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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10
4 standard for Dairy Cows.

At the last Iowa state fair, dairy COWS
we're tested for butter production with
he new method devised By Z. q. Short
of the Wisconsin experiment stations.
Though il may be questioned whether
tests of dairy COWS conducted at fairs
will ever prove very successful, 1t is quite
certain the etfort 10 this direction Will
not be RELAXED until We know much more
upon the subject than at present. Every
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10
Crime in Poland.
Il c.
New York Sun

A young girl, IL years old made up her
mind to 90 TO America, and started across
the frontier with two friends, peasants
and neighbors, who agreed TO help her
out of Russia. On ths road they robbed
her OF ell her clothes, with the assistance
some other rieHdly peasants took
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10

VICTIMS OF A MCTINY.
Emin Bey and Stanley Betrayed by Their Fol
towers.

Fmin Bey and Stanley Betrayed by Their FOL
lowers.
SuAKIM. - The Khalif's letter TO
Osman Digna stated that steamer
expedition to the equator, commanded
by Osmau Saleh, on arriving at Lsdo,
had Emiu Pashs and white prisoner de-
livertd TO them in chains by Emin's off-
GERS and troops. Osmsn Saleh, in his let
tef TO the Khahff, stated that he reached
Lado on October IL, and that the
khedivs had sent white traveller
named Stanley with a letter telling Emin
% 90 with Stanley, aud Offering the re-
mainder of the force the option OF gong
20 Csiro or remaining. They refused TO
enter the Turkish service, aud gladly re-
ceived Osman Saleh. 0smau Saieh found
large quantity of feathers and ivory.
He heard that another traveller mao
visited Emin, but had gone, and ne " ~
esatching for him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10

In December, 1lS tramPs we're quar-
tered al the police station Ia Fond ds
Lac.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10

,,. ,-inr-vot,ld build, 50 the legend says
~ ~ 5r,s,t Of ali fine palaces.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

round for the Injuns. bat blow me,
thar wasn't single yarmint 70 be
seen In my direction ccpt The dead
perp that Bill mad plugged through
the head Is he came tearin' up 70 the
rescue.
'Yc see, pard. began Bill. 4 found
Injun sign a bit mp the valley. an ]
thought I'd better come back. seein'
a. how ye wasn't feelin' well. an
''lsill stopped suddenly an grew
very pale. an then iced he was
bleedin bad. an then he slid down on
the grass with sort o gasp. an
seem how II was. began 70 loosen
his shirt 70 git al the wound, but no
stopped me and said;
".Never mind. pard. One O. them
red niggurs stuck his knife into my
side jest began haulin' ye up. an O.
course | couldn't defend myself with
out lettin' go the lariat. which 'ud
sent We down to jine the Mexican. an
then the varmint took 70 his legs.
an'-ncvcr mind, pard, its all up with
old Bill. can hardly see We now. for
I'm qctfin' blind as a bat lake
every thing for yer own. Thar's =
cache o. mine behind the big pine tree.
Yen find it By the ashes whar the fire
was built. Take II all an don forget
old Bill
IL never seed man Alex out SC
quick. The Injun's knife had gone II
deep"
The speaker was silent and lookct
out OF the car window again. and
know that am not mistaken when
say that his eyes were suspiciousll
moist for a few minutes. ] had ne
heart to break the silence. and 50 LEI
him to his thoughts; but presently h'
resumed and said:
Poor Bill, il lie had only left me Z
take my chances he'd not los; his life
He saved mine. but he lost his own.
found the cache where the old huntc
had hidden many Of his richest furs
an five got to-day one O. the bes
cattle ranches in the State. it's a
OWN to the start tho old fellow CAV
me.
Poor Bill. buried him back Their
on that hilly slope. not far from wher
he died. an piled up the rocks Tor
tombstone. twenty-five years age
, come June. an that was Bills gray
2 that We saw. stranger
"Pueblo!" shouted the brakeman
.Change cars for Canyon City" I'll
man who had told me tho stor
! changed and saw him no more.
: Captain l.. &. Carleton, in Dctro
Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

In Leeds valley. in the vicinity Of
Birmingham. Ala. there Is a colony
composed Of religious sect known rs
the ShermanitcS There are about one
hundred families. and a happier. more
contentcd people can not be found in
the world. Their religious rites and
ceremonies arc peculiar. Who founded
the society none Of them seem to know,
but II Is old. As the fathers and grand
fathers Of the present generation were
Shermanites. They claim to follow
the teachings OF the New Testament
in spirit and letter. and they believe
that only Shcrmanites will inherit the
Kingdom OF Heaven. They have
churches and preachers and worship
in a manner similar to many other
sccts. Ono OF their peculiar rites Is
the washing Of feet A foot washing
service Is held once every month. at
which the preacher washes the feet OF
every member Of the church. The
members then "a turn wash the feet
OF the preacher and Of each other.
They are industrious and scrupulonsly
honest. Divorce and drunkenness are
unknown among them. The men
never cut their hair or boards. Gin
cinnati Commcrcial-Gazcttc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13
OLD COLLEGE DAYS.



Dcsire Their Return.
American college boys have no
reason to desire the return VI the
good old days" In the early days Of
Yale and Harvard the English system
Of Tagging" was in active force
A freshman was not allowed 70
wear his hat in the college yard unless
| il was raining or showing. Fresh
men were required to do seryiie work
for any member OF the faculty or OF
the higher classes at any time OF the
day. except study-hours or after nine
D. m. They were also required to
shake and dust the college carpets
once year. and TO furnish. at their
own expense. all the bats. balls and
footballs used BY the students. In
some colleges corporal punishment was
in force, and pecuniary fines were inn
posed for minor offenses.
A comparison Of these fines Is in
teresting. The amount cxactcd for
lying, drunkenness and fighting was
thirty conts. while the fine for card
playing was one dollar. Six cents was
imposed for too late attendance at
church. while twelve cents was the
penalty for too early an attendance.
this discrimination being made be-
cause il was found that the young
men were in the habit Of standing at
the church door before service and
annoying those who entered.
We are glad to have seen the last Of
these good old days. Nothing was
ever gained by cruelty and oppres-
sion, and we can not help feeling that
many boy had 20 leave college in
his freshman year to escape from
these impositions who might have
been q great man. Golden Days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13
INGENIOUS INVENTION.


IN Apparatus which Winds All Sorts q
Clocks Automatically.
Otto Urban. in Gross-kikinda. Is
well known as first-class watch and
clock-naker He invented an auto
matte apparatus for winding pendulum
clocks. which was much admired Tor
its simple and practical mechanism
II is attached to the clock on one
side and to the door Of the room
on the Other. A fine wire or .
catgut serves as a transmission agent
BY opening and closing the door the
mechanism Is made 10 work and the
clock is wound. To keep the clock
running for twenty-four hours Il will
be sufficient to open the door two or
three times
When the clock is fully wound the
apparatus is stopped till the descend
ing weight is allowed to recommends
its work. Such automatic winding in
strnments do not cost much. and its
construction can easily be made solid
and faultless-
In Austria Hungary the inventor has
applied for a patent but il seems his
invention only comprises clocks rum
ming by weights and doors There i
an unlimited field for some young
genius TO combine French mantei
clocks with the parlor sofa when the
gas i turned down; kitchen clocks
with the range door. the coal bin OF
the washboard; bedroom clocks With
the front door latch and alarm clocks
with the cats on the roof Jewellers
Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

-Pundita Ramabai has named her
home for high-casta Hindu widows
..Sharada Sadan." or The Home Of
Learning"
1t i proposed 70 establish tho
..I.ucy Webb Hayes Seminary" az
Fremont. o.. in memory q that
noble lady.
An English clergyman i reported
TO have remarked 10 daughter o.
Bishop Huntington: ''Iias your father
many Mormons Ia his diocese' Utah.
l think. is in New York"
That old motto Of Wesley's y
not out OF date yet suppose the
members OF all our churches. in city
and in country. should adopt il. what
grand things might be achieved before
our second centennial: AT II. ali al Il.
always at il"
A clergyman in the London sub
urbs has resolved TO give a garden
party on Sabbath afternoons. The
people do not come to his church IN
such numbers as he could wish. and
/ he is going TO see whether tea fruit
anu 'a'nona-o :" n -" $500
afternoon
-Inaer 'he ancient o'u7' - 40.
congregational cnurches 'nan 80
cons'4'u''u P's'os o"'s = -.
~. - 80 :. 1900 .rnn,;e- ~
~ a's .. Thal.st National
c a..n5 s $3.50 ~. ,hosc MA do the
80 .',. !, ~ ha.r ~. lila ~ na-sors.
80
Inc urS.sn w n" - - ~
sent o"' a 'nnP' 'a'' NJ a;r.a-,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS =. - -..,;-has
provinces uso'a''n5 80 ~ $500.
american s1noo'' so 80 - -,
'or inc 'a1A = on's.". sha",s nm.
sha' complains a",n, -, ~ a.,
pe SEM 70 ING o"P..a s.' aae
WIN ~ ''e $3.50 -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13
MY PARDNER, BILL.
The Story Of Lonely Grave on
the Mountain-Sido.

The train on the Santa Fe road. due
an hour later at Pueblo. stopped ut a
way station long enough for solitary
passenger TO get on.
The person in question was man
past middle age. OF medium stature.
firmly and compactly built, who would
not have attracted a second look. how
ever. but for the fact that his face was
badly disfigured BY a curious scar on
his right check, in shape exactly re-
scmbling Greek cross.
The new conner found a seat beside
me. threw up the sash and became alb
sorbed in the scenery along the road.
his interest increasing as the train
presently swept along a pretty valley.
Suddenly he turned half way round.
touched my arm. and. pointing
through tho open window, said, very
abruptly: Say. stranger, do you see
that pile O rocks yonder on the slope?
Well. that's Bits grave"
The mans action and speech startled
me a trifc. but looked out aud saw.
as he had said. pile OF rocks on IT,
green slope Of the hill.
Eyes" continued the man. "that's
Bills grave. Twenty-Five years ago
put them stuns thar myself. Poor
Bill! pure gold c.a'r through. an
reck'n orter know. for know'd Bill
from the ground up"
Having delivered this short speech
the man lapscd into silence. with d
far-away. dreamy look. a. II recalling
events long past. Brit his words had
aroused my curiosity. and at tho risk
Of interrupting the strangers rcverie
finally vcntured TO ask: who war
Bill. sir. whose grave Is yonder?"
My companion gave a sudden start;
then. recovering himself he answered:
Didn't know Bill. eh? Of course not,
seem he was dead before yc was born
dead twenty-five ycarS come June.
bill was my pard. sir. Bill was. A man
% tic TO every time Say. don't ye
think ye'd love a chap what 'ud BE-
wi'lin' Ter die for yep 30 willin. an
would. an did. toop / reck'n."
10 youj mean 70 say your chum
uien 'or yqh?" asked. now thorough
y intcres'td. for there was trcmen-
uous ieea lng and carncstness in the
stranger manner.
~ pan turned round. looked me
s4nar9ky IN the face and In solemn
voice. said:
Stranger. ho did,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

II Is claimed that the fastest time on
record was made over the Philadelphia
x Reading railroad. The time was
ninety-iwo miles in njnety-three min
utes. one mile being made In forty-six
seconds.
The chances for loss OF life In rail-
road accidents in this country are one
person killed for every 10000. 900 car
ricd. Statisticians claim that moro
people are killed every year BY falling
out OF windows than there are In rail-
road accidents
The Canadian Pacific railway ex-
tends further east and west than any
other road in the country. II runs
| from Quebec to the Pacific Ocean.
| The cantilevcr span in the Pough-
keepsio bridge j. the longest railway
bridge span in the United States liz
length Il j4S feet
The Kinzua viaduct. on the Erie
railroad. Il the highest railroad bridge
lin the United States II i 3o5 feet
high.
The longest railway tunnel in Amer
lea il the Hoosac tunnel. on the Fitch
burg railroad. II il four and three
fourths miles long.
The Atchison. Topeka 4 Santa r
system operates more mileage thar
any other single corporation 10 The
United States II covers about S.ovl
miles. american Con mcrciai Travel
lor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13
sA,avs GOLDEN PROMISE.


A Legend at Germnny.
,,r,rv rarmer lay II length upon his dying
~ rs,.sd 10 him his boy ana girl, and gently
10 them sad:
:. You are 50 young, can Duh urea" 70 'os'o
vnn all alone.
~, ,bc farm will keep YOU without need
when am dea d and gone.
Than Kissing them. he blessed them both,
and closed his weary eyes.
A,a never opened them gam on this side
Paradise.
Now Hans fhc was but tweniy-onc, and
Gretchen seventeen)
x,e,a ure,fy rrida Frdolin shrincd in mis-
heart queen;
M, ,he farm grew only thisties tina. chokcd
fhe tender wheat,
vh,lc Hans. lie sat assigning nj pretty
Fr,das feet.
She rraycy shook her Golden head' anu ~
h.s lo,e sad: mo"
w,uc Ser XIV it,ic fingers flashed the
needless 20 and fro.
ore evening little Gretchen sat signing a.
the door.
A-mourninr for The pretty things mat she
could buy no more.
e.. 'ca rr'an Fr.dolin her ribbons fresh
wh,le her own ilaxcn rngicts were tied with
faded blue.
IN 10 tho cottage door there came. with weak
and faitcr ng tread
A woman. bent ana gray and Old, aad thus y
Gretchen said:
~you envy Frlda Fridoln her ribbons bright
and new
She buys them with fairy gft, like this
hr4ng 70 ynu."
Ana out from underneath her cloak she tool
great white rail-
Olwooicn yarn: "lou'l md the gem whef
you have knit * al:
And here's SPADE for Hans who has nc
luc. howe'cr he tries.
Yet IN his land. one SPADES length deep, ;
golden treasure les"
Ana then The fairy turned away, and cage
Gretchen flew
To IND her needles aad begin the task sh'
And Hans began before the dawn a-searchinI
for his gold;
From morn Till noon, from noon till night. %
overturned the mold
"Slnce II - dug I'll SOW the seed" he said
because fear
The ne shbors may suspect that Two treas
urc hidden here"
So al, the Gays OF summertime he worke'
with oil his might.
And Grctchen's knitting needles flew fror
early morn II nirhf:
And IS the pile o. stockings grew the BIG bal
wore away.
And she sold the stockings in the town m
bought the ' bbons gay.
Twas autumn when the ball Of yarn va
knitted all awav.
And Gretchen wept. for in its heart no CLEAN
ns Jewel lay.
"The fairy told me false she cried; 'the var
II knit. ana see.
o. Hans. where Is HE treasure she promise
you and me-
That ght Hans came IN laughing. and erie
'.Mv wheat is Sold
And ~: MO her .aa he poured shinin
heap OF gold.
And - her mind there came light-"C
Hans understand:
This T. the gold fairy goii-you found |
IA the land
And. yes. there was jewel in the ball Of var
fof me:
I've bought all this. can buy more. by thril
and industry"
And when 20 Fr.da Fridolin Hans took th
heart 10 70
And ask hcr love again. she smiled, and 81
not tell him NO"
~ would not wed an idle n an" she said 'th'
llosed you"
And . 10 ali IL happiness the fairy word
came true.
Able Kinne. in y. y. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

-Moldy- Looking Individual TO
London police ofiiccr) Yes. sir. I've
decided to give myself up. I'm Jack
the Ripper, and l." Police Officer
Sorry. but We can't accommodate
you. - there arc seven more Jack
the Rippers' downstairs. and you'll
have to roost somewhere else 70
night. Life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

PnArra sircngthcns the spirit fo- is Coz
flct with the Temptations Of the world,
helps 10 keeping the eyes or the soul open
% the spiritual venfurcs that we are N
danger Of forgetting in the midst Of tho
toll and turmoil Of this life. and sh.rpeus
the spiritual and moral instincts that of.en
ret rusty for want Of use Indian Mes-
scnger.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
E:x I RA! !!
MOTHER and SON DEAD.
Was Herman Probst a Muir
derer and Suicide?
TWO PISTOL SHOTS DID THE WORK
A CHASTITY Scene in the Rooms Over
Mrs. Meisner's Shop on Webster
Avenue.
TWO PISTOL SHOTS DID THE WORK

A mysterious murder and suicide oc-
CURED at No. 5S Webster avvnue this
morning.
Mrs. Meisner keeps butcher shop on
the first floor of the building, and the
story above was occupied by young man
named Herman Probst and his aged
mother
About six O'Clock this morning, while
Mrs. Meisner was in her shop, she thought
she heard a pistol shot coming from the
direction of Probst's apartments. She soon
forgot about the occurrence, but as the
morning progressed and neither of the
Probsts appeared, she became alarmed.
AT one o'clock, when Policemen Nc
Donald and Hartman of the Webster av-
enue station passed her door she called
them in and told them that she feared
something was wrong in the Probst's
apartments.
The policemen went up stars and tried
the door, but found it locked.
They broke the lock and upon entering
the apartment they found old Mrs. ProbSt
lying on the floor dead.
There was a pool of blood about her
which had formed from pistol wound in
her head.
Near by her lay her son Herman in
another pool of blood which flowed from
a wound in his head.
When the policemen found him he was
still breathing, though it was hardly per
ceptible. A physician was Immediately
summoned, but before he arrived the
young man was dead At this writing,
no cause for the act has been ascertained.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
ST. NICHOLAS SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Big Picnic at KroebeIs Park Was q
Great Success.

The Big Picnic at KroebeFs Park Was u
Great Success.
The picnic at Kroebels given yesterday
afternoon and evening by the Sunday
school of st. Nicholas Church was a sue
cess despite the rain. Crowds fiocked
through the gates last night, and during
the storm crowded the pavilion. The
children, deprived of the sport of the
evening and the carousels, gathered
about the dancers, and during the inter
missions took possession OF the large,
smooth floor, and chased and pulled each
other around to their hearts content.
The Cecilian Singing Society enlivened
the occasion by singing q number of spir-
tied glees, and bowling contest for
prizes assisted in keeping up the excite
ment. Mr.. A. Niehorster won silver
watch, and several other prizes were dis
posed of. The handsome cabinet organ,
which did not "go off" at the recent fair,
was won yesterday by the Sunday school.
Bonnelps orchestra furnished excellent
music The sale of cooling drinks was
gracefully presided over by Mr.. John
Kunz in the interests of the school, and
its receipts, with those taken at the gate,
will add $500 to the fair fund for building
the new parochial school Father Wey-
land is determined to have new school,
and he is entitled to it.
Among those who enjoyed the festivities
were Mr.. A. Walter, Miss Annie Walter,
Mr. A. Muller, Miss L. Walter. Mr..
Schluetter, Miss L. PROFITS, Mr. E.
Mabert, Mr.. A Mabert, Mr. H. j.. Lock
heimer, Mr.. F. Bauenhoer and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. John KoePfer,
Mr.. Joseph Schneider, Mrs.
AZ. j. Schneider, Mr.. and Mrs. Krauss,
Mr., and Mrs. w. L. Niehorster, Mr..
Richard Niehorster, Mr.. Emil A. Stand
niger, Mr. Frank Hinkamp, Mr. Furth,
Mr.. Joseph Wighard, Mr.. and Mrs. Kel-
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs Neslar and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. p. Eckers, Mr.. Hughes, Mr..
Cassidy, Mr.. Fraser Zebbenhoff, and Miss
Fanny Gavan.
The graceful dancing of Miss Cassidy
who is an expert telegraph operator in
the office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, No. 1876 Broadway, n. Y, and
that of her friend Miss Gavan, was much
admired
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
COUGHLIN THE SCAPE GOAT.
Kunze, in Confession. Charges Him
with Another Crime.

Kunze, in Confession. Charges Him
with Another Crime.
CHICAGO, July 8, 1sS9-The Times this
morning says that the murder of another
man besides DIR. Cronin was attempted at
the Carlson. Cottage. Dan Coughlin was
also implicated in this attempted crime
He agreed to murder Thomas Lynch, Jr.,
a member of the firm of II. H. Shufeldt q
Co., for stated price. This and other
acts showing gCoughlin's criminal dupl1city
were confessed last night by John kunze;
Mr.. Lynch was seen last night ana
asked about this story. He refused to go
into details, but practically admitted that
Coughlin did allure him away one night
in carriage, and that he was convinced
he had a narrow escape from death.
The Tribune this morning says:-"John
Kunze, the young German who was in
dicted Saturday for completely in the
be no doubt on that point. Captain
Sehnettler had two hours talk with him
at the North Halsted street station yester-
day afternoon, and it is reported that
Kunze confessed his share in the great
conspiracy. The captain is loath to give
any part of Kunze's statement to the pub
lie without verifying it. because he fears
that in kunze he may find German edl-
ton of Woodruff.
States Attorney Longenecker, for some
reason or another, was quite happy last
evening. Perhaps he heard of Kunze's
weakening. He also had good news from
Winnepeg. George Baker telegraphed
that the prospects for the extradition OF
Martin Burke were quite favorable and
that preliminary decision on that point
will be rendered today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
AN ARGUMENT AND A KNIFE.
Brakeman Quinn Stabbed by His Friend
John Williams.

Brakeman Quinn Stabbed by His Friend
John Williams.
John Quinn, of No. 1898 Fifth street, q
brakeman on the Erie Railroad, was
stabbed in the right side with a knife in
the hands of John H Williams, of No. 100
Pavonia avenue, on Pavonia avenue, near
Henderson street. about half-paSt eight
o'clock last evening.
Quinn and Williams entered the saloon
of Dennis Gallagher q short while before
the affray occurred. They had been on
friendly terms. Both called for drinks
and afterwards became involved in dis
pute while arguing some trifling matter.
When they became too noisy the barten-
der ordered them outside.
They went out into the street still talk
ing 80 angrily that crowd was attracted.
Several blows were struck, when Will
Jams drew knife and stabbed Quinn in
the side, inhicting a deep wound about
three inches long. Williams then ran,
but was captured in store a
few blocks below by Sergeant Rear
don. Quinn was attended by DR..
Hoffman and sent to the City Hospital.
Williams was locked up. and this morn
ing committed for trial by Justice Stills
ing
Both men claim the other struck the
first blow. Williams bore good reputa-
tion, and his friends are surprised at his
using knife.