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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05
WHITE HOUSE DINNER IN 1902
President Jefferson's Fare Is De-
scrbed in an interesting Manner
by Guest at His Table.

Manesseh Cutler, the founder of the
Ohio colony, and father Of the ordi-
nance Of 1857, kept u diary all through
his public life and it is now in the
possession Of Charles G, Dawes. 1t
contains an account of dinner at the
White House, given by President JEFF
ferson February 6, 1902, to which Mr..
Cutler and six members OF the house
were invited.
Mr.. Cutler according to the Column
bus Dispatch wrote that there was
''rice soup, round of beef, turkey, NUT
ton, ham, lojn of veal, outlets of NUT
ton or veal, fried eggs, fried beef, a
pie called macaruni, which appears to
be a rich crust filled with strillions of
onions or shallCrs, which 1 took it to
be; tasted very strong and not agree
able.
Mr.. Lewis told me there was none
in it; it was IN Italian dish and what
appeared like onions was made of flour
and butter with Il particularly strong
liquor mixed with them; ice cream,
very good crust wholly dried, crum-
bled into thin flakes, Il dish somewhat
like pudding, inside white as milk or
curd, very porous and light, covered
with cream sauce, very fine.
MANY other jim-cracks, great va
riety of fruit; plenty of wines and
good. President social. We drank
tea"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

JUDGE lands, of Chicago, the chain
lightning jurist. who has been conduct
ing term of the district court of West
ern Wisconsin district at La Crosse
recently called before him the mayor
and chief Of police of that city and or
dered them to see that the saloons were
kept closed ON Sunday. He emphasized
his order by stating that he was coming
back later to see that il was obeyed.
His reputation as a Judge had proceed
ed him, and it is safe to bet that there
Will be Sunday lid at La Crosse until
Judge Lands is well out of the country.
He is the same Judge who fined the
Standard Oil Company 500, 600, 900 once
upon a time, and he has way of going
after law breakers which makes them
SILVER with terror at the mention OF his
name, II all judges were like Judge
Lands there would be fewer violations
OF laws ,han there are now. Either the
vio!ators would quit their meanness or
they all would be behind the bars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05
Grlmy Heroes.

Il can recall no story that would be
as interesting or appealing as that of q
stoker on battleship," said George B.
ward. Just think of those grlmy
heroes, who sweat and grind 80 fet
under the water, without the sight of
anything except roaring fires. They
never know when the enemy Is near
ana Is ready to send a torpedo through
the Sides of the Ship. They never know,
unuI the report Of the explosion comes,
when mine has been hit by the ven.
turing man-of-war.
Much praise has been lavished upon
the gunners, the captains and the nd.
mlrals' but little has ever come TO the
stokers and others who slave ana grind
out their very lives that the battlesbIn
may proceed with all dispatch upon ia
hazardous course" 49, Birmingber
(A!a.) Age-Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

STATE OF wISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
- IN COUNTY COURT.
Henry Kaufman.
Plaintiff.
Verona Rinky. Charles Biuky.
Natalie Kaufman, Mary Kaufman
and John Beaver,
Defendants.
Notice Is hereby given. that pursuant 60 and
by virtue of an Order of Sale made and ert.
cred i'm by the County Court Of Iowa County.
Wisconsin. on the 10th day Of May 1917. /, the
undersigned sheriff OF said county. viii on
the 2Srd day Of July, A. ID. 1911, az one O'Clock
In the afternoon Of said day at the front door
of the Iowa County Bank. on High street, in
the city Of Mineral Point, tn Iowa County.
veudue 20 the highest and best bidder OF bid.
ders for cash. the following described real
estate. situated In the county OF Iowa and state
OF Wisconsin, and particularly described as
follows, to-wit;
Commencing on the North side Of High
street IN the city OF Mineral Point. in the
center OF the westerly wall Of the stone house
in Nliets survey Of said city, thence in u
Northessterly course in 8 line with the center
OF ssid stone wall 70 land once owned By the
heirs OF William Terrill. thence at right an
giles In westerly course eighteen feet more
or less, TO the center OF the essterly wsll OF
the store building formerly occupied by
Joseph Gundry 4 co, for their store, thence
High street thence south seventy-one degrees
east eighteen feet more or less 70 the place OF
beginning.
Dated June S. 1911.
C. c. WARN
-3w6 Sheriff of Iowa County. Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Jackson County Journal The federal
government has discovered that the
munition makers have. committed great
frauds upon the federal treasury by
making false returns as to their income
taxes. One factory cleaned up over
$50, 900, 900 last year. Whether it was
among the law violators or not we do
not know, but it would seem to a poor
man the kind who would like only 700
well to pay any old kind Of tax on an
income of million dollars a year that
the souls of men who would cheat a
government that has protected and
prospered them. and now has such urg-
ent need of money, must be of the
dwarfed and shriveled variety. ANY mil
Iionaire who would force onto the
poorer people of the country his just
portion Of the tax burden is just as
mean a man as the kind who cheat the
blind or rob children of their pennies. If
the government has sufficient proof. it
should prosecute these samples of
wicked rich to the limit, and by special
act Of congress they should be disfran-
chised and disbarred from any partici-
patton whatever in public affairs except
that of paying taxes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05
When Novels Were ReaIIvIo,,

though William De Morgan wrote
some OF the longest novels Of recent
umes' his efforts were conciseness #.
ser compared with the works of some
o. the seventeenth century romancas
HI'l'' DE Scudery's once famous storv
lie Grand Cyrus" for instance ens
I'VE 1oiio volumes Of 500 pages each
IN the English translation; and be-
contemporary, La Calpranede wos
even more difruse, his "CIeonotro, VS..
ming into % volumes. The lalsrr o.
,Iir ,-.o4s u the early novelists is wen
I p"r,a IN "Parthenissa," by Roger
Doyie' earl Of orrery, in which fhs
-. nuhdredth page finds the two
enlef characters stll engaged in .ns
p ~ OF introducing themselves 70
eaca other begun on page one, "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

SoME coal bsrons sharks, more prop
erly speaking have brazenly admitted
to federal investigators into the cause
of the unprecedented high cost of coal,
that they simply took advantage of the
opportunity to bleed consumers, or let
them freeze if they couldn't stand the
pressure Think of this going on, with
no interference OF protection to the
people on the part of those having
power and duty bound to intercede :
There's little doubt that had one Of the
many shiyerng mortals last winter been
found guilty of purloining a scuttlo of
coal from one of these blackleg harons.
he would be punished at once in some
form, probably by a term behind prison
bars but what does the coal shark get
in the way of punishment for deliber.
ately robbing good, peacablc, struggling
citizens by the thousands : Now. after
accommodating their pile by system Of
open theft, they can easily pay fine,
but are they to be let SO at that upon
to be good and reduce the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Advertising means pulling business
by publicity. Nobody cares how long a
merchant has been in business, but what
they do want to know is what he has
to sell. Advertising systematically may
help little, butt is pulling by jerks, :"
and that is the hardest kind of pulling
to do any good. The strong pull is
what brings things, and strong, steady
pulls business in greater
volume right along.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05
Legal Notices.
Notice to Prove WIN and Notice to
Creditors.

Notice to Prove WIN aud Notice to
Creditors.
GTATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
y COURT-IN PROBATE.
In re estate of William H. Whitford, de
ceased.
Notice il hereby given that at the regular
term of said court. to be held on the lst Tues
day Of August A. D.. 1917, at the Court House
In the city Of Dodgeville. county of Iowa, and
state OF Wisconsin. there will be heard and
considered, the application OF Annie l.. Whit
ford to admit 70 probate the last viii and
Testament OF William X. WhitfOrd late of the
city OF Mineral Point, i'm said county, de
ceased. and for the appointment of an exec
utor.
Notice is hereby further given. that at the
regular term Of said court to be held M said
Court House. on the list Tuesday OF January
A. ID. 1918, there Will be heard. considered and
adjusted, all claims against said William
III, WhitfOrd, deceased,
And notice is hereby further given, thai
all such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
court house in the city Of Dodgeville in said
county and state. on or before the Goth day OF
October. A. d. 1917, or be barred.
Dated June &c, 1917,
BY order of the Court,
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
j. b. Reynolds Attorney. 26w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

The prisoners in the penitentiary at
Waupun bought SIS, 600 Of Liberty Loan
bonds, and on top Of that made liberal
contribution to the Red Cross One
prisoner who had saved $l02 sent his
check for $50 to the Red Cross. Evil
IDENTIFY prison bars have no dampening
influence upon patriotic spirit. When
men behind the prison walls. whose
savings can amount to only a few cents
a day at most, come across SO hand
someIy 80 aid their country in time of
need they certainly are setting a pretty
good lesson to lot of people who breath
free air and who have scads of cash.
and yet do not appreciate the govern
ment which made their prosperity pos
sible enough to open up their pockets
1t takes more than good wishes and hot
air to win war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

student cannot do much in answer to
the need for production and transpor-
tation. Therefore, being somewhat Of
a musician. / enlisted in the First Reg
iment Light Field Artillery band, and
l appeal to all COMMUNICATIONS who
cannot milk a COW or sail a ship and
who have not already enlisted, to take
advantage OF this opportunity to free
Germany and the world of The 6aiser's
tyranny By eniisiug in the army or
the navy"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05
Notice to Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWAC COUNTY
- COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter Of the estate OF Charles Grub
err, deceased.
Letters OF administration on the estate of
Charles Gruber. deceased, having been issued
20 I, NJ, priestley.
Notice is hereby given. That the creditors
OF said Charles Gruber deceased, are allowed
and limited. by order OF this court, until and
including the 18th day of October, 1917. to
present their claims and demands against said
Charles Gruber, deceased. TO the county cosrt
for examination and allowance
Notice is also hereby given. That the claims
so presented will be examined and adjusted
by this court. at the Office OF the County Judge
at the court house In the city OF Dodgeville.
in said county, on the frat Tuesday OF No
vember 1917.
Dated this 18th day Of June. 1917,
BY the Court:
ALDRO jerks. County Judge,
T. NJ. Priestley, attorney. 25w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Food waste in homes, hotels and
restaurants is bad, of course, but what
about the commission men and dealers
who persistenty allow quantities of
food to spoil. rather than "glut" the
market and break prices fixed by secret
agreement? And such things happen
every day, and not very far away,
either. 49, Oshkosh Northwestern.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Ii you are not enrolled in the
army Of citizens which is WORKING
with the State Council Of Defense
10 increase the production of food
communicate with q member Of the
Council eli Defense in your county.
Wisconsin beat the nation in re-
porting its registration on putty
Day" and another greater victory
will be to lead All other states in
contributing to the necessities Of
life which viii be needed during
the war
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Menomonee Falls News This gov
eminent must not delay in regulat-
ing food prices; no shadow of eX-
cuse exists for the prices now on
many Of the necessities of life. A
standard size loaf Of bread in Detroit,
Mich, sells for 10 cents; across the
river at Windsor, Canada, the same loaf
sells for cents. Canada has been in
the war nearly three years. Spectators
in food stuffs should be given a prison
sentence. Tho American people will
bow to the price created by the natural
laws Of supply and not one whit more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

The young man who will not work,
but does nothing but loaf, should be
drafted and sent to war. This is no
time for loafers. Those who will not
help in the fields, should be compelled
to be of service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

price? The country is crying no, no !!
They have proved themselves enemies
of all substantial, loyal people, such
people as are the backbone of the gov
eminent, and nothing less than fine
with a lengthy Imprisonment is their
due some contend for disfranchisement
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Racine Journal The old question is
looming up. This is, shall the state
university rule education in Wisconsin,
or shall the people rule the university
and with it their educational interests
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

The above poster was drawn by
Herbert Brockhausen of Milwaukee, a
son of Frederick Brockhausen, mem-
Der of the state council of defense. II
was presented to the council, and was
admired. both because Of its artistic
value and because it was the work Of
son Of German parents, en incident
which again proved the loyalty Of
German citizens to Uncle Sam
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-05

Read what Mr.. Brockhausen says Of
ne poster:
by means of this poster / appeal
TO the people of Wisconsin to do their
share in cushing the German menace.
l am German by descent but l am
glad to be an American, and TO have
the opportunity to do my bit in help
ing crush the German idea of world
supremacy, and, by doing so, help my
brothers in Germany to wipe out the
oppression of their militaristic gov
eminent.
"This is q small part of what | shall
try to do | am freshman in the col
lcce OF letters and science at the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin, and as a mere
Evening star., 1917-05-20

"Yet would have sworn that the blood
OF darker races has tinged your skin
Yet would have sworn that Hindus as
well as gulf Arabs have been among
your ancestors. Yet would have sworr
: that there is faint scarlet spot upon
your forehead"
The next few moments reeled off will
the quickness of kaleidoscope.
l do not know which caused which.
do not know il the whole thing was
prearranged. or simply the result OF
Mascasenhas' behavior. But l remem-
ber a pantherlike spring on the part OF
the Goanese. / remember seeing his
fingers close around the Chinaman's
throat. And at the same moment. from
nowhere. 1t seemed. half dozen stall
wart Cinnamon were swarming about
us and closing in.
During the next few minutes my
method Of muscular procedure was a
mixture of longshoreman, jack
Cornish cousin jack. with a bit OF
svate and ju-jitsu thrown in for good
measure, and two or three small in
ventions of my own. ! remember dis
tinctly. among other things, biting
through a soft. quivering ear.
But 1t was a good method.
And presently 1 found myself at the
gate. Mascasenhas beside me. craZily
tearing at the lock. which refused to
bulge.
The coolies made another concerted
rush. But at the same moment l be-
thought me of a police whistle which
always carry in my pocket. jerked it
out, put it to my lips. pressed my face
as closely as possible to the tiny rift
where the sliding doors met: but as
was about to whistle the tall Manchu
for Manchu he doubtless was--stop-
ped his retainers with an imperious
gesture.
A few purring. sing-song words, and
the hatchetmen disappeared as they
had come.
The Manchu smiled. and taking a step
forward. he spoke in clear. un-
troubled voice:
"a moment ago your life was swing
ing by single. rotting pack-thread.
And Just because of little mistake /
made. For that l apologize humbly.
Indeed, I should not have spoken about
the Asian blood in your friends veins.
Assurediy. l should not have spoken
about the little scarlet mark which
imagined to be on his forehead. Come.
forgive me. My servants are too loyal,
too hasty."
He walked to the door. brushed the
Goanese aside. and. using n large
bronze key which he slipped from his
sleeves, opened 1t.
A gust of fresh. cool wind whistled
across the threshold. I inhaled deeply.
luxuriously. 1t was clean, safe. white.
left the josshouse. followed by Mas
casenhas. The gates shut with hard
click. walked down the hill. followed
by the half-caste. The moon had sunk
below a bank of clouds. and the
shadows of night were drifting and
twisting; Nsan Z, shapeiess. zap siimy. % craWiins
board the City Of Tokyo.
Slowly the gangplanks were being
drawn IN. and at the vey last had
q fieeting impression of familiar
Evening star., 1917-05-20

an ominous and penetrating expression.
what have you been up to, you
boys?' inquired this enemy.
Nothing" said Sam. Different
things
"Oh-just different things"
Mr.. Williams nodded: then his glance
rested casually upon Penrod.
whats the matter with your arm,
Penrod2'
Penrod became paler. and Sam with
drew from him almost conspicuously.
"Sir?"
Il said, What's the matter with your
arm?'"
which one?" Penrod quavered.
Your left. You seem to be holding
it in an unnatural position. Have you
hurt it?"
Penrod swallowed. YES. sir A boy
bit mel mean a dog-a dog bit me-"
Mr.. Williams murmured sympathet-
ically: That's too bad. Where did he
bite you?"
"on the-right on the elbow"
Good gracious! Perhaps you ought
to have it cauterized.'
"Sir?"
Did you have doctor look at it?"
No. sir. My mother put some stuff
from the drug store on it."
"Oh. see. Probably it's all right
them
"Yes. sir" Penrod drew breath more
freely and accepted the warm cookie
Mrs. Williams brought him. He ate it
without relish.
You can have only one apiece" she
said. It's too near dinner-time. You
needn't beg for any more. because you
can't have EN-"
They were good about that; they
were in no frame of digestion for
cookies.
"Was it your own dog that bit you?"
Mr.. Williams inquired.
Sir? No. sir. 1t wasn't Duke"
"PenrOdt' Mrs. Williams eyr1ai iYOed
when did it happen?"
Il don't remember Just when." he
answered feebly. Il guess it was day
before yesterday"
Evening star., 1917-05-20

in the doorway stood an immensely tall
and broad-shouldered Chinaman.
Mascasenhas gripped my arm con-
yulsively.
full" he whispered. DO not go inside.
for the love Of the dear saints This
is not good place"
But | cursed him for fool and a
coward. I tore myself away. from his
nervous. clutching hands. and followed
the Ch1naman across the threshold. The
Goanese trotted at my heels, still NUT
tering protests.
Inside. the whole building was q crazy
mass of shimmering lights. A brand
fore. suppose, particularly sacred joss
was squatting at the farther end in
yaporous, gigantic furnace of opal
bronze stolidity. Heavy incense clouds
colors wreathing up to the painted
ceiling
With a court1y gesture the Chinaman
asked us to sit down. Then he clapped
his hands together. A servant came
thfouGh door to the right of the joss,
turned minute later with steaming
cups Of sun-dried, jessamine- favored
tea.
We drank in silence. Then my host
was like the rubbing of a very ancient
temple gong.
You take an interest in China?"
II do. indeed
"Ah, that is hattering to us-very
fiattering."
With a swift, gliding gesture he
brought an ivory-sticked fan from his
volumincus sleeves and began tanning
himself slowly. rhythmically.
You take an interest in us because
of the things we have done or because
of the things we are going to do?"
I was rather nonplused: rather un-
comfortable.
What do you mean?"
Nothing. Nothing at ALL" the China
man answered. But. indeed. have
been told by one who knows that it Is
dangerous for the yellow man if the
white man takes an interest in his af-
fairs. There Is Hongkong; there is
Philippines-colonies. believe you call
them" Again he laughed, and then,
quite suddenly, he was serious. IT have
also been told that-may I make little
pun in your own language? Yes; have
been told that white mans disinter-
ested interest is as rare as wings upon
a cat"
He paused. Then he continued:
But you must forgive me. am rude,
tactless. For you yourself are white
man-an American"
Suddenly he turned to Mascasenhas.
chair.
"And you. my friend, what are your"
The voice Of the Goanese was proud
and sharp-defiant:
Il also am white"
thin lips of the Chinaman. Then his
face settled into its old. bland linea-
"And yet would have sworn that you
are not all white" He spoke slowly.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

Hussain Khan. had been barren and
useless. Once more the organization
which I thought crushed was rising
out of the darkness. like cruel, grim.
obscene phoenix of evil
And Mascasenhas-he, too, had
spoken of thenl-of the Blue Eyes!
Was it a coincidence? Was Mascasen-
has a traitor? There had been the scar
let caste mark on the forehead Of the
Rajput. and l had seen 1t on the FORE
head Of Mascasenhas
fell asleep. and it seemed only two
seconds later that I heard Mascasen-
has voice at my bedside.
awakened with Il start, and l stared
at the Goanese. afraid to see what I
might see. But his forehead was
smooth. There was no stain on 1t. His
eyes were calm and untroubled.
"Six o'clock. Mr.. Vandewater. Our
train leaves at half-paSt eight.
And l smiled back.
That man was not traitor. Not he.
We reached San Francisco on the
following Tuesday. i was off to Hong
kong and the interior of China the next
day, and / thought 1t particularly ap-
propriate that | should spend my last
shore day in Chinatown.
We dined in a little Chinese restau-
rant on O'Farrell. and then we strolled
up the hill into the heart of Chinatown.
1t was corking night, with stin,
high breeze from the Gate which swept
the heavens clean: and the full moon
was leering down at us with that
familiarity which is peculiar to moons
l was in capital mood. But Mas
caSenhas was nervous.
Shifting the air like trailing otter
hound, he kept close to my side. and
every time q son of Ham passed him
on noiseless, padded feet he gave a
shudder and gasp.
We were both getting nervous. That
was the long and short of it, We felt
lonely among these sad-faced, slant
eyed Mongolians. And l had just de-
cided that we'd be better off on Market
street, among white faces and white
shops, when we passed particularly
gaudy josshouse.
1t was a perfect jewel; a shimmering
barbaric mass of crimson, orange. cleo
trio blue and nile green. 1t cleaned
and twinkled like living thing.
Instinctively / stopped and gdzed.
Come, master. come" Mascasenhas
whispered again and again, plucking at
my sleeves.
But / paid no attention to him. Quick
thoughts were crossing my brain. 1t
seemed strange to me that Cinnamon.
crassly frreligious as they are. should
go to the expense and the trouble to
erect here, on the shores Of the west,
q building for those gods whom their
ancestors had argued into existence. in
stead Of believing in them with the
fire and the strength of faith.
So I stopped and gazed. and I sup
pose l laughed a little.
lated voice. quite devoid Of the usual
Chinese sing-song. struck. my ear.
Come in and see."
1 looked. The carved, painted teak
wood gates Of the josshouse had slid
noiselessly to right and left, and framed