Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-02

America which has 5000 officers
ships goods daily ever 40, 900 miles n
railroad by lightning express, ana
sends package 1000 miles for IA
cents.
There has been an Increase in nm.
employed capital in New York Civ
during the past year of SIS. DOC. O00
The Individual deposits are S50, O00.
600 greater than they were year ago
Springfield, Mass, will be $50 wears
old on May 25, 1886, according to the
first recorded meeting OF William
Pynchon and his little band OF SET
tiers on the banks of the Connection
River.
In future Greek interests will be
represented in the capitals of the
world by the secretaries of the respec.
tive legations, who will replace the
ambassadors thus removed at one
stroke OF the pen.
New England manufactures 100,
COO 600 pairs of boots and Shoes an,
nually. The city of Lynn alone last
season turned cusa product worth
$4,000, 600.
Children were born to mother and
daughter at the same time and in the
same house in Illinois the other day.
The babies were dressed and put in
cradle together. When they were
taken up, soon after, neither mother
knew her own child, and are wonder
sng which is which.
An Omaha butcher the other morn.
ing dressed an old hen for the spring.
chicken trade and found in her crop
four IS gold pieces and gold locket.
He is now looking for more hens of
the same breed.
Wives living of ex- Presidents are
Mrs. Polk, at Nashville; Mrs. John
Tyler. at Richmond; Mrs. Grant, in
New York; Mrs Hayes, in Fremont,
and Mrs. Garfield, in Cleveland Mrs.
Polk, Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Garfield
draw from the government pensions
of 1000 a year.
ives, I'm a business man, one Of
the leading merchants in our town,
said Dragging passenger TO train
acquaintance. I've been in the
Council. and could have been elected
Mayor last spring, but wouldn't take
it. Married." "Oh, yes; my wife
is one of the leading ladies Of Smith
Vile"
Little Inquisitive-" Harry, what
was the fuss in the garden2"
Master Harry Mother was throw
ing stones at the speckled hen. !"
"Gracious me! Weren't you afraid
of getting hit2"
ooh, no. kept near the hen"
Little girl from Caicago-''Our
family is a more alistocratie family
than yours" Little girl from Boston
mo it isn't. Ny mother can boast
of her forefath2rs for the last two cen
turtles" Little girl from Chicago
"Oh, that is nothing. My mother can
boast of four husbands in the last two
years
There are probably $500, 600 sweat
glands belonging to each human be-
ing, the object of the existence Of this
perspiratery system being to remove
the excess Of water and noxious gasses
and to regulate the temperature of the
body. PRESERVATION is always going
on, aud under normal conditions it
amounts to about two piDts q day for
each person.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were for some purpose driven
into a very old apple tree near Clyde,
n Y, that for years had been nearly
barren. Last year it was filed with
large fine apples, and now the bios
SONS are plentiful enough to warrant
a good supply Of fruit. The owner
believes that the spikes restored to the
tree its originally prolific qualities,
and is now trying the experimenton-
other trees in his orchard. He is like
ly to be grieveously disappointed.
judge NJ. w. Gibbs, of Little Rock,
Ark, was the first colored man in the
United States to hold seat upon the
bench. He was born in Philadelphia
IN 1928, made money in the boot and
shoe business in California from 1850
to 1858, then became a successful con-
tractor on Vancouver's Island, re-
turned to the United States and be-
gan to study law in 1870, and, settling
in Little Rock, held first the office of
County Attorney, and in 1873 was
elected Judge of the Police Court.
Insanity in the United States.