She Meant Business

They have aome quefcr girls in Colorado. One of' tliem who resides in the Cache la Poudrc Valley, had been reeeiving the at tentions of a young man for about a year, but, becoming impatient at his failure to to bring iuaüers to a crisis, she resolved to asiwtain hia intentions. When he next called slie took him gcntly by the ear, lead liim to u seat, and said: " Nobby, you've bin foolin' 'round this claim fur mighty near a year, an' hov never yit shot off your mouth on tbc ruarryin' biz. I've cottoncd to yer on the square clean tbrough, an' havo stood off every other aloot tbat lias tried ter chip in ; an' now I want yer to come down to business or leave the ranch. Ef yer on the marry an' want a pard thet'll stick rite to yc till yc pass in yer checks an' the good Lord calla yo over the raugc, jist squeal an' we'll hitch; but ef that ain't yer gaine, draw out an' give some othcr feller a show f'or his pile. Now sing yor song or skip." He Hang. - Denver Republican. Thedamps of autumn sink into the leaves and prepare for the necessity of' their fall ; and thus nxenmbly are we, as the years close aiound us, dotached l'roui our tenaoity of' life by tho gentío prossure of reoorded sorrow. - Lander. As milk and cream are graat absorbent of impurities in confined air, it is importan tliat cvory care should be ejercite a keep ing inilk'rooms pcrfectly puro and olean Tliat íirkirm shmilil W ülled the day befor oeeoed witli boiling water, and in an bou luixcd with cold water. I'erliut. cleanlinen is a very important consideratiin trom il millin ol' thu cow until the bjltter i brought to umi k !!. The peculiarities of' MU oí' uur f'cath ered visitors of sunimcr, are thus spoken of' by the L'odar Spiings (upper: " Our animal ttutnmcr visitors oí toa IV:it licred tribe, the martin.s, havo arready taken their fliglit soi'tliwnrd in anticip;iti(in o the approach of fa.ll, and thetr aecustotnod liaunts during tho .sunuy suiiinier dJ know thena no more. Thes birds are very peculiar in their migratory h&biis, arriving rogularly in tho nprinp, abont the iniddlc of' March, and invariably at oikl - no one ever having observed tlu m inive in flocks in the day time as is the case with other species of migratory birds. Upon tho approach of full they a regularly and quietly tako their departure about the 20th nf August, and in the gloom :mii lileooe of the night."