The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-01
TUESDAY. JANUARY LIST, 1884.
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
The book of Time is about to close with

The book of Time is about to close with
the record Of another year to be added
with it, history to the past. 1t has
brought its joys and sorrows. 1t has
brought into life many dear ones and
closed the life of many others. In this
it does not differ from those which have
gone before it. Peace has brooded over
the world and grim visaged war smooth
ed its wrinkled 'front.'" but the year has
been full of disasters, and crime has held
high carnival. Hopes have been blasted
and ambitions wrecked. Many have
made onward progress and others have
fallen by the wayside. It is proper that
we should take retrospective glance
and profit by the mistakes Of the past.
To call halt and see where we can
amend our ways The year has been
fruitful Of resources to Montana. As a
people we have been removed from our
isolated position and placed in rapid and
easy access to the busy marts of the
world. Within the year the iron bands
have been united within our borders and
gave us quick connection with the Occi-
dent and the Orient. We have been ad-
vertised widely through two henispheres
and from comparatively unknown and
isolated Territory we have emerged into
q we'll known country. Our resources Of
climate, soil and mineral wealth have
through these agencies become the won
der and admiration Of the Union. The
groundwork has been laid which will
soon make our desert wastes to "bloom
and blossom as the rose" Ere long our
mountains will be filled with the rever-
berating echoes of Thousands of stamps
and smelten extracting the precious
metals from ores now locked up. Along
our water courses the bnsy hum Of in
dustry win be heard from manufacturing
industries Of every description. Nor
has been accomplished in 1888 TO make
% known than in any decade which has
one before, and thousands are turin ng
their eyes Montana ward. To many it
may not seem to have been fruitful in
beneficial results and many have looked
upon the opening of this great highway
- disastrous in the extreme; but they
'look through glass darby" The seed
have been planted which will bring an
abundant harvest. We have had . re-
action which naturally Get in after the
feverish excitement Of railroad building
and the consequent speculative tenden-
cies produced. Our physical nature, as
it were, has been overstrained; our nerv-
Gus system has been under strong ten
sion, but we are now convalescing, and
now looking around US with . view for
the future. We will recover with renew
ed siren 9Th and vigor. Methods Of bus
mess have been and will he revolution
lied and we must fit ourselves to tn 9
change. There will be some who cannot
do this and they will have to step down
and out; it win only result in the "survi-
val of the t,ttest." Do not surrender now
when victory il road1f p 49, uupUl
tf6dgh. We have added ma.
ter7aily TO our population, amazingly to
our wealth, but only = 1.-THE of what is
IN store for U.S. The march of such a |
territory with such boundless resources
must be and will be onward to the bioh
position which Montana must soon a..
sumo among the Sisterhood of States
Let US then draw fresh courage from the
past and full Of hope for the future nre.s
Forward. Eighteen hundred and eighty
three is behind us. We cannot recall
'lneie moment Of its existence. We can
plont by ITS lessons if we choose: if we
nave courage We can profit by its failures
Eighteen hundred and eighty-four is all
'elore US. luminous with hope, encourae- !
ng ior success. and full Of grand possibil.
les' Shall we he Cup and doing with .
cart for any fate" or,siall We idly drin y
'''n the current content to be driven bv . .
very idle wind, without aims, without !,
ope, without results We trust not y :,
ne CHRONICLE born Of the year 1883 and =
urtured under adverse circumstances o.
ow on the threshold, of 1884 bids ,ts -
atrons and readers a Happy New Year" n
,snkins them for liberal patronage and -
king for continuance, with the prom o.
OF still better endeavors.. Nav = -
ing to you all ofjoy and none Of sor 20
W. May you be Of that class who can Ne
sweet contentment live and in ne.ce
die. 5- col
whose herds with milk, whose aelds with Ns
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whose hocks supply him with sttire tur
nose Trees, In summer, yield him .h.aa Ge
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lest, who can unconcern'dly f,nd. To-
ou1, days and years slide soft avav. ~ -,
health Of body, peace Of mind puu
Quiet BY day. -....k IN. w
und sleep by night; study and ease eA'
gether mkt, sweet recreation: wee
10 Innocence, which most does. n,e... viii
with meditation" whe
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we have more than once snooestad
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