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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-11
Teachers Examinations.

The spring series of examinations
for teachers in Iowa county will be
held n. follows;
Arena ............ March 3-4, 1897.
Avoca...... ...s..... %
Cobb. ....,.-..... 5-io'
Dodgeville. ......... " l2-l3,
Examinations will begin at nine
o'clock the first morning and at eight
o'clock the second.
Examinations for diplomas in the
common schools will be held Feb.
18th and 26th.
EMMA G. UNDERWOOD,
County superintendent.
Avora Feb. Sth 1897. 6w5
WE are headquarters for Coffee of
every grade. We have some at seven
mounds for $l.O0 that makes very
fair drink; one at five and one-half
pounds for 500 thati is hard to match
for any such money. We are sole dis
ributcrs for this vicinity of the
famous Chase 4 Sanborn coffees,
known and acknowledged through
out the entire world as the very
climax Of perfection; unequaled in
strength, flavor, drinking qualities,
etc. BREWER d PENHALLEGoN.
For Ocean Steamship Tickets
Via, any steampship line crossing
the Atlantic, at lowest rates for first
cabin, second cabin and Storage,
both outward and prepaid, apply to
y. II. snow, agent, G, n. Il st. 7. Ry"
| at Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-11
MARNI GRRS AS NEW ORLEANS
March .stand I'd. 1897.

CAsi0n will be made in due season. particulars
of which can be learned of your home ticket
agent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-11
NIX. &. u. MCDONALD,
E. y. CLAIR N Ic,
~ ORN n rs.
Reese 4 Garter.

4 fToNNFys AND OouNSELLoRs, Dodgevilie.
y Nlt WIN practice N all courts in the state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
"This Bridge Is Blown Up.O

during the army maneuvers near
Settln comical incident occurred. saws
the Berlin Boersen Zeeitung. A Young
Lieutenant of the cavslry guards, who
has considerable property, was sent.
with six men, TO reconnoiter in the di.
rection in which his regiment was to
advance. Arriving at a bridge cross
ing the Settin highroad the fastened a
board across, writing on it with chalk.
the words: "This bridge is blown up,''
signing it with his name. After this
heroic exploit he retired little wsvs
and treated his command and himself
to an excellent breakfast, in which sew
eral bottles of liquor played an imnor-
tant pant Tired from the ride on a
hot day, the little command. after that
repast, took rest along the wall of a
cemetery near by, allowing the horses
to Craze.
In the meantime, however, an infan-
Try regiment of the enemy had arrived
at the bridge and its commander wrote
another sign, which read: "This bridge
Is quilt up again" The cavalry pa
trolmen were discovered and were
asleep. The colonel of the regiment
ordered the horses and arms taken
away, allowing them to continue in
their slumber. Of course, when they
awoke, few hours afterward. and
made their way back to their own com
mand, without being able to give an
account of what had become of their
horses, sabers and guns, there was
great CONSERVATION among them. Since
the lieutenant in charge of the expedi-
ton intended to retire into private life
at an early day to devote himself to his
agricultural interests, the colonel of his
regiment gave him the advice of exc
cutting the contemplated char ge at as
early date as possible.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
One Trait OF American National
Character.

There is one trait of our national
character which foreigners can never
comprehend, and that is our unshak-
able faith in our ability to come out
all right in the end" We stand idly
and more or less indifferently by, and
allow the country to be pushed to the
verge of financial or political preci-
pice under the impulse of some kind of
popular craze or another, entirely con-
fident that just before it slips over we
can take hold of it and pull it back.
We have done this again and again,
and nothing seems to shake our faith
in our ability to repeat the operation
whenever occasion arises. 1t costs us
enormously, not only in reputation, but
also in money, and retards our growth
and progress in thousand ways; but
nothing seems likely to cure us of the
habit, unless it be great national ca
lamity due to our failing in some crisis
otake alarm quickly enough.-Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

the world, or spoke upon the issues of
the day, it was with thorough mastery
OF bis subject and an absorbing inter-
est, both in his matter and manner.
which really gave him the monopoly of
conversation.
Nothing could be more striking than
his utter absence of selfaeseltion. He
was at cnce modest and yet maintained
The position to which his great services
and honors entitled him. | was with
him on his visit to Plymouth Rock, at
several public dinners, at meeting of
the old soldiers of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and once in Chicago.
lie never ia led to impress me as being
as great as bis reputation. Indeed, he
gave the impression of large reserve
powers, and l could well understand
how, during the war, he rose to every
enlargipg duty to which he was called,
and discharged it.-Hon. John D. Long,
in Independent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

The more thoughtful writers in the
| periodicals admit that the concert has
mismanaged the Eastern question, and
so strengthened the Sultan that,
through his influence upon Ayiatic peo
| pies, he has become menace to Eu-
rope. As the London Spectator ex-
presses it, ga great and savage power
in the East has been allowed by Europe
to escape its letters, and she has now
to discuss how, without bloodshed, they
may be replaced" The only way sug-
gested is that Russia, Great Britain
and France should form an alliance,
and even then the London writer is not
sure but the Sultan with his powerful
army of 500 900 would be forced by his
soldiers to resist. 1t is far from prob
able that an alliance of the three powers
named could be arranged, or that, if
formed, it would not lead to even
graver complications than that now
exist.
A review is made of what England
alone might accomplish against the Sui
tan, and it is admitted that hostilities
would be virtually restricted to sea
operations. A British fleet could force
the Dardanelles, lombard the Sultan's
palace, hold Constantnople under its
guns, blockade Smyrna and capture the
islands; but, on the other hand, an OF
toman army could be sent to Egypt to
contest the British occupation. No
Sultan has absolute control over the
Turkish army, espe cially one that is
victorious, and demanding tangible re-
suits from hard campaigning and sue.
cessful battles. Nor is the Sultan, be-
yond certain limits, supreme over the
Mohammedan races. The hierarchy,
with the Grand Mutt, or Sheikh-ul-
soil of Turkey, and is an interpreter of
law as well as religion. A few days
ago the Grand Mufti declared that it is
impossible for Islam to give up without
coercion territory conquered from inf.
dels. Above everything, the Moham-
medan idea of government is a the
ocracy, and the Sultan in fnalities is
required to be an obedient son of the
church.
AS an aggressive power in Egypt and !
the ruler of many million Mohamme-
dams in India, the British Government |
has no desire whatever to see re-
ligious war stirred up; and since it's
sea power is all that it can employ
against Turkey, and that would be in
there is little chance that
will be unduly prominent in
the pending peace negotiations. 1t is
probably more than wiling that Russia
shall assume the leadership in repairing
the great damage the concert has ir-
licted upon itself, upon Greece, and
of nj will
Encouragement, weakness, cowardice,
Or deceit, or all combined, the powers
are re ponsible for the birth of greater
Turkey, and the situation is full of new
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
TheOsOphy,

AT meeting of the theosophists of
Boston Mrs. Alice Leighton Cleather
said that theosophy provided key to
the work of such men of genius as EN-
erson, Walt Whitman, Richard Wag-
ner, and Others" Among the Others
Daniel Pratt of illustrious memory
ought to be included. ANYBODY who
will patiently study theosophy and the
select works of Daniel Pratt, G. A. T.,
will find that theosophy Eliminates
Pratt and Pratt Eliminates theosophy.
AT this same meeting the Hon. Basil
Crump, after some graceful remarks
about Pythagoras, the bean-hater, came
"to the Christian era" where he found
" the art of song kept alive by the Min
nesingers and Troubadours, many of
whom were in reality theosophists, who
taught the people in their songs" Mr.,
Crump might have added that the most
eminent literary character ever pro-
duced in Boston, Elizabeth Vergoose,
was clearly a theosophist. Witness
those Orphic, mystical lines, the penn
mican of ultimate sapience:
" Bean porridge hot,
And bean porridge cold
Bean porridge in the pot,
Nine days DID,"
Some of the Boston skeptics deny
that Elizabeth Vergoose was Mother
Goose. They might as we'll deny that
she was theosophist. Her statue will
be in the Public Library before many
years.-New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Grant as a Talker.

The occasions of which saw General
Grant We're, for the most part, when he
came to Massachusetts while | was Gov
ernor of that commonwealth. They
were generally public occasions, on
which had an opportunity to sit or
drive with him, or speak with him from
the same platform to public assemblies.
AS he had the reputation of being a ST.
lent man, l remember the surprise
experienced on finding him one of the
most interesting and facile takers
whom have ever met. His language
was fluent and copious and admirable
in it's simplicity. Whether he recount
ed, reminiscence from his travel around
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
SELECTED POETRY.
Uncle Ezra on Change.

I'd ben readin' bout some fellors tibet were deal
ing In New York
In brand of wheat called futures an fancy -
breed o. pork
An they bought It on the "margins of a place
they called the pit"
SO day travelled down there ies to take a look
att;
An said to Sary Ellen tibet perhaps, fer all I
knew,
I'd bring home some wheat to seed with, an a
fancy pig or two.
Well, hunted an asst questions, an had the
blamedest chase,
An shore was disappointed when at last found
the place;
Fer they want no hogs a-running in that lane they
call the street,"
An you can't make bread ner napjacks from that
future " brand o. wheat.
why they hain't no wheat about it, ner no pork ez
c'ud see
Jet lot o. dudes tibet acted more like lunytics
tome;
Fer they'd hol' their breath minute, sorter waitn
an excuse
Then they's swing their arms an hoer like all
bedlam he'd broke loose.
An stood right there an watched 'em fer about
an hour er so.
An I saw "margins" where that
"f future" wheat c'u'd grow;
An they want no sort o. pasturs fer that fancy"
pork to orange"
An didn't see no cattle herdn round the stock
exchange
Ell you went there fer provisions you'd come short
o. winter meat.
An you'd get no bi cad ner hapjocks from that
future brand o. wheat.
So went away disgusted them maneuvers made
me chafe-
An the balance of the day l watched some fellers
safe
An, bought bag a. peanuts as stood awatchngit
An the peddler gave me by mistake a quarter
countyfeit.
An TUX the train that evenin' an went back
home, an then
announced to Sary Ellen tibet I'd not go there
again.
An told her bout az the Streets" and bout them
doin's In g the pitt"
But think failed to mention bout that silver
countyfet.
An she wondered how them city folks c'ud get
enough to eat
From that fancy" breed o. pork an that there
future "brand o. wheat.
Albert Bigeow Paine, In the Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Grant Saluted by the Enemy.

AS soon as communications had been
opened with our base of supplies Gen.
Grant manifested an eagerness to ac-
quaint himself infinitely with the posi-
ton of the enemy, with view Of tax
ing the offensive. One morning be
started toward our right, with several
staff officers, to make personal exami-
nation of that portion of the line.
When he came in sight of Chattanooga
creek, which separated our pickets from
those of the enemy, he directed those
who had accompanied him to halt and
remain out of sight while he advanced
alone, which he supposed he could do
without attracting much attention.
The pickets were within hailing dis
lance of one another on opposite banks
of the creek. They had established a
temporary truce on their own RESPONSE
bility, and the men of each army were
allowed to get water from the same
stream without being fred upon by
those of the other side. A sentinel of
our picket guard recognized Gen. Grant
as he approached, and gave the custom
airy cry, Turn out the guard-com-
manding general" The enemy on the
opposite side of the creek evidently
heard the words, and one of his senti-
nels cried out, "Turn out the guard
Gen. Grant," The Confederate guard
took up the joke and promptly formed
facing our line and presented arms
The general returned the salute by lift.
ing his hat. The guard was then dis
missed, and he continued his ride
toward our left. We knew that We
wee engaged in civil war, but such
civility largely exceeded our expecta
tons. 1.-The Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

THERE is another B in the field for
the Democratic free silver and free
trade presidential nomination in 1900.
1t is Bailey of Texas, who has the sup
port of majority of the Democrats in
the House in his efforts to be their
leader. Mr.. Bailey figures that he is
quite as much of an orator as Mr..
Bryan, and quite as much entitled to
the nomination. After the nomination
of Bryan, no sensible man wonld doubt
the possibility of an action by Dem
ocratlc convention. Neither of them
are fitted for so responsible place as
the presidency, but Bailey has been
regarded as less of demagogue than
Bryan, although getting the presiden-
tial fever may cause him to out Bryan
Bryan in that direction.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

WHILE the progress on the tariff bill
in the Senate is not altogether as rapid
as Republicans would like to have it to
be, it lie, circumstances considered,
satisfactory. More so, in fact, than
many had expected it to be, just as the
bill is being made better than many
Republicans expected it would be when
the amended bill was reported to the
Senate. The original Dingley bill was
far more satisfactory to Republicans of
the rank and file than the bill as
amended by the Senate committee, and
they are correspondingly pleased at the
tendency of the steering committee of
the Senate to restore the House sched-
ule, or at least to make them nearer
them than to the schedules of the
amended bill. While it cannot be of1i-
cially announced that the sugar sched-
ule of the original bill will be restored,
it seems to be almost certain that the
Dingley schedle will be made the basis
for the sugar schedule that will be in
serted in place of the one prepared by
the Senate Finance Committee, which
many Republicans considered one of
the most Objectionable in the amended
bill. All of this makes it certain that
the prophecy that the bill as finally
passed would be good one will turn
out to be true.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

The postmaster crop will ripen early
this year and big harvest is expected.
Postmaster General Gary has an
nounced that the commissions of all
postmasters that expire before July Is
will be considered as having already
expired, and their successors appointed
as early as possible. This does not in
dictate any change in the policy of al
lowing postmasters to serve full term
of four years, unless there are causes
for removal, but it is desired that
where immediate changes are to be
made, the new official shall, 80 far as
possible, be in charge of their offices at
the beginning of the new fiscal year,
July l.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

HAVE you any postage stamps2"
she said to the drug clerk.
" Yes'm. Two-cent stamps2"
eyes"
" How many, please?"
Five"
"What flavor?"
Flavor What do you mean?"
"Well, we have them with the mu-
cilage in different 6avors-peppermint,
wintergreeD, vanilla, strawberry, lem
on. Some people like one kind and
some another, but nearly everybody OBJ
jects to the flavor of the government
mucilage, so we flavor our stamps to
suit our customers. OF course we make
a charge for our work, but we find a
growing demand for favored stamps. u
How do you sell them2"
""Two.cent stamps, five cents each"
She expressed her great satisfaction
with the improvement, and said she'd
take five stamps, strawberry favored
Harper's Bazaar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
1t was Thackeray.

In turning the leaves of crap.book
the other day-do any but those who
have professional use for them now
keep scrap books or write in diariesp-
the eye lighted on an old newspaper
clipping, one that told story worth re.
peating, with the omitted names and
added details. 1.-THE story, not the
clipping-dated back to 1851, when the
late Samuel Mclean of Brooklyn,
widely known as racy raconteur of
long lifetime's experiences, was visit
ing London with his bride, who was
Miss Chapmen of Hartford, Conn. 1t
was the year in which the Crystal
palace was opened, an opening graced
with the presence of royalties, great
personages and celebrities generally;
but only holders of season tickets, cost
ing $50 each, were admitted. The
price seemed little too steep for Mr..
Mclean, as he had seen pretty much
everybody at one time or another, but
he wanted Mrs. Mclean to go. So he
bought a season ticket for her and sent
her with some English friends. Mrs.
Mclean was short, slight woman, and
when she reached the Crystal palace on
the day of the opening, the crowd COM
rletely hemmed her in. She could not
catch a glimpse of a single royalty or
celebrity. Tears of chagrin sprang to
her eyes as she realized her disappoint-
ment and the price of it. A "distin-
guished-looking Englishman," as she
afterward described him, who stood be-
side her, grasped the situation at a
glance, and saying, Permit me,
madam" he closed his hands around
her waist and lifted her, as he would
child, above the crowd, holding her
there as long as he could, and pointing
out the queen, the prince consort and
the other royalties and celebrities.
After he had set her down and rested
himself, he raised her again, and then
third time. When she thanked him,
he said simply: Il am always glad to
do favor for an American" All that
summer she tried in vain to identify
her distinguished Englishman," but
finally came home without learning
who he was. Years afterward in
Plymouth church, when the lecturer of
the evening entered with Henry Ward
Beecher, she turned to her husband
and exclaimed: THAT'S my English
mani" 1t was Thackeray, whom she
met later and entertained at her home,
recalling the incident to their mutual
satisfaction. Who but the creator of
Colonel Newcome could have dared to
attempt so unconventional kindness,
or have done it with quick tact and
delicacy that gave no offense?-From
"Chronicle and Comment" in the
| Bookman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

THE first result of the investigation
OF the workings of the civil service
rules is the unanimous report of the
committee on reform in the civil SER
vice in favor of Senator Gallinger's
amendment to the general deficiency
appropriation bill, abrogating all civil
service rules which apply to any class
of laborers. This amendment is in
line with common sense, and will be
sure to become law. Talk with Sen
ator Pritchard and other members of
the committee makes it reasonably GER
tain that other and more important
recommendations as to exceptions from
the civil service rules will be made by
the committee little later.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Eugene FIELDS FOndness for Child
rem.

Eugene Field was man of generous,
tender spirit and boundless sympathy.
He gained and held the love of little
children and of men and women, for
in his writings he appealed to young
and old, and every gentle nature re-
sponded to the magic of his honest
verse.
He was a great lover of animals, and
was constantly making pets of them.
He was very fond of birds, but, as he
dislked to see them Gagged, he looked
forward TO the time when he could add
to his new home a good conservatory,
where the birds might find home and
fly in and out among the plants. After
he had once became attached to a pet
of any kind 1t was exceedingly hard for
him to give it up. For several years
he paid the board of two old dogs at a
farm. Some of his friends thought
this foolish expense, but he said he
would not have the dogs killed, as they
had been faithful to him in their young
er days, and he did not believe in de-
sorting old friends. Several years ago
a Jerusalem donkey was given to the
Field boys, and they named it Don
Cesar de Buena. After they became
too old to drive with him it was seri.
GUS question what to do with "Don."
For some time he was boarded at a
livery stable. His board bill soon be-
came quite serious matter. But Mr..
Field would not have him sold, for fear
that the chjldren's old comrade might
fall into unkind hands. AT last friend
in Kentucky offered a home for the
donkey, and there he is now, spending
his last days in luxurious ease on a
Blue Grass Observation-Disclosures of
Eugene Field" by Martha Nelson
Yenowine, in August St. Nicholas.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Forming a Club.

They talk ed of travel. art, and books,
Gave politics some rubs,
OF music spoke, and drlfted last
To the theme of woman's clubs.
I've Joined my SIXTH" she said with pride,
Each seemed so good choice"
And on the word he courage took
His treasured hope to voice.
"Oh, Phyllis, dear-forgive the name
But will you make 1t seven,
And join a club know about7
Its charter comes from heaven
Its fee is drafts on Cupid's bank,
Its dues are kisses sweet,
Its memberships limited,
But not its times to meet
Already half the numbers got
single smile from you
VIII fill the list and found for aye
This happy club Of two.
Nay, sweet, look up-you think you'll join?
Oh bliss that crowns my. lifel
You shall be all the offlcers,
And be, besides-my wife"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
A MissOurian's Order to Stop the Pa.
nAT.

The editor of the Louisiana mo-
Press has at least one subscriber who
does not appreciate the paper, and who
writes in the following fervid fashion
ordering the discontinuance of it,
"Bryson rote you to stop my paper
.0ant you to stop it am getting enough
of your scheme to make me take your
paper state once more don't want
your dog gon old paper the post Mrs.
has notified You and she has got record
of it and if you don't stop the dam
thing will give you piece of my
mind. Stop that paper i haven't taken
none of them out of the ofes."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

SOMETHING TO KNow.-It may be
worth something to know that the very
best medicine for restoring the tired
out nervous system to healthy vigor
is Electric Bitters. This medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centers in the stomach,
gently stimulates the liver and kidneys.
and aids these organs in throwing off
impurities in the blood. Electric Bit
tiers improves the appetite, aids diges-
ton, and is pronounced by those who
have tried it as the very best blood
purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold
for fifty cents or S1.00 per bottle at C.
Blakely's drug store, Montpelier, Vt.