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The Progress., 1893-08-05

THE only iukling of good fortune in
connection with the Victoria disaster
seems TO have befallcn Vice-Admiral
Tryon- 1t seems, according to high
English authority, that by drowning
he saved himself the ignominy OF
being shot
The Progress., 1893-08-05

PHEsTDExr vAsQUEz of one Of the
little fy-by-night republics down
south has just had sixteen OF his
prominent opponents stood up in
neat row and shot This is not ex-
actly politics, but it has the SAVIOR OF
business.
The Progress., 1893-08-05

SEVERAL exchanges are gravely
discussing the question of whether
or not lawyer can be a gentleman.
Doubtless to be a gentleman is
among the possibilities open to a
member of the legal profession, but
once having started on his career, he
seems generally to prefer to keep
right on being a lawyer.
The Progress., 1893-08-05

WHEN New York woman named
Hunter accidentally received letter
from her husband, addressed Dear
Mrs. Browning, he explained that he
had written it merely to arouse her
Jealousy. The subsequent procure
ment of a divorce indicates that
more successful attempt than his was
never made.
The Progress., 1893-08-05

THIRTY persons suicided by jump
Ing from the Eitfel tower, but thus
far no life has been lost by its coun-
terpart at the Columbian fair-the
great Ferris wheel. The wheel isn't
in it with the Eifel tower. VT the
cold storage tower crowds the Eiffel
record pretty close.
The Progress., 1893-08-05
. ;LIFE'S RIVER.

Like as plank OF drifted wood
Tossed on the watery main,
Another plank encounters,
Meets, touches, parts again
So tossed and drifting ever
On life's unresting sea,
Men meet and greet and sever
Parting eternally.
The Progress., 1893-08-05

A girl students fare in Paris is
sometimes cup of coffee and a roll
for breakfast, slice of ham and a
cake for lunch, a bowl of bread and
milk for supper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
PARTITION or AFRICA

African Letter by Henry NJ. Field in
the New York Evangelist. Within a
few years there has been a partition
of Africa among the nations of Europe,
and all who claim q part in the great
Inheritance must accept their share of
tie responsibility. As all these powers
claim to be Christian, ii may be said
that Christendom has taken formal
possession Of Afrj a. Is 1t TO be any
thing more than ,ormaL rs when the
pope divided the new world between
Portugal and Spain thereby giving
them license 10 commit the most hOr
rble crimes against humanity Is
this pcryersiOu Of the name OF Christ
to be repeated In this century? And by
ers, not by Portugal or Spain, or even
by France, but by Germany, by Eng
land and 10y America: Could there be
a greater shame to Chuistendom than
the persistence Of these countries i'm
forcing carg0es of the most fiery and
intoxicating spirits upon the natives
of the Congo. in spite of the protests
of their chiefs liz this policy is 10
be continued, Africa has as much 20
fear from foreign powers MS 10 hope,
from their jealousy of one another,
their riyalshipS their greed, and their
rapclv Let them not De in such haste
IS spoil the Egyptians Instead %
this, Africa ought to be the ward Of
an the Christian nations of the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

ali gone, said Jane, with an air Of in
difference. and sat down on the grass
again
The people were streaming out Of
the tent; the crowd was dispensing.
One Of the animal vans drew near
Jane crept 70 the driver
Mister she said, in trembling
tones. won't you let the children take
peep: Th.y never saw nuthLn' in
their lives
Boss wouldn't let me" answered
the man, yet not unkinlly
A white monkey thrust its paw
through the Stats Of the cage.
The children We're iG ecstasies Of de
light The driver started his horse
Come, children, LIS 20 home" said
Jane
II was dark when they reached the
cabin A whippoorwill sang from the
thicket, and its wall was to JGue Shep-
las the knell of hope Valerie HAYS
Berry in Lipplncot's
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
NAPOdEONS NEPHEW.

What He Did While a Resident Of
Florida.
The August Century contains a rem
iniscent article Of Matilda I. McCCanel
on the home life Of the Prince and
Princess Achnle AIurat in Florida.
Among the many stories related by
this old friend Of the family is the
following:
The prince passed his time in the
acquisition Of learning. The range of
his experiments may he Inferred from
the princes declaration shat alligator
tail soup win do, but the turhe buz-
gard is not good
On one occasion when, at Achilles
suggestion, Nine Murat had gone to
spend the day with a friend, he took
the opportunity TO test the merits Of
a plant which he thought would make
a fine dye He knew the process would
occupy some time, and that his dear
Kate might be an obstacle to his
undertaking. When she was about to
return. the cOachman called her atten-
ton to q cloud OF smoke rising from
the plantation. Nine Murat, serious
lv alarmed for fear the house was on
nre. was driven home rapidly, accom-
panied by some OF her friends. AS
they approached "a huge kettle could
be seen, under which was the fire tbat
had caused the anxiety, over it, heat
ga and smake~Stained they detected
Achllle, eagerly at work. As he saw
his wife approaching be rushed 70 her
and said while his face was radiant
with success: 20 Kate, l have E9de
all yoLr clothes @ most beautiful pink
You win look so lovely in Them
sure enough, to her dismay she dis
covered that he had dyed, indiscrimi-
uately. all that he could lay his hands
on-sheets. pillow-cases, table-cloths,
and various articles Of clothing, even
including dresses, though the servants,
seeing what was going on, and know
IN. that their mistress would disap-
prove, had hidden q great deal from
him. Years after, / heard Nine Murat
relate the circumstance with much feel
ing. She never could refer to him
without ears In her eyes; for, not
vithstanding his eccenuicideS, he was
most afrectionate husband
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
THE LACE FICHU

sun i simple form of ficbu ana one
that S suited to the young and TO the
mature alike is made entirely of lace,
or at least only the lace can be seen.
Cut p short, pointed yoke of string
foundation net, fit il well to, the figure
and finish with a standing collar Of
eitErr white ribbon or white six
Measure the edge of the yoke and
purchase six or seveu-inch lace three
ami Duc-half times It's entire length
Gus the lace in TWO pieces, one twice
the length Of IT, yoke, The other one
ANA One-half times Then gather The
lcHser piece end stitch it to the edge
of the yoke ana plait the shorter into
the collar SO as TO form the upper
srill. Finish with q bow of ribbon at
each shoulder point
or, If your tastes are simpler, ana
you prefer one frill to, tive, make col
lar only ana plait with lace over IT,
but in this case you must graduate the
lace and make it slightly narrower 81
the shoulders and across the back than
in the front where it should form q
v
Whichever model you may choose. De
sure TO get good quality. soft lace, tof
no other viii give the satisfaction thai
you seek, and there is little economy
in buying poor stuff. With tAc styles
for the present season Two OF three
or even one handsome garniJure VIII
prove a great addition TO your ward.
robe and win provide extra changes to'
very little cost, bur If you are be
guiled into the foOlishness Of a cheap
purchase you win get no real salts
faction
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

them and almost impossible TO obta5n
q picture Of one Of them. Either they
or their husbands appear 10 look with
rooted disuIst on the photograph, and
even when their photographs are taken
they rarely give permission for copies
to hy sold. In a typical Hindu beauty
the slil IS Just dar1 enough 10 give a
rich, soft appearance To the complex
ion. the features are regular, the eyes
mild and black and shaded by long
silken iasAes. the hands and feet ale
small and elegantly formed, the de-
meanor is modest, tie manners gentle,
tte voice low and sweet. Such a com
binltion Of good points may often bc
met with. but when ir is who shall
say what havoc is wrought among the
hearts Of male behOlders There are
good looking women occasionally
among the middle class Hindu as well
as among the upper ten and even
among the low castles and faces are
sometimes very pleasing Many a
Hindu woman who has perhaps little
pretension to beauty Of face has, never
theleSs the step and carriage of Il
princess, and if one is NOS too fasudiouS
about perfection Of eyes. and mouths,
and noses her figure, As she walks
down the street with her load on her
head, is truly a beautiful object.
Jewelry is often worn to excess ia
India, rs among other OrientalS, and
the horrid nose ring Is sometimes SO
large that il has TO be fastened back to
the ear by a delicate chain to keep
it from interfering with the mouth
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
THE COLUMBIA AND NrNvF,po
LIS.
New War Vessels soon to he ADJ
TO Our Navy.

These vessels, says Harpers Wa.t,r
are built Of steel, and within the o1tt1,
skin. or true bottom, there is opo,he-
bottom, called the double bo,+or'
which serves the purpose Of guardinr
against serious injury in case -
grounding or other damage Of mia
nature. This intervening space is di,
yided into a number Of watrr.tigb.
compartments, that the damage NAV
be localized. These vessels BELONG =,
the protected-cruiser type; /. e., their
engines, boilers, magazines. etc AFRO
protected by heavy steel deck and
many feet Of coal, while In the cases
of the Columbia and Minneapolis
wall of patent fuel five feet thick. OK.
tending along the sides in the region
of the Water-line and throughout tba
locality of the viJals, protects the ma.
chinery, etc, from machine-gun fire
and at the same time forming a "a
serve supply in case Of the exhaustion
Of the regular coal allowance.
Fearing les. the transmission Of u.
600 horsepower through either one
or two shafts might be like placing
al Of ones eggs ia too few baskets,
che Beareau Of Steam Engineering de-
termined to resort to the uncommon
distribution of this power through
three shafts-one placed amidships, as
in ordinary single-screw vessels, and
two others placed further forward,
one on each side, as is usual in twin.
screw vessels. BY this arrangement
the engines can be run at the maxi.
mum or most economical speed, and
with the incest Distribution Of expense,
the idle screw or screws being uncoup-
led and allowed to revolve by the sim.
pie motion of the ship, and offering
but little resistance TO the vessels
Roadway. Each shaft win be actua led
by its own triple-eXpansion engine,
and each engine will be in a separate
Tater-tTgi,t compartments
In eight large double-anded boilers
viii be raised BE steam pressure Of
1850 pounds to the square inch neces.
sary to generate the motive force in
-Alt tu1EN SttS VI IA IVA piLsioA Ch'
gines, and within those boilers there
will be a roaring mass Of flames COY.
or.nG an area Of 1874 square feet
There win be carried, exclusive Of
the parent fuel q normal coal supply
If 2,O00 tons, from which the 56 parch-
ed and seething mouths viii be fed
by tons, that the intense heat may be
kept alive that must give birth to the
stupendous power required to turn the
three screws 100 times a minuIe. Gal
Ions and gallons of oil win be thrown
upon journals and joints that the part
may slide in and ont, up and down
faster than the eye can follow yet
with TIE regularity and unGring i'm
petus Of a mighty cloCk-wOrk
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
EVILS OF OPIUM
Series Of Clever Chinese Cartoons
Showing It's Tobcggan- Slide Effects

Series Of Clever Chinese Cartoons
Showing It's Toboggan- Slide Effects.
The Society for the Suppression of
the Opium Trade OF London has re-
published. fac-simile. a most curious
set Of Chinese cartoons on the nationa,
vice. which has an almost exact paral-
lel in the famous Cruikshank series,
known as The Bottle The native
CruikshanE begins with a picture Of
happy home, at any rate. Of a happy
summer house. The native debauchee
is takin his first whif lie reclines
ou d couch Of ebony, inlaid with mar
ble, and all his surroundings are Gle
giant ana luxurious This Is NJ ] Of
the series. No. . represents parental
pxposrulatons youth on his
knees before his father, and promls-
ing never TO do IT again; No 3. relapse;
and No 4-the wife painting scrolls
for 4 livelihood. tn he miserable home.
In No. ., the smoker Is at ii again,
while the wife and children, with a
reckless indifference to prospective
which Is In itself suggestive Of de
SPAR. weep by the side Of the besotted
fathers couch. and the old mother does
the work of q domestic drudge. In
No. the wife loses her temper. and
dashes the smoking gear to the ground,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
IN THE LILAC SEASON.
How Paris Appears at That Time Of
the Year

How Paris Appears at That Time Of
the Year.
Correspondence Of the New York
Times: Just as the japanese go about
at this season Of the year looking for
cherry trees before which to pose for
the benefit of English poets and Ameri-
can actresses. so the Parisians, whether
young, Old, or undated, devote them
selves for several weeks every spring
TO a worship Of The lilac Thrifty
dwellers in the environs approve high
~ Of this cult and supply the material,
purple and fragrant. that enables the
great city TO prove that the "sensibility"
it learned from hysterieal person
named Rousseau is not even yet quite
forgotten. Before sunrise wagons, not
innumerable, perhaps, but at any rate
unrmbered, lumber into the city bear
ing enormous loads OF lilac branches,
their moist leaves a vivid and tender
green, and each tipped with pyramidal
punches Of buds.
Arriving at the HaIles. the fastenings
Of Csier or bark are removed from the
great sheaves into which the branches
were bound before starting for the
city They are spread out on long
counters and sprinkled generously with
water Within an hour or two all the
buds have become blossoms, and for
block in every direction spreads in
swift waves the faint, inimitable per
fume q the lilac
But something from the flowers,
more intangible even than their per
fume, goes further than a block, than
10 blocks, or a hundred The whole
city is flied with tia voiceless sum
mons to come and buy and carry home
these yernal emeralds and torqD0ises,
bits OF spring itself. poems Of petals
and leaves, Everybody answers. They
come i'm crowds and bargain shrilly.
No coin is too small. as none IS too
large, at the flower stands A sou buys
an armful A feast for the eyes costs
nothing at al.
SO all through the city a fresh
breath Of blossoms finds its way. They
smile from the belts of women. from
the coats Of men, and in the hands
OF children. BY lasketfuls and arm
fuls they ace carried from the HaIles
70 all sorts Of homes, where for days
they will gieam with purple or fash
with white in jars Of Sevres or earth
enware pitchers. They fade no more
quickly in one than the other, fovtu-
nately-as quickly in the one as the
other unfortunately and Paris enjoys
il season i1s festival of the Elacs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
JAMES HOLIDAY.
A WhippcrvilIs >ote the Knch of
Hopn

\
Hopr
Far into the night Jane patched aud
contriyed, With that new wonderful
hope of taking the children to the show
guiding her fingers She even produced
one or two faded ribbons, relics Of wed
ding duery, and sighed as she pinned
them on. thinking how faded, too, was
the face above them
The day was hot, and they left their
home early, SOS to git our money 5
wllth. said Jim. The children hud.
died around their mother. almost
stupeaed with admiration % the street
parade
"Jes waitr insinulted Jam.
From the summit of the great payil-
ion 60 a point within few feet of the
ground IA rope was stretched and a
wonderfully apparelled female began
TO descend the perilous causeway Jane
watched with painful absorption.
I'm glad it's over she said.
Bu- Jim had disappeared.
"Paps gone % GIT us IN" said one OF
the children
There was d crash If music inside
the tent. the crowd began Go stream
inward. The field was deserted. save for
% group Of men gathered around
table. hitherto concealed from 2ae's
hewiIleccd eyes She saw he- hus
band
"Go tell pap ITS time fur MS % 20 in
,he said. ana. bregJhless, watched the
child speed on his GRAND lie return
ga alone.
"Pap's treauu the crowd, said the
boy. Ills words drowned in a Yociterous
burst of applause from the tent
stay here, commanded Jane and
went toward the hilarious group.
Come. Jim" she said. coaNinsly'
am take MS into the show
"Tll be along plenty o time answer
"a her husband, with benignant good
humor
But he was deaf to her repeated en-
treaties She stood silent. watching
him tim the last dime was spent Then
she went back to the children. Some
thing In her face awed them, and they
only whispered among themselves.
Your pap's drunk. and the money ;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

it be an easy matter to put an end to
the slave trade, and that open sore
Of the world as Livingstone called II,
VIII be staDched forever. Commerce
viii find its way, not only across the
desert, but along the lakes and rivers,
and civilization and Christianity viii
follow In its train. We shall not live
to see IL. TIE work can only be begun
in this century; its completion win be
the great achievement Of the next.
Men die, but God lives and works out
his own great designs: and what we
see not now, even by the eye Of faith,
may yet be accomplished By the great
er nobleness and courage ii future gen
er8tiOns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
50 THE CORRECT SUM
Easily Borrowed and the Lender sci
dom Expects to Be Paid,

Easily Borrowed and the Lender asl-
dom Expects to Be Paid.
Among the great variety Of ways
Of getting a living Is borrowing s.
until tomorrow The manner seems
at first blush to be rather precarious.
but writer in the New York Herald
says that if scientifically pursued it
apparently yields an income sufficient
ly large TO sustain life and enable
it's recipient to keep up many Of the
appearances Of pectability. Why s.
should become q standard sum Of ex-
change In this field is a question for
the financial sharps who can tell you
all about the causes Of commercial de-
preston But who even heard Of a
friend striking you for Sc? And as
for $3.50 or $50, it is something pre-
posterOus Next to the man who wants
but 90 cents TO tide him over the
evening the man who is i'm need Of s.
takes precedence. The next man Of
value Is So The sum of 81 would be
Of no use to anybody. 1t is 81 that
seems to ill a long-felt want. For
this reason the 81 silver certificates
were created.
There is a man who has reduced the
scheme Of borrowing 81 to something
akin TO an exact science. Perhaps il
were invidious to allude TO a single
individual in discussing 50 popular and
widespread an occupation but it is
merely for the purpose Of ilustra-
ton. This example is said to be a
very bright and companiOnable gen
tleman, who, did the bent Of his mind
turn in that direction, might easily
earn a comfortable living in other
walks Of commercial life In fact,
he was earning such an Income a
year or so ago, when, unfortunately,
he borrowed 81 until tomorrow. It
was accomplished so easily and quick
~ that he tried it again, and again
he was successful With the, briIliancy
of a born fnaucier he saw at once
t was foolish thing to toll when
81 could be gathered here and there
merely for the asking He MADE an
other discOgery-that nobody expects
- LNQS lO&l4tQ ~ tNEl bC lHbt@ AANeA'
Any amount above that required a
note Of hand or II not promptly re
paid caused trouble and engendered
hard feelings. Having settled on the
s. Il cory he threw up his job and has
ever since sUbsisted on an army of
small investors. He knows the pay
day of every printing establishment
in town And he is on hand for his
s. every time. The employees are TAX
en- In turn. Some Of them kick once
in a while, but as the financler usually
takes them to the joint and treats them
with their own money he is not alto
gether unpopular il the kick IS
strong he lets them oG with fifty cents
or perhaps a quarter, and thus Lsts
them In on cut rate. Sometimes. men
attempt to dodge him, but they lind
their retreat cut Of at the elevated
station. The Loan Of 81 is usually
made philosophically. II is put down
to profit and loss, allowed for wear
and tear, and the thought Of it =
banished-at least as long as the bor-
rover is out Of sight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12
SEASON OF SANDWICHES
How to Make Them Dainty and Sayory
With Many Tender Materials.

How to Make Them Dainty and Sayory
With Many Tender Materials.
This is the season for sandwiches.
TO be satisfactory they must be dainty
and savory. The crusty slices Of greasy
bread with a muscular cut Of beef or
rare ham between have been retired
from good society.
The first thing is the bread; it must
he good-that is. well-coobed and at
least three-quarters Of a day old-ft
must be neatly cut and all the crust
trimmed off. II meat or fish paste
is used the slices can not be too thin,
according to the New York World, but
with tongue, chicken or game they
should be about 0ne-siNteenth of an
inch or thick enough 70 hOid the meat.
Nice work is required to butter the
slices, and the easiest way is TO butter
the loaf and then carve. Rolled or
finger sandwiches are always prepared
this way; even the savory chicken or
anchovy paste is appdcd before cuttins
the slice.
Graham bread makes the most whole
some sandwich ana the most tooth
some If Jelly, sweermeats, spiced meats
or tablets Of chocolate are used; but
rye or white bread is better for sea
soned meats, salads. fish and cheese
Sandwiches that are to be kept should
be wrapped in oiled paper; the eX-
2ense is slight and tine benefits con
siderable. Rancid butter will ruin
the best az foods, sandwiches not eX-
cepted.
1t is mistake to use beef. Unless
minced it r. aut to be tenacious. ana the
first bite vii leave vacancy In the
heart of fiie bread T1i butter Ham.
unless Wen trimmed and cooked, is
equally treacherous.
Green sandwiches sound pretty, but
they are not popular They lack sub
stance. Al flesh is grass, but grase
in small quantities is not nourishing,
nor appetzing in large quantities. 4
good chicken salad, from which the
dressing IS allowed 10. drip, is the yery
best article in the list OF sandwich
materials" Then comes picked
tongue, boiled to tGe tenderness of
sweetbread Deviei meats bought at
reliable firms are very nice, but OPP
pays for their convenience. An
housekeeper or any cook with taste
should De able vita scraps Of cold
meat, fish and game and the addition
of savOry herbs anu relishes to invent
something new every time sandwiches
are required The following recipe
viii suggest others TO the inventive
hostess.
Chicken outlet pastc.-Cut fine the
meat Of a cooked chicken, a beef
tongue and 1e,v mushrooms; melt il
"a saucepan four ounces Of butter; add
tablespoonful 0f chopped snallots,
and. after fryia- "a little while, two
ounces of flour, sur and fry a little
longer and dilute with a quart Of chick
en- broth; thicke1 with the yolk OF
four eggs, adj the Juice of 81 lemon,
stir and boil three minutes Half of
this sauce win do for another time
Pit the chicken, mushrooms and tongue
into the saucepan with haf the sauce;
stir boil a few minutes and cool
This win keep a week, and there is
nothing like it for sandwiches. 1t is
good on white bread, brown bread and
crackers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

while the Infatuated debauej,ss t,;.
beat her with a bamboo. In No "
Is again sucking at he recov sre5 r.. ls
while compassionate frien.l- v5,.,
offer him tie food for viii n he n,
lost all appetite In No 5. wifa a-s
.hild regard him with homer In. ~
does not SEEM 70 mind. rl Na o
has been sold up. aud MS kdein, Is ~
the cold ground In No. ID. ths A.
are after him Is he era ais tb-n,,s5
the villages M. H. IS the ssma
No. 10, only more So In No f., ,s
see him. or Ta1Her the Vr.t,t..,
skeleton Of him. crawling into n FaIl
in the rocks 10 die stin hugging n,
pipe thar has brought him to rni,,