Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-01
MINERAL POINT

GFN. GREEDY says in his annual
report that during the past year about rs
per cent. of the weather predictions
proved successful. This is fair show
ing, and yet the margin of doubt is large
There is law in the progression Of storm
oenters, and with all the stations under
the control Of the chief signal Office, s1-
perienos and observations are destined to
reduce materially this field Of doubt in
the official forecasts. There we're last
year 5O3 false cold wave signals SAINT out
in a total OF 1743. Eleven hundred cities
and towns receive daily weather indioa-
tions by telegraph.
CorroH bagging made of pine straw, as
well as that of coarse cotton duck, is
proving acceptable ss covering for
balos. The iute.bnggins trust is likely
to be crushed oct between these two sub
otitutes. The Pine straw is made OF
needles Of tina pine found in southern
forests, aud the cost of manufacture WILL
it is said, be less than in the case Of iute.
Besides the green needles yield an oil
which will help pay the COST. Several pine
straw factories are being built in North
Carolina and elsewhere through the
Solth, while many of the cotton mills are
turning out duck for bagging. This was
the time greed oysrleRped itself.
TIE Sioux chiefs who are visiting
Washington in connection with the pro-
posed surrender ots part OF their reser-
alton do not appear SO much opposed to
.he surrender of their lands as to accept
ing the price the government has offered.
The Indians have professed themselves
willing to sell the heritage OF their ances-
tors, game and all, for $l.25 an acre, the
price for which the government sells
land to white settlers. In other words
the Indians are learning to make bar
gains. The general impression will be
that If the land 10 worth having il is worth
Sl25 per acre, and that If the Sioux are
willing to take that price fo- it and sur.
render it peaceably, there should be no
further higgling about it. 80 much land
has been whesded and stolen from poor
Lo that congress can afford to pay him
the inside price for what is left.
The seyen-day Adventists of Mime
sofa have organized Il conference school
in Minneapolis, the rules and regulations
Of which are rather interesting. Nobody
who uses profgne or unbecoming Ian
guage, who uses tobacco or toxicating
liquors or in any way immoral will DO
admitted. Manual training will be one
of tbs features, and tent making is mtI-
toned as aysry pleasant as well as use
full employment, to be taught. IL is also
the plan to have the general domestic
work OF the school done by the students,
and the work embraces diuil room
kitchen and laundry work, saving and
splitting wood, etc. Aside from the
ordinary branches, physiology, civil
government aad'Algebra, are mentioned
in connection with missionary and sab
bath school work, as a part of the course
Another somewhat novel feature is that
Che young mon, among otner things, are
required TO provide themselves with
flannel or colorsd shirts and with cellu-
loid collars and cuffs AZ linen shirts, cats
etc, will not be laundried at the school.
Such progrsmm ia not very alluring to
the average young man or woman, but 60
OF them are going to make trial OF
il.