Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-23

tion is pushing, thriving one. The
newspaper is therefore the mirror of
its city, and if the reflection is to
be creditable and fattering, it is the
business men and public spirited
must make it such" And to the
remarks of the Telegraph the Car
roll Sentinel aptly adds that business
men do not always realize that their
support or nonsupport of the adyer-
tising columns of the local paper
does more than anything else TO
indicate the character of the town.
Whether it is live, hustling city or
a country village with no ambition
TO ever becom more than a village,
is indicated to a great extent by the
local advertisements. Liberal ad-
yertising helps the general business
of the town, draws people from a
distance who would otherwise go to
a smaller and more convenient place
to do their trading.
THE concert giNen in this city
last Thursday evening by the Weber
Rockford Quartette proved very
satisfactory to the many who at
tended. The quartette sustains we'll
It's widespread reputation. 1t was
harmonious and melodious, exhib-
ting high degree of culture. The
elocutionist, Miss Irvine, who as
sisted the quartette in completing
the entertainment, performed her
parts well, and IN the rendition of
the "Song Birds" and the "Gipsy
Flower Girl" carried the audience
by storm. Ii the question were
voted upon she would likely be
declared the star Of the evening
Master Harry Diamond, the wonder
full boy yiolinist, did not accompany
the quartette owing to his mothers
sickness, but the young gentleman
who served instead played a few
difficult pieces, displaying consider
able skill. In all it was a good en-
tel tainment.
Why A Bay HoRsE.-Did any one
ever see a man or woman with shay"
hair? asks the Horse World. No
more than he ever saw an auburn
horse. The word bay does not Of
itself signify color, and its use for
the purpose of designating the color
of a horse is purely traditional. Ill
originated in England in a district
where the breed of horses was most
ly several shades away from brown
and yet too brown to be called red.
There grew in this district great
many bay trees, to the leaves Of
which the horses exhibited a de-
cided affinity. The bay tree had
long been cherished among the
natives for the medicinal qualities
Of its leaves and berries, and, in al
way, was sacred to them, having had
a place in many of their legends and
superstitions Every breeder of
horses was sure to have a number of
the trees and relied upon them al
most exclusively for the medicines
wherewith to cure his horses. The
leaves were used in lamentations
and the berries in clysters. The
horses coming from this district,
reared among the bay trees, became
known as bay horses, and the uni
formity Of their color led to the
common use of the torn
THE following is from the White
Lake, Dakota, Times, and was sent
10 Mineral Point by John Linden,
formerly Of this city. Il differs
greatly from the general sentiment
as to the condition Of the Dakota
people, but as it treats on only one
county, is possibly correct;
1t seems that some Of the cranks
and croakers of Aurora county are
getting in their work to the detri-
ment Of the county at large and this
section in particular. We are in
formed-aud we believe our inform
ant tells the truth-that there are
parties iii this county vino are per-
fecIy able 70 take care Of them
gaIxraa and tybB own auYuub ppr-