Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-31
SEVERAL THINGS.

Two French ladies, few days since,
said to be of good families, engaged in a
duel. Pistols were used. One of the
ladies was wounded in the chest, the
other in the arm. The duel grew out of
love affair. A challenge was sent and
accepted. Seconds attended the com
batants to the field and all the details of
the code were scrupulously carried out.
a peer who had always ordered his coat
through his valet, stepped into his tailor
on PicidiIly, to order one himself. When
he gave the address, the tailor, supposing
him to be a new valet, slipped little
packet into his hand, with, "Here Is your
commission, and its you- own fault If
you don't carr more. Just you take this
brush and give the old mans clothes
good wipiug down with it every morning.
He doesn't wear half as many coats as he
should" 1t was steel wire brush. The
peer took the money and his custom with
him.
"Why can't they make these dummies
more life-lIkef" said facetious fellow,
hating with friend in front of g cloth
ing store, on Market street, Boston, and
sispping figure vigorous blow on the
cheek. TAe dummy" turned suddenly,
let fly his left, and the facetious man
struck by lightning express. The
dummy" in question, was a noted local
pugalist, who has many q time fronted
Arthur Chambers and Billy Edwards,
with gloves that were hard enough to
break the proyerbisl drummer's cheek.
In an article on courage in the Fort
nightly Review, Lord " olsIey contradicts
tie idea that little men are drawer than
Of he he
ever knew was six feet tour inches.
Among the nations he singles out Turkey
with 81 ecial praise for her fighting quail
ties: Among all the great armies of the
world, none is composed of finer or
drawer fighting material than that of
Turkey. The early life, training lava,
manners, customs, and above all, the
religion of the Turk, combine 10 make
him the most formidable of soldiers"
Near HazIehurst, Ga, j. s. Middleton,
I. 2. Pate and some others were out with
their guns, when some deer were jumped
by their dogs. Mr.. Pate was standing
near the bushes, aud the deer were r.nn-
ing in his direction, and when about if
teen feet distant, and while still in the
bushes. the one ahead scented the enemy
and stopped. Mr.. Pate saw only its ears
and shot. On running into the bushes he
found ths. he had killed two fine deer
vita one barrel. The deer ahead having
stopped, .he other came in exact range |
of the qua alongside of ii, aad both were
shot in the head and killed instantly.
The wife of q very well known iron |
operator in PennsElvaria is now stopp- |
ing at fashionable hotel at Long Branch |
She is beautiful, witty and accomplished, |
but she bites her finger nsiIs. She says |
she cannot help it. She acquired the |
habit in childhood. and has tried every |
means TO break it up but without success. |
At times she has succeeded in resisting |
the inclination until her nails are triun- |
phanny long, bit invariably they disap- |
pear, as If by magic, the frs. time she /
is disturbed, annoyed, or nervous She
DOES not know when she bites them. She /
suddenly finds sksm gone Her doctors
tell her the habit is incurable, except for /
very strong willed, phlegmstic per
aons. '