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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
DIDN'T HIT BOB TooMBs.
How a Big Georgia Politician Unwit-
tingly Saved His Own Life.

Don Balm gave me a new Toombs
story yesterday. ! call it new because
il has never been printed.
One night when the legislature was
in session, the old Markham House was
crowded with statesmen and loungers.
General Toombs was there. Something
had gone wrong at the capitol and he
was mad. AS usual, he took no pains
to conceal his sentiments.
When Balm entered the hotel he
found the General talking eXcitedly
with a crowd around him. Toombs OBJ
jected to something said or done in the
Legislature and proceeded to "cuss out"
the whole body. The eloquent talker
was perfectly reckless. He threw off
brilliant epigrams, epithets and out
bursts of profanity until he almost
and fire of his eruptions. The loungers
listened and laughed. They enjoyed
it tremendously and looked at the poll
ticians to see how they stood it,
Among those present was a member
from middle Georgia county. He
was giant in stature, tall, broad
shouldered and muscular. He was not
in good humor, and Toombs irritated
MIN. Finally he resented the Generals
remarks.
I'm be --- if | stand your talk any
longer" he said. "You are too per-
sonal, and If you repeat your state
ment I'll hit you!"
This interested the crowd The
legislator lowered over everybody,
ready to strike the General Toombs,
in his fearless way, was about to say
something when several OF his friends
gently drew him into the elevator and
took him to his room.
II was just about to hit him." re-
marked the legislator
Just then a very small, delicate-look-
ing man, with a pale face and mild
blue eyes, walked up to the big poll
tician.
Yes" said the little man, quietly, 81
saw that you were about to hit him.
That's why | came up"
81 don't understand" replied the
other.
Il got close to you" continued the
little man, because | was going to kill
you If you struck General Toombs. I
am fixed for it, and if you had touched
him | would have shot you through
the heart!"
Saying this he tapped his hip pocket.
The tall legislator in some confusion
said something apologize and explana-
tory and remembered an engagement
elsewhere.
THAT little man. said Balm in con-
cluson, was Col John S. Hart, one of
the bravest cavalry officers in the con-
federate service. He was afraid of
nothing, and he meant just what he
said He would have killed that man
if he had struck Toombs.-Atlanta
Constitution
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
AGUINALDO'S CAPITAL.

Malolos is Twenty-Five miles from
Manila, in the province of Bulacan
on the railway connecting Manila with
Dagupan, the only one in the PhilIn.
pine Islands. This made ii very ac-
cessible, but the real reason for tho
selection of Malolos as the insurgent
capital was the fact that the presan,
revolution had its first beginnings
there; that the place persistently re-
manned hot-bed of revolution. and Nc
a reward for the patriotism and loyalty
of this picturesque little town, the leg
endary seat of the Bulacan kings
Aguinaldo fixed upon it as the site Of
his permanent capital. Aguinaldo now
now lays claim to descent from the
Bulacan kings, but the best informed
Filipinos say that this occurred to him
after coming to Malolos and was
prompted by an effort to inspire among
his followers greater awe and respect
His followers ascribe to him supernar-
ural powers that enable him to perform
miracles and make him proof against
the bullets of his enemies Whether
he encourages them in this belief can
not be verified. This peculiar power
among the FilipinOs is known as
"anting anting," and is popularity sup
posed to be possessed by many. A
willy Filipino goes through a cattle or
escapes some danger and then exhibits
a curiously carved knife-handle or
matchbox or piece Of jewelry or coin,
and claims that his immunity is due to
this trinket. He is at once regarded as
an "anting anting" man and his power
and fame grow and spread at each sub
sequent lucky escape Malolos lies in
the heart Of valley of marvellous fer
tility, extending north from Manila.
and is surrounded by fields, large and
small, fringed with rows of Bamboo
and cultivated principally to rice. As
one rides through this valley, with The
beautiful, glossy-leaved mango trees
dotting it in all directions, he cannot
fail to be reminded, IL he has seen
them both, of the beautiful Santa
Clara Valley of California, so much are
they alike.-Lt-Col. J. d. Miley. IN
Scribner's
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
THE QUEENS STOCKINGS.

a little story quite in the style Of
Hans Andersen about the Queen OF
Italy and poor child points an impor-
tant political moral which we leave it
to our readers acumen o discern. Her
majesty was recently walking in a Ro-
man suburb when she noticed pleas
ant-faced little girl and spoke to her.
There was little conversation. and
the queen asked the child what she
could do in the way of needlework. Il
can knit stockings, signora," replied
the girl. DO you know who / am9"
continued the queen. Eyes. signora,
YOU are the queen. well. then. make
me pair of stockings and send them
TO the palace. a few days afterwayd
the stockings arrived. and Queen Marg-
herita in return for the gift sent the
child a beautiful pair Of rose-colored
stockings, the one filled with sweets,
the other with money. Next day the
queen received a letter from her little
friend couched in the following words.
"Signora, your gift has caused me no
end OF tears. My father collared the
money, my elder brother grabbed the
sweets, and as TO the stockings. why,
mother put them on herself. London
Chronicle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
NEW GOWNS FOR BICYCLING.

The cycling dress of the day Is by
no means conspicuous, ana is quite as
desirable for walking as for riding
The color matters less than the cut,
but fawn is in great favor. and the ma.
Is generally a boat-shaped felt to
match, though ladies are beginning to
indulge in Panamas or Iseghorns.
which are very ligh, and pleasant
The skirt is in three portions the front
one with buttonholes on either side Of
the upper part, which fastens on 10
the buttons on the sides, but the back
has either two pleats or two rather
deep pinces on either side, which give
ample scope for walking 1t comes
we'll down to the ankles and Is linc3
with silk. as that gives the utmos,
freedom Of movement. and need not be
very costly. The only trimming per-
missble is from four 10 six rows Of
stitching. and the coat looks at once
neat and smart II finished by revers
that go from ton TO bottom in a lighter
shade of the cloth The o~ux Of these
skirts IS the pocket which is often put
In front
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07


"Mad. my dear, said the poor lady
mo. what can you mean?'
"You intend Julia and myself to
marry we'll" continued Maria. You
are taking rs abroad, hoping we
shall marry there, and you engage that
girl to 20 with us DO you know what
we look like beside her? What chance
shall we have near her?'
q never thought Of that" replied
Mrs Caldwell, neryously; "she speaks
Italian so we'll"
"Of course she does, retorted the
daughter. with a sneer; "she sings
and plays SO well, too. What man in
his senses would look at rs when she
is by2'
But, my dear" said the mother
weekly. You forget her position. You
are heiresses, remember, while she Is
only a companion.
q shall take good care that she re-
members her position" said Maria
those kind Of people are always pre-
sumlng. Now remember, mamma,
she must be taught to know her place,
and keep IT,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
TO IDENTIFY THE BABIES.
Tattoo If You Do Not Wish to Run the
Risk of Mixing Them.

Marking children for the purposes of
eign fashionable circles. This is done
by tattooing and several skilled men
and women are making handsome
sums of money by operating upon
rire1h and theif elders It seems as
if this fad for disdguring the beautiful
skin of the body has taken too firm a
hold upon the moneyed class to die
away until everybody of note has been
marked Then some fine day reck-
less fickle-fancied beauty will discover
that she has tired of the features Of
the man she thought she loved when
they were ground into her white flesh
and suddenly up Will spring an army
of skilled operators who will pick out
the Objectionable marks and charge a
pretty penny for the job. The fad
will gradually die out, but the value Of
tattooing will never be disputed as
long as abduction occupies the atten
ton of the wicked. Hosts OF children
could be lost and never traced because
they have no distinguishing marks, not
even moles, whose location could be
The tattooed places need
not be large or ugly, but they should
be unique to fully answer their pur-
little pain goes with the operation, and
even delicate children are not much in
by it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
THE EVER WELCOME GIRL.
She Is Prompt and Adapts Herself to
the Ways of Her Hostess,

The welcome guest is the girl who,
knowing the hour for breakfast ap
pears at he table at the proper time
does not keep others waiting, and does
not get in the way by being down half
an hour before the hostess appears.
The welcome guest is the girl who, If
there are not many servants in the
houes, has sufficient energy to cake
care OF her own room while she is Wis
iting, and If there are people whose
duty it is, she makes that duty as light
as possible for them by putting away
her own belongings, ans so necessitat-
ing no extra work; she is the one who
knows how to be pleasant to every
member Of the family, and yet has tact
enough to retire from a room when
some special family affair is under dis
cussion; she is the one who does not
find children disagreeable or the yari-
ous pets OF the household, things TO be
dreaded; she is the one who, when her
hostess Is busy, can entertain herself
with book, a bit OF sewing, or the
writing Of a letter; she is the one who.
when her friends come to see her, does
NOT disarrange the household in which
she is staying that she may entertain
them; she IS the one who, having bro
ken the bread and eaten the salt Of
her friend, has set before her lips a
seal Of silence so that, when she goes
from The house, she repeats nothing
but the agreeable things she has seen.
This is the welcome guest, the one 20
whom we say, "GoCd-bye'" with re-
greet and to whom we call out wei
comet with the FPS and from the
heart.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
4 MuRDERoUs FILIPINO SOCIETY.

In 1894 the formidable and bloody
N8dpunau Society was formed under
tire leadership Of Marcelo Hilario del
Pillar. It's object was 10 secure the
freedom Of the Philippines by putting
CD the sword an the Sqaniards in the
Archipelago Manila OF course. was
the seat 81 the supreme council OF the
Ka,ipunan. and lbs branches or
chapters were established in all the
provinces and principal towns Of the
Islands. Every member. on being In
Hated into the Society received a
name by which he was always there
after known to the other members, and
af aerg masked In this way no one
knew me Identity ot any other mem
r#r and even 4 mans neXt-door neigh
h1r ar his brother or par,uer In busi-
ness might hr seated next To him
nightly at the KaGpunan lodge and
h would never Be the wiser At ini-
ta on the new member took bloody
naa and subscribed % It BIS dipping
his pen IN the blood drawn from an in
aa III hts lett arm This Is said
rs have baen derived from q painting
ae# pacto 81 Saugea executed In
Na5rid BY q famous Fl1p.no painter.
Juan Luna After the revolution
arasa out Ia 1896 the members of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
AUTHOR OF FAMILIAR SAYINGS,


George Her6ert is the author or
compiler Of many shrewd sayings, such
as:
Wouldst thou eat thy cake, and keep
it, too?'
"The wearer knows where the shoe
ninches."
Little pitchers have wide ears
1T is poor sport that is not worth
the candle"
Gods mills grind slow but sure
Halt the world knows not how the
other half lives.
His bark is worse than his bite.
"The mill canot grind with the wa
ter that is past
Whose house is glass must not
throw stones at another Woman
Hcme Companion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
CHAPTER XXNIIL

CHAPTER XVIII
whatever we're the trials and DIFF
hculties of her new life, Florence re-
solved to bear them brayely The
great sting Of all was remoyed,-no
one spoke I'M of her dead father, Her
warm loving heart was not wounded a
hundred times each day by illusions to
his faults and the wrong he had done
to every one,
with Mrs Caldwell, she would have
been comparatively speaking, happy;
but the young ladies' We're jealous and
envious. The journey to- Rome was
not unpleasant 70 Florence II was a
dream Of delight she forgot the petty
veyations. the little miseries OF her
everyday life She was realizing
one of her widest hopes; she was
travelling TO that Gland of beauty and
song of which she had dreamed from
the time when She had been a child.
They reached Rome in safety. Many
English people were there. people of
rank and position Mrs Cadwell's
heart reioiced as she read the long
lists Of noble and celebrated names
She took apartments in one OF the
best and most fashionable parts Of
Rome She had some letters OF in
PRODUCTION and she with her daughters
determined TO gain a footing IN the
very best society
Nothing second-rate, mamma
said Maria, who was the leading spirit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07

Mrs Fishery had awful bad luck
here last year" said Mrs Chatterby5
90 her friend Mrs Seely. as they
rocked TO and fro on the hotel piazza.
Gracious, Not typhoid. hope ez-
claimed Mrs. saely.
Oh dear no. nothing like thar
said Mrs Chauarbye but there was
an aw.u, storm which washed aTaT
Tho railroad tracks. and Mrs Fishery
Vas forced Ia stay three days after
she had come t1 the bottom o. her
Inst trunk Earrer's Bazar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
CIVILIZATION AND THE BRICK

r. Is wonderful how important is th-
place in the history Of civilization flied
by common brick uau while yet in
the savage or primitive state. NO
doubt managed To build himself hons
81 wood ana lcaves-as, for that mat
ter. do some 81 Tho lower animals But
II was 70. until he became part o. a
regularly organized community with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07

OF the CURIOSITY Nh4Iu "'Ni'''' 80 -
the lace hung directly over the lock OF
the box
whatever that is. said Maria at
last lit will be quite spoiled. ! will
replace it. 1t is not often Miss Wy
vern leaves things untidy.'
She raised the que satin it was the
sleeve of richy-trimmed dress.
Maria forgot all else. In her curl
osity she drew out the remainder. and
found one Of the most elegant evening
dresses she had ever seen, trimmed
with seed pearls and point lace. She
! held it up before her astonished sister,
and they both gazed for some minutes
In unfefgned admiration.
How beautiful how exqulsitel
~, .rtl 72s2sa, - .Yr,,Ssg SIS anything 80
/ elegant"
What in the world" said Maria,
"can a girl in Miss Wyyorn's position
want with a dress like this? It must
/ have cost a fabulous sum"
It had indeed; it was one of the
/ last presents which the poor old earl
had made to his idolized daughter.
She had never worn it, and did not
like to part with it.
Where could Miss Wyyern have
found the money to buy this? ! tell
you what. Julia" continued Maria
solemnly, there is something not
right about her; | have always felt
sure Of t. I shall warn mamma in
stantly, and she must get rid of her,
Come with me now"
The two listers went Immediately TO
Mrs Cadwel's room.
II am sure mamma that all Is not
as il should be-" concluded Maria,
after relating the story of the dress
and it's magnincence; neither you
nor ! ever had anything like It in our
lives Does IL stand TO reason, that a
young person in Miss Wyyern's po-
sition could purchase such a dress?"
1T may have been given to her,
my dear" demonstrated Mrs Caldwell,
mildly.
Nonsense, mammal cried Julia.
who In their senses would give a
dress like that to companion ?-it Is
fitted for a duchess. Depend upon IL
there is something wrong about her.
and YOU will repent it if you do not
get rid Of her"
We'll, If must. | must. sighed the
mother, hut she Is really very use
ful. But say nothing about. 1t today,
we are going with the GOdwins to
the Coliseum. Leave 10 until this
evening, and viii speak to her then"
Satisfied that they should at length
get rid Of a rival the Misses Cad
! well were restored to something like
good humor They said very little TO
Florence when she returned, while she.
who had often been puzzled by their
conduct before, wondered at the NAL
icious yet triumphant looks with
which they regarded her. Principally
at the appointed time they called at
the Godwins and then proceeded to
the Coliseum,
The elderly ladies seated themselves
near one of the ruined arches. over
grown with grass and shrubs: the
younger ones sat with them for
time, intending to sketch afterwards
The conversation, as usual with the
GoIwius. turned upon the aristocracy
then i'm Rome Florence soon tired
Of No. ana wandered some little dis
.auce to the entrance of q corridor,
and stood there leaning against the
stones Miss Caldwell smiled con
temptuousH TO herself, thinking her
companion was "atUWdiui2iug"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07

More British troops 20 to South
Africa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-04
ATKINsON's MAIL IS SEIZED
Order Does Not Include Letters, Only
Printed Matter.

San Francisco, May 4.-Postmaster
Montague had received Instructions
from Washington only Tuesday to seize
and hold, subject to further orders any
pamphlets mailed to Manila by Edward
Atkinson. These directions apply only
to third-class matter no authority be-
ing given to seize under suspicion any
letters other sealed matter. In ac-
cordance with these orders from the
postmaster general Montague yester-
DAY ordered a rigid inspection of ali
mail lying n the office en- route to Ma
Mia The search revealed the presence
of the printed documents which had been
mailed to the military commanders and
to the members of the Philippine. COM
mission. On the wrapper of each. near
the address, are the words: IF not de-
livered within five days return to Box
1I2, Boston"
In an interview in Boston Atkinson
admitted sending the pamphlets to Ad-
miral Dewey, Generals E. s. Otis. NJ. p.
Miller and Professors Schurman and
Worcester. He claimed that they are
simply private editions of documents
ordered to be printed by the United
States senate. Two of the pamphlets are
entitled: The He'll of War and Grim
inal Aggression" The third has no
specific title and contains copies of
speeches delivered by Senators Hoar. ex-
Governor BoUtwelfand Judge Edmunds.
bingham, Mass. May John d.
Long, secretary of the navy. was asked
yesterday for an expression of opinion
IN regard TO the exclusion of Edward At
kinson's pamphlets from mails destined
for the Philippines. The secretary re-
piled: The administration would no
more think of interfering with the per-
sonal liberty of Edward Atkinson than
with that of Daniel Pratt. the great
American traveller, if he were still
alive"
Boston. May 4-Ex-GOvernor George
5. Boutwell, president of the Anti-Im-
peralistic League. stated yesterday that
the league was not interested in send
ing out the pamphlets handled by Ed
ward Atkinson. Ex-Governor Boutwell,
said: Mr.. Atkinson is member of and
is interested in the Anti-Imperialistic
League, but the league is not interested
in the special work of Mr.. Atkinson.
He is sending out his pamphlets as
private matter and we have nothing to
do with it Not that the league repudi-
ates or approves the course The league
as taken no action in matter in which
il is not interested. We shall keep on
sending out our literature. / believe
that we still have the use of the mails
San Diego. Cal, May 4--The G. A r.
encampment of the department of Cal
ifornia and Nevada. now in session here,
has passed these resolutions: That we
denounce the traitorous junta of So
called educators, united with a HANDFUL
of political demagoRues. which is Civ
ing substantial aid and comfort to our
enemies in the war and which is pro-
longing the war in the Philippines and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-04

commission resumed Its pepnc hearings
in its headquarters at the Bliss building
yesterday. The first witness was Flor
ence Kelly, for four years chief factory
inspector of Illinois. Her statement
dealt particularly with sweat shops in
Chicago. She painted the picture in
dark colors. Of the 200, coo factory work
ers of Illinois she said 10000 were in
Cook county. Practically all the ready
made clothing and much of the so-caIled
merchant tailor work of the city was
sweat shop work pure and simple. The
conditions surrounding the workers
were unsanitary and harmful in a
marked degree.
Child labor. she said. was also used in
direct defiance of the 14-year age limit
in force in the state. She said the en-
ployers had no difficulty in evading this
law and securing age certificates for
the children Many Of these little ones.
she declared, worked for the first year
for nothing with the promise of 81 a
week at the end of that time and ulti-
mately. perhaps SO or 81 per week when
they had reached the top of the ladder
in their line. She strongly advocated
the passage of a law similar in its gen.
eral provisions to the Sulzer act now in
force in New York.
The commission has received word
from Chief Counsel Dodd. of the Stand
ard Oil company, assuring them that
John d. Rockefeller and others of the
company will be pleased to comply with
the commissions request to appear in
Washington between the 18th and goth
oF Nov
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-04
Seem To BE Taking a Rest.
PEACE NOW PREVAILS.
a Truce Declared in the Troubled Isle OF
Samoa.

Samoa.
Auckland, Nav 4.-AdviceS from
Apia to April % say a truce has
been practically declared, pending the
arrival of the commissioners. who
are due in Samoa the middle of May.
AS the result of an ultimatum from
American and British commanders.
Mataafa withdrew his forces outside
strip 10 miles long and six broad.
Washington, May 1.-The navy de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Admiral Kautz confirming the
press dispatch that hostilities are sus-
pended in Samoa pending the arrival
of the commissioners.
Washington, May At is officially
stated at the German embassy that
strict instructions have been given
the German consul at Samoa to Join
the American and British consuls in
n proclamation for suspension of hos
tilities until the arrival of the Samoan
commission. The officials. therefore,
are at loss to account for the press
reports that he refused to join in the
proclamation.
Apia. Samoa. April %. via Auckland.
N H.. May 3-Mataafa. the rebel chief
tain. has accepted an armistice. The
Germans. however, declined to sign the
proclamation.