Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-02
Pleasantries.

Pleasantries.
DIS Pr. D., and there are folks
who call him d. PHI,
The burglars romance: Chapter l.
He tries to get the sheckels. Chapter
HE gets the shackles.
Coroners have easy work with drown
ed persons in Paris. They simply an
nounce that they died from being in
Seine.
Life has no charms for the Door
clerk whose salary is mortgaged three
months ahead to pay for mis- wife's fur
lined circular.
The difference between civilized and
uncivilized races is that while the for
mer lived In tenements the latter lived
in many tents.
Ifa two-wheeled wagon is bicycle,
and 8 three-wheeled wagon a tricycle..
what would you all five-wheeled one?
George. A V-hicle, of course.
Every time a governor or president
is inaugurated he has to make an ad-
dress. This is done in order to make
his late opponent thankful that he was
defeated.
Some of the stockholders of Miss
Fields Cooperative Dress Association
are seeking redress. They think
there was too much waist about the con-
Germ, probably.
Chinese children are vaccinated on
the tip of their nose. The Chinese are
very incredulous race, and it is hard
TO make them believe thing unless it
is right before their eyes.
Water saturated with alum is recon-.
mended by the veteran SCIENTIST, M.
Dumas, as 8 speedy and effectual RENE
dy for extinguishing fires. This process
will soon be quite alum mode.
A negro hoy at Jessup, Ga, the other
day, put toy pistol to the back of his
sisters head and pulled the trigger.
The bullet passed through the girls
neck and she is not expected to sur
vive. He didn't know it was loaded.
David Taylor, a lad whose home was
in Issaquena county, Miss. while exam
lining his gun one day last week, rested
his foot on the hammer and looked in
at the muzzls. His head was blown
off. He didn't know it was loaded.
Matthew Anger picked up an old
gun at Plaquemine. La, on the 4th
instant and laughingly pointed it at a
negro boy. A charge Of shot went fly
ing through the negro boys head to
the horror of young Anger who surren-
dered himself to the authorities. He
didn't know it was loaded.
"The other day" says the Nevada,
Cal Transcript. "a Grass Valley boy
named Wilson. picked up a gun and
after examination concluded it was rot
loaded. He pointed it at a boy named
Van Orden and it went off just missing
the latter's head. There should be q
law for the suppression of persons who
don't know how to handle an unloaded
gum" He didn't know it was loaded.
Michael Bo1an was counting his girl,
Miss Dvorak, in Baltimore last week.
In play he drew from his pocket a
seven shooter. Pointing the weapon
at Miss Dvorak, he remarked "I'm
going to snoot you !" and pulled the
trigger. Fortunately the weapon failed
to discharge. Borsn then pointed the
revolver at his left breast and pulled
again. The bsll lodged somewhere in.
side the ribs. He didn't know it was
loaded.
Gottlelb Beck, an emploge in the
bakery of George Kober, in New Haven
was shot few days ago by William
Rabanus, boarder with Kober
Rabanus was going out shooting and or
looking at his pistol found shell in the
barrel. He pulled the trigger to see il
it would explode, and as it did not, con.
Guided it had been fired before. He
went down stairs where Beck was sift
ing -four. Rabanus pointed the pisto
| in sport at Beck. saying "Your money
or your life" Beck dropped the sieve
pretending to search his pockets an6
said he had but few cents. Rabanu;
pulled the trigger and the cartridge ex
| ploded. Rabanus, terrified, cried out
"Oh, God, didn't know it was loaded.
Drs. Mailhouse and Hubrie extracted
the bali from between the shoulder
blades, it entering at the abdomen. The
physicians think he will die in day OF
two. He didn't know it was loaded.
Mrs. McElroy. the presidents sister
held her frat Saturday afternoon draw
| ing-room reception at the white house
Saturday, the occasion Of its kind be
ing the reception on the first Saturday
of March, 1881, held by Mrs. Garfield
and the ladies of the Garfield cabinet
A man named Blenkinsarp, who has
made fortune in California, set abcu
finding the only relative he had, 6
niece. After two years search he has
just found her employed as mill han6
at Burlington, VT. The meeting be,
tween the uncle aud niece was joyful
one. The parties will return to Califor
Ma, where the uncle Hns large sheep
| farm.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the younger
daughter of Horace Greeley, has re
Gently given a building site to the
Episcopal church at Chappaqua, N. Y
"a fact says correspondent, which
indicates her religious preference. Hel
father was Universalist, and her sis.
ter Romsl Catholic, which shows a
variety of opinions may exist in a small
family.
President Arthur entertained the
Marquis Of Lorne at dinner Saturday
| evening. among the guests being the
chief justice, the president of the SEN
ate, the speaker of the house, the
chiefs of the army and navy, the his
torian Bancroft, and the soul ptor Story.
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