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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
! Career Of Arabi PachA.

Ahmed Arabi Pacha, whose career as
q General i'm the field has so quickly
come to an unsuccessful end, Is an Egyp-
tain of the purest type. He is the son
Of the Sheik Of q s1nall village near Da-
1nanhour, and was horn in 1889. He
claims to be Salyid-that is, 3 lineal
descendant of the Prophet through his
daughter Fatima-and by this title he
was always addressed by his soldiery.
He studied for time at the Ell Azhar
University, but before completing his
course there he entered the military
school at Cairo, from which he enteieo
the army as a lieutenant. Arabi first
came into notice during the time O
Ismall Pacha, when he was degraded
from his military rank because of certain
charges against him. After ii long legal
| contest he was acquitted and reinstated.
During the campaign in Abysslnla lie
gained the rank Of major, and in 1889
| he became colonel. 4 speech he made
| to the soldiers on the day HE became a
colonel led some Egyptain officers and
men to attack the British Controller,
| Charles Rivers Wilson, and other Euro
peans connected witIathe Finance De-
partment This was followed by Arabi's
imprisonment, from which he was soon
released by q mob. He at once became
% strong leader Of the National party,
and continued to keep alive the discon-
tent with the Government, growing
chiefly out of the reform in the army.
At last Arab overthrow the Cherit
Pacha Ministry and established another
with hinselfas minister of War. Early
this year Arabi was displeased with the
Khedive for interfering with his orders,
and the result was a threat TO dispose
the sovereign unless he acceded to his
Minister'S designs. This threat was fol-
lowed by Arabi's resignation and de-
mand from his army for his relnstate-
ment. The demand. was granted ano
Arab was again in power. A month
later the so-caied Alexandria massacre
occurred, and in July came the bonn
bartsfnent Of the town and the fight Q
Arabi at the head of his troops,
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Benton, Montana Wednesday, Oetob : 4. 80,


are fortunate enough. sometime Whelfa
the comet is on its homeward journey Il
the sun, We shall watch him gradually
approaching the great Iuminary OF day
until lost in his rays, and then We shall
i'm vain fer his emergence. This may
seem to be bold prediction, and NAV
have made some error whose existence
do not now suspect. II so, shall be
glad to have it pointed out, and at all
events shall watch for the first rude ele-
nlents Of the comet, which are yet TO be
computed, with feryent interest"
IT this really proves to be a return OF
the Gould comet of 1880, it viii not long
remain in view. By Sept. 18th it will
be about twenty degrees west of the sun.
1t will then be only oae-tenth as bright
as ON the l9, or only about half as bright
as on Sept. 10. On Oct 10 its distance
from the sun will be about 40 degrees
west, and it will be only one-iftieth part
as bright as on the 18th. 1t will proba-
bly, still be seen in large telescopes,
though to best advantage in equatorial
latitud0s xsa.s8 s.,a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
burlington Hawkeye Philosophy.

My son, when you hear man groWl-
ing and scolding because Moody gets
$500 week for preaching Christianity,
you will perceive that he never worries
minute because Ingersoll gets 500 for
preaching atheism. You will observe
that the man which is utterly shocked
because Francis Murphy is getting $3.50
8 week for temperance work, seems to
think it is all right when the bar-keeper
takes in twice as much money in sim
gle day. The laborer is worthy of his
hire, my boy, and he is just as worthy
of it in the pulpit as lie is upon the
stump. Is the man who is honestly try
| ing to save your immortal soul worth
less than the man who istrying bis level
best to go to Congress? Isn't Moody do
ing as good work as Ingersol? Isn't
John B. Cough as much the friend OF
humanity and society as the bartender?
Do you want to get all the good IN the
1 world for nothing, so that you may be
able to pay The high price for the bad?
Remember, my boy, the good things
in the world are always the cheapest
Spring water costs less than corn whisky
a box of cigars will buy two or three
i Bibles; q gallon Of old brandy costs more
than q barrel Of flour; a full hand'' a
poker often costs a man more in twt
/. minutes than his church subscription
amounts to in three years; State elee
/ ton costs more than a revival Of religion
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
The Cowboy.

The Billings Post hsas heen taking OBJ
servations ofthe cowboys now headquar-.
tered at that place, waiting to ship
their cattle to the eastern market, and
offers the following on the subject:
sAnd let us here take brief glance at
the cowboy, that genus homo about whom
so much is said and Of whom 50 little
good is heard. Here we see him in his
glory, dressed in his long leather legg-
ings, buckskin jacket trimmed with
leather fringe. and huge sombrero. At
his heels are the long heavy Spanish
spurs, while at his side bangles q Smith
& Wesson As, suspended from a belt
filled with cartridges. He is a fine
specimen of physical development, and
sits on his horse like Centaur. Al
though his acoutrements are not such as
are calculated to inspire unlimited conf
dence, on approaching and engaging
him in conversation, one is frequently
agreeably surprised with the good adj
dress and easy flow Of perfect English
with which his enquiries are answered.
The generally nreeonceived idea Of the
rutfian 'gunfighter' soon disappears, and
| one finds 3 sharp, shrewd, well posted
| man, with wonderful amount ofvariec
and lively experience to guide his judg.
mellt. But let us observe him In the
| stock yards, and see him stop and turn
twenty or thirty wild steers as they rush
! along with their heads lowered and theil
eyes glaring and starting tloan theil
sockets, and we soon see where he learns
| lis recklessness and daring. WouIe
space permit, we could easily find ma
\ terial to eulogizesand defend the charac
/ ter Of our western cowboys.
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you can sleep in church, every Sunday
ulorning for nothing, if You are mean
enough to dead-beat your lodgings in
that way but q nap in Pullman car
costs you 50 every time; SO cents for the
circus and a penny for the little ones to
put III the missionary box; 81 for the
theatre, and pair of old trousers, trayed
at the ends, baggy at the knees, and ut
terly bursted as to the dome, for the
Michigan sufferers; the dancing lady
who tries to wear the skirt Of her dress
under her arms and the waist around
her knees and kicks her slippers clean
over the orchestra chairs every night,
gets 5000 week; and the city missionary
gets 5000 a year, the horse race scoops in
$1,000 the first day, and the church fair
lasts q week, works twenty-five or thirty
death, and comes out forty dollars in
debt-why, my boy, il you ever find
yourself sneering or scoffing be-
cause once in while you hear of 9
minister getting living, or even lux
urious salary, OF temperance worker
making money, go out in the dark and
feel ashamed of yourselfand if you don't
feel above kicking mean man, kick
yourself. Precious little does religion
and charity cost the whole world, my
boy, and when the money 1t does get is
flung into it's face, like bone to dog,
the doner is not benefited by the gift,
and the receiver is not and certainly
should not be, grateful. It is insulted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
The N. P. Exhibition Car.

i 8 !
The outside OF the car is painted and
'ettered in such q way that there IS no
oasihility Of the visitor making any
mistake as to its contents. Tie structure
is sixty feet long, and Of the salne width
md height Of other cars on the line.
The s}oor ut one head il suTnounted by
&, t.uffaIo head. The heads Of the family
Of antelopes that attracted So much at
tention at the fair in Minneapolis. also
have place near the buffalo. The roof
and sides are covered with miniature
shocks OF grain. Ranged on shelves
along the sides of the car are vegetables
of every variety, and of quality and size
unsurpassable. A pyramid shaped stand
is filled with glass bottles containing
grains Of every kind.
Oats, wheat, buckwheat and other
grains in the straw, grasses and corn are
shown i'm great variety. There are from
500 to 700 samples al told. The speci-
mems of wood number 70, and OF grasses
there are about So Beets measuring
two feet in length and weighing twenty
pounds each, cucumbers and squashes OF
large size claim attention. Ores, petri-
fed woods, bricks, lime and every con-
ceivable product that it was practicable
to exhibit are to be seen. Then there
are q number of beautiful photographs
of scenery in Montana and Dakota to
be seen.
The car il now en- route to the county
fairs in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Irish laborers on farms in England are
being frequently mobbed by English
men.
Hod Bey, q Turk Of former official
prominence, is greatly venerated i'll Con-
stantinople on account Of his age, which
Is believed to be 12o years.
Passengers on the Midland Railroad,
in England, fell into habit of fiinging
their emptied bottles out of the car win
dows. After several persons had been
hit the company put up placards request
ing travellers to be more considerate.
An AIphine guide with pack on his
back leaned against rail that ran along
the edge Of precipice, and was warning
his party Of tourists Of the necessity Of
keeping sure footing when the barrier
broke and he was killed by the fall.
The refusal of the Archbishop of Paris
to allow the body ola man killed in a
duel to be taken into any Roman Catho-
/ lid church, or to let priest conduct the
| funeral rites anywhere, is regarded in
| Paris as an important religious blow at
duelling.
| Justice IS administered in the petty
courts Of England is rigorous, If the Of
fender is poor and friendless Two rep
utabIe laborers stole handful each Of
oats from q field to feed their hungry
donkey, and q magistrate sent them to
| fo,a 4xr-o r,,cs,fha
The Salvation Army in England is
now divided against itself, q large fac
ton refusing to submit to the rigorous
discipline hitherto maintained by Gen.
Booth. Opposing professions OCCASION
ally fight on meeting and another in the
streets, and break up rival meetings. At
HanIey riot was quelled by the police.
Two women went beyond their depth
while bathing at Herne Bay, England.
A man swan out to them, and they
clung wildly to him, though he begged
them not to do it, declaring that all
: would drown unless they left his arms
J free. A boatman came to the rescue,
and the women were saved, but the hero
lost his life.
A bill was passed by the British Par
: lament three years ago authorizing any
body to open an institution Of retreat
for drunkards. Friends of temperance
believed that great good would be ac-
complished, but the Government inspec-
tor reports that only two retreats have
. been started, and the inmates are re-
stricted.
A London burglar carried razor in
his pocket whenever he went out at
:, night to commit robbery, not to defend
himself with, but for suicide in case he
! was caught. His pals knew Of his habit
: but did not believe he would ever use it.
> They were mistaken. Being captured
! after breaking into house, he promptly
! killed himself according to promise.
The Citoyen and the Radical are Paris
. journals devoted to bringing about gen
t. eral anarchy; also to abusing each other.
!, The latter pursuit led toa desire fol
e bloodshed. Five members of the Cito
e yen staff challenged five Of the Radical
it staff to quintupIe duel, and the chal
q lenge was accepted This news is by
II mail, and the cable has brought nothing
G. about elimination Of the portentou:
/; affair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
HoYses Stolen.

The soslowing described horses were stolen from
M, OuHoms ranch on the / tg Bend Of the Ieson on
the n Rht nf {le Is. OF Sel ember: -.
One bis, IL ma e. naH, branded Eff on the righl MP
The letter. are nj side dtwn
right hay hor~e, right front lee crooKedf
b o .ched brs on shoulder.
Arcaa pinto mare having brands.
bay m re and hack pony without BRANDS.
grey h0rse foolish ahout the head, Wnise sF"ck
in the yes. snd
bay horse four white feet, spot on the neck
clio 30 the ehoulder on the left side
u w McuUILOM. Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
pellar's Common Sense Policy.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-ft ia evi-
dently the purpose Of Secretary Teller
in his Indian policy to deprive the In
dians as soon rs possible, especially the
roaming bands, Of firearms. Early in
his administration OF the interior de-
partment he issued an order authoriz-
inc the arrest and taking away OF arms
iron, Indians found roaming from their
reservation. He is vested with the
power to act in such manner with the
Indians as he thinks best and call upon
the war department TO aid him, If neces-
sary. 10 wrest from roaming Indians
their arms, ammunition and ponies.
This policy is in the direction OF effect
ually preventing the ravages OF the IN
dams beyond the borders Of their feser-
vations. He has carried out this policy
still further by issuing an order to-day
directing that the Indian police shall
rereafter be armed with revolvers. Here
tofore they have been armed with
breech-loaders. These arms are in great
demand by the Indians, who VIII pay
almost any price for them. They are
| furnished TO the police at merely nom
inal sum; about the original cost and the
cost Of transportation. These officers
then sell them to the Indians at exorbi-
tant prices, making q handsome prodt
in the transe ction, and then reporting
that they had lost their gums. The sec
retary does not think the Indians have
any use for breech leaders, and believe
he police can render as. good service
with revoIvers as with rifles. The In
| dians can not use. rifles, either IN hunt
/ ing or n battle. They arc powerless II
hand to hand encounters, where revoiy
ers only are effective. By deprlving th'
police, therefore, Of their breech leaders
he has accomplished o good deal toWart
.iisarming the Indians and preventing
/ Indian outbreaks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04

He Believes It to be the Great Comet Of
1898 and 1s8o-Drawing Nearer the
Sun at Each Return, and to
Plunge into the Solar
Surface and Dis
appear For
ever
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
Dissolution Notice.

sottce /. hereby given that the co-partnership
hereio. ore existing betw cen w g. Jones and Z.
Mer ii udse the arm name cf Jones Merrill, a'ihg ~
~usnaI oonsent. G. w. Merrill retiring. w. q. Jon
viii aeeuue cal Liabilities and receive all accounts que
TO the frra. NV ~ ~ox,uc
C.. w. MERRILL.
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Taken Up.

One dask-bay or brown horse; II hands high: 3
yenTs old white In face; hind feet white; sho I'll
round no brand Owner ctn have same DIV proving
property and paying charges. j. r LEE,
Sand Gonlee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
Taken Up.

A. four wear Old hay stallion, branded monogram
J. T. On he right thigh taken up ON the 9Th IN :
wner can have same by proving property and pay
ing exnesnr4s FRANK GEH RINsi,
Saud C0uIee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-04
Dissolution of Partnership

The paftnef<htD III retof0se existing between Sonfa
n q h,srchIH and Mat Monroe hss been this Gay py
mutnai cctscLt dissolved, Monroe retiring.
JOHHN CHURCHILL,
MAT MONROE.
aapfamSsar sSsh. 1882.
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Dissolution Notsce.

10 ALL wHon II MAY ooNoEFN: The CO partner 81 .ss
ship beweeH Jos eh Ii. Cuf!ing, OF ufGa, Nd 4; ana
ycsnh ID Westherwax, OF Benton, M. T., consS.al-
ng the firm Of Jossph H. Cutting g. Co., OF ut o,
NJ T'T. la this dissolved by utual consent. sala @
Weatherwax 30 coaleet and pay all ciaiSn- que W '
against said firm .,
A. II. 1881 oxr - e,,rrruNr
90 5s,r1n, T. d. WEATHERWAK.
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TIE NEW COMET.

STARTLING CONCLUSIONS OF PRO
FEssOR BOSS OF DUDLEY OBJ
SERVATORY.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-11-25
ROCK.A.BY BABY.

One day Grandma Dover told grand
pa to go over to their daughters house
and borrow Baby Belle. 1t was quite a
custom of hers, and the child was al
ways sent at once. Grandpa took his
open wagon and found his daughter
well, and took lunch with her, and
Belle; and the four-year old child was
wrapped up in a shawl, which her
mother tied under her arms and about
her waist. to insure her being kept
warm.
At first she rat beside grandpa, but
after awhile She asked to sit on the back
seat. Grandpa was little provoked at
this, but gave her her way, and to pun
ish her, never looked round again. He
drove past the lake, and through the
woods, up the long road, speaking now
and then to neighbor, and stopped at
the home-gate at twilight.
Grandma came running out at once.
Where's BELIEF" she asked. lis
she sickP Why didn't they let her
come2' t' "''
'sWhy, they did. Here she is" said
grandpa, and turned about NJ
The wagon was empty; no Baby Belle
was there.
"She has jumped out to hide for fun"
said grandpa. "Here, Belief Belief
Belle" .Ey-I t.,
But there was no answer. The child
could scarcely have climbed out without
assistance; but they searched the gar
den and the house, in which she might
have hidden herself, though she had
never played such joke before.
I'D Grandpa being questioned, admitted
that Belle had offended him, and that
he had mot spoken to her all the way
home, to punish her, and repented in
dust and ashes; but that did not tell
them where Baby Belle was to be found.
The CONSERVATION of the household was
terrible. Every one went out. The DAD
was searched inch by inch, back to the
very gate of Bellies home, and no trace
of her was found. Every one who lived
along the road had been spoken to, and
there seemed to be an awful mystery
about her disappearance.
The most terrible idea occurred to the
old gentleman. She had fallen into the
lake which he had passed, as we have
said; and his fit of temper had been the
death of his darling. If.
And now the parents were aroused,
and the awful story was told to them.
''She may have climbed out in the
woods and been lost there" said the
young father.
And, sick with terror, he took his
lantern and led the way thither. There
was moon in the sky, and it shone
through the leaves; but though they
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-11-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

Keep trouble at arms length. New
er turn blessing around to see wheth-
er it has dark side to it.
1T is possible that the world owes
every man living, but his best claim
for what is due is that he has earned it.
IN. Y. Herald. l-..
Mistress" What time you We
been about that egg, Mary" Mary
"Yes, ma am; but the new kitchen
clock has such large minutes!n Punch.
The best way to catch q grizzly
bear is to let him lick salt from your
hand while a second party slips around
and ties his hind legs TO tree. De
tr0H Free Press. s.- p
An Iowa farmer bet new hat that
he could cross the railroad track with
his team before the train came up. He
lost by ten feet The distance was
measured by his heirs. = Chicago Herald.
Young lady writing love letter for
the kitchen maid" That's about
enough now. isn't it?" Kitchen maid
Zone thing more, Miss just say
please excuse bad spellin' and writin'."
-"Ratty taste," said the butch
er, "can't understand it. Those sau-
sages were not made of rats. sir, and
you know it. May be the cats had
caught and eaten few though. y
Boston Post.
-"Women govern u.s." said Sheri-.
dan; " let us try to render them more
perfect The more they are enlght-
ened, so much the more we shall be.
On the cultivationof the minds of WON
en- depends the wisdom of man." e
-Orpheus drew rocks by the all-com-
polling power of his music. The music
of the harmless, necessary cat is still
more potent. 1t not only draws rocks,
but pokers, boot-jacks and all sorts OF
movable furniture. -Boston transcript,
-It.does torment a railroad restaur-
ant keeper frightfully to have a custom
er ask; "How much will you charge me
a thousand for such sandwiches as these?
FIN going to build house. and | think
they d be more durable than brick. -
Bostoli Post tl f.ttl
"A Boston editor bounced the cook,
cuffed two children, left his wife liz
tears, and made Decline for the Office,
and wrote: IF you want to make the
world brighter and better, begin by be-
ing kind and loving to those in the small
circle of your own family, and from that
as a center work out as you are permit
ted to go."-Detroit Free Press.
You needn't put on no airs, you
yaller-face piece. We keeps COW and
has got pew in the Blue Light (Austin)
tabernacle BESIDES" were the words OF
Miss Matildy SNOWFALL. who is as black
as night. to saddle-eolored friend.
81 don keer Ell we hadn't got no COW.
We keeps a goat, and my mudder is
gwine TO hab carbuncle on de back OF
her neck. "-Ieras SiftinGs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-11-25
A Funny Little Mother.

Peep! Peep Peep! Ten little orphan
babies ell crying at once, and each one
trying to cry louder than the other.
What should be done with them?
Poor mother Hen Blacky had been
killed, and who was to take care of her
ten baby-chickensp Hen Speckle had
twelve children of her own--as many as
she could cover. No room for the or
phans there. Hen Whitey's eight
children were so large and ill-natured
they would not let the downy little new
corners so much as look in their coop.
Hen Topknot, who had but four in
her brood, would not hear of adopting
any more, and taking care of the little
strangers She pecked at them so
sharply that the poor things ran off, and
stood in group by themselves in a cor
ner of the chicken-yard, crying as loud
as they could cry.
Susie felt like crying too. She was
so sorry for the motherless ones. She
took up the chickens in her apron,
where they cuddled down, glad to get
warm, and glad to hide away from
cross Hen Topknot. .A
I'm be your mother, myself" said
Susie.
And good mother she was, too
She soon taught the ten little black and
white and speckled chickens to scratch
for worms. She put them to bed every
night in an old basket, and covered
them up warm. In the morning how
glad they were to see their new little
mother They ran to her wherever she
was when they were tired. And such
a funny SIGHT it was to see those ten
chickens fly into Susie's lap. creep I'M
der her apron, and cuddle against her
neck with little cooling sounds!
They never knew any other mother,
and they never wanted better one. Susie
never forgot to feed her babies, and
they grew as fast and were as fine look
ing as the other chickens, who had hem
mothers TO take care of them. And Su-
sid learned how to be thoughtful and
kind to helpless things. But one does
not often find a little girl who is moth
err to ten little chickens. - Our Little
ones.