Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-02
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+, Why did AroD make : golden
=. npo.anae ,he hadn't got enough

~ would not take Oroau ak
use. ,ena a pen with, nor q pen knife
:. ~ hew ship timber.
10 nv 4 skeptical young collegian.
a, ., an old Quaker with the
conn ..ament that he did not believe in
80 bible, said the Quaker "Does
Inc halle he,;sve in France I" Eyes for
.seT | have not seen it, | have
NJ on others that have. Besides, there
:; ss, nlsnty Of corroborative proof that
y ih a country does exist" Then
,hee will not believe anything thee
.n' otbers have not seen? mo. to
W ~ s,re. won't" Did thee ever see
,by own bEainsf" no, Ever : see
. ~; that didw mo" "Does
.h:s believe thee has any"
''I Hugh Miller, tells the story Of
scotch minister, who silenced his
''a;sv-tbroated congregation one day
mite -U effectively. Stopping in the
,dp i of annoying coughing, and
hammjng, he stood perfectly still in
-be pulpit, until every eye was fixed
w him When here was perfectly
siIsnce. he said, 81 see you are still
rban / am. and only make the con-
s,sion when / am attempting to
oak" The coughers were quiet
drr;no t G remainder of the service.
! Improper punciation -"And
he snake unto his sons, saying. Sad
Ala me the ass. And they saddled
6. Elder Knapp, on hot evening,
vas holding service in the church at
Hamilton, n. Y. Many were nod
ding when they were suddenly start
led BY his repeated humping of the
Bible, he cried out at the top OF his
voice, "walse up, wake up, this house
!, free for ali who wish to hear the
Gospel bat those who came here to
seen will be charged two shilings for
their lodgings.
I. Deacon ,Toaes, just deceased,
had a very red nose. His widow
thought it rather personal in the
minister to begin his funeral dis
roulsa-"Another shining light has
been taken from our congregation"
s. Rev. C. II. Sturgeon, says, he
has often thought when hearing GER
tain preachers OF % high order,
speaking to the young, that they
c,ust have understood the lord to
say: Feed my cameleopards," in
stead of, Feed my lambs for moth
ing but giraff9s could reach any
spiritual good from the lofty rock
on which they place it"
9. Su8an.-"I say, Mrs Mccarthy,
this 'go's very bad cabbage"
Mrs McCarthy.-"Shure now is it
honey! Then pick up another. Bless
yer, young cabbages is like sweet
hearts: You must try half dozen
fore ye gets a good one"
10. Change Of mind.-During q
speech the other night, a prominent
member of the Boston Common
Council, made the sage remark, that
: F:se man changes his mind often,
but fool never; and almost in the
next breath exclaimed: Gentlemen
have changed my mind" and then
be wanted to know what the other
members were laughing at.
II. A Frenchman who has lived
IN America for several years says:
When they build a railroad the first
thing they do is TO break ground
this Is done with great ceremony.
Then they break the stock holders,
this is is done without ceremony"
II. What q libel some comical
person uttered, when he said: "Mod-
ern girls are true labor-saving ma.
'mnes, they save all labor by doing
nothing"
Is. Glow much is your stick
candy" Inquired boy of a candy
dealer. "SiX sticks for five cents"
'Lemme see, six sticks for 5 cents,
Tor cents, for 3 cents, 3 for 2
cents, : for cent, and / for moth
ing III take one, and he walked
vet' leaving the candy-man in state
OF bewiIderment.
H. Porca dom'ts, magma quies,
.'at Is, small house, but little con-
Gent.
d. You view the circle round,
Like Noah's weary dove,
And Is there not a lady here,
On whom TO fix your love-?
A. one word, one thought, one line please
send