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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
4 Cold Might In Canada.

The sky ut night Is q deep dark blue.
and the stars are like dropping balls of
fire, so close they seem to be almost
within reach. The northern lights look
as If n titanic paint brush had been
dipped in phosphorcscent flame and
drawn In great, bold strokes across
the heavens.
AS you pass the electric lamps you
see very fine particles of snow caught
up by the wind and glittering high in
the air like diamonds. But ii is cold
night, and you are not sorry to get into
blanket or so from the bed. for there
are people in Canada who sleep all the
year round with only Il sheet over
them to such pitch of perfection
have they brought the heating Of their
rooms.
After YOU have tucked yourself in
the stiffness OF the night is broken oc-
casionally by Il report like cannon.
Have you ever been inside Il bathing
machine when Il mischieVOus boy
threw n stone ut II? And, If So, do you
remember how you iumpedf When the
walls OF wooden house crack in the
bitter cold. the effect is similar, only
maguiiied But YOU know what 1t
means here, so you only draw the
clothes closer round you. thankful that
you are snug and warm. And so good
night Blackwood's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
Manufactured Coal.

One of the most novel mauufnc-
tured articles that has ever come 10
frecport perhaps, says the Journal
of that city is the new coal that has
been introduced into the local field
hy some Of the dealers. The fact
that it is a manufactured product is
the one feature that makes it so re-
narkable.
1t is manufactured out Of coke,
hard and soft coal, and is run into
small molds which gives the piece
the appearance Of II small graham
cake. All the cakes are the same
size, and one Of the beauties about
the new product is its lack OF dust.
one of the ingredients used in the
process frees the materials from dust
The product is especially desirable
for CRATE service as it burns readily
and does not burn away with smoke
and dirt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
A speech That Made = hit.

Edward Hanlan, ex-champiOn oars.
man Of the world, related a good story
of how he delivered speech after
winning his second race in England.
His first victory had found him unpre
pared. He was ready for his second
with a speech composed for him by a
newspaper friend neatly copied out on
paper and stored away for use In his
2ssett packet, :. .,ss4,-..s ....n.......>....
When the crowd outside the club.
house insisted upon seeing and hearing
the winner. he was helped out upon
window ledge by his friends and held
there by the coattails and the legs.
The crowd cheered him wildly. He
was too confused to speak. They
hand in gesture of helplessness and
moved his lips in some inaudibfe num-
bic OF apology for his inability to deIiv-
er a speech. They could not hear on
account of the noise that they were
themselves making. but they encourag-
cd him with Il generous applause. He
saw his escape and proceeded to shake
his head and work his lips in a fine
frenzy of oratory, gesticulating elo-
quently and smiling his thanks. The
noisy and good natured crowd cheered
him to the ecno, and his friends drew
him in from his precarious position on
the window ledge.
you carried that crowd along in
style" they congratulated him. what
did you say? We souldn't hear YOU
YES. Give us an idea Of your speech"
the reporters put in drawing out their
notebooks.
Uanlan took the mar cript from his
pocket Here's the v lie thing" he
said do you want Il .hT'
We'll. rather" they answered. THAT
speech made hit. "-Argonaut.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
Four Legged Weather Prophets.

Though the tortoise is an excellent
weather prophet, the fact is known to
comparatively few people. Tortoise
farmers on the African coast notice
that even "a hours before rain falls
these curious animals prepare for 1t by
seeking the convenient shelter of over
hanging rocks. 1t may be II bright,
clear sunshiny morning, but she farm
ers believe implicitly in the tactics Of
the tortoise, who is seldom mistaken,
for the downpour is certain to come
within the time stated.
A pet tortoise would be n practical
present to bestow on ones friends.
This curious premonitlon of the ap-
proach of rain is shared by many other
animals and birds and may be explain
ed partially by the fact that while rain
is forming the atmosphere is lncreas-
ing in weight, but there may also be
some need OF moisture which makes
them aware of its approach or some
habits of life which make them thus
sensitive.-Chicago Record.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
Cool and MethodicaI.

a lawyer who worthly bears a dis
tinguished name occupies an old fash
Toned mansion on the edge of New
York. His sister who lives with him,
tells q laughablc story, which is re-
ported in Harpers Round Table, Illus
tratlng his GOODNESS and love of method.
Recently his sister tiptoed into his
room some time after midnight and
told him she thought burglars were in
the house. The lawyer put on bis dress
ing gown and went down stairs.
In tho back han he found rough
looking man trying TO open door that
led into the back yard The burglar
had unlocked tire door ana was pulling
M e with ail his might. The lawyer,
seeing The robbers predicament. called
to him
II does not open tnat way you idi5''
It slides back
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
Always Face the Engine.

In his prime the late Mr.. John Cook,
the great tourist agent, was man OF
iron frame. But when years of rail
way travelling, which averaged annual
ly some 10000 miles. produced certain
alarming symptoms. he made dis
Coyery that may be worth giving TO
the public. He found that the threat
ened trouble, something spinal, dis
appeared wien he no longer sat with
his back 10 the engine. He always
thereafter faced it, and that the prin-
ciplA is sound will be borne out by
others whom he advised to do the
samr, All vino are called upon TO do
much railway travelling will be wise to
sit facing the horses
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
The Future of Our Lexs.

Professor Yung of the University Of
Cuef, Switzerland, entertains great
fears concerning the future of our
lower limbs. This sage Is OF the opin-
ion that within the next thousand
years human beings will have forgot
ten how TO use their legs, and that
these limbs, IL evolution will not do
away with them, viii serve as mere
ornaments To the rest or the body.
Professor Yung states that at the
present age human beings show de-
cidcd aversion to personal or physical
locomotion, and this Is more manifest
every time new automatic travelling
instrument is invented and rendered
practical. Steam, electricity, cable
power and the different velocipede ma
chimes all bear an influence over us
and create IA dislike for walking, and
the future generations will likely have
the convenience Of steerable airships
at their windows and electric auto
mobiles at their doors. and these CON
yeyances Will be so cheap that almost
every one can own them. and this
means the doom Of our legs.
The latter will be regarded as super
fuous appendagcs. no use viii be made
OF them. and who knows but that they
may disappear altogether! But so
much more viii our arms develop IN
length and strength. These are the
cruel laws Of evolution, and it viii be
due to their FRANKS that future gen
erations will again resemble the apes.
There will come another epoch Of short
legs and long arms
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
he iEiue Pencil.

This said the man who was show
ing the visitors about the office II the
metropolitan daily, lis the copy read
ers' room 1t is the place where the
matter sent in FOR publication is boiled
down e the right dimensions"
Doesn't that make it warm gig
gled Que of the young women.
NO" be- replied But the men who
write ~ stun get pretty hot over Il
somefi ,rs Chicago Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

GOV SCOFlELD has mad himself in
teryiewed by hi- democratic SPONSOR
the Milwaukee Journal, and gives a
synopsis Of what he would have
recommended 20 the legislature il
required to submit another message,
Among the things hn would have
recommended, he say~ is system Of
ciyit service reform for appointments
about the capital. If the governor
had acted upon this suggestion dur
ing his IOur years In office he might
have done much toward advancing
1t. Personal partizauship was never
more manifest in state departments
than during the past four years.
Never were appointments more uni
furmiy determined by the attitude
of the appnintee or his enoorsers
toward the appointing power Only
those whose loyalty to the rpiguing
tacti"u was well established or prop.
crly vuurhcd for were found in the
roll ul employees, even rs ianituis
or scrub women. In the number of
unnecessary employees, it is claimed
that the Scoteld administration
would suffer in comparison with any
preceding one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
Attest rd Brown, Clerk.

Many people have had the cN.
perglced Of Mr., Peter sherman, OF
North stamford, y. H. who say,
=" -Four years I suffered torture from
chronic Indigestion, but kodol dis.
pcpsia care made a weuman ofmc'
1t diggst- what you eat and i, II Ger.
tain ear Tor dyspepsia aud every
form vi stomach trouble. II gives
relief NJ once even ia the worst eases
.rnd can't help but do You good w
II. pridenux
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

ELLIS b. USHER has ceased t.
trouble tie political waters AZ editor
Of the La Crosse Chronicle, having
severed his connection with that pa
per, after sevoring it and himself
from the democratic party. Ina vain
attempt to vault from the saddle Of
leadership III one party to like po-
sition in another, Mr.. Usher seems
to have lit on the ground between
the two
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

MIR. joins STRANGE, who was ten
dered the appointment of superin-
tendent of public property by Gov,
LoFollette, declines the honor, for
business reasons, and Gen. Geo. +.
Bryant, of Madison, has been named
IN his stead for the place. 1t is so
unu 3ual for a man to decline IA 81 600 Il
year position that enemies OF the adj
ministration are at u loss to account
for it. In their bewilderment they
naturally imagine vain things and
see gObliuge Of trouble stalking
through the capital
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
His Advice

Is i hard TO propose to a girl?' ask
ed the p1vice In affairs of the heart
Sometimes rs good deal harder
nct 10 propose" returned the man OF
worldly experience thoughtfully. It's
always well t. be on your guard"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

SHAW'~ PURE MALT-for gen
rral use, social, medical or family,
there is uathiu2 mnre desirable dis
titled than ~HAW'S PURE MALT
Ii Is toned Is suit the palate. aud
is soft. delicious and nutritious.
SOLD BY John Peters, Mineral
Point, Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Regular Adjourned Meeting held on
Wednesday Evening, Jan. 2....-.~.

itS aidf SHIp'iihfu MSctihS me-" "
Wednesday Evening. Jan. 2."...~,.
Mineral Point, Wis, Jan. =, 1900
A regular adjourned meeting OF the
common council was this day held IL
the council chamber.
Present, Mayor Gorgen, and alder
men Crowley, Sims, Van Matre,
Dresser, Osborne. Absent, Crawford
Guttenstein, Penhallegon.
Meeting called to order by the May
or; minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee and on motion
were allowed:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

| n, Hartert, assessor / mos. sal....... II DC
| I'd. Brown cierk mos sal. Incl
| Electric Light CO.. street 81 6G,66 hail
~ 20, pumping soO.................. 222 81
II was moved and carried that there
| be no charge made the Fair Co. for
city water used during fair of 1900
The following ordinances were
passed by the common council.
The Common council of the City of
Mineral Point do ordain as follows:
Section /. Permission is hereby
given and granted TO the Telephone
company now engaged in construct
ing a telephone line from the town of
Mitiiln to this city J, its successors
and assignees, To erect. construct,
maintain and operate tele-
phone line in the city of Min
eraI Point in such streets or al
leys as the committee on streets and
sidewalks OF the common council may
sanction, for the period of ten years
from and after the passage and pub
LEGATION of this ordinance, and for
that PURPOSE To erect poles, wires and
necessary fixtures in, across and over
such public streets or alleys.
Section , Such telephone lines,
poles, fixtures and appurtenances
shall be located and sc. under the di-
rection of the committee on streets and
sidewalks OF the common council OF
said city and in such manner as not
to interfere with the ordinary travel
or use of said public streets or the
How of water in any gutter or drain
in any public street or other part of
said city.
Section 3. Said telephone company,
its success rs and assignees, shall at
all times save said city Of Mineral
Point harmless from any and all dam
ages that may arise out OF the erect
ion, construction, operation or IN any
other manner of said telephone line;
and shall also save said city harmless
from all damages or compensation to
which the AUDITING owners OF property
may be entitled by reason of the erect
ion, construction or operation of said
telephone line.
Section 1. Said telephone company
shall accept the privilege herein
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

IT is not unlikely that the Euro
pean powers may combine ana put
through the Panama canal. II that
were done the profits on the canal
built by our government would be
like most of Uncle Sans financial
operations--principally outgoes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10
THE STATE, of Madison, thinks

THE STATE, OF Madison, THINKS
that in times past "Jere Murphy
must have struck home in the most
tender spots concealed about the La
Crosse Chronicle aud Milwaukee
Journal, Judging from the most pain
full irritation which his selection as
private secretary causes tie editors
of these esteemed contemporaries,
and only them"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

De had on application To the agents
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee q St.
Paul R'y. +. A. MILLER,
Gen. Pass, Agt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-10

Whom you need a soothing and
healing autiseptic application for
any purpose, use the origira, De
Wits Witch Hazel ~alve. wen
known cure for the piles and skin
diseases. Ii heals sores without
leaving "a scar Beware Of coulter
feits. ". II. prideauN
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Ccccccccsc.occoccnccoc,,c
RIFLE TOURNAM ENT.
Teams That Have Been Entered for
 the Contests.

New York. July 1S.-The military or ganizations of the several states which will be represented at the International and Interstate Rifle. Carbine and Re yolver shooting tournament of the Ma tionai Rifle Association of America at Seagirt N. J., August 30 to September s,
 inclusive, have entered teams in nearly every one of the many events on the programme. The contests which will at tract the greatest interest will be those for the American centennial trophy and team championship of the world, open to riflemen of all countries; and the spe- cial challenge match between teams of not less than five nor more than eight men representing the Ulster Rife Asso- citation of Belfast, Ireland, and the New
The age-herald., 1901-07-14
Birmingham, 8; New Orleans. Z.

Birmingham and Nv Orleans engaged In a slugging match yesterday and played hide-and-seek for nine innings. It was a heart-rending, nerve-destroying game with first one team in the lead and then the other. At no time during the contest was there a moment when either side could lay claim to any advantage.
 The lead Topped from one club to the other with alarming frequency and final ly perched on Birmingham's banner by the rankest kind of fuke, one that per haps would not occur again in an entire season.
 The eighteen players were in the game every minute from the time Moss sent the ball against right field fence for two bags in the first inning until Kalkhoff trotted home with the winning run In the ninth. They made errors. several of them, but most of them were on hard chances, and therefore excusable.
 The error charged against Kalkhoff was made at third base, a position unfamil- far to him, and came of his effort to han