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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18
JUST THINK OF 1T.
Things That Would Result from the
Seasons Being Mixed.

Did you ever notice the masterfu
way in which the seasons are
handled?" asked a social philosopher
as he languidly pulled at his cigar
"No: bat / have noticed the way
they are mismanaged at times, re-
turned his companion shortly. "JuS
think of the crops"
"Oh, you misunderstood me en-
tirely," explained the social phllosV'
Dher. 81 was referring to the resu
larity, the perfect order, in which the!
come Spring, summer, autumn anu
winter. You krow, right along one
after the other. Never any mlstaAe
of any kind. suppose you never
stopped to think of the terrible con,
sequences in case the seasons shouiu
get mixed up?"
II confess that / never did, ao'
mitted the other.
Il thought not" said the philosopnei
"Put / have / suppose you have setD
a young lady in ball costunef
Certainly"
"Decollete gown and all that you
know. Beautiful neck and shouia'I'
displayed and pretty arms. NO Won,
der they are displayed. 1t l. risht anO
proper that they should be-in wiile'.
Then comes summer and the W.
days at the seashore. l presume !Vu
have seen a young lady IN patn'"-
costume"
".sssuredly ! have" I.
Exactly. No improperly ~
either. she couldn't swim II she VIZ
a SKIRT that covered her legs an w.
Tho waist Il higher and 50 Is the sAhs
bur that is perfectly perinissip, =
summer But think how II woula
il the sea,ens should get mixed ~
Suppose d green hand tried 70 il1an.
pnlate them and got winter ana son
mer tangled up together. just "a.
late on the terrible effect on enc -
ions, Imagine Il decollete DILL
dress and a short -skirted ball go.
Think Of the sensation the girls W..
create at the opera, ! tell you, I'd
when 4 man stops to think OF = ~
mighty fortunate that the manipa'ss j
ton of the seasons is in good' -
hands.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18

they whaled the foreign intruda,s
interesting, Mr.. Lane said. From ~, %1s
time ca the robins waged a daiIv ua1
fare with the sparrows. Vlene,.sa ar
sparrow chlrped a robin made n. : :
and II 1t couldn't lick the sparrow :. =
its comrades, it soon got help enoras
to Go 50 most thoroughly III, rol,;s
destroyed the nests Of the spa,roa =
and by the middle of July they ,oas
life 50 miserable for item thar rsa 's
disappeared from the farm ana navy
not come back
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18
BARNARD BATTLES.
An Intruding Hawk Attacked and
Driven off by Game Cocks.


While Farmer Jacob A. Serum of
Meadow Run, Pa, was noting the ca
pers of a brood of week-old game
chickens one day flock of English
Sparrows alighted in front of the coop
and began to eat the dough One of
the chickens Immediately showed its
thorough breeding by squirting up to
sparrow and giving battle to 1t. Three
other sparrows took their companions
part Mt once by pitching into the
spunky chicken, but the little crea-
tlme, although it was only Il week old,
knocked the spalTows about until they
sq1ail,d with anger. The chicken was
so Spry on its feet and with its bill
that il quickly put the meddlesome
birds to flight, but they returned with
reinforeements. ana the wary chicken
skipped into the coop.
On seeing that their little antagonist
had run to shelter, the sparrows
stopped their noise and began to keep
at the dough again. Mr.. serum was
watching for the chicken to come out
and renew its battle with the birds,
when all of Il sudden the sparrows
flew up and went squalling to the OPP
posite end Of the yard. where Mr..
Scrum's boss ganecocls Met was
squawking out notes of alarm in his
highest key.
A hawk that had just dived into the
yard and set its claws into the back
of Il half-grown chicken was the
cause of the ROSTERS noise, as well as
that of the sparrows. Met and the
sparroWs sailed into the hawk in great
shape before it could rise, and they
hammered ii so hard that 1t became
dazed. In trying to escape from the
spurs Of the rooster and the bills of the
sparrows the hawk ran its head
through some wire netting that served
as fence and got fast in it. While
the hawk was tapping its wings in Il
vain endeavor to get loose the rooster
ran under the fence like n flash and
started to job his spurs into the big
birds head. The sparrows continued
To tackle ii in the rear, but Nets were
the only blows that told, an1 in a few
minutes the plucky rooster blinded the
hawk, set spur into each side of it's
head, and killed il.
A colony IL English spaiIews took
up their abode this season on Ovid
Lanes place In Ransom. They were
the first English sparrows that Mr..
Lane had ever seen on his farm, and
he was friendly To them until he saw
how mean they were to other birds.
In June pair Of robins had a nest Of
young ones on q cornice of the house.
0Ie morning, while the female robin
was gathering worms in the garden
for her young, Mr.. Lane saw five spar
rows tackle her and chase her to the
nest. She had her bill filled with
worms, but the attack of the sparrows
was So fierce that she was forced to
drop them and she fought them off
from her nest until her mate came
and drove them away. Mr.. Lane said
that tile miserable sparroWs must have
decided 10 make mother robins life
unhappy. for they tackled her again
within IN hour, made her drop her
food and followed her to the nest.
where she had to fight like sixty to
keep them from harming he. young
ones.
Her cries brought her mate and two
other rohius to the spot, and the way
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18
HOSPITALITY IN AMERICA.
A Foreigner Speaks Flatteringly Of It

Gilbert Parker In The st. James Ga.
zette: For private hospitality II is the
same north. south, east and west-geni-
al free, eager. ample, modified as to
form and manner by class and place,
for there are classes in America as
defined. If not broadly defined, as in
England | have lived for days and
weeks In all kinds Of American homes,
and / say unhasitatngly that family
affection Is the deepest, best and most
noticeable thing in all that big
land. Nine-tentls of the pro-
fessional men of the country
have come from simple homes,
where interests are equal and common
equal and common. because. Nd mat
ter how rich the father and mother,
the children have, as a rule, no fortune
till the death Of the parents, and
nothing then by right, but only by the
good will Of the giyer. How the Amer-
can mother hates sending her boy away
to school! / remember talking TO one
of the most fashionable and beautiful
and with tears in her eyes she feared
for his morals and his habits, for
the loss of his deep affection for her
and for his sister She vas probably
wrong would probably, il left alone,
permit the boy to become effeminate;
but it was an instance Of the sweet
friendliness and love to he found In
=
American home life. The dinner table
of an American family is. as a rule
very informal: it has seldom more than
two courses: wine is seldom seen,
save In the larger cities, and then only
among the Weather classes. The most
delightful hospitality In the United
States is to be found Mt the military
posts. Here YOU have the Sublimatton
of simple manners cordiality and dig
nitled endowment. In 1885 and 1856 l
STAYED for some time at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas,, and at the Preside AZ
San Francisco; and | had this year q
hearty invitation from Old Point Com
fort and Fort Sully, s, D.; and twice
| have been to West Point No mat
ter what an officer of the American
army may be worth privately. at the
military post he lives without ostenta-
tion---indeed. as simply as all his
brother officers as even Il suh-llenten-
ant might, They have their little tea
parties. their germans and phantom
dances In the post ballroom: and they
grow to he as like each other rs the
officers and tf.eir families of a French
garrison. where each mans income
Is known aud the cost of hospitality Is
horne nv the mess. for which the gov
eminent provides. Here, | repeat. ~
these military posts Is al that Il iires'
prettiest. most commendable in social
lifc III America And my cynical
brother Britisher. who Joys In pnt-
ting smokes in the American wheel
as 1t were. would do well not TO mis-
take what ne sees In hi- hotels. as he
avels for American life and people
not any more than he would mistake
Harpenden races for Sandown.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18
A KICK From BRAZIL
NEW TARIFF BILL DESTROYS
RECIPROCITY.
1T Is CLAIMED THAT THE
TREATY is IGNORED.

Three Months Notice Should Have
Leen Given BY Previous Agree
ment--A Test Case to BE Made
Claimants Object to Paying Duties
Until January l.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28

go to all the Processes palaces and see if
you can get one to suit YOU The prince
said all right, and he went to see all of
them, but none suited him, and he returned
home and told his parents he would be con-
did not like.
1t was not long before his mother and
father died, and he was left alone
One day he was StrOlling around and he
saw a liOneSS, and he had either had to
jump across the river or be torn to pieces.
The ioness was just fixing to spring on
MIN when he gave leap and jumped in
the middle of the river, where a large
sword fish came after him and he had to
catch to a rOSebuSh and draw himself on
the bank.
The rOSebuSh had a beautiful rosebud on
it, and he stopped to smell it, and 10 and
behold, there was a beautiful princess in
the rosebud, about two inches high, and
he gaZed in Amusement when he saw her.
She told him to take her home with him
for she was to be his wife He took her
home with him and gave her the prettiest
room in the palace, and the next morning
he went to see her and she was as large as
he was.
The next day he invited all his friends
and they were married in great splendor
and happiness.
After they We're married she told him that
the liOneSS which got after him was her
had changed their form to make him see
her
One day they got a message from their
parents saying they would be and
see them. So they prepared q great feast
for them When they came they brought
all kinds of jewels as a present to them,
and they lived happily together until lfe's
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28
MY FAVORITE HERO.
Nv w. T. Waters.

I prefer Columbus to all other American
heroes, and my reasons are these When
Columbus started on his voyage he knew
nothing of what was before him, and he
went to find a new way to India. Before he
risked his life for this, the route to India
was a long and toilsome one. 1t was this:
First, they went in small vessels, across
the Mediterranean sea, and then with cara
vans across the land a long and tedious
route. And, BESIDES no had ever sailed
beyond the cape of GOode Hope. He was
the only one that had ever tried it. And
when Columbus came over in those frail
ships, one of which had no deck at all,
see what great risk he was running, and
also when the crew started to raise a
tiny and he was firm to mis- cause, it show
ed only pure nobleness that made him do
as he did. 1t was only after long reasoning
with the king and queen of Spain that he
got them to furnish the ships for him. Look
at the circumstances from which he came.
and it was only by the risking of his own
life that he won the favor of the people.
The worlds fair was called the Columbian
exposition, in honor of Columbus. His
name was the principal thing up there.
They had brought his ashes up there for
every one to see the remains of the ever
tO-be-hOnOred, famed man of his time. You
can remember two years ago, when all
the schools paraded with. all the military
time when he did his great work. They
also had his statue at the worlds fair. He
went into unknown lands and seas that
they thought in his day were inhabited by
hideous monsters which devoured every
living thing within their reach, and that
the Torrid zone was SO hot that when the
waves of the sea washed up against the
shores they would begin to boil. The ocean
is not any worse now than it was then
and you can imagine yourself going across
a wild and trackless sea to almost certain
destruction. The crew almost Rugged him
when they saw the land, and saw also that
he had reason for doing what he did OF
of an
ightened times as being a very easy thing
but think what a vast difference there is
between going across the ocean in a small
boat, not much better than a small row.
boat, as it then, and going across i'm
a large steamer almost as safe as the
land itself, and manned by crew that
knows something about the ocean, Those
small, frail vessels were in danger of being
wrecked in ony one of the many terrific
storms they met with. Columbus, under
the circumstances in which he Won it. de-
serves most fame , -
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28
The Rosebud Princess

once upon time there was an old king
and a queen who had only one son. They
were getting old and they wanted their
son to get him wife that would be good
to him and take care of him.
One day they called him to them and
said: MY son, we are getting old now and
we want you to get you wife. You must
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28
The Constitution, .rr.

We are very much gratified to see the
ever-increasing manifestations of the inter-
est taken by the young people in the Jul
nior. Not mail comes into the office that
does not contain it's letters from the boys
and girls, telling what welcome visitor
The Constitution, Jr., is and how it has
already become one of the best things to
be looked forward to on the Saturday hol-
iday.
We appreciate these letters and as we
have not time to write them all letters, per-
sonally we take this occasion to thank
them collectively, and to assure them that
we will strive to make each issue of The
Junior brighter and better than the last.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28
Prize Picture Contest.

The prize picture contest which has been
announced for the past two issues, and
which closes tonight, has proven Won
derfully popular offer, as is indicated by
the tremendous rush of stories we have
received and are still receiving from Vr-
ginia to Texas, with an occasional stray
one from almost every state in the union
Popular as were the last two prize offers
which we made, the picture story prize
offer has proven itself to be even more at
tractive. The number of stories already
in hand mounts up into the hundreds All
these stories will be carefully examined by
a competent committee during the next
week, and Saturday we will announce
the boy and girl who win, and publish their
stories
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-28
A Cat That Was HOnorcI.

In an old cafe in Venice there lived
magnificent cat, the pet Of all thu guests.
This cat lately died peacefu'iy an1 whei
the news got about some ncighDOrS made
a collection of 200 francs tor ;he purpose Of
erecting some sort OF monument. Tie WORK
was confined to two artists who modelled
the statue of the cat IN cl3y AMI took a
plaster case painted ike bronze. The other
evening this little monument was inaJgn'
rated at the cafe and great was the
crowd that the doors had y smut. The
ceremony conducted in SerlO-cOm1G
cited, the monument was placed III position
style, speeches were made, poetry was re-
and finally the master Of the cafe pre-
scented with an album containing prose and
verse and a number Of pretended letters
of coincidence signed with the names Of
high personages. AS the scuptors refused
any remuneration, the sum collected was
distributed among the poor.
Distinction Without Difference.
do you know the little boys that live
next door to yOu?"
Robbie-Not very much. I guess mamma
wouldn't allow me to play with them, any
way; she don't like foreigners.
well, but they are Americans"
Robbie-Well, they told me they was
Baptsts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The postollice at Perth Amboy, n
j., was entered last night and robbed
of 700 in stamps and $500 in money
Six men were frightfully injured by
the fall of scaffold in the Erie railroad
train sheds in Jersey City this morning
They were painting the iron trusses
and were thrown so feet.
A fire this morning with loss of $500, 900
wiped out the beef killing aud several other
dcpartmeats of the Hammond Packing Com.
pany's plant at South Omahs, Neb, and IT
suited in the sth of two fremen.
Milo W. Locke contractor, died yesterday
in Palatka, Fla. Mr.. Locke constructed the
Delaware Breakwater at Lewcs. Del. ard
built the Baltimore ard Ohio bridge over the
Bradywine river, near Wilmington.
A company is about to be organized for the
purpose of utilizing the waters of the Susgue-
hanna river to provide electric power for
manufacturing and other plants in Baltimore.
The large factory of the Berg Company,
manufacturers of fertilizers, Philadelphia,
was almost totally burned late last night.
The loss is $4,000.
At Tulsa, l. T.. yesterday son of Indian
Chief Pcrryman, in spirit of bravado, shot
nto a keg of powder. He was blown to
oms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The reorganization of the Georgia
Central Railroad and its incorporation
with the Southern Railway system is
understood to be practically assured
The modified plan is in press, and ii
will be made public in few days.
The engineer board appointed by di
rection of Congress to report on the
most practicable route for the construc'
ton of ship canal connecting the wa
tiers of Chesapeake Bay with the Della.
ware held its first meeting at the War
Department yesterday and elected Gen.
Casey chairman.
Jim DAILY, of Buffalo, and Jack Slav.
vim, of Australia, fought seven rounds
before about 900 people in the rooms OF
the Buffalo, N. Y, Athletic Club in that
city last night. DAILY was given the
fight on q foul in the seventh round.
The decision was very unsatisfactory.
Some surprise was occasioned in
sugar trade circles in Philadelphia yes
terday by further cut of 1-16 to Of
a cent per pound in prices of refined
sugar. GRADUATED dropped from Al to
At less 3-16 of cent and discounts,
which brought the net price to shade
under cents per pound.
AS the result of a shooting ARRAY last
night in the saloon of Lawrence Kess-
Ter, in Baltimore, Robt. E. Nunnally,
a paper hanger, who lives at 1913 south
Charles street, has six pistol shots in his
body and limbs. and Patrolman Michael
Haley has bullet wound in his right
knee. The affray was caused by differ
ences over seventeenth ward politics.
General Casey, chief of engineers,
United States army, estimates that
1856, 900 may be proftably spent in
further improvement of the Washing
ton river front. His report sets out
also the plan for the rebuilding of the
Long Bridge with longer spans and
fewer piers, but says the appropriation
for the Potomac flats Improvement does
not provide for the change in the bridge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. VIM. Coakley, one of the Oldest
and most highly respected citizens oil
King George, died last Thursday week.
Mr.. Silas Kidwell died of consump-
ton at his home near Fairfax station
on Saturday. He was about 45 years
old.
The postoffice at Baskerville, Angus.
ia county, was entered and robbed
Wednesday night of about $40 in small
change.
Mr.. Walters Thompson, an old and
well-known citizen of Fairfax county,
died at his home near Hunters Mill on
the 10Th ultimo of paralysis. He was
about SO years old.
In Fauquier county, Wednesday,
while Mrs. VIM. Hart was riding from
her home, near Waterloo, to q neigh
boris, she was killed by falling tree.
Her body was found about Z o'clock by
her husband, who, alarmed at her alb:
sence, had started to look for her. Her
head was crushed and her neck and
limbs broken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02
From China

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 2.-The second
Japanese armyhas landed at a point four
days march from Kinchow On the Gulf
of Liatung. A battle is expected
shortly.
1t is announced here that the invest
ment of Port Arthur by the Japanese
forces has teen completed by land and
by sea, and thai the forward move
ment OF both the japanese armies in
the direction of Moukden is being rapid
ly pushed. A part of Field Marshal
Count Oyama's force will attack Kin
chow, which is occupied by the Chi
nese troops. In the meanwhile Gen.
eral Nodzu's advance column Is APP
preaching Fung-Whang, fortified
town on the main road between Wi Ju
and NIukden, to which place all the
Chinese troops retreated after leaving
their positions north Of the Yalu river.
The japanese expect to defeat the Chi
nese at both places and then unite their
columns before the walls of Moukden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02
COMMUNICATED.
Old Burying Grounds.

Oltl
"When dead how soon we are forgot
ten.n l was reminded of the above
few days ago on visiting the old fami-
ly burying ground ofthe Dades, Humes,
Taliaferros, Conways and Thornton
at the old homestead on the south bank
of the Rapidan river near the station of
that name. This beautiful old estate
came into the market owing 10 the
changes made in the fortunes of the
owners by the results of the war, and
was purchased by a resident Of Balti
more, who, while making the place a
thing of beauty, has, the writer saw,
permitted a piece of vandalism most
astounding. In the grave yard named,
where repose several generations of the
former owners, men and women of a
generous and chivalrous age that is
passed, the present owner of the farm
has permitted his employees to use the
little grave yard enclosure to feed his
hogs in, and the graves were desecrated
and upturned by these animals in the
most reDulsive manner; straw was
placed there for bedding for them, the
superintendent informing me there
were about seventy. Paymaster Thorn
ton of the navy and wife are there
buried. The monument to the lamented
David Hume, was there erected by the
Masonic fraternity as mark Of respect
and esteem in which he was held by
those who best knew him, the simple
epitaph speaking more than volumes
could of the man and Christian gentle
man. The monuments plain marble
shaft about ten feet high with Masonic
symbol and the following: "David
Hume, born March Sth, 1908, died
Feb. 2Sth 1857. Generous, noble and
upright in character he was the bene-
factor of the poor and friend of the
widow and orphan"
1t would seem that these few, simple
lines would touch the most active
chaser after the almighty dollar, es-
pecially when the owner of thousands
of broad acres, much of which is uncul-
tivated, and that the noble dead be al
lowed to occupy unmolested their last
resting place.
The bard of Avon knowing the irail-
ties of poor human nature, prepared
his own epitaph in the form of curse.
"Good friend for Jesus sake forbear to
to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed
be the man who spares these stones, and
cursed be he who moves my bones"
There are many of these private bury
ing grounds in Virginia. When the
farms are sold they are sacredly re-
served. A decent regard for conse-
Grated ground should protect all of
them. MASON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02

KILLED BY KNIGHTS OF Love-
The strangling to death of Marie Con-
tassoit, a French woman of fast habits,
in Denver, Col, is now generally at
tributed to an alleged secret society
on Market street known as 1.-THE Mac.
quereaux," or "Les Chevaliers dam
our.n The members are Frenchmen,
who bring women from France agree
ing to pay percentage to the society.
The police believe this organization is
responsible for the death of Lena Tap
per, who was strangled in nearly the
same way as was Marie Contassoit, in
the same vicinity, a short time ago.
Recently woman came to the chief OF
police and asked to be protected against
the society, which was trying to drive
her from the street. She said the Mao
ouereaux were prosecuting her because
She refused to join the organization.