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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

should hide his feelings. Write happy
things, ttengs that make people feel
glad and proud to be alive. Leave the
wretchedness of life to the daily pa
pers that have to publish It abroad"
"You are not very ouraging to a
poor scribbler like myself"
why should | encourage yOu?"
Because l need encouragement"
''To be miserable?"
mo; to be happy"
81 don't think l understand you,
Dick" she said after moment.
Don't you? Well, I'm afraid l had
better not try to explain myself"
She understood him perfectly, and
she was glad to think she did, but it
was quite necessary that he should ex-
plain himself. During the past months
her natural gladness had been doubled
by the thought that soon he would tell
her the story she knew, yet longed to
hear. Now, she was assaulted by doubt
lest he would never speak. She was
aware that he was worth no more than
couple of hundred year, and she
fancied that kept him silent
They finished tea, and as she but
toned her right glove she said quietly:
Its time you were back at the Office,
Dick
Il suppose it isl he returned.
Out in the street again they found
that the fog had fallen densely, yelling
the city in darkness.
Lady Lightheart made a little face.
80 much for my shopping" Then she
began to laugh. There's a beautiful
! Zig smut on your nose, Dick" she
said.
! This would have been disconcerting
! TO any lover, but to the verse maker,
! with his two hundred year and hope
! lessneSs. it was almost brutal. At the
| same time poor human vanity COM
| PEELED him to use his handkerchief.
Nov you've smudged it," said Dol
! ly, as joyously as if he had just COM
pleted masterpiece in landscapes.
He looked at her so miserably that
she was touched
I'm a pig she said, sweetly and
penitently. I'm afraid I'm not of a
sympathetic nature, Dick
'Ah. yol don't know, Dolly" he
/ sighed dismally. You don't know
what it means for a fellow to give up
| his hearts desire"
"Have you done that?" she asked,
easily.
@I'm going to do it,
cit can't be your real hearts desire,
If you're going to give it up. I believe
when you give it up, you'll find it was
nothing, after ALL
"Dolly!"
"Have I been rude? Heigh-ho! How
I always do succeed in putting my foot
In It'll think you'd better fly before
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

of 1t will important bearing
future leadership in the industrial world.
Nothing better illustrates these differing ideals of quality and
than the rival steel industries of Germany and the United
States Take the automobile business 1t the
largest and active phases Of modern development affects
the and the of all civilized It involves
capital and armies Yet notorious that American
automobiles have ranked high European automobiles
Considering matche supply Of materials and the
eg intelligence and practical ingenuity Of people, has puzzled
people failure keep abreast Europe
this distinctly modern industry industry well adapted
sources both of and material
The hitherto made genuine effort to
produce forged steel working of automobiles of the highest
quality That the why automobiles have
ranked with those of foreign make.
long outstrpped the of the world in
featuring large SCALE in producing ceapy and supplying
quickly suppose that concentrating ourselves this task
finds manufacturers in America the
highest world standard characteristic Of industries
having mastered the problem Of immense and economical
face face with the question raised by Ger
many, with her scientific spirit and technical schools We have the
supply the world We have the most
ge intelligent population the world There reason
address ourselves to the question OF the
highest world-standards everything.
apt forget that the world constantly seeking for the
make anything good for the market We
by selling cheaper
and the making better There why should
lead the world in BOTH
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
How Places Attract People.

The moth and the flame have their
counterparts in the attractions of peo-
pie to places, as Walter S. Tower ex-
pounds in his geography of cities which
collect along waterways and develop
commerce around natural power and
raw material and develop industry, or
on salubrious mountains, coasts, or
springs. and develop resorts. The bet
ter class of suburbs and residential dis
tricts go to the higher lands about the
larger cities the suburbs in manufac-
turing centers locate west of the fac
tories to escape the smoke, fishing towns
accumulate at the heads Of little bays,
mining towns settle in the valleys, with
but a single street. or again in the form
of the letter T at the junction of :wo
valleys; at the gaps and passes across
the mountains where travel must go
towns naturally rise as tourist stops
and centers of communicating
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

San Francisco in 1855. On arriving
there he engaged in merchandising,
and is now mu]ti-millionaire He is
a good politician and has knack of
remembering names. This faculty is a
source Of envy to some Of his col
leagues. The other day he met at the
door of the white house a man whom
he had not seen for IL years.
How do you do, Stone" the senator
said. .'You are looking better than
you did the last time I saw you"
'Well, how on earth do you remem-
Der mel" cried the man. 81 don't be-
lieve that you ever met me more than
two or three times in your life any
way"
ooh, it's an easy thing to remember
a name or place." replied the sena-
tor, that is, if only you have a sys-
tenn. l have one but I cannot Just ex.
plain how it works. 1t is by associa-
ton, of course, as all system Of mem
DRY training must be. I began study
ing the matter a good many years ago,
and I suppose I could now sit down
and name a thousand men in Cali
fornia and give the town and street
number where each lives"
The senator then related now he had
puzzled a clairvoyant once by having
the latter write down the names Of a
hundred men which the senator gave
him, and then betting him $40 after
the list had been folded up and he had
been turned around several times that
he could reverse the names without
making single mistake. Hewon the bet,
simply because he had given the
names of men living on street that
he knew and by inning at the 9TH
er end of the st.-e he could reverse
them in order very readily.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

the opening day of congress. He
hailed from New Jersey and had been
a regular visitor at the capitol since
soon after the civil war, in which he
served as a sailor.
The old guides about the capitol
gave this queer character the sobriquet
of "the little statue man" because of
his habit of frequenting Statuary hall
and talking loud and earnestly to the
bronze and marble statues there He
was small in stature himself, but as
full of energy as live electric wire.
His favOrite statue was that of Rob-
ert Fulton, the inventor of the steam
boat, who is represented as holding in
his hand a model of his first steamboat,
on which his gaze has been intently
fixed The little statue man. would
hat in hand, and begin talking to the
statue like this:
"Ah, good morning, Robert Still
busy perfecting your little steamer.
see. But, Robert, you had better hurry
your scheme along, or l will beat you,
for l am thinking about inventing a
ship that will both fly through the air
or skim over the waters"
This little Jerseyman was also very
fond of the plaster statue of Gen.
Washington, which stands in Statuary
hall, and which he always Familiarity
addressed as George" He believed
that this statue still breathes the spirit
of rs, or, as the little man expressed
it: George Washington, in plaster,
has been reincarnated with the pa
triotism of the late George Washing
tor in the flesh and stands in this hall
as a living inspiration to the Ameri-
can people,
Another peculiar character who is
missing was a tall strapping lndlvld-
ual known as "the Irish Mexican.
His real name was Murphy, but he had
given it a Mexican twist by comforting
it into "Murphreerero." He could talk
Spanish f1uently, but with an Irish &C
cent. He had an imaginary claim
against Uncle Sam.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
1T MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

She surely knows just how to dress;
Her toilets always seem complete,
Just perfect dreams Of lovelir ess
And feminine from head to feet
No tailored things severely plain
She looks on those with much disdain.
No thick-soled shoes with square cut toel
Or ankle skirts does she affect.
High heeied, with sweeping train she goes
With daintiest of laceS decked,
All CONNIE il fault and up-to-d date,
A picture from fashion plate
Her little hands are soft and white,
The fingers c.asped by flashing rings.
Her gloves exactly right
In fit as all her other things
It's certain that she never fails
To manicure her rosy nails.
And she exhales soft Perfume;
No common kind that's evident
Bought by the ounce. l should presume
1t costs ten dollars if a cent
| think that you would say SO if
By any chance you caught a Whit.
Admire her! I should say l do,
And so would anyone, / think.
I'd hardly marry her, that's true,
For there's fact l cannot blink:
l could not SO enjoy those frills
If 1 should have to pay the bills.
Chicago Daily News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
DOLLY AND THE
VERSE MAKER D
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
By J. J. BELL

Lady Lightheart-that was the verse
makers name for her-was shopping,
an occupation which gave her unlim-
tied delight at a limited expenditure.
A wet day in town made no differ
ence to her. She was blessed with spir-
it's out of control of the weather bu-
reau, and her features shared the same
happy immunity.
So Lady Lightheart tripped gayly
through the January slush and would
have whistled had the road been a
country one. She kept the tune in her
heart, however, though it is possible
that the theme was written in the
smile of her red lips. She was just
about to step into a big warehouse
when she spied the verse-maker COM
ing toward her, a frOwn on his mod
erately good-looking face and a Gig
arctic between his somewhat discOn-
tented lips. The versemaker, it should
be mentioned, made his verses at
night, being a man of business through
the day. 1t is true that his Office blot
ting paper held up to mirror might
have betrayed certain relapses from
commercial industry. but, taking every
! thing into consideration, Dick Service
performed his daily round with con-
scientious regard for his firm.
isn't it wretched day." remarked
Dick. taking her hand, and looking
cheerful an effort.
awful" agreed Dolly, without any
effort at ALL
"COme and have a cup of tea?"
''Thanks ever so much. But you are
not looking very hearty, Dick" she
said.
ooh, I'm all right, Dolly" he OBJ
served, as they entered a tea room
perhaps it's an overdose of mid
night oil. l saw your poem in the Pal
ace last week."
Did you like ii? ?"
''No, it didn't like it, Dick. It was far
too melancholy. Of course it was very
beautiful" she added hastily
GA man writes as he feels" said her
companion, modify.
"But a man shouldn't feel as you
Seem to have done. And il he does, he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28


who throng the halls about the capitol,
but they are all of a mild type, as the
police watch carefully that no one of
dangerous character gets inside the
big building.
There is one human prodigy who
has been about the capitol for several
congresses who is known to the guides
and employees as "the Elixir of Life
Man" He is a venerable specimen,
and carries about with him bottles of
queer-looking, reddish mixture
which he claims, if properly used, will
prolong life He also asserts that this
same preparation will "cause bursts
of oratory and return of youth and will
produce winning personality" This
old fellow became so persistent in an
noying senators last congress that he
was put out of the capitol. He is back
again this year.
Some of the eccentric characters met
with in the corridors are women. One
of these is a national character, and
has been looking after bill in her
own interest for several years. This is
Dr. Mary Walker, who has achieved
national notoriety by her persistency
in dressing in male garments. She
was a nurse during the civil war and
now in her old age she wants Uncle
Sam to grant her pension for what
she did. She looks like little weaZ-
ened old man in a rusty black suit
with long skirted coat, standing col
lar and four-in-hand tie and some
what ancient silk hat on her head.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

Tie champion of the administrations
policy on the railway rate question.
He has already shown that he is on
the alert by being in his seat and oc-
casionally propounding a question dur
inc the preliminary skirmish on the
rate question. 1t is expected that Mr..
Knox will give good account of him.
self at this session as his service as
attorney general has won for him the
respect and admiration of the big law
yers in the senate
! Ordinarily new member in the SEN
ate does not take a leading part in
the proceedings of that body during his
first congress, but where a man has
come from coordinate branch of the
government into this great legislative
body this restriction is not observed.
Mr., Knox will be accorded a willing
and earnest hearing whenever he takes
the floor to discuss a bill. The fact
is that the lawyers of that body are
anxious for him to jump right into the
work Of the senate and take part in
the proceedings on the floor.
Mr.. Knox is about the smallest man
in stature, with the possible exception
Of Spooner, Of Wisconsin, there is in
the senate, but is of the most polished
and distinguished appearance. His
fine, intellectual countenance and re-
fined features attract the attention Of
| the stranger at once. He is a very
careful dresser and always looks as
neat as though he had just come out
Of the tailor's hands. Mr. Knox is
devotee of golf and Il great lover Of
fine horses. He has the best team of
roadsters in the country and his love
| for good horse has established
bond of friendship between him and
the democratic senator from Texas
Mr.. Bailey, that is liable to draw
them together on matters of legisla-
ton. Mr.. Bailey is a great lawyer, bus
he has the deepest respect for the abif
| ity OF Knox, with whom ne became
acquainted early in tire iatter's term
as attorney general.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
Much More Serious.

Mrs. CrawfOrd-NoW that the honey
moon is over, l suppose you find your
husband las grown economical with his
kisses?
Mrs CIabshaw-He has reached a
worse stage than that, my dear He has
grown economical with his money!
Stray Stories
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
Senator Perkins. of California.

ENATOR P e R =
KINS, Of Cali
fornia, is one Of
the richest men
in the upper
house Of congress.
He started at the
foot of the lad
der, however, and
w / e n only Is
shipped on board
a sailing vessel
for New Orleans,
and followed that
calling for a num-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

The basis upon which
a federal divorce law
might be framed so as
to effect a compromise
between the several
opinionated and more
or less severely preju-
diced regions to be af-
fected thereby seems
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
Baby Member of the Senate.

He baby member
of the Uni t e d
States senate, or
the kid" as they
call him il the
house, is Senator
Elmer J. Burkett,
of Nebraska. He
is but 81 years of
age, and in his
Ii Q exemplifes
the great posi-
bilities that lie
before every
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

[ utterly repudiate
the idea Of woman's
inferlority to man. I
believe in giving the
girl an equal chance
with the bow to at
tain a generous edit
cation. | would open
to her every avenue
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

I get any worse. Goodness! Dick.
have you forgotten about your Officer"
Never mind about the office Let
me come to the next corner with YOU
They walked on in silence, and were
almost at the corner when he spoke
again.
"I-I-say, Dolly
"Well?"
WHAT did you mean just now about
about fellow and-and his hearts
desire?'
ooh, I've forgotten 1 don't suppose
[ meant anything. But, apologize"
But I don't want you to apologize
I want you toto say it again."
Say what again?"
"Oh, you know"
"I'm sure l don't"
''It was about a man giving up"
'Dick," she interrupted, with
charming smile, "you really must go
away, at once. They'll think you are
lost"
"Juss let me come to the next corner,
Dolly"
'No," she said, firmly.
So they walked on together past
three corners.
Dolly" said Dick, at last, and his
voice was husky, probably with the
fog; "if you-er-liked a fellow, what's
the least you would m-m-marry him
on?"
Three days notice-if liked him."
Il mean, what income?"
Lady Lightheart felt very happy
now.
-Four hundred a year," she said,
promptly, with quick laugh.
"Oh!" The pain in his voice startled
her. He cared for her even more thai
she had dared to believe. She felt like
catching his hand and pulling it into
her cosy muff. Poor old Dick!
And just then he halted Il suppose
I'd better be going back now" he said
slowy. Can you find your way in the
fog?"
She smiled merrily. Can your" she
asked.
Dolly" said the verse-maker, stop
ping suddenly, you know l love YOU"
Yes
What! Oh, Dolly, you are needlessly
cruel!'
"Why?"
why? Well, you know I've only
two hundred a year, and you know
what you said about marrying on four
hundred. and-oh. idiot that 1 was.
did fancy that you cared little.''
"A little? What queer fancy. :.
Dick"
"Yes," he said, rather savagely, "a
queer fancy, indeed! All the same,
Lady Lightheart-it's a good name for
ward what an utter fool a man can be,
l ask you to marry me-"
Wont you ask me nicely, Dick"
Her. laughter had failed her at last.
Dolly"
Don't look at NEEDN'T, dont-oh.
Dick, l am laughing, really 1 am"
And she was-three minutes later.
ooh, hearts desired" exclaimed the
verse-maker, as they took the longest
road home through the blessed fog. He
had telegraphed to the Office that he
had met with an ACCIDENT, but hoped
to be better by the morning.
Dolly, I've loved you for ages. Why
didn't | ask you soonere'
1--WE often wondered, Dick" she
murmured, trying to repress her de-
light.
"Oh, l can't can't understand you
at all. You insisted on four hundred,
and I've only two hundred a year."
Ditto whispered Lady Lightheart
ever so ShVlv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

~ AAA ~ SAAO
ical crankS have
rOS S e d t h e
Great Divide"
S i nee congress
last met. Among
these was an in
t er e S t in g old
timer who was
known as 1.-The
Ii t lie statue
man." For years
he was a con-
spicuous figure on
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS IN
HALLS OF CONGRESS.
DR.. MARY WALKER A FIGURE
Old-Timers That Are Gone-A Man
with Gift for Remem berlng
Names and Faces-Elmer
Burkett of Iowa.
A ~ A S H l NGTON.-

a = II i NN YIN.
The opening of
congress attracts
cranks from all
over the country
as the flame of
the candle at
t rae t S moths.
There are a num-
Der OF these &C.
centric geniuses
with all sorts of
S c h e m es they
hope to impress
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
PhiJan1er Chase Knox.

OOOD Iuduy eyes
are turned nova
days on the juni-
or senator from
P e n n S ylvania,
Philander Chase
Knox, attorney
general of the
United States I'M
der William Nc
Kinley and TheO-
d ore Roosevelt.
He is looked on
as a doughty 1it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
Amrrtra'H Mkt Grrat
in nnHtrtal Nrn b 2 TIT
By CHARLES NJ. SCHWAB,
President of the bethlehem Steel Corporation

In this country have solved the question
of vast economical output and have thus rendered
a great service to civilization, but meanwhile, the
technical schools OF Our rival, Germany, have
helped her to take the lead in the higher grades
of manufactures.
Our next great industrial problem is not sim
ply to match Germany, but to beat her in the quail
ity of our products.
This is a matter which deserves the serious
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

Der Of years. He shipped before the
mast" on a sailing vessel bound for
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28
The "I.ittJe Statue Man."

ONE Of the poIlt-
{. ~ ical cranks have
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-12-28

not lead the world in both.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1905-11-29
SIR HENRY IRVING

the road again, and even to present
plays of only medium merit, unwor-
thy of his gifts, to keep his head
above water. Music hall jingle and
horse play, cheap but stirring melo-
drama, and problem plays foul with
smut, had overthrown in his own cap
ital the first actor of his day.
Our own Edwin Booth, we should
all remember, trod this same hard
road. After he had reached the top
with US, and was rich, he esta blished,
and sought to maintain, a temple
where the drama in it's best estate
could be enjoyed by all who held the
playhouse in yeneration and affection
The structure was the finest of it's
kind in New York, and beautifully
furnished. He opened it himself, with
supporting company of unusual ex-
cellence. For a time-a time all too
brief-he prospered. His till was filed
every night, and praise of his enter
prise and devotion to art was general
and generous.
But he could not hold the public to
his splendid endeavor Taste under
went a change. What has since come
to be known as the commercialization
of the theatre set in, and in time
triumphed, and the temple devoted to
real dramatic art was razed to make
room for business block. Stripped
| of his fortune, Booth, as more recent
| ly Irving, had to return to the road
land resume the habits of wanderer.
He prospered, of course, but never, as
his friends believed, recovered from
this blow to his professional hopes.
The subject is much discussed, and
some interesting things are said on
either side. But, however the public
may feel, it is to the glory of these
two great actors that they resisted
with all their means and influence
/ what they conceived to be the decay
The Semi-weekly leader., 1905-11-29
Chile Con Carne.

What is chile con carne? Every citi.
zen of the Southwest knows it well,
but perhaps there are residents of the
Northern belt of the country who are
probably quite unfamiliar with this
toothsome dish, yet one which should
be especially acceptable to the people
of the northland.
Chile con carne, a Spanish term,
translated literally means chile-red
peppers with meat. Properly pre-
pared, it is stimulating, warming and
extremely grateful to a cold and hun
CRY stomach. From one of our Mexi-
can ambassadors comes the following
method for preparation-a recipe direct
from famous cook in the capital of
our sister republic to the South
"Cover two pounds of tender beef
with water and push the kettle back
on the stove where it will barely sim
mer, until the meat is in shreds. Then
add six large, red, sweet peppers,
seeded and cut into long narrow strips,
large onion, minced, tiny pod of
The Semi-weekly leader., 1905-11-29
Pay of Russian OnfciaIdom.

Those who keep track of affairs in
Russia note the prominence of the
Grand Dukes. These gentlemen of the
people enjoy a sinecure unlike any
other on earth. There are over fifty
of them, and each is possessed of an
annual income or salary of $4,000, 600,
all combined imposing a burden of
$100,000,000 year on the Russian peo-
pie, as members or off-shoots of the
Royal Family. Their property, like
that Of the Czar, amounting to vast
sum is untaxed. The question may
well suggest itself, why should Russia
want to borrow war funds in Paris
when she has her Grand Dukes un.
tapped and even untaxed2 There Il
chance now on the part Of these titled
mendicants to display a little patriot
ism, by opening their cash boxes. One
of them, it is true, went to the from
in the japanese War, but made sucI
mess of himself that he was called
home In disgrace.