Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-27
IN 4 NUTSHELL.

lection of $500 birds. all caught, stuffed
and mounted by himself
Weather Prophet Vennor has resign
ed from the Canadian geological ser
vey and will open mining exc ange
in Montreal
| The new Car leads a very simple
life. He rises early and breakfasts with
family, and then puts on his boiler iron
overcoat and takes walk in the back
yard.-Bcso1 Globe.
Time-honored custom: 1t is time
honored custom in Quincy, Fla.to salute
a newly married couple by firing a cam
non This is to remind those present
that the battle of life has fairly begun.
Chicago Tribune
| A french chemist can take sugar,
| flour and other substances and make a
nicer egg than any hen ever left in
nest, and the hen must feel fearfully
ashamed of themselves.
An exchange publishes an article
headed, "How to tell a mad dog We
have nothing to tell mad dog that We
cannot communicate by telephone or
postal card.
sit is stranger than fiction" he re-
marked "What is? asked the. pub
Usher. A story founded upon facts,
replied the other, as he laid down the
book with sigh.
From off the running rivulet the icy cham is
And the futter of the winget of the doyelet is
abroad
The quacklet of the ducklet in the brooklet We
shall hear
| And the rootlet of the pigle; will presently APP
| pear.
Lolita Darling is q clairvoyant at
Lawrence, Mass, but her sight was not
strong enough to discern the approach
of her husband while another man was
kissing her, or fight might have been
prevented.
A school teacher III Berks county,
Pennsylvania, has whipped tifty-eight
pupils and had seventeen fights with
| fathers since November LIST. During
the holidays he breaks colts and hunts
wolves.
Here lies u man whose crown was won
BY blowing III empty gun,
And met the girl on heavens green
Who lit the fire with kerosene,
He also saw astrde stool
The man who tempered with a mule.
Rochester Express.
Arkansas papers are greatly excited
because Frank McGhee, one of the
wealthiest planters in that state, who
married a beautiful young lady last
week, has mysteriously disappeared.
| Probably he has gone off to sell his prop
erty and buy Mrs. McGhee a spring
| bonnet.
do look like rabbit" asked CO.
| Iar,o1 u A,,J.o1,., Wa D,or,Io,,Y r.
the Sunset route, as San Antonio news
paper man came in and took seat on
the edge of IL chair "Do you look like
a rabbi? Why Colonel, what singular
question! What makes you think you
look like rabbi" 20, nothing, except
so many people come to me to see
| about their annual passover the road.
Nine thousand three hundred and
seventy-four women have been heard
to remark during house cleaning epe-
demic II have toslook out for every
thing; everything is left to me; moth
ing is done unless | do it: it's enough to
try the patience ofasaint. Boston Trans
cript
Secretary Kirkwood has stated that,
in order not to awaken any unfriendly
or hostile feeling among the crow In
dams, he deems it advisable that before
preliminary surveys are made through
their reservation by the surveyors of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company the
Indians shall be informed by the Indian
agent that their rights of property will
be fully respected, and that the road
will not be permitted to pass through
until the Indians are amply compensat-
ed for the right Of way,
The centennial anniversary of the
victory of the American Revolutionary
army over the British at Cowpens was
celebrated on the battle-ground. Gov.
Hagood, Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, Senator Wade Hampton, and rep
resentatives from several of the thirteen
original States made speeches. There
was review of South Carolina MALTA
and on the whole the affair was very
successful and credible to all concerned
1t has been intimated that the at
tention of the Texas legislature. soon
to meet in extra session, will be called
to the question of dividing the state in
to four. The Galveston Neps ridicules
this idea, and says the session will be
called to divide the state into repre-
sentative districts, and will go no furth-
er. In the legislature resolution de-
claring that Texas relinquishes her
right SO divide her territory into four
new additional states as provided for in
the articles admitting the state into the
union was voted down.
Gihooly was talking with Col. deSmith
about eating. Said the latter 81 cant I'M
derstand how people can eat supper, for
| | am very temperate in eating. When /
| eat dinner | never take anything for
supper" mo wonder you don't eat
any supper. If ate as much for din
ner as I've seen you eat, would not be
able to cat again 70 forty-eight hours.
Where would you put your supper I'M
less you had stomach-pump" Thus it
is that lifelong friendship is severed
Galreston Nems.
| Two ladies, handsomely dressed, en-
tered a car. A gentleman rose and of
fered one of them seat. She said to
the other lady: dear, you take it. /
am very tired, but you are much more
tired than | am" The other said NO
dear, you look SO weary, and cant rob
you of it, Then another gentleman
rose, both ladies took seats, and
one said: What a lovely time we
had. l feel SO much brighter for run
ming OUT" while the other replied: II
haven't felt SO well for ages. Shopping
is great pleasure. I'm all in a glow"
The Directors of the Union Pacific
Railway complain that their Company
has not been properly nor fully com
pensated for services rendered the Unit
ed States for carrying the mails from
the construction of the road until 1875,
and have filed petition in the Conrt of
Claims asking for 81, 141.720, being the
amount which the Company says
is rightfully due. The Court heard the
argument on the matter and will prob
| ably render 4 decision In q few weeks