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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

Insurance Department. Madison, WIS.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an all.
sti,nrt Of the sworn statement of the Milcrs'
National Insurance Company, filed with the
Insurance Department of Wisconsin this 2lst
day Of January, 1893.
Emit HuJoHANN,
Commits iQner Of Insurance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16
-Onicial PublicatiouJ

IVTINlNT TUUIFNTlOTI.I
STATEMENT Of the condition Of the WEST
ERN Assurance company. of Toronto. in the
Dominion of Canada, for the year ending
December 3lst 1898 made 70 the Commission
er of Insurance Of the State of Wisconsin.
pursuant to the laws Of said State.
First Deposit Tapitnl 500 10000
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

The TRIBUNE and Inter Ocean
both for Sl.60.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16
Notice of Judicial Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
pEPA RTMENT OF STATE \ .


Notice is hereby given that at the
Judicial election To be held in the
several towns, wards. villages and
election districts of the State of Wis
consi on the first Tuesday of April,
A. ID. 1899, being the fourth day of
said month, the following officers are
To be elected, towit;
4 justice of the Supreme Court
in the place of Honorable John b.
Cassidy, " hose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday in January,
a. ID. 1900
A Justice of the Supreme Court in
the place of Honorable Joshua Erie
Dodge, appointed To fill vacancy oc-
casioned 10y the resignation of Hon
orable Silas t. Piuney, who was
elected for the full term ending on
the first Monday in January, A, D.,
1902.
Said election shall be held and
conducted, votes cauVassed and re-
turns made in accordance with law.
Given under my hand and
- official ScalHt Capitol.
Seal. in the City of Madison,
- this Twenty-iifth day OF
February, A. -. 1899.
WM II. FRoEHLICH
Secretary of State.
TO the County Clerk of Iowa
County.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16
Legal Notices.
CIRCUIT COURT SUMMONS.

IN CIRCUIT COURT Iowa COUNTY.
HENRY IvEY, Plaintiff.
VS..
Mary Hadlield, Frank w. Hadfield.
J. A, Hadtield, Nellie Hadfeld, Sa-
rah II. Hadfield, John r Hadfield,
Emily G, Hadfleld, Libbie w. Had
field and Harry A. Hadfleld, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said defendants
and each % them:
Nou are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service OF this summons, eN-
elusive OF the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
aud in case OF your failure 30 to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according 10 the
demand OF the complaints Of Which COPY is
heretHiM Serrsi upon VoB
SPENSLkI q NClLHON
aw6 Plaintiffs Attorneys
7. o, Address, Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16
Professional Cards
iSfCIiNN

II. SivIts Nd. srsssscm cr'it,s.
vivian a Son,
DnYsIoIANs AND SURGEONS, MineralP, wiz
\ once In Nivisn's Drug store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

AFTER the bombardment of the
recitation room and the subsequent
cross examinations on Wednesday, a
crowd of relic-seekers searched the
field of battle and succeeded in fluid
ing several cannon balls used in the
bombardnent. These are now worn
as watch-charms and sets in rings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

ALTHOUGH we have received no
official notification of the fact, we
are led to think by the sonorous
and continuous strains arising from
the room below the recitation room
that someone in the fourth room gave
an organ recital lately. The only
thing lacking seemed to be applause.
Musical recitais of any variety
have been strictly prohibited in the
high school of hate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

OK Tuesday sounds Of hammering
Aoated down from the belfry. Evil
IDENTIFY some remedy was being APP
plied to the internal and vital organs
of the bell which We're in someway
derauged last autumn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-16

Attest: f, p. BENNETT, City Clerk.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
FIRST HORSELEss CARRIAGE.
vaucensOn Invented a Marvellous
Motor One Hundred and Fifty
Years Ago.

If further proof were needed of the
dictum that "there is no new thing un-
der the sum-" it has been supplied by an
article in the Revue Scientifique, which
traces the invention of the autocar to
the ingenious mechanician, Vaucanson,
just $50 years ago. In a memorandum
recently brought 10 light, it is record
ed that Vaucanson was honored in 174S
by a visit from Louis XIV. for the purpose
OF inspecting a marvellous carriage that
ran without the aid of horse or any
visible means of propulsion. Two per-
sons took their seats in the vehicle,
which seems to have been as gorgeous
as a sheriff's carriage, and were driven
round the courtyard to the satisfaction
of his majesty and of Due de Mortemart,
NJ. de Lauzun, NJ. d'Avezac, and other
members of his suite. But, though a
promise was secured of royal patron
age, the Academy of Sciences declar red
that such a conveyance could not be
tolerated in the streets, and the scheme
was nipped in the bud. The motive
power was supplied by a huge clock
spring, so that only short journey
was possible. but the gear seems to
have closely resembled that of the
horseless carriages of to-day.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
HOW BALLOONS ARE MADE.
posed Is Put Together with
Great Care.

The balloons are manufactured of
goldbeater's skin, which, though small
toy ones had been made of it, could not
be produced in sufficient quantities for
the large balloons until Col. Templer
invented and perfected the process,
which is briefly as follows, says the Pail
Mall Magazine:
The goldbeater's skin is made up of
quantities of certain thin animal
membrane 100000 of these are required
for balloon of 10000 cubic feet capac-
ity), which is first freed from all fatty
substances and then soaked in a solu-
tion of glycerin and water. They are
then applied to boards cut in the form
and to the size of the gore of the bal
loon required: others are then super
posed, until thickness of four layers
has been reached, great care being
taken that no air bubbles remain be-
tween the skins. After this fourth
layer method of Strengthening is re-
sorted to. in the shape of a net manu-
three more layers of membranes are ap-
piled. The whole is then allowed to dry,
and solution of boiled linseed oil is
used as a varnish. The fabric is then
quite indissoluble, and the membranes
cannot by any possible means be sep
times, to render this homogenity the
more perfect, solution of bichromate
of potash is sponged over the fabric.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
AUCTIONS AT HOME.
How the Daughters of Western Mil
Iionaire Sell Their Clothes
to Each other.

"In family of my town." said
western woman TO a New York friend,
there is little custom which
is often amusing, and which is,
think, quite original. The father
is a millionaire, and, unlike many
rich fathers, he leaves his checks
blank when he signs them, and never
asks any questions. One result of this
sometimes is thoughtleSs expenditure.
] won't say extravaganza, because the
DAUGHTERS would not willingly disre-
gard their privilege. But when one
makes a purchase which she afterward
rssrets. instead of returning it, as
roost women would do, an auction is
held in the household, and the article
is sold to the highest bidder. The auc-
tioneer is the original purchaser.
Sometimes the auction is very anus
ing. and the manner of the sale shows
a woman's cunning. When | was there
last dress W. ich cost $30U- was
knocked down TO one of the sisters for
s15. There were no other bidders. The
,auctioneer' was slightly disappointed,
hut she didu't know that the purchaser
had entered into an agreement with
her other sisters not 10 bid against
Them on other articles if they wouldn't t
BID against her Oh the dress"
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
SPANISH GUNNERY.
1t Did Impress the Commander OF the
German Cruiser Geter as
Wonderful.

Capt. Jacobsen. commander OF the
German cruiser Geier. has published in
the Marine Review, of Berlin, two arti-
cfes about his personal experiencesdur-
ing the Spanish-American campaign in
Santiago In speaking of Spanish gun
merry he says:
Il have heard of only one instance
where a Spanish she'll found an Amer
lean warship. This was sent into the
Texas while that battleship was bonn
harding he Socopa batteries.
"One night while the American bat
tleships kept up a continuous lombard
ing one of the attacking vessels was
found by the searchlights Of the bat
terry. The Spaniards opened fire on it,
but instead of hitting the vessel the
Iowa, which lay under the cover of
darkness was struck BY the shell from
the Spanish howitzer.
Great must have been the fright of
the American officers when on taking
charge of MORO they found that-the
cannon operated against them by the
Spanish bore the dates 1908 and IT'S.
Part of these howitzers were found
loaded as the Americans took charge.
The officer in charge ordered them to
be fred off, and found to his great sur
prise that the longest distance one of
these shots would traverse was 500
| yards.
with due apologies to the brethren
of Yankeeland, did the thrifty Ameri-
cans really allow themselves to be
| frightened at this Spanish bluff In
the beginning, perhaps yes. must
confess, and so do my officers, that
while watching the proceedings from
our cruiser we had not the faintest
idea tnat the Spanish batteries had
such antique material to defend their
| glorious honor with"
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
THEATRICAL "JONAHS."
Some Instances That Seem to Give
Good Excuse for the Super
stitfOn of Actors.

The world has heard much of many
theatrical superstitions, but little is
known by the public of the painful fact
hat there is many an excellent actor
who is regarded in deep, sober earnest
ness by managers, authors and actors
alike as Jonah" and bird of ill
omen, says he Chicago Journal.
1t is not, Of course, possible to men
ton names, but half dozen WE'LL
known men might be instantly named
who are not now, and have not been for
years, allowed on any account to appear
in any new piece or at the inauguration
of any new management, and their
names have been ruthlessly crossed OFT
when they have inadvertently crept
into benefit announcements. One OF
the hard est headed authors of eminence
in this country only recently was hor-
rified to find the name of one ofthese
actors connected even with the revival
of play of his, and he insisted upon
the engagement being Cancelled at once.
There is no getting over the fact that
some of these men, good actors though
they are, have never yet been connected
with a play that has made hit OF
achieved a run. ~
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
THE PARROT FISH.
Some Points of Interest Concerning d
Denixen of Bermudan
Waters.

Among the fishes in one of the tanks
at the Aquarium are two parrot fishes
from Bermuda. Both are strikingly
colored, but in one Of them green pre-
dominates, while in the other the tint
most prominent is blue, says the New
York Sun.
The great thing with captive fishes is
to get them to eat. A fish with a good
appetite. that will eat the food provid-
ed. is likely. other conditions being
favora BILE, to get along; and every ef-
fort is made TO give the fishes food such
as they have been accustomed to in ma
ture or such as will tempt their appe-
tites.
In applying this treatment the parrot
fish. which in nature subsist on mol
lusks and crustaceans, are fed here on
shrimp, cut-up herring. cut-up clans,
and killies. Pretty much all fishes like
live killies; and in fish circles the
shrimp also is commonly esteemed a
delicacy. And it is customary at the
Aquarium to supply these things in
such quantities as may be best for the
ciully in The case of shrimps, in limited
quantities, as q sort of relish or dessert.
Thus after the hearty meal. of chopped
up clam or whatever the principal food
furnished to the various fishes may be,
the man who feeds them goes along
with deep pan containing live kiIies,
which he gives 10 the fishes that care
for them in the several tanks according
to their desires or his own discretion.
When he comes TO the tank where the
parrot fish are the green parrot sweeps
around and takes in the first killie
dropped into the water. II is not raw
enOusly fond of them, but it likes them
well enough to come for them. But the
stay made here is not very long-the
green parrots wants are very easily
supplied; it will eat one big liillie or
two small ones, and that is all.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
HUMOR OF THE INSANE.
There Is Plenty of the Real Thing,
Says the Superintendent of
an Asylum.

81 was sitting in my Office the'other
day." said the superintendent of the
insane asylum at Parlor City, when
one of the patients, harmless fellow
who is allowed to have the freedom Of
the building and grounds, came in,
pale with indignation, and said that
he had complaint to make.
"'What is it, your highness?' I said.
for it was the prince of Wales l was
talking to.
"'Are the rules of the palace to be
observed or not?' he demanded. I
want to know whether our rules can
be broken with impunity?'
"'Certainly not, your highness,' /
said; what is it?'
81 was coming down the corridor
this morning. he said, and in rack
on the wall l saw dozen red pals.
marked for fire only" Now, is that
right or not?'
lit is said. The sign is correct
"'Well, them he said, John (refer-
ring to keeper) must be punished. AS
stood there he came along and filled
the pals with water
He shall be executed at once,'
said, and the prince bowed with great
seriousness and walked out of the
room.
This incident illustrates trick
which few people know anything
about" continued the superintendent.
That is, there is more unconscious
humor about lot of lunatics than
there is genuine humor among sane
people. Some of the things that my
patients say and do are funnier than
any of the things read or hear from
the outside world. tell you, life isn't
so prosaic as you'd think in an insane
ncvluu -
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
MOSQUITO COMMISSIONER.
Is the Title of New Official with Ex-
traOrs;inary Powers, In
Mexico.

The following from the Venezuelan
Herald will be of interest to Vene-
zuelans:
The Mexican Central Railway COM
pany is engaged in a new experiment,
which. if it is all that is claimed for it,
will be of inestimable value o the res
idents Of this city. To show how ear
nest they are in the matter they have
created new office-that of mosquito
commissioner, and the portfolio was
awarded o Capt. George c. Sperry, SUI
perintenaent of telegraphs for The
company.
Experiments in different parts of
the United States, and in New Jersey
in particular, have demonstrated the
fact that the determination of the mos
quito can be successfully accom-
plished."
/ An exchange, in discussing the mat
ter, says:
Scientific investigation has disclosed
! the fact that few grains of perman-
ganate of potash will destroy all the
embryo mosquitoes iE very large area
! VI ii4OGpuitO swamp HC WV NShto NIl
/ acre all the mosquitoes can be killed off
for space of 30 days. and as the breed
| ing time is but two months, four cents
I Will assure protection for the entire
| year. This places it within the possi-
| biity of a state, and certainly a city,
to entirely rid itself of a great nuis-
ance.''
April and May are the two months in
which the mosquito breeds. They are
| purely local in their habits, and not
migratory, as some suppose, and they
seldom move more than hundred feet
from the place of their birth. Hence
TO eXterminate the breed in certain
locality would rid that locality CT the
pest for that season at least, and the
method of determination is so ineXpen-
sive that an entire community may be
RID Of them III q very Gn0fI pXnpnSe.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
LINCOLN WON SUCCESS.
Interesting Story of One of His Early
Victories at the Bar In
Springfield.

A suit was brought in the United
States court in Springfield. against a
citizen, for an infringement of patent
right, says Thomas Lewis Recolec-
tions of Lincoln in Leslie's Weekly.
Mr.. Lincoln was employed TO defend it.
Mr.. Lincoln went 10 the most skillful
architect in the city. inquired how he
spent his winter evenings, and received
the reply: "If times are brisk | some
times work; other times | have no
special business" Mr.. Lincoln said:
II have a patent-right case in court;
! want you as partner. and will divide
fees. | know nothing about mechan-
ics-never made ii a study. want you
TO make list of the best works on
mechanism, as don't suppose they can
be purchased here. / will furnish the
money. and you can send 10 Chicago
or New York for them. / want you
TO come to my house one night each
week and give me instruction" In a
short time he had witnesses to meet
him, and they were thoroughly drilled.
When the trial commenced Mr.. Lincoln
pun AQCSt1OnS a. bAS NJ
tions so scientifically that many wit
nesses were bothered to reply. When
his witnesses were put ON the stand,
go skillful were his questions that the
court, the jury and the bar all wondered
how "Abe" Lincoln knew so much
about mechanism. His witnesses could
reply promptly. He gained the suit
and a reputation such that Mr.. Lin
coin was retained in every patent-right
case brought into the court up to the
time he was sent to Washington. He
went TO Chicago, st. Louis, Iowa, Ohio,
Kentucky and Michigan to try patent
right cases, and the last year of his
rora nfice did LITTLE else
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
1,..or Not n Battle

Native wine is so cheap in San Fran
cisco that many restaurant-keepers
serve it with meals in lieu of tea or
coffee. if their patrons prefer it. The
clause in the war tax requiring a
stamp to be affixed to each bottle Of
wine disturbed them seriously for
awhile, until the plan was hit upon of
serving it in pitchers instead. AS the
internal revenue department. has ruled
that a pitcher is not a bottle, these
caterers get eff free of the tax.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
USED HIS uAND FOR BAIT.
ana a Shark Comes from
Diego Garcia.

An article about diving in ST. Mich
olas tells the following story about
Lambert, a famous English diver:
The fish in some waters are a hind
rance and are greatly disliked by the
diver. Perhaps the divers worst foe is
the congcr eel. This creature attacks
in swarms and is most daring and ex-
ceedingly vicious. The congers bark
like dogs, and never hesitate in the
least to bite man.
"At one time my right hand" said a
diver 10 US, was exposed for a moment
while in the water, when one of these
fierce creatures made dash for it and
took a large piece from the back of
the hand. 1t bled freely and l was
obliged to come up to the surface and
get it dressed"
''But how about the sharks? Don't
you find them troublesome
Not very. You see, sharks are like
rats; leave them alone, and they run
away if they catch sight of you. Cor
ner a shark and he will fight.
But if you want a shark story, can
give you Que OF La ne once ma Q
a thrilling fight with one at the bottom
of the Indian ocean. He had been sent
to the island of Diego Garcia t o fix cop
per sheets on a coal bunk that had
been foulcd by steamer, and was an
noyed during his operations by the
same shark for nearly a week.
The monster was temporarily
scared away, however, every time
Lambert opened the escape valve in his
helmet and allowed some air to rush
out, One day Lambert signaled TO his
attendants for big sheath knife and
a looped rope.
Having these, Lambert used his
bare hand as bait and waited until
the shark commenced TO turn on it's
back, when he stabbed it repeatedly,
passed the moose around its body and
signaled for it to be drawn up. The
diver brought home the sharks back
bone as a trophy"
MnCOrTITA HnHa TETCCTnTED
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
Old Times.

Host--Now, old boy, make yourself
comfortable and let's talk over old
times. Haven't seen each other since
we were schoolboys together. I told
sou l had married. Well, this is my
house, and my wife will be in presently.
BY the way, you once lived in Melville,
1idn't you?
Returned Traveler-Yes; lived there
some years.
Then you may have met Miss
Flirty?"
"Met her? was engaged to her But
so were all the other fellows. one at
time. What has become of her?"
''Why-er-I was just going to tell
you that she is the one l married.
Y. 7. Times.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
S,o,e , Tootb n. a souvenir.

"People chip off fragments from
eravestones, said a traveller, Ito carry
away as souvenirs, and twigs and leaves
from trees, and that sort Of thing. so
that it is sometimes necessary TO pro-
tect those objects TO save them. But
the most curious thing ever saw in the
way of souvenir grabbing was IN the
catacombs of Paris. where one OF
party of sightsecrs,. following guide
along the passages lined with human
bones, pulled out tooth from skull
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
Indians smolze Cirsrettes.

Whenever we think Of 10. the poor
Indian" we picture him in cur minds
as smoking the picturesque pipe Of
peace" yet to-day we find him snok-
ing cigarettes. 1t is enough to make
Iecumseh, Samoset and the rest Of the
old-time braves rise from their graves
with flourish Of the ton,ahawll and q
varwhoop It is a question how the
tpaches and Navajos Of the southwest
ern reservation acquired this habit.
Some say it was their association with
the Mexican tribes, who learned cigar
etete making from the Spanish. Others
attribute th~ir downfall to the cow
bows. But however they came by the
habit they do not smoke paper cigar
cites. They simply gather up Indian
corn husks and 1:<ytkem. When cigar
cite is wanted the dried husk is thor
oughly wet in water, the tobacco placed
on it and the husl rolled up.-N. Y,
Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
,,.e,,o, propelled by Air.

The latest lifeboat, which is sala 70
have been approved by the British adj
miraIty. % carries three long t cylinders. ID RS.
into which 100000 cubic feet OF 5 a'r
can la, be compressed This air will dive
&c sn.ro,t u ~ Il miles an hour for six hours
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
remner ns am Innuence on voice.

Temper. says an authority. has I'M
mense influence on the tone of the sing
ing voice. An ill-natured or querulous
berson will invariably have a catllke
quality 10 the voice. which is perceptl-
bic in singing quite as much as in speak
ing,
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
A Royal Linguist.

The crown prince Of Siam, who can
write fuently in three European Ian
guages, is a boy author of some note'
He has written several stories for CD IL
dren's magazines published in Lng'ano'
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
Asparagus for Fodder.

Asparagus is so plentiful on the Rus
sian stePpes that the cattle eat it like
grass. The seeds are sometimes dried
and used as substitute for coffee.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
co,,nosed by Royalty.

frederick the Great composed the
.,fo.obe Peal" the national anthem of
cnain and Pedro 1. Of Rrazil, the
.Hvmno Constitutional" tbe national
air of Portugal.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-08
Pearl Divers D.x.s work.

A pearl diver considers ii good days
work if be collects anything over 200
shells. A thousand shells is the record
of one day.