The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-02
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An inquirer asked what he shout,
do with . horse that il troubled will
periodical dizziness. and the edito
answered in these words; "Our I'D
vice, tased upon the perusal of tina
valuable book Every Man His Owr
HoDe DOCTOR" would be to take TIT
horse some day when he is net dizzy
and sell him to . stranger" Sagi-
nav Herald.
General Butler has written to ar
iDquiring friend in Erie, Penn, thai
he il out of politics forever. The
General seemingly has taken heed Of
the advice given by q sensible mother
to her daughters. Mamma" they
asked. cant We have everything We
want?" Eyes, my dears; but be
careful and don't want anything you
can't have" Texas siftiDgs.
Cause for Surprise.-"Who are that
gentleman and lady Across the street?
asked q lady on Chestnut street this
morning. "Mr. aud Mrs. B don't
you know them?!" "No. they are
briSe and groom, I suppose" Oh,
no; they have been married a dozen
years 6r more" SIS it possible??"
exclaimed the lady in great sarprise.
why, he lifted his hat when be met
her." Philadelphia Call.
Eyes, I have a happy home" said
Winslow; ''you are right"
SLOW do you manage it," asked q
friend.
II manage my wife properly" be
replied.
How" continued the friend.
Mrs. Winslow Just then came on
the scene, and Winslow replied:
by letting her have her own
sweet way"
A servant girl in New Haven stole
her mistress false teeth. The woman
told the policeman that; "She sheesb
Gosh swenshy dollarsh, ansh che
swash wosh shusha wresh sshdo
shteesh falshe sheeth-" wait till
I find an interpreter" interrupted
TIE policeman, thinking the oman
was q newly arrived Hungarian. But
she was an American, and could talk
his head of when her teeth were in.
he is a young doctor and she is a
Vassar graduate. Last Thursday
evening he said to her; DO you
know, dear, l have q heart affection
for your" Have you bad it lune?"
she coyly inquired. "Oh, yes; I feel
that 1 will liver troubled life without
you" he fervently responded. Then
you had better asthma" she softly
murmured. Then he Rugged her go
hard that be had to reset her collar |
bone. The Hatchet.
One Of the French prisoners in |
Berlin during the last war between
France and Prussia, who vas earning !
come money by making shoes, was a
very good.natured fellow, who, like
Mark Tapiey, seemed determined to
make the most of the situation.
When tainted by q Prussian as be-
ing . captive, and asked what had
become of French Boosting now, he
uDdauntedly replied; French boast
ing indeed! We said We would be
inside of Berlin in three weeks, and
here Us are!"
An Irish ecclesiastical student who
went to finish his course of theology
10 Spain, sent q glowing account of
his journey in letters to q newspaper
In his native town. His last letter
thus; Il q write no
more, for before my vision rises the
gorgeous dOmes of Salamanca" The
printer gave his enthusiasm another
direction. for he printed it, Games,"
instead Of ''domes' to the horror Of
the bishop, who at once prohibited
the publication Of any further letters
from that distracted young man.
The high school girls brother Jim
told her q new conundrum yesterday
1t was this: What is the difference
between shooting a man and killing
= hog?" The answer was, Zone is
assaulting with intent to kill, and
the other is killing with intent to
When she met Amy she pro-
pounded the conundrum TO he,, but
Amy gave it up. "Well, 1 will tell
you. One is assaulting with intent
depr;ving of life, and the other is
with intent to preserve the
brine" But Amy failed to see the
point. Derrick.
What" exclaimed Mrs. Limb.r-
lung, "The Shifleshaf1es coming
and so soon? Dear, dear!
What an annoyance! The last time
hey came we talked about our mu.
,ual friends till there wasn't a VOID
eft to be said. And now they are
again. How vexatiOus!
But mamma" said Margarelta,
perhaps the Shifleshafaes have got
with that family which
las just moved into the Smith place.
I didn't think of that. PERHAPS
hey have. Nc doubt their visits f:
nav. after all. be very interesting.
How to read a novel-Open it in
ne middle, glance at a page. Catch I
he names of the characters. Turn
, the last page to see whether he 1
her or she died with angels
overing around the head board.
urn to the beginning and see what
as the matter with the old man and
by he didn't approve of the mstcb.
GU have thus acquainted yourself .
18th the essential facts Of the novel, :
I'D can imagine all the moonlight
alks, the sylvan dells, the afternoon
as. the cuss words muttered be.
veen the teeth of the male charac-
rs and all the other hog wash" n
Post. =
A young housekeeper writes for a =
cipe fol- making pancakes. Now if =
ere is anything o than another -
e know how to make it is pancakes. =
AXE a cup of -four, one pint of warm =
.ter, mix thoroughly, and cook on =
slow fire until it becomes thick, =
hen remove, and let it stand for an &
to cool. Take a strip of Canton
'nnel and cut it in round pieces the
OF q tea plate. Smear both sides
lth the -four and water mixture. s.
q bake on a hot griddle. Serve
tn molasses labeled maple syrup. sl
lis. Of course, is not the family
1le. We got vi information by ,
ssecting Q pancake built at an IN 30.