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The Benton weekly record., 1881-01-07
CHRONICLES OF BEN Y ON

And in those days cunning artisan Of
great skill in driving the plane which is
called Jack, wrought each day from the
rising Of the sun even unto the going down
thereof upon the new Temple Of one Tod
in the street called Front.
Now Jim {, Son was Tor name unto
this man.
And it came to pass that one night spent
with much toll Jim would fain have laid
himself to sleep but that voice was heard
outside saying 'sJim /. Son, thou ass,
come FORTH "".
Neither came he forth az any time. AND
SO it was the next night, yea, even unto
the third time, 80 that Jim waxed wroth
and took counsel within himself saying,
"Io! will fix him."
Now the voice wag that OF man who is
called Il ventriloquist even unto this day
And ie came to pass that when certain
mad fellows heard the threat they said one
to another, ssCome now, let us put up
lob on him. And they did 30.
And the fourth night about the second
watch the voice was heard to say, "Jin1 /.
Son, thou ass, come forth" And he arose
and girded up his loins and came forth.
And in, his eye was blood: and in his hand
was mighty weapon called Winchester.
And 10! before him stood q man clothed
all in black raiment. And Jim spake
aloud saying "yousonofagun 5" but what
il the translation thereof no man can say.
And after that he had aimed the weapon,
| from il came fire and birthstone and a
| great noise rising even to high heaven
and 80 It was even twice, and the man fell.
And the man OF blood came near
and kicked mighty kick upon the reins
Of bis enemy, and 10! the first kick lifted
the body On high ten cubits and as it fell
the loins did burst and it's bowels gushed
forth, and those bowels were straw. Fo1
| il was dummy even a. it was spoken
"Come, let us put up q job on him. =
And Jim I. Son turned and spake unto
them who had entreated him in this man
ner saying, "Let's all take % drink" And
| they did 80.
Now the rest OF the acts OF Jim I. sor
which he did, are they not written on tlle
slate OF the "Elite'' In the town Of Ben
ton?
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Beard OF Trade Bala.

A ball under the auspices Of the Board
Of Trade will be given January 9th to aid
in securing funds for our fire department.
Notice is given thus early in order that our
good people can arrange to allow nothing
TO interfere with their attendance; for q
good time can be confidently expected.
The ball will be given in Todd's hall-a
splendid room for dancing. The matter is
In the hands of the Committee on Ways
and Means, the members of which are
Messrs. Wackerlin, Dewey, ". II, Buck,
Sullivan, and w. II. Todd, chairman.
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RINGW AID BROS.
& CO.,
B r O x Z Z S
HELENA, MONTANA.
General Broker Business Transacted
I'm All Its Branches.

We loan money on all kinds of collateral and
good securities
We keep in stock ali the latest designs Of Jewel
ry, Gems, Guns, Rifles. Pistols Field Glasses etc
Our facilities for handling the very finest quality
OF goods at the lowest States prices unsurpass
ed, as we connected with two OF the largest
brokerage houses in the East, which enables us to
offer to the people of Montana any goods in our
line at the lowest States prices Our motto ia
Quick Sales g. Small Profits
We strive to please. All goods warranted as
represented, or in any case not found so, money
will be refunded cheerfully. Parties wanting any
dress us and we will be pleased to give any in
formation desired
SPECIAL.
We would call the attention Of stock men and all
who are in want Of Field Glasses to the fact that
We make speciality Of the largest and most pow
erful glasses made in the world. Glasses worth
worth $50, for $25; worth $780, for Sl5 one worth
$50, for 80. Parties entrusting with their or
ders by mail can rely upon getting the finest quail
ity of goods at the honest States prices All orders
will receive our prompt attention.
ADDRESS
RJejGWALD BROS. & CO.,
Brokers'.
HELENA MONTANA
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C. CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Divine services will be held at the Catholic
churches as follows
Fort Benton-First and last Sundays Of the
month.
Sun River~-Second Sunday of the month.
Fort Assinaboin and Fert Shaw (Altern ately}
Third Sunday Of the month,
Eight o'clock a. m. First mass; 0:30, High mas
and acrmon; 2:3O p. m, Sunday school; 7p. n,
evening service and lecture.
cordial invitation IL extended to alt.
REV HJ CAMP j.
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Death by Freezing.

At Fort 4Assinaboine Il hunter named
Biggs, by his assertions that he had sever
eral hundred pounds Of wild meat conceal
ed in coulee some miles from the fort,
inveigled ! party Of soldiers into obtain
ing permission 70 SO and get il Tor the
post consumption. Upon arriving It the
spot indicated, no meat was 1ounl and the
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snu,rER FROM SUN lsHvGR.
Sun RIVER, M. r.,
December, %, 1880

December, 29, 1880.
II, the Editors Of the Record:
uhv aoo't some one wake up anu write
letters regularly from this pace 60 your
lido awake naper? notice It has; many
Subscribers here who all hurry 10 tne post
Office Saturday evenings after the coach
eomes in and ask for the RECORD, shd an
anxious crowd they aree-$t taaA all ~ Standing
around the delivery, each anxious hls turn
shall come first; then how much better
pleased they would be if some one would
aend in the locals, and you would edit
then, weekly. Of course, soflle OF us near
what is going on but many don,t, and they
ara tho ones that should know Besides,
W. al, like TO be represented and like, too,
for neonle OF other places to know that our
little village and surrounding country is
still improving.
The people here are up II not ahead OF
the times and other places, in the. way OF
amusements: the greatest interest is taken
in ehe cultivation Of society and educational
improvement. The Lyceuua here ls equal
il not superior to any like institution In
the Territory; it is conducted in style
that the members might well be proud OF.
The members make it very interesting to
visitors. A gentleman from Helena, told
,sa that he enjoyed an evening at this soci-
ETY. better than any evening attendance
upor the best theatre where he has been
visiting. -e-e-a
The Rev. NJ. J. Hall, has under his in
atructien q singing class. have not visit
ed this school but would say, judging from
the singing T have heard At church, that
Mr.. Hall has an advanced class, or at least
one well drilled to sing OF church.
They have two social clubs here; though
seemingly in opposition, both have the good
will Of the citizens generally, and have
many enjoyable times-as the boys say,
haYe "good times
But the grandest affair looked for, will
be the Stock Growers Association Bali to
be given at Ellis's Hall, on the night Of the
22nd of February, in honor Of Washing
toms birth day. The wealth Of the mem
bers Of this Association assure us Of its
success. The writer ia not stock grower
but he will ever coult the good graces OF
the proper members and hope to be there
Although the weatfssasSg@ex ceedingly
cold, and people are lsziaggirg esse nref
closely, stock in these parta seem to be
getting along very well and we hear OF nc
complaints from steckmen except in the
case of MFR. Spencerss herd. They were
driven in from Oregon late, and in conse-
quence were very poor; Of this herd many
poor ones have already died. Should the
cold weather continue the loss will be
much greater.
Sam. Pippen, z. T. Hill and Louis Nor
ga, are here. Mr.. Hill has sold his inter
est in the cattle herd Of Pippin l. Hill
Mr. Morgan is now to take charge and rur
the business Of this cattle herd.
Yours ETC.,
PILGRIM.
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| .o.t,- ,,,to bod t,,a;r guns with them, con-
el.,,,a5 .athar tban 90 home empty hand
ed, they would hunt solhs .sse ~ s'eh'-
TT.an tta;. reasaembling, one OF their
n,1u,hor severance by name, was missing.
rtar = lone search his lifeless body was
found. His tracks in enc -" 4,uicaeesd
that he had probably peeons 4A'o ahs'
bewildered, and had WalReo &ooot IN
c;,,le M a., for some time. Several impressions
n the snow Of his cartridge-box worn at
his hi '1, belt ' also showed that he had laid down
cunDed cvSots, 10th to the fatal drovsnsss. His body
was found and brought into Asslnaboine
last nst Monday aGs,s,a W night: Mr. Severance wa.
member Of Captain Paul's cotnpany-K. ny
Biraz, conduct in the premises is inex-
plicable
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NOTICE no ALL.

The RECORD has duly contracted under
the printing law to do all the legal adver-
tising and public printing for which Cho-
teau county is chargeable, and has filed
the bond required by law.
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The Avas.t Courier of Bozeman Is one I
the few Montana papers that had the cour-
age to publish holiday number while tne
thermometer ranged bel oW fifty. IN some
respects The Courier surpa sses the Herata1s
New Years edition. The mechanical
work ID excellent and the literary contents
are credit to the publishers and caicula-
ted to benefit the resources Of our Terri
ta,zt
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NOTICE.
: - - e n-s.u,aI,or 10 1850

The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of this
bank, for the election Of Directors for the ensuing
year, will be held Tuesday evening" Janqary 2Ishs
1881, ut the banking house.
r. a. LUKE, Asst. Cashier.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

the o-partnership heretofore existing besWeea
tn. IN 2.rsign ed, under the firm name q pipea
Hill, IL this day dissolved By mutual consent.
SIMON pIPPEN
RI. HILL.
7Sa~+ Rer4 4nn Ta1,.4art. d 1891
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HIM III y ~ .

Benton Junuary 18th, 1891, to she
wife OF Trfae yillette, q daughter.
CoLLINs-In Benton, January ], 1881, to the wife
Of 7. E. Collins, Esq, ason.
MERRY-In Benton, January 5, 1881, to the wife
of L. IT, Merry. y. $. "a, 8 daughter.
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fWhat we need NOW the least is this SOL
dier noctrv. Two warriors have hit the
machine lick ON the same subject and
the business is being overdone-the mar
ket is overstocked. II we should want
any more like the samples published we
are entirely satisfied with the terms offered
by the Sweet Singer Of Michigan for such
poetry. Besides, we rathzs psefet hers
Ems
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CE0TEAU LODGE. No. 11, 4. o. O. E.
Church Services.
PISC0PAL, CHURCH.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Until the church is finished, the Episcopal SER
vices will be held in the Court House on every Sum
day ct II 8. N. and p. N. Sunday-school at 2:30
o. IN. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
REV. S. c. BLACKISTON,
Resident Pastor.
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M a H EE 1ps

AD-.sTANroRD-In Benton, NJ. r.. Tues
day, Janaary4, 1881, by Rev l; {. Blsckiston,
Charles t. Conrad to Alicia D, daughter OF
Mrs JAS. Stanford, formerly OF Halifax, n. $.
Observation-Disclosures On January I'd, 1881, At
South Fork of SUN River, BY The Rev, M. j.
Hall, Mr.. W. ri. Barnard, OF Choteau county,
Montana, 10 Miss Isottie W airath.
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EREEDOG2
As last, at last I'm free again!
Free as the eagle's sweep
And broken now is duty,,schsiR,
AS DER the elf leap!
Five lonesome, dreary years oslife
Have slowly ereps by me;
And often troubled was nay strife
With duty's tyranny.
But now my bonds have fallen on, i
stand as freedoms door,
And be my working hard and rough
I'll never soldier more
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SCHOOL REPORT
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

Summary Of attendance. scholarship ana
department for the month ending December
81 1891.
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To the Editors Of the Record :

To the Editors Of the Record
viii you please accept this little poem ia
the columns OF your paper? I wrote it
just to show my fellow-soldier in Shaw
that his theme can be clad in less coarse
and offensive Gorrn. am just as far from
being discharged from the United States
service as he is; but do not wish TO have
NV name published in It's full form:
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Fort Benton, Jannary 4, 1881
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-11
Young HUSBANDS WITH OLD
WIVES.

Mohammed's wife was twenty years
older than her husband; and it is much
to the credit of the latter that he hon
ored her to the last. He ascribed
much of his success to her assistance
and influence. John Howard. the
philanthropist. married out of gratitude.
o woman who Was equally his senior.
She died in few years, however; and
his second union was one of love. 1t
was, however. also dissolved by the
death of his wife; and then he devoted
himself to philanthropy. Napoleon's
first wife (Josephine) was his senior by
five years-being thirty at the time of
their marriage. while he was twenty
Eve. It would have been well for him
had he valued her conjugai love. the
violation of which was the beginning
of his ruin. Aaron Bnrr married
widow, who like Josephine. had two
children. Mrs. Burr was ten years
older than her husband. but the union
was very harmonious. She probably
allowed him that large liberty with the
fair sex to which he had been sccus-
toned, and thus avoided domestic
quarrels. John Wilkes, the famous
London agitator of the last century,
married a lady who was ten years his
senior. but she was not willing to over
look his irregularities, and hence oh
tanned divorce. johnson, the lexicog.
rapher, married the widow Porter, who
had o small property. He was &C
quainted with the family before the
death of her husband. and this helped
in the matter of courtship. Mrs Por-
ter was forty-eight while her husband
was twentyAone, at the time of the we'd
ding. The parties started on horse
back for the place where the ceremony
was to be performed; and johnson thus
described the journey to Boswell, Sir.
she had got it into her head, from old
romances, that q woman of spirit
should use her lover like dogl At
first she told me l rode too fast. and
that she could not keep up with me-
but when | slackened my pace she pass
ed me, and complained that Jagged !
| was not to be made the slave of ca
price, and therefore pushed on till l
was ont Of sight. When she got to the
destination. observed that she was in
tears johnson always mourned the
loss of his wife; and. though he was
only forty at the time of her death. he
never married again. He often. in his
subsequent writings. refers to his lost
companion in the most sffectionate
manner. When only eighteen, Shake
speare was married to Ann Hathaway,
whose age was twenty-five. Six months
from the wedding day the first son was
born to tue ill-msted pair. The bus
band and father had no means of sup-
porting family; and when the latter
had increased to the number of q son
and two daughters, he fled to London
The deserted wife supported her chill
dren as best she could. Twenty years
afterwards her husband returned. and
by his subsequent conduct strove to
atone for his early error.
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SUICIDAL MANIA.

WCH, aged fifty, laborer. who
had four times attempted. at last com.
mitted suicide by drowning himself; q
brother had drowned himself at
the same spot; sister poisoned her
self, and another sister had attempted
suicide. Among the three hundred
cases I find but two in which heredity
may be suspected. though / have not
usually made inquiries rs TO this point
One man had en- uncle who had poi.
soned himself, and q grandfather who
cut bis throat, both under the influence
of drink; and q woman said her father
had blown his brains out about a year
before her attempt to poison herself
The temperament and dispositions.
however. which prompt or incline 10
suicide are no doubt matters of trans
mission from parents who have not
taught or transmitted the pow
er of self-government ard the rev.
erenee for life which they them.
selves did not possess. Secondly.
i cannot doubt but that the sentiment
tai glamour thrown over suicide by
some poets and novelis.s has had an
evil result, which they would be eager
to deprecate. / distinctly assert. for
example. my belief that the poem of
Thomas Hood. The Bridge OF Signs,
written with the sole object of evoking
charity for the despised. has yet. with
certain class tinged suicide with q
halo OF romance. and afforded justiti.
cation of cowardice and crime TO the
unreasonipg and hysterical. Thirdly.
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many Of the attempts that have come
under my notice are distinctly attribu-
table to the ordinarily violently exsg-
gerated language of parents, perhaps
especially mothers, of the poorer
classes. I'll break every bone in your
body is an ordinary way Of expressing
displeasure at some trivial offense of q
child, and rs one who has been forced
to overhear a few family words will
wonder how that deed of violence,
which is threatened with no intention
whatever of accomplishment. becomes
in less guarded moment the sugges-
ton of g crime which is familiar in
language though never really contem-
plated hitherto in act. Brought up in
an atmosphere of threats against life.
what wonder if children proceed from
the sin of word to that of deed?
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A young woman of Springfield, Mass.
was determined to circumvent q young
man whom she suspected of desire to
escort her home from the Baptist
church sociable. The entertainment
was held in the basement, and she laid
a plan to gain the audience room above
by means of the back stairs and to es
cape thence TO the street while her
would"be cavalier was preparing to
pounce upon her at the basement door
All went well until false step in the
darkness sent her splashiDg into the
baptistrv. which had renamed open
since the previous Sunday.
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DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Saturday, June IL, 1881.
THAT STEAMBOAT.
NooTsAcK. June 9th, 1881.

NooTsACK, June 9th, 1891.
EDIToR ISTELLIGENCER:
DEAR SIR saw in your valuable
Weekly, some time ago. mention made
of o company formed to get up .
steamer for the Seattle and Whatcom
route, which is very much needed. Is
there any truth in the rumor! wss the
company formed? and when will the
steamer be ready for the needed route?
No part of the Sound will pay better
for q steamer 10 run than from the
mouth of the Nootsack to Seattle. Any
observer in Seattle can see that the
boats running from the Nootssck will
be well loaded both coming and going.
Passengers are now compelled to 60 by
the Port Townsend boat in order TO get
TO either the Nootsack or Seattle. OF
course you will hear people connected
with the present running steamers say
the route does not pay. 1t is their in
terest to talk in this manner, to keep
off other steamers. when they have not
steamers suitable for the route.
Hoping that in your next issue full
particulars will be given of the new
steamer, am
Yours, respectfully,
OBSERVER
In order to answer the above ones
items intelligently and tiuttfully, re-
porter called yesterday on Mr. Ham
mond, who gave the following explain
alton: "A company was formed for the
purpose of building the steamer. and
$4,000 of the stock was subscribed.
II was intended Is commence work as
soon as possible; but when the o r &
N Company bought out the Starr line
of steamers, and commenced running
two boats each day between Tacoma
and Seattle. the subscriber, of stock
in the new boat became alarmed lest
Willard and has friends should soon
control the entire steamboat business
on the Sound. and are q little back
ward in putting up the money. Hence
it is exceedingly doubtful if anything
further will be done in this matter
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Emission. Aversion 10 Society. Dimness of Vision,
Noises in the Head; the vital fluid passing unob-
served in the urine. and many other diseases that
lead to insanity and death.
DIR. MINTIE will agree 20 forfeit FIVE Hun
DRED DOLLARS for Q case of this kind the VITAL
RESTORATIVE under his special advice and
treatmentl will not cure, or for anything impure
or injurious found In 1t. DIR. MINTIE treats ali
Private Diseases successfully without mercury.
CONSULTATIONS BREE. Thorough examination and
advice. including analysis Of urine. IS 90. Price
of VITAL RESTORATIVE. $500 Q bottle or four
times the quantity. 5000; sent to any sddrs ~
upon receipt OF price. or O. o. D., secure from
observation. and In private name II desired by
A. T. MINTIE, NJ. D.,
ii KeArny Street. San Francisco, Cal.
DR.. MINTlE's KIDNEY REMEDY, NEPHRET.
ICUM. cures all kinds of Kidney and Bladder
Complaints, GoDorrh9a, elect, Leucorrhaa For
sale BY all druggists; 81 90 bottle six bottles for
$500
DR. MINTIE's DANDRLION PILLS, are the
best and cheapest DYSPEPSIA and BILIOUS care
In the market. For sale by all druggists.
AdNWn
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tnai Weak ness, IInpeteney. night Losses By
dreams. pimples the face. and lest manhood
can positively be cured The sick and afflicted
shoGid 10. fail 70 call upon him. The Doctor
has travelled extensively in Europe, and inspected
thoroughly tbs various hospitals there. obtaining
great deal Of valuable information which ~
is competent 10 impart 10 those in need OF his
services DIR. GIBBoN viii make no charge
unless he eject . cure. Persons Il . distance
MAY BE CURED AT HOME. All com
muEicAtiOns strictly confidential You see no
one but the Doctor. Persons writing % the Doc
tor will please stste the name Of the paper they
so this advertisement in. Charges reasonable
Call or write. Address DIR. J. u. GIBBOH, Bon
medicine. nl6-dsWu
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Maggie. dear, if l should attempt
to spell Cupid, why could I not get
beyond the first syllable?' Maggie gave
it up; whereupon William said, Be-
cause when | come to u. of course I
cannot get any further Maggie said
she thought that was the incest conun-
drum she had ever heard.
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The St, Louis. Mo-. Refrigerator &
Wooden Gutter Company has placed a
six light electric machine in its plan
ing mill and factory, in order to ems
able it to run nights as we'll as day
times, which it is compelled TO do on
account of the pressure of orders.
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TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DR.. GIBBONS
DISPENsARY.

900 KEARNRY ST.
OZO corner Of Com
Inesctsl street. san
Francisco. Established
in 1854, for ths treat.
imeDt tot Sexual and SEM
iHsi Diseases. such -
s1"ilarEhea. elect,
.strictur~. Syphilis
In all H. fnr,.4r
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

Is q never-failing Cure
for Nervous Debility,
Exhausted Vitality,
Seminal Wea k N ess,
Spermatorrhes, LOST
MANHOOD. Impoten.
cy. Paralysis, and all
tho terrible effects of
Self : Abuse. youthful
folliess and excuses in
maturer years - such
IS Loss of Memory,
Laasftude Nocturnal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-11-18

A NEW method of mutilating silver cur-
rency is being employed by numbers of
patent-medicine vendors and others 10
advertise their good, and wares. OF
late large numbers of coins have been
received by the treasury in Washington
which are stamped on one side with adj
vertisements. The stamps used are
some sort of die which cuts letters and
words into the coin. In most instances
the name of the owner of the article adj
vertsed is not cut in the coin, but the
advertisement simply recommends GER
tain nostrum or article. AS the coin is
stamped only on one side it can be
passed very readily, exposing only the
perfect side. This is mutilation of
currency and violation of law. The
secret service has been directed to inves-
tigate this and hunt out and prosecute
the offenders.