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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

old Derry" she thought How pa
tent he is-Uncle divers so fond of
him and so are mother and dad and so
am I-only-Oh, dear-well, | must go
down"
She could not guess the strange
things her uncle was saying to Derry
Landers.
you can laugh, young man, but this
love philter is not exactly that--it has
a wooing charm that wins the hardest
heart" He opened the box and pulled
out an ebony flute inlaid with mother
Of pearl and tiligree silver at Is a
love charm"
"a charmT repeated Derry politely.
yes. II Is the flute Of old Alb Yus-
Sufa, now venerable Sheik, and pa
triarch Of his tribe in the Arabian
desert. He told me wonder stories of
its power to win the love of a maiden
just play II before her-thats what
he said-and believe. Derry, he must
have been u handsome rascal In his
youth / took the fute-I thought
might use II some day-but deuce take
it all the only girl | had fancied mar
ried while l was on that trip and so
the flute has never been used. l have
kept 1t as a curiosity
Derry took the case and thanked
the donor. II feel like fool. Mr..
Wylie. l never played a flute"
$50 much the better" Just blow IL
gently in her ear. or under her win
dow. or--somewhere-away from the
house by all means" he added en-
phatically.
"Oh I'll try tho rose garden hy
moonlight tonight muttered Derry
looking very red. He hid the flute in
his coat pocket for he heard Marlon's
light step on the stairs. "Tell her 7
win come over roaight-but don't tell
her about the flute, he whispered. and
slipping over the wlndowsill he dlsap-
peared among the trees thar led to the
side street.
It was not until after ten o'clock
hat he re-entere1 the Wylle grounds
and made Do, WAY 60 The lovely rose
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
INCOME TAX BURDENS LESS.

With the arrival of the periodifor fill
ing income tax returns, which must be
filed on or before March, 18th, every
Individual ehould.present to himself the
following questions regarding his affairs
during the calendar year of 1921:
What were your profits from your
business, trade, profession or vocation {?
Did you receive any interest on bank
deposits?
Have you any property m.which
you received rent
Did you receive any income in the
form of dividend or interest from stocks
or bonds
Did you receive any bonuses during
the year
Did you make any profit on the sale
of stocks, bonds, or other property,
real or personal
Did you act as a broker in any trans
action from which you received com
missions
Are you interested in any partner
ship or other firm from which you re-
ceived any income2
Have you any income from royalties
or patents
Have you any minor children who
are working
Do you appropriate or have the right
10 appropriate, the earnings of such
children II so, the amount must be
included in the return Of income
has your wife any income from any
source whatsoever II so. it must be
included in your return or reported in q
separate return of income
Did you receive any directors fees
OF trustees fees in the course Of the
year
DO you bold any office in a benefit
society from which you receive income
Under the new tax law enacted by
the special session of the Republican
Congress. the exemption for heads Of
families with incomes Of less than
IS, 600 a year has been increased from
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

n'lnu, unsecured the pap.r snaiiy no
tucked satisfied and slipped il into his
pocket
ITS d wonderful chance" he said ms
they rose after the meal. 1T means
that now ] can marry and have a little
bungalow with rose vines aud bushes,
a little garage In back with car trips
10 the theater in town on winter
eyenings-and Il fireplace. Myra. with
pictures in the flames"
Outside he called taxicab. much
70 Myra'S JOY, and they jumped in.
''Your fancee-" began Myra.
lie turned TO stare AT her, and she
in turn, dropped her eyes to the ring,
which he had said was an engagement
ring. II was gone.
Your ring" she said.
lie put his hand in his pocket. IT'S
All ready for my girl" he said exult-
anty. They fixed 1t up for me this
afternoon. | told them | was in a
great hurrX." lie took her hand and
slipped u ring on her fourth finger.
Myra pulled away. But you said
you said ii was an engagement ring"
she let fall
1T was. 1 bought it for the girl I
should marry when ! was in India. Ii
was so beautiful, and knew that some
day I'd meet You and be glad that
| had il ready for yo1.'
But | thought" said Myra.
you thought that the little girl In
India was my fiancee" he laughed,
'and ] let YOU, because / couldn't say
anything before | had a home TO offer
YOU. dearest. You see, | had a. sort Of
phantom tiancee, so that If you
YOU know-loyed some one else |
should never have tied you down with
promises TO a failure like me. But
now
Myra thought of all the black
nights she had been thinking OF the
little girl in India, and recalled the in
tense jealousy that she had felt toward
the unsuspecting girl Then her lips
curled upward happily Perhaps, after
all, her present moment of ecstasy was
greater because of the contrast
And now ! have real tiancee,
havnt II" asked Merton anxiously
ms she was silent
Myra nodded happily.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
Select Furniture for Use.

Furniture is not a decoration. It's
purpose is to fulfil a need A chair
is frs and foremost something to sit
on i'm comfort. sofa is something to
lie on I'm comfort A table is a CON
yenient object to place things on. A
cupboard is a series Of inclosed shelves
on which to place dishes and utensils.
All this may seem trite, but II is
necessary at times to recall the
functional ideas In furniture in order
to restrain the decorative idea In
selecting furniture only that which
fully and satisfactorily fills the pur-
pose for which il was intended should
he accepted and that purpose Is
use. That It may and should be
beautiful is the second but not the
primary consideration.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
NOT SUDDEN, BUT SURE, DEATH.

According to chemists who have ana
lyzed a quantity Of so-calIed.s liquor"
seized by the federal prohibition au-
thorities. synthetic whiskey" is re-
placing wood alcohol in manufacture OF
of Illicit liquor Synthetic whiskey is
killing more people than wood alcohol,
largely because its deadly effects are
not at once apparent 1t contains what
il known in chemistry az isopropyl al
cohol and acetone. Acetone eats the
lining from the stomach and the iso-
propyl alcohol paralyzes the nerve cen
ters, leaving the victim to die slowly
but certainly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
His Phantom
Fiancee
BY LILLIACE MITCHELL

q, 1871 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndlcate
Merton had not been seated at the
Anderson boarding house table ten
minutes before every girl there had
fallen IN love with him and had al the
same time noticed the queer ring that
he wore on the fourth finger of his
left hand
I've seen men with wedding rings
said Sadie Thompson, but ! must con
fess that never before saw one wear
an engagement ring"
Although he was jolly and alway $
ready with a joke, 1t was two weeks
before anyone had asked him about
the ring. There was an aioofneSs
about Merton that was not 10 be de-
MED in spite OF his care-free camara-
derie. Sadie Thompson had never been
bashful with anyone before, but even
she could not seem TO break through
the social ice that he formed with no
apparent effort
"You ask him, Myra,' she urged
Myra flushed and shook her head.
Myra never asked questions Of any
one. And so 1t was Sadie who blurted
out across the table one night
us that an engagement ring, Mr..
Merton?'
He nodded. That's what it is, he
responded easily. MY firm sent me
out to India last year India Is a
remarkable country - full Of rare
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

THE organization which proposes to
perpetuate the ideals of President
Wilson" ought to be careful to describe
the particular ideal they have in mind.
Do they mean the economic theories
he taught while college professor. or
those for which he repudiated his form
er views when he became candidate
for office DO they mean the Fourteen
points or the Versailles treaty in which
they were abandoned ? Do they mean
too proud to fight and kept us out Of
war or do they mean force without
stint ?" In view of the fact that Mr.
Wilson was on all sides Of all questions
during his active career the committee
in charge ought to pick out the ideals
and policies they intend to celebrate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

A man who was negotiating for the
purchase Of a house suggested that the
price was little steep" but the own
err, with an insinuating smile, replied {:
."Ah, but you overlook an important
point-there Is room to build another
house in 'front.'
"But II do so | spoil this"
"Well, you needn't build It unless
you want to-"
'Then how do | get the advantage p
Because you can build If you wish"
"But don't l tell YOU that IL build
another house | spoil this7"
Then why build itT
II should have to build It 10 get the
advantage"
Then build it,"
But"
mo butts about it--you can do just
as you please; you have the advantage
either way you are master of the sit
uation."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
THE MARKETS

FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-Short pa
tents, S.OOG7l0; special mill brands, IN
9S-lb cotton sacks, S7.S5d7 IS; warehouse
delivery, ;S45@S5o. Soft winter wheat
Short patent. s6.00@65. Hard winter
wheat--Short patent, s6,l5qs.25. Rye fiou1
White patent, HsoG4.5; dark, s3.25Q3. 20
HAY No. l timothy hay. 81. Ooq22. 90;
No. / light clover mixed, s1s.oop2o 90; No.
timothy, S1S00Gls0o; No. clover mixed
and No. / mixed, sl7.0oG1s00
CATTLE - Feeding steers, 3I75a6. 90:
heifers, s5.o09I75; yearlings, fair to choice,
SS509l0Oo; plain to good steers, Sc. Ood6. 90;
fair to choice cows, s3.50as.O0: Gamers,
$2OO93.00, cutters, s3.0Og3.Jo bologna bulls,
S3.25Q4s5; heavy calves, H.0oBs0O, good to
fancy calves, $95oG11.5 So prime steers. ss0
@925; good to choice heavy steers. Sc $50
$50
HOGS-Choice light butchers. s.. S0lp9 10;
medium weight butchers. IS 6oae. %; heavy
butchers, SS.ooaS7o; fair TO fancy lights,
S.tods5 heavy packing. E.750S.25 rough
packing, S25a7.75; pigs, tS.0ods.25.
sHEEP-Good to choice lambs. Sl2ooG
1875; feeding lambs, ,lO0o@l2 40: Gull
lambs, S0oGl1DO; yesrlin IS, S90odl2.5o;
wethers, S6.50Qs26 ewes. Se,0od7.B.
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys. CSC; fowls,
&c, springs, 23c, ROSTERS. lSc: ducks, &c:
geese. 1Sd20c
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
Fish FIGHT to Reach Hsadwater.

In the absence Of a stream to reach
the spawning grounds, the salmon
have some hard travelling and some
painful experiences, but all the same
they persist until they attain their
object. When salmon are going MP
a river they nearly all have hit them
selves against rocks, when attempt
ing 70 lean some rapids or small wa
terfall Professor Seton in wander
ings OF a Naturalist" points out that
the fish must hurt themselves a good
deal when attempting these leaps. MS
they sometimes lose direction and fall
with thud on q rock The fish which
seem to De most successful IN gain
ing the high and calm waters are those
witch bore their way through the
rarid~ instead az making many and
,ften frt,itloSs ATTEMPTS 10 lean hem
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
U. S. MARINE Is KILLED
Police at Managua, Nicaragua, In Fight
With "Devil Dogs" Reported
as Deserters.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Sergt. Lee
Henry of the marine corps and four
members of the police force at Man.
aqua, Nicaragua, were killed In q
fight January "a when the police over
took Henry and three marine corporaa
who had been reported as deserters
from the marine detachment the
previous day The police later cap
tured the three corporals, Amthor,
Bennett and Russell, according to q
dispatch to the Navy department
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
NEWS BITS FOR BUSY PEOPLE

Earth tremors, which lasted several
seconds, were felt at Digne, In south
eastern France.
The Supreme court of the United
States at Washington recessed until
Monday. February u.
Doctor Schober has formed new
Austrian cabinet with himself as pre-
lnier says "A dispatch from Vienna.
A dispatch from Paris says news has
been received there that war has bro
ken out between Mexico and Guate
llalG.
Trade returns received at Berlin for
the year 1921 show for the first time
since the war an excess OF exports
over imports.
IL is understood that President d'Al-
media intends to offer his resignation
at assembling of the new parliament
AT Lisbon in February.
The entire liquor stock of Spencer
usley, wealthy business and club man,
was taken by thieves from the cellar
Of his home at Milwaukee.
Nicolai Lenin. the Bolsheyist pre-
mier at Moscow, has been appointed
TO head the soviet delegation to the
Genoa economic conference.
]. Il. Jones, a prisoner in the Norfolk
tVa) city jail, was killed by Roella
Perres, another prisoner, during an
alteration over a piece of bread.
Galician women have expressed
their willingness to collect gold, silver
and iewelry to be used as a basis for
new Polish currency, says a Warsaw
dispatch.
A column of steam issuing from
crater rock on Mount Hood near Port
land Ore, has doubled in size since II
first was observed and is now about
200 feet high
The English pound was quoted at
S4.2S on the New York exchange. This
is the highest since August 10 1919.
In February, 1920, demand sterling
sold at S3.1Sh
A huge avalanche fell at the south.
en- entrance of the historic Simplon
tunnel, covering the railroad for ~
yards 10 a depth of several feet, says
"A Geneva dispatch.
Article 10 of the naval treaty, deal.
ing with the status quo of fortlhca
lions in the Pacific, was agreed TO NJ
Washington by the United States
Great Britain ana Japan.
4 Los Angeles dispatch says that q
wind, rain and snow storm that struck
southern California, caused consider
able damage to street car, telephone
electric light and gas service,
A. c. Townley, president of the Ma.
tional Nonpartisan league, was re
leased from the Jackson county jail at
Jackson. Mimi, after serving 9O-daS
sentence for violation of the state eS
pionngc act
A warrant has been issued at Fargo
y. H.. for the arrest Of A. c. Townley
president of the National Nonpartisar
league, charging him with implication
In the alleged enlightenment OF S3o0
from the northumberland bank
OF Fargo
The Shantung controversy is settleC
so far as the Chinese and japanese
| delegations at Washington are con
cemed, II was announced by Dr. Z
II. WanC. one VI the senior Chinese
delegates II is now up to the Pekini
| and Toyko governments.
Notice was served on Republican
| leaders of the house at Washington b.
| Representative Frear of Wisconsin,
Republican member of the ways an,
means committee, that he would figh
any attempt 10 authorize a sales tai
as a means OF raising revenue for
| soldiers bonus
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
JOIN A PARTY BE SOMETHING

At a recent meeting of postal EN-
ployes, President Harding declared that
he would rather have hard-boiled
Democrat than a yellow Republican,
and he wouldn't give rap for post
master who did not take enough interest
in his government to be affiliated with
party This probably meets the ap-
prevail of everybody except the civil
service amalgamation of spineless won
ders - Glenwood (Ark.) News-Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

THERE has been more to justify the
cause Of woman suffrage among the
thoughtful people of this country in the
quiet, common-sense, capable congress
sional record Of Miss Robertson, repre-
sentative of Oklahoma, than in all the
blatant feminism that has ragged in
connection with the suffrage cause in a
dozen years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

COULD there be any spectacle more
contemplate than that of a United
States senator hailing from a state
where through thimblerigging election
laws nearly all of the people have been
DISTINGUISHED, rolling his eyes toward
heaven while denouncing the infamies
of Michigan politics
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

THE edge Of the new peace dollar is
thicker in some places than it is in
others. But the thrifty person will
find that it will pile up in the bank as
easily as its predecessor Philadelphia
Jnnuirar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

So, 900 to 81, 500, and the exemption for
dependents has been increased. from
500 to $500 for each dependent. Tax
rates remain unchanged
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02
IransI..ent AppIe ereen s S. Jade.

ITdhsTF-ent NppIe NFeen rs best Jdue,
Nh, oest jade, according tu Chinese
caunoi>scurs rs the translucent apple
green variety of even color and with
ont ares of mur6neSs a short string
of perfectly matched heads win retail
for me unassuming little price of $40.
O00 W. Though jude comes in the
form ST marble blocks sufficiently large
% furnish raw material Tor several
cemetery angels whole hillside may
NOT supply enough of the hawless
translucent variety for pair r e.f-
rings
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

When an invitation Is issued to
come ana take potiuch" It is under
stood that mo- special preparation is
made for The invited guest. There
VAS a time. however when "pot-luck"
meant aishng the 'ood ont Of pot
md when the guest eally took chances
ui getting good meal or . very slim
one. .u Ouy Old Gt.--um ,ao prac-
lice i still in force In some parts Of
Elrpr" nothing came amiSs to the
family cooking pot suspended from
the p"thOok in the middle nr the fire
place. Everything edible was thrown
m IT, ana ito keep the pot boiling"
the fire was seldom or ever allowed TO
go out When meal time came every
one tished in the pot for himself and
whatever he happened to find was
'pot-luck"
Belgium has been the scene of more
Important battles than any other
country IN the world
Life is full OF vexat.ons more or less
but patience and good nature VIII over
come anv predicamert.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

Self-conrol is civilization.
Grass won't grow ina the dark.
Octobers lucky stone is the opal.
Fools rush in where wise meu rush
out
II hoy is lost he's a waif from
home,
The best tooth polish is said 10 be
an apple.
II q man hasn't any enemies it's his
own mutt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-02-02

II was not until after ten o'clock
hat he re-entered the Wylle grounds
and made hts way Go The lovely rose
, 1922-07-06

as a Republican speaker in succeeding
campaigns. In 1908 Mr.. Winter
served as permanent chairman of the
Republican state convention at Ian
der. and was elected alternate dele
gate to the national Republican con.
vention at Chicago. His address de.
Nvered in 1910 at the Capital Avenue
theater, Cheyenne. at the state n
ventfon of the State Woolgrowers' as.
ISOLATION. on the subject of "Produc.
ton Prices and the Tariff" was re-
peated at the National wooIgrowers'
convention at Omaha and subsequent.
ly was printed, IN the motion of Sen.
ator Francis E. Warren, as a United
States document. Another address of
marked Importance was delivered by
Mr.. Winter at the Douglas state fair
In 1915 on the subject of Prepared.
ness" On March 8. 1913, having re.
moved to Casper. Wyo., he was an.
pointed by Governor Joseph NJ. Carey
to the office of Judge of tho newly ere.
ated Sixth judicial district and in 1914
was elected to a six year term with.
out opposition. This unanimous ac.
tion on the part of the bar End tho
people of the Sixth judicial district
was h forerunner of and resulted in
an act OF the legislature Of 1915 pro.
vidinG for a non-partisan judiciary.
After six and a half years of service
, 1922-07-06

Instructive poiiteness, he removed his
hat.
In the lobby he stepped aside to
permit n woman to go through the
revolving o ahead of him. Then
he stepped into his automobile which
had been waiting al te curb. Traf-
fc was thick. He mved slowly and
at the next corner a pollceman's signal
brought him to a stop near the cross
ing line.
A white-haired woman with a child
clingfng to either hand started across
the street She was visibly confused
by the traffic and impressed with
tho responsibility az crossing safely
with the children.
The young man loIled In his cush-
Toned seat. with his arm at rest on
the steering wheel. The signal was
still against him. Yet he did his
heartless thing in violation of all the
rules of consideratness and apprecia-
ton of the rights and feelings Of 9TH
ers: When the and children
were directly in front OF his machine
he sounded his horn, a noisemaker
OF the most clamorous type, to attract
the attention of the traffic policeman.
The startled woman in her effort to
get out of harms way, stumbled and
almost fell. The children cried out
in alarm. The fright of all three was
painfully evident. but to the young
man IN the machine It was a sight
SO comical that he leaned back against
the cushion and laughed. Strange
at 1t may seem. the young man who
was polite enough to remove his hat
while riding with women in a public
elevator had been transformed within
. few minutes into a creature so be-
reft OF all h finer feelings that he
felt no shame at wagtonly frighten-
ing women and children.
, 1922-07-06
Taxes Must Come Dolon

0IoHN ". Hay declared in a xecent interview
d that the delinquent tax list throughout the
state was appalling says the Cody Enterprise
"He further said that this should not be and
that If he were elected governor tax reforms would
have his first attention
I'm Casper he made statements which touch a
responsive chord in the bosom of every property
owner who has been taxed until he feels like
turning his holdings over to the state and county
and be done with it.
@In this connection Mr.. Hay said that he stood
for a business administration with economy as the
watchword. for the elimination of functionless bu-
reaus and commissions, and for the consolidation
of certain others, with an increased degree Of effic-
iency in management and operation.
at sincerely believe that il these reforms are
made-and they will should the voters of Wyoming
select me as their next goyernor-the reduction IN
taxes during the next four years viii amount to
several hundred thousand dollars said Mr.. Hay.
@1n my recent trip throughout the state 1 have
discovered the delinquent tax list to be appalling
Mr.. Hay. This should not be and it is
the duty of the chief executive OF the state to see
that such depiorable- conditions cease to exist
THE state government should be first in practic-
ing retr~enchnent, for, unless the state sets the pace,
it cannot be expected that the counties and muni-
cipal governments Will be able to lessen their opera
ting expenses. But I do not mean that in shaving
our expenses we should be misery to the extent of
reducing the efficiency of our public schools or al
lowing the public highways of the state to deter
iorate. We must maintain a high standard of pub
lie instruction; we must have well-built and per-
manently built highways"