Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-18
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Cal.
a cabbage was hurled upon the stage
at the California tbeater, San jose. a
few nights ago.
Queen Victoria was instrumental in
causing women to be employed in tel
egraph offices.
A convict from Clark county, in the
Ohio penitentiary, cut eff two fingers
to keep from work.
During a rouad up on Tongue riv-
er, Montana, recently, three buffalo
calves were driven in with the cat
tie.
The travel to the western noun
tains is not as large this season as
usual, and as consequence Denver is
very dull
1t has been observed that Miss
Hurst, the Georgia magnetic girl,
before exerting her powers habitaaliy
passes her hands through her bangs.
Perhaps her strength, like Samson's
lies IN her hair.
Several years ago a couple were di-
vorced in New London, Conn, and
both married again. Recently death
made them widower and widow, and
now they have been married second
time TO each other.
the New York Times says the loco
motive works at Patterson now furnish
for Sc, 600 and less locomotives that
they demanded and received SIS, 900
two years ago, and business is very
dull at that.
Edgar Vincent, of London, who is
going in August to marry Lady
Gladys Lonsdale, is SIX feet three
inches tall, while the lady herself
stands six feet in her stockings, max
ing it literally a marriage il high
life.
The Butte County Gall tax collec-
tor is making it so warm for the
Chinese in the way of collecting poll
taxes that one contractor has lost all
his men, and other laborers, hearing
of the matter, are leaving the county
rather than pay poll tax.
There are nine octogenarians in the
British House Of Commons, the oldest
beng eighty three. One member,
Colonel North, who is eighty, has a
son who sits in the House of Peers as
Lord North.
Twenty householders in Leicester,
Eng, recently refused to allow their
! children to be vaccinated. They sub,
sequently refused to pay the fines inn
posed on them. and their household
goods were sold at auction.
1t is contrary to Law for Turkish
paper to print anything from the
Koran, the sacred book of the
country, and the Constantinople
T'erdjundni HdWki-Kdt has been
suspended a. fortnight for reproducing
two verses.
Johannes Scherr, the German critic,
insists that in the wide world there
are perhaps hardly three women who
know, honor and love Shakespeare.
Why? Because he calls things by
their name; because he is natural, like
nature"
The keeper of the only saloon al
Runck Gulch, Colo, got early imfor-
nation that two horse thieves were
going to be hanged in the place, and
he hastily advertised the entertain
ment by means of placards through
out the region, thus drawing a high
ly remuncrative multitude.
Between the ages of fifteen and
forty-five u woman Can grow seven
crops of hair. 1t averages about four
ounces to the crop. and when of the
prevailing popular color brings a
handsome price. The total crop is es
timated at 100 tons, gathered from
$780, 900 heads.
InQueensland, immunity from pun
ishmentinduces the white man to think
nothing of taking the lives of natives,
and the latter are killed for stealing
few pieces of tobacco, as was the case
with the skipper at Dufaure Iseland.
For a trifiing theft he shot three men
whom he suspected.
4 tramp went into Boston broker
office the other day and expected te
get a quarter by saying in a tone Of
dignity, mingled with emotion
"There are two words which l hate
economy and temperance. l need an
income of $4,000 year, and what
ever | have less than that is at the
sacrifice of some personal necessity.
The dead silence in the room grew
eloquent, and the disguised tramp a.
last made his exit no nearer his idea
income than whe. he entered.
The late II. J. Byron had horror
of funerals, but was once prevailed
upon to attend that of fellow-Bo
hemian. After waiting long at the
cemetery entrance, he and his com
| f111oyral fI11anral into fhG
chapel, and when the services were
half over discovered that it was thai
of stranger. Their friends funeral
had not come yet. "Ah, said Byron
Just like poor Bill; never in time"
Ma said small boy, as they
were taking the train out of town 6
few days ago, you'll see somethin.!
funny when we get back" "Wha+
will it be2" inquired his mother
"Why all the buildings will be diff
ferent color. " Nonsense, child,
what gave you that idea ?" Well
pa told Mr.. Smith last night tna
when you and me went away he was
going to paint the town red, and thet
he wondered why his mother wouldnt
let him stand up on the seat or buy
him any candy.
A few days ago, a gentlman entered
the Office of well-known Insurance.
agent, and tossing paper on thu
counter, said to the clerk, That;
run out, and | want to get it renew
ed" The clerk unfolded the docu
ment, and with smile inquired
Are you sure that this has run out?'
''Oh! yes!" said the gentleman, my
wife told me it ran out yesterday.
well, / am sorry for you, but W,
are not taking that kind of risks now,
responded the clerk, as nc handed l
back to him. 1t was his marriag
certificate
II understand that you have Tough
a duel with your old enemy Snarley7'
Eyes. What was the result7
"Why, when they brought the pistol
on the field, I discovered they weru
some of my own make. l manufac
ture them for boys, you know, ad
vertise them in all juvenile and re
ligious journals and sell them cheap.
Eyes" Well I refused to tax,
either, but magnanimously permitted
Snarley to keep them both. ''WellY
That was all; he fell dead at the frs
fire.