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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
AMOS RUsIE, THE PITCHER.
Once Star Of Baseball World Digging
Trenches at Muncie Ind.

Amos Rusie. laborer. 81 30 per day, "
are the words that appear on the time
book of the Muncie Water Works com
paug
The king ~ pitchers r. lsb0rer,
a digger of bitches and SAYS he never
has known the pleasure IN life be NOW
experiences since be has taken 10 bis
calling, At night he goes 20 his lttie
cottage. where he dwells happily with
The wife who once was compelled 70
secure a divorce. bat who remarked
hi,
Ny arm seems 10 have gone back
Oh me" Rusie said with a touch OF
patnos. as he was talking reminiscent
IL with a party - friends concerning
hls baseball experiences but am
leading a good. clean life and ! am
The last 30 need Any ones pity ]
guess though ny baseball. DAYS
over
Mrs. Ruslo IS happy u wgs ne
who alwap objected to Ai being "a
BAH PLAYER. because it was during he
DAYS ~ his greatest gurce6 OI me dia-
moad that her lIfe wa made vulnerable.
Rafics salary was once 5000 ca
ION
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

According to a report published by
the Prussian government. the number
of persons killed last year by vehicles
in the kingdom was 2,117 In Berlin
alone l03 persons lost their lives in
this way Most OF the people were
killed by railroads, tramways, automo-
biles and cycles. More than one-fourth
Of the killed were children under Is
years Of age.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

Three contracts have been let FOR the
construction Of the fencing which viii
inclcse the site OF the worlds fair at
st Louis in 1909. The length Is about
five miles, inclosjuR nearly two square
miles of land. One mile OF the fence
is to be an open barrier. with steel
pickets eight feet high. separating the
site from the remainder OF Forest park:
three miles are to be OF boards eight
feet high, topped with barbed wire, and
the remaining mile will be Of ornamen-
tai slabs made OF cement. strengthened
with woven wire. The work is 10 be
completed within 60 days
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19
WOULD CREMATE HIS WIFE.
Colored ,-eacher in Tennessee Shoots
Helpmeet, and Then Fires
the 1rouse.

Paris. Tenn. Dec Coleman
Mltchim. a negro teacher shot and
fatally wounded his wife and then set
fire TO the house The negro took
refuge ia cabin. whore City Marshal
Mills shot and killed him The wom-
an vas rescue2 from the burning
house.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

An international sanitary congress
win b. held IN Paris during the week
OF Feb 1921 Among The subjects
discussed Wiz be The role % mosqHi.
toes In the spread or yellow fever aud
malaria and the value of municipal
sanitation IN the prevention Of cpl
denies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

The Rev. Or Francis Z Clark. pres
ident of the Worlds Christian EnGeay-
or. viii sail for Europe in January. to
give his, personal efforts to establish
the society more firmly on the CONT
nent. especially in central Europe.
Scandinavia, Spain. Italy, Holland. 30.
hernia ard Bulgaria.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-19

The taxpayers Of Syracuse. g. y are
complaining because the municipal
lodging house supplies tramps with
meals which cost he city 80 cents
each II Is pointed out that the ay-
erage weil-to-do business man Of SYRIA
cuse spends only q cents for lunch
while Migrants are 50 per cent better
fed at the public expense.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
HI. Little successes.

'1n the long ago." says The Sketch
Of London. when the then Duke and
ing a German prince. In days when
even German royal personages rarely
visited England. the noble guest excit-
ed some amusement and more disgust
by solemnly announcing to his host
and the Iatter's friends that, In addi-
ton to bringing down fine. royal. for
which feat he had been heartily con-
graduated. he had succeeded In wound
Ing eight or ten deer! OF course no re-
msrk was made. but the prince Is said
to have afterward remarked: How
jealous those English sportsmen arel
They even envy me my little success
ca
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
.sIn the SWIM.

This phrase is. one fears. bad English
In so far as It has acquired soupc0n
Of vulgarity which, In the first place,
perhaps. 1t did not possess. since 1t is
thought to have originated from an
glers being in luck when they find a
swim CT school Of fish. Thus it has
come to mean being in the popular cur.
rent either In opinion, speculation OF
fashion-dans le movement, In the
vogue with others. 1t Is possible that
the phrase was suggested to anglers by
the eastern metaphor ITO swim IL
golden lard" meaning to be prosperous
And. gentle sir. when you do come to
swim in golden lard" q. Jonson. ''The
Fox" I. d.
Webster gives 1t rs colloquial and
says the meaning Is "to be in favored
position; to be associated with Others
in active affairs" The Imperial Die
tionary also classes the phrase In tht
same way and describes 'the swim" a:
''the current Of social or bushes:
events; the tide of affairs; the circle o.
those who know what is going on
The Dictionary Of Phrase and Fable
gives the origin as from an angler
phrase and says, "a lot Of fish gatheret
together is called swim. and when al
angler can pitch his hook In such ,
place he is said to be in a good SWIM
Notes and Queries.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
OUTSTRIPPED The
SHADOW >
Secret Service Officer Could Not
Keep Up with the Presi-
dent and His Son.

Washington, Dec. 24.-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by his son
Theodore, outstripped the Secret Ser
vice officer who was. detailed to follow
him yesterday afternoon. Leaving the
White House about o'clock, they
walked across country to Cabin John
Bridge, celebrated resort in Mont
gomery County, Md, apout seven
miles northwest of Washington, and
only a short distance from the Potomac
River. For the greater part of the
walk the detective, who was ordered
by the President not to shadow him,
kept pace with the Chief Magistrate
and his son. On the way back to the
White House, at place near the
Chain Bridge, which connects the
banks of the Potomac about three or
four miles from Georgetown, the Civil
Service man became exhausted. Here
he was forced to remain several min
utes to rest and get his breath. In the
mean time, the President and his. son
proceeded to the White House. 1t
was an hour or more after dark when
they arrived. The outstripped Secret
Service officer came in to make his re.
port about an hour and half later.
He was completely played out, and has
not told any one whether he took the
electric cars in or not.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
Iceland,a Hot sprinxa.

The hot springs in Reykjadal. though
not the most magnificent. are perhaps
the most curious among the numerous
phenomena of this sort In Iceland. On
entering the valley you see columns OF
vapor ascending from different parts
Of it. There are a number of aperture5
In sort of platform of rock. The wa
ter Is PIP degrees F., and 1t rises two
or three feet Into the air. A river
flows through the valley. In the midst
of which jet of boiling water issues
with violence from a rock raised but .
few feet above the ice cold water OF
the river.
Not far from this is the grotto OF
cave of Surt. which is SO large that no
ons has penetrated to Its inner end.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
The c.ar,. snunbox.

Gar Paups snufbox was as sacred
as the imperial crown itself. No one
was allowed to touch it. Kapioff wa
gered that he would take a pinch out
Of it. One morning he walked up to
the table which stood near the bed on
which the czar still reclined and boldly
took from 1t the majestic snuffbOx.
Opening it noisily. he inserted his I'm
gers, and while Paul 1. was watching
him in stupefaction at such audacity
he shifted up the fragrant powder with
evident satisfaction.
"what are you doing there. you
roguer' exclaimed the czar excitedly,
"Having a pinch Of snuff, sire.
have now been on duty for eight hours.
and, feeling drowsy. thought II
would keep me awake, for l would
rather break the rules OF etiquette
than neglect my duty"
Paul burst ont laughing and merely
replied:
THAT'S right enough. my lad. but as
the snuffbox is not large enough foI
both of us you can keep it for your
self"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
The CAPITOL Dome.

The capitol dome at Washington IL
the only considerable dome Of iron In
the world. 1t is q vast hollow sphere
weighing 5000. 300 pounds. How much
is that? More than 1000 tons. or al
most the weight Of 10000 full grown
persons. or about equal to 1000 ladened
coal cars Of four tons each. which. II
strung out one behind the other. would
occupy 6 mile and q half OF track.
On the very top Of the dome the al
legorical figure America" weighing
13. .965 pounds. lifts its proud head high
In air. The pressure of this dome and
figure upon the piers and pillars Is
14.477 pounds to the square foot II
would. however. require a pressure OF
755. .2S6 pounds to the square foot to
crush the supports Of the dome. The
cost of this immense dome was little
short of S1.OO0.OOO.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
A sssry ss Laassln.


During Mr.. Lincoln's practice q his
profession Of the law. leng before be
was thought Of for president ~ was
attend Ig the circuit court. which met
at Bloomington. lils. TIE psosecuting
attorney. . lawyer b. The name Of
Lamon. was . man Of great physical
strength. and took particular pleasurs
In athletic sports, and wac - fond OF
wrestling that hia power and expert.
ence rendered him q Formidable and
generally successful opponent
One pleasant day In the fall Lemon
was wrestling near the courthouse
with some one who had challenged him
to q trial. arI In the scul1e made =
large rent In !. rear Of his unmention-
ables. Before he had time To make any
change he was called Into court to take
up a case. The evidence was nnished,
and Lamon got up to address the fury.
and, having oa . somewhat abort coat.
his misfortune was rather apparspt.
One Of the lawyers. for Q Joke, start.
ed q subscription paper. which was
passed from one member a the bar to
another ~ they sat BY long table
fronting the bench, to buy . pair Of
trousers for Lamon. ne beine.- the
paper said. "a poor but worthy young
man." Several put down their names
with some ludicrous subscriptioa. and
finally the paper was laid BY some ous
In front Of Mr.. Lincoln on . plea that
he was engaged In writing at the time,
He quietly glanced over the paper and
Immediately took up bis pea and wrote
after his name. " can contribute moth
ing to the end In view"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31

In Colo. the mountainous interior OF
Viii Levu. the largest island Of the FIJI
group. the natives have very curious
method OF greeting the new moon. On
seeing the thin crescent rising above
the hills they salute it with prolonged
"Ah" at the same time quickly rap
ping on their open mouths with their
left bands. thus producing rapid. VI
bratory sound. An old chief, when
asked regarding the meaning and orr
gin OF this curious custom. said: I'VE
always look and hunt for the moon In
the SKY. and when 1t comes we do as
you see to show our pleasure at finding
1t again. We don't know the meaning
of what we do. Our fathers always
did So"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
The King. of Denmark.

The dust of the Danish kings Is kept
In great cathedral at Roskilde, an old
town 90 miles from Copenhagen. Ev-
cry year the entire royal family always
pays a visit to Roskilde in obedience to
an ancient custom. On one OF the Pill
lars are marks showing the height of
Peter the Great. Nicholas, the Iron
Gar; Alexander III Of Russia; the
king Of England. and many other kings
The cathedral was built In the eley.
enth century. 1t has two mighty tow
ers, which can be seen at long dis.
tance. The oldest grave Is that OF
King Harold 1, who died In 9S7.-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
IN THE HOSPITAL.

All. hear the moaning over there. TN
The sudden, bitter cry Of paint I'M
The smell Of drugs is in the air, ~
Deaths shadow on the wall IL piaia,
And by the window, STOPPING down.
nurse with fluffy locks and brown
Looks in the eyes Of one who lies
Half propped In many a snowy fold IA
And, blushing, holds willing ear ~
Close TO bis eager lips to hear al
A story that Is ages old. AA
The doctor gravely shakes HIS head a0X
And bands above an ashen face: !"
widow. wailing for her dead, W
y led half limiting from the place, nj
Il And over there jeweled hand
fs1e>k.y raised to si-e command
And weakly falls and through the hsiip
Death PAGES slowly, loath to leaye,
While still the nurse beside the cot
Benn lower, listening to what
Exultant Adam told to Eve.
Death stopped last night behind that screen
And s1noothed q martyrs weary brow
Where one with new hope looks between
eoft pillows at her baby now,
And over there beside the door
Lies one whom pain shall reach no more,
Whose work Is done. who ere the sun
Goes down shall soar or dumbly rest,
And she that bldshing bent above
You cot goes dreaming dreams OF love
10 cross two hands upon q breast.
IS. E. Kiser In Chicago cord-Herald.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
DAWN At VENICE.

One Furnished cloud first turned jagged Prov;
The conscious water nestled deep among
Hsf murky gondolas that, bow on bow,
Freighted with shadows at the molo swung.
ossu palace and canal paled into sight,
Painting - watchers whose long vigil wanes
I'LL dawn's approach across the waves Of night
Flushed the ross blood in ieeping venice's
veins.
Then up the dazzling steps that lead to God
One radiant sunbeam and q lone white dove
osnts Aaria's holy threshold trod-
4 shrine Of morning lit by light and Lowell
Loud warned the chime to mass o'er quay and
home.
Calling soft nocks Of doves to meet the day
Md sculptured saints and angels round the dome,
While market women followed in to pray.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson in Scribner's Maga.
dine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31

1t may be altogether true that the
Copper Trust failed in its determine.
lion to keep copper at seventeen cents.
because Of the unyielding character Of
the laws OF supply and demand. But
the artificial law, whether at the hands
OF the State Legislature or of Congress.
that will prevent, as far as human laws
can prevent, the nanipulations of stock
and securities of Copper, and all other
trusts, resulting in the ruin of the
stockholders on the outside of the f.
vored of the combine, and keeping the
markets in furry until the natural
laws OF supply and demand are able 70
make themselves felt, is none the lese
needed. Between the determination
OF the cut-throats in control Of the
combines to work the markets, and the
operation OF the law of supply and de-
mand, there is ample time for the
wreckers to strew the financial shores
with wrecks of fortunes of men who
trusted to that law, and to the misrep-
resentations of the manlpulators, and
suffered in consequence.
The experiences of stockholders and
spectators in Amalgamated Copper
are the experiences of all who daily
with the trusts. Entrenched behind
fortresses of immense wealth, in the
managements of skilful officials, thor.
oughly posted on the markets and ON
every phase OF the situation, uncontroll-
able by existing laws and defiant Of
public opinion, the trusts bide their
time and their opportunity and force
and maintain fictitious values until the
victims have been gathered In and then
the havoc comes. That other trusts
notably the Steel Trust-lie quiet .sd
give no signs of speculative tendencies
is something for which thanks are due.
But there is no human power able 70
foretell the day when the Steel Trust
may conclude to enter the markets for
wrecking purposes and work the disas.
ter and ruin the Amalgamated Copper
has done. The good intentions of trusts
are well enough-but what ia wanted
is sufficient law to compel not only the
Intentions but the actions of the trusts
to be good at all times and under all
tances.-Cincinnati CONNER.
ciaI Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
American and European Music.

In the matter of the American inva-
sion OF Europe and the alarm it has oc-
casioned it is of interest to note that
one OF the leading Berlin musical crit
les recently delivered lecture in that
city in which he said that within
twenty years the United States would
be teaching music to Europe. He was
OF the opinion that America is on sthe
threshold of great musical career"
and that native composition, while
only" emerging from its infancy, still
affords rich PROMISE" He also is Of
opinion that German, Italian, and
French influence is waning, that the
time is near when Americans will not
have to leave home to get q musical
education, and that ''Sousa's etirrina
works win live"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
A Sermon From California.

There seem to be mistaken philan-
hropists in San Fransisco, as well n In
Cleveland. They are trying to reform
'risoners by releasing them from pris-
o. the same as is being done here. and
With about the same results, If the tes-
'mony OF the newspapers of that city Il
to be depended upon.
One day last week, 125 prisoners
were released from the county jail.
The San Francisco Post says that the
prisoners thus given their freedom vere
'vagrants, chonic loafers, sneak thieves
common drunks, and riff-ratf of that
sort" Ordinarily, that newspaper dc.
ciares, such Wholesale Jail deliverv
might be regarded as in the nature of
menace TO the community. In this
case, however, no alarm was felt. be-
cause 1t was asserted by the prison
authorities that all or the maiorfty of
these convicts viii be comfortably en-
sconced in theircells again by Christ.
mas" The Post asserts that tho i.s,
has been made an attractive place for
evildoers OF that sort, because they ara
well fed and given comfortable omar.
ters with good beds. 1t was said also
that each inmate of the iail vou,d -
. better Christmas dinner than vould
oe provided for hundreds of honest. in
dustrious workingmen-a dinner s.th..
VIII cost the jailbirds nothino and
which win be garnished with delic.cies
furnished BY misplaced charity.n
ine poor man who Is honest not h.
cause It Is the best policy" Gays this
san francisco newspaper, ssbut because
. righteous conscience dictates that
/ course OF conduct, willpay for his own
dinner and the dinner of his family.
Inc poor man who is honest viii NOT
ask the taxpayer to feed him or his
family-he may even contribute his
mite OF personal tax to feed those w.
grants. bommers and thieves In the
county jail. Why should We psuper
these worthless ofscourings of human
ity and neglect the needs of honest
poverty 1t is . question TO be answer.
% ana one that some day viii compel
an answer. We owe no charity 70 the
tnleves and vagrants of our iafls-we
owe every thing to the unfortunate md
miserable who are in that condition
through no fault of their own.n
This Is short sermon that should bo
Needed everywhere.
Cleveland Leader.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31

Experts In the manufacture q per-
fumery say that the sense Of smeil can
be developed Just ~ acuteay ~ the
sense Of sight. hearing. taste and touch.
This would seem paradoxical. for It 10
Q well known fact that after smelling
Eve or six different perfumes the uned-
ucated nose 20 loses Its power that abil-
ity to distinguish odors II entirely lost.
This to q degree IL true Of the educated
nose, but Its power lasts longer. An
expert 10 able BY putting = drop o. two
OF perfume on . bit Of cotton TO tell
what It Is and Just what extracts enter
into its compositiop,
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
70 Preserve Meat.

Meat Of any kind may be preserved
in q temperature Of 50 to 100 degrees
for period Of ten days after It has
been soaked In solution Of one pint Of
salt dissolved in four gallons OF cold
water and one-half gallon Of solution
of bisulphate Of calcium. by repeating
this process the preservation may BE-
extended by the addition Of Q selutioo
sf gelatin or the white q N sSg %
the sslt and water.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-31
Good Children

People are always content with
their children" said Mr. Crusty.
"Yes." answered Mr.. Dusty, ''if boy
is difident they say he is naturally re-
fined, and II he is boisterous they say
he Is sure to make his way In the
world. d."-Washington Star,