Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-25

esp,uel McMichan, plowman or
c,oseburn. Dumfriesshire, Scotland,
,.,s-ad his horses at the end OF the
Geld he was working few weeks ago
and cast his eye back along the line
H. had followed to see that 1t was
e+raipht. It was not. His critical eye
,oticed an unevenness in the ground,
nn5 Samuel McMichan stepped back
,vsr the clods of that highlylng neld
:, sscertain the cause. He found that
,is allow had broken open an earthen-
,.a~e not. and before him lay scat
,srad hundreds of pieces Of what in
his homely lowland way he called
"tin With a capful of tin" Nc
Nichan went off and consulted the
sor,ner and most of the tin" turned
oot tn be silver pennies OF the reign
~ Edward l., who annexed Scotland,
and Edward H.. who lost 1t. There
we're over 1000 of them, all in good
reservation, each measuring three
charters of an inch across. They
weighed five pounds in bulk.
The Oldest of the coins are those or
King Alexander of Scotland, who ruled
from 1249 to 1885. There are also
few hearing the mint mark OF Water
ford in Ireland. The latest are those
NJ Edward H., whom the Scots cheer
fplIy thrashed at Bannockburn in 1914
In 1918 Edward Bruce drove the Eng
fish oppressor out Of Nithsdale, and 1t
is suggested that some Englishman,
being in a hurry to reach the border,
NM his 1000 silver pennies in a pot
sberd and hid it in the ground.
Americans Wanted.
while American syndicates are
tsIsing Of giving us electric railways
under our streets and steamboats, on
the Thames, says the Westminster
Gazette, they might turn their atten-
fiop 10 the cross channel service. If
New York were in the place of Lon
ion we can imagine a magnificent
fee, Of passenger boats in the chan
mel The train at Dover or Folke-
stone would be run straight on board
the steamer, as is done on Lake On
tario. and off again on the other side
so that half the trouble and discom-
fort Of the journey would be avoided.
But then the trains would be like draw
Ing rooms on wheels, with bedrooms
attached, not merely stuffed boxes;
phe boats would be like Atlantic liners,
81 huy n q
| them-well, we glsss that the harbors
would have to be made big enough to
do so We are not overanxious to
quicken the pace of living to the
American fever heat London, with
its antiquated omnibuses and sui
phmous underground and gently NOV
ing trains, may have charms for some;
hg. at the same time if London could
be handed over to the Americans for
short space, while we hibernated, we
should find out how very much behind
ht times we had been on waking up"
Upon the Just and Unjust.
The late Bishop Of London was
quick at impromptus. Here is one he
wrote on a card in the occasion of the
rainy church congress of London,
1893.
The rain it raineth ev'ry day
Upon the just and unjust Teller
hlt chiefly on the just, because
The unjust takes the justs UNI
brella,
When Dr.. Creighton was in Lon
aH Z was his habit to lunch at the
AthoHaeum Club, around the corner
rom bis own home, in st. James
square "A club is a place" he once
marked where women cease from
troubling and the wicked are at rest"
While the bishops practice of wear
'h- nus inter drew censure he retort
Ny predecessors have worn the
A'.'F ON their carriages, their tea
.''as and their horses blinkers
Moose 70 wear mine on my head
Ready Repartee.
Journal des Debats relates the
..".ls Characteristic story Of En-
a. william IL. when a little boy of
u was on March 10, 1853.
.l|ard VII. then prince OF
2S krceling before the altar
F.7rge's cha ] at Windsor with
hing bride, Princess Alexandra
mark, now the queen consort
nj. Durins the wedding cere-
h.ch was most impressive
ended by magnificent as.
Of the British court and
and foreign princes and dig
"a restless little BOY was
IN the fruu: row behind the
A1ple. TO highland youths,
MIN 10y his hands. seemed
great difficulty in restraining
suddenly the little fellow slip
the grasp of one of his
Who promptly caught him by
prevent further escapa9es.
ansered the youngster that
and deliberately bit the
ers bare calf The ready
created no little astonish.
a"lusement among the at.
T7yaity and peerage. That
Is TODAY the German Fn,