Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-09

the following inscription cut upon both
ends of each slab; Henry Nj, born
Dec. 16, 1905; died - He was great
turkey hunter and tolerably good fiddler.
He desired the above to be placed on this
slab. Peace be to his ashes | want
the foot and head stone or slab of marble
five feet in the ground and two out. 1t
must be eighteen inches wide My name
is to be put on the end in the ground as
well as the end that is out"
In SEPTEMBER
Feathery clouds are few and fair,
Thistledown is on the air;
Ripping sunshine on the lake.
Wild grapes scent the sunny brake;
Dizzy songs the crickets sing,
Wild bees wander murnuring;
Butterflies float in dream,
Over all the swallows gleam;
Here and yonder, high and low,
Golden-rod and sun-howers glow;
Here and there maple fushes,
Sumac reddens, woodbine bushes;
Purple asters bloom and thrive,
am glad TO be alive.
The Atdine.
A YoUTH in love thus addressed his in
amorata: "Lovliest vision, as my eyes
rest upon thy seraph-like form, my soul
is filled with the scintillating fancies of
the poet. 0! lovely Dido, dost love the
humble suitor that Graves the faintest
glimmer from the meridian rays of thy
young hearts affection? O! angel fresh
from the FURNISHED streets of Paradise,
clad IN the halo OF the queen of night,
dost pity the faithful Troilus who stands
before thee?" and gently the maiden an
swered with heavenly sigh, faint as the
night wind: go West, young man, and
give us rest"
THERE is droll story of how man
lost wager in Pueblo, Colorado Step
ping into large liquor shop he offered
to bet ten to one that he could, blind
folded, tell the name of any liquor or
wine Ill the house, or any mixture OF
liquors, by the taste and smell. All went
well with him at first He named all the
celebrated brands correctly. Then they
handed him a glass of water. He tasted,
he smelt he tasted and smelt again, and
at last, completely nonplussed, he gave it
up. Well boys" he said, you have got
me. 1t seems to me as if, years ago, l
struck something of that kind in the
States, but it was so long ago that / had
entirely forgotten it."
THERE is boy in Minnesota who has
greatly puzzled the neighboring wild
ducks. He puts hollow pumpkin over
his head and wades into the pond which
the ducks frequent Presently those un-
suspecting birds perceive a floating pump
kin, and, with quacks of joy, proceed to
dig out the seeds. What the ducks who
view the scene from a distance cannot
understand is the singular way in which
those who are investigating the pumpkin
suddenly dive and never came to the sur
face again. The pumpkin also reappears
day after day in an undiminished state.
The boy thinks that, unless the ducks
grow tired of investigating the matter, he
will be able to retire from business in
few weeks more, and devote his life to
the peaceful pursuit of marbles and mum
ble-peg.
WE have frequently read notes about
close men, but the following description
Of "Old Skinf1int," which we clip from
the Hornellsville Herald, takes the lead:
"Old Skinflint, with speckled hen, was
down to O'Briens circus last Thursday,
and hitched his team to fence in the rear
of our Office. Pulling an old en-pound
salt sack from under the seat, he proceed
ed to feed the horses What in the world
the hen was for we could not imagine,
until just before hitching up to return he
tied one end of the string attached to the
hens leg to the hind wheel of the wagon,
and the mystery was solved-he had
brought along the hen to pick up the last
oat left by the horses, that nothing might
be lOst!"
"HEADs'-BY A SMALL BoY.-Heads
are of different shapes and sizes. They
are full of notions Large heads do not
hold the most. Some persons can tell
what a man is by the shape of his head.
High heads are the best kind. Very
knowing people are called long headed.
A fellow that won't stop for anything or
ANYBODY is called hotheaded. If he is
not quite so bright he is called soft-head-
ed If he won't be coaxed nor turned
they call him pig headed. Animals have
very small heads The heads OF fools
slant back. When your head is cut OFT
you are beheaded Our heads are covered
with hair, except bald heads. There are
barrel-heads, heads of sermons-and some
ministers used to have fifteen heads to one
scrmon-pin-h heads, heads of cattle, as the
farmer calls his cows and oxen; head
winds drum heads, cabbage e-heads, logger
heads, come to head, heads of chapters,
head him off, head of the family, and go
ahead-but first be sure you are right;
but the worst of all heads are the dead
heads, who hang around an editor for free
tickets TO shows.