Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-23

Rings Out ~ such harmonious Noicc,
That sinners in the church rcioiec.
AMI wish Shcd slng till Monday
rhCR Obadiah t9npr high
j. unsurpassed beneath the skN.
juSt boar him sing "SwCCt shy.And Nv
And You VIII SIT in wonder;
While Xcdekahs bass profound
Goes down 50 low II jars The Stouud,
And wakes the echoes miles around,
Like distant rolling thunder
Talk NOT to us ot ratuS fame,
0r Nteoiui'S tenor tame,
OrCary's coulraltoe hut name
OR MhitscN pouderous haSSo'
They sing no mere like lanc sophia
And Ann Maria, Obadiah,
And lcdrkiah iii our choir,
Than cats sing like romaSse'
Evcua harrel.hoop will turn whom
trod upon,
Wigs, in the language Of flowers, are
lic-locks.
Two things 50 oil in u hurry an ar
row dismissed from Il bow aud Il beau
dismissed by n belle,
4 Troy man has lost il eaualhoat,
and u local paper suggests that some
Syracuse girl took It tor a slipper
What il the difference between II
man struck with amazcmont and y
lcopard's tail? One is rooted Is the
spot, and the other is spotted TO the
root.
Our extra strong-mlndcd woman has
remarked that an old bachelor is Il man
who, through selfish motives, hns re-
Trained from making some Woman
wretched.
Tho culprt was brought before the
magistrate and asked Ills name. Ii
was given as kachcnschlagor. did
You shoot the dog in self defense 2"
+" No; Shot him IN the lex, und he
jumped oier lie fence"
See here, mister" said il boy who
was driven up tree ~ II lcroeious
dog, III You don't take your dog away
III cat UP all your apples =
4 Minnesota father who has five
Erownup daughters, has sued tie
county. He claims that his residence
has been used as a courthouse for the
past two years.
Encouraging George (who las lust
engaged himself 70 the girl ol his
hls heart breaks the happy news 10 his
friend Jack (who has been married
some time.) Jack: "Ah well, my
dear fellow, marriage is thn best thing
IN the long ran, and can assure you
that after year or two II man gets
used TO it, and feels just MS Jolly rs il
lie had never married at I'LL.
The paris green did not exactly kill
the potato bugs hat il 50 seriously Inn
paired their intellect that they have
gone 10 eating the Canada thistlcs
DnlbUg NctcS.
And what did you think of Swtler-
land?" asked n lady of IL young Amcri-
can belle who had Just made the tour.
Pretty place, but il struck me there
We're too many lakes and too few young
men
DIR. Carver can knock hole in n
silver dollar every time" So cm We,
every time we take our girl for walk
down u street that boasts an icc-ucam
saloon and Il dcuccd big hole il IL too.
Puck.
When II man has Il hole III the toe ol
one Of his socks, and il pulling on IT tight
boot, and the sock works up around his
lnstcp then II j. time to ask him hi,
private opinion Of panthcism as an or
thodox doctrine E.mLange
Did the prophet Isaiah ever ont at u
railroad station? 1t certainly looks so
for how could he have described it IL
literally if lie had not. "And he shal
snatch on the right hand and be hungry
and he shall eat on the left band nnd
shall not be satisfied. H. BuBaHo Coto
r}er.
Our readers viii be relieved 10 learn
that the scniropterns vohicclla and thu
gymnorhina lenconota have arrived Ill
right at the Central Park manageric IL
New York, and the cervus dana liar
also taken lodgings there next to tht
tmtur risoria - LDteA C1uricr.
Iung man. perhaps yti better be i
munky than philosopher; if yll play
the munky well. mankind viii look
upon themselves M superior 70 yu, and
toss sou halls and quarters, but If vi
play the philosopher they will kiDsidei
vi superior 70 them, and shun vi nc
kordinly J0sh Biiiags.
Mrs. Sboddy's views are interesting tc
those Who are thinking about keeping d
carriage. She says that She has thought
Il All over, and come to thc conclusion
that brooches arc a'mGst too large, thai
these ere coupons are too shut up, but
that nice stylish pony phantom seems
to IL just the thing.
Pazo, cap'n, how far are We from
the land2' asked sca-siek migrant u
the captain ol an ocean steamer
Well, Mike, wearc bout couple hun
drcd miles off Cape Henry, ] reckon,
was the reply And now, cap'n,' said
Mike, how far, plaze, ii Cape Henry
from, tho lot 11v HosJou pnsy