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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11
The Mont Gents eE

The Telegraph announcesE that the Mont
Gems Tunnel is opened, trains having passed
through yesterday. The 17fll " this month
is the day designated for The Solemn official
ceremony Of ilnaug gurating this grind triumph
Of engineering skill. The work was origin
ally commenced IN 1857 by the little State Of
Sardinia. to connect Savoy, then portion Of
the Sandman Kingdom, with Piedmont, her
sister province on the southern slope of the
Alps. When Savoy became incorpo
with France III 1860, the working OF the tnn-
lnel had proceeded too far to abandoned,
and the Government Of France agfeed, If the.
Italians proceeded with the enterprise, to.
Econfribute quota of the expense. The
work was pushed on, and ten years have wit
messed its completion. The opening of a
road through the bowels Of the Alps. from
ISavoy to Italy, will have much greater con-
lsseqaences to Italy than mercy shortening
1.-The time and distance between Hhe countries.
lying on each side Of the Alps Itwill be Of.
great Importance to- her in bnfiraiing to-
IsBfindisi, at the sestherf@n M tslu italian.
! peninsula, the position Of the European point
4
/ to- the East. When the uniication OF Italy
/ was accomplished, tleresult Of opening the
Alpine tunnel. and tile consequent danger to
/ Marseiiles (Which has 50 long been associated
with the overland mail to India,) became at
once apparent,to the French, and as a conse-
aueace the interest they had in the tunnel
/ rapidly cooled. They naturally preferred to
i retain for Marseilles the importance it had so
long enjoyed in the above connection. and
they are said to have subsequently obstrueted
the work as much as possible. There were
some thirty miles of railroad to be completed
ION the italian side and ten or eleven miles
on the French side to- complete the connec-
ton with bothleountfies. The Italians per-
Efeeted theirs some time ago, but the French
connection had not been completed UP to a
late date. AS the telegraph reports tia,
trains are passing through the tunnel with.
i out delay it is probable that it is now &C.
4 complished, and that d continuous railroad
line is established from Calais through
4 Southern France and the tunnel all along ths
italian peninsula to Brindisi.
The highest point of the tunnel is 4, 81
feet above the, sea and 5,4s0 feet below ths
crest of the mountain. The reports concern
ing the bad air in the tunnel, and that ven
, tilation could only be secured by ex
psnsive vertical shafts $500 feet deep, ant
J, without which travel would not be praetiea
]. BILE, have been dispelled, the experimental
| trains having proved their falsity.
The Mont Cents tunnel is a magnifcen
achievement, to be placed beside the Sue
| Canal, the. Pacific Railroad. the ocean tele
/ graph, and other grand events of the century
The authors had great material difficulties t
= overcome. and moral discolragements t
bear UP against, and Notwithstanding ever
impeachment, hayeatfl last realized the fruitie
! of their hopes. in annihilating time and spac
3 by brining Calais and Brindisi within som
sixty hours Of each other.--N. ". Com. A1
uertiser. s
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11
DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL OFFICER
Times and Places. for Holding CouNts I'm
the Territory OF Montana. n - /

SUPREME COURT.
At virginia City, first Monday in ia uary and Sec
ond Monday In August
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.
First DistYict-At Virginia City first ,nday In
April fourth Monday in July, and first Monday
In November
Eseond District-At Deer Lodge, first Monday ~
May, first Monday in September, ,and first Nom
day in December. go
Third Disfsiee- At Helena q first MoHaay in March
first Monday in July, and first Monday IN oc-
tober +
TERRITORIAL COURTS.
First Dfstrict-In Madison County at Virginia City,
frat Monday in april, second Monday In July,
and second Monday in November
In GslIatin County. at Bozeman, first Monday III
March and fifth Monday in October.
In jefferson County, at Radersburg, second Mon
day in May, and first Monday in October.
s Hecond District-Deer Lodge Ceuntyt at Deer Lodge
IT. CITY, third Mosasy fn April, first Monday IL
ssii3oni5er, ab q fTst Monday in December
IN Afissoula County, at Mssoula, fourth Monday
in June and second Monday IN November
lin Beaver Head County, Rannack, first Monday ~
June and third Monday in October.
Third Disfrict-In Lewis and Clark County, at HEX
ena first Monday in March, first Monday II
July and four h Monday in October.
In Meagher County, fourth Monday in May ane
fourth Monday in November
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

!. ze Tax, re Railroad. and Ne school
house,,


An ancient Frenchman, who has resided in
the Flomissant Valley for half century or
more, came to the city the other day to pay
his taxes. lie had known the Collector from
the childhood of the, latter, and therefore
paid up more willingly than il bis money had
been paid into the hands Of stranger. In
doing SO, however, the old pioneer gave ex-
preston to his feelings in an unreseryed man
ners:
..Hey, Mistaire Magwire, You collect ze
tax, hey ~
.sYes, sir, j collect the tax, and pay the
money to the city, the county and the
State. y w
s.What for you make him So much, BY
gar?''
20, the progress OF the country and the
civilization OF the age demand heavier taxes
6 Damn your civilization, and your what
YOU call progress Look here, Mistaire Ma
gwire, some time, a Ieetie while ago, SOME.
men come to my place, in ze Florissant, and
stick down some stakes. and put up three
| legged stool wiz one telescope on it. I say,
| what you make 'heres' Zey say, w e make
/ one railroad, for civilization and progress.
| All right. Nexttwo or three day some more
men come and put down some stakes, and set
! up anozer threelegged stool and a telescope,
and say, What re hell is zis? zey say,
Railroad. Isay, .G--d-n re railroad! ]
got railroad enough put him leetle further
oyair, and give ze ozer fellow some failroad!!'
Zey say to me, Y on must be oppose to re
scigiIization and progress say, to hell wiz
civilization and progress |! Itmake too much
tax. In3ze good old time, when nobody but
Frenchmen live here, we leave be door wide
open at night, and nobody steal. Now we
lock re door, and put one iron barup zis way.
and anozer cross zat way, and yet re bur:
CLAIRE git in anyhow. You make SO much
railroad yon eat us up wiz re tax. You put
up re schoolhouse, and we learn to read, ane
zen we git to be .tief! And you calls zis civ
lilization and progress! I'm id if / aim
/ had a leetle too much of zis civilization ane
progress. What in h--l is it good for if i
fdonst make men honest? What is re good o
ze railroad If 1t take all we make to pay q
tax?''' 3g s@sS, 85 a4d
The Collector undertook to argne the cas-
with the primitive settler, but his antiquatee
: ideas were too deeply fixed to be changed
! and after paying his tax he. stalbed away
zeursing i''ze civilization and progress. Mis
souri, Democrat. {f
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11
D0n,t Eat too Much.

f&5s
In order that we may rightly comprehend
the blessing Of this life. it's absolutely neces-
sary that we should eat. Il thereis notpro-
vided for us q rational suficieney Of nutri-
ment. we will soon become acquainted with
the inanimate clod; that is too speak plainly,
we shall die. q II we eat too much, should our
days be prolonged BY frequent inspiration Of
medicine, life will be q burden, grieyiouss and
heavy to be borne. Onaccpunt of our edible
iniqnities do the doctors and apothecaries
greatly thrive; for we love life even should
physicians be Of no value and medicines give
no strength. Over much eating produces
arrangements of the bowels or 1earnal inte-
riors,n causing pain, sorrow, and gloom.
Then do we send for q doctor to enliven
us BY describing our physical state. The
doctor prescribes. and the apotheeary mikes
for us s.1oathing and abominat;on.o But
even By the nausea OF mnltitutiinous com
pounds we dc not become wise. By great
tribulation, however, we are compelled to
perceive the ,inestimable value Of wisdom.
The wise man Understands how large a guam
tity Of food win suffice, and profiting BY ex-
perience, he conducts himself accordingly.
The foolish man eats too much This meat
is as bitterness ii his throat. One OF the
problems Of life is to determine the qualities.
quantities, and time Of eating. Beyond
doubt, d correct solution of the problenl
would bring health to- the nations. Should
all carefully and diligently study this prob
| larn.sthe nrofassian:rls emplDyulcnt OF pfIpsi-
clans would be greatly Iessened-
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11
Z SLEEP seEG

BY LUCY LARcoN -
.zEfk3g1sksa gf 1s4--a g S4.agEss3g s
Hush! the homeless baby 8 crying,
Tender sleep! ssg -ss
Every folded violet
May the outer storm forget,
Those wet lidslwith kisseas saryIaSs
4 Through tn m creep
soofhe the soul that lies thought weary
AI14nurous sleep;
Like d hidden brooklet' IL song,
. RippliDg gergeous wood s; araong 81
kas& Tinkiihg down the niossntaihs dreary,
White and step.
Breathe.thy balInsupen the lonely,
Gentle sleep;
las tie twilight bgeczass bless - -s1sss -
: g with sweet Scents the Wilderness;
All let warm, white dove-wiugs only
Round them sleept 4t5s@i.5sf5
oer the aged pour thy blessing,
. Holy sleep Il. 444.ss rtsae..5a ssjg
- Like assoftand ripening rain,a48
Falling on thy yellow grain;
For the glare of sun IS expressing,
tsiasiag Wesp ssaaaassssA 81 Il ! -s
On thy still seas met together,
CharmedEsleep;
Hesr them swell drowsy hyinning.
Swans 30 slyery maaiegsWmIplng, g~se
Z ,aEioa ting y j. fisiElsd Father
Der the deep.
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RREvE1'EEg.

I49s@ .tytE y $ats gffr-T---F'TsS q M4&k 5EA&
A Baltimore workman lighted a match to
discover leak in gas meter. He discov-
cred it, but will never communicate the intel
ngence. asass I
| A Troy editor lately returned a tailor's bill
with tisefyi1o ndhg efanran d uni en thefnlar-
GIN .sY our manuscript is respectfully de-
cIined.r
| If you, wish to- know how many friends
| you haYe, got into Office; if you wish to
know how many friends you hayn't get into
| trouble.
A Michigan editor has just given up the
sanctum for the pulpit. lie thinks it is easier
to fight the one devil at which minister
Ilesels llis arrows, han the thsusands inch
/ an editor is obliged to coiitelid with.
A sleepy Deacon. who sometimes engaged
in popular games, hearing the minister use
the words, shuttle off this mortal COLL :
started up abruptly, rubbed his eyes and ex-
claimed: s.Hold on there, it's my deal =
,dIyy irAeeaoks ofNev Qrlealsth brew egg:
atsa policeman who etideavored to separate
them, until he strongly resembled an omelet
and appeared aisgastsdi Lin the eggstream.
ssYou'd better look out for your hoss' fee
above here, mister, y said ragged boy to !
Reading traveller ..Why?' said the gentle
man neryously, pulling Up. .siaGYsos sii'aGoss theEess
I fork III the road there,' was the candid re-
ply. lsassl aa s'a'sa'a'i'1s
No process is so fatal as that which would
cast all men into one mould, Every human
being is intended to have character OF bis
own. to be what no atheris, to do what nc
other can do. Our common nature is to be
/ unfoded ia unbounded diversities- 1t is rich
enough tp intinite, manifestations, IL fiSeft
wear innumerabie forms OF beauty and
glory. ssfsstssss we
Recently q South Bristol, Vermont, man
beat his wife numerically, and delegation
Hof ladies waited apona him gave him some
4 wholesale advice and Promised him furthel
attention if he ever repreated the offence
His answer was: II have read ancient ane
modern history and road on q peddler's car
\ thirteen years and think ! know IS, something
Of human nature and when NY Fife ought q
be whipped.
Hasty woods, asItbe nodf Island shepherd
bitterly provoked. like Fandpa arrows soItet I
Ehiff q mark they never shoot At; but even sol
emn slow ones, when shot at venture
sometimes find ssthe Joints Ct the harness
At Null messenger having requested
London clergy man TO announce, ssH pFt--
sswasna among hisisaudience, he WAS afeenfl !,
wanted Y the clergyman added from ssyi1pa
thy, .sand may God have mercy on the poo
snatiass 81 81 4 daeteisin as mansft
and received anshaIpqhla aRelogy.
a.sTo obtsin sweet milk, = said the veteran
Efafa1ier Greely Staying down shispen and tsAz
ling, placidly into the face 81 his enQ'alEer 4
Obtain sweet mill feed your COWS : eNks ]
tiay 81 sugarcane, and be sure 20 keep "a!
calf away from the mother while teening.
IN. y. Cors. Ads
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

a New York paper. announces the piece OF
pleasant Information for travellers, that the
Staten Island ferry boat Westfield swiH soon
be running again as good as before the late
explosion Aas S.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

GooDsEss Of heart IS mans best treasure,
his brightest honor and nobles acquisition.
1t is that way of lhe Divinity which digniiies
humanity
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11


SUICIDE OF PROFESSOR MANN OF WEST
Po1NT.A Professor ID. Hallan Of West Point,
edueaforaof most of the distinguished milf
tary officers Of the present day, committed
suicide this morning. He went aboard the
steamer Mary Powell this morning at Yves
Point, Oh his way to New York. Nothing
peculiar was noticed inhis manner until about
an honr after his going on board, when ne
Jumped from the steamer forward OF the
wheel infos the river.a He was ls,s btedly
struck by the Wheel,as hisbody did not come to
the surface. Boats were lowered and every
effort was made to save him, but without
success. This act was undoubtedly deliber-
ate, as his coat and over-shoes were found in
the vicinity from where he naae the fatal
jump. He went on board the steamer with
his sfousekeeper, who seemed to have g sus-
picion that the old gentleman was IN trouble.
as he said to her a Don't follow me about. !"
He succeeded il getting away from her and
disappeared. /. He.Mas seen to make the fatal
leap By one Of the. pilots who gave the
alarm. Professor Marian had a world Wide
reputation. and no xpIanaIioh can be given
for the extraordinary occurrence. He was
man OF about 50 years ot ase and apparently
ingood health. N. Z. Times, Sept. I7t't.
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The Man without D Bstdy


| fFrora the st Louis Tunes, August 81
Near Glenwood, Iowa, resides james 4.
Anderson, aged twcnty-six. Three years.
ago he died f6m his neck downward, His
head, however, is alive and more vigorous
aud active than before the bodys which 1t
once governed, ceased to be vital. Az the
age of two, James father died, and his
mother soon married again. At the age OF
three he was tossed several times by an angry
cow shortly afterward, while be was eating
bread and rnilk,a rattlesnake joined hirl'
and when the two had finished, his snake
ship made his bew, and retired. At fiFe
years old a horse ran away with hlsaa. ana
made FOR stable. across the entrance O.
which was bar. The horse reached II uil-
der the bar, and his mother seized him just
| in time to save his life. Ms grew mp active
and strsug, and was fond OF sports. he pc
came 4 good gymnast.
James at the time of the accident thak ieit
/ him with dead body and living heads was
| sine handsome young man. Iae Weighed
| two hundred pounds. and there was mol
.snperduous ounce of flesh on his body.
| One afternoon, when ON visit TO ms UNI
| Gle at GlenWood, Iowa, he was exercising on
| pele placed from enc tree to another in the
back yard. He had pair of gaiters tipped
/ with patent leather. He swung down from
! the pole by his feet; the leather slipped ana
/ he fell. lie straek his neck where it joins
the shoulders. He was bewildered. but per-
tectly conscious. His body felt as though
/ smashed to jelly. He experienced horrl-
bic tingling, and when the dector came ne
/ told him not to touch him as his body was
broken to pieces His neck was broken; IN
fianlation. set in, and all thought his time had
come 10 the surprise OF all, IN lew Gays
he began to mend. He was shortly alter re-
moved to his stepfather's house, where ne
still resides. .5
Iss Time hung heavily ON his hands. ana NO
Eresolved to learn to write with his moutA'
Ieaeeomplishea this, and, as ne sayssin a
letter O Mr.. J.. K. Nutting, he soon wrote a
tolerable good mouth, He is now trying 70
paint and hopes by this means 70 earn sonas- :
thing for his support. He has been, ana
still is, tenderly cared for by his step-father.
who, though poor man, has shown MN
!, leyery kindness. l4 Va 58s&
His worst enemies are the flies which Duzz
, about his face. He holds leafy twig IN ms
mouth, however. and manages TO twlt1 II
: about In 4 wonderful way and drives OH MS
! tormentors. This case is without parallel
except that of John Carter, Of England, iWhe
! was injured in similar way, and VINO spe
; came famous painter,
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4 A Miracle In Rome,

=
The age Of miracles is not yet past, If the
story of the Winking Virgin, which eoEles
from Rome, be true. The story goes that
near the tomb of a recently deceased and
most exemplary lady in the church of st.
Crisogoao picture of Our Lady bangs; and
about month ago certain Worshippers were
astonished beyond measure to see the painted
eyes, the lids of which dropped low, open
wide and look at them. When the news OF
this strange occurrence spread, there was no
little curiosity to visit the church and see if
the miracle would be repeated. The cofsse-
.auence Of this was that the priests took the
picture away and locked itup in their convent.
The efree-thinkiBg ecclesiasties either disbeliev-
ed that miracle had taken place, or
dreaded the scandal likely to attach to them
iii the opinion of their brothers if they should
allow it to continue. But above the door
of the house of charity adjoining the church
there is a fresco Of the Virgin and child. and
no sooner had the picture within the church
been withdrawn than the miracle was re-
peated inthe fresco. The freseo Is on solid
wall, which fact removes all suspicion Of
- q = ;,,,,oss;,le a ,i,,,late Il
- $. . Ia, e,;,,aru Re.
.,':s f.aa.a cra,sfls aecru,,.
.s 80 s..;, .,,a.a :, sa;a - 10 ,ffr fo,,.
sand persons who have registered deelara.
e.eA 49,; :,.ea - - NC ,eel facts Il t1,e ease
"a :lna,,.a, , 1, a,rstar,-. III III vet ne, ons
{, ~ = evnlain a. presumed q
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IsrLuENcE or ExAMPLE.--Mens lives ga arg
pages OF history Those VINO READ are sum.
t,lated TO good tnsss there1ofc' q Isslehp g
avoid the mistake sucn ilves record. l's here
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STORY or JOHN JoBsoN AND HIS RAT.

60 s sH nspysr
John Jobson lived in fine new house,,
That cost him ten thousand dollars or more
=. The pridesof hishsarh for thepRh " hispNn,
= From the grand Frsnchr fothes the bdss1aen1
floor.
John yobson was known as h cruel man,
Who never pitied living thing; Y
The dog sneaked of as he came In sight.
" q And tas fsishsnea esnary ceased 70 siass4sEs
One day, when his temper was sorely riled
Over sacks fresh gnawed and bins laid waste,
hoary cid rat fell into his snare
Which under some toasted cheese was placed.
+ "Ha, now i1lave got you, old Villain, he cried
tsNo doubt YOU Ire the leaderof ALI the CLAN;
I'll teach you a lesson you u never forget.
3 Here, Josephine bring me the kerosene can'
Then his wife ran out in vague alarm, *sst D. I
And tie children shiiddered and left their play
ss.0al hslsband what arg yon going TO do? yyts
Don torture the wretched creature, pray!
lgsti' ii run for oid Tahby, Y said Josephine,
ssAnd for the terrier Snap = said Ned;
John Jobsong glased upnle one and afi
And roared like Ii n, :. do rs
He drenched with the fluid the Rrithing rat,
And fred match ON his grey wool sleeve, ,8k
Applied it, and laguhed like hetastFhes sVhue,
$50 now-l give, ,yans eticketof leayes ~ -
Away few the creature, All ablaze,
gs m its a. shrek So that Jol5sonl staredt
The nest was q nnornent OF dire stspense!sa stss
The next John Jobson was thoroughly scaredl
And well he might be. The rat had rushed
To the fine new barn like streak Of light
And ths hay md NE strawtaat Eefe stored Nithi
In an instant after were blazing bright
And still he fled in his mortal pain,
Burning and broiling, beneath the floor
| : Of the mansion itself, wherezshayiugs layx
y That the carpenters LEFT bAfA mentlshsfofc.
And peheidI Joha ysbsaai : nous ard insh, 81
That had cost him ten thousand dollars and more
| In a dozen places burst ont in flame
| 'Twixt the grand French root and the basemer
floor.
| And the whole went down. not a stick renamed
E M For the tinabe ber&Was sound and seasoeed wealS
Andtfe bright fresh paint fed the Toa.fng ffainst
| Till, charred and blackened. the traetnre feb
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Honesty Reward ded

A touching story, the moral Of which IS
that honesty is she best policy, is told by the.
New York Standard: s
Two honest men, whose initials are re-
spectiyely G. and G., met in New Iork some
time since. They were afflicted with con
gestion of pocket books and they didn't
know how to raise what is popularly known.
as the sswind." But Z. became possessed OF
.an idea, and it was a happy one. 's1his is
the plan" he said I've found a man fool
enough to lend me $100. The. great race be-
tween Lengfellow and HelmbeIz comes off
next week at Saratoga. Well go. sIhere'H
be the heaviest kind of odds bet On Iengfel-
low. of course. III back Helmbold land
| rou ll.be stakeholder. Atterthe firstbet You
give me the stakes and III bet the whole
amount,s make you stakeholder again, take
them again, bet again, and SO Oh. Then we
suddenly leayessaald divide the pile. See!'
The proposition, which was a highly original
one.s we believe, was accepted. ION the day
of the great contest says the Standard,
s'they were on the ground. The plan work
| ed. Soon G., as stakeholder, had S5,000sin
| his possession, then they thought it conyen-
| lent to leave before the race came Off They
/ went. During the race they were coming to
| New York at the rate of thirty miles an hour;
/ planning to rustieate until the affair blew
over. When they came out of the Hudson
| River Railroad depot the first news they
heard was that Helmbold had won! They
were not astonished, perhaps--not more SO
i than every body else. They had fairly won
their money ! Theya were honest inea and
need notlrun away. They didn't. Virtue is
its own reward. Honesty ID the best policy. z
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

THE HRtBAL CHAMBER.
Essays for Young Men, on great SOCIAL
nrAGE With sure means of relief for fhe Firing and
Unfortunate diseased and debiliated. Sent free Of
charge i'm sealed envelopes. Address, HOWARD
ASSOCIATION, No. 8, Ninth Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. l-2
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a FEsfAS over the water was called on for
4 toast. He cave the foil owing

"A All kail to fhe American aigle
Proud bird of freedom, al hail.
The fowl that no one can inyagle,
or put saIt on his beautiful tail
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