Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-03

Amethysts and pink canoes are the
fashionable fine stones of the season.
Wild woodeock have been seen late
ly in The parks in the very heart of
London.
Salida, Colo, is said TO have sixteen
saloons and mot church spire in
sight"
In many eyes the pink blossom of
the crepe myrtle is the daintiest flow
err IN bloom.
The Ishmaelite and Times and Plan.
ter is the big name of a bit of 8 paper
at Sparta, Ga.
A Lowell, Mas, Individual tried to
exchange his baby for ''orn good
square drink" the other da-. The
barkeeper ran the unnatural father
on of the place.
The production of cottonseed oil in
the United States each year is about
equal to 200, coo trieces of lard. The
quantity might easily be doubled il
there was an adequate demand for it.
A ship Is called She because it al
ways has the last word. A ship is
bound to answer its helm every time.
Patent-medicine pictures framed in
mica are notable evidences of culture
in the North Carolina mountains.
The contract for building the new
Nevada state university has been let
for $12, 200 for the exterior work.
Tie smallest salary a minister in
the Presbyterian church of Australia
is permitted to receive is 81, 500.
A California lion has lately carried
off thirteen hogs from a rancn in
Santa Barbara county, California,
Jelly, 'speckledn with strawberries.
is the favorite dish for suppers after
dances in England.
The entire wool crop of the Puget
sound counties amounts this season to
$50, 900 pounds.
Say that your frock was "built" not
made, if you wish to be in the latest
fashion.
The prevailing rate of board for
pugs in the White mountains is So a
week.
The names of 470 families are on
the book of the Rochester city poor
office.
A bird fancier in New York says
that not less than 90, 600 canaries are
sold there every year, realizing at
least 500, 900. The trade ia other
birds brings the gross sale up to $3.50,
900.
One of the largest fruit farms ia the
world is situated in the southern part
of Florida, and is owned by K. a..
Osborne, of Middleton, N. Y. 1t COM
prises 2 500 acres, and is covered with
over 200, 600 cocoanut trees. So far
the undertaking has cost over $780,
600. AS the cOcoanut only thrives
south Of the frost line and near the
coast, tho owner Of this farm has 3
practical monopoly of that trade in
Florida.
The most profitable newspaper in
the world, the London Times, is valued
at $25 900, 900. and The most profitable
in France, the Petit journal, earns
$500, 600 a year net, although q dozen
years ago it was iusolvent. The Lon
don Standard, is valued at SO, 600, 600.
the Daily News at sc, 600, 600, and S.
900, 900 would not buy the Telegraph.
a curious story is told Of a man who
died at Atlanta, Ga, the other day.
Thirty years ago, when he was an in~
FAINT, his mother missed q needle. TIE
doctors said it had entered the child's
body, and would come out some day.
An hour before his death he complain
ed of an itching sensation ia his
eInvrlInS g,1 n faur ,,orarY4ag 1,fpv, Tho
long missing needle forced its way
out.
An interesting discovery has lately
been made at Sidon. Some natives
who were excavating for stone, after
penetrating through the alluvial soil,
dug through a deposit Of blown sand
six meters in depth, below which they
found a stratum OF earth containing
flint and stone implements, fragments
of coarse red pottery and other OBJ
iects, among which q clay whistle
may be noticed. Il IS clear, therefore,
that the Phoenician city Of S.don was
preceded by an older settlement,
whose inhabitants were still in the
stone age.
A young police-court lawyer, after
a fee, slipped around amGng the
prisoners, and, selecting the toughest
one 10 the crowd, he nudged her just
a little, and she looked around.
you'll get six months in the Works."
he whispered. 81 don't doubt it," she
ans Tered. "Well, I'm a friend of
yours, and Il keep STILL" she
sung out; don't give it away. I'll
get six months more if the Judge ever
gets on to it," He didn't give il away
further.
A Boston terra Gotta company have
Just completed what is said to be the
largest terra Gotta frieze in America,
which is to be placed on the memorial
arch now in course of construction in
Hartford in honor of the sailors and
soldiers of that city who served in the
civil war. 1t measures 1870 feet in
length and z feet vertically. Its
sculpture, which is IN full relief, pre-
sents nearly 100 full length human
figures, besides which there are figures
of horses and various parapherualia of
rrar IN 1o.11 o,6 500 Thr fpipva will