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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-10-11

But Paris will have even more
wonderful exhibit. To pass from the
north pole to the equator, from the
cold of winter to the heat of summer,
one leaves this miniature globe and
finds ones way across the exhibition
grounds to where an enormous shaft
with radiating galleries is now being
sunk into the earth. This pit is as
deep as the Eiffel tower is high, and,
like the Eiffel tower, will be provided
with an elevator.
AS you descend every variety Of eli
mate is experienced Added to this
the four elements are represented.
From a region where aerial navigation
is the chief attraction, where, in fact,
one may hire a pair OF wings and be
come for the nonce a bird, one passes
TO the torrid zone with its tropical
vegetation and it's birds of gorgeous
pumage. Here one may peep into
volcanoes. ride on elephants and
camels. and refresh ones self after the
cxertion on curries and delicious fruits
served by dusky attendants in snowy
white.
In defiance of all geographical posi-
bllities. the north pole is barely step
from the equator The transforma-
ton is extraordinary.
The splendor and luxury OF the
oriental world have disappeared
Reindeer and dogs take the place OF
elephants and camels. luxuriant fol
iage gives way 70 ice and snow. the
white turhans OF the Hindoo are super,
seeded by the fur coverings Of the
Esquimauy.
In spite OF Dr Nansen's enthusiasm
over the food and drink of the polar re
gious. the bluhber that the fur-6e-
muaied attendants serve fails to be an
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-10-11
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Eyes there Is plenty of time as you
: observe: and can trust to You Ran
i, Idolph You have the true instincts
of gentleman and a RIVERS. Why
Providence should have given to my
only son the tastes of a wandering
artist will always be puzzle to me.
: But must say this for you Randolph
your aver-love OF art is your great
est fault
( At the time he had kissed his mother
, laughingly; now he remen hered with
little dlsmay that he had to ask her
r consent before he could marry.
Violet, however, was worth any
effort, any trouble that ne might ex-
perieuce in winning her. The old
name, held in reverence for so many
generations, the old titles CALAMITY
kept, the grand old home, the family
honors-he would have sacrificed
them all. would have laid them all at
her feet
The hot, lmpetuous love that, like a
lave tide, swept all before it, was one
OF the characteristics of the race. The
| RIVERS were a very old family, and
had come over to England with the
! Conqueror They were a branch of
! the great De Riyiere family. After
| they settled in England, as time went
on they dropped the De and adopted
| the English method of spelling the
/ name. They had not lost the Norman
/ style of features, the dark hair, and the
dark eyes of the Norman race; but
| they were English enough in other re-
speats. The family had passed
through vicissitudes; they had been
sometimes rich, sometimes poor but
always loyal. A RIVERS stood by the
side of Edward the First when he
showed his infant son to the assembled
chieftains; the RIVERS fought boldly
in the crusades; RIVERS saved the
Kings life in the War of the Roses.
Ic they did no accumulate money, they
acquired fame and honor.
It was the Merrie Monarch who gave
the grand old estate of Ryverswell to
the head Of the family, together with
his barouy.
The old race was fast becoming ex-
tirt now. When Philip Lord RIVERS,
died. he left three children, two daugh-
tors and one SON The son, being then
only five years Old had a long minority
before him The elder daughter, Mar
guer,te a beautiful brunette, married
the Earl of Lester. The second daugh-
ter. Monica, was still unmarried, and
4 nd lAngtg mol
I beauty was one Of the characteristics
OF the RIVERS family. Their daugh-
ters always married wen, for they were
among the most beautiful women In
the land. and their gift of beauty had
7 brought them into relationship with
some OF the Oldest families in the
country That Monica was still nm
married was her own fault. She had
admirers in plenty but none that
pleased her
During the minority of the young
Baron, the family had resided at
came of age he would live there; and,
In the event OF his marrying, his moth
cr would retire to the Dover House,
4 pretty, picturesque dwelling standing
near Mount Avon. Lady RIVERS was
quite agreeable TO this arrangement.
/ She had enjoyed her life and lived her
day
Her great anxiety now was to see
I her son we'll married She had several
/ eligible heirosses in view; but there
/ was nothing TO be done until he was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-10-11
Continued

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satisfied ] want TO kno" lhousdh'
things that have never thousnO Oh Dc
fore ! want to hno" what lne W ,o.I,
is Ilhe beyond inns green, ~ 'u'y 80 .,
spot and it is your iauIt tnaV ! nave
conceived these VAN uesltgS'
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why sHouIo your "''5"' O7'"'' Ds
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mere Is my aunt c4Ieu 'Io.e''
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again ne cf'eu' WIN an inc ene'sy VI
Despair mere to-iooIio" o,e ii.is
Wn'H me moon SHINES anu 'i''1 ~.
o.' aunt Oh yours mas gone 10 S'eCp,
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you Gomez
aud she haa just uine 10 ""'Sp''
yes.
CHAPTER VI.
Lord RIVERS thought more seriously
that night than he had ever thought
before. He was madiy in love with
this beautiful girl He told himself
that he must win her for his vile, or
he should never know happiness more.
lie looked the position In the face.
He was Baron RIVERS OF ttyyersWel.
the sole heir OF an ancient race, lord OF
Mount Avon In Hampshire, owner OF
one of the prettiest estates in the Isle
OF wight and a irna Ola castle ana
moor in the highlands one OF the most
eligible ana wealthy b3rons 10 Eng
land. ana h' was ma ~ in love with
a young girl who dettsted the arIstoc-
racy and had told him she would never
marry any of them.
Love had come to him as a terrible
fever II had taken possession OF his
whole being As he walked home I'M
der the shade OF the spreading trees
ho vowed TO himself that lac would win
ner.
The beautiful face OF the girl was
ever before him, How he loved her.
He had never thought il possible that
he could care for any one like this.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-10-11

All. yes. Il was for money
Alone he married her,
And We, that's not so funny
He was tne minister,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

/ is IN latitude ] degree an a minutes south
l ara longitude degrees ana - miuuets
cast A century ag0 a race 81 coal-black
dhieving. murd srous and trcachcrous ma
lives lived there but an English mau-of-
war went down there IN 1872 ana settled the
cussedhess % the natives hy few broad
sides. The black have been good since
that day YOUNG men are bought for
husbands hy tie Young women and the
governor has the privilege OF naming all
the children born on the ISLAND. The
women own The Islands wood. while the
men own the fruit crops. Money is almost
unknown there. ull commerce being cnr-
ried on by barter
President Mccoy of the Pitcairn Island
government told me 81 an experience be
once had on swallow Island in the Santa
Cruz groupe. when he ana q party OF
miss ionaries went there to oprn NILS ions
theS found that King sim relgned there
ana that AN bis subjects were members
OF the royal family The party had been
on shore but short time when they met
tho King. lie was a ful -blooded white
man. ana what Was more astonishing 20
the explorers they found that everybody
on the island could speak the English lan-
guage. The King was found 20 De a hale
ana hearty jolly good follow. and his sub
Jccts were an prosperous They illed ihc
we're forty-nvc men. women and children
on tho Island. The King was "a runaway
English sailor VINO had settled there.
81 used 60 know Chilian who lived
alone for about three years on little
island "a the Galapagos group. like Rob-
lneon Cruso- isis naino was Manuel Agui-
Jar. We was sole master OF S. Charles
Island. which ~ about six hundred miles
from Guaynuul BAY on the coast OF
Ecuador. lie had been convicted OF crime.
mad broken iail and had taken refuge on
This lonely isa and. Aruilar set about tn
Cruse-likc fashion 60 make life on the
Island of s.. Charles as agreeable as pos
sihle. lie began to keep track Of time by
cutting a uotch in tree a. every sunset.
but wh.n he iay 400 for many days with
foyer he lost an idea Of time and gave
up his calender he said that when he
lcft -. Charles isllud he was sure he had
been ih g. ten cr more years whereas II
was exactly thirty-sevcu months. Vie had
nothing about him 90 even huild a fire
wi when Dc landed. Ia time he learned
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

zled readers for two genera ions. There
may have been hidden treasures on the
island iu very fact. for 81 used TO be a
favorite hiding piace % OAR devil SNUG
rlcrs and pirates iu the days when pirates
were real and bloody. ard when smue-
gicrs were armed men with their lives In
tier hands and net eek clerks with
silks and diamonds hid in their trunks
Tradition tells us ina many tovial
banquet was hel1 here by Italian Robin
Hoods. many from Corsica and Sardinia.
when Lorenzo the Magnificent was play
Ing his daring role In Florence. and there
is more than one legend which tells how
Moorish bandits Or, quently found the isl
qua a. place OF refuge. For within
the prcs ~ century the fierce pirates from
tie n,r b ru coast OF Africa ravagcd all
Tie iuicfs of The Mediterranean ana even
c1ffted on Christian captiycs from the
Italian towns. II took the smart men OF
the American ravy. Ike prchle and
u catur O. put down these people and
lei seamen and coast jewellers sleep sound
o'night
The island OF Monte Crisio came to
Italy along with all the rest Of It's new
domains in ISL when Louis Napoieons
empire went q pieces. once there was
talk Ok putting prisoners there bat that
plan has now been ahaudorc1 IL wouldn't
W. TOT HttHN It HNNAIfffA NtAAtN tH Aff NifAE~
door ucighhofs OF klrE and queen.
The now queen 81 itaiE is ous % the
finest shots In Europe nud uses rinc and
shotgun with equal SKIN Last year she
went 20 Spitzhtrgen. away ln I'm. frozen
north. ana was successful Ia bringing
down many reiude. - wei az large
number of elder duck and other game
which abound in its barren waste of ice
aui snow. A shooting hex o. 20 be built
on the island ard IL Is TO be stocked with
birds and game. solely Cor the amusement
81 this fortunate young huntrcss.
Robinson CFusoc'~ Island.
Perhaps more dear to the youthful heart
than even Monte cristo T. Juan Fernan-
dor. a speck Of land on the surface Of the
Pacific ocean. It's fame has come from
work OF fiction which since its first APP
pearenco has been more widely read than
any similar book ever published. i'Toa
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

"a. limited states never suffers abrasion.
7, must not be imagined. however that IN
having but Sos go he Is cheating the gov
ermeui. for he must give the fun N,0u.s"
IN value 10 get the sssS e0D-the N.se" ina.
is lacking is sticking 20 the pockets OF
the Thousands who have handled the CONS
an innnitesimal bl, In each pocket
Having deposited 81 100000 In the sub
treasury John Smith receives ceruh-
cate 10 that effect. and carries Il 70 the
ASSAY office. adjoining the subtreasury' on
wall street. There the cashier keeps tnAt
certificate. collects the $500 ana gives 70
John smith another certificate bearing
the numbers OF bars OF gold set aside 70
make up the million.
These are called bars. but they are real
~ bricks. about the size OF ordinary ouho-
ing bricks. hut varying In size. the nrieAs
made In each fiscal year are nuhoeieu
consecutiveiy, beginning with No. on
.Iulv the first or the fiscal year besides
tho consecutive number each is stamped
with an eagle and the words II. :. Assay
-is0o-New York" Each bar r. worth
about s. 600. gold being worth Seoo'leSAs-S
an ounce.
John smith turns the assay once GER
tifcato over to his shipping clerk VINO 10
company with Waterman. goes Tor the
actual gold Usually policeman or two
Is present. The assay Office places the mil
lion dollars IN naked bars on truck ana
pushes the truck out into the back yara'
The bank clerk signs a receipt for the
bars. aud. as the cashier OF the assay Of
Zee takes the receipt. the clerk seizes the
handle OF the truck. From that instant
tho responsibility OF the United States
ceases. and It has no further interest IN
tho gold.
In the yard OF the assay Office the bank
clerk packs the bars In short oak kegs
about $4,000 20 a key. He does not wrap
them IN paper or cloth, for that would
cause abrasion. He places several Inches
OF sawdust on the bottom OF tho keg, sets
the bars in that on end and packs sawdust
among and about them filling the keg
with H. The head Is then put tn and the
keg H. sealed with wax.
Ia the packing Is shown another rea-
son for not shipping coins. for Il Is Inn
possible to pack coins 80 they will not be
ahraded tn crossing the sea. The loss on
coins by abrasion would be perhaps
hundred dollars IN a million. There is no
abrasion with the bars.
The kegs OF gold are put on a truck and
hauled TO the steamship wharf. The bank
clerk. Waterman and police ride with the
gold A. the wharf the bank clerk re-
ceives bill OF lsding for the gold, and
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

all responsibility then rests with the
steamship company.
The kegs are placed in the stronRroom
o. the ship This Is a room with steel
walls and about 30 feet square by high.
IL is closed with combination lock. the
same as bank vault. The agent OF the
ship, the captain and the steward usually
witness the pac ng OF the gold in this
room. II IS closed and locked with a key
in addition to the combination lock. and
the captain keeps the key. The room is
IN place where sailors are constantly
passing ana repass!ng its door, which
opens on a passageway. IL is never OPEN
ed until the ship reaches the other side.
but every day at noon. when the regular
inspection OF the ship Is made. the door
Is examined TO see that It has not been
tempered with.
There is no secret about the location OF
this strongroom. but Il Is not In the same
place on all ships On the St Paul OF
me American line, for instance, II is
just abaft the engines on the orlop deck
The first deck above the hold As this
room Is never used except for gold and
silver II stands empty most OF the time
There are other places for other valu-
ables
A. soon as the ship reaches its mort I'm
Europe the strong room f. opened In the
presence OF the agent OF the line. the cap
tain and the steward The gold Is taken
ashore and. no matter what the hour OF
DAY or night Il is dispatched at once 10
the city OF its destination.
II VIII thus be seen that the gold is IN
the public eve practically every moment
II Is IN transit. and that fact makes n
safe. for all liners are prepared 20 nut
uo"n with force any uprising among crew
or Ias.engers' aud can outsal any pirate
craft that might seek 10 attack.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
HAS NO COMPETITOR.
one Patent Medicine which Has the
Field to Itself.

A prominent physician was recently ask
81 why a. WAS there are 50 many blood
purifiers" nerve tonics" and medicines
for every ~ except one OF the most COM
mon and annoying diseases. viz. piles.
Tic replied. there are two principal rea-
sons: First. physicians and people In gen.
orai have thought f9r years that the only
permanent cure for piles was a surgical
operation. and that medicinal preparations
were simply palllativcs and not cure for
the trouble.
Another reason Is that piles. unlike
many other diseases, Is IN no sense an i'm
acinarv trouble. a sufferer from piles Ia
very much aware Of che fact and for this
reason the few pile salyos and ointments
etc. nave been short lived because the pa
uent very soon discovers their worthless
ness.
he continues: However. there j. new
pile remedy which, judging from - popu-
iarity ana extent OF is sale will soon
take the place of all other treatment for
piles. Il has certainly made thousands
OF cures Ia this obstinate disease and is
merit. repeatedly tested, has made It Ia
nous among physicians and wherever in
troduced The remedy Is sold by drug
aists everywhere under name OF Pyramid
pile cure.
II g. in convenient. suppostory form
composed OF harmless asirinGcnts and
healing oils. gives immediate relief IN all
forms Of piles and a radical cure without
resort to- the knife aud without pain or
Interference with daily occupation.
ono strong recommendation for the rem
edy Is that o. contains no cocaine nor
opium ard Is absolutely safe TO use at any
time.
one Of the suppositorles is applied a.
night. ~ absorbed and the cure IS natural
and painless.
IL permanently cures itching, bleeding or
protruding piles ana Is the only remedy ex-
cept dangerous surgical operation that
will do 40.
An druggists sell a complete treatment
~ the suppositories for 50 cents and the
pyramid Drug Co. Of Marshall. Mich
viii mail free 40 any address n little book
on cause and cure Of piles which may be
cf assistance IN chronic cases.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
SCOUTING N sOUTH AFRICA
Mai. Burnham Tells Londoners How
IL IL Done There and In America.

FioW the London News
Il am just getting used to being inter
viewed" said Mai Burnham. IN renlv %
the apologies OF press representative.
and confess prefer you methods over
mere 60 those OF our reporters al home
II Is not necessary for them to see Won a,
az they can do just as well without. and
u gives more scope TO their Imagination.
on one occasion a reporter wrote severai
columns about my landing in New YorL
ahd described mC as a man six feet i've
ID hight with long hsirr' Mai. Burnba n,
" Iathcr below tho medium hight. and
wears his hair closely cropped AS mat
t.F OF TACT ! did not land Ia New York a,
thai Time hut IN Boston"
Yes. / am an American" renl,ad NJ,
hutnham' TO an inquiry on the vcxea
question OF his nationality: Il was horn
IN Miunesota and raised IN California NJ,
parents were Americans OF British deacon,
ana the Old home OF our family "a bv ,hs
river not far from Burnham Beeehes 7
know u has been stated that I am a O.
madam hw that Is probably due 10 the
TACT that ! wore tho same kind Of hat An
south Africa AZ that worn by the cana
dian contingent.
When did 1 begin scouting? Almos,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
INTERESTING, IF TRUE.
You Can Try a. for Yourself and
Prove IL.

W Nah Try ~ hOafNNA
Prove II.
One grain OF the active principle in stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets viii digest SEQ
grains OF meat. eggs or other wholesome
food. and this claim has been proven BY
actual experiment which anyone can per-
form for himself In the following man
ner: cut hard boiled egg into very small
pieces. as II would be n masticated. place
the egg and two or three OF the tablets
Ia bottle or jar containing warm water
heated 10 - degrees Cthe temperature o.
the body and keep It at this tcmpera-
ture FOR three and one half hours, at tho
end Of which time the egg Will be as
completely digcste1 as II would have hreh
In the healthy stomach or hungry hes'
The point OF this experiment Is that
what Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets will 10
To the egg la the bottle IT will do TO inc
egg or meat IN the stomach and nothh~
else will rest and invigorate the stoma,h
so safely and effectualiy Even liils
child can take Stuart's Tablets with saif-
" and benefit II las digestion is weak ana
the thousands of cures accomplished ny
their regular daily use are easily expiolh-
ed when Il Is understood that they az"
composed OF vegetable essences. asepu'
pepsin, diastase and Golden Seal. ~nieh
minges with the food and digest II th"i
ouRhly. giving the over-worked stomach
a chance TO recupTate.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia, neither
do pills and cathartic medicines. whi'h
simply irritato and infame the intestine
when enough food is eaten ana prompt
~ digested there viii be no constipation
nor IN fact will there be disease oi any
kind because good digestion means so"'
health in every organ.
The merit and success OF stuart's Dys-
pspsia Tablets are world wide and they
are sold a the moderate price OF 81 cents
for full sig q package IN every drug s'ois
IN the Uaitcd States and Canada, a. W"
as In Europe.
For the information OF those interesiel
little book will he mailed free BY az
dressing r. A. Stuart Company, MARSHA
Mich. giving briefly the symptoms OF tne
various forms OF stomach weakness ea.'-
o ana cure.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
SHIPMENT OF GOLD.
WHY BULLION, NOT COIN, - SENT
TO EUROPE.
shippers Must Pay Premiums of
$500 n Million for the BuIiioa-How
a. Is Carried ON the LINERS.

shippers Must Pay Premiums of
s4O0 a Million for the BsIlioa-How
a. Is Carried ON the Liners.
From the New York Mail and Express)
In addition 20 the political and financial
why OF gold shipments the public Is
ever asking how" Seine persons seem 20
be morally and mentally incapable OF rea-
lizing why the actual presence OF bar
OF gold on one side or the other OF the
Atlantic should be more desirable at one
time than another. The Identical bar will
be shipped to Europe and back again,
neither growing nor shrinking ia value by
the operation. yet contributing greatly 70
the wealth OF the shipper.
The man not a anancier puzzles over
this fact and because he cannot under
stand the why he weaves endless mys-
teries about the how. He imagiues strange
ceremonies. and sees the gold bug perform
ghoulish rites IN passage. Just now, when
the money vaults OF England are being
replenished with millions of American
gold. the question OF how the gold is tran
spOrted Is revived with more than usual
lnsistcnce. Probably no other business Is
hedged about with such powerful safe
guards as IL the shipment Of gold-the
chief OF these are publicity and simplicity
In shipping gold two objects are sought
to prevent theft and friction. The gold
Is so heavy that theft Is not likely 80 long
rs u Is handled In public. where any at
tempt 10 carry II away would be observed.
The great weight. however, makes friction
a great waster OF value.
John Smith wants TO send 81 .ooo.oo0 10
London. As gold Is the only standard OF
value recognized By the civilized world. he
sends Il In gold. He can get the metal
by collecting Il from the general public
in return for silver dollars, silver certih-
Gates. gold coin notes or any form OF
money bearing the United States stamp.
He can get Il az bank for any Of these
KINDS of money but BY either OF these
ways he viii get IL in coins that have been
in circulation. As the government stamp
does not guarantee the value or gold
coin. h. viii hnd on weighing his Sl.@oWo.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

70 sew with a ne die made from the bone
OF a bird ard hemp hhres for thread. lie
became an adept with clubs and stones
az killing game. one day he succeeded
after countless failures ia striking a spark
with stones 80 as TO start a fire. lie never
let that fire so completely out for two
years. and from Il he made hundred OF
other fires az different parts Of the island.
tie lcugcd 10 80 hack to the penal colony
where be might have human conTpanion-
ship. lie waited over two years before a
ship came close enough 60 his island 20 see
his signal OF distress. Then bee freely gave
himself up aud volunteered 60 40 back .
the p nal colony ~ Ecuador. but the ship
that rescued him vas at Eng ish whaler
and the poor fellow was carried TO Santi-
ago. Chit and there SCI free