Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-27

is the heaviest StOckhOlder IN the con
Germ. His resignation is the result OF
some serious misunderstanding in re
lation to the management of the ex-
positions. The directors agreed upon
holding an exposition the coming
year.
A curiosity in the shape of a piece
of calico, 20N9 inches, and covered
with letters formed by means of a
needle and thread, the whole being a
letter addressed to "Dr. Taitus, San
Francisco was picked up near
Stockton, California, and is supposed
to be the work of an inmate of the
asylum.
Benjamin J, Smith, of Seaferd, L..
l, executor of the estate of Horace
Rowland, began suit against himself
as executor, claiming that the estate
owed him money. He thus became
both plaintiff and defendant. The
surrogate says that such conduct will
not be tolerated by the court,
No less than five hundred spiders
are quartered in an old attic in Gin
cinnati, occupied by John Madison,
who attends to their wants as best he
can. The room is completely covered
with cobwebs and they even hang
over the little bed in the corner in
something the style Of mosquito
net
A young woman in Holyoke, Mass.
called on the city clerk, and after ex-
aiming the. marriage license register,
told him to erase her name, as the
young man who had taken out GER
tIhcate did it without her leave, and
she did not propose to marry him.
She was Accommodated
The story that S. S. Cox is a rich
man is thoroughly groundless A
correspondent says that Mr. Cox has
no income beyond his salary as Con
gresham and the royalties on several
books which he has written. He owns
his house on Twelfth street, but lives
as plain as an old-fashioned farmer.
AS a safe weighing 5000 pounds,
was being hauled to a store in Hous-
ton, Tex, on a float drawn by two
horses, the float was overturned while
backing, and the tongue forced up in
a manner to lift both horses in the ain
by the collar BY cutting their har-
ness and letting them down the lives
of the animals were saved.
Baker Pasha's departure from Cairo
for Suakim has been postponed owing
to financial difficulties. 1t rumorsd
that the khedive has notified England
that he cannot confront the present
situation in Egypt unless his position
is secured by the presence Of other than
Egyptian troops.
1t was the Cataract House in Sioux
Falls. A son of the Emerald Isle was
ushered into the dining-room at the
dinner hour and the polite steward
took hold of the back of the chair to
push it into place The guest looked
around suspiciously for a minute, and
then said loud enough to be heard all
over the room: by the howly No
ses, if yez jerk that chair from under
me, I'll knock the whole top of yer
head off O yez."
A lady was approaching hr. Will
lam Warren, the actor at a recent
banquet, for going into society SO lit
tie. you ought to let us lionize you
a little, " she said. Il never heard of
but one man, replied the veteran ac-
tor, who was not spoiled by being
honized. And who was her Dan
lei. j."
In a prayer meeting in Westfeld,
Mass, a brother arose and said: Il
want to hear sung that beautiful
hymn, Split Doors. A ripple of
laughter was suppressed by a sister
who struck up Gates Aiar. ''That's
It'll that's if" the brother shouted, as
he sat down to enjoy the melody.
Near Blakely, Ga, yoke Of oxen
ran away while the driver was stand
ing behind them lighting his pipe.
Dropping the match and started in
pursuit of the runaways the pine
straw took fire, farmers lost nearly
all their fencing, and a Mr.. Davis,
who was sick in bed, lost every build
ing on his place except his dwelling,
and that was saved with much diff
Guilty.
Mr.. J. J. Reason, of Columbia, has
thirty chairs which have been in
actual service for fifty two years.
The lot includes a baby's low chair,
ard also the high chair for the table.
He does not know how old they are,
but they have been ia the family and
in use fifty-two years to his certain
knowledge. He also has lot of mar
BILE covers for milk pans which have
been in use thirty years.
A fresh Georgian asked to deposit a
valise with a merchant in Dublin,
Tex, stating that it contained $500 in
money. The merchant refused, UNI
less the money was taken out and
specially deposited, whereupon the
Georgian proceeded to comply, but
found-nothing. He then said he
had been robbed but finally conclud-
ed he had not known exactly how the
cash balance" stood.
On the outskirts of Syracuse, N. Y,
lives a man named John Murphy,
who claims never to have ridden in
any kind of vehicle save a wagon.
Two years ago his wife succeeded in
getting him on board a train, destined