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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
ne Didn't Hon .Ienny Ind.


Did ] ever hear Jenny Lind?' said J.
c., Stewart, of the Fat Mems Club the
other day No, but I'LL tell YOU how
near ! came 20 hearing her You probas
ly don't remember when the Swedish
songstresS came to America under the
management of Z, r. Barnum, but don't
think It'll ever forget 1t, IL was a good
many years ago, and was a boy. a pretty
good sized one, knocking around New
York City, The night OF Jenny lind's
concert came, and | was crazy to hear her.
hut didu have any money, and there
was hung around the theater after the
concert had begun By-and-by severa!
gentlemen came out bareheaded. was
willing TO adopt almost any means TO ret
inside, Sc ! went up to one of those who
gust came ont and said
say. Mister, lej me have your check
SO can get In and hear Jenny Lind sing
Why, they re r2t giving out checks
my boy, he replied When one gets in
side he checks his hat, and if he goes out
between times he goes ont bareheaded. and
when he goes back the absence of his hat
indicates that he has been inside
Well, a bright idea struck me at last,
/ thought IL was bright idea. So
quietly went up % the entrance, and un-
seen took off my hat and pushed it up UNI
der my vest Then putting on a bold
face, | walked into the theater without be-
ing molested sat down ona Yacaut
chair and waited for Jenny Liud Present
ly Il big, heayv->et fellow came and sat
down beside me- He ma le some ordinary
remark and then said:
Say These people think they're
pretty smooth here, and that no one can
get in without paying, but ! fooled EN-
Just showed my hat under my vest and
walked in with Che other barcheaded fellows
that came before.
lis that soy replied, thinking it was
great joke Why that's just the way
| got in
"'You did. eb; said the big man,
with q grin You last sized YOU
mp for getting in that way Now you get
ont of here,
81 didn't wait concluded Mr. Stewart,
for the man who laid the trap, into which
fell SO easily, was special policeman.
That just how near came to hearing
Jenny Lind
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

it, if possible, beginning to house my
flock during all cold rain-st0rms in the
fall, or snow-storms, il any came before
the flock were put into their winter quart
ers, taking care that their feeding rakes
We're well filled with hay before the sheep
were housed, thus getting the flock used to
eating hay before they were confined to
their winter quarters. After the benefits
of protection were fully established to my
satisfaction. a more liberal course Of feed
ing was adopted. A grain ration of corn
was fed the dock as soon as grass failed 10
gave them proper Susteuance. and was con-
tinued until about the first of June the fol-
lowing year. The ewes were thus kept
strong and vigorous. and the lambs were
strong aud healthy, and nearly an were
raised, Thus the flock increased rapidly
M numbers and condition
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
In Tc.tlmonn of the Kocl,..

Out in the wild west a mailbag was
emptied Of valuable contents by parties
unknown and filed With stones The loss
vas not discovered until the bag reached
It's destination, and no one had any notion
where Che theft was committed But a
petrologi.t was shown the rocks, and be
said at once that there was only one place
In the United States where such rocks are
found be told where the place was and
detective going there it was only $50
miles away found two Cinnamon at work
in an isolated spot, where it was sub
sequently remembered the robbed train
stopped for water He promptly charged
them with the crime, and they were so
taken by surprise that they confessed ~
So much for rocks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
now no DIE
An Oriental Idea That Teaches u Plain
Moral.


was in Oudh at the time whcn rich
Hindu brother to the Prime Minister
of Nepaul, Sir Jung Bahadur arrived in
"a DIVING state at the sacred city of Ajudiah.
says writer in Temple Bar Though
stricken with mortal sickness, he had
made the long anu painful Journey from
Nupau in order 10 die IN the holy city that
gave Raua birth, ana which IS to the
Hindu what Mecca is TO the Moslems. and
far more than Jerusalem is 10 the Chris.
tians On hearing of his arrival the Eng
fish Magistrate at Fyzabad went to see
him the day before his death, as it proved
to be- He found the Rajah lying on
low wooden hedstends such MS is used by
the poorest natives, in "A bare, mud-plaster-
ed little room, having neither window nor
article of furniture except the bedstead
In it and with his silver dishes and drink.
ing vessels spread about ON the mud floor
! TO English eyes il seemed truly strange
and comfortless deathbed. but such a view
of il would not have struck any of the
Hindu present; the dying man. they
would have said, had all he needed and
God was gracious to have let him live till
hl- journey was accomplished
know Of no Western parallel to this
scene Princes and mobiles IN the middle
ages have doubtless suffered voluntary pri-
walton and courted physical pain by way Of
an expiatory or at least meritorious act
but we know that they were keenly alive
20 the full merit Of such penances and did
not fail TO put them down to the credit
side Of their account with heaven. But
this Indian noble had no such feeling and
would have been generously surprised
at its being thought that he had done any
thing worthy Of admiration His wretch
cd and poverty surroundings were
TO him perfectly Indifferent accident Of
this quckly-passinR life and counted as
nothing. He had attained his heart de
sire and was now happy and waiting for
death
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
m. suspense Worse Than Death,

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Application was
made in the United States supreme court
for writ Of habeas corpus for kammler
under sentence Of death in New York.
bv electricity pursuant to an order Of
Judge Wallace. Of New York The court
denied the application for a writ Of habeas
corpus but stated that on May 10 the
cour, would hear a motion for writ Of
error in the case.
BuFFALo, n. Y, May another writ
Of habeas corpus was issued ia the case Of
Kammler. 1t was issued to dispose d the
question as TO whether the warden OF the
state prison at Auburn can legally execute
kauuier
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
\ GIANT SCHEME.
Plan to Build a Trans Continental Line to
the Coast.

kansas City, March 5.-A dispatch
from Leavenvorth, Kan, gays: A big
railroad scheme with millions to back it,
Is on foot for a trans-continental short
line from New York to the Pacific The
enterprise il IL the hands Of a body Of
English capitalists and American
railroad men. THIS syndicate has
been secretly at work for a
time. From LeaYenwOrth 10 Denver the
route surveyed two years ago. and known
as the Denver short line, and more recent
III az the Leayenw0rth. Denver a tab
short line, will be used. This survey is
50 miles shorter ,han any existing line Of
railroad now running into Denver From
Denver 70 Salt Lake City, the continuat
ti0n Of this survey, 200 miles is saYad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

Preliminary umors Of the discovery Of
new nihilistic plot are coming in from
st. Petersburg, and, from what is already
known they seem more important than
the others There have nov been three
within a month, and the peculiar circum-
stance Of each suggest that they have been
purposcIy put in the way Of police discoy
cry in order 30 divert attention from q cen
tral conspiracy Gmesome reports con-
tiuue to be- spread of "a connection between
high officials and youths OF noble family
and this present nihilist activity For the
moment there is lull IN the turbulent
students demonstration. but this only in
tensile. the apprehensions Of catastrophe.
The Car has suddenly changed his mind,
be has again decided TO 20 Gatschina on
Tuesday, where, inside vast cordons Of
police and troops, he viii endeavor to re-
cover health and spirits 10y an open-air
life he il described a. having lost a great
deal Of flesh and /. looking wre.chedly wan
and haggard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
P1CKETT's GOOSE COOKED,
dust Play with Kansas City During the
Season of 1890

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-ln the suit Of
the Kansas City American Association
Club against John 7. Pickett and tho
Players Club OF PHILADELPHIA, Judge
Arnold today granted an injunction re-
straining Pickett from playing for any
other club than the Kansas City during
the season Of 1890. The Judge in his de-
cision says in part When we consider the
fact that the plaintiff, the Kansas
City Cuh paid for the release Of
Pickett from the st. Paul club in May
lost, s., 300. of which sum $500 was paid
to Pickett, and a salary Of $40 a month,
which was regularly and fully paid to him,
although be was sick and unable to play
nearly half the season of 1888, His in
gratitude is shown to be equal to his bad
faith. While we cannot punish him for
his ingratitude, we can restrain him
from deriving any benefit from
the breach Of his contract,
In regard to Pickett plea, that the Kan
sas City club has transferred its member
ship from the American association to the
Western association, and that it has re-
leased Others Of its players, the court says
he has stopped himself from complaining.
as he freely acquisced in these arrange
fnauts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
cIRCUMsrANcIAL EVIDENCE.
\ Man With a Scratched Face Arrested for
Murder.

DENVER, May 5,-This evening the POI
lice arrested a man who gave his nan.e as
Chas. Munsen, on suspicion Of being con
nected with the murder Of Mrs Butter
field, who was found dead in her house
Yesterday The mans face was badly
scratched and he looked as if he
been engaged in a severe struggle. He
tells contradictory stories and the police
are inclined TO think he is the right man.
Mrs Butterfeld's first husband was a New
York man Her divorced husband But
terheid, lives in Omaha.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
sixteen Thousand 5 ,dndies Quiet.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., May 5.-The ORR.
entail mill, Alfred A. Reed and Gordon
Reed being the principal o Sners is report
ed to be temporarily embarrassed The
mill runs about 1900 spindes
making a fine grade Of Turkish towel
lings and employs about $50 hands.
The indebtedness il said to be about
100000. At meeting Of the creditors
today Alfred Reed stated that he would be
able to pay every dollar within year if
the creditors gave him time
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
The Boodlers Returns.

NEW York, March 5-It is reported
late this afternoon that Henry l.. SayIes
ex-alderman Of the notorious Doodle
board Of 1884, who fed 10 Canada and for
feited 5000 bail. returned to the city to-
day His brother called on the district
attorney Office TO arrange for bail, but up
to a late hour this evening Henry had not
been found
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

Raising $t5O,oOO for an Annex 20 jobs
Hopkins University.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May Miss Mary
Garrett and number Of other wealthy
ladies in Baltimore, New York, Phlladel-
phia and Boston are raising a fund Of
sl50000 toward the proposed medical
school Of the Johns Hopkins university,
with The understanding that this branch
of the university will be open 30 women.
Mrs Henry Winter Davis has been elected
president Of the organization, which in a
circular sent to ladies in all the eastern
and western cities declares its aim to be
the higher medical education Of women,
Miss Garrett has subscribed e. 600. and a
number Of Baltimore ladies $1,000 each.
Auxiliary committees are at work IN
Boston. New York and Philadelphia, and
the leaders in the movement say that slml-
lar committees will be organized in
Chicago and Cincinnati. The students
will have all the advantages Of the great
Johns Hopkins hospital.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

MILWAUKEE. May 4 The body Of H.
W Diet. teacher in the Evangelical
Friedens church. at the corner Of Chestnut
and Thirteenth streets. who mysteriousIy
disappeared April ;. was found at the foot
Of a steep bluff along the beach a mile
south Of ST Francis, yesterday afternoon.
me BODY had been washed ashore from
H. lake Ii Is thought the teacher. who
was Of dependent nature committed
suicide. Deceased was 50 years 81 age.
and leaves wife and three children.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
REFUSED THEIR FEES.
Hynes and InEham Not Allowed Their
Fees by the Commissioners.

CHICAGO, May 5.-The county commits
sioners today decided 10y vote of 5 to 7
to refuse to pay the bills of the special
counsel engaged for the prosecution in the
Cronin case Mills and lngham's bill
being $1,000 and w. J. Haynes $4,000.
Commissioner Cool siid these
lawyers were engaged by private parties
through the county board, which at the
time Of the trial made all the appropria-
tions asked for. and was willing to grant
all the money necessary The question
was he said, whether the board should
pay the balances now outstanding on the
bills contracted by other parties
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
STRENGTHENING the German Artillery.

BERLIN, May 5.-The Reichsanzeiger
announces the preparation Of bill to in
crease the field artillery by 70 batteries
and an army corps Of special troops and
says the state of things among the neigh
bors of Germany does not admit Of Ger
many continuing the military system
under which the artillery is strengthened
at the expense Of the infantry IL is there
fore necessary to fix new effective strength
for the army.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

Cmcleo. May D. Ex-Goy. Shumdn
died suddenly tonight Of appoIexy Mr.
Shuman bad a long and honorable career
in politics and newspaper work in this
state lie was for many years editor and
part proprietor Of the Chicago Evening
fgurugI
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
THE RECORD BROKEN.
Th- Torpedo Boat Gushing Like Tornado
for Speed.

WAsH1NGToN, MAY THE torpedo
boat Gushing arrived at the Washington
navy yard, yes erday afternoon at $50
o'clock, having made the run from New
FORK in 2S19 hours, a performance that
beats all previous known records.
She used only ons boiler with
an average pressure of eighty pounds Of
steam and notwithstanding the weather
was thick and heavy made an average
speed of fifteen knots. The naval Of
fcers are enthusiastic over the perforance
of the Cushing and say her run from New
port to New York and to Washington is
unparalled
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
Two Girls snrncnted.

CmcAGo. May 5.-Annie and Bessie
Parlick, two young Bohemian girls EN-
ployed as servant girls in a Halstead street
boarding house, were found dead in their
beds this morning having been sufocated
by escaping gas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

This is a good cold weather cake. and
many persons who seldom eat cake like
this. Two teacups OF sugar, one half cup
butter. one cupof thin cream. three and
one half cups of flour, three teaspooutuls
baking powder sifted through flour, six
eggs whites and yoks beaten separately
and one.half teacup of chopped hickory
nuts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

COLUMBIA, S. c., May William
Peaphort. colored, was shot and killed in
Lexington jail last night He was con-
victed of rape on Rosa Cannon, young
white girl, and was sentenced to be hanged
MaY IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

VAIESciA. May "a party composed
Of ten men made a raid upon farm near
this city and captured the owner, carrying
him of 70 the mountains. where they held
him a pri.on until has son paid 5000
for his release.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

ST. LoUIs, May 5.-Two hundred and
hfty harness makers struck for a ten cent
advance IN their wages this morning.
PITTsBuBGH. Ma, Six hundred coal
miners struck at Bsllaire ana Cambridge,
Ohio, today.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
Milwauk ee Market

MINIATURES. May 5-whea,- Unsettled; No.
spring, 5000 for seller cash; sS's for seller
July Corn Firm; No. s, "a. Oats-Steady
No >, white, ~. RyS- Steady; No l, 5li4G
sih. Barley Quiet; No, ., AaG45&. Pro
visions Firm. Po-k-lSssg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

Put one cup of sweet milk, two Etaping
cups of sugar, two-thirds cup of hard ard
a little salt in pan ON the stove to melt.
When 1t cools beat three eggs very light
stir them into the milk, add two quarts Of
well sifted -four, three heaping teaspoon
tuls of baking powder, or two teaspoonfuls
of soda and four tea>poonml cream of
tartar we'll mixed with the flour. roll thin
and hake nmcky.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
PRACTICAL RECIPES.
STEAMED EGGS.

Butter tin plate, and break into il the
CURED number Of eggs set in a steamer
and steam until the whites are cooked
place on large slices of buttered toast and
serve
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

teen inches long in lndia and eating it =
like q stick Of candy as the children do
there according to Humbert
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
what an umagiuationi

Dr. Thompson was walking, In his col
lege days with two companions, one of
whom was Alfred Tennyson: of the namt
Of the other ! ann not sure The path bN
which they went was one which all Cam
bridge men know namely that which
leads from the backs of the colleges through
the fields towards Cotton After passing
the brook, which used TO be crossed land
perhaps is now by a rude wooden bridge.
it was perceived that Iennysun had hgped
behind. He had paused by the side Of the
brook, brought has eyes rs near he could
to the surface Of the water, and was eX-
aiming with intense interest the suha-
queoUs life which the little stream con.
tanned After time he rejoined his COM
| panions and this was his u'terance when
he joined them: "What an Imagination
God has, The words must have made a
deep impression upon my informant
mi0d otherwise he would not have retain
ed them in memory and would not have
thought II worth while to repeat them b.
me They made similar impression on
myself when so repeated; and ! can not
but regard them as containing q true phil
osophy of Nature Whatever may be the
power of natural selection, and whatever
causes may be at work 10 produce the
varied scenes of life which the world CON
tans. YOU need some underlying cause.
both of life itself and Of reproduction and
variation, and Of all natural phenomena;
and if casually the existence of the uni
verse may be attributed TO Gods will and
purpose. So the endless variety Of vital
manifestations may be attributed to that
which in the case Of man we should call
Imagination The Bishop Of Carlisle in
the Nineteenth Century.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
SUGAR BUGsCIr.

One and one-halfpints of -four, half a
teaspoonful of salt, one cupfuI Of sugar.
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder. one
tablespoonful Of lard, two eggs nch.alf
pint of milk little grated nutmeg; mix
into smooth butter as for mullins, drop
from tablespoon on CREASED baking tin
sift sugar ON top and bake about 10
minutes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
Londoners Amazed.

LONDON, May 5.-Thepapers here, COM
n4a.mg upon yesterday labor demonstra-
uon, agree that it was Of a very signid-
can't character, and declare that it will
cause the day to rank among the most
decisive in the industrial history of
tlgant The demonstration was certain
magnificent success, and exCelled in
!ant q numbers and orderly enthusiasm
az working class gatherings since the
srt' reform aSsemblage in 1866. The
'te3ll1 organization Of the different
"..u, taking part in the procession
a5ai together in the park half a million
people. who met went through their
BUSINESS and dispersed without single in
-I-Ht occurring Of disorderly character.
me l5bIe Is amazed in the great and
els-.} occurrence.
LONDON. May 5.-Workmen to the
a.ar # 5000 have struck at Prague
any, even thousand masons and carpen-
truck in Hamburg.
From other Localities.
"rpNE, Pa. NAY 5.-A general
.'.se involving 1900 coke workers il
- melville region is threatened I'M
rick company resumes opera
tae Valley works.
.s>EaH COL, May 5.-The first strike
a1er TINS year took place today when
| waok workers and benchmen in
mills went out because the re-
hours, from ten to nine. with
- pay
YORK, May THE carpenters Of
- body did not have to strike
altorce their demands for an 8
@ i is said that 200 bosses had
demand and that only thirty
- .a' ln the latter places the men
IONA May Great excite
~ caused this morning at the
and Manufacturers club house
lon q bomb in front Of the
he conclusion was terrific
aor. and windows Of the house
rAi
May The strike Of the EN-.
The state railways has been
authorities having conceded
~ p the men.
ES Conn. Nav 5.-The ma
'1e oriekayers 70 the number
gone Ont on a strike for As
the bosses offer AZ cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08

How il Worries the Life out of Its Mis-.
trps~

tres,
writer in the New York sun tells a
very laughahe story of q Young coon that
g hey named Os.iau Lindley has trained.
Here is am extract
From that time ON Mrs Lindley's chief
object m life was the keeping of the coon
ont of the house. The kitchen doorways
We're provided with screens, and stats
were nailed over the kitchen windows.
but that would not do, Somehow the
Young rascal learned that the door knobs
had only to be turned TO open a door, and
when the kitchen door was found barred
some other door w. attacked Incredible
as 1t may seem. the coon would climb up
the door frame. clasp the knob in its fore
paws, and, turning the knob open the
door Once inside the house IL soon learn.
eel how TO lift the iron latch that held the
pantry door It's sense of smell probably
took it TO the pantry There nothing not
carefully covered was safe Bread. meat.
milk, butter, cheese, sugar pastry, sweets
of all sorts, in fact, anything from raw p0-
tatnes 90 preserves, from raw pork 10 boiled
PARTRIDGE. was found to the taste Of the
young beast but seldom did it seem wholly
to satIate its appetite
Meanwhile Ossian was training it us
dogs are trained Il was taught to sit up
ON its launches and fold its paws when
told that It was time to pray ltwouId ON
the word arch up its back like an angry
cat, and at the same time spread the fur
on its ringed tail in a way that was inter
esting It learned to snarl when told that
dogs were coming, and, as climax to all
its other tricks it would. when told to
laugh. lie down ON its back, paw the air
with 1t four feet, open wide its mouth and
squeal in voice that was excruciatingIy
funny to all that heard it. But as Mrs
Lindley justly observed, the more it learn
ed the worse il became in It's behavior
about the pantry, and the more care had
to be Observed 81 keen h ONT nl ml.chief.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
FRENCH TOAST.

Beat two eggs very light and STIR with
them pint of milk, slice bread and dip
each piece in the milk and eggs allowing
it to remain long enough TO be thoroughly
moistened. but not soft enough to fall TO
pieces Fry in hot suet until il is a deli
cate brown Some prefer little sugar
sprinked over it some fine bits of Jelly a
pleasant addition and others prefer it
without either