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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
I" He's u Brick.''

IL it is slang. it is really classical slang
And yet, OF tie thousands who use the
term, how tew-how very few-know its
origin or its primitive significance. Truly
it is heroic thing to say of a man to call
him a brick. The word, so used, if not
twisted from its original intent. implies all
that is brave, patriotic and loyal.
Plutarch, in his life of Agesilaus. King
of Sparta. gives us the origin OF the quaint
and familiar expression.
On certain CctasiOii al, ambassador
from Eprius, on diplomatic mission, was
shown by the King over his capital. The
ambassador knew of the monarch's f,me
knew that, though only nominally King
Of SIiartai he was yet ruler of Greece
and had looked to see the massive walls
rearing aloIt their embattled towers for
the defense of the town; but he found no.
thing of the kind. He marveled much at
this, and spoke of it to the King.
''Sre,' he said, Il have visited most of
the principal towns, and 1 find no walls
reared for defense. Why is this %
'.Indeed, Sir Ambassador" replied Age
silaus, ''thOu caiist not have looked care
fully. Come with me to-morrcw morn
ing, and | will show thee the walls of Spar
ta.'
Accordingly; ON the following morning,
the hing led his guest out upon the plains.
where his army was drawn up in full battle
array. and pointing proudly to the serted
hosts, he said:
There, thou beholdest the walls of Spar-
ta-ten thousand men-and every man
brick -
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A Mean Trick.

Low skep!.cal fellows are always sex
posing" spirits. The mediums scarcely
get hold of good thing. when somebody
comes a grab game Of some sort and
breaks up the seance. 1T is not very long
since even Daniel Webster was treated with
signal d.scourtesy. \ base-minded, schenl-
Ing man obtained entrance TO seance
where Daniel Webster habitually material
ized walking from the cabinet across the
room, looking as he had looked in lite, but
making not The slightest sound of a foot
step. This base-minded man tossed a num-
Der of trunk tacks. which have very large
heads and always fall point upward. upon
the floor where Daniel Webster always
walked. The consequence was that when
the espounJer of the Constitution came
Out OF the cabinet and began to walk across
ue room he suddenly paused, and lifting
one foot applied his hand to the sole there
o. Upon taking another step he paused
hgaln, and in a low voice remarked
ouch.' Shortly after this he lost his
balance and sat down on the floor, and i'm
i'iedlately became very profane, and re-
treated into the cabinet greatly Disguised.
-Lrery Saturday. g
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
A FIattering Tribute TO the Yellow.
stone Country.

If Sitting Bull and Ills warricts were to
return to the great valley Of The Yellow
stone, from which they were expelled d
short year a~o, says the " I. Herald, they
would scarcely know their old hunting
grounds. immigration has poured in from
all sections. The wigwam of the Indian
has given place to churches. schools. stores
and newspaper offices. At Tongue river.
where Gen. Miles was cncamped in 1861,
there is town with a population of nearly
l,Oo Inhabitants. The battle-tields of the
heroic Custer are firms, and cattle Craze
on the plains and hiilsides where the sad
dest, bloodiest 0t our Indian tragedies were
so recently enacted. This generation +
familiar with the rapid growth Of towhs
and cities in what we like to call the Grea.
West. but this settlement of the Yellow
stone in so short a time is a marvel. Il
was only yesterday. as it were, that we
printed the details of the battle and massa-
ere that plungeda whole country in metifn-
ing, and to-day our correspondent tells us
Of the opening of banks. the erection of
theatres. OF courts, judges, and police.
The Yellowstone valley is forever lost TO
The Indian. The blood ot Custer and his
heroes was terrible price to pay for It:
but after all, they diedin anoble cause. Oul;
western country is a great monument of
the heroes of our army. and their names
will be forever cherished as the martyrs C
our civilization.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
The New Gold Fields.

The stampede TO the new gold fields be
yond the Bear Lodge Mountains bids far
10 parallel the Wolf Mountain rush OF last
wear. A number "f small expeditions
have already left and many Of our OLD
miners who have failed to strike it rich IN
the Hills. and many others who think tins
country too civilized for Il while man, are
making preparations TO stampede TO 'his
new Eldorado. All the reports that have
come from the new region are favorable.
The principal camp in these new diggln3s
is located about one hundred miles beyond
the Bear Lodge. in the vicinity of the Lit
tie Missouri. The prospe"tora who were
run out of that country last season say
that the placers yield far richer than any
one has any idea of and are much greater
in extent than was at first supposed. Tie
inevitable res ats # these reports and the
frequent skipping ont Of small parties OF
miners. will be to open up during the sum-
mer that new auriferous region which VIII
be tributary to Dcadwood, and which here
torore has been jealousy guarded by the
Indians. .-DeaQ icoo9 TUncs.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
An Indian Tradition.

AMONG the Seminole Indians there is a
singular tradition regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They SAY
that when the Great Spirit made the earth.
he also made three men. all of whom were
fair-compleNi6hed, ana lat after making
them he led them to the margin of a small
lake and bade them leap in and wash. Une
obeyed and came out purer and fairer; than
before; the second hesitated a moment.
during which time the water. agitated by
the first, had become muddled, and when
he bathed he came up copper-colored; the
third did not leap in until the water be-
came black with mud, and liz came out
dark in color. Then the Great Spirit laid
before them three packages, aid out of pity
for his misfortune in color, gave the black
man first choice. He took hold OF each of
the packages, and, having felt the weight.
chose the heaviest; the copper-colored
man chose the next heaviest. leaving the
white man the lightest. When the pack
ages were opened. the first was found to
contain spades, h1es. and all the implements
OF labor; the second enwapped hunting.
fishing, and warlike apparatus; the third
gave the white man pens. ink and paper.
the engine of the mind. the means of NUT
ual mental Improvement, the social link of
humanity, the foundation of the white
mans superiority.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
EiarA Twain Oh the Origin Of Illus
triOus Men.

John Smith was the son of his father.
He formerly lived in New York. but he
has removed to San Francisco now. Will
lam Smith was the son of his mother.
This party's grandmother is deceased. She
was brick. John Brown was the son OF
old Brown. The body of the latter lies
mouldering in The grave. Henry Jones
was the son of Il sea cook. Edward Jones
was the son tf I; gun. John Jones was
the son of temperance. In early life Cab
riel Jones was actually a shoemaker. He
is shoemaker yet. Previous to the age
of eighty-tivc, Caleb Jones had never Civ
en- evidence of extraordinary ability. He
has never given any since. Patrick Muir
ply is said to have been of Irish eXtrac-
ton. James Patterson was the son of a
common weaver. who was so miraculously
poor that in case the Scriptures were car
ried out he would ''inhcrit the EARTH" lie
never got his property. John Davis faith
er was the son Of a soap boiler, and not a
very good soap boiler at that John never
arrived at maturity-dicd in childbirth. he
and his mother. John johnson was a
blacksmith: and he died. 1t WAS published
in the papers with a head over it, deaths. =
1t was therefore thought he gained notori-
ETY.: He has got an aunt living some
where. Up to the sweet age Of thirty-tour
Ebenezer Wilkinson never had any home
but ''llome, sweet home," and even then
he had to sing it himself. At one time it
was believed he would have been famous if
he had become celebrated. He was great
ly esteemed for his many virtues. There
was not dry eye in the crowd when tliey
planted him.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
4 Mothers Love.

Years ago Senator Morton. in a New
Years letter to lis children, used the fol
lowing beautiful language:
'.You can never know the t.etihs of =
mothers loye--how constantly you are in
her thoughts, her anxiety about you from
day to day, ard What Sacrifices she would
make for you. We have been talking about
you, and wondering what you are doing;
and hoping You viii make great progress
in your studies during the year which has
just come in. One year is great portion
OF ones lifetime. Much may BIZ done iri
one year il, getting an educatith and fit
ting yourself for the duties of lie. Los
time can never be recalled, and cannot h.
made up. Each year sh9uld sllsw d gre.
deal learned. and great Improvement in T.
manners and characters Of ny dear c'
dren. Ny great anxiety. and desire s
about my little boys. | am constai "
wondering what they will be when the
grow up to be men. VIII they be learn
talented, good, prosperous and an hos
to their parents and country? Such is u.
daily prayer. We hope you think of ~.
and love rs, ard think Of your dear absei
brother. who is so tar away on Il lone
island in the Northern Sea-. You n.us
constantly remember him in your praye r..
that he may be preserved iii health, and
prosperous and be safely returned to ~
during the year,"
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Employer and Employed!

Whenever either employer Or Employed
forgets that there is commuhity of inter-
ests between the two. both are sufferers.
| This is true OF all kinds of business in
which the two classes come in contact.
! The employer who has no other interest t
in his help than to get out Of them all that
their strength will permit them to Go. will
soon find that his employees will become
equally selfish. and that not only the least
possible amount of labor that will prevent
their discharge will be done, but that what
is done will be inipertectly performed and
the employe who has no other interest
than to get his money, is a detriment to
any man who employs him. In some es-
adjustments, and on some farms, a str;ln-
ger would be unable to tell from the lam
guage and actions Of the help that they
were employees. Whenever they speak of
the affairs Of their employer, they don't
speak of them as if he were wholly re-
sponsible, and that they had no respo 81
bility whatever, but their language conveys
the idea that they teel their own RESPONSE
bility, and that the success or failure of the
business is Il matter OF anxiety to- them :
and their actions accord with their words
Nine out of ten employers greatly appre-
ciate such manifestation of interest, and it
really seems tc Tighten the burden which
always necessarily rests upon a business
man. If an e'nploye has such an interest
in the affairs of his employer, there is no
niistaking it, II will show itself on every
cfnceitable occasion; and if he has been
so unfortunate as to find man who does
not appreciate his merits. he will not long
go unrewarded, for others will see them
and will be glad TO avail themselves Of
them.
1t is, no doubt, the case with human ma
ture, that it is selfish in all of its relations
of life, and perhaps the great majority of
men are too apt to slight their duties, in
stead Of doing everything upon honor,
and performing services for others as they
would perform the same service for them
selves, but there are men. and great
niahy Of them, who are strictly conscien-
tious in the performance of their duties as
employees, and it is such men who will al
ways win.- Western Rural.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Did he Swear?

An Ithaca (N. w. clergyman is accused
Of swearing by the Journal of that city
which states that on a recent night hith.
ertO respected minister of that place at.
tempted to make his way In the dark thro
the sitting room to the pantry, to deposit d
bunch of rhubarb Presented him by par
ishioner, forgetting that hcnse-cleanine
had connected. The hired girl had
left a pail Of soft soap near the door over
which he accidentally stumbled. Making
a herculean effort to save himself he grab
bed for something with both hands. and as
he alighted firmly on his stomach he pull
ed deyn on top of him table full OF
crockert. Rising promptly to his feet he
made push for the match-safe. but hap
pening to plant his foot in puddle of the
soft soap, he promptly sat down in tub
OF preserved fruits. His poor. tired wife,
who had retired early, was reused from
slumbers, and thinking that burglars were
abroad shrieked for help, to which the
hired girl responded, rushing into the
room and tumbling headlong over the man
in the washtub. Under the circumstances
he might be excused for considering all
bets off.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
True Words

Parson Taimage says: "Thc world will
have to learn that the newspaper is an in.
brains and also infinite capital. 1t is folly
for any one who cannot succeed in any
thing else to try newspapertlom. To pub
lish newspaper requires the skill, preci-
sion, bOldness. vigilance and strategy of :
commander-in-chief. TO edit it requires
that one TO be Il statesman, an essayist, +;
geographer, in fact, an encyclopedia. Ant
to govern and propel it till it is an estab
lished fact, demand more qualities than
any business on earth"
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
OFFICE HOLDERS
The Number Uncle Sam Feeds at Iii,
Public Crib.

An item is going the rounds of the press
to the effect that the Office register of 1877
just published. contains the llan1e- cf A5.
$50 persons who are now drawing susie
nance from the public crib--or about one
in $50 of the total population. or one fo,
every ninety voters. The list includes the
name OF every army and navy officer OF
every employe at an Indian agency, and OF
the thousands of postmasters whose salar-
les are less than 500 per ann,m. so that
the real number of places ii tht Govern
ment service Which will afford man or
woman decent livelihood outside of the
positions in the military and naval forces.
will not amount to over 10000. if lis
many as that. 1t would therefore be near
er the truth to say that there is one Fed
cral officer to 500 voters who derives a sal
a1y from his office sufficiently liberal to af-
ford him support. A great many men
are led to take persor,' interest in politi-
cal matters by the statement that the num-
Der OF Federal officers is three times as
great as that Of the army--a statement
which encourages multitude that they
can make themselves so useful to their par
ty as to merit one of the many thousand
positions that afford ''sustenance." No
man can take too much interest in political
affairs as Il citizen. but When such an inter-
est is prompted by Il desire to get living
out of politics. he takes the best chance
there is in the country of being sorely and
thoroughly disappointed. - Boston Jour-
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Whole N o., 342.
Business Proverbs, New and Old.

Never sacrifice safety to large expected
returns.
Never make loan on importantly.
Never loan 4 borrowing friend it;oT6
than you are willing to lose if he can't
pay.
Never speculate deeper than you are able
to lose if you lose it all.
Never borrow money to speculate With:
Owe no man anything.
BE satisfied with Il moderate rent TO a
good tenant.
Keep well insured. and watch your poll
cy.
Never consult Il man or business who
does not manage We'll his own.
Avoid a second mortgage for a frcsii
loan.
He that maketh haste to be rich is not
wise.
Poverty is no bar to marriage if boil,
parties will work and save.
The gods help those who help themselves
--men Or women.
God promises nothing to idleness.
y man must ask his wife if he NAV be
rich
Little coins. like little drops of water;
will I'LL a bucket.
AS we SOW in temporal affairs we shall
reap.
Short settlements make long friend
ships.
Fortunes are made by earnings and saw
ings.
Money easily gotten is soon spent.
Money earned is money valued.
1t is easier to loosen up good property
than to rc-establi~h it,
In discussing business agreements keep
cool:
Less wisdom is required to make money
than to keep it securely when madc.-Har:
pers Ba-qr
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
NNhy should We worry.

w,v .b,uld we worry? This life il not Ions
enough,
Here 10 be was.ci in .I@hing an" trafS;
Silly and childish j, he who's not strong enough
wisely with reason to light away fears.
c,re'. but Il coward with courage not half fenou9h
Fairly 10 face if We Yhpw II" fear:
Nay if it re,er YOU, you We but 10 laugh enough
Presto, bcgonc, -, the bore !, not mere
N.m,ry too of.pn will bring Us old sorrows;
When they we're here dii we wish them to l&'
whv not forget Them? The fool alone borr"ws
Present rc-rcts from he griets OF me las'.
,,p we now change i, by weeping an whining:
what's done i, done, and i done II; recall;
10 who the present forsce, in repinlnS'
I.clcs. and vain. j. The worst tool ol all
Fancy, the Jade, VIII too often be peering,
Curiou, and scared, through the Futures DARK
night;
WHY .bou,d we trcmn'c II vha. he il fearing?
Why should her dreaming fill III with ahright:
Wait til they're real things, and pre- ent before
Us;
If,hev are worth il. Hc'il care for them 'hen:
Now they re but sha lows, too iiiInay J" pore ~
Far too unreal TO shake those who are men.
Time, with The Presents real gricf5 to be deal
ing,
That. not 50 easy, sadly must own;
Who can deny fe.h and blood will nave feeling:
Care, grief and anguish will make thcih'eNes
known:
Own il, but add life is too short for worry:
Darkness brings sunshine, or al men are
wrong;
on with dc e-pairinG-don' be in hurry
TO know grief is prcssing-it VIII ho' s'a! 'o"s
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13

A Colorado Springs man bought a
phonograph. 1t stood on table in the
dining-roon. The little joker runs by
clock-work, and his wife started it going
the other day, and then went up stairs for
a few minutes, leaving her husband below
When sho returned she saw some indica-
tions on the cylinder, and she ran it
through, to sec who had been talking in
her absence. The little tru,h-teller blurted
out: ''Jane, come here, you sweet little
gunl-slrop! Now, give me kiss before
the old woman comes down stairs ~
''Jane' was the hired girl. She is looking
for a situation: The man wears a wig.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
I'OciJ'y.
Never Grew old.

! looked in the tcll-ia'c mirror
And SAW ihc marks of care,
TIE crow. fee aud he wrinkles.
And The gray III The darl. hro"h hAlr,
NV ,fc looked q 'cr my >hoUder~
Most beautiful WIS she,
Thou wilt never grow old my love- she said
Never grow old tu ne.
"For age is the chilling Of heart,
And thine IL mine can tell.
I, a, Young and warm n when first we heard
The sound of our bridal hc!l!''
! turned and kissed her ripe red lips;
.Yet time do ii, worst on me,
in INV SOUL my Love, my fai.h,
Iucycr seem Old TO thP"H'
-TennnsOn
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Notices of Contest in Laho e"scS'

On the 18th the Senate passed without
amendment the House bill requiring thal
all notices of contest undrr the Homestead.
Prc-enlption and Tree Culture laws shall
hereafter be printed il scnie newspaper
hereafter be printed in the county where
the land in contest liea. altd ii no news
paper be printed in such county, then in a
newspaper printed nearest to such lahd.
The purpose of this bill. says Washing
ton dispatch, is TO stop the practice III
which land officers are occasionally de-
tected Of coniyng with land sharks, by
publishing notices of contest in remote
newspapers which the settlers marked out
for spoliation. ale not likely ever to see.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13

A scapegrace was reminded that his aunt
had paid his debts, and that he should be
more submissive to the wishes of that
relative. ''Yes, yes," he allowed, coolly,
''my aunt paid my creditors; but what has
she done for nie:''
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-10
Prof. Denton.

Prof. VIM. Denton, the renowned
lecturer, will deliver course of six
lectures on scientific subjects at this
place, commencing next Wednesday
evening, Jan. Is. Mr.. Denton has
been received with great enthusiasm
wherever he has -lectured, and the
more refined and intelligent his au-
dience the greater has been his sue
cess. Many of his lectures are illus
trated by charts, paintings, minerals,
fossils and archaeological remains.
The subject of his first lecture here is
1.-The Fiery Beginning of Our Planet. =
Tickets for the course. S1.00; single
admission. 25 cents. Go and hear
him.
We know of no lecturer who has a
pleasanter address. or is more filled
with the meat of his topic than Mr..
Denton: and whoever seeks his COOP.
GRAFTON in these lectures will secure d
thoroughly scientific man and eloquent
speaker, on whom there is no discount.
Boston Commonwealth.
After having listened with great
| pleasure and profit to the very inter.
esting lecture on Geology, delivered
by Prof. Denton, confidently believe
that by means of his paintings and il
lustrationss his clear and plain Ian
guage. these lectures viii be of sur
passing interest. instruction and elo
quence. both to the pupils III oul
schools as well as adults. -indrese ID
White, Pres. Of Cornell University.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-10

Messrs. FL. o. Houghton & Company, of
Boston, publishers OF the ATLANTIC MONTHLY,
have Just issued fine, life-size portrait OF
John Greenleaf Whittier, the beloved and
honored Quaker poet, whose name is a
household word in tens OF thousands OF homes,
and wherever the English language is spok-
en-. The fact that Mr.. Whittier has just COM
pleted his 10th year makes the publication OF
his portrait at this time peculiarly appropri-
ate, and we are sure that there are many OF our
readers who will be glad to avail themselves
of this opportunity to procure it. The price
OF the protrat to all subscribers of the Ar
LANTIc MONTHLY is but One Dollar, and the
picture, which is OF unusual excellence and
finish is the work OF Mr.. J. Z. Baker, one of
the best crayon artists in the country. The
ATLANTIC itself presents a most attractive
programme for the coming year,-serial
stories by D. w. Howells, Henry James, Jr !,
and w. II. Bishop; short stories by T. b.
Aldrich, Rose Terry Cooke, Constance f..
Woolson, j. w De Forest, and others fire.
quent sketches and essays by Mark twain and
Charles Dudley Warner, the two best Ameri-
can humorists; descriptions Of foreign life
and travel by the sculptor Story, T. b. AL
drich and g. L. Norton; poetry by Whittier,
| Longfellow, and Holmes; and, not least, a
| thorough and impartial treatment of ques-
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vember and December numbers for the pres
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| for them Beautiful liie-size portraits OF
Longfellow and Bryant, similar to that OF
/ Whittier, can also be obtained by subscribers
or purchasers, ifdesired, for One Dollar each,
additional The GALAXY, which has for the
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| ATLANTIC, thus widening the field and
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| public favor and esteem.