The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-22

Mr.. Longfellow's unmarried daughtss
Alice, returned from Washington to her
Cambridge hoaae last week. Her father
needs the MOST a~ttsnsivo cars at present, al
Though rs 10 not positively i'll. He desa nos
now use hie pea at all-nos even to riga hin
name. The poets daughter, with har rosy
checks and bright eyes locks very much like
him.
Il is reported on good authority, says The
Covrscr-J Journal, that Luke Blackburn, Hin
doe end RHnaymed1 will BIO shipped to Egg
laad in April to contend FOR ahe big priSes
of the Enghsh turf. They viii hs worthy
associates of Tsosaeis. Foxaafl and osksr
Americas hosaea that bavo got in the habit
OF Ginging thsi2 heels In the faces Of the
French and English cracks.
Tue Law of mississippi requires . license
from q county clerk Of every marriage.
Miss Strayaora'a navas appeared Id two
licenses on tbs same day OF Langtoun, and
The QUESTION Of the Legality of the second
paper broughs tho eaaa iato nosico. Rczeg
asked ii n=ss ADD authorised sny psrsoEa to
RppSY " AGSueNIs ~ EIsI JNSs ea6M skLgSa%s4
that, being undecided Shica OF two aamirora
to choose, aho hsd taaeza the Fsftts Il OF both,
agreeing to dscis.s has tiara IN the Day
sSs for the welding.
The asthetic nikhtgown,so ths ht~- Osssss
10 sold by nathorisy sAsa c.a BE- relied spoa
implicitly, 10 mazde OF tiasn osni5gia, t~firaaaca
with insertion Gna eaginEs OF Valeaeisaass
lace, aand wrought ia uaisiag sas laca, With
OPEN work 80 adnEit nasrou, tlsssd draa
strings. Medalliona of fra aeedlswork ere
applied Mt intes vals with ndsaIFAble effect,
and gil the eeaz1s shout tho bosom aat slsovss
ere del;cately fsasAessd-asitched Tss sAoal-
dor straps arc long and high, and tAs aissvas
are only an edg;ng OF lace ssW cd "a . tend
of insertion. Tas neck 10 cut low, in heart
shape, back and front. BIT cssaa to think
about it, it isn't . nighlgown thai 10 made
this way, but another garment equally usa-
full.
Mrs. Lincoln says the lass aay OF Dir. Lin
coins life was the happiest. During ths
last moments of his CON scious life be WAS III
conversation with his wife. telling har what
no would like to do when his term expired.
He said: "We will not 60 back to Spring
field immediately. We win 10 abroad md
70 to some place where we can rest. | would
like to 40 to rAlestiae very much. | should
like to see come of those places which wsrs
hnllowed by tho footsteps of the Savior.
where Jesus has put hia feet. There 10 NO
other place ! desire so much to SEQ an Jsru-
salem" And with that word half spoken,
the bullet from the pistol of the assassin en-.
tered his brain, aud the soul of the great and
good President was carried to tho New Jeru.
SALON above.
Senator Sawyer 10 one Of the Wealthies'
men in Congrem 10. The Louisville C0uYssT,
Journal relates that he called his two dauga
ters to him aud said: my children, yor
knowlI an . rich man now, but you also knoa
that riches are apt to take wings to them
selves end 1y away, 20 l would feel much
happier about your future If / felt certain
that you could take care of yourselves it
should loss my money and be unable to pro
vide for you. Now, to please me, won't yet
learn to make your own clothes and to cooh
a good dinner 7" Not long afterwards they
Invited their parents and . few friends to al
elaborate dinner which they had cooked I'M
aided, and on that occasion they wore dress
es of their own making. The delighted
father gave each girl . check for $S5,OOO.
Says Ruskin: "What do you think tn
beautiful word wife comes from? Il is tn
great word in which the English and Latin
language conquered the French and Greek
hope the French will some day get a wore
for it, instead of that femme. But what dt
YOU think it comes from? TIE great value
of the Saxon words is that they mean some
thing. Wife means weaver. You mus
either DO housewives or houso-rnoths, re
member that. La the deep SENSE, You mus
either weave mems fortunes and embrcidel
them, or feed upon and bring them to decay
Wherever q truc wife comes, home IL Away
around her. The stars may be above hol
head, the glow-worm in the nights cole
grass may be the fire. At her feet, but homo i
where she is, and for any noble woman !
stretches far around her, better than houses
ceiled with cedar, or painted with vermillior
shedding its quiet light for those who els
are homeless. This, l believe, 10 the woman
true place and power" -