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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
CYCLOPEAN REMAINS
Gigantic Castles, Breastworks and oth
Interesting Evidences Found in polx-
nesia.

Gigantic Castles, Breastworks and o.,
Interesting Evidences Found in pol,
nesia.
A recent number of the Atlantic Rev;ow
contains a remarkable account of NJ II
b. Sterndale of the Cyclopean remains n
Polynesia. They are more numerous and
extensive than is imagined. and somo
times include gigantic defensive WORK.
In the island of Lele, for example in tho
Seniavines % degrees south latitude le0
east longlfude), "a volcanic island has
been scarped and walled to the summit
while on the neighboring shore is a wilder.
ness o. rulnous castles, the walls in some
cases twelve feet thick and from thirty feet
to forty feet in height. They are in the
form of parallelograms 200 feet by 100
feet, some very much larger. Many of
them are erected upon islands entirely ar
tihcial surrounded by canals lined with
stone, crossing each other at right angles
into which the tide flows" Mr.. Stern,
dale S theory is that early Hindus reached
not only Polynesia but Central America
and he points to the use by Polynesians Of
the word Meru for paradise and the
word dewa for spirit, as distinct evil
dence of this truth, which it would be if
there were many such words. This sub
Ject needs much more careful inquiry.
and we rather wonder that, with so many
millionaires seeking occupation, it has
not been the object of a special Expedition,
which would not be very costly, and would
be, to yachtmen tired of the uproar,
most interesting. The evidence that the
races of Southern Asia in their most vigor-
Gus time made long voyages and then
abandoned maritime enterprise begins
rapidly to accumulate. They must have
steered by the sun and stars; but so did
the pirates of the north.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
SORROW ON THE STAGE.
People Play Comic Roles While Deeply
Sorrow stricken.

OF the hundreds at Havlin's theater last
night who laughed and shouted at the
amusing situations in 'Ole Olson not one
per cent. were aware of the breaking
hearts of several people on the stage, says
the Chicago Journal of the 18th.
Gus Heege had been playing the title
role, but yesterday he fell out of second
story window and was seriously injured;
This was at $50, and at ten minutes OF
eight his understudy, R. l.. Scott, was no.
titled that he would be expected to bill
Heeges place. ;,
Mr.. Scott complied, but he would gladly
have given a month salary If he could
Lave staid away from the theater. Only
that morning he had buried his little
daughter. whom he fairly idollzed. All
that dav his nerves had been strained to
the greatest tension, but hr r4tnaged TO
look after the rehearsal II several new
people who had been added to the coDl-
pany.
Then he went on and played Ole Olson.
He did it well, too None of those who
saw him would imagine him to be any,
thing but the stolid Swede he represented
himself to be, for they could not see him
come off the stage after singing a comic
song and drop down in a chair utterly
exhausted They applauded the actor. but
were not aware of the suffering endured
by the man.
Heege's wife and child were also mem
bers of the company and sustained their
parts during the evening. not knowing
whether the husband and father was allve
or dead at the time. But every one OF the
actors gave good performance and the
audience applauded as heartily as II there
were no such things as sorrow and misery
in this world.
Truly an actors life is not all sunshine
by any means.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
OCEAN RACING.

The outcome of Sc much recent ocean
racing by the "greyhounds of the At
lantic" has been the announced abolish
ment of ocean racing Henceforward, we
are informed, the swift giants of the In,
man and White Star lines a1e to proceed
at a pace more beftting their dignifed
proportions They will travel rapidly,
but without unseemly haste and-without
racing. This is the result of pool en-
tered into by the lines which own the
newsstand hence the fastest steam
ships on the Atlantic. The pool was pre-
sumabIy not formed in the interest of
public safety, but for gain; to reduce ex-
pense and increase dividends, Neverthe-
less, public safety will greatly gain there
by. Ocean racing is dangerous business
in its best aspects, involving risks alto
gether out of proportion to its advan-
tages. There is, moreover, no necessity
for the practice, since not one tourist IN a
thousand who embarks at New York cares
whether he be set down III Liverpool with
in six days or seven. On the other hand
nine hundred and ninety-nine in the
thousand are violently prejudiced against
being blown up il mid-ocean. The time
will come, we doubt not, when these six or
seven DAYS will be reduced without racing,
but by the improved appliances Of rap.
idly developing science to three or four
Meantime we can go slow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

thing in New York, and though the eow..
show of the week was a success Il - "
solutely certain that Chicago peonla a ano
not given to love flowers nearly "a vol are
the residents of New York. IN, va a'
fully fond of flowers there. so fon5 ss
them in fact that fifteen hundred do J "
plant was stolen at their last flower sbo,a
and the rest of the time the plants WV,
either chained down or covered with LIZ ie
cases.. which must have looked horriblo
prosaic and sordid ioie
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

Frederick c. BenwelI fellow countryman,
from England on a pretense of helping
him to learn farming in Canada and MUIR
dered him in swamp near Woodstock,
Ontario, was hanged in the jail-yard at
that place Saturday He met his fate with
fortitude
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

Among the pretty things at the silver
smiths are the fligree brackets which hold
a lot Of absorbent cotton to be hlad with
perfume This of course exhales with
every breath and surrounds the fair
wearer with an odor of dreamy sweetness.
Some of the most exquisite bonbon boxes
are of Toledo steel inIaid with gold, the
skilled work manship making them yerit-
able works of art
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

Tue troubles in Central America
threaten TO break out afresh just as it was
generally supposed they were over, at
least for season. President Ezeta, Of
San Salvador, concluded a peace on his
own terms with Guatemala, and further
bloodshed between their respective armies
having been thereby averted, the people of
Honduras considered it was about time
for them to make record ms fighters The
row has taken a form of revolution. The
capital is a stage of siege, British fighting
has occurred in the streets of Tegucigalpa--
he who prounounces the name of the city
correctly can have it-and many lives have
been sacrificed. Several men have their eyes
on the presidency, but gentleman 10y the
the name of Sanchez appears to be in the
lead. The present president, Mr.. Louis
Borgan is hemmed in by the insurgents,
and will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
Fears are expressed in some quarters that
Guatemala may take hand in the Hlndu'
ras imbroglio, which is considered would
recipitate general war throughout Cen
trail America.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

We may not be up to all the newest
wrinkles which are considered the correct
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

One of the unwritten laws of weddings
this season is, that the flowers carried by
the bridesmaids must match the hue of
their stockings. BY the way, don't you
like to see a man wea1 some sort Of a
blossom in his buttonhole? | do, for it
implies that he has at least one thought
for something bit more lovely than poll
ties or money-getting, but why, oh, why
do they one and all wear carnations. They
don't go well little bit with golden
mustaches anyway. They-the carnations
are beautiful, but give us little variety,
friends, and don't one and all cling so
closely to that one flower.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
Odd and Innocent COnceits That the
Fair Ones Are Now
Affecting.
Novel Little japanese Invention to
Keep COzy Dainty
HandS.
Bags of Wheat and Almond Meal
Swell Sash Bridesmaid'S
Stockings.
Stockings.

| love you well my sweetheart shy;
I'm true.
The maiden, blushing, answered,
Love you.
Why do you love me, my adored?-
A pause,
And then che answered with word
NBecause -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

Apropos of stories, there are some funny
ones going the rounds about very we'll
known society woman whose name Is a
historical one. and who is the authoress of
most charming book that, in its white
and gold cover, has made greath't She
is very enthusiastic, and not long ago at
a country party said; ''Men in this coun-
try don 7 know how to love. If you want
to see real love you must go to Russia;
there man saws, BE mine or you will
die. '" Spoken dramatically and with her
eyes flashing, everybody looked immensely
interested, until courtly old gentlemen
rose up from his chair and bowling most
graciously responded: "Oh madame, how
thankful we are that you came back to this
country alive
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

The discovery Of electric i tanning
which reduces the time of the process
from many months to few days has It's
counterpart in the alleged discovery of a
process by which the time of the manu-
facture of champaign is reduced from
eight months to forty hours. tbs claim
ed trat no foreign deleterious substances
whatever are added to clarity the wine
or to give it the genuine and delicate
champaign color, but that these are sim
DIV the result of the natural fermentation
of the germs and the sugar contained in
the preparation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

THE development of the system of post
office savings banks in Japan during the
last fourteen years has been remarkable.
According to an article in native journal
they were established by the government
in 1875, with the object of encouraging
thrift and to collect the small sums scat
tered abcut in private keeping. At first
they attracted so little attention that at
the end of 1875 there were only 1000 de-
positors with Sl5,320 lodged. Hence
forth, however, the figures increased at
remarkable rate, the deposits of 1889
amounting to so, Ash 900. In Toxic the
number of depositors is 356OOO and the
amount of their deposits $40, 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
In all European countries creosoted

In all European countries creosoted
wood is used, wherever possible, on ac-
count of its lasting so long. The process OF
ereosoting is not an expensive one, and In
view of the excessive use of wood IN mines
it is suggested that it would be economy
for all coleries to use only creosoted tim
Der in permanent haulage roads, shaft
ways, stairways, ETC., and in the case of
the larger companies it would pay to Sc
cure the right and erect creosoting works
of their own.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

A bright little device and one which may
easily be arranged by feminine fingers is
the sash rod with rubber tips and spring
center The rod is, in fact, two parts, one
telescoping over the other against coiled
wire spring. You have a sash curtain to
hang at you windows, and instead of
all the II ouble and nuisance Of mailing up
fixtures you simply get one of these ex-
tension-spring rods as big round as lead
pencil, and about three inches longer than
the width of the easement, and by pressing
it slightly you reduce it to the right length
and adjust it within the uprights. The
spring and the rubber tips hold it in place
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

The king of Italy is a gentleman as
we'll as a monarch While his country is
in state of financial distress he refuses to
accept the grant offered by his ministers
to the son who has just attained his ma
iorlty. Within ten days eight thousand
Italians have emigrated to the United
States and South America, most OF them
With no property except their hands and
the rags on their backs. Yet the army
and navy are large enough to place the
country among the great powers OF
Europe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

LONDON il the wealthiest and the most
poverty-stricken city in the world. Its
inhabitants have become conscious of the
fact, and some of the best thinking of the
time is being applied to measures for re-
lief of the distress in the East End. The
career of Jack the Ripper has served
for an eye-opener to social reformers,
while recent mass-meetings of the Sub
merged tenth" in Trafalgar Square have
helped to state the case in still larger
letters. 1t is no wonder, then, that the
Prince of Wales should join with mobiles,
bishops, and men of wealth and intellect
in helping General Booth to pull Darkest
England out of the mud.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20
Vigorous Men and Women.

The vigorous are they who pay attention to the
laws of health, of which one of the foremost is,
Take care of your digestion. Should a temporary
a,tsck of the enemy, dyspepsia, surprise you, foil
his subsequent assaults with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. From the stomach come the fundamental
supplies which minister TO yigor, and, thoroughly
transmitted into blood sctiyely circulated, are the
maintenance of the system, Pallid In eounte-
nance, nervous attenuaied in figure, appetiteless,
poor slsepers, are the dyspeptic, Reinforced and
built up by the great stomachlc, the wan and the
thin increase in color and bulk, appetite improves,
nervous symptoms disappear, sleep grows tran
quiz and refreshing, and the intranqutity OF
mind and dependency notable in lnyalids gives
place 10 light heartedness, capacity for racy en-
joyment Of the good things Of this life. Use the
Bitteis for malaria bilious, rheumatic and kidney
Troubles.
Those who have tried feeding grain and
hay to horses claim that if full feed Of
hay follows the grain the grain will lie
crowded out of the stomach before diges-
tion is accomplished, and waste of
nutrition ensues-hence the hay should be
given first.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-20

And then she answered with word,
because"
Have you kiro? Or perhaps you don t
know what kiro is Well, | was in Just
that deplorable state of ignorance, TOO,
but am prepared to resist the cold in the
cutest way Imaginable. A kiro is cum
ming little tin box shaped not unlike card
case, and not bit larger than some of the
large pocket books recently affected
The kiro is covered with velvet, one edge
being perforated to admit air enough to
support combustion With this comes a
package of fuel looking like bunch of
fire crackers. Put one in the box, light
it; it slowly burns like charcoal, warming
the box enough to keep ones hands delight
fully warm in the coolest weather as the
little clean stick of fuel will burn for two
hours. They are used by persons subject
to facial neuralgia and for sudden attack
are delightful as affording direct heat
without all the mussy sloppiness of the
regulation poultice. Now isn't that just
like;the. clever Japs to invent such dainty
little contrivsnce as tiny stove to carry
about with one? | think so and equally
like our own people who have them for
use and convenience.
Another delightful addition to the
luxuries of the toilet is the chubby little
bags of wheat bran and almond meal used
for some time by Russian ladies to cleanse
and whiten the skin They are composed
principally of wheat bran and almonds as
cleansing agents and an antiseptic as
preserving one. Being perfectly harmless,
they are invaluable to people suffering
from eczema or skin troubles of any kind,
as they thoroughly remove all accumula-
tons from the pores of the skin without
the aid of soap. The directions given
for their use say: Use sponge to tepid
or hot water or impregnate the water
with the contents by squeezing the bag sew
eral times in it. They should be hung up
to dry after using. They are made of
white Turkish towing, the corners tied
with gay colored baby ribbon and perfum-
ed deliciously.
OF course it's awfully swell nowadays to
write Town" on your city addressed en-
velopes, but it is well that the letters be
formed with moderate degree of care. A
girl who keeps up with the fads thus tells
her experience One of the men | know
sent note asking me to ride with him IN
the park. As he owns an awfu'ly yish
turnout, with footllan and all that sort of
thing, you may fancy | had no engage
m mt to prevent, and promptly sent aim
an acceptance of his invitation. Fancy
my chagrin when the day came and he
did not, and my subsequent indignation
when several days came and went with no
word from him. 1t was half IA week after
the afternoon appointed for the drive that
one morning, about noon, his card was
brought to me "a pencil line under his
name with explanations, for, as he told
me afterward, he was afraid | would not
see him. Ii seems my Town Ill fashion
able scrawl on the envelope, had been read
Iowa. and thither the note had Travelled,
coming back after several days, and finally
being delivered to the man foy whom it
was intended.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24
Sunday Services.

Services were conducted by Rev. Father NJ E.
Murphy. The following is brief outline of his
sermon which was based upon the gospel read on
this day
My dear friends: Perhaps in all the gospel, or
in all the word of God there is not one instance
not one parallel which brings so forcibly to our
minds relationship to God. 1t represents for
chilly and clearly the infinite goodness of our Gre.
atOr and our Redeemer Il am the good shep.
herd the good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep" Oh, what infinite, what inexhaustible
love is this
Take acorn and hold it in the palm of your
hand and you have a tree in miniature with its
leaves its out-spreading branches and sturdy
trunk Religion is vast tree with new questions
springing up here and there that would consume
lifetime to study in detail. From the acorn
grows the gigantic monarch of the forest and
our vast system Of religion grows from the first
great commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart. and with all thy soul
and with all thy mind.'' This grand law of love
is not only the most necessary, but it is the soul
and germ of all true religion. The poor ignorant
man who has not learned to read 1 pity with all
my heart; but if he has learned the divine law of
love he has the wisdom that surpasses all knowI.
edge. But if the great scholar who can quote
learnedy from authors living and dead; one who
is versed in the intricate problems and dogmas of
the day, but who knows not the two divine laws of
love to God and man. he has began to learn his al
phabet backwards, for Though speak with the
tongues of men and of angels. and have not char
Aty, am become sounding brass, or a tinkling
cymbal.'' o, the power of love. who can resist it,
God has told us time and time that He cannot re-
sst it. and it drew the Son of God down from
heaven to intercede for u.s.
This my friends is the whole of religion Pray
God then with that earnestness which eternal life
demands that He may give you grace to love Him
and your neighbor
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24

icate fragrance about them. We always endeavor
to encourage true merit and we were enthusiastic
in our praise of the handiwork of the presiding
genius of the soap kettles, but he cut short our
praise by remarking that he competent to
make all the soft soap used about the prison and
we need not trouble ourselves to give him any,
At this unkind remark we took our soft soap and
departed.
We strayed into the paint shop OF the tub and
pail factory in anxious search of item for our
ever-short local grist. No sooner had we entered
the door than we were seized upon by guard VIM.
May who presides over this department, and
dragged through the narrow passages between the
mountains of tubs and pals until we brought up
facing gtteriug precipice of bestriped and be-
grained pals. Striking the attitude of panoramic
lecturer, he said: "Sir knight of the scissors and
paste pot tabricator of something out of nothing,
scoffer of hash and exterminator of spring poets,
wink the film from thy eyes and cast them
upon those pals and tell US truly. didst thou in
filled with monuments to Yankee ingenuity, ever
gaze upon others equal in gorgeousness of colors
and shiny sheen of transparent varnish.'' Then
we replied: 20, mighty minion of the law and
spitterforth of balderdash! the vanity of thy
speech is only exceeded by the vanity of thy tubs
and pals, and surely had Dogenes been arrayed
in a tub like one of these he would have been
counted mighty dude instead of a great philoso-
pher.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24

Once a Kansas zephyr strayed
Where q brass-eyed bird-pup played,
And that foolish canine bayed
At that zephyr in gay,
Semi-idiotic way.
Then that zephyr in about
Half jiffy took that pup.
Tipped him over wrong side up.
Then it turned him inside out,
And it calmly journeyed thence
With barn and string of fence.
When communities turn loose
Social forces that produce
The disorders of a gale,
Act upon the well-known law;
Face the breeze but close your jaw.
It's rule that will not fail
If you bay it in a gay,
Self-sufficient sort of way,
1t will land you, without doubt,
Upside down and inside out.
-"Ironquill."
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-04-24
From Curb and Corridor.

In speaking of kindness and its effect upon
prisoners. Supt. Fitzgerald. of the workhouse, re-
lated the following incident: when 1 was in
Detroit had a lot Of United States prisoners I'M
der me-cOunterfeiters, moonshiners and rep
resentatives of other desperate classes. 1 always
tried to treat them justly. Finally my little girl
fell ill, so i'll that unable to get any sleep
for many nights. but was always on duty in the
day time, although my appearance showed that 1
was nearly used up. Finally the leader of the
lifers' asked to me day and supposing
he had some complaint to make granted his re-
quest. When he was brought to me, the fellow
hitched around, stammered and finally said: we
boys have noticed you're pretty nearly tuckered
and we've talked it over-you know just as well
as anyone that we communicate with each
other-and we want to tell you not to worry about
us. There will be effort to escape made by us
and we'll fight any attempt made by the others.
You've treated us fair and we don't want to see
you used up. I've got no axe to grind but the
boys just wanted me to speak for them The fell
low was evidently so in earnest that 1 forgot his
presumption in his sincere good will, and 1 must
say that during my home troubles no more orderly
set of men ever exsted.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.