Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-31

Mississippi one evening. he heard the
slaves on the banks of the great river
singing his song. ''rhc beating OF my
own heart was the only sound /
heard, and keeping time 10 the re-
frain with their feet, as they worked
among tho ridges of the cotton-iields
la speaking of this song, which was his
fayorite, and perhaps sweetest bit of
sentiment rs he often did, he always
described how he had composed it
while riding on an Irish oulside-car
from the railway station to Carton, the
residence of lrcland's then only straw
berry, the Duke of Leinster. When he
arrived he committed the verses TO pa
per. and after dinner read them to the
host and other guests. The advice
given TO him WAS to destroy the trle
as not being worthy OF his reputation.
The vast bed of pitch which extends
from point far inland in South Amer
lea to the center and south Of Trinidad
ends there in famous pitch LAKE.
The bed dips under the sea IN the Ser
pent's Mouth. rs the channel is called
which divides Venezuela from Trini-
dad, and also off the southwestern
coast of the island. Here and there.
on land and under the sea. in the di-
Tcction OF the strata, springs of liquid
pitch bubble up and overflow. The
lake is easily accessible by land and
sea, being only ihree-quarters of
mile from the shore 1t seems to have
cropped up to the surface, warmed by
the angry breath of some huge subter-
ranean caldron. Numerous cavities or
depressionS, filed with water, honey
comb its surface, but do not affect its
level appearance to the eye of specta-
tor. The lake is mostly solid it is in
the center that it boils and betrays its
volcanic origin.
Every body has read OF the "Unter
der Linden" of Berlin, and imagined
it to ne beautiful avenue, but u cor
respondent of the New York Evennq
Post dispels the pleasing Illusion. He
says the realty is sad enough. Inter
der Linden is street, with houses,
shops, palaces, etc, about Il milo long
and about POO fect broad. In them d.
die is a dirt walk, perhaps fifty feet
wide, 4 row Of trees ON each side of it,
guarded by iron rails. Upon one side
OF the dirt loot-path is about twenty
feet of thicker DIRT for horsemon; upon
the other side about twenty feet of
stone roadway. Then como TWO moro
rows OF Trees, those OF the roadway be-
ing in a narrow plate. bands Then on
each side follow ordinary street and
sidewalk reaching 10 succeed shops,
hotels, and palaces. The lime tree in
its proper pl &C is L lovely tree, but
here neither it nor any other tree can
be made 70 flourish, aud the result is
dismal enough.
The terms 'uppcr mousse" and low
er house, rs applet to the American
Congress, were Improperly and, no
DOUBT. thoughtics>. borrowed from
England, Wne!e the House of Lords is
the upper house ANA the House OF Com
mons is tue lower house OF British
Parliament. Every bill introduced into
Congress, elmer by tue Senate or by
the House oil Il representatives., must Ue
PASSED by bOtn houses before it be-
comes law Of the land. Hence bills
90 from Que house to- the other, in or
der that both houses may consider
them. Sometimes a bill that is passed
by one house IS c,ed oy the other,
and then, ol course. II does not become
a law. lcG nou>e IS o. equal power,
although cAcn as sUIUe specific pow
ers wlch tuc other does not possess.
For instance: Inc House of Repre-
sentallves mas tine sole power of orig
mating All pdis Ior me purpose OF rails
ing revenue, aad Inc senate has tine
exclusive power ul confirming the
NOMINATIONS OF men Tor Federal Offices
winch arc ~cut Iou ov me President.