The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-07-19
SIFTINGS.

" nat aies the pear when It froths i
is drunk, to be sure.
A Wyoming man won SO IN a wager
by eating twenty pigs feet. This was Z
big's feat, indeed.
One good mimic, who feels well, car
break up an entire community provided
With telephones.-h. ?. Telegram.
A Tennessee paper has poem entitled
fsmile whenever you cam Tennessee
editors always do.--Bostom Globe.
Gentlemen's vests are made this season
with handles onto pull them down, you
know Forester Press
4 farmer out toward the Ridge, who
bought kicking cow three weeks ago, al.
ready talks of withdrawing from the
chureh.-Rome Sentinel
Many times, when Washington was sup.
posed to be swearing, he was merely al.
Iuding to Martha s first husband. Buffalo
E1press.
1t is curious that the Ii. bits Of one peo
pie are gradually taken up hy another
h&, It they were not what would become
Of our cast off clothes F?
You see now how walking up and down
restaurant quickly with dishes on your
arms improves the physique. A little,
thin, one eyed waiter in London has won
walking match.
A man who doesn't know anything will
tell it the first time he gets chance.-En.
Now we suppose you are satisfied, since
chance has favored you.-N 7. Neacs
When Ebenezer Ward, of Oshkosh, re-
fused to have the ceremony performed, his
girl promptly knocked him down-in
other words, she cazed her Ebenezer.-
Chicago Tribune
| "What is your occupation. Bub 2" asked
visitor at the Capitol ola bright boy
whom he met in the corridor The boy
happened to be a page in the House, Il
am running for Congress, sir" he re-
piled.
Mcguire, of Newark, is cool pbiloso-
Fher. One morning at eight, he found
fault with the fish cakes, aod his wife
broke tie disa over his head. Turning to
his daughter he said: 'Yonr mother is
celebrating our china wedding"
'The girls ofour day are very badly
educated said one of the members of a
committee on education to the Bishop
Of Gloucester, "That cannot be denied, .
retorted his iordship. However, there is
one consolation, the boys will never find
it out.
A siz-year-old, who was found putting
himself outside Of various good things q.
a rapid rate, just after complaining of in
ward gripping, explained to his wandering
parent that he didn't mean to leave any
room for that stomach ache"
A young gentleman of this city was
once teacher of a Sunday school class, in
which was bright colored boy. The les
son was about the beams, etc, in the eve.
feacher-"I read here about the mote
addressing the colored boy). Do you
know what mote is 2" John (ehuckling)
= 'Clar don't less it's nigger-R0chcster
Chronicle.
A sympathetic but inqnisitive young
man, who was visiting country prison
gently asked a girl prisoner the cause OF
her being in such place. 'sOh," said
she, with contemptuous toss ofthe head.
! stole water mill aud got off safe, but.
ike fool, / went back after the stream
that turned it, and was arrested The
sympathetic young man LEFT inn1ed;atelx.
What difference it makes II. the an
pearance Of things when you come to sur.
vey them from a scientific stand point. Mr..
Tyndall says when man commits murder
It IS because he hasn't phosphorus enough
in his brain. Ifthat's the ease, every man
who has blood-thirsty feelings should carr4
matches in his ears Cincinnati Break-
fast Table.
They were contributing toward a fund
for the extinguishment Of the church debt
the other evening at a meeting Of a West
Newark congregation. "I'Il contributs
$20,'' said one brother. .I1I 90 thirty
better, and make it $50,' said another
brother. And then the first contributor
II the excitement Of the moment, said
i i call you; what have you got"
4 woman took her little one in herarms
. hear q famous preacher. The loud voice
from the platform awoke the child and
maze y cry, snd ne mother got up and
vas leaving the hall when the minister
stopped her By saying, Ny good woman,
don SO away; the baby doesn't disturb
me- 1T isn't for that sir, leave she
replied, with 4 perfect uneonscionsness o1
sarcasm; ''it's yoa disturb the oaby.'
Now that the Supreme Court has deed.