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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
A Joking Fortune Teller.
National Weekly.

Would you like to have your for
tune told, miss?" said 3 belated female
TO a young lady who was sitting on
the steps of her residence.
II don't mind if l do, providing
you will make the future a happy one
for me" replied the lady.
THAT / can, Miss, and for ten cents
l will show you your future husbands
face in this magic glass / have"
"All right, Auntie, said the young
lady, there is ten cents, show me my
future husbands face
The fortune teller uncovered the
glass, and the yoang lady gazed at II
abstractedly for a m0meut, when she
exclaimed, Il only see my own face
Correct, " replied the wizard, that
face ~ill be your husbands when you
are married.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
The FATE OF LOST THINGS.
How the Finder OF treasurer May
Become Unwittingly IA Thief

The ease of Mr.. Bollen, who found
about IS, 900 belonging to Joseph
Black, OF the Belvedere house, aad
received q reward of IS for his trouble,
illustrates the small amount usually
given in such cases. The penal code
compels the finder of valuables to EN-
ploy every effort to ascertain the
owner, but does not provide any COM
pensation for the time and trouble so
given. Section $50 Of the code reads:
"A person who finds lost property uu-
der circumstances which give him
knowledge or means of inquiring as to
the true ow-er, aud who appropriates
such property to his " or TO the use
Of another person who is not entitled
thereto without having first made
every reasonable effort TO find the
owner and restore toe property TO
him, is guilty OF larceny"
Under the Law Of Findings it
continues, 1.-The finder has a clear title
against the whole world except the
owner This point was settled by
the kings bench over hundred years
ago in the following case: A man
found a wallet containing vaiuaoles IA
the office Of a hotel, The finder left
the wallet with the landlord, who was
to advertise the fact of the finding and
do what he could TO return the prop
eaty. At the end of year the owner
had not appeared and the finder claim
ed the property. This the landlord
refused to surrender, on the ground
that the wallet had been found OF his
premises. The matter was tried IN
the English courts, and it was held
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
lie CouIdn,t Get Ont to Vote.

A party of English tourists were
coming from the Yosemite last week,
when one Of them, who had been dub.
bed the interrogation point Of the
crowd, espied a pair of bregans stick
ing IN the face of the bluff. toes down.
Nudglng the coach driver. who
CHANGED TO be old Bill McClenathan.
he asked: "Ah, driver, | wonda6
what the doose those bosts are doing
up theah3'
Old Bill scarcely glanced up, as he
replied: That's a man buried up
there, and the boys were in such a
hurry that they did not dig deep
enough to get his feet in
Bah Jawye, that's very strange,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
MORE ABOUT TRUNKS.
Interesting Facts For People who
Come Home with Their Baggage
EsSmasbed,5
New York Mail and Express.

"Our trade" said a trunk manu-.
facturer, makes a splendid barometer
of the business interests of the coun-
try. When there is a big demand for
trunks it means not only that people
have made enough TO be able to in
dulge in the luxury Of travel, but
that firms are sending out statesmen
more largely than before, and that
the commercial world is becoming
more and more animated and trade
brisk"
How long will a trunk last2'
"That is a question / can not read.
lily answer, simply because it depends
entirely on how much travel it has.
Many people don't use a trunk more
than once a year, and q good trunk
used at that rate ought to last a life.
time, but then there are others who
travel most of the time. Their trunks
are left most of the .5eer to the tender
mercies Of the baggage smasner, who
is the trunk-maker's best friend. The
railway companies, with their stall
wart, go-es-you please methods of
handling trunks, are a source of rev
niue to us, and we appreciate their eff
forts"
"What kind of trunk do you sell
the most OFF,
"The most popular style of trunk
here is the Saratoga or French trunk.
More OF these are sold than any other,
/ think, because they are so well
adapted for ladies' use. They have
more compartments in them, more
little trays, nat receptacles, and, best
of all, 3 deep bottom that will hold a
wardrobe. There are only fifty styles
of Saratoga trunks, besides the steam
err. The trunk has not been invented
ye. that a completely withstand
very many railroad trips. A good
Saratoga should last one or two sea-
sons before going to the repair shop.
They are a good deal cheaper than
several years ago. Now these trunks
are mostly used by fashionable ladies,
and of course the sale is enormous each
year"
What is the best trunk for general
use2n
THE canvass-covered trunk. Their
sale increases every year, and they
are found to be stronger and more
able to stand the rough Usage They
have mere wear in them than the
leather covered ones. The body of
the trunk is made out of strong white
pine and the top of tough Eastwood.
The secret in making a good lasting
trunk is to have a good top. SO many
trunks are piled one on top of the
other, they will be giving way or
breaking in. Theatre or property
trunks are, of course, strong because
they are covered with bands. They
have only a limited sale. The tin or
crystalliZed trunk is manufactured al
most especial for southern trade. The
colored people there will have no other
than a variegated, fancy-colored tin
or zinc trunk. The European leather
bound or canvass.covered light trunk
is used almost exclusively for tourists.
In Europe only forty-ive pounds of
baggage are allowed rec of charge"
How about sole>leather trunks2'
They are not nearly so popular as
they used TO be. | hear a rawhide
trunk has bsen made and will resist
all attempts to smash it, but | imagine
the drawback will be when it gets wet
aud shrinks. The trays will not fit
then and 5he drummer will have to
telegraph to the city for a new
trunk
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
ANDROMLDA's NEW STAR.
a World I'm Process OF Par
furftion.
Commercial Advertiser.

tbiiiliTi Nbi
Even to those of us who are not as
tronomers, the recent appearance OF q
new star IN Andromeda is q fact OF
the utmost interest and picturesque
ness. The nebular hypothesis teaches
that all heavenly bodies, including
our OWL sun and its attendant planets,
were formed by the slow cooling OF
gases, first into molten masses Of red
hot solid material, slowly TO go on
cooling and contracting while de
scribing heir appointed courses IN
space.
The existence of nebulae or cloud
like masses of star matter in the heav-
ems has furnished a strong support to
the theory, but until now no one Of
the nebulae has afforded us a sight Of
that contamination tn which the ny
pothesis ssumes that their existence
and nature tend no hebula has finish
ed the process Of world parturitlop
and brought forth its young IN our
presence.
That IS seemingly what has now oc-
CURED. The first and most natural
assumption of astronomers is that the
nebulae which star gazers have watch
ed and studied through ages has at
last given birth TO a sur on a system,
and thus set the seal Of observed fact
upon the theory that worlds and suns
and systems are born Of star mists in
that way.
The assumption hal this is what
has happened receives support from
facts already observed. The nebula
in which the new star appears differs
from other cloud like masses Of the
kind in a way which seems to indicate
its greater adva ncement toward the
crisis of world formation. The specs
trum OF other nebulae is that of heated
gases; thu SPECTRUM of this one is that
which is given by solid or molten
masses, or by gases in a state of ex-
treme compression and condensation.
Ia a word, the spectrumc If the nebulae
indicates that IT is in precisely the
state IN which, according to the nebu-
lar theory, it should begin to collect
its matter into stars.
Again, when the new star was first
seen 1t was apparently only a star
like nucleus" which has rapidly de-
veloped into q star Of the eight or a
greater magnitude. Here again, we
have a strong suggestion of actual
star formation IN our prese2ce.
If that is what has happened, the
occurrence is unquestionably the most
important one in its bearings upon
the advance Cf certain knowledge in
astronomy that has occurred since
men first began to record the results
OF heavenly observations.
Whatever the explanation may be,
the fact is certain that a new star has
appeared where there was none before.
1t has not been newly formed there,
it must be what is called q variable, -
that is to say, a star whose brightness
undergoes a periodical increase and
Elimination, and if so, its period of
variation must be so great that its last
previous access Of brightness occurred
thousands of years ago, before the
date when orderly astronomical rec
ords were begun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
Appetite that Grows by What it Feed
On.
Memphis Times

a.
Lawyer-For the life of me | cant
see what attraction people find IN
this stupid game of base ball. Some
day l think I'll 90 out to sec them
make fools of themselves.
Merchant-rThe idea OF sane men
going crazy over such q thing Seems
TO me the fool killer is badly needed
nowadays.
Time: A week later. Scene: The
grand stand at the base ball grounds
Lawyer Tossing his hat in the az
and yelling like Sioux braye)-6 h
down, come alengl dad bling my
American heart, why don't you run
Mulligani
Mefchant-Shoot the umpire Lei
me get at him.
Policeman-Say, you old buffers,
we don't want any of this kere hooa.
lum business here. I'll fire yeu ous
il you don't shut up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONS
IST.
He Tells a Funny Story of,ho
low Who Wrote-What,s It's wi
RrooLlvr E,nl. "He

He Tells "A Funny story PIN
low Who WrOte-wbat,s It's Nau'
Brooklyn Eagle. met
You remember that fellow
wrote-what's its nama2 You "Ao
he made some money on ONE o. NV Nv
western railroads; l forgot whal tb 'ne
call it." 'aey
We'll, what of it9"
Why, not long ago he YVES
what's that town Ia Wisconsin, W.,
know" Aou
Don't mind the name of the ton.
what did he dor "H
What the deuce is the namoo,
that towns A big policeman non y
from there. You know him. Wen
this fellow" ''n'
(Which fellow9'
II can't think of his name IT,
good joke, and l nearly died whsn I
heard it. He'd come up from that H.
plantation in Louisiana, Kept bv-LEK
who's that big banker in 81. T.or;,g,
The man who built a line of steam
boats from Keokuk to-to-TT tb;nL
of the name in a mluute-the town o.
the mouth of-you know that town !"
Arkansas. Anyway, he'd come un on
the-that road that runs at the wost
bank of the Mississippi from that nlacs
opposite Cairo. Consolidated with tbe
Cairo and Fulton road. What's The
name of that liner
Don't know. Never was in that
country. What did the man do that
was 50 funny9"
"Why, he'd come up from that
plantation ON this line to the town in
Wisconsin, and struck for the-that-
hotel on the corner of Jefferson and
that other street Named after .
Frenchman. Strange | can't remem~
Der it,
Never heard of it. Don't know
anything about it. Go on with Your
story
well, he got there, and perpetrat.
ed the best pun you ever heard on tbe
landlords name. The landlord got A
pretty good thing on this mans name,
but | can't remember what it was
Anyhow, this man asked the lands
lord, Why are you like an insurance
company'-he named the COMPANY
but I've forgotten what it was; 'W6y
are you like an insurance companyp
Give it up2"
eyes. [ give it up"
"Well, sir the answer is the funniest
thing you eve heard. 1t broke me
all up when l heard it,"
What is it2"
"Why, If / could remember the
name of the landlord, Id know in a
moment. Who's that fellow that in
vented the-pshaw, that machine for
making-what're they calledl You
understand, something about stair
rods"
"Never heard of him.
ITS the same name except the last
syllable. Funny l don't catch it,
"Is that all of your story9'
Why, yes. You see if l could re-
member my mans name, AID the in,
surance company, and the landlords
name, I'd bust you right open with
the best thing you ever listened to-"
A vast proportion of society is made
of a vacuum in memory, and some Of
the shining social lights Of Brooklyn
will compare pleasantly IN converse.
tlonal ability with the genius here
portrayed,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
The Widows SuTerings.
Texas Snttngs.

A colored woman in a Texas town
has Just buried her fourth husband
As In duty bound Parson Whangdodle
Baxter called to console the bereaved
widow.
De Lor will temper de wind to de
shorn lamb
Does yer mean dat Use one ob de
black sheep ob de tlockg asked the
widow tartly.
Il doesn't mean dat. sister. All |
means am dat yore afAtcum am sore.
Nobody 'preshiates de suFerin's ob de
widow"
"Pertikerly when dark colors make
her look like a s~keercrow. | reckon
| knows all about de sufferings OBJ de
wildly. | has been dar foah tunes
rt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17
Improved Prices for Wool.
Boston Advertiser.

The wool market, which has been
very active for the past seven weeks,
the sales averaging each week over
1000, 900 pounds. shows this week a
business o; 5. 1888 100 pounds, with
prices for MANY descriptions stronger
and higher. The advance from the
lowest point has been from 2 to 4 cents
a pound, and prices are % about on
a par with those ruling a year ago.
Very little speculation is reported, the
heavy transactions being due 10 free
purchases by manufacturer OF wooden
goods, who have recently secured lib
eral orders therefor. Wool. too, like
many other articles of merchandise,
had been forced down too low, and
the reaction has been the more quick
and emphatic. a short clip Is re-
ported, aud it is noticeable that the
more recent receipts in this market
show a significant decrease over those
for the corresponding weeks of last
year. Thus far the trade in wool has
this season been the best for many
years, and Boston dealers have done
large and profitable business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17

China has 3, 500 mules of telegraph
line, and only seven miles of rail
road.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-17

The English language is coming into
use by the natives of India; and,
owing to their sources of learning,
they leave out and put in HIS like
E~nglIshmen.
It is claimed that the free use Of
sugar with coffee will obvlate the I'M
furious effect on the organs of diges-
ZION which coffee sometimes pro-
Guces-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
A Mnle Wllh a zinc Wnrdrohn.

A mule dressed like "a real estate
owner in the city yesterday, served to
break the monotony of everyday life
and created much laughter 10 all Iwho
saw it. His muleship kicked loose from
one of our city draymen, and ran into
q clothing house. One Of the clerks
threw his hat at the mule, which
lodged on its head; this increased the
excitement and caused the mule TO re-
treat and run into another store near
by. The clerks of the latter being dis
posed TO have little fun, caught the
mule and completed its wardrobe by
putting on pair of boots, linen buster
and paper collar. The mule scared
and trembling prayed adlou and ran up
Elm street with hats, boots and all, re-
sembling candidate for TIE state legla-
lature on free-grass platform, When
last seen it was going in tho direction Of
Webster's photograph gallery to have
its picture taken.
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made mistake. reckon ought not
to have come to sea Just now, but
kinder thought my stronghold hold out
to get me to Italy and there / might
get round again. l knelt down by his
side and carefully examined him.
told him that had he asked my advice
before coming should certainly have
forbidden him to undertake the voy-
age. lie smiled feebly and said: q
knew We would, and that's the reason
didn't ask ye. Wifo'n made that up
between us, didn't we wife?
Though l reckon she lowed
I'd better stay at home.' Death
had already set his mark on the mans
brow. l told him az gently as / could
that l feared the worst, but that he
might succeed in weathering the voy-
age, which was rough one. He inter-
rupted me, saying: That's all right,
doctor. Don't you worry none about
mo. Ef die, Jest have 'em chuck me
overheard, and don't make no effort to
get mo to shore. L amt afraid on it,
marry bit, and my wife's prepared to
see me go.'
ellis wife, seated ON the cabin sofa,
buried her face in her hands for mo-
ment, but when she looked up again ii
was placid. AS / went out he repeated:
hLiuNy hOWj Wuhb OOll yes uDClDT, anu
Jest leGem dump me right into the water.
What difference does 1t make where a
man is buriedr He died three days
after this, and was, Of course, buried ut
sea. Two days after his burial his widow
gave birth 10 child. My heart
went out to this desolate widow, about
to be landed on foreign shore, with
newborn babe in her arms. Madam
/ said your admirable courage is more
than enough to awaken any one's
warmSst sympathies. Can we not assist
you In any manner?' What do you
think she answered? She said: doctor,
don't mind me; I've seen a heap OF
trouble, and Pm used to it. The last
child i bore, before this one, was on a
ilat-boat, floating the upper Missouri
River, the Indians was firm at us from
both sides Of the stream, and my hus-
band was titin' 'em from the boat.
We've seen powerful hard times, but i
don't feel broke up yet. Thank God,
i've got money enough to keep me
gOin' while, and I reckon III have to
stay in England some, SOS to let this
little ono get big enough to 90 back
again. She and her baby arrived safely
IN port, and never saw them moro."-
| Brooklyn Eagle.
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IMPORTANT.

When you visit or leave New York City
save Baggage EXpressage and So Carriage
Hire and stop at the GRAND UNION HO-
TEL, opposite Grand Central Depot. 6OJ
elegant rooms, fitted up NJ a cost OF one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day.
European plan. elevators, Restaurant
supplied with the best. Horse cars stages
and elevated railroad TO all dopots, Fomi-
lies can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel that NJ any other first
class hotel In the city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
young MonY--Rond Tbis.

The Voltaic Belt company Of March
chall, Mich, offers to SEND their cele-
brated electro oltaic Belt and other
Electric appliances on trial for thirty
days to men young or old) afflicted
with nervous debility, loss of vitality
and manhood and all kindred troubles.
Also for rheumatism, neuralgia, paral-
ysis and many other diseases, Com
plete restoration TO health, vlgor, and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is in
CURED, as thirty days trial Is allowed
Write them at once for illustrated pam
Dhlet free.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
The bon. Ton loo Cr.nm rnrlor.

Dallas has now frst-class ice cream
parlor, where ladies and gentlmen will
have everything neat, beautiful and
clean. TobOlowsky Bros 03 Main street,
in connection with their elegant con-
ioctlonery fruit aud soda water store,
have fitted up the most beautiful and
tasty room for their ice cream trade
ever seen in the city, and their cream
cannot be surpassed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
gncclnl NntIrn

The great reputation my spectacles
and eye glasses have attained through
out the country, has led Inscriptions
person TO counterfeit them; there are
none genuine unless the name of
"Hawkes" ia stamped on the frame, and
/ would respectively announce that |
positively employ no peddlers. For sale
IN Dallas only by Eisenlohr Bros. a
Schneider, druggists ana German OPP
tigiaua
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A Brave Couple from Denver.

"Ahl yes" rejoined the doctor, "he
certainly was the coolest man l ever
saw on adeath-bed on an ocean steam
or. The second night out l was called
to his cabin. He lay in his berth, this
tall, gaunt Wosterner, looking already
like a corpse. AS went in he said
cheerily: Doctor, II looks like I'd
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
FOR SALE.


EoR ROCKS, WHITE
~ Leghorns, White Cochins, PENS; No. I.
81; No. 2, Sl.50 per ID; Toulouse Geese, 8 eggs
Sl,5O; eggs, $3.50. Correspondence a pleas
urei Visltors welcome. Best stock in the state.
y. M. OVERLEEsE, Dallas. janlS-tf
NOR SALE = STATE AND COUNTY
IL rights for one of the most rapidly sell
Ing inventions ever offered. Call and see 1t
operate at the Mercury office. RUST Bros,
mayl5-3t
TOR sALE-CHEAP AND On EASY
~ terms, three of the finest cottages in the
CITY, new, and very deslrably located. En-
quire at the Eclipse Lumber Yard.
msyl2-Smo r. M.PAsa
DOR sALE-PRoPERTYF FRONTING ON
Il Oleander street, Cottage lane and Pat
terson avenue. For particulars, address
MRs' II; M. CooNRADT, 7. o. Box 40, Wi
mona, MINI. NAV 10. II
EOR SALE-RANCH ll,6OO ACRES IN
~ solid bodyione ofthe handsomest and
best improved ranches in Western Texas
Elegant residence, barns, out buildings, etc;
abundance OF water and mesquite grass
hree thousand acres OF fine timber; seven
ghts of the entire track flrst-class agricul-
raj land; two hundred acres under culti-
walton stocked with u fine grade of cattle and
horses; complete ranch outfit; on Texas &
rae railway. For particulars, maps, etc,
address "RANcH," Baird Texas, tP. o, Box
lll mayl0-7t
EOR SALE OR RXCHANGE-HAL IN
Il terest In the Delmonico and Board of
Trade Restaurants, the best paying business
In the city; VIII take one-half cash and one
half In city property; this Ia offered for 50
days only. Apply TO SIMPSON d HUFFMAN,
7@ Elm street mayStf
NOR sALE-ONE SALOON COUNTER
Il and bar shelving, Ice box and screens,
cheap. Apply to SIMPSON d HUFFMAN, 73l
Elm street mays tt
DOR SALE-75xl00 FEET, EAST OF THE
Il Central railway on Elm street, house of
10 rooms, neatly furnished, cistern and well,
shade trees and beautifully grassed yard,
with concrete walks and rare flowers. House
IL two stories high and in the best OF cOndi-
ton with all modern cOnyenienceB; also
5lXlD feet on Main street adjoining the
abOvei good house Of rooms. This whole
property IL offered at n rare bargain. Apply
to SIMPSON IL HUFFMAN, 73l Il m street.
may8-tf
IGOR SALE-A GREAT BARi5AIN-GILT
II edge property for sale for rs per cent. OF
us real value. For information, apply to
l028 Griffin street, opposite Eureka Soap
WORKS. aprl4tt
L'OR ShLE-A GOOD HOTEL FOR SALE
y on the Il. & T.. r. r., 40 miles west OF
Fort Worth, doing good business; "a rooms,
well furnished. Inquire of G. j.. Mill Err,
Baird, Texas. msyl-lm
EORsALh-A LOT 3BX2OO FEET, ON THE |
Il north side Of Elm street, 30 feet west Of
hrYay; this property is now renting for $40
per month and Will be sold cheap and ON easy |
terms. apply 10 U. +. SHORT. mch2S-tt |
TOR SALE--HOUSEH FURNITURE |
A. ofsix rooms, corner Jackson and Akard |
-. ~ u |
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Piclnick and lunch baskets at Erb's

Birthday, wedding cards aud exuui-
site statloparv,8 at Paul IT, Erh's.