Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
NOTES OF THE LAY.

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savannah. Ga, Is going to irpcse a
INK on Bicycles.
There were 2,o23 fires in Philadel-
phia last year, Of which SOC, or Is per
cent, were extinguished by chemical
engines.
OF the national conventionu of the
two great parties Baltimore has enter
tanned ten and Chicago nille, Phila,lel-
phia coming third with four.
The fires IT, New York city last year
averaged over ten day and cost
s3,ll5,431. II is doubtful if The loss
from confiagratons in 1895 in The
whole OF France much exceeds these
figures.
Colorado reduced its yield OF silver
last year by s2,500.0 900 and increased
its gold output by s6,2Oo,O00. This
looks surprisingly like new ratio
and gold-bug activity OF the most eff
fectiye kind.
The latest plan OF the rainmakers is
to produce fog and then turn il into
rain by an ingenious application of dy-
Mantle London is suggested as field
of experiment, but Londoners may OBJ
ject.
Fifteen thousand tons of starch have
been made from potatoes this season
in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
Kota. This enormous output necessi-
tates the use of nearly 100000
bushels of potatoes.
The gifts to colleges, churches, Ii
braries and public charities in this
country last year amounted to $685.
943. $40, against $19,967,116 in 1891.
This is one Of the items that always
manage to elude the professional So
cialist.
The Dundee Courier. an enterpris-
ing Scottish newspaper, has sent COM
missioner to Argentine to ascertain
how the farmers of that country can
profitably grow wheat and land il in
Europe at $4 quarter, or so cents a
bushel
Putting the feet In hot water will in
variably cure a headache, from what
ever cause it arises. The head aches
when from any cause the little blood
vessels in the brain are too full. Put
ting the feet in hot water draws the
blood from the head.
There was considerable increase in
the output of railway locomotives and
freight cars in the United States dur
ing 1895 over 1894. Last year 1,109
locomotives were built, as against $50
in 1894, and 31,SOS freight cars were
built, as against 17,029 in 1894.
Several rich strikes of god have
been made within the Two past weeks
on the Yellow creek in the Black Hills
country, and quite a rush IS being
made for the locality in question by
miners all over that part of the state
st. Louis has notified the electric
lighting and street car companies to
get their wires underground by Jan.
/, 1900, under penalty of having all
left above ground after that date cut
down by the city A pretty general
movement OF this sort will sooa ae IN
der way
1t is said that enough money was
represented at the formal opening of
the New York clearinghouse new
building on Wednesday last to have
cleared off the public debts OF both
Great Britain and the United States,
and yet have handsome surplus.
A couple at Rome, Ga, were married
on the highway last week while seated
in a buggy. the officiating clergyman
also being in his buggy. The pair
went to the minister's house, but
fond that he had gone out to dine.
They started out in buggy for the
house where the minister was dining,
but they met him on the highway re-
turning. They halted him and eX-
planned their errand, the two buggies
were driven alongside each other, and
/ the ceremony was performed there,