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why He Brought Them Back.

A small boy with an intelligent face
posting box of grapes on the counter,
stood looking down: i don't want the
grapes, my little fellow said the mer-
chant, "I've got as many now as | can
sell take them away They are
yours" the boy said looking up. Yes
terday evening [ came along here ana
took this box of grapes from the stand at
the door, I knowed it was staalin', an
my mother always told me not to take
anything that did not belong to me, but
| couldn't help it. Just before | left the
house my little sister that was sick said,
sOh, if had some grapes like them l
saw down town | could eat 'em.' We
didn't have no money, an nobody knew
us cause we had just moved into the
house. Mother washed clothes, but
when sister got sick she had to quit.
When I took the clothes home the lady
told me to come next day ter the money,
but when [ went there the house was
shut up and the people was gone, SO we
didn't have any money to get grapes
with. Mother said, Never mind, we
will get some money after awhile. L
saw her go into the other room. an when
/ watched her she had her face bnrled
in pillow an was prayln'. | came
aWay down town an stood around long
time waiting to get chance, an after
. while. when YOU wasn't looking, gO1
a box an run with it," "But why did
YOU bring it back ?' the dealer asked
SBecause," replied the boy, choking
down sob, ''when | got home my SIS
ter was dead ."-ArkansdaO TrdUeter.
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Mormon Matters.

SALT LAKE, October 16.-This mora
ing Pullman missionaries esg esh'l,nina soana
for the east, left this city. Apostle Can,
nor. at the last conference, announced
that Elders geing on missions inyarlaply 40 J
travelled without purse or script. THIS
palace ear luxury is regarded by saint
and sinner as q new departure. George
O. Cannon and Delegate Cain accompa-
ny the mission. ..a.n
Bishep Edward Hunter, presiding
bishop of the Mormon church, and at
/ one time the head Of the tithing depart
| Ement, is very i'll and not able.to survive
the night. He is ninety-one years OF
age and the eldest bishop belonging To
| their church.
There is report current to the effect
that John Taylor, by reason OF the
| feeble condition of advanced age, pur-
poses resigning the presidency of the
Mormon church. If the report is true
and many believe it is, George O. Can
non will be his successor. This change
/ will strengthen the Mormon church very
| ra1Ioh
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Boecher on Montana.

During his first trip over the Northern
Pacific road Mr.. Bescher sent the fol-
lowing short letter to an old friend:
"If YOU wish to renew your youth,
and caper again as you did sixty years
ago, come out into the great northwest:
Talk of Iowa, Kansas, Texas. ETC. l
would not give the country along the
Northern Pacific for half dozen OF
them. 1t would be the paradise Of agri-
culture if it were not for one thing-the
length of winter. The cold Is nothing
/ it is almost a luxury. The immlgra-
ton here is immense, wonderful and o1
the best character. In all the nascent
cities it is the New England men whe
control and shape and others fall in.
was never in better health, strength, OF
more elastic. The summer along the
Northern Pacific is ideal. So dry is the
climate that neither heat nor cold take:
hold as in the east. The railroad is a.
| good, cars, engines and roadbed, as tn
| average easterns Hotels good enough
for sinners-better than we deserve
The people are kind, sympathetic AM
enterprising.p
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glistened in the light and all was cheer
full once more. From that spring to
this time the increase ia cattle has been
wonderful. Prices began to increase.
There was a demand for western beef in
the eastern markets and even in Europe,
and capital in great abundance came in
to invest. Large herds of breeding cat
tie came up from Texas in that and the
following year. They also came from
Oregon and the west coast Prominent
among the causes that led to the advance
in prices was the introduction of foreign
capital. In 1882, from value of S12and
SIS head, the price Of stock cattle went
up to $50 and even $40 head. The
whole system of holding and handling
cattle is now changed. Rep,sb-
ticQ71
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Lieut.. Garlington's Report.

WASHINGTON, October 19.-The secre-
tary of war has received from the chle1
signal officer the official report OF Lieut..
r.. A. Darlington, commander OF tne
recent Arctic expedition to Smith sound
for the relief of the signal party at Lazy
Franklin bay The report is very long
and goes fully into all the details OF the
VOYAGE and the wreck tef the Proteus
and retreat of her survivors III small
boats to the north Greenland settlement
of Upernayik. The principal points OF
the narrative have been covered by pre-
yious accounts from various sources, but
the comments and explanations OF Lieut..
| Darlington are new and decldedly IN
teresting. Additional particulars with
| regard to the management OF the FRO
| teus are also given, and tend TO snow
that Captain Pike was not as careful ana
skillful a navigator as had been sup
posed. Among such particulars are the
| facts that on the 9Th OF July Captain
| Pike ran past the harbor Of Good Haven
/ in entire ignorance Of its proximity, al
though the weather was clear; that on
July 18th he ran his ship aground near
Driscoford in consequence OF neglectlng
to take soundings; and that on the l9tn
he went entirely out of his course ano
ran III LOWdIuS S1PO VcAnSA, "e
| tom of Melville bay, supposing it to be
Cape York, while the latter in reality
Law $50 miles to the westward. Lieut.
Darlington, however, does not charge
Capt. Pike with any neglect or bae
, Judgment in connection with the MI
by which the Proteus was crushed
That he seems to regard as an acclden
pure and simple, without contributor.
negligence on the part OF any one ID
confirms, however, the statement hrs
Imade by Commander Wildes, OF Id
IArctic, with regards to the behavior
, Capt. Pixies crew at the first alarm
: danger. He says that those On dut
abandoned their posts and ran to say
their own property ia the forecastle, an
> as soon as the stores began to go over tn
. ships side they commenced to apprs
I pirate everything they wanted, breah
9 ing open and rifing boxes and bags
f private clothing and stealing their cor
! tents. Capt. Pike said, in reply
e | Lieut.. Garlington's protests, that he ws
9 | powerless te prevent the plundering. an
: that the men Of his crew were 1T
,fI werst lot Of scoundrels he ever saw
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A. Private Conference.

WASHINGTON, October 19.-At the re-,
quest of the president the members OF
the civil service commission called at
the White House this afternoon ana
had an interview with him. The COM
missioners are reticent this evening as
to what transpired. An associated press
reporter asked Dorman B. Eaton, presi-
dent of the commission, what was the
object of the conference. Eaton replled
that he did not deem it proper tor MN
to state what had occurred; That the
commissioners had called at the request
of the president, and that the interview
was a long one.
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Tom Power Gets There.

HELENA, October 22.-The republican
district convention reconvened at tne
court house at Il o'clock .. m. to-day.
r. A. Cummings, of Choteau, one OF the
two delegates accredited to that county,
appeared, and upon the presentation OF
his credentials was admitted to seat
and adiudged entitled to participate 10
the proceedings. Then, upon motion OF
Mr.. Carter, seconded by Mr.. CROSBY,
that r. C.. Power be declared by ACCLAIM
alton the choice for delegate at large 70
the constitutional convention, that gen
tleman was SO chosen ana declared by
the unanimous vote OF the convention.
There being no further business peIore
It. the convention adjourned sine die.
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Good Reading for Cow Boys.

!. The following letter from number
OF the most prominent stockmen OF the
Judith basin speaks for itself, and IS de-
cidedly complimentary to Mr.. Glass
man: A>
JUDITH BASIN, N n! II z. July 20, 1888.
Mr. VIM. Glossnadra, Fort bea1
DEAR SIR:-We, the undersigS@d cow
men of the Judith basin, haylngsSsd
your saddles for the past year, find thesa
far superior to all others for duraplllty;
workmanship, and for being the oes'
cow saddles for general use.
Horace Brewster, Jesse Phelps,
Charles Brewster, q David ?. Phelps,
| Perry Westfall, Eld. Olden,
| James Howard, Ensign sweet,
John Campbell, sim CampoeI.
Tim Smith. VIM. Rowe.
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nba GreatetSIron Works IN the w orld.

EJorr PauDehn has written short
oocount of tie immense iron works OF
Krupp, in Tssen. Krupp's works were
founded in $40. In 1856 his number OF
workmen roe to 693, and soon afterward
he felt obljeed to build dwellings for
them. Thenumber of his workmen IN
1880 was 1D,59S. and the number Of
houses were I, ,203, IN which live ,Zoo
souls These houses contain from ite
five rooms. the rent running from about
$40 to S55 year. One successful eApel, yer
iment was a boarding house lof zoo
single men, and later for 5OO men, pro
viding dihner, with meat four tlmes q
week; supper, coffee ana DuIeer' eile
bread they must provide themselVes. "A
large cooperative store, starteu py !,
Krupp, has developed enormously ana
monopolhe , aftaii d trade sted q. ens since u1ss
1855, and ID 1882 had ll,0ll members
and q fundof $313.500. Sick clubs among
the worknen's families also exist.
There is q sanitary committee n Tue
The works have had a fever hospital
since 1871, 40 infirmary since 1917. Ihe
former vastransferred to the toWh VI
Essen in 1872 for smallpox cases. a
disinfectioa house and apparatus nave
also been instituted on Dlttmar's plan
Baths wereput up near the entrance y
fine works in 1874. In 1876 a lie lhsur
ance fund was started, and has 1 risen 7 :,
525 members. A high school, Win
twenty class rooms, and private scnoo
with sixteen rooms, are among ael
Krupp's foundations, and since 1876 nv
technical 81 ehools have been in existence ee
in which classes for women IN mouse
hold work ETC., are also held, which ar
bette better Tat Tsatttended than at first. secondar
schools, both in Essen and Alteneor. or
BY gre supported snd BY Iyn1a1af thS fFm hs
been ~ institated since 1876, such as broor
msFnr nSeE for the cooperative stores, ea .,
lIef making, etc., in which widows an
children are also employed. In on
week in September, 1882 the number
rooa1d moeH ~ nan. women, and children
ao0ppectad peOpleN@dswri,t with and dependent on He'
Kmnn,s works was 65,38l.
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Wired From the Capital.

HELENA, October 2o.-In the mileand
a half dash at Denver, "Wednesday
Chantilla won, Startle I'd, Mary S. Sd
and Thady 4th. Time, 2:453.
The republicans of the second Judlcial
district have nominated Capt Mills, OF
the Neay North West, as candidate Tor
delegate-at-large to the constitutional
convention.
Manager Maguire's theatres will be IN
full swing during the coming week, with
PADDY RYAN and Prof. Martin in Mlng's
opera house, Jay Rial's company In
Bntte. and Jack Langrishe in Deer
Lodge. The Haverly of Montana must
have his hands full.
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The Sunday School Picnic.

It is glad picnic party. The Sun
day School had gone out into the leafy
forest. The dark object in the heavens,
800 miles wide and 1000 miles long, is a
cloud. It got to the woods as soon as
the picnic. and is there yet. Under the
great oak you can see tie dinner. The
large waterproof mound in the middle
of the table sullenly laughing at the
storm Is q fruit cake The teacher OF the
infant class made it for the little ones.
But the storm saved them. See, the
lightning struck the cake. twill nev-
er strike anything else. There stands
the cake, without a dent and under the
table, shattered and blighted, lies the
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From the Husbandman.

Last week Messrs. Holland & Murphy
bought 500 young ewes from Dr. Faf-
berry, paying $3.50 each.
Emory A. Huson, of the Judith, pur-
chased 900 ewes from Champlln 8 20.
last week. We have not learned the
price paid, but it was in the nelghhof-
hood of $4. 50 per head.
There is considerable interest mani
tested in the new quartz discoveries Ia
the Mossagate and Sixteen-Mlle creek
districts. Some of the ore found tnere
is reported to be half mineral. Melted
in a common ladle it is said to yield
chunk Of bullion OF copper and silver
equal to half the size OF the ore. Ihere
will be number OF men winter IN this
camp, and considerable development
will be accomplished before spring.
A rumor reached town yesterday to
the effect that two gentlemen, coming
across the country from Benton re"
days ago, came upon two men IN the
mountains with a considerable banu ol
horses, which had the appearance OF
being stolen property. We would sug'
gest that the stockmen OF the valley IL
vestigate the matter, as by SO dong tneA
may be able to avert the loss OF property
aad possibly capture the ,hleves. Iney
| were on Tenderfoot, very un1requehtee
| locality.
| A wagon road through to the upper
| Judith has at last been opened, so tina
light teams can pass over it. We learf
that hunter, desiring to go across IRON
Copperopolis basin to the Judith, turnee
about cleared the road and passed owe
it. Messrs. Korell and Wright, WIZ
came over the route short time since
| state that small expenditure OF none.
will put the road in fair condition 10
travel. The route is direct, the dlstanc
from this place to Utica not exceeding
forty-five miles, and there are no heav.
pulls or difficult mountainsto cross.
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"PRUDY'S PRAY Ell"

"Nama, Prudy's DIRE 'fful tired,
Dre'fful tired and sleepy, too,
Guess I'll go to bed this minute.
went say my prayers to you"
{. Prudy. come to mama darling
Who h.s kept you all the day,
Given you so many blessings,
Made you happy In your play?
God" 'sYes, Prudy, he has kept you,
Don't you love him for it, dear?
Don't you want TO thank our Father
For all joys he sends you here?"
Quick the little knees were bended.
Two small hands were clasped in prayer,
While my tears fell fast, unnotlced,
On my darling's golden hair.
s.Dear Lord Jesus, / SO sleepy,
/ is tired all fru and fru:
But love you, dear Lord Jesus,
And want to thank you too"
Sound my little one is sleeping,
Well know that God is near.
He. kind. loving watch is keeping,
Surely, then, need notfear.
Give me faith in more abundance.
That !, too, my way may see:
Heavenly Father, keep my darling
Always child-like, trusting Thee.
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BEAUTY.

Beautiful faees are thoFe thsI "7"A
1t matters little if dark or fair
Whole-soulel honesty printed Ihele'
Beautiful ey,s are those that show,
Like crystalpanes where heaTth-nres glo"'
Beautiful lis are those whose woTas
leap from he heart like songs OF DlFos'
Yet whose Eterance prudence glroS'
Beautiful LADS are those that DO
Work thatiearneet and brave ana true,
Moment by loment the long day through
Beautiful fet are those that 90
On kindly nnistries to and fro,
Down lowlist ways, if God Wills IL 60
Roautiful sbulders are those that bear
Ceaseless brdens of homely care,
Win patiea grace and daily prayer
Besntiful Ies are those that bless,
Silent riverof happiness,
Whose hiden fountain but few may guess
Reautiful flight, at set of sun,
beautiful pal, with race well run,
beautiful sf, with work well done
Beautiful rave. where grasses creep
Where brorl leaves fall and drifts lie deep
over wornut hands oh, beautiful sleep!
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No.. l..

by the Northern Pacific is that Willard
wants to establish special contract sys-
tenn for his own line. One manager as
serts that he is doing SO now in violation
OF the agreement entered into, and that
he has proof that Willard offered speclal
CONTRACT rates to Portland merchants inn
mediately after the close of the confer
ence, the contracts to run to December
1st. 1884. He says also that he has rea-
son to know that Willard committed
himself by promise to give through
rates on local tariffs. These matters
will be considered at a meeting at Chi
cago on the 31st, when another commits
sioner will be elected. ~
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Special Contracts.
much.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 18.-The
railway managers say that the threat
ened refusal of the Northern Pacific to
continue the special contract system will
have no effect on the roads west OF the
Missouri river. Under the fifth section
of the private agreement the Northern
Pacific took solemn obligation, as the
clause reads, to maintain the present ex-
listing rates, and the managers here
claim that Willard has to do SO until he
gives the required ninety days .atice l
withdrawal from the contraftOTl
sons assigned for this n sUN
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Gold IN Dakota.

LISBON, Dakota, October 21.-lntense
excitement prevails here over the dis
covery Of gold. H. w. Griswold,, OF
Chicago, made the discovery on bis
place two months ago. He had one
hundred and thirty samples assayed and
the result showed from two hundred
dollars to two hundred and fifty dollars
ner ton. The matter Was kept quiet un-
fil H.tW. Griswsld had secured all the
land in the vicinity, There is great ex,
element in this part of the country ana
crowds are leaving for the scene OF the
diacoVarV
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an Unfortunate Town.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 1S.-Guay-
amas (Mexico) advices from Allata re-
port the population of the town deci-
mated by yellow fever, the deaths aver
aging about twenty day. On October
Sd Allata was struck by hurricane,
killing several persons and destroying
great portion Of the town. The inhab-
itants sought refuge in the mountains.
Several miles of the Smalloa q Durango
railroad track was torn up and the bridge
at Yurearcitos was blown down. The
depot and machine shops were the only
buildings left standing. The private
losses are estimated at $4,000. what
with the fever and hurricane the mis-
cry and devastation are something ter
rihle
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rho Cattle Business.

c+aot-lenes have but faint realiza-
to- ~ thapreat wealth there is IN the
49, ~ot y. fa is OF the northwest. AS one
t"~1, P"1suio a,,ay 10 the north, the east and 10
tIoNs ~ .',tb ~ over what weuld seem bar
ra,, ,a.o 9u Sna;rie he would hardly believe that
No. :, ! space OF country extending 5oo
81 =, one direction and 1OO IN Tue
ntheS ,no,e than 800, 900 cattle are te-day
% feadina. and fattening, representing Q
wosite often millions and more. Ihls
sind',o+,.,y has sprung up in the past ten
nr fiftoon years. Prior to that there were
bnt feT- csttle upon the plains. The MS
tor,, of this cattle business in Colorado IS
An Interesting one. In 1870 the vaiu,
ation IF the herds of the entire state dlo
not exceed half-a-million of dollars. TO
dav II will probably reach thirty MIL
lions In 1870 there was not to exceed
a hundred thousand dollars invested In
fine or Hooded cattle. To-day million
dollars would not buy the Shorthorhs,
Herefords, Holsteins and Jerseys that
cron our tender grasses. In 1870 It was was
, estimated that the state had but 7o,OOO
head of cattle all told. To-day it has q
miIl;on. From 1878 20 1880 these 10000
had Increased to 100000, or Whereabouts.
Tn 1oal came that dreadful winter that
swant 100. 900 from the earth-setting
] the coant back to 100000 to commence
the spring of 1881. Then were the en-
bryo cattle kings disheartened: Many
a manwho has since become rich would
have changed his occupation in 1881 !
y he ecould have found a purchaser for his
remaining cows. But as is often tht
case. close upon the heels OF adversity
prosperity followed. As the sun warmed
= the hills after the winter had passed, th'
/ tender grass sprung up as il by magic
" and the ragged coats Of the cattle sool
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Y oil. w.,
ONLY A. LITTLE.

A bird has ittle-only feather,
Plucked, it may BE- from tender preas''
Onlv thread to bind together
The delicate fabric of his nest;
Vet he rincs, 'gThe vide, free air Is mine, -,
IT The @ dews of earth the clouds OF heaven
He ats aud swinge with the swlnglns Nihe'
And all he looks On to him Is gwen
A child has little-9nly blossom; NJ, oe h,oor
Caught at random from the heles u plooin
ONLY the love in tender bosom, .,aon,.
Freed from the shadow of care and gtoI2mht 81 Iah
Yet he aughs all day from the deeps Oh su'hes'
ana ne defls hs,y nus }oy y IA world ,nT of brightness
And all he asks for TO him Is given
A man has little-only longing,
HIGHER than labors of sword or pen,
Only aiS vision it51a whose lights are thronglng
Over the tumult and toll OF men, men
Yet wealth s from the weailn l " Dod, On 81
His are the glories Of earth ana nca;[g l9@ Fen'
He feels beauTy too deep tor see,in5, i5
And all he dreams Of to him is gwen
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The project of building railroad from
Billings to the Bull mountains is aban-
doned, and the road will be built from
the main line, in the vicinity of Pom
pey's Pillar, about forty miles east OF
that town. Thus another set back IS
given to "Alkali City" The above is
taken from the Miles City Press, which
never has expended vast amount OF
love or taffy on Billings, and we trust is
a long way-about 60 miles-from belng
true. Billings is the natural point Tor a
railroad to Fort Benton to branch from,
and there is no doubt but it will be built
at once.-Bozenaa,a Chronicle.
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Ben. Stones famous romance ABOUT
climbing tree in the Yellowstone
PARK and thus eluding the bloodthirsty
redskins during the Nez Perces RAID IS
proclaimed by a Bozeman paper 70 pe q
myth-a mere figment of Ben,s lmagln-
alton. It will now be in order ior our
loca Peter Farley to sue the BozeMan
newspaper libelers for slo,ooo DAMAGES s
to his character and reputation as 10
cal historian.
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Taain g. Hand Powder Co.

This company have established an
agency for the sale of their powder IN
northern Montana at Fort Benton,
where they will keep constantly on
hand in their magazine full supply. OF
the celebrated orange, rifle and ducking
powder; also full stock OF blasting
powder. The agency will be in charge
of Ell. J. Wackerlin & Co., who have
built large magazine for the storage OF
pnwdar
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Horses for Sale.

Having purchased the Green band OF
horses, IS head, and removed them to
nv ranch q mile and a half below Fort
Benton, parties desiring saddle or work
animals will find that [ can readily sup
ply their wants. Cal and see me.
- EgW. s.. EVANS.
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Lost.

An oil picture set in solid gold frame,
with hair in the back. Twenty dollars
will be paid and no questions asked II
returned to this office or to henry
O'Hanlon, Fort Benton.
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Furniture.

Parties wishing to buy furniture are
respectfully invited to inspect our stock
and get prices, as we have remarked
all goods. It will pay you to cali ana
aea ns. r. C. POWER & BRO.
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For Rent.

The building at the corner of Main
and Bond streets, lately occupied by the
RIVER Press For particulars apply at
this office.