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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
His Name Is Moses

Llewellyn LLOYD of the Welsh set
tlement owns "A tame crow that ctcklps
like a hen aud crows like "A rooster.
His name is Moses. Early one July
morning Mr. LLOYD heard peculiar
growing jn a tree near his bedroom
window, and looking out he saw Moses
sitting on a limb as dumb as clam
says Scranton dispatch to the N. Y
san. la moment Moses stretched
out his neck and crowed almost OK
actly ike one Of the BOOSTERS in MIR
Lloyd's flock and ever since then he
has been initiating that particular
rooster, even To dying upon the fence
and Tapping his wings before he
crows. Sometimes he struts around
the BARNARD aud makes believe he is
real rooster. The cock that Moses
had got Ia the notion of initiating soon
became tired of being Knocked bv the
crow, and whenever Moses started to
crow on the ground near him he pitch
ed at the black imitator and made him
fly nigh. From the peak of the barn
on the top of tree Moses would then
mock the rooster until he became
huarse, aud during the rest of the day
he would roost in silence in the shade
A few weeks after Moses mad learned
to CROW he took it into his head to
caekie like hen and after little
practice he did it to perfection. There
was a black lien in the flock that
Moses became very much attached to.
Size laid every day 10 some smartweeds
in corner of the barnyard and while
she was on her nest Moses fingered
near aud Kept an eye on her. The
moment Blddy stepped from her nest
aud started to cacke Moses cackled.
too, and he kept cackiiug and walk
ing by her side until she had finished
her song and mingled with the general
flock. Then Moses stole away aud
stopped his noise. going 10 round
about way to Bddys nest, where he
sucked the egg while it was warm.
TIE she'll he hid 10 another part Of The
yard. Mr.. Lloyd found nineteen
shells there one day and he put stop
to the crows eg9-eating habit by con-
hniug him in a cage for a month.
By that time the hen had changed
her nest. but Moses soon found out
where il was By tagging her around
until she went TO it under the tanning
mill on the barn door. Mr LLOYD
finally concluded TO let the cunning
black Rascal have his own way aud
since then Moses has daily gobbled up
his iayorlle hens warm egg.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30

was 10 more Interested thar lhat?''
'Ou hut YOU sac was in tttcm when
he iDided them! - ihtiadcis,5ta Tins.
CRAY took those adjn, into the
stock exchange. aud / expected tc
beal them complain that there was 30
much Boise that thel couldn't hear
themselves think; but they didn't seem
10 notice il at all. / don't unders and
it, Dunno that's all right. Those
Indies are members Of the sewing cir.
Gle 10 our parish. "-B0stoB Transcript
A hard working woman was asked:
Madam, are YOU a woman sutfragistp'
No. sir, was tine answer; II haven't
tiaIe 10 be-" Haven't time? Well,
ii you had the privilege Of voting
whom would you support The
same man that have supported for
the last ten years. And who is
that?" My husband. "-LHcois (Aeb)
J0uraal
Seeker--"Do you know, dear boy,
that | begin to feel that our nlutuul
friend Grant is getting quite fond Of
Miss Blusher. Indeed ! have reason
to feel that he is her raDt admirer.
Meeker- Don't say! Well from the
location Of his arms when passed
them at the gate last night | would-
say that sine was the wrapped member
OF the party. ~ B0st0u Courier.
The district assessor was out walk
ing with his wife. "Ah, here comes
,tHat lussy old Judge Misery aud his
liresoue better half ! don't want 20
meet tuem.' Qnick, then quick ia
hcre' said his quick-witicd vie; aHd
opening an adjacent store door, she
buried the luckless man into "A store
where the seasons dearest bonnets
were just being put GA safe FitegsHde
Biattcr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
The Chimney Demons.

cut on the top OF chimney tau
I saw parcel Of demons crawl;
Some ia gray and some IN white.
Aud others in robes as black night.
They danced together; they waized and
whiried
With streamers out on the air unfnrled
And the windy buglcs began TO blow
And sent them scurrying 10 and fro.
In RRuzy garments they all were drest,
And one, with lengthy plume on his crest
Was the leader Of all without doubt
And marshaled his forces round about.
With graceful gestures, like those at court,
They bowed anu cOurtesied, and then they
fought
Fought like furies, for none would Weld,
AMI not "A remnant was left on the field.
The chimney demons their part performed
From morning till night, unless IL stormed;
Aud loved TO watch them and note The shape
That each one took as it made escape
Ont Of tie shaft, ana TO see them rise
and melt away IN the distant skies;
And when they were angry they rose the
higher,
For then they were fed with fresher fire.
Comic or tragic they seemed 10 me.
In whatever the mood CHANGED TO be;
Ard Fancy lea me from day to day
To watch these giants and midgets play.
And even now mat IN Older grown
] often sit by the window alone,
And amusc myself as the demons crawl
Out OF the top of the chimneys tall.
independent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
No More Ar,ifcial Teeth.

Old age is robbed of salt It's terrors
and mucl of its dclormily by the
brilIianl discovery OF Moscow dem
tist Dr.. Zuamen>ky, who. according
to "A possibly oversau@uine Russian
contemporary, ha- delighted the
civilized world by his skill ia making
teeth grow in toolhIess gums. After
experimenting on dogs he tlIed the ef-
feet OF his method in human beings
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
Barreied Up His Son.

An eccentric man named George
BUMP. living in North Lyme. Conn,
the o.. er afternoon attempted to put 8
head in cider barrel but could not
make the head stay while he frightened
the hoops. So he put his 5-year-old
son, who is deaf and dumb, in the
barrel to hold up tie head, and soon
the barrel was headed up. Bump
went to work in the field and forgot
his son, until his wife asked him where
the boy was. Bump ran to the barrel,
Knocked out the head and found the
boy breathing through the buughole,
but so frightened that he went into
spaSms. Bump was arrested but was
atterward released. He has always
been noted for his Observation-Disclosures
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
The Rat and the Clam.

A rat that was fooling around among
the clans in an ice chest met with 8
serious accident. A large clam that
ha' Us shells open. taking in some
iresn AR. was suddenly disturbed by
something that made it very mad
causing u 70 close its doors tight and
hoia the Intruder a prisoner. The
clam had shut down upon hind leg
Of rat. The rodent squealed. and
the noise attracted attention enough to
inquire lato the cause of it, The rat
was slain, but it could not be released
unill the shells of this clam were
smashed into pieces.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
Enormous Brain and Thin skull.

When Ivan Turgeuetf. the great
Russian novelist. died in 1888. his
brain was removed for the purpose of
weighing it, the distinguished physi-
clans and surgeons having often re-
marked the extraordinary size of his
head. When placed on the delicate
balances the brain was found Ia weigh
exactly 20l2 grammeS. The meaning
of this can be better understood when
it is kuown that she weight OF the
average human brain is but l. $50
grammes. Iurgenelfs brain was the
heaviest that has yet been weighed,
Culyer's eomiBg next his having
weighed l 800 grammes There are
many cases in which an extraordinary
intellect has heeu accompanied Dy a
heavy brain weight, but men whose
mental superiority is understood by
friend and foe have often had brains
under the average weight. One other
ueculmritv of TurgeueH WAS the sur
pri,ug uiuue~S of his skull. When at
,cloo he often tainted from being
painfully tapped on the temples by his
school-fellows. The post-mortem,
which revealed the enormous weight
of the bra also proved that the
skull was so thin that it would yield TO
the pressure OF the hnger aud thumb.
ST Louis Repabiic
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
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ANTICS OF WATCHES.
BroIrrn Springs said 20 Follow Display
Of the Aurora Bnrcniis.

OF the Aurora BuTrnifss
Decidedly the watch is very queer
thing. II possesses some unacc0uut-
able pcculiarities as the Boston Gi05e
IisG3 To remark. Some time ago. when
there had been a succession of fine dis
plays of the aurora borealis, 1T was
estimated that in u single night in
New YORK. HE main springs of not less
than 600 watches broke. The esti-
mate is based on actual Inquiries.
Fine sensitive watches are parlicu-
larly liable To be effected by electrical
atmospheric disturbances. During the
months OF june, July and August,
wuen these phenomena are most fire.
qu2uL there are more mainsprings
broken than during all the remaining
months of the year. They break in IA
variety Of ways, sometimes swapping
into as many as twenty-seveu pieces.
1t is fact that since the introduce
ton of tue electric light has become
SO general. large number of watches,
some of them very fine ones. have be-
come magnetized. While in this con
dlliOu they are useless as time-keepprs.
This defect used to be considered in
durable aud because OF il thousands
OF watches have been thrown away.
after much money had been spent on
them ia vain attempts 10 persuade
them TO keep good time.
Among the methods resorted to
were washing the parts in garlic juice,
rehnishing aud passing them through
the fire. But all the4e devices were
entire failures, or only in part effective.
There are occasions when il is a
very serious matter to have your watch
mHgnelized. The captain of an At
lautic steamer, before putting to sea
on recent voyage, was invited to in
spect an electric dynamo machine, and
examined its parts closely.
Soon after getting on board the
steamer he noticed TINT the compass
became strangely affected when he APP
proaehed IL. Whether he stood on the
right or the left or immediately in
front of the compass the neeate would
invariably point to him, The compass
was worse than useless when be came
near il. Il was dangerous. and might
wreck the ship.
This phenomenon alarmed and puz-
lied the captain not a little At length
ne recalled his visit to the dynnmo
machine, and the true solution of the &C.
centric behavior of the magnetic needle
flashed upon him. His watch had be-
come magnetized. When he removed
il the needle resumed its constancy to
the polar star
Watches frequently become magne-
tized in iron mines or machine shops
where they are ipcautiously brought
near swjlt-running belts.
1t is a well-kuown fact among horol-
ogists that no watch will keep The
same time with two people. The
cause has not vet been definitely sscer-
t&ned, hut it would seem that ia some
mysterious way watch is affected by
the temperament of the wearer The
mere physical differences in. gait and
movement between different people i
mot sufficient To account for all the
Variations that have been observed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
Personal Appearance Of st PnuL

The following fragment OF early
Christian literature is uuqurstionaDiv
Of great antiquity some ot the fore
most writer's on Christianity having
gone so far as to attribute it to St Paul
himself. The copy from which it wa,
taken is in Greek aud is now repOsing
iu lhe Bodiean Library Oxford En-
gland:
When Paul was going up to Icon
iun4. az he fed from Antioch he was
accompanied hv Hrrmogenes aud
Demas. meu full Of great hypocrisy,
But PsUL intent only on the goodness
at God suspected no evil uf them
loving them exceedingly, making the
Gospel ot Christ pleasant unto them
aud diSccursiRg % them of the knowi.
edge Of Christ as il had been revealed
to him
But a eertaie man named Oncsi-
phorouS and his wife, Lectra, and their
children, Simmia and Zeno hearing
that Paul was coming to Iconium,
went forth TO meet him that they might
receive him iuto their heGse, for Titus
had informed them Of the personal APP
prarance Of Paul. but as vet they had
not known him in the neSk. Walking
therefore in the Kings highway.
which leads towards Lvstra they
waited expecting % receive him, Net
loug after they saw Paul coming
towards them. He was small If
stature. bald. his legs distorted, his
eyebrows knit together his nose aquiI-
inc. lat MAS 10 AN man maulfeslly
full II tie grace Of God. his couuteu-
uuce being sometimes liss that of an
angel"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
Skeletons In a Wall.

A strange discovery has been made
in France 1t the Chateau Caamplaia.
A grower found that his vineyard was
incumbered by an old. decayed wall.
and obnined permission to have it
pulled down. In sort Of cavity he
discovered two male skeletons with
their necks. hands, and feet riveted to-
gether with iron letters. Some rem
nauts Of clothes reduced to dust we're
found on tie ground whore the skele-
tons las, IS weil ~ some rusty from
fragments.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30

..Wnat can one expect of step
mother?" gluomily demanded Miss
Susanna.
And the grandmother aud the two
maiden aunts went grimly away
But when Mrs. Constant returned
from her shopping expedition, there
was an evident atmosphere of cOuster-
nation about the house.
Mrs. Cartwhistle stood sobbing 10
the middle OF the floor, with pocket
handkerchief pressed TO her eyes; Miss
Malina and Miss Susanna were hurry
ing 10 and fro. wildly wringing their
hands; and Mr.. Constant himself had
Just arrived in cab.
Dear mel" cried the young step
mother. What can have happened?'
II told you so!' said Mrs. Cart
whistle.
Il always prophesied it! said Miss
Malina.
II foresaw it from the very begiA-
ingr said Miss Susanna.
But what is the matter?A gasped
Mrs. Constant. Has anything hap
pened toto dear little Dia?n
She's drownedr' said Mrs. Cart
whistle.
"In the great Persian jarr said Sus-
anna.
Filled it with water out of the bath
tub, and then crawled in herself dear
sweet Innocent" sobbed Miss Maliua.
oh, dear, On dear! | knew some
thing would happen when you SO heart
lessy refused hei innocent plea to ac-
company YOU
But the poor Young wife pushed
her way franlically through tbe cnn-
fusion.
Where is sue?' she gasped. .Dita
Where have they laid her?'
We've haiu't dared TO touch her. "
answered Miss Malina, with a burst
of hysterica tears But there's her
dear little shoe in a puddle of water on
the carpet. and her lovely golden hair
noa.ing on top! Oh. dear! don't let
Charles 20 near herl Oh dear! to
think that she should be drowned, and
no one near to he p her! 1t all comes
of a stepmothe's neglect.
Mamma! Mammal piped a little
! voice ut the self-Same moment. aud
Mrs. Constant felt tiny hand pulling
at her dress, aud turned to behold Dita
held up in Bridget's arms.
Sure, ma'am | found her fast
asleep on the garnet floor" said
Bridget vivid her precious arm under
her head. An to think of the thrick
she played us, wild the big doll drown
ed in the clancy jar, an its yally hail
fioatin' atop, just for all the wurreld
like missy's own!'
Dolly dirty! Dolly have bath!'
cOmpacently proclaimed Miss Perdita.
| And then, naturally enough, Mrs
Constant tainted away in her husbands
arms.
When she came to her senses again.
| the house was restored to its usual
stiffness and composure, and she was
| lying upon a sofa, with her husband
ut her side, aud little Dita playing on
/ the door at no great distance.
Where is Mrs CartwhistleP" she
said
Gone, said Mr. Constant. And
so have Malina and Susanna-and they
/ will never come back to this house
again. 1t is quite true they are my
| lost wife's relatives, bat that gives
them no title to assJil YOU as they
have done to-day. You have been
more than mother TO little Dita, and
the chid's love bears a mute testimony
to this. Hereafter with her, as we'll
! dearest, as with me, your will shall be
law.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
JUMPING BARsED.wlRs FsNcss
Australian Horses Seem To BE All.
Perform This Feat TO Perfecti,r

Most people are aware that bor...
are very rarely affected il the 80
in Australia or New Zealand bpr (
not so we'll known that the dises,s
SAYS tine London Satztrd1y Rspis,o I,
lesSening annually in severity To .r.s
an extent that it is expected in fa.-
generations it will disappear aIto
gether.
The fences of the steeplechase cpnr.s
near Melbourne consist principally y
posts and rails and stone walls from
feet 40 inches TO feet 4 inches n
height. The sight of the amhul,noa
wagon accompanying the race In n,
inner circle must be horribly surop.,
i've. The Pari-mutuel, or totalisai,r
as it is called in Australia machine
bv the way, whici costs as much n,
$50 very popular The pro,,r.
etors are allowed to charge conmls.
sion OF 10 per cent upon The mopey
| invested in il, and out OF this thew ara
made to pay royalty OF S IL p4r
cent to the racing clubs. the remain.
ing IL per cent being their ppy
profit. In New Zealand about Eja0O
IA year is added to the amount given N
stakes by his means
Horses of IA kiud may be bought IN
| Australia for "a sovereign. or even less.
! for &l5 or go a really SeryculHa
| hack or carriage horse may be pur
! chased, aud 10 gujneas is the hiy,.
est price that Lord Onslow has known
! to nave been given for carrigye
! horse. I'm Australia they hunt de
wild dog, the Kangaroo. or druy. 10
| New Iaaiaud hunting began vita ua
! per Chases: later on some hares were
imported. and there are uow eleven
/ packs of hounds ia the island. Barbsd
| wire rs more or less common nil over
| the colony, and Oh tie Canterbury
| plains, where there is 10 bus, &c Is
used most extensively. III is pre-
ciseIy in this wire district tuat hunting
chiefly ilourishes." We read of ruu
seven miles straight without a check
over the stitfest wire country
IN another run every fence was
"of wire, or had wire in it, some
foot or so above the gorse hedge we
| closed the book and shut our eyes ior
"A few moments on reading this!-"and
yet there was not single fall and a
man who rode sixteen stone was al.
WAYS with the hounds and first in 1t
! the death" The master of the Ash
burton hounds SAYS that even horses
! pumped, AT the end of run, when
! they are ant to get careless at thinner
never take any liberties with wire
| always clearing IT, A horse seems to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30

Halliday the Inventor Of tie cable
s.reet-r1r system states tHat tie sight
Of SAY et,p> yainIy ende1yefiug to
draw yr upa steep hill SIN Fran
cisco iir~, suggested TO him the foun-
dation fnr his ipveaijon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30

Every workman iu Japan Years
on biz cap aus on hits .-.,k an 10
soripIion giving his business and his
employers name.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-19

The Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives are
casting around TO discover some
plan Of taxation that will enable
the Government to fiji up the gap
caused by the falling off in revenue
ON account of the Mckinley tariff.
They are looking TO the subject OF
imposing tax on incomes. An in
come tax, says an exchange. with
proper exemptions, and so sealed as
TO increase the percentage upon
large incomes as they go up, 10 not
only a just but d righteous tax.
Why should a man who has an in
come Of 100000 a year not be
made to pay a proportionate tax for
the greater protection his wealth
requires from the Government over
the man of moderate means and a
moderate incolss2 The capitalist
class VIGOROUSLY shirk taxation.
Their wealth evades the assessor
when IL comes to the taxation Of
their tangible property; but when
they have to confront an income tax
they can be made TO pay.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-19

The following resolutions were
adopted by the members ofthe Idaho
Democratic Central Committee at
their meeting. held in Boise City,
March 5, 1892:
Resolved, That we heartily advocate
the Tree and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and insist that the Republican
marty Of the United States is moot bit
serly opposed thereto. and. therefore,
we call upoa all OF our fellow citizens
who are in accord with us on that
subject 10 unite with US as party and
participate in our primaries and con-
ventions.
Resolved, That since the Repub-
lican party Of this State has, since
The, b We be, n in over, violated every
promise made TO the labor clement of
our community and shown itself the
friend Of corporations aud monopolies,
we cordially invite the laboring men OF
Idaho who have hitherto supported
the Republican ticket to leave the
party which has betrayed Them and
unite with the Democracy, who have
always advocated and protected their
rights and interests.
Resolved, That while regarding in
reference in politics or government by
any church or prieethood as endan-
yering the peace and welfare OF the
country and the liberty Of the citizen,
and firmly believing in that cardinal
principle OF the Democratic party that
70 bids freedom of religious belief and
worship from being questioned, but
refuses 10 tolerate religion as cloak
for crime, still we believe that the time
has come when all persons, without
regard 10 religious belief, who have
eviuced by their words and actions
their desire TO refrain from counte-
nancing iniractions Of any law oil the
State, should be permitted TO take part
In national and local affairs, and we
therefore invite all citizens Of every
religious creed who believe IN the prin
ciples of the democratic party TO par
ticipate ia the election of delegates u
The County and State conventions.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-19

Although the pension Office invcsii-
CATION has but just begun TO get into
the interesting stage, IL has already
been shown pretty conelasivels that
things are not conducted rs they
should be. 1t has been acknowledged
by official witnesses that men recon
mended for dismissal. for cause, have
not only been kept in Office but actn-
ally promoted. II has been acknowl-
edged that the private secretary oil
Assistant Secretary Chandler has reg
uiarly visited the pension Office "a
push the claims represented by Ger
tain attorney, and that an employe
who fsloniously broke the lock OF the
desk Of one OF his superior officers in
order 70 see some papers therein was
afterwards promoted. And there ID
more and worse 10 come. Mr.. Enlos
haas introduced bill for the protection
Of witnesses 10 the employ OF the gov
~ nmeat, which, II IL beeomes a law
IA 1t should, win add much important
testimony which otherwise wall not be
obtained IN this investigation.