Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

mold 1t is good paper to have in
the home.
The Sons of Veterans think some
of repeating the Mountebank play,
because of so many making the re-
quest. Possibly there is an idea
that the rabbits in the tree will be
in sight next time.
GEORGE PERKINS, of Linden, was
crossing the Wisconsin river on the
ice at Lone Rock, when the team
and sleigh broke through ana were
lost. Mr.. Perkins saved his life by
fjumping from the sleigh.
Miss NAME HAMPTON, who has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Lucy
ates, for the past two months, re-
turned to her home in southern
Illinois yesterday, much to the
regret of her many friends.
WHEN eggs are to be had at
Dodgeville for ten cents per dozen
while they command l24 cents in
this city, is it, from the producers
standpoint at Dodgeville, because
of the robber tariff? and from the
consumers standpoint in Mineral
Point, because of the same
horrible tariff?
The manufacture of butter from
the milk of cocoanuts is being car
ried on extensively in Germany.
The product is said to be pleasant to
the taste and smell, of clear,
whitish color, singularly free from
acids, easily digestied, and much
better and healthier than oleomar-
garine or poor butter.
LENT began yesterday, aud society
will take much needed rest. The
term means very much and very
little. The religious devotee watches
its approach with interest; thou
sands will, however, pass through
the shadow of its forty days, and,
like a stranger riding through a
crossroads village, never know it.
Mrs. ANNA PALMER, of Iowa,
National w. c. T. u. Evangelist
will be here on Thurday of next
week. All are cordially invited to
be present and help the Union make
the meetings profitable and pleasant.
The first of the series will be held
on Thursday evening in the M. K.
church. No admission fee will be
charged.
THE attention of our subscribers
aud the reading public in general is
invited to the prominent advertise
ment of the Home Magasjne, con-
Quoted by Mrs. John A. Logan. 1t
and the TRIBUNE can be had one
year for $I.55 on advance payment.
Here is a grand opportunity to
secure the best of literary matter
cheap. Those of our subscribers
who have already paid in advance
can secure the magazine by paying
the additional amount.
The TR1BUNE's statement that
this was about the miIdest winter
known in the history of Wisconsin
has met with exceptions by some
citizens who refer to the winter of
1873, when, it is figured out, there
were only five days, or mornings,
that the thermometer registered be-
low zero, while this year there were
six. We still adhere to our opinion,
however, believing that the number
of days this winter when the Their
mometer went to fifty aud over
above zero will by far excel those
of rs.
A NEW contributor is introduced
to our readers in this issue. A col
umn Of each weeks issue will be
assigned to his pen, aud under the
nom De plume Of "Observer" he will
present notes and brief articles on
practical questions Of interest to our.
citizens. The object is to awaken a
greater interest in our city's future
by boldly assaiIing the evils that
hinder success, and searching out
resources and encouraging enter
prises that viii build US up in pros
perity. While many things may be