Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-07

1T is often easier to pick Jaws fhan

An incalculable weiyht-The
weight Of indignation.
/ Every man should keep his heart
commensurately large with his for
tune.
"A New York policeman shot at a
mad dog and hit Il man in the neck.
Then the man was mad.
The Graphic says that it is ALWAYS
IN order Tor woman to have the hys-
terlcs, no matter what other folks
have.
"A man in Wisconsin saved Young
lady from walking off a bridge, and so
far from being grateful for ii she mar
ried him.
A glass-blower has recently died
at the age of 10 years. His great age
is another proof of the truth of the
blew-glass theory. --Philudelphia Bul-
letin.
A celebrated character, who was
surrounded with enemies, used TO re-
mark: "They are sparks which if YOU
do not blow, will go out of them
selves"
The Detroit Free Press notes the
fact that both counterfeit and genuine
pickels go under the same good motto,
+" In God we Trust" 1t is just so
with counterfeit and genuine Chris
tians.
"A man who had served as Super
visor, Tax Collector School Director
and Treasurer of Tamaqua, Pa, being
on the witness-stand the other day,
confessed that he could neither read
nor write.
-" How much did he leave?' in
CURED gentleman of an acquaint-
ance, OH learning the death of
wealthy citizen. Everything" re-
sponded the truthful man, !" he didn't
take a dollar with him."
DR.. Schliemann's latest discovery
in that tomb is number of small
scraps of parchment, on which are dis
connected writings that he cannot de-
cipher. They are probably Agamemo-
randum' burlington Ha,ok-Eye.
Lady Ito shopman, after making
him turn over all the Stock" There,
that's exactly the quality l want, but
it is green, and want plum color"
1nsinuating sh opman'' Y on can't do
better than take this. Beside, ma am,
it is plum color" Lady" What :?
Plum color?' Shopman-" Certain
ly. Only the plums are not ripe"
Following on the heels of the
water-cure, the electro-cure, the earth
cure, the lifting-cure, the sun-cure,
etc, a Delaware farmer has established
"hoe-cure. He furnishes the corn,
and it costs the invalid nothing to
hold office in the farmacy. 'Hoe ye
disconsolate" is over the door, and
when there is nothing left to do it is a
Slgn-o cure.
When frost appears the Chautau>
qua Lake outlet freezes over firm but
when the lake itself is once covered
with ice, AL that has formed on the
outlet disappears and this where the
water is still. Who can explain the
true cause of that phenomenon?
Again, while the great lakes freeze
solid, little Seneca Lake rarely makes
ice that can he trusted to bear a horse
Or man. -Bufalo Express,
Concerning the curious supersti-
ton about thirteen at dinner, we have
just come across this singular incident
in recent English book. Some years
since, poor Albert Smith gave sup
per Of thirteen that diScredited the
superstition in a remarkable manner.
Himself on the point of starting for
China, he EN- tertained twelve friends
who were bound for the Crimea, to
encounter the perils of war as mill
tary officers or rs journalists reporting
the incidents Of the conflict. Deem
ing it in the highest degree improba.
BILE that they would meet again on En-
glish ground when they had once
started for the scene Of danger, the
twelve guests met their host with
light hearts. and laughed about the
fate which some of them would OF
course encounter In a few months
Strangely enough, all twelve returned
from the war in perfect health, and
supped again at table of thirteen
with the humorous lecturer. -Hdr-
per'S Nagdzine.
AT a meeting held on Thursday at
the Liverpool Sailors Home to cele-
brate the opening of branch cocoa
room. intended mainly for the accom-
mediation of sailors. it was stated that
this room was the eighteenth which
had been established within fifteen
months. and that he effort to provide
places of entertain ment where intoxi-
eating drink was not sold and where
wholesome food and drink could he
had was being warmly appreciated by
workingmen. The receipts from the
various rooms during the past week
had amounted to 1896, representing
consumption of one ton Of cocoa, one
ton and thirteen hundred weight OF
SUGAR. 40 pounds of coffee. ltty-fOnr