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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-05-06
PLAN 9

Pansies, Geraniums, Vincas, Fuschias.
Begonias, Cabbages and Tomatoes at
Stairs. lift
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-05-06

Strawberry and Raspberry Plants
For Sale.
Strawberries of the everbearing va
riety at So per 100.
Golden Queen Raspberry, hardy and
prolific, 20 plants for 81 and 25c extra
for postage if sent by mail.
+. G. REYNOLDS,
wa Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-05-06
Terms $40 for Live Colt. Care wi

Terms $40 for Live Colt. Care will be taken pre-.
accidents but will not be responsible should any
If sold will be held for service fee. Mares
from a distance will be cared for
Enterprise horse of great quality and substance, and
excellent disposition. Farmers who raise horses that
will sell right from the pasture will do well to look this horse up
JOSEPH E. HARKER
Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
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TAMAQUA BURGESS OUSTED
Court Also Orders Commissioners to
Pay Non-Supported Wives

Pottsville, Pa, Jan. 5.-Court yester-
day issued an order ousting r.. III. Harris
as Chief Burgess of Tamaqua. Harris,
who is publisher of the "Evening Cour-
Ter, was appointed Burgess by Court
hve years ago and was since elected for
a full term. His opponents maintained
that the office of Burgess could not be
held twice in succession and also
charged that Harris had furnished the
Borough with printing from his own of
tce, contrary to law. The vacancy will
again be filled by appointment by the
Court.
A mandamus was issued by the Court
yesterday on the County Commission
ers compelling them to pay to pris-
oners wives 60 cents per day in non.
support cases. 1t is expected that with
this decision the wife of every man
IN Jail for support will come on
the county for this amount. The Tax
payers Association took an appeal from
the decision, which may hold up the
payments until Senator Snyder can get
the law changed. The decision will cost
this county $4,000 annually.
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he come out in front of an audience aud say them,
without grasping at sheets of paper for supports I
An audience feels that it is actually being ad-
dressed when a speaker looks straight at it, says
what he thinks and gets off his subject just enough
to show that he knows thing or two aside from
his theme
If man who is on the program of meeting,
large or small, cannot do all that he had better
have his talk printed and distribute the copies He
would thus make it much more effective than by
getting up and trying to read it.
When man comes from distance to address
meeting and reads what he has to say, one cannot
help feeling sometimes that he should have mailed
the manuscript for someone else to read thus saw
ing much time and carfare.
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THE READING OF PREPARED PAPERS

The reading OF carefully prepared papers ON as
signed topics at conventions or lesser gatherings
is a cherished custom, perhaps because there is
comparatively little difficulty undergone in writing
out ones thoughts or tabuating statistics and
then getting up in public and reading them The
smOothest way is followed, so far as the readers of
the papers are concerned yet it seems that audi
ences ought to be taken into consideration
Among the most tiresome occupations concev
able is that of sitting through the reading of
paper in the accomplishment of which the reader
speaks in but two or three different tones of voice
seldom lifts his eyes from the manuscript and seems
to take no iveler interest in the proceeding than
that of correctly and perhaps clearly pronouncing
the occasional big words which he appropriated
from Websters in the writing of his weghty contri-
button to the meeting
Many papers thus read are of course valuable for
the facts which they present and more is the pity
that they should be read at all in the conventions
When person has vital things to say why doesn't
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BLOOD MEMS STRANGE BUSINESS

The soldiers who spill their blood on fields of
battle may be heroes, but New York professional
blood donors" are the persons who are prohting
by the business in cold cash. These donors make
their livelihood by selling their blood for trans
fusion. Their sacrifice is made not on a smoky
battlefield hlt i'll hospital operating room: their
blood flows not In unchecked streams but with
scientific supervision and their reward is not vain
glorious death but personal checks signed by the
patients into whose veins their warm, life-suStain
ing fluid is injected
The blood men have profitable business and
although a strange there can be reasonable
objections made to it. Since blood transmission has
become common there are repeatedly demands for
blood donors and the willingness of the men who
have entered the TRANSMISSION business to submit to
operations may be the means of saving many lives
Their purposes are of course mercenary, yet that
which prompts them to yield their blood does not
govern the effectiveness of the fluid.
Friends are often willing to give their blood to
the lives of patients requiring TRANSMISSION but
the blood offered in so fine a spirit is not always
suitable for the operation. The professional donors
picked men and their blood, yielded not for love
for glory but for greenbacks or checks will gen.
orally accomplish the purposes of the surgeons.
Iefsohs are 100 olteh Inclined 10 De shocked AT
instances when acts of loving consideration are
commercialized-when money is accepted for serv-
ices which human kindness alone is Supposed to
perform. Certainly the hired mourners at funerals
of which have often heard are worthy of our
contempt but that is because we are led TO con-
slider them as frauds.
The intentions of the blood men are honest
though mercenary, and their business cannot be
considered other than Legitimate. 1t does not be-
hoove persons to criticse them. at least. who are
unable or unwilling to act as their substitutes
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WHEN RAILROADS BEGIN BUYING

The railroads appear to be making good the i'm
piled promise made before the Interstate Commerce
Commission granted the increased freight rates so
earnestly sought by the Eastern roads, that if the
increases were allowed the railroads would begin
the long delayed purchases of much-needed equip
ment. The news has contained many indications
recently that the roads beginning to enter the
market for steel rails rolling stock and other
equipment, and the following quotation from the
financial page of the New York Sun" this morn
ing is fair sample of this kind of gratifying in
formation:
Predictions that substantial improvement demand for
steel would be witnessed with turn of the new
have been fulfilled Producers reported yesterday much
better inquiry from the railroads and fairly large
orders also placed The onnages purchased generally
from 80 per cent TO 80 per below normal but
manufacturers express satisfaction the appearance
better demand Inquiries and orders for rails were est
mated at about 100000 tons There also vast i'm
provement in the equipment market, where inquiry for
about 10000 ears reported.
The encouraging thing about this sort of news
is that it means more than merely the railroads are
looking forward to better business conditions The
placing of orders for rails cars locomotives bridge
materials and so forth means more work for the
big steel mills and other plants. Such condition
of course means employment for idle men and it
also means that investors, who have been keeping
their money stuck away in their stockings will
likely be led to gain confidence and be more in
clined to invest their capital in places where it will
make possible the revival of industry in many diff
ferent directions.
1t is a theory commonly accepted in financial
circles that when the railroads start buying fore
shadows general industrial revival The accuracy
of the theory often has been upheld by fact and
there is to believe it will be otherwise in
the present case if the railroad buying reaches pro-
portions that there reasonable grounds now for
hoping it will.
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WOMEN OF TRAGEDY, DEAD
Honeymoon With Man Who Shot Hus-
band Ended by Death

Los Angeles, Jan. o.-Telegrams re-
ceived yesterday reported the death at
Nogalez, Ariz., of Mrs. Roy l.. Glover
who was a principal in Christmas
tragedy here year ago, in which Dan
iel DeVilliers. a South African soldier
met death at the hands of Mr.. Glover
DeVilliers was the woman's husband
and came here from San Antonio to
induce her to leave Glover. She re
fused, and in the ensuing battle De
Villiers was killed.
Glover was arrested and held in jail
until a few weeks ago, when he was
freed through the efforts of Mrs. De-
Villiers. who soon afterward became his
wife. They were on second honey
moon when death came to Mrs. Glover
Her three little children are here.
Before she married DeVilliers, Mrs
Glover had been the wife of Vivian NJ
Leeds, a wealthy resident of Paterson,
N J.
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This Is a Bad Month

The indoor life of winter, with lack
of outdoor exercise, puts heavy load
on the kidneys. Nearly everybody suf
tors from rheumatism, backache, pain
IN sides and back, kidney and bladder
ailments. a backache may not mean
anything serious, but it certainly does
not mean anything good. It's better to
be ON the safe side and take Foley Kid
ney Pills to strengthen and invigorate
the kidneys and help them do their
work They help rid the blood of acids
and poisons. Sold by Geo. A. Gorgas,
l6 North Third street and p. r. R.
Station.-Adv.
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RESCUED In MIDATLANTIC
Crew Of Wrecked Vessel Swan to Sum-
moned Shin

klrkwall, Scotland, Jan. 5.-Seven.
teen persons, the crew of the American
bark Pilgrim, with the exception of the
mess boy, who was drowned, were
landed here yesterday by the Norwe.
gian steamship Tholma, having been
rescued in mid-Atlantic three weeks
ago.
The Pilgrim was bound from Newport
News for Buenos Aires, when she en-
countered heavy weather and was
thrown ON her beam ends through the
shifting of ballast. Her masts were
cut away, but this did not avail to
right her. The mountainous seas also
swept the bark's boats away.
In response to the signals of distress
sent up by the Pilgrim, the Tholma.
which had left Mobile, Ala, December
6, for Copenhagen, steamed as close as
she dared to venture, and the crew of
the disabled vessel swan to the Nor.
wegian boat.
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TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
BUT 1T WASN'T

The parson preaching of and he went into
barber shop and got shave. The porter brushed hat
and handed it to the parson, who donned it absent
minded way The parsOn dined the home of pillar at
the church that evening guests were all strict
church members When the guests leaving host
handed them their hats The host looked inside one hat
to the and seemed deeply shocked
rs this your hatf" asked the host.
YES" replied the parson. THAT is mine
The host handed the hat TO the parson, glanced
at the inside of the band before donnng it. And there
pasted into the of the hat was card bearing this
legend
NO you darned fool This amt your hat."-Exchange
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this place; Alvin Bealor, of Carlisle
Harry Bealor, of Harrisburg; Harvey
Bretz, of Enola; Mrs. Abe, Simmons,
of Mechanicsburg, attended the fitting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bealor from
Main to Locust street last week.
Miss Evelyn Tawnyhill, of Lancaster;
Miss Beatrice Rodgers, of Scranton,
were weekend guests of Miss Belva
Chronister.
Charles Yohe, wife and daughter,
Vera, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
with Miss Elizabeth Yohe.
A masquerade party consisting of
twelve couples from Harrisburg were en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. w. Bistline, Thursday evening,
There were costumes of various kinds
from the quaint old Quaker lady to the
modest yet talkative Dutch lady. The
evening was spent in playing games
and music. An old.fashioned spelling
bee was held. Miss Ashburn, of Al
toona, capturing the prize. Refresh
ments were served to all present, and
they returned home wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Bistline happy New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. d. Grissinger, of
Slate Hill, spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Bealor.
Mrs. Owen, of Now Bloomfield, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Dan,
ner. Green street.
Miss Edith Fallmer. of Hanover,
spent several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Bistline.
Miss Carrie Atticks. of Harrisburg,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Atticks
and daughter, Miss Mary.
MIR. and Mrs. John Prosser and fam
lily, of Camp Hill, spent Sunday at the
home of Harvey Reiver.
Mr.. and Mrs. George EShleman visit
ed relatives in Plainiield on Sunday.
Fl. w. Dimm, of Blaine, Pa, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Bower, for several
days.
Miss Pearl Honich, of Mechanics
burg, visited friends in this place on
Sunday.
The home of Lloyd Miller is euarau-
tined, his two little children having
scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeRoy Brinkly and
daughter, Mabel, of Alten Wall, Pa.
visited relatives in this place several
days recently.
Miss Harriet Morning and Miss Lii
liam Falkenstine, of Elizabethtowu
visited Mr.. and Mrs. C. +. Morning re.
Gently.
Joseph Bailor is confined to his home
with q very bad cold.
Mrs. Edna Miller was in Mechanics.
burg recently.
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'Tonaue-End Topics
Legislature scribes Are Here

The corps of newspaper correspond
ents here at present to record the do
ings of the Legislature is as large as
ever, and as the session progresses it
will be added to, for there is prospect
of lively times before the Ides of
March, as Sam Hudson would say. Sam,
by the way will not represent the Phila-
delphia Item this year. that news
paper having gone out OF existence. Up
to the present the following have reg
istered and will be in our midst for
the next four months, at least, or until
Governor Brumbaugh sees fit to an
nounee that he is through with the Leg
islature and the legislators may go
home. With them will fit the non
resident correspondents. The big city
daihes and news associations generally
send men here who are well acquainted
with public affairs and men in public
life in the State and if anything es-
capes them it must be pretty subtle.
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HIS READY REToRT

An Irishman visiting London for the first time noticed
hanging the door bell of fine mansion sign reading
please ring the bell"
Pat went up and rang the bell Immediately footman
appeared and asked him what he wanted. Pat said he
rang the bell because the sign to do So The ooman
smiled and exclaimed:
"Oh, see; you the land where nanny goats
grow gooseberry bushes"
Pat, angered, replied:
But in London you wonderful sights. You
have only to ring bell and monkey pops "-Ex-
change.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
Pure RICH BLOOD
Prevents DISEASE

Bad blood is responsible for more
ailments than anything else. 1t causes
catarrh. dyspepsia. rheumatism, weak.
tired. languid feelings and worse
troubles.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has been won.
derfuily successful in purifying and
enriehing the blood. removing scrofula
and other humors, and building up the
whole system. Take it--give it to all
the family so as to avoid illness. Get
it today. Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
HONOR O. o. BACKENSToSS
Chief Marshal of Mummers' Parade
Gets Ring and Watch Charm

Officers and prominent members of
the Harrisburg Mummers Association
last evening presented to Clarence o.
Backenstoss, chief marshal of the pa
rade, with ring and watch charm
with the insignia of the Knights of
Malta. The presentation was made on
the Orpheum theatre stage.
j. t. Keesey made the presentation
speech, and Mr.. Backenstoss responded.
The officials of the association we're
guests of the Orpheum management last
evening.
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Murder Charge IGNORED

Pottsvi1le, Pa, Jan. 81 month
ago when Thomas Methill lurched
against George Harding at Frackville,
Harding pushed the fellow away. Met
hill was placed in lookup, without
medical attention, and died from in
juries to his skull. Yesterday the Grand
Jury ignored a murder charge against
Hardinp IL
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
FLAG FAILS TO SAVE CATTLE
Farmer Loses Infected Stock Despite
Unfurling of Old Glory

Lebanon, Pa, Jan. o.-Standing be-
meath the folds of an American flag
yesterday, Jacob Baum, Londonderry
township farmer, was unsuccessful in
preventing the destruction of his herd
of cattle, which had been infected with
foot and mouth disease and condemned
by the State Sanitary Live Stock
Boasd.
State constables were on hand to see
that Baum did not interfere with the
CHILLING squad in its work.
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THE LAST WORD

Two Pullman porters, representing different railroads,
met off duty and progressed from friendly gossip to heated
argument Their quarrel centered about worked
for the better road Their claims figures arguments
fast and furious At last the TALL thin porter settled
the dispute with these classic words on nggahi We
kills mo- people den you fellahs tote"-San Francisco
Dispatch.
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CRAMPED QUARTERS

An Alaska pioneer telling how crowded a certain
ship during the gold rush. One day man came ND
to the captain and said
"You will have to get place to Sleep"
Where have you been sleepingi'
WELL, the passenger replied, 81 sleeping on
sick man, but he's getting better and won't stand
for t'-St. James Gazette.
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Breese Would Join Local Rotarians

The Harrisburg Rotary Club will now
receive an application for membership
from good actor, Edmund Breese, the
star in the company which played ''To-
day in the Majestic theatre on Satur-
day. Breese is member of the New
York Rotary Club and, moreover, he
has the true Rotarian spirit. Hearing
that Howard c. Fry, secretary to the
Harrisburg Rotary Club, was in the au-
dience, Saturday evening, Breese sent
a little note of greeting to him. C.
Floyd Hopkins, who has under his wing
the three Wilmer Vincent-Appell the
atres, and Mr.. Fry, the producer of the
Paxtang minstrels, are both full fiedged
Rotarians.
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Some of the Correspondents

This year the following active men
are on the ground ready for. the business
of the session: L. J. Hart, Scranton
Times;" Roswell Phillips, Scranton
"News;' Saul Ruhinow. Scranton
"Tribune. Republican, Edwin NJ.
Giles, Philadelphia starr Lee ELL
maker, Philadelphia ''Press;" George
j. Bremen, Philadelphia "Inquirer;'
Thomas j. Walker, Philadelphia "Pub-
lie Ledger; Franklin l.. Knight, Phil
sdelphia Bulletin;'' Edward Taylor,
Philadelphia Evening Ledger" Lee
Solomon, Philadelphia Record;'
James H. Lambert, Jr., Philadelphia
Telegraph; Walter Darlington, Phil.
adeiphia "North American;' George
NJ. Holmes, Philadelphia "North Amer
ican;' John r. Bail, Pittsburgh
"Post and Sum- Joseph N. Mack
rell, Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph; j"
Walter J. Cristy, Pittsburgh Gazette
Times" l.. II. Goshorn, Pittsburgh
"Dispatch;' A. Boyd Hamilton, Har-
risburs Telegraph - and Associated
Press Thomas NJ. Jones, Harrisburg
Independent and "Tri-State Blu
reau;" Robert R. Free, Harrisburg Star
Independent; Frank Bell, Omitted
Press" and Harrisburg Telegraph; :"
Charles 6. Miller, Harrisburg Pa
triot; w. &. Newbold, Philadelphia
North American and general cor
respondent; William R. Douglas, "Tri-
State News Bureau and John II.
Reitinger, Associated Press.
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Kills Himself in Barn

Mahanoy City, Pa, Jan. 5.-Ruined
through endorsing notes, Jacob Weaver.
Of Lizard Creek. took his life yesterday
by hanging himself to rafter in his
barn. Weaver's wife and daughter dis.
covered his body.
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Returned From New York

Joseph |. Claster, with II. c. Claster,
jeweler, S02 Market street, returned
from social and business trip to New
York City this morning. While in New
York he was entertained on New Year s
day by friends.
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BRooK-coGLEY WEDDING
Married in Moravian Church at Lancas-

Willow Street, Jan. 5.-Miss Hazel
c. Cogley, of near Lancaster, and Viii.
liam A. Brook, of Annapolis, Md, were
married yesterday morning in the Mo.
ravian church by the Rev. H. A. Gerd-
sen, d. d., in the presence of num-
ber of relatives and friends. The cou-
pie was unattended. Walter Balm pre-.
sided at the organ. A reception fol
lowed at the home of the bride.
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The Correspondents Association

The Legislative Newspaper Cores
pondents Association, organized in
1895, of which George j. Brennan, of
the Philadelphia enquirer is presi,
dent, will meet shortly for the election
of officers, its headquarters having been
re-estaolished in two large rooms at the
Capitol on the entresol floor facing
State street. This suite has been occu-
pied for several sessions and will be
furnished with everything that the
newspaper men use in their work. in
eluding typewriters. stationery, lockers,
metallic cases for documents, file cases.
a SmuH s handbook and dictionary.
1t will be in charge of a competent man
whose main duty will be TO see that
supplies are kept up aad the telegraph
messenger boys are kept down. The as
ISOLATION is 4 recognized institution,
and its members are entitled to the
privileges of the reporter desks in
both Senate and House. In the Senate
they are showed back to a shelf away
in the rear of the chamber where it is
difficult to hear the proceedings, but
the House has beautiful desks for each
man.
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big stick bobbed up from somewhere between 4 p. m.
yesterday and the time for the Republican the
House Speakershp in the evening
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There large freshman class in Schoolmaster Brum-
baughs lawmaking institute Capitol Hil and he NAV
have the birch rather freely at first
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05

With song and rejoicing the bulls and bears resumed
trading yesterday the London Stock Exchange Tears
may come later for the shorn lambs
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Think of the and the eounty's books with
much auditing,
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SOMETIMES THEY sLEEp on

The only knocker that do object to is Oppor
tunity--Florida Times Union.
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On the last lap Amber just ambled in.
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If you want better job than you
have do your best on the one you have.
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J A N u A r Y
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair and
slightly warmer tonight with lowest
temperature about % degrees. Wednes-
day cloudy and warmer.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and
warmer tonight. Wednesday increasing
cloudiness and warmer. Gentle to mod.
crate east to south winds.
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SHIREMANSTOWN

Masquerade Party From Harrisburg En-
tertained by MIR. and Mrs. Bistline
Spe rial Correspondence.
Shiremanstown Pa, Jan. 5.-Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Bistlne, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nestor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Eshleman and Mrs. Yohe, of
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Highest, So; lowest, 20; a. m, 20; p. M, 81