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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

How'd yon like to be the icrmau:''
Snyder. the calculating barber. vas ar-
iistically executing Il quickstrp uu thr
razor strop when the above Little III ir
tloated in from the busy thuruugAaarc
causing a smile of contempt to III
across his features. THAT Simply
makes me weary" he remarked. as
with a flourish he daubed the patrons
face. You hear that latest acquisj-
ton in the way of slang phrases re
peated by men of every station, jus
rs if the iceman's lot was an earthly
paradise. As a matter Of fact. the in
diyidual who embarks on a career
which involves the marketing of con
gcaled moisture doesn't have TO run
around searching for his troubles. How
many people, do you suppose, ever
think of the amount of money thai
drips right out of the iceman'S hands
when the sun beats down on his heay-
lily loaded wagon? Don't amount 10
much, ELI? Well. you'll change YOU"
opinion when ! bring up few figures
for your consideration. Starting oU
with a ton Of ice, | estimate that melt
ing alone causes a dead loss OF about
100 pounds to the dealer This doeSu'
seem much, but when you calculate
that about 1000 wagons Il day right
here in town lose that amount the iig-
ures are amazing. one hundred thga-
sand pounds at, say, 10 cents per hUu-
dred. runs up the tidy sum of SluU
Three hundred and siXty-fiye time.
500 gives us the annual loss locally %.
$50. 800. Takes little nerve, doesn.
il, to be an iceman? Then, II duriu.
the summer these drippings could rt
collected, ! figure that they'd supply
all the hospitals in town with Ice WI
ter baths for sunstruck patients Fro
en- into a solid lump, if the entire Of
these dlippings could be collected, /
figure as "A 10-Story building. Then
again, the waste when the cakes ~.
cut Is enormous, to say nothing Of
what vaniShes into the air when the
ice is whisked clean with q brush
broom. But without going into furthe"
details. | think you'll agree that the
man who peddles lee has enough trcu
bic 10 worry him into an carly grave.
! TonicY Philadelphia Record.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
WOMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES.
indulge In No Greater Exercise Than
Driving or shopping.

Inc aristocratic Philippine matror
and her daughters indulge in no great
er bodily exercise, If they can help it
'han that required for driving or shop
ping. But the peasant women shares
hef husbands work, whatever it may
De- laboring at the plow behind an un
galnly carabao twater-buffalol in the
paddy-field, or helping to pole a huge
iofcha, or cocoanut raft up or down
the river, besides attending to her do
nestle cares. And | take pleasure in
saying that, whatever its proprietor ;
rank or station the native Philippine
hlpa nut Is invariably a marvel of
neatness ana cleanliness as to lis In
terror; FAR superior in this respect
the average Spanish dwelling hoaSe. ),
II tIlat OF merchants CLERK or thu
the governor general. So far as the lat
ter are concerned, a decent servant glll
such as are employed in America ana
England, would not be content to re
maih in one two days.
Hundreds of girls are employed in
the great cigar factories. and others in
the converts labor TO weave the far
famed pima lace of the Philippines.
several n Il time squatting on the floor
around a single frame, picking and
manipulating with deft fingers the in
hnlteSimally delicate hbers. Some
times they work for months to com
plete single mantilla or handkpr-
chlef. These native women are rarely
employed by the European residents
as domestic servants. except in The
capacity OF lady's maid or children's
nurse, and even these positions are Of
ten occupied by boys They are very
unreliable, and the utter absence Of
the sense of gratitude, so characters
ne OF the entire Philippine race. rem
ders 1t an almost hopeless aud very cN-
aSpefa.hg task to attempt TO train
them as servants. Their only redeem
ing feature is their sense of absolute
personal cleanliness. but in spite of
this many European women prefer 70
so 10 the expense and trouble of inn
porting a Chinese anna from HoNa
Kong or Canton IN Their than to intIWst
her children to the care of native
girl; although when in her own cap
city as q mother the Filipino. so G..
as observation goes. leaves nothing ID
be desired Woman's Home C0mpa.-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
lie WIS Balznc's Nalct.

When Balzac was in Russia in the
palace of Wierzchownic, domestic
then serf, was appointed especially
TO serve him. He is a very old mau
hut his mind is clear today. ana this *
what he says of Balzac;
"Do | remember him? Why. pcfcgf-
ly, | was his valet during the entire
read his books, People say that they
are very interesting | don't know il
they are | don't like to read. TIL
reason is. suppose, that | don't knew
how.
You can say to anybody who asks
noe what know of Mr.. Balzac that hl
was a good man. He was polite Kind
and never angry. Oh, ii was pleas
IRE TO be his servant! He did not wan
much, and he was glad if | did amy
thing for him. He knew only one Rus
sian word. This was 'oguia. willie.
means fire.
HE wanted n fire in his room e.
the time. That man worked all nigh
ana slept late in the daytime. lIr real
read. wrote, wrote. After dinner Dr.
talked for hours to Mime, TIauska w',
became his wife and her daughtJr
Countess Niniszech.
cot course we were aStonished IT,
see q great lady like Nine lluuska SO
attentive to Il mere writer People who
write books are common people. ati@
all. aren't they? But for q long time
we thought he was great uoiliwuW
Of France, Then we heard that tlitrr
was to be a marriage, ANA we under
stood For It Is permissible fo p 2ro
lady TO be capriciouS. IS il nott
"Oh. his trade wasn't IN bis favor. II
was the trade of lazy. useless mnu
Of course. But he was well bred
When visitors came to the palace hc
knew how 10 behave. He was queer
as most foreigners are. He didn't like
cabbage soup He drnul bouillm
Think of it! Bouillon, Aud he never
drank whisky. | hear that they are
raising statues to him IN France. Com
zeal, those Frenchmen are, he was y
good, amiablc man Bur statues ta
him-excusc me II / laugh New
York Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
MAN HAS NO SENTIMENT.
THEREFORE, HE MAKES THE
BEST TYPEWRITER.
The SLOW. but Sure Worker, Is Bet
ter In the Long Run Than
the SNOWY and the
speedy One.

There are tyewriters and type
writer's" observed a department off
elal to a Washington Star reporter,
"Some are good, very good; and some
are bad, very bad; but they all go to
make I'D a class. A good typewriter
is a comfort and a blessing for every
minute in the seven-hour day of de-
partment life, and the bad typewriter
IS bad every minute of the same time.
By Il popularity of the law making
the appropriations, the bad typewriter
draws as much salary as the good
one. though the latter stands the bet
ter chance in the way of promotion,
which is so slow as to be dScourag-
ing. ! have had and now have some
of both kinds with me and. while one
haStens the work. the other CORE
spondingly holds it back. 1t is no
special advantage TO have type
writer who is phenomenally rapid
unless she or he is at the same time
clean in the work. The bad type
writer writes at an alarming speed,
but more than counterbalances il by
the time spent in making erasureS,
putting in words that have been left
out and cleaning up the work gener-
ally. The bad typewriter is often per-
sonaly more agreeable person that
the other kind and his or her errors
are overlooked and no notice taken of
the time that is taken up in making
corrections and comparing the work.
My observation is (and l have had
4 great deal of opportunity to observe
after fifteen years experience with
them that what is known as the me.
dunn typewriter is the best in the
amount of work that IS turned out
The typewriter that loads up a ma
chine with erasers, rubbers and pa-
per and the like is one that should ~.
avoided il it is possible to do so. 4
slow writer seldom has amy use fof
such accessories. and as eraSing IS
slower than writing it is best to So
cure the writers who do not use theI.
Niuety-nine out of every hundred ar-
y
by too much speed, which, in ~,
opinion, is but another word for cal
lesSuess think ] have observed nj"
other thing carefully enough to
press in opinion on the subject, 2"'
that is the older the typewriter 1.
BETTER mean the writer, not the
chine. For instance wri'yr
years of age can be depended upon
turn out more perfect work in /: L.
en- time than Il 20-ycal-old writ.
though the latter may have the M
speed as far as actual writing is c.
ccned. II is not rapid larsts Of Su
or grandSand finishes HAT count .
is the writer Who STAYS there, ana II
as good and correct IN the last hi
of the day as in the first half.
other words, like in everything 0.t
horSc-racing. reliability Is better Ia
speed alone, and reliability docSn.
hurt a horse, either"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

Recently the household furnitur.
pictures. books and curioS that uC
longed TO the late Alexander Her"
mann were sold nj auction in the " 4
avenue art galleries, New York. 1't
articles of the greatest interest i'm
collection were the works of arr H,a
bits of bric-a-brac that the great |
gician had picked up during his tire
els in foreign countries. Many OF thv~
brought large prices, and there wa.
spirited bidding also on the few pir0
of legerdemain apparatus That WEE
exhibited for sale, says the Drama
Mirror. In the crowd of buyers W
10 bc seen a number Of prominent '."-
atrical people and many collectors
Curios
The first days sale was not altOgrtD-
er satisfactory to Nine. Herm"n"
and a number of articles We're bid '
by her TO save them from sacrifice
many buyers found bargains IN -
of this. Two pairs Of silk stockil"
once iu the wardrobe of Empress 81
'"'Nb 'L MtAlCp, were sun lol ''''''t 40
Swiss carved jewel box brought on
$500, and valuable canes. swords aa
daggors went for prices ridiculonSlr
low
On the second and third afteruoaa
i0r larger assemblages were preScp
and much higher figures obtained. THE
carved pieces OF furniture, jewels ANA
watches that had been presented to th
magician by various royal PERSONS
were keenly sought after, and many
them sold for sums far above their i1
utnsic value The collection was ya
uod 0y Hermann at 100000 but 70 ).
doubtful if takings at the auction cam.
Within many thousand dnllar 90.
Reaching that figure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

The present emperor Of Germany
made a long stay at the llfracmuhe
hotel in North Devon % years ago He
was anything but popular for al
though he was then quite a youth. he
maintained an attitude OF extreme
hauteur toward every one with whom
he came IN contact Only one person
over succeeded in penetrating his frig
ia reserve. and that was the attendant
at the Tunnel swimming bath
where the prince went Tor his morn
ing swim The famous bath at the b.
fracomhp hotel was not built an th
time. This attendant was a tyuical
Devouiau shrewd, CHEEKY iUnuyeu
dent. and every day, when the prince
came 70 the bath, he, obiyious Of ROY
al etiquette. bade him hearty "Go.a
mornu receiving nothing lmi .
chilling stare by way Of reply. NmI
Ing dauuie1, on the third morning .
man supplemented his greeting u
the romark. 1T be the custom iu
country for folks 10 answer WHOM F.
body says Good marnn' 10 un Il
prince stared for moment at the af
dacious native, laughed good
". and promptly saluted him ana fro
that time the morning greeting Wa
never passed unacknoWlcdgcd Ion
don sketch
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

In the whole wide world there is na'
q class Of people TO be found who
fict severer punishment upon th
selves than the Cards Of Cent
America. Their religion. which is n"
of the most peculiar Kind, drma
seIf-punjshment for sins Intentional.
or Internationally committed.
The punishment takes the form
starvation and close confinement
If the sin be in the form of
no matter whether it Is calculated 1,
frfure another or not, the sinner 90
without either food or drinks for thf.
DAYS at the end OF which it is helies"
flat the offender has paid the pcna.
for lbs or her sin.
Rlasphemiua and using bad lam
cuago + punishable 10y absolute star
walton for two days. Assault. drn
cnpess and other serious sins rail to'
four DAYS starvation for one wcrh
three DAYS starvation for the sccon'
week. aud two days starvation for tln
third week, ana one days starvation i
the fourth week.
All SINS are punished with siarya
lion. FOR chat reason crime is yau
low among the Caribs, who are amen.
tic beuf behaved and most truthful
neople In the world -Pearson's Wceh
"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14


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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
GEN. OTIS AS AN EDITOR.
"What n Great Desk Editor Was Lost in
This Same General"

80 you're correspondent are
your said General Otis, comblng
his flowing whiskers with one hand
and cycling the sunburned young man
| before him
Eyes. general"
"And you wish 10 send this dispatch
about our glorious yictory2"
The young man merely bowed. In
the presence of the great it is well TO
| be meek
The ear of the Philippines took up
| the dispatch and his whiskers took M
4 curl of disdain.
"A Squdd of our soldiers captured
| two insurgents Just outside the city.
The prisoners say Agunaldo's men
have every confidence in his ability 10
whip the Americans or hold them IN
check as he did the Spaniards, and
| that there is no truth in the rwnorS
| that his men are deserving him in large
numbers. The proclamation of Gen
| eral Otis offerings $50 to every insurS-
ent who gives up his rifle, they declar
ed, has had no effect on the natives.
Ivy are NOT HHAlOuS 10 give up NIltA'
arms even on these terms. II General
Otis pursues his present policy There
is little hope that the war will be end
ed inside of two years
Nothing was heard but the cracking
of the generals whiskers as they
curled tighter.
orderly" he finally called when he
had recovered his voice, bring me my
biggest blue pencil, I'll teach 'em to
round robin me-"
The correspondent left him ut work,
Later this cable was sent
"A small squad of our soldiers cap
tured 200 insurgents. Prisoners SAY
Aguinaldos men have no confidence in
his ability to whip the Americans, or
even 10 hold them in check, rs he did
the SpaniardS. His men are deserving
linn in large numbers. The proclama-
ton of Gen. Otis offering 500 to every
insurgent who gives up his rife. they
declared. has had its effect They are
anxious to give up their arms without
these terms. IT, Gen. Otis pursues ha
present policy there is every hone tht
the war viii be ended inside OF tive
months"
"Ah"' said the correspondent, vino
stood in with the operator, 'whn q
great desk editor was lost in this same
Gen. Otis Boston Traveller.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

= A0i always possible 70 choose
!. ssf af two evils Take the case
y twins Puck.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
Eamnrknhle Trlenhnn

now telephone viii So ly h-
placed before the public. u in
-A -ang merit IS that 1t enal .r-
Forsat'un TO be conducted Wi MT hp
Le.@ ry Of the listener ha ln
instrument DO his ears A ~ a-
0F" Of .aa Daily Chronicle
'.' When some eyperim wnr"
mod. with one Of the u. surs
ana Heoch was clearly heaa sh
VARIOUS r.>istances at a. ~
'..T'E tgat-Loudon Cbronir
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

Oa whg protested the ]. Fish.
va au aat so~
nsa" replied the Fish.
. Euday"
PIE teaches that cast try is
2. TO -e something Of the Tor If
~ most any cd deed Detroit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

It's all very well for a tailor 10 pa
the latest wrinkles into your suit a.
long as they don't make a point Of al
pearing up the middle OF the back
Philadelphia Record.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
nj. Arfnl Pun.

I.oveioy fas he IS about 10 leave
after his rcjecti0n)-Come, Miss Spurn
or help me on with my oyerco8t
since you can not be my wife. you may
h laast be assistcr to me.-Spare so.
neuts
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
N1cHoL THE MAN.
Marion and Monroe Republican, Nom.
mate Him for senator.

Abba, Aug. 31.-(Special.)-Th re-
publicans of the Marion-Monroe sena-
torial district met, in delegate conven-
ton in this city yesterday. The meet
ing was called to order shortly after
II o'clock. o. G. Palmer, chairman of
the republican county central commit
tee of Monroe, called the meeting to
order, aud he named DIR. j. w. Finnar-
ty, of Knoxville, as the temporary
chairman. l., r. johnson, of Knox
vile, was selected as the secretary.
The meeting adjourned at noon, after
selecting committees and met again at
/ o'clock. The committees made their
reports, the committee on permanent
organization naming the temporary
officers as permanent. The credentials
committee found that Marion county
had fourteen votes and Monroe county
nine, and that there was full repre-
sentation. After the reports the roll
of counties was called and C. NJ For
rest placed in nomination w. A. Nichol
of this city, as the candidate for sena-
torial honors. On behalf of the re-
publicans of Marion county ]. +.
Mentzer seconded the nomination and
a motion then prevailed to suspend all
rules and nominate Mr.. Nichols by ac-
clamation. Some rousing speeches
were made by Messrs. Finnarty, Mich
oil and L. B. Ruckmap, of Marion
county. Resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing .the state and national plat
FORMS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
SPEECH BY HEBRON
Says Treason Has been Committed by
the Rrenident

f b
Des Moines, Aug. 31.--George D.Her-
ron, in his speech before the Iowa pop
ulist convention yesterday, declared
that actual treason in the Philippine
war has been committed by President
Mckinley; that all governments in all
time have been simply the oppressors
of the people; that the American peo-
pie have been periured and betrayed as
a nation by their government; that
we are today engaged ina war of con
quest and commercialism against a
people who are fighting for the same
thing our forefathers fought for at
Valley Forge; that the real traitors in
America are not the men who speak
against imperialism, but the CONNER
cial classes whose wealsling and plant
tool the president is.
Heron in an. interview said he will
remain as professor of applied Chris
tianity in Iowa college. He stated that
the board of trustees has dropped the
matter entirely. This comes direct
in the face of the reported agreement
made by President Gates to see that
Heron was removed.
Professor Heron predicted that Nc
kinley would be reelected without a
doubt in 1900. He stated that while
anti-imperialistic sentiment is growing
rapidly it will not be strong enough to
overthrow the present administration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
A FoRGER Us INDICTED.
Frank zenor, Whose Daring Forgeric.
Caused a Seusation, VIII be Tried,

Nevada. Aug. 31.-Frank Zenor, the
daring young man who perpetrated
two skillful forgeries, one upon j. A.
of this city, and the other
upon parties in Boone, was indicted by
the grand jury Tuesday afternoon.
Since his fight, to Nebraska and sub
scquent capture by the authorities In
Omaha on information furnished by
the clever work of Mr.. Fitchpatrick.
Zenor has been languishing in the coun-
ty bastile. His trial promises to be
one of the most Interesting and sensa-
tional ones held before this district
tribunal in many years, for certainly
the crime as alleged, in point of cool
ness. in conception and execution, is
almost unsurpassed. 1t is not yet an
nounced whether the case will be heard
this term OF court or next, The grand
jury also found an Indictment against
William Turner, the man who was
caught in the act Of picking the pocket
of Mrs. Nettie Peterson, of Milwaukee,
during the county fair.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
m'KlNLEx TO THE cuBAss.
Full Text of the proclamation Order-
Ing n Censns Of the Island.

Havana, Cuba. Aug. Ex-Governor
General Brooke has received the fol-
lowing proclamation from the presi-
dent:
Executive Mansion. Aug. II, $780,.
To the People of Cuba. The disorgan-
lied condition of your island resulting
from the war and The absence of any
generally recognized authority aside
from the temporary military control
of the United States have made it nee
essary that the United States should
follow the restoration of order and
peaceful industry by giving its assist
ance and supervision TO the successive
steps by which yon will proceed TO
the establishment Of an effective sys-
TEN of self-government.
"As a preliminary step in the per-
formance of this. duty / have directed
that a census of the people OF Cuba be
taken and have appointed competent
and disinterested citizens of Cuba as
enumerators and supervisors.
1T is important for the proper ar
rangement of your new government
that the information sought shall be
fully and accurately given, and / re-
quest that by every means in your
power you aid the officers appointed in
the performance of their duties.
William Mckinley"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
Alnm1, nltlon for Roer..
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY. )
Employe of Burlington Railrond KILL
ed by an Unknown Assaflaut

Whitehall. H.. Aug. ;3l.-shortly af-
ter noon yesterday n robbcr attacked
A. j. Allen. employed at the Buh'line-
ton reservoir. two and one haif miles
north OF this city, and secured what
money he had on his person.
brakeman Terry, OF LEGAL freight,
noticed the apparently lifclsss- body,
lying in the doorway. and at the Louis
lana crossing three young men wer>.
sent back to investigate.
1t was evident that Allen was in the
act of scoopins coal into the furnace
when pouneed upon by the: robbsr,
who struck him on the top of the head
with coal hammer, fracturing the
skull, and making his escape.
Aliens body was brought to town
by section men, where all efforts to
arouse consciousness failed. and he
died at 10 o'clock last night without
uttering word.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
COPY OF PROCLAMATION.
Ga
The Paper Which Freed Guam From
the YokesofsSpaii.

Baltimore. Aug. 30.- By Associated
.Press.l-A copy OF eproclamation of
Captain Lears. U. S. N, on assuming
the goyerDorship Of the,e island of
Guam. has been received here. 1t de-
clares all the political power exercised
by the clergy abolished and freedom of
worship established. 1t says that all
lands and property. rights and privi-
leges held by Spain are vested in the
United States. The existing laws not
in conflict with the terms of the proc
lamation are continued in force. All
persons are called OH tnrender prompt
obedience with view of securing
happiness. and prosperity under the
free flag of the United States.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doinss of Ea.wkeye aresidents at the
NaGIOn,a Capital

Washington, Aug. S1.-Henryi NJ.
Krouse, of Eldora, Iowa. has been APP
pointed teacher ut the Uintah Indian
school in Utah.
Fannie Il. Steadman has been com-
missioned postmaster at Delphos.
BY direction of. the assistant secre-
tary of war, Sergeant Edwin NJ. Ross,
Corporal William J.. Jeffers and Pri-
yate Ernest G.. Bond, of Company NJ,
Fifty-frst, Iowa volunteer infantry,
now at San Francisco. Cal, are dis
charged, as their services are no long
er required.
Iowa Pensions: Original BENZ. G.
Cunningham. Hampton, SIS: Geo. w.
Lamasters. Creston.3 So; Memo j. A.
Bronson, : (dead), New Hartford, Sc;
lncrease-John H. Hailey, Hopeville,
$1s to $14: David Carver. Inwood, $50.
Original widows-Liddy A. Wickham,
Belmond, IS; Mary e. Hendry, Neola,
So.