Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-18
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idly regaining her health.
Pere Hyscinthe is expected to preach
IN London, on Catholic reform.
Cats have no fixed political belief.
They are usually on the fence.
Cononel Mapleson is said to have
cleared $4,000 by his last opera season.
New Orleans had sunstroke to
report last Thursday, the first of the
season.
General Carl Schurz will deliver the
Phi Beta Kappa Grafton at Harvard,
June 20.
We're having Just leetle to much
moisture IN our weather about these
days.
The Rev. S. G. Worthingthon and
wife celebrated their golden wedding at
Ell Paso, ILL.,, last week.
Another English noble has reached
New York-the Earl of Hopetown.
That sort of people are getting plenty
in our land
Mr.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is said to
have received IS line from the Bos-
ton Globe for a poem on Garfeld's
death.
Complaints are made in England
that bicycles and tricycles are becom-
ing pest, and that tax should be put
upon them.
Rev Hyatt Smith, the Brooklin
Congressman, is discustad with Con-
gressional life, and yearns for quiet
pulpit.
M. Louis Blame, the Republican
leader of France, is dangerously i'll.
He has never recovered from the shock
given by his wife's death.
Tie Pope, it is said, has lost his APP
petite, and is constantly in a state of
WEAKNESS. His physicians have ordered
an immediate change OF air.
George Alfred Townsend Gath sails
for Europe on the new steamer City
of Rome July /.
''Is the General on the retired list ?"
they asked of his wife the other even
ing. Retired No, indeed - she an
swered; she's down to the club playing
poker"
What is the difference between the
preacher, the builder, and the architect
of church, One is the rector, the
other the erector, and the other the di-
rector.
'What part" asked Sundy school
teacher, "of the burial of Sir John
Moore do you like best ?" The boy was
thoughtful for a moment and then re-
piled: Few and short were the pray
ers he said"
At a house where they do great
deal of fancy work and keep white
poodle an innocent gentleman asked :
"Who knit the dog?'
The London World says that subur-
ban residents are the most aggressive
ly lively and festive of all created be-
ings. Not SO here.
The movement OF Chicago's residents
towards the suburbs is increasing rap
idly. The constantly-increasing rail
road facilities are inviting it,
A CHI iropodist advertises that his
place Of business is open in the even
ing. Convenient for gentlemen who
are corned at night.
Roofers are at work on the top of a
house. The man in charge halls from
below; Glow many of you are there
up there?" Three" "Well, half OF
you come do gn?"
Snobbery is said to be greatly on the
increase in New York. The cockney
drawl is becoming quite common
among the asinlne apostles of excruci-
ating affectation.
1'll make you Dance" cried an irate
mother, pursuing her erring son, slip
per in hand. "Then," remarked the
Juvenile, eve shall have a bawl."
A Philadelphia youth asked West
End belle to give him something he
could wear next his heart. She sent
him red flannel chest protector.
81 love you, Ruth; you surely have
been able to discern? My love is ar
dent and sincere. o, say that you will
return it !" "Return it, Paul No, no,
not | I've striven hard to gain it; and
now I've got it, by your leave, I'd rath-
er far retain it ~
A tramp tripped up TO the farmers door
As the sun was sinking low
my fee. are bare / must have pair
Of shoes ere | further CO.
l have no shoes - said the farmer man
But I've got a good strong boot i"
And his Foot he raised b'.t the tramp sore dazed
Replied No, thanh you I'll scoot
When n twister twisting, will twist a twist.
His twist to twist three twists he will twist
But if one of the twists of the twist uutwists
The twist untwisting will untwlst the twist.
Mrs. Shatton, the court dressmaker
at London, seems to have eclipsed the
renown of Worth. The dresses she
created for the Prince Leopold wedding
give the impression of being far more
elegant and natural than the twisted
and tortured habilments sent out by
Worth.
"Don has had many advantages, /"
said old Simon Cameron, talking Of
his son, the Pennsylvania Senator, The
other day; "but had o.e that is worth
more to any man starting in life than
all be ever had" What is that, Gen.
ora!?" "The advantage of starting