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The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02
LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS,
Hemp Seed and the PearIy Gates

LII the course of conversation with
some friends not long since, it was asked
"Why do the majority Of tuose criminals
who are condemned to death have, at the
last moment, a aeonsiction that they will go
to Heaven ~
There are 81 many difficulties to be ex-
amined before an answer can be given
that shall not attempt TO go over them
all. / shall try 10 present a few, with the
hope that some one win be tempted to ex-
anime this subject more thoroughly. Many
Christians would deem the question itself
absurd. As they would contend, naturally
enough, perhaps, that the condemned per-
son had repented of his or her sins, eand
that their belief in q future life Of happi-
ness was the natural result of the change
off heart. 1T must be remembered, how
ever, that only a very few Of the Protestant
sects teach that anyone can attain ever
lasting happiness by repenting At the elev-
enth hour. III the church Of Rome, how
ever, the condemned person has the saera-I
ment administered to him, provided that
thepriest wlieattentls him believes him to
be truly peilitel.t i'lie fact that there is
snelfa marked EifTareile. Of opinion be-
tween tht Glifisti,,iis would iced M ~ b.
lfege thai none of them have sufficient
knowledge ID Warrant them IL promising
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The genius who invented the puzzle of /
Is IL a Dhilanthr0pist. IL he is NOT one with I
deliberate intent, with malice prepense, ~
the LAWYERS say. he is one by accident, and
must have been inspired. What nlattersitI
if the solution Of the puzzle Of the series Of
Cininutive numbered blocks amounts to|
nothing, achieves nothing, elucidates none
of the problems Of Life in this world or the
next, and when accomplished amounts
only to the placing Of fifteen numerals in
the position Of their natural sequence in a
box; still its inventor isa moral reformer
and ought to be immortalized We have
duly weighed the reasons for such con-
clusion, have considered the absurdity that
come affect to feel at the sight Of brilliant
editors sitting absorbed over their little box
Of numerals, while the devil stands like
goose alternately balancing on one foot and
the other as he asks in vain for copy; Of
learned. divines, neglecting to add the
forcible and convincing sixteenthly to their
sermons, Of lawyers forgetting their briefs
of controversionalists their phillippics, of
teachers their examinations, OF pupils their
coniugations, of husbands to kiss the cook,
and Of wives to lecture their spouses; OF
boot-blacks to solicit shines, and newsboys
their customers, while their minds, that
divine and mysterious attribute that links
them with the infinite, are all torn up with
the eluding Siren of the puzzle that lures
+bo dol, oPh
ing the vexing thing perpetually. What
| is an editors time in comparison with be-
ing kept from doing mischief? lfhe writes
no extensive and brilliant editorials he is
in no danger of getting the publisher in
volved in libel suits. If a preacher forgets
t to add his sixteenthly and consequently
does not preach his sermon, he can not be
accused Of carrying heresy into the pulpit.
If the lawyer neglects his brief the client
is saved his costs, and frequently his case
as well; if the physician neglects to pre-
scribe. his patient can not accuse him OF
being a uuack, and if the sinner does not
polish any boots he is i'll no danger OF
bankrupting his stock in trade. If, there
fore, the Intoxicating pleasures of the puz-
zle do no more than to keep peoples minds
and hands employed, it prevents them ne
cessarily for the time from interfering with
| their neighbors' business, and, consequent
ly, keeps them out of mischief. The axiom
Is, therefore, demonstrated chat its inventor
is Enthusiastically a Saint and ought forth
a., 10, u p-JJ,1
a mitrailleuse.
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i future life of happiness to such eFsoils.
Its L aotesy yortliy fact thatrnaIly persons
have fessed their belief that they would
go to Heaven who did not believe in the
Bible or III any system of theology what
ever. 1T is well known that desire first
fathers the thought and then Noos belief.
The man who IL under sentence Of death
hopes until the last moment that some
thing viii turn up which will save him
from paying the penalty of a wicked life,
but Is the day Of execution draws nearer
and nearer and he realizes that there il very
little chance left for hope, he remembers
that some one has told him that if he did
not confess Christ crucifed and repent Of
his sins that not only will he lose his life
on this earth, but an angry God viii tor
ture bis naked soul throughout all eternity
The man, in an agony Of fear at this null
tiplicity of horrors, grows nervous and
hvsterical. While in this semi-insane con-
dition ne implores forgiveness from this
angry God either directly or through one
Of the Gods agents. The fear of this Gods
supposed vengeance did not prevent him
from SHINING, and | think that in the ma
iority Of cases such persons would never
have thought Of repentance had they es-
capped conviction at the hands Of the law.
It also seems capable of proof that they
never do repent until all the avenues of es-
cape have been closed to them. It only
occurs when their self-possession has been
broken down by fear, and even then il
would only occur in eases when the person
was of naturally nervous disposition. Il
is probable, however, that persons Of 6
strong mental organization would become
more or less nervous and hysterical in con.
sequence of the sudden realization thai
their hopes were without foundation.
Ny theory of the matter amounts to this
that such men, who think they have Ger
tain chance for Heaven when at deaths
door, are, as a rule, temporarily insane
| When we view the matter closely, we fine
| that such men must be laboring under
| kind of ALTERATION of mind. He would
know, if in his senses, that ordinary jus
tice would indicate that an eternity of hap
piness would be out of all proportion K
the life led by him. 1t must be self-evi
dent to all that if such man should re
ceive such reward for simply repentins
at the end of a wicked life, that a just Goo
would make some arrangement by which
He could give the man who was in need Q
no repentance three or four eternities 0
happiness. - e. I'll. ii.
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of q convenient brush phtch, kept at bay
and finally escaped froH 4 = party Of oyer
bFYo hundred Indians. When the pehee
messenger sent by the Indians TO assl
you Of their good intentions has delivered
his message. You may still be in do Elbt
about the matter, and unless vou are er-
sonally acquainted with the Indian y
not always safe to accept his protest. pms
of friendship. When -ou feel doubt Ful,
YOU had bettel. motion Ehe party, by " ay-
ing your hand to the right Or left, to
pass around instead Of approaching y on,
Indians who are reallJ friendly do not
like to be treated in this manner, but t hey
admire your cautiousnkss, ali the same,
and if hostile they will dlass you as IF 3x'
among their enemies. War parties OF all
tribes are dangerous a nd will frequently
strike friends as well as foes. War-paHtles
frequently make medic line before star ting
out to kill every thing that crosses their
path, and instances eF warriors of the
same tribe attacking dne another are not
infrequent. War partieE can be recognized
in several ways. Nor 1thern Indians gen
orally 90 to war on fdot, but the Sioux
often 90 mounted. The squaws never
accompany war p{rty, but usually
travel with trading pdrties. TO find out
the tribe to which an approaching war
party belongs, wave the right hand from
right to left, palm out. The Indians will
answer in like mann{r, and with them
means sEwho are yOu?'f ''What is the mat
ter?" you must them turn the edge OF
your hand towards thEe Indians, fingers
pointing upwards and outwards and mo-
ton from right to left meaning Il don:
know you. Tell me who you are Il
| honest, the Indians will then make the |sigE
| Of their tribe, but thdy frequently make
the wrong sign. Cart should be taken tc
| learn that they are What they represent
themselves to be. The manner of carrying
their arms and their general appearance
should be carefully but quickly noted be-
fore more than one Of them are allowed
approach, and if any doubt exists IN yorll
mind, it is always best to make them pass
around you or at safe distance to the tight
or left. If you should happen to be sc
unfortunate as to get Imong them, hevel
under any circumstances permit your gur
to leave your hands a hd never discharge
your piece until compelled to do SO in self
defence. They may rE Equest, in the mos
friendly manner, per mission to see you
gun, or challenge you to shoot at a mark
but if you have any 1egard for your life
you will keep your life ready for actor
and use it only whel necessity compelE
you. Better to die # ghting than fall {
provr ~ Tp5ia,4 #
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Sardou, the dramatist, is described as a
good talker; the only fault to be found
with him is that he is little too quick,
nervous and efferyescent. and when speci-
ally interested in conversation flies about
the room like one possessed, and scintillat-
ing with wit.
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Mr. Arthur Sullivan, who recently visit
ed the Princess Louise, is quoted in the
Boston Traveller as saying that the Prin-
cess asked him to contradict the report
that she did not wish to return to Canada.
She loves it and came back with enthu-
cso
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The British authorities in Cabul have
presented one of the native Governors
with battery of six-pounders and two
thousand smooth-bore muskets. The next
thing the British will know these same
guns will be pouring hot shot down on
them from the mountains
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Whether the power of England, like that
OF Spain, shall fade throughout the world
that her colonies have overrun. it matters
little perhaps in the great sum of human
happiness for the race, but one thing is
folerably certain, and this is that the Eng
llsh language is destined undoubtedly to
become the leading language throughout
the nations OF the earth. The United
States, that is, the OutgroWth Of the Prov
Inces Of Virginia and Massachusetts Bay,
after absorbing all the minor neighboring
colonies and settlements, including Lou
isana, now stretches from the st. Law
renee River on the north to the Gulf of
Mexico, and from the Eastern to the West
ern Ocean, with a population that it is es-
tilnated that the ensuing census will show
to contain not less than 100000 inhabi-
tants, greater by 4 million than that Of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain ana Ire
land, from which we sprang,
The British Mail, an intelligent London
monthly publication, has recently institut-
90 4 comparison of the United States and
The British Empire and advocates a bond
Of union between the English speaking
nations with view to mutual selt-inter-
est. 1t alludes TO the fact that the Eng
iish Government dominates oyer 250, ,000,-
900 of people ii India and adds that, in
elasiFc Of the united population Of Eng
land, her India possessions and the Unit
ed. States, an aggregate population of
3l5,000,6G0 Of English speaking people is
shown. II says that the other dominant
civilized powers embrace nl4. Y ! population Of
ntt more than 324 SOC, 600, and argues that
the nnion of interests Of the English speak
nsltions would enable them to dominate
all the remaining nations Of the world.
IEFae Mail goes. on no #aa5 exhaustive consid-
e7arion of the future Of the United States,
ami after careful consideration Of th;e
percentage of the inerease III population
htre estimates that this iii 1881 will reach
I II, 100000, and one hundred years hence
$40. 1000, 600 or 10000, 900 more than the
present population of Hi Europe. as
stnes that We lntssf, by natural utilization,
gather to us the contiguous States lying
Hfrtll and south 8f the present boundary
HfstItt IIniteg1 stats anfl, both BY poptila-
tfsfl ami influence, become the leading.
race of tlle W49lld. i'iia article IN ;sil able
con and, fll pieN pf source. il II most in
fsa'sifng and suggestive slaaas.. ~ pr.
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I6llielg at Eann Dnnola.

The sOlUleTs at camp DougIas, Utah,
have as pet a yearling deer with a good
ear for music. When the Fourteenth
Regiment is On parade, sGen. Custer II
which is the animals name, marches
proudly in front of the drlln-najor, with
head erect and lofty steps, keeping excel
lent time to the music Of the band.
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When the Presidents Indian Territory
proclamation Was read by the United States
Marshal at Kansas City,, it was received
with derisive laughter. Such irreverent
leyitY should be SUPPRESSED.
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SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER ANNUM.
ADVERTISING RATES

Professional cards occupying the space of SIX
lines tthis type) under, sixteen dollars per
aGnum Esray, Co-partnership, Collection or
other transient notices, not exceeding ten lines
nonpariel, five dollars for four Insertions. Tran
sient advertising must be paid in advance.
We allow no commissions and prefer not
10 deal with advertising agents. Agents or
ders for advertising, unless accompanied by the
cash, Will receive no attention.
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Cetywayo is reported to be anxious to
see England, and it is thought that he will
be permitted to visit that country in the
summer.
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JOB PRINTING.

We have every facility for executing the finest
classes OF Book and Job printing and our prices
are as lew as those Of any other printing establish
ment in Montana. All Book or Job work must be
pad for on delivery.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

YanAton, Dakota, is great place for
Dentists, when they are not occupied in
pulling teeth, they exercise in pulling
st1lmDs of trees
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Nl.w York. March 31.--The Heruza's
Galveston apeeialsays There is no longer
any doubt that e1-President Grant has fix
ed his mind Oh another term in the White
House, but those who accompany him and
bis family do not concede their eager de-
sire to enter the White House nor their dis
like Of any opposition to their wishes.
They have fixed all their hopes on success,
and The ex-President not only seeks the
nomination, but does not mean to be balk-
ed fa his desire. He will not withdraw.
There is 10 doubt On this point. He is a
candidate before the convention, and he
means that the party shall nominate him
no matter how bitter the struggle OF mar
row The majority may be.
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The prayers: Of the third termer from
now until after the Chicago convention
will be changed from grant us, oh Lord,
to lord us, oh Grant.
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Mr.. VIM. II. Vanderbilt has been placed
under 81 800, 900 Z. S. registered bonds to
keep the peace.
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The New York sun is trying to find
bigger man than old Grant, and is not
sure that it is not Tilden.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

The fear of poisoning now compels the
Gar to lay his own fresh eggs and hatch
his own poultry.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

The House Committee on Coinage agreed
on the lst instant to report bill to retire
the trade dollar, 50 called. We trust there
will be TO delay in making this law.
The attitude of the Government, and for
Is +a.-,s- -+la ess,,et~ oe +le tr~
on this illegitimate coin, has been a dis
grace TO the country. The trade dollar
was profcssedly issued for the convenience
Of onr trade with China and Japan, and
contains more silver than the standard sill
yer dollar that is a legal tender. They
found their way into general circulation
through commercial channels, and with
ont protest on the part Of the Government
until the country was flooded, and then
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Post
masters and other officials under his in
structions discredited them by refusing to
receive them except at their value as silver
bullion. Of course there was a fall ii
value, and nearly every working man in
the land has had to suffer repeatedly II
shave of form five to fifteen per cent, on
these coins that they had received at par
Il these were simple Jumps of silver with
their weights stamped ON them there would
be less excuse for the inquity, but they
ale marked Trade Dollar and have the
stamp Of the United States Mint on them,
and are quasi coin Of the Government
and ought to be SO respected and redeemed
by the Government that issued them. Be
ing more valuable intrinsieally than the
legal-tender dollar, the Government could,
III case they became troublesome have
bundled them off to the Mint and convert
Ell them into standard dollars al a profit to
itself and at the same time saved the dis
cleditable attitude of clothing one silver
coin by its own ipse dixit with the quality
OF paying 100 cents Of debt and. refusing
this attribute to an other coin STAMPED
in the same mint and Of greater intrinsic
value than the one that is declared bv
statute TO be legal-tender. Governments
should in all things be just, and in the
matter Of the trade dollar it has been not
only unjust but pettifoggine.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

The season Of presidential conventions
is the period for Matching out Mares
r1ASf9
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02
The Canat;a ice crop is now in full blast,

The Chinatown in New York wakes as
Chinatown in San Francisco wanes.
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MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO,
Or New York
Cash Assets, S85, 600, 900

FIRE COMPANIES.
AMERICAN CENTRAL ms. Co. of
St. Louis, Mo-, Cash Assets s 802 III
CONTINENTAL ms. Co, Of N. Y. 3 327 772
HOME ms. Co. of New York 800 352
MERcuNTs INs. Co. Of St.
Joe, Missouri. 355 773 -
PHOENIX INs. Co. of Brook
lyn, N. ..................... 735 654
ScoTrrsH COMMERCIAL INs. Co.
of fGlascow, Scotland. U. S. B. GIG 744
ST. JOE f & NJ. INs. Co. of
St Joe, Mo........................ 406 635
ST. PAUL T. & M. INs. Co. Of
St. Paul Mimi. 84I 900
Total. l........................",$ Is SAG 944
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Heeslt1a OF Ted Sweeney.

% Ia
Mt. Terrence Sweeney, who was shot III
the arm BY Robert Harwood some time
since, died in this city a few minutes be
fore seven clock yesterday morning, from
the effects Of his wound. Mr. Sweeney
was II pioneer lMontanian and BY the name
Of Ted Sweeney was universally known.
He came to the Territory in 1867, and
shortly thereafter took up his abode III
Helena, Where lie resided up to the time of
his death, and where he made and kept a
large circle Of friends. Prior to coming here
he lived in California, to whose gold fields
he went from New Y ork in 1s49. He was
all unobtrustile, peace loving man, and
had those peculiar traits which make
friends quickly He was forty six years Of
age. He leaves 4 wife and five little chill
dren, who hayt. the sincere sympathy of
ollr people in this great bereavemen n
The long winter il creating havoc among
the cattle Of the country. Feed is short,
and the snow las been deep and stiff, and
the poor animals have become too weak to
founder through the snow to the high
hills where Boreas has removed the cover
ing of snow. The horses are also ID y sad
I,Ii and during the stormy winter nights
have come into town to seek the friendly
shelter Of human habitations. A few
weeks ago Italf-starved mule broke
through i window IL Rev. Cooks house
md tlevonIed the wind curtain; and on
Monday 4 delighted COW was observed IN
lIlstriously trying to make 8 meal of 9
leather apron ii John sI llei.,s blacksmith
sIIap. We llaartIan INTEL gent stock man
ID u, II few days since, that HI least ~ per
cent. III the III this count ollld die
this spriirie ii III sou it1s.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

San ANToNA, March 31.-A detach-
ment Of State troops had a fight on Mon
day with Mexican desperadoes. Thirty
soldiers were engaged. Two Mexicans
were killed and one American, Peter j ohm
son of Philadelphia.
san a ANToN1h, April Ian incendiary
burned the Brown county Court House,
Jail and other buildings there, and crema-
ted several persons.
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CHICAGO, April PROMINENT Repub-
licans here hare been aware for sometime
that q movement is on foot to make a sec
ond Republican nomination in case Grant
is successful at Chicago. The matter has
progressed so far as to make such result
certain. Thus far the principal work in
this direction has been done in Massachu-
setts, New York and Missouri.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

COLUMBIA, April 1.-The Democratic
State Convention met tonight. Addresses
were made by Hon. A. R. Miller of Omaha
and others.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

CHICAGO, April IA Topeka dispatch
says that Blaine will receive the Kansas
vote in the Republican convention.
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TOPEKA, Ks, April LA frn,' tho adj
journment last night the delegation from
the Third District elected Anderson and
Steel rs delegate to Chicago. Both are
Grant men. The Second District elected
Sears and Day, Grant men.
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

CoHoEs, \. Y, April 1.-The section
hands have compromised and resumed
work. At Harmony mills the Weavera and
spinners are still out
The Benton weekly record., 1880-04-02

The following sound and reliable Comp
anies are represented by this Agency;
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Special Dispatches to the Record.

WASHINGTON, April l.-senator Blaine
caused considerable surprise to-day by his
favoring the rider on the appropriation
bills in hostility to the former positions of
| himself and tie Republican party.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-03-26
Notice.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan. 1st, 1879.
To whom it may concern:
Whereas, DeGraff & Co., of st Paul,
Minnesota, are the owners in fee Of
certain tracts of land in Morrison
County Minnesota
And Whereas, certain persons claim
to have made contracts with the Vest
ern Railroad Company for several of
said tracts;
Now, therefore, this is to give no.
tice that such contracts are Invalid and
void, and no payments should be made
thereon. as the owners will not recog>
nize such transactions. but will hold
the parties liable 10 damages, and re-
quire payment in full. on such terms
and at such prices as they may think
proper. DEGRAFF & Co.
L BY F. McNamara.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-03-26
Notice..
Ali persons are hereby notified I

Ali persons are hereby notified that
WHEREAS, DeGraff l. Co., of St.
Paul, Minnesota, are the owners in fee
of certain Lands in the Counties of
Morrison, Crow Wing, stearns, Otter
tail and Becker, in Minnesota,
Now, THEREFORE, Any trespasses
committed by timber thieves or others
upon such Lands, will be punished to
the full extent ofthe law. One Hun
dred Dollars will be paid for such
private Information as will lead to the
arrest and punishment Of trespassers.
DEGRAFF & Co.
By F. MCNAMARA, Ag't..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-03-26
NOA1CE TO CREDITORS,
State eaasts Of r. Miensseto, Maps;.oo IS.

State Of Minnesota,
County of Morrison. '''
In Probate Court.
In the matter of: the estate of John Densch,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims and demands against the estate Of John
Densch, late Of the County of Morrison, de-
ceased, that the Judge Of the Probate Court OF
said county will hear, examine, and adjust
claims and demands against said estate, at his
Office in tho village Of Little Falls, in said
county, on the third Monday Of each month
for six successive months, commencing with
the 18th day of March, 1880; and that six
months from the 18th day Of March, 1880,
have been limited and allowed by said Pro-
bate Court for creditors to present the claims.
Dated at Little Falls, Morrison County,
State of Minnesota, March first, A. D. 1880.
GEORGE DENSCH,
Executor of the Estate of John Densch, de-
npAgnh- . !.