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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
An Anti-Baby Beating Society.

Archie Beckett is in this country for the
purpose Of forming an anti-baby beating
society. He spent some time in New
York and is now in San Francisco.
Later he viii come to Chicago and or
ganize an auxiliary order
"Since formed the Anti Baby Beating
society Of London, " said Mr. Beckett, 81
have been greatly interested in the cause
Our society is now very busy working
for the juvenile whipping bill soon to be
introduced We wish 10 make some al
terations before it comes before parlia-
ment We beiieve unat a clause snnul-
be inserted defining the size OF the birch
and the reasonable manner Of its appli-
cation For baby seven years old only
five strokes should BIO given, but this dose
Is to be gradually increased with each
year Of the childs life. We are going to
urge that children should be birched at
home and not in court or in prison"
'But there is no public whipping in
this country" was suggested.
"There are thousands of children Sc
verely whipped each day, and it is our
aim to modify these whippings There
are more children ruined by the rod than
we have any idea of. Nervous diseases
which come upon young people are some
times directly traceable TO the first whip
ping. It is perfectly awful the way some
babies are used, and | think that the Anti
Baby Beating society has most noble
mission to accomplish. Chicago Her
u11
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
old beliefs About Prairie Dogs.

1t has been but a short time since inyesti
CATION has shown that the supposed happy
family made up of the prairie dog, the bur
rowing owl and the rattlesnase, is not only
not a happy family, but does not exist at
all. Our first idea was that these three
animals of such different habits lived 10
perfect harmony, like the so called happy
families of the modern circus; but faith IN
this belief is somewhat shaken by the Tor
lowing, which may be found in Wood
Natural History" According to popular
belief, these three creatures live very har'
moniously together, but observation has
shown that the snake and owl are inter
lopers, living in the burrow because the
poor owner cannot turn them out ana
finding an easy subsistence of the young
prairie dogs"
We were satisfied with this for a time
but judge the astonishment created wheo
Elliott Coues, in one Of his latest writ
ings, makes the following statement y
speaking of the burrowing OWL i nave
found colonies in Kansas and other states
in all cases occupying the deserted burrows
of the quadrupeds, not living ia common
with them, as usually supposed. II oFes'
and Stream.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
NM nnstle,s sncccssor.

Although the hustle has been doomed
and has sunk into obscurity, yet woman
kind is not satisfied and a makeshift is
in sight or, rather, it is in use and not
in sight. It has taken the form this time
of artificial developed hips. 1t is the
same old hustle that has rea opeared but
it is cut in two, and the two halves
moved around one on each side. A lady
who knows all about such things told
mo. She had one ON herself, aud when
commented ON her increased robust
ness she laughed, blushed, patted her
hips and said
ats not me, it's rubber False hips
are the latest craze, and one that is be
coming popular with wonderful rapidity.
The pads are made Of inflated rubber
bags. They are not SO incouvanient as
the oldtime hustle and not much more
of a nuisance to wear Go down Fifth
avenue any day and You win be sur
prised at the number of remarkably
broad hipped women you will meet
They have grown wonderfully stout IN
the past month.
"Why do they do ity
"Oh, the great advantage TO be gained
In appearance is the smaller look it gives
TO the waist don't think there is any
other reason. That's quite enough for
any woman The fashion has its serious
drawbacks too Sometimes the pads
slip around, and the effect IS uupleas-
ant. Again, too. ! am always in fear
that pin viii puncture one Of the
things, and that one side Of me viii go
OF with "a loud report You can imagtue
how lop sided one would look after such
an accident It's horrible TO think Of.
New York Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

A hundred women of the little town Of
Summit ~ j., have been quietly accom-
plishing some good results the past few
years. During that time they have
banded together as a village improve
ment association, and by vigorous, well
directed work have brought about re-
Variable change in the appearance of
he place.
Beginning ut tue station rs a sort of
Iocus, they graded and macadamized the
grounds, laid crosswalks and cutters,
and started grass plots aud planted
flower beds, making the first impress.
Eous Of the visitor most favorable. Few
shade trees existed in the town along the
streets, aud the association appointed an
arbor day, planting aud looking after
trees 10 the number of over a hundred,
The poe sidewalks were taken IN hand,
And with some aid from property owners
5000 feet OF stone tagging has been laid.
They bought two spriukling carts, the
service of which is paid for 10y small
private tax. Realizing the Importance
OF not only getting tidy but keeping
tidy, the association hires % nan whose
duty it is to walk the streets daily, pick.
ing up paper and other litter that may
get about from careless hands Ii is said
that the principles of the association are
now SO wei grounded among the elti-
gems and the results are 80 gratifying TO
all who see them and are benefited 10y
them. that this man is to be or has been
dispensed with,
During the eight or nine years of IT'S
existence an average of about thousand
dollars q year has been paid out 10y the
association, but the heavy expenses are
practically over, and il viii now be pos.
dble 10 continue thework for less money.
The dues are one dollar a year for mem
bership, or twenty-five dollars secures
life membership. Extra money is raised
by subscription and entertainments One
more deed which deserves mention was
khe eradication Of the elm tree bug from
the trees For four seasons the women
treated nearly thousand trees under
directions from the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, succeeding at least
in bauishing the pest Long life and all
praise to the women of summit tl
Point OF View in New York Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Mrs crane, OF Stamford. Conn., lady
over eighty years old. was admitted to
membership.
The rule Of the club is that a success
full applicant shall take the pledge Of
the society and receive the badge Of
membership at the meeting following
her election. But in this case the rule
was set aside, as the next meeting does
not occur until October, and as on ac-
count Of her advanced age and feeble
health Mrs. Crane might be disappointed
in the realization of her desire to become
q member.
Mrs A. NJ. Palmer was appointed a
committee of one to carry the news Of
the clubs courtesy to Mrs. Crane.-New
York Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

An Italian resident Of this city tells tho
following incident Of a eountryman in his
native land: Among devices employed to
evade the three years requisite service in
the army is that Of feigning TO be deaf and
dumb. The man in question was so sue
sessful in this deception that, though he
was kept for three months among booming
cannon and rifle reports, ne never once be
trayed the fact that he could hear either,
and was allowed to go free. However, two
men were sent To watch him, and when he
walked up the stone steps of his house
some money was thrown down behind him.
He Immediately turned around on hearing
the jingling coin, and was seized and car
ried off 10 serve eight years in the army,
the five additional years being the penalty
for his deception Portland Argus.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

With the usual perversity Of fate the
estimable wife of Germany's greatest
statesman has neither the distinguished
appearance nor courtly dignity essential
to her exalted station, and cares more
for inventorying her stock Of butter al 4
calculating how much her eggs viii
bring at the market than for all the
pomp and ceremony Of the court. The
old Empress Augusta used to say of her,
Frau Won Bismarck would not lose The
smell of her dairy if she lived 200 years
in a royal palace"
She is short, stout woman, and in
variably wears a pair Of mighty solitaire
earrings as indispensable to her dignity
of princess. She is a faithful and de-
voted spouse, however, to whom the ex-
chancellor confdes all his cares and Of
whom ne said once to the old emperor,
"My frau would not tell any Of my Sc
crets to the empress herself, even if her
majesty should threaten her with the
horrors of the torture chamber. "-Ex-
change.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Ex-Governor Hoard is one of the best
story tellers in the country. On the trip
to Galena his fund of stories seemed mex
haustible One of them was this:
81 was down at a little clambake in New
Jersey last summer, and after dinner was
called on to make a speech | started off
by saying that had eaten so many of their
low neck clans that | wasn't in the best
sort of condition to make a speech. When
used the expression low neck clans al
old chap, sitting directly across the table
from me, whose face was long enough TO
enable him TO eat oats our OF a churn,
scowled at me, and then said, in a stage
whisper, Little neck CLANS, little necks-
not low nccks' paid no attention to the
interruption and finished my speech. When
dinner was over he trailed me out into the
hall and said, You are from Wisconsin,
amt your
"'Yes, replied.
"'You don't have many CLAIMS up there |
reckonp
"'Well,' said, we have some, but it's a
good ways to water, and in driving them
across the country their feet get sore and
they don't thrive very WELL
HE gave rae look that was worth a
dollar and half, and in a tone of the ut
most disgust said Lordl CLANS amt got
no feetr
HE turned away, and approaching one
of my friends inquired, Is that fellow
governor Of Wisconsin,
"'Yes,' said my friend
.''W-al-l,' drawled the old man, with a
good deal of feeling, 'he may be a smart
man in Wisconsin, but he is fool on the
seashore. '"--Chicago Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

The length OF the carriage way on the
Brooklyn bridge is $3.50 feet The number
OF carriages and other vehicles crossing
amounts in day to 400, From S in the
evening until 6 o'clock next morning
about 800 carriages or wagons cross. Then
the number increases TO 100 between 6 and
:, and 900 between and s, and to 800 in
each hour between S in the morning and
In the afternoon. From to 8 and from
90 the crush is greatest and reaches 40y
Eu hour. Between 6 and 10 falls 10 200
and betoeeu aud s to 100, after which
business again becomes dull There are,
OF course, average igures, as the traffic
varies according 20 the weather and the
season, but is always greatest between
and in the afternoon and least in night
hours. -New York sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
"GENESlS FlFTY-ONE.n
A Spurious Chaptes That Has Puzzled
biblical Scholars for Years.


For the past 500 or COO years the follow
ing so called Genesis Fifty-one" has been
a puzzle to Biblical scholars; and today,
were it read aloud in any mixed company,
1t is questionable If its fraudulent nature
would be discovered, so beautiful is the
spirit and language Of the Old Testament
initiated Below we give this unique
fraud in full:
L And it came to pass after these things
that Abraham sat in the door of his tent at
about the going down of the sun.
2. And behold a man, bowed with age,
came from the way of the wilderness, lean,
ing on a staff
8. And Abraham arose and met him and
said unto him, Turn in, praythe and
wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and
thou shalt arise early on the morrow and
90 thy way
4. But the man said, Nay, for | will abide
under this tree.
5. And Abraham pressed him greatly, 50
he turned and they went into the tent; ard
Abraham broke unleavened bread and
they did eat.
6. And when Abraham saw that the man
blessed not God, he said unto him, Where
fore doest thou not worship the most high
7. And the man answered and SAID, do
not worship the God thou speakest Of,
neither do call upon his name, for have
made to myself a god which abideth al
ways in my house and provideth me with
All things
s. And Abraham's anger was kindled
against that man for what he had said, and
he arose and drove him forth with blows
into the wilderness.
Q. And at midnight God called upon
Abraham, saying, Abraham, where is the
stranger that came by the way of the tent
at the going down Of the sun.
10. And Abraham answered and said,
Lord, he would not worship thee, neither
would he call upon thy name, therefore
have driven him out from before my face
into the wilderness.
II. And God said Have not borne with
him these hundred and ninety and eight
years, and nourished him, and clothed him,
notwithstanding be has rebelled against
me2 Couldst thou not, thee myself being
a sinner, bear with him one night2
10. And Abraham said, Let not the an
ger Of my Lord wax against his servant.
Lol have sinned; forgive me pray Of
thee.
49, And Abraham arose and went forth
into the wilderness and sought diligently
for the man until he had found him and
returned with him to the tent, and when
he had entertained him kindly he sent him
away on the morrow with many gifts.
IA. And God spake again unto Abraham,
saying, for this thy sin against the stranger,
thy seed shall be afflicted 100 years in a
strange land
Is. But, for thy repentance, will deliver
them, and they shall come forth with
power and with gladness of heart.
The author of this pseudo Biblical curios
ity is unknown. 1t has been traced back
over 700 years to a Persian poet, who sim
ply says ut was so related to me. st.
Louis Republic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

The opal WINS looked upon as a thunder
stone, and although many women now APP
pear to have IS strong superstitious preju-
dice against wearing one, il was in bygoue
DAYS held I'm the highest estimation, for It
was supposed 20 combine The virtues of
several other gems. On the ether hand,
the ouyx-so named on account Of its re
senblauce To the color Of the finger nails
could scarcely have been nice stone 70
wear, for according to mediayal sapersJi.
ton, 10 rendered one particularly suscepti-
bic to annoyance from Nightmares and de-
mons. Cham hers Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

u don't believe so much In hereby!
said the psychologist. Now, there's \ -
the lawyer, look at his sons. One Of Asl
became a professional musician, another !
a school teacher, principal Of scue ae1I
envy; a third is a successful steamship caP
tain, fourth is an editor, and the Ei'n-
the fifth is further away than any OF ~
others. He is nothing but pain A''
simple dude. New York Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Each separate unit Of our helpless raE
is inexorably bounded by the inner SUI -,
OF his own mental periphery, . l2il -
armor in which there Is no weak -
never a fault. never single gap 81 So
for ourselves. Of iugress for the neafe9s ~
dearest Of our fellow units.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

About 10000 persons commit SUICIDE =
Europe every year whose deaths are rsoos
nized as such, while at least twice IS tl No..
commit suicide whose fate is never lu'----
ally recorded. The yearly list Of EuFop7 Z
suicides includes 1900 boys and girls =.
coholism is the chief cause Of self muI1s'
in the north Of Europe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
We Mighty Hunter Abroad.

City Sportsman--Boy, is there a hote'
near here2
Mountain Boy-Never heard O. one
"What istlat curling smoke By the edge
Of the Forest"
THAT'S a hunters camp"
Good can 20 there and get gsN'
supper"
Guess not. Them's city sportsman
They never have nothin' but canned corr
beef and crackers. Good News
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

What is the best disi0feegaat@ asked
an anx ous mother Of a very prominent
physician, Cleanliness, madam, and
fresh air. he replied PROMPTLY And
here is another example of the same
kind /" Is it not Ola tnar vour cnnaran
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

She CAT the theatert- That blind man 10
the next row seems 70 be enjoying tae play
as well as the rest Of Us.
He seated behind a high hAtf- ! -
iust about. lust about Good News
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Professor William Blackie- Of Fdla o1 =
is one Of the greatest isy.a4g antaQl -.
upon Germany, its government ny -. -.
acteristics Of the people, etc ana -.
knowledge has procured FOR him 1Ae - =.
name Of German" BlackIe among
students at the university.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
Ribbons i'm tho Bondoir.

II the drawing room is really becoming
more dignifed the same thing cannot be
said Of the boudoir. The latest idea is to
hang the walls of wOman's room with
ribbons harmonizing with its decorations,
For instance, room lately prepared for
the young mistress of a country house
had pale rose colored walls, upon which
pictures in white and gold frames were
suspended with delicate blue ribbons,
As the ribbons speedily become discolored
or dirty, there is plenty of opportunity
for spending ones time taking them
down and putting up new ones.-Ex-
change
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

The queen regent Of Spain sets a pretty
example Of economy to the woman world
one which strikes at the root of the
problem of things. She is having a
summer palace builtat st. Sebastian, the
work on which progresses slowly be
cause the owner, though a queen, de-
votes only a portion Of her allowance TO
the building. and when it is exhausted
the uorkmen must stop for a whole year
until more funds can be saved of the
royal income.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

The widow of DR.. T. E. Richardson,
Of New Orleans, has presented 10 the
Tulane university glft Of Sloo,oe0' to
be devoted in a new building for the
medical department.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Miss Georgia Kilbourne, who has re-
Gently been married to Major General
Scho6eld, is still under thirty, and is a
charming aud amiable young woman.
She was an intimate friend of Miss Mary
Schoheld, the generals daughter, and
served MS maid of honor at her marriage
to Lieutenant Andrews at Washington
some years ago,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

A seaside gown Of lightweight tawn
colored Bedford cordiug Is made as q
llaiu skirt and coat worked for a collar,
cuffs, vest aud skirt border IN a eobweb
design Of jet cabochons and steel beads.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Genius, which always sees deep into
nature without being biased by ideas
and customs formed by immediate cir
cumstauces. has never failed to do JUS
tice to woman in all countries and III all
ages
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

The Brooklyn Association Of Working
Girls clubs has a membership of 1890
The first club ia the society was formed
about six years ago. The Young Wom-
ans Christian association of Brooklyn
has | 400 members.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

Now the cart has stopped. The nude
coffin is drawn forward with harsh, graf
mg noise, then taken into the hands of
four men. who proceeded TO her grave. a
yeabby looking clergyman. who has charge
OF one OF the smalI churches IN one or the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-01
What is News

An ingenious editor CT q large
and successful daily, who
EOHld be recognized as one of
the Oest newspaper men in the
United States If his name were
mentioned. recently had occ=
sion to employ some new report
ers- Many men applied all of
whom he called into his sane
tum. and paying no attention TO
.heir letters ofreeOnme1dati,u
gave each one OF them = Y dtiE1
pad, at the head of .hieh was
the question: ~Waat is newsF'
Half an hCdr TO answer that
question. young gentlemen.
Then | shall know how to make
NV choice
There was some lively
scratching for thirty minutes.
and the result of THE newspaper
examination was intensely utter
esting Some ofthe answers OF
the successful competitors are
suggestive Here are a few OF
then:
News IS anv thing that the
general public ought TO know
News consists of very
usual or very unusual
Views Is the daily record of
the human race put INTO eonve-
nient shape for the public
News Is the panorama of the
world every twenty four hours
in embryo
Views Is whatever the public
will read and paw for
News is any thing from
Jones arrival in town, to the
fall of an empire
News is historical fact: il is
what occurs; not wha: Is mag
ined.T
Views is truth concerning
men, nations aud things That
u, truth concerning them uhIeh
Is helpful or pleasant or useful
or necessary for . reader to
know
This last definition pleased
ne editor very maeh.-Youthis
Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-01
Why He Didn't We've

There lives out in Joe Can
mons district IN Illinois. an old
farmer wh0 IL a jealous Repab-
lican- on OF the red-hot partisan
stripe " hen be heard Of Csn-
mons defeat ne said to bis wife,
whO Is one ofthose women who
obey their ''IOrd and master
blindly:
-Mary, pack mp everything.
I'm going TO mcve
Why asked Mary.
~BecSase Joe Cannon - beat,
and | wont live IN Democrat
district
Very well" said Mary with
a little resigned sigh
Then the old man vent 90
town 20 sell the farm. There
be heard all the election news
tie returned home aud entering
the house said
-Nary, yOu can aui- packing
Ep | amt a going to move.
~ by e. inquired Mary.
Because he replied sadly
there's no place to move to-
Washington Nirror-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-01

With the beginning Q: he nes
the EAGLE enters upon a
new volume and lis hIteeRth
Daring this period u has
passed through the varie sea-
Sons Of prosperity and adv-rsi-
~ incident 10 nearly ali bust
ness experience, aud especially
the newspaper business, bat al
all times il has been the - adj
fact aim Of the paper to advance
the best interests Of ITS patrons
and the public. We shall strive
IN the future as IN tue past 70
carry out all contracts faithfully
aud promptly. To those who
have favored Us with their en-.
couTagement and patronage We
extend sincere thanks and hope
TO merit a continuance of their
support.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-01
Pcor BaY-

The man who has legitimate
" risen from humble oFigia. If
he is proEd of his elevation. il
equally proud Of his anteee-
dents
Henry Clay was a poor boy.
Andrew Jackson was a poor
bog. Jas A Garfield was n
poor boy. Grover Cleveland
vas 4 poor boy Daniel Web
ster vas poor boy. and he was
proud Of t. Ia a public speech
before a maltitade Of people he
once said.
I dill not happen 20 be bora
IN a log cabin bat NJ elder
brothers and sisters we're born
IN y log cabin raised among the
snOwdriftS Of New Hampshire.
at a period so early that when
smoke rose first from its rude
chimney and eHrIed over the
frozen hills. there was no SINH
lar evidence Of a xhi,e mans
habitatJOn between il and the
settlements on the rivers Of
Canada Its remains sill exist
! MAKE TO il aa aaaa8I visit
| carry nv children to L to
teach them the haFisbIps en-
dared by the generations which
have gone before thea. l love
to dwell on the tender reeoI
leetions. the kindred ties. the
early affections, and the t0uch-
Ing narratives and incidents
which mIngle with ali | know of
this primitive family abode"