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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
Chinese Customs at Table.

The Chinese consider the stomach
the source of intellectual life, and
therefore the latest man goes for the
wisest one. They affect TO believe
that foreigners come to China to eat
because they have not enough to eat
at home. IL is considered q mark of
refined politeness to treat guest or a
visitor to meal at any hour Df the
day. Only those Cinnamon who
have families take their meals at
home; the rest eat at hotels. They
usually have two substantial meals
day-one an hour after getting up in
the morning, the other between 3 and
4 o'clock in the afternoon. The we'll
to. do class take three or four meals a
day. Often the father alone eats
meat, while the rest of the family
have TO be satisfied with rice. Poor
families usually get their meals from
street vendors. The we'll. to dc ones
employ cooks, the latter getting their
degrees and diplomas like men of
science. The Celestials use no table
cloths, napkins, knives, forks, spoons,
dishes, plates or glassware. Instead
of napkins they use packages of thin,
soft paper, which also serve them for
handkerchiefs. After using, they
throw them away. Each guest has a
saucer, pair of sticks, a package of
paper, and minute cup with salt
saucer. The Chinese women never
dine with the men. Every body
smokes during the eating of formal
dinner, and the dinAe~ is crowned by
story or egend narrated by some
more or less Known orator. No topic
of general interest is discussed at such
dinners, but gastronomist who
knows all about TIE preparing Of food
receives attention.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
BAD FOR THE GIRLS
A Medical Experts opinion of Ran
Skating Kinks.

DR.. Julia Townsend Hill writes ;,
the Medical journal as follows. ~
am much interested in this subiqei ~
roller skating Kinks for girls, esnao
tally because | have from thirty =
forty girls under my care for rhysicsI
training and treatment. Theoreticaii-
| believe if was going to be good
thing, but my experience is forcins
me to the conclusion that no eoo3
moral, mental or physical, CONES
from this source. With the utmoss
care as TO time and amount find !,
unsatisfactory. 1t seems to brine ON,
any latent predisposition 10 disease
l Fave been compelled to forbid thoss
who had the slightest tendency IL
kidney or heart troubles, in fact anv
organic troubles, indulging in tbe
sport. In one case only of enlarged
liver, subject to acute attacks of cor.
gestion, ETC., l have seen no bad ef-
feet. A case of an9mia, the most in
tractable one ever had to deal with
l am sure was caused by skating ex.
cessively. The disease had so fs,
yielded that | IN an ungusrded mos
ment said Eyes" to a plaintive "Just
one hour, please" and the result was
severe vomitingof the next meal. She
has been able to take no food without
great uneasiness since, and see III
have much of the old ground 10 90
over. Those who have skated veTv
much before coming here have leu.
corrhea, aud confess it is aggravated
by the limited amount of exercise I
have allowed. There is no question
now about excessive skating, but can
we let young girls take even limited
amount without injury"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
FRESH FASHION NOTES.

The jersey is worn only for demi-
toilet.
Tucked skirts are much woven here
and in Europe.
Bathing suits grow more fanciful
from season to season.
Copper, steel and lead tinsel braid
trim many seaside ramble suits.
The pretty Gretchen dress for little
girls is as popular this as last season.
There is steady tendency to return
to the styles of dress of fifty years
ago,
Tinsel cord is to take the place Of
tinsel braid in dress and millinery
next fall.
Short jackets, opening over full
baby waists, are worn at seaside and
country resorts.
There is a tendency to retain the
pouf and Topped skirt drapery by
Paris dressmakers.
Double folds of canvas etamine,
instead of linen collars. are worn as
neck lingerie with travelling suits.
The Princess or Gabrielle form Of
dress for little girls is moribund l.
cannot survive another season.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
COlOred Education.
Texas Strings

The colored people are very eager
to take advantage of their educstio1al
opportunities, and having once corn
ed to write, never lose an opportunity
of expressing themselves in black and
white. Malvina, the colored 'cook
lady" of a white Austin family, in
sisted on handing in every day an
it mized account of her expenditures
at the market, and here is a sample
memorandum;
Zone 5 sent soep bone-5 scenteS.
1.-TWO 10 seat loves of bred-30
scentces.
"a quarters wuff of termaterses-So
scentces.
Which makes one dollar and 5teen
scentces.
And her mistress-we mean the
white CONAN who hires her"-only
gave her dollar Malvina asked for
the other fifteen cents.
TIE foregoing document reminds
one Of some OF the star roUte ac-
counts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

lenge the Almight TO do such thing.
Why, sir, can you believe it? left
tAat gentleman not twenty minutes
ago On the steps of the Parker house. !"
At this the medium naturally furious,
and exclaimed: 81 told you TO write
the names OF dead men on that list. y
mo, :" replied Judge Bound, with a
look of childlike simplicity ''you did
not you told nae 10 write the names
of friends, and ! did so. There isn't
the name of a single dead man on
the list. 1t is needless to add that
the judge and his friend departed
without ceremony.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
Indian War.

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., July 2.-Wm.
Penn Rowland arrived last night
from the San Bernardino rancho, and
gives the following account OF the
fight previously reported between the
whites and Indians at Oputo: Capt.
Crawford with the main body of
troops and scouts, went directly tow
ards the Torres mountains, while
Lieut.. Davis command passed round
to the east end of the mountains,
thanking the Indians. Davis surprised
their camp, comprising seventeen
bucks and fourteen women and child
ren.
In the attack two bucks were kill
ed and one wounded An Indian
woman and her children were made
prisoners, while the fourteen remain
ing bucks escaped. Lieutenant Davis
sent Lieutenant Henry with a detail
of sixty men in charge of the prison
ers and ten mutinous Indian scouts to
Sandy Rancho, and at the same time
sent courier to Fort Brown asking
Crook for reInforcements, and to meet
Hanna at San Bernardino and ask him
to relieve him but when Rowland left
San Bernardino yesterday Hanna
had arrived there, although on the
way six days.
Lieutenant McGrew, who had been
dispatched as relief to Hanna, ar
rived at the rancho Monday. Scouts
have been sent out from Nc
Crews company to obtain the news
of Hanna. The belief exists that the
fourteen bucks who escaped at the
Apicto fight, seeing the prisoners
leave the main command guarded by
but six men, followed, ambushed and
massacred them and rescued the pris-
oners.
THE UTE INDIANS LIABLE TO STRIKE.
DENVER, JuIy 2.-The governor
this evening received dispatch from
Adjt. Gen. Taylor, at Durango, in
which TAYLOR repeats his prediction
that the Ute Indians outbreak is inn
minent. The adjutant general adds;
Il will have an interview with Agent
Stallsteimer tonight, and will start
for Denver tomorrow. The govern
or will take no action until Taylor'S
arrival.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
How Hot it IS in Arizona,
Baltimore Sun.
san Franciscn can.

How hot isit in Auzonsl' inquired
a San Franciscan of lady who had
lust arrived from that territory.
"Oh, we have delightful weather
there nine months out of the year, but
the other thrce are not But the heat
is dry, so that one does not really feel
II as much as the warm weather IN
New York. | am sure YOU would be
charmed there, she said with fas>
cnating smile.
Doubtless" answered the San
Franciscan, "but l have heard queer
stories of what the heat of Arizona &C
comDlishes.
"Oh, there are good many stories
circulated about our climate, " replied
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
A Joking Judge.
Baltimore American ]

a good story of Judge Bond, of the
United States district court, is told by
one Of his western friends. 1t oc~
CURED in Boston ia 1877. The two
went to call ON medium. They were
shown many wonders, and at last the
Judge was told to write a list Of names
on a slip OF paper, which, beng done,
he was instructed TO run his finger
down the list and stop when the ac
customed rap on the table was heard.
When he got to the middle of the list
o violent blow was struck upon the
table. Thereupon a long cenversa>
ton ensued between the Judge and
the materialized spirit, in which were
rehearsed many astonishing facts
(most of which the judge had lngenlN
ously managed to drop IN the opening
of the conversation with the medluml.
Finally the exhibitor suspected some
thing, and the Esprit y abruptly de-
parted. Then the judge fell into a
brown study, from which II was
difficulty to arouse him. Suddenly
looking up, he said, in the most ad-
mirably assumed tone OF astonlsh>
ment and conviction: This is the
most remarkable thing ever dreamed
Of; / almost doubt the power of
Omnipotence 10 equal it, "Ah, y
said the medium, 4 can show you
greater things than that" Further
conversation ensued in a similar
strain, when Judge Bond burst out
with: But | tell you, sir, l chal-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
A PUZZLED POSTMASTER.
The Questions He Asked Were
Promptly but Enthusiastically
Answered.
Yonkers Gazette

Yonkers Gazette.
us there letter in the Post Office
for me, mister?'
"Who are you?'
''I'm Jones boy"
'And who's Jones9"
why, he's my daddy"
Yes, but what's your daddy's
name?"
Didn't just tell you it was Jones y
"Of course, but / mean his first
manner"
''Thats the first name he ever had
l reckon"
mo, but want to know the name
he goes by at hone.n
well, he goes by so much that he
is never home"
But what do you call himQ"
MON calls him limpy' and Sic
calls him fireworks and l call him &
'durn fool"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

the lady readily. ''Some of them are
true and some of them are false. But
l can tell you true incident, WHICH
will give you good idea Of the heat
in the territory. Ny son was clerkiLg
in grocery store in Phoenix, last
summer, and the eggs standing in the
box in the store actually Matched,
without hen or any artificial heat
being applied. The Matching was the
unaided work of our summer climate
in Arizona
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

CHARLESTON, S. c., June 29.-The
10Th anniversary Of the battle O.
Fort Moultrie, was celebrated here
Saturday by the Palmetto guard with
appropriate church services. A mill
tary parade yesterday concluded the
Gel phra linn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
Fires
BURNING LUMBER.

MILWAUKEE, June 30.-Fre last
night at Amigo destroyed large
amount of lumber belonging to She.
burne Bryant ard r. w. Pierce. OF
Milwaukee, and Weed & Co Of
Oshkosh. The loss is estimated az
$500, 600; insurance 5000, 1000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

Mechanics of Amer lean cities;
Bell City, Racine, Wis; Bluff, City,
Hannibal, Mo-; City of churches,
Brooklyn, N. Y City of Elms, New
Haven, Conn. City of Flour and
Sawdust, Minneapolis, MINI. City OF
Magnificent Distances, Washington,
D. c.. City of the plains, Denver,
Col. City of Rocks, Nashville, Tenn.
City OF r sses, Little Rock Ark City
Of Spindles, Lowell, Mass City Of
the Straits, Desroit, Mich, Corn City,
Toledo, Ohio; Cream City, Nil,
waukee, Wis. Crescent City, New
Orleans, La. Delta City, Alexandria,
D c.; Fails City, Louisville, Ky.
Forest City, Cleveland, Ohio, Frisco
San Francisco, Cal; Gar den City,
Chicago III; Gate. City, Keokuk.,
Iowa Gem City, Quincy, III, ;
Gotham, New York City, n. Y;
Modern Athens, the Hub, Boston,
Mass. Monumental City, Baltimore,
Nd. Mound City, st. Louis, Mo.
Bluffs City, Kansas City. No, Paper
City, Holyoke, Mass Quaker City,
Philadelphia, Pa; Queen City,
Porkopolis, Cincinnati: Railroad City,
Indianapolis, Ind. Shell City, Mobile,
Ala. Smoky City, Pittsburg, Pa
Star City, Lafayette, Ind. Tusselburg,
Alton, III. Tunnel City, North Adams
Mass. Zenith City, Duluth, Mimi.
City OF the Angels, Los Angeles
Splinterville, North Braddock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
Nae RIchest street in the World.

No street in the world possesses
more value than Fifth avenue, New
York Icity. Yet the city derives but
81, GOO, 600 a year in taxes upon the
property, which shows conclusiveIS
that that city suffers from the cpl
demic of differentiation. The total
assessment on property along the ave.
nue. is but $40, 449 ,000 although it
must be worth six or seven tunes that
amount. AS an instance of underval-
uation, Mr.. Vanderbuilts property
may he taken. His house cost IS, GEO,
600, exclusive of the land upon
which it stands, which is said to be
worth $500, 600 more. Yet the whole
establishment is assessed at 81, 900, 600.
The house of his son, William X,
which is said 10 have cost So, 600, GOO,
exclusive of the land, is assessed at
$500 600, while that of Mr.. Webb, his
soB in-law, quite as expensive in
value, is rated at $400, 600. Mr.. Van.
derbilt's former residence whoa can
not be worth less than $3.50, 600, is
rated at $3.50, 600. The Stewart marble
palace is assessed at $500 GEO. James
Gordon Benefits residence, for which
$3.50, 600 was refused, is rated AZ $3.50, =
600, while Robert Bonner, whose
place is not much more valuable,
pays taxes on valuation of 1915, 600.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

M E. r Hoyt, mechanical engl-
neer at the New Orleans Exposition,
was severely injured by huge derrick
pole falling on his foot. He was con
veyed to mis- residence, and after only
three applications Of st. Jacobs OF, az
the swelling and pain disappeared and
he resumed his duties.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
s5.OOO.O0O an Acre.
From a New York Tetter

The new building covering 80 and
50 Wall street cost far more than its
owners expected, but that they went
in for a heavy investment is evident
from the fact that they paid 500, coo
for the land. The size Of the plot is
50x100 feet, and at this rate the value
is IS, Geo, GOO an acre.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

Mltts are not worn with dresSy
costumes this sugamer. They are
relegated TO house and negligee
toilets.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

Fashions in dress are more various
aud individualizsd in Washington
than in any fashionable city in the
world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

Canvas and lace-woven siaffs ars
all the rage.
, 1885-04-08
To the Editor Of the "St. Croir Auss."

Sir,
Permit me to add the following supple.
ment to Pastor Loses article in your pa.
per of DIST and 25th of March. | regret,
with him, that the figures cannot be re-
garded as altogether reliable, that par
t~ieularly it cannot be assumed that all the
deaths are included. This fault has, how
fever, so far an advantage, thai the conclu-
YsiOnS, unfavourable to The island, sad TO
saw which may be drawn from the num-
bers! become somewhat milder than they
probably ought to be according to the re-
alitN, since it may certainly be assumed
that even more have died. 1t cannot there
fore be objected that my conclusions from
the Figures are more unfavOurable than
justified by the reality.
am, however, ten pied to ask: who
buries the infants who die here on the is
land, and can a burial take place without
an attest from the Police Office dealing
Court If not, then il should be Easy to
keep all account Of the numbero OF deaths.
1t has on many occasions been brought
forward how enormously great the infant
mortality is in ST. Croix, but the opinions
expressed in this regard have principally
been founded on general impressions. BY
the use of statistical methods, which natu-
rally is the only satisfactory way OF sOlv-
ing the question, next 10 nothing has been
done. Although Pastor Lose certainly
says it is in particular very dangerous to
be born out of wedlock in 81. Croix, yet
even his figures, however carefully they
may be put together, and however much
we may appreciate the pains which he has
taken, are only a collection OF materials,
which in the form he gives them prove
very little. By this | do not mean to say
that Pastor Lose is wrong, on the contrary,
he is in the main right, only he has not
used his figures as proof, but has followed
an impression.
An attempt has been made below to put
forth his figures by a statistical method,
and i'm that way to arrive at conclusions.
L will first confne myself to the question
, 1885-04-08

Want Of space compels MS to be satisfied
with simply calling attention to DR.. Kal-
mers elaborate article published below ON
the vital statistics of the island, i'll which
our readers who will follow the figures will
find the whole subject dealt with in a most
lucid manner, and will find also some very
interesting, though for us unfavourable,
comparisons drawn between the state Of
things here and in the mother country.
, 1885-04-08
Wednesday, 9th April, 1885.

To-day being His Majesty's birthday, its
opening was marked by Il Royal salute
fred from the fort this morning and the
hosting Of flags on the public buildings
and other places, and on the shipping.
This evening lit s o'clock he military band
will play at the fort in Christiansted and
here will be a display OF rockets ana blue
lights from the same place.
, 1885-04-08

We learn that Nj. D'Alvini'S perfor-
nance i'll Roche's Hall last evening was
most ingenious and gave great satisfaction
to a fairly large audience. Another en-
tertainment is to lie given this evening,
and a last on Saturday.
, 1885-04-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
l'rOclama.

n LIE og Enhver, som have
GsA Noget at fordre paa Skiftet
efter ~afgangne Enke LYDIA ANN
HARTHMANN f0dt Simmonds
og tidligere afgangne Hgtefalle
Planter FREDERIK CHRISTIAN
HARTHMANN indkaldes herved
med 3 Maaneders Varsel til for
undertegnede Skifteret at anmeIde
og beviisliggj0re deres Krav,
st. ThomH Skitteret, den 4de April
1885.
MAXEN,
, 1885-04-08

in st. Croix there die So legitimate,
but in the Provincial
towns of Denmark. go
in Copenhagen.......63, but
in the country dis
tricts Of Denmark. -. 10.
, 1885-04-08

9gM UR1NG my absence on a trip
~ to Europe for some months,
Can, piarm. s. w. STEPHENS
will hold my Power Of Attorney.
st. Croix, Fredclikslcd, 7th April 1885.
+. FABER
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-08
Diputaci6n Provincial.

Celebr6 anteanoche su segunda
session ordiuaria la Excma. Dipu-
taci6n Provincial, bajo la presi-
dencia del Sr. Brusi.
Sc lego y aprob6 el acta ante
rior.
Entire los asuntos que Sc vieron
recordamos un escrito del sefor
Otero, que spela contra ell tallo
de anulaci6n de su acta; una mo-
cIon de nuestro amigo, ell infatiga
BILE Sr. Mufioz, sobre cuentas muni
cipales de Arroyo, que pas6 al
Negociado respective para que
dictamine 10 conducente; ell pro
yecto de retorms del Reglamerto
del A>ilo de Benefcencia, que
pas6 a uua comisi6n compuesta
de los Sres. Ubarri, Hernande z
Lopez y Ferrer para que oportu
namente informen.
Recordamos tambien que la
Corporation tom6 aeuerdo re
ferente al Institute provincial de
vacuna, despnes de un largo de-
bate en- ell cual anunciaron voto
particular los sefiores Soler y
Aquenza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-08
DATOS.

En- confirmation de nuestro suel-
to del ndmero anterior, referente
a fltraciones ocurridas en- varias
cajas de mercancfas, durante la
cuarentena en- sl Lazareto, pode.
mos aducir estos edifcaates datos:
Los se1ores Font, Vidal & Co.
han notado en- una sola GAIA la
falta de l8 pares de calzado.
Los selores Piza hermanos han
notado tambien la desaparicion
de 40 pares de calzado y 4 doce-
mas de pafiuelos.
De otro senior comerciante d.
cennos que ma echado de menos
una infnidad de psstas de jabon.
Mas datos, todos por ell estilo,
pudieramos aun citar; pero con
los mencionados basta por hoy.
Llamamos nuevamente 10 aten
cion de quien corresponds hacia
tan escandalosos abusos, que el
comercio lamenta energicamente,
y cen razon.
Nosotros nos hacemos eco de
tan justas quejas, cuyas causas
deseamosse extirpen cuanto antes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-08

Cars. LAS clases medianss J ordi-
narias continhan vendiendose con diff
cnltsd, mientrss que las bnenas calida-
des de color son bnscadas para ell con-
sumo local y para Ia exportacidD, y
obtienen por consecuencia precios rela-
tivamente altos. Como unos 500 sacos
de Puerto Rico han cambiado de ma
nos de $751;. q Co.,. por Hacienda
buena, y 62I... d Co.,. por Yauco bue-
no q superior.
Como los 2recios del cafe estan mo-
derados, Sc cree generslmente que Sc
manteudran.
ARRoz.-Aunque la demanda, por ell
limpio hays permanecido moderada los
prec,os est&n mas altos de i por cwt.
Cotizsmos hoy: SIT cwt. condolences
usuales, de Liverpool por la calidad CO.
rrieDte de Rangoon. Ell Saturnina"
sali6 de Liverpool 30 pasado con 1920
sacos para esa.
Pesos MsyIcANos.- Los iltimos
srribos fueron comprsdos por el gobier-
no frances q Az nl'S por onzs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-11-08
tLUCHl 0 RETRAINIENTO

Meses h$ que ell partido refor
mista puertorriqueno huctia entire
esos dos extremes, 81 bien el pri
70, la lucha, aunque con desven
taja, es ell camino que sigue
practicamente.
Ell Pals de Mayagiez, 6tgano
de dicho partido, acaba de dedlcar
al asunto un largo articulo, que
aplaude muy sin raz6n FL ASi-
mitista, peri6dico que tan pronto
nos hace concebir halagiienas es'
peranzas, como tristes y desespe
RADIOS augurios.
Tras largo discourse y grandes
contradicciones, la sintesis del
expresado articulo de Et Pals
esta contenida en- las siguientes
frases, final del mismo: "Luchar
sin tregua, 8 retraernos en- abso
Iuto. Por ambos caminos Sc va d
ia realidad de nuestros ideales.
De modo que huelga toda reso-
luci6n 8 determination, porque
por cualquiera de los dos camlnos
dnicos que hay Sc va al fin. Es,
por tanto, indifercnte la discussion
de procedimiento. Lo mismo sir
We un medic que otro. iQue fe
licidad
lCuales son esos ideales d los
que dice FL Pals que Sc VA por
todos los caminos2 Ill mismo
nos 10 manifesto en- ell siguiente
parrafo: Bascar primero que Sc
nos comedian todos nuestros dere-
chos de espanoles, y lograr des-
pues que Sc nos de la deScentraH-
zaci6n adsainiStratiUd.'
Por 81 a alguno lie ocurriese
preguntar que Sc entiende pol
esa descentraiizaci6n adminiStra
tiCa, nosotros lie anticiparemos
que esa decentralization debe
signiicar la aHtOnOmta yerdadera,
cuando en- ell mismo citado arti
cuIo Sc dice 10 siguiente. que es,
graficamente, aclaratorio:
"Ni Leon y Castillo, habiendo
" SO declarado abiertamente asi
. milista, nos dio la asimilacion:
]" nj Lopez Domiuguez, en- tantos
e programas como ha publicado,