The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-28
Legal Rate OF interest Inn Ssortant
@s Decision.

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BY a decision Hon. d. S. Wade of the Dis.
trict Court, just rendered, after full hearing
and consideration of the law of Montana
regulating interest on money loaned, it has
been adjudged that a promssory note only
draws the legal rate OF interest, 10 per cent.
per annunl after maturity, whatever may be
the agreed rate named in tlienote, and even
though the note be so worded as TO express
the payment of fhe agreed rate until paid.
Parties interested must shape their action ae-
cordingly, either commence action Oh ma
tured notes at once. renew them by new lease
of life and extended term. Cor. in lieu of such
course, content themselves with interest at
the legal rate of ten per tent. Perhaps ths
intervention OF the LegiSature nc w in ses
sion. may be asked to maks, the law ofinterest
what it has generally bees understood to be.
Herald.
LAND DECISION. Field rendered an
important decision, lately, in tile United
States Court, which affects the interests Of
many persons in Nevada. .-The Central Paeif-
ic r. r. Go. brought suit to quiet title to a
number OF pieces claimed by settlers who had
made their locations on the Tine Of the road,
after the passage Of the bill, but before the
route was determined. These tracts were
owned by the Company, and the settlers de-
inana damages and threaten to bring suit.
The eompany forestalled them by suit to
quiet title. Justice Field decides that the,
grant to the railroad into effect when the bill
passed; the settlers took their claims subiec
10 the provisions of the bill; and the rights
OF the company to the land are not depen-
dant upon the date when che road was toca-
ted.-Thcse points arose On a demurrer, but
as that raised all the material questions in the
case, the decision overrnling the demurrer
virtually finished the suits. F. Aceientifc
Press. sa
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EnUcArE THE HrAD, The HEART, AND THE
HAND. Every boy should have his head. his
heart and his hand educated. BY the proper
education Of the head, he will be taught to
love what is good, wise. and right, and to
hate what is evil. foolish, and wrong. And
by proper education Of fIie hand. he Will he
enabled to supply his wants. to add to his
comforts. and to assist those around him.
The highest objects OF good education are to
reverence God. aud to love and serve man
kind. Everything that helps us in attaining
these objects IS OF great value, and everything
that hinders us is comparatively worthless.
When wisdom reigns in the head, and love,
in the heart, the man 10 ever ready to do
good; order and peace reign around, and sin
aud sorrow are almost unknown.
A HEAuTrFUI. TaoUGHf. When the sum-
mer Of youth is slowly wasting away Iii tile,
nightfall OF aye. and the past becomes deeper
and deeper, as,d life wears to its close. 1t is
pleasant to look into the vista of time upon
the sorrows and icIicities ofour earlier years.
III we have q home To shelter. ana hearts to.
rejoice with us. and friends have been gath
cred together around our firesdes, then tho
rough places Of wayfaring Will have been
worn and snioolhed away In the twilight Of
life, while many dark spots we passed
through grow brighter and more Beautiful
Happy are those whose intercourse with the
world has not changed the tone Of Iheir heller
feelings. or broken those musical chords 81
the heart, the vibrations of which are 80 me-
lodiUus. 10 tender and sonrhing III the cvel,-
ing Of life.