Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-11
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Richard GfaHt w A-bc AOAa - w
he sold in October.
Rem Hogan, the ex pugilist, is hold
mo evangelistic services in Mime
apolls
John w. Mackey, the Bonanza
v;no is said to be ambitious to sue>
ceed Senator Jones, of Nevada, in the
limited States Senate, two years hence.
Old John Brown was opposed to
wearing. and gave this reason: ''If
.bare is no God it is exceedingly fool
isb and if there is it is desperately
wicked.
Frances Z. Townley, womaa,
has been formally ordained in Ne.
braska as a Baptist clergyman. This
Is said to be The first instance of the
lind in modern times.
Phillip Evarts, son of Senator
Fvarts. is a member of the graduating
Class Of the General Theological Sem
mary this year, ard is about to be
consecrated as an Episcopal clergy
man.
In Germany teachers employed by
the government travel from place to
place and give instruction in bee keep
ing.
A New York State dairy maid has
succeeded in milking nine cows Ia %
minutes and that without being kick
ed once.
During 1884, 1900 persons register
ed their names in the visitors book of
the Shakespeare House, in High
street, neutrality-suspicious..
OF the ten Methodist Episcopal
bishops IN the United States one was
born in Pennsylvania, two IN Massa-
chusetts, and three each Ia Ohio and
New York.
Young chicks come into the world
with the yolk Of the egg stored away
for their immediate nourlshment, and
therefore they need no feed for 70 to
"a hours.
A queerly pictured stone, two by
two and halt feet in size, was taken
from the granite lodge at Berlin,
Wis. On the surface of the stone Is q
picture of tall tree and a tamarack
swamp.
a private letter from Madagascar
describes the country as marvelously
rich in diamonds, gold, silver, copper,
lead, tin, graphite, and specimens of
ruby and sapphire. But the writer
complains that he has utterly failed
in getting a concession out of the
Hova Government
Mamma, what's a bookworm2'
Zone who loves TO read and study and
collect books, my dear" The next
night company called. Miss Edith,
who wears rings innumerable, was
present so, mamma, look at Miss
Ediths rings. | guess she's ring
worm, amt shel'
The poet Whittier once loaned q
volume Of Plato 10 one of his neigh
boring farmers, and when the book
was returned asked "Well, friend.
how did you like PIatog "FIrst-rate "
said the farmer; 81 see he's got some
of my idees."
The famous Dalrymple farm in the
valley Of the Red river of the north is
expected to produce this year an
average of 10 bushels OF wheat to the
acre. The number of acres of wheat
under cultivation will be less than
$4,000, and the total yield is estimat-
ed at $40, 600 bushels.
A magazine writer says the Indians
are increasing in number. This
must be an error. Not nearly so
many Indians are standing in front
of cigar stores today as there were %
years ago. The girl of the period and
baseball player have crowded them
out.
Yes" said Mrs. Catchem, those
are my daughters over there on the
sofa they have half million be-
tween them. 1t was not until after
they were married to those daughters
that the two young men who over
heard the remark found out that Mrs.
Catchem referred to the rich old
codger who sat on the sofa between
the girls. Mrs. Catchem couldn't
tell fb, but she know how 10 speak
the truth advantageously.
Right forever on the scafroid
Wrong forever on the throne
But that scaffold sways the future,
and behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above His own.
m getting dreadfully fat, my
dear, said husband to his wife; Il
must get a set of dumb-bells and prac
tee with them. Why not DO as
Mr. Smith did when he was getting so
fat.' What did he dor Broke up
housekeeping and went to live In a
boarding house
The Oldest soldier in the United
States army is said to be Ordnance
Sergeant William Gaines, Of Wilson,
Kan, who was retired by special act
of congress. He enlisted in 1915, and
served continuously TIL 1880.
There are more subscribers to the
telephone system in New York and
MS neighb9rhood than the whole Of
Great Britain, Notwithstanding that
the charge in New York is about
double what it is there The number
Of transmissions by telephone in Great
Britain last year was about Al, 900, 600,
and the average cost per message a
Little over / cent.