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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26

came again 1t rained in perfect tor
rents. The hour of starting was late.
The two boatmen in charge Of the gou-
dola chartered to take me to the sta
ton had been drinking and we're
much excited by it. They were in
dripping oil-skins. | climbed into my
coffin compartment with a young
English friend and, our luggage being
placed in front Of us, filled the box up
completely. Then the gay gOudoliers
started off wiCn US aud made short
cuts down through the darkest OF side
canals where there WIS not "A single
light could see nothing except the
narrow line of dim light cleaning
from r1le black waters rough the mar
row window. The goudoliers sang
aud chanted uproarious songs and
cries whenever they reached a corner
or a bend in the canal, so as to warn
approaching boats against collision.
The two gonioliers tried to outrow
each other, by way OF variety. and
succeeded by their muscular struggles
in making the boat wabbIc to the right
and left in a way tJat threatened every
moment to upset our funeral craft.
Every time tie boat would lurch in
the widest possible way the boatmen
would roar with laughter, as if they
lad an idea that the occupants of the
coffin were thereby paralyzed with ter
ror They evidently labored to pro-
du.e that disagreeable impression upon
the people whom they were called upon
to carry through such a storm at such
a late hour ut night. But no remon-
STRANGE came from the coffin. Neither
the representative from England nor
of tie United States felt like showing
any nervousness. Our silence and
composure ere construed in a COM
plimentary way, for when we filed out
at the station after Our ride the boat
men sauted us and said "Americanos'
as we passed. The peculiar feature OF
the gondoiers is the way they demand
their pourbores. They never wait un-
til they get to the end Of their journey.
When they are near port they cease
rowing, law down their oars, and de-
mand their drink money with the ait
Of brigands, leaving it to be inferred
that if it is not promptly forthcoming
the passengers will never reach the
shore. Florence Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26

John Morlissey once sat on the porch
of his Saratoga palace of sport listen
ing to the plants of an old friend
hose stomach had retired from act
i've service on account of dyspepsia.
II know what would cure you,' said
the veteran prizc-hghter. "And
know equally well that you would
never follow my prescription for q
week. No one with any less urgent
incentive than that which auimates a
prizc-hghter could be induced to fol
low it, although | am persuaded that
it Will cure any case of dyspepsia that
nas ever affected man My pre-
scripton is a course of training such
rs an athlete ofany speciality considers
necessary to lit him for supreme mus
cuar effort
Morrissey then went on to describe
the course of training which lie under
% ont prior to his great battle with
Heennn. Severe as it would seem now,
it was mild compared to tire course OF
regimen imposed upon ambitious Eng
llsh athletes. FIRST, there Was the
course Of "systcm reducing, i'm which
the most drastic purges were en-
ployed with q frequency that would
cause physician of to-day to raise his
hands in horror. Combined with it
was a course of diet that seemed little
less than starvation to n man of aver.
age appetite. For instance, couple
OF crackers and IA glass of water foI
the first meal of the day, preliminary
to slow run Of ten miles under heavy
sweating clothes. After this a rul
down with coarse towels. Sometimes
a stiff brush or naircloth gloves were
employed instead of crash. Then
came a very light dinner of a single
caop or p very small portion Of rare
beefsteak In the afternoon a fast
walk of four or five hours duration,
followed by a hot bath and renewed
rubbing. A light supper of toast and
tea aud short bout with the gloves
before bed.
"Why, a week after beginning train
ing felt as if | could eat my way
through a hundred pound cheese,
was SO hungry, Mortal tongue can
not describe tie pangs Of hunger en-
dured 10y young fellow with perfect
digestion and enough work TO demand
the highest sort of uouriShment
know that often rebellcd, and my
only wonder now is that didn't carry
out my oft-repeated threat to throw
training to the dogs As | look back
on il the happest moment of my life
was when / sat down rigut after the
fight. all bruised aud battered rs !
was, to the first full meal had eaten
IN two months, Even the glory of my
victory was nothing to it. '--Atto Iort
Graphic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
Glass Prcjudices Among servants.

There is on the Back Bay certain
physician, living in rat er simple style
for that arstocratic section, whose
family has been served in domestic
capacity, as the reporters would say,
by an excellent Irshwom1n of mature
wears, who had done similar service
n the "old country" before she came
to this. Not long ago the physicians
wife was informed. somewhat timidly,
by Margaret that she, Margaret, had
been offered a dollar week more
wages an she was getting TO enter
the family of rich merchant down
the street
"Well, Margaret" said the doctors
wife, 1t at is more than | can afford
to pay
Yes, men,"
Then you will leave rs l supposed"
mo, not at all, mcm!
why notP Why don't you 90
where you can get the most wages,
Margaret"
Sure, mem, | never was reduced
to the NECESSITY Of Twin in a trades
mans family in the Guild country,
and I'll not begin it in this, mem"
This incident proves that class
prejudices really do exist in this
country. The Listener has in mind
another case, where 4 stalwart native
girl of Irish parentage, having left the
modest household of a poor journalist
to take service in the pretentous man
sion of a rich harnessmaker. returned
after a couple of months and requested
unemployment at her old WI Ecs.
"Why, what makes you want to
come back to our poor house, Katy?'
she was asked.
30, they're not swell, like youl"
she exclaimed
The favored people in this transac-
ton thought that Katy's was the
qucerest definition of the word ''swell'
that they had ever heard But evil
IDENTITY the girls esthetic sensibilities
had missed something in the harm
makers sumptuous abode
Transcript
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
10 q Plain " oman.

hubble cast upon a bcundlcss sea
Oi rh' me; one note struck from IL tunclcs
iFrC.
Aud heed, moi by thos, mat nearest be;
\ thiid song utter "A in mighty choir;
THIS verse may not Co better .uie aspire
On TINT il were SOM riit t0 or r thee.
some rare stones heart, oglow with priceless
Potcrt with hidden charms, unknown TO a
save me.
Such pift Is not in al my little store;
Tire eager, uimhle fingers of Defeat.
Have turned too oft my heap OF treasures
And culled therefrom all worthy things aua
metc,
Or, that might then. in this lone retreat.
Zurich thy name; us Laura's CTst OF yure
lh quaint drought sheahsts, keeping green
when j hive silent been, long since, for.
eyermOre
Beauty is vain from Flattery's senseless
IN all remembered and forgotten song;
Since loye-lorn shepherd first on slender reed
PIP madness sweet some ancient brook
along
Let me- presumptuous, leave this servilc
Awhile, at least from beoutys shaclles
cast them from me once with impulse
strong,
And 10! 10 brulse was left, no scar to smart
Fair Cythcra. thou who. ',rm divine,
splendid flower, unto ON the main
Uufuidcd, ana was miro u the brine
know thee, and know soy tickle reign;
Unseemngy reckless, fave been all thy
train.
From her who melted jewels in her wine
Down to that su-cailrd Lilly, s0iled and vain
All, sandcrcd flower such grace, such
purity is thluel
fancy that dear Florence Nightingale
10 dying eyes, ana eyes that looked dCs
pair
Although her checks were fever sunk and
pale
Seemed wo1drous sweet, and most divlneIy
fair;
a nd thou, my own, these eyes in joy and care,
Have found thee ducked with gruces that
avail
70 make thy presence exquisite and rare
Fragrant from hidden sweets that Time may
ne'er assault
George Horton, Chicago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
Clara Belle at Home.

Franklin File is the name by "D,
the dark-eyed man. suaye OF manoe'
with broad, white brow ana o'a'
moustache, is known to the newsPlp.
men Of the country, says the nv
York GraJMc. The outside paro1
know him as"Clara Belle, ""Gilsel'V'1
ear" and by the divers other no" , ~
plumes with which he masks hI' III
souallty File is a typical "aI'.ly ,,rs
American newspaper man, 49,
keen, crisp, cynical, with sa.ae .,l1
humor and a matcbless News ~ Us. y.
| know only his outside work; il'' ~
of local color. his etchings Of Pe'p.'.
his photographs Of the life ana =.
octer and circumstance OF New g e@
He writes of Gotham as onl{ -i
thamile can. lie knows the tow" a.
ITS people and habits OF thoa-I. 81.
WAYS ii looking at things y t"
low-ct1 ftsmeu the statement taa' n .
ap ornament Of the SIN stan "e. .5 a..
his work. HIS income IS No. K
$40. eco and he twists every uo'''' usrI
our of the end OF bis hnEe~ i
worko Yes. but ewhat big inaas'
made without it?7 as COL
VINO knows. would say. 70,
mighty good profession 'Ie"- +e.si
bright mon who work. a'"
paid better than nov
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
Barnum Talks of Elephants.

have parties of men who go out
special elephant-hunting expeditions
in India and Africa. At a certain sea-
son of the year our agent. a white
man, mounted on n camel, will ride
througl the country. and the news of
his approach will quickly be commun-
icated to the natives of the interior.
When lie arrives at some Well-kuown
point of rendezvous he will be met by
hundreds of the black natives, each
member of the party having in charge
a camel, a giraffe, rhinocerous, a
party of monkeys, or group of wild
goats. these having been secured by
the natives during their hunting eX-
petitions. 1t is tolerably easy to
catch the largest of beasts, the ele-
phant-that is, it is easy for the ma
tlves who know how TO do il. They
use tame elephants as decOys. taking
them to the interior, allowing them to
miugle for time with their live breth-
rem, and inducing them to lead the I'M
tanned beasts into a kraal or fenced
inclosure, where they are quickly
chained and brought into submission
to the will of man. By strict dIsci-
pine, and from association with the
tame elephants, the wild ones soon
become fit subjects for civilized COM
muuitv. There are thousands of tanned
elephants in India aud Africa, where
they are used in performing the heavy
labor of the country. In my own cir
Gus have made use Of them In load
ing our cars, one elephant doing the
work of many mem The EE0cb.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26

The seeds of carrots and p,r,,;
are very slow in germ.natng and
this cause is due the failure on tba
OF some farmers to grow those cro
The seed should be sown early "a
to have the young plants make Il
Roadway before the grass shall be
to grow thickly, or hand-wqs
must be resorted to. 1t would he
to use plenty of seed, planting hen
stools about S,z inches apart IN Il
rows, and thin out the surplus ii
after they shall be up.
Green wood is easier chopped I'M
dry wood. But TIE forehanued nd
will chop the green wood while it
green and have it seasoned afteraarl
Stove wood seasons rapidly when #
in dry, airy place, Though 1
wood must be burned as cut, it Is Il
more economical to choose the Il
wood, The extra labor required for
cutting will be more than well pad
for by the greater heat from its cod
bustIon. not to speak of the time ID
IN getting green wood to burn
In Minnesota a state law compels
agents for trees and nursery stock
have in their possession a certidca
setting forth the name, occupatio
aud residence of their principals, al
statement as to where the stock
grown, together with bond in d
sum of $1,000 to save harmless al
citizen of the state who shall be q
frauded by any false or fraudulentre
reservations IN any manner Al
agent refusing to comply as above
liable to fine and Imprisonment
Prof. Roberts, of Cornell uuiyersii
speakin. r on milk production, said t
dairy farm must be fertile if we are
produce milk of the best quality. p
pie have an idea that rough, poor ?.
ture lands are cited to produce 60
milk, but this is a mistake. He
lieves there is more value obtain
from the bran than there would be
the whole wheat should be fed to COW
Good land will produce good plan
and it is poor economy to feed them
poor animals. What we want IS
business COW, not one that will 60
on strike every four or five or
months in the year.
A correspondent to the GaraFs
Month y gives some interesting deia
concerning the celery culture
Kalamazoo, Mich. He says q
thousand acres are under cultivate
from nearly all Of which two crops
taken in one season. In rare instaa'
three crops have been secure
T. ghteen hundred persons are
gagged in its cultivation, and S,5JJ
their living directly or indirectly lTl
celery. During the season, Ra.
generally continues five months ITO
twenty to thirty and fifty tons q
shipped daily. The value Of the c t,t
shipped during the last year is St'
600.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
F"oian's Joke Not Apprec,,.

Fabian, a New Yort
and the Humphrey street c 'I,os0,'oa
pie OF New Haven are "o ,ru1c4 !.
Fabian mounted the platfora, 81 W
evening to deliver a humor,d',a,' 4e OF |
a boy apparently from ~
ONCE came forN ard and InnJ
W ut was apparently a disr.'.g,l h
neryousiy broke the Seal n.y..
ioidlhg the paper, thrust Ijs b-,,
his head in dramatic way q, ''la
contents was very bad news r
ally he grew pale, and his eve, o y.
he staggered, and Reached cn, ,'a''
port. Some of the female ne ~ y
the audience became so eycito5,' 10y.
news he had evidently reecIya5 i
they became hysterical n y v
Fabian stepped forward and IN d, ,- .I
filled with emotion said. "Nr 4. y
/ have received very bad neSs ,''' y
will excuse my seeming illns.. i
perhaps the message will evnlei.
With your consent I will read ~
Amid the whispered sympal6is.
his hearers lie continued.
To Edward Fabian: 'l'''VH I
Fannir's illness has taken fatal -.
There is no hope. One foot i aIreasg d. q
grave, and we hope to ket the cemeierr
lareed SO that she may get the otheronsr
morrow. N's y
Then he braced up and lap,
loudly to assist his audience in ANN
approaching the point of the !.
but the audience didn't laugh
they gave Fabian a coolrecept.oo
ing the remainder of the eyepip.
Hartford Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
PRICE OF TWO VASES.

PRICE OF TWO VASES.
When the old pedder came in at
the door with those extremely pretty
vases, Mrs. Chr,sty felt that they were
the very things that she wanted in her
spare bedroom, and so, instead Of
saying NO when he politely request
ed her to see if she had any "old clo'es
to change for some splendid vases,
she allowed him to sit down while she
~ ent upstairs to rummage, and came
down VITA some old garments of her
husbands and one of those old "Stella
shawIs, when certainly she never
ouId wear again, unless it was at
night, for they went out of fashion
before she was married.
1t came to her mind that she was
foolish to leave IA stranger alone SO
long. but the old man was sitting
quietly here she had left him, and
cooked SO much like u benevolent old
patriarch that she was ashamed of re-
Numbering that the spoons were in
the pantry and the pantry unlocked.
However, he was quite worldly enough
to drive II hard bargain, and TO the
coat, vest and shawl she had to add a
gown that might very well have been
worn often again.
However. it was not ready money,
and she felt that the vases-goOd im-
tations of very costly ones-were love
lv. S carried them into the spare
room, and they made the manlel-pece
quite a different thing. Returning to
the dming-room. ho' ever, Il shock
awaited her Her husbands oyercOat,
hich hc had uuwisely left at home
that day, because il was unusually
warm, was gone from its peg ON the
hall rack, and, opening G pantry
Eoor, she saw that the spoons were
gone with it. THey were only plated.
but no one likes To lose anything i'm
that way. Besides, she felt greatly TO
blame for IT, The old man had been
gone a long while, and, though she
sent Il messenger for police officer
he cave her no hope OF catching the
thief or of getting tine things back.
''WHs there nothing else gomez the
maH asked.
Mrs. Christy looked about her aud
discovered one thing more, a counter
felt s. blI She had hpt Dr. gwen u'
her by some one "a year before, and
had found that IL was worthless luu
had written across the back Gins IS
counterfeit" and added her initials;
and somehow she kept it i'm her wor,-
basket. The old man haze spied g
with his glstcuing black eyes, and had
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26

Its estimated that in TINS +
40 IL : fban five persons alton .
commit suicide every o"s
nv naison known as trough e
Aud Il generally tetca.
would be well to rechI
trough on fools in we"
work it seems to accom-
appropriateness 81 IT.
almost equal to thai p ".
..ar. Div I'll by the Da.e.
sa4d. II ue dog ish 0iaoe If.
cent h.sat tail ind oct ish N'
so | cali Inn Spot
NJ. +. ingalls,. Pres daa. N l,rzt III
Fonr Railroad, carries z 4 D.
insurance Of any man . " "a
His policies amount 70 ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26

A ton of diamonds is worth $50, 0o0,-
BOO Don't let the dealers come the
t.So0-p pound dodge on yoa. Puck.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-12
 Tke Smallest Screws. TFrono ebe Auariean Analvst l

The smallest screws in the world are made in watch factory. There can be no doubt ing that assertion on any score. They are cut from steel wire by machine, but as the chips fall down from the knife it looks as if the operative was simply cutting up the wire for fun. One thing is certain; no screw can be seen, and yet screw is made every third operation. The fourth jewel-wheel screw is the next thing to being invisible, and to the naked eye it looks like dust. With glass;
 however, it is seen to be small screw, with two hundred and sixty threads to the inch, and with very fine glass the threads may be seen very clearly. These little screws are four-one hundredths of an inch in diameter, and the heads are double the size. It is esti. mated that an ordinary lady's thimble would hold one hundred thousand of these tiny nt- tie screws. About one million of them are made in @ month, but no attempt Is eveI made to count them. In determining the number one hundred of them are placed in a very delicate balance, and the number of the whole amount is determined by the weight of these. All of the small parts of the watch are counted in this way, probably if ty out of the one hundred and twenty Af. ter being cut the screws are hardened and put in frames, about one hundred to the frame, heads up. This is done very rapidly, but entirely by sense of touch instead of sight, so that blind man could do it just as well as the owner of the sparpest eyes. The heads are then polished in an automatic ma chine, ten thousand at a time. The plate on which they are polished is covered with oil and 8 grinding compound, and on this the machine moves them rapidly by reversing motion until they are fully polished.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-12

again. One day, when had been about a week in the library, lady came in, whose face liked very much, and asked me for something delightfully."- funny and nice" to read. By the merest chance had in my hand 8 copy of Little Women that had just been returned to the library, and that was about to do up to send out again. With a sudden impulse handed it to the lady, saying, sI'm sure this will please you"
 She took it, looked at it e moment inside and out, then threw it aside.
 I was astonished to see the cherished book treated with disdain, but managed to ask, "Have you read it!"
 I've seen 1t" was the curt reply.
 "Don't you like ftp again ventured.
 Its ridiculous thing" was the an- swer.
 This was too much for me, and proceeded then and there to give g most eloquent de- fense of the bok, mingled with littl satire at the taste that could find nothing but what was ridicuous in it.
 The lady listened to me without replying, then turned away and sought the proprietor of the library, and was soon engaged in earnest conversation with him. saw her glance around at me, and his eyes felowed her glance. She was no doubt complaining of my impertinence, and I was sure of re- proof, possible dismissal. Suddenly the pro- prietor burst into hearty peal of laughter in which the lady joined. don't now why it was, but I felt little ressured, and just then was called to the receiving desk.
 s'Do you now who the lady is whom you were just servings" asked the girl in charge there.
 aWhat, the one talking with MT. LoringP'
 "YeS
 "No, Pm sure I don't," answered.
 ''We1l, it was the mother of Little Women.
 s'Whatl not Miss Alcottf'
 "Yes, certainly, Miss Alcott."
 70, dear! and I've just been abusing her becasse she wouldn't take her own book"
 And that is just what have been doing; but it was such an unconscious tribute to her story that Miss Alcott regarded it as compliment, and, it is perhaps needless to say, neither of us ever forgot our first meet- ing Wide Awake
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-12
Mcintyre, Mcguire X CO.
 SPECIAL OPENING OF REAL SEAL PLUSH Sacques, Jackets and MOdjeskas. During the Months of September and October OUR PRICES WILL BE UNAPPROACHABLE.


Two of the leading English manufacturers of London Dye Real Plush submitted samples through their New York agents desiring choose what considered the best Plush wear they had which would this year entire manufacture of Plush After carefully examining the samples took the pieces to cloak akeNen New York who perfectly amazed at the superior color and the unusual fine finish of this popular cloth At their solicitation placed order for re etmes many Plush goods bought beforeat We realize the quantity be large and only hope sell the ovesuus stock by offering the goods for the next two months or until the opens at what they cost us In addition selling Sacques Jackets and Modeskas at making the terms to those who have not the ready cash for the entire purchase Ladies choose either garment they want and by making deposit of $5 time of purchase garment will be carefully laid aside receipt given for money balance be paid before November This opportunity intended buyer should appreciate gives you chance carefully select your Sacque Jacket from the first goods made and the confusion that always later in the when have take what ments they get. f# And furthermore guarantee by offering productions that you saving least from 5 to S2O garment 1 if purchased before November Ist  n 
 
 
 
 
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