The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-20
BREyITiEs.

I BREyIT,Es.
j. Small is the largest postmaster in Con
i nectics.t. hi stsH tas7afil
An African giant eight feet high is on hi
way to America j9ss 98s 800
stealing l,i,tmegs is small crime, but ma,
lead to 4 g,eaisr,.. s4..s4
Beauty is worse than wine-it intoxicate'
both holder and beholder.
/ Cleanliness is next to godliness, and it il
soap that is next 10 charity. s.,.... $50
/ A landlord complains that an election, vii
not move his tenant. Why not try an injec
fion. s, b.. 3 4,tss., ga5s I'll
i Mr.. Friend. Of Noifolk. proposes to have /;
| friendly daei with another man. # &
Il A Georgia girl gently hit her swans arm
and was shot in tile kifee by his revolver.
I WatcheI tire German tenor. was once i
hack driver; now he is on the stage.
'rne question IS now asked whether man
feels girlisll when lie makes his maiden
speech. s s@} l5ta'siSts:l @j
When Kansas City saloonist taps. a fresh
barrel Of whisky, he calls it erecting new
elevator.
Red silk parasols are to be the novelty next
season. to be made very large. and edged
with faiIige, feathers. or black lace.
An Irish magistrate eer,suring some boys
for lnltering in the strett:-..1t everybody
were to stand in the streets how could any,
body get by?"
,rhe National Educational Association of
ST. Louis were Of the opinion that an indis-
peiisable qualification for good primary
Teacher was the ability to snbsist upon very
small salary.
Rochester is full of guilty people. One day
last week one Of the city papers made some
charges gatlst all individual without giving
his n;ime or residence. The office OF the pa
per has been full Of men since then asking
ifanytIi'ls was insinlated against Them
A Nass,ia gentlrimin said to an old lady.
who had brought up a large family ot clll-
dren near the river. II should Think you
would have lived in constant tear that some
of them wonl,l have got drowned" ..Jll
no.'' responded tile old lady, 1--WE only los,
Il rec or four that way" &
A Wyoming husband advertises himself as
a Iiafse. his wife having retired from tile bus
iness to enter politics. 1t is to in presumed
that the gentleman proposes to e ter into the
dry branch of the business.
The Norwich advertiser selects the follow
ing important advice to f,rmers from s'Wbat
l Know about Farming: y Catch your but
terflies late in August. Select the deep vel
low ones il you would get good. sweet sale
able butter. H@ ss fs7
1t is related that when Beecher was in tie
country. last summer. he lost his hat. aad
found il abmitza week after in barn where
ln' had left it. hut will tor eggs nit. This
was as it should he. Beeeher had Just writ
ten aeulngy Oh the hen: why shouldn't the
Beecher. 4's3sst
New Hampshire il the-fr~t nf the States to
adopt a system of compulsory education.
The act recently passed. and now in force.
provides that parents and guarfIiens shall
send children between the ages OF eight and
|plirteen to sninr public school not less than
Twelve weeks each Year. or six weeks euf this
tine consecutively. nnieSe it is shown hat
the children receise education privately.
The fine for the first violation of tire law
is ten dollars. and for every subsequent Of
ense twenty dollars
On the subject of paving taxes all the
world are g:unblrr; shut it is Il curious fact
bat the money spent for liquor il, this conn
ry. and which is worse than wasted. will pay |
he national debt and interest in less than |
our years. Besides the tax for supporting |
he p.tipers resulting tllerefroni. the male
dults in the United States pay an averagr OF
rventy-fiye dollars each for the privilege. of |
,illing themselves by inches by imbibng |
low poison
People laugh at ife,s Artemus Ward /
NEE said. ..morc beca,is IF my eccentric /
entences than on account of the subject /
natter in them. There il iio Wit in the form /
# il we'll rounded sentelic... Ii say Alex /
nler the Great conquered the world and /
lien sighed because he could not do some
norr. there is "a funny mixture =
THE New York standard considers the tel
grams indicating an alliance of France aud
,nssia against Austria and Prussia. not at
II probable, and presents many excellant
pasons for SO saying. France is certainly
ot iii !, condition to fight now.
Sale Of the y0sth Missouri II. R.
Telagrams from St. Louis state that the
forth Missouri Railroad was sold at public
nctiol at the court hOtise. on Saturday alter
Don. Tor So. 900 900 cash. Norris n. Jessltp.
t New lork. being the successful bidder
hrty-five hundred shares III the st. Charles
ridge across the Missouri river. belonging 10
,e North Missouri Railroad Company, sold
twenty-five dollars per share. Jessup being
le buyer. Previous to the sale of the road,