The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-28
ANiOUNCE OF MIRITI. /"

N is easier to rectify liquor than the habit
drinking it. .. ak. .....
bv simply asking a darkey to take drink,
can see the black crook--hs arm.
First come, first served"--as the cannibai
narked to the missionary.
Raragraphers all remind us we may make
\ Jokes sublime, and b. stealing keep be-
N us cords of copy all the time.
VI he wise smoker will lay in his stock of
Nj rs before the prices rise. Grant has re-
ned to this country.
Nj he last fashion item announces that the
st parasols are made of velvet. 1t does
give the shade, but we presume the para
does.
about the first thing savage does after be-
converted by missionaries is to build a
fer house and buy locks for his doors.
When the old gentlel. s., comes home and
Is his daughters have got his slippers and
e chail and evening paper ready for him
realizes that it is the season for fall open
'ut of his pocket-book. Ma
bald-headed professor, reproving youth
the exercise of his fists, said: "We fight
ng Ii our heads at this college," The young
'ntI n reflected moment, and then replied,
: h, see and you butt all your hair off. u
EWhat ii rough fellow that Sniggins il: "
ulantly exclaimed the Hopedale girl, after
ruggle with the aforesaid Sniggins at
u, copenhagen" "lIe nearly smOthered me-
q md did you kiss Elm for his smother"
,, ,s' Jed the other miss, naively.
Ga N struggling to make tlull-brained boy
viz IlerStand what conscience is, teacher
!, e hlly asked: What makes you appear un'
nil hfortable after you hav: done wrong?
:, athel's leather strap" feelingly replied the
4; fellow who imagined himself to be witty
FED lady what she thought of his jokes
), B think they exceed in sphericity any othel
"Waes l ever heard, sir, she replied. Thi:
,ns Rnded so complimentary that the young
j b p tlatteringly said: "Aw-yes-but-i
sec please, ma am, what is the precise idet
; i OlVed IN your remark ?" 'sThat your jokes
+ so round that they are pointless, Sir"
81 Are you an Englishman queried hi
arc fnor, severely. 81 am not" g Are yol
Fl Herman ?" "No, sir.'' .sAre you ;
i knkee?" "Hardly ev-" When the po
g afman got done mashing him for that, thu
ge mildly exclaimed: What are you
NJ. ln? GA snoozer, sir The court ad
hic fmed.
lrniP Phe was putting on more airs than whirl
>" fd, and when she entered the church, the
n tile of her dress attracted the attention o
ad the worshippers present. She was enviet
}r" all the females, until boy in the rear pew
" buted: "Low bridget" Then she ducKetl
scy &a urchin had formerly driven the tow
e fse for her fathers canal boat, and knew
,r" =" to take her down peg. Then that littl
giS was blessed by every jealous maidei
wi Yorkville husband, whose excuse, "a
s;s S lodge, had become Intellectual in account
a. for 2 a. III. returns nightly, tried ney
the other evening. Going in quietly ant
lressing, he commenced rocking the cradi
THE bedside, as if he had been awakene
ht Of sound sleep hy infantile cries. Ill
IN IN rocked away for few moments, whe
rs u wife, who had silently observed the Who'll
said i: sCone to bed, you foo
e y baby isn't there r-lg "'
, disgruntled subscriber met us yestertla,
hs he said:
md Sir, stop my paper. ! don't want it an
htger." - ...- r..
hhes heiI Sir" we replied, 1--WE expected you di
ali I, and have therefore cut your name froi
d list t
bef Why did you expect it ?" asked the dis
re fntlpd subscriber angriiy. EA.-
Because" We replied, "when fool get
iIftd al us the first thing he does is order hi
w. per discontinued. and we always like to al
tpate fools orders"