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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

THE greatest blessing of small country
house rs q big living room IL should be
fitted up with light, airy bits OF furniture,
very few drapcrirs, and above all else it
should have an appearance OF comfort.
This can easily ho accomplished at very
moderate expense, II one hHs "a little taste
and originality Nowadays there are SO
many pretty things 60 make room look
charming Nothing is more effective aud
seryiceahlt for "a light covering 20 the flo0r
than agunre OF plain ingram carpetiug
or ingram Nlliug, as it is usually called
This may b. had iu all culurs The pref
TEST are thr soft shades Of grays, browns
and green's Sometimes "a border ls added,
but it is really not needed. and only adds
90 the expense.
The curtains should be OF dotted Swiss
muslin, with RULES, tied back with apple
greer satin riQIgus A large, nearly
square table for the center Of the room can
BE- made of pine The legs may be wound
with che material asod for the cover, which
should be Of a soft gray tinted velour 10
should nearly touch the floor and bJ I'm
Ehgd With % narrow gray fringe For the
lounge, go Co reliable furniture store and
get p good one with the best springs lt is
cheaper in the long run.
The ygvy low broad divau couches are
the most comfortable, covered with velour
10 match the tabIel, and -htaped up with
three or four big down or German feather
pillows
Thechair- may bee touched up with green
bronze paint. if desired o. i. 70 cool and
pretty ,9t, md blends nicely with tac
gray a reading lamp should DE ON the
center table. along with numerous books
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

According to a recent census bulletin
the quantity Of land and water surface
in the United States is 90. 10 and 81 per
cent. respectively This bulletin also
gives the area Of the states and terrific
ries by counties, and the classification of
the latter by sizes. The average mum
Der Of person to each square mile of The
land surface Of the Union is 2l.08
As Illustrative of the sustaining capac-
ity of the United States, the bulletin
says that if Texas, the largest state in
the Union, was as thickly populated as
the state Of Rhode Island, it would have
1898 CPS inhabitants, while if the
United States had a density of popula-
ton equal to that of Rhode Island, the
population Of the Union instead of being
O., 622 $50, would reach the enormous
sum of 045, 766, 300, or nearly two-thirls
of the present population of the world
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
Love,x Chilling BaptIsm.

Sam Haskell, r young man from West
ern avenue and Nineteenth street, met
his loved one, Birdie Brown, and &C
cused her Of coquetry
SAN, DO not doubt me, she cried.
"Avaunt, false onel You threw me
over for Amos, We part forever"
81 swear that have never ceased tc
love you deeply, devotedly."
"Then prove it.
Come, then; if You love me as dc
you we will walk arm in arm into Lake
Michigan, and there end our troubled
lives.
"rll go you, and the lovers linked
their arms and started for the lake
When the couple arrived at the foot Of
Peck court they threw their arms about
each other, fingered for five minutes
and then plunged into the lake.
Officer Gilman, of the Harrison street
station, saw the pair disappear, and, Sc
curing a long pole with an iron hook
stabbed Sam in the pantaloons and
dragged him ashore Then he fished
Birdie out Both were chilled Sam
was taken to the armory station, where
he was hung over the steam pipes
Birdie excited the sympathy of a woman
who was passing, and who placed her in
n cab and sent her home, Chicago Trib.
upp
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
A Very Good Trick.

On dry day rub with brush or with
the band thin piece Of paper, it will be-
come electrified in short time and will
adhere to -FOUR hand your face or your
coat, as If 1t had glue on it, and You will
1.ot be able to get rid of it,
Electrify, ia the same manner, a thick
piece Of paper, postal card, fox example,
and you viii see that as with sealing wax,
glass, sulphur or rosin this card can at
tract light bodies Small pieces Of cork,
etc.. Balance a cane on the back OF a
chair and wager any one ia the audience
that you will make it fall without touch.
ing it, blowing on IL or moving the chair
All You need do is TO dry the card well
before the fire, rub it vigorously with your
sleeve aud put close to one end of the cane,
which will follow ii as iron follows a mag
net, until, having lost its equilibrium, the
cane will fall to the hoor.-Churchman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

A wee maiden was coming along Yonge
street, and as paused to look at some OF
the gay goods in a shop window / heard
the following dialogue:
W hen VIII get my candy, mammaP7
Mamma hasn't time; we'll get it some
other day, ghen"---
but you said today, mamma" replied
the little one in a curious tone Of reproach.
| looked at them. The little baby face
was full Of entreaty and surprise, and the
older harder, anxious one unmoved by the
reminder Of a promise uukept
1t is "A pity that promises should be as
lightly made and as seldom fulfilled as
they too surely are. Poor little frizzle-
bangs was learning "a lesson Of distrust,
and the little heart was over young to profit
by iL-Toronto Mail.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
Pets IN the IIonsehold.

A house where there are cats and dogs
and birds appears not only to be place
where kindness rules, but to be a well
peopled place. 1t is full Of life and cheer,
a certain happy commotion which every
movement makes 1t seems many times
the home that a house Of comparative sGill-
ness and quiet does, and if we are in a state
OF health that does not cause our nerves to
be disturbed by noise and going and com.
ing we are apt to prefer 10 spend our days
in such house rather than IA the orderly
and decorous emptiness Of a house without
pets The house without them is likely to
be house without children, too, since chill
dren will have their pets in some shape or
other, and usually as many as thay can
compass. -Harper's Bazaar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

A brush with which the upper as we'll a.
the lower sa,les 81 windows may be read
Ny cleaned. and with which the outer faces
OF the paues may lie as easily cleaned Is
the iuuer faces, has been patented II this
much needed article ot domestic economy
should be found 70 fnhll its promise its
inventor, who is lady, will receive the
grateful thanks Of large section Of the
community, for diuey windows are a
plague alisr to those who have 70 clean
them ana those who have to submit TO the
curtai nent ot light which they entail
The handle of the new bSEsh is made in
$50 81 more sections, one section screwing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

We think most housekeepers will up.
hold US in the assertion that the average
husband" tires quickly Of sweet desserts
Cottage pudding meriugue custards, corn
starch and the like pail quickly on most
palates, This is natural, as nature often
calls Enthusiastically for greens and acids
Gelatine, while not highly nutrltiye in it.
self, Ia an excellent medium to convey
nourishment to q tagging appetite, and If
soaked in good wine instead Of water, q
lemon and half an orange allowed for each
half pint, It will be found 60 make a nutri-
tious and appetiziug dish. A little whipped
cream is an excellent accompaniment
New York World
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Captain J. Forman, Thirteenth infan-
try, says: 1T is a peculiar fact that very
few men, even accomplished shots, know
how a revolver ought to be handed.
Nearly all are taught to aim a revolver
as if it were a rifle-that is, by bring
ing the object aimed at and the fore and
hind sights into line. This is all well
enough for shooting gallery practice.
but should never be followed in the field
In training troops to use the revolver
they are taught, in aiming, never 70
look at the weapon at all, but 70 keep
their eyes on the object to be struck. Ia
quick firing, and especially in shooting
from horseback, much better results are
obtainable in this way.
"a man throwing a stone does notlooL
at his hand; neither does a billiard play
err sight along his cue. The same rules
apply to the use Of short weapons.
have seen men trained TO shoot excel
lently at a mark when they could 20,
see their pistol sights at all Pieces o,
pasteboard were fastened just in front o.
the cylinders, which effectually prevent
ed the men from using their foresighis
and greatly increased the rapidity, 8
well as the accuracy, of their fire. Near
ly any one can sight a pistol correctly
the inaccuracy Of the aim being due q
trembling q the hands before the tTig
ger is pressed. By hiding the sight ta'
temptation to hold too long is removed
and the first aim. generally the most 20
curate, is preserved. st. Louis Glooe
Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

must be done JudlclOusIy anu ~ 49,
work Just here is where nine authors
in every ten fail They think their quail
ity is good, but unconseiously it has be-
come quantity instead Unwittingly
they are training their public, whose eye
they caught with some early or striking
piece of work, to be perfectly ready to
drop them the moment new star ap-
pears upon the literary horizon Few
authors of recent date made so pro
nounced and instantaneous success as
Rudyard Kiplng, but the public hardly
had time 70 catch its breath after his first
story than along came a second story, a
third, and so It has gone on until six Of
his books are on the market, and a series
of injurious newspaper articles in add
tion-all within one year The result is
that the best judges agree that Kipling
is OVERRIDING it.
ooh, we are having too much Of Kip
ling, is the general opinion. In conse.
quence, the sales OF his books are drop
ping off, and the name of Rudyard
Kipling is loosing its magic The sim
pie fact is that the great gospel of mod
eration'applies to literature as it does to
everything else And, looking at it from
a financial standpoint, this moderation
pays. A good author, who writes only
one story in a year, ofttimes receives
more for that single piece o. work than
does he who writes FIVE or six novels
during the same period No matter how
clever an author may be, how well he
writes, he cannot afford to overfeed his
public The literary public likes its
daintiest desserts in small doses, and
then, as in everything else, there IS
created an appetite for more. Edward
". Box in Ladies' Home Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

n there Is one item more than another
which needs the attention of the school
mistress or reforuer il is that of dress
The common mode of clothing infants To-
day is a survival OF ancient superstitions
and ignorant devices The fashion of roll
ing bandage tightly round the body of
the infant; what an ignorant custom It
was and isl 10 might be a breaking Ia for
the tight lacipg Of little girls, 10 come, but
the boys are subjected TO &c as wei, and we
therefore look for the explanation farther,
and find it In a belief that il strengthens
the back. Some say that it keeps the bones
IN place, and others that without it the
child would burst.
Strange thut nature should be thought
TO have done so bad Job on humanity
Her brute creation appears to be sent into
the world properly made, and to thrive
without Danduges. This band is always
fastened with pins, behind, and in old days,
when baby cried, there was always the
possibility that pin was sticking in him
Also II cannot but cause pain aud i'll effects
on his health. Thus baud0ged and weighted
down with many garments If baby lives az
all il is In spite Of his clothes and with
heavy odds against him.-Ada Cone In
Jouness- Miller Magazine,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

gravy in iady's lap at dinner, because she
IL passing the gravy boat with her mind on
the last chapter Of story, and does not
notice that she 10 tipping IL.
Presently she helps to butter, with the
same vague expression In her eyes, and
sends the bit, which she attempts to cut
from the hard pat without looking at it,
flying across The table
"Did it spot your dressW she asks her
sister; 81 hope not, but, OF course,
couldn't help its flying Off Pm very
sorry" But the trouble is precisely that
abe is not very sorry; at least. not sorry
enough TO prevent the same thing from
happening again
II is worth whils 70 remember that there
is such a thing as being stupid with ones
fingers. There should be direct communi-
cHJIUn between the mana ana the brain,
but some people, with otherwise excellent
brains do not seem to realize this fact,
and allow their hands a Kind Of helpless
liberty which works disaster among bric-a-
brac, and makes many simple tasks alb
surdly formidable Youths Companion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
Several Kind. of Beetles.

In the Argentine Republic a weeYl
known as the diamond beetle Is Il
great request for breastpins and otaI
ornaments. The palm weeyil OF tne
West b'5tes is regarded in that counu!
as q gre luxury, fried or boiled. i =
eaten in the larya stage, in the SHAPE I.
a big white worm, which Is found p ~
tellerest part Of tine smaller palm TresS.
The historic poem Of Brazil makes z.
astonishing assertion that these WoIi1.'
first become butterflies aud subsel nsLt
ly mice. a similar dainty in Java Is Is
laryt Of a beetle which, in the shaPe 8
q white maggot. lives in wood als 1
ea-- i- away that the backs Of enaA.'
an portions ST other furniture II
Of though apparently sound actoA
Is ere shells. q ashington Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
what nIother. Are Made For.

a home is what woman makes It; a
daughter Is, ia nine cases out Of every ten,
the reflection Of her mother. The training
Of the girl Of fifteen is shown in the woman
Of fifty. A son may, by contact with the
rough world, sometimes outliye his early
home inAueuces-a daughter rarely does
She may make a misstep. Indiscretion
may be 20 her a necessary teacher; but her
early domestic training will manifest IT.
self sooner or later. A mothers word. a
domestic proverD, told at eyentide by the
quiet tireside, has been recalled by many a
woman years after it was uttered.
al thank God that my mother told me
what other women have been taught by
the world, =" said gentlewoman to me not
long ago, This, my friend, Is the tribute
which your daughter and mine should be
able 10 pay 20 our memories long after we
are gone The world has sharp way Of
teaching its truths to girl Is 70 not far
better, then, that her mother should tell
her with that sweet and sympathetic grace
and gentlencss which only a mother knowsY
The flowers most beautiful to the eye and
sweetest 20 the smell grow IN good soil
The worlds noblest women have sprung
from good homes - Edward w. Box In
Ladies' Home Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
A ono Thousandth Anniversary.

In Balaclaya preparations are being
made TO celebrate the thOusandth ami
versary of the monastery of ST. Georgius.
The exact date Of the establishment Of
the monastery is not known, but it is
known positively that it was founded
before the year SOL Legend says that
its founders were Greek sailors, whose
vessel had been wrecked on the rocks, to
whom St Georgius appeared on the rock
where the N mastery now stands, saving
them from the turbulent waters Dur
ing the Crimaan war the monastery was
held by the French, who would not al
low the monk, 10 step outside of its high
walls, but 9th rHlse treated them with
due respect. - Montreal Star
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Messrs. Harry Haines, Of New York,
and f. Craigh, of London, England, are
two young gentlemen who have not
made any wager among themselves or
with any one else, and do not propose
the feat Of Craftsmanship that they have
undertaken for money or for an exhibi-
ton, but purely for the pleasure they ex-
pect to derive from the trip They start
ed from San Antonio on horseback for
Denver, Colo, and viii leisurely ride all
the way The distance to be traversed
is a trihe over 1 800 miles, and theirs will
be a long and lonely ride; but they have
chosen the most beautiful season Of the
year, when the prairies are carpeted
with flowers and all shrubs are in full
bloom San Antonio Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

into another TO iengthen the handle. The
end Of the handle thus fo-med is screwed
into threaded aperture 10 one end Of a
horizontal plate. and INFO tue other end Of
the plate is screwed pole, also constructed
Of series Of sections screwed together
The sections Of the pole and brush handle
are preferably made tubular, so that the
parts may be as light as possible.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
why shop Girls Don't Marry Sale,

why shop Girls Don't Marry Statesmen.
Some old philosopher has said that in
nine cases out OF ten when a man was
thrown constantly in the society Of one
woman he would end by marrying her
But there are some exceptions to this zen
erul rule, aud a notable one is To he found
among the class of shop girls who are en-
ployed in the big retail stores up town.
Said the manager of one of those establish
ment, 1t Is popular idea with the pub
lie that our female employees End husbands
among the men in the store with whom
they work every day, but it is not true,
Most Of the girls who marry select their
mates from "a class Of men who are in some
other aud moro reWgneratiye business
Tho principal reason for this ia TO be
found i'm The fact that the girls soon be-
come imbutd with sensible ideas in regard
to the lie Of all who have to work for a
living 4 girl soon finds out all about the
man who works at the same counter with
her, aud knows that he earns but ljt.le
more than she does herself Matrimonial
bliss ON salary just sufficient for one has
no temptations for the average shop girl 8"
Now York Recorder
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

! DON'T see why you went to the ex
peuse Of q covered van to move our stutf
Maria It's SO old and worn no amount d
weather could damage it,"
"Inst's just the point. I don't want
people To see how dilapida,ed it is. "-HRr
per's Bazaar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

A young lady living in Portland was
bitten by rat one night on the lobe Of
the right ear The pain awakened her.
and the rat jumped off the bed on to the
floor The ear bled prafusely and a doc.
tor was called 70 dress the wound. No
serious results are unprecedented from the
bite. Cor Hartford Courant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

In Prussia ID has been recommended to
abolish the --a OK guupowder and other
slow explosives In fiery mines, but tAat
dynamite SHOULD De used, provided tie
proportion Of fredamp present does ue.
burpass the safety limit. IS shown By tie
safety lAmn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

An excellent aud simple wash to keep
the hands white aud smooth after the oc-
casional dish washing, which comes to al
most all househeepers, is equal parts OF
vinegar and water. 1t is good plan TO
keep a bottle of il prepared and standing
In the kitchen closet Wash the hands first
thoroughly in warm water. wipe them
dry and rinse thoroughly in the mixture.
The same preparation is good to remove
stains from the hands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

The daintiest stockings TO be worn by a
bride are Of line white silk, with a medal
lion Of Valencienues lace set in the instep,
tie design being ono of orange blossoms.
They are as frail as the proverbial cobweb,
however When one is going to save one $
wedding gown and wedding fan it Is just
as we'll to have the beautiful stockings TO
go with it, SO that the next generation may
ding day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30
antl,or. sho write Too Mach.

This idea II keeping before the pub
&c" - gnod one, in the main, 6ut it
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Constantine Daers the beautiful queen
who ia the Thirteenth century welded a
Doye Of Venice, 50 encourage. tue luxury
OF lace wearing among Venetian women
that she came near 20 precspiating reyo-
lu+lDu
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Mrs Annie nesant "A not, ~ commonly
supposed, i sister al Walter Be>ant, Int
his sistcrin.iaw, having married $ brother
Of his u 1857. whom she was twenty years
old
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

A directory of womat S work in Indian
apoljs alone shows them holding the po-
sitions Of pjanists, yiolinists, elocutionists,
cvators, phy~i Sans, eyaugeiists, artists,
commercial travellers, wood carvers, teach
ers, stcuographers, typewriters, bookkecp-
ers aud mauicurcs, TO say nothing OF dress
makers, milliuers aud storekeepers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Miss Marguerite Ner.ugton, the presi
dent of the alumne Of the Normal college
and professor of Greek In the college, Is
young and attractive. She ANA her sisters
were graduated at the Normal college al
the same Ume, and they are seated u upNa
among thcm carried OH all the prizes OF
their class
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

A woman on school board seems in the
right place At some the chudren's edu-
cation aud training are generally left IN
the hands OF women, and experienced
men" should not have the entire say about
the pubhc's children.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

Infants hnye spontaneous horror Of
isolation. When they wake they look not
with iuquiring eyes, but with searching
hands, seeking contact IL is a mistaken
kindness TO surround them with soft,
smooth tissues only They need vG"iety,
and 1t IS an important incident TO "a baby
when his hands come in cutact with a
nnuN .Ln.LHnnu-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-30

1t pays TO buy the cheap, fine bastiug
cotton that comes ia spools of a thousand
yards each for five cents. This haSung cot
ton IS not only cheaper, but il is fine and
not as tightly woven, and therefore better
adapted TO its purpose than thread that is
better made and costs 1--WE cents a sp0o, OF
pose, however