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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Here are 10000 persons" he pleads.
reduced by the wise regulations OF
Henry the Eighth to the necessity Of
a low diet and moderate exercise, VIII
are the only great restorers OF our
breed, without which the nation would
in an age or two become one vast
hospital" Some discoveries Of
modern science are anticipated In
Gulliver's Travels, and it seems that
we must also return to the Mad Dean
for the last word on sociology.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
WASHINGTON SOCIAL. EVENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill Give a Beautiful
Costume Ball.


Washington, Feb. 24.-One of the
most novel and brilliant functions of
the social season was given Monday
by the assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. David Jayne Hill. assisted
by their guest. Mrs. ]. Dorman Steele
| OF Elmira, n. Y. 1t was a mardi gras
festival and costume ball. in which
| the majority of the leading young men
and m in Washington official and
diplomatic society took part, cos.
| tuned in some of the most pictui-
esque and beautiful gowns represent,
| ing peasants of the old world, charac.
tiers in song and story and ideals of
| artists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill received in the
large ballroom of Rauscher's. where
the dancing began later. The decora-
tons were ~drapings of red and black
cloth and vines. with palms, flowers
of every description and the confetti
that are used at a Venetian carnival.
The hostess wore a costume repre-
senting Portia. and Mr.. Hill was
dressed as a courtier, With knee
brooches and black velvet coat. Mrs
Steele wore the dress of a Greek ma
tron, which was severely classical in
outline, and made of white cloth.
The cotillon began at 10 O'Clock and
was led by Baron Herman of the Ger
man embassy, with Miss Helen Hay,
daughter Of the secretary of state.
Miss Hays costume was a short cerise
satin skirt. with %panniers of white
satin, and bodice laced in gold. Her
hair was arranged in %pompadour style
and powdered.
Miss Alice Hay appeared rs a Swa-
bian peasant, with a skirt of dark
green. a swiss bodice and black velvet
picture hat. Miss Leila Griggs went
as a black butterfly, with a black
spangled gown and butterfly wings on
the shoulder and wings in her hair.
Miss Constance Griggs appeared as
the Goddess of Liberty, with a striped
skirt of red and white and a starred
bodice of blue, with a liberty cap.
Miss Hitchcock wore the gray cos
tune of Priscilla the Puritan Maid.
Miss Margaret Hitchcock wore a Rus
sian peasants costume. Miss Wilson
appeared in a rich Spanish costume OF
red silk, with a black lace veil and
jewels of gold and stones. Miss Root
appeared as Martha Washington, with
a beautiful white satin gown and the
kerchief and cap of the period. Miss
Mckenna vas in a Japanese girls
costume. The Countess Cassini ap-
quaint frock of white chiffon and pale
blue. Miss Florence Foraker went as
the Duchess of Devonshire, and
Misses Julia and Louise Foraker IN
fancy dress. Miss Helen Roosevelt
was a Spanish girl in a white ~organdie
gown with drapings of lack lace oven
it. Miss Hanna wore a fancy dress of
pink silk, with a short skirt, a crepe
de chine bodice and black silk stock.
ings and slippers. Miss Merriam wore
a lack dress made in same way, with
pink stockings and slippers. Mrs.
Roert Mccormick wore the dress OF Il
Bavarian peasant she purchased
aroad. The costume was of green,
with a flaring bonnet and black velvet
gold-trimmed bodice. Baron Herman
went as a Bavarian peasant and Mr..
Benson Foraker and several other of
the men appeared as policemen.
Miss Amelia Stevens of Madison
was one of the guests,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Mrs. Constance DreXcl Biddle. for
merly Miss Constance Morris. the
dashing young actress who is appear.
ing in vaudeville in Chicago, Will mar.
ry Millionaire Fernando Yznaga imme,
diately after her husband. Or. Glenn
ent Biddle. has secured a divorce. Mrs.
Biddle will not contest the divorce suit
brought by her husband, the noted
United States naval surgeon, not wish.
ing to be dragged into court She
has. however. made a public statement
denying the allegations of improper
conduct with Charles r. Bates ana
George Work. the correspondents IN
the suit After marrying Fernando
Yzuasa ste will retire from the stage.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
MYRiCk HAS RETIRED.
Managing Editor Of Milwaukee SENT.
mel Lays Down His Pen,

Milwaukee. Feb. PHI p. Myrick,
managing editor Of The Sentinel. sew
cred his connection with that paper
last night The resignation of Philip
Littell. which was rendered some days
ago. also took effect last night. 1t is
understood that no one has been
chosen to succeed Mr.. Myrick as yet.
Tonight the Milwaukee Press club
will give Mr. Nvrick a farewell dinner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
Biuftinq and Calling.

DO YOU object To having him call?'
asked the girl
No" replied the old poker player:
Il would be glad to have him call, but
| don't think he intends 10 do il, He
acts TO me like a mar who is blufhng
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE.
President Calls One After Dissolution
of CONGRESS-.

Washington. u. c., Feb. 24.-The
president yesterday issued a proclama-
tion calling a special session of the
senate for executive purposes i'm
mediately upon the dissolution of the
present congress, March I.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Investigations made by the Connec,
ticut authorities show hat out Oh
z o0O ar more varieties OF food which
the pure food department had exam
med CTS were found adulterated' "hiie
173 contained antiseptic or preserVa'
tive substaI .es. Flour is often adui'
terated with meal and sometimes Win
minerals. The principal adulterants
of meat are preservatives. Dairy pro
ducts are largely adulterated' COT
touseed oil is used extensively for TINS
Maple sugar is adulterated
with cane sugar. Jellies, etc. are
treated with coloring matter, flavorlng
and preserving agencies. May times
the basis of these jellies is starch
paste or animal gelatine. Spices are
freely ad%ulterated. Not only are al
coholic drinks largely treated by
aduIterants as fusel oil, but soft drinks
are also even more layishly adulter-
ated than the former. For example,
a glass of soda water often contains
enough ani.jne to dye brilliantly SIX
square inches OF wooden cloth. There
are many harmless adulterants, as ce-
reals In coffee. spices, etc, but antisep-
tic agencies are vicious. The remedy
is TO compel every manufacturer TO
label correctly his manufactured
goods.-Fruit Trade Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
General Schaan Retired.

Washington. Feb. 24-Brigadier
General Theodore Schwan has been
placed on the retired list. on applica
ton, under the forty years service
clause.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
FROM BRIGHT BRAINS
LINES OF PROGRESS m MODERN
THOUGHT AND INVENTION.
SOME RECENT DISCOVERIES

A~stonishino Number of Adu'terants
of Food Found in a Connecuo'.
MISREPRESENTATION OF Cows ano
What Was Found-Wonderfu' Man
way Brake.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28
THE TRIBUNE, MINERAL POINT, WIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a, 1901.

| bill was introduced which requires ap.
plicants for admission to the bar to
| read law in an Office two instead OF
three years.
| In rne assembly Mr.. ROssal4a Of
an amendment to the bicycle
path bill requiring such paths 10 be at
least 4 feet from the outside Of the
highway AID fofbi1aiag the feaaiag
In Of the paths. Mr.. S%turdevant op.
| posed the amendment, saying 1t was
evidently in the interest of the phone
men who wanted to set their poles
| within the 4-foot limit. Mr.. Silkworth
explained that phone %companles were
required to set poles on the 4-foot
line and that they paid for the right.
The amendment was adopted Al to 81.
Mr.. +. A. Miller then put in an amend
ment keeping the paths at least 4 feet
away from the actual roadway and ii
was adopted. Next an amendment was
proposed by Mr.. Young requiring
cyclists to obtain the right from abut.
ting property owners before cutting
limbs from trees and it, too, was
adopted. Then the bill was sent to
the judiciary committee. The bill,
though having many warm advocates.
has come up kerplunk against the
powerful telephone element and is in
danger Of having a serious time. de.
spite it's merits. The calendar being
light the house was In a humorous
mood and worked off its levity upon
the Norton bill to tax unmarried wo-
men over 80 years of age $25. At last
on motion of Judge Orton, the bill was
made a special order for the last day
of the session. The bachelors $40
license bill was killed without com.
junction, the unmarried men display
ing mock enthusiasm In the obsequies.
Another bill killed was Manuel's ex-
empting all farm machinery from tax.
alton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

1t is necessary for steam railway
managers to begin training electrical
engineers in order that, when the
time ome for the traction equip
ment of their lines to go on, they will
have stats Of men familiar both with
the electrical problems involved and
with the practical conduct of rail
ways. Among the important uses to
which electricity Is applied on rail
ways of the most modern type may be
mentioned signaling, the movement OF
switches, the lighting of signals ana
switches, t~elegraphing, and the cleo
trio lighting of trains. With most of
the aforementioned uses the progress
Of development has reached a point
of considerable perfection, but in the
lighting of trains there seems to have
been, in this country at least, some
conservative prejudice that has made
the equipment of passenger cars with
electric lights rather more slow than
the perfection of the art of train light
ing would warrant.-Electrical Re
view.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Madison, Feb. 21.-The senate
passed q bill providing for bicycle
side paths.
In the assembly committee reports
were received on many bills, some be-
ing of considerable Importance. A
eddy be established in the capitol, the
committee on military affairs having
made a favorable report to that end.
A similar report was likewise made
on the bill which provides that
franchises shall be submitted to oopu-
lar vote If a certain percentage Of
electors lemand it and also on tho
bill which provides that towns may
vote whether wide-tired wagons only
shall be used. Favorable action was
reported by the dairy committee on
the bill authorizing the dairy and food
ditional inspectors at $1,000 a year
each. The committee on charitable
and penal institutions reported ia
vorably on the bill to permit reformed
children to be sem to the span ia state
school but added IN amendment that
they must be dependent. A favorable
report was made on the memorial to
congress for the passage of the
Cullom interstate railway measure.
The state affairs committee made an
adverse report on the bill putting
eagles in the list of birds that must
not be killed and on the bill requiring
Inherent drug peddlers to pay a $500
license and the bill giving prison
guards the right to kill escaping con
5icts was also reported for indefinite
postponement. The orion bill giving
!. widow an additional exemption of
5000 worth of her husbands house
hold goods tbeyond all to which she
S now entitled) and also all fuel and
provisions on hand, was passed.
Judge Orion made a motion for the
suspension of all rules and the pas
sage of Mr.. Lenroot's bill limiting the
time for the reassessment of special
void assessments to three years. The
bill is of importance to various cities
which have passed under a law de-
clared void. Other assembly bills
passed were: raising the bounty on
wolf cubs to So, on mature wolves
from 81 to IS. and on lynx to SO; in
Guiding midwiyes among those who
shall make reports of births and re-
ceiye the 25c fee therefor; permit
ting chairmen of county boards lin
stead OF the hoards) to fill vacancies
when they occur among county super
intendepts of the poor: permitting
county judges TO hold courts in other
counties and TO be paid his actual ex-
penses by such counties; f~orbidding
even the possession of any con.
t~rivance useful in classifying weights
or measures and making notices to
quit effective II only posted on the
premises. Unless the legislature be-
comes more of a slaughter-house thar
at present :hc Wisconsin statutes of
1898 will soon be so far out of date az
TO render them In a considerable d.
gree yalueless unless one has at hand
also a copy of the laws OF this session
Over 1000 bills were introduced. and
of the ia thus far reported TO the as.
sembly only - have been killed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

after adjourn on the first Thursday
of February until after the first
Thursday in March; by Senator Willy
fixing the rate Of interest on tax
certificates at IL per cent; by Sena-
tor M~cGnhyray, to authorize tie oi
g%anization OF districts for pieasure
drives in non-muricipal territory, and
providing a wage OF 81 and expenses
for each day the commissioners
work; also by Senator O'Neil, provid.
ing for the sale OF timber on public
Upon the motion of Senator Kreutzer
the bill increasing the salaries of SUI
preme court justices to $1,000 vas re.
ferred to the committee on claims.
That the season for the introduc-
ton of bills in the legislature is
rapidly drawing to a close was evil
denced last night by the food Of
measures that came into both houses,
II In the assembly and 43 in the sen
ate. Among the important bills that
came in was one by Mr.. Cady declar-
ing marriages between white persons
and negroes or mulattoes Illegal, one
by Mr.. Barker providing for the reg
istration of voters by streets and
numbers instead of alphabetically,
and one by Mr.. Stevens making
statutory the right of students TO
vote where they attend school.
Other bills of interest were: BY Mr..
Thomas, creating the Office of county
supervisor of assessment to supervise
and investigate the work Of all super
visors; by Mr.. Whitson, making in
sanity for five years ground for
divorce; by Mr.. Owen, to label prison
goods; by Mr.. Overlook, prohibiting
slot gambling machines; by Mr.. An
drews, for the licensing of bill posters
by commo councils, by Mr.. Galway,
prohibiting double-headed trains.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

The twentieth century began Tues
day, January /, 1901, In the Pacific
ocean just east of the Friendly ISL
ands. The theoretical line marking
$50 degrees east and west of Green
wich has two irregularities in it, put
there by the agency of man in the ar
rangement of business affairs. The
Russians brought eastward the day OF
st. Petersburg and established 1t in
Alaska, but when the United States
came into possession of that country
the authorities deemed it wise to have
one day throughout the United States,
and SO the date line was set 10 de-
grees TO the west of the actual meri-
dian, so as to include in the day of
this country its outermost possession.
For this reason the Island Of Attu n
the Alaskan archipelago, is ITO de-
grees east longitude. is the latest
place on the earth to retain any GER
tain day. In the same manner GER
tain groups of islands in the southern
Pacific have been included in the day
of Australia and New Zealand, with
which they have business relations,
although some of them lie east of the
one hundred and eightieth meridian
Ladies' Home Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

A short time ago the bureau OF ami
NAL industry tested a herd of lO2 COWS
belonging to a government institution
In the District Of Columbia. Seventy.
nine Of these animals reacted, and, as
more then so of them were In good
condition, without physical signs or
tuberculosis In the udder or elsewhere
it was considered a favorable oppor'
tunity 10 test the righteousness of the
milk. The fact to which reference VIII
now be made was conducted by feed
ing the ELK to guinea pigs, The flnal
results have not yet been reached, but
a large proportion OF these cows
over Is per cent.-gave milk which
killed guinea pigs with tuberculosis
In a vely few weeks. Or. Rayenel
has been associated with similar ex.
peTlments In Pennsylvania with an
even larger number of COWS, II per
cent of which gave infectious milk,
Considering the number of cows eX-
p%erimented with and the large percent.
age which produced infectious milk
the results cannot be passed by as eX-
ceptional. and, consequently, we can
no longer accept the statement that
there must be plain disease of the I'D
der or emaciation before the milk he
comes infectious.-The Sanitarium.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

an enemy, or to reveal the character
Of his defanses when an attack Is con-
templated. In the "melinite" shell
the French have originated a type OF
pFoieetlle not only extremely dest1uc.
tive When It e~xrlodes. but which also
achieves an effect similar TO that Of
the Saracens in the Middle Ages.
This stifed the enemy with poisonous
gases.
In the warfare of the future. IL the
hope of humanitarians is not mis-
placed, projectiles may be loaded with
harmless drugs, which on bursting
will spread a sleep-producing vapor.
Thus a whole regiment, or perhaps a
brigade of soldiers may be plunged in
to involuntary slumber by a single
well-aimed shell-to be subsequently
awakened by their captors and gently
escorted to a place of kindly captivity.
Exchange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

The huge meteorite that fell not
long ago in Porte Allegro, Brazil,
could not be got into any ordinary
museum room, but would require a
museum built around il. 1t is as big
IS a church, being 81 feet long by 56
wide, thus being by far the largest
known 1t is a matter for mathc-
matiCians to calculate how much its
bombardment has effected the length
Of the earth's day and. year,-The In
dependent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

The experiments In growing Suma'
ira tobacco in the Connecticut valley,
recently reported by the national de-
partment of agriculture, were some
thing more than a successful attempt
1t plant Introduction. A third OF an
acre was planted, This was shaded
from the sun by erecting a frame
work, upon which cheese cloth was
stretched at a distance of nine feet
boye the ground and inclosing the
ides as well. The tobacco grew well
and in due time a harvested and
fermented, rs is customary, The
quality of the finished product was
pronounced excellent and hardly to be
distinguished from the imported arti.
ele.- Popular Science Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Great claims are now being made
through the newspapers for a new
brake for railroad trains, which, It Is
stated, will stop a train running at
a speed OF 80 miles an hour within a
distance of 20 yards. This wonderful
apparatus is the invention of a French
mechanical engineer. If he should be
successful In having II introduced up
on the French railways We would re.
commend our friends TO avoid that
method of conveyance when they go
TO France. Railroad trains running at
80 miles an hour stopped within n dis,
lance of 20 yards would present prac'
tically all the conditions of a head-ou
collision. The passengers and every
other movable thing would be piled in
Discriminatory in the front end OF each
car. Some things are better off with
ont the doing of them. and the stop.
ping Of a railroad train under the con.
ditious mentioned is olc az them -
Railway and Engineering Review.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

Madison, Feb. 20-In the senate a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-01

as may be necessary for the collection
II said taxes.
The existing laws relating to the tax
en- bills of exchange is amended SO az
"a read MS follows:
Bills of exchange lforeign), or letters
~ credit lincluding orders by telegraph
os otherwise for the payment of money.
issued by express or other companies,
% any person or persons), drawn in but
payable out of the United States, IL
Drawn singly or otherwise than set of
three or more, according to the custom.
i merchants and bankers, shall pay for
a sum no, xceeding S100 cents, and
foi each sl0o or fractional part thereof
excess of 500 2 cents; if drawn in
sets of two or more, for every bill OF
each set. Where the sum made payable
shall not exceed Sl00sor the equivalent
thereof, m amy foreign currency in
Which said bill may be expressed ac-s
eofding g the standard of value fixed
by the United States. ! cent. and for
ach 500 or fractional part thereof in
excess of $780, 4 cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-01
REVIEW OF JANUARY FAILURES
'Delaulted Indebtedness Average.
Less Than That of a Year Ago.

.Defaulted Indebtedness Averages
Less han That of a Year Ago.
New York, Feb. Reports 10 r. G
Dun & Co. SHOW failures in January
Lac in number and. $11,22O.s11 in
amount of liabilities. OF this aggregate
2b4 We're in manufacturing for $1,000, 9s4
and 94s in. trading for $5,311 .SO4, while
In brokerage, trans sporting, real estate,
etc. there We're forty failures for ST.
5os O23, Besides these strictly CONNER
cial disasters eight financial houses
closed their doors owing sl,0.0.s57.
Dunss Review OF Feb. will say upon
This subject:
Forced liquidation at the opening OF
the year is customary and experience
has taught that payments maturing on
January disclose any weakness that
might exist. This annual balancing OF
accounts tends TO drive many unsuc-
cessful firms out Of business: either in
December, when misfortune seems in
evitable, or in January after a final eff
fort to secure extension.
When it is considered tina. the
amount of defauted indebtedness in
January was less than the monthly av-
erase for che entire year 1900 and the
closing months of last year were
smarred by severe reverses in many
branches of trade and manufacture
that threatened unusual difficulties a,
the turn OF the year. there is much en-
couragement to be derived from a care
full analysis of the record.
Failures for January. 1900, were IS.
in number and s1o.3o4,464 in amount OF
liabilities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-01
3 REVENUES ARE pILING up.

Figures show That War Taxes NAV
BE Cut Wtthout Any Danger.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The Increase
curing sli1 present fiscal year of the in
tar1lal revenue is attracting attention
snlong u 50 sury officials. Commissioners.
efkes, o. the internal revenue bureau,
said ysstNiday tina from figures at hand
The collections for the year (without
considerable possible war revenue re-
aue1ionl would be greateleven than last
Year, which We're considered phenome-
nd.
The report for yesterday the last of
.thf mouth of January. shows that the
collections We're ssss,04s45 For the
same day year ago the figures were
SSl9'o4 l.5l For the month just ended.
The amount of the collections were s2S.-
y sl5s and for the month Of January a
YEAR age the figures Mere 500 10S,52S
since June 30. las year the beginning
81 the fiscal yen.s The collections
amounted TO $lSl,1g5.lO3 a year ago
curing the same period the collections
We're s s6,5ss, 0i4. This is an increase Of
NJ iab,Uss Last year collections We're
The largest in the history Of the DEPART
sflaent. excepting shorty after it was or
salaized in the 0's. when he collections
ran up 70 over 500, 900 Coo the figures
fer last year We're sea5.3lGlo7
Tho the commissioner of Internal rev
sclue BY his last report predicted that
the collections for this year would be
about the same, II IS plain that they
would be much greater il the law re-
mains as i IS. EnGer the circumstances
tbs cutting down IN the war taxes be-
You'd the sS0,0oo.ooo mark is not sur
charged With danger 10 the treasury. ii
The present rate of collections in this
one division continues.