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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-07

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OoMPANr We have no authorized Agents.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-07

A lovely ghost has been lowering
about New Carlisle, Indiana, Of late.
The strange visitant appears about dark,
wrapped in the folds Of some delicate
texture, yelled face. and q bright star in
the breast, having the appearance Of a
fsmals. It has boon seen many times by
different individuals in the neighborhood,
walking on the fences IN the lanes. A
stranger Was driving past that vicinity a
fortnight ago, and saw the spectral form
approaching, a. If desiring to ride. he
drew the lines On his stssd and halted,
when the beautiful parsonage took sea,
in the buggy and they proceeded. After
going . short distance the stranger, mol
liking to have 90 beautiful woman oc'
supyipg the seat without 80 much as ask
ing, attempted the familiarity Of putting
his arm around her. He was 90 startled
to discover that his arm passed through
her fern without deserving it that ht
jumped from his vehicle and fed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-07

A LIVELY FraHT WITH INDIANs.-A
desperate scrimnAge took place near the
Mexican line ON Tuesday afternoon be-
tween Jose Moreno and party of
drunken Indians. Moreno is engaged in
freight bstwesn San Deigo and Lower
California, and had stopped his team on
the trip up for the purpose OF watering
his horses. Hs was approached BY an
Indian and a squaw. apparently sober.
who bargaiaed with him to take them to
town for the sua Of one dollar and
half. On preparing to start five more
Indians appeared, all in liquor. who
demanded of Moreno that he should take
tho entire party to this city for nothing.
at the same time snstohing the money
from the first mentioned Indian while he
was in tho act OF paying tho same over to
Moreno for his conveyance. Moreno
refused to comply with tho demand,
when one OF the party drew a revolver,
which Moreno saw was unl0aded. I'M
mediatsly after another Indian drew his
revolver, and seeing the party meant
mischief, ssizad an unloadsd Spencer
rife from his seat, which he had just
purchased, and clubbing it be struck the
last named indian terrific blow, which
effsctually sent the fellow "to grass" for
the time being, Another Indian was
quickly disposed OF in the same manner.
By this time Moreno had completely
demolished his rifle, having broken the
stock and bent the barrel. Finding the
whole crowd too much for him he retreat
cd and made his escape into Mr.. Dram
gas house, when the Indians took
possession OF the team and drove of
toward town. taking their two wounded
companions w.th them. After they had
been gone short time Moreno followed
on as far as George Hensley's where hi
secured the services of Mr.. Hensley, and
with tho latter's team The Indians wer'
soon everhauled. Seeing that Moreno
had rsinforcsmsnts the Indians aban
doned the team. On Wednesday on
of tho Indians was arrested, and warrants
were issued for the arrest Of the who'll
party, who were believed 10 be at on
! Of the ranoheriAs near town.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-07

JOB WORK dsA daossiF nsee'e
ainH se q. ea,l : -ssais =
The National tribune., 1880-04-01

And he, cold-booded sycophant as he is, in whose
veins beats not one throb of human sympathy shuts
eyes and ears and heart to all these appeals charges
all with conspiracy to cheat the United States,
closes the doors of the Pension Bureau holds back
claims known to be just, and starves the defenders
of the country to make reputation as an economist
for j. A. Bentley.
In the name of God and common humanity, Mr.
President and gentlemen in Congress, look for one
moment on the side of the widow and fatherless,
quit at once and forever this miserable pickering
over petty schemes-Make this Pension Office, IN
fact, what it was designed to be.
Sweep out this board of pettifoggers who dis
honor and disgrace the American name. Clean
out the temple of the base sort that have seized and
profaned it.
The people are with you. They don't want to
split hairs over the specific disease under whose
burden their soldier lies low. They mean that the
plain simple citizen who suffered death or disabill-
ty in saving the Republic, shall be made decently
comfortable if he has survived, and that his family
shall take his place if dead
This is the plain English of their will, and they
had rather be cheated occasionally than have their
bountes fail for lack of faith in ordinary testimony.
diers their widows and orphans, compes US to say,
that Mr. Commissioner j. A Bentley is to-day, and
has been for two years the single obstruction to the
honest and prompt settlement OF claims, ana nearly
all of the soldiers of this country know it.
His tricks and devices to escape this responsi-
bility have been exposed, and bare and naked, to-
day he stands the just object of the scorn, derlsion
and contempt of all who ever served the Union, OF
every soldier, and of every soldiers friend
Drop him at once for your own reputation, or the
curse which rests on him will follow you.
Give us man full of genuine human feelng
give us a lawyer, educated to do justice and nave
mercy give us soldier of large service, OF true
heart to his country and his comrades, who knows
the suerngs of service and can estimate at Its reai
worth the evidence presented in any case
Anything is better than Bentley.
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
Senate Bill 496.

The bill long and unfavorably knownas the Com
mssoner's "Sixty Surgeons Bill has been licked
into shape by the Committee on Pensions IN the
Senate.
Many of its monstrosites are skillfuly covered
up but as it stands now it is against the interest OF
every pensioner and claimant of pension.
1t pretends to give relief and does not really give
Il II the Bentley bill emasculated, and is ut
tery worthless even for the purposes which 1t pre-
tends to serve
II nronoses zone person learned in the law and
Of not less than five years experience, and one
pension surgeon of not less than ten years expe-
rence as a court in each Congressional District.
One is to be Republican and one democrat
This board is to attend at each county yseat al least
three times in each year, to hear testimony examine
cases reduce evidence to writing, ana make report
Any man of practical experience will at once say
that it is simply impossible for this board 10 per-
form the duties required, even if limited down 10
Congressional Districts With the mass OF cases
now pending, at Washington referred to them TO
finish up and overhaul, and TO treat as nelo cases
with the duty of examining all pensioners no0 o"
The roll-with the duty of making up declarations
alfidavits, and papers in all new cases presented
amounting already to more than 2o0 0oo, their TASK
is hopeless in magnitude before they begin The
board will not get out of the first large county they
strike, if they do their duty Read in this connee-
ton the remarks ST Mr. Geddes in this paper
A Board of Appeals, in each pension district may
revise the action of any pension surgeon They,
and all other officers who may perform duties, are
10 have fees prescribed in the bill for taking deelar
atoms examining witnesses, and for medical exam
Of ha nd
fees are the sole compensation Gin addition to tray
cling allowances) provided by this law for these
special agents-this new tangled board
| Now, if the Congress of the United States really
wants to institute O new systemic nangurate o
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
One Hundred Thousand.

We issue this month 100, 600 copies printed on a
Bullock press, which prints 10000 per hour. Next
month We hope to send out a larger number. Roll
in your subscriptions singy and by tens, hundreds,
and thousands Soldiers, every one of you, for
ward your subscriptions and support US in the great
battle for your rights now going on
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
The Bentley Picture.

Soldiers how do you like the appearance of
King John?" We thought you would be pleased
to see him. and so present him. The picture
was executed by the Photo-Engraving Company, 81
Park Place, New York, who employ the finest ar
fists in America The likeness is a very faithful
one and reflects great credit upon the Company,
The National tribune., 1880-04-01

Support Him Soldiers.

Major Dartt, of Canton, Bradford County, Pa,
we learn is a candidate for the State Senate. Vote
for him soldiers, you can find no better man and no
one more devoted TO your interests
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
An Explanation.

We are compelled to leave out great deal of mis-
celaneous matter in this number inCconsequence Of
the pressure of very important subjects relating to
the Pension Office, &c. Our offer with regard to
clocks and newspapers with which we club stands
as usual
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
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He may send few names at time, at 90 cents
each and when the fifteen are made up the clock
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Terms for advertising furnished upon application
n B. See our article in another column in re-
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The National tribune., 1880-04-01
A Terror.

The substitute for the Sixty Surgeon Bill is
even more infamous than the original, of which Sen
ator Thurman said: "H aoa carry terror to the heart
Of erery pensioner IN the United States"
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
Remember

That when you receive your paper in a red wrap
per it indicates your subscription has expired. Re-
new promptly and get other friends and soldiers to
join you.
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
A Joyful Day.

What joyous time it will be for all the soldier s
when they hear Bentley has been removed. They
will have firing of cannons and general illumina-
tions
The National tribune., 1880-04-01
SEE PAGE Be.

Shall John A. Bentley longer be Commits
sioner of Pensions for the Soldiers of
America ?
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
and pick off the members of that gang y

and pick Off the members of that gang wa.
a caution. y
And the Major
'<Why, he was the fourth or fifth tina
Harndcn disposed of. by strange ant
exciting stratagenl, an account OF whicl
would make Il capital sensatic: story ii
itself. His arrest, unmasaing and ex-
posure was one of the newspaper hits o
/ three years ago. He turned out To be n
! big gun named Montcith, who, while
planning rohbtries i'll secret for tt long
| time, had been living mt the best hotels,
and cutting swell i'll fashionable circles.
| which probably afforded him ample op-
portunities for coucocting the long series
| OF burglaries which he planned for his
suborClinatea TO execute. He was sent up
/ for twenty wears. chiefly upon Harnden's S
testimony, and died lniserably in prison,
of pneumonia, contracted in the quarries,
only a short time ago.
ssAnd the two thieves convicted the
other day were, then, the last OF these
banded criminals ~
Yes, Harnden has only been five years
in pursuing the gang, often Mt the
risk of lris life. and numerous and: power
full aa they were, not one of them remains
t6-tlay TO curse oar community. Either
dead, fugitive. or within prison-walls,
they have all disappeared, thanks 10 the
piteous event fhat transformed u thief into
an honest man, and brought about the
making OF the ''Detective's Oath = +
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
'Ea1:ss abeceiv5mg Hammock. Ia .

t .I'ye been a fool growled Harper yes
Ete14ay AS he united Il parcel in his from
| yafti and shook on; Il new hammock
''Here I've becn Topping around al
through this Internal hot spell when
might just as we'll have been swinging il
hammock, aud had my f'isisred bach
cooled off by the breezes.
Any one can put up hammock. Al
4 you've got to do is to unite about five
hundred knots, unravel about five hun,
aret snarls. and work over the thing ul,'
til you can tell whether the open side was
meant to 60 up or down. This puzzled
Harper for full twenty minutes, but NJ
finally got it sight, and fastened the ends
to two convenient trees.
Then ne took off his Iiat and coat, aut
rolled in with great sigh OF relief. No
he didn't quite roll III. He was all ready
to, when the hammock walked away from
him. and he rolled over or the grass and
came to Il stop with a cropuet ball under
the small Of his back. s.,.... ....
ssDid YOU mean to do that:, called a
boy who was looking over the tence and
slowly chewing away on green apples.
''Did II or course did. Git down
otf'n shat fence, or I'll call Il policeman =
The boy slid down, and Harper brought
up a lawn chair for the next move. Its
the easiest thing iii the world to drop OF
! Il chair into Il hammock. Lots OF mer
would be willing to do it on II salary o
item dollars per week. The trouble Will
Harper was chat he didn't drop all hi
body at once. The upper half got into tlt
hammock AL right, but the lower hal
kicked and thruafied around OH the grass
until the small boy, who didn't mean te
| leave the neighborhood until the show was
E'out, felt called upon to exclailn:
| s.You can't turn handspring witt
! your head MI wound mp iii TINT ere net
and I'll bet money on it!'
I Harper suddenly rested from his labor
10 rise up and shake his fist Mt the young
william, but that didn't help the case 81 bit
He hadn't got into that hammock yet
He carefully looked the case over, nnt
decided that he had his plans LOO high
/ He therefore lowered the net to within tws
feet Of the ground, and he had it dea'
! sure. He fell into il as plump as bag Q
shot going down Il well. He felt aroun
to sec il he was all in, and then gave him
lin Il hammock unless the hammock ma
d pendulum motion. This hammock {
Harper's wu4 Just getting the regular salt
water swing when his knots united, an
he came down on the broad Of his bac
], with such !. jar thaG the small hoy fe
called upon To observe:
'sfhat ain't no way TO level II lawn-yo
want to use regular roller.''
After the victim had recovered con
seriousness he crawled slowly out, gcntl
4 rubbed his back OH an apple tree, All
slowly disappeared around the corner
the house in search OF some weapon whit
would annihilate the hammock at o.
sweep, and though the boy called to hi
again and again, asking If a minstrel pc
, formarce was to follow the regular sho,
Mr.. Harper Eever turned his head n
made Il sign.-Free Press.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
Nes 'EEaslt HxIrasi Of = n

3 a / ~. --s
An Albany lady thinks th#f $3.50
very nuacqain satlating espcs
graph opefataB se feeentts
from New ass, he has a9las
dress-patts5h NJ 4
reaching s.5,sl s #$Ss
more ueys 48e aatt
v as a 1lssS 81
What ID s order ttS t5EsFl3 s8s7
the nesyBS ,SSc was
knew pout ~
ter not bts
dis the idea that she
graph. After wiring
Western Union blank,
AN .Fs$Ss sSS$ pocket a sample Of fhe
pinned ii securely to Chg.
Ned her message to the re-
S$ lao counted the words and
ssStt $st. at the same time reinoY-
}Ss,s s$ld sample from tile.blank, and
f$sa ssssss$n to her Looking at him, she
IN good nlin, that is . sam
goods want. ans! unless you
IL. they won 'tkloN' whatto send.
~ politely replied, 7. II good avo7
~ N III send your message. but can
d The sample. She rsIlleti' z
IL / send tho ia ample, ye'tEsV on ( sefitl
$sghina = afl.l took t'ses Fef lliessil e.
left fI,a tftliee,
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
Esaekmess.

Chamber Journal gives he Iollo'aillg
illustration Of sSssetIless III the English
civil service: IN officer. IsisYii5g fo proceed
on from on. station to another, IN
oft his claim for ngeSloefl-
ses PIT down The items, Porter,
1t vas oilf lof1Iee.
ssas l1siiIss inclined e be sl$afr:t1lsleel Of
his he officer informed the asa-
tEapritiss conveyed his
ll,.l station e tflsstf1el mo
hat fs;s.i he Il.,s him. he mus
haze which would have esi
.:.Tae N ifl1eIa aIIfeatIof
.ttffl:ss his claim would be allowed IN
him tzsas sst=silt e lsass sises
porter instead Porter
Ie e haze tlat
Iast and l;sfs tack fiat he was N
ll.s.t.ssIssEat Iaassf q
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03

As il train on the Kansas Pacific pulled
away from the Sixteenth street depot Il
few mornings since, Il tall. angular speci-
men of humanity took a seat opposite d Ia
dy passenger, and, to all appearances, was
intently engaged III studying her face. At
first the lady treated the rudeness with
good-natu1ed Indifference. But at last it
began to tell on her nerves. Itwas Curl
Gus and astonishing piece of impertinence,
| He apparently had the faculty of looking
| two ways at once. One of his eyes was
restless, excited, and roved i'll all direc-
tons. The other, fixed and stony, fasten-
ed on her with an undertaking stare. She
turned her head away, but it intercepted
her vision. She tried to hide behind a pa.
per, but she felt that cruel eye piercing
through the screen and creeping with
stony lock all over her fetstlres. Il seem
ed to be picking them mp one by one, ant
examining them with care. The thing be
came uncomfortable, and she cried out t,
him fiercely::
s.sir, why do you look at me 50 persist
entlys p
Me, matIam.; why, bless your soul!
haven't been looking ii you.
GU have. sii-for Il half hour or NOR
you.eye has been absolutely rifeseslZo
my face.
:. beg yostl. pardon, madam, but lis tili
) eye, is it=not?. lifting his finger to his lei
$ optic
es, sir, It's that eye.
veil! madam, that eye Won. do yo
!. any harm ii. generally looks any way
: pleases-it gives fae=a good deal Of trouble
. a great many complain of if. 1t first
thought they were making fun Of me, bt
I've found ont differently now Eve bee
: knocked down two on three times for Il
: impeitinenec of that eye. would have
ont altogether but for the looks Of tt
thing. It's a glass eye, nladam-only
: glass eye. hope you'll excuse it. Blu
upon my soul, IN not surprised that eve
! 7 glass eye should feel interested in
pretty Il woman and lie brought his otl
er .eyeto bear upon her IN undisgelised Al
nliration.
I The lady yaaaan !ssflingly accepted the espl
. Z nation, and the rest Of the journey "
= passed ysrs pleasantly 70 both Of them.
$ Rocky Holt1tailt 8 eacs.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
Vwopsass nm sas "a Census 'r#8kes.

Neutlv-tlresse,s woman OF All uncertain
agc with big book under her arm and pen
in hand rings the door bell. Young lady
appears ut the door.
I Census enumerator-"Good morning.
Lovely morning. Pm taking the census.
1ou were borrssn
Young lady Yes'u.'
'sYour name, please3 Whit Il pretty
dust cap you have Oh. Can get the pat
tern? It's just like The Lady in the next
house has. Let's see, your name:'
II haven't the pattern. Don't you get
awful tired walking around taking the
censHs?"
s.Oh. yes. it's Wearisome, but pick up
i great deal OF information. How nice
your dinner smells cooking. Plum pud-
ding
"In Maine. No, ] haven't plum psld-
ding to-day. I'm looking for a new reei-
PEI
..l'ye got one that ] took down from q
lady's cookbook across the way. Are you
nar,ieds' ~
"No. Want an invitation to the we'd
] ding. don't you? 1t will be a long time
/ before you get it. You can keep your
plum pudding recipe, thank YOU a
II sfi1J tlriDk 'twould be some time
j Have YOU ubil-- O, Of course, Sor%9t-
! This hal! carpet is jusfthe pattern Of ess14 M
/ prullyss. She's had il more than esye7ftAy'
wears. How many are they IN tllts fatYai-
i lys'
ssIg this hall carpet don't slit @tl, ssFtl
can get off from it and go abatt5 sso9.E5t tAstl-
susing.
..WeH, you're an iflptHief!t is3i4ss. is. altss a,
how. Yon haven't Solsi tlIss:tl \, ys5i}
were born or what's 2f.st5f q ys.lieE
ron expect to get 5f44Fs tlliff,efs
i fine fol. not answering ftesa 4tlgs.
i tions, and if was you as5ass sfIGl IN seer
1T rtfe door il. such y sgoas1 I1la.rnins
dress. 70 there
.'OI, you hateful thing. You ear jus
so away I'll pay so just TO get rid Q
s: yoll, and smile doing it. It's none Of you
business. nor the eersuses either. No, j
isn't. You can keep your pattern ant
your plum pudding and your saaey,, I'M
pssdeut questions 10 soursegf--L--i- -
Good morning Il must be getting on
s; / haven t.tioae but three families all III
forenoon, and an energetic hang Of til
door just missed catching 4 foot Of he
trailing dress skirts.
The rate Of increase in population Of scs
ent ytWo cities in tilt. e nitesl States elur5E
81 The decade is 81 SO per cent, Denys
I shows tbs. maximum rate--6lI per 9sss8
e 'I-.,, gain in San Francisco is nearly ss.Ha9
g much rs tilataf Brooklyn. and ti1;1t u am am
Yo-+k is 90 more. than the #Fsele
eI ton Of San Fr:Ensisee. Boston 4
among The large cities with a1s
!, gain Of lo1.t7t.
SSaSSsaaII3sSsSssYlllsSs8sss
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03

husbandrgy inyariabIe reeursoro of a
higher agriculture and complete eixilfza-
tion,-We feel not merely he general in
terest which all lovers of he nation take
in its development, btlt thepersona1 pride
which attends the happy fa1flmemt Of
predictions made by a beloFed friend.
Z r.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03


. In this paper, whose only merit, If it has
any, is that of compilation, We set up no
claims ot.nui own for the Territory illzre-
view over other pastoral districts III Our
country. II our picture is teo.highiy coli
ored. il is due to the Montana pencils.
whose sketches We have, in the main, cop
led. But we confess that the prospect OF
tile development OF this virgin Territory
has TO us II peculiar charm The delight
fiji narrative Of Lew aud Clarke, the gen
erailv recognized pioneers OF the region
under review, first disclosed TO US. as G
hoF. the wonders Of the y NorthNest and the
grandeur Of national domain. Later, while
A r..sitien6 at Washington, it ss;ss our priv
iEese to be iltilnlfeia associated with Coy
zefilar Issse=.l Ssleyesls, the explorer OF t!le
northern railroad route to the Pacific. pass
ing through the heagtof sIoilt;.la, and ss1l9
afterwards laid down his iifa;sl sEl;tlltIiiK:
while saving WasIliiIa gto1I an as Ase have
the highest authority for saying, At t61s
very moment when his elevation q = tn
command oi n our Ffaies lad het.1l deter
mined upon ,fssitieni Lincoln aiafi ~
Cabinet. While assisting ssosefia5,s. ssleE g
i'll iis etet.rf;silt ses,sS 9
his ttT1ltls
Of hearing him tit=a1Is often {, Ills.Eesitl
! I..lIs ears. upon :stIes q 3
region ii Iials ias
aY5
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-03
WooL-GRoWINa IN MoNTA-
Ma TEESESIaIS1R Z
fCoSCLUDED.l
PRESENT CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
SHEEP HUsBANDRY In THE TERRITORY.

AS before stated, previously to 1873 there
were not thousand sheep in the Terrific
ry. The reports of assessors, always con-
siderahly low, show the following figures !: