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The most perilous hour of per
sons life is when he is tempted to
despond. The man who looses his
courage looses all; there is no more
hope of him than of dead man;
but it matters not how poor he may
be, how much pushed by circum-
stances, how much deserted by
friends, how much lost To the world;
if he only keeps his courage, holds
up his head, works on with his
hands and with unconqnerable will
determined to he aud to do what be-
comes man, all will be well. 1t is
nothing outside of him that kills,
but what is within, that makes or
unmakes.
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An inebriate, some little while
back, got into IA ear, and became
very troublesome and annoying to
the other passengers, so much 50
that it was proposed to eject him;
but kind-hearted and reverend
doctor, who was also passenger,
interposed for him, and soothed him
into good behavior for the remainder
of the journey. Before leaving,
however, he scowled upon the other
occupants and muttered some words
ofcontempt, but shook hands warmly
with the doctor, and said: "Good
day, my friend, see you know what
it is to he drunk"
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1t is absurd to assume that man
nal labor is derogatory to the dig
nifty of lady. The idea is based
upon mere vanity, and leads to idle
ness and all the evils attendant
thereupon. 1t betrays ignorance OF
human nature and of the prime fac
tors of human happiness, and is con-
demned alike 10y history and conn
mon sense. Homer tells of Princes
SEES drawing water from the springs,
and washing with their own hands
the finest linen of their families.
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lt. will take three years to finish
the revision of the Bible now going
on under the direction of the Amer
lean and British committee. In the
meantime Christians must struggle
along as best they can by the light
OF the old version.
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Jefferson Davis has been acting
as umpire for two Mississippi men
who disagreed in politics and applied
abusive epithets to each other. He
decided that both ought to apollo
gize, and they did SO.
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An Epson salts mine has been dis
covered abont twelve miles from
Chattanooga, Tenn. The deposit is
two feet thick, and is easy of access.
1t is pure, and only requires crush
ing to make it marketable.
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A man can confess more religion
ia fifty minutes than he cali practice
by working bard for fifty years.
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No bird is actually or the wing.
The wing is on the bird.
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The Benton record., 1878-11-29
VOL. ".

The chase was kept up until the pur-
sued reached the Coal Banks, Here the
white mems horses gave out and the riders
were obliged to abandon them and contln-
u the fight on foot.
In the excitement Captain Ray lost his
hat, which was picked up by one OF the
Piegans and brought to Benton where 1t
was recognized by one Of the Captain s
friends. A party Of Bentonites were or
ranized at once to go to the rescue, and
on reaching the train the trouble was ex-
nlained. It was not, however, until the
third dav after the fight and flight that the
fugitives were found. On abandoning
their horses they struck for the river, and
following the numerous, bends Of the
stream finally succeeded in rea ching the
Marias, where the rescuing party picked
them up in a condition Of exhaustion and
starvation.
Captain Ray and John G. Copelln
are no longer among the living; but this
remarkable episode in their careers vii
be we'll remembered by their many friends
in Montana and the city of St Louis.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
A Baby yEonian Deed Of Sale.

Mr.. w. ST. C. Boscawen has discovered
among the contract tablets in the British
Museum two documents Of great interest
to geometricians. Attached to two terra
Gotta tablets containing deeds of sale Of
estates near Babylon. Mr.. Boscawen
found two neatly drawn plans Of the es-
tates in question. The first of these is a
deed relating to the sale of some land
which took place towards the latter end Of
the reign of Nebuehadnezzar. It repre-
sents about 81 acres Ill area, and bound
ed on the northern side by the canal Of the
goddess Banituo. The names Of the own
ers Of the adjacent lands are given, and
The greatest care is taken in giving the
Dimensions Of these plots Of land. The
whole is divided into three pairs of par
ralle ograms, and check dimensions are
taken 10 test the accuracy Of the work. A
semi circular portion Oh the east side is
most carefully measured, both radius and
circumference being given. The second
plan unfortunately il in q mutilated con-
lition, but the remaining portions show
the same care and neatness as is found
Ill the perfect Que. The deed of sale in
ttlis second document is written on the re-
verse side Of the tablet, and is dated IN
reign Of Darius Hystaspes. The value Of
these documents as bases ~ WHICH to tx
both the lunar and area measures III Bah
yionia is yely great. Bothof these doca-
nenig form portions of the nov well
known series Of the Ejibi tablsts. Mr.
Boscawer hopes shortly % publish these
docunests, aecon npanied by fac sinhes q
ths plans and translations Of the dse2s re-
ating to them.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
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a Boy With Three eyes.

A correspondent writing from Bremen,
Ohio, says: "Qnite a wonder has lately
made its appearance abont eight miles
north Of New Bremen, IN the shape of a
fine boy with three eyes and but one ear.
The parents are a young couple who came
here to reside from the eastern portion OF
Anglaize county, about ten months ago
and have been married 4 little more than
that time. Tie child is about two weeks
old. The parents were astonished to find
On the right side Of his face an eye and
an ear in their proper places, and about
an inch further round oil the left side OF
the head a third eye, perfect ii form, but
no ear where the ear ought 70 be, the
place for the left ear being perfectly
smooth and solid as any other part Of the
head. Tie boy IS healthy, sound, and
bright IS baby can be. The eyes are
perfect IL sight and action When the
eye on the left side Of the face opens and
shuts, its twin does the same, both seem
ing 70 be controlled md operated hg the
one SET Of nerves.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
A Wonlan's Logic.


1T Is useless to take medicine. ! shall
feel better tomorrow. Besides, I need
the money to get that lovely new hat.
NY old one is such . fright and people
will look more at my bonnet than they viii
1t my face. will wait till | feel worse
before spend any money for medicine. !"
The new bonnet IS purchased and fly
other feminine neccessaries il the form Of
ribbons, laees, brooches, etc. Meanwhile
the iady's face becoms every day raler
and thinner, ard her body weaker, until
10 firm 4 footh-ld in her system, that the
most thorough, and oftimes long and
tedious, course of treatment il necessary
to restore her 10 health. Ladies attend 10
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
The Value Of Cyprus to the
English.

Situated just on the coast Of Syria, CON-
manding the sea way to the Gulf Of Scan
deroon and the mouth Of the Orontes, and
therefore the Mediterranean entrance to
the valley of the Euphrates, Cyprus, with
It's deep harbors, offers singular advantages
to a power interested in India, but unable
for the moment to secure possession Of its
natural gateway, the valley Of the Nile.
It would be impossible, if England were
once seated there, for any power to attack
Egypt or Syria by sea without her full
consent; while the island itself, as pos
session, offers some singular advan-
tages.
1t is probably the one place in the
world which could be easily turned into a
storehouse Of timber for the national
dockyard. Much ofits mountain ranges
is already clothed with forests, which be
long. we believe, to the State; the oak
grows in profusion and the cedar OF
Lebanon would be in a home where it
would need no acclimatization. The
forests could be protected by the State
with any needful care, without interfering
with the people, who have been reduced
by oppression and misgoTernment to
hundred thousand, perhaps twelfth o
then proper number, and who for years
to come would be employed in repeopilnG
and rpsubduing the beautiful valleys
where every cereal and every known trui
| will reach perfection. The tobacco plan
and apple tree will grow in Cyprus al
most side by side.
With little care and energy III th'
formation of tanks, on the south Indian
plan, to be filled by the torrents which
now waste themselves down the hills
Cyprus would have all the natural advan-
tages of Jamaica, better climate, and
population now degraded indeed, bu
once among the most industrious and en-
terprising in the world. Within ten year
in Anglo-Indiaa hands, the island woul
pay all expenses, provide much of tn
wood needed for dockyards, and be in
fair way toward that prosperity which, t
be full, must wait for the recovery of Til
Of the population, now depressed BY mis-
government, debased by want of freedom
and declining in number through want c
the means Of subsistence.-Spactator
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
The Jordan Valley.

The Jordan Valley was one blaze OF
beautiful flowers, growing in profuson
not to be found, even in more fertile lands.
The ground was literally covered with
blossoms; the great red anemone like a
poppy, grewi in long tracks on the stony
soil; on the soft marls patches Of delicate
lavender color were made BY the wild
stocks; the retem, or white broom, the
juniper Of Scripture was in full blossom
and the rich purple nettles eontrasted
with feds of the kutufy, or yellow St,
Johns wort. There were also quantities
Of orange-colored marigolds, and long
fields Of white and purple clover, tall
spires cf asphodel and clubs Of snap
dragon, purple salvias and white garlic
pink gerapiums and cistus, tall white UNI
belliferous plants, and large camomile
daisies, all set in border Of deep green
herbage, which reached the shoulders OF
the hGrses.-Tent Work IN Palestine.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29

your health before you even think Of ap-
parel. A fresh, blooming face in plain
bonnet IS much handsomer and far more
attractive to your gentlemen friends, than
pail.-worn, diseased face in the most
elaborate and elegant hat your millinel
could devise. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is everywhere acknowledged tc
be the standard remedy for female COM
plants and weaknesses. It is sold BY
druggists.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
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,z,bo, Twilight gathers In her sheaves,
1na wheeling swallows skim the fume,
rt, ,,ovgbnlan, turning homeward, leaves
H. n,olql mid-furrow in the bloom,
.n5 through the melancholy ewes
Tbe orange drops its milk-white bloom,
r,, old delights that go and come
Through sorrow, in the falling dew,
v.,.,, raves that wore wreath Of foam
The darker that the waters grew,
Flow round my solitary home
At evening, when the stars are few
so sad and sweet rs bridal tears
For broken homes to see withdraw
The child we love, have gone the years
We climbed the frosty hills, and saw
nssr.nd on all the frozen mcres
The sunlight breaking through the thaW
Like one who in the driving Storm
When all the untrodden paths are dim,
GEARS far-off voices, faint and low,
Across the woodland calling him,
hear the loved oflong ago
Singing among the seraphim.
And AZ the soft assembling light
Falls, shadowing into to dusky red,
think how beautiful the night
With gathering stars is overspTead,
like sesds Of many al old delight
Through shoaves ofsorrow harvested.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
Grave Robbing.

Grave robbine seems to travel Westward
along with empire, civilization and emf
grants. Great Britain and the Atlantic
seaboard States long ago passed through
days Tor nights Of grave robbing, which
led to riots. Such times have passed
away in the East. Now, however scarcely
week goes by that news does not come
from the West Of some fresh outrage Of
that kind. In Mondays Ledger there
we're three items Of news about grave
robbing, two telling Of the discovery Of
bodies dragged from their graves, and enc
Of The conviction Of a thief arrested in
Cleveland, Ohio, for similar ofense
In England and some Of the Eastern
States the best way Of putting an end TO
the robbery Of graves has been found to
be the passage Of laws providing legal
way ii which colleges and physicians can
he supplied with snbietcs for anatomical
and surgical lectures, the Same laws
furnishing severely those who obtain
bodies illegally or BY rObbing graves
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
Items fer the Ladies.

Side bags are made Of the same material
as the dress.
Fancy colored Innings are found in the
imported clocks.
Russian lace is the popular trimming
for ladies breakfast caps.
The bell-sbaped Bonneville" hat is
very popular and becoming.
The large Alsatan bow is still used for
ornamenting bonnets.
The "Capote" is still one Of the most
elegant bonnets for dress occasions.
The popular trimming for fall hats is
the foulard scarf, edged with old lace.
White barege taimmed with white satin
has come into fashion for bridal dresses.
The iute und silk curtain for drawing
rooms is pronounced the most fashion
able
A large bow of satin ribbon appears to
be the only trimming required for the
Cottage felt"
The Louis XVIII style is in vogue in
costumes as we'll US in furniture and dec
orations.
Pockets are seen on many Of the new
costumes, especially where the antique
brocades are used.
Mourning bonnets are in the new a.
nofe shaDes. with feathers tipped with Jet,
or with handsome jet trimmings.
The "Jessie," for little girls, IS q felt
hat with pointed crown and large brim,
with trimming Of satin ribbon and a
feather pompon.
Henrietta and camefs hair goods are
used for first mourning suits, and have
with tamise cloth, usurped the place OF
| bombazine.
Bodices are made in the shape of a
vest to open over waist-coat of plain
/ material, either wooden Or silk silk Of
course is the handsomest.
Among colors, red is still in great ia.
vor in all shades, and has an admirable
effect with grey and the different tints Of
eeru, bronze, beige and brown.
i Handsome wooden fringes are made te
match all the colors found in the bour
cite, beige and .camers hair materia
used for fall and winter costumes.
Coachmen's blue is one ofthe new col
ors in imported suits; short dress of this
color in cloth has facings Of darker blue
and a cordage of gold and fancy buttons
For light mourning damasses ii
raised basket patterns and diagonals arr
worn, and new material called Belgrade
cloth, which is very soft and is used foi
suitings.
The "Va1ios" hat, broad -brimmed ane
turned up on one side, IS worn very fa
hack on the head, and trife to one side
ard is very becoming to some faces.
New cloak-clasps IN oxidizsd silver, o
silver and platina. represents lizards
large butterflies, or fat, shield-shapet
pieces, in which are embossed Japanes
designs.
4 favorite design for gold jewelry, 70
earrings, the clasps ofbracelets or end
Of pins, is the head Of the Assryaa ran
+ with curled horns, familiar to US in the oil
bas reliefs from Nineyeh.
MagPie net is used for the long, twist
ed wells, which encirele the top of th'
head, protecting the hair and not th'
face, and crossing at the back, to be tied
: afterwards under the chin.
I Stockings are gay with color and witt
many new patterns. Some have the i
step adorned with fine stripes, and thi
part Of the stocking is woven across in
stead ofnp and down, as in the under
meath part of the foot, SO as to insure
! perfect ft.
De- xy.4g, n1E,,,oo o,-oo
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
All abont the Pulse.

Every intelligent person should know
how to ascertain the state Of the pulse IN
health; then ~ comparing it with what
was when he is ailiog he may have some
idea Of the case. Parents should know
the healthy pulse Of each child, as no"
and then child is born with a remarka-
BILE slow or fast pulse, and the very case
in hand may be Of that peculiarly. An
infants pulse are l45 child Of seven
wears, about eighty; and from twenty to
sixty years; it is seventy beats minute
declining to sixty at fourscore. 4 health
fll grown persons pulse beats seventy
times minute. There may be good
health down to sixty; but # the pulse al
wavs exceeds seventy there is disease.
The machine is working itself out there
is fever and i Aammation somewhere, and
the body is feeding on itself-as in con.
sumption, when the pulse is quick, that IS,
over sixty, gradually increasing with Dc
creased chances of cure, until it reaches
llO or 100, when death comes before
many days. When the pulse is over sev-
enty for months, and there is slight
cough, the lungs are effected.
The Benton record., 1878-11-29
The Duke Of Wellington.

He understood very little, if anything
of the question of State policy beyond the
imme liate field of his own personal re-
snonsibil:ties and duties. Of political
econom ne was supremely ignorant, yet
his strong common sense enabled him at
last to recognize some of its fundamental
truths. His speeches on economical sub
iects TEEN with puerilities and absurdl
ties. without ingenuity in conception OF IN
EXPRESSION. Of the ends and objects o.
Government he had formed no phllosoph
ical estimate, nor dreamed that authority
had any other duty or function than te
cause itself to be respected and obeyed
The neople we're altogether cipher IN
his ewes, except as grouped around tht
sovereignty. All his sympathies were
with rulers, and he cared nothing for sui
ectg whatever might be the nature olth'
subiection. But when danger menaeef
the ruling few, ''from the actions Of tn
serving many" be had the sagacity TO DIS
Germ that those dangers justified and de
manded eoncessions.-Sir. John B0t
7ir0.