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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08

! Of the day to the Herold's business. Mes
sengers are continually running back and
forth between his house and the telegraph
office. ItreQuires q horse and wagon to
bring up his daily mail from the post-office.
Every day at the Herald Office there is a
consultation OF editors and at that CONSUL
tationsof word is received from Dir. Benz
nett by telegraph whether he is III New
port, in Paris, in Pau or in Africa.
Every night before he goes to bed he
knows what the tone Of the Hera1d's edi-
torial comments will be in the morning.
He has a private secretary constantly with
him who frequently writes editorials at his
dictation or in obedience to his suggestion
and telegraphs them to the Herald. Every
day, moreover, copy Of the Herald is
sent to Mr. Bennett which has the name Of
the writer Of every article in the paper,
from leading editorial down tc the smallest
fWo-line paragraph, written across -lt.With
Il blue pencil. He knows who every man
at work in the Herald Office is and just
what he does, and he is quick to recognize
good work. His quick reproof follows
any negligence or badwork, but that he is
not hard taskmaster IS shown by the fact
that most OF his men have been ii long time
in his service The Herald often bears the
impress of Mr.. Benefits idiosyncracies,
but no one can deny that Oh the whole the
concern is very successfully managed. Its.
income has greatly increased since the ell
der NJ. Bennett died whether its influence
has been extended or not. The revenue is
The criterion Of success in newspaper man-
agement after nil.
1t is another mistake to suppose that Mr..
Bennett sQuanders his money, Though
his income is already somewhere between
$3.50, 900 and $500 900 per wear, he IS regu-
larly increasing it.
If Mr.. Bennett is happy his face is a lie.
He looks weary, worn, bored odeath with
the mere effect Of enjoying himself. .--Nese-.
port Letter in Chicago Times.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08

chance to do we'll. We are foolish If we
do not. We are like man who should pay
large sum for horse, and then give him
unhealthy food, or lame his fore-feet.
Next to the man who ill-treats a woman,
we despise the American citizen who treats
a public man with personal disrespec11, for
mere party reasons. Why do we SO uni
versally abhor a man who abuses won-
an? Because man is physically stronger
than q woman, and, ordinarily, she cannot
defend herself
NO more can president, or a cabinet
minister, Or most public officials. Eli
quette commonly closes their mouths
against the most brutal calumnv. They
stand as public targets, open to the shot OF
every passer-by who has malice in his
heart.
Mind, we are now speaking Of personal
abuse only. Let there be the frankcst and
strongest criticism OF public men as public
men. If their measures are unwise or i'll
timed, let the fact be stated with all needful
CAA ApAidSA5 esiiA llCiNtlpIis IL lHiEEE ~ ROOu
reason for thinking them corrupt, their
conduct should be probcd and investigated
But while public man is apparently try
ing conscentiously to do his duty, every
good citizen should regard an abusive per-
sonal attack upon him as an offence against
himself
Up to this point we will relate two small
anecdotes. We noticed awhile ago upon d
friends table, in a distant city, a copy of
the weekly edition Of the London Times.
Seeing our look of curiosity, he said:
Eyes, | take the Times. prefer to get
my news now by the way Of London. |
can afford to take only one newspaper, and
in this one I have N.Y. news without any
personalities. =" 5"
Our other incident also occurred in
Western city, Il gentleman retired from
business was asked to become candidate
for election TO Congress, His reply, in
substance, was this:
mo, gentlemen. You know how our
public men are abused, and arAy they are
abused. Now, if / should accept your
might stand the abuse my
self; htlt don't want my children to read
every morning in the papers that their
father is 4 aromdf'eI or a tool. ''--E1.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
A R ora a mce.

The shooting Of Spotted Tail, The Siouz
chief, by Grow Dog recalls to Major Cor
don, of the End Infantry, Il sad romance, in
which the chiefs daughter was central
character. The Major first saw Spotted
Tail in 1866 at Fort laramie, where he had
come Oh an errand so sad that it affected
his after life. He brought there the bociy.
Of his faVorite daughter for burial. and
the officers Of the post, with other white
residents of the neighborhood, took part in
the obsequies. Spotted Tail killed num-
.ber of ponies 1T the funeral and nailed the
skulls on the posts supporting the coffin.
These skulls still remain, and every year.
the commanding officer sees to it that the
coffin is decorated with flowers aud stream,
ers. The dauS., r had Il ronlatltic history
which is familiar to many army officers
.and plainsmcn. She fell in love with
Lieutenant Brockhorst Livingstone of the
old I'd dragons, ;,nd q direct descendant
of the famous Chancellor Livingston, Of
New York. He seems to have reciproca-
LSSs ssIA 1SfSs tiAit h4ASg &iFCt tOSSttACI as
man and wife, though bound by no legal
tiles. Livingston at length took sick, be-
Jeanne prey to demcnGia, was sent to Eu-:
rope and there died. The poor girl await
led his return long and anxiously, and
guarded as dearer than her hearts blood
his son, bright boy 2 or 8 years old. at
length news Of his death reached her, and
1.-THE wife-for so she considered herself,
and SO her native friends considered her
pined a few months with a slowly break
ling heart, and then. died. Her last words
were the few English words of endearmenb
Livingston had taught her IN days gone
by. Spotted Tail took the beloved form
where Livingston had first met her, and
there buried it. Mrs. Livingston, the
mother Of the Lieutenant, is still living in
Few York, or was a short time ago, and
has Instituted inquiries relative to the son
spoken of, with view of caring for and
educating him; but all trace of him was
lost, or his dusky relatives preferred to
keep him.to themselves.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
BECH4 SILVER DISCOVERY nm DA,
gOTA.
a CtGY Founded isa R@ur Days With 6
aaloemgy g Fare sEB@aaB6ss and
D@fRY asSgw paper

DEADw0oD, Dakota, August 24.--Some
time ago anold prospeetor named Redpath
found some float rock on the hills about ter
miles from this city, which he thought
was pure carbonate. He brought it to the
city, had it assayed, and found that it went
up to the thousands Of ounces Of silver tc
the ton. He also showed it to old Colorado
miners, who pronounced it the pure stuff
and were very anxious to discover where ii
came from. There WAS great deal of mys-
terry at first, but the secret finally leaked
out, ana the excitement commenced. 1t
was mild at first, but III q short time ii
took possession of everybody, and the
stampede Of the season Was inauguratcd.
The ground ON which the discovery was
made was in will portion Of the country
that had never been prospected. There
were no roads to the point, and the first
crowd OF treasure hunters made their way
there on horseback or afoot. They came
back with specimens of rich rock and in q
day or two DeadWood, Central City, and
Lead City were almost depopulated. q
town was laid out, lots drawn for by all
present, rules of government agreed TO,
Bnd the place named "West Virginia
City" In forty-eight hours the town con
tanned nearly one thousand inhabitants,
and nine saloons were in operation. On the
third day two faro banks were opened,
Restaurants were started, and TO cap the
climax, on the fourth day the first copy Of
daily newspaper, called the Carbonate
Reporter, WAS issued. Fifty buildings have
been erected during the past week, and q
high a$ $500 has been paid forbliilding lots.
lhe town promises 10 be permanent, aS
there have heen many rich finds.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
Observation-Disclosures.

CAMpBELLsVLLE, Ky, August %. The
boiler in Henry Moody's saW mill eXpio.
ded, killing Henry Gaines, the engineer,
and MORALLY wounding Jack Fletcher, Il
colored cook, and seriously injuring sew
eral others. The cause of the explosion
was the sulphur water in use. .-.."
4 bos5 seetion.ha hand with some colored
laborers when approaching this town on d
hand car at Il rapid pace, the hands of a
man named Hughes. slipped from the
crank and he fell headlong in front of the
car, and as u companion undertook to catch
him both fell together and are supposed to
be mortally hurt. Hughes head is deeply
gashed and badly laeerated, and the wheels
passed over the breast OF the other man
hruising him dreadfully. It is supposed
he is mortally hurt.
BgCBa SILVER DISCOVERY I'M ma
EOTA.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
TeHqneBsee's Bishop.

LONDON, August 29.-The Bishop of
Tennessee, presiding at seaford, Sunday
referred to the spirit abroad in the world
to put all authority down. The President
was Christian, who before would have
dared take sin by the throat. He was Il
man who might he killed but not seduced
from the right.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
Foreign News.

PARIS, August 29,-Bcrt's lecture on
educational topics was q violent attack on
the Catholic religion and its system Of edu-
cation. The presence Of Gambetta on
such All occasion is considered significant,
particularly as after The lecture he lauded
Bert as one who not only had anrecedcnrs
but n future,
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
sympathy grorm switzerland.

BERNE, August 29.-T!ae President Of
che Swiss Confederation on receiving u.
i. Minister Cramer, expressed the sorrow
and anger of Switzerland at the act which
brought President Garfield to the brink Of
death atd an earnest hope for his recoy-
ArY.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08

New YORK, August 29.--It is reported
ttat the steamer City Of New York of the
Hartford line sunk in the Connecticut riy-
er near Goodspeed's landing.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
80 k.eaye America.

BERLIN, August 29.-Hcrr Vanchlozcr,
German Minister to Washington, has been
commissioned By Bismarck to go to Rome
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
EIOwGA,rEss CASE.
a Civil salt Against Ezima Ror over
Oaae Hundred Thousand
Dollars

! WAsHINHroN. August q. -- Colonel
Niilian1 A. Cook, as special attorney for
the Government, this afternoon lii behalf
of the United States entered a civil suit
against Captain Henry w. Howgate to
recover $10l, ,257.08. Writes Of attach
ment were issued aud placed ia the Mar
shal's hands and his deputies seized all
tho real and personal property belonging
to the defendant. The suit is based upon
affldavits fled in the cause by A. 3. New,
comb aud Louis V. Ca2iare. They state
that an investigation has for Il short time
been going, at the instance Of the GoYern-
ment, into the accounts of Captain How
gate as disbursing officer Of the Signal
Service Of the United States Army; that
such Investigation has shown that the de-
fendant has unlaWfully drawn from the
United States Treasury on checks and an
propriated to his own use the sum men-
toned. They believe that further investi~
cation will disclose further large sums 20
taken by HoWgate: that he has with full
knowledge Of these facts, and while the
is still going on. suddenly,
and without declaring any business or rea-
son for leaving at this time, left the Dis
trict without indicating how long he will
remain or if he will ever return. They
believe that Captain Howgate before lie
left here intended to dispose Of his real es~
tate i'll this District so az to defeat Just de-
l, 10 T.:
Ancient Free Masonry I'm Mexico
CrTY OF MEXICO, Aug. 5.---Dr. Le Plou-
geon, a distinguished archeologist, writes
the following interesting letter from Mcr-
ida, Yucatan: --.
T II haze discovered the ruins Of an an
cient Masonic temple, where the priests
aud nagicians used to gather in order to
celebrate their mysteries. The Masonic
lodge Of those belonging to the first de-
gree from toward the north; that Of the
Masons belonging to the second aud third
degrees points to the south. [ have found
a few OF the mystical dice, a stone on which
is carved HI apron with a hand on it, and
cabalistic stone (the stone is OF such
a description that your. correspondent is Of
opinion that he found q similar stone in
the Temple of Heliopols). [ have. taken
copies in clay, and shall try to establish
the relation between these discovered Ma
Sonic attributes and those found at Menu
phis and Thebes. I think Ilnay not be
mistaken if 1 suspect a relation as we'll
with those attributes discovered by Cor
ringe on the pedestal of the Cleopatra obe-
lisk at present in Central Park, New,
York. .''-Eveaing Post.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
MEDICAL OPINION
Professional Views of' u Couple
of Brooklyn Medicine AIen,

| Yesterday afternoon two young medical
students met in Fulton street saloon and
fell into conversation on the assassination.
Il am inclined to think the attending
physicians have misrepresented the Presi-
dents case; what do you say, doctor?'
asked one.
agree with you, t}oetef,' replied the
other. GAS soon as they discovered that
the bullet had penetrated the 1audable
pus they should have made al effort to ex-
| tract it."
"My idea exactly. And if peritonitis
supervened they could readily have re-
duced it with q borax gargle. Don't you
think they might have lowered the peri
toneal wall into the abdominal cavity so as
to have reduced the pressure OH the liver,
doctor?',
ssThey might doctor; but wouldn't that
have produced leison?''
"Certainly. But, doctor, they could then
have turned the leison over, and in that
way reduced the respiration at the start. -
"You are right, doctor. If I'd been
there I should have drawn the bullet back
t and downward, in order to relieve the i'll
famed part
'I see; and tied the arteries at your 1eis-
ure. Yes, yes. Did you get the impress
sion that any OF the Hgamenta wereeut by
1.-The bullet ~
81 think one Of the anterior vessels was
severed, and the rush Of blood into the
stomach is all that saved his life. Have
YOU considered, doctor, that the ball may
pass into the femoral artery and make the
I.patient lame?"
.sNo, hardly think 80. If those physi-
IEcians understand their. business they'll tie
IIspinal cord around the bullet, and then
they can pull it out at any time. I would
not recommend its removal now."
/ ssCertainly not, doctor. Thought Of one
thing that would have worked well in the
early stages, but too late now, and that
was during the fever, to increase the tenn
Iperature until the bullet was melted, per-
hitting it to pass off through the wound =
"A most eyeellentidaa, doctor. Why on
earth ditln't you think of it at the timer
.sOh! I WASH tzcalled into the case, and
fdidn't like to interfere, What did you
think Of old BreyfogIe's lecture on the
Hsub-c1ayian artery
"He's an old asst Anybody knows that
~, J, , ,,,.4,,.;,t, ~, rho ,oof a t.;4 fa,
which will only yield to an1putation. 60
ing to the base ball match tomorrow
eyes, I'm scorer. Good day, doetori.'
s.Good day, doctor..''
There q been 4 heap OF medical wisdom
wasted OH the Presidents wound, and not
altogether by the younger men Of the pro-
fession. BroohEns Eagle.
a girl at Lyon, Iowa, went TO d picnic
with her lover instead Of going to a prayer
meeting, as her father had ordered. The
parent tied her to a poRton her return, and
gave her such 4 whipping that she died
next day.
Germany has ninety-eight chess soeie-
ties with membership Of !, 2,329. The chess
congress To be held the latter. part Of this
month ii Berlin Is to be marked by a gem
eraI tournament for all entries. and one. for
experts, four prizes in each. There are
also to be. problem and prohlem-solYing
tournaments.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
The aAetafcRl Congress ON yiva.
section

The following resolution Of the Physio-
logical Section was approved and passed:
That this Congress records it's conviction
that experiments on living animals have
proved of.the utmost service to medicine III
4 the past, and are indispensable for it's fls-
ture progress, and accordingly, while
strongly deprecating the infiietion of tn-
necessary pain, it is Of opinion that, alike
lin the interests OF man and Of animals, ii
lis not desirable to restrict competent per-
sons in the performance of such expert
ments. This resolution evoked mueh
cheering London Daily Neses.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08

a man at Bangor, Me-, finding that his
caves trough was highest at the end which
ought have been lowest, hired q gangof
men, tore out the foundation, and raiaed
one corner Of the house until the trough
was all right.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08
T I'E.LEl5RAMS |
Steam err Missing

special Dispatches to- the Record.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-08

a girl at Lyon, Iowa, went 10 d picnic
with her lover instead Of going to a prayer
meeting, as her father had ordered. The
parent tied her to a poRton her return, and
gave her such 4 whipping that she died
next day.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-22

mains child in finance, and IL she is
ever intrusted with the shopping, she
does II awkwardly and unwiscly." She
mays get to a town twice a year her
nearest neighbor may be miles away -
the loneliness Of the farm life drives the
daughters to town to work, and leaves
the mother. TO still greater Loneliness at
home, "in which, perhaps, the spirit
chafes until II breaks the bounds Of rea-
son."
An early marriage has prevented her
getting sufficient schooling, and she is
lamentably deficient in intellectual re-
sources. She knows nothing Of hygiene,
and only stout constitution can resist
thckard usage TO which she subjects her
!'sassss wishindigestible food and impure
air. What little social intercourse she
has may serve toadd to her labors rather
than to relieve them for when she en-
ter.ains, she is overcome with the work
Of providing profusion of food for her
company, and "the extra fuss nccessi-
tates extra stinting afterward.
This is n gloomy picture certainly,
and the life it holds up to us is one de-
void Of all those graces and beauties
which make existence tolerablc TO per-
son of refinement or of social tastes.
And yet, that it truthfully represents
the circumstances Of the lives OF many
thousand farmers wives there can be no
question. Their hard lot and thu drcary
monotony and coarse toll OF their exist
encc are told in their haggard faces and
dull eyes.
But what is the remedy9 Mrs. Colby
advocates the establishment OF agricul-
tural colleges in every State, with free
tuition for both men and women. for by
the census Of 1870 there were over ao,-
COO women in the United States engaged
in agricultural pursuits, besides five
million farmers wives. She would also
have colleges Of domestic economy for
girls, where the proper preparation OF
food, care Of the health and dwelling,
and household thrift should be taught.
"The educated woman will manage
more economically, govern more wisely,
and work more advantageously besides
having better time in doing it," She
should also be stimulated to interest her
self in the county agricultural society,
and these societies should become 4
guild looking after the welfare OF their
individual members, inen and women
both. "1'he grange might have been
such guild had it not undertaken TO
manage the politics and finances Of the
nation ; yet even this has been great
educator to women in districts where il
has been successfully established"
There is no class in the country whose
moral and intellectual improvement
needs more care than these farmers
wives, and none whose social wants are
so i'll supplied.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-22
ABSENCE OF MIND AS A SIGN OF IN.
CIPIENT MENTAL DISEASE.

The ltGfai amt Surgical RfbVfty
has some suggestions and statements in
the article below, which are Of interest
and importance to good Nancy peo-
Pile:
1t is essential to skill that the muscles
of the body should work unconsciously,
but the moment they assert, rs it were,
their independence OF self-consciousness,
and prompt to the initiation OF efforts
out side Of what they have been taught,
diseased condition is begun which we
call "absence Of mind" Such habit
begins in little things, more generally
by an omission than commission
Thinking Of something else while dress
ing, a part Of the toilet is overlooked,
the necktie is forgotten, the wrong coat
is put on, and the hair is unkept.
Soon, as the habit increases, absurd
and even harmful acts are committed.
The collections of anecdotes are full OF
stories Of such follies. We know of an
able young lawyer who instead Of pour
ing tonic from bottle on his desk,
carefully emptied the ink from his ink
stand into spoon and swallowed it =
Another, an ex. .Attorney-Gencral Of the
United States, went on fortnight trip
to attend an absorbing legal case. His
wife packed half dozen shirts in his
portmanteau. On his return there were
no shirts visible. Pushing her inquiries
she found that her husband had put on
a clean shirt every other day, but had
forgotten to take Off the soiled one, and
now returned wearing the whole half
dozen An authentic anecdote of
the great political economist, Adam
Smith, tells us that when called upon to
sign a contract, instead Of writing his
own name, he made an elaborate imita-
ton Of the signature Of the other party
which had already been affixed.
Such incidents tend to depreciate 4
man, though perhaps unjustly, in the
opinion of those with whom he does
business. They become, also, a grave
annoyance to the individual himself
In a sense they are mental weaknesses
which, pushed to a certain degree, pass
into mental diseases. Senility and in
stanity are not unfreqently marked by
automatic actions, carried out without
the will or consciousness Of the doer. -
The absent.minded one, like the sleep
walker performs actions without the
knowledge Of them, and neglects duties
which are pressing. Justly, therefore,
IL is source of anxiety with every
thoughtful person when he finds himself
falling into this bad mental habit. II
is usually gradual in its onset, stealing
over one in moments Of intense occupa-
ton. Unlike other mind-wcaknesses il
is not the foe Of the idle man so much
as the busy one. Yet habits Of revery
and day-dreaming may also bring il
about. Those who feel this habit creeping
over them will do well to make an early
and special effort to resist it. 1t can be
conquered by habit Of attention, and
severe selfchiding when the mind yields
to ii.