Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-05-07

For nearly forty years Lord Tennyson
has bad pension from British govern /
ment Of 81 600 year. The poet has de-
rived no personal advantage from the
pension, however, for be has devoted the
whole of it TO the relief of authors in dis
tress.
The Memphis Appeal Avalanche having
published broadcast the truth that "the
infatuation Of winter for spring is becom-
ing positively scandaIous, tie gay old
rounder has bounced the fair creature from
his lap.
It's an interesting fact about Cardinal
Manning'g successor as archbishop Of
Westminster, Bishop Vaughn, Of Stafford,
that be is soldier turned preacher. He
followed bis father, Colonel Vaughn, in
MS choice of a profession and 5melt blood
in The Crimta. The church militant Of old
would have dearly loved such a priest
TnE city Of Paris has 1855 trees in its
streets, and each tree represents a cost 10
the city Of rs francs This makes in
round numbers 100000 worth of trees
in the streets, and every ore who has Wis
tied Paris will agree that their cost IS
more than repaid in the beauty aud com
fort Of their presence.
lTissaid that the total amount Of cap
lttI invested in electrical industries in the
United States is s700 co., 600. And this
science is just entering upou the thresh.
bold of the possibilities Of the tu-
ture. when electricity shaI. take the
place Of steam, what will be the amount Of
the investment
UNDER the Kansas divorce law, a d.
vorce does not become absolute until six
months after it is granted. But a Mrs.
aura f.. FELTON,, divorced 10y a Kansas
,ourt at Atchison, was in such hurry
or new husband, to whom she had been
engaged while her divorce suit was pend
ding, that she hurried off to Rock Island,
H.. and married him, J. w. Smith, one
week after she had her Kansas decree.
Now she is liable to criminal prosecution
for bigamy
THusE who are trying 10 make It appear
that Columbus was after all only a sort of
pirate on e large scale should read up
enough to learn that all sailors Of his time
were somewhat given to that sort Of thing
History deals with what Columbus achiev
ed for the good of humanity, and this age
nj ed not trouble iself with the inquiry
whether he was better than his contem
pormles, ltmay be conceded at once that
he was not if such a course will put the
uneasy at ease
A MAGNIFICENT oak tree, eight feet
diameter, was cut down at indianapolis
the other day tor the sordid purpose of
sending it TO the sav.mill 1t was the fin.
est tree in the neighborhood, but it con-
tanned 10000 feet of oak lumhcr, ant
10, 900 feet OF oak lumber at 4 cents foot
means $4GO TO d man who is not in line
from sentiment
The pope who is a great bibIiophiIe,
mas lately bought from the BOrghese FAM
jly curious and valuable collection of
manusgr pts, originally Improperly Of one
Of the Ayiguon pontiiTs. II is aid that
the item, uich specially led to their pur-
chase by Leo XIII we're Uante's Divine
omedy, written out at full length by
Booacio himself, and Petrarch's Roman
Bregiary
IHE American inventor, Hiram Maxim,
has cen U1,y Tor some time at Crawford
Kent, England constructing flying MA
chine, or, as ne puts 1T, ''a,certmniug bow
much power IS actually re4airedto perform
flight with screw driven aeroplana
There is 40 greater resent triumph Of
the ar, ST putting things than this. It
gives The visionary alr.hip delightfully."-
reu and scientific aspect.
Wrru an eighteen year Ola pirate in
the New York Ludlow street jail, thir.
teen year ola girl eIoping with an eleven
wear boy from oaio, seventeen year Old
aiehw lyman successfully "hodIae up
zine men and tva street cars iu Kansas
city. and Dr. Cdauneey H. Dapew receiy-
ing birthday cake with sixteen candles
IN Brooklp as token that to Iii. admir-
ing friends he is still sweet sixteen. the
boosted preoocitg of Young America bids