Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-13
HuIn0r.

Irony" of the law-Sentencing
blacksmith for forgery"
No man can ever tell just how much
money widow is worth until he mar
ries her for it. 1t is one of those cases
where you have to take your chances.
An exchange contains the marriage
notice of Mr.. and Miss Carr. We no.
tice it merely as an instance of car
coupling bya clergyman, which is some
thing unusual.
eyes, Agnes, Pm going to have a
crcam-colored summer silk, provided
pa doesn't veto the appropriation ma
has passed. y Waterloo Observer.
The Norristown Herald says you can't
convince woman, who is cleaning
house, that the woodwork is clean until
she has scrubbed nearly all the paint
off.
She asked him il her new dress wasn't
as sweet as n spring rose, and the brute
said it was, even to the minor attrac-
ton Of having little due upon it.
A st. Louis man says Chicago girls
have an advantage over all OTHERS in
berry picking, as they can hang pail
on each ear and sling the fruit in with
both hands.
Last Sunday Sunderland superin-
tendent, after the lesson was closed,
asked the little boys the following ques-
ton from the smaller question book:
"Who knows better than father or moth
err" A little five-year-old promptly re-
sponded, 81 do"
The newest thing in high art, girls, is
to paint your brothers clay pipe deli
cate sky blue, with cluster of lilies-of-
the-valley on the bowl If you haven't
got a brothers clay pipe, some other
girls brothers clay pipe will do as well
or perhaps better.
We are sorrow to announce the total
failure of the peach crop. A vessel
laden with ice anchored over night in
Delaware Bay, and chilled every peach
bud in the state of that name.-Phild-
delphid Chronicle Herald.
When man calls his wife g the wo-
Inen folks" the Kingston Freeman says
you may set it down that she is one too
much for him, and that he is obliged to
designate her rs plural.
A Michigan girl coaxed her lover to
take her carriage riding, and the horse
ran away and killed her. Showing this
paragraph to the girls will be thousands
of dollars in the pockets of our young
men.
A peasant, being at comics sion, accus-
ed himself of having stolen some hay.
The father confessor asked him how
many bundles he had taken from the
stack. THAT is of no consequence"
replied the peasant. "you may call it
wagon-load, for my wife and | are go
ing to fetch the remainder very soon"
The following testimonial of certain
patent medicine speaks for itself: "DeGr
Sa,-Two months ago my wife could
scarcely speak. She has taken two bot
ties Of your Life Renewer,' and now
she can't speak at all. Please send me
two more bottles. ! wouldn't be with
out it.
They were engaged in archery, and
her attitude was very fine as she let fly
the feathered arrow from the twanglng
bow William are you hit ?" she softly
murmured. "Shot through the heart"
he answered. Do, William" she
pleaded" do, William, Tell" And
thus it is that history repeats itself.
The following is the Chinese version
of Mary and her lamb:
Was cal named Moll had lamb.
Fleas sll samee white snow,
Elvy Mace Mol gal walkee
Ba b. hoppe long too
A NEW novel Is called "a Lady's Four
Wishes" An old bachelor says she
hasn't read the book, but he knows
what her wishes are: First, new
bonnet; second, new bonnet; third
new bonnet: fourth, new bonnet" From
this one might suppose that the old
bachelor was married man.-Norris-
toln Herald.
A srAELEaAs employed by New Or
leans street railroad company sold hair