Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-16
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PRAcTTcAL JOKE AN lSDIAS.-A CORES
pondent of the Detroit Enquirer, in speaking of
the Saginaw Indians. says -. Some OF these In
dams intense wags in their own way. One of
them having given trader some annoyance. was
told that IN case he was seen again with a bottle
It would be taken from him aud thrown into the
fire. 4 few DAYS after, the Indian appeared with
has pint flask in his blanket usual but the ira
der was as good as his word, and demanded the
bottle which the Indian gave up and started Ior
The door. The trader threw the flask into the
stove, upon which, whang went the stove. and out
came The windows. the trader following close be
hind. The next time that burns an Indians
whiskey bottle, he viii examine II, to see that il
IS not of " Dupounts make.
Tax LAWS DELar-A curious incident hap
pened yesterday in the Supreme Court. Judge
Shaw on the bench, and al the commencement
Of the dockets number one was the first called, but
il appeared that it was not ready for trial. Upon
this the Judge arose and stated that he himself,
counsel had entered that suit long before he be
came Judge When it is considered thai he has
been on the bench upwards of twenty years, the
case in question may well be considered parallel
to Dicke as Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce-Bosto,. Times
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DAUGHTERS AND FLowER.-A father can
scarcely make his daughter more joyous or hap
py than by presenting her with the means Of Sc
curing beautiful flower garden. Prepare the
ground for her. and she will plant the seeds and
shrubs with alacFi'y; she viii find pleasan; and
hea!,hful employment in culiivating them too
And then the charming fragrance. the humanizing
and ciyilizing influence which such home sur
roundings exert Is beyond comparison. Try il
IpLrRs-THEIR Tisrrs-The idle levy very
heavy tax upon the industrious. when BY frivolous
vistations. they rob them OF theirtiu1e Such Per-
sons beg their daily happiness from door to door.
as beggarz their daily bread aRd ike them some
,iues meet with rebuff A mere gossip ought
not 10 y onder If we are tired Of him. seeing that
we are indebted for the honor Of bis visit simply
aad solely TO the Circumstance Of his being very
tired Of himself
During the Presidential terms of the elder
Adams. jefferson. Monroe. John Quincy ADAMS
and Gen. Taylor, no bin passed by Congress uzs
vetoed All the bills which either Nh Madison
or Gen Jackson ever vetoed, were exclusively up
on Constitutional grounds Washington never
vetoed bat ore ball. and that was the Apportion-
ment bill, about which there was a difference OF
opinion in regard 10 the construction to be pu;
upon clause of the Constitution.
PUscruATIoS.-The omission of single COM
ma, will sometimes alter or materially modify the
meaning OF sentence. An omission OF this kind
in an interesting article about the Inauguration oi
the new hospital building in New York, makes
the writer state that extensive view is present
ed from The fourth story Of The Hudson Rirsr r
Man is ike snow-ball. Leave him lying
in idleness against the sunny fence OF prosperity
and all the good that IS in him melts like fresh
butter in dog days; but kick him round, and he
gathers strength al every revolution, until ne
grows into an avalanche. To make a figure IN
the world you must keep moving.
There is, al the lowest calculation, FIVE hun
dred pages, royal octave volume. OF meaning IN
/ the twenty seven words which follow "a foe
in a high station is like man on the top Of a
/ monument-eveTything appears small to him
| and ne appears small TO everybody"
Conscience is cloak, which in one man
strikes aloud and gives warnings in another the
hand points silently 10 the figure. but strikes not
meantime hours pass away and death hastens, and
after death comes Judgement! There is something
unspeakably solemn in this image.-Tcylor.
-Idleness Is the mother of more misery anc
i,riu7e than ali other causes ever thought OF BY
the profoundes; thinker.
There is this paradox in pFide-it makes
some more ridiculous, but prevents others froa
becoming so.
80 Deliberate with caution, bu, act with decis
ion. ard yield with graciouSness or oppose VIII
hrmness"
= Youth writes It's hopes upon the sand, ar
age advances like the sea. and washes them a
out
HIsaEsr YKr.-In Toronto on Saturday, n
! 2ls, s2,l2 was paid for wheat-she highest hgur
yet reached in that market