Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-11-04

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and did not want Northern labor as compel
itor. Men of the North, seeking new loca-
lions viii do well to heed this Y.
| Miscellaneous items.
| The editor of a Democratic paper in
| Nevada Territory acknowledges the defeat of
| his party in his city very briefly. He says :
| : We met the enemy yesterday, and are out
on parole this morning"
Folks are getting married in Boston at a
fearful rate. The city registrar issued TWEEN
ty-six licenses on Saturday, the biggest day 5
work ever done, except one. 1t is generally
understood that the coming winter Is 10 be a
cold one.
- Victor Hugo is travelling in the Grand
Duchy of Baden with VI. Hetzel, the son of
/ his publisher. An enemy of railways and
conveyance by steam, a coach and pair has
been hired by him to 20 to Germany.
\ MEAN MAy-The Lafayette Courier says:
We know Of man III Lafayette, one of the
stingiest men in existence, who has got an
idea into his head that he viii die before the
first Of January next, and is now engaged in
wearing out all his good clothing for fear
they viii fit his wifes rext husband.
A Berlin professor finds that Europe
contains 272 O00, 600 of inhabitants, Asia
1000 600, Africa So ,0oo, 900, America 20o,-
0O0,00O, and Polynesia 1900, 00o-total
/ ,263, 000,0 600. OF this little crown, about
- 100000 die in each year, which is S7,7Gl
a day, or 81 per minute.
a strong-minded woman, up town, was
heard to remark, the other day, that she
would marry a man who had plenty of money,
though lie was so ugly she had to scream out
every time she looked at him.
A New York man, who had not been out
Of the city for years, tainted away in the
pure air of the country He was only resus-
citated by putting a dead fish to his nose,
when he slowly revived, exclaiming, ''That's
gOod-it smells like home
- On the occasion OF a magic-lanteru e1-
hibition, the scene Of the children Of Israel
crossing the Red Sea was given, and the small
children were asked il they could tell what it
represented. One little fellow Immediately
sang out, Burnside crossing the RaPpahan-
n0c-t"
The late Dr. West having married
very tall lady, whose name was Experience,
was asked his opinion Of matrimOny; to which
he replied that, ''by long Experience, he
sad found II TO be a very comfortable thing.
The WEDDING RMG.-A late philosopher
says-"Betore people take the leap through
the wedding ring, they should be quite Ger
tain that the blanket of counubial content
IT, One day, little Hoilie, six years old, said
10 her uncle, who was visiting at her fathers,
-'Uucle Harry, do YOU say your prayers to
God - lie repiied-'C Certainly: everybody
does who j. good" NO they don't" said
Molly "for ma is good, and she always says
hers to q chair
Little Charlie came TO the table very
hungry, and he had his fork IN potato, and
the potato transferred to his plate before he
thought Of the usual blessing Looking up
TO his father he saws PA you talk 30 Heaven
while / m4shes my potato" His hunger made
him wish TO improve every moment.
A little boy once said to his aunt
" Auutv, I should think that Satan must be
an avs 2ul trouble to Cod" g He must be
trouble enough indeed, | should think" she
answered. - don't see how he came to turn
out 50, when there was no derat2 PIT Inn up 10
A London professor lectured recently of
food. He handed round coffee, which was
pronounced excellent, then told the audience
that they had been RECALLED with mixture of
bullocks blood. chicory, Sleeps liver dried,
and old cotfce-grouts. he gave them splen-
did porter, too, made Of spirits Of wine, gum
arabic and burnt sugar.
A six-moutus' infant disturbed and irri-
tated an audience at q Washington theatre
tDF IN tuJiTc evening, ana It's parent NJ the
close added the appreciative consolation that
Hamlet was a h--Il Of play to charge fifty
cents for"
- They make paper Of straw up at Niagara
About 25o reaIus of straw paper are manuiac-
cured daily at Niagara Fails, for the New York
Tsfitoss. The company are building large
storehouse for straw, just below the bridge, in
the '.fuidst of the waters"
UIGu JINEs-The Prince and Princess OF
Wales were having 'high jinks" in Edinburgh.
At the public reception, Ally" wore a grey
silk dress, trimmed with black lace. Her head
dress consisted OF boquets Of peoples, with
silver ears OF barley her dress being decora-
ted s1s sl.a-that Is Sweetly.
49, The trunk Of the celebrated "Shakes-
pcarc OAK" at Windsor, which was recently
blown down, Is to be converted into 0rna-
mental furniture tor the principal rooms OF
Windsor Castle. The tree Is supposed 10 have
/ been iourising three hundred years previous
/ Is the reign Of William the Conquerer, and
there Is little doubt that It Is the identical
/ tree alluded to In Shakespeare5 Merry
/ Wives of Windsor" Some portions of the
/ trunk are nearly in state Of petrifcatiou.