Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-30

MINERAL POINl WISCONSIN
The oldest living naval officer in the
world is Commodore Henry Bruce, Of the
United States navy. He is 95.
MISS VIOLA GRmwoLD, the only woman
in class Of forty-eight men at the Col
lege of Pharmacy, Northwestern Univer.
sity, carried off the first prize.
EBoxY is said to be SO abundant in
some parts Of Mexico that il is used as
lewood by the people and as fuel by the
railways
TIE little ten year old daughter Of
Professor Hudson has created a great sur
prise in England She has rewritten tire
book of Euclid, added original examples,
and every one Of her propositions.
The world has cause to regret the death
If that talanted lady Dr. Amelia B. Ed
wards, authoress and Egyptologi,t. She
was attacked by la.gnppe during her tour
in this country in 1889, and never fully
recovered
The Massachusetts Legislature has kill
ed q resolution in favor of shutting up the
worlds fair Sundays The New York APP
propriotion provides for Sunday closing
in the department Of the fair from that
state.
The king of Siam possesses one of the
finest collection Of jewels in the world, He
has determined to sell a part Of it, and
has sent an agent to Paris to dispose Of a
quantity of superb diamonds and unset
rubies.
QUEHN VICToRIA's crown, made in
1888, contains 5000 precious stones, and
is valued at 81 100000. i've sixths of the
stones are diamonds THE lower part Of
the band is a row Of 129 pearls the upper
part Of ll2 II also contains saprhres,
emeralds aud rubes.
The FIRST steamship of the new line be-
tween the United States and Mexico has
made her fret voyage from Philadelphia
to Vera Cruz. This steamship was built
in British shipyard by British firm,
though The Mevic1n.American company
might have got better steamships built in
American shipyards by American firms
The "vooded island in TIE exposition
grounds is beginning TO assume the char
acter which in great part it will have dur.
ing the fair that Of a gigantic flower
garden Already the Horticultural depart
ment has received $1,000 rose bushes and
other plants, several thousand Of which
came from abroad These are being
tTauspanted on the island.
The New York legislature has enacted
law which will delight hotel keeper,
more than their guests Heretofore mar
could deposit his yaIuables in the safe Of
the hotel and the proprietor was respon
sible for their return, regardless of the
value. The new law limits his response
bility to $3.50 If there is loss from an,
cause the owner must stand an beyond til,
amount Of $3.50
In South Africa nature furnishes read,
co hand a substitute for the fly pape
Americans have so patiently to prepar
in the shape of plant botauiCally roriiuli
dentata. 1t grows several feet high, ant
is hung in rooms Of the colonists to catcl
aies just as the artificial article is here
1t is closely allied to the Droseras-thD
Sun.dews Of our -wamps--made so mem
1rable by Mr. Drawn works, in whicl
he shows that these plants catch insect
for the direct purpose Of eating them
that they mcrnally canivorous plants,
TINS completion Of the new raiIroa
from Jaifa to Jerusalem u atks % new DAT
IN the history Of Palestine. The cchoe
at the iron hcrse across the plains Of Shu
ron and the engines shrill scream "b
cool Sloan shady ril, viii help startl
agood many things into uewness Of hf
in that country Of the patriarchs and tn
prophets. II only he deadly hand Of th
Iurl, was lifted off and there was am cqui
Hblc civil government, the "hoIy land
might once more revive as the corn an.
blossom as the rose.