Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

"Vtu loI IL, before DelleVlng the
following: "Norman l.. James and
William d. Hoard would hardly
trot together in a Bennett Jaw har.
ness. The former is one of those
Republicans who have always held
the law to be unnecessary and un-
pleasant"
The farmers should not drop out
of politics. They should always
attend primaries and conventions,
even at sacrifice if necessary.
They should put their honest friends
on county and state committees and
should hold them strictly respon-
sible.
MERCHANTS who are afraid to
make a display, advertise and boom
their town for fear it will bring
competition in trade, invariably fall
behind, fail and retard the pros
perity of the community. 1t is the
liberal, active, ambitious business
men who build up town.
NEVER "tickle" the feet of babes
or children. 1t is simply torture,
and the nervous demonstration
which follow are no more evidences
of joyous emotions than a shrek or
convulsion would be. This method
of diverting baby has been known
to end in nervous insanity and death.
IN Prairie du Chen they put cash
in the printers hands Tor advertis.
ing the Fourth in the papers. Min
eral Point never did anything like
that, but looks for the printer to
contribute cash on a like occasion.
Be it understood, this was independ-
ent of poster printing; that was also
paid for in cash.
The Alpha society of the p. NJ.
church will hold lawn sociable on
Wednesday evening, July 23d, at
the residence of Mr.. James Kitto.
Ice cream lemonade and confec-
tionery will be seryed and every
body is invited. Should the weather
be unfavorable the sociable will be
held on Thursday evening.
The merchants who contemplate
giving special premiums for the Fair
should decide as soon as possible
and report to the secretary of the
society, that they may be advertised
1t is hoped that great many of the
merchants will decide to give some
special premium as it will add much
to the attractions and To the attend
ance.
HERE is a new game that would
be just the thing for sooials, etc.:
At a village improvement enter
tainment eleven young ladies per-
sonated slaves and were put up at
auction. They We're draped in
sheets so as to be unreoognizable,
and brought from 10 to 95 cents
each. That quotations ran so low is
by the fact that it was incumbent
upon each purchaser to buy for his
slave all the ice cream, cake and
lemonade she demanded, and to
escort her home after the entertain
ment was over.
Bargains IN rail- paper and lotn-
doac shades ut H. 81. HaRSc0m G Co.'S.
LITTLE Curtis Toay met with a
very painful if not serious accident
last Monday evening. He with
numerous other little boys and girls
were watching the fireworks that
were being put off near W. A. Jones'
residence, and Curtis got caught by
the fire in some way. His breast
and under the arms were portions
badly burned, while many other
parts of his body were more or less
scorched. Fortunately his face es-
capped farely we'll The acute suffer
ing inevitable with such wounds Is
being borne manfully by the little
fellow.
You don't see as many wooden
Indians in front of cigar stores as
formerly. Like the race Of which
they were prototypes, so to speak,
they are perishing from the face of
the earth. You will find them oc-
4 iyr