Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-28
WIT AND liUMOR.

Castles in the air do not bring in any
rent Galveston NeWs.
great CONFERENCE.-The girl who
l,ees lightly Boston Herald.
Brought up with round turn-the
oaken bucket american Grocer.
A Offering SUGGESTIVE solitaire en-.
gagemeut ring. r Washington Post
The man who lives dual life viii
kin himself sooner or later. -ElnllTd
Gazette.
The summer girl is beautiful and 3
ioy foreyer-at least for all summer
Troy Press.
It requires no self-denial for pawn
broker to keep the pledge. Boston
Transcript.
The easiest way to get crows out OF
corn is to feed it to a rooster, -Ierre
Haato Express.
There is no sense in weeping over
split milk when it is two-thirds water.
-DailaS NsDS.
Most men will follow suit, if it is
ailor-made and on a pretty girl.
liagtoR Free Press.
Hastones intended Tor publication
are usually as big as hens eggs
South Side Observer
There are duh times on the farm
when the boy has to turn the grind
stone Scranton Truth.
! Did YOU ever know that wagon
spoke?" Yes; | heard one complain
n about being tired THE BoStoniaR.
d The receiver is as bad as the thief,
4 but neither of them feels as bad as the
4 loser.-Dencer Road
After cyclone a Western paper
q thoughdully printed its next edition in
n blew ink Boston Bulletin.
N A rolling stone is about rs successful
in gathering moss as street fight is IN
Il gathering policemen.-Judge.
II The best natured man down town is
the man who has women folks at home
H to grumble at.-Atchison Globe.
Iii, simple enough to BE great
man; keep your mouth shut; and when
You see a dollar, grab it.-AtchtSon
Gl9je
There is nobody or nothing in this
L world that is so often crossed in love
N as the front door-mat. Binghanaton
n Leuder.
Il Struck the right note at lastr' ex-
n claimed the persistent author, when he
received his first So bin from the pub
1 lishers.-PHct,
Dedhed-" Say, doctor, what kind of
medicine will cure my cold?" DR..
Smart-"Ihe kind l prescribe. ~
laHtce Blade.
Wife" What DO you suppose baby
is thinking about?" The brute-"I
'spose he's thinking what to cry about
tonight life.
1t is so much easier to look wise than
tits TO establish the fact orally that
many people saw wood and say moth
ing FhAeside Herald.
why did the men strike up at the
vinegar factory?' Because the cider
was working more than ten hours
day. '-louth's Companion.
The motto of a man who mixes his
drinks Is similar to that of the un-
scrupulous anything to get
ahead.-Ptiiadeipbia Press
Lovers are slow about proposing this
summer. Owing to the high price Of
the commodity they hesitate about
breaking the ice. Teras SJtings.
What did you get for your poem?"
Thanks. r well, that was at least
something. Yes; the editor returned
twth thanks, Boston Courier.
Il didn't get fish. But You
brought home a nice mess. Yes,
followed the advice of the wise man
and hired a hau}"-M J. Herald.
Pupil-"Why does the avoirdupois
system have no scruplesPn Prof. Rud-
Her Because, my boy. it's used to
weigh coal and ice. u Harper's Bazar.
Mamma, said little Willie who
aad felt the instrument OF maternal
correction; do they truly have golden
slippers in Heaven? "- Washington Post.
The moro wicked man the more apt
It is TO be said of him that he would be
avery bright man if he would turn his
taeuls m the right direction. -Atchls0H
Globe
After you have weighed your neigh,
Qor IN the balance, drop nickel in the
slot Of determination and ascertain
your own moral avoirdupois.-D 0Uey
Seat.Uel.
Inc Government wants n new design
i2r the silver dollar. Jay Gould ought
g he able to furnish one. He lia;
spent his whole life getting up designs
Tor dollars. -Puct.
Here are some fine specimens Of
Tolq-5earing quarts said the milk
1eaer' as bis northumberland
b.91-and-three-quarter cups arrived. n
}aNiiggtog Post.
: So:3 Reliable Eminent.