Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
THE GENTLE SEX.


A YOUNG lady in Crittenden county,
KY, chose whipping in school rather
than apologize to one of her classmates.
The woman who is exceedingly
sweet to ones face and is very bitter
behind ones back, may be said to bear
false sweetness against her neighbour
Steubeaville Herald.
NINE. O'CoNNEL, who was once so
popular as colorist, and who drew
Rachel as she lay dead, is now in pub
lie insane asylum in Paris.
BEFORE marriage girl frequently
calls her intended "her treasure" but
when he becomes her husband, she looks
upon him Ss "her treasurer"
THE Providence Pres tells of lady
in that city who, ate. attentively ex.
aiming bust in a window, esserly
inquired, "And who was this Terra
Gotta, anyway
THE Boston Postsays that G.rster gets
$500 night for singing two hours in
opera, but that baby can make her travel
up and down room all night and sing
for just nothing at all.
A WRITER on home attractions saws:
"Give your apartments expression,
character. ALLOW nothing to look isolat
ed, but let everything present have an
air of sociability." That is what makes
the girls leave two chairs sitting facing
each other Monday.
AT New York wedding the other
day the bride wore pearl necklace with
diamond pendant and 4 butterfly with
wings Of diamonds and body of rubies,
and each of the bridesmaids wore dia.
mond pin and diamond butterfly with
pearl crest, the gift of the bride.
A YOUNG couple from Marshall coun-
ty, KY, each of the parties aged just ak
teen years. eloped to Paris, Tenn, and
after having been made one flesh by
Judge Booth, the genial groom drew
from his pocket dozen sweet crackers
and handed them to the judge for his re-
ward.
A VERY romantic yarn is going the
rounds just now about doctor in Han
nibal, Mo, who recently married n
young lady over whose entrance into
this world he presided seventeen years
ago. This is the second man with whom
his wife's age WAS betting point.
Adam was the other.
NELLIE JOHNSON, of st. Louis, is a
diminutive woman who weighs only 80
pounds. Nevertheless, being insulted by
young man in the street the other day,
she whipped out pocket-knife and
plunged the blade into his breast. He
escaped with his life only because the
blade was a small one.
A FASHIONABLE garment can now be
made by taking your husbands ulster,
dyeing it brown, cutting off the breast
pockets gathering it behind and sewing
ten cents worth of block ruching around
the neck. With one of these on, mid.
die sized woman can sail into i've cent
store with the air of duchess.
| A GLORIOUS, beautiful widow, says the
Washington Capitol, has the best dodge
of them all; she takes home 100 of her
photographs and when a gentleman CALI
the maid happens to be looking at one of
them. What is that, Susan" says the
caller. "a photograph of Missis," says
Susan. "Ain't it just too lovely7"
Rather" replies the caller, and then he
gives Susan dollar for it.
MRS, JANE GRAY SwIssHELM has
ascertained from Buckle, good author
ity, that for every twenty girls there are
twenty-one boys; and, consequently, she
lnfers that every woman ought to have
husband, and every twenty families
ought to have a good common.stock
old bachelor uncle who will buy drums
for the boys, dolls for the girls, and take
the young ladies to the opera.
A WOMAN in the hospital in Florence
has 8 strange history. She entered the
Italian army order to save her brother,
married man, from military service.
She served with distinction during the
war with Austria, aud received a medal
for bravery in the field. When these
facts were made known to King Hum
bert he presented her with the cross of
his order and gave directions for her
discharge on an annual pension Of 800
francs.
To tell the truth, we are surprised that
the women folks show the amount of
common sense that they do. Young
times day, how bright your eyes are,
Whist magnificent tresses are yours, how
enchanting your society is, how incest,
sweetest, best you are; how long, think
you, before you would develop into the
assiest kind ola jacksss-always provided
you were not ore at the start.--Boston
Transript
A KENTUCKY widow recently planned
second marriage without taking the
paipa IN in form har aop a IuA of twnlva
years. While the ceremony was in pro.
gress the urchin escaped from the
nursery, and approaching the gentleman
who was rapidly being converted into
his stepfsther, gave him violent blow