Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-19
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The more suits at law, the less suit.
go on your back.
Here would be a righteous verdict
often times: Death by hanging
the tavern.
To hit q sleepy worshipper on the
head with contribution box is merely
n bump Of benevolcnce.-- Picapuue
A book agent was killed at Leaven.
worth, recently. The mills Of the gods
grind slowly.
1t may not be generally known that
editors get one important item Of sub
sistance ut low price; they get bored
for nothing.
Even if boy is always whistling, 81
want to be an angel" it is Just as well to
keep the preserved pears on the top OF
the pantry.
A st. Louis girl stepped in the mud
last fall, and when it froze over the own
er Of the land put up some fence and
advertised Il skating ring. ST. Louis Re
publicUt.
They now build pianos only weighing
200 pounds, and the young lady who has
for years been trying to lift one Of its
legs by pounding on the keys ought to
be very happy.
The latest style Of kids is tic twenty
seven button gloves which are joined
back Of the ears, and serve to keep the
hair from tickling the neck.-iiolPer's
Bdsdr.
She said, ooh yes, am very fond of
little boys" and rs snow-b ball struck
sn the back of her neck she added Il
feel rs though could cat couple this
minute boiled.
There is happy Bland Rochester
Democrat. Far, far away-in Washing
ton. ~ Yonker's Gu@ette. Where saints
in congress stand-in u horn. Camden
Post Drunk every day-lor ~ fact. --
darlington HdukcYe.
A little fellow being told by young
man to get OIL his knee, that lie was too
heavy to hold in that way, made quite
u sensation among the persons present
by yelling back, TOO heavy, hey? Sis
ter Sal weighs IL hundred pounds more
than |, and you held her on yer knee
for hours last night"
On the 18th inst.a book canvasser fell
down the depot stairs IN Danbury and
broke his leg, an insurance agent in
Monroe lost two fingers in n hay cutter,
and tree pcddlcr III Brooklield was
knocked down and run over by n meat
cart. We propose that the 18th day Of
March be made II legal holiday. -Dom-
bury Ne,NS
a Danbury boy was taken to task by
his mother for striking u companion.
She told him he must ask forgiveness Of
the wrongcd one. He went up to him
and whispered through his clcnehod
teeth; I've got to ask you TO forgive
me Tor hitting You, an you'd better
speak right up ut once that you do, or
I'll give you something to remember"
The victim spoke up.-Dmbmy NeWS,
Beauty "Still bachelor, Count
Why, do you not marry?' Count:
We'll, it is not Eat am disinclinationed;
but your English mees, she is so bcauti-
full, and ven see n pretty face, tic one
knot in my neckpockethandkcrchicf,
and ven see 10 next tie anozer, and ut
70 last, when shall want to marry, it il
all knot and no wife
a colored preacher III Florida thus
held forth My brlIdring the lsraelites
went over the Red sea on the ice They
got over all safe; and dat's de reason
why Moses sung de song oh praise. In
de morning when de sun was up, hot,
Pharaoh and dc Egyptians come wild
der great numbering chariots of iron.
Dey broke through dc ice, and all went
to dc bottom Of de sea !" Stop dere,"
said a nearer. want to ask question.
I've read geography, and Egypt'S Il hot
country, It's under dc tropics, its near
the 'Quator, and dcrc amt no ice deere.
How could dey so over on de ice, an
deere no ice dere?' To which the
preacher responded ! am glad you
asked that question. Now can 'splain.
That comes Of reading geography, in
stead of de bible. My hrudring, when
de chillcn Of Israel 80 over de Red sea,
dat was 4 great, great while ago; before
derc MAS amy tropics, before dcre was
any Quator Oats de reason dcre was
ice, my bruEing"