senior He then rose, saying, accord
ing to the ritual, His majesty does
not answer. Then it is true the king
is dead He locked the coffin, hand
ed the keys to the prior, and taking
up his wand of office, broke it in his
hand, and flung the pieces at the foot
of the table" What perfection OF
mise EN- scene! In what other country
of the modern world is such a func-
ton possible? The Vatican itself is
comparatively prosaic, and even gro
tesque, in it's ceremonial.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
Beware of Pension Attorneys.

Washington Special:-A number OF PEN
sion attorneys have devised q new scheme
by which to collect advance fees and no.
tarial and other small expenses. Recently
the second controller made a decision that
500 bounty was due a very small class
who enlisted previous to July 20, 1861.
Soon after letters OF inquiry, enclosing cir
culars OF q number, OF Washington attor-
neys began to pour in from all sections Of
the country on the second auditors office,
asking whether the circulars were true. In
nearly all cases they were false, and were
framed so az to induce applications from
all soldiers who enlisted during the first
three years OF the war. The following is a
specimen:
Dear Sir: BY a recent decision Of the Sec
.ond controller you are entitled to 500
bounty, provided you have not received 1t
and enlisted prior to Dec. "a, 1868. Claims
arising under this decision win be adiudica-
ted in the order in which they are present
ed. Hence, an early reply to this letter will
be to your best interest. Please send me
the names and postofice address OF all Of
ficers or their heirs that you AN.
All who receive such circulars will save
themselves from being swindled il they will
note hat not a solitary case falls under
the decision to which reference is made in
these circulars, where the enlistments took
place after July %, 1861.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15

Des Moines Iowa) Special: Several
weeks ago Seward Smith OF this city, federal
Judge for the Territory OF Dakota, was re-
moved from office. He then became a cam
didate for United States senator TO repro
sent that territory when it should be adj
mitted to statehood. For some time a
rumor has been current that Judge Smith
was in danger Of losing his mind. Re
Gently it was definitely learned that the
rumor was not without foundation. For
some time he has been suffering from sleep
l~essness, induced by overwork on the bench
in Dakota, and aggravated by his
removal from Office by the president
and his subsequent candidacy Tor
United States senator for Dakota. This
has had the effect OF temporarily unhing-
ing the judges mind. He labors under the
hallucination that he is immensely wealthy,
and his conduct in other respects is 9
like himself. Recently he ordered $500
worth OF pictures rom on art store for the
office he is opening on Third street, and
was indignant because they were not de-
.iivered, and soon after he gave the secre-
tary OF the Cottage hospital a check Tor
$50. The check was returned. The case
is one Of which all will learn with sorrow,
as the afflicted man stands very high in the
esteem OF his personal a-cquaintances.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
Grover cfeveland,s Regrets.

The following letter was received from
President Cleveland:
Executive Mansion, Washington, u. c.,
Jan. 4, 1SS6.-To Hon. Allen q. Thurman,
Chairman, etc.-My Dear Sir: | acknowl-
edge, with thanks, the receipt OF an invita-
tation to be present at the annual reunion
ofthe Jackson club OF the city Of Columbus,
on the evening OF the Sth inst. My Off
Cial duties here will prevent my acceptance
OF the invitation kindly rendered, but /
beg 10 assure the club hat the objects and
purposes ofthe reunion, which are express
ed in the note Of the committee, meet with
my cordial and sincere approval. / should
be most pleased to be one OF thos who on
that occasion will congratulate the
friends of good government on the success
OF the Democratic party" for / believe
that the application OF the true and
pure principles OF that political faith
must result in the welfare Of
the country. 1t is also proposed, ] learn,
to consult together as to the manner in
which the accomplishment OF the greatest
good to our people, can best be aided and
assisted. No higher or more sacred
mission was entrusted to u party
organization, and l am convinced that
it will be honestly and faithfully per-
formed by n close sympathy with the people
in their wants and needs, by n patriotic en-
deavOr to quicken their love and devotion
for American institutions and by an ear.
nest effort to enlarge their apprehensions
and realizations of the benefits which the
wise and unseltish administration of n free
government will secure to them. Yours,
very truly,
GROVER
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Foreclosure Sales and ReceIverships.

Foreclosure Sales and ReceIyerships.
The Railway Age, presents a discour-
aging record OF railway foreclosure sales
and receiyerships for the year 1885. Re-
ferring to it's tabulated statement, the pa.
per says:
1t will be seen that during the past
year twenty-five railways in the United
States, with 1916 miles OF main line,
a total bonded debt and capitaliza-
ton of nearly $27S, 100000, have been
sold under foreclosure and transferred
to new ownership. The result is the CAPT.
tai stock is generally wiped out entirely,
and the bonded debt changed into the
form of new securities, sometimes OF less
and sometimes ofgreater amounts. The to-
tails of this table are sufficiently
impressive in themselves, but they will
be found still more SO by comparing with
the summary for previous years, which
makes the assertion that during ten years
1913 railways, with a total length of z, geo
miles, or 20 per cent of the entire railway
mileage of the country at the commence.
ment OF 1885, and with an aggregate CAPT.
tai stock and bonded debt OF 81, IT'S, 900,
900, or nearly "a per cent of the total
stock and bonded indebtedness at the same
date, have gone through the disastrous ex.
periences of defaul in interest, passing in
to the hands of receivers, with the long
list OF expenses and losses involved in this,
and finally forced sale, which has wiped out
the entire interest OF many OF the holders,
and compelled the others to accept new Sc.
c~urities, and generally to advance more
money in order to maintain the existence
OF the property In the future.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15

Ole Anderson, a farmer living near
Manville committed suicide By blow
ng the top Of his head of with ashot-
igun.
A five-year.old daughter of Frank
Allen at Custer City, fell into a tub OF
boilin5water and was scaIded to death.
Pierre paid $23,304 for improve.
ments last year.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15

WHEN the ubiquitous reporter gets
scent Of something that he a not well
find out about he Invariably says it is
..enshrouded in mystery. For the win!
ter season, perhaps. "Ulstered in CO..
nundrums, or blanketed IA perplexi-
ty," might be an acceptable variation
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15

Total. .415.s64 8 .767 1,O54
The committee say the present unit OF repre-
sentation is 1921, and add mo state ever
organized from the public domain had at che
time Of admission anything like the present
population of South Dakota. As to area the
committee say Dakota would be the eighth state
In area, only California. Colorado. Kansas, Min
nesota, Nevada, Oregon and Texas having q
larger area, while the territory OF Lincoln, OF
North Dakota, would only be exceeded In area
by one additional state, Nebraska. The proposed
miles larger than Illinois, $4,000 square miles
larger than Arkansas; 5000 miles larger than
Missouri, or more than two and . half timcs
larger than South Carolina
Two farmers in Kidder county, KEEP
Ter and Raymond, says the Sioux
Falls Argus, have tried the past two
years as a experiment theplan ofsow-
ing only the largest and plumpest
grain and giving a little extra cultiva-
ton, with average yields of about
thirty-two bushels per acre of Inequality
Of wheat SO superior that they are Of
Tered fifteen cents above the market
price. All the labor was hired and ac-
counts of expenses kept, showingthat
the crop cost them q little over TWEEN
ty-five cents a bushel. Their profit is
about sixty cents "a bushel.
la MOure's improvements Tor Che
year aggregate 100000.
Building improvements at Madison
aggregate $4,000.
J.. i. Dow, near Grand Forks, lost
81 ,OO0worth of blooded hogs bychol
era.
The town Of Gervais voted 81, 500
Ia aid OF the Duluth & Manitoba rail.
road.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
A Frightful Death.

A very distressing accident happened
at the Royal Arsenal, WooIwich. Most
of the workshops were closed for the
customary half-holiday, but in one OF
the forges of the Royal Gun Factory
party of men were specially employed
in casting large ingot of steel for the
construction of sixty -eight-ton gun.
The mould was cylinder standing on
end in pit of about ten feet square,
and the iron floor of the pit formed the
bottom of the mould. Into this was
poured about eight tons of molten steel
from patent gas furnace, and the cast
ing would have been perfect if the usual
period of two hours had been allowed
for it to get cool. But it appears, un
fortunately, that the workmen were in
hurry to complete their days work, and
in about one hour after the metal had
been run q man named Daniel Moriarty
descended into the pit to block up the
mould casing preparatory to its being
removed. The steel had, however,
barely set on the out side, and as soon as
the cylinder was raised from the floor
the liquid fire poured out in fearful
deluge. Moriarty attempted to reach
the ladder by which he had descended,
but was instantly caught and over
whelmed by the motion flood before his
companions could move to his help.
Mr. Edmunds, the manager, was imme
diately called, but no part or trace of
the man could be seen in the well, and
the metal was visibly cooling on the
surface, threatening to encase the re-
mains of the deceased in n solid block
of steel. Inspector Cavell of the Royal
Arsenal police urged that at least por-
tion of the body should be recovered, if
only for the sake of an inquest, and Mr..
Edmunds and his men went zealously to
work with iron rods and hooks and
ladies, and Notwithstanding the painful
heat, succeeded in extracting from the
metal simply shapeless mass of cInder,
which DR.. Wilson, who was in attend
ance, pronounced to be a portion of a
human body. The head and limbs could
not be found, but after the steel block
had cooled and solidifed some ghastly
fragments were seen projecting from the
unyielding surface. The recovered por-
tiOn of the body was taken to the nor-
tuary of the Royal Arsenal Medical Es-
tablishment, but DIR. Wilson mercifully
forbade that the deceased's wife and
other. relatives should be permitted to
see it. Moriarty was thirty-two years of
age, and his widow is left with five
children. London Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
Curious Landslide in Maine.

The Portland, Me-, Argus says:-A
curious natural phenomenon that puzzles
everybody of more or less pretcnsions to
scientific attainments has occurred in
the town of Deblois, in Wash ngtou
County Just where nobody knows. A
large body of earth, chiefly sand, by
some action of nature was removed from
the side of dry sandy hill called the
Pinco Field, leaving an open channel or
hole extending into the hill about two
hundred feet, being thirty feet deep ut
the head and perhaps seventy or eighty
feet wide, as near as it could be Judged
without measuring. After the sand IN
its course left the base of the hill (and
here the channel was contracte and
quite narrow it extended a long dis
tan re into piece of woods, spreading
over wide space, burying the under
brush and leaving the trees standing in-
tact. The slide, if it could be so called
was evidently caused By flow of wa
ter bursting from the bowels of the hilf
though at the time there had been no
fleshet, and the hill ana it's surround
ings re dry and barren. Now.in a
time of drought, under the sand which
has been so recently and mysteriolSly
sluiced through this channel, there Is
sre small streams of water some feet
apart. The water in two or three OF
| them, which looks clear aud pure, has
an unpleasant taste, something like oil.
| In one little stream the color Of the wa
ter is red, and it co!o-s the sand
through which it runs, leaving red
| sediment at the bottom. In others
! there seems to he a Shiny substance oil a
! brownish red color.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
Advice 10 a Young Man.

Don't worry, my son, don't worry.
Don't worry about something that you
think may happen tomorrow, because
vou may die tonight, and tomorrow
will find you beyond tho reach of very
Don't worry over thing that happened
Yesterday, because yesterday is hun
drcd years away. If you don't believe
it, lust reach after it and try and bring
it back Don't worry about anything
that is happening to-day, because to day
will only last fifteen or twenty minutes.
If you don't believe it, tell your credi-
tors You'll be ready to settle in full with
them at sunset. Don't worry about
things YOU can help, because then there's
no need to W, Try. Don't w rry at all.
YOU want to be penitent now and
then, it won't hurt you 4 blt to 90 into
the sackcloth and ashes business little
1t will do YOU good. If YOU want to
,rv a little once in II while, that isn't n
bad thing If YOU feel like ICING out
and clubbing yourself occasionally.
think yo need it and will lend YOU n
helping band at it, and put plaster on
Won afterward All these things will
do yuu good. But worry, IVORY, worry,
fret, fret, fret wing, there's neither
sorrow, penitcncc, strength. pcnancc.
rcfo nation. hope nor resolution in it,
Its just worry, Ky Buytlette,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
SOAEHOW OR OTHER WE GET
ALONG,

The good wife hustled about the house,
Her face still bright with pleasant smile,
As broken snatches of happy song
Strengthened her heart and hand the while
The good man sat in the chimney nook,
His little clay pipe within his lips,
And all he'd made and all he'd lost,
Ready and clear on his finger tips.
''Good wife, I've just been thinking bit,
Nothing has done very well this year;
Money is bound to be hard to get
Ererything's bound to be very dear;
flow the cattle are going to be fed,
How we're to keep the boys at school,
Is kind of a debit and credit sum
can't make balance by any rule"
She turned her round from the baking bread
And she faced him with cheerful laugh;
''Why, husband dear, one would think
That the good, rich wheat was only chaff.
And what if the wheat was only chaff,
AS long as we both are well and strong2
Tn but woman to worry q bit,
Somehow or other we get along.
''If TO some lives some rain must fall,
Over all lands the storm must beat,
But when the rain and storm are DER,
The after sunshine is twice as sweet.
Through every strait we have found road,
In every grief we've found q song;
We've had to bear and had to wait,
But somehow or other we get along.
''For thirty years We have loved each other,
Stood by each other whatever befel,
Six boys have called us father and mother,
And all of them living and doing well.
We owe no man penny, my dear,
We're both of us loving, well and strong,
Good man, I wish you would smoke again,
And think how well we've got along"
He filled his pipe with pleasant laugh;
He kissed his wife with tender pride;
He said: 'I'll do as you tell me, love;
I'll just count up on the other side"
She left him then with his better thought,
And lifted her work with low, sweet song
song that followed me many year,
Somehow or other we got along.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
How the German Emperor Travels.

When the Emperor William travels
every possible measure is taken to pro-
vide for his comfort The Emperor's
special train consists of three saloon car
riages connected with each other by a
covered way. The imperial carriage
proper is richly hung with blue damask
and at one end there is a small compart-
ment in which the Emperor likes to
stand at the window when making short
journeys. A small saloon next to this
coupe contains sofa and a spring seat,
opposite which is the Emperor's camp
bed. Near the salon is the study, in
which stands desk with writing ma
tcrlals, whose appearance shows good
wear. Upon bracket above the desk
is small model of the Column of Vic
tory in Berlin. Adjacent to the study
is dressing room, fitted up with ex-
treme care and good taste. A final
room contains two small sofas. a leaf
table and large mirror. With the
Emperors own carriage is a carriage for
his suite, and this is of course quite
differently fitted up. 1t contains five or
six apartments, each containing a table
and two small couches. All the rooms
are connected by telegraph with the
Emper0rs apartments. The carriages
are provided with gas throughout,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.

What sound on the listening ear ever rang
And gave to the heart quicker beat
Than the newspaper press with its clatter and
clang
And its hundreds Of hurrying feet9
The rattle Of wheels Of the swift-moving car
Tell the ear that man manages might,
But, with rumble and roar and terrestrial jar
1t vanishes into the night.
The organ inspires with its powerful strain,
But that is a memory soon;
And the reaper triumphantly moves through
the grain,
But is quiet at night and at noon.
You may search the world over for sounds that
inspire,
But will surely come home to confess
There is naught farther reaching, more fit to
admire
Than the clash of the newspaper press.
columbus Dispatch.