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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
Clean and Dry Stables.

X t Il n ass
A horse win endure severe cold weather
without much Inconvenience, SO long as he
is furnished with dry stable.r~Bat Feqsaire
him to stand on a w.t. and foul floor, ans his
health will soon begin TO fail. Horses often
suffer from cold feet and legs. A great
many stables have damp and wet floors.
Few men WHO handle horses pay proper at
tention to feet and legs. Especially is this
the case on farms. Much time is spent of a
morning in rubbing, brushing and smoothing
the hair on the sides and hips, but at ne time
are the feet examined and properly cared for.
Now. belt known, that the feet of a horse
require more care than the body. They need
ten times as much, for in one respect they
are almost the entire horse. All the groom
ing that can lie done won't avail anything If
the horse is forced to stand where his feet
will be filthy. In. this. case the feet will be-
come dIsordered, and then the legs will get
badly out of fix, and with bad legs and bad
feet there is not much else OF the horse fit
for anything. Stable prisons generally are
very severe on horses feet and legs; and I'M
less these buildings can afford dry room,
where horse can walk round, lie down, or
roll over, they are not half SO healthy or
comfortable to- the horse as the pasture, and
should be avoided by all good hostlers IN the
aollnEfv @ Az kss
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
Thereby Hangs a Tale,

IFrom the Mobile Register, February ISL
The Grand Duke gave the Mayor Of Mon
treal a draft for one thousand dollars for the
poorof the city, and thereby hangs story.
When the Duke was in Montreal the Mayor.
doubtless fired by the enthusiastic spirit OF
oadyism rampant at the time, and supposing
his equally enthusiastic fellow citizens would
come down with the dust, became response
BILE for the royal guests hotel bill. But after
the Duke left and the Mayor began to talk of
subscriptions to pay the cost Of the fun of
making nineompoops of themselves, nobody
could see 1.-THE City Council would not
come to time, and the Mayor threatens to use
the thousand dollar draft the DIXIE gave for
the poor to pay the bill. Well, that is appro-
pirate, and we are astonished that certain
other communities have not followed the ex-
ample of the Mentrealians. community
that lacks the selfrespect to maintain its dig
nifty When sprig of European royalty hap
pens to enter it, is likely to be mean enough
to steal the targesse the princely heart bestoWs
upon the poor to pay the cost of their own
follv e#St
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l.
The 1asI tale of man's unfaithfulness 70
man comes from Selma Alabama. On tie
LIST of January, ISL, 4 syndicate Of young
men was formed, one 81 whom. the most
trustworthy Of them ali, was appointed
treasurer They then signed temperance
pledge and agreed TO deposit On the first day
Of each month SO each.to be divided at The
end Of the year among those members who
remained faitaful to Their obligation. One
by onestileya faipted AMI fell, until at the ex-
piration Of the specified time there was only
one who had not yieldedito the liquid fem.
ftatiJn. He repaired IL the hour ofsnoon on
New Year'sslay sto The appointed place Of
rendezvous to receive the LAO which he
had 30 nobly earned. But the other eleven
were mo- tlleres SO. fun Of fiery thirst he has
fened:to neighboring saloon to take the
first nip fora twelre-month. He had par
TALLY swallowed it when ten ofhis colleagues
entered. and revealed to him the horrifying
fact that his watch was twenty minutes too
fast. He, too, had fallen, and the vision Of
a well filled pocket book vanished. The
eleven then repaired to the Office the treas
urer, only TO learn that he had lost all the
money playing draw poker with one of the
church trustees. An effort is now being
made to keep the sorrowful story out of the
Troy Times.
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Cheerfu.ssess and Moroseness.

| 4
II we are cheerful and contented, ell nature
smiles with us; the air seems more baImy,
the sky more clear, the ground has brighter
green, the trees have a richer foliage, the
the flowers a more fragrant smell. the birds
sing more sweetly, and the sun. moon and
stars all appear most beautiful. We take our
food with relish, and whatever it may be, it
pleases us. We feel better fer-it--stronger.
and. livelier, and fiji tor exertion. Now what
happens to US II we are iil-tempered and
disconnected? Why, there isnot anything
which can please us. We quarrel with our
food, with our dress, with our amusements,
with our companions, and with ourselves.
Nothing comes right for us; the weather is
either too hot or too cold, too damp or too
dry. Neither sun nor moon, nor stars have
any beauty; the fields are b rren. the flowers
are lastreless, and the birds silent. Wemove
about like some evil spirit, neither loving nor
beloved by any ANYBODY.
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AN Females ExcIuded.



sS There Il sfiis ont territory Of any size and
.@5 .6 never has been but occu led by any
f sia siderable populations. from which Is
ss ssss absolutely excluded Yet such place ex-
5ss75 lists toztlas and has existed for centuries As
a str back b story reaches to all females it
ef s 8 ~. has been forbidden ground. This bachelors
Arcadia is situated bold plateau be-
yag5as tween the old peninsula of Ace, in the Gre
- clan Archipelago and the main land. Here,
in the midst OF cultivated fields and extern
siy Woodlands dWels domestic conteder-
Sation OF Greek Christians, with twenty-three
RT 81 srE feonvents Asl numbering more than
Thousand solffs. aud not one Of the monas-
ferries dates ON later time than the twelfth
century. A few soldiers guard the borders
of tn anli-female land, and woman is al
lowed to cross tits frontier. Nor is this all
-s the rule is extended every fenlae creature,
5p5is and time immemorial no COW, hen
Nt mare, duck goose has been allowed to
yea make acquaintance with hill or valley Of
Mount Athos territory. traveller was
4 81 startled by the abrupt question, What sort
OF creatures women ~ The very idea of
woman whether as mother, wife, or sister,
sr.et4 u.s. almost lost. To all woman -haters to
saa bachelors of over forty years standing; to all
" men who seek refuge from the wes and
ways of the opposite sex, this region can be
Egsl - safely recommended as haven of refuge
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
Tale Of a Pig.

"A correspondent tells story OF pig.
This is not the first story that has been told
of a pig. but it has what has been called the
element of unexpectedness'' about it, Pig
gy got into large yard where he did not le-
ass long, md trying 10 get out again. he stuck
fast under high board fence. and tn re be-
fstkx gan to kick and sqneal in the good old way.
His master. big. fat Irishman, hearing the
hubbnb, ran out OF his house, near by and
caught his pig by the ears, endeavoring to
pull him through the hole before his tres
" A&2k~ pass was detected But this treatment had
no effect but to make the pig yell the more.
An old ram in the yard, hearing the noise
l II and seeing piggy's hind legs and tail -four
shing away in a menacing manner accepted
what he thought was challenge, and lower
ing his head, charged with all his might
w fisH5 He struckthe marlEairly and squarey. and
the pig shot through the hol4 like pork
cannon ball, and striking his Muster full in
the breast. knocked him flat on his back
The only person who Witnessed the closing
scene was just entering the yard. and not
being aware OF how many actors were en-
gagged i'll 1t, was very much surprised to hear
what he supposed to be the pig. swearing in
Fg elrF on The other side oft G fence. 8#z
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III
TIA gentleman trsyslingin the northern par,
Of Ireland beard the voices of children, and
paused to listen. Ia
Finding the sounds proceeded from small
{ building used as schooIhouse. he drew near;
md, as Tire door WAS open. he entered, and
listened to The words the boys were spelling.
One little fellow stood apart looking sad
and dispirifed
,.Why does that boy stand there?' asked
the gentleman. -.
t'Oh, hegis good for nothing replied the
feather. There's nothing in fmfals Lean.
made nothing of him. He is tIse most stupid
boyin tistAAisool. L -sa#sss slssssa
The gentleman was surprised at this
answer. He saw the teacher was stern and
rough. that the younger and more tinlid boys
were nearly crushed. He said a few kind
words t, fheR; then, placing his hands up
ton the noble brow of the little fellow who
stood apart, he said, zone of these days you
may be \ fine scllolal. Don't gaze ufss but
TRY, my boy: TRY.
he soul Of The boy was reused. His dor
niatIt intelleet aWoke. A new purpose was
formed. From that hour he became stupi-
Gus, and ambitions to excel. And he did be-
c0hie a fine scholat and the author of u we'll
known commentary 90 the Bible: great
and good mali. beloved and honored. 1t
was Or. Adam Clark. The secret OF his sue
cess is worth knowing Don't gaiese up ;sbut
kyY. nv boy. fru. %sf AEa fsyssy& III
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
The Santa Cru. Sentinel Is responsible 70,

The Santa Cruz Sentinel Is responsible for
e# ~ a@ the folIowing;a tho beys nust be prety
&&&&&8 Krseary" down there. III @
Near the White House Dairy ON Stecles
ranch. near s'igeen Point In this county a
monster grizzly bear killed q COW during The
past few days and B. IL. SciIofeld the own
- er Of the COW, placed bucket of syrup, we'll
k strychninedsnea the place where tile COW
e~~4s had been killed. fhe next night the bear
came back and ate the syrup and died on the
spot In the morning several parties, inclu-
ding Chris Coffin, formerly of this place.
started to learn the result, and on approach
ing the spot saw the bear as they supposed
quietly sleeping the place where the
poison had been left The whole party were
sliced with fright ar so near an approach to
20 huge monster. for he proved to weigh
.$e#RH twelve hundred pounds and Cofin, to make
sure of his security climbed tree near Nv.
while the balance made their escape, think
Ing doubtless. that mt every Jump the bear
was Vt their heels; hours passed ail the bear
szeA taledto putin waking Comm first ycnred
aWhistle that not moving old bruin. he gave
Aiuge bark, like dog, this did not move
the unterr6ed. and Chris naturally came
70 ths conclusion that the old fellow had
s partaket too freely OF the syrup. and down
he climbed. ana moved as III uey All aiiv 0hes
could towards dead bear Chris. saws the
balance Of tire company have not returned
vet. 90 badly were they frightened at tile
sight OF the dead bear. ss~ss
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
a Horrible joke.

The anecdots Of Mr.. Webster and his
toothbrush reminds correspondent at
Kingston. Ontario OF little anecdote of the
late Sir Allen Machab, q Canadian celebrity.
Sir Allen was travelling on one OF the steam
ers oniLake Ontario. The state-rooms each
contained two berths and the boat being
crowded, Sir Allen was allotted cabin in
which some other peraon vas given the low
er berth. On the morning after starting. Sir
Allen, having overnight placed his comb,
tooth brush. ETC., on the wash-stand, was
surprised, while lying in his berth. to see his
fellow-passenger using his (Sir Alen's)
tooth-brush; and, thinking it but fair to have
joke at the mans expense, jumped out Of
bed, and taking basin of water. put bis feet
'in it, and sosping the tooth brush, began to
wash Ills toes with 1T,
Say, stranger cried the hcrrifed locker
on. syon CON Il use that brush to clean your
toes?
why. what else would you suppose use
1t forPn was Sir Alen'sreply.
Well, I'm darnedl' exclaimed the stran-
ger, rushing from the state-room thoroughly
disgusted.
The brush xvaQ orsvAn "a f3,n MGR. $50
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11
impure water


Few OF of the deleterious eff
fects Of impure water, how prone water
IL to imbibe the impurities Of the air. Many
of ms think If the wafer is clear and cold it
must be perfectly pure, though it has stood
in a close bed room for twenty-four hours or
more, but this is far from true. Ii pitcher
@ 4sg Of water is set in tor only few hours
it will absor nearly all the respired and
pi persprpd gases in the room the air of which
will have become purer. but the water UTTERLY
filthy The colder the water is. the greater
fIfr the capacity to contain these gases. At orIi-
nary temperatures pail of water can con-
cea a great amount of ammonia ind earbonic
acid gas, and its capacity to absorb these
gases is nearly doubled by reducing the
water to the temperature of ice. This plain
ly shows us that water kept i'm room over
night Is totally unfit for drinking purposes
asFE&ss8 and should not be used TO gargIe in the
throat; also that large pail of water stand
Ing in room would help the atmosphere
E@ bur should be thrown away the next morn
fng. 1t also teaches the reason that the
ssG38aSS wffer from apnmp should always be pumped
out in the morning before any Of is used.
We are IaInenably ignorant of many of the
properties of air aud water, two CT tie most
Es88# INCA important elements of nature We Bft 6
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Every Family Should Have A Bottle.

I'm Chicago the HOME BITTEils are vouehed fo
as superior to any now HI use by q A Mariner An
alyticol Chemist; James v BIany, Ne ID; Pro
ghenistry, Rush Medical College; Fl S Hahn, Dc D.
INC i Ia :, y =; Nalker 2; Norman
n nn,n,,tj 1 If Nst9;a 1a Luplam
u M 2. !. sa.ller, A. z; ~ james
craft, III B: q Ti3ler. n b. ~ r Ta1l 4
M ID; III Quinn, M Is: j Fl Buekner NJ Il. " Il 4
Woodward iii Is. Il Il l,aharts Ma1a, - q NV
Chemist; Glas Woodward NJ Is; q K Taslor NJ NJ r. r,
Nv McGarfy NH. 3 n NIL n a. q n ~,
SON NJ D. - = = - = ooii'i
In St. Louis, Emo sander. IN Ana1ytical
Chemist Ironotlnees fha HIM. RYtars, as1ss,;s;
"a the ceahrated unstatfeIs ana ,,a ha
Ilowng endorsement o. the neaie5l rs
ST, Louis, a +
d. I,oufs Tulv 1870
JAMES Il JACKSON & CO. -Centlemen AS Won
receipt Of the Home Bifters, it cannot. therefore,
be consitterel as secret Or pataat medicine, no
ri ah 9eeh astn laf ny aye eAarln,
uabas 90 ele BUTTS, ana
aSaela, ny ny =; - one @ rare
sision I'D II liz hes eass ~ Will = ta eopo
ndinR highly tonic. stinulent, stomaehic, oarmina..
them a IS aeearaace mada q f 1s
Pharmacy Having used then seen the vs. eets I,
our private practice we take pleasure ii recon-
laenang them e all persons DESTROYS of taking Bit
teis, as peinag the best Tonic and StTnulant now
oIefed ~ taa pubic. II G. Baisliniese. Prof
o ", ai9ds Diseases of Women ST. Louis,
DRAKE MCDOWELL,
EEaNK d. PoaTEs, SplIsss'
Member Of Board Health Y !. 8, St Louis Z No.
Prof; of su,gery, No: Medical College, and late
HERBERT PRIMnf, ND,
Professor of Practical II.l st f,D;lfS {saliag )
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l. "a 4 eounseihs aai,acked 4 witness u lIs
great annoyance. and when The witness who
North coantryman, PRONOUNCED The,
word '.Natera ~ II II he'd been waftdff, ssis sl
qnired OF him whether IN lis part Of the
country they spelt water with tpta tue
]. ~ Np." said the wtpesst but they spell ban
l,srs' with txp ~.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11

RE Embossed AND PREsCRIBEDsBY more
Leading Physicians thaa any other tonic or
TIVE of Fever and Ague, InterInittents, Bilious
ness nd AL aiss,gders arising from Miasn1atic
causes. They are Highly recornm ended as anti
dyspeptie5 and ~ sasespf indigestion are Invaluable
5Genefal Debility they have never in single in-
sIancea failed in producing the most happy results
They are particuiarlg BENEFI GIAI, TO FEM LIES,
hening The body, infisorafing the mind and
giving tone md elasticity to the whole system.
The HONE RITTERS are compounded with the
greatest care arid no Tonic sfnulant has ever been
offered to the public so PLEASANT To- TILE
TASTE and at the same time combining so many
remedial agents, endorsed by the medical aIsteraf-
ty rs the best known to Pharmacopoeia 1t costs
little to give then. fair trial. and 80 -.
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Ihe brush was given Q the poor.

A Scotchman observing that the once
white linen of one of his employees had,
through long absence d soap and water, be-
come hazy black. inquired, al i prelude to
a honilV on cleanliness, how often his shirt
WIS washed. ssOnce d month, was the re-
ply. e'Why, require two shirts week. e
Eva sarks in a week. calculated Robbie,
ss.ye mapr be n 4, dirty tellowl''
An Indiana woman. tired OF staying at
home evenings, repaired with her three chil-
dsen testhe billiard ROOM where her husband
habitnallx enjoyed hiusalf .sit ii Disgrace
full said he looking Dangers II her. II
know il. = said the wife. ssand yon have
s'QE|,e fAe diserace 81 long, ny dear. thar 4
am deteffthpds fiaiicdfortl ID aliare II with
yolis and she took her knitting work and
settled down for tire evesifng. t Il pref
" stiff reaiedy, but II Fovets y Be jast TIC
tAin0 II. the caee.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-11-28

In the last supply Of law books pur-
chased for the State Library, arc some
ancient and very odd looking volumes.
The type and language employed are both
obsolete. Many of the letters used look
like hierostyphics to those who are &C.
quainted only with modern typography.
The language to one who knows no more
Of French than boarding school Miss.
may seen all French and to one who
has disested nothing more than the dog
Latin of Blackstone, it may seem Ail
Latin. 1t is, however, only mixture Of
both. i. e., Norman French. Among nm
merous volumes Of Reports we noticed
particularly: Styles Reports, printed in
1868; and Reil~Gy's in 1896. On the
first page of the latter is this model Of old
fashioned advertisements Printed by
f. L. L., for W. Lee, d. Packeman, g.
Bedes and C. Addms, are to be sold at their
shops an Fieetstreet.'
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LOca al New s.
CurrysburS,

We went up to see this lively little
camp Yesterday, and we're lucky enough
through the courtesy of Col. Abe, to be
allowe;. peep at the ground plan Of the
mammoth building of which the founda-
ton is beiny laid now. On the eastern
end you find the Turn Table and Round
House. From the middle of the latter
extends the inner Yard which measures
256 70 feet. On the south side of the
Yard are situated, going from east to
west, tas- following departments i'll order:
Machine Shop IA 90. Repair Shop
III %, Blacksmith aud Boiler Shop
5ox6o, Ptttern Sc p and Lott 4Ox5o; on
in the stne order: Car Shop l64lG0,
Store Room 61xlS and Foundry 7Ux6O.
The Boiler and Engine Rooms project
into the Yard from the sou.. side and are
separated 10y III extension Of the boun-
dairy line between the Repair and Black
smith Slops. At the western extremity
of the bGii,ling where the Foandry and
Pattern terminate, the plan is to have
three small appropriate rooms; to wit:
the S:cperint ndeIi'i Office, the Book
and Time Keepers Office, anda Drawing
Room So much for the industry OF
Cnrrysburg. We shall try and give a
brief and at the same time corlprehen-
sive description Of this remarkable struc-
ture, when complete.
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TAcrr UNDERsTANDISG.-I one of our
numerous salons not many evenings ago,
a quarrel took place between = profess
sional sport and one who sports for
recreation The latter, whom we shall
name A, flung some hard words at the
former. whom we may designate as i.
They walked off few steps together,
when B drew his 4" gun" and covered A
who made no articclate utterance, but
spoke null tude of words by looking
upon his thraatener with nom belligerenf
visaSe, and by holding his hands uplifted
and removed from the pocket where, it is
safe to assume. that nine men out of ten.
who go the nightly rounds, Keep SUM
bering gun to let loose in case of All
emergency. "Alli is well that ends well. p"
B darkened the sight Of his comforter,
and A who loved that darkness better
than light vas comforted.
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BENJAMIN FosTERs store is the place
for family and restaurant caterers to go.
He is Q man that knows great deal
otherwise, but who attends first of all to
his own business. He studies to please
and he succeeds Yesterday he scooped
mp a measure from his vanishing barrel
of cranberries and exclaimed Come
now while the season is not vet gone.
and make your Thanksgiving meal com-
plete!" -
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months ago an order was given by the
Library Committee for about five hun
tlred and fifty Scotch and English law
books, part of which order was tiled at
once. The remainder, about three hun
dred and sixty volumes, are retained in
the Custom-house in San Francisco,
awaiting the certificate of the State Ii
brarian to show that they are for the
State, in order that they may be, for this
reason, delivered free Of import duty.
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PzRsoSAI.--Dr. S. Lem Lee left us
last night for Fiocie and thence for
visit to the States. He returns to Phoebe
to reside aud practice his profession. We
had wished to bid the Doctor farewell
with few words Of comment upon his
walk and conversation during his sojourn
Of two years in our midst, which have
passed shout the occurrence of aught
TO his shame or reproach, but owing to
lack Of space we have been unable to
speak Of him as he deserves and shall
have to send our good wishes after him.
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A WALKING HOUSE,. attention was
called yesterday to an extraordinary and
rather comical apparition in the way of
dissolving view. Several yoke of oxen
were plodding their wav down the street,
and a cottage, or rather "shehang, +"
was deliberately following them close
behind with an independent stove pipe
projecting and seemingly at all points
prepared to stop when the bovines should
choose, and receive its indwellers.
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PREPARATIONS FOR THE MoRRow.-Our
usually quiet town was yesterday very
lively. Merchants all along the line Of
Ornsby street were recei wing and dis
pensing good things. Tie pculterers.
game and fruit dealers, were especially
busy. They buzzed around somewhat
like bee in a tar barrel, supplying every
fancy anh catering to every taste. Among
numerous orders given We overheard this
one and the comments that followed it
- BE sure to have fresh Goldfish for me
in The morning. l am so ng for regular
Yankee dinner. Let pumpkin pies go
this time this cod stuffed with oysters
and roasted will be the best thing any lip
ever Topped over
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PHENoMENoN.-We yesterday looked
down into the ditch that the Chinese pick
singers are digging for the reception OF
the Ormsby House sewer, and noticed n
sort OF decayed vegetation on both sides
of the excavation not less than two feet
below the surface. Upon inquiring we
learned that it is no more than the remains
of the original wire grass which the early
settlers discovered here on their first :,d-
vent. and which was covered up after
wards when the streets were leyeled and
the low places filled up
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Hir HLR.-A young buck was prone

Hir HER.-A young buck was prone
nading our Broadway las. evening and
was on the point OF doing the genteel, in
the way Of uncovering to some lady
friends who were passing at his left when
a nymph du pare on his ri sht accosted him
Internationally in the vernacular of her
soiled class. The lad WAS ontdone, and
in a rage. he made the creatures nose
bleed. Whether Justice 2. has struck
this vet, remains to be seen.