Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-18
American Punch.

The most important part of n barrel
is the bung-hole. - Wheeling Leader.
Cat III the bonanza regions the mines
me measure of the man. Nee York
World.
Did you ever hear hogshead speak?
II 50, what was ii the hogshead p Tran
script.
The close Of the day is 100 light
garment for this cold weather. Nec
York Star.
William Penn used to spell the name
of his state PENNSYLVANIA. Now was
the knocked out ?-hrehange.
England is happy again trouncing A
boy right at Russia's back door.-Ti17,-
er's Fails Reporter,
BY lodging down back street many
a culprit has proved IN alley by.-Nejc
Orleans Piedmne
/ Il have theory about the dead ian
/ guages,' said n new student. What
Is it?' asked the professor "rhat they
were killed 10y being studied toe hard.
The experiment has been tried often
enough to prove that hutton-hook is
not night-key .-HdckenSdck Pepub-
Rcon
/ On account of the decided manner of
/ his spouse, Smythe says his children
are governed by ma-shall-law. - 30 ton
Transcript
Boston Transcript. "Thus do we burn
the midnight toll" said the facetious
editor, rs he consigned old humble
peg manuscript to the stove.
The thirst for continual novelty
makes people throw away good alma
macs ut the end of every year ard buy
new ones. -Ne,c orleans Picamu,e.
"a soft answer turneth away wrath"
but tough anser turneth away the
carving-fork, slides all over the dish,
and covers the head Of the family with
gravy and coniusion.--Puck.
The Detroit Free Press objects to-
winter with mud three inches deep and
the hens singing their summer songs
Oh, very well who's doing this weather,
sir?-Bg6aio Express.
as justice dead?'' asks the Baltimore
Neps No, we believe not We never
heard OF her trying to kiudle the fire
with coal oil,-Phiiddelphia Chronicle
Herald.
The question before n Massachusetts,
debating society is; "What is the use Of
II bears tail? Why, it's what fills
hunter with delight when the bear
turns it Cincinnati Commercial
Didn't | tell you to call me at six
O'Clock this morning? Why did you
dlsobey me, Joseph?' :" If you please,
sir, was afraid you wouldn't like it.
You were asleep. y Puck,
Teacher-Deiine myrmidon. pro
found silence Show Scholar know
It's woman with a mirror, wots all
the time combin' her hair--and-anI--
and she's got tish's tail. think ,--Puch.
The lad who suddenly sat down on "a
red hot stove, pensively remarked that
he was reminded of the retreating gen
eral who burned his breeches behind
him. --Cincinnah Saturday Night.
The saddest time, we think, in a
young mans life, is when girl writes
To him that she wants her old letters,
and that he can have his 80 cent dia-
mond earrings upon application Men
York Express.
Tell you what, there is something IN
blood and the pride of birth, after all
The Virginia papers are urging tie peo-
pie Of that state not to permit " false
pride to prevent their endorsing and
advocating reputation of the state
debt. We never thought Of it in that
way before; how often mans falls,
pride tempted him to pay his debts
Hawkeye.
Seth, said Mrs. Spicer, "plants are
very fashionable for hall ornaments
now, and wish you would get me one
| for ours" and when Spicer replied that
he would have hat-tree hailed home
for her, she further remarked that she
wished he would keep his stupid jokes
for his club dinners, and not bring them
home to contaminate the minds Of the
children. But then, wives are rarely
grateful. Boston Commercial BaHttin.
A anky, raw-boned six-footer after
gazing into Il Broadway show window
very though.iully for some time, turned
away with a puzzled look, walked
block or two, and then returned to gaze
upon an old-fashioned horse pistol label
ed Captain Berdan's pistol" which oc-
cuped a conspicuous position among
any number and style OF firearms,
swords, sabers, and bowie-knives. He
opened the store door, and having call
ed clerk from the far end of the es-
Enlistment, said; 'Is that Captain
Berdan's pistol " at is" replied the
clerk. "Then," said rawbones, why
doesn't he come and get it?"--Nem York
Erwess.
An old lady from Hackensack step
ped from the train during a storm the