Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-12

This is getting down to what Demo
crats would call bedrock or good
old free trade prices,
FAsrEN a nail to a string; suspend
it from your thumb and finger and
the nail will oscilate like pendulum.
Let some one place his open hand
under the nail and it will change to
a rotary. Let third person place
his hand on your shoulder and the
nail will become stationary.
J. r. HALL and wife, late of the
Mineral Point Bakery, are at Bosco-
bel visiting with Mrs. Halls folks.
John was fishing Monday and
notifies us that he caught trout that
weighed over two pounds. Thus
you see he still maintains the repu-
tation of being a champion angler.
RAY NOBLE, s years old, son of
James Noble of this place, was kill
ed near Monroe last Saturday by
the caving in of a sandbank in
which he was playing. Ray was a
bright little boy, and favorite
among all acquaintances. The pa
rents have met with great sorrow
THE lst National bank of Platte
vile, followed the late fashion of
banks last Friday and closed A
notice was placed on the doors of
the bank reading as follows: COVE
ing to heavy and continued with,
drawals this bank is obliged to sus-
pend payments, All depositors will
be paid in full"
HERE's a scheme these hard times:
Take out an accident policy, catch a
cold, apply turpentine on the breast
and back in sufficient quantities. to
raise bhsters so shat you cannot
wear suspenders, then fill out such
papers as are necessary in a way that
$25 a week will come in so long as
the scabs remain.
The concerts given by our band
at the park Tuesday evenings are
proving Of great drawing power,
not only among our citizens, but
outsiders. The young people of all
neighboring towns and communities
partake, thereby killing two birds
with one stone-the pleasure of
riding and the feast Of music.
A LAW Of last winter gives a BIZ
cycle rider right to half of the road,
the same as carriage. Although
this is the law, wheelers should exer-
else care and judgment when rid
ing through the country. Fright
with horses is very common thing,
and nothing will more excite an ami
NAL than a bicycier except it be a
steam engine.
LAST Wednesday the Mineral
Point Board Of Trade held another
meeting per announcement, There
were $4,000 pounds of cheese
placed On sale and the same was
bought by w. G. Dixon, at cents
per pound, excepting sixty-two boxes
made by the Oak Park factory,
which brought one-sixteenth more
per pound. Next meeting August 30.
THs poll tax question should be
settled in some way. If one pay S
all should pay. If all are not com
PEELED to pay, but simply dunned
and left TO 90 from year to year,
then those who do pay ought to
have their money refunded There
are those who have paid poll tax
every year since their twenty first
birthday. and there are others who
ridicule those who have paid with
boast that they never did nor never
will.
A NEW vegetable that is thought
will displace potatoes is about to be
introduced TO the people Of the U. S.
through the department Of agricul-
ture. 1t is the root Of the Gala lily
aud resembles somewhat the Irish
tuber, with the addition Of few
fibrous roots that has nothing to do
with the quality Of the article as an
esculent. The root is said to be so
palatable that its propag alton, where
conditions are favorable, may reason
ahlv be looked forward To an