Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28
PERSONS AND THINGS.

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poorest listener. He is as deaf as a
post.
Gov. Proctor Knots enemies are
reminding him that his fathers grave
is unmarked by either stone, fence or
shrub.
Bob Toombs takes great delight. so
a Georgia paper reports, in reading
the obituary notices of the original
Abolitionists.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., has is
sued new edition Of his address en-
titled "A College Fetch, in which
heargues against the study of the dead
languages.
John Boyle O'Reilly says the best
liknsss of Wendell Phillips was
painted 400 years age by Leonardo da
Vinci, in his celebrated Last Sup
per, in the face Of Simon Peter,
The Atlantic for March viii con
tain an article from the pen of Oliver
T Morton, son of the late Senator
Morton, entitled presidential Nom
TONS" Mr. Morton is e3 years old,
and is now a law student at Indian
apolis.
New York city has one church to
every 5000 inhabitants.
A hotel at Niles, Mich, is the prop
erty of John G.. SAKE, the poet.
The movement in Germany for the
better observance of Sunday is grow
ing rapidly.
Milk is the only article thus far
used with any success by physicians
in treating bright's disease
Rendered frantic by want, Wen
ma father said to his son boy, l
cannot see you hungry and freezing
and then he killed him.
A sheep herder at Heppner, Oregon,
stayed up all night on the hotel porch
because the proprietor refused to per-
NIT him to take the dog to bed with
him
Andrew Koch is suing Jonathan
Ramsdell, Of Detroit, for $40, 600 for
biting off one Of his ears.
StDubuque, Iowa, will advertise its
attractions as a city in several Eastern
newspapers ut regular rates.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
has put whistles on its locomotives
which can be heard thirteen miles
James Stafford, of Paterson, n. j.,
killed himself because his wife on dy-
ing left the 81, 600 she had saved to a
sister
A Polish woman at Chicopse, Mass,
applied for three years license to
get married, explaining that her hus-
band in the old country was not com
ing over for three years.
Boston papers say that free soup is
not so,much sought after in that city
this winter as last, the demand at the
soup house since their opening last
month showing falling off of nearly
400 gallons
One Of the latest cheats is tobacco
paper The stuff is such an exact i'm
itation of the natural tobacco leaf and
is so well favored that it takes a mag
n1fying glass to detect the deception.
Cigars made of this tobacco paper
have good flavor, burn well and
hold their white ashes firmly.
Lord Lyons, English Minister in
Paris, has never changed any of his
servants-of whom he has eight
during his long residence in that city,
and correspondent states they es-
TEEN it the greatest honor to have
him shake hands with them, which
he does regularly every Christmas
morning.
Degrading is becoming a popular
sport in Philadelphia The distance
is from 100 to 500 yards; the dogs
evince great interest in the compe-
tition, and speculation is lively IN the
betting ring.
Fifty cents a week is all that it costs
John w. Nissley, of Mount Carmel,
Pa, who is 65 years old and weighs
175 pounds, to live. His diet is dry
bread and hot water, and has been SO
for the last seven years.
About two weeks ago the key to the
British House of Commons was lost,
and some anxiety in consequence pre-
vailed, as the opening of Parliament
was so near at hand. A second key
was found afterward.
A beaver was captured near Negau-
nee Mich. last week, measuring
feet inches in length, said to be the
largest ever taken in the upper PENN.
sula.
The Solid Muldoon thus relates how
Colorado conversation occurs
Here the wretches fragment of con
science gets the bulge on his gall, and
he weakens."
The Moorish Jews evaded the law
which forbids them to kindle fire on
the Sabbath by putting their dinner
in jar and setting it in hot oven
Friday night The dinner consists OF
sailed locust, very often, but 1t IS hot
According to the Medical Record
insurance tables show that a man who
abstains from alcohol has, at 20 years
Of age, a chance Of living 44,2 years
at 30, 36.5 years, at 49, 2S.S years. An
Incorporate mans chance at 20 is l5.t
years at 30, 1873, and 40, l1.6.
An eastern traveller notes that in In
dia every one travels with bed anc
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