Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-10
Scissors Sauce.

The assessed valuation Of Dane
county is not quite 50 100000. Just
think of il, all Dane county could
be bought ten times over by W. H..
Vanderbilt, the man whose big
thumb covers the Chicago IL North
western Railway.-Er.
"A clergyman of Clinton, Ill.,, an
nounced that he would preach from
the longest verse in the hible, ana
should not announce his text, but
would give a silver dollar t. every
member of the Sunday School who
would find out for themselves what
verse it was. On the de, ignated
Sunday he received thirty-eIght cor
rect answers, and distributed thirty
eight silver dollars to the fortunate
children.-Er
Last Friday evening an indig-
nation meeting Was held in the
room just below The room occupied
by the Leap Year party. the writer
in the chair The following reSolu-
tons were adopted:
WHEREAS, That, as Leap Year comes but
once I'm four years the above chatter boxes
need nave NO just reason 20 feel above MS to-
night Therefore Dee 1T
RESOLVED, That each and al who are in
stwmcnta in the getting up of the above par
~ De spotted, ard hc IL
RESOLVED, That during the next four wears
ali so spotted be left from our invitations
during that time, and Doe t further
RESOLVED, hat as the ioists are still good
and I'm their plaCcs the present meeting hold
an oyster supper Ia those rooms next Friday
evening. NTrh 2l5t. ana that aa females uaed
apply EA.
The fact should become gener-
ally known that innocent giris are
beng constantly gathered up in the
various cities of the country and
induced to 80 to Leadyile aud other
points in Colorado, under promise
of suitable employment and high
wages On arriving they are put to
work a- barmMds and walters in
musc-halls, aud dance houses OF the
vllest description and their speedy
rum is inevitable No young woman
should permit herself e. be deuded
by the ruse-colored representations
OF healtless employ ment agents
She should know where she is going,
what her employment is to be, and
who the person is who seeks TO en-
gage her. This paragraph should
be given wide publicity, as it may
be the means Of saving many a
young eili from ruin and many q
family from disgrace. - Dubuque
telegraph.
"A Dakota farmer in ssh plant
ed a single grain Of wheat in one Of
his oat fields and from it grew
twenty-five stocks, each bearing a
full head. These yielded SEQ -,ains
of which 100 were planted next
year. producing oneifth cf "a oushol
of splendid wheat. This was plant
ed last spring, yielding seventeen
bushels, making 1920 pounds of
wheat from one grain in three years.
-Er.
Some ,Wo months ago Mr.. iona
than Pendleton, of the town Of Lit
tie Grant, bought of MIR Meyer, at
the bank of G. w. Eyland & Co.,
three ocean tickets for three child
rem TO come from Uollyhead, Eng
land-the oldest twelve years old, a
niece of Mrs. Pendleton, and the
others, two little boys, brothers of
the niece. After the passage wa,
ordered, Mr.. Never discovered that
ne had transmitted $1,000 more
more money than was necessary
lie wrote stating the fact to the
Philadelphia agent, and suggesting
that ora the arrival of the children
there, the 5000 might be useful tl
them Tuesday last week Mr., Mey
er received q telegraphjc dispatch
that the children had arrived safely
ut Philadelphia, though the vessel
had been delayed by unexpected en-
counters with icebergs Thursday
evening the Little girl, who is brigh
and intelligent, arrived in Lancaster
with her charges, all looking fresl
and cheerful. They were received
and cared for until next day by Mr.
Wagner, Of the IIorstman House, by
arrangement lad with Mr.. Pendle
ton. Mr. Meyer lad the pleasure
Of meeting with the juvenile travel
ers, and ON asking the little girl il
she had any money, was answered
Yes, the ship agent Al Philadelphia
she did not know what for, had
given her $1,000, and she had some
Of it left. She compliments thC
steWardess OF the steamship for hen
very kind attentions, and GAYS fheN