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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
A Story by Dumas the Elder.

Dumas the elder often laughed at
En- glish stiffness and reserve. One of
his stories was this:
"One day Victor Hugo and | were
invited to dine with the Duke of Du-
cazes, Among the guests were Lord
and Lady Palmers on-of course this
happened before the February revolu-
ton. AT midnight tea WAS handed
around. Victor Hugo and | were sit
ting side by side, chatting merrily.
Lord and Lady Palmerston had ar
rived very late, and there had, conse-
quently, been no opportunity to in
troduce us before dinner. After dim
ner, it seems, it was forgotten. English
customs, consequently, did not allow
us to be addressed by the illustrious
couple. All at once young Decazes
came up to us and said.
My dear Dumas, Lord Palmerston
begs you will leave a chair free be-
tween YOU and Victor Hugo.
Il FASTENED to do as he wished. We
moved away from each other, and
placed chair between us. Thereupor
Lord Palmerston entered. holding the
hand of his wife, led her up to us and
invited her to sit down on the empty
chair-all this without saying a word.
My lady he said to his wife,
what time have youP'
''She looked at her watch and an
swered:
"'Thirty-tive past -
Well. then, said the great min
lister, remember we'll that this day at
thirty-tive minutes past u YOU were
sitting between 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
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
HOW WILD ANIMALS CHARGE.
Some OF the Various Ways In Which They
Attack their Victims.

We are in the habit of seeing in books
Of travel and sport very startling illus
trations of the attitudes wild ami
mails assume when charging their hu-
man agmreSsors- attitudes which, in
the main and most essential point, are
most incorrect. For instance, the
tiger has the credit of smashing in his
victims skull with dge-hammer-
like blowof his forc-paw. The elephant
is generally depicted coming down like
locomotive with his proboscis extend
ed to its full length; the bison and buff
falo charging from a distance of many
wards. with their heads and horns low
cred: and our ursine friends standing
up on their hind legs. always exposing
the fatal white horseshoe on their
hearts most conveniently. | should be
glad. therefore. to hear the opinions of
some of our correspondents, who have
shot these large terde nature and be-
ing charged by them, regarding their
attitude when assuming the offensive.
for my own experience is so totally at
Variance with the preconceiyed notions
of artists that think the matter may
not be unworthy of public DISCUSSION
through the medium of your columns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
rhe door was opened by man-ser.

The door was opened by a man-ser-
want in livery, and the ladies were
shown upstairs into large room like
studio. The walls were of golden
leather, with draperies and curtains OF
dull gold silk, and here and there q
Touch of Turquoise blue or faint pink,
wrought with gold. added another
note to the harmonious picture in
which the wood mantlepiece. the
soft Persiaa carpet aud the exquiset
old mezzotints Oh the walls each PLAYED
their part. One or two Chippendale
cabinets displayed specimens of rare
Nankin. the easy-chairs and lounges
invited you TO chat. and on every
table and in every nook stood flowers
and palms.
His raster was engaged for the
moment, the man announced but
would be with the ladies in few
minutes.
what a perfectly charming stud or
cried Mrs. Mostyn, peering round in
her pretty, short-sighted way. "only |
don't see any canvasses or the usual
artistic mess"
"Canvasses? Why should there be,
my dear?"
"Well, but isn't Mr.. Upham an
artist?"
Artist" cried Lady Kendall; what
an idea! Why. don you know
thought every body knew-Mr. Upham
is the fashionable dgessmaker. His
professional name is Eugene but we
call him Algie. Why, I'm going to
try on my new court bodice directly,
and the dear boy will tell me exactly
what's the matter with it."
For "A moment Mrs. Mostyn's head
almost reeled. She hardly knew if she
gave scream, or if she moved in.
stinctively to the bell.
Whether her murmured excuses con-
veyed any notion to Lady Kendall it is
difficult to say, for in another moment
she had slipped downstairs.
A dressmaker! Her charming young
mana man with whom she had al
ready had almost IA flirtation-was a
dressmaker! 1t was preposterous-it
was impossible, Why, there were a
dozon odious journalists who were
capable of telling the whole story 10
the American papers; and rs Mrs.
Mostyn threw herself into her coupe
she fairly groaned as she remembered
that she had herself insisted on the
presence of this impo ter at her first
smart dinner in London 0nli0u
World.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
Little Tim.

Warm hearts are sometimes found
under ragged jackets. says the n. I.
Nal and EIpreSS as shown by the fol-
lowing incident:
A kit is box of tools of whatever
outfit is needed in any particular
branch of business.
1t surprised the sinners and news
boys around the postotliee the other
day to see Little Tim, coming among
them in quiet way and hear him say
Boys. | want to sell my kit. Here's
two brushes. hull box of backing
good, stout box, and the count goes for
2 shillings."
Coin away, limp inquired one.
Not 'zacts, bows but | want
quarter the awlulest kind just now.
Coin on skursion?' asked another
Not to-day. but must have aquar-
ter he answered.
One of the lads passed over the
change and took the kit, ana LINN
walked straight TO the counting-room
OF n daily paper, but down the money
and said: II guess kin write ii you
give me a pencil
with Sluw-movlng myers he "io'0
death notice. II went into the pa
per almost as he wrote it, but you
might not have seen it. He wrote:
'Died-Litul Ted-of Scarlet feyer'
gone up to Hevin, left one brother:
Was it your brother?" asked the
cashier. !,
Tim tried to brace up, but be Could
MT. The big tears came up, his emu
quivered and he pointed to the count
er and gasped: IL had to sell my
kit to do it, but he had his arm
around my neck when he d-died.
He hurried away homei but tne
news went to the boys. and they gain
cred into a group and talked. Aih
had not been home an hour before
barefooted boy left the kit on the door.
step. and in the box was boquei y
flowers. which had been purchased III
the market by pennies contributed y
the crowd of ragged. but big-hear'ea
boys Did God ever make a near.
which would not respond if the rlSn'
cords were touched?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
Back Where They Used to BE.

Pap. got his patent right, and rich as all crea
ton:
But where's the peace and comfort that we
all had befor ?
Let's go a-visitin back 10 GriRFsby station
Back where used to be so happy and So
lore!
The likes of us Twin here! It's just a NOR
tai pity
To see us In this great. big house, with
cyarpets on the stairs
And the pump right in the kitchen. and tho
ctyl city! ctyl-
And nothing but the city all around us
everywheresl
Climb clean above the roof and look from the
steepe.
And never see robin, nor beech or ellum
In right here, in earshot of at least thousan'
people,,
TO go and sce
Let's go a-visitin' back to Grlggsby Station
Back where the latch-strins a-hangin from
And every neighbor round the place is dear
as IA relation
Back where we used to be so happy and so
porel
Iwant TO see the wlgginses-the whole kit and
bilin
A drivn' up from Shallow Ford, to stay the
Sunday through,
And want TO see EN- hltchn' at their son-in-
laws and pllin
Out there at Lily Ellens like they used to
dol
Iwant to see the piece quilts that Jones girl is
maxim,
And / want TO poster Laury bout their
frecked hired hand
And Joke about III. wldower she come purt
nigh a-takln.
Till her pap got his pension lowed in time
to save his land.
Let's 20 a-visitin' back to Griggsby Station
Back where's nothn aggervatin any more,
Shes away safe In the wood around the old
location
Back where we used to be 80 happy and so
porel
Iwant TO see Merindy and help her with her
SEWN,
And hear her talk so lovin of her man that 8
dead and gone,
And stand NJ with Emanuel, to show me how
he's CROWN
And smile us / hnve saw her fore she put
her mourniu on.
And want TO see the Samples, on the old
lower Eighty.
Where John, our Oldest boy. he was took
and huriCd-fpr
His own sake and kuty's-and j want TO cry
with Katy
AS she reads all his letters over. writ from
the war.
WHAT'S in all this grand life and high situa-
ton,
Aud nary pink nor hollyhawk bloomn' at
the DOOR
Lets go a-vlstln' back to Grggsby Station
Back where we used to be so happy aud so
pore.
james whitcomb Riley.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
A MOMENT OF TERROR.
A Pennsylvania Camper Finds Rather
In His Trouscr Leg.

DR.. Sampsel and j. X. Snyder. both
of CentreviIle, had an experience re-
Gently that they will never forget.
They camped at the lower dam at
Swift Run near ledge of rocks on the
night in question, and before darkness
came upon them they scraped lot of
leaves together for II bed and provided
pile of wood to keep up fire during
the night. About 10 o'clock they pre-
pared for sleep and drawing blanket
over them, lay down to pleasant
dreams.
Along toward l o'clock Mr.. S0yder
felt chilly, and got up to put some
more wood on the fire, and then lay
down and soon fell into deep sleep.
from which he was awakened by Il cold
object which seemed to be resting on
his leg. Without moving he lay awake.
waiting for developments.
The next moment he felt an mde.
scribable sensation come over him
which seem to paralyze every nerve in
his body. Realizing that there was
something extraordinary the matter.
he called to the doctor 70 hurry and get
up, rs something was crawling up the
right leg of his pantaloons, and he be-
heyed it was snake. The words
went through the doctor like an cleo
trio shock, and, raking IA brand out OF
the fire he approached Mr.. Snyder,
who was lying rs it paralyzed. with the
cold sweat standing in biz beads on
his forehead Half blinded by the
Pickering flame of the brand, he
noticed what ut first looked like a
broad black strap hanging out of MIR.
Snyder'S trouSer leg, but the next mo.
ment exclaimed: My God, Muckel,
lie still. it's rattlesuakew
Trembling like leaf, Mr.. Snyder
seemed powerlesl to move cen if he
would. The condition of things was
at once evident. The reptile had been
attracted to the fire. and sought
warmth on the person of Mr.. Snyder.
Every moment she disappeared further
up the leg, and prompt action was
necessary. Grasping the snake by the
tail the doctor pulled with all his
might. His hold slipped. and the rat
ties, fourteen in number, came off and
remained in his hand. The reptile had
wrapped itself around the bare skin on
the mans leg and violently shook its
derattled tail, Indicating its anger at
such harsh treatment. This perform
arce almost threw Mr.. Snyder into
commissions.
Recovering himself, the doctor be-
thought himself of his knife, and.
quickly opening Il blade keen rs a
razor. he cut the pantaloons up to the
body. This released the snake. aud
she quickly unwound and threw her
self into coil, ready for effective
work. but before she could strike, the
doctor struck her n blow with II club
that cut her clean in two. MIR. Snyder
was lifted by the arms and dragged
away from the hid IS serpent. and
the next moment was on his feet
scarcely able to stand.
They drank the balance of theil
nerve tonic out of a pint bottle,
which to some extent restored THEN
equilibrium, but sleep was out of the
question aud they spent the balance oI
the night in stitching up Mr.. Snyder
trousers to make him preseutable, anc
at early dawn they pulled up stake;
aud took solemn oath to never, no,
never bunk at Swift Run again.
Ni1ligbIlryh Post
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
A Lamp Chimney Eight Years in Use

A lady in Americas, Ga, is using a
lamp chimney that she has had and
used daily for the past eight years. aud
she expects to use it for many years
vet. She says that she boiled it in salt
and water when it was bought in 1882,
and no matter how large tDs 1AAA
rum through is il wost hssas-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
An Incident of Frontier Life.

4 man named Melhir, near Seattle.
was injured aud lost his reason. \
man came along and jumped his claim,
and Melhir disappeared. His wife
went To look for him. and when she re-
turned her cabin was destroyed. her
children gone aud the claim was in the
possession of strangers, and now her
reason has failed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
Siberian Railway.

NJ. Nicolai, the engineer at the head
If the commission that has been in
vestigating the question of Siberian
railway for the Russian government.
has reported mat the whole line can be
completed BY 1900, at an expense Oh
about $3.50, QUO, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
a Big Tree.

The largest tree in the state oil !" asn
ington is hollow pine, thirty fee' +"
diameter ut the base
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

One car-bulding company in Penn
sylvania has on hand orders for 20 900
freight-cars. The largest order is for
10000.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
Ted by Us a year ago

The banana trade showed q de-
cided ncIcusc, which will continue
10 develop in future, as the land
available for lis cultivation near this
port is taken up.
The number of a-sengers arriv-
ing during 1889 was 3,GTi, and the
departures 2,3l3, showing an excess
of arrivals of i ,35S. The number
of Chinese that left the Kingdom in
1889 was ] ,059 excess over arrivals.
The customs receipts amounted
to $3.50, ,0l0. lG in 1889, which is n
much better showing than was an
ticipated. Altogether the foreign
commerce of this Kingdom is in a
very prosperous and satisfactory
condition.
The imports show u steady in
crease, and about four-ilfths, OF
nearly eighty percent of the whole,
are from the United States. This
increasing dependence of Hawaii on
the United States shows the advan-
tage Of the Reciprocity Treaty,
which is gradually hut firmly
strengthening the commercial union
between the two countries.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
Union IRON Works Co.

NOTICE is hereby given that nj n
~ meeting of the subscribers TO the
capital stock OF the above named Com
pany held IN Honolulu, II. l., March
q. 1890, it was voted TO accept the
Charter of Corporation dated March l.,
1890, for the term Of fifty years, granted
by the Hawaiian Government. The liza
bility of the stockholders is limited 10
the amount due and unpaid on the
shares held. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
j. y. y. Williams SO. President,
X. Moro..... Secretary Il Treasurer,
A. j. Cartwright..... Auditor
The above named officers also consti-
tnte Board OF Directors.
X. MORE,
i98 In Secretary 4 Treasurer
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
the AUDITORS POSITION.

The Auditor. Generals position
may he clearly stated in few words,
He does not attempt to obstruct the
legitimate work of Government, but
endeavors to conform to the law
which specifies the duties Of his Of
flee. Under that law he was ap-
pointed, and for the express pur-
pose Of carrying out its provisions.
1t is his duty TO do as the law di-
rects. His employers, the people,
expect him to obey the law.
Some individual law dcspising
taxpayer" with possibly a
hacker or two, yielding to his So
cialistic propensities and for inter
ested reasons, may prefer to see the
Auditor General assume the respon-
sibility Of smashing the law into
smithereens but persons OF this
ntiup utc III suSi uihihat'S y
minority that they need not he TAX
en- into account. Even should the
majority come to the same way of
thinking, the Auditor as n conscien-
tious man would decline, on the
ground that his commission gave
him no such authority, and knowing
that the Legislature alone
is constitutionally invested with
that power. In the case to
which the recent mandamus
related the Auditor-Genera under.
stood the law to prohibit his passing
or auditing certain accounts. The
Minister Of Interior read the law
differently. The matter was car
ried TO higher authority, the Su'
preme Court. This authority pro
nounced in support of the first
gentleman's view, thus confirming
him in his refusal TO audit. II
"obstruction" there be the obstruc.
ton is in the law as Interpreted, and
not in the man who oheys ite
instrucfiona
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
HAWAIIAN COMMERCE FOR 'ss,

The following article is from the
Planters Monthly, furnished to that
journal by the Collector-Genersl Of
Customs:--
The exports for the year 1889
have amounted to Sli,939,2il, and
the imports to S., 43s, 100, making
the total foreign trade of the King
dom aggregate 500, ,37S,03l.
The principal domestic products
exported in 1889 were:
Value.
Sugar, pounds 2i2,l65,S35 sl3,Os9 ,302
Rice. - 9.669,l96 ijl ,l34
Bananas, ,bnchs. lO5.S3D l35,27S
Molnsses, gals 5i,G3S G,lS5
The following table shows the ex-
ports of sugar and molasses for the
past fourteen years, the export 1889
having amounted to l2l 900 short
tons, or about the same rs 1888, as
mat nn nv nS 1nar Qun.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27

iiavirg worked in some Of The largest
plan" ana organ factories In The United
states Of America, am fully ahic and
prepared ~ do all kinds OF repair work
in the most satisfactory manner.
RlS" Orders can he left ~ H. +.
Wiohman's jcwelry Store, Fat sircc',
at the Advertiser Office. OF through
MMlnni Tclenhono No Hi7. .OG in
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
EVENTS THIS EVENING.

Drill Co. A, Honolulu Rifles,
Al $3.50.
Kamehameha Lodge of Perfection
No. / A. and A. 5. r., at 1880.
Reception by TheO. II. Davies to
Honolulu Iron Works men and fam.
lilies, Y. NJ. G. A. hall, 1880.
Meeting of chess players, Camera
Club rooms, 1880.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
EVENTS TOMORROW.

Sale of furniture for Mrs.
Schwartz, by Morgan, 10 a. m.
Meeting Pacific Sugar Mill Co., +,
office L. y. Schacfer & Co., 10 am.
Steamer w. G. Hall sails for Maui
and Hawaii, 10 a. N.
Regular cash sale by l.. J. Levey,
10 q, m.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

TNHE undersigned having been ap.
L pointed Assignee Of ManOel dc
Gouveia, bankrup,, OF ilolualoa, North
KOna, Hawaii. requests all persons hav.
ing claims against said estate, whether
sccnrcd by mortgage @r otherwise, TO
present The same ut once dnly proven
before tha Court, and all persons In.
deblod to said estate will make imme-
diate payment 10 me at my office, No.
81 King street, over John Nor's
DAVID DAYTON.
Honolulu, March 20, 1890. 5l2 II
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
REMOVAL !!

NOTICE Is hereby given that the
~ riliee Of O. o Nacnyuma, Chief
Inspector Of japanese Immigrants has
this day been removed to room M 3,
over Srrcckes' Rn"k, For, street
March IS, 1870 5li 81
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-27
JUST RECEIVED

NR)M the Coast choice lot of
Il Cigars, Cigarettes and TObaccos,
which will be sold a. verv low prices.
HANS PETERSEN,
i93 I'm No. 81 King street.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11
The Precious Metals.

Pure gold is said to he 2I carats.
Thus, lS carat gold contains l & carats
oi the pure metal in "a, or is :, pure.
Gold, like all the noble metals, is
unchanged by heating in the air. Its
oxides can he obtained by chemical
reactions, but they are very unstable
and easily reduced back to the metal.
Gold is very sectile. That is, it can
lie cut and shaved with a knife, like a
piece OF wood or horn, while pyrtes
and other worthless minerals Will
crumble under the knife-blade like a
lump of sugar.
Very few chemicals have any effect
on gold. Sclenic acid will dissolve it,
but few chemists have ever seen this
very rare substance. A mixture OF
nitric and hydrochloric acids (aqua
regia) will also dissolve it.
Pure gold is so soft that it would
soon he worn away by use and it is
always allOyed with a varying pro-
about One-tenth.
In the manufacture OF gold thread
for embroidery cylinder OF silver is
covered with gold and afterward
drawn out into wire. In this way six
ounces OF gold have been made to
yield over 200 miles of gilt wire.
Chloride of gold is used to produce
the beautiful purple OF Cassius, a COM
pound OF tin and gold OF uncertain
composition, but yielding magnifi-
cent ruby color when melted into
glass. A hundredth OF a grain OF gold
will deeply color q cubic inch OF glass.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11

1t is one OF the curiosities OF natural
history that II horse enjoys his food
most when he hasn't bit in his
mouth.
A horse in Waterbury, Conn. is in
Ordinately fond OF pie and often. walk
ing to the kitchen door, refuses to
leave until his appetite for the dainty
is satisfied.
The large-brained horses are the
cleserest. In the English household
cavalry the horses with broad fore
heads learn their drill more quickly
than the Others.
Out at the Folsom prison, Oregon,
there is horse that has developed AN
earnest desire to eat all the red and
green peppers he can get hold OF. The
animal behaves Just like any other
horse except in this particular.
It takes an old horse to have n war
record. One died the other day that
served through the rebellion under
Col. Whitaker of New Haven, Ind.
lie was 35 years old. The Grand
Army posts OF the neighborhood
turned out and buried him with mill
tary honors.
II ought to begood news O a number
OF people who are towering on the
edge Of prosperity that there is II elut
in the horse market. Ii is asserted
that the increase of cable and electric
street railroads accounts for this
cheapening OF the horse. whose price
has fallen more than 80 per cent.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11
Summons.

In the District Court of the Eighth Judicial
District of the State of Montana, in and
for the County of Fergus.
DANIEL NJ. CROWLEY, Plaintiff.
vs.. ,SummOns
WILLIAM G. ALLEN, Defendant
The State of Montana sends greeting to
the ve-named defendant: You are here
by required to appear in an action brought
against you by the abOve-namei plaintiff
in the District Court Of the Eighth Judicial
District Of the State OF Montana. in and for
the County Of Fergus, and to answer the
complaint filed therein, within ten days
Exclusive Of the day Of service) after the
service on you OF this summons, IL served
within this county; or, if served out of
this county, but In this district, within
twenty days; otherwise within forty days,
or judgment by default will be taken against
you, acc riding to the prayer OF said conf
plant. The said action Is brought to re-
cover judgment against you in the sum of
two hundred and nine (2g9) and Is 100 dol
lars upon your two certain promissory
notes for one hundred 400 dollars each,
both dated May l3, 1880, one due thirty
days after date and one due sixty days after
date, and for interest upon the same at the
rate OF ten per cent per annum. The COM
plaint in said action alleging that the said
notes were executed and delivered by de
fendant to one q. A. Cunningham, and by
the said Cunningham sold, assigned and
delivered to this plaintiff, vino is now the
owner and helder thereof, and that no part
Of said notes, or either Of them, has ever
been paid.
And you are hereby notified that il you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plaint, as above required. the said plaintiff
will take Judgment against you for the sum
of two hundred and nine 600 and l5-l0o
dollars. with interest at l0 per cent per an
nuu from date thereof tiIppu the sum of