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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
The Economic Value Forests.

doubtless you have all seen, during
the last ten years, numerous refer
ences in newspapers, magazines, etc.
to the necessity of forest preservation.
This plea, however, even in this eoun-
try, is not as novel and of as recent
date as may be imagined. As far back
as our colonial times, the fear of an
exhaustion of Iumber supply alarmed
New England legislators; and as early
as 1901, the Massachusetts Society
offered its prizes for timber planting.
We may smile over the fears of those
times when railroads had not yet rev.
olutionized methods Of transportation,
bringing the whole world under con
tribution for supplies. Yet, while
those fears were premature, they were
nevertheless prophetic, and the very
railroads which have opened up the
vast forest areas of the Northwest
have brought rapidly near to us the
possibility " time when a scarcity of
wood may be felt. For the haulage
over so long distances of so bulky
freight. in addition to other obstacles,
allows only small amount OF the tim
Der growing in those distant forests to
be proiitably moved TO market, and
from fifty to sixty per cent, often even
more. of the trees cut is left in the
woods to rot or to furnish food for the
yearly conflagrations Even now, in
the moro remote lum Der camps, any
part of tree less than one foot in
diameter is considered Improbable,
and is left in the woods.
But while-as | will SHOW farther
on-the fear of those early alarmists
is with renewed force, and upon a
more reasonable basis, again pressed
upon us, other considerations besides
a waning lumber supply compel our
attention to forest preservation. A
vague idea that some connection
existed between the forest cover and
the climatic conditions of a country
has been prevalent from olden times.
1.-THE tree is the mother of the foun-
tain, or "the father of the rain, are
significant expressions of the sages of
old. But it was duo to the represen-
tations of such eminent naturalsts as
Humboldt, Boussingaut and Becquc-
rel, that the important and cOmpli-
Gated part which the forests play in
the economy of nature was first clear
lv recognized. Aud now, in the light
of recent scientific experiments and
Investigations, added to the historical
evidence of earlier times, we are
forced to consider the forests of a
country in a fourfold aspect. b.
FerHOD, IN P0gHidr Science MOnthlB.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Inventions and TunneI-Disging.

vrk upon the Mont Cents Tunnel
was begun in 1857, about two years
before De Lesseps commenced opera
tions in Egypt The working parties
in the opposite headings, French and
Italian, met on Christmas day, 1870,
about IA year after the Inauguration OF
the Suez Canal. The St. Gothard
Tunnel was begun after the compile
ton of the Mont Gents, in 1872; the
headings met February %, 1880, The
length of the Mont Gents Tunnel is
over seven and half miles; that of
the St. Gothard about nine and quar-
ter miles. These are the longest tun-
nels ever constructed.
The invention, by means of which
the progress of the work was facili-
tated, consists in the use of atmos-
pheric air rs motor. By means Of
water power, air is reduced to one
sixth its ordinary bulk, and the ex-
pansive force thus acquired performs
the drilling. Owing to the conditions
under which tunneling is done, this
method is Of signal advantage. Each
of the Alpine tunnels was exeayated
through solid rock, so that blasting
was necessary. The use of explosives
Initiated the air, while the length of the
passage and the impossibility of sink
ing shafts made the ventilation gues-
ton a vital one. Had the drills been
run by steam, the presence of steam
engines constantly generating smoke
and gas. would have heated and viii
ated the air still further. BY the new
invention the difficulty was met. The
air was compressed outside tho tuu-
mel, and conveyed into it by pipes.
Here a double purpose was served; by
its expansion and liberation the air
ran the drills, and ventilated the tun-
mel The invention which makes this
practicable is called the Sommeiller
machine, from the name Of the chief
inventor. START T. lFeId in Popular
Sct4ce M0nthhI
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Testing Clay.

The tourists made a journey through
Newtou's friedrich works recently and
found one of the members of the firm
tasting Of bits of blue Jersey clay in
the biz yard in the rear Of the works.
This is the only sure way to diStin-
guish a frst-class quality OF clay, such
as we use in the manufacture of fire
brick he said, as he nibblcd atanoth-
er piece of a lighter-eolored clay. If
the clay has a salty taste l know that
it is genuine and will answer our pur-
pose but II it has flat and duh taste
it is not genuine aud will not answer.
Friedrich is made of mixture of var
ious qualities of clay, which is ground
into u thick paste with small quantities
of various kinds of sand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
The Care Of the Eyes.

To read or write IN twilight or dim
light of any Kind is trying TO the optic
nerve. Parents should be especially
watchful over their children in regard
to this.
The kcenRess of the sailors organs
of sight is almost proYerbial. This et-
feet has two causes The cold, salt
spray dashing into the Seamens eyes
strengthens and hardens them. Also,
the mariners practice Of constantly
piercing the atmosphere 20 see some
dang, often absolutely undiscernible,
greatly trains the organ in clever
acutenes,. 4 Thought IS Immediately
suggested; would it not be beneti ciaI
90 teach the children To test their abii-
ity to see distant objc.sss The hands
of the court house clock. an incoming
vessel % faintly appearing tram, the
RAPIDLY fading forms OF BIRDS IN
d.ght. and many other objects that the
little ones would be eager TO notice II
So directed, would aid To expand and
perfect the various delicate, apd MN
Gtely beautiful parts which compose
the eve.
Infants are frequently born with
ewes So weak that they water upon
exposure to wind on light even when
iutIciously advanced 70 these. ms
weakness may be cured by frequent
bathing with water OF the saltness ana
temperature rt teas, or as IN my eN-
uericncc has been Of more value, dash
ing cold watcr over the eyes each time
before taking out and never bathing
the baby's face especially about tae
ewes. with WaFm water Cold tea Is
also recommended, aud may do the
work for some and fail in other cases.
Iucipieueand even sometimes, either
acute or chronic Inflammation OF the
ewes may be soothed by laying over
them cloth saturated with extract OF
hamamelis.
There are few people who are moi
occasionally annoyed by an aggraVa-
ting twitching of the muscles OF the
eve. This IS caused by abuse Of the
organs or general WEAKNESS 81 the
whole system. and the remedy OF
course, Is rest
Students and others compelled e
use the brain great deal often com
plain Of a deathly sleepincss, an utter
/ inability TO hold the eyes open. Inns
/ is not at all disease OF the eyes, hu'
merely Nature demand for her JUS
dues. a physician of my aeaualnt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
An Incident of Everyday Life.

They stopped in front of we'll
known furrier's. The attraction was
a window full of beautiful costumes
and wraps. There were light wraps
and heavy wraps, wraps modest and
neat and wraps and gowns fit for
Princesses, if Princesses were as beau
tiful and dressed as we'll as they do in
fairy tales. A striking display of
woman's tinery. 1t was discussion
of ways and means between husband
and wife, and | overheard il. "You
see" said she in the most seductively
impartial tones, Il must have it with
silyer-gray fox trimming Your sister
wants silver-gray fox trimmings, and
her complexion is not good enough
for her to wear it, and what's the use
of my having a better one if | don't
get some and wear it under her noSe?'
She concluded with an air of appealing
to reason.
you might 90 without that new
dinner dress and get it, he suggested
obviously.
and disgrace you by going out in
that old yellow rag again? Never,
Henry; | understand my duties as
your wife better" And she turned mp
a sweetly devoted glance. l moved
a little nearer, fixing my eye with a
business expression on brown velvet
gown as if were contemplating max
ing my wife n Christmas present Of it.
for l wanted to hear the conclusion of
the matter.
iii tell you what it is, Henry, She
said, as she slipped her hand in his
arm, Il don't mind your old over
coat as much as l did; it is the most
becoming thing you ever had, anyway,
and I'll get some braid and bind it
freshly for you myself, and then YOU
can get me the cloak with the fur trim
ming YOU like SO much without incon-
yeniencing yourself at alr'-Nei0 York
Graphic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
California Wouen.

! must mention two unmistakable
physical features of the single ana sin-
cere California women. The first of
these is her early developments J
was called upon to address the young
ladies of our celebrated Mills Semi
nary the Nassar College of the Pa
cifc coast-not long ago hut before /
had been five minutes on the stand }
found / was speaking to women
women iu body and women IN mind.
4 second ANA a singularly beautiful
feature i'm the coming Californian, TINS
NOW woman of the now world, is her
Golden hair When called upon to
speak to the girls of the high school OF
Eau Francisco "a few weeks since 1T was
like looking over yellow harvest
field. And count this very singular,
for we have dash of Moorish blood
hcre-thc Moor of the Alhamoria. the
Arab % the Jesuit fathers. We have
some of the pure Castlljan, it Is true,
but nearly all our Spanish stock i,
splashed with the taVuy blood of
either the Moor or the Native Amcri-
can Indian. Then again we have TIVE
kauakas in our schools.
/ conccde there are beautiful women
in London, beautiful women in New
York strangely, gloriously beautiful;
but they are not distinct types al ALL
The whole wide world has been pill
Jagged and rayaged to secure them.
And n for the ono wondrous beauty
of Europe Mrs Laugtry, She is now
with us; and all who know me know
how much have admired her simple
beauty and helped to celebrate u.
Yet / assert that can lind in Cali
fornia twenty Langtrys amy day. +.
must say briefly but cmphatcallv
that the women Of the Pacific coast
are the best dressed ever saw. No
they do not wear gold They do moi
wear many diamonds, As q rule. Ba
that beastly abomir ltion unto TIL,
Lord bustle-has neyor ~ h=s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

its full growth here, thank God, as IN
the States. Neither did the bang in
its craziest days ever do much damage
to the Californian. Even the skating
rink rage failed to lift the California
woman from her feet. rs elsewhere
But quiet good sense The best thing
to have in any land or family has al
ways kept our calm and queenly Cali
fornia women out Of ali such excuses
and out of many prevailing foliies.
And all this comes, | think, of fls-
position TO decide and acf for Ia tsclf
Joaqutn Miller, in Ptilaieiphia Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Everybody Said of Rats"

Sergeant ! vhas going Ply, und l
thought | would drop"
"Oh. rats! said Sergt. BendaI, as
he looked up from his desk.
Great heavens! but she vhas CO.
incidence sergeant! You doan' pring
her aroundt like dot once in two tous-
and times.
"What was that?'
"Vhell, / thought | would like to
ask you something 1t keepe me wor-
ried good deal because | cant make
him oudt. Nov, sergeant, sometimes
| yhas in my place ind tell a shtory
to my customers. 1t yhas shtorv
dot happen in der oldt counGry, und
Kill two robbers in him. 1t yhas NIL
true, ind | pring out all der facts.
When | yhas done caferypody sings
oudt 'R-a-t-sr ! look all aroundt, but
dere yhas no rats. If he vhas in a
trap down cellar / doan' know, but
why should cafcry body call oudt?'
at is rather strange
$50 he yhas One dav ! vhas oop
Fort street ! shtop to look at some
circus pictures on der wall, uud some
shmall poys who vhas across der
shtreet pegin to laugh und cut oop,
und pooty queek eafery poy cried out
'R-a-t-sr look all oafer dot side
walk, but dere yhas no rats. like to
know if dot Wos all right?'
II don't know
"Und some Cafenings / go on der
market to puy something's for preak-
fast. take my cane und my plug
hat, und ! walk aroundt Poorly soon
| vhas in crowd. und it Wasn't two
minutes peforc somepody calls oudt:
'R-a-t-s R-a-t-s3 Maybe derc vhas
rats on der market but | doan' see
him. look aboudt, and eaferypody
laughs ha! hal ha! Sergeant, yhas
dcrc some shoke in dot?'
IL don't see any
"Uud only leetle While ago a
stranger comes in my place und calls
for peer. He takes one swallow, und
den puts dot glass down und says!
'Humph' R-a-t-sr look in dot glass
uud under der bar und all oafer und
] sec no rats. Sergeant, | like you to
oNplain.'
IL guess It's Il ioke,'
"A shole? How vas rats a shoke
on somepody? Why doan' dey say
mice, or coous, or 'tgers? How
Who's rats shoke on mo?'
II dunno"
"Vhell, | find oudt. Poorly queek
some fellers Will come in my place. /
shall tell dot shtory of how fell off a
ship aud vhas half day in der ocean.
When ! get through somepody Will
shout 'R-a-t-sn at me-"
II presume SO.
"Und now you look at me! shall
walk oafer TO dot man, und take HIM
by der hair und lift him oop ind slam
him down until | vhas tired, uud den
shall ask him to show me where
some rats vhas If he can do so MAYBE
/ let him off, but if he can't he vhas a
deadt mani like some SMOKES on me.
like when | say it vhas a hot day, IND
somepody cries oudt 'shestnutsp on
me, but nopody shall cali rats on me
if doan know where he vhas. Good
day, sergeant, und tell dot patrol
wagon TO half some grease on his
wheels und be ready to run oudt like
lightning. Detroit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
An Independent Bruin.

One summer the Grown Prince
Germany came to Norway. lie alsl
heard of the famous bear that no Il
could kill, and made up his mind ~
he was the man to kill it. He trudge9
for two days through bogs aud elmOsl
through glens and ravines, before
came on the scent of the bear,-ana
bears scent, you may know, is stron /
and quite unmistakable. Finally \
discovered some tracks in the mo'1
like those of a barefooted man. Oh
should rather say, perhaps ma
footed bear. The Prince was ~
turning the corner of proJecuI3
rock, when he saw a huge, snas7l
beast standing on its hind iega'
aiming in a lesurely manner the y
side of hollow tree, while swarm 4 !,
bees were buzzing about his ears
was Just hauling out a handful OF money
and was smiling with a grue'ol'
mirth, when his Royal Hishne's "-
it a bullet right in the breast. WIZ Hs'
its heart must have been,-H j. s na'
one. But, instead offalling down W. "a.
as it ought to have done out oil og'y I,
ence to the Prince, it eoolly turne' ~ :.
back, and gave its assnila9t q Is
gusted nod over its shoulder ~
trudged away through the unaeIp'I IN
The attendants ranged througn, . ~,
woods and beat the bushes in al! dl I,',
tions. but Bruin was no more 70 y ~.
that afternoon. 1t was as if he iiau su ..
into the earth; not a trace OF a'lA We
to he found by either dogs or il'''
" III pav - 50 Atrho'A'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

ance, in such case, once recommend
ed a "a weeks sleep" and il sutficed.
Where the eyes are so afflicted that
rest and simple remedies fail to re-
store them, no time should be lost be-
fore consulting an oculist and sub
hitting these valuable organs to skill
full professional treatment
One important thought was almost
forgotten. 1t is very injudicious for
the sick, sitting or recumbent to read
or use the eyes closely; the eyes, prob
ably from their intimate relation with
the brain. are sympatheticaily affected
by every i'll that may attack any other
part OF the body-Frances WddSWorth
johnson, in Good Housekeeping.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Sam Houston's Lonp.Uo

Tho blank in the historv
Gus sam Houston has atlsst' .He
up. 1t will be Remembered vJel
living for some time amnnr ,,a' q
okee Indians, and fightpg .1g Y
of 1872, he settled in Femme @
to practice law, was tvice NJ
Congress, and in 1927 49,.
Governor of Tennessee. AMI ee,
uary, 1929, he was marr;o4
belle of Tennessee, and in "
two months after his marri,r.
denly resigned the Goverrn,,," y
serted his wife and home .nJ
peared. This created an linton.
sation throughout the corr,
Houston was regarded AS Nv
promising man in the Sop,b
cause of Houston's resionatioa
Governorship, his desertion
bride, and his abandonmen, y
path of civilization has ALWAYS
mystery. He never revealed /,
self to his civilized friends
correspondent of the St. Louis ,
ticap, sent to Tahlequah, /. T w.,
up the Indian troubles. Obtained }
undoubted authority facts tbat
up this mystery.
When Houston resigned t5o r.
ernorshlp he made straight from n
nessee's Capital TO the Arkansas h, !
He fell in with a band Of Osors
dams near the present site If 81
Gibson, told them he desired IN
with the tribe, and he was weIeoo,
He donned a breech-clout and bl,eJl
shaved his head to the crown y
daubed his face with paint H. l
himself off entirely from ciyjli,ti
and lived with the Indians.
For a time he was a leader. and ~,
ried an Indian girl. but atterwar5
became n drunkard. While under \
influence of whisky be told the eta
of his flight from Tennessee 10 hi
Jorley, an Indian companion. Jor,
told it to Wolf Star, and from the /.
ter the correspondent got it.
Houstons wife married him to pr
her parents. She bad been preyior,
engaged to a young man in Nashvil
but, under parental influence, bro
off the engagement and accepted Ho
tons offer of marriage. and, in vi,
of his prospects, it was thought ,
had made brilliant match. Helov
the young woman and was made
believe that she returned his Affect,
Houston had no knowledge of the NJ
vious engagement, and his wife N,
aged to maintain outward cheeri
ness for some time. He return
home one night about IL O'Clock, a
| his wife was in bed and she was we
ing. The husband was solicitous a
the wife fretful. He asked whatcau
her tears, and she gave no satjsiacu
answer. He importuned her and
| last she told him.
She said she was q bad, wicked
man; that she did not love her b
band, but loved another man, that
never could love her husband or +
| get the other man, and that her
was miserable. She confessed that
some time before she had been enga!
to marry Houston she had maintain
| Illicit relations with the other nj
Houston never said a word, but inn
diately went to his Office, wrote
his resignation as Governor, sadd
horse, and rode into the wildern
This is the mystery of Houstons lii
revealed by himself
Houston kept a little store am
the Indians, and always had ba
of whisky on tap. He drank all
time. In this way he lived for a cor
of years. lie finally went to Ie'
where his brilliant career as a sol,
in the Texas war, as President Of
| Texas Republic, and Senator from
State OF Texas is well known
LoutS Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Fate of a Neddler'

.a|
Women who NEEDLE WIN ,,.rrsi
body else's business are 20 oe ~ M
and feared. One of them was on u
TROY local yesterday atIefuggo oIi h
snrncely-dressed young man li h,ot.
hrs hand ayellow paper-co'gl1+ ID.
in which he seemed TO be deep! H
terested The woman sat I'D li ..i..i1
him, and. happening to turn y rbesr
the passengers, observed w -,ba Il.
i NV w6ich was engrossin InI IT, =
tention of the Young man oenl ,:cs sas
Ina pleading, insinuaung IN. ro1
said to him: Young man No9 - tims
Know that YOU are wasting you. or,I,:
very foolishly in reading dime IN IN h.
Yoi1 miaht better take booA - tbsi
to.r With YOU or something e.+ ~s y9a
, Ma benefit your mind ana 7i4 Rs,.a,
an opportunity to improve. ,ts .ea.,
inc her hand over the back =. - .Iei
she said very deliberately rsrn-
me look At that book. ! y ,.qrs,
man. without relaxing a sins's ...re.,.yt
handed the book over to lls - orsi
fn \ She turnea follows
T. i,,' read tbe tile. 1t wa; q - Bs-r.
.,Fasy Lessons in French =. : word
nor. Tine osa lady never s 81. : rouu.
s IN a,onr,ed the book in iho sar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
She Swallowed a Photograph Gall
Iery.

A San Francisco girl named Gilroy,
only thirteen years Of age, has start
led the community by communica-
lions and penciled sketches OF heads,
supposed to be from life These writ
ten messages and likenesses appear on
her arm, and often remain visible for
an hour The father of the girl says
they come and 20 on the bare arm,
evidently under the cuticle, and can
not be washed away. A statement
which has gained currency, that the
girl is in the habit of sewing carbon
tracing paper III her sleeve, is indig-
nantly denied by the family, and many
regard her as most remarkable me-
dunn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

Seward Mitchell, Of Palmyra, Nc.
is too good to live in that sharp
Yankee state He had a good farm,
which lie ssold to a neighbor, who
made a small cash payment, Mitchell
took the mans word for the balance
of the payment, thinking that it was
wrong to take note or security from
4 neirhbor. The neighbor has never
paid up. Mitchell. who Of course is
getting poor though once we'll of,
now has scheme for keeping a store
which shall be left open to all, 80 that
any one can take what he wants and
leave in exchange anything he thinks
llir
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-02
GEFFICKEN ARRESTED.
He Claims that He Had tho Dead En-
peror's Permission.


BERLIN, Oct. 1.-Prof. Getiicken, who
was arrested for revealing state secrets in
furnishing the Deutsche RundeshdW with
extracts from Emperor Frederick's diary,
states that he had the emperor's permission
to publish the diary three months after his
death.
The Ndchrichtcn, referring to the arrest
of Prof. Gefficken, says that the first steps
the discovery and arrest of the divulger
of Emperor Frederick's diary-were left to
the prosecutor here, and that the affair is
now RENTED to the chief prosecutor at
Leipsic.
The VoSsiche zeitttmg contends that an
action for breach of copyright could legally
be taken by the heir Of Emperor Frederick
against the German papers which published
the diary and that, under the existing copy
right conventions, an action could also be
brought against foreign journalists for the
same otfenSe.
Portions of Emperor Frederick's eastern
diary were published in July last in the
Darmstadt Military Journal, and in Au-
gust in the magazine Vom Fels Zum Nicer
without comment
The Pruss an government is negotiating
with the free city of Hamburg for tho ex-
tradition of Prof. Gefficken. The Berlin
Post rocounts the antecedents Of Prof.
Gefficken for the purpo-e of showing that
he has always been a systematic and per
sistant advocate of Prince Bismarck and
the Bismarckian policy. The Kreuz Zeitung
says that Prof. Getficken is a decided free
trader
The examination of Prof. Gefficken to-
day lasted seven hours. He was calm. His
wife, daughter of zimmerman, the poet,
was much affected by the imprisonment oil
her husband