Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03

obtained clerkship in dry goods store
in Concord, N. H., and availed herself
quite freely of the privilege of buying at
cost price any goods she wanted for her
own use. AT the end of two months she
resigned, and very soon after she was
married, as was also her sister. 1t has
since transpired that she accepted the
position merely that she might buy cheap
ly the liberal supply of dry goods so
mysteriously necessary on such occasions.
A few years ago gentleman residing
in the town of Friendship, N. Y, be-
came interested in poor boy and educated
him. The boy went to Kansas, pros.
pered and recently returned for his aged
parents. While at his old home he has
learned that son of his former benc.
factor has recently had hard struggle Of
life, and he has discharged part of his
debt In gratitude by placing him at the
school where he himself was put, and
providing for his maintenance while there.
Mrs. Robert Grossner was severely
burned, at Stamford, Conn, in singular
manner. A demijohn of bay rum leaked,
saturating carpet over which Mrs. Gross
ner frequently passed, and some of the
fluid adhered to her skirts. In standing
near stove her skirts were easily set on
fire, and she CHANGED to run into the room
where the rum was upon the floor, and
that also was ignited. A neighbor saved
her life by wrapping her in counterpane,
but the lower part of her body was badly
burned.
Some young boys, living in Hollis
Township, ILL.,, went into coal mine the
other day with lighted candle. Discov-
erilE keg of gun-powder and antlcipat-
ing sport, they laid train of powder
from the entrance of the shaft to the key,
touched it off and were blown entirely
out Of the mine by the explosion. Their
hair was burned off, their faces and hands
scorched to crisp, and they were other
wise horribly and trightfully mutilated.
If the injuries are not fatal they are Grip
Piled for life.
A man in Londonderry, N, H., had a
very fine black Spanish rooster, which,
after manitesting singular symptoms, sud
denly died A post norton examination
was made of the bird, and all parts APP
peared to be healthy. 1t was discovered
that string, several inches long, had
passed into the gizzard, but was not di.
gested. The operator, taking the cord,
found that it extended to the crop, and
continued to the mouth 1t had become
so twisted around the tongue as to pro
duce death by drawing the tongue into
the throat
The Grand Haven Herald says that
a two-year-old daughter Of Joseph Jean
not, living at the mouth of Black Lake,
while playing with some watermelon
seeds few days since, took one of the
seeds and put it up her right nostril
When discovered by the mother it was so
far inserted that it was hardly perceiva-
bic. Mrs Jeanrot becoming alarmed,
called her husband, who proceeded to
stop up the lett nostri and then blowing
with great force in the right ear, had the
satisfaction of seeing the hidden seed come
forth from the head Of his child.
About ten years ago w. II. Belknap,
of Exeter, N. H., was put from the cars OF
the Boston and Maine Railroad for refus-
ing to pay his fare otherwise than with an
excursion ticket, which the conductor said
had lost its value by being presented too
late. Mr.. Belknap returned to Boston,
showed the ticket to leading official OF
the road, who pronounced it good, and he
accordingly used it on his return In the
next train. He then brought suit, and
was awarded 5000 damages. The road
appealed, but the Supreme Judicial Court
Of New Hampshire has recently sustained
the former verdict, and more, giving Mr..
Belknap $435 actual and 81 $50 exemplary
damages
Richard Grant White writes this re-
deemer for Jim Fisk: In the hight OF
the gold panic, when it might be reasona-
bly, supposed that any man who was but
moderately interested in the issue would
be entirely and nervously absorbed in his
own affairs, Mr.. Fisk found time and had
the nerve and the inclination to write a
letter to friend of mine for the sole pur-
pose of serving woman "a woman old
and poor. The fact impressed me when
| learned it at the time Of the occurrence,
and | refer to it now because 1t seems to
me that man who, under such circum-
stances, could do such an act, cannot be
quite the Ishmael Of his kind, or quite de.
serve to be held up as one whom no one
should care for living, or will mourn when
dead"