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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
A Eon.iderate Gnrernnr.

There Is q we'll authenticated old stucy
of a Governor at one OF our penal settle
msuts, who, having fixed the date Theu
two OF his couyicts were 70 be hanged for
stealing. remembered 4 few days before
the date named for ne execution. that ne
had an important social engagement for
that same afternoon. he sent for the
men and explained 70 them his difficulty,
at cannot matter mnch 20 You, said he,
whether you are hanged on Tuesday or
" edne-day next, Il D., however, matter
81 some moment 10 me, and you Sould
greatly obhke me If you would consent to
bs hanged on Tuesday instead of Wodnes
day as named ia the Gazette" The men
were inclined 20 stand on their rights. 81
he told them 60 think over tbe matter
They came O him the next morning and
agreed to his wish on certain terms
which he readily accepted. The coudI-
uous were SO much rum and 50 much to-
bacco for each day previous TO their exc
cu.lou. few days thus rendered happy
svre better % them thau one more day OF
dreary existence on prison fsre.-Geu
Noissley in the Fortuightly Review.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
IN LIfe ln.nrnnce Pnase.

The assessment insurance societies are
sure TO suffer intellectually by reason OF
the fearful loss of life in connection with
the PENNSYLVANIA floods. Even the best
of these associations, those conducted by
secret friendly societies, cannot help feet
ing seriously the financial calls certain to
be made upon them. while those conduct.
ed only upon mere commercial basis
must fare sim worse. The criticism so
often made that those SOCIETIES have moth
ins. or next TO nothing on hand with
which to meet LOSSES, bD. must depend
upon the contributions of survivors TO
pay death claims, many now perhaps .be
strikiugly verified. Pennsylvania has
been quite q headquarters for these or
CARNATIONS, and tits probable that some
Of them have lost 30 many members that
payments Of any material value to the
benehciaries viii be ont OF the question,
though tits sincerely hoped such will not
prove to be the case.
The standard "old line companies
need not be included 10 this apprehen-
sion. Their legally reserved wealth, al
WAYS in readiness for the payment OF
CLAIMS, is dis5ursed continually 81 an
average rate of one and & half million
dollars per week, aud though the horrible
death loss at Johnstowu and vicinity val
no doubt call tor unLsual payments they
will al easily be met by the regular
companies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
CURRENT sUPERsIlIIOSs.

The funeral procession must not cross
a river.
The last name dying person calls is
the next TO follow.
A dish cloth hung on door knob il a
sign OF death in family.
The corpse must not pass twice over
any part OF the same road.
To dance on the ground indicates dis.
aster or death within q year.
Whoever works on a sick PERSONS
dress, be or she will die within year.
II hoe be carried through a house
soms one will die before the year Is ont.
If thirteen sit AZ table the one Who
rises first will not live through the year.
The person on whom the eyes of a
dying person last rest sill be the first to
die.
Whoever counts the carriages at q
passing funeral will die within the year.
To break looking glass Is sign Of
death in the family before the year
closes.
The clock should be stopped at the
time OF death. g. its running will briog
III luck.
If one dies, and no rigor morris ensues,
it indicates a speedy second death in the
family.
If hearse is drawn by two white horses
death in the neighborhood Will occur il a
month.
It is unlucky in funeral for those
present to repass the house where death
has occurred.
II rain falls on a new made grave there
will be another death in the family with
in the year.
II the grave is left open over Sunday
another death will occur before the Sun
day follwing.
To keep the corpse in the house over
Sunday will bring death in the family
before the year is out.
It is unlucky to pass through funeral,
either between the carriages or the files
Of mourners on foot.
If rain falls into an open grave an
other burial IN the same cemetery will
occur within three days.
At funeral entering church before
the mOuruers means death TO some Of the
entering party.
To put on the bonnet or hat OF one in
mourning is the sign that you will wear
enc before the year Is out.
If any one comes 70 funeral after the
procession starts another death will
occur in the same house.
10 Switzerland, if grave is left open
over Sunday, it is said that within four
weeks one OF the village will die.
If, during sickness, pair of shears be
dropped ia such q manner that the point
sticks into the floor, it indicates the death
Of the sick person.
When a woman who has been sewing
puts her thimble on the table a. she sits
to eat, it is a sign that she will be let a
widow II she marries.
common saying in England is:
Happy is the corpse the rain falls on
This belief exists also in the United
States. Thus il is said that if rain falls
st the time If the funeral it is a sign that
the dead has gone 70 heaven.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The superstition Of the negro is char
acterist,c. Il mauitests itself 10 almost
everything the darkey does practical
illustration of the -uperstitious Of a darby
living on Major Baoou's place will serve
to show that they have nos yet given up
many of the old theories. Mai Bacon
has a little Texas pony that fer some
time pas, has been very poor. one W
3srkies. ON the place, named jam Fort, aud
calling himself DR.. Fort said the horse
was beipg ridden by Witches al night. be
was asked TO explain how he knew such to
be the case. and promptly said that the
tangled condition of the name betrayed
ii. He was told to cure the trouble II ne
could, aud at once Began 70 comb cut lae
name. Riucnlous as II may SEEM Rr
soon As tne "doctor' began 90 give MS ar
tenoon 70 the horses main, me animal
began rs gain Hesh.-Albany Gao News
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
Vegetation on the Congo.

From a report TO the Belgian consul
general in the Congo state it appears
that the efforts made 20 introduce Euro
pean vegetables and fruits in the district
have been rewarded with great success
The government has imported tobacco
seed from Havana aud Snmatra, which
is cultivated in conjunction with native
tobacco. The natives cultivate tobacco
badly, it ia said, but efforts are being
made by the government 20 teach them
better methods The inhabitants of the
the lower Congo have been very success
ful in cultivating not only the usual
African products, such as manioc, swee.
potatoes, etc bnt also sorghum, maize,
and the "wand1n haricot called "boma
by the natives. The cotton plant grows IL
its wild state, aud the natives manufacture
from it hats, wallets, etc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
cRUEL BIS CONTRACT

OF all tile gables on he globe
10 yaiae.s W bowels.
There ndt a sui but's get more sense
That Ike He find in novels
For Genuine Unaffected fools,
Tra reco-d. @ they beat {
50 ~ BIZ 4ery won't -esk them out
Ihey % 60 mile D. meet Do
Who mas "a hear is Dourd-i o2sk7-
or once 1r taics t9 break D.;
ftr5utle don't come RAJ -halr'
He'll --t 70 work 90 meet DC.
sv, eth4arf5 may quarrel al, f.r uausht
A,gaIf for usuKhf . i de. TOO
In books yet uHeo thef might make up
somehow they never trJ 70.
when they o. 70 dead il love, that print
Gant ua ke % more explicit;
And ioy is rght within beir reacD,
They ID mauas Just a. miss DC.
TIN, they're depicted Ia cold tgpe.
AZ either saints % 7fRes,
They potter ou IKE LlucyWptJps
For flltfo hundred Usg-s
With pleased alacritr the fail
Do every trap The william
Laws forfh-Ir t0oI. 20 feet. aud put
On pam an extra fri ha
X ahr NO the middle % th- tale,
When times are GEL ing CORY,
A sv.IaUie WauIi sr' tlrg s.faiRh--
Baf then te1Ild spoil ths rory.
When jlaf r0 stop the agony,
Your iasl cent you would send b.,
The ore fhilg that the novelist
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The very height OF straRberry eating !.
with coffee. Nobody ever really tasted
coffee who mas not drunk It IN alternate
mouthfuls with Strawberries, and nobody
7as knovn the strawberry flavor except
ing Immediately after the clearing OF tne
taste y hich comes from drinking cou
The clearing properf! OF coffee Is "a
miliar enough, but there Is strange g
uorance of this special Application o. ~.
The best or strawberries With the o@7l OF
coffee make the supreme Refinement ol
indulgence in the fruit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
The Farm and Home.
NY cgNs0R.


She's a censor as she sits
AT NY elbow 10 a rocker;
And my pencil as it fits
Tremu.es lest a word should shock neT
For she's told me once or twice,
With precision monumental:
Do, no matter what the price
Do BE- gentle
But it's easier mr dear.
To BE- cold and very cutting,
reply. but she j not hear
says shes had enough ~ buttiug.
"Ea-y. sirf' she says again,
40 break glass. but Oh. you'll rue il:
For sou d easier damage do
Than undo it,
SO promised 10 otey-
Once before l falcy she did
But we'll, that was yesterday,
Perjury iu loves conceded
10 the woman. I'm not Sad
a ID LIES pleasures have nor missed me -
Y0u'lI concur, SIR when ! add
That she's kissed me
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
EcCentriCitieS Of POat,
The True Poet is Marvel to Him,
as Well as TO Others.
Is He Mentally Unbalanced q, n
He Possess a Sense of Faenltr
Common to Other Mem

The acrimonious ink-stingip, 49,.
between the tair poetess Of paste ~
Wilcox, and the novelist Of psssjoT n Ne
Atherton, Is convincing that the -
tricities of genius sometimes cs,s-.'
possessor to descend not oplv ~
average of ordinary mortals, In, - q
Ear below them, for ho women o, M
ordinary education or refinement vo,',
ever contemplate so paltry end coBtsr..
ible al act as to attack the mere Dbg,is.
defects of rival or enemy thro7,s =
press. A couple of billingsgsts 4,
women might indulge in such vo.s,
var, but it Is worthy of 10 hisba, ~.
of society. Literary people, Of all o..
possess the full Consciousness Tia, n
mind is the only entity OF proof of sri.
tence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13
tntombed Three Thousand Years Ago,

While some-repairs were lately being
made under a house belonging 70 Baron
di Donate, which il situated in the north
ern quarter of the city, toward the slope
of the hill of Cape di Monte, where
already many ancient cataoombs have
been found, doorway (oyer which there
IL a marole relief Of the head OF Medusa)
was discovered, leading into : subterra-
mean chamber. Along Che center Of this
chamber runs mosaic pavement, aud on
each side there Is a double row OF sepul-
chres heVu IN the rock, the front of which
are succeed and painted, and decorated
with terra Gotta and marble rellefs. WITH
in the tomos were perfect skeletons,
vases, and other objects, the antique
lamps being in suoh good condition that
on April Is, when this new find was in
speoted by party OF German arch@ DO
gi-ts, the workmen made use of them to
light up the vaults. The many well pre-
served inscriptions are chiefly in Greek,
with some in Latin, and prove that the
epoch of these tombs was about 1000 b.
G. Other tumbs in a second chan
Der have not yet been excavated.
II is probable that this subterranean
dwelling of the dead may extend some
distance and prove TO be portion OF
metropolis london News Naples Let
Vtr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The same may be said not only of poets,
but of many prominent prose authors
who are as full OF crochets, yices and fol
lies as the proverhial egg is of meat. It
is but just TO say, bovever, that tn cur
rent idea of ths general eocentriclties Of
genius IS not based upon fact. Ihe
trouble is that the prominence of genius
renders their foibles more prominent
first, because they attract more attention
and occupy more public attention, and
then We are apt to expect more from them
than OF ordinary mortsls. The majority
OF men of genius IL is safe to say lead
correct lives and are mentally evenly
poised, but the vices OF the prominent
minority are hastily visited by the IN
thinking upon the whole genius.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The works of Pope, for instance. ss,,.
irrefragable proof that giant intsI...,
may be, and often is, confined il na,,
miserable, dwarfed and contorted I'd,
We think of Pope only as the autbo, y,
one of the finest didactie poems in M.
English language; the image OF his N.
feebled body, that had TO be braced with
mechanical contrivsnoes to preventsc,usI
collapse, never occurs to the reader. ".
only recognize mind speaking to nina
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

Tup president hus sent a telegram 70
the mayor ct Johustown, Pa expressing
ms sympathy tor the people OF that clty
i'm their recent calamity and saying tnat
tna secretary of war isconsiderlng means
for their rellet. He also made eoutr'-
baton to the relief fund.-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

There is current idea, however. tbs,
the poet generally is to some extent men.
tally misunderstanding is LACKING
Perhaps the halo Of sentim entality which
surrounds him renders him impractical
and he Is unconscious of mis- own eccep-
tricity or incapable of self restraint. tn.
fact remains, however, that many poet,
of fame have left such a record Of eccep
tricity, in many cases approaching imbe
cility, as to render the theory pardonabl.
that poet genius IL associated with a tain
of insanity,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

Shelby Was in his writing one OF the
most practical of all poets, his note to
Queen Nab, Prometheus Unbound, and
others Of his works bristle with the sourd
sense and argument on problems of politi-
cal economy, social questions and the
betterment of the race, which have Meth.
er been refuted by his opponents nor i'm
proved upOn by the latter writers of Ais
own opinions Yet ne was an unhappy
misanthrope and pessimist, and his enc
mics have held that his tragic death was
the results of design, and not accident.
Burns lmprovidence or dissipation
shortened and embittered mis- career.
Poe's dissolute habits--his addiction
10 stinulants and drJgs-besotted him
and caused an early and untimely death.
Southern poet, W. II. Herman, of IN.
doubted genius, ia singularly akin to Pee
i'll poetic style and construction, and also
in his personal lnfrmitles and habits
Many esteem the productions of Herman
superior to POe's, get his ecceutrlcities
have lost him the respect OF his friends
and the contempt Of his enimies. His
vagaries when editing the Okotona States
will be remembered as his wild effusious
about the time of the Tildeu campaign
we're widely copied.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13


Goldsmith undoubtedly needed guar.
dian al his life. His boyish follies, and
pomposity, as exemplified in "She Stops
to Conquer" and in che character of Noses
in The Vicar of Wakefield" were con
tinned into his later life, when his con
spicuous attire and immense sword made
him an object Of derision as he strutted
on the promenade as prond as a peacock
of his fine feathers. Started ont thrice
in early life TO seek his fortune, each time
he fell an early and easy victim to sharp.
ers aud CT oOks and he returns pennies
home and returns, in spite of the beauty
ana pastoral simplicity of his literar?
works, a gullible fool to the last. In con
versation he was a conspicuous failure
and that ne wrote like an angel, but talk
cd like poor Poll" was literally true.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The accountable life of Churchill
another illustration of an erratic temperl
men.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

The life of Byron in its Unholy excuses
makes the term "the mad poet reason.
able Characterization of him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
CULVER-PARKER.
A Pretty Wedding at st. Paui's Episcopal
Church.

A Pretty Wedding at st. Paui's Episcopal
Church.
One of the prettiest weddings of this
season was celebrated at st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church yesterday afternoon. The
bride was Miss Lizzie V. Parker, and the
bridegroom Mr.. Abel /. Culver. The
church was decorated with a p~rofusion of
flowers, palms and ferns, which almost
concealed the altar.
At half-past four o'clock the bridal
party entered the church, the bride walk
ing with her father, and proceeded by the
ushers, Mr.. Frank SeaInen, Mr.. James
Brown Mabon, Mr.. G. M. Culver and Mr..
e. w. 1. Dunn. They were met at the
altar by the bridegroom, attended by DIR.
w. j. Parker. The bride wore an elegant
gown of white corded silk richly trimmed
with duchesse lace. A veil OF tulle fell
Brush performed the ceremony.
A reception followed at the residence of
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
S.. Parker, No. 10 Highland avenue. Ex-
cellent music was provided and supper
was served by Morrow & Day. Only the
near relatives of the bride and bridegroom
were present. Some of them We're Mr..
and Mrs. John Winner, Mrs. G. g. Van
Reyper Jr., DIR. w. j. Parker, Miss
Annie Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cotton.
Mr.. Chester Lee Cotton, Misses Carrie and
Kate Cotton, Mr.. Abel Smith, Dr, Gull
yer, Mr.. q. NJ. Culver, Mr.. Herbert S.
Culver, Mr.. Frank B. Cotton, Mrs. Fred
A. Allig, Miss Clara Cotton, Miss Dora
Smith, Misses Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Gem
mel, Mrs James c. Hart and Miss Louise
| Mason.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
If YOU DON'T MIND FLIES

Now Is just the Season to Fish In the
Adfrondacks. y
To any lover Of sport who would seek
the backwoods for a summers outing
the following letter, written by Mr.. John
r. Spears, a well known member of the
New York Sun staff, will prove of in
terest.
Mr.. Spears has lived in the Adirondack
region for a number Of years, owns prop
erty there, and has interested thousands
of readers with yarns of fierce en-
counters and hair-breadth escapes" Incl
dent to forest life.
A resident of Jersey City, desiring a few
points relative to an intended fishing
trip to the Adirondacks, wrote to Mr..
Spears on the subject.
Mr.. Spears replied as follows:-
II assure you you will be heartily well
come II you enjoy an outing in the woods
at this season. 1t is true thatmosquitoes,
black flies and inyisibles' or spunkies'
swarm, and that no application OF tar or
| other fly medicine can wholly protect the
tourist from their attacks. But then this
is the fishing season of the year. Iexpect
to be bitten all to pieces, but do not care
a cent for that.
'sThe camping place Is about six miles
beyond the end Of the wagon road. That
| cred afoot, and in addition you win have
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
The ecclesiastical strawberry.

Without a thought of ~irreverence
we cannot help lingering a second to
note the Importance of the strawberry
as an element in church work. In the
| summer time it appears to occupy q
| position similar to that of the oyster
in the winter sociables; but it has the
advantage in that it blooms in much
| greater profusion than the %succulent
bird of the sea-.
Equally rich and luscious, the alb
sence of the strawberry cannot be con
cealed with the same facility as the
fugitive and retiring denizen of the
soup tureen, and no matter how high
the iced corn starch may be piled, its
capabilities as a medium of conceal
ment remain inferior to those OF the
average ''stew."
There are other reasons why the
strawberry should prove a potent aid
to ministerial labors. 1t hath a ten
deney to cool the fevered palate, and
sooth, the rufled spirit. In fact 1t
would be quite interesting to specu-
late as to the precise amount of anger
and repining that have been prevented
in the ordinary course of business by
the emollient influence of the genial
fruit. -
But, if the strawberry has the power
to draw young and old, rich and poor,
gentle and simple, man and woman
together for a few hours, now and then,
of social intercourse and enjoyable
recreation, then it has an influence fol
good in the world that is at least equal
to that of n long sermon or three
| collections.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13

of public duty that even the worst OF
his Republican predecessors shines by
comparison; while Mr.. Cleveland, who
erred on the side of conscious scrupu-
losity, is radiant in his robes of politi-
cal martyrdom.
Mr.. Harrison, fortunately for him
self and his party, does not talk much.
His cynical truthfulness is too dam
aging a force for Dudley, Quay, and
John 1. Davenport to strive against.
Disaster is already darkening the
horizon of 1899, and that is one reason
for the insatiate greed with which
every possible advantage is being
seized for the longest possible time
by the hungry pack of coyotes whom
the 4th of March brought into power.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
AMATEUR MINsTRELs.
They viii Crack Jokes at the Catholic
Institute Tonight.

They viii Crack Jokes at the Catholic
Institute Tonight.
A recent writer in the Century tells of
the decline of minstrelsy. 1t has peer
revived at the Catholic Institute in great
shape. / dropped in there last evening
while the performers We're rehearsing for
an entertainment tonight.
They were all members of the Holy
Name Society connected with st. Mary's
Church, and though their rules prevent
them from swearing, it appears to give
them full license to perpetrate the regula-
ton minstrel jokes on their 600 fellow
members and ''best girls who will be
fortunate enough to secure tickets for to-
nights entertainment.
When the performers are "blacked up"
their own mothers won't be able to recog-
nize them. But the performance an
nounces that G. ]. Toomey will be inter
locutor. D. A.. Foohey and w. A. Cor
cell and j. 4. f. O'Connell will punch the
tambourines, O'Connell having most to
say, with evidently very little time to say
It In. h songs viii be by G. Il. Gal
lagher, J. Marion, J. Kirby, D. J. Fitzpat-
rick, ID. A. Foohey, j. Colleran, j.
Fletcher and ]. DonneIlan.
The second portion of the entertain
ment will comprise readings by Prof. A.
Young, recitations by j.. Swaw, T. A.
Leonard and w. A. Corcoran; vocal solos
by J. Ferry and j. 4. f. O'Connell, and
music by the orchestra. This society con-
tinues to be the largest church organiza-
ton of men in the State of New Jersey,
and among the attractions are these en-
tertainments, to which admission can only
be had by ticket which can be obtained
only from members of the society.
Children will not be admitted to this en-
tertainment, as previous experience has
for the adults.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-13
His Enemies Fight His Battle.

His Enemies Fight His Rattle.
When the Republican victory of
1883 became an assured fact, people in
general, and especially republicans,
thought that 1t was in particular a
Waterloo for Grover Cleveland. 1t
needed some clearness of vision then
to see by what stages he was again to
reach the fore front rank of the
Democracy.
And yet this is unquestionably what
has taken place, and not only is he
once again the unquestioned standard
bearer of his party, but he further
more enjoys today a popularity, per
sonal and political, such as he has never
commanded, save, perhaps, during
the week of his honeymoon.
This Is in some degree the result oil
something in Mr.. Cleveland himself.
His manly courage, dignity and wis
dom have commanded the respect
even of such among his opponents as
possess any share of these qualities
themselves. The principles he repre-
sents, too, being freed from the embel-
iishments of campaign liars, have
ceased to create panicky feelings
among the thoughtless.
But above all things Mr.. Cleveland
has gained prestige through the abase-
ment OF his enemies. The disgraceful
spectacle of a President administering
the government ITO please himself Is
something so abhorrent to our sense