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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
NEW IDEA NOT IMPRESSIVE
cabman Tried II, and It Worked, but
He Still Prefers the Old
Way.

II was In county court the other
day" said the seedy-looking cabman.
"and | heard one OF those solicitor
chaps say. People don't seem TO under.
stand that the only thing necessary
to keep horse from kicking when he
is down Is to get hold of his eer and
keep his nose up in the air, A horse
cannot kick when his nose Is In the
air. have seen lady keep a horse
quiet that way without soiling her
gloves What's good enough for q
lady, says |. lis good enough for me,
and tried 1t experimental-liko, Instead
of sittln' or his cad
Well" remarked the attentive list
cner, did the horse kick?"
Not bit! He seemed so tickled
with the idea tlat he couldn't stir for
laffin" But think shall sit on his
'ead next time, all the ame."-London
Answers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
WHEN THE ROMANCE FADED
John's Proselc Recollection Decidedly
Not What the Young Vito Had
Expected.

John" she asked, cuddling up TO
him, for 1t was the third anniversary
Of their marriage, what was the hap
piest moment OF your life?'
"Ah, dear" he replied. Il remember
1t we'll l shall never forget It. II
live to be hundred years old, that
moment will always stand out as plain.
ly as 1t does tonight"
She sighed and nestled little clos
or looking longingly up into his honest
blue eyes. After moments silence
she urged:
Yes, but John, dearest, you haven't
told me when It was"
oh" he answered, 81 thought you
had guessed 1t. 1t was when you came
to me in the autumn, II you remember
and told me that you had decided to
trim up one Of your old hats 30 az to
make 1t do for the winter"
Then the celebration of the third an
niyersary OF their marriage became un.
interesting and formal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09

There are more ways OF destroying
Al book than burning Il. The old
monks were adopts at another form
of destruction with what they consld
cred laudable motives. Vellnm was
costly and they we're indefatigable in
erasing the best works OF the Greek
and Latin to make room for life OF
some saint or other on the same sheet
In the Vatican one OF the books OF
Liyy can be family discerned beneath
a missal and Cieero's dc Repubica'
was lost to the world for centuries
underneath mass OF monkiSh writ
ing And the quality OF the monks
COM ~ was seldom comparable
with what be destroyed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
NAMES THAT DICKENS USED
Carved on English Tombstones, They
Recall the Works of Great
Author.

The happy discovery IN Chalk
charchyurd OF the immortal names"
of Twist, Flight and Guppy reminds
me that come years ago in Bunhiil
Yields cemetery / noticed on some
ts:nbstones not far apart from ono
another the following names: Sarah
Brass, Garland and Sophronia all Of
which appear In The Old Curiosity
Shop" Dram, the name OF the under
tsker in David Copperfeld:" and
Blight and George Sampson, names
occurring In Our Mutual Friend"
George Sampson is the much snub-
bed sutton OF Bella Wilfer's sister La
vinia. Young Plight whose wages
were les week, is deliberately de-
scribed as being managing clerk,
junior clerk, common law clerk, con-
veying clerk. chancery clerk, every re-
finement and department of clerk, OF
Mr.. Mortimer Lightwood, Solicitor"
Dick Swiveller's The Marchioness. 20
whom ne named "Sophronia Sphinx"
as being "a name euphonious and gen
teel, and furthermore indicative of
mystery" Is known to everybody. In
"Our Mutual Friend" however, there
figures a much less distinguished and
veil known Sophronla, the wife. name
iy, OF "the ginger whiskered" and dis
reputable Mr. Lemmle--Correspo
dence London Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
MANS LOVE FOR THE DOG
etrone Spirit Of Affection That Binds
Them Together Has Long Been
q Matter Of Note.

The day before | reached Chitna
met trapper carrying Eve little pup
pies on his back. He had the mother
dog with him In good condition. He
had been three days two OF them
without any food) making II miles
rather than sacrifice these dogs and
no had frozen HIS feet and hands so
badly as result that am afraid he
was bound TO lose some OF bis fingers
and toes.
like TO think that / finished my
i,000-mile trip In Fl days with the
same FIVE dogs with which | started,
and that not one OF them had even a
sore foot during the entire journey.
In fact. before l started Psyriak had
cut his left hind foot. which made 1t
necessary to mucklock 1t, but when
finished my journey he was In better
condition than at first
Not once during the whole way did
I sit on the sled; pushed 1t .or at
least 500 miles and ran beside 1t for
another 800 Running became such
q habit that whom | got to Cordoya
and started TO 80 down tho street
found myself unconscIously running.
really had to learn to walk from the
beginning all over again
hated to part with my dogs. but
as our country is too hos for them
decided to give them away. broke
up The team and separated them, SO
that they would not work together
again. l had several chances to sell
them, but / could not think OF do
ing so.
When | boarded the boat at Valdez.
where left two OF my dogs, my Iced
er, PSyriak, tried to get up the gang
plank after me. but when they would
not let him he stood there until tho
boat pulled out, whining. as much as to
say. How can you desert mo now?"--
Lieut.. George +. Waugh In Worlds
Work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Fans UnhezithfuI.

Though the electric fan brings re
freshing GOODNESS to hot places, It does
not ventilate closed room, and Lang
lais and Satory, French experlmenters
have found that the ordinary fan tends
10 lessen the airs purity instead OF In
creasing it, the stirring up OF dust be
ing probably responsible for large
addition to the bacteria.
During dancing In a ballroom the
number OF bacteria per cubic yard OF
the air rose from 1000 to 10000. Fol
ventilation an ozone generator may
be used with the fan, or an exhaust
fan may be placed IN hole in the
outer wall SO as TO pump out the VIII
ated air, when, W course. fresh air
will take its Place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Not In the Ordnra.

Jim's boss sent him up on the roof
to paint it, That was early In tho
morning. Toward nightfall tina boss
clambered up the ladder to see wheth-
er his workman had fiown away or
been eaten BY the birds There was
Jim sitting on the dge of the house,
singing.
Jim. you lazy piece. what you been
doing?"
Muffin"
Didn't send you up here TO paint
the roof?'
"Yassir.~
SWELL. did yoa do IT."
"Yassir."
What else did you dog
81 went TO sleep"
"Why didn't you come down it you
had finished?''
Decd, boss, you JOS said point de
roof. You neyeh said nufln' bout
comm down"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Old Sunday School.

There is many an old collier, agri-
cultural laborer and factory opera
tive still living who owes knowledge
OF reading. writing and arithmetic to
attendance at Sunday school, for
down to quite modern times secular
as well as religious instruction was
given, relates the London Chronicle.
The change came with the enactment
or compulsory education In 1870: ard
an aunt, still happily vigorous, and
alert, has told me her embarrassment
when. as young girl who had Just
left Miss Pinkerton's academy. she
found among the class allotted to her
in the Sunday school the gray-haired
old coal dealer OF the village. who
wished to learn arithmetic, For many
years also Sunday school teachers
were regularly paid Robert Ralkes.
for instance. gave his assistants Is
sd per Sunday
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Timely AdmonItlon.

The death of a child as result OF
It's clothing catching fire from an open
crate has moved Coroner Jamlson TO
admonish parents that the safety OF
their loved one is lmperiled by tho
tolerance in homes OF unscreened
crates and gas stoves Year after
year the advent OF cold weather has
marked the beginning OF long list
OF fire fatalities, probably the most
agonizing form Of death. and yet. in
spite OF such warnings, the unscreen.
ed crate is the exception and not the
rule. In the months OF January and
February OF the present year no less
han % children we're Erfned 10 death
as a result OF the use OF opan coal
ahd gas grstes. and during the year
."2H- ~oUcn have met a similar fate.
se-. o. Chronicle Telegraph.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
"Nobody Este possum Now. .

The South has long been cursed
with stories of things said to exist
here as to be peculiarly Southern that
are the mere fictions OF the exuberant
imaginations of professional Southern
ers south OF tho line and professional
Southerners who have never been far
Their south than Washington
Nobody now eats possum, and no
body now eats possum and sweet pota-
toes. Once the negroes ate possum
once In their lives, but no negro ever
made a second assault on a dish of
possum. A man who could enjoy pos
sum should have a copper riyeted
stomach and a taste for pure fat with
strong odor. There is no such thing
as persimmon wine. Once there was
persimmon beer. 1t 10 about as pala-
table as rainwater Favored with dried
apples--Memphis Commercial APP
peal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09

| - IAIE OE MISIONSlN--IN IlNILE
- CoURT-COUNrY OF IOWA.
| Elias Jaeka.
Plaintiff,
VS.
John j. Townsend. John Musgroye.
James NJ 1rasher, G.. j. Fawkes.
| NJ. K Smith, Henry &. jackson and
all other persons az ISOLATED in u
| mining partnership known as the
Chief of Police Mining company.
| Ii. Lloyd. County Treasurer of Iowa
county. Wisconsin. and his success
ors in Office. The Chief of Police
Mining company, a corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws
| of the State of Wisconsin, David w.
Jones, Elinor Bailey. John Louf-
borrow, Rebecca Loufbourow. wild
| ow and next of kin of said John
Loufbourow, all known or unknown
heirs. assigns or representatives
| of the defendants above named, or
any person or persons claiming by.
through or under any of said per
sons, any right or title in the fol-
lowing described premises. to-wit:
| The south half Gs) Of southwest
| quarter 90 of the northeast quar-
ter "a OF the southeast quarter "a
being all of said northeast quarter
"a or southeas quarter "a except
those parts described in deed re-
corded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for Iowa county. Wiscon-
sin, in Volume L. of Deeds. page
202. all being in Section eight (sl.
Town four q north. of Range three
and the southeast quarter ca of
the southeast quarter % of Section
five 90. Town four ~ north. of
Range three 90 east; and the north
east quarter (h) OF the northeast
quarter ~ of Section eight (S).
Town four "a north. of Range three
90 east, all in Iowa county. Wiscon-
sin. and all persons concerned in
said premises shove described.
ks-S-- XII, Defendants.
The State OF Wisconsin: TO said Defendant,
and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty (20l days after the service of this sum
mons upon you, exclusive of the day of ser
vice, and defend the above entitled action il
the court aforesaid and in case of your failur,
so TO do judgment win be rendered agsins
you according to the demand of the complain
of which a copy is herewith served upon you
The object of tn IS action being to quiet title o.
plaintiff in ana to the premises above des
cribed THOMAS NJ. PRIEsTLgY.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
T. O. Address, Mineral Point. Iowa Co.. Wis
12w6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Legal Notices.
Notice of Order for Final Settlement.
HESITATE ESTATE.
CTATE OF ISCONSIN-IOWAC OUl
- COITRT-TN PRORATF

CTATE OF wISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
~ COURT-IN PROBATE.
Notice is hereby given that at regular tern
OF the Iowa County Court TO be held in ano
for said county. at the Court House in the city
of Dodgeville. in said county, on the 9TH das
of May. A. ID. 1914. being the first Tuesday Of
said month. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF
said day. the following matters will be heart
and considered:
The application of Jacob Rink, admiuistra
tor de bonis non with win annexed of Mars
Curry. late of said county, deceased. for the
examination and allowance of his administra
ton account and that the last will and tesla
ment of said deceased be construed. and the
assignment of residue of said estate tC
such persons az are by said will and by Law
entitled TO the same, and for the determine
ton and adjudication of the inheritance tax
If any, payable in said estate.
And 1t Is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given TO all persons interested by
publis hing copy of this notice for three
weeks successfully, prior 10 said day of hear
ing, in he Mineral Point Tribune. weekly
newspaper published in said county.
Dy the Court:
ALDRO jerks, County Judge.
Dated Dodgeville, Wis. April :, 1914.
j, b. Reynolds. Attorney. 15w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Brand-New ENcuse.

Casey announced to his wife. Ellen
that he was going to the ball game
All day he was gone. Night came
but no Casey to take his place at the
head of the table. Midnight and nc
Casey-one oclock-two o'clock
three o'clock-no Casey.
AS the ak o'clock whistles began to
blow Casey stumbled up the front
steps into the house and awakened
his wife by his efforts to negotiate
the stairs She hoped out of bed
and met her better half in the hall
way.
Well" said Mrs. Casey. determine
ton written on her Amazon face.
Sallrite. Him." said Casey. weak
ly. The game was called on account
OF daylight
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Ans WEIR THE CALL
Mineral Point e0pIe Have Found Thef
This is Necessary.

A.cold, a strain, sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicins that has satisfied thou
sands
Is Doan's Kidney Pills.
Thousands Of people rely upon it.
Here is one case:
r. Williams, prop. blacksmith shop,
Main ST., Darlington, Wis, says: IL
can speak well Of Doan's Kidney Pills
because | have had chance to try
them myself. My back was lame and
sore and the muscles got stiff. was
unable to go up or down stairs without
help 1 felt miserable and hardly knew
what to do. Finally, | began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. In few days
| began to get rid of the lameness and
in a week | was able to go back to
work as well as ever. haven't had a
sign of the trouble since.
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N.
T., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
saFsfnstsens, Building Exhibition.

Plans have been completed for the
International Building exhibition TO
be held at Leipzig from May to Octo-
Der, 1919 II Il expected to demon
strats the surprising progress which
the art OF building has made in the
last 20 or 80 years The officiai par
ticIpation OF foreign governments and
ire great influx OF foreign visitors On
ticipated. especially OF state and n1u-
nicipal officers and experts, will af-
ford exhibitors superior opportunities
for making valuable connections.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1914-04-09
Bargain Offering

hcCalis Magazine, the Greatest
Woman's Fashion Journal in America,
has over one million subscribers more
than any other similar publication.
Besides showing all the latest designs
of Mccall Patterns, each issue is brim-
full of sparkling short stories and most
helpful information for women.
McCalPs is a large, artistic, hand
somely illustrated, hundred page
monthly periodical that no woman can
afford to be without. If you wish to
save money and keep in style, sub
scribe for McCal's Magazine.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31

the men who bought them. From
this Insignificant beginning has
come the present st. Luke's Hospi-
tai, Tokyo, with It's eighty beds, it's
corpse of thirty trained nurses, it's
staff Of ten Japanese physicians, four
OF them graduates Of the Imperial
University, and three foreign doc
tors, besides dIspenssry caring for
100 cases each morning. But this
equipment 10 quite inadequate for
the work which st. Luks's 10 asked
TO do.
Prince Katsura, formerly premier
Of Japan, aud Baron Goto have m nd 9
q gift of $25, 900 to develop st. Luke's
into = great international hospital.
IL is proposed to erect an institution
OF $50 beds with professors of the
Imperial university as it's consult
ing physicians, with a staff OF for
eign and Japanese doctors.
A hospital such as this will not
only be effective in promoting inter-
national friendship, but 1t will d.
rectly aid in extending Christian in
fiuence In Japan.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
NEW MUSIC
For Peerless Electric Plano at Nixons

Mr.. b. 4. Nixon has installed a
Peerless Electric Piano IN the
Star Restaurant and thereby ad
ded grestly to the attracti mess
Of the place He has also just
received 30 new pieces of music
for this piano Including several
late catchy pieces such as "Mis
sissippi LOU SECT Out and Get
Under" Million Dollar Doll"
you've Made Hith With
Mother" Midnight Masquerade
and number of others. The
The piano has been overhauled
and put in prime condition and
Is making some excellent music.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
ST. BERNARD C0MMANDERY
INSPECTION AND BANQUET
Sir James KeeIy, Of Owensboro. Inspec.
Beautiful Bsnqset BY
Ladies

81. Bernard Commandery was
subjected to annual inspection
last night, with Eminent Sir
Knight James Kelly, of Owens
boro, who is an officer of the
Kentucky Cram Commandery,
making the inspection. The de.
gree work was conferred by EN-
inent Commander w. l.. Phillips
assisted by the officers of the
commandry, and with good at
tendance.
An elaborate and delightful
baoquet, beautifully and artis-
tically served, was prepared and
served by ladies of st. Bernard
Sir Knights "whose fame has
spread both far and widen for
exyert skill and artistic taste in
these matters that come so close
to the eearts of all men and
"more especially" to these hearts
of ours.
The Masonic quarters have re-
Gently been refitted and beautI-
fed, and, now being considered
fit for the entertainment of the
ladies, it is rumored that perhaps
there may be soon some social
affairs there at which these faith
full ladies may in turn be enter
tanned. The commandery is
awake and thriving.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Trouble Attacks EsrIIngtos
Men and Women. Old and Young

Kidney ills seize young aud old.
Often comes with little warning.
Children suffer in their early
years--Can't control the Kidney
secretJons.
Girls are languid, nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, can't do daily
work. Men have lame and aching
backs.i II You have any form on
kidney ills You must reach the
cause--the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys
Have brought relief to Darlington
people.
Darlington Testimony prove II.
Mrs. NJ. Cauley, Darlington, KY,
says: II have used Doan's Kidney
Pills in our family and have found
them very good. Whenever we have
kidney trouble and fpains lin the
back, few doses OF Doan's kidney
Pills cure us. They are also good
for children"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
Mans humanity To Man

Only the other day great steel
beam was being brought up a giddy
height by a hosting apparatus. AS 1t
passed girder on which several
men were at work, the beam turn
ed just enough to push one of them
off. His weight gradully moved
down the end girder to which he
clung,a and In few moments he
would have been thrown off, when
a fellow workman sprang on the
other and balancing it, aud together
they wers to the ground -Harper's
Weekly
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
A Texas Wonder

The Texas. Wonder cures kidney
aud bladder troubles, dissolves gray.
ell, cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism and all Irregu-
larities of bladder troubles, remov-
ing gravel, the kidneys and bladder
In both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles IN children. III not
sold by your druggists will be sent
by mall on receipt of Sl.00. One
small bottle is two months treat
ment and seldom fails to perfect a
cure. Send for testimonials from
Kentucky aud other States. DIR. r..
w, Hall 1929 Olive St.. St. Louis.
Ma. S~'t b~ Frnoe'st-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
Railroad Ticket Innovation

There will not DE ticket case
installed in any OF the 1900 sta
tions on the Grand Trunk Paci
fic, Canada's second transconti-
mental railway, and the Usual
dog-eared assortment of tickets
Will not be displayed. In place
of this old system the company
will use what is to be known as a
multiple route ticket which in
the aggregate will save 80 months
time of the thousands of ticket
agents IN the sale of each million
of tickets.
BY experiments and practical
use, it has been demonstrated
that the most complicated tour
ist route ticket can by issued in
10 seconds, which is at the rate
of issuing nearly 100000 tick
cts under the new method to
every 1000, 600 tickets of the
simplest variety by the method
used now. In addition to the
greet saving Of time, increased
efficiency is also attained aud
the chances Of missing trains by
delay at ticket windows will be
almost entirely obviated. The
system will be almost entirely
obviated. The system wall be in
stalled at every station on the
ii, 900 miles OF rail of the new
transcontlnental.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
NOTICE
Annual Stockholders Meeting

March, 7th-Notice is hereby
given that the animal meeting of
the Stockholders of the st. Ber-
nard Mining Co. will be held in
the office Of the company at
Darlington, Ky. at eleven o'clock
AN. Wednesday the eighth day
of April, 1914. for the transac-
ton of such business as may
regularly come before il.
Dan M. Evans, Secretary.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
NOTICE
Annual Stakeholder, Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the
annus1 meeting of the Stockhold-
prs of the Victoria Coal Com
pany will be held in the general
office of the Company at Earlipg-
ton, Kentucky. at $3.50 O'Clock,
A. M, Wednesday the 18th day
pf April, 1914, for the transac-
tion of such business as may
regularly come before it.
Darlington, KY, March IA, 1914.
Dan M. Evans, Secretary.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
Co. G. Attention

Company G., our local company,
will be inspected Monday night,
April 6, by Capt. Geo. HI. McMaster
Bird Infantry, U. 8. A., Sp. m. Eve
ry member must be present. Drill
every night this week, the armory
will be open all day Sunday for fit
ting up men in clothing.
BEN w. WILSON,
Capt. Co. G. Bird Reg't
X. s. q,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
pikeviIIs Vets. $4,000 FOR New School.

Pikeville Ky; March 2S.-An cleo
ton was held here today to dermine
whether bonds of the county shall
be issued amounting to $4,000 for
the erection of new public school
building at Pikevill. the women took
an active hand in the campaign and
the bonds carried by vote of
2e9 to {.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31

The Ladies of the Darlington
Chapter Of U. ID. Q. will meet
with Mrs. Jas. Rash at 2 80 z.
Nj, April 18th to observe "Shiloh
Day." All of the members are
urge l to be present. An inter
esting program will be rendered.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31
Auction Whist Club

The Auction Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. I'D Rule ON Thurs.
day afternoon. Mrs. Spencer, Of
Madisonville, and Mesdames Ms
bet and Ross we're guests of the
club. Mrs. Ross made the high
est score and Mrs. Dawes the best
score among the club mem bers.
Mesdames Kline, Dawes, Rule
and Sluthworth lead IN the total
score,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31

you'll make hit with Moth
err" at the Midnight Masque-
rade" if you give Mississippi
Lou" the million Dollor Doll"
at Nixou's try it and you won't
Have to Get Out and Get I'm
der
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-31

Suffer day aud night the torment OF itching
piles, Nothing helped me until used Deans
Ointment. The result was lasting --ion, Ino
r. Garrett Mayor, cirard, Ala.