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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07
THE LoNG- HEADED LANDLORD

These X-ray machines are wonder
full things" he exclaimed. Il held my
pocketbook in front of one of them,
and every coin in 1t became visible.
81 wonder If can buy one" exclaim-
ed his friend.
why, what do you want with it?'
I'm going down south to start a
winter hotel. 1t would be wonderfully
helpful to have around when we make
out the bills. Washington Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Those anxious to prolong this rapid transit
tory existence Of ours beyond the average span,
should foster his digestion, negatively by abb
staining from indiscretions in diet, and attrma.
lively by the use of that peerless stomachic,
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, when he exper-
fences symptoms OF indigestion. The impair
ment of the digestive function is fatal to vigor.
Subdue with the Bitters, also fever and agus,
biliousness and constipation
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

sort better abroad. Now Gen. Collins,
New Yorks commissioner of pGblic
works, is going abroad, in the first
place to bring Mrs. Coils home from
a two-years' sojourn, then TO see what
he can see, to which end he carries a
letter from Mayor Strong to commend
him to the good offices of European
city officials.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

At Havana, Julio Sanguilly, ma
turalized American citizen charged
with conspiracy against the Spanish
government, has again been found
guilty. He was sentenced to years
and one day Imprisonment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

You wear ont clothes on wash board -,
times much az on the body. Hon fO0ttsh
Buy Doobins' Electric Soap Of your grocer and
cave this useless wear Made ever since 1865.
Don't take imitation. There are lets IL them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07
Coughing Leads 10 Consumption.

pKemp's b llsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and
get sample bottle free. Sold in %
and 80 cent bottles. Go at once; de-
lays are dangerous.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Halls Hair Remover is pronounced the
best preparation made for thickenlng the
growtllQf the hair aud restoring that which
Is grey TO i@orlginal color.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Hard times has closed up 10000 sa-
looms In Chicago. This means a de-
crease Of $4,000 in the revenue OF
the city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the towels each day. Ii or.
der 10 be healthy this is necessary.
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 5lc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

The Italian chamber OF deputies
voted an allowance OF million lire
1920. 900 TO the crown prince Of
Naples.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

William Waldorf Aston has sworn
allegiance to Queen Victoria and has
become a British subject.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

+. X Mesner, a banker OF Walker.
ton. Ont. assigned Saturday. Liabil'
tiles $4,000; assets $4,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

] believe Piso's Cure IL the only medicine
That viii cure consumption Anna NJ Ross,
Williamsport, Pa,, NV ", lsg5.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Mrs Winsluw's SOOTHING SYHUP for childtea
teething softens the gums reduces indamm ITO J.
alavs pain cures wind colio. 2oc. bottle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Senator Thurston says he would
welcome war. 1t would clear up
the atmosphere"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Norton & Co, Of Chicago failed
Saturday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

Kidd Mcfarland Of New York city
and Ed. zeigler of Philadelphia fought
a draw Saturday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
A London Pa1mist.

Every daughter of Eve has hankering
after the occult; therefore I make no apollo
giles for the subject of the following obser-
vations We are, too, very credulous, as
most men will admit and it is generally
easier for us to believe in a ghost than to
investigate it. On these hankerings and
this credulity hundreds Of persons more or
less clever, trade. Some of them believe
in their own powers and are deeply hurt If
any one hints that they possess only imag-
nations. have had personal experience
with q few of these farseeing women, and
they impressed me with their absolute sin
certify. Ore is palmist-a chiromancer,
OF whatever she calls herself; she tells the
character from the hand, often with star
thing exactitude; she informs you of various
incidents of your past life, Of which you
are already very well aware, yet which she
can't possibly know, in way to raise the
hair, and she predicts, with Indifferent sue.
cess, the future.
She is the only person ever heard OF
who can read names in peoples hands.
Beware, o woman! If there be one person
who has influenced your life more than all
others, the name (shall say his nancy is
written in your hand! 1t is positive fact
that Mrs. - can read it there, unless,
indeed, one accounts for the mystery on
the grounds usually taken now by the
Psychical Research society, who attribute
everything to telepathy. The palmist told
me ''all things that ever I did, (and how
glad I felt they were not worseD and end.
ed by spelling out a name. She tried to
show me the letters, but couldn It see any
thing but mass of unmeaning lines and
an irregular o. turned cold and remark
ed politely, "You are the devil" meant
it as compliment, and she took it as such.
Her fee was los. Cd. (she earned it welI,
which paid, and then I left her, full Of
thought She now asks guinea, and her
door is besieged by the carriages of the
great.-Harpers Bazaar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01

he called last night upon his representa-
tive in Congress, Mr.. Stallings, and laid
his case before him, and with his cooper
alton he will make every effort to have
the wrongs in fiicted on him while in
Cuba Investigated.
Mr.. Mcdonnell several mouths ago re-
oeived information at his home at Point
Clear that his plantation in Cuba was
being ravaged by the Spanish soldiers
and that unless it was cultivated by
spring 1t would be oonfiscated by the
crown. He had left the management of
his plantation entirely to his agents IN
Cuba, who, since the revolution, lave
been unable to cultivate 1t. He accord
ingly sailed for Cuba on February from
Key West and arrived at Havana, Feb
ruary 4, landing in the shadow of Moro
Castle.
On the steamer he made the acquaint-
ance of a newspaper man nar.8ed Hop
kins, who was representing New Or
leans newspaper. Mr.. Mcdonnell had his
passports from the State Department,
duly signed by Richard Olney and num-
bered Is, 52S, so that he deemed himself
perfectly safe. On the first day of his
arrival, accompanied by Hopkins. he rode
is miles into the country to his planta-
ton. Everything was In ruins. Not a
building remained standing. all of the
expensive machinery had been mutilated
or carted away and not soul was to be
seen anywhere.
hour years ago Mr.. Mcdonnell says he
refused an offer of $50. 600 for the plan.
tation. Now he says he could not get $500
for the property, and he does not expect
to get cent out of it for the next TEN
years. On his return to Havana altar
witnessing the destruction caused by the
Spanish soldiers he INDUCED in some I'M
complimentary remarks about the Span
ish government
These remarks were uttered publicly,
with characteristic American frankness
and came to the ears of General Weyler.
Within tbree hours, Mcdonnell says, he
was arrested aud brought before the gen.
eral, charged with nothing in particular.
His companion was arrested at the same
time but was not brought Eefore Weyler
until late when he was released on prom
Using to leave the island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
VOTED 70 SELL WATER WORKS.
louisville Aldermen Indicted for Trying
to Make a Million.

Louisville, KY, February 27-The
grand jury returned indictments today
against j. M. Mcknight, president of
the German National bank; Sterling b.
Edmunds. politicians; and Aldermen
II. e. King, g. J. JENNIE. John E. Leath-
erman. r. o. Breuer. n. J. Brick and
+. A. Britt, members of the combine
known as the "Big Seven. The other
member, Alderman j. W. Reeder, escaped
by turning states evidence. One indict-
meDt charges all with conspiracy to de-
fraud the public. Alderman +. A. Britt
is also indicted for receiving bribe Of
5000 from President Mcknight of the
German National bank and an indiot-
ment is returned against Mcknight for
bribing Britt. The joint Indictment
against Mcknight, Edmunds and thu six
aldermen, charges that they combined
with Alderman j. W. Reeder and other
"wicked and corrupt persons" to pass
laws which would procure the sale Of the
Louisville water works, and which would
make one million dollars for themselves.
The grand jury declined TO indict Mayor
George D. Todd on the charge of bribing
members Of the city council to secure
his election.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
A Harvard Lottery.

AS late as 1906 Harvard college was rails
ing money by a lottery. 1t offered 10000
tickets for sale at SIS each, with prizes rang
ing from 5000 down to 81. "In the
above scheme, !" said the prospectus, "the
just expectations Of the publick and the
interest Of the University have been con-
suited 1t is worthy the attention of adj
venturers that the highest prize is nearly
double in value to any that has been drawn
in this Commonwealth for many years
past, though the usual price of tickets is
preserved The Managers solicit the pat
ronage Of the publick in general, and of
the friends of Literature and the Univer-
sity in particr lar, and, considering the OBJ
ject of the Lottery. they will combine the
prospect of gain with the certainty of bene-
fitting the University, and by lending their
aid to the means of education will promote
the best interests of their country. New
York Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
HE KEPT THE RECEIPT.
And an Unjust Suspicion, Eighteen Year
Old, Was Dispelled.

And an Unjust Suspicion, Eighteen Years
Old, Was Dispelled.
"That time when was dumped and
robbed in the house of my friends, said
the old politician, IT was SO Disguised that
I pulled up stakes and decided to try a
new community in the west. While was
out there prospecting for location came
across country judge whom had known
as a boy. He had stolen my knife, my
rabbits and my pigeons. He became in
corrigible and was sent to the reform
school. 1t was the popular verdict that he
would never be any good, and he was held
up as terrible example to the rest of us
boys.
81 thought it my duty to give the good
people out there q warning and took a
prominent man Of the place into my con-
f1dence. He had implicit faith in the
squire and believed him as good a man as
they had in the state
It's easily tested, I said, 'and you
can't afford to have a dishonest man in his
position. Here's a promissory note given
me 20 years ago, and Endorsed it at the
time. I loaned that fellow money to get
out Of town and turn over a new leaf. He
vowed by all that's good that he'd repay
me, and this is all have to show for my
investment. If he's an honest man, he'll
make some settlement
"'We'n see, said the squirrels friend.
In an hour they came back together, and
the squire gave my hand wiring that
started the tears. Il paid that paper is
years ago, he declared. Here's the receipt.
1 wondered why you never wrote me- )
There it was. With 1t was o letter from
the man that was then my lawyer, saying
that the note had been mislaid and that
the receipt would serve.
"In five days the squire and were back
to the old town. The man who had bought
the nomination from under me was the
rascally lawyer to whom the money had
been paid You should have heard the
SQUIRE comb the sneak down and then
make him resign in my favor. We don't
need men any more honest than that Same
justice of the peace that I suspected. y
Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01

OUT OF SIGHT.
Bill Barnaele and His Grievance Against
the Blood Sweating Behemoths.

Bill Barnacle and His Grievance Against
the Blood Sweating Behemoths.
"Whereaway is the officer of the deck,
shipmate?' inquired Bill Barnacle, able
seaman, delivering a nautical salute and
lurching gracefully against the park po-
Iiceman whom he accosted near the arsenal.
"The what?"
"Rear admiral, commodore, skipper,
secretary of the navy or wotever you might
hail him." said Bill. "You rate one here,
allow"
sob, you mean the superintendent
els it all proper and regular for me to
see him?" Bill queried, blinking suspi-
ciously at tho policeman.
"Certainly-that is, if your able to see
anything" the officer added as the able
seaman rolled away under minute instruc-
tions.
The mariner found the superintendent
alone with his pipe and thoughts, and at
once turned loose this broadside:
'I see they're still at the bottom. Fun
nels gone and turtlebacks awash. Blow
me down, if they're ever adoat when I
cruise up this way"
Somewhat alarmed, the superintendent
reached for the button, but as Bill seemed
harmless, he paused and asked:
what are you talking about anyhow"
These here blood sweating behemoths
of Holy Writ Wort 1 wants to know is,
do they hold commissions in the United
States navy? Blow me, if they amt al
ways sunk at the dock complete when I'm
here special to view them beasts. I don't
pay no taxes, but the passage from South
street costs money. Wots out of gear?
Plates stove in OF sea valves busted?" And
Bill leered confldentially at the superin-
tendent. M
''It must be something of that sort, t"
tho official admitted good naturally.
"And from wot have seem" Bill went
on, ''their armor is warped terrible too.
Likewise the joints don't fit nowhere
Looks like tho plates might have been
forged at Homestead and bolted on in
Brooklyn Blow me, if iGese here behe-
moths seem proper shipshape."
They're not, J" the superintendent said
gravely. eThese are a pair of submarine
torpedo behelnoths built expressly for our
hippopotami tank, but we expect some line
of battle behelroths next week. y
Mr.. Barnaclc appeared much relieved and
started to leave when another great
thought swalnped him:
tits the duty of lubbers and likewise
mariners to improve this here park, and
suggests we overhaul the sacred stork in
the swan cage
"How?" asked the superintendent, deep
ly interested
II moves we togglc his legs with the
lead line marks and deeps, so that when
he wadcs in the pond spectators and wot
not can read him and proper log the
soundings. Being blooming stork and
fifteen for nothing else, wy not make him
earn his 'victuals? If it's agreeable, I'll
fetch some gear and turn to on the bird
the next time makes this harbor. F"
"All right, said the superintendent as
Billfput about and headed for the open
park. Don't forget us. CHARLES Dry
den in New York Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
Something Wrong With the Mule.

"Heah, Leandah, yo' niger, is yo dun
TUX dat new Inewl to de llel en- geared him
to de pIow en- ssod how he wuks lax tole
yo'?'
s.Yosslli.''
.Mist Rob nson dun tolo mo he gwiner
sent er mighty good mewl down zero fer
yo ole daddy to plow g crap wifi, an
wanter know is e dun it. Hav he paved
down de stable do yit, Lcandah?"
"Nossuh. =
"Ner chawed up de trof?"
"Nossuh.
"Ner kicked off de ruff"
"Nossuh.'
"Ner run froo dc barb wiah fence?"
"Nossuh. l@.4
"Didn' buck an fro 20 ag'in er tree?"
"Nossuh.'
"Didn snort at er ole stump ner TEX er
noshin to turn off in de middle OBJ de row
en- cum ome?"
"Nossuh."
tDen, Leandah, dat mewl am SLOWLY
cungered, CT else e dun los all e speerit.
Des put de haltah rite ON dat mewl, Lean
dab, en- TUX i'm squar back to Mist Robin
son en- tell i'm yo' ole daddy don't pose
to be suited wild no humbug rnewl lax
dat ATLANTA Constitution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
river STEAMBOATS,.
The Western American Specimens Admit
xnbly Adapted For Their Purposes.


z-biy Adapted For Their Purposes.
While the western American river steam
or may be improved i'll some minor points,
it is, in general design and construction,
admirably fitted for the peculiar work that
it has to do. Considered from a strictly
engineering standpoint, it is creditable
structure. Furthermore, it is striking
example of the survival of the fittest.
In comparing the advances which have
been made in the ocean and American
lake marine with those on the western riv-
ers, the latter have generally been made to
appear in an unfavorable light. The fact,
however, has been overlooked in most
cases that the conditions of service are
radically different, and these differences
necessitate, in fact compel, corresponding
+, differences in the character of the steam
ers. The boilers and engines Of the mag
niflcent ocean liners would be as much out
of place and would fare as disastrously on
the western river steamboat as would the
machinery of the latter if transferred to
ocean service Machinery essentially sim
liar to that employed on the American
lakes has been tried many times on west
ern rivers. Large sums of money have
been spent on experiments, and tAe result
QtS always U6tu ldilur6. HNOu uIlo fcTulC2tl
engine has been abandoned. Barring I'M
important details, the machinery of the
western river steamer Is prominently
"the right thing in the right place"
1t is not uncommon for the boats to run
aground, and it is still more common for
the cargo on board to be badly distributed.
Either Of these conditions will cause an
immediate distortion of the entire steamer,
and the machinery Is thrown out of line.
The peculiar type of engines employed
stands this severe service without injury
or arrangement.
The accepted type of machinery is SC
simple and reliable that it can be handled
satisfactorily by a small number of men,
and these need not necessarily be highly
skilled, nor of long experience. This is OF
some Importance in view of the fact that
the months Of idleness render it difficult to
retain the best men, and that it is always
necessary to keep the salary account down.
Experiment has demonstrated that the
saving in fuel due to improved machinery
does not, as a rule, compensate for the
drawbacks accompanying its use, such as
increased weight, space occupied, greater
first cost and less reliability.-W. Fl. Bryan
in Casters Magazine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
CANDIDATE FOR A DAY.
Then Mr.. IngersoI Decided He Had
Enough of 1t.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Biddeford. February 97.-New COM
plications follow one another in frequent
succession in Biddeford's picturesque
municipal campaign. The latest is the
resignation of Mr.. Richard Fl. Ingersoll,
who beat out Col. L. H. Kendall in the
Republican mayoralty caucus last
night. This places upon the city COM
mitteo the duty Of hunting up some
candidate who viii accept, which is like
IL to prove no easy task, in view of the
peculiar condition surrounding that hon.
or.
Mr.Ingesroll was not desirous of stand
ing az candidate before the caucus; in
fact, considerable pressure is said to have
been brought to bear upon him Before
he could he induced to allow tho use OF
his name. Col. Kendall was also slow
to accord his friends the privilege Of car
rying his name into the caucus, and
when the result of the ballot was an
nouncel last night, he very gracefully
moved that the nomination OF Mr.. niger
soil be made unanimous and urged the
patty to uss every fair endsavor to elect
him.
Canndidato Ingersoll signed the nomi-
nation papers, which had TO be filed at
the city clerks office last night. He did
that, he now says, so. that it would be
possible for the party to have printed on
the official ballots the name of whom
ever the city committee selects as his sue
cesgor.
The committee has been divided on the
question Of the selection of candidates,
and the complication is indeed per-
picking one. More than half the MEM
bers of the committee have for some days
been in favor of either making no nomi-
nations or indorsing tho Citizens' tickets.
The IL minority. however, would not tole-
rate any such plan. 1t looks very much
tonight as If the Republican mayoralty
termination might go by default.
Ex-Mayor James A. Strout. whom the
silver wing of the Democratic leadership
attempted to nominate for mayor, and
for whom nomination papers we've pro-
cured, declined at thu last moment to
sign the papers. His supporters were
rather inclined to 60 over in body to
the straight Republican nominee, but the
Withdrawal Of Candidate Ingersoll breaks
in somewhat on that plan.
The leaders of the non-partisan Citi-
zens movement are jubilant tonight over
their prospect of carrying every ward.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-01
-. ------- .-..-- - =
THE OWL CAME BACK.
The Question He Asked the Man Who
Thought He Was Dead.

The Question He Asked the Man Who
Thought He Was Dead.
"De biggest owl er de season" said I'm
Gle Moses as he held the saucer eyed bird
to the gaze Of the interested spectators
Gifts de very one dat's been a-killin err
my chickens ever sence de war, but he
won't kill no mo-, l bet you'll l ketched
him in de very ac'-des a-malzin fer my
big rooster-en / rolled him over en- put O
end ter him with dis lightard knot!''
1t was certainly a monster owl, measur-
ing fully feet from tip to tip, and Uncle
Moses black neighbors felt that they had
at last triumphed over mutual enemy
"Igwine ter take him home" explained
Uncle Moses, zen skin hire en- stuff him
en- put him on de mantelpiece fer good en-
all-dat's what gwine do wild him! Oh,
yes" he said, addressing the slain victim
as he let it fall at his feet, "you's had yo'
day wild my chickens, you has! You likes
chicken meat, don't you? Hits mighty
tender, amt itP Co1se it is! But you amt
gwine ter git no mo- of it-dat you ain't!"
And, SO saying, Uncle Moses bore the
bird in triumph to his cabin. "I'll des lay
you down heah by de foot or de bed, y he
said, still addressing the owl, "tell after
supper, en- den I'll skin you alive.
He went out and attended to various
duties about the farm, and it was late
when he returned.
II reckon he said, "I'll leave de skin
min en- stuffin err dat owl tell mawnin, kase
I'm all tired OUT
Then he dispatched his supper and re-
tired for the night
He never knew what time it was, and,
indeed, he never stopped to inquire, but
certain it was that he was suddenly and
rudely aroused from his dreams by the loud
hooting of an OWL so close to him that it
almost deafened him.
He sat bolt upright in the bed. "Who--
who's you-o-oF" rang through the room
again. He stared about him, when, 10,
perched on the foot of the bed was the owl
he had left for dead.
"Who-rho-is you-o-o?'' came once
more from the throat of the terrible bird
There Yves no doubt about it, 1t was
impossible that eyes and ears could deceive
him. There was the bird flush with life,
the wide eyes glaring at him like globes Of
fire. He slrang from the bed, shrieking:
80 Lawd, have mussy! Help me ter git
out er heah good Lawd! 0 Master, help
me ter see daylight once modes one mo-
time!''
A few neishbors who were up late saw
white robed figure speeding through the
night, and terrified sought their cabins,
crying, "Oh, Lawd, Judgment come en-
de dead raise up!"
Uncle Moses never returned to his domi-
Gle. 'sDe debbil wuz in dat owlp' he said
afterward, "and DIES give him deed ter
de whole place. Chicago Times-Herald