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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
FRIENDS AID ALL:

fIi@a aE BozEMAN, MONTANA TERRIroRr. u
s@ E9s # ssS December Al, 1871 Is. q
FRIENDS AID ALL:
Goon, BAD AND INDIFFERENT, it makes no diff
ference TO us; it is your Greenbacks we are after
ana e get them We propose to sell you MORE
60 nDs FOR ON y DOLLAR than any other store
sir to Fn. s5ss 8fs tsss 3T4s8 8ss III
We VIII say TO every man who has an interest in
ms pocket, fn tie county or In Bozenan, that we
believe we are to-day entitled to some credit for
tnere are but few IN our circumstances, with limit-
So means, ETC., who would dare start in lAsness at
fhe time we did in opposition to men of means,
ana cut down the prices as we have done By SO
DONG, we beiieve we. are benefit to every con-
sumner in the county, whether he buys for 81 sii or
mott for, We're it not for u.s. firmly believe goods
would be sold at much higher figures than they are.s
TO those who buy for cash, or those who do not,
wewlll take pleasure inishowing you our, goods at
any time, that you may zee the difference between
buying for cash and jawbone.
Thanking all for the kindness which has been ex-
tended to us,
xt~.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

s Il IT has been so offea stated without contra
dietion that we, suppose IT nay be considered
a fact that the so-called {. Mormon Bible" was
written for his own amusement by a clergy
man named Spauldina. This gentleman IL
dead, snd buried in Washington COUNT. Pa.
and it il now proposed to erect monument
over his grave. Why this should be matte =
public affair, wesdo not knows for certainly
the country has no special reason for being
obliged to the author Of the Mormon Bible, !"
a 1. farrag0; OF nonsense which cceasionei
gtea er mischief than ever such nonsense did
hflore. The sMS.Na given, according 70 the
story, by Sps ulding to. the Rev. Mr.. Patter-
son, and was copied by sidney Rigsion, who
gave his transcription to,Jo smith. Possibly
We might have been spared III the Utah
botherationif the Kev. Mr. SpauIding had
pleased, to amuse himself in more sensible
way On the ther hand. Ju having pas
sion for getting up new religious, might have
started his new faith upon sonle other basis.
1t Is great comfort 10 las to eel that Nor
monism hasri,f cnongho of solid truth in 1t To
savesit from ultimate oblivion; d We are
surprised, coasidering how we'll the lead n
have managed secular matters. that they
shoRId have constructed such shabby 60 NJ
siasticaI scheme, by ti1eAsitle ~ which Ihs
Moslenl faith GEMS not mere respectable but
NJ ". Tfsbans.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

The great and God-like Daniel,
From Massachusetts Bay,
Came to the town ofsKochss ster,
i5 Upi;n the ears one day, af99&
The city council met him, {tt32
d grhey sltwsre full of rye,}esza zt&
And told him their waterfall ssA
WAS segentV-fye feet high. as as
sssss .Go on, Omen Of Rochester,,'
IN Great Daniel did reply;a f@ 44tsli2t}
@Sfa 'fRoms never had y waterfall ,ulI Is iSe9
VII Nor Greece one half SO high, 4af,f,<5
s You NJ 'er can los. your liberties ,
land here he shut one cye)
While you possess q waterfall
a 8 Seventy live feet hight ts e
O woman of america,
Take courage from this tale &sti ~
GE If Daniel statement was correct, Es
8 gss.asSt7 You need no more bewail sEY s ets45a.
Your cruel lot, for surely you
All tyrants Can defy,
Just point them to your waterfalls,
And say, 'How's that for high ~
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

IS 4 3 > = a
THE Rochester Democrat -intimates that
Daniel Webster was q great and good man ;
but il is believed that at irregular intervals
he would assume a state OF mind I. suggestive e
OF Andy Johnson's inau gt.rsl address. Once
for instance, Daniel was making some re-
marks regarding a then familiar subject, viz :
the public debt, The public debt" said
Daniel. with startling originality, !. must and
sh III be preserved -sor rather. must be paid.
Now, who will pay it p and he looked with
blank Intensity at every one of hi. admiring
listeners at once. 'sIf nobody else will pay
it will. How much is it ~ and he produced
his wallet. which did not hold cent. This
is one Of the old stories about Daniel Webster;
and another one, equally popular, is this,
furnished by III. H. to the Newark, (N. ~
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

Don Piatt's frollicking aud racy paper, The
Capital, has the following capital desc ip ion
ot new members Of Congress:
.eThe new members can be distinguished
frem the old solons By the consciotls air Of
delegated Importance each wore. Your new
member is a study. He has new clothes that
f him uncomfortablys He has = new hat
that evidently makes his head ache Every
movement is the subject of study aud resu I
Of resolution. tie says ..good morning, =
in a solenln and impressive manner, as If am
nouneing . grave proposition. and tells yo,,
OF the weather in measured way, as II
committing himself 70 a platform. II he
could be caught, aud searched, written
speech would be found in his coat tail pocket.
that sooner or later he is bent upon deliver
ing, unless he has leave to print. Apick-
pocket once saw q new member put i pack
age carefully away in his breast. Believi e
this to be money !. the thief followed him tor
days, and at last cutting the coat he secured
the precious parcel, and hnrryiny away to an
alley, opened it with eagerness, and found 4
package of Congressional envelopes. The
pickpocket committed suicide and fore
dying left q legacy TO his brother thieves the
words beware Of Congress smen. .s..
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
Northern raciftc RHilroad.

Me hsre tsken frequent OCCASION during
the past ycarto speak in terms Of praise Of
the great enterprise OF building the North
sernlP Pacific Railroad. we. have referred to its
importance commercially. 10 its paying pros
poets, to the broad acres and vast wealth
which twill unlock for civilization, and to
the complete security offered to investors in
Iits dirst mortgage land-grant bonds. Ne
are now prepared to say that-sur favorable
predictions are to be amply verified. Ths
progress Of constructions has been SO satisfac-
tory as to convince even the skepticat that the
road will be speedily built. The sale of the
bonds has been above the most sanguine ex-
pectations of its fiscal agents amounting
to many ytniilIions OF dollars during the year !;
and SO great is the confidence of holders that
during the recent panic but $4,000 of thete
bonds were offered to the agents for repiir-
chase. The He is completed scross Mime
sofa. which, with the pnrcllassal lines, gives
total of SIS miles of road now under the
control Of the company 4 and the contracts
now let, to be completed during the next
year, sill increase the miles Of finished road
toeov4f 1900. Settlements along the road 70
hand in hand with construction, and are
greatly stimulated by the richness Of the
soil and the general sdaptahilty Of the coun-
try to renunerate labor The en terprising
citizens who are the pioneers so forward
prepared .tc build churches, to establish
schools, to carry with them the crowning
graces OF learning aad religion. as well as
morality, industry and enterprise. and. with
the railws,y, the telegraph and the post-otice.
to be speedily followed BIZ tbs newspaper.
the hardslips and difficulties are. scarcely
felt. This. the grsndcst enterprise of the
day, is prosecuted and managed in all its
phases upon the highest princitles Of wis
dom, integrity and economy. and will prove
to be the greatest success among modern rail-
road sehemes.-N Z. Independent.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

BEEcHER. When Henry Ward Beeciier
went from the Seminary at Ginai iilnati to
Lawrencebnrg, lie was very poor, having
salary of 500, half OF which it took TO come
to New Engla d to get married on. When
lie got back lie had only lsccnis III his poe
ket. kllld Methodist family entertained
them for a week, and then they took two
rooms. Now and t Ell they received a spare
rib, sometimes east off clothes. In which lie
felt sumptiouSly clothed, and second hand
shirts. He was not above it, althoughie
was a large man, and the giver d thiii man
soiaetinles; the FIT was not so perfect. In the
2 hnrch he had nothing to make elders out Of.
but all this time he was delivered from dis-
eontert and grnnbling. He had not much
theology, but what he had was like ar,rior
with the hnckleruf and it would not srics
on. In later years he says he has worked
harder, and both gained and lost; but don't
think he had M grateful and Ie,tler spirit 4
thanksgiving al he hadin earlier days.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
Coming 10 an End.

> The Second Atlventists are at it again At
a convention lei lin Ro hesttr, they definite
ly settled tile time TOR thetotal destruction of
the world. Ii is to take place III 1873. Dr.
Barbour. who has prepared several charts.
from which lie has ,ecttirpd extensively Of
i Lite, from Bastofito Rochester. OH the con /
OF Christi in 1873. made speech on the sigls
of the. times, and cited articles ill the II H.
don Quarterly. Etlinburg Review, Hack
woods and several American magazines,
qnarteriies and newspapers, to show the enor-
nous prop ortiaris Of the Commune, its rapid
growth the past year. and its present threat
ening aspect. There were Che s.id) 100000
members in this country and millions in
Europe. Wendell Phillips was 4 member
and he said in his recent lecture in Music
Hall, Boston. that Europe was resting GU a
volcano that threatened the destruction II All
her thrones. And If the church would rot
discern the signs of the times, the wsrd did,
and ",nen's hearts were failing them for tear
and for boxing after the Things that are
coming on the. earth"
MA g.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

third. ii not one half, of the entire popnla-
tionoff IIlat city, III ilr favor ssa FHpuhlicMl
form; III government in Great Brifain. The
spread ii republican principles has been ex-
linarily rapid III iii land during the last
a tq ald 4 roV more i Il "a thsn e eysts
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
OFFICE
Governor. ........
Secretary .........
Chief Justice.

Associate Justicts
u. S. Dist. Att v.
Surveyor General.
Register of Lands.
Receiver 50
Sup t Indian Airs
u. s. Marshal .,
Ass ssoTInt, Rev.
Collect ,,r ~,
Collector Customs
". s. Commission.
r. a.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

A Hiirloo preist called In ali the members
iof 4 large family. one hf wf0uiwas known
to have committed u theft. and thus addressed
them: s.,rake each ONE OF yoa one Of these
sticks. which are Of an equal ler 9Th. and pat
them under your pillows to night. do not
at present know the offender, but You mus.
return the sticks to me to-uorroW morning
and sl,e one belonging to the thief will have
grown an inch during the night. The fam
lily retired to rest but before b went to sleep.
the man who had committed the theft. think
ing to oat-wit the priest, cnnniugly cut off
an inch from his stick firnily believing by
this means. TO attain the length Of the others
By next lnorning. The sticks We're retained,
and, BY comparing them. the priest was in
stantly able 10 piteh upon the offender, to his
great surprise and tiismay.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
ADVERTISING RATES.

IN 8.E#
A Card is Five Lines; Square Ten Lines, of 'his
type, a54...-. 3...S s4
Local Notices Is cents per line for the first nser-
ton and Is cents for each additional insertion.
h a. Transient advertisements must be paid for
In advance, and all Job Printing when the work
delivered -.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

THE announcement OF an intended reform
III the matter of making Federal appoints
aents for Territories will encourage the hard
ly-nsed citizens Of those remote parts Of the
Republic. While there have been some ex-
cellent and worthy appointments made to
the Territories, they have been used, for the
most part. as the last resort Of unsuccessful
politicians, whose applications for Office had
run all the way down from firsi-class
forrigl, mission TO that which they eventually
secured. ane would suppose that Territories
rs old As are 4 majority Of ours. would be
able BY tlis time TO furnish material for Judges
attorneys. and goyerilors- But they are in-,
yariabfy subject to importations from Wash
i,lgton.--N. r. 7ribuas.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
F1.RlsrcAsHsroRp,

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.,a f''sta sss BozEMAS, MoNrASA TERRTroRr,
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

Mr. ,Ge rye Francis train calls for a re-
traction Of the following paragraph, from the
newspapers which have published it,.
All uncle of George Francis Train has
made an affi lavit.ti at Mr.. Train Is uni,ic.
and has psllLicn to be appointed his guard
ian
!, II the para graph was ever published ID this
& ,luIl. =, Il Is hsrcby renounced, deEouf csd.
n. raeted. exfrated, denied, d cried. On vi,
terIy seiudiat.d and reprobAted. OF CO. RS
his uncle has done nothing Of the kind. bll.
if le had aal Alele. aud that uncle were III Al
Justice to l'rssin. III woud make such ali atii,
davlt 1t once, ard take care oi the Ill,iaiic "a
the future, tbsnta SIN. = s, 8
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

3ta 'weeds brass has iorsaken him 1T last, Y
says tie Rochester Demo crat f3uE he sf;ll re-
tsins aha tin. sd IS
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

Suppose Ii, I'd be one hundred miles from
Bostonto Pornantl;a locomotive starts II II
3 clock fran. Boston, going fifty miles Ills
first hour. twenty five the seeends twelve and
halt the third, and so on, cash hour travel
ing half The remaining distances when will il
reach The depot Rlat Portland A rsssvalsl q
$l0o0 5xuasts my person who. Nv inatheihati-
oal caleulafien, can arrise a. the exact liolr@
eossd Gt tsivstsvs ssssssf sEaf ssas'.s 81
81 s@assss - - Nfssss slsss n ~
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

OFFENSIVE BREATH. - For this purpose al
most tie only substance That should he asl.
mitttd alt tie toilette IS the concerslrrxted
soiutio OF Chloride Of soda. From six to
ten drops of ii in a ainegIassftll + pure
spring water. taken Immediately after the
operations q tile morning are colnplatea.
Isi soiiIa cases tsie oaor arI i,fg from various
teeth II combined with That of The stomach.
II Tire mouth be we'll rinsegl with d te spooti-
FIJI of the solution of The chloride ina tunibler
Of water. the bad oGlof d teeth win then be
removed. FIJI II; ssS ss gssss 81
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

EFFECT OF FROST ON PLANTs.-It has
been disputed question whether plants
killed by frost die in freezing or in thaw.
ing. That the formar is the case, at
least in some cases, has been satisfactori-
ly demonstrated by Professor Goppert. of
breslau. The flowers of certain orchids,
produce indigo, but only by chemical
reaction that takes place upon the death
OF OF the parts. When they are crushed or
the vitality of the cells Is otherwise dc.
stroyed, they turn blue at once. Now
this change of color occurs immedintely
upon freezing, which proves that the life
then ceases. Certain other species are
said to show the same thing Boston
Journal Of Chemistry.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

hand once, she Is today proud OF her
noble, Intelligent farmer-husband.
AN ACT for the Protection and Preservation o.
Useful Animals.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by .he
authority of the same:
That it shall not be lawful for any per
son in this State to kill any deer or wor-
ry them with dogs or otherwise, with the
intention of destroying them, between the
1st day of January and the 1st day Of
September, in any ycar hereafter.
SEC. O. That any person violating the
foregoing provision of this act shall, up
OH conviction thereof, be fined not less
than twenty dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than twenty days, which fine, if i'm
posed, shall be recoverable before any
cours of competent Jurisdiction; one-half
thereof shall go to the informer, and the
other half thereof to tie school fund of
the said county.
SEC. 3. That any person in whose pos
session recently killed venson or fresh
deer skins shall be found, between the
dates above mentioned, shall be liable to
the same penalty as those violating sec
tion 2 of this act.
SEC. 4. 1 hat it shall not be lawful for
any person in this State, between the
18th day of February and the 18th day
of October, in any year hereafter, to catch
kill or injure, or to pursue with such in
tent, or to sell, or expose for sale, any
wild turkey, partridge, dove, woodcock,
snipe or pheasant and any person found
guilty thereof shall be fined not less than
ten dollars, or be imprisoned not less than
ten days, which fine, if imposed shall go,
one-half thereof to the informcr and the
other half thereof to the school fund OF
the county where the offense was com
mittcd.
SEC. 5. That it shall not be lawful for
any person i'll ti.is State to wantonly shoot
or entrap, for the purpose of killing, OF
i'll any other manner destroy any bird
whose principal food is insects, or take or
destroy the eggs or young ofany of the
species or varieties of birds that are pro.
tected by the provisions of this ac.., com
prising all the species and varieties Of
birds represented by the several families
swallows, bats, whippoorwills, fly catchers,
thrashcrs, warblers, fnches, larks, orioles
nut hatchers, woodpeckers, humming
birds, mocking birds, blue birds, red birds
and robins, and all other species and va
rietics of land birds, whether great or
small, of every description, regarded as
harmless in their habits, and whose flesh
is unfit for food, including the turkey
buzzard, but excluding the jackdaw, the
crow, the crow blackbird, and eagle and
all hawks and owls which prey upon other
birds; and any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall, on conviction
thereof, forfit and pay fine of ten dol
lars, or be imprisoned not less than ten
days, which fine, if imposed, shall go, one.
half to the informer, and the other hall
to the school fund Of the county in which
the offense was committed; Provided
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

passionetely ] love you'll Vieviel Vieyie,
one word! Oh God, she is dead!" But
she was not dead, only exhausted. One
faint smile, one low whisper, II love
you," and her senses left her. With
q new strength in his arms, and q new
hope in his heart, he exerted himself
once more, and with almost superhuman
effort kept Vievie and himself above
water till the boat came, and they were
lifted almost lifeless into it.
Ceaseless and untiring care ut last re-
stored them both. Vincent, was bend
ing over Vievie with passionate extrava-
CANT exclamations, and praying her to
live for him, when she came to herself
Vincent, if my life was not worth to
you the risking of your own to save it,
you cannot have it. It is useless to say
more; henceforth you are nothing to me"
No entreaties or excuses could prevail;
andVincent departed from the country
sadder and wiser man.
Vicvie returped home soon to make pre-
parations for her coming bridal day
but she did not make them reluctantly
this time. Whatever may have been her
thoughts of marrying "poor farm
hand" once, she is today proud of her
noble, Intelligent farrner-husband.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-18
DISPATCH
The New Trial OF Mrs. Fair Com.
mcneed-Assnuit to Mprder-mur-
der Conspiracy - Jnpanese chip
Arrived-SIocks Advancing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1873 p. NJ
The trial of Mrs. Fair was commenced
before the jury In the Fifteenth District
Court this morning. District Attorney
Murphy opened the case, briefly stating
what the prosecution expected TO
prove, matters already familiar to the
rublic. The names Of several wit
nesses for the prosecution and defense
were called, but not answering. ut
tachments were ordered to issue for
their arrest. Neither the mother OF
Mrs. Fair nor any other female friends
was present, aud the prisoner appeared
greatly depressed. The testimony this
morning went simply to show the fact
OF the killing and the county In which
It occurred.
In the Police Court, Godfrey, charg-
el with assault to murder his wife.
waived an examination. Defendants
counsel stated that accused had caught
his wife In bed with another man.
which led to the assault. Bail. $4,000.
NJ. J. Kelly, accused Of conspiracy
to murder B. J. Shay, demanded a
Jury trial in the Police Court. His
Ease Is set for Saturday.
The Japan ship Sengai-marn arrived
from Yokohama to-day, loaded with
rice. :,
There was a general advance In
Com.tock stocks this morning with i'll
creased number Of sales.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-18

SAN Francisco. September Isl Pm.
The contractor for the new City Hos
pital has completed the work, and the
building was turned over to the city
to-day. 1t cost about $l50.000, and
when the flushing touches are given 1t
1t will be the finest building Of the
kind In San Francisco.
An infant child Of Thomas Ryan
died at the age Of n week, from a burn
caused by laying 1t upon a hot stove
cover at birth. to diffuse life into 1t.
Last night the Coroner's Jury found
DR.. Homer, attending physician, guilty
OF m~anslaughter.
j.. II. Riley, m old newspaper man
of this city, and once U. S. Consul In
Central Africa, died IN Philadelphia
yesterday, from n cancer caused by an
accidental wound In his cheek while
eating.
The importers of the city protest to
the Collector against the regulation
adopted by ex.Collector Phelps. pre-
venting them from doing their own
draying. Il
Some school girls have been hoaxing
the police by sending n letter stating
that n girl was imprisoned on Taylor
street BY a mau, for Infamous pur,
poses.
Minnie Myrtle Miller will deliver a
sensational lecture on her husband,
Joaquin Miller, next Tuesday evening.
Gold, Iii greenbacks, SO; selling
At 50.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-18
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC ihTELLIoEHc z,
L~iviuv.toae Again.

AtNAuRstOuo "AahA
New YORK. September lS.-A Her
aid special from Bombay says letters
were received from DR.. Livingstone.
dated July l, 1872. He was still at
Unyanyembe. we'll, aud waiting the
arrival of SANKEY'S second expedition.
Kuklux P%nrdeuins.
WASHINGTON. September lS.-Attor-
ney General Williams has replied to
the petition of Alex. II. Stephens for
the pardon of all the KukluX confined
ut Albany Prison. The Attorney Cen
eral denies the allegations Of Stephens
that the conviction Of the Kuklux' Is
Illegal. and that their pardon would
be all act of justice and friendly feel
Ing toward the South. He says the
pardon Of all of them would have no
more political significance than the
pardon of those convicted Of violation
of other statutes.
Nsmiuaied for Congress. "
wAsnINaToS. September ls.-Lewis
johnson, son of Reverdy johnson. Is
nominated for Congressman by the
Sawyer. or boiling. Republicans of
South Carolina.
lmprisoned for Life.
CHICAGO, Sept. lS.-The jury In the
case Of VIM. H. Schwigerl. charged
with the murder OF Kane Higgins, at
winetka. a few days since, returned
n verdict last evening Of guilty. and
fixed the punishment at Imprisonment
In the p%enitentiary for life.
State Fnirs.
The State Fairs of Minnesota and
Michigan opened yesterday, the for
mer at St. Paul and the latter at Grand
Rapids. Both show n largely In
creased number Of entries over former
years. and a finer display Of stock and
agricultural products.