Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30
ly. thanks to recent copious rains and
promise an abundant yield.

made visit 10 the homestead OF Mr.,
Edmund Lloyd, on Wye river, Talbot
county, Nd, where he was once slave
and which he had not before seen since
he left it, fifty-six years ago. He was
cordially received by the 'old folks at
home and their descendants.
Ex-senator Ramsey has notified
Secretary Window that he will accept
the chairmanship Of the committee
which is to investigate the charges pre-
pared against Superintendent Dodge, of
the San Francisco mint Mr.. Ramsey
will have voice in the selection of the
other members of the committee.
Capt. T. w. Brooks, who passed
quarter of century in successful
mining in California and Colorado, tells
the Atlanta, Ga, newspapers that "the
mountains Of the Carolians and Georg-
ia contain as much gold and silver as
the Rocky Mountains" He says that
the South has run to cotton without a
thought Of her mineral wealth.
In ancient Greece women counted
their age from their marriage. There
are lots of single women in this country
who propose doing the same thing. 1t
is so long since they were born that
they have entirely lost reckoning and
given up in despair. They are eagerly
looking forward to an epoch to count
from.
The New York correspondent Of the
London Standard cabled his paper last
week that crops of all kinds in America
would be complete failure this year.
The report had depressing effect on
railroad stocks in London, and was evil
IDENTIFY sent to help along a gigantic
"bear" movement in Wall street. The
report was contradicted the following
day.
The fashion of ladies kissing each
other when they meet, by way friend
ly salutation, is all out of fashion now
When two ladies meet now they touch
finger-tip's family murmer $50 glad, j"
smile as sweetly as women can smile at
each other and pass on. There is no
longer danger of their complexion be-
ing kissed off
A colored man was recently killed by
lightning at Richmond, Va, the other
day. There was no storm, and very
small cloud was passing over the city
at that time. from which only ore flash
of lightning issued, accompanied by a
moderate report of thunder. The peo-
pie who saw the accident thought that
it was a thunderbolt especially manu-
featured to kill that darkey.
Unexpected reply: A Danbury boot
black was in South Norwalk when the
train went through there on its way to
Hartford with the nations military
dignitaries. ''Did you see General
Sherman" asked citizen this morn
ing while having shine. mo; was
he looking for meY' was the response.
The citizen was shocked anbury
News.
Here is brilliant extract from a
book of South American tarvels: "Never
had these lonely wilds been traversed
by human beings, nor did the animals
betray the slightest fear at our ap-
proach. Indeed, on one occasion, when
one of our negroes was padding
with his arm in the water an alligator
swan fearlessly up and bit it off with
out displaying the least apprehension"
Terrible: This is terrible A youth of
seventeen has lost his sight, all his hair
has come out, his voice is failing, one
arm has become paralyzed, his girl has
Tilted him, his hearing is gone, and both
his legs have dropped off at the knees
all through the habitual smoking of
cigarettes. Ca terrible lie, we mean;
but it is not half as sad as some of the
cases reported in our exchanges.
Truth is stranger than fiction every
time. )-Nt1risto,on Herald.
Said Thomas Jones
In gleeful tones,
Unto his son and heir,
Your noses exact
Like mine--a fact
Ny SON. I do declare
Not quite so red
Young hopeful said,
AT daddy's nose he squints)
Some folks prefer
High eolors SIR
Bat i like sober tints.n
One Of the most adventurous girls
of the period" is Miss Mary Smith,
very Porteus in varied experiences. AT
Louisville, some time since, she invit-
ed rich man to her hotel, and having
induced him TO strip Oft most of his
clothes, she threw them out of the win
dow, and threatened to summon
clerk unless he signed big check. He
signed it. Lately, in mans attire, she
has been the life and soul of gang OF
thieves in Leadville and has been ar
rested. She is young and attra Give.
Buckingham Palace, except during
the eight days that it is annually inhab-
by Queen Victoria, and the four eve
r;rers =, ooob saooop ub or, II ic 1av A.