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

An Amateur Gets the Best of Hermann IN
Performance on the stage.

An Amateur Gets the Best of Hermann IN
Performance on the Stage.
It is related Of Hermann, the mari.
clan. who is fond of PLAYING his tricks
off the stage, to amuse his friends. that
he was accosted one evening in an up
town. cafe by a Notwithstanding man
who had been Watching the prestidigi-
tateur do some clever sleight-o -haud
work ard finally broke in with:
You're pretty clever man. Mr..
Hermann, but / can do trick rs good
as any Of yours. | can change D
cent-piece that you may hold in your
clenched fist into one-dollar gold
coin"
why. my dear fellow, " laughed the
mag clan. that's one of the simplest
tricks in my profession. one chat an
adept would think it beneath him TO
perform He might amuse Child
with it, perhaps but SO could a mere
beginner"
You may laugh at it, persisted the
man. "but I'll bet you can't do it.
Nonsense" said Hermann, u
wouldn't"
You're stuck, old man." sneercd
the conceited one, I'm bet ! could play
it on you and you can't play 1t on me,
and | amt in the 'perfesh either.
"Do it for him, Hermann. if Just to
shut him up, and get rid Of him, said
one of the bystanders.
''Well. where's your tive-cent pieccPn
seid the magician, rather YEARLY.
There it is, replied the rival won
derworker, "now change it to a one
dollar gold coin if you can. -
Now III show YOU said Hermann,
how an amateur magician or a tyro
i'm the profession would proceed to per.
form this idiotic little trick before a
drawingroom full of children or a gap
ing crowd of country pumpkins at a
county fair
Extend your arm, he commanded
with wave of his hand assuming a
mock-hcroic attitude.
The man showed out his hand. in the
palm Of which lay 5-cent piece.
This is your own coin, my friend?"
Yes.
You're sure of thatP"
Yes
TEL the audience whether there is
any collision between us to deceive
them in any way
There amt any"
''All is fair and above board. gentle
men and ladies, No fraud. collision,
or anything Of that kind whatsoeyey.
Shut Your hands, tight my friend.
Now take care not to let voGreJin Slip.
Clench It. Presto-!n and Hermann
made several theatrical waves and
passes with his arms.
Nov open your hand"
The man did SO, and there Law q
bright. new one-dollar gold piece.
well, YOU did it after all. =" said the
conceited one cunninglN a little crest
fallen. "aud as slick as | could have
done H. myself - and he turned to 20
away.
Goodbye. said Hermann. YOU may
leave me my gold dollar though, before
you go.'
What do YOU meau?' said the man,
with a twinkle in his eve
Why, the gold dollar palmed off
on you. Here's your iive-ccnt piece. g"
Nonsense, said the man, YOU
changed my ive-cent piece into a gold
coin without its leaving my hand. I'll
leave II TO the crowd if you didn't"
The crowd promptly burst into a
roar, declaring that the laugh was fair
~ on Hermann, and compromise
was effected By which the apparently
conceitcd stranger passed the gold coin
over the bar and all drank to the clever
magician, the amateur remarkiug with
"a grin: Here's luck to you, old man,
Till you're tired OF it. ."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
PENS

The steel-pen trade at Birmingham
is reported as buoyanL the average
weekly production exceeding 100000
gross, something that would give "A
aggregate annual product Of LES
JoJ,O0J steel pens. IN her majesty
stationery Office one year tine consump'
ton Of steel pens was about 1000, yeV'
as against 100000 Of quill ones. In
the London clubs the proportion Of
quill pens is larger thaA that 10 ins
government office,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
Possibilities of the Future.

Beside the art of trimming lamps
those of carving . turkey and making
a decaying fire leap TO light are no.
where. People who don't care about
having their ceilings 5ackened and
their heads made to ache by the fumes
of gas in the shutter rooms, which are
ueedful Of an evening in an English
autumn, winter, aud spring, use lamps:
but they do not, as a rule. get from
them more than half the light they are
capable of giving, EhcTe was Young
lady of New York who once trod upon
millionajres Those days passed and
the young lady had to work like a
common American. Her lamps had
always been famous for giving %
beautiful light So She hired herself out
20 trim the ia4npS of the rich and the
naughty. and is said 10 be makugau ex-
cer3iugiy good thing of it. We should
like to see her imported, or at least she
might train up pupil for the London
market We have need of the one or
tine other. There was a great poet
whose last words were. Light. more
light Ii he had lived i'm a London
draWing-ro0m they would have been
his first Soon we shall be entirely
under the thumb Of tie peripatetic
specialist Already We nave the gen
tleman who drives up ia his brougham
to test the soup, the young lady who
comes in 4 cab to arrange the flowers
on the dinuer-table; aud then there
will be the young person to see to the
lamps. The day may vet be when ne
shall hear: If you please sir. the
gentleman has come TO put you to bed.
Pal Nal Gazetts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
Sandwich Men in Uniform.

The English army and navy are be
ing outraged by the sight Of men 10
uniform Of the highest oficersTarlding
about the streets Of London at no
head OF professions Of sandwich men
advertising soap and it is found thai
there IS no law to prevent any one
from wearing any uniform except IAA
Of policeman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
The pronouns thew think Of in con.

The pron0uns they think u in cons
nec,iOn with It.
The adjectives suggested bv it.
There is great need of spelling words
not used in sentences, Some minds
are So constituted that In writing sou
fences the thought is SO far ahead Of
the word they are whiting that its
perfect form does not concern them.
There is need Of special, thoughtful at
tention to the writing Of words by
themselves.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

A good many options on phosphate
lsuis in southern Florida have been
surrendered because the phosphates
didnt materialize.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
EDUCATIONAL.

A Program Of Busy Work Necessary TO
sseeure the Best Il sults-its True
Place ia school WORK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
4 Lilliputiau Railroad.

A wonderful railroad is the one which
connects the towns of Bedford and
Bellevue. Mass, says the Albany ar
gUS. Ii is nine miles In length aud is
probably ~ unique as any on the globe
The distance is not SO astonishing eX-
cept when the gauge of ten inches is
considered. an tba Lad do4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

Judicous and Seasonable school visiting
A. an Ala TO Educational Farces-A
Good Spelling Lesson.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17

a flight OF locusts believed to hav,
covered 1000 square miles recently
crossed the Red sea from the Africa
shore.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-17
OPEN TO VISITORS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
AMONG the HORSES.
A Famous Presiding Judge
Engaged by the Twin City
Jockey Club.
Judge Burke Will Be in the
Stand at the Hamline
Meeting.
Nominations and Weights for
Elizabeth and Memphis
Races To-Day.
Erdenheim Yearlings at Auc-
tion--spokane's Condition
Whips and Tips.

The Twin City Jockey club is on the
right track. Following the example set
by Secretary Brewster, of the Washing
ton Park club, Chicago, Secretary Shaw
has engaged Judge j. j. Burke as pre-
siding Judge for the meeting at Ham
line next July. The name Of Judge
Burke and the American race horse are
inseparably connected. With an eX-
perence in the stand dating from the
early seventies. when racing was III It's
infancy in this country, Judge Burke
has ofhciated at nearly every important
meeting in the West. His record is
spotless, and he has the confidence
of horsemen and the public. His
engagement for the Hamline
meeting is a guarantee that every
one of the siXty-odd races to be
run VIII be Judged fairly and impartial
y and that jockeying and kindred trick
cry will be discountenanced. Judge
Burke is also considering call from
the Kansas City Jockey club, and prob
ABLY will be seen on the stand at the
Overland Park meeting. Sogreat is the
demand for stabling at Hamline during
the meeting that the jockey club is
figuring on extensive additions TO the
stall room. it being estimated that ac-
commOdatiOns for fully 1000 horses Will
lave 10 be provided. The sieve feature
of the grand stand will also be remedled,
so that in case of showers it will not he
necessary for occupants of the stand to
wear either diving suits or umbrellas to
keep dry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
THE DEAF MUTES.
An Interesting Talk With Bell, of
Telephone Fame.

An Interesting Talk With Bell, of
Telephone Fame.
Alex Graham Bell, of telephone fame,
tells Kansas City Times man: "For
the last three years / have devoted my
attention to the subject of deaf mutes'
intermarriage and its results upon their
offspring. l find it most interesting
study, and, although my collection of
statistics is not complete, | find it very
serious problem. The custom of deaf
mutes marrying deaf mutes, their deaf
mute children marrying other deaf
mute children, is, find, steadily in
creasing the per cent of the deaf mute
population. So serious has the question
grown that [ have recommended the
census department. to pay particular at
tentiOn to the collection of deaf-mute
statistics.
Sin 1888 there were in round numbers
1000 deaf mutes in this country. lind
that outside of deaf mute families one
person in every LOCO is born deaf. That
is the per cent. If deafness is no more
common among the offspring of deaf
mutes than in the other proportion, the
total number should not be nearly so
large. 1t is evident, however, that the
per cent of deafness among the children
of deaf mutes is greater in the ascend
ing ratio. The fact that deaf mute
nearly always marries deaf mute is
the cause of this increase. Our plan of
collecting deaf muteS together in insti-
buttons, taking them away from their
English speaking friends and bringing
them up in the society of deaf muteS, is
responsible for this.
The deaf mute thinks and speaks in
the gesture language alone. English is
as much foreign tongue as is French
or German to the average American"
MIR. Bell continued that. as he was
much interested in all matters pertain
ing to the education of deaf mutes, he
would visit several of the Western ill.,
situations before returning home.
Il will go to Olathe, Kan, tomorrow
afternoon" continued he, ''tO visit the
deaf and dumb institution at that place.
L understand that Prof. Walker. of this
school, has novel method of res toring
hearing to the deaf by means OF an cleo
trical apparatus. Did you ever see
speaking tubes used by small children?
No? and why not? Could they not use
it with as good results as older persons?
also intend visiting the deaf and dumb
Institutes of Nebraska and Iowa. l am
especially anxious to see the one at
Omaha. This institution cures Is per
cent of its inmates, and turns them out
hearing mutes, by what is known as the
auricular method"
Mr.. Bell is accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. Bell has been deaf since she was
four and one-half years of age.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
ERDENHElM YEARLINGS.
Some Famous Youngsters to Be
Gold

Some Famous Youngsters to Be
Sold at Auction.
The Erdenheim yearlings, bred at Mr..
Kittson's Erdenheim stud, Chestnut
Hill, Pa, will be sold by Col. Bruce, at
the Brooklyn Jockey club race course,
Saturday, May II, preceding the racing
of that day. As that will be two days
after the great race for the Brooklyn
handicap, the metropolis will be full of
racing men from all sections of the
country, and all will be given good
chance to secure some of the choice
"bits Of biood' for which Erdenheim is
famous. Erdenheim has during the
past eighteen years produced
an enormous number of the
that period. Among these are Iroquos,
Parole, Hyder Ali. Harold. Spinaway,
Sensation, Blazes, Onondaga, Panique,
Rataplan, Issaquena, Pardee, Deyotee.
Reclare, Cracksman. etc. AT the death
OF the late Commodore n. w. Klttson
the entire establishment was sold, but
James Z. Kttson has purchased several
mares and5stallions, and is about to re-
sumo business, with the hope Of reviy-
ing the old glories of the WOrld-famous
stud. The stations which sired these
colts are all celebrated. Reform, brown,
1871, by imp. bennington. dam Stolen
Kisses, by Knight of Kars. He was a
race horse of high order, winner of the
Monmouth Sequel and other events,
and beat most of the best horses
Of his day. AS sire he
has got Reciare, Cartoon, MaXimus,
Rataplan, Miss Lumley, Brown Duke,
lttllala, Florence E, Little Fred, Calera,
Radiant and Tessa K. The fact that
no son of bennington has ever failed
makes a great demand for them as
sires. Dalnacardoch, bay, 1868, i'm
ported from England, is son of Rata
plan. from Mayonnaise, by Teddington:
second dam Picnic, by Glaucus. Rata
plan, his sire, was brother to Stock
well. Dalnacardoch was capital race
horse. He was beaten by Fayonius for
the Derby, but he won the st. James
Palace stakes at Ascot, the Graf
wicke at Goodwood, Yorkshire handi-
cap and other races. He is
the sire of Drumstick, Carnegie,
Pat Donovan and other good ones.
Woodlands, chestnut, bred in England
in 1872, by Nutbourne. from Whiteface,
by Turner's grandam, Nan Darrell
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21

(Vidette's grandam), by Inheritor.
Woodlands was capital performer in
England. He won the Finden, at Good
wood, beating Straight Shot (Shotover's
damn; Corporation stakes, Great Chesh-
ire handicap, and ran second for the
Cesarewitch to Roseberry. He has
covered but few mares, but is the sire
of Craftsman. Brynwood, Snitor, Wood
son, Merci, etc. Pardee, chestnut, 1882,
by Alarm, dam Sister of Mercy, by War
Dance. This is one of the best race
horses ever bred at Edenheim. He
ran second for the Great East
ern, and divided the Tidal after
a dead heat with Joe Cotton,
was second to Wanda for the Lorillard,
and played great part in the theater
of the turf. The yearlings number nine
head Nc. is chestnut colt by Par
dee. dam imp. Clara, by Dutch Skater;
second dam Expectation. by Spectrum.
Il son OF Nluette. the sire Of Galopln.
Clara, the dam of this colt, is probably
the best young brood mare in America.
She has only bred two fOalS, and they
are Cartoon and Reclare. Reclare was
the best tW0-year-Old hlly of last year,
she winning twelve races and so, 1856.
Mr.. Lawrence handicapped her 1874 lbs.
III lhc GIedO EdSleIIl, dShluS llCl W COli-
cede 5 lbs. to st. Carlo and 8 lbs to
Chaos. Her brother, Cartoon, won
twelve races last year and is one
of the fastest horses in training.
No. Q is a bay colt, full brother to
Suitor, by Woodlands, dam Lady's Maid,
by bennington Lady's Maid is full
sister to Hyder Ali, and has foaled
Suitor, Courtier and GrOomSman. each
to different stallion. No. 3, a chestnut
colt. by Woodlands dam, the immortal
Maggie B B diam of lroquois, Harold,
Panique. Pera, Francesca, Jaconet and
Homeopathy, by imp. Australian. This
is the last colt that will ever be offered
out of Maggie B b, as she died in No
vember last. II is unnecessary for us
to recall the fact that lroQuois won the
Derby and st. Leger in England and
S9S,674. The competition for the colt
should be bot. Ny. is chestnut colt,
by Fond du Lac, dam Hotachemle. by
Battle. The dam of this colt was fast,
free racer, and his sire very fast horse.
No. 5 is brown filly. by Tom Ochiltree,
dam BuXom, by Bonnie Scotland, trac.
Ing back into Racelands' family. No.
is brown FLY, by Woodlands, dam
North Anna. by Strachino. This is an
excellent family. No. is a chestnut
FLY, by Woodlands, dam Baby Idam of
Ballyhoo), by imp. Strachino. Ballyhoo
was a real good one, and this filly being
by Cracksman's sire should bring a long
price. No. is brown tilly, by Reform,
or imp. Dalnacardoch, dam Luxury. a
full sister to Luminous, by Alarm; I'd
dam imp. Lady Lumley, by Rataplan,
capital racing family. No. 9 is brown
fily, by Reform, dam Megara dam of
this renowned .Spinaway), by Eclipse;
2dda& Ben Ali'S dam, by Lexington.
This FLY is full sister to La Belle n
aud Fenelon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of the Sabbath at the Bluff
City.


Judge Nethaway, of the municipal
court, happened to be aboard a North
hill car, then standing on lower Chest
turbance was raised by North Main
street grocery clerk refusing to pay his
fare and by drunken man who made
himself obnoxious in a general way.
The judge stepped outside and beckoned
TO PatrOlman Haggerty. who removed
the offenders from the car and locked
them up pending an investigation in
court this morning.
Mr.. Thomas McGilver, of Pine City,
Mimi, and Miss Rosa Cranston, of Still
water. were married Saturday evening
by Rev. W. H. Albright at the resi-
dence of Orlando Lewis, Greedy street,
Prof. Houle. of Pine City, and Miss
Emmeline Young, of Saltwater. acting,
respectively, as groomSman and brides
maid. Mr.. and Mrs. McGilver left at IL
O'Clock on the evening of the wedding
for Duluth.
The first in the series of the incom-
parable Darlington entertainments,
everywhere applauded and largely
patroniZed, will be given this evening
at the high school for the benefit OF the
free reading room. Reserved seats may
from to 9 O'clock.
Supt. r. H. Dixon, of the thresher
company. accompanied by his wife,is at
present at Chattanooga, Tenn. After a
short time spent in the South Mr.. and
Mrs. Dixon will go East, expecting to
return to Saltwater in about three
weeks from this date.
The upper bridge at Oak Park, over
which crosses the electric car track, has
not been considered absolutely safe of
late. and workmen will to-day begin
operations to render it undoubtedly
secure.
Durant & Wheeler's boats, now at
South Saltwater, will be officially in
spected to-day, and the Wheeler will
take out a raft from Beef Slough for
Dubuque tomorrow.
A still alarm of fire called the hose
cart to North Third street yesterday
morning, a brush fire in the ravine
threatening the safety of the neighbour
ing buildings.
The district conference of the Y. M.
Z. A. closed last evening with an inter-
esting and largely attended union ser
vice at the First Presbyterian church.
The original postage Stamp" COM
pany will appear at the opera house
Wednesday evening In new musical
comedy called "a Social Session"
Bronson & Folsom's boat, Isaac
Staples, will leave to-day with raft
for Burlington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21

two Kentucky parties. Mr.. Hamlin de-
clined, saying those kind of goods only
came one in box, and he thought he
would hold OH to the Prince for awhile.
Mike Dwyer states that the reports of
Kingston'S suffering flom rheumatism
are exaggerated. The horse is always
troubled slightly that way in the spring.
He is taking regular exercise and will
soon go into systematic training. Sir
Dixon is rapidly coming to racing form.
o. 0. Tibbitts. Sumner. To-, has
bought of DR.. Valerius d Co.. Water
town, Wis, the stallion Buxton, 11.S75,
by Invader. dam Trinket, by Antar;
second dam Fanny, by Swigert.
Jockey Clayton, who has been in Dan
Honig's employ for some time. has been
engaged as lightweight rider by ID. d.
Withers. He has shown himself very
capable.
Secretary Shaw, OF the Twin City
Jockey club, departed for Detroit, Mich,
Saturday night, on business connected
with the july meeting.
The GAINESVILLE Driving park guar
anteed stakes for its Northwestern cir
cult meeting are each worth $500.
Senator Hearst has leased the run
ming qualities OF Flambeau, and the
colt will he brought East.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
SPORTING AT MEMPHIS.
three Purse Races and Two Sell
ing Events for Monday.

three Purse Races and Two Sell
ing Events for Monday.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 20.-The races
scheduled tor Monday include three
purses and two selling events, none of
which amount to much. Entries and
weights:
First race two-year- olds, five furlongs-
Arithmetic, 10; Liberty Bell, ll3; Black
night, liz; } O Carter 1l3: Katuna. ll0 !;
Burr Cooper, l 10; Annie Brown. lis.
second race, one mile-llelter Skeiier, 10Y !;
Mary II, H.; Amelsa. 1lH: Mary j, ll2:
Workmate. 1l2; Kenilworth, III: WINNER,
Queen Toy, 20
Third race, handicap, nine furlongs-
Buckler, 1o4; stony Montgomery 1U5;
Ernest Race, lDi; lie Premier, 100; Al
phonse, 100; Burch, los; Elyton, 100;
Jacobin. 10: Big Three, 100: John Sher-
man. 100.
Fourth race, selling, two-year-olds, five
furlOngs-Ribbon. TO; Doug Knapp, 1903:
John Harper. 1903, Bonnie Bird, log; Ben
March, lO6; Rose Howard, 115.
Fifth race. selling, mile and one-siXteenth
Car ton, l01; Ida l., LOG; Ecarte, 81;
Walker, los; Carrie Burke, i09; Birthday,
Id; Tudor, ZIG.
Selections: First race, Burr Cooper and
Liberty Bell: second race, Heller Shelter and
Workmate; third race, ElytOn and Jacobin;
fourth race, Rose Howard and Ben March !;
fifth race, Carlton and Tudor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-21
THE ENGLISH sYNDICATES.
How the English Capitalists Float
Their Corporations.

New York Press.
/ have had some curiosity, as | pre-
sumo the public has. to know some
thing of the financial plan by which the
Englishmen float their American cor
porahons, An instance of 100000
investment, with which am some what
cognizant will illustrate the general OPP
Grafton. III the first place, the Ameri-
can owners or the property were re-
quired to keep One-thrd of the pur-
chase price in the securities issued by
the new corporation. Income 3 per
cent bonds TO the amount of $780,
600 were issued and offered to
the public, finding ready sale
through London bankers to their
regular customers. The COM
pany was capitalized at $2.50O,OOO, and
one-third of it going to the American
owners. five wealthy men took the bal
ance of $1,666,666. This property was
demonstrated to be paying Ii per cent.
1t will not take tinancier long to DEM
OnStrate what bargain the EngliShmen
got.
There is another popularity of these
investments which is singular. The
Englishmen will not buy pig in poke,
as Americans often do on speculation.
They demand the fullest and clearest
statement of all the business of any con-
Germ which they propose to buy. They
also demand the right to put experts at
work to examine every feature OF the
business, whether the accounts, the
mandatory, the mine, or whatever else
is involved This right they exercise
me rcilessly, and woe betide the man
who makes an inflated statement or esti-
mate to them.
On the discovery of the first flaw the
experts question everything thereafter
with the most rigid scrutiny, and the
capitalists make Measurements their
basis and excuse for beating down the
price of the property offered. +. l.. I'm
derwood, who has been one of the sue
cessful agents in this line of business.
told me recently that he found the best
way to make deal was to get things
down fine and right before Offering to
sell, and then not yield penny on the
offer made to the proposed purchasers.
Don't run the risk of your Cold get
ting well of itself-you may thereby
drift into condition favorable to the
development of some latent tendency,
which may give you years of trouble.
detter cure your Cold at once with the
help of DR.. d. Jayne's Expectorant,
good healing medicine fol all Coughs,
Sore Lungs and Threats.