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he King Of Greece-Oleomargarine.

Il representation in the Senate is to be
| equalized, all of New England combined
would make one tolerable State. But New
England combined would make an intolerable
State.
II the military academy at West Point is to
be turned into a Sunday school, the selection
Of Gen. @. Q. Howard as superintendent
would be highly judicious. Of course, the
cadets would have the good sense, remember
ing the fate of the F,eemen's concern, to pat
ronjze some other bank than that recon-
mended by Gen. Howard.
The future American PTesident who shall
condense bis official communications to the
American parliament into the compass of the
corresponding communications to the British
parliament will be the greatest of pubic bene-
factors Chicago Times.
The dreary plattudes condensed from
newspaper editorials, and grown Wearisome
from eternal repetition is among the annual
evils Of our great republican system.
The sly suggestion is made here and there
that, az there is left to Hayes only some three
months Of official life, he should embrace the
opportunity to send in that long promised
message on ciYil-service reform. And he
ought not neglect to accompany it with.a GER
titled copy of order No. |. But he probably
started with the axiom that charity begins at
home, and be has not been enabled to get any
further.
There has arrived in America an English
gentleman, who has a curious claim for dis
t%inction. He is Langtry, the husband Of the
SsJersy Lily celebrated as . professional
beauty. he intends bringing the lady to
America next summer, when Americans will
be enabled to see for themselves the truth OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22
The Ed ucat1OnaR RalI.

Senator Brown, In remarks on the bill
above named, delivered the following pointed
and eloquent speech: He pointed out that
nearly sill Of our prominent men, from Wash
ington to Garfield, had been Of poor paren-
tage, and had by their thirst Of knowledge
and their industry worked their way up to the
top. Doubtless thousands Of boys Of equal
capacity with those he had mentioned had
remained mute and inglorious through the
absolute impossibility Of overcoming IN
favorable circumstances and obtaining the
necessary education to lift them above the
mass. He referred to the great advantage en-
joyed by men in New England in comparison
with other sections of the country by reason
of her supremacy in education. She had
furnished Or educated most Of the men who
had controlled our public affairs. The growth
of Prussian and German predominance were
explicable by the educationo of she whole mass
Of the people, making every individual man
an intelligent aid to the State, in war or in
peace. There were special reasons why the
South should favor this bill. The Senator
from Vermont (Morril]) had referred to the
alarming amount of illiteracy in the United
States, but had not analysed it. Unfortu-
nately it was disproportionately great in the
South. One reason for this was that under
the old system of Southern society more at
tention was given to the education of the
ruling classes than TO that Of the whole macs.
Another reason was the n~on-education Of the
slaves. AL now agreed that the blacks should
be educated, but the South was too poor to
do it alone. They lost two billions Of dollars
in the value Of slaves, which they held con-
stitutionally before thetWar. They spent two
billions more in maintaining their armies, and
immense amounts by the destruction OF prop
erty. He thanked the trainers OF the bill FOR
providing that the greatest amount Of the
! money should goto the States where there
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straightning is required, and the balance
should be well marked.
A road from the mouth of Wolf creek to
Martinedale, crossing the numerous %laterals
Of the Judith, would open up a splendid coun-
try, directly tributary to Benton and would
place US in the most direct communication
with the splendid country Of the Musselshell
headWaters, and with points in the south part
OF the Territory which must soon have promi-
hence from the incoming Northern Pacific.
A road to White Sulphur Springs by the
way of Belt creek and over Belt Park would
also be a great improvement over the present
roundabout way, besides opening up 8 yalu-
able and fertile country.
While there are other roads-laterals to
those we have enumerated-Which will soon
be required, and which would do much in
the way OF developing our communications
and resources, they are not so absolutely es-
sential and may be deferred until the oppor-
tunity shall call for them. But those men
toned should receive the earliest attention Of
our w county board, and means should be
devised by it, and by our Board of Trade, to
impress upon the authorities of our sister
county, Meagher, the Importance of concert
ed action, which will have so much influence
upon the future prosperity of both coun-
ties and upon the -commereialinterests of
RonterT@
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untruth about the reports of her beauty, 1t
is possible that America is less interested ID
the matter than the gentleman supposes. Jer-
sew lilies with a princely tarnishment are not
q popular American flower, and may appear
lust ! little dropping and faded under the
blaze of the bright American sun.
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TAILINGs.

When the felon's not engaged in his employment,
Or maturing his felonions little plans,
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Is just as great as any honest mans.
And Of hay stacks he quite often makes a bonfire,
just to see what little fun he can create:
He should be so further aided in his desire
That on his body crows shall delectate.
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The burning Of the goVernllenfthayr<and
the stacks Of Harris s ssDsng was one] Of
those malicious aets>EEsqh are suggestive Of
. neg ssity for usasqfeb rssgsrdless oflaw.
Just khat the hgliye was which actuated
such wanton uestruption cannot With any
certainty be fdeteFnped, but suspicion is
directed 10 a couple of~disehaFged laborers
from AssinaHHapin, Who=ars known to have a
grudge against>goyernment officials, alshsugh
why this BIZ Observation-Disclosures against private
individuals can hardly be conceived. The
%cisizeny Of the town and county should e. leave
nothing undone' to ensure the sconylctioHnof
such dangerous people, nd We are certain
they will get the~extent~of the@law if they
once get~into It's power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22

THERE is considerable sickness IN Benton
just now, much OF which is caused By the
filthy condition Of some CT our streets and al
leys. We hope that our new Board Of Com
missioners will take this matter III hand, and
see that the nuieanoes are abated. By
spring the mass Of filth will have become in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22
Desert Land DecaasOn.

On the 10th inst, the Secretary Of the IN
terror decided that a married woman whose
husband is still living but who has exhausted
his right under the laws, can make an entry
and acquire q title in her own right under the
Desert Land Act. This decision of Secretary
schurz is based upon the broad ground that q
woman is a citizen just as truly as q man il,
and as the act IN question provides for entries
for desertlandss simply by citizens ofthe United
States, the enjoyment Of it's benefits cannot
properly be restricted to male citizens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22

If Virginia is the mother Of Presidents,
New York, says the Salt Lake Tribune, may
be called the father of Vice Presidents. Ches-
ter a. Arthur will be the seventh Vice Presi-
dent elected from this State. Ills six prede-
cessors were Aaron Burr, George Clinton,
Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin VanBuren, Mil
lard Fillmore, and William a. Wheeler.
, 1880-06-17

Tor tho protection OF the people Against the
sw|ldtes Of the treo-peddlurH. and tho foI,;
lowing resolution was put To tho meeting and
defeated:
Iseso,pet, That the sense of this sncetiug u
opposed to spoolal leGaslatlon In connoouon with
a lotter WINS received from the suportn-
tendent Of Lincoln Park Inviting tho Assoctn-
tlon to Ltncolh purk, md Offering 10 convey
them there aad back. free Of charge. Tho
Invitation wns, on mutton, accepted
Tie evening session opened at 9 o'clock
with ~ f%ll atteudanfn. n..,,,,.,,o ..ou ~.
anae M mheoas o 9sess 9f rsaasyxet aa trfar G ~ r.
elty bo Visited IL b o'clock Friaay morning.
The report WAS adopted. -,
The question: Of uniform action on the past
TMK TRANSPORTATION LIsEs =.
when guaranteed by responsible shippers
WI NJ. s steslo, x inalanq. said That Tue Lake
rpa.ls refused to ship stock without prepay
,nent. Th!s, ho clalmed, was q great 'nlus-
Sir. Noodle. Of New York, said that In his
antee. Ile thought zach shipper would have
to make tho best Tntes he could. : ,
Tho Chair said that to had considerable
trouble this yoaf y s,hepnx e pSsas Tas
was deposited at Dunk!rk, Ny, They could
htswantsd to prepay. Tbs Lake shore did
aR It could to help him. but tho Texas roaas
4 letter Was read from Mr., Strong, OF
Brighton, MHss4, expressing regret Ut A1t hc-
INK ublu 10 attend tic meeting, and inclosing
| paper OIL tho
EyyEc1B uY vAluoCs STOCKS on TIlg SCION
and tho future tree, which WAS road TO the
meeting. The paper aut forth that Nature
, 1880-06-17

by sccd aud by division. Considering tho
ctlor,nnns quantity. Of soc1 proinHd. II
client, DIT, III fact, tho second method was
nt., widely exleniiet. From the stctt might
lH expected sonle VARIATION, Ftcntnr "r ley,
frDm TIM parent, s0t1,n Individuality In tho
renewed no Of tl,o sarl, indlvl'iuaI. As i
wns very desirable when n superior variety
was nbtalncd IN pcFprtnntr II, this tHotio q
reproduction WIS most advantageous. ~
that = single b,l'! Or scion inserted IL kin
drcl stock would s,gn,W aith preserve iA ~.
frnm different root lslan iLa original one:
its identity was true, i was also true lint The
bud .wns affected IN lis growth 70 ncrfcctlgn.
or Otherwise, by tho quality nf thu stock.
The stock lnll.arte!l constitution. 1t might
Ss d q s5S yaSro aH d. sGdy aC
stock for vnfictIes of the same SPECIES whln,
were Of more dellcatc RrnwttI. Whether
there Nv was .,nny ,any p'eep!s's naepSs 9So
tlower-bcds less llable, tp Injury from, ,arly
frosts WINS a point viii tch >cDuid o.iy tp sgt
tlnd by experiment: In many regions the
s5Sat sy ss ,nn.s IL EaksS knv psrSss @ tSs WI On @
Tho disease was ca.tse.l by II f!lnKoIh growth
tlpn, the roots ut the trnes, which spread III
peach plantations from trH tn tre:t !ll9 WIS
Tho certain ruin Of the orchard. Tllts siraW:
Eratttng, neacll.also0ts upon hardy varieties
VI ttlU pltln-trt.e.
Nj. Henderson, Of New York, satd that he
believed TINT tho yAricg:ston NJ co!or which
followed the grating WAS MI evltlElice Tint
tie plant had been lnlmenlnted with disease.
'rlo change Uf cn!or WIS to tllo plant c0tiil.
terpart to the pittlng nf n smallpox PATIENTS
skin, which In ITO way otherwise Affected ''ls
H. f,nwnr. of Svracusc. N. Y, believed
, 1880-06-17

credit 10 Garfield himself. A Garfield anil
Arthur Club hns been formed, numbering
nearly gn, ami Republicans predict inajor-
Ity Ui 1,ti1 In InE1tnm County. y hfiws
h,lnd, fireworks, aii Immense bu1lrt., aIni
tho firing 1T cannon were The ,u,rnnlpAni-
ntents. The city IL rcd hot with old.tE1h4 en-
thusias1n, md nyeryl1hy II happy nscr the
itej ten counties III Michigan since The re;
suit bcratna. known, aud eyerywl,ere. ! lnA
the enthusiastic indDrseincllt-" We'll t1OneW
Put Michigan down fur 5000 l!rpnbIIcuD
v,,ss should llu prosecuted II, the manner
forcslladowed in Dr. Kynd's great spccei, to.
hight u,
, 1880-06-17

10 Uft E1&EdF Dl I7E u. .1C0 Jft0tHf.
CHICAGO, June 14.-The true friends Of
CtyIl,yervtce reform do not think II wise Or
even grateful IN treat Mr.. Hayes anil his rG-
farm c!furts u the Convention chose 10 do.
The party Il, convention assembled certainly
sncerrtl ut the Ciytl-Service refnrnl aimed vt
by Mr. Hayes, ard tho honorable Flanagan,
frum Texas, undoubtedly expressed the
sli4.s il, their "trNc inwarInrss.,'
l,ut, with due respuct to Mr.. Hayes, cali It
b. said OF him t'lat l,v .iisllaysd. consistency,
tllat hn was firm In pursnst? liz discharged
hts famous order; but Is e. u. lsaun, l;sq., n
bll better? Could II be p0sslble that the
President did not .nnw what Ar. ltntl,n
ca.lln II, Illinois for? Why should he remain
in office since he lepreicrreu to bea wirepniier ?
, 1880-06-17

10 Ia Editor 0} 7hs Chicago Tribune. :.
SANTA FE, N. H.. Juno 1a.-ftAying spent
the Inst week III Southern Colorado and New
Mexico, have taken pains to inquire Of n
great many their opinion, nf the no.ninat!on,
u'ld ll.yc set 10, meet tho first Republican
WHO does not speak well Ut the Ticket.
more than appreciate finding rNi:. T,nnU SE
ut every important punt West, alld gellerIlly
ut tho low prico uf Ilyo cents
, 1880-06-17

.1tUESE1lUAU esUUUs*- -.->--.~-.
IENUUNcEAEAV-T1lE i Union FUNAlruAB
II CusuiaMy, 4H uhd ah West Alud4on-st, have INV
tho largest xsiI must vnrie4 stOcA "
HDUHEalUkHJ UtH3b1H ,,
thqy hayu c.asrttd Etinulaor stta from 9A IN
ttA Earptt4 tEoui " eauA ya1d upHafds. P&FoF
Xsu urockpry, silvsr. and u,nxs1asv, usIa III sack
everything Luedad f1r housekeeping
tauEt yuur xuatu llDw 10 Nv 1a'tytro4 hgEoEp NV
tlsu. AAko suIai pa}luahts An1 nay taa DA!ahes
UNION FultSlryNE COMPANY,
blJ ktld " West MI1.tn.st.
Open Monday. IhuI.lnY. Anu eAIuriay ex.nnKA
, 1880-06-17
<:nrfield's Popularity.

C1lASnLEtsvILI.E, ILL.,, June 15.-1 sec you
print tho correspondence from gooa many
places from all over this vAst country III ~
garal to the nomination .1aincs a. Garfield
for President, and y0l, would greatly nhllgc
me if you would tell your rcrdcrs that, nj
though we Republicans In little CAss County
were III favor Of either Blaine or Washburne,
this preference-fcel!ng for any separate cn's-
diua,o for tho Presidency disappeared as
suo,i rs we heard OF the nomination Of Jnnlrs
A. Garfield, md one continuous glad shout
rent the nir. We PROPOSE 70 work ut'cens-
tisly for Ills success 1t election to this Office
cMEo Convention, and va believe that every
Republican,, u.ld good many Democrats,
wifi mt only feel, but vote, the sanle wny
thls fAll. Yunrs truly, L. II. ilESkEi.
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FALLEN WOMEN.
ICalyx in American Home.l

lCalyx in American Homc.l
Heaven save the mark ~
Is il because there is no such thing in
nature as a fallen man that we hear so
much said again and again concerning
those Of our own sex who have lspsed
from the paths of virtue? or is It a
thing Of such common consent among
our superiors in knowledge and strength
OF character that there is no account
taken Of mans standard of morality ?
DIR. John Ford, in a lecture on "Helo-
ise and Abelard," after rehearsing the
story OF their love, secret marriage and
subsequent denial of the facts by both
the rearing of the convent by three
thousand of his followers, which Abe
lard dedicated to the Holy Comforter
and named Paraclete, and from which
he was driven to become abbott of a
monastery on the shores of Brittany
has this to say, referring to fallen wom-
en-, Heloise being the example: "How
healhenish and cold are the verdicts of
society % He then enters his protest
sgainst the doctrine that a sin, when
once forgiven and no longer committed,
should hopelessly destroy self-respect or
prevent a subsequent elevation. He
then paints the beautiful life Heloise
led in the Paraclste convent as abbess-
where Abelard had placed her-and de-
clares emphatically "woman is superior
to man in sentiment, in all the higher
qualities Of the soul" He speaks Of
"woman's weakness" which in this
instance was exempliiied in the most
beautiful and intellectual woman Of her
age (eighteen) becoming an intense ad-
niirpr of this famous dialectician, this
man Of genius aud learning, who was
of noble birth, and who, at the age Of
twenty, confounded the schools and car
ried away their laurels. He also speaks
Of "man's meanness," in connection
with "wornan's weakness" The former
is not more severe than is the latter de-
grading TO the instincts Of womanbood ;
wherefore her strong love for-what she
supposes-a noble man, who vows eter-
nal constancy and pledges his honor as
the most sacred thing to himself, she
becomes the sacrifice, which he ulti-
mateIy scorDs, and then leaves, coward
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like, to stem the tide alone; to fall, as
he knows she must, without help or
recognition from him, acknowledging
no responsibility in the matter other
than to fling book the taunt, "woman's
weakness" It is behind this fortifica-
tion Of weakness he intrenches his man
hood, his eternal constancy, his sacred
honor. WOman's weakness Is broad
enough to cover all, for 1t is an immor-
tai record Of her grief, her despair, her
boundless love, and her hopeless desola-
tion.
a woman or maiden who, coming
into the presence Of man, In guileless
trust places in any way her destiny in
his hands, should shame him into trust
worthiness, were her heart teeming with
impurity, instead of his, as is invariably
the case, using it as a citadel to ward
off the blows which should fall upon
both and not upon One-that one the
weaker of the two, the helpless one, the
defenceless one, the one to which society
never extends an open palm.
Timothy TitcOmb says "wOmau will
be pure If man will be true;" also, that
in making up our judgments upon men
and women who have fallen from their
integrity, we fail to consider the cir
cumstauees sufficiently. While these
may never justify the lapse, they fur
nish basis for the compassionate, char
liable judgment Of all who, like them,
are liable to circumstances that weaken
the soul in its power of resistance.
The straightest stick is crooked in
water, and the most upright character
bends, even If it does not break, when
subjected to a great temptiou, where
human nature may in either sex favor
the wrong and paralyze the power to
Withstand it. Each one should be the
last to point the finger Of contempt OF
indulge in self-righteous gratulations
that she stands, because there is a rea-
sonable doubt, If individualities were
exchanged, whether she would not have
been the one to be Stunned.
Better by far to write our judgment in
the sand
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Alone with the Man I Killed.

It would be difficult to find in the
whole range of fiction q more affecting
incident than is contained in the follow
ing extract from letter, written by
British seaman to his wife. It was his
fret service as a soldier, when he was
sent on shore with boats crew of ma
rines to silence a fort and take sou,e
guns:
ave dispersed at a few hundred yards
distance from the beach to keep the
coast clear while the boats crew made
prizes Of the guns. The enemy had ad-
vantage of the wood, and also knew
the country we'll; and a troop of them
showed in advance. We were ordered
to fire. I took steady aim at my man ct
about sixty yards. He fell like a stone.
At the same time a brOadside from the
- went in among the trees and the en-
emy disappeared, we could scarcely tell
how. l felt as though / must go up to
him and see whether be was dead or
alive. He lay quite still, and / was
more afraid Of him than when he stood
facing me few minutes before. 1t is a
strange feeling TO come over you all at
once that you have killed a man. He
had uDbuttoned his jacket and was
chest, where the wound was. He
breathed hard, and the blood poured
from the wound and also from his mouth
every breath he took. His face was a.
white as death, and his eyes looked so
big and bright as he turned and stared
at me. / shall never forget it. He was
fine young fellow, not more than
twenty-five. | went down on my knees
beside him, and my breast was as full as
though my own heart would burst. He
had q real English face, and did not look
like an enemy. What | felt / never can
tell; but if my life could have saved his,
| believe | should have given it. I laid
his head on my knee, and he grasped
hold Of my hand and tried to speak, but
his voice was gone. l could not tell a
word he said, and every time he tried to
speak the blood poured out, so I knew it
would soon be over. I am not ashamed
to say that l was worse than he, for he
never shed a tear, and / couldn't help il.
His eyes were closed when a gun was
fred from the - to order us aboard, and
that aroused him. He pointed to the
beach where the boat was Just pushing
of with the guns We had taken, and
where our marines were waiting to man
the second boat, and then he pointed to
the wood where the enemy was con-
cealed. Poor fellow he little thought
how / shot him down. was wonder
ing how / could leave him to die and no
one near him, when he had something
like a cOnyulsiOn for a moment, and
then his face rolled over, and without
sigh be was gone. trust the Almighty
has received his soul. | laid his head
gently on the grass and left him. It
seemed so strange when I looked at him
for the last time. / somehow thought
Of everything l heard about the Turks
and Russians, and the rest Of them, but
all that seemed so far OFF and the dead
man so near.u
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No Show There.

Woman Suffrage evidently stands q
Door show with the WOrkiDgmen's
party. In their Convention in San
Francisco, two weeks ago, in the discus
sion of their platform, they made quick
work with the plank according the bal
lot to women. Following is the way It
was done:
On arriving at Section 33-the Woman
Suffrage Observation-Disclosures and Nc
Gallon moved to strike it out.
Mr.. Kidney moved its adoption, OBJ
jecting to the bigotry and superstition
Of the Convention.
Mr.. Terry objected to Kidney insult
ing the Convention.
Mr.. Kidney, resuming, argued that
the enfranchisement OF woman was An
accepted fact by all the enlightened men
OF the age. The opposition came from
Ignorance sitting on Virtue and Wisdom.
immense cheering and some laughter.
Ihey could not, either logically or NOR
ally withhold the franchise from wou-
an any more than from man. He would
like to bear from some of the ladies
present Renewed cheering, laughter
and lronical noises.
A Delegate-NO pettieoat government
for me. LCheers.
Mr. Kidney moved that Mrs. Smith
De heard on the question. lIrOnical
cheers, laughter and "yahs."l
Mr.. Graham favored the adoption OF
the section.
Mr.. Terry-If this Convention is go
Ing to spend all its time in discussing
this matter, Tll 90 home and send my
old woman here. Cheers and laugh
ter
The section was stricken out-ayes 81,
noes 80.