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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24
THE SAW MILL ROUTE.
Direct Law.

The laws of Arkansas may not differ
materially from the Legislative enactments
Of other States, but legal construction and
the extent of WayWard range granted to
Judges in this State, viewed from the
rigorous standpoint of an old common law
Judge, would seem to possess such points
of grave difference, if not directly conflict
ing features when compared with deci-
sions rendered in the East.
An AarkansaW gentleman, being with
out money, attempted to travel on rail-
road train without price. When the con-
ductor called for his ticket, the gentleman
replied.
shave no ticket, in fact belong to that
class of American gentleman who don't
haYe to have tickets
Then the conductor insisted upon re-
ceiving money. ~ have no money! the
man declared. 4 belong to that class of
citizens that don't handle very much reye-
nue.
IN have to put you off, said the con-
ductor, and he pulled the bell rope.
81 greatly desire to travel on this train"
pleaded the American gentleman. Il have
been frank enough to make the humiliat-
ing confession that ! have no money.
Many a man would not have made SO gem
erous a. acknowledgements, and [ think
that a courteous interchange of frankness
and commendable openness Of declaration
demand that you should let me ride OIL this
train.''
This piece of logic, though delivered
with warmth, and with some evidence OF
elocutionary training, failed in its intend
ed effect, and the gentleman was elected
from the car. Shortly afterwards he
brought suit for damages, and after a long
and interesting hearing Of the cause, the
Judge delivered the following charge to
the jury,
WIhe plaintiff boarded the train for the
purpose of travelinga short distance. He
had no money, q TACT which he frankly
confessed. There was plenty OF room ii
the car, SO the plaintiff was in no ones
| way. The train is IN the habit of travelling
the road, in fact, it has to go along there
The train would have arrived at its desti-
nation just as soon if the plaintiff hat
been on board. The machinery would no
| have been worn any more by hauling til,
/ plaintiff. The President of the road woul,
not have been in the least injured, An
now, in view sof all these facts, that tn
train had to 60 anyway; that there wa
plenty Of room IN the car; and that. til
train would nol have been injured by th
plaintiff, Icharge you to bring in a heav
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24
THRUST AND PARRY.

Mile. \, who plays trayesty at the
theatre, is changing her clothes for mas
culine suit. Her little niece enters the
room and cries: ooh, my! Aunty is go
going to become my uncle''
A peasant in Sweden never passes fel
low-peasant without polite lifting of the
hat. This explains why SO many swedes
come to this country. They come to avoid
catching cold in the head.
Visitor (endeavoring to impart informa,
ton to a young mind)-s'The little bird in
the cage belongs to the Finch family ,sand
-" Three-year-old listener-fNo it
don't It belongs to me.''
Spa, is it right to call a man born in Po-
land Pole?' "Of course, my child"
"Well, then, if man is born in Holland
he is Hole?'' s'Tut, tut, I'll answer no
more OF your silly questions.
Human bones have been found in the
debris Of tbs old postoflce in New York.
They are supposed to be the remains of
people who were reckless enough to bother
the stamp clerk while he was reading the
last novel.
Two great ocean steamers, driving ahead
IN fog without signals, crash together,
and it IS called lamentable accident.
Two vehicles which collide in street at
night make up a newspaper item called
"eulpable carelessness.:'
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Calling On the GoYernor.


Mf' d. NJ. II. Kelly, Clerk and Jim
he"lt6, ehefln OF Carroll county, came to
Atlailta ana determined TO call On Govern
or stephens. Inc nan door OF the mansion
was open, ana the visitors noucmg two
heh at Tue o1her ehd OF the hall, Walked
LII. AS tfley passed tAe snreshold, they
Do"ta ana touched thelr hats gracefully.
ne men at the lower emu OF the nail did
lile same.
lhey molloned us TO go into TINS par
lof' salo heiiy. turning 10 the rlght and
walking H. After sitting there awhile
Hewitt SAID;
'sAfe you sure that fellow told us to
come III mere
Aes, sad Kelly, "but III go and ask
MN again.
AS helly walked ouf OF the parlor door
ne saw man walk out OF door on the
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24
senator Cameron's Dog a Nuis-
ance.

Don Cameron has dog. 1t is the big~
#gest, tiercest, ugliest dog in town, says
letter to the New York World. 1t can
bark louder and oftener and more contin-
uously than any canine since old Grimes
dog. Don keeps it chained in front of his
house on Scott Circle, and when it begins,
its mighty howl can be heard from George
town to the capitol, There is also a post
office box al the lamp in front of Don
Cameron's house. The dog thinks he is
kept there to frighten intruders away
from the letter-box, and that the people
who put letters III the box are trying to
steal the lamp post. TO 60 near after dark
is like entering a wild beasts den. The
dog howls and yowls and ratties his chain
and grinds his teeth and utters the most
frightful yelps, and keeps Senator Pendle-
ton-next door-awake, and affects Sena-
tor Windom's neryes-across the way
and puts Mr.. Robson, at the other end Of
block, in perfect fury-and still the dog
keeps it up. Perhaps Mr.. Cameron is
afraid that some Of his neighbors will steal
his port cochere, which he regards with
affectionate pride. AT all events | wish
that dog was in the dog heaven.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24
A MILWAUKEE MANN LUCK
He Falls Heir to 100000 and
Expects to Get S3 100000
More Before He Gets
Through.

| MILWAUKEE, Feb. Mayor Stowell
read letter to-day from a lady in county
Managhin, Ireland, named Margaret r.
win, asking for information regarding a
man named John Clements Ralston. She
claimed that he was her oldest brothers.
enid who had fallen heir to about $500, 900
She offered reward for information and
asked the mayor to write her whether
such man lived here. She said she had
been Informed that Ralston came to Mil
Walkee three years ago. The directory
Wasl consulted and the name .s.John G.
Ralston" found. He is foreman of B. J.
Johnson's soap and candle works on West
water street. A reporter found him at
work there. He is a gentlemanly and in
telllgent appearing man, 45 years of age.
The reporter told him about the letter re-
celVed by the mayor. He at once admitted
that ne was the person referred to in the
letter. In answer to questions he said it
was true he expected to become, in COM
pany with the aunt who had written to the
mayor. the happy possessor of the fortune
ofhis supposed relative valued at about
s3,OOo,0OO. He says that he is positive
that IN the course of time the family re-
latlonship will be fully established and
the property fall into his own and his
aunt's hands, Mr.. Ralston said he was
born in Newry, Ireland, and came to this
country l5years ago. He got married and |
lived at various places, wherever fortune
took him, and finally came here from Buff
ialo. The estate has been in the courts of
Glasgow for 10 years. 1t has been wen
handled by officials, and has constantly
increased in value.
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Au Reyoir, Rosebud.

A telegram has been received from
Lieut.. Col. Guido Ilges, Eighteenth infan-
try, commanding, at Fort Assinnaboine,
under date of the Sth inst, which states
that couriers have come in from Lieut..
Hardin, who has been scouting in the Milk
river country, bringing the intelligence
that on Feb. he struck and captured a
camp of forty-foslr lodges of Canadian In
dians belonging to Rosebud's band, on
Woody Island creek. near Falls timber.
The Indians were ordered to pack up,
their tepees were taken down and the
whole camp was started across the boun-
dary line. The troops did not accompany
them to the border on account of the deep
snow There are no buffalo at present in
the Milk river country, the heavy snow
fall which still covers the ground TO con-
siderable depth having driven them else
where. The white hunters have left the
country The cold has been extreme, the
thermometer registering more than 40 deg.
below zero: many of the men are frozen,
bat none of them seriously. Lieut.. Har-
din's detachment was expected to arrive II
the fort OH the night OF the 9th.-Pioneef
Press.
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The Old Republican, Senator's
Dropping Out.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Windom's fall
and Ferly's impending defeat, along with
the Colorado and Nebraska senatori al
elections, constitute subject of conversa-
ton among Senators, to whom these re-
suits are suggestive of what may be in
store for themselves.
'sGone to keep company with Conkling, :"
was the exclamation of a Republican SEN
ator with four years to serve. The men,
ton of Conkling's name brought forth the
opinion that of ali of those who had gone
into retirement, he was the only one whose
return might be expected. Conkling had
a prospect quite different from Blaine's.
He had reputation that needed no de-
fence, and was a safe thing to stand on.
How different was it with Blaine, whose
record perpetually stared him in the face,
and operated as bar to his further pro-
gress.
Then WINDOWS fall was referred to and
Ferry's impending defeat and enforced
retirement was mentioned without regret.
When John Sherman reaches the end OF
his term he will have run his race, for the
reason that he will be about on par with
Blaine. The logic of merit is against
Cameron, Logan, Hawley, Harrison, and
the time is probably nigh when none OF
the old Republican leatlers in Congress
will be on the stage of action.
That Arthur has future beyond his
term no one snpposes.
| OF all the men now out of public life
and at any time holding high station
Conkling is considered the only one whose
return is believed to be anywise possible
In public life he has preserved his name
unsullied. AL the greater is his strength
as one after another of the public men o
his period goes down under a cloud AM
/ without prospect.
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in favor of the plaintiff, and that
as healthful example to all parties con-
eerned, the conductor be sent to jail for
six months, and also that the clerk of this
court furnish the President of the road
with an account of these proceedings to-
gether with al opinion that he, the Presi-
dent, don't live far enough up the creek to
tramp Oh the coat-tails Of this COURT
arkansas TYdveze1.
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An sDFribie Tale.

Miss Emily she was handsome
Miss Emily she was fair,
She wore number eleven shoe,
She banged her auburn hair
And the ease and grace with which the charming
girl would manipulate chunk OF spruce gum !" @s
Away beyond compare.
Young Charley was slim and straight
Young Charley he was tall.
He had a mellow, sllyery voice,
But never hired hall
Aghe WIS sometimes req quested to do when persons
grew weary Of his melliAuous tones. 1t was a
cold d4v-we might as well mention here--When
this talented youth got left, when
Dancing at ball.
Miss Emily loved young Charley,
Young Charley ne loved she;
And the affection of these young people
Was most amazing for to see.
Hbv,ifit wasn't giving i'm away, we should tell
about Emily's kissing this fond lover one evening
in The oarlor. before the lamps were lighted and
VIII e she
Was sitting on his knee.
But a very foolish incident
DESTROYED their love and bliss,
And tore their loving hearts apart
And the way 1t occurred was tHis.
We see we shall have tell it anyhow, bee use the
row resulted directly from
The above referred 10 kiss.
Upon Miss Emily rosebud lips
She'd put some glycereen,
To keep them soft and moist and red,
And lovely to be seen.
In q word, TO keep off the chaps, but as Tor TINS
particular chap. Charley, she did not care about
keeping him off, she
Want so awful mean.
The slight m oustache of Charley
With ni5re spread DER
Ploccd there with firm determination
TO make it grow some more.
Because it wa only small, this-kind-tWo-tor- "a
quarter moustache. as
We should have said before.
SO-whep he stole the kiss
Though surel twas no sin,
The meeting Of those burning lips
Formed nitro-glycerino.
And oh Lord such a time. 1t blew off.the end of
her nose. and extracted her teeth, and bunged her
eyes, and as for Charley it reduced him to con-
dition
Most awful to be seen.
Aad this is how the thing occurred
Which their true love did end,
Young Charley to Miss Emily now
Is nothing but a friend.'
And not such an internally dear friend either.
And here concludes this m0Grnful tale which we
So tearfully have penned.
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1ANA, ILL.,, rep. 9.-1eGer New, q tor
mer resident Of Pana, was killed, together
with five other men, at z o'clock this morn
ing by a boiler explosion in the file fac
| tory at Tayloryie, Illinoise, and Henry
New, a nephew of Peter, is in dying
condition.
PUGET SOUND STEAMBOAT HORROR,
SEATTLE, Wash. E., Feb. 9.-The steam
Ell Gem left this city yesterday morning
loaded with hay and other freights for
| Port Gamble, Seabreak and Union CITY.
and four passengers. She called at Port
Madison and in the afternoon started for
| Port Gamble. When five or six miles out
smoke was observed coming from the hay.
They headed the boat for shore, lashed the
wheel, got the lifeboat into the water, but
| in three minutes it went adrift, All but
the extreme forward part Of the boat was
then mass of flames. The cook, who was
q Chinaman, and two deck hands showed
the remaining boat into the water, jumped
for it, fell into the water and were drown
ed. +. c. Vickery, q passenger, teacher
at the Shohomesh Indian Reservation,
cried to his wife to follow him and he
would save her, plunged into the sound
and was drowned. His wife followed him
and sank In moment. The deck hands
| lost were George Gowan and e. Rayback,
and they with Vickery and lis wife aud
the Chinese cook completed the list of
those drowned. Capt. Williamson anch-
ored and kept the craft head to wind. lie
and bis crew kept the bow free from fire
and themselves saved until they were
| taken off by boats from the shore, two
miles distant. The Gem was a stern
wheeler OF 5S tons, belonged to John Nc
Creery & Co. of Union City, and was
valued at $4,000. No insurance on vessel
or cargo.
FATAL FREIGHT SMASH AT WACoURA.
RED WING, Feb. 0,-At 6 IL this morn
ing freight train No. 20, while standing at
Wacouta, was run into by another freight
train, utterly demolshing and setting fire
to the caboose. A passenger named G.
Howe, a printer from Winona, who was
sleeping in the caboose, was crushed in 2
horrible manner, Train 20. aU was under
charge of Conductor Hopkins, The body
of Howe will remain in the vault here un.
til sent for by relatives or friends.
THE SAW MILL ROUTE.
DETROIT, Feb. 9.-B.J. Grier's saw mill
at Charlotte, Mich, blew up this morning,
instantly killing the proprietor and Will
liam Gordon, the engineer,
SLAUGHTER IN A FOREIGN TUNNEL.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-In the shaft of the
Zorin tunnel works, to-day, four men
were killed outright, and several so seri-
ously mangled that they are expected to
die.
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BENTON, MONTANA SATURDAY

no condition to stand the rush of such
scientific giant, but it was apparent that
he took as much pride and pleasure in this
display of the skill and proWess of his pu-
pil and protege as if he himself had Won the
applause that now shook the building.
Tie spectators hurrahed, clapped hands,
beat upon the floor with their canes,
stamped, and cheered themselves hoarse.
There had been great applause at the con-
cIusion of each OF the other rounds, but
Mace and Slade threw overcoats about
them and lett the platform, lasted until
they had disappeared, and seemed even to
gain in yigor as, in response to the over
whelming demonstration, they reascended
the platform, threw off their wraps, and
placed themselves in position for fourth
and final round.
Slade opened the final round with
blow in on Mace, landing it on the nose,
and very prettily stopping Mace's counter.
Mace put one light Tap on SHADES cheek,
nose Then Mace returned TO his tavorlte
old game of body-fghtiDg, and planted
TWO good blows, getting in return a sue
ceseion OF three sturdy raps on mouth,
nose, anu chin. After "A little sparring,
Slade driving him and. forcing the work,
Mace had TO take another very heavy blow
on the nose thai staggered bin backward.
Had he been further away from the ropes
he would doubtless have fallen. 1t was
evidently a much more severe blow than
big Slade had intended to deal hm-just
one oI those ces Sason-Compelers that the
Maori Is capable Of delivering when he
happens TO let himself out He himself
seemed slightly staggered, and dropped
his hands as be saw the effect. The next
instant Mace bad grasped his hand In
friendly clasp, a warm shake was ex-
changed between them, and amid roar of
applauze they left the platform,
The entertainment concluded with a
lively and amusing set-Uo of four rounds
between Jerry Murphy and Jimmy Kelly.
Then, as the spectators slowly made their
way to the street, Pop Whitaker came
down among Jle reporters to show the
belts, fonaling aud caressing them, particu-
larly the gold one, and parodsed;
Twelve times he's fought for that big belt,
Twelve times sustained his prestige high,
Aud alb! to see that trophy brig gat,
Brings fire to every slugger's eyel
Sing that to the tune of Our Flag is
There, boys said he.
Mace and Sade were presented to the
spectators In Harry Hills Variety Theatre
in the afternoon, and bowed their acknowl-
edgements Of the applause that greeted
them. Gus Lambert and Pete Mccoy had
three rattlng rounds with the gloves.
Set-tos between Fatty Rush and Charles
Fisher, Jim Murray and John Mccain,
Steve Taylor and Johnny Reilly, Daisy
DAILY and Tom GerrstY. and Jimmy Kelly
and Jerry Murphy followed. The two
midgets Thomas McShane and U. S. Grant
Wilson (coloredD wound up witha set-to in
which McShane had the better of it.
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The lumber firm of Forbes, Barstow &
Co. of Cleveland, after losing 100000
worth OF stock in the late floods, has made
an assignmentto Edward 2. Sheldon, his
bond being fixed at $25, 900.
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View Fr om the Washington Mouu-
lMemt.

A reporter of the Washington ssar gives
the following description of view from
the top of the unfinished monument:
1.-The city looks a trifie different when
viewed almost from the realms of the
clouds, and realization Of what it must be
TO 60 bailoon-yoyaging daWns on you.
The public buildings toward the north, the
Treasury, State, War and Navy Depart
ments and Lhe White House look like doll
houses. Squares are as blocks on check
er-board, and streets but hair lines. Trees
lose their individuality, and the woods are
exaggerated clumps. The river toward
the south Is only pond. but still you can
trace it, siivery line for miles. Mount
Vernon can be seen OH clear days with a
field glass, and many Well-knoWn places in
the neighboring hills Of Virginia and
Maryland can be easily picked out. 1t is
thought when the monument reaches its
full height that yessels can be seen on
Chesapeake Bay. The boats on the river
excite more attention by their putting and
ElOWiAS iiIstiI wv Dt lfIClI siLts livery
where you turn the view is pleasing. The
tiny leave of green crowning the heights
and the river washing its shores frame the
city like a picture. Visitors are always
impressed with the safety-net around the
monument, bur none have exhibited any
pranks that would expose them to being
caught i'll its meshes. The workmen
get SO used to their eelvated position as to
sit on the edge with their feet hanging over
while they eat their lunch. They know
the security afforded by the net, and can
be little risky. The average visitor
keeps within respectful distance of both
outer and inner edges OF the wall. and feels
all the time as if he were treading on air.
The wind blows, too, with business ve-
locity, and very windy day takes up cons
siderable attention. The wind has blown
one workman of his feet, but he was
caught in the safety-net. The only cases
of bravada exhibited yet were by young
woman, who got out into the satety~net
/ just to see how it would leeIs and cat,
| who Fiskal nne or his nine lives in Jump
/ ing from the top, but with no serious re-
suits. The descent can be made either by
the elevator or by the staircase. Most pre-
fer the known terrors of the former to the
undiscovered horrors of the latter. The
iron frame work Of the staircase is all
/ right, but only temporary steps ars In
place. There are no risers at all, and only
harrow planks for steps.
The largest fruit seller Iii Nv Orleans,
= 81 hestg asked what became of all the
cocoanut shells, replied that lie sent annu-
! ally 1,5oo, 900 to New York to be ground
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Thomas Ne. Nichol, the hard money
advocate has bought a one-third interest
in the Bethesda mineral springs at Waa-
kesha, Wis, and is regarded as having
nude considerable wealth during the past
few years.
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EVENTS IN MANITOBA.
A Mssa Killed in "a Weii-A Mysterious
Double Murder-Other News.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. ga man
named Sexsmith, supposed to be from Mt.
Forest, Ont, lost his life yesterday while
working in well on the farm of John
Barton, six miles west of Wolseley, near
Regina. At 95 feet from the surface he
struck gas, and before a rope could be
lowered he became powerless, owing to
the gas. His body has notyet been recoY-
cred.
Hanlan has offered to challenge Wallace
Ross for a race On the Red river here next
summer for $1,000 side, if the people of
the city are willing to put up an addition
al purse of $4,000. Those interested state
that if all who subscribed to the race fund
last summer. but were not called upon for
the contributions, will pay their subscrip-
tions, there will be quite sufficient to raise
the $4,000 required.
General Superintendent Egan of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad has assumed
the superintendeney of the Manitoba
Southwestern in addition to his other du-
ties, having been appointed by Hammond
and Hill, directors, to the position. Trains
now run three times week each way on
the fifty miles of constructed road.
A foul, double murder is. supposed to
have been committed last night. This
morning the victims, two infants, twins,
were found in hole in the Red river by 2
man named VIM. Peterson, waterman.
He states that last night he cutsa hole in
the ice to dip water. This morning at s
O'Clock he went to the hole in the ice to
get supply, and floating in the hole were
the bodies Of two little babies, both naked.
The bodies were tied together in an old
cardboard box, one end of which was out,
but Peterson lefr the bodies in the water
and went straight to the police STATEN and
made report to the inspector. The police
went down to the river, and there at the
foot of Postoffiee street were the bodies,
which were carried to the police station.
DR.. Benson held an inquest this afternoon
A clue is said TO have been tTaead to an
Ieelandic woman. The inquest adjourned
| till tomorrow.
| One Of Speeches band Of Greeks in tht
Indian Territory, who received his orphan
money, sum of 81 900, last week, wen
crazy overhis luck and shot two of hi
comrades through the head while the,
were sleeping. In the effort to captur
the lunatic he shot another Indian, and
was finally found necessary to shoot hin
down with a Yolley.
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The largest fruit seller Iii Nv Orleans,
81 heirg asked what became of all the
cocoanut shells, replied that he sent annu-
ally | SOC, 900 to New York to be ground
up with black pepper.