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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
Bin Nye a Born Scientist.

Mr.. William Nye, New York City
Dear Sir; Knowing the vast extent o.
your attachments in the domain o.
natural science, aud being myself an
earnest seIker after truth i'm the same
field, l feel free to ask YOU 10 explain
the meaning of the following sentence,
which YOU will find at page -. in chap
ter 3. of book on "Comparatiyt
Anatomy and Physiology" by F..
Jeffery Bell, NJ. A., Professor at King
College:
1T happens to many gastrul9 that
their blastopore closing up. they de
Yelop an investment of ella on thsn
eqiblast and swim about for time
freely in the water"
If YOU can shed any light upon the
meaning of this sentence you viii con
fer a favor upon, Yours respectfully,
JAMES kEBsON.
Marksville, La, Nov. 6. 1857.
I understand the above perfectly
well, but | do not know that | car
make clear to YOU through the medium
of the press. J would much rather see
you personally and explain it to YOU.
II GbulQ lAAt YOU lNto NV tAD0EdlbA
for an hour OF two l could give You D
better idea than l can in limited
space here. Could YOU not come on &c
New York and have this matter set
tleda
GastruIg, as You know, are of two
classes, viz: malignant and inter.
mitteut. 1t is the first class that Is
mos. likely to ret their blastopore
plugged UP. Then trouble begins
Gil a begins to erupt on he cpibiasi
and microbes break out all over the
duplex You can't be too careful
about this. A blastopore. if I've got
the right idea Of what q blastopore is.
should bc,brougbt in every nj ght or tine
boys may ret hold Of ii aud plug it be-
fore it is ripe. Iwould rather see an
epJoiast of mines or a blaStopore, or Q
gastrula.foU that matter, in its grave
than mixed up with an investment o.
ella or any other doubtful financial
matter. BILL NYE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16

But there is another sort of per
auisite which is very agreeable ana
pleasant as Il memento only, and
though hardly considered valuable, IS
much more highly priced. Every vice
president OF the United States haS a
private room near the Senate cliam'
Der, and the moment new vice pres
dent is elected. the parties in charge
take down and out tie handsome fire
place appointments, supplying their
place by those of even more magnitl.
cent proportions. These iirc-sets are
generally very beautiful and the Gus
tom which permits each vice president
to take away & one present during
his Office is highly pleasurable.
But returning Tor a moment 10 the
privileges of the congressman. These
are not so great as once they formerly
were. There was IA day, and THAI MOI
so long ago, when the contingent eN-
penses of the house included all sort
Of things; for instance, there were
toilet sets, cut-glass cologne bottles,
handsomely ornamented mirrors iI-
Vulnerable pOcket-kuives, and the like,
that Congressman We're permitted to
buy and which were paid Tor out OF
the contingent expenses.
OF comse. no one will deny, who i,
familiar with the habits and lives OF
some members here, that these things
were absolutely necessary to THEN
comfort and pleasure. but upon a
change of administration it was de-
cided that these little luXurics must 90,
and go they did. And now with the
exception Of his Stationery accounts, q
Congressman has no more liberty than
a member OF the Georgia legislature,
which believe can be summed up in
freedom from arrest.
And vet with these few privilege,
staring them in the face, local paper
here the other day had the cheek tC
advise hotel-keepers to be careful il
turning off their gas as number o
new Congressman had arrived in town
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
lngcrson,a Irloute.

The funeral of Mrs Robert Knowles,
saws the Peoria Transcript, was at
tended by many people tnm Gales
burg. the childhood home OF both the
dead woman and the husband who
mourns her loss. Her lovely qualities
are forever to remain alive, not aloue
for acquaintance but before tie En-
speaking world, being hallowed
and cmbalmed by the following tribute
from Col Robert G.. lugers0il, who
knew her well, and whose poetic spir-
it seemed inspired toward the grand
words on the evening Of December rs,
m New York, just before the be-
reayed family started with the remains
TO this city:
My FRIENDS: Again we stand in
the shadow Of the great mystery
shadow as deep and dark as when the
tears of the first mother fell upon the
pallid face Of her lifeless babe-a mys.
terv that has never yet been solved.
We have met in the presence of the
sacred dead, to speak word of praise,
of hope. of consolation. Another life
of love is now q blessed memory
lingering strain of music The loving
daughter, the pure consecrated wife,
tue sincere friend, who with tender
iaithluIncss discharged the duties of
life, has reached her Journeys end.
a Drawer, a more serene, a more
chvalric spirlt--clasping the loved,
aud by them clasped-neyer passed
from life to enrich the realm of death.
No field Of war ever witnessed great
er fortitude, more perfect, smiling
courage, that this poor weak and heip-
less woman displayed upon the bed OF
pain and death.
Her life was gentle and her death
sublime. She loved the good. and all
the good loved her. But there IS This
consolation, she can never suffer more
q can never feel again the chill oi
death never part again from those
She loves. Her heart can break mo-
more She has shed her last tear,
and npon her beautiful brow has been
sci the wouG rjus seal of everlasting
When the angel Of death-tbe
ma-.ed and tp cclcs--c enters the doors
of home. theCr comes with her aii the
daughters of Compassion, anu OF these
love and hope rrmain forever,
loW are Ai,aut % take this Tear gust
oms. rs the home Of her grlhooa; q
theu.aee that WAS once my nome
You will lav her with aeighbors tl1t +.
have loved. that are now at rest. luU
Will Law hey where my father Is >.eeI-
inu. All | can say Is:
Lay her T. the dust,
Let yiOlcts spring
Inever knew never meta Drawer
shirt than the one that once inhabited
this dear form Of drcamless clay.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
Birds Of The Bahamas.


AZ Fish Key we found alarge colony
of the Sooty terms (Stcyna JHligta0s1).
or "ceg-brl as the uat'vcs call them,
just beginning 30 breed. This is coll
lection of Withholding rocks, rising
zen o. fifteen feet above the sea like "A
row IL peuficd sand-dunes, which in
reality they probably are, and covered
with low shrubbery, grasses and vines.
When long way of we noticed the
birds lowering over the place, and on
landing, their numbers increased until
the air tar above and around US fairly
swarmcd with the gliding for2s OF
this graceful tern, and the strange
medley of tueir harsh cries, together
with the whiIrng of thousands of
wings, was nearly deafening. They
were nesting amid tangle of shrubs
three or four feet high along a low,
narrow ridge of one of the islands, d
few yards from the water. Parting
lhe bushes aside, we could see the Old
birds sitting ON their eggs, and caught
with our hands several which were
SHARED I'm the vines as they attempted
10 ily. This tern resembles large
aud powerful swallow. lthas sharp
ly-forkcd tail, snow-white neck aud
breast while the rest of the plumage
is "a dead black They nest close to-
gether under the bushes, laying sim.
Gle egg ON the ground, without nest Of
any KIND Their eggs are cas- ly dis
tnguished from any others which We
saw, being white or creamy and boldly
spotted all over with umbel and lilac.
Even in these remote places the num-
bc:s of sca-birds are being yearly les
scued by he natives, who persistently
collect their eggs for food. The rare
famingo is now reduced to a colony
of few hundred on Abaco, where. rs
| was informed 10y an old settler. they
numbered thousands several years ago
and similarly the beautiful rOpic bird,
which is hunted chiefly for food, is be-
ing gradually exterminated
Close beside this key tIere was a
small rock a few yards square, with
scarcely a spear of grass upon it,
which a party of the Wilson's tern
(SterHa hirtWdo) held in undiSputed
possession Their coue-tippcd. olive
green and spotted eggs lay in twos
and thrccs on the bare surface of the
limestone. Both this bird and the
smaller edition of it, the least tern
Is. SuperciIar1s), which has similar
habits, are called "shauks' by the
islanders, while on the North Caro-
lima coast (where we found both species
breeding month before) they are
known to the fishermen as great
and 'litue strikers. The Wilson's
tern has a wide range, and is one of
the most beautiful of large and eN.
cepionally striking family 1t has a
prominent black crest aud coral-red
bin and feet. Like many of our most
attractive birds it is shot down each
season to satisfy the widespread de-
mauds Of a barbarous fashion. It's
pearly wings. or rs often the whole
bird, usually much distorted by the
millner, 1y be seen almost any dar
ia the streets, pinned on to ladies
hats H. Herrict IN Popular SCI
sEce N0AHbIy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
Wasteful Economy.

d. C. Shepherd, the railroad con-
tractor, has the reputation of looking
after the minor and triiling details OF
his great business with very keen
eve. One morning, while out inspect
ing the work on a railroad he was
building, he picked up stray spike
living by the side Of the track. Then
he walked to where the men were
working on the road. Look here,
he called out 10 one Of the vorkmen,
..How IS it that ! find spikes lying
along the track wasted2 ! have to pay
for these things right along Why,
where did Won ret tlat, Mr.Shepherd?
81 found it % little way up the road
here" "Oh. didyou? cried the work
mans" I'm real glad, for I've been
hunting for that spike all the fore
noon; / knew there was one missing.
The august contractor concluded he
could give that workman uo points on
economy, and "gameoiT Immediately.
81 Iuu. Pioneer,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16

They have been used on farm wagon
dfty-six years aud are just rs good rs
ever.
A lady ia San francisco bad three
canares 80 tame that thry few about
the house az WILL One sickcncd AND
died suddenly. The dead body was
taken from the cage and laid on Ia.
bic, and the other two iiew to it and
examined it very carefully. Then
t4ev went back to their cages, and ion
over thirty DAYS nei,her OF them nj
tered q note. After that period OF
mourning was over they pipcd up and
sang as OF old.
One Of the dclicacics Of Gov. HilTs
Christmas dinner was q frozen water.
melon sent by Fisu-Commi-- nncr
Blackford OF New York. Last 5ep,em.
Der, while at Mount McGrcyor. i was
suggested 90 Commissioner Biacklurd
that, ii fish could be preserved by re-
frigeraliou, melons could be. lie
made the experiment and has sent a
frozen September melon 10 Gov. Hil,
one 10 President Cleveland, and tHird
10 the Albany journalist who suggested
the experiment.
The Grand Collar of the Legion of
Honor which aas made for ~ Grcyy
seven Years ago has been presented to
NJ. Curnot Previous % the making
of it only three Of these grand collars
had been in existence. One OF them
was worn oy the FIRST Napoleon aud
another was in the possession of the
Murat family There was "a third, bat
for years had been lost sight of. 4
sensation as produced when it was
seen round the mock OF the Emperor
of Austria during his visit 60 Paris in
1861 j'tis collar had been gwen by
8 First Napoleon % his iathcr-.n-
law, frunel- q, ben he married tie
ArrAduc.e-s Nara Louisa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
The Oyster a, Home and Abroad.

The oyster season is now 81 It's
height, and the succuleut Saddle Rock
iostles the dainty Clue Point and Pie
beau "cuiiing. Without eumity or
party feeling, as they lie among the
sea-weed and crosses on the stands
awaiting their common fate, and d few
words concerning them and their
preparation viii not be out of place.
That the oyster is a purely American
institution there can be no question.
for although found in abundance oil
the coasts of England ana France.
these foreign mollusks possess a De
tasteful to the general palate. Recent
experiments, however, show that in all
probability the American oyster win
soon form an important article Of exc
portatIOn, and the welcome crack.
click, swisH, of the oyster knife will
be heard roughout the length aud
breadth Of tie Queens domains. The
process Of preservation alluded 10, Is
based on the theory, that the oyster on
being taken from its element, opens
its shell ia eudeayorinG to find water.
As some OF the liquor IS. lost by the
opening of the she'll air is introduced
and decomposition is brought about.
This end is obyiated by clamping the
sell as soon as the oysters are taken
from the water, and il IS claimed that
they will remain fresh and plump for
period of sixty or eighty days. quite
long enough 10 give our cousins cross
the water ample opportunity to taste
true American oyster
For home uSe it is always best 10
buy oysters in the shell. An excellent
as well as an economical plan is 10
purchase q barrel Of Maurice CoYes,
Blue Point or any other variety, place
them in a shallow tub or spread them
on the cellar llo0r, and every day
strev over tcm % few Handfuls Of
rock salt aud little bran. Sprinkle
freely with cold water By this meth
od they will not only live, but thrive,
be always ut hand for instant use, and
you'll never regret the little extra
time and trouble given 10 the care of
en- A little practice with the oys-
ter knife viii soon enable you to open
the most refractory shells. Ia open
ing oysters always sec that the deep
she'll is the lower one, as more liquor
is saved in this way
For eating from the she'll, Blue
Points are the finest: for frying or
broiing, Saddle Rocks are preferred,
while oysters of medium size make the
best stew For broili8g nave a clear
steady fire. buttcr the bars of your
small wire hr0iIcr, place the oysters
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
An Editor on Drummers.


At the game supper given at Na
Ga. the other night, to tic Imy
Protective Association, I, II. Rcml
son, of the Telegraph, thus eIo4ufll
apostrophized the assembled guests
"What would Georgia be witlI
her drummers? She would be coo1l
corralled. and crushed in the mad
tie for commercial supremacy Va
would Macon be without her drlI
mers? sac would staguate on tae 4
of her beauty aud starye in tHeU.l
of her plenty. The drummer Is (
courier Of progress. The duma
carries the thought and customs o.
city into the provinces. He sow,
seeds of promise in waste places.
makes the dreary hours to blo'''
with song and jest. He is the 8"
and shining shuttle which weave,
wool aud warp of our wealth. F.
ever the pioneer hlazes the ma'cl
civilization the echo of his ak s'
football of the drummer. Nhe.e'
men gather in the mart bis VOC.
heard. Wereyer a weak and dsiel
les women is in distress, bis bS a5
and his strong arm are ready % +.
her. Wherever Il vicious tongue
perses the fame Of his city Of a.' y
none quicker than he to resent I's
suit
There is in our busy times no 20.
interesting, no more romantic l--
He is destined to hold in lieTa.D.
place as unique and honorable IS
holds in commerce. Gay as ii'e .
badour, gallant as the laure.e4 ~
of the tourney. loyal TO duty al ".
shrewd and chivalrous gentle
brave. undaunted by difficulty ag.'
Of discomfort, / dub him the AAI7-'
rant Of civilization.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
A Needed Ln.so.

says a Now York letter ,@o'laaS
IN a dra i iu--room car ~ no
oy yonns hopeful and al
sort Of husband. With r ''4alat
disposed OF her wraps. boTa Dol 14o
dies. In a loud, aearessi,1' 49, -ld
upbraided the car-buillsr
put TOO many chairs into-ba . Taq
pleasant old gentleman o4 '-r
ola hook beside his seat fortl ,,l "a
up Of cloak that was tr,ns,.
The son whispered To H.
was afraid their neigh4orro ,.
as the CLOAK swung over ,ba.e
That's his lookout s,;J =.
5ie creatures 'doa't you ncr.,
about other people. Sae
make yourself comfortable. a
you're obliged TO do |
The boy belonged to soma r.;.
school, and wore a unif,rm
taing was wrong with his crr
iudiHg to ,ge Susan, ev.5s-g
laUudress, he said:
Il had good mind to h.- t..
] see EN-.
81 wonder You didn't retr-,.5
An elegant lady with n 1r-
and two lovely children o.ogn
iacent seats The little r.H, t.r
their careful training T.e.rm,,l
~ ere perfect. The elder rr
creature Of ten or twelve ras-
the undisguised admiration oft5' \
while the luxurious appointment.
due atmosphere of the mother ws. !
attractive to the cubs keep.r 4
mN.e Uyertures Of a friendly 6,r-.
the whole family; but tie Bnr.s
fused the candies for the Children
the lady answered in polite but m
monosyllables that ended furbsr
tempts at intimacy. ThrogB h
on the society of the cub. the WON.
idiOtic counsel. amused on ineeDsaj
hearers according TO their MAJ.
All of a sudden, in reply TO SOM.
mark of her son, sic broke ouc
'Never do anyt ing You dom, h
TO. Remember That Througl
your life, never do anything you
like to.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
Explanation by a conrsotioner.

Two well-dressed young ladies en-
tered a candy store yesterday, says
the Minneapolis Tribune, and while
waiting to have 10 cents worth of
yellow jack wrapped up picked
from the various trays on the counter
at least quarter of pound of ex-
pcnsive fripperies. The young woman
in charge was asked if this sort Of
thing were allowed. 80 YES, she re-
piled. pretty nearly every customer
makes it rule to grab a few bUu-bOns
outside Of their regular purchase. The
men never do SO, bGt the women help
themselves, without as much as say
ing by your leave. We count upon
losses in this way 1T least ) per cent
of all the candy we manufacture.
The loss, however, falls upon our Gus
toners, who have 10 pay 8 per cent
more foy what they buy. Move could
not afford tc object. never did, save
on one occasion, when a very pre-
possessing young woman attempted 10
dump the contents of a small tray
filled with marons glaces into her
reticule while | was doing up some
mint drops for her at the other end Of
the store. Some of the confectionGrs
cover up the sugar plums on their
counters with glass, but we prefer to
stand the expense rather than drive
away custom in that manner. People
do not care to buy candy at a shop
where they are not permitted to steal -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16

During one of General Bragg w. w.
paigns a colonel Of one OF the O ~.
crate infantry regiments was ca'..- ash.
for failure to appear with his re- .-' I
at some critical moment An
West Pointer who was hanging a ~.
Bragg's headquarters with uv .l- -
do VAS ordered to commana, w
ment in the next battle. Nl." i.
regiment was ordered TO charge; +
raised the rebel yell and rusae- =
ward; but the colonels morse
"sc,ub" he had borrowed u1-
and refused to move On T'-i
men. but the colonels beast ng'-
Ground. But about the time ~. b
1os.ng line broke. She co.oa',
aer way. aud was receiver. ~ HI
calloped up, with Wild cheer C,ro-
wonder, be exclaimed "ila.
- was cashiered for beng "
rear. taere amt a horse II ~
could keep up with this rs- g.,rs
charge Editors Drar-r " +"
MQglzlHe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
Al Uuc.piored Country.

There are few regions moro difficult
to travel over than unsettled portions
of the Puget sound basin, tue timber
+, SO heavy and the un0crgro so
deuse. Places less than ten miles
apart are often separated Us complete
~ as if several hundred miles Of open
country lay between them. In fact
little is generally known concerning
Tue country outside of the govern
ment surveys. Overland Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16
HELPING THE CoMPosIToR.
4 Type-setting Machine That Greatly In
crcaScs His speed.

4 Type Setting Machine That Greatly In
creaScs His speed.
There is a comp0sing-room at No.
iS9 Broadway tila5 would make I've
average eompos tor turn green with
envv 4 reception rs held there YES
terlay In the corner by the window
was a ease. and before it a young
woman was picking up type with both
hands ami dropping 10 hap-hazard INTO
funnel in front OF her. The regular
clickings of partal!y-concealed piece
of mechanism indicated { q La9ermau
type-setting machine 10 operation.
Lagerman is Scandinavian WHO
has devoted forty years to the inyen
ton Of type-sett.ug machinery that M
some measure would increase the
effectiveness of the c0mpos.tor. or,
perhaps, do away with him altogether.
The greater part of his effort was de-
yoscd to the perfection of some maya
zine arrangement OF type TO be set
/ free bv a keyboard similar 10 that 0t
| a typewriter. In this effort nc Sue
caeded in achieving mechanical sue
/ cess. but the machine was Of compi'-
/ Gated aracter, expensive. and liable
| to ret out OF order 80 10 did not inn
/ prove on the compositor. Failing in
the attempt TO do away with the COM
Dositor entirely, Lagerman conceived
| the idea OF providing him with me-
chanical conuivancc by which he
cGdld set ain increased number Of ems
in a stated period. This attempt, II IS
] claimed. was prominently successful.
! The Young woman who gave cNEiDi-
tious OF her agility yesterday sid tat
she could set zoo ems OF ordinary type
an hour by the primitive method still
prevalent, and by the ambidextcrous
method made possible by this machine
She could set > 500 ems an hour.
The machine upon which the patent
/ In t is country was obtained Nas made
in Sweden. and was cumbersome. dis
proportiuued. and unwicIdt n opera
ton. The superior workmanship APP
parent in all machinery of American
manufacture led the Lagermau Typoth-
| ete Company, having the management
| and control of affairs in this country
To have machine built here, whore
lhe best Of miliing machinery promised
a lighter. tastier handsomer, and
easier working machine than they had
yet succeeded in producing ideal
machine, in fact, OF the inventor
| This was tie machine the company
Yesterday had on exhibition. a simple
little electric engine supplied the
motive power, but any power,
available can be employed. Both
hands are employed iu feeding the
funnel. aud the skilled compassion viii
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16

Der vhav Of him was like dis. be
said in explanation to his friends.
Der proker says if / puys wheat at
81 cents und he goes oop, l can't help
but make money; So ! puys him.
But wheat went down, Oxactly.
der proker forgot to tell me dot II
wheat went down / lose, but knows
pet;er next time; haf some exper-
lance. ialt street NelcS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-16

A very remarkable story #s ST.
aoarding-school circles A-ar'
York SuD about N - ~,
he daughter of the laie
She wa. nc Mrs. LocN".- ,,Fss 90
and had been there d year,
5gy .he was missed By her --9
.rSo rros ded around tbe y.'
tftcr she had gone. y -- M ,
hey saia. why don Van 6ea
.aiI the lads. 'Her XIII aa
Arthur. died last night y f-
IN, ., 80 NJ. WAS she the f
j jag,b}er9 Mss Nellie h. IS
6ipted al what most or
told before anything eise