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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19
MY TERRIBLE PLIGHT.

r,.1 svary reason to be a happy man
g'. IrIv evening in 1888, when the
~ -ran Fas swiftly carrying me from
r.rraa 20 London.
-... ..,. ya1ng. my prospects We're good,
.L...;1s.s Hourlshing. and | was en-
F+oa Girl of my heart-pretty Betty
-.,.rr-rt Her name, 10y the way, was
r.,. Ann. in compliment to a wealthy
.m.+har.-a dreadful combination,
a f. owner Indignantly repudiated,
N, Davenport was an engineer. and had
-..r returned from South America, Bet
.-l.I fine reputation of being a bit of a
f.. and there was certain merchant at
8-.,.. Ayrps. James Andrews 10y name,
-.s. ..r bright eyes and clear complexion
n entirely yanquisheG My sweetheart
r.c. looked serious when the merchant 5
r,rs oa, mentioned Poor fellow! On
h. side. at least, it was no idle Irritation.
>r.s the fair English girl had refused him
.hl neglected his business, and was on
aa ri.l road to ruin.
rgrdu,Iy enough, / had been mixed up
With bi. affairs in strange way. Though
raf4I never met we knew each otker
hi name and repute. and as we both were
-ra wool trade, | had been the uncon-
.iar. means of discovering a big swindle,
which be. as a last desperate resource, had
srpqd to save himself from bankruptcy
Tfaanluut failed-he was ruined. And,
h strange irony of fahe, the man who
,5 won the Girl he had wooed was instru-
4 na. I'm acaeerating that ruin.
sonny thoughts ran as the train thunder
ltmUlgh the black night.
3tRugby another passenger got into my
mr.runent. of which hitherto had
ZEN the sole occupier. | had read the
g.1Ingudper down to the advertisements
nd had re-raad Betty's last letter, 50 the
prospect Of q chat was a welcome one
hoe newcomer seemed as much inclined
r conversation as ! was, and we were
Il gUMt.ing away on the thousand and
retorie- In which men of the world are
Interested. a chance allusion of mine to
South Atraa elected the fact that he had
r-lt ..me years of his life there, and this
melm additional reason for sOciabillty.
r before succeeded to my father S
Lljon business, had spent two years in
1slai1hborhooj of Kimberley prospect
[r-tor gold. ApropOs of the wild state Of
a.ur> of the country, | incidentally
remarked that the custom acquired there
travelling armed still chung to me,
ll when on journey, always carried a
ta.
Qaite Am unusual preoaution, " ! added,
raatmgIy in this peaceful old Eng
Gjof ours.
4 H think it very sensible one, " return
iMy companion; "one never knows wlen
,I-aooter may be useful. Would you
Poe see yours Y
'N3s an unusual request, and for the
leH' rather staggered me. And as he
'' forward ! noticed that his face was
aH- euHausIy, and his outstretched
'r-m5.ad
Joe tram >Iackened speed; we were stop
.aeTortn came along the platform with
0.h.'n2us chant, Change here for
-.s-.a. He put his head in our car
g. Either of you gentlemen for
u; no, we are both bound for
M Sd the man took himself off. But
rather startled, and well he
n By the light of the lantern he car
o. a.a aen the two men, one bent
! WAR. n4e ndeager, the other holding
4 .'.
/ Banded tae -trnger my pistol for in.
4 I.Was dainty thing; / was
."a ai it, My mate in South
. o.. ]
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

farmers wife living near Dover, n j.,
broke a duck egg in FRY ing pan few days
ago, when out rolled an egg Of smaller size.
The larger egg WAS Of ordinary size, aud
contained a perfect yolk The inner egg
was about one and one half inches long,
with nerfect shell and normal In every way.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19
Our Hannah Jane,

Our Hannah Jane was thin and weak,
And ashy white her lip and check,
We oi,en though-and thought with pain,
ave soon must lose our Hannah Jane
with change of doctors, change Of air
She sought for healing everywhere
And, when our hopes were almost past
"FayOritc Prescription tried at last.
II gave as joy, il gave as hope,
She ceased 10 pine, she ceased 10 NOPE,
Pierce remedies are sure and trueI
Now Hannah Jane good a5 new.
Dr. Pierce.s Fayorilc Prescription is the
only medicine for women sold by druggists
uatiey a posGfe guarantee, FROM the monuiar
turers, that il Viii give satisfaction % every
cose. or money wiIl De refunded This guar
antee has been printed ON the bottlcWrap
per and faithfully carried out for many
years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

Best easiest to use and cheapest Plso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists DOC
A Crawford County. Pennsylvania, Jersey
COW took q fancy 70 the fresh paint on me
fence In which the bovine WAS pastured, ana
licked off a sufficient quantity to XII hef,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

Old Peter a well digger living in Talbot
tom. Ga. was hired last week to clean out a
we'll When he came out Of the well IN the
evening It was noticed that his jet black
hair had changed It's color from black to
bright yellow or golden Bhade.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

DR.. Pierco's Pellets-clcanse and regulate
/ the stomach, bowels and system generally.
/ One q dose; purely vegetable.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
PATENTS GRANTED.

To inventors in the State of Ohio dur
ing the past week. Reported for TINS
paper by G. A. Snow & Co., patents
lawyers and solicitors, opposite U. 3.
Patent Office, Washington, D. G.
w. s. Bacon, Tiffin, nozzle sprayer;
E. G. Boyer, Dayton, disk harrow; Il.
It. Early, Geneva, window sash stop;
w. s. Gilmore, Chester Cross Roads,
evaporating pan; G. HI. Hulett, Cleve'
land, tramway carriage; F. F. Loomis,
Akron, signalling apparatus for electric
railways; J. McLain, st. Marys, wash
bench; w. I. Dinner, Dayton. letter
file: II. B. Pullman, Cambridge, cleo
tric motor; s. H. Randall, Wyoming,
crupper former; o. w. Robinson, Co
lumbus, peg; w. A. Schenck, Cleve'
land, roll paper holder; A. Schiefer
Home City, hinge for TASKS; F. w
Shuls, Gallon, brace; A. o. Slentz, Can.
ton, harvester; q. Smith, jackson, axle
lubricator; T. B. Smith, Bridgeport
bill file: n. Tunte, clevel and, making
fiour;J. HI. Van Dorm, Cleveland, prison
door mechanism; G. D. Walker. Cleve'
land. car seal; F. r. Wells, Springfield
blank book.
Drawings and specifications ofany o
these patents wilt be sent for the gov
eminent price, rs cents, In stamps. al
ways give date of paper and address Y
A. Snow q Co.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
To Young Writers.

Mr.. Louis Jackson, of the american
ISrdelite. Chicago, journalist ofexperi-
ence as we'll as ability, gives some ex-
cellent advice to young writers for the
press. He says, among other things:
Write for the press in big, bold
hand; remember that the compositor
puts the copy at some distance from
him. Do not try to write beautifully,
but write plainly; a good, founded let
ter, with every letter distinct.
Never crowd yourpaper with writing.
Leave plenty of space between the lines
so that the editor can make corrections
and alterations.
Leave about three inches of space on
top of the first sheet for the headlines
of the article and for the editor to write
his instructions on to the printer in re-
gard to the type and manner Of setting.
Write your own headline; if the editor
does not like it he will change it. Leave
only one inch on top of all the other
pages, and one inch at the bottom.
Number your pages consecutively
Put the number in the right hand
corner, and not in the middle of the
page.
Never write on both sides Of the pa
per if you do not wish your copy de-
stroyed and yourself condemned as an
ignoramus into the bargain.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
"Kiss her Quick, You Goose."

Mr.. M. c., of Attica, N. Y, declares
that he owes his happiness to a parrot,
and this is the way he explains 1t:
"At the house where was courting
there was u privileged parrot with a vel.
low head and a wicked eye. One day l
made up my mind to ask Miss Nellie to
be my wife. We were in pretty little
summer house, and Polly was perched
on a trellis near by.
''Alas! when the time came, my
courage oozed out Of my finger tips.
At last, just as I decided to put it off, as
/ had decided hundred times before,
that parrot paused in his strutting, and
leaning over, urged: Kiss her! kiss her
quick, you gOosep
"My heart stopped beating, and
scarcely dared steal glance at Miss
Nellie, but when did she was blush
ing SO divinely, her lips were go tempt
ing, and, we'll, there was look in hel
eyes that told me delicious secret, SO
with sudden courage, leaned forward
and with May I, Nell?n followed
Polls sage advice. Yes, my wife,
name is Nellie.n
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
Pocket Money AS An Evil.

If YOU want to ruin an impulsive
boy, give him plenty of pocket money.
The receipt is infallible. 1t has often
been tried, and always with the same
unhappy result. Rich parents are too
liable to indulge in this killing species
of kindness. By the time he is eight
years old the little scion of wealth be-
gins to understand the soft spot of pa
and ma, If both have soft side and, II
not, the weak spot in the weaker OF
the twain. If an only son, he is usual
ly irresistible. Alas! how many only
sons have the way to destruction made
smooth for them by blind partiality.
Young gentlemen of large expectations
are accustomed to carry bank bills in
their portmonnaies at the ripe age OF
ten, in these days of prematurity. At
fourteen, they are content with moth
ing less than well-stuffed pocket-books,
which "the governor is obliged to re-
fill as fast as they are emptied, or, if he
demures to the requisition, the where
withal must come out of "the old Ia
dy's" pin-money. "Youth must be
served, especially precocious youth.
All this is wrong. Every father and
mother knows it is wrong-and yel
such things are common. Say what
we may about the harsh, austere, un'
compromising old Puritans, their sterr
family dicipline was better than the
domestic indulgence by which child
rem are "spoiled" in these modern
days. Boys need the curb as much al
frey young colts; and of the two ex
tremes, it Is better to bit them heavily
than to throw the reins on their neck!
and let them gallop at their own wile
will. There is middle course, how
ever, which conscientious trainers 0
youth find no difficulty in pursuing
Would there were more Of them.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
One Bugbear Removed.
rpetroit Free press.1

In times past, when the Democrats
have carried the House of Representa-
tives, Republicans have unfairly tried
to make point out OF the fact that
southern Democrats had majority in
the Democratic representation on COM
mittees. This was inevitable, because
majority of the Democratic members
were from the South and the obvious
and only way of avoiding it was by
choosing larger number of Democrat
ic Congressman from the North. This
the people have done this year, so that
from every section of the country
North, East, West and South-a ma
iority of the Representatives in the
next House will be Democratic. There
will be more Democrats than Republic
cans in the House from Michigan, more
from Ohio, more from Indiana, more
from New York, more from Wisconsin,
more from Massachusetts. The Demo-
Gratis have majority without q refer
ence to the vote of single member
from the southern States.
The Democratic majority in the
House, all in all, is SO large as to be al
most unwieldy, but it will be effective
| III stopping Tile ynuP oooue S.AS
'.South being in the saddle" The
great national party-the party Of the
Constitution, the party of economy, the
party OF tax and tariff reform-will be
In the saddle In the next House of Rep
resentatives, placed there with much
good will by the people Of the whole
country. The Democratic majority in
the next House can and will effect leg
islation without having to resort to tht
arbitrary and unconstitutional methods
which Reed brought into use, and with
out sitting the voice Of the minority
Reason, not passion, will hold sway
and it may be depended upon with a!
much certainty that just and reasona
BILE rules will replace the Infamous cod'
which now prevails. Probably no NOR
consideration than the rules permit will
be accorded Reed and some other mem
bers who made themselves conspicuou
, in trampling upon the rights Of minori
, ties: but even the worst of the offender
: will receive fair treatment, which !
, something they did not extend to thei
. opponents, and which is much NOR
than they deserve.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
rheFarmers' Vote.

In all the northwestern agricultural
states the issue before the people In the
last election was the Mckinley tariff
bill. The farmers do not like the poll
Icy Of that measure and showed by their
votes for congressman that they pro-
pose 10 throw of the excessive burdens
Of protection.
In Indiana, In 1888, the republican
plurality in the congressional vote was
ASH. This year the democratic plu-
rality amounted to 34,928.
In Minnesota, the republican plurali-
ty of 1888 was 81, ,456. This year the
democratic plurality was 14,076.
In Kansas the republican plurality
on the congressional vote of two years
ago was $4,000; this year the opposition
carried the state by more than 1900.
The farmers of Nebraska gave to the
democratic and alliance candidates for
congress an aggregate plurality OF about
q, 900. In 1888 the republican eandi'
dates plurality amounted to $4,000.
In Iowa the republicans carried the
state In 1888 by $4,000. This year the
democrats win by 5000.
The verdict against the tariff law in
Illinois was very emphatic. In 1883
the republican plurality was 81 ,69T; this
year the democratic plurality is 34,5O0
1t is to congress that the farmers loof
for relief from the burden of tariff tax
alton and it is apparent from these fig
ures that they have done their utmost
to defeat the men responsible for thu
Mckinley bill.
In these six states the republican,
have Al representatives in the presen
house and the democrats IS. In tn
next house the democrats will have 4
and the republicans Is.
There is no doubt as to the position
of the farmers on the tariff issue.-Ney
York World.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04

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and refreshing to the taste, and acts
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tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
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only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
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wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Buck
LENS Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters,
and have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or have given such univer-
saI satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price. If satisfactory results do not fol-
fow their use. These remedies have
won their popularity purely on their
merits. ID. J. Humphrey, Druggist.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-19
MICHIGAN LANDS.
4 Lawyer from L'Anse Makes His Mark
in Washington

IN w aSninEton.
From he Toledo Blade.
One of the brightest, most concise
arguments ever made before any
tribunal was made before the Secretary
OF the Interior on Tuesday. The at
torney in the case was a young man
named Rush Culver, and he comes
from the little town of L'Anse, on the
Upper Peninsula OF Michigan. Quite
story attaches to the cause which
brought him here. He represents a
community which is very much worked
up over the land grant question.
1t seems that III 1886 the United
States granted to the State of Michigan
IN trust, 400,0 900 acres of land which
was TO be gwen the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior Ship Canal Railway
Company, provided that corporation
constructeda a canal across the peninsula,
which puts up into Superior and IS
known as kewoenaw Point. That canal
would have been twelve miles long had
IL been built; II is only two miles in
length, yet the company has been given
the right to the 400, 900 acres by the
State aud instead of taking the land
nearest the line of the canal, It grabbed
the most valuable timber lands IN the
region Tor miles around. That's griev-
auce No. /. The other grievance Is a
much larger one, and TO this the peo-
pie OF LAnse have directed most at
tentlOn. 1t seems that Congress grant
ed ten sections per mile to the Mar
quette, Houghton q Ontonagon Rail
road Company, which promised to
build line from Marquette to OntOna-
gOn, a distance of about 100 miles.
In pursuance of that act the company
constructed forty-five and one-fOurtn
miles of road, and received therefor the
stipulated ten sections per mile. Now
the company wants to buy the remain
ing 147 ,000 acres of land which would
have been theirs had they completed
the road, and they cite an act of Con-
gress whicn they say permits them TO
do so.
In this case, as IN the one previously
referred to, the state let 20 its hold too
soon for the good OF any one but the
corporation. That was all the company
wanted, and Il sold. or pretended to sell,
these l4I, 900 acres OF unearned and
unpuTChascd land to an English syndl-
cate, known As the Michigan Land x
Iron Company, of which Lord Brassey
is the president, and of whose stock he
holds the major portion. Here Is where
the alien land law Is supposed to come
in.
If the Interior Department decides
that the company is right, then the syn
diCate will Gust more than one thou
sand actual settlers, most of whom have
comfortable homes. Interested sympa-
tnetically arc 5000 other ncighborng
settlers, and the affair has assumed DO.
litiCal proportions. They say they Will
vote to down any party that practically
elects those thousand homcsteadcTs and
their families.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-19

The pracucability aud policy of so
improving Grand river. as 70 make it
nawgsble water way from Grand Bap-
us to Lake Michigan, does not meet
with the sneers and ridicule at Wash
ingt0n that some OF our would-be wise
contemporaries have seen mt 20 vent
upon iJ. A special TO the TELEGRAN-
HEEsID Of yesterday brought the good
news tnat the Board OF Engineers had
made a favorable report upon the pro-
rect, which report, with estimates, had
been sent to the Senate at It's request.
We subl0in a special from the Detroit
Trbune, which gives more of the de-
tails.
The report Of the Board Of Engineers
on the survey of Grand river, between
trand Rapids and Grand Haven, was
transmitted - the Senate today.
While the recent survey made OF the
river by the citizens Is highly com
mended. the board announces that
another survey must be made 10 deter
mine the existence or nOn-existence OF
underlying rock, hydraulics OF rlver
and detailed topography OF valley sub
iect 10 overflow. Until these facts are
ascertained, the board holds, any opiu-
ION must be withheld. In the
opinion OF the board, however, the
river can be greatly improved by
dredging depth SIX to eight feet,
which viii make the stream Manageable
up tOGrand Rapids. The estimated cost
OF the project is $500, 900, provided no
rock IL encountered. On account OF
the small low water hOw at Grand
Rapids, the channel VIII have to be
maintained by dredging, the amount Of
which can only be determined by ex-
perencc. The citizens of Grand Rapids
estimate, says the report, that the
amount of saving on freight by al lu-
proved waterway will be S2S0,000. The
board further states that, although the
present river commerce IA small, deep
euug the channel would probably de-
veiop enough - Justify the expendi-
turC mentioned. although the survey
would probably be less than that esti-
mated by the citizens of Grand Rapids.
Ten feet or more can also be obtained
and maintained by dredging, but the
cost would be great, and lock and NOV
able dam may be more economical.
The board thlnks il would at least be
more satisfactory and possibly better
than dredging, even 20 eight feet. This,
however. can not be settled except by a
survey for determination OF the proper
site for a lock and dam by the local Of
ficcrs and of the amount of land which
may be- ovCrbowed.'
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-19
THE OBSERVER


A few suggestions 70 Young peopis
wh0 are slsh.ng Tor success, ont not
foE the hard woFk and c1ose sPp--e-i-en
% MAKE them -.
T~o thoughts OF yast Interest are
embodied Ia the word, constellation.
Flrst.-Cooesntrzton must Dc vel
directed q 1e useful.
second a---COncsntgat.on nau<E oe TIE
settled am o. lie IL !0rder - MAKE
or llylng = success.
Ia olaef words, there must ee so~d
END uPon Waleh tie energies u Tue
mlDd ard heart sazA b. concentrated.
The ldea has 0Iteu been suggesss0 s.4at
the World treats Us about as wSA as ne
deserve 20 De treated, SnG that our
want. OF consideration IA society and
business may be Sttr bated quite As
mueh tO our having done little or
nothing, - merit =, a. - any Ia0lt nc
may ascrlbe 10 Others.
I'VE reap that which Ne sow II not
now, then IA the future. lneaPAcity
snd an may be ascrlbed exclusively TO
our OWN alnlless lives, or reckless
deeds, many OF which are bat the accl-
dr-4toDA AAN ifSAeAs AAy~N-At5 N---l E~--
the sea OF HE.
The value or wise and good con-
eentratlon or our energies IS seen IN
the fact that nothing can be well done
at tie same time, that our minds
are crowded with other unimportant
things. 4 divided mind and heart can
reach 10 excellence IN nothing. Thus,
ali great men and women VINO have
left an impress upon society and the
world at large, all who have achieved
greatness IN any one pursuit IN life, be
IL IN the ministry, the law, medicine.
science, education, or business
yocatlons of whatever nature or char
acter, have done it through earnest
persevering, absorbing concentration OF
all the powers OF mind and heart put
on that one thing. II this they have
mastered, they may be considered as
being truly successful, and this j,
especially true OF working Christians
who have accomplished good IN this
world.
Christianity with such has been a
speciality, with an ann and end; "a thor
| ough object OF love and effort; practl-
cal thing OF every day life; a full per
suaslon of mind; something that ha:
passed beneath the surface of nature
itself. and held captive the thought and
| soul, because OF the life 10 come. and
IN the hope of a happy immortality
/ The Joys Of redemption perfected
with them is a matter of belief 20 strong
as to lead 20 effort of concentration anC
/ final success.
An honorable character is of far moro
! value to mankind than all lll-begOtteT
! wealth on earth.