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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09

down on your shopping expenses this
month as requestedg" Mrs. Biugo:
On yes indeed, dear. You know that
nee me, WOODEN underwear YOU wanted ?
" Ell, got something in cotton much
cheaper. - Cloak Ecuiep.
"Say, mister. I'm awful hungry and
| haven't had a drink for two DAVIS F"
m sorry" said the kind-bearted
policeman, "but don't see how can
help YOU "You can, though. Just
lend me your helmet and coat till 90
around to the side of this restaurant"
-HdShtRgton Star.
Pubisher-"H Hello, old man! l have
not met you in years in fact. not since
we Left school. How have won haan rot
tlng along?' Visitor" / have made
cool million out of leaf lard" Pub
lisher-"Gee Whillikinsl And hadn't
heard OF It. Say, cart i induce you
to write an article for my magazine on
The Intellectual Decadence of Modern
Europe'?" Puck.
Burglar Bill (in the middle watches
Of the night; "Ycr money or yer
life" Mrs. Brindley (crouching under
the bedclothes) "All | have in the
world is in the pocket Of my dress
hanging in the closet. Take it, but
spare my life" Craftsman Charley
(resignedly):-"Co-ne along, Bill; we
can't afford to fool away a couple OF
hours here. - Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. O'F-"Can have my husband
put in Jail for slapping me in the
MOUTH" Magistrate Certainly; that
is assault and battery" well III
come around in about month and
make the charge "Why not have
him arrested at Jnce?" We'll, you
see, when he slapped me | hit him in
the head with a rollin' pin, and he's
now in the hospital, and the doctors
say he won't be able to get out for q
month yet."-LJe
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09
BLAND All SIN IN suN0AY.scHooL.
An Honest Admission from Assistant
Superintendent.

When Superintendent Charles F.
Krug sounded the gong yesterday the
Sunday-school room was in clatter.
The teachers and their scholars were
talking u he Chinese New year, about
which the fair preceptors evineed con-
siderable curiosity. In an instant all
was quiet. You, could have heard a
laundry ticket drop. The Superin-
tendcnt announced that Luke Quong
would lead in prayer. He did SO in
Chinese, and every head was bowed.
When he had finished a hymn was
sung, the Cinnamon joining in with
great vim.
Then came the lesson. 1t was from
Isaiah ill.,, -. Each teacher immedi-
ately took up her Sunday
quarterly and began to riddle her
scholar with questions, This is what
the reporter heard in one class:
"Now, Yung, you remember what |
told you last Sunday about the cruel
lixiong"
20, vars"
"And the sulTering?'
"Yars. In thees city"
mo, no; in Jerusalem"
20, vars.
"Now let us go on with the lesson. It
says: AN we. like sheep have gone
astray.' You know what sheep areP"
No answer; only broad smile.
Haven't you ever seen sheep; those
animals that go along in herdsp"
ain thees cityP"
NO, no. Anywhere at all. Generally
in the country"
20, Vars"
Now, Yung, do you know what sin
isP"
"Nor."
"You don't; after all ! told YOU last
Sunday"
Nor"
well, III tell you. lfyou should 90
home after Sunday-school and go to
washing, that would be sin"
"N..."
Eyes, it would
90, nor and Yung stuck to it that
there was no sin in Washing on Sum
day.
The reporter was approached by
Luke Quong, the Assistant Superin-
tendent. He introduced himself. and
Immediately began To- talk ia a strain
very different from that al The SUPER
intendent Said he:
"Chinaman no believe in religion; he
come to learn English language. He
like the girls all samot like American,
but he come to learn English. ~ T.
| AdcertiScr.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09

hive in an ard region. wmcn woulo
otherwise be uuinhabitable.
There arc people in other parts OF
the world who Get their supply of wa
ter in q peculiar way. The explorer
Coudreau, for instance, found while
ago while wandering among the
Iumuc-Humac moantains, in the west
ern part of Guiana, that il was not
necessary cor his men to descend to a
creek when they wanted a drink of
water. A vine known as the water
vine IS found all through that region.
1t yields an abundant supply Of excel
lent drinking fluid whenever it is
called upon, This vine grows to a
height Of sixty 10 ninety feet Ii is
usually about as thick as the upper
part of the human arm 1t winds it.
self loosely around trees Chambers up
TO their SUBMITS, and then falls down
perpendicularly to the ground, where
1t takes root again.
The natives cut this vine of at the
groundDand then, at a height of about
six or seven feet they cut II again,
which leaves in their hands very
stout piece of wood a little longer than
themselves. In order TO obtain its
sap they raise the lower end of the
vine upon some support and apply the
upper end to their mouths. The sec
tion of the vine, while showing a
smooth apparently compact surface,
is pierced with many little veins
through which the sap flows freely.
Six feet of the vine gives about a pint
of water. which is slightly sweet to
the taste Coudreau says that it
quenches thirst as effectively rs water
from the most refreshing brook.
The bushmen in the Kalahari desert
often live scores of miles from places
where water comes to the surface.
During certain partof the year sharp
storms pass over the kalahari, cover
ing the apparently arid region with
the brightest of yerdure and filing,
for a few short days, the water courses
with roaring torrents. The bushmon
know how 10 find water by digging in
the bottoms of these dried up river
beds They dig hole three or four
feet deep and then tie a sponge TO the
end Of a hollow reed. The sponge at.
serbs the moisture at the bottom of
the hole, and the natives draw il into
their mouths through the reed, and
then empty it into ealabashes for
future use.
The animals that inhabit such
wastes as the Kalahari are of cours,
accustomed to living upon very small
and infrequeut supplies of water The
Beehuana do not lead their 2attle t.
the drinking places ofteuer than once
in two or three days, 1t is said thai
goats in the Kalahari frequently pass
months without water, aud, according
TO Mr. Mackenzie, there are certain
antelopes which are never seen tC
visit the drinking places.
In that enormous waste known rs
the Cobb desert, north of China, show
ers sometimes fall during the summer
and the torrents Of day I'LL the dried
up water courses through which wa
ter seldom runs 1t is in these chan,
nels that the Mongols dig their wells
expecting to find little water wher
upon the surface of the plateau itsel
the soil has lost all traces of humidity
1t is owing to the fact that a part .
the moisture falling during few
rainy days is thus preserved within
reach that it is possible for caravan
to cross the desert.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09
A MUSICAL GROVE.
Trees Converted by Squirrels into GIgEn
tic Organ Pipes.

This township says a llan isburg
Conn. Letter, boasts Of curiosity THAT
probably is not duplicated in the en-
tire hemisphere, and probably not in
the world II is n musical grove Of
chestnut and walnut trees. This grove
stands on the north side of Nickcrson
Hill, which is the highest point Of land
in New London county, and all the
trees are old, and there are very few
that are not hollow.
The spot is well known among local
hunters as a resort for gray squirrels,
and many hundreds Of these animals
are taken out of the grove every year.
Into the heart Of the trees the SPUR
refs have gnawed their way through
the knots and stumps Of limbs that
have decayed and fallen 20 the ground.
In many cases but the mere she'll of
the tree stands. and if fire is built in
the hole at the roots smoke issues from
hundred holes above il in the limbs
and in main trunk.
The peculiar sound caused by the
wind blowing into these holes has
given the grove the name Of Singing
Trees, In the summer, when the trees
arc covered with foliage, the wind has
no effect upon item, but in the fall,
when the leaves fan to the ground,
the wind has clean sweep at the
trees, and il whistles and means and
Kisses through the hollow trunks and
limbs until it seems TO one a short dis
lance away that a horde Of crazy
demons are holding q grand jubilee
among the trees.
These sounds are produced only
when the wind blows from the south
east. 1t then sweeps over the top Of
the hin and falls upon the grove APP
parentlY. as the Wind from the mouth
nm, he learned who Sine w;s, called
that very evening, and proposed. N.
L. Sun.
Benyenuto Cellini had just finished
beautiful hauap, when Lucretia
Borgia entered his studio The gentle
lady admired the work in silver, but
failed to grasp the meaning Of the de-
sign "Ihe design appears TO me to
represent some biblical episode" said
she. at does. returned Cellini; "Dan-
lei in the lions den is the subject
"Ah! but see only the lions" I'm
doubleday, however, you note a slight
distention of the lions bodies" yes. +"
well, that's Daniel. "--JeUe!ers, Cir
cuiar.
Managing Editor Ito proprietary
aFlyer, our uptown man, ought to
have desk. He's the best reporter
we've got Proprietor "How's thatP
thought he was regular stick. "
Managing Editor Stick Why, he's
a genius. He found that broken rail
that caused that accident on the
Zig-Zag Central, and sat on a stone
eight hours waiting for the acci-
dent to occur, so be could get the
story in to-night's paper. - Drake'i
Aagazi@e.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09
ECCENTRIC PHILANTHROPY.
But the Recipient of IL Didn't Have q
Heart Full of Gratitude.

A philanthropist Of eccentric cut was
coming up Park row late at night
when a man accosted him.
Gimme a nickel" said he, 81 hain't
ct nothing all day"
The mans speech was thick, his
eyes bleary, his nose a horror and him
self n wreck. He looked as if he could
take out his papers for full course of
telirium tremens.
mo sir, answered the philanthro-
pist, II win not give you nickel, but
| don't mind buying you nickel's
worth of buttercakes."
Cant yer make it soupP" asked the
disreputable one.
"No; if you are as hungry as you
say the best thing you can eat is
plate Of buttercakes."
1t was easy to see that the man with
the bleary eyes could have spent the
nickel much more to his liking, but
having no choice he resigned himself
to the inevitable.
Gimme yer nickel nm III get dc
buttercakcs."
"Oh, no, you don't; if l buy butter
cakes for you propose to have you
eat them. Come here boy"
Ten minutes later there was lively
time in down town coffee house.
A newsboy ent cred, followed by two
street urchins, willie a red nosed indi-
yidual in rags and alcohol shuflled
along behind them.
"Give dis guy tree buttercakes,
said the newsboy, holding out dime,
while the other boys watched his
movements suspiciously.
Cant yer give us five ponniesP"
said ooe Of the latter as the cashier
returned a nickel in change. The five
pennies We're forthcoming and Of these
the newsboy with conscientious pre-
cision, gave one to each Of the urchins
and kept three for himself.
Then the trio, perfectly satisfied
with the transaction, walked out into
the street leaving the alcoholic one to
the peaceTul contemplation ~ the out
tercakes which had been placed before
him. These he ate sadly, as If there
was something weighing on his mind.
a gentleman who had been a puzzled
observer Of the whole performance
finally asked for an explanation.
who is that boy that paid for your
buttercakes?"
Dunno. Never seen him fore
now"
"But he spent five cents on you"
"Twant his five cents. One o. dem
charity blokes give him dime to buy
me de cakes wild See?"
"Why didn't he give the money to
you?"
Reckon that charity bloke thought
I'd blow it in on drink Z he'd give me
the chance. Reckon | would NV, too, 4"
and be attacked the third buttercafe
despondently.
"But what were the two other boys
doing who came and collected a cent
each?"
why, they wuz fer check on him
as paid fer de grub, JUS as he wuz fer
a check on me so es TO see as how
ct il. That charity bloke want no
fool anyhow, only it seems to me he
needn't ha' been so blamed perticler
bout spendin' nickel. See? Even
in, sir. ~ T. Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09
ODD WAYS or GETTING WATER.
The shifts to Which People Resort In
Various Parts OF the World.

When Mr., David Lindsay returned
from his expedition across a part Of
the Australian desert a while ago, he
said the whole of that almost wafer
less country was inhabited by natives
who get their water supply by drain
ing the roots of the malice tree, which
yield quantities Of pure water. This
tree. absorbing moisture from the air.
retains it in considerable quantities in
its roots and thus makes it possible TO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09
Preferred Being Generous.

Tourist (about to leave the hotel,
examines his bill. To head waiier)
is the attendance included2' No,
sir; that is left to the generosity Of the
traveller ~But supposing | am not
generous?" Then, ir,it'll be 2 francs
day or 6 francs for three days.
~Ahl then prefer being generous for
once; here's a franc and a half.
Journal Am4SdHt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09

Cergyman--"My friend, II pains NE to see
a person 81 such brilliant attainmcntsAs yon
going to the bad" Young Man-"its not
my fault, sir. never expected to have to
work for a living, and | can't bring myself
down to It." Clcrgyman-"l understand
your situation perfectly. You never learned
a trade, and now, when your money Is all
gone. you feel that there Is nothing for you
to fall back upon" Young Man-"Not at
all, sir II the worst comes to the worst
can faJ lack upon a buzzsaw."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-09

Fish are frequently found in newly
formed ponds They arc supposed 70
be carried there b. birds.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-26
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
baltimore & OHIO TINE TABLE.
In Effect Sunday, May 22, 1899.
WEST BOUND.

No s. Vestibuled Limited Daily leaves
New York 1918 a. M, Phila, s:15 BALTIC. iO:aO
Wash: 1890 arrive at Martinsburg lao D. M. ;
for Berkeley Springs, and at Cumberland for
Pittsburg
No Z. Vestibuled Express Daily" leaves
New York 100 p. m., Phila 4:05 I; BALTIC. T:l5
Wash; S:l5 arrives at Martinsburg 1887 D. m.
and Chicago $3.50 y. m. Connects at Hancock for
Berkeley Springs on Saturday only
No. J. Vestibuled5 Limited Daily" leaves
New York, 300 a. m, Phila. 1875 Baltic 2:30 D
MS; Wash $3.50 arrives at Martinsburg 5:36 D..
m. Cincinnati 7:45 a. M, i; St Louis 6:25 % M,
Connects at Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex.
No, 8. yestibuled Express Daily" leaves
New York 500 p, m, j; Phila. 7:22 Baltic 10:5l
Mash.'ll:35; arrives at Martinsburg I:45 a. m 7,
cincinnati 5;l5 p. M; and st. Louis 7:15 a. M
:, 40. w .Plttsburg Express Daily, y leaves New
n norR 10 p. M, Phila. 4:05; BALTIC. 7:40 and
wash; ZIP arrives at Martinsburg HOG D. M,
and PittSburg 6:20 a. M
No IL Baltimore and Cumberland Accomo-
dation "Daily,r leaves Baltimore 400 a. M, via
0Sid line, arrives at Martinsburg S:25 a. M; Cum.
pefland HIS p M stops at all stations and
connects at Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex.
eept sunday. Il "A 80
, Noal5.- Baltimore and Piedmont Accomm9-
datlon daily" except sunday leaves Balti.
more via old line at $40 A. m, and arrives at
Martinsburg LEA p. M, and Piedmont at Sos p. m.
stops at all stations and connects at Hancock
for Romney.
Nol78. Brunswick and Martinsburg Accom-
modation, daily" leaves Brunswick 6.10 D. M
arrives at Martinsburg 10 p. m.
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No. s Yettibtltd, r. = -
e 8 as W 80 r. .Eliye. g NsssIS s,..
bury train 4 camb e. Connects With f';1
y y. 3. yestibuled E1pfs-. IN, m ~ i. h {
eago lO1g =; M, arrives & NSrtins hsssges On
is and ns s f .,,i a. s.lto i0p. Pis
No. 70. 1xprsss aDai s,.s =. ~.
w. Nc. sS 5siic s fSlis'' FITS 8. !. =.
10. 8 vssti6oied Limited ..n.,,, !. !, ~
q. Louis 500 q. M. Cincinnati 20 leaves
ves a 81 na. tim li4 h. wash ~ s;,a q.
p. m. stops at Shenandoah Jnnctse~. York So
e HaspIs Ferry for Lexington, va. a SrSsn,nects
mediate % stations Connects AZ VIEW ter
Fresr,cs sna a. Washington Junction i e,
no. Z Vestibuied Express asDaiiv +.
a. LOUIS ~ p m; Cincinnati Sis 4 n e.ses
Baito. 80 PbihI s s.is sss web Us.
No. IS. Cumberland and Baitimorxsl ',o p N.
mediation. Daily leaves CumberlanS sc A.seecom
s s,ve sa n MartIncsSnrg $50 Washnsstoo6d
M M ana Sai' Ns~ I fo p no. phadsIpha SIS
stations west Of Washington Junctio,, ~ ~ an
at harper's Ferry for Winchester. Al wornnsca
ISr and Washington Junction fop
10. ~; Piedmont a Baltimore accommoa.
E0n, daiiy, except Sunday, leaves Piedmont !.
al lg g aarlyss e Martinsburg at lilo a
stops at all stations and connects Al w. p.
Ior Hagerstown and at Frederick Junction IN IN
No. 50. Martinsburg and Brunsw,et 49,.
mediation. Daily" leaves Martinsbnro a ). eI
a. m, arrives at Brunswick Al 658 4 - ~ oav
connects at Harpers Ferry for Lexington, aug
baltimore, and az Weverton for Hagerstowna' nv
CO. sGULl. G. W. SANTMAN
1 e Tass AgI. Ticket Agent
JT.o 'DELL. General Manager, Aseh'
Baltimore. Ma
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CHAPTER KIN.

N dullfoggy morning. The damp
"A seemed to cling to and envelope
everything, while the cold was
so piercing and penetrating that
y even in his thick overcoat
Colonel Severn shivered as he rode on
quickly toward Greathaven. It vas
business, not pleasure that took him out
that morning; afterward he was half
inclined to call 1t fate.
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n AdditionaI trains will leave Harrisburg 40
e5eent sunday at 7.lO and 1000 a. M ,S aao an.
B. M. arriving At Carlisle Ct e s nate n 10
Herrisbnre At $50 b m, arriving, az IMMEDIATE
burg 5.4a y, M. stopping at All iil'ei
stations. -, cars befween hak
.l..l., ana New York on Atlantic EAps and
Sight Express east and on Memphis
New Orleans Express west. >,,,,ht EXPRESS ana
Pullman sleeping Cars on ~ Philadelphia anu
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Connections for all stations %, en- railroad 50
valley Railroad and Pennsyl yania -
TEN. /. r. BoIp,
< Gen. Pass. Agt. Agent.
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TEsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.

MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS,
Schedule taking effect October An, 1871
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Leave Williamsport for Hagerstown, Gas, 715,
1055 a. M. and las and Gas D. M
Leave Hagerstown for Williamsport, $50 a. m,
and 1915, las and sos p. M
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD TIME
" TABLE-May, ., 1892

Additional trains will leave Carlisle daily e&
cept Sunday at 5.55 a. m 8.45 a. m, 45o 2. ~,
stopping at all intermediate stations, arriving a.
Harrisburg at $40 and $50 d. m, and 5s0 p b u,
Evening Mail runs daily between Harrispuis
and Chambersburg
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KendaII's SPAWN Cure.

Mosro vtsro. Colo, Dec. q, 1855.
On. B. J. KENDALL Co, Enosburgh Falls, VT:
Gents-In the year 1854 treated with Kendalls
SPAWN Cure Bone SPAWN o. seven years stand
ing nearly as large as q hens egg and completely
stopped the lameness and removed the enlarge.
ment. Have worked the horse very hard ever
since, he rever has shown any lameness neither
can see any difference In the size OF the hook.
Yours truly. F. 3. cooLEY.
Price 81 per bottle, or sip bottles for
So. All druggists haze IL or caB get 1t
for yow, or 10 sciI be sent TO- any adj
dress on receipt of price by the propris-
tors.
DR.. B. ]. KENDALL CO.,
Enosburph Falls, Vermont
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kendaII's SPAWN Cure.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Aug. o. %
DR- B. J. KENDALL Co.:
0enfs-ft Ii with the greatest satisfaction that
inform you that have cured the following diseases
sweeney, SLENDER joint Lsamenees, sttno
Joint Iamenees. Sh0e.B0 lsnmeness N
Fore Foot. ] am working on Hlp-J Oint
Lnmeuena and will cure that all with Kendall's
SPAWN Cure. II Is the hest Eminent for man or
beast have ever used. recommend It to all horse
owners Horses that have worked on are valuable,
but without your Imminent would be worthless.
have friends who used IL for Sprains and
they ever used. Yours truly, e. =. s. WELLS.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-09
Work of q vandal.

Monday evening while Mrs. Eagles
field WAS 1t home. No. % South Pros
pecs street. sitting IN her library read
ing she heard . tire mendous whack
against the window. There are three
very large windows close together IN
the room. and ~ the middle window
was . Harrison picture with flags
around IL, which Mrs Eaglesfield has
had there about . month. lnvestiga-
ton showed some one had thrown to-
gsther two rotten eggs a. the window,
with the probable intention of both
hitting Hsrrison's picture and breaking
the window. They succeeded IN smear
ing the window to the left of HsyrIson's
picture and would have broken il be-
You'd q doubt II il had not been good
American plate glass. Mrs Eaglesfield
has taken some part IN the campaign,
and supposes tins IL regarded by the
kind % men who do such things as
only mild rsbuke. The curtains were
uy at the time and the man must have
seen her sitting there.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-09
Physicians Outdone.

My wife has been suffering with fe-
male trouble of the severest kind for
over three years. have paid twenty
five dollars during the last three months
and she had no relief. She had doc
tored continually with the best OF ply
s,cians.
| bought three bottles each of Dull.
lam's Great German Female Uterine
Tonic and Dullaln's Great German
Blood. Liver, Stomach and Kidney Cure
and can say today that che Is entirely
cured. w. H. DRowLEY.
Sworn to before me on this 23d day
of June, 1890. JOHN G. DULLAM,
Notary Public, Genesee county,
Flint, Mich.
For sale at D. C. Scribner's drug
store, No. 10 Monroe street.