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, 1899-09-28
QUEER HOME.
AN INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN.
They May Seek Refuge There From Cruel
Husbands and Men Nay Use 1t AS n
Prison for Refractory Wives.

There is a curious institution in Lima
which you can see from the street cars
on the way to the American legation.
1t is a gloomy looking old building.
with high walls hat are painted a
bright blue, and is known as the Refu-
gio de San Jose. Here n married WON
an may find refuge from n cruel and
wicked husband, and here n husband
may place a Maynard or an incompati-
BILE wife, with the approval of the
priest, for discipline II religious
training to improve her temper and
her morals. Divorce is unknown, ex.
cept on the rarest occasions, when a
dispensation must be obtained from
the Vatican at Rome: but an unfaithful
wife can be sentenced to perpetual i'm
prisonment in the Refugio de San
Jose, by the archbishop. where the ev-
idence of her infidelity is made clear
to him. The husband, however. is re.
quired to pay n certain sum monthly or
quarterly to the sisters in charge of
the W. for her support.
During her Imprisonment a woman
Is not allowed Il communicate with
n people outside, or leave her cell with,
TOUT permission from the mother super
Tor, and is required TO perform relig'
ious duties several hours n day. If
she shows signs of repentance and the
husband is willing to take her back, OF
her parents agree 10 take charge of
her, h may be released and return
10 her home, with the approval of the
archbishop. There are a good many
stories about women who have been
Improperly Imprisoned in this institu
ton by jealous husbands.
There is no such institution for the
discipline of husbands who have beer
unfaithful to their wives. That goes
without saying. The has al
ways been wrong, ever since that at
fnir of the apPle.-Chicago Record.
, 1899-09-28

Though not so numerous as former
ly. 'round-the-world' letters continue
to crop up at intervals" says the Sop
TENDER Ladies' Home Journal. They
always have II request to return to Unvl
writer. after they have made the tour
of the world. n list of the principal cit
les through which they are desired TO
pass being also given, coupled with Il
modest request to each postmaster to
carefully stamp the date of arrival at
his office. Many years ago letters of
this sort did occasionally make the cir
quit, and curious looking specimens
they were. indeed, but postmasters
in ne United States are now prOhib-
tied from forwarding such matter"
, 1899-09-28

The assumption hat prominent
members of the Republican party are
more identified with trusts than the
leaders OF the Democratic party is con-
trary to fact. The corporate interests
OF Messrs. Croker and W. c.. Whitney
have no parallel in the Republican
ranks. Senator Hanna, who is the
butt of all Democratic shafts against
capital. is a mere dabbler in specula-
ton compared to Messrs. Whitney and
Croker, who, many hold. will dictate
the next Democratic nominee for the
presidency. When the public grows
familiar with the subject 1t will learn
that trusts are entirely an economic
and not in the least a political issue.
They can tatten on free trade as well
as protection. They need only the rich
soil Of good tlmes.-Cincinnati Times
Star.
, 1899-09-28

A short time ago a wealthy German
manufacturer of wooden goods visited
this country, and while walking down
Broadway with his wife he noticed the
beautiful samples of silverware in the
windows of one of the most prominent
OF u silversmiths. They entered the
shop. n before they left had expend-
ed more than 81, 500 for American-made
silverware. After ordering the goods,
the thought occurred to the traveller:
Why could not these goods be deliv-
cred from the Paris house of this great
American silversmith?" and he made
this inquiry of the manager. The re-
ply he received was: "oh, no; we
cannot furnish this class of goods from
our Paris house. They are superior
to anything we furnish either through
the Paris or the London branches"
This is a fit illustration of the won
derful advance in American manufac-
lures. and also of the fact that the best
of our American products remain at
home. in this, the best market of the
world.
, 1899-09-28

Havemeyer's entire talk reminds n
of the alleged lecture of his satanic
majesty upon the evil effects OF holy
water or reading the Bible. Mr.. Have
meyer has been the means of closing
more sugar factories and throwing
more men out OF employment than any
ether man, and his hypocritical solicit
tude for the workingmen is entitled
to about as much respect as his denun-
citation Of the tariff.-Tacoma (Wasa.)
Ledger.
, 1899-09-28

If they haven't yet read the lesson.
they have been given eyes with which
to see and brains with which to think
in vain. Either their intelligence or
their courage to express conviction will
have to be discounted.-Sioux City
Qowa) Journal.
, 1899-09-28
MONEY FOUND IN MAIL BAGS.
Almost $4,000 n Year for Which Claim
ants Are Never discovered.

1T seems almost incredible that in
the neighborhood of $4,000 in actual
cash should have been contided TO let
tiers during the last year. and harder
still to credit that the most exhaustive
efforts failed to find the owners of one
fourth that amount" writes Patti Lyle
Collins in the Ladies' Home Journal
for September. 'The envelopes which
are addressed are kept on file for four
years, blank ones not so long, but in
either case a liberal margin of time is
allowed for claimants TO appear be
fore the money is finally turned into
the treasury to the credit of the Post
office Department. In addition to the
money contained in letters during the
same period something like $4,000
was found loose in the mails. 1t Is
officially styled loose money"
, 1899-09-28
FIFTY CENTS FOR NOTHING.

What will the inventive brain OF
man do next? This is a question some
one asks almost daily. There is one.
though. who leads all others. who for
a quarter of a century has been making
fine laundry starch. and to-day is Of
fering the public the finest starch ever
placed on the market.
Ask your grocer for a coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch, RED
CROSS" Grade mark brandt. also two
children's Shakespeare pictures. paint
ed in twelve beautiful colors. natural as
life. or the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endar, all absolutely free. All gro
GERS are authorized to give ten large
packages of RED CROSS STARCH
with twenty OF the Shakespeare pic
lures OF ten of the Twentieth Century
Girl Calendars to the first FIVE purchas-
ers of the ENDLESS CHAIN
STARCH BOOK" This is one of the
greatest offers ever made to introduce
RED CROSS" laundry starch, J.. C.
Hubinger's latest invention.
, 1899-09-28
Are You Using Anen.. Foot-Ea.er

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
, 1899-09-28

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction to its patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago, st. Louis and st. Paul, and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket office 941 18th street.
, 1899-09-28

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
o.; Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
55c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
, 1899-09-28

First Farmer-Help was never so
scarce before nor wages so high. If
that's the result of Mckinley pros
perity." l don't want any more OF it.
Second Farmer-Oh. l don't know.
Everybody round here has paid off
lis farm mortgages, and l noticed you
got a new piano over at your house
last week. Don't seem to me you've
got any kick comm.
, 1899-09-28

The improvements that are being
made to the Baltimore INT Ohio
South Western railroad between Park
ersburg and East st. Louis are being
pushed rapidly to completion. Sew
enteen thousand tons of IS pound
steel rails have beer placed in the
track. and there are still %. 900 tons to
come. delivery being delayed on ac-
of rush of orders at the mills.
The company has also put in 125 miles
of gravel ballast and expects to get
out 200 miles more during the season,
and it Is hoped by Fall that the track
will rank as the best in the west. A
great many grade reductions and
changes in line are also being made
between Cincinnati and st. Louis. The
purpose is to make a uniform one-half
of n per cent grade between Cincin-
natl n st. Louis, as well as to elimi-
nate a large mount of Objectionable
curvature. At n point, for instance,
the line is to be shortened a mile and
a half, $50 degrees of curvature elimi-
mated and seven bridges abandoned.
, 1899-09-28

If her counsel practical assistance.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn.
Mass.
MRS. MABEL COOP. Correctionville.
Ia, tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved
her life. She says:
cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done for me.
I a recommend it as n of the best
medicines on earth for all women's
ills. suffered for two years with
Lat haoo-,A haIfaef T6raa rs o,,r
, 1899-09-28

They carry a pig In Peru by tying its
o u legs together and %suspending the
animal with his back toward the
ground on a pole. A moose is slipped
around the nose so that he cannot
squeal.
, 1899-09-28

TNHE ills of women overshadow their whole lives.
Some women are constantly getting medical treat.
~ ment and are never we'll. "A woman best understands
vomen's ills, and the women who consult Mrs. Pinkham find
, 1899-09-28

''Blimmer lives in a small town, but
when he travels he always registers from
some large city Perhaps he is afraid
he will do something that will reflect dis
credit on his town"
, 1899-09-28

"I got a letter to-day from Katharine in
New York about the Dewey demonstra-
ton" What did she say about it2'
She told me she was going to
, 1899-09-28

FITS rsrmAnentlyCurod. 10 pits or nervousness after
hrst days use OF DR.. Kline 3 Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and trestlss,
DIR. r. II. KLIsE. Ltd. s3l Aren St.. Philadelphia, Pa
, 1899-09-28

rs your office boy systematic2' He
hasn't any system about his work. but he
Is abnormally systematic about his hoii-
days"
, 1899-09-28

"Perker has n 9Th tongue" HAS he?'
Yes: he got three sOda-fountain proprie.
tors to join the non-treating association
, 1899-09-28

whenever | ride now l feel queer be-
cause | haven't any lines to slap on the
horses back" That's an on
YOU"
, 1899-09-28

Have you ever seen artificial coaI?''
NO; but l have seen artificial coal bins. -
, 1899-09-28

rs your husband musical. Belinda .
mo. indeed. He likes tunes
, 1899-09-28

'Flossie. who is this Kruger the news
papers talk so much about?" II can't
think; maybe lie was one of our vice.
presidents"
, 1899-09-28

Clerk-"Here's n lot of broken candy.
What shall | do with IT." Confectioner--
Heap it up artistically and label 1t Rag
time candy.
, 1899-09-28
PRACTICAL
HELP FOR
WOMEN

us. I suffered Tor TWO years with female weakness and at
last became bedfast. Three of our best doctors did me no
good so I concluded to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND. After taking few bottles of vour medicine [ was
, 1899-09-28
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE.

cos ~ - 49, rntt
s~truction and outnt FREE. We have more stu
DENTS In positions than all other Denver Colleges
combined, Write for illustrated catalogue.
, 1899-09-28

able to do all my house.
work. know that your
medicine raised me from
a bed of sickness and
perhaps death. and am
very thankful for what it
has done for me. hope
that every suffering
woman may be per-
led to try your medicine"
ct Mrs. Pinkham's advice
Don as you begin to be
The sick headaches
dragging sensation come
l a durable cause. Write
help as soon as they ap-
pear.
Mrs. DOLE STANLEY.
c a m p e llsburg. Ind,
writes: DEAR Mrs.
~PINKHAM-I was troubled
with sick headache and
was so weak and nervous,
II could hardly go. A
friend called upon me one
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27

members, in ease Of accidents, during
thirty, sixty or ninety days. medical
care ard daily indemnity. II such
indemnify Is less than one-half the
daily wages Of the injured the en-
ployers must make good the difference.
Full pensions and indemnities are
allowed on wages amounting 10 2.4o0
francs (s463 20l per annum; on all
wages above that sum pensions and
indemnities are calculated al the rate
of one-fourth the regular allowances.
The workmen are we'll pleased at the
guarantees given them in this law
But ii is feared that the result will
not be entirely 10 their benefit, as en-
ployers will. in order to minimize
their risks, refuse as much as possible
to employ married men, especially
those with children, and will also
give preference, especially in the Dor
der districts. to foreign workmen.-
State Department Report from Mr.
Brunot, consul at ST. Etienne.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
THE IMPERATIVE MANDATE.

Pa struts around about the farm and
plans what he will do;
SEE he'll pillow up the garden patch and
the alfalfa. too;
He sez he's goin' to run this ranch
jest like his Uncle Bill
Did a place he was tenant on back yon
in Central Ill.
Pa says he'n plant the place in corn,
and reag the yeller grain,
An then he'll plow it up again, and
wait for springtime's rain;
He'll crib the corn and hold il all,
Jest like his Uncle Joe,
Who rented land for years and years,
back in the state OF Mo.
The mex year after that, pa SEE, he Il
SOW the land in wheat;
He'll bet he'll raise crop o. grain no
man round here kin beat,
He'll build a bin to put II in, the same
as Cousin Ben
Use to when ne was rentin dirt, way
back in hilly Penn.
BY that time he will have enough, pa
SEE, TO buy this farm,
peryldin sile don't peter out, an
things don't lose their charm;
He may want then to mote along. jes'
like his old chum Dan
Did when he leased a township, most
back in the state Of Kan.
Las night | heard mas quiet voice a
arguln with pa.
An I'll Jest bet my BeIspire pig them
words will be the law;
She told him movin' on must stop, an
she'd also tell him this,
That IL he didn't git to work why
she'd go back to Miss.
An ma says pail run this ranch the
way they run farms here;
She's tired of hearin bout the men
that rent from year 10 year;
She sez we'll own a place here yit, an
when my ma sez shall,
There's very little doubt but that
wen settle down in Cal.
Los Angeles Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
SUBSTITUTE FOR OPIUM.

Several weeks ago it was announced
by Texas journal which made some
pretense to scientific knowledge. that a
new drug had been discovered that
Afforded a cure for the opium habit.
Il was alleged that the plant from
which the drug was derived was
named "husa and that its essence
was the mos; diffusible stimulant
known Ii was said TO act as a sedatlve.
but not as a narcotic. The story was
told In such a convincing way that
some OF the northern medical papers
reprinted il. It now appears that Pro-
fessor Uri Lloyd OF Cincinnati has been
investigating the subject. He sought
from the manufacturer OF the COM
mercial preparation both specimen : Of
the plant and samples OF the stun
the Texan Wis selling. No amount %
persuasion served to secure any
"husa' leaves. Blu, the compound
which was said 20 be made from them
was examined carefully. and It's IN
gradients We're all easily identified.
There was a good deal Of water. a lit
lie glEcer.ne some alcohol a consider
able amount o' sal.cylic acid. and
from l.S % ~ per cent. AZ morphine
lt thus appears that tho ahusa" $ a
fraud. and the man who has foIsted
the story about Il on ar unsusnee-ing
public nigh also be mistaken for one
on q dark night New York Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
MRS. CAROLS BUSTER.

The garment which has created the
sensation of the season here is a linen
duster But in spite of its name it is
a dream of a thing, and what's in a
name when so stunning a garment can
stand up under so dreadful tide and
be the most elegant garment of a New
port season? Mrs Royal Phelps Carol
started the fashion. 1t was her own
idea and her own design. Sh6 and
her husband were automobile enthusi-
asts at Nice last spring and she at
once saw the need of a long light
weight garment to protect her dresses
from the dust and sun. When she got
to Paris she went TO Worth with her
idea and the marvellous linen buster
was the result She created a sensa-
ton with it at Newport. and now the
dressmakers are rushing work on long
linen busters to supply the sudden and
imperative demand. This one, like
all others, is OF light weight. their
cut close gray linen with stitched-on
pieces Of the linen for decoration. It
is unined and has an immensely high
collar to give 1t style and dash. Il
fastens with linen-coyered buttons and
has deep revers in front. a fluffy
lace tie is worn with this one-New-
port Letter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
Lord Lynne'S Choice
BERTHA M. CLAY.

would draw down upon you the anger
and Indignation Of your friends
# do not mind that, she murmured.
And what Is worse, be continued,
1T would draw down reprOach upon
your husbands memory. They would
not understand how he loved you.
They would insult him even more nov
he Is dead than they would have done
when living. Preserve the memory OF
his deep love, and keep his memory
from reproach. You have still some
thing to live for, Madame Montalti.
+. on my part, have taken an oath Of
secrecy to poor Rinaldo, and re-
new the same 70 you"
He could not tell whether She heard
bic words or not. for the white face
never changed, and the dark eyes stih
wore the look o. vague horror and
dread that had terrified him
Madame, I was your husbands
friend" he resumed gently; let me be
yours also. You look III and exhaust
cd. f. would be better for you 10 20
home and rest
'You can DO me one favor she re-
piled drearily. Go nov, and leave me
alone with my dead 7 shall die II !
am not left alone Come and see me
again when can speak. and tell me
more OF him %
He thought 1t best to comply with
her wishes. when ne turned round
to look once more at her he saw
that she had flung herself on the
ground and buried her face in her
hands
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT.
What he Has TO go Through at His
Annual Functions.

Annual Functions.
There are nine functions. including
the state dinners, given each winter
By the chief executive They begin
with the New Years public reception
and finish about the nritlafe- os Fe5F}l-
airy with one similar in character and
easy access. Receptions and dinners
follow each other in hot haste during
the intervening six weeks. First the
cabinet dinner during the week of
Jan. /: next the exclusive and digni-
fed diplomatic and judiciary recep-
tions. a week apart, each with its COM
elementary dinner, the diplomatic
feast including many guests; while at
the other dinner only the weighty men
OF law on the supreme bench and
their wives participate, says Harper's
Bazaar
During the last week in January
and the first week in February the
army and navy and congressional re-
ceptions take place. Entree to these
two functions is possible only through
the "open sesame" of beautifully en-
grayed cards The struggle for these
bits Of paper. with magic words by
those who hover on the brink OF White
House social recognition, is constantly
amusing-nay, even at times pathetic,
when women personally set forth al
most whimsical pleas for admission
with a grieyed persistence in the Of
fees Of the mansion itself. If re-
quests for invitations must be made,
they should be preferred direct to the
secretary to the president; but, moth
ing hindered by the demands Of eti
quette every official in the White
House circle is importuned for cards.
The diplomatic and army and navy re-
ceptions are looked upon as the most
recherche gatherings Of the season
and, in keeping with the rich plumage
OF the guests. the house is literally en-
powered with the rarest of exquisite
blossoms and exotics which the gov
eminent gardens can furnish.
The floral decorations for the nine
social events, including the three
dinners given this and every
year, for that matter-at the White
House, would draw on the purse of a
private individual, if the flowers were
furnished by professional florists. to
the amount of 500, O00.-Boston Jour
nal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
A MYSTERIOUS BRAIN GLAND.

Very recently ID has beeu dlscot 81 =
that there is contested win ~
brain a small gland called me ~
fundibula gland which appaitl...
supplies a chemical substance g -
brain. there to be iiffuse1 through ~
brain cavities. II is though, -
this substance is Indispensable e --4
health % the brain. and there j. f''-
Use that the study Of his glani K III
finals and man. WI enable pays..'a-
TO understand ami treat certain
eases Of the brain whish ass
very obscure. Boston Transcript