Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-05-30
NUMBER %.



I APPEoPRATrvG AMERICAN TxvrsYroxs
+ a Captain Scott, of the Fnr1i.h nevv
has recently figured conspicuonsIv ae tbo
alleged inventor of an impro-e;,ar,t -
carriages foc heavy guns. TO he NOD IN
iron clad vessels, Fall dsserint:5ns :,
printed in various foreign Journals on5
they are identified with the improvement
invented BY Captain Ericsson: and used
upon the American monitors during the
war Scott i seems, has apprort lated
this American invention, knowing right
vel where the credit of it justly belongs,
as the drawings were surrep.itiouslv pto.
cured from this side of the Atlantic,
DR.. Reed of Baltimore, saws the eat.
ing of pork has nothing whatvaer to do
with the disease known rs the tr;ehina,
They do not Inhaoit the muscle OF the hng
than that of any other animal or OF I
man himself defy any one to prove bv
the record Of the thirty years that a sol
itary death has been catsed beyond doubt
ny the presence Of trichina. assert
that the charges made against these inno-
cert worms is without the shadow OF a
foundation in fact, and wonld advise the
community, If theT desire to eat pork, to
do so
= monument in honor of Columbus
has been erected in Salamanca, Spain. It
IS placed on a lofty elevation near the
grounds OF the University, in the place
where the doctors Of the Institution list
ened to his theories concerning the new
route to the Indies. The monument is a
large pedestal, resting On broad base
and arch, and above beautiful eagle aud
globe. The height Of lh,. whole is one
hundred and six meters. Ii IS construct
ed entirely of marble, and is Of dark and
regular color.
"A Paris correspondent tells of a lady
riding III an open carriage in a crowded
street, and wearing a very small bonnet
with very large artificial vegetables upon
1t. An ill~fsd horse beEiad deceived by
appearances, stretched out his Deel. and
nibbled. The lady shrieked, and there
were ''Shreeks Of latter" ffo.n the heart-
less pedestrians, while the horse. hungry
and hopeful, bit deeper into the deceptive
provaHGer, and finally bit off all the back
Of the head-of hair and things-of the
lady.
"A gentleman writing from LAFAYETTE,
Ind J to q friend in Boston SAYS. I cal
ed. the other day, upon Z bride in this
worth in her own right not less
-3.u SS0, 600 and found her, in her sweet
barefooted in the NOW. looking
for eggs. That old hen, said she, 4" has
been clucking round for "a week ] have
got twenty six eggs, and she viii have 10
spread herself, l bet YOU
John Randolph Is said. upcn- one na-
cisriolf 10 hA'S VISITED race course near
the city of New York. Il flash looking
stranger offered to bet him $500 upon the
resalt Of the race, and introducing his
said: Mr.. Randolph, M
friend here, Squire Tomkins. will hold
the stakes. But, sir, squ5aked the or
ator of the Roaruse. " who will hold
squire GomAins after give him my mon
Some Of our reconstructed citizens
ire considerably startled at the fact that
hey are called upon to mako returns Of
heir income preparatory TO taxation by
he L. :. government They perhaps ex-
)eeted tC DO so as far a5 regarded their
gains IL 1868, but the demand for their
1rofic5 IN 1904, when they where still in
rebellion, puzzles them. They viii be
lucky II they escape so easily, as they are
undoubtedly liable to the income tax Of
1863. Among other things necessary in
he returns for 1864 is statement Of
he pay and rations received by such Of
hem as were in the rsbel army.
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In Psi adelphia on the morning Of
he loth, It hoy messenger in tlle employ
# a broker, was knocked down in the
street ana robbed of So 900 A gentle
man fortunately came aicnr Just "a the
thief had secured the money and, knock
ing him over, recovered it. The thief was
committed to prison.
About the hardest case ever heard Of
was murderer named Stone, executed
many years since in Exeter. Just before
the rope was placed around his reck, he
requested the sheriff 10 bring him mug
Of ale The request being promptly at
tended to, he took the cup and commenced
blowing the froth from the ale.
"What are you doing that for p asked
the sheriff ncrvousiy.
Because. returned the perfect wretch,
Il don't think froth IS healthy .
Prentice speaks Of a brawlIrg Ken
tuckian Uho was Dragging about how 10y
al he felt, and who. being asked what he
meant bv il, replied, Il feel as If should
Ike 10 shco. 53rrcbciv ard steal SUM-
thin
isn't it pleasant to be surrounded bv
such q crowd Of ladies p said pretty
woman to n popular lecturer.
'.Yes, said he, "but it would be pleas
anter to be surrounded by one
Billings says, Il never could find tho
Ineaniu. 1t tire word collide in Webster.
But riding one day on a New 1ork rail-
-zay saw IL all 1t was the attempt OF
two trains trying To pass each other on
the same track IF remember correctly
it was q shocking failure
-The fafayetteInd) Jou-,a2 tells O
" gentleman who recently drank eiCh-
+ fy-seven glases Of beer n one day, and d
another gentleman, a carpenter by
trade, at work building house shor
distance from the city,who, week bffor'
/ last. drank an eight gallon keg- Of bee
+ between seven o clock in the morning an
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