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Good Takers.

A persistent talker is not a good con-
versationalist The very word conyersa-
ion defines its meaning it is ali inter-
change. The man who insists in talking
It you IS a bore The English definition
Of a bore betrays the great national weak
ness in this regard "a bore is one who
insists on talking to you about himself,
when you want to be talking t. him about
yourself" Neither il the confirmed gossip
ID good conversationalist, for conversation
suggests discourse about things ratherthan
people. Here is another banc of social
interchanges. They are too often on the
lower level OF that talk hich find its sub
ject matter in persons. That is gossip.
People who DO not read or think must
largely make people and. neighborhood
events the staple Of their talk, but the bad
habit obtains even among those WHO BY
culture have been fitted to make better use
Of their tongues. Gossip does not always
indicate ignorance. Itis to be feared it
has become a fashion into which even intel.
ligent people are drawn. But this kind of
talk is neither edifying nor wise. If there
were no worse results, it Earrows the mind
to shut up lis views to neighborhood de-
tails. There is no excuse forit now. The
world 5 gates all stand open. The papers
bring all lands, all governments, all rising
ideas, to our very doors Books lead Us
into the liberty Of the world, and the best
Of its doing and thinking. A growing vice
in conversation is fondness forsmartness.
Tartness, repartee, and satire are very
good fkr an occasional seasoning bat,
like horse-radish and mustard, they make
a very poor dinner. People with this
Of saying grinding things have
q terrible power; you 90 away from them
with the feeling that the world is stuffed
with saWdust-that you yourself are an
imbecile and impostor. 1t may take days
for you to recover your proper standing
with yourself. Then, il you ask your soul
what fatal gift has the tormentor, which
carries with it this fatal power Of making
its fellow mortals miserable, you discover
that it IS the git Of selfshaess. The person
= whom you have been talking is ungen-
soag generous Hlatz oE . generous /
woman-you cannot come near such All
one without reeeivi g something that
makes amends for your own disappoint-
neut with, your opinion If, yourself. Au
person adds the weight OF
another to your side Of the scales and down
you 50.
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The Hare AMI lie lg0If.

4 hare, pulsasd by Y Sogg, sots 1T sanct.
uary N the den q . vol. It beng after
business Tours, the latter was At hene TO
him.
"4hln Ranted the hare how sssY fyrt-
innate! Iieel qai.e sale here, Tor yoa dis
Ike dogs quite Is much as tlo.
Your secar.ty, ny small fFtena, repli-
ed The vol, eiepen IS aot upon those
points u which yoa = il agree. 5ut uPo..
those IN which I AID the dos differ.
II'!len you neaa II eat ne inquired
the timorous puss.
No.o,o,' i draWled the Noii, reaeelively.
III should net ike To promise that 1
mean to eat q part of you. There may be
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-24
LAGANICS.

He that rises late hurries through the
day.
Example has more influence than au-
shority.
Let a lie alone, and it viii run Itself to
death.
Complainers are always loud aud clam
arous.
Every nan is the guardian Of his own
health.
Beware Of him who hates the laugh Of a
child.
Do faithfully every duty that comes in
your way.
Adapt your food to your constitution
and employment.
A wise man will mako haste to forgive
an injury.
When you pull your index finger ont Of
the water there is nc hole in the fluid. So
it's with . great many people; when they
i.e they leave no vacancy ii the world.
Whosoeser pays a visit that is not deslr.
ID or talks longer than the hearer is vii
ling to assenl, IS guilty Of an injury which
he cannot repair and takes away that
which he cannot give.
Viii many persons the early age Of life
is passed in sowing in their minds the
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-24
CIRCULAR NOTES.

VIXEN i ! chair like . la9v,s dress
VIXEN i i satin
The str;i,ers resemble liz R8ss;s,.s
hao.nsa tbss bsss baen on.lsavo,.;ra :
wreck K,rs
several aewsesner mea have beer
sa,;a1l,a h. tl,o ,,s' taxr.;. Go ~,
sand dollar LIN.
Tr.issai,l Than The nea i asgbtierz than
he sword. Neitberi S of much ase ;tf.n,
tbe bo,dar
a;sar :. not;o.3 j. h.v;,>. 1o...aa y
H. j orlo,. j avo;a ~ arnaaso :
=,saor;a.. ,,,.t.,,.,..
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.,:.s....s s...1. ,.,.. :. =
,,ora blassoa = -ii.a m -:
Wa know fba4 N tba aata,aas o.,oo
s.o, ra,,oot; ,,,4t nj u a;.t,,,t I.an.. t;,l
.vastarlss ,ho+ al H. ,f.lw.,.Gaa a.. 49,,
z,.da tfaro
uit=snd fool = oon,,.,,y -. Ill. :
ora / ,nl :, orstar H. a.. .o4oLo. ~
tba o+l.er o,.ns ~ a,,n,b 80 = -.
astob ~, -
II cav Ri1I aslsad - ;;ns,lt;,n es,,aa.
a..hz : -. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., - E, &C..
i -, ), ..7r,b- $50. 49, -
bood n ="
-.
e.,I;.sa.I ,t - 80 : :
11'',5 ~ F" '''' = 'ne is'o : z'.'et 1ou i :
aer, happens to be in want OF HUSBAND
of the same character?
No matter how often a tobaccouizt al
lows you to Regalia self on q poor cigar,
he'll never admit that he's Conchas o. IL
and that he is aware ii will make SILK
Manila.
An Edior, attending church last Sab.
bath for the first time in many years. stop
ped at the entra After looking in vair
#or the beH.pul, he deliberately knocaeG
! the toor5 and politely waited until sons
one opened it and let him IL.
Much has been said about feats Of
strength; but it san actual fact that man
OF but ordinary stature recently knocked
down an elephant. The performer Of the
great feat was al auotionser.
No one feels ike eating At this time o.
year. and man inyolanta-ily longs 70 be,
like The l;sze4ga7si DIS. rcd Nv sf;las
= hel.iy, on sunshine led and 'nzcc4r0nl
Tar n4f .4.5E hgsoinae M. sieilia isilia
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A German preacher, speieking Of a
repentant girl, said, "sbe knelt in the
temple finer interior, and prayed fervent-
~ a feat no India-rubber doll could in.
itate.
Count Fran1enberg pointed out to his
countrymen the necessity Of Aselzing the
stream of time BY the foreIoek," He told
the Minister Of War that if he really thought
the French were seriously attached to
peace, he had better resign office and
return to his paternal oxen
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A Sces,e In California.

One Of the miners died, and having been
much respected, II was determined 10 give
hin regular funeral. "A digger III the
vicinity, who, report said, had once been
powerful preacher IN the United States,
was called upon to oiiiciato; and after
drinks all round, the party proceeded,
with becoming gravity, to tie grave, which
had been dug at d distance ofa hundred
yards from tl.e camp. When this spot was
reached. tie officiating minister commene-
ID with an eytenpoFe prayer, during which
all knelt round the grave. 81 fAr vas we'll;
but the prayer was unnecessarily long. and
it last some Of those who knelf, be2an, 10
Ill abstract way, ta finger the loose earih
lat lad been thrown up from the grave.
It was thick with goldi and an excitement
vas ianediately apparent n the kneelinz
raad Upon This. tAs isreaeAex stopped,
.aa ipsl aiigi4glY sid. Boys, Nllats that ?
faIa e he excl lined. "anA the richest
Ind ofdi9gines II The egllgregsti0n are
lislnisseu Ihe poor miner was taken
ON lis anrifefieus grave aisd vas bRslee
.ise8Aeres whilst The iupersl party With
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-24
the Battle Of the chesapeake and
ssShannen.n

lne Battle Of the "Chesapeake' and
s'shannon."
On the first Of June last it was sixty
four years since the great naval battle be-,
tween the chesapeake ana shannon
took place off our shores andin sight lroiu
various eminenees along our coast. We
once heard an account Of that contest from
one Of the crew Of the chesapeake" at
the time, to this effect The Chesapeake,
sailed from Charlestown at about noon on
the first Of June, 1878; the .Sba4noa 7
was in sight, displaying at her masthead
the red cross of ST. George LaBreLce
the commander Of the chesapeake, made
4 short speech on going out. Pointing to
the Shannon he said he was about to
meet her III bloody conflict, and if any
man aboard did not wish to 0 with him,
now an opportunity was offered to 60
ashore. A few availed themselves of the
opportunity. The Shannon" bore slowly
down the coast, torit was almost dead
N,''.'' 'll0 11s2o" = t'''''-e 1oi4o :, l1s t.e
""@' feS :, Doss9h aao 81 along shore
- s-'sOso WIN = s''oa','s lha..1'qae
Shannon drew up off Marolebead Neck.
1 $ ,"as - ~, ~ ''s1 : = y . l''e
..ss, = - - 80 ''s's ssa'a5 .'l
~. -, ,,,n ~-' s'g" sAs = = : 0toses'1'e'
- 4Ss" 7"Ao ieR.s' - every gun
- 80 9sI : o.lee' ''''4"s ~ s.1tP Ter
10y 49,, 0Ao "o.e snip Fap1aiy' ana gave
o, 're i""'oA aho'iisI o1o2lesle'e---l ne
'74a'' -" ,sf''5,ns - oifesa t'f'she'
~ Wearing 'he tlaifo 'l1as, vas gfapRIeo
- 'ae Do"sPf's y TAG .onahaoh' ahd
faheo from stem % stern. 1hfee men N
fap'a succession we're Killed at the wheel
oy sae ohanaoa sharpssoot7rs, there
oY "oeh oefahginS tne steering Of the
sfn, .llleh e91seanent 3 81 aaa9a't q
With lie des;en Of the. oa,, !, s,,dsr of j..
ash .nnoo for ba saw tbst rauroroo
20 ma too roar - ia cxnae+y..,n &c 49,
L IL ..es.o,a,,,, . saaad,,.. j. l. r;3
a Short t;ao bef,,r. the peocoot ~ ,1aI
aornet This nrovaa 3ataI ,n;s.,1<o -
l. faand l. hardzr j. .n.,,a j ,irbt sloon
ofvar 4awrsnea vas s,o, t,ra.eb 49,.
Loo hollow tho L,,oa oo.I, y a.. a..;.,.
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Mixed Wa4anTl0ys.

The following collection of mixet) met.
phors from the German il not only anus
ing bnt instructive. No one should nse a
rhetorieaFfigure until ii has been clearly
defined II bis mind, and then BE should
keep striely within It's limits.
I'VE viii, cried an inspired Democrat,
burn all oar ships and with every sail
unfurled, steer boldly out into the ocean
Of freedom Y
Justice Minister Hge, IN 1913, in 1
speech to the Vienna students, npresziFe-
u declared, The chariot Of he RevoIa-
ton is rolling along; and gnashing its
teeth as il rolls.
A pan -Germanist mayor, ofa Rhineland
corporation, rose still higher in N address
10 the Emperor. He said, No Austria,
40 Prussia, only one Germany such were
the words the mouth Of your Imperial
Majesty has always had IN It's eye.
Professor Johannes stherr, n a crit
icisu On Lanau's Lyrics, writes, Out of
he dark regions Of philosophical problems,
the poet aaddenlIlets sWarns Of songs
live Up, carrying far-aashing pearls VI
thought IN their beaks.''
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Bit TARp.-aa aasband,n remarked q
vomen, tie osaer morning, ID her better.
hall, who bad come hone late the night
5eEore attes e1aausting lsbors II his ac.
eoant -hooss, who is Bill Yard You
.nsat.onea h.s aims sessf4l ti.ets aas
Sleep. And the husband answered, as he
brushed the cue chalk from his cot, y 1y,|
eh, gssl Bill Yard. exactly owes ne al.
account. Lets take breakfast. NarY.
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NO E7RUIT.

Faix, Mis- sus oToole, ralse schmalI little oonon
It's q vor is inc Its lligant bradr
Trut vi hand, sure, rel oop the erather;
And in me oon garden planted the SIDE.
Bcdad, Mssus Doyle, I thank yez quote koindly,
Be me sowl 1 rigrit that yer dish doesn't suit;
Boot loongs ii quote wake; and the doctier has
toMld me,
On account Of me health, not TO ate any fruit.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-24
Selected Story.
A Russian Officers Story.

~ ClIy 1 WAS liz St EL6fSbuE2 AL
winter before last, and a fine time I had 0
it there That's the place for man to live
instead Of hole like this, where there
nothing to do but to drink cognac, aAt
smoke papiroSSi paper cigarettes), Or 81
on the boulevard aud watch the Urul flow
ing past underneath That winter, d.
believe, was out every night-3alIs, din
ners, the opera, the French theatre, anu
what not: and as for cards-why, | lost I
thousand roubles IL. 1907 in one week
Ali those were the days if you like!
Now / ought to tell you-ity you weren't
in St. Petersburg that winter-that just
about that time, there was great to-do
about street robberies. There are always
pIe~ty OF them, every winter, for that mat
ter but at this particular time there seem.
ed to be quite an epidemic OF robDiu4
One fellow, in particular, seemed to have
a regular system Of bis own; he used to
take an izy0Shtcaik (cabman) and make
HIM drive slowly about the streets after
; w.. ~, .s,'1 -, , :, - H.. :. - "
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th,of ya,1a 1. ~ tay,1 '., I @,,,'g4 ., ,.- ,-
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nRn, tb;s : not ~ ~. na,,. 4,ouo
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The Yastness OF Mature

They were sitting on the front porch,
enjoying the evening air, and gazing at
the canopy ofheagen, thickly studded with
gliftering stars. How incomprehensible,
exclaimed NJ. PosonbB '.is the yastness
Of nature! Each glittering orb of the mgr.
lads we new behold i q sun more glorious
than our own, and the centre Of a grand
planetary system, a d their centres in their
trrn resolre around other centres still more
magnificent How wonderful are the eter-
naI laws which bold this universe of worlds
in their urehanging orbits, and es.
said Mrs. Posonby, "atd the ma didn't
bring rs half enough of ice today. and I m
lust certain that salt bcef will SPOIL before
morning. Did You order those naekerel2 2
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the parson at their head, lost no time in
prospecting the new digginE.
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American w atches {

3, 4, s, and cz cases All watches taly warranted
for one year
All kinds Of Watch Repairing done in wortmaplike
manner and warranted fol. one scar.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-23
A LITTLE OFE.

Some of the California papers dis
play objectionable ignorance of affairs
in Nevada.- They insist on having an
election for. full ticket in this State
next November. and aravely announce
that Governor Bradley's term of Office
will expire at the close of the present
year. We are surprised to see SO well
posted a journal as the Sacramento
Record. Union fall into this way OF
thinkings There will be no State cleo
ton in Nevada this year, and tire terms
of the present State officers do not ex-
pire until the first Monday in January.
1879. AS California supplies Nevada
with United States Senators, the people
of that State ought to be better posted
on matters pertaining to elections in
this State.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-23
DAILY SILVER STATE.
THE INDIAN WAR.


Contrary to the expectations of the
public, based on the reports of Howsrd
autographed from the front last week,
the Indians are neither captured nor
snnlhilsted. In fact they appear to
have assumed the offensive again, and
Howard being unable to reach Joseph 8
rear that strategic savage is now opera
ting. on the TANKS and rear of the
Christian Soldier. At daylight on
Tuesday morning the hostiles succeed
&c in stealing 200 horses FROM Howard 9
camp one-third of which were eabse-
quently recovered by Sanford 's-cavairy.
The Montana volunteers are disband-
ing thoroughly disguised with the man.
ner 10 which the campaign 10 being
conducted. Subordinate officers and
privates are being wounded and killed
by Indian rifles while Howard is being
lsuded to the skies for energy and eff
Aciency by q portion of the San Fran
cisco press. There are now in the field
ct least six soldiers. to every hostile In
dian. and inability to subdus Joseph
must be attributed to the incompetency
of the officer in command.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-23
Rules of the Track.

First Speed contests will be. governed by thu
Racing and Betting Rules of the Bay
District Fair Grounds Association .
second No entry will be considered without
10 IL accompanied by the entrance money.
All entries will be- ciosoda O'Clock the
day preceding each race. except for saddle
premiums.
IN at4Sthe above races, -four or more must
enter, three or more must start.
An entry fee OF Id per cent. of the purse
competed for must be paid to the
Secretary at the time Of entry.
@. @. BILEs, President.
@. CHExowETz. Secretary. +
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TIE L Z c RAPHIc.
WESTERN DISPATCHES
THE INDIAN WAR.
400 of Howard's Horses Stolen
VOlWmtesrs DisQusted.

vOlwmteers Disgusted.
SALT LAKE. Aug. %.
A report from Hole in the Rock
stage station, Idaho, recently occupied
by hostiles says the Indians have all
gone in the direction of Henry's lake
on Teton Basin. General Howard was
at the head of Camas creek yesterday.
Howard bad slight skirmish with the
Indians day before yesterday one man
was killed and seven wounded. The
Indians stole 200 of Howard's horses
night before last. Montana volunteers
are returning home disguised. many on
foot. General Sherman is at Helena.
Montana,
Official Report of the skirmish.
4, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT.
OF THE PACIFIC
SAN Francisco, Aug. %.
Adjutant General Washington: just
received the following from General
Howard, dated Camas Meadows. Idaho.
Aug. 90: Iarrived at this camp yester-
day with cavalry and so infantry.
Miller with foot battalion will join me
tonight. My advance camp was APP
preached this morning before day by
over 100 hostiles. they succeeded in
stampeding and driving off about 100
animals, of which number about one
third were recsptured by cavalry which
started in pursuit as soon as they
could saddle. Sanford struck the
party after pursuit of six miles and
engaged them aftsrward. One bugler
was killed, one officer Lieutenant Ben
son of the seventh infantry and six
privates wounded. No cavalry horses
lost. will continue the pursuit via.
Honey lake to morrow. .@.,.
Sigped, Howard.
Brigadier General Commanding Dept.
Via. courier to Pleasant Valley.
Signed, Mcdowell.
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n
THE KEELY MOTOR.

The Keely moter which was to revo-
lutionize the motive power of the uni
verse. but failed in consequence of the
inability of its discoverer to control it.
il again attracting, attention. A new
machine which weighs more than
twenty tons and cost $50, 0Oe, has been
completed: The Philadelphia Times
says the directors of the Keely Motor
Company met recently to witness ex-
periments with the new machine.
which is made of wrought iron and
cast steal. 1t consists OF spheres. ba-
sins. standing tubes and small reser-
vOirs, with wilderness of connecting
reds valves. and tiny copper tubes. A
globe of cast. steel. four feet in diameter
su the outside, holds only twelve gal.
Ions. The center cavity is in she'll of
nine inches thickness. The perpen
dicular tubes that reach from floor to
ceiling, at the other end of the machine.
have o osntsa,fchsrnber of. three inches
diameter. the surrounding metal being
three inches thick, aud outside of il,
enc above the other. are hinge rings of
wrought iron SHRINK upon the pipe.
The copper tubes appear TO be one
fourth, aud one-half inch in diameter,
but the aperture in their center is not
large enongh to admit pin head. The
machine ia now complete. Mr.. Keeiy
is giving exhibitions of its force, reg
isterssg pressure to- the square inch.
and ia testing its strength before he ap-
plies the power. to large engines.
First. bs,beean to register pressure up
sn tho gauge. which will register a
rreRsnre of 1880 pounds to the
square inch. He made nine tests. and
With fve-twentieths suspension of the
water column and ten pounds of air he
produced 1900 pounds pressure to
rha inch. and had to shut off the pres
snre becanseths gauge would not stand
more. The condensing apparatus into
which the vapoy is discharged is cyl
snder that holds three gallons of water,
and ia so strongly bolted and barred
that it looks as If made for the dis
charge of twenty-inch projectile. It's
design is to reduce the,yapor. the force
sef wbich has inst been used. to water.
1or~ssiss over and osess again. in the
working of the machine The Times
representative hal an opp ortunity to
sreatse the mysterious vapos while the
M~rderful pressnr@ was upon the tnbes.
u ssss.disahargad into Ea hands. his
sseas and his .nout.>4 It~as perfecsly
eeidsAd dfys-
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-23
Germany Protesss Against Turkfsh
Atrocities.

Germany ProtessS Against Turixish
Atrocities.
LONDON. Aug. %.
Germany's protest against Turkish
atrocities is due to the suggestion of
Emperor William. Although the pro-
test does not contain any threats its ma
ture il to convince the Porte that Ger
many is 10 earnest. Great Britain Ia
making arrangements for the interven.
ton of the Powers in the interest OF
peace.
Greek Insurgents Defsated-Russians
Repulsed Near Pievn..
CoNsgANr1NoPLE, Aug. %.
The Governor Of Trieala, Thessally
telegraphs August 81, that the Turks
carried by assault some entrenchments
erected at Lighena by Greek insur-
gents. sr.r
Osmsn Pasha under date of August
2lst reports an encounter with Russian
cavalry at Nerelinsk. west of Plevna
and Antejk on the road to Orchanie',
In both cases the Russians were re.
pulsed.
Battle Pxogressing-Grvat Slaughter
Of Turlss.
PARIS, Aug. %.
Battle is still progressing in shipka
Pass. Russian reports say the Turkish
loss is heavy. They were frequently
repulsed with great slaughter. Osman
Bazaar is deserted by the inhabitants,
and sc. 900 troops are there.