Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-24

labor than any other on exhibition. Its
manufacture was commenced over 100
years ago under the auspices Of some OF
the ancestors of Kamehameha, the first
King of the islands, and upward OF
fifty years Of time were required for It's
completion. 1t is made of the feathers
Of peculiar species Of bird-each bird
furnishing only two feathers, one from
under each wing In size the cloak is a
little over square yard, and its color is
a golden yellow. 1t used to be worn by
the King on State occasions, but OF late
years it serves only to adorn the recep-
tion-room of the palace.
The Stockton Leader narrates an in.
cident which. it thinks, stamps San
Joaquin County man as the meanest on
record. He is worth property of the
value of 100000 Recently his son
died, and he consulted an undertaken in
regard to coffin and the trimmings
therefor. After haggling over the price
of the coffin-and he had selected cheap
article-the question of trimmings came
up for consideration. "HOw many han
dies do you put on coffinY" he asked of
the undertaken. "Six," was the reply
Couldn't you put four on; seems to me
six cost too much" responded the be-
rcaved father. The undertaken said he
could furnish -four as well as six, but the
cost in either case would be the same, as
the handles came in sets of six, and tax
ing four from the set the two remaining
would be valueess. Looking detected
for a moment, the mourner responded,
his features lighting up with such a smile
as miser might envy, Couldn't you
put on six handles, and take them ot at
the grave?'
The Rocky N0uatatn Nens says: "In
September, 1860, the first babe saw the
blue Idaho armament and breathed the
crisp mountain atmosphere under cir
cumstances little less primitive than
those which attended it's Savior's birth.
David Cartwright and wife were the par
ents who were rendered happy by the
little fellows appearance, and the boy
was born under the spreading branches
of a pine tree, which is yet standing,
near the center of the village. This spec
linen nugget soon became the pet-and,
it is said the somewhat demoralized pet
of the rough miners, and catching
their rowing disposition he rambled
around the confines of the camp at the
youthful age of two Year, with the APP
parent ease of an Arab. lie was called
Rock on account of his wonderful
hardness, and often showed his appre-
citation of the honor conferred upon him.
The crowning act of Rocks life--so far
as known-was accomplished just before
he discarded his swaddling garments, at
the age Of two and half While on his
way To superintend the working Of some
extensive gulch diggings one day he fell
head foremost into well, where the bot
tom could only he found at the depth of
thirty feet. Upon striking he found only
six inches of water, and did not propose
to be worried much by such fall, so i'm
commenced calling for help.
1t was his sad fate, however, to remain
there six long hours before being discov-
cred, but when men finally came to the
the rescue. his pent-up wrath knew nc
bounds. There was no crying about It,
but such volley of invectiyes upon the
heads of neglecttul parents never before
fell from childish lips. Here is a sample:
You ink kin tay in a well all day wifi
out muffin to eat Ike fog? Fly wasn't
no better fadder n mudder'n 'ou I'd do
wifout children nh