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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
Keeping Butter.

! While well n.ttlis vicinity was be
ing 0cleaneds recently, d half pound o
butter was found in the bottom as good
and sweet as when first made. How
long it had been there no one knows
I The present occupant Of the premises
has been fifteen years on the place
and the pIDmp being in constant use
there had been no occasion before te
have it cleaned. The butter must have
been there all this time, and how long
before is not knewn.a The outside was
of paler color than that within, but
otherwise there was no change.
It is not unknown to good dairy
folks that butter will keep well in cool,
pure spring water, and some have ta-
ken advantage Of the fact to preserve
butter in close vessels under the sur
face. But we think it is not generally
known that it would keep SO long in
actual contact with the water. Itmight
be worth considering whether this hint
about preserving butter might not be
taken advantage Of, SO as to initiate a
regular plan Of preserving butter sweet
and fresh, until markets or other cir
cumstanoes favor good prices. It is
one of the weaknesses of the butter
business that at some seasons prices
are ruinoisly low, and the usual rem
edy Of potting is not d very good cure.
The water, of course, must be cool
and pure. At a high temperature, such
as most water near the surface reaches.
vegetable organisms grow that would
soon communicate decay to organic
matter in the water; but there are.
many places where q lagoon Of the.
proper condition Of pure well water
could readily be constructed.
1t may not be outsofsplace here to
that little hints such as these.
are continually occurring in almost ev-
cry ones experience, but only. soon to
be forgotten. Yet often if the sugges-
ton be listen to and the thread fol-
lowed up, one might get on the track
Of some good idea that would rapidly
make q fortune. We think that new
inventions require much study; but
The truth is most of our best discoy-
cries have been by accident. Ger
Telegraph. ' -
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14

The Friend of India describes a
clan of leafclad moulltaineers just
discovered in the hills Of .Keoniuhr.--
They are called the Junangs. The men
have already abandoned the use of
leaves for the smallest possible GUAM
tity OF cotton cloth, but the women
cling to their foliage dress. Col. Dali
ton, who describes them, thus de-
scribes the first torch light dance the
Junangs gave him: .a5 blsts
The next day they came to my tent
at noon, and while I conyersed with
the males on their customs, language
and religion, the girls sat nestled to-
gether III a corner, for a long time mo-.
Itionless and silent as statues, but after
an hour or two had elapsed, the couch
ing nymphs showed symptoms Of un-I
easiness and signs of life, and more
attentively regarding them, 7 found
that great tears We're dropping from
their downcast eyes like dew drops
from green leaves. On my tenderly
seeking the cause of their distress, /
was told that the leaves were becom-
ing dry and uncomfortable, and that if
they were not allowed to go into the
woods for change, the consequence
would be serious and they certainly
could not dance. 1t was a bright,
clear day, and tho crimp rnstIing they
made as they rose to depart confirmed
the statement. When they returned,
arrayed in fresh leaves, we induced
them to give US not only the solemn
measures Of the day before, but to
perform a variety Of sportive dances,
some quite dramatic in effect, and it
was, altogether, a most interesting
ballet. na ma
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
AVANT COURIER.
EanderbiTtisgn.

\ IL -
How very wealthy Commodore Van
4derbilt is; how lie controls thousands
of miles Of railways with rolling stock,
side tracks and other furniture; how
great his power is now, and how he
expects to augment it by absorbing
the Western Union Telegraph Com
g.pany and thus getting control of the
whole telegraph business of the United
n States, to the great danger of our free
{ and icnlightenedco country, hassbee set
forth in articles which have been hav-
ing run through the press of our no
BILE Republic. But it appears that we
are all on the wrong scent. The Com
modore is not a dangerous man. He
is to be the deliverer and benefactm
Of his country. In word, the Titus
vile Herald, the paper Of the petro-
leum regions, ambitious to eclipse the
CBsarian sensation Of its New York
namesake, has ascertained that there
!. As widespread and deep laid scheme
to make Vanderbilt President of the
United States in 1876, and moreover,
that the railroad king is to be run as
the farmers candidate. a
i, The newspaperof the movement, we
! are told, is to be the New York Trib-
une. The method BY which the strange
combination of inconigruous elements
is to be brought about for the achieve
ment Of this brilliant feat is explained
at length. Vanderbilt's railroads, and
all the telegraphs, (for he is expected
to own the felegrslphs by that time)
are to be managed in such way as to
make success certain. Converted in
political machinery, they are to run in
the political interest of the Coanmo.
dore. The Titusville sage, with reach
a0f vision that makes u fool Of the
prophet of the New York Herald, says;
"The grand quadrlple tracks Oh the
New York Central are not only to IA
cllitate transportation for the West.
but also switch its owner into the
Presidential chair. This great work
will be completed in about two years,
just about the period that the fever of
the Presidential succession will set in.
The Commodore will then be enabled Ii
70 carry through freight, such as grain.
cheaper than it was ever carried be-
fore BY any railroad. He can then pro-
claim to the oppressed millions of the
West, II come to 'emancipate YOU.
Behold your benefactor.r "A tableau, (
and the thing is done. 4
And then when Vanderbilt gets con- I
'rol OF the telegraphs he will Isinaug- '
irate the cheapest system of tele- 7
'raphy the world has ever SEEM and S
hus will commend himself to the non !
agricultural public also Thus he will b
,et everybody's support. Controlling t
u the sources of news he can manu- q
acture public opinion to suit himself, a
nd will be irresistible. So he comes 2
18th as deliverer and dictator. and Q
'eople can take their choice. The II
itusville Herald, it must be owned, 6
as OutdOne the Herald of New York,
nd the latter can only pine with envy. II
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
Naval Battle.
-V

A special from Carthagcna to the
London Times says:
On the appearance of Admiral Lo-
tho off the port with the Government
fleet, the insurgent Junta held con-
sultation and resolved to fight. saltho'
teeir vessels were helplessly outnum-
bered. The ministry wished to sur
render, Abut the garrison, especially
deserters from the Spanish army, de
termined to fight. The insurgents
took the whole day on Friday to coal
and provision their vessels, four of
which sailed out of the harbor amidst
the cheers Of the insurgents. An en-
gagement between the insurgents and
the Government fleets took place off
the harbor at noon on Saturday Adj
miral Lotho had the Vittoria, Altman
"a, Ville dc Madrid, Carmen, and two
side-wheel steamers.
After two hours fighting the insurg-
ent vessels were driven back into the
harbor of Carthagena. Thy hosed
great spirit, but were badly handled.
The Numancia had at first to bear the
brunt alone, the others firing at too
long range. The Vittoria, at the close,
endeayored to intercept the retreat OF
the rebel men Of war; heavy broad
sides eess were exchanged at close quar-
tors, and the rebel fleet was much da,
mayed.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
Woodworking q success.


We are asked why wool-growers dc
not fail as other men sometimes do
We answer, simply because the growth
of wool and the increase is as perpet
ual as the time in which they live. j ii
matters not how dark the night is, the
wool continues to grow, and it matters
not how the wind blows or how it may
storm, CESSATION is never longer. than
loo days. The lambs will average one
half females, and often twins, and
they breed the next year, making a
double compound "a perpetual growth
and no loss. Everything mat does
not go into market goes back to enrich
the pasture, and though the landlord
may be sick, it does not stop the
growth Of the lambs. a its
Not so with other business. The
mechanic on the man who works for
salary, has nothing to grow while he
sleeps; when his labor ceases his in
come stops, and his expenses are per
petual. It is true there are perpetual
expenses attending the sheep and goat
business; but under the most unfavor-
able circumstances, where they can
live on the commons without feeding,
the meat Of the wethers will pay all
expenses without drawing OH the wool
or the increase of the. ewes. Hence it
is like q perpetual stream flowing into
a basin; tits onlya question of time
to fill it to 0verfoWing. The drawback
seems to be that men do not relish
living away from thickly populated
settlements and towns, depriYing them
selves of society for the sake of money.
This objection can De obviated. In all
new countries there are villages con-
stantly springing up, near which good
sheep ranges can be had, where the
owner can visit his fiocks daily, and
also give his family the. benefit Of
schools and society Facts and Fig
ures.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14
Religious.

The Rev. Drs, Pussy and Forbes
are about to publish a work on the
lConfessionalfor the instruction Of An
glican High Church clergymen.
The Rev. Dr.. s,ilas Totler, formerly
President Of Trinity College, Hartford
died recently ut Lexington, Ky, where
he was the President Of young ladies'
seminary.
| Bishop Simpson will deliver the adj.
dress at the dedication of the monu.
ment Of Philip Embury, the first Me-
thodist preacher in America, now
nearly completed at Cambridge.
A Boston preacher, in speaking OF
the danger of permitting the Bible to
be crowded out by the newspaper,
perpetrated the following pun, /. Men,
nov days, are like Zaccheus; desir-
GUS to see Jesus. but cannot because OF
the press q
Prayer is not only q request made to
God, but converse had with Him. It
is the expression of desire to Him SO
as to purify it, Of purpose so as to
steady it, of hope 50 as to brighten it.
It is the bringing of ones, heart into
the sunshine, 50 that like plant its
inward life may thrive for an outward
development.
q Get to the root Of things. The gold
mines Of the Scripture are not iii iii the
TOP soil, you must open shaft; dia-
monds q. experience are not picked
mp inthe roadway, their secret places
are far down. Get down into the vi.
tally, the solidity, the veracity, the
divinity Of the Word Of God, and seek.
to possess all the inward work of the
blessed Spirit. Is
q little shaver was sitting near his
mother, who was picking over raisins,
when she was called out OF the room.
and, as she left, said, ''Now, sony,
don't touch any of those raisins while
! am gone" Presently the mother re-
turned, and inquired, '.Well, Charley.
did You touch any raisinsw No, MAJ
"lou know if you did, God saw YOU
ayes, / know he did, mamma, but he |
won't tell.n
A conflict between religious faith |
and the sense of political duty to state
enactments is likely to arise in Mexi-
60. The new reform laws just decreed /
by the Mexican Congress as part of
the Constitution operate to over.
throw completely tile power of the
church and to suppress all religious
orders. The Jesuits have been ban |
shed the country, and the priests of
I'll hesparishes have communicated
Ill those who recognize the obnoxious
avs passed by Congress.
The action of. the Dean of Canter-
Jury, in taking part in celebration of
he lords Supper. at the Madison.
square Presbyterian Church of New
fork City, has caused some discussion
mong members of the Anglican and
Protestant Episcopal Churches, and
etters have been written to the Dean
nd to Bishop Potter by the Right
reverend Bishop Tozier. in which he
rotests strongly against the action of
he Dean.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14

+ A LOCAL editor in Pekin, Illinois,
introduced himself to the public, u few
days ago, as follows: Sensational,
distressing details of revolving murders
and shocking suicides respectfully So.
licited. Bible-class presentations and
ministerial donation parties will be
done with promptness and dispatch.
Keno-banks. and their operations made
a speciality. Accurate reports of Sun,
day school anniversaries guaranteed.
The local will cheerfully walk seven
miles after Sunday school and report a
prize-fgllt. Funeral and all other
melancholy occasions written mp in
manner to challenge admiration. Horse
races reported in the, highest style of
the reporterial art. Domestic broils
and conjugal infelicities sought for with
untiring avidity. Police court. proceed.
ings and sermons reported in a man
ner well calculated to astonish the
prisoner, magistrate and preacher.
Prompt paying subscribers and adver-
Users, when stricken With mortal i'll
ness, will be- cheerful iItervieMed,|
when lying at deaths door, with al
view Of obtaining obituary items, and
the'great pleasure will BIZ ia lkep. q. in eSs
posing your privare affairs to the crit !.
ical gaze of an interested public 80
49, - -
It's HII4ornd that Mr. Geo. WiILAs
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-14

TIE fELLowF EvER.--AtAfempliis
about 275 persons died during the past
week, showing a decided decrease III
The rayages Of the fever. The total
number # deaths during the II weeks
that the scourge has swept through
the city isa little over, 1000. The
fever is evidently abating, although
new cases occur daily. There is but
one Of the dominican priests remain
ing alive. Miss Matte Stephenson, a
volunteer nurse from Towando, Ill,
DIED Sunday morning and was buried
IN the afternoon. A large number Of
people, including members of the How
ard Association, the acting Mayor, and
others attended her funeral, The new
cases appear to be Of q 1nilder type.
Re nestilence has left 4 large number
Of idestitutc orphans to be cared for.
who will requireta constant e,pendi
ture Of money for q long time Ia come.
So q Chart bavr dtesl .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-22
Modern Barharisms.

IHE numerous barbarOus practices per
petrated by farmers who ought to know
better on their patient and suffering stock
are amazing. That these cruelties are
well meant, or thoughtlessly and ignorant
~ inflicted IN the attempt to relieve real or
imaginary diseases, does not make them
less pernicious. More amazing still is the
fact that farmers are instructed by some
so-called agricultural journals to practice
these cruelties Occasionally, cures of
"hollOW-horn" are reported by such means
as boring into the acutely sensitive inner
part of the horn and inserting therein hot
vinegar, salt, and pepper The equally
imaginary wolf in the tail'' is overcome
by Sitting that part and binding in the
wound such an assuaging agent as salt.
Young pigs and colts have their teeth
clumsily knocked out or broken off, in
the gratuitous attempt to assist nature in
dlsposing Of them. The membrane by
which the eyeball is swept and cleared of
foreign matter is cruelty cut off, when
painfully intlamed, irritated, and swollen,
as a remedy for hooks and haws," and
the animal is permanently deprived of an
absolutely necessary appendage and pro-
| lection to an invaluable organ without any
necessity. The remedy is worse than the
disease.
In such ways as these utterly useless
cruelty is inflicted, because there is no con-
nection between the supposed disease and
the mistaken treatment. But in cases
where animals are really laboring under
disease the treatment recommended is
often equally cruel and barbarous. For
instance, widely published remedy for
grub in the head" in sheep is to pour tur-
pentine into the ear or inject it into the
nOstrils In the one case it is absurd as
well as cruel, for the ear has no connec-
ton with the seat of the trouble: and in
the other it is too cruel and barbarous a
remedy to adopt, because there are others
equally effective which are not produc-
tive OF intense agony to the already suf-
iering animal Tobacco smoke blown
into the sleeps nostrils will serve to
cause the election of these grubs if
any exist, but in many cases, if not the
vast majority Of them, the grubs have
only an assumed existence, and the trouble
arises from causes which are intensi-
fed by the intended remedy. If farmers
desiring to treat their animals would but
use some common sense, and, putting
themselves in their place, consider how
| the remedies they propose TO use would
affect themselves, less of this thoughtless
cruelty would occur.
Modern surgery is full of expedients to
alleviate pain in the treatment of suffering
humanity, and the practice Of medicine is
no longer as "horoic" as formerly; but
unfortunately for our suffering animals,
humanity has hardly yet been deemed
worthy of consideration in relieving their
pains, even when they are unavoidably in
tlicted; but how much less is it an item of
consideration when quackery and ignor-
ance undertake to cure complaints which
have no existence.-Anericdn Agrieult3u-
ist
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-22

The symptoms begin with restlessness,
which in a few hours is followed by
wheeling in the throat and hoarseness,
most heard during sleep, while short dry
cough soon after succeeds, attended with
a tightness and construction in the throat,
indicated by the child frequently raising
its hands to the parts as if to- remove some
obstruction The difficulty of breathing
becomes rapidly more distressing, and the
face assumes an aspect of great anxiety !;
the veins in the neck become swollen and
knotted, or varicose, and the voice every
time the child speaks or coughs, has a
sharp metallic ring, which soon settles in
steady sound like the crow or croupy
noise made by fowls when caught and held
in the hand-that character, in fact, which
has given to the disease the popular
name which it bears. The cough, at first
dry, is after a time attended by a thick,
ropy eXpectoration which, clinging like
glue to the fauces, and extremely difficult
to remove, causes the child great suffering
to eXpel, the patient appearing half suffo-
Gated in its abortive attempts to void the
adhering whitish phlegm With these
symptoms come on thirst, heat and con-
siderable fever; the pulse is quick and
vibrating, while the efforts of the child to
obtain air cause 1t to arch the neck Dack
in manner most distressing to witness,
till the anxiety of countenance and diff
Guilty of inspiration increasing, the little
patient expires about the third day, stran-
gulated from the interruption of air to the
lungs.
The paroxysms Of this disease usually
come on in the evening, and become in
tensified about midnight, the patient seem
ing free and better during the day.
All efforts should be lent to induce the
re-absorption of the false membrane,
loosen il from its hold on the windpipe,
and cause it to be expelled. Warm bath
ing or sprinkling with hot water may be
resorted to, and moderate vomiting pro-
duced until the services of a physician
can be secured, matter which should
never be neglected unless one has had
much experience in such cases.-Westena
Rural.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-05-22

the conditions named are present If too
early for planting, it should be left ii the
condition that the pillow placed it, The
weeds will spring up, for many of these
germinate at low temperature. Before
| planting, it has been customary TO destroy
these weeds by harrowing but this is not
essential, and we can proceed with the
planting, provided that the land is suffic-
iently level and pulverized After the
| corn has fairly sprouted, and is nearly
| ready to come to the surface, is the proper
time to dispose of the first crop of weeds.
This Is done by the use of the harrow, by
giving it a thorough working BY this
means the first crop of weeds is destroyed,
and the soil opened to the influence of the
sun, air and moisture. On finely COM
| minuted surface, the falling rain sinks into
| the apparently thirsty soil and at once parts
| with its plant-food, and the young plant is
| wonderfully stimulated in its growth This
is, in fact the first culture of the plant, for
1t at once appears through the surface,
with its blades of deep green, and, in a
few days the plants will have their blades
| in line of march for the cultivator, before
| the second crop of weeds more than make
their appearance. The corn stands off so
| stiff, with its vigorous growth, that the
| finely pulverized earth may be sifted in
among the plants, and thus smother the
young weeds; and this is the second
working of the crop. After this the way
| is easy, and the working should be week
| ly, as nearly as possible, until the tassels
| begin to appear, when the cultivator no
| longer is used. We often cultivate too
late in the season, and destroy the roots
| that run near the surface, and thus check
| the growth of the plant. | have seen, on
sulry day, the leaves Of the corn roll
together, as the cultivator passed through
it, row after row, and the crop seriously
damaged. Many Of our farmers under
| stand this, and aim to push the crop into
vigorous growth in the fore-part of the
season. 1t has often proved an advantage
to the crop when the farmer has been so
long busy that it was impossible to cult
vate his corn the last"
We can plant much earlier than it is
generally supposed to be safe from frost
| The spring trosts seldom do more than
check the growth Of young corn. But, if
we plant early, we must be careful and
plant shallow, or the seed may rot in the
| ground. As a general rule, the carly
planted corn produces the best crop
| "Rurat," IN Chicago Tribuue.