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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
How Victoria Spanked Little w..

der majesty, aceompaniad h.. -
prince consort and the roval cb;iIs wy
visited Scotland for the first t;,1 ~ ~,
an Aberdeen paper, dated 1874 s9S
tafrled a long time on her wav al Raj
moral On the trip the Yacht -
when the party travelled Inv - -
called at Aberdeen, and. of co1rso IL ~
loyal inhabitants of that cit- +,,.' '.i5
out IN large numbers TO do bo,,1 '-'t ~
their beloved sovereign. o.narI 70 20
honor, consisting of the morSbonts "a
the place, was formed, and. in OH n ~
glory OF black broadcloth and wbitc
kids, paraded on the edge of the ~
to which the vessel moo. cd. m in. a
sufficient distance to prevent noS,'Ie
from stepping on board. Seats -
erected on the bank, tier abor, .i nv
Ike those of a circus, to accon,,,,5oti''
the thousands chat assembled r1 ,
on the spectacle Of an aupoi5fsd
queen.
her majesty good-natureJIv I'd.
manned on deck TO crafty as much y
possible the curiosity Of the bon1y
Scots, and promenaded about I'm friI
view Of the immense crowd M
prince Of Wales, child of about ~
years, was with her. Amono otbor
things placed on the deck, for iba No.
commodatiOn Of thequeen was a costly
and very splendid sofa. orpamante33
with tassels, and the prince, like other
boys Of that age, being of destructive
turn, began to pull at one III q manner
that threatened to detach it. His mo.
Their observed the act and ordered him
to desist. He did so, but as soon ms
her back was turned seized the tasseI
again to give another jerk The queen
appeared to have expected sometime
OF the kind, for she was at that mo.
ment watching him from the corner of
her eye. In an instant she turned
and Selling the luckless heir apparent
of England by the "scruif of the neck.
elevated one Of her feet upon the sofa
hoisted the youngster over her knee
adjusted him in the position mutually
familiar TO parents and children
generally when such ceremonies are IN
DO performed, and gave him sound
spanking. 1t may be proper to men.
ton, en- PEASANT, for the information Of
youths who sometimes find themselves
similarly circumstanced, that the illus.
trious sufferer kicked and beloved I'M.
der the affective dispensation quite as
Justify as boys of lowlier birth are
wont to do. The amazement with
which the spectators witnessed the
example of royal domestic discipline
may be imagined, but scarcely de.
scribed in fitting terms. Adead silence
prevailed for moment, but was sud
denly broken by n tremendous roar
Of laughter, which could not be sup.
pressed by any thought of decorum, re.
spect for the queen, or sympathy for
the victim OF her displeasure. The ex-
plosion recalled the royal mother to
sense of her position, and having
turned toward the crowd for a moment.
her face sutlused with crimson, she
hastily descended into the cabin and
was seen no more by the expectant
pOpulace.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
Women in the sub-rropics.

Hero voman's "sphere" isoXclusiFe-
In the home circle, where she is expect
ed to remain in religious selusion-to
look rs pretty as possible and spend
her DAYS like Solomou's lilies, which
"toil not neither 40 they spin eating,
smoking. sleeping, rearing children.
having holy horror Of all literature,
except such Is pertains 70 the church
Qest it lead % that pernicious strong
mindedness which is supposed to atllici
MANY Northern women), obeying her
husband implicitly in All things, aud
paving strict attention TO the prayers
and prisons that it is believed, VIII
omen Heavens gates 1t laG % her less
prayerful male protectors 0Qsta nc"
Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
FISHING FOR AMBER.


The bulk of the amber supply Of the
world comes now from the region
known as the Samlaad. on the cast
Prussia eoas. Of the Baltic. about half
way between kurisches baf' aud Eris-
ches haif, and from the lighthouse at
Brustcrot can bC seen with the naked
eve the whole stretch of coast on which
the precious petrifacaion is now found,
aud from which it has come for three
thousand years. The belt of "blue
earth" in which the detached irag-
ments of amber are found lies from
twenty to thirty ieet below the surface
of the beach The amber can be and
is to sowe extent obtained by mining
but nader the water the vein comes
much nearer to the surface, aud is fire.
qucntly exposed entirely by the action
Of tie waves. SO that fishing FOR the
amber is easier than digging, and most
of it is obtained in that way.
The amber fishermen are not Ger
mans. but q Samate race Of Kurish
origin, ancient foes of the CossacG and
the KuSs. They are a vigorous and
hardy race and need To be 10 carry on
their business. They work ia stormy
weather, when thcwaves have looseuod
masses Of the amber from the ocean
bed and are rolling it about in the
surf mingled with great masses of sea-
weed. The fishermen, with long hook
forks and hand-nets, wade shoulder
deep into the water. The women
stand along the shore MS near as they
can to the waves The men with their
forks poke up the masses If seaweed
and drag them in towards the shore as
much as possible. With the nets they
endeavor to gather III pieces Of amber
that may be floating about i'm the wa
ter. As fast as the Seaweed is GOT to
the shore it is passed 10 the women,
who pick from it the bits of amber
that clingt to it, and put them into bags
To Re sold to the dealers. Some deal
ers stay about the beach while the
fishing Is going on, hoping to catch
up some particularly valuable speci-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
THE REPULSiVE RODENT.
To is Natiue of Central Asia-The Dlt-
fcrent Varieties.

TIC is Natiue of Central Asia-The Dt-
fcrent Varieties.
The black and brown rats are par
;icularly deserving of notice, and are
the most widely distributed over the
world, according TO the San Francisco
Chronicle. 1t is not known where or
how they were introduced into Europe
first, but it must have been in recent
times, as the ancients did not know
them. They both appear to be natives
of the central part of Asia. The brown
rat found its way to Europe in the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century,
and reached Britain aud the western
countries of Europe about the middle
Of that epoch. The Jacobites Of
Britain had the notion that they came
with the house of Hanover, as they APP
pearcd about that time. and therefore
chose to call them the Hanoyerian rat.
They are sometimes enormously called
the Norway rat
The brown rat is larger and more
powerful than the black rat, and they
are deadly foes. The brown rat has
succeeding in causing an almost total
disappointment the black rat in places
where it was very numerous. According
to Mr. Bodcwelps theory, the manneria
which the brown rat has supp.anted
its black foe is by love instead Of war;
The browns, being the stronger carry
oil the females of the blacks by force
and thus he accounts for the curious
kind of parli-colored offspring when
may be found in France. These rats
infest ships. and SO are carried % the
most distant parts OF lnc world, some
OF them getting ashore at every p0i'
aud establishing new colonies. Inc
black rat is nearly seven inches Iong'
and the brown grows to be ten inches
with a tail eight inches long. bo'u
species are extremely prolific, produl,e-
ing from ten to fourteen at q bittn'
When they are pressed by hunger ilel
do not hesitate to devouU the weaker
of their kind
The rats never-failing appetite y
especially useful in devouring anlm'l
and vegetable substances, the pure
faction of which would otherwise o3
productive Of pestileuce. IL Is sal1
that the visits of the plague TO western
Europe and Britain have ceased rom
the time when rats became p.euuia"
Their sense Of smell is very acute Y
much so that ratcatchers are Careful "
glove their hands when setting inelL
traps. The professional ratcatcher ~
England wears q brass image OF 2 Is.
rs a sign Of his business. The way
and meaus Of catching them are Z ~
fessional secret. They produce luy-'
alive and sell them % ratplt-Seel per
These plt-kecpers have q sort q 9o-s
where they let the rats loose ana W.
are set on them. Crowds OF boys all
men pay to see this cruel sport AH1
skin Of rats is made into gloves , +
Paris. aud in Siberia there IS q Ie-1
mouse that stores up such quan.laels, i
dried roots and other food y ~
through the long winter n m
country that half-starred people M
hunt their nests and carry IT mos "
the food for their own use, as4.3
A troop oi trained rats was eA-.'o. mi
some time aro. dressed like men a-.i
women. They walked 90 fhe.t -
lers and went through a sQrs Y F'c
one act Of which was 70 hang
ana dance around the body.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
BERLIN.
some Facts and Figures About the Capital
of Prussia.


Under the heading of New Berlin
many interesting particulars of the
progress Of the Prussian capital since
1871 have been gathered together by
Prof. Paloezy and contributed as n
feuilleton to the Acite Freie PrcsSe.
There are now, it seems, % public
libraries in Berlin, with more than
1000 volumes. Fienna's 20 public
squares are compared with 80 possess
ed by Berlin. Though Vienna has it
Prator and Paris its Bots de Boulogne
Berlin surpasses both in its GrmeWald,
with its immense extent. its hills and
Wales, its woods and lakes villas and
hunting lodges. The northern limit
now lies close to the houses of Char
lottenburg the largest suburb. Berlin
eXpends yearly more than 100000
marks on the poor, and mcndicauts in
the streets are unknown. The citizens
take pride in serving their city with
out reward. More than twelve thous-
and of them are now working for the
town, while the number of paid officers
is comparatively insignificant More
than half of the thirty-one magistrates
who carry on the direction Of affairs
in the cred house" have no salary,
though their Office is no siuecure. This
unScltish devotion to the general we'll
being is the sure guarantee for the
further development of the city. 1t is
only four years ago that the Prussian
landtag voted 100000 marks for the
increase Of the royal museums of
Berlin. Several millions of marks
have been recently voted for Deepen
ing the bed of the Spree and for i'm
proyements of the Upper Spree canal,
which viii greatly facilitate the trade
Of the city Ire city railway cost
enormous sums The ministerial pal
aces, though simple in style, have lux
urious and commodious interiors. Four
monumental postolficeS and the mag
niticent polytechnic at the west end
of the thiergarter are the boast of the
city. The new palace Of the reichstag
in the Konigspatz is rising from its
foundations and in less than three years
il viii probably be the greatest orna-
ment OF the city A striking illustra-
ton of the progress Of Berlin is the
almost uncXampled increase of the
students in the university, who num-
0cred i'm 1857 no less than O,SSS At
this moment the University of Berlin
is the most frggututrd in the world;
that of Vienna comes next The NUM-
Der of professors is about three hum
dred. The pupils in the polytcch-
ME number more than twelve hundred
and all other schools are in q flourish
in anuIiff,n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
Vivid Description o f the wedding

How interesting it is to hear an ac-
count of wedding from the lips Of
the happy, chattering little bride her
self us she recounts the Whole affair TO
one Of her intimate friends, who listen
eagerly while the bride says:
and oh. everything went off per-
fectly lovely. There wasn't a single
hitch frem beginning to end although
/ was dreadfulIy nervous and win
was So nervous himself that | was i'm
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22

German steamers are erowding out
British shipping at Nagasaki. Japan.
German goastwiSe shipping is advance
ing hy leap, and bounds. In 1850 2l0
British ships of l46,0l2 tons entered
Nagasaki. against twenty four Ger
man vessels Of l2,QS2 tons; during 1887
there were 2l7 British vessels of 49,
76l tons. and 211 German Of l62, 3S3
tons. rhc German steamers are
smaller than the British, but they do
moro business, rs they are better
adapted 10 the trade.
The Portland Orcg0nian tells of q
peculiar sight witnessed the other day
by passengers on the ferry from Van
couqer. A seal was in pursuit q q
salmon. The fish dared hither and
ihither, aud frequently lcaped out Of
the water. The passengers became
very much excited ia watching the
race. Finally the fish darted up to the
boat aud jumped on board. \ mem
Der of the boats crew sold 1t to 8
farmer, to the great Indignation Of the
passen rers. who wanted il taken to a
safe distance audrestorod 10 the wa ter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22

Mrs, Humphrey Ward, author Of
Robert E.smere has recently written
a critical estimate % Mrs. Browning
and Is just completing another novel,
for which she gets much higher price
than FOR her former work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22
A Thoroughbred Arab.

What is n thoroughbred Arab is a
question that is answered rs follows
hy the Melbourne Sportsman:
Not every horse imported as an
Arab is a thoroughbred. Many are
what the Arabs call sons or daughters
of a horse What then is thorough
bred ArabP A well-known English
writer on the Arab and an ackuOwl-
edged authority on the subject defines
a thoroughbred Arab rs one belonging
to Khamsa. There is tradition among
the Arabs that the khamsa is descend
ed from one of the five mares of King
Solomon We read in holy writ that
"kuw solomon brought horses out of
Egypt. IL is assumed that the wise
king procured the best horses availa-
bic in Egypt The eastern tradition
therefore is that one of the Egyptian
mares produced five tillies of surprls-
inc beauty, and from these five mares
the five GREAT breeds of Arab horses
are descended According to the
writer referred 10 well known by his
initials, h. L. D.'-all true Arabs trace
to one ur the othor of these five iillles
of king solomon Some Of the Arab
tribes preserve the pedigree Of their
horses with as much care as u Scotch
laird preserves the charter Of his eS-
tate; aud when chief sells a horse he
usually giyes q written pedigree or
guarantee that the horseis pure, This
guarantee is generally preceded by the
remark: Praise be to Allah, this is a
good uurscn III Chen rccuuuts how
the family cgmc INTO possession OF tho
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22

Haste makes waist. Girls wa nsver
hurry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK. Sept. 10-The stock market was
somewhat irregular this morning on very mod
crate business, the changes from Saturdays final
figures extending to Is per cent. either way. The
market was still quite irregular in the early trad
ing but generally strong at first, and fractional
advances were established in many stocks. The
upward movement was OF short duration, howev-
er, and most of tho gains were lost There was a
better tone toward the end of the hour, but the
feverishness still remained, and at IL o'clock the
market was irregular and unsettled generally at
fractions battsr than the opening figures Money
easy at ,
BALTIMORE, Sept. t0.-Virginiss consoi ated
81; psst-due coupons :; do 10-4os Ssh; Go
new SIS 6512 bid to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

m adjourned meeting of tho Common
Council will be held to night.
Several OF the private schoo,s resumed
their session this morning.
AS heretofore stated Col. 10. Lane Stern
will inspect the Alexandria Light Infantry
! at their armory to night.
While skylsrking on Vinegar Hill on
Saturday night last colored man named
Robert Harris was shot In the leg, it Is
claimed accidentally.
The District of Columbia Commissioners
on Saturday Issued license to the Mt. Yer.
non Fire Insurance Company, of this city,
to transact business in the District.
The Washington steamers arrived at
Norfolk Saturday morning, having been
tied up in Cornfield harbor, 10 the Potomac,
on account of the storm The Excelsior was
seventy-two hours making the passage. The
provisions gave out, and passengers and
crew were reduced to corn bread and coffee.
A dispatch from Norfolk says that large fire
WIS seen last night burning in the direction of
the bay shore, and il is reported that some of the
hotel buildings at Ocean View were on fire.
The threatening weather of yesterday kept
many people in doors, and the attendance at the
churches was light. The day WAS a quiet one.
The report started this morning that one OF the
city physicians was attending of yellow
fever WIS utter without foundation.
The collection taken up in the Second Presbyte-
rian Church last mig in behalf of the yellow fe-
Yer sufferers amounted to SAT-.
The I.oudouu fair commences to morrow, and
there will be many attractions. The races il is
expected, will be fine.
Another week OF rainy, dissgreesble weather
has set in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
The Mnine Election.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 10.-The election
il proceeding quietly. There are indication:
of heavy vote. Probably the republican:
will carry the city BY small Increase over
their usual majority It looks now as if the
majority would reach 600 or 500.
CALAIS, Ne, Sept. 1o.-Republicans estimate
eco majority for Governor. Both sides have beer
reserving their strength and it will be a warn
contest from now until four O'clock. Tho leader:
on both sides claim it will be one of the heaviest
votes ever polled.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Iu,n,iyrauts Detained.

New YORK, Sept. 1O-Patrick Klbride
with mis- wife and seven children lauded at
Castle Garden to-day from the steamer City
of Richmond. kibride said ne had come to
work as weaver at Mount Holly. N. j.,
having been engaged by the Superintendent
CT a mill at Wakefield, Eng, who had paid
his passage to this country. His children
are all capable of working Us weavers, and
they, too, were promised work. The family
were detained until collector Magone de-
cide5 whether their immigration is a viola
ton OF the contract labor law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10

Daniel Bennett, noted broker in Wa
street. New York, WAS found lying probably
MORALLY wounded in bed at his dome in
Jersey City. early yesterday morning. His
son, who was the last to enter he house the
night before, is sure ne locked the front
doors, though in the morning they were
found open. The ASSAULT is very similar to
the fatal attack on Benjamin Nathan on the
morning of July so, 1870. aud the fact that
the chief Of police alluded to tho close re.
sembancs between the two cases indicates
thst be has 90 opinion, but has not secured
sufficient evidence 20 warrant an arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
The Trouble with Indians.

BISMARCK, OAK, Sept. 10.-The report
that the commissioners now at the lower
agencies will soon return to Standing Rock
to treat with the Iodiaus for the opening OF
the reservation has aroused nosmall amount
of excitement among the opposing reds.
While it is believed that many of the young
Indians may sign. if the proper pressure is
brought to bear, it is known that Sitting
Bull, Gall, Bear, and Big Head are as bitter
ly opposed to the plan as ever. The publish
ed report that Sitting Bail had signed the
treaty was shown him aud he f,w into a
sage, accusing the man who started the re.
port of all manuer of villainies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
sa9lSsg5g ss zE6
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. II
SENATE.

SENATE.
Among the executive documents present
ed vas one from the War Department Stat
ing that, in order TO furnish before the close
of the fifteenth Congress- certain informa-
ton called for by the Senate, it will require
the services of IS additional clerks at cost
OF $40 500 Rsferred to the Committee on
Claims.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill TO pension the widow of General Kill
patrick reducing the amount from 500 TO
SO month"; were non CONQUERED in and q
committee of conference ordered.
The resolution heretofore ofler d by Mr.
Vest on the SUI ect ofa campaign work OF an
employee Of the Senate was taken up and
Mr.. Plumb moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
a discussion followed, which was inter-
rup;ed when the conference report on the
Notifications bill was presented and agreed
t.. The discussion was then resumed.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Re.
lations.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill was presented snd agreed
to.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, presented the con.
ference report on the Notifications appropri-
alton bill, and it was adopted.
Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia. from the Commit.
tee on Postoftices and Post Roads, reported
hill authorizing the Postmaster General to
advertise for aud purchase improved mail
locks and keys. He requested immediate
consideration Tor the bill, which was accord.
ed, and the bill was passed.
Under the call of States number of bills
were introduced and referred, among them
one to provide for an inland waterway be-
tween New York and Florida.
The House subsequently resumed the con-
sideration OF the conference report on the
suudry civil appropriation bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Frafricitie.

New YORK. Sept. 1o.-Mies Flynn, g.
years old, and his 10 year old son John got
into e drunken quarrel yesterday, John
stabbed his father in the arm. An artery
was cut and the wounded man lost 80 much
blood that he died in the hospital to day.
The son is under arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Fires.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10-A fire yester-
day afternoon, which began in sash facto-
ry on Main street, destroyed three blocks Of
buildings. The heat was 80 intense that
several persons succumbed and had to be
borne to places of safety. A number of mar.
row escapes from death are recorded. Loss
81 900 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Prairie Fires.

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 10 Parties who
have just arrived here from upper Teton
county, report disastrous prairie fires 10 that
section. Ranges have been burned off for
an area of 60 miles, and the fire has assum-
ed such dimensions as to bstiis all attempts
TO keep it uutler control.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Accidentally Shot.

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Sept. 10.-Mrs. DR..
Waters, one of the most prominent women
of this city, was Instantly killed yesterday
by an accident. Her adopted son, boy OF
l6, was cleaning q revolver. The weapon
was discharged and the bullet lodged in
Mrs Waters brain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Arrests.

LONDON, Sept. 1O.-The police have made
number of arrests in connection with the
recent brutal murders of women in White
chapel. Ia each case, however, the prison.
ers has been discharged, the evidence bsipg
Insufficient
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Suicide.

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. 1O.-Wm. P Emory.
of Pennington, n j.. was found drowned at
4 O'Clock this morning in drainage pool
near his barn, Every indication points to
suicide, which is supposed to have been
caused By sorrow over the death OF his wife,
which occurred year ago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10
Death OLA millionaire.

W1LKgsBARRE, Penn, Sept. 10-John
Henry Swoyer, a we'll known millionaire
coal operator, died at his residence here this
morning, aged sc years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-10

THE REV GEO. H. THAYER, of Bourbon,
Ind, says: Both myself and wife owe our
lives to SHILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE"
Sold By z S. Leadbeater.