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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02

Married in this city Nov. End, by
James Hutchinson, Mr.. Charles Alders-
ley and Miss Jane Oxman, both of
Dodgeville
Married in this city on the 2nd inst.
by Rev. II. II. Benson, Mr.. Bailey
Stevens and Miss Ann Harris, both of
Mineral Point.
The numerous friends of Col. Amasa
Cobb, of the 9Th Regiment, will be
glad to learn that he has fully recov-
cred from his late severe sickness and
is once more on duty in command of
his regiment.
Lemons We're so scare in Philadelphia
last week that they were sold for fifty
cents piece.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
Forty Years Ago, 1871.

A young man named Sill Lamotte
was killed at Highland last Sunday
night.
A new firm, Loofbourow & Jolly,
have taken charge of Kendars Art
Gallery.
House thieves and other thieves seem
plentiful about the railroad towns. In
raid on Avoca Friday night the
thieves secured about $500 worth OF
property and on Saturday the post of
flee at Boscobel was robbed of $500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES


Married at Ridgewuy on the 26th
inst, by Rev. J. Watts, Mr.. Alvin
Blanchard of Dodgevllle and Miss Mary
A. Skinner of Ridgeway.
Many of our readers viii doubtless
be gratifed to learn that our old friend
and townsman, |. N. Turner, has been
elected to the legislature from the
Nevada district in California.
A party of California emigrants from
Galena We're fallen upon by indians on
the 7th of August, near Salt Lake, and
eight of them were killed.
By the returns of the census lust
taken it appears there are in the city
of Milwaukee, 5,9l4 children between
the ages of four and ten years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02

In Minnesota $50 farmers have
combined to build steam laundry TO
be operated in connection with the
creamery they have been operating.
All the farmers will send their family
washing to this laundry The estimat-
ed cost of the laundry win amount tc
about $40 family year. In other
words for $40 a family is to be rid of
fifty-two hard days in year. Tx.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
The Magnetic Pole.

The north magnetic pole has been
actually located at 70 degrees and B
minutes north latitude and SO degrees
46 minutes longitude The south mag
netic pole has not yet been located,
but it is believed to be about 70 de-
grees south latitude and $50 east
longitude. 1t is known. however that
the two magnetic poles do not lie at
the extremities of a diameter of the
earth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
Ten Years Ago, 1901.

The body of Mr.. Richard Ferris ar
rived in this city by train Wednesday
from Red Cloud Neb., for interment
beside the remains of his father in
Graceland cemetery. Richard is well
known and fayorably remembered here
where his boyhood days were spent.
Mr.. Andrew Mari died at his home
in this city Friday night, Oct 25, 1901,
after an illness since only the Monday
preceding. Deceased was about So
years Of age.
Mrs. William c. Uren died Monday
afternoon, Oct. Is, 1901, at about two
O'Clock, aged So years.
We are to have telephone connection
with Waldwick and the northern part
of Willow Springs.
Sheriff Dickinson Of Grant county
has added pair Of thoroughbred blood
hounds to the jail paraphernalia and
will use them to track escaping prison
ers when necessary.
| Married at the r. NJ church paason-
age Saturday, Oct 26th by Rev John
Hardcastle, Mr.. Thos Wilkinson and
Miss Loney Jenkins, both Of Mifiiin
There has been thousand dollars
worth Of chickens stolen in the vicinity
Of Monroe this fall. There seems Il
be several gangs who have been max.
ing a business Of it. One was caugh;
but the fine was so light that it seemed
to encourage the others in their das-
tardly work. Chicken thieves should
be punished the same as horse thieves
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
Residence Property for Sale.

The homestead of Mrs. Henry lvey,
ST., situated one block north of st.
Mary church, is offered at a reasona-
BILE price. This property consists of
two acres of land, a nine roomed house
heated with hot water, a good barn and
wood house, all in first class conditica.
For further particulars inquire at
Ivey's Pharmacy. 3ltf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
Local Overflow.

ago to attend the funeral of his sister
Mrs. William Murphy.
Pay less and dress better. Bul
YOUR clothing of G. Varlin.
Back to simplicity" doesn't seen
to be the cry of the tax spender.
Pipe organ recital at the M. r.
church on Friday evening, Nov. 3rd.
-Ferrets 81. Inquire of Chas. B.
Moore, Dcdgeville, Wis, Route 3. 5w'
Henrietta G. Hanscom, teacher OF
kindergarten music, piano and organ.
Phone 70.
Ben Tredinnick and Frank Batten
were Linden callers in our city last
Saturday.
Watch for the first installment of
Burning Daylight" in an early issue
of this paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradford of
Madison are moving into the Edward
Jenkins home.
John Miller returned Monday from
Milwaukee where he had an operation
on his injured eye.
Miss May Huntington of Platte
vile passed through this city Sunday
enroute to Ridgeway.
Clifford Ray of Oakdale, Neb., has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Shepard.
James Dornan of Hollandale is at
Green Gables sanitarium, Hartland, for
the benefit of his health.
Miss Shirley Kane of Madison was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred GRADER over Sunday.
Father HOPPER of Milwaukee as
sisted Father Weyer with confessionals
the fore part of this week.
Frank Boyle and Harold Gordon OF
Darlington attended the box social and
dance here Friday evening.
Miss Alice Collins and Mrs. George
Phillips were the guests of Miss Kate
Blotz at Dodgeville Sunday.
-Mesdames Godfrey and Tulley of
Darlington combined business with
pleasure in our city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huxtable en-
tertained the P. NJ church choir at
their home last Friday evening.
Misses Margaret Esch and Barbara
Roger departed yesterday for visit at
Racine, Milwaukee and Chicago.
John Tucker, Harry Penhallegon,
Harold Cummings and Leroy VIM Wis
tied friends at Dodgeyille Sunday.
For sale, large hard coal stove.
Used only two and half years. Price
$50. Phone line 6, No. 5. 2wF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bloom enter
tanned about forty Of their friends with
a cinch party at their home last Friday
evening.
A very pleasant evening was spent
by those attending the Hallowe en-
dance in the Parish House on Tuesday
evening.
Frank Suthers departed yesterday
for Canada, where he has gone to su-
perintend some work for the State Fish
Hatchery
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoare and
son Robert, accompanied by Phil lvey,
left Monday to spend the week at
Mazomanie.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
George Austin, who has been seriously
sick, is now improving and on the way
to recovery.
Mrs. J. d. Powell and two children
of South Wayne visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams from FRI
day until Tuesday.
Misses Minnie Roarig and Viola
Engels returned Monday from an over
Sunday visit at Delayan. They were
accompanied by Miss Leone Engels,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lynch, for the past three months.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02

Persons who have been receiving
The Tribune one year or more on
credit, are hereby notified to pay
the subscription without further
delay. If this means YOU, please
take notice. The law requires pay
ment at least yearly. Don't wait.
PUBLISHER TRIBUNE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
No Chance for Fraud.

The German postal authorities have
decreed that in future, whenever an
employee asks for blue pencil, he
must first present the stump OF the
old one, as guarantee against fraud.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02

The flowers Of many trees like the
oak, elm and hickory, are so incon-
spicuous that they are popularity sup
posed to be altogether lacking
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02

Three little babes, teeming with health,
Three little babes, mine of wealth,
Papa and mamma happy and free
There's nothing to beat Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-02
Major Wilson's Colt for Sale.

Horse colt, seven months old. In
quire of NJ. j. Laverty. Phone line 6,
No. 10. 2w'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
SUCCESS ON POULTRY FARM
Business Tactics Far and Above
Everything Else and Knowledge
OF Finance 10 Essential.

By w. A. CARD. Manchester, Conn.,
BUSINESS tactics on hen farm
seems to be the last thing thought Of
by the majority of beginners, by the
poultry press in general and teachers
in particular. when above everything
else It's the most important. Strange,
indeed, is the fact that when people
fail at everything else they will take
up hen farming and expect to sue
coed; truly they should succeed at
everything else before they tackle the
hen business. Visions OF cool piaz-
"a. a hammock. shute by which
eggs roll right from the hens to mar.
ket, another shute by which the gold
en- simoleons roll back into ones cell
lar throughout the warm season and
the comforts and easy life of unlim-
tied wealth during the winter season:
of this ilk are the pipe dreams Of the
novice. and failures without number
continue and nine times out Of ten all
because the would-be farmer does not
know even common finance. To raise
chickens or to produce eggs at any
old time. to keep coops and land In
the sweetest Of condition does not
mean success by a long shot. but Of
course should be practiced: yet with
out business tactics and knowledge
of the worth of dollars and cents one
is failure, no matter how practical
or thorough. In short. business Is
not business unless run like q busi-
ness; the details are the cents that
make the dollars. and 80 don't make
100.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
It from the tanks. The legs and cross.
bars are provided with perforations for
the escape Of the fluid.
BREEDING Turkex,

Turkey breeders find that the finest
young stock is bred from fully ma
tured parents. Guard against the
breeding birds becoming too fat. Keep
them away from the feeding yards,
give variety of food at the night
feed. but unless range is very poor do
not give morning feed of any kind.
no wet mash. and little corn.
Do not overmate the gobbler. Ten
females are enough for one male. Mate
them early. and try to keep the first
matings through the season. We had
the misfortune Of losing fine tom
one year In April says writer in an
exchange. When a new gobbler was
introduced into the breeding yard the
hens would have nothing to do with
him. Some stood around in, critical
attitude. watching his excellency strut
around and spread his wings; but
others flew over six-foot fence to es.
cape him.
Where the hens have not been
mated they will take up with any
male; hence the practice In some
countries Of driving the hens to a
neighbours gobbler: but mating once
made. the hens object to stranger
in the harem. and there is lack Of fer.
tility till an acquaintance has been
made.
Keep the hens free from lice and
the poults dry and warm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05

the particular train leaves Chicago for
Minneapolis and the closest connec-
tions that can be made all through.
You can readily see that your boy
when he becomes an A l railway mail
clerk. will be just about the best post
ed man on the political geography Of
that division in existence.
There are frequent examinations to
test the competency and advancement
of your boy all through his work; for
he must show progress and acquaint.
ance with new territory in his region,
that he is familiar with the opening of
new railroad and mail and stage
routes, and-this is very important
that he can read Just about the worst
addressed envelope that ever was
written, and this instantly as he grabs
1t from the top Of the pile in his hand
and throws 1t 10 feet down the car,
over rows OF open sacks, into its prop
or bag. Incidentally, the man who
can throw mail the fastest and most
accurately into its proper pouch is the
best railway postal clerk.
There are several promotions, all
bearing the same title. but with in.
creases In pay. Each one of these
brings an advance OF 800 year, and
1t is rule that clerk shall not gain
more than two in any one year. He Ia
promoted,in this way, as he shows In.
creased efficiency. until he is drawing
$1,400 annually.
Then, vacancy occurring, he Is
made clerk in charge OF the mail car
or cars on which he Is working, mean
ing that he is at the head of all CLERKS
employed there. at $1,000 year. His
next promotion is to chief clerk In
charge of the lines running through
that territory, at $1,000. By this time
he will have been at work probably 15
to 20 years, but he will have reached
position Of Importance and will be
one Of the leading men in the service.
Further promotions are to assistant
superintendent of the field at $1,000,
to assistant division superintendent al
$4,000. and to division superintendent
at $4,000. These division ofiicers are
at the head of the railway mail bust
ness in the 10 great divisions of the
country. e3
The highest Jobs In the service out
side of the Postmaster General, Of
course. who is political appointee.
are the general superintendent Of the
entire service, located in Washington,
who Is appointed by the Postmaster
General and draws a salary of $4,000
annually. and the second assistant
Postmaster General. at $4,000, who is
the extreme and direct head Of the
railway mail department. Both Of
these Offices customarily gos to men
who have worked up from the ranks.
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated Lit
erary Press)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
PoUIr1Rts,
e&Z;6
ASCERTAIN AGE OF CHICKENS
Rules Given That May Be Relied Upon
and If Followed Closely Will
Give Desired Information.
(By R. q. Neutrality-suspicious.,

(by II. g. WEATHERSTONE.)
There are not very many poultry
dealers. even among those who have
been in the business for years, who
can accurately tell the age of fowl.
The following rules, however, may be
relied upon and If followed closely
with good judgment, the age of any
bird can be very closely arrived at:
Young cockerels develop old-look-
ing spurs sometimes, but a second
year bird preserves the short rounded
spurs of cockerel. The best guide,
perhaps. is the delicate freshness of
the skin of the face and comb; al.
though occasionally an old bird will
De found whose skin is almost as soft
as that of a youngling.
A young bird will show rose-colored
veins on the surface Of the skin and
under the wings, and there will also
be long silky hairs growing there. The
veins and hair disappear after one
year and the skin turns white. The
breast-bone also becomes hard and
cannot be bent as in growing bird.
The skin of a fowl past one year be-
comics coarse and dry. and these
symptoms increase with age.
It issvery difficult to tell the age Of
ducks. After duck is a year old it
begins to waddle and walk with some
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
lNU1Ig % 1T R2 )
GQJW>d' II E99

The hen can put nothing into the
egg that she has not eaten.
A hen that is laying requires more
kinds of food than does COW In pro-
ducing milk.
once you get farmer to see where
tho nrofit comes in, he becomes inter
ested in poultry.
The South African government en-
nlovs veterinarian to study the dis
eases Of ostriches.
Two-year-old gobblers with pullets
or yeariing gobbler with two-year-old
hens is good mating.
Do not close the windows until the
weather gets real cold. This advice
nartains to the hen house and not
mans house.
The incubator will hatch chickens
avery three weeks, but 1t takes six
weeks before chicks can get along
very well without brooder.
The hen seals up her product IN
.hell. and this and the yolk demand
a supply Of mineral matters.
On the farm there is no branch Of
the work that yields surer profit, or
n reader profit than poultry.
No farm, today. has its necessary
eouinment until it has one or more
good incubators and breeders.
The best trap nest. and the only
practicable one, is that in which the
hen shuts the door as she enters.
In a natural state the hen Is omniv-
erous, eating all kinds of animal and
vegetable products, and this depand
REQUIRES variety OF supply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
grown bear, plan the killing of a great
steer. The killing took Mace in full

grown bear, plan the killing of great
steer. The killing took place in full
daylight on an open plain, and the
bears paid no attention to Clark, who
stood in the open about $50 yards
away. The cattle were grazing in an
open space, and few moments be-
fore the attack was made Clark saw
the bears slowly shutting up a mar
row arroyo. All at once the three
bears separated. In less than half a
minute bear rolled out of the fringe
of willows that ran down like point
in the little plain. The bear was
doubled up and bounded along like a
football rolling toward the cattle,
which, instead Of fleeing, pricked up
their ears and slowly approached the
amazing spectacle. Suddenly at an
giles from either side of the plain the
two other bears rushed forth, and al
most before one could tell what had
happened the larger Of the two bears
had reached the great steer that, en-
gagged in the engrossing diversions Of
the bears, was unprepared for the at
tack, and with paw heavy as lead
and soft as velvet had felled the steer
to the earth.
In five minutes from the time Clark
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
had first seen the grizzlies they had
deyoured large part Of the steer.
He SWALLOWED the ExIdence

An extraordinary expedient was re
sorted to some days ago by prisoner
at a court in Atlantic city, to destroy
evidence that he had stolen a ring.
The ring was produced in caurt and
the owner identified it. Az .he laid it
down on the table the prisoner seized
it. and before any one could sarerfere
he swallowed it. The court officer,
with the assistance Of several others
began to pound his back, in the tope
that he would cough it up, but their
efforts were in vain. Boehl was TAX.
en- back to Jail, where ho fought of.
physicians who tried to extract the
ring with stomach pump. Whether
the ring was eventually recovered re.
port doesn't say.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
st.ndkrd varIet,e, Of pucI<s.

There are twelve standard varieties
Of ducks raised in this country, as fol-
lows: The White Pekin, White Ayles-
bury, Colored Rouen, Black Cayuga.
Colored Muscovy. White Muscovy, In
dian Runner, Gray Call. White Call.
Black East India, Crested White. and
Blue Swedish. OF these varieties, the
first seven are considered profitable to
raise; the two varieties OF Calls and
the Black East India are bantams.
and are bred more for the showroom;
the Crested White may be considered
as almost purely ornamental. while at
present but little is known OF the
Blue Swedish in this country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
GRIZZLIES PLAN KILLING
Clark Tells How Three Bears Killed a
Steer in Full Daylight on
Open Plain.

A story of how three grizzly bears
formed plan to kill steer was told
recently by an old western states
trapper, Thomas Clark, who is an old
timer around the Ojai valley and Ma
rim county district.
Clark was companion of former
United States Senator Thomas R.
Bard. Many time in the old days
the two young men tramped through
the mountains making surveys, and
SO 1t happened that the pioneer came
to know the grizzly as one knows his
neighbors. In his first years in
Ojai, Clark found that the grizzly re-
garded man sometimes with complete
Indifference, sometimes with hostility
and but rarely with fear. When a
bear did stink out of sight it was gen.
orally because the great animal re-
garded discretion as the better part
of valor.
Once Clark saw three grizzlies.
huge male, a she bear and a BALI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
SIGNATURES ARE ILLEelBLE
Clark Would Compel All Government
Officials to Have Names Print
ed on Stationery.

Champ Clark, the prospective
speaker, talks of introducing and push
ing through congress bill compelling
all officers Of the government to de-
clare in printed form on all stationery
Of the government used by them Off
cially the signature of the head Of the
Office in whose name correspondence is
being carried on and particularly in
the letter sent
Look at the signature of the letter
that has been sent to me by some one
In the treasury department." he said.
II will defy any man on earth to
make it out. / am going to do with
this letter what do to all letters
receive whose signature l cannot
make out. / cut the signature out
and paste it on the envelope and put
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05


When the tropic rains come down they
serve excellently for drains. and for
thoroughfares for burros. and foot pas
sengers ct other times.
La Guaira was established contem-
poraneously with the location Of the
capital of Venezuela at Caracas, up to
which period the principal entry port
had been farther to the westward. the
principal center Of the country being
Valencia. Caracas having been estab-
lished, however, in 1867, it became
necessary to find a nearer sea con-
nection, and assuming that the jut-
ting headland of Cape Blanco, which
here forms considerable blight,
would offer protection to ships, this
was made the port.
1t is distant over the mountains but
eight miles from Caracas. The Span
tards constructed bride path over
the hills to that city, with the never
falling cobblestones forming the bed.
Over 1t the armament, ammunition,
and merchandise of this important
capital were transported for many
years. In 1896 the king of Spain au-
thorized the construction of cart
road from La Guaira to Caracas and
also the improvement of La Guaira
port, but the work was abandoned,
the authorities at Caracas fearing 1t
would simply facilitate access of their
enemies to the capital. This was con-
structed later, however.
=neoItr H., -S,y =. s,a...
responsible for the foundation Of La
Guaira, or rather of a port along
this immediate shore. Here was Of
fered every facility for defense, but,
withal, several years after its settle
ment Amias Preston, who accompa-
MED Sir Francis Drake, landed at
Macuto and led 400 men over q hid.
den trail, guided by a Spanish pris.
oner named Villapardo, and while the
Spanish troops of Caracas awaited the
English on the established Kings
highway, Preston appeared within that
city, where he carried to complete.
ness the usual customs Of the gay
buccaneers. He then made his way
back to his ships, escaping with the
i UOoly 6uu Will lue 1OSS VI Jul low
men.
French pirates under one M. Gram.
mont found La Guaira easy prey in
1880; but the Dutch Tin 1909 and the
English naval forces lin 1879 and
174S) were driven off, the fortified.
lions at La Guiara by that time hav-
ing assumed considerable proportions
They were strong because Of their
commanding positions on the hills
/ overlooking town and harbor.
There are in absolute ruin and
abandon on the hills above La Guaira
what were no doubt well-armed bat.
teries to the number of six or seven,
and four other rather commanding pc.
sitions are still maintained as mill.
tary posts, where are now two mod
ern cannon. Seeing these old ruins
one can well appreciate how the
Guairenos were able to beat OF the
ships Of war Of that time.
1 La Guaira has been frequently the
seat of war during its existence, and
foreign warships threatening Its de-
structIon are not unknown to the pres
ent generation.