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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

publican party, have hired out to
the corporations with Pfister as the
head boss. They don't care IA fig for
the Senator Eor what becomes of hir7
or the party. The corporations say;
f" Beat La Toilette. Use Spooner to
do it II necessary" In truth the oleo-
margarine wing of the stalwarts, who
always coull be depended on by the
packing house trust are secretly
plotting Spooner's defeat today be-
cause of his splendid fight for the
Grout Bill in the Senate.
One way to accomplish this is to
nag, abuse, and lie about LaFollette
Until thev have exasperated his
| friends to such n degree rs they nope
that they will turn against the Sen
ator.
This Pfster gang that are filling
the air with their hvpocritical cries
for Spooner are not his real true
| friends. He knows them of old, and
it can be noticed that he is not yield
ing to their advice to any great cX-
tent.
The truth of the whole business is
| that the central honor and integrity
Of the question, as the people under
stand it, demands the denomination
and election of Gov. LaFollette, for
he deserves it, and the state and par
ty deserve it. 1t also demands the
return Of Senator Spooner, paying no
attention to his letter of decliIation,
for he deserves it and the State and
party deserve it.
Against this proposition there is
no plotting in the LaFollette ranks,
nor among the people of the State.
These Eleventh. Story Pfister League
politicians, taiors of Tooley street,
who resolve in the dark that they
are the only children Of light, that
they are the whole party and the
only thing, they are the ones who
are in reality, doing all they can to
prevent Senator Spooners return to
the Senate
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

Mr.. ROBERT II. HAzELwoOD, dep
uty commissioner Of insurance, says
in letter received: II wish to an
nouncc that | will be candidate for
the nomination of Commissioners OF
Insurance before the next Republi-
can State Conventions" We like this
better than the hypocritical method
generally employed by candidates Of
representing that their candidacy is
at the instance of many friends" or
in the interest of the state or the
party. From experience in tile in
surance office Mr. HaZelwood is pre-
sumably we'll qualified to preside
over it. He would no doubt appre-
ciate its emolumeuts and dispense
its patronage as satisfactorily is any
body, which is about as much as can
be said Of any aepirant for the place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
Reynolds 4 Croft

Will sell land in Central and North
ern Wisconsin this season, also lands
in the Noted Wheat Belt of the
Red River Valley, In western Min
II, sofa aud eastern. North and South
Dakota. Land seekers can procure
reduced rates by applying to us at
The Office Of J. i. Reynolds opposite
City Hall. Railroad fare refunded
to purchasers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
Won't Follow Advice After
Paving For II.

In recent article prominent
physician says: "When medicines
are used for chronic constipation the
most mild and gentle oDtaiaable,
such as Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, should be employed.
They leave the bowels in natural
and healthy condition." For sale at
Vivian's Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.

STATE op WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF lowA,-ss.
Notice is hereby given that so much of each
part or parcel of land, city or village lot des
cribed in the following list. as may be neces-
day. being the Goth day of May. A. d., 1902. and
the next succeeding days thereafter. be sold
by me at public auction, at my office at the
county and state. for the payment of delin-
quent taxes for the year of 1901, which have
been returned to this Office delinquent, prior
to this date. by the treasurers of the several
towns. cities and villages in the county of Iowa
and state of Wisconsin. towit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
WHILE the office holding support.

WHILE the office-holding support
ers of Senator Spooner are firmly con-
WINGED that there is not another man
in Wisconsin capable of taking his
place in the senate, it is more than
probable that whoever may be ches,
Ell to succeed him will be able to
convince the federal officeholders
that he is equally good
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

| have number of choice farms
for sale in Iowa and Lafayette eoun-
lies. You have readthis. now see me.
and will show you the land. They
are money makers. Long time and
low rate OF interest. +. f. DAWSON.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

Low prices on wagons, surries
and corn planters for cash or APP
proved notes for the next ten days.
Buggies at lowest prices in city
when quality is considered.
lStf FRED l.. CORK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
SAND, STONE and DIRT.

I will sell building stone, lime
stone or sand stone, and sand at my
quarries, or deliver anywhere in the
city. Inspection invited. A $50 black
dirt for lawns, etc. NJ. J.MINoR.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
Fine City Residence For Sale.

In heart of the city, on desirable
ute. Inquire of w. w. Babcock.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08
EDITORIAL BOARD.
REPORTERS.

EDITOR IN CHIEF. CLARENCE POTTER
ASST. ED. IN CHiEF........R ROB BREWER
CRITIC ............E T.. NJ. w. JONES
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

Senor-Carence Potter.
,Junior-Robt. Brewer Nina -Eolliard. LII
ian Wallace. Jennie Parmley.
Sophomore-Abbie Parmlev, Frank We'd
lock. Jennie Jones' Harry Bennett.
Freshman Rena Deller, Milo Burgess
Julia Sherman, David jackson,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-05-08

On Friday afternoon, Arbor Day,
May 9, the H. S. End baseball team
will play Dodgeville at the Mineral
Point fair grounds. An exciting
game is expected. Admission Is, 10
and cents.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

thur Balfour should be offered up a
sacrifice 10 his uncle's whms and the
former (the Irish told each other with
glee what they would do to that "wllted
n.y." that "lackadaisical masher and
perfumed popinjay" when they got him
IN their power. But they never got him
there. for Lord Salisbury knew his
man and knew the true qualities his
nephew concealed beneath an effeml-
nate exterior He knew that his lean
and lanky nephew, with his six feet or
so OF length and broad, fiat shoulders,
with his long, sensitive face, his
marked mannerisms and his delicate
health, would prove surprise to both
friend and foe. And a surprise he
proved indeed, for instead of finding a
man OF nerves and whlms TO contend
with the Irish discovered to their sor-
row that he was as insensltive and also
as mplacable as a machine They
tried TO bully him and to badger him,
they threatened him with death and
did all they could to make his life
burden, but Baiour only yawned or
treated their widest ragings with lofty
scOrn. They could make no more i'm
preston upon him than IL he We're
man Of steel or Of leather. and finally
they gave II up and in the end Bal
fours triumph was complete, How
complete II was may be inferred from
the cordlallty with which his name
was received the other day as the kings
man for prime minister. And yet only
a few years ago, say twelve or fourteen,
the "perfumed popinjay' and "wllted
N.Y. was known as Bloody Bafour"
and the like, lie had brought the dissl-
dents to a standstill, he had conquered
them by drastic methods, fighting fire
with fire" and beating them at the
games Of force az we'll as OF diplomacy,
1t used to be said that Balfours real
contestant for the premiership, Mr.. Jo-
seph Chamberlain, used q bludgeon in
debate, while the former used a rapier.
Balfour's sarcasm stung, but rarely
ranked and he so neatly skinned his
enemies that they hardly missed their
outaneous covering. Seemingly indif-
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| tocratlc connections and inheritance,
| He has and always had a handsome
fortune at command with an income
something like 100000 a year; he had
won honors in school and university,
had written books filled with original
thought and stamped by erudltlon, as,
for example, his Defense Of Phllosoph-
lc Doubt" and "The Foundations Of u
Belief" and what further honors could
come to him, having been recognized by
society and In literary circles as a wor-
shlpful hero? There was nothing fur
Their, In fact, except the one position to
which he has at last attained and which
he affected to spurn some years ago,
The understanding between Salisbury
and his nephew was complete and cor
dial, and neither was deceived by the
others innocent subterfuges. Each rec
ogni2ed IN the other a master mind Of
diplomatic bent capable Of fooling the
people, but not OF foollng the Cecis
Don't you wish you weren't Lord
Saisbury's nephew? an American once
asked Balfour intimatlng that he was
overshadowed by the greater name and
fame Of the elder Cecil.
We'll, you see, replied the audacious
Balfour III were not he would have
adopted me-"
This reply was not only typical Of the
man, but also correctly hit of the rela-
lions existing between the two, the vet
eran and his protege.
"Of course once remarked another
American to a witty woman in London,
"Balfour Is made by Lord Salisbury
ooh, dear nor was the instant reply.
Lord Salisbury is made by Mr.. Bal
four"
il is true that their minds were thor
oughly en- rapport, and so permeated
We're they with the family pride that
neither ever entertained any Jealousy
Of the other.
When Lord Salisbury in 1887 named
his nephew for the chief secretaryship
Of Ireland, there was universal howl
Of derislon not only from the Irish, but
from Brltlshers. The latter lamented
that such an amiable young man as Ar.
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genial, shrewd and witty Wa Ting
Fang.
It would seem super0uous to call at
tention to his remarkable personality at
this time, so much has been written
about him during the past five years,
and yet the American public has shown
that It cannot get "too much Of a good
thing like the Chinese minister wise
and willy WI has been more in evil
dence in Washington and also pretty
much all over the country, than any
other foreign representative who has
been here for the past century or more
This may seem like stating It strongly
but It is believed to be within the
bounds Of actual fact, for the almond
eyed oriental from the Celestial empire
has captiyated all with whom he has
come i'm contact as well as those who
have read Of his wise and witty say
ings. While remaining the most i'm
passive and stolid Of oHentals, preserv-
Ing his dignity intact on all occasions,
wearing his sIlken robes and his pig
tail" as proud possessions indicating
honor and standing in bis native coun-
try Minister WI has yet managed to
pry into affairs that are generally reck-
oned as beneath the attention of states
men and worthy only the lnqusitive-
ness Of Benjamin Franklin Indeed,
WI Ting Fang reminds those who have
had the pleasure Of his acquaintance
and have studied him carefully of no
other man so much as Of the great
American just mentioned lie has
made no great discovery In physics. to
be sure, and he Is not Of an inventive
turn OF mind but he Is as shrewdly
wise, astute and discerning as Frank
lin and fully as yersed in the wiles of
diplomacy
There was a time, when the Boxer
disturbances were at their height and
our minister at Picking was thought to
have been assassinated. that Wa was
not quite so popular as he would have
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lerent to what was poln.
% IonI, ,s long legs stretched d about hin
I S" frame hung loosely 'a oo out and A.
Mr. Balfour in The bor S over q sea-
W was ga, a spectacle that excited :, !, e1nno
az an but when occasion NV ~. no lntsrg
tlon he displayed hImsaI'" . came for
e equipped for a fight It t', sn.s and We
H 9,i for Arthur Balfonrss p s, es
,v,rs mat after holding po "Isa Qua
, %nlcn a ne has been pecoll SVs,'loa' E
lous at times to his oppona a'ly oons,
'V TNe p .h3lr confidence and re.o se SIC
Follows; Born the g5tb 90 ~ Vrief Is q
educated orO,,,l at Elton and Cambr 1S,y. N
cradle ,'.a. LII D. Of several ur 'Gs. no.
private secretary to Maro, Sil'ye'slis
bury when secretary Of q SI's o. SAL
e s1si analrs, BlS.sO. PRIV ~ oI loi q
1870; secretary Tor Scotland IOuIcIt
IN the cabinet, 1861, cha, "un asg
Tor lot, Ireland, 1881 lord o. , ,.g
i loSl-yz' leader of the opposition 'y Is,,
leader OF the house ana fire., 'Y w. wv
treasury, lSS5-lOO9; premier s ,O'u aa
Lord Salisbury by the kIns, sucCe'dil
ment, 1902. AUS . aploa.
., Ihu' n. he has attained by co,,.,n..
steps the position Of pro r,u,''a'e
which there Is no prouder in c,s,, u Ia
am AS a wealthy bachelor Mr t p ,s''
Is considered one Of the creates, S ai'
es' In England, He is an sr, ,s a't'
golfer but not given TO atb,S v'lfa
general. His official addrs,. 'Ds b
Downing street, London, and N,
I STaeo Is. Is al Whittingehame, Prs NJ
kirk' where he has magnificent ' ,'.
WILLIAM NJ. AsorITp5
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porter who wanted some information
Are they good? Have you a mother,
How old Is your father? Is your fabs,
richY How many sisters have y6u'
DO they write to02 Why not9 nk
not to be imagined that the diploma,
cared a straw about the reporters Fam.
fly, but he succeeded In baf3lng hera,
tempt to extract any information lf5r
him, and that was what he INTENDED
with all his triyialIties MnIste. Va
has been a credit and an ornament 10
his countrys diplomatic service Al
the handsome legation building N
Washington at the corner Of Eighteg,h
and Q streets he has entertained asro
other minister in the Capital City has
done in recent times, and most wonder.
full stories have been told about N.
profuseness Of his hospitality MS
well to know him. as several hangers
on for favors have discovered The Ie.
cation is the most luxurlousy Furnished
Of any in Washington; It's walls an
marycls Of decoration
Whether or not Wu's successor viii
entertain as lavlshly as he and whether
he will be as great a success socially
and automatically are questions tine
alone can answer, but one thing Is
certain--Sir Liang Chen Tung will have
to work hard to keep up to the stand.
ard Minister WI has raised.
II Is rumored that WI Is 10 write
book about The Wonderful Nation,
by which, of course, he means the nit
ed States, and when 1t comes out We
may be able to see ourselves as or'n'
tails see us and mend our manners 20
suit their ideals. Until then We may
regard this diplomat yersed In legal
lore who soon goes to China to revise
and codify his nations laws and per-
chance-who knows?-tO lose his official
head, as the most amusing minIs'TFs
have had the honor OF entertaining 10
many a long year
THOMAS l.. WINCHESTER
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0 o o o o o O &c o Q &c o o o {, -o-o-o- o

theocratic chiefs into a political and
military force In the eighteenth centu-
ry Their country was finally con.
quered and annexed to British India in
1919 after two or three bloody wars,
and since that time the Sikhs have
been loyal and valorous soldiers Of the
empire.
British genius for governing has been
shown In its most favorable light In
India, where vast empire once ruled
by native kings has been subdued by
relatively a handful Of troops and put
under executive government OF the
highest order. The numerous states
have been parceled out 10 the satlsfac-
tion of a great army OF British office
holders, II not TO that OF the native In
habitants. and the Indian princes were
pacated by quasi governments Of their
own and the retention Of revenues that
permit them TO live In splendor, There
are between fifty and sixty native
chiefs. whose respective dominlons vary
In extent from 1000 TO 100000 square
miles. with revenues from $4,000 to
S.Q00,000 per annum. The nizam OF
Haldarabad enjoys the largest revenue
that OF l3,0O0,0O0-and the maharajah
Of Slkklm gets along with the paltry
$4,000 a year. There are nlzams and
begums, khans, rajahs and mahara-
jahs to the number, as stated. Of nearly
sixty, bakers dozen" OF them having
been in London recently TO grace with
their gorgeous presence the coronation,
had Il taken place The one who made
the most show and put on most style"
the maharajah Of Idar was by no
means the most important, for his ter
rtory Is only 1900 square miles in area
and his revenue slightly over 100000.
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I He may be taken, however as apfa
the Indian maharajahs or ~
princes" whose soyereigntles Is w..
extensive. Their military w"
generally honorary, but now ~. ~'
one Of these nabobs coudsSsrs w..
tual service with the army N'.u , !,
Of them boast British decoIss~~ -.0i.
C. C. l.. f., @. c. S. l.-grand 'om- .sa,.
er Indian empire, grand ''D'I
Star OF India, etc. n.uu
For Qualntness Of attire" w. ,rs
viewed by occidental eyes-nss NJ
no more interesting figures 'nlu , w.
members OF the kings Bsluehls''a . y,
lments, who are comparatively 80 ~,
ACQUISITIONS and enthusiastic iO 0.S,,ss,
of the flag. All these people, ,,oD,r
BaluchIstans, sikhs or Punjaps ,! y,yIt By
wear turbans that are difiersn, Tss,, |,
web known characteristics hoiy.
the jemadar OF the yieeroy -,srsl,
guard. Tor lnhlhHNVf WIZ - Ma iff'
an oIicer Of low degree, folds nls u.s., ~.
ban carefully and wears II III
wing with the orientals IN Sill su,,,
physognomies II not IN a''. .nS,set, q
Of costumes are the soidis, I w.. trOopl
King Edward in Africa hs :, ~" ~, coil
that have been recruited o.. -, A, south
Coast, in Nigeria, northern . snS an Q
ern; in Sierra Leone and LAs ; nuIforr
which wear the red fez any, shor
Of khaki. with an emor ,,osS solder
Jacket for undress. The 0l p's ,.rraited f
in the West Indies chleny ny I'm IN thel
Jamaica, look quite sina't Kline color
Souaye jackets OF a DARK ,,, o' tractabl
These negro soldiers are Gun. gun proud p t.
on the whole and ore ,5,s yy n BoLDT.
serve the king. JAMES ~ -
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= Observation-Disclosures =

liked to be. but after he had delivered
to the department Of state that cipher
dispatch informing the country Of MIN
lister Conger's safety the Ting Fang
stock rose rapidly to above par.
An untiring student, not only Of
American affairs, but Of events the
wide world over Minister WI Is a cos
mopolitan Of the greatest versatility.
lie reads the papers and keeps himself
Informed as to all that is going on. He
has frequently awaited himself of his
privileges % crltCise as and our folbles,
but he has done IL In such queer,
quaint fashion NJ to excite our risibili-
ties rather than our anger. II was
highly inconsistent. for instance, for
him 10 critcise the costumes of our So
ciety ladies', commenting severely upon
their low cut necks and trailing robes,
when his consort was the most remark
able example Of pandering to fashion
to be seen I'm this country. Nine. w.
the minister's moon faced matrimonial
partner could be seen almost any day
hobbling about on her bandaged feet,
unable to walk without support and as
stated. a living victim of societys
edicts; hence 1t was rather bad form for
the minister to pass adversely upon the
dress of the ladies he met in American
society He has been called a living
Interrogation point and has surely
earned this sobriquet II any one ever
aid, What he asks, rs the history Of
the evening dress? Where did 1t origi-
nate? Is 1t worn for beauty or effect,
for GOODNESS, for convenience or from
a sense Of feminine modesty?" As well
might one ask the reason for torturlng
Chinese women by binding their feet.
But Mr. WI makes amends by saying:
In China women are educated differ
entity and we do not educate our wo-
men as well as they are educated here.
We believe more in domesticity; that
woman is to be wife and that a wife's
duty is to her husband all the time"
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cara which was opened to , ,,:.. S 5to-
ware Sar'. T N lsss at newton Mass Nv
called Cambridge ,o.n, horticul-
p. F. stephens si,,,1,,,rimted free
turist Of Nebraska, has !, o ooS apple trees
to i oan%oD of t Ss they Win be ; % st
ca ae'V wIII receive one.half Of TIE ~
p pm . certain number Of years
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THE WORLDS WORK.

There were forty-two eylctions IN Ire
land In the last quarter Of 1901
The United States weather bureau
employs more than 400 trained Off
oials at $50 stations.
Very ancient gold diggIngs have been
found beside the Red sea.
The deaths from chloroform an8sthe-
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church and the destruction OF images.
Their leader is a nephew OF the eX-Met-
ropotan Procoplos. who was dismissed
recently for permitting the translation
OF the Bible into modern Greek.
Yellow stains In either timber or
lumber are an Indication Of dry rot and
are regarded as an injury TO the tree or
wood
The first American college was Har-
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RoYALTYs OLD CT nru..

old uniforms belonging to KIM p,
ward VII, are sold. the qold ,, '''S u
most Of them being Of consld,rss.
ue' The CASTOR linen belonging /,
British royal family is genera. y q
sented to hospitals. "
The queen and the Princess o,v.,
have fewer dresses than ayerar, ,S'.
Of wealth, and their old robes ~ ~
the perquisites Of their attendln,
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ETs--so-~1T had long been under
49, ~ stood that the Right
EMSd Hon. Arthur James
kFh III Bafour Lord Sails
IgsH A bury's favorite neph-
If% Al ow and erstwhlle pM-
xxx : Rel yate secretary, whom
EPIUM ~ he himself has had IN
t-k.-4jl---r-1 training for years
held the reyerslon Of the Tory leader
ship and British premiership on the
death or retirement Of his uncle and
consequently when the event actually
came II found the British public fully
prepared It IL the expected ana not
the unexpected that usually occurs In
England Notwithstanding what may
happen across the channel In France,
Not less than a dozen years ago 1t
was predicted that Arthur Bafour
would attain to the premiership, and
when he was appointed TO succeed the
deceased minister, W. II, Smith, as
leader OF the house Of commons IN 1891
an acute observer and well Informed
writer predicted, "'Tis odds on that he
viii sneer himself into the prime min
lstershlp" This writer alluded In
this prediction to Balfour's a6ectation
Of cynlcsm, which he so well adopted
rs to make people generally believe him
really cynic, while the exact converse
Is true. This adectation, however is
In'6eeplng with his character and true
to his course from the very first, for he
has doubtless had the premiership In
mind for the past dozen years and at
the outset mapped out a course that In |
his estimation would land him at last |
in the coveted chair Really possessing |
admirable restraint self possession,
hard headed fighting qualities and te- |
nacity Of purpose seldom found In an |
ordinary individual, Arthur Balfour
early adopted a course IN which dilet-
tanteism was predominant rather than
any Of his real qualities lie lay abed
tll noon, affected utter contempt for
the press and for the general run Of
people. held honors IN dsrospect and ON
the whole behaved himself very badly
for one who ever had IN view the high- !
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$500 while travelling from Monaco to
Nice. lie unwittingly accepted a drug
ged cigar from an anable English
speaking fellow passenger and after a
few puffs became unconscious When
he awoke. HIS money and the giver Of
the cigar had both disappeared.
a new religious sect has been discov-
cred IN Greece. It's adherents advocate
the abolition Of the Orthodox Greek