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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
ADAKOTA ROMANCE.
4 Bridal Party on the Way to the Parson'
Oyertakcn by Furious Blizzard.

EilIl-lJliNtOlA 4
Press, the country was new and thinly
settled. Father and my three broth
ers took up a section, and built their
four houses on adjoining corners. SO,
as two brothers We're married, We
formed little settlement by ourselves.
This was well. as our nearest neigh
Dor lived ] / miles away. / was then
a merry. romping lass Of -. all the
wilder for beng just from city life
The FIRST year q very destructive
cyclone visited that part Of the coun-
try Lying as it does between the
Missouri and James rivers, it was
feared such yisitations might be ire
dueut, so father and the boys dug a
cave midway between the houses.
Twice we sought refuge there and
heard the demon Of destruction at
work among the fruits Of our industry.
We escaped without injury, but faith
or, who was returning from the Town,
20 miles away where we got our mail
and supplies was badly bruised by
the overturning Of his wagon. As
soon as he recovered he and the boys
dug a cave about midway on the route
to town. The location was marked by
four tall upright posts, which could be
seen for long distance.
Years passed with no occasion for
IL nge INT father was ALWAYS dread
ino, sncb y, tinr and kent il In repair.
Ennr ba'nnv voars n,s5ed then n mar
q. ~ visito.. from tba cast came
Among them was Frank Healy. We
had been great friends in the past, aud
Ione summon
~ agrred ia he married i'm tie
sn,.ino And he would stay uptil tbat
timo. bnf carly In January he received
d., s,,n,onus homo 10 Cbir9oo. and i'm
sisted that / 90 along.
So preparation was made for our
marriage. We sent TO Bunker for a
minister but our messenger brough.
word inc could not yet away. Gould
we not come To- hm' We must start
for Chicago at once, So decided to
adopt thai pMn. Upon the 10Th, after
"A fearful good-hy 10 aIl but father
mother and Joe, who would accom-
pany us, we started for Bunker.
There was great quantity of snow
ON the ground, aud only one sleigh,
tlat Of om messenger the day before,
had gone over the road. As conse-
lucncc, our progress was slow and La
borjous. 10 was q dull, cloudy day.
but "e knew nothing Ut Billiards then,
So did not hesitate TO start We had
mentioned ] O'Clock as the time fut tho
ceremony, So made calculations ON be-
ing at the parsonage at that time
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15

Madame to maid Franco So, why
do YOU clean my shoes with my tooth
brus ? Maid TO madame Madame,
the fact is, the other brushes are so
large and madame's boots are 50 small.
-br59k IN Standard JnloH.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15

Electrical motors ara to be intro
aaeed on the London backgrounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
HE KNEW 1T WOULD RAIN.
A Georgia hoy Who Knew More
Than the Maker OF the Almanac.

A Georgia BOY Who Knew More
Than the Msner OF the Almanac.
Among my hrst rccolections was
seeing my mother take down a copy of
Grier's almanac which was suspended
BY string to the mantlepiece. to see
about the change Of The moon. Robert
Grier. the maker Of this wonderful al
msnac, was very plain man, who
lived and died years ago During his
life he made the calculation for alma
macs. and almost every family in
Georgia at least hal a copy of this
almanic. and relied on it for much
valuable Information. He pretended
to tell when it would rain. and many
other things. Although he has been
dead many years. Grer' almanac still
, lives.
Once it is said. Mr. Grier was riding
along the road when he came to where
boy was holding cali by the ears
while his mother MIXED the COW. He
rode up to make some inquiries about
the road. He addressed the boy and
said:
my son, can't you open the gate for
me. so l can 20 near way through the
plantationp"
Yes" said the boy. "if you get
down and hold the calf. and if you
don't mind you will get a good wet
ting before you will 90 far"
MIR. Grier rode on and opened the
gate himself. giving but little heed to
what the lad said. for he looked above
and saw no sign OF rain. He rode on
for several miles. and true enough the
clouds began to gather and soon it AS
pouring down ram, so that Mr.. Grier
soon became thoroughly drenched.
He was so anxious to know the weather
sign that he rode back to enquire OF
the boy how he knew so we'll it was
going to rain. He wanted to secure
80 important weather sign. He found
the boy and said:
MY son. I'll give you a silver half
dollar il you will tell me how you
knew it was going to rain"
The little fellow promptly replied:
Dads got one OF old Grier's almanacs,
and he said 1t was not going to rain,
and he is such an old liar about the
weather I knew it would rain. -
Western Christian Adv ocate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
The Secret of the Kaiser's Lon
gevitY.

The comparatively robust health OF
the venerable Emperor Of Germany. in
spite Of fam ly trouble and official care.
has given rise TO a legend which. 1t is
stated. Is obtaining credence among
the supersttious peasantry OF certain
Bavarian villages According to this
legend the long life of Kaiser Wilhelm
is due to m, steri Gus philter. OF which
his Imperial Majesty alone possesses
the secret. How the Emperor obtained
the magic beverage is not known. 1t
is described as kind OF spirit which,
IL il does not give him Immortality.
will enable him to live many years
more. and to supply him with sufficient
bodily and mental power to retain the
government Of his vast empire in his
own hand. The legend furthermore
states that the German sovereign has
condcscended TO make present OF 8
few drops of the charmed liquid to Mar
shal Moltk. and Prince Bismarck.
hence also their respectable age; but
strange to say, he declines to give any
Of Ito the Crown Prince. because he
fears his heir would make use OF his
health. restored by the philter. to force
him TO abdicate. Several crowned
heads have. it appears. applied to the
Emperor for h s wonderful secret. bu,
in van. The Gar. in particular, pray
rd for some Of the spirit and 1t was the
refusal Of the Kaiser to oblige him
which was the real cause Of the present
ro ficl between Russia aud Germany
-iiW Nd gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
A Kentucky Country Town.

Alb addressing a friend)- Hello.
Zeb. wizard you leave yo hosp"
Zeb-"Round yam in lot Wizard
you leave you'nP"
Ab-Got him hung up out yander ter
swngin' linn"
Zeb-''Wall let's see Of they air all
right"
They go and look at their horses
and then return to the public square.)
Ab-'fiow long you goin' ter stayP'
Zeb-"Bout hour by sun. i
reckon"
Zeb-"All right. Wen ride out to-
gether. Whar you goin' ter eat din
ner?"
Ab--"Don't low ter eat none. Cost
too much. They tax Teller a quarter
ver'whar I've found, an KANT
stan nothin' like that"
Zeb-"You bet l amt a-goin' ter
try. Let's 60 in this licker-shop here
an git little suthin.
(rhey 60 into a doggery, and after
taking several drinks go and look at
their horses again. Then they return
to the doggery.)
Zeb-"The idec of taxin' man
twenty-five cents fur dinner is ali
wrong"
Alb Shoutin' now, tell you. Tell
you whut let's do. Let's cit some NV
these here oysters"
Ab-"With you-stick a pig eff |
amt. Here. give us bout ha'fer
dollars with NV oysters an crackers
(They eat the oysters, take another
drink and then 90 and look at their
horses. after which they return to the
saloon and take another drink
Ab-"Whut did you come ter town
fur. anyway
Zeb-"Oh, jest to be sloshin' round.
cz the Teller says. Let's Ticker"
Ab-"With you"
(They drink
Zeb-''Lets git our horses an fetch
'em up horeSwhar we ken see EN-. "
Ab-'Im agreeble~"
(lhey tie their horses near the
door and take another drink
Zeb-"Bet my horse ken out-run
yo'n."
Ab-''Take you"
They mount their horses and with a
whoop start up the street. They are
both so drunk that they fall off, A
crowd collects about them and the
town marshal comes up and takes the
two gentlemen to jail. The next morn
ing they are furious. and when they
have been set at liberty they hurry
home and tell how the malicious m ar
shall dragged them into disgrace. Their
words ore needed, and this is the be-
ginning of a feud. )-Ar5DnsaW 2rar
Ser.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
The London Hospitals.

London has very large number OF
hospitals. Any one can go to the
greater number of them for free treat
mcnt. 1t is supposed that only pa
tents will apply for treatment who are
not able to pay. Yet Dr. Campbell says
that in the hospitals where he has been
the greater portion OF the people who
apply for treatment are well-dressed
and have every appearance of being
well-to-do. Some of the ladies are in
silks aud furs and give every evidence
OF ample means. One OF the most
striking of the patients OF this class was
handsome and gifted young lady who
had been studying on the continent
some time preparatory TO going on the
operate stage. She was always ac-
companied by her brother, who looked
rs wel-to-do and prosperous as she did
handsome and distinguished. The
treatment in the hospitals is careless of
the pat ent's feelings. There is no pa
ent who applies for free treatment at
the hospital who can escape the person
nj examination OF any of the students
who assist in the clinic. One would
think that person of refined sensbiIit-
les would not care to place himself under
the rude handling of English hospital
surgeons and the personal examination
OF thirty or forty students rather than
paw the fee which should be required
in consulting a physician i'll private
practice. The well-to-do do not appear.
however. to mind the disagreeable fea-
lures entailed upon hospital consul
tation. They bear all of its conyen-
fences with stolid composure so long as
they are able to save the guinea fees
VIII Oh they would be required to pay
for private treatment. Cor. NeW York
World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
WALL PAPER.

Wall paper, border and decoration
are now arriving. We have the fin
est selection ever brought into Alma
and anyone wishing to paper or dec
crate their homes will find our stock
complete and are invited to call cX-
anime and get prices. If you wish
to whiten or tint your walls use ala
bastine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
SCHOOL BOOKS.

llarper's Barnes and all kinds
of school books kept in stock. We
buy school BOOKS direct from pub
fishers and Get an extra discount.
States sponges writing tablets pen
ell tablets box paper and full line
of school supplies always on hand
and at reasonable prices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29

II has been i'm use for 20 years, and has proved
be the best ure araiiou IN the IT a krt for SIGN
'TADACHE, PAIN IN THE SIDE OR BACh,
liver COMPL ANT, PIAlP Ii ; ONTHE FACE,
DYSPEPSIA, PILES, and ell Disc that arse
-orn Disordered Liver or an impure blood.
thousands Of our best people take 1t and give IL
= their children. Physicians pre- scribe II daily .
hose who use IL once rec0mf 1end II 70 DINERS.
tits made from Yellow Dock, Honduras Sar-
sparilla, Wild Cherry. ST gngia Iandehon
Assafras, WiutergrCen, and Other we'll known
alunble Roots and Herbs. 1t Is strictly vege'a-
hle and cannot hurt the most delicate consttu
ion It's one of the best medicines III use Tor
Regulating the Bowels
IL is sold by all responsible drugPt is at one
dollar for quart bottle, or six bottle FOR hVe
dollars. 3.
Those who cannot obtain bottle of this medi
cine from their druggist may send uS o, ia dollar
and We will deliverit To- them free Of ans charges
W. JOHNSTON d CO, ManuFo csurers,
jefferson avenue. DETROIT. NIL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
WINDOW SHADES.

We carry large line of window
shades aud fixtures oil shades IIol-
land shades felt shades and plain
and figured paper shades; also
French tissue paper and shelf paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
DRUGGISTS SUkDRIES

We have complete stock of these
goods consisting of cloth and hair
brushes combs, tooth brushs, per
fumery, trusses, etc. Tube paints
and artists supplies; cigars a spec
ialty Bakers Lucky Star and
Lucky Spot are oar 5-cent leaders
Wines and liquor, for medicina
and mechanical purposes only. Pre-
scriptions accurately compounded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29

Soother at hand. It is tho only safe
medicine yet made that will remove all
infantile disorders. 1t contains no OPIUM.
or Morphine, but gives tho c aild natural
ease from, pain. Price - cen IS. Sold by
Sold -. .,.NNtu
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
A FAIR SHOWING.

ga Tariff Reformer7' finds fault with
the GLOBE for publishing the speeches
of the protectioniSts in congress, and for
giving space to local politicians 10 air
their protection opinions through the
columns of our paper. With all due re-
Spect to the opinions and convictions of
our correspondent, who evidently be-
longs to the old school, we decline to
act upon his suggestion that tariff re-
form paper shall cOnfine its discussions
to one side of the debate. Our reasons
for declining to adopt his suggestions
are as follows:
The GLOBE is a newspaper, whose
mission. it is to publish the news and all
the news.
1t Is d rule with the GLOBE to give
both sides of every important public
question hearing, and the rule will
certainly not be departed from in the
discussion of a question which over
shadows ali other public issues, and in
the determination of which every man.
woman and child in the whole country
has direct personal interest.
The GLOBE believes that it would be
construed into an evidence of weakness
if the tariff reformers would refuse to
look the other side sQuarely in the face
and divide time with it,
And, last of all, the GLOBE believes
that the very best argument that can be
made on the side of protection would
convince any intelligent person with an
appropriated mind that tariff reform is
q necessity
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
Not a German Telephone.

Cleveland Leader and Herald.
The telephone i'll the Hawley house
used to be in the Office, and the contrast
between the soft dulcet tone of Clerk
Browns voice and the Joshua Whit
comb accents of Clerk Knapp kept the
instrument in state of continual dis
order. MeSSrS. Hawley removed the
machine to the cloak room, which is
presided over by youngster of foreign
descent, who started in life by selling
newspapers. He did not know much
about telephones, and at first began
speaking German when called. He was
informed that the Seven-syllable words
'Vel, den, v0t kind of telephones
can you sprechen Deutsch thr0ugh?''
asked the boy. He was promptly told
that the German telephones were
painted yellow, and during the time he
is not ON duty he has been looking for
one. A few days ago John Denham
was caught in the rain, and called up
the Hawley house.
SIS my umbrella there?' asked John.
81 doan KNOW" replied the boy.
''Well, look and see," said John.
So the boy went over to the umbrella
rack and picking up small tent held
it up before the phone, and said:
''Was dis yours?"
Another gentleman called up the
Hawley house a few days since and
wanted to know how the score of the
BroOklyn-Cleveland game stood. The
guardian of the cloak room promptly
answered:
'Noding to noding in favor of the
BrOoklynS in de fifth inning"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
EASTERN FLOODS.
The Hudson on High---Heayy
Rains in Texas.

New YORK, April 30.-The Associa-
ted Press is in receipt of reports of
freshets at many points in New Eng
land. These are produced by the rapid
melting of snow in the mountains, ac-
cumulated during the winter billiards.
and remaining until the past few days
OF warm weather. Snow still lies three
feet deep in the woods in Vermont. No
overwhelming damage nor any loss Of
life are reported as yet. The chief dam
age thus far is in the flooding of mead
oWs and other agricultural lands and in
the stoppage of mills. The snow has
melted rapidly in the Adlrondacks and
the Hudson river is rising and is above
many of the docks at Troy, n. Y.
Reports from all parts of Texas tell of
an extraordinary rainfall throughout
days, doing much damage to rail-
roads and farm property along the
streams. The heaviest precipitation oc-
CURED III North and West Texas. ALI
the small streams debouching into the
Red river are Overflowing their banks,
submerging thousands of acres of grain
and cotton. Some points in North
Texas report the rainfall the heaviest
since 1866. Throughout Southern and
Southwestern Texas the rains are of
lnestimable value to the grazing inter
est, lnSuring successful season to the
cattle and sheep industries. The Rio
Grande is rising rapidly, Overflowing its
hanks for couple of hundred miles
above Brownsville
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE,

That the appointment Of Mr.. FULLER
to the vacant chief justiceship will be in
the nature of surprise to the country
goes without saying-aS much of sur
prise as was the appointment of Judge
WAITE fourteen years ago And yet
there is no occasion for finding fault
with it. FacetiousIy inclined critics
may attribute the appointment to the
presidents partiality for good-looking
men, but few years On the bench will
demonstrate to the country that the
new chief justice is the possessor of
something more than handsome face
and pleasing address.
While Mr.. FULLER is a stranger to
the country in the sense that he has
never figured in public life, still he is
known and recognized by the legal fra
ternity of the United States as one of
their brightest members. He has for a
great many years occupied the foremost
station at the Chicago bar. Learned in
the law, possessing an eminently judi
clal mind, in the prime of vigorous
manhood, and man of the strictest
integrity of character, there is no reason
why Chief Justice FULLER should not
give additional renown to the exalted
station which he has been chosen to fill.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
A FIENDISH ACT.
Horrible Brutality of a Chicago
Husband and EatheP.

CHICAGO, April 30.-While defending
the honor of her thirteen-year-old step
daughter against the fiendishness of an
unnatural father, Mrs. Meta Muehlberg
was struck down with murderous intent
by her husband, Mathew, at late hour
last night and is now dying. Muehlberg
returned to his home on Law avenue in
an intoxicated condition, after having
been absent all day. He went directly
to the bedroom where his three children
were sleeping and attempted an assault
ON his thirteen-year-Old daughter,
Eleanor. The child screamed for aid
and Muehlberg's wife rushed in from
the next room. The brute was beating
the child about the head to silence her
cries and when his wife endeavored to
stop him he turned and dealt her two
blows, which cut her scalp and face ter
ribly. With the blood streaming down
down and binding her, Mrs. Muehlberg
craWled toward the door, and reaching
up for the knob, endeavored to open it
and alarm the neighborhood. With a
horrible oath the fellow made for his
wife.
You'll call the police. will you?
You'll call the police, eh? Then take
that. and that striking his wife over
the head.
All three of the children sprang out
OF bed and endeavored to Stay their
cruel parents wrath. SO much did
they hamper the use of Muehlberg's
arms that Mrs. Muehlberg managed to
get to her feet and out on the steps,
where she managed. with superhu-
man effort, to cry for help. Muehlberg
shook the children from him and hur-
rledly ran into the bedroom. Here he
hastily opened tool chest, and the next
instant reappeared with murderous
Looking croWbar, about three feet long.
The eldest girl, Eleanor, threw her arms
about her fathers neck.
Don't kill her. Don't kill her,"
pleaded the little one in her frenzy,
jumping up and showering kisses upon
the brute. Muehlberg struck the child
ana threw her into corner of the room.
Then bending over his wife, he yelled
that he would give her something to cry
help for, and raising the croWbar
brought it down with all his force, the
point Shattering the skull and laying
bare the brain. Muehlberg immedi-
ately seemed to realize the enormity of
MS crime, and after pleading with the
children not to tell who did it, he took
his savings from hiding place and fed.
The children spent some time vainly
trying to resuscitate their stepmother
and then called the neighborS: Sur
geons were summoned and declared
Mrs. Muehlberg's injuries fatal. The
police have as yet been unable to find
the murderer. Two years ago Muehl-
berg attempted an assault upon the
same child and boat his wife for inter-
ferlng. He was arrested, but never
punished, as the wife refused to appear
against him.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
NOT For GRESHAM

The Chicago Tribune has information
that the Minnesota Republicans are
strong for GRESHAM, and that with
BLAINE once out of the way the Mime
sofa delegation in the Chicago conven-
tlon will come up unanimously for the
distinguished Indiana gentleman who
has been repudiated by his own state.
With the Tribune this is probably
case where the wish is father to the
thought.
1t is true that there is strong
GRESHAM sentiment in this state, es-
pecially among the farmers. But we
think that we are fairly safe in predict
ing that there will not be an out-and-out
GRESHAM man in the Minnesota dele
cation. 1t is with the Republican party
here as it is in other states-the rail-
roads control the party organiza-
ton. They are not in love with
GRESHAM, and there is no rea-
son to suppose that they will
permit the Republican machine in Min
nesota to be run in his interest. The
Minnesota delegation to Chicago will be
uninstructed in all probability, but the
delegates will understand what they are
going to the convention for Just as well
as if they were instructed. They will
not go there to nominate GRESHAM, or
any other man who anagoniZes the cor
n0ratjopc
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
CHuRCHUL,S REVOLT

Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL's bolt
from the Tory party is not of so much
consequence because of any actual
strength he possesses or positive injury
that will be inflicted upon the party by
his detection, as it is in Indicating the
revolution going on in English senti-
ment respecting the governments Irish
policy. c URCHILL is more of a
weather yane than statesman. He is
better at reading the signs of the times
than he is at molding public sentiment.
His ability consists in his shrewdness in
detecting the drift of the popular tide
and shaping his course to keep ahead of
the current. In his speech the other
day, which could not have been more
startling to the ministerial benches than
a clap of Thunder On clear day. he
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
The Diss de Bars Bound Over

New YORK, April 30.-Gen. ard Nine.
Diss de Bar were witnesses in their
own behalf to-day in the conspiracy
case against them. Gen. Diss Gle Bar
admitted that he had never been mar
ried to the madame, and that he had
welded wife and a family of adult prog
eny in Philadelphia; but he declared that
he had discharged all his obligations
to them and considered himself the
madame's husband before God. Madame
Diss De Bar when sworn declared her.
self to be the daughter of Lola Montez
and the late King Ludwig, of Bavaria.
She was sent to this country when a
child and when six years of age was put
by old old Lowenhertz in the care of
the Solomon family who abused her
and tried to kill her. The justice held
her and her husband i'll $1,000 bail
each Tor the grand jury and discharged
the LaWrenceS.