Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-06
w hole No., 376.

sell Tor SOme lucrative tiOSltiOn- WnleH
merit always awards to her worshipers.
Things past may be repen,ed, but Sos
recalled.
Consider no struggle too hard that in
sures final success.
Always blame yonr wife and children for
neglecting to do things you forgot to tell
them about. This is the rarest privilege
Of a natural born tool
After man gifts to he thirty-eight years
! old he kant form any new habits much.
The best he kan do il to- steer his OLD ones.
Some men are like pictures. which need
| and will bear strong lignf; ot..ess -.o!,
best in dark corner.
! In most q,,arrels there is fau,- CT both
sides. Both flint and steel are necessary
to tie production of spark. I...er OF
,hem NAV hammer on WOO. forever, and
no fire will follow.
The epicure. the drunkard. and the man
OF loose morals are equally contcmptible
though the br,ltes obey instinct. they never
| exceed the bounds OF moderation; and be-
sides. it is ts.neath the dignity Of man to
place felicity in the service OF his senses.
The wise man on going to bed on a cold
Riyht plunges his feet TO the bottom and
has but one spot to warm. The foolish
mElA draws his knees up to his chin and
extends his feet gradually. feeling all night
as il he had taken Il contract to melt down
the corner Of an iceberg.
1t does newspaper man Il heap Of good
to meet one OF nature nOblemen. one who,
! when informed that his subscription has
expired, pays his $3.50 and takes a.clear
certificate OF character for another year.
What = contrast is such man to one who
will refuse to subscribe on the ground that
he has too ur,ny PAPERS and no time to
read, but uni dinghy calls around to some
subscriber on publication day and stays
long enough to read his paper through.
A man cannot succeed in any enterprise
unless he takes keen interest in it. 10
be successful IA 4 farmer. one must love
the pursuit. take Il delight in following it,
be ambitious to raise cool crops. good
stock. and have everything neat and tidy
about him. He must take pleasure in
reading journals devoted to his calling. so
that I.S may profit by the experience Of
others. Instead OF remaining i2norant. he
mus; We ambitious to lr Intelligent. and to
pursue his business unlerstandingly.
THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER.
Steamboat Season Nine Mouths II
Length - The Helena Nakes the
Quickest trip ir0sn Bismarck -
Fort Benton TDe AoSt Feasible
Route t0 Montana.
Sioux City Journal January IL. la:s.
souri, river durihy the past season WAS ns-. ,.e>
ly nine months in length. The river CLOS
Ell At Bismarck on the 18th Of Decembe, -
two days earlier than at Sioux City-and
'iniinx that month three trips TO Fort Rice
were iDa,le hy the stea'nt Sherman. The
first boat reached Fort Benton April 70.
AMI tive hat on October 70. The distance
by d.er from Bismarck to Fort Benton 10
] .0sO miles. Daring the season forty-three
trips were ma,ie. the quickest being made
in niue days anil one hour. by the Helena.
now lying on the ways in this city. Over
10000 tons Of private freight were Carried
into Montana Territory by means Of the
Missouri AMI Yellowstone rivers. ANA $50
tons were brought down from Benton. At
Benton sos passengers arrived from below
and 293 departed down the river. More
people went into Montana than came out.
Among the freight carried up the river
there was but little -four and no wheat.
Montana produces her own wheat and
oats. OF the freight brought down the
river there We're seven boat loads Of wool.
1t takes eleven days to 60 FROM Bismarck
to Benton. The business will be greatly
increased during the coming selsOn. The
Co,LSOn line is buil.ing two steamers and
the Benton line one. This IS j,rs'irc.' ~
be the favorite route for those l,a,a,ng in'u
Montana. The f,re is Mitch cheaper md
there is less staging than via III. / MON
Pacih. route. There 10 DALI stage line
from Benton TO Helena. aud slosiid The ex-
press matter and bullion be permitted 10
pass over this route it would be the only
way of reaching Montana.
| Important ~ Western settlers.
Senator Trler's new land bill rel,tes to
the future disposal Of public lands. The
bill has passed two readings and is now in
the han,ls OF the Senate committee on pub
liz lands. Under it's provisions. II passed,
no lands not mineral will henceforth be
obtainahle except under the homestead
laws. 1t further provides that MI home
~txads hereafter sec,irssi under the laws Of
| the United States, shall not be liable for
| ,iebtS contracted before the issue OF the
N,test for the same. nor tor any debts,
! lIan or incnnbrance thereon for q period
Of t~a years after the issue Of the patent.
The third section O. this bill provides that
nothing therein shall af~t. or otherwise
upair the RI hts Of any presumption,
..conA,,h.,s Or incohate." existing ut the
iuue uf tive il.ssa.s vi the act, nor shall II
,rev~nt tile entering OF town sites in ac-
,,or,isnce with existing laws; nor prevent
he Presi,knt Of the United States from re-
.rviny town sites. Us provided tor in chap
'-r eiyh, of the Revised Statutes; nor pre-
vent the location Of land warrants under
ths existing laws; nor prevent the selec-
rion II l.nis with agricultural scrip. as
now provided for by law; nor prevent the
donation of public lands to the new States,
IS provided for in section twenty-shrec
hllnssed and ssventy-eixht. entitled, An
ct to encourage the growth of timber on
the WesterR ln;.iriss. .'-O,,sha Bee.
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The price OF wife among the Sioux In
lianS iS tw.ntN Monies And when the