Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-30
W.T. AND lIETOR.

lotteries
, Now Is the time TO put up your stove
7 pipe and get your fall SCOT.
The ordinary life of Il locomotive i
thirty years. The locomotive never mar
ries.
4 Amar' az 6 chiirch fail. the other right
cried out: i've got the oyster. Gimme
the prize"
The reason we cannot have an homes,
horse race is because we haye.'t an honest
human race.
"Hurrah. be jabers. the gree's above
the red - exclaimed an Irish patriot, as he
saw red haired man with Il cabbage leaf
in his hat.
\ man is always wanting some one to
tell him how handsome lie looks. A
woman will just stand bcfor. glass and
see for herself
"Wcll, Billy" said an old farmer. ..when
you take off that ere plug hat and spit
two or three times. there amt much LETT
I of yoU, is tllere?''
An Irish newspaper SAYS s.In the abb
sence of both editors, the publishers have
succeeded in securing the services of Il
gentleman to edit The paper this week."
1t is stated that General Grant is, ant,
has been tor Il year or more, strictly
temperate man, but German friend.
looking at the Generals nose, said, 'Ish
dat so:''
4 good old negro was burned to crisp
recently somewhere DOWN in Georgia.
The text of the funeral address, oddly
enough, was: well done, thou good and
faithful servant"
A milkman makes az excellent candidate.
tor office. Daily experience with the
pump handle enables him to shake hands
with thousand men without experience
ing the least fatigue.
There is something passing strange
about human nature. Ii man had to
support his family by playing Billiards ut
two dollars day he'd swear he had to
work awtully hard for a living.
1t being claimed by one of the sterncr
sex that man was m.ltle first ard !6id CT
creation, the question was asked by an in
dignant beauty how long he remained lord
Of creation. Till lie got q wife" was
the reply.
A bald-headed professor, reproving a
youth for the exercise of his fist, said:
I'VE fight with Our heads at this COLLEGE,
The young man reflected a moment and
then replied: "Ah. see and you butted
III yCtr hair off.
A loater tt!mbled into the dry dock the
other day, and he got terrible sousing,'
He said lie couldn't see what made the
,eople lie so. Dry dock be blasted.
I'm acctter than Il weeks east wind,
squeezed out. cllss it ~
The Utica O5se1re7' informs us that q
-libernian in that city recently declared Il
10 he brass, and when by
tander ventured to say, ''it's alloy" the
rishnan couldn't stand II, and promptly
,nocked the disputant down.
DR.. Burnett, wishing TO sell bad horse,
Mounted it TO show Off its good qualities,
ut he did not succeed in managing it as
e expected. My dear Mr. Burnett"
aid the intended purchaser. ''when you
iant to niisIead ne, mount the pulpit, ard
OF the salJle.''
a congregation, anXio',, to get rid of
heir pastor, were considerably pelplexed
ow to do it without hurting his feelings.
,ttar considerable discussion they con-
iided to inform him they We're obliged to
,duce his salary. a delegation was APP
ointed to wait upon him and notify him
the fact. "Brethren,'' was his reply,
have been with you in prosperity, and
will never desert you in adversely"
.
I'M TncsdGnt OF ti.c Minnesota Con.
ference.
In the fall of 1871 the Minnesota Con-
renee of the NJ. f. Church held its annu-
session in Mankato. Shortly before the
ssion convened flaming posters had been
It up in many places throughout the city
nounclng; Cal. 'Fagner's Minstrels are
,ming" When the preachers began to
rive on Monday night, two boys were
.iting around the depot to see the sights.
J the preachers began to alight from the
lin, satchel in hand, one OF the boys be-
me suddenly excited and jumping
,hhl, something after the fashion of
hen. screamed out to his COM
Mon: "Them's Cal. Wagner's Min
els" Phe other boy put on look OF
treme disgust at the ignorance of his
npanion. and OF great satisfaction at his
n superior intelligence, and responded:
|tmph, them amt Cal. Wagner's Min
els they're confidence men.''