Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28
BREyITIES.

| she's sigher
EAST TENNESSEE is shipping opossums
North for culinary purposes.
IT is far better to be sometimes de
| ceived than to De always suspicious.
FIRE is said to be dssipated element,
because it goes out almost every night.
In what respect does locomotive re-
semble dream? In coming upon sleep
THE cream OF Cincinnati is in ecstacies
over bas relief exquisitely wrought in
butter.
A THREE-LINE advertisement, 4O5 times
repeated, recently appeared in the Lon
don Times
SooT-ABLE presents-those which Santa
Claus brings down the chimney
naerciol Adpentser.
BosToN has successfully introduced
stoves and fires into street cars for the
comfort of passengers.
THE difference between the cook and
her lover is, the one cooks the meat and
the other meets the cook.
SAN FRANCISCO is considering the fea-
sibility ofintroducing the prismoidal, one
rail railway in her streets.
THE grandmother of the bride at a
wedding in Covington, Ky, recently
officlated as bridesmaid.
THEY say that Kalakaua has mahog-
any complexion. This accounts for his
being such polished gentleman.
THE Zion's Herald thinks people are not
cutting down their personal and general
expenses at home as they should.
JUDGE WALSH, judicial despot of
Brooklyn, has decided that woman has
no right to open her husbands letters.
A LADY correspondent says " the young
men of Baltimore are the dullest, the
--LATEST and most Whoa, there,
steady!
THE Tichbornc claimants wife refuses
to pay taxes assessed against Mrs Orion,
but willingly pays any amount as Lady
Tichborne.
A GOOD deal of tall freezing can be
done between now and the LIST of March,
remember. lce-dealers may safely keep
cool in the meantime.
SAYS Miss Kellogg: GA young girl in
her training to become a singer must
make covenant with her eyes and not
look upon man." Sho!
A ScoTcnMAN eighty years old was re-
Gently naturalized in Kaysville, Utah.
When asked if he intended to obey the
laws he replied that "it isna worth
while tae dae otherwise moo"
| The fact that twenty-seven men are
wanted by the San Francisco police for
deserving their wives indicates a change
of sentiment from the time when the
| first white woman was received in Cali
fornia with procession. --Erctange.
A GUEST at hotel in Lewiston Me-
fearful of thieves, placed his money in
the toe of his boot, and, forgetful, placed
his boots outside his door to be BACKED.
1t may seem strange, but he got that
money again at the office.
IT is pleasure for citizen of Balti-
more to lose his wallet. The finder adj
vertises it, the reporters make a local
item, the police hunt all around, and
| when it is restored to its owner he has a
half column complimentary notice given
him.
| three-quarters pound of lard and butter
mixed, three-quarters pound Of sugar,
one.quarter pound of ginger, two ounces
of allsplce, one ounce of caraway seed
and one pint of molasses.
| The fact that our small nickel and
copper coinage is very scarce in Cali
fornia was recently explained by state
ment that large quantities of three and
| five cent pieces are annually melted
down for the purpose of manufacturing
trunk nails.
| THE new Mayor of Chicago isn't much
on photography, and he doesn't claim to
be heavy on grammar, but let man at
tempt to tread on his coat tails and the
Mayors great natural talent is discov-
cred punched up short distance above
the elbow.-Detrott Free Press.
THE editor of journal in New York
thus appeals to the better nature of his
delinquent subscribers: ITO all those
who are in arrears one year or more, who
will come forward and pay up, we will
give them a first-class obituary notice
gratis in case it kills them"
THE San Francisco bohemian says:
Beneath the thin coating of tinsel
which glitters and shines, impressing the
stranger with a favorable idea of our
| wealth and prosperity, lies thick
stratum Of poverty" Just so in many
| places.
HERE are two remedies for dyspepsia,
| said by those who have tried them" to
| be infallible: First, eat onions. Sec
ond take two parts Of well-dried and
pounded pods of red pepper, mixed with
one part of ground mustard, and sift it
over everything you eat or drink.
To CURE colt of pulling at his halter
place a stiff spring pole in front of him,
but out of sight behind his manger. Pass
the halter strap through hole in the
partition and tie to the spring pole. If
| all is properly adjusted the colt will try
his entire strength without breaking
loose, and will be apt to 60 back to his