Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-14
NUMBER Al.

at the opening of the session in the
public schools, is becoming moreand
more popular. The custom is beau.
tiful in many ways Singing brings
good cheer; it puts teacher and
pupils in good humor; it fits them
for the work before them better pro.
bably, than any other exercise could
fit them. Let she day come, and
soon, when there is not school in
all the broad land that is not opened
morning and noon by cougrega.
tioual singing-music in which all
in the room participate
WE "lords of creation" talk very
gGbly about women gossip., but
the truth of the matter is thera are
about as many scandal mongers
among the men as among the wo-
men, and a man gossip is more
dangerous than the woman gossips.
The people of today are spending
to much time talking, anyway. If
they would save their breath for
use in exertion necessary to making
a living it would be vastly better.
Many homes have been wrecked,
many characters blackened, aud
whole lives saddened through this
foolish wagiug Of tongues Of men.
THE Worlds fair experts have
lately got to putting pictures on the
clouds aud when there are no clouds
they throw out clouds Of stream
from the manufacturers building to
answer the purpose. BY means Of
strong electric light and good len
ses the pictures Of any celebrated
man or woman or anybody or any
thing else can be faithfully produc.
ed in gigantic size. Writing may
be plainly read when thrown upon
the clouds aud the conditions are at
all favorable. What next? Shall
we utilize the stars for punctuation
marks2
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WHATEVER you do, never set up
for a critic. do not mean news
paper one, bat in private life, in the
domestic circle If you don't like
anyone's nose, or object TO anyoue's
chin, don't put your feelings into
words. If anyone's manners don't
please you, remember your own.
People are not all made to suit one
taste; recollect that. Take things as
you find them, unless you can alter
them for the better. Continual fault.
finding, continual criticism Of the
conduct Of this one and the speech
OF that one, and the dress Of the
other, will make home the unhappi-
est place under the un.--Exchange.
A HUDSON, Wis, minister has a
new scheme to boom his marriage
traffic, which has already reached
large proportions. The standard
price has been heretofore 50 a knot,
but the price has been cut now to
$3.50 per hundred pounds Of couple.
That would make the cost Of mar.
riage for two people, weighing TO-
gether 300 pounds, or l5O pounds
each, $3.50. People weighing less
than this would get proportionate
reduction The objection TO this
on general grounds is that it offers
an inducement to marry before they
have become OF weight; but at the
same time it should have ten
dcncy to place Iightweigh. girls in
demand.
NoBBY ties, stylish hats and the
best fall suits At Gundry, Gray Co.'S.
Monroe Sentinel: Mrs, J NJ. Chen
oweth made a very fine display Of
her art work at the county fair.
Portraits in pastel, life SIZE, were
admired by ALL The "Madona aud
Child" life size, a beautiful copy
from one Of the great masters, was
painted for St. Victor's church,
Of this city BY good judges it is
considered to be finely done Mrs.
Chenoweth's display Of hand decor
ated china and porcelain was also
greatly admired, and by several well
up in such matters, declared to be