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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
MR.. PULLMAN'S SANDWICHES.
How a pinIng-Car Waiter Found Then
Illusive.


A prominent railroad official tells a
good story concerning a colored waiter
who is in the employ of the Pullman
company saws the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The walters are required by the COM
missarips to make a given number Of
sandwiches out of loaf OF bread and
the rule is strictly enforced. On a
recent run a waiter named Brown cut
thirtv-nine thin sandwiches out OF a
loaf and piled them MP on a shelf near
a window i'm the buffet, The window
had been left open and while the train
was rounding curve a gust of wind
came and blew ten of the sandwiches
out of the car. Soon the vigilant COM
m.ssary came along to see how the new
man was getting along.
30 them suit YOU, sab" proudly
inquired Brown, pointing to the sand
witches.
rhe commissary cast a hasty glance
AT the pile of sandwiches near the
window and sized them up in an in
slant.
~Aow much bread dja YOU use for
that pile, Brown anNiously asked the
eommi~-ary
~Quh one loaf, sahi YOU told me to
Gus them thin and dey re as thin as
waters sah.'
The commissary's suspicious were
aroused by this time and he tender'y
lifted the pile of sandwiches from the
shelf
"Lemmo see said the commissary,
counting the sandwiches; there are
only twenty-uine sandwiches here.
| Where's the other ten Brown? Eaten
them eh2'
The commissary laid the pile down
on the shelf, the train turned around
another curve and out went ten more
sandwiches through the window.
you see. sab" exclaimed Brown,
"dem sandwiches am cut SO thin that
| the wind blows EN- away, tse not re-
sponsible for the acts Of God sab. /
obeyed orders, sab and its not my
| fault. sab, if dey flew out, sab
IN dock you, Brown, for the sand
witches all the same, quietly remarked
the commissary, while he took the lit
/ tie book out of his inside pocket TO
mark down the cost.
| Brown entered a strong protest He
still cuts the sandwiches thin, but takes
! good care that they don't fly out Of the
window.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
Deepest Lake in the world.

BY far the deepest lake known IN the
world is Lake Baikal 10 Siberia 1t Is
In volume comparable with some q
the great lakes Vt America, for while
its area is only 5000 square miles
making 1T much smaller than the three
largest of the live great American lakes
and about the exact equal Of Lake Ere
ia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES enormous depth
-4,0l0 To 5000 feet makes the tota.
volume Of its waters almost equal TO
those of Lake Superior Its level y
1850 feet above that Of the Paciiic
ocean bur Notwithstanding its bottom
is more than 5000 feet below it.
There are many other deep lakes IN
the world but so far Baikal takes the
palm Lake Magaiore is 5000 feet
deep; Lake Como. 1000, and Lago-dl-
Guarda another Italian lake nearly
1900 feet in depth. Lake Constance
averages 1000 feet and Lake Superior
and Michigan about SD feet-De.ro"
AttES.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
THE MOST COSTLY DIAMONDS.
Stones with the Steel-white Color Bring
the Highest Prices.

"The finest diamonds always hold
their own in value, said q Yankee.
Mr.. Isaacs," the other day Certain
mines yield choice, colorless stones
that are always in demand. OF course
prices vary in gems that are not up TO
a fine standard IEe steel-white dia.
mond, for instance, which no one can
describe, not even Oscar Wilde, is con.
siderablv higher than the average
white stone, which suffers by compari-
son with one that scintillates with that
intense hrilliaucy of watery tints. A
subtle lustre, ! might say, distin-
cuisines all diamonds found i'm alluyial
soil Hold mp what is commonly called
the pigeon blood ruby by the side Of
an inferior one and the difference will
be obvious. 1t is the same with emer-
aids and the peacock blue sapphires
Our custom altogether demands St.
lected gems"
"Are there any marked changes in
the style and character Of setting Of
late?"
The settings Of diamonds are palmer
than heretofore. The most precou,
are set with very little gold. They say
every cloud has a silver lining and SO
does almost every cheaper grade OF
stone"
DO you mind quoting some Of your
stock prices2"
Not in the least The ruby, you
know, is the most expensive of all
stones. In our stock they vary from
500 to 800 per stone. The finest pair
of diamonds we have had this season
are worth Sl3. 600 Then we have
single stones ranging from $l,Olo to
5000"
"What are the prevailing styles?'
"Well. crescents and triple crescents
are quite popular, but the Marquise
takes the lead at present The hoop
or gypsy ring has long been the favor.
tie among English women, and their
American sisters are adopRng it,
Sometimes As many as four Of these
rings adOrn one slender finger. The
usual combination, however, is sap
phire, diamond, and a ruby or for
young girls, the choice is pearl and
a turquOis. Recently there has been
a craze for so-called 'pinkie rings Tor
the little finger Every woman who
has any preteusion to fashion in jew
elry wears one or more Of them
Friendship rings are popular, because
they may be presented with propreiN
by young man to young woman
without any reference 20 an engage
ment between them
in the fancy Jewels there are the
splnel, cat's-cYe, and pearls, some OF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
. DAKOTA FARMERS TALE.
much Philosophy Mixed with story cf
work and Perseverance.

winter pretty cold?"
"Winter? Don't have any winter
here, stranger"
"HOw's that9"
"Only have three seasons spring,
summer and early fall"
He was a Dakota pioneer aud lived,
as he said fifty miles from any place, "
says the Detroit Free Press.
~What do you do for doctor when
you're sick?7
Never get sick"
But YOU can't help it sometimes,
can you?'
Certainly 'Tain't possible. We
won't get sick and there's no two ways
about it.
How far is it to your nearest neigh
bor's?"
Fifty miles.
you don't have much society, then,
do you?"
Don't need it.. There's five of US
mother N me n the kids. That's socie-
ty enough, amt it."
How far must you 90 to church,"
Have it right in the shack every
Sunday Got an organette, Joe has,
and he turns crank and grinds out
any hymn you ever heard of just as
nice as you please. Then Marthy and
all the rest Of us sing, then ! read
something from the bible, then we
sing again an pray-an' church is
out"
There was something pathetic in this
and it went to my heart.
How about crops?"
They're big, l tell ye- that is, when
we get 'em. Three years ago / had
every promise Of splendid crop. Had
lots of snow that winter-grOund was
plenty wet an the wheat was lookin'
fine when all at once we had hot
south wind that burnt eyerythin' up
slick an clean"
And the next year?"
Things looked just as promisin'
Wheat was waist high, yeller as gold,
and l was goiu' to cut it in a few days,
when along came a hailstorm and beat
the whole field down"
Then the next year?'
Got nipped by the frost"
"Aud the neNt3'
chats this year, stranger, and Just
look at the VI heat aroand YOU Moth
ing could be liner than the outlook.
Guess III have a good crop this year,
but if don't" He paused.
"Weu?"
"Well,if don't" he said with quiet
smile, I'll mortgage my horses to get
seed and try again. tn be hard
piuchin'. but didn't have anything
when ] came here and I'll stick to the
country az long as can live ia it. A
man can't have hard luck always, you
know. Things are bound to turn. It's
long lane that hasn't a crook some
where
wrung his hand warmly aud rode
away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18

WY II was arranged tor me To meet
Miss Wayne here" he said, unheed-
ing her light words. ~You know, /
suppose"
some slight idea. / believe" she re-
turned. lingering her book.
"Well, | may as well tell YOU that
that condition in my late aunt's viii
can never be fulfilled"
and why not?"
Because | love another" he cried
passi0gately 70, Estelle, can YOU
not see how tenderly, how ardently
love you2 Without you | shall make
a failure Of life. Won't YOU show
mercy, Estelle?"
"Oh, Hugh! would you marry a poor
girl when you have chance to win a
dignitied bride and retain those prince
ly estates2" she asked
"Yes, darling. | prefer you with
love in a cottage to the wealthiest wo-
man with all the estate in the world"
Rash statement, young man.
at is true. Do not torture me long
er, Estelle. Can you not love me a
httleP"
"No."
"Then you do not love me?"
I'm afraid / do"
"Do not mock me, Estelle."
Il am not hooking you, Hugh" in a
very sweet voice.
"fhan YOU do love me littlep"
mo, not little, but very much"
He would have caught her to his
breast, but she eluded his arms, cry
ing:
"Oh there's Uncle Cranston!" and
she rushed forward to greet the little
lawyer, who had approached them UNI
seen.
at is useless for me TO ignore facts"
said Mr.. Cranston pleasantly. 81 did
not mean to oyerhear your converse
ton, but | arrived unexpectedly and
thought I'd hunt up my sprite here
and surprise her. see you under
stand each other pretty clearly"
Eyes, sir, said Hugh brayely; Il have
decided TO enjoy love in a cottage with
this dear girl rather than keep the es-
tate with Miss Wayne"
Love in cottagel Oh, that's too
goodm
Aud Mr. Cranston broke into a
hearty laugh, in which the girl finally
Joined him.
"Wil you have the goodness to ex-
plain what amuses YOU 50 much in my
statement" asked Hugh, not a little
nettled
"Pardon me, Coiewood But real
ly, you are the victim of your own
bluuder."
~Blunder? don't understand you,
sir, returned Hugh.
"Of course not, aud the lawyer
laughed again. This sprite, whom
you took to be the unimportaut little
cousin, is in reality the Ethel Wayne
referred to in your aunt's will l did
not tell YOU that there were two Ethels,
SD while She was driving You over here
YOU jumped to the conclusion that
Miss Wayne at the house was the
Etlrl.
elou see ! have been told all about
your amusing mistake Ethel would
NOT explain her real identity with the
girl whom your aunt had selected for
you, and, as the other ladies' believed
Won knew, you have remained the VIC
tim of your own mistake
Six months later the condition in
Miss Coiewood's will was cheerfully
uboyed Gj5S5u ~ H9sl0H Gi0be
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
At the Musical.

The cat on his fiddle thrummed hey-diddle-
diddc,
In measure delightfully."- gay;
And three little kittens waved wildly their
mttens, 49,
And murmurcd: How wen he does piayF
While Puss stamped MS boots. thump, thump,
on the floor
Asa delicate hint that they'd like some more.
The Pussy who fell down that horrible well
Arrived rather damp, toward the end,
With Pussy Cat New, dressed in pettlcOat new,
And Puss from the corner her friend.
Only one sent regrets sadly RrieYcd to have
been
At London detained by mouse and the
Queen
Caroline Evans, In 81. Nicholas
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
Elizabeth.

know q little lady such very stately daniel
She's queen Of all the iaesics, aud Elizabeth 5
her name.
also know "a damscl made 10 romp with and
CarCsE.
So / keep welcome ready for my darling 1T
tie ness.
And mother shows me working Just as quiet
Gs q mouse,
A pleasant little girl NAMED Beth, the helper
% the house.
And sister shows me Lizzie who goes with her
10 school.
Who sof ,ftmes gets lesson, and sometimes
brt AIS rule.
TN acqumutcd with another child I'd rather
never see,
For this young girl named Betsey, is as cross
as -Hr can be,
NOW, would you ever guess IT. These five are
but the same
Kaleidoscope assiel And Elizabeth g her
-Amns r. WeIls. In 81 NlchoIas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
Pretty but Not Altogether Practical

Hairpln boxes OF silver, With the in
scriptiou, a Womans Friend, in dec
orative text engraved on the cover be-
low a raised outline Of the friend. :
are among the Easter novelties They
will hardly displace the pretty china
and silver trays for holding these
necessities Of the dressing table. No
woman in the eNigeucie> Of doing
her hair likes to stop to open box 10
get at her hairpins. and with the total
depravitl sscrihed TO inanimate things,
it would be sure to be shut az the crit
zeal moment when a puff needs PIN
ming OF a curl Is ID be secured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
The GirIhood Home Of Julia Ward
Howe.

Once upon a time. in great house
standing at the corner of Bond street
and Broadway, New York City, there
lived "a little girl She was named
Julia, after her lovely Young mother,
but as she grew she showed no resem-
blancc 60 that mother with her great
dark eyes and wealth of black ring
lets. This little girl had red hair and
that was a very dreadful thing in those
days. Very fine, soft hair it was
thick and wavy, but it was red. Wis
itors, coming to see her mother, would
shake their beads and say, Poor little
Julia! what pity she has red hair"
and the tenoer mother would sigh
and regret that her child should have
this misfortune when there was no
red hair in the family SO far as one
knew And the beautiful hair was
combed with a leaden comb, rs one old
lady said that would turn it dark, aud
it was soaked in honey-water, as an
other old lady said that was really the
best thing YOU could do with it; and
the little Julia felt that she might al
most as well be a hnnchback OF Grip
Pile as that unfortunate creature, a red
wi Vban '' sha wos 81, ,.o,rs ola her
ho,ntif,l n,,fber diaI. and ,ftar that
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
A Sensible CtirI.

Miss Charter Oakes While Mr.
spindle wos calling on me the other
evening ! excused myself for a mo-
ment. aud when came back, do you
know. the feiluvfwas actually asleep"
Featherstouc Dear me what did
vou do wake hha up
Miss Charter Oaks % no, indeed /.
/ lex him sleep until ii was time for him
to 20 home Paes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18

No wonder Time is always repre-
sented as haggard and worn OUT the
wauch beat, time, the Splinter beats
time, the bandmaster beats time, the
clock strikes time. trains run on time
the foreman lays out time. horses run
against time. street cars run behlna
time, people threaten awful things
they get time at q fight they always
cal time soldiers mark time. oniy
criminals serve tim few save or spare
time and every body now and theD
tries to Kill time. Harvard LaaPooa-
= So so9 haNe written your poetf!
III -a~ meter. Slr Rimer -tfas me-
ier ~Ira ls.- There are many "
duuaa4. f-et >Ht
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18
DRIVEN TO MARRIAGE.

Greenqlile.
He was young, handsome and well
educated; then, just as he was pre-
pairing TO fight his way to fame with
poverty arrayed against him, he had
suddenly been made the sole heir to
the fine old estate of his eccentric aunt,
Miss Betsy Colewood, recently de-
ceased
What more was necessary TO the hap
piness Of gay young fellow like Hugh
Colewood? Nothing, it seemed to the
envious bachelors.
However, there were conditions or
one at least, in this aunts will which
caused him 40 little uncasiuess He
must love and marry the girl of her
choice. one whom he had never even
seen.
Hugh Colewood caught up his aunt's
last letter to him and read IL again and
again. hoping 10 find some lttle loop
hole OF escape from the CALLING condi-
ton
But it was there in merclcss black
aud white This is the part which
@urricl him
vi YOU cannot comply with my
~" wv " y 'ie
'''., It,i..it.
~ Nv ''a.''L -" .'s ~ ~ IN -
Won marry her daughter ID win be fEl-
filling any ioudu,t desires You can-
not help loving her.
Il could not rest in ms tomb peace
fully and know that Ethel was not
mistress of my estate, and You, dear
IVY in W.
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SPt'l,'e" Who." nv mus, "''i ~, "u'
icl' ''lc 9vto1I'"" ~ "u' 'u"'NN ~
n'u'se'' Ilugn p'''e'ou V'a' It, "uu'u
nave enjoyed the romance OF hunting
tor a oil'e,
lie PitA'" u ms h'' ana tu.i'Gu rom
ms room. gong up 20 'he h"'el Where
Mr.. 'I"h~l"h was stopping. WINE ne
arranged some business matters WIN
iiugh
.llrla. t"ir""od.. nave seat,
saIa the "'"leE NcT"uhi@ihS 'h' uuSh-
ed face and nervous manner Of the Wis
itor. He was lust wondering to HIM
lelfifthc unexpected good fortune had
turned Young Colewood's head, when
mis- visitor remarked:
aYou are aware of that peculiar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-18

obnoxious or not What 10 YOU says"
81 viii do as you advise, thank you,
sir; replied Hugh, who had now cooled
of and was trying TO take a business
! view Of the strange situation,
-Four weeks later Hugh Colewood
was speeding away from Greenvilie on
the morning express, bound for a little
town among the blue hills OF Virginia.
when he stepped from the train he
was disappointed to find no Que wait
inc to convey him TO the couutrv hneaa
OF Mr. Cranstons sister, a distance OF
eight miles.
lie was in the act Of asking the way
to the best hotel when a buggy came
rapidly up to the station and halted
The station agent hurried forward to
meet the driver, who was a slender
young girl, with bright, dark eyes and
hair as golden as the June sunbeams
touching those hills.
as Mr.. Colewood, OF Greenvile,
waiting here to ride to Mrs Thurs
ton's?" inquired the fair driver in
sweet voice which won Hughs inter
est at once,
81 am here and waiting, thank you,"
returned Hugh for himself, smiling
pleasantly as he came forward on the
station platform.
"Shali take the reinsP" he asked as
! they started away
mo, thank you; like to drive, she
answered.
ut was too bad for you to take so
| long a drive for stranger" he re-
marked as he stole a side glance of adj
miration at the girlish form in dainty
blue.
"Oh, didn't mind the distance at
all; besides, | rather had to come" she
| replied. 81 did wish to 20 with the
| young folks, who are having picnic this
! morning over on Laurel hill, but Uncle
/ Jerry was sick and of course he
couldn't come for you"
Then Mrs. Thurston and Miss
| Wayne never drive, 50 they made a
/ virtue of necessity and sent the last
resort Of the place" and she laughed
mcrrily
1T is too bad my coming prevented
you joining the pickuickers,' he said.
| II shall not be able to forgive my
! self"
That's nothing am enjoying my
SeIt now 700 wen 70 MINK Oh h"u'eI
THANK you, and at the same time
| let me issue Won chat l. too, am en-
! ioying myself eXcelleutly Welt" and
Hugh bowed TO the young girl whose
| eyes dropped beneath the warm light
of admiration in his blue ones.
81 hope You viii enjoy your visit,
! Mr.. CuleWO0l.' She said, TO change
the suuJrGI A3o" MIS- J. u''i9t,'H
ana E,"el VIII 90 an thoy can 10 llaNe
! your stay pleasant
1 hanh leui ave no a0apI s9a'l
! ma ~ peasant ,elutneu iuSh. lou
Ioo' are one Oh MIS- huISVou SUM
mer household, ] sQPPose5
yes with smile. on see am
a distant relative To Mrs. lharstoni
then MISS wayne Is my cousin ana
exercises And OF consn{ guarolah-
snip over me- Wh'eh no DOUBT Is neces-
sary' go
90 you are MISS wayne cousin
40 not remember nearing MI Trans
Ton meutiou YOU oIu 'l'' expect 70
! nave the pleasure OF meeting any IauIes
out MIS-. lhurstoh ana MISS Nay nc.
HOW uhNlhu III MT orahStou not 70
! prepare you LOT inns meeIIuS' anu
there was a rog9ish Sleam IN he' eyes
when liugh dlG not see. hau up
to date regarded Mr.. 'Cfanstoh rs one
OF my best lrlehas' DuI 20 ignore me
utterly Wheh nc knew l WouIu ao-
company COUSIN E'hG' mere aooNS 'iNe
downright intentional ucEIoct;
You have not given me the pleas,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30

The last census reports show that the
females as compared with the males have
lost relatively since 1880 in the United
States as whole, the numerical loss be-
ing 1904 to each 100000 males as against
relative loss in 1880 of l, 257 females to each
100000 males. There has been relative
loss during the decade of 2,07O females to
each 100000 males in the north Atlantic
division; of 1,7l6 females to each 100000
males In the south Atlantic division aud
l,4ll females to each 100000 males in the
south central division. There has been a
slight increase relatively, on the other
hafd, of 269 to each 100000 males in the
north central division, and 1850 females to
each 100000 males in the western division.
In nineteen states and territories there has
been relative increase Of females to each
100000 males, while in twenty-nine states
and territories there has been o relative
decrease OF females to each 10000 males.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30
Democrats Have stormy Time.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. 29.-ISpecial
"A Pioneer press dispatch from Sioux
Falls says it was . o'clock this morning
when the Democratic State central com
mittee broke up. They had a stormy
time over the fasionquestion, but mo-
ton to delegate the power of the com
mittee so far as fusion was concerned
to the executive board was carried by a
vote Of IA to 8. 1t is proposed to trade
the Democratic electoral ticket for State
auditor and treasurer. The executive
board of the State Democratic commit.
tee is composed of nine mem bers, all
fusionists
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30
VIII Paw the Loan.

NEW York, Sept 29.-lSpeciall- The
Speyer syndicate, which has been carry
ing the Georgia Central floating debt of
$3,75o,00o, to day considered the tender
of the Hollins committee to pay the
loan made by the syndicate with inter-
est on or before October and the syn
dictate decided TO accept the tender
The idea prevails that the Hollins COM
mittee and Clyde party have come to-
gether, and that the Richmond Ter.
minal Company will give the Hollins
syndicate it's treasury holdings OF the
Georgia Central stock in exchange for
Richmond Terminal per cent, bonds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30
Trial of HIiners.

SPOKANE, Wash. Sept 29.-[Special] i
city on the charges of conspiracy. re-.
suited yesterday il the conviction Of
four OF the defendants, and the acquit-
,al Of ten. Those convicted are George
A. Pettibone, John Murphy, M. l.. De-
vine and G Sinclair. The sentence
passed is as follows: Pettibone, two
years imprisonment in the penitentiary;
Devine and Sinclair. eighteen months
each; Murphy, fifteen months. Pending
appeal the men were released on "a QUO
zach