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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
The Texan Cowboy.

Cowboy life has in the last few years
lost much of its roughness The cat
tie barons have discharged most of the
men who drank. and have frowned so
persistently upon gambling that little
of it is done. Cards and whisky being
put away, there is small temptation to
disorderly conduct; 80 it is only when
they reach some large city, aud are
not on duty, that they indulge in -
genuine spree. On the ranches kept
under fence they have little to do when
not IN the drive or in branding-time.
the cattle being all safely enclosed.
But they must take their turns at line
riding, which meaHs S,ose inspection
of the fences, and the repair of all
breaks and damages. Where ni-at
overtakes them, there they sleep, stalk
ing their horses, and rolling them
selves in their blankets. These rides
of inspection take days to accomplish,
for there are ranches in Texas which
extend in straight line over seventy
five miles. Those ranches which are
not kept under fence necessitate more
work. The boys must then keep their
cattle in sight, and while allowing them
to Craze in every direction, must see
that none in the many thousands stray
beyond the limits of their own particu-
lar pastures. They go then in parties,
scattering over the territory, for they
must cover hundreds of thousands of
acres in a day.
Ii is not life of hardship, and pays
well enough. Everything is furnished
to them free and OF the very best, aud
they are paid besides thirty dollars per
month. Each party stays out from two
to three weeks at time; but they take
with them the finest OF camp wagons,
with beds and bedding, cooking uten-
sis. the best Of groceries of all kinds,
aud as excellent a cook as money can
employ. Tha prairies are full OF game,
and their ! files are ever handy. The
life is free. fascinating, and peculiarly
healthy.
These men are exceedingly chival-
rouS to all women; this seems TO be a
trait born in them, as much a part of
their moral nature as it is of their
physical to have small feet for it is
seldom that a genuine Texas cowboy
can be found who has not the diStin-
gushing mark IL a handsome foot, and
his boots are 10 him all that the SOM
brero is to Mexican. He will deny
himself many pleasures, he will 90
without a coat, and be seen in most
dilapidated attire, but his boots must
be Of the best aud most beautiful
make that the country can afford; high
of heel and curved OF instep, fine up
per and thin sole, fitting like a glove,
and showing the handsome foot to per-
lection.
Take the cowboys as class, they
are bold, fearless, and generous. a
warm-hear;ed aud manly set, with
nothing small, vicious, nor mean about
them, and Texas need not be ashamed
OF the brave aud skiliful riders w.o
traverse the length aud breadth of
her expansive prairies. Lee Z. Hardy,
- Harpey.'s araaEtf;s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
A FAR.OFF STAR.
II Would Take Cannon Dali 100. 900,
900 Years to hit 1t.

1t is difficult to conceive that the
beautiful dog star is "A globe much
larger than our sun, yet it is fact
that Sirius is a sun many times more
mighty than our own. This splendid
star which, even in our most power
full telescopes, appears as mere point
of light is in reality globe emitting
SO enormous a quantity OF light and
heat that were it to take She place of
our sun every creature on this earth
would be consumed by its burning
rays.
Sirius shining with far greater luster
than any other star, it was natural that
astronomers should have regarded this
as being the nearest of all fixed
stars; but recent investigation on the
distances of the stars has shown that
the nearest TO MS is Alpha Centauri be-
longing to the southern latitude. though
it is probable that Sirius is about fourth
on the list IN the OF ,er of distance.
For though there are about fifteen or
twenty stars whose distance have been
conjectured, the astronomer knows
that in reality all of them, save three
or four, lie at distances too great to be
measured by any instruments we have
at present.
Astronomers agree in fixing the dis
lance of the nearest fixed star at %,
900, 600. 600, 600 miles, and it is certain
that the distance of Sirius is more thar
three and less than six times that of
Alpha Centauri, most likely about five
tunes, SO that we are probably not far
from tho truth if we set the distance of
Sirius ut aboul 100, 600. 600 600 600
miles. What vast distance is this
that separates MS from that star!
Words and figures themselves fail to
convey to our minds any adequate idea
Of its true character.
TO take common example of il
Illustrating such enormous distances: 1t
is calculated that the ball from an
Armstrong lOO-pounder quits the gun
with the speed Of about 400 yards per
second Now, il this velocity could
be kept up it would require no fewer
than lOO,O0O,0OO years before the ball
could reach Sirius.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09

pockets" Mrs. YOU may have
veen mortified at finding ME, but just
Imagine my feelings. "-Ameriea.
Where do you get your cigars,
Bromley why do you want to know
that? You've always blackguarded
them So" Il want to know because my
wife objects to tobacco smoke, end I've
got to smoke something.n-N. \. Sun.
johnny! Johnny!' said the minis
ter as he met an urchin one Sunday
afternoon carrying n string of fish.
do those belong TO you?" 'Ye-yes,
sir; you see that's what they got for
chasin worms Sunday" - Washington
Post.
Mrs. Della Creme-"What in the
world is that awful racket in the libra
ryP Somebody being murdered?"
Mrs. Calvin Calmly mo; that is my
husband. He is discussing revision
with Deacon Odschool. "-LippincOtrS
Aagaztne.
Mr.. Chips Cooking up from the pa
per)-"Ihe doctors have discovered
another new disease?" Mrs Chips
wei wish they stop looking Tor
new diseases long enough to find a
cure for my old rheumatism. I.
Weekly.
A New York critic says that GER
tain actress has never Yet been fitted
exactly with play" She should go
to Paris and get Worth to take her
measure. He has fitted more thsa
one actress with a society drama in
which she has made "a hit.-N0rris-
tOlOn Heraid.
Muscian-'There, that is my latest
composition. What do you think?"
Cynicus Well, candidly, Thumper,
my boy, if architecture is frozen music
that composition might be congealed
into successful morgue, but other
wisely. !. Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09

What an English home would be
without tea | cannot imagine. What
England itself would be without that
beverage, it is difficult to conceive. 1t
is no exaggeration to say that one
might as well try to fancy New York
City without bar-room. They drink
enough liquor in England. Heaven
knows-enough to float our navy. But
the liquordrinking is Incidental, while
tea-drinking is apparently essential to
the national life. Where we see adj
vertisements Of patent medicines in
America they see advertisements of
tea, !" Wonderful tea" ''Cevlon Tea"
these words stare at the British from
every dead wall, on every bus. in ev-
cry newspaper, and no foreigner can
escape the actual substance or fluid
any more than the native can avoid
the advertisements. You have tea for
breakfast, tea for luncheon. tea at late
supper. You only miss it at dinner,
but meanwhile you have had it at five
o'clock. If YOU call on your banker
in his Office, on your friend in his home.
on your fellow-odger in your hotel. he
rings a bell. and tea is brought in with
thin slices of buttered bread. or if
ladies are present, with tarts.
Why, the editor of one OF the prin-
cipal newspapers in England told me
that every man-jack in his establish
ment-clerks, reporters, publishers,
and edtors-has tea at five o'clock ev-
cry day as sure as that hour arrives.
And it is most excellent practice. =
said ne, slipping from his own cup in
his delightful home; for it brings all
the people together as nothing else
could do, and we find out from one an
other just what each ono has been do
ing or is going to do during the day"
Teal teal tea! Was ever a nation so
involved? Whatever they do, where
ever they go. they have their tea. There
is no commodity or habit in America
to liken to that in England. They eau
not eat without it, visit without it,
assemble at home without it, picnic
without it, or attend 20 business with
out it.
And such tea! They say we Amer
leans do not know what tea is. If they
know, we certainly do not, for never
have | tasted such tea as | got nearly
everywhere in England-such biting,
strong. nerve-murdering sleep-dis-
polling, drug-like tea. ! had to weak
en- it at least one-half and then found
it aromatic and pleasant-that is to
say, as nearly pleasant as that sick
room deeoction ever can be to IA mas
cuine, coffee-drinking American
Julian Ralph. in HQrper'S Weekly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
HOME FROM SCHOOL.

What an appetite he has! How hun
CRY lac is always. How the cookies
vanish aud the gingerbread disappears
before his determined onslaught, He
is all noise, and impulse and warts.
and freckes! His hands are dirty
his finger nails trimmed with black; he
has stuck 'cud of gum to the shelf
in the pantry TO clear the way for the
edibles, and his trousers are torn at the
knees, aud he smells of hsh-bsit and
peppermint candy; but he is your boy,
and YOU love him.
The house is turned upside down inn
mrdiatcly, He wants string for his
Kite. He wants some, lead. He wants
y bigger hsh-hook. He wants his hall
meudcd. He wants money for Jim. TO
pm him the boot on the jsck.kute he
hrs Swapped. He wants to 90 fishing
N4u Ium and jack.
He Grams his mouth full of bread
and butter, aud with the jelly running
ont Of the corners he makes his wants
known.
MA can't | have bicycle? want
one. Where's pa? Who's been here
with carriagep Where's my box Of
worms? wish had a pistol, or a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
Stanley's Dominion.

The Congo Free State, over which
Stanley is to assume the Goveruorship,
is territory estimated TO contain
l,056,OO0 square miles, with popuIa-
tioH of q. OO, 900. Through it runs
the magnificent River Congo. which is
navigabie for 500 miles from me sea.
Then come the cataracts, around
which a railway is being constructed
10 LeopoIdyille, the Capital from which
to Stanley Falls, 900 miles distant, there
Is good navigation. 1t is constituted
under the terms of the Berlin Confer
ence. aud If Stanley should eventually
proclaim himself Emperor it is hard to
soc what mere IS to prevent him.
Toronto IfariH
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
Novel Way 90 subdue Dogs.

A gentleman who has had a good
deal of experience in the management
of dogs says that the most icions
brute can be conquered speedily by
any powerful odor especially a pun
gent odor like ammonia. He tells
how he once won wager ON handling
s dog that few persons could approrch.
1t was in little town in Canada. The
conversation being on the subject of
dogs, the proprietor of the inn where
he was stopping laid a wager that his
visitor could not put his hands upon a
dog chained up in the backyard.
"All right said the visitor. but as
matter of prccautiou for the protcc-
ton of my hands will go up stairs
snd put on = pair Of gloves.
II put on pair Of old buckskiu
gloves says the old gentleman in
telling the story, "and saturated the
right hand with ammonia. We then
went out TO the dog, and at my APP
preaching he rushed from his kennel
with open mouth As soon as he got
within reach thrust out my hand.
Instead of biting it he turned tail and
ran into his kennel. Then | went
to the kennel, and, putting my hand
inside, made him come ont again. The
secret OF the matter is that dog can't
bite without drawingin his breath, and
As he does SO he iuhales the ammonia,
which partially suaocates him aud
,ubdues for the time being his biting
propensity. Some dogs may be sub
uued with cologne" ACtc York
TIMES
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
The Lion OF India.

The lions of India are going like the
buffalo of America. Within the mem
ory of many persons lions were COM
mon enough in Raiputana. and even
now a roar may be heard occasionally
in the widest parts of CeatraI lndlai'
but the new railway from Na5pur IS
now being built through this country
and that will drive ont the few re-
naming lions in the Central Provinces.
Practically the only lious remaining
are said to be the race existing in Kat
tywar Their number remains, 1t IS
believed. pretty stationary. they are
specially preserved for royal SPORT
but even they are regarded rs doomed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
Wild Horse of Australia.

1t may be some twenty years or so
ago, SAYS the author of 'CasselPs
Picturesque Australasia. that a set
tier lost two valuable mares. The
sand flies were bad, and, driven by
them, now walking ard now trotting,
these mares, one followed by noble
colt foal, never touched by mans
hands, and with blood in him that
could tell Of EPSON and the Grand
National, journeyed on toward the
west.
Fifty miles from their owners home
is reached; but the country is rugged
and not to their taste, and on they go.
Another fifty miles, and pleasant
valley affords good water and a plenti-
full grass; but sudden panic caused,
perhaps, by party OF blacks chasing
native game-starts them afresh, and
still westward they go, till final Y they
rest in peace far from the dwellings of
men-iar from the sound OF changing
hohble chain or tinkling horse bell.
Month after month rolls on. Each
mare foals again, and two strangers,
straying from some other part, join
themselves to the little herd of five
and raise their number to seven. Theu
another summer begins and four adj
ditional little foals bring up the total to
eleven. Recruits begin to pour in as
civilization invaded the wild West and
when finally they were first really de-
terminedly hunted by the white man,
he succeeded in taking bat few of the
quieter ones, while those who escaped
became sharper than the sharpest,
wilder than the widest and Hector
than the feetest roebucks.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
VIM. G. G.TRWIN 4 Co.,
Agents for Hawaiian Islands
4G2 d.l24 WY
California Lands
FOR SALE

rINHE undersigned wishes TO inform
L the public that he has opened II
Branch California Land Office. ut No.
A. Merchant street. Honolulu.
10 persons wishing to invest in
Choice Timber. Agriculture, Fruit or
Grazing Lands in the fine State of Cali
fornia, or in Desirable Building Lots in
the beautiful City and Suburbs of Oak
land. with its unrivalcd climate and
opportunities. | am prepared to offer
every induccmcnt in the way of bar
gains.
The Lands which | here offer have all
been most carefully inspected by u
thoroughly reliable surveyor, employed
specially for that purpose, and ] am
therefore enabled to give satisfactory
guarantee that every piece offered will
strictly correspond with the description
given by me.
The Titles to these Lands are perfect,
being in the main state school lands.
The previous personal inspection
thereof at great expense, offers abso-
Lutte security to purchasers and is an
inducemcnt offered by no other dealer
in state school lands in California.
The price ranges from So 80 per acre
upward according to quality and lOca-
tiOn. and there is no doubt. by taking
into account the rapid growth and pro-
gression of that State, that these lands
offered at these low figures must within
Il few years command much higher
price and so secure to every investor 4
profit not easily equaled in any other
line of speculation.
This opportunity will be open FOE Il
limited time only, and | therefore eN-
tend an invitation to all who wish to
secure good and cheap homes in that
magnificent State and Country. and also
to those who desire to Invest Il little
money to so great advantage and profit.
to call upon me soon and obtain full
particulars.
Information will be checrfuily given.
NS- Office room with j. A. MagOon.
attorney, No. ~ Merchant street.
400 If A. MOItOFF.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

Mr.. Phillips knew what he was
talking about when, in campaign
speech, he said that the first rain
would wash the Punchbowl road into
the ditch and both the works would
tumble and roll upon the peaceful
habitations below. This is just what
has happened. About quarter Of
q nile of the road has been washed
away in one place and, the material
being swept over the ditch by the
torrent, several homesteads have
been deluged with something like 4
New Zealand mudhOw. This road
and parallel ditch were among the
great works in which economy was
boasted on behalf Of the Govern
ment, but in which the intelligent
public could see no profit to the
contractor while foreseeing waste OF
the revenues employed. In the sub
lime wisdom guiding the bureau of
public works, culvcrts were deemed
unnecessary to save the road while
The big ditch yawncd below it!
People imagined that the ditch was
intended to protect the town from
the mountain torrents. How at a
lower level it could be in anywisc a
preventive against the road being
washed away is mystery lockedup
in the economical brain of the super
intendent Of public works.
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One of the humors Of the cam
paign was the curious talk of the
Hilo Record. Two or three weeks
before the election that journal des-
cribed mismanagement of the work
on the volcano road, and said that
at the rate of progress being made
another general election campaign
would have arrived before the road
was completed. In the next issue the
Record frantically called on electors
to vote The Reform ticket straight
il they wanted to see the volcano
road completed
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

The passport of booked passen-
ger by the bark c. ID. Bryant was
stopped on the eve of sailing by
man who had been arrested at his
instance a few days previously for
gross offcnsc. According TO the law
passport can he stopped if the
holder is q defendant in criminal
or civil suit. In this case it is said
that the man who stopped the pass
port intended bringing suit for
false imprisonment, but, no service
of summons having been made on
the intending passenger, it is dill
cult to see how he could have been
a defendant. a declaration of in
tention to prosecute or sue man
ought surely not to he considered
as making him defendant under
the law. If it does so, then the
passport law is even more n means
of private malice or vengeance than
it has hitherto been regarded. Since
the foregoing was in type, it is
learned that the Government, being
appealed to, decided that the stop
page of passport under the circum-
stances was not lawful, and the
holder of the document has been al
lowed to depart in peace with his
fn m,Iy-
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
BY AUTHORITY.
TENDERS.

Tenders will be received at the
Office oi the Board OF Education
until MONDAY, the 10th OF March
next, at ~ o'clock noon, for the con-
struction and completion OF II
teachers cottage 2Oy3OxlO feet on
the premises OF the Government
English School at Hanapcpe, Kauai
Plans and specifications may bt
seen AT the Office of the Board o
Education, Honolulu, and ut Mr.
n. II. Gibson's, School Agent, Wal
mea, Kauai.
The Board of Education does no
bind itself to accept the lowest o.
any bid.
BY order OF the Board of Educa
ton. w. JAS. SMITH,
Secretary.
Education Office, Feb. 81, 1890.
1856 3t-12S 2t
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

The steamship Parthia lately made
the passage from Yokohama to Van
couvcr in twelve days and twenty
three and i half hours, beating her
own record and that of the new i.
NJ. steamship China, and making
the fastest time on record in the
Pacific. If the United States Gov
ernment deal literally with the
Oceanic Steamship Company, as
hoped by our San Francisco cores
pondent, We may hope to see
steamers on the Australian route
which will reduce the time between
here and San Francisco to four OF
five days from the present six and
quarter to eight days.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

Corrupt practices at elections are
not an edifying subject for news
paper discussion after the event.
People generally feel like resting
after the battle from the noise Of
examination and recrimination
charges, or discharges. Not that
Illegal election methods should be
allowed to pass into oblivion, but
The place to fasten charges of such
wrongdOing is in court of justice.
If capable Of proof there they will
bring due punishment to theil
authors and be made a warning cx-
ample to all future electioneerers.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
TIL L.
DaiTu Bur1rti"
PLEDGED TO neither Sect nor Parry,
Bn! established for tie benefit of all.
TUESDAY, FEB. 25, 1890.

1t is painful TO hear Of such roads
on Maui as a correspondent has de-
scribcd. Any such description
prior to the election would have
been denounced as malicious iic-
tion of the National Reform Party.
The vaunted road boards in the
country districts have given any
thing but satisfaction.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
NOTICE.

TNHOS. J. KING having this day, Feb.
l. ruary ], l'0o, sold hia interest in
the business Of King Brothers, dealers
in fancy goods and artists materials, on
Hotel street, Honolulu, W. &. King will
continue to carry on the business on his
sole account, under the firm name of
king Bios,," and will collect all
amounts due, and pay all claims against
the firm of King Bros. from and after
the above mentioned date.
THos. j. KING,
w. &. KING.
Honolulu, Feb II, 1890 4S0 lw
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
HOUSE to RENT.

"A A LARGE Story House,
AS4 IA first class in every res.
{ISE0 pcct, with all necessary out.
buildings, fine lawn, shade trees, flower
beds, etc very desirably located within
10 minutes walk of the Post Office, will
be leased for one or more years, at q
reasonable rental to select private
family, Apply at
HAWAIIAN BUSINESS AGENCY.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

The new beach road to Waikiki
promises to he another monument
of false economy and superficial
public enterprise. 1t is proving in
the present siege by the elements to
be far from weather-proot. The
adage as to Judging unfinished work
does not apply here, for intelligent
road-building implies that the work
should endure until completed. 1t
would he novel factor to Introduce
in estimates of road expenditures
that they should be calculated on
the basis of a'probability that large
proportion of the work should have
to be done over again after ever,
considerable shower Of rain.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25

Lilha street and pauoa road are
other highways, besides those men
toned the other day, which the Adj
vertiser seemed to he oblivious Of
when it virtually represented that
the age of passable roads began in
this kingdom with the present adj
ministralion. These two thorough
fares are still in good condition for
their age, both being a good deal
older than the Ministry.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-25
Collector Wanted.

A N active American, Englishman or
- German, of good habits and char.
acter, who also speaks Hawaiian, and
can furnish frst.class references, may
obtain permanent situation as Col.
lec,or, by addressing +. q. Box No.
35i, Honolulu.
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NOTICE to SHIPPERS.

NOR The more satisfactory accommn.
l. dalion of our patrons we beg to
suggest to them that in cases where
drays are required for shipping goods
to nt.going steamers and coasters, or
in any case where required, at o'clock
sharp OF the day, they will find that by
ringing up Mutual Telephone No. 269,
between 1915 and l2:45 in the noon
hour that Mr.. Hewctt will be there in
person to receive all orders. and our
friends will thereby greatly facilitate
business TO the better satisfaction of all
concerned.
IIUSTACE & ROBERTSON.
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