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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
She Was No Detrimcnt.

The clever writer of 'Wodertopss
for the San Francisco Chronicle teI,
good many good stories, of which h
following is one: lie was "a hnnI
newspaper man. You have heard
writing against time how hard # F.
1t is not half so hard as Writnparsr,
space He was a humble slave OF M
pencil and brown paper, toiIiu- aUr
the rocky road that leads totho edforI
desk, when there came an angel 4
gladden. his heart and brighten M
path. He used TO do the counting Ia
tween sentences and snatch long h,
between the paragraphs To gr
and write for the newspapers at a9
and the same moment is one 81 thu,
supernatural feIts only poS~ia'pou
and enthusiastic love. But She wa
not one OF your uuaM pamby rH
who sigh "Oh, George. and interim
your work by telling You how SORT
they are; not bit of il. lie lma
much money. She had NOT ma,
either It was their object To 81 mu
ricd. IL was necessary TO make mona
She could not write. but she wa, aul
Bile girl She did not waste her swp
heart S time billing and coomg. u
sal writing MS hard as he could al
she, the angel can see q harp vt
her Initials on il now she sat 1y b
side. He was "a space writer and
sat ht him while be- ~CllDhlrd dUH.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
The Rationale of Low Wages.

The agriculturists who are so
ieehugly sympathized with by the
fre2.trade press of this country do
not appear TO be especially happy in
free trade England, nor are the work
men in whose favor the corn avs
were abolished peculiarly blessed
under the practical workings of that
act An English writer Mr.. j.
Wallis Tit, Of Warminster, very
forcibIy illustrates the condition of
things in this Elysium of free trade,
in the folloWiug paragraph, re-
printed by the american Economist
Take our agricultural interest heegard and
ruined for he sake ot On, Hp loaf u nat has
the cheap lunf cost the British workman? |
will giNUN on aI Illustration near home, aud /
won't be Htrid TO mention uulurs IN counce-
tiOu with tho same Will take tCrtWnOd
farm. When bread wns sold ut one shilling a
gallon it pl ii the British fuWtr 10 grow Whet
and cultivate the soU and to employ tuhor; hut
now that bead is down to uiut pence gallon
ii docs not pNy to cultivate the Suii aud employ
labor % ID. Ii Is now all soWu tA grass, ana
with the exception ~ Dup wJU 3s shepherd Hlt
labor Is dispensed with. In fact, where Mt.
Pam the former tenant, pd q thnu~anl
pUun is p year iu Wage nNd tlatt~uth ht@,
MIR S,Httou. the Bro. -rnt tenant. IS pNlI
away less than ltty puUlus "a Nctr And now 1
WUIlt ask Auu DoW sire .ul0ri1g inHu WIN NuA
ten or eleven shiIln-s week. 60 improve th,lr
positions
Tins Is q significant question and
one " which Twill be hard 10 answer
from lhe free trade standpoint. The
labouuy men of America are nor
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
For new, fresh and pure drugs 90
to Prideaux's Drug Store.
J. A. SPRATLER has the finest dis
play Of canned goods in the city

J. A. SPRATLER has the finest dis
play Of canned goods in the city
THIS Spanish have proverb:
Woman loves with her ear, but
mau with bis eye" Persuave WOO
ing captures a womap's heart, while
an attractive appearance couque, 5
the man. TO retain mans affection
and Secure enduring happiness, a
woman should be as charming 10
married life as in the days of be-
witchipg naidenhood. Her capt.
vatidg weapons are fair and
blooming complexion, soft aud spot
less hands. freedom from skin aud
scalp impurities, pimples, chappiug,
aud the possession Of the delicate
bloom Of perfect health Coles
Cafbolisoap the perfect medical
toilet bath aud nursery soap IS her
salvation. Price % cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
Facts ton Dismahsts.

Freight rates on English rail ways
are sand To average u cents per ton
per mile; in America they average
less than one cent. A CORES oudcut
of the London Em0Hcjat Nelos
makes a comparison of the reports
OF our Pennsylvania railway Win
the London u Northwestern road,
ana says: "Iherelore, II appears ttmt
the average cost OF moving freight
traffic on the London IL Northwest
ern road is los per cent. greater per
ton per mile than are the average
charges per ton per mile upon the
Pennsy lyauIa road.
Cur own dlsmalIsts, the gentle
men who tell uS To consider our
English anrt, and learn her ways
ana be wise, should study these
pleasant hgules. We don't pay
twice as much for nythiug IN gen
eral use as our English cousins do.
" e don't really There are quite
As many comforts AVID ueccsSarles of
lite that cost less money in the
American market than IN the
English as there are things that cost
less III England than ia America.
Besides which, we have a great deal
more money to buy things with than
the Engllsh have. The dismahsts
should comfort themselves with
these l,tlecuons.- Inter ocean.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

1t is believed that 10.0W0m
British sovereigns are boarded iaIrF
chiefly in the Bombay presidency wbs
the impression ON them of ST. Gaor
and the dragon appears to be yah
on religious grounds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
Mason 4 Hamlin PianO-FOrtS and Organs

;. T. Osborne has secured the
agency Tor Iowa, Grant and LaFay-
cite counties to sell these celebrated
instruments. None better Head
quarters, Mineral Point. lSly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
wool. These are facts upon which
the American "tariff reformer"
does not delight % dwell

THERE mas been printed IN au-
thentic list Of subscribers to the
Democratic campaign fund Of 1888.
1t will be seen that Havemeyer, the
head of the sugar trust, figures next
to W l.. Scott, the great coal monop-
olst. The list is as follows: Pres
ident Cleveland, $4,000; Secretary
Whitney, $40, 700; Secretary Villas,
10000; Postmaster General Dick
iuson, $4,000; Secretary Fairchild,
$4,000; Secretary Endicott, $4,000;
Secretary Bayard, $4,000; w. i.
Scott focal monopoIisD, $4,000;
Cal Brice On ninety-nine other
things), $4,000; w. II. Havemeyer,
(sugar uu.0, $4,000; A. p. Cor
man, s20,oO0; w. H. Barnum (pig-
iron mouopoHs0, 100000; Herman
OeIrlchs, $4,000. The liable is an
instructive one, coming from the
leaders Of an alleged "tarffreform, =
antitrust" and "anti-monopoly y
party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

thought he got il cheap for $3.50.
The regular price was two cents.
There was local politician who
went to Washington to get an office
that tie felt sure only awaited his
application for il to be given to bim.
In couple Of weeks he came back
"W ell, did you get your officer" his
friends asked him. NO" said he.
Odd YOU see President Lincoln?"
"Yes, of course" "What did he
Say?' "WeH, we went in and stated
our erraud. lie heard us patiently
and then said: Gentlemen, | am
sorry that have no office for Mr..
y, but if can't give you that can
tell you a story We thought best
to hear the story, and let him go:'
"Once there was certain King,
he said, "who kept an astrologer to
torewarn him OF coming events, and
especially to tell him whether it was
going 20 rain when he wanted to 20
on hunting expeditions. One day
he had started off for the forest,
with his train Of ladies and lords,
for grand hunt, when the party
met farmer riding a donkey.
Good morning, farmer said the
King. Good morning, King, said
the farmer; where are you folks
going?' lIupting,' said the King.
You'll all get wet, said the farmer.
The King trusted his astrologer, of
course, and went TO the forest, but
by midday there came On terrific
storm that drenched and butfeted
the whole party, When the King
returned to his palace he had the
aStrologer decapilated, and sent for
the farmer to take his place. Law
sakesr said the farmer when he ar
rived, sit Amt me that knows when
its going TO rain; it's my donkey.
W hen its going to be fair weather
the donkey carries his ears forward
SO; when its going to rain he puts
them backward-so.' Make the
donkey the court astrologerr shout
ed the King Ii was done, but the
King always declared that the APP
puiutmrut was the greatest mistake
he had ever made in his life"
Lincoln stopped there "Why dld
he SAY it was a mistaken We asked
him. "DIdu'J the donkey do his
duty ?"
Yes" said the President, "0ut
after that every donkey wanted 40
office
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

The bones Of more than one
Bourbon Brigadier must be rafting
in the grave at the audacity Of
northern Republicans in holding a
convention in Nashville.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

MASTER ABRAHAM LINCOLN, son
of Mr.. Robert Lincoln, the United
States Minister to England, who has
been suffering for q long time from
blood poisoning arising from ma
llgnant clrDuucie on the left side
below The armpit, died yesterday
morning, March 5th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

Bourbon BrlgadIer must be iatliihg
in the grave at the audacity Of
northern Republicans in holding
convention in Nashville.
MASTER ABRAHAM LINCOLN, son
of Mr.. Robert Lincoln, the United
States Minister to England, who has
been suffering for a long time from
blood.poisoniug arising from ma
!lgnant cubuucle on the left side
below The armpit, died yesterday
morning, March 5th.
THERE are seventy-eight RepnbIi-
cans in tbc Iowa Legislature. Tues.
day, with one Republican absent,
Senator Allison received seventy
eight votes for Senator for the term
beginning ir 1891 This is good
sign. Mr.. Allison has served the
people Of his state faithfully and
well, and richly deserved the com.
plimeuts Of q unanimous vote.
a;, o,o
a wild-eyed lot They claim that
the price Of wool was higher under
low. tariffs than it has been under
biph ones. Yet they urge that wool
be put upou The free list in order
that manufacturers can buy cheaper
wool aud sell cloth cheaper TO the
publir The latter part Of this free
trade argument does not match with
the 6r4t part.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

Inc longest DrIdge m the N0rIu
is said TO be az Langang, Caina,
over an arm Of the China Sea. It's
i've miles long, built eatireIy n
stone, and has 400 arches each 70
teet wide. The roadway Is also ~
feet wide.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

THE beauty of the law as ii affects
the creditors Of insoiyent estate, IL
well illustrated in the case Of the
Defined Bros. the Chicago furniture
firm which failed over a month ago,
with liabilities of 100000. Ac-
cordiug to a statement just filed in
court the assets are being consumed
on The following elaborate scale:
Master IN Chancery, $40a day; two
attorneys for the recei> or, Sl75; re-
ceiycr for the Deimels, SIS; one
book keeper, $50; receiver for the
American Parlor Frame company "a
branch concern), $75; his lawyer,
s75. This makes total expense Of
5000 per day, but there are other
expenditures which swell the total
to 1925. I here seems to be no dis
position ON the part Of the courts to
cut down the bills or press the mat
ter To a conclusion, and, ~ a conse-
queuce, the creditors are figuring On
how long it vii take al the present
rate to consume the entire assets.
The outlay TO date IL about 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

Policeman helping young lady
over a muddy crossing; GIVE me
YOUR hand, miss Young lady
{b.ushing iuriously): "Pm sorry, sir,
but Harry proposed last night.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
Burns Budget.

A man never appreciates the value
Of a newspaper so thoroughly as
when he cannot get it, The first
copy of a newspaper that reached
Atlantic City through the floods was
quickly bought by a man who
thought he got il cheap for $3.50,
The regular price was two cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
For Sale or Rent
A GOOD FARM.

50 acres; known as the James Peters farm,
located four miles a little north of east of
Mineral Point House, barns, windmill, etc,
on the places all well fenced.
For particulars inquire of either Richard
James or VIM Berry, 9m2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06

THERE are seventy-eight RepnbIi.
cans in the Iowa Legislature. Tues
day, with one Republican absent
Senator Allison received seventy
eight votes for Senator for the terra
beginning IT, 1901 This is GOOD
sign. Mr.. Allison has served the
people Of his state faithfully ano
well, and richly deserved the com
plimeuls Of unanimous vote.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
Agents.

A GENTS-ACrIVE MEN OUT OF EMPLOY
N NENT can secure good paying positions
soliciting for us for the next four weeks; no ex-
perience necessary. e. GALE & CO.. 25 Fed
eraI ST., Allegheny. noSO-99
A GENTS GOOD AGENTS WANTED TO
N sell the Egyptian dice box to the trade: none
but workers need apply: circulars for stamps.
EGYPTIAN DICE BOX CO., lock box no.. Mill
waukce, Wis. del-24
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
RECIPES FOR DOMESTIC BLISS
Given by Rev. j. W. Riddle, of the Uniol
Baptist Church.

Given by Rev. j. W. Riddle, of the Union
Baptist Church.
Rev. J. w. Riddle, of the Union Baptist
Church, Southside, last evening delivered
sermon from the theme, "How to Make
Home the Happiest Place on Earth" His
text, 'Love one another" was taken from
John l., 3-11. He said: "That home is the
happlest which has the most love and pro-
vides the most channels for it to flow
through. Every home begins with love,
hence has the basis of happiness. The ques-
tion is, how to keep love in the home; how
to stimulate, how to increase and how TO ex-
pand it."
AS means to bring about the desired end
Rev. Mr.. Riddle suggested the cultivation
OF cleanliness, cougenial surroundings,
kindness in manner and speech, iorhearlng
spirit. Don't scold or fad fault, said
he. IF you have done wrong be manly
enough to acknowledge it. Have liked
time daily TO kiss your wife and children. 81
Never receive a favor without showing
your appreciation. If you have mother
1n-law, let her know that the only way for
her to get along is to know that you are
master or mistress in your own house. Ii
you have elderly people in the house, try to
pave their way to the grave with kindness
If you have little children in the house, not
your offspring, remember that they have the
same feelings as if they were your own.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
NOT GONE ON THE GAME.
An Old Timer Who Fails to See Anythi
Entertaining in Football.

An Old Timer Who Fails to See Anything
Entertaining in Football.
81 suppose 1 am considerably behind the
times when it comes down to a question of
outdoor amusements," yesterday remarked
a gentleman whose fondest recollections ran
back to the boyhood period when ''shinney"
was a star open-air sport, "but I am not
much in love with this new-fangled game of
football. 1 saw tilt between two teams
Saturday afternoon, and my opinion is that
hospital ambulance, two or three surgeons,
bandages and such are the most essential
features.
ITO begin with, there is no particular
pleasure in setting out in the cold for two or
three hours watching young men fall over
and MAIN each other. In one stage of the
contest yesterday one man got his leg twisted
around that of another player, q sort OF
grapevine lock, and you could almost hear
the bones crack as they went spinning about.
Another fellow was pushed over on his face
and four or five players fell over him.
When the victim arose his nose looked as if
it had been used for a shovel plow. These
were fair samples of the sport. Now there
NAV be a heap of fun in such games, but so
far as 1 am concerned prefer something
easier, and for that reason cannot be counted
among the football enthusiasts"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
THE FUTURE OF MURDERERs.
A Timely Topic Treated by Rev. w. S.
Williams Yesterday.

Williams Yesterday.
Rev. W. S. Williams delivered two SER
mons at Christ Church (Universalist) Curry
University building yesterday. The morn
ing subject was: "~he Future of Muir
derer." In the evening he talked about MEN
and Measures" At the first service the
speakers Introductory thought was that
religion generally gave murderers open
grace, even when they were on the scafold,
and il was commonly taught that their sins
were forgiven, and they were ushered into
the joys of heaven. The Univer-
salist Church, he said, did not
teach this doctrine for the reason that no.
where was it recorded that Christ had taught
it. Christianity generally taught that mur-
derers could not enter the kingdom of
heaven, and yet every day their sins were
being forgiven them in the name of the
Savior. This was one of the anomalies of
the Christian religion as preached by many
denominations in modern times.
Tine speaker then took up the case of
Birchall, the murderer, recently executed ut
Toronto. In his history OF his life, Birchall
stated that his iather, who was a clergyman
in the Episcopal Church, left him at the age
of IA to many influences of the world, the
fathers time being taken up entirely with
responsibility of the crime did not reach
back beyond the young man who actually
committed it. In the case of q poor, half
paid, worn-out shop girl, who recently took
her own life in New York city, could not
the crime be traced beyond her, 10 grasping
greed and tyranny of heartless en-
ployerss In the case of the Pittsburg
man who, in drunken frenzy, struck
his wife down without realizing what he
7
partly responsible for his act? In general
the speaker believed that these men toll
regularly, earning barely enough to sustain
life from day to day, with no hope for
future comfort, and where all their sur
roundings are miserable, owing to tine grind
ing d, yn policy and greed OF employers, the
the question could be fairly asked: Does
the responsibility of crime rest entirely
with the person committing it?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
NOT READY FOR DEDICATION.
A New Chapel That Was Not Completed as
Soon as Expected.

A New Chapel That Was Not Completed as
Soon as Expected.
The announcement was made that the
Chapel of the TRANSPORTATION, on Howard
avenue, Beltzhoover, was to be dedicated
yesterday, but when the church was visited
a notice was found on the door, saving that
the services had been postponed until Tues
day, December 9, at 7:30 P. NJ. The change
in programme was due to the church not be-
ing completed as soon as expected. Bishop
Whitehead decioed that it would be better
to wait until the date given.
The new church is an ofshoot of Trinity
Episcopal Church. The congregation was
organized in June, 1889, by members of
CHAPTER No. 5, Brothers OF st. Andrew, a
society in connection with Trinity Church.
The membership OF the new congregation
now numbers about 80. The Sunday school
has 80 scholars. The new church was de-
signed by George Weber, member of the
Brothers OF St Andrew. 1t is neat and
cozy little structure of semi-Gothic style of
architecture. 1t will cost about 81, 500. 7.
S. Maple donated the lot The money was
raised by voluntary contributions. The
new church has clear field in Beltznoover,
and is considered one of the most promising
missions Old Trinity has taken charge Of.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
WHY WE SHOULD PRAY.

An Answer to a Pertinent Question Made by
Rev. j. G. Townsend, ID. ID.
In the course of his sermon on the sub
ject, why Should We Pray" Rev. DR..
j. G. Townsend. of the Unitarian Church,
said yesterday: prayer is not discredted
by the fact that so many conceptions OF
prayer are crude and coarse; that God is
asked to disturb the unchangeable order;
that the imagination is so potent factor in
human nature; or that prayers have been
answered only because they have been
listened to by human ears. Prayer in its
noblest aspect is the gift of the human soul
10 the Highest, feeling of awe, wonder,
worship, In the presence of that wondrous
order in which no link is ever broken in the
tiniest chain of gold which ties sunbeam to
flower. PRAYER is the soul breaking forth
into gladness with the thought that so many
share in the universal joy. Prayer is in
spiration, the vearning of soul after the
high, the holy and the good.
But this is on the human side; what of the
other, the divine side? Is there real
answer to the souls aspiration, the SOULS
prayer? L answer, yes. l do not think
that the earnest prayers of all times have
been thrown into uulstening space. Why,
if every prayer uttered to-day should be-
come a wing, the air would be full Of
rustlings; a silvery cloud would be above
our heads. Remember that the power which
makes for beauty, goodness and righteous
ness is within us as we'll as without. 1t is
not, then, so much we that pray as the
power within us. The apostle rises
TO the thought when he says:
The spirit itself maketh interces-
sious for u.s. Prayer thus becomes
one of the blossoms of necessity, a natural
sequence in the eternal order. 1t has real
answer in this, that the spiritual impulse
in US opens up a larger channel for the in
coming of the infinite life.
MAY we pray, then. for material and spir-
itual good? Yes. a widow with starving chill
dren sobs out: Give US this day our daily
bread while another woman in her abun-
dance prays, whom can 1 help?' Cannot the
Power which prays in both bring the negative
pole of one woman's need in connection with
the positive pole of the others abundance?
Cannot that Power without disturbance of
law, that Power which makes the flowers
bloom under our feet, and the star-fowers
bloom in yonder garden OF the skies, answer
its own prayer? Prayer is the natural, in
evitable, godward movement OF the human
soul.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
Invalid,

Why not try a course OF Turkish baths at
the Natatoriun, Duquesne way? Ii you
hear Of people taking cold after the bath
you can rest assured that they have broken
Its laws somewhere or somehow. No matter
how bad the weather is, the bath properly
conducted, as it is at the Natatorium, cannot
give cold. In fact, persons who are subject
every winter to colds, catarrh. congestlons,
inhammations, bronchitis and rheumatism
can securely tortify their systems against
them by the weekly or semi-weckly use of
the Turkish bath. You'll find that the Ma
tatorium is open night and day, but in order
to save unnecessary trouble, you must re-
member that Tuesdays, from A. M. to P.
NJ, and Fridays. from 8 A. NJ. to 6 P. NJ,
are reserved for ladies only. Manager Fred
Goodwin will only be too happy to give you
any information you require.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
THE FAMILY DISCUSSED.
Rev. T. j. Leak Gives Pointers on How to
Raise Children.

Rev. T. j. Leak Gives Pointers on How to
Raise Children.
Rev. T. J. Leak preached last night at
the. North Avenue NJ. E. Church, ALLIE
gheny, on "The Family" He first referred
to his previous sermon on marriage" ana
said that without marriage the true family
was physical impossibility. "The family"
he said. "was one of the institutions which
distinguished man from the lower animals,
because among the lower animals the FAM
lily does not really exist. The happiest mo-
ment of woman's life is when she, for the
first time, presses her frst-born against her
bosom. The father is almost overcome with
pride, vet too few fathers realize their posi-
ton. That child is a bundle of possibili-
ties, and it remains with the parents to
make the child good or bad.
"a child should be given spiritual as
we'll as mental, moral and physical train
ing. Ifhe does not want to accept spiritual
training he should be forced to take it. 1t
is the duty of parents to pray for their
children, and if there is any excuse that
will save man before the bar of heaven it
will he the plea, my father never prayed for
mo -