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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
MY MA, SHE KNOWS.

My pa, he scolds me jes becuz
He says I'm gittin' tough"
He says my face is never clean,
My hands is always rough;
I'm not behavin' like | should,
An goln' wrong, | 'spose,
But Ma, she takes an pats my hand
An smiles becuz she knows!
My Pa haint got no use for boys,
He wants em always men;
| wonder if he's clean forgot
The boy he must a been;
Fer Ma, she says they're all alike
Bout face an hands an clothes,
An says I'll learn to be a man:
An Ma, ] guess, she knows!
My Pa, he says l amt no good
At doin' anything;
Id ruther fool away the time
An whistle play, an sing;
But Ma, she smiles an says I'm young,
An then she up an goes
An kisses me an shows me how;
For Ma, you bet, she knows!
My Pa, ne says I'll never be
A business man like him,
Becuz | hain't got any drive"
An get up" pluck" and vim"
But Ma, she says, so solemn like,
A mans boy that grows,
An boys must have their playin
spells;
An Mas trump, an knows!
My Pa, he shakes his head an signs
An says he doesn't see
Where l get all the careless ways
That seem jes born in me-
An Ma, she laughs, an laughs, an
laughs
Till Pas face crimson grows,
An then she says lis very queer;
But somehow, Ma, she knows!
My Ma, she knows most everything
Bout boys an what they like;
She's never scoldin' bout the muss
make with kites an bike;
She says she wants me to be good
An conquer all my foes,
An you jes bet I'm goin' to be,
'Cuz my sweet Ma, she knows!
Birch Arnold in Detroit Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
THAT is LOVE.

What is love? Is it mothers,
Bending DER her little chidc
Clasping it in sweet affection
With fervor unbegulled?
What is love? Is it a sweetheart's.
When he claims the first fond kiss,
As he folds his dear one to him
In the rapture of all bliss?
What is love? Is 1t the heros
When amid the battle strife
He, unselfish, for a comrade
Yieldeth up his gallant life?
What is love? Is 1t a fathers,
When he giveth all to save
The dear son of his affection
From a felon's awful grave?
Nay! 'Tis when the wife we cherish
And in whom We fondly trust,
Softly chirps to us at breakfast;
Here, dear, you can have the crust
New York Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE.

Miss Edith Young in the Lady's
Realm gives Engllshmen an entertain
ing glimpse of the American woman
as housewife. she keeps her house
bright and beautiful; but not at the
expense Of her personal appearance.
says Miss Young, she being always
prettily and neatly dressed whatever
she does Her house Is most conven-
iently appointed for the saving of labor
ana useless drudgery-tho reason
being that the prevailing stubbornness
OF servants in trying new appliances
has small weight in a country where
'hrainy" women have SO often to do
their own homework and who natur-
ally choose the best ways Of accom-.
plishing il, 1t would be revelation
to some ardent English housewives to
know that the ladies one meets at an
afternoon whist party In America, who
have a club meeting for every day in
the week, or who lounge in their piazza
hammocks as though life were one
long holiday who are all animation
and yiyacity have now and again, per-
haps all the time been doing homework
Of kind we should have two or more
servants for IN this country, getting
up in the small hours to cook their
elaborate breakfasts or hot bread and
various Indispensable dishes, and later
making cakes, candies and dainty
stuffs. besides the real meals OF the
day"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
ODDS AND ENDS

NJ. de Roger gives an incomplete list
of members Of the French nobility who
have taken to themselves American
wives lie heads the list with the Due
Dc ChOisemil Praslin, who married
Miss Mary Elizabeth Forbes, with a
dowry OF $1,000 600 He states that
Miss Clara CouAort brough the Marquis
dc Cholaeul y2S0o00 and that Helta
Hayward Countess de Gal.atin took
$500 900 as a dowry to the C0mte Guy
de Rom Cbabot, Other Americans
who have married into the noble fau-
bourg with dowerIcs are Duchesso
necazes, who was born Isabelle
Blanche Singer, whose dowery was
g., 600 600. Duchesse de Dion, widow OF
Livingston Stevens. who brought her
81, 900, 900, DuCbesse De la RochefOu-
cauld Matte Mitchell, who was
blease. With 100000 Marquise ne
Mores, Medorah Hoffman, presented
the marquis with 100000, and Cor
Jesse Boni dc Castellane, Anna GouIo,
whose dowery was s15OOO,000. l
The French system OF tipping the
household servants Is unique In
the chateaux and villa strong box
with an opening in the corner is placed
bst the hall door, and therein the de-
parting visitor drops such fee as he or
she wills At the end Of the season
The box Is opened and the contents
divided among the servants. This, Of
course, frees the poor guest from any
embarrassment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
QUESTION or AMUSEMENT
Man Desires Rest and Woman Pre-
fers Excitement

One OF the problems that develops
out Of that trying first year Of married
existence is the equal adjustment Of
the amusement question, To the
average man. worn out with the work
and worry Of the day, tired Of the
babel OF voices and confusion In which
he has tOHed and weary Of trying to
make himself agreeable to those he
must please for business purposes,
there seems nothing else on earth as
desirable as the quiet and peace OF his
own Preside He doesn't want to
talk or be talked 10. He doesn't want
to have to force himself 10 smile or to
think and least OF all does he want to
forsake his slippers for his dress suit
The woman, on the other hand, has
been shut up all day in the walls Of
her house. going through the deadly
dull round Of domestic duties without
the distraction OF seeing a fresh face
or hearing a new idea She has toiled
in her way just ar hard as her hus-
band and when night comes she too
feels the need Of a change to rest and
refresh herself. She ls also worn out
In body and mind and tired-tired OF
the servants Incompetence and the
chlldrcn's frettlng and nagging and
perpetual demands and Of turning and
twisting and patching and mending
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
A WATER TANK.

He was a Kentucky "coloao." and
he strolled up into the stand al TarB
& Plford's, whcreon were displayed
bottles Of Spring water at 81 a dozen
tom, Tom oh, Toml" ha called
out, and a young counterpart OF his
long, link frame came up
Thomas" he said, ,Impressiye'y a
the clerk was wrapping up a dozen
bottles OF the water which he had jus
sold TO dyspeptic.iookiug man,
homas, never expected 10 see what
a terrible hold The water habit yin
take on lts victims That man Tlom
as. Is buying water 10 drink. and there
are thousands OF people tonight who
would be glad OF the, money 10 gel
wqllgkey with. u C. -. l..
~ s@... ~"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
THE BEGGARS or HAVANA.

Meanwhile Havana Is an inferno of
misery. The miserable one, no longer
called reconcentrados, but simply the
poor, lie in immoyable heaps on the
narrow sidewalks, too weak even to
beg No one viii give them food
anyway. The misery in the city
seesns aorG misoEahIe-nnw than befnre
street the cabs wallowing wheels
barely grazed the rags which served
as the only garment for young girl.
That girl was dead-had died for
want of food and lack of mercy. No
one paid attention. When the dead
cart came that way on its rounds, the
dead girl would be added to the hor-
rible harvest. Only professional
beggars prosper. These are prin-
cip8lly children. one little boy
moves about on all tours, frisking,
jumping, trotting, lying down and
rolling like a dog. With him is lit
tie girl who does nothing but crow
like a cock. Every time the boy-dog
finishes a series of amusing antics
the girl sets up a clamorous growing
like a rooster on a barn-yard fence
Every day at breakfast time these two
perform for our benefit in front Of the
Inglaterra cafe. While the girl
crows, the dog-boy trots from window
TO window, holds up his hand-or
rather, his forepaw- and banks his re-
quest for aims. lie can whine like n
pup, grow like q ferocious hound,
howl like prairie wolf At sight
of him real dogs fee.
There is another boy whose every
Joint seems to have been dlslocated.
He appears TO have been boned,
seems to have no frame, is simply
lump Of flesh. He can mold himself
into all sorts of fantastic shapes, man
pulate his flesh as a sculptor handles
clay He never walks; he tumbles.
tie stands on his head or walks round
on his hands, collecting pennies with
toes which serve as fingers The
favorlte beggar is a little girl who
makes a living, not with her hands,
but by having no hands. Unable To
receive pennies like an ordinary NOR
tai. this little handless girl has her
mouth propped wide open and into
this forever-open jaw you put your
pennies. rev can resist her horrible
appeal. These deformed children stand
out prominently from poyerty's horde,
diyerUng attention and cash to them
selves, like stars in a stage tragedy
What is their awful story2
they are the products and the prop
erty OF a band OF comprachiocos, a
Spanish word meaning child-stealers
In the practice of their hideous arts,
these dends take woll-formed children
and make them monsters Of uglinoss
and deg0Ymity. when a Cuban
mother wishes to brighten her child
she says, Mind, or | VIII call the
comprachlocos." Forty Of these child
stealers. with other criminals, were
freed from prison and turned
loose into the coming El Dorado, by
order Of Cen Blaneo 70 corral
these criminals viii be one OF the first
duties Of the military police under the
American administration ellison VIII
let's in Leslie'- Weekly.
The American game Of poker has
been declared Illegal in Austria-Hun
gary, on the ground that It Is a game
Of cnance. The upholders Of the game
had been fighting for poker in the
courts, holding that skill predomi-
mates over the element or chance and
that accordingly the game does not
come within the edict
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

parently was in readiness when Dis
tflct Attorney Rothermel arose and
asked Judge Bertler to postpone the
tNal because the commonwealth was
not ready. The counsel for Mr.. Quay
vigorously protested against further
delay, but the court granted the re-
quest and fixed April 10th for the trial
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
KIPLrNG SLIGHTLY BETTER.
II Is I. lieyed That He Has Passed the
Danger Point.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The latest bull
letins INDICATE that Rudyard kipllng S
condition is slightly improved. 1t is
believed that the danger point has been
passed. 1t Was said that the patient
had had no commissions during the day
and that there was no fear of meningi-
It's. AT O'Clock this morning it was
asserted that the patient was still hold
ing his own.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

And now the woman who Is tor
mauted by those struggling locks at
the nape ~ her neck finds a boon In
little jeweled safety comb that holds
them To- q clamp and e. at the same
time really pretty ornament
Philadelphia Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

It Is an very well to preach about
paying the little bills. but \ we could
get the big ones of our hands we
would be able to discharge the smaller
ones
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
ARMY BILL PASSED
IT WILL NOW GO TO THE PRES
IDENT.
CORMAN HAS TT AMENDED

The Increase Continues Only fill
July /, dollhouse Passes Army
and Fertilization Appropriations
Bills-Merrimac Hero Goes to Ma
val Academy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
NOTHING
,vnfcATIONS ARE THAT IT'S
QUIET AT MANILA.
CEN. CHARLES KING SICK

10 Is Relieved OF Duty by Gen. Whea
ton-Agunaldo Is Said to Be In
clineo to Pacific Oyertures-Full
Iisr OF Casualties by Regiments TO
Date
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
MOLINEUX HELD.
Jury Finds That He Sent the Poison
to Cornish.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The coroner's
jury in the Adams poisoning case
last night brought in this verdict:
We find that the said Katherine J.
Adams came to her death on December
18th, 1898, in 81 West seth street, by
being poisoned by mercuric cyanide.
administered by Harry S. Cornish. to
whom the said poison had been sent
in a bottle of bromo settler by Rol-
and b. Moineux. Molineux was at
once arrested. The hearing was set
for tomorrow morning. Molineux was
committed to the Tombs without bail.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
GRAY TRIAL POSTPONED.
State Motion Case Is Continued
Until April TO-

a.a1phla. Feb. 2s.-Pohdcal cir
eee haken to the center by the
nae'e3 postponement OF the Quay
yesterday and there is specula-
every quarter a. to the causes
3 brought 1t about. All the par
we're or hand and everything ap-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

washington, Feb 2S.-There is moth
u, in the situation at Manila to cause
,Isrm for the safety OF the American
troops in the opinion OF well Informed
demonstration officials. Since Gen.
0tis cabled Saturday evening to this
fleet there has come no word from
5im tending to qualify the statement
in any sense. Admiral Dewey has not
bssn heard from further according
~ Secretary Long, and from this alb
sance of positive news the officials
draw the conclusion that nothing has
5apuened to warrant any apprehen-
sion. Respecting the reported land
ing OF foreign marines at Mania, not
a word of confirmation has been re-
caiyed al either the war or navy ue-
partments A press dispatch received
several days ago mentioned the land
ing of a few British blue jackets each
evening to wet down the British con-
suIate. a means of protection from fire
during the intensely dry season in
The Philippines, and it is probable
Madrid story of a general landing.
Some notice is beginning to be
taken here of the markedly hostile
reports being cabled from Madrid by
Col Rios, the ranking officer at Manila.
Il he persists in this course he may be
called TO account by Gen. Otis who
probably does not understand what he
is doing. Technically Gen. Rios Is a
prisoner of war ana his actions are
subject to the complete control of the
United States officers at Manila. his
reports, it is said in official circles,
have been uniformly misstatements of
the facts or gross distortions for the
plain purpose of giving false impress
sion OF the American position in the
Philippines and perhaps with the de-
| Nberate purpose to justify some OF the
powers OF recognizing the belAgerency
Of the insurgents The latter are be-
Heved to be suffering from lack of
war supplies and such recognition at
the hands of even one of the nations
whose possessions border on the China
sea would be of the greatest assistance
to their cause.
Tired of War.
Manila, Feb. 2S.-6:15 p IN. Monday
Two Spanish commissioners, Rosauo
and Abogado, who were permitted to
pass through our lines TO confer with
Aguiualdo with reference to the Span
isu prisoners at Malolos, returned
through our lines this morning. lhe
commissioners said that Aguinaldo
and Sauduuako were both at Malolos
and inclined to pacific oyertures.
While the tilipiuos were not yet pre-
pared 10 surrender the Spanish prison
crs, they will gladly release the two
Americans who have been held six
weeks ON The payment of $50, the value
of the food and clothing furnished
them shortly afterwards the rebels
sent OUT nag OF truce borne by Com
maulJute Sinforoso de La Cruz and
several hundred OF the enemy left the
Filipino lines crying: No quire,
Mas Combdre, "Americanos MuchO
uasl0" The commandante sa&u that
fully 500 Of his men had had
enough and were anxious to surrender.
Among The enemy in the jungle many
women and children were visible. A
woman laid down a rife and attempted
go cross with the parleyers, but she was
sen back After the party returned 70
bee American lines the enemy on the
gh, fired, the bullets dropping at
their. The casualties to date, by reg
m,aJs, are as follows:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

How few watches carried by women
keep accurate time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
u5rITUrE FOR CANAL BILL.

hincson Feb. 2s.--A substitute
'he senate Nicaragua canal bill is
e. Introduced n the house. 1t pro-
@ .ur q board of seven engineers
.. u TIRE hast route The pres
nt IS 70 negotiate for the nee
rI-Ht Of way and 81 100000 rs
appropriated for this purpose
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

Gem Wheaton has relieved Gen
King who Is sick at san Pedro Macat.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
FOUR-FOOTED ARTISTS.
Gentry's Deg and Pony Show Soon to
Be Here

Professor Gentry and his famous
company of talented dogs will exhibit
in this city under canvas at Fifth and
Washington streets. Saturday. Septem-
her so. afternoon. at 8, night at 8, and
one performance Sunday afternoon at
3 p. m.
It would be almost impossible to
devise a mere pleasing and instructive
exhibition than the one Professor
Gentry has perfected after an unlim
itsd amount of work. II is said that
Professor Gentry's show as it is al
present, represents years of constant
labor, and this seems very probable,
when the number Of animals is taken
into consideration. There are over
275 dogs and ponies in the company,
all of whom have been trained to per-
fiction and take some active part in
the performance. This show is very
popular one. both in merit and prices.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
CANAL RAN DRY
Farmers Feared Trick was Being
PLAYED on Them.

Another 5nstallment If farmers
visited the office CT the Arizona Water
company yesterday and tried to buy
water with nothing but money Their
applications were rejected and thus
the foundation was laid for another lot
CT injunction suits against the old
canal organizations.
There was ne water in the MarlcOpa
yesterday and Martin Gould, who
under an agreement last Friday was
told that he could help himself, was
paralyzad when he found the ditch
running dry He and the later plain
tiffs feared that that was a projejct of
the comIanys to beat the injunction
proceedings, for it would be a doubtful
vittcry for a plaintiff to get a court
order restraining the company from
interfering with a head gate which
could let through nothing but air.
Judge Kibbey went to the company's
office 20 see about it and was told that
th5re was nothing unusual in the turn
ing Of the water out Of the canal. That
was done every week to all
the canals that they might be
furnished with a statement cf the
stage of water which was only a little
more than II 900 inches, not enough to
GO to law about. even if the company
were purposely withholding it from
the Maricopa.
While on the subject Of water: a
great deal was going to waste yeste1-
day afternoon, having broken cut of a
ditch along the side Of the Tempe road
east of California avenue. There was
SO much of it tkst5 one couldn't get
into the avenue without wading. The
volume of water lest in this way at
almost every run is astounding. There
ought ito be a regulation under which
the water company could refuse to de-
liver or allow water to be turned into
a ditch, not under its control, which
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
FILIPlNOS FOR BREAKFAST
Waller Gregory'S Story of an Early
forming Battle.

Baluag, P. l., Aug 1G-(Special
Correspondence Ct The Republican,
II was generally supposed that the FL
ippine insurgents would lay Off dur
ing the rainy season to Iecuperate from
the last campaign and t. recover their
wind for they have bsen continually
on the run; not 50, however, for the
past week they have been unusually
active. Their intent. it seems. is ID
harass the Americans by repeated at
tacks, not with the hope of victory.
but to worry AID keep US from enjoy
ing an afternoon siesta. Indeed, 1
hear On good authority that Filipino
officer high in rank was quoted as say
ing: I'VE no longer expect to defeat
the Americans. but will try and wear
them out" That this plan is being
carried OFT is evident from the fact
that Luna's Old command attempted to
make sC-tie IN San Fernando on the
night CT August 9. The battle waged
fast and furious until the next day
when the enemy beat a retreat, fol-
lowed by the Americans, who chased
the panic stricken 'gugus" clear into
Mexico, several mics north of San
Fernando.
Much chagrined at their failure to
retake San Fernando, the insurgents
turned their attention towards Baliuag
and Quingua, both situate en- the
Bagtag river We had been expecting
an attack, as early in June, before
General Luna was killed. he sent word
that he contemplated capturing Bali
nag. His death, however, interfered
with the plan.
Recently we heard that the long de-
ferred attack was TO be made this
week some time. The Cutposts vera
doubled and every precauti3n taken to
prevent surprise. A couple of days
ago the mayor CT the city was arrested,
as it was learned that ne had packed
his valuabIes and vas preparing to
leave the city. Several compromising
letters were found en- his person. The
mayor had made no secret of the fact
that he had been a colonel of a Fill
pino regiment, and it was his com
mand that first opposed the entrance
of the Americans into Baliuag. Find
ing that the city was MT going to be
destroyed he threw himself en- the pro
lection Of his conquerors and deserted
peaceably residing in the city as chief
magistrate. 1t is supposed that he was
trying to escape from the city, fearing
the vengeance Of the insuT gents. What
information the letters contained l
know not. but decisive action was de-
cided upon by the garrison commander. !
Early yesterday morning long before
the break of day we cavalrymen wei9
awakened by hearing boots and sad
dies" We were net long in geNing
in shape and ready fer whatever came
up. We had often '5oen called up n
the dead hour of night and en- this Oc-
casion We did net expect any extraor-
binary duty, but the word was passed |
around that a body Ct insurgents had /
Quingua and were going to |
attack the place at dawn, and we were
to attack them in the rear. Quingua |
lies about six miles down the river
from Baiiuag On the opposite shore, |
and to reach the desired point for the |
proposed coup it was necessary to cross !
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
ALUMINIUM IN MEXICO.

Mexico City, Sept. 25.-Thomas
Braniff, Jr, has petitioned the depart
ment of encouragement for permission
to establish a wholly new industry
here, namely, the manufacture #
aluminium, and the states capital en-
ployed will not be less than $1,OOOOO0.
Mr. Braniff is son of the famous
American banker and railway man
Thomas Braniff, che Of the Oldest res
ident Americans in Mexico.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
W. D. HAMMOND, Auctioneer.
p. o. Box CTS, Phoenix.

will cry public sales anywhere in the valley.
Have had experience in selling live stock i'm
PIGMENTS, merchandise and household goods
Reasonable prices for services.
Q ER- Orders may be leftfor the services of
w. D. Hammond at the Republican Office,
where bills will be printed at reasonable rates.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-26
RETURNING SOLDIERS.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-The United
States transport, City Of Para, arrived
today from Manila She has the mem
bers of the Twenty-third United States
infantry, Twenty infantry,
Fourteenth infantry, Third artillery,
Fourth cavalry, and the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth signal corps on board