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A Hundred Years A o.

The American War.--The Chronicle of
June Goth has the following extract Of .
letter from New York.
Washington, the Congress, and all the
rebel governors have rejected the terms
held forth in the new Acts Of Parliament
and will not treat but as independent
States. The rebels grow daily and
make joke Of Lord North. They saythe
King cannot send more, and Of course will
leave them the country TO themselves"
Another paragraph in the Chronicle says
that the Commissioners sent to America
were paid thousand pounds per month.
In spite Of the state Of the Exchequer, the
Ministry was evidently of a squandering
disposition. The English army in America
was in "a parlous state" We read:-
"The last accounts Of the army under
Sir William Howe make about 4, 900 British
troops sick, and above as many more pris-
oners. The sick foreign troops were above
l,0U0, ana above z,U0O more OF them
prisoners
An Enormous Head Dress.-At no
period have ladies' head dresses attained
such enormous proportions as they did a
century ago. The following story is told
by the Ckronic}e:-
"The other day little lady with an
enormous high head, passing through
Tavistock street, droll fellow of jour
neyman carpenter took ont his rule, and
gently following the lady, measured her
height from the top Of her cap to her heel
and found that the cap measured exactly
one-third ofthe whole. .''-NesccasHe Eng,
| Chronicle.
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VOL. ".

The men reached Milk river without
meeting any Of their enemies, and after
explaining to the Gros Ventres the object
Of their visit and receiving favorable
reply, started on their return. But on
reaching point between Milk river and
Beaver Creek, they were suddenly sur
rounded by large war party Of Blackfeet.
Hunecke and Lagree were brave men:
and would have fought to the death had
there been the slightest hope of escape by
resisting their foes; but they saw at once
that their only chance was to argue the
matter with the Indians: hoping to con.
vince them they were fri.lds and without
hostile feelings towards them.
Having seized the men and deprived
them of their horses and weapons, the In
dams squattered down in circle to de-
Hberate over the matter and listen to the
arguments advanced by the prisoners.
! The result of the council was that the
prisoners deserved death, being the friends
and allies of the Gros Eentres, but that In
consideration of the fact that they had
made no resistance they should be let
go.
The men were then stripped almost
naked and let loose, without food or
weapons. to face the fierce winters wind.
! The poor fellows no doubt were glad
enough to escape from their prosecutors
even with the almost certain prospect OF
perishing with cold, but they were not
permitted to live even upon these mlser-
able conditions. The fiends changed their
minds after the men had travelled few
wards through the frozen snow, and follow
ing them up butchcred them in spite o.
their piteous cries for mercy.
It was not until the following spring
that the writer learned the fearful fate Of
these IN ortunat. men, A party sent out
in search of them from Fort Benton
reached the Gros Ventre camp and was
there told that they had visited the camp
and started on their return home. Not
even their bones were ever found, but this
account of their death was toll to the
writer byfa Blackfoot Indian who CLAIM
ed to have been participator in thf
bloody deed.
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Original Story.
FROM TIER SKET CHES
EUMpER THIRTT-FOUR.
By JOHN j. HEALY.

Among certain classes of people the |
naue of Indian trader is synonymous
With everything disreputable. THE vii
lain5us traders are the cause ofour Indian
wars. They excite the Indians with
wbiskey and then furnish them with am
munitiou to defy the efforts Of the Govern
ment to keep them in subjection." These
kindred expressions are frequently
found in Eastern journals, and they have
led the uninittiaed to believe that any
snan who can have commer :ial transac
tious with the untutored red, must be
rnonstar of hideoug form and most revolt
ing aspect.
The truth is, however, that the traders
have done more towards subduing the evil
propensiries of the Indians than all the
soldiers and agents of the government
have yet accomplished, ani ifthe sale Of
whiskey and ammunition has excited the
Indian todeeds OF bloodshed and enabled
him to crafty his desire for pluuder and
butchery, the traders themselves have
usually been the only victims of his hend-
iSh inclinations.
Thetraders are, or at least were before
the settlement of the Territories, consider
ed the friends and allies Of the tribes with
which they dealt and were regarded as
enemies by the tribes with which they did
act deal, A trader, for example, who dealt
with the Gros Ventres, vas protected by.
that tribe, but was treated as an enemy
by any tribe with which tue Gros Eentres
we're at war, and as it was frequently ne
ecssary for the trader to pass Though the
country of his enemies in order to procure.
his goods and return to his customers, the.
dangers which he was often obliged to en-
counter made his calling extremely dan
gerous and frequently Improbable.
1t is therefore evident, that the traders
themselves were more likely to become
victims Of Indian hostility than were any
other of the white inhabitants Of the
frontier, and in future sketches the writer
will have occasion to show that 50 far
from being the causes ofIndian wars they
were the only but most efficient protectors
of the settlements.
Hunecke and Lagree were employees
of Messrs. Carroll / STEEL, two well known
and highly respected Indian traders and
merchants of Fort Benton. Haneeke
was young aud talented clerk of the
firm, and although not long resident OF
Montana or of great experience among
Indians, had acquired very excellent
command of the Gros Ventre tongue and
was considered one ofthe best interpreters
in the country at that time.
m The winter Of 1866 these two I'M
fortunate men we're sent to the Gros
Veutre camp, located on Milk river, to
bring in trading party to Fort Benton.
The Gros yentres we're then at war with
the Blaekfeet tribe, including the Plegans
and Bleods, and war parties of those ter
rors ofmounsains and valleys we're con
SANITY roaming between the Missouri and
ne British Deminions, Eaet Of Benton.
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JOHN Hancock,s Bold Signature.

While rummsging among the papers in
the archives tf the State-house recently a
prominent official came upon numerous
papers signed with the well-known bold
signature Of "John Hancock" One Of the
signatures of the great man, however,
attracted his attention BY its z.gzag out
line, which was explained by the follow
ing certificate by his private secretary:
"The aboveis tile signature Of JoRa Han
cock. The variations in it were oceasioned
by gout ii his hand ''-Boston Globe.
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A Sudden Death.

There is something terrible in the
thought Of having cur friends stricken
down at our side, without parting word
of endearment or consolati )n-one mo-
ment at our side in the flush Of vigorous
life, cheering onr hearts with their loving
sympathy; the next at our feet, pale with
dea,h, deaf to our cries and needless Of
our tears. Every excessively fatperson IS
in instant danger of such death. Seven
tenths of the victims Of obesity die ofheart
disease or apoplexy. Alan's Anti, Fat
the only rsnedy for obesity, reduces the
weight by regulating the digestion and
assimilation of the food. It is perfectly
harmless, and its use will insure, in every
instance, reduction Of weight from two
to FIVE pounds a week.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-11-15

Many persons suppose this list to be
composed Of cheap, low-priced newspapers.
The factis quite=otherwise. The Catalogue
states exactly what the papers are. When
The name Of paper is printed in fnll face
type It is in. every instance the best paper
in the place When printed IN capitals ii
is the only paper il the place. When.
printed in roman letters it is neither the
best nor he only paper, but is usually u.
very good one, notwithstanding. The list
eiyes the population Of every town and
the eircul. ton Of every paper. It is not .
cooperative list. Il IS not cheap list.
st the foot Of the Catalogue for each State
the important towns which are not eoyeroa
BY tha list are enumerated. It is an hon
est list. The rates charged for advertis-
ing are barely one-ffth the publishers
schedule. The price for one inch four
weexs in the entire list Is Ss35. The
regular rates Of the papers for the same
space AMI time are s., 1865. The lis
includes 90 newspapers, Of which 163 are
issued daily and so7 weekly. they are
located in 825 different cities and towns,
Of which 2 are State Capitals, a2s places
of over ), ,0o0 population, and 448 County
Seats. Lists sent on application. Ad-
dress Geo. E. Rovell & Cos Newspaper
Advertising Blreaa, 10 Spruce St. print
.1nv Ho,,ae Sal. Is.
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Yellow Jack.

The earliest notice ofyellow fever is that
Of Ligon, in his History Of Barbados. !
He there states that it broke out early IN
September, l647, and that before the ex-
piration of q month "the living were
scarcely able to bury the dead" There
after it did not attain any very remarkable
severity until 1793, when i destroyed not
less than 5000 men of the garrison Of
Port Royal, in the course Of q few months.
In 1894, it was brought to the south Of
Spain, and visited Caliz, Malaga, and
Carthagena. But its greatest force fell
upon Gibraltar. where out of the civil
population Of the town, amounting to a.
900 persons, only twenty-eight escaped
attack.
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Poetry.
MEASURE THE BABY.

Ga measured the riotOus baby
Agsinst the cottage wall
A IiIy grew al the threshold
Ard the boy was just aa talli
royal tiger-liiy,
With spotsof purple and gold.
And heart like jewelled chalics
The fragrant dew 10 hold.
Without the blacEbirda whistle
HIGH up in tho old roof trees,
And to and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her bees,
And the wee pink fists Of the baby
Were never a moment still
enstcbing ut shine and shadow
That danced on the window still.
His eyes wore vide as blue bells,
His mouth like a flower upblown--
Two little bare feet like funny white mice.
Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And we thought, with thrill Of rapture,
That yet had tonch ofpain,
When june rolls round with her roses.
Wen nleasure the boy again.
All me In darkened chamber,
With tho sunshine shut away;
Through tears that fell like bitter rain,
We measured our baby to-day;
And tho little bare feet that were dimpled,
And sweet as a budding rose,
Lay side by side together,
In the hush Of long reposs.
Vp from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,
With the light OF heaven thereon;
And the dear little hands, like rose leaves
Dropped from tho rose, lay still,
Eevcr to snatch at the sunshine
That crept to the eshrouded still.
We measured the sleeping baby,
With ribbons white as snow,
Yor the shining rosewood caskes
That waited him below;
And out Of the darkeded chamber,
wewent with a childlesS moan
80 the height Of the sinless angels
Our little one has grown.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-11-15

II wish to ask the court said face
tious lawyer, who had been called to the
witness stand to testify as an expert, #
t am compelled to come into this case, IN
which / have no personal interest, and,
give i legal opinion for nothing ~ s'Yes,
YES, certainly replied,the mild hammered
Judge; give il fur what it is WORTH
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FORT BENTON. NJ. T. FRIDAY, 1NOYRM B1R 15 1878

South Hills calls his mother,in-law Delay,
because she is dangerous Bar;zington
Ha,okeye. And South End man calls his
wife Fact, because she IS q stubborn thing
Boston Globe.
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WOLF CREEK HOUSE,
Priekly Pear Canyon, Beatoa Road.

Accommodations for tr4ssient guests. Good stabiag
and feed ! animals Hunting and excursion parties
will md this one of the most desirable stepping places
ON the Benton Road The House is beautifully stu-
ated in the most attractive part Of the canyon within
easy distance of the hest points fof hunting and fishing
Fe Benton and Helena coaches ehaage At this station
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An Illusion or a Mirage z

While gentleman was at work in his
fields, he happened to glance toward the
sky, which was cloudless, and saw, ap-
parently, about half mile off in a wester
ly direction, an Opaque substance, resembl-
ing white horse, with head, neck, limbs
and tail clearly defined, swimming i'll the
clear atmosphere. 1t appeared to be
moving its limbs as if engaged in swim
ming, moving its head from side to side,
always ascending at an angle Of about
forty five degrees. He rubbed his eyes to
convince himself that he was not dream
ing, and looked again; but there it was.
still apparently swimming and ascending
neither. He called to the men, about one
hundred yards off, ana told them 10 look
up and tell him what they saw. They de-
clared they saw white horse swimming
in the skv, and were badly frightened.
Our informant, neither superstitions nor
nervous, sat down and watched the phan-
tasrn (if we may SO call it until it d,sap-
peared in space, always going in the same
direction and moving in the same manner.
No one can account for the mirage, OF
illusion, except upon the uneven state o.
the atmosphere. Illusions Of different
appearance have been seen at diferer'
lines in the same vicinity, frightening the
superstitions and laughed At By the skeptl
| cal
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-11-15

The corn cropon the western shore Of
Lake George has been seriously damaged
by squirrels, which also destroyed the
ehesnut and walnut trees.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-11-15

A young Oil Citizen calls his sweetheart
Revenge. because she is sweet on Gaty
Derrick. And i young married man on
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-11-15

A recent issue of the Detroit Free Press
contained IN advertisement Of .For Sale
A piano BY lady with modern legs
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For sale by al druggists, groeers, and
At I'll country stores throughout the Unit
ed States and British Provinces. Price
By mail socents.
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Heed and Sale StabIe,
MAIN STREET, BENTON, n. 7.
Horses Kepsby the D y, Week, Or Noaaa
First class accommodations Sor animals
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1867 n 106H; ten-forty bonds, 100; aves OF 1881,
lo5A; Eric common shares. OK; do. preferred, p |;
Illinois Central, H.
State BONDS.
State bonds at the Board dull and steady, with
sales confined to Missouri SKIES Of 1889 or 800
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were strong and generally higher,
and the following were the changes compared with
last previous sales:-An advance OF N IN Lehigh and
Wikesbarre consols, per cent in South Pacific Rail-
road hrsls, IN Central Pacific gold bonds and Toledo
and Wabash seconds, and a in Burlington. Cedar
Rapids and Northern rsis, Rock Island OF 1917,
Northwestern gold sovens Union Pacific frsts aud
Louisville and Nashville con- OILS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
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ssa to ss~s soa ' prime ss DO far to o
Provisions -seceiptsPorx 525 bills ;lari 100 tercss
ersss and & bs s ms BEET 3 20
dressed hogs sl Pork was dull and nominal loo bills
msss solo a. ~ S2 FL H. cash. ana iuo sbs eS,rA
iows;-F.sn,ary sla = BID so 81 ASKED March 81 =
10 lbs average sold ~ osc and 25oo los. do -
sss, p Is,ss city quoted es
sssl. 81 packet. sis $751; scsa cav
syria ss % Dressed hog: dun 4
closing call - prie s. wen, "I as e
Ha H. ss S g ssss
:. "s = 81 81 s.''s ny 70 d.
ss7'' ss = also 10 ,s ~ ss' do Do at %;
sS' sas soS Sass 'ss
70 o5a pack There hrmer feeling throughout
st" a. a. s .. cssass wa. 3 s wsss
to sss at ' iss o.'s Si so
Sose; , Receipts ice for the wses S7 poses The marks.
s.esav Owe We quote u at l3s lss and ,samsd
week 5S sb The was s, inaeSe but prices
were no%psy uSshanEed We Isl.nS New
i5c isc; Western. Iac. lac limeastate iae isc;
Ric4- domestic was trm. with good jobbag demand.
S sSes Ss s lair good n ho prime
oas. r"na, &C. 7'se currency; Kansoon in bond 3'ac
steady ~ Irsc tor prime and NC. SIZE. Tor choice.
SUGAR hare was possibly little better feeling In raw,
but thc market quiet. We sales OF 1.679 bags
centrifugal test 81 es. Sac Refined closed firm. with
lisc prime do 7c cuta, grocery ia To CHOICE, sc
&c do centrifugal. hhds and boxes Nos TO IL, 74c.
aS'ac do. molasses hhds and boxes, 6ic 7c. Porto
Rico, rehnin common to prime 0s4c 7Ic.; grocery,
iair to cnoce. 7sc Sci refined, standard A. 2sc. BE-;
OH a, s55ac sac; crushed, asic.. powdered. 9ssc;
graduated, ohc. 9sac oil granulated 9ac Ole
LOAF 96c.; white extra C's. The SIC. yellow ezra
Us 75uc 79ic other grades, including Us 6s4c 7ilc
TALLow.--keceipts 4 hhds and 10 bbls The market
prime.
WMlsxEY,-Reeepts. o5l bits The marke. steady;
so bills solo nj 81 90.
FIRI:HTs. The market In general was inactive. but
steady. Engauemonts-To Liverpool, nv sill, 2uOp
tterces lard at O 5000 bushels grain ut 81 COZ do.
do NJ 7lsi 10 London by steam 90 there beef at Is
100 bbs pork at os To Glasgow by IL 600 bushels
wheat at SID 90. To Bristol by steam 2iOuO bushels
corn at !oid per 90 lbs. 5000 bushels whea. lol.
Chnrtcrs1A Norwegiaa bark, hence to Rotterdam.
wish 5000 quarters grain at IS sd an Italian
grain at 5s. o. Italian bark. hence Cork
for orders with 5000 quarters grain at 5 Sd Austrian
bark hence to Cork Tor orders with $500 quarters grain
at 3d. I'd Italian bark hence to Gibraltar Tor orders
the Levant with IL 900 refined petroleum 29ac
German bark rumored" with 1000 bbls. hence to Ant
wcrp or Bremen particulars unknown: Norwegian bark,
hence 10 Maseles with $500 bbis crude petroleum a 4s
an American bnrk, 577 tons hence to Spanish and
buck ut "a. 1850 suble private schooner
ship, Isl TOMS hence Liverpool with general cargo.
laid on tho berth at market rates: British bark, 0O2
tons, hence to Liverpool with general cargo, including
g., OU0 bushels grain, 71.d
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.


LONDON, Feb. - L. N.
Produce-Refned petroleum, 05sd. a 1Od. per gallon
Spirits OF turpentne, us ID. u 25s. per cwt
LONDON, Feb. 2-Evening
Calcutta linseed, iss I'd. per qu srtsr.
ANTWERP Feb. =, 1873.
Petroleum. 27slf for fine pale American.
YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT.
LIVERPOOL Feb. 2, 1873.
Pork-Easten dull At els Western dull Dos. Bacon
Cumberland dull BIS short rib dull 32s 3D. long
clear dull ut 0s 3D. short clear dull at SIS i'd ans
Long cut steady at As shoulders dull at 24s BeetIn-
diA mess duh az 9ls extra mess steady At il9s prime
dull NJ S3s. Lari-Prime Western dull ut 4Os Cd.
Tallowprme city steady ut 4os Cd TurDentine-
steady Ut 25s. Cd Rosn-Common dull ut rs Cd. line
duh at los Cheese--Americun choice steady ut 65s
Lard oil duh at 46s Flour Extra state dull ut .9s 3D.
Wheat-No. spring steady ut lis No. do. steady
1Os. 3D. winter duh lis. Cd. CornMixed soft steady
at 2Ss ID for old mixed steady at 27s Cd for Cotton
seed oil-Yeliow American, none in the market.
FINANCIAL
LONDON, Feb. "a r. N.
Paris advccs quote Avs cent entes l09f 6oc the
account.
PARIS Feb. 2, 1873.
Exchange on London. 25g l41sc. for short sight