Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-20
MANS BETTER HALF.

Princess Louise advises the young ladie
to leatn cooking.
A woman up in Scott county named he
first baby ''Pinafore." Because, probably
she '.never" had one before.
In order to run away with young ma,
a Texas young lady poisoned her father
dogs. The old gentlemen is touched t.
the heart over the loss-of the dogs.
''Oh." said the afflicted wife. weeping
over his remains, ''he said he would take
off tiannels anyway. and the poor man
he little thought how soon he would 90 tc
that place where fiannels are never needed
Severa! girls were recently brought be.
fore justice in Scranton. Pa. on charge
OF stoning peaceable old lady. Their de-
fense was that she was witch. and they
believed it to be their duty to stone her to
death.
Young lady. to recently married friend
us he all you hoped for?''
"Why, of course"
''Fine fellow. genteel?'
"More than that-elegant. lie talks like
Il book
"Well. when you come to volume sec
ond. send him to me.''
My DEAR said Mrs. Harkins to her
husband, Il dreamed last night that
game of base ball was being played upon
my chest. What do You suppose put such
funny idea into my mind?' IL don't
know unless it was the cotton batting in
the comfort" replied the base wretch.
Who wants to kiss girl if he knows
she's got to let hin, and he knows he's
got to do it. and everybody's looking on
to see fair play? No, sir. that takes all the
life ont OF it. The way to do is to catch
her off hand and tear the gathers out of
her, and pull the ribbons to pieces, and
knock her back hair down, and hear her
say, OH; all to yourself. and then 60
away to quiet place and think it over.
A green young man saw for the first
time schoolgirl going through some of
her gymnastic exercises for the amusement
OF the little ones at home. After gazing at
III WIN AoOhS VI IutCICSL anu
tion tor a while he asked boy near by.
HAS that gal got fits ?'' no" replied the |
lad. contemptously, ''that's gymnastics"
"Oh. It's. hey" replied vertlant; show
long has she had 'em?'
The supreme court Of Iowa has to de-
eide a case in which Anna Mcleod, of Bur-
ngton, sues a saloon-keeper for $4,000
damages. alleging that he caused her hus-
'and to become intoxicated. and by reason
hereof he was unable to walk and take
'are of himself, and was chilled and frozen
n his hands and body and feet, and by
eason of said freezing it became necessary
o amputate both Of McLeod's hands, thus
him anfit for labor or the sup
'ort of his family.
Miss Helen NJ. Mcdonald. of Boston.
las Won the suit she has been prosecuting
4 person in the United States circuit court
f New York. She is the inventor and I
wner of skirt hook for the protection of $
ldies' dresses, and large number of {
manufacturers and dealers had. as she
laimed, infringed upon her patent. She $
pplied for an injunction against them,
nd argued her own case with skill, and it 8
ppears, with success, as the motion was
ranted. She is a lady of about 81 or 3S
ears, and IS the first woman who ever 8
'gued a case in the United States circuit
'urt. Under this decision her patent will u
ave great commercial value as long as
e present fashion of ladies' dresses con- y
nles.