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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-02-20
HDEHHz4DssDPEE 4 OFF suJHCHHDE.
soz1aa Interesting Conclusions BraSya:
bY Scientists Concerning the Eza~
Fafa for SeEGaEsestrtzctiosss
ERoston ,Jenrna} Of Chealistr7

:
Suicide has been made the subject of sci
entiiic analysis and investigation, and Ger
tain points in its philosophy" may be con-
sfdercd to have been definitely settled.
These arc. summed up by DIR. Gray as fol-
lows:
i. Suicide, both in health aud disease. Is
& violation OF natures laws.
z. suicide, though always N unnatural
act. ~, ina large proportion. If not the ma
iority OF cases, committed BY persons who
are entirely sane.
3. Education and custom being powerful
influences iii overcoming the instincts Of
nature. and inducing suicide, the vide
spread publication Of the names Of suicides,
tue age, tlse-st7S, the mode and tlla reasons,
promotes suicide by inducing imitation,
and leEseiliIg sIse horror Of the act through
familiarity Will il.
q. Tie teachings ef any se-ea1iatl phi
lpsophy :.nti sensationalissn Nliitiltefd e
tic disregard Of the truths OF religion leas
Is suicide, breaking down the moral bar.
riel, and com oilfisiilg the ssrot4gof sui
eide By rendering i 4 mere question g
choice :.ItI ssitll esEeislsittl7sltll1
Il whether lle vii I've O. die.
ss3eiei54 Is III no true sense an impulse
but HI the sane ana iii.sane u i the rest1lto
sIeliler.etion oI more o. less duration, m al
~ determined upon u the lllif5s
HaE the individual from ea1lssss accepted q
4 Hi sufficient. whether reitiu
iii
i. Suicide sane and insane Il fre
sas,entIg tlie result q 9iastg or wrong I u
IF facts, both u tttefr.lllsssi1i
u ttllti,s / merely aefetfis
reason rom true lol.t1sli ses.
gre.s5 ana essential Distinction f,s
tween sIsieisl sane ;sfasl the llssal
tlle method, iiiae=ol l,llss
II lle mental iil sltiilAEll Ella Get
lie Insane man com Ssai
4 eide llls#ter IIusfoIs or5a1 tlslaii:
state o mind
81 iii ttsasssttsIa.el tsssll1st So
ellie III the e. 1oeiistt1ilf
Is Tie human eoIItt5tefssE
xIllsssi tlse Eseelli iag sf OLE. lfas !
u IT account nfapiIitl 20 ne fsatttftsI
one ~ lsi1
t'slh e'ef ~ iaSaIs 75
tlllle is q 6. suicide.
sseIeilee ell s ia1ti sssfisss
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Ancient Haiuatfng arnl Music,
last Discoveries oEa tIae Banks OF tEae


last Discoveries oEa tIae Rsss zaf1s OF tEae
Tibers
The ancient Roman house lately diseov-
cred III making the excavations on the
banks of the Iiber in the garden OF P1azzo
Famesina is even more interesting than
was at first supposed. The frescoes on the
wallis have been taken to the magazine OF
the archaeological commission in the con-
vent of ST. Francesca Romano, bnt they will
soon be placed i'll the Mueso Kirchel.lno IN
the Roman college. Prof. Laneiani, in his
lecture i'll the university of Rome, dis
coursed on the antiquities in the bed and
on the banks of the Tiber, and said he be-
lieved this house was formerly dedicated
to the sale Of wine AL establishments of
!: similar kind were ancientlY in the same
quarter Of the city, and it may be that this
was one of many houses in that part OF the
city where the delights Of Bacehus were
enioyed by the Romans.
The archaeologists say that no discovery
of equal importance has been made for
centuries in Rome. The walls, first cov-
cred with thick coating of powdered mar
Bile. and ornamented with exquisite paint
Il ings are in a perfect state Of preservation
I They were evidently made in that period
of Rome at the end of the republic or the
beginning Of the empire, when the art OF
painting was in the greater perfection.
one Of these pictures is an exquisite repre-
sentation of Bacchus as a child.
Near this are two limitations Of the an
/ cient style, and there aIe also two musi-
icjans plaving the cithara. This is an in
strulnert resembling the modern guitar ln
| form as we'll as in name. An antique bas-
fralief in the hospital of San Giovanni, IN
] l..s .sterano, also represents this ancient in
/ strunent. with cords and frets like a gui-
Tar. The cords, however, are longer. and
i The space for the frefs smaller, While the
nlaver held the thick part Of the instrument
i'll the curve Of his arm. The Egyptians
also used this instrument, and the picture
] of 4 man playing upon il. is seen in tbs
s tonbs of Ihebes.
But this new representation Of the elth-
4
y ar;t lfas II value which none Of those dis
covered previously possess. Over each
i cord of the instrument are seen certain let
= tefs Or signs which are believed TO be notes
and If the learned men Of the city succeed
I'll le.ssfifg them we may Be abie5to hear :
melody composed two thousand years ago
a mil stlslg BY the merry followers Of Bac.
.|=eiplis oa tie shores Of the 'Tiber.
Its very probable that il continuing t tht
u 1eseay ltiions, other rooms will be d3seoy:
3 erred. Those already found indicate the
. usual form Of in ancient Roman house
J. which consists ol an interior court, called
Il the pari-stsla, which vase open g the skE
q surrounded BY columns and TO which th'
rooms ii inhabited bs the family had access
Ill bases oi three columns are seen her
and bey olstl these Is i earrido or oIle hundred
feet lone and eighteen vide. The room t,
Where tie pain found IL on ts'
{ III iglst Of this passage.
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Advantages of Crying

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A French physician Is o'l5 WIZ i iotis
dissertation on the advantages q sfoall-
ing and crying in general, ana espselallyz
during operations. IL eoIl1shsss tilae
grooming a1d CRYING are Two s1.aiia. os'et''-
tons by which nature aiia1s allsalsh
that those pAflenfs Wlao slYe way y site1t
NATURAL feelings mors. specify lesoSei
from accidents and opefatIo1s 1ilS1 tiloss
who suppose It unworthy iol. y nAa1l = ~
tray ssill'totlls y SOW als'les 's=s,'',e-
/ 70 cry or .groan. He felAs q = nah Mn9 =,
reasteeanls polss rom p1ls @ 80. 8 +'ra t.,,s
lAs1ls - = al...s = q; q
- 81 : sl1,,,,haTrv ahant ANYTHING.
.jef then, go to- their rooms and comfort
themselves Wiflls IousI boo-loo, afltl they
VIII feel ono hundred 1.ef cent bette1. fteI-
ward II accordance NAfi1 s'le apos.e, tlle
crying Ct children shot1Isf it s5s Ioo s6ss'1sls
tliseotraged. 8 Is e s5.sSel1las1calis w
pressed ffle result lsls 's Sl1ss -. -
dance epilepfe ~, oisolle o5iis5 a.ae.s.1< ,
of 51ls2 iieI !. oSss = 49,.
~ s.z Ts .,Txir,e Of chill
-, = - 80, s,,z.;I,;1e s,.,,lts s. Give them
Ia, ,,sntal i. ,I,yEi..l pain. Probably
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drink on the tables. and MI from tiacs.,
River and Cherry Greek. Burdette heard
of it and wept. But weeps only made
his anguish more difficult to control. He
checked his trunk for Burlington, and
with thunder in his voice threatened dire
vengeance against any baggage demolisher
who should put it from the train before its
destination was reached. Then by some
means not yet ascertained he procured
ticket, and proceeding TO the depot By back
alleys, was out ofsight in a twinkling.
The Club did not find it out until Eve
minutes afrerwareI. It would have dis
patched q special and brought him back,
but it did not know which road he had
taken. The Kansas Pacific, Denver Pacific,
Colorado Central and Rio Grande, all bring
up in Burlington, after fashion, and the
Club did not have money enough to send
ont a special on each, and in the hurry of
tue moment, no one thought of sending on
credit q cheek. Therefore il was decided
to wait upon Gov. Pitkin and see if he /
could not manage the affair as military |
necessity.
The Governor was found up to his eyes
i'll kilograms from both front and reaE,
giving unsolicited advice on the conduct /
Of the war. A. J. Woodbury., who had |
been appointed speaker for the party, ex-
claimed, Governor, ne have come to /
enlist. y
The Governor caught him y the hand,
saying, Yon are just the man Want. I /
have had thousands Of applications for
but you are-ts,a arat zS~hn
nave onereu -e1rI1st. Gentlemen, your
services are accepted, and you shall SO to
he front tomorrow. y
Woodbury. had intended to SAY that the
hub desired to enlist the services of the
Governor in bringing Burdette back to
Denver; but the sentance had been broken
n the middle and hung like Hithered
'ud to its parent stem. The club was dumb.
t has been dumb ever since. Upon reach
ng the street not a word was spoken, bus
ach member broke for cover, and are
rying to leave Denver between to suns.
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zD:sEagers eG' Gsettfzag Married
ia EAissan M Nssssssss..

The troubles "ttt7-- .ssshGn
Il man goes from the country of his resi-
dence to d distant land for wife, seem to
fall upon princes no less than upon ordi-
nary people The Duke Of Edinburgh,
also known as Prince Alfred, Queen Vie
toria's second son, is just beginning to
learn the truth Of this matter. Instead
of marrying some nice English girl, as he
probably might have done, he went OF TO
Russia and married the daughter Of the
Gar. 4 daughter ofthe Czar is a Grand
duchess, and ranks among the highest Of
all the princesses of the earth, everywhere
except III England. The English think
that their princasses are better than those
of any other country. So when the Rus
sian princess who has married Prince
Alfred goes into society with an English
princess. she is required to take a back
seat, a thing which no Russian princess
eyer vet did do, and which this particular
Russian princess. it seems, has notified all
concerned that She never will do. Her
husband, as i good husband should, stands
BY herin this determination. Hence there
isI1luch troublein royal drawing-roon1s
and English society is 7uttered from cen
tire TO circumference.
The moral Of all this is that young man
should not 80 off to distant countries in
search Of a wife, but should marry onc ot
the nice girls who are among the CHIEF
glories OF the land il which he makes his
home.
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agaagssa eg q m ssa y sssIsas

iilas Ice. lisiousIs represented that
ftlflaoIist sslfll me sfaSFheye,
d IiiseriiIl:ss Two lectures " Denver.
The f1sisll1t his engagements
Il, oeeaaase lltsissis1ifed to Ilssit
flle rom l3llfiiil1g 1gtoal. The report,
when III tlla HF:.r dis
patches, Was ellsirelss untrue he ben
NH 4, telstaSrelll him reception
ana 4 bailsI ngssea him.
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a Treasure EEs "a Free. .

4 treasure up 4 tree was seen in the
watches Of the night by pedtI!er who was
sleeping in Il farm house in the Shenan-
doah Valley. He told his dream to the
farmer nextlnorning, and OF three success
siye nights he had the same vision. Then
he prevailed on the farmer TO accompany
him to the forest, where he pointed out a
large oak tree as the one he had seen i'll
his dream. Il was apparently sound at the
butt, but about twenty feet up limb had
been broken off. The Farmer did not feel
like humoling what he supposed to be a
superstitious wIim, but the old fellow
seemed to have confidence III his VISION,
and offered him one-half the spoils if ne
would help him cut down the tree. When
the tree fell there was 4 rattle OF coin near
where the limb had broken off and a small
hollow found there. BY little chopping,
a larger cavity was found and within was
y mass of silver. Both seemed wild with
delight, and on counting up, found that the
nile amounted to So, 900. The peldler ex-
pressed his nnwillingncss to carry around
so much silver in his pocket, and inquired
where he would be likely 70 get green
backs for his share. The farmer having
considerable money in his house Immediate
" transferred to the peadler$ -, 800 inpape1
money and took charge OF the entire lot
Of silver. The peddler disappeared, and
when his partner attempted to pass some
of the silver, 10! it was counterfeit. lie
was the victim Of a gang Of coiners.
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GsEsfS EsEsAH. EsEA gJrsEG AIRED.
What EEe KNOWS Of jefferson Dasis7
Property ana Family.

As to the acceptance BY Jefferson Dayi
OF the Beauvoir mansion in Mississippi
General Beauregard said public opinion il
New Orleans seemed about evenly divided
6l1 6edl1He5tHo to7fh W}otF tF m mH4E4 night aeeegt tn
were Of the contrary belief, as the circum
stances connected with this strange vii
appeared rather peculiar.
"}Fas the lady who thus befriended The
eS-Confederate President regarded as pc
culiar?" asked the reporter.
81 know nothing about that"
How much will the estate amount to 2
EsOh, the inventory has been fled, anG
it won't yield tue beneficiary much more
than $4,000 or so, ,ooo.'
'1TllU reports have stated Il much larger
sum-$200, ,000 on thereabont:''
"1es, know, but they were all
wrong"
ssThe relatives are determined to con-
test the will, are they not?"
$50 | see by the papers. y
HWhat do the lawyers down South
think Of their claims ?''
sOh, they consider the lady knew what
she was about, and could do what she
pleased with her money!
"Eyen this small fortune will be Of
great assistance to Mr.. Dayis?"
Yes, I suppose so.''
Has lie had any means Of support Of
late years?"
'SNone i'll particular that l knew Of;
although have heard he possesses some
small means.
'Hasn's Mrs. Davis little money in her
own light?'
Il never heard so.
SsAEr. Davis has very pleasant family
has he not?''
Il have not the pleasure of their ac-
quaintance."
s.Did not his daughter marry into a
wealthy family??''
Il do not know, sir
These last answers Were made i'll such ii
manner that the reporter became convinc-
ed that the subject was an unpleasant one,
and later in the day was assured by
friend of Gen. Beauregard that the re-
lations between the latter and his old
Commander-in-Chief, never fraternal, had
not changed. ....-r
In appearance Gen. Beauregard las
changed but little ia the past few years,
aud according to his friends, is in every
way the same man ofwhom the oyer-con-
fdent South Carolinians sung in 1868:
With mc,'4es, FaixhaEa, and betarl
---rE --- { send "old Ahe'' our Beauregartl,
,arae banllin New Orleans, aud also holds
4 position III connection With the militia
forces of the states, which Yields a small
income,
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Hea sRaea. a Nice Vasaaa, HBGEd-.-

u say, Charley, y said ays'tlll = swell tlle
other day, We struck q lssN sort. of q
prospective l;:ttlef-il-laW atl see5 g'of
mashed, terribly mashed, on a.littie Que,
and she asked me to call ssso / syeIlf.ssoKil 2
the other evening. ThegoNeTllol' came e
the door, thought il mas stll N, win me.
Expected the traditional ys'si ssioW
bat he was very gentlernaEllr asked me illfo
his library ehatted On politics and trade.
set i'll the cigars, y bottle 90 wine
/ opened and did nae proud. Invited ne g
eall again, too. Bnt hang nae # bad
chance III set eyes % the girl slngailars
wasn't II
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rnE MErTraa Moarn

Cook: "Sure, na'am, the Kitchens aJ&[
aaoat, and it's afther putin she fire oue.''
Upstairs Girl: 'toh, the roofs leaking
tremendous, ua'am, and the entry eeillng's
fell!'
Best Boarder In the House: II ahaa
leave tomorrow, Mrs. flasher, IL this vs-
ter isn't stopped instantly
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OIERY

Can cock-aghting be called foul play
Can squeezing a person In 9 crowd be
termed liberty es the press p
Can curtain Lectures be properly tseacsie-
ed as "norne rulee eo
Can Zee given to q quaek doctor be saia
TO be real 'sfee simpler"
Can children be correctly described as
the wolnen's rights question:"
Can ''bills Of mortality be said 70 be
also 'sdebts OF aaturego
And lastly, but not leastly,
Can anybody else's baby possibly eeass
up in any respect TO vour ewns
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of US all, but it is also the voice that point:
us to the higher responsibility for all o1l
acts, and which, if we need, makes rs
strong to bear the ills of life.
/ DR.. Moret has recently published some
Interesting statistics concerning suicide in
France. They cover a period of forty-tfve
years, and show a steady increase,
Itis more difficult to comprehend the ill-
crease Of suicides among children under
sixteen. DR.. Moret further shows that
men kill themselves four times more fire.
Equently than women, and that, eliminat-
7 ing the two seasons, winter and summer,
which act in nearly the same way on both
sexes, the suicides of men are more fire.
quent III spring than those Of women in
autumn. Married men commit suicide
half as often as bachelors and one-rhir1 as
often as widoWers.
Whether these proportions are the same
in other countries we are unable to say.
The steady increase in the whole number
Of suicides is true, We believe, Of all civil
ized countries, although the rate of in
crease is not go rapid everywhere as in
France.
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A MSRLI.,,

Old Gentleman {who locks like pgoas-
Bile purchaser, 60 secretary Of picsnxe gaa-
lery): "What Is your opinion Of tAat list1e
sea piece?"
Secretary with an eye to basiness) ttgx-
ceedingly clever work; has keen admired
by every one that has seen is; painted BY q,
cer1ainly ISL p Siflpe. hsae be
Secretary: "You know the artist, easee, 4
sir?''
O. G..:"1 am the artist
[Collapse Of indefatigsble secretary.
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THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
Young Farmer: 'Niee warm Eaia-%
bring things os,s Of the ground, on'eit ~
Reprehensible old Widower: "Don&
mention it. I've got two wives there aaS
ready
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a LUCID EXPLANATION !.

Henry tnewly married to Aazin}: 81 an
afraid you are displeased with me" J..
Maria: No, dear Harry, am nos dit
pleased with yea; am only displeaseti as
your iispleasing Of my diaplease of yous
with sae.
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A SHARP CHICE,

Lady Examiner: s'Tell me, what f# sas
averages''
Child: "a thing 10 lay egga Oh. Rothea
says our old hen lays aix eggs wee& oa asa
average"
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Sensible ,TalRx-

Emily Huntington Miller has been Civ
ing some sensible talks, which deserve
the attention of every young girl in the
land. She says:
'sWhat better is she for education, II she
Dersists in Stiffness. and loudness, and OBJ
trusive manners? Her researches among
the treasures of science, and familiarity
with the thoughts Of genius, are OF no
value If they cannot furnish her with sub
iects of conversation more mighty than the
gossip of society, the scandal Of the day.
and the probable intentions OF young men
who never had an intention IN their lives,
and are not capable of one until their
brain acquire more solidity. Her artistic
accomplishments are absolutely worthless
unless they teach her how to beautify and
adorn her home, how to distinguish the
false from the true, how TO be ia her own
person an embodiment Of that grace and
purity and chaste beauty which the world
#Worships in the marble and canvas Of the
.old masters unless they teach her q radi-
cal adherence of all the hineous distortions
of fashion; of outward show, with inward
untidiness OF taWdry ornaments, obsru-
sive finery, and unelean trailing tatserss
OF what avail Is it that she knows every
law of her own body, and can trace for you
With scientific accuracy the working q
eyery organ, and the linked steps Of each
wonderful process Of life, if she lives in
dailY violation of them AL; laying MIR
aerotls hand upon respiration and circtala-
tion; lunching At midnight upon fruit,
cake and pickles, and dreaming nautter-
things III room with all tie wirldowa her
medically sealed
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Pat {after sip: "And which did yoa
put in first; the whisky or the .wattaer p,
Domestic: "The whisky, av ecorse." !"
Pat: "Ah, thin, maybe I'll be coming 20
It by-'n'-by''
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LOGTC--THE ART or REASONING.
Mister Johnsing: ssNow dem footprints
and dem fedders couldn:t "a cisn, heTe agye.
deulselves; derefore concludes dat ssgae
scamp has bin in nnr chicken-hoaae
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Historical soeisty
.yseR Es EnsOaa Ea n PBaa.


Fred "a designing youth who has tried
|it): "Nellie, with your Shoe eff and :
Hole in your Stocking.
One Sabbath morning worthy rataiztge
observing BY the time he had reached sas
third 'head" Of his discourse she drowsy
disposition of bis hearers, quietly re-
marked, "fn the frat place, tsaese Of yca
who are awake will notice. etc.
Mrs. Partingten: well declare
Here'san ingerious young man who has
inverted an arrangement BY which the deaf
can see and she blind talk. Such ta.ons $50
his should be reorganized by statute and
a metal. and his name descend 70 prospeSis
ty, surrounded by an immoral fame"
a well dressed lady called tas e esspes
warehouse and asked to look as come esf-
pets. The goods were shown, every passA
tern in the shop being spread out for ex-
animation. After looking ae everything
about the place. and driving some very
close bargains in the matter OF price, sAe
lady selected q carpet for each room In her
house, running up bill which allied eh6
courteous salesnan's heart with JOY. Whea
all was completed, he asked where the cas-
PCS we're to be sent. The lady replied,
Aout hesitation, that she would cali aaa
y him know. "'Toa see,'' sAe aiaedY s'Iasg
husband has Just bought piece OF gfotaasS
and talks OF soon building s houss o. sas
II he does, you know, shan; wasis ausasss
new carpets, and then viii call and osdess'' =
snese.
Smoking IN Holland" aaid traveller.
'is so common that il is impossible to tail
,ne person from another In room ekll u
smokers How is one that Is ewRaeeA
picked out, them" asked the listener. sOh.
n that case, waiter goes around with&
pair of bellows and blows the smoke erelr
Zach face till he recognizes the person essli-.
ID sor.' s.s