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Some Of Coughs Stories.
From a Report Of his Lecture.


The lecturer then came back to the sub
jcct Of children. There was too much
nonsense talked to children, and that some
times the result Of such teaching was ludc.
rous. He told the story of fussy old
cove named Brown, who had obtained per.
mission to address, for five minutes, the
children OF New York Snnday-school.
The piOus galoOt commenced: MY dear
young children, my name is Brown. live
in Jersey, and am going to Massachusetts.
thought | would stop here on my way to
save your souls from hell" The Superin-
tendent was Mortified, and asked the speak
er to sit down. oh" said he, IL only
want to test their memories. Now, chill
dren, what is my name:" Brown" was
the reply. "Wliere do / come from?''
''New jersey" was the answer" ''Whcre
am going io?'' ITO he'll" came the ready
maladroit response.
Mr.. Cough then passed 10 another form
of blunder. lie was in church in a
strange city once, and the sexton showed
into the s'tlne pew another person whose
looks impressed Mr.. Cough unfavorably.
The stranger had face like mo.!led soap.
and it twitched as if sheet of lightning
had run all over it, and every now and
then his lips would twist and give utter
ance to strange spasmodic sounl. l got
as far away from him as l could. Present
ly the hymn was given out, and the con-
prpUSfiOu rose to sipr
just as am. without one plea.
But that Thy blood was shed for me.
| saw that the man knew the hymn, and
said to myself. ''IIe can't be so disagree
able, after ALL" l got nearer. He would
sing. 1t was awtul-positively awful. l
never heard anything like it. And occa-
sionally he would make that strange noise
with his lips. Then he'd commence again
and sing faster to catch up with the other
singers, and perha. he'd run ahead. They
came to the next verse. He'd forgotten
the first line, and while the organist was
performing the interlude he leaned toward
me and said, "Weuld you be kind enough
to give me the first line OF the next verse;
I did so:
just as am; poor, wretched, blind
''That's it, said he, IL am blind-God
help me"-and the tears came running
down his face and the tear lids quivered,
land am wretched-and am paralytic.' -
And then he tried to sing,
Just as am; poor, wretched, blind.
never heard a Beethoven symphony in
my life with rs much music in it as in that
hymn sung by that poor man whom Chris
tianity had made happy in his lot. And
had been blundering in Gisliking him. ]
tell you it is blunder of the worst de
scription to dislike or avoid man on &C.
count of physical detormity.
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An Appalling Curse.

Careftssly prepared statistics show that
there are over Elk hundred thousand
dr,lnkards in the United States, and that
seventy thousand die annually who go to
the grave of a drunkard. Every year one
m,n,lre! thousand men and women are
sent to prison under the influence Of liquor
while three hundred murders and four
hundred suicides occurr from the same
cause. Two hundred thousand orphans
are annually thrown upos the charity Of
the world by this curse Of intemperance.
NiEe-tenths of our crime, and not not less
than seve'l-eights Of our panperfsn. is the
immediate resufs Of whisky. and that at a
cost to the Government-besides individ-
ual want-of not less than SCI, O,OO0, ,OOO per
S.o0
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And have dreamed Of Friendship, too;

And have dreamed Of Friendship, too;
For Friendship, had thought, was made
To be mans sOiace in the shade,
And glad him in the light; and so,
fUEdly thought TO fn' friend
Whose soul with mine would swce:la bend
And as two placid streams unite,
And roll their waters in one bright
And tranquil current to Tho sea,
So might oIrzhappy spirits be
Borne onward to eternity;
But he betrayed me, and with pain
woke-to sleep and dream again.
And then dreamed of Love, and all
The clustered visions of the past
Seemed airy noihings to the last
Fright dream. 1t threw a magical
Enchanimsnt O'er eXistsnce-cast
glory on my path so bright
I.eemed to breathe and feel lis light;
But now that blissful dream is o'er,
And have walked to dream no more.
Beyond the far:hest glinmerfng star
That wrinkles in the arch above,
There is world of truth and love
Which ear;h's vile passions rever mar.
Oh, could l snatch the eagles plumes,
And soar to that bright world away,
Which Gods own holy light illumes,
With glorie, of eternal day!
How gladly every lingering tie
That binds me down to earth I'd sever,
And leave for that blest home on high;
Thi, hoIlow-hear;ed world forever.
Geo d. Prentice.
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Miss Frances r. Willard and sister failed
TO make the Chicago Post live after the
death Of Its prop ietor. 1t was too pure
and virtuous in its tone to be acceptable to
the average reader. 1t is humiliating
segecment to make, yet manifestly true.
that paper that eschews everything which
is Of questionable morality fails to meet
the public tastQ.
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Her sphere.

Every woman shoHld be perfect house
keeper, that is, should thoroughly under,
stand the business of housekeeping in all
of its details. This is an assertion often
made, but to sustain it Thoroughly and sue
cessfully by universal practice. we should
BIZ compelled to 60 back to first principles
and declare that every woman should be
born with a taste and capacity for this
work. That this last Is not 80 is clearly
proven by the fact that SO many women
fail utterly to become good hoase-kcepers.
while they do or could succeed admirably
in something else. There are women of
talent TO whom the needle is hateful, the
kitchen is pandemonium Of heat, hardware
hurry, and horrid smells, whom house
work disgusts, and to whom house-keep-
ing is slavery. What are we to do about
it: Insist that they keep at the business
simply because they are women? subject
those around them always to the discom-
forts Of disortlered home and fretfu
presiding spirit? or, recognizing the natu-
raj incongruity of taste and employment,
be sufficiently remunerative to enable them
to hire those who are fitted by nature and
skill to perform the household labor Tor
them? The world has yet to learn, it seems,
that the process of harnessing Pegasus to
a gravel-cart is wasteful one. True, Pc
gasus may draw the cart, leaving thereby
some poor Goblin without food or shelter.
But this is both wasteful and inhuman, as
the former might well accomplish some
thing different, if not better, while the lat
ter, with but one resource, is left to starve.
A wCman's sphere is what she can best
accomplish. OF this she is herself the best,
if not the sole judge, and arbitrary opinion
enforced without Judgment can only lead
to unsatisfactory results, involving in dis
comfort not only herself, but all immeti-
ately concerned.
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BOHEMIAN, MONTANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 49, 1878

bers she often starts in terror, fincying
that she sees uplifted mcnacingly above
her that cruel. terrible arm, marked with
the blood-red stain. There no hope of
happiness for her, for she never can for
get that this arm has also embraced her.
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God Give Us Men.

God give us nen A time like this demands
Great minds, pure hearts, true faith and ready
hands
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men VIII I'M desire for Office does not kill;
Men whom The spoils Of Office cannot buy;
Men who have honor-men who will not lie;
Tall men-sun-crowned-wh I've above the fog
In public duty and in private thinking;
Men who can stand be fore demagogu
And damn his treacherous batteries wi.hou,
winking.
F,r. while political tricksters, with their worm
out cresds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Wrangle in selfish strife, 10! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land ard waiting Justice sleeps
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ats all very well to talk about how the
thermometer sands IN the shade, ," remark
ed gentleman, with boiled lobster-col-
oretI lace, who dropped In tIiis morning.
"What want to know is howit stands In
the sun. That's the way have to tako
r."
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IDSs rSOll on the First Napoleon.

4 little while ago stood by the grave
Of the old Napoleon--a magnificent tomb
Of gilt and gold, fit tor dead deity-and
gazed upon the sarcophagns of black
Egyptian marble, where rest at last the
ashes of that restless man. leaned over
the balusti;lde and thought about the c;,-
reer Of the create It soldier Of the modern
world. saw him walking on the banks
OF the Seine, contemplating suicide; saw
him at Toulon; l saw him putting down
the mob in the streets of Paris; saw him
at the head of the army of Italy; l SAW
him crossing the bridge with the iri-color
In his hand; saw linn in Egypt, in the
shadows of the pyramids; | saw him con-
quer the Alps and mingle the eagles OF
France with the eagles OF the crags; saw
him at Marengo-at Uim. AusterltZ; saw
him in Russia, where the infantry of the
tnow md the cavalry of the wild blast
scattered his leyiOns like Winters wither-
ed leaves; saw him at Leipsic in defeat
and disaster-driven by million bayonets
back to Paris--clutched like a wild beast
banished to Elba; saw him escape and re-
take an smpire by the force of his genius;
saw him upon the frightful field OF Wa
terloo, where chance and fate combined to
wreck the fortunes of their former king.
And | saw him at ST. Helena with his
hands crossed before him. gazing out up
on the solemn sea. l thought of the Or
phans and widows he had nlade-of the
tears that had been shed for his glory, end
of the only Woman that ever loved him
pushed from his heart by the cold hand OF
ambition. 1 said would rather have been
French easant and worn wooden shoes.
| had rather have lived in hut with vine
over the door and the grapes growing pur-
pie in the kisses Of the autumn sun.
wOald rather hsve been that poor peasant
with my loving wife by my side, knitting
as day hesl oalt Of the sky-with my chill
dren upon my knees and their arms about
me- would rather ba that man and go
down to the tengueless silence Of the
drcamless dust, than to have been that inn
pcrsonation OF force and murder.
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A minister's hfe has frequent disappo:nt-
ments. During the great revival, stolid,
matter-Of-faet farmer went into the inquiry
room, and was at once taken in hand by
anxious and Jealous workers. He seemed
10 DC visihiy AFFECTED by the hymn that WAS
sung. and after The prayer one or two tears
were apparently discovered. When asked,
"brotl'er, do you feel any changer he
made rapid and instructive movement Of
lis hand in the direction ofhis vest pocket,
ana then: sitting back in his chair with =
s!Sh. replied. Not cent; that's just what
III after. -Bostoa Comier.
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The Dream OF Life.

Twas but bubble-yet twas bright;
And gaily danced along The stream
OF life's wild torrent in the light
OF suIl'eams sparkling a-lream
Ofhcaven's own bliss, fer loveiiness-
For ceetness like a passing thoughi;
And ever of such dreams rs These
The tissue of my lie is wrought.
Fur have dreamed Of Pleasure when
The sun OF young existence smiled
Upon my ~ayward path, and then
Her promised sweets my heart besUiied,
Bui when l came those sweets to sip,
They turned t. gall upon my lip.
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POETRY.
To Correspondents,

To Correspondents.
Write upon pages of a single size,
Cross yoEr It's and dot your is.
On one side only let your lines be seen
Both sides filled up announces verdant green
Corn ec:-yes, recorrect all that you write,
And let your ink be black, your paper white;
For spongy foolscap of a muddy blue
Betrays mind of the same dismal hue
Punctuate carefully, for on this score,
Nothing proclaims the praciiced writer more
Cad ES5vo Ngnr,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-06
DOTS AND DAsHEs.

Rarus trotted three heats at st. Paul
yesterday. Time, 2:20, 2:16, and 2:16t.
Six hundred employees of leather
firm in New York denounce Kearney
in speeches and resolutions. ?
Berlin: Progressist candidates for
the Reichstag, Lowe and Hoffman have
been successful in second ballots.
The Republican state convention
held at st. Paul, passed resolution
strongly approving of the Presidents
course.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue decides that medicated wines and
distilled spirits are subject to tax, the
same as If not medicated.
The French residents of Philadelphia
commemorated yesterday the found
ing of. the French Republic and gave a
portion of the proceeds to the yellow
fever fund.
The postofiice department has tele-
graphed to the sureties of the late Post
master Thompson, of Memphis, to take
charge of the Office until a successor
can be appointed.
The manager of LIE Pays, the Bona
partist journal, of which Paul De
Cassagnac is editor, has been sum-
moned before the Correctional Police
for insulting President MacMahon.
The Pail Nall Gazette inveighs against
the Fenian Condon's release at the So
licitation of the United States, as un-
wise and undignifed. It says the per-
tinacity of the thrice preferred request
for his release is somewhat disrespect-
fu1
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post. The authorities were utterly in
capable of managing the mob or doing
their duty.
ILLINOIS.


The Bates Win q Heat.
Chicago, Sept. 5.-The Firemen's
tournament was satisfactorily and sue
cessfully inaugurated yesterday, with a
large attendance and no accidents
The Bates, Of Denver, beat the Wide
Awakes, of Laporte, Indiana, but it
was declared no start and the race was
run over again, the Bates being again
successful, making their distance in
1:01, the fastest time made to-day al
though some twenty races were run.
By the terms Of the programme the
company making the best average time
in two running tests, shall receive the
National champion belt and a two
wheeled hose carriage, nickel plated,
and presented by the Caswell Improved
Coupling company, of Chicago. The
belt shall be subject to challenge at
any National tournament within three
years. As second prize the Silsby
Manufacturing company, of Senaca
Falls, New York, gives two two
nickel n,ated NAV n;na - tha .,;.a
prize. Resides these four oh nr;,os
apprepat,no Al a.0 arc offerod
The Prizs Hos. comnsn,..
Chicago sent 5-In the sraman,s
volunteer hose companies race, three
hundred Yards. Yesterday the follow
ing prizes have been awarded accord
ing to average time made in the two
races: Barnes, of Burlington. Vermont
first national prize: average time saa
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FATAL FIRE.
The Fiery Fiend Finds Food
in the. Finest Hotel of
lthe1West.
-Four Firemen Killed and Several Others
Injured. s. 's'sS
SIX Men andsBoys missing and Supposed
to be incinsraied.
The "Herallc onles Crushed By Falling
rr e WalIs..

Omaha, Sept. 5.--The Grand Central
hotel was entirely destroyed, the fire
having ragged all night. finally burning
itself out between four and Ave O'Clock
this morning, leaving only portion OF
the walls standing, which will have to
THE bodies OF FOUR FrREMRN
have been unearthed during the day.
They were William Mcnamara (single),
Lewis Wilson (single(, Alonzo Randall
and John Lee, both married; all young
men. Identification was made by
means of watches and badges worn by
the deceased. Henry Lockfeldt was
fatally injured.
$3.50 IA THE INJURED ~, n
who were hurt, more or less seriously,
were Charles Johannes, A. Hartrig,
Joseph Shelley, Henry Galligan, Louis
Faist, Charles Florry and Finn Harri-
son. ktHl
MEN AND BOYS MISSING.
Five or six men and four boys, all
unknown, are said to be missing, and
are supposed 70 have been burned. No
guests were in the house, which was
not to have been re-opened until the
18th of September. Insurance $780,
900. Loss $500, 900. The building was
owned by Kountze Bros. and others,
who had just freed it from litigation
which had been kept up since it was
built in '73. t.
A NEWSPAPER SUFFERS.
The Herald office was crushed in by
falling walls. 1t is insured: Other
business establishments which lost
heavily by the. removal of goods, break
age, water, theft, etc., were insured.
The new furniture, carpet, and other
equipments, valued at $4,000 were
about three-fourths Saved, although
considerably damaged; insured for only
5000.
WATER SCARCE.
Omaha, Sept. 5.-Last nights fire
was aggravated by the small amount of
water which could be got to the upper
stories, and the failure of a supply
few minutes before midnight. When
the fire had burned five hours
A DIVISION WALL FELL
on squad of firemen who were in the
corridor of the hotel, burying the four
who held the nozzles. A cornice fell
on a man named Lockfeld, and frac-
tured his skull. Efforts to clear away
the debris and rescue the men were un-
availing. The fire burned all night,
and at noon to-day was not extin-
guished. F,.,,l
THE REMAINS OF THE MEN
were burned to an unacceptable state.
Loss on the hotel building, $500, 600.
Augustus Kountze, OF New York,
bought it a few months ago under fore
closure.
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YELLOW FEVER SUMMARY.

New Orleans: New cases, POI; deaths,
SO.
Canton, Miss, needs money and
nurses.
Chicago has SO far collected about
S35,OOO
In Grenada all who are attacked with
fever die.
1t is not true that the banks are
about to close.
Beneficial performances are being
given in New York.
Provisions are needed badly. Rail-
roads transport them free of charge.
Old John Robinson, with his circus
at Quincy, H., gave half of the receipts
yesterday to the yellow fever sufferers.
1t is suggested to burn the dead as
they can't be buried rapidly enough.
Corpses lie forty-eight hours and more
unburied.
Colilersvllie, near memphis, con
tanned nothing but empty houses few
hours after the death of two persons
from fever.
Total subscriptions in Chicago for
the South, to the citizens committe to-
date, S2S.745; from other sources.
81, 1o4; total, s35, ,912.
The Finance committee of the citi-
zens relief association in Memphis, the
Odd Fellows and order Of Working
men, all appeal for aid.
]. L. Power, Grand Secretary Of the
Masons and Grand Treasurer of the
Odd Fellows, of Mississippi, issues a
strong appeal to the brethren of the
two orders.
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ARIZONA.
Mexican Murderers.

San Francisco, Sept. ga dispatch
from Tucson, Arizona, reports that ].
II. Adams and Cornelius Finley were
murdered at Davidson's Canon, last
Monday, by Mexican bandits. Adams
was ex-sheriff of Santa Clara county,
and became famous in his search after
Vasquez. Finley was formerly county
clerk of Santa Clara county, and at the
time of his death was superintendent
of the Washington mine, Arizona.
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NEW YORK.


New York, Sept. 5,-The horse car
men on the Sixth and Third avenue
lines struck this morning. "A few cars
are running with policemen on the
platforms. It is reported that there
was some rioting in the upper part of
city. and several we're injured. 20 r
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ENrERFn1sE is something Of which

ENTERPR1sE is something Of which
the telegraph men Of Omaha cannot
boast OF possessing. The fire having
severed the wires, they made no effort,
AZ least no successful effort, to make
an attachment and send word Of the
great olaze- Not only that, but they
wired no account Of the disaster until
O'Clock last evening, about twenty
Tour hours after the flames started.
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NEBRASKA.


Death Of Congressman.
Hon. Frank Welch, Republican MEM
Der of Congress for Nebraska, died of
apoplexy last night at Norfolk. Welch
was candidate for denomination.
His death will necessitate the election
Of two congressman on Nov. 5th; one
to fill the vacancy for the unexpired
time in the Forty-ffth Congress, and
one to FIJI the term ending March 4th,
1881.
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SERvIA.

A Forlorn Hope.
Belgrade, Sept. 5.-Twenty Thousand
Austrians with Hotilla are advancing
to relieve Gen. Szapary. They cannot
reach Doboj before the end of the
week. The insurgents meanwhile will
make desperate attempt to capture
the place.
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FRANCE.
whats in the windl

Paris, Sept. 5.-The Marquis OF
Salisbury had an interview with Wad-
dington, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
It is reported that they will meet again
to discuss Egyptian affairs.
Midhat Pasha is expected tonight.
He will see Salisbury and Waddington
to morrow and then proceed to Gastein
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AN investigation will be made into
the collision of the Bywell Castle and
the Princess Alice. The ''log'' of the
former states that the Princess Alice
attempted to cross her bows. The loss
Of life will not fail short of 500, inclu-
ding the captain and most Of the off,
cera srlaat hgi7 Z
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TEXAS.
Shot While on the Street.

Shot While on the Street.
Galveston, Sept. ga Dallas spe-
cial says Ira Hains and j. w. Colder,
receiver and director of the Dallas s.
Wichita railroad, were met on the
street to-day by Rosser and Painter,
ex-directors. Some words passed, when
revolgers were drawn and firing COM
menced. Colder is mortally wounded.
The ex-directors surrendered them
selves.
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THE French government Is still pun
ishing severely all officers Of the late
Commune. M. Matillon, who was
chief clerk Of the Ministry of Marine,
has just been sentenced to imprison-
ment with hard labor for life.
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THE Bates hose company Of Denver
didn't get prize at the Chicago tour
nament, but three members of the team
carried OF all the prizes in the half mile
foot race.
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SECRETARY SHERMAN in letter to
an Ohio friend, says that trade dollars
never had anything but bullion value
except in the China trade. The Treas
ury never received them or paid them
o,,k
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ENGLAND.


London, Sept. 5.-It is said that
France and Italy have formally notified
the Porte that they will not permit the
bombardment Of the Greek coast in
the event Of a war between Greece and
Turkey. The Turkish troops are re-
ported as encroaching upon Greek ter
ritory. ~ A-
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OHIO.


Justice and Lamp Post.
Sandusky, Sept. 5.-Wm. Taylor, the
colored man who is supposed to have
murdered white girl, Alice McDon-
nell, was taken from the sheriff last
evening and hung by mob to lamp
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AUSTRIA.


Vienna. Sept. 5.-Three hundred SOL
diers and fremen were killed by the
waterspout at Michlez, Hungary. They
were buried in one grave. Two hun
dred persous are still missing.
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AFTER the abuse heaped without
stint upon the President by the East
ern press, the enthusiastic outpourings
of citizens in Illinois and Minnesota
are doubly welcome.
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AUSTRALIA.

Revolt Against English Authority.
Sidney, Sept. 5.-The rising Of ma
tives in New Caledonia is not yet
quelled. The insurgents stubbornly
maintain their positions in the noun
tains.