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A MAN OF FEW WORDS.
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''Sir." replied the waiter.
waiter, am . man IF few words,
and don't like to be continually ringing
the bell and disturbing the house. thank
you to pay attention to what ! say, and
to remember that. although there are three
ways of doing things, only like one way
in those who have subordinate stations
and minds. In the first pace, bring me
q glass of brandy and (cOld) water, a lit
tie sugar. and also . teaspoon; wipa down
this table, throw come Goals on the fire,
and sweep down the hearth; bring me in
q couple Of candles, pen. ink and paper,
some waters and little sealing wax; tell
the hosiler to take care of my horse, dress
him well, stop his feet, and let me know
when he ID ready to fe.d order the
chamterihaid to prepare me- good bed,
like care that the sheets are well aired,
and glass Of water in the room; send the
boots with q pair of slippers that can
walk to the stable in; tell him must have
my boots cleaned and brought TO the
room tonight, and that shall want 10 bs
called at five O'Clock IN the morning; K
your mistress what can have for supper;
tell her should like roast duck or some
thing of that kind; desire your master to
step in; want TO ask him few questions;
send me the directory; change this five
dollars worth of stamps into bills. none
of them worn; when does the mail arrive
with the letters, and Whist time it Is by
by the clock on the landing, and leave the
ROOM" This portrait is from life.
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THE OLD RACER, LEXINGTON.

THE OLD RACER, LEXINGTON.
Your notice yesterday of the famous
kentucky horse, Lexington, reminds me
of an anecdOte respecting him, which 10
at your service if you deem it worth any.
thing; In 1868, or early in "a, large NUM-
bers OF condemned army horses were oc-
casionally mustered and cold ct ancsion In
Nashville. Tennessee. On one occasion .
string of 100 or 20 were hitched to the
fence to be sold at IL O'Clock. A gentle>
man wanted to buy three or four, and not
being Judge Of horses. got an expert to
point out few that would do to recuper'
ate. of course they were in sad looking
plight; condemned sure enough. The ex>
pert passed down along the line, marking
such as would do to bid on. In passing
down he paused at q very shabby looking
frame of bones, cycling him for minute
with apparent interest. After making the
end of the line he remarked to his friend,
There's . horse tack yonder want to
look at again" So he begins again to sur
vey the same old horse. There 10 sdAe>
thing remarkable about the horse" said
the examiner. "Surely you would not
have me bid OF him ?" said the purchaser.
mo, but there's something about him I
don't understand" and continued to ex>
anime very minuiely. ''This," said he, lis
. shigh>blooded horse, and worth more
money, five times over. than the entire
troop beside him. ''Still he 10 . mystery
to me. He is certainly . Lexir ytoD horse,
and yet hs is too old for any IT Lexisg
tons colts. l doa't understand il. There's
something strange about him. There is
no such horse in this country, and yet
here he is!' The man had meyer seen
Lexington and was not dreaming of him.
This led to inquiry, where the horse came
from. 1t proved to be the veritable Lex
ington himself. He had been captured in
Kentucky, thrown into q lot Of Others,
and after months of ''hard service" turns
up in . crowd Of condemned horses" in
Nashville. The man went into ecstacy
over him. The case was reported ct head
quarters and orders we're immediately
given 10 have the old Kentucky veteran
kindly and carefully trA.ed.-tWashing-
ton Star.
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A LONDON fog beats apy dark days VIC
ever see in this country. John w. FOrney,
in late letter from London to the Phils.
delphia Press, describes day when the
fog was 90 dense at noon that the people
had to light the gas and candles. The
trees and h0uses were bloitetl out, the cabs
stepped running, and business came to q
pause. Silence and gloom pervaded the
British metropolis. even to greater ex ;
tent than at midnight in fair weather
Another visitation Of the fog IS described
as follows:
The great fog hung like thick vel! for
several days over London. Many had to
be killed from thc difficulty of breathing,
which affects everybody. Many .pefsons
perished ~ Walking over the docks into
the Thames and falling down steep places.
and Thousands lost their way. The sun,
whenever It 10 seen, 10 cAsctiy - 10 eos
it in an eclipse through smoked glass, and
Il night the moon hsngs like . red balloon,
while the lamps resemble little spots of
fire. shedding 40 light. yet making dark
ness ~iHtle. This bhehOmenOn 10 caused
by millions Of coal fires contributing .
vast quantity Of peslifersos matter, which
mingles with vspors from the drainage,
and penetrateS everywhere.
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DIRECTORY OF COUNTY OFpICERs.
Probate Judge-H. N. Mcguire.

DIRECTORY OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Probate Judge-H. N. Mcguire.
Board Of Co. c.m,r.. +: :: Il. 4: Sskier; Rs1si
lG. w. Wakefield
6hcriff-C.L. Clark, Deputy, J. b. Finch
Clerk and Recorlcr-Arch Graham.
Treas,lrer-S. b. Bowen.
Superintendent Pub. In.-F. L. Stone.
Eurveyor-S NJ. Reed.
Coroner A. d. Mcpherson.
AssessOr-B. NJ. Dawes.
'siuEs %.ND PLACES r-1k HOLDING COURTS
Supreme -ourt-At Virginia City, First
Monday in January and second Monday in
August.
U. &. District Courts-First District-At
Vkxinia City, first Monday in April, and
second Monday in September.
Second District-At Deer Lodge second
Monday in April, first Monday in Septcm-
her and first Monday in December.
Third ni.trict-At Hclcpa first Monday
IN March first Monday in June and fourth
Monday in November.
Territorial Courts-First District-In
Madison county, at Virginia City, first
Monday in April, second Monday in Sept.
In Gallatin county. at Bozeman, I'd Mon
day in March and 4th Monday in October.
In Jefferson county, at Radcrsburg, third
Monday in February, first Monday in Oct.
Second District-Dccr Lodge County, at
Deer Lodge City, second Monday in April,
first Monday in September, and first Mon
day in December.
In Missoula county, at Missoula. fourth
Monday in June and ID Monday in Nov.
In Beaver Head county, at Bannack, first
Monday in June and first Monday in Oct.
Third District-In Lewis and Clark
county, at Helena, first Monday in March,
yfr,t Monday in June and first Monday in
November,
In Meaghcr county, fourth Monday in
May and third Monday IN October.
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A CLERKS DOWNFALL.
TIE CAREER or FAST YOUNG MAN IN
GAN FRANCISCO.

GAN FRANClSCO.
Information has been received through
the telegraph Of the arrest Of John Il +.
Hannah in Jersey City on Friday. He is
about Is years Of age and recently occu.
pied q responsible position 10 the house OF
Messrs. G,Olall, Nelson q Rerkins. the
weli-kn0wn shipping agents of this city.
About ten wears ago young HanneA ap-
Piled for employment at the office and was
given situation as clerk In shOrt time
be was promoted to the more lucrative
and responsible position of freight collec.
tor In accordance with regulation OF
the firm he was compelled to repcN daily
t. the cashier. After he had been work
ing in his new capacity for few months,
At his own solicitation, he was furnished
with set Of books, and was required to
report but once month to the cashier:
Hc gave his employers satisfaction and
was fast achieving an ehviable reputation
as an industrious and honorable young
man. Unfortunately for his future pros
poets, however, he formed an attachment
for ! courtesan named Lille Wesner, who
resided on SacramcntOstreet. near Dupont,
and to the astonishment of his friends and
the extreme sorrow Of his venerable
mother, with whom he resided op Folsom
street, he married the cyprian. The dis
graceful fact was ma.ie known to his en-
pl0ycrs. but with the hope that the marri-
age would, result hspplly, he WAS continued
in his position. About month ago, Han
MAJ. accompanied by his wife absccndcd,
and it was developed in an Investigation
by his employers that his cash accounts
we're deficient in the sum of 4,0W. The
pair were tracked to jersey City IN. J.)
where they took up residesce with his
brother in-law. When the officers entered
the room in quest of the fugitive, he at
tempted some little resistance with pistol,
but was disarmed A chain, with locket
studded with diamonds, handsome gold
watch, q valuable pearl pocket-book and
olher goods, together with $40 in money,
were recover.d Human is . nephew of
Charles Devlln. the we'll known street con
tractorof New York. A requisition will be
sent with Detective Stone 10 New Jersey
and the young man will soon be returned
to this city.-S. +. Chrenicle.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-15

THERE are good many funny things
on the fiies of the Civil Service examiners
at Washington. For instance, two candi-
dxtes for e1 600 year in the Treasury,
recently said that George Washington
discovered America; another to tho ques.
ton, WHO were the two noted Polish
Generals In the American 4evOlutiOnf'
answered promptly, Cromwell and La
fayette." 4 young lady modestly replied,
when asked what clerical experience she
had had, VERY little, g she joined the
church only last week." A letter came
from . widow delightfully."- original on
the points of punctuation and spelling,
asking for two places s-one for herself,
one for daughter. Her husband had eesn
''tlag.caxrier" for. his reg'ment: Some
times he wore . belt with socket in It.
she said, and sometimes he didn't And
the times he didn't brought ON inflammation
Of the pit Of his stomach. in consequence
she based her claim, and defiaDtlv asked
if any ono could make better show.
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Nnr. D1CATACAZY.

Apropos of the current gossip about
Mrs. Secretary Fish having snubbed Mme.
do Catacazy during the latter's sojourn in
Washington, the correspondent of the
Courier Journal gives some interesting in.
formation about this peculiar Russian
couple: cigarettes we're smoked by Mme
de Catacazy. Is well a. the gentlemen, be
tween coffee and tea. Mr.. dc Catacazy
was q great epicure and bon vivant. His
cook was the finest in Washington-a
ersnchman, of course. Mr.. de Catacazy
personally overlooked his cuisine. It was
q matter of the greatest importance to him.
HIS wife knew nothing of her home below
the parl0rs. His dinner parties were never
stiff. for he could start q conversation in
which he Woald draw every one, and in
tersperse it with anecdotes and wittic; :. ,,s
until you forgot yon....-:.f and became as
unfes:rve~. o.. ~ he was. There was not q
much dignity in the man . his position
demanded, but his wife never lost hers.
She was stately and elegant always She
spoke the languages f1uently, and with
great tact would exchange remarks and
compliments adapted to the several nation
alties that were participating in her hosri-
tality. To many Madame de Catacazy, with
superb beauty. . sumptuously furnished
house, dne carriages and b:o0ded horses
from Kentucky, servants in glittering
livery, and her own rich and costly toilets,
was an object of envy, when in reality
she would have exchanged places with any
happy woman of her acquaintance, no
matter how humble. She was too loyal q
wife ever to complain of her husband,
and yet she hid cause and knew it,"
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A HOARD OF MONEY FOR WAR.

The German News has published the
following curious information on the war
Eeasure of the German Empire:
This treasure amounts to the sum Of
one hundred and fifty millions Q5O, ,OO0,-
OOO) thalers In the f0rtrcse of Spandau.
in the vicinity of Berlin, stands circular
tower called ZaliusthuriE, which con E'ains
the war treasure Of the empire. q the
7,h ult., councillors M,chalis and Guenth-
er presented the keys Of this tower 70 the
-.,o.n,aiatee OF the Debts OF the empire.
examination of this important deposit.
Ga the first flor are placed in gold
c ,n Of ten and twenty mAks. forty five
millions VI marks; on the second moor
scvcnty-five millions. Every millioa OF
thalers is deposited upon separate shelf,
and is itself divided into ten compartments,
each containing :hree hundred thousand
marks, which are enclosed in boxes.
The ex an: nation was performed 40 that
the members of the committee counted Ut
the shelves and the boxes. Then the
boxes were weighed one after another
Vixen box appeared too light or too
heavy, the enclosed coin was cOuntc :. A
few soldiers, with the necessary qualifica-
tiOnS had been summoned for this work.
J uO CV.uIulGlCC AOOuU SSCAy SusuS5 ASS5us.
A member of the committee Informed
our reporter that the tower has still q good
deal of room, and that the treasure could
be greatly increased without filling it,
Several hours were necessary to perform
this examination.
There arc two keys for the treasure;
one has been intrustcI to the chancellor,
the other is in the hands of the president
of the committee on the debts of the EN-
pire. The lock is 90 constructed that
both keys are indispenssbly necessary to
open it. These fund ara to be reserved.
and in cas-. of another va, are iatended
10 defray the preliminary expenses of
mobilizing the srmy-preraring it for
tlD field. The former Prussiau treasure.
reserved for this purpose, which consisted
of thirty millions of thalers, was deposited
In tho vaults of the old royal palace of
Berlin.
The tower of Spsndau, 30 to speak, con.
ceals in its vaults the destiny of nations,
and may enable Geamany at some
period in the future 70 decide upon the
peace or war of Europe.
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Another plan for the resumption of
specie payment, says the Inter Ocean, has
been suggested By the Executive COuncil
of tho National Board of Trade. There
are more mea just now borne down to the
earth By theasespQn FEASIBILITY Of fading some
plan BY which specie payments can be re-
sumed than there are grasshOppers' eggs
In Nebraska five only had specie pay.
menis, no matter whether We need any OF
the specie or not, how nappy We w0uld
be- Until these public-spirited men dis
cover the way 70 got the thing. however,
ereenbacks. WORTHLESS rsga that they are.
will continue 10 b taken, though, Of
course, nobody wants tho0.
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JOSEPH WRIGHT, Editor and Publisher
Nnae in tho on Il. E. Church Building
TERMS OF srsscRIPrr n:
Directory Or Federal ON9ces's 0l
.MOllfNleQ.

Govemor-Bcnj. F. Potts, Virginia City.
Secretary. +. Galloway, Virginia City.
:Auditor-Sol Star, Virginia City.
Trcasurcr-R o. Hickman, Virginia
Chief Justice-D. S. Wade, Helena.
Associate Justiccs-F. G. Scrvis, Va. City,
Hiram Knowles, Deer Lodge.
US. Dist. Att'y-M. G. Page, Radcrsburg.
Surveyor Gcncral-A. j Smith, Helena
l.. S. Marshal--Wm. f. Wheeler, Helena.
Collector Int. Rev.-T. p. Fuller, Helena.
Collector Customs-T. A. Cummings,
Helena.
US. Examining Surgcons-Chas. Mussig-
brOd. Deer Lodge; ThOs. Reecc, Helena.
L. $. Com'rs John Potter, Hamilton !;
Il. \. Mcguire, BOzeman.
Bozcman Land District--E. w. Willett,
Register; j. V. Bogert, Receiver: Bozeman
Helena Land District-W. G. Child.
Register; u. II. Weston, Receiver: Helena
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Gentlemen who notice. suspicious look>
M character d0gginx their footsteps will
be careful neither t0.kn0ck him down nor
call In the police. Remember that II 10
fashionable, now. .a-days, for wives to en-
'ey asS soses so
the cold glare Of % usaympaahizing pub.
.lc-fO Oinciansti. Times.
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SHAKska-Eljer Frederick w. Evans.
of the Mount Lebanon Shakers. .ays there
are In the United States about 6,Oy0 Shak-
ers. forming eighteen societies. Each o.
ciety has slxty families or CON M lnitics
There arc four societies in New York,
four in Ohio, two each In Massachusetts,
New Hampshire. Maine. and Kcntucky
etc. lie says they are All Bp,sitaslists,
and that they held spiritusl manifestations
four yeass before the Rochester -sa2pings.
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A LITTLE BIT OF ROMANCE.

Last summer . we'll known and wealthy
manufacturer of New England visited the
White Mountains. He became infatuat ID
With one of the waiter-g'r RS. He was
seventy and the maiden was seventeen
He agreed to give her IN education and
adop: her, though he had several daughters
of bis own. She jeyfd;ly Accepted the
lf)position, hung her wLite apron be>
hild the door, and started her new life
Of c,urse the connection could not be
very satisfactory t. tn. family. The girl
hal vein of shr witness about her, AID
insisted that formal paper uf adoption
should be drawn up. This was done, and
the girl was sent to . well-known educa-
tionG institution to receive little polish
A correspondence was kept up between
the PARTIES. But to outsiders the matter
was not satisfactory, and the principal re-
fused to receive the young lady into the
school after the vacation was oyer. Soon
after the gentleman became crazy and was
removed to lunatic asylum; removed. -
the girl said, to get him beyond her reach.
The remittxnces failed; Of course there was
trouble il the school into which the girl
had entered. On the passing away of in
sanity, the lnfatuati0n Of the old man
seemed to 60 with 1t. He tried to break
up the correspondence, without succSss.
and the family exerted all their influence
to recover the fatal bond Of adoption; but
the girl held on to 1t, She had, besides,
. bushel Of letters 'breatbing The most
ardent affection. Apecuniary negotiation
Was eet on foet which at first the maiden
repudixted. She professed to be devout
ediy sttached to the old man, and did not
want money. But it was discovered that
the document. - legal claim. was not
worth the paper it was written on. Then
the girl came 70 terms, and the sum of
q. $40 healed her brOkcn heart and wrunR
from her An obligation that she would
trouble. the old man no more. She dOes
not propose 10 60 ~ search Of her apron.
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n. P. vlvloN,

attorney at LuW,
sOMce, first floor Perkins brick building,
Main street, Bozeman.
Will practice in all Courts Of the Territory
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On ewenty-three Of the princidal rail-
November In the Finsncia' Chronicle. ths
totai increase over tho same month in
1878 10 e50O, $40 Nearly every FUad IN
tie hist shows an increase of moro ar toes
importance. Another favorable indication
70, that ia.lr0ad bond ore in good demand
ct steady o. advancisg prices, tho general
tendency being towards sn increased COM
fidence II the honds"of al companies
which ere believed to b able to pay lheir
interest regularly.
TRE shirt which buttons behipd has
reached japan.
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@f6U feel . superiority over the whole
human rae - you stand at the altar with
your fair young bride You~woaA not
change places with the Presidcut Yet Q
few short years, few whiskings Of bfO6ih
handIes. an untimely stoppage OF no 1d6f
waited has.irons, and your weary body
will rest under the swaJing willow, while
some lounG gallant will bring your late
afflicted partner out to the cemetery and
whisper lOye in her ear, ~ together they
strew peanut shells over your grave
''Oh. Why should the spirit of mortal be
proud!'
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DIR. G. w. MONROE.

Odlcs at his residence, next to Metropoli.
tan Hotel, on Bozeman street.
Tenders his professional services to the
~pshlis.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28

EDITOR HERALD: A ditch meeting
held last Saturday week was largely
attended from all sections. The form
alton of an irrigation district was fav-
orably discussed, and committee to
solicit signatures to petition for the
formation of district under the Bush
act. After this is accomplished new
and large ditch will be taken out at
Red Rock Canon, opposite the Cajon
ditch, now being constructed by the
Anaheim people. The irrigation fa-
cilities of Orange Valley will then be
complete.
THE ANAHEIM RAILROAD.
The extension of the Anaheim Rail-
road across the Santa Ana river is the
important theme of conversation now.
The work has not yet been commenced,
though the time is now overpast by
three weeks. Everybody wants one of
the depOts on his land, but as all can
not be accommodated, the r. R. Go.
will probably settle the matter by
building their chief depot on the hun
dred acres recently procured by them
of the San Joaquin Ranch Company.
There are rumors in circulation to the
effect that a portion Of the great ranch
is to be cut up and sold in small lots in
q short time. The ranch comprises
about half the land of Orange Valley,
80 this movement will make room for
an immense increase of population.
THE BANANA TREES.
Mr.. P. Bowers has a banana tree two
years old and twenty feet high, that
has on it cluster of ripening bananas
nearly three feet long. DIR. S. Beach
has several plants one year old, with
fine growing clusters of fruit on them,
His plants were apparently ruined by
the great frost, but they are now en-
tirely recovered, and next year will be
large enough to resist any probable
frost. Many persons here think that
banana growing will soon become a
great interest, almost equalling orange
cultivation in importance. There are
several pineapples growing finely, on
the places of Messrs. Bowers and NAL
latt. Mr.. Bowers has also flourish
ing mango tree six months old. DR..
Hobbs. of Los Angeles, has been here
prospecting for location for new
sanltarium over the foot. hills. A cem-
etery company was recently organized
and grounds have been selected.
NEW STORE.
MrJ. e. Edwards of San Francisco,
is openingup full stock of drugs, sta
tionery and fancy goods, in DR..
B each's building. A union revival
meeting has been held nearly every
night for three weeks past. Ministers
of several denominations have assist
ed, and special aid has been rendered
by Bro. Stoveall, of whom we know
nothing except that he is revivalist.
His success is not equal to that of his
distinguished contemporary, Moody,
as only one convert is reported from
three weeks work. The meeting is
pronounced success In other ways,
however.
w.
Orange, Aug. "a, 1875.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28

On Monday evening, August 18th,
the colored citizens of Los Angeles
met in mass meeting to determine
upon the course they should pursue in
the present political campaign.
The meeting was organized by the
election of J. Fletcher Gordon as
Chairman and J. M. Redding as Sec
retary.
The Chairman very briefly stated
the object of the meeting, when, on
motion, the following Executive Com
mittee was elected to attend to the
political affairs of the colored people
of this city: j. Fletcher Gordon,
Chairman; j. NJ. Redding Secretary; /;
Philip Pearson, George Van Buren,
Lewis Green.
On motion, the colored people
agreed to support the Republican State
and Congressional ticket, leaving the
making up of county ticket to their
own election.
The committee were instructed to
look after the registration of the col
ored voters particularly and of others
generally.
The name Of Lue Green has been
dropped from the committee for nom
attendance upon its sessions.
J. FLETCHER GORDON, Chm'n.
J. NJ. REDDING, Secretary.
Los Angeles, August %, 1875.