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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
New Source Of Supply for Horses

Farmers and breeders are begin.
ming to complain of the low prices
for grade horses in the city markets.
AS the outlook presents itself at
present these same farmers and
breeders, year or two hence, will
think present prices were nigh.
Unless some event Of an extra
ordinary nature occurs, horses will
have to follow the downturn that
was experienced in the cattle trade
the past two years, and nearly from
the same cause--over-production and
the competition brought about by
the free and untaxed lands of the
Northwestern ranges. The Missis-
sippi valley cattle-raisers a few years
ago rdiculed the idea of competition
coming from the ranges, basing that
opinion on the then existing fact
that range cattle were so far inferior
in breeding and quality that there
was no danger to their interest in
that direction. But within the short
time of three years the range cattle
have been improved by the best
blood of the famous bovine families,
and they now sell we'll alongside in
price with those bred in any Of the
older cattle states. Witness the
prices paid last Summer in Chicago
for the best rangers. And why not?
Free land, no taxes, and but little
care and attention are required in
getting the stock to market.
The same conditions apply to the
horse traffic. Already preparations
are being made for the shipment Of
range horses TO eastern markets. a
far west paper of recent date says
there are thousands Of good horses
in the northwestern country that are
going to waste for the lack of
proper ownership. There are brands
of which the owners have no &C
counts as TO the number. Most OF
these horses have in their veins
some of az good blood as any in
America, either thoroughbred or of
the trotting or draft horse class.
Properly trained and handled they
would develop into the best road,
farm, graft or track animals, and
would find ready sales. 1t is esti-
mated that in the Southern Hills
country of Dakota there are 10000
of these horses, large per cent. of
which are of sufficient age to go to
market. The number in the other
territories is not known, but prob
ably none of that portion of our
country is behind Dakota.
TO bring profitable returns from
this source of production, the horses
must be broken and put in good con-
dition. In Colorado, it is said, one
large breeder has built mile of
city railway track on his range, |
placed street car thereon, and |
there breaks his horses for such /
work. He will find a good demand |
in New York City, to which his
horses are shipped. Another dealer
and raiser in Wyoming ships to
points in Nebraska, where feed is
cheap, with other advantages. There I
the horses are broken to perfect
brought to finished T
aud smooth condition; then; ifI
properly matched and intelligently /
trained TO the ordinary city sounds
and sights, such animals are pre-
ferred to those bred in the states.
Territorial and range breeders claim
better constitutions and better feet
than the animal bred in the states.
From these sources the horse mark
ats of the country are to receive
their future supply Chicago Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
Mason & Hamlin PianO-POrtS and Organs

5. T. Osborne has secured the
agency for Iowa, Grant and LaFay-
cite counties to sell these celebrated
instruments. None better. Head
quarters, Mineral Puiu,. lsly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21

PENHALLEGoN holds his custom
ers by giving them boots and shoes
that never fail to wear as well as he
represents them. His prices are
uniformly low, and he sells honest
goods every time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
ASKING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

baChtirj upstairs az thS SASCutlfc
office, and down in the East Room
those that call merely to pay their
respects. Only few appointments
have as yet been made, owing large
by to the difficulty of reconciling
the conflicting claims of the many
applicants, but those that have been
made seem to have given general
satisfaction to the party leaders here,
and have been promptly confirmed
by the Senate.
The President has signed an order
extending the time within which
the railway mail service shall be
brought under the operation of the
civil service law, from March Is to
May /, 1889. The extension was
made at the request Of Civil Service
Commissioner Lyman, who says the
time asked for was necessary, Post
master General Wanamaker will
doubtless take advantage Of the ex-
tension to rid the service Of hun
dreds of incompetent men that are
now in it.
1t has been a long time since
family prayers were held every
morning in the White House, but
they were begun with Gen. Harri-
sons first morning, and will be CON
tinued as long as he remains there.
Senator Stewards resolution for
the purchase for coinage of $4,000
600 silver bullion per month was
again offered, but was laid on the
table.
The Senate Committee on Pacific
railroads will start from Chicago
April 8, on tour of inspection
over :hose roads. The trip is ex-
pected to take about seven weeks.
The members of the committee are
Senators Frye, Dawes, Iiiscock,
Davis, Morgan, Butler aud Hearst.
Senator Quay received over fifty
registered letters, all containing APP
pications for office in one day this
week, and his Republican colleagues
are but little behind him in their
mail matter. Surely everybody can
not hold office, not at one time any.
way, therefore brethren, why would
not this be a good time to stop
writing TO your member or Senator.
He viii get everything he can for
his constituents, but as industrious
as he may be, he cannot accomplish
impossibilities.
Might this be called case of
bribery? Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Walker, whose salary
from Uncle Sam is only $500 a
year, has been enforcing the law
against some of the big railroads in
a manner that was not at all to their
liking. The aforesaid big railroads
have formed an association, and
have employed Commissioner Walk
er for three years at a salary Of
$4,000 a year. The question very
naturally arises, did the railroads
agree to pay this $4,000 In order to
obtain Mr, Walkers services or 90
they propose paying 1t to get Mr..
Walker off OF the board OF Inter
State Commerce Commissioners 1t
Is large sum OF money ana the
railroads. expect to get even IN some
way, or they would not offer to pay
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
aBANKER,S DISCOUNT

A few library, parlor, hall, table
and hand lamps at cost, to close out
lamp stock at Prideaux's Drug Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21
Judge Jones Endorsed,


At their county convention last
Friday the Democrats endorsed the
nomination of John 7. Jones, fol
County Judge, as made 10y the Re
pubIicans. Such an action was un
sought and unlocked for. Judge
Jones,is now completing bis twelfth
year in this position, and this, the
first endorsement Of him by the op.
posite party, must be most crafty.
ing. II j. a high tribute 10 his Wis
dom and fairness. Non-parlisan
judiciary is fast becoming popular
throughout the state, aud nothing
could be more consistent with the
public welfare.
TuE English craze for brewery
stock las o'er-leaped the ocean, and
its syndicates are trying to get a
corner on all the froth factories in
America.
The Chicago Inter- Oceaj1 remarks
that the ex-Postmaster General will
not likely take one Of his "fast mail
trains To get to Michigan. His
friends could not guess within a
week when to meet him at the train
with a brass band.
IT is alleged that while the Re
publican crowds were in Washington
durirp Inauguration week the bar
receipts at the hotels and ssaloons
were not extraordinarily large, while
the laundries did the greatest weeks
work If their existence.n2 Temper
ance aud clean shirts are the usual
features Of Republican crowds.
THE Chicago Journal says that in
the city Of Berlin they are expert
mcnjioe with new kind of pave
mcnt made Of India rubber. The
other day a man fell ont of fourth
story window, and upon rebounding
was never seen again. His wife is
now sweeping the heavens with
spy-giass trying to locate him.
TIM Philadelphia Reeord reports
half a dozen deaths already among
the club men Of that town who
went to Washington to help inaugu-
rate President Harrison Time and
again it has been demonstrated that
the 4th Of March is full month too
early for such services in Washing
ton. The inauguration should occur
in April or May.
b You wish to see the elephant
and lead him to water you can join
the rold.scekers now making for
Southern California. If gold should
turn oui plentiful, about one man in
ten will make enough to pay his
way back home a year or two hence,
always with the chance, however, of
being laid away in some lonely
grave before that time.
THcsg who are interested in theI
problem Of tHe relative success of
public men and the value Of a col
legiato education will not be able to
determine much from the compost
ton oi the Presidents Cabinet. !
Blaine, Proctor, Miller and Noble |
are graduates of Washington, Dart .
mouth, Hamilton and Yale colleges. /.
The other half of the Cabinet are
graduates of "the university Of hard |
knocks" as TaImage would say.
In viii require $4,000 men to
make up the census rolls next year.
This viii give a chance to many
gentlemen who failed TO
become foreign ministers or consuls.
Affpt.gN twill bn inst as ipferasf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21

IT IS alleged that while the Re
publican crowds were in Washington
durirg Inauguration week the bar
receipts at the hotels and ssaloons
were not extraordinarily large, while
the laundres did the greatest weeks
work If their existencew Temper
ance aud clean shirts are the usual
features Of Republican crowds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21

TIM Philadelphia Record reports
half a dozen deaths already among
the club men Of that town who
went to Washington to help inaugu-
rate President Harrison. Time and
again it has been demonstrated that
the ilh Of March is a full month too
early for such services in Washing
ton. The Inauguration should occur
in April or May
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21

Dated Doag.ue wis ne 5.a. $50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-21

THE Chicago Journol says that in
the city Of Berlin they are expert
men,ioe with new kind of pave
ment made Of India rubber. The
other day a man fell ont of fourth
story window, and upon rebounding
was never seen again. His wife is
now sweeping the heavens with a
spy-giass trying to locate him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
Tho Acute Sophomore.

BE was only Sophomore, but he had a
large head
He was undergoing the agony Of Sopho-
moric love and he pinned for his adored one at
home AL his 'cuts" had been used, and he
could SEQ no way to fly to her side.
Suddenly an idea seized him from behind,
and he, overpowering it, grasped it and hung
on.
The next day he knocked at the Office door
of the president Of the faculty and his eyes
were filed with tears In his hand he held a
telegram, yellow and foreboding. This he
gave to Prex, who opened it and read:
HARTFORD, Conn.
''Mr. E. ]. B, Amherst college, Amherst:
"Charles is not expected to live Come
home at once. FATHER-"
The good hearted president spoke few
kindly words to the grief stricken lad and
told him to remain away as long as necessary.
The next day he sat with Alice on the sofa,
and as he read in the paper Of the execution
of Charles Maxwell, who was hanged for
murder that morning, he knew that the dis
patch had not led. His Sophomore con-
science was at ease, and Alice and no wero
happy.-Life. ri,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23

His method was not only daring, but In
genious he posted himself upon the time
tables Of the mail coaches. He would go to a
station by which q coach must pass in the
middle of the night, leaving horse picketed
in wood near by. Then, when every one
was in bed and asleep, he would slip out,
mount his steed and away to some lonely spot
where the coach would have to pass When
it came he would bring the driver to halt
with his Winchester, marshal the passengers
In line, go through them and the express pack
ages and of to tho station he had left Crawl
ing back to bed with the same secrecy as at
his exit, when the coach came up to the sta
ton he would be either in his room pretend
ing sleep, or would join the curious guests in
night dresses, who leaned over the banisters
staring at the group of frightened passengers
below.
BLACK Bart" certainly is a genius at stage
robbery. He is apparently fearless; he never
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
Bsrefaced Theft.

Miss De Pink lat balD-Be careful, Joshua,
and do not step on my dress Country Cousin
oh, I'm looking out for that I noticed it
had slipped down
Mrs Tibbs-Just think! that diamond that
Mrs Jibbs wears used to belong to hideous
idol in Japan Mrs. SnibbS-Well, it hasn't
improved its setting much.
Sophronia keeps out of the kitchen,
And says, with whitening look,
She could never endure for her husband
To aver that he married a cook.
Miss W.-Isn't your husband good to give
you so much money every week to put in the
bankl What are you saving it for? Mrs. l.
AS soon as have enough intend TO get q
divorce.
One of Mrs. Malaprop's daughters beau
tiful girl, had been sitting to sculptor, and
some one asked the lady what was being
done. 'Oh," she replied, my daughter is
having a bust made Of her hand"
''My writing isn't pretty, but it is plain, Il
lapologized young woman whose chirogra-
ply had given the editor paresis and general
dilapidation. Eyes, yes" he replied, IL
naturally, lit resembles you"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23

+No, Mr.. jackson, l cannot be your wife,
as my heart is already in the keeping of an
other, but can be sister to you"
''Oh, It's hard to thus be obliged to give
you up, Maud, and still your very generous
offer to DO a sister to me cannot go unac-
copied VIII you be ss near real sister to
me as possible?'
Eyes, George, shall endeavor to-
There is Jack Fourinhands sister, for in
stance viii you be as loving and attentive
to me as she is to him2"
with all my heart, George"
Every well, then, sister mine, I shall try to
be worthy-ah, Ireally must be going. though
good night, sister"
The next day Miss Maud received pack
age, and upon opening it discovered that it
contained-horrors!-tw pairs of trousers,
six pairs of socks and shirt A note slipped
out, and upon reading it, this is what she
saw:
MY DEAR SISTER NACD-Iascertaine from Jack
Fourinhsnd that his sister was in the habit of
doing al of his mending. Thinking of our agree
ment bethought me Of these few articles Of
wearing apparel which are sadly In need Of but
tons and mending. have long needed sister
that would look after my clothes, and since you
have so kindly consented TO act In that capacity
you may commence your duties at once. Your
loving brother, GEORGE
-ITDideurifiad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23

most courtly. When these were on board a
coach he was robbing he would waive them
aside politely and go for the men, the mail
and the express passengers But even men
ne sometimes passed over. On one occasion
consumptive whom he robbed complained
that with the money taken from him his last
hope Of recovery had vanished. "Black
Bart" returned his roll of bills, with a con-
tribution from himself in addition.
One night in last December the ''lone high
wayman" put up at tavern near coach
route in Mendocino county, Cal Shortly
before midnight he was at lonely spot on
the road and tho driver of a coach which was
passing was pulling up his horses in front of
the muzzle of a rifle "Black Bart" Joking
pleasantly, stood driver, guard and passen-
gers up in line by the road and proceeded
to divest them of their valuables. Then he
went through the mail bags and opened what
ever appeared to contain money, scattering
the envelopes on the ground. Wells, Fargo
& Co. S treasure box was next rihed5and 1886
in good money taken out. The singular part
Of this robbery is that both the driver and
the guard were armed. But weapon is of
no use when ones adversary gets ''the drop"
Since this robbery the United States detec-
tVeS have been looking for the robber. It
was suspected that one H. L Gorton was the
individual in question. In January last the
detectives got on his trail. They followed
him from San Francisco to Kansas City;
from there to Cleveland, thence back to Kan
sas City, and from there to Lenexa, Kansas.
When he left Lenexa an inspector was on the
train with him, and when the train reached
the depot the suspect was pointed out to Off
GERS who arrested him. The prisoner is about
IS years old, and has blue eyes, and short yell
low hair, and fair complexion. He denies
the impeachment of being stage robber, and
declares that during his recent journeys he
has been visiting relatives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
! Prince where

In 1869 he was with Gen. Cuspedes, who COM
manded the entire rebel forces. Cuspedes
made \ q brigadier general He
afterward went TO New York to
organize a flibustering expedition, but
was unsuccessful, and he again entered the
United States navy as a watch officer on the
schoolship Mercury. Until 1872 he cruised
on the Mercury, and then resigned to take
position in the New York postoffice This &C.
cupation was not congenial to so active a
man, and after q severe fit of illness he again
started for Cuba by way of Hayti
Finding another revolution in progress
there he offered his services to the govern
ment. He made a contract to capture JAG
mel, which was then in the hands of the reb-
els, for 100000, but affairs took a wrong
turn-the government was overthrown and
the whole party, including Gen. Gordon, was
captured.
Together with his fellow captiYes, he was
ordered by the new administration to be shot;
but while all the others, including the preSi-
dent, were executed, he was saved by the in
PREVENTION Of the British minister, who sent
him on board a vessel bound for Vera Cruz,
i Mexico. He was made the captain of q
Mexican gunboat, but firing Of the monotony
SN--4----~--~t
he threw up his commission. He again went
to Cuba and Joined the insurgent army. he
was severely wounded and returned to the
United States, where he went to farming
nskG Richmond, Va. Then he went to New
Orleans and taught school for several years.
He then went to Kingston, Jamaica, and WIS
confined in prison for year for shooting at q
rebellious mate of a vessel he commanded,
who attacked him.
His original sentence was to seven years
imprisonment, but there was so much popu-
lar Indignation at this that it was reduced to
one year. The unfortunate prisoner could
never clearly understand whether he was
punished for shooting at the mate or for not
killing him.
In June of 1886 he was appointed to the
command Of the war steamer Libertada, Of
the Colombian navy, and led the feet in its
attack upon the rebel foilla, which he drove
out of sight,
In 1887 he left the Colombian navy and re-
turned to New York, whence he went, after
a brief stay, to Norfolk, Va, where he kept
q military school until his present call to
Hayti
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
A BA-A-D MAN.

II. L. Gorton, Otherwise "BIack Bar"
the Notorious Highwayman.
''Black Bart" the lone highwayman of the
Pacific slope, has at last been captured. At
least one Il. L. Gorton, supposed to be the
noted stage robber, has been arrested in Kan
sas City. A typical Jack Sheppard, "Black
Bart" treated women with courtesy, and was
often kind to invaIds His disguise was
black mask and black wig, which gave him
the appellation Of "Black Bart" He was
also called the clone highwayman, because
he aSslsys made his attacks alone and never
scanned 10 have a confederate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
Unrcuuited Love.

OF all the bitter feelings that are sent Us from
above,
The bitterest Of these is that OF unrequited love.
AT first tie anguish that you feel is difficult to 6ide,
And desperation fills your soul with thoughts OF
suicide.
But calIner counsels will prevail, and with stifed
sigh
You suffer on IN silence or perhaps you vainly try
To drown the throbbngs of your heart in dissipa-
tons whirl;
But those throbbirgs never cease untn-you get
another girl!
New York Mercury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
Concise.

Many years ago old Horny Merton sent his
two sons to New Orleans with boat load of
corn On arriving they found the corn mar
ket dull, and to add to that misfortune one
of the boys died. The surviving brother
wrote home thus:
DEAR DAD: Bizniss dull, corns mighty
low and Bills dead Yours, yoHN"-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
Tho 1Ieanest Man in the world.

The meanest man in the world is named
Brown and he lives at Moberly. He sold his
neighbor Jones half interest in a cow and
then refused to divide the milk, maintaining
that Jones owned the front half of the COW.
The COW recently hooked Brown and now he
is suing Jones for damages.-St. Louis Re
public
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23

Mr. Graspall-There is a dandy girl up at
the church fair. She lets you kiss her for a
quarter.
Cynical Friend-I suppose she finds you a
good customer9
Mr.. Graspall-I don't thinks tried to get
two kisses instead of one last night and she
tossed her pretty head and said: "You would
like to take my mouth home in a box for a
quarter, wouldn't youp'-New York Mer-
curry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23
PIE IS A FREELANCE.
The Remarkable Career Of Gen
eral Samuel Gordon.
In THE HAYTIEN UPRISINGS,
In the United States Navy During the Civil
WaT-In the Cuban Revolutions Captain
of 8 Mexican Gunboat.

Gen. Samuel Gordon, the adventurous
soldier and sailor, who recently left New
York for Hayti, where, it is said, he will be
assigned to the command Of the entire navy
Of the north, has had as varied a career as
any free lance Of the middle ages He was
born in England and entered the British
navy when quito young. He was midship-
man In 1850 during the English and French
war with China. He had a quL rel with
superior officer, and while the cbal ses against
him were pending he was permitted to re-
sign. He at once joined the TAPPING rebels,
who were at that time engaged in the effort
to overthrow the Tartar dynasty in China.
In 1868 he entered the service Of the United
States. He was placed on duty with the
naval forces on the Atlantic coast until the
close of the war At this time he was an act
ing ensign on board the United States store
ship Onward, which was fitting out in New
York harbor for China. He applied for ad-
mission into tho regular navy, and after ex-
animation was appointed. A disagreement
between an imperious captain caused his
resignation. He then concluded to join the
revolutionists in Cuba
When he arrived at Port an S1ince Evybara
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-23

lost courage when
outnumbered and
, w as always re-
markable for his
GOODNESS in going
through the pack
ages and the pas
sengers. His horses
were Of the best,
and as he was al
ways in bed when
the stage that had
been robbed came
along, he was at
any time prepared
to prove an alibi.
His attentions to
tho fnir COZ ruorn