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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-11
THE Independent has several times

The Independent has several times
predicted the building of a branch road
from the Canadian Pacific to Benton,
our river metropolis. The progress of
events in the Northwest now indicate
an early building Of this road, which is
destined to be a link in the great north
and south road connecting the Dominion
with the City of Mexico, and Hudson's
Bay with the Mexican Gulf and Gulf Of
California. Shall Helena be on the line
of this international line now almost
completed? A fewmonths will decide
Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-11
BLAINE AND LOGAN.

The Chicago convention completed its
work, so far as the ticket is concerned,
by the nomination of John A. Logan of
Illinois for vice president. As popular
as Blaine is with republicans this nomi-
nation adds strength to the ticket and
makes greater the assurance of a repub-
Iican victory in November. Senator
Logan is a distinguished representative
of the stalWart element Of the party,
and his name on the ticket will insure
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-11
The New York Sun, the leading der

ocrat newspaper of America, speaks
thus kindly Of President Arthur: "After
the fourth of next March, this country
will possess what it has not had for years
al ex-president entitled to the respect
of all his fellow citizens, fully sensible of
the requirements Of dignity and decency,
and bearing into private life a personal
character on which there is no stain of
dishonor. This is something worth liv-
ing for.U
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-11
Didn't Show Up.

OAK POINT, June 8.-Courtney failed
to appear to-day at the time appointed
for the boat race with Ross, who ToWed
over the course alone and secured the
stakes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-11
Lands Forfeited.

WASHINGTON, June 8-The house
bill FORGETTING the unearned Atlantic
Pacific grant was passed to-day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
A Family CrOmO.

Wall Street News.
My son, if you are coming into Wall
street to speculate, come well heeled.
That is, bring about one hundred thou
sand dollars with you. A man may be
handsome and ever so good, but when it
comes to margins the brokers want cash.
After you have got here with your
cash, you want to sit down and study
few of the big spectators. Gould, Van
derhilt, Sage, Keene and the rest of the
boys have their peculiar traits and tricks.
It will be worth $4,000 to you to know
that when Gould turns bull it is out of
pure kindness to suffering friends whose
stocks have been crawling backwards
You will make some money. The
chances are ninety nine in a hundred that
you will. You will feel exultant and
puffed up; and you will pity men who
haven't the nerve to speculate. You will
find yourself sailing with a fair breeze
and a clear sea, and if your arms are
long enough you will pat yourself on the
back.
Then you will put your hat on your
ear and bait your hook for big fish.
You'll get bite or two and feel tickled
to death. You may even haul a sucker
half way out of the water, but all of a
sudden away goes hook and line and pole,
and an ice wagon knocks you down, an
omnibus runs over you, policeman
clubs your bleeding remains, and good
hearted blind man offers to show you
some of the dirt roads leading to the
country
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
STATE PRESS.

About 800, 900 have been expended in
new and repairing old buildings in
Brooksville during the last twelve
months.
The Waldo Advertiser is booming its
section in manner that will result in
much good. The paper has purchased
new press and outfit, and promises to
make itself more useful than ever. We
congratulate it on its prosperity.
The Brooksville Crescent says that Mr..
H. T. Valentine brought it the champion
beet Tuesday. The monster measured 10
inches in length and weighed 134 pounds.
1t was one of the finest we have ever seen
or eaten. He also added a specimen of
his early potato crop, saying that while
there were some larger, he didn't think
we had eaten any this year that were fin
er-he was correct These vegetables
were grown on Mr.. Valentines place,
near Alpha Vista grove, three and a half
miles from town.
Good for the Tampa Tribune: "Our
sectional sentiments are strOng-perhaps
too strong-but we are Democrats, first,
lest and all the time, and we are for party
success and the candidate who can secure
it. If it can be shown that the man of
our choice cannot lead us to victory; or
even if the delegated wisdom of the State
in convention assembled shall be of the
opinion that the prospects Of success will
be brighter under the leadership of some
other than the one whose claims we ad-
vocate, we shall heartily and as graceful
ly as possible acquiesce In the will of the
majority and bend our best energies to
secure the election of the nominee, let
him be from whatever section he may"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
Instantaneous Photographs.
Mechanical Engineer.

Mechanical Engineer.
A New York photographer pulled out
from heap photograph of yacht fly
ing before the breeze, with every stitch
of canvass spread and the sparkle of the
spray dashed over her bows distinctly to
be seen. THAT, he said, was taken in
the 103d part of a second. | will tell you
how we can measure even to a more mi
mute degree the length Of time plate is
exposed. We have a black disk which we
set moving at the uniform speed of one
revolution a second. The circumference
of this disk is divided into degrees, and
near the edge is painted a small white
spot. This disk is photographed while in
motion; the white spot is photographed
as a line of greater or less length, accord
ing to the time of exposure; and from
the degrees marked around the circum-
ference of the disk we can calculate
to nicely the fraction of a second
which it took to transfer the picture to
the sensitized plate. You want to know
how we manage to expose the plate for
such an infnitesimal space of time? I'll
show you in a minute. John, fetch me
slide !" John produced as simple
contrivance as can be imagined. 1t con-
sisted of two plates working beside the
other in groves. In both of them were
two holes; in tho under plate the hole
was round so as to fit on the lens Of the
camera; in the latter it was square. The
top plate was so arranged that slipping
over it a number of rubber bands caused
it to move at a certain speed over the un-
der one, when it was lifted by the fingers
and let go. At the precise fraction of
second when the square hole and the
round hole are opposite each other, light
naturally passes through and reaches
the sensitized plate, and the image of the
object is projected thereon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
JimmysOn'S BIunder.

He was well dressed, and to all appear
ances a thorough gentleman. On open
ing the office door he Immediately walk
ed over to Jimmyson's desk, and re-
marked:
"Fine morning, this"
"No," replied Jimmyson, as he men,
tally sized up the stranger, II don't want
a Universal Compendium of Human
knowledge, to paid for on the easy pay
meut mutual life insurance plan"
my good SIR" began the other.
s'rve 'F1owers of Poesy,'" interrupted
Jimmyson, ''and my library is as COM
plete as I want it."
But" said the stranger.
"Oh, you have some patent suspender
buttons. Well" and Jimmyson turn
ed round as though he had nothing more
to say. ''I have cast-iron fastenings that
never come off, and they don't wear out.
Good day"
"You don't understand" commenced
the well-dressed man, but Jimmyson
didn't allow him to finish the sentence.
''Oh, yes do" said Jimmyson; ''you
want me to make my fortune by going
into scheme for buying up all the or
ange lands in Florida I'm in that al
ready. I'm in the Colorado SILVER min
ing scheme; my house is well provided
with lightning rods; I don't want any
plaster of Paris statuary, and 1 never
pay for what buy anyway"
"There is some mistake"
mo, there is no mistake" " said Jirnmi-
son, taking the words out of the others
mouth, land I haven't got time to talk
with book agents, peddlers, or with any
body like you" "Oh, very WELL" OBJ
served the stranger, as he started for the
door; Il called around topay a little bill,
but as you haven't got time to talk tome,
good day"
And now Jimmyson mourns for bill
that never will he paid.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
void Hickory. !"

McMinville Standard.
In order to settle a dispute, will you in
form us why President jackson was
nicknamed "Old Hickory?" J. W. G.
On the 21st of October, 1912, the gene
raj government requested Gov. Blount to
send 800 men to New Orleans. Jack
son appointed Dec. 10 for the meeting of
the men at Nashville. A force of 2,070
men, infantry and cavalry, was organ
lied, and Jan. Z, 1918, the infantry en-
barked from Nashville, and the cavalry
marched across the country, the little
army assembling at Natchez on the 18th
of Feb, where they remained by direc-
ton of Gen. Wilkinson until the close of
March, when Jackson received an order
from the secretary of war to dismiss his
corps, but he conducted his force back to
Tennessee before disbanding it. It was
on this march that his soldiers gave him
the sobriquet of Hickory" because of
his toughness and extraordinary power
of endurance. After a time the title was
changed to ''Old Hickory" and became
immortalized with the memory of Jack
son. The troops were dismissed at Nash
vile on May 22nd.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
Death From HydrOphObia.

About two months ago, says a Dan
vile CVa) special to the New York
World, Mrs. Emily B. Mclean, who
lives near here, heard a noise on the
porch of her house. She went out to as
certain the cause, and was bitten twice
on the ann by a small dog. The usual
remedies were applied, but day or two
ago the symptoms of hydrophobia ap-
peared, and she soon went into convul-
sions, frothing at the mouth and bark
ing. When she rallied she said to the
physician: For Gods sake do something
for me to relieve this pain, as I will die. :"
The physician applied all the remedies in
his power, and at last put her under the
influence of ether and chlorOform. He
then left her.
Mrs. Mclean slept quietly for two
hours, and on awakening arose, and 60
ing to the organ played for awhile. She
then attempted to eat something, which
threw her into convulsions, and when
her physicians came she was so violent
that it took four men to hold her in bed.
After several hours of terrible agony she
expired. Inher lucid intervals she begged
her friends to stay away from her, as the
least movement or noise threw her into
convulsiOns. Mrs. Mclean was an excel
lent musician, having sung in church
choirs in this city for several years. She
was originally from Pittsburg, Pa
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
A Homemade Steamer.

We clip the following in reference to a
new steamer to t put on our Merchants s
Line from the Jacksonville Herald:
Work on the new steamer at the ship
yard for the DeBary-Baya line is steadily
progressing under a corps of skillful me-
chanics, The material used in its con-
struction is of the best quality, and,
when the steamer is completed, she viii
be one of the most substantial crafts
afoat. The sound of the saw and ham
mer around its mamoth frame is delight
full music to all of our pro. essive citi-
zens, for it is the beginning of new era
for our city; and the construction of this
steamer may only be the forerunner of
many more of its kind. All hail to the
Merchants Liner
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
Strange Freak :.

Among the freaks of the recent cyclone
in South Carolina, story is told of a
large quantity of fodder caught up in a
whirlwind from a demolished barn. and
as it was being carried round and round,
a sheet of lightning ignited the fodder,
and for a distance of more than mile
the cloud appeared to be massive sheet
of flames. The scene is described as
grand beyond description. Another story
is to the effect that Mount Carmel
church, a large wooden structure in Will
liamsburg county, was entirely destroyed
with the exception of the pulpit, which,
with the Bible and hymn book upon it,
was undisturbed,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-11
Purify the Fountain Head.

New York World.
10 make people respect the majesty of
the law and the authority of the govern
ment, we must make the law and govern
ment worthy of respect. The best way
to prevent mobs is to make the people
contented' to prevent corruption, to pu-
rIfy the government, and to destroy the
growing idea among high and low that
fraud rules from the primary to the Presi-
dency.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25

THE title Of Janalischek's new play is
Life" the author being Harry Meredith.
THEATRICAL real estate in the United
States is estimated at fllj,O0,0O, divided
among 2,552 theatres
An adaptation of Bret lIarte's Luck of
Roaring Camp by Clifton w. Taylcurc,
made for Maggie Mitchell in 1850, will bc pro
duced by its author next season.
FRANK d. NELSON, the singing comedian
has met with success Mt the Spanish Fort
Opera house. New Orleans. lie has lately
been appointed assistant stage manager.
BoEIEL, the new cx-cah driver tenor of
Hamburg, is receiving the Unprecedented
salary (for a young artist in Gcrnmny) ol $40
u night ut kroll's theatre, IN the Ihcrgartch'
Berlin.
NJ, CoRsoN, in the journal de- Wdrmdci',
says that piece of horax weighing two OF
three grains will, il allowed to dissolve slowly
In the mouth Of singer, remove all trace oi
hOarscneSs.
a New York paper figures up the losses OF
fifteen metropolitan theatrical spccnlntions
during the senSon, and makes the total SisO,-
| $40. Abbcy leads or with SlS7 $50 deficit on
his opera venture while Maplc5on is set down
| as $4,000 short. In addition there is said u
he S15, 600 claimed by sundry persons as ducto
| them from the managers and Sl1O,OW more
| is the amount in litigation Here is the othel
side OF the picturc DAILY cleared $50 ,OUO and
Harrigan & Hart still more The Casino ha
done splendidly, Irving accumulated $4,000
at the Star and Wallack made money nt TN
Star (his old theatrc, and the new Wallack'
| uptown. More money was spent III anllSe
ments than in any other season on record, TN
gross receipts from September 10 May, IN al
the New York theatres being estimated
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JONATHAN CHAcE, of Rhode Island is the
only Quaker in Congress.
RIJUTEI,a Corean noblcman, has translated
the Bible into his native language.
JAY GouLDs losses through the shrinkage
of stocks are estimated at 81 ,6i2,OOO.
THE leader of the Chinese army in Tonquin,
Too Tsung Tang, is seventy y-eight years
old.
THE family name OF the emperor of japan
the l2.id sovereign of that country, Is Nut
sohito.
NJ. Pakovitch, Russian army officer OF
thirty years has mastered twenty-onc diifer
ent languages.
WALT WutrM hN'S works have boon trpnsia
led into German and are now being issued in
Dresden. He received $50 for his first sonnet
of eighteen lines in HdIperS
THE first historic novel in lcelandic has
been published in Canada by lady bearing
the name of Torlhildur Thornstendottir
Holm The title Of the novel is "Brynjolfu'
| Svclnsson.
TIE newly-clected Methodist bishop, DIR.
| Mallalien, of Massachusetts,, SAID nt n recent
reception given him in Boston that he slartet
preaching twenty six years ago on Siary o.
two hundred and fifty dollars year, oil o
which was paid.
GEORGE w, JONES, to whom was first ap
piled the phrase, "the watchdog OF the trens
rry,n il living at Fayetteville, Lincoll
colnty, Tenn, in robust health, at the ago
slightly wears. Mr.. Jones served in Congress
for eight consecutive terms,
THERE are but three persons in the Unite
states who have received the three degrees o
doctor of divinity, doctor of laws and docto
of literature. These are Professor Wilson, Q
Cornell, President Barnard, Of Columbia, an
President McCosh, of Princeton.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
ANOTHER FALSE PROPHET.

Things are getting complicated in the Sou
dan. Ano ther False Prophet has arisen, who
saws that FL Mahdi il not the genuine False
Prophet and that he, the new arrival, is the
only true and original Prophet. In pursuance
OF this theory he pitched in and defeated some
of'El Mahdi's troops. Now, il the new False
Prophet and the old False Prophet will only
play the part of the Kilkenny cats, the soudan
question will be settled without any annoyance
to England. The new False Prophet is said to
have the power Of making himself invisible,
and like the Frenchmans fea when his enc
mics 60 to put their fingers on him he isn't
there. But that does not seem TO be good
way to win victories. The British troops have
been making themselves invisible in the Sou
dan for sometime and yet they have not sue
ceeded in accomplishing much in that country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
GOLD AND SILVER.

The Director of the Mint, in his annual re-
port on the production of the precious metals
places the total production during the calendar
year 1888 at; Cold :3O,OOOOOO; silver, at its
coinage rate, SAC, ,2OO,O 600; Arizona produced
$3.50, 900 gold and $4,000, 900 silver; California,
sli, 100000 gold and Il 400 900 silver; Colo
RADIO, S4,lOO,OOO gold and al7,37O, 900 silver;
Dakota, s32OO,OOO gold and $500 silver;
Idaho, sl,lOO,0OO gold and s2,lOO,OOO silver;
Montana, Sl,SOO,OOO gold aud sG,OOo 900 silver;
Nevada, $50, 600 gold and sj,i3O,OO) silver
New Mexico. $3.50, ,00Ogold aud !2Si5. O00silver;
Ctah, $4,000 goa 3jG2O,o 600 silver.
The remainder was produced principally in
Alaska, Oregon, Georgia and North Carolina.
This is a reduction of S2,j0OOOO gold and
1900, 900 silver from the yield of 1882
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Returns to tho Department Of Agriculture.

The returns of cotton planting made to the
Department of Agriculture indicates tenden-
CIV TO increase of area, checked somewhat IN
the Southwest by rains and inundatlons, ana
in North Carolina and Tennessee by low tenn
perature in the planting season. Replanting
was still in progress to some extent on the lst
OF June. even in the lower lattudcs The ap-
parent increase in about four per cent ltwould
have been larger with better planting season.
Tho increase in tho area of spring wheat
appears to be nearly 900,0 900 acres, or per
cent. No part Of the Pacific coast area Is in
cluded as spring wheat. The largest increase
is in Dakota, amounting to about aOO,OOO
acres
The condition Of spring wheat averages lVI
per cent, being up to the standard in nearly
every district.
The condition OF winter wheat continues
high. The average ir 90, again0t oi . """th
ago. twas 75 in June last year. and W ~ th'
same date in 1882. Since tho last report th'
Illinois average has declined IL points, ono
\ uua Kentucky 8. Indiana, Michigan ant
some other States show higher condition. Ih'
average Of condition of heprincipal States are
New York, 9S; Pennsylvania, 1905 Maryland
90; Georgia, SO; Texas, 98; Kentucky, 06; ONO
80; Michigan, 81; Indiana, 9l; Illinois, 76; an
Missouri, 30.
The increase in area Of oats is per cen
The average of condition is 9S. 1t was 96 la'
wear and l0l in June of 1882. The average
are highest, as is usually the case, in the Statt
north OF the fortieth parallel coming up to vi
standard in all of the Western States.
The general average OF rye has advance
from 90 to 81. - N, !
The barley average has fallen from loi
NAV TO 9S. II was 97 last June and vi IN '"'''
II is OF in New York, 90 in Pennsylyania, u, au
in Wisconsin, 100 in Minnesota, " IN dp"a I9m.
100 in Nebraska and 9S in csiolSa hs !, tho cro,
stsses usually produce four-ffths OF 'ne cru
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
A NEW TENSION HILL.

There is a new pension bill now under con-
tleration before Congress to give pensions to
women who had married veterans Of the McIi-
cin war, and afterwards became widows. The
disposition of our wise legislators seems to be
to continually to hunt around for some kind Of
Amclhod to dispose of the public funds. Why
not make clean sweep at once, and pension
everybody who had anything to do with any of
OUT wars, or were in any wise connected with
any one who had.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25

occurring IN Russia, 100 persons, including
forty army officers, having been tnken into
custody at Kietf and 200 more at Charkow
JOSEPH ToMPsETT and George Lowder wero
hanged together at Pictou, N. s., for the mur-
der Of Peter Laxier. Both asserted their in
n0cence to the last Robbery was the motive
Of their crime.
REPORTS have reached Cairo that the Arabs
have massacred Hussoin Pacha khalifa, coni-
mander Of Berbcr N the Soudan, and all his
family, the garrison and the European tre
ders
ELECTION riots have occurred In Brussels,
Belgium, on account of the defeat of the liber-
ais. Great damage was done to property and
many persons were wounded. Tho members
Of the Belgium cabinet rendered their resigna-
tions.
SUAKIM has again been attacked by Osman
Digna's rebel forces. The men.of-war and tho
forts replied vigorously.
RUSSIA 10 planning for international action
against dynamiters.
A TUNNEL in the course of construction on
new railway limo in Spain caved in, and
twelve workmen were killed
RUSSIAN officers are planning an expedition
10 the north pole in sledges
A wATERsPoUr in Akubsig, Russian Turk
estan, drowned forty persons and destroyed
eighty houses.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
Prov,.,on Against Contributions.

Ata meeting Of the U. s. House Commlttee
on appropriations the following nSSons% resIluTn as an
offered by MT; ,n h@hua, nsmaral I Deciency bill by
S%snS9en' no's o % 'IS vote Of those
That no Senator Epss0nRssys RsaSssssntSs Rfs1s
Delerate elect, and no officer, clerk OF eni en-
sf nlovee Of the United States, or any depart
mest branch or bureau thereof or any per, per,
sOn receiving salary fgoS or ss SSIpfnsaS pTrsssuy
from moneys money! states or any contractor under
the VI United States government shall 6grSotr gys Gy
hand over to any person or persons vaInable u
or indirectly any money or or o1ngr snplied to the
pro%ction Of any political object wha.eNsr os mi,
That sny person guilty OF violation o, ,n,sda sa,
provision shall be deemed guilty OF araos nsuU i,
and shall on eaSSiSs0sss eSiSS ssSSo sSSd'Ga OF b.
iRmnrIsonmSnt RS for term not exceeding Ha,S snIs
yosrs, or by such fine and DnpTlsohheW pV'''
IN lib discretion Of the Cettt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
A STRASEI: CUSTOM.

At Monte Carlo it is the custom to fill the
pockets of suicides with banli-notes, so that it
may be seen that they did not kill themselves
on account Of losses. recent letter from
there relates how presumably dead Irishman
succeeded in getting his pockets filed short
time ago. After losing small sum at the
gambling tables, lie suddenly jumped up, OK
claimed, II am ruincdw and rushed into tho
gardens. Almost Immediately afterward the
guards heard pistol shot and then cry OF
pain, and, rushing to the spot, found the IRISH
man dead. 1t was dark with no one around,
so they filed his pockets with mohey ana ici'
him to be found in the morning. They had
scarcely gone out of sight, however, before the
Irshman was on his feet again and skipping
away in the most lively style.