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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-05-03
Original Story.
FRONTIER SKETCHES
wUaBER TEN.
By JOHN J. HEALY.

Our DESTINATION, Od4Lhoh
WAS but @ short distance nom
White Bird creek, and It was
Thought best by the partyIo make
.for the river at once. Ne were
well mounted and our h'rses were
quite fresh, 80 with a Vhoop and a
l1eIl that would have done credit
to the Nez Perces tIemselves, we
broke for the riYr and went
through boforo thgastonished red
skins had time to- guess what we
were up to
On reaching Ae stream we pro-
ceede1 a seto throw up breast
wo /. .p7 rak9 other preparations
to receive sa, foes, who we expect
/ ed would fof5T on our trail, or BY
tall some ut off known only to
| Themselves could endeavor to sur
round us sl either attack US at
once or efeavor TO wear US out by
a long si4e-
Much ) our surprise, however
we savnothing more Of the In.
! diaus oriug that day and night,
We w1e camped on one Of the
bars the river, and while wait
vhatever might turn up, we
pted the time in prospecting, and
flld good wages in every spot o.
eand examined. We were not
never, looking for wages, as We
! left something better than that
0ro Fino, We wanted big dig
rs, and the day following, after
npg for few hours with no
sr results. re again struck cut.
proceeded UP the Salmon
stanee aid camped that
ap,.s bar and found i'm.
~ ,rovsg oroap cts, out still not
p,,o,,oh : to Ind e ds 10 remain per
manently Aa5 'heF day brought
:. = she mouth Slate creek
Here. unfortunately, the party
bsean ID 9rsagree. I had discover
a,tl, good prospects If
avel OF the creek, as
9 o justify US in continuing
lream. About one halt
tne pa we're of the same mind,
bat the vest desired to keep on up
the SaIr,n.
Slate ereak takes its rise in a very
high range Of mountains between
ELK City and Salmon river, and
tile country h Of broken, rough
nature nd greatly obstructed by
fallen timber The men we're hard
II Ia blame for not wanting to
abandon The river route, az the
prospects In that direction were
still encouraging enough, and to
follow up Slate creek would compel
them to abandon their horses. Still
! could not get rid ofthe idea that
fherc vas something big at or near
the source of the creek and as the
sequel proved, we would have Jared
better had my wishes been car
ried out. But the Slate creek
project was finally voted down and
we continued our weary march III
the Salmon. But before striking
outa few professedly friendly In
dlans came to camp and urged as to
return as the whole tribe Of Ne2
Perccs were on our trail and would
attack us before we had gone FIVE
miles farther, We did not even
condescend to thank these officious
redskins for their information, hav-
ing little fear that the threats
would be made good.
The trail from the mouth of
Slate creek proved very bad for
travelling "a we were ahIiaad ID
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SUNBEAMSs

Another waiter has fallen heir to
a heavy property. It pays to
wait.
George Washington wasn't al
ways first even in war or in peace.
He married a widow.
The English boy is whaled un
mercially at school, but after he
grows up he whales his wife and
gets even.
Chicago has nearly 5000 school
pupils learning the German Ian
guage. It takes the German Ian
guage to fully express the feelings
of Chicago taxpayers.
The good people of Williams
town, Vt, were appalled, the other
day, by the following dreadful
writing on the wall:--'I am reDy
To ceaTe YOUR cHairSE.'
A correspondent writes, asking
for remedy for an apple-worm,'
How can we prescribe until we
know what is the matter with the
worm.
Mamma asked precious
youngster at tea table the other
evening, after a long and yearnjng
gaze toward a plate of doughnuts,
do you think / could stand another
of those fried holes p
Episode in a political convention
at 1'ituaville, Pa: The Chairman
The Chair will not dispute the
point with Mr.. Carter Mr.. Car
ter-The Chair had better not IN
less he takes his coat off, The
Chair did not.
| It is said that minister's son of
Waterloo, N. Y, cast a gloom over
an entire church fair by walking
mp to a grab-bag and prize-cake
table, and demanding that the
game be explained to him before
he bought his chips.
| A three-year-old younqster saw
a drunken man 'tacking' through
the street. Mother said ne, did
| God make that man ? Yes, nv
child The little boy reflected q
moment and then exclaimed, I
wouldn't have done it.
| A child being shown the picture
Eof Daniel in the lions den' began
70 cry.-tDon't cry, pet said the
mother, God won't Let them harm
a hair Of his head oh, I amt
crying for that; but just see that
little lion-Daniel is SO small it
won't get taste.
The Rev. Mr.. Piarratanatur-
runause breaches the gospel in New
Zealand, and whenever a native
can pronounce his namo without
swearing they consider him con
verted and dress him in a plug hat
and + evolver o
A man was earnestly looking in
the bung- hole Of a whiskey barrel,
as if in search for something he
could not find. What are you do
ing 2 asked a bystander. Why,
I'm seeking my reputation in the
place | lost it, was the mournful
reply.
Ifa woman wants to faint in
comparative safety, Maine is the
place to do if. 4 woman tainted
in a car on u Maine railway and
thirteen liquor flask were prompt
Iy placed At her disposal. In this
!. connection it may be incidentally
] Isfafe.d that fbara ,uara isasf thirteen
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Poetry.
SPRING.

iAootber round of weeks, and then
! The little child of sin
Iv;lI hurdle the forbidden fence
And scoop the pippin in.
nd with his martial spirit qAeIled
By pain his thefts beget,
He'll clutch bis little vest and wish
He had no apple ate.
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keep we'll upon the hill sides, the
low trail being almost obliterated
by the high stage Of water in the
river. The horses feet soon be-
came badly worn by the rocks and
stones, aid some Of the animals be-
came quite lame.
After a tedious march we reached
Meadow creek, but here we were
Obliged to come to a tulI stop, the
trail having become quite impas-
saEle. To take the back track over
thj same route, with the prospect
Q again encountering the Indians
vas not be thought of, and was
Immediately voted down when
proposed by one or two of the
most disheartened members Of the
party.
To add to our troubles, provis-
ions began to run short. The packs
had been growing smaller day
after day, and they were now
alarmingly light. All hands had
been on the lookout for game, for
days previous, but even cottontails
and prairie chickens gave US O
wide birth. This gloomy prospect
started us all to rustling, and led
to an adventure, an account O.
which I shall here take the liberty
of relating.
Joe Magrue and I shouldered
our guns one morning and started
for the mountains to try our luck.
After weary tramp Of many miles.
we struck the bottom of a steep
ravine, and while accidentally
looking towards the top discover
cd, to my great astonishment, a
large grizzly bear. Joe, who was
armed with a heavy Mississippi
Yaeger, carrying q large ball
caught sight Of the bear almost as
soon as | did, and our rifles both
went off together. One ball took
effect in bruins shoulder and the
other in his hind leg, and before
the smoke of our guns had cleared
away the bear came rolling down
the steep embankment forming one
; side Of the ravine. It happened
that the bottom Of the ravine was
covered with thick growth o
: brush and strewn with falIer
timber, aud as soon as the bear
struck the bottom he went out O
sight.
Now 10 face an uninjured bear
upon open ground is bad enough
and requires more nerve than many
men possess, but to hunt for 9
wounded bear among fallen timber
and thick brush is not desirable
task.
Ny companion and l looked at
each other for . moment. Finally
Joe said
Hes dead"
eyes" said I.
"Then Why don't you go in and
cut him up n
"Why don't you e
Il amt sure he's dead =
Neither am l."
You 60 and poke him up then
and I'll shoot him when he comes
out.
No, you do the poklng,'
Lets both poke
Let's both shoot
As neither Of US cared to take
the risk alone, It was agreed thai
both should approach the spot
where the bear was supposed to bt
concealed. We found patch Q.
berry brushes, about fifty wards
long, at one end of which there Was
an arched opening, evidently made
or used by the bear in seeking bis
hiding place.
I remained by the opening while
} Joe took the other end Of ths
: patch. Curiosity finally got Tx
better Of my discretion, and I got
} down on my knees to look into the
y
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Y = "A
nv bushes and other vegetation,
except near the centre of the basin,
where the ground was high, tax
ing the general form Of a mound,
but intersected with rolling hills
and gulches. Innumerable creeks,
fed by springs, and snow washes
from the mound and the neighbor-
ing hills and mountains, entered
the basin on every side and took
irregular courses through the hat,
winding among the trees and
shrubbery, until lost in such mex
tricable confusion that the courses
Of many Of them could only be trac-
ed for q few hundred yards. In the
open space occupied by the mound,
and for some distance beyond the
edges of the basin, huge rocks and
granite boulders were scattered
about, as If rolled from the noun
tain tops or thrown from distant
points by the convulsiTe forces OF
nature. There were also traces Of
forest fires, and charred and black
ened timbers were strewn for miles
around or piled up in huge masses
and nearly concealed by new
growths of young trees and heavy
shrubbery Even the parks, or
open spaces within the timber,
which from distance ressembled
grassy meadows, were covered
with dwarf huckleberry bushes
which nearly concealed the streams
Of water that rippled through
them.
Our course through these obs
tacles was necessarily slow and
Iaborious, and the men had little
time for prospecting, but the
country lookedfavorableand every
stream had the appearance Of con-
tanning gold along its gravel banks.
Our party too was composed Of
men who were not likely to over
look these indications, and al
though quite as dlsgusted as any
with the obstacles to our progress,
J wassurprised and dissatisfied with
the want of interest they seemed
to feel; and when the day follow
ing, on emerging from the timber
and discerning in the distance q
high, bald looking mountain, one
Of the party exclaimed, elk City
is on the other side of that noun
tain" / made up my mind that |
would separate from these men,
who were evidently determined to
reach the settlements and had lost
all desire for discovering Dig
gings.
The announcement that Elk City
was on the other side of the noun
tain, Was Immediately answered by
a chorus Of voices: "Lets go there.
Lets give up the trip"
call right, boys I answered.
go if you want to. There are
diggings here and I mean to stay
with them"
i After ! good deal Of argument
and stubbornness or both sides,
sixteen of the party demanded a
division Of the mess Kit and pro-
visions, the rest having concluded
to remain. The latter consisted of
J Joe hagrue, George Grigsby,
Michael Thibo, Charles May, jim
my Ayers, John Sanders, Jack Al.
len, anold Frenchman, whose name
| have forgotten, and my humble
self
| felt sure that all Of this party
would set to work with a will, but
after remaining in idleness for
several days, they too began to
grumble, and to wish they had fol.
! lowed the other party. Indeed
pride alone kept them from starting
for Blk City on the same trail their
comrades had taken.
On the third day after the others
J, had left as we took stock of oul
provisions and found that only four
or FIVE days supply remained
i efyEa..a ,ny.,. ,,o hnI,, for y7c RTo,,s
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04

Young men contemplating marriage
have 80 frequently called upon US to
advise them in the manner Of popping
the all-important question that at last
we have concluded to give our opin-
ion a brief airing. once for all.
You will find Il comparatively
easy matter TO secure wife IL you
will exercise care ne TO the time and
place, with some little regard as to the
manner. Never propose to young
lady after hearty meal. The blood
is needed to aid her digestion, and her
imagination Is chilled.
Nor should il come just before q
meal, for the longiugs ofan importune
system conduce to anxiety and irrita-
bility, and the shock may prove haz.
ardous. II would be better to select
the evening, and generally after you
have taken her to some entertainment.
Her nerves are then apt TO be strong.
err, and her mind may have already
dwelt on the possibilities until she is
perfectly prepared for the reality.
But never forget yourself so far as
to propose on returning from thea.
ter. She will have the style and air
OF some actor before her mental VS.
ION ana you cant compare win the
romance sne throws over him' Inc
oes' way Is 10 inV,'e her 10 some en-
'er'a'nmen' wh'ch you know she
wants 10 a',enc' ana 'hen propose 10
her just us sne Is ready 10 START ms
VIII DC grea,'y 70 your aoVan'age' LOT o.,
'he VIII easily see 'ha' u REJECTION VII,
upse. ah evenings amusement wv"
VIII 'arge'y influence ner uec's'o"'
In the spring OIL 'ne year you must
remember 'ha' ner system IS unoefgo-
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a Strange Romance fn bosfo".
A romantic case is Just now inter-
csting the residents Of a certain street
not a thousand miles from the 'gilded
DOME" A gay and strong.minded
widow married a rich widower few
years ago, and in process Of time a
girl baby appeared in the family. The
story was, that through a carelessly
left-open door a founding had been
left on the lady's bed, with letter
properly made out in which this new
born infant had been presented to the
lady as her own, to hold and to keep
as her individual property. This sto-
ry was, of course, accepted by the
friends Of the family. though most
noticed a remarkable resemblance be-
tween the child and the lady and her
husband. After time disagreements
came to the married pair; a divorce
was agreed upon, but the custody of
'ne emu Is ~" ."' e y, oon'e"
ton, both claiming it. The lady
claims it was given to her personally;
says that in Court she will produce the
veritable mother who gave the cid
to her and desires her to keep it. The
se"''en',"' ", '"' o'"'' manu- say "e
~" P,Vu"'o ''' must 'e''"D', e','e"'e
mat ,"e cum" was po," :" ms nvuse'
anu ,''"' MS ",'e : Tue 'ea' n'O'ne''
' Una. sue 'e'''.o' eve" MI. ~, u ''ne'
''A' nei ,"o','e was 70 hA 'n'ngs 81
'na '"e s"O''u se' '',," VI i'''ns
win NM ,ne "a" oo"u NOT 'ake
away '"e 'u 'o" ue,' LAG say "e
.a' s sD,"uan' p'oo' ''a' many '''o"
ln'naeu women MAKE 'nese pans 70
e'auo '"e az anu "O'''e' se'e'a'
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"Mr. Ferrers. there was a pure cor.
ner in my heart, where reason sod
honor held steady council"
my noble Jessie But, tell me;
what became of-of-your husband ?"
"Hc died one year ago, sending for
me at the last, and confessing his
guilt"
"what motive had he for the COM
mission Of such a crimei"
at was not premeditated. My IA
ther angered him by some reference to
his careless expenditures. Hot words
ensued, then blows, and in moment
Of insane passion, Ernest pushed him
over the frightful precipice."
"Dear Jessie--for this is the name
I love best to call you-how is IL that
I find you herey
She gave a timid look at him, and
blushed deeply, as she replied:
II was too low-spirited and rest
less TO remain in the place where | had
spent so many happy hours, and as
Ernest Morley left me independent, |
resolved to find in travel some solsce
from vexing thoughts.
81 too, left home for the same rea.
son, but I was now about to leave
Paris and return. Dear Jessie, may
| say again what ! said long agos III
remain here near you, il will only In
tensify the love I have carried in my
heart ever since the day that saw
you standing in the door Of the old
white house. Decide for me, dear
Jessie. Shall | 20 or stays"
Jessie Farnsworth smiled, and whis
pered her reply in a voice that he
thought was the sweetest music he had
ever heard, and yet it was only the
short, expressive word:
"Stay."
He replied:
"Always, darling"
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Romance ora poor Yomss Man.


A poor young clerk read beautiful
and affecting story Of how another
young man, similarly situated, was
once applied to for aims by misera'
BILE old beggar, and when he had Civ.
en- up his disguise and revealed the
youths rich uncle, he Immediately
fell on his neck and wept, and after
ward left him countless gold.
The poor young man was much
touched by this legend. so he quietly
left the paper where the senior partner
who was his rich old uncle. could see
it, and then laid in wait for baggar.
The very next day one came into the
store, and as soon as he started on his
sad story the young man burst into
tears, handed the man all the money
he possessed, an oroide watch, and
even pressed upon him another clerks
new ulster that was lying on the coun-
ter.
When the beggar was gone, the be-
nevolent young man turned to have
his uncle, who was watching the whole
proceeding, fall upon his neck. In
stead of this, however, the capitalist
fell upon his ear, so to speak, with
great vigor. He kicked the philan-
thropist out, with the harsh remark
that he didn't want any such dashed
fool around his establishment. And
now the disappointed victim of ro-
nance is carrying a clothing store
sign around, sparring for his grub,
and wondering what good it does these
story writers to put up jobs on man
kind.
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krfrs LIABILITY 20 MaisrI.i s.Iee
fioA.

Persons whose blood Is thin, digestion weak and
liver sluggish, extra-liable 10 the attacks Oi
nalaTial dlsease. The most irining exposure MAJ,
under such conditions. inlect a system which, II
healthy, would resist the miasmatie faint. The
only way 10 secure Immunity from malaria In To-
ealites where Il Is prevalent. 10 TO tone and regu-
late the system by Improving weakened digestion,
enhching the hlood. and giving a wholesome ian
petus 10 hillary secTetioa. rhe-e results aIe ae-
eomplshed by nothing 80 en.siissly As Iio-ietter-
stomach Bitier.. which long eSperienee has proyed
10 be the most reliable safeguard against Fever and
ague aud kndrei disorder. wel the hest REM
edy Tor them. The Bi,iers ars, moreover, an ca
oellent inyigoTant of the orsans ~ animation, and
an active depureni, eliminating IRON the blood
aillnents. 3il-tt
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There are reported to be $4,000
Touring mills in the United States,
paying to the employees annually in
wages about 500, 100000. The pro.
duct of these mills is so. 900. 900 bar.
rels of -four annually. 100000 bar.
rels Of which are exported. Penn.
sylvania has nearly 5000 mills; New
York nearly 1000; Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina,
Virginia. Tennessee and Georgia have
over 1900 each.
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A gentleman who had been second
cutter in tailor shop, being of lit
erary turn, was appointed musical
critic on city paper, and his first ef-
fort read: "Thc new aud beautiful
prima dcnna charms us beyond meas
ure. Her voice is as soft as a roll Of
velvet. and rs tender us pair Of slop-
shop pautaloons. He was sent back
10 the SHEARS!
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AN IRISH ADvocATE.--He would
go on speaking after the learned judge
had cautioned him 10 desist, till at
last his infuriated lordship cried, "Sir,
tits no use your speaking; what you
say to me goes in at one ear and out
at the other" The advocate would
not be silenced. "My Lord, said he,
ats no wonder when there's nothing
between 'em to stop it,"
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"YOu need not be afraid Of givin'
too much. the old darkey said. I'll
any oh you know oh any church what
died OBJ liberality. jes' tell me whar ii
is, an | will take apilgIimage to it,
an by de soft light oh de pale moon !
will crawl upon de topmost single,
and write, Blessed sm de dead who
die In de Lord"
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To Advertisers.
Goo. =. Rowell Il Co.'S
SELECT LIST OF
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Many p.r.ans snp,ss-s this list Ia H. coWposei OF
CHEAP, lox- pFics,i nesslapers The TACT !. qaite
other~ise The Catalogue states exactly what the
IaJsr When The name Il . pal-T " pftntei
10 ~ H. FACE TYRE u u Ia every instance the
htsf IaI-'r la the pla~. When pTialssi in GAP
irAils u l. the ONLY I'aIst In the Plser. When
ptintssl In raInan lctefs II l. neither he t-t
the Gully paper, hat T. usually . very goa-i enc.
not uithstanding The list gives the Is.piilstion
Of ever ioun aud the circulation Of every papst.
~ - NOT A COOPERATIVE LIST If Is
NOT CHhAP List ~ the kot at the taia-
l4,ue for each state the imI-iriant towns which
nut covered by the list are enumerated. ff ~ An
HONEST LfNr Tho rates charged for alSrTiis-
ing arr barely One-hfih the putiishefs' Ahesiule
The price for cue inch foar ~es.ks In The eutirr
list Is sa. The r,ular rates a, the Iapers COG The
same sIssoo and time are si,lA -. The hsi In
cln,le- 30 nswslaIcFs, 81 which Ia iS-us,l
DAIL D and snI WhhkLI. They are laeatssl In
~ different cities aud t0wns. " which p State
Capitals SIS plAee- 81 over 1000 population. and
az tounty seats. Lists SkNf ON APpiIfA-
rlON. Address GIN. =. I.nMEiI. a co.'s
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BuEEAu, 10
spFues st., Printing lionse So NY.
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BosToS CULCHAH.-She was Bos.
ton girl. She was visiting her White
hall country cousin. While walking
out several butterflies passed her.
ooh, dear me, what charming little
birds. They are perfectly exquisite. "
"They are not birds, my DEAR" re-
piled her country cousin, "they are
butterflies"
"Oh, you don't say so. Then these
are the dear little creatures that fly
from flower to flower and gather the
sweet yellow butter that we usei They
are too lovely for any thing. White
hall Times.
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A brass covering for police officers
club, colored TO resemble wood. is the
invention of a Connecticut man. II
fighter seizes the club he gets only
the cover.