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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

averted by National and state legis-
lation, rendering all combinations
more difficult, and keeping every
business avenue open to untrammel-
led competition. This appeal of
free trade advocates to the general
prejudice against "trusts" but be-
trays the absence of facts and ar
guments in support of the uupatri-
otto policy they have espoused, and
will deceive none but the unthink-
ing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

republicans to expose the 3,,..
aOs se which the denoers s''' !
endeavoring to place unoD . = y
tute books. Il one or rba s4s - y
party does not yield, the Fif Sta'
Congress is likely to remain : "usf
tlnuous session until its 5e.'h ''1
noon March 4, 1889, for if each t'4 !, |
is to be discussed as fully a. t h.
which have already been rs,. NV, ,
they will not be through BY n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

WH1rEwAsH, wall, calsom fla h
Nth and paint brushes -
N Prideaux's Drug Store
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
The Two Platforms,

That the liars may no longer falsi-
fly and the fools no longer misur-
derstand the Republican platform as
it relates to nternal-revenue taxes,
it should be compared with the
plank in the Prohibition platform
on the same subject. Here they are
in juxtaposition, and they are almost
identical in language, while being
conditional and based on a state of
affairs which in both instances mod
ify the explicit declaration which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

KALsoMINE, alabastine diamond
wall finish, whiting, glue, st Pri-
deaux's Drug Store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

How IS IT, Messrs. free-traders:
Is there a more outrageous and ex-
tortionate "trust" combine in this or
any other country, than the hard
coal ring? And, as there is no i'm
port duty or internal tax whatever
on hard coal, how is it possible, on
your own theory of reasoning, for
such a robber-monopoly to exist?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

THE Prohibition State Convention
in New York, and newspaper or
gan of the Chicago saloon interests,
denounce in equally strong tones
the temperance and morality plank
added to the Republican platform.
Opposed by such opposite extremists,
it must occupy the middle ground
of justice and right.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

LEVI p. MORTON, Republican
candidate for Vice President is one
of the three men who sent a ship
load of provisions to Ireland during
the great famine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

AFTER Mr.. Blaine has finished
touring through Britain for the bene-
fit of his health, he will return home
and tour through this country for
the benefit of the Republican party's
health, which is, however, very good,
thank YOU.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

DoS'r forget to call at Deller's
when you are looking for dress
goods, boots and shoes, carpets and
oil cloths. Goods are offered at re-
duced prices. For why? To close
them out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

II you think that the Democrats
are so firmly opposed 70 Gree
whisky" ask a few Of EN- up to the
bar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

BENJAMIN is a Hebrew name, and
means "son of the right hand" or
fortunate" Levi is also Hebrew
name, and means "adhesion." Ben
iamin Harrison and Levi =. Morton
were we'll named when they started
i'm life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

THE producers of dgty-free hard
coal, headed by Democratic "Taritf
Reformer" Scott, have advanced the
price of their product 25 cents a
ton, and cut down the wages of
their employees 10 per cent. And
still the howlers about taritf-protect-
ed monopolies" have never a word
TO say.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05

Prohibition Platform.
For the immediate
abolition of the inter
nal revenue system
whereby our National
Government is deriv-
ing support from our
greatest National vice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
they convey:

Republican Platform. /
If there shall still re-
main q larger revenuel
than is requisite for thel
wants of the Govern-l
ment we favor the en-l
tire repeal of Internal
taxes rather than the
surrender of any part
of our protective sys-l
TEN at the joint behestl
of the whiskey trusts
and the agents of for-l
eign manufacturers. !
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

rods from the house; but had become acqualnt-
ed with winter weather on the pralrles. We
went on with our game, and nothing more was
said. About ten minutes later L looked up ana
the old was gone Did your father go
outP l asked one of the girls Yes she re-
piled, and don't what keeps him. wish
you would go out and find him.
Il wrapped up and started out, hrst taxing
the precauton take end of rope, which
/ trailed after About half way between
the sheds and the house l found the old man on
his hands and knees in the snow. which was
seven feet deep. crawling about, trying to find
the house He was then nearly dead, and ten
picked him no, and carried him to the house,
where with snow, ice-water, and whisky. SUD-
plemen,ed with an hour two of hard work,
we managed TO save his life"
"How do people manage to live In Such ell
, mate"
'Live3 Why, they prepare for it. The early
corners generally put up sod houses. and there
nothing in the world SO warm as sod house.
You can walk around barefoot on the floor of
one. il properly constructed, in the coolest
weather. After they have been there long
enough settlers generally build log houses.
hauling logs thirty or forty miles for the pur-
pose These houses warm and comfortable.
So long you don't have to go out You don't
know what winter is. But the sod houseis not
to be treated with disdain, assure you
How they bulltg
in the first place frame of boards. the size
the house is to be, is put ND so as to give the
house a nice appearance inside the roof is also
boarded over. Then the sod is cut with pillow,
and bank three or four feet thick Is raised all
around this frame. Every sod is laid
fully as a mason lays brick, the roots up. and
all openings are filled IN with dirt. Openings
are made for the windows and DOORS which
have frames extending from inside to ontside
These will contain sometimes three windows
for winter-always two. When the sod ram
part is raised TO the height of the roof. poles
are laid on and then sod put those. The
roots hold everything firm. You would be sur
prised to see the roots. Some of those grass
roots are as thick as my finger, and extend
down from ten to fourteen feet. z"
WHAT"
'It's fact, assure you. I have followed
them down myself when digging wells in that
blue-joint grass land Why, a man in blowing
has to stop and sharpen his pillow every eighty
rods if he cares anything for his team. The
blacksmith draws out the point, but that and
the edge both have to be filed down as sharp as
possible, and them as 1 say, sharpened every
eighty rods. But to return to the sod house
After the outside is completed the inside is fin
ished up to suit the taste and rocket of the
proprietor Some have only the earthen floor,
and others have a board floor, and are divided
up into three rooms. And, / tell you,
for winter comfort in Dakota a sod-house beats
them all. Besides these, there are dug-outs
the side of a hill, and occasionally you will
meet one on the prairie The class of settlers
that come in there rule have to put up with
almost everything the first year or two"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

BaIttmofe
East Pr att Street, have recently suffered from
the fretaks of a colored servant girl, whose
mania t3ok peculiar turn Some weeks ago
the family wash was received with every piece
torn The washerwoman was charged with the
condition of the clothing aud her services dis
peused with. Then some new bed sheets we're
fouud tor.a in half, followed by new blankets
being dis covered in the condition. The
colored girl said the house dog tore the articles
Soon after handsome piano cover and most of
the uarlor upholstery was found in a sort of
fringe work A gentleman in the house insisted
on the girl being intervlewed again. She ad-
mifted she had torn all the articles with her
teeth siust for fon." She has not lived at
CAPTAIN Feras1ey's since.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

Love Requited-A Tale of the Present EN-
braced in Five Chapters.

Love Requited-A Tale of the Present EN-.
braced in Five Chapters
Washington Critic.
cHAPTERI
It was evening, and the light from the silver
candelabra came softly through the rich Ven
etian glass which hedged them in. and touched
with its tender warmth a youth and maiden.
standing silent amid the rich appointments of
the great drawing room of the girls palatial
home.
CHAPTER II.
Henry. will you be minel"
1t was the girl who spoke, and silence shat
tered into thousand fragments, fell crumbling
to the floor.
The young man blushed scarlet and quickly
hid his face in his hands.
With loving, gentle strength she took them
one by one away and gazed fondIy into his
trembling. sweet brown eyes
'Ah, love-" she whispered. "look at me-
Look deep into my soul and see the heart that
beats its sweetest cadences to the measures of
your name!"
She took his sensitive white hands in her own.
and modestly as the daisy looks upward to the
morning sun he turned his eyes to hers.
There a strange thrill il his heart, d
burning in mis- cheeks, an indescrlbable power
filled mis- very being, the fragrance of fire and
basam comes with life and hope to the weak
and wasted consumptlve.
CHAPTER III.
:'With all my heart, Ernestine."
Sweet as the music of ripping waters, of
muffled silver bells, sweet and low as the organ
harmonies whispering to each other among the
carvings and the softened frescoes of some
grand old cathedral choir, were the young
mans words and they brought to Ernestne
such peace and rest as until this day her heart
had never known.
''Oh, Henry" she said. and held out her
hands to him.
Again the bright young blood surged to his
cheeks, and with glad little cry he threw
himself into her arms, and like tired bird, he
nestled his head upon her shoulder, and shut
his eyes to all the world to dream of heaven.
CHAPTER Nv.
There let us leave them.
We can afford TO leave them, because neither
of them appear to be left-particularly the girl.
CHAPTER V.
Thus do see what there is in leap year to
the huneeriug and thirstng soul of the young
woman who knows enough to embrace her
opportunities
And embraces them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

light comedy of the day. bow well be has sue
ceeded in his new sphere is known to all who
have witnessed his bright performance of the
druggist
Minnie Maddern is proud of her auburn
tresses, and Detroit is proud of Minnie Maddern.
In recognition Of both these facts the talented
little actress has been presented with Shet-
land pony. which, like Mary's little lamb. is as
white snow. The donors were dramatic edi-
tor Goodale, of the Detroit Free Press, and
manager Charlie White 1t may be remarked
right here that, unlike Mary and her little lamb,
Minnie and her pony will NOT be insspara bic.
except during the summer. A travelling combi-
nation OF red haired girl aud white horse might
be an excellent advertisement but Miss Mad
dern sent the animal TO her Long Island home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29
Among the Local Enthusiasts.

The arrival OF Manager Spence has served In
o measure to revive interest in the subject Of
base ball, and from the misfortunes and fortunes
of last season, discussion has now turned to
the prospects for next, or moro properly the
present season. The new players and new man
ager are in turn taken up, and their reputed
merits passed upon. and the conclusion gen.
orally reached is that the outlook is entirely en-
couraging. The new players have. of course,
not arrived. but their abilities are known to the
general public. With Mr.. Spence however, the
public was not 40 well acquainted, he having
never served in either of the prominent
leagues. He came, however. with the highest
recommendations and the fact that he had met
with great success wherever he had been was
strong point in his favor. Mr.. Spence has now
been in the city about a week, and has met
many of the more prominent supporters OF the
local club and other enthusiastic upon the game.
The impression made by him has been univer-
sally favorable While perfectly uEasssmine, no
evidently is not lacking in courage or in sufficient
self-confdence 20 enable him TO undertake any
thing that he might consider for clubs good.
He In thoroughly familiar with the game, its his
tory and its present associations and has
fensive acquaintance among players and man
ayers. Being, in addition 10 these, a man of
ideas, it would appear that his prospects of sue
the best
In an interview in last Mondays Journal Mr.
Spence announced an outline of his plans for
the early part OF the season ne mas TOT tne
past few days been engaged in mailing contracts
10 those players reserved by the local manage
rnent who have not yet signed. On Wednesday
the players were for the first time officially mott
fed of the change OF management. The change
had OF course become known to all OF them
through the newspapers, but was thought ai-
visaole to give them official notice.
The only player now in the city 10 Henry Boyle.
who may be seen almoet any evening about the
roiunda of the New Denson. Boyle is in prime
condition. and looks the picture of health. He
feels cheerful the prospects OF himself and
The Indianapolis club next year The new rules
uere good news to him. as we'll as to Healy, and
will, he thinks, benefit himself ms much AS they
will the tall Egyptian. 1T seemed TO be my
luck all last season." said Boyle. Ito get three
Itrikes On man and then have him hit safely.
Why, remember game in which i had
three strikes seventeen men, and yet only
three four of them struck out / think
therefore. that am justified in expecting 10 do
better work, now that have returned TO the
three. strikes rule"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

Neither President Brush nor Manager Spence
has received suy instruction from the schedule
committee, which met at Pittsburg last week.
rs TO where with what club the Indianapolis
team had been assigned TO open the champion
ship season. The law is to keep these matters
from the public until the full schedules have
been officially promulgated, but 1t has been Gus
fomary 70 inform each club. with
Au Injunction or secrecy. regarding
It's opening and holiday dates The
local management however, has received no
such notification. and il II barely possible that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

there was truth 10 the rumor Of a deadlock in
the committee which met at Pittsburg One
statement sent ont was that the Chicago club
demanded to open the season at home, but this
seems improbable. Both Chicago and Detroit
lake cities, and the season there opens
from one TO two weeks later than here and at
Pittsburg.
Regarding his early exhibition dates, Manager
Spence said yesterday: until within the last
few days had thought OF taking the team to
Hot Springs in the middle of March. / think
that a boiling out would be good thing for the
players, and, as we get the grounds there
for almost nothing, it would be a good plan TO GO
down il another club would accompany us. /
suggested the matter TO the Chicago manage
ment, however, and. as they have showed little
inclination to consider 1t, have about
given the idea up. The opening games.
far know at present
will be about as follows: We play in St Lonis
about March %, &c and 81. Then go to
Louisville. Cincinnati aud Cleveland, and thence
home Then We play Oh the home grounds the re-
Inainder OF the month, opening with the St. Louis
Browns. have arranged for these two weeks
OF playing on the home grounds Immediately pre-
ceding the championship season for two reasons
first, IN order that the players may become
thoroughly familiar with the grounds. and Sec
ondly, that they may become acclimated."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29
Senator sawyer's Baseball Ideas.


Washington Special to ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Senator German used to be a crack ball-player.
He was engaged to-day in circulating good
story on that sturdy and honest old matter-of-
fact gentleman, Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin,
which will be appreciated by the lovers OF the
national game. The story will be accepted as
indisputable proof OF the fact that the Wisconsin
Sen ator knows a great many things much bet
ter than he knows the rules and regulations gov
erping a game of baseball. Senator Sawyer's
son Ed is the manager of a company that belongs
to some league in the Northwest. Some
time during the last Eds
company was pitted against another
company in the Senator's home town,
Oshkosh, and the Senator went to witness the
game. and was seated in the grand stand. The
knocked to the second baseman of the home
team, but he failed to take IL. The rightfelder
went for it, but unfortunately allowed it to
glide between his legs. The spectators were
much discomfitted over the errors of the home
team. and a prolonged hiss arose from the occu-
pants of the grand stand. The Senator
that mething had occurred that had dspleased
the audience with the playing of the home COM
pany and he appealed to the gentleman sitting
next to him to know what the trouble
''Oh, my" said he, ''our boys made terrible
blunder; they ought to have stopped that ball"
The Senator, not fully comprehending the sit
uation, but fearing the of the home team
might in some way be thought to be chargeable
TO him, he promptly replied by way of explana-
tion
'Well, I've nothing to do with it. It's Eds
game. If l were running it you bet I'd have
more men out there"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29

HALLS Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover is
becoming q universal favorte for restoring gray
hair to it's original color, and making hair grow
thick and strong.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
COURTSHIP CARAMELS.

The bashful beau generally possesses,
at least, good staying qualities.-Lowell
Citizen.
''She stoopS to concur'-the tall girl
when the young man finds that he
wasn't made long enough to reach
Somerville Journal.
The suburban young man who does
his counting hanging on the front gate
Sunday may be said to be engaged in
picket duty. Burlington Free Press.
Just of age is Jones's sweetheart;
When he asked the little wit
If she loved him. she said pretty,
Just 18 ty little Bit. It'd Bits.
If you are lover, don't essay to love
two girls at once. Love is a good thing,
in judicious proportions; but it won't do
to have too much of the commodity on
hand at one time Hartford Sunday
Journal.
The young mechanic who has just en-
tered the paradise of Loves Young
Dream" will never, never, never JOIN in
the demand fol shorter hours. The
hours, especially the evening hours, are
altogether too short as they are.-Boston
Courier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
THE JUMPINGJACK's APPEAL.

THE JUMPING-JACK'S APPEAL.
was. He had big tin horn that made
an awful noise, and drum and foot
ball, and goodness knows what he didn't
have. And he had big Jumping Jack.
He told the boys that he found it hang
ing out of his stocking grinning at him.
All the little folk wondered how Bad
BERTHE came to get so many pretty things,
and after talking it over among them
selves, they arrived at the conclusion
that Santa Claus had made mistake
and filled the bad boys stocking with
presents that were intended for some
good boy; and they all expected to see
Santa Claus come along any minute and
tai the horn and drum and other things
way from BERTHE.
But Santa never came and Bad BERTHE
k ept his toys and had a great deal of fun
w it'll them-that is with all of them eX-
cept Jumping Jack. BERTHE couldn't be-
gin to coax TIE Jumping Jack to do any,
thing for him. 1t was a stubborn, sulky
Ju mping Jack. and SteadfaStly refused
| to move it's arms or legs when BERTHE
| pulled the string. Bertie's father or
m other could make the Jumping jack
arms and legs wave all right, and even
| the boy next door found it obedient to
every jerk of the string that hung down
through the middle of its body. Bertie's
| uuclo cOulu ludhe III uiIlCo fleTTlly 10
the tune of hornpipe. In fact, every
body but BERTHE Bing- Bong, the cham
pion bad boy of ST. Louis, could get the
Jumping Jack to obey and to act
nicely and decently. When BERTHE took
hold of it, then it was as stiff and ungov-
ernable and mean as BERTHE himself.
The boy tried and tried, and tried to
make the string and the limbs act i'm
unison, and when they wouldn't do it,
! he cried and cried until his eyes were
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

BETSEY WALLINGF0RD. NllDneSOCd, ana, with
one exception, the oldest in the United
States.
Elizabeth Bunker (fOr Elizabeth was
her true name) was born at PittSfeld,
\. H., July %, 1876, and is consequently
in her ninety-second year. In July,
1872, at the age of sixteen, at Athens,
Me-, she was married to Jonathan Wall
ingfOrd. then fifty years old, native
of New Hampshire and an eX-soldier
in the Revolution. who at the age
of eighteen enlisted in his country's
cause as private in Capt. Timothy
EmerSOn'S company, Bartlett'S regi-
ment. of New Hampshire volunteers,
and passed through the war without in
jury, remaining in the service until the
surrender of the British troops and con-
seQuent termination of the war. Mr..
and Mrs. Wallingford resided in their
native state from the time of their mar
riage until the death of the former in
August, 1871, at the age of eighty-five.
Mrs. WallingfOrd remained in New
Hampshire several years thereafter.
and in 1855 emigrated to the territory of
Minnesota, and. ascending the Miune-
sofa river on one of the little steamers
that nayigated that once navigable
stream, arrived at MankatO, then a
small town on the frontier of scarcely
100 inhabitants. At that time there
was not mile of railroad in Minnesota,
and this part of the state was
little more than a wilderness, and
its inhabitants constantly in danger
of their lives from the murderous Sioux
until the final quelling of the outbreaks
10y Gen. Sibley's militia and the hang
ing of thirty-eight red miscreants at
this city in 1862. She with her little
family passed through all of the trials
incident to the life of pioneer, and,
although long past her siXtieth year,
| worked at carpet weaving, and
together with what she earned with her
nimble fingers at this humble trade and
the nominal stipend of Sl2 per month
which she received in the later years OF
her life from Uncle Sam, managed tC
| live comfortably.
Mrs. Wallingford is now m aking hel
home at her daughters, Mrs. B. Durkee
widow of the late Coroner Durkee, in
Mankato. She enjoyed good health
until about six years ago, when she &C
cidentally fell from chair, breaking
| her hip, since which time she has no
| been able to walk and has suffered con
siderable pain. but still has a compare
| lively retentive memory. She is the
mother of ten children, four of whom
are still living, the eldest being in hi:
| Seventy-fifth year.