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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05

to marry man whom / hated Just for
his money. If you do that, LilIy-if
you marry Harry Moody for his money
--you viii both be unhappy to the end
of your days"
"She will never marry Harry
Moody" cried our hero sternly, step
ping suddenly around the hedge, and
confronting the sisters.
Annie, slight and pretty, neat and
dainty as a household fairy. glanced
quickly into his eyes, and then, cover
ing her face with her little hands, dart
ed away like frightened fawn.
Lilly Somers staggered to her feet
in worthless horror and amazement
Lilly Somers, in soiled and ragged
wrapper, with a pair Of slippers very
much down ut the heel, and her hair
in untidy curl-papers; Lilly Somers.
minus powder, rouge, and all the thous-
and and one little arts which 20 10
make up the toilet; Lilly Somers, very
plain and unloyely Lilly, indeed.
The young man took in the siiua.
ton ut a glance; then, with a profound
bow. quietly Withdrew. lie had seen
enough.
1t was n long time before he met
Miss Annie again, aud then She was so
shy and relirIHg-so almost cold that
he began to despair But the memory
of that confession to which he had list
ened nervcd him, and at last he was
able to conquer all obstacles and ask
her to be his wife
They were married, aud lived to-
gethcr happily while Lilly, the wife
Of an old millionaire, is now the ac-
knowedged leader Of fashion i'm the
great city.
And Harry Moody never recalls that
sude awakening without a shudder,
followed by prayer OF heartfelt graf
itude for his narrow escape,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05

In some parts of Australia the Scotch
thistle, winch has been hitherto re-
oarded a. great M sapcr is being
used for ensilage. One farmer, who
had two acres of land completely over
run with thistles. had them cut down
and stacked in green state. w ih
earth on top to serve as Il weight I he
result was a quantity of silage which
cattle consumed with ayidiiy. Ia
Gippsland, where thstcs flourish in
uncommon Insurance, the dairy farm
ers are advised to ensile tbcm for their
COWS.
An ingenious plan TO save a dying
pear tree was adopted in the garden Of
l.. NJ Chase, of Boston. The m.cc
had girdled the tree so that il seemed
bound to die Mr.. Chase planted four
small trees around it, and close to IT,,
cut off the tops, pointed the ends, and,
making incisions in the bark Of the
pear, bent the small trees, and grated
them upon the dying tr1nk. They all
lived, and that tree draws its nour.sh-
ment from the small ones. This sea-
son o bushel of handsome pears were
taken from it.
According to circular issued from
the emIgrants information Office IN
London, there is steady demand for
farm laborers in Canada. men and
BOYS after the winter is over, rs well
as for female servants all the year
round Farmers with a little capital
are encouraged to settle in all parts OF
the Dominion, but men who know the
country wei are Of opinion that Cal
gary aad other districts near the
Rocky mountains, where the climate is
we'll suited to the rearing of stock,
afford by far the best openings at the
Drp4put time
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
To Keep Pipes Sweet.


Eyes, but my pipe gets so strong. "
That's no reason why you should
smoke cigarettes.
But, doctor, | can't afford to smoke
cigars" urged the young man, whose
family physician was lecturing him for
INDUCING in the cigarette habit.
There is no need of that, either
~ don't see now you make that
out, replied the youth.
you can smoke a pipe that never
gets strong"
. Eyes. but don't like Turkish pipes
They are cumbersome, and the long
stem is always in the way
u don't mean that kind of pipe. |
mean meerchaum.
"Meerchaum? Why, | have had a
dozen, and they always get strong"
There is whore you are mistaken.
A meerchaum pipe that is properly
smoked never gets strong, but the
stem does. Change tine stem once or
twice in an evening. Use waxel-root
stems. They keep sweet longer
than any other wood in the world.
THAT'S all right about the stem, but
how do You keep the bowls from get
ting strong?'
by properly coloring them. Use a
button in the bottom of the bowl.
That viii prevent the pipe from being
burn. Then take care not to smoke
fast enough to overhead the pipe The
porous material will absorb the nico-
tine, ana the longer it is smoked the
sweeter it is Try it once, and if You
don't prefer it to a cigarette III pay
for the pipe. '-Aes0 York. Nal and FL
5yg2g
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
Flooding the Sahara.

Every one is familiar with occasional
projects for FLOODING the Sahra," and
the possible effect upon the climate Of
Europe has frequently been discussed
by people who are blissfully ignorant
of the fact that the bulk of the great
desert is high above sea-level. A much
more practical scheme was placed be-
fore the British association the other
day, and one which has n much more
definite object namely, the storage of
the surplus flood water of the Nile for
use in irrigatnG the delta during the
dry season About seveniy-three
miles south of Cairo there is a large
depression called the Raian basin,
which could be filled with water at the
time of high Nile. Mr.. Cope White
house, 20 whom the scheme is due,
calculates that the cost of the necessary
works would be about E1,000.00O, fol
which a supply of 25,O00,000 cubic
meters per day for hundred
days could be obtained. If such
work wore to be carried out
during our temporary administration
Of the country we should leave behind
us magnificent memorial worthy of
the enlightened rulers who in the dawn
of civilization made Egypt The wonder
and envy of the world. London Daily
AgUS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
The Red-nended woman's Revenge

There take that said q red
headed female. as She brought her
parasol with trew adoUs whack on
jhe head of an molten. vc-iooking mid
dlc-agcd gentleman who sat opposite
her fin an outgoing Fourth avenue car
last night about ESQ.
MADAM. I-ah-I don't understand
the reason for this. How have I Of
Tended you?'
Don't madam me, sir. You've been
looking around for white horse ever
since | rot in, and l want You to I'M
derstaud that if am red-headed you
can't hitch me with a white horse to
make team. No, sir.
An Notwithstanding man with q
crushed derby hdt and ,vo~begoue
counteuance dropped OF the rear plat
form ef the car about minute later.
= .HiYaegpoAs fotrHaL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
The Acadians of Louisiana.

"Tho Acadians? They belong to
this world-to daylight. They have
been here not two centuries. | am
Acadian myself on my mothers side.
Oh, | know my people!'' said the priest.
They do not seem to bo progress
sYe people, ventured Mr., Ely.
mo, perhaps not. But is progress
everything? They are not lazy. The
men work faithfully-when they work
at all The women in these houses
keep them tidy, cook, sew, and carry
on their little meters. They have
rough looms, and weave the homespun
cloths which they and their husbands
wear. They make, too, really beauti-
full fabrics of the Nankin cotton i'm its
native dull yellow color, or beautifully
striped with threads colored in vcgeta
bic dyes. Some ladies, wives of the
large planters, have found agents in
New Orleans and Now York who will
sell the stuifs which these poor women
weave. am told, added the good
father, cheerfully, "that it surpasses
in beauty and durability the fabrics
woven by the Chinese, and is much
cheaper. ! do not say that it ia so;
have never seen the stulls made by the
people Of China. But it is reasonable
to suppose that good Christian women
could surpass barbarous sayages in
civilized work
Mr.. Ely was discreetly silent
'.It would be Fortunate" continued
Pere Nedaud, III their little mauuGac-
| lures could be brought into the mar
ket They are very poor, many OF
tem, aud thus comfort and much
pleasure would be brought into their
lives.
"Ah, m'sieu, progress, newspapers,
railroads, do not make the hero not
even education. He IS born-here in
the CaianS cabin Just as in Ancient
Greece or Rome. Let me tell you a
story which comes TO pass this spring.
One of my flock is Landry, big, mid
dle-aged man, with grown sons and
grandchildren. He is shrewd,
money-makiug fellow, overscor on a
great cattle plantation. Ills life
counts for much, you see, to him and
his family. One evening | see Joseph
in his bateau rowing down the bayou.
He does not return until morning.
Down youder is nothing but a desolato
island, inhabited only by aliiGators
and wild birds. Again and again sec
HIM 20. asked him what it means,
and he tells me, against his viii, that
month ago wretched old negro took
the smallpox, and was driven by his
people out on the prairie. Joseph
took him to the island. made deserted
hut there habitable for him, and every
night went down TO nurse and care for
him, stopping halfway TO change his
clothes. He took his life in his hand
every day, you see, for this miserable!
And Joseph is not a young, reckless
fellow, but grave, middle-aged. lie
tells nobody; he counts it for nothing.
Aha,' the priest broke into tremulous
laugh, stopping to pat the neck of his
horse. Joseph is rough-looklng
fellow. He swcars hard, and sleeps
when I preach. But it is out of such
stuff God makes his servants. -Rebeccd
Harding Dacis, jp Harper'S Maga1iRc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
Too Much Lawyer

The following story is true 't-'
not heretofore been puolisily...
old bachelor died in the easter.
of The province and left S. ~ ~. y
savings bank. Under bis wal '. .o
TO be divided in equal shares a- -
lis heirs. but could not oe =. ~
from the bank without the CO...
.ar. The heirs did not exactly
they we're to get the money III +
sulied 4 LAWYER who happenea "
yisiting.the village. lie sa!l
the simplest thing in the y #
they had to do was to ~ #
power OF attorney to aet ~ m
They did so. and he drew ~ +
and continued to 'act for Ile-F
out. however. dividing the mo- -,
wrote some letters anu sun - az
item" but alas they forso' ~. ~
TIC n LAWYER to act for one
pensiye luxury. None OF s
knew exactly what bushes I've,
Yer aid. except draw up the I'd
attorney and draw ol -, t
from the savings bank; ~. -.
do know. that the l'e 57e
AGAINST the estate has ng n
ready swallowed up the v .es IS
s. 700 but he has just suea
- r,nd above Ihls s.
connected with this sioT1 eel
covered with tie naAsa
mouth T.mgs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
Chuclling Under the Chin.

Chucking under the chin is not an
American institution It's perhaps
too preliminary. If you chuck baby
even under the chin, it looks at You
with surprise. But in the old days.
when servants felt kind of compE-
meuted if the Young swell chucked
them under the caiu, there were Sow
eral very important differences. They
used in those days to get about SO q
wear, and they We're modest, and back
ward. and retiring. Nowadays IN
America they get more money than
bank clerks, and more holidays They
have more fun than their mistrcsses,
and, indeed. if there were any chuck
inc under the chin, I'll be hanged if
don't believe the seryant-girls would
chuck the good-ooking male guests
under the chin. / suppose you'll say
tins comes from the spread of educa-
ton. Ii doesn't Nobody ever need
10 be educated into the chucking q
pretty girl under the chin. 1t is one
of the things nature taught us. It's
like the mechanical action Of breath
ING or swallowing. We do it quite
naturally, without thinking, when We
oct a chance But it is hard TO dt
nowadays. Since girls took TO stand
ing-up collars and putting other bar
rieades about their naCkS, it requires
dexterity and courage to chuck gr
under the chin. Still IL is kind o.
agreeable even yet-Sdn frdHc'Se,
Caroatc'e.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05

Now and then n stranger, the OF
of a good horse, and a man bay
confidence in his own horsemaus
declines to join the bands Of I'D
He prefers showing off on his own
count, "Who is hep "Where
he come from?' and similar inqoI
are heard as he rides down the IN
spectators in a preparatory wai1'
seems pleased rather than the rev
to hear these remarks, specmIil
when some rather uncomp..mea
surmises are venturcd upon about
self or stecd. Presently down GO
this unknown knight in all MS 9
Upright he stands upon his sIirIu
high above his horses neck-WIln
to shoulder. Now he points 70
right, now to the left, now 70
front, and then suddenly t7l'
round he lets fly his gun as II AZ :
pursuing enemy. There is a mQT
Of applause as he leisurely Wa'A'
horse back. and each time as ~
turns he earns by some new iea,
approving shouts Of the ael-
crowd. In his last round his ste.
galloping faster than ever 0o ~
rider seems tired and careless
ever, like q thought-like a qa'
lightning-he is suddenly stahl.L
his feet in his saddle, VITA s1.
shoulder. As the weapon u
away he seems 10 split in Two
with a thud, he is once more ~
of his steed, which this time j
checked but gallops oil WIN
probably, to Fee or Morocco ~
the sultan has an army OF suel D
men.-St. JamcS's Gazette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
Leland Stanford. o..

aho stanford, Gift
Gov. Stanfords eift n.
numbers to amount To s5o ,S ~. % y
which not less than s. oo 49, ~,
present value, and the a.
seems to be almost within II
ms own generation. Ho h..
1t $4,000 acres of land NJ,
in this State, and pro5,H-
world, for fertility and 5
IN the near future. There ~
$500 acres right around b" "a
lege building; the largest ~,
the Governors great vinryarG
there are nearly 1000 acre.
ing vines. In another trqc,
5000 acres. You can ina.
this vineyard ought to n
fact that right at the univ. ~.
vineyard Of forty acres, irsm
the Governor las received
81 200 q year for the grapes u.
never less than 1920.
Much of tie land within
of this university now briB
acre. 1t is true that All .1
are covered with orchar1s
yards, but most Of these are an
3 years old to Y years old o9
one piece Of ground Of Ten mr.,
acres over which there is l,u.,
tween two fruit-pickers. onr M
pays $4,000 a year 10 Dick n,
alone, and the other, th.nk.nr
self swindled at rot gcuinr t5s
20 pick, has brought this suit
This land, however, even will
chards and vineyards upon It
seen TO be a prospective and sps
tive dover TO II College fin W.,
for the fact that he building. WI
personally walked over and m
with my eye, is in size almost
ampled in the history of co!lege
ings. The house now going mn h
is expected to be dedicated and Il
pied next year at the time the Il
Mr., Stanford would have been ,
at his majority had he lived K |
feet long by 200 feet wide. TIA
the size Of the quadrangle merely
the cloister or covered walk IA
the inside of the square is l.7Dl
in length. The Capitol at Wasting
is, think. a little longer than i'll
block of this Stanford UniyersitT|
there be people ready to jump II
conclusion that so much building
Gates a lavish expenditure and Id!
extravaganza in Keeping itup, Iwi
arrest their wisdom by the renI
that this great quadrangle is only
story high, and IS conceived in breaI
but not in loftiness, and with
reference to the future-indeed
more reference to a hundred u
hence than to the present day.
man who resolved to conclude bii
reer and lay his ashes in this insI
ton has been wideawake all hisI
and has avoided notoriety and ],
ness, and with all his success has
perhaps the most modest man in
fornia. Although a Protestant aD
all his feelings an American of the
New England and New York 81
he has regarded the old missiou-ho
of the Spanish Jesuits in Calito
| with a practical eye, and they
recommended to him for their Z
ness, their stability against ga
and earthquakes, and, on the WI
their picturesqueness and consent
with 4 landscape which often res
to the mind the similar structr.
the Spanish in the land Of the M
about old Granada, Gath IN Ga
Hatj Enquirer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05

Paris IS to have 200, 900 electric lights
planted in its streets.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04

The Gold Mtnes.-Specimens Of gold
bearing quartz were exhibited here few
days ago taken from the VIM. Collins iarm
during last week by Mr. w. A.. Glare, an
experienced miner and who was the first
to discover free gold in the Potomae region
in 1862 The VIM. Clagett and Fawcett
property adjoining this tract is now being
worked under the supervision of Mr.. Kirk,
and rich developments are reported. AT the
mines of Senator Sawyer. situated but a
short distance from the above tracts, the
operations are of an extensive character A
large quantity Of lumber for the building of
mills, tenant houses, &c, is daily arriving,
and immense shafts are being driven deep
down in the earth The same activity pre-
walls at the Philadelphia mines, and the
ledge of quartz that has been developed ON
this property is said to suFpass any in the
gold regions Of the Potomac. Operations
will soon commence at the old Maryland
mines and those on what is known as the
White property. Options on the purchase
of land in the vicinity of these mines are
rapidly advancing in price. and many stran-
gers are attracted to the neighborhood.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
An Opportunity for the People of
Rockville.

In Baltimore one of the most rapidly grow
ing enterprises of the last few years, and one
of the mos, appreciated as well has been the
installment business Its great advantage and
benefits especially to the medium aud poorer
classes cannot be overestimated. Formerly
people in ordinary circumstances were com
PEELED to do without great many necessary
comforts of life; that is, their houses were
scantily furnished, aud only because they
could not nj any time raise sufficient cash
money TO properly furnish them. What little
furniture they had was OF the poorest and
cheapest class and never made n respectable
appearance, or gave any satisfaction Now on
the lnstallment Plan any honest person, no
matter what his or her circumstances are, no
matter how poor or how rich, can get any
thing in the way of Furniture, Carpets, Stoves,
Crockery, Refrigeraiors, Baby Carriages, Par
lor Organs, etc, in fact any or everything me-
cessary TO furnish the Home complete from
cellar TO attic; they can get all these by sim
ply paying small amount cash down and
the balance on small monthly payments,
which are made to suit the circumstances and
are always made so low that the money will
hardly be missed This plan has become so
popular in all the larger cities that over lwo-
thirds of all the people now purchase their
household goods that way--in fact all except
ing the extreme wealthy classes. Now the
people of Rockville never have had this OPP
portunity offered them, so the Peoples In
stallnent Company, 10 and ll9 l2 N. How
ard Street. between Fayetle and Lexington
sts., Baltimore, the largest and best conduct
ed and most reliable Instal allment house in Bal
timore, have decided 10 allow any resident of
Rockville or immediate vicinity the same ad
vantage as the people of Baltimore now en-
joy-that is 10 sell them anything which they
may desire to have on the Inslallment plan at
lowest cash prices and make terms of pay
ments low enough to suit any ones convent
ence. This House not only sells everything in
the way of Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Re-
frigera,Ors Baby Carriages, Crockery, Cut
lery, House Furnishing Goods, Parlor Organs,
etc, butalso carries "A complete stock of Silks,
Velvets, Foreign and Domestic Dress Goods,
Ladies' Cloaks and Wraps, Millinery, Gents,
Youths, Boys and Children's Clothing,
Shoes Hats, Watches, Jewery, etc, in fact
they are general outfitters and are the only
House in Baltimore where wearing apparel
as well as furniture too can be bought on the
Installment Plan at Cash Prices and very easy
terms OF payment This House will always
be glad 10 have the people of Rockville call
on them whether they intend purchasing or
not; will be glad to have them look through
their immense warehouse and get full partic-
uiars regarding terms, etc. Any information
dnsi red LIZ Innil will be nrnmnilY Iurnishnl
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
Four Thousand Dollars in One Year.

One firm alone, the past year, has sold
50, 900 worth of Hawkes. new Crystalline d
Len ses, and previous to handling these cele-
brated glasses their sales of other speclaces
were about one hundred and fifty dollars S..
Dealers who had given up dealing in glasses,
giving as an excuse that there was no money
in them, are now handling Hawkes. New
Crystailized Lenses and Patent Spring Eye
glasses with wonderful sIccess. When II GUS
toner buys pair of these celebrated glasses
he will never use any other kind as they act
like charm upon the organs OF vision
All eyes fitted and the fiji guaranteed ut the
Drug Store of d. +. Owens, Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
Death Of MIR. Thomas G. Magruder.

Mr.. Thomas G. Magruder, an old resident
Of this city, died on Saturday night at his
home, 1405 L street northwest. Mr.. Ma
gruder, who was in his sixty-ninth year,
was born in Montgomery county, Md, but
came to this city as boy to engage in bust
ness. He was deputy collector of the port
of Georgetown during the administrations
of Presidents Taylor and Fillmore. He sub
sequently served as disbursing officer under
Gen. Meigs. He leaves a widow and four
children, Mrs. Frank Wolf, DR.. G. Lloyd
Magruder, j. II. Magruder and Miss Blanche
Magruder- Wash. Star Of Monday last
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04

Town EIectiOn.-Gn Monday next the
Rockville town election takes place. A
Mayor and four Councilmen are to be
elected. The voters have the following
named gentlemen, who have positively as
sured US that they are candidates. to choose
a board from; VIM. Y. Bouic, Jr., Mayor
Reuben A. Bogley. John Fl. Kelchner, Lee
OfFutt, DR.. Y. f. StonestFeet. II. NJ. Talbot
and John w. Warner, Councilman.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
Sudden Deatb.-Mr. Frank Perry,

Sudden Deatb.-Mr. Frank Perry, an
old and highly respected citizen of Potomac
district, near Concord, died suddenly on
Friday morning last at 2 o'clock. During
the previous evening he was engaged in
burning the rubbish on field when the fire
became unmanageable, and. in epdeaEoriag
IN prevent it from communicating with the
adjacent timber, he became overheated and
very Eaach exhausted. After the fire had
teen got under control he returned to the
house and sa. down to rest. In few min
ntes bis family discovered that he was par
alyzed and unable to speak. He remained
in this condition until Friday morning when
he died. Mr.. Perry was in the 7ist year of
dis age
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
Luxuriant Hair

Can only be preserved by keeping the
scalp clean, cool, and free from dam
druff, and the body in healthful
condition. The great popularity OF
Ayers Hair Vigor is due to the fact
that it cleanses the scalp, promotes the
growth of the hair, prevents it from
falling out, and gives it that soft and
silky gloss so essential to perfect beauty.
Frederick Hardy, of Roxbury, Mass,
gentleman fifty years of age, was fast
losing his hair, and what remained was
growing gray. After trying various
dressings with no effect, he commenced
the use OF Ayers Hair Vigor. at
stopped the falling out" he writes;
land, to my great surprise, converted
my white hair (without staining the
scalp) to the same shade of bro,cn it
had when was 20 years of age"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04

Letter List.-Letters addressed to the
following persons remained uncalled for in
the post. t.office at this place ON the 1st inst:
r. B. Beall, Esq, Mr. r. Ii. Bell, Mrs. M.
Clark, Grenouf Deult, Mary Holland, Mrs.
Ellen Jenkin, Mrs. Rosetta johnson, Mrs.
H. P. Keser, Rev. Charles L. Pate, Mrs.
Annie Parker, Mrs. G.. NJ. Paulk, Rev. Jos.
G. Reed, Mr.. Warner Robinson, Mrs. Ma
rier Shorter, Miss Maud Wenner, Mr.. Thos.
Waters.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04

The Champion Double Row Corn
Planter, with fertilizer attachment, sold by
The F. L Moore Agricultural Company has
proved 10 be the best in the market