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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
FRESH FASHION NOTES.

The bridal gown of the incoming
season must be OF ivory white satin or
repped silk, with the train or some part
of the dress made of silver brocaded satin,
and trimmed with antique ivory tinted
laces, looped with natural, not artificial,
orange blossoms.
The newest fancy in night lights and
altar tapers is in the form Of conical
tinted shade covering large wax taper
fitted TO socket, the socket and shade
surrounded 10y large fancy glass flower
tray matching the color of the shade, and
made in many different fanciful forms.
Glossy sateens are made with panels,
cuffs, and collars of velvet and look as
pretty as foniard or india silks, and when
the basques are without Innings are much
cooler.
New silk underwear comes in ribbed
weaves and in all bright red, blue, and
evening colors, cream and white, but the
laces which trim the vests are de rigueur
white.
A high hat, with the crown of open
work straw, has the brim turned up at
the left with a cluster of yellow roses with
their leaves. The trimming is straw-col
ored Grape, fastened with bows of velvet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14

were known to him he must have deliber-
ately sought to deceive his hearers and
those before whom the printed reports of
his speech would be spread
As matter of fact, the profits of man
ufactGring and of most other lines of
business had never before been so small
as in the past seven or eight years, and
the purchasing power of wages given EN-
ployes has never before been so great as
in this period. These truths may not be
known to the mere blatherskite, and may
be ignored by the demagogue and knave,
but they are known to all intelligent per
sons who have taken the trouble to be-
come informed ON this question. II must
unfortunately, he conceded, however,
that large majority of the honest, in
telhgent toilers of the country are ignor-
ant of these facts. To such pesons, as
well as those who are neither honest nor
intelligent, nor yet toilers, the mouth
ings of the Vest school may produce in
calculable injury by making them dis
satisfied and FESTIVE, and arraying them
against large and important question of
the community.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14

through earnest united effort. The pro-
hibition party is the outcome of honest,
but near-sighted action, or else il is the
result of deliberate selfish action on the
part of those who profess to have the
good of the cause at heart When the
party in power comes to legislate upon
the affairs of the State and those political
prohibitionists ask for legislation in the
interests of temperance as they repre-
sent il possibly they will meet with the
query. "What claims have you upon us?'
or, SHOW us political sentiment in your
favor" They started out ON their indie
pendent course TO secure particular OBJ
ject, and the people refused to sustain
them in the position they took. They
will have reason to blame no one but
themselves if they meet with rebufs.
Whatever legislation may be had in the
real interests of temperance, it will not
be because of the prohibition party. II
will be despite that party. Whatever
power those prohibitionists may have had
heretofore TO influence legislation, it has
been thrown away by their third party
movement.
The actions of the leaders of the pro
hibition party cause suspicious to be en-
gendered that political ambition is at the
bottom of the movement, They say they
must have everything they ask for or they
will take nothing. A whole loaf or no
bread! Give them an opportunity 60 en-
force prohibition in one county or in AS
many counties as public sentiment will
sustain such action and they say, mo!
The state or nothing! If we cannot pro-
hibit everywhere we viii prohibit no
where We must have a chance to save
everybody or we will try To save nobody
The whole must be regenerated, or the
party may go 20 perditionw That is the
attitude of the political prohihitionists.
In the state of Maine, in the towns where
the republican nominees were pronounc-
ca pronibitionists, what did the prohbi-
tion party doy Did they endorse those
candidates. Not bit of IL. The prohi-
bition party candidates had TO run against
the prohibitionists on the other ticket.
What did such action indicate the good
of the cause, or political ambition? Or
was it what has been frequently charged,
a deliberate purpose 10 aid the democrat
ic party? The leaders or the prohibition
party assert that their motives are purity
itself. How shall they be judgedy Do
actions speak louder than words! Is it
not special provincial of professional
prohibitionists TO lie and TO bargain and
SELF Are they not, in the present cam
paign simply the hired tools Of the demo
cratic party
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
What the Prohibitionists are Doing,
La Cro,se Repnblican

The prohibitionists, or to designate
more specifically, the political Prohibi-
tionists, are striving strenuOusly to build
ups party which shall control the affairs
of state. Unfortunately for them the
movement has no vitality 1t fails TO
go into something strong and vigorous
II simply crawls. It's lack OF growth
shows that il has not taken hold Of the
hearts of the people. Its motives are
looked upon with suspicion by those,
even, who have most at heart that which
it processes to represent. Its champions
cry aloud with tears in their voices, but
no one is moved. The present movement
simply illustrates what has always result
ed whenever the cause of temperance
has been taken into politics. The good
of the individual is lost sight of in the
struggle TO control and TO dictate. The
old Sons of Temperance movement, Of
years ago, thrived until its leaders nmbi-
tious for political honors thrust Temper
ance into politics. And then the move
ment died. It did not even stop TO lam
guish before it died. The life went out
of il as though it had been stricken with
heart disease And so with the Francis
Murphy movement. Wherever organiza-
tion@ were formed and we're vigorous the
moment the leaders became fascinated
with the thought that politics was the
sphere of the temperance Cause, and act
in accordance with that thought those
organizations went out OF existence with
lightning speed. There never has been a
time since the cause of temperance was
agitated that every move on the political
line has not been full of danger TO that
cause. Jealousies, dissensions and strife
have always prevailed until the force of
movement was completely spent in the eff
forts of the different eliques, into which
the movement was split, to tear each other
to pieces. With those contentious always
springing up whenever politics we're intro
duced, the temperance cause had good
reason to exclaim: "Save me from my
friends" The efforts made 10 convert
the temperance organizations into sue
cessful political machines have always
failed. And this present movement is
bound TO go the way OF all that have pre-
coded It. II lacks force for one reason
among many Others, from the fact that
but a small percentage of those who are
friends Of prohibition are in II, Yet
weak as il is in general results, it il strong
enough to divide the prohibition element
into two hostile camps and prevent that
practical result which can only come
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
Feeding and Fattening.

1t becomes an interesting wonder every
year why the rural cottagers of the Unit
ed Kingdom do not rear fowls aim ost uni
versally, seeing how little the cost would
be and how great the demand We i'm
port many millions of eggs annually.
Why should we import anyy After pass
ing dozens of cottages on commons or in
lanes in England where the children have
nothing TO do, and would be glad of pets
you meet man with gold rings in his
ears, who asks you in broken English TO
buy eggs from the continent. Wherever
there is a cottage family living on pota
toes or better fare, and grass growing any
whore near them, it would be worth while
TO nail up little peut house ana make
nests of clean straw, and go in for spec
ulation in eggs and chickens. Seeds,
worms and insects go a great way in
feeding poultry in such places; aud then
there arc the smAll aud refuse potatoes
from the heap and the outside cabbage
leaves, and the scraps of all sorts. Very
small purchases of broken rico (which is
extremely cheap, inferior grain and mix
ed meal would do all else that is neces-
sary. There would probably be larger
losses from "verminn than in better guard
ed places; hnt these could be well afford.
ed as mere deduction from considerable
gains. II is understood that the keeping
of poultry is largely on the Increase in
the country generally, and even among
cottagers; but the prevailing idea is of
competition as to races and specimens for
the poultry yard rather than of meeting
the demand for eggs and fowls for the
table.
The chicks most likely to fatten well
are those first Matched in the brood, and
those with the shortest legs. Long legged
fowls as a rule, are by far the most diff
cult to fatten, The most delicate sort
are those which are put up TO fatten as
soon as the hen forsakes them for, as
says an old writer, then they will be in
fine condition, and full of flesh, which
flesh is afterward expended in the exer
else of foragng for food, and in the in
crease of stature; aad il may bo a work of
some weeks TO recover it specially with
young cocks"
But whether you take them in hand rs
chicks, or not till they are older, the
three prime rules to be observed are,
sound and various food, warmth and
cleanliness. There is nothing that a fat
| ting fowl grows SO fastidious about ms his
water II water any way foul be'offered
/ him, he will not drink it, but sulk with
his food, and pine, and you are all the
while wondering the reason why. Keep
them separate, allowing to each bird as
much space rs you can spare; spread the
ground with sharp sandy gravel; and
take care that they are not disturbed. In
addition to their regular diet Of good
] oil "a n m 10 NJ
beans, brown sugar milk and mutton
suet. Let the cake lie till it is stale, then
crumble it, and give each bird n gill.
measurefu morning and evening. No
entire grain should be given to fowls
during the time they are fattening; in
decd, the secret OF success lies IN supply
| ing them with the most nutritious food
without stint, and in such form that
their digestive mills shall find no diff
Guilty in grinding it,, Mass liottineaa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
A Novelty in Witnesses.
\ oslaers Gazette tl94.

A sharp -visaged, keen eyed, and very
garrulous old lady, named Belts, was a
witrsss in case tried in n countryivillage.
When asked 10 state what she knew OF
the matter before the court she replied:
"Well, ii was like this: Ny mainland me
we both see the fuss, and seq Iybo Belts,
sez I, and sez Belts to me, sen he
"State what You saw only."t.H
''Yepy well. Belts, SCI Il jgst like
that, sez and sez Belts to me, Liza
BETH sez he, and-----4n Yf14
"No matter what either Of YOU said
mo, | s'pose not Wen, sen to Belts,
sell. Beta and Belts he says,l sen he,
LOOK yonder.' And sez TO Betts, seq !,
"WhereT jest like that sez !. And Belts
he sez sez he" i'''''t hilj
ihWe care nothing forrwhat your hus-
band Or y9P said again ipt9rfgPed the
lawyer.
q oOlIgpose not Bot If Bn4tsa hadn't
of said 70 pe, as he did say sen he,
Look yonder and If hadn't of said TO
Betts,e Waerer' rs ala any 10 him, jest
like that and il Bettsb hadn't gone on
then aud said, sen he, Oyer there SEE he,
and llsez to Belts, 4ez1A--'i TO
4a"stop. What hos tBettg9 t9.J 90 with
Nothing, think goodness, Belts is
too decent "a man 10 be missed mp with
rows of this sort; only he comes in and
sez he itd me.z4-nlh' nH 1.eual
4" What did you see ssI 5dl
Didn't see the first Twin thing; till
Belts sez. sez he" '5' Hpf
Let the witness step down said the
lawyer .5.a..., III. ..,.,sai.,
aW F Divine William.H-uf
Must you ~, william :" asked q young
lady.
Il htve more cafo TO stay than viii to
go quoted WILLIAM. ... ,.I, ro
"Oh, that's lovely! Is il original?"
@Of course IL isi answered the un-
blushingY 45f .U5 fsy .ye
ITS divine, William" she said.
Now he wonders If she said IL ION pur-
pose. EfUnU8 .uIHf9d gIt
A woman never knows whether the side
walk ia paved or not when she has on a
new dresssA Someryihe Jeurnahr}
Judging from the tighth6ss, OF the
article it asti't every girl whoGsn laugh
IN heFsleeEes nowadays
n II hate that maui exclaimed Mrs. Up
persee. &c like to make his life misera
BE" "1'ell you what +. said her husband
iwarinlyltS,IH send the villain an invita-
Aion TO your musicale. Wen torture
him"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14

the negro came forth and dem anded his
money. Quick as lightning the droyer
pulled his weapon and shot the highway
man dead in his tracks. He examined
the body and found to his utter astonish
ment that he had shot his landlor Smith
of Smiths stand.
As might be expected, the affair caused
great excitement. II was afterward dis
covered that Smith had bought out the
former proprietor for the purpose of car
rying on the robberies to which the Ken
lucky driver so promptly put an end.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14

with cotton-hooks, and pushing it with
brawny hands and shoulders, sitting down
four or five in row against a bulkhead
and showing 1t with their feet they slowly
work the unwieldy mass into its corner
brace it firmly by wedges until its success
or is placed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
Specimen of Bourbon Dishonesty
st. LOUIS Globe Democrat

Senator Vest in his address at Higgins
vile, said
The farmers Of the country compete in the
open markets OF the world with the pauper labor
OF every country but without protection
This is untrue There is duty levied
on imports of nearly every product of the
farm and garden. The following are tho
imports on some of the leading commodi-
ties of this class;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
The Labor Question.
Hatpers' Bazaar.

"No, sab; no, san. don't wuk fab no
white man fab fifty cents day-no sab I;
but when dey takes about twenty FIVE
cents and watermillion, Is willin' to be
reasonable"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
What She Was Coming To.
Ind. BITS.

Spriggs. How much older is your sis
ter than you, Johnnyy
Johnny. | dunno. Maud lister be
% years old, then she was 20 and now
she amt only Is. guess we'll soon be
twins.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14

do you favor home rule. asked Cor
rigan.
No, but my wife does"
"So?"
eyes; her home rule is, Locked out af
ter eleven.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
A Natural Conclusion
Harperis Bazaar.

Sunday School Teacher What did Lot
do after his wife was turned into pillar
of salt, Sadie:
Sadie-I s'pose he looked out for fresh
one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

When Men Didn't Travel on Railroads, but
Drove Their Hogs to Market-An Ideal Tavern
Keeper Who Disguised Himself and Robbed
His CHESTS
, 1886-12-17
p,ur,IsM IN ruE su.ArE.

Narrow-mindcd devotion to party was
carried to an idiotic extreme in the sen
ate, recently, when John Sherman and
Justin $. Morrill, occupied several hours
in tanniiug the Democrats with their fall
ure to redeem the promise made in their
late national platform as to the. reduction
aud revision of the tariff taxes. That is
about As far as the average craftsmanship
Of the day carries any of the so.called
statesmen.
So far as party pledges are concerned
every Republican IN congress is as fully
bound to reduce and revise the tariff as
are the Democrats, and, even il they
were not, under the existing state of
facts, the duty to DO 50 is imperative.
Above and beyond any party RESPONSE
bihty all senators and all representatives
are charged with Il duty to the whole neo-
pie. Collectively they represent the
whole people, and no differences in the
cut Of their coats. the shade of their
neckties or the color of their hair can alb
solve them from this responsibility.
Since both parties have demanded tariff
revision every Republican stands pledged
to hat policy as well as every Democrat.
But what has been the record to date?
While in the house of representative
40 Democrats have voted for such re-
duction only three Republicans Lave don,
the same thing. The remainder hav,
stood around laughing, but all the tint
resisting the reduction Of taxation and re-
cciving the praise of the rings which
thrive by that taxation. With even SC
little as ~ per cent Of the Republican
strength given in support of a wise and
necessary measure the bill reducing tariff
taxation would have passed congress at
its late session.
Instead Of taking up time in stupid
party debates, indulging in taunts and
playing the BOBBY generally, it would be
refreshing to see a few Republican scna
tons and representatives who have tn,
manliness to step out from the corral lat,
which monopoly has driven their party
and vote with the Democrats in favor Is
lower taxes and in opposition to clas'
rule.
, 1886-12-17

The palm trce-"Palma Real"-though
SO much written ON and so familiar to
many, your readers may not object to
have once more treated. even though it
be by my humble pen.
This tree is Of great value to the in
habitants of Cuba, every part of it being
made use of by them. The hard white
portion of the trunk-cut into long
trough-shaped planks-the "yagua" and
the ~guano'-the leaves of the palm cut
OH and dried-are used by tho Qua
jiros" the white country population or
p%oasantry of Cubal to build their "bo-
HOS or huts. OF the librous wood,
just under the bark. rope is made. The
flowers bursting forth from their green
covering by which they are cnveloped
like an immense ear Of corn, into n
golden feathery bloom form berries
called "palmiche," ON which pigs feed
and grow very fat.-Cuba Cor, New
Orleans Times Democrat.
, 1886-12-17
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE
LABOR CAUSE.

The best work beyond comparison that
has been done in this country by organ
lied labor is to be seen in the history of
the Typographical Union. That order
owes a great deal of its efficiency and sue
cess to the fact that it has generally kept
itself aloof from all combinations and at
tended sedulously to its own affairs. In
the nature of things, while labor has Ger
tain large interests IN COMMON, the ad-
vanccmcnt of any one trade can best be
secured by RELOCATING its concerns, with
no outside Interference or supervision, to
those Immediately concerned in that
trade. This is lust as obvious as it is that
an apprentice to a plumber cannot, while
in that position. become a skilled carpen
ter or bricklaycr.
The experience of the Knights of
Labor shows that little if any progress
has yet been made in the first essential of
large combinations, the strict and ready
enforcement Of discipline. In the few
cases where the real Interests of labor re-
uuire community of action over wide
areas, this can Toe secured quite rs readily
under the system of separate unions by
trades rs il can by any general organiza
ton while labor escapes the foremost
danger of captivity to the d%omagogue.
The LEADER is Interested in and believes
in the organization of labor, and such
"
, 1886-12-17

MARLBoRoUGH's appearance on the
witness stand in the Campbell divorce
case was Il startling event. The dcscen-
dant ola distinguished warrior and liber-
tine, he can point to n long line of ances-
tors who have figured IN more scandals of
this kind than any other family that ever
lived. In his own person he stands as
the hero of several Opponents, a few
cases Of alienated affections, many plain
violations of the seventh commandment
and a number of high toned divorce suits.
In spite of all these things he has a
aged to maintain a high reputation for
veracity, and it is known among his
friends that he would not commit perjury
to save anybody but a person of quality.
, 1886-12-17

run Hcotl. ihAhil Mohltor'
While talking with ID. A. Camp, the
popular book-kceper at Pages imple-
ment house, the subject of cough med
icincs was brought up. Says Camp,
there is one to which | feel deeply in
debted. 1t has given relief time and
time again to my wife and children. In
fact | feel under the greatest obligations
to Prichard Bros, druggists, for pcrsuad-
ing me to buy a bottle OF Chamberlain
cough remedy. | would not be without q
bottle of il in the house for twice its cost.
In regard to all throat complaints OF
children and for colds it is unsurpassed
You just try it once and you will be sur
prised at the results Sold by W. n.
Hunt.
, 1886-12-17

THE Boston .Jotcrnai, citing the TACT
that carpenters in Paris earn emily $l.7O
for ten hours work, and in Berlin only
Sl.05 per day, and they are out of work
three months during the year, adds;
These are interesting figures for Ameri-
can workingmen to consider. They are
indeed, since they prove that the working
men in France and Germany, under the
highest kind of protective tariffs, get very
beggarly wages. TIE fact destroys the
protectionist doctrine that high protective
tariffs never fail to give high wages and
steadv worl
, 1886-12-17
MISE RES or A TlMoRous MAN


y queer sort" INSANITY
There are some people for whom tho
recent reduction in h elevated railroad
fares has no interest. They would
not ridc on an elevated road If a
ticket cost nothing. with a prize package
thrown in. They are the peoplein whom
fear is abnormally developed, ana who
live in constant terror of beng injured
by accident. The feeling seems to oe
constitutional and no amount oil expert
ence viii lesson ITS acuteness. IL IN
Jects misery into every pleasure. There
Is no place where "A person with TINS
feeling can go in safety. On the street
there Is constant danger oil beng run
over or struck on TIM head with u railing
brlch' or oil tuinpinS INTO hoies' NO
matter what the helght OF Il puilulhg'
an elevator can not DE TAKEN Elevators
are unsafe. rood Is eaten win 'he iuea
that II is poisonous "A gas JET a"akeS
thoughts oil asphyNia ana a nghted lamp
sends n thrll OF agony INTO lhe soul y
steam boiler Is a torpedo win ,he russ
burning prlshtiy anu Il riue III 'he 'ni'
Is u Journey TO the grave; EVeiy'n'ns
tnat Is looked AT Is viewed WIN 'he pos
sioiiity oi acciueht anu Person" "iJuiy,
, 1886-12-17

Capt. Coleman, schr, Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and n. Y, had
been troubled with a cough SO that he was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief,
but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly af-
fectcd and n single dose had the same
happy effect. DIR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles of this standard remedy
at w. N. Hunts drug store.
, 1886-12-17
LOVES SILENCE.
Sweet, shall ask thee why thoa art =

Sweet, shall l ask thee why thou art 70
still,
Gazing afar into the deeps of space,
With shadows OF the twilight ON thy face,
And eyes that quick with dewy moisture
fill,
Why is thy laughter's mellow ripping rill
Silent and dumbi What chrism OF perfect
grace
Shall fall upon those lips and find a place
To bid their accents on the dusk to thrill.
Why art thou voicelcss, lovei All, speak to
mo
With speech hat ever into music grows.
She turns her eyes, that hold me in their
thrall,
As dark and sweet ms night upon the sea,
Saying, while one swift look upon me
glows,
Love is unutterable and is ALL
-~Longman's. Magazine for November.
, 1886-12-17

NJ. Gounod's kindness of heart is pro-
verbal. Not long since, during his re-
cent stay i'll Normandy, a little friend ON
a summers night melted the composer
to make him n kite. NJ. Gounod set to
work and made n monster. Midnight
saw the task completed. Just as the
new day vas creeping in, the maestro
took up his pen, and, rs II finishing
touch, inscribed on the face Of the toy n
brief sonata. Rumor describes it as one
of the most exquisite gems that he has
over written.-New York Sun.