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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
WHERE LABOR is PRIVILEGED.

Scientific American.
" A-gfadt MISUNDERSTANDING 1TrtsI"g' n
Dayton, O., notified its employees that
henceforth preference will be given
to young applicants for employment
who have had kindergarten train
ing, aud after 1919 no applications
for employment will be considered
unless the applicant has had kim
dergarten training. The company
has conducted kindergartens for the
benefit of children Of their employees
for number of years and has OBJ
served the results. The educational
classes and other enterprises which
have been carried on for the benefit
of the employees has resulted, in six
years, in completely transforming II
poor factory suberb into pretty
residence district If corporations
would emulate the Dayton expert
mrnt. they would find that in IA few
years all the money they had iuves-
ted was returned 10 them. 1t does
not need u statesman to see that
social disorders which are liable to
cost So much in the end can be cured
at the root by properly educating the
less fortunate citizens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
MONOTONOUS MEALS.
The Same Food Day After Day Becomes
Very Tiresome.

To live on exactly the same food
without the slightest change from day
to day and year 10 year, would seem
TO the average observer a very monot-
onous proceeding indeed, but, never
theless, this course has been adopted
by several eccentric people, who.
strange to say. have thriven wonder
fully on the same.
certain Frenchman dined for -
years on the same dish every day of
his life-namely, "Boeuf la mode"
the meat being accompanied by pota-
toes bread. and a flask of claret.
Throughout the whole of the time
mentioned. except when sick and diff
ferent food was prescribed by the doe
tor, he stuck to this regimen, and, Gu
riOusly enough. never appeared to tire
of it.
The same extraordinary method was
adopted by resident in Bristol dur
ing the early part of the century,
though in his case n beefsteak was
substituted for the other dish. The
number Of steaks which he must have
consumed in the 40 years during which
he persisted in his eccentricity must
have amounted to something stipend
Gus. and one may conceive that at the
end Of his life he was more like an
OK than a mai. we -'''' ''''' 49, '-'''
A gentleman known to the writer
has suDsisted on nuts, and nuts alone
for a considerable number of years
He AYERS that "A great deal of n0urish-
ment is derived from these articles
and that he has never had days i'll
ness since he adopted his remarkable
regimen. Nuts are excellent things in
their way. and perhaps the best part
of a good dinner is the walnut and
wine" section; but walnuts for break
fast, supper, lunch and dinner will
strike the average man as slightly
monOtonous. The writer himself
would certainly not undertake such a
course of food for nuts"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
Drowned in Wyoming.

The particulars of the drowning of
the two boys Richard r. James and
Lorin Holman at Kemmerer, Wyo., is
thus given in the Camera of Friday.
May II.
On Wednesday morning while
Thomas Mehan, driver of the delivery
wagon Of X. A. Keenan,, was starting
90 trip TO North kemmerer, Lorin
Holman and Dick James jumped into
the wagon for ride. AS was his GUS
tom, Tom drove to the river and began
TO ford it just below the bridge in
order to let the horses drink. The
river had raised considerably during
the night, but not thinking its condi-
ton at all dangerous, he urged the
team into the swift current with the
expectation of reaching the opposite
bank in safety. When in the center
of the stream the horses were carried
off their feet and in endeavoring to
swim upset the wagon and threw out
the occupants.
Mr.. Mehan instantly took in the sit
uatiOn and used every effort to save
der, ~if0 was nearest hin Wnefi the,
wagon overturned. but to no avail
His heavy clothing became water
soaked and he sank with the boy in
his grasp, and only loosened his hold
to save himself when he saw there was
no hope of rescuing the lad.
q Both boys floated for some little
distance before they sank, and had
assistance been at hand they could
undoubtedly have been saved.
a searching party with a boat ex-
amined the river for several hours in
the vicinity of the accident, but dis
covered nothing. At length, j. l..
Ewing and T.. Swayze, who were man
ming the boat, decided to drift down
the stream and examine the eddies
and turns, but on reaching the railroad
bridge the swift current dashed the
boat against the piers and wrecked it,
the occupants barely escaping with
their lives
Work was then begun on the con
struction of another boat, and active
search for the balance Of the day was
deferred until its completion.
On the following morning the bod
Of Dick James was recovered by two
Austrians who found it in a clump OF
willows short distance below the
foot bridge. The remains were taken
to the undertaking parlors of Frank
| Curtis and there prepared for burial.
Although searching parties have
! been at work since the accident, and
| liberal rewards offered by Mayor
| keenan, and others, the body of Lorin
| Holman has as yet not been recovered
The rapid rising of the river will be
great impeachment to their success.
Dick James was the youngest son OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. James, and was
born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and
would have been l. years of age
| September 9, 1899.
Both boys were bright and manly
fellows and loved by all who knew
them. Their sad and sudden demise
has cast u gloom over the entire com.
munity, which will take some time tc
| dispel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

Among the many curious specimens
of the vegetable kingdom found in
South Africa is plant, known to the
botanists as the auragil aliens, which
is easily acclimatcd wherever there is
no frost This valuable plant is cult
waited in New Zealand with great care
and on a large scale. for it has the
singular property Of destroying the
moths that infcst vegetation. It pro-
duceS large number of whitish flow
ers of an agreeable odor, which at
tract insects. On a summer evening
may bc seen bushes of the auragia COW
cred with moths, which by the follow
ing morning have quite disappeared.
The action of the flower is quite me-
chanical the calyX is deep. and the
nectar for which the moth risks its
frail life is placed at the base of the
tube. Attracted by the sight and the
powerful perfume of this nectar. the
poor moth penetrates into the calyx
andpushes forward its proboscis to get
the precious food, but as ii reaches the
goal of its ambition it is seized by two
solid jaws that guard the passage and
that keep the insect prisoner until II
dies
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
PASSING OF THE DRUNkhRD

Mexico lMo) Ledger
1t is gratifying to know that the
drunkard is fast becoming IA relic of
the past and that year by year in;oX-
icants are being less used. Man is
coming to realization of the fact
that whiskey is not good for him.
This is apparent in our own midst,
where it is reported on good author
itv that two saloons will soon retire
from business from lack Of patronage.
As long as there is a demand for Ii
quor there will be supply, but the
day will come when the demand Will
not warrant its sale MoslemS are
deuomiuated heatheus. but they do
not drink. A Mohammedan's creed
prevents his use of intoXicauts. The
traveller in Moslem countries is
struck with the absence of the saloon
aud the druukard, for which the fol-
lowers Of the prophet are to be COM
mended if for nothing else. France,
Germany and the United States
are the leading wine, beer and
whiskey drinking countries and our
own republic will be the first to fore
60 the evil Then will the world
grow better in this particular spot.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
About Sir Henry Hawkins.

The resignation in England of Sir
Henry Hawkins. one of the wittiest
and most noted Judges of the day, has
given rise to many anecdotes He is
a man who believes in stern Justice
and always sentenced criminals to the
full extent of his power "Oh, my
lord whined a Swiudler whom he had
just given seven years. I'm never live
half of that time" The judge took
another look at him ana answered:
81 don't think it is at all desirable
that you should"
on another occasion the usual for
mality was gone through of asking
prisoner who had been found guilty
if he had anything to say Striking
a theatrical posture and with his right
hand in the air, the man exclaimed:
May the Almighty strike me dead II
| don't speak the truth | am inno-
cent of this crime" Judge Hawkins
said nothing for a minute. Then, af-
ter glancing'at the clock, he observed,
in his most impressive tones: Since
the Almighty has not thought tit to
intervene | will now proceed to pass
sentence"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
N. TREWEEK.
Rear of City Hail.
Mineral Point Wis.

\ GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED everywhere
for "rhe story ot the Philippines by
Nurat liza stead, commissioned by the Govern
muut as Official Historian 20 the War Depart
mtut lrv book was written iu army camps st
san Francisco. on ne PaCihC with Gen. Merritt,
iO the hospitals at Honolulu. TN Hong Kong in
the American trenches az Manila, Il, the tnsur~
gent camps with AgunSiao, CA the deck Of
tie go the fall OF Manila. R1uauRa for agents.
Brimtui 40 original pictures taken by govern
Wtnt photographers on thr spot Large book
Low prices, Bix profits. Freight paid. Credit
given. prop sil trashy unofficial war books
OUTFIT FRYE Address, r. q Barber, Sec y, star
Insurance Ridg., Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

\ unique feature Of Norway's stand
ing army is corps of skaters armed
with rifles. who can be Unanswered
upon ice or over the snow fields Of the
mountains with rapidity equal to
that of the best trained cavalry.
The skates used are admirably
adapted for travelling over rough and
broken ice or frozen snow. being SIX
inches broad and between nine and ten
inches long
In ascending steep slopes the men
take a zig-Zag course lacking up the
mountain side as 20 ship does against
a head wind.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
TRIBUNE MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MAY 1899
FREE sPEEcH-FREE ADMISSION

Everybody invited and will be
welcome, at the Good Templar Hall,
Friday evening, May 26th, when the
Rev. G. II. Everett will give a great
moral lecture, which it will profit
every one to heAr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

A chameleon. when blinlfolded can
not change its color. When not blind
folded and left in p cool dark place
il assumes a grayish tint When
light is admitted. the chameleon's color
changes TO brown dark green or bloed-
red, according 10 the intensity Of the
light
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

THE sudden death Of Roswell +
Flower, ex-governor of New York
and at one time much talked OF as a
democratic nominee for the presi-
dency, recalls the fact that he was
one Of the organizers of the gigantic
steel trust which democratic papers
and speakers have characterized as
republican institution,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
GIVE Admiral Dewey a rest.

AMoNG the Industries hourishing
in the I[londike is the manufacture
of bogus nuggets TO catch outsiders.
Promoters up there find something
to Occupy the long winter evenings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

THE average cost Of the coffee inn
ported to this country the past year
was a trihe under six cents per
pound. Somebody, somewhere, is
making big margin when it is i'm
possible to get a really fine coffee for
five times the money.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

THE naming Of TIA New York trip
lets Dewey, Sampson and Schley
won't end the Sampson-Schley con-
troversy. There will be squalls
which will probably involve little
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

Mr.. BRYAN lays stress upon the
fact that there are more silver men
in. New York.aqd PENNSYLVANIA than
in Nebraska. While on this subject
he might mention that New Gork's
majority for Mckinley was 26S,i69
and Pennsylvania 295.072.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

TINS week the members of the
democratic national cOmmitte are
holding conference in st. Louis. II
may be rightly termed rs as special
gathering for the purpose Of seorch-
ing for an issue, as by so doing the
present committee members are but
maintaining the splendid reputation
their party has achieved as phan-
tom chaser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

UNTIL congress has met or some
other means have been devised to
bring it within the possession of our
flag aud citizenship, Porto Ricans are
without couutry--at least a mother
country, To take care of it This is
because the natives have not yet
been declared citizens Of this coun-
try, and by the signing of the peace
protocol, their allegiance to Spain
was forever terminated. They are
wondering where they are at.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

~ Hanscom Il Go ,,ll real W Z.
paper 10
Evening star., 1899-03-20
OLD BASE BALL PARK,
RumOr That 1t Was Purchased n,
Railway Syndicate Denied

Mr.. o. T. Crosby. who has been out of the
city for several days. was in his office Sat
urday, and authorized Star reporter to
make positive denial of the recently pub
lished statement that the portion of square
6IS on North Capitol street, formerly the
Capitol Base Ball Park, recently transfer
red. had been purchased by the interests
with which he is identified. According TO
the published statement, the purpose of the
purchase was to secure site for a central
power STATEN, from which the electric cur
rent could be obtained to operate a proposed
system of street railroads As already
stated in The Star, the plan has not been
changed of making the plant of the Poto-
mae Electric Power Company I'm George
town the central power station of the sys-
tenn referred to.
1t Is generally believed in well-informed
circles that the old base ball park prop
erty vas purchased by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, and that other
squares in the same locality have been and
are being acquired by the same corpora
ton. As was published In The Star, Ii Is
the opinion that these acquisitions of land
are for the purpose of improving the freight
and other terminal facilities of the Balti-
more and Ohio road In this city.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
98c. Wrappers, 69c.

A. Leitz, ]. ]. Nicholson, Richard Hardesty
jr., ]. NJ. Ryon and w. w. Phelps
A verdict fixing the crime on Berry was
soon reached. and he was taken on a spe-
cial train to Marlboro, where he was lodged
in Jail.
At the inquest DIR. Ryon told of the
brutal manner in which Miss Mary Clarke
had been beaten, and said her face had
been hammered so that she could not be
recognized. The prisoner, whose manner
was decidedly changed. admitted to the
jury that he was the murderer. He told the
jury that he planned the attack three DAYS
before, but not until Saturday night did
he get an opportunity to carry out his de-
signs. The women had fused" with him.
he said. and had gotten after him several
times. He had become angry, and he knew
OF no other way to get even with them.
Sheriff Robey reached Marlboro during
the afternoon, and when he received his
instructions from Judge Merrick he drove
to this city, with the prisoner handcuffed
to himself. 1t was about IL o'clock when
Berry was finally landed in the Baltimore
jail.
There was no demonstration against the
prisoner at Marlboro. The crowd that had
gathered at the county seat was an orderly
one. and many of them declared the pris-
oner was not In danger, as the county court
Will meet early in April. Judge Merrick
however, had had other experiences in such
cases, and he concluded that the Baltimore
jail was more secure than the little prison
at Marlboro.
Evening star., 1899-03-20

Mr. Benjamin Manner of Bowie reached
the house.
WHO committed the crme?' one citizen
asked another. but nobody ventured a re-
sponse.
Although every effort was made to d.
vert suspicion from the boy, those who
gathered at the house naturally suspected
le was the crimina.. Miss Mary Clarke
had died before the arrival of DIR. Ryon,
and the doctor gave his whole attention
y Miss Annie as quickly as possible. When
he had succeeded in easing her pain he
thought 1t would be well to learn her
story of the crime, as it might assist In
the capture of the guilty person.
Miss Annie was true to her promise, and,
N keeping with the oath she had made, she
vas willing to shield the boy If she could
10 so without telling an untruth. She had
sent him for some quinine, she told the doc
tor, as Berry had stated to the constable.
out she would not say he was absent at the
time the crime was committed. After
evading the doctors questions Miss Clarke
finally said:
A Sacred Oath.
Doctor. I am under a sacred oath not to
tell"
Did you take that oath to save your
own life?" the doctor asked.
YES SIR" was her frank response.
Then" remarked the doctor, 4 can
name the person who did it. 1t was John
Berry"
In anOtner room Jonn Derry was
questioned, and he told a story of the
crime which appeared to have been agreed
upon by Miss Annie and himself before he
went for the neighbor, the doctor and the
priest.
r. Il had been sent to Collington for some
quinine," he said 'and when l returned
the crime had been committed
He produced the quinine bottle, and said
he had taken some of the medicine to
steady his nerves, because, he said, he al
most tainted when he saw the blood. His
watch was found on the floor in a pool Of
blood This, he was quick to explain, had
been left hanging on the wal, and he sup
posed it had been knocked down during
the struggle.
1t was about O'Clock in the morning that
Berry was put under arrest and securely
handcuffed. When made a prisoner he
weakened and admitted that he had COM
mitted the crime.
Confirmation by Miss Clarke.
1t is probably fortunate for the prisoner
that there was not big crowd of citizens
about the house when he made the confess
sion. Miss Clarke learned of the boys ad-
missions and she corroborated him, his con-
fession absolving her from the conditions
upon which her life was spared.
Constables who took charge of the pris-
oner hurried with him to Bowie. where an
inquest was held yesterday morning Those
who composed the Jury were George NJ
Smith. Morton Keough, Harry Keough, c.
c. Jones. NJ. e. Brady, E. e. Bell. Charles
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Appeals for Mercy.

Miss Mary soon fell under the terrific
blows of the powerfully built boy. and was
rendered unconscious. Miss Annie begged
pressed to her lips, that she would endeayor
to shield him If he would comply with her
requests. Before these requests were made
however, there was a desperate struggle
between Berry and his victims as the con
diton Of the house and his garments after
ward proved.
Miss Annie was for a time rendered un-
conscious. and Berry devoted his time to
the elder sister until he was convinced he
had ended her life. BY this time the
younger sister had regained consciousness
and looking up from the floor where she Law
she begged him. For Gods sake don't
strike me again" He was standing near
he her with an upitfted weapon in his hand
The table had then been upset and furni-
ture had been demolished Part OF the
debris was then piled on the woman who
was making the piteous appeal for her he
She repeatedly begged him to spare her
life. She proffered him 500. and. in fact
sa1d she would give him anything he want
ed In the Way of earthly goods II he would
only spare her.
John Berry, although only sixteen wears
old appears to be several years older. He
had been In a refOrmatory, and he knew
enough Of human nature to feel that q
woman SO good and devCut as Miss Annie
would keep her word. Shielded in this way
he believed his chances to escape the CON
sequences of his crime would be ia r hetter
than they would il he attempted to escane
Flight. he knew, would fix the guilt uno,,
him, and 80 he concluded he would accen.
the offer of the woman who was then so
near deaths door. Her requests were that
he should get her the assistance of a near
neighbor and should then go for the doctor
and priest.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
OrgamdieS i'm COlOrg

USED
MATFRIALS WE ARE
or III
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Eastertide Prices.

Turkish Bath Robes choice patterns with grde and
tassel to match No amount OF washing effect the coor N2
We give the choice OF S25o and $500 qualities epl oSO
Extra Weight Turkish Bath Robes stitched
sl1mbe robe plain coors well fancy stripes. Wen 60 Am
the $3.50 and $500 grades QAo@tV
Well sell Unbeached Turkish Bath Towel. feet wide
pa spe f bgan ag o ior @ s as "n any one would ' 2c
Wen sell YOU another heavy Jnlleac1ed Turkish Bath
Towel 70 by 81, which has the linen finish
ANOTHER number which rifc smaller and
heavy, which sell regular shall special 0M
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Eastertide Prices.

100 pieces Imported Ogandy plain coors such pink
hight blue violet nile green
yard is the everywhere We these
sell for ...."........................ NSCe
OF Fine Sheer Domestic of
shades the imported kind with black white add a /
ton. Worth Icc yard which shall sell OMSo
100 Pieces of Galatea Cloth.
We've already
and how kinds material In adj
don have added black blue light bue
blue and cardinal Our foe
Go pieces OF omespun made like the alyoo this is
made OF Nothing better leaves the loom
cloth The instead being woven which makes
them dhy color Plain shades same ~SH/
Worth yard For lZTQGe
John and lanes AndTon's Gnghams known over
for the best No could ideas style
color and cloth They been the past 90
and have been bettered selling the
IF YOt WANT TO KNOW~-TF YOU WANT TO SEF-IF
fOC WANT TO FIND THE LOWEST PRICED AND THE
LARGEST DISPLAY OF WASH GOODS IN THIS CITY YOU
MUST COME HERE
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Proceeds Upon His Mission.

Before starting on the errand however
he went upstairs and removed his blood
stained clothing, replacing them with his
Sunday clothes. This was done at Miss An
MES suggestion. When his garments had
been changed John Went fom the horse
he established and that ia the near future
he would get new clothes and s1O0 which to
him seemed fortune.
at the house of Mr. WWilliam Green WA was AN am
swered and John Berry greeted the one who
answered his call. There was that ahou.
he told of the shocking tragedy which
caused his story to be discredited. He told
Mr.. Green that he had been sent by Miss
Annie. ~ tt
The boy thus played the first az, or his
part well. for he left no suspicion of the
guilt that was afterward fixed on him. In
this way he had given the first information
of his own dastardly crime. Mr.. Green dis
patched a messenger tO=the home of Mr.
c. C. Clarke at Bowie and then went across
the fields through the mud to the Clarke
homestead. .s-@ -
After delivering this message Berry walk
ed ali the way TO Bowie. where he told DR..
N. A. Ryon of the critical condition of Miss
Annie, and he also Informed the Rev Faith
he, too, was badly wanted. Both the doc
tor and the priest fastened to the scene of
the tragedy, and John Berry, who had been
he trusted servant In the house. also re-
turned, ostensibly to be of assistance
Citizens Gathered at the House.
When Father Gerard reached the house,
prepared to administer the last sacraments
of the church, he was Informed by DR.
Ryon that one of the ladies was dead, and
the condition of the other was extremely
critical. Mr.. Green had done al in his
power to afford relief while awaiting the
doctors arrival Other neighbors had
called In the meantime, and the ghastly
sight in the big dining room had excited
them to fury. 1t was we'll on toward mid
night when Constable Norman Porter and