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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

A FULL VALIsE.-Thc other day a
popular shool teacher of Thomaston was
in New York on the cars, and just be-
hind sat two nice looking ladies. Pres
emily the school teacher noticed some
thing move slightly under his seat, and
being at the time distracted in thought,
he reached down mechanically and grasp
ed the object. 1t proved to be foot
belonging to one Of the ladies in the seat
behind. A sense Of his unfortunate SIT
uation rushed over the shool teacher with
overwhelming force, and being naturally
a pattern Of a gentleman, he struggled
to his feet and gasped out. I'll beg
your pardon, madam, but | thought 1t
was q valise." That settled it. That
fixed it all right. No true lady whose
foot had been mistaken for yalise could
refuse TO sweetly grant a pardon, and
the popular school teacher from Thomas
ton sa, down. feeling very hot. but proud
of the unparalleled neatness Of his apollo
Courier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
Use ONLY
USE ONLY
RUBBER PAINTS,
S. P. MAXIM & S0H,;AG'TS
SOUTH DARIl

Y. u. We desire 10 call spec.H attention to,ts
SUPERIOR QUALITIES Of this pt.n, bHrtrz 80
past tvb year, over D. 'rR HUNDRED ga .la. oil,
have been used In rms yGCGNTrY. g.yI0gin l,.gRy
DISTANCE the very best 81 sari-f,cf0n
IL Ia well known that the beat lead auIoI min.
EFF in the n.ual way viii 10 .ho-t tine lose ID,
gloss and rub on or chi'k Rubber Paint d.. yu.-.
sntHed not 10 CRACK CHAIN. OR FsEL
We are aware ola great ureIIfrr lsal~.i O. 4.
Ell paint but We confidently rec ,mmru! ih.. -
Loving Il 10 be the most b'autiiul durable and
economical paint IN the market.
Remrmber thi- KI 'bcr PAINS Is coupHs-I Of
pure white Lead, Linc, iins,"I on aud india
Rubber. with the best cOioring pigments tfaf rtD
he Ohtsiued. ground In. 4 ctTrtg rvau.4a on
OF buildings on which i ha- ben u.ed v con.
vince the most skepticAl Of %. m. rIt-
We re- or TO the following parties Who a4ye "a
ed our paint viz:
!. e. Marble. o. A. Maxim J. Daniel. Piff,
Hip. Nj. eastman. North Paris. :. ,. Br.sx-.R.
y. Hall -. y True, D & Merrill. anil l. ;. Bill.
*, 50. Pare. N rrull, NorSay
SeHd for circular add price list
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

COUNTED OCr.-Chalmers has bee
promptly counted out by the Mississippi
authorities, and wrongfully as it appears.
The tally sheet of one county from which
the returns were made, showed that
400 votes were cast for ~. K. Cham
bless" although the name was correct
ly spelled on the ballots. No matter
what the personal or political record Of
Chalmers may be, it was evidently the
will Of majority Of the voters in his
district that he should represent them in
Congress. That will is defeated by a
technicality and through the blunder of
an official. The State authorities of
Mississippi would find the opinion of the
Maine supreme court on the Garcelon
miscount profitable reading .-Portiand
AdreHiser.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
CHOICE ENGLISH.

A cracked Drained fellow in the last
number of the North american Review
saws that, since William Cullen Bryant
and George Ripley died, journalism has
been spreading further and wider its
corrupt, mongrel vocabulary, and, as a
conservator Of language and literature,
has become deeply in default Cha'.
A. Dana, George William Curtis. Parke
Goodwin, Murat Halstead, Carl Schurz
still live and will probably be amused to
learn that all the good English in Ameri-
ca was coffined with Bryant and Dr.
Ripley. The Boston Journal SAYS:
The sort of language of which journal
ism should be the conserva.or OF, in the
writer's opinion, may, perhaps, be gath
cred from the following lines in his OPP
ening paragraph "A latter-day par
venu, its ephemeral hutter, its perpetual
coming and going, its very iridescence Of
transiency and unresting fax constitute
its raison d etre. Like the chorus OF thu
old tragedians, it lives, moves and hat
its being outside the unfolding drama o
growing civilization. and is only imper'
sonal voice-comment. Its illumination
is cold, auroral, spectral, as of the cere
Drum. The radience of the heal kind.e'
it, il at all, at long, rare intervals. Ihi'
is, in substance. its record Of ITSELF II
only newspaper articles were written in
this style, the world would have no ex
cuse, so far as they were concerned, fo'
not being nobler and better.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
AN ARKANSAS BOY.

Pa" said the Rev. Mulki,,le's sou.
Samson was a strong man, WASH, he
Yes, samson was The strongest man
that ever lived"
Tell me about him"
1t was intended that Samson should
be the stronses, man, and before he was
bonn
The bewildered expression on the
childs face aires ted the minister in bis
narration.
Before he was born: :" asked the
boy.
Yes; before-,hat is. before he was
found in hollow stump"
Just like little sister"
Yes, Just before he was found an an
gel appeared and foretold Of his strength,
saving that no razor must touch his
head"
Was the angel afraid that the razor
would cut him :"
No; the angel mean, tina, his strength
lay in his hair, and that his hair mustn't
be cut off
If let my hair grow long, can lift
more than can now
II don't know about that"
Are women stronger than men,"
No"
But they've got longer hair"
Yes; they have got longer hair"
A woman couldn't whip you, could
she :"
No; not easily
WAS Samson a Democrat :"
II don't know"
But, why don't you know 4: Id
know if was as old as you. How
many men was it that Samson killed :"
lone thousand.
He was bad. wasn't he :"
No"
But when man kills anybody he's
bad"
The Lord was with Samson"
- But the Lord says you mustn't kill
anybody. Did Samson go to heaven :"
suppose so"
lie is the strongest angel there, amt
he :"
"Iou are getting foolish again"
But want to know Will you
know Samson when yop 60 to heaven y
Il expect to"
- But you won't fool around him, will
you: If he wus ter hit you he'd break
your wings, wouldn't he -
go to your mother. The next time
you attempt to question me about the
Bible ! shall whip you" -ArkD.sa'c
TrdreieT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Is designed to meet the wants OF those who
need medicine to build them up, give
them an appetite, purify their blood. and
oil up the machinery of their bodies. No
other article takes hold Of the system and
hits exactly the spot like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. /, works like magic, reaching every
part of the human body through the blood,
giving to all renewed life and energy. 81
q bottle; six for Is.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

No other medicine has won FOR itself such
universal appreciation In its own city, state
and country, and among all people, n Ayers
Sarsaparilla. IL Is the best combinati on
of vegetable blood purifiers, with the To-
dido OF Potassium and Iron, ever offered TO
the public
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

That so many otherwise attractive, polite
aud particular people ailiict their friends
by the foul aud dsagreeable odor OF their
breath. ii is mainly caused by dlsordered
digestion aud can be corrected by remOv-
ing the cause, 10y using that pure medicine
Sulphur BitterS Health Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

The Importance and value OF JOhasoRs
AnodyRe LiHimcHt To family cannot be
estimated in dollars aud cents. IL Is bot h
for internal aud external use and will pre-
vent and cure diphtheria aud all dangerous
throat and lung troubles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
GET RiCU.

When Hops are 81 % per 10. as now, an
acre will yield $1,000 profit. and yet the
b, 81 family medicine on earth, HJp Buffers,
contain the same quantity OF Hops aud are
sold at the same price fixed years ago, a.
though Hops now are twenty times higher
than then. Raise Hops, get rich In pocket
Use Hop b tiers and get rich in health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
MY BACK Is NOW WE'LL"

This is what Mr.. Clougb, of Lowell,
Mass, was happy to say after his wife
had given him a good rubbing with
PERRY DAyIs's PAIN KILLER, and ad-
mini.tered a dose inwardly. For four
years he had been crippled with rheuma-
tism, and suffered agony in his back.
After using PAIN KILLER, he went to his
business with comfort, and is now as well
as ever he was.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Boys are SO very careless and impulsive
where their pleasures are concerned. Two
Brooklyn Juveniles were severely punished
last week for stoning their mothers new
bonnet, under the impression that it was
Wasps' nest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
A GARD

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretiOns OF youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss OF manhood, etc, |
will send recipe that Will cure you, FREE
Oh CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by missionary in South America
Send a self-addressed envelope 10 the Rev
Joseph +. Inman, Station ID, y. Y. City.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
YrARs OF SrrrrRfNG.

Mrs. Barnhart, cor. Pratt and Broadway,
Buffalo, y. Y, was for twelve years suf-
ferer from rheumatism. aud after trying
every known remedy without avail, was
entirely cured by THoMAs's ELECTRIC OIL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
MOTHER DIED FROM IT.

J.w Adams, Newark, Ohio, says: "Cuticura
Remedies are the gresiest medicines on earth.
Had The worst case salt Iheum 10 this county
My mother had II twenty years, and In fact died
from u. believe Cut urs would have saved her
life. Ny arms, breast and aud head were covered
for ihr,e yes-s. which moth Ing relieved or cured
until used The uticara ResHlvept blood puriherl
internally, aud Cuticura aud CGticara Soap txLei
ally.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
POPLAR EXERYMnFRE.

Burdane," the French name for Bur
dock, is as popular in France as In Ameri-
ca. As an anti-scorbutic, aperlent and di-
uretic it cannot be too highly extolled.
BURpoCK BLOOD BITTyRs combine '' in q
condensed form" all its good properties.
For govt, cutaneous disorders and kidney
troubles they are unequaled. Price 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

A one-cent revenue stamp Is about al
the value there is to the large packs OF
horse and cattle powders now sold. II
You want a strictly pure article get Sheri-
dams. They are immensely valuable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

They have got to making rat traps now
adays with looking glasses in them. We
suppose the rats run in to see how their
new furs look.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
CUTICURA

AMI CCricUgA SOAP externally and CUuCURA
REsoLvESr internally will positively cur
every species Il Humor, r. IA Common Pimpl
10 SGroiulA. Price Of CUrtCURA small b0S~-
SEC, large boxes, $lo0. CUT,CURA RssoLvESI
81. per bottle. trriCURA SOAR, 2Sc f; tUTiCURA
SHAVING sOAP, IS. sid 10y al druggists.
DrIat. " EEks A POTTER Iin-tnn. Musa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

lIogg Is the name OF a hotel proprietor
In Hazelhurst, Miss, and lIominy the name
of another.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Every lady, rich or poor, should be ac-
quainted with the value OF James Pyle's
Pearline for all cleansing purposes. Its
usefulness in domestic economy cannot be
well over estimated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

ave know the value OF malt, hops. QUINN
Dara and asparagus composing Malt Bittcrs."
d" Rect Kidney Medicine on our shelves"
"Our lady customers highly praise them"
"fhy sicians prescribe them In this town"
"The largest bottle and best medicine
"Our best people ia. Malt BiItcrs.'"
sure cure for Chills aud liver diseases"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

H~Explicit directions for every use are
given with the Diamond DYES. For dye
ing Moses, Grasses, Eggs, Hair, Ivory,
etc,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
SIGH NO MORE. LADIES

For DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription
Is prompt and certain remedy for the
painful disorders peculiar to your sex. BY
all druggists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

The False Prophet who is disturbing
Egypt Is the old man who knew how the
election would 90.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Long as the the school teacher keeps his
pupils In his eye nobody can deny that he
has perfect right TO lash his pupils.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Pals are now made OF straw. Wonder
II that's where all the straw blll'' goes
TO. of which we hear so much:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Fannie; You are right. IL is better TO
return a kiss for blow. And great deal
sweeter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

The hunter who mistook a Nephitis Amer
icdRd for woodchnck was very much in
scpnspl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

There is not room for broad grin on
the face that is pinched by poverty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Shorthand Is a good thing, but IL should
be remembered that 1t never wins In a
game Of bluff
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

The mouthpiece OF the telephone NAV be-
perfectly respectable, but there are great
many things said against IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

What - characteristic Of watch: Mod
esiy, for 1t keeps H. HANDS before its face
and runs down It's own works.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

With so much oleomargarine about, It's
difficult to keep from getting fat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
To Please Her Husband
Were the words OF a Good Lady, Mrs.
Hawkins who hss long Suffered m.
Pain Common To Chronic Rh,um,.
tam. A Woman's Patiencs and
Eortttude well shown

usm. Woman's Patiencs and
Fortttude well shown,
Your reporter found Mrs. HawklnsAtt4
change St., New Haven, Conn. About fou, CO..
ago" she said, II was then a resident OF r.
'yn, Y. went over one morning 10 tho -
City depot 10 see some friends on VIII, xo-o.,.-.
ing for the west There was strong d,,n =,
air in the depot, and in standing By the train r,r
ing 10 my friends caught severe cold -,
no more Than reached my home again bs, ~,
taken with a sudden chill and then fever -, ~.
The outcome OF all was that rheun.li.,, ....r-,
al over me. was entirely helpless. Fr,r, mi.
have never recovered Y0u zee my hand, =.
a state they are 10. Those are III chalsv sy.r
ings and INV limbs arc very had. While r,rr,i.
eel in Brooklyn tried all sorts OF repetlo. b,, +,
could never sain any relief NJ phys.ef,n ,,.I
Il was no nee. grew very thin aud l,,, -,
strength. finallg. alter coming here d. ,,., I,
my fuel and, began 10 take ID. k-.r.e,-., a. -
NORlTE RhMEDf, and m general h,9fb -
been better than ever before | an .tfot.sr ..
an excellent appetite. which dIi not t4g. ".
long time. !, has helped nv rheumasisn o..
with thorough trial an 10 hope, OF re.oy., ~
complsleiy." '''1s
Kennedy FANOGtrE REMEDY l..f...
successfully used 10y thousand 10 ntTlrI.I-
| 4 system wnt'h ha' bsea run Iowa by o,.r.,.
III the { ling fJr the student auf ita,,-. -, ~.
10 have 80 hand, and shouts De Boo me- t,r,s ~
every msch nic. FANORlrE REMEDY ~,
nomical cafe and pleasant. Bus RAN ~. n.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

A true iron medicine, beneficial to the
young as well as the old who suffer from
dy spepsia, etc., is Browns Iron Bitters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Ifyou have secret, contlde 1t TO stln-
gy man. He never gives anything away.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Was il Robert Kidd or some other kid
that originated the saying Goat while
you're young"E
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

Lots of people who haven't rad the
Presidents Message praise it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
PSOR1AkIS.

II. Carpen or. ESQ Henderson, v Y cared
Of Psoriasis or L-pro-y, Of twenty years Rtand
ing. NV the CuriCtHA RtsoLvE~r internally
and CUTlCURA and CUTICURA soar eSiernslly
The mos, wonderful case on record Cure cert
| lied g. before 4 Istirc of the peace and promi.
neni citizens. All III ictad with itchir anil sea y
diseases should srnd 10 for this testimonial la
init
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
OUR PUZZLE CORNER.


Prepared by W. ii. EASTMAN. East sumner'l
I-ENiGMA.
Composed OF IL letters.
NV 5, 3. I, IL. 5, 6 is color.
NV &C, 4. -. :. 10 is sinful.
My IL, l$. :, l6 Is to run smoothly.
NV l, Il, . is fowl.
Ny whole was American poet.
ULCLE Tow.
u-CHARADE.
BY the scholars in our class
Hard our first was reckoned
That was given US to-day
BY our thoughtless second.
Bible stories tell OF one
Who, with hardened soul,
Ger his toiling, suffering slaves
Placed a cruei trhOie. EDNA.
INTERPRETATIONS.
/. Behesd large building, and leave
fastening.
=. Behead to tremble, and leave fish.
;. Behead piece cut OF, and leave in
sects.
4. Behead play. and leave harbor.
:. Behead an animal, and leave light
frame.
&. Behesd Enclosed, and leave an en-
closure.
:. Behead a fruit, and leave part of the
head. r. y.
W-DIANoNp PUZZLE
|. In the ocean.
=. Everything.
,. A fruit.
I. A number.
.. In the desert.
V.-ABSENT vowEL>.
a quotation from shakespeare
yndthwthss wwt h trch d.
Ntlghtth m fr I h m slvs; frfrvr
IS
Ddntgfrthfs, twrlllksfwhdth
mnt
NI.-THREEwORD CHARADE.
NV FIRST word is of two syllables. The
trst half is the name OF beast, the last
half Is water
Ny second word is well known in
Msiue.
NV third is hailed with Joy by man,
beast and bird.
The name OF my whole has been used
more times under the administration OF
President Arthur. than of all other Presi
dents OF the United States.
HARTFORD.
Answers next week
ANSWERS To Puzzles OF LAST WEEK.
l.-Something we all admire.
81, Fief lie. ,, Crispy, crisp. 3,
Beet, bee. 4, Poser, pose. 3, Gloomy,
gloom.
3.-Coal.
4.-CurtSiling, curing.
5.-Evere there floats before the real
The bright. the beautiful ideal.
e. NJ
DAN
CONGO
MANFRED
PARIS
PEN
ID
PRIZE AWARD.
The prize for the best original puzzle l.
awarded % Hartford, whose puzzle APP
naars This reek
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
SALI lflltUM.

Those who have experienced the torments o,
8 1t Rheum can appreciate the ny ny endured
for years until cured by the CUTICUKk RtsoL-
VENT internally and CUTtCURA aud CUrICUKA
soar externally.
MRs WM PEfIINGTON Sharon WI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
PRIZE AWARD.

PRIZE AWARD.
The prize for the best original puzzle Is
awarded 20 &c Hartford, whose puzzle ap-
pears this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
CATARR Ri DIRECTIONS.

In-ertwiih htilc In
cvr Yaui, IL into tie
nostr's, ruv .trrg
trUnth- through the
n, -e. IL nj D. 49,
=rlcI. cleansing ana
healing the d.~asCd
n ln-Lrr..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19
HI.-pECAPTTATIoNS.
y-DI,uoNp pUzZLT.

|. In the ocean.
=. Everything.
,. fruit.
I. number.
,. In the desert.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

u.-CHARADE.
BY the scholars in our class
Hard our .frst was reckoned
That was given US to-day
BY our thoughtless second.
Bible stories tell OF one
Who, with hardened soul,
Ger his toiling, suffering slaves
Placed cruel trhOie. EDNA.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-23

range of Charley's two revolvers, II OF
which was describing circles in the air,
while lie was trying how many times he
could cock the other within the space OF
a second. Even curiosity, however. has
some limit under certain circumstances,
and the visitor
GENEROUSLY LIMITED
that tie boys should relax their hospita-
BILE efforts to amuse him.
I'VE arr going to stay here q week.
said Bob, ''and will then go to Cincinna-
ii. understand that some people don't
believe We are the Ford boys. II these
papers are not evidence enough, he said,
producing a bundle Of letters and tele-
grams, ~ refer you to Detective Thorp,
Of the Central station. He saw us in
Kansas City, shortly after the shooting,
and we lad q visit from him today
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-23
Getting Particular.

Nevada isn't the country 1t used to
be- he remarked, as he slowly cut a
slice from his plug of tin-tag, and sol
EMMY shook his head.
Whats the troubled
folks are getting too particular to do
business. Twenty years ago l could sell
shares in a railroad to rum from Denver
to Russia, and never be asked a question,
but now they want to know all about it,
even to how many locomotives you have
ordered. Why it's getting 80 you can't
hardly sell mining stock any more.h
"Indeed.n
"Fact, sir; [ was three months work
ing off $500 worth Of stock in the Golden
Paradise, and my expenses ate upalit the
profits. Men had the impudence to ask
me where ] came from, what machinery
I had, how many hands [ employed, who
elected me president; and some went SO
far as to doubt the certificate Of assay
that | paid a fellow S. to write for me-
land you lefG?"
LEFT? OF course / left. Why, in
another week some one would have had
the brass to ask me in what country my
mine was located, and / could nevel
have stood that-never.' - Vol Stree
Meas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-23
W. m. "a. TODD,
Real Estate Agent,
= ! SALE
OFF r. ) = sA&E

.5tvgO Sp2easd,d asNs q 8 E4as&-wita three
buildings. on Main Street. near /. g. Baker q Co. =
store. Pi C We Y reasonable.
A sss.>tdrsc good house two lots, enclosed with
neat fence. ~frst-cla y property, very cheap.
A assH s.bc Ell ia -on tn Teton. 81 miles of
B :nton. covert ig 500 acres of de eirabla land.
A sssss y 7 essm-fhree miles and a hal iron, Ben
Ton on the Teton tllahle land. stlend d stream OF
wafer. COVER me { title, 16la req.
"A It .tsOss Bent N aud Helena stage road. god
spring o. water, n ar b. h he Missouri and Teton
rivers, sp endid hors e and cat lie range.
&C.. ssus, a..s tsouse-on Front Street, bring
ing a COOL rent.
aBu.s q fs.d ss sidessce Eas%-in various
lncatio, 9 and at prices to suit customers.
sssae sfusgy-double and single set of harness,
YER cheap.
WI as b q. zsOD = deb Yard black walnut, with
large g ass, fine piece OF work.
sssse sgt..d n%aEEl-force pump and hose eomplete
IF you want t, buy or sell Real Estate so to VIM. Fl
TOdd'- Rel E-fate AGE c Office, Front treef. het-
ween Nur by, eel & 90 y and D yids'n & Mofitf's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-23
The Happy Past.

"A seedy-looking fellow droppeu into
the city editors 0 and falling to bor-
row q half dollar he begged to narrate his
experience. II used to be an officer Of
State, I did. I was sheriff and member
Of the legislature and constable and clerk
of the courts and judge and q candidate
time and again, and hada high old frolic,
I did,
II don't believe 1t said the city edi-
tori
"Why don't you?'
"Because / have a letter here which
says you are a thief and a liar, and q
scoundrel and a william, and a traducer
and a periurer, and a detaulter and q
plotter, and q loW-d0wn brawler and a
lover of all that is wicked and dishonest
and abhorent TO decent people, and a"
"Aha, stranger, go on and read that
all oyer again and read it loud. Itsounds
like old times. 1t brings back the days
when [ run for office. It reads like an
editorial in the opposition paper. and
brings again to my memory that blessed
| period when I felt that [ was somebody
and life was worth living. Oh, glorious
hours Of my past, will We ever come back
to me? n and the tears rolled down his
cheeks as the city editor pronounced
again the magic words and then gave
him a quarter to sober up on.-LouispNe
Cougie7-.JoWnaL.