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N u1nber 81,
Saw His Own Grave Ding.

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A Chnaman in the employ of a family
|at Salt Wells station, over on the Pacific
slope. passed through decidedly thrilling
Iexperience recently. Salt Wells is rail
road station in charge of a man named
Macarthur. Macarthur and1his wife went
away IN -s..xis 1scY;n m 81 ..rt.- .S-c.i,.
nsman. Subsequently Kicks was called
a. ,7ay, and the Chinaman remained alone
to keep things straight about the place.
He had been thus.but arday or; two when
a couple of men rode up to the station
and demanded dinner. The Chinaman
complied with the request. when the two
men also insisted that he should feed their
horses. The Chinaman went to the stable,
and was opening sack of barley, when
the men came up behind him andj fred
their revolvers, hitting him in the head.
The Chinaman fell and remained insens,-
bic for few minutes, but knew enough
to keep quiet. The would.be murdercrs
were feeling his pulse, and one asked tho
other; ''Shall we shoot him again?" "Oh.
he'll he dead enough in time," was the an
swer. Then the ruffians went into the
house and, securing pickax and shovel.
began digging grave for their victim in
the cellar. The Chinaman quietly escaped
and ran for assistance. A party was ct
once organized, and the robbers, who hal
taken what plunder they could carry, were
pursued for fifty miles. finally escaping.
The Chinaman who saw his own grave
being dug will have story to tell, if he
ever goes back to Asia, and story of tic
most thrilling kind.
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A Singular Execution.

The Dallas (Texas) Commercial esays:
At the hanging of Frank Smith, colored,
which took place recently in Montague
County, Texas, large crowd gathered at
the place of execution, and after the pris.
oner had offered up prayer he addressed
the people in great penitence, and cxhort-
ed all to meet him in heaven. The sheriff
then adjusted the moose about his neck,
and the guards crowded up to bid him
goodbye. The sheriff ordered them to
stand back, but they refused to do so, and
cooked their guns, swearing that they
would bid him goodbye. Some called
out to ''shoot the rope" ''liberate him."
''let him Co." etc. The greatest excite
ment prevailed, and it was evident that
the sympathy OF the entire crowd vas
with the doomed man. The effort to
release him would have been successful
had it not been for the doomed man him
self. He was the only man that was firm
and selfpossessed. He exhorted his
friends to desist. "Let the law take its
said he; II am a man, and can
lie like man. This is no time for row;
let US not disgrace ourselves in this man
ner." AS he said this his face wore u
smile, and as he stood upon the platform.
strong and powerful, head and shoulders
above any of the others, he certainly pre-
'ented picture of no ordinary interest.
At signal from the sheriff the prepare
ions were completed, the trap sprung,
md he fell and died without struggle.
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Wise Sayings.

From impure air We take diseases-fron
bad company, vice and imperfection.
We hear the rain fall. but not the snow
bitter grief is loud. calm grief is silent.
Those days are lost in which VIC do nc
good; those worse than lost, in which w
oc = Ell AIShasnsp ~ , vase, wn,cn, II once
flawed. may - Wall be broken; 1t Can
never be trusted after.
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in
vain. II is . seed, which, even when drop
ped by chance, springs up sweet flower.
Man wastes his mornings in anticipating
his afternoons, and he wastes his after.
moons in regrstting his mornings
We love much more warmly while cher
ishing the intention of giving pleasure,
than an hour afterwards when we have
given 1t.
People who are always talking senti-
ment, have usually no very deep feelings.
The less water you have in your kettle,
the sooner it begins to make a noise and
smoke.
Evil thoughts in the soul of either man
or woman. like oil in water. will rise to
the top. No perfections or deceit can ANAL
gamate with virtue so that they will re-
main concealed.
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A Maryland Rider.

The editor of the Turf, Field and Farm
is acquainted with the writer Of the fol.
lowing anecdote and vouches for its truth.
Maryland has always been noted for hor
fine hOrsemen, and some of US are vet
alive " no can remember the superb riding
of her Howards, her Ridgeleys, her Halls,
her CAROLS, her Brogdens, aud many
Others who could live with the fleetest
hounds through the longest runs, ard be
there or thereabouts at the death Of the
fox:
II wish to tell you of feat in eeues,ri-
anism that has probably never had a par
allel in this country. A gentleman and
two friends were on their way to camp
meeting (some thirty-five years ago); the
camp" was held not far from the rocks
of Deer creek, IN Hartford county, Mary
land. On the road. about a hundred yards
ahead they noticed an ox-cart One of TIE
gentlemen. Maj. Rutledge, said to the per-
sons with him, II will bet drinks for the
party that l can jump my horse in the cart
while going, and steady him until we
reach the tavern, about a half-r.ile fur
ther on. He put his horse in canter, and
when he came to the cart Ic landed him
s~fcly in the bo,ly, ana sat on his horse
until the cart reached the tavern, and then
still on his back jumped him out over The
front of the cart. The old gentleman i,
still living, at the advanced age Of seyeni:-
seven"
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J0anuin Miller.

Joaquin Miller has provoked many sharp
criticisms on his poetry, but none on his
public conduct under the most trying of
domestic Affections He has persistently
refused to ny anything, in self-defense or
concerning the attacks made
upon him by his former wife and BY many
Western newspapers Almost tho only
public allusion he has ever made to these
attacks is in tln preface to his new book,
where he says; Il have been true 70 my
West She has been my only love- / have
her great men. / have done
my work to show TO the world her vast
ness, her riches. her resources, her valor
and her dignity, her poetry and her gran
deur. Yet, while ! WAS going On. working
% in sllence. what were tho things she
said of mel But let that pacs. my dear
parents. Others win come after %. Per
haps haye blazed out tho trail for great
minds in this field, - you did ACROSS the
dsserets and plains for great men quar-
tsr Of . century go"
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Ofdce in the Old N. E. Church Building
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

f! Federal ana Territ orial Ofn ers.
Governor-Beni F. Potts, Virginia City.
SSeefettfy-J. +. Galloway, Virginia City.
Audior-Sol Star. Virginia City
Trcasurcr-R. o. Hickman, Virginia.
Chief Justicc-D :. Wade, Helena.
Associate .Justiccs-F.G c. Scrvis, Va. City,
Hiram Knowles. Deer Lodge.
Us Dist Att'y-M G. Page. Radcrsburg
Surveyor Gencral-A. J Smith, Helena
L. ). Marshal-Wm. +. Wheeler, Helena
Collector Int. Rev-T L. Fuller, Helena
Collector Custom ST. A. Cummings
Helena.
Us Examining Surgcons-Chas Mussig-
brod, Deer Lodge; Thos. Reece, Helena.
L. 5. Comrs-John Potter, Hamilton !;
II. n. Mcguire, BoZcman.
Bozeman Land District-E. w. Willett.
Register; J. V. Bogert, Receiver: Bozcman
Helena Land District-W. G. Child,
Register; ID. H. Weston. Receiver: Helena
County Officers.
Probate Judgc-H. n Mcguire.
p G. Duke.
Board of Co. com'rs. p. ". Meadow:
G. w. Wakefield
Shentr-C.L L. Clark, Deputy, J. Il. Finch.
Clerk and Rccorder-Arch Graham.
Tnasllrcr-S b. Bowen.
Superintendent Pub. In.-F. L. Stone.
Surveyors. NJ Reed.
Coroner A. ID. Mcpherson.
Asscssor-B. NJ. Dawes.
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Times and Places of Holding Courts

sunrcme Court-At Virginia City, First
Monday in January and second Monday IN
August. A..
yirpinia CITY, first Monday III April, and
second Monday in September.
second Distlict-At DccrLodge. second
Mandav in April, first Monday in Septcm-
Nv ana tirs, Monday in December.
Third Di,trict-At Helena first Monday
IN March: fir, Monday in June and fourth
Monday in November.
Territorial Courts-First District-1n
Madison county. at Virginia City. tilird
Monday in March, third Monday in Sept.
In Gallatin county, al BoZcman, lst Mon
day in March and Isl Monday in Nov.
in Jefferson county, at Radersburg, sec
ond Monday in February, first Monday in
October.
Second Ds,rict-Dccr Lodge County, at
Deer Lodge City, second Monday IN Aprii,
| first Monday in December; first Monday IN
September for all cases that can be tried
without jury, except in cases where the
parties consent that a special venirc hlsy
issue TO try tie same.
In Missoua county. at Missoula, fourth
Monday in June and ID Monday in Nov.
In Beaver Head county, at Bannack, first
Monday in June and second Monday in oct.
Third District-In Lewis and Clark
county, at Helena, first Monday in May,
first Monday in November
In Meagher county, at Diamond CITY.
first Monday in April and third Monday IN
| October.
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Mrs. LincOln's Asylum Life
[St. Louis Republican,

Mrs Lincoln is under the care Of DR.. r.
J. Patterson at Batavia in Northern Iii
nois, about thirty five miles from Chicago.
She is living In the doctors private resi-.
dence, having two rooms in it, and SO far
has not, perhaps, recognized the fact tina,
there are any other patients. She takes
her meals in her rooms or at the doctors
tables, as she may prefer, and walks OF
drives out when and where she pleases
In these exercises, however, she is always
attended by Mrs. Patterson, her daughter.
or by q young lady attendant, formerly a
school-teacher in Chicago, who has been
selected for this duty by reason Of her
kind nature and intelligence. Mrs. Lin.
coin has become warmly attached to this
young person and regards her as COM
panion. 1t is pleasant to know that moth:
ing has occurred since the unfortunate
lady's incarceration to indicate that her
mental condition is any worse. On the
the influence of serene and pleas
ing surroundings, including so pleasant a
companionship, has rendered it unneces
sary to add any restrictions to her liberty,
or demand anything more than judicious
The arrangement develops
itself chiefly in : general mental feeble
ness and incompatibility TO act for herself
Whether her case is susceptible Of cure, il
is not possible to determine yet.
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A letter from Maracaibo, dated the Goth
M.y. gives an account of an earthquake
at Oircuta on the 18th of May. The first
shock levelled every wall in the city, bury
ing in single instant eight thousand peo-
pie out of population Of ten thousand.
Several not killed su ubscquently died from
their injuries, and many were murdered
by robbers, who plundercd IN bands. The
shocks continued and fires burned much
Those saved fled to the neigh
boring country and encamped. When
the news reached Maracaibo, two steam
ers were sent with food and clothing to
the sufferers by the American Consul and
also staff of physicians and a
committee to disburse the aid. The gov
sent troops to protect the people.
Reports from San CayetOno, Santiago,
Arbaleda, Cucutella and San
all aggregating population of
twenty thousand, confirm the previous
account of the destruction of life aud prop
erty in those places. The shock was felt
at Bo gotta and other places. In Marscaibo
there have been light earthquakes every
day since.
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What il the Matter With
A0nnahR''

What is the matter with Hannah,
The clock has just sounded eight
And she fingers with stalwart AIeck
At the little garden gate;
The milk in the pail is waiting.
She should be at her labor now
But she's idling there IN the twilight
Meath the applc-trees dropping boueb
What is the matter with Hannah
The shadows are growing deep:
There is work for her nimble finger.
The children are half asleep:
There's mirgling of all their voices
In restless, fretful hum:
There's call from the open window
For the maiden who doesn't come.
What is the matter with Hannahs
Ah! she runs up the path at last
And she comes with a pretty flutter-
IT, is not that she came SO fast
Sweet Hannah, meath apple blossoms.
Where you fingered SO very late.
Came the pleasant trouble that's on Won
You were kissed at the garden gate,
JOHN GAUNT.
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A MysteriOus Bullet.

A correspondent of the Toledo Blade,
writing from Hastings, Mich, says: About
ten miles south of this place, a farmer,
while driving some cows through deep
forest adjoining his fields Unexpectedly
came upon an unusually large buck stretch
ed out upon the ground, and moaning
away the last moments of its existence.
The animal was evidently very old, and in
Ia sadly emaciated condition, SO the fact
that the farmer Immediately put bullet
through its head should rather be looked
upon as an act of compassion than other
wise. Just as he was about to leave he
observed a round lump upon the animals
side, which so attracted his attention that
he stopped to examine it. Quickly dis.
covering that close under the skin was
deposited round, hard body, he used his
knife and brought to light silver bullet,
such as was used in olden times for the
inclosure of secret dispatches. He carried
this curiosity to his house, where, after
trouble, he succeeded in open
ing it, and found, to his great surprise,
that j. contained . message written in
cypher upon paper attenuated to high
degree. Otherwise than that, the paper
was slightly discolored (not sufficiently,
however, to obliterate the characters.
Neither the bullet nor what it enclosed
bore evidence of Its late surroundings, or
of the strange vicisitudes through which
it might previously have gone. Several
men of scieuce have carefully inspected
this relic of the past, and are as much at .!
loss TO decipher the message as they are to|
satisfactorily explain when and how the
bullet came to be lodged in the side of thel
buck.
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Here is the Yute account Of the cyea-
ton: :" In the beginning the earth wa>
covered with mist You could rot SEQ
before you. The great spirit took bis bow
and arrow and shot-shot SO we'll that he
scattered the mist. The earth became Wis
lble to him, but there were 10 nen upon
it. Then he took clay; fashioned a man
and set him to bake. Men came out white;
the fret had not been strong enough.
The Great Spirit began his work again,
and this time the man came out quiic
black; he had remained too long in the
oven. 1t was necessary to try the third
time. The experiment at lenght succeed
ed, and the man came out done to turn;
|he was the redskin, the most crfect vi
human types."
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THE HOPPER-GRASS.
He COmeth From Whence and
HOw-A Rocky Mountain
Pastoral Epic.

F0StOF01 Ep1Cs
The grasshopper;
He cometh;
He cometh numerously;
Hs bringeth h,s family:
And Ills friends;
likewise his mother in law;
And her friends;
As we'll as all that hate her;
And they are legion;
The wisdom of man computeth them
not;
They spread over the land;
And their is no place where they are
not;
They nip the springing grass;
They devour the fragrant onion sprout;
And the savory celery;
The wheat-ficld is left desolate;
And no green thing remalneth where
the hopper hath been.
His pathway is the abomination of des.
olation.
The ranchman mourneth for his green
fields that were, but are not;
Mayhap he swearetb;
Possibly he saith audibly, and crieth
What careth the hopper-grass?
It troubleth him not.
Ask the prophets of Kansas,
And the wise men of Nebraska,
And they will answer likewise;
But the relief-committee agent lifteth
up his voice and calleth tho hopper bless
ed.
The patriotic grasshopper cometh from
the mythical western land, where the
glorious orb of day sinks in roseate splen-
dor to his evening couch.
The realm of Brigham;
The land of Mormons;
Whence cometh many bad things and
some that are good.
The hopper is one of them;
Several of them;
But he is not good;
He cometh IN the latter summer days;
In sun darkning myariads;
As the winds come when forests are rem
dcd.
AS the waves come when the navies are
stranded. .-[Denver News.
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As 1876 viii be the centennial year OF
the Republic, and as everything ought 10
be in keeping with the time we are going
to celebrate. . writer in the Golden Age
makes the original suggestion that the ma
ton adopt, for 1876. the costumes in vogue
. hundred years sgo-knee- -breeches, silk
stockings, shoes with broad buckles, blue
costs with brass buttons. buff walstcoats,
lace and ruffles for shirt fronts, and cock
cd hats for the men; f1owered brocades Of
rainbow hues, or golden or silver, rich
lace farthingales, sumptuous jeweled-fast
ened stomachers, high combs aud powder
cd hair for women. These gasbs bestow
an elegance upon social company that nc
modern dress can rival, especially not the
funeral suit that Is now de rigeur for the
Amsrican gentlemen.
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&, w. Monroe, M. D.,

|DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON-O Office
i next door west of Strasburger ~ Sper-
|lings. Main street, Bozcman, NJ. j. Ten
|ders his professional services to the citizens
|Of Bozeman and Gallatin county.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Don i. BYam,

PHYSICIAN in
l. Fridcy's building. north side Main
street. Having located in Bozeman, ten
ders his professional services to the citl-
zens OF the town and county.
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Holmes remarks ON the wonderful pro-
visions Of nature He says there Is not
even left . narrow crevice under flat
rock without . thin black bug prepared
By Providence to I'LL il Its tho same
way whaa yacneies occur in onlcial po-
aitiooA
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DR.. "A. j, Hunter.

IDHYSICIATAND SURGEON Office
AT his residence, next to Metropolitan
Hotel, on Bozeman street. Tenders his
professional services to the public.
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An Inhuman Method Of Get
ting Out of the World.

A fearful suicide occurred in Paris tho
other day. Gerard Antl,oine eallel his
little boy, aged 6, to him and said: Little
one, you have often wished to play with
this pistol" showing the child sn old riS-
tol. ''Oh yes, papa" "Well, We will play
with 1t now," and loading the weapon the
father handed it to the boy. Now, look"
he said, II will get down uron my knees
before you; you will point at me right
between tho eyes and pull the trigger;
you'll see how funny it il" and he kne's
down. Ann well, in the heal, hetwce,
the eyes," he said again; ''Bu, first en-
brace me-" The poor boy embraced his
father, then pointed the pistol as told and
fired. Gerard fell bacl, dead. and the boy.
seeing the terrible result, ran cut Of the
room sobbing.
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Hardening the Constitution.

h0r0enln8 the COmStltuClOm.
Men talk about - hardening the con-
stitution, and with that view expose them
selves to summers sun and winters wind,
to strains and efforts. and a.~.,' ~.neoose
ary hardships. To the same end ill-inform-
ed mothers souse their little infants in
cold water day by day; their skin, and
tlesh, and bodies. steadily become rougher.
and thinner, and weaker, until slow
fever, OF water on the brain, or consump.
ton of the bowels, carries them to the
grave; aud then they administer to them
selves the semi.comfort and rather ques,
tionable consolation of its beng mystic
rious dispensation of Providence; when,
in fact, Providence works no miracles to
counteract our follies. The best way We
know of hardening the constitution is to
take good care of it, for it is No moro i'm
proved by harsh treatment, than . fne
garment or psw hat is made better by
being banged about.
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R. p. Viviou.

"A TTORNEY AT LAW-Oiiicc, first
= floor Perkins brick building, Main
,reet, Baaeman. Will practice in all the
Iourts Of the Territory.
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SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI.

This company does general Land
Agency Business. Negotiates Loans, &C.
Especial attention given to the purchase
and Sale of Mines and Mineral Lands, or.
gsnizipg Mining Companies, &c.
Our determination 10 to make our office
the headquarters for all mining men Wis
iting our city. We refer to the business
community of st. Louis:
Our facilities for selling lands are un
surpassed, from the fact tbat We propose
to issue Q Monthly Paper OF our own. p
soon as our list of lands will justify,
which we will distribute Free throughout
the Eaatern States and Europe, thus
bringing your properties before the public
to the best advantage.
All business correspondence should be
addressed to rrcor
Business Manager
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]. J. Davis.

A TTORNEY AT LAW Office on
~ Black street, Bozeman, NJ. +. Will
Practice in all Courts of the Territory.
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T. r. Edwards.

ilORNEY AT LAW-Oflicc next
az, uoor 70 \. Iamme 4 Co.'S, Bozeman,
ou1illa NINA VIII practice in all Courts Of
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George Nav.

TTORNEY Al LAW-Office in Per-
klns brick, up stairs, Main street,
nelnan. Montana. Will practice in all
Fourts Of the Territory.
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John Potter,

" TTORNEY AT LAW, Hamilton,
= Montana. Will practice in all Courts
the Territory.
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Very Low per Centage Of Profit.

Old customers will find us up to the
times, and new ones are invited to call
and examine goods and learn prices.
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riqus was nearly maddened with wine and
play, Lorenzo, accompanied by some OF
bis friends, entered the room.
The young Cuban instantly rose, and
advancing to meet the Brazilian, slapped
him in the face and called him liar and
I coward. The ball was what is termed .
..fancy dress party. and most Of the gen
tlemen wore sworda Both parties imme-
distely drew their weapons, while the by
rushed between with the inten'
tion OF separating the combatants. A
scene Of indescribable confusion cnsued,
and four or fiye 0f, the police entered to
ouell the disturbance. In the meantime
tho lights were extinguished and shots
were fired; but BY whom WAS not known.
When order was somewhat restored and
lights procured. ono Of the policemen was
found dead on the floor, pierced through
the body with bullet, while Lorenso and
Enrique were firmly held By their friends
on opposite sides of the room.
Arrests were made. and both young men
appeared before the judge on the following
morning, charged with the murder Ut the
Officer; bat, tho evidence being insufficient.
both were acquitted on giving their prom.
lee 70 pusus the quarrel no further. A