Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-10
IN A NUTSHELL.

The almanac winter has come.
A woman's belt is always waist full.
A grave error-Burying man alive.
The first Of the season "--Decem-
Der /.
Genuine India shawls are always in
fashion.
Driying-gloves made Of n leopard
claw are novelty.
General N. p. Banks is lccturing in
New York.
Wendell Phillips was just 80 years
old on Dec. /.
Motto of the Montenegrins: "ia d"L
cigno dnces.
Stocking the fire department--Pur-
chasing hose.
The sickest state in the union-lll.-
BioomiRgton Eye.
Hunted down-The ineipient nous
tache.-Cin. Sat. Night.
No matter how old crowbar maybe,
il remains ~ pry rs ever.
The starting-point--A tack on 4
chair seat. Baltimore Emry'Mt'"tay.
Littas name is pronounced "Lcetaw."
Her right name is Marie Won Elsner.
The finest carriage in the land may
be but one-horSc anair,--ModTn
drg6
The undertaken is eager to let n man
down just rs soon as the doctor gives
him up.
When the loader Of choir gets the
right pitch, he sticksto it,, Btoomin9toa
Em.
Put your hoad in The cold and you
shall be rewarded by having II cold in
your head.
All reports 70 the contrary, the ice
crop for 1881 has not yet been damaged
by frost.
Mrs. General Lnndcrs il in Dresden,
where her son IL preparing for the
stage.
II Il reported that General Miles has
II sure thing" on the signal service va
cnnGy.
General Grant has purchased addi-
tional roal esinte Mt Long Branch nj II
cost Of $4,000,
The pedestrian plodders, headed by
Dan O'Lcary, Of Chicago have arrived
from Europe.
Ohio il said to he an Indian word
meaning 90, how beautiful An Ohio
man tells this,
Drcssmnkcrs who know their business
never make bulls; they do MI the gor
ing themselves.
Ex-Governor Ilorntio Seymour il r.
ported TO have entirely recovered his
usual health again
Nine per cent. Of the inlc college
graduates during the pnst ten years
have become ministers.
The new sashcs md drnpery gathered
ut the bottom into tnssels are called
the "bell-pull fcstoon'
II may seem strange, but those who
do not knccd bread are those who do
need it,--Phihdelphia Item
The ancient provcrb says silence
gives assent" The modern hnlloonist
says "nscent gives silence"
When mn Arizona man needs IL new
pnir Of boots he looks around to see
who he shall kill TO secure thom,
Theodore Thomas will conduct the
Christmas performance of the "Mcs-
siah" III Cincinnati on December -.
General Grant has accepted the hon
ornry membership recently rendered
him by the MiddlcseX Club of Boston.
The skirts Of skating goods nre made
of stripped goods. Jerseys are worn
worn with them,
senator Cameron is roganing the
use Of his arm, which was disabled by
an accident not long ago.
Secretary Schurz, il is Mid spends
more hours in department work thnn
any other member of the cabinet.
Chicago jewellers and booksellers m
ticipntc larger sales this holiday season
than during any since the panic
A Boston man has II nose TINT can
smell music when he can't hear it; II
musical scentcr, MS il We're. r. Gin. Sat.
NigM.
Ion can't mike pancakes ont of the
baseball batter, although the pitcher
often catches tho hnttcr. Bloomington
EN
Mr.. Love was married the other day
IN Ithaca ut the age Of 81. II was nj
old Love affair Ncw York Commercial
.idreTiScr
More flowers are worn ON bonncts
and ladies' hats in France than in
America.
The Prince Of Wales has been nomi-
mated for Grand Master Of the Free
Masons Of England for the seventh
time
The estate Of Governor Williams, Of
Indiana is estimated to he worth $780,
000 $4,000 of which is invested in
farming lands.
Miss Cora Mccartney, daughter of
Hon. James Mccartney, attorneygcn-
cral-elcct Of Illinois. will be chief clerk
in her fathers Office.
4 burglar sometimes breaks into u
mans chest with false keys, but wo.
man attpmntS to bronx into his hy