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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04
AVANT COURIER.
a BOZEsIAN, MONTANA.
WEDNESDAY,. 49, OCTOBER /, 1871.
~ Quaker JlaIep.

From Letter to the Cincinnati Commercial.
One old Quaker, who loves the good things
or this world--as. indeed. they all do-has a
fine bed of mint lear his house. asked hiIn
what it was for-why he raised it. aWell. 2
said he, ssitisvery handy in case Of sickness,
sometimes use it myself, 2 said he. "If thee
is ignorant OF the manner in which it is pre-
pared, II viii show thee. tits not unpleasantto
the taste, and it Is beneficial to che appetite"
With this he left me, sitting MS Twas, in the
delicious shade of oaks and chestnut which
surrounded his house. The meadow. with
its sweet-smellng hay, was near, the corn
stalks. green and graceful, waved langIidly
in the. breeze |; the golden wheat as the wind
swept BY, wrinkled and crawled like the
waves of the sea; the quail along the stub
bic increasingly insisted that Bob White'
should come, and the whole scene was SO
still and peaceful that a languor came over
me, and nodded and winked heavily in re-
Spouse to the daisies that bloom along the
fence, and over the lawn. / little. cared
Whether my Quaker friend returned or not;
yet he did come, with a pleasant smile and
sincere manner.~ LIN his hand he held a. cut.
wine-glass full of some dark, amber-colored
aliqaid. iA2silyer bowl Of sugar and spoon
in the other hand, aud with these he sat down
on the rustic seat beside me. Presently a
coIored girl brought esome eof the mint,
aud my Quaker took h few spears of it, put
in the tumbler, crushed it slightly against the
glass, put in spoonful or two of sugar, filled
the tun1bier with water, shook it upin q live
! ly manner, put III a thin slice Of lemon, a
piece Of ripe apple, and couple Of nice
straws. One tumbler he handed to me, and
the other he keptaA Theesees, nsaid he s.how
this is made. First, thee has some very vile
stuff-whisky or brandy-abont haitian ounce
or an ounce for men "a half ounce will edo for
women; this vile stuff thee may neutralize
by a quantity Of ice, some sugar, a little 4
mint, a slice Of lemen, and some water Be
caFefil not to put III too much water; thee
may spoil the medicine by too much water.
After it is completed. place the straw to your
lips and draw in thy breath gently. Thee viii /
find the medicine ali excellent tonic.'' Sit
ting in the shade, with all the softening sur
roundings, what can be better than Quaker
mint iulep? 81 sst4 ~ y. F gsggyg gYEfYS
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04
A Tough Mule Story.

There. il, man out in Oregon who has q
mule. A few days ago he was driving the
animal across the prairie, when it suddenly
stopped. The man left his wagon and at
teInped to induce The mule to move it, but
without success. He beat il, he coaxed it, he
threatened il. and he cursed, but il refused to
bulge. He tied firecrackers to his tail and
exploded them, but the mule merely turned
its head in, q languid sort Of "a way, examined
the fire works, and calmly winked at the
naan.r Hhen the imam thought perhaps the
mule had forgotten something and wanted to
go back, so he turned him around; but the
mule expressed a firm determination not to
sgo home. The man became desperate, and
thought he would build a fire under the mule:
but, as fast as he would kindle it, the mule,
standing firm upon three legs, reached over
with the other leg and kicked the flame out.
Then he tore his hair and swore-the man
did-and he rushed to the wagon and got
twelve pounds of gnnpowder. and dug hole
under the mule and built mine. Then he
covered up the charge and laid a slow match.
and stood off a little piece while he lit it,.
There was rumble. a roar, then a terrific
explosion; and amid the cloud Of dust, and
upheayedr rock, the mule was observed to
fling its hind legs in the air, and TO support
itself upon its fore feet in that position until
the blast was over, when it quickly assumed
Its old attitude, and gentle smile passed
oveEits features as itperceived its master ly-
ing down groaning and cursing the day on
u. ~ xxr~ ~
man went homo. gg sf
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04

DARTIEs from the Valley visiting the Capital
IL are requested to give this house call and we
satisfied they will be pleased with the perfect
arrangement Of everything that will conduce to the
comfort and pleasure Of guests The tables sup
piled with everything obtanablein the country,
teiltive walters. III
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THE RAINY DAY.

The day is cold and dark and dreary;
1t rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to tho moldering wall,
But atevery gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and weary;
1t rains and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the moidering past,
But the hopes Of youth fall thick In the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
BE still sad heart and cease repining,
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days mus be dark and dreary.
Lonafellol0
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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

4 lit is much easier to keep out of rut thai
\ to get OUT.
The childhood shows the man, as morning
hows the day. Milton.
He must be thorough fool who can learl
nothing from his own folly.
r lie hath riches sufficient who hath enough
to be charitable.-[Sir I. Brown.
| There is always the need for man to &C
| higher, if he has the capacity to do SO.
| The ray Of happiness, like those of light
are colorless when ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
But Satan now is wiser than of yore.
And tempts by making rich, not making
por.-Pope.
When there is love in the heart, there are
rainboWs in the eyes, Which cover every black
cloud with gorgeous hues. ss4s
Ever the lesson of history has been this:
the recoil from Journalism is skepticisn, the
reaction from superstition is infidelity
Liberty is the souls right to breathe. and
when it cannot take long breath, laws are
girded too tight. Without liberty, man is in
"a syncope. I tEFs
It has long been settled that there are but
two ways in this world by which man may
secure a living. One il by honest toll, the
other through theft.
IA friend should be one in whose under
standing and virtue we can equally contide,
and whose opinion we can value at once for
its business and its sincerity.
1t is one of the worst effects of prosperity
to make a man vortex instead Of Il fountain;
50 that instead Of throwing out, he learns
only to draw in. 81
1t is mol the most demonstrative of our
friends who care most about us. Scores OF
people wish us well who do not feel impelled
TO stop us in the street and say, SO.
Lam for frank explanation with friends, in
case OF afrronts. They sometimes save per-
ishing friendship, and even place it on firm
er basis than at first; but secret discomfort
ment always ends y.-[sydney Smith.
'sCaiumny,n says Archbishop Leighton,
would soon starye and die of itself if no.
body took it in and gave it lodging 4
There would not, says Bishop Hall, .sbe 50
many open mouths if there were not so many
open ears"
tits well, therefore, when any kind Of en-
terprise begins to drag, or comes to stand
still. to inquire whether it is more motive
power that is needed, or whether by some ill-
'advertence the machinery has not left the
track and got into a rut. fss5
Dew falls but little upon the smooth and
brilliant surface OF polished steel or FURNISHED
gold, while coarser and less costly objects are
freely wet. The gentle dew of the heavenly
grace often takes effect upon the rude and
uncultivated, while the refined, the tasteful
and the critical are left, like frost-work, bril-
liant and beautiful, butcold and dead.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04
. FACETIE.

Japan has "dollar store.n
On the rise-Baker's stock.
A crack corps-The burglars.
Vegetable Philosophy Sage Advice.
And now England has modern Borgia.
Carpets are usually bought by the yard,
and worn, by the foot.
They use candles to light the cars on many
Western railways.
The church for affianced ones-st. All
Banns.
The Peoria ghost has gone off with q pint
Of bIckshot in him.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04

It'll fearful thing to see how some men
vsrc made worse BY trial. II Il terrible to
watch sorrow as it--sours TIE temper, and
works out into maleyolence and misanthro-
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Ii A8~
CONDENSED WISDOM.

What man does is the real test Of what j
man is.
Minds sof. moderate calibre ordinarily con
denim everything which is beyond their
range.
He only is independent who can maintain
himself by his own exertions, unaided and
ialoIe.y x1a sFE5
Men make fools Of women, and when they
get fool for wife they spend the rest of
their days in cursing the sex.
The darkest day in a mans career is that
where in be faneies that there's some easier
way OF getting 4 dollar than By squarely
earning il.
Inviolable fidelity, good humor and COM
plseency OF temper, Quill ye all the charm Of
fine face, and make theI decay Of it invisible.
The truest proof of mans character is the
equality OF his companions. Good company
and good conversation are the very sinews OF
morality.
is It isa line thing to be able to ripen without
sshriveling; to reach the cainness or age.
and still keep the heart and ready sympathy
Of youth.
Good nature, li,se q bee collects honey from.
every herb. Miniature, like q spider, sucks
poison from the sweetest flower
y Noperson ever got stung BY hornets who
Kept away nom where they were. 1t Il Just,
SO with bad habits
Books are company, and the company OF
bad books i as dan gerous rs Tie company Of
bad associates, while that Of good books is
like that of good men.
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Another Remarkable Curiosity of
che. Siamesc Twins Type.

The Siamese twins have another rival
which is being exhibited in Europe. 1t is
tmo-headed negro girl. On visiting these
two negro children, rs they are termed, the
visitor will see, as it were, two. children ap-
pasaAtlyStied back to back for frolic. ! They
are nineteen years of age, and there is moth
ing repuIsive or indicate in their appearan-
ce. They are named Mile and Christine,
When they talk together, both heads nIoye,
both tongues are talking, both brains
are sthinki1g without concert. Touch the
head, the hand OF The shoulder of one, and
the other knowsno thing ots thctouch; butt
the foot Of either is trapped once, twice or
thrice. the other will tell you how many times
il mas been trapped. $3.50 al ee5a ogtd eEt
They are both seated on one chair, and the
feshy-bony connection il uncovered. 1t is
yerylrges measuling twenty -nines inches IN
circumference and begins below the first
lumbar, vertebra. The general circulation Of
the blood is separate, butas pain and pleasure
asefaltin common, there 1ntfst hesa CONSTANT
interchange, of blood. Each must will to
move her own limbs before they can be NOV
ed, but each feels the ether moving limb,
although she may not see the action. SO
elcse, showevef, are the mental faculties allied,
that they wish alike, and in eating and sleep
ing there is perfect uniformity. They are
most attractive young ladies. In singing
they take parts, soprano and contralto; in
dancing, aA four feetsgo. i'm aperfect time; il
lookingat you, each pair OF eyes has dis
tinct and interesting expression. They say
I. they are happy and wish for no change.
II
The three fond periods of life are the first
consciousness of love returned, the summer
haisf bef6fe b arriage, when ALI the course is
smooth, and next, the early months Of the
Hrst haby,Swhen the man feels little queer
and tha wAspgn IS perfectly selfposessed
again. e 1~@
Be more prudent for your children than
perhaps you hare been yosarselfs When they
stoo, ARE parents, they win Intimate you, and
such Of you will have prepared happy gener-
ations, who will transmit, together with your
memory, ne worship III your wisdom.
It fearful thing to see how some men
arc made worse by trial. II u terrible to
watch sorrow as it, -sours the temper, and
works out into maleyolence and misanthro-
py. 49, \ 81 II Asa e.. G
za<uhat ID great liarss 90 assl'en they die !?
They lie still. ... u .s
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-04

l,imulani now IN use. Ihey are SURE PREyESts
ness, and all disorder arising from Masmatic nsns
es. They are highly recommended as an anti ays.
Psp an n a and Invaluable
General Debility they have meyer in singie ~ ~
stance failed IN producing the most happy results
strengthening the body, invigorating the mind and
giving tone and. elasticity to the whole system N
Inc i HOME BIIIEks are compounded with tho
greatest care, and no Tonic Stlnllant has ever
offered TO the public SO PLEASANT 10 THE
TASTE, and at the same time combining 50 maay
remedial agents, endorsed by the medical fratSrs
little to give them fair trial, and
Evnrv EamiIv cbouid u.vo 4 pot.fo
-. ~ .J 1.' 1 AAeso ~ Dottics
a. " lineage We HOME BirIERS are outhed for
az superior 70 any now IN use by e MarnerY AN
a aa9y oheihist; Jalhes BianY, NJ ID; Prof
3 3 Nc MeV i " 2; : 3 Walker, n D; Norman
~ sincnnat Hqgh NIL =; ana inilam p.
p; u Simpson N p; $ Bonner, NJ D b S Mus.
MI II piSier, -; Ialliaero,
mooaWaf q. N y Doherts ri; Wayne,
X xu aas M9odmaId ~ III y hIasior, hi
son, NJ i B. ~ = : : "a'ey' N Y; Il I'll John
IN 81. Louis, Emo Sander, P II D., Analytical
70 b me lone Bltters as superior
81 1v 1.ea nosteter ana they have also The
q OF the medical profession in
.. i1o'is 9.
I.,ps I r.a,,, st Louis, July, 1870,
80 uanns q JACKSON 20 --GentleInen AS you
a p .ne Home Btters it cannot, therefore
" oasiaeIeu as secret or T. patent medicine, no
d th ~ ia NY pssn Iaken 1or lt have examn.
~ il' Ut inahing tie Home Blttsrs, and
$50 Say inc combination IS one of rare
s;tion are af t h VIZ alaeles usea III tnelf compo-
a;, g i, M oes. class 81 winch they belong,
sii's ngh,y Tonic, sllmuenf sfomaehic eai1nina
pm is s,,ctiy y, oae o. preparing
d. 4. 81 iJnly III aecoiuaaee WIN tie rules 81
Inv Having used then seen the effects in
our Iiiaa.e pracnce, we take pleasure IN recon-
h.on .eLt 70 az persons aeslrous on taking bit
upstearcs ana diseases OF Women st. louis,
heuical Coliege III
ss DRAKE MCDOWELL,
Late President Missouri Medical i,,.ii college
~ ,sgE HFRANh u POkIEn, III D;,
Member OF Board Health, ST. Louis, Mo.
t1a = CLAN M u
rfoI, Q! oui gerry. NO, Med,cal Coilege, and iate
s resident Physlcian City Hospital st l1ous, Mo.
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Be more prudent for your children than
perhaps you hare been yoarselfs Whemthey
sstoo, are parents, they win intimate you, and
such Of you will have prepared happy gener-
ations, who will transmit, together with your
,,,a,,nrv ,xIs. o,.shir,i III yotlr wisdom.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-12-30

FIRES reported during the past week have
consumed or injured more than $45O,OOO
worth Of property
December II. Dwelling house on Wood street
Cley Gland loss IS 900. Bole l. Co.'S engine and
machine works aT Duquesne Pa. loss $50 900.
The hotels and most Of the business part Of the
town 0f Plcasantyille, Pa fire lasted about two
hours and leaves ~ families houseless. Squire
Sedan's house at Riverside, Ohio; loss 81 900.
December ~. Beaver. Miller h Co.'S planning
mill, Creze h Co. chair factory, some barns And q
dxellingh house at Fort Wayne, Ind : loss $50 600
Nail express and baggage car af Shelbyvfiie ind !:
j. Y. Hine & Co. =, and B. r. Session & Lewis dry
goods store al Binghampton. N. Y: loss &44, 600
Whiting works Of John Petit & Co.. at Phila-
delphia loss $4,000 Henry b. Kinks house at
Morrisania, y. Y. loss So 0OO Dwelling house
owned by {. NJ. Bridgman at jackson, Mich. loss
$l.S0. English 4 Go. oil-cloth factory, Camden
y. j. /; loss $20,0O0
December %. Book & Schneider match factory
and W. Ruprccht's smoke house In New York city ;
loss on former $20.0OO: on latter 900 Hotel at
Aurora, ILL., loss $1,000: several severely injured
John p. Clark's residence. Detroit Mich loss
$4,000.
December "a. Livery stable, harness and saddlery
store, drug shops. two groceries. two saloons and
billiard rooms. hardware store. Wells 4 Fargo's ex-
press office, and Gels i Go. IS bank Leavenworth
HAS. loss from 10000 to $75.OOO
December -. Soldiers Home al KingrtOwn, Ind
Pendings grocery store, Cincinnati loss 5000
-Four stores and stock OF fireworks. Macon Ga /;
loss $4,000. G. A. Woods residence Wheatland
Pa. loss $4,000; two servant girls burned to
death.
December %. Cosmopolitan wells at Scrub Grass,
Pa six men. incuding BotsfOrd, an owner,
severely burned.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-12-30

Two or three serious railroad accidents
have been repoEted during the past week On
the 3Oth broken rail on the Pittsburgh 4 Con-
nollsville Road threw a mai train from the
track and pitched the express ear into the
river, near West Newton, Pa. Twelve persons
were injured, two badly On the I'D the same
cause sent freight train tumbling ~ feet
down an embankment near youngstown, o.,
and killed a brakeman. On the same day still
another broken rail flung train on the Gin
cinnati \ indianapolis Junction Railroad from
the track near MOrristOwn, Ind, killed the
conductor and an engineer, and more or less
injured seven others. On the 2Sd passenger
train on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids n Min
nesotA Road broke through the bridge over the
Shell Rock River al Rockford Station, and
two locomotives, y caboose and u tender fell
. feet The passenger car was stopped Just
in time. An engineer, brakeman and tire-
man were killed. On the evening of the 18th
drunken driver got his wagon on the track
Of the Clevelan nd, Columbus 4 Pan Handle
Road, in front Of train that was moving at
the rate Of four miles an hour. The wagon
contained 10 passengers, one Of whom, a
Miss Bradley, was killed outright, two others
being iniured.-On saturday, locomotive on
the Hartford, Providence x Fishkill Road
exploded at Hartford, and killed an engineer
and fireman. explosion, in which
the purifying house of the Metropolitan Gas
Company Of New York was destroyed, took
place on the same evening, but without any
serious results, beyond the loss of SO, 900
worth Of property. The workmen had all left
at half past :, or the destruction OF lhe might
have been awful. One of the employees
promptly cut off the gas from the neighbor-
hood, or explosions would have been likely
to follow all over the district. As it was, that
part Of the city above Thirty fourth street was
left in the dark, and large force is now ell
gagged in repairing the works
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+" LITTLE EMLY."
A sceae as q MBAmf9ha Meeting I'm
L@maOm.

There we're nearly 100 fallen women assem-
bied ~ the Cafe Royal, Regent street.
yesterday morning tsays the London Dui1v
Neps of November sSD. The Invitations we're
nor u O'Clock IN Thursday night, and half an
hoer Anerwaru the spacious, handsome room
the ProceeAlnzs 1t one Of thess uldnlTht
meetings and the people they assemble to
gether have been described before. the work
they represent b Of such grave import. II IN
scarcely poasible % give II too much pubilcity.
When the doors were opened there waS 4
rush Of girls OF n low class from Charles
street, Drufy Lane, aud such neighborhooAs
and when the bstaer-drwaa@d women of Ra.
gent street saw this, nothing would induce
them "a. ensex- be this - Il may, the fnct Il
lneisputable that a majority " the Rirls
prsseut were not 0f the clnse with which the
Peiestrian at the West End is but too "a
miliAr. There is an aristocracy In female vice,
and this did mot appear 10 have been reached
lhe directors OF the meeting give the girls
play, and let them talk and laugh ana ffdi-
Guile within certain limits, until they have all
eaten and drank - much e. they wish The
real business Of the evening only begins then.
lAyman mounts the platform, and In . few
sensible words announces that the object Of
1ne gathering is 70 DO :. the dear sisten" good.
They are asked for their own sakes 10 listen
70 What Il 70 follow, and 10 Join In hymn, .
s3cple OK lines Of which was read out. II
seemed hazardous experiment TO invite such
acrew as was In our immediate vicinity to
sing aloud, but here again the promoter Of
the meeting were right, for In another second
every glri IN the room was lifting her voice in
good time and tune, and with fervor which
was amazing. Where were the low tests. the
tendency TO hQrsepiay, the mUcking, and the
does now? The hymn seemed 10 dissolve
these things on the instant, ana the old sun
day School training asserted ita power. An
other gentleman aseended the platform
now, and, taking for his text the words, Lit
tie Emly," which YOU 7e all seen on the
advertisement bosrdings and on the play
bills, told the story " poor Peggotty and
his misguided niece. There was fn7r avsrmrn
o. attention throughout the audience. The
sketch from DAVID CoOperfeld" waA merely
taken In outline, the details heing nlled In
the speakers own language, and the girls
grew Interested There were some interrup-
tions. ''Oh, dessay," delivered with much
Txenish emphasts, was the commentary OF one
young woman upon the speakers' attempt to
describe the anguish Of the old Aahsrman and
the faith with which the candle wna placed
night BY night In its old place In the boat
nonse " lure the wanderer home But Ii
was plain that the tone Of the meeting was
greatly improved. The unseemly bursts OF
laughter grew rArer A soffened look came
over some Of the worst fAces, and by the time
mother speaker had In few sentences intro
duced the rector OF 81. Clement Danes.
there was a general dinposition to behave
veil.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-12-30

THE negroes OF ChicOt County, Ark, have
risen in arms, and have been numbering and
plundering in that region of country, to the
terror Of the whole State. The beginning Of
the whole bloody business was political
discussion between a negro lawyer, named
Wynne, and three whites, known a. Curry
Garrett, Owen Dugan and John Sanders, the
latter Of whom ended the dispute by stabbing
his colored opponent dead. This took place
about two weeks since at Lake Village The
whites were Immediately imprisoned, and on
Friday, the 18th, mob Of negroes got pos
session Of the jail, took out the prisoners,
shot, beat and mangled them, smeared
their blood ON the surrounding fences,
and finally hung them. Then they
drove out the white inhabitants. except one
family, placed pickets ON the roads leading
into the place, ransacked houses, stores and
barns, and placed a strong guard to preserve
their occupancy Of the town undisturbed
The sheriff Of the county asked that regular
troops might be sent to enforce the law, az he
feared that colored troops would play into
the hands Of the negroes The Governor has
dispatched the adjutant general Of the State
to the scene, and according to present reports
the tumult has subsided.-On the other hand,
the st. Louis Democrats special from SedaIia,
Mo-, says that Christmas Day witnessed a
preconcerted outbreak OF the Ku Klux at
Marshall, Saline County, Mo-, and vicinity.
A large number Of armed men turned out in
pursuit Of negroes. Patrols were placed near
the town, and every traveller was halted and
questioned. All business was suspended, and
mob violence reigned supreme. 1t Is not
known how many negroes were killed, but
Edward Wilson, VIII left Marshall at IL
O'Clock, saw the dead bodies of fve-two
hanging by the neck, three lying in the road
and one terribly wounded, having his shoulder
shot away. At the latest accounts crowd
Of armed men were starting out, swearing
they would clean out every negro in the
county.