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

MIDDLEBoRo, Mass, July 16.-The
death of General Tom. Thumb was very
sudden. He had just risen from his bed,
and shortly after, being left alone by his
brother-in-law, he was heard to fall.
On going to his room Tom Thumb was
found on the floor dead. His wife, who
was at Ocean Grove, arrived this morn
ing. The body was embalmed, and
Wednesday will be exposed to public
view, when brief private services will be
held. The body will leave here for
Bridgeport Wednesday, whereit will be
taken in charge by the Knights Temp
lar, of which order he was a member.
Public funeral services will be held
Thursday. A stone vault is now being
constructed on a magnificent lot belong
ing to the deceased. The coffin will be
enclosed in solid masonry to prevent any
disturbance from grave robbers. The
deceased was born in Bridgeport, Conn,
January 4th, 1888. At the age Of IA be
entered the service of P. T. Barnum, and
ever since then has been before the pub
lie. He leaves a widow who has been
on the stage with him since their mar
riage in 1868.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
SPRINGS.
a Place Where the Tide Ebbs and flows as
Regularly as In the Ocean.

A New Mexican scribe button-holed
Surveyor-General Atkinson and inquir-
ed how he and Senator Logan spent the
time during their recent trip to the
American valley. "Oh!n said he, 1--WE
put in the time very agreeably,n and
he went on to relate several interest
ing narratives.
Twenty miles north of Moore & Ca
sey's ranch are located the Wondrous
salt springs, and after going on a hunt
south and bagging a deer and some wild
turkeys, the party decided upon visiting
the springs. Here is a salt basin about
one mile IN diameter, and the waters
ebb and flow as regularly as do the tides
of the ocean. When the tide goes out
the edge of the basin shows salt instead
Of sand. In the midst of the lakes are
three conical shaped mountains 100 feet
in height by LOO feet in diameter, which
are apparently composed entirely of Gin
der, such as is left in an ordinary CRATE
after the coal is burnt. One of these
forms an island in the middle of the ba-
sin, but the others are SO situated as to
be accessible when the tide is out. For
tunataly this was the case when they
were there, and actuated by a desire to
see all the wonders they climbed to the
top OF n OF these mountains. 1t was
found to be hollow-just as if an i'm
mense funnel had been thrust into the
top-and at the bottom about on a level
with the water in the main basin out
side, was a spring which they discovered
was possessed of several peculiar fea-
lures. The party scrambled down in
side the mountain and reached the
spring. The water is found to be very
strongly impregnated with salt and its
density SO great that a person in bathing
would find it impossible to sink Or ever
stand up in it or do other than float upon
its surface. The depth of the spring is
unknown, and this toe, like the water in
the basin Gibbs and flows with the tide.
The general thinks that by the use of
a siphon hundreds Of barrels of salt could
be obtained daily. These springs con-
sist of a part of about 200 acres which
have been reserved from entry or sale by
the government as saline lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
The u Method.

Say, Smirkins," said one Virginia
editor to another, "our papers are MAX
ing no Roadway at all; don't seem to be
known outside Of the town in which
they are printed, and we must invent
some scheme to get them advertised and
talked about Or we might as well suspend
publication. "WelI,n said Smirkins,
''s'pose we print a cable report of Spur
geon's sermon every Monday morning,
or something that way" "Naw,"
snarled the other; too expensive. I've
got a better plan. Let's call each other
liars and horse thieves in our journals
and then challenge each other to fight
a.duel." "Goed idea,n said smirkins;
"We'll do it." And they did; and while
they were keeping twenty miles apart,
the telegraph vas flashing a report of
the sanguinary affair all over the land,
and now the names Of the editors and
their papers can be found in all the
leading journals of the country.-Nor-
r.iSfONv1 Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Advice to Poker Players.

Some years ago a draw-poker sharp,
who ostensibly travelled for a Baltimore
liquor aud cigar house, and claimed the
startling and snowy soubriquet Of 1.-THE
Speckled Yellow-hammer from North
Carolina" exhibited to us and a couple
of New York commercial tourists how
four jacks could be drawn from a pack
and held up in a sleeve for use during a
succession Of games. We contributed
literally for the information, and since
then we have not been drawing much.
To the uninitiated it may be said that
they will not lose anything il they should
neglect to draw in this way. There are
some rules about it entirely safe. Never
play for money if you cannot conven-
lently afford to lose it, Don't play n
less you understand the game. The men
are all dead who understand the game.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Hard on Burglars.

It is getting so even burglars are, seri-
ously interfered with in the practice of
their professions. A recent invention is
connected with a safe, and is SO arranged
that when the burglar touches the safe
an electric light is cast upon the face Of
the burglar, and a plate inside the aafe
door transfers the mans picture so he
can be identified. IF this thing keeps
ON a poor burglar will have to send an
agent to bnrgle for him, or he will get
into trouble. The life Of a burglar is
becoming full of terrors. Not long ago
a woman whose room was being burg
led woke up and made the burglar stay
to lunch, and listen to a lecture on the
Wickedness of his profession, and recent
ly a burglar was surprised while going
through the residence of an editor, and
the editor sat up in bed and insisted on
the burglar playing him a game of seven
up for the burglar tools, and the burg
lar went away without his tools.-Peck's
Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Sensible Old Girl.

She had been called an old maid, she
rather resented it. She said: II ann past
80. have a good home. / think you
know / have had abundant o%pportuni-
ties to marry. [ ask myself with which
n of the beautiful girls that I have
seen take the marriage vow, would I
exchange to-day? Not one. Some are
living apart from their husbands; some
are divorced; some are wives of drunken
men; some are hanging on the ragged
edge of society, endeavoring to keep up
appearances; some are toiling to support
and educate their children, and these are
the least miserable; some tread the mar
row line beyond the boundary Of which
lies the mysterious land, and some have
gone out into the darkness of untold hor-
rors, and some are dead. A few there
are who are loved and honored wives,
mothers with happy homes; but alas!
only a very few
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
The Modern Printer.

The man at the desk. He is an edi-
tor. What is that in his hand? It is a
microscope. What does the editor want
of a microscope? He is looking for his
salary.
This is the mar who has had a notice
in the paper. How proud he is. He is
stepping higher than a blind horse. It
he had wings he would fly. Next week
the paper will say the man is a measly
old fraud, and the man will not step so
high.
Here is a valise. It does not weigh
four hundred pounds. It is the yalise of
an editor. In the valise is a bottle and
a book. There is something in the boz
tie. Maybe it is arnica for the editors
sore finger. The book is "Baxter's
Saints Rest" Some socks got into the
valise by mistake.
Behold the printer. He is hunting for
a pickup of half a line. He has been
hunting for two hours. He could have
get the half line in twenty seconds, but
it is q matter Of principle with him new
er to set what he can pick up. The
printer has a hard time. He has to set
type all night and play pedro for the
beer all day. We would like to be a
printer were it not for the night work.
Is this a corner lot? No, it Is a towel.
TT has been serving al apprenticeship in
d printing office forthe pastt four years.
The horses are dragging it away. "a
mansWill take an ak and breakt the tow.
ell into pieces and boil it for soap grease.
Then he will sell the towel for tripe. II
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
That Little Game of Poker.

That little game Of poker at Philadel-
phia, at which S54, 900 in the "I'll see
you later' sort of bet was lost, recalls a
recent incident here. A game was in
progress in the card room of a we'll
known club in this city, with an ante of
10 cents and no limit to the bet. Two
players got "broke,n utinstead ofdraw-
ing out kept talking in and telling the
winner that they would owe. Finally
one of the two bet a dollar, which he
indicated by a wink at the pot. A play
er who had become disguised with that
sort Of performance promptly said: II
see your blow, and go it two bladders of
wind better.o The effect was reforma-
tiye.-Chic0go Inter Ocean.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Important to the Public.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION,
Benton, July Goth, 1888.
The public generally are hereby res
pectfully informed that the Riverside
Cemetery is now complete in all it's de-
tails, and burial lots are now offered for
sale.
The plat is now on file in the secre-
tary's office, on Bond street, near Main,
where all information concerning the
same will be furnished to all enquirers.
It il earnestly urged upon all con
cerned that lots in the above Cemetery
be arranged for and secured as soon as
convenient. II. A. CUMMINGS,
Secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Notice.

Why suffer with sore throat, old
chronic sores, pimples IN the face, kid
ney aud urinary diseases, pain in the
back, and all diseases caused from inn
pure blood, when DR.. Halliday's Blood
Purifier, in connection with his throat
gargle, will cure you. Sold by all drug
gists. W. j. Minar, wholesale and re-
tail agent, Fort Benton, NJ. Il.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Defamer Dorsey.

The Tribune says: The thunderbolt
which the star reuter- Dorsey threatened
to launch in revenge for his Indictment
has proven a brutum fulmen. 1t will
net injure the character of MI. Garfield
though he is not living to disprove Dor
sey's shameful allegations. Unquestion-
ably, however, there will be those of his
friends who will do that service, and do
it SO thoroughly that they will sink this
defamer Of the dead still lower in the es-
timation of the people, if that be possible.
It is a bold, reckless. Irresponsible story
sent out anonymously, the party behind
it not caring or daring to sign his name
to it. II Dorsey shall announce that he.
is responsible for it, no one will believe
him. The word of such a man, especial
ly when he is actuated by revenge, is not
to be trusted, and no one who has read
the statement could have failed to feel
it's mendacity in every inc and sentence.
Dorsey has placed himself outside the
pale of honor and decency. He has
damned himself forever in the estima-
ton of all honest people. By this shame
less, brutal and cowardly assault upon
the dead president he expects to make
capital for the democrats, he will find
himself mistaken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Horses for Sale.

Having purchased the Green band Of
horses, IS head, and removed them to
my ranch a mile and a half below Fort
Benton, parties desiring saddle or work
animals will find that / can readily sup
ply their wants. Call and see me.
w. S. EVANS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Proposals.

The Fort Benton Boom and Lumber
Company will receive bids for the cut
ting and delivery Of 1000, 900 feet COR
any part thereby of logs in their boom
at Fort Benton, NJ. T., or for the dellv-
cry of the same on the banks Of the
Missouri river. Parties desiring to con-
tract will at once address J. III. RICE,
Secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Marshal's Nctioe.

After July 25th all parties throwing
causing to be thrown any rubbish,
empty cans, or refuse matter of any
kind on the street, or having the same
on their premises, being against the city
will be prosecuted according
to law r. f. HEALY,
Acting City Marshal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
County Institute.

FoRT BENTON, June 10Th, 1883.
"A Teachers Institute will be held at
the school house in Fort Benton on the
1st, I'd and Sd days of August, 1883. All
teachers residing in this county, holding
certificates, are required to be present.
j. w. WHEELoCK,
Co. Supt. Pub. Schools.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Teachers Take Notice.

Applications for three teachers will be.
received until u NJ. Saturday, August
4th, 1883, for grammar, intermediate and
primary departments for Benton graded
school. Send applications with certifi-
cate and recommendations to the clerk
of trustees. BY order of trustees.
GEO. w. CRANE,
Clerk of Board.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Sheep for Sale.

A band of about 1900 sheep, with
ranch, teams, tools, c~orrals, etc., and
II Of the best ranges in the territory,
for sale. For terms and all particulars
apply to T. b. Collins, at the Bank of
Northern Montana, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Information Wanted

The undersigned desires information
as the whereabouts of one John Casey,
who was last heard from at Benton one
year ago while working for John Evans.
Address r. j. CASEY,
Medicine Hat, N. w. II.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
HoteI % for Sale.

Having other business requiring my undivided
attention. I am DESTROYS OF disposjng of my hotel
HOTEL of the largest and best houses
in eastern Meagher county. 1t il ON the main travelled
freight road and stage route between Benton and
White Sulphur Springs, and is very pleasantly located
at the Judith bridge, in the town of Philbrook.
House is a two-story frame, 20x32, with story and a
half ell, 20x26. Address
r.. T MORRISON. Philbrook. NIT
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Wanted.

A good brick moulder and setter. None
need apply unless a first class workman.
GEORGE w. WIEGAND,
SIM River.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Strayed.

A black horse, weight about 500 pounds, right lore
foot and left hind foot white. newly sh6d, no brands
Ten dollars will be paid for his return to the Benton
Stables.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Letter List.

The following is a list of letters remain
ing in the Benton post office for the week
ending July 81, 1888:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
McH. MCKAY, nj. D.,

Offers his services professionally to the citizens of
Barker and surrounding country. All calls from y
distance promptly attended to.
M. II.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Notice.

All persons knowing Themselves indebted to Harris
g. Rowe, late of the Park stables, are requested to
come forward at once and sebtle, as we desire to close
up the business of the late firm.
HARPTS 30 ROWE
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
Stgayed.

A bald-faced horse, branded Up 6oined) on lef
shoulder, figure 2 on left hip; also a black mare
mule, figure 2 on left hip; both animals were shoe
all around. A liberal reward will be paid for thei
return to Harris s. Lewis stables in Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-25
THE RIVER PRESS.

you find a piece OF tripe with a mono
gram in n corner, you may know 1t is
the towel.
Has the printer tobacco? He has, but
he will not tell you SO. He carries it in
the leg Of his boot, and when he wants
a chew he sneaks down in the back al
ley, where no n cam see him. When
he splits tobacco it sounds like a duck
diving in the water. The printer is a
queer man. He is a tickle person. Some
times he has 10000 ems on the string,
but they are always his dupes. If you
are a printer do not be a blacksmith, Or
you will get fired.
Here is the business manager. The bus
mess manager is blowing about the
circulation OF the paper. He is saying
the paper has entered upon an era OF I'M
precedented prosperity. In a minute he
will go up stairs and chide the editor
forleaying the gas burning while he "a
out for a drink Of water, andhe will dock
the reporter four dollars because a sub
scriber has licked him and he cannot
work. Little children, if we believed
business managers went to heaven, we
would give up our pew in church.
Here is a castle. It is the home of
an editor. It has stained glass windows
and mahogany stairWays. In front of
The castle is a park. Is it not sweet? The
lady in the park is the editors wife. She
wears a costly robe Of velvet trimmed
with gold lace, and there are pearls and
rubies in her hair. The editor sits on
the front stoop smoking a Havana cigar.
His little children are playing with dia-
mond marbles on the tesselated floor.
The editor can afford to live in style.
He gets SIS a month wages.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-15
JimmY's Mistakes.

Jimmy Loosken is a man who don't
like to be talked about, in an unfair way,
and Jimmy sometimes takes the law into
his own hands where he has real or
imaginary grievance. Edgar Thompson
is County Recorder, and is quiet, gentle
manly young fellow, and would not, in
all probability, knowingly wrong any
one In the recent Meacham case in
Court, Edgar was called as witness, and
among other things testified to meeting
Jimmy on the street on the evening on
which Miss Hanna was assaulted. jim
my took this as an intimation that Edgar
desired to connect him with the assault.
This was Jimmy's first mistake.
His next mistake was to go to Thomp-
sons house hunting him. Thompson was
not at home If he had been, and Loos-
ken was hunting him for the purpose of
assaulting him, Thompson would have
been iustifable in interviewing him with
shotgun.
One night last week as Thompson and
Eli Aten were passing along the street
| Ioosken came along and invited Edgar tC
come across the street, as he wished tC
speak to him. Edgar had on an overcoat
and rubber coat, and had his hands in his
pockets. Loosken asked him about hi!
testimony, when Edgar told him hi
would explain it to him. Just at thi.
Misunderstanding to an eyewitness
T,oosken struck him in the face. Thomp
son stepped back, to loosen his clothing
so as to defend himself, but Mr. Atel
kept Loosken away. Thompson filed
complaint before Justice McClung, ant
Loosken was fined five dollars and costs
The great, overshadowing mistake o
Jimmy was in supposing that he coul
suppress the testimony of witnesse
through the use of his fists. Starting ou
to hunt man, for the purpose of assault
e ing him, is dangerous business, and tn
[ pursued party should show his pursue
: about as much mercy as he would sho'
. to rattlesnake, or a rabid dog.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-15
Burial of Thomas L. Jones.

On last Thursday the funeral services
of the late Thomas l.. Jones, were held at
All Saints Episcopal Church, in Ports
mouth, after which the body, accompan-
led by delegation of Calvary Command
cry, Knights Templar, of Portsmouth,
started for Jackson, the place of burial!
They came on the mail train, of which
Mr.. Jones had been conductor for gen.
Grafton. The train arrived at this place
about o'clock, and the delegation of
Knights was met at the depot by body
of Jackson and Chillicothe knights,
headed by the Jackson Silver Cornet
Band.
From the depot the procession moved
up Railroad Street to Main, up Main to
Broadway, thence east on Broadway to
the Cemetery Road, the Band playing a
dirge, meantime.
Arrived at the Cemetery, the body was
placed over the grave, when the Sir
Knights went through their impressive
burial service, after which Rev. Badger
read the burial service of the Episcopal
Church, and the benediction was pro-
INV. w. L. VI UllC
NJ. E. Church, of this place.
Perhaps no man ever lived in this
county who was better rknown-especially
in the lower part of the county, along the
line of railroad-than MIR. Jones. He
had been conductor on the Portsmouth
Branch for more than twenty years, and
was popular with all who had once met
him.
Mr.. Jones was in his forty-siXth year at
the time of his death. He was a stock
holder in furnace property at this place,
and contemplated still further invest
ments in business here, had he been
spared few weeks longer. But few
weeks before his death he was the very
picture of physical strength and manly
vigor. But, after ALL Death is the great
train-dispatcher, whose orders must not
be delayed or disobeyed, and that his
orders ofttimes come suddenly, and in an
unexpected manner, is the greater reason
why we should be ever prepared to obey
the summons.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-15
"TOM'S TRAIN Is I'M"

Hark. What sounds are those that float
So sadly on the wintry breeze?
Sounds as OF music, far remote,
Come stealing through the distant trees.
1t seems an old, familiar sound
Dear wife, we've heard it many day,
Reverberate along the ground,
Or round the window shutters play.
We've heard it down the dusty vale,
And through the wood, and up the road,
AS Toms train, o'er its track of rail,
Went flying, with its human load.
A sound of softly-ringing bells
AS though we heard it in dream
Then up the meadows gentle swells
Was poured the whistles angry scream.
For twenty years we've watched the train,
And heard the noisy engine roar
hear 1t now, far down the lane,
But never heard it so before!
The air grows dark. scarce can see
Rush through the gloom the dusty car;
While, DER it all, appears to me
bright, but swiftly falling, star.
The cloud dispels-the shadows part,
hear the mighty engines breath;
But oh, it wrings this aching heart
For now 1t sings song of death.
see the bell-rope idly swing
AS Toms train rushes swiftly past;
hear no more his greetings ring,
For this sad run shall shall be his last.
For him no more the noisy bell,
Adds to the rolling engines din;
But weeping eyes this story tell:
.sIife.s run is made-Tom'S train is iH!'