The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-08
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Speaking Of ernptions, Job and Htns wsss
the wonders Of the world,--OsUego Record.
Many a man has his nose like good news
p~aper--always red. S
The grand secret Of Russian yalor: THERE'S
SO much stitch" to their names, it's no WON
der they g come up to the scratch
Nothing will remind a man Of the valne Of
little things more than a plate Of strawberries
at a church festival.
/" What have you to remark, madam, about
singing p "Nothing, sir. 1t is not ~
markable.n
A Northern tobacconist has manufactured
what he calls the "Bob Ingersoll" cigar. Il
burns well at the end.-N. 0. Picayune.
indianapolis editors are so modest that they
won't trust more than one eye on the naked
truth.-Cyd,cfordsoile Journal.
The college boat races have begun, and We
shall now see the result of the winters hard
study.-Boston Transcript.
"You want a f1ogging-that's what you
want" said a parent to an unruly son. az
know it, dad, but I'll try and get along with
out il" said the economical hopeful.
Buffalo Express An exchange inquiries,
"Does hanging prevent murder ?" It GER
tainly does. Who ever heard Of a man COM
hitting murder after he was hanged?
Kansas will keep on with her hurricanes
till she is driven out Of the United States and
annexed to the West Indies.-Bufdlo En-
press.
Littla five-year-old-" Where are you going
in such a hurry, Mr.. BROWNE" Mr.. Brown
"To the bench show, my boy" sob, yes;
papa said yesterday you were going to the
dogs as fast as you could"
The theory that fish as ar article Of diet is
good for the brain, is doubtless due to the fact
that those who catch, and presumably, eat
them, are the most ingenious and admirable
liars in the world.-Chicngo Times.
Blue is said to be the Emperor Williams
~favorite color. 1t is a remarkable coincidence
that his nephew, the Gar, just now affects the
same hue.-N. Y. Express.
Cucumbers have made their appearance,
and if your undertaken owes you anything,
now is the time to strike him.-St. Louis
Tsnes-JoMrnal.
"Give me your hand said the school mas
ter, sternly. Sand my heart too,' she replied
meekly. Being pretty, her soft answer turned
away his wrath.
Grandma" Yes, children, when I was
young as you are I used to walk in my sleep.''
Tommy eagerly -"Say, gram'ma, what time
did you make f"-Uncle Sam.
Dignity becomes a man, but when your hat
and a gentle zephyr have about a rod the start
as last years Standardization lndepend-
ent.
A lady friend asks why a mar uses profane
language when he hurts himself. That's easy
enough. When he cuts his finger, for in
stance, he naturally tries to dam the flow Of
blood.-Boston Transcript.
A trapeze performer at Newark, NJ, the
other evening; missed his hold and fell into
the ochestra. The Objectionable feature of
the performance was that he neglected to fall
on and kill the brass hornist.--BOston Post.
"Man alive" exclaimed the Judge, in q
heated discussion of a tangled theological
point with his friend, "T'n tell you, you are a
free agent. You do not have to obey any
one." " Yes" said Mr.. Goodman, meekly,
but l do, though" "Who ?" shouted the
Judge, "who? 2" "My wife, her two sisters,
and the baby" howled the good man, meekly
triumphant.-.Hd,okeye.