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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15
A burmese at Dinner.

The Burmese woman has few Of the
troubles aud pleasures OF New En-
gland housewife. An Of her cooking
is done of ont doors at this time Of
year and her range never gets out Of
order. She builds her fire on tho
ground aud her cooking utensils con-
ST st of two or three eartheu pots.
These and jar of water with "A CO.
cOanut ladle make up the kitchen fur
nllure, and our Burmese housewife is
not troubled with table-spreadlng nor
washing She is never worried
about her -four nor her baking pow
der. The Burmese use neither knives
nor forks. Thor staple food is rice,
aud huge platter Of this is cooked
for tho family and placed upon the
floor. IN addition there is bowl Of
curry, a kind of a soup, grayy-like
mixture, which Is seasoned with fish
aud pepper. aud which is very hot.
The family squat around the rice dish
aud each has his own little bowl for
curry and larger Que for rice. Every
one helps himself, putting his fingers
into the rice platter aud taking as
much as he can squeeze up in his
hands. The food is conveyed from
the bowl To- the mouth with the hand,
and at The close of the meal every ono
is expected to wash his own dishes.
No drInking is done during the meal,
and at the end each goes 10 ,he water
Jar and riHscs out his mouth have
seen many families at meals, and in
no case have seen chop-sticks or
knives and forks. The Burmese din-
ucr 3 thus perpetual picnic. ~. q.
o., IL The CaueiuHd Le4der.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15
The Origin of "Pin."

PIN" is regarded BY good authori.
ties as the modern form of the old En-.
glsh "preon' or "prn," from which
the ''r' has ia course of time been lost;
If this be SO, IL is the sameus the Scotch
word "prn,' "proinn or preen,' a
pin made Of wire. Hence also the
Scotch word "priu-cod, "a piu-cush-
iou), or as Shakespeare writes g., IN
cod-pcce TO stick pins on Therearo
other examples of the dropping ont Of
'r' from old English words, which
serve to establish this derivation of the
word, as for instance, the old English
word grin, "A snare. has become gin.
In some old writer's we find the work
"pyuue. There would seem to have
been in feudal times uses for pins,
which ceased with the customs of these
days
Chronicles of the festivities of these
oldcn times tell MS that the tankurds
used at feast we're divided into eight
equal parts. and each part was marked
of by a silver pin. The cups held two
quarts, consequently the quantity con-
tanned from pm TO pin was half pint.
BY the rules of good fellowship a
drinkcr was to stop his quailing only
at pin. If he drank but hairs
breadth beyond he was hound to drink
to the next pin; il was, of course, very
difficult TO stop exactly at the pin, and
the vain efforts and failures of tho
drinkcr gave rise to uubounded mirth
at his expense, the not uncommon 500
luton of the difficulty being the drain
ing Of the taukard to its very dregs.
LongfelIoW refers To this in "lhc Cold
On Legend, . when he SAYS:
No songs no hugh, no ilvial din,
OF drinking WaAsuii 10 the pin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15

as welsher at hampton races. They
are very rough lot az Hampton races.
aud If ever man stood in need of a
new suit of clothes, it was Captain
Graham upon that memorable occa-
sion. st. James gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15

\ NIDUN DEW IICHLD.
Oliver Beauchamp had been dead for
rather more than year. Why Mary
Vape had married him nobody could
over make out He was such a thor
oughlv uncomfortable person thateven
his money could scarcely have been
sufficient inducement to the most
merceuary girl in England to consent
10 pass her life with him. Mr.. Beau
champ bad been in the habit of spend
inc the greater part of his time in the
pleasing occupation of coquetting with
one fashionable physician after an
other, for truth to tell, he was "A malade
imaguare The doctors found Mr..
Beauchamp to be anything but a sat
istlct0ry patient, for 50 fond was he
of fresh woods and pastures new that
he bad the playful habit of deserving
his medical advisers Just as they be-
cau 90 latter themselves that really
fuI-featherod fool had come into their
professional net Then Beauchamp
would try quackery, and doctor him
self with one weli-adyertised nostrum
after another; SO that the only won
der is that he lived as long as he did.
Now, ID was owing to the advice of
Sir CELSIUS Gorget that Mr.. Beauchamp
came to marry Mary Vane. When she
came out at the county ball in Loam-
shire he took her down to supper, and
half an hour afterWard proposed to
her and was accepted, Young ladies
Of Is years Of age nave a habit of ac-
ceptjug therlirst offer. A good many
explanations, more or less possible,
have been given for it: but the real
reesou, no doubt is that the charm
ing Young creatures honestly believe
that they will never be lucky enough
10 have a second offer, and that there
fore they will do well to make hay
while the sun shines.
Now Sir CELSIUS had said to Beau
champ, as he pocketed that gentle
mans 2 guueas aud bowed him out of
the cousulting-room: Why don't you
try marriage? You seem to have tried
everything else. Mind, l don't say l
altogether recommend it-stll throw
OUT The suggestion; think it over
Baauchamp did think it over In
deed, during the following week he
pioneered ON lhe S'eaI man ADVICE ..g9
Jay ana night anu J''7l as ne "ou'u
nave accepted any "'het Pau"cea' SO
ny 'W'l'"Weo on Oeisu' ~ noS'ruh ana
I'l'Iieo Nay aue' Inc hoSlru i
s'. .g"Ie,,A oe sal" 10 nave Deoh SIN
-u.tl y .lIo3cio4s' lot IN lt'' 'n ian
twelve months from the date of his
marriage e., ne ',o dIeu' it'NlnS Mary beau,
e'amr L3'ooo year ohe was u good
"'3 AIGo we 70 lhe unhappy man,
9.u mink tAat' aItef an what KIlIeo
IVY was 2 TOO jibrtal allowance OF
so'1eo2aN electric. pus ana some
'o.'s else 5 Africa elixir.
Captain Graham was a hero of ro-
nance He had not a penny in the
world, but he had black curly hair,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15
MISSING LINKS.

Nfti al NbAtN 10 40 IL
A business man at Portland. Me.
lost a so gold piece while ON his way
to his office, and ON bis way home
found the coin on the pavement, whore
1t had lain unnoticcd Al. day.
Mayor Gum of San Diego is a re-
peater in the matter of appointments
to office. One of his appointers for
member of the Board OF Public Works
was four times rejected by the City
Council.
A brilliant Austrian general pro-
poses that in order TO prevent the
enemy from accommodating the move
ments Of troops, the uniforms of SOL
dierS shall be made similar 10 back
aud front.
MIR. Adolf Suro is travelling about
the world getting ideas aud plans for
the great public library building which
he proposes 20 put mp in San Francis
CO. lie will give the building and his
100000 volumes TO that city
Gen. Sheridun's monument viii be
completed before the coruer-stluo of
the Grant shaft is laid. Mrs. Sheridan
wisely determined to erect it herself
instead of waiting for the slow move
meut OF mendlcaut municipality.
A wide-awake Oklahoma pilgrim
who knew that people would have to
cross "A river made an impromptu
bridge by cutting down "a tree which
grew on the bank aud mailing boards
TO It, He charged ~ cents toll and
made lots of money.
A comparison of the American and
European contributions al the Paris
exhibition is said todevelop two points
that the American constructive sense
is superior to the European, aud that
the American decorative sense is Inc
ferior TO the European.
For forty-cight years there was not
a law case in the town of Meddy-
bemps, Me; neither was there law
yer But Two weeks ago lawyer
hung out his sign ia this primitive
paradise and now two citizens are
going to law over fence line.
N. Henri Rochefort Jr, who recent
IL killed himself i'm Algeria, was only
% years old, but had led most adj
veutUrous lie. lie had been with
Oliver Pain in the Soudun aud with
NJ. de Brazzl ON the Congo. He had
also Travelled much IN SouJh America.
Johannes Brahms, the composer,
has had the freedom of the City Of
Hamburg conferred upon him. The
honor is an unusual one, only three
men besides the musician having had
the distinction in the course of CEN
ury. Two of these are Bismarck and
MoItke.
A Kansas paper relates that man
in Saline County during the dry years
sowed wheat on the same land for
three successive years without getting
a head of grain A few years after
the wheat began to grow, aud he haI-
vested immense wheat crops three
successive years without ever blowing
or sowing.
The Empress Frederick is entirely
rebuilding the house on her recently
purchased estate at Krouburg, iu the
Taurus, which is within drive of
Homburg, and new wing is to be
fitted up for the exclusive use of
Queen Victoria, who has promised, all
being well, to pay her daughter an
annual visit.
The ingenuity of the "heathen
Chiuee' is unsurpassed. The native
contractors for closing the breach ON
the yellow river, which has caused
so much ruin, when the stream be-
t4nlp frozen over laid pIuuk, Dy Iup
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15
The Profit on Niekels.


A recent circular issued by the treas
ury department proposing 10 ship free
Of charge 10 persons desiring them
nickels aud pennies in certain guam
titles ON receipt Of the face value has
suggested some inquiries in regard to
me cost of these coins to the United
States and how it is that they can af-
ford u ship them at par value, paying
express charges upon them. The re-
suit Of eso inquiries has been the dis.
coycry that the nickel costs at the mint
less than threo-quarters Of cent,
while it Is nut iu circulation at value
Of hyc cents,
A mountain Of nearly pure iron has
lust been discovered near Lewisburg.
In Greeubrler county, West Virginia
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
fi'e Cig arctic kye.

A Now York ocoulist ys the greatest
enemy to ae eyes o'you 4 mel the Gig.
arotse. | cently die b appeared
among smoeors which IA daugerous, and
after careful investigation the best au
thorities. who for long lime were st q
loss to understand tae peculiar malsdy,
having traced it to the sia' paper cover.
ed tobacco sticks. Il now known ss
the Cigarette eye, aud can be cured only
by long treatment Its symptoms are
dimness and film gathering over the eye;
which appears and disappears at inte- ssls.
A physician, satis6ed that there was
death In the form of tobacco. had cigar
ette aualyaaa The result v, start ns
one. The iobpeto vas foun.. TO be strong.
ly impregnated With opium while the pa
per. which was war, ated be rice paper,
was proven to be the most ordinary qnsli
ty OF paper, whi.entl with sresnic, the
Two poisons com ned being present 10
sufficient qusnt lie 70 Gre in the smok-
sr the habit Of usg opi without his
being aware Of IL. eud which craving can
'nly be satisfied by an incesssnt consump
ion OF cigarettes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
Daniel Wsbstsr's p7lpsirg wsyr

The following story OF Daniel Webs (,
illustrative o! his winning personal truits
told by leading local lawyer. IL believed
never to have been made public. Years
ago the late Lrastus Corning com par
atively young man, mado Nj Webster
acquaintance somewhat intimately, Ass
result Of the friendship i. stfaei oat soe
former indorsed Mf. WoDaters uos fos d
considerable SUN. When tho uote iell due
protests csmo to the fra and they paid
the note. Knowing Mir. Webster's impe
cuniosity and not wishing TO crowd him,
they did not call upon him for security.
After some years, and when 1t was suppos.
cd that Mr.. Websier's financial condition
vi, improved. Mr.. Corning. at the 10.
stance o. his firm, wrote asking Mr.. Web.
ster II he could make 1t convene to qui-
date the claim. The answer cot
teous note from Mr.. Webster making ex
cuses that Just Ut present be Was uualle to
meet the demand, and ending up by
pressing invitation for Mr.. Corning to visit
him later, when he would probably be
able to pay him, or at least to secure the
claim satisfactorily.
The firm advised Mr.. Corning to accept
the invitation. which be did. On bis 70.
turn Mr.. Corning came home delighted
with the pleasures Of bis visit, and enter
tained his partners with glowing aqconnts
81 the great statesmsn's hospitsliles and
Of the charming incidents Of
he sojourn, 10 which he ignored mention
,f the business object wi 'ch partly inpell.
I'd the visit. Finally. after he had exhaus
ed description OF the visit, one Of Mr..
Jorning's friends said: Well. suppoee
Ar. Webster Was pleased because hs
Ible 10 pay the note2 Pleased 10 pay t,.,.
tote. said Mr.. Corning; ne not only didn''
'ay the note, but be 80 charmed me that
10 got me TO sign another note for S5. 900
nd an thankful be didn't ask me TO
make il $4,000, for don't think could
ave resisted bis request. MIR. Corning
J said 10 have had subsequent iovits ion
D visit Msrshfield and 20 have dec ed
o tho ground tbst be could not ord 30
xpspsive . pleasure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
VOLUME 70


Asee1yh tbs conmnnarf u t,a..,.
Fremont body guard. was ! Ilaas.,,.r
ieiafee Aad q man u most gallant ..,,.
" not y tli see taaa % ove,leok ia.ab
ordinations. or tue appearance Of n. n.
ooeycd estes hinsslt saa e1Ar.oa ole,,
cnee from o,hen.
1nst before ihe fnAl charge !. Spring.
Held, No, 1.gonyi directed one q, The has.
lers freochmaa, 70 sound . signal
Inc hrslsF seen nah psla 40 s.eallen Ia
orders, ha, daiscd IN vnh i,sr,s !,
MAyshenyl A lev Eiaules Nf,efwasa IA
was observed 10 Another pal, n lhe rela
vigorously pnraaiug ,ha ayias infan
try,
When Tho line was formed II Tho o,,v
square after tho easagcmen, zaeonyi
noticed the buslcr. aad approaching him,
said; 10 tue piidst Of the battle you dis.
obeyed my order. You arc unworthy 10
% : nembos Of my guard. dismiss
you.
For 'eply the busIrr held MP his busle,
Md shovel ,aS mouth riece rhe, entire.
y away,
The mouth wM shoot ". said he.
'onid not buele via mon busIc. and 80
'usle viz mon pistol and sabre,
III" Unnecessary 10 sdd that the san.
snce Of dismissal Was withdrawn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
On Pike's p. N.

The officer IN charge Of the Unite)
States Signal Service Station on the top Of
Pixies Peak passes bis days In low. A.
building made Of stone. and anchored sDd
bolted TO the granite bouldsrs. During
the wintsr be has no connection whatever
With the rest OF the world. No human be
ing csu ascend TO bis station, it = almost
Impossible for him TO go down. Lee Mer-
ivsther. Who ascended the snow covered
mountain one July DAY, ssys the 1gnal
officers face we tbs, ssrewofn. 2etfns..
ed expression which cstoos ITO sabibs 70
solitude.
You don't often seen sa9s II J.iyi hs
said. after ] bad thswd ap' beiola bl
ing fire
Not oi.ea. rou don't yey aif. do
youl
Yes. two or ihres iiaes ek. snoa
is my oply ~strr snpplf, Ia, boiler
there. pointing % the store. j. fan 81 m,li
log snow. Even 10 tie b i " samrnsf
there is sl~sys enough sagx al ny dor
10 furnish al the Ssisr EeedeJ.
Does not life become weary snd desolale
here. % far from the worlds
30 much 90. that sometimes .esf IL will
irive me crazy. Ny ell s,sl duties srs
light: they requirs only IN occas.onsl in
'peciion Of the instruments. The rest Of
be time have nothing TO do but TO read. |
Too much reading becomes wesrisoms. |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04

Money IL like charity. kiyyers multi
tude OF sipB.
Yung Dep, larn tow istenl-I don I
mean st soyhole.
Trew liberty kons ts IL making good
law. snd then obeyiag them.
A gentleman about town IL one who
pays. cash for eve. ything sxcopt hiz
debts.
One Of the hardest me- IN the world iew
collekt debt ov IL the msn Who IL slwns
willing tew ps,. ba. nov reddy.
When di liver inst 81 hatred, avrice
ambition. vs I.y and envy have isn this
world. then | Am going iew hunt for .
Christian.
A pedsrt is one 4ho Il himself in q
cellar with the khan broth ov lit4rAtare.
and then picks his teeth IL the society oy
he lcsrDed
! .uqp ~ = IS se.i 4nc 10 tbs
iae nos ~ ,pbse msa saa b. Dekanse c
.tc ~ apl allowed iaa hsse ~ ~ warts
ana yApiiiea gratiDsd
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04

krtiles like awn arermoss hsstllf sHs
cryiog and making Tue sritiae rfmele asi
rumble around, b amsaep'0eal, s~
like THAT The Indians hlEst eyes elosee
Like IRE, ena be raisei his sun and cred
81 one oi the ketlies. bat no,hiug csme q
Il. The shot did not harm the ch,'a usds'
the kettle II frightened both Of TIE chill.
dreu snd made them cry the loader and
loader. and scream as though they were
frantic. Ugh said the Indian, him no
eoot.
The keitles yefs ali D se nov. u " ae
and echoipg. H. wss more y lgd 40
bsiore. What kind ~ croG.Irs 4, ald
these he with great brass back aud yiag
paws. aud iull of unheard of no sas q
that The kotslcs kept moving sud sound
ing. aud the Indian grew more eai more
excited ~ be watched them. Suddenly he
thrsv mp his great arms and turned his
bsek, and. = nov Il oil goes from me
again.
He said UGH and threw up bis ssms
and turned bis back. pronpted auut.
And the maid opened the star dour and
fired. continued Uncle Heheso. She
drew quickly back. aud wsIlsi ior the
family TO return. The children continued
70 cry. But they were safe. "a they could
not overturn the kettles. and bullets could
not resch The m.The d oily came in an
hour 10 great alarm. They had seen blu
man blood in the road, but no ludi !.
A few days aiterwsrd the dir Is be :
was found iu some b 81 bushes by the
brook. II was buried in the meadow there
and
The Indians grave. said q, / prompt.
ing.
Yes. | used to NOV over il when was
! boy. and
That is all, Uncle zebedee, said tin,
You've got through now.
Yes. I've got through now. don't
hink that shall ever tell that story again
and
There was something pathetic, and yet
prophetic 10 the coniinuance
The slanting sun shone through the old
window. and the chippering of birds WI
eard in the fields.
Uncle Zebedee never did tell the story
gain. The final conjunction OF his long,
eaceful life came soon after no told the 1,
ale TO me. The violets and moses cover
i'm in the old Dorchester baryipg-ground /,
he old house Is gono, tho two kettles, the
un. and even the gray sso1e from the /.
old that rudely marked the laiisp'a
rave.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04

sonetms 'wis it Al III i,
telcsceps, aaevi4i vi'aoui i kern and
cuitinr al . kalia
| can see ii'e tnaass of t'aloi 10 Sprines
ho coniiauee, twt ssvg soc ~,
visitors iiieg 10 u iut sleeves. alp
Plug icea drinks 10 tecr cool II the Ia
dies walksas abon, ia white sunmsr robes
Then lover the glass, tho summer ssene
is gone. Green tfcea sna iuim lifs. men
and women, fade assay . creature. In .
dream, az ] ] an tho culy isirs ilins ia .
world ol ieraal leo aaa ,aox aud silence
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
Not Real Liv. rr.w..

A good story is told concerning ID,
proprietor OF the Hotel Bellevue and on.
OF the we'll known wits OF the Glover club
II appears that some time ago private
dinner vas ordered IN tho hotel. It which
frogs legs . Ia poulet was 10 form m In,
portsnt course. On the day Of tho din
ner, by some piece OF IN luck. il ~a.
found that The supply Of frogs had failed.
and the question OF where 10 obtsin s,y
more became an important one. In 4 il
emergency. as the proprietor Of the hot,
was bewailing his hard fate, our Glover
club friend approached aud asked what
was tho matter. He was told she ssd state
OF affairs,
Obi said he. sweetly, Il you want frogs.
that's oil right. have two dozen large
ones In the fountain on my place in Ger.
msntown. You can have them II IN
IKE. Bend your man out nov and IN
give him note TO my gardener. The Of.
for was accepted with en- i've tbanls
Tho man was duly led, given the ua,,
and dispatched Tor tho frogs. aud beth
proprietor and guest wished him sd
speed
10 about two hours 40 returned sna his
lace wore SOFT Of puzzled expression.
Have you got the frogs seid hie ma-ttr,
No, sol; said Ihc faithful servant.
Weren't ihero any ihereR inquired ,Le
Glover club man. meekly, shnre h.ts
was, sor said the other but. aor, hey
we're iron iro How very stupid a me
not to have mentioned The fact before, 70.
marked the wicAod jokes as ho departed
rom the hotel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04

| Keep thy shop. ,il Nv shop will keef
thee.
Creditors have beil manories than
debtors
Foolish men nsko ios ais and wise men
est them.
When tho well is dry thon know the
worth Of water
What maia.aias Que vic. would bring
apt~o oLiidrsn.
Hyoa would hast Your / .siuess done,
80, II not. sepa
The eye Of The IN tera do more than
both his hands.
Silks and satina. s'ks aud velyets put
out the kitchen 20.
Not to oversee pprkmun, Is 10 leave them
your purse opeu
Want Of care dos, us n.yre damage than
want Of knowledge.
lyon wonld know the value Of money
try to borrow some.
BY diligence and peisev verance the mouse
eats the cable 10 two
Experionce keeps d-sg school, bat
fools will lea. in 90 other.
Now | aaye sheep ana COW, ev,ry-
body bids mS good morrow.
Early to bed. earl, to Use. makes man
he thy. wealthy and 70.
For age and want save while you may
no morning sun lasts al the day.
Work today for you know not how much
you may be Lialered tomorrow
Fly pleasure and it wi follow you. The
lilisent spinner hal u / ge shit.
Diligence the nioth,. of good luck and
iod gives Al. things to industry.
Iodustry needs not ~, and he that
ives upon hope will die ting.
There are no gu IS with at pains; then
,elp hands, for have nos lands.
Lying rides upon debts back; it is hsil
or en- empty bag tc stand upright
Buy wha' .l1e ssl 81, aud sga
one ,aon etee! 3 p,aossfiies
H9 .aat The y. " nd .tHts, hiM
ell uass ei.lef [t.i) holi or drive.
Women d e, maa fad deceit
,fte the Weat,5 SIM ssd the want
reat
al gres. penufworth pause awhile
lauy are ruined BY buyiug bargain.
lyon would have . faithful so e.. d
ne that you ., se eyQns5eE
For want OF hhl ne sloe was lost, and
" want Of shoe Too horse " lost.
Plough deep wh . slusgards sleep; and !
ou shall haye cora 81 and TO keep.
Who d ities love sns bcggsts prove.
ools lay ont noney aud buy repentance
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-04
Bot ef > ga -i

lAey wors passing nnsor the elevated
rsilrosd, sad the ia oy,fieas I.s m -
issieaing.
lsis bnstit nsst ~ baAd s.B. IA
she.
Probably. observed bo. u ys we're 10
wear . smaller oae
Sir she iadigna !. ! mean tbs
noise cor les me.
begy 4 pardon. 81 gnsred he. 1
am confused too.