Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-09-26
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"Alcohol is made of bects in California, >
New York beats are made of the same
fluil.-N. Y. Dispatch.
, 3rother Jasper, the Virginia philoso.
phe' who holds that the sun moves. is on
the move himself because he couldn't nav
his rent.
II never knew convict to put any ener-
gy into hymn singing, unless he was
planning to escape says an ex-convict
from the Ohio penitentiary.
What is the difference between an apotl,-
ecary and farmer who reads and knows
more than his neighbor Changers p One is
pharmaceutist and the other is the 'cutist
farmer.
Nevada papers, instead of speaking of a
deceased citizen as being widely and fav0,l
ably known, remarks: There wasn't a
saloon-keeper in the State who didn't ache
to trust him."
When an English paper captures an
American joke it chops off the head. CHS
els out the point, sets it up backward, and
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tastes like fresi, meat after long sea voy-
age.
In the lobby Of an Irish inn the follow
ing inscription is painted on the wall in
conspicuous letters: ''No person will get
credit for whiskey in this house but those
who pay money down.
A book farmer was sitting under tree
in one corner of his grain field a few
mornings since, reading in very loud
tone pamphlet report of the Beecher-
'filton trial. He explained that the wealth.
er was very hot. and he was trying new
plan to 'shock" his wheat.
A man who can stand great grief and
conceal it, and hug it to his bosom, and go
smiling around the world, can't conceal
his emotions when fly alights on his
nose Willie the barber is scraping his
throat. This is what makes it so difficult
to get correct statistics Of those who real
" fall from grace.-Keokuk Constitution.
''What is your religion, Mr.. Gibbcr?''
asked the landady Of her new boarder.
Meat three times a day" was the reply
that startled the good woman. and put
her in Il reverie as to whether the man
was hcathen or had misunderstood the
question.
The story is again going the rounds that
johnny Steele, the oil prince, used to
hack, riding in it for few minutes. and
then buying the turnout and presenting it
to the driver. We state authoritatively
that he never did this except at Niagara.
and there it was cheaper to do it than t0
pay the hackman's charges. Mr.. Steele
was not entirely destitute of business
publications., we wish people to under
stand.-Cil City Derrick.
"The vic. abominablc literature that is
pollnting the minds of our boys and girls"
wrote the editor. sis a public disgrace
and''-s'by the way, Judkinson." said
he, stopping short in his able editorial and
turning to the local editor, ''be sure you
have the full particulars of that divorce
scandal in East Biggleston. The Whang-
doodle mustn't get the bulge on us this
time. Let me see; where was /? Oh!
yes'-"public disgrace, and should be sup
pressed by the strong arm of the law.
Many youth owes his downfall to the
-s'be sure you interview both parties,
Judkinson, and make it spicy, you know"
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GEN. CHARLES Il. TONNIN3.
His Report of u Trip of Some Four
hundred and Fifty Miles ON the Line
| OF the Northern Pacific Extension
Favorable Opinian OF the Country.
Chicago Tribune,
Gen. Charles Fl. Tompkins, deputy quar-
termaster-@eneral United States Army, and
chief qaarternaster of the department Of
Dakota. arrived in this city yesterday from
trip OF about seventy days. during which
time he visited all the principal military
posts in Montana. AS he had a splendid
opportunity to observe the condition of
the country through hich the Northern
Pacific railroad extension is to run, having
followed the surveyor some 45O miles, a
Tribune reporter called upon him at the
Sherman house vestecday afternoon TO get
Il description of the country, and to learn
if the project was feasible and practicable.
and, if carried out. if it would pay fair
interest on the Investment. Gen. TOmp-
kins received the reporter very cordially.
and at once signified his willingness to give
the Tribune all the desired information.
The general stated that he went up the
Missouri river from Bismarck to Benton.
From this point he went to Shaw, and
thence to Helena. From Helena he made
a trip to Missoula and returned again to
the former point. He also went to Camp
Baker and returned again to Helena. He
left Helena and went to Fort Ellis, and
from this point along the line of the
Northern Pacific survey to Ft. Custer and
thence to Fort Keogh. He then went
down the Yellowstone river to For! Bu
ford. at tin. confluence OF the Yellowstone
and Missouri; Rivers; thence down tat
Missouri back again to Bismarck. Hi
found in the vicinity of Missoula one O.
the finest agricultural and stock-raisins
countries he has ever seen. and it is alread,
well settled. Between MissOula and DeeI
Lodge the country is equally fine and pro
ductiye, and still more settled than in thu
vicinity of Missoula. Deer Lodge is quit'
thriving town. Between Helena and Ft
Ellis the country is perfectly beautiful, ant
well watered. Thousands of cattle wer,
roaming all around. This portion of Mon
tana is excellently adapted for agriculture
He found this part of the country also very
; rich in minerals, valuable silver deposit
having been discovered at the headwater
of the jefferson river. There were alst
: rich silver developments in the vicinity o
Helena and Missoula. Between Fort Eli
. and Fort Custer the country il rapidly fill
ing up with settlers. and the people ar
raising large crops Of wheat. oats and corn
J At all these points he stopped and cor