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tAdly that the rrpAirs Necessary ril
AmoUn, 10 almost a. nurh NJ q nsE Ih-
stFuInsnt TO use the telephone IN a
thunder storm il sometimes quite dan
cerous, and the mln with the lnstru
ment % bis ear runs the ritk Of being
plugged on the head with a thunderbolt
direct from Jovc. Mr.. Charles Hal, the
present inspector here, while formerly
engaged in the same business IN Cinein-
natl, was one day shot in the ear by
stroke Of lightning, and has since been
deaf in that organ. This accident is
likely to occur any day If the proper
precautions are not taken by the users
of telephones. Every instrument is
provided with a safety plug, which, if
arranged when the storm begins, etfectu-
ally cuts the electricity off from the In
struments. The damage done yesterday
was done to Instruments which are in
the center Of long lines, that have more
than the two end telephones on them.
A boy named Willie Carr, who stays in
the coal office of James & Co, was en-
gagged in q telephone conversation with
a man at the float on the river when the
lightning shock came. A fash Of light
ming suddenly burst in on the instru-
ments and virtually put stop to the
intercourse Little Willie received a
slight shock, but was more scared than
hurt. He was so bewildered that he
dropped to the floor, and in doing SO
burt his knee. The man at the other
end Of the line received a greater shock,
and was rendered insensible for awhile.
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, 1880-09-17

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h0ase las bc,n Fszel % the gr01ssl And
ia "a FssAa a handsome Eagilsh villa
asAnas, ale haildsr q whicA wHs he
subsequent owner of TIE park. ThorAs
Beckett, an EhghshnAn IA "a sad that
Joseph always hAa Gssi Ci yaoats yang
out in tie Delaware, available COT him
in case q surprise by the dreaded asAs
sag whom he always fancitd himself in
danger o. The long underground pass
age leading to tie nvor bluH IS sup
posed 70 have been constructed by hin
as means o; reaching his boats IN case
Of surprise The place is ful! Of inter
esting reminders Of the exking's resi-
dence there. The forest which skirts
tue edge Of ths park has been planted
with an eye to Artistic effect and beauty.
As place of residence no more beauti-
ful spot could be found. D"
, 1880-09-17
Bells.

The history of bells is full Of roman.
tic interest In civilized times they
have been intimately associated, not
only with all kinds Of religious and
social rites, but with almost every i'm
portant historical event. Their infu-
ence in architecture is not less remark
able, for to trem indirectly we probably
owe all the most famous towers in the
world. Bells early summoned soldiers
to arms, as we'll as citizens to bath or
Senate, or Christians to church They
sounded the alarm in fire or tumult, and
the rights Of the burghe,s in their bells
were jealously guarded. Many bloody
chapter in history has been rung in and
out by bells. On the Sd day of Easter,
1882, at the ringing Of the Sicilian yes.
pers, 5000 French were msssacred in
cold blood by John OF Procida, who had
thus planned to free Sicily from Charles
Of Anjou. On the oath of Angus St.
Bartholomew's day, 1877, bells ushered
in the massacre of the Huguenots in
France to the number, it is said, Of
100000. Hs...... h.t,
Bell founding attained perfection in
Holland in the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries, and the names Of
Hemorry, Dumery, and the Van den
Ghens stand as the princes of the srt.
Bell ringing by rope is still a popular
art in England. The first regular peal
of bells sent to England was in 1856 by
Pope Calixtus Ill, to Kings College,
Cambridge, and was for 800 years the
largest peal in that country. At the be-
ginning Of the sixteenth century sets of
eight bells were hung in a few churches.
The great bell at Moscow, Tar Kolo-
kol, which, according to the inscription,
was cast in 1893, was in the earth l03
years, and was raised by the Emperor
Nicholas in 1896. 1t seems never to
have been actually hung or rupg, having
been cracked in the furnace. Il stands
on q raised platform in the middle Of
square, and is used for chapel 1t
weighs 10000 pounds height 10 feet
8 inches circumference, 50 feet 9
inches thickness, . feet weight Of
broken piece, u tons The second Mos.
COW bell, the largest in The world IN &c
tual use. weighs lZs tons. Tue great
hell at Pekin weighs % i1ns Making.
% tons Ulml'z, r. tons Vienna, l1
tons No,rr namc, II tons Efurt,
ore Oi tho tret bsl metal o. tons
The ka.s-rg.o-te a COLOGNE Cafhedral
t..F r.aG Ils15) v,izLs 30 tons
, 1880-09-17
Thought He was in Ohio.

i.
Yesterday afternoon an oldishlooking
man approached the ticket agent Of the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad and
asked for q ticket to, Tiffn. /" To
where p asked the agent "Tifin," an
swered the man. "Tifin-just up the
road apiece" "Well," said the agent,
'"if you mean Tiffn, Ohio, the price Is
Sl2. Here you are" "What $l2
for such a short distance as that %
tbundered the stranger What sort
of soulless corporation is this. You
don't mean to tell me that you would
try to beat me, right here in Ohio, too,
he continued. "Now, if this thing was
happening in New York or Pennsylva-
MIA wouldn't wonder; but for an Ohio
railroad company to attempt to shark a
native; sir, l am surprised" A ray Of
light began to dawn on the agents con-
fused brain, and he said: "This isn't
an Ohio railroad, it is the Philadelphia
and Erie" "And amt Tifin only 80
miles above here ?" "Of course it amt.
You're in Pennsylvania, man." "In
Pennsylvania !" echoed the Ohio man,
in accents of surprise and bewillerment'
" Pennsylvania And here I've been
travelling around this internal State fol
the last month, thinking all the time
was in Ohio. You see, stranger, l left
Tifin last month to take a little cruise
around, and instead of being in Ohio
I've been going over Pennsylvania, and
like as not fooling around in New York
some Amt Ohio bigger'n New York
or Pennsylvania Hardly" said the
agent "'Tisn't 'SgWell, Rochester is
in Ohio isn't itl" "No, it's in New
York" The stranger began to weep!
his huge frame quivered, and he gasped
out: "Oh, I see il all, 1 see it all
Here I've been wasting my sweetness on
the desert air of New York and Penn
sylvania. overlooked at your gals and
swore in my soul they were angels. I've
drunk youi whisky and pronounced it
first-class I've looked at your houses
and streets, and called them beautiful
thinking all the time they were Ohio
streets. Give me a straight ticket to
Columbus, and / will have the legisla'
ture pass en- act to fence Ohio in" He
got the ticket and left D l .awr %
, 1880-09-17
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Moral Effect of the Garden.

We recommend to all women who are
fortunate enough to have piece Of land
at their command to cultivate q veget-
able garden. The culture Of strawber-
ries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseber-
ries, currants and garden vegetables is
as delightful and profitable as anything
in which woman can engage. She may
sprinkle her garden well with flowers
All the better for that. A SNOWFALL in
this corner, and rose in that, Gahlia
bed there and moss border here, will
not he out Of place Only let the sub
stantial and useful constitute the chief
part. 4 touch of the ornate, like rib
bon on a good bonnet, Is not in tho least
Objectionable. In all the schools the
gir.s study botany. l. is hoalthful,
pleasing and useful The principles Of
horticulture are the principles Of botany
pa. into uras,ice Farmers study Rgri-
culture. Wis should not their ~.,es and
daughters study horlUl,uul The cm
p!15meut i both bsa'thiJi and pleasant.
What woman cannot raiss brefs. toma-
tors. ouirrs Ia;tucr and furnish fsr Jur
taIIa uith tb.ul What s1mau cannot
p'aa. rlsHteuy tush or rluant or
soos.lurv, AMI tenl % g. usl The
experiment . 10th Iis1s.r- and rroht
abe
, 1880-09-17

The ag AGAINST carfy.rE ofll9alsd
wrarors uoeE,t apI y 60 t,ysr. lay
are revolver, l1. thsy avoid .ar.uj q
arf nass- 10 ag oi tlaa .r.H
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27
I'll e RIV Fl r PR s. S.


times. Why should there be such an in
crease of our debt over that warranted by
the increase in our property valuation.
Taxpayers should remember that they must
pay all debts that have been or may be con-
tracted, and that however easy may be the
terms upon which the debt is created, a
day of redemption will certainly come, and
unless the expenses are kept down to 8 close
margin, and not allowed TO accumulate beyond
our income, that day will find us totally
bankrupt. The history Of many Western States
is filed with wrecked municipalities which
went down on this very rock We want men
10 Office who are pzedged to Keep down eGpens-
es to their very lowest level.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

THE organization of the Fort Benton
Board of Trade is the primary step towards
revealing to the country at large the resourc-
es of this section and Choteau county in par
ticular. But it must be borne 10 mind that
while the Board of Trade is an important
factor towards that end, its usefulness will be
impaired if the people themselves do not as
sist its progress. Let every person, regard
lessof business interests, and Irrespective of
rival industries, assist the organization by
giving such information as may be in their
possession for the compilation Of statistics
requisite to the purposes of the Board.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27
The RIVER PRESS.
Wednesday, October ~, 1880.

We present to our readers this week a pa
per which in typographical execution and
general appearance is the equal OF any in the
West, and we have endeaYoIed 70 make its
columns interesting by presenting a class OF
matter 60 diversified and original as will
please all tastes. Our local record is full
and complete, while in our editorial com.
ments we have been fair and impartial. AS
q whole we feel that we can safely rest On
what we believe will be public approval and
appreciation Of our efforts, and we will leave
with it The criticism Of our acts, with the
knowledge that it will be at the same time
lust and lenient. We deem it necessary, in
this initial number, to define ourselves per-
sonal)y, and the special part each of us will
take in conducting this paper: Mr.. Il. c..
Williams vii! act as editor, and will be res
ponsible for al its utterances and its general
editorial make up. He has been in the Ter
ritory but little over . year, and is q com
parative stranger to the people Of Choteau
county. Mr.. Thos. D. Wright is well known
to the people Of Benton; he will act as gen.
eral business man, keeping the accounts,
making collections, etc. Mr.. Jas. E. Stevens,
although somewhat a stranger to the people
Of Benton, has been q resident Of the Terri
tory for several years; he has control Of the
mechanical department, and the topographic
excellence Of this paper renders further
comment unnecessary he will also princi-
pally edit the local department. We are all
practical printers and journalists, two Of us
with many years experience, and We are
confident in our collective ability to make
this il all respects a good newspaper.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

The commercial interests of this county
make road improvements an independent and
special feature Of its expenditures. The in
terests of Meagher county are in that respect
almost identical with those of Choteau. The
representatives Of both counties should unite
upon a measure that would separate the road
fund from the county fund proper, and
strive to have a law to that effect passed at
the next Legislative Assembly. As a special
provision, there might be inserted in such a
measure authority for the county commits
sioners of both counties-Meagher and Cho-
teau-to consolidate such portions ofthe road
fund as in their judgment should be expend-
ed upon the improvement of roads in which
the two counties are directly interested.
This expenditure could be apportioned by
the commissioners, and the improvements
made under the supervision of q resident OF
either county to be selected by the two
boards Of commissioners.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27
Montana Election Laws.


The following IS . summary Of the laws Of
Montana now in force touching the qualif-
cation Of voters:
LIST. They must be citizens Of the United
States, or have declared their intentions TO
become such.
End. They must have resided in the Ter
ritory three months, and the county where
they offer to vote thirty days prior to the
election.
3rd, They can vote for Delegate to Con
gress, or a district officer, Gas DictrIct At
torney,o anywhere they may be ID the dis
trict if they have the above qualifications If
on Votingglday they should happen 70 be oua
Of the county Of their residence, but not for
county officers Of any county other than
! their oWn.-Herdld.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

Politics, as well as other matters, some
times work at cross purposes. The Repub-
licans of this Territory are clamoriag for q
''change" of Delegate, which the Demo-
Gratis say would be impolitic, while the Dem
ocrats are crying for a ''change' of Federal
officials, which by no means suits our Re
publican friends. And thus it goes, the
main question, apparently, being: which
side of the bread should be politically but
tered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

THE nomination of Mr.. j. ID. Weatherwax
for county commissioner is another instance
that the good old rule, that the office shoald
seek the man, is not obsolete. Besides the
shreWd business habits for which Mr.. Wealth
erWax is noted, the interests which he has
in this county, as the owner of real estate of
very large proportions in Benton, and an ex-
tensive stockgrower, make his selection for
the Office of county commissioner the very
best that could have been made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27
BRILLIANT FINANCIERING.

In an article which appeared in the Record
red in another column, some very amusing,
perhaps instructive, lessons on finance are
given to the citizens Of Choteau county. The
article itself was evidently built in an cleo
tioneering dockyard and launched upon the
political waters with 8 view Of affecting the
election Of Sheriff. AS far as the RIVER
PRESS is concerned, We fail to perceive what
the sheriff office has to do with the finances
Of the county, that is, directly. He cannot
get a dollar from the treasury, save his legal
fees, without the conniYance of other officials,
and il any sheriff has received fees to which
he was not entitled by law, then his accounts
have not been strictly audited or scrutinized
by those whose duties required itshould be
done. AS We have not seen nor heard of any
charge Of this nature, it is to be presumed
that no reason for the same exists, or, if it
does exist, it is not generally known. Be
that as it may, the only question in regard to
the candidates for the Office Of sheriff is, as
we understand, which will prove the most
economical and efficient in the fulflment of
the duties of his office Mr.. Rowe and Mr..
Healy have each filled the office, and we have
heard the statement made by a gentleman
who served in a position directly connected
with the sheriff's Office during the incum-
bency Of both the candidates, that Dir. Rowe
made as good a sheriff as Choteau county
ever had. The same claim is made, we be-
lieve, by some persons in behalf Of Mr..
Healy, but the Record goes further and at
tempts to show BY its electioneering card that
Mr.. Healy's efficiency as sheriff is the stand
ard OF value Of the warrants Of Choteau
county. It says: IF it be cormorant rule
meaning Healy's rule ii Choteau county to
have county warrants advance twenty-five
per cent. or more within q period Of two or
three years, then, in heavens name, let us
prefer the cormorant rule to all other kinds
Of rules! for in 8 year or two the value Of
warrants increasing proportionately, the
county will grow rich
Now, as we haYel already said, we cannot
see how the sheriff figures in the make
up Of the financial exhibit Of the county,
save on the list Of expenditures alone, q tax
consumer, and we are not willing to believe
that Mr.. Healy IS responsible for the value u
county warrants. The Reco1d, however, i
determined that he shall be held responsible
Let Us follow its lessons and see where they
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

IT is the duty Of every voter Of this county
to cast his ballot at the ensuing election. We
should poll seven hundred votes this year,
and will do it if each person takes the in
as q citizen. There is more st stake-a great
deal more-than merely voting to put this or
that person into Office. Let every voter go to
the polls on election day and-vote.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27
THE majority Of Major Maginnis il Ch

The majority Of Major Maginnis in Cho-
teau county is variously estimated from fifty
to four hundred, the weight Of opinion be-
ing that it will be in the neighborhood Of two
hundred and fifty. 1t is useless to attempt to
disguise the fact that Maginnis has worked
faithfully for the interests Of Choteau county,
although, of course, he has been aided by the
merchants Of Benton. The drift of senti-
ment here is undoubtedly ID favor Of bis re-
election
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

AS Il IN the administration Of coun
II affairs appears to be the platform, pure
and simple, Of the people Of Choteau county,
the incoming officers must prepare them.
selves to perform their duties upon 9 strict
business scale. Patriotism IS 8 very good
thing, but when The taxpayers have 70 pay
too heavily for such pleasure, becomes
%-monotonous Tn people desire that law
and order shall be enforced and that every
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

The rapid growth Of Benton calls for the
passage Of some law for its local government.
We believe that a measure can be agreed
upon which will have a municipal character,
and not attended with the expenses Of incor-
poration. A board Of trustees could be ap-
pointed or elected, clothed with all the au-
thority required to form within themselves a
compact and inexpensive city government.
That q measure Of this nature would be &C
ceptable to the people Of Benton We do not
doubt, and We hope that such . law will be
presented for the next Legislature.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-10-27

the removal of capital to more favorable locations,
and the saddling of enormous debt on our shoulders,
we demand the closest scrutiny Of official fees and the
~strictest economy in county expenses.
The resolution states a fact, and the harsh
est term used is sse~xtraYagance. Yet the
Record says thai those who believe this fact,
(which is not contradicted by any person, are
towards that those who do not glory in the
Indebtedness of the county, and who wish to
see the incoming officers practice economy
and endeavor by a practical business admin
i~stration to retain the present movable prop
erty of the county, are dirty, miserable, ours.
| Some Of the honestest men in the world are
theorists, and it is well known that theorists
are universally ext1avagant. And yet it you
call that man extravagant the Record says you
distrust Bis honesty. Tbe question Of dis
honesty does not appear in the resolution at
dollars in one year, and was this increase
brought about by extravagant expenditures ?
That is the question. The citizens who en-
dorsed that resolution represented, as a politi-
C3l palbJs OIC-LIl1o VI GlG@ pCpA1atLoA o4 tuC
county. They say that if the expenditures
of the county were made in a business like
manner the increase would not have
been as large. There would be no disgrace
or dishonor attached to the officials if every
man in the county endorsed that resolution,
and we venture to say that nine-tenths of the
people do indorse it. Il would merely show
that though able and accomplished these Of
able and accomplished they are undoubtedly,
they had failed in that particular direction.
They are not the first good business men and
intelligent citizens who have made indiffer-
ent county officials, and in the course Of
events it will be proven that they are not the
last. Others may fail to improve by the
change from occupation in which they are
familiar with every detail to duties with
which they are comparatively ignorant. But
because their fellow citizens have the candor
and independence to say that, in their opin-
ion, they might have done better, is no rea-
son nor can it afford the slightest excuse
IOI SUN ISCklGSS GDuSC as IAdl WHICH Is
heaped upon them by the Record, in which
they are classed as ':skulking, dirty, cow
ardly, miserable ours
Whatever may be the motive which in
spired this uncalled for insult to the citizens
of Choteau county, its effect will initiate
against those whom, in a misguided way, it
was intended to assist. There is no such
feeling Of hostility entertained against the
outgoing officials as tie Record would fam
have it appear. And q paper that would
countenance or endorse any attempt to err
gender an unfriend5y feeling among the few
who form the population Of this county, by
comparing some Of them to the most perfect
handiwork Of the Creator, andby comparing
others, because they differ in opinion upon .
purely business question, to the miserable
cur, had better haul down the independent
flag under which it sails and unfurl its true
colors Of o%ticious busy boayism and indecent
and offensive personalism.