Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-05-13
CONDENSEDNEWS.

Flies sometimes infect eatables with
cholera germs.
All twisted boring tools are Of Ameri-
Can invention,
England has five admirals who are
~ years old or over.
The French lead the world in the
production Of plnsles.
At Vernon. Mich, hen has taken
10 watching over a litter Of Young pigs
day and night
The empire Of Morocco is the most
important state that is absolutely with
out a newspaper
Pullman sleeping and dining cars
now In use on all Of the three railroads
In Sorth Africa
A nntive Of Damascus has made ap-
pncation for q license to establish a
brewery at Jerusalem.
Just an even dozen candidates are
now in the race for the internal revenue
relationship Of the eighth district in
Illinois.
An eccentric Philadelphia whose Will
was probated the other day stipulated
that the entire estate, valued at nearly
100000 be converter into gold coin.
Turpcndne farmers in several Of the
southern states protect their property
against loss by fire during the summer
by burning the grass and undcrbrush
In midwnter
Burglars entered the p0stotlicr and
q I.F NJ
Stetsonyille, blew open the safe ana
secured money and jewelry to the value
Of $3.50.
There Is talk Of q new bank being
opened at Racine with a capital stock
Of 100000, to be known as the 30
hemian National bank
The British consul at Bordeaux re-
ports that last yelr's vintage. though
large in quantity, is Of very poor quail
ity.
The late William 4. Astor's personal
estate in Great Britain has been official
~ valued at f264,OOO, or about $1,320-
900.
President Cleveland appointed VII
liam W. Carr postmaster mt Philadel-
phla, vice John Field, resigned Mr.
Carr was strongly recommended by
Chairman Harity.
Abner Adams, OF WaUmuEa county,
Moth Carolina, recently sold a curlcd
walnut tree for 5000 out Of which
the purchaser, L. l.. Council Of Elk
Park, expects 10 realize 81 5oO,
And now fl Is discovered that Co
Iumhus started on Friday ON his world
finding voyage aud actually sighted
hind on the same unlucky day, which
should forever rid it of It's ban to Amer
icula
Queen yictora's crown Is worth ST.
100000. IL costs in interest $4,000 a
year for Tins headpiecc which She never
wears The interest alone would buy
about 1000 lovely bonnets every Eas-
ter.
The Register at Stanford University
announces that rN-presldent Harrison
will begin his coursee of lectures on
international law next October when
the new school of law will he opened.
Besides general instruction I'm law, the
course Includes trimming i'm branches
that VIII III students for Me public
service.
Thomas A Edison recently said that
he never owned watch i'm his lfe
u never want 20 know what time e
ls,' So he says.
senator Proctor Of Vermont, with
two local capitalists OF Knoxville, Tenn
- >oou To erret the largest marble min
~ the world at that plcc
Barney Mcclure, who had previously
served terms, was released last week
from the Erie pcuilendav after thrv.
years Imprisonment for horse stDliug
Barney is now 93 years of age
Miss SELMA Harris, of Frankfort, Ky
has bren asked 10 sit for q picture ot
Esther. one of the characters In Ben
Hur" General Lew Wallace met thy
youRg lady in Charlottesville. Ind,
and was very much impressed with her
good looks
IT, is supposed 20 set up the big mono.
nth Quawted at Prentice. Wis. as a
monument 10 James G.. Blaine. II is
the biggest stone ever uuaunrl u is
10 feet long 10 feet square at the
base aud feet square MT the top and
is 46 feet longer tlun Cloopauu's nee
die.
a 16yearold ueEro boy living near
Milan, Tenn. was born with only one
I've. Their" h,4ug ms trace of another
His body Is covered with growth of
small hairs, resembling wool. giving
him the appearance Of brute ami