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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
Getting Her Fathers Consent.

II tell you, SIR" Indignantly ex-
claimed Colonel Webley, addressing n
young man who aspired to the hand of
his only child, ''that shall never give
my consent to union which L know
would be unhappy"
1--WE love each other" replied young
Balehuff.
Love be etcrnally blowedi So
could have said years ago. I was de-
voted to the woman l married and she
was devoted to me-"
"You have lived happily with each
other, have you nOt?"
"Happily!' the Colonel contemptu-
ously repeated. Il didn't have money
enough to ensure happiness. Even in
Arkansaw a man must have money. His
wife may be devoted to him, but if he
fails to provide those little delicacies
which make life so enjoyable to a
woman, she will speak of this sad lack
of comfort, and instead of attributing il
to financial inability, will regard it as
willful neglect At times she will be
melting with affection and vow that
your love is all that she cares for in this
world, but when some one who in
worldly goods seems no richer than
yourself rides in buggy with his wife,
she loses sight of the great sustaining
love and bankers after tangible affec-
tions, a street display of love"
81 am young man of energy and
good business capacity. lean work and
earn money"
mo use in prolonging this converse
ton. ] have told you that you shall not
marry my daughter. shall keep
close watch, and if l see you here
again | shall act with violence"
"Well, Colonel" said the young man,
with firmness, "as the gentler resources
have failed, am compelled to adopt
the last resort. Some time ago, before
you suspected that / was attached to
your daughter, you borrowed ten dol
lars from me. Do not vince, sir; heal
me through. You thought that had
forgotten the transaction, but haven't.
Now, sir, / intended to marry your
daughter. Ii you persist in annoying
me | shall dun you for the money every
time | see YOU"
The Colonel sat for a moment in deep
thought. Finally he said. "Say, Bob,
don't say anything more about the ten
dollars; lend me five more and take the
girl. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
The Curious Escapade OF Policeman.

There was a thrilling scene at No. 526
South Twenty-secOnd street yesterday
morning. in which Officer Kelley, of the
First District, and his pistol figured
prominently. The officer was patrol
ling his beat, after the midnight hour,
when he found the door of w. H. Cars
lakes residence, No. 526 South Twenty
second street, slightly ajar, and pro-
ceeded to investigate the suspicious cir
cumstance. He went inside and closed
the door, but not so softly that it did
not awake Mr.. Carslake, who ran down
stairs as fast rs possible.
In the meantime the officer had time
to look around. The gas was burning
dimIy at the end of the hall, but she'd
ding sufficient light to allow him to see
the outlines of human figure standing
erect and facing him. AS he made this
startling discovery Mr.. Carslake came
rushing down the stairs. At sight of
the policeman his amazement was I'M
bounded, and he cried out: "What the
deuce do you want here?"
"Hush!' said the officer; "he's over
there. I've got him dead" Then
drawing himself up he turned to the
dimly-outlined figure at the other end
of the hall and said: Don't dare to
move; stand where you are" The
figure obeyed. The officer moved for
ward. So did the figure. The police
man then put his hand to his hip pocket
and drew his revolver. The figure also
drew pistol. With sharp report the
officers weapon went off. Its owner
dropped behind the stairway to avoid a
shot from his opponent S revolver. Hear
ing only laugh from M. Carslake, the
valiant guardian of the peace peeped
from behind his ambuscade.
He just saw the tip of a mans head,
as if his enemy was looking for him.
He poked his pistol out and fired again.
There was this time crash of broken
glass and a heavy fall. That's the
time hit him." cried the officer, and
ran out to capture the wounded man.
At this moment Mr. Carslakc turned up
the gas, and remarked as calmly as
possible under the circumstances: 9 Yes,
you have smashed my mirror" The
officer had been firing at reflection of
himself in the glass. He don't talk
about it much. Philadelphia Record.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
A Recovered Husband.

a peculiar story of marital vicissi-
fldes was told yesterday in the report
of an examiner in divorce suit filed in
the Court of Common Pleas. The libel
liant is II well-known business man,
with grown-up family. The woman
from whom he now seeks to be sepa-
rated he was divorced from before about
three years ago. The circumstances at
tending his re-marriage are taken as q
ground why the marriage should be dis.
solved, or, rather, declared void. After
the first divorce had been granted the
libellant paid attentions to woman
who was living apart from her husband,
but had not been separated by judicial
decree. Her husband was ferociously
jealous of her. The divorced woman
was aware of this fact, and determined
to use 1t against the man she had called
husband, for she, on her part, was jeal-
Gus OF the second woman, and had an
ever-haunting fear that the easy divorce
laws of Pennsylvania would suggest
some means by which the two could be-
come man and wife. So she followed
the pair increasingly. AT last she got
her former spouse into the corner
toward which she had been pushing
him.
Now" she said, 81 have got YOU"
well, what are you going to do
about FTP" asked the ex-husband, SUI,
lenlv.
Il am going to tell batwoman's hus
band.'
'.WellP"
you know his temper. You know
that he will kill you on sight. There
as oEly one way to get out of danger"
''Howp"
by re-marrying me-"
The libellant declares that being in
mortal fear he consented to the ar
rangement. The wedding took place
almost Immediately. The man claims
the marriage was not his voluntary act,
but was procured by duress, and he
asks that it be declared null and of no
effect. The suit was not opposed
Philadelphia Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
How a Doctors Bill Was Settled.

When the time for settlement arrived
the good doctor presented bill for
fifty dollars, whereupon the man of the
house took down his trusty rifle,
walked up to the doctor and in friendly
accents said: "You want goin' off
without settlement, was you, do, tor?
| don't propose to owe no man nothin'.
Here's ten, which / reckon is about
the square thing. Now, then, if you
amt satisfied jst get yer weepon and
come round behind the hill thar, so the
old woman won't get riled up, and
We'll settle it. don't want no man to
go way from my house dissatisfied,
specially you, Doc" 1t is, perhaps,
needless to add to the length of this
historical narrative by saying that the
physician was man who could draw a
logical inference, and that he expressed
an opinion on the spot that ten dollars
constituted an ample and even gener-
Gus remuneration for the services rem
dered. There is way to make any
man reasonable, and in Texas thew
seem to have discovered that way.-M !
Y. Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
Ancient Ruins in Sonorn.

Ancient ruins have recently been dis
covered in Sonora, which, If the reports
are true, surpass anything of the kind
yet found on this continent. The ruins
are said to be about four leagues south
east of Magdalena. There is one pyra-
mid which has base of 1850 feet and
rises to a height of 750 feet. There is
a winding roadway from the bottom
leading up on an easy grade to the top,
wide enough for carriages to pass over,
which is said to be twenty-three miles
in length. The outer walls of the road
way are laid in solid masonry from
huge blocks of granite in rubble, and
the circles are as uniform and the
grades as even as they could be mado
at this date by our best engineers The
wall, however, is only occasionally ex-
posed, being covered over with the
debris and earth, and in many places
the sahuaro plant and other Indigenous
plants and trees have grown up, giving
the pyramid the appearance of a mount
tain. To the east of the pyramid a
short distance is q small mountain
about the same size, which rises to
about the same height, and if reports
are true, will prove more interesting to
the arch@ologist than the pyramid.
There seems to be heavy layer of q
species of gypsum about half way up
the mountain, which is as white as
snow, and may be cut into any conceiv-
able shape, yet sufficiently hard to re-
tain its shape after being cut.
In this layer of stone people of an
unknown age have cut hundreds upon
hundreds of rooms from five by ten to
sixteen to eighteen feet square. These
rooms are cut out of the solid stone so
even and true are the walls, floor and
ceiling, so plumb and level, as to defy
variation. There are no windows in
the rooms and but one entrance, which
is always from the top. The rooms are
about eight feet high from floor to cell
ing; the stone is SO white that it seems
almost transparent, and the rooms are
not at all dark. On the walls of these
rooms are numerous hieroglyphics and
representations of human forms, with
hands and feet of human beings cut n
the stone in different places. Buf,
strange to say, the hands all have five
fingers and one thumb, and the feet
have six toes. Charcoal is found on
the floors of many of the rooms, which
would indicate that they built fires in
their houses. Stone implements of
every description are to be found in
great numbers in and about the rooms.
The houses or rooms are one above the
other, three or four stories high; but
between each story there is jog or re-
cess the full width of the room below,
so that they present the appearance of
large steps leading up the mountain.
Who these people were and what age
they lived in must be answered. if an
swered at all, by the 'wise men of the
East" Some say they were the ances-
tors of the Mayos, n race of Indians
who still inhabit Southern Sonora, who
have blue eyes, fair skin and light hair,
and are said to be moral, industrious
and frugal race of people, who have
written language and know something
of mathematicS.-Tl Tucson Citizen
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
Sitting Bulls battle club was r,

Sitting Bulls battle club was re
Gently bought by Sergeant of the Sew
enth Cavalry, stationed at Fort Yates
The weapon in shape resembles an ak
handle, about two feet long and thickly
studded with brass nails. From its up
per edge project two keen knife blades,
seven inches long, and set ihto the two
fiat sides are small mirrors for signal
ing by means of the suns rays. Sitting
Bull was paid ten dollars for it.--Chi
cdQ0 Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11
Youths Department.
RRERE DID THEY COZ

Grandma says we little witches
Make her drop 80 many stitches,
Laughing, till she fairly shakes,
At our FRANKS; but she Mistakes
For when ] brought my little basket
lJust myself, she didn't ask it,,
To hunt her stitches on the floor
"a dozen dropped, she said, or more),
There wasn't one, that l could findl
Poor grandma must be getting blind.
Our Little Ones.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11

In New York there were 6S toy
pistol accidents last year, of which lS
proved fatal; in Massachusetts,, 80, of
which 26 produced death; in Pennsyl-
vania, ~, of which 10 proved fatal; in
Connecticut, 10, of which five were
fatal in New Jersey, 10, of which five
proved fatal; in Rhode Island, four, of
which three were fatal; in Maine, six, of
which four were fatal, and in Chicago,
60, of which 10 proved fatal Chicago
Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11

Twenty-Five years ago a young la
dy of this town had singular dream.
She consulted a dream book, and
learned that she would have four hus-
bands before she reached the age of
thirty. This made her rather independ,
ent, and she is now an old maid Of for
ty-two, and has never had a beau.
Some dream books are not as reliable
rs they might be.-Norristopa Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-11

"A Mansfield Mass. man failed in
committing suicide, but railroad acci.
dent killed him the next day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
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The New York Factions.

NEW YORK, October Pit is evident
that the leaders of the democratic fac
tons have abandoned all efforts to bring
about harmony of action in the nom
ination of candidates for district offices,
and the prospect to-day is that the fight
between the Halls and county demo-
Gratis will be more fierce than that
against the republican candidates. 4
well known politician, closely associated
with John Kelly, sums up the situation
thus:
It will be one Of the fiereest fights for
control that this city has ever seen.
Tammany Hall has unsheathed the
knife, and we propose to go into this
fight to win and show our strength. We
will show to the people of the state how
much Of the party strength in this city
is controlled by us. [ do not know What
effect the present warfare will have on
the result next year.
One of the leaders Of the republican
machine said:
The prospect of the success Of our
tickeb, both throughout the state and
locally, is growing brighter every day,
and there is every reason to believe that
we shall win, not only in Brooklyn and
in the state, but in this city as well.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
Death of Bob Steele.

We regret to learn of the death OF
Robert NJ Steele, of Fort Macleod
which occurred on the 10th inst. The
deceased was well and favorably known
in Fort Benton, rs for a number OF
years he had been freighting between
this place and points in the Northwest
territory, and his genial manners made
him the friend every yhoa5s-lae~ metl
The following in regard to his last Ill
ness and death is from the Herald: 1T
appears that Mr.. Robert NJ. Steele was
engaged with nephew in freighting to
Calgary, where they were greatly ex-
posed during the first cold storm OF the
fall The nephew was taken down
with erysipelas at Fort Macleod and was
nursed by the uncle, who very soon be-
came i'll with contagious erysipelas and
continued to grow worse until his death,
On the 10th of October. Robert Max
we'll Steele (who was known familiarly
as Bob Steele) was a younger brother OF
DR.. William Steele, Of Helena, and
about 40 years DID, and once served as
under sheriff of Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty. He was we'll known throughout the
Northwest territory and was very popu'
lar at Fort Macleod, where, upon the
occasion of his funeral, on a very stormy
and cold day, all the officers, soldiers
and citizens of the vicinity turned ou
to pay the last sad honors to the dead. !
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
The Governments Old Guns.

A vast number of old muzzle-loading
small arms, which accumulated during
and after the late war, have been sold.
They were purchased by Grand Army
posts, military companies and private
individuals all over the United States.
One lot Of over $4,000 Enfield muskets
were sold to an English company for
81. .25 each. The firm has been trying to
speculate with them ever since. The lot
has been offered to several South Amerl-
can republics, but they yet remain un-
sold. The supply Of old flint-lock guns
IN possession OF the government is very
limited but, strange to say, these prime
val pieces are still in demand. Any
number of them can be sold in Africa,
where they are popular on account of
the presence of flint there in abundance
and the entire absence of percussion cap
factories. The number of old arms on
hand in the government arsenal will
aggregate 100000 Of all kinds. They are
sold at prices ranging from 25 cents 81
each. The latter priced pieces are COM
plete, while the former are either badly
rusted or incomplete. Over two-thirds
of the Grand Army of the Republic
posts in this country have been supplied
from the collection of Belgian and Aus
trian muskets used during the first part
Of the war. These posts and numerous
military companies have also been
equipped with old waist belts, bayonets,
scabbards and cap boxes. The above
equipment, with gun complete, IS sold
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
The Missing Girl Found.

INDIANAPOLIS. November 4. = The
mystery surrounding the disappearance
of Mary Churchill, the daughter OF a
wealthy St Louis merchant. has been
solved by the complete Identification OF
the missing girl in this city, after
fruitless search of nearly two months
bv detectives all over the land. DR..
Fletcher, Of the insane asylum, was
struck with the remarkable closeness
with which the description OF the miss
ing girl answered the appearance of a
domestic in the laundry department,
and at once notified the authorities,
who, in company with Thos. J. Gal
lagher, of the st. Louis Globe-Denaocrdt,
called at the asylum and identified the
girl. She gives no reason for her sudden
disappearance. She left the city to-
night in company with her father to pay
a brief visit to her mother, but declares
she can make her own living, and H.
formed DR.. Fletcher that she would re-
port for duty on Wednesday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
THE PRESIDENT SICK.
Sun RIVER, Mont, Oct. 25.

Sun RIVER, Mont, Oct. 25. 1888.
Editors of the River Press.
The S. r. S. e. S. B. & B. l.. g. M. &.
did not meet last evening on account of
the serious illness of our president. lie
is suffering from an attack OF the gout.
Our medical examiner is in attendance
upon our afflicted brother.
A few of the old members OF the
Liars club gathered together about a
stove and spun their yarns, but their
thoughts kept wandering from the
theme of conversation to the sick bed
of our beloved president, whose blood1
curdling tones cou9d be heard frona
where we sat. Even our appetites TOR
the usual thing seemed to have departs
led and gloom and dependency reigned
supreme. Short and disjointed nara
tives were therefore the order OF the even
ing and I dare not recite one for the ben
eft of the outside world for no vote
was taken upon the merits of any and
do not feel competent to judge. Tne
master and protector Of the baton did
tell one which i thought good but as a
brother afterwards told me that it was
as ancient as Noah's Tom cat [ conclud-
ed not to write it.up. RECORDER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

the Kicking Horse route the heavy rock
work will delay them for another year.
At the time OF his departure heavy con-
tracts were being made for ties to be de-
livered during the winter for use next
season, and he has no doubt that the
work on all the new route will proceed
without further interruption as soon as
the frost disappears, the route requiring
earth work principally, having but little
rock in sight for the first seventy-five
miles.
An extensive bed Of the best coal has
been found within mile and a half OF
the track, eighty miles west of Calgary,
and fifteen miles farther west excellent
lodes of silver ore have been discovered.
Quite a settlement is springing up at
the latter point, log huts are being built
with great rapidity, and it has formally
been christened Silver City, but the ac-
tual value Of the mines must be deter
mined by future investigation. Pioneer
Press
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
SUN RIVER JOTTINGs.


Sun RIVER, M. r.. Oct. "a, 1888.
Editors of the River Press:
Mr. John Largent sold, on the 18th,
two lots on Missouri avenue to VIM.
Wiegand Consideration, S125.
To-day r. P. Walker sold four lots in
Steell's addition to Mr.. Chas. Rose, for
S400.
Mr.. II. B. Strong will plat an addi-
ton to the town on the north side as
soon as a surveyor visits the vicinity
again.
Mr.. Chas. Refine has purchased one
acre of land from G. w. Wiegand, and
is putting up brewery on it,
James Gibson has commenced work
on his new building.
r. p. Walker has put up a large sign
on Carroll street with the legend Town
lots for salen printed thereon.
An insane man caused some little eX-
element in the city this morning. lie
has been sent to Fort Shaw for medical
treatment.
A gang of men, under the supervision
| of Mr.. Wiegand, will begin work grad
ing our street tomorrow.
Messrs Blossom & HASTE will begin
work on their new brick building this
week.
We are to have an amateur dramatic
society as soon as Dyas & Murray's new
hall is completed.
Mr.. James Gibbs, landlord of the Lar
gent house feeds seyenty-fiye boarders
per day, j. A. White, of the King Bee
restaurant, has about fifty steady board.
ers, and Charley the Chinaman, abou'
twenty-five.
Mr.. Wyatt has moved his family into
town, from his ranch on the Missouri
for the winter. He has rented Mr. JohI
Largent's cottage, on Missouri ave.
| Mr.. David Churchill has let his band
Of sheep out on shares to Mr.. HaGar, OF
Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. VIM. Berkinbuel will build res
idence this fall, if lumber IS procurable
d. BYRON.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
A Story With a Moral.

The Billings Herald says: "A resi-
dent of a Montana town was out hunt
ing recently, and as storm came up he
crept into hollow log for shelter. After
the storm abated he endeavored to creep
out. but found that the log had sWelled
so that it was impossible to make his
exit. He endeavored to compress HIM
self as much as possible, but with indif-
terent success. He thought of all the
mean things he had ever done, until
finally his mind reverted to the fact that
instead Of subscribing for his local paper
he was in the habit of borrowing it from
neighbor, and thus defrauding the
poor printer. On this, he says, he felt
SO small that he slipped out of the log
without an effort. Moral: Don'tsponge
on your friends for the local paper, but
subscribe like man,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
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The Other Side of the Story.

A letter appeared in our contemporary
a few days ago, FROM the pen Of Franklin
Marshal Eastman, in which that dis
tinguished parsonage describes runa-
way scene, on the Benton and Billings
stage line, and of which he was himself
the hero, performing feats of Jehuism
that would put Fingered Mike or
any of the old timers to shame. But
this was Franklin Marshaps story and
it does not tally in any particular with
that related to us Sunday by Walter
Burke, superintendent Of the line.
Walter says that there was no runaway,
the horses never getting beyond the
control of the driver and that Eastman,
instead of playing such a heroic part
was too internal lazy, or mean, to get
out of the coach to assist the driver
when his services were called for. It is
almost cruel to spoil Eastman's thrilling
story, in which he plays SO gallant a
part. but in the interest Of truth it must
he done