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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
The Old Carrot.

A charming old place was that great dusty
attic
with its dim hooks enivoued with spider
and mouse,
The storeroom of rubbish. the joy of the
children,
That precious old garnet In Grandmother's
housed
There we're chairs lame and backless, and
books minus covers,
A tiny tin foot stove, great spinning
wheel,
And another much smaller that went by a
A pair of wool cards, and a queer little reel.
There were lunches Of odorous herbs on the
much better than drug stuffs,' Grand
mother would say;
And we daintily tasted Of mint and catnip,
AS we spent In the garrett some long rainy
day,
Going up the steep stairs with our clatter and
while Grandmother's Gliding up after us
steals:
snow, children, be sure and not get into mis-
CHIEF,
And whatever you DO pray, don't trouble
the wheels"
but how could we help it when they were
standing
Just longing for some one to give them a
tWirl2
So out OF sheer pity we patted them lightly
And sent them a-swinging in the old dizzy
whlr
Then there was o cradle, the quaintest Of
cradles,
with a roof Ger the head and with red
painted sides:
How many dear babies had slept in its shelter
And cOOcd as they went on their lullaby
rides.
There were roomy old chests that were filled
10 O'erfOwing
With treasures and roles OF years long since
gone;
We dressed in the garments of obsolete pat
terms
And make the place ring with our chatter
ana song.
No zest Of the pilgrim In search of rare relics
In old mOldy ruins or catacomhs gloom
Can equal the eager and patient ransacking
OF children let loose In an Old attic room,
Good Housekeeping.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
An Underground Waterfall.

Is South Carolina hollow? Some
time ago workmen digging a well near
Blacks dropped a crowbar through a
creyice and never saw it again. Blacks
is on a direct line between Raleigh, N
c., where recently an underground
river was discovered, and Laurens, S
c., where the existence of immense
caves was lately indicated by the sink
ing of some land. 1t was thought that
perhaps an underground river was
along the mountain belt of North and
South Carolina, finally working itsway
into the gulf. Some gentlemen of al
scientific turn of mind determined t0I
investigate the matter and had shaft
sunk.
At depth of fifty feetit was noticed
that the shaft was perfectly dry, all
though fifty feet away II well, forty
feet deep, was so full of water that one
could dip it out by hand.
A few days ago workman pushed
a bar into a creyice inside the SHAFT
and detached mass of material, open
ING a small hole, from which air seem.
ed to rush, accompanied by loaa
noise as of escaping steam. The shaft
was soon filed with vapor and me
affrighted workman fled.
A large number of citizens collected
and a dozen or more descended the
shaft. All agree that they heard tn,
sound of running water over shoa
perhaps one hundred feet lower down.
1t is probable that twenty feet more OIL
excavation will have to be made before
it will be definitely known what y
the nature and extent of the body OF
water.
n. W. Hardin says it is to him
plainly a waterfall Of considerable sIze'
falling at least ten feet and remo''
ed 200 feet to the north of the shaft
Ex-senator j. G. Black, Mr.. Reese
Mr.. Byers, j. F. Jones and others de-
scended the shaft. The work viii D
pushed to Il iinish.-Nelc Iors Worn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13

She tried again to rise, and with the
effort blood poured from between her
lips, staining her night-dress and the
sheet. She fell back, painting and ex-
hausted, but perfectly conscious.
A gentle hand caressed her, and her
nurse said:
"Agnes.n
You know my namew
MY name, in the world, is Bertha
Lewis"
"Berthal Then / was not mistaken.
Changed as you are, thought | knew
you. Bertha, can you forgive meP"
Il forgave you years agol But now,
Agnes, you are very i'll"
"Dyingl"
ut may be even so i'll as that, though
we will do all we can to save you. But
will it comfort you if | make your
children my carep"
Would you do that?"
"You may trust me to be tender
loving guardian to them. | loved
their father once, and | love you. |
will be "A true tender friend to his
children and yours.
God bless you, Bertha! God--help
-me-a-- sinner Oh, Bertha-help
me-saye mel"
And again the blood gushed forth,
and moment later Agnes Huntingdon
lay dead in the arms of Sister Agatha.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13

MIR. Whitehead laughed at S,ra;
mans comical appearance and reo ,'ea i
and replied: "a" iequest
now S9andlman, spose you 90 on Il
IN the Dusk and cut plenty sh2o,s Il
bark, then | give you plenty beefS II
Sandman put on more dolofri1.
and kept reiterating that he wss ~. ~ N
ny hungry" Mr.. Whitehead fnsn, Il
told him to go down to the mems bnt i
ana get some dinner and then 90 -
get the bark afterwards. Tbe III
from the tree called the "stripOlv bs 'r
tree" is largely used in Australia IA
roofing purposes for sheds. huts eto
and the natives are generally emnloro;;
to cut it from the trees and brine it;n
Sandman gorged himself with hrea "A
and beef until he could eat no moro /
and then, native fashion, he stretcbo n
himself Oh the grass and went % slean
In this condition Mr. Whitehead fonI a
him, and, giving him suudry kicks Nj
wake him up, asked him if he had an h
the bark yet. Sandman arose r,L
bing his eyes, and replied: "Yo 4
Misser, Sandman too lazy to cut barLT
now" and he staggered off down II
his camp to finish out his interrupteds
nap in his own gunyah, 1. e.. nativs,
hut. The next day Sandman mada.
his appearance and wanted to repeaf
the programme of the previous dav
Mr.. Whitehead had learned lesson
and Sandman had to cut q double All
lowance of bark before he got his din.
ner.
At the mems quarters two or threel
hours afterwards Sandman appeared
and, seating himself on log, said:
"S'pose white feler got um old pairI
O trousers to give Sandman; me want
to go along o town"
In order to have bit OF fun with
him. one Of the men procured an odd
pair of trousers belonging to a boy of
about twelve years Of age and pre-.
scented them TO Sandman. He tried
to put them on, aud tugged and pulled.
pulled and painted, used profane lam
guage, but it was of no use, he could
not get them on, and at last they part.
cd in halves. The comical look with
which he surveyed the fragments set
us all off into roars of laughter We
gave him an old pair OF trousers which
fitted him better, and he strutted
around as proud as u peacock, and,
picking up the small pair of trousers,
said: "ble take 'em home to my plea.
niny, Moses" Then, after begging
sundry articles of us. such as tobacco
matches, pipes, etc, with more or less
success, no got into his bark canoe
and padded off down the river
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
\ Rainy-Day Costume.

According to the Memphis AUaI01che
Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller is "a clever
woman at getting safely over puddles."
Said this pretty brown-eyed woman
few days AGO: Il begin with boots,
and / stand up for and ospouse big
corb-sole, waterproof FEATHER boots,
not nearly so ugly to look at rs they
are to talk about, and thoroughly COM
Portable Next stockings that won't
botray your confidence even if you
should choose to walk in pond, but
nice lady-lke stockings with refined
feelings. that wouldn't crock for all
the world. Then Il pair of close-tit-
ting leglets, coming just to the tops OF
the shoes. A dress skirt TO wear with
these ought to clear the ground by at
least six inches, and it would totally
vanQuish car-steps and curbstones if it
were eight inches from the 1Oor 1t
ought certainly to just meet legtels
and boots in m interesting trio. The
dress should be of good, dark, light
weight wool, which rain will neither
spot nor shrink; and over this should
90 rainy-day cloak OF very shiny al
Daca, pongee or cheek silk, all of
which resist water fairly we'll and are
not SO heavy and unpleasant generally
as macintosh. With this costume
YOU will never have damp ankles, and
YOU will be comparatively free from
The disagreeable necessity of Selling
your skirts in your hands while you
are trying to crowd by three fat mon
whom the conductor allows to hide the
hand rails, and to hold books, parcels
and umbrella in the other.'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
Emperor williams Rudeness.

| do not think William ii. made a
very pleasing impression on the Italian
people i'm general during his recent
visit, writes q Paris correspondent Of
the PhiiddelDhiG Telegraph. Various
instances of the emperor's rudeness are
cited. and especially his refusal to
speak 30 the foreign ambassadors in
Rome, or to address word to the
president of the Italian chambers
when that gentleman was presented to
HIM. Also his voluntarily absenting
himself from home at the period when
his wife was about To give another
child to- the family has been locked up
on as fresh instance Of the lack of
respect wherewith women and wife
hood are regarded in Germany. The
truth is that the intellectual, high
minded Frederick and his intelligent
wife saw some savage Teutonic ances-
tor of prehistoric days revived IN then
eldest son. Art, music. literature, the
grace of courtesy, the charm of cuItl-
waited society, have no attractions Tor
the new made emperor. He Is a
soldier merely, heart and soul and
brain. He left his wife to bear her
woman-s curse alone, while he was or
on round of sightseeing and Juhket-
inc. which. considering that his father
(aud such father9 is scarcely yet
cold in his grave, might have been APP
propriately deferred. Altogether, this
barbarian chieltain, in the rudenesS Of
his manners and the inSolence OF his
power. shows us To what trials the n2-
lions devoted To- hereditary rule are eN-
posed. But heis beloved and app!a1BI-
ed in Germany IS a typical Der-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
oid-Time Georgia Corn shuokins'

Yesterday we heard fathery oq
gentleman telling his recoilecuou' y,
the corn-shuckings in the DAYS III
slavery. and we fully realize The in'el,
est that would be felt in the stofl H
this day. II
He saws that the whole corn crop "
a plantation would be placed 10 gu.
immense long pile out of DOORS ui-,
if You would see such n pile OF e0.H
now. YOU would think all the corn y
the country had been brought mere
A ten-foot rail would then be p'a'.ss
as nearly as possible crossways throu n.
the long pile. Then two leadlns ~
groes would pick their gang. rom nm; s-
men and women of the nelgnoo'. .to
plantation who had gathered lot '..,
buskinp. one gang would begin 4,
one end of the pile and the other 80
at the other end. and when tue "a
was given the shucks would ueSln -
rustic. and the old corn-siueh.iu7
songs would make the WeiHih nh
The shucks were throwa pen'uu tbe
the clean white ears into pens ="
side. .e "a
From the very jump it was 4 ~ tall
see which side could make we ne I sai he
from its place, and when i ana i4 ii I'D
shouts Of the yictors could oe ne-
During the progress of the shu , Sc.5
the master would go around anu , "a
outthe liquor generally pe3achl ., X. K X
to the hands, regulating the supply
the merriness Of the negroes ~
Sometimes some Of the neg
would pick UP the chair - "nn ~
master was sitting. place y ga
shoulders. and march arounu 'He
making a great hurrah q y .ha n.
After All this was oyer' ~ III, WI al,
qroes who wanted to danced lit I'm -,
next morning. aud very few OIL. q .,'o :
failcd 10 take this part = w i1'4'0
Washington ca dd5e1sf.
The smvrua Jig is lieiag exteusiFei
planted iii So0lheru California.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
Miss Laura Daintrey.

Last winter girl of Is came to New
York, unknown, and in less than
twelyemonth had made n little furry
in the literary world and become the
talk of the clubs aud cafes, SAYS the
New York World, This is Laura
Daintrev, the author of Errors" and
Miss Varian, of New York" The
critics give the quality of the matter
she writes no quarter, but all concedc
the work clever, and the authors
identity is possible future factor in
literature. The work is objective and
in some degree brilliant, and this is
what saves it from prescription. for it
is detailed account of the life Of the
demi-monde. This class in New York
has never had an eXpositor before, but
the wonder of it is that young girl
should be the first to hold the mirror
up to this sort Cf nature.
Miss DainUey is a beautiful girl,
with blonde hair bound loosely about
Il maryelously shaped head; low, broad
brow. and large brown eyes of much
expression, nose straight, with that
bewitching upward angle at the base
which indicates coquctrY and penetra-
ton. the sort described by TcnnysOn
as '.heaycn-til ed - she strikes the
eve al once as being extraordinary.
She is fond Of bangles and jewels, and
beads and bugs pinned on. Her dress
is individual and she affects loose
gowns and Greek effects. She has no
religious belief and is radical in most
things; she is~superstitious and eonsuits
a dream book. She was born in Aus
tralia aud has grown up in England.
Her father is member of the firm of
Arnold ~ Constable, of this city, and
81 uo,,ha,y ,f Constable
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
AN ANGEL ON EARTH.

She was not a nun, consecrated to
solitary service of her church, shut up
in Il convent; but one Of Protestant
sisterhood, whose VOWS were voluntary
and binding only so long as the
heart indicated She was a nursing
sister, having special gift for that
form of usefulness, tender touch, a
firm will, a steady hand, and a good
memory,
Whenever there was a specially
critical case in the hospital where
most of her time was spent the physi-
clan in charge asked always for Sister
Agatha
Not more than thirty five or six
years Of age with statuesquo face,
exqustely regular in feature, with
large brown eyes aud pure pale com
plexion, she looked like one for whom
all the Joy of life was over. Never
stern, never ont of temper, there was a
depth Of patiently-endured sorrow in
her large soft eyes, pathetic curve on
her lips, that told Of ever-preseut
grief. submission, but with no hope
this side of the grave.
The rules Of the order TO which she
belonged not eXacting her renuncia-
ton Of Ter property, she had control
of ample means, and her purse was
always open to charity. Dressing in
the rigidly simple dress of her order,
allowing herself no personal indul-
gcnce, her large income kept many a
man from despair, after long wasting
illness, helped many woman. COM
forted children, fed the hungry and
clothed the naked in the broadcast ac.
ceptance of the words.
She was busted in her little Office ut
the end of long hospital ward, writ
ing her lists for the night to distribute
amongst the nurses under her, arrang-
ing hours, medicine and patients in
systematic order, when tap at the
door was followed by the entrance of
the resident physician.
His face said New, serious cases
before he spoke
IAN accidep', he said, watching
her quick fingers as she arranged the
lists; "A woman; run over, half iutuNi-
Gated, | think, not with drink, but
opium
Dangerously hurt?'
Eyes; the horse set his hoof full on
her breast. and she is a perfect skele-
ton; bones crushed; hemorrhage, Can
9"u e"'ilo ~ "u.es o'S'cl iivS'e' - =,
oualEe now 1ut IL }"u can ."Ho ''io
case tonight Shouio prefer IT.
can.
o.,e l"'loNeu lne u0o'ol ~ s"c y 'oN ~
u''ul She Sl9o" 10y It narrow "'u,
I'ouuu W W., sNivVu u", "'V.'
"IaNu' nc eN'''' l""l,Un ~ NV 80" -,
Seoh nau Neen .i'"ut' alI ''l"l NpO'u ~
uohe' lh 'ue PAlfeh' eNu"uS'e" No'lu'-
llon' Hau uoeh, "n" tue "1'u'u IVY
WIN IeN'l-HUs"n. =, 'uGtNS' n'','''ii..,'2
WIN paul anu uIlll. "''N' "u' I'''"5
"er mead ana mV't'''hS low "o'"S'
As the doctor "re" near ' y' ",l l '''o
patient op'neu htt eyes any "N'"1
them upon ''G nurse l''o' 'l''0' ~ "a =
hoatse ehoAe" VICE. '""' WAS ''''''''
TO hear; ,
Bertha Lewis. het'h' ho" IN. ~
ways haunting m'' AWAY 'oo'h,',E y
me' Have l not suffered 'oo' IAN
never never iC'Ee's ...,.
quite deIlr'ou>' lAe ""e'ol S.''' ~
a low tone
SISTER Agatha uiu "ol I'P'l' "'"' !"E
60 the head nt the bed ana arranging
the articles upon a small iante lhetH
her face turned from the sufferer
Nothing could nave been IN n S'Ion NY. ~
its dark eyes and the black hair
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13

The smvrua Jig is lleiag exteHsiFei!
planted Id So0thern California.
, 1888-10-25

1.-The poison conveyed by human teeth
is one of the most annoying that a physi-
clan ever has to deal with, " writes DR.. A.
C.. Robinson. "a bitten ear or nose is
months in healing, where q more import
ant wound inflicted by an instrument
would readily yield to simple remedies. L
have under my attention severe and most
complicated cases of blood poisoning, in
which the patient had but slightly
abraided the hand in the course of a fight
by striking the knuckles against the teeth
of his opponent. L have known hands thus
poisoned only saved from amputation by
the application of all the resources of
science. Tobacco or whisky, or disar-
rangement of the stomach from many
other causes, may be responsible for this
poisonous condition of the teeth, and I am
not prepared to say that a man with good
health and a clean, sweet mouth would
convey the poison, but | can only speak of
the frequency of this class of cases and
the difficulty of attending them success
fully. Chicago News.
, 1888-10-25
Washington ace

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-In spite of
the fact hat the sun shone brightly all
morning aud a brisk wind swept over the
Ivy City race course, the track was in
wretched condition. Paragon broke his
left fore leg above the knee while exer-
cising this morning, by,,stepping ina hole,
and will have to be killed.
First race, seven furlongs-Eolo won in
l:34; Boccaccio second, Regulus third.
Second race, one and one-eighth miles
Joe Lee won in 2:03f; Specially sec.
ond, Tea Tray third.
Third race, Anacostia stakes, one and
one-eighth miles-Now or Never won in
200, Badge second, By and By third. an
Fourth race, three-fourths of a mile
Fordham won in l:l83, Brown Charlie
second, Passport third.
Fifth race, one mile-Wahoo won in
l:4S4, My Own second, Pasha third.
, 1888-10-25
UNWORTHY AXW0RTHY.
Detectives on the Trail of the
Defaulting Treasurer.
Traced to Montreal, But he
Leaves for Quebec.
Probabilities that Axworthy
Will be Captured.
The Missing Treasurer.

MONTREAL, Oct. "a. -Cleveland, o.,
detectives arrived here this morning in
search of Thos. Axworthy the absconding
city treasurer of Cleveland. 1t has been
discovered that Axworthy arrived here on
the night of the 18th of September from
New York. He registered under his
proper name at the st. Lawrence hall.
He left October End, it is believed. by a
Western Canadian Pacific train. While
here he consulted Geo. Ffrion, @. c.,
who informed him that his offence was
extraditable. He appeared to be labor
ing under great mental agony, and drank
hard while here.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 24.-There is about
$3.50, 900 belonging to the city deposited
In half a dozen banks, but the bondsmen
of Axworthy, 1.-THE defaulting treasurer,
have attached it, and the result is that
the city is bankrupt. Kaufman Hayes,
a member of the council, has been placed
in charge of the office. At present there
is only $1,000 in the city vaults, and
when thai is paid ous the treasurer's office
will be closed for financial repairs.
The board of aldermen at a special
meeting tonight adopted a resolution de-
claring the office of the treasurer vacant
and empowers the mayor to issue notes of
the city to the amount of $780, 600 to re-
lieve the financial embarrassment.
A. B. Conkey, Axworthy's business
manager, declares positively that Ak
worthy was not a Spectator as had been
asserted. He saw all Axworthy's cores.
pondence and knows the latter lost no
money on wheat.
MONTREAL, Oct. 24.-Axworthy, the
~absconding treasurer of Cleveland, o.,
left here by the mail steamer to-day.
The detectives were too late to capture
him here, but have telegraphed to the
Quebec authorities to arrest him. The
steamer. leaves there at 9 o'clock in the
morning for Liverpool.
, 1888-10-25
The pope and Italy.

ROME, Oct. 1.-THE pope received the
Neapolitan pilgrims to-day and made an
address to them. After condemning the
Italian government and stating that the
hatred of all foes of the papal see was
concentrated in Rome, the pope said:
In this city they do not hesitate to
confirm by new insults eve On solemn
occasions the %usurpation and violence
which are within the remembrance of the
whole world, degrading Rome to the sim
pie position of the capital of the king
dom, while God predestined it the see OF
the vicar of Christ, and it shall ever re-
main the capitol of the Catholic world
In conclusion the pope expressed per-
feet faith in the triumphs of his cause.
The archbishop of Naples, who headed
the pilgrims, recounted, to the pope all
that occurred in Naples during Emperor
Williams visit. The pope replied: Our
enemies are exerting their whole strength
to Cypress us. Let us redouble our efforts
and return untiringly to the struggle.
Action is necessary, for which [ rely upon
the clergy
, 1888-10-25
Riddleberrer and wise,s Duel.

Some years ago George d. Wise, now
one of the Virginia representatives in the
house, playfuNy called Riddleberger a
blanked liar in the columns of a Rich
mond newspaper, and Riddleberger
straightaway sent a challenge. To show
the bloodthirstiness of the man when
angered, he sent a challenge to Editor
Beirne that same day, and he arranged to
fight the two duels on the same afternoon.
Wise chose pistols for weapons, and the
meeting was at 4 o'clock p. m, in q
clump of woods a few miles from Rich
mond, II SO near the residence of the
judge of the county that he could hear
the shots.
At the first fire Wise's pistol did not go
off, and Riddleberger's ball flew wide of
the mark. Wise then handed his pistol
to his second and told him there was
something the matter with it. The ball
was drawn, the pistols reloaded and the
combatants took a second fire. At his
time Wise's ball cut Rid~dleberger's coat
tail, u Riddleberger's shot again wasted
itself IN the air. Riddleberger reached
down his hand and looked at the place
where the ball had gone through his $40
o He then raised his hand and
scratched his head. He was evidently
annoyed. He thought a moment, still
scratching, and then, to Wise's surprise,
he seized the pistol by the barrel and
threw it as far as he could into the bushes.
He then threw out both arms, and walk
ing half ways toward Wise, held out his
hand n intimated that he thought they
had better settle the matter in other ways.
Wise replied that he had nothing to com
plain of and, If Riddleberger was satisfied,
he was, and so the duel ended.-Frank G.
Carpenter in New York World.