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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
A TRUSTFUL ENGLISHMAN.
Came Over With $50, 600 and Borrowed
His Fare Home.

"A blithe looking, clipper and So
cable young Englishman, he was
friendly and open hearted; not at all
the surly and exclusive sort of Briton
we are used to in America, and when
he came into the hotel he shook hands
cordially, like he was meeting an old
friend" said C. NJ. Burleigh, of Chica-
go, recalling an odd illustration of the
vicissitudes OF life.
THAT was eight years ago, and l
was clerk in one of the big hotels in
Chicago. l liked the young fellow
from the start. Take good care of
that valise,' he said, as he handed over
his grip. It's got a good bit Of money
inside
How much?' l asked.
Something over $4,000.
Sure enough, that was what the big
bag contained, and that was only
part of his wealth. He had come over
to the states to try his luck at raising
cattle in Montana l advised him to
be cautious about investing his money,
fol- I saw he was innocent of the
world and could be easily imposed on.
HE babe me 3 merry goodbye and
started for the west. Six months
passed, and one day he turned up at
the hotel again. Sure enough, he had
been bled by sharpers, and that, with
his own mismanagement, had caused
him to lose nearly all his money. He
still had left about $4,000, and said
&c was going back to England to get
the remainder of his fortune
six weeks ago I met him, this time
IN Philadelphia. This time he was a
member of an opera company that had
met disaster on the road, and I let
him have money enough TO pay his
f&re to New York. Washington Post.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
THE ANTIQUITY OF FORKS.

Somewhere in the 10th century forks
were brought from Italy to England.
The following quaint paragraph is
taken from the travels of an old
writer: THE Italians, and also most
strangers that are common in Italia.
do always at the meals use a little
forke when they cut their meats. For
while with their KNIT, which they
hold in one handle, they fasten their
forke, which they hold in their other
handle, upon the same dishe" 1t was
looked upon as a remarkable and I'M
worthy piece of affectation on the
part of Queen Elizabeth when she
took to using fork, and so great was
the scandal caused by 1t that but few
persons followed her example Writ
ers wrote and preachers preached
against it, and one divine was bold
enough TO denounce it publicly in his
pulpit. He took the ground that lit
was an insult to the Almighty to re-
fuse to touch ones meat with ones
fingers" But slowly the prejudice
against forks died out, and, following
the example of royalty, the better
class took up their use, and the COM
mon people followed them. For many
years, however, they were so uncom-
mon throughout the country, that
many persons, Whenever they Travelled,
carried their knives and forks with
them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

year ago. Exports of Indian corn this
week were 3,224,00o bushels compared
with 1857 900 for similar week
year ago.
A statement compiled by Bradstreets
shows that the total bank clearings OF
the principal cities of the united
States for the week were $1,l4l $751;
7e3. an increase of 25,2 per cent. as
compared with the corresponding
week Of last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12


New York. Aug. 7-Bradstreets
weekly trade report says that general
,ade shows most pronounced gains
this week at Chicago, ST. Louis ana
Galveston. A feeling of confidence
that general business is to improve
early in the autumn is marked III
these cities. and purchases OF dry
goods, clothing, shoes and other sta
ples have increased heavily and are
followed by a disposition TO move
nrices M. Purchases were restricted
At Kansas City, Omaha and some
other western points early IN the
week, owing to the extreme heat ana
fears of damage to the Indian corn
crop, but the rains and cooler weather
have stimulated the demand again. On
tho Pacific coast business is brisk. The
movement OF general merchandise
Throughout the country is unquestion-
arly larger than last week. Cotton
goods and wooden industries are better
OF and the stagnation in iron and
steel has given way TO a growing IN
ouirv and increasing output. but
more slgnllican. still is the eXtraor-
binary expansion in bank clearings
n is week. The upward tendency OF
prices during the past three weeks is
arain feature. wool being frmer and
higher for some varieties and cotton
yarns stronger. Shoes are no higher,
hut leather and hides cost more than
week ago. as do wheat tnotwith-
standing the reaction in September
options) wheat flour, pork, lard,
sugar. soft coal and tea. There Is
% cent advance in Bessemer pig iron
al Pittsburg where makers decline
orders for future delivery at current
quotations and for iron bars ana iron
and steel sheets at western eenters.
Quotations for cotton and print cloths
remain practically unchanged. while
those for corn and oats are lower on
improved crop prospects, Other
quotations which show declines are on
ccffee. petroleum, turpentine and
rosin. Exports Of wheat flour in
cluded) from both coasts OF the United
States and Montreal this week show
sharp increase amounting to sS.30S,-
NO0 bushels. compared with 2.S4S 900
lest week and 2.747 900 for the week a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

mayor OF st. Louis, had a head end
collision with a scorcher while out
wheeling His left ankle was broken.
The bones protruded and dragged
along in the gravel for several yards.
The surgeons advised amputation, but
Mr.. Merriwether refused.
There Is war in the cycle company
at Grand Rapids. Charges of Ilis-
management and ENLIGHTENMENT are
exchanged. The company was or
ganized year ago, one of them com
ing to that city from Chicago, and had
a capital of 100000. It's liabilities now
are SOL 900 and its assets, according TO
inventory, about $4,000.
Commissioners who are to locate
the site for the first colony of lie
social democracy were named al a
meeting in Chicago of the boarl Of
directors of the organization. Thcy
are Richard j Hinton of Washington
ID. c.. Cyrus Field Willard of Bosom
and w. p. Borland of Bay City, Mich.
The state of Washington is still favor
ed as the location OF the colony.
William b. Felts will try to fly from
Colorado Springs. His aeroplanes are
fashioned after the wings of the South
American condor, and each aeroplane
is rigid and contains ISL square feet
of silk Each van dips low at its
junction with it's mate, and where
these vans join the body of the voy-
ager hangs suspended in easy harness.
Mr.. Felts has for years studied air
flights and birds.
"Greenacre' is the unique congress,
row in full session. Among the fea-
lures are the Sannyasin Monk, the ma
ture school for boys and girls, meeting
of the American institute Of electrical
engineers. the Monsalvat school of
comparative religion, reunion of the
old Concord school Of philosophy Fri
day, Aug 81, will be observed as w. C.
T. u. day, and during its meetings Mrs.
Ole Bull of Cambridge will preside.
The latest move of the recently Oh
glucose market was consummated by
the American Preservers' company
selling its glucose plant at Daven-
port, Iowa, TO the agents of the trust
for 500, 900. The American Preservers'
company is the owner of several large
plants for preserving fruit throughout
the country. This will give the trust
control of a majority of the eight
plants throughout the country, and
they now hope to be able to whip the
rest into line.
First ground was broken in New
York for the II stallation of pneumatic
pressure tubes by which mail matter is
to be transmitted to all points of that
city below Forty-fourth street. The
total distance to be covered is 25,350
lineal feet There will be two tubes in
trench--one up and one down. The
tubes will be eight inches in diameter
and will be bored perfectly smooth. so
that the carriers will fly through with
almost lightning speed. Each section
of the tubing will be twelve feet in
length Each carrier will convey 500
letters. The Job will give work to over
200 men. The carriers are expected to
make the trip to Forty-second street in
three and one-half minutes. Post
master Van Colt estimates that about
$50, 000 letters an hour can be carried
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

A very grave state OF arairs prevails
in Portugal. The Portuguese govern
ment is setting the constitution at de-
fiance and adopting the most stringent
repressiye measures. The police with
cut legal warrants enter private dwell
ings at all hours, ransack them. and
march the owners of to prison on the
most trifling o. utterly unfounded
charges 1t is an effort TO pass uupop,
ular financial legislation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
A TARTAN BODICE.

The separate bodice will continue in
favor for many day in spite OF
what the modistes say and fashion
ables threaten, 1t is a custom too use
full to be readily abandoned. The one
illustrated is of tartan plaid taffeta
worn with a skirt Of corded cloth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

| New York, Aug. 7.--R G.. Dun &
Co.'s weekly trade report says that
four years ago, in August, 1898, Dun's
Review showed failures amounting to
over $60,000,0 900, while in the month
| just closed the failures were only 81
| $4,000, the smallest in any month
since '92. A statement of the failures
by classes of business for July and for
&C months preceding shows that in
manufacturing the failures have been
smaller than in any other month of
than in any other month except one,
and in many branches smaller than
in most months of which records exist.
The dawn of better days is at hand.
Last month was the first for years of
which the volume OF business reported
by clearing houses was larger than In
the same month of 80, and Geographic
dispatches this week from all parts of
the country show a gratifying improve
ment This is partly due to the large
yield of wheat and the good prices,
though the crop is probably not as
large nor are the prices thus far as
high as in 90 In cotton, however,
the price is higher and the yield will
probably be larger than in 80 Other
farm products are realizing good
prices and a possible decrease in the
yield of corn may help to market The
surplus brought over from last year.
The liquidation of powerful combin
alton in wheat brought reaction of
cents Thursday, but a gain of ~ oc-
cured the day following. This is the
wrong season to expect much from in
dustries The demand for most finished
products is steadily increasing, the
feature of this week being the large
pipe contracts for the Russian oil
fields, Summarize and Germany. Con-
sumption does not yet equal
the capacity of the works in operation,
and prices of iron and steel products
average slightly lower. The situation,
however, is altogether more hopeful.
IL minor metals the consumption or
tin equals the receipts, so that prices
do not change. and the visible supply
Is practically the same as a month ago,
WnlIe exports Oh copper nave p0ch
heavy and prevent decline of the
lake product below II cents. Realiz-
ing in lead has caused only slight de-
cline to 3,S cents Sales of wool, as
comparative returns by months show,
bear little relation to the actual con-
sumption in manufacture, but heavy |
liquidation since the new tariff bill
was enacted gives the impression that
some dealers are no longer confident
OF speedy advance; nevertheless
prices have risen the past few weeks
nearly one cent round. Manufactur-
ers are buying but little, though they
are rapidly increasing their output ana
are able TO obtain an advance of about |
10 per cent. in prices on their goods
with rapidly increasing orders. The
temporary curtailment of the output
of cotton mills continues, but it does
not yet bring improved prices for
products, although the demand gener-
ally is gaining The failures or the
United States for the week were 25'
against 240 last year
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
THEY SHOOT TOO GOOD"
Rife Competitions at Bisley Bring Out
Some Remarkable Scores,

The rife competitions at Bisley have
provoked a curious variety of opinion
among the experts. but they are all
agreed as to one thing, and that is
The shooting has been "too good" The
substitution of the Lee-Mitford rifle
for the Martini has resulted in such a
tremendous increase of accuracy that
everybody seems TO have reached a
dead level of excellence. Were It not
for accidents, variations of wind and
light, it would be impossible to decide
the result of the competitions so far
as the award OF prizes is concerned.
Dozens made the highest possible
score, repeating the feat during the
shoot-off. Some new method of scor-
ing is now imperative.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
THE PRINCIPAL ACTOR.

Grimpus-Andree is now the shining
light of the northern explorers. isn't
he!
Crimpus-Yes a sort Of polar star.
- New York Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
YESTER.

The girl o. yester summer
Affects her yester fright,
And asks In yester innocence
II the yester cows viii bite.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12
SOME TIPS ON TRADE
FUTURE GIVES PROMISE OF GOOD
BUSINESS.
BETTER TIMES AT HAND

Failures in July Were Smallest Since
'92-Big Crop of Wheat and Prevail
ing High Prices Stimulate Business
and Indicate a Season of Prosperity
Bank Clearings
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

Prince Henri dOrleans has accepted
General Albertone's challenge to a
duel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-12

Inc Oldest was the toughest
And led the gang;
We hadn't gun.
When out forty days,
And about half dead.
Getting short on rations
Stiff in every joint,
we knew what kind of country II w..
Our gang had to push on;
we couldn't go back;
There's gold out at Klondvke
ana we'd die for the stuff.
we agreed to keep up the racka, D..
ten days more.
we were a thousand miles from arv
body,
SO far as we knew:
we hadn't seen live man.
Two men we passed, both dead.
Inc dead men seemed like comnorv
Then III three days more,
Young Rubdut broke down
ASKED II his mother was there
And quibbled about her.
Though he ought to have known a.,
fcrent.
we Draced him up for DAYS;
Passed him the whiskey.
Gave him a cholera mixture
And helped him along
we we're half crazy to reach the minos
sometimes we had to carry him.
The four of us, two at time.
One day we heard a shout;
1t came from a GIMP
we had got near the city of Dawson.
The miners got sight of us;
We heard them yell;
One of them rushed up;
My mothers comet" chirped Rub
dub
He might have known better than
that
When the Klondyker saw what we
carried,
He said, speaking low, He's done
for"
An | guess Rubdub was near his
last,
For he breathed hard
Next thing a lot o. miners came up.
One whispered to me:
Take him to Forty Mile Camp;
ThDrpfc oh
We agreed, for we heard back at
Juneau
There's hospital out there, some
where.
At last we neared Forty Mile Camp;
And Rubdub was pretty near gone.
Though we took HIM along on a
board,
He had chills when we got to the
place.
Now you couldn't tell what we then
saw
There up in the Arctic circle,
A man wearing black said, Here's
the hospital"
But that didn't strike us much.
What struck us was two women in
white,
And the man in black said, They're
Sisters of Mercy"
Up there in the toughest part Of this
earth,
Where the snow is everywhere for
ever,
Where it's cold as the north pole,
Where hardly bear can live,
We saw q settlement of Sisters OF
Mercy.
And they took in Rubdub,
Who was just about gone;
And they nursed him, and had
doctor.
Weeks he stayed there.
All this time we raked in dust at
klondyke,
Rubdub got through all right,
And he turned up one day at our
diggings;
And We worked for a month In the
placers;
And he made a big strike, rich mug
gets;
Every dollar cause of the nursing ne
cot from the Sisters of Mercy in the
Hospital at Forty Mile Camp.
True as you're alive,
There are Sisters of Mercy
Out in that part of Alaska,
And in other parts of it,
And it was a good thing for Ruoduu
thai we heard Of them.
New York Sun
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
Quality. Not OnantitV,

There are signs that the day of the
eXtravagantly big newspaper ispass-
ing away. That these signs may
not prove delusive, is to be sincerely
desired. We never see one of the
big dailies of from twenty-four to
fifty pages without a feeling Of dis
gust. The most Of the matter that
these pages contain is the purest
dTivel, unworthy of moments no.
tice, and much of it is a sort of moral
sewage, defling everything with
which it comes in contact. That it
should have readers enough to war
rant its publication, is Il serious re-
Election upon the intelligence of the
age. In the good time coming the
papers will be edited with the most
thorough and conscientious care;
and every paragraph in them will
represent sifted news or rational dis
cussion. The religious journals
ought to lead the way in this move
ment. They should seek to see, not
which can be the biggest, but which
can be the best.-Christian Advo-
cate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
DIR. PADGETT HAPPY.
The Prosperity Ofan Independent Tele-
phone EXCHANGE In McMinnville
is the Cause.

EDITOR HERALD:
.Hy Dear Sir:-I feel like shout
ing. and | want you to give me one
of your hearty "amens " [ am now
in Minnville, the home of the
gods. | came here to attend the
meeting of the Middle Tennessee
Medical Society, and am now spend
ing few days of rest-the first that
I've had in nine years.
We had a most successful meeting
and everybody was treated like a
king. But the thing that L want to
tell you and our other friends about,
is something that we all are very
much interested in.
Listen! Hear me! | have found
an Independent telephone exchange
in McMinnville, and one that has
been in existence for two years, and
most successful in every way,
financial and in the service the peo-
pie are getting, This is a home
stock company, giving rate of one
dollar per mouth and making about
2096 year on the investment, with
an exchange of l06.
Now, this is not gossip. | was
anxious to know something of the
exchange, and so called upon the
secretary and treasurer and obtained
my information. The Bell monopoly
is not doing a thing here, except
over their long distance line to
Nashville. Say, Frank, did you
ever hear of the girl who had a
piece of lace that cost 10 cents and
was sold for $l5? She asked law
yer "what per cent profit she made?"
The lawyer replied, "Madam, that
is out of the field of per centage, and
has entered the territory Of usury."
You see the point, don't you? Just
think of the Bell people charging
SO, 81 and So! When I think of it |
feel like eXclaiming like my North
Carolina friend when he says
Great guns and balls Of tart 1t is
a demonstrated fact that you car
get first-class exchange service for
81 per month. 1t may be very un'
kind in us Columbia and Maury
County people to advertise the busi-
ness of the monopoly in the way
that we are now doing, but then
you know, the President told us tC
90 ahead, that "we could rot adver'
tise his business better than to dc
SUCH" and every time | hear the
ring of Citizens phone it makes
my heart leap with joy, and J. fee
like saying, "there now, another
advertising card !"
Have you heard about Pulaski
Well, so have L, away up here
Now, let us all give three heart!
cheers for Pulaski; and say, w
welcome you! Come ahead!'
With best wishes, always be!iev'
me, your friend,
: HALE PADGETT.
McMinnville, June 10, '97.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
Carried if ThirtY.Thrce Years.
iune4-2nl.

Last Saturday morning Dr. Nc
Guire cut a bullet from the right
arm of DR.. G.. d. Buekner, that he
had carried for thirty-three years.
DR.. Buckner was shot while in a
cavalry engagement near Morris
town, Tenn, in October, 1851. The
bullet went in near the shoulder
and worked 20 the elbow, where it
rested on "A nerve, causing pain be-
yond endurance. The bullet was a
very large one, Weighing an ounce,
and was tlattened considerably by
hitting the bone-Fayetteville OBJ
server.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
TUESDAYS EXERCISES.
Gen. Gordon, Judge Reagan and Gov
Taylor Made OratiOns.

Gen. Gordon, Judge Reagan and Gov.
Taylor Made Orations.
The rain Tuesday morning was
an unpleasant feature of the Con-
federate reunion, but the inclemency
of the weather did not weaken the
spirits of the old Confederates, nor
did it prevent their gathering at the
Tabernacle in great numbers, by
hundreds and by thousands. AS
soon as the doors of the Tabernacle
were opened at o'clock the crowds
began to pour into the spacious
auditorium and by IL o'clock every
seat on both floors was filled, and
many visitors unable to secure seats
stood in the aisles. Seats on the
platform were occupied by the
sponsors, maids of honor, officers Of
the association, speakers of the day
and distinguished Confederate gem
erals and their staff officers.
The picture presented was one of
beauty and chivalry. But grand
er sight was that on the floors,
where were gathered the rank and
file of the Confederacy, the men
who fought in the bitches, the men
who made the names of the generals
and colonels famous in history.
When Gen. Gordon entered the
hall he was greeted with enthusi-
astic applause and ringing cheers.
Gen. Gordon picked up the gavel
and raped for order. When quiet
was restored he said: Comrades,
some of you will bear me out in the
assertion that L was not always be-
hind. l have come here according
to orders. 1t is fit that we should
give honor and praise to God, the
| Supreme Master, and / ask that this
great audience unite in praising him
by singing Old Hundred led by the
| band"
The band made an attempt to lead
but evidently had not learned the
tune and had to give it up. Gov
| Taylor came to the rescue and led
the song, the congregation joining
and standing.
Chaplain j. VIM. Jones offered the
opening prayer, after which Gov
] Taylor was introduced, and spoke in
part as follows:
: "Ladies and Gentlemen-Why
need say welcome to the men oi
/ the South? Every heart in Tenn
essee throbs welcome to you, and
every loyal home smiles a welcome
| think if L could draw back the veil
which separates immortality from
this vale of tears, you would see
vision Of your old comrades, who
have answered. to the roll call oil
eternity, crowding the air, and yOI
would hear them shout, welcome
! thrice welcOme!
love to live in the land of Dixie
under the soft Southern skies, where
continued TO Second Psgel
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-25
MARRIED BY MISTAKE.
How the Mother Married Her Daughters
Sweetheart.

How the Mother Married Her Daughters
Sweetheart.
GREENUP, Ky, June Ut has
Just developed that johnson Whit
ley, "A prosperous farmer, 30 years of
age, undertook one day last week to
effect an elopement with Miss Ma
tilda Berry, the lS-year old daught-
eer of Mrs. Martha Berry, in the
White Oak neighborhood Of this
county. Mrs. Berry, who was Bit
terly opposed to the marriage, learn
ing of the intended elopement, bound
and gagged her daughter, just before
Whitley was expected.
With the prospective bride thus
rendered hors du combat, the moth
er went to the trysting place of the
couple and when the swain came for
his bride, joined without speaking
a word. The drive to Grayson was
quickly made, the lady of the party
maintaining silence, except for the
heavy sobs that shook her frame.
Into the town and to the house Of
a pastor the eloping pair went, and
in due form were made man and
wife, when, removing her veil to
press the husbands first kiss upon
the lips of his bride, Whitley was
Mortified to discover that he had
married the widowed mother of the
girl he had wooed.
"All's well that ends welI," how
ever, and the couple are now living
happily as man and wife, with Ma
tllua doing very nicely in the role
of dutiful daughter.