Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
GLEANINGs.

One of CALIFORNIA; representatives IN
congress is Ronrlaldo Pacheco, a Span
lard, or, rather, a Mexican.
Capt. Eids is said To command the
strongest lobby at Washington. 1t was
organized in the interest Of the Tehuan-
tepec ship railway
Hereafter. Oh! suffering thcatergoer,
they will be called the bath-tub hat.
That ought to chase EN- out of fashion
on the run. Boston Post.
Young girls abroad carry slender
ebony canes with gold heads, while the
Young lads at home carry the same style
of cane and wooden heads. --Romc Sem
tnel.
Charles &. Francklyn, owner Of the
cottage at Elberon in which Garfield
died, is said to have been offered a large
sum for it by a government official but
has declined to sell it.
Senator Fair lives in Charles Sum
ner's old quarters at Washington. lie
is the richest man in congress and per-
haps the richest officc-holder in the
world His leisure is devoted to the
study Of finance.
Wall street, New York, was so named
a defense against the Indians at the
time when the settlement was confined
10 the space between Wall street and the
Waterfront.
Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt denies
and is very much annoyed by the story
that he has purchayvd the title of the
Prince of Rome" The romance cman-
ated from the Pariseorrespondent of a
not too careful Philadelphia paper
Very navcly remarks the New Haven
maiden of -, whose Chinese lover is re-
ported 10 have lost his head: 81 felt
very bad to think that any one should
have his head cut of on my account:
but don't believe anything of the kind
has happened. "
The great chandler farm near
Lansing where the late Zach Chandler
was engaged in retaining u great
swamp from which to make a noble
farm, is now alleged to be rapidly going
back TO its original condition, viz. n huge
and impromisng jungle.
Probably the youngest telegraph opcr-
itor in the country is II little boy, 8
years old, named Beverly Dabney Ben
son, whose father is the agent and ope-
rator at Hanover Court House Station,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
II, - a skilled operator, and reads mes
sages from sound as readily n his faith
er can.
There is a man who cannot get
prompt service to his bell ut his hotel.
The other night he gave the bell II vio-
lent ring at midnight. Shortly after
a. IL
anything now, /" said the fellow. IL ring
now in order to get it on file. Bring me
hot water at in the morning. - Lonts-
Ca3ie (oRricr-joHrndi
A Connecticut man invented n machine
TO measure the power of a mules kick.
The mule was to kick a disc fixed
against spring. and it took so many
pounds pressure to drive in the disc II
certain distance, And they tested the
thing on an old army mule and the first
Kick Knocked the whole machine into
Smitherecns and landed the most of it
in the next field. Genius has lis trials,
- Boston Post
The New Haven girl who eats six
haudfuls Of charcoal daily is securing n
notoricty that she contcnted herself 10
SuUSlsI OH bTtlu anu Dhtl'I, IO'tst bttl
and plain yictuals generally She might
have been able to look forward to n
longer life and less recalctrant internal
economy; but what are long life and
quiet comfort to having ones name and
fame trumpeted from end To end of this
great and glorious country Boston
Transcript
A new charitable society has been
organized in London whose object is the
distribution of peacocks' feathers among
the poor and needy. To a family whose
harder and coal-bin are empty, and
whose clothing is not sufficient to pro-
tect them from winters rude blasts, q
gaudy peacock feather must come ike
q pool of fresh water to the parchcd
traveller in the desert of Sahara; and if
the recipients don't Kick the honors
through brick wall, they should be
compelled to live on the gift for six
mouths, without any trimmings.