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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

resigned to mode of life that prolongs
life beyond the anticipation of their ex-
aminers.
No doubt the doctors are Otter mistaken
in diagnosis, but the unexpected prolong-
ing of life in such cases is favored by tax
ing life easy, and those old folks who can
lay down the WORK and cares OF life and
be contented merely to exist from day to
incurable disease. and perhaps die of some
thing else after all
Our vital powers are called upon every
day IN two ways-to maintain the vital
functions of living merely to keep the ma
chine alive, and to do the work mental or
physical, by which we pay our way. Now.
if a machine (the human body) breaks
down In some part, and it is possible for
the conscious tenant to lay aside all de-
mands upon The vital forces except for or
binary bodily support; just keep alive, the
machine may run long while before stop
ping entirely.
There is an immense difference between
the wear and tear going on in busy or
Woodworking man, and one who merely
sits around all day long, basks in sun
shine, toasts his shins before a fire, and
sleeps all he can.
This is why so many chronic inyaids
who can reduce their mode of life pretty
close to that of vegetating, live on and on
much to the surprise of friends. They
sustain the smallest possible amount OF
wear and tear. work and waste. life car
ried on at small cost and extended indefi-
nitely, until it reaches what Shakespeare
depicted as the seventh stage of mans ca
reer. With life reduced to its smallest
meaning, and its forces moving along the
lowest possible plane it may be many years
before the last flicker.
But there are those who, when warned
of flaw In their fibre, cannot content them
selves to bid farewell to the world, shut
themselves up and run their machine at
low pressure. Preferring to wear out
rather than rust out, they keep in the
swim, and die in their tracks some day
when the weak part has been too long
overstrained and breaks the thread of life.
For old folks the secret of proonging life
is in DR.. Holmes prescription, or tn
lrishman's 'be aisy, and if yees can't
alsy, be as aisy as wees can.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
One Way to Prolong Life.

In the daily papers we find what DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes calls IAN infallible
prescription to insure long life" and it
reads thus:
Let half dozen doctors thump you
and knead you and test you in every pos
sible way and render their verdict that you
have an internal complaint; they don I
know exactly what it is, but it will kill
You certainly by and by. Then bid fare
we'll to the world and shut yourself up for
an invalid. If you are threesscore years old
when you commence this mode of life you
probably may last twenty years, and there
you are, an octopenarlan.
Many will appreciate the doctors subtle
wit and sarcasm in this, without really
understanding the real worth Of the pre-
scription and the way it works. No doubt
many persons do live long after their ex-
aiming physicians have pronounced them
incurably diseased. and it is often, too. be-
cause of such diagnosis that people become
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
The way Made Clear.

One OF the most serious obstacle, to success in
the way OF man is planted right in the middle Of
the road to health. How to restore and to main
tain 4 regular hsbit Of body and digestion u toe
often source Of needless ana, unhsppily, Of vain
inquiry II 10 net necessary 10 inveish against
drastic purgatiNss. They vac have used them
continuously know the consequence. A remedy
which antics tls action Of arsuistlns medicine
Tor the bowels vita thai ., tsu4c both for those
organs, The liver snd stomach, 10 Hostster's
stomach Rittsrs, sanctioned by the best medical
authority, snd receiving daily ne Involvement of
our fellow country rsn. with this snectual,
though gentle laIxtivs al hand, il 10 possible
10 defy those changes Of tsmpsr.turs productive,
Of constipation, - well As constitutional attacks
of hlliousnsss, which boss; even people naturally
healthy. Malaria, dyspspsiA, rheumatism and
kidney troubles are rensdisd aud prevented by
Ihe1Bil,srs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
CRl ME.

JAMES MAXWELL was hanged at Morris,
ILL.,, Friday, for the murder of Charles
Decker.
O. A. OSBORNE at Milwaukee, in the
United States court, confessed to the
charge of using tla mails for advertising
a LOTTERY and Judge Bum fined him $3.50.
DIR. McGoNldAL, the aged New York
physician who caused the death of Annie
Goodwin 10y malpractice, has been sem
fenced to twelve years imprisonment,
THURSDAY night, at Randolph. Ohio,
Mr.. Norman was dragged from bed 10y
three men and taken to his store, where
he was compelled to open the safe. After
securing the valuable contents, the rob
bers deprived Norman of his gold watch,
and then gagged and bound him IN his
store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
LUCKY LITTLE ONE.
Elaborate Wardrobe of Emmons Blaine
Baby Boy.

BALTIMORE, Oct. Is - Little Baby
Blaine Mccormick, who made his entry
couple of weeks ago starts life with a
Sl,700 bassinct and trousseau. The furni-
ture of the toilet basket Is ivory bound,
with the family monogram inserted in
silver, turquoise and small diamonds.
The tiny skirts and caps are
made of woven silk. All the skirts, dress
es and bibs are of pure linen, finished with
real Valencennes lace, the beautiful
flannels are hand embelished with white
silk in Marguerites and rosebud designs,
and in the blankets and larrycoats the
initials are boldly and beautifully raised
in art needlework. Not only is the young
ster's spoon silver, but the soap box, the
rattle and bells, The drinking mug the
fork and platter are of sterling metal, and
there are solid gold pins for the baby S
handkerchiefs and rings by the dozen for
his babyShip's fingers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

occupants, mostly women and children,
were frantic with fright. but the fremen
succeeded after hard work. in rescuing
all safely. The second fire occurred in
Staltz's coffin factory, on Chaste street, and
Z number of employees had narrow es-
cape. The loss by this fire amounts to
$3.50. 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
THE POLICE OF PARIS.
A Force of 5000 Men Found to be Iusufii-
cient

For sometime past the police authori-
ties have found out that the number of con-
stables placed at their disposal for the
preservation of public order in Paris is in
signlfant for the duties inn osed upon
them. The municipal council, therefore.
resolved to increase the force by 800 men,
and the |, sernment has now fol mally
sancti oned this step, and has agreed to pay
half of the expenses out of the funds Of
the state.
The police in Paris consists of 5000
men, without counting the inspectors, of
whom there now very many; but, in re-
ality, only about5half the number MENTION
ed is employed in the work. of watching
the streets. A central brigade of 400 men
devotes itself exclusively to the surveillance
theaters, balls, concerts. race COURSES and
such like; 800 are employed at the different
cab stands, in the markets, at the slaugh-
ter-houses, and in duties of smaller kind,
while a large number is utilized for the
duties of clerks in the various police sta
tions scattered through the city. As a
matter of fact, little more than 5000
men are available for ordinary street
duty
The city is supposed to be divided in
to l274 beats, representing about 900
miles of streets, and as three constables
are necessary for each of the twenty-four
hours, it will be seen that either many of
the beats have been neglected or the
men overworked. Even with the addition
Of 3,000new men the police force is re-
garded by It's chief as insufficient for the
growing needs of Paris, and il must he
admitted that there is much room for inn
provement in the supervision of the ex-
terror districts, where street rObberies and
assaults are not uncommon Paris Leader
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
WASHINGTON.

IT is generally believed that Spooner,
Gresham and Miller are the most likely
men for the vacant iudgship. BY the Sc
lection of Gresham, Harrison could make a
show of magnamity and at the same time
make it probable that Gresham's follow
ers would not be his antagonists in lndi-
ana should Harrison desire to succeed him
self,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

CnICAGo, H., Oct. 2l.-A great Unitar-
ian missionary mass meeting opens in this
city Oct. %, and closes the 30th. Senator
Tbcs. w. Palmer, president of the world 5
fair commission, is to preside Many of
the greatest Unitarian thinkers and work
ers of the country will participate, and all
persons interested in the church are in
vited to be present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

A CONCURRENT resolution, originating
the senate, was adopted 10y both houses
Of congress, on the eve of the final ad-
journment, requesting President Harrison
to negotiate with the government of
Great Britain and Mexico, with view Of
preventing The ingress of Chinese labor
ers into the Unitei States through the
territories 1t has become evident that the
torrent of Monaghan immigration, divert
ed from American ports, is finding its
wav through these tortuous channels. So
long as there is money to be made out OF
American workingmen, and starvation
threatens at home, these people may be
relied upon to test every avenue Of entry
into the country, and a constant patrol %
present them will be necessary, On the
borders of British Columbia they now
wait in droves till some smart white man
takes a contract to bring them into the
United States On the Mexican frontier
they have the deserts and the wandering
indians, waiting an opportunity to hny
themselves into the coveted land, Ii they
are TO be kept out at all, it must be 10y
agreement with our neighbors on both
borders and as there are "A hundred hungry
Cinnamon in existence for every one
America white or black man, they must
be kept out. or our civilization will be
swamped and overwhelmed 10y the bar
barian hordes. 1t is time something
definite and efficient were done.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
SEALS DYING OFF.
The Richard Rush Crew Give Very Unfa-
yorable Reports.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l5.-The revenue
cutter Richard Rush arrived today, four
days from Port Townsend. Captain Coul
son said I'VE have not seen one hundred
seals this season between Ounalaska and
The Island, going to and from, the rock
cries are deserted The fact that the
Northwestern Commercial company OBJ
tanned only twenty-one thousand out of
the large number of sixty thousand, goes
far toward sustaining the assertion that
seals are declining in numbers. We saw
only FIVE vessels the entire season IN the
sea
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
This 10 Meant for You.

1t has been truly said that half the wor,
does not know how the other half live~
Comparatively few of us have perfe,.
health owing to the impure condition o
our blood But we rub along from day Ia
day, with scarcely a thought, unless force,
to our attention, of the thousands al
about US who are suffering from scrofula
salt rheum and other serious blood dls
orders, and whose agonies can only be i'm
agined. The marked success of Hood s
Sirsaparilla for these troubles as shown
in our advertising columns frequently,
certainly seems to justify urging the use
of this excellent medicine by all who know
that their blood is disordered. Every
claim in behalf of Hoods Sarsap arilla is
fully backed up by what the medicine has
done and is still doing, and when its pro-
prietors urge its merits and its use upon
all who suffer from impure blood, in great
or small degrees, they certainly mean to
include you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

No PORTRAYAL of Russian methods of
government could be more effective than
the brief dispatch which comes from st.
Petersburg describing the added precau-
tions against assassination which the
car now feels called upon to take. The
unhappy monarch will see no one except
4 cabinet minister unless an officer of the
guard is by and the custom of tasting
every article OF food placed upon the i M
perial table, which fell into disuse with
the reign of Pau, has been revived, great
ly to the satisfaction, we should imagine,
Of him detailed to perform this duty. This
atmosphere of suspicion leads to the most
brutal measures, involving the life and
happiness of innocent people, as, for ex.
ample, the exile to Siberia of every one ar
rested on suspicion of being connected in
the recent attempt to wreck train on
which the car was travelling, and whip
ping of three peasants, one of them fatal
ly, who were unfortunate enough to be
found near the spot What wonder that,
along with the recital of such horrors,
comes the statement that the nihilists are
unusually active? 1t would be strange in
deed if they were not; and should ever
their activity reach n point beyond the
power of ofhcialdom to suppress, it would
also be strange if the revolt of Russia did
not afford parallel to the revolt of
France against oppression no more intol-
cradle aeentury ago,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

would be diff cult to exaggerate the
horror of the powdermill explosions In
Wilmington. The terrific power of the
explosives is shown by the character of the
disaster. A wide extent of territory dew
astated, five hundred people made home
less, many lives lost and a score of people
injured, tell the sad story. That many in
a second of time blown into a hundred
fragments that will never be found, add to
the frightfulness of The affair. General
sympathy will go out to the little commun-
ity that has been thus afflicted
HELEN H. GARDENER is doing much
good in writing stories and stating facts
well calculated to make men and women
think. In recent paper she calls atten-
ton to the fact that Reminders father
and mother were butchers by trade, while
the same was also true Of the parents of
Jesse Pomeroy, the youthful murderer,
who from infancy took such fiendish de-
light in torturing and killing animals.
How little heed is paid to the law of hered-
Ity and tho atmosphere in which a
child lives while his taste and habits of
thought are taking expression. 1t is a
long way from barbarism TO true ciViliza-
tion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23
An extraordinary advance in the use Of


cocoa seems to have taken place OF late
years in England In the House Of Com
mons, this last session, the Right Hon. u. j.
Goschen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
called attention 10 it as cause for much OF
the falling OF OF the use of coffee. He at
tributed in = measure, to the position a
preparation OF cocoa known as grateful
and Comforting" had taken. In accord with
this suggestion, it may be interesting to fol,
low the course cocoa has taken in England
since 1882, when the duty, which had been
standing at cd. per pound, with au importa-
ton of under half = million pounds, was
reduced TO ID. per pound, and not long
after we find the homeopathic doctrine 81
medicine introduced into the kingdom, and
that the use OF cocos was specially sdHo-
Gated by physicians adopting that mode OF
practice Soon after We find the first HON
uopsthic chemists established in Englsnd
(the firm of James Epps x CO. produced .
special preparation which only needed boil
ing water or milk 10 be st once ready Tor
the table, and the superior character OF TINS
production hiss, no doubt, done much, as the
Chancellor of the E1ehequer ssid, TO bring
about (backed as II vss by further reduc-
ton of the duty 10 Id. per pound) the al
vance made.
John Eastman, . full blooded sioux In
dian, ia serving on the grand jury In ths
United States court at Sioux Falls, D. ".
Eastman is Presbyterian minister, ana u
highly educated
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

DESPITE the oft-repeated statement that
'the rich are growing richer and the poor
poorer" the facts in some cases are the
other way. In England pauperism has
greatly decreased, not only relatively, but
actually. In 1882 England had a popula-
ton of 1000, 900, of whom 200 900 were
paupers. In 1888 the population had just
doubled -28, 900, 000-but the paupers
numbered 100000, decrease of one-third.
The fact is that not only is England grow
ing in aggregate wealth, but that natural
causes are tending to It's more general and
eouable distribution than ever before.
THE question of the cons titutionnlity of
Reeds quorum counting is on its way to
he supreme court. 1t takes the form of
an appeal ny some importers of worsteds
from a decision under the law classifying
worsteds as woolens. This law was
passed by counting a quorum, and the
duties since assessed under it have been
under protest The matter has been de-
cided by the custom-house officials against
the importers, and has been reviewed by
the board of general appraisers, one of
whom, Judge Sumerville, has prepared the
opinion of the board This opinion fully
sustains Speaker Reed, cites authorities
in his favor, and of course ailirms the con.
stitutionaIity of the law in question. This
is but the first step in the Litigation which
-inv01vtg Ii711rTU1rs ut dUff1TUry, HTU VIII emu
only with the decision of the supreme
court.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
A Little Heroine.

Jeanne Victoire Snooke, 10 years Of
age, the daughter of Q. Snooke, of Ports
mouth, England, was on April 20, 1890,
with her brother James, aged 4 years,
on the landing stage Of the old sallyport
at Portsmouth, place which is favor
ite resort of children. Suddenly Jeanne
was startled by the fact that her brother
had fallen into the water, which was then
twelve feet deep. Without a moments
thought about self, Jeanne sprang into
the sea TO the rescue. The struggle was
great, and both of the little ones sank
and rose to the surface continually, but
the brave elder child never quilted her
hold of her brother. The tide was rum
ming strong and carried them away from
the stage, and both must have been
drowned had not Fl. Craven, of the
chamberlain's Office, Portsmouth, who
was coming out of the harbor in a boat,
gone to their rescue and got the half
drowned, struggling children out of the
water. For this act of bravery Miss
Snooke was, on the Goth Of May follow
ing, awarded the honorary first class GER
tifcate of the Royal Humane society
Philadelphia Times
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
Jews Going to Palestine.

A convention of delegates representing
the largest Jewish colonies in thirty-six
different cities of Russia met ten months
ago, and after a long discussion they
gave unanimous vote for Palestine as
their future home.
The change that such an emigration
would produce on th6 Holy Land can
not be overestimated. One million new
workers would turn the barren hills of
Judea into terraced vineyards. The
olive trees of the past would again spring
= forth, and the whole land would blossom
like the red poppies that cover the
plains of Sharon. 1t would mean the
adding Of. 100 per cent. to the population
of the land occupied by ancient Pales-
tine, and it would make Jerusalem q
city of more than 100, 900 people.
The Holy City has been growing with
-almsst American rapidity within the
past few years, and an exodus Of the
Jews from all parts Of the world to it is
slowly but surely going on.-Frank G..
Carpenter in National Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
lees Hinder q 1-raIs.

A swarm of bees created a block in q
curious manner on the Perkiomen rail-
road the other day. A freight train run
ming between Perkiomen Junction and
Allentown, Pa, stopped to take water at
Palm station, twenty miles north. A
swarm of h"es from neighboring farm
house had Laken refuge in some woods
near by, and when the train stopped at
the station they came buzzing out and
alighted with one accord on the tender
behind the engine.
The engineer and his assistant in the
engine and the brakemen standing
around the train were astonished at the
visitation and promptly sought safety in
the waiting room of the station, The
fireman, William Heist, was on the en-
gine cab at the time busily shifting coal
from one side of the tender to the other,
and in an instant a hundred bees set
upon him. Half mad with pain he
jumped off the tender and rolled wildly
in the grass at the roadside.
The schedule time for starting the
train came and went, but the crew saw
no way in which to start. They held a
consultation over the problem, and final
ly a bright idea struck the engineer.
Putting it into execution he crept softly
and unconcernedly up to the tender, af-
ter the manner Of an experienced bee
farmer, and secured possession Of the
adjustable hose with which engineers
are accustomed to clean up their cabs.
He got the drop on the bees and turned
on them a steady stream Of cold water.
The effect was magical. The entire
swarm took to their wings and described
a straight line-a bee ine-toward the
woods The train then resumed its
journey, fifteen minutes behind time.-
Cor. New York Sun.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
Be Careful Of Your Derby in Summer.

Derby hats must be handled with
velvety touch in summer" Few people
are aware Of the fact that the great heat
at this season Of the year softens stiff
hat 80 much that it can almost be rolled
up into bali. That's why the crown
should be handled as little as possible,
because it is the easiest thing in the
world to dent the hat when it is soft, and
the mark will stay there forever. The
hat is all right e you don't touch the
crown while it is soft, because it regains
fts natural stiffness as soon as cold
weather cUols itof. IF you hold derby
hat near hot stove it will lose its stiff
ness in few moments and be limp as
rag.-New York Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
Increase Of Railway Mileage.

The increase in railway mileage in this
country during the first six months Of
the year was 1893 miles. This is ac-
counted highly creditable. More miles
Of railroad have been constructed in the
southern states than in any other section
Of the country. The northwestern states
and'territories, where construction went
on rapidly for . while, have nearly
stopped building. Massachusetts laid
but Q mile and a half Of new road.
Maine about ten miles The other New
England states stood still. California
gained one mile. Chicago News.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
The Wealthy Ics Man.

The other morning an ice man, after
firing three or four cakes Of ice into the
kitchen Of an uptown restaurant, en-
tered the latter place and ordered lone
top sirloin, fried pertaters, er cup O.
corffee an somo toasted bread" docs
he do that oftenE the waiter was asked.
Eyes, every morning. Those fellows
make lot Of money besides their wages.
They can give us points on getting tips,
he sadly said.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25

Home-Seekers' Excursions to all Prin-
cipal Points in the West and to the
Valley OF Virginia, via b. g. o. II. r.
Sept. o, % and Oct. IA at half Rates.
On Sept. 9th, 2Srd and October 18th, the
B. & o. R. R. Co. will sell round trip ex-
cursion tickets to all principal points in the
West. Northwest and Southwest, also to
points in the Valley of Virginia, at the low
rate of one fare for the round trip, good for
return passage thirty days. Stop-over privi-
leges will be granted on these tickets by
Western lines. For further information ap-
ply to 8. q o. Agents, or address Frank p.
Copper, 7. p. A., Tifin, o., Frank Wilson,
7. P. A., Columbus, o., or W. E. Reppert,
p. d. A., Columbus, o. I'd
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-25
Notice 10 Owners Real Estate !
In Henry County. o.

The Decennial County Board of Equaliza-
ton of Henry county, Ohio, will be in session
at the Office of the County Auditor, in Napo-
leon, to hear complaints and to equalize the
valuation of real estate within said county, on
the dates Axed for the several townships as fsls