Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-18
PITHY PARTICLES.

"INsEcTs ABROAD" is the title of
volume in which 500 insects are de-
scribed.
THE president Of the United States
Express company has had his salary
raised to $4,000 per year.
GET thee to a gunnery," is the first
advice given to Leadville emigrants
when Quitting in Denver.
THE japanese live on fish and rice
have sips of tea and whiffs of tobacco,
and yet do very hard work.
ga MAN never loses by little polite
ness" as n soldier said when he bowed
his head for the cannon ball to pass over.
To neutralize the sting of gnat or
mosquito. rub the part affected with
little cerumen, that is, the wax of the
ear.
BISMARCK is entitled to wear 466 decora-
tons, and the New Orleans Picuyune
SAYS that when he is dressed he looks
like speckled hen.
A CLOCK in Nelson county, Ky, has
not ceased ticking for seventy-six years,
it is sand. But this would seem to be
lie on the face of it.
lHERE nave DGCn sIttiIuefS, 90
ships, "a banks, 43 brigs and IA schoon-
ers--all together 800 vessels-lost 10 the
storms of this winter.
cit was spicy and full OF practical
suggestions" is what a Maine newspaper
said about prayer offered before the
legislature OF that state.
ECARLATE" is the name of new red
color derived from coal. 1t is prophesied
that cochineal has had its day and that
the new color will take its place.
TUE Kansas City Times tells the story
of western man who walked twenty
miles expressly to hear Queen Victoria
sing in Her Maiestys Opera troupe.
A PAPER read before the English So
ciety of Arts has carried CONSERVATION to
the female breast, it being asserted that
5000 tons of arsenic were sold yearly as
pigments for calico.
BELGIANs cure rabbit skins 80 that
they appear to be sealskins. Ten thou
sand rabbits were recently killed on one
English farm in Essex and the skins
were sent to the Belgians
A TWENTY years prisoner in the In
diana prison has been released after 10
years service, his "good time" of one
day each month for the first year, and
gradually increasing, having reduced his
term seven years.
A FIGHT between bald-headed eagle
and bull belonging to Mr.. Burns, of
Allegheny, Pa, occurred recently. 1t
lasted half an bour, and the eagle was
about to come off victorious, when help
arrived. 1t WAS a fierce battle, and the
bull was badly hurt.
The German comic papers have pic
tire of youth astride of n horse which
the father is anxious to dispose of to a
customer who stands by, and the boy,
who is III ignorance of the nature of the
bargain, leans from the saddle and
whispers to his parent, Father, shall !
ride him to buy or to sell "
THE soldiers o. Camp Douglas, Idaho,
have as pet a yearling deer with q good
ear for music. When the Fourteenth
regiment is on parade, General Gus
ter" which is the animals name, march
es proudly in front of the drum-major,
with head erect and lofty steps, keeping
excellent time to the music of the band
CHARLES LAMB was in the habit of
ii
Quence was sometimes taken for a clergy
man. Once, at dinner-table, among
large number of guests, his white cravat
caused such n mistake to be made, and
he was called ON to "say grace" SIS
there no cl-cl.clergyrnan present ?"
"No. sir" answered the guest. 9TH
then" said Lamb, bowing his head
let us thank God"
A SUFFOLK, Virginia, paper says that
few days ago large saw-log WIS placed
on the carriage of saw-mill in the town
and the saw started, when all of a sudden
there Was a crash, IA striking of fire and
a demolished saw. An examination
showed that piece Of shell fired during
the war had been imbedded in the tree,
the bark had grown over the wound and
no outward sign remained The saw was
badly damaged.
THE two strongest men at mining
camp near Leadville agreed to have a
twenty feet high, There was to be but
one fall, for it was considered that the
one who got thrown from the small plat
form would be disabled, if not killed.
The struggle lasted ten minutes, enc Of
the contestants doing his utmost to hurl
the other OFF. Finally, the man who was
being vanquished drew 4 knife, and dan
gerously stabbed his antagonist
ONCE upon time the mule, without
having received an invitation, attended
a convention OF animals that was called
for the purpose Of discussing the best
methods of family government, What
do YOU know about all this ?" asked the
president tauntinrly: "have You ever