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Ths Pests Of Society.

Time il said to be money, but We doubt
il many believe it; few, at least, seem to be
aware of the value Of the article, considering
the manner it il thrown away, orthe manner
in which II i stolen from friends, neighbors
and acquaintance. Time-stealers are the
very pests Of society. They abound in
small towns, and are pretty numerous in
every city. They are not al idlers. Posi-
bly, they pursue professions, and are them
selves objects Of plumber to others; never
thelesa, that does not prevent them stealing
your tine, provided they can lay hold Of 1t.
They aze cunning, and wait for opportuni-
ties. They have ends to serve, they arc
ambassadors, and what do they care for
robbing you of half IN hour, ifit suits their
necessities or convenience: Time-stealera
are certainly born without = conscience.
We have known them to commit = robbery
Of an hour with the most consummats cool
ness. No matter how you are engaged,
how busy you are, Or how oueroas and In.
cessant arc your duties, there n their horrid
rap at ths door, Or their distraeting ring q
the bell. They wish 70 80 You for only Z
single moment; Il II m affair Of some I'm.
portance to them, no doubt, and they will
mt dslain you . minute; and 10 forth; I'll
of which i, VI course, . pseteuoc TO got
themselves edged into your privacy, and
give you worid .: lothcration about
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Fsom the Danbury News, Dec u.
What are you going t. give your wife's
mother for Christmas?
In view Of our war prospects it is painful
to witness the ferocious aspect ofthose peo-
pie who have passed their forty fifth year.
A Danbury woman hearing that former
neighbor, who had once tried to injure her,
had been seen in New Haven, enquired
with burning eyes and cheek, "What did
she have on?'
A boy living on the Sugar Hollow road
ate twenty-one buckwheat cakes one day
last week, and so disturbed his stomach as
to cause his death in three days after. The
last words he uttered were Of modest tri-
umph. He said: II slung 'emr'
1t was about two o'clock Friday morning
that Mrs. Hennessey Of Nelson street, think
ing she heard noise in the kitchen crept
out Of bed and to that room to see if it was
not Hennessey, who had been expected for
several hours. On reaching tho kitchen
she found her lord and master sitting on
the floor with his new silk hat in between
his knees, and in the hat several dried her
rings and about two quarts Of water. Mr..
Hennessey was cycling the mixture with
profound qualification. "John Henncssey,' -
screamed the lady, "what are you doing?''
'Me" enqnircd Hennessey, with look Of
surprise. ''Why, Matildy, I'm chic y start.
ing an (hic y aquarium for you Christmss. >
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TsE LEGEND or THE FELT HAT.-There
b Q lsgsnd anong the hsttsn that felt WAS
ipvsstsd By - lsas . parsonage than 8.
Clsmsnk the patron saint Of their trade.
Wishing 70 make pilgrimage to the Holy
Sspulshss, ard st the sasne time to do
psaaass Str sunasy unsxpiatsd psecadilloss,
IL pioas noak started o. his journey st0ot.
A. 70 whsthss - was a0ictsd with cosns
~ kindysd nisesies ~ sncisat chrUaicls
ftoa which this information II derived h
silsaG; bsh y all svsntA . Ssw days' suc-
ssssiss tsanping 5000 bseaa p baiatsr his
6bst. II ogass 70 o6eaia rslisl Il occusJs3
70 Mn - liaa ~ shoss With ~ faT of .
sIhsit. This - did, ed, On arriving q
NJ 1salina1isa, uas snspsissd 70 ind thas
- vasnih aaa noiatam = ~ 6sss had
wesksa - ~ halsiaeoa . clnGh- -kle nasa.
II - thss sse>sa ~ slahosaAsd b
- - - AaalNs 49, lsiAeno paAsat
laWs r ssi11snss = thoas aa4A = esaHsit.
slH ous1 telis lIllsus snslals -
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Light.
A Colored Millionaire and lliser.

Men whose taxes foot up from 900 to
$4,000 each year can get two per cent. per
month for it, or uss it In even more lucra-
tive ways, while the interest on their taxes
is nothing in comparison. Hundreds "f
thousands Of dollars are retained in this
way. A notable instance Of this practice il
the case of colorcd millionaire, who has
lodged paying his taxes until now they
amount to nearly tlOo, 600 duo to the city
and State. This man is character for .
romance. He il NO abstemious that he may
Ike called miser. He disdains rest, and
with wonderful activity works on in small
and obscure one-story house, remote from
the business portion Of the city. This
building il his Office and his home. II Is
tiingy and dilapidatcd on the outside.
Within kind Of lobby partitioncd off from
the main room is the miser's Office. A desk
full Of pigeon-l,olcs crammed with papers,
an iron safe and chair or two, constitute
the only furniture. Beyond are the rooms
where he lives viii, his mother, woman
almost hundred years old. Yet this man,
NO unpretentious in his business surround
ings has nearly = hundred tene'nents scat
tered all over the city, which bring him
anywhere from geo to 600 each per month.
He s.r"s nv.- osn I:s..~"s properties, c.
timated to he worth at least e7OO, ,OOO, be-
sides bonds and casl. to large amount.
This man, however, never pays any taxes,
except when he disposes Of a piece Of prop
erty, and then only OH that property. In
the slcrifF-s Office are tax-writs against him
dating back twelve years. and to some OF
them arc attached as much u six yards OF
foolscap, filed throughout with closely-wr't-
ten descriptions Of his properties. The rea-
son for avoiding his annual taxes Is spec
ulative one. The city charges him 10 per
cent. interest on his money, which he never
loans except on mortgage. at from IL to "a
per cent. Every tenth year, also, the taxes
Of one year are wiped out by prescription.
Mem Orleans Times.
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Poor and Rich Criminals.

Poverty puts fearful strain on mans
honesty. The poor man who lives IN honest
life is entitled to more credit than the man
Of wealth. The one is forced to fight
against temptation, which comes to him
under the guise Of want and necessity; the
other has no motive except greed or
ambition to tempt him from the path OF
rectitudc. Yet when the poor man sins
against the law Of the land, how few
sympathizc with him, or seek to shield him
from the penalty incurred. He has no
friends, and the heaviest penalty that can
be inflicted is considered light enough for
him. When the prison doors close behind
him, hope is shut out forever, for he knows
the parsloning power will never be asked to
interfere in his behalf. But the rich crimi-
nal il looked upon AZ simply unfortunate;
he il lionizetl. Justice bows in his presence,
and seems to ask his pardon for the un-
pleasant relations which it bears towards
him. II he is convicted, it is an exceptional
case; his prison life is lightenea by pleasant
enjoyment, and cheerful assurances that
his confinement win bc short; and soon he
walks forth, the recipient Of executive
clemency. This Is wrong. II any distinc.
ton il to he made in the treatment Of Grim
inals, we would favor leniency to the poor
and severity to the rich. The o',c may
have been driven to the commission Of crime
by cruel want; the other has no reasonable
excuse. Al 'Poor Richard says, ''lt''
hard to make an empty sack ret upright
This describes the condition Of the poo'
man perfectly. An empty stomach. astarv
ing family, forlsn gsret or cellar, An
serious obstacles to perfect integrity. Il
We would reprcas crime among the poor
We must first ssek to better their condition;
afford them means Of obtaining IN honest
living, and few win pse6sr from choice T.
seek dishosest oes. Thepoor man shoult
receive good wages for his labos, and sliool'
not b rObbsd. . toO saay now sle, be th
wealthy and avasicieua. We believe tn
largest per cent. Of hoaesty ID found amoul
the poor Of tho land. Remove tho cause
which induce crime among the lower classes
and the percentage VI crins viii be ez
tremely.
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1lr. Grants New Attorney osusral
From the Louisville COurier. .JOusnal,

From the Louisville Courier Journal
COl. Ben. II. Bristow, to whom the Pres
ident will offer the position Of Attorney
General, is native Of Kentucky and at
present resident Of Louisville. He lived
in HOpkinsville up to the breaking out of
the war, and At its conclusion commenced
the practice Of law in this city. Shortly A.
terward he was appointed District Attorney
Of Kentucky, and fulfilled the duties of that
position with such signal ability that, some
years since, the President called him to
Washington as the special legal advisor Of
the Government. The astute Akerman was
at that time Attorney General and there
was doubtless reason Why it was not ad-
visable to have him vacate that position.
Howbeit, new and special Office was crea-
ted for Col. Bristow, and hc became the
Solicitor General of the Government
Office which, We believe, has hpsed since
his resignation. The high talents and ex.
tensive legal requirements which had mark
ed Col. Bristow ~ one Of the foremost law.
yers Of this State, soon made for him very
enviable reputation At the National Capitol.
He was recognized a. the legal authority Of
the Government; Akerman served only as q
figure-head. It was about year ago, We
believe, that Gen. Bristow offered his rcsig-
nation, which, after great reluctance, was
accepted by the President. He resigned to
accept very honorable and lucrative pos
ition connected with the Southern Pacific
Railroad, which he yet holds.
Some months since Gen. BristOw returned
to this city from Philadelphia, and is now
with his family domiciled at the Gait House.
He Is building . very handsome residence
ON Broadway, which he will he 10th to leave,
even to accept seat in the Cabinet. The
new dignity, however, will not add to the
estimation in which Gen. Bristow is held
by his friends and admirers in this city and
State. It has been remarked by gentle
man who has been most intimately associ-
ated with him, ''That to be in Gen. Bris-
tow's preserce Is to instinctively recognize
that one is brought in contact with great
man." He is doubtless the most popular
man in his party in this section, and the
appointment will give entire satisfaction to
the Republicans Of Kentucky and the South.
Gen. Bristow is Of very striking and
handsome presence, man Of culture and q
thourough gentleman. He is genial in his
manners, firm friend and (those who know
him best say) pretty good enemy. He will
dignity and elevate the Office which he is
called upon to I'll, and will bring into the
social life Of the National Capitol personal
society.
| We are not informed whether he will ac-
cept the position rendered him, but the
President, mindful Of his past services in
the Cabinet, will doubtless bring to bear
upon his resolution . pressure which he will
find it l,arsl to Withstand.
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A RExIyIscESCE.-Some twenty years
ago. when Crittendep and other young
Americana were captured In attempting to
make descent upon Cuba, and executed,
. thrill Of sentiment, - now, wa felt In al
the land. In ths South, to. which most Of
the executed belonged, tho feeling was in.
tense, and the public insisted on dispatch.
ing fleet ~ Cubs % take vengeance. But
the Government did mt feel justified n
setting hastily. Mr.. J.. J. Crittsndsn, tie
eminent statesman Of Kentucky, was then
Attorney General Of the United States.
Young Crittendsu, Who met his death at
The hands of the Spaniasds, was hisnsphsw.
But Mr. Crittsnden, altsr IN exa,ninasion
of The law of nations, failed 70 reoomnsnd
any decisive action % ths part af oar Gov
ernssnt, and beyond Tho exchange ,of
diplolaatic cosamunieatioas betwesn the'
tvo OovernmentA notAing was doas. VIVA
tAvsa&s of vsaesancs wsgs thea hssathsd aG
~ saatA. ard thsss was dsal e talk
aboss Ataiae ~, exp ~ ! - CHI.
~ ~ sxeits.asse ~ ~
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TOPICS OF THE TrRS.

Twelve years have passed since specie
payments were suspended, and it is csti-
mated that, at this time at least one-third
Of the population Of the United States are
absolutely unacquainted with the national
coins.
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The oxidixed buckle mania in subsiding.
The Elizabethan mania il on tho decline.
Mrs. Southworth's next is to I've "a !
Beautiful Fiend.''
Over one hundred ladies' are said to be
studying law in the United States.
There are now eight young American
ladies studying in Milan for the opera stage.
Sixteen men have the same mother-in-law
In Iowa. Divided to such an extent, she
falls.
An exchange remarks that wood will last
much longer il LETT for the women folks to
saw and split.
Queen Victoria owns several large dairy
Gagpss. Ja4l. har butter .compapils the high
The ex-Empress Carlotta il now 70 COM
pletely insane that all remembrance Of her .
former life has faded away from her mind.
Round skirts for the house arc in vogue
again. They are turned up on the bottom
and hemmed instead Of being bound with
braid.
~ hate to die-I want ii tO wear my
blue rcdingotc to Mrs. Georges party"
were the dying words Of the belle Of Kan
sas City.
An Iowa doctor thinks tight lacing IL
public benefit, because it kills off the fool
ish girls and leaves the wise ones to grow
into women:
Queen victoria's daughter Beatrice, il
said to live very unhappily At home, and
frequently goes to bed crying because her
ma scolds her.
James Buchanan's first, last and only love
is now living At .Moulton, Iowa. Her locks
are white with the SHOWS of years. and his
bright smile haunts her still. -
Said an old Scotch woman to physician,
who was weighing two grains Of calomel
for child Dinna be 80 mean wi it, A.
it is for poor, fatherless bairn.'
The Comte de Waldeck sent boquet to
the ex-Empress Eugene on her birthday,
with note saying that his age was 100
yea,s-old enough to know better.
A bride ami groom with bat one arm
apiece were recently united in Detroit, and
the gossips predict nothing but extravaganza
and ruin for couple that can never be
four-handed. .a
Facts are cruel things. thinks Mrs. Camp
bell and Mrs Chambers Of Georgia, who
were going to France to claim an estate Of
theirs worth III, ,O00, 900, but now find that
there is no such estate in France.
4 young lady says that a gentleman ought
never to feel discouraged where the "mo-
,nentous question" il negatived by the OBJ
ject Of his choice, "for in life, a. in gram
mar, We always decline before VIC conju.
gate"
A fond mother informs us that she
never understood the poets allasion to si-
lence giving voice until lately when hes
little boy inadvertently sat down o. q
,, wasp and simultaneously screamed and held
. his stuDg. -. -:
An episode In Mr.. John p. Hale's career
] was the devoted attachment between 4
! young lady Of his family and the actor John
Wilkes Booth. In Booths diary, which
, was taken from his dead body, there was 4
} picture Of this lady. $780,
II the ladies persist In the fashion of tight
: WALKING skirts a cOur,la ar yart1s Of rnateria
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The length Of fash of lightning is gen.
orally greatly under estimated. The long
est known was measured by N. F. Petit at
Toulouse. This flash was ten and q half
miles long. Arago once measured = series
which averaged from seven to eight miles
in length. The longest interval ever re-
marked between flash and the report was
seventy-two seconds, which would CORES
pond with 4 distance Of fourteen miles.
Direct researches have shown that a storm
is seldom heard at greater distance than
from seven to ten miles, while the average
are barely heard over four or five miles of.
This fact il the more curious rs cannon may
be distinctly heard double or treble that
distance, and in special cases much further.
During the bombardmcnt Of Paris, in the
winter Of 1870, the Krupp guns, which had
been left over from the exposition Of 1861,
were heard at Diepre, a distance Of eighty
four miles. Arago states that the firing al
Waterloo Was audible at Creil, one hundred
and twenty miles distant.
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toned about it said they did not know
when the work would be commesced, but
that 1t would take some days to remove Il
Wheuever Il should be done. +
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POwsR OF INDIVIDUALS. Ideas that
sway tho world are born of heroic souls,
and uttered by individual lps. Great
thoughts that hare cen the sxles Of society,
on which nations poised and swung around,
first sprarg from single hearts. No army
delivered the old Hebrews from bondage,
but one man, MoseA did. No senate or
statesman raised Israel to its height Of
unmatched national grandeur, but one
kinsly man, David, did. No schools Of
divines first gave rs the English Bible, but
John Wicklide did. No royal court dis
covered America, but Christopher Colunbua
did. No circle Of social science interpreted
the laws Of the universe, but Calico did.
No sovereign Or parliament saved Englist
liberties, but Oliver Cromwell did. No
combination conSsderacy rescued Scot.
land from political and ecclesiastical enc.
mica but John Knox did.
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LAND I:NTaslEE.

ND ENT II ! ES.
O.BANNON & WOODY
o. H. OBANNON, r. u WOODI;
Deer Lodge. 1'ss0u'a'
W attend TO all matters relating 10 entry q pnbse
lands in Deer lA,dge aud Missouls counties. Wehave
Township PAts aud AbslrAcs Of oil nli"gs snd entres
AN PREPARED TO MAKE ENTRIES AT
HELENA RATES!
~
10 Uur - now Connected With ne IN Inc
Land business IN this County.
Can always bc found At the District Ccrks o1sce'
n..r O.. B ODANNON.
L.,t.s. June. - 1873 lhtu
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IBANK EIIA.

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POETRY.


POETRY.
Tho Ruins Of Time.
~ GEORGE u. PRENTICE.
Revolutions swcep
Ger earth. like troubled visions o'es the breast
OF dreaming sorrow: cities rice and sink
Like bubbles on the water: fiery eyes
Spring blazing on the ocean, and go back
To their mysterious caverns; mountains rear
To heaven their bold and blackeued cliffs, and bow
Their tall heads u the plain and empirce rise.
Gathering the strength Of hoary cesturies,
Aud rush down, like the Alpine avalanche,
Startling the nations ana the very stsrs.
Y0n bright and glorious hlaz0nry Of God.
Glitter while in their eternal deIHhs,
And, like the Pieiad. l0veliest OF their train.
Shoot from their glorious spheres, and pass away
TO datklc In the trsckless void /: yet Time
Tine the tomb builder. holds his nercc career,
DARK, stcrn, all pitiless. and pauaes not
Amid the mighty wrecks that strew his path,
To sit and muse, Hike other conqncrcn.
Upon the fearful ruin he hath wrsauht.
Light.
The night has thousand eyes.
And the day but one.
Yet tho light Of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mlud has thousaud eyes,
And the heart but one,
Yet the light of whole life d!es
When love 10 DONE
-. ". Bowr6t.loS In London SperlaOr
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In the Pyramids Of Egypt some Of the
stones were thirty feet long, and weighed
about ninety tons. And those stones were
brought down the Nile, distance Of five
hundred miles, and then placed in their
present position, one hundred feet above
the level Of the ground. With regard to
their 6nisl,, these Syenitc stones are the
very hardest known, and yet they are 30
exquisitely polished and built in to form
casing for the kings chamber) with such
superior skin, that the finest sheet Of tissue
paper could not be inserted between two Of
the stones, and this after = lapse of four
thousand years.
The famous sayings Ofgreat men are one
by one dropping from sight. The last to
suffer is the ':Millions for defense, but not
one cent for tribute" Nearly eighty years
ago, General Pinckney, then Minister to
France, was informed that the payment Of
certain sum might settle the diplomatic
dispute between the two countries, and
history says that General Pinckney indig-
nantly replied: ''Slillions for defense, but
not cent for tribute" And now comes a
respectable citizen OF Charleston, 8. c., and
shows by indisputable authority that, at a
meeting Of the Cossack Club, Of which
General Pinckney was member, the latter
was asked by another member whether he
ever made such remark, and replied: mo;
my answer was not q flourish like that, but
simply, Not a penny, not q penny"
Mr.. Arch's model emigrant is likely to
prove = failure, 20 far ~ the Canadian
provinces are concerned. He may he
downtrotltlen; bIoated h'aristocracy may
interfere with his drinking mug Of
chatreuse ut "Milord's'' dinner table, but
hard work does not enter into his ideal Of q
happy valley. On the contrary, he would
greatly prefer to preserve the dignity Of
manhood by taking it easy. II the Cana
| dian farmer chooses to kill himself with
work, the Warwickshirc laborer will allow
him to, but at the same time see him
blOwed 'afore he will do the same. The
modern emigrant wants carpet laid down.
lie would like an urbs in urbe, with good
oughly aired for his reception, a model COW,
which like the animal belonging to Jack in
the Bsanstalk win return him gold for evil.
His young ladies must play the aristOcr4tic
piano, and dance the patrician trois tempe.
In truth, the modern British emigrant il a
vast humbug, and we have half = mind to
think that his great apostle is not far
behind him. II he wants freedom and
independence, and comfort and wealth, he
must come and work for It, ~ Thousands
have done before him.
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I,h Nrlcinns u nd ssu rHes,Ils.
A. Il. MITCHELL. N. O.,

uhysicin n !, Il ~ u e . q n.
-Ofsce Corner oi b. and Third strccts,-
DEER LODGE. MONTANA.
Promp. s,,sntos BY night or day to pa!icnts In
town Ur country lNOu