Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-21
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Come down." said the young maj
stroking his upper lip.

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: "Come down." said the young man
stroking his upper lip.
Adam is supposed to have been a
cold water man, but then Adam had
the first side bored recorded.
Telescope benovolence" is what the
Rev. Broke Heriord calls charity that
does not begin Mt home.
From the heading of an article in a
New York paper, Destruction of an
Old Relic" it is feared something has
happened to Susan b. AAthony.
I,ss-'Its wonder how he can see
sae dot, and MIN stone bliu'w Jack
" He dinns need tae sect, lassl He
hearst il with his fingers"
A New York editor practically admits
that he is ih love with Mrs. Langtry
because she took tea with the Prince of
Wales. This confession should be
I worked up in design for wallpaper.
The ballet wasn't known at the time
Of Noah, but from what we are told OF
the old man there is every reason to
believe that If ii had been, be wouldn't
have worked much; evenings on the
ark.
A young man has spent six weeks to
write the Lords prayer on space the
size of three cent piece when he
might have had heap more fun by
watering a crossing and then watching
the girls go over.
Father ! wish to live SO as to show
the world my contempt for wealth, y
remarked young philosopher, who
wse Just recovering from the effects of
fifty cent cigar. That's easy enough, u
said the old man. Become an editor"
Reward of the dutiful: A martinez
OF sergeant turns up Unexpectedly to
call out a fatigue party. Only one
soldier answers to the summons with
promptitude. "Confound it all to con-
fusion' yells the irritated officer.
"What in the name of a hundred thous-
and devils do you mean by turning out
alone, sir, when | called out the whole
squad? Forty eight hours in the black
holel Thatll teach you to be the only
man to turn Quit"
Exacitude, 81 am sorry to inform
YOU" said man to an Arkansas gem
tlemau. that your son has been killed
in belloon ascension" How asked
the gentleman. "Wel!, You see be wen;
up with the professor aud the balloon
dropped suddenly and killed both OF
them" at was the decension that kill
ed him. My friend, when you come
into this neighborhood with piece OF
information give it straight"
Musical note: ayes, Jemima shall 90
to Italy to have her voice cultivated, .
said proud father to fair haired girl
who stood beside kim aifectionately
strokipg his snowy locks. Cant go,
too?' asked the younger brother, John.
"Iou" exclaimed his parent with sur
prise, "why, you have no voice" The
following morning, when Johnny met
the neighbours boy next door, he re-
marked with the air of one who had
been relieved OF disagreeable duty,
81 guess we needn't shoot any more
cats, Bill, dad's likely to send them to
Italy"
Driving away headache; "Mr. Ne
Guinness, dIt ye liver roind anything
that wud dbrive away headacheY'
"Is it headache We have, Mr.. O'Dwyer
Shure, and ] kin dhrive it away in nc
time at all" can what is yer rimidy
Mr., McGunness? It's meself wud loiko
to be afther thryin' it," "Well, al we
have to do is to dhrink plnty ay
whisky" "ls it whisky ye say? Shure,
it's jokln' ye are, for that would only
give me Il headache, AZ know by some
little experience | have had" Wen,
there's where ye will foind the philoso-
ply av me rimidy, Mr.. O'Dwyer. We
nivir saw q man wid two headaches al
wanst, did ye? Ye see, the whisky head
ache will dhriye away the other wan ye
arc sufierin' wild now"