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The Benton record., 1878-08-30

The moving of engines or ma
chlnery BY compressed air is one 3
the advances Of this present gen
GRAFTON. Of course power must b
used to compress the air. 1t is
simply q question Of utilizing the
different forces of nature and
adopting that which is the cheap
est, the safest and the least oh
noxious. We have on more than
one occasion referred to the
engines in use in Paris
and New York, and, particularly
N the construction OF the Hoosac|
Tunnel. The Second Avenue
Railroad Company Of New York
lave given such i trial to the
rheumatic engine as a motive |
'o"er as to warrant its acceptance
$ a success. The Company have
rdeFed the construction Of five
lofe new engines. The most
anguine expectations OF the bro.
otefs Of thei, Introduction has
aea falelied. The engine is run
2 tfIfIillg cost, and witbout noise
smoke o. smell .ofoil. Any rate I
speed could bo obtained up to
lrty tire Or forty miles an hour,
Y tho engine always under the
aIrol 81 the engineer. The ]
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Fellows born and bred in Amer
lea, and having brains enough to
teach d good, drst-elass district
school, or run for Congress, prove
to be great fools when they 60 into
the province OF sporting men. For
example, Michigan sent out to Eng.
land some weeks ago al aquatic
club to compete with the hardy
but simple minded sons Of Albion.
Their boat was good and the mem
bers Of the club were muscular,
pious and patriotic. But they must
have name unique, aboriginal and
unpronounceable. The good
clothes Of the entire club didn't fill
but FIVE brass.naiIed trunks, The
members went off on the interna-
tional trip before they had gotten
their muscle up by doing the old
mans first corn-hoeing, but they
loaded themselves down with a
club name, and it was the nShoe-
Wac Gee -Mette" crew Of Michigan.
With such q name Of course they
had to cotton to their English al
versaries, and come back worsted.
-
The mermaid which combed its
hair upon the crested waves and
wooed the fated mariner with it's
captivity, and now founders WIN
s-'70'FzFFUdrTQn, IT IS described
as q great shapeless being without
n suspicion Of beauty, out of which
nothing bpt the fertile fancy Of 4
sailor could ever have created the
beautiful female which figures inI
nautical narratives. 1t is more
fortunate than wonankind, Chow
ever. in having two hearts, WHICH
do not beat as one, and three eye I
lids to each eye, all Of which keep
up q lazy, but persistent winking.
# is superior to the daughters Of
Eve, also, in having no voice. and
hose who have waited upon it
hoping to hear some
5runt Dissatisfaction OF disapproyal
rom its lips, have been disappoint- I
a. AS a mermaid it is in fact
allure, and, nobody has yet /
'een found to take delight IN its (
ontemplation but the naturalista, t
0 whom it is known as the Man I
tee. E,
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Fort Benton Record
". H. BUCK, Editor and Proprietor.
j, ], HEALY, Local Editor and Business
Manager,

An agricultural exchange says
that Guinea hens eat potato bugs,
foreteli change Of weather and
give warning when tramps ap-
proach. No wonder England wants
Guinea,
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all times Of the year when the
river is free from ice?
The first steamer arrived at the
head Of navigation this year IN the
month Of April and the last will
probably leave in the month Of
September, thus adding about three
months to the former average
treighting season. and this has or
will have been done by the same
class of steamers that formerly ran
only during the high stage Of water
or from the mouth May to the lat
er part of June. When the fact is
remembered that vessels drawing
several inches less water than the
steamers now in nse are drawing
can be proftably worked on the up
i per river, and that no steamer has
vet wintered at Benton to take ad-
vantage Of the FIRST rise in the river,
can any one question the truth Of
the assertion that the Benton
freighting seasons will yet be ex~
tended through eight and nine
months of the year ? And we
venture to say that when we have
boats arriving and departing from
Benton from the first Of March to
the first Of November, goods can
be landed at Benton as long as a
narrow guage railroad can deliver
merchandise at the commercial
centres Of the Territory.
It appears strange in the face Of
these very evident facts that no
effort has yet been made to con
struct railroad from the head OF
navigation to Helena, but we have
no hesitancy in saying that the
construction Of this road is as Ger
tain as the extension Of our pres
ent freighting seasons. The project
now offers a sure and profitable in
vestment to any firm or corpora
ton, but the time WiIl come when
the enterprise will present such an
unmistakable source Of wealth that
capitalists can no longer refrain
from entering upon it. Until that
time arrives it is perhaps useless to
appeal to the merchants and
business men of the Territory, to
assure them that they are standing
in their own light and retardIng the
mercantile and other interests OF
the Territory, by continuing the
present unsatisfactory and extra
sag4nt system Of transportation,
paratlFeIy la5FoE1T1I0e''e F@ts1r-----
open new markets for produce ad-
vance the mining in ustries and
cheaper every article of trade,
These matters are too evident to
be overlooked by keen sighted
people, but while they
ind the present system profitable
hey will make no effort to eneour-
'ge advancement until by sheer
oree of circumstances they are
compelled to put their shoulders to
he wheel.
We look with interest to the ac,
Of all that the two
nterpfising steamboat companies
Benton have undertaken to do ,
lis season. The Benton Trans
Company will endeayor f
bring yet another steamer to the a
7ad Of navigation, while the :, :
aker Line contemplate running . :,
cir little vessel, the Col. Nc. c
cod, as long as the river remains "
e from ice. If they do this now, 9
oy will do still better next season L. u,
d soon railroad connection will /;
The Benton record., 1878-08-30
Democratic Meeting Em ROze-
mRns

man.
Pursuant to public notice, the
| Democrats Of Bozeman and vicinity
met a Odell's Hall on the evening
Of August q. The meeting was
called to order BY Hon. B. p Vi
vion, who nominated Judge Sam
uel " Langhorno, (Chairman Of
the Democratic Committee Of Gal
latin County, as President, and
Walter Cooper, Esq, Secretary,
which was carried unanimously.
The President briefly stated that
the object Of tho meeting was tc
give the citizens OF Bozeman and
vicinity an opportunity to hear
Major John P. Bruce, candidate
for Congress, who had been re-
quested by his Democratic friends
to deliver an address. He stated
that Major Bruce was too well
M 5f ld5FffaaHflB3n ld5 faf Bg 9as 9at Iii Ii aF83 s. the
Major for Congress, and hoped he
would be endorsed by the Dem
ocratle party when it met in Con
vention, as their choice for De-
legate to Congress. Ho regarded
the Major as well qualified to fill
the position creditably to himself
and Montana.
Major Bruce being loudly called
for from all parts Of the hall, step
ped forward. and his appearance
On the stand was greeted with
great applause. He spoke about
lalf an hour, during which time he
vas frequently cheered and ap-
olauded.
tie commenced BY announcing
unset as a candidate for Congress,
nd remarked that he should If
lected, be an impartial represent
tive, and do justice to all sections
Montana. He stated that the
ou5se Of Hon. Martin Maginn:s.
.hile.in Congress, met his cordial
pprobation. That in his opinion
9 had made an able and efficient
preventative, refecting credit on
mself and Montana, and that #
could do as much for all the in
rests OF the Territory as Major !
aglnnis, he should accomplish all '
: highest ambition desired. On )
king bis seat Major Bruce WIS
IDLY cheefed. 9
Col. Pierce being called upon.
llVered an eloquent and sound
speech, in which he :
nplimented Major Bruce. stating
It ne would most cheerfaIly su,S.
ft and speak for him when nom
ted for Congress BY the Dem 1
'aey Of the Territory. ]
Vt the conclusion Of Col. Pierces ! il
1arks George w. Wakefield. : !:
4, offered the following resolu- PaI 81,
!, which was carried unanimous {
resolved, That It i the sense c
his meeting that, while we en-
Sc the acts Of Hon. Martin
sinnis as Delegate. and think he
reflected credit upon himself -
the Territory. We cheerfully ]
Major John r. Bruce -
le choice Of the Democrats Of
attn County for the nomination
le Democratic Convention for -,
gate 70 Congress. y =
ssolFed, THAT the papers
Montana are respectfully
ested to publish these pre-
lngs IN their respective papers. {
! motion. the meeting adjourn II
5 v. LlNGHORNE.
President.
or Cooper, Secretary j
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can make money faster at work for us than
~ at anything else. Capital not required; We
VII start you. sl2 per day 1t home made by the in
aqsfrloas Men, women. boys and girls wanted every
@heIe 70 Wofk Tor ns Now is the time Costly outft
sud terms free address TsuE Co., Augusta Maine
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
POET
WHAT OF THAT.

Tired Wei, what OF that!
Didst fancy life was spent On beds q ease,
Fluttering the rose leaves scattered ny tie
Come. rouse thee work while it is called
To day.
Coward, arisei so forth upon thy way
Lonely And what OF that? :,
some must be lonely TITS not gwen 10 ali
70 feel a heart responsive rise and iall--
Ia blend another lie into its own
Work NAV be done in loneliness n orh on.
OAK, Wei, what Of that
Diast fondly dream tnespn y QUO 1ie' q sc.
Dost fear To lose thy wayt take courage w
Fearu thou 10 walk by faith and ne; ~ SlEiit
'rhy steps viii guided be, and guided FlBh'
Hard Wei, what Of that ,.,
Diast fancy life one summer hollday,
With Lessons none 70 learn, naught oo'
playf IL,
n mist bs learned Learnt, then patiently
vo help! Nay 'Tia not SO.
Though human help be far, thy "oo Is
nigh -,.,,.
VINO feeds TIE ravens, hears HIS children
hes near fhee whereso'er thy footsteps roam
AID he win guide thee light thee, he'll NEE
homei
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
SCIENCE.
WHAT STEAM HAS DONE FOR FRANCE

According TO recent official stats
ties the total power Of all the steam
engines existing in France is SOC. 600
horse power, representing the actual
labor OF 4 500. 600 horses or 81 $50. 900
men. This last aggregate IS equal TO
ten times the present industrial pop
ulation, which amounts to $500. 000
souls, but from which must be sub
tracted old women. and children.
leaving remainder Of J.200, 600
working men.
T. IS interesting, SAYS la nature. 70
compare the above data with the con-
dition Of affairs in 1855. before steam
engines were introduced in France, as
we are thus led 10 appreciate the
enormous revolution which steam ana
improved machinery have produced.
Just ninety years ago in every $780,
0a0 600 worth of French products.
sixty per cent of the value represented
labor and forty per cent raw material
To- dav this ration il exactly reversed,
although labor has increased forty per
cent. 1T the present time the total
industrial productions Of France
aggregate value Of ABOUT a.. 1905 Co.,
U0. Of this 81 400 .0fs, 600 represents
raw material. 3fa the remainder labor
III the same proportion as existed in
in l1Ss applied now. taxing into ae-
count the increase I'M labor noted
above. no less than eleven twelfths OF
the increase above amount, or =, 300
l.D0S, would De tine cost Of haudi-
work. Roughly. then, steam engines
4y~.11
economy 81 81 900 00g.0sp: but more
than this. If thev were suddenly swept
ant ri existence and forgotten, there
are not enough men and animals ID
the r0antrg to supply an equivalent
amount vi power. and even II there
we're. there would be- no way o. pro-
curing the necessary food for their
support.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
ARCTIC EXpL ORhTiONS.

There is facination about expIora-
tions in unknown lands that makes
men count As nothing the extremes Of
heat and cold, hunger, thirst, fatigue,
and danger. The mystery which sur
rounds the polar regions, and tire
success with which its barriers Of ice
have guarded its secrets in the past,
are maddening to the explorer and
geographer. The pole attracts those
who vearn to know the hitherto un-
known, In the same manner as it
attracts the magnetic needle that
always points toward It: and notwith-
standing the large amount Of money
spent and the number Of lives hereto
fore lost in Arctic explorations, there
are now ~ many expeditions either
organized o. organizing for further
effort in this direction that it would
seem as ~ The secrets Of the polar
regions would soon he secrets no
longer.
III addition To tie Howgate expe-
dition. which has already made q
start from ouT shores. other nations
are hurrylng forward exploring ex-
petitions ON q somewhat similar plan.
England Is about To Fl two vessels
under Captain Mares, who viii operate
lv way Of the east coast ofGYeeniand
sweden, during the present year, will
e. piore the polar regions by way Of
Behring'S strait. under the auspices
Of Professor N0riensk jold. Holland
has determined upon one Also Ger
many. urdsr the direction De tie
Arctic Exploration Society, has an
Obi expedition commanded D- Cap
tain Virgins. nCw CD duty. Russia.
during the conming spring, will push
forward Al chronological expedition.
under the HeIsingfors professor, Il
the Nogels and 0stFacs. OF the Ohi AMI
Irtysh. Besides these exyedi TN
many eminent explorers AMI scientific
societies in different countries are
hnsving themselves IN IN endeayor 10
establish stations IS different points
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
Wlr AND HuM0R-

The voice of england: Hi, hc
you Gar; you're carrying that bea
joke too far.
An sure, it's ai5y enough to b.
a chirnley," said O Rourke; ".e ho
one brick up an just slip another
under 1t. =
Vassar College is q sweet pl
when the astronomical class =
billiards, the girls say. Vow, 10
caramel on the red popcorn b
There i 4 kiss on the white" POI
Mary's marsh rnallow. Jennie. ]
they all 20 up into the obserys
and sing. "Treaclc, treacle,
star
Always say q kind word, II you
If only that il may come ~, peril
with singular opportUs eness. eDte
some Inournfnl roar darkened
ike 8 beautiful freely, whose h
circurnvolntiDTls lie cannot but
forgetting his many troubles.
Young man. whats the p
this silk asked q deaf OLE
seven shilliDgs !" vas the
seventeen shiIlingg !" exclaims
Eli give yon thirteen. "
shillings, mama, IL tic price
the siIk. " replied the Honest sho
sob. seven shilling !" rejoines
lady, sharply; I'll give sou five.
The creditors demand sale 81
-. Louis bridge ard the connec
tunnel, upon which 81 rs .1sytls
ard iDpaid--Excbange. We hope
bridge will not be IrDt cd. a. IL
great convenience 10 to the rave
public. As 10 the people Of -. Los
IL would not discoTnmosie them rni
as. If the truth is told, they cs
ferry over In their wires siso~
enough.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
The cfR5CLl- ACID Or aNTISE7TiC
TREATMENT Of WOUNDS

Reports are now beginning - come
ii giving the results ct those who
have pr4cticed Lester new system
CT antls-rtic treatment o. wounds.
and DR. Robert r. Weir, surgeon 70
tfe New OK and Roosevelt
Hospitals. has communicated to the
New York Asdsc1I Jossra1t the result
az some IS eases ira which Mr.. Lester 4
treatment WAS adopted
IS American surgeons have been
slow to test this mode ct treatment,
and AZ many ITnpTov eFAenta hare been
suggested b. Mr.. Lester since It's first
ss1tgoss rlgtson. we wiH srieffy describe
he priucip Involved and their
mode of application. Dr. Weir
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1nDszfsst Page
The Anti-Monopoligt.
-emhlinr hand and Dassed ont,

tIemuIlng nanu ana passed out.
| She had no difficulty in finding the
| way she desired to go; beside the
moon shining brightly, she was &C
quainted with every step of the
ground along which she walked. She
soon struck on the little path. Mount
ing upward with unwearied step she
had soon reached the summit, and be-
| gan toadvance more cautiously, keep
ing in the shadows of the over-hang-
ing rocks, silently grasping, when she
came near the abyss, the friendly sup
port of some vines hanging over her
head; she swung trem bllngly over,
and stood face to face with her hus-
band.
The encounter was SO sudden and
unexpected that she could not repress
the scream which rose to her lips. He
shifted his position and stood directly
before her, while she crOuched closer
to the rocks.
"What do you here!' he answered
menacingly.
Il come" she answered hoarsely,
''to beg You to let Gilmore Mayfield
pass in safety tonight. VIII yous'
He looked at her searchingly. then
he burst into a loud. rough laugh.
s'Oh, no, that s your mission, is it,
| And then. raising his right hand high
above his head to give greater empha-
sis to his words, he said. with a terri
bic oath, "No-no, ] would die a thou
sand times rather than spare mimi
Then die! she cried, springing
forward and pushing him violently
backward. He reeled, staggered on
the brink of the precipice, but quick
as lightning caught with one hand a
| stunted shrub, and with the other
firmly grasped portion of her dress,
while his body swayed to and fro over
the edge of the abyss.
1t was a fearful moment. She
| struggled to free herself from his
| grasp and threw herselfon the ground
at full length. A moment Of sicken.
ing suspense followed. Then the
shrub To which he clung for support
loosened its hold on the crumbling
earth.
She felt that she was being dragged
slowly over, and the surface was
marked with deep ridges where she
clutched with her soft, white hands
III eager desperation to save her life,
which never before had seemed half
| so dear!
| lie made a desperate effort to es
cape: the bush gave entirely away
and his hoarse. terrible cry, mingled
with her wild, despairing shrek, as
| they went over reverberated along
the wall Of solid rock with strange
chilling sound.
Nearly month afterwards, party
of hunters passing far below the spot
where this thrilling tragedy was en-
acted, found the dead bodies of tive
/ PERSONS man and woman. They
were frightfully iacerated and blood
stained.
One Of the hunters recognized the
bodies of Abel Fennimore. leader of /
] gang Of desperadoes infesting that
part of the country, and his wife.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-05

and raved like a madman. Both of US
were blondes; our ancestors, through a
long line, had been OF the Northern
races, their complexion bleached by the
winters Of centuries, and their eyes as
blue as the vault Of high heaven. And
here was our baby, with the contour of
his father, and his mothers voice, but
in complexion a pronounced brunette,
with the features, expression, and air of
the old canting reprobate who had
buried large family with his first wife
in the bogs Of Ireland, who had brought
untold misery to Lord Bothwick, and
had caused the death aud burial OF my
mysterious kinswoman, lovely Ethel
Graeme
It was little wonder, knowing nothing
Of the laws Of nature and the eonse-
auences Of their violation, aud feeling
that God and man were alike my enc
mics, I grew so skeptical concerning
everything but sin and misery that
for a long time doubted the existence Of
that heavenly mamma which is now, in
these later years, thank God, my stay
and comfort
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Woman Suffrage in Connecticut.
The Hartford Co,raRt Of February 2lst
the following:

The Hartford CoUrant OF February 2lst
contains the following:
The committee on Woman Suffrage
gave a hearing i'm the House of Repre-
sentatives yesterday afternoon. The
hall was filled with ladies and gentle
men. Mr.. Joseph Sheldon, Of New
Haven, was the first speaker. He said :
The advocates Of this cause come up
here year after year, and will continue
TO come till their prayer is granted.
They do not ask for anything you can
not grant. They do not ask for the
power to vote for State officers, for that
would be beyond your gift. They sim
ply ask for the right to vote in muni-
cipal elections and for President and
Vice-President of the country. This
power is granted you by the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, the second ar.
ticle Of which says: Zach State shall
appoint in such manner as the Legisla-
ture thereof may direct, a number oI
electors equal TO the whole number o
| Senators and Representatives TO which
[ the State may be entitled in the Con
gress," etc. The power is given to the
States themselves and to the Legisla-
lures of the States. There is no ques.
tiOn as to the power of the Legislature
TO give women the power to vote FOL
electors. Now, having this power, yoU
| ought to grant the prayer Of the peti
[ tioners. In the first place, tax-payini
women should have the right to vote
| This was an old right, acknowledged by
Z the Declaration of Independence. Tax
alton and representation went together
I There is one woman in New Haven who
pays more taxes than a thousand voters
/ There are similar cases all over the State
| Ii is objected that il the intelligent anC
wealthy vote that it will be but the en-
tering wedge to the low aud ignorant
| claim they should vote, but cOufin'
my plea now to taX-paying women.
I is especially hard that they should b'
DISTINGUISHED. In 1874, under Governor
Baldwin, there was a bill introduced ex
empting negroes from taxation on thu
ground that they were not represented
This became a law, aud till negrOe
voted they were not taxed. Look at tn
condition OF the negroes before thel
voted and since. Look at the Chimes
in California. They are a degraded be
cause a disfranchised class. They ar
treated in far different way from wha
they would be as a voting class. II i
the same with women. Their rights ar
not regarded as they would be If the,
had the power 10 determine who shOul'
sit in this Legislature and in other higl
places. If women had that power, me-
would care a little more about thei