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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25

An amusing anecdote has just been
told by the famous naturalist Brehm, in
a lecture on Siberia: A few weeks ago,
an inhabitant of the village of Tomiski
Soved went in his wagon to a neighbor-
ing wood to pick up some sweet pineap-
pie kernels. His wagon was already
more than half full, when the peasant
coming back to it with a new load, saw
in the middle of it a large bear. devour-
ing with undisguised satisfaction, the
fruit. OF which his race is exceedingly
fond. "Hu hott!n cried the terrified
man to his horse. Off, of course, went
the horse. the more so that, although he
had not seen the bear, he had perceived
its presence by the sense Of smell. But
the bear himself was the most frighten-
ed of the three, and began to howl la
mentally. This made the horse speed
away all the faster. 1t being confirma-
ton day, the authorities and all the peo-
pie were standing at the village limits,
waiting for the arrival of the Bishop.
On a sigaal given by a boy who, from
the steeple, had seen 9 cloud OF dust
raised by the peasants wagon, the
church bells rang joyously, and all the
throng of people struck up the hymn,
ssGospodine pomilif." Judge OF their
establishment, a the wagon rushed in
to the village, instead Of the Bishop,
they saw the miserable bear tumbling o
all sides with the jolting of the wagon,
and bowling as often as he could get
breath enough to do 50. Mayor, alder
men, priest, choir boys, and peasants
fed in all directions, and q few minutes
later the wagon having been overturned,
the bear 1imped back to his native for
est.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Held HIS Ground.

The professor was showing a party OF
ladies and gentlemen over some large
works at Birmingham, chiefly engaged
in the manufacture of complicated OPP
teal instruments. The party came
across a very ingenious instrument, the
ed to explain. In the midst Of his expo
sition, a roughly-dressed young man,
standing near, struck in, and civllly
pointed out that the man OF science was
quite mistaken in his notions as to the
instrument in point. The professor,
whose weak point is not an excess OF
humility, angrily maintained bis own
his opponent, WHO finally shrugged his
shoulders and walked OIL; VINO Is
thst-that person." asked the professor
Indignantly. of a workman standing by.
"Oh! that is Dr.. - was the reply;
"he invented that instrument You have
been looking att Tableau.-Quaz.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25

A Man Shot Me There.

Judge Budd weut up to Mariposa to
defend a citizen charged with cattle
stealing. One of his witnesses was an
old man of sixty, who was asked by the
district attorney if he had ever been
tried for felony. Judge Budd objected
to the question, and the court ruled it
out. But the old man insisted on an
swering. He rose up, took off his coat,
then his vest, and then-to the horror Of
a number Of ladies in the court room,
who put their hands up to their faces
and looked through their ingers-he
pulled off his shirt. The old fellow turn
ed his left shoulder to the jury, showed
a great scar upon it and observed:
"A mar shot me there, and [ killed
him for it-that's ALL"
With perfect calmness the Mariposa
man went or testifying while he resum-
ed his raiment.
Judge Budd congratulated himself
that the witness had not been wounded
in the leg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
What You Need for Fishing.

1--WE are going fishing said Mr.. Old
boy, land I want to be sure we've got
ali our things together "Got a tent?a
asked his partner. Eyes I've got g
tent.u aAnd q boat?" Eyes that's en-
gagged Whisky?n Lots of it" "Some
pilot biscuit ?' Eyes a whole box
Five or six dozen Of beer?" Yes"
"Cigars?n Hundreds Of 'em.n aPlen,
ty OF whisky?n Yes" HAN q
canned meats p, aYes.n "A good LOT OF
beer ?" Yes.n you'll want some Ice.
II have that, and / have a lot Of cameo
goods, plenty OF beer and cigars, no emu
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25

Of whiskey and bread, and everything
I "a possibly think of, and yet, it seems
to me, I've left something OUT Got
your tackle, haven't you?" by
George!!" shouted Mr.. Oldboy, you've.
hit it. That's just it-fish-hooks and
lines. Well need some of them, won't
we? I knew we had forgotten some
thing" I do not know how it is, but for
some reason nearly every fishing party
carries with it a lot Of hooks and lines,
which are only good to tangle up and
catch in the dropping branches of the
whispering trees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Eli Perkins and Jules Verne Outdone.

He was astonishing as a truth crush
er. Said he served on a gunboat during
the war which was very small and light,
while the mortar on deck was very large
and heavy, and he said the first time
they attempted to fire a ~fifteen-inch shell
the shell remained stationary while the
recoil was so great that it fired the gun
boat four miles up stream and landed IL
In q tree
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Postals.

The postal cards are made at Holyoke,
Mass, ty forty men, who turn out
about a million daily. They have di-
minished the consumption of writing
paper by from s12.o oo, 900 to SIS, ooO, 900 a
wear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
SEASON OF 1888.
J. r.. Mcknight & Co.
IoOST Err DEsIRRSs,
AND DEALERS IN
General Merchandise
FORT SHAW, M. Tt
FORT SHAW, M. t.

We are in receipt Of a large stock Of Goods bought for cash and
which we offer at Bottom Prices. Our stock consists in part of STAPLE
AND FANCY GROCERIES,, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS AND
SHOES, CLOTHING, HARDWARE STOVES AND TINWARE, GUNS,
AMMUNITION, WOODEN WARE, CROCKERY, GLASS, LAMPS,
HARNESS AND SADDLERY, WOOL SACKS AND TWINE, TENTS
AND WAGON SHEETS. We carry a full line of AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS. consisting in part of the Celebrated Woods s%ef-binders
and Mowers, Tiger Rakes, Sulky, Gang and Walking Flows, Harrows,
WheelbarroWs and Pumps. We are agents for the celebrated COOPER
WAGONS, which are conceded to be the best wagons made for the west
ern country. We respectfully invite our old friends and patrons to give
us a call and examine goods and prices before buying elsewhere.
June 10th, 1888. J. 3. MCKNIGHT & co.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
Wagmey. and Ateranctre Dumas.

That is capital story told about Wag-
ner and Alexandra Dumas. The former,
as is we'll known, used to dress in very
elaborate and medieval style, changing his
dress according to the composition he was
engaged on or the visitors he had to re-
ceive. This foible became generally
known amongst others to Dumas, who,
when many years since Wagner went
to Paris, called upon the maestro. The
latter managed by his cold manner,
however, to offend the French dramatist,
who determined to have his revenge.
So, when in due course Wagner returned
his call, Dumas, after keeping him about
half an hour, entered the room dressed in
a plumed helmet, a cork swimming belt,
and gorgeous hounced dressing gown.
His visitor naturally stared, on which
Dumas explained with grave face that he
never attempted dramatic composition
save in that particular costume adding
that when he came to love scene he in
varisbly put on jack-boots, whilst he US
ually wrote his epigrams in white kid
gloves. Wagner, most sensitive man, of
course felt this clumsy satire most keenly,
and it helped him largely to form those
very uncomplimentary views of the French
he always kept till the end.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
1t Was "Tuf.0
Detroit Free Press.

Two or three days ago an individual
with voice like the grating of file and a
gift of CAB which took the cake, halted a
policeman on Michigan avenue and want
ed help to find his wife, who had run away
from him in Ohio, taking the three chill
dren, and was supposed to be in Detroit.
AS luck would have it, the woman walked
along on the opposite side of the street as
the men stood talking, and the husband no
sooner caught sight of her than he dashed
through the slush and halted her with the
exclamation:
'Traitoress, 1 have found you at last!
Give me one sassy word, aud I'll send you
to state prison for life?
''She didn't seem greatly paralyzed by
the meeting. On the contrary, she waited
till the officer came up, and then coolly
asked:
"Were you looking for me?"
'Well, your husband says you ran away
from home"
Taking all my money and my dear
childrenr' added the husband.
''See here, Smiley Johnson" said the
woman, as she leaned up against bill
board, ''who paid for our marriage icese.'
''Well, I-you-you happened to pay for
it."
"Who bought your wedding clothes"
''You did, but l was to pay you back"
"Have you earned dollar since we were
married." she continued.
Haven't l been working on a patent
right every blessed day." he asked in re-
ply.
And those dear children you refer to
whose are thew? Didn't have them when
we were married?'
'I-I believe you did,
"And wasn't the home which I left
miner"
Il expect it was"
'And wasn't the money 1 brought along
all m1ne?''
probably it was
Swell, then, where's your case?"
Il can't sec it, added the officer.
Hammer, replied the man, as he worked
tremor into his voice, Il hain't got N
legal hold on ye, but morally you are
bound to go back home with me and hold
on till spring. Hammer, let's ma ke up"
II won't"
'Hanner, the sight of you has aroused
all my love!'
'Keep right away or I'll upset you
"Hanner!'
She reached out and seized his collar
and gave him a spin which landed him
against telegraph pole, and with good
day bow to the officer walked off.
You'd better drop that and hunt for a
job with a snow shovel" suggested the
guardian, as the man stood looking after
the retreating figure.
"rll have to, but it's -tuf-tuff. was
the reply, as the man Strengthened up, Il
tell ye, my friend, when husband has beer
fed and clothed for ten months right
straight along without kick, it's an awfu
thing to suddenly turn him loose in the
middle of hard winter without even {
certificate of character to help him to pull
through"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21

STATE OF NNEsOTA--COUNTY OF RAMSEY
O-ss. In Probate Court Special Term, March
20, 1888
In the matter of the estate of Thomas Barton. de-
ceased.
On reading and fling the petition of Jesse r
Barton, William T. Barton and Alice r. Barton
representing among ether things that they are the
only heirs at law of said deceased that they are
above the age of twentyone years and residents of
said county of Ramsey that as such heirs they are
entitled each to one third of all the estate of said
Thomas Barton that said petitioners are ready and
des1rous to give bond in such sum end with such
surees as the Court shall direct for the payment
of the debts of said deceased and expens es of ad
m1nlstraton. and to indemnify the administrator of
said estate against the same and that they are de-
sirous of having all of the property of said estate
distributed and said estate discharged from admin
atlon, pursuant to the statute in such case made
and provided, and praying that time and place be
hxed for the hearing of said petition and that upon
the said hearing of said petition and directions of
said court as to the giving of such bond as provided
by law all the property and estate of said deceased
be decreed end distributed to said petitioners and
that said petitioners have such other relief in the
premises as to the said Court may seem pro err
IL is ordered, that said petition be heard by
the Judge of this Court on Monday the 10Th day OF
April. A. d. 1858 at ten O'Clock a. m at the Pro
bate Office in Saint Paul, in said county
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested by publishing copy
of this order for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the DAILY C4IogF n news
county
BY the Court, VIM. B. McGRORTY,
81 Judge of Probate.
At'fst: FRAME ROBERT JR Clerk
49, OTTO KUEFFNER. Attorney for Petit cner.
- mar-21-wed-4w
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21

News has lately reached us of great de-
struction of property and the loss of many
lives by earthquakes in the Island of For
mosa, ana of volcanic eruption ON the
shore of Lake Hakono, fifty miles from
Yokohama, during which villages were
dtmaged by lava and falling rocks. The
mountain from which the lava burst forth
had not been known as volcano, and this
fact is all the more interesting because no
volcano eruption has occurred in that
neighborhood since the eruption of the
celebrated Fusiyama in 1907.
China, too, is suffering from floods. The
Yellow river burst its banks near Wooting
recently, and about 10000 square miles of
territory were inundated. If Mother Ship
TOMS evil prophecy had been aimed at 1888
instead of 1881, how well all these events
would have chimed in with the menacing
jingle of her rhymes.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
"Wlen she is found we viii /.

"When she is found we will 81 Is
Monsieur word" sneered Fouehe.
An expression of the most intensa
Lightly flashed across the old 1oan'et
and with an oath he sprang tow;tf Va,
table in the room. But pisto1 cgn-
fronted him.
"The pardons are forfeited, sail
Fouche.
NO" said the Emperor, "let lii,
pass"
Chayarri, with a look of wonder,
wheeled slowly about and disappeared,
After his departure Napoleon stood
for short time in the center oil the
apartment in profound revcria. Tl.an,
as his gaze fell upon the clock, and rha
automaton standing beneath the suS-
pended crown within, he bent forward
and regarded the figure attentiyeIy.
$50, he said, "this was to have been
nv ST. .cessor.
1t ,, S"orcely necessary to add that the
c'cc y we'd, on examination, to be an
III machine of the most ingenious
a9,. ,,r,ily description. Concealed he.
hca.;ts tie metallic slab which formed
lLo pavements of the mimic chapel, and
which was constructed to fold back as
the proper moment, was found triple
row of small wrought iron barrels,
loaded heavily with slugs and balls, ar
ranged to cover an arc of forty-fve de-
grees, at distance of twenty yards from
the machine. No one within that range
could possibly have withstood their dis
charge, exploded simultaneously, ex-
actly when the hands on the dial in
dictated the hour of noon; but spring
on the outside of the case gave the
manipulation power to alter the "set" Of
the works, and discharge them sooner if
necessary.
A few months after the occurrence of
the incidents narrated above, Fouche re-
ceived a letter from Chavarri, then In
England, written in the vein in which
men who have played desperate game,
and lost, write occasionally to those who
have outwitted them. The writer stated
that the clock was entirely the NvvIk of
his own hands, and that he and his
daughter alone were concerned in the
plot, which had been frustrated by
Pouches promptness. AS for himself,
he had had little expectation of escap-
ing, having freely resolved to involve
himself, if necessary, in the destruction
which should overwhelm the Emperor.
His daughter, however, the only person
on earth for whom he retained any af-
lection. he could not afford thus to sacri-
fee. lie hal made provision elsewhere
for her Su. port and she had departed at
as early an hour as possible, while he him
self proceeded to the palace at eleven.
No personal danger, no promised honor,
nothing, IN shor, but the cunningly de-
vised taIsehood regarding his daughter,
could have induced Chavarri to stop the
hands of the fatal clock. He also con-
fessed that it was he who, two years be-
fore, had fred the shot in the Rue de
R1voi. Chavarri subsequently died in
extreme poverty in London. OF the af-
ter fate of his daughter nothing is
known. His clock, despoiled of the
murderous portion of its machinery,
was preserved for several years in the
Tuileries, and was finally destroyed by
an accidental fire and the falling of a
wall.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
This World ~ Ours.
New York Sun.

If an inhabitant of Mars, after admiring
the starry beauty of the earth, seen from a
distance of many millions of miles, could
approach near enough to get BIRDS eye
view of what is now going on upon its sur
face, he would be astonished at the scenes
of devastation and ruin which had been
concealed in the serene rays of his evening
star. All quarters of our planet seem to
be suffering from extraordinary displays
of the destructive forces of nature. While
the th1ckly populated valleys of the Rhine.
the Danube, and the Ohio have been desc
lated by great floods, severe drough has
prevailed in the central part of South
America and Lake Titicaca, on the border
of Peru and Bolivia, famous for its great
elevation above the sea and it's islands,
containing some of the most remarkable
ruins in the world, is reported to be drying
up st sn extraordinary rate. This has
caused CONSERVATION among the Indians in
the neighborhood, who are reminded of a
curious tradition concerning a subter-
ranean channel connecting the lake with
the sea which has come down from the
days of the Incas.
The disturbance of the earth's crust
which was manifested by sharp earthquake
shocks in Europe, in England, and so ne
of the Western states few weeks ago. IA
yet felt in various parts of the world
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
Il FeiIG HON1dTe.
London Times

Like commonplace oriental, she takes
life as she finds it, and applies her mate
ratalistic philosophy TO all spheres of her
experience. In no sphere does she display
it more conspicuously than in that of her
maternal losses. When you see her re-
turning from the canal and her earthen-
ware pitcher poised on her head and her
blue veil drawn half over her face IL def
erence to the religious precept-very
carelessly observed in Egypt that q
woman should not show her countenance
to strangers of the other sex, you might
readily assume that her graceful, elastic
figure, only half concealed under the loose,
flexible, dark blue garment which con-
stitutes her whole attire, had never known
the fatigues and sufferings Of maternity,
but in reality she had borne no less than
six children, and of these only two have
survived. Though by no means heart
less mother she did not grieve long when
the little ones we're successfully taken from
her. She had never heard about the sur
viyal of the fttest" as scientific dogma,
but she had remarked, within the limits of
her own experience and personal obser-
Walton, that weakly children always die,
especially at harvest time, when mothers
have less time than usual to attend TO
domestic affairs, and she knows that sick
ly child, instead of being help to fami
ly, Is burden to itself and parents in
this hard working world Such reflections
did not prevent her from weeping bitter
ly when the little ones had ceased to breathe
and were taken away to be buried in a
sandy knoll adjoining the village, but in a
few days the wound to her maternal in
stincts healed, and she was ready to admit
that ALA did well to take weakly children
to himself.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
Tea and Coffee.

In respect to the popular notion that
coffee is an unhealthy beverage, that it
keeps up constant irritation of the stom-
ach and brings on depression of spirits,
ETC., DIR. Richardson, the well-known
English scientist, while admitting that
the article cannot be taken in excess
without producing dyspepsia and irrita-
ton, nevertheless asserts that, moder-
ately used, 1t is an invigorating, health
full and wholesome drink, bringing q
mans best energies into play On the
other hand, DR.. Book, of Leipsic, an
eminent authority. declares that the
nervousness and peevishness of cur
times are chiefly attributable to tea 3nd
coffee, these producing chronic de-
rangemen of the digestive organs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
AlKemtucky Corpse Sits Up and Talks.
OwingsYille Outlook.

Wash Thompson, the mail carrier, rode
into Olympia Tuesday morning and crsa-
ted profound sensation by reporting
that there was dead man on the road a
short distance away. Esquire James K.
Jackson and about thirty others repaired
to the spot, and there, sure enough, was the
man, apparently lifeless, on the ground.
The squire quickly, as in duty bound.
impaneled jury and proceeded to hold
an inquest. Imagine the CONSERVATION OF
that crowd when the supposed corpse sat
bolt upright and addressed the court as
follows: 'Msy it please your honor, feel
that 1 have right to voice in these pro-
ceedings," Then looking solemnly around
Il object to half of this jury" That jury
adjourned sine die and the boys about
Olympia now have the laugh on them and
the squire. The man was merely drunk
a very unusual sight to see in that moral
section of tho country.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
OBSERVATION or INSTINCT.
a. Good Obserre.. Of Natmre md "sign!

The Good Observer Of Nature and "Signs,"
John Burroughs contributes to the
March Century characteristic and charm
ing paper on "Signs and Seasons" illus
trated with engravings by Elbridge Kings
ley. Of observers of nature the writer says:
''The good observer of nature exists IN
fragments, trait here and there. Each
person sees what it concerns him to see.
The fox hunter knows pretty well the ways
and habits of the fox, but on any other
subject he is apt to mislead you. He
comes to see only fox traits in whatever
he looks upon. The bee hunter will follow
the bee, but lose the bird. The farmer
notes what affects his crops and his earn
ings, and little else. Common people, St.
Pierre says, observe without reasoning,
and the learned reason without observing.
If one could apply to the observation of
nature the sense and skill of the South
American rastreador or trailer, how much
he would track home. The mans eye is
keener than hounds scent. A fugitive
can no more elu lie him than he can elude
fate. His perceptions are said to be so
keen that the displacement of leaf or
pebble, or the bending down of sprig of
q
the fence is enough to give him his clue.
He sees the half obliteratcd footprints of a
theft in the sand, and carries the impress
sion in his eye till year afterward, when
he again detects it in the suburbs of the
city, and the culprit is tracked home and
caught. 1 knew man blind from his
youth who not only went about his own
neighborhood without guide, turning up
b - II 70
ly as if he had the best of eyes, but Sno
would go many miles on an errand to- a
new part of the country. He seemed to
carry map of the township in the bottom
of his feet, most minute and accurate
survey. He never took the wrong road,
and he knew the right house when he had
reached it. He was a miller and fuller.
and ran his mill at night while his sons
ran 1t by day. He never made mistake
with his customers bags or wool, knowing
| each mans by the sense of touch. He
frightened colored man whom he detect
ed stealing, as if he had seen him out of
the back of his head. Such facts show one
how delicate and sensitive mans relation
to outward nature through his bodily sens
es may become. Heighten it little more,
| and he could forecast the weather and the
seasons, and detect hidden springs and
minerals. A good observer has something
of this delicacy and quickness of percep-
ton. All the great poets and naturalists
have it. Agassiz traces the glaciers like a
rastreador, and Darwin misses no step the
slow but tireless gods of physical change
have taken, no matter how they cross OF
retrace their course. in the obscure fish
worm he sees an agent has kneaded and
leavened the soil like giant hands.