Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
WIT AND HUM0R.

Eternal vigilance is the price Of an
oyster at a church social.-Ie1as SIT
ings.
Silence is golden; when the gold IS
coined. however money talks.--Ie1aS
git1tngs.
The game cock is always pretty well
beeled when he goes out on a business
rip.-jdmeetcJCB Ne1Os.
A woman can find her pocket quick
Tough when there is money in it to
pay for a new hat. Epoch.
The formation of trusts cannot be
considered healthy business syndica-
tion.--1erre Haute E1preSs.
A man drinks to drown his sorrow
but the sorrow always comes out on
top. -Pbiiadetphta Inquirer.
She (shyly)-"I do love champagne"
"WhyP" Because the cork
pops so. burlington Free Press.
Responsibility is, contagious but, like
ether contagious you can't always
catch it when you want it.-Pucb.
"Hov distinguished looking she is!
Is she lady of note?" "Yaw; she
vos a musician. "-Drabe's Magaztne.
Unlike the majority Of things in this
queer world fogs are always mist until
ihey are gone. Baltimore Anlcric0R.
The cooper's business is not always
lively, though he is generally hoop
ing things p.--BtnghamtoR Repu6a-
can.
"Misfortunes come in pairs" especi-
ally when the pears are green; thea
they come in doubles. Philadelphia
Press.
Blivens-"What role does your star
actor take the most interest iu?' Man
ager (euergctically)-"The pay roll"
Time.
Up to date there have been no flies
on this winter, at least no one in this
vicinity has seen the snow ly.-PhiLa-
deiphta Press.
Miss X.-"That Italian Count seems
TO lead a rather monotonous life. W
Mrs Yves; notice he never has
any change. life.
There is no scorn like that which is
uttered in silence. The shears give the
most effective cut when they Shut up.
-BtnghdmtoR Leadcr.
Miss Walnut don't feel at all
like myself today. Miss Chestnut
"Alow me to congratulate you, dear"
-Phiiadelphia Inquirer
If everybody believed everything that
p, heard about everybody else how
much better every man would think
himself than every one Of his ncighborsl
---Puck
If we could know all the bad things
rat our neighbors say about us we
ould probably talk about them even
worse than we do now. S0merUHte
journal.
They tell me, doctor, that your
consumptiye patient thought a great
deal of YOU that he was grateful to
the last yes. He declined with
thanks. PUck
Mrs. Robbins has no piano?" mo.
She's a little sensitive about anything
of that kind You know she was Mr..
Robbins typewriter before they were
married. ~ !. Sun.
When a woman fancies to herself the
husband she would like to have he is
generally different in important re-
spects from the husband that she has
a1rn,l, SoU,ryyjYg ,Iotg.,lgI
Doct"r- our arm j. broken, ana
AZ VI , W. law ~ n MI, = 40 49, ."s
0,J - corrin ,'' tho sling 'I'' ,'y
- w., - ,1 Ei,',b',,,5', Pt,,,5l y,.',,
''o w, J''''''s' -, =. =,
Inc iunnle't 'nnS M tae career OF
the earouslng cat is Whe4 ne. ne SITS ON lhe
back renee plaelulI Watching woman
bin &c 1Si' ~ ' iob jot Of E.ir.a. i,I.
Pbii151nb,o '5,o,,jrr,
MI HarhoSh 80 you desire posi-
ton as groom NhaV nave you oeeh
employed ut receutlyP" Applicant
eli ave bin teachin' Hinglish prouun-
ciwation to some dudes, yer ighness.'
-1iWSeYS Weekly