The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-03-10

De0 aud hbDdfI piatet- louA pui1S -
sheet, once worked b. Benjamin
Franklin. and he still iDdulges in Jobs
that are not simply creditaDle, bur TELL o
the perfect eomposlror and tasteful me
chanic.
Major Poore ha~ ever been an arden
lover Ot agriculture, and a success1u
worker therein. He has gwen tspecia
study to forestry and the intricate prob
iems ut culture and the suitability OF soli
4 few years sine. his efforts We're acknoNl
edged by The giving OF premium OF ont
thousand dollars for the accomplishment
of the difficult task of covering bleak
New EngIand'hii with fourishing trees
-an undertaking looked upon as QuiXotic
that rad hitherto battied all skill and ex-
perieuce, and been voted an imp0ssibilIty
Since 1855 IA has been Secretary of the
United States Agricultural Society, whose
large exhibitions previous to he late Wal
via be ,}i>tiIlcJiveiy remembered. H has
Hi>o yiytn careful attention 10 The raising
If stock and his herd Of .pure-Dooded
white Durhams j. enc of the finest 10 be
found in any country, and dtli2h TO the
eyes of every visitor.
Major Poore may wall be called a $50
cietv' 4nart He has been All active mem-
Der the Masonic fraternity since arriving
at the golden Cireanl-land OF twenty-One :;
has taken every degree upto and including
the thirty tlir. is y Past-Commauder of
Columbia Commandery of Knights Tenl-
paf OF Washington, and II member of a
large number ot Masonic organizations.
He is also member OF the Military Order
IF the Loyal Legion, and Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic.
The recoIl+ctions OF The somewhat ubi-
quitous gentleman must be rich in the
perS0nale of men who have held high
places under the Government, and been
directly or indirectly connected Herewith.
he has seen many made and unmade, many
come and 90: has seen Presidents, Cahi-
net officers, Foreign Ministers, Generals,
Senators, Judges, ard others who held pro-
mient places, appear bar to disappear as
: hAGoWs, ahi whose very names ARC now
almost forgotten. The list is long,-one
even he. with his reteutiye memory, gould
produce it,--and contains names stamped
witt, all OF immortality that Time can give
and includes IN it, galaxy of greatness and
power John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jack
son, Martin Van Buren,, William Henry
Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk,
Zachary T'aglor. Aillard Fillmore, Frank
lin Pierce james Buchanan, Abraham
Andrew Johnson,e u. ). Grant.
Rutherford B. HAYES, James 4. Garfield,
and Chester \. Arthur, supplemented by,
bur not ovprshadpwing, Webster, Clay
Livingston, Calhoun, Everett, Douglas,
Marcy, Eass, Seward, INarts, and many
another, ,who swayed the world BY their
eloqcnce, and lowered above their fellows
by the majesty Of intellect and the brilli
ancy Of genius.
Could Major Pcore find tilxe from his
numerous and engrossiug duties to ''write
up" these recOliections. what a witty,
interesting and invaluable book
would be given 10 the world. and how vi
wildly weud be reflected the times now be-
coming as myths and how truly its pages
would be worth their weight in gold. And
may We not hope that he will take kindly
10 the suggfst'an, and give rs such life
pictures as he alone can, of the days when
giants among men trod the floors Of Con-
gress, ard he Capital of the Nation gath
Fred wisdom, learning, and eioquence
such as is rare " knownin these later days
men god-ike and grand, who nodded
the destiny of the Nation: who knew and
Jared to do their entire duty to the Re-
PUBLIC: who did not mean '.license" when |
hay talked oftl'heftv," and Nho had the
,chastiiy Of honor which felt Il stain like a
The home ol Major Poure Is characters
stit, with taste in arrangement due to the
-ottelling influence and artistic skill Of the |
mistress OF ihe marst,' and TO leave 1t |
nnde-cribed III this connection would be
indeed aS the play Of Hamlet with the
part Of 'flhe Dane'' stricken out; and we
ftar he Major would nor be INCLINED to
" tiatever our readers might
10, for eqnalig. aud perhaps proudly, it Is |
rs much his castle as WAS hat # Douglas,
from turres to foundation sfone."
O it, antiquity we have already spoken
lis quaintness il almost SUI generis. ForI
seven generations it has been in the family
and eacl. owner li;ls made additions, ac-
cording to his peculiar views Of fitness, mn
til the rooms now number about sixty |
the ceilings low, as was the enstoms at the
time of its srst erection, and the windows |
shaped, as We're common in Eng
land q couple Of centuries since. 1t fronts
upon \ lasge and exceptional;y-perfee
lawn, and the old mansion. from the Cir
tlllar stone bnilding upon the right TO the !
stone structure upon the left, measures
about one hundred and twenty feet. The
bilter-sweef. waadbine, south
er.l honeysuekie, and climbing roses, and
he entire front is festooned by graceful
vines OF abundant foliage. The hall is the |
grand attraction, ,-extends upward to the
roof. with spiral stairWays; is lighted