Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-08-21

ic'n Erair. We fiil to see VIA. exc he can
be termed but 4 vayslto4iI aasi blk
Here j. 4 ciippse with pbysic-.. inii,Tnities
not 8" great - TWO gentlemen we can
naine in Bozcman. fot tie Bozeinanites
iiaTc IrHtr ESgr..ced themselves by asking
for dollar on charity. On the contrary
Icy have always earned their own money
and c=in average up financially with those
hy whom u3ey are surrounded.
Take BHrnes' own statements. and if they
are triie lie is z blk. if not. lie is so much
the greater hla7e. and We lind there is no
need Of his asking for MONEY. He has said
in town that lie has taken il q 800 since
coming 10 Montana. He told another per-
son thai the mining companies in Butte
and the citizens of that place gave linn $500.
and that lie got $500 in Glendale. In BoZe-
man we 60 not know how much he has re-
ceiyed. but presume he got here and al Fl.
Ellis. aboai 500. We are informed that
. each Chinese wash-hOuse gave him s..
That in lie Exchange saloon he got at one
$ at another 81. and that another house
in town gave him SIS.
In answer TO an inquiry in tie Exchange.
he said. well | amt worth as much as
story bat | could scare up few thousands
if it was necessary
Some persons talk as though we had
personal spite in the matter. We
wrote the paragraph last week because VIC
believe II the province Of every newspaper
to inform lis readers of every barefaced
fraud al least. If Montana has not enough
Of its own deserving poor and unfortunate
then they can be found elsewhere. If bilks
are what We desire 10 throw away our
money and sympathy upon. then let us i'm |
port few dozen professionals from New |
York or other eastern cities.
Perhaps it has not occurred to every one
who has read BGrnes' circular that any one /
OF those three children OF his. at this stage
Of Tie proceedings. should be able to sup
port him. We take it for granted that be
WAS married before the accident and that
the Youngest OF those children is not less
than sweet sixteen Had lie married
after the accident lie would have undoubt-
cdly married a woman capable OF caring
for him.
To sHch is are truly helpless, needy and
deserving. we always believe in extending
Z helping hand. The claims OF the brave
5ut unfortunate mail driver. Bob Casey.
ipon the people Of Montana. were success
uliy urged upon the attention of the good
Deople Of BozeIDan through the COURIER
md the attaches Of this office. We con-
;eiye it TO be the duty Of evely community.
Is tar az possible. 10 take care Of its own
'ripplcs and paupers. and there is SYSTEM :. :,
tic provision for doing so in every we'll !
egulated community. In ninety-nne :
asses in every hundred it is perfectly safe !
o treat vagabond strangers as bilks ard
Iauds. The old maxim that charity
egins at home" is both safe and whole. d
ONE as a rule Of action. We have known
ersons so extremely generous that they IL
iould not hesitate to give away other peo-
les money. or. in other words. they
'ou-d be lavish in their gifts while slow to L
ny their honest debts. If We are literally
isposed we can generally lind worthy
bjects OF pity at home and not be under
ie necessity of bestowing charity upon d
nwortIy vagabonds. u,