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Daily camera., 1900-11-01
HONORS THEIR VOLUNTEERS.

Halifax. Nov. - Troopship Idaho
with 500 Canadian South Africa troops
on board arrived today. The city is
decked in gala attire, business houses
are closed and a great ovation to the
troops is going on.
Daily camera., 1900-11-01
Drown
|| chino SEQ
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

Six Hundred Persons Perish By an Awful
Typhon0.
Hong Kong. Nov. LIN Indo China
French possessions) a typhoon has
created vast destruction. Over 600 per.
sons are known to have perished. This
is across the China sea from Manila and
was in the province Of Touraine, on the
seaboard. Other ports have, doubtless,
felt the effect of this terrible storm.
Daily camera., 1900-11-01
CHEMICALS, NOT BODIES.

New Xork, Nov, Mot body has
been found in the Tarrant ruins What
were taken for human beings were moth.
ing but fused chemicals.
Daily camera., 1900-11-01
MARINE SMITH'S.LAND.

To provide for the payment of debts
due by the estate of Marinus G. Smith,
insane, his conservator, James C. Han.
kins, today sold at public sale land to
the amount Of s345o. Charles J.. Wright
bought tract south OF Professor De.
Longs for $4,000; c. w. Renkes bought
the saw mill site tor $50. JuliaiA. Austin
bought $500 worth of land adjoining her
place and Major w. S. Peck took in a
small tract adjoining his place for $50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
The Place of the p-aI

Mrs. Minnie Walter Myers in hon
Romance and Realism Of the South
ern Gulf Coast" gives an account NJ
one Of the last challenges to dne;
which occurred in Louisiana. The AZ.
n.ir was between NJ. Marigny, who he.
longed To one of the Oldest families ~
Louisiana, and a Mr.. Humble a sturdv
x-hlacksmith of Georgia, who had be.
come a man of political consequence
NJ Marigny took offense at some rc.
marks OF the Georgian and sent him
challenge The big eX. blacksmith was
nonplused.
Il know nothing about this dueling
business" he said. Il will not fight
him"
You must" said his friend. "No
gentleman can refuse"
81 am not a gentleman" replied the
honest son of Georgia. Il am only
blacksmith"
Put you will be ruined If you do not
fight" urged his friends You win
have the choice of weapons, and Won
can choose so as to give yourself an
equal chance with your adversary"
The giant asked time in which to
consider the question and ended by ac-
cepting He sent the following reply
to NJ. Marigny:
Il accept and in the exercise Of nv
privilege, ! stipulate that the duel shall
take place in Lake Pontchartrain. in
six feet of water, sledge hammers to
he used as weapons"
VI Marigny was about five feet eight
inches in height, and his adversary
was seven feet. The conccit of the
Georgian so pleased NJ. Marigny who
could appreciate joke as well as per-
petratc one, that he declared himself
satisfied. and the duel did not take
Dlncp
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
Some Queer Definitions.

Baileys Universal chronological Die
tionary. with the subtitle, AN Inter-
prefer of Hard Words" was first pub
lShed in London in 1921. Most of its
definitions are eccentric, and some Of
them incredibly so. Here are speci-
mems plucked at random:
Man.-A creature endowed with
reason.
Thunder.-A noise known by persons
not deaf.
Iightnin".-A meteor.
\ Rainhow.-A meteor of divers
colorS.
Weapon Salve.--A sort of ointment
which is said TO cure wound by being
applied to the sword or other weapon
that made the wound
Balloon.-A football; also a great ball
with which noblemen and princes use
to play.
Cow.-A beast well known.
MIRA food we'll known.
Peacock.-A fine bird.
Elephant.-The biggest, strongest
and most intelligent of all four footed
beasts.
Medlar--A fruit which is grateful to
the stomach. but is not ripe till ii be
rotten.
Snow.-A meteor well known in
northcrly and southerly climates, es-
pccially beyond the tropics.
Mouth.-part of the body of a living
creature.
Eyc.-An instrument of sight
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
OFFICE SEEKERS MUST WAiT.
Governor elect la Toilette on Mon
dav gave out the following statement

Governor elect LaFoiIette on Mon
day gave out the following statement
1.-THE approaching session Of the legislature
the great importance Of the measures "hich
will come before it for consideration and the
work which It involves, impels me at TINS tlhe
to ask indulgence of applicants FOR p"Nltoh7'
| find II absolutely necessary to request them
odefor further personal interviews for the
present. / will examine al written appllca-
ton. and endorsements, which nay he Tor
Nynr9ed 40 any time, and ! shall take pleasure
in;sroing applcanst aud their friends VINO de-
sire 10 present matters ia person afterthe leg
i.latiyc business of the session Is well under
way. be fore reaching any conclusions N
respect TO their candidates..
"Atthis time can announce as determined
,ipou the appointment of Jerre G. Murphy, Of
Milwaukee. as private secretary, Alfred 7,
Rogers. Of Madison ms executive clerk. and
John Strange, of Oshkosh, as superintendent
of public properly. SO further changes will
beducidcd upon until other business of greater
public Importance has been given due con
.idrration,'
The wisdom Of this action, and the
fitness Of the appointments an
uounred will be generally admitted.
Mr.. LaFollette needs every minute
of time there is between now and the
time of his Inauguration, to prepare
his message and meet other duties
involved in assuming the office, and
TO arrange his private affairs. For a
time following the opening of the
legislature he will have af.
fair. of the state demanding his at
tentiou Of more importance than
appointments.
1t was really necessary that the
three places named should be filled
ut the opening Of tine administration.
because they are so closely connected
with the governors official life. The
ftncs. Of the individuals named for
these positions viii be conceded by
all who know them.
Mr.. jerre G. Murphy, who is ST.
lectcd for private" Is creHry. has been
Lending editorial writer ON the
Milwaukee Sentinel for several
years. lie is familiar with poIiti-
cal Affairs of the state; knows the
men with whom hr Will come in
corart, Is thoroughly honest; heart
lily In sympathy with Mr.. La Foil
.ttt'- iIpn. pI government and has
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
Paderewski the Deceiyer.

This is now n Kansas newspaper
man criticised padcrewski:
I'VE heard the Polander Padorewsh
play the piano in Convention hall, Kan
sas City. The fellow is deceitful. Ho
makes you think all the time he is go'
ing TO play a tune, but he never does.
He tlirts all around a tune. but never
touches It. His hair looks like wig,
but it isn't. He deceiycs You in hun
dred ways. He makes the sweetest
sounds you ever heard that were not
tune. He has his piano so trained that
the doggOne thing will keep right on
playing when he is not touching II.
He reaches out slowly and strokes IT,
drawing back his elbows like man
brushing a girls hair. You see the
and you're there with your
girl, but somehow she doesn't love yon'
You know the sorrow of that ana
that's why we don't like Paderewshl.
We wouldn't 20 10 hear him again, but
we wouldn't take 500 for what we
heard at Convention hall"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
For a Fire Insurance Co,

twenty-five years ago, during the
Granger agitation, among other
things that the farmers wanted to
buy cheaper was fire protection.
Mineral Point, Waldwick, Favette
and Dukes Prairie oranges agitated
the question, and together with their
brethren of Lafayette Co., they met
and organized the Darlington Nut
nal Fire Insurance Co.
We were told it would be short
lived, and would end in disaster.
But instead it has given reliable in
surance to its patrons and their bust
ness has increased until now they
have almost three millions Of insur-
ance written in La Fayette Co. and
two towns of Iowa county. All lust
claims have been speedily and hon
orably adjusted. Instead of proving
unsafe, mpracticable and costly
experiment as predicted by old line
agents, it has been pronounced sue
cessful, and its board of directors
must before long, begin to think of
asking for IL renewal of its thirty
year charter.
Not alone farmers, but the resi-
dents Of cities and villages have
been putting these progressive prin-
ciples into practice and under recent
laws are organizing Fire Insurance
Co.'S for their protection, until on the
first of Jan. 1900 there were policies
written with Mutual companies in
the state OF Wisconsin for $2l5.0OOO0O.
(See Com ms. Report.) Four of
these Mutuals are doing business in
this city. While Mineral Point j.
making marked progress along other
lines, IN this she is behind other
cities of her size and ability. We
are content to pay twenty times the
cost OF insurance during this same
twenty five years. For it has been
observed that for $4,000 received
in return Mineral Point citizens
iitNf paul 'ul N'DNJ.'NPb III premiums.
If one-half of the amount paid in
premiums had been put into fund
to meet fire losses, today that fund
with interest would have been over
$1,000
Shall we continue through the
twentieth centutf to follow back
ward trails of Il iast quarter of the
nineteenth, or shall we blaze a new
path on better lines, easier grades
and more pleasant and profitable
surroundings?
1t remains for the business men of
the city to take hold of it end give
it an impetus that shall set it in
motion, then, when successful be-
ginning has been made in Iowa
county, if thought best, the counties
adjoining may be added at its first
annual meeting. FRED l.. CORK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

The Tore della Fame, or Tower OF
Famine, was noted for It's grewsome
history. IL once stood in Pisa, Italy,
but there are now no traces OF IT,
Count Ugolino della Gherardscha. whom
Dante immortalized, was the head OF
the Guelphs, and because Of bis tNrAh-
ny and accredited attempts 10 place
his country I'm bondage be was anias-
onized and finally conquered hE ne
chief Of the Ghibellines. who impf.-tA'
ca him, with his two sons ana TWO
grandsons iu this tower the SLOW
method Of starvation being cmp." s'
as the manner OF their death a'
door If the tower was locked and .A'
KEYS thrown into tbo Aruo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

Many fish can produce 81
sounds Tile tls'a can produce .-
drawn notes ranging over nearly y
octave Others notably tU sp "
oplidum, have sound producing an.-
ratus consisting Uf small m#'a.-.
bones. which can be made 70 pfeIa-'
a sharp rattle The curious H
ming" made by the species called ~
briras can be heard from a depth ol
20 fathoms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

Now is the time when croun ana
lung troubles prove rapidly rataI
The only harmless remedy that pro.
duces immediate results j. One Nh,
nle Cough Cure. II = We p aa.an,
tutake aud can be- relied upu, tn
quick ~ care conehs. coiu, and AN
hong disease It wu prevent con.
~uuiupon ". II friutauN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

THE proposition to prohibit the
sale Of beer in smaller quantities
than /, barrels, for which Congress
man Babcock has been quite active
is meeting strong opposition IN con-
press. and recent vote indicates
that il will be defeated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
To Hide X.

Hewitt-What are you raising Wis
kers for?
Jowett- Wei, don't mind tflhh-
you that | am wearing a neckue -
wife gave me.-Harrer's Bazaar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20


pbout miles from the city. Good
fair buildings and well and wind
mills.
one desirable building lot north
of the Episcopal Rectory.
The John Shanly house is offered
for sale just back of the Court house.
depot convenient for keeping board
ers. VIII be sold cheap and on easy
payments.
one acre of land on the John
Pearce Est. near OLD fair grounds.
\ place containing about 5 acres
near south side of the city.
The Mcconnell property, in north
part of the city. IA acres of land.
\ dwelling and fine lots south of
the late VIM. Lauyon homestead.
The house and lots of Joseph FL
lery, adjoining the Tamblyn home
stead.
Choice lots on the Richard Jack
son property. Parties wishing to buy
and build ON these lots will be given
time to pay if desired.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
j. B. REYNOLDS,
Real Estate Agent

BUYS, SELLS AND RENTS PROPERTY
on COMMISSION. EFFECTS LOANS,
WRITES INSURANCE, ETC.
Opposite City Han, Mineral Point, Wis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

A LATE Washington dispatch says
that President Mckinley and his
cabinet feel a5greved because eX-
President Harrison chose Porto Rico
as the subject Of a recent address
given by him at Ann Arbor, Mlch.'
In which addess he inclined to the
view that the President and congress
cannot constitutionally treat that
island rs both foreign and Ameri-
can territory There are Il whole
lot of republicans who have views
similar to those of Mr.. Harrison, Of
which the President must have been
aware when the question Of tariff
rates for Porto Rico were pending in
congress
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

ONE thing to be said in favor OF
the brewers is that they have square
~ paid the increase of revenue tax
incident to the Spanish war. They
did not shoulder it upon the people,
as the express and telegraph com
panics have done, therefore the re-
ductiou of beer tax from $3.50 to : go
per barrel will be generally APP
proved An amendment of the inter
nalrevenue law, calculated to compel
the express and telegraph companies
to pay the tax as it was designed
they should from the first but
which they have avoided, seems
likely to be adopted 10y congress, as
it should.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

AssEMBLYMAN MINER of South
Milwaukee who is an editor, pro-
poses to use his advertising mileage
in riding to and from Madison this
winter, although he says he has
been informed that certain persons
have said that they would question
his right to do SO. get my mile
age for advertising in the paper" he
said today, "anu it is not transfer
able, 80 what shall do with il? The
law against public officer using Il
pass will not apply to me; if it does
/ shall have to be convicted Of it at
ter test. On my first trip to Madi-
son | shall use my mileage
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
NOW OFFERING /:

4 choice farm of 100 acres situated
pbout miles from the city. Good
fair buildings and well and wind
mills.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

IHE Inter Oceans Milwaukee cor
respondent says: one Of tht bits Of
political gossip that were going the
rounds is t1attho story printed nthis
correspondence "a week ago last Sun
day about the appointment Of II. G..
Adams to the oil inspectorship was
correct, with the exception that La
Toilette does not look with favor ON
the proposed change, though Gully
would like TO give up his place at
the bead of the dairy aud food de-
parment and take the oil sinecure.
Mr.. Lal}ollettc sat down ON the sug-
ge-tiou, with the remark that MIR.
Adams had distinguished himself as
dairy and food commissioner both at
bone aud abroad, and that he (he
Governor elccD believed it would be
"a mistake for him to make the
change.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

Parties wishing to purchase any oil
the above properties and pay cash
viii be furnished part of the money
ou application.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

THE FREE-TRADE assertion that IA
Tariff ON wool would not increase
the wool product of the United
State, is di-proved by the facts.
The total wool clip Of 1900, accord
ing to Secretary North of the Ma
tjouul Association Of Wool Manufac-
turers, is 2sS,636,62l pounds of washed
and unwashed, an increase of Is,
ll5,29l pounds over last year. The
number u sheep is 1926 SIS, an in
crease of 3,sO34l3 over 1896. The De-
partment Of Agriculture values the
sheep demonstrating the increase in
the wool clip, at S670OO,0OO more this
year than in 1886. The value of farm
animals at the beginning OF the year
was over S30oOOO000 greater than
under the Democratic AdmiuistIa-
tiou I'm 1896.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

one desirable building lot north
of the Episcopal Rectory.
The John Shanly house is offered
for sale just back of the Court house.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
THE BIBLE FOR STYLE.
Author Of "Cruise of the CnchelOt"
Tells Where He Learned
to Write.

Frank T. Bullen, whose stories. of the
sea have won him great fame, never
had proper education. He was a poor
boy, and his youth was spent in toll.
Asked to what source he owed his pow
er of writing, he answered: THE
source of my style, as you are pleased
to term it, is the Bible. l began read
ing that earlier than / can remember;
l am 43 years of age, Is years of which
spent at sea, climbing up from cabin
boy to chief mate, and have read the
Bible through from cover to cover 25
times. You cannot quote me the first
half of any verse but what l will be
able to give you the second half. Moth
ing has taken hold of my heart and soul
like the Bible. i used to preach in the
open air, and sometimes, when / felt
/ had no words of my own, would re-
cite whole chapter by memory from
Isaiah or Job or one of the Gospels.
The Bible and John Bunyon have really
formed my style. But hen there's the
inspiration of the sea! What colors in
sky and water! Dip your pen in those.
and you can't fail to be picturesque
and interesting"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
YOUR PROPER WEIGHT.
Prof. Huxley Tells How the Normal
Mans Avoirdupois should
Ee Distributed.

Prof. Huxley gave the following
table of what full-grown man should
weigh, and how his weight should be
divided:
Weight, 154 pounds, made up thus:
Muscles and their appurtenances, 6s
pounds; skeleton, "a pounds; skin, 1Oh
pounds; fat, 2s pounds; brain, 3
pounds; thoracic viscera, 3ia pounds;
blood which would drain from body, Z
pounds.
This man ought to consume per
diem: Lean beefsteak, 5000 grains;
bread, 5000 grains; milk 1000 grains;
potatoes, 1900 grains; butter, 600
grains; water, 22,900 grains.
His heart should beat rs times min
ute, and he should breathe Is times a
minute. In "a hours he would vitiate
1880 cubic feet of pure air to the extent
OF per cent; a man, therefore, of the
weight mentioned ought to have 500
feet of well ventilated space.
He would throw off by the skin IS
ounces of water, 300 grains Of solid
matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid
every "a hours, and his total loss dur
! ing the "a hours would be six pounds OF
water and little over two pounds of
| other matter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
EBEN BREWER.

,,,,ho, Brewer, the first United States
,,naster In cuba, was a hero and a
martyr.D
Ifoar the story of Eben Brewer,
sover n braver soul and truer
+, tho plunge of the shot and she'll
Never a sobler mercy-doer
when Santiago fell
M, against the proud Castilian
went this citizen-civilian
with the dreams OF conqueror;
Ite was simply a man of the million
caught in the net OF war.
ro and fro from grim Baiqulri,
over the treacherous trak and dreary,
rearing news from the motherland,
Toiled he, gallant and stanch and CHEEKY,
Lending lifting hand.
aoldIng the tropic heat trifle
Where the troopers strain and stifle,
In the rush of the forward track,
ont OF the range OF the deadly rifle
Bore he the wounded back.
Then. while the weary soldiers slumbered
he. where the crowding cots were cum
bered,
Ceaseless, followed his high behest:
And through the days and nights he num-
bered
Never an hour OF rest.
Is II strange that the mortal reavsr
swiftly swept him-the fatal fever
Out OF his self-forgetful part?
To the breast OF the Great Receiver
fastened his hero heart.
Such as he, with no thought OF booty,
Draining the stirrup-cup of duty,
Though the dregs be as bitter gall.
Halo their lives with a veil OF beauty:
Let us honor them ALL
Clinton Scollard, In Youths Companion
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
A T,xoical Australian Tribe,

Prof. Hadden read paper on the
customs and characteristics Of fairly
typical tribe of Australia, the Yari-
kama, of Cape York, North Queens
land. Among the peculiar customs
noted was that children must take the
"land" or country" Of their mother.
that wife must be taken from another
country, and that all who belong to the
same place are regarded as brothers
and sisters. Six Yarikanna men were
measured, with average height five feet
four inches. A lad was initiated by the
men of the clan into which he must
subsequently marry. He was anointed
with "bush medicine" in the groin,
chest and temples to make him grow.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
CATS CAN SWIM.
An Old Fisherman Relates n Reliable
story I'm Illustration OF
That Fact.

"Can cats swim?" was asked of an old
fisherman, according to New York
exchange.
"Why, certainly" was the repy,"and
that reminds me of cat that | once
tried to drown that swan ashore.
Surely there must have been hundreds
Or thousands of people who have
drowned cats in the same way, but new
ertheless this was an experience of my
own. We had cat that we wanted to
get rid Of, and as humane n way as any
to kill 1t was by drowning. So | put
couple of bricks in the bottom of an old
grain sack, and put in the cat, and tied
the bag up carefully and securely and
walked down to the end of big wharf
and stood there and swung the bag
with the cat and the bricks in Ii round
like sling until could give it good
momentum and then let IL go, and
slung it out to fall and sink in the wa
ter, / should say 20 feet away.
81 supposed, of course, that that was
the last of the cat, but the next morn
ing the first thing | saw when l went
out d the house was the cat sitting on
the veranda.
81 suppose the bag had weak spot
in il somewhere. the bricks were heavy
and sharp-cornered and swinging the
bag round that way started it more,
and the cat was desperate; and with
the bag that way it scratched and tore
its way out and got to the wharf and
clawed its way up and came ashore.
Can cat swim? Why, sure!"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
Drying Linen in Balioo ooms.

A Paris laundry has started novelty
In the drying and purifying OF linen,
and has succeeded in convincing most
Of its customers that the notion is
good one. The air about 100 feet above
the house tops is particularly good for
linen. say the proprietors. and they
accordingly send for shirts and collars
for balloon trip. Bamboo frames are
attached to a captive balloon, and the
linen, trough dry" is fxed to the
frames and sails away in the air. The
balloon makes six ascents daily, and an
extra charge is made for each article
that undergoes the treatment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-15
L.ucids

A famous verdict rendered many
years ago by a coroners jury in a
case of mysterious death ran thus:
"We, the jury of ~ good men and true,
duly impaneled and responsible on
our consciences. do hereby return the
following verdict on the demise of the
deceased, namely; That said corpse
came to its death through the abrupt
ceasing of his heart to perform its
natural office, for no reason whatever
discernable by man, but solely an act
of Providence" If this was not alto.
gether explicit, at least the public
Knew that there had been no foul
play; but what meaning could posi-
bly, be attached to the verdict which
legal magazine assures us was rem
dered, much more recently, by a Mis-
souri, court? "We, the jury impan
eled, sworn and charged to inquire
into the insanguinity of Hezekiaf
Jones, do occur in the Affirmative
This leaves the matter still shroudet
In mystery. Was Hezekiah, dead, ar
ensanguined corpse? Was he, living
accused of homicide, OF merely OF in
sanity? Insanguinity is a resonan
and mysterious multisyllable tha
must leave the everyday juryman II
very uncertain frame OF mind.-
Youths Companion.