Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-10-17
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y HY are Jokes like nuts? Because
the dryer they are the better they crack
WHY Is Your nose in the middle Of
your face Bccau-~ its a sceHtey.
y COUN TRY BOY read OF
sailors hcaving up anchors, wanted TO know
il il was sea-sickness that made them do it.
THE Empress Eugene visited a
printing establishment in Paris, and set
few sticks" fall, just to please the work
men.
TnuD people are now defined to be,
a lover about to pop the question, man who
does not like to be shot, and a steamboat
captain with a cholera case on board:
GoU cannot have more from cat
than her skin" says an ancient adage. les
You can replied a musician you may
have her bowels for fiddle strings"
If there is anybody under the can
istcr Of Heaven that I have in utter excre-
scnccs, saws Mrs. Partington, 1T is the
SANDER, going about like a boy constructor,
circulating his calomel upon honest folks"
y LADY whose husband has desert
cj her SAYS: = May two hundred and forty
seven nightmares trot quarter races over his
stomach every night This probably will
be relief 10 what he has endured.
- HIN lids 4ttttN MOI L " "a OCi III iit l
svstcm than when she has cataract on her
ewes, a creek in her back, Il waterfall on her
poll and her shoes hightide When she
has notion Can ocean, in her head
WHAT is the chief use Of bread ?"
asked an examiner at school exhibition.
- The chief use Of bread, answered the ur-
chin apparently astouishcd at the simplicity
of the enquiry, us to spread butter and
trcacle on
An Irish sailor, as he was riding
made a pause, the horse, in beating off the
flies. caught his hind foot in the stirrup.
The sailor observing it, exclaimed. " How
now, Dobbin, if YOU are going to get on,
viii get off, for. by the powers, l Will not
ride double with YOU"
How rapidly they build houses
now" said Cornelius to an old acquaintance
as he pointed to two-storv house; they
+ commenced that building only last week, anC
4 they are already putting in the lights.
( - Yes, % replied his friend. and next weel
/ they viii put in the liver.
RATHER Cool You're a pretty
\ fellow" said the owner of a wood pile TO
thief " to come here and steal my WOO,
while I sleep "Yes, replied the thief
I and / suppose you would stay up there an,
i see me break nv back with lifting befor,
you'd offer to come down TO help me-"
4 PUrPY.-A leading conservative il
a town on the Missouri river, meeting
small lad with very young puppy in his arms
asked the boy:
Wen, Sonny, what Is your pup? is it
Radical or a Democrat ?"
The bow. looking the man IN the face
quickly replied. '' a Democrat
The man. patting the boy ON the head, an
.l,2r SO do
when the lad started off at brisk trot, an
when a few rods IN advance Of the johnson
man. he sang out at the top of his voice
:" Puppy'S a copperhead now, but he'll be
radical as soon a. he gets his eyes open -
The cop hung his head, being only able t
say. - sharp boy, that !"
GEOGRAPHIC AL.-A light citv-Cork
4 river for rats-Rhine. For Farmers
Barustable. An indignant Isle-Ire-lanC
: For sculptors-Marhle-h JackaSses pal
adise-Brav-zjl. For Deer eT-hunters-Har'
ford. The way for beaux-Gal-wav.
dangerous pIace-Bom- bay. The artist
te-Pen-cil-vania, i place for Feniar
patagonia. An un-feline country-kan
schatka. i bootless trip-going 70 Les
Anna. a mercitul trip-Eoing TO Save Al
na. \ pleasant trip-goinC to Have AIMS
\ race of culptors-Chip-a-way Indian
Warm and cpld-lIot-tentots and Chil-ian
, Good place for pic-nics-Sandwich Island
/ land productive Of real oain-ChsmpiaiI
I Civilized Afrieens-those living in -shante'