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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
The Man Women Admire.

Women rs a rule admire large men
Of powerful and handsome physique
Not stout men, for those they rldculs;
not fat men, for those are repu,siye 10
their dainty instincts; but Jroad-shou..
dered, strong-limbcd, athletic Speg..
mems, and they rather like the large
hands and big feet that make such
happy contrast to their own delicate
eXtremties.
In dress women like "A man to he
elegant rather than ultra-fashionabIe
and always eXquisitely neat They
can forgive a shiny, shabby coat which
gives evidence of former gentiiity and
is well brushed rather than careless
ly adjusted and poorly brushed Cur.
ment in the newest cut and style.
A woman hates conceit in man, bat
she likes the self-coulidence that en-
abIes him to accept her homage and
even to command it in a royal way A
woman likes to make a hero of man
and she prefers to have him deceive her
rather than disappoint her in regard to
his worthiness of the laurels she would
crown him with. She likes best Of all
his serenity in the midst OF embauass.
ing circumstances, his deliberatlon
and self-reliance in the face OF al.
emergencies. She doesn't hike Ills
hattery but she does enjoy his honest
admiration. She doesn't want him TO
dance attendance on her like a maid or
lackey, but to do her homage as a
queen. She is piqued if he doesn't see
her handkerchief when she drops it but
she is annoyed if he picks it up in such
an ollicious way that every one else
knows she was awkward or careless
enough to let it fall. She likes to have
him meet her as an equal intellectual
~ but to handicap himself just enough
with courtesy in debate so that she
doesn't get ANONYMOUSLY defeated,
AS to disposition, woman prefers
to have a man 90 into a perfectly un-
reasonable rage twice day IN
wholesome, nanuish way, then to fret
over little things like a woman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
Falling From Balloons.

ri. .--.-..-.--.. .,
nc proportion OF uaIoon ACCIDENTS
20 succesSiui descents mas on the whole
says the forHnl' been probably smaller
1 I,1ah ShouIu nave oeen anticipated
nIancuaru' Vhe nrSt 70 take up balloon
~ 10 az NoCa'ioh' dleu IN ms pea IN
Ioo3, alIe[ having maze siXty-slX de-
s s,Il " without accident Many aSeents
H0No oeeu 'naue m lhe cause OF SCI
eucf, ana the ~ names OIL Green, VINO
,uaue over Il 4oV aSeehIs; OF John WISE
no inaue 'he distance irom 81. Louis
- $50 DeutI'on county Ne" YORK LzoO
,u'5e3 p, III twenty hours Oh Gay-Lussac
a ,'l}'.i pl2'' VINO III lSot made a most
'l.'ao'G series 81 meleoroiog'ct' ana
IN , Slv|l ooseIVS y, AT the he!ght OF
- 800 990 toev' OF ut"lSher' VINO rose to
9 ,'i a., ieet M ', the aeronaut CoNWeh
. 1.u esPeeially recently, ot the brothers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
How TO Sow Flower Seeds.

This is one way to SOW seeds success.
fully: Boxes ton OF three inches deer
are filled with garden loan, alittle sand
passed through a coarse sieve Ga bit OF
wire netting will answel) to take out
stones ana All coarse pieces OF SOIL. II
should be fine and soft Fill the boxes
within half an inch, take a smooth
piece of board and press the soil down
hard and smooth. If dry, water and
allow it to soak away before sowing
Sprinkle the seeds on evenly. Seeds
the size of aster, verbena, stocks. cover
by sprinkling on the fine soil, just to
cover them out of sight. Seeds like
petunia do not cover, but lay pane of
glass over to keep in the moisture.
Place the boxes in the kitchen window,
or where they will be kept warm. If
the soil gets dry it should be watered
with fine sprinkler. After the seeds
are up they need watching. If they dry
up once they are gone. If the sun
shines on them too hot they wither
away. After they put ont three pairs
of leaves they should be separated and
put into other boxes about an inch
apart After transpIanting they must
be shaded from the hot sun until they
take hold OF the soil.-G00d H0aSeheep-
ma.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
OLD JOHN BARRETT's WELL.
Bound to strike something hot, and He
Thought lie Succeeded

In the southwestern part of Kentucky,
in Cumberland county, is a great oil
field, believed to equal in productive
ness. were it developed the Pennsyl-
vania oil region. As there is no rail-
road nearer than fifty miles, no one has
ever undertaken to ship the oil, al
though many successful wells were
bored years AFRO. Most of the territory is
now owned or leased by the Standard
OH Company which has plugged up
the wells and is holding the territory in
reserve until the other fields are ex-
hausted if ever that day comes. Some
of the wells are, however, owned by
men whose means are too limited to
handle the oil, One great well has
been yielding hundreds of barrels a
day for twenty years, forming a rivuiet.
which, after running short distance,
sinks back into the earth.
1t is remarkable that the first oil well
bored i'm America was sunk in this rich,
though vet neglected and practically
unknown field. Oil was struck there
under peculiar and amusing circum-
stances
The "Old American Well was bored
in Cumberland county in 1929, and oil
can still be obtained from it, Petroleum
was then unknown. Salt was then very
scarce i'm Kentucky John Barnett, a
solid and somewhat irascible citizen of
Cumberland county, thought be could
bore a well ON his farm and strike salt
water Ii SO. 10y boiling the lluid down
he could obtain plenty OF salt. lie be-
gan work and The neighhorS came to
see how the Job was getting along
They did not believe that salt water
could be found and said SO.
In strike salt water or I'll strike
hell. said iEscible old John.
His ncighbors laughed and old John
bored away Day after day and for
several weeks the drilling progressed
hut still there was no salt water. Mr.
Barnett was not al all dowucast.
They had been boring through solid
rocks, aud old John was guiding the
drill himself one dav, when it went
through the rock There was roar
inc. as if the interior OF the earth was
In convulsion aud new volcano was
about to burst forth. The drill shot
HIGH II the air and the rude machinery
was hurled TO one side. A deluTe OF
petroleum was throwa upward in q
cloud Of spray and fell in showers To
the ground. Then catching lire from
a little blazing heap of logs Mr.. Bar
nett had built 10 warm himself by, for
ii was iii winter, 1t whirltd upward I'M
\ great flame, shooting from the mouth
OF the well.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
TWO ALASKA PRODUCTS.
The Canvasback Ducks Come South, and
Fortunately the Mosquitoes Don't.


There is no more wonderful scenery
in the world, said Marcus Baker, of
the geological survey TO Washington
star reporter, "than Is to be found
along the coast of Alaska as you 60 up
from Portland by steamer to Sitka and
beyond BY the inside passage. Only
for "a small part of the way do you feel
the ocean swell at all, a continuous
archipelago of the islands forming a
breakwater for hundreds of miles
against the waves of the Pacific, while
the vessel sails along in water As smooth
as a mill pond. Along the mainland
mountains thousands of feet high tower
precipitously up from the sea, covered
with dense timber, while here and
there a great ford reaches up toward
the interior. The settlements so essen
tial to picturesqueness are unhapplly
lacking, save now and there an Aleut
village may be seen.
Upon reaching Sitka you find yo'.r-
self in much more equable climatic
than that OF Boston, its mean ten pera-
ture being abOst the same. though it is
many degrees north of the latter point.
Pursuing your way northward along
the coast, YOU see now and then a gla-
cier reaching down to the sea. When
YOU reach the Yukon, ii it is the proper
season, you will find countless myriads
of canvasback ducks disporting them
selves. That stream, together with
other waters Whereabouts, Is the great
breeding ground, you know, for can
yasbacks, as well as for many other
sorts of ducks and geese and swan.
All the canyasbacks that are shot on
the Chesapeake come from the Yukon
and its neighborhood. This fact has
been established as certainty by OBJ
seryation OF their flights from various
points, their aerial course being by way
OF the great lakes.
There are no snakes in Alaska, per-
haps because no snakes would live
there. The only frog ever discovered
by explorers there was found by my
own party some years ago. Probably,
however, there is no part of the word
where mosquitoes are more dreadful
than in Alaska. The soil is OF a soft,
spongy character that holds water for
DAYS after rain, and the insects are
bred out of it in suCh sWarms that ii
is hardly possible for man or any
other animal to exist among them.
They attack the moose with such fero-
ty as to drive the beasts into the
river where the natives attack them
with knives. Bears and reindeer are
plentiful. Perhaps the worst part Of
Alaska is that to the northwest, south
of the Yukon river crossed but once
10y party OF explorers who nearly
starved to death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
The Mannikin Mamlotta 80

Nelson had a curious accoru..
OF the dwarfs of the Congo Foras - g,ys
describes them as the ugliest gnJ Dc
depraved specimens Of bura-i. mos,
ever heard of. They slrucl b
the dark and forbidding fas,". ne AZ
nightmare. he said. "ratE'. Ola
actual human beings. whom ,aaa
saw them. o. they're Bad lot ny
you. Sometimes we struck A. +I
where they seemed a tribe les. r..5,
more confident, and they u,aJ II, ~ o.
in swarms to the camp. Tho
course, had never seen a Win. a|
before. MAJ
The m st disagreeable tbipr
them was their guilty, snra -o' ~
preston. They are eaDui,. *
course, and it always seemed ), y
that they came into our canp ~ @s
purpose of feasting their ewes an ~ n. 'H
pack of hungry dogs might - r,a =
longingly at leg of mutton. f FaA
could never look us in the f.,-
have felt their baleful gaze on ma
sat at my tent door, aud the mos M, ~
that looked all eyes would iastar5ll
be dropped. But | have detected H..
sizing up the others aud fairly Ecgia.
their chops. Ii used to make INV al
creep. They used to pay more a'ts.
ton to Jephson than any of rs N.
were none Of us overburdened u;,s
Drawn in those days, but Jephson I. ~
plumper build than any Of the oibsr'
hence his popularity with these INNS
canriha!s. They admired Jepbson (.
cause they saw at a glance that he Womb
cut into more steaks and better ~
roasts than we others.
II tell you what" continued the ,,l
liant Captain, somebody ought Ia ean
the attention of the missionary soeiat;o'
to these deprayed manikins. Ii Womb
be a Christian and civilized ACT -
send out to these benightod beinr,
twenty or thirty plump, rosv-cheekai
young missionaries and a few bottle,
of Worcestershire sauce There il h.
such field for missionary usefulness n
all Africa as in the Congo Forest,
Africans, | know, are as general
thing ungrateful and unappreciqtIye
but | assure YOU there is a positive de-.
mand for missionaries among the,a
dwarfs, and Twill guarantee that eyew
one sent will be daily appreciated. with
or without the Worcestershire saucs.N
Thomas SteCeHS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15

ing himself up, and seeing the long
line o. fire blazing from the mouth OF
the well, he was speechless with sur
prise ana fear. Heavy volumes of
black smoke, mingled with the sheets
of fire. began to pour forth. Old Johns
hair rose up on his scalp. He seemed
unable to move or speak. At length,
recovering himself he shouted:
I've struck hellr, I've struck hell!
Ny God, have mercy on me-"
He ran yelling up the valley. Wo-
men aud children ran TO their doors a.
he passed aud thought ne had gone
mad. When they looked down the
valley and saw the stream OF flame and
dense clouds Of smoke, they half faint
ed with fear, for those were super
stitious days. Men left their work and
ran for the hill tops They remembered
old Johns wicked and Boosting remark,
and thought he had brought down upon
them the final judgment of the world.
1t was half day before few sum
moued up courage to 90 to the well
and make an investigation. They as
sured the others that it was a phen-
omena OF nature, and that his Satanic
Majesty had not yetarriyed upon earth.
Old John never got entirely over his
fright, but it had good effect upon
him. Before, his conversation was in
terlarded with oaths, bur he never
swore again. He joined the Church
and died confident that the Lord had
taken him at his word, and allowed him
to strike he'll as a warning in time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
A Christian Bandit.

The bandits of Greece who furHisael
Edmond About with the romantic ma,
terjal for The Kingo the Mountains
thirty years ago, still hold almost ~
disputed sway in certain parts OF ".
peninsula. In the Pelopouuesus l1'
family of Lyngos has had 'iIi aal y Z
nupoly in robbery for decades. l.'
original leader, who lost hl' NE ~
1870, was one of the most popular Hit-
Of his day. His name still iIFes f
numerous folk-soug which praise ~ ---
as genuine hero, and recouA, 4'
deeds in the most extravagaut anu A1.'
teriug language. Chief Lyu-or
ferrcd to capture his victims on 9e-
days in the neighborhood OF ihe '.'. ~.
churches. Being good and H.
Christian. I" he was thus enao.to
kiss the cross before making u.' ~.
rests and thus hallow his actions -
brothers. who lived in Epiras rel 5,-
ed true to the family traditions. ~
were finally captured, however ~.
gether with forty accompuee' D5.'s5
ed. Chief Lyngos himself was ~.
finally by his nephew, VINO -'l- ~
reputation for daring bravery -
Pelopouuesus almost equal 20 tha.
his far-famed uncle. lie was cal 80. -r
however, a few days ago anu
awaits his fate behind the prison q.
of one of the villages whica he lal
ten piIlaged in DAYS gone BIZ, Lg'.a
Star
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
Something Substantial.

mo, sir, said the new senator from
Maine, as he sat down in the new
restaurant, Il don't like all this fancy
business, with your biz bin of fare, and
these darby walters in drrss-suits
standing round. Taint that | mind
EN- at all but man can't Get a decent
meal in a place like this with all these
fancy fiSin',; that's what ! object To-.
What | want sir, is a good substantial
meal and | intend to get it, Here.
waiter. bring ne piece q cuStard pie
an cup o coffee" Harvard L1myoou.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
Expressive Chinese Sayings.

Some of the ordinary expressions o.
the Chinese are very sarcastic. a
clustering harmless fellow they call
paper tiger When man ya.le'
himself oyermuch they compare HIM 20
"a rat falling into a scale and wel-f
ing itself OVERRIDING a thing t.el
call "a hunchback making bow. )
spendthrift they compare to a roeas'
which goes off at once Those Wlo en-
pend their charity on remote o6leca
but neglect their family are said N
hang a lantern on a rope. which Is seen
afar, but gives no light below "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15

A Russian officer has invented
luminous projectiie to be fired from
gun. II is claimed that il will be ex-
iremely useful for discovering The
movements Of the enemy IN naval
contest at night
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15

Washington Territory has seven
more national banks than Nevada
Arizona Idaho. aud Utah all together
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
English Stiffness.

Dumas the elder often laughed at English
stiffness and reserve. One of his stories
was this:
zone day Victor Hugo and were invited
to dine with the Duke of Ducazes Among
the guests were Lord and Lady Palmerston
of course this happened before the Feb
ruary Revolution. At midnight tea was
handed round. Victor Hugo and / were
sitting side by side, chatting merrily Lord
and Lady Pafmerston had arrived very late,
and there had, consequently, been no OPP
portunity to introduce us before dinner.
After dinner, it seems it was forgotten.
English custom, consequently, did not al
low us to be addressed by the illustrious
couple. All at once young Decazes came
up to us and said
60 MY dear Dumas, Lord Palmerston begs
you will leave chair free between you and
Victor Hugo
II fastened to do as he wished. We
moved away from each other and placed a
chair between us. Thereupon Lord Pal
merston entered, holding the hand of his
wife, led her up to us, and invited her to
sit down on the empty chair-all this with
out saying word.
"'My lady, he said to his wife, what
time have you"
"She looked at her watch and answered;
"'Thirty-fve past TWELVE
"'Well, then, said the great minister,
remember well that this day, at thirty-fve
minutes past twelve, you were sitting be
tween Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo
an honor which you will probably never
enjoy again in your lifetime
"Then he offered his arm again to his
wife, and took her back to her seat without
saying a word to us, because we had not
been presented"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
Protection for Farmers.

Mr.. Mills, in a brilliant speech
opening the debate for the Democrats
on the Mckinley tariff bill, thor
oughly exposed the Republican pre-
tense of protecting the farmer by
imposing n tax on imported bread
stutls. His sarcasm and ridicule
kept the house in roar of laughter.
The United states exported last year
100000 600 bushels of wheat and i'm
ported 1916 bushels. This was a
sufficient cause for increasing the
duty on wheat so per cent. to make
the farmer rich. 60,000,000 bushels
Of corn was exported and 1888 bush
els imported for seed, and tax was
imposed to stop this importation OF
corn and give the Kansas corn burn
ers home market for their corn.
Some adventurous farmer had i'm
ported sixteen bushels of rye to i'm
prove his crop, and consequently rye
is to be heavily taxed. They have
also placed a duty of three cents per
head on cabbage, and the cabbage
grower can now defy the world.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
STATE CONVENTION.
Call Of the Democratic Executive Conn
1nittee For Tuesday, July 10.

NASHVILLE, April IA convention of the
Democratic party of Tennessee is hereby
called on Tuesday, the 18th day of July, 1890,
at II o'clock M, for the purpose of nominal
log candidate for Governor, and the trans
action o. such other business as may be
brought before it. The State Democratic
Executive Committee recommend that the
respective counties in the State appoint no
greater number of delegates than they are
entitled to votes In the convention, the basis
being one vote for every 100 Democratic votes
and fraction over fifty cast at the November
election, 1883.
,}oSe at the city Of Nashville by authority
OF the State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, the 81 day of April, 1890.
THos. l.. WILLIAMS, Chm.
j. ID. MCLIN, Sec'y.
Mr.. Williams being temporarily
absent, Mr.. Savage was called to the
chair, when Mr.. Crunk offered the
following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved, That this committee
recommend thorough organization of
the Democratic party in all the coun-
ties of the State, and that conven-
tions or primary elections be held
wherever necessary to secure the
success of the party.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
Some Wonderful Puppets.

NJ George Bertrand, a talented painter,
a pupil of NJ, Bonnat, who some years ago
exhibited large picture called "PGtrie,"
which had n great success, has given up
painting in order to devote his attention
exclusively to the construction of life size
puppets, which are so jointed as TO execute
movements Of the most surprising kind.
The Figaro newspaper, which has taken
the invention under its patronage, brought
together an influential audience to see and
hear the first representation. The Figures
produce n striking effect on the spectator,
who might imagine them to DC the chafac-
ters in tale Of Hoffman, taking form and
life. 4 violonoellist plays an cir full Of
sentiment and spirit; four dancers, care
fully dressed after the fashion of the opera,
execute "A ballet. A clown plays with nrtis-
tic skill on the violin, and a Spanish couple
the male dancer with tambourine and
his partner with castaucts-go through the
most varied Spanish dances to the tune of
the Espana OF Chabrier.
The movements, the gestures, even the
expression Of the faces, are maryelously
life like. The exhibition was most SUCCESS
full. It was unanimously applauded by
those present. Curiously enough, / have
never heard the pictures Of NJ. Bertrand 80
much spoken Of as have done since he took
to making puppets.-paris Cor London
Times.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
An Hibernianism,

A number of patriotic sons of Erin were
seated around table one night discussing
little of everything, when one of them
began a lamentation over light weight
silver dollar he had in his pocket
9TH hid an tn tails worn down thot
foine We wouldn't know tn hid from tn
tail if it wasn't that tn hid's always on
tn other side"
"Got worn thot way by cirkylation"
$50 they say; but OF behave some smar-r-rt
divil's TUX a jack plane an shcraped a
doime or two off her for luck. Cirkylation
can't wear dhollar down loike thot."
at can, too, an DILL prove it," said a
third. "Have we got good dhollar, Din
N.Y."
Dinny, curiously enough, had one, and
produced it.
Now pass it round tn table"
Around it went.
"Twicet more"
Twice more it went.
"Wance more, an let me hov it,
Once again it circulated, and finally rest
ed in the palm of the instigator of the per
Torrance. He then leaned over to the
owner of the dollar and handed him a sill
yer quarter.
'phwat's thisY" asked the latter.
"Thot's yer dollar. "-Harper's.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13

Mr.. McMillin made a great speech
in reply TO McKinly and others on
the tariff bill. He uncovered the rot
ten Republican schemes and showed
up the corrupt methods in the most
caustic manner. Milliken, of Maine,
threw in sneering remark charging
the South with the suppression of
votes. McMillin replied, "You stole
one presidency, and bought another,
and now you talk about the suppress
sion of votes" This quoted Mr.. Milf
ken and brought the Republican side
to that dignified silence maintained
by Boss Quay.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13

EX-Commissioner j. b. Killebrew,
A. M, PHI. D., has the thanks of the
LEAF-CHRoNICLE for q copy of his
very able speech on "The Western
Iron Belt" delivered before the
Commercial Club of Nashville, April
16, 1890. No man is better acquain-
ted, or knows more of the mineral
wealth of Tennessee and its vast de-
posts and richness than Mr.. Kille.
brew, and his speech is replete with
reliable information that strikes the
uniformed reader with wonderment.
We shall find occasion for frequent
extracts from the valuable history
and facts it contains. In 1856 there
were forty-one furnaces and bloom
cries on the Cumberland river-four-
teen in Stewart and twelve in Mont
gomery county, and the ore used can
hardly be missed. There is now
timber enough in close proximity to
the ore to run forty furnaces for forty
years, by which time the timber will
reproduce itself.