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I. O of G.T. beware the bowl! though rich nud bright ta rubies flith uJponl the light, An adder coils its depths beneath, Whose lure i woee, whore sting is death. GRAND LO)(.~ OF MONTANA. 1. C. T. WM. II. SUTEIIRI.N, Dia ;lntd City. G. CONsI.~I -JAS. E. OWINGS, Deer Iodgoe. G. W.r. T.--MIS. ANN E. BUDI)DS, Fort Shaw. (;. Sic.-M ASSENA BULLARI) I Ielena. G. WA. S.-AMRS. LAURA E. BULLARD, lIelenl;at. G. T''ReaA.-MISS KATIE ORR. Helena. G. CHJIA.-GEO. A. DOUGLAS, Boulder Valley. O. MAR.-MISS CARRIE N. GILLETTE, Helenla. G.1). M.--WM. 1. . RISK, St. Louis. G. M.ES.-'*. V. .KEMPERI , Centreville. G. G.-MI S. MARY A. SWITZLIER, Biozelnaii. 5i S.-JOIIN MARTINDALE, Park City. P. G. W. C. T.-RICIIARD LOCKEY, Ilelena,. TsnEi'L, l)EPUTY.- RICIIARD LOCKEY, Helena. COUNTY I)EPIUTIES. .Deet Lodge.-DANIEL STEPI1ENS, Deer Lodge. Jefferson.-V. A. COOK, Boulder Valley. Gallatin.--J. C. SWITZLER. Bozeman. Madison.--W. A. MEANS. Sheridan. Missoula.-TIIOM AS W. FLOWERS, Mis soula. Meagher.-TH. T. CONNER, Centreville. Lewis and Clarke.-J. C. BUDDS, Fort Shaw. EDITORH IHUSUANDMAN: Seeing that you take much interest in the cause of Temper ance, I will inform you ot the condition of Centennial Lodge No. 55, I. O. G. T. We have now 53 inendmers in good standing, 41 males and 12 females, all of whom appear to be ardent and zealous in the prosperity of the lodge and order. In a little over four months this number has been convinced hat the wine cup is a bitter enemy both norally and physically to the human fami y. We have amongst us several members vho were never known to be under the in hence of intoxicating liquor; but possess ng those, charitable and god-like attributes .o restore the fallen and wayward to the aths of morality and virtue. They became uembers of our lodge, and by their exam le and moral persuasions, they have done uch good. The names of the officers in talled for the current quarter are: Dan'l Stepheus, W. C. T.; Geo. W. Ir -ine, W. V. T.; John C. O'Brien, W. S.; Sister Jane O'Neil, W. T.; S. Ilardenbrook, W, F. S.; Thos. H. Irvine, Sr., W. Chap.; L C. Matkins, W. M.; Sister Lizzie Shaw, W. I G.; - Caughenour, W. O. G.; John Friesberger, IW. A, S.; C. Vanlewen, W. D. I.; Sister Geo. W. Irvine, B. II. S.; Sister Nannie Kelly, Ta. H. S.; I. W. Stoner, P. W. C. T. Yours in F. II. and C. Juo. C. O'BRIEN, W. S. Deer Lodge City, Nov. 25, 1876. The writer of the above letter was once a member of Diamond Lodge, and it will doubtless be interesting to the brothers and isters here as well as his many friends upon the Missouri valley, to know that he is still enlisted in the good cause, and no one can be more pleased than we to read his good report from Centennial Lodge. Good, sober and substantial citizens are as much needed in a Good Templar Lodge as in any other organization, and it is gratifying to know that Centennial Lodge is honored with such leading lights. There are hundreds of substantial, sober rme in other sections of our Territory who could do much:towards arresting the course f intemperance in our country by lending a helping hand, and it is to be hoped that they will emulate the example set by our Deer Lodge brothers. -Band of Hope Lodge No. 20, was or ganized at Phillipsburg, in Deer Lodge county, November 3, 1S76, by Bro. Thomas II. Todhunter, Special Deputy. with seven teen charter members. 2The following offi cers were installed : W. C. T., Wm. T. Allison; W. V. T., Estella Hammond; W. F. S., J. C. Collins; W. T., T'illie Schtepel; W. R. S., Harry ;ires W. C., Hector fIorton; WV. M., II. Call; W. D. M., Daniel McKay; W. I. G., , Kaiser; W. O. G., F. Valener I, II. S., r.41.l Dvis; L.dg, Depulty, Willial T. Tita,. " A SOUL WITHOUT A HOPE." Of the Inany sad losses which have been caused by the wine cup, none are more touching than the following sketch under the above caption, which we copy from a recent number of the Colorado Farmer : The saddest story that has reached us of late is that connected with the late J. J. Talbot, a P. G. W G . O. Templar, of Indiana. We met him at the Bloomington session of the It. W. . G. Lodge in 1875, and found him an active, earnest, aggressive temperance worker. At the Louisville session of the plresent year, he brought himself into more thaln usual prominence by the course he adopted, no doubt conscientiously, in tak ing part with the British secession from the R. WV. G. L. jurisdiction. Doubtless the personal notoriety resulting from his action had its due effect upon a naturally nervous temperament; but the sad truth remains upon record that shortly after his return to his native State, Brother Talbot fell from grace, and his feet wandered from the paths of rectitude. Nay, more; the demon that entered into the clean and garnished cham ber brought with it other (lemns, and his last state was worse than his first, until the merciful hand of death was laid upon him and he passed away, leaving behind him a story as sad, as suggestive, as any ever told. Below we give his own description of his struggles against the demon of drink, writ ten during some lucid moments. Brothers, read it over carefully and ponder over it se riously. Take the lesson it teaches to heart, especially such of you as have come up to the fraternal trinity from the ranks of the enemy. Hold fast to that which is good. Renew your vows daily. Remember your obligations. " But now the struggle is over, I can suir vey the field and measure the losses. I had position, high and holy. This demon tore from around me the robes of my sacred of flee and sent me forth churchless and god less, a very hissing and a by-word among men. Afterward I had business large and lucrative, and my voice in all large courts was heard pleading for justice, mercy and right. But the dust gathered on my un opened books, and no foot fall crossed the threshold of the drunkard's office. I had moneys ample for all necessities, but they took wings and went to feed the coffers of the devils which possessed me. I had a home adorned with all that wealth and the most exquisite taste could suggest. This devil crossed its treshold and the light faded from its chambers; the fire went out on the holiest of altars. and leading me through its portals, despair walked forth with her, and sorrow and anguish lingered within. I had children, beautiful, to me at least, as a dream of the morning, and they had so en twined themselves around their father's heart that no matter where I might wander, ever it came back to them on the wings of a father's undying love. His destroyer took their hands in his and led them away. I had a wife whose charms of mind and person were such that to see her was to remember. and to know her was to love. * * For thirteen years we walked the rugged path of lite together, rejoicing in its sun shine and sorrowing in its shade. This in fernal monster couldn't spare me even this. I had a mother, who, for long years had not left her chair, a victim of suffering and dis ease, and her choicest delight was in the re fiection that the lesson which she had taught at her knee had taken root in the heart of her youngest born, and that he was useful to his fellows and an honor to her who bore him. But the thunderbolt reached even there, and there it did its most cruel work. Otlier days may cure all butthis. Ah ! me; never a word of reproach from her lips; on ly a shadow of a great and unspoken grief gathering over the dear old fase; only a trembling hand nlaid more lovingly on my head; only a closer clinging to the cross; only a more piteous appeal to heaven if her cup at last were not full. And while her boy raved in his wild delirium 2,000 miles away; the pitying angels pushed thie gates ajar, and the mother of the drunkard en tered into rest. "And thus I stand, a clergyman without a cure; a barrister without a brief or busi ness; a father without a child; a husband without a wife; a son without a parent; a man withl scarcely a friend; a soul without a hope-all swallowed up in the melstrom of drink." IR. C. W. W. LOBARD, DENTIST, DIAMONDI CITY, Rooms at the Diamond City Hotel. Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Dcc. 7-tf -RAND SOCIAL B ALL, TO iBE GIVEN AT C 11 NT FR VI L L E, DECEMBER 22d, 1876. By the youag men of ('enterville and vicinity. A gelneral itivitation is extended. Tickets, Including SMpper, $3.00. Dec. 7-3w. RAND CIIRISTMAS BALL TO BE GIVEN AT THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, ON THE EVE OF DECEMBER 25th, 1876. GOOD MUSIC WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE. Tickets, Including Supper, $0.00. December 7-1876-3w.' T C. POWER & CO., DEALERS IN FARII ACHINERY ani WAGONS NO. 93 MAIN STREET, HELENA, MONTANA. ----- O - GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES FOR 186! -0 We have just received an invoice of Light and Heavy Wagons BUILT EXPRESSLY FOR MONTANA -0 FARMERS AND RANCHMEN Please call and examine our extensive stock, or send for price list before ordering, as we are determined to sell Low- Down for Cash! Our stock consists in part of Wood's Harvesters, Wood's Light Mowers, Wood's Self Rake Reapers, Wood's Droppers Combined, Wood's Iron Frame Mowers, Champion Mowers and Reapers, Mpwing Attachments and Extras. We are also Agents for THE IMPROVED MARSH HARVESTER Gale, Hollingsworth, Taylor and Revolving Hay Rakes; Superior Grain Drills, Mas silon Threshers, Eclipse Wind Mills, Pitt's Horse Powers, Fanning Mlills, C('ossby Gang, Hap good's Breaking, South Bend Chilled, and Stirring Plows; Road Scrapers, Sewing Machines, Temple 4 Son's Farm Pumps for any depth of well; Improved Domes tic Sewing Machines, Patent Sickle Grind ers, Climax Churns, Tilton's Steam Washer, Seamless, Flour and Ore Sacks, FAIRBANK & CO.'S SCALES We also have in store a full assortment of Iland Hay Rakes, Forks, Fork Handles, Scoop Shovels Barley Forks, and a full supply of repairs for all kinds of Machinery and Wagons sold by us, which is a great assistance to the purchaser; in fact, every thinst kept by a first-class Agricultural House. June 22, Titi-3i-3im. $999 Can't be made by every agent every month in the business we furnish, but those willing to work can easily earn a dozen dollars a day right in their own localities. Have no room to explain here. Business pleasant and honorable. Women, and boys and girls do as well as men. We will furnish a complete Outfit free. The business pays better than anything else. W e will bear expense of starting you. Partieulars free. Write and see. Faimners. and mec~anies, their sons and daughters, and all classes in naed of paying work at home, should write to ns and learn all about the work at once. Now is. the time. )on't delay. Adress TiRE & Co., Agur.ta, Maine. FRED J. KIESEL & CO. Forwarders for MON'TANA. ANID IDAICO CORINNE, - - - UTAH. Mark goods CARE F. J. K & C0., CORINNI, ITAB. May 4, 1876-24-6m. A. J. DAVIDSON, Manufacturer of and dealer in SADDLERY AND HARNESS BRIDLES, WHIPS HALTERS COLLARS, And everything pertainining to the trade. GENUINE CONCORD IIARNES'S Always in stock. Repairing Done at Short Notice, And Prices lower than ever before charged in the Territory. HIDES, WOOL, PELTRIES and FURS Bought, for which the highest market price will be paid. NO. 2 HOLTER'S BLOCK, HELENA M. T. (Next door to Wells, Fargo & Co.) July 13, 1875-34-3m. LEOPOLD MARKS, Sole Proprietor of the CALIFORN1TIA STOR:E, Begsleaveto announce to his friends and patrons that he has still on hand as large a stock as ever, consisting in part of a Full Line of Ready-made Clothing, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES. As complete a stock as ever was, or is now in Meagher County. A full and large assortment of DRY GOODS OF iLL DESCRIPTIONS LADIES' AND MISSES SHOES, And anything that may be called for. In the Cannot be competed with by any bleaeshs lsouas.e. the County. I have a very large stock on h.nd,, and anythmng that I cannot furnal a ila thisa ine eiis t be had in the Territory. WINES AND LIQUORS, TOBACCO AND, CIAIS, I always keelp a la.ge.assortment of the best brands, and sell them.at the lowest llgures. My stock of. PATENT lMEDICINES Is also complete. In fact I keep any and every thing that can be found i a FIRST CLASS ESTABLISIlIMENT, And intend to sell them at the lowest prices. I will makene more discount to those who buy for cash than those whorm I redit. I Treýat all Alike And will not sell goods to those whom I think will not pay, consequently, those who buy on credit w ilt pay no more than cash buyers. DO NOT INTEND TO BE UNDERSOLD. Glie me a eall and satisfy yourselves. LEOPOLD MARKS. Jaauary $th ,17iCW.-W.