Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30

and two handkerchiefs. - onker, Gos.s
An Indian editor says: "Coal oil mi
bed on the neck and head, will cure h..
cholera. We have tried it." Who css
dispute testimony like that?
There will always be more or less .,
element inthe household that possess
cat and back fence, or a poor pi,n,
and good healthy girl.-Bridapr
Standard ~
| A man made a bet that he could rd,
the f1y-wheel in a saw-mill, and as Ii,
widow paid the bet she remarks
William was kind husband, but i,
didn't know much about hy-wheels.s
A small boy, arrested for thrown,
stones at the windows of Independent
Hall the other day, got off on the ple,
that he was only rocking the cradle
liberty
Augustus" love, what are yon think
ing about so inteotiy?" "Why, AureE,
you know when we are married w.
shall be made one, and was trying Il
make out which of US that one wou5
| be-"
When proposing to widow, Smidg |
kins says, the question whether her fin
husband IS dead or divorced should b
put as delicately as possible
The other day Il mean man out i,
western Iowa went off into a ouip
country place, and died so quick thai
his wife got his insurance money befo,s
the company had time to fail. Thu
president says he never felt so swindlet
and cut up since he has been in ths
| business.
Pettengill says that the first "retura
ing board" of which he has any recol
lection was single in the hand of hi
father. The three-fathcr son, and
shingle-used to hold frequent CON.
mittee meetings in the back shed, but
the returns came in SO swiftly that j
fair count was impracticable.
Mrs. Mccarthy" Faith an l don
want the things ut all at all, Biddy OIL
Brady, though it's yourself, wild you'll
plisint tongue, I'd rather have any on|
else to chate me-" B. OBJ" That,|
thrue for we, Mrs Mccarthy, an shur
l don't know any one else in the wide
world I'd be half so PLACED to chatc.
A gentleman speaking of his wife to
friend, said: Before we we're married,
she used to say bye-bye' so sweetly
when l went down the steps," "And
now what does she say p asked the
friend, "Oh, just the same" exclaimed
the man, buy, buy p "Ah, l see," said
the other "she only exercises n differ
ent "spcll" over you.
A learned lawyer was once accuse
of having disgraced the bar by taking
silver from q client, the etiquette of tn
profession requiring that his fec Should
be in gold. 81 took silver" he replied
"becauseI could not get gold; bM
took erery td,thing the tello,o had in
acorId, and hope you do not call th1
disgracing the profession.
A lady sent note to a newspaper
get recipe TO cure whooping-cou u
a pair of twins. By mistake recipH
for picking onions was unconscious
inserted and her name attached, and she
received this answer through the "Ar
swers to Correspondents. Mrs. L. H
B.-If not too young, skin them pretty
closely, immerse in scalding water
sprinkle plentifully with salt, and i'm.
merse them for n week in strong
brine" t
A person recently met a lady who is
distinguished rs having been four time
a widow, and has now again entered
the bonds of matrimony. Said the
friend: 81 think [ once had the plea
sure of dining with you in New York!
"When?" asked the fair stranger. In
1866" he replied. Yes" she said re
flectively, that may have been so, but
l had forgotten it. You see," she added
ait was two or three husbands ago"
Sam, a Kentucky darkey, who wa
expatiating on the merits of a mule he
was trying hard to sell, said: "Ive
know'd dat mule fur free yeah, an !
don't tink de animile would hurt a lam
cause" The blank space indicates
where the recommendation was inter
rupted, and Sam forwarded to the Other
side Of the fence.
A Bridget, evidently new to the mys-
teries of marketing, seeing a pet owl In
front of poulterers stand in Washing
ton Market yesterday, said to its owner
"What wad We be askin' for that broad.
faced goose" "Goose that's an owl,
was the contemptuous reply. "Owld
it is, you're sayint? Sure it's mfsen
that can bile the bird till it's tinder''-
New York Tribune.
The TENDER PoINT.-They are taking
evidence in divorce case for cruelty