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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

fitted over these new corsets. Those
produce the fashionable figure, and The
modish gown Is today an inBeperable
part Of this fashionable figure. Ons IS
scarcely without the other. Its
features are familiar, and the greatest
tribute paid to It's charms by women
Is their willingness TO submit TO an .n-
crease in their waist measure Of from
three TO four inches. For strange as II
may seem, the new stays make this
differences In the walst. The com
pehsating grace is an absolute DIS
appearance OF the abdomen, even In the
case OF stout women The bust ia
necessarily very low as the corseta q 10
not more than Gye inches high. In al-
ditigp 70 incFeaE!eg the size sf .lie
waist their tendency Is 70 make lie
5ustsmalicf ahi riat feature has made
Them hfipdpu4sr with sohf6 who ase
attracted by the long curves and the
straight back which they usually pro-
duce. Tie maker Of these stays finds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

laths and it takes about half a dozen
men to take out these laths at the
proper time and see that the cable
doesn't get injured as it writhes its
way up through the "eye-hole" at the
top of the tank The foreman OF this
gang of men stands with his finger
ready at an electric push button to
signal ease her" or stop her" to TIC
man down in the engine room should
anything go wrong. When laying ca
Bile in $500 fathoms of water at ca
knots an hour il takes joint OF cable
three hours to reach bottom.
At the other end of the cable route
piece of cable has been attached to the
shore in the same way and is kept
alloat by a buoy. When the ship
reaches il the two cable ends are
spiced together and the completed line
is lowered over the bows by manila
ropes. When 1t is clear OF the ship,
two men with sharp axes, at given
signal, cut the ropes, the cable with a
farewell swish sinks below
the surface and the cable
layers sail away with that salts
faction in their work which Carlyle's
his trowel a penediction and farewell to
each stone as he laid it in the wall
which was to testify of him after he
was gone.
Not only does it require a great deal
of skill To survey the hills and valleys
of the bottom of the ocean, another
kind of skill to lay the cable there but
when it breaks, for cables frequently
get out OF order and some of the lines
which have Been laid the longest are
as full OF "darns" as an old stocking.
1t costs a good deal of money, as you
may imagine. to send a message over a
cable and consequently q break of any
sort is a very serious matter and must
be attended to at once. The men
whose business II is to repair these
breaks are called cable jointers" and
they are liable to be sent to any part of
the world on short notice.
Skilled engineers can tell in length
Of thousands of miles, to within a few
feet where a break in cable Is, the
telegraph ship proceeds to the spot
which Is indicated by buoy, the dam
aged length of cable is dragged up and
the jointers proceed to cut out the fault
and deftly splice the cable The slight
est mistake, a tiny air bubble, in the
relocated India rubber would spoil the
insulation and then, as Kipling says
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

forehand ana allowed for would
cause great deal of damage.
The survey is made by means
of soundings, and the sounding aQpar-
atus is kept usually in the stern of the
vessel The sounder is fastened to the
end of long roll of fine pianoforte
wire which is wound around drum.
To make the sounder sink fast an oval
shot, Weighing twenty to sixty pounds,
is attached to it by an ingenious ar
rangement such that when the sounder
strikes bottom, the weight comes off
and the wire can be wound back on
the drum more rapidly. The length
of wire paid out before touching bot
tom is, of course, the measure OF the
depth at the spot where the sounding
IS taken.
When the soundings have been
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
Repented at Leisure.
BERTHA M. CLAY.
Continued.
BERTHA M. CLAY.

Continued.
az am not a soldier now" he cor
racted. laughingly. Il wish | were;
,,e of the saddest days was the day
left the army for what is called a
copntry life; liked the army best"
Since the days of her pretty fan
tastic rule at Fountayne, Ethel had
Known few bright hours-childhood,
-irIhood, happiness, brightness, had all
come to an end together; but, look
Inc hack in after-years, she thought
of this as one Of the most pleasant
hours of her life. She forgot her
trorhles-for few minutes she forgot
tbs skeleton that was always by her
side She gave herself up to the sun
sbine of happiness. and in it she be-
came radiantly lovely. Sir Oscar was
more charmed than ever. She talked
"a him. revealing the rich treasures OF
ioagination with which she was gifted.
She gave him an insight to her mind,
,yhich was well stored with poetic
i,ra He was astonished to find how
we'll read she was, and complimented
her upon it.
you must have spent a great deal
NJ time in reading" he said-"more
than is usual with most young ladies.
yes" she replied; Il love the world
of books"
Better than the world of menu" he
asked.
~ think So" she answered, the
dainty flush rising in her beautiful
face There are no disappointments
IN books. You see from the first
whether the hero or heroine are going
10 turn out good or bad. In real life
Won must wait for mans death be-
fore YOU can possibly know that
you have strangely cynical ideas
for one so young" he observed. III l
did not know you, Miss St. Norman, |
should imagine that you had been
greatly disappointed in some one very
dear to YOU
His words were so near the truth
that she looked at him in surprise.
Would that make any one cynical!
she asked, simply.
yes: more cynical and bitter than
anything else would" he replied.
II was a day of real happiness, put
when it had ended the old care return
ed TO Ethel, and took possession OF
her ii redoubled force.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
REVIVAL OF ORANGE INDUSTRY.

The statement that within another
year the orange industry OF FLORIDA
will have regained In value its greatest
point of the past shows reouperation
which is wonderful indeed
With this revival AZ her orange In
dustry, Florida fms herself doub!y
benefited because during the past five
years other crops have been intro
duced, from which the return has been
remuneratlyo. This effort might never
have been made had 1t not been for the
disaster which has had the effect Of
arouslng the people to their opportunl-
ties. Atlanta Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
AN ILLUSTRATION.

Miss Willing latter the proposaD--
But are you quite sure you believe In
second love?
Mr. Woody Ga widower) -CertaInly
my dear. Now, suppose a man buy
a pound OF sugar; 1t Is sweet isn't liz
Miss Willingness, Of course. But
Mr. Woody And when that's gone
he naturally wants another pound
and the second pound is just as sweet,
isn't it?-Chicago News
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

The Rev. Robert Golfer who Travelled
across the seas to see the great Passion
PLAY at Oberar mergau says that the
performance has lost It's original purity
and has become tainted with the spirit
.of commerClalism. The people Of the
village now look upon Il more and uppre
as a means OF drawing travel and Dbl
lars TO their village and as for the play
Itself, Dr Collier says: Sublime, and
YET human and living as the peasdnts
make the seeneJof the Divine passion. !
prsfer the blessed picture which has
Bve5 In my heart these many years, an
inspiring lnresepre, in youth aud lnan
abiding eoHlort IN CID age. Before
long the progress .pf the world will Re
such that the sh6@ VIM remaIE oniS
tradition and have mention only In hls.
tory"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
NEW STYLE OF CORSETS.

In Office building near one of the
city's la. gest hotels, says the New York
sun, is a women who devotes herself to
changing the physical outlines OF her
sisters. or as many OF them as have
heard OF the new fashion 10 stays and
can afford to pay the prices she asks
To Judge from the appearance OF the
women in Fifth avenue nowadays, the
Of these Is large. Smart dress
makers tell their customers that It Is
not possible 10 secure the best effects
OF their skill unless the gowns arc
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

met here to bid farewell Think OF the
hope, the despair, the love, and the
sorrow that have been experienced
here,"
She was looking intently at the
cleaning stars.
Il can imagine 1t all, she responded,
but it gives me strange thoughts
Those who loved each other so well
are dead and gone; murder and cuicide
took the place of Happiness. Mems
lives and fortunes are full of change;
nature never changes. The lovers who
sat here then are dead, but the stars
are shining with the same soft light,
the river is ripping with the same
sweet murnur. Man seems small and
Insignificant after all"
Not quite. The time will come
when the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the river shrinking, disappear
from sight, but the soul of man, once
created. is immortal"
Il have forgotten that" she said,
gently.
One white hand of hers lay on the
stone balcony-so white in the star
light that it looked like snow. Sir
Oscar laid his own upon it. She did
not start or shrink; that warm, gentle
clasp seemed like promised pro-
lection to her
Miss st. Norman" he said gently,
will you enter into compact with
me?"
Yes" she replied, Willingly
Let us be friends; l mean, not
merely acquaintance, but friends in
the highest, best and onblest sense Of
the world,
Her face flushed with delight; he saw
the beautiful color spread over it.
Friends he continued through
life-never to lose sight of each other
again-your pleasures, pains, hopes,
joys, and sorrows to be mine
is that friendship she asked,
gently.
Yes; the noblest and the best-the
friendship that strengthens all that is
highest, that helps one to live and die
orthily-friendship that is patient,
tender, and true, that stands as a
| shield, that is firm as rock, that
believes no evil. Miss St Norman, Will
| you join in such compact of friend
| ship with me?"
| She looked at him half shyly.
Because ! am irresistibly attracted
| to you" he acknowledged; land | long
with all my heart and soul to be your
| friend. VIII you promise?"
1T is very serious promise" she
remarked.
Il know it; but it is one that will
make me very happy, Miss st, Nor
man"
Then will give it to you" she said
| Il promise to be your friend"
Thank you" he returned, CRATE
fully; and then silence ensued again.
He was the first to break it.
you will think | presume upon your
kindness, Miss st. Norman" he said,
IF l ask something more"
Il shall not think So" confessed
Ethel.
Then just once, on this fair summer
| night, let me hear you call me dear
friend. Say those two words to me,
and | shall be content"
She repeated them, and Sir Oscar
| Charlotte thought no utterance had
| ever been so sweet All night ethel
| thought of the simple words; they
seemed to rest in her heart, to give her
greater peace than she had known for
a long time, and she was grateful
enough TO kneel and thank Heaven
that she had at last found a CLEAN of
| light in her darkness-that she had
found friend.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

Did you found the town that they
named after your" was asked OF the
western man who had been Dragging
Of the honor. tNi iEa
well, no" he slowly replied. mo,
wasn't the first settler" gaf @ l1
Presented 1t with public parks, per
haps?" .... It.t
oh, no; there. were parks enough
| didn't have to do anything at al
The vigilance committee hung my
brother-in-law for horse stealing and
then turned around and named the
town after me TO express their sym
pathy In my hour Of Bereavement
Washington Post h5tlI
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

somewhere there on the tie ribs of
earth, words ana words OF men" at
fecting some great commercial transac-
ton or some far-reaching movement IN
international politics would flicker
and nutter and beat, not for the ears
Of those for whom they were intended
but for the ears OF the queer fishes and
queerer fish-ike things which make
their home in the bottom of the ocean
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
VICTIM OF THE ELEMENTS.

Seeing young negro llmplng along,
supported by crutch, a traveller at a
railroad station said to the aged hotel
porter:
That fellow seems to be in bad
way. Rheumatism, | suppose?"
No, subj was the reply, EMIT wuz
lightnin', suh--he wuz struck by light
min, en- his lef' leg wuz unlimited fum
de knee down! Atlanta Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

purpose, says the
Little Chronicle,
Chicago's new
a n d excellent
juvenile weekly.
The surveying
Is one of the
most important
carts of the bus
ness of BILE
laying, because
any S IL d d e n
change in depth
not known be-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE PHILIPPINES
HOW TWILL BE LAID
Details of Very Interesting Art
Preliminary Survey an Important
Part OF the Undertaking How
Breaks Are Found by the En-
gneers,

A boy who had read something
about the survey, under the direction
tween two of our new posS essions,
Guam and the Philippine islands, asks
how cables are laid and how the bot
tom Of the ocean is surveyed for that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

shortcake Petite Say, Gull, wots a
Vegetarian
Barkeep Bob-One o. desc swell guys
Uot wants cherry In his cocktail, -
Baltimore American.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

lr fuEgydow Is in deep poverty
af~hf 4aehtr IS dying while she Is
pushing her Indemnity claim for tire
murder OF her husband.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

Lord St, Norman determined upon
giving a dinner at Richmond a species
%. entertainment in which he took
great delight. 1t was small, select, but
very happy party. and Sir Oscar was
Una e. the guests invited.
L.ael was pleased when she heard
pa. Sir Oscar was going. 1t was the
pc had felt even the least interest
-7F party; but she had begun TO ex-
.nae some degree of pleasure in
~. "sronet's society. She enjoyed his
.ars7tion; she felt, in some vague
.aat she had found a frierd--one
she liked upon whom she could
She admired his brave way OF
his bright, fearless thoughts,
true nobility that prevailed every
glad ! have found a friend.
thought; there is not much
me 10 life, but this will be real
real pleasure"
tait better than she had felt
fatal day at st, Ina's, when
Xrharged he~ happiness, hsr
and her name for chains an4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

rate OF nine TO ten knots an hour so
that in case Of long cable, like the
Atlantic cable, the laying would re-
quire ten TO twelve days.
The rate at which the cable is paid
out Is controlled by varying the
weights on the paying As
tine cable goes out It passes under a
dynamometer, amachine for measur-
ing strains, and man standing near
this dynamometer regulates the strain
on the cable by means OF brakes.
The cable Itself is coiled up IKE a
garden hose In a tank filled With wa
ter, TO protect the rubber, rs every
one knoSs who has tried u ii Is mucff
easia fspneotfa gssssn stossnsh ii Is
t6't5ifit 5lb 'sth fsAaatA' n fTsyircs
fully as much perhaps npre care to
..,W |, 8W thar IL ,Hosrto uydW W
~ oiifbe at. 3s$b4s y fraNiBmds
from the making plant Eaa
coll Is separated from the other by thin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05
CHAPTER XXXIII.
4 Compact of Friendship.

A Compact of Friendship.
"With Sir Oscar Sharlcote'c compn-
ments'
Ethel looked up, and there before
her was one OF the most superb
bouquets ever aranged-fowers tnlt
she had admired greatly at the flower
show; there were specimens OF eaca'
and as they were carried into the roo n
their odor filled it.
Without coment she took the boquet
form the servants hand. How Deautl-
full they were, the sweet, fragrant
blOssoms-rare in color, rare IN
perfume! She buried her face in them
they we're the first flowers she hac
enjoyed for so long Some lines she
had read on the previous day came
bach "a hei mind;
The smell of violets hidden in the
green.
Poured back upon my empty soul anc
frame
The time when l remember to have
been
Joyful and free from blame.
The odor of the sweet flowers TOOK
her back to that happy time before
cruel revenge had awoke in her hear
and had driven her to that hurried,
desperate marriage.
Sull that morning did not
quite understand why-llfe seemed TO
have new interest for her.
Sir Oscar had mentioned book
which he had recommended her 10
read, and she was anxious to do so.
When breakfast was over she hasten !
70 the library, and when Lady st. Nor
man sought her. some time afterward,
She found her reading, with fus l "a
.age and frightened eyes.
You are growing quite studious,
t.de, said Lady St. Norman.
Sir Oscar Charlotte told me that !
mould like TO read this book, and | find
t most amusing"
Then she wondered why she blushed,
and Lady ST. Norman was too wise 70
make the least comment, or even 70
mile
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politician slowly rose from the table.
III HIsTORY.-A Current Cartoon by wiIIe.te.

politician slowly rose from the table.
There's fun In being a good thing,
II only for the novelty of 1t, for a little
while. said he. "but It's expensive work
at that. There are two people I'm this
game that know, and | know that they
are playing for amusement | regret that
1 can't say the same for the three I'm
the game that | don't know
1.-The wsli-bred Engiishman looked at
the politician steadily. The man with
the French accent paled slightly and re-
garded the politician with an equally
steady stare. The bearded young man
from California was also agape, but he
broke the spell by smiling. and reaching
into his pocket for his card case, he ca
iracted a card and threw II on the table
before the politician. He was Charlie
Fair. the son OF the millionaire senator.
"The Englishman. perceiving the hu-
NOR OF the situation. produced his card,
too. He was II. Rider Haggard. the fam
Gus English novelist. entered on tn. pas
senger list under another name. TO avoid
attracting too much attention. The
Frenchman smiled sardonicaly and threw
his card He was the Marquis de Mores.
who had made hundreds Of thousands out
OF his ranehing ventures "a the North
west. They had simply oseY lucky, that's
all. and | will leave sou TO picture how
cheap the three % rs who had suspected
them felt when they thus disclosed them
selves Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Game Looked Queer
But Was All Right y

together In four. Ave and six-handed
games OF draw. One Of the six-handed
games was the storm center OF this in
cident.
II was one OF the players In that game.
l was acquainted with two OF the men
In the game, but the other three were
strangers TO me One OF the men knew
was wealthy New York politician and
another was former Washingtonian.
who went 10 Chicago and made money
on the board of trade there We three
just naturally fell In with the three
strangers and started game.
''cnc OF the three strangers was a for
elsn looking chap. with a hronsed skin.
who spoke with a slight French accent.
Another was a we'd grooned EagIishman.
whose manners were dne, and Who In
variahiy spoke In low tone. The third
stranger WAS a young American Who
wore a fun beard. drank quite literally
and had a somewhat di-@ipated look Ne
occasionally let fan the remark that ne
was a Californian, ard II was, OF course
up 20 the three 81 us who knew each
other 20 take his word for g.
we went AT the Eama long before
luncheon on the third aas out and from
the beginning OF that sitting the three
strangers annexed the bulk % the money
None Of them appeared 10 be partlcular r.
~ skilifnl In handling the cards. The
&f~N VIZ rkN'Ef VITA n ~AAALk FkFNNN At~
cent seemed, indeed, 10 10 a good deal
q novice at the gane-so much 50. Ia
fact. that he never appeared 20 know
when he was under the gum or when Il
was up 60 him
THE weil-ared Eagllshman was rather
awkward In his handling Of the deck. and
made frequent miSdeals besides constant
Is dropping lunches u cards On the
deck while shutting The bearded fellow
who said he was from California anne. =
ed 90 know about as much as the law
permits amateurs 20 know about the
great American game.
Nevertheless. the three Of them got the
money. aud there sas no accounting for
a. Every time one 81 the three 81 as
who knew enc another got a hand one OF
lac three strangers would be certain To
have better one. and this sort Of thiug
sent on so unremitteatiy during the en-
tire third days play that II surely ara
hook queer.
Il think the three OF US who had pre-
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! umphant. Neli compromised but not con-

umphant. Nell compromised but not con-
quered.
The third act passes in Jeffries' house
and deals with the secret trial and con-
demnation of Fairfax. the kings meeting
with Nell, from which he turns coidly,
believing that she has loved Fairfax and
connived at his assassination Nell Is
almost defeated. Olivia on the brink OF
marriage with Rochester, when, as the
dusk falls Nell contrives to get intp Lord
Jeffries official wig and gown. sends
Olivia for protection to the king. and by
repeating her famous imitation of JEFF
fries, gets into her possession all the bet
tiers and evidence for the defense of Fair
fax that had been suppressed. The cur
tain falls as the servants enter with
lights, and the false Lord Jeffries Is con-
fronted by the real chief justice and the
guests who have come to see Olivia mar
ried to Lord Rochester. With laugh,
Nell losses off the official wig and gown
and sweeps past the discounted rivals
on Lord I.ovelace's arm, borne TO tue
kings theater in Lord Jcffries' own char
In the fourth act the tangled mesh IL
all unwoven by Nell Gwyn, who. despite
the watchfulness of her rivals and enc
mics, manages TO enter Whitehall palace
and the kings presence ana prove 10
Charles her love and loyalty by showing
that Fairfax returned not TO make love
to her or kill his king, but TO save Olivia
Vernon from Lord Rochester.