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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26
An iowa Woman 5 Gift.

Dies Names, Sept. 2s.-The will OF
Mrs. Martha {, Callahan. who died
Aug. ~ gives 100000 10 Tuskogee
normal institute az Tuskogee. Ala.
$4,000 to the home for aged at Des
MONIES. $1,000 to the Womans Stand
ard ut Waterloo la $500 10 the w. C.
I, T. Of iowa BeQuests 10 relatives
aggregate $4,000 more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26

Metropolitan Life of New York Ac-
quires the Mutual Life of
San Francisco.

New York, Sept. ga deal whereby
the metropolitan Life acquires the en-
tire industrial business of the Mutual
Life of San Francisco was closed Fri
day. Over s20,000,000 in outstanding
policies are involved. 1t is one of the
largest insurance transactions ever
made in this country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Sept - -Flour-The nlarkt
was firm; creameries. liG2iz. diaries. Z"
0i1
EEcs-The market was firm al ~
Dressed Poultry - The market N
steady. turkeys, 6aS: chickens. "fl9l-
Timothy-S50
Clover-sS-5
Rihs-Short and clear sides. $50 =.
Others unchanEad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26

Toleie o. Sept q. The local
plant OF the American Tin Can com.
pany burned SATURDAY afternoon Loss
100000 insurance yISS,0on.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-26
ST. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis. Sent i.-Cattle-Recelpt
head The market was steady % sFe'A
Hogs Receipts 2,fao bead The madn
Was strong. and the range was 81 20 -
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
TAXATION.

Farmers of all others should be adj
vocates Of the single tax, II would
strike them llghtest of all other forms
of taxation. But they are apparently
the most uncompromising enemies OF
the system. They are unable to dis
crimlnate between the rental value of,
and tax on the land, and almost In
varlably insist II would place all the
tax on their land and break them UP
root and branch. II Is next thing to
impossible to get this view out OF the
farmers head.
There is not party politics enough in
It. The farmer is a great party man
and politician, And the less he knows
the stronger his prejudlces clasp and
bind him to the car Of conservatism,
It is most difficult, II not impossible,
to fix the public mind on a single sub.
ject long. There Is much of the child
remains with the adult growth, and the
man loves variety, and 1t looks like
business to have his houses, barns, HIS
stock, his furniture and all his be-
longlngs taxed, He is satisfied that ev.
erything OF value is taxed as 1t should
be, while in fact very little is taxed
Of what should be.
The industrial system has undergone
an entire change since these methods
of taxation were originated, or grew,
for they are the growth Of the ages,
and should long ago have been rele,
gated to the limbo of the past, alons
with their contemporaries, the old
methods Of business, Midland Jour.
nal, Rising Sun, MINI.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
LABOR s ONLY REMEDY.

II the men now on strike will use
some Of their leisure to consider the
odds against them, they will see that
no small part of the power OF their en-.
emies is derived from or supported by
their political influence. This trust
has tremendous authority in all ofIlca>
circles, 1t was not mere accident that
led to the selection of q former attor
ney Of the Carnegie company as attor.
ney general Of the United States. The
utter failure Of successive attorneys
general for the past twelve years to
put the federal antitrust law to the
test has not been without deliberate
action to that end by the trusts-for
mark you, all trusts are as one when
the purpose to control the government
is concerned When six years ago the
Democratic party in fierce revoli
against the subservience of its leaders
to monopoly, declared war on trusts
the trust magnates who had been In II,
organization deserted 1t to a man
They are still out, and will be out 80
long as the party as a whole opposes
trusts. Sometimes they try to come
back-ds in 0hlo-but only in hope
that once readmitted they can turn tn.
party again to the service of plutoc
racy. We use the Democratic party
merely for the sake of illustration, II
the Republican party should throw Of
the yoke of the plutocrats and return
to the principles Of Lincoln, we should
find the well-organized army of trusts
fighting it as they now fight for 1t
The trusts, with all their myriads OF
hangers-on, are In politics just as much
as Croker or Quay.-Pilgrlm.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

Miss Helen Morton, the third and
most beautiful daughter of ex-Gov.
Levi p. Morton, Of New York, is go
ing to marry into one Of the proudest
families of France, as her engage
ment to Count Bosom de Perigord In
dicates. The count is son of the
Duke and Duchess de Tallyrand and
de Sagan, and himself heir to title
and estates enormously valuable, not
only in point of money, but especially
for historical association. When her
chosen husband becomes duke the
present Miss Morton will outrank
every titled American In France ex-
cept the Duchess de la Rochefoucald.
Ever since the time Mr.. Morton
was the United States minister TO-.
France Miss Helen, then little girl,
has proclaimed her intention to marry
q Frenchman, Two years ago the
family was much distressed over her
infatuation for penniless and rather
rogulsh young French diplomat she
had met at Florence. 1t was surmised,
although the girl yielded to family en-
treaties and broke the engagement,
that she had remained secretly faith
full to her first love.
Miss Morton is an accomplished
young woman and beside being a
thorough musician is the mistress Of
several languages. She has Travelled
extensively in Europe and has figured
somewhat in the fashionable world
of Paris. She is an adept at outdoor
sports and is capital whip, golfer
and tennis player. When her father
was governor of New York state Miss
Morton was particular favorite at
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATS.

That the Democrats Of the West are
not the only progressive members Of
the party is shown by the platform re-
Gently adopted by the Democratic con-
vention of Cambria County, Pennsyl-
vania. 1t pledges the party anew to
the faith Of Thomas Jefferson, and
warmly commends the leadership Of
William jennings Bryan in the ad-
yancement of those principles.
On the subject Of trusts, it says.
"The Democratic party stands for
equality Of rights and demands equal
ity Of opportunities. 1t is opposed to
the granting of special privileges to in
divlduals or corporations. It there
fore condemns the protective tariff and
demands that taxation shall be for
public revenue only. 1t condemns the
trusts as a monstrous outgrowth of
privilege, and 1t proposes to destroy
the trusts by the simple device of
withdrawing from them the benefit OF
the laws under which they have es-
tablished and are maintaining monop-
olies. All goods upon the free list;
and every legislative advantage now
conferred upon aggregations Of cap
ital should be recovered by the peo-
pie.
Taxation should fall, not upon In
dustry nor upon thrift, but upon spe.
cial privileges; and 1t should be ap-
portloned in accordance with the bene-
fits conferred by the government"
In declaring for home rule in taxa
ton, the platform says; THE tax laws
in this State are framed In iniquity
and administered in corruption. Their
radical reform Is the paramount issue
in the State. They promote inequality
and tend to the destruction of the
poor. They were designed to shift the
burdens from those able to bear them
to those upon whom they fall with
crushing weight Corporate monopoly
is scandalously favored at the expense
of the farmer, the merchant, the manu-
facturer and the artisan. The latter
contribute proportionately a hundrsd
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

In the Middle Ages the generally ac-
cepted way to get rid of an enemy was
10 poison him. That the practice has
mot been entirely discontinued is
proved by the record Of years poi
soninS cases in the Bombay Preslden-
Cy, India, where the practice is still
extensive.
Arsenic is the favorlte agent, prob
ably owing to the facility with which
At can be procured and the rough sim
ilarity Of the symptoms produced by
It to those of disease Maj. Barry re-
cords one case where two beggars were
drugged with opium in order that they
might be robbed Of eight annas (Sd).
The medico-legal cases referred to in
the report only show the cases which
are brought to light, but 1t is a com
mon opinion that the crime Of poison
ing is excessively frequent. These re-
marks apply to nearly all parts Of In
dia. Copper, cerbera, dhatura, mer-
curry, phosphorus and ground glass are
other poisons selected.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
Valley Of
Jordan.
(specIal Lottery

N0PNNiaA iAuNbvl1l
The worlds most historic valley Ia
that through which the river Jordan
winds It's tortuous course, From Its
harrow denle where the headwaters
OF the river gush In thousand bub-
bling rills from among the stones OF
the cave Of Pan through marshy plains
to Its Wide stretches Of land around
the Dead sea, 1t is replete with names
familiar to every one who has read
history, either sacred or profane.
On the mountains, whose shadows
fall over the valley, Moses received the
law from God and centuries later
Christ passed through its highways
and Its byways through It's populous
cities and fertile fields, preaching and
teaching the lessons with which all the
civilized world is now familiar, 1t Is
the scene of the llfework of the great
est teacher and leader OF men that
humanity has ever known, Herein He
was adored and worshiped, scoffed at
and jeered at tempted and threatened,
In this valley He cured the sick, raised
the dead to life, made profound think
crs of humble fishermen, stllled the
tumultuous waters Of the sea with His
footstep and wiped cut the stain Of
original sin with the agony Of Geth-
semane and the darkness which closed
around the tragedy of Calvary fell
upon the winding Jordan.
Long Before the Coming OF Christ,
even before the prophets told OF the
future advent Of the Messiah, events
which make history were transpiring
along the banks Of the Jordan. Wars
ragged, cities rose and fell, and gov
ernments were established and shat
tered The soil was fertile and the re-
gion rich and populous. Phoeneclans,
Greeks and Romans came and con-
quered at different times and the hosts
Of the Persians and the Syrians spread
1t with waste and desolation, But 1t
always recovered from the attacks Of
the invaders and during the life OF
Christ teemed with humanity and
blossomed with fertility
The valley Of the Jordan stretches
from north to south In the eastern part
Of Palestine. The river Is formed from
the waters Of springs
Gushing From the Labanon Mountains
and Mount Hermon. For number OF
miles its course Is through wildly
picturesque country, Mountains tower
above either side and the stream
dashes over dizzy precipices and
through deep and rocky chasms, II
varies greatly in width and depth, In
some places 1t Is not more than fifty
yards wide and from three to seven
feet deep Its source Is about l,70O
feet above the Mediterranean sea
but where It flows into the Dead
sea 1t is 1876 feet below this
level. In direct line from its
source to its mouth II Is 1870 feet
miles long, but Its course Is so wind
ing that within space OF sixty miles
long and from four to Ave miles
broad II traverses at least 200 miles,
and during this time plunges over
twenty-seven formidable rapids. Be-
fore 1t spreads into Lake Meron, now
called Hulch, 1t struggles through a
morass which is thickly oyergrown
with papyrus. On leaving this lake
the river is sluggish and turbid, but
Ia soon purified and becomes a tor
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

or perhaps thousand times as much
TO the cost of the government as the
railway and other privileged interests,
and they receive infinitely less IN re-
turn, The principle Of local option In
taxation should command the widest
recognition,
I'VE hold that all franchise corpor-
ations should be taxed precisely as
other and less favored interests are
taxed Franchises should be taxed at
their market value"
Imperialism abroad is denounced as
the forerunner Of despotism at home.
The platform says "A formidable
military force, designed for the con.
quest Of foreign people, may readily
be made the tool Of corporate mon
opoly to crush out opposition at home"
These democratic Democrats OF
Pennsylvania also declare for direct
legislation by means of the initiative
and referendum
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
VINO MAKES THE cR1MrNALsg

do not think there Is such a thing
as crime, as used In the ordinary
sense. These men in jails are not
criminals They are men who have
found themselves in that position
where all opportunities OF obtaining
subsistence in an honest way are
closed to them. They are forced to
reach out for something to sustain
life, of which they have been deprived
in community were few men con.
troll everything,
Every time the trusts in Chicago
raise the price Of meat, they seni a
certain number Of poor people to the
penitentiaries and jalls. Every time
they raise the price Of oil, they turn
numbers Of poor girls from honest la
bor out upon the streets. The men
who cause this ruin are the only ones
who can be guilty Of real crime and
a crime that is worth considering,
Australia, like America, was origin
ally settled by outcasts and advontur-
ers In one generation they were
building churches and hiring police for
themselves. Lawyer Clarence S. Dar-
row, In the Woodworker.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
AN ODD TALE OF THE SEA.
Rolling Copper Rivst Wears Through
bottom of Vessel.

Rolling Copper nivet Wears Through
Bottom of Vessel.
Some years ago vessel loaded With
guano worth several thousand dollars
caught fire In the south Pacific and
was abandoned by the captain and
crew, who came ashore in the small
boats and reported the disaster. One
Of the consignees thought the cargo
could be saved, as he knew that guano
would not burn, and 1t was his idea
that the hulk OF the ship might be
found floating somewhere at sea, He
chartered small English tramp yes
sci that happened to be at Callao.
Peru, and started out to search for
the derellct, After cruising for two or
three weeks, he found her. the wood
work burned to the waters edge, but
the hulk sound as a dollar and the
cargo all right, They started to tow
her to Callao, but the day before
reaching that harbor the tramp vessel
they had chartered began to hll rap
Idly and the pumps could scarcely
keep her ahoat, They narrowly es-
capped sinking with all on board. The
leak was a mystery, They managed
TO get her to Callao only by the
greatest exertion When the ship went
into the dock and was examined II
was found that one Of the plates about
the center had worn through, Fur
ther investigation demonstrated that
the damage had been done by little
copper rivet, which had been accident
ally left in the bottom and had rolled
back and forth over the same spot 80
often and so long that the iron plate
had been worn thin and the pressure
OF the water had broken through
Chicago News.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
A Region Repleto
With Sacred
Associations

rent rushing between small Islands
and rocks thickly set with oleanders,
About two miles below Lake Meron
is Jacobs Bridge, where Jacob on his
return from Mesopotamia Is said to
have crossed. 1t was built after tho
crusades.
About thirteen miles below this
bridge, the stream enters Lake IL
berlas, or Gennesaret more familiarly
known as
The Sea of Gailloe.
About this tiny inland sea which is
only about seventeen miles long and
from six to nine miles wide, and en-
vironed by the retiring hills, the most
sacred scenes Of history were enacted.
From the treeless Shores bare rocks
and meadowless inclines now rise, Its
natural beauty Is In no way remark
able, but the associations surrounding
II lend fascinating charm, Its east
ern side Is now infested by Bedouins
whose homes are among the ruins OF
Boziah and who are as remorseless In
vaders as any who lived In the time
Of Gideon. The western coast is now a
comparative waste, with but a few
hamlets, In place OF the once densely
populated region. Here lived that
hardy race Of mountaineers, an ener-
getlc, remarkable people, favored by
In iNl
valorous. At any time they we're ready
to muster 100000 men to defend Gall
lees against the Romans. On the shores
OF this sea Andrew and Peter dwelt,
mended their net and landed their
fish. There four of the disciples were
summoned to become Fishers Of men"
| In the surface Of the sea Is mirrored
the mountain from which Jesus spoke
to the multitude On this sea floated
the boat from the deck Of which the
Great Teacher spoke to the multitudes
on the shore and around 1t rise the
same mountains which echoed His
voice The waters are the same as
those upon which He walked In the
fourth watch Of the night" and winds,
similar to those He bade BE STILL
are casting waves upon the shores.
Issuing from the southern extremity
Of the lake the Jordan enters a broad
valley, which is designated In the
Bible as the plain. Its width varies
from ive to ten miles. From Galilee to
tho Dead sea no bridge spans the
stream. Its course Is through a deep
chasm or fissure In the earth's crust.
As II Enters the Dead Sea,
It Is very shallow, It's depth not ex-
ceeding three or four feet, This body
of water, which marks the southern
boundary of the valley, Is one Of the
wonders of the world 1t lies between
the mountains of Moab on the east
and those of Hebron on the west, Tho
locality is that of the ancient vale oG
Slddlm, which Lot selected when part
ing from Abraham. The sea is sup
posed to have been formed by an
earthquake, accompanied by volcanic
action. The valley appears to have
sunk to a great depth and the waters
OF the Jordan flowing In produced the
sea which was made intensely salt by
the saline strata exposed to their ac-
tlon. In this great catastrophe the
cities Of Sodom and Gomorrah were de.
stroyed and 1t ls supposed to have
taken place about 1900 years before
the mission Of Christ. IL
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
THE SHOCKED BURGLAR.
Indignant TO Find Policeman Warming
Himself ut Midnight.

Indignant TO Find Policeman Warming
Himself at Midnight.
Once upon a time Burglar looked
up from his work at the Office Safe
into which he was Drilling and De-
tected a Policeman in the act OF
Watching him from Behind the Stove.
We'll" said the Burglar, dropping his
drill and speaking with Manly lndig-
nation, ~ may not be Everything that
a Gentleman should be. As I'm no
Hypocrlte, Frankly Admit that I'm
Crook and Steal for Living. But
there's One Thing can say for myself
I'm no Sneak. Come on with your
handouts. Cop Gibboney, and run me
in. I'm Burglar all right, but, thank
heaven, I'm no Spy and lnformer'
And when the Mayor hears OF this per-
hans II won't be Me that'll find him
self in Trouble" The Burglars an
tlcipatlon was Justified, The mayor
caused him TO be Discharged with
Apologies, and issued statement to
the public Deprecating any action on
the part of his Police Force that might
Wound the sensibilities of the High
Spirited Criminal Glasses. Moral: 1t
is better that ninety-nine guilty men
should escape than that anybody
should employ the only means by
which they can be caught, ,--Philadel-
phia North American,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
A DREAM OF TREASURE.
Small Boys Dream Locates Money which
IL Really There.

Small Boys Dream Locates Money which
Is Really There.
Dreams are often unaccountable, and
perhaps what am about to relate may
interest your readers. When quite
young--l was only years old then---I
lived with my parents at n villa In
Trieste, Austria, For weeks and weeks
l had the same dream, although not
nightly-namely, that in the night
time | found myself at the bottom OF
the garden in my nightgown, scratch
ing at little heap Of EARTH and found
copper, silver, and gold coins, and sud
denly looking up, | found before me,
and watching me- the sister OF the
landlord Of the villa, an old, haggard
woman, Having dreamed this so often
l naturally related 1t to my mother,
who repeated II to her friends. These
friends who were OF a superstitious
nature, tried to induce my father to
buy the plot of ground in question: but
he would not listen to such absurdity,
rs he was an unbeliever in spiritual
Ism. Well, some years later the land
lord had occasion to build a lodge at
the bottom of the garden, and while
digging for the foundation a large
sum Of money in copper, silver and
gold coins was discovered, How is 1t
that a mere boy of T. without any
knowledge OF the place or Of the his
tory of the owners OF the said grounds,
should have such dream, which turn
ed out true?-Spectator
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

An inventor has discovered a substi-
tute for oil in running railroad. Now
let some other inventor discover the
means of doing away with water in the
stock. Williamsport News.
The discovery has already been
made For further particulars apply
to Tom l., Johnson, mayors office,
Cleveland, o.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
Tho RIshona AppeaL

The late Bishop Williams Of Con-
necticut was a truly pious man, but
was sometimes placed in position
where he envied the privileges OK those
not OF the cloth, At recent conclave
at the General Theological Seminary
they told this tale OF the good bishops
wit. One summer day the bishop went
out fishing with friend, and, as the
day was warm, they swung bottle
of rare Burgundy over the side of a
rowboat. When luncheon Tins came
the bishop essayed to pull the wine
aboard, already tasting in anticipation
the cool, delicious beverage, Through
some mishap the string slipped from
his fingers, and the bottle sank to the
bottom OF the river, Bishop Williams
sat up with sigh, and said, with his
eyes sparkling; you say It, Jones;
you're n layman. - Boston Journal
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

The sale Of seats Will commence
Thursday morning at the Divldson
theater for the opening attraction at
that theater this season. which is
Lovers Lane" The range OF prices
will be 20 cents to 81 The company
to appear here consists mainly Of the
persons who were engaged in the New
York and Chicago productions, where
the piece was a hit. The production
Is under the management OF the ener-
bette W. A. Brady. The first perform
ance OF Lovers Lane" will be SaveQ
next Sunday. I
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03

There are shrewd suspicious that
there are those high In favor with .he
administration who would be very
glad to have justice mlscarry in both
of these cases. No attempt has been
made to explain the long inactlon
with reference to them, and 1t seems to
be wholly inexcusable.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
THE TAX DODGERS.
HOW THE WEALTHY CORPORATIONS
MAKE OUT SCHEDULE.

The Value OF Chicago Property Figured
ut Thlrty-Tlyo Million LeOs Than Ia
ls7s--somo of tho Largest Corpora
tIons Not Assessed at All,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-03
World,n produOtIon Of Gnld.

The worlds production of gold last
year was about $2S6,OOO,OOO, which Is
$6S,OOO,OOO less than in the preceding
year, a consequence, chiefly, of the
South African war.