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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

What the jackknife is to the average
schoo-boy, the hair-pin is to the
schoolgirl. She does not use it to
white with, since girls usually have
horror of that boyish accom- plish-
meut; but she has duties which are
just rs imperative. and the hair-pin is
her ever-ready implement. She has
no pocket suitable for carrying jack
knife, but her braids or twists furnish
abundant room for slowing away a
few extra hair-pins, and it is the hand
lest thing in the world to take them
out, use them, and return them. What
does she do with themp mayhap our
bachelor friend will ask. Buttons her
shoes and her gloves, uses them for
hooks Safety-pins and ordinary pins,
If the original articles are not at hand;
fastens her pictures to the walls. Sc
cures her bric-a-brac, adjusts her cur
tains, fasteus her window in whatever
position she wishes, renders the lock
of her door burglar-proof by thrusting
a hair-pin into it, or if she has lost her
key or lent it, picks locks, mends
broken hinges, repairs her paraSol, Sc
cures au awkward bundle, and by
bending and twisting them makes
more handy things than carpenter
could get into tool-chest in tue ordi-
nary line. Good Housekeeping,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
The Art of Fast Walking.

Persons who have never been trained
to walk fast generally quicken their
gait by bending toward and lengthen-
ing the stride. at the same time bend
ing the knees very much at each step.
1t is pretty safe to say that no one can
possibly adopt this style and keep
fair walk at a faster gait than six miles
an hour. The fast walker must keep
himself erect, his shoulders back, and
his chest thrown out. He must put
down his forward foot and heel first,
and with the leg straight. He must
take strides so quick that they look
short. He must, if he expects to get a
good stride, work his hips considerably,
overcoming the sidewise tendency of
the hip movement by compensatory
swinging of the arms. The length of
stride in fast walking is astonishing to
those who look at it. A little figuring
will make it clear why this is so.
There are 1860 yards in mile. or 1850
strides three feet long. TO do mile
in s minutes walker must cover 22O
yards minute, or II feet a second.
Now 220 steps minute-nearly four
seconds pretty quick work. as any
one may discover for himself. Even
three steps a second, or $50 to the min
ute. seems quick. The chances are
that your S-miuutes man. although his
leHs- mnNe-sn- 4nickl L. that the stems
seem short, is not doing as many as
200 steps to the minute, and conse-
quently thai the stride is at least 8
feet 6 inches. With little practice a
man feet high can easily maintain a
4-foot stride for half a mile.
1t is true that fast walking is an ar
tiiicial gait; but it is also true that
practice at fast walking will quicken
mans unartiticial gait. One who can
do his mile in 7.30 in racing trim and
on the cinder path, can walk in the
street at six-mile gait without either
getting out of breath or becoming red
in the face, and without attracting at
tention by any popularity of his gait
except its swiftness. 1t is real gain
to any man to be able to walk mile
In ten or twelve minutes without over
exertion or fatigue; to be able to walk
live or six miles for every four he used
to walk without any more conscious
effort, and with sence of enjoyment
in the mere exercise that he never had
before.
The walking records at some of the
ordinary distances stand: One mile,
Z minutes, 20 5-S seconds. +. 2. Muir
ray; two miles, IS. As So, +. 2. Muir
ray; three miles, 2l.09 10, +. 2. Muir
ray; five miles. $50 5-S, W. H. Purdy:
seien miles, 54.07, E. f. Merrill; ten
miles 77.40 IA, +, L. Mrrrill. Walter
SAtrIaw. IN Harper'S Weekly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
Barnum's Lecture on the Yosemite

you have abandoned the lecture
platform, Mr.. Barnum?"
The Snowman laughed. There is
nothing mechanical in this Barnum
laugh. 1t comes like the sunllnght
which breaks over cloud.
II must tell you of my Yosemite
lecture. | don't think it ever has been
printed | was one of party OF
Bridgeport folks that went out to tha'
picturesque section: Like every one
who has seen it we all come back iuit
of wonder, and our neighbors listened
to our tales with establishment ana
doubt. A church in my town wanted
some money, and | was asked to gFel
lecture before its Sunday-school Oh
the wonders of the Yosemite, the pro-
ceeds to 90 to the church. / conseut-
ed. and on the evening of the lecture
the church was crowded. / had potl
written line. | relied upon the IN
spirat;on of the theme. | began ny
giving an account of the organization
OF the party that made the eNeursion
| talked and talked of the trip ana Tue
incidents until | discovered had con-
snmed two hours of the audience
time and had gotten only as far rs ON
aha. Not IA word about the Yosemite,
| apologized and told the people n
they would come back in one week
from that night | would tell them
something about the valley. r
They did so and | began where
had left off. at Omaha, and at the eX-
pration of one and one-half hours
time | mad reached the gates OF thg
Yosemite When we arrived there,
| said we all threw up our hands anu
said, Great God, how wonderful!
That was my lecture on the lose
mite Valley. No. | do not lecture
now. ~ Chicago Tribune,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
Larger Shoes.

The observing pedestrian at the hour
of the fashionable promenade will
notice that either women's feet have
grown longer or that they wear shoes
much larger than their feet. Undoubt-
edly the latter sapposition is correct.
The long, slim foot is the stylish shape.
The cramped-up, knotty kuuckles have
gone out. Shoe dealers preached
years upon the adyisability of women
wearing the long shoe for comfort and
health, but she refused. Now they
have hit upon the happy expedient of
assuring the dear creature that the
longer the shoe the narrower it could
be worn. Presto, change, this popular
shoe is so long it fairly turns up at the
toe. The girl who wore 3 1-2 now
wears IL A shoe, and finds that
her feet looks smaller and feel more
comfortable than they ever did before.
Physicians claim that the Objectionable
features now are their want of space
across the ball and the narrowness of
the sole in the hollow of the foot, CIV
ing women desire to walk on the
heels, to the detriment of grace and
displacement OF their vertebr@. As
soon as some one makes it apparent
that the former result is the only I'M
desirable one. and that it is little con-
sequence if the vertebrate do bang
against each other like colliding rains
at every step the shoe will be remedied
still further and made according to
approved models. Women have one
vulnerable point at which attack never
fails Of desired result.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
The King and the Cobbler.

4 cobhler he sat In dirty old stall,
Working with elbows, and hammer, and swl.
A King with his mantle and crown came Dy,
With his feet on the earth, and his nose III the
sky.
"Hol hol' quoth the cobbler. "Ha! ha!
dare say
II he had to work like me all the day.
This mighty, important. and fussy Ola swell
Would not like his billet one-half 50 We'll,
"Come try" said the King, 'and here fiji on
And to your last Will most gladly sit down,
II can't mend boot noise can make,
Which for work In this life we too often mis-
take"
The King smashed finger in hitting a nail.
And the wax kept him firm on the seat or the
pail;
At last he got angry. and terribly swore
That mending of boots should be stopped by
the law.
'-rhls crown" roared the cobbler, won't keep
out the colds
Like many other folks, I'm deceived by the
gold,
And as for this mantle'-and here he teIl
down
"There are more checks about it than Mar
gerry gown"
They looked at each other, and laughed ut the
game
And, Lad we been there, we had just done
the samc).
Said the King. Let us both to our stations
Putting things to the proof is the right way
TO learn.
The King died In battle, the cobbler in bed,
And as lie WAS dying these last words he sad,
ave bepn good cobbler. a very good thing,
/ hope where I'm going shan't be a King
John Parnell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

to do his own chaplaincy on the Thrush,
of which he was command.
Prince Bismarck's ancestors obtained
their family name from one of those
ancient castles short distance from
Stendal, on the road from Cologne to
Berlin, in the center of the old Mar
guisate of Brandenburg. The castle
had this name because it defended the
'Marca. or the line where the River
Biese formed boundary in former
times or mark of defense against in
truders. Hence the name Bismarck.
Mrs. Catherine Sharp of Philadel-
phia is 1l2 years old and lives in
house with five generations of her off
spring all of whom, with one excep-
ton. are of the Oantlar GOV Tho -
tenarian has ole daughter, Mrs. Mary
II. Smith, " years old. Then there
is a granddaughter who i. Mrs. Smiths
daughter who name is Mrs. Annie E.
Wilson, 40 years old. Next on the
genealogical tree is young married
great granddaughter, Mrs. Mamie
Wetherill aged 20 years, daughter of
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Wetherlls two
baby daughters are the great-great-
granddaughters.
An amateur photographer recently
stopped Mr.. Gladstone in Hawarden
village and begged him to stand still
for minute and have his picture
taken. Mr.. Gladstone refused and
went his way. Returning later he
found the photographer near the same
spot, and looking desperately unhappy
at the failure of his plans. On observ-
ing the ex-Prime Minister the amateur
frightened up again and renewed his
appeal. Mr.. Gladstone entered into
the human of the situation and stood
still. The photographer speedily adj
justed the camera aud took the picture,
and then. profusely thanking the right
honorable gentleman, he went on his
way rejoicing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
The Power of a Cent.

The common copper cent, the lnslg-
nificant tenth part of dime, can reuf
der useless the vast propelllng force =
steam. Place a cent before one OF tne
front wheels of an engine IN such Z
manner that it rests firmly ON the trace
and against the wheel. Then. though
the engineer put on his greatest 9osa Il,
bic head Of steam. his engine WIZ ~
move. That little copper must hist !. y
taken away. This bit OF knowieus :
will be of value to him who wishes =
DELAY a train several minutes for Pr
crastinating companion. -d16aay '0S
No.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

posture and holding her almost IN my
arms, said:
I'VE are going to send you home to
your mother, where you will have
bright sunshine to cheer you and the
sweet songs of birds to awaken you in
the morning"
Her head leaned to one side until her
ewes were fixed on mine, ard peaceful
smile of happiness filled her face with
supernatural glow.
isis John going too?" she
gasped.
Yes" replied "he is going home
with you"
LAY me down, then, and-and let
me rest, for | will-need all my
strength.
With heart filed with sadness /
gently replaced the wasted figure on
wait for John.
1t seemed that he would never come,
and impatiently l watched the fading
woman, praying that her husband
would make all possible speed. for it
was only matter of a short time, If
she could be moved at once her life
was saved, for the very mention of her
old home with John beside her,
seemed to Undue her with renewed
yigor.
As | sat alone. her head turned to-
ward me and those great, blue eyes
once more opened, and with smile of
delight she murmured. so low tina. was
forced to kneel beside her to catch the
words: I'VE are going home together;
thank God! ! will not have to 90
alone"
Once more her long lashes closed
and she slept peacefully.
Two hours passed and John did
not come, and | was getting more wor-
ried every moment, when at last l
heard the sound of footsteps entering
the hail below. With peculiar feel
| ing that all was not right, went
to the door just in time to see several
men coming slowly up the stairs with
| something between them covered with
a white cloth. AS they neared me one
of them approached me and said: "a
| few minutes ago, sir, man dashed
across the street in front of the car
was driving, and before | could stop
| one of the horses struck him and the
car ran over him. No one in the crowd
that gathered knew him, except man
who thought he had seen him hang
around this building, and thinking
perhaps his folks lived here we have
brought his body on. Please look at
| him and see if you know his face. !"
| With a sickenng dread / advanced
and raised the cloth; there | saw what
l had expected, the mutilated face of
| John.
"He was not killed instantly" con-
| tinued the man, Tor after reaching
! him he muttered something about
him and somebody going home to-
| gether.
did not reply to the driver. but
taking him by the arm. drew him into
| the room. AS we entered the sick wo-
man moved uneasily aud a low moan
escaped her lips, followed by a gentle
whisper that sounded more like the
last breath of sweet strain of music
than anything else:
Thank God, John, we are going
| nome rOg6rH5rT
There came IL short gasp from her,
and realizing too well the meaning of
it, sprang to her side aud lifted her
| up.
But held in my arms nothing but
piece of lileless clay; they had in
deed gone home together. "-Edaoard
N. Mood, IN atlanta Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
A Large Sailing Ship.

The largest sailing ship in the world
is in the possession OF France. Her
name is the France. She is vessel
with five masts. on four of which a
square sail is carried. The length is
S44 with beam of 40 feet. The cargo
" hich the France could carry is not
less than 6l 600 tons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
About the Shamrock.

We hear more of the shamrock than
we know about it. James O. G. Duff
fy, in American notes and queries, saws
that in Ireland only one shamrock is
known. 1t is an indigenous species of
clover, which trails along the ground
among the grass in meadows The
trefoil leaves are not more than one
fourth the size of the smallest clover
have seen in America, and are pure
green in color, without any of the
brown shading of white and pink
clavers. The creeping stem is hard
and lihrous aud is difficult to dislodge
from the earth. On St. Patrick'S Day
the true shamrock has to be searched
out from among the grass. for. though
comparatively plentiful at that sea-
son, it grows close to the ground.
Later. it bears tiny whitley brown"
blossom. The information that sham
rakh is the Arabic word for trcfoil is
new to me. aud may be of service to
those interested in the origin of the
Irish race. The word could have
been introduced by the Milesians, or it
may furnish an argument III support
of the contention that one of the lost
ten tribes of Israel settled in ireland.
which has been revived by the publi-
cation OF recent book.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

A thief who robbed house at Wilkes
harra, Pa. took bath and arrayed
himself in clean linen and fresh suit
before he left.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
GOING HOME TOGE TIER

As entered the room and felt my
way to the bedside of the person | had
been sent to minister to, | could not
but feel strange emotion of pity well
up in my heart. | had often beheId,
and had become accustomed to scenes
oil poverty and suffering, but there
was something different in this place
from what | was in the habit of asso-
cating with IN the lower class. The
room was almost devoid of furniture;
In fact. | might say, entirely so, for all
my eyes could see in the semi-dark-
ness was little bedstead, mattressless
and covered with an old quilt "a tat
tered blanket. II small table, a chair.
and tiny cupboard. But | did not
allow much of my time to be taken up
with these observations, for ! had
been sp0moned to relieve the suffer
ings of II sick woman.
drew back torn curtain from the
.roken-paned window, and, by the aid
a little shaft of sunshine that came
.uncing into the room, | saw pale,
pinched face resting uneasily against
the cotton pillow, while a pair of deep
blue eyes met mine with "A ptiful gaze.
A beautiful head, covered with mass
of nut-brown curls, tossed to and fro
by the pains that were racking it,
and slowly, but surely swapping the
life from the fral form. | took the
wasted hand in mine and felt the hut-
lering pulse, the stroke of which de-
noted great weakness.
How long have you been sckP" |
asked
About a mouth" was the gasping
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

The commissioners Of the New York
state reservation at Niagara Falls OPP
pose all projects looking to the utiiza-
ton OF the falls for manufacturing pur-
poses.
Ireland spends s25, 900, 900 year on
whisky.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

continued, as thrill of sympathetic
sadness ran over me, imagining this
little creature without company in this
dreary place, and sick.
A faint. tender smile nuttered about
her parched lips as she replied:
NO; John stays with me as much
as he can, but you know he must search
for work and can not give me al, his
noble heart would like to-"
| thought of the stout. broad-shoul-
dered fellow who had come to me aud
begged me to make the call and felt
that he must be John.
He is your husband, is he notP' l
asked.
Yes came the low answer.
"Nhy doesn't he get some one 10
stay with youP'
1--WE are strangers here" she said.
land know no one who would come.
anless we were able to pay them, and
that is impossible, for John has not
been ut work but few days since we
came. He sits up with me at night
and during the day looks for something
to do. coming every now and then to
see lhal am All llSnb'
just then soft step was heard at
the door, and looking up l beheld
John entering. He came to the bed
aud, STOPPING tenderly lifted the irai}
body and held it in his arms as il she
We're an infant. The great beamiug
eyes turned toward him with a love-
light shining from their depths that is
rarely equaled, and MS his lips bent
and gently caressed the little mouth a
look of perfect happiness lit up the
countenance of the young wife. Pres
entity he put her back on the bed, and
motioniug to me, walked from the
room, followed and joined him on
the outside.
He turned rs reached his side. and
with face worn aud thin from tire
less watching and suspense asked
Doctor can she live?'
mot in this place. | replied. "she
must he removed, and that at once. to
quarters where she will have careful
nursing and close attention.
He buried his face in his hands and
sobhed like a child, and huskily said:
Il have been trying to get her to go
to her mothers, in the country, where
she would get all of this; but, doctor,
she +. ed TO 20 unless | accompany
her, and that is out Of the question, for
have barely enough to send her. You
see" and here he faltered, I'VE ran
away from home and got married
which made her parents very angry.
They have sent all of our letters back
30 US unopened. but if she would go
t. them know they would take her
iu.n
Would you 90 if YOU could?" l
asked, as he ceased speaking and once
~, re broke the stiffness with his sobs.
'Would I?' he almost screamed
my God, doctor, | would give this
right arm of mine for enough to pay
our way to the country home she de-
serted for me.
Go, then" | quickly replied. land
get carriage. and | win have her
ready by the time you return; you
shall 20 home together
He did not pause for moment, aud
was almost flying down the street be-
fore had ceased speaking. | re-
entered the sick-chamber aud sought
the side of my patient. and 10 my dis
may found her much weaker than
expected. raised her into sitting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

An old tisme-Ihe light Of o'ns'
dsyA
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16

There came Il short gasp from her,
and realizing too well the meaning Of
it, | sprang to her side aud lifted her
up.
But held in my arms nothing but
IA piece of lifeless clay; they had in
deed gone home together. "-Edaoard
N. Wood, in ATLANTA Constitution.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-05
REED EULOGIZED.
Tennessee Republicans Annual Conven-
tion in Nashville.

NASHVILLE, March 4th.-The third annual
Convention of the National League of Republi-
can Clubs met here this afternoon, when Hon.
A. J. Watson, Chairman of the local Executive
Committee, called the assemblage to order and
made an address of welcome. There were
nearly 20s delegates in the seats One hundred
more are expected before the Convention ad-
journs. Other local speakers also welcomed the
delegates.
The President, John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska,
delivered his annual address to the League. He
said that the League. notwithstanding the sup
posed transitory nature of the clubs composing
1t, was stronger than it was a year go. 1t was
an active, aggressive force 1t would not nom
mate Presidents, but would elect them.
He recommended that each club be put on q
permanent basis and set to work to educate the
young men who would soon cast their first votes
The parties are so evenly divided that those who
succeeded in getting the most Of the new voters
would win. He asked the League to indorse
the Harrison Administration. The League, he
said, rejoiced that Congress was Republican.
and that Tom Reed was Speaker of it.
Thurston then proceeded to eulogize Reed
and denounce the tactics of the Democratic op-
position. He closed with an expression of con-
fidence of the future of the Republican party
The usual committees were appointed, aftel
which recess was taken.
mass meeting will be held this evening. 1t
will be addressed by General A. b. Gof OF West
Virginia and others.