Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-08-14
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The goat always gives evidence in re-
buttal.
A barkeeper Of long experience, says it
takes Il printer to set 'em up
, The man who thinks he can move the
, world shonld begin by Wheeling. Virginia.
} A good many sh;l,l are getting in-seine
This venerable joke we believe las never
: been patented.
: Hanging isa capital punshment-especi-
ally wien you're hanging on some good
hooking girls arm.
Zone kind of Il ship always steer clear
Of" said Il bachelor sea captain, and thai,
conrtslip; "cause there always two mates
and no cap'n.
''One can overcome any bad habit if he
choose" says an OLD moral law. We'd
like TO see any one overcome the bad habit
Of tobacco chewing if he chews
You always lose your temper in my
company" s,d IN individual OF doubt.,.l
rcputatioa TO . gentleman. True sir. and
l sil3.sh!n't wonder if | lest eycrytilin.
a"out me.
There's Il great difference bet reen
housekeeping AMI boarding oat." s:.is, Mr..
loang'.nShanI; for hen boar,.asl out
I had to wait sometimes half arr hour for
my dinner, bat now have it just when l
eafqet it,
'Fhf. is SIC wy fhe Eureka Leader puts
an insir'tioL. Pretty aiis. good singing,
Strawberries and cream, axe. chat;ing, tiirt-
in- and chance to ''snake yer fit" at the.
Methodist festival on Ruby Hill this eve
ming. and all tor the good Of the Lord.
At legal investigation of li9sNr sez-
ure the Judge asked IN unwilling witness:
~ ila' was in the barrel that you had -
The reply was swell. your honor, it was
whisky on one end OF the barrel.and .I,s
Duffy on the other end, so cant say
whether it was whiskey or Pat Duffy -v&s
in ,h;' barrel, being rs am under oati,.''
a Yankee who had never paid more til;tn
twenty-five cents to see an exhibition went
TO New York theatre one night to see the
Forty Thieves" The ticket-seler tl.arged
him seventy-tive cents for ticket. Pas
sing the paste-bcard back, he quietly re-
marked: keep it. mister; don't want
to see the other thirty-nine," and ont he
walked.
General Hl.sted was at one of the Thous-
and Isles the other day. visiting Speaker
AlyOrd. James said the veteran par.
liamen'arian. as they sat quietly fishing.
1T wouldn't do to move the previous ques-
,ion up here why not here as we'll as
elsewhere:'' inquired james. Because
explained the veteran, as he proceeded to
render Ills hook tempting to the fish, ''be-
cause. if the motion should prevail, it
would cut off all de bait
4 good story is told in Edinburgh about
that genial G:'ccian, Professor BE,ckier
One day shortly before the close of the
late session, tie professor being through
some cause prevented from lecturing, there
was posted on the Greek classroom door
A notice TO this effect, - Professor Bl;,ckie
regrets that he is unable to-day to meet his
classes A waggish student, spy ing this,
scraped out the initial letter of the last
word of the sentence, and male it appear
IS if the professor was reSretful at his in
ability to meet those fair specimens of
flmiliarly known outside the
college quadrangle as the ''lasses.'' But
who can joke with Blackie? The keen eyed
'ld man. noticing the prank that had been
played on him. quietly erased another let
er, and left the following to be read by
whom it might concern. Professor Blac-
lie regrets he is unable to-day to meet his
sses.''