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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
what DO the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAlN-Of Ii is delicious and nourisA-
Ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health YOU distribute through theis
systems Grain-O is made Of pure grains,
anu when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee bnt oosf.
about 4 as much. All grocers sell it. 15C
and Do.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
HOW POETRY PAYS

The Chicago poet who drew q check
from an eastern magazine publisher
for some verses that had been com
posed by another fellow and the Kan
sas city bard who was run over by u
street car and obtained So 100 damages
have found that 1t pays To use other
peoples lines occasionally Mimi
eapolis Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
4 New Crazy Sect in Connecticut.

IA lot Ut fanatics in the State recently i'm
mersed an old rheumatic woman bodily in
the water 10 heal her - as They said She
nearly died in consequence. How much bet.
Ter II would have been 10 have treated the
poor old woman fer tcr inhrmity with Hos
letters Stomach klticrs, which not only
cures rheumatism, but prevents kidney com.
plant and remedies dyspepsia, constipation,
ilfcr trouble and nervous pruslrauon. Give
1t systematic trial
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
$500 For NEW NAMEsl

The SaIZer Seed. Co. want suitable
names for their 17-inch long corn ana
White Oat prodigy. You can win this
$500 easily. Catalogue tells all about It
Seed potatoes only $50 a barrel.
Send This Notice aud 10 Cts in Stamps
TO John 4. SalZer Seed Co, Lacrosse,
Wis, and get free their great seed cata-
logue and eleven new farm seed sam
pies, Including above corn and oats,
positively worth $40, 10 get a start. en-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
A BICYCLE FREE.

The offer OF the Niagara Harness Fac
tory, Buffalo, New York, in our adver
Using column to send a splendid $50. OK
bicycle free to any one selling $50 worth
OF bicycles is worthy of consideration
The firm is reliable and the bicycles OF
fered are first class The proposition /
we'll worth considering.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

another article about II. IN
original reports are completely
r .. cure is permanent, and they
Il. NtH"s.miie at the check given by
& "n Mutual Life Association for
49, 4auBt If total disability claim
.F"w TO Mr. Petch
..--- a5e. account stated that the pa
a.- address below had been par
i aFe years. that there was such
t... q feeling IN his limbs and
pm run fun length could not
DE- could not walk or help
fgr two years he was not
81 #T lemuEe. that he was bloat-
'aa' reason almost unrecog-
aala not get his clothes on.
~ Vas So complete a. 70 affect
Il prevented him from opening
.t-e1tly wide 70 take solid
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
mother Gray's Sweet Powders for


successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
tn the Children's Home in New York.
cure Fevershness, Bad Stomach, Teeth.
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10000
testimonials. They necer faa. At all
druggists, 25c, Sample FREE. Address
Allen ). Omsted lie Roy, N Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

The national monetary convention
met at Indianapolis and demanded cur
rency reform by congress. About 400
delegates We're present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

A place for physicians 20 emigrate
to is the city of Hannah, south Of
Aleppo. Though it contains 10000 in
habitant3, among whom diseases of the
eye in particular, are rampant there
is not single physician in the city,
according TO the statement of a writer
in Petermann' Mittheilungen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Premier Greenway of Manitoba
abandons his contemplated Winnipeg
Duluth railway and will build to Lake
Superior in Canadian territory alone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Al least FIVE lives are known to have
! been lost IN a fire which caused $780,
0O0 damage to property at Spokane.
/ Wash
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
Lanes Eamil, Ncdicin,

Moves the bowels each day In order. 10
be healthy This is necessary Acts gently
on the liver and Kidneys Cares sick head
ache. Price % aud 500,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
II Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry

II Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry
And is the only cure for ChilblainS
Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all druggists and shoe
stores, Csc Sample sent FREE. Al.
dress Allen :. Olmsted, Leroy. n. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

The Nicaragua canal commission
reports that the enterprise is practical
Bile for three quarters Of the original
estimate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
Coughiu, Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Bulsam will stop the cough at once.
Go 10 your druggist To day and get sample
bottle free Sold ~ - aud 80 cent bottles.
Go at once, delays are dangerous
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

An assay OF ore from Gillespie
county, Texas, miner gave Sis, $50 gold
70 the ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Ralph Sachs OF Baltimore has been
elected supreme president OF the Inn
proved order of B'nai Birth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

fiso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used m my house ID. G.
Albright, Mii''nburg Pa, Dee. II, '9s.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

A letter received in Loadon from
Uganda reports renewed lighting in
the Usoga country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

MRS w insiow's SOOTHING SYRUP for hildrpa
teethlhg soitens the gums. reduces iuiiamma-
tiou, AllaA PAIN, cures wind collie 2ic "A bottle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Mr.. Cookers brother, as manager of
an Irish railroad, discharged an en-
ploye and SO provoked a strike.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Lieutenant General Sir Frederick
Dobson Middleton, keeper of the crown
Jewels, is dead at London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

John Laird, the shipbuider, of Biz
kenhead. England, Is dead
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative iiromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II At ia lis IL cure. 25o
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Helena. Ark, was shaken by an
earthpIake.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Joseph Letter. who is holding | / ,00O,-
900 bushels of wheat in Chicago, says
he expects TO get about sl.25 for il.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

Gen. Middleton, who commanded
the Canadian troops during the last
Riel rebellion, died in London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-03

uood,s Pills cure all liver ills. IS cents
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31
Tales of the Real Gypsy.

Paul Kester has gathered together some
sketches of the life and character of the
gypsy as he is found in America, which
show an acquaintance with the subject
that could only be gained by close study
of these nomadic people. He ascribes to
them many good traits and manages to i'm
part tinge of romance to the adventures
in which they figure. The pleasure Of read
ing them is marred to the ordinary reader
by the frequent use of phrases from the
Rommany language A chapter at the
close of the little volume contains an in
teresting review of the traits and char
acteristics of the singular race. "A gypsy"
Mr.. Kester says, will beg most persistent
ly, will commit petty theft, will always
outWit you in a bargain or trade and be
not over honest generally in his dealings
with those outside his own race; but the
gypsy rarely or never commits heinous
crime. So true is this that 1t may be as
serted that the rare exception proves the
rule. The crimes of the tramp are frequent
ly laid at the door of the gypsy, but it
should be understood that there is vast
difference between them. The tramp has
no family, no home, no belongings, no laws
or traditions to check or control him, while
the gypsy is most essentially man with
a family. a lover of his tent-home, ready
to fight for his and his horses, with
thousand unwritten laws and traditions
and his children, and is contented and
happy; the tramp, with none of these ties,
knows but one check-fear of the law"
Again the author says: Perhaps of all
their odd and strange customs the oldest
and strangest, and the most purely and
characteristically gypsy is the patteran. I
can never think of it, never can hear the
word without being impressed by the ro-
nance it implies. woodsman may blaze
his way through the trackless forest, but
he leaves the cash on the tree a sign of
his course, while the gypsy can travel
thousand miles and leave no sign that any
eye but a gypsy's can see, and yet the
route he has gone is perfectly plain to the
laggard who follows a days journey be-
hind. Gypsy has followed gypsy hundreds
of miles, day after day. guided only by the
patteran-the mark of the crossroads. The
patteran is sometimes made of handful of
grass sometimes of a heap of sticks placed
with significance. sometimes of a pile of
loose stones so arranged that they show
the way the wanderers have taken. Differ
ent families have usually a different form
of the patteran. but all know and rely upon
it," A little dissertation on the gypsy Ian
guage ends the volume. Published by
Doubleday & Mcclure.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31
CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT.
Dangerous Defects of Our Electoral
SyStem-A Remedy.

Hon. John G.. Carlisle in the Forum.
The difficulties and dangers to which at
tention was directed in the Forum for No
vember 1897 are inherent in the electoral
system, whether 1t be conducted according
to the original theory of unpledged electors,
or according to the present practice; con-
Sequently, the only way to escape them is.
so to amend the Constitution as to abolish
the system and provide for the election of
the President and the Vice, President by a
direct vote of the people in the several
States in the same manner as all other
elective officials are chosen. Moreover this
is the honest. Democratic and American
method of ascertaining the choice of the
people. Every argument against it is neces-
sarily argument against the right, or
capacity, of the people to govern them
selves; for, if they have not the right, or
are not competent to choose the official who
right. or the capacity, to choose those who
make them.
If it could be shown that any great pub
lie interest would be endangered by direct
popular vote it might be better to submit
to continuance of the evils to which we
are now exposed than to make a change;
but it will scarcely be contended by anyone
who has carefully examined the subject
that our institutions will be made less Sc
cure, that any substantial interest will
be imperiled. by simplifying the processes
of government or the methods of choosing
important public officials. In spite of a
constitutional provision which was designed
to prevent a direct expression of their will
at the polls, the people have already-so
far as it was possible to do So-repudiate
the restrictions imposed upon them and
have asserted their right to dictate the
course of their own agents. But their will
is liable, to defeat. by accidents and mis-
takes which they have no power to pre-
vent, and for which there is no adequate
remedy therefore, in order to protect them
selves and insure the peaceable and orderly
execution of the popular judgment, they
have a right to demand that all useless
forms and agencies shall be dispensed with
A constitutional amendment. pro-
viding simply that the President and Vice
President shall be chosen by the people of
the several States, voting by ballot, on a
day fixed by Congress, which shall be the
same throughout the United States; that the
electors in each State shall have the quail
ficationS required for electors Of the most
numerous branch of the state legislature;
that each State shall be entitled to a num-
Der of votes-to be called presidential or
electoral, votes-equal to the number of it's
senators and representatives Iii Congress;
and that, in ascertaining the result of the
election, each person voted for snail be en-
titled TO have counted in his favor num-
ber of the presidential, or electoral votes
of each State, corresponding to the propor-
ton OF the popular vote received by him in
such State-this would not only secure uni
formity and equality, but would greatly
simplify the proceedings and avoid nearly
all the dangers incident to the existing
system.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31
Minor Mention.

The latest issues in Appletons paper se--
res Of novels are Sweethearts and
Silence of Dean Maitland" and Sunset"
by Beatrice Whtby.
The English ma gazines for February are
Of Of the usual character; the Pail Mall con-
tlnueS Anthony Hopes Rupert of Hent-
zau;" the New Illustrated has the custo-
mary fiction and an interesting Illustrated
article on booty from Benin. The first of
series dealing with q supposed political as
sassination society, by L. T. Meade and
Robert Eustace. begins in the Strand.
The New York Tribune Almanac long
since established a reputation for accuracy
in It's statistical information. 1t gives es-
pecial attention to political data, but there
is also much miscellaneous matter Of value.
A useful feature of the annual for 1893 is
a list, with names of officers. of national,
patriotic, professional, trade, reform and
other societies and organizations of the
United States.
"a Mince Pie Dream" is a title given by
the initial Jingle to a volume of childrenS
verse written by Emily d. Elton. Some of
them are nonsense verses, more are of
,eGno1 serious sort telling a story or teaching
merit, but this is not to say that they will
not please the little ones for whom they
We're intended. The illustrations are IN color
published by L. r. Herrick & Co., New
York.
From e. r. Herrick & Co. come two
pretty little volumes-one DAILY Souve-
Mrs" q collection of short quotations. one
Tor each day in the year. with blanks op-
posite for brief record; the other a mem
orandum book for recording social engage
ments, the receipt and answering of let
ters: mention of books read, etc For the
methodical woman this will be found use
ful and convenient. Both volumes are ar
ranged by Rose Porter.
"Brokenbarm A Southern Auntie's War
Tale, by Virginia Frazer Boyle, is a pa
thetlc little story. told in negro dialect of
the tribulationS of a Southern family The
daughter of the home parts from her low
er because he is a Northerner loyal to the
Union, while she is faithful to the 'Confed-
eracy. The turn of events brings her as a
the lover wounded to death. They become
reconciled at the. last, and she, with her
health and spirits broken, fades slowly out
Herrick & Co.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

Houghton. Mif1in & Co. promise about the
in1adIe OF February the second series of
lelters or Victor Hugo, including letters
written while he was in exile to Ledru-RoI-
lin, Mazzini, Garibaldi. and Lamartine
The Little Journeys series for 1898 will be
to the Homes of American Statesmen, edi-
ted by Elbert Hubbard, and published
monthly Each number will contain a por-
trait. The numbers will comprise the fol-
FranElin eoFSf WaIafngfGo anmiton sdmne
Adams John Hancock" John Quincy
Mebater Themas hemrv IsG 5efferson Daniel
William H. Seward" abraham Lincoln
Mr.. w. j. Henderson. the well-known
musical critic, is to publish shortly through
Good s Muse? Tbeee eeums eaed What N is
sons Desiring to Cultivate Taste in Mu-
steal Art, are addressed to a popular au-
dience and are full of the information clear
iy expressed and richly illustrated with an
eedote and citation, which has made Mr.
Henderson's lectures so entertaining and
the art.
Harper & Brothers publications for Feb
ruary include the following: 1.-The Red
Bridge Neighborhood,' novel, by Maria
Of the Dutch Republic by John Lothrop
Motley condensed, with introduction and
notes and an historical sketch of the Dutch
people from 1854 to 1897: by William Elliot
Griffis; Wonder Tales from Wagner" told
Tor young people, by Anna Alice Chaplin,
and international Monetary Conferences"
by Henry b. Russell.
Early In the year Messrs. Dodd, Mead &
Co: will publish the most important contri-
bution that has ever been made to the eluci-
dation of single period in the life of
Burns. This is the correspondence between
the poet and the friend and patron of the
last ten years Of his life. Mrs Frances
Wallace Dunlop. I'VE understand" says
the Bookman, that the letters of the poet
which are now about to see the light for
the first time are of very great value. They
throw flood of light upon the last years of
Burns's life, and indicate among other
things that a serious effort was made to
the University of Edinburgh. They other
wise state Burns's views upon religion with
a precision which is not to be found in the
They also put in a new and un expected light
the ...desertion' of Burns by his correspond
ent.p
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31
BOOKS OF THE TIME.
The Embassy RnIi.

This is an eccentric book in more ways
than one. 1t puTports to have been written
by a woman, Virginia Rosale Coke, yet IL
bears strong internal evidence of having
been written by a man. The story is chiefly
laid in the United States, yet the charac-
ters, incidents and life depicted are very
un-American. 1t is eccentric also in the
fact that it presents some of the most de-
testable characters conceivable, and some
very admirable and lovely ones Briefly
stated, the plot deals with the loves and
adventures of Mr.. Delaney Courtney. a
rich, handsome and fascinating bachelor
who, after having exhausted all the pleas
ures and vices of his own country and of Eu-
rope. finally falls in love with Doris Aymar.
beautiful young woman of noble charac-
ter. lofty ideals and religious convictions,
/and therefore entirely different from his
other female acquaintanceS, He is fortu-
nate enough to win her love and they be-
come engaged to be married. Although he
flirting gets him into trouble. and after
three months she discards him. She goes TO
Europe as a goverTess. and he, desperate
and almost heart broken, soon follows They
do not meet for some time, and then under
very extraordinary and dramatic circum-
stances To give even an outline of these
circumstances would require too much
space. Enough to say that he finally res
cues her from a palace in Russia, where she
has been imprisoned through conspiracy
of some titled women, who want to get her
out of the way, and with the aid of his sis
ter carries her off in triumph and they are
married. With these characters are asso-
ciated quite number of others, some OF
which are well drawn and interesting on ac-
count of their originality The life depicted
is for the most part very worldly ana artl-
fetal. Vanity Fair intensified. highly fla
vored with horses. cards, brandy and soda,
cocktails, cigarettes. scandals, etc, and yet
the author succeeds in investing. it with
interest The familiarity shown with every
phase of fast life and the freedom with
which it is described raise a strong suspi-
cion that the author is some unknown dare
devil writer of the male sex instead of a
woman. The style is original in way.
often epigrammatic and witty but borders
at times on slanginess, and its brilliancy is
rather suggestive of brandy and soda, or as
it is often referred to, 3. and s. The gen
eral tone of the story is very frivolous but
It's outcome is satisfactory and 1T leaves
the impression that. having married pure
and noble girl the hero is about to begin
a new life. 1t is the sort of a story that one
reads with interest and finishes with relief,
glad to get down again out of lurid and
intoxicating atmosphere on to solid ground
and among real people. New York: +. Ten
nySOn Neely.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

levied and collected on the gross OUTPUT of
each claim. The sum Of s., 800 shall be de-
Quoted from the gross annual output of a
which royalty Is to be calculated but this
exemption shall not be allowed unless the
royalty Is paid at banking Office or to the
gold commissioner or mining recorder
The following regulations are adopted
for the issue of leases to persons or COM
panies who have obtained a free miners
certificate. in accordance with the regula
tions governing placer mining to dredge
for minerals other than coal in the sub
merged beds or bars of rivers in the pro-
visional district of Yukon in the Northwest
Territories:
THE lessee shall be given the exclusive
right to subaqueous mining and dredging
for all minerals with the exception of coal in
and along an lnbroken extent of five miles
of river, following its sinuosities to be
measured down the middle thereof and to
be described by lessee in such manner as to
be easily traced on the ground No more
than six such leases will be issued in favor
of an individual or company, so that the
maximum extent of river in and along
which any individual or company shall be
given the exclusive right above mentioned
shall under no circumstances exceed thirty
miles. The lease shall be for term of
twenty years, at the end of which time all
rights vested In or which may be claimed
and determine. The lease may be renew
able, however. from time to time thereafter
In the discretion of the minister of the in
terror. The lessee shall have at least one
dredge in operation upon the five miles of
river leased to him within two seasons from
the late of his lease. and if, during one sea-
son when operations can be carried on, he
fails to efficiently work the same to the
satisfaction of the minister of the interior,
the lease shall become null and void unless
the minister of the interior shall otherwise
decide. Provided that when any company
or individual has obtained more than one
lease, one dredge for each fifteen miles or
portion thereof shall be held to be COM
pliance with this regulation. The lessee
shall pay a rental of 800 per annum for each
mile of river so leased 20 him The lessee
shall also pay to the crown a royalty OF 10
per cent on the output in excess of $15. 900. y