Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-08-08
CHIP BLOCH

An elephant in an English circus
tossed his keeper in the air, and when he
fell tired him to death.
- Three persons lately died IN rhila-
deiphia after eating vegetables cooked in a
copper kettle green with verdigris-
- Mike" said a bricklaycr to his hod-
man, if you meet Patrick, tell him to
make haste, as we are waiting for him -
d" Sure and | will replied Mike, but
what VIII | tell him If | don't mate him Z
A man in Virginia, probably the de-
scCndant OF some lankcc, has invented Il
machine to lie attached to a locomotive,
which supplies it with water and at the
same time saws the wood.
A certain newly-eIccted Irish Mayor,
speaking of certain articles in a viyacious
newspaper observed "a despise those
uuderhaud attacks. When | write an
anonymous letter, / always sign my name
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Speaking of the ''undeveloped wealth
OF the country, a loaler said that was ex-
actly his position he possessed vast re
sources-was very ricL--but his wealth
was undevclored.
All the druggists Of Dcs Moines.
Iowa, have been indicted under the liquor
law as nuisauces, and viii be prosecuted
by the teetoJailers of the city.
A veteran appeared before an army
Surgeon. ar Philadelphia last week, as an
applicant for a pension, having upon his
body the scars Of twenty-five wounds re
ceiyeJ in the late war. lie deserved to
get It.
- The Portland -frqus feelinely OBJ
serves "l 1t Is melancholy fact that the
assistant editor perished in the recent
great FIRE lie had long been connected
with the ArQaS and was rather a sharp
fellow His name was Shears.
a lauchahlo story Is told Of native
Of the green isle Of Erin, who. with q
nciehbor, had Just landed from an emi>
grant ship Noticing brass button on
line sidewalk, he picked it up, and turning
to the other. exclaimed: See here,
Jamie what fine country this Is, TO be
sure, where you Git guineas wid handles
70 en-
4 LIVE TARUET-The Danzig Gazette
says that there IS Il soldier in that town
who was engaged in tie battle Of LanEen-
salza. where he received eight shots, mono
ofwhIch did him any iujury. Three Of
+ FtESe Hl~>t4 through tt4> coat AhB = one
Knocked Oft his cpaulette, another his cap,
another made hole in his trowsers, and
enc knocked of q piece uf nail
DR.. Accr informs Us that day before
yesterday d lady OF that city gave birth to
twin Tvs. each weighing ten pounds
The doctor saws that medical history cons
taius no record oE the birth Of twins weigh
ing 50 much. The mother, le tells US
weighs only = pouuds-IfeL'sau (hdn
Champion.
+ An exchange SAYS: " We we're com
pclIci 70 refuse an offer fiob printing the
other day by . man way back who ipnO-
Gently called 10 get some postage stamp.
printed lie was qaite disappointed be-
cause We could not do the work 1T hf
wanted EN- real bad to Put on the letters
when he writ to a gal and they cost toe
darned much 70 buy EN- Of the FostUhcC
fallcrs
a war correspondent Of an English
newspaper finds i very difficult t. get any
news on thu Continent, and plaintivcly
says 1t Is difficult indeed almost i'm,
possible for q correspondent 70 give any
realty trustworthy account Of events in {
country where the press says nothIn-- th'
country people know nothing and YOU ar
uot allowed to 60 about aud sec anythin.
for yourself