Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-06-12
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Some people maintain that Byron was
Shakes peer.
1t is better to hang around sensible CIR
than street corner.
Grass gets its dew-about the only thing
in this world that does.
Josh Billings says the first requisite of a
choir singer is the capacity to giggle dur.
ing sermon time.
A deaf mute stole coat the other day
in order that he might be taken into cour;
and obtain a hearing.
The man who believes that he can move
the world should begin by Wheeling, Vir-
ginia.-Detron Free Press.
We can almost forgive Hayes for his
veto, when we recOllect that his wife is
probably in the midst of house cleaning.
Thtworld is full of men who have srf
ticient talaht to get married eishout pos
| sessinw genius enough tnsupport family.
Never be angry with man who threat
ems to blow your brains out. Heis tlatter-
ing YOU with the remark that you have
| brains.
We are always told to put our best foot
forward. A mule always puts his best
foot backward, and he puts it strong
Boston Transcript.
One of the problems which puzzles
musician is how 70 strike a bee flat with
out retting stungby its demi semi-quaver.
-Haekensack Republican.
An editor has one advantage over king.
When the etlipr goes out riding in his
omen barouche drawn by tour milk-white
steeds. he is nsver shot at by a socialist.
You have probably remarked this your
self.
Lightning strikes the new wired barbed
fence in TEXAS, and runs on it for miles. 1t
is the best thing yet invented for stirring
m statesmrn who are in the habit OF sit
ting on top rails while talking politics.
Y. o. PicGyuae.
"Whata rough fellow that Sniggins is ~
petulantIr exclaimed the Hopedale girl af- !
tera struggle with the aforesaid Sniggins. /
..IIe Marty smothered me!'' "And did
Won ki;s him for his mother % asked the
other miss, naively.
ChifMose addressed the President at a
recent reception in the Indian tongue, and
the irst word of the speech was Coctun-
neqgaftakkulummewuttapessitukmcttale e t.
umglah. Secretary Evarts retired in an
agmy of grief and modification.
Hhen in fall dress, the Ztllus wear ring
il he nose, and thai 5 all.-Alhony Ayyus.
Eit that enough to wear in the nose !?
pallaps you want an A frcan gentleman to
AIRY around whole jeweliy store in his
nboscis.-Nesr Harem Register.
A short time ago Danbury man had
rty dollars stolen from him. The thief
as subsequently struck with remorse, and
mt back twenty dollars, with note to
e effect that as soon as he received more
morse he would send back the rest
ambary Aews.
A dandy of twenty-siX, having been {
rmed an ''old bachelor,' appealed to an !
lerly gentleman to decide whether he
ould be called old or not, giving his age !
twenty-six. Said the elderly gentleman: {
t is owing to how you take it. Now, for !
nan it is young enough, but tor goose d
is rather old.''
When DR.. Lyman Beecher was under cx- !.
linatiOn before council of ministers
ior to ordination the usual test question
IS put: 'Are you willing to be damned q
: the glory of God?" and he declined to
swer in the affirmative, but remarked u
It if the divine will decreed the damna- II
n of the Whole council it would meet
tn his entire acquiescence.