Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-02-21
THE LECTURE ROOM.

1 "VICTOR THE GREAT. Mr.. 6. q. ClawS0n
OF Deer Lodge City iectnrcd in the Hall oil
the Young Mems Association IN this city,
Tuesday evening" last, his subject being Vic
tor the Great, Chief Of tie Flathea.ls' In
this lecture Mr.. Clawson reviewed generally
the situation, habits and disposition pf the
| various tribes Of Indians as found by Lewis
and Clarke In their tour through this region,
describing i, a most amusing and Interest,"
ing way tile romantic. life and traditional
habits Of these people, but giving more lii
detail the history OF the Flathead Nation.
The lecturer. for the purpose OF informing
himself correctly on h subject, visited last
fall st. Mary's Aission,.i I'm Missoula county,
where this Nation resides, but from which
they are about to be removed, under an act
Of Congress, to the Jocko Valley, where a
Reservation has been selected for tllera. His
information in nsinutia is chiefly derived
from 1Eneas the Iroquois and the Fathers at
the Mission. The former, with another Iro-
quols, named Pierre. were the third party
who lett their mountain home for st. Louis,
No., in the year 1889, tor Missionary Priest
to teach them spiritually, and the first who
succeeded in the purpose, the previous two
having failed to reach their destination.
Prominently In the lecture are the facts
that Lewis and Clarke found the Flatheads
friendly. kind, and 80 tar as they were able.
accommodating, far beyond any other tribe.
their attachment to the party, and their de-
sire to be instructed so as to be like the
White Faces, who were opposed to war,
rood and kind. The desired teaching was
supplied in 1910, by the arrival Of Father.
De Smet. Thus the lecturer attributes, first.
to the friendly nature of this tribe, then to
their treatment by Lewis and Clarke, and
next to the missionary aid sent them. the
morals good and untiring industry BY which
this tribeis distinguished from all other tribes
among ,us. The great and good Victor"
whose name heads the lecture, was their
Chief for near half q century. and figures
prominently in the lectare. Mr.. G. dwclt at
length on the difference of treatment that
ought to be observed by the Government In
dealing with good Indians and bad. The
Flatheads he regards as deserving the best
encouragement practicable, while to the
Evil One'' he attributes the creation and
existence of some Of the hostile tribes, and
to them he would apply the most stringent
reoinae; and should the Government feed and
clothe them, he would, tor the safety Of hui
man lite diyest them Of arms and munitions
of war-an opinion in which many fully
agree. We commend the lecturer and the
lecture to our friends. The object OF the
lecture is to aid i'm raising the necessary funds
to place on exhibition at the Worlds Fair in
Vienna collection of ores, cereals, etc., OF
Montana cause more worthy than which
could ha. dly be helped by eur people.
QUEER LECTURE. Last Saturday evening
the Rev. Mr.. FIR ckelton was greeted with
an audience more select than numerous, to
hear his lecture on Queer" We are of
opiuion tue Rev. gentleman came ftllly up to
his subject. as he delivered ono of the queer
est things al the Kind We ever heard. Lie
reviewed at seine length the varieus fashions
how and heretofore indrilycd IN. from high
leeled shoe, a steel-ribbcJ corset. t. All over
grown r.,ignol. explaining. in very queer
way. the pathological effects OF tile
corset. The subject CONTAINED many qnssr
things and auee,vr sayings. which to give
here would bc tile q4eerest little bit of office
" ork We ever III uertuok to do.
TsMpERAScE.-On Saturday evening last
Mr.. A. NJ. Quivey delivered lecture on
Temperance in Tcnpler's Hall to an audience
not SO large as they were Interested in lie
subject treated OF. The lecturer, cyinced
much carnestness .ip the cause cspoused, and
differing from other Temperance advocates.
neither mimicked NOR iiidulsei an idle joke.
but with an energy. yet calmness and digni-
ty, portrayed the .bane Of intemperance and
its dire consequences. When the gentleman
will again lecture, if at all, on tile same sho-
iect we are not yet advised.
STILL ANorHER.-Rev. w. w. Anderson
delivered a lecture on the subject Of Temper
ance in the Good Templar's Hall at Reese
creek on last evening. We have not heard
the particulars, but are satisfied that II there
we're no audience, or, If being one, they were
not pleased, 1t is owing to their unstable ma
ture and bad taste, and not to 'ack of energy
or ability in the lecturer.