Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-30
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Attention is called TO the fact that
jefferson Davis is still on bail, hav-
ing been released after his capture at
the close of the war upon giving good
and sufficient sureties, and the bond
still holds good.
Good morning, Mr. Smith; how
are you?n Nod ad all we'll thag you
I've fearful code id by head Its a
strange thing about colds. isn't itlH
How do you beadl' Why, they
always settle in the weakest place.
The London spectator is in a state of
admiration over the Yellowstone
National Park, and asks. Why
should not England follow the ex-
ample, and convert some of the dis
tricts which most lend themselves
to this treatment, into national parks
One fellow might hang aroung a
surf swimming place for weeks, and
never have chance to rescue rich
man 5 daughter from watery grave.
Another would grapple a million
heiress the very first day and be IN
vited to her house to dinner. 1t rs all
luck.
The first swallow tail coat a young
man wears will impress him more, and
bring him to sadder contemplation
of the dull, hazy past, and fuller
realization of the futures require
ments and grave possibilities, than
all the philosophy of Locke and
Franklin.
Whortleberry pudding may vary
the bill of fare just now. Take one
cup of molasses, half cup of water
three cups of flour one teaspoonful
of soda, little salt, and liberal pint
of berries. Boil for three hours, or
bake in a buttered basin until done.
You can try this as you do cake, with
broom splint. If the dough does
not adhere to it, it is sufficiently cook
ed.
How much more graceful, elegant,
and superior does the man on the bicy-
Gle look than the man with the wheel
barrow! But wait, until they come
into collision, and see which procession
turns up in the most handsome con
dition.
Song of the tramp: Barns and
box-cars are my bedroom, rob a hen
roost when | can; take a shirt off q
clothes line, | am the kind they
spread on land Counting ties is my
occupation, hunger gives me many a
cramp; work and | am no relation, |
am Pennsylvania tramp"
Two physicians were discussing in
the presence of their patient the ma
ture of the malady that kept him con
fined to his bed. My conviction is
that it is typhoid fever" said one
Never" replied the other. We'll
you will see at the post norton ex-
animation
1t has been thought for long time
that photographs could not be taken
successfully by artificial light. But
the other night West Hill man had
his taken III the dark He doesn t
care anything about the photograph,
hut will give IS to get the frame back.
a card bearing the following in
struction hangs conspicuously upon
the safe in one of the stores on Water
street, Naugatuck, Conn: ITO burg
lars; we keep no money in this safe
This is for fire only; our money is up
to the house, Come up. We have
four shotguns, two rifles, three horse
pistols, and one revolver all loaded
and ready for use, and warranted to
kill at ten rods. Time spent here is
time wasted Then follow the figures
of the combination, so that if the
burglar is determined to get in any
way, he can do so III decent way,
without spelling the door.
Mrs. Allison who committed suicide
recently, was not the only public mans
wife with alterations. One of the
Ohio congressman about four year ago
nearly lost his wife, who leaped into
the rapids at Niagara Falls while in
an unsound state of mind. The wife
of one of the Cabinet Ministers is said
to have fits The late Governo Cad
wallader Washburn had a wife who
became insane, and had to be sent to
an asylum for the rest of her days
The mother of very eminent spec
ulator in New York, was sent to an
asylum after she had taken the lives
of some of her own children A pro-
minent editor in this state has been i'll
for months past from a recurring men
tai attack which had nearly killed
him several years ago. Mr. Allison
was a supporter of Governor Grimes
and married his adopted child, who
had respectable amount of money.
The widow Grimes has continually
lived with the Senator and with her
niece.