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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
A Strange Drunkard.

Atlanta, Ga, has a kerosene oil drunk
ard. Henry j. Burrows drinks gallon of
kerosene oil, taking n half pint of the
oil at one swallow. He says that he had
bought the oil for drinking purposes and
consumed about half gallon a week IN
this way. When 10 years of age he and
two other boy went on a camp hunt and
they were lost in the woods for three
weeks. Burro VS. became separated from
his friends and had nothing to eat and
could find no water. He had small bot
tie OF kerosene oil which mad been brought
along TO kindle fires, and from time to
time he would take a small mouth,
full to alleviate his thirst. Before
he was rescued he had swallowed
the entire contents of the bottle. 1t had
an exhilarating effect upon him, and the
taste was pleasant. When he returned
home he sampled the kerosene oil every
day or two, and in few months was
drinking it regularly i'll small doses. II
seemed to have no injurious effect, and
his parents did nothing to stop the habit.
While in the army he would make regu-
lar foraging excursions for his drink, and
while others secured buttermilk, coffee,
and whisky, he always obtained full
supply of his loved kerosene. Once dur
ing a long march his oil gave out, and he
almost went crazy and suffered all the
tortures of drunkard with the tremens.
He was sent to a hospital, and recovered
Immediately afto: being allowed TO swat
low cup OF kerosene. Mr.. Burrows now
drinks nearly half gallon of oil a week,
and he uses only the very best. His
health is perfectly good, and his appetite
never fails, and he has not known organic
troubles He says that the oil gives him
feeling of exhilaration and burns him
~ it passes down his throat just about as
whisky would ordinary people.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
STANDING ROCK.

The Historical Work Painted by the Sioux
Slndians With Impressive Religious Cere-
monies.
Early last Sunday morning, says the
Winona Times, of the 18th, the big chiefs
and medicine men of all the tribes and
many of lesser note gathered at the
agency to arrange the ceremony of I'm
yelling the standing rock which had been
mounted upon a pedestal, where it is in
teded it shall stand for all time. For
hours they sat in council talking over the
legends connected with that historical
monument and endeavoring to decide
whom they should honor with the duty of
offering the prayers and painting the
Rock"
1t was decided that no man should
touch the rock who had been guilty of
any offense or wrong of any kind. Sit
ting Bull said that only the purest man
in all the tribes could perform the sacred
service; they must scarab until they could
find man whose life was absolutely pure,
that the sacred stone might not in any
way become polluted. After discussing
the merits and dement's of hundred
chiefs Fire Cloud" of "Fire Hearts
band was chosen.
About two O'Clock in the afternoon the
Indians gathered about the rock to per-
form the ceremony. According to the
Indian superstition, no Indian could re
move the covering, and they were in a
quandary how to proceed, when Major
Mclaughlin stepped forward and remov-
ed the blanket. In a neat little speech the
Major told the Indians that he had found
this rock, sacred to the Indian and of
great historic interest to the white, fire.
quently changed from place to place, and
not guarded as the associations connected
with it should lead it to be; that he had
built for it pedestal and had it placed
thereon, and that it should remain for
ever for their children and grandchildren
for all ages to look upon.
Whom Major Mclaughlin retired Fire
Cloud" stepped forward and spent an
hour painting tho rock, praying mean
while The prayer was remarkable one
to issue from an Indians lips, especially
as that Indian was late hostile, and his
audience consisted of Sitting Bull and
braves Never before has an Indian been
known to pray for peace. Their prayers
are always for success in battle or for in
crease IN game. 1et Flre OlOuu uOlu
the Indians there assembled that if they
had done any wrong in all their lives
they should be ashamed and Inundated
there in the presence of the holy rock,
repent, and henceforth live lives absolu-
tely pure
He thanked the Great Spirit and the
rock in behalf of all his nation for the
period of peace with which they had been
blessed, and prayed that it might last
forever; and then he closed his prayer
with an appeal to the Great Spirit that
he would not send them any hailstorms
the coming year, and that their crops
would be bountiful and their people kept
free from sickness. A few daubs more of
paint and the remarkable ceremony was
ended the Standing Rock had been
unveiled according to the Sioux's most
approved ideas of propriety.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
lie Bought the Picture.
New Yorktworld.


| heard good story the other day
about Cabinet officers experience with
n foreign born artist who came to Wash
ington last year for the purpose of paint
ing portraits of distinguished peorle.
This artist adopted the usual tactics OF
the visiting members of his profession.
He secured first distinguished subject
and from the influence of tho first sitter
he obtained other orders. His first sit
ter was a very prominent naval officer.
During the course of the summer he OBJ
taned an order from a rich but not over
generous member of the Cabinet The
portrait was a water color. II was deem
ed satisfactory by the sitter and by all
the members OF the family except the
distinguished Cabinet officer. He camo
into the artists studio one day and rude
ly asked which one of the portraits on
the wall was that OF his wife, pretending
that he could nyt disooeer it. When 1t
was pointed out to him he said that it did
not bear tho least resemblance to her,
and no one in the world would know IT
without previous information for whom
it w,ts printed liz theu declined to-
take or pay for the picture and left the
studio. The wife of the Cabinet member
called on the artist the next day and
apoligized for her husbands action,
saying that he would como around all
right in time The artist waited patient
ly all summer while the Cabinet officer
was away ON his vacation. He even
waited several weeks after his return TO
this city. Not hearing anything from
him on the subject of the picture, ho
wrote him n letter the other day in which
he said that the portrait was still on his
hands, and that as the Cabinet officer
was Of the opinion that no one could rec
ognize it he was going TO dispose OF 1T
as an ideel head unless the family wished
to purchase it, He said that he wac
about TO send IL TO n Richmond firm,
who would use it in the lithoStaph al
vertisments OF n new brand of cigarettes
He felt IL his duty before selling the
ideal head to give the Cabinet officer an
opportunity OF buying II. This letter
brought tho Cabinet officer again to the.
artists studio The former was ferrous
and threatened the artist with terrible
punishment for his blackguard letter.
The artist suggested to him that he knew
OF no law that he Ind violated aud he
was welcome TO do his worst. The Cab
met official then tried to tear down the
picture and destroy IT, but was checked
by the artist. A violent scene followed.
But the Cabinet Minister yielded in the
end He ordered the picture sent TO his
house. IL was sent there, but not turned
over till the cash $3.50. was paid 1t now
adorns that officials house and Is, doubt
less pointed at with pride by the head OF
this family"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
Grant in the Field.
Boston Traveller.


An officer who served on Grants staff
during the war said TO q correspondent:
The first time | ever saw Grant was
when he came to take command of the
armd. This was at Brandywine station.
We had been accustomed to see McClel-
Ian, Halleck, Burnside. and the other
generals go about from brigade to brig
ade, and division to division, attended
by cloud of gorgeously uniformed staff
officers, and, of course, we expected that
Grants arrival would have great deal of
show in IL. We were awaiting his ar
rival, knowing that he was on his way
when a freight train rolled in. There
was a caboose ON the end, and out Jump
ed two men. One of them was short,
stumpy, man, with a full brown beard.
He wore black SLOUGH hat tipped down
ON his eyes, and as he licked his way
over the railroad tracks to the station a
soldier who had been at Fort Donelson
shouted, Here's Grant boys On the
platform was General Ingalls,, the Com
missary General of the army, and who
was one of Grants classmates He rec
ognized his old conrad, and they shook
hands for moment. Then ingalls, in
yited his commander in to take a seat in
a four-in hand which was waiting. II
was raining, but Grant stood awhile and
looked over the turnout; then he got in
side and drove 90 headquarters: Gnneral
ingalls, had provided most magnificent
dinner for the new commander, Grant
sat and ate heartily, and after he had
finished he turned and inquired ingalls,,
where did you get all this stuGf' The
Commissary General replied with some
pride that he had had it brought down
from Washington expressly for the
event. Then Grant wanted to know if
the soldiers were in the habit OF getting
layout like that. Upoa being answer
ed IN the negative, Grant said; ingalls,
| have been in the habit of eating sol
diers rations. What's good enough FOR
ihem is good enough for me- Ingalls,
didn't neglect TO take the hint, and there
were no more gorgeous banquets after
that in the headquarters of the Army Of
the Potomac. After this episode Grant
smoked, and finally said One more
question Ingalls,; Where did you get
thet four-in -hand?' 1t has been attached
20 the headquarters for the use of the
commanding general for Il long time
sir was the response. Grant never
changed his expression as he roplied
i don't want it here, Rufus; the next
time we need it it will be used in the
field as an ambulance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
The Modern Young Woman.

The newspaper wit aims his shafts OF
humor at no obiec with such keen pleas,
ure and delight as when he directs them
at the modern young woman, her caprices
and tendencies. And il must be acknowl-
edged that he does so not without cause
in many instances. While there are thous-
ands of young women who represent what
/ is best in young womanhood, whsse pur-
\ poses in life extended beyond the frivol-
/ tiles of dress and outward adornments,
there is, on the other hand, a large per
centage that look upon life as a Joke
that's just begun to borrow an expires
/ sion from popular opera.
These young women live under the de.
fusion that social distinction, beauty of
person, and richness of apparel make the
woman. They are slaves to custom and
fashion, and revel in external attractions.
They accept the glitter for the gold, her
aldy and trapping of the world for the
priceless essence of woman's worth,
which exists within the mind. Their
highest attainment is not the possession
of true womanhood, but that their po-
sitions in society may be a conspicuous
one, and thereto they bend all their en-
ergies. Hours are spent over the latest
fashion plates, while days are given over
TO the making and perfecting of new APP
parel. They forget that a true woman
exists Independent of outward ombellish-
ments, that dress is regarded by many rs
only the ivy that encircles the oak, and
is never mistaken for the thing it adorns,
1t is not the queen of fashion that
sways the sceptre of influence or authori-
ty over men. 1t is in the hand of the
true, noble, and sensible, and virtuous
woman that authority has placed, and
where she dwells there may refinement,
culture, intelligence, and moral power to
be found. The influence OF such wo-
man upon society is that of the,most salu-
tary kind.
But what is that of the reigning society
BELIEF Men may admire her for the mo-
ment, when, in brilliantly fitted parlors,
her beauties and charms dazzle the
eye; but what are the after-con
illusions? SILLY creature wrapped up
in herself and the world" was the com
ment of an apparent admirer upon a
young belle after an eventful social oc.
casion in New York only few weeks
since. Fashion and folly never gained
an ounce of respect worth the possession
and never will. Young women, alas!
too often mistake adultatoA for respect
only TO find at the end that it was but
hollow mockery ana, pyrotechnic dis
play prepared for the occasion.
A true young woman's ambitions
stretch beyond the ballroom and the
milliners establishment. She strives to
make her life grand in womanly virtue,
and by her example inspires Others
to secure the same priceless crown OF
womanhood This is the woman that
commands the respect and admiration
of the world, not temporarily, put per-
manently. In her, friends recognize a
rich store of practical good sense and a
beautiful harmony about her character
that at once inspire sincere respect;
which soon warns into love.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

is one thing more; the maker of a privi-
lege only receives the money for which
he sells the privilege, while the holder
may make thousands or nothing.
THE mention of puts and calls re-
calls the exciting times two years ago
last spring when the market went down
with rush and the holders of puts
issued by Mr. Sage infested his office like
an army. After the above explanation
it will be seen that their privilege of put
ting stock to Mr.. Sage was exceedingly
valuable. Their privileges were so many
contracts whereby Mr.. Sage agreed to
take those stocks at price which was
considerably above the market price
During five days MIR. Sage paid
out what few men in New York
were probably able to pay out about
$4,000,000. He kept on deposit then, and
he does now, $4,000 90 in available money
at the Importers and Traders bank.
Since that excitement the probability is
that Mr.. Sage has drawn out of this very
business on puts and calls more money
than he then paid out. A great deal of
the stock certificates which were then put
to him he held and realized on when the
market advanced
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
VITAL STATISTICS.
Facts With Regard to the Birth and Dea tn
Rates of Various Nations.
Demorests Monthly.

Statisticians are bringing out some Gu
rious facts with regard to the birth and
death rates of the leading nations of the
world. Unfortunately, our tables are not
as accurate as those collected in the
European states. Abroad, there is a
careful record kept of the marriages,
births and deaths. These are col
lscted by US without any thorough
ness, save only when a census
il being taken. In England and Wales it
has been found that the birthrate is 354,
and the death-rate 20,5 per thousand per-
sons. N Sweden the birth-rate is 3O.2
against a death-rate of 1871. In the Ger
man Empire, birth-ratc, 1913 and death
rate Pol Austria, 1911 birthrate, 29.G
death-rate. The official returns state that
our annual birth-rate is 36, and deathrate
Is, but clearly our birth-rate is mach
larger, as we are growing in numbers
faster than any people on earth. Our in
crease is fully 100000 since the last
census was taken in 1880. Our colored
population have a higher birthrate than
have the southern whites. Among the
latter it is PSI, while for the colored it
is 35.0S Although the death rate of the
blacks is quite large still they are in
ereasing relatively faster than the whites;
it is also curious fact that more colorcd
females are born than whites, but taking
blacks and whites together, the births of
the males exceed those of the females.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

Old 5uperstitions die hard and it will
certainly be long before the festival of
Halloween becomes as much thing of
the past as has practically become the
Guy Fawkes celebration on the 9th of
November. Long before the Christian
faith made way among the untutored peo-
pie of ancient Britain, the Druids had
performed special rites on what is now
known as Hallowmas Eve; fires we're lit
deep in remote forests, upon outlying
spurs of hills, even upon the great plains
that stretched between dense forests and
partially cleared woodlands; mystic rites
were performed, the help of the
true God was implored, the Vaccinations
of evil powers we're protested against. The
earliest records bear witness to a universal
belief that on this night the powers of
darkness muster in great force, that all
supernatural beings hold revel within the
sphere of humanity, and that therefore
it behooved all persons TO be careful on
this night of all nights for any sin com
mitted rendered the perpetrator liable TO
be brought under the influence OF some
evil spirit throughout a whole year there
after. To this day any child born in
Scotland on the eve of the 31st of Oe-
tober is supposed to be in possession of
certain mysterious faculties, to hold
if not consciously, at least uncon-
sciously in the midnight hours when
the senses are obscured by sleep
communion with the supernatural
world, and to be at all times a person
whose actious, however eccentric, must be
regarded charitably. Those who havo
read Sir Walter SCOTS Monastery will
remember tina. he has made use of
this circumstance. Shes as fytio as a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
RewardiHg a Hero.

A dispatch from Portage Wis, of Nov.
oath. saye: Engineer Thomas Little, whose
heroic attention to duty on the night of
the East Rio disaster undoubtedly saved
many lives, was presented last evening
by Bishop Whipple with an elegant gold
medal The bishop was on his way home
from Philadelphia whore he had the token
struck off at the United States mint. The
diverse eide bears the inscription, "Bish-
op Whipple to Thomas Little and the
reverse side, For His Heroism in Saving
the Lives of Passengers at Rio, Wis, Oct.
2s. lSs6" The medal is plain but very
neat, being trile smaller than a silver
dollar. The recipient was taken entirely
by surprise, and Bishop Whipple left for
home on the night train, after having paid
thecharming tribute to honest merit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
An Indiscreet Mendicant.

st Paul Globe.
Mendicant Could you help poor man
with few cents, sir?
Old Porter-Well, don't know but
might. Are you married..
Mendieant Yes, sir.
Old Porder Poor devil! / guess Iii
have to give you half dollar.
Medicant Yes, sir I've been married
twice.
Old Porter Well then, you just skip
along. I'm not wasting money on q
blamed fool.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
A British Vessel Burned.

GALVESTON, Nov. 26. The British bark
Drumadon, of S65 tons, under Capt.
Thompson, bound for Liverpool, while
living on the outer roads awaiting the
balance Of her cargo, burned this morn
ing. The vessel and 1900 balss of cotton
are almost total loss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
Tackleda Turnip.
Detroit Free Press

An old policeman seldom gets fooled
on street gamin. Yesterday, when
woman ran out Of her house on Fifth
street and informed passing officer that
boy was lying dead in the alley, the
officer didn't hurry any. If the boy was
dead hurrying wouldn't do any good. If
diving the officer couldn't save him. lie
walked slowly around and found the boy
stretched out on the ground very much
alive but was making no effort to get up.
Somebody run over him and the wretch
ought to be discovered and punished!
exclaimed one Of the crowd.
HE may have shot himself" added
second.
~ think he fell from that she'd" put in
third.
"Or some larger boy has almost killed
him" ehinned q woman.
The officer paid no attention to these
remarks, but looked up and down the
alley as he bent over the afflicted boy and
inquired:
How long have you had it:"
"Half an hour."
"How many did you eatf'
"Two"
you'd better get up and keep moving
and il will 90 away the sooner"
"What is itgn asked five or six voices.
The officer crossed the alley and picked
up half eaten turnip and held it up to
view. Everybody nodded and said 'Ump
and the crowd quietly dispersed.
peculiar case Of poisoning occurred
the other day near New Brunswick, n. Y
farmer was walking through his corn
field, when his arm was scratched in some
| way by corn-stalk. The arm swe!led up
and the farmer died the next days
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02
How Mlllionaires are Made.
Pittsburg Dlspa,cl

Pittshurg Dispatch
"What makes millionaire?' asked a
man.
Energy" responded one.
''Perseverence, said another.
Opportunity and ability" responded
q third.
"Strict attention TO business" hazarded
another.
II should say all these things and add
one or two more in the same line" said
fifth.
you are all wrong remarked the first
speaker.
"Wrong.r chorused the five.
ayes"
"What makes millionaire then" they
asked.
''The necessary millions"
Not Chestnut Bell.
Merchant Traveller
The dinner bell whose ever welcome chime
In Joyous tones sounds forth orr hungers
knoll
wili never, though il be heard until the end Of
time.
Become chestnut bell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

1--WE had, said One of the crowd, cone
of tho funniest duels | ever saw at col
lege 1t was put-up Job, of course. The
pistols were not loaded with ball. but the
duelists did not know that. They stood
up like men, apparently, but one of them
got so nervous he fired before the word
was given. That placed him at the mercy
of his opponent who was Il poor creature,
but rather shrewd. As soon as the pistol
went off the individual who tired get
utterly scared. The other stood calm and
determined, and proceeded TO take leisure
ly aim.
Don't shoot" yelled the victim; don't
shoot!'
~ believe it is my turn, isn't til"
asked the other, and he turned to his SEQ
onds.
"Of course it is, go ahead"
And he again leisurely covered his
man.
Hold on Hold I'll give you $50 if
you won't shoot
faint enough
"For Heavens sake! III give you
so"
"The man with the pistol sncered, and
covered him once more.
"How much will you take?'
"e1OO."
"1ll give it. Put that CHASTITY thing
down
And he paid his Goo.
Some years ago Chester A. Arthur,
while passenger on tram between
New York and Albany, produced copy of
Charles Levers "Jack Hinton" He had
scarcely entered upon the adventures of
the dashing guardsman when a gentle
man entered the car, seated himself in
front of Mr.. Arthur, and took from his
satchel a copy of Saint Patrick's Eve,
also by Lever. This coincidence led sub
sequently to mutual acquaintance, and,
naturally, to a discussion Of the inertia
of the great Irish novelist. The writer
well remembers the recitation by Mr..
Arthur of these lines:
"Och, Dublin city. there is no doubtin',
Bates every city upon the say;
rTis there you'd hear OConnel spoutin,
And Lady Morgan maxim tay
For lis the capital o the finest nation,
via charmin psintry upon fruitful sod,
Fightin' IKE diviis for Cancellation,
An natin each other far the love OF God.
Those familiar with Levers writings
will recall his structures on English land
lords who Cypress their Irish tenautry.
When Gladstone and Parnell came to-
gether on common platform for Irish
rights Mr.. Arthur, being then in New
port, said: There is scarcely plank in
that platform which might not have been
drawn from Charles Levers presentation
Of the Irish problem in his novels written
thirty years ago"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

A man named Simon Goulet was taken
to the general hospital last night suffer
ing from dislocsted jaw. Goulet, who
is prominent Rouge politician, was re-
lating the triumphs of the recent Cham
bly election, when he laughed SO heartily
that he dislocated his jaw. Montreal Ga
zette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

'Some men are born great Yes, but
gracious! how some of them do shrink
New Haven News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-02

An autumn blue. book shows close on 10
100000 fighting Britons snder arms.