Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-27
A New York shoemaker has been ar

rested for having four wives. all Of whom
he deserted. lie did not even stick to his
last.
An Illinois man, writing to the Clerk of
| tile Supreme Court of the State for a
license to practice law, said: ''If you have
two sizes. send me the. largest one.''
George, dear. don't you think it rather
extrayagant Of you to eat bntter with that
delicious jam?' "No. love. economical !;
same piece Of bread does for both"
A Nevada boy of sixteen went into a
bears den la Putnsm. The bear was in
there, and when the boy csme Out he was
, inside the bear.
SIS that dog Of yours cross breed 81
asked gentleman recently of a country
man. NO, sir" was the reply. "IIis
mother was gentle, atiectionats crea-
ture"
The gang of burglars who worked for
seven straight hours to hammer a safe to
pieces to secure fourteen cents, know how
a country minister feels next day after a
donation visit"
An artist once painted an angel with six
toes. ''Who ever saw an angel with six
toes?' people inquired. "Who ever saw
one with lcss!' was the counter ques-
ton.
In the programme for the annual week
of prayer, Il Gay is devoted to newspaper
men. Glad of it. The editors of some of
our exchanges are terribly wicked fellows.
and should be prayed for hard. .-Adrian
Times.
There are men," says Mr.. Talmage.
''wlo sing like angels on Sunday, and lie
like sin on Monday" Newspaper men
never sing like angels, and if Mr.. Tamage
alluded to lawyers. why didn't he come
| out like man and say sop
The man who thought fire exting,lish-
| er in Hartford Hotel was water tank
| and tried to draw glass of water there
from recently. Knows thing or two more
than he did before he tried.
Before the election Mr. Kearney said he
would Install Butler. governor Of Massa-
| c.lusetts if he had to wade to his knees in
blood. Now let the immortal gods cover
! their eyes Willie Dennis rolls up his breecll-
es.-OH City Derrick.
sit is all very WE'LL" said hcnpecked
husband when told to look after the child
ren tits all very well to tell NE to mind
the youngsters. butit would suit me better
if the youngsters would mind me-"
If it tahes ono hog TO mako I. iS,'Ii.
how many hc-e -.-'lI i. take to make a
hammer ?''-Er. He. he. he! Here's an
other one: Ii it takes one egg to make an
nogg, how many eggs will it take to make
an aager?-N. Louis Dispatch. 1T takes
ten cows to lulke a herd, how many will
it take to make 4 her.er:
The Emperor William and Prince Bis
marck are flirly overwhelmed with threat
ening letters. Never mind 'em, William,
never mind 'em. We get them. too. lots
of them, but they hardly ever sue. Stand
'em off. just as you've always done, till
times are asier.-Hasc.eys.
There are times when the forulaity OF
an introduction can be dispensed with.
One OF these times is when you meet two
young ladies who have tipped over into
snow bank, and are unable to extricate
themselves or turn their cutter right side
up.
An Irish agent having been instructed to
raise rents. called a meeting OF the tenants
and apprised them Of the intention. "You
can afford it," said he; ''see how prices
have ris-n." Silence was broken by an old
farmer. who said: "Yes; there is no de-
nying that. 1t used to cost a pound to get
an agent shot. and now. " jabbers. it can't
be done un,leY two" The rents have not
yet been raised.
EdisOn's discoveries in science are of
vast Importance. but they dwindle into in
significance when compared with the dis
coveyy just made by the editor of the
Syracuse Times. He says: ''Tie your ears
in bow-knot under your chin. and they
will be kept from the frost" Who but a
Syracuse editor would have thought OF
making such an experiment Nor7Isto,rn
Herald.