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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-08-20
Electric Lights,

Spain was once the mos highlf ci9*sfzxs@
country in Europe, and in her ties
lights, paved streets, public water *sisss
ply and similar municipal col venit4Gss
were init oduced scores if not h ndre*Is al
years before they were adopte by
are now the leading cities of Eu ppe.
many years, however, Spain has bees EsS
last place to which one would lDok ffs4
periments with new inventions and ti*fs #5s+
PRODUCTION of improved public work Ee
ia worthy of note, therefore, that Ifg
has, lighted one of it's public place
squares with the improved electric
that has been successfully us 4 III lSEss5
workshops and railroad depots FFHnsSs
and for the Lighting ofa synagog re til
lin. In Madrid the lights are co tait*
six globes of opal glass, arrange lis
groups Of three, each set upon m
nearly twice as. high as those uEs& S
4
a orrespondent Of the London EtY
says tnat each globe looks like afuli .ES$e8ts
and that every one of them emi eH8Es
light to enable one to read small liiss ~
distance of from thirty to forty y rels sx9lsS
the source Of light Nothing is s. id 8bof4
the cost, but, the correspondent saY& &EE6@E
the light was exceedingly steady, aos
penetrating. and that there was o
tionable3 glare. The synagogue Ssfl5Et.
has been lighted from point o'it:$ie
the building, the light being ads@8sfss
through two round windows. It IL sq HEzzss$
liant that it illuminates the gallery a3
reniotest corner of the edifice, :ndzE FL
offensiyeto the sight 1t is said tss#t
cost Of lighting the synagogue witt gS ilass
been fifteen dollars an hour (this
like an exaggeration1, and that tlll els5zESs
light costs only one dollar al hour
experimentsin Paris, where the elerE
cost has been carefully considered #s
show that for large buildings requisS ~
be brilliantly lighted, the cost Of tf1ss%s.e@Ss 81
tric light IL less than that of:sgas.
Prince Gortsehakoff still takes a &s=e#$$#
interest In the days events, b2S# ~
strength gives way on the least ex#EGfs1Ss5 ss5
When the old gentleman visited tilS#Als#SS8
ery Exhibition in Berlin he had TO =Ss lIfSS$
ed from bis carriage, and, on attefS$SsS11SS
to move with the assistance Of 4 slnSss&s sfs$$ $
want he literally sank to the grouns$ 80
was obliged to have recourse to tll&*HsSSSss
lids chair, in which he was wheeled $8ls5ssS
the building .
Never make fun Of ANYBODY who's s5s=
or nervous in Il thunderstorm. It HssS
cowareliee, but temporary result S$s#@#
influence sustained by the nerves from Elle
eleetricity. IN the air. A woman who is
spoken Of as ssone Of the naoat tianntless
ever knoH,l, was sick in bed fer hours
after the great storm n Springfield Mas,
last wear. She had received u shock Y
lightning years before, and never si'e
fails to be ill I'M Il thlnder-s4or
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EdE eca of VII pasas:a
Csiaicai Professor fss,rrounstesi by fnedf-
cal atudents at the bedside Of a patient}
---''W - hat Is yo,sr profession 7"

Csinicas Professor fss,rrounded by ineds-
cal atudents. at the bedside Of a patient}
-"Wh hat Ii yo,sr profession :"
f'afisas---'. A musician. sir''
Professor turning &c his pupils1--" AZ
you ses, gentlemen, this poor man has an
affection OF the lungs. Here Is an oppor-
tunitr Of proving to you the truth of all
that have told you 80 frequently in the
leetnre-room, viz: !: that the fatigue and
the effort of the respiratory organs in
blowing . musical instrument are frequent
IS the cause of the Illness from which this
man il suffering. Then again address
ing the aiek person: "Hhat instrument
do you plags
Patieut--s'The eymbals and the big
drum, air..' ITableal.l
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Her mother said the little creature lived
OH love, but one month after marriage,
when the grocery bill came in, he saw he
had made the greatest overnight in his life
by not aseertaining what that particular
love was for.
That which takes the coneeit out Of 4
rising young statesman 40 quick no any
thing Is to be caught IN the act Of going
for cents worth Of yeast In his native
village. He feels like putting himself in
the hands of his friends.
Buttered. BERTHE. had half q biscuit but
tered, and a whole one anbuttered. He
gave Oracle the whole ONE, and kept the
buftereas olhp. A remark being flade
about his giving away the larger piece,
Oracle said, Yes, he gave me the bigger
eat, but he kept the Dsatterest himself.
Senator Bruce il u eolered man who has
been successful, not only IN politics, hnf. u
business. He owns two large plantations
on the Mississippi RiFer Is currently re- r.
ported 10 be worth SOC, 900, anfl, unlike
M solne efher Southern negroes % wealth
! influence in politics, his character has
42saa5F ~ NE 10 heen coed,
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HEae Care F0a. Gossip.

|. What il the cure for gossipf Simply
Ecultttrc: There is a great deal of gossip
that has no malignity init. Good nattired
people talk about their neighbors because;
and only because, they have nothing else to
talk about.
[ AS We write. there comes to Us the pic
ture Of a family Of young ladies'. We have
seen them at homie; We have met them in
galleries: we have caught q glimpse of
them going from a book store Or library,
with fresh volume in their hands. When
we meet them they are full Of what they
have seen and read. They arc brimming
with questions. One topic of conversation
is dropped only to give pluce to another III
which they are interested We have left
them after delightful hour stimulated and
refreshed, and during the whole hour not
q neighDor i garment was soileda bv even
50 much as a touch. They had something
to talk about. They knew something. and
wanted to know more. They could listen
as well as they could talk. They speak
freely Of II neighbours doings and beiong-
=ings. They had no temptation, to gossip,
because the doings of their ncighbors form
ed a subject very muc1, less interesting
than those which grow out OF their knowl-
and their culture. And this tells the
whole story.
The confirmed gossip il ALWAYS either
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Saemteag Cares OF Physical aetes
ease.

The American young lady who believed
that she had got the bristle OF q toothbrush
fixed in her throat got werse and worse,
though there was no bristle there, till she
was persuaded By her doctors :ruse that he
had eAtrirated IT, after which ate recovered
as rapidly.
On the other hard there arc serts SGfi
attested caaea, though none il quoted By
the writer, in whicls mere fright, directed
to the expected suffering OF discussed part
has caused Il powerful but aalutary revoli-
ton in the condition Of the diseased organ.
Or. e'arpenter-if we mistake not--i1l
his Mental Physiology gives ease of
coInple,c absorption Of some very danger
OTIS tuIftor iii d very few. hours, under tho
Influence Of mere terror al the prospect of
The pain. of the surgical operation, ii was
before the days Of ehloroform, which had
been determined on to remove it. Here
w;'B a case where attention--and attention
OF no hopeful kind-protiuced the very op-
posite effect TO that which, in the American
foisng lads case, attention Of the elisporl-
dent kind had protlttced=@the sstry same
effect. which. remission Of attention:
when accompanied by the hope OF cure,
had ju laai case protIllccfl.
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"A. R Eccentric Sgaft0r~

|. A Colorado miner. aged thirty, W3tsr
wore rough clothes, hut had an honeSi
face, arrived in Chicago recently, debps$$<
ed $50, 900 in bailk, and took 4 room III
fashionable hotel, whc:c there was a StlsfHs5s.
belle, beautiful, accomplished and resia#e#
He fell in love with her at first stxiS
He went to She proprietor Of the }YfE&:
and asked the favor Of an introGuct5stz Il,
the lady. "Tell her. said he, ''tNHt
may be rough-looking and badly dresses,
but have travelled 81 good deal. aHsf
know what's what. I've got the casi, AN
my intentions arc honorable Tell ae#$S$
get ready in a week, if possible, asa s&
draw on me for any amount. il she #=szs<$
to. But she must get ready ina 49,
Tellher that nieail business I7hcW I'm
not many ladies out where | live. w
rather guess can make her happy"
The message was carried to the ySzzSS$z
lady, who returned an unfavorable ans &#
to the eccentric suitor. He was solneg@5ss$
dsheartencd, but far from being cr,isa#&~
He felt quite sure that his personal ~
pearance must have found favor III zssSs
eyes. Perhaps she did not believe Elt 5saE%
the s'dust." Well, she should see III
offered TO send up to her his bank 5S<4Ey
showing that he actually had on eleposzz NJ
the First National Bank the sum of $50 ,@=ZHs.
She would have nothing to do with s5ltSs
or his bank-book. There was whaf III
looked upon as a last plan, ef1ly to gEz #s.
sorted to in desperate. contingency #a&
that was to see her father and obtai3 A&&
aid in winning the daughter. He di} se
but instead Of asking her hand, he s;s1s4iS
requested the privilege of correspondents
with her a few months, 'with yie5S 6$
n'atriznony." The father referred fl3<
matter to his daughter, but she laug
ly refused to grant even this boon us
victim Of unrequited affection toa# ss
departure for Colorado, with fhe pr.8Ez
Of returning within a year, and once 8ass
trying his fortune.
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reeas Glreaa men Fork svaaa..

It il not tools that make the workman,
but the trained skill and perseverance Of
the man himself. Indeed it is preverbial
I that the bad wor man never Tes had good
tool. Some one asked opie by what won
derful process he mixed h1B colors. II mix
them with iny brains, sir, Twas the reply,
1t Is the same with every workman who
would excel, Ferguson made marvellous
things--aclcf =aa liis wooden clock, that ac-
curately measured the llours-by means of
common penknife, a tool in every boaq's
hand but then everybody Is nota Fergn-
son. A pan Of water and two tlermome-
tiers were the tools BY which Dr. Black
discovered latent heat; enabled Newton 10
unfold the composition OF light and origin
OF color
An eminent foreign savant once called
upon DR.. Hoolaston, and requested to be
shown over his laboratories, ii, which SCH
slce has been enriched BY 50 many iinpor-
talit discoveries, when the doctor took him
in study, aud pointing TO an old tca-tray,
few sFatch-gl glasses, test paper,
9 2 small balance, and blow-pipe, he said,
s'Ihere is all the laboratoryI have.s'
stothard learned the art of combining
colors color. =, closely studying butteray's
wings; he would often say that no one |
knew what ne owed to these tiny insects.
A blunt stick and u barn door served Will
kie in lieu of pencil and canvass. Bewick
first practiced drawing ON the cottage walls
IF his native village, which, he covered
With sketches in chalk; Benjamin West
made his first brushes out of the cats
all.
Ferguson laid himself down in the fields
It night in a blanket, and made a map of
he heavenly bodies, by means ofa thread
With small beads on it, stretched between
liz eyes and the stars. franklin first rob-
'ed the thunder-cloud Of Its lightning By
means of q kite made with two cross aticks
nd silk handkerchief
Watt made his first model of the conden-
ing steam engine out of an old anatemist's ]
yringe, used to inject the arteries previ- I
us to dissection. Guilford worked his
rst problem in mathematics, when a cob +
ler,s apprentice, upon small scraps Of {
'ather which he beat smooth for the pup +
ose; while Rittenhouee, the astronomer, 1
rst calculated eclipses on his plow ham
le: ~ i,
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living lm View N9ras,. a7@.As@

II.
The .olltiuc House, under the care of
SIR. Hyde, is the best hotel in New York.
He sets from u 70 IS dishes every day. He
chs, ges for a years. board, without liauor,
$3.50 TO s4tH1 Butter Il, the market Ii 81 !.
cents per pound; beet, compared with
English beef, II poor; t,,rke.ss are 6211:s
cents each: common fowls are % eents
each. Of. Albany neef,s = sturgeon. you
can get enough for Ial, cents to feed a
family. Oysters are plenty and large.
Aleeaeliss sell , cents for three q aia Of
thea. III ranks of people smoke cigars
slS ossasen inches long. silver money ia
!.i'lellss55 'Nsgt gold il rarely seen The pop
=talation o1She city il about ~, 900. There
are Two psaeeof p.blie entertainment iIa
| the environs OF - city that ars much Wis
/ / tied in the sutarne. one ID called Belvi-
! tiere ION Bnnkef's 5isl), and the other
bsliidliils : ssa''sss1' sagdzias u Ahaeri-
#eaa History.
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Poetry,
a MORNING AFTER STORM.
BIZ ratL n, H&YSE

81 FSEL H. dAfSE
All night the north wind blew; the harsh north
rain
Laahed like a spiteful whip at roof and sill.
Now the pale Morning lowers, bewildercd
chill,
Leaning her check against the mistcd pane,
Like some worn outcast, sick in heart and brain.
The wind that raved all night though mutter
ing still,
Means dtfully, with faint, irresolute will,
Through dreary interluccs, its low refrain.
Ia desolase mood turn to rest once more,
Closing my senses TO this hopeless morn,
This dismal wind. Still must the morning
gloom,
Still the low sighing pass Sleeps muhled door,
Till her veiled life is filed with dreams forlorn
With hollow sounds and bodeful shapes Of
rloom.
.."s":.. --ELippincott's Monthly.
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Hn One Life Tfraae.

Some onesl1as recently written !: / am not
nj old man; yet in material things have
seen the creation of a new world. am CO.
temporary with the railroad, the telegraph,
the steamship. the photograph, thc sewing
machine, the ateamplongh, the friction
match, gaaIight, chloroform, nitro-glEcer
nle.tha monitor, the ealoric engIae. the Cal
ifornia gold discoveries, the ol-ttteII discoF-7
cries, gutta percha, canned fruits, the cleo
frie light, the telephone, &c. These are
some of the footprints Of material progress
OF f.lc present generation. Doyou think the
moral world will remain the same as before: !:
That society viii remain unaffected BY
these changes: II you do, let me call your
attentietnto the fact that the same generation
has seen The abolition ofslaverE eil " grand
scale. ;sseenJenes Of repuhliearisill IN
America, the opening of China and Japan
the institution of worlds fairs.
Lnasless 7f.atth says that when N .hmeri-
{ can lady takes 8 Prussial husband she
feels as if married only to 4 senli--hulllan
being who has mean ideas about living On
Ilis wife Z money.
eli of 80 rink water IL dead at last, :
remarked .Jonesbury. as be entered tile
tsss ~
fsae
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. Il men " 20 aesotaF' VIII 'e.1sislent rel
ish, the inaisposed cheese, 0lss- afale.
bread. and the other stuff that 90 s,,a,ts.
II i saloon, we're e.,af
lliiiks the fare twice NJ Eoal:ss
aaIIss.sss lsg their q
d ae fewer divorces il
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F.: lile two daugl1tcrs-one eighteen and
! the ether twenty years old, were worthy
of such mother. They were totally dis
similar in appearance-the youngest was Il
blonde, with bright golden locks, which
cnrled all over her head, and fell in long
t.ringlets on her neck; she was ratherpetite
/ in form, but healthy and bright, and her
sunny disposition cndeared her to all who
knew her. Indeed, there was one already
who thought her perfection. His name
was Charles Watson, young clergyman,
who. for year past, had been settled over
The Episcopal church here.
f: Mary. the oldest, was of an entirely diff
erent type of heauty-a brunette, with
coal-black hair, which fell almost to her
feet, flashing black eyes which gIietcued
with every passing emotion, checks bright
with the dark, warm hue of health.
Though, her disposition was good, she had
more flrmncss and independence Of charac-
ter than her sister, and Was more capable
; of struggling against and overcoming the
difficulties she might meet with during
her life.
Both girls had, in, their early years, at
,n,seiAts schnai tit 5t,9
Jtee.f!.ss>.a III salne yniase; AFTER
that they had been sent FOR two years t0
finish their education to ali excellent la
dies institute in New Haven; from which
they had returned about yearago, and
llat. since then under the admirable in
struc,ions of their mother, been perfcctins
themselves in domestic economy. For all
these years they had been happy, coil-
tented family, partaking with moderation
OF the pleasures Of life, enjoying the society
of their neighbors, by whom they were
betl. loved and respected. Mary, too, had
mi extra source Of enjoyment IN music and
the cultivation Of sweet and powerful
voice. 1t was she who led the choir in the
| Congregational Church, to which she BE-
/: ionged; and many 4 stranger fingered %
| hear the ricI, toncs of that enchanting
/ eeica. which rose so high and clear above
| the rest. II Was hardly to be eS-ccted
| that one 10 highly endowed with heanty
and talent could escape the ordeal OF loving
ard being loved--and she certainly did
uot. as one of the most deserving young
| men of tlse village. Howard Mortimer, had
Is,,ecny,heei 10 her charms, and laid his
heart AT her feet. He Naa ssia active bust
meas nlan, bead manager q one 81 fIs fIs
largest Wholesale houses il thc ptas.s, lllssl y
!; ot strong Il Raonson; and expected ~ !;
year or ta.o. 10 hc taken into paftaersflaE,
nl,er lle hoped 70 bc able. 81 nc ll;t1i @ ;i'
1 ressls obtained hsr consent, ~ cal MARY "
y his own. Bslt ali event happsiled, soill'
4 ak r.,o,lt!as before this story opena, ttia
rl1a,refI the happiness q this fan1li
Y Al this time Ar. Jolanstol, alla ~ W.
were about 10 start on oile7of their 1lsilihs
ex the banks of Seyfoslle
i The evening before they started f11eTe WI
1 gathering II their house N their TREND
ssssass ssis
H#saa ssss
IlsFa7s3sssR'
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a Romantic Marriage.

D One Of the prettiest bellies Of society 4
Vile. Eagenie Pelissier, who is ai1out to be
married. Her mother, the Duchess of Mall
akofs, is opening her salon; she Is Span
lard, and q distant relative Of the .Ex-Em-
press Eugtnie, who arranged her marriage.
She had every prospect of becoming an old
maid, of wearing ST. Catherine coifFiire,
when one morning, in the private park Of
ST. Cloud. she encountered Marshal Pelis-
sier, and. presenting him viii. & rose.
said:
,.Monsieur l. Marshal, / would have
liked better to offer you Asurela, but az you
have reaped them all will sen be Satisfied
with this rose g.
fIe took it, kissed l,el. hand, Nd popped
fIls, question.
The Marshal was . poet, and tllsaght
m ore Of his stanzas than OF his sictorhs.
and after coffee and cigars he would pro
eltles sheets from . portfolio, Fsasliagg while
glorifying lines that no human being coin
pretended but himself and his intended
I till married. He led her a sad life for slz
sears.s Wien he finally departed fer 4 y bet,
ss=is.,. worl TgYis Letter.
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PsRa COMPANIES
AaraltAx CgxraAt. fss. 90. af
ST. Loais. Mo-, Cash Assets 9 sslz -
t,osrtsgsyAt Ipa. 40. u n. sz7 77fTs
Hosg Tsa. Co. u New FORK sso sa2
MeKeesrs Iss. TO-. ei 81.
Joe. Missouri. siao 20
\ H. H. 2 Ta5 654
scorrfsu EgMMgaelAL lSs. 70,
of GLASGOW. Scotland. q, ]. ,. s76 Y
!; sr. Jag III B M. fse. 81 n 81. e.,
" Joe. Mo....-.. ~ 9'
Sr. pAUr, q. II ,s
81. Paul III II
lotes$s.
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Sunshine cake and lily cake arc the 5las-
est variations o,a the elegant and iilsipa't
mamma called angel lcake. What shall Nc
have next III the vocabulary Of eakes i
rose BY anY other iaal11ess may oe "a sweet
but 4 cake tastes better for a 1aoYSery, 70.
mantle name. and we sEa perhaps,
Sareissua cake, orange-floWer eaks--T' la5
sssssS
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Ar she concluded The 1ass words she was
caught in the a;si1z Of her lover, who,
throwing 4 blanket over hel. light dress,
a,lfckly bore her through the advancing
.fs.n,es 10 the ladder by which, he had as.
rcnded, down Wilich, with lhcfassistsncc OF,
friends, he. speedily carried her, and placed
her ii the care Of her family, who had TAX
en- refuge in neigHborislgg house. 30
auirk)r had this been accomplished that,
thougls tlae clothing Of boih had been
slightly seorehed, neither were materially
injured.
.Iglis .vas not done a moment too suons as
III five minutes more the whole building
sank with L crash, Loud shouts Of joy for
the rescue. arose rom the spectators. THESE
Mad har,ils ceased when three apparently
seataring men eafae upon tfc scene. As
they heard from, the remarks ot those pres
el1. that all were rescued, they stood for 4
moment gazing oil the fire where the house
fell. Then the crowd turned their aftfsil-
ZION fn tile new eorners oglIzlIlg n
tIlen. those whom they had supposed
swallowed up BY the sea--.I ;tnles Johnston
and lts sons ] ohm and illisn,.
They made the Welkila ring. with their
shouts of welcome. The news of the wan
tlerrrs' return was soon borne TO he faTai. M
rushed e1t n, erect lsafa;a FlaE1s
3 6 sssssrsss sFSs zfBt
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1'HRE NAaERULHs'F.

=! Lippincott's Monthly,
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E'Lome rest IN th1s bosom my own stricken
deer,
Though the hard hath fled from thee, tl,,
homeis ssill here;
Hero still is the smile no cloud can DER
cast,
And heart and . hand arc thy own e tbs
last =
The weird scene, the exquisite beauty Of
the girl, the song at such moment, seem.
ed to paralyze the spectators--not a SOU
stirred. ItWas. just ut this moment that
breathless with running, Howard Mortimer
The ere.,,nsl HI 1sa;.l .s1raes a..sa
-. = ss1
saw thai to save his belrotiatsd not 4 mo
Inelat ssas to DC losi. Still, above MI reese
4raiia Lllnt me ctiintls voice:
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-25
PersOnaIs

Senator Blaine passed through this city yesterday on the II 8. m. train from New ork on his way home.
 Rev. Father Gallagin, formerly of St Patrick's church, Hartford, now parish priest at Ansonia, is reported to be very i'll of pneu- monia
 General W. T. Sherman and Colonel Ba- con, of his staff, passed through this city on the fast express, Thursday, en route for Boston.
 In North Haven Wednesday, William I. contractor, was united in marriage by Rev MT. Tenny to Miss Alice M Rich, daughter of Augustus Rich, at the Congregations church.
 Nathan Beach. of Terryville, having reached the fftieth anniversary of his marriage on the 22d, his friends gave him nice Bible and sample of gold coin, the presentation taking place at the close of the Wednesday night prayer meeting.
 Ira Gladding, who has spent the greater part of his life in the State prison, appealed to the Hartford police for aid, and was sent to New York, where he will try to enlist in the army. He has served seven terms in the Con- tecticut State prison. In Middletown, Dec. 23, MT. Benjamin Douglas Putnam was united in marriage to Miss Mary Louise Hubbard, daughter of MT. Josiah Hubbard, all of Middletown. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles J. Hil1 pastor of the South Congregational church There were many fine gifts and choice collation..
 George L. Watt, formerly compositor on the Bridgeport Faamaer died in Brooklyn on Tuesday of inflammation of the bowels. He learned his trade in the Farmer office, and afterwards worked on the Standard, the New York Witness and other papers. Although his age was but twenty-five, he has buried a wife and four children.