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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
WASHINGTON.

TnE British Minister at Washington
gets $4,000 q year and his residence.
SENATOR SPooNER and his family will
spend the summer 10 Europe.
Mr.. BLAINE denied himself to callers
Thursday morning, but the clerk ot the
Hotel Normandie 10 authorized to state
that Mr.. Blaine IL much better, but viii
not resume his official duties.
The president has res pited until May
II Nelson Colbert the young negro sen
fenced to be hanged nero on Friday for
the murder of Philip Wenzel, an 80 year
old white man.
WAsHrsaToE,-The acting comptroller
of the currency has declared a dividend
of 90 per cent in favor of the creditors of
the Lowell National bank of Michigan,
which failed Sept. IS last. This makes 30
per cent. in all on claims proved, amount
ing to $8S, 1854.
Mrs. CLEVELAND had two very beautiful
orange an ] lemon trees while at the White
House, and conrteously left them to
Mrs. Harrison on her departure. These
are now in all the full glory of their
golden fruit, and an object Of interest to
visitors.
II Is hON uttAntu hillhbb certain ttAhl
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco
will receive tho contract for the con
structiOn of the coast defense vessel A
few days ago the Navy department de-
cided 10 withdraw the bids for the sub
marine torpedo boat, which involved an
outlay of nearly $4,000.
MuNEMITsU MUrsU, Japanse Minister to
the the United States, is jolly little
diplomatic who has made heroic efforts
to master our language. He has accom-
plished his purpose fairly well, but stands
appalled, at the difficulties presented by
our slang phrases. He has his country
mems love for the imaginative and pic
turesque, and thinks slang is most ad-
mirable institution, although it deties his
tongue. SIN the soup" is an expression
which has attracted his attention of late.
He is fascinated by it and uses it upon
all occasions. H. looks forward to in
troduoting it into Japan.
Tue attorney general states that the
newspaper charges that United States
Marshas Jones and Needles, United
States Attorney NalGrou, and Commis-
sioner Galloway issued bogus commissions
as deputy marshals to their friends TO
enable them to enter Oklahoma ahead o.
the rash aud secure choice lots, will be
investigated. 1t Is also understood that
the interior department ill investigate
charges of simiial feature against
Register Diils of the Guthrie land office,
and such action will be taken as the cases
may warrant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

ABOUT 5000 men belonging to the
building trades at Pittsburg, are on
strike.
PALMYRA, Wis.-1hree buildings in
SUSSEX were damaged by Lightning and a
horse rendered entirely deaf by the
electricity.
THE fishing schooner Shiloh, which left
Gloucester, Mass, March 25 for ST.
Georges Banks, carrying crew of four
teen men, is supposed to have boen lost
LARGE Touring mill and elevator,
together WITH about 100000 feet of
lumber, were destroyed by fire at La
Crosse Thursday evening.
: MADISON, WIs.-Friday morning a 30
fire destroyed barn, grsnary, tenants
home, twelve cows and other contents of
the burn belonging to Daniel l.. Van
Hesen. The farm is about a mile south
of Madison, and the loss is about $4,000
with $1,000 insurance. Van HBsen'5 son
lived on the place.
JoEEsBoRo, Ark.-fhe most destructive
fi-e that ever occurred in the northeast
Arkansas took place here resulting in
the total loss Of over forty houses.
poRerful gale vas blowing at the time
and the flames spread with wonderful
rapidity. The loss is estimated at $3.50.
600 to $200,0 900 With about $4,000 insur-
snce.
THE United States express from Chica-
go on the Grand Trunk Rail way was
hurled from the track near Hamilton,
Data 10, Sunday morning, and the wreck
ed cars catching FIRE eighteen to twenty
passengers were burned to death, aud
many more seriously injured. Hardly any
of the burned bodies we're identified and
it is feared that several Chicago people
were among the lost. Many of the pas
sengers were on their way to the centen-
NAL celebration il New York
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
CRIME.

BURGLARS at Norrenton, Ga, robbed
the depot and carried off the safe in a
hand-car.
Mrs. JOSIE GUbLEY, Who was sentenced
TO five years imprisonment for kidnap-
ing Annie Redmond, has been taken TO
the ollie, Penitentiary.
A THEY entered the ticket Office of the
Bee Line Railroad at Hartwell, OHIO, and
after sandbagging and choking Mrs.
protemsu, wife of the ticket agent, into
insensibiity, stole Sl50 and escaped.
EARtY Thursday morning Andrew
GregurIe and woman claiming to be his
wife, gos into an alteration az Marquette,
Mich. The woman smashed water
pitcher over his head, and ne in turn shot
her dead and then shot himself. He may
live.
RFCENrLY ar St. Paul, Minnesota, Fred
erick Schultz fell asleep N boarding
house, and while IN that condition WAS
pain ed IN red and black colors by Aug
ust Michel, who then called in fifty other
boarders to laugh at his handiwork.
schultz has now sued Michel for 81 500
damages.
TuE body of Jacob d. Shaulis, a farmer,
Who lived near Somerset, Pa, was found
hanging from tree on his farm. His
Young wife was found a few feet away
with a bullet in her body and mortaliy
wounded. The two sons of Shauhs have
been arrested on suspicion of having shot
the Young wife after having found their
father dead, fearing that she would in
heri old mau's property.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
Trouble With an Editor.

Stranger-"So you have no paper in
this town.
Nativs-"No, sir. We did have one
once, but it wasn't run right and We was
glad to get rid Of it."
"What was the mAtterW
"Wsll, in the first place, the editor
didn't alters treat folks right. He'd call
one gall young and handsome, aud slur-
iugly refer to ano'her gall just "a pretty,
legvin' il ter be inferred she asn't pretty
enough ter be called handsome, and she
might be az old ss Methuselah. Wall,
that made trouble. an after that, when
Farmer Hsyseed and Farmer Fallow both
left the same sort of stuff on his table,
he gave Fallow two lines more than the
other
Eyes"
wall thiugs keen gittip' wus5 aud
woss, uutill Gineral Oldman up on the
hill died. ana got half a column obituary
notice, all about the Mexican war and
things, while by Uncle Jake Just as good
a man, who never left the farm, but tend
ed 90 his duties like q Christian, an was
pillar in the church, got only a quarter
of q column. You better believe, me an
my friends felt hurt"
II suppose So
Wall, VT begun inquiring around about
this edlter, aud We dlskiveied that while
ne was chargIu' us fer every little two
line advertisement we put in, he was
printin' full column about his Job Of
fee fer nothing. That raised breeze,
tell you
mo doubt
After that things come ter q head.
The feiier commenced stoppin' the pap
er on them wat didn't pay their subscrip-
tions. Then We rose in our might an
druv him out o. town
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
AcnnY ttNnnrted

By persons who. attacked by a mild form 81
rheumatism, neglect 70 seek prompt relief SUB
sequent torture is prevented by an immediate
resort 70 Hostetter's stomach Biiters. Slight
exposure. an occasional draught, VIII beger this
painful malady. where there is a predisposition
to it III tie blood It's not d17cuIt 10 arrest the
trouble a. the outset but well aigh imp s-io.e =
eradicate il when maJarsd No evidence ~ feis-
ton 70 this superb blood depureRt Is more post
tive than that VIII Oh establishes its efficacy as .
preYeP.ive ana rrm-1y for rheumatism -
only . 1t thorough, but safe which the vegeIaoss
and mineral polSOus, often taken as CurstiNee q
the Of ease are not Besides eEpehug Us
rh.um atic virus from he system. Is uvsfc}lbss
fever And agus, tA'N Isness, constipation ana
GyspC PISA
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09

and his examination 10 chief wa. com
pleted. Sir Richsld Webster cross-ex-
amined the witness, sho denied that the
Clan ma GaeI was murder society and
insisted uhat the Irish World began TO
oppose him in May, 1882 Mr.. Parnell,
In answer to further questions of Web
ster, denied in the most positive terms
that be ever desired to join the Fenian
organization, or that he wanted to drive
the landlords out of Ireland. His objec
was to destroy landlordism, not to expel
landlords. He had no idea of using i'll
legal means for this purpose
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09

mo, / haven't any news of importance
for YOU" said Mr.. NJ. ]. Cullen, the under
taker, "but | can tell you mighty nice
little story, the truth of whioh my books
will verify. II is about the noble action
of little girl who came to me about If
teen years ago. She was then about ~
years of age, and despite the fact that her
outward appearance suggested parental
negligence, she appeared to have an hon
est heart. Ii was about seven O'Clock of
cold January evening when she walked
into my office almost frozen and crying
bitterly. She asked to see me, and when
1 made myself known she stopped crying
and told me very pitiful story that
would often soften the heart in the cold
est of persons. She said she lived near
my stable that her father was drunkard,
and her mother was dead. She and a
little brother years of age, of whom she
thought the world, we're cared for by the
neighbo Rnen the father was on a spree,
aud despite the fathers misconduct, the
little giil could not be induced to leave
MIN. She kept the house and prepared
the meals. She bore her lot philoso phi
cally and tried 10 be happy, but her whole
peace of mind was almost wrecked when
after about two weeks sickness her little
brother died. He was her pet, and the
two were much attached to one another.
"She again burst into tears, and between
heavy soos she said that on account of
fathers evil ways there was no money in
the house, add she did not know how ner
brother could be buried. She had been
told that the city would bury the remains,
but when she looked into the manner in
which such a burial would be performed
that the coffin would be plain pine box,
and that instead of hears, wagon would
take him to potter's feld-sEe became
almost fran tic and would not allow il.
She wanted him to have white coffin, a
white hearse, with white horses, and his
remains OF be taken to Calvary cemetary.
Crying bitterly, she said 1 will give
you my word of honor , pay you as soon
as I get money | was touched by the
story, and went to the home of the child
and there LEARNT d the truth OF her state
ment. The dead boy was laid on the bed,
which was neatly made mp by the little
girl. | Immediately took charge of the
funeral and implied with every wish of
the child. | never expected pay, and,
although | thought of the story for some
time after, | never expected to see the
child again. Not long since, while seated
in my office, handsome and well dressed
young lady entered, and, addressing me
by name, called me aside. She asked me
if remembered her, and was compe He'd
to ackno ledge my ignorance. Imagine
my surprise when she told me of the little
ragged child Of fifteen years ago. i am
that little girl she SAID, and have come
according TO promise, on mJ word of
honor, to pay you the bin Hooked over
the books and found the account and she
paid it. She had married well and her
husband is a prominent and prosperous
business man. st. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09
MEDICAL sUPERSTITIONS
yulgaries Which Obtained in France in Medi
aeyal Days

yulgaries Which Obtained in France III Medi-
aeyal Days.
A French writer named Chsllamel has
recently issued book entitled "A Birds
Eve View Of France in the Middle Ages, 4"
n which he relates number of medic ]
superstitiOns current in France in the
middle ages, most of which are said TO
prevail at the present time also. In those
days, says the American Analyst, the
F.rnch seem to have had unlimited faith
in picservatiyes against diseases and the
infallible means o; cure, and 1t may be
Gaded that they were not alone il their
truslfulness. The following are some o.
the superstitious practices mentioned:
To cure fever they abstaiusd from both
desh aud eggs on easter and other hiSS
festivals; they caused cabbage stolen
for the purpose f-om a neIghboring gar
den TO be dried on Pot-hook; they wore
one OF a dead mans bones as al amulet;
they inelosed q green frog IN bag and
hang Il 70 the sick persons neck; they
ate tire frst easter daisy that they found,
ard they received the beuedictiou 10 three
different parishes on the same Sunday.
While telling their bead, they searched
fer a mulelu-stalk aud threw II 20 the
winds; they pRssed through the cleft of
atree, hey caused q horss 10 drink a
baoketfui Of water, and then drank after
him; they crossed procession between
the cross and the banner, they drank
holy water on easter eve or on the eve OF
pertecost; they twined the hens Of
shroud about their arms or neck, and they
drank three times of q mixture of water
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09

from three wells IN new por. The peo
pie of Province had their fisheries blessed
or C rtain saints day. On assumption
day the people of Perigord went before
sunrise walking backward, TO gather nine
sprigs of centaury, which they fastened
TO feverish persons neck, after which
they gave him an infusion OF the herb to
drink. A toad choked to death on the
eve of S.. Johns day had the same virtue.
l. was common for a feverish patient to
rise early in the morning and walk back
ward in meadow, plucking handful of
herbs sithout turning or looking at them,
then throw them behind him and keep on
his course without turning back; the re-
suit of this was that the fever attacked
the devil. Another practice was for the
fevered person to drop piece of money
in public place, with some mummery;
whoever picked up the coin took the few
er. The waters of several fountains cured
fevers, and in particular the fountains de
Krignao trium phed over tertains. To
overcome fear, one had only to stick pins
in a dead mans shoe, carry VOLTS tooth
or eye about or ride boar. To Danish
rheumatism the sick person caused mil.
Ter or his wife to strike three blows with
the hammer, saying: In nomine petrls,
etc. Bathing the painful parts with the
water of the fountain Of Monies caused
the pain to cease. In Laudes rheCmatics
and parslytics were cured of their ills by
getting into certain openings, called
Grimes, in the pillars of church. Ia
Brittany a child was protected az ainst all
diseases by having its shirt put on damp.
The people of Perigord carefully pre-,
served the ashes and embers of the yule
log, which culed naladies of both man
bsast. In some districts the butter made
In May was kept as a vulnersry. Among
the peasants of the Montague MORE a
white handled knife was An intallible
remedy for collie. Epilepsy was cured by
attaching ctucifiy nail to the patients
arm, or by causing him to wear a silver
ring or a medal bearing the aames of
GasPar, Melcoior and Balthasar. For
warts there was a very sin pie specific
rubbing them With wad of hair or of
broom and wrapping chic peas or peb-
bles in a rag, which the person was to
throw behind him on road. Whoever
had toothache touched the aching tooth
with dead persons tooth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09

Fen many years big swamp near Can
astota, n. Y, very seriously retarded the
growth of the town. Recently 10 was
drained and some one discovered that 1t
wes admirably adapted for the raising OF
onions and celery. The result Is that
Canastots is now one of the greatest
onion toan of the country, Not 90
much has yet been done with cslery, but
that which has been grown is much finer
than the celebrated Kalamazoo celery.
Consequently the Canastotans expect
soon to distance their Western rival IN
this industry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-09

FATHERS are apt 70 give the boys the
poorest team and the poorest tools on the
place to work with; but it il bad policy
if the boys are to be encouraged to be-
come good farmers.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-22
FOUR NEW STATES.
auth Dakota. north Dakota. Montana.
Washington.

Washington.
On FebTuATy -, lsS9, the President signed IN,
40 cfeal ing South DAKOTA, North Dakota, Mon
ana, and Washington states ofthc Union.
sorTH D,KoTA Tho great Piairie state, 4,
which the -, Paul, MINNEAPOLIS x Manilob,
galway ahs three main lines, reaching Ellendale,
Aberdeen, Huron, waterlown, an sioux falls
10 10 south DAKOTA via the ~. Paul. MiBuoepoli.
y Manitoba Railway and pas through ~. Paul
and Minneapolis en- route,
NORTH A.-Wheie Il grown the No. !
lard scotch Fife Wheat; whose heal htul climste
inrtuTes the most vigorous and bTaiuy ciyilizati n
10 earth; where single counties raise 'ore whea
ts aud barley than entire sl,'cs: the soil Of
hose fertile pTairies j. richer than the valley o.
.ue Nile; where the Turtle Noun ain, Minot and
- secure q free nome. Magnificent daily train
srrVice TO Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, neyiFs
Ak Botineau, and all other important points.
MOSTASA, IHE GOLDEN.-TreaAuTes 10 her
mines OF precious metals; wealth In her 4.O1o,OO0
h ad Of live stock; producing a larger. yield OF
crops than any other state or terriloryiihe richest
coantry per inhabitant on earth; who're prosperity
l. upiyersal; which has the best paid labor In the
world; a balmy winter climate, caused ~ warm
winds from the Pacific. The 81 Paul, Minneapo-
lis a Manitoba Railway Is the only railroad pass.
~ through a continuous agricultural country
rum Minneapolis 10 the Rocky Mountain. IL
through the Great Reservation OF lslOD UJ
,eres Of land, free to settlers, IN the Mlik River
\ Mlltys Nohuf NaftNf tha y Nv
Irrigation required; the only line passing through
,rest Falls. with Its 100000 horsepower catar.
rcts; immense coal veins, and surrounding farm.
ing country Of free land; through Helena,
lie cspital city and commercial centre Of Mon
ana. and Butte, the richest mining camp on
ssrtb. 70 San Francisco by the Columbia River
Valley. Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden.
lah' 10 California points, Remember this Il the
only line running dining ears, sleeping cars and
Tree e ZIONIST sles pers Of It's own from 81. Paul and
Mnneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena and Butte. II
n also the shortest line 10 Butte
WAsHIEsroN-The country OF tall timber. In
dented BIZ Puget Sound, the Mediterranean OF the
tactic. Do not foi gel that the 81. Paul, Minnesp-
oils 4 Manitoba Railway Is the only line which
offers A choice OF three routes 10 the Pacific coast.
The Manitoba, Pacific route Il the only line by
which passengers On route for Tacoma, Portland
and san Francisco can pass through Port Town
send aud seattle. Free colonlst sleepers ran
through without change or DELAY. Distance 70
The Pacific coast Il same o. by OIL or lfnesl but
prices Of tickets are Ave and len dollar less. Take
the seattle route, ,u
Pof furiher information, maps, rates and publ.
allons IN regard 10 the resources 81 the iouI new
states. write or apply 70 FL Wnifnhr een1
Pass AMI Tkt. Agent 81 p No N.Y. ~
aul. MINI.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-22
The Spots.

A short time ago a negro underwent
a surgical operation at Leipsic, after
which il became necessary to put sew
eral small portions Of skin over the
wound. The skin was taken from two
white persons, and as the wound be.
gan 10 heal the color Of these pieces OF
skin began TO change, and when the
cure was completed had assumed the
ebony color Of the negro's body. In
order 10 find out whether black
skin could in the same manner be
changed into fair, a small portion OF
the skin Of a negro was sown over q
wound in a white mans arm. Pres
emily the dark patch began to grow
pale, and al the end Of fourteen week.
Il had become so light that il could no
longer be distinguished from the nat
uraI skin. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-22
Wednesd day My 2 1859.
Dark W. Yellow Legs.

just how the American people came
to prefer the breeds with yellow legs
is not known, but hat they reject the
best table fowlsand select the inferior,
by judging from the legs and color of
skin only, is a fact. They do not re-
iect <he turkey, however, which has
dark legs, yet they pass the Langshan
chickens by, and that, too, when the
Langshan is the only fowl that has
the same color Of legs and skin as the
turkey, and which approaches nearer
to the turkey in other respects than
any Of the yellow legged breeds
known.
In England no attention is given the
color OF The legs and skin, but if there
is any preference at all, it is for the
white skin and white legs. BY breed
ing for quality, instead of color, the
English produced the Dorking, which
is q of the best table fowls known,
possessing plenty Of breast meat, with
but very little offal. In France the
Houdan is considered a grand table
bird, along with the Crevecoeurs and
La Fleches, but these breeds have dark
legs and are not appreciated in this
country. The French, like the Eng
lisi, depsnd upon quality OF flesh and
full breasted carcass, while We in
America base our judgment entirely
upon the color of the legs of the fowl,
whether il be goose, duck or chicken,
the turkey alone being excepted.
Owing TO this prejudice many poul-
trymcn do not breed the best quality
Of poultry, but aim only to secure good
yellow legs and skin. while the buyers
are in blissful ignorance of the self de-
MIA they inflict upon themselves by
first refusing the better quality and
then paying a higher price for the in
ferior goods. The Brahmas aud Co
chins, when dressed, have golden yell
low legs and skin, and appear seem
ingly fat when not even in good con-
dition; but they are very deficient in
breast meat, their small wings not
requiring much muscle for flight;
yet they are selected in prefer
ence 10 the full breasted Dorking,
the juicy Game and the compact
Houdan, TO say nothing of the elegant
Langshan, with its turkey like carcass
and small amount of offal. Beauty is
but skin deep. and this applies also TO
poultry. Color has almost driven
the best breeds from the market, and
no better service can be done the buy.
ers, as well as the poultry interest,
than TO educate the purchaser 10 a
knowledge Of the fact that the color
Of the legs and skin is no index to the
value Of a bird for the table. Farm
ers' Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-22
Shifting City Populations.

The disagreement OF our great cities
is due largely 10 the facts that a com
paratively small part of their inhabi-
tants are native TO them, that a great
portion Of their inhabitants are but
temporary residents in them, and that
of their permanent residentsth the greater
part have in the course Of a lifetime
changed their abodes. The sense in
the individual of responsibility for the
good of the community is weakened
BY the constant shifting and alteration
Of its members.
A man naturally takes less interest
in the affairs that oncern the welfare
of comparative strangers than in those
which affect his friends, and naturally
cares less for the welfare Of a com
munity Of which he is IA mere tran.
sient member than OF one to which hc
is bound for life and with whose past
and future lac is united by indissolu-
bic ties. New York is a city Of stran.
gers TO each other. without common
traditions or controlling common in
terests. So vast an Aggregation OF
men with 30 lcw Of the clements of a
true community has never before been
seen.
In such a city the serial sentiment
is feeble, and its part l. largely taken
by the mere sense OF the necessity OF
maintaining the institutions requisite
for the defense Of material interests
Civic pride, one Of the most powerful
motives in the history Of ~ progress
of civilization, has lost lis force among
us. -Professor Charles Eliot Norton in
Scribuer's.