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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
Protection From Clothes Moths.

During the latter part of May or
early in June vigorous campaign
should be entered upon. An carpets.
clothes, cloth-covered furniture furs,
and rugs should be thoroughly shaken
and aired, and, if possible. exposed TO
the sunlight as long as practicable If
the house is badly infested or if any
particular article is supposed TO be
badly infested, a free use of benzine,
in the manner mentioned in my last
article, will be advisable. An floor
cracks and dark closets should be
sprayed with this substance Too
much pains cannot be taken to destroy
every moth aud every egg and every
newly Matched larva, for immunity for
the rest of the year depends largely
almost entirely-upon the thorough
ness with which the work of extermn-
alton is carried on at this time. Tho
benziue spray will kill the insect in
every stage, and it is one of the few
substances which will destroy the egg.
| would, however, repeat the caution
as to its iuilammabllity. No light
should be brought into room i'm
when II mas been useu unm atter "A
thorough airing and until the odor is
almost dissipated.
The proper packing away Of furs
and winter clothing through the sum
mer is a serious matter a great deal
of unnecessary expenditure in the way
of cedar chests and cedar wardrnhcs
aud various compounds in the way Of
powders has been urged by writers on
these pests. But experience fully
proves that after thorough treatment
in May or June, garments may be
safely put away for the rest of tue seal
son with no other protection than
wrapping them closely in stih paper.
An excellent plan is to buy for a small
SUN from "A tailor a number of paste
board boxes in which they deliver
suits, and carefully fold aud pack
away all clothes, cumming a strip OF
wrapping paper around the edge OF
the cover so as TO leave no crack,
These boxes win last for a lifetime
with careful use Others use for the
same purpose ordinary paper flour
sacks or linen pillow-cases, which
answer well. The success of these
means depends entirely on the thor
oughness Of the preliminary work.
Camphor, tobacco, naphtbaline and
other strong odorants are only partial
repellants and without the precautions
urged are Of little avail GOOD House
6tepHg.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25

aud never uses 1t for the purpose OF
washing, preferring to roll and scratch
about in a lump of drift sand like a
domestic fowl In Ene feather he now
is, and he keeps himself beautifully
eleanl His legs are long. and he uses
his toes and claws with the dexteritv
OF a monkey; in fact, when at his little
games he is more like a monkey than
an owl.
His conversation. kept up continu.
ally. Is Groom and chatter. aud when
IN high glee he will puff the feathers
of his throat out and look intently nj
me with his bright yellow eyes and
treat US with solo sounding like the
gobble Of some unfortunate turkey. II
ask him as particular favor 10
change that tune, he will give sue.
eeSslon Of Shrill barks like terrier.
lie roars like tiger when his dignity
Is ruttled, and squeaks like pic. This
does not occur very often, and when it
does the fault is my own. Ii generally
happens when he is introduced To
strangers, which he hates. As a rule
he IS most amiable. If | wanted to
cure a man OF melancholy and never.
smiling grief | would present him With
a little owl, the Puuchineilo of his
tribe. - COy1lbW N0gHcJHe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
Bird and Snake.

The secretary-bird Of South Africa
feeds upon rats, mice, lizards, and
even insects, but it is especially fond
Of snakes. So valuable are its services
that the white settlers levy heavy
fue on anyone who kills one Of these
birds. It's name, Secretary, was sug-
gested by the fact that the large feath-
ers projecting from the apex OF It's
head suggest clerk or secretary,
with several quill pens stuck behind
his ears.
It's about four feet in height and
its hawk-jkc bin Is al formidable weap-
on, capable Of splitting the head of a
large snake at single blow. Az
snakes do not willingly submit to the
operation, long and exciting fights Of
ten takes place before the bird cleavcs
its opponents head Parker Gilmore
saw one Of these contests, and de-
scribes it in his 'Ilunter's Arcadia"
While stalking springbok he discoy-
cred a secretary bird lighting with
snake seven or eight feet long, called
by the Beers .Iingkaal," from the
white ring OF stripe round us neck. IT
is an active serpent, endowed with the
power Of splitting ITS venom six feet or
more.
For several minutes the activity Of
the belligereuts displayed itself in
feints aud blows. The bird then with
drew aud uttered n prolonged harsh
note. IN a moment 10 was joined by
another secretary bird. Both birds
tt,,t, attagl.aI fbn euqEp which heinz
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
A Hunters CLOSE Calls"

Adam Vandovcr, "tho hunter OF
Talulah,' who died not long ago,
made some remarkable escapes in tho
course Of his career, On one occasion
he had fired at large buck, near the
brow of procpice some thirty feet
high. On seeing the buck drop no
took it for granted that he was about
10 die, when he approached thaanmal
for the purpose of cutting its throat.
To his great surprise, however, the
buck suddenly sprang to his feet and
made tremendous rush at the hunter,
with a view of throwing him of the
ledge. But what was moro remarka-
BILE. the animal succeeded in it's effort,
though not until Vandiver had OBJ
tanned a fair hold of the bucks ant
ler., when the twain performed
somcrsalt into the pool below The
buck made its escape, and Vaudiyer
was not seriously injured in any par
ucuar part About a month after
ward ho killed buck which had a
bullet wound in the lower part of its
neck, whereupon he concluded that no
had finely triumphed over the animal
which had given him the unexpected
ducking
But the most remarkable escape
which old Vandivcr ever experienced
happened in this way: He had en-
camped upon one Of the lofticst mount
aims IN Union county. 1t was near
the twilig Q hour, and he had heard
the howl Of wolf With a view to
ascertaining the direction whence it
came, he climbed upon an immense
boulder which stood on the brow OF a
steep hillside While standing upon
this boulder he suddenly felt swing
ing sensation and TO his astonishment
lie found that he was about TO make a
fearful plunge into the ravinc, half a
mile below him. As fortune would
have it, the limb of an oak tree drop
ped over the rock, and as the rock
started from ts totterish foundation he
seized the limb and thereby saved his
life. The dreadful crashing OF the
boulder, as il descended the mountain
side, came 90 the hunters ear while he
was suspended in the air, and by the
time ID had reached the bottom he
dropped on the very spot which had
been vacated by the boulder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
A Pet owl.

MY own bird is at liberty. This he
uses TO the very best Of his ability,
making the third member Of our small
house. He is by no means the least
important, for he claims and receives
the greatest attention at meal times.
He steps from his perch on to the
hand, sits c.4 the place appointed for
him, and chatters all the time it is in
progress. Sometimes, by way Of
change, he win run about inspecting
all things; he is very swift Of foot and
most iuqusitive. Very aiTectionate.
TOO; he shows that plainly. He is
about more iu the DAYTIME than in the
evening or night, and be will sit in the
full light Of the sun. All through the
hot summer of 1887 he has done 50 as 8
matter Of choice.
His food consists Of mice Of all kinds,
birds, Of the finch tribe old and Young.
Starlings, blackbirds and tHrushes he
VIII not eat. nor insects such as chatiers
and others Of similar kind; he will
not even look at them. II il not al.
ways possible to procure the birds aud
mice for MIN; then he will content
himself with tender, lean beef quite
fresh pork. He seldom drinks water,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
Something New in Bracelets.

The Shakespeare bangle bracelet B
the largest caprice of fashion. 1t has
one value that may commend it as an
educator-its motto. The average
girl does not care much about ShakS-
peare She could not quote line
from any of his plays If her life were
at stake. Her bangle bracelet will act
rs pony" and she will literally
have the aphorisms of Shakespeare at
her finger ends. The bangles are in.
expensive bands Of silver the width Of
a dimes rim, and on the edge the text
is engraved in letters of small size,
with the name of tho play and NUM-
Der Of the act. A set of nine or ten
will furnish entertainment for the
evening. The texts runs as follows:
"IwiXt such friends as we few words
Suffice
"Win her with gifts if she respect
not words
Yet my good viii is great, though
the gift small"
There's a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we will"
dumb Jewels in their silent kind
more than quick words do move
alt is twice blessed; IL blosseth him
that gives and him that takes
"Gour silence most otfends me and
to be merry best becomes YOU"
"Co tho noble mind rich gifts wax
poor when giyers prove unkjud."
I'VE will have rings aad things and
fine array. W. Detroit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
supcrstitious About the Soul.

1t is more frequent the guise OF
mouse that tradition depicts the wand
eriug soul rs dclghung to masquerade
in. Thus we are told that in Thur
inga a Seryant-girl fell asleep while
her champions are Smelling nuts, when
they observed a little red mouse creep
ont Of her parted lips and run out Of
the window One of those present
then shook the sleeper. but, not sue
cecdng i'm waking her. moved her to
another place. Presently the mouse
ran back to the former place and DASH
ed about seeking the girl, but not find
ing her IL vanished, when the glrl in-
stantly died A miller cutting fire.
wood in the Black Forest fell asleep
over his work, when his man saw a
mouse creep out of his mouth and run
away; every one searched for the ami
nal, but could not find it, and the miller
never awokc. In Bohemia it was con-
sidercd dangerous to 90 to sleep while
thirsty, as the soul was sure to wander
abroad i'm search of water. Barring
Gould tells the story of three laborcrs,
having lost their way in the woods,
and, parched with thirst, seeking in
vain for water. At last ono of them
lay down aud fell asleep, while the
others continued their search until
they found spring, After drinking
thoy returned D their comrude, when
they saw little white mouse run out
of his mouth, go to the spring, drink,
and then return To the sleeper, In
German superstition the souls Of tho
dead assume the forms of mice, and
when the head Of house dies it is
said that even the mice of the house
abandon il, and that, in general, every
appariuon of mice, is considered a
funeral prcsagc; the funeral Of st.
Gertrude, represented surrounded by
mice, being thusa accounted for -POpular
Science H0HihlH
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
No.Wnen and Nowhere.

,..-,,,ned SO that felt inclined,
u y ~" Ei.3v hinCcred me II my nina,
An4 " IN Won what would do, my dearr
ela-. "a and SOME lost forgotten old ear
ami old Year all dead ana dry,
$50 $50 @GrhIu- iu c 10 remember II by;
y ~. ~. Wear uncalendered. lost 70 fame,
- - nobody lived in IN give II a name,
~ 49, went uurecorded from green 10 sere,
I'M lover knew that 10 was ear;
All ont of that Year ] "oula laAe lay
= f..l ROSY and not TOO gray
g. NAV when Fate, aweary OF doom,
III f..f asleep hy the SIDE Of her loom,
&C. l.,ft h ia uprC furnished circle or sun,
AAt.,.-rDt 81 chance in il TO trip upon;-
" IA ,TCn that day of a dateess Year.
niI-.,+l6 not hate you. nor hold you dear,
ssG5iiii 10 on a Journey, and none should
know where,
- me should ask aud no one should care.
Ty9ifId find some ship that had IAN alone,
80 fecu.med IN Sea unknown,
80 - the ship In a lazy course should run,
a. sou,e Land thar is nowhere under the sun.
,r1uid have 10 wind % fret the SAIL
so'-ij have no ear when the wind should
ti5e should ripple along the keel,
~ warm tide she scarce could feel
81 ~ NJ should float la nObOdys sight,
e--srf I'm a waverug sort Of light
r's.rI is neither sunlight, starlight, nor shade,
f-,t i,lst that kind that never was made.
LIr1 when we had come to that Doubtful
7to T-1nt that is nowhere, you understand,
~ long should Nuger, or what should do,
a. yybct6er ever should come back toyou,
r. +bat long Day Of Dateless Year,
HWUy, how can tell you all that my dearr
Helen Thayer Hutcheson' IN ST. Nicholas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
The Codes Decadcnce in Kentucky.

An indignant citizen Of Lexington
went 10 the Transcript office, abused
the local editor. Mr.. Moore, and struck
him in the face, says the Louisville
C0urier-JouuoL The latter being a
stronger man than his assailant, SIM
ply caught the angry individual by the
wrists and held him till he cooled
down. The next day the newspaper
man wrote q personal statement about
the affair, saying:
~ did what for years have tried
to school myself % do If the occasion
ever offered. ] would not have the
memory Of having struck that man,
aud thus have admitted the fulIlity Of
the argument Of my whole life for a
VERY considerable amount OF money,
and tbs happiness Of conscience that
/ believe / would enjoy for having
done as / have Is all that | have hoped
for
All this il in curious contrast TO the
action which The old code or the un-
written understanding which has pre-
vailed among men Of spirit IN this
state so long would have dictated. Has
public sentiment reached the point
where Mr.. M0Orc's conduct wlll be
appIauded and held as an equally high
proof Of courage as if he had thIa,hed
the mau who attacked hlm' One
thing Il sure: Kentucky ideas on this
subject are undergoing q change
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
A Fish with scrcw-Propencr Tail.

The strangest creature ever seen i'm
these waters was captured in the Del.
aware river at Burlington recently by
Charles Wooden and Charles Adams,
while they were fishing for shad, 1t
is about six feet long, with large
head shaped like o bulldog aud an
immense mouth furnished with two
rows of sharp teeth. The head is at.
tacled to the body by a long, sinuous
neck, and the small and deep-sunkeu
ewes are protected by long lashes.
The body. which gradually tapers to
the tail, is covered by a short, fine
fur. and two short, imperfectly formed
legs, with webbed feet like those OF a
duck, are attached just below the
neck. The tail is peculiarly formed,
having four blades exactly like the
screws Of a propeller The strange
creature was captured with difficulty.
1t fought hard, and utteriug noise
that was half hiss, half bark, it seized
an oar 10 its mouth and cruuched il to
spIinlers. A strange odor resembling
musk was emitted. Repeated blows
OF a Ratchet disabled tine animal aud
enabled its capture. --PhuadcLphja Rec
ord.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25
A Good Wife.

A gentleman Of Americas, Ga, was
Dragging OF having the best wife in the
state. He says that in the ten years
he has been married she has never
asked him for a dollar lie never gave
her dress, g., nor anything. He
generally borrows money from her,
and she makes more than he does, yet
he is merchant She sells all home
products such as meat, lard, chickens.
wood, nay, etc., aud beats his store.
He does not buy anything but sugar,
coffee, and a little rice, as he has
everything else to sell of at his place.
He says she is above ali price 70 him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-25

Pineapple culture in Florida yields
800 per acre.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01

derfully. The club has sent to England
for 100 more hen birds, and hopes to
raise 5000 pheasants this season. The
eggs are set under common barnyard
fowls, the pheasant being proverbially
improvident mother. The island bids
fair to be the finest game preserve in the
United Sta es. The California quail
turned ont there have increased won
derfully, and so have deer and wild tur-
key. Indeed, deer have become so num-
erous as 70 injure the crops raised on
the island.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01
Jumbo Among Chimneys.

The tall chimneys erected by the Har-
grave Globe yarn mills now bid fair to
be eclipsed by one being erected at the
Fall River Iron Works Company's mill.
The experts on the heights of chimneys
say that it viii be the second highest in
the country.
Instead of hoisting the brick and NOR
tar ON the outside, as is commonly done,
an elevator is being built to run up the
interior of the chimney. 1t is to be run
by hosting engine by means of wire
cable. As the work progresses the guides
for the elevator will be erected inside,
and the overhead work moved upward.
There will be 100000 bricks used,
and the total cost will not be far from
$4,000.
The work on the foundation is CON-
pleted. 1t contains 1000 tons of Fall
River granite, held together with 700
barrels of Portland cement The bot
tom stone is eight feet below tide water,
and the top one is eight feet above.
The total height of the chimney above
the level of the ground will be $40 feet.
The pressure on the foundation stones
will be two-and -a-half tons per square
foot. At the base the sta k will be
square, but about twenty feet from the
ground the corners will be sloped away.
and the whole affair will rise in circular
form into the air, and in general out
line viii seem like a gigantic base ball
bat. Away up in the air the chimney
will be crowned by a terra Gotta cap,
each section of which will be five feet
thick. Other dimensions are: Diameter
at base, 80 feet; diameter at head, 21
feet; diameter at smallest part, 10 feet
inches. The fiue will be IL feet In
diameter Fall River Mass Globe
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01

you a snffer from that tired feeling so eonne.
at this season Of the year. When, ailei -.
tentiOn OF long winler the whole s! stTT-
needs purifying and iIvgprstlne ~.
APOPLECTlNE is the greatest Ble0a fuI .ns.'
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Heart. Pain Around Heart with Feeling o. sul.
location, Ringing Sounds in Ears, Namuns a.
or Prickly Sensations OF Limbs, Pam be's ~
shoulders, in Side, in Small Of Back and ny nv
High Colored Urine with sniarsine sensA'''-
on Voiding Urine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01

A MUssULMAN woman has just die, in
Mecan Nicer, India, credited with so
years of age. She was blind, deaf, a I'd
dumb, and almost inanimate. She died
in the house of a grandson, who is over
so.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-01
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts end Thrilling Ad-
ventures Which Show That Truth
is Stranger Than Fiction.

HE experiment Of rails
ing English pheasants
on the island of Jekyl,
Ca, has been very sue
cessful. The shooting
club there from twenty
eight birds raised l, GOO,
which were turned out,
and, finding plenty of
good food. thrlYed won
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-07
THE LUNA MOTH.
A Beautiful Creature That Haunts tho
 Electric Lights.

Beautiful Creature That Haunts tho
 Electric Lights.
 Shadows of fitting nocturnal things that hover about tho street electric lights arc seen, thrown upon street or pavement, by hundreds of passers- by who never know if the creatures that cause them are bats moths or some smaller things whose near. ness to tho light magnifics tho fitting shadow. In fact, there are all of these creatures frequently lowering about tho lights; tho bats, doubtless, in pursuit of somo of tho tiny insect brood, while the larger moths arc drawn, like tho minute In. sect swarms, about the light as 0 brIllian, object. Mir. D. W. c. Pond, of Hartford, Conn.,, showed a Hartford Times reporter 6 beautiful green moth which his wife sue ceeded in bringing down with Il stroke of whip. It Is the Attacus Luna-pcrhaps the most beautiful of all our moths It is not as brilliant, nor quito so largo, as some others, but the exquisite delicacy of it's wings, both in texture and tint, surpasses that of any other variety that flies hero. The wings expand about fivc iuches-in hue pale, delicate green. A broad border Of purple runs along tho front edge of the fore wings, and tho hind wings arc tipped with the same color all around. In the center of each of the four wings Is a transparent eye-like spot, encircled by a ~eN~S oA OAeASA shhu JSl1o" Ou IUC uDpCf SlOO o1 the wing, and white beneath Each hind wing has slender, symmetrical tail, nearly two inches long The good sized body ia thickly covered with a hair-likc mantle of white-a kind of down. which looks like n soft kind of slightly curled hair of the white bear The eyes, rather large, are deep, dark, dull purple; and there are two minute bcad-like shining points in the white down, beneath the head proper, that look like tho creature,s sparkling little bat-like eyes, but are not. The antennD are yellow and beautifully feathered, and tho legs are purple like tho border. The worm of the Luna moth lives on walnut trees; large, ugly-looking creature, which spins its shroud inside a nest made of the dead or dying leaves in autumn by tying two or three leaves to- gether, . brown looking mess, which would attract no notice among the similarly col ored dead leaves on the branch or on the Rround-for 1t sometimes drops and ia kicked over with the rest by boys pokine the dead leaves in October in search of wai. nuts. So found, if taken he me and kept in quiet place In @ room, the cocoon will burst in May, and the young moth will emerge. It's swift growth and transforma. ton before your eyes, as 1t becomes in few minutes @ beautiful green moth. is ons of the marvels of the creaturc's changes 1t changes in twenty minutes from Q wet. white, half worm-like thing into a charmino green moth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-07
Not Entiro Stransers.

simon Grecnleaf, tho eminent jurist, who for fourteen years previous to his appoint, ment as professor in tho Harvard Law School was practicing lawyer in Portland. had charming daughter. A foppish young man named Barrell. meeting her at social gathering in this city ono evening in carly spring, remarked to her that he had that day seen in Deering's woods something that reminded him of her. When asked what 1t was he said: IA green leaf" "Aud l saw something this morning from my window tLat reminded mo of you, :" returned Miss Greenleaf. May ask what 1t wasl: said the youth. "An empty barrelv'