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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

A RATHEi, tough story, and one to
be taken with many grains of allow.
ance, comes from Oakland, California.
A few nights ago the residence Of Mr.,
Clark, the paying teller Of the Bank
of California, was the scene Of an ex-
traorlinary ghOstly demonstrations
The family, consisting Of AlDand Mrs.
Clark Aand three young gentlemen
boarlers, retited about II o'clock. For
a time everything was quiet about the
house, and its inmates had all fallen
asleep. Suddenly from the lower part
of the house came a long, loud wall Of
anguish, as of some one in terror or
pain. LouslEr and louder grew the
noise, until the internal clatter had
awakened every one in the house. A
desire for companionsllip seized the
boarlers, and they all gathered to-
gether i'll one room, and were soon
joined 10y Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. The
noises still continued, but changed in
character very frequently. An explOra-
ton was at length decided OH, and
leaving Mrs. Clark in charge of one Of
the boardcrs, the party carefully de-
seconded the stairs. Each held re,
volvcr in one hand, and with the other
nervously clutched the bannister. The
hall was dark as Erebus, though when
their eyes became accustomed to the
dim light, they could perceive any OBJ
jcct that might be in the rooms below.
Tie noise continued, and now and
then a note wOuld he. struck on the
piano. Just as they reached the foot
of the stairs, chair came gliding out
Of the parlor, and took its position in
the doorway, bowling and nodding as
if to reassurc their fears. Rushing
past the chair, one of the party entered
the parlor, and lit the gas. Here they
saw a strange sight. Every article of
furniture in the room was in motion.
The chairs and tables moved about
like animate things, and appeared to
take no notice whatever of the intru.
<lers. Gradually the noise ceased, and
the furniture became stationary. After
waiting awhile, the party returned to
their respective rooms. In short time
the noises began again, and again the
boarders descended the stairs. To their
inexpressible surprise, they found the
parlor door taken from its hinges and
deposited Oh the floor. After that there
was 10 sleep in tho house. In the
morning the furniture was found to be
and much strained. The
outside bars IND bolts were perfectly
secure, and there was no trace to show
that any one had entered the house.
An explanation Of the phenomena is
awaited.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

THERE was something pathetic in
the position Of the German flOwerist who
III the bitterness Of his heart exc!aim-
cd: 81 have SO much droublc init de
Ladies ven dey come to buy mine rose;
dey wants him hardy, icy wants
tloslt'les. dcy wants him fragrant. ley
wants him nice COLOR, dey wants him
aberyding in one rose. l hopes am
not vat YOU call one uncal!ant man,
but | haze sometimes to say to dat
ladies, 'MaGe.,e, l never often see
ladies dat vas beautiful, dat vas rich,
dat Vas good temper, DAT vas youngs,
dat vas clever, dat vas perfection in
ono ladies. / sec her much not.'n
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

THERE is little anccdote apropos
Of the l0w-necked bah dresses of the
Hefe1t season. "GOod evening"
says a lady dressed in the height, or
rather depth of the fashion, to her
partner in the German ct one of the
latefEAtis balls; 81 am tired to death.
| am going home 10 undress myself
@Whaf-aay ascrc?s is the partners
answer.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

Tn editor osthe Kansas City Jour.
nal of Commerce drops the following
good note:
The Western paperc that so greedily
picked APP the contraction arguments
Of the Eastern brokers, and argued
against " inflation," will be somewhat
puzzled to dnd their friends deserving
them at this early day in favor of an
indefinite issue Of bank notes. The
only difference was between imitation
by grcenhacks and imitation BY bank
notes In the one way there was no
interest paid by anybody. In the
other was the governments pays inter
est on the bond and the borrower pays
interest on the hank nOte-all to the
same party. And yet some Western
papers We're caught in the nice little
trap. Let them hear the consequences.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
NOTICE TO MINERS.

u s. LAND OfSsse;
HELENA, NJ T., April D. '. 4
BOB0E L. DUKE, whose pes. s -. T.
NJ dress IL Willow Greek, Gallatin cs M y
T.. has this day filed his application. !. ,svs, y
sgr1ou ltuvol land, under the pFe-emIt .nd w.
half Of northeast quarter, and northeast aS;sI
northeast quarter Of section s. In fown. .s.pen!
north. range No. west, which lana i. % : Isasne
from entry. Notice i hereby given 'ns, >, on y
18th day of May, A. d. 1874, to deserm" aid lssa
mineral or n0n-mineral character o. .rrs y.
and testimony to be used upon saiu i"n,hl,e y
Be taken before NJ. Haniey, Notary r. ~
10th day Of May A. D. 1874, ut 10 o'coss.s
1t Is alleged Their. are NO know nj lard.
mining improvements OF claims up I - ps<ss
ap2A-0W W. Z. JILL
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
SABBATH:DAY SUGGESTIONS.

AS the rays come from the sun, and
yet are not the sun, even SO our love
and pity, though they are not God.
but, merely poor, weak image and
reflection of him, yet from him o}0nc
they come. If there is mercy III our
hearts, it comes from the fountain Of
mercy. If there is love in us, it
is ray from the full sun of love-
Charles Kingsley.
God hath given to mankind com
mon library, his creatures; and to
every man proper book, himself, -
being an abridgement of all the other;
| if thou read with understanding, it
will make thee great master of philO-
sOphy and a true servant to the d.
vine Author; if thou but barely read,
it will make thee thy own wise man,
and the authors fool.-QMarlcs.
1t is tho nature Of every artificer to
tender and esteem his own work; and
if God should not love his creatures.
it would reflect dislaragement on his
workmanship, that he sh0asld make
anything that he could not Own.-
Gods power never produces what his
goodness cannot embrace. God Of
tcntimes in the same man distingu-
islies between the sinner and the
creature; as q creature he can love
him while as a sinner he does affiict
him.-SOuth
awe touch heaven when we lay our
hand on a human bOdy!n This sounds
much like a mere flourish of rhetoric;
but it is not so. If we'll lneditated, it
will turn out to be a scientific fact !;
the expression, in such words as can
be had, of the actual truth of the
thing. We are the miracle of miracles,
the great inscrutable mystery of Cod
We cannot understand it, we know
not how to speak Of it; but we may
feel and know, if we like, that it is
verify so.-Carlylc.
For man to do his work to the
best of his ability, to put all his en-
ergy into it, is, of course, an obvious
duty; to devote himself to it is sin.
A man who devotes or gives himself
up to any work, to anything, to any
name save One, in earth or heaven, is
an idolater. The language Of one
mans idolatry is revolving to us, the
other commands our respect; hut the
result is much the same in both; the
soul can be smOthered in lawsuit as
effectually.as in beer tankard; and
fifty years hence the former, as we'll
as the latter, will be gone, and the
two men left equally bare, equally
deep, equally unproftable.-Oaktfed.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

To certain non-paying subscribers.
who want to stop the paper. the Col
umbia Herald says, very pointedly but
rudely, "pay up and then stop and be
damed." So say we.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
Nervous and 0lt!G!,t,i;

DR. J. B. DYoTT, graduate OF JefEerssn
Medical College. Philadelphia. author OF
several valuable works, can be consulted on
all diseases OF the Sexual o. Urinary Organs
(which he has made IN especial study, either
In male or female, nv matter from what cause
originating or Of how long standing. A
practice OF thirty years enables him 70 treat
discases with success. Cures guaranteed.
Charges reasonable. Those 1t distaaDe can
forward letter describing sympt0ms aud en-
closing stamp TO prepay postage.
Send ior the Gums 10 HEALTH. Price loo.
J. y. UYO1vr. II. D.,
Physician and 6uEgeon, l0l Dame st., n. r.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

THE COMPREHENSIVE Asystosove ex,..-,
= tween the undersigned, anler ~ 49, ~
s,Ga .,s WsoN soGr. h saisay aissssseSdi
1seh. = WSllsea eaaainae tn hp.,....
whom Al accounts one the late Arm ore n.vsi =
sa5sass ....5s sss7 CHARLES NICU
LkSTkR 8. WHISKY
RossNAS. Narcb3 lSsl - s>"A.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

THERE were lis Oranges in Oregon
at last reports.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
g. w. FLANDERS,
Manufacturer Of
SHINGLES AND LAqaB&
BEAR CREEK, GALLArrx CO., Mt.

THE subscriber would inform TIE people .! a.
Il man and Gallatin county that he is pref ~.
furnish them with superior Shingles anu \. b.
Having the only ShinSle and Lathe mscn Is. eihH
county, ! am enabled to sell cheaper w. !, ~
parties. SHINGLES aud Lathes delivered
place desired
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
AND NORTH WESlEaI RAILWAY.
Dissolution Nodco.

rTyHE CO-PARTNERSHIPh heretofore existiag be-
j. tven the usdeHigned, uedef Tie ssm naane u
STORY II HOFFMAN,. AsH
Is this day dissolved by mutnel consent. hayiss
to whom all sceounts due thu late arm ars paY sbs
G. w. HOFFMAN.
NELSON STORY.
Bssemas, y. r.. March -. lGt-swN
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
EmRM g.


: ~ tF9. 81 s
There's many man who would not
all at once rob his fellow man Of all
that he owns. yet would remorseIess-
ly do it by five and ten cent notes.
There's many a woman who would
not cut her neighbor's flesh, who will
yet stab her TO the heart by tongues
thrust at her character.
There's many a man who would not
in words cheat and deceive any wo-
man, but will yet do so most cruelty
and fatally by manner, look and act;
and there's many a woman, too, Who
will do the same. fat ttf
There's many a woman who doea
all great things upon principle, but
who goes by impulse alone in all the.
smaller( which are the most importanD
affairs of life. u ~
There's many person who WOnld
not for anything neglect scripture
reading, praying, church going, or
even alms-giving, yet who will fret
and whine and gr0Wl all day long,
making everybody about them un-
comfortable.
There's many man who is as just
as Aristides to all beyond his own
family circle, but who is more unjust
than the veriest Eyrant to all within.
There's many q person who reads,
Ineditates and sings most deVotedIy
by the hoaf, who yet hugs the abject
snake of seltishness, aud the cruel asp
of hatred in constant embrace. q
There's many a person who tries to
be religious, but never tries to be
noble minded. tolerant, polite and
agreeable, and always clean from
head to foot.
There's many person who aims to
be, ever true, but who forgets to be ale
ways kind, S :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
ALWAYS LOVERS.

Married people should treat each
other like lovers all their lives-then
they would be happy. Bickering and
qHarreling would soon break on love
affairs consequently lovers indulge in
such only to a very limited extent.
But some people-men and women
both-when they have once got mar
rled think they may do just as they
please, and it will make no difference
They make a great mistake. It causes
all the difference in the world. Wo-
men should grow more devoted and
men more fond after marriage, if they
have the slightest idea of being happy
as wives and husbands. 1t is losing
sight of this fundamental truth which
leads to hundreds of divorces. Yet,
many man will scold his wife who
would never think of breathing q
harsh word to his sweetheart; and
many q wife will be gIum and morose
on her husbands return who had only
smiles aud words of cheer for him
when he was her suitor. How can
such people expect to be happy?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
A woMAN.s NEGLECT OF HOME.


AppletOn's Journal has an editorial
indicting women for such neglect to
their home duties that their husbands
and sons have been driven to seek
pleasures whose outcome is intemper-
ance and ruin. A paragraph gives the
drift of the article: "The averege
American interior is oppressively
dreary. The women would rather
their sons should idle the day at the
postofiice. the village store, or the ale
house, than let the sunbeams enter
their parlors and fade the carpets
They would rather their sons and hus-
bands should at night enjoy the good
cheer of the public house, than light
an extra candle, build a glowing fire
or permit social hllarity within the
awful shadows of their shut up apart
ments. In these homes the whole art
is to discover the art of not to live.
To keep all things neat and orderly,
aud not too circumspect; to present no
flaw for the editication of Mrs. Grun-
dy; to suppress all impulses, all tastes,
all heartiness, oil lite-these things
seem to be the great purpose of the
ascetic women who control them"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
REmARKALE RELIGIOUS FRENZY.

KEHTAHAALE ISELlGIOUS ERlHZH.
[From the Petersburg, Va, News. April at,l
A singular mania has broken out
among the eolored people of this city.
Religious revivals of the most exciting
character have been going on in the
churches for some time past, aud the
colored people generally have become
so "enthused" that in many cases
their condition actually approaches
that of positive lunacy. The same
disorder broke out in>Kentucky a few
years ago, aud was called by medical
men the sKentucky jerks" That it is
a disease is very sure.
Y Yesterday morning the streets in
the upper part of the city were roso-
nant with shouts, groans and mum
bled prayer. About midday scene
took place in fr0nt of the Harrison
street colored school, which defies
description. Perhaps one hundred
children from eight to fifteen years of
age, were mingled in q mass of dane
ing, bowling humanity-all repeating
the same formula. all making the same
wild gestures, all using the same tone
of voice. Bedlam was holding a high
carnival of maniacs, and discipline
was lost in chaotic frenzy. The giddy
mass surged hither and yon, while
teachers vainly commanded and en-
treated, and implored the enthused
children to come to their studies, but
they might as well have talked to the
wild waves of the sea when the storm
king held his court. Higher and high
er, rose the tumult, till physical ex-
hanstion brought relief alike to the
perplexed teacher and wearied child.
We feel real anxiety concerning the
result of hiSextraordinarys shallucina-
tion in our city. Without doubt many
will become raVing maniacs, while the
mental power of hundreds win be in
jured for life. Expostnlation is thrown
away. and there seems to be no RENE
dy but TO wait until the storm exhausts
itself.
In many respects the disease resem-
bles the terrible visitation which came
over Naples in the seventeenth centu-
ry, when st. Vitas or st. Johns dance
took the fern of an epidemic and
spread over the entire city. %
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

Two spiders. 50 the story goes,
Upon J living bent.
Entered the meeting house one day,
And hopefully were heard TO say.
Here we shall have at least. fam play,
With nothing TO prevent
Each chose his place and went to work;
The light webs grew apace;
One on the altar spun his thread.
But shortly came the sexton dread,
And swept him OF, and 20, half dead,
He sOuuht another place
"I'lI try the pulpitnext." said he.
There surely is a prize;
The desk appears so nett and clean,
I'm sure no spider there has been;
Besides, how often have seen,
The pastor brushing fies.''
He tried the pulpit. but alasi
His hopes proved visionary;
With austing brush the sexton came,
And spoiled his geomytric game,
Nor gave him time nor space to claim
The right of sanctuary.
at length half starved, weak and lean,
He sought his former neighbor,
Who now had grown so sleek and round
He weighed fraction of pound.
And looked as if the art he'd found,
OF living without labor.
"How is it, friend.'' he asked, ''that
Endure such thumps and knocks,
While you have grown so very grOssr'
'.'Tis plain,'' he answered; not loss
I've met. since first spun across
The contribution box"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
SPIRITUAL MEDIUMS TO DO TIE
WORK OF TELEGRAPH.


The world moves. How many men
scientific men too-lauglled at the
idea of sending dispatches bytelegraph
when that wonderful science was
talked about? And now comes man
with an idea, nothing but an idea we
are safe to say, and declares that be-
fore twenty-five years roll round
there will be no such thing as q tele-
graph wire used in this country that
everything now done In the way Of
transmission of news by telegraphy
will be done by spiritual mediums in,
place of telegraph, to run their trains,
aud do all the other work, and news
papers win employ clairvoyante to
tell them what is going on in differ
ent parts of the world. When all
these things come to pass the clairvoy-
ant buainess ought to be profitable.
While on this subject of spiritual-
ism, we would like to ask why some
medium does not corral the spirit of
old Adam and make him tell about
that little affair between him, Eve and
the devil in the Garden OF Eden? In
this sensational age, it this item were
well worked up and properly sugar
coated, its recital would be highly ap-
preciated, and if given with show of
reason or foundation in fact, might SO
far toward giving us an abiding faith
in the proposed scheme of making
spiritualism do the work of the tele-
graph.--KdRSdS CITY NetcS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

A wIDE-AwAKE minister. who found
his congregation going to sleep before
he had fairly commenced, suddenly
stopped and exclaimed:
"Brethren, this isn't fair; it isn't
giving me half a chance. Wait till ]
get along, and then if / aint worth
listening to, go to sleep but don't be-
fore commence give man chance.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14

AMAN who will sit by four-stOry
window in hotel aud spit tobacco
Juice at a knot-hole in the sidewalk
below while Fourth of July process
sion is passing may go to Heaven
when he dies, but here's stamps that
he won't.-Detg'Oit Flee Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
A Pleasant Home
For Sale Cheap!

offer for sale my house and one and one-half
acre lot on Babcock street. The house is of
brick, nearly new. % by 30 feet with - hip'' 8
by IS 1eet, making 3 large rooms and Hall. Pan
try. Closet &c below; also Summer Kitchen in
rear. There are three large, nice bedrooms, two
closets and store-room above. all finished in
good style. The house is studded. lathed and
plastered separate from the walls. thus making
the most healthy and comfortable house built
not affected by extremes of heat and cold, nor
by sudden changes of the weather. The lot has
199 feet front, and the buildings are SO located
that two splendid lots can be sold and still leave
nearly an acre of land with the buildings. The
lot is nicely graded and fenced and set with
fruit and ornamental shrubberry and fruit trees
of all kinds. There are 40 bearing grape vines
upon the lot. together with Apples. Pears,
Peaches Plums. Cherries. Currants. Raspbef-
ries, awberries &c, all in fine condition. 1t
is bdautifiul, high, dry. sandy lot and COM
mands fine view Of the town and r. r. trains,
and is located in one of the best neighborhoods
in town. 1t is just the place for a man who
wants room enough to turn around on or to
make garden worth tending
win sell the whole lot. or the buildings with
one acre, or with one-half acre, or the two lots
without the buildings-any way to suit the pur-
chaser. This property will pay better interest
than any bonds. I will sell soon :. First come
first served, Easy payments can be arranged.
r. i. PHELPS.
Rayenna. O.. Feb. 2. 1874. 2s4tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
CURIOUS oALCULArToN,

There is something wonderful in
figures land numbers, when calculated
starIle US by their immensity. We
talk of millions and billions with lit
tie thought of the vastness of the sRma
we name. The lips may utter the
words giibly, but the understanding
fails to grasp their real Significance
Take our own national debt as an IL
lustration. Everybody knows it is
large, but few have ever stopped to
consider its appalling magnitude. A
few calculations will not, we trust, be
uninteresting to our readers -:
Let us suppose that the national
debt is. in round numbers, 100000
600. If an experienced cashier was TO
commence counting this, at the rate of
three silver dollars O second, and work
diligently eight hours day, 300 days
in year, it would take him about
one hundred gears tolcomplete the
count.
If the silver dollars were placed
side by side, touching each other, they
would reach nearly three times around
the world they would pave q high
way the width of Chicago's streets
more than 200 miles in length.
Fused into one solid mass of pure
silver they would make q column ten
feet sqnare and $500 feet high or 3
bar fifty miles long and one foot
square.
IF each silver piece be estimated ct
one ounce in weight, and the money
loaded into carts containing one ton
each, and driven one before the other,
each horse and cart occupying Two
rods, the procession would extend
JfUe hundred miles.
Or consider that only about l,000,-
100000 minutes haYe elapsed since the
birth of Christ, and that il one dollar
had been put away each minute, day
and night, since that event, the accu-
mutation would amount to but little
more than one third of the debt this
nation now owes. If this calculation
was applied to England or France,
whose national debt is nearly twice as
large as ours, the result would be still
more startling Chicago InterOceGaa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
.,oHN MeCLUN.

General Insurance Agent, represents the fol-
lowing reliable companies:
AMERICAN, Chicago. Ill; GREAT WESTERN
Chicago, III: YoEKERs AND NEW YORK, New
York; LYcoNING. Muncy, Pa; NoRTHWEST-
EKE MUTUAL LIFE, milwaukee,, Wis; Com
MoEWEALTH LIFE ms. Co., New York.
Ohce with f. w. Cofiin in Phenix Block
over Second National Bank, Ravenna Ohio.
Feb. .1s71, 12s-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-14
STILL ANornER GRANGE sw1NDLE.

STILL ANOTHER GRANGE swNDLE.
Hickman tKy.) Courier. aa
Some of our Fulton farmers have
been receiving circulars from what
purports to be a G. o. d. Supply
Company, proposing to sell every and
any kind of merchandise at 25 and so
per cent. lower than home dealers.
They give to the agent twenty per
cent. commission in cash. in addition
give the agent premium for club or
grange bills; or for every dollars
worth of the goods ordered, the agent
furnishes an order slip. for which he
receives 25 cents; of this amount the
agent retains cents, sending the
company 20; or on every 100 order
slips sold, the agent is permitted to
retain $5, and required to send the
company $50 in cash they then prom
ise to send the articles ordered at the
price named in their circular to be,
paid when the goods are delivered in
the nearest exprese Office. The trick
is very transparent, and we don't
know that any of our farmers have
bit at it, but the fact that these circu-
lars are in circulation renders an ex-
posure necessary. o=.s