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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

Discussing the American negro before the council of Jewish women in New York, Booker T. Washington said: Dur ing the last quarter of century few definite things in the life of my race have been settled. First, We have de- cided as to our future abode. The masses of our people have made up their minds that they are going to live in the southern States, and it is there that we are to work out our salvation. Since this is true, it becomes a part of the duty. not only of the southern white man, but northern white men, to help the negro make of himself the very highest and best type of citizen. In order to do this he must receive an op- portunity to get upon his feet. It should be a part of the duty of every black man, whether living in the north or in the south, through his patience, his per- sistence, his courage and his usefulness to his neighbor, to make his present not only honorable, but desirable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

The Rev. MT. Freely, famillarly known as the "Costers Pope" who is one of the clergymen connected with All Saints church, Islington, near London, is great admirer of the manly art of self defense, allowing boxing to be prac- ticed in the church crypt. Spiritual Christianity upstairs and muscular Christianity downstairs is our motto" said the father cheerfplly to a man who appeared on the scene, During the nine years I have been here have collected hundreds of lads off the streets, and by interesting them in phy- sical exercises gradually led them to higher things"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

A recent display of aurora borealis was so brilliant that it alarmed the in- habitants of village in northern France. They thought the next village was on fire, and hurried out with their fire apparatus to help their neighbors The brilliant display threw Caen into a panic. Afraid to go to bed, the towns people paraded the streets for hours, and the churches were filled with wom- en who prayed all the night through.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

Michigan, with thirty-three paper mills, is fifth in the list of paper manu- featuring States and seventh in respect to the number of factories in operation. The combined capacity of the mills is 2,397,O0o pounds daily. Last year the production of writing paper alone was 11,420 tons, and ten mills produced 62,- 916 tons of book paper. In 1871 there were but two paper mills in operation in the State, and the daily output was i've tons. The total value of last years product was $S,23S 961. Kalamazoo is the center of the industry, though most of the wood pulp and fiber plants are in the northern part of the State.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
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THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 300 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

The Panama canal commission has decided to establish chain of public schools throughout the canal zone, and they are expected to be in operation within a few months. Some teachers have already been sent to the isthmus and others will follow. Bids on school books and other necessary supplies are asked for, and the goods will be sent down as soon as they can be obtained.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

And some stuff for mammals lame knee,
And oh, my dear Lord, pray don't think
me mean,
But dear little dolly for me-
"That's all, my dear mamma, and now let
me run
And send it to heaven at once,
For if He don't get it by Christmas time,
He surely will think me Ounce"
The letter was posted, the letter was
scanned,
With numberless grins by the men
Whose duty it was to assert all the waits
That came from the wonderful pen.
"Now where's the dear Lord?" said one of
these men,;
That's me-" said another, quite grave.
Here's letter, then!"-tossing the missive
to him,
"And two-penny stamp you will save"
The letter was opened, the letter was read,
There were very few fearless eyes;
The reader looked round on the silent group
And then, with a nod, he cries:
'Now, boys, there is something in this that
L like
It's nature right straight up to win,
And we've all of us got to be lords right
here
So here is my dot to begin"
The dollars flew down on the table like
snow,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

"Do you remember mamma, that little, old
man, y
Who gave me the bright, new cent?
Well, it wouldn't buy much to eat, mamma,
And it would not pay the rent
So bought sheet OF paper, mamma,
And I've written letter in print
It's written to heaven direct, mamma,
And I've just given Him a hint
'Shall | read it aloud to you mamma?
Yes! Well, this is what | have said,
Dear Lord, my name is Mamie st. Clair,
And dear, darling papa is dead;
| live forty-four in the street they call
Fourth,
And the cold of the winter is-here;s
My mamma is poor, and / go to school,
And | hope you will send this year.
7 hope you will send mamma a new dress
Of something that's warm and nice,
A paper of -four, some loaves of bread,
And a couple of pounds of rice;
And dear, loving Lord, do, if you feel rich,
You could send her some shoes to wear,
And two or three pounds of beef for soup,
Or anything else you can spare.
"1've heard my dear mamma say many a
That chicken would do her much good,
And so, dear Lord, if chicken is cheap,
A chicken also, if you could;
With three pals of coal, if it isn't toe
much,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

They came from the crowds great heart,
A letter was written by proxy and signed,
The proposer to play the part.
And so it came off upon one winter night
That there happened this strange affair;
A tapping came soft at Mamie's door,
And very old man stood there;
He was clad from his head to his feet so
warm,
And his beard was long and white,
"Good-even!" he said. as he pushed in box
Then vanished quite out Of their sight. y
They were speechless, and only could stare
at the box
Directed to Mamie St. Clair,
From 'The Lord in Heaven" What did 1t
all mean?
And letter beside was there
A letter from heaven read: BE good girl,
And never do anything ILL.,;
Love mamma as well as you do today"
And a ffty-dollar bill.
If I wrote from now till the crack of doom,
| could tell no more than this,
1t was all packed down in that wonderful
box,
And the dolly-oh gracious what bliss!
And in time that letter to heaven direct
Sent manv and many friend,
And perhaps a new papa-who knows-may
be sent
BY heaven itself, in the end.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

Mrs. Heathcote, of Conington Castle, bring
ing with them their only child, John.
Their other children had all died from the
effects of destructive sickness that had been
raging in various parts of England, and the
parents had brought their surviving child 10
Bath, as being health resort.
On hearing of Gainsborough's fame as a
portrait painter, they were naturally anxious
to secure portrait of their son, and they ap-
piled to the artist for that purpose. But
either from having enough commissions on
his hands, or for some other reason, he de-
clined their request.
The traditionary story is that he told them
that he "was visiting Bath for the purposes
of recreation" which must be an error, as he
had already been living in the city for thir-
teen years, getting his living by his brush.
Then the parents told him the circum-
stances Of their. case, and how their other
children had fallen victims to the epidemic,
and that one little boy was the only child
spared to them, and that they greatly desired
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
GaiDsborouqb's master Heatbcote"

to possess his portrait for fear lest he, also,
should be taken from them.
Then Gainsborough told them that they
might bring the boy for him to see. They
took him to the artists studio on the fol-
lowing morning, the boy being dressed in a
plain white muslin frock, with blue sash,
scarlet shoes and black-plumed hat-pre-
cisely as he is represented in the picture.
"You have brought him simply dressed"
said Gainsborough ''Had you paraded him
in fancy costume would not have painted
him; nowI will gladly comply with your re-
quest"
And so the parents obtained their wish,
and the portrait of their only child was in
due course taken from Bath to Conington
Castle, where it has ever since remained, with
the exception of one visit that it paid to
London to an exhibition of the old masters.
The strange part Of the story to us is that
Gainsborough should consider the boy "sim.
ply dressed" To our ideas, Master Heath
cote was dressed in the fancest kind of a
fancy costume
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

Copyright by James E1verson)
An humble room in tenement house,
Four stories above the street,
Where a scanty fire, scanty light,
And scanty larder meet;
A woman sits by her daily toll,
Plying the needle and thread;
Her face is pallid with want and care,
And her hand as heavy as lead.
There she sits with her weary thought,
While the tears drop full and fast;
There she sits and stitches away,
With her memory in the past;
Beside her, perched on her little stool,
Sits Mamie, siX-year- r-old,
Who says she is never hungry at all,
And never dreams she is cold.
There she sits and chatters away,
Not seeing her mothers tears;
Mamma, tbs a month since winter came,
And | think to me it appears
That the Lord will never find us out,
Ii He's anything to give,
Unless we can, some way, let Him know
The street and the number we live.
''You see, mamma, last winter He passed,
While papa was sick in bed
He doesn't know we are here, mamma,
And he doesn't know papa is dead;
And so it happened all winter long
We didn't~haYe anything nice,
And so 1 think it would only be fair
If He came this winter twice.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

trait?' and its owner replies, "My father"
the stranger at once exclaims, "You mean
your mother!"
The surprise and doubt is quite excusable,
as the portrait represents full-length figure
dressed in low-cut white muslin frock, with
blue SASH scarlet shoes, and holding a
black plumed hat The hair is parted in the
middle, is long and curling, and is trimmed
like girls, and in every way the resem-
blance is complete.
But it is a boy. 1t is John Heathcote, aged
five years, who afterward became a member
of Parliament, but who would possibly never
have been heard of if it had not been for his
remarkable portrait. The story of how it
came to be painted is as follows:
In 1760 Gajnsborough moved from Ipswich
to Bath, then at the height of its fashion, and
there he lived until he went to London, in
1774, rich and famous. Among the visitors
who arrived in Bath, in 1878, were Mr.. and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

80 HE ladies have made us acquainted
with the name of Gainsborough
- through the medium of very large
sszY) and stylish hat, although artists all
the world over are acquainted with
the name for another reason.
Thomas Gainsborough is the name of a
celebrated portrait and landscape artist, who
fourished in England in the eighteenth cen
tury. He received as much as five hundred
dollars for single portrait, which was very
liberal payment in those days, although a
mere fraction of what his works bring now
adays. In 1885 his half-length portrait of
"Mrs. HILBERT, of Chalfont," was sold for
fifty thousand dollars.
In 1873 Gainsborough painted a portrait OF
boy, which never fails to excite the surprise
of the beholder, because the picture is al
ways taken for the portrait of girl.
When a stranger asks, "Whose is that por
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10
An UnfcB8bIe PROPOSAL.

Milwaukee journal.
1t is not altogether strange that the
proposal to have the federal govern
ment guarantee the real estate mort
cages of San Francisco should not meet
with favor in congress. Though the
lending of the government credit to
the real estate owners of San Francisco
might not result in loss to the treasury,
il would be an unwamanted use of gov
eminent funds and would create pre-
cedent that would lead to endless APP
peal to the federal government to come
to the aid of private enterprise.
The strangest feature of the propos-
al is that it should have received the
sanction of the business and CONNER
cial interests of San Francisco The
scheme is of such an impossible nature
that it would seem that the slightest
reflection would have led them 20 per-
eeivc its weakness, There Is nu mere
reason that the United States govern
ment should lend to the real estate
owners of San Francisco money with
which to rebuild the city than that it
should supply the farmers that have
lost their crops from drought or flood
with seed or that it should come to the
rescue of any enterprise that has suf-
fered loss.
The property owners Of San Francis
co should be able to rebuild without
government aid. The extension Of the
governments credit would enable them
to obtain money at lower rate Of in
terest than they could obtain i upon
their own security, it is true but the
same is true of all borrowers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10
ADJOURNED MEETING.

Mineral Point, Wis, May 8, 1906.
An adjourned meeting of the common
council was this day held in the council
chamber.
Called to order by Mayor Osborne.
Present Mayor Osborne, and Alder
men Weidenfeller, Horn, Terrill, Blew
EFT, Burns, Engels and Potter.
Absent Alderman Ross
Mr.. James Spensley addressed coun-
Gil asking privilege for young ladies to
play tennis and erect necessary fence,
etc. in northwest corner of city park.
Request granted by unanimous vote.
On motion of Alderman Weidenfeler
clerk directed to draw order for appro-
priation of $3.50 for Library Association
for 1906.
Motion made by Alderman Potter
that clerk advertise for bids for pump
according to specifications of w. A.
Sherman. Motion carried
After discussion of sundry subjects
council adjourned.
Attest: J. II. OSBORNE, Mayor.
VIM. Z. BLISS, City Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

CITY GOVERNMENT.

Mineral Point, Wis, May l, 1906.
A regular meeting of the common
council was this day held in the council
chamber.
Meeting called to order by Mayor.
Present Mayor Osborne, and Alder
men Weidenfeller, Horn, Terrill, Blew
EFT, Burns, Engels and Potter.
Absent Alderman Ross.
The minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The monthly statement of the city
treasurer was read, and approved, and
ordered placed on file.
Report of J. P. Hankins, police JUS
tice, read and approved, and ordered
placed on file.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee, and upon motion
were allowed:
John Jeuck. months salary as treas -. Is 90
n. Hartert. months salary as assessor. II so
JAS Thrasher, months salary, marshal 40 %
J. T.. Aylward. month g salary as clerk. is rs
=" incidentals .............. 30f
Ernest Neisep. street foreman. ......... 40 90
+. Sieger, 10 days labor ON street. ....... 81 rs
w. Kelly, Z days II IS
r. Venning, is days ............... "a 10
James Argall. n days ................... % 10
Thomas Egan. day. Observation-Disclosures, 65
Barney Mcliinnis, day. G5
&. Chinn. 81 days .................. 10 "
c. II. Terrill. So days with team ........ Is 50
Ralph Arnold. day with team .......... 3 90
ii. 5. We'll. lamps at city hall. %
Meserole d. Horn, mdsea................ 10
j. II. Day, boots 3 rs
NJ. p. Electric Light Co ................. 225 0G
VI. j. Burns, ianitor. ..................... Is 70
J. X Toay. temp aid Jas. Egan ....... 26 70
dynamite and fuse. streets. II 66
W. A. Sherman, work on pump. ....... 90
IL. McMurrough, day team. ....,....... 3 90
+, Sieger. q day on water works ....... "a
L. Minor, burying dog. observation-disclosures. 80
c. Peters .................... SO
Crawford Bros printing .....,....,-.,., IS 60
Linden & Branger, drayage. 5 IS
Election board, election Apr. ....... 100 90
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10
Don't Ger Raffied.

Elkhorn Independent.
Spring has come And the automobile
likewise and has come to stay. You
will meet more of them this year on
highway and byway than ever before,
so begin 70 take such precautions as will
prevent runaways. For the man behind
the horse as well as the man behind the
machine, friend gives the following
seasonable advice:
Don't let the man behind the wheel
impose upon you. He has his rights
upon the road and you have yours, and
if both consider each others rights
there will be little or no trouble. The
state law eompels drivers Of automo-
biles to slow down if signalled; to stop
if necessary to quiet frightened horse.
If the signals are ignored, take the car
number and report it to the proper au-
thorities See that all straps on your
harness are sound ana don lose your
head when you meet an auto. A fright
ened. ratified driver will soon get his
horse into the same condition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

Bill of Miller & Dancey referred to
city attorney, and if correct to be paid.
Bill of Austin Western Co. laid over
until next meeting. Bill of John Jeuck
extra for cement walks referred to
city attorney.
Following nominations for fire depart
ment approved Chief, J J. Penhalle-
gon; Secretary, w. j. Horn; Treasurer,
II. S. We'll.
Bonds of John Jeuck, city treasurer,
r. Vennng, constable I'd ward, James
Thrasher, ma. shall, and Fl. Pitts, police
Justice, accepted and ordered filed
DR.. w. NJ. Gratiot nominated and
approved as city physician for 2 years.
Moved that money due Fire Co. lin
surance tax. 1902 70) be paid to fire de-
partment treasurer.
Moved that city clerk advertise for
bids for 10000 feet, more or less, of
cement walks.
Council adjourned to Tuesday, May 8.
Attest: J. r. OSBORNE, Mayor.
VIM. p. BLISS, City Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

The commander-in -chief of the Grand
Army has issued an order for the posts
throughout the United States to OBJ
serve Memorial Day. He states that
comrades are passing away at the rate
of over 5000 a month, and that in few
years the observance Of the day will be
left to the generations that follow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

Evening Wisconsin: Isn't it almost
time to let the Dowies drop into the ST.
lence yawning to receive them? Hum
bugs are soon tiresome unless they are
exhibited under a circus tent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

THE relief problem at San Francisco
seems to be quite as perplexing as that
in regard to the insurance. The num-
Der of people drawing supplies is very
large, and there is no tellirS now long
it will be necessary to feed them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

IT is reported on newspaper authority
that the Northwestern railroad has only
enough coal to run their service thirty
days longer, and if the coal strike had
not been settled serious complications
might have resulted Last summer the
road purchased large supply and stor-
ed it at many points, but these supplies
would not last long.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

AN exchange has discovered the big
gest trust on earth. 1t is the country
newspaper 1t trusts everybody, gets
cussed for trusting, mistrusted for cuss-
ing, and if it busts for trusting, gets
cussed for busting. So there you are.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

THE Wisconsin Geological and Natur-
al History Survey has issued a bulletin
on the Lead and Zinc Deposits Of
Wisconsin, 10y Prof. u. S. Grant. 1t
contains 81 pages of text, describing
the physical features and the general
geology of Southwestern Wisconsin,
and the ores and the ore deposits, and
dealing with general consideration re-
garding mining and prospecting. The
bulletin is accompanied by an atlas con-
tanning l8 detailed maps of the most
important mining districts. They give
the topography and geology Of the fol-
lowing regions: Highland, Mineral
Point, Mfflin Platteville, Hazel Green
and Benton, Shulsburg, Dodgeville,
Mecker's Grove and Potosi. The maps
are on a scale of four inches per mile,
and show the topography by ten-foot
intervals. The position of the base of
the Galena formation, i. e., the bottom
of the main oil rock is also shown by
means of contour lines. From this it is
possible for prospectors to learn how
s;.r from the surface of the ground the
bottom of the oil rock lies a matter OF
great importance in drilling. This bull.
letn, with its maps will be of material
interest TO those who are rapidly devel-
oping the mining industry in the south
western part of the state, The bulletin
will be sent on receipt of 20 cents in
payment of postage, Application shoulc
be made to +. A. Birge, Director, Mad
ison, Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

MOST of the state papers have got on
to the fact that candidates for Office
must advertise now to get before the
people, and the plug is out on the free
puff wire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

THREE cheers for the u. S. Senate.
This august body has determined to
make it impossible for the railroads to
control the coal and oil output.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

1T pours the oil Of life into your sys-
TEN. 1t warns you up ana starts the
life blood circulating. That's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain does IS cents,
Tea or Tablets. Meserole & Horn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

If President Roosevelt can't put the
trusts in jail, at least he can give them
good scolding.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-05-10

DO not fail to write to Fitzgibbons
Bros, Monroe, Wis, for their 1906 cat
alogue. If you are in need of a first
class Carriage, Buggy or Harness they
can save you money They have no
agents but sell direct to the consumer
at wholesale prices. l0m3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-08-18
GEAR TO PASS WEEK
IN CAMP OF GUARDS

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 14.-Des-
pite the attempt on the life Of the
Grand Duke Nicholas, on Aug. 10 at
Krasnoye-Selo| the emperor, accom-
panied BY, his entire family and the
major portion of the court has gone to
Krasnoye- Selo to spend week at the
guards camp. Six additional guard
regiments have gone to the camp from
st. Petersburg and the most rigid pre-
cautions have been taken to protect
the safety Of the emperor during his
stay at Krasnoye-Sel The railroad
station at st. Petersburg Is heavily
guarded and no civilians are allowed
. leave there for Krasnoye-Sel ex-
cept after being fully Identified. A
grand review is scheduled for Aug.
10, after which the imperial family
will go to the Sarsko-Se instead Of
returning to Peterhof, although some
Of the papers report that it is the in
tention of the imperial family to i'm
mediately go by sea to Lividad, in the
Crimea, and spend the autumn there.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-08-18
AUTHORITIES INSTITUTE
LUNACY PROCEEDINGS
woman Who Created Disturbance at
Church Services Attended by
President May Be Insane.

OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Aug. 14.-Lun-
proceedings have been instituted
against Miss Ash L. Esac or Eliza beth
case, who, created disturbance dur
1ng the church services attended by
fres1dent Roosevelt Yesterday. Should
MISS MISS Case remain within the jurisdic:;,
INl or Nassau county officers until
ednesday she will be taken before
Judge Jackson at Mineola for commit
1hent as an insane person.
MISS Case was examined by DR.. Fow::
1er OF oyster Bay and DR.. lamar OF
Giencove who were formally constttut-
ed examiners in lunacy by George Hoff-
mani county ~ overseer Of the poor The
Grating Of report that Miss Case is
mentally incompetent to be at large.
According asssn to the. legal procedure nee
essary this report will be presented to
Judge Jackson sitting at Mineola to.
morrow when an order will be issued
requiring the presence of Miss Case
before the court. This order cannot
be served until Wednesday and as
there are no charges of any character
against Miss Case there is nothing tc
prevent her taking leave of Oyster
Bay and Nassau county before she Is
served with the papers.