Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-20
The Avant Courier.
ODDS AND ENDS.

SeuEe. NO uOuDt II would live mllC
longer II il didn't smoke SO much.
There are now one hundred and fort,
eight narrow-gauge railroads. altogetht
four thousand one hundred and forty-se,
en- miles long.
One OF the aGlest. most conservative an
prominent Of the English bankers-a ban
presideDt-nOw on a visit TO America. say
that our national bank system is the bes
ever devised by the wi, Of man lie wishc
England had one as good.
The Rev. Vim. Mckay, after realin!
several notices from his pulpit in the Meth
odist church at Geneva. Ind. said then
was another matter rs 10 which he desired
10 inform his congregation. His wife hat
sloped with Mr.. Hutton. ncigIibor.
Col. lngersoll's Bible" lies on the cen
'cr-table in his parlor. In it. al tile appro-
pirate places. are leaves for the family rec.
ord, and on the cover. in raised gilt letters.
Is the inscription. "This is an inspired
book" The volume is 4 copy Of Shake
speare.
poor man. a few days ago. purchased
apiece Of ground at South AmLoy. n. j..
and commenced selling the clay that lies
under the surface. He has dug great
shafts and tunnels. and is said to have
earned fortune OF S3OO.0OO.
In Baltimore there are forty peach pack
ing establishments. Few. if any, of these
employ less number OF hands than two
hundred. Willie scycra. Of them reach eight
hundred or one thousand, and these are
exclusive Of those engaged in the manu-
acture OF lin cans and packing cases.
The Summit County Times is published
ut higher altitude than any other paper
III the world. it being ii 400 feet above the
sea level. The publisher is certain to have
Ike his confreres mt Leadvile. "hieh old
time" of it. kokomo is that mythical
place where ''thc goose hangs high
The National Humane Society. in SEES
sion in Chicago. adopted a resolution. Of
fering reward Of $1,000 for the invention
OF car suitable to the transportation of
stock, the vehicles not TO be patented. |
That is tough for the ''palacc stock car''(g)
proprietors.
A dangerous counterfeit twenty-dollar
'egal-tender note. issue 0. 1878, letter c. is
in circulation. The line engraving is some
what blurred: the words "Register of the
Treasury under Allisons signature, are
crOOked-aimOst Il curve. Also the words
Treasurer Of the United States" under
the Treasurer's signature. are irregular.
iamilton's coat is dark and blurred. The
'nks and paper are almost perfect. 1t is n
very dangerous bill, and made by new
process.
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. is ;
owned by the B"nk of California and leas-
vi by Senator Sharon. 1t was built under
the management Of Ealston. when that I'M
Fortunate prince was in his prime. 1t is :.
an elephant On the hands of its owner and l
its lessee. The country mansion which :
kalston built for himself and called Bel
mont is attached to the Palace. and quests !
OF the latter VISIT it during the warm
months. II
Ielcpheme is a new word suggested BY :,
Grccian subscriber Of the Pioneer Press to r
express the idea Of a message sent by tcle- :,
phone. 1t means literally that which is ;,
spoken at distance. Telephone let it be. i
The Pioneer Press lays the chronological 4
foundling tenderly at the door of Mr.. Rich :,
ard Grant White and begs him to take il in 3
and not let it 90 without Christian baptism 70
fnr lack of an orthodox sponsor, or a h
priest t" perform the sacreu rite. q
The use of paper as material for tires q,
and also for the wheels of railroad cars. o,
where something very stout is required. p
now has become an old story; but some ci
IT the marvel it first excited may well be p
transferred to new use of glass tor the N
'lcepers OF railroad tracks. As fact. II,
glass, tonchcned under the recent process. or
S used at STAFFORD, Eng land, for railroad re
'lspers, the upper side being grooved to 10
lold the rail. These slecpers are cheap re
md certain not to rot. We sometimes at
ancy the surprise OF our great-grandfalh- tit
r., in coming to life again from the stage re
zach era, to find the earth girdled with ri;
rack for steam locomotion. We need not Ia.
70 so far back-wc need only imagine the
Wonder Of more recent bygone genera
ion at finding row-boats and car-whecls
made Of paper and railway ties OF glass. tn
In giving his experience the other night pc
n Old Californian '49er frankly admitted tic
hat his life had been failure. Said he gre
When left lndeanny to come 10 Califor- o,
y my whole ambition was TO dig enough Ike
old so that could 90 back home and buy in:
tumblin' shaft threshing machine and go we
bout the country every fall doing custom ge
FORK and living on roast chickens. Now, thu
ere am, and nary threshing machine yet, m,
n even et | had the machine my apper- in
tie for chicken is gone. l tell you, boys. tw
~ life's bin failure I'll
About five years ago tunnel was COM Inc
'enced under the Hudson River for the en'
urpose OF connecting Jersey City with we
ew York. The main end in view was FRO
enable the Western railways to bring COZ
'eir passengers and freight directly to OF
his city. The Hudson Tunnel Company. cor
owever, was for long time prevented rail-
ON going on with its work by various ext
gal contentious among the railroad CON- Tor
anies. but recently these obstacles have ma
zen so far removed that active operations Rel
ave been resumed. This tunnel, it is es- ing
mated, will cost Sl0.000.O 900. but the COM Ma
ercial advantages will be very great. II
to be 1900 feet long-about one mile
ein2 under the river-and its greatest I
.pth under water is TO be about sixty the
ct. The walls Of the tunnel are to be as l
instructed OF the best hard brick and ce- an ;
ent, and ii " Ill be twenty-six feet wide. des
Tenty-four high, and lighted will, gas. A sew
rtical shaft is now being sunk ia Jersey in t
ty. and the boring of the tunnel will be- emit
q at the depth OF about sixty-five feet. Of
---a-"~-s----- the
o"sp"Per Aiie' ton,
Tho wise man Of old. 1t is scarcely neces- s;no
~ to remark, understood human nature tb.r
and no where does his under % .,