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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
GOOD THINGS NEATLY PUT,

Canny-'Is Miss Wilbur at homer"
Noiah--"No, sorr"
Canny go up stairs and ask
her when she will be at home"
Norah (going)-"Yis, sorr. - Harper
Bazaar
Many a sober sexton fills q drunAard' $
grave.Baltimore News.
He-'I never smoke cigarette with.
out thinking what fool am.
She--"I didn't know before that there
was any virtue in cigarettes at all. -
Odds and Ends.
Farnsworth Do you believe in the
transmigration of sonls?'
Eddy-"Yes. am convinced that my
wife was formerly wildcat. "-Cleve.
land Leader.
$50 you went wheeling yesterday
Did you break the record2"
mo; but / broke nearly everything
else. Detroit Free Press
He who causes two blades of grass tc
grow where only one grew before is
public benefactor, of course, but he
doSent seem so, sometimes 10 the mar
who has been acting like a hog. In
dianapolis Journal.
Bjones-"I tell you, that man Smith
is hot Stuff
Jazby-"Why, Smith is dead
Bjones- know it. New Yorl
Press.
why" asked the Sweet Young
Thing, "why do they say that love is O
the hearth"
no show" said the Doleful Bachelor
ito show that the brains have nothing
to do with it. Indianapolis Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
lmnnrtnnt contract secnred.

We are glad TO inform our readers
that we have closed Il contract for adj
yertising No-To-Bac and Cascarets, the
famous preparations manufactured by
the Sterling Remedy CO. Of Chicago and
New York. The Sterling Remedy Co.
appreciate the value Of this paper MS an
advertising medium, and the compliment
is the more marked. ms the company is a
conservative concern which sells its prod
ucts under an absolute guarantee to cure
or money refunded Every one of our re-
tail druggists is authorized to sell No-ro-
BAG. guaranteed tobacco habit cure, and
Cascarcts. guaranteed constipation cure.
under this absolute guarantee, and our
readers need not hesitate to buy these
preparations. MS it involves no risk what
ever either physical or financial.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
WHERE FOUND.

I found Him. not in the world or sun,
or eagles wing. or insects eye;
Nor through the questions men may
try;
The pretty cobwebs we have spun.
If eer when faith had fallen asleep,
| heard a voice, Believe no more,
And heard an ever-breaking shore,
That tumbled in the Goddess deep
A warmth within the breast would
melt
The freezing reasons colder part;
And. like man in wrath, the heart
Stood UP. and answered. Il have felt
No. like child, in doubt and fear;
But that blind clamor made me wise
Then was l as child that cries,
And, crying, knows his father near
Tennyson
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
EGYPTIAN SUPERSTITION.
Casting Bride Into the Nile When the
Dam Had to Be Opened.

Usually Egypt makes regular
Fourth of July of the ceremony known
as the Cutting of the Khalig-the canal
that is to Carlo what the Nile is to
Egypt, or the Gran Barranca TO Fun
chal, which, indeed, it strikingly re-
sembles in that portion which runs be-
meath medieval gables and quaint old
bridges, on its setting out for what once
was Heliopolis. When the Nilometer
justifies the heirs of all the ages in be-
lieving that the Nile will bear blee--ng
the dam is cut, and the symbolical bride
made Of mud thrown in. She used to
be real flesh and blood until the follow
ers of the prophet took over the coun-
try, but they are said to have stopped
the custom as being wilfrl waste OF
scarce women. This year Carlo Is 70
be robbed of its bank holiday. Time
was when the caliph himself got UP
early to see it, and spent a matter Of
Gao. 900 or $4,000 on the festivities
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

An argiculturist Of Westphalia made
a bet that twelve bees, released at
distance of three miles from the hives
at the same time as twelve pigeons,
would travel over the ground as quick
" as the birds. The first bee entered
the hive one-quarter of minute be-
fore the first pigeon reached its colum-
barry. Three other bees arrived be-
fore the second pigeon, and the re-
mainder of the competitors reached
home simultaneously.
Frenchmen consume more alcohol
than other Europeans, according to
figures put before the Basic congress
for alcoholism. In the computation
the amount of alcohol in light wines
and beer is included. The average
annual consumption OF alcohol per
head of population IL thirteen quarts
in France, ten in Switzerland, Belgium
and Italy, nine in Germany and Eng
land four in Sweden, three in Nor
way and two in Canada.
A hall of honor has been established
in the Val de Grace hospital in Paris,
where the names of French medical
men who have died in the perform
ance of their duty are inscribed on
marble tablets. A list of 143 doctors
and forty-flve apothecaries has just
been placed on its walls, all of whom
persisted in the yellow fever epidemic
in San Domingo and Guadalupe in
1S01-1S03.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

while the Nile blazed with light like the
Crystal palace.
Twelve hundred years ago the Copts
told Amru, the first Moslem ruler, that
on the thirteenth day of their month
Baouneh they were accustomed 10
search for young and handsome
maiden, tear her away from her home
by force, and, dressing her as a bride,
throw her into the Nile at Rhoda.
Amru ordered a rude statue TO be sub
stituted, and even Napoleon kept up the
practice. But because of the cholera
the wedding won't come of this time
with any splendor. The fleet of Ian
tern lit boats and the music parties, and
all that, will be arrested il they try II
on in defiance of the sanitary autocrats.
The khediye will Just send deputy
assistant help to wave his hand to the
man who cuts the dam, and that is all.
The stern-wheelers are passing up in
penn orths to the end of the lower
Egypt line, and will be put together by
Arab artiflcers. who only get quadruple
pay for doing it. The middle of this
month, probably, will witness the for
NAL inauguration of the electric tram
ways-hideous as useful-and the
donkey boy will find his occupation
largely gone. 1t is rather a shock,
aesthetically speaking, to think Of be-
| ing motor-carried to Saladin's strong
hold; but when one takes rail to Jeru-
salem it seems no less homogeneous
| Pail Mall Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
BEAR HEAVY PRESSURE.

Piscatorial authorities of highest re-
pute say that fishes and mollusks living
at depth Of more than three miles
under water have to bear pressure Of
several tons, the weight being that of
the superintendent brine, which exerts
its power from all sides alike. The
reason that they are able to bear this
tremendous weight is because they have
exceedingly loose tissues, which allow
water to flow through every interstice.
thus equalizing the weight When the
pressure Is removed they die almost
instantly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
NATURES BRIGHT SIDE.

Tommy" Paw, what is human
nature?n
Mr.. Figg- Human nature, my son,
is the excuse generally offered by man
who has been acting like rog. In
diarapilis Journal.
operators are women" said the man
who cultivates an idle curiosity.
Il wonder why SO many telegraph
thrope, unless it's because the occupa-
tion puts them in position to have the
last word every time, Washington
Star.
"They have had TO chloroform the
two-headed girl"
what was the matter?"
"One head wanted to talk politics and
the other head didn't. Chicago
Record.
From the Plunkyille Bugle-"Y ester-
terday we thoughtlessly called the Hon.
Major Wetwissle an empty rhetorician.
We hasten to withdraw the statement.
The Major has not been empty for
twenty eight years past. Indianapolis
Journal.
What will it cost" asked young
Cholly's father, TO give my boy an
education?"
The Lord only knows replied the
professor, cycling the youth thought
fully, but you can put him through
college for about $4,000. Chicago Tri-
bune.
"My face is my fortune, sir she
said.
That's plain enough he replied,
abstractedly.
Then he had TO explain that he meant
anybody could see it.--New York Press.
Hargreaves-"You fellows are always
talking about my drinking when half
the time don't even think Of taking a
drink"
Ferry--"Just take 1t mechanically.
Ell. Cincinnati Enquirer
He led her into the beechen grove
where they had carved their initials on
tree years before. The letters had
grown together and formed knot.
Shall We not follow their example,"
he asked, in anxious tones.
She bushed and answered, Il will
knot II you will. Detroit Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
No Time shonld DC Lost

Nv those troubled with constipation in seeking
relief from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The
disease is easily relieved in its earlier stage,
and us it il utterly suhversiye 81 the general
health, postponement OF the remedy Is unwise.
The same holds good Of Il lay III case OF fever
and aenc, kidney complaiats, nervousness, de-
hiiits aill rheumatism allmeuts TO which the
"a tals a. particularly adapted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
AHonsehold Necessity.

Cascareis Candy Cathartc. the most
wonderful medical discovery of the age,
pleasant aud refreshing TO the taste, acts
gently and positively on kidneys, liver
and bowels, cleansing the entire system.
dispels colds, cures headache, fever. ha-
bitnal constipation and biliousness. Please
buy and try box of G. C. Q. to-day; 10,
~, 80 cents Sold and guaranteed 10
cure by all druggists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Have been cast by thousands of sufferers
from impure blood, and their verdict has
settled the question of the great curative
power Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, Every
mail car brings in these letters OF praise
for Hoods Sarsaparilla. They tell the
same wonderful story Of health restored.
pain and suffering relieved, and happiness
brought back. They prove
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life Away,

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. regain lost manhood, be
made well, strong, magnetic, full of new
life and vigor take No-To-Bac, the won.
der-worker that makes weak men strong
Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over
100000 cured. Buy No-To-Eae from your
own druggist, who will guarantee cure.
Booklet and sample free. Address Ster-
ling Remedy CO.. Chicago or New York.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

1t now appears that 1000 Armenians
were killed during the recent massacre
at Elgin In the lkharput district. It
is reported that 100 Aimenians have
been killed at Divig, In the same
vilayet
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

At Wilmington, Del, the morocco
factories of Garrett & Barr Charles
Baird & company, and Washington
Jones & company we're damaged by
fire 5000 900. One fireman was killed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Any article that has outlived 81 years 81
competition aud imitation, aud sells more and
more each year, must have merit Dobbins'
Electric Soap, the first made Ia 1865 Is jttst tl,ut
article. Ask yonr grocer for IL. He has 1t, or
will get IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Two OF the linotype patents have
been declared to belong to w. s..
Scudder not o. Mergcntbaler.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

For lung and chest diseases, Pisos Cure
Is the best medicine wc have used. Mrs.
J. l., Northcott, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

AT Westminster, Nd, Miss Carri
Homer committed suicide because he
| lover was false.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Mrs. NinsIows SooTHisa SYRuP for children
tcehng ottens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind collie. &c. a bottle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Parisians gave the Gar and his
wife tumnltuous welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

When bilious OF costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; TO- DC
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

A bloody Indian fight is reported
from Oklohcma.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowel1 Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

HANS Catarrh Cure
Il constitutional cure. Price 70 cents
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

A photographer in Cincinnati think.
he Is the earl OF Ludlow and has al
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Congressman Hepburr's son was
murdered for political reasons in Ar
Kansas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

Chester Alan Arthur, son Of EXPIRES
ident Arthur, and Miss Arthur are the
guests of Mrs Evelyn p. Clayton,
1900 Michigan avenue, Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

just try 10c box of Cascarets. the I'm.
est liver and bowel regulator ever made
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
JOYS OF MATERNITY.
VIGOROUS MOTHERS AND STURDY
CHILDREN ADMIRED.

why so Many Women Are childIess--A
Problem That Has Puzzled Physician.
Tor Centuries.
Reproduction is law Of nature. aud
no picture Of joy and happiness cam
equal that of the vigorous mother art:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15

- II 3
ache, catarrh Of
the stomach, hrs-
terra and heart
trouble, fainting
spells and leu Z
corrhoea. Can
you wonder that
! sing the praises ,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

are often of the same material as the
gown. But there were more of the
black silk ones TO be found every
where.
The tendency of the sleeves is to
droop lower still. The fullness at the
arm-hOle that is confined with four or
five rows of shirring or sometimes tiny
plaits, is made to flare tremendously at
the elbow.
The skirts are still ten or twelve
yards around, but are not burdened
with stiffening. The middle width is
wired up as far as the knee 20 pre-
serve a box-plait-like effect at the
front. NINA GOODWIN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26
,LLrLaArING cLRcrMsTANCEs.

a New York drummer. who is no, Of
musical turn of mind. pUt mp nc a
Texas hotel He had been there before
and knew the clerk we'll, as he asked;
"Wha- room are you g0ing TO give
me-"
NO. g."
"No. YOU don't I've had that room
before
"WcI. what's the matter with No.
Co.
elm shat room you can hear the land
lords niece playing on the piano i'm
the rar,or Rather ,han sleep in thar
room Td rCosr an uiEht on role sJucl5
out of one Of The back windows"
"Why. She plays like a professional"
"W0rse
~Bu- shejs @ very interesting lady"
"Bah."
"Her uncle died since YOU were here
last and lief, her a cool hundred thous-
and.
send her up my card. Chicago
National Hotel Reporter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

the unutterable peace Of tie dead, and
She was gone.
That evening she came again TO the
ros once 10 see If the pockage had
come from Billion. Hughes d Co., oul
-re cold. calm face of the pos unaSler
and the sudden recollection that 10 re-
r.--as q week To- send a letter from
Pofebrrrv branch p. o. TO New York
and secure an answer. decided her TO
a., The postmaster If he had any up
reht pianos suitable for Christmas
presents and then Jo 60 on
For three weeks the new woman
rIsmored for her Hilton, Hughes * CO..
rackaee and Jhen PlanrageneL came
and abused the postmaster also.
FINALLY. iu answer TO o. letter sent 70
Che Postmaster General. @ special agent
came ro PokebCrry Branch p. U. ana
csEsI for The new woman.
He told BIER chat 10 was solemn tnlng
a. charge Cd poor pOstmas- Ter with appro-
rria-ing her money. What PROOF mad
sle2
"Prcorr she srOrted, as She laughed
in her sleeve tin i- was most fun. IL
have his receipt. ard the money never
went -0 New York.
"rot mo sec the receipt"
She pulled ir from "a little purse that
size look from O. p9r-emOnnaie which
eha took rom little hayersacA which
Tas contained in % llLe handbag.
"Soue would OF tore mp the receipt,
but did u0- When I deal with man
that's got cemetery FUN of hump
% DIS r..rrs
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

going. But j rurTosely planned my
yisi- there very lace i'm the afternoon,
when the rash should have ceased and
[ would have Madame for a comfortable
little tete-a-jeJe after her busy day. /
climbed stairs and stairs of hard polish
el wood f. the great building and ar
rived a- Nldame's door just 2s She was
Bidding "bon jour to group Of her
very swell ellen, To.
When 7 told Madame how much |
wanted 20 see all of her lovely crea-
lions and write of them TO America, She
was more than hospitablo. She called
I'm her chic little model from an adj
Joining room 10 begin trying en- again
an of her newest creations / noted
most Of an the charming corrections of
chiffon and ribbon and lace. some
were TO be worn over coats in lieu of
fur collars. some where 20 be worn
with l0w-rcCk evening bCdices, and
some of these dainty chiffon creations
were to be worn With q walking dress
to lend an air of fes-iyity when The oc-
caSiOn demanded and the time Tor max
ing a toilet was limited
BLACK AND WHITE.
The litue model looked like a yerita-
bic Aubrey Beardsley drawing when
She slipped over q velvet coat a high
Black chiffon tours de c)u Reaching
above tae sa-s % he line Of her hair
was great full bow Of black satin rib
! bon at the back-ribbon four inches
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

in Paris. as Newporters run down 10
New York.
The Marie Antoinette fchus are fash
toned out of an the kinds Of gauzy
material that the market IS Offering
For short women the ficlus only reach
to the waist line. but for taller women
who are slender enough to stand the
sty.e. the fichus come to the hem Of the
dress. Nine Emma E9mes-Story, who
is wearing mourning this winter for her
husbands father, received her intimate
friends In a soft white gown Of camels
hair. with a great Marie Antoinette
fchu Of white chiffon that falls 10 the
hem of her skirt.
a sleeveless jacket Of black chiffon,
with long. square yoke Of jett-d lace
and fur. full rUfIles Of black chiffon al
the arm-h0les can be Worn over a passeI
silk waist. and will be sure to lend an
air Of wonderful festivity. The fulled
chiffon IS gathered in baby waist fash
ion at the waist-line with a girdle Of
black satin. and a high black satin stock
collar finishes this dainty Little affair al
the throat
LADY CHURCHILL'S GAYETN.
LADY Randolph Churchill affects pur-
Dlc now. His L0rdshiD has been dead
+ lust wear. and already Her Ladysmp
+ is ~eDcrted engaged" and to an Amer
/ lear. none other Jhat w. Waldorf Asior,
/ I hear.
A widow of a year in Europe, is in
the puppies and vi0leJs. There is a
narrow borderland between the two col
ors. and over this border the French
modiste carries her patrons so delicate
lv and deliciously that none suspect II
except she.
Her Ladyship of Churchill viii be in
the pinks by Easter, am sure.
The other day at a fashionable "mat-
inee musicale Mrs. , of Chicago
who was stopping only few days IN
Paris on her way to Nice, was seen in q
mos. becoming gown. Ii was made af-
ter model Of Rau3nitz, and was the
most charming morning gown l have
F seen. The short jacket, with enormous
braided revers and great coat sleeves
barely touched the waist-line
The skirt fitted tight at the hips but
fared. so as To make ten-yard around
skirt at the bottom. For everyday
occasions there was a richly braided
. vest OF the same material AT The music
ale Mrs. - lightened up her rather
scmbra gown with a mCs- exquisite
chiffon front. II was opalescent chiffon
plated in very fine ACCORDION plaits
and confined az the waist with a narrow
belt Of paiIete iridescent and a high
straight collar of the same. Failing
over this collar was q ruff of exquisite
old lace, and two lace jabOts fell at the
edge of the jacket TO the waist line
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

The stout French. women appreciate the
becomingness of the loose, full bodice
that can be worn, too, with such adYan-
tage to their taller, thinner sisters.
The Marie Louise reticules adorn the
windows now Of all the smart shops.
They are made of dainty light silk for
evening wear, and for shopping they
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

A GHAT WITH NETHERS0LE..


aGc8 Of Carmen.
suE DECLARES THAT SHE IS
PLAYING THE PART OF AN
BANDONED WOMAN. AND THAT
IT lis ONLY RIGHT THAT SHE
SHOULD Make TT AS REALISTIC
AIS POSSIBLE-SHE HATES CA
1LE AND LOVES DENSE
THREE DISTINGUISHED OPIN-
I0N-YVETTE GUILBERT,
KyBLE BELLEW AND SARAH
RcRNHARUT GIVE THEIR OPIN-
IONS UPON THIS METHOD.
from Our Special Correspondent
Sew York. January 22.-Hasnt that
s.alec, been pretty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cfe" smiled Olga Ne,hersole. as / ask
el her TO- give me her views on her per-
15rmanco of Carmen" aJ the savoy
Hotel Oh have been interviewed so Of
ten ON this subject since / produced
BE E 1Ire three weeks
.l0. mkt really 4 don't know exactly
r.rr- ., saw. unless repeqt what
-.. -., .r.,.4,. ..s ,,, ~.,.,-
80, ,---
Why N-- Oh --'-' ''il0o sl'Ol1 nav
been raised about Carmen by the very
people Who have So highly praised nv
...r.rr. ,-ro, rorr- bsrs,, continued
l...- ...-rer.oIs r-,-sf0,- hon. arms I'm n
decided sort 1s .-av and smiling at me
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26

every warm day to-day"
Warm. YOU call il? I'm jolly cold!
ooh. an! I see: you're above the snow
line. Half Holiday.
Mr.. Muchmoney-I love you for all I
am worth. darling. Miss Budd-That's
lust what I love you for.-Truth.
All" he sighed, as his wife went to
confer with a delegation Of her con-
stiuents. "-his IS no such campaign as
mother used TO make. Detroit Tri-
bune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26
N Mourning.
Madame Eames Receives" in a Soft
White Robe of CameI'S Hair,
With Marie Antoinethe Fichu-WO-
men Look Like Beardsleys-Lady
Randolph Churchills MOdiste
Gradually Carrying Her From
Black to Violet-She VIII Wear
Pink by Easter.

What matters it to Madame if the
weather continues cold and raw and
nipping? It's only her little retrousse
nose that is exposed to the clements
and even that is coated, coated in pow
der-white as ermine and the little
glimpse we can get of Madame's face
shows that it is as white as any Pier
rOJ's.
Fashion DEGREES this year that Mad
ames face shall be colorless, but her
lips must be red, red, red in full Cupid's
bows. if she wants to paint Them that
way but she must get enough paint on,
andpaiut of the crimsOnesJ hue.
Then with hair frizzed and draped
even 20 her eyebrows, and one of the
high "t0urs de c0u' Madame need not
fear to drive against the shahpest wind
her face is literally protected from
the frosty air.