Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-04-21
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.8- The greatest misfortune of life is old age
without the remembrance of virtue.
sE- There is only one bad wife in the world.
It every one thinks that he has her.
sB y woman always keeps secret what she
does not know.
sg- Little boys should be seen and not
heard" rs the urchin said when he could not
recite his lesson.
- Virtue is 20 security in this world
What can be more upright than pump logs and
edi o-s =? Yet both are destined to be bored
.Y- When the United States becomes as
densely populated as Holland, it Will contain
900O00,00O inhabitants nearly the present mum
ber of the whole human race.
sS- Dickius, in his Little Dorri, tells us
that tender word dropped like 4 heavy stone
into the well of Clcmam's heart, and splashed
the water into his eyes.
tS- Prof Henry, the distinguished head of
The Smithsonian Institute, tcstifes that he
knows but man NJ the scientific men
of tie United States who is an iutidel
sE- We admire the ladies, because of their
beauty. respect them for their virtues adore
them because of their intelligence, and love
them because we can't hap -
sE- The late eccentric DR.. Abcrnethy sileuc-
eI 4 loquacious woman by the following cxped-
lent: .. Put your tongue out. madam" The
lady complied Now keep If there till have
done talking.
sF- The post office in London Is the largest
post office the world. 1t has 'front.' Of four
hundred feet by one hundred and fifty feet deep
There are two thousand five hundred persons
regularly employed in the building one thous-
and of whom are engaged in making up the
London evening mails
sE- Theodore Parker likes Mr. Buchanan's
position to a man who climbed tree to rob an
eagles nest. just as he came within few feet
of his prey, and felt sure Of his game, the old
eagle come soaring on his mighty pinions, and
with terror of his beak and tightening of his
eve" he scared t marauder to the herr He
began to let himself down but 10 a new dan
ger
At the foot of tree sat a monstrous bear
ready TO eat him up the moment he should leave
the tree. Thus hangs Mr. buchanan on the
Presidents tree. II lie goes mp the northern
eagle comes on him with terrible dash if he
goes down the southren bear Is ready to tear
him in pieces.
GAY DREss-Beauty gains little aud home
illness and deformity lose much by gaudy attire
Lysander knew this was in part true and re-
fused the rich garments that the tyrant Diouvs-
ius proffered to his daughters, says, g" that they
We're fit only TO make unhappy faces more re-
markablc. ."-Zsn1naern,an
sS-" Conscience - said Mrs. Hopkins IN
digRantly ' DO you suppose that nobody has
got any conscience but yourself? Nv con-
science is good as yours-aye, and better, too.
FOR it has never been used IN the course of my
life, while yours must be nearly worn out"
sE- Music serves to make home pleasant
by engaging many of It's inmates in a delight
ful recreation. and thus dispelling the sourness
and gloom which frequently arise, from dis
putes, from mortified vanity, from discomfort
and envy.
\ Fast PEorLE.-The Yankees have been
hitherto considered a very fast people, but the
English in religious matters, seem to have gone
ahead of Us on the high pressure principle. A
late English paper says:
Many prayer books have been sold in Lon
don with looking-glass inserted on the inner
side Of the cover in order that the Ladies' NAV
arrange ther hair or admire themselves while
using the book at church
The next thing we expect to hear of i.
dressing-roonl attached to our fashiouabl,
churches Fashion has driven religion TO tbs
wall-Lo'd.r,He .TostrnR