Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

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A Michigan girl told her lover that
she could never think of marrying a
4. an with less than $40, COO, and as he
was worth suit OF clothes less than
nothing he went sadly away. That
night his uncle died and left hlnl
IS, 900 The next day the detected
lover got letter thread: Dearest
George, I'm willing to make 1t So
000."
The big Woods" of Minnesota
well deserve the name, for they cover
5000 square miles, or 5000, 900 acres
OF surface. These woods contain only
hard wood growths, including white
and black oak, maple, hickory, bass
woSd, elm, cottonwood, tamarack,
and enough other varieties TO make an
as gregate of over fifty different kinds.
The hard wood track extends in
belt across the middle Of the state,
and surrounding its northeastern cor.
ner is an iamense pine region cover
iRg 81, GOO square miles, or IL, 440, 900
acres
The Lake of Constance, in Switzer-
land, is bounded by five countries
Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland, Baden
and W nuremberg. Now, as each
country reckons its time after its CAPT
toll, considerable confusion exists
along the lake, which is often annoy
ing 10 tourists. A tourist on one of
the steamboats,, before dropping let.
ter IN the box has to ascertain care
fully in what country the mails are
deposited, SO as TO put on a proper
kind of a stamp. The difference be-
tween Swiss and Australian time
amounts 10 no less than twenty eight
minutes.
There are men in this very town,
said Sam Jones recently at Murfrees-
| boro, who meet nelghbor's wife
on the streets ana take Off their hats
and bow and smile RS sweet and ten
DERBY and say; How are you,
MADAME and then go home and wound
their own wives with their tongues.
Clever to all wives but their own.
And so it is with some wives they
are ali smiles and kind words IN COM
pany, and cut their husbands to the
hearts with their tongues. God pity
the man who has such a wife as that
On the Generals staff IN one of his
campaigns was rough-and ready fight
err, full of strange oaths" aud stranger
vulgaritles. One evening, in the
presence of c oneral Grant and several
brother officers, he opened the cons
versation in some such way as tins:
We'll, boys, I've got a mighty good
thing TO tell you. II would hardly do
to repeat, OF course, in the presence of
ladies'" WELL Grant interrupted
in his firm out quite way, "allew me
to suggest, then, that it might be adj
visable to omit 1t ia the presence of
gentlemen.
a student at the university of Texas,
who had been leading a rather dissiS
pated life, wrote to his father, one of
the most respectable citizens of Dali
las Dear Pal had the misfortune
to be upset in boat while out rowing
on the Colorado river. | lost the
beautiful watch which you gave me-
| would like some money to hire a
man To dive fer it, Your alfectionate
son, Thomas" The old gentleman,
who was nc fool, replied: ut is not
worth while diving for It, 1t might
as well be in soak IN one place as an
other.
Who is the man asks the New York
Sun, To introduce the ideal summer
clothing for an Americana 'Under,
clothing OF very thin flannel, thin
wooden half hose, white canvas shoes,
shirt and trousers OF light flannel
the color according to taste $3.50 and
broad somrero OF straw or thin felt.
A broad strap should confne the
trousers at the waist, replacing suss
penders. The shirt should have
rolling collar, with a jeweled button
or loose scarf, according TO the taste
and means of the wearer. A pocket
in the bosom OF the shirt should hold
handkerchief A coat OF the same
material as the trousers should be
used as a summer overcoat in cool
and rainy weather.
A retired old sea Captain in the
north of England bought horse TO
please his wife. The animal proved
to be risky, and several times succeed
ed in splitting the old lady. At last
the Captain, aided by another old
salt, attempted to break the steed of
his vicious habits. He took a kedge
anchor with stout line, and, fastened
one end of the line TO the axle Of his
pheton, took the kedge aboard and
the two men started for drive along
the shore. Soon the vicious animal
spied something which gave him an
excuse TO run away, ana dashed oil
with frightful vivacity The Captain
dropped the reigns, and summoned all
hands to let go the anchor" The
anchor was let go, and caught firmly
in the sand The unsuspecting quad
ruped pranced ioyously along until
be got to the end OF the rope, and
zen he paused-psused so suddenly
that the pha.on was demolished, and
the two men shot up into the air like
couple of sky rockets, coming down
10 fearfully dilapidated condition.
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