The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-25
ODDS AND ENDS.

"A lady named Beardshear. living on a farm
near Dayton, Ohio, while carrying an armful
OF, wood from the wood-sled to tile kifchen,
/ was bitten on the legsbys whatwas supposed
to have been a rattle-snake, and she 4lranls n
/ large quantity Of pure alcohol. in the absence
/ Of whisky, to c0nnteract tho poison. Her
] husband, working in the field rear By, heard
her screams and came to her assistance; and
| in searching for the supposed snake Just
where she dropped tie armful Of wood, he
was agteeably surprised to find a piece ef
barfeEhoop Which Mrs. d. had stepped an
and, as it flew up, it had struck her insuci, 4
manner as to draw the blood. s2#4a.zasa
I A reporter OF the BOSTON 1tspsier went np
with Prof. Allen in his balloon. last week i.
1 and, after they had made d short ascent. it
was discovered that their two companions
were Intoxicated, which was not known. on
the start The drunken men were very nn-
rtlly; one danced a ix. another careened the
| basket bv sitting atone end of it. contrary 10
orders; one drained its contents andt,lrew lis
bottle at tfe crowd below. and then tried to
prevent the professor from descending. The
crowd below was much excited, and felt re-
I |lieyed when the descent was accomplished
DoN'T Use ARSENIC. IF you must poison
anybody. don't usesarsenic.s Professor T.ie-
big. in a lecture on poiaons, said that s'p..ople
were foolish in using arsenic to poison their
enemies. for the billionth ofa grain csn be
traced in the stomach;n and iii the person
should die it remains there fsreyer'' Arsen-
ic is SO injurious whensused in coloIing ma
terEas that he even objects to children using
green-colnred school-books.
on a tence:1 "Nettis--know kows is aloud in
these melders. ei1y men or women letten
thare kows run the rode, wot gifts into MY,
medders aforeseed shall have his tail cut org
by me. Obadiah Kogers.n
JosH BILLINGS says that the difference be-
tween a!blnnier and a mistake is this, When.
amantputs down bad umbrella and takes
irpa GOO one, he makes anistake, but when,
he puts down good one and takes i,, a bsstl
one, he makes a blunder..5 l.i. f & ss
7 NC sssrLEM1S inguip,st of d earpentes,s i,sY.
: ay.lad. when will this job yon flayeonl,ane.
~ done?''' s4I can. tell, sir,''' replied the !
honest boy. artles.y. Its days ion, ssld 4;
VIII depend upon how soon the boss has an
uIIier order.15
"A NOTED wag In Il Western coIlere oea
morning resitl a theme Of unusual merit The
PRESIDENT being suspicious. asked pointedlr
lfltwas original. ''Why, yes, sir.r was the
reply ''lt RAD original over it in tho paper
took it from. .iS s8f
y WESTERN editor places. over the marriage
nof ces ~ his parer cut representing Is l.rve
Trap. sprung. with this motto: .srl,e tra.
'own-a'lotlier '',f : r'nyhamnl.'r caught
Is Theodore I,ilton saysin. lis paper. ..sAre
ne from God who dalnns." A coten,nn.
'ary ,a,l says he would like TO help the old gen.
leiman len but the Thing is impossible. gssa3aS
LocaLrrIEst'r SILvER Experienced rnI-l
'ers know very well that silver mines III
n'sefi value are only found in mount ,;not,s
rgIoiIs where the indications to the ges,,.,.
''sf are beyord astIoubt. Volcanic agencisa
ave IN some reailote period been exert.a On
gigantic scale. Thlls HI Mexico. and stbe
'eh silver leads n Utah, the evidences of ~,
pheaYsl force that elevated extensi,e l,;,prea
! q irIghffal ragged " ountall ridges ;rna, /.
reie'ands depths, are so possible MS te. be- adj
lifted 1t t4sighf,seven bythosc who iays 3.
aehflifc quail aeations for guiding them to I
lat conclusion. 3 '''
g seems Iilst sl'yer Y is thrown mp from, i &
sst depth Of the 'l,wAeres from r,e t,,,,- 81,
tys cnm mlsiIigled with rocks III Il con.,it,an ~
aHeiae' 'fpii tire Quantity ffona nj Whisa tIsl
{ t'ie surface vas derived must be III. grass
~ aassssaes ~ ais primitive. sstssfe sheiow. e
's''ce'ls more fil'sia superficial scratchin,:s
''a'aeteflzc silver nainialg Ill fIle West. ne
"per iiie excavations The richer vill prota.
r be The product