Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-17

horse power. Sen. Persona, authorizing
the city of Green Bay - MAINTAIN free
public library.
ASSEMBLY At 1910 the Ravel sounded
and the asst mbly came to order. After
roll call Edward Keogh was sworn il and
took his seat 90, message from the
senate was read announcing the concur
renee in of the joint resolution and
amendment in regard to the state super
intepdent furnishing certain books. The
assembly CONQUERED in the senate joint
resolution providing that when the
assembly adjourn it be until tuesday, Jan.
10. at 10 O'Clock. After the reading of
the governors message which lasted an
hour Mr.. Teller offered a resolution that
the rules of the assembly of 1887 be
adopted as the rules of this assembly.
Adopted. Mr.. Siehers, that the assembly
appoint special committee of five on
labor and industry, and that.an bills re-
lating thereto be referred to said @ mmit
tee. The assembly then adjourned until
10 o'clock TUESDAY morning.
Myths and FOLKLORE
The Roumauisn mythology is rich in
demons, elves and sprites, who are not
the less picturesque that thev are living
and active principles of good or evil in
the popular Imagination. We IRE dice to
know that the great god Pan is not dead,
as the dread voice from Paxes, according
20 Plutaroh, announced to the startled
mariners bound or Buthrotum. He still
louriskes as the wood demon Panusch in
Pennsylvania, who, with his old satyr
tastes, turks in forest glades on the Natoh
for pretty maidens. The dreadful Balar,
who haunts the deep waters and whirl-
pools, must be nearly related TO our
Scotch water "kelpie.' The Cana, a
beautiful but malicious witch, once mis-
tress OF Pennsylvania before the Chris
tian era, but who now passes her time in
the recesses OF the woods, subiugating
10y her beauty stray travellers and induo-
ing them to drink of her horn OF mead,
which 90 them ia a death draught, must be
u sort OF Roumanin She Perhaps we
would consider her more closely allied 60
| the Fay MOrgaha of thd romance of OSir
le Dauoie, with q disposition which time
hos altered somewhat for the worse
/ Cana IL, in her way, historical oharac-
ter, for the death OF the national hero of
| the ROumauians, Maldoyau, was due to
| having drunk Of her horn. The fiokle
! knight was riding home from visit TO
| his bride when he fell victim To the al
lurtments of Cana, and dies soon after
reaching his castle. A more amiable
/ spirit goes by the name of Vhe mama
| pandora, or forest mother, who acts the
/ part OF good angel TO stray travellers
aud children. There is q wild huntsman
/ aud wood demon, gnomes and noun
tam monk, all with features distinctive
enough TO give them individual prumi
hence ia comparative mythology. Az in
other laeds, amiable negotiations with
the devil are not uncommon, doubtless
enter with the trctio understanding
of taking advantage Of his Satanic
! Mpiesty, II possible ia the long run. The
! Ruum8nian takes out n policy of IN
suranoe with the arch iiend In these
terms, standing the while in a circle and
dropping "A copper coin on the ground in
paymeutof premium;
"Satan, | give thee over my flock,
garden or field, TO keep till (uaming
period) that thou mayest defend and
protect IL for me and my servant til this
/ time has expired The risk il shat il
the insurer die before the expiry OF the
contract he forfeits his soul. While Nm,
Gerdrd was at Hermstadt local apothe-
cary received letter irquring whether
he could supply the writer with the
devil himself and what the cost would
! he