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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
VALUABLE WORK or ART.


A puritanical policeman at Berne has
rendered a service to posterity. In a
secondhand furniture shop the gend-
arme obserN Cd an obscure canvas, and
through the crlst of dirt and smoke
which had gathered on 1t he was just
able to make out that 1t was a nude.
1t was recumbent woman's figure; her
head rested on her right arm. and
above her lowered cupid. Venus
and Cupid were at once impounded by
the gendarne. with the remark that
the state did not allow frau-persons to
be exhibited without clothing in the
open street. Then the goddess follow
ed exactly The course of action adopted
by the real and original Venus centu-
ries ago she went to Paris to establish
her reputation, AT Paris, cleansed
from the incrusting dirt, which covered
1t. the picture came out in all the
splendor of its beauty, the harmony of
outline and the richness of hue which
proclaimed the hand of the master The
experts have declared it Venus cou-
chez by Titan, and Philip Armour of
Chicago is said to have offered 100000
francs for this once despised frau-per-
son
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
rists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
NOT QUITE MEANT FOR HIM.

A countryman who was walking
along a certain street the other day
stopped in front of fire station and
looked in.
Have many fires in this town." he
inquired of one OF the firemen standing
in the door.
I'VE have EN- pretty often, replied
the other.
"Do you have to go to all Of them p
No; not unless they're in our dist
rict, or unless there's a general alarm.
Ever try to see how quick you can
hitch up?"
"Oh, yes"
At that instant there came an alarm
At the first stroke of the gong the men
ran TO their posts, the doors of the
stalls opened, the horses ran out, and
were quickly hitched to the hose cart
and within a few seconds men, horses
and cart were out of the door and
speeding down the street.
The interested young man watched
the performance with undisguised adj
miration.
by gum he exclaimed THAT :
something like! There amt town in
the whole o the country where they'd
go to ali that trouble to show q
stranger what they can do. London
Tit-Bits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
Turkey is trying to implicate Ameri-
cans in Armenian affairs.
Tow Rates sonth.

on Eel, and March 3 the Mousn Route
Viii sch tickets from Chicago IA all points
III the South at exceedingly low rates: Al.
beyile. Ga. 1880; Decatur Ala, $40 db;
Chattanooga, Tenn, sl0.75; Jacksonville,
Fla. SIS 10; Memphis, Tenn, Slllo, New
Orleans. ia Sl5os, ~ Augustine, Fla,
slsd5, Tampa, Fla, sd; Mobile Ala,
Si6u6. and ~ other points At proportion
stely law rates
For further Information address l. Z.
Sessions. Tray Pass, ASt,, Minneapolis,
Mian, or NY Ticket ONCE, as2 CLARK street.
lineage, III.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

~

Mr. w. d. White, the advertising
specialist. who is to be found at
No. 22t West Bancroft street,
Toledo, O., asserts that in his case
dyspepsia was an Inheritance He
obtained his first supply Of Ripans
Iahules by RENTING 80 cents to
Lord, Owen 4 Co, the wholesale
druggists of Chicago, because he
could not then find them in Toledo.
Now the druggists there have them
always have them. Mr.. White
asserts that he carries one Of the
hitle Walls with him, and If he has
taat distressed feeling aftera
hearty meal, or a headache, he
takes a Tabule His wife also
U.s. them, and. writes Mr.. White,
II my boy feels sick, he asks for
one
j. iita- lalules are sold by druggists or by mall
\. 4s w q nts box Ii sent 10 The Mpans Gheml
- iss.ilt No 10 Spruce Street, New York, Sampl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
How's mis-,

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward foi any
case Of catarrh that cannot be CURED by taking
Halls CataTIh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known 4. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable IN all business transactions, and
financially able 10 carry out any obligations
lnade by their firm.
VAST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Chic
WALpINo, KisNAs g. MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
glsts Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Caiarrh Cure Is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces ot the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
PREACHERS AND NEWSPAPERS.

II may be said in general terms that
the preacher who assails. attacks, be-
labors. scolds or unduly criticizes the
press of this country is, to use what
is possibly a slangy, yet most express
sive, phrase, "off. He is usually
way off on his alleged facts, and
further "of" on their application. II
not intentionally wrong he Is greatly
mistaken if not willful slanderer he
still puts himself in the attitude Of
one who is abusive without being in
telligent The preacher who abuses
the newspapers is guilty of various
sins of omission and commission in
doing so, but his most glazing offense
is ingratitude. He is really assailing
his best friend the friend Of his church
and Of all churches and Of the cause
generally. Kansas City Star
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
Very Awkward Indeed.

This II prec selv the kind Of mistake. a man
makes if he toms out" on the wrong side OF the
road when A sehicle comes toward him. No less
abs ird is tne error Of the individual who takes
ldras ic riedicnrs to re ieye bis liver, That organ
Is 81 .ne right sid and the road to its relief Is
Hosttttrr's stomach Bitters, a melicine also
adapted @ the reef Of dyspepsia, constipation.
kianpy and rheumatic ailuie uts and malaria
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
A Great Cbance 10 Make Money.

Mr. Editor read how Mr.. Jones made
money. ] have a better job taking orders FOR
The new Flreproof Deposit Case for storing
deeds, mortgages. notes, policies, receipts,
money and yalu6bles from fire Every fam
Ny or farmer buys. sell for World Mfg. Go.
II 30, Columbus, Ohio, cleared sgt first
ne1e S33 ast Week seIlug Nstinaal nisb
Washer for sAEIe firm. Light easy work,
honest frmi any one can make money by
writing them. J. q. BARRETT.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

The Florida Limited, Of the Queen and
Crescent Route leaves Cincinnati to-day
All s d. m, gets to jacksonville tomorrow
morning at same hour. It ls solid vesti-
huled train. 100 miles shortest line.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
Pure

Blood means sound health. With pure.
rich, healthy blood, the stomach and di-
gestive organs will be vigorous, and
there will be no dyspepsia. Rheuma-
tism and neuralgia will be unknown.
Scrofula and salt rheum will disappear.
Your nerves will be strong, your sleep
sound, sweet and refreshing Hoods
Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. That is
why it cures so many diseases. That
is why thousands take it TO cure di
sease, retain good health. Remember i,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

about the foot, she said, "but my boy
is getting along very nicely. The doc
tor wants him to learn TO walk on the
right leg, and ne can do so without
fatigue for short time. - Philadel-
phia Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Nearly all women have good hair, though
many are gray, and few are bald Hairs
Hair Remover restores the natural color, and
thiekens the growth of the hair.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
D, y LEX
A Sinilc in Smoke.

comes from Havana There's all sorts of grades OF sarsa-
parla plant The best comes from Honduras. If you
cheap tobacco all rghtproyded you get value iof
Your money Cheap tobacco not as good to smoke ou
N don't cost much.
II YOU want cheap sarsaparila But you don't want
II OF course you don't. You paying for the best
70 pay for the best and get anything but Honduras sar
slpai.ia is like paying for Havana cigars and getting
lasburg Stogies" There's only one sarsaparila mace
exclusively from the imported Honduras plant That's
Ayers, Just keep it in mind that you are paying Tor
Honduras sarsaparlla when you are paying Tor the pest.
6lt YOU don't get what you pay for unless you get
sarsaparilla.
Any doubsab titl Send for the "Csebook.
Itku doubsb But doub,es
AddresiJ & Aver Co, Lowell Mast
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

A constant Cough, with failing strength
and wasting of flesh, are symptoms de-
noting Pulmonary organs more or less Sc
riously affected. You win find safe rem
edy for all Lung or Throat ails in DIR. d.
Jayue's Expectorant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Col. w. +. Thompson, well-kuown
financier and prominent member Of
the National lead company, died OF
pneumonia at his residence in New
York
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

The New ORLEANS Limited, via tho
Queen and Crescent Route, makes the trip
Cincinnati to New Orleans in "a hours,
90 miles shortest line.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Fogg Oh, you are too hard or Film
sey. He has his faults, but there is
one good thing about him.
Gibbs-And, pray, what il that?
Fogg He err can't recall It just
al this moment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

At Atchison. Kans w. I. Burdett,
and ". Burdett father and son, were
killed by Geo. and Chas. Way, who ara
under arrest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

BRowNs BRONCHIAL TRoenEs' ary "a
great service in subduing IIoarscliess aud
Coughs Sold only in boxes. Avoid imi
tations
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
Manager Msvicker was stricke
with paralysis and may die.

Tneyer used so quick cure as piso's Cure
for Consumption - b. Palmer, Box hi,
Seattle, Wash, Nov, %, 1895
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

The Queen and Crescent is the only
line operating through sleeper to Florida
via Asheyille. " q, Three car lines daily
70 Florida. Unequaled service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

FiIS,-Ah Fits stJpped free By Or KIne's
ursst Nerve Rest0rrr. no Fits after ~. first
Gay use Marvellous cures Treatise and SO
trial bottle free TO Fit cases semi H. Dr. Kiina.
g3i Arch ST. PhiIa., pa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

In the Kentucky senatorial scrap
Hunter, rep, lacked only one OF vote
Of victory
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Mrs Ninslow's SOOTHING SYRnp for children
ttinitE sshtens THE gums reances inianinatlnu
aiiays ain ares wind collie sc. a hottie
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Dohbins EIectr Soap has been made for 81 years
Each years sales have Increased In 1873 sales wrre
p0lT 62O b0TeS superior quality, AMI Khsulnts hn
formity and purity, made this possltltS Do yos U.S.
hf Try IT,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Three through Sleeping car lines t.
Florida daily via the Queen and Crescent
Route.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Republicans of the seventh Texas
district sent Reed delegates.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Six men were killed or wounded /
an explosion at Lonsdale, r. J.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

James w. French has been made
postmaster at Harlan, Iowa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Henry Pluokfelder killed Fred
Schleeter in a Philadelphia prize fight
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Egyptian sugar is coming TO Amer
lea,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

American stocks are stronger al
home and abroad.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
= UUu do 80. =,
w:

Bias Yelveteen Skirt Binding.
Look for S. H. & M. on the labe,
and take no other.
II your dealer will not supply you w,
will.
sead ior SAMPLES showing labels ana mate
aas a me 5, =. z M. Co. T. O. Box 500, New
ferk Chy
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

Altgeld squarcly pulls out Of the III.
inois gubernatorial race.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20

". G. Brown OF the city bank. Phil
adelphia. has assigned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
A penny
or two

all extra PROFIT.
That's the merchants reason
whourges an inferior binding for
costly skirt. It's not (nothtng
Is as good as -. .u.A
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20
PATENTS. TRADEMARKS

Examination and advice as 70 patentability IN.
vent on. Send for invent .rsfGuide or flow ~
Gel ratAut. PATRICK O'FARRKLL, Washington
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

affairs. In the selection of men to fill
these offices something more than good
craftsmanship and long service is needed !;
without the other qualifications of
ability and experience in business af-
fairs and Inc possession of public con-
fidence, good partisanship and long
service are not enough. Another idea
that should be thrown to the winds is
that the selectmen should be distribut-
ed geographically. The best men
should be taken no matter where they
may come from.
Next 20 the Office of selectman the
one of most Importance to the people
is that of county attorney. Since Utah
became a state the office has become
of much greater Importance than when
we were a territory. The Importance
of these four offices has been pointed
out so that those who attend the pri-
maries tonight (and all should who CAM
will select delegates who are unpledged
and who will go to the convention seek
ing the best interests of the county and
not of the candidates. 1t is within the
power of the Democratic party to carry
the county if the proper ticket is
named
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
sHEEHAN's LETTER

EX-Lieutenant Governor w. F. Shee-
han, of New York, has put forth a long
letter arraigning the Chicago platform.
There is nothing new in his arrayal
OF course he lays greatest stress upon
the money plank, though he does not
like the tariff plank, either; in fact, he
censures the convention for not hav-
ing condemned Republican paternalism-
Like all others who oppose free silver
he assumes that under free coinage the
silver dollar would only be worth fifty
three cents. In making an argument
no man is entitled to assume the point
in dispute and then proceed to make
his argument on that assumption. He
is very indignant because the Chicago
platform proposes to pay government
bonds in the coin of the country, when
in fact they stipulate that they shall
be paid in coin and not in gold. And
coin means either gold or silver, or
both. Like all who think as he does
he completely ignores the fact that the
bond syndicate drove its own terms
with the president and Secretary Car
isle IN the case OIL the last priv due OOilu
ISSUE They made proposition to take
them at a certain price if they were
made payable in gold, price much
above what they did pay, because they
were not made so payable. The syndi-
cate made its profit, a very large one,
out of the transaction, and every per-
son who bought bonds from it also
knew of the bargain that had been
driven. Where is the immortality of
standing by that transaction and pay
ing those bonds in silver if the govern
ment chooses, the price of that privi-
lege having been paid at the time of the
issue? Not one of the gold advocates
ever adverts to this transaction, and
they do not simply because it entirely up
sets their whole theory of morals"
Sheehan standing forth the champion of
morality in politics is a most amusing
if not instructive sight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.

It begins to look as though affairs
were approaching crisis in Turkey
but so often have they worn this ap-
pearance that it is impossible to say
whether the present seeming crisis is
one in reality or not The outrages in
Armenia for the past year have been
almost without a parallel in history.
They have stirred the conscience of
civilized and Christian nations to such
an extent that had no grave political
considerations interviewed it is more
than likely the sultan would have had
an ultimatum presented to him long
ago. But that which protects him and
guarantees the integrity of his donlin-
ions is the mutual jealousy and dis
trust of the leading European powers.
No one has been better aware of this
than he. Decisive action against Tur-
key by any one of the powers would
more than likely precipitate a general
European war. The trouble is the all
important question, how shall the Turk
ish empire be divided after it is broken
up? That its destiny is to be broken
UP and divided up there is no doubt:
just when its destiny shall be fulfilled
no one can say. Russia of course
stands most in the way of any active
interference in Turkey She wants
Constantlrople and the command of
the Dardanelles. Could she be guar
anteed these in all probability she
would be willing to let the rest of the
empire be parutioned among the pow
ers, or Independent governments set
up. Even in the latter case she would
exercise the dominating influence as
she does in Servia and Bulgaria. She
could in all likelihood assimilate the
Turkish population, and the various
tribes going - make it up, better than
any nation. Her success in Asia in
this regard is truly remarkable.
Has a crisis arisen in the affairs of
Turkey or is it merely another of those
periods of excitement over Turkish af-
fairs with which the world is so ia
miliar and so disguised?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
MORE LIGHT, MR. COCHRAN.

Mr.. Bourke Cochran is travelling
around the country as the arc light Of
the goldbugs. Last night he spoke in
Omaha He is to make other speeches
in the west He has a great voice, a
passably good head, and an unstinted
flow of language. In 1880 he stumped
Maine in the greenback interest; in 1896
he is stumping for Mckinley and the
gold standard. He is supposed to shed
a great light; it may be that he does;
that he makes a great noise, there is
no question. And this recalls story
that was told at his expense by Post
master-G General Wilson at the time the
Wilson bill was under discussion in the
house Mr.. Wilson was then a repre-
sentative from West Virginia. When
the income tax provision of the bill
was under discussion it was announced
that Mr.. Cochran would speak against
it, and the galleries were filled, to hear
him. He denounced it in his we'll
known style, roaring and ranting as
only he can. When he had finished,
Mr. Wilson arose to make reply. His
exordium was as follows:
THE gentleman from New York re-
minds me of an old darkey my father
once owned. The old darkey was out
in the woods one summer day when a
thunder storm came up. The light
ming was not vivid. but the thunder
was something terrific. When the
lightning flashed, the old darkey blink
ed, but when the thunder crashed, his
knees actually knocked together from
fear. Finally the old fellow could
stand it no longer. Dropping to his
knees he prayed:
"'Oh, Lo'd, Use a po', no count mig
ger, but Use g'wine ter ak ye fo' a
small favah. Please. Lo'd, if hits jes
de same to you, give dis OF niger a
little mo- light an little less noise
The speech of the gentleman from
New York brings to my mind the same
prayer as that uttered by that old ne
gro
1t was a home thrust, and Mr.. Cock
ran felt it. Today the people would
be glad to have more light and less
noise from him on the financial ques-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
sHEnMAN's TELL-rALE LETTER

Everywhere throughout the country
Senator John Sherman is recognized
as great authority on finance. Every
where throughout the country he is
also recognized as being very shifty
on the financial question, which fact
has always more or less impaired his
authority on the subject. Not long ago
he made a speech on the money issue,
and was praised by the gold press as
an unsullied patriot. He does consider
able posing it cannot be denied. The
author of the Sherman law, under
which 4,500,00O ounces Of silver were
purchased each month, he was the
strongest advocate of the repeal of the
purchase clause of that act. This fact
is merely cited to show his inconsist-
ency. Today there is no bitterer OPP
ponent of free silver than he. Today
he is wonderfully solicitous for the
honor of the nation, and that nothing
shall be done to impair the national
credit, yet in 1868 he advocated the
payment of the national debt in green
backs, a fiat money pure and simple.
The New Jersey Herald has resurrected
the Mann letter, in which he did this.
1t runs as follows:
United States Senate Chamber,
Washington. March. 20. 1S6S.-Dear
Sir: 1 was pleased to receive your let
ter. My personal interests are the
same as yours. but, like you, I do not
intend to be influenced by them. My
construction of the law is the result of
careful examination, and l feel quite
sure an impartial court would confirm
it, if the case should be tried before a
court send you my views,
as fully stated in speech
Your idea is that we pro-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The primaries to select delegates to
the Democratic county convention
which meets Saturday will be held to-
night. The delegates should be selected
because of their fitness and not be-
cause they favor any particular can
didate; in fact it should be seen to
that the delegates to the county con-
vention go unpledged and free to exer-
else their best Judgment for the well
fare of the people. In nothing are the
people of this country more Interested
than in the administration of the af-
fairs of this country. The taxes are
heavy. the debt is great. What is
wanted is the tightening of the taxes
and the eventual wiping out of the
debt This can only be secured by the
election of the very best men in the
county to the office of selectmen, the
most important offices in the county.
They handle all the county funds and
have it in their power to tighten or in
crease taxes, to give the county a, high
financial standing or the reverse
through an economical or an extrava-
giant administration of the county's