Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-04-03
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/ DkAt 20 SOoSe-TaHuef.
THE cattle plague-Flies.
GROUND RENTs-The effect of al
earthquake.
ODE to America-The Alabam,
claims.
FArHoMLEss depths-The depths ot
a woman's heart.
WHTcH of the reptiles is a mathe-
matician? The adder
WHAT poet is the least distinguished
for brevity? Longfellow.
WHEN is a wave like army doc,
tor? When it is .urgin'.
VINO is the oldest lunatic on re-
cord ? Time out of mind
WHAT two flowers should decorate
a mcnagerie? A dandelion and tiger
lily.
WHAT is that which is neither
flesh nor bone, and vet has four fingers
and thumb? \ glove.
Prentice says that the chief object
of a lady in using a fan Is to give
herself airs.
WHAT bus" has found room for
the greatest number of people? Co
lumbus.
"HrRE's to internal improvements, =
as Dobbs said when he swallowed a
dose of salts.
YANKEE DooDLE is an old Span
ish air, Some Yankee stole it and
ioistcd it upon us as original.
MRs. SwErr. who put morphine into
her husbands : whisky. has been sent
to State prison in Maine for six years.
\ YOUNG lady just married iii Chi
cage had twenty four pairs of shoes to
match twentv-four dresses. She was
a whole soled-maiden
THE Boston Adrcrtiser asks if a Can
adian gees barefoot when he has snow
shoes? Of course not, because he has
an lee pair.
If all the worlds a stage" who
the driver? The Propounder of this
query Is only eNcusable because the
quotation is hackncyed.
A Missouri farmer being asked il
raising hemp was a good business, an
swer"d can't sartin say; but is
surely better than being raised by it. y
e. 1T is we'll to leave something for
those who come after US, as the gen
tleman said who threw barrel in the
way of constable, who was chasing
hiIn
Z. Do You think that raw oysters are
healthy asked lady of her phvsi
clan, +. Yes" he replied, . never knew
enc to complaiu of being out Of health
IN my life
\ WoUNpEn Irishman wrote home
from the hospital. aud finished up BY
saving. " I'm for this country. I've
bled for it, and | shall soon be able
to say I've died for it. :"
4 COUNSEL being questioned by q
Judge to know :. for whom he wai
concerned. replied, am concerned
my lord. for the plaintiff, but | an
employed by the defendant. :"
AT Morrisville Is an epitaph on one
sam Mclaughlin mort,als, with the
addenda; " all the leading politician:
and priests go TO heaven. | want tc
get off at some other station.
HERE is an example IN mental arith
metic. copied from a Southern schoo
book =. Seven Confederate soldier
captured tweuty-one Yankees, ans
divided them equally between them
how many did each have?
IT has been ascertained, says co
temporary. that people who pay tn
printer yearly are seldom struck b,
lightning. If this Is a bona tide fact
We have in our minds eve few wh
ought to procure lightning rods IN
stanter.
4 MAN in Stone Creek township
! Ohio. received such blow from hi
wife few davs 90 tha. he fell sense
less 10 the floor Another womsn !
the salne place, quarelling with he
husband. crammed hot potato dow
his throat.
\ ScHoaINAsrER tells the fellowIn
good one: :. | was teaching IN que
country village. The second mornln
iof nv session | had time to survey m
surroundings. and. among the seant
furniture, | espied three-legged stoo
Is this the Ounce block ? | asked
listIe girl ef Ave. The dark ey'
sparkled. the curls nodded assent ar
!, the lips rippled out guess SO, Il
! teacher alwxvs SITS os} IL