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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
extraordinary Scene ID Eseecheft,
Church.

As Rev. Henry Ward Beecher gave out the
last hymn this morning, woman abatt for
Is years of age, wear;ii. spectacles, and at
tired in flded dress. well worn shawl and
4 bonnet Of the last century. over which was
| thrown green ganze veil. noMnfed bench
In the yestibule. near the maiu entrance, and
Aonrishlng an old cotton umbrella beg:a,, ia-
rangiling the immense gathering -..0h, you
I'D Free-lovers!' z said she; ..hefe you are i'm
your fire silks and sasins! You come to
worship the Gnd OF Free-love. and you care
nothing for The Saviour of mankind. Mr..
iseecher. the great pastor, has Just resumed
bis seat. 1nH can't fool me you're Free-
lever. and SO am {. Free-laye is tlla.s---
Here venerable usher approached the
now frantic woman. and requested her t,
keep quietsand depart. The woman refused
re move, and finurishedi her umbrella more
wildly than before. Don't put hand ontt,
me. old man! sGitl Git!'' said she. poking
her umbs ella at the usher i et; 90
Come down. will you? If you don'tplI
call the police" said he nervously twitcfing
his fingers. S
The Woald-be preacher twirled the UNI
brella about her head, and with a slrili cry
sWooped down upon the defeilseiess usher.
and throwing her arms around his uec..
gave hin,ta hearty smack on the cheek, ex-
claiming Thank the Lord. the old General
kissed me''
by this time vast multitude had gathered
IN the vestibule and street. and tile scene
provoked much laugh er. The usher could
not disengage himself from the womarl's
grasp. She forced him to the church en-
france-the blushing Off ial Using all his
Strength ii q himself from ier-as the con-
gregation began pouring from the church.
Please let me go-Do let go Of me. or I'll
call the police With one vigorous effort |
ne freed himself from her. and shouted. Be-
g ne. Away with yonl,, ,..Oio /! General |
that's it, is ?" aud she made another dive
Tor him. but the venerable gentleman escaped
her clutches and was lost in hecrowd. .--Csn.
Esaa0lyey
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
OUR TOWN GIRLS.

Beautiful girls are in our town,
Somebody loves them-every one;
Faces as ratfient as the tisy,
Eyes Us blue MS the sky of May;
Pearly white teeth, and ruby lips,
Moist with the nectar cupid sips;
Musical voices, honey d words,
Warbling sweetly as forest birds.
With graceful forms of Grecian mould,
With auburn locks or eurls of gotd,
With wiling hands and loving hearts,
Skillful In fine aud useful arts;
Learning at home, and taught Ut school,
Ready to pass the single rule;''
Let them.be wedded-ev'rv one
Beautiful girl of urtoWn.
Happy ts!s horne where they are found;
HAPPY the land where such abound;
HAPPY the mothers who can share
Kindly aid oi sHct daughters fuir;
Happy the brothers who, with pride,
Walk with such sisters by their side;
Happy the lovers whe have won
Rosy check d girls os esr tawa
tsstsr a score of years go round
Where will these blooming girls hu founal7
Some An palaces, some in cots, @
Some with sober men, some with sots;
SOME in poverty, some in wealth,
Some in sickness aud some in health,
Some the favored rich Of earth,
And some will sleep beneath the turf.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
Earned HIS Passage.

II 80 happened that while Major Campto,,
was travelling in his own conveyance. and
accompanied by his wife, during pleasant
Gay III tfe summer. he came to a halt on the
/ margin OF certain river, and, shouted FIR
ffie ferrymai1. In due time the indispensable
gentleman was ready, aud while ifquiriny
the'news OF the day he was suddenly smitten
with a new thought, and dropping the pain
| ter OF the old >cow, looked .natlirinoly into
the Majors face, when the following dia-
logilc ensue.:
stranger, ainl' your nalne Major Camp
to,.?
Yes, sir, + Is. What business have yo,, 10
T. t'alsact with me 20 5s
= fou are the very man I have been long
wanting 70 TO see. for you must know | am the
Bully Of the North ,tss s 0
Y rindeed. What do care for that
k"ive heard tell that you are famous
lighter. should like to. have you give me d
ff1Fashing. if you can. ts
"a why. man. | have nothi against
you. and ! do not /. wish to make fool Of
myself rs. /
But you yon shall though. my honey. and
Won don't cross this ferry until it is decided
who sscock of the Walk. 4,.. i
Renonstrance on the. part of the Major
was all IN yain-the ferryma,r was deter
mined to fight The Major held short con
sultafion with his lady. who was. of course.
in great trouble, but taking off his coat and
nnbuttoning his straps. he stepped out
upon grass spot and waited the ferryman' s
attack. s.,si & 81
20 shorten long story. the fight was Il
tedious one. and ended in the total defeat of
the challenger: who presented in himself. |
after the struggle. an admirable picture IT
mls-spent life. He had, however, strength,
enough left to ferry the bout across the river.
and when the Major offered 10 pay the accus- |
toned fare. the latter held not out his hand.
but. making rude bow. exclaimed:
NOT a dine.s sir. Good afternoon.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
SHAH Rreacaleas 4sa..Cte

Tilton writes irathe Golden Age: .sAm,
herst College, the training schooI for ortllo-
dox minister is to have its professional
master. Why not? Dancing is not only 4
graceful thing in itself and ah innocent and
delightful amusement. but was one Of th.s
religious exercises of the Hebrews, whose
customs are looked upon IS sacred. The old
Puritans never took kindly tosdancing. anil
p.okib.ted as a sin what their Jewish grantl-
fathers regarded as an act Il praise. Scores
Of tracts have been issued against It. and the
hardest pulpit denanciations have been
hurled at Il. Only two or three weeks ago 4
minister graYely asked his hearers if they
coilld Imagine .Jesns Chris. tripping il on ilp.
light fantastic toe through the giitly inazes
Of 4 cotillon, as though the difficulty Of con
ceiving snch d thing settled fhe whole qlle>-
ton forever And no ! here i All Amherst.
the staui1ch defender of the orthodox faith.
admitting tie dancing master within IFS sa-
cred precinct. ana encouraging rs students
To become disciples of srerpsichore. Who
car tell where such a thing may Ieai to!.
Think of having 4 race of dancing ministers
ind try fn imagine council ot elderly iii
vises examining can,lit1ate for ordinance
in the creed and fhei, asking him to take the
step and 70 through the figures nf the Lam
GERS or the ernIan. We are not SO much
alarmed as pleased with the innovation. and
arr qGite certain that tie dancing win I'M
nroye TIE divinity.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
The Dificulty-Monger.

", aiMass pe = NICE and diffienlt ques-
~. - utelsie VINO are the most disagreeah1e
~ 'se #' WIN. onr flrst thoughts. in framing
an answer g TINS question. viii be directed
= ~ more s''ieft and yeno'inns passions
s''e,, as ''a1rea, envy, Jealousy and the like.
!. s VII propaoly o. f"nnd. however. that
.s'ss ''allslfs which come Under the head Of
n''''s's. raI'er than 81 vices. render people
no'e i.a,e'ao's as companions and coadiu-
.ors' .,'r F"r example, 4 may Pc obs rveel that
'.'ose persons 'save more jaded worn and
,.iSI''r'.su is'o, man any Others who have to
hNe WIN VIII people who nabe difficulties on
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
WORK AND THINK

ssnlael, .s sones ana Anvil ringing,
ak'ns ochoes ~ dsy long.
~. : 49,, D., .SeA 'DiVs - sln6lns
81 IL s 3. -'--yoa .1s-p'ef .ton sonB.
ssss.ss' ID. y wheeis nohnd M,
~ 10 looms, "
ss,.1... - !. s.e Aoses ale souhums
a.lstehI Workmen, 70 their play
nere 2 adyice u every chiak; Al
Stlli y tney re slngIng-still they re 3inx-
mist you labor learn to fhinks'
nihA shat power lies within you,
ss For Wnat tTiumphs ye are formed.
~, IN AID Of bone anasiney,
hearts by emulation warmed, 3;
Aighly thoughts ye WOO and cherish, .t
A9at snail mold your spirits down?
mar shall make your high hopes perisfg
ny shall se mind Fortune e irown?
Thirst 1T Learning, d fauns 10 .,rinIa
Crave We honor. fame or freasnre9
Ye the germs haye-wark and tb;nk,
1hinki but net alone OF living, ~
Like the horse from day to day;
Think! but not alone of giving
Health for pelf or soul for pay!
Ihiuk Oh, be machines no longer
Think. twill make you fresber. stroneer, !,
Link you to the great and yoodi s.i
Thought exaits and lightens labor
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

/ Ill Dewitt Talmagc in his characteristic
manner gives us his ideas ef q .sgood day,
| in quite lengthy article in the Interior.
from which We take this paragraph worthy
OF every ones attention: That IL good
day in Which you make some one happy. It
Is astonishing how little IL takes tosnake one
happy. Feel that the day il wasted III which
you have not succeeded in this. Never put
upon my one nm unnecessary burden. Nev-
II tell asInsn what mean things you hare
heard about him. II you. lind In 4 .newspa-
per IN unpleasant paragraph in regxrd to-
him. slo not cut II ont and sepd 1t 10 him by
mail. Do not write him valentine. Abont
the best man in the house tonight. Il could
rake Up IN society enough unpleasant thines
to make EhiinlaiaRrable.' 7
Az A1slaide. Soufh Australia. tfiey had
IL I'M ef fthe hottest H d III days last .yarl-
nary. All this while. TIE thermometer 1T
liiiht meyer m beloW 81 q. sni III the siay
dime the mescnry vent bubbilng MP to lbs
III ths ehafle Busfdess vas pretty mach
suspended. The h0uass were me heated
ovens. The .tempessfnFe 81 the hgslrznt ~
~ ross ~ ~ : ~ Tint thers could ~ %
cold bathing, Thopsands wegs accuetoused
= -. N hight A tlae beach 81 Glenels. i
Nhst ih9re wasA sIig - hrs6sel Abnt lolf
wlI1eh nonlt n aasU -. soxt 81 |
n1lssssg a sxp1enqos
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

THr Republican State Convention of u
kansas .snef sE Little itosk. Ma 18th. All
ti'e ca..ssties bllf tiys nt'f rsi,rssrlslssl TAe
resolutions elldorss the State and Nsfional
Administrations. The delegates Il, tie ssa-
iio,,aI Nonystsfisn ws,rr r,scsetl to ss,ss
Ior Grant. s 0 u
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
The BOY that Pinched the Prince
OF Wales.

he Paris papers are inlulging in all kinds
af pretty stories about tile Queen and the
Prince OF Wales. The s.Avenir Natiunap,
tells one that is certainly non generally
knowts During his Royal Highness' illness,
rs'hust yonng man. -iissif cennrryman. half
gentleman, was always remarked at the Cha
team SatIriHghan,; he was always admitted
the patients bedside, AMI the Prince appear
ed e, be deeply attached to him. Everybody
was puzzled AZ the presence Of the stranger.
whose name and positian were kept secret.
However ali iias since been discovered, and
here Is the enigma expfai se.l. In 1855. sli.-
ring the stay OF the ro yal family in the Isle
af Wight, the Prince 0f W.'ies kicked over 4
basket OF shells which boy was gathering.
Tho boy. red with rage. dared his ROYAL
Highness ..tosao II again. 7 and he would ses
what he would get. The Prince did it itagain.
and the boy thereupon landed his fist ,spon
his Royal Highness nose. giving him a1pair
Of black eges. The Queen, ON seeing the
Prince. insisted n on knowing tie Truth:
.,Yon hayeoDiy gou what ynu deserve saitI
her Majesty. sana were you not already sur :
ciensly punishe', would punish yosl mv-
sflf hope ytsa Will aiWars he sarved i'll
The Same waly wllen yon are g.,ilty 81 such
coaltiact. Ike tsssrn then sear far The hoy
esrsttts. and aas res to bring Iinua. aifho
lsrslitS efnseiitssI;; lA.s hos has growsl slI,S
With Tile frsgeu af sYaIes. and is now treated
Is his .sfer brother.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06


81 '.s'sss lAssl oxcf hiS
door liuFis thar. as l,S isI,ssls.r s.l...si
t.asle q speaiis! ulatcil liz pp.ald sEl goods
- : reduction q S5p6r ssnt. sass ! wset.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

The hair on csfl.el wsi1ghs abont ton
pounds. ANA sslls ~ more thaa 9ao0. which,
shows that Ii vas not only in ~ sIsys 81
Mohammed that the animal bots i gsss 4
prophet. d.
Lord Haxheld, the scotclI Juaks. once Nh
% 80 eloquent culprit 4 ~ ~
YotfrS y st1xcIever cbleI MN; M I'M
thintIn ~ wn1IE:lt nsas ~. u ! 800 Y hsn<
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

fhe Srs'est,ll :iepesiiusai astslasst
The stai Alnena tlsat & sass1 JsssS
'rsssisiesst If si \ nil II II II
y OUT y, I,is fssr u l,ass.
didatt for Casseriy's pace L. u aiiisa
n,fRs tsu 3, !. 81
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
Somewhat OF a Walkist.

young gentleman from the country
came to the city tor the purpose of enjoying
the late State Fair; there he saw Weston, the
walkist. and deenning the display that gen.
tleman made as somewhat light. stated to
himself his belief that lie could far oulstrip
hun IN 4 contest OF speed. His modesty.
however, prevented dis lay of his powers.
but his mind ullof the subject he got into
the cars and rode up to Canal street. Here
he at length determined to try his speed. and
his residence being up town somewhere in
the neighborhood of jackson street, Il he
thought to himself that it would be fair
test tt, reach tha' vicinity before any horse
car going up town could pass him. AS Mag
azne street was quiet one. he selected it
for the purpose aud started, arriving at his
domicilein due time putting and blowing at
q fearful rate, but triumphant. when we met
him, .'Hello. Jim, what's the matter? You
look tired out
'.Oh. / am, rather. Ijnst thought would
see il | could not beat car mp from Canal
street. | walked up Magazine street all the
way. aiItl didn't single one pass me going
up though met lots OF 'em comingslown.''
We snickered nar old, insinuatlng snickeri
s.Jim. the cars don't 90 nj, Magazine street;
they MI come down that way. No wonder
one didn't pass you." s1ssst
He congled q sick. weakly cough. well.
look here. say. you mustn't tell that on q
fellow.''
We never did, but il yon want to see a
luiet young man. just say: s.Well. John
how are you getting on asa WaIkist2n
New Orleans Ifnses, 8s>.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
Dafins Robbery.

A most daring and successful robbery was
lately effected at St. Petersburg, Russia. A
person drove up to one OF what are called the
magazines OF that city,, used for the storing
and sale OF iewelry. and went in aud asked
to BE- shown some diamond necklaces. The
party. SO goes the correspondents story,
looked and was dressed precisely rs the
Chief Of Police-in fact, the very equipage in
which he came and went was the facsimile
offhe Chiefs. On being shown the neck
laces he selected one wsrth about 40.O 600
roables. was allowed to take it with him. and
requested the bill to be sent around the next
afternoon to his residence. where it would be
settled. The next afternoon, on a bill for
such an article being presented to the Chief
he was thunderstrnek. and Immediately dis.
claimed al knowledge of the affair. and
proved by his servants that be was at rome
at the time the robbery was effected. His
goodman also testified thai at that time the
horses were In the stable. The Chief rrqnes-
ted the matter to be kept quiet, iasorder, If
possible, that he might unravel tile affair;
but there IL no doubt the robber was able to
leave che country ard thus battle all inquiry
and pursuit,
A surgeon was called III the other day IL i
house in San Franciseo. to ampufate the leg
Of woman. He is . riear-sighted man. ard
when he reached the b use. HE got into the
wrong room, and calmly sawed on the limb
Of the servant girl. who was q German. and
had come over twoitlays before! She said |
nothing untilt the operation was complete
because she thought il was one Of The Gus
toms Of the cotantry. which aIl Foreigners had
% submit to before they cnlId De qualified ID /
remain ID the la d OF liberty
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

A Card il Five Lines; Square Ten Lines, OF thls
type.
Local Notices Is cents per line for the first inser-
tion andI5 cents for each additional insertion.
IT Transient advertisements must be paid for
In advance, and all job Printing when the work
delivered
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~ andrcdttsd, refnrnishca aslllI tltor0ughly NJ
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-03
CORNERS IN AFRICA.

"COrners" are not confined to Wall
street, New York, or to state street,
Boston. Neither are they made wholly
by dealers in stocks and bonds. The
Zulus of Africa do not need a mission
ary to teach them to be shrewd. Though
a strong and robust people, they have a
decided weakness rwOmankind. They
have as many wives as means to pur-
chase; and unlike many in civilized
countries, buy not with gold, or houses,
Ur estates, but with COWS: Twenty,
thirty, fifty, or a hundred cows are given
for wife, according as the girl is young
and beautiful or otherwise. One bold
Zulu operator with capital once bought
up all theyOung and desirable girls in the
market of the whole region and COM
PEELED all who wanted to buy to pay
him most eXOrbitant prices for wives.
Ofcourse there was much distress, and
the disastrous state ofthings attracted the
attention of their Government, and the
recurrence of it was prevented by law
which fixes the legal price Of wife to
be ten cows. No man can collect more
than this by law. He may receive fifty
if he will, but he can force no one to pay
more than ten. Thus Zulu law stands as
a friend to fairness and equity, and the
bulls and bears alike are obliged to re-
spect it, for their laws are strictly car
ried out. Cases of litigation growing
out of pOlygamy are more numerous
than from any other source.
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States which best illustrate = limited
NOrtherly movement.

This rapid increase is, no DOUBT, at
tributed TO the social and political at
fractions which have found, too, menia
services st better cash wages. 1t ais
proves that there are no is0thermal lin
/ is for the African race within tn
/ United States.
| Two leading deductions may at thl
/ day be made:
First-There is and will be a STEADY
exodus Of the negro population south
ward and into the tropics.
SecoDe-It viii cluster IN districts
where the arable land is friahle anC
easily worked, where vegetation is mos
spontaneous, and where agriculture viii
return the largest products or wages
with the least labor.
These people have little individuality
and are very gregarious; the currents o.
migration will be swelled by their pro-
clivity to follow their 81 crowd" This
disposition draws them 70 villages, towns
and cities. A false pride since emanci-
patton and an appreciation Of the great
ness thrust upon them - have produced
an aversion 70 menial service; they con-
found il with slavery. which il resembles.
But they viii endure it, if they can obtain
with il association, "finery, music and
splurge,n in which they delight. In
which those districts where there popu-
lation once become sensibly diminished
a rapid disappearance viii ensue. Per-
sonal prOcivities govern them more in
their social changes than do policy or
politics.
A wide field for white immigrant
labor i steadily opening in the North
ern and Middle States Of the South, and
on the movement Of the colored race
largely depends its own ultimate fate in
America. It may result in their coloni-
zation.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-03

this is the general aspect OF the new
course OF public sentiment, this story
from Arkansas steps in with its charae-
teristic exception. The idea of waiting
month or so for a possible change III
the general government which would
react beneficially to them through every
fiber Of their political system, does not
strike them as necessary or profit
able. Hammer and t0ngs they
must go at it 10 dislodge the
carpethaggers, while the latter call
out the militia, and leave it difficult to
determine which viii act the more bru-
tally in carrying out their desires. We
might say that this Pope county excep-
ton should prove the rule; but We can
not afford even one such illustration OF
that sinister saw. Truly the iadugllrdtors
and directors OF the policy sUhick renders
thss stdfe Of things possible are piling ap
q record against them t0hich Il 1DOtild
require oceans to obliterdte, as IL 1DM cost
many a care and many q struggle 10 set
their terrible tUOrk right.
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A RARE TREASURE.

The British Museum now contains q
treasure of ancier art of more than or
dlnals interest, aid which, in all prob
ability, has not seen the light from the
time OF the Goths, in A. D. 260, until
our day. 1t is the first and graldest of
the trouvailles excavated at Aiasalook.
the ancient Epbesus, and is pronounced
by archeologists as beyond all question
to have formed part of one Of the spleu-
did columns Of the great Temple Of Di-
ana, the wonder Of the heather world.
This relic Of antiquity has been placed
in the GraccO- Roman room, and consists
OF a huge mass Of white marble neasJr-
ing SIX feet in hight and eighteen in cir
cumference. A large fragment has been
split away from it, including three-fiftbs
Of the worked surface; but what remains
shows exactly the character Of those ia
nous coetdtT cOiunlnde or "embroidered
pillars,' y of which Plipy saws there were
one hundred and twenty-seven, each six
ty feet high, and each the gift Of q. king.
The portion which is uninjured presents
US with three figures in lffe-size of ad-
mirable workmanship. One is clearly
Hermes with his caduceus. The central
form is headlessa but it is female. and
the dignity 0fpoA and fine elaboration
of the drapery mark some divine being
perhaps Artemis herself The third
figure Is a winged male Victory. re-
markable for being a prototype Of our
modern conventional Angel ia piuOaaQe
and general character 1t wears short
sword, and is weil-nigh perfect. All
display a finished and stately art. and
we may judge how superb the standing
fafafr1rs1rla 4 !. tx
was composed Of ten of these drums:
while, II we fancy the temple girt about
with forest Of such glorious pillars, we
can marvel no longer that the whole
world repaired TO visit the shrine of
"Diana Of the Ephesians" That this
precious relic is basal stone Of one Oh
the embroidered columDsn seems plain
from the finished dinattre Of the sculpture,
and the life-size of the figures. The
architects would probably carve the up
per ornameDtations OF each pillar In
rougher style and 70 q larger scale, so
that distance might soften and dimin-
lsh them into harmony. The lovely
work nov FeY Yealed 20 as Is cut with the
greatest precision; the drspery, espe-
cially, has been ehiselied with sharp
and careful outlines, 50 that the shad-
ows cast Dy the bright sun Of the East
must have thnownthe1gures intohne re-
lief, and the massive column would al
most look like fretted ivory. It is in
teresting TO Iecollect that St. Paul gazed
on these very sculptures that Alexander,
the coppersmith, probably initiated them
on his "shrines;" xerzes spared them
for their beauty, and the Macedonian |
conqueror offered 10 pay ali the cost Of
the Temple If he might only inscribe |
his own name upon is majestic front. |
There Is Little doubt NJ that the ruins |
of AlaeaiQaE must contain priceless I
store Of rich Greek art, i this be the 1
shrst hnd;v and We 1shalf hope to see
fresh treasures exhasd from DE great
tomb where 30 much beauty and glory
iis buried.