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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
A JAPANESE OLD MAsrFe
Recovery of Picture Painted n.
Thousand Years Aro.

A story comes from Japan. saw.
Pal Mall Gazette, of the recover ne
picture painted over 1000 veays u
Tin $50 A. d. by Kanaoka. the f.. a.
of japanese pictorial art. II ra -,ls'
ents figure about ? feet high a rs
detail being finished with the CIT
ate care layished BY the old Jona.0O''
masters on their choicest WORKS 'u,ss
cording to description in the E Ae-
Mall, the only parts Of the bodv l.-'
posed were the face, arms. and e
but the lines and coloring of tbesa ~
tons plainly showed the hand u r'i'
great expert. THE flesh was firm, ", a
contours were delicate, and the c1l
ing, though centuries had passed N.Y. ,o.'
the time of its application, remairsi
mellow if not fresh But it was IN NJ
treatment of the drapery that the ar, ,ls
had put forth his greatest strera-S
The folds hung with indescribable Sot
ness and fidelity to nature and n,
splendid brocades of the priestlv ve..
ments were depicted so inimitablv ~,
one felt inclined to caress the soft riat
stuff. Nl
The picture in the course of so
passed into the hands of the fam6r'
artist, Kano Montonobu. and On h.
death in 1869 it was among the tra..
ures he left behind with a certifcst'
from him that it was the work of N.
great Kanaoka What happened Ia (,
after Montonobu's death is not known
but quite recently it was found in
pawnshop in Toxic. 1t was purchase
by dealer and was offered 70. ,,is
abroad, but efforts which were made IA
prevent this remarkable work from
going out of the country were success.
full and it was purchased by wealth.
Japanese merchant who intends pre;.
enting it to the National museum.
1t has been said by experts that tbs
genuine works of Kanaoka now extart
may be counted on the fingers of ore
hand and that the whereabouts of each
is well known, Dr. Anderson. in h,
recent work on japanese pictorial arts
Says of KanaOka that las student a
the works of the great Chinese masters
of the Tang dynasty he most probably
adopted their teaching with unmpor.
ant notifications suggested by Corpgp
example and must hence be regarded
as the apostle ofan ancient and foreign
art rather than the originator OF a
native school
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
Life in Japan.

From an article in the Centurg bv M
artist Wores we quote the following
an Japan women have always held
higher position than in other Asiatc
countries. They go about freely
wherever they please, and thcseclusoH
Of the Chinese is wholly unknown to
them The schools receive as many
girls as boys; and as a result of my OBJ
sewations | can safely say, withoutde
compliment, that the former are bright
er than the latter
"By degrees, and under these favor
able conditions for general observation
some of the causes of the peoples
happy spirit of independence begauto
be revealed to me. The simplicity Of
their lives in which enters no selfish
rivalry TO Guido one another, accounts
in large measure for this 6nyiable re-
suit. Regarding one another very
much as belonging to one family, their
mode of life is more or less on ODE
same plane, and consequently spirit
of great harmony prevails A VERY
small income is sufficient to supply tho
ordinary necessities of life. and every
thing else is secured with but little
effort. Household effects are few and
inexpensive; and should everything be
destroyed by fire or lost in any way
is not an irreparable calamity Allu1
be replaced at small outlay and lilegc
on as before.
"The tenant upon renting a house i
put TO little expense to furnish it; in
deed he requires absolutely no furnt
ture at all. The clean finely woycD
mats which cover the floor serve a
table, chair and bed; and as it is the
universal custom to remove the shoes
before entering a house, these is no
danger of ones bringing with him the
dirt from the streets.
His bedding consists ofcotton quilts
which are spread out on the floor at
night, rolled together in the morning
and stored away in closet during tN
day. \ few pictures (kakem0Ha) and
specimens of beautiful script decorate
the walls, few vases contain sprays Of
flowers, and number of cushions on
the floor complete the furnishing OF
room Yet it does not seem empty o.
chocrleSs; for the general arrangement
OF harmonious coors, the different
woods employed in its visible con
-truciion. and the beauty ofthe finished
Workmanship, make "A most harmonious
and pleasing combination. Paint
never used to cover the wood, mucl
less to substitute false grain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
tie Was \ Genius.

A man went into a Broadway clothing
store the other day and asked TO see
pair Of trousers, says the New York
World. He went into a closet to try
them ON. Calling out to the clerk that
they didn't quite suit he was handed in
another pair. Five pairs We're handed
in to him in this way, the last pair be-
ing just what he wanted. He kept
them on, handing the clerk the price
as he passed out 1t was learned soon
after that he had ON all the trousers
that he had handed in to him. The
fellow was arrested, and he deserved
to be, as his performance was a miser-
able plagiarism of the work of a real
genius VINO once operated in Butler,
Pa.
1t was before Butler was as large a
town as it is now. A man named Ep-
stein started a clothing store there in a
small way. The people had been in
the habit of having their garments
made at home, and Mr.. EpSteins store
was something of an experiment. His
stock accordingly was not extensive.
One day q stranger walked in and
said he wanted to buy suit He was
one OF Epstein's first customers and he
was anxious to make the sale The
stranger retired to q small room cur
tanned OFT in one corner to try ON the
clothes. He was hard to fit Epstein
kept handing him in drawers, under
shirts, pants coat vests, and collars
aud cuffs until the entire stock was in
the little room The man was ungain-
Oh q i..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
Capital Notes.

MADISON. wis, Feb 10, 1890.
The annual charity reception and
ball was held in the assembly and
Senate chambers last Friday even
ing. The assembly chamber was
handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion. The First Regiment orches-
ira played in the assembly chamber,
and the Second Regiment orchestra
in the senate chamber. The grand
march at 9:3O was led by Governor
and Mrs. Hoard. After the ninth
number was danced the guests
descended to the north corridor
where refreshments were served.
The toilet Of the ladies present was
handsome.
The ice dealers here are reaping a
big harvest this winter. One firm
ships 100 cars of ice a day. Parties
are coming here from about all over
the United States for their ice.
The new Opera Hall, Madison is
building, is nearly completed, and
when il is it will be as handsome a
building as can be found in the
state. 1t is said that it will be com
pIeted by the first of April.
The Farmers Convention, which
was in session here a few weeks
ago, brought large crowd to Madi-
son, and, as a matter of course, poll
tics received as much attention as
farm topics. 1t is perhaps unneces-
sorry to state that Governor Hoard
strengthened himself among the
granger element, as he took a prom
inent part in their discussions, and
showed an interest in and familiarity
with every topic discussed.
Governor Hoard has demonstrated
the fact that a journalist can make a
good Governor, but not being
possessed Of the attribute of infalli-
bility he has no doubt made some
mistakes His administration grows
in favor as it grows longer, and he
is doubtless much stronger before
the people than he was two years
ago. No Governor has been more
faithful in attending to his office
duties than Governor Hoard. The
people of Wisconsin ought to re-
joiee that they have such a worthy
and faithful officer for their leader.
&. p. b.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
The Deadly Toothpick.

"Do you know said a physician C
a HeraH man yesterday, "that The
great American habit of toothDieS
chewing is responsible for a very large
number of human ills? II You have
ever noticed these things much you
have observed that a good many peo'
pie WHO take their meals at restaurants
or hotel cafes ambush out Immediately
alterward to business snatch on me
way toothpick, sometimes several OF
them. and thrust the little wooden
spears into the mouth IL nine ease
out OF ten they don't use the tuo'op.es
quickly as amattcro Of business, but 'a0!
retain 1t I'M the mouth after allnec.- Y
for us function, has ceased Iae
chew GA it and wabble it about uuoe,,
the jaws and finally Inc piece of WOO.
i-redueed TO q ragged pulp and .l.l
il is usually east away. Very tre4u a'
Is small particles of wood are
lowed and I know of one man N..
WA. in Che habitof eating bis toothn.''
/ became acquainted with linn uec.o-
he wanted me to give him something
70 heal his stomach, which was
I'm a lacerated condition The 'A
particles of wood that are swa..a"
frequently lodge in tne walls or
stomach somewhere and induce -i,..
disturbance know several t"s'
which proved fatal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
How 1t Affects Prices.

The condition of the American
and English markets for steel rails
is a beautiful commentary on the
oft repeated and pertinacious decla-
ration of the free-traders, to the
effect that the tariff is a tax and
that the amount of the tariff on the
imported article is added to the
price paid 10y consumers for the
domestic article. Steel rails in
England were quoted February Sth,
ut FL l2s. cd. to IS ($3S.l2 to S+0)
per ton free on board ut west Of
England ports. The ocean freight
ON steel rails is $3.50 a ton. The
tariff is Sl7 a ton. 1t appears that
English steel rails laid down in
New York would cost $57.62 to
S5Q.50 ton. If the cost OF the
imported article with the tariff add
ga is the price Of the domestic arti-
cle, American steel rails ought 90 be
selling for that price. Instead Of
that being the case, the quoted price
of steel rails at New York, February
Sth, was $50 to $50 a ton.
Ii will be seen that, not only Is
the tariff not added to the price OF
the domestic rails, but that Amer
lean rails sell for IS or 81 less per
ton in New York than English rail
sell for at the place Of shipment.
Their. could not be a more conciu-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

sive argument against the fallacies
OF the free-traders. Every fiuctua-
ton in price that distresses any par
ticular class they lay to the tariff.
They even claim that the low price
of corn in Nebraska is caused by
the tariff, when the simple fact is
that more corn was raised in the
country last year than all the people
could consume with the requirements
for foreign shipment.
Now it is reported that the glass
manufacturers have formed "com-
bine" to raise the price of glass 30
per cent. 1t is added that but for
the tariff this advance could not
have been made, as the people could
have bought imported glass for q
less price than that charged for
domestic glass. But this is also a
fallacy. The importers have entered
into the glass "combine," and the
tariff does not affect its strength, It's
adhesiveness nor its aggressive char
acter. When the nature of every
trust or "combine" is analysed, a
similar state of facts appears. The
tariff does not affect the operations
of trusts, nor increase In a percepti-
bic degree the cost of domestic
articles. Every branch of trade and
industry, and all classes of pro.
ducers and consumers are better off
with the tariff than they would be
without it Chicago Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

ia which the ballot shall he printed
on election day"
These are some Of the ideas u be
gathered from the Australian law
1t would take the whole side Of a
paper to tell all, and not having the
space to spare we respectfully refer
the city fathers to chapters 248 and
494, laws of 1889.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. a,

AsliiNGIhNs II. T., req, II, 1871.
Speaker Reed has triumphed. The
long agony is over The new code
of rules has been adopted by the
House and the principle OF majority
rule indicated. Under the new
rules the House will be able to trans
act business more expeditiously than
for many years past. The country
is indebted to Mr.. Reed, and the
Republicans of the House, for hay-
ing the courage to topple over the
numbo-jumbo of precedent and give
the people their rights. The people
do not elect a majority of the House
of Representatives. TO have it con
rolled by the minority.
The Senate spent q goodly portion
of its time this week listening to a
speech of Senator Blair in favor of
his educational bill. The enemies
of the measure are now claiming
that they have enough votes pledged
to defeat it in the Senate, but the
probabilities are that they are bluff
ing, for the purpose of influencing
several of the new Senators who
have not committed themselves
either way.
The House spent the week, to
date, including several night SEES
sions, in discussion of the rules.
Some very good short speeches
were made too Here is plain,
business-Iike statement made by
Representative Morse, Of Massachu-
sets: "The business men of the
country are demanding business
legislation and that the 'do-nothing
policy of Congress for the last ten
years shall change, and how shall
you change it without amending the
rules that bind this body hand and
foot? The business men want a
bankrupt law, they want radical
amendments to the interstate com
mereo law, they want greatly needed
public buildings in centers Of popu
lation and business; they want life.
saving stations, light houses and
needed improvements to rivers and
harbors, they want laws regulating
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
LegdI Notices.
EstaIe-Ne coIJIIIs,

GTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUH ~ COURT OF
, Iowa County--In Probate
Notice is hereby given, that at the regular
term Of the county court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city of
Dodgeville, in said county, on the first Tuesday
of April a. D. 1890, being the first day-of April,
1880, at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon.
the following matter win be heard and CON
s!1ered.
The position Of Ole lEendrickson for the CON
veyanCa 10 him by the executors of the last will
and testament OF Martin NeGollus, deceased,
pursuant to contract made by the deceased in
his lifetime, Of the following described real
estate in Lafayette county Wisconsin, viz: The
east halt OF the northeast quarter OF the north
east quarter, of section number tweDty-ouc (2U,
and the northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter OF section number twenty-five C22), all
in township number four 3D. north of range
number five l5) east containing 60 acres more
or less BY the court,
JOHN 4. JONES, County Judge
Dated January 30, 1890 Two
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
NTATE OF WIsC0NsIN--IOWA

~ county tourt-ln Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the Iowa County Court to be held in and for
said county, al the Court HoHse in the city
Of Dodgevile, in said county, on the ith day
Of March, A. d. 1890. being the first Tuesday
Of said month at one O'Clock in the afternoon OF
said day, the following matters will be heard
and considered.
The application of Ann Sampson to admit to
probate the last Will and testament of Michael
Sampson, late Of the village OF Linden in said
county, deceased. And tor appointment of pc.
utiOuer, Ann sampson, as administrators with
viii annexed OF estate of said deceased
And it is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given TO all persons Interested by
publishing copy OF this notice for three weeks
successfully, prior TO said day Of hearing in the
Mineral Point TRIBUNE, a weekly newspaper
published in said couaty.
BY order OF the Court,
JOHN I. JON ES Judge.
Dated Dodgayille, Wis. Feb. 4, 1890
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
A GOOD FARM
For Sale At a Lew Price ana On Easy Terms.

win sell my Hue improved ta'n ~ GOD
acres situated 1 miles southwest ct the city
OF Mineral Point, at SIS per acre, aiij on
especially easy terms. 81 purchasers will pay
100 down. or give security for that amount.
he can have tweuty-tnur years time on one
balance. giving notes for equal payments Oi
PRINCIPAL each year, aud having privilege no
nay them on or before the time they tal due,
at six per cent. interest
The house an the farm IS n good condition
ana large, containing niue rooms, aud The barn
i large and we'll constructed. The land Is rich
ana la good condition; about l5N acres under
plow ana balance timber and pasture good
living ygater ON each forty acres, ana the whole
flrm is well fenced with posts .su Ser au3
wire. Iu4Wrc on the premises for further
particulars. 5im5 JOHN AeAhhLG..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

An entire generation of Demo
Gratis came and went before a Dem
ocrat was elected Governor in Iowa,
and it now looks as if a second
would 90 before he will be inaugu-
rated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
tflmfral Point Gtibunt.

ALL through Central Illinois the
spring birds, such as robins, jays
and blue birds have arrived, and
the frogs have opened in full chorus
from every pond.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
Teachers Examinations

supplementary az AN0ca--.AprlI -lfh aud -Uth.
Bring good legal cap paper, pens and ink, but
no books except your manuals.
But one application viii be allowed,
Work 10 begin at 10 a. M ON the first day, and
at 8 q. u. on tine second day.
B. W. GuLErr, County Supt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

The disgrace of maintaining the
deadlock in the Iowa Legislature
does not belong entirely to the Dem
ocrats. The Republicans are to
some extent responsible for the
school-boy nonsense.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

ana restricting Immigration; they
want wise revision of the tariff on
protection lines; and they want a
dependent pension lava law which
DEGREES that no ex-Union soldier
shall die in the poor house, and
which they would have had before
this if it had not been vetoed by
Grover Cleveland"
Secretary Tracy is far from being
well man. He has not yet regu-
larly resumed his duties and is still
under the care of physician.
Governor Hovey, of Indiana, who
is president of the service pension
association, has made statements
this week before the pension com
mittees in both House and Senate i'm
favor Of service pension.
The committee investigating the
Ohio ballot-box forgeries closed its
hearings Wednesday, discharged all
the witnesses and adjourned subject
TO the call of the chairman. Wood,
the man who furnished Governor
Foraker the forged document, at
tempted to make sensation at the
last minute by stating that Cover
nor Foraker, Hadden and himself
got up the forgeries, but he has been
convicted of so many lies that no.
body would believe anything he
might say.
Senator Moody has introduced a
bill providing for the erection by
the Postmaster General, upon re-
quest, postoflice buildings in all
towns having population of 1000
or more. The buildings to cost
from $4,000 to $4,000. The bill
carries an appropriation Of $4,000
600.
Senator Pierce has introduced a
bill to create an agricultural com
mission to investigate the causes of
the present depressed condition of
the agricultural interests.
Every member Of the cabinet was
present at the last meeting. 1t has
been more than month since they
were all together before, and Secre-
tary Tracy would probably not have
been present had he not been an IN
mate Of the White House at the
time.
We are now pretty certain to have
at least two new states at this SEES
sion, as bills for the admission of
Idaho and Wyoming have been
favorabIy reported in both House
and Senate.
Senator Hoar has introduced a
bin providing that no changes shall /
be made in the present boundaries
OF any Congressional district in the
United States until the new appor-
tlonment of Representatives shall !
be made by Congress on the census
TO be taken this year. His idea is
to put stop to gerrymandering. !
The same bill has also been intro
duced in the House.
The fight which has been going
ON before the Senate for several
months against the confirmation Of
Indian Commissioner Morgan, has
been ended by that gentIemau's
confirmation. Only two Republican
Senators--Ingalls and Pieree--voted |
against him.
Al the Presidents request the
opening of the free public library
at Pittsburg was postponed until
next week so that he might attend
and ofieiate at the opening.
Mr. Blaine has resumed regular
work at the State department., and .
only the additional lines in his face
tell of what he has recently suffered.
Charles Emory Smith, editor of |
the Philadelphia Press, has been
nominated to be minister to Russia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

THE school house and the open
Bible will conquer and redeem Utah
and Idaho if given a fair chance.
No other agency can ever succeed
in curing such moral diseases and
transforming such monstrosities.
The best laws, backed by ignorance
and supported by atheism or Buddh-
ism or Mohommedanism, never have
and never will lift up people.
Good laws grow naturally, as the
seed is planted by the school master
and the Bible teaching missionary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

THE Shermanites, sect that has
flourished for some time somewhere
in the wilderuesses Of Clair county,
Alabama, underwent another Of
their periodical djsappointmcnts
Sunday. For the last year or so
their pastors have been setting dates
for the end of the world, and the
last prophecy fixed the hour Of noon
Sunday as the time for the flight of
the people heavenward. There was
great excitement until the clock
struck ~ without anything more
serious happening than few iudig-
nant infants squalling Il protest
against being left 30 long in the
open air The people soon quoted
down after that and will probably
keep still until the day arrives for
the next darksome prophecy to be
unluIiIIed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

DEMOCRATIC orators and news
papers have been so loud and sterto-
rious in their breathings against the
new rules of Congress as to lead
many to suppose that among the
first acts, if they ever again come
into power, would be to repeal "the
fraud and iniquity." But here comes
one of the organs and says: "When
the Democrats regain possession of
the House and adopt the rules of the
Fifly.frst Congress there will be
some Republicans squirting at tax
ing their own medicine"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

THE new election law Will apply
to the officers in this city this spring,
1t does not apply to village or town
elections. The law is full Of COM
pHcalions, and much study will be
required of officers who have to first
set ii i'm motion. The ticket has to
be made by convention Of electors
representing political party which
at the last election polled at least
two per cent. of the vote" of the
city, or 10y q written and sworn-to
nomination by not less than so
electors of the city.
The city officers are required to
have the tickets printed at the oity's
expense, and the tickets are required
to have on them the names of all
nominations of all legally recognized
parties, and must be on white paper
not more than l34 inches long and
not less than | > inches wide. The
law particularly designates that
these singuIarly shaped tickets shall
be cut ont Of - 10y SO inch paper,
weighing at least 80 pounds to the
ream. Nominations in general
al..tt.,.. ..,f... ,....tsi...l az a., ,,,. i, ot
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20

VERMONT maple syrup at Spratler's