Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-26
MISSING LINKS.

cs,ing the demolition Of all the forti-
fcatiou- ia The neighhornood of Paris.
I'm Alaska. 200 miles up the Yukon
river ta. snow never melts, and in
some places it is said to be fully two
miles deep.
Cocks combs and other parts of the
domestic fowl are imported from
France in glass and find favor among
American epicures.
Never mind ifyou don't look like a
genius. Professor Goodwin Smith says
That Macauley looked more like cob
bier than a great writer.
The fast driving which in London
last wear resulted in $50 deaths and
5000 lesser accidents, is said to be a
direct result of smooth, hard pave.
ments.
Babies aud young children dressed
in white are thought by medical men
TO be more susceptible to colds and in
feclious diseases than those clad in
dark, warm colors.
At Munich there is a hospital which
is entirely supported by the sale of old
steel peu-uibs, collected from all parts
Of Germany. They are made into
watch springs, knives and razors.
The poet Sledman is a short and
rather slender man. He dresses like
any other Wall street broker aud looks
but little like poet. His face is in
teectual and somewhat aareworn.
Two years ago Secretary Window
was supposed to be worth $3.50 600
but his estate, so far as it has been
traced, is valued at not above sc, 900,
Of which 50, 900 is a life insurance
policy.
John L. Parsons, the New York law
yer, is said to have received a fee Of
100000 for legal services in organ
ling the Sugar Trust This is believed
to be tide largest fee ever paid in this
country.
Exc ueen Isabella of Spain has
grown very corpuent. She deyotes
much of her time to works Of charity
aud games Of whist and has discarded
all the yanilies of the world but Paris
iau dinners.
jay Gould says he has never had a
good picture taken and can not ac-
count for it. 1t may be that Mr..
Gould does not look natural because
something is being taken and he isn't
taking it himself
Mrs Rider Haggard aud Mrs. Stan
ley think American women keep their
houses too warm. 1t cannot be posi-
bile that any American husbands have
been telling them that they We're often
made too hot for tnem?
Broker Robert b. Davidson of Phia-
deiphla is the only surviving clerk of
the old United States Bank He is 80
years old aud was employed in the
bank from 1882 to 1886. while Nicholas
Bddle was President of it.
a southern farmer has produced
from cotton stalks fabric suitable for
5asgng, which may rival jute. The
problem which the inventor success
iaDy solved was how to separate
eh'aply the material from the woody
fiber.
Lord Salisbury is said to get along
with an average Of four or five hours
sleep, spending rarely less than four
teen hours daily over official affairs,
aud his sociaI duties taking up the rest
Of his time. He should help along an
eIght-hour law.
Prince Bismarck said lately at Ham
bagS. My idea is TO be able to walk
about in this large and beautiful town
without seeing ia single head turned to
looA at me-" 1t is altogether probable
una. weeks iuattcntion would cure
l'" OF this modesty.
Count Bothenberg. 10 ears old, is
l.e youngest Lieutenant in the Pruss-
san army He is assigned to the First
h--melt of Dragons. Some branch
~ .0e infantry would seem more suit
sue 20 lls age or, if not that, at least
81. '1ppers aud miners.
senator Spooner says he earned his
o.'. dollar BY saving cord Of wood
lo5 it He sawed more wood until he
-at earned s.. This money he in
'ss.-a 70 pig and enough lumber to
.1.'' pen Tor it, When the sly was
P'eJed the pig was dead.
When Or. Windhorst. the eighty
-o.d leader of the Catholic faction
ae kachstag recently tumbled
"a stairs he sent telegram 10 his
~. ",,,r reporting tine accident aud added:
4 beauty las not Suffered by TIE
.1 Thank Godn' she said.
hey say that Tom" ,Oehiltree
+. rs THAI Texas is maligned by two
RESCUE plays that have recently APP
gs'Etd % which Texans were made to
,al'aus queer things. Tom ap.
' z b the only man VINO has
N saese horse-piays seriously.
I. Is recalled Of General Sherman
49,. y did not Ike broad story any
aa3 General Grant Of whom
#elate IS related: Some one 10
Pany where be was began by