Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-19

| Rose Leslie, whose immense size
made her famous as circus attraction,
has died in Lowell, Mass. aged twenty
five years She weighed 6l5 pounds
and measured feet 3 inches in height.
A shepherd dog, raised in Valinia,
Mich, was taken to Nebraska by his
master A few weeks afterward 1t
appeared at its old Michigan home,
having every appearance of having
made the long journey.
The late Resolved Waterman, one of
the most esteemed citizens of Proyi-
dence, r. l.. out-lived his two wives and
twelve children, and died at the age of
ninety-nine years, leaving behind him
only one daughter and four grand
children.
Henry Wattorson has given the fol-
lowing life-like description Of London:
London looks no more like Paris than
! look like the Venus di Medici." One
can almost see the crowded streets and
public buildings through the lines of
such writing.
A little newsboy Of Orlando, Fla, be-
ing suddenly told of his fathers death,
dropped his papers and hurried home.
A citizen, picking them UP, sold them
through the town, telling the circum-
stances, and realized $40, some of them
fetching s. apiece.
Allen G.. Thurman, when informed
that he had been made an LII. d. by
Otterbin University. looked very
thoughtful for a moment, then broke
into series of smiles and remarked
that he Otterbin so honored long ago.
Ne1O York World.
Roderc Fatty a little Apache, a pu-
pill in the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa,
recently snid to his teacher: II don't
like 'Roderic Fatty | want a new
name. What name do you want?'
Il would like 'Roderic Reconciliation, -
sald the little redskin.
A citizen of Douglasvile, Ga, went
home after dark, and after he had
slammed the gate heard curious flop
ping around. He investigated, and dis
covered that he had shut the gate on
the head of big snake, which was
making strenuous efforts to escape.
Miss Fortescue, the English actress.
who is coming to America, is said 10 be
worth $50, 900 and is decidedly pretty.
That settles it, There can be no doubt
rs TO her histrionlc excellence. But
what relief it would be if somebody
would import IN actress who is poor
and homeIy
Probably the longest collins used are
those In which dignitaries of the Cath
ole Church are buried. They are nine
feet in length. Such a coffin was used
ut the burial OF Cardinal McCIoskey
The extra longth is required for the
crown, which is generally buried with
the deceased,
A young woman OF Ashton, Dakota,
has farm which she works all alone.
She has three horses, and last year she
raised 200 bushels of gram. and row
has sevcnty-liye acres of wheat fifteen
Of corn, and is breaking up more land.
She averages about one offer of mar
rage a month.
A singular and beautiful relic Of the
flood last summer is the crop OF daisies
that it sowed through the bottom lands
of Kansas. Some sections are dotted
thckly with these flowers. and rs they
were never known to grow before it
seems certain that the seeds were
brought down by the flood.
A rattlesnake got in front of "A now
inc machine in St joseph County,
Indiana, and was cut into three pieces.
When Mrs, Ronck, who was raking
hay, came up to where it was, the head
still had life enough to bite her. and the
jaws had to be torn apart TO remove the
fangs. Mrs. Ronck came near dying.
A bridge of concrete, thirty feet in
span. with roadway thirteen feet wide
and capable Of supporting safely load
OF 200 tons. was recently built in Swift
zerIand in single day. Two months
time was allowed for the complete
hardening OF the concrete, after which
time heavy traffic began without aprar-
ent injury to the structure.
Miss Black. of Charleston, sent Presi-
dent Cleveland q picture OF birds and
their nest, with this motto: 10 each
bird its own nest is charming Mr..
Cleveland kept the gift and sent a letter
OF thanks. in which he wrote: II ac-
knowledge the truth of the words with
which the picture is Illuminated, and
am very thankful for their truth.
No CHARGE for sewing any ripping
on goods sold by us.
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