Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-05

frightened to death by the passing of
the afternoon train on the track close
to the wagon road. The horse stood
stalk still as the train approached and
when urged on after the train had
passed, the animal made several plung-
es forward and dropped to the ground
soon dying. Viola News.
ALWAYS good smoke-the Infant
DC Cigar. A brand that has stood the
test of time.
Veal and spring lamb, the best in
the country, always on sale at Graber's.
Phone &.
! -Tenderly 5he laid the silent white
form beside those that had gone before.
She made no cutlery, she did not weep.
Such a moment was too precious to be
spent in idle tears. But soon there
came a time when it seemed as if ma
ture must give way. She lifted her
voice and cried long and loud. Her cry
was taken up by others who were near
and it echoed and reechoed over the
grounds. Then suddenly, all was still.
What was the use of it all? She would
lay another egg tomorrow.
Designs for new series of United
States postage stamps have just been
completed. The new stamps will be in
denominations of l, 2, 8, A, 5, s, 8, 10,
10 and so cents, and 81. The 81 and IS
denominations in use will not be reprint
ed. 1t will be several weeks before the
new stamps are put on the market. The
one-cent stamp contains the head of
Franklin, while all the others bear that
of Washington, taken from busts by
! Poudon. The colors are the reds and
N.ues of the early stamps.
"A new disease is becoming epidem-
ic in Galena and at present many per-
sons are complaining of it. 1t is
nothing serious, however, and nothing
more than a pain in the ball of
the foot and is particularly noticeable
by persons compelled to walk over
long stretches of cement walk which
are nov to be found in every direction
in Galena. Whether the pain is due
to the walk is not known but it is a
fact that many people are suffering
with the pain referred to at the pres
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Last week VIM. Lundgren, who
lives on a farm near Delavan, was in
GAINESVILLE purchasing some new clothing
and was trying on coats in clothing
store. While he was doing so another
customer came in and was also trying
on coats, one time picking up Lund-
gren's own coat and starting to try it
on and then he discovered his mistake.
He went out without buying and when
Lundgl2n looked for his pocket-book,
which was in his coat pocket, it was
gone. There was about SIS in the
pocket-book and no trace of the thief
could be found.
"A Missouri merchant thoroughly
interested every mother in his coun-
ty by offering to give solid gold
ring absolutely free to every baby
born in that county during the year.
The mothers were requested to bring
in their babies about two days before
Christmas to be fitted for the rings,
which were to be ready for them
the day before Christmas, when the
mothers could call for them. The
advertising results were so good that
this merchant, who likes to do things
different. will repeat the plan this
year. Last year he started the
plan early in October.
An order has been issued by post
office department directing postmasters
to confer with their local school author
tiles with a view of adopting the most
effective methods of instructing school
children as to the organization and OPP
erations of the postal service. These in
structions are to cover such features of
the service as the delivery of mails, the
classification of mail matter, the regis
try and money order systems, and the
| Importance of placing return cards on
envelopes. Postmasters are requested
to arrange, if possible, to deliver per-
sonal talks to the pupils on these sub
iects and to give teachers access to the
Postal Guide and the postal laws and
regulations and render them every
assistance in securing necessary in
formation.
Out in Iowa at an examination of
would-be school teachers some funny
answers were given to numerous ques-
tons. To the suggestion Write what
YOU know about President Roosevelt
SOME of the answers were: Theodore
Roosevelt was an American and died in
the hearts of his friends. HE went
to the St. Louis exposition, was shot
and then died. Roosevelt was fond
of bears and big families. "Roose-
welt was the discoverer of the teddy
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