The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-19

LOngfellOw was Unitarian.
BOnnets for ladies' wear are now be-
ing made Of glass in Venice.
-Esthetic ladies fray the edges Of mus
tartl plasters.
Tennyson has never written anything
OH the barge Of the gaslight brigade.
| That l.: something higher than his grade
rs poet.--Ncev Orleans Picttyunc.
"Never send Il present hoping for one
in return. Never. Get your present
first, always, and send yoEr when YOU,
have tiine.-Cimcinnuti Saturday Night.
The new State Capitol at Albany is
represented to be cracking, and thirty
thoussnd-slollar paintings already fad
ing on the walls.
The San Francisco Examiner says
that a child was born to u couple in So
nO,na on the 18TH of March, after their
golden wedding.
Rose Eytinge, who secured u divorce
from George Butler On Saturday last,
has marrie'l Cyril Scarf, the actor.
The first cat taken to Gunnison City
sold for SIG, but the first man in that
town who killed cat was presented
with u purse Of $50. There's no show in
this country for tie cat to get ahead.
"Ain't that u lovely critter, John"
said .jerusha, as they stopped opposite
the leopard's cage. "Waal, yes," said
John, ''but he's dretfully freckled, amt
he"'-i;ostoM Commercial Bulletin.
A shoemaker states that there. is no
MOne7 in building shoes for st. Louis
people. Queer! We thought that u
man who built shoe for st. Louisian
generally made u big thing Of lt.-Bos-
tOm Post.
a German shoemaker, having made a
pair Of boOts for Il gentleman sOf whose
financial integrity he had considerable
doubt. made the following reply to him
when re called for the articles: ''Ier
poots ish not quite done, but der bee!
isll made oud."
"Does dogs reason:" Possibly not.
But some dc::s on seeing boy with an
old kettle, and examining his pockets
for a piece OF cord, take deep interest
in something about mile away.
There is an article going the rounds
headed WHO Kissed Away That
Tear" We'll, we suppose it is as we'll
tO.Own up to II first as last. It is u
mighty mean man that wont kiss away
Il tear.
They do up things scientifically down
ut K"kon,", Ind. When crowd goes
out to hang u n,iscrcant they take along
a preacher and a doctor. As they were
net certain they were hanging the right
man. it WAS very thoughtful.
Some one advertises for ''hantls on
silk dresses" They shouldn't be hard
t" find. There are plenty Of young men
in Chicago who would he willing to lay
their hands On silk, or even calico dress
es, ifth:y could only get chance.
DR.. Holland once said that the great
est blessing which Il young man could
enjoy WIS poverty. And tho beauty of
! it is the large number that are able to
take advantage Of the enjoyment with
out being in each others way.
1t is Il cold day now when an express
train in some part q! the Republic does
not run down hand-car and wear out
i few telegraph relairers orsectiOn men.
The express trains must have developed
u little emotional Observation-Disclosures
Huwkrw.
Little Edith was terribly sleepy the
other night. She Legan her customary
prayer upon retiring, but when she got
as far as ''Our Father" her eyes clnse.i,
and her hc:,t. tunlhled on to the pillow.
II tan't tay it tonight" she said, I'm
too seepv. He knows the vest os it,"
Sarah Bernlar,lt is never happy un-
less tire cause Of Il sensation, and her mar
! riaEc to Al. D,mala, IL French gentle
| man, vii! keep her cOnspicuO,,S)y before
| the eyes 0f the worlds gt,ssil,s inr Il long
! time. Her children would doubtless I've
! more grateful is her marriage had hap
l'encd fifteen years earlier.
met him again the other day. He
had recovered! from the relapse oc,.;.-
stoned :'y our serious conversation Of Il,
! month ago. asked him where he had
taken up tbs a,"n,e. ''Oh ~ he replied,
Pm living hy the canal for the present.
should be delighted if you'd drop in
some evening"" Then left him.
\ Wisconsin minister. disturbed hv
an intoxicated man, stopped exlmunl-
ing long enough to get down from the
pulpit and throw the fellow out of doors.
II taxes b:% muscle Us well rs big brains
10 make Il successful minister in some
portions Of the country.
When a sculptor digs out a statue that
Is to" lad for anything else, hccan, gem
orally. 10y la'cilng it with the name OF
some decreased statesman, induce Com
yrc>s to buy it and set it up in Wash
ingt"n to scare horses. It's3rough Oh
the memory oi statesmen, tnOugll--Rrs-
TIM Post.
Young Harry Garfield and Colonel
f"ckwtll's son were implicated in the
rs".n; theft ri examination papers 1T
Williams College. Young Rockwell
was Suspended for five weeks, bnt Young
Garfield, not having been s,l.ve>4.ui in
his attempt al theft, was not punished.
There is said to be Il good deal of boy in
his skin.
The duties Of the genuine dyetl-in-the-
wool, sinMn-pure editor are nlultii;,ri-
Gus and multitudinOus. His work is
not only to '',lo little writin'," as is
sometimes supposed, hut to Gull, to sec,
to observe, 10 grasp, to explain, to elnci-
date, to initiate. to boil down; ''tO bt.. to
do and to suffer-" and several hundred
"t!'erver's, with large number Of dis
tPiS.ts IN han fp.,,,,