Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-29
VARIETY.

city, who met his own son in the street
the other day, shook hands with him,
inquired after his health, and asked
When has father was expected home.
SCRATCH the green rind of sapline.
or twist 1t in the soil, anu a SCARED
and crooked tree viii tell of the act
Tor years 10 come. How forcibly does
the figure show the necessity of civ.
ing right tendencies 10 the minds and
hearts of the young.
The Declaration Of Principles Of
the Irish Republican Association Of
Washington City, proclaim freedom
and equality OF political privileges 10
all civilized men, without distinction
OF origin. race, or previous condition,
and oppose all Proscriptive parties.
DR.. ADAM CLARK. who had a strong
aversion to pork, was called upon 10
say grace at dinner where the nrin-
ciPal dish was roast pig He is re.
ported to have said-"O Lord. if thou
canst bless under the gospel what
thou didst curse under the law, bless
this pig"
II seems that there are grades even
among tradesmen of London. One of
the papers advertises, among other
schools, one ''where the daughters of
old tradesmen NAV receive a good ed.
ncation without associating with the
daugters of mushroom merchants and
quasi gentlemen.
Mrs. STowE, in her CAimneg Corner
Papers, quotes the story of a Young
Methodist, who felt that he had a call
to preach, and who was crushed by
the question Of an elder. who asked
him" Hast thou noticed whether
people seem to have a call to hear
thee ~
DURING the hearing of recent case
at the Statfordshire asslzes, in Eng.
/ land, two young girls of fourteen were
examined, who could neither write
nof read, had never been at school.
church or chapel, and had never heard
OF the Bible. They were employed
IN the kitchens of canal boats.
JEROME HEwErr and his wife. of
Johnsburgh, New York. were bathing
COW with kerosene oil to kill lice.
when the oil took fire. and the barn.
two oxen, the cow and hay were de-
stroycd, and Mrs. Hewett was fatally
! burned in her endeavors to save the
poor brutes.
a Missionary, among the Freedmen
IN Tennessee, after relating to some
little cclored children the story of
Annanias and Sapphira, asked them
why God does not strike everybody
dead who tell lies when one of the
least IN the room quickly answered.
"Because, there wouldn't be anybody
left"
THE largest penguius of the Ant.
arctic Ocean exhibit curions pecul
iarlty in the place Of deposit Of the
single egg laid by them. This, in
stead Of being placed in a nest, as
with other birds, Is held between the
legs close to the belly, and transport.
ed by the bird wherever it goes until
hatched.
IN Peoria, H.. recently. little
child, nIne months old, was sitting in
chair with piece of bread in its
hand, when a hog entered. grabbed al
the bread caught the dress of the
child IN its teeth, and dragged the lit
tie one out Of the house and for dis
tance Of several rods. A lady saw II
and drove the animal away. The
child's face and head were cut and
bruised badly, but the beast had not
bitten it 1t was miraculous escape
from horrible fate
The Fall River Times says a we'll
dressed Young man, who had been in.
duIging in liquor, attempted to take
the cars for Providence, and was guilty
of the atroclous act Of knocking
down his own mother, who was en-
dcavoring TO dissuade him from his
purpose. He was secured by the
ticket master. and soon fell INTO a
drunken sleep in the dCpot As soon
IS he slept his poor mother supported
his head in her lap, and remained
there while he slept of the effects of
his potations,
MINNESOTA has made some import.
ant changes IN her criminal code.
She has practically abolished capital
law declaring that no criminal shall
suffer the penalty Of death without
the unanimous recommendation OF
the jury. She has decided tha. in
all criminal cases the accused shall
be allowed to testify in his own be
half And, further. she has provided
that an amendment TO the constitu-
tion shall be submitted to the people
next November abolishing the grand
jury system.
SENSIBLE SENTIMENT
alone is worth very little. Many a
girl viii weep over distress, pictured
in a novel. who has no practical SYM
pathy with those who suffer Rogers.
in the Greyson Letters" suggests
to his novel-reading niece that to
save herself from imbecilitv she keep
debtor and creditor account Of SEN
ti,nental indulgence and practical be.
uevolence, with occasional memoran-
da running thus: For the sweet
I tears | shed over the romantic sorrows
OF Charlotte Devereux. sent three
/ basins OF Cruel and flannel petticoat