Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-08
ACROSS THE SEA.


missionaries in China to return home
once IN seven years.
AN Englishman we'll acquainted with
Herr krupp's establishment at Essen
says that since the Turco-Russian war
Russia has purchased there no fewer
than 700 cannon, mostly of large calibre.
GLASGOW, Scotland, has the best ven
tllated university in the world The
central steeple rises to the height of two
hundred feet, and one million cubic feet
OF pure air are forced into the building
every hour
KING OSCAR II. of Sweden has ordered
four gold and as silver medals to be
struck for the officers and crew of Prof
Nordenskjold's Arctic expedition. The
medals bear on one side the image of the
king, and on the diverse the insignia of
the Order of the North Star.
MONKEYS are caught in Africa by
means of fermented beer 1t is placed
by the natives within reach, and as soon
as one monkey tastes it he screams with
JOY, and many answer his call. They
soon get too drunk to realize the ap-
proach of person and are easily cap
tured.
YOUNG Japanese children scarcely ever
cry, because great care is taken to keep
out of their way every possible cause of
irritation. 1t is probably in consequence
of this that the Japs are, as q race,
almost exasperatingly good humored, so
that servant severely scolded will often
merely reply by a beaming smile.
ALTHOUGH four out of Henry M. Stan
ley's twelve or fourteen white companions
have already succumbed to the influence
OF the African climate and the severe toll
among the cataracts of the Congo, he
still holds to his purpose to cross the
continent again, but expects to lose all
his reliable companions on the way.
THE British navy is becominga school
for royalty. Not only are the two sons
of the Prince of Wales midshipmen, but
Ernest, the thirteen-years' old son of
the Grand Duke of Hesse and the late
Princess Alice, is about to join. Queen
Victoria is said, however, to be rather
indifferent to the navy, taking more in
terest in the army
AN English jury having been locked
up eight days, the judge, when dis
charging them, complimented and thank
ed them for the great care, attention and
patience which they had given the case.
The only recompense he had power to
make was the assurance that he would
take care that they were not called upon
to serve again "for some long time to
come"
KINNs, the jockey, who was thrown
at the Vesinet races, and died in Paris
hospital, had a sentimentally sad funeral.
The hearse was drawn by two foundered
horses that he had once ridden under
colors, and behind it walked his fellow
jockeys, "attired in black, with their
heads uncovered, little, thin, nervous in
dividuals in tight trousers, deeply creased
about the knees"
PERNAMBUoo lies under tropical sun,
and its little boys, instead of playing
marbles +" for keeps" develop an early
propensity to gamble for money. The
Rio Ne,os tells of two youthful brothers
of that state who quarrelled while gam
bling. Jose won eighty reels, and Anto-
MO became so enraged at his losses that
he stabbed his brother with knife, and
then fed from the house.
AMERICAN tradesmen can claim no ge-
MUS for advertising so long as they are
easily beaten by Berlin grocer, who
thus informs the public, through the
Borsen Zeitung: "Twins are come to
me for the third time. This time boy
and a girl / entreat my friends and
patrons to support me stoutly. Excel
lent, butter, well worth the price. SINH
larry, sausage and cheese. Berlin,
Eo1N IL,
A POSITION has been made and fam
lily founded before this by such lucky
chance as buying an old book al a com
mon book-stall in the street, every leaf
of which proved to contain a f100 bank
note! The story Is well authenticated
and the fortunate inheritor of the lucky
purchaser has very charming place not
far from Dublin. In Coram street was
the book stall from which the golden
book was purchased for an old song
A BANK, commonly called Hafner, In
the Lake of Zurich, and situated at
distance of few thousand feet from the
Mansion House promenade, is now being
infinitely investigated by order OF the
town authorities. 1t appears that re-
mains of a prehistoric pile-dwelling are
coming to light at this spot, consisting
of quantity of coarse and fine clay YES
sells, Goals, few bronze implements,
etc. The piles upon which the old col
ony rested are particularly numerous
Nature.
4 TRAVELLER in the forests Of Brazil
saw hairy spider with body two inch
es long, and eight legs, measuring seven
inches each. 1t vas on tree trunk
beneath deep crevice, across which was
stretched dense white web. The lower