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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-24
ANOTHER ENOCH ARDEN.
Rich MIR. Matthews Returns From
Brazil to Find His Wife
"An0therss.'s

Morrisvile World.
Nearly five years ago there lived in this
village Daniel Matthews, a prosperous
young farmer, with his wife and one
child. One Gay Matthews surprised his
wife by announcing his intention of going
on trip to the Bermudas for his health.
Arrangements were made for him to take
passage on coasting vessel. After his
departure no letter or any word OF intelli-
gence came to Mrs. Matthews as to the
whereabouts of her recreant husband. just
wear after his departure word came that
he had been stricken with the yellow fe-
YER while in the West Indies and had
died.
In the meantime second child had been
born to Mrs. Matthews, and becoming
Strengthened in circumstances she was
compelled to accept a position as domestic
Last spring young mechanic named
I.at1erty came from Philadelphia and
sought employment near this place.
Meeting Mrs. Matthews young Lafferty
fell in love with her and offered her his
hand and home for herself and two chill
dren. The lady frankly told I.afferty of
her desertion by her husband and his re-
ported death. LafTerty hoped and finally
believed that Matthews was dead. lie
married Mrs. Latterty and built neat
home for his wife and her two children.
4 few days ago ahronzel, bearded man
made his appearance in town and an
nounced that he was Daniel Matthews.
! lie said that he had visited the Bermudas,
but that it was his brother David who had
died there of yellow fever and not he. lie
had been working in the Brazilian mines
for nearly four years; had anassed Il CO.
lossal fortune, and, yearning for his wife
, and child, had hurried homeward, moi
knowing that another little stranger haC
: made its appearance after he had lei
: home. The return of the reereant nus
= band was great shock to Mrs. Matthews
: now the wife of another.
Matthews demanded that his wife
should leave Lafferty and with her tW'
children return to him. Mrs. Laiferty
: refused to do this, declaring that she love(
= her second husband. Matthews was ob
l. durate and began to make threats, bu
:. finding that he had the sympathy OF n
y one he offered to leave Mr.. and Mrs. Lai
= ferty alone should the woman give up he
oldest child, the one born before Matthew
deserted his wife. This the wife has cor
sented to do. III the meantime the Woma
will live apart from Latferty until tn
y courts give her legal separation irol
a Matthews, when Mr.. and Mrs. Lanei I
It. will be united for Il second time.
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MEN WITH A SWEET TOOTH
Candy Supplied to Club MEMBERS
who Tar II as Though Id were
Bread.
New \ Ork J JuI nal.

New York JDulntl.
ssMen candy-caters :" exclaimed Huy-
Ter: ''why l really believe there are as
many men with a sweet tooth as there are
ladies. How do know it? Why, easy
enough. when see them eat the candy
they purchase, when they come regularly
for it and criticiSc it, and furthermore tell
me how much they eat and how much
Ihpv Iikeit. That's evidence enough for
me. While the ladies nibble their sweet
stuff, the men eat it like so much bread.
There is one thing have noticed, that
none of the candy eaters among men are
addicted to chewing tobacco, though many
of them are smokers. | sell great deal
of tatfy TO men, who, however, claim TO
eat it for hygieniC purposes. Ihere are
regular customers among the gentlemen,
who, it is true, while they state it is for
their own personal consumption, may be
taking it to some fair one, but l doubt 1t,
and believe they want it for themselves.
All the club men are regular patrons OF
mine"
''Yes,'' said Arnoux, "there are as
many gentlemen fond of candies as there
are ladies. Nearly every Frenchman has
sweet tooth, and it is customary for the
Young petit maitres, or suppose should
now say 'dudes,' to keep a box or dish OF
caramels and assorted candy on their ia
bles and to hand the same to their visitors
and eat with them. Some of the most
fashionable men are confirmed candy-
eaters. All ladies' men are fond Of candy,
which accounts, [ suppose, for their par
tialitv for the dear, sweet creatures. All
men. YOU know, are more or less addicted
! to 'tafly.' Joking aside, though, there
are a greater number of gentlemen-meh
of position, too-Who are candy-eaters
than an one would suppose. A grea'
many men, however, do not like sweets
in any form-cdible form should say, sc
as to please the fair scX-in confectionery
dessert, wine or any such way.'
Said the young blond in attendance a
the candy counter in Macy's; "Oh, yes
indeed. many gentlemen buy candy here
and from the fact that they eat from th'
package and tell me it is fer themselves,
believe they have sweet tooth and Tx
candies as much as we girls. A goot
many buy candy just as an excuse 10
coming in here, but notice they all cal
eat it as if they liked it. A good man.
gentlemen buy candy for their throats, a
we'll as for their girls" added the youn
lady, turning to customer"
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MINERAL ARGUS NOTES.

A petition is being circulated in Lewis
ton and vicinity for the establishment of a
postoflice in that thriving town.
J. Arnold, the popular freighter, of
Lewiston, left last week tor junction City
for a complete saw mill outfit, shipped
from Chicago, to be erected on the North
Moccasin. 1t is the property of that ell
terprising mill man, w. Ii. Watson.
w. S. Wetzel, one of Benton's whole
sale and retail merchants, tarried Il few
DAYS in Maiden last week. Scott sees a
marked improvement in our town since
his last visit. lie is going to keep watch
full eve on Maiden, and we would not be
surprised to see him adopt her as his "best
grip eventually.
Mr.. III. P. Rolfe, who arrived in town
Monday, from Benton, accompanied by n.
T. Dinsmore, had attached to his buggy
wheel an odometer, from which we obtain
the following scale OF miles:
Miles.
From Fort Benton to steele's 81. ......, -
| From steeles to Arrow creek (Carrothers9 81
| From Arrow creek 10 top of hill 1880. 2al
| From ton of hill to Wolf creek ....... g..
From Wolf fcreek to samples 49,
| From samples to Brooks la
From Brooks TO Andersongle .......,......... 81
From Andersonvile to Argus Office .... ..... 81
sg1
From Argus Office 10 Collar mill, "a miles.
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From the Detroit Free Press.
lie had just got his oyster shop opened
to the public the other day when in came
q man who asked;
''Got any raws:'
"Yes, sir"
"Serye 'em on the half-shell:''
1--WE do
Extra large"
ave have some of the largest oysters
ever saw.
The price was asked and given, and as
it seemed to be perfectly satisfactory the
man ordered dozen and added
'I've got a slight contraction of the
muscles Of the throat, and sometimes !
choke IT anything happens to me run
me to the door where [ can get the
air and then rush for drink of water"
The caterer promised to observe the cau-
ton, but it was only when the twelfth and
last oyster was taken in between two rows
of teeth which stood out like ten-penny
nails that anything happened. Then the
eater suddenly raised one leg, his eyes
bulged out, and he began to skip around
like goat dodging a club. The choke
had come. The caterer seized him by the
arm and ushcred him to the door, aud hur-
ried to rear end of the restaurant for a
glass of water. When he returned with
it, half expecting to see the customer lying
on the floor in agonies of sutocation, no
one was in sight. The man was not in the
door, nor at the door, nor around the door.
He was two blocks away and the twelfth
oyster had gore down to keep the company
of the other eleven.
just exactly another such thing Won't
happen in that place again. Some other
man with contracted throat may start in
to play the game, but before he has eaten
his second oyster he will be dispatched
with hickory club, and his body sent
to some medical college to find where the
loose spoke was.
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Again the II bird Term.

NEW York, Nov. lO.-An organized
movement for the nomination Of Gen.
Grant by the Republicans was started by
prominent officers of recent army re-
union in the West. The plan is to enlist
military influence all through the North
and South, including confederatcs who
may be willing to join the organization,
and so keep aloof from the machine politi-
clans until the time comes for a public
demonstration. The enterprising authors
of this plan think the prejudice agains
the third term has passed away. They
also believe that Grants alliance with Jay
Gould and other operators in Wall stree
would bring to his support the great rail
road corporations, and insure a campaign
fund quite equal to that which Mr.. Morton
raised for Garfield.
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MANICURES.
A Novel Way i'm Which a Young Lady
Turns am Honest Penny

Minneapolis Cor. Maudan Pioneer.
"Manicure," is the sign displayed from
window on NicOllet avenue, and the
possessor of pair Cf as brown and rough
hands as the average granger carries
opened the door and entered. 4 petite
lady greeted him and on making known
his crrand he was conducted into private
office and invited to be seated. The lady
took up one of the quill-driyer's hands,
and after examining it carefully, re-
marked:
''Your hands are i'll very bad condi-
ton, the nails especially. They can be
helped, however, but the successful cul-
tiyation Of your nails will occupy fully
three months"
Being assured that the reporter wished
the cultivating process to begin immedi-
ately, the manicure placed towel across
his lap and set Il china bowl thereon into
which she requested his fingers be placed.
The bowl was filled with a sort of muci-
| laginOus mixture, sweet smelling, and
with his hands soaking in it the fair ope=
rator left him for a considerable time.
When she returned, she seated herself by
him and taking one hand from the bath
and interrupted his train of thought by
remarkingi
''This bath is made of distilled roses,
very expensive and softens the cuticle be-
sides healing the cracks and chaps" With
little and very sharp knife she began to
loosen and cut away the supertluous scarf
skin about the nails, being very careful
not to injure the flesh or draw blood. Then
with slender pair of scissors she cut
away the nail, till it assumed the shape of
n blunt quill.
"Your nails are too short to taper yet"
she said. ''That will come in due time.
The taper tip is all the style now in this
country and your mails will assume it in
a few weeks with proper treatment" Then
haying removed the perfumcd bath she
trimmed off the edges with small steel
file, always working up from the edges.
Then began polishing process with a bit
of chamOis skin and delicate white pow
der. After the nails were so highly pol
ished that you could almost see your face
in them she applied pink cosmetic with
a brush, which she explained would i'm
impart healthy pink to the nails. For
finishing she placed q tiny washbowl on
his lap and began washing his hands,
using Madame de Ia Somebody's perfumed
soap. She continued this washing using
her own pretty hands for the purpose till
bis heart went pit-a-pat, his brow rub-a-
dub and his blood bubbled and he wished
she might never stop. But, like all
earthly good things it came to an end and
the reporter started to dry them on the
= towel. "Oh, stop" she cried, 'you will
spoil them' and she carefully rinsed of
the soap and dried them with a towel,
completing them with a thorough but gen
+ tie rubbing with her own soft fingers.
g Gone dollar, please" and the process was
over.
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the gas man This brought applause, and
gave him the crowd"
Untaught as Mr.. Moody was at the start
his printed sermons are no mean reading.
Indeed, there are few discOurces that are
more worth putting into print than his.
Moody never makes mistakes. He rode
the second hobby eight years ago, but he
was quite prudent and has let that drop
His argument in favor of it was mainly ::
1T does good; it aWakens men to think
the Lord is coming s0On," an argument
which is too plainly fallacious to need
reiutatiOn. He started off once on the
"Books of Noses" and said some very
absurd things, which if true, would upset
Christianity, but he let 90 that string.
The books OF Moses are a kind of mauYaIs
pas fur any but scholarly men. Even
Rev. John Hall, if report be true, was
glad to recall an edition 0fpopular lectures,
and DR.. Gibson Just escaped-and that by
the advice of a clerical triend-puttng
into print what he might be only too glad
al some later day to unsay. Mr.. Moody
has the good sense to know that his forte
| is in arouSng Christian sentiment and
calling men to repentance, and he rarely
essays any other role. 1t is enough 1oI
any man to be great in one thing.
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Arthur Enthusiastically Il Candidate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-A member OF
the administration said to-day:
Chester A. Arthur is Il candidate for
presidential nomination. | know it, and
do not know that there is any necessity
for keeping quiet about tany longer, and
think that before long the party will
have no doubt that he is candidate. The
result of the election in New York has,
perhaps, made it proper that the candi-
dacy should be ayoWed. | think General
Arthur is the man to carry New York,
and that, from present appearance, he
will convince the party leaders that he Is
the nan.
The statement, coming from :: person as
| to whose knowledge upon the subject
there can be scarce a doubt, IS, perhaps
the first positive declaration by any one
| near the president that Gen. Arthur is {
presidential candidate. 1t is very possible
| that i'm within Il few weeks events vii
happen that will make it appear that Gen
| Arthur is to become what the politicians
perhaps would call an aggressive candl
date. The New York election has remoy
ed the necessity for silence some of tn
presidents most intimate friends, ant
they now say, without reserve, that Gen
Arthur will be Il candidate before tn
presidential nomination convention, an
they add, confidently, that he will reeeiy
the nomination.
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The Wards HIu rderers.

GRAND Forks, D T., Nov. 14.-Sheriff
Jenks returned from Devils Lake this
morning, with the following persons in his
custody, against whom the grand Jury had
found bills of Indictment for the murder
of the Ward brothers John Bell, Hickman
w. Lair, Charles Cole, r chard Turpin,
Thomas Burns, Pat McQaeeney and Geo.
Carpenter. These parties were arraigned
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Kicking Horse Pass Sure to be Selec
ted.

WINNIPEG, Nov. l4.-Major Rogers,
the weII-knoWn engineer, who has been
in charge of the r Dcky Mountain survey
of the Canadian Pacific railway, returned
to this city last night. In an interyiep 7e
said he had no more doubt about the
practIcability Of the Kicking Horse pass,
and of its being adopted by the company,
than he had about the sun ever shining
again. Being asked about the Bourse
pass, he said it was absurd to think OF
going round about way of thirty miles,
when four or five miles of work, mid
ding heavy, would take the line through
the Kicking Horse pass. The Bourse pass
had never been properly explored, and re-
ports made about it were not founded
upon practical surveys. The major goes
to Montreal in day or two with plans.
protiles and drawings, showing exactly
the proposed route and giving the gra-
dients, etc. He will meet the general
manager and officials of the road at Mon
GIcdl, WuCl Z d1tCi SA EjIdtilo liO oiIudCioh
it is thought some conclusion will be ar
rived at. From perfectly reliable sources
it was learned that the dispute about The
route to be taken by the road was the re
suit of putting engineers who had beer
accustomed to provide work all the time
in the mount tains to make surveys. Whel
they came to the summit and found tha
small mountains of rock were encountered
and tunnel of !, 400 feet would have t.
be made, they wiltcd, and they went OF
to explore the Bourse pass. Reports Wer
made before the pass was properly ex
plored, and it is stated that great por
ton of the route that would have to be ia
ken in order to go through it has neve
been explored. The line will be compile
ted to the summit in three days more
when tracklayers will all be disc harged
Surveying parties will be kept in th
mountains all winter.
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A >EHOOTHNG AEFAEK.
A Daughter Fires OFF II Revolver and
wounds Her Mother.
Manitoba Free Press

Manitoba Free Press.
A woman name d Sherlock, who lives
with her daughter in shanty on FOnseea
day through an iniudicious aud unskilfnl
use of revolver. 1t appears that the
place does not bea Il very enviab:e repu-
tation, and that whisky is made to flow
pretty freely. Two male visitors were yes
terday seen to enter, in an intoxicated
condition. Some time afterwards the
daughter was noticed outside of the house
with a revolver in her hand, and heard ex-
claiming II have shot my mother" The
ball, it would appear, was Intended for
one of the men with whom some dispute
had arisen, but instead of hitting its mark
struck the woman on one of her elbows.
Although not much hurt, she imagined
that she was going to die, the influence of
the VIII isky doubtless producing its usual
magnifying effects, and the daughter in
her fright sent around in different direc-
tions for doctors, two or three of whom
WE'RE SOOll III dlttuudiitt. HC NoulS
was slight one, and the ball was extract.
ed from the woman's arm by DR.. Brett
Quite a crowd gathered around, and con
siderable excite tment prevailed for time
That there is not death to report in CON
nection with the affair is not due to any
merit on the part Of the individual con-
cerned; the disreputable conduct anC
drunkenness, and the use of a revolver
contrary to law, made a Sunday afternoon
scene which only wanted amurder to com
Dete the picture.
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Economy.

Chicago Times.
Uncle Reuben: "Now, Venus, yo' know
de argument. 1o' eaWn't go ter dat dis
reptahle sukkus an hab dat new gown,
too. So TEX yo' moneyan' hab yo' choice.
/ 'vises de gown Aunt Venue: "Weli,
Rube, guess dis yer old gown II hey ter
dragge while longer. Now, dat's
economy, hain't hit!''
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unfortunately. He Escaped.

81. Lotus, Nov. lG.-A dispatch from
BichmCnl, Mo-, says a desperate attempt
was made Thursday night to aSsasslnate
Charley Ford, one of the slayers of Jesse
James, at Il house seven miles from Rich
mOud. Seven unknown men concealed
themselves in the weeds near his house,
and when Ford came out during the even
ing they simultaneously fired on him,
without effect. Ford Immediately drew
revolver and dashed into the weeds, where
uDon the men ran and regained their
horses. near by. Although under the fire
Of Ford's revolver, so far as known, all
escaped without injury. The WouId-De
assassins were we'll mounted and, although
unknown. it suspected they were young
men of the neighborhOod, as there is
very strong feeling among the people
against having either of the Ford boys IN
that vicinity.
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A Triumph of Surgery.

From the Detroit News.
A remarkable operation was performed
by DR.. Eugene Smitli yesterday before a
clini, of the Detroit Medical college at st.
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Mr.. Beecher's Substitute for Hell

interview in Galveston News.
''Mr. Beecher, when the dogma OF a
hell is knocked in the head, how are you
to appeal to men in such v ay AS to lit
them out of their boots?"
''Preach retribution," answered the
great thinker, in very emphatic manner.
'sNo intelligent person belieyes in lltefal
burning he'll, but when men come to learn
that their sins will find them out and there
is no chance of escaping the punishment
for wrong doing you have got mofai
lever that will control the violence q hu-
man nature and send it on through the
ages of eternity in the right direction.
The failure OF Tillinghast y company
does not seem to create any furore in For'
Benton. The investments of the Il. N IL
Barker were of 4 very satisfactory nature
and the effect upon the Clendenln Mlnlhs
and Smelling company will be only tenn
porary.
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1t Won't Happel Again.

From the Detroit Free Press.
lie had just got his oyster shop opened
to the public the other day when in came
q man who asked;
Loot any raWS;''
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-20
Religious.

Usual services in the Baptist church to-mor
row morning and night. by Rev. DR.. Taibird
Preaching at the Christian church Tomorrow
c. s. Lucas.
There will be services in the Methodist church
tomorrow at II O'Clock. and at night at
O'Clock. conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. N
Poage.
Daily services ut the Catholic church, 81
O'Clock, q. M; Sunday services 8 and JOB
O'Clock. =. M. and 2k O'Clock, p. M, Rev. j
J. Lilly officiating.
Father Francis Curran will hold services al
the following times and places at 10 O'Clock, ..
m.:-Higginsville, LIST and Bird Sundays; Odes-
a, End Sunday; Alma 4th Sunday.
The disagreeable weather has lnterfered with
religious affairs in this city. Elder Lucas, OF
the Christian church, has concluded to postpone
the protrscted meeting for y season.
Preaching as usual In the Presbyterian church
Tomorrow, in the morning by Rev. j. N.
Young, and at night by the pastor. Communion
also Sunday morning. and preparatory services
this morning at II O'Clock.
DR.. w. Pope Yeaman delivered two very ex-
cellent sermons at the Baptist church, in this
city, last Sunday. The sermon at night was
particularly eloquent and instructive. Quite
large audiences were present.
There will be service at Christ Church Protest
ant EpiscopaD, tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock; In the afternoon at 3k O'Clock; and in
the evening at 7 O'Clock; Rev. E. NJ. Pecke.
tho rector. ofhciating. Sunday school at Ok
O'Clock, =. m.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-20
THE MIRROR OF IRELAND,
From the Dubuque Daily Herald. !


Dan. Morris Sullivan's Mirror OF Ire
lane was greeted with Il large audience
last evening. and it deserved to be, for
1t was one OF the most pleasing enter.
talnments that has been given in this
city for the past three months. The
different views OF the many places of in
tere>t in Ireland are ali q and it was
the verdict OF those in attendance last
night that they were The best ever seen
10 Dubuque. They have a freshness
about them that is delightful to behold.
and one in looking at them has a beautj.
tGi representation OF tie Irish land,c.ne.
lake and rivers scenery which has mad,.
Erin famous and which has been u theme
for the songs o! her poets. The moon
Eight effect upon some OF the views, such
as the Giants Causeway and the lakes
OF Killarney, was grand and drew forth
applause from the audience. The three
categorical pictures showing Ireland az
h was, as she is, IS we would like 10
see her, were simply grand. Hayen's
opera House. Wednesday and Thursday,
Jan. "a and %.