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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
The Railroad Strnn.ie.

Not Unexpectedly. but not he less wo-
July, comes the ttlegrap.::e tidin2s that
the Senate Oommittee on Railroads have
to report adversely on the
railroad bills asking government aid.
This, we presume, includes the Northern
Pacific and Portland, Dalles & Salt Like
Railroad, the latter Of of which it was
believed had fair prospects of favorable
consideration 1t postpones indefinitely
the extension of the Northern Pacific
Railroad to Montana by the Company Is
now organized, if, indeed. ii does not
result in forfeiture ct its charter or q
reorganization Of the company. 1t also
throws upon the people OF Oregon and
Idaho the failure OF the P. D. & s. L.
R. r., or the building of it without the
government aid expected. 1t strikes
Montana below the Banana Belle. But it
Is as we have apprehended since the Octo-
Der and November elections. The mater
ial development and prosperity OF the
great northwest, an empire OF natural
wealth many fold SURPRISING the thirteen
original States. is sacrificed on the alter
OF Politics. Montana. as Montana, needs
railroad communication. She is Ian
gushing from plethora OF unavailable
wealth. I, is too good to leave; and
exhaustive to stay with. A twenty years
exemption from taxation as premium to
any private corporation except the North
ern Pacific who will build before Dec.
3lst 1877. and maintain in operation
railway from any point on
any railroad now operated to any point
in any now organized county of Montana,
with necessary privileges, obligations
and restrictions. would. we think. meet
with the approval of Montana, and should
secure railroad. What do you think
about it?-New North West.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
Governor ON Rail
roads.
(GOverpOr Furnas' Message

While 1 wish it distinctly understood
that in no wise am en- apologist tor any
man, corporation, or anything tending in
the least TO oppression or monopoly am
free to assert what conceive to be well
founded belief, that railroads have made
the West, aud that their value is incalcu
liable and universally conceded. True.
they have in instances become strong,
powerful and profligate organizations. re-
sulting 10 wrong and oppression. This is
the natural and inevitable tendency of the
concentration or aggregation Of great
wealth. it matters not whether in rail
road, bank, or manufacturing organizs-
tions, individuals, or in whatever capacity
lit may act. While i: il the duty of 1.-THE
people, in whom all power reposes." under
our form of government to protes. sgains,
any and al reckless and interruptions
acts, let them come from what source
they may, 1t . mistaken idea that mere
legislation will cure the ills with which
business and morals are oft times afflicted.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
Mark Goods:
Care z. J. Z. & Co.,
Corsnme. Utah.
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IN the District Court of the First Judi
I cial District, of the ':arEitory OF Mon
tana. in and for the county Of Gnla.!n.
Jonathan =. stout, Plaintiff,
Against
John Porter, Defendant.
The people Of the Territory Of Montana
send greeting 20 John Porter. defendant :
Yea are hereby required to appear in All
action brought against Won By the above
named plaintiff IL, the DIstrIct court of the
First judicial District of the Territory of
Mon.an 10 and for the said county of
Gal!atin, and to answer the complaint filed
therein within ten days exclusive Of the
day of servce1 after the service on you of
this summons-if served within this Coun
ty;. or. if served out OF this county. but
10 his district, within twenty days; other
wise within forty days-or Judgment by
default Will be taken against you. accord
ing to the prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought 10 recover
upon All account for the payment Of money,
a iudgmen, of said court against said de
PENDANT for the sum Of five hundred and
rinety-one dollars and fifty FIVE cents and
FOR costs of suit. And you are hereby no
titled that if you fail to appear ard answer
the said complaint, as above required, the
said plaintiff will take judgmen: by De
fault against you for the relief demanded
in SAID plaintiffs complaint
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the First Judicial District of the Terri
tory of Montana in and for the said coun-
~ of Gallatin. this nineteenth day Of
January. in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seyenty-five.
SEAL. w. F. DAVIS. Clerk.
GEORGE NAY, Plaintiffs Atty.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

OVER sixty different nations, including
Japan, now burn American kerosene, and
the extremely small price has given such
an impetus to its adoption as an illumin-
ator all over tho world, that it must prove
highly beneficial to the producing interest
in future years. Germany, in 1873, con-
sumed SO, lis. 773 gallons, at cost of iii,
1863. Isl; Belgium 22,616, $50 gallons, cost
ing IS, 127, 40S; England q, 600, 600 worth,
and Ireland about 81, S41, 785 worth.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
CAPTURE of IDesperadOes.

KANSAS CRY, January 3O-A special to
IN" Times from Liberty states that the
sheriff OF Clay county arrived there to-day
with f. NJ. Sa,uuels, Ell. T. Miller, and
Geo. james, who Were cap. ured this
morning at the home Of Samnels, on sus-
picion OF aiders and abbcttois OF the James
bows Miller was heavily armed at the
time Of his capture. The supposition Is
that the James boys We 1T the house
last Tuesday night, cat desperate tight
ensued, and that they escaped. The gen
eral impression PREVAILS at Liberty that
he real accomp lie.; Of the james boys
have been captured, but they appear TO
AXE the whole matter as joke.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR

The people of Montana sEoHld leave
ell other questions undscussed, and turf
their attention to the building OF raii
road. This Is paramount to politics
paramount to 81 other issues. Their con
ili,ion demands railroad connection, and
l:hev cannot longer do without one
Every citizen who has dollars worth OF
property should not grun,ble to give half
lvf !, TO secure railroad, ard then ht
would be making good bargain. W.
Trust that the people will weigh all tht
advantages TO accrue from the building
lot railroad. aad unite unanimously il
support of feast bic plan to have ONE.
l; must be clear to every intelligent mar
l,ha, every tax payer will be fully relm-
lbursed by the reduction which the ra'l
road will bring about ia everything they
lave to buy. The building Of the road
which is to connect us with the grea
line that crosses the American continent
IS an important event 70 the people OF TIL;
Territory, and its great advantages Should
be well considered al: weighed. Nc
h..ty action should be tsken in opposi
zion. Let no man be carried away by any
small, local consideration. Prejudice fol
Or against any particular LOCALITY should
not be INDUCED in. Let us all rise above
such influences, and work In perfect uni
son in all parts of the Territory, and ac'
with libcrality worthy OF SO great an un
dertaA,ng.
Colorado, with no. half the richness,
Ither in soil or climate, of Montana. II
making gigantic strides in wealth since
the completion of TWO railroads to Den
yer. Her citizens did not hisgle over lit
lie questions of issuing bonds and the fu-
lure interest, vut went right over the
heads Of demsgogues and issued bonds to
build two roads, and now Denver 10 the
largest city west OF Chicago, and real Is
tate in that city has quadrupled already,
and universal prosperity pervaies the bus
mess OF all classes Soon Colorado will
axe rank as Q rich State. Utah, too, is
building railroads in all directions from
Salt Lake The people of Montana. if
they ever mean to be anything, must take
h id of the railroad and have it built Ut
the earliest moment possible.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

TUE following United States Senators
have been thus far chosen for the terms
beginning the 4,h of March next: Cali
fornia. Newton Booth, Republican; Con
necticut. William w. Eaton, Democrat;
Maryland. VIM. r. Wyte, Democrat; Ohio,
A G. Thurman, Democrat; Virginia,
Wiihers. Democrat; Indiana, Mcdonald.
Democrat; New York. Herman, Democrat;
Missouri. Aoa,SFell. Democrat; Massachu-
se,ts, Dawes, Republican; Delaware, Bay
ard. Democrat; Pennsylvan:a. Wallace.
Democrat; Maine, Hamlin. Republican;
Michigan, Chris,Iarcy, Republican.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
Express Robbery.

MEMrnIs, Februry 1.-The messenger
of the Southern Express company was
robbed here this morning of large num-
Der OF money packages, the exact amount
OF which cannot now be sscertained, BY q
man who came here recently and rented
an Office and who called the messenger In
10 get package that he pretended TO want
to send of. The messenger was attacked.
bound and gagged and seriously hurt.
The robbers made their escape.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

IT seems that the Legislatures Of Wis
consln and Minnesota have hard time in
c.ecting U. $. Senators, they having fail
ed after numerous ballotings to agree on .
man. Senator Carpenter wants to be re-
turned from Wisconsin. and Senator RAM
sey from Minnesota We think Carpenter
will make The trip, but Senator Ramsey
has returned to Washington virtually de-
feated. The latter gentleman has always
been . good friend to Montana and we
should have been grstified at his re cleo
ton. He is kind hearted generous man,
aud an excellent legislator.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

The Indiana Legislature has passed a
joint resolution in favor of . bill to be
passed by Congiss s granting pension to
the surviving soldiers and sailors of the
Mexican war. SeNotor Pratt presented the
resolutions to the Senate on the LIST inst.
and they were ordered printed. The bum-
Der of the survivors OF that war is est
mated BY the Commissioned of Pensions to
be "a, 6e4, and the number Of widows Of
soldiers and sailors 1900.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
IT is said lit is darkest Just before do

| IT is said lit is darkest just before dawn,
and it may be that the feeling just now ir
favor of railroad may be the beginning
# q new and prosperous era in Montana
With such unbounded resources it is i'm
ipos>bie that We shall remain in our pres
rnt condition. No country with as fertile
sill and rich minerals as we have can fai
to lie developed in time. We feel the day
is near for turning our resources to profit.
But, We can never expect either capital OF
population unless something IS done to
attract both We have prayed long en-
ough to Jupiter without success. Let US
rut our own sho nlders 10 the wheel, and
/ clip will surely come, AMI the coach
travel. We can't get railroad without
doing something ourselves. Let there DC
q determination to put railroad through
10 railroad connection. BY union and
concert it will be the easics. thing il the
world for the citizens Of Non'a a to build
a railroad, and when completed the prop
orty Of the Territory will be uuadluplcd
in value and every avocation and industry
will have new life infused into it. We
hcseech the peeps Of Monta--a to press
the construction Of a railroad and never
look back ti!! its completion. When they
build road themselves all the profits will
DC III. r own, and res and freights can lei
regulate, by ourselves. No one will ques-
ton that q railroad from Montana will pay
well. as a calculation Of its business whef,
finished Will show. The investment will
be profitable one, and we will possess at
The same time an outlet, which so cripples
our business now for the want OF one. A
railroad will not benefit one man more
than another All alike are interested and
will be equally benefited. Make it GER
tain that railroad is to be built. and no
loss of population will ensue. With no
immediate prospect Of one and Montana
loses largely, for hundreds will depart to
places where they can have railroad facil'-
ties. But, argument is unEecessa y en-
this question. The people are ripe for a
and all they ask is definite plan
and the scans will be forthcoming to put
the enterprise through IN as short time
as possible.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
firm the Black Hills

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Jan. Ell. Des
pervis arrived here tonight directly from
the Black Hills He went out " it'll Col.
Crows company, which left here last DC
tober. His party confined their opera
tons to the southern part of the Hills
They found gold every place they pros
pected, but not in paying quantities. the
weather being unfayorable for gulch min
ing They recently struck lode Of gold
bearing quartz, of which he brought sever
al specimens. Good judges say it is very
rich. and will assay $1,000 to the ton
Capt, Russel's party. which left about the
same time, he says are located in the more
central part of the Hills. and are reported
as being successful Indians who come
into Col. Grows camp report about about
300 white miners in other parts Of the
Hills.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

THE report comes from New Orleans
that Kellogg and the Democrats are trying
to effect q compromise, assisted by Mr..
Frye of the Congressional Committee.
Tho basis of the compromise 10 that the
Consei vative success of 1874 are to be re-
cognized; the five deposed members are to
be re-instated; the Legislature to be re-or
ganized on Conservative basis; tho Kel
logg government is to be recognized and
the same is to be re-orgauized with Penn
As Lieutenant Governor
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

THE Beecher-T ilton SUIT at Brooklyn
N. T., is progressing, and the witnesses
are being examined: at the latest dates
Theodore Til,on is on .hs stand. It is an
ugly and disagreesble controversy, and al
though Tilton may believe that he Ia,
been injured by Beecher, yet the latter
may be entirely innocent. The country
will he gratified when the whole affair is
through with. THIS trial is demoralizing
ia ito tendencies as all the leading papers
copy the details of the evidence.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

Gen. Frank n. Ceckrell. the newly
elected Senator from Missouri. is IL years
|Of age. He was born ia what IL now
called johnson county, and is now . resi-
dent of Warle nsburg. He graduated: At
Chape. Hill College and then began the
study Of law. He is represented BY the
press of the State Is . man OF great force
|od character. 6ne speaker and lawyer
|of acknowledged ability. He has the en-
tire confidence Of the people and will no
doubt prove himself worthy rcpresei tai
tive
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

BISHOP WHITTISGHAM vi Maryland i,
refuses to cOuntenance the c, nsec: alton
OF DR.. Dudley, and refuses to sign hi,
credentials. He bases his action. it is
understood, on the language OF St. Paul.
iii. chapter OF the first Epistle to Timothy,
wherein the Apostle says: ''Bishops
shall be husbands of one wife, DR..
Dudley having been twice married. the
Bishop holds that he is ineligible to an
Episcopate.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

THgRR were on the first Of December
according to Librarian epafforj's report,
era. l57 volumes in the Congressional Ii.
brAry besides 50, 900 pamphlets. There
were Is. 405 volumes added during the past
year. The total number of volumes and
pamphlets received under the copy right
Law during the year was 1858. The
amount received into the Treasury on &C.
count Of Copyright fees was $l3, 524 -.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

JOHN PATTERSON. of Monmouth. Ill
Lightweight years Of age. walks six miles,
cats and splits one hundred and twenty
Eve rails per day. chews tobacco. takes :
drink occasionally. plays the fiddle for
country balls, waltzes beautifully, and
once in awhile tries to find the man who
struck his brother Billy.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN, of South
Carolina. has issued proclamation dis
armipg oil the turbulent coiored militia of
Edgeficld county. and the disbauding Of
oil military organizations in the county.
The Governor also proclaims that he is
ready to remove any county official upon
reasonable proof Of misconduct in Office,
and enjoins all citizens to refrain from any
act tending to produce excitement.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Eepuoh.
can Senatorial caucus to-day, sitter a f've
|hours's session, concluded to support the
Presiden: on the Louisiana question in Oil
he has done and proposes to do. is said
Eight Senators dissent form this position.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

THE Post says: 1t is understood that
the Observation-Disclosures Syndicate has
concluded with the Treasury contract
for SIS ,0OO. 900 Of new fyes, and that
with this contract goes the privilege OF
taking the entire unsold remainder any
time within six months. This max. s
IA total OF 5000 600 taken by Rothschild,
Seligman and associates.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
OPHERIDE.

The Great Silver Platter, Cleaner and Pol
isher. indispensable TO every family. A
fortune tor agents. Sells at sight. Sam
pie free. Send for it, Address at once,
KENDALL & CO., Chicago, Ills.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
The Last Gall.

All indebted 10 ne in Gallatin county
for the Aontanian to March /, 1874, are
notified 10 make immediate payment to
John p Bruce. This is final call.
G. F. COPE.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
=A0NEW VERTisEMENTS.
DOLLARS

To the amount of. Two Millions F, FIVE y
,,vn ,ia Thousand are IT, be dstrlou-
'es'' on II the 9th February by the puo-
I IL | ii ihrary of Kentucky upon the oe-
s ~ Of their Fifth and Last Concert
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
SENT FREE

and pos.paid-The Beverly Budget
: Is per week CASH to sill, at home or
travelling. Something entirely new. Ad-
dress at once. The Beverly Co., Chicago
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
Rise in Beef.

Monday there was 1..se in beef on foo'
in this market, from four to seven cents
per pound. We understand the elevation
in the price was not occasloned by com
binatlon Of stock owners, but by the
general scarcity of live stock in the mar
ket, which is a result Of the late severe
snow storms. I, is probable the advance
in retail prices will not be so great as il
has been in wholesale-at any rate i,
ought not to be, Is the retailers can well
affor6 to purchase at seven cents, and
then sell it for the accustomed prices
Salt Lake Herald. Jan. 20.
ONE day last week. one II. J. Cooke,
Of New York. went out to ho.sewhip Dr..
Van CORTLAND, near New Rochelle. He
found the Doctor at the door of the Le
Roy House, and pulling off his coat, an.
his intention. The Doctor there
upon unceromoniously knocked him down
aud broke his hickory stick over his head
and the horsewhipping was indefinitely
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
Gather Up the Fragments.

How many lives are, so to speak
mere relics of an ended feast, fragments
which may be either left to waste, OF
be taken up and made the most of
For we cannot lie just when we wish it,
and because we wish it. The fact may
be very unrOmantic, but 1T is a fact,
that too large dinner or false step
on the stairs kills much more easily
than a great sorrow. Nature cOmpels
us to live on, even with broken hearts,
as with lopped-off members. True, we
are never quite the same again, never
the complete human being; but we
may still be a very respectable, healthy
human being, capable of living out our
three-score years and ten with tolerable
comfort after all.
These fragments" of lives, how
they strew our daily paths on every
side Not house do we enter not q
company do we mix with, but we more
than guess-we know-that these, your
friends, men and women, who go about
the world doing their work and taking
their pleasure therein, all carry about
them a secret burden-of bitter disap-
pointments, vanished hopes, unfulflled
ambitions, lost lovers. Probably every
one of them, when his or her smiling
face vanishes from the circle, will
change it into another, serious, anxious,
sad-happy if it be only sad, with no
mingling of either bitterness or bad
ness. That complete felicity which the
young believe in, aud expect almost as
a matter of certainty to come, never
does come. j Soon or late we have to
make mn our minds to do without IL. to
take up the fra gments of our blessings,
thankful that we have what VIC have
and are what we are above all, that we
have our own burden to bear, and not
our neighbor's. But, whatever it is,
we must bear it alone and this gather
ing up of fragments, which l am so
earnestly advising, is also thing which
must be done alone.-M5SS MuIOcE.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
Length of Roots.

The nature of the soil has much to
do with the length and NUMBER of roots.
In light, poor oil fud roots of June
grass four feet below the surface. Peo-
pie are apt to under estimate the length,
amount and Importance of the roots of
the finer grasses, wheat, oats, etc. A
young wheat plant when pulled up only
shows a small part of its roots. They
often 90 down four or six feet or more.
The roots of a two-year-ol peach tree
in light soil were found seven feet four
inches long. In dry, light soil, this
season we pulled up one parsnip three
feet and half long. OF course smaller
roots went down still further. The
noted buffalo grass on the dry western
prairies is described in the agricultural
reports at Washington as having very
short roots but Mr.. Felker, one of our
college graduates, found, where a we'll
was being dug, that the roots went down
seven feet. The roots grow best where
the best food is to be found. They
grow in greater or less quantity In
every direction. If root meets with
good food it fourishes and sends out
numerous branches. Roots do not
"search" for food as vegetable physi-
ologists now understand it. Many of
the smaller roots of trees die every
autumn when the leaves die, and others
grow in spring.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
Norfolk POlied Cattle.

The Norfolk red pelled cattle, valu-
able alike for beef and dairy purposes,
are attracting considerable attention
both in the northern states and In
England, where they have long been
known. An English farmer OF large
experience in the United States as well
as in his native country, writes to the
Country Gentleman that dairymen in
the east, west, north or south will find
that COWS and heifers without horns,
means COWS without abortions, and
many eicknesses which cannot be ac-
counted for, because the injuries from
the horns are not seen to do the mis-
chief which results in pain, infiamma-
tion and death. From long observation
he pronounces "horns most decidedly
the greatest curse that can be inflicted
on any mans herd of cattle" In this
opinion we think he is right. IL cattle
run wild in forests, or on plains and
prairies subject to the attacks OF gangs
of wolves, panthers and other beasts OF
prey, horns would be very useful as a
means of defense. But our domesti.
Gated duadrupeds are exposed to Eo
such enemies and neither dairy COWS
nor working oxen require horns for any
useful purpose. An OK working before
a cart or wagon can hold back load in
going down hill better by breeching
than by yoke pressing or his horns.
We believe in working oxen on the
farm, especially to plow, break up
clover and grass land, but not in horns
nor horn Gil