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The Montana post., 1869-01-08

in both instances by voluntarily dis
missing his case. These are facts this
course is cowardly and mean. and worse
than all. cowardly and mean TO a woman.
This woman is now absent in Europe
supporting a family, by manual labor.
which il is his FIRST and highest duty To
support.
OF course there will be plausible tales
and explanations potent Influences (:
possibly tears bnt if he wants a di-
vOrce without a good cause Ctor which
he can get il in the courts). let him be-
come a regular job Trotter. Yet we
beseech the members. as they have
wives and love them, sisters and respect
them. mothers and obey them, to main
tain their integrity in this matter. And
A. dcrHItF reSoTt-not necessary We
tTust-we pray Gov. TUFTS To- consider
whether this is not the place where that
fashionable paper-a vetO-comes in.
II he shall weakly yield, may the lux
ury of a mother-in-law be To him an
impOssibility forever more.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08
The Montana Post
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. sst
IRR0.

We live but in the instant the Eter
nal touches US in the Present, as il
swiftly sweeps down from Futurity.
brings disappointment or fruition in its
breath, and vanishes in the unrelenting
Past. But in the cycle of recurring
seasons we have fixed an initial point,
and called the interval "A Year" The
earth has journeyed through its annual
course. once more. and the pag" ot S6S
is quietly folded down. The index on
the dial of Time points TO 1859. An un-
lettered page Is opened 10 each, to eIu-
blazon with good deeds, or soil with
vice aud the crystal vase in the hands
Of the Infinite is dripping its moment
Jewels on the earth I'D crown the just,
or be bartered by the unwise tor potage.
Each can read to-day the record of the
Past. and decide whether the New Year
nav not better have some new accounts
opened and some old ones closed.
The year dawns hc lily for the
Territory. In all h. sly there has
been no better present or brighter prom
ise for the futuT +. Neither want or pes
thence or atfliction darkens this nouns
tain land Plenty is in every home, the
garners are filled. the great mines are
being opened successfully. merchants
hive had fair compensation tor their
goods, labor finds remunerative en-
ployment, railway communication is
approaching; immigIa alton will ensue.
more extensive and general Develop
ment of mines will iollow-it is we'll
with Montana.
There is ioy in the land. War no
u Il 1. L.
Republic. We have had the intensity
and excitement of the struggle; the
season OF relaxation and commercial de-
preston ensueh then came the fierce
ness OF political strife, with its angry
tuu ults and discordant passions. Hap
PLY, he who guided our armies to VIC
tory is chosen 20 wield the peaceful
powers of state, and, though marauding
savages have Ueapt the whirlwind, and
fendish clans yet require strOng-handed
Justice To- stay their outlawry. no pat
riot fears tor the peace. prosperity or
perpetuity Of tue Republic.
Among the nations wars and rumors
are intermingled with the sounds of
peace and industry. England is tenn
porariIy liberalized. France plots, Spain
revoluIionizes. Turkey threatens, Greece
and Crete have their visors down, RUS
siR keeps suspicious outlook on the
game. China iraternizes, Cuba revOlts
South America is in arms. and Mexico
Is unconsIitutionally at peace.
And thus opens the year. Its lights
and shadows will tall in turn on all. TO
cheer or chill, but may you, reader. feel
the golden glow of much heart sun
shine, and our hearty wishes for a
Happy New Year" is good for all the
Year round.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

The advent of Joe Coburn among US.
says the San Francisco Chronicle of Dec.
10, has had the effect to stimulate new
life into the prize ring in California, and
numerous fistic encounters are talked OF
among the fancy. 1t is generally stated
among the patrons of the manly art
that fight between Tommy Chandler
and Billy Dwyer for 5000 or $500 a
side. is to come off within 90 days
Joe Coburn has deposited 500 in behalf
OF Chandler, as his backer, and Con
Mooney has put up an equal sum. as the
friend of DIVER. The proposed fight
is the universal topic of discussion
among the fancy, many of whom, how>
ever. affect 10 disbelleve the sincerity OF
the dePositors and :Leir principals.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

was a man of one book Shakspeareb.
been his favorite author. the rest of ~
reading has been determined by an 81
present desire to correct, illustrate A.
restore every trace of the immor,,
bard. His course of studies being d.
tated by his own curiosity and inciin,
ton. was peculiar at the time of \,
Walter Scott's death lac had not rsss
one of the Waverly Novels, feeling tn.
they might divert the current of N,
thought, and though he had not III
narrow views of the mathemati clan WI,
laid down Milton, saying, why, wL.,
does it proven he saw that no moda,,
fiction could lead TO the conclusio,
which he ever bore in mind This n,
stancy and fixedness of purpose canpo,
be TOO much admired. If we cpnsids,
how many syren spells and luscioB.
lulling fruits there are To tempt su.l
faithful travellers from their cour.-
But would he not be afraid oi betravir,
this deficiency in society There A..
many prpcedpnts To bear him out. =,
J. Mcintosh had not read Shak spraF4.
books when forty years of age Wilb4,
force said he would read no mude,,
poetry until he was tired Of Homer snl
Milton. DIR. Johnson had not READ
"OthelIo' when he wrote Irene" yr,
the reading OF this writer, peculiar !.
il was, answered the purpose OF stu5r
by making him happy in his own r..
sources. agreeable TO his friends, ab5
useful to the public. But is there Bo
danger that men of one book, howevr,
honorable we hear them mentioned
should be ignorant of every other sub,
ject which does not bear upon their "a.
vorite topics Those only are dessry.
ing either of praise or imitation who
are men of one book, in this sense. tha
they pursue one system, choose on,
class of authors most suitable To Their
own peculiar talents, and prefer To b
sound, in limited sphere. To being 50,
perficial in one more extended. Ons
sterling author To call my book, eve
most conspicuous and most at hand
read and Ie- read, marked and quoted
standing alone on the shelf, If nu
"alone in it's glory at least sIrroundet
with pamphlets, manuscripts and au-
thors calculated To illustrate IL, viii
teach US to think as our tavorite authof
thought, To aspire TO the same style Of
expression, purity of taste, lOttiness Of
vein and fervency of spirit. In tue
choice of our authors lies our danger
our dilemma and difficulty is this. Tfms
only can convince us OF an errOneOu,
choice. and time forbids on. errur to b.
rectilied, Yet mans doom aud duty both
say. "perseyere. If no prudence will
enable us to fix on the most eligible
perseverance may make mp the differ,
ence.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08
The War Report.

The report of Secretary Schoiield Of
the War department is the most con,
pact and concise of the official documents
presented. The country has reason to
be grateful that our war reports lack
the terrible importance they po=Sesseda
few years ago. The army will be re-
duced TO $4,000 by the 1st of January
The actual current expenses of the Wal
department during the past year have
been $6S, 143 ,094 IL, besides 50 ,96l ,lOg
43. old war debts paid during the year
making the total expenditures OF the
department $1S, ,104 sol II. The apprO
priations for the present fiscal year are
S35, 400, ,J51 AZ, which will be exceaded
by the expenditure, leaving a deticieuey
of $13, 175, 900 The discipline of the az
my is stated TO be better than ever be-
fore since the close of the war. Ag
thority is asked TO make
large number OF smooth bon
and ritied guns of heavy caliber tor f9r.
tihcations as soon as the expeTimeHis
have determined the most suitsbs
kinds Subsistence supplies have been
furnished to a daily average of 1900
persons by the Freedmen's BurraG
which is now running 1881 schools
with I04.327 pupils. The Bureau has
expended on these schools during The
year $942. .523 66, which does not include
the expenditures of benevolent socie-
ties, estimated at 800. 600, and by Fred
men, estimated at $360,000. The Sec
retary recommends that when indians
violate their treaties they should DO
longer be regarded as a nation TO
punished by war, but as a depended
uncivilizsd people, to be cared for, FED
when necessary, and governed. He aP'
proves and urges Gen. Sherman recon.
mendation that the exclusive care
Indian affairs be transferred TO the Wa
Department.-N. Y. Tribune
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

WE have been shown a personal let
ter from c. C. Menaugh, Chief Clerk of
the Council. dated Dec 29th, in which
i: is stated that the bill locating the
seat OF government at Helena was in
the hands of the Acting Governor. II
was the belief in Virginia City that be
would veto the bill. The three days
withia which he has authority to 4" re-
turn the bin with his objections ex-
rired on Saturday. VIC believe, although
The New Year adjournment may have
covered that day, and the dis
patches make no mention of any action
upon il. We incline to the opinion that
Acting Governor Tufts has permitted IL
10 become law without his signature.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

that will ever be had. Committees OF
conference chosen by each party, select
ed with reference to their good judg-
ment, discrimination, and friendliness
to the interests of all concerned, might
satisfactorily and happily settle the mat
ter in a day. and set everything going
pleasant again on the Union lode. There
is certainly enough involved in the is>
sue to render every one solicitous that
such a consummation be effected.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

oS the Let of January. 1859. the North
ern Overland Mail Company was, under
the terms of contract. 20 commence car
rying the mails from Fort Abercrombie
10 Helena As nothing has been re-
Gently heard of service on this route.
We may presume that Messrs. Leech.
Piper & Co. have very discreetly made
arrangements whereby service need not
be begun until later In the season. when
nature will facilitate rather shan rstsrd
the enterprise.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

Hon. o. H. BROWNING, Secretary
the Interior, in his annual report TO Ibs
President, makes the following state
ment concerning the Northern Pseis;
railroad:
No portion of the Northern Pacih
railroad Las been constructed. TBt
company report that surveys have n@
been continued during the past year;Ni
want OF a military escort TO protect sur
veying parties.
In 1867 two lines were run from LAA'
Superior. One commencing at the wss
end of the lake and the other at RsyhnO
The first, following a westerly coufS,
crosses the Mississippi about tWeN
miles above Crow Wing, thence r3"
south of, and near to Otter Tail laSs
and pursuing the same general coniS
intersects the Red river at point o.
tween Fort Abercrombie and the mou'I
of the Sioux Wood river. The seooD
follows a southwesterly course for iOOl'
teen miles TO Pleasant Bay; thence We
terly TO within eighteen miles OF sup.
rlor; thence its course is direct 70 e. =,
Mississippi, crossing that river r. a.
Cloud; thence north westerly up :"
Sauk valley to the Sioux Wood rlVrl,
little 10 the south of where IL JOINS ~
Outer Tail river. Both of these Pp
have such a direction approaching
Red and Sioux Wood rivers, that W
continued westerly they will pass % @.J
sOuth of and near the Cheyrnne r'e'
Dakotah. The distance OF the hfss so1
232 miles, and it's estimated cost y % "a.
900. being an average per mile oi
357 4S. The distance of the secopS,
317 miles, and its estimated cost e.
$4,000. being an average per nnJ
$37 .2S6 05. The alignment is isVorsS
on 10th sides The maximum gT
ents will not exceed thirty 10 TORI!
TO the nile, and are OF limited eA~
Upon the Pacific side the surveys ~,
confined to an examination OF the "a
cade range. with q view TO sscerts,las, s,a,,
relative elevation and practicaDl'I
the passes. Three were tound' so1
Cowlitx, or Pack wood, 26Oo; the the -
qualmie. $3.50: and Cadys, 40"
above the lerel of ,he sea.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

Mr.. Greely in anticipation of certain
contingencies, having given the Post
office department rather close attention,
is particularly severe upon Mr.. Randalls
administration of it. Instead of acqui-
escing in the estimated deficit of four
millions for the ensuing year, and a con
jectured rapid increase To zen millions he
would have it pay its own way. The
Tribune believes those who dance should
pay the fiddler, aud that the people at
large should not be taxed TO pay postage
for certain limited classes. As a reform
the adjustment or restriction of the
Franking Privilege is recommended and
the proposition advanced that newspa-
per exchanges should be subject To pos
tage as well as other matter, and the
Tribune generously suggests its willing.
ness To pay postage on it's two bushels
of exchanges per day. So far its views
are admissible. but we dissent from the
following:
"Our country. We are told, is growing
rapidly. and new settlements constantly
springing up in remote wilds and noun
tain gorges. as yet devoid of decent
roads, and TO which mails are conveyed
with great difficulty and at high cost.
Admit these premises, and what fol-
iowsZ That the man who wants letters
from his son in Ruby Valley or at either
of the Virginia cities ought TO have
them brought him tor three cents each,
while the balance of the cost should be
iV.srlnca1 m Ill WI IN No do
not see il.
Ii Mr.. Greeley will look up the pub
lished report of the Department for the
year ending June 80. 1861. (the latest
published) he will find there were only
eleven States and one Territory that
paid the government more than its ex>
penditure for mail service. That Terri
tory was Montana, which yielded a rev.
enue Of $3O6.12 cents TO the government
over all expenditures, while in twenty
six States there were deficits in each,
ranging in Minnesota as high as $474.-
600, ana aggregating in all S3,629, III
12. It the Tribune makes its proposi>
tion on the principle of each State and
Territory paying its way, il will not do
to urge an increase of postage to Mon
tana already paying a surplus over ex-
penses, and no increase in Maryland
with its deficit of Sl06,320. Besides,
Montana has paid the government more
revenue than has been expended by the
government in or for it, something no
other Territory ever did Under these
circumstances We think il clear that
"the man who wants letters from his
SON in our Territory for three cents
postage should have them, and Mr..
Greeley. or his clerk, had better look up
his statistics little more closely.
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

THE Bill introduced by Mr.. Wilson,
and which passed both houses, changes
the name of the county seat of Gallatin
county from Pennington to Bozeman,
its original name. and by which it was
still universally known except in legal
papers. The Legislature. last winter,
in an act authorizing the people to
change the county seat of Gallafin, in-
serted an arbitrary clause that in case
any other place than Gallatin City was
chosen, il should be thereafter be called
Pennington. The name of Bozeman, it
is now demonstrated, is
Z" One of the few, the immortal names.
That were not born to die"
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

An exchange says Senator Ramsay, of
Minnesota. will not be reelected, owing
to his affiliation with the Washburne
party. and that Donnelly's friends con
troll the Legislature. The Omaha Re
publican believes Ben. Loans chances
the best in Missouri. No opinion ia
ventured on the successorship TO Tip
f..r
The Montana post., 1869-01-08

One hundred and nineteen cars crossed
over the railroad bridge the night OF its
complstion. Nearly two hundred were
brought TO this side yesterday. and all
those remaining on the other side, about
two hundred aud 6fty In number were
brought over last night. Pretty cuick
work that-OnGha Herald, Dec. q.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10


KIND WoRDs.-Thev never bills
ter the tongue nor lips. And we
:.ave never heard of any mental
trouble arising from this quarter
Though they do not cost much. h.svet
they accomplish much. They help
ones good nature and good will
Soft words soften our own soul
Angry words are fuel to the flames
of wrath, and make it blaze more
iiercelv. Kind words make other
people good natnred. Cold words
freeze people, and hot words scorch
them, and bitter words mike them
bitter, and wrathful words make
them wrathful There is such a
rush OF all other kinds of words in
our days, that it seems desirable to
give kind words chance among
them. There are vain words, and
idle words, and hasty words, and
spiteful words, silly words, and
empty words. and business words.
and warlike words.-Kind words
also produce their own image in
mems souls. And beautiful i'm
age it is. They soothe and quiet
and comfort the hearer They
shame him ont Of his sour, morose,
unkind feelings. We have not yet
begun to use kind words in such
abundance as they ought to be
used.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10
Give Your Ch!lll n PaDer.

Give Your Child IL Paper
A child hegining to read becomes
delighted with a newspaper, because
he reads the names and things which
are familiar, and he will progress
accordingly. A newspaper in one
year is worth a quarters schooling
to any child. Every father must
consider that information is connect
ed with advancement. The mother
of family. being one of its heads.
md having more Immediate charge
'f children should herself he in
tructed A mind occupied becomes
fortified against the ills of life. and
$ hraced Tor emergency. Children
amused by read ng or study are of
course more considerate and easiv
governed. How MANY thoughtless
Young men have spent their even
ings in a tavern or grog shop who
ought to have been reading! How
many parents who have not spent
twenty dollars for books for their
.amilies. would have given thous-
ands to reclaim son or daughter
Who had ignorantlv, thoughtlessly
Eallen into t. mptatinn
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10
The Flaw Hunters.

There are people who have pre-
ternatural faculty tor detecting evil,
or the appearance f evil, in every
mans character. They have fatal
scent for carron Their memory
is like a museum l once saw at a
medical college, and illustrates all
the hideous distortions and mon
strous growths and revolving dis
eases by which humanity can be
troubled or afflicted. They think
they have q wonderful knowledge
Cf human nature. But it is blum
der to mistake the ''Newgate Calen-
der for Il biographical dictionary.
A type of the same tendency leads
some people to find apparent salts
faction in the discovery and procla
nation Of the slightest defects in
the habits of good men and the con
duct of public institutions. They
cannot talk about the benefits con
ferred by a great hospital without
lamenting some insignificant bolt in
its laws, and some trifiing want Of
prudence IN its management Speak
to them of a man whose good works
everybody is admiring, and they
cool your ardor bv regretting that
he is so rough in his manner, or so
smooth-that his temper is so hasty
rr that he is so fond of applause.
They seem to hold a brief. requir-
ing them to prove the impossibility
of human perfection. They detect
the slightest affoy in the pure gold
of human goodness. That there
are spots in the sun is, with them.
something more than an observed
fact-it takes rank with a priori and
| necessary truths.
There are people who, if they
hear an organ, find out at once
which are the poorest stops. II
tney listen to great speaker, they
RENE member nothing but some slip in
the construction Of Il sentence, the
consistency of a metaphor, or the
evolutions of an argument. While
their friends are adm;ring the wealth
and beauty of a tree whose branches
are weighed down with fruit. they
have discovered solitary bou2h,
lost in the golden af1iuence, on
which nothing is hanging.
Poor Hazlitt was sorelv troubled
with them in his time .,L;ttleness,'
he said, : is their element. and they
give character of mcanness to
whatever they touch - Coca
| Words.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10

A CIRCUS ScENE:--On Friday
noon, as DR.. Thayer's grand cav
elcade was passing around the Pub
lie Square. and while in front of the
court house. one of the horses acci-
dentally got one of his feet over the
tongue of the Allegorical car, upon
which the lion was reposing on a
pedestal. This causing some little
trouble and fright, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and America became ami
mated, and the king of beasts com
menced showing his teeth anu
growing. A few applications from
the whip Of his keeper, made the
lion quiet and the delay having been
remedied, the ladies' representing
the four quarters Of the globe re-
sumed their places, and the process
sion moved off triumphantly.-Her-
aid.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10
From Moor.s Rural New Yorker.
COOKING BEANS. asf e


Ir nv dear Rural, you ever should wish
For brea kfast or dinner tempting dish rN
OF the beans so famous In Boston town, l4
You must read the rules here lay down.:
when the sun has set in golden light,
And round you fall the shades ofnight,
A large deep dish you first prepare,
A quart of beans select with care;
And pick them over until you find
Not speck or a moat is lett behind.
A lot of cold water on them pour 'd t
Till every bean is covered DER,
And they seem to your poetic eye
Like pearls in the depth of the sea to lie;
Here. if you please, you may let them stay
'Till just after breakfast the very next day,
When parboiling must be gone through;
Il mean for the beans. and not for you;)
Then. if In your par try. there still should be
That bean pot, SO famous in history,
With all due Difference. bring 1t out,
And if there's a SKINNER lying about,
Skim half of the beans from the boiling pan
Into the bean pot as fast as you can;
Then turn to Biddy and calmly tell her
To take huge knife and go to the cellar;
For you must have. like Shylock of old.
"A pound of fesh.' ere your beans grow cold
But very unlike that ancient Jew,
Nothing but pork will do for you.
Then tell once more Your maiden fair,
In the choice of the pie@e to take great caro-,
For a streak of fat and streak oflean
Will give the right flavor to every beanl
This you must wash, and score,
Put into the pot and round it pour
The rest, till the view presented seems
Like an island of pork in an ocean of beans;
Pour on boiling hot water enough to cover
he tops the beans completely over.
Shove into the oven and bake till done,
And the triumph of Yankee cookery's won!
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10

TAKING THE PooL.-Good con-
duct at Sunday school seems to he
differently rewarded in different To-
calities. In certain Episcopal
Church in San Francisco, for in
stance, each scholar that is in his
place before opening school leceives
a ticket for Punctuality Our cor
respondent having. as was his habit.
come early to school one Sunday,
observed class Of six or seven
h .vs. aged from seven tv twelve
years, all of respectable parentage.
throwing dice for who should win
the whole lot of Punctuality tickets.
He stood aghast at such depravity,
in such place on such day-es-
pecially when one urchin roared out !:
"Sises I've won gle MS the
pool ~ DrdWer. liar. er'S Magazine
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-10

The Fifty eieth General assembly
which adjourned sine die May Z. 1869
held three different sessions. amount
ing in all to 269 davs, and costing
for per diem, mileage and expenses
of committees S250,500 This does
not include. stationary, fuel, lights
and other incidentals. The Fifty
seventh General Assembly cost the
State for like expenses. only S118,-
S24. making balance against the
Democratic T. trenchment Ligisla
ture of Sl31 .676 -Delaecare Gaz.