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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
COLORS OF RATTLESNAKEs.
They Take on the Hue Of the Rocks
Where They Have Dens.

A few days ago a Mexican was eX-
hiolting on the streets of Pomona a
rattlesnalie that he had captured in
one of the neighboring canons. He
was leading the snake around by a cord
Of horse hair fastened about it's neck
and tied to the end Of a sharp rod
or walking stick. Some Mexicns are
experts at catching ratJlers. They al
ways take them alive if they can, and
they seldom fail, for it is a lively snake
that can escape them when they are
armed for the fray
If they canno. sell their captiyes
alive they kill it and sell the skin a
a good price for a hatband or a belt.
The snake in question was a rare speci-
men. 1t was about three feet long,
plump and sleek, and almost as black
as coal. Nobody had ever seen black
RATHER before. One man declared that
it was no rattlesnake because it was
black.
One of the interested spectators, who
had been looking the snake over care
fully, but had said nothing, was Jacob
who had travelled over nearly all
the mineral regions of Southern Cali
fornia and Mexico. The man who
secuted the idea of a rattlesnake being
black turned to Marency and said;
What do you think about it, Jake?
Well, said the latter, you'd better
not let him bite you, unless you're
ready to pay your debts. say your
prayers and die; for he's a RATHER al
right enough Rattlesnakes are not
like Chameeons eXactly-they can
change their color in the twinkling of
an eye-but they are Of a greater yarie-
ty than cows are. | have seen them
of every color imaginable and always
Of the same color as the soil or rocks
in which they are found and the dia
mond-shaped spots on their sides and
back are sometimes lighter and some
times darker than the rest. | once saw
a rattlesnake caught in a canon in
Lower California, near san Fernando
that was almost as black as Jet, taG
the diamond spots were lined with
white. TWO years ago | killed a rattier
in Paria Valley, in Northern Arizona,
that was three and half feet long and
OF a deep red color, with diamonds Of
jet black | think it was the hand |
soonest snake I ever saw. ! have his
skin yet. In another valley, not more
than forty miles from there, saw
rattlesnakes as yellow as ochre, with
reddish diamonds. Brown rattlesnake .
wit dark spots are the most common.
But the queerest-Iooking rattler ! ever
saw a friend Of mine and ! caught in.
Lower California five or six years ago. /
we were riding along the western,
coast Of the peninsula, about opposite (
when we came upon a rat .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
CARS FLOATING PALACE.
The Standard Excells the German EN-
perors Yacht HohenZollern.

1t appears that the German emperors
yacht Hohenzollem is eXcelled in al
most every respect by the cars new
floating palace, the Standard, which
probably is the most magnificent plea
sure vessel ever constructed, She was
built at Copenhagen, is 425 feet in eX-
IRENE length, $40 feet along the water
line. 80 feet wide and 40 feet deep to
the base of the keel She has three
masts of steel, the main mast being
lS0 feet in height, and carries 1000
square feet of canvas. There are two
separate engines of $4,000 total horse
power, each working its own screw,
twenty-four French boilers from Belle
vile and hydraulic rudder machinery
from England. The yacht has two fun
nels. and coal capacity for 800 tons,
which is sufficient for five or ten days,
according to the rate OF speed. Her
maximum speed is calculated at twenty
one knots, but on the trial trip only
nineteen were made The interior is
lighted by LOO electric lamps. There
are $50 sailors and twenty officers on
board, and the armament consists OF
eight guns Of 41mm. caiber. A pee
uliarity in construction is that, in or
der to give plenty of room for the
cabins, the engines have been put much
more forward than usual, and are not
in the center of the ship. The en-
peror, the two expresses and the heir
apparent each have a cabin of three
rocms-a sitting lOom and study COM
bined and bed and bathrooms. All are
connected with family dining room,
in carved oak. From the Imperial
cabins two stair-cases lead up to the
state dining saloon, in the after part
OF the vessel, which has double row
OF windows and five crystal chonde-
liers. 1t measures 50 feet in length,
| about 20 feet in width and is more
than 10 feet high. Seventy-iiye per
sons can dine in it comfortably St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
THE DOCTOR NUISANCE. "

Your story about calling for a doc
tor in the circus, said a retired show
man, reminds me Of the way we broke
up nuisance in Pennsylvania
town | was On the read with a farce
comedy company, ana We put in two
weeks at the town in question, there
being d big military eucampment there
and a county fair to boot don't
think we had Leen thee more than one
night before tnc doctor nuisance began.
There would come hurried messenger
from the box office to the stage man
ager with a request tnat he ask II DR..
Bolus, or whatever his name happen
ed to be, was in the house. and if he
was to send him to the b office at
once. OF course the stage manage
couldn't well refuse, and general at
tention was directed to the medical
man, much to his satisfaction. We
soon found out that the doctors who
we're so much in demand were very
small medical fry, and there wasn't a
doubt that they had themselves called
for in order TO secure the consequent
notoriety.
We'll, we stood it fol- a few nights,
ard then an idea occurred to me. /
took a walk up the main street until
| came to a certain sign hanging over
a stairway. ] Went up to the Office in
dictated, and had a brief conversation
with its inmate, ending Il by handing
him reserved seat tickets.
That evening, Immediately after the
first act and before any messenger from
the box Office had a chance to arrive.
stepped out in front of the curtain
and held up my hand Then in my
grayest tones ! asked
Is DR.. Chizzlold in the house?
Immediately a very TAN colored
man, with bushy white head and huge
silyer-mounted spaclacies ar0sa in the
audience and said
Here / Is, sab
The audience titterel bu. / kept my.
gravity.
You are wanted at The box office
at once. doctor, In a case which re-
quireg your immediate professional at
tentiOn.
As the aged darby duckcd to me and
hobblad from the room the audience
broke into a wild roar.
Perhaps you viii understand the
cause of their merriment when | add
that the old man was a corn doctor and
probably the best-known eccentri
OH p4gtaV IN 41r., usl..,. 49, 49,. I
doctors called for from that stage dur
ing our engagement. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
TEN YEARS AN INVALID.
Now Restored to Perfect Health aud
Ablc to Perform All Household
sic ans Hal Failed,


FROM Tie Industrial NetrS jackson, NJ en-.
Mrs. Clara Hazelton. of Wehheryle.
Mich. related to our representative the
following. She said:
My husband is John G.. Uazelton He
is a farmer and we live In Leroy our
postottice address being Webberville,
Mich. | am 80 years of age. and for over
ten years | have suffered from chronic
eczema female weakness and a combi-
nation of kidney and bladder troubles.
Il employed The most skilled physicians
we could get. but my ease went from bad
TO worse. until a few years ago womb
trouble and painful meuSt> added to my
misery. | became 81 weak and helulesS
that il became entirely impossible for me
to perform my home duties. tried again
different physicians, hut did not receive
the slightest relief. and | finally gave up
all hope of ever getting better.
last June | read IN the Jackson Indus
trial News of the ease ot a lady VII, was
cured Icy Or Williams Pink Pills, and
although she had only part of the difficult
ties with which | was afflicted and they
had been Of less duration, | concluded %
give DIR. Williams Pink Fills trH, ia
the hope that they might relieve nae 10
some extent. On the 2u.h of june /
bought the first box ana commenced 3s-
ing them according % directions. After
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
WHO WAS PRIoR'S CHLOE?

Spence in his anecdotes asserts that
she was a woman of the lowest class
Others say She was ideal Il know
the contrary says John Wesley an
ureNceptionable witness. IL have
heard my eldest brother say her name
was Miss Taylor; that he knew her
well, and that she once came to him
in Deans yard, Westminster, purposely
to ask his advice She told him. Sir,
| know not what TO do Mr. Prior
makes large professions of his love,
but he never offers me marriage" My
brother advised her to bring the matter
to point at once. She went directly
to Mr.. Prior and asked him plainly,
DO you intend to marry me or no?"
He said many soft and pretty things,
on which she said, Sir, in refusing 10
answer, you do answer Will see you
no more" And she did see him no
more 10 the day of his death. But
afterward she spent many hours stand
ing and weeping at his tomb in West
minister Abbey, There let her stand,
We inquistye critics, the true Chloe
as We would fain picture her, Temple
Bar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
A CHINESE TELEGRAM.

Chinese is the only language that
cannot be telegraphed 80 cipher
system has been invented, by which
messages can be sent.
The sender of the message need not
bother himself about the meaning
He may telegraph all day without the
slightest idea Of the information he is
sending, for he transmits only mum
erals.
It is very different with the receiver,
however. He has a code dictionary
at his elbow and after each message
is received he must translate It, writ
ing each literary character in the place
of the mineral that stands for IT, Only
about an eighth OF the words in the
written language appear in the code.
but there are enough Of them for all
practical purposes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
CULTIVATED HORSE
Gould Do Everything Except Converse
in the English Language.

The Golden club was talking politics
il Docs one evening, as was quite pro-
per and usual, and the conversation had
drifted to dark horses. lexis dropped
in just at that moment, and, hearing
the word horse, said:
Talking about HOSES, did | ever tell
YOU about boss by brother had down
TO his farm? No? Well, you never
saw such boss. One day my brother
was in town trading, and ne met a
Teller with likely lookin' hoss that he
wanted to get rid of, trade or sell. My
brother is a right smart trader, an be-
fore eyenig came he had the feller's
boss hitched to his wagon and the fell
Ter had his boss, which was a tritle
sprung in the knees and didn't have
any good health to speak of.
THE new boss worked first rate, only
he was inclined to be a trifle spirited
at times. One morning my niece come
out of the house, and there was the
rev boss in the house lot AS she APP
preached the boss 1t kneeled before her
and was polite that she forget herself
and bowed to it as polite as you please.
Another time my brother was in the
lot whistling a tune, when that dog
gone boss just raised up on his binders
and waltzed arouI I'd as pretty as you
please. This occurred again one time
when my brother was in town with the
boss hitched to buggy, and the band
came along. That there boss Jest
raised up and waltzed off down the
street, dragging the buggy and my
brother, who was scared nigh TO death.
The boss would just caracole and
pirouette up the street whenever he
heard music. Other tricks developed
il time until there was nothing that
boss couldn't do except converse in En-
boss couldn't do except converse in
English. He could ring the bell, open
gates, draw a bucket of water and
walk up stairs.
These tricks were amusing at first
but work gets behind hand when you
are plowing and happen to whistle and
your boss ups and waltzes across the
field. Then my brother was curious
to find out where the boss come from.
He put an ad in the paper describing
the boss, and one day a man came
along with light pants and a plug hat
and the boss recognized him in a min
ntc and shook hands with him. The
boss had been stolen from a circus and
the man in the plug hat was the mana
ger.
My brother lost the boss, but he
will never regret the pleasure it was to
have had really cultivated animal on
the farm. kansas City Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
BEECHER ON UNCLE TOMS CABIN.

The story is told of Henry Ward
Beecher that, although he did not read
Uncle Toms Cabin when it appeared
in seriel form, he secured a copy of it
when it came out as a book, and soon
became so lost in it that he could moi
be induced to put it down. He car
ried it with him to the supper table
that night and answered his family
only in monosyllabes when he was adj
dressed, When bedtime arrived Mrs.
Beecher retired alone and it was not
until late in the morning that the great
divine appeared. having deyoured the
entire story in the one nights reading.
His only comment on finishing it was
We'll, if Harriet Beecher writes any
more books like that she'll be the death
of me. "-Zion's Herald
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
SAPPHIREs FROM MONTANA.

John Hoover. who arrived from the
western part of Fergus county, Mon
tana, reports that Montana sapphires
are in demand, and that fairly good
prices are being paid for them. He
sold $500 worth of the stones in the
rough recently to Helena jewellers,
That. however was but tritiing sale
compared to one he made recently to
Tiffany 81 Co, of New York, who
bought at one time 10000 carats and
offered to take more.
g nee The Montana sapphire became
known a few years ago, said Mr.
Hoover, 1T has taken a place in the
front ranks of gems Of that sort. They
are admittedly as fine as Oriental
stones. They are exceedingly hard and
lustrous, but many Of the stones have
not the rich coloring Of the Oriental
gems. A great many Of the Montana
sapphires are almost cOlorless and
others are yellow or pale blue Several
claims are being worked in the vicinity
OF Phlipsburg. Our lead is 8,065 feet
long and perhaps feet wide. The
stones are found in the porhyry and
a red clay. We have found nearly
every class OF mineral in the lead We
have picked out specimens In which
horn silver could be whitfield out with
knife We have also found gold and
rich copper. We have ben taking out
about 100 carats Of stones q day ~
Helena Correspondence Minneapolis
journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

tlesnake as white as milk, with faint
black lines outlining the diamond spots,
1t was the only white one | ever saw,
though | have seen many light colored
1t had simply taken on the color OF
the white rocks and sands where it
lived. We captured it alive, and took
it to San Diego and sold it for S25
10 a man named King, who was gath
ering rare specimens of reptiles and
insects for some eastern institution. -
San Francisco Call
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
A SPECIFIC CURE FOR ASTHMA.

Ii would seem that a radical and en-
tirely specific cure for Asthma has been
found al last. chemically prepa red
compound extracted from the African
kola pant and acting entirely upon
the blood, is a positive cure for Asthma
IN all its stages. A large sample OF
this remedy is sent free TO ell sufferers
from Asthma by the Kola Importing
Co, ll6S Fourth avenue, New York.
with view OF getting the remedy into
general use.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
There IL u CIass of pcople

Who are injured by he use Of coffee Re-
"outiy here has been placed 10 aII the gro
Gerry stores new preparation called
tfRAINlO, made Of pure grains. that
takes The place Of coffee. The most deli
ate stomach rctaye- d without distress.
ana but fcw can ten Il from coffee. It
does not cost over one-lour,h as much.
Children may drink it with great benefit.
iJc and 2Jc per package.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
fiorrid Torture

This often felt in every joint aod inuscla OF
the boiy hN turns, 10y people who, vNp'tirntlns
he earliest tVIuges OF rheumatism, neglect To ar.
rest the nlnlady, us they may easily do, With
Hpstetttr's stomach BittHrs, professionally au'
thenticatcd remedy tor the agoplllnS complaint.
R,coIc,t that rheumatism unchecked ofteu lasts
lifetime. cor abruptly terminates Il when tho
malady attacks the heart Tho l}itters also reme
dies chil's aud fever, dyspepsia aud liver COM
plant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

The national government is relieving
great deal of the suffering Of flood
refugees from hunger The Mississippi
river is falling in a large part of its
course.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

The English do not want the Bering
sea question reopened, as President Nc
Kinley proposes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

Some more "arships" are seen by
Northwestern people.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

There is a means OF graduating local dsaas OF
the skin tina can be relied on viz GIenn's Sub
phur soap
Hils Hair and Whisker Dye black or brown. j0e
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

The king of the Belgians leased his
club
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

United States Minister Mckenzie left
Lima, Peru. for the United States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

Mrs Winsiow's SuUruINe SYRUP iur chilirel
tretnng .utteus the gums, reduces iunamUtauol
allays pain cures wiul collie. elc. a bottle,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

Seven negroes were drowned in the
GOOD near Helena, Ark
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

The oleander bias a deadly poison In
its leaves and flowers, and should not
be where young children are Il is too
dangerous. beautiful though ii Is.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

The wheat crop in Illinois is reported
10 be practically total failure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

James b. Angel of Michigan was
nominated for minister tc Turkey.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22

EN-TreasuIVr Taylor was released
from the Sioux Fails penitentidry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22


O bactach
irritable people,
years until one
about husband e.
Vegetable Compound commenced its every
hasdo
me. it., n are mu wi the result"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
Hoods S Parma
Is sold by all druggists. Price 81, six for s..

cure Liver Ills: easy to
take, easy to operate, 25c
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
ITO s . G, Mo Erysipelas.

&C. Hood H Co, Lowell, Mass:
-Dpg ) r,-l Nant 10 say once more,
lie As Sarsaparilla is an YOU
Letter GA m fHr il. | haven't had
any sore or erysipalas since
Nc. 2. / used Hoods SarSaparilla
several years ago and was
cured D., IT, thrust many may be benefited
D.. .g.'s ~lfSaparila as ] have cen. |
recommend 1t highly as blood medicine"
Mas. VI. j. HARTLEY. Loyett, Ga.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-22
Suffered Most inspiring
Cured by Hoods SarsaparilIa
the Great Spring Medicine
e,,ofuIous scro Leg 70 rs Years.

All Spring Humors, sores, eruptions,
.,1s plmples, etc, are curad by
Hoods arsapariIla, the king of medi-
zines" Read these lette-s:
.C. l. Hood * Co., lowell, Mas:
Dear SIr,--After suffering from sore
ieg for 70 years, -four bottles
Letter OF Hoods Sar>aparlla have
made a complete cure. My
MOI. leg won Il inilame as soon
as dog days would come and
,..r.ule ~ be sore until spring. Then
q. .ur vml heal u little and break out
r.n. IlreI do tors and every remedy
aoui hear OF, hut all fai Ell. then
be- rtH HOODS Sarsaparila and bought
une bottle and it helped me SO much that
{ ..r, un until took four hottl,s; an
eur Vi. lH 90 h'alth and weigh 1863 lbs"
MIS-. N.J HARTLEY, Luvett, Georgia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
THE AMATEUR BAND AGAIN.
The Octoroon given for Their Benefit
Another pIaX.

The Amateur Eand will appear
before the public with their brightest
banners flying tomorrow evening.
For weeks the Academy Of Music has
rung with the sounds of martial airs,
and the dramatic friends Of the band
have been studiously coming the
lines OF the Octoroon. Undoubtedly
the crowd who will fill the Opera Hall
tomorrow night will hear the best
m lsic the band has yet played, and
witness capital drama.
There are twenty people in the cast
Of the Octoroon, and these, under the
direction of Mr.. Pond, have been
doing faithful work. They put
real spirit into the play, lift it along
with the proper dash, and bring out
the fun till it fairly bubbles over.
There are topical songs to enliyen the
lines, and pains have been taken TO
give the play a good setting.
For the sake of swelling the uniform
fund alone the band deserves liberal
patronage. but the best of 1t is that
the play seems bound to please, and
the prices are popular. A dance will
follow the play.
On Saturday night The Cashier will
be presented by select cast and
promises to be a jolly play. 1t is a
roaring comedy, and he who fails TO
find twenty good laughs in its Jokes
and topical songs will be given his
money back by the management
together with chrome OF Eddy Foy.
Pilgrim Boggs' square meal and Tony
Ferrell's attack of Jim jams are side
splitters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
Catholic Church Items.

March 18th divine service will be
held at 1920. The subject of the SER
mon will be: "Why do we offer
sacrifice?'
Next Sunday at the church will be
published, what the proceeds of the
dinner and supper of st. Patrick's
Day were, what the donations were,
and by whom they were made, and for
what the proceeds we're used.
1t is impossible for us to thank each
one individually, who was so kind as to
assist and patronize us, but we wish
to do SO hereby. The business men,
especially, who contributed so literally
will be heartily recommended to the
Catholic public. Ouf business men
are right in considering our church
property credit to our fair city and
in fact property of the city, since it
is used for the public.
Non-Catholics receive especial at
tention when coming to our church.
There is continual invitation
extending TO them and they are always
welcome and seats are open free for
them.
Next Sunday evening at o'clock
there will be the "devotions of the
Ways of the Cross" with a sermon
preceding it, explaining its meaning.
This devotion is peculiar to the
Catholic church, and practiced
particularly during the holy season of
Lent.
STEPHEN DURFN Pastor