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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-07
szEEsE ARE g,HE SOLDIERS?

As the Secretary Of War is at
present III this military district, we
presume that it is by his orders
that Gen Gibbon proceeds to the
Musselshell country. The force at
his command on this expedition
amounts to about two hundred men
drawn from the garlisons in the
Territory, besides the force already
along the Carroll route. There
are At present ten companies Of in
fantrysand six Of Cavalry on duty
IN Montana. Where are they all
stationed? Beside the large escort
with tho. DISTINGUISHED visitors now
IL the Territory, all or nearly all
Of Montana's insufficient compile
ment Of troops arc guarding the
interests Of Nessrs Maclay & Co.,
along the Carroll route. The cry
was raised a short time since Of
. where's our cayaIry?" And the
important fact was discovered that
one company Of cavalry was sta
toned on the Teton, ostensibly to
prevent illicit trade, but their pres
ence there was really our sole pro-
lection from Sioux massacre.
We are presumed to have one com.
pany Of soldiers stationed here for
the protection Of settlers, whereas
not more than ten men could be
for immediate service If
occasion required. II any portion
OF Montana has reason to demand
more troops, We think that il IS that
OF the North, Endangered on all
sides, the very first to suffer from
Sioux depredations this year. we
are lett to protect ourselves at the
very time when news Of murder and
.apine reaches Us from every quar-
,er L in seIfdefense we use the
lights Of the military, we render
ourselves liable to chains and i'm
1rIsonment while if We are willing
hat the government Should alone
e tue hghtiag5 We are. treated with
Indifference, orr demands for moro
roops and proper distribution are
and il faetaIl our efforts
9 make this country habitabIe are
by the enemies Of Bentons
rosperity The few soldiers now
. Montana were sent here for the
rofeetion q settlers. and not to
z stationed upon 4 useless route
: serve i feN greedy eanifalis
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-07
OUR. IsfY EE. -

The Bozenan Times still be-
lioves il the Yellowstone river.
N a recent article It says
Capt. Grant Marsh, IN q letter
to Mr. Anderson. proposes not only
to build 9 steamer adapted to that
river, but expresses such conf
dence III its navigabiIity, that he
| desires TO obtain one-haIf interest
in the undertaken. upon the basis
|of a personal investment to that
extent
This would BE a safe investment
for the Capt. or any other man. OF
course when completed the=steamer
will run to Benton Capt. Marsh,
II q late letter to one Of our mer=
chants, says The Yellowstone
is a good river to freight govern
ment stores on, BY the day, but as
an individual enterprise it is not
to be eonsidered-it would break
9o41lnooofe anaefo'1t.
The aflmes further remarks
Capt. Marsh guarantees landing
OF freight at Ponpey's Pillar any
way and Mifhn11f 1nfeh dailllt. af
eIarls's Fork, and It may be at the
Old Agency lie asserts positively
that the river IS better one than
the Missouri, and that a small
amount Of inpfoTe1nentWlII render
It the highway to Montana"
Without much doubt and may
be- arc moor arol1,3ents f. show
a.. .a..;l.l
s1aas : = l'o4s''''9' ssE'ee1.s'45 Nnen
she loS OF 1ae steamer 9osePhlne,
itself states differently. And then
Capt. Marsh told Us positively that
he would as soon run up the Mis-
souri, to Benton as any other river
he knew Of, and that he intended TO
build a steamer to transport late
freight to this point. It is prob
ably this craft to which the Times"
has reference. Again the Bozeman
journal says
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-07
FORT BENTON, NJ. T., AUGUsT 7. 1875.


about late freight? Why. it is On
y short timesinee that i Herald
correspondent pFophecled that al
the Benton late freight would come
|by way of Carroll, because that
road was so much safer and better.
The present Carroll rate j. ten dol.
lars per ton more than the Benton
rate, and yet an additional five dol.
lars per ton IS to be added Ol
course, If Helena merchants prefer
to pay fifteen dollars extra to have
their goods come BY way Of Carroll
because the proprietors Of the Car
roll route happen fo reside at the
Capitol, they have a perfect right
to do so; but i tie prices Of such
goods should be unusually high dur
ing the coming winter, it will not
be difficult to surmlse the cause.
Benton rate, 8 34 cents; Carroll
rate, + cents plus the bonus given
to t. 3 ffeighters on the reliable
route. Our forwarding merchants
would like to take advantage Of
this offer if circumstances permit
60 q, IizeTel ss=5I snow sIIg
supremacy Of this route, and the
advantages Of shipping via Benton
In this connection we desire to
ask, what right has the Carroll
enterprise to the sympathy and
support Of the people Of Montana?
Has it reduced freight rates? No.
Has it brought goods to the Terri
tory IN less time and IN better con
dition than they have been deliver
ed BY tie Benton roate? BY 10
means. Can it deliver later freight
than the Benton route? Decidedly
not. LAS it not obtained special
rates from the n. z. without allow
ing its patrons any benefit there
Va
from? II fact, has i not failed to
perform one and all Of the many
promises made for It By It's proprie-
tors and its hired newspaper adxo-
Gates !? It has without a doubt.
# tie Diamond R Line and CoulsonI
steamers were the only rivals to the
=. 7. Railroad. then indeed would
i be the duty Of Montana merchants
70 sustain the Carroll route /, but,
a the rival Of Benton, It has no
Iust claims for support. f Behtoa'
sorWardefs can nov eiVeloNer rates
han are. allowed on the Carroll
.oate, Ger faialy tAey could % still /
5etter II they bad the advantage
i q special arrangement with the
Y 7. Railroad and # the gouIson
md al other upper river steamers
q -
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-08-07

Local notices 5 cents per line for first insertion and
10 cents ion each subsequent insertion.
Legal advertisements Of not than 10 lines solid
nonparei $50 first insertion and - cents fur each
additional insertion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

wretched-lookin' barn-yard fowls. /
do hate any halfway bissiness. / alters
likes to have either one thing or the
other, outand out. Ineyer see q amean-
spirited, vacillatin', half-determined
man, who tells you he win do certain
thing one mint, and then do something
directly contrary the next, but wot /
think his name orter be Spring. I
never see tickle, changoable, unprin-
cipled cokwet but think her name
orter be Flora. Tn down onto Spring.
She roasts us, she soaks us, and she
burns us up with fever, and finally, and
to conclude, she staryes us to death for
she never brings anything to eat with
her. She gives us the very wust taters
that we have the whole year round, and
this alone, if she wasn't gilty of any
thing else, would be enough to set me
agin her teetotally. Once more I say
I'm down onto Spring.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24
GENTLE SPRING.

Kin you tell me why potes and pea
nut sellers, and filosophers and fools
and ministers and "mnsclemen,' j. and
lawyers and loafers, and doctors and
dry goods clerks, men women and chill
dren, ct ceterer and so forth, all go in
with sich rush for Spring2 Cos if
you kin tell me, blamed if / wouldn't
like to know. I've been thinkin' this
ere subieck over, for some time, and I've
come to the conclusion, that Spring is
;ist the meanest season in the whole
year. She is the deoeivinest crittef
ever was. She is everything by turns
and nothing long. She blows hot and
cold with the same mouth all the time.
The most favorable thing that can be
said of her is that she's q little green
and great blower, and that, judgin'
from the standard of human natur',
oughter be positive disadvantage.
Her principle producshins is rheumatic,
fever and ager, consumption, and cold
in the head. A fellar don't know half
the time whether to wear his .overcoat
or go in his shirt-sleeves. I amt bin
able to do anything at my legitemit bus
mess since Spring sot in. It's took all
my time to blow ray proboskis, and I've
had to keep both hands a-goin at that.
My nose is like piece Of raw beefsteak,
and I'm Altered shall commit q invol-
untary suercide by blowin' my brains
out through my nostrils. If I do hap
pen to ketch spare mint occasionally
I'm obloeged to fill up my time by
sneezin', coughin', or shakin' with ager.
I've shook all the hair off o. my head,
and I've bin brought down SO fine in
flesh that I think somethin' of exhibitin'
myself at the museum for livin' skel-
eton. + haven't felt any OF Springs
bammy breezes, or sighin zephyrs, or
health-givin' odors--I haven't seen any
of her lap full of flowers, or her laffin'
streams, or her singin' birds, sich as we
read about--nary one! Her bamniy
brsezes has been cold easterly winds;
her sighin zeffyrs, shrill key hole music;
her latin streams, nasty, drizly, chilly
rains; her health -givin' odors, the steme
from manure heaps; her lap full OF
flowers, few miserable white things
that looked frightened to death at havin'
come into the world before their time;
her singin' birds, a lot of half-drowned
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

enemies, and neither would speak; bul
both started on o rapid run for the
Squire,s, about mile off, where they
arrived very much out of breath. They
burst into the house like whirlwind
just in time to hear the words: -
~ now pronounce yon man and
wife," a... =
Hold on" yelled Brown. "I OBJ
ject." =
SO do l." screamed Smith.
You are little too late" remarked
the Squire. +" Nothing but a divorce
can fix it now" u J.
The parents fumed and glared at each
other. ...r.- 5..s.yr.t 49,. t..
II am sure, pa" pleaded the daugh-
ter, " that you and ma both said,
Daughter" hurriedly interposed
Brown, turning very red; but striving
to appear digniied, g I'm not disposed
to be tyrannical; now that you are mar
ried l shall not refuse you my bless
ing"
"And you, father" said John, /" we
would never have eloped if you and
mother had not said" sHt
"Never mind, my son. interrupted
Smith. -" I will not be hard with you
I forgive you both"
Brown and Smith thereupon became
reconciled, and all rode home in the
elopers' wagon" -H ,yFm
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24
RAILROADS WITHOUT MONEY.

AC rcCenG m66tluR Oh Douu-DOluerS
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Gen.
Cass, the President of the company,
presented report calculated to make
the most favorable showing the facts of
record would warrant, from which we
derive the following damaging state
ments in relation to the management
of munifcent Government subsidy:
The outstanding bonds of the COM
pany, . exclusive of the floating debt,
amount to $31 ,69G,27 The entire
railroad constructed, on both divis-
ions, is 532 miles; showing an ex-
penditure of $51, ,175 mile, without
counting any of the floating debt or
dollar received from stockholders. The
portion Of the road completed is over
the most favorable portion of the route,
and could have been constructed and
equipped, with ready cash and proper
economy and business sagacity, at
cost not to exceed anaverage of $35, 900
mile. AT that rate, the actual expen-
diture for the completed portion of the
road is $1S, ,620 900, against $31 ,593, ,270
of bonds and an indefinite amount of
floating liabilities. From this state
ment it is clearly demonstrated that the
stockholders, as represented by the
Directors, not only do not show dol
lar of their own money paid in or ex-
pended, but o balance of S13 ,076, 40
of the money of bond-holders absorbed
or squandered by themselves in the
management OF this great public trust.
Not only this, but these same Directors,
in conjunction with the bankrupt house
of Jay Cooke & Co., conspired to fur
ther defraud the bond holders and the
Government by appropriating to saeir
own use all the profits arising from the
enhancement of the value OF lands by
the construction OF the road, which by
the subsidy was calculated to accrue to
the public benefit and afford the princi-
pal security to the bond-holders. And
yet, thisgang of conspirators, organized
for plumber, have not only betrayed
their public trust, robbed oil who have
trusted them, but are yet out of the
penitentiary and have the brazen ef-
frontery to ask Congress and victims of
their rascality to grant them further in
dulgence and extend their powers for
mischief, and there are innocent incom-
petents, like the editor Of the Tacoma
Tribune, who honestly believe that the
interests of the country may be pro-
NOTED by extending the license to this
gang OF thieves. = Dispatch. &.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24
A POLITICAL SITUATION.

One afternoon I was jogging along
up the hill, at the rate say of fifteen
miles in fourteen hours, to keep an en-
gagement in distant village. I had
not proceeded far when was hailed by
q curious specimen of humanity, who
asked the privilege of riding with me.
On reaching the top Of the hill, I ac.
ceded to his request, when the follow
ing conversation passed between us. ]
asked him if he ever lived in the town
/ was always bred and brung up
here,' he said. ...T =
You know great many of the in
habitants, I suppose?"
"I knows them all. from A to lizard
from alf-to-o-me-go, as our domino
says"
"Who lives in that neat little cottage
there?"
An aunt OF mine used to live there.
She was o very talented woman she
ate four hard-boiled eggs on her death
bed" rfs sails yi.asst
"You come of good stock, IreckonY
You needn't guess again. Why,
only yesterday, I stopped at farm
house, and the woman who keeps the
house axed me to take some dinner, and
I ate twelve hard-boiled eggs"
What did the woman say to that"
She Jest larfed, and axed me to
take some more, but I didn't want to
make pig of myself" qa
You seem to be getting along in
years; If may be SO rude, allow me to
ask how old you are?
"There you've got me, stranger.
Ever since / could run alone I; have
been MS busy as spotted dog, and SO
I have not been able to keep the ac-
count"
Don't you know how old you are p
Well, part yes, and part no, but
more no than yes. It was writ down
to hum in the Bible, and I reckon from
circumstance that happened that am
about forty-nine." y ,. ''i
Pray what was that circumstance ?"
cit was tho casting of my fust vote.
I disremember the date, but I know
that cast my fust vote for Gineral
Jackson when was eighteen and have
voted ever SINCE"
Glow are the majority going to vote
this Fall?"
"Oh, they'll vote by ballot"
Certainly they will, but how will
the different parties vote?"
"The same way"
"You don't understand me; / wish
to know which party will win?''
Them that gifts the most votes.
Chow will the Republicans vote, and
how will the Democrats vote ?"
They allus vote by ballot up here
in the country"
Who will they vote for ?" g.
" The Democrats will vote for the
Democrats and the others will vote for
the Others" aa ~aT .a
Here my fellow-traveler reached the
end Of his. journey aad babe rae sseod-
bye without shedding single ray of
light upon the political situation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

xE We have been reading Beecher's
testimony, and the only thing we find
that he refused to kiss is the Bible,
when he was sworn. He has conscien-
tious seruples against that; but he APP
pears to have put in alarge part of his
life kissing people and things. a1 p
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

sSr An aged colorod individual went
into a New York store, recently, and
asked how the thermometer stood: "a
hundred and forty-nine degrees below
zero!" replied the clerk. "I Is dat q faxg"
exclaimed the old man; " then I've
loosed 50. I jist made a bet it war o
hundred and fifty
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

SE A certain old bachelor was told
that two lovers will sit up half the night
with only one chair in the room, and
wanted to bet that it couldn't be done,
unless one sat ON the floor. a fs 4ea
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

y Correctly don't sesm like hard
word; yet they all 60 down because they
can't spell correctly. 45s'1
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

ssSr Edgar Poe said: "To yilify q
great man is the readiest way in which
little man can himself attain great
ness. The crab might never have be-
come o constellation but fer the cour-
age il eyinced in nibbling Hercules on
the heel" g~asgs y,3 ..,a.E.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

~ Never do o wrong thing to make
a friend, or to keep one. The man
who wants you to do SO is dearly pur-
chased, and at a sacrifice. Deal kindly
and firmly with oil men, and yon wilt
find it the policy which wears the best,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

= -
g Home is not a name, nor form
nor q routine. IT is d spirit, q pres
ence, principle. Materialand nethcd
will not, and can not, makeits u mast
get it's light and swestness from those
who inhabit il, from towers and suns
shine; from the sympathetic natures
which, in their exercise Of sympathy
can lay aside the tyranny Of the broom.
and the awfnl duty Of endless scrub,
bing. sss, M
xE- When they want to lind out In
the country ii q girl 10 courtIng OK nots,
an old lady steps in and rslnaEks; y
say, thera amt no one sick Ia This here
house or nothin', is there z ! seen 4
light bnrnin' nigh onto twelve o'clock
last night: but don't smell camphite
nor raothin' around.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-24

Sa- The original greenbacks frogs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25
CARROLL ITEMS.

Another change has taken place in
the management of the Huntingdon
Times. Mr. C. Hawkins has closed
out to Messrs. Crockett d NcChesney,
who will edit and publish il in future.
We part from Mr. Hawkins with
regret, but wish his successors success
in their enterprise
1t seems there have only been two
cases of small pox in Huntingdon,
and they were promptly removed to
the Hospital The corporate authori-
ties have fitted up several buildings
on Mr. T. w. Aliens farm for hospital
purposes.
The limes-very sensibly, we think
advises the farmers of Carroll not
to plant so much cotton this season,
but to divide the crops into tobacco,
corn, etc., thus avoiding the danger
of entire failure.
That paper also puts up plaintiye
cry for sympathy because it cannot
collect old subscription bills. We
hardly know whether a newspaper
deserves sympathy in such a case.
Adopt the observation-disclosures" plan,
brethren, and then you'll not be
troubled. speak from experience.
Corn sells at $3.50 per barrel in
Carroll county.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25

A few day ago there appeared at
the crossing gentleman whose rapid
enunciation and foreign jargon caused
the crowd to gaze in stupid wonder,
while he was frantically endeavoring
10 learn the destination of a certain
train. At length a bystander be-
thought him Of young friend of his,
an overgraduate Of some college, who
had frequently bcasted of his success
full mastery of several languages.
After a series of pantomimic gesticu-
lations, he made the stranger under
stand that he would bring man who
could talk and went IN search of his
lingual friend, who readily accepted
the office of interpreter, as a high
compliment to his superior literary
abilities. Thinking to make an i'm
preston, he first addressed the stranger
a Ia Eancaisc. But the stupid for
eigner only shook his head and ges-
ticulated more vehemently than ever;
other vernaculars were tried with no
better success, and our youthful inter
preter was about to conclude he had
met some barbaric Scandinavian, when
the timely arrival of a learned pro-
fessor intercepted his conclusions, and
readily satisfied the strangers curiosi-
ty, and in answer to the youths eager
question, quietly informed him that
the stranger was Frenchman.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25
LOCAL SOTHCES.

Eissosri, Ksases d Texas Railway.
This pioneer line Of Railway te the
Great Saathwe.t, starting as is dos
from II mui5al, Ne. (whers it con-
nects with the numerous lines of Rail
wav from the Ea.t and North, also
from tie great city Of st. Louis, where
all lis from the East, North and
South make direct connections With
their through trains, and the country
Through which it passes is the finest
ON the globe, viz: Through Central
Missouri, Southern Kansas and ths
Indian Nation 10 Texas, where it con-
meets with the Great Trunk line Of
Texas, (ths Houston and Texas Cen
tral Ry.,) which, with Its numerous
branches and connections, offers the
traveller a shorter, quicker and coz
seqnently cheaper route 10 reach the
most important points in the empire
of the Southwest. Through trains
thoroughly equipped with Pullman
Sleeping Cars, Westinghouse Air
brake ard all the modern conveniences
Of Railway travelling, leave Hannibal
and ST. Louis daily, running through
to Houston, Texas, without change Of
cars. Then with their branch line
from Junction City, Kansas, which
traverses the Whole length of the
beautiful Neosho Valley and connects
with the main line at Parsons, kas.,
and their arrangements with connect
ing lines from Kansas City for the
travel from the Great Northwest,
truly it can he said Of at, It's the
Great American Thorougkfare- The
Land Department Of shis Read
Have for sale aloag the line Of Road
tie Great Neeshe Valley, oyer
ONE MILLION ACRES of Choice
Farming, Fruit and Stock Lands, on
ten wears credit, at LOW RATES.
They offer great inducements for the
wear 1875, for colonies and families to
settle on their lands. Special low
rates for transportation, alsomaps, time
csrds, and all information can be had
by addressing the General Passenger
department, Sedalia, Mo. feb+ly
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25
Fire lnsurance.

The Union and American Of a
recent date pays the following we'll
deserved compliment to one of our
best insurance companies. We would
remind our readers that they can
secure policies in this first-class COM
pany by calling at this Office:
The Equitable Fire Insurance Com
psny of Nashville was organized with
an authorized capital of one million
dollars, of which 20 per cent. has
been paid in, thus making a paid
capital of $500, 900, which is invested
in stocks and bonds, U. 5. bonds pre-
dominating. The business of the
Company extends over eighteen States,
from Rhode Island and massachusetts
on the East to Colorado on the West.
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri
have presented field of operations
that his been largely cultivated, and
tie same will hold true of the South
ern States, from Texas to the CARROLL
mas. Local agencies have been and
are being established in many of the
prominent cities and towns of the
States alluded to, and the business Of
the Company thus becomes very com-
prehensive in its nature and also in It's
working details.
The stock Of the Equitable Fire
Insurance Company of Nashville is
largely held by residents of this city
and State. and has proved remunera-
tive to its stockholders, the dividends
made by the comuany amounting to
s58, 1897. From premiums the COM
pany has received s317.245, and it
has paid losses amounting to S126, OS4.
Over one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars saved from total loss
to the business world in less than four
years is an item that is well worth
considering, and the statement that
We herein make of the assets and lia-
bilities Of the company should of itself
be prevailing argument to property
owners everywhere who wish to be
assured that their confidence and the
money expended in premiums is well
placed and well invested, US feeling
Of absolute security and confidence is
necessarily the basis of all insurance
transactions.