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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
She Didn't Want it.
Philadelphia News.

She was sour face, thin-yoiced wo-
man, with an exasperating manner about
her that made statesmen dive under the
counter when they saw her coming, She
had been travelling Chestnut and Market
streets all day long looking for baby
coach. And such coach! II must have
all the latest improvements, besides a lot
of other improvements that had never
been patented, much less heard of. A
patent brake was indispensable, as well
as an automatic fan to keep flies from
baby's face. Then she wanted a con
trivance TO start the coach, another one to
lift it over the cutters, another to stop it,
and top that would spread out auto.
matically on sunny days.
After distracting two 0bliging young
men until their collars wilted, the anna
bic mother fiounced out of big estab-
lishment on Chestnut street, and took an
Eighth-street car for q rand avenue, DE
cause" she condescended TO explain,
there's a factory up there where they
make such things, and are not mum
skulls like you"
She found the proprietor of the place a
bland young man, with a solmn face and
a stock of trade whoppers on hand that
would astonish side-showman.
Gwen have to make il to order mad
am he said, washing his hands in the air
"and while we'ro about it tive might as we'll
add the Jones soother.n
whats that" asked the woman who
was hunting ingenious baby-coaches.
San arrangement to pat the baby on
the back every time it cries" was the re-
ply. you simply press button and it
cuddles baby so naturally that the little
dazzling can't tell the difference between
the 'pattle and its own mother. At the
same time speaking tube, placed along
side of the kids ear begins to say, Waz
re masser,' or 'Goey seep, pet which
ever you may prefer. A nursing bottle
pops out of pocket in the side of the
coach, adjusts itself in baby's mouth, and
a metal finger 'tucks down the bib, while
a wooden finger tickles it ON the knee.
Only $40 extra, ma'am, and if you"
II think you are trying to make fun of
me, sir!' exclaimed the woman, indig
nantly. | never heard of such nonsence.
| don't want any of your coaches"
''Yes'm," replied the salesman, as the
lady flounced out. "All right, m! was
about to say that we had a spanking at
tachment that has been Endorsed by"
but the amiable mother was out Of hear
ing and making her way as rapidly as
possible for a Fourth street car before
the sentence was finished.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
The Mormon Leprosy.
Salt Lake City Tribune.

The son of polygamist told the writer
of this, recently, that his father, some
years ago, worked the whole summer
through building a house or barn, for
which in the Fall he received 800. OF
course $40 of this went to the tithing fund
OF the rest $3.50 went to England to bring
out two sisters, whom he married as soon
as they arrived here. He added; "At
that time my little brothers and sisters
and myself had no shoes TO wear, no com
Portable clothing, and not enough TO eat
At the same time the English girls were
stolen from home; they packed their
clothing and sent il off TO a neighbors
first; then when their father was absent
they ran away TO the coast, leaving note
which put their father on the wrong track ;
they had timed the performance so there
should be no delays, and when the father,
suspecting their intention, rushed TO
Liverpool to intercept their flight, tho
ship with them on board had proceeded to
sea. He said further that when his father
was a missionary in England neighbor
of theirs sent him sos with instructions
to pick out some girl who would marry
him and send her over.
The order was obeyed; the woman was
sent out, and on landing went directly TO
the house of the man to whom she had been
consigned, as though she were a bale of
rags or Norfolk polled heifer. He fur
ther says that such cases are common, and
always have been. This is worse than inn
porting Chinese or dago contract laborers.
If the matter can not be reached by law,
there certainly oughs 20 be a more gener-
nj distribution of the facts about Nor
monism in the old country. We think in
THE respect reyulsion is gong on
against the creed already in Great Britain.
This same mans father is on a mission in
Great Britain now, and tho son showed n
letter received from him recently, in
which he said; Things are very dull here;
this country is done with Mormonism."
The facts will be found out after awhile
but in the meantime if no other plan can
be devised to stop importation of Nor
mon contract harem laborers, means
should be taken TO make it impossible for
them TO acquire homes in the United
States There Ia no particular promise Of
strength TO a nation when the mothers of
the race are degraded enough 20 contract
TO become the polygamous wives of any
brute who will pay their fair across the
ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
sQIBs.

Loring Pickering, editor OF the San
Francisco Call has just become father to
vigorous boy. Mr.. Pickering is 20
years old, and some time ago married for
the third time. journalism prospers like
everything else on the Pacific coast
The rebels in Afghanistan have gained
an important victory entirely destroying
a loyal regiment on its way TO Cubul, the
capital. Russia is evidently at work there
az well as in Bulgaria.
The people Of Charleston are all right.
Barnum's circus the other day scooped in
$4,000. II is frst-class evidence that the
people Of Charleston are recovering from
their scare and are again ready for bust
ness
France has failed to get up a European
combination that will require England TO
Withdraw from Egypt.
A s. nth bound freight train on the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Rail
road was wrecked six miles above Vicks-
burg, Mass, thirteen cars being ditched.
There we're forty tramps on the train
One was killed and eleven were wounded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
british Fishing Industry.

Inc Pail Mall Gazette says that the
great sea harvest of North Britain has
practically ended The herring fishing Is
closed for the present year, and the re-
suits are published. They are not on the
whole satisfactory. They might be worse,
out they have been much better. Her
rings are perhaps the most caprlclous
harvest reaped by the toilers of the sea.
IL is not only that there is always risk
of bad crop, but there is sometimes risk
OF no crop to speak of. The fish are
very clancy, and are not subject In their
Congregations and dispersals to scientific
laws hitherto ascertained. AZ fishes that
swim in shoals seem equally unreliable.
some years ago sardines were trust
worthy crop for the fishermen along the
Norman seaboard One autumn they en-
uFely disappeared. The course of com
Aefce could not, of course, be arrested.
contracts had to be kept. Some KIND OF
spawn was pressed into the service, had
tAe dignity of being cured and timed,
appeared the following winter on the
breakfast tables of civilized Europe, and
vas largely CONSUMED with accustomed
1ellsh by an unsuspicious public, Soon
Ilerward the sardine reappeared IN his
"onted waters, and was duly caught, cur
~ and eaten, as if nothing had occurred.
ms years catch of Scotch behring's has
oeen 100000 Grams short OF the due allow
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Ladies and Steeplechases.
Washington Critic

"You will be surprised at what l am go
ing TO say to you" remarked one of the
executive committee to The Critic ram
bier, but the steeplechases, which are 30
dangerous to jockeys, are put on the card
in Difference to the wishes of the ladies
who attend the races. So far as the male
patrons of the tracks are concerned, they
prefer the contests on tho flat, and this
is demonstrated by the amounts wagered
in the poolboxes, whereas the steeple-
chases are comparatively poorly patron
lied by the betting fraternity. IL is
rare occurrence that pools are sold on
steeplechase the night before the race,
and the only interest taken seems to be
i'll the French mutuals few minutes be-
fore the horses start on their perilous
journey across field and fences. Look for
yourself and see the interest taken by the
fair sex in this race" continued the com
mitteeman. "When they were content to
sit comparatively quiet in their chairs
while the fiat races we're going on, now
they are to a woman standing up, so as
not 60 miss a feature or fall of the ia mp
ers. Some of the racing associations
have eliminated steeple-chases from their
programmes, and the subject has been
But objections have multiplied from the
ladies against such action on our part,
and majority have declared they will
not go out to Ivy City unles this attrac-
ton is is maintained. Therefore we are
compelled to keep Ip the practice, but if
the men we're allowed the say tomorrow
there would be only flat races and occa-
sionally hurdle race on the track 90
vary the monotony. Another objection
TO the steeplechase is that the riders, fully
cognizant of their danger, a few minutes
before the start will fill themselves up
with artificial courage in the shape
of race-track whiskey, and many of them
can barely maintain themselves in their
saddles when the starters flag drops.
Then, too, the horses after that fatiguing
run through the field and over the old
club house hill, begin to lag in their exer-
tions, and by the time the water
Jump in front ~of the grand stand
is. reached their wind is nearly gone
and only the gamest sort of an animal
can make the final effort Yet the ladies
are all eagerness to see this sport, and
you can not coax a woman off the stand
until the last jockey has tumbled, and all
the excitement incident 70 such race
concluded"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

Omaha Girl-And so there is real
rebellion in the Hightone Seminary,
Ell
Returned Pupil Yes, indeed. The
girls just made up their minds that they
wouldn't stand it any longer and left in a
bunch"
o. G. What was the trouble, my
dear?
r. z. Why, you know last term cook
ing school was added TO the depart
ments.
@. G.-Yes, / remember. You spoke
highly of it.
r. P.-Yes, everything was just splen-
did, and we did have such fun. | can't
see what got into the principal, but
guess she is little crazy
o. G.-Why, what did abe dor
X. P Would you believe it, she insist
ed that this term we must eat the things
we cooked.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

ance, and the continental demand for the
cured fish has been steady. The price
will be kept up, and it is the general pub
lie who will suffer from the diminished
take. The diminution, though not seri-
Gus in amount, has been d;sagreeably pro-
gressiye. Thus, in 1884 the total catch
was $4,000 Grams; in 1885, 737 900, and
this year $4,000. But the fishermen are,
on the whole, in good heart. The her
rings, though few, have been fit. They
have had the grace to come very near the
shore. The catching of them has been
easy, and the curing immediate. There
has been no great sale of the fresh fish.
Railway rates swallowed up the margin
that might be derived from this branch
of the trade. 1t was surer to salt them
when continental demand might be re-
lied on.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
THE BLOOD STAINED BELL.

A Pathetic Story of Mellow toned Chimer.
The City of Breslau lately celebrated
the 5OOth anniversary of an occurrence
which was memorable in the history of
the town, and is known wherever German
poetry finds home, says the Scientific
American. The bell which hangs in the
southern tower of St. Mary Magdalen's
Church, and is named 'St. Mary's Bell, :"
but is usually known as the poor sinners
bell' rang out morning and evening on
the 18th of July to remind all who heard
it that it was cast on that day 500 years
ago. Next day, Sunday, the preacher re-
minded his congregation of the pathetic
story which made it singular among bells
how, when all was ready for the casting
the bell founder withdrew for few mo
ments, leaving boy in charge of the
furnace, warning him not to NEEDLE with
the catch that secured the seething metal
in the caldron,
But the boy disregarded the caution,
and then, terrified on seeing the molten
metal beginning to flow into the mold,
called to the bell founder for help. Rush
ing in and seeing what he had intended
to be his masterpiece ruined, as he
thought, sngered to madness, he sew the
boy on the spot. When the had cooled
and the mold was opened, the bell was
found to be an exquisite work, perfect
in Gnish, and of marvellous sweetness Of
tone.
Coming to his senses, he recognized
his bloody work, and straightway gave
himself up to the magistrates. Blood
for blood" was the law; he was condemn
ed to die, and he went to his doom while
his beautiful bell pealed an invitation to
all to pray for "the poor sinner whence
its name.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Indian Gamblers.
NAnkima "a II Signal

For the last two weeks, ever since the
hop picking season commenced, lot of
sharp good looking Indians have been
lounging about the town. They own race
horses, good clothes, and the showiest of
blankets, and carry plenty of silver. Old
settlers know them well. They are the
gamblers OF the Moses tribe, and yearly
make their pilgrimages to this point at the
time when the Yakima and Klickitat In
dams are well provided with money earn
ed by laboring in the hop fields. They
are expert card players-up to all the
tricks-and are not afraid to try their
nerve and skill with the sportive front
iersmen of the north, with whom they
frequently have long sieges of draw"
and oftentimes to their material profit.
To these experienced gamblers the local
siwashes are as children, and loose their
earnings and ponies in prodigal man
ner. This season is just repetition of
the last and many previous ones, and
Moses men will go home well fattened
with wealth while the home indian and
money Garner will pass lean and hungry
winter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

not only entirely strange to the men, but
very broken, and full of dangerously
steep water-courses aud hollows, and you
will have a picture of cowboy duty on
such night. They must head of the
leaders. Once fairly off, they will STAN
pede twenty, thirty, and even forty miles
at stretch, and many branches will
stray from the main herd, Not alone the
reckless rider rushing headlong at break
muck pace over the dangerous ground in
dense darkness but also the horses, small
insignificant beasts, but matchless for
hardy endurance and willingness, are
perfectly aware how much depends upon
their speed that night, if it kills them.
Unused till the last moment remains the
heavy ccwhide 'yuirt, or whip, and the
powerful spurs with rowels the size of
tiveshilling pieces. Urged on by shout
the horses speed alongside the
terrified steers until they manage TO
reach the leaders, W IN, swinging
around, and fearless of HONS, they press
the believing brutes till they turn them.
All the men pursuing this manpuyre. the
headlong rush ia at last checked, and the
leaders, painting and flashing their sides
with their tails are brought TO a stand,
and the whole herd is again rounded
up"
Throughout the northern ranges So
briefly, self-restraint, decent behavior, and
falthfulness to duty are enjoined upon
the cowboys. A great improvement is
also observable in the cowboys of Toxas.
Deeds of violence among them are now
few. The morals of the entire range and
ranch cattle business of the United
States now compares favorably with that
of the other large enterprises osEPH
NINJNO. JuN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Not Acquainted.

Many men are so rushed by business
affairs, that they often say laughingly,
that they have no time to get acquainted
with their families" The Boston Post
tells an amusing incident regarding one
of these very busy men.
He usually left home before his chill
dren were up in the morning, and did not
return until after they had gone TO bed.
He was hurrying away one morning when
he found that his little boy had arisen
earlier than usual, and was playing ON the
sidewalk. 81
"Get into the house,
The little fellow refused. His father
seized him and punished him. The child
went into the house crying, and the moth
er asked:
whats the matter!"
"Man hit me-"
aWhat mans"
"Why, the man that stays her on Sun
days"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Nota Mesmerist.
lowell CltIzen

Major Sickem Is your wife mes
merist Mr.. HenpectY
Henpect Heavens, no! ] hope not.
Why do you ask.
Major Sickem Oh. nothing; only
had noticed that she has you pretty well
under control.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11
Defending His Reputation.
Judge

Pm afraid that son of mine will bring
my gray hairs in sorrow TO the grave,
if ! live so long," said lady to sym
pathetic friend.
do not be afraid, ma" srid yot lg
hopeful, poking his head in a. the door.
Sooner than have tnat happen I'll take
your hair out of the irawer some night
and burn it up"
"By the way" exclaimed Smithers,
''have you two fiyes for tenn"
II have" responded Jobson.
"Then lend me one OF them
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

driver-You cant smoke that pipe
in this car.
Workman-And why notg
Driver Because there are ladies in the
car
Workman Sure, that's the very razon
l want to take a Whit l want to deaden
the smell of the chape musk and patch
only.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

Irate Person See here; did yon call
me an .''old celibate" in your paper yes
terdayY
Editor-No; l called you ian old repro
bate.
Irate Persep On, that's very different.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-11

81 say, pop" shouted jimmy Tufft~y
as he raced into the house, "has the teach
err any right to keep things what belong
to boyg
''No, my son, she has not, What has
she got that belongs to your" "What has
she gotS Well, she's got my best jack
knife, seven marbles, glass agate, a
dandy piece of string, a pocketful of
horse chestnuts, my chestnut bell, and
"That II do James I will send over an ex-
press wagon and have them brought
home" Sand | am goin' to ride in the
wagon" grabbing a hot doughnut from
the table he skipped out of the house like
a young cyclone.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19
A Punching Club.

A lady who has organized Sunday
school classes of London street bows tells
of the organization of singular club
She says: "The inherited love of drink
ran in the veins of many Of my scholars
and they showed evident signs that they
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19

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"a ou'N''' OF M"n9"'m. All the People
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19

A emtIcm writing from Yokohama
say ThcJp1ncsc have acquired such
a passion for6cing tattoocd that law
ha~ been pa,,d forbidding the marking
Of natives. Tc law does not apply 10
foreigners. III, quite the thing now to
be tattoocl, md elaborate designs are
traced on many travellers as am indclible
rcmini>ccncro their >oiourn in the east.
The sons of d. Prince of Wales, when
here few years AGO, were tattoocd, and
several Russian dukes and spri@> Of no
biity have Undergone the process. The
son of Loug.e.ow recently submitted to
a very elaborate tattoo decoration, and
for more than three months was in the
hands Of thctttoocr, who did an amount
Of work On him during this time that is
usually spread oyer period Of three or
four wears. This caused, Of course, a
severe nryou, hook which he was only
able to withstand by application Of
hypodcrmc INJECTIONS Of morphine -
Nor Y0h T0iraG
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19

One Of the latest notions for preserving
health and beauty is to drink a glass oi
hot water before breakfast, and 1t Is
larocIy practiced. A Baltimore physician
speaking Of this, related some curious
methods employed by his female patients
70 preserve their good looks. One drinks
a class of toast water before arising II
the morning; another uses halttea
spoonful of tincture Of cinchona in COB
letof water; still another takes pinch o
table salt into her mouth before leavn'
bed. and a Philadelphia belle every morn
ing regularly gargles her throat witt
soapsuds made Of white CASTLE soap
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19
How 10 Make Umbrellas Last.

People don't generally know, said a
New York umbrella retailer to a reporter
for the Ndod Erpess recently, that
umbrella, viIIIast much longer if. when
they are wet they are placed handle
downward to Try. The moisture falls
from the cjgc q the frame and the fab
ric dries uniformly. If stood handle up-
ward which !, commonly the case. the
top Of the umbrella holds the moisture.
owing to the lining underneath the ring.
it consequently takes a long time to drv.
and iniucs the silk Or other fabric with
which it is covered. This is the main
cause of the top of the umbrella wearino
ont sooner thn the other parts. I'm.
brcIIa-cascs, to'' are responsible for the
rapid wear Of the silk The constant
friction cause, tiny holes that appear 81
provokinsly carIy When not in use the
umbrella should be left loose, and when
vct lift open to dry"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19

OF the processes most n favor arr,
partine artificial fra,0me,, ID ,.,.
causing them to rct0n their original sna
desirable qualitic, thc .caid .tar.
system is the principal onc Nurv
important towns in thc Northwest b.e
their cold storage warehouse, which -
large buildings, some of them nrrs
extensive as our grain elevators rb.
iee-chambcrs are in the upper Part offh.
buildings, which arc kept a' an eauh..
temperature Of about 20 degree, r,hea
hcit. The proprietor> o' Nj. ud.tr...
warehouses purchase eg-, rm TIN. ,r0
cr, and ship them to dealer, ul raan-
sion-mcn. Many carloed, Vi. e.g, NJ
sent from this part Of thc coutrs o.Nao
York and other Eastern ct.u. TH. au
are purchased for cold ,tou- duun HI,
spring and summer ud u net hanpa
until the winter month, when tha supply
of genuinely fresh EGG, begins T. I'll
The old method Of pra>Hnugreg- Was
the picking proceS, which is ~uII in use
to a considerable cNtcnt Turcbief com
ponents of this method 1rc jim. sad ,1t
Picked eggs do mot, however command
tbe price obtaiuablc iorud .torlae. ..,.-