The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-28
ON RECORD.

The Philadelphia Feekzy Magazine, 1or
Saturday, March 3, 179s, has the following
remarkable death notice: ''At AeW Lon !!
don, Connecticut, Mr.. John Weeks, aged /
Ia. When 1O6 he married bis tenth wife, /
who was only 16. His gray hairs ilatt
fallen off. and were renewed by darh
head Of hair 4 new set of teeth had maue
their appearance, and he ate three pounds
of pork, two or three pounds of bread, and
drank nearly pint of wine Il few hours
before lis DEATH
Dr.. Joseph Jones, President Of the Lou
isiana State Board Of Health, ll:ts completed
the investigation Of the cases OF leprosy
discovered iii the delta Of the Mississippi
last summer, and, while he finds the NUM-
Der Of cases to have been less than report
ed, he urges the thorough isolation OF the
Victims and the erection of leper hospitals
| by fhe State and city authorities, dcnounc-
!. ing the practice Of Introducing such pa
tients into the crowded wards of the Char
ity Hospital Of New Orleans.
The sRoman Pantheon is at last to be
freed from the many modern edifices built
up against it. Propositions for their re-
moval have been under discussion since the
yerv commencement Of this century; but
difficulties, hitherto insurmountable, have
always stood in the way. Finally, now
ever. the present Minister OF Public In
struction, Signor Bacell, has ordered the
work of isolation to be commenced forth
with, and, to invest his order with greater
solemnity, signed it on the anniversary OF
the foundation Of Rome.
Richb,lrg and Brewer, Louisiana plant
ers, agreed to settle their quarrel with
duel Rifles were to be the weapons, ane
the place dismal part Of the forest II
Madison Parish, with two seconds rs INT
only witnesses. Everything was conducts
: ed in careful accord with the code up t
the point when the principals took thel
positions. Then Brewer, without waiting
for the word, hastily fired two shots ant
, ran away. Richburg suffered only tn
5 stant so dumfounded that the bullet Whlcl
g he sent after the fugitive was 100 late f
, hit him.
: Presence of mind is a great thing. J
man whose wife was attacked By mad do
promptly craWled under The steps OF
: cooper's shop and didn't get a scratch.
Parnell, Z. 2. O'Conner, and McCarth
4 have issued an appeal TO the irish eleetol
OF Great Britain stating that there
! scarcely a town in which irish exEles ma
: mot 10 something to advance the Iris
! cause. The action Of the Ministry and
!, the Liberal members Of Parliament make
! the organization Of Irish voters more n
j cessary than ever, and several Liberals VT
j. are most ardent III the cause of coerclc
- would not be in Parliament but for Il
- Irish electors, and the latter may hay
4 any day, IN opportunity OF repaylf
: them.
le Iii a breach Of promise 2tlitin Iondt
le recently, where the defendant was east
III heavy damages, the best his counsel eon
id say of him was that he was such an e!esl
h. gIous donkey that the lady, instead
ID asking for compensation, ought 70 ha
been glad Of her escape. lie read sor
at letters which illustrated his views. O
ed Of them, addressed to his beloved obje'
he was quite unique as 4 bi7let-zoa;r. y i
re a bit of beef to-day. ! wish you We
to here to have a Bit. Il would be nice GO
as with some Of the picked Walnnfs Of yo
IL lnother's. Tell her to save me few.
e; know you will help yourself, for you
its such 4 girl for vinegar