Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-11
RRETITIES.

The Diamond r people are building fla
boats ct Carroll to ship ore down The
Missouri to Bismarck.
We are told that "the smallest hal
throws q shadow" And 50 II does. l,
throws shadow over your appetite when
you find it in your victu,ls.
SAN, why don't you talk to your mas,
ter and tell him to lay up his treasure in
heaveD?' whats de use Oh him layin'
up treasure ca: He neb.r see u:n ayin." /"
We are living, we are dwelling,
In suit-f,r slander time,
With its ragged edg-s telling.
To be libeled is sublime.
A GIRL in Georgia brought suit against
recent lover, claiming SIC, 900 damages,
hNY,fihh bph fSihe en compromised for four bales of
took the cotton for fee, and she kept The
arssol to heal her wounded affections.
Il hope, Mrs. Giles" said lady who
was ca ,vassing for q choir at the village
church. 'you will persuade your husband
to join US | am told he has very sOnOr>
Gus voice" IA sonorOus voice, marm ?"
said Mrs. Giles, ''Ah! you should heal 1t
comm gu: Of his nose when he's asleep"
They tell story of an editorin Indiana
who calls his items, "Nitts, because they
{ me out Of his own head; hut this is
nothing TO chap on one Of our cotein-
porariss. who is perpetually telling stories
ain,ut q person named Noah COunt-nO
accOunt-xnd then flittcrs himself that 10
one recognises them as his autobiography.
A Boston firm haying written 10 debt
,,r ,wO or three times without eliciting any
response. sent 9Dolher epistle quietly quer.
ing whether there was not little lack Ot
Commercial courtesy" IN not answering
etlcrs. Promptly by return of mail came
4 check for the accotnt and the terse and
comprehensive reply: No lack OF COM
mercial courtesy, but lack OF circulating
medium here"
In recent letter Mr.. James McfIenry,
the we'll known railway magnate. makes
some startling statements as to the cos!
of transportation upon our long lines Ut
railroad. For instance. he declares that
passenger can be carried completely from
Chicago to the seaboard for -. That
barrel IF -four should be carried the same
d.s,apce for 81, and that the cost of car.
rvinp A train OF cars with 800 toms OF
freight the same distance Is only $l,OUo,
or ten cents for busbcI of corn.
A GROCER on Gratoit street keeps =
slittle brown jug" near his cider barreI,
and when he wants 10 do the TAN thing
bv a customer he mingles some "f the con
tents Of the aforesaid jug with the cider;
He made a mingle yesterday tor an Ola
farmer. but got in great deal 81 WHISKY
end very little cider Abont an hour after
drinking the farmer was observed leaning
evoinsta a fence and was heard t. sOlilO.
n,ize. .sIt's too late for suustrokes and
t.0 early tO freeze to death, ani guess
IT'S = touch Of the shskin' ager. "-Detro't
Free Press.
PorAroEs of large size are said t, De
nrodnced by a monk in France, by cutting
fwo shoots from each stalk when It IS
five TO seven inches high and setting 10
good. rich. mellow garden soil. In rev
9avs they eend out roots. and form tuoers
about as early ana in rs large q''antities
az the 0ri. nal stalk; while the latter does
mt seem to be injured bv moderate prun>
ing The experiment alsO seems TO nave
hen successfully tried elsewhere prevl-
ously. The plan may be tound espec'aIy
10 the propagation OF ne" anu
rare varieties for seed.
sowr time ago while Vice Presidens
Hnm,;ny,on of the Central Pacific ka'i,
road wsson trip to California he signed
contracts for the tunnelling at the olerra
Nsv.ds Nv, Mountains stx point near Truckce;
1slifornia The tunnel will be several
miles long; will cost $2.0Oo.OoO. and, ana WI,
nrsclude ihs necessity which ex!s1s ~
,,resent of making = steep ascent OF NOR
r han ~ = o,00 feet at very difficult part OF
he ,osd When this shall be &C mp e.eo
the the snow sheds, which now form 90 I'm I'm
:s'r,s NY nt = feature in the equipment Q! .nG
scci will be no longer necessary oeSeI",
thonssnd ions of steel raiis nave ,I p'." sa
...nt - The line of the road snd WI -. t.
n,.ce the iron rails as fast IS inc n''e' ~
worn out.