Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-18
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During the recent cyclone in Missis-
sippi Il negro boy was blown OF his
mule into a creek.
Colonel Cash, Of South Carolina, had
seven dues arranged for when he sud-
denly fell i'll and died.
There died the other day at Chilli,
Ind, a pony Of the mustang variety
that was foalcd in 1887.
Even the Chinese have caught the
base ball fever and they have organ
lied club at MaIysvillc, Cal.
A ST. Louis doctor says that cocaine
not only destroys the viii power, but
will make a villain out Of the honestest
man in the world.
Roam Dog. the big medicine man Of
the Sioux, finding his mother dead and
his reputation gone, sent bullet
through his heart last week.
The phylloxera is spreading in the
vineyards of California. Another dis
ease called root rot has also appeared
b. aid in the work Of destruction
Joseph Piniou, Of Temple, Ala
found rock about twenty miles from
that place in 1868 that would cut iron,
and he says there is great deal OF It,
A man in New Jersey, who was in
very destitute circumstances. applied
to the town for help. He asked for
some money and apair Of patent leath-
er slippers.
At Hamilton, Ont, man who Dor
rowed an umbrella and did not return
it has Just been sentenced TO jail for
one year. A timely warning to the
wise is sufficient.
The most common stock expression
in the language is probably well,
ssed as au intcricction. 1t may be
given more meanings than any other
meaningless word Of a few letters,
just before water was reached in the
new artcsian we'll mt M0ntezuma, Ga,
some strange articles came from IT.,
consisting of Jumps of coal, fish scales
and bone. Observation-Disclosures aud
bits of soft wood
There has been long search for a
sunkcn rock IN the Red Sea uponwhlch
two British steamers foundcred. lthas
ut last been found 1t is a very small
coral patch with only fifteen feet of
water over 1t.
The French are acknowledged to
have the finest guns and projcctiles in
Europe Their Fcrminy she'll has been
shot through nm armor plate twenty
inches thick, and come out with its
steel point uniniurcd.
In the old church of San Miguel,
Santa Fc, y. NJ, is a bell that was east
in Spain i'm the year 1856. 1t was
brought To Mexico by Cortel, and af-
ter the fall of Montezuma Indian slaves
carried il to New Mexico.
Americans are becoming more and
more popular ia Paris As inLondon,
they are the fashion The sprcad-eagle
citizen is less conspicuous, and the
present quiet observing tourist is well
comcl with admiration
Ivy planting and tree planting make
college commandments the true time
of "atbor DAYS. Some love for trees
may br the result of the ceremonies,
aud arhor day orators may be produced
from the graduating classes.
An early portrait of the poet Brown
inc, soon 10 be published in collec-
ton of his poems, is said to represent
a youngish man. with dark hair, rather
ill-shapcd whiskers, and a decidedly
Hebraic east of countenaucc.
A wcll-kuown London firm of re-
freshmpnt contractors recently adver-
tised for 200 additional walters, md
10000 applications We're received in re-
spouse, the whole of the candidates
claiming to have had experience.
The largest single check ever given
was by John d. Taylor, treasurer of
the Pennsylvania Company. 1t was
drawn payable to order of Lee Living
ston IL Co, for $l4, 256 1876 on the Ma
National Bank of Commerce, of New
York City.
The lumber from which the gallows
was constructed ON which John Brown
was executed is owned by a resident of
larper's Ferry, who is waiting for
some relic hunter to come and take il
oil his HANDS. The modest sum of 81
500 is asked for it.
One of the finest collections of coins
in the South is owned by Captain Bas-
com Myrick, of Americus, Ga. He
started il a number of years ago from a
bag of old Spanish and French coins
that he received over the counter while
cashier of bank in Forsyth
There is quite a colony of wcIl-to-do
colored men Ia Atlanta, Ga, numbers
Of whom have made small fortunes
since the close of the war. The ma-
iority of them were slaves and started
life poor, but pluck and persistence
have given them firm standing tiuau-
cially.
A moccasiu was killed near Smith
vile, Ca. and ont Of curiosity the boys
made poSt-mortem examination Of
his body. 70 their amazemcnt they
discovered that he had swallowed a
snake Of length nearly equal TO his
own, less the head. which had been
chewed on
4 cordial farmer who is preparing
20 receive city visitors, saws. "Ourpoor
relations have written Ia say that they
want 10 iuhale the country air for
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