Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22
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Gail Hamilton is the Mount Nosuyius
of womandom.
Experience, like flannel, to be useful,
must be worn rs an under-garmcnt.
The most recent case of absence of
mind is that Of an editor who copied
from u hostile journal one of his own
articles and headed it, A Wretchcd
Attempt at Wit"
Now, if those cvcrlastingly mouoto-
nous organ-grindcrs would only strike
and refuse to work until paid better, then
We would find some comfort in strikes.
-PhaaGlhia Bulletin,
Sitting Bull winks and whispers to his
aids-dc-camp that when he gets the
United States and Canada to fighting
there will be good times for the Indians
again.
The lady who cut her silk dress from
a late war map, supposing it was II dress
pattern, says she did not get n very good
tit, but it is awfully stylish, and different
from anything IN town. -Poughkoepsie
Eagle.
II was Il Rome undertaken who as
sumed II sad expression and intended to
say, Gather them H." but he got con
fused and merely remarked, "Whoop
'cm up" when the miourncrs sadly but
expcditiously bounced him.-Rome Sen
tind.
And Mr.. Becchcr turned ove to Ec-
clesiastes v, l., rnd read aloud The
sleep Of II laboring man is sweet, whcth-
er he eat little or much; but the abund-
ance of the rich will not suffer him to
sleep" And then he murmurcd To
himself, "Old Ecclesiastes said just what
| meant TO say
"A good man leaveth M inheritance
to his children1s children, and the wealth
of the sinner is laid up for the just"
The first part Of this Scripture verse
was printed on the backs of all policies
in the Universal Life Insurance Company
and now policy holders are waiting for
the application of the last clause.
A Danbury mar who went to "A drug
store to have Il prescription prepared,
seeing nobody but n clerk present, said,
"Young man, arc you keeping company
with II girl?' Eyes, sir" answered the
clerk with u blush. "Do you think the
world of herr a. do" said the clerk
firmly, although blushing considerably.
Is she III town." pursued the customer
anxiously. "No, sir; she is away on a
visit" THAT will do" said the man,
decisivcly. you can't fool around any
prescription for me" And he wen
away.
at is not loud praying says IN Ark
ansas circuit rider, which counts with
the Lord, 50 much as giving four full
quarts to the gallon"
An Iowa paper tells Of a smart wife
that helped her husband 10 raise seven
ty acres Of wheat. The way she helped
him was to stand in the door and shake
a broom ut him when he sat down to
rest.
When Englishmcn first gaze upon Nj
agara they cxclaim, by Jove" West
ern men say, "Thunder!" people from
the rural districts, BY Jimmcniel" and
the brides-bless 'cm-say, 40, hold
ne, G%wargc"
II say, boy, is there anything to shoot
about here?' inquired q sportsman Of a
boy he met. "Well,' was the reply,
nothing just about here; but the
| s~choolmaster is down the hill yonder-
you can pop him over"
While she sat in the twilight expecting
her beloved, her hands wandered wist-
fully over the keys as she sang: "Some-
body's waiting for thee" She was right.
The old man With a club was waiting
for him behind the door.
A person who was recently called into
court for the purpose of proving the
correctness Of a surgeons bill, was ask
ed by the lawyer whether the doctor
did not make several visits after the pa
tient was out Of danger" NO. re-
piled the witness, 81 considered the pa
tent in danger so long as the doctor
continued his visits"
The New York Eeing Post says it is
announced on authority, that the Della
ware and Hudson canal company have
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