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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

A good story is recorded in connec-
ton with the Prince of Wales visit to
Lord Brooke's country seat in Essex.
After opening the Essex Agricultural
show mt Chelmsford the prince and sew
eral other distinguished guests, includ-
ing Lady Randolph Churchill, Baron
Hirsch, Col Stanley Clark and Mr.. Chap
lin, NJ. p, were entertained at Easton
lodge On the following day the party
drove to / ord Braybrook's seat at And
ley End Horses were changed en- route
at the rural village, Wimbish. While
this was being done an elderly laborer
approached the royal party, and address
ing the prince said
Beg yer par ding, sir, should loike
to drink yer health: we doan't see yer
evry day
Laughing heartily his royal highness
drew half a crown out of his pocket
and handed it to the man. with the in
junction;
Don't spend it all at once.
Putting the coin in his fob the old Eel.
low, with another tug at his forelock
replied.
"Thank yer, thank yer, gunner; yeI
the best gentleman / know on round
about this ere levee. London Tit-Bits
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
Gloom In Now york.

EDo you know what most forcibly i'm
presses foreigner visiting New York
Dor the first timer asked titled mem
Der Of the British iron workers
"The dirg"
mo" said tho iroumaster THE dirt
rs bad enough in all truth, but some
thing more important than this strikes
amy foreigner Of average power Of reAec-
hon 1t is the extraordinary cloud Of
gloom and prcoccupation which hangs
over the citizens Of New York Il has
an almost saddeniug effect upon a
stranger ! do not wish you 10 think
that | am speaking recklassly or fippant-
b, am not The thing has impressed
ne forcibly ever since have been here
and | do not recall any other city in the
world where 10 ia so noticrahlp
an ,mCago business men look wor-
Red and excited, in Boston there 10 a
large enough leisure element and sufll-
eient jollty 10 amuse any crowd, and so
IL ia in all of the other cities of the coun-
try. But New York men hive the gloom
OF Egyptian mummies You may enter
and leave "a thousand elevated cars with
out seeing "A smiling face, and men talk
with one another with the serious and
preoccupied look of criminals discussing
their fate IN the cells Of Jail Visitors
to New York always speak Of II as a
very jolly place, bat the citizens of the
town apparently miss all the fun New
York World
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

A sea captain from one Of our Maine
maritime towns was with his ship in
Antwerp, whore he was Joined by his
fanCee. where the twain were made one
A ring being "a desired feature in the
wedding ceremonial the bhssful com.
mander sauntered forth to purchase t.
which having selected he left to he
marked In due course he again sailed
out in pursuit Of the sacred symbol. "
but having gone where he supposed il
was !, wasn't there In other words, he
had forgotten where the purchase was
made. and ring No 2 was selected TO
adorn the bridal finger An is fair IN
love and war. and with the original IN
scription erased the circlet has perhaps
adorned ano,' vr tar digit Otherwise
1t may be ssh awaiting its claimant
Lewiston ANAL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

What is the reason one hears in pubbt
places the loud voices Of women so much
oftener than men?
Wolnen-thesel loud voiced ones-seen
to have the fancy that they cannot b
seen unless they are heard, And so they
can't-in their true character Ifitwert
not that their words and laughter foated
out into space and above the hum Of al
other voices they really might at som'
time get mistaken for ladies. From
their looks 10 one would imagine for 40
instant that they were common, III brea
and va gar
A quiet flash Of intelligence from then
eyes, accompanied by an appreciates
smile, would really convince an onlooSei
that possibly it was the forerunuer o.
the keenest wit. But no wit can 90
company the loud guffaw that bursa
out at the slightest provocation; no va
from the boisterous laughter, and no aP
probation of wit in others -Cmcas'
Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

Near whore we live, said William
Greig. Of Trinidad West Indies, SIS a
pitch lake. It's at la Brea. IL covers
about ninety acres, and is soft enough
to Take the impression Of your shoes as
You walk over it, but take up Int Of il
ana strike it sharply aud it breaks of
with a couchoidal Fracture like a lump
Of anthracite. | don't know where il
comes from. but do know that itsmost
awGuuy hot there. The sun pclts down
like luu and the black pitch absorbs all
thehcat A'dowu TO the coast and under
the sea and across in Venezuela there is
a streak Of this Same formation. The
British government owns the lake, and
a mono. 'y pays a royalty Of not less
than 5.uOu0a year.-Chicago Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

This story is told of one Of the intelh-
gent.dogs Of Auburn, Me Mr. w fl
G. Allen lives at the north end Of Gotl
street in that city, while his store is on
Lisbon street, Lewiston The dog very
often accompanies hmm 20 and from the
store He was ut the store Friday after
noon, when, becoming tired of staying
there. the order was given to so home,
The dog started out, going mp Lisbon
street 10 Main. and down Main across
the two bridges into Auburn AT the
postotiice, however he was seen 10
stand ON tho corner as though waiting
for something A few minutes later a
horse ear came along and the dog ran
ont and boarded II and rode home.
jumping oil when the car came opposite
his masters house. Augusta Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

\ good suggestion has been thrown
out for the benefit of those who have not
had much experience in making cloud
negatives. II the sun is to be included
IN the picture films OF ground glass
backed plates should be used. Any lens
which VIII take a good landscape can be
used, and its smallest stop should be EN-
ploycd As a rule the exposure will be
about one second on a slow plate, but in
the case Of red sunrises and sunsets this
may often be increased to rs much as
eight or even ten seconds, unless isoeero-
matte plates are available. The devel-
opment must be very carefully watched
and not carried too far. New York Tel
egram
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
Entnro I'D wheat IN AmerIea.

We have had a run Of prosperity ~ ~
some years, and had been RECALLED VIE
the thought that we had more food no
terial than The nation could consume
and as much TO spare as the rest 81 I.
world nigh. want to buy. The lnal.s
tons are that the day Of heavy suTp.I,
production is fast waning, Our heS
crop iii 1874 was the magnificent total
512. 700. 900 bushels. 1t has not kept q
the upper notch, and in the year 10y = /"
figured a maximum yield of 490,5g''y.-
bushels We have a greater popui4.l..
by nearly l5.010,O00 than decade az.
and the increase of home consulnP -l..
would necessitate a larger yield anu ~
a small Economist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
AntIquity of the Car.

A. rr,s.,s the remoteness Of the pc
Rod at which the dog and the cat were
l5mcsdaa;el, it is true that remains Of
the former animal are found in the lake
dwellings of central Europe On the
other hand we read Of the cat in Sans.
crit writing older than the beginning
of our era. and we find it pictured on
Egyptian Pharaonic times
Moreover, be cat, being sacred to Isis
was often mummided, and some of the
cat mummies date from 1000 years ago
in our day cats are distinguished for at
tachm 90 localities rather than to
pe-sa. bat 10 may be doubted whether
this was $50 in ancient Egypt, where for
ages they were treated with uuvarying
kindness, and even with veneration -
New York Ledger.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
NY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM.

Ye front each other, face y face,
Dear friends Of long ago;
Your air serene but commonplace
Your costume CONNIE i faut
Since evry snirk and ey ny smile
Came first beneath my ken.
It's more than just a lttle while
We oil were younger then
Com. DIes and Harry meet my gazo~
A0U liked the three
Astaia ae 10 early days
As four u1uld ever be-
But why expect the glow Of youth
From sIlvrry headed meny
It's true although lis bitter truth
We al we're younger then
All, Mary Ann and Emma jana
My flames OF other days
Alternately, although in vain
For you ! woye my lays
BY fate my hopes we're oyerset
ct boots not how or when),
Your married names quite forgea,
We ah were younger then
Some GRANT stars are gathered here
Who sighly ht the stage;
But very isw 70 men'ry dear
Though lost 10 sight aud aga
uaGy look so lovely uow1
Nay, bsrIIy one In .su
Ny errant stars, You must allow
We all were younger then
But iet me not uOrOsely brood,
Ola "ChrOnos' DER thy highb
And waste IN sourly cyuic mood,
Ny hours by day Or night
Dear friends, ! merely pause 70 say
Before drop my pen
AMI rut your photographs away
1--WE all we're younger then
-DgmesLle MouLhl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
GIFTS FOR WOMEN.
what Mcn May Give 10 Their Fair Com
pani0ns for Birthday Presents.

what Mcn May Give bp Their Fair Com
panlons for Birthday Presents.
The platonically friendly man rarely
thinks Of jewelry, and | am glad Of
it, for even simple ornaments a well
bred girl dislikes to accept orrefuse, and
there arc many other little remtmbrances
she would more gladly welcome. For
instance leather is an outlet for my
men friends generosity, and among
other things have a collection Of beau
tiful card cases various persons have
given me.
They are made Of the finest perfumed
and tinted skins, lined with silk, pro-
yided with silver screw pencils, some
times a tiny watch, and besides q pocket
for cards one for change and little slips
to pull out, on which are daintly etched
calendars for the year Ny last acquisi-
tion came from Paris It's gray green
veined leather, highly polished and dot
ted over with tiny bright silver heur-de-
lis. To match it wa, scrap Of "a purse
provided with many little hooks and
pockets, and decorated with the silver
flowers
Another good friend gave me what he
calls my aet Of books for daily business.
They are three square, gilt edged vol
umcs, bound in leather as fine and sweet
smelling as rose leaves. On the covers
my crest aud monogram are deeply
stamped in gilt, and on the title backs
are written respectively accounts, en-
gagemeuts and addresses. Inside the
one for accounts is comfortably ruled off
and noted, so that one knows " ere
those pulling lists Of flgures should go
''Engagcmcnts" has stated pages on
which one jots down memoranda Of
events to come, Addresses" has the
leaves alphabetically arranged, and the
three books are held together by "a little
strap and catch button like those on
books Of prayer and hymnals a gift II
that kind is in constant use, and one is
Away reminded Of and pleasantly CRATE
full to the giycr
Another pretty leather toy for a WON
an is q travelling inkstand. They come
in uumherless devices, and nothing is
more unique than "a miniature Glad
stone bag perfect in detail even to a
bit Of a silver plate, on which ones
initials can Uo traced; and by pressing a
knob it flies open to reveal the inside
glass bottle
Then II Jon are going ona journey he
can give You q lovely suede leather
writing portfolio or one for holding the
loose photographs to be picked up in
travelling Some thoughtful souls give
girls leather bound books, on the backs,
stamped in black, the title diary and
her name A screw pencil slips into
loops, and on the gilt edged leaves she
can jot down a Heterogeneous mass of
notes and reflections for reference at
another day.
For journey by rail he will perhaps
buy u cut glass tumbler, glass being
cleaner than metal cup, set in r leath-
er case, and marked with her name and
, address and for u sea voyage it's no i'm
propri~y Cor u friend to beg her nc
ceptance yf fiat glass leather covered
bottle filed with a clear golden fluid
that for conyentionalty's sake let us call
the travellers companion. Interview II
New York Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
Avoiding Taxes.

An amusing example Of the expedieuts
rcsor,ei To by people 70 escape taxation
is afforded by a prominent farmer Of
Lafayette, Ore, who claimed an Offset
Of $500 against his assessment on account
q Indebtedness. Investigation Of his
claim by the board of equalization
showed that he owed the 500 sure
enough. WAS due the county f + back
taxes. which he had refused to pay
Philadelphia Ledger
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
Tho value Of SIeep.

Cen Lord Wol5eley, Englands lead
ing soldier. iia nan Of simple aud alb
stemious habits and is an emphatic
advocate Of sleep. When he is his own
m, ster be goes to rest between 10 and
II and is up before G, He is a sound
sleeper, and can sleep at almost any time
and under any circumstances, which is
no douh, one great secret Of success; for
in war, as in politics, the man who can
not sleep might as well retire ON the
running You cannot put IN your
time more proftably than in sleeping"
Lord Woly.ev says, and tine saying is
one that may wei be taken to heart by
all hard workers. As long as you can
sleep you can always renew your
strength. To Is when sleep fails that
your balance at the bank of life is cut
of.-Bys Things.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

An uptown man in ten weeks has pa.
&, $50 for ginseng root taken from ~
Catsllin mountains. This root Is -.
principally 10y Cinnamon, who consul ..
1t a valuable medicine capable q GUMS
al diseases. Its exported in large - :,
tities The root hereabouts Is dug uR /.
boys, who in this way make conside!ao.,.
money during a season. The Inercl =
referred 10 is extending this oRsl.s-- :
and next year expects TO secure 2. - -
&, 900 worth Of the root.--hinss'e-'
Freeman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
The value OF Armor in war ships.

The valuo Of armor has been a matter
constam s discussed since its first intro
duction. So long as it remained, as it
did for tima superior to the attack of
the gun its dasirability was certain, but
when the race began between the two
the gun early seized and maintained the
lead From that time to the present ad-
yoCaJes eft the abolition of armor have
been very numerous, They compare the
state Of affairs with that which existed
prior 70 the disase Of personal arInor,
but SO long as armor can be so arranged
as to protect certain vital points it is
probable that it viii be so used Still
there are some good arguments in sup
port of d7cuirassement-to use a French
word that IS particularly expressive
New York Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

There Is story told o. French poet
Who inouired 81 a friend and latterer
what he thought Of his last work Il
have arrived ut the fifteenth cauto, he
renlied with enthusiasm and TANK
there is nothing more beautiful and har-
monious in the language. Pardon
me. there is one thing said the poet
Ab. perhans you eau41hateaubria :
Atalar Certainly not mean my
sixteenth canto San Francisco Argo-
naut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
HIS F.asr AND LAST ADAaIo
A Touching story OF an Air That the Late
KAISER Was Very Fond or

In the var 1914 Prince Frederick was
IN his thirteenth year. His music lesson
was ever one day, aud his teacher.
Reiuharlt. this composer Of tie German
patriotic song, What Is the German
Fatherlaud was goIng away, when the
prince said. Herr Reichardt, papa
birthday viii be the 22l of March.
Herr Dr. Curigs thought il would be
nice for me to learn someth'ng special
for that day. VIII YOU kindly choose
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL SOIL.

The Differences netween soil Fertile By
Nature and One AFtihcially Rich
Between soil fertile by nature and
one made equally 80 by artificial treat
meut. such as the application Of manure,
both domestic aud commercial, rotation
x Of crops. sabsoiliny or whatever process
an intelligent farrs~- NAY devise for in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

The government now owns but one
steel e-iach hFesch loading rife and one
steel breech loading 1o-inch rifle. These
are at t4e Sandy Hook proving ground,
and have not set been fired to ascertain
how far they viii carry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

The Maine Mr. and Mrs Darlington
are eth ON deck One lady just re-
turned from Boston informs the neigh
bors that she rode upstairs in re-
frigerator and had her clothes washed
at foundry" \ Maine man recently
rose in municipal meeting and solemn
~ announced that ''f0r reasons unknown
10 himself lie desired TO resign. An old
lady IN Bath recently mortified her rela-
tiyes intensely At a grand dinner she
overhear 4 guest politely answer to the
wielder of the carving knife that "it
was immateri"i which portion she had
A luscious slice was passed mp to her
and our old lady, after an approciatiye
glance, guessed that she would have a
small hunk olT'u the immaterial Lew
iston Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

The Swedish government is consider
ing the question Of putting a stop 10 the
wholesale slaughter OF elk aud other
game by English tourists in northern
Sweden and Norway.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

BARRIERS were formerly also surgeons;
that is. So far a. blood letting was con
cerned The stripes ca the poles are
emblemaayal 81 the bandages used in
binding up the arm after l5ood letting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

One Of The wealthiest real estate men
In Texas 5 Milton Sterrett of Houston.
negro ue owns several Large plan.
tauons q handsome residence and is
worth 100000 In the days before the
war he was waiter on river boat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

A new use is reported TO have been
discovered for English hops namely
for the curing Of bacon II Is found
that q sprinkling Of hops "a the brine
when bacon and hams are put in pickle
adds greatly To the flavor Of both. and
enables them to be Sept an indefinite
period
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

Man is said TO be the only creature
that shayes The South American bird
called the 'mot.moJ the Motmotus
BraHIleusis, actually begins shaving on
arriving nc maturity Naturally adorned
with long blue tail feathers. Il IS not
satisfied with thomin their uau~d state,
but with lts heak ulVs od the web on
each side for "a space eft about twoiuches,
leaving % neat little Oval tu.tHt the end
of each indianapolis Journal
The record-union., 1891-08-14
AFTER MANY YEARS.
An O1d-Timer Revisits the Scenes of
His Youth.

his 1Outns
Many Sacramentans who lived here as
far back as 1865 will remember Thomas
Lawrence English, who was at one time
engaged in the confectionery business
here. In that year he left for his old
home at Mobile, Ala, where he has since
resided
Mr.. English is now here on visit,
having disposed of his interests in Mo-
bile, and viii spend "a couple OF months
III California.
Fortune has smiled on him since he
LETT here. During the war the family
property in Alabama was contiscated by
the Government, but Mr.. English recov-
cred it all, he having been loyal during
the clash of arms. He engaged in various
enterprises there, married his former
sweetheart, and became quite wealthy.
Mr.. English says he would hardly
recognize Sacramento, so great have been
the changes in the twenty-five years of
his absence. He thinks the city has
greatly improved. While he lived here
he was very prominent in the Masonic,
Odd Fellows and other fraternal orders.
and through these organizations he has
met scores of his old friends,
The record-union., 1891-08-14
\ Midnight Sccnc.

EDS. RECORD-UNION After reading
the article on the Liquor Traffic and
Saloons" written by the lady from Elk
Grove, it brought TO my mind an expert
ence that had the other night. 1 was
called away from the city and it became
necessary to take the midnight train. and
as was walking down X Street about y
o'clock | noticed an unusual number OF
men, old and young, pour out Of the sa-
looms on either side Of the street, pouring
forth profanity and swearing vengeance
against anybody and everybody who
might come III their way. while others
were exposing their persons. l could
not help, III my mind, comparing the
scene to descriptions Of hell, sick at the
stomach and vomiting forth all that it had
taken in during the day and night. And
these are the men that attorney Ander-
son expects TO defend our homes after
the saloons are closed at II o'clock.
L would ask the wives Of Sacramento.
Is this good for your husbands? And
the fathers and mothers, Is this good for
your sons? Is it good? Now all this for
SIS per month; what will this com
mun1ty come TO at the rate we are
going on at present? If | am not mis-
taken as TO the temper of the people, in
the next election or two, $50 per month
will be considered very low license, for
the action of these saloon mon certainly
will bring forth fruit that viii tell against
them and the "brass" they seem to have
by appointing committees to go from
business house to business house and in
timidate the proprietors and compel
them TO discharge those who are against
saloons and employ those who are in
favor OF them will surely tell: and [ am
sorry to say that some American citizens
COW before them. Suppose the Union
people had been so weak backed. as to
yield TO the threats Of the dsloyal, where
would our country be to-day, for slavery
was not as great a tyrant as is the liquor
monster.
am pleased to notice that our people
are waking up to their responsibility.
Sacramento Anp IL 1901
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfars h. ,

The following real estate transfers have
been recorded since our last report:
John c. and Annie Ing to A. Shields
North 10 feet of east so feet of lot ), n and
Q, Front and Second streets; grant.
). W, f. f., G. II. and J. T. Tier to
VIM. S. Austin-East third Of lots and
10, block ?, of the town Of Gait; SI,7l5.
j. +. Hill to Lucinda La Motte-N Nortb
half of lots 8 and 1, G and II, twenty
second and Twenty-third streets: grant.
I. l.. Enwright and S. Ginsberg to ]. J !.
McCloslley and t. +. McGuirk = The
franchise and privileges of Sacramento
Baseball Team OF California League:
1000.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
McComber Minors.

Julia NJ. Phillips flied petition in the
Superior Court yesterday, asking that she
be appointed guardian over Nellie, Lottie,
Mabel and Matte McComber, all minors.
The children are the heirs of the late John
X. McComber of Folsom, and the petit
lieved TO be worth about Si5.OOO. The
matter viii be heard in court on the 20th
instant
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Probably Not From Here.

Miss L. Henderson, Sacramento" !"
was the manner in which a young
woman registered at the international
Hotel IN San Francisco the other day,
and then attempted to commit sricido
but was saved. She is probably not y
Sacramentan, but if so she has most
likely given a false name.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
Homo From the Cnmn

Several members of the First Artillery
returned from camp yesterday, among
the number being Major Gett of the staff
The Major made il lively for all hands
about Santa Cruz durinE his brief visit
ana he reports the camp being the best
he had ever witnessed, particularly in
point of cleanliness.
The record-union., 1891-08-14
STAKEHOLDER GAVIN
Termination of Wrestling H1atcr
the Police GnII,.t

iefIhIHaJlon OF wrestling Match in
the Police Court.
Patrick Gavin was fined $40 in the
Police Court yesterday for striking and
kicking young man named Jones.
Gavin, it appeared, had been stake
noider IN a wrestling match between
Jones and young man named White.
Inc latter won, and when he was handed
over the stakes they were a dollar sboytc
Then there was a wrangle, during which
Jones accused Gavin of pocketing the
dollar.
Gavin became highly indignant at this
mputaticn and proceeded to ''put head
on" Jones, and he did it very effectively.