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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
One oftlIe Worst.

An Auburn lady who has been living in
a lonely place in Texas, tells the Lewis
ton, Me-, journal that one evening at
dusk, her son and husband being away for
the night, Il rough looking man on horse
back came up to her door and asked if
he could be put up for the night. She
looked at him with disg fear. There
was money enough in the house to tempt
cutthroat and robber, ard she was
frightened, but she looked him in the
face and said;
"My husband and my boy are away.
am all alone in the house If you won't
rob me or cut my throat you may come in
and stay"
new chord was seemingly touched in
the fellows being. He Strengthened up
and said;
Madam, | won't cut your throat, and
nobody else can so long as I'm here.n
He came IN she gave him some supper
and a place to sleep and he was as polite
as be knew how to be. The next day af-
ter he was gone, she was informed that
her guest vas one of the worst despera-
does of lawless Texas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18

In the primitive days of methodism it
required not only preachers of sterling
piety and Christian courage but also
physical strength. The late Rev. Cam
bridge Graham was noted not only for
the excellency of his Christian character,
kindness of heart, and forbearance of
spirit, but for his great physical strength,
says the Altoona pa Tribune. The lat
ter characteristic was never broght out in
his ministry except when no other re-
medy was left him. In his early ministry
he was sent to Hancock circuit, in one of
his appointments a family father and
sons) who were noted as bullies, as dis
turbers of methodist meetings. While
Mr.. Graham was holding meetings on one
occasion there two of the mans sons be-
gan their usual series of interrution. No
rebuke h d any effect upon them, and
finally the preacher elected them from
the house. They went home and told
their father of the treatment they had
received ut the hands of the new metho-
dist preacher. The old man was terribly
indignant at Mr.. Graham and vowed to
chastise him the next morning. Bright
and early, gun in hand, he appeared at
the farmhouse where the preacher was
stopping. Mr.. Graham was out on the
porch performing his morning ablution-
the man of the house being over in an
adjoining feld-when he was saluted by
the irate father:
"You are the new methodist preacher
Eyes, SIR" replied Mr.. Graham.
He then narrated what he had done TO
his sons the previous evening, winding
up with the declaration that he had come
over to whip him.
"Whip me?n said the preacher in a
tone of surprise.
Eyes, you"
"Well," said the preacher, "wait until /
got through washing"
In the meantime the old man had sci
down his gun and prepared for the
struggle. Mr.. Graham approached him
in the kindliest manner, repeating; ooh,
you don't want to whip me- and with a
manner that practically disarmed his
antagonist Drawing close up to him he
placed his hand on each of the old gents
arms. 1t was like the grip of a wise
$50 you want to whip me- as his grip
frightened, and he began TO sway the old
man back and forth. He was like an in
FAINT in the preachers grasp and writhed
IN mortal agony as the grip frightened on
his flesh, and the shaking became more
vigorous TO the chorus; $50 you want to
whip me! Why I'll shake you to shay
ingsw
The fight was all taken out Of the man,
and he begged to be released promising
for himself and sons that there should be
no futher molestation of methodist meet
ings in that neighborhood. The preacher
accepted his promise and released him
and gave him some kind and good ad-
vice.
The old man, thoroughly crestfallen
passed the man of the house. who was
out in the field trembling for the safety,
of the preacher, and saluted him with
the remark
II believe that preacher would fight"
There was peace at the preachers
place thereafter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
East Indian Tea.

The island of Ceylon is becoming an
active competitor in the tea market.
Formerly it was great coffee-g rowining
country. In the year of 1877, tho exports
of coffee berries were $4,000 cwt.; the
quantity declined TO 3l0,922 cwt., in 1885,
and the estimate for 1886 was 200, 900
cwt. This falling off was the result of
competition in part, and was partly due
to the ravagss of a coffee insect. The
planters made haste to substitute another
crop, and in the present ear had 10000
acres under tea, which area is rapidly in
crsasing. The tea plant hourishos there
from the seaboard to an altitude of 5000
feet in the interior. The export crop, for
1887, is estimated at 100000 pounds,
and, for 1883, 25,00O,o00 pounds. The
value of exports, in 1885, was 100000
pounds sterling, while China sent out Y,
100000 and India 100000. The Ceylon
tea brings, at Wholesale, in Soudan from
% to 40 cents q pounds, and housekeepers
can purchase what is called an excellent
quality" for half dollar. The tea plant
mostly used is hybrid of Chinese and
Assam stocks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
The Express Robbery.
FOTHERINGHAM INDICTED.

ST.. LOUIS, No, Nov. S.-The maneuvers
of the officials of the Adams Express
Company and the detectives who have
been working on the big express robbery
seem to be about coming to head
Ever since the day of the robbery David
Fotheringham, the messenger, has been a
prisoner, all denials and reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. True, he has
never been arrested, but the officers of
the Express Company simply took the
law in their own hands, just as much so
as any Texas mob that ever lynched
negro, and, ignoring the police authori-
ties, imported detective talent from
Chicago and have held Fotheringham
close prisoner True his cage has been
a gilded one-a room at the Southern
Hotel-but that he has been an unwilling
captive is shown by the fact that his
mother, who came here week ago ana
only succeeded in getting an interview
with her son after repeated failures, APP
piled to-day for writ of habeas corpus
The papers were issued, made returnable
tomorrow, when the case will come up
in court. Meantime representatives OF
the express company have taken the mat
ter before the Grand jury and though
the secrets of that august tribunal are IN
violable, it seems to be certain that an
Indictment was found to-day. From
good authority il is learned tonight that
the habeas corpus proceedings Will nave
the effect of Fastening the actions OF the
express company. They have been lay
ing train and tramping mine, and
though they have not yet got matters III
Just the shape they would like to have
them, the mine will have to be exploded
and it is pretty safe to say that when the
dust settles after the blast Dave tother-
ingham will be playing checkers with ms
nose i'm the Fonr Courts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
Totlle Last.
London Standard.
talking.

Somebody told the story of Hugh NJ,
who died in Durham 40 years ago. He
was a determined man and very penurl-
Gus. He died at an advanced age. On
his death bed he kept his right hand close
ly clutched. As he drew his last breath
he frightened his hold. Everybody knew
what he held. 1t was the key to the chest
in which he kept his gold. As his nerve
less hand Enclosed the key dropped from
it and clattered against the bedside. As
if TO hold it even after his soul had pass
ed away, the miser had tied tho key about
his wrist by strong cord and had grasp
ed il as long as life remained. He had
wanted to take his gold with him. They
buried him as he was, with the key 70 his
money chest dangling about his wrist,
and to-day the key is in his grave turned
to rust probably.
"And what became of the old mans
goldf"
80, the heirs took care of that just the
same
"How did they get at it?"
They split open the chest with an
ak and divided the gold and left the
rniser sleep on with the key about his
wrist"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18

and go into the seal fishing business on
his own account. The old man
told his son TO go ahead and his
would back him. Jimmie weat
to Port Townsend and negotiated for
the Lottie, agreeing to pay $1,000 for
her. He reported the matter TO his faith
er, who went out and dug up the neces-
sary money. Jimmie got white sail
ing master, employed an Indian crew,
and during the sealing season succeeded
in catching 700 seals, for which he re-
ceived nearly $1,000. When hop-picking
commenced Jimmie loaded his schooner
with Indians and sailed with them to the
hop regions. After landing them he an
chored his schooner in the Duwanish
river. Two or three large-sized sealing
vessels are now owned by thelndians
of the Neah Bay tribe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
JAPANESE FOLKLORE.
The Wind Imp and the Thunder Cat Unlucky
Day..
Overland Monthly.

A familiar sight in front of japanese
temples is an immense figure of the
wind imp" and another of the thunder
cat" The wind imp has huge bag of
compressed air on his back. By holding
one end, loosing it or removing one
hand from it, he may make the wind a
gentle breeze, tempest or tornado,
at hi pleasure. Travellers over
long and tedious routes often have their
faces bitten or torn by the wind imp as
he passes, though to them he is invisible,
The thunder cat carries on his head five
drums fastened together. with which he
makes thunder. He often escapes from
the cloud to the ground, doing terrible
mischief. When victim is killed by
Lightning it is because the thunder cat
has leaped upon him.
Another of the supernatural beings who
infest the earth is the kama-itachi, in the
form of a weasel, who tears and lacerates
the faces of human beings with sharp,
invisible, two-edged knife. If one slips
on the pavement, or among the sharp
pebbles of the garden paths, or up the
mountain side-which,, because of their
awkward clogs, is of frequent occurrence
it is the-itachi that made him fall and
if cut, it is the imps sharp knife that did
it.
The lappa is another imaginary enemy
who appears to man in the water. 70
has the claws of a tortoise and the body
and head of monkey. He delights to
seize unwary victims, especially promis-
ing boys who invade his kingdom.
The dead are always placed with their
10 IL.
not sleep in that position. l noticed
with much interest q diagram of the
points of the compass hung upon the
cealings of hotel sleeping rooms, and the
same in private dwellings, to aid the
traveller or the unwary in avoiding this
ill-omened position.
Certain days are very unlucky. Seeds
will not sprout if sown on such days. On
one of these the head must not he washed
or the hair will become red, color of
which they have great horror, as per
tanning to evil spirits and bad men
such as English snobs. Indeed, any
color of hair but the blacklist black is
intolerable.
Children must never measure their
height, nor place any burden upon the
head, or they will be stunted, and for q
man to be undersized according to their
standards grief and misfortune. Be
fore an eclipse of the sun or moon wells
are carefully covered to prevent poison
falling into them from the sky. devil
is supposed to stand between an angry
husband and wife, Children are taught
that when they tell lie an
imp will pull out their tongues, which ex
erts most wholesome restraint. When
deformed child is born its parents are
charged with some special sin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
HAM ND EGGS BY TELEGRAPH
The Curious New Device in Use in New York
Hotel.


Hotel
There is one hotel in New York at whose
Office one hears wide departure from
the old and UNMARRIED cry of 'FRONT.'"
"Take this to 247," or "See what 80
wants" At this hotel the clerk hears the
tick Of a muiiied bell behind him, turns
from the counter, glances at n dial about
twice the size of the face of an ordinary
nickel clock and Immediately behaves as
if he could see through all the walls be-
tween him and the guests rooms and
could read the mind of any guest in the
bargain. Click goes the bell,
james, take up Manhattan cocktail
to A." says the clerk. Click, goes the
bell. boy" says the clerk, take up two
soft-boiled eggs 10 Mr.. Tompkins, or
Johnny, run up and say TO 1858 that it is
ten minutes after 10 o'clock" Any visi
tor who spends an hour near the clerks
desk will be amazed at the variety of or
ders that will be given to the hall boys
without the clerks hearing word from
any room by telephone. telegraph, speak
ing-tube or any other means.
The explanation is at once simple and
peculiar. Some genius has invented a
device that he calls by Greek name and
which is operated automatically by an
electric battery exactly as the old fash
toned hotel annunciators are. In each
room in the hotel is a dial with movable
arrow like a clock hand. On the dial are
printed the names of everything guest
would be at all likely TO want all the
drinks that ever we're heard of, papers,
envelopes, telegraph blanks, "helpn a
doctor, police, chambermaid, messenger
boy, eggs, toast, milk, soup oysters,
breakfast, dinner, itea-in fact, every
eatable in common demand-a city direc-
tory, tho daily papers, playing cards,
cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco,
barbsr in short, everything in list Of
100 or 100 necessaries. The guest pulls
the arrow TO the name of whatever he
wants and by pressing button registers
his demand on the dial behind the clerks
desk, The only purpose it serves is to
save time in the execution of orders.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
LIFE IN ALASKA.
The Brief Night of Summer and the Almost
Endless Night of Winter.
San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle
The stagnation of life in Alaska is al
most inconceivable. The summer tourist
can hardly realize it because he brings to
the settlement the only variety it knows,
and this comes so seldom once or twice
a month-that the population arises as
man and rejoices so long as the steamer
is in port. Please to picture this people
after the excitement is over, subsiding
into a comatose state and remaining in
il until the next boat heaves in sight.
One feels ones self mechanically; takes
ones constitutional along the shore or
over one of the goat paths that strike in
land nodding now and again to the famil
lar faces that seem never to change in
expression-exceptd during tourists hours
and then repairs to that bed which is
the salvation of the solitary, for sleep and
oblivion are the good angels that r. ID
over it. In summer the brief night
barely forty winks in lengths so silvery
and soft that it is delight to sit up in it
sven if one is quite alone. Lights and
shadows play with one another and are
reflected in sea and sky until the eye is
almost dazzled with the singular lowell
ness of the scene. | believe if l were
banished to Alaska | would sleep in the
daytime, say from a. IN. to 8 p. m, and
revel in the wakeful beauty of the other
hours.
But the winter, and the endless night
of winter! When the sun sets in discour-
agement at or o'clock in the afternoon
and rises with faint heart and pale
face at 10 or II in the forenoon; when
even high noon is unworthy of the name
for the dull luminary having barely got
above the fence at II O'Clock, backs out
of it and sinks again into the blackness
of darkness which it is destined TO endure
for at least two-thirds of the four-and
twenty. Since the moon is no more OBJ
liging to the Alaskaus than the sun is,
what is a poor fellow to do! He can
watch the aurora until his eyes ache; he
can sit over a game of cards and glass
of toddy-you can always get the latter
up there he can trim his lamp and chat
with his chums and fill his pipe over and
over again, but the night meanwhile
thickens and the time begins to lag; he
looks at his watch to find it is only 8 p,
M, and there are twelve hours between
him and daylight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18

The grand pyrotechnic displays that
were to have been the final event in the
ceremonies of the unveiling of the statute
of Liberty. but were postponed on ac-
count of the weather took place Noyem-
Der /. The fireworks were dis played on
Liberty aud Governors Island, in con
junction with the illumination of the war
vessel. The wonderful effects were wit
messed by tremendous concourse Of
people, who thronged every inch Of space
that afforded a view of the two Islands.
Promptly at 7 go o'clock a red light and
a maroon signal we're given from the
stone balcony at the top Of the pedestal
on Liberty Island. Ia an instant the
whole harbor for miles around became
resplendent with multitude of variegat
ed fires, burned on the Notifications at
the base of the statue and on the ram
parts of Old Castle William, on Cover
nor's Island. At the same time the feet
Of war vessels appeared brilliantly illumi-
mated. The yards were manned by sail
ors. While the illumination of the fleet
and the two islands was in progress a
row of lights crept slowly along the sea
wall Of Governornor's Island facing the
Battery, and soon the entire area was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18


They almost always want to blow out
the gas said hotel clerk, "but that old
fellow" pointing TO an old gentleman sit
ting in the window, twas smart enough
TO know that was not necessary. When
he woke up this morning about 3 o'clock
he opened his door and began calling for
the porter. One of the bell boys went to
him and was told to bring up piece of
rag. The boy procured it, and, anx-
ious TO know what the man wanted, he
hung around the door. There was a faint
odor Of gas pervading the premises, and
rs the boy looked through the key-hole
he saw the old man mount chair and
unwind a home knit wooden sock from the
gas-burner and then wind tho rag tightly
around it in place of the sock. Sorry to
trouble YOU he said, when he came down,
but the pesky thing was leaking, and |
wanted to use my sock. | guess I'd a
been smothered if | hadn't kinder traced
the smell to that thing and then struck
the idea of stopping it by winding some
thing around it, He was taken upstairs
and showed how the 'pesky thing worked
but was not satisfied, and insisted that it
was "A burned sight safer TO tie the thing
up
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
Indian Education.

superintendent of Indian Schools Riley
has returned from visit to the reserva-
tions in the West and makes decidedly
encouraging report as to the success of
the educational branch of the Indian
bureau the past year. The increase in
attendance has been very large and a
number of new schools have been opened.
Upon the general plan of Indian educa-
ton, he says: II am satisfied that the ru-
diments of English education are that we
should confne ourselves to in this matter,
and beyond that we can not successfully
go. We can not teach Indian boys agri-
culture at either Carlisle or Hampton. for
the agriculture of Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania is so vastly different from that of
Arizona and Dakota that it serves no pur-
pose. Higher education we have found
to 5e practically valueless. Suppose we
educate a young man in medicine, Of
what use Is he upon being sent back TO his
tribe? He can neither earn living nor
support others. The motive Of Indian
education at present is to make the In
dians self-supporting. | zee stronger
reasons every day for con- polling the In
dams to take lands in seyeralty, and after
they have been thus started to reduce ra-
tions and gradually impress upon them
the necessity for becoming self support
ing. We can probably do better for the
Indians by devoting more time to teach
ing them agriculture and simple trades
and the woman needle and homework
than by any system of higher education.
That will naturely follow. We must raise
education in the estimation Of the Indians
until young man can enter school with
out fear OF that ridicule which an Indian
breads more than anything else,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
The Deprayity Of Man.
Baltimore American

Seventy eight million lead pencils are
used in this country every year. There
is n8thing particularly remarkable about
this except when we consider that seven
tn million are stolen by people from one
another. Then we begin to appreciate
the depravity of the human race. Steal
ing lead pencils is the universal sin of
mankind. man too honest to pick up a
pin on a neighbours promises dos not
scruple TO steal the best lead pencil that
that neighbor owns. Such an evil ought
to be reformed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
NEWS PICKINGs.

Boys in barn in St. Shomas, Ont, dis
turbed a nest Of hornets. They at once
attacked a cat that was on the barn floor
and stung her to death before she could
got away.
The prize of gold headed cane for the
winner Of fat mans race in Pittsbnrg
last week was carried of by butcher
who tips the beam at 800 pounds. None
was permitted 10 start in the race carry
ing less than 205 pounds.
There is considerable typhoid fever in
Green Bay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
Married Under Difficulties.
New Sonth Wales standard

On the banks of the Murray River,
which separates Victoria from New South
Wales, Presbyterian minister had his
charge, his flock, his residence being on
the Victoria side, and portion of his
congregation residing on that of New
South Wales. II the course of events a
young lady of his people was to be mar
ried; but, with the fancies that young
l6Gies so often indulge in, she would be
married in her fathers home, which was
on the New South Wales shore, and by her
pastor, who, as it appeared, at the last
momens WAS only registered to tie the
nuptial knot in Victoria. Here was a
pretty fix; the hour had come-and the
man. Moved by the tears of the lovely
suppliant the minister was equal to the oc-
casion. 1t appears that the whole of the
waters of the hurry River pertain to
Victoria, so, obtaining boat and put
ting therein all his paraphernalia, and
books, and other instruments requisit
for the performance of the ceremony, he
put off from the shore. The YOUNG lady
and her friends came to the foot of her
fathers grounds, and the party standing
on the shore in battle array, the marriage
service was duly performed by the min
lister in the boat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18
Frozen Fish for Winter storage.
Sturgeon Bay WIS } Advocate

The owner of the refrigerator has com
menced freezing fish and will continue the
process as rapidly as the catch will per
NIT until the house is full. Last year on
Is two Of the rooms in the building
we're stored with fish, of which fifty tons
were frozen, while during the present sea
son eighty or ninety tons viii be packed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-18

ablaze with a hundred colored torches
held by the file of soldiers, Next came
flight of mammoth rockets, with huge
bombs and shells. After the display of
fireworks was over the statue was lighted
with electricity.