Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-29
A Cheerful Outlook.
From the Bismarck Tribune.

Aud now cumes the cheering news that
he bill tu aid IN the complexion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad is not classel
with The ''f"rlorn hope" in Congress. Re
liable information Is received. rs stated
that the prospect of its passage
is most satisfactory to its frien6s. This
Is, of course, most welcome inte 'ligence |
al aong the line Of the completed and |
projected Northern Pacific The source |
nf this information is such IS to warrant !
for il the utmost confluence, Gen. R'sser, !
the Ohnf Engineer OF the road, having |
spent s.:me time in WAstingtoi. as a care |
tul ard most discreet canyasser "f the
feeling there Ut On the sabjecl We would
not Intentionally Iaise aoticipat'ons tha,
have not \ reasonable show for being re-
al,zed, and from The present ont.oak, we.
in COMMON with iii other. who have taken
UP their abo.le or the line OF this import
port1rt national thoroughtare and hav.
decided to abide its fortunes. can not bt
charged as over hopeful If we feel little
ela,ed over the present present prospects.
! ucTC EIE 1t0StEs 0utt ulAAcutS "ssOON'
number, by this great work should 20 or.
a. we very much mistake The temper ut
The pte.eGt dominant party in Congiess,
if i, onli,s the opportunity Of securing I"
itself the honor of pr.v;di"g the way
whereby it may be accomplished.
The bill to create the new Territory OF
Pembina out Of the northern portion of
the Territory OF Dakota, is also in hope
ful way. the vote defeating it at the last
session having been recoasidered and the
bull r.comm;t,ci to the Committee. There
IS now every prospect IF its passage on
the aSacmblage OF G"nRrc 8 after its holi-
day adj u.um.nt As narly everybody in
Da,. ta desires the division, and none, to
our knowledge. are opposed, we suppose
II will be purely question of finance or
economy with Congress. and when it can
be so easily demons,, ated that the erection
of rev Territory in this instance would
no. materially increase the expenses, and
would gre,try accommodate both sections
of the present Territory, the result can
hardly be doubtful.
In addition to these two items of news
s., fayo, able 10 Northern Dakota, we haze
the initistory movement in Congress t.
exlinruish lLe Indian title to the Black
| Hills region. and open rat new + dorado
to the enterprise of the white men, This
ACCOMPLISHED. Bismarck must. for ltns
tfn.c, be the conccr trating poin for ai
parsies :ro;n the East, ont.cir way hi her
tor reasons VIII ch b We often been So ell
Our citizens have every reason to enjoy
happy new year, over the brighter pros
| prc:s in their horizon, and while doing 81
let them remember that they have an i'm
ppr,ant duty on their part to perform
which we need not now name, to max
The future of the town we'll secured, ant
their prosperity canp'ete.
Tug LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE -Marrisg
IS often a lottery in general sense; bu
ere is one case on ie ord, at least, u
which il Was made most literally 80.
certain youthful swain in France, rely,n
upon h,s personal attractions mainly az
tuxlly put hims Iii up as the one 6 al
prize in n l.t'ery of 10000 tickets 1T tn
value of 81 each. This novel ma,rlmoni
experiment ed y wnndruus sensa',o
aG.onx the he:les Of The French capita
and the result WAS that all sorts Of specl
latlons Wen, on among the fair, VIII" eas
erly bought up the tickets. A f.ir youn
damsel who sptculalcd for the trollc 4
the thug become the holder OF the piiz
ticket The lucky yoath rendered her In
pecuniary proceed~ OF the lotiery, S2O.OOl
they became case Of love vi first s1ghi
and within The brief limits of the dsy
Hymem settled their dos siny. Ind I'll
s.tuan became one flesh" Whether til
MARI e turned out happily. We ney'
heard; ut ali events. II Was certainly I
bkely to do So ~ many Others that ri
contracted, IN which the M tives arc fr
oucnt.y no less whimsical, aud no . wh
pobler.
DON'T BE TOO CRIrICAL.-Wha hateVl
you do. never Sc, up for critic. We don
m"an u newspaper one, but in private lit
in the private circle, IN society. II wi
not TO anyone any good, and it will q
you harn-lf you mind being called dl
agreeable. If you don't Ike anyone's nos
or anyone's chin. don't put your feeling
into worde. II anyone's manners don
please you remember your own. Peop
ue ot all made 10 suit one taste. remcn
Der that, Take things rs you find then
Even dinner alter II Is eaten, Cannot
made any better. Continual fault tindin!
continual criticism Of the conduct Ut til
one, and the speech Of that one, the N
dress of the other ana the npini ms {
tnher. VIII not make home the acpi-
place uuder the sun. II y.u are .ev'
pleased with anyone, no one vii: he pi. =
ed with you And If il is known ,h'
you are hard to suit, few will take plil
t. suit you .arth and Home.
DIR. LYMAN BEEcIxR once said:
great many professed Christians lave Il
. other idea of religion than that u IL u
, means of getting TO Heaven when ih'
die. As 10 d",ng anything for God whi
they live, il docs no: enter mi" their plat
, tell you, my brethren, do moi belle
;. there is one in Eve hundred Vt such pr
fessors that viii reach Heaven for the
is magnan,mily in true religion that
above I'll such contemplate mtsnness
there IS nothing beautiful and go<
, that dies aud il forgotten. An infal'.
" pra,,iing child lying io its cratic. will u
in The thoughts Of ,h'se VIII, loved u. p''
its part though its body barnet to asils
6 or drowned in the deepest SER. There
: nofan sngei added M .he hosts Ut heav
but docs i,s blessed work on earth Ia the
4 that love il here. Dead! On! If TIE go'
d creatures could be traced - their grav'
!, h,x fs antlful would even 0ealh apptl