Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-06-20
A cemetery near Plttsburg is advei-
tised as beautiful summer resort"

ablc-bodled man as wnSner-woman.
There is a firm in Elgin, Illinois,
known as "Gray & Lunt." Half the let.
tiers come to them directed to "Lay &
Grunt"
A Montana paper says the morality of
Helena is extraordinarily good. Only
seventeen men were killed during the
past two weeks.
There is to be baby show at the Paris
Exhibition, to which the Infants and chill
dren under three years old, ofany women
employed in the building, will have
right Ct admittance.
At ball at the Tuileries, the Russian
Princess, Kimsky Karsakow, wore dress,
the material (which was completely invis-
ible, so closely was it covered with fresh
roses and diamonds.
TINE" Mamma" said Eddie, while
looking out of the window one evening
during a thunderstorm; "Mamma, isn't it
time for me to go to sleep? l hear God
pulling out his trundle.bed for the little
angels to sleep in"
Josh Billings says, ~ always advise
short sermons, especially on a Sunday.
If a minister kant strike lie in boring
forty minutes, he has either got a poor
gimblet, or else he is boring the rong
place"
An English tourist says the ladies of
Boston outstrip the ladies of New York,
and the South Sea Island female costume
is just little less than the New York
ballroom style of dress. The Boston la.
dies must delight in nything to wear
A Connecticut peddler asked an old la.
dy, to whom he was trying to sell some
articles, if she could tell him of any road
that no peddler had ever travelled? II
know of but one, and that is the road to
heaven" was the reply.
An exchange, in referring to the law
suits against Butler, says: "Why can't
the rebels let Butler alone They both.
er him SO with their lawsuits that the
poor old mans hair is actually beginning
to silver Ger But he always had
liking to silver ore-and spoons"
A lover who was sighted by the fe.
males very modestly asked young lady
if she would let him spend the evening
with her.
"No;" she angrily replied, that's what
won't"
why" replied he" you needn't be SO
fussy; | didn't mean this evening, but
some one when can't go anywhere else"
Josh Billings, in bis advice to young
lady as to how she shall receive propo-
sal, says: "You ought tew take it kind,
looking down hill with an expresshun
about half tickled and half scarf. After
the pop is over, if yure luvyer wants tew
kiss you, don't think | would say yes or
no, but let things kind of take its own
course"
They certainly are very smart in Chi
cago, and accomplish great deal in
very short time. Not long ago man in
that city was married, got into quarrel
with his new wife, and secured divorce,
all within four hours. This will make
an interesting item for the family Bible
of either party-if either party has BIZ
Bile.
Just as an auctioneer was saying.
"Gonel' few evenings since, his audi.
ence went through the floor into the eel.
lar, but happily without hurting them
The auctioneer, as soon as he found his
legs, remarked that the accident would
enable him to sell lower than before, and
called for bid aud they bid him GOOD
night"
A late judge was noted wag. A
young lawyer was once making his first
effort before him, and had thrown him
self on the wings of his imagination far
into the upper regions, and was seeming
ly preparing for higher ascent, when
the Judge exclaimed: "Hold on, hold on,
my dear sir Don't go any higher, for
you are already out of the jurisdiction of