Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-26

W hatever objection NAV ba -
to whipping, it is at least n NJ opposed
that it makes a boy smart. 0e'i'4ole
Why Is a pawnbroker like H.
ara! Because he takes the pledcnD LEX.
cannot always keep it. 'e1se out
A clock at the Paris exbib;t;ou
OFT a pistol hourly. The exbibjto.n Feo
planned that it was to kill time ei'0' e1
A lady called at Winter-stroo,
eler's yesterday for ''baroucbo :, JEW
nament her darter's at.-Boston Pa ~ VI
The man who leaves two-tbirds =.
cigar IN dark nook on the froot st " q
when he goes to see his gill viii m n'oIp
a good hus band. ''''Ae
The man who wrote that .vou.
was impossible" never tried 70 ga 0iu n
pocket in his wife's dress when II ane
hanging up in a clothes-pres vas
Says Giles, "My wife and arc tr.
yet faith | know not why, sir" One,
Jack, You're ten, if | think t mn
she's one and you're cipher"
When katherine's husband was ..
rested Tor correcting that lady with
strap, he said it was a pity that ,,u 4"
shoul' be arrested for strapnino i Ia;
skate. NN
Adolphe to Araminta, on their NOV
to church.: How l would l were tSa
prayer-book you clasp so loyinglyS
Reply: How l would you were 6r
then | could shut you up" "
The weather is improving in mill
ness, but it has hardly yet reacbpl
front-gate loneliness. The signing maid.
eu is patiently awaiting that propitiors
season.-Neao Hapen Register.
1t is fact fully understood bv rail.
road men that the lines having the
most long tunnels on the route seem
the bulk of the bridal-tour trade
Boston Globe.
What" said al inquisitiye young
lady, 'ls the most popular color for
brlde?' We may be a little particulr
in such matters, but we should prefer
white one.-Etmra Gazette.
"Why are you looking at me 50 in.
tently, Alice?" said Theodore. 81 was
gazing at vacancy" replied Alice,
dreamily, and yet there is twinkle
about her mouth that shows her an.
praisement of the young man.
Speak gently, speak gently; no mat.
ter how much bigger and how much
broader across the shoulder than your.
self the other man is, nor how cross he
looks, speak gently. The bigger and
broader and crosser-the gentler.-
Burlington Hdrkeye.
Will Science please stand up and tell
US why girl who freezes to death every
time she sweeps off the front steps can
ride fifteen miles in sic gh with moth.
ing around her but some other girls
brothers arm, without even getting
blue nose?-PuSton Press.
There was young man of Palmyra
Sat down alongside OF his Myra1
They had just douSed the glim
When the parent came in,
And the young man achieved his liegiA
-B4ria.a
A lady entered shop lately and re,
quested to see some lavender kid gloves,
whereupon she was shown several dr.
ierent shades of that color. Being
little overcome with so great variety,
she asked: Which of those pairs Is
the lavenderest p
An examination of 5000 SCHOOLGIRL
dren in Boston reveals the fact that
while only 8 per cent. of the boys are
color-blind, only per cent. of the glrI'
are thus afflicted. Anybody who has
ever heard an average woman describe
a neigh boris new spring bonnet knows
well enough that color-blindness is not
one Of the peculiarities OF the gentle sex
baltimore Gazette.
A rich old man was jealous Of his
young and pretty wife. Failing SICK IL
due time, and feeling about to dle' ne
summoned his wife to his bedside, anu
oesought her, as last favor, with teas
i'll his poor old eyes, not to marry 'ne
object of his jealousy, nelghbor, Wneh
he was gone. II will not, said tie uu'
tiful woman" | will not, my dear nus
band; be in no concern for him-nay,I
could not, for l have for some year
past been engaged to another!
In this beautiful land there IS ?,
least one poor woman who is IN sonc,.
tude sore and obviously dire hei
case is one that will excite the SympIaiI
thy of all feeling people She w i
like to ask, if it would not be consider
ed an intrusion = she would be EXTREME
" gratified to learn-she would regard
it as a very high favor, If some on'
would advise her, tIat-ls, reaIly hoI'
oh! indeed, would you wear dlan1ona'
when you are washing dishes'-L0""
mVo C0urier-Jouradl.
DR.. Peter Cooper has very success ~
- M Iocroe conferred on