Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-23
Miscellaneous.

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Miscellaneous.
Worcester, Mass, contains popula-
ten of 10000, The property valuation is
$50, 1S2,l50
Many a good man leaveth an inherit.
ance in The Washington Lite Insurance
Company of New York
The mortality in the case of vacci-
mated persons Is said to be only one in $50,
and in the unvaccinated one in four
"A California Justice sent to Jail boy
five years old for bathing in the bay con-
trary to the city ordinance,
"A Milwaukee photographer, annoyed
by loating about his door, takes pictures
Of the crowds and exposes them to the
public
"A gentleman in Franklin, New IIamp-
shire notified his neighbors of the birth
OF a son in his family, few evenings
since, by firing cannon
There were 3Sl,S00 bathers in the
Boston public baths in August, an increase
of 10l, 1871 over the same month last year.
OF the number $500 were women and
girls.
-" When was Rome built?' inquired n
competitive examiner In the night,
sir" ain the night how do you make
that outY" "Why, sir, you know Rome
wasn't built in day."
-" Waiter" said fastidious gentleman,
exhibiting a singularloolling object on
the soup-ladle. Waiter, do you know
what that is, sir?' "That sir, looks like
a mouse, sir, We often find them in soup,
sir. No extra charge, sir y
-Four hundred and twenty-nine Nor
mon converts arrived in New York on one
day recently, on their way to Utah Most
of them were from England and Wales,
though there were few from Switzerland,
Denmark end Germany,
New Orleans relates a case Of absent
mindedness. A gentleman writing let
ter at his breakfast table dipped his pen in
the coffee and continued his letter. No
ticlng his mistake, he put large lump of
sugar in the ink and then, finding his
second blunder, poured the contents Of the
ink stand into the coilec-cup to set it right.
The Brides Departure.
The bride of an hour stood smiling;
Her mother in tears was near by;
For the pet of her life so beguing
Was soon to bid her goodbye.
Fond friends tried vainly to cheer her.
To stop up the tears that fast fell;
And she clasped her daughter still nearer.
And in agony uttered FAREWELL
The groom with his bride has departed
To journey far off in strange lands
And the mother cried out. broken-hearted
"WeD, I'm glad that gals of my hands'
"A Nashville negro, supposed to be
dead, as he had received a sun-stroke and
fallen apparently lifeless, few days ago,
was placed in an open coffin and jury
summoned. They held an inquest and
rendered "A verdict They really supposed
that the negro was dead. So did every
body Even the doctors thought 50. And
sure enough, when they came to look, ne
was dead. How true it is that death comes
at last to all.-Narh Team.
"A prominent physician of Portage
county, Ohio, relates case within his
knowledge where boy, now some fifteen
years old, has used tobacco since the age
Of five months. When five months old,
being a nervous and fretful child, a plug
of tobacco was placed in his mouth, and
produced a soothing effect The remedy
was often used during infancy, and through
the teething period, and before the child
could talk plainly it was confirmed
tobacco Chcwer.
Count Bismarck once presented
faithful but poor secretary with portfolio
bound like book, in which were deposited
500 thalers. On meeting the secretary the
next day, the Count asked him if he had
pcrused the volume. Yes, your high
ness said the secretary; and was so
captiyated by its contents that am wait
ing the appearance Of the second volume
with feelings Of the greatest interest"
The Count smiled, but said nothing. A
few days aftcrward the secretary received
a second portfolio, bound and filled like
the first, on the titc-page Of which was
the sentence "This work is complete in
two volumes"
Life Assurance The important sub.
iect Of Life Assurance is gradually and de-
servedly gaining public attention by the
force OF its own merits The time is not
far distant when the death Of man lcav-
ing his family unproyided for by a policy
Of Life Assurance, will leave stain of neg
lectcd duty upon his character II is a
duty which every man owes to his own
dependents and TO the community He
who ncgleCts is not a good husband,
father or citizen. He has no right even to
risk the chance Of throwing the future
support of his family, in case of his death,
on the community at large, or ON relatives
and friends, when it is in his power 90
easily and surely TO provide against all
contingencies OF all the companies do
ing business the Washington stand, second
TO none,
"A clerk in one Of the departments az
Washington received d promotion a few
days since by clever little trick, which
has probably not heretofore been attempt.
Cd, lie had been in Office a couple %
years, and falling to secure the coveted
advance Of salary, owing 20 the refusal OF