Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-23
VARIETY AND HUMOR.

sumption.
The falling off in ocean travel is so
great that several new steamers have been
withdrawn.
"A Virginia woman recently died from
fright at seeing her husbands coattail set
on fire by hot stove.
The use of the "bell punch" is to be
discontinued on some of the principal
streetcar lines in New York
There are in the new House of Repre-
sentatives seven members by the name OF
Williams, and only two Smiths.
A theater box office keeper in San
Francisco has been elected to the State
Legislature, and advertises "his farewell
benefit prior TO his departure for the State
Capitol"
There is q mine of sarcasm in the
statement that the lightning press used by
the French daily, La Patrie, is still in the
same perfect order as when purchased
twenty years ago.
Some 500 cottages for the accommo-
dation of foreign exhibitors at the Cen
tennial, put up at the expense of their
several Governments, are rapidly ap-
preaching completion.
--Ulsters are worn by girls this winter.
lncSc are nUlc uouDlc-pICdStctl, I'LL
two rows of buttons down the loose front,
the back being held in place bya belt that
buttons in the middle.
The driving of 1900 geese and ducks
from the cars at West Randolph, VT, the
other day, was quite sight, and little
exciting, too, when part OF the geese took
to flying, and sailed promiscuously all
over town.
-Bergh has won his hog case. The
question involved was whether certain
New York hog slaughterers should be
permitted to hoist the porkers by the leg
before their throat was cut, and tue Court
says mo"
Joseph E. Nickerson, of Crawford
County, Pa, while grooming horse,
was kicked by the animal in the abdo-
men. The young man suffered intensely
from the injury and died twenty eight
hours later.
Superintendent Priest, of the New
York Central Railroad, has the wheels OF
the first locomotive engine ever used in
this country, and intends to forward them
for exhibition in Philadelphia during the
Centennial Exhibition.
IA strong effort seems to be making to
secure the pardon of young Walworlh, the
parricide The Albany argus prints a
long review OF his case, in which the
writer asserts that Walworth is certainly
afflicted with epilepsy.
Samuel Love, of Butler County,
Pa, has spent thirty eight years OF his
life in carrying the United States mails.
During that time he travelled, on the aver
age, twenty eight miles daily, and in the
apprppate 2S,} S02 miles
MIR. Spurgeon is great orator, and
this is IA wise, though pointed, suggestion
which he has lately thrown out for the re-
galement of pulpit speakers: more
over, brethren, avoid the use of the nose
as an organ of speech, for the best au-
thorities are agreed that it is intended to
smell with"
An old negro living in Columbus, Ga,
swears he is 1872 years old. He says he
was born in Africa, and when mere
child, while out in the woods eating
bananas, Gen. Washington came over in
a sailing vessel and captured him. After
his arrival in the United States he waited
upon the General, until one day he got
mad and sold him to gentleman in
Columbus.
"A man named Alton, who died re-
Gently in Los Angeles, Cal, has left
$1,000 to be held in trust until the prin-
ciral and interest shall amount to $50 90,
when it is to become the property of Los
Angeles County absolutely. If thatcoun-
ty declines to accept it, then it is to go to
any other county OF any other State in the
Union which shall elect to accept ii,
with the single exception of Cook Coun-
ty, III.
The passengers embarked on the
Australian Steamship Company's boats at
San Francisco are greeted with the cheer
full utterances of man with a stentori n
voice, who shouts: Don't you go in that
steamerl She's coffin! Prepare to meet
yer God! Insure y,r life! Say good-by
to yer folks" He is the enterprising
agent of rival line. The people of the
Australian line don't think it's right. and
they have procured an injunction on his
use of his voice.
The precocity of American children
Is something marvellous. The other even
ing a Brooklyn gentleman was explaining
the panorama of the heavens to his little
son, and in the course of the lesson di-
rected his attention to the two planets
lately in conjunction. You see that red
looking one, Sammy That's Mars. He
showing further away from Saturn every
night" All" rejoined Sammy, without
taking his eyes Oft the planet, "but he
wouldn't do IF Saturn was Venus, would
he, pap
Persons engaged in the sale Of hollow
rubber toys should be on their guard lest
they infringe upon a pateLt which Sc
cures to Patrick j. Kearney of New York,
the sole right TO manufacture and sell
such toys with squeaking device. The
United States Circuit Court of New York
decided lately that such toys that had even
hole for the reception of the noisy de-
in.